Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1927, Page 6

T61 TAKEN OFF SHIP IN PACIFIC STORM Captain and 26 of Crew Stay on Vessel—Loss of $750,- 000 Expected. Aesociated Press CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C., Decem- ber 12.—Driven aground in a raging snowstorm, the liner Northwestern to- day was reported to be rapidly filling with water, while Capt. Jock Living- ston and 26 of tb aboard after the 49 of the ship's personnel had been rescned and taken to sheiter in this Summer resort. The beli s ex- pressed that the $750,000 vessel might be a total loss. The Northwestern, hound from Seattlo to Alaska the service of the Alaska Steamship Co.. was wreck- ed off Cape Mudge, at the entrance of Seymour Narrows, 10 miles south of here, about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. For seven hours the passengers, most of whom were Alaskans en route home from the States. anxiously paced the decks of the stricken ves- sel as a terrific easterly gale lash- ed the waters to a fury and sent a drenching spray over the ship. Water rushing in through a hole in the hull filled two holds of the hoat and flooded the engine room. The S O S of the disabled craft sent rescue vessels hurrying to its aid from Victoria, British Columbia, but the first to reach the scene was the halibut schooner Explorer. Stowed in Fish Bins. The passengers were transferred to the fishing boat and aboard if they suffered the only discomfort of the shipwreck. The sea was so rough that it was impossible to stay on the decks of the halibut schooner, and as a vesult the passengers were “stowed away” in the bins in which the fish usually are kept. Upon their arrival at Campbell| River, the refugees were given ac-| commodations at a tourist hotel. The | halibut boat later returned to the Northwestern and brought back part ©of the crew. True to the traditions of the sea, Capt. Livingston decided to stay aboard with 26 of the crew until daybreak, at least. Edward G. Morrisey, publisher of the Chronicle at Ketchikan, Alaska, and Associated Press correspondent, said order prevailed among the pas- sengers throughout the rescue. Mr. Morrisey told of being awak- ened by Mrs. Jane Warner, stew- ardess, who made her way about the decks, rapping on doors and telling passengers the ship was aground. She advised them to dress hurriedly, but assured them they were in no imme- diate danger, the publisher said. Captain Calms Passengers. “The passengers rushed on deck and at first did not realize how serious the situation was,” Mr. Morrisey con- tinued. “Although we were. in the midst of & howling blizzard, Capt. J. Livingston went about reassuring the that everything would be all right and told them that at day- break they would be put ashore. “As the early gaunt hours of the morning wore on the ship pounded ter- ribly, but fortunately did not cause the lights to go out until daylight. At daybreak the officers and crew put a line to shore, but a landing was pre- vented by the high sea and consider- able driftwood. “It was nearly noon by the time all of the boats were lowered into the water. The sea by this time was wash. ing the upper decks. Fortunately, schooner Explorer was ers are to be taken back to Seattle by dhe steamship Alameda, which was due here today. Most of the freight on the North- western probably will be damaged be- yond salvage. Cattle, which were in danger of drowning when water flooded the lower holds, were shot by the crew. The Northwestern, a steel steamer of 2,334 tons, left Seattle Saturday morning for as far north as Seward. Mr, Morrisey reported that while most of the passengers showed fatigue, all apparently were well. He * said that the stewards of the North- ‘western took over the kitchen of he Summer i re hotel which had only w gless in Winter months. He lauded the woman-passengers for their fo #ating that at no-time was there a of hysteria and that they fallowed prders closely. PflllQE ASSOCIATION ¢ ORGANIZER IS DEAD Charles £, Smith, 81, Was Notire - 'ol Georgia and Joined Force #7 Here in 1899, in Charles E. $o#h, organizer and first president of the Policemen’s Association, died in Emergency Hos. pital about 7:30 o'clock this morning, following an illness of two months. Funeral services will be conducted at his home, 601 Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, Md., at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, under auspices of Sta bury Lodge, No. 24, F. A, A. M, and interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. Born in Wytheville, Va., May 