EFFORT REDOUBLED
FIND LANDING PLACE
REYKAJVIK, Iceland, Ang. 11.—
A conference has been called by Rear
Admiral MaGruger who is in com
mand of the Flagship Richmond to
day, decided to make a final effort
to find a feasible landing plare for
the American world flyers on the
East coast of Greenland and before
reaching a decision as to whether
the remainder of the flight for the
present season would have to be call
off because of ice conditions. The
cruiser Raleigh has been ordered to
leave tomorrow morning to investi
gate conditions on the. Greenland
coast.
Making Efforts Locate Base.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Aug. 11.—
Tv Army Air Service today is re
doubling their effort to locate and
equip an emergency base in Green
land for the use of the American
flyers. They report heavy ice floes
in the Northern region, the worst in
twenty years, causing the Air Service
to %speed up its plans.
*Atfer all, the officials of the Air
Service declared that there was no
necessity of abandoning the flight as
yet, although reports may be to the
contrary.
Steamship Yukon Sails
from Seattle with
311 Passengers
SEATTLE, Aug. 12.—The steamer
Yukon of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
sailed from Seattle on Sunday morn
ing with 211 passengers, which in
cludes 110 excursionists.
Those booked thru to Seward are:
Patrick Murray, Lillian Dockery,
James Vettlers, James Keegan, Chas.
Moore, Christ Larson, Mina Chase,
Theo. Morgan, Sister Pascell, Sister
Mary, Mrs, A. L. Wendler, E. Mnr
quist and wife, Master Muss Mar
quist ,Miss W. Downing, Jennie
Thornton, J. Ventners and wife, M.
L. Molebaugh, Charles Parker, W. E.
Spencer and wife, Miss Glase, Theo.
Morgan, jr., Myrtle Wendler, J. M.
Turnbull, J. C. Thomson, Alice Fitz
patrick, Miss Hilaner and T. Cole.
Danish Steamer in Ice
Pack Makes Escape
x to Greenland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 12.—
The Danish supply ship, Gertrude
Kask, whose imprisonment in an ice
p ffc off Angamshalik on the east
coast of Greenland and which has
been an important factor in delaying
the continuation of the world flight
of the American army flyers, broke
free from the ice this morning.
SNOW IN IOWA
IOWA CITY, Aug. 13.—Snow flew
for several minutes on the Iowa City
Golf Course here this afternoon.
Evans Left Seattle
for North Yesterday
SEATTLE, Aug. 13.—The Admiral
Evans of the Pacific Steamship com
pany left Seattle ’ esterday morning
with 77 passengers, 48 of whom were
excursionists.
Those booked for Seward:
J. IT Sterling and wife, Thomas
Hoover, Helen Y. Rough, E. Tulker
sen, W. M. HnpwO; cl, Dan Suth-*
Mrs. Chaijes Hoover, Mary E
Stanley, Miss E. H. Middleton and E.
Anderson.
Past and Present
Administrations Bad
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 13.
-^-Summarizing what he termed sins,
John W- Davis, presidential nominee
on the Democratic ticket, charged
the Republican party with being cor
rupt, and that it had “shaken the
public confidence in government it
self and has exhibited a deeper and
more widespread corruption than any
that this generation of Americans
has been called upon to witness. I
charge it with complacency in the
face of that corruption and with 111
will towTard the efforts of honest
men to expose it.”
PLAN NEW WORLD FLIGHT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.—
Patrick, chief of the Air Service de
partment of the United States army
stated here that the future round the
world flight would be across the Pa
cific via Hawaii and across the At
lantic via Azore .
GETTING ACTION ON PLANS
LONDON, Ang .11.—The first of
tlfi. three protocols necessary to put
the Daw-es plan in operation wras
signed by representatives of Germa
ny and members of the committee.
DEAD WIFE CLAIMED
TO BE ONE OF SEVEN
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—J. A. Jor
dan, engineer, whose bride, Mrs. Sa
die Kessler Jondan ,who was killed
two weeks ago yesterday from a
fall from a Cliff while making the
ascent to Mt .Rainier, is under ar
rest in Long Beach, Calif., according
to officers that charge that the late
Mrs. Jordan was Jordan’s seventh
wife, although only three divorces
figured in his matrimonial career.
TORNADO DOES DAMAGE
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Ang. 11.—
Five dead and a dozen injured, with
a score or more homes wrecked was
the result of two tornadoes which
swept thru here last night.
DAVIS NOT A K. K. K.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—John W.
Davis, presidential nominee on the
Democratic ticket issued a statement
Saturday night saying that he was
not and never had been and never
would be a member of the Ku Klux
Klan.
