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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
MUSCLE SHOALS P PROP 0SHIoN IS
 NOW ACTED UPON
House Committee Favors Government Operation
 of Vast Properties

WASHINGTON, March 29--For the first time in eight years the Muscle Shoals problem has been before Congress, the House Mill tary Committee declared itself in favor of government operation of the vast properties in Northern Alabama. By a vote of IT to 4 the Committee approved the new Morin Bill proposing creation of a Federal Corporation charged with operation of the properties for the manufacture of commer- cial fertilizer. The corporation is also directed to keep the proper ties in such condition that nitrate production can be speeded up in case of war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
MEASUREMENTS L 0SE IN REVOLT
Ninety-two, Chieftain and Two Catholic Priests
 Killed in. Battle

MEXICO CITY, March 29.-- Dispatches from Guanajuata said 92 insurgents. two Catholic priests. Chieftain Romingo Anaya two Army officers and four soldiers were killed yesterday in the bloodiest battle which has occurred since the insurgents be- came active.
 Forty seven insurgents were wounded and 47 were captured.
 Gen. Geneveyo Rivas. Com mander of the 43rd Regiment and six soldiers were wounded slightly.
 The military authorities de- clare the battle has dealt the death blow to the uprising. One hundred and eighty horses and CT rifles were captured. The in- surgents numbered 300 and fought desperately for 20 hours under Anaya and the Catholic priests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
Gus Celles Is for
 Hoover, First Choice

CORDOyA, Alaska. March 29. At the request of local Repub- licans, Gus Gelles stated his posi- tion as a candidate for delegate to the National Republican Con vention as follows:
 'I am for Hoover for President for the reason that in my opin- ion, he is best qualified to give Alaska help needed for immed- fate development. If Hoover can not be nominated, either Frank o. Lowden or Charles G. Dawes, Vice-President, seem to be the best choice.''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29

PARIS. March 29-A trip to Mars or the moon at 30,000 miles minute is being discussed again.
 The day for the start is still in the indefinite future, but Robert Esnault-Pelterie says it's coming, and prominent scientists don't dis agree with him.
 Pelterie. inventor of the airplane's broomstick control, and Andre Hirsch have founded an annual prize of $200 to be award ed for the invention or discovery contributing most to the ultimate goal of air tours about the uni verse.
 This fantastic plan was present
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
StinsOn and Haldeman Are Attempting Nolo to
 Break Flight Record

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March 20 Up and down a 30-mile stretch of the coast. apparently unassailed by trouble of any sort, Eddie Stinson and George Halde- man continued today to thrust their monoplane toward a new worlds endurance flight record. At 7::30 o'clock this morning they had passed the 24-hour mark. The record is 52 hours and 23 minutes, heir " two Ger man fliers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
JOURNEY TO MOON
 HIM OF SCIENTIST

ed recently by Esnault-Pelterie to the. newly formed committee of scnentists who will make the awards. r
 Atomic power, of which little is known. is regarded by Esnault- Pelterie as vital field, for he thinks the release of such energy will solve the problem of how to propel an airplane up in ihe air beyond the power of the earth's attraction. Once out of that range. he believes. the resistance would be so slight as to make possible speed a hundred times as great as is yet possible with anything in which we can travel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
Jury Deadlocked in
 Seattle Liquor Case

SEATTLE. March 29.-Indica- tions are that the jury is dead locked in deliheratine the liquor conspiracy case of Police Lieu tenant George Comstock and Roy Thornton, of ketchikan. The case went to the jury yesterday after noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
WOLF BAND IS
 SEEN, INTERIOR

PANAMA. Alaska. March aa Basil Antosi. mail carrier on the Ruby-Tanana route. reports that a band of at least 20 wolves were seen by him crossing the Tozi River, apparently heading for the Old Man section, north of Panama.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
FORD IS SUMMONED BY COMMITTEE
" Weather Delays Proposed Flight German Plane

DUBLIN, March 29.-Bar- on Huenefeld. leader of the expedition To attempt the transatlantic flight aboard the German Junkers plane Bremen. postponed the flight until tomorrow on account of an. increasing gale. Weather experts believe the flight will likely be delayed several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
Coolidge Signs BiH
 For Disposal Alaska
 Military ReserUatiOns