14, 1886, Smith came to this city when a young man and accepted a position with a local street ear company, be- coming a member of the police force July 1, 1899, and retiring July 1, 1924, because of disability, He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ollie C. Smith, and three sons, Dr. Howard L., Harry E., and Walter C. Smith, all of this L Mr. Smith was originator of the plan for organizing an association of members of the force. His suggestion met with considerable opposition on the part of the Commissioners at that time, it is recalled, but despite a threat of dismissal, according to his companions, he interested fellow members and the organization was perfected. As president of the association dur- ing a period of 13 years, Smith sug- gested many moves for the betterment of policemen, and took an active part in the association’s affairs until his health failed. In addition to being identified with the police organization and the relief associations of the de- parfment, he was active in the affairs of Stansbury Lodge. | MATERNITY AID WIDENS. States and communities took in. kreased interest in public work for welfare of maternity and infancy during the last fiscal year, Grace Abbott, chief of the Children’s Bu reau, said today in her annual re port. The chief duty of the bur s administration of the act I Federal funds are given to co-operation for the aid of maternity and infancy. There are now 44 States and the territory of Hawail which use Fed- eral aid, Miss Abbott said, and the Federal workers declare that mortal- ity among women and children ha been decreased in areas where th public work has been carried on. It was estimated that 161,000 expectant mothers have been reached by litera- d conferencey arranged by W S imia b . | cause of the existence, of the pest. CHAIN BRIDGE WORK 10 START IN MARCH iReplacement of Abutment Is i Due to Start About 15th If | $40,000 Is Appropriated. E Replacement of the deteriorated 4, south abutment of Chain Bridge will Ibe started about March 15, it Con- gress appropriates the $40,000 for the project now in the first deficiency ap- fon bill now on its way Congress, it was announced v by Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, as- sistant District Engineer ‘Commis- sioner. With representatives of the District ngineer’s Office of the Army. Capt. hitehurst has been studying the viver flow to determine the best sea- son of the year to begin the recon- | struction. As a result, it has been decided that the period between March 15 and May 1 would be the most satis- factory. | Plans have been made by District | W. officials to do the work by day labor, | under the direction of the engineering | department of the District, instead of having it done under contract, pre- | Viously contemplated. Bids sought on | the project from private contractors, | the lowest of which was about $36,000 |led District officials to believe that they could do the work at & lower cost by day labor. Capt, Whitehurst estimates that it 1| will take about three months to re- Four of the five members of the District subcommittee on appropria- tions, appointed in the House today. Upper—Representatives Simmoris, Lower—Representatives Griffin, New fifth member is Representative Welsh ebraska, chairman; Holad: ok, and Casey, Penusyly of Pennsylvania. v, Iinois. Th MADDEN APPOINTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISTRICT FINANCE (Continued from First Page.) portant new House committee on ex- penditures in the executive depart- ment. Ten of the thirteen Republican members of this committee were as- signed today, when House Leader Til- son formally reported to the House the committee slate as prepared by the Republican committee on committees. Three Republican vacancies have been left on this important new committee, 80 that a selective draft may be made of men of particular ability to fill these places. The other nine Repub- licans pamed on the committee are Representatives MacGregor, ~New York; Beedy, Maine; Colton, Utah; Dal- linger, Massachusetts; Goodwin, Min- nesota; Letts, Jowa; Schafer, Wiscon- sin; Leech, Pennsylvania, and Cochran, Pennsylvania. Civil Service Committee. Government employes are particu- larly interested in the make-up of the civil service committee.” As an- nounced today, Republican member- ship on this committee is_as follows: Representatives Lehlbach, New Jersey, chairman; Smith, Idaho; Gibson, ‘Vermont; Manlove, Missouri; Thurs- ton, Iowa; Bachman, West Virginia; Elliott, Indiana; Sinclair, ivnh