DEMS LINING UP CAMPAIGNERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug.' 11.—
William Jennings Bryan will stump
the Northwestern states, Senator
Glass, New York, New Jersey, Indi
ana and Ohio, Pat Harrison, Mary
land, Kentucky and Missouri, Gover
nor Al. Smith, New England for Da- j
vis and Bryan, but the most dis
concerting preparation before the;
Democrats is the disposition on part j
of Senator Walsh of Montana, the
chairman of the National convention
to take only passive interest in the j
presidential campaign.
President Coolidge Will
Broadcast Speech
of Acceptance
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 13
President Coolidge will address an
audience of 25,000 when he will for
mally accept the nomination for the
presidency in the Memorial Continen
tal hall here thursday evening.
Arrangements are completed for
broadcasting the ceremony through
twplve high-powered radio stations,
covering every section of the Unit
ed States.
FIGHTING PROGRESSING ON
THE SAO PAULO FRONT
SANTOS, Brazil, Aug. 11.—Fight
ing has been in progress between the
Federal forces and the rebls on dif
frnt points along the straggling line
extending from Sao Paulo to about
300 miles west of that city.
LABOR FEDERATION TO
ATTEND HNAIGURATION
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 11.—The |
executive council of the American {
Federation of Labor voted to attend j
in body the inauguration on Decern- i
ber 1, of President-Elect Calles of j
Mexioo.
Alaska Mail Bandit
Escapes from Pen
SEATTLE, Aug. 12.—G- Humple,
who was sentenced from Fairbanks
for rifling mails escaped from Mc
Neill island penitentiary on Sunday
afternoon.
COOLIDGE TO TAKE
VACATION THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.—
President Coolidge will leave the Cap
itol for brief vacation soon after his
i-formal acceptance of the Republican
nomination here Thursday night.
While away from the White House
he will visit his father at Plymouth
for about ten days and with Mrs.
Coolidge and son, John.
ARRIVES KIRKWALL
KIRKWAL, Orkney Islands, Ang.
11.—Lieut. Locatelli, Italian aviator,
who is following the American fly
ers arrived here
MANY DROWN
TOKIO, Aug. 11.—Nine hundred
were drowned and ten thousand ren
dered homeless by floods which
swept thru Formosa.
DAVIS GETS ROYAL WELCOME
CLARKSBURK, Ang. 11.—The
townspeople here gave John W. Da
vis a royal welcome _ home this af
ternoon.
DUE FOR RECOUNT
PORTLAND ,Maine, Aug. 9.The
Governor and Council declared that
Ralph O. Brewster, who is supported
'by the K. K. K. and having the Re
publican nominee for Governor in the
June primaries will be chosen after a
recount just tabulated which has giv
en him a majority of three hundred
and twenty votes.
ST. PAUL BATTLER
SHOWS HIS STUFF
IN THE THIRD ROUND
WEMBLEY Stadium, London, Ang.
11.—Tom Gibbons, American light
heavyweight knocked out Jack
Bloomfield, English aspirant for the
heavyweight honors in the third
round of their scheduled twenty
round bount in the stadium here Sat
urday afternoon. The bell saved
Bloomfield from being knocked out
in the second round.
The American floored his oppo
nent three times in the second round,
the bell saving Bloomfield on the
third knockdown, after which his sec
onds had to drag him through the
ropes to his chair for intermission.
A large crowd attended.
Treaty Signed: Causes a
Furore Political Circles
LONDON, Aug. 11.—The treaty
and commercial agreement between
Great Britain and Soviet Rnssia, ne
gotiated after the Anglo-Russian
conference apparently had abandon
ed its work has caused a furore in
England’s political circles after it
was signed last evening.
EARTHQUAKE TUMBLES
DOWN MANY HOUSES
MOSCOW, Aug. 11.—Forty-one
persons were killed and approxi
mately 3100 houses destroyed in con
sequence of an earthquake which oc
curred in the province of Ferghana.
Twelve hundred houses were also
damaged by landslides in Ferghana
mountains in the town of Pokrovsk
aia. Only four of the six hundred
houses remain intact.
British Flyers Reach
Dutch Harbor on
Way Victoria
DUTCH HARBOR, Aug. 12.—Stu
art Maclaren, with his wrecked sea
plane arrived here on Sunday on
the Canadian trawler Thiepval, which
is now proceeding for Victoria, via
Prince Rupert.
ITALIAN AVIATOR WILL
FLY ACROSS ATLANTIC
BROUGH, England, Aug. 11.—
Lieutenant Locatelli, Italian aviotor,
who intends to fly across the Atlan
til along the route used by the Am
erican round the world flyers, pop
ped off here today for KirkwaU, in
the Orkney islands.