WASHINGTON. March 29-The bill providing for the disposal of abandoned military reservations in Alaska has been, signed by Presi- dent Coolidge. The bill provides that purchasers would pay for i'm .provements the government may have added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
Flying Boat Valued at
 $6O,000 Destroyed, Fire

PORT OF WASHINGTON N.
 Y., March 29. Harold Wander bilt's luxurious flying boat, val ued at $6O.00O, was destroyed by fire today which swept the Van derbilt hangar and Purdy Cor poration Boat House. More than a dozen speed boats belonging to wealthy persons, stored for the winter, were destroyed. The to- tai loss is estimated at $2OO,OOO.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
Prince of Wales Of
 Again, On Again and
 Then Wins the Race

FRENSHAM, England, March 29.--Despite being thrown by his favorite hunter, Miss Muffet 2, during the Highland Brigade steeplechase today, the Prince of Wales remounted and won the race handily The race was held in "a heavy wind and pouring rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29

F. Loomis, sawyer for the Jul neau Lumber Mills. has returned home from Wrangell after brief visit there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
A. J. QUOTATION

NEW YORK, March 29.-Al-
 aska Juneau mine stock was quoted today at SIS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29
WANTS GUARDS CHICAGO POLLS
 ELECTION DAY


 CHICAGO. March 29. The United States Government will be asked to guard the Chicago polls on April 10 when the voters will mark their answer to the tur- bulent bomb studded primary election campaign.
 Palmer Anderson, United States Marshal, has forwarded to Wash ington recommendation that he he authorized to use 300 Deputy Marshals on the voting day.
 Baxter c. Felch, travelling man, is Seward-bound passenger on the Yukon. He has been in Jul neau the past few weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-29

p. MRS. GOODHUE IMPROVES
 NORTHAMPTON, March 29.--- Mrs. Lemira Goodhue. mother of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge continues to improve according to her physician.
The Washington times., 1928-10-29

IL YOU are having trouble in locating
the unfnrnished apartment YOu want.
call Miss Gray at Main 5275. She has
a directory to WashinRtOR's better
apartment vacancies
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
WOMEN ABSENT
MORE OF I En-
By international News Service

BY international News Service
NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-Colds. in-
digestion and other illnesses keep
girls away from the office more
frequently than men, q survey
among the 100000 men and women
employed In office clerical work re-
vea1s.
Results Of an analysis Of con.
ditions in business organiza.
ton which employs 10000 clerical
workers are announced by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany and lead to these conclusions.
The Metropolitan conducted the
survey as contribution to the
study Of public health in industry
Indigestion, common colds, grippe
and tonsilitis in. the order named
are responsible for the greater
part Of absences from the office
-or are the excuses most fire.
quentlv offered
Divided according to gender.
there were 18 absences per clerk
for various illness among the
men and 80 among the girls.
making the absence rate Is per
cent higher for the women EN-.
ployes,
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New York, Airport Of
Entry for Planes
From Abroad

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Follow-
ing recommendations of several
years, steps are being taken here
and in Washington, to have the
Port !. of New York officially
designated AZ an airport Of
entry from foreign countries. The
move is designed primarily to
, cover the steadily increasing
traffic Of planes between this city
and points in Canada ''on
business basis, = but also would
take care. Of any future develop
mepts In Transatlantic air travel.
II the port Of New York itself
Is declared ready to receive air.
planes from other countries any
airport within this area will be
authorized to function in that
capacity. curtiss, Roosevelt and
Mitchell Fields, on Long Island,
however, lie just outside this
territory and viii have to be
designated separately as official
airports Of entry to make their
continued use legal for planes
arriving from Canada. An alter.
native plan is to extend the Port
Of New York era, BY an order
from the President, sufficiently
to take In these fieIds.a
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
PLANE BU|[DER lis
JOIN FORCES
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NEW YORK Oct. ID "A new DOR.
poration which Is expected 10 As.
sumo = large place in the field 81
airpIane construction for CONNER.
cial purposes Is announced with the
merger 81 the Keystone Aircraft
Corporation 81 Bristol. Pa. and the
Looming AeronauticaI Engineering
Corporation Of New York
The keystone company has been
prominent. since It's organization III
1920. as b builder Of military planes
for the United States Army and
Navy and foreign governments. Al
new 2O-pas enger WrIght-engined
transport plane is now under pro-
duction for use on new air trans
port lines.
The I.benlng corporation an.
nounced simultaneously an award
of d contract from the Army Air
Service for construction Of eight
new type observation arnphibian
planes. Under Grover and Albert
Looming the company was one OF
the first to manufacture planes for
private owners ii 1917.
Edgar N. Colt, president Of the
keystone company, said Il was
planned to operate both nts as
separate units
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
Home-M Made, but
Ends Bad Cough
In a Hurry