Da- kota; Schneider, Wisconsin; Nrs. Rogers, Massachusetts; Dallinger, Massachusetts; Clancy, Michigan, and Palmer, Pennsylvania. Several important changes have been made in the committee on pub- lic buildings and grounds, which is in charge of the legislation for the Federal building program and will soon consider the Elliott bill for pur- chase of the triangle south of Penn- sylvania avenue to the Mall, as a ite for the new Federal buildings. ‘The Republican membership on this committee follows: Elliott, In- diana, chairman; Taylor, Tennessee; Reed, New York; Kopp, Iowa; Stalk- er, New York; Brand, Ohio; McLeod: Michigan; Irwin, Illinois; Dallinger, Massachusetts; Bowles, Massachu- setts; Magrady, Pennsylvania; Swick, Pennsylvania, and Crail, California. WM el U. S. FRUIT QUARANTINE JUSTIFIED, SPAIN TOLD Examination by Federal Inspector Warrants Ban on Oranges, Note Asserts. By the Associated Press. The Spanish government has been informed by the State Department that the Mediterranean fruit fly quar- antine established by the United States is justified under the examina- tion made in Spain at the request of the Spanish embassy by Max Kis- liuk, jr., an inspector of the Federa! | Horticultural Board. The effect of the communication s to deny Spanish grapes and oranges entry into the American market be- So far as tomatoes from Spain or the Canary Islands ‘are concerned, how- ever, restrictions will be modified to permit their entry after inspection at the point of entry. The quarantine has been repeated- ly protested by Spain, and it was the imposition of this restriction that that’ brought about the termination of commercial treaty relations be- tween the two countries sever: ago. Since that time comme: 1 re- lations have continued on the basis of temporary working agreements, ne- gotiation of a new treaty having been held up in Spain while the embassy here pressed for a modification of the quarantine. r The Fool | — — - < Into a gloomy midwest pen there i, the other day, the most dis- e of men, to make a good long He was a banker who for years ved his town's respect; he clipped neat coupons with his shears, his con- duct was correct. He went about his honest ways, his heart was free from guile; it was an honor, in those days, to gain the banker's smile. He had a wife and children four, who loved him passing well; he had a home within whose doors the virtues used to dwell. And he had, salted in a cask, more coin than he would need; what more could any banker ask, if not consumed by greed? For years he twisely seemed content to reap a modest gain, and know that every local gent be- lieved him safe and sane. And then the lust for hoodle crept into his heart. and soul: and from the narrow path he stepped, to gain a bulging roll. He stepped down from the honored place that he had held so long, to walk in shadow and disgrace, apother man gone wrong. The silent®convicts he has joined, outlawed from freedom’s bliss; not all the money ever coined will pay a man for this, m high, commanding station hurled, he's lying abject, flat; not all the money in the world ‘will pay a man for that. While brooding in his dungeon cool, where sunshine never dwells, he doubtless thinks that as a fool he wears a string of bells. WALT MASON. |SAY KRESGE STORES SELL DRINKING ACCESSORIES Wets Attack Display of Decanters and Glasses in Five and Ten Cent Shops. By the Associated Press. The recent cffer of S. S. Kresge to donate $500,000 ti the dry cause brought out a statement here today from the Assoclation Against the Pro- hibition Amendment that liquor drink- ing accessories were sold in the Kresge stores. An elaborate display of wine kegs, wine presses, whiskey and cocktall glasses, cocktail shakers, bottling and corking machines and other articles necessary to form a home brew outfit were displayed in a large department store here in which Mr. Kresge was interested, the association asserted, while at his 5 and 10 cent stores beer, wine and whiskey glasses, decanters, and cocktail shakers could be seen. R A i e According to the Book. From the Boston Globe. Mrs. Smith—"What do I smell?” New Cook—“The pie, ma'am! It's burning and I can’t take it out for 10 minutes.” / 7 e i "a—~ i j #Z g" - e Seventh St. i, ACORITEEY, 192D . bf.l?éfinm place the abutment and have the | bridge in condition to reopen to vehicular trafic from the date the | work is started. Besides constructing | a new abutment it is planned to redeck the bridge and put traffiic treads on | the roadway surface. | e e e LICENSE BLANKS SENT VIRGINIA CAR OWNERS State Officials to Put Tags on Sale December 15 by System In- tended to Avoid Delay. RICHMOND, Va., December 12.— Application blanks for 1928 motor ve- hicle license plates are being ad- dressed to owners of every car oper- ating in Virginia, Prompt response from car owners is being requested by Director Hayes of the motor ve- hicle division, in order that all may be served promptly and that there may be avoided any congestion or de- iay in serving the public. Under act of the last General As- gembly it was arranged that licenses could be issued by the motor vehicle division through its agents at sub- sidiary stations in every county and important city in Virginia. Ths act was passed in response to what was felt to be a general desire on the part of the people to avoid long journeys from outlying points in the State to Richmond, and for the greater con- venience of both car owners and the State. Director Hayes now advises that the active issuance of license tags will begin simultaneously all over Vir- ginia December 15. . Car owners will find that on the face of application blanks mailed them the weight of their car has been stamped. A schedule of fees is print- ed on back of the card. The license fee is 70 cents per 100 pounds. No license is issued for less than $12.25. In calculating license fee owner pays on hundreds and on fractions of hun- dreds of 50 or in excess of 50 pounds. — Many new auto bus services are being started in Japan. Sy gift of useful I Yo f BELIEF N CREEDS RATED SECONDARY, Pastor Tells Audience at The- ater Service Seeing Jesus Is Vital Thing. Religlous creeds are only labels, Dr. Frederick Brown Tyler, president of the Kederation of Churches of the District and pastor of Foundry M. E. Church, stated in his address at the opening of the fourth annual Christ- mas services, held under the auspices of the Department of Religious Educa- tion of the Federation of Women's Clubs, at Keith's Theater today. ‘What we need is more persons who see Jesus Christ, he said, and not just mere believers of certain creeds. He appealed to his audience not to lose sight of the real origin of Christmas m the whirl of preparation for the material Christhas. We need more seers, not salesmen, in religion, he added, The services were opened by Mrs. . H. Howard, chairman of religious education of the Federation of Women’s Clubs, who introduced Mrs. N. M. Pollock, president of the Dis- trict of Columbia W. C. T. U. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, president of the Federation of Women's Clubs, who was to preside, was unable to attend because of illness. Dr. W. L. Darby, executive secretary of the Federation of Churches, offered prayer. William Clark led the congregational singing. Dr. James H. Miers, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, will de- liver the address tomorrow. Rev. C. H. Butler, pastor of Columbia Heights Lutheran Church, will say the prayer. Mrs. Edna Hillyard Howard, soloist of St. Patrick's Church choir, will sing a solo. Mrs. Edwin C. Dinwiddie, treasurer of the woman's department of the Federation of Churches, chair- man in charge of hte program, will preside. Members of the Park View Women’s Club will act as ushers. The services, which are non-denom- inational, are being broadcast over ‘WRC. Services will be held each day Firemen’s Drive Under Way. Special Dispatch to The Star. RI The drive for funds w! "o Wshingous Chrishmos Sy o at noon this week, concluding on Sat- urday, when the annual children’s pro- gram will be given. LATIN AMERICA REDS’ AIM. Moscow Leader Forecasts Confer- ence of Trade Unions. MOSCOW, December 12 (#).—The editor of Pravda, Nickolai Buckharin, reporting to the party congress in be- half of the executive committee of the Communist International, said that the coming congress of the international will discuss a colonial revolutionary ln-mvement as the most important prob- lem. The president of the Red Trade Union International, Abraham Lozov- sky, pronouncing as very successful the’ pan-Pacific trade union congress held at Hankow last Spring under the auspices of the Red Trade Union Inter- national, declared that a similar con- gress was being arranged for Latin America. —— Farmer Found Dead in Bed. Special Dispatch to The Sta: ' WARRENTON, Va., December 12.— Arthur W. Triplett, a retired farmer 82 years old, was found dead Saturday in bed at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Stone, where he boarded. He leaves five children, Mrs, J. Arthur Nelson, Clayton N. Triplett, Alfred G. 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