Prince of Wales Will
Get Plenty of Jazz
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 13.—
A jazz band, selected from the Wash
ington Masters Syncopation, will ac
company the Prince of Wales on his
forthcoming trip to the Calgary re
gions.
Soldiers Look on
While Revolt Grows
ROME, Aug. 13.—Daring anti-gov
ernment demonstrations were held
here on Saturday night and against
Carabineer, it is asserted, were look
ing on with apparent indifference.
Four Are Charged
Bon Marche Robbery
SEATTLE, Aug. 13.—Joe O. Neal,
former policeman here, Edr Fasick,
Mrs. Neal and Mrs. Fasick are
charged with the recent robbery of
a Bon Marche messenger, according
to information filed in the court here
today. *
Dirigible WiUNot Take
Passengers Across
the Atlantic
BERLIN, Aug. 12.—One thousand
men and women made application ofr
reservations for the first flight
across the Atlantic on the-Zeppelin
ZR-3, which was recently built near
here for the American government.
It was announced that only naval
men will be carried, and it is expect
ed that the flight will begin Septem
ber 15.
Radical Revolt Is
Nipped in the Bud
LISBOURN, Portugal, Aug. 13.—
A futile attempt was made here last
evening to bring about a radical com
munity revolt here. A few bombs
were thro%vn but they caused no
damage and the police and military
forces are now in control of the city.
Starting Gun of Demo,
tampaign is Fired
by J. W. Davis
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 12.
—The starting gun in the presiden
tial race was sounded here today
with the meeting of democratic lead
ers for the formal notification to
night to John W .Davis of his selec
tion as the standard bearer of the
Democratic Party .
CLARKSBURG, W .Va., Aug. 12r
—In biting criticism John W. Davis
I dwelt on the differences between
President Coolidge and leaders of his
party in both houses of congress and
[ continues on the question of foreign
policy, Davis said that we favor the
World Court in sincerity—not mere
ly for campaign purposes, or as an
avenue of escape in the consideration
of larger questions. We believe it
to be to a real advantage toward a
peaceful settlement of international
disputes and we do not, and we can
not accept the dictum authorized by
any expression of popular will that
the League of Nations is a closed in
cident. So far as we are concerned,
we deny the right of any man to
thus shut the gate of the future
against us and to write the word
NEVER across the face of our for
eign policy and telling of having se
vered his connection with all law
clients.”
Davis added, “I have no clients
today, but the Democratic party and
if they will it, so are the people of
the*United States.”
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 12.
—Accompanied by the plaudits of the
thousands*of the party leaders that
gathered from all parts of the coun
try, Davis formally accepted the De
mocratic nomination for the presi
dency.
In his speech of acceptance which
was delivered in the open at Golf
Plaza there was a solemn pledge to
do all in his power to lead the party
to victory.
In his speech that followed the ac
ceptance, Davis assailed the Republi
can party at the outset, saying, “I
charge the Republican party with
corruption in office and, I charge it
also with favoritism in legislation,
and I do further charge it with that
grossest form of favoritism which
gives co him who hath, and takes
away from him who hath not . To
pervert an officer to personal gain is
an offense detested by all honest men
but to use power of legislation pur
posely to enrich one man or set of
men at the expense of others is rob
bery on a larger scale though done
under the forms of law- in the age
of the Fordney-McCumber tariff act
imposing the highest rates and duties
in the tariff history of the nation
i There was an unblushing return to
| the evil days of rewarding party sup
| port and political contributions with
| legislative favors.”
Germans Agree to all
Dawes Program no
Reparations
LONDON, Aug. 11.—Allied and
German experts attached to the in
ternational reparation conference
have reaped a full agreement on
the Dawes program, it was announc
ed here late yesterday afternoon.
They remained in session the en
tire night before to arrive at an un
derstanding on the reparation pay
ments in which the Germans held out
until the results of Premier Herriot’s
Paris mission became known.
The French premier’s return with
his cabinet’s approval, and his Ruhr
evacuation policy in his pocket, put
new life and hope into the negotia
tions, and the British observers be
lieveve the conference will end by
Thursday. The question of evacua
tion of the Ruhr is being considered
now by the principal allied delegates.
Until they have reached an agree
ment among themselves on this prob
lem, there will not be another meet
ing with the Germans. . ’
Chinese Teller Held
Embezzlement Charge
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. lS.
Charged with embezzlement of $40,
000 from the Bank of Montreal,
which he is alleged to have squand
ered on Vancouver horse races, Tyson
Goon, Chinese teller in that institu
tion, was arrested here today by
British Columbia officials.
Ruhr Question Still
Argued at London
LONDON, Aug. 13.—The French
and German delegates to 'the Inter
national conference today resumed
their struggle for a compromise on
a time limit for the evacuation of
the Ruhr.
FORMER GOVERNOR
I " DAVIS NOMINATED
BY OHIO REPUBLICANS
| COLUMBUS, O. Aug. 14.—Form
| er Governor Harry L. Davis, of Ohio
was nominated at the primaries at
Cleveland by the Republicans for
governor.
TEMBLORS IN JAPAN
BREAK WATER MAINS
TOKIO, Aug. 14.—Earthquakes,
described as being fairly severe
j were reported in Kobe, Osaka v and
! Nagoya districts today. The reports
! from Nagoya state that the water
, mains in that city were broken by
the tremblers cutting off the water
| supply and flooding the streets.
ALLEGED RUM RUNNER
ARRESTED IN SOUTH
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14.—John
1 R. O’Neil, accused of extensive liquor
j smuggling operation between Van
j couver, B. C., and Portland, Ore., was
| arrested by department of justice of
ficials yesterdays. He was said to
have been indicted at Portland a year
ago, charged with conspiracy to vio
late the Volstead act.
ALBANIAN HARBOR
NAMED AFTER WILSON
BOSTON, Aug. 14.—The port of
San Giovani di Meduz, one of the
four harbors of Albania has been re
baptised Wilson, by order of the Al
banian government.
Admiral Watson Sails
Southbound Today
! hTe steamship Admiral Watson ar
■ lived in port this afternoon, sailing
| later for southern ports with a large
I j asscnger listing.
For Valdet—A. Schroeder and W.
j Schroeder.
For Latouche—Swan Lind.
For Cordova—Mrs. Mary Bdnk
; Miss N. N. Weill*?.
For Petersburg—Mr. and Hrs.
Stoll, Elinor, Aneta, Andrew and
Wm. Stoll.
For Seattle—S- T. Kelsey and
■ wife, E. B. Gibbs, Kathryn B. Mc
Comb Jack Lester, E. J. King, Frank
Pires, C. W. Clifford and C. H. Carl
ton.
Aviators May Be Delayed
Owing to Ice Conditions
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 14.—
A disquieting report today for the
Naval flight commander from eight
een passangers aboard the cruiser
Raleigh off the Greenland coast may
agjin delay the hop-off tomorow as
was scheduled by the Army flyers
as ice conditions are reported bad.
I _
I?
2ETGJSAN RADiU
STATION TRANSFERRED
| The Ketchikan Naval Radio station
: will be transferred to the Signal
Corps soon. This is in line with the
efforts of the Signal Corps to in
crease the efficiency in the hadling
of traffic. The Naval Radio Station
at Juneau will be transferred to the
1 Signal Corps at the same time- The
exact date for the transfer has not
been set as yet but it is expected
that it will be soon. Seregant Ree
i ser will be in charge of the Naval
Station at Kethcikan when the new
change is made and will combine su- •
pervision of the station with his pre
sent duties at the c.Jde office.
—
Explorers Looking for
Remain? of Ancient Race
| SALEM, Ore., Aug. 14.—W. I.
Staley, secretary of the Oregon
Growers, and E. E. Bragg, industri
al accident commissioner, yesterday
visited the Elkhorn distiict, where
excavations are Doing made into the
! side of a huge pyramid which, ex
! plovers believe, holds the remains of
i some ancient people
Work has progressed in two tun
nels, one for a distance of thirty feet
! and the other about twenty feet.
CHAIRMAN SHAVER IS
DUE CHICAGO TONIGHT
| CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—Chairman
Shaver of the Democratic National
, committee'is due to arrive in Chicago
tonight to open his headquarters for
, the coming campaign.
MAN CHOOSES DEATH
RATHER THAN RAM
SEATTLE, Aug. 14.—Choosing
I to face death instead of accepting the
alternative of ramming a civilian
flyer’s plane, Lieutenant F. H. Con
ant, navy aviator, dropped two hund
dred feet with his plane on the Sand
Point field-last night. His plane was
! demolished by the fall, but the pluc
; ky navy man escaped with.minor in
I juries.
Senator Walsh
Boosts J. W. Davis
CLARKSBURG, W. Va„ Aug. 13.
—In i otifying John W. Davis of Ivs
nomination, Senator Walsh reviewed
the public career of the nominee and
declared that “every fair minded
nfan must adjudge him a liberal and
a progressive.”
In discussing honesty in govern
ment, Walsh charged, that H. Fos
ter Bain, director of the bureau of
mines knew that negotiations were
being carried on secretly for the
leasing of the naval oil reserves to
the Sinclaire and Doheny interests.