To end stubborn cough quickly, il
10 important to sOOthe and heal the in
famed membranes, get rid Of the germs
and also to aid the system inwardly TO
help throw of the trouble.
For these purposes, here Is d home
made medicine, far better than any
thing yOu could buy at 3 times the
cost. From any druggist, get 215 ounce
es of Pinex. Put this into q pint bot
tie, and add plain graduated sugar
syrup or strained honey to fill up the
pint. This takes but a moment, and
makes remedy so effective that you viii
never do without, once you have used
1t. Keeps perfectly, and children like it.
This simple remedy does three neces-
Eary things. 1t loosens the germ-laden
phlegm and soothes away the infam-
nation. AT the same time it is alb
sOrbed into the blood, where it acts di-
rectly on the bronchial tubes. This ex-
plains why it brings such quick relief,
even In obstinate bronchial coughs and
ssflu' coughs.
Pinex is highly concentrated COM
pound of genuine Norway Pine, con-
tanning the active agent of creosote, in
q refined, palatable form, and known
as one of the greatest healing agents
for severe coughs, chest colds and
bronchial troubles.
DO not accept substitute for Pinex.
it ID guaranteed to give prompt relief
or money refunded.
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
COP SPEAKERS
IN ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Oct. 29.
Entering the last week OF the hot.
test campaign ever waged in Airing
ton county, the Republican county
committee announces two meetings
for the week, in the Columbia Pike
schooIhouse tomorrow right and on
Thursday night in the CherryIaIe
firemen's hall.
The speakers tomorrow night will
be Edgar G. Snyder, United States
marshal; Attorney Thomas n. Little.
page and Thomas. e. Rhodes, spc.
claI assistant Attorney General
Fred East. baritone. and William e
tenor will sing. At the
Thursday night meeting the speak
ers will he William III. Collins,
Assistant Attorney General; snyder
and Eittlepage.
Wilhams I'll Bragg. chairman of
the county Democratic COMMITTEES,
announced today that there will
be a special meeting Of the Smith.
Robinson Moore Club Thursday night
IN Lyon Park Community House, to
complete plans for election day.
Bids for three triple compound
pumping engines for the county fire
departments win be opened at d
meeting Of the board of supervisors
tomorrow at the courthouse at ~
o'clock. One Of the engines will 10
to the Potomac fire department
another to Ballston and the third to
Clarendon.
The meeting will open at $50
o'clock for q public hearing on the
proposal to enlarge Columbia Gar:
dens Cemetery. Following this hear
ing delegation from the Airing.
ton.F'airfax Volunteer Firemen's As
ISOLATION will urge the board TO
rescind Its action in refusing gaso,
line for the fire department. It A.
expected plans for the new fireprooi
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
RAINS KILL IS
IN z CROSSING
CRASHES

BALTIMORE, Oct. 29.--An auto
mobile stalled on Baltimore and
Ohio tracks at Harwood, Howard
county. Md, caused the deaths of
seven persons, including two babies
in their mothers arms. yesterday.
The dead are:
Emil Aswendt, AZ. H. Seventh
Ave, Brooklyn Park, Md.
Mrs. Mildred Aswendt, ~ his
wife.
Louis Aswendt, Is months Old
NH Mrs. Mary Kirby, IS, Mrs. AS
wendt's mother, Of the same adj
Mrs. sallie Kirby, As. Of Harwood,
Mrs. Mary Kirby's stepmother.
Mrs. Mary Shriver, IS. Of Har-
Catherine shriver, her 22.months.
old daughter. "
Two Carried on Pilot
The express train, speeding from
washington to Philadelphia. struck
the car amidships and was not
brought to stop for half mile.
Mrs. Shriver and her baby we're
carried on the engine pilot. Both
bodies were charred by flames
when the gasoline tank Of the car,
part OF the wreckage. burst into
flames.
Mrs. Mary Kirby and Mr.. and
Mrs. Aswendt were dragged 100
wards before their bodies. were
tossed to the side Of the track
Mrs. Sallie Kirby was carried twice
+ that distance.
All of the bodies were mangled,
with the exception OF the Aswendt
baby, which was thrown off the
engine pilot a short distance from
the crossing.
Car Found In Pieces
The engineer, Henry 8. Snyder,
of Baltimore, saw the auto 10u
yards from the crossing, but was
unable to stop the train. The
wrecked automobile was found
piece by piece, for a quarter OF a
mile along track.
James Shriver, husband of one Oi
the victims, heard the crash at his
home, 100 yards from the crossing.
The party had an afternoon outing
at his place.
He ran along the track and found
the DOui6S OF his VIE anu bhUA
atlaze on the locomotive pilot. He
was unable to put out the fire I'M.
I'll westbound freight was Tagged.
fJOITNSTOWN. Pa. Oct. 2o.-S Six
persons, five of them members of
one family, were killed when their
automobile was demolished by 4
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger
train ait Seward. near the Cambria.
Westmoreland county line early to-
day.
Five of the victims were killed
outright and the sixth died short
time after being admitted to the
Memorial Hospital here.
The dead are George Zahorchok.
his wife, Anna; their two minor
children and Mrs. Zahorchok's
mother, Mrs. Andrew Homals. and
Joseph Tachk. driver OF the ma
chine. Tachk was still living when
picked UP by a passing motorIst
who rushed him to YOUNGSTOWN. He
had suffered fractures of both legs
and arms. A fractured skull and
internal injuries. z
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
RandIe Highlands Group
70 Elect New Officers

Election of officers for the coming
year viii feature the meeting of
the RandIe Highlands Citizens
Association to be held tonight At
s O'Clock at the Orr school. Twenty.
second and Prout SITS. s. u.
Following the election or officers
discussion Of projects befOre the
board for disposal will conclude the
mehfing.
The Washington times., 1928-10-29

record room will be ready for ap-
proyal.
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
Before you Sail

no you realize that
the most convenient
mailing address you
would have in Paris is the
Hearst Press Information
Bureau, No. 2 Rue de la
Paix, right at the Palace
VendOme?
Located in the center
of the smartest shopping
district, near the larger
hotels, banks and boule-
Yards, you will find it the
most central location pos
sible for picking up your
mail--fOr meeting friends
for dropping in for a
comfortable hour Of read
ing your home to- n
papers, as well as for OBJ
tanning intimate first
hand knowledge Of travel
conditions in every part
Of Europe.
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
Hoover Minute Men
To Talk Over Radio

The following Hoover Minute Men
of the District viii give five-minute
talks over WMAL radio station this
week:
John Lewis Smith, president Of the
Hoover and Curtis Club, tonight at
8 o'clock; w. w. Everett, Thursday
night. at S:45 o'clock, and I. r.
Rhodes. Saturday night, at 9.45
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
JOHN D. GIVES
MILLION To |
CHICAGO ].
BY International News Service


CHICAGO, Oct. 29.--With a
brand new 100000 chapel, the
gift Of John ID. Rockefeller, Uni
versity Of Chicago officials today
! found themselves with an additional
81 900 900 to invest in religion"
The latest gift Of $1,OOO.OO0 was
announced yesterday at the dedica-
ton Of the new chapel by John D.
Rockefeller. jr.. who attended as
the representative of his father.
The third million will be known
as the Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Memorial fund, Mr.. Rockefeller
said.
1T is to be used to promote the
religious idealism of the students at
the university and of all those who
come within the gates, through the
broadest and most liberal develop
ment of the spiritual forces center
ing in and radiating from this
chapel" he explained.
The elder Mr. Rockefeller per-
sOnally has given in excess OF
$35, OO0, 900 to the university.
The dedication of the new chapel,
which replaces Mandel Hall. used
for q quarter Of century, was q
coloTfuf ceremony attended by $500
persons. Mr.. Rockefeller was the
principal speaker.
& 49,
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
HALLOWEEN DANCE

Miizpah Council. No. :, Daugh.
tiers OF America. will hold prize
Halloween dance tomorrow night
at the Potomac Savings Bank Hall,
wisconsin Ave. and M st. N. w.
Mrs, Ivy q: Harding Is chairman In.
charge of the arrangement com.
The Washington times., 1928-10-29
Motorcycle Cop Ends
Eopement Plans
Of Youths

STAMFORD, Conn, Oct. 2s.-
Motorcycle Policemen Milford
Hendricks broke up ain elopement
here when he stopped an auto.
mobile III which Miss Dorice Ross.
lie, and Arthur webber. II. both
high school students IN Quincy,
Mass, were Fastening to New
York to be married.
The youngsters are detained
pending arrival Of their parents.
They had $40 between them They
said they ran away because
Webbers parents objected to his
going with Miss Ross, whose
father Is boss painter and WIN
had nine sisters and Cne brother
Webber's father ii an executive
OF the Knight & Thompson co.
OF Boston.
The Washington times., 1928-10-29

( 4 +
The woman's auxiliary Of the
CherrydaIe Fire Department will
give It's annual harvest dinner and
dance tonight In the auditorium
of the firemen's hall Dinner will
be served from 5 to 5 o'clock. and
dancing viii start at and con-
tinue until midnight.
County Treasurer 81 Wade Ball
announces that on Wednesday from
a to 4 o'clock he will be III the
real estate offices of y. G. Ellis,
Potomac. to receive taxes due Tor
1923 from Jefferson district.
Pupils Of the Robert III Lee
school under Mrs. Forney Donald
son, musical director in the county
schools, assisted BY Mrs. Evans
and Miss Rice. teachers. will give
an entertainment at the schooIlaOuse
tonight at 7:sO o'clock.
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d The flood of Christmas and birth.
day neckties is exceptionally heavy.
and couldn't wear all of them in
b lifetime. Some of the anonymous
eenders evidently have strange ideas
%of what a weII-dressed champion
should wear. for there are patterns
in checks and stripes that make a
rainbow look faded and wan;
Copyright 1923, King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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Third Basen,an Crowley
OF Ga. Tech, Bought
BIZ Griffmen

Washington's baseball roster to.
day jumped to n when Clark
Griffith announced the signing Of
! third baseman from Georgia
Tech. The new player ii Edgar
III. Crowley, and he comes from
the, same institution which sent
Bobby Reeves To the Griffmen.
Crowley was secuted by Joe
Angel. who has waxed quite en-
thusiastic to Griff over the col
legian's class and Grfff, ever
anxious TO bolster his team wher.
ever possible, snapped ND the
young player. Originally It was
intended to have Young Crowley
report ut the end Of the college
season, but the lad wired Presi-
dent Griffith today he was avail
able Immediately. and he will join
the team here Sunday when it
returns here for Sabbath game
with the Red Sox. Tickets for
that game are now on sale at the
stadium. The game starts at $50
O'Clock.
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One great artist who has
al the money he needs penned
p sincere greeting ON card
that still bore = fiVe-cent price
mark on the reverse side. We
are fast friends. and what more
could I wish?
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Or DIXIE
FIGHTS HERE

washington ring fans win get
their first glimpse OF the Soaitli's
greatest ring team when the Uni-
versity OF North Carolina boxers
square Off against the pick Of local
ring talent ait the, American Legion
Veterans OF Foreign Wars show at
the Arcadia next Wednesday.
Down South. Carolina represents
the same outstanding boxing class
the Naval Academy shows further
North.
Coached by Crayton Rowe. the
Carolina minister's are exceptionally
well versed In ali around ringman-
ship.
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Buster BedwelI win take two
van loads Of Bryson'a horses
from hers To Hayra d. Grace On
SATURDAY. while next Sunday
\ the re1nainder Of the string VIII
be taken over To the Graw III
the Meister van.
There are an even dozen horsea
On the schooling list a. the result
of Lady Marie and SaIly's Hour
being added BY Starter Milton yes.
terday.
Ray Bryson's Bare Knees struck
herself this morning and was e1-
cused from starting III the Bowia
Kindersarten yesterdays featurs
event.
Guy BedweII stated this rnornItis
that he II heartily iii favor ot the
g. IA. Waite stall starting gate, giv-
Ing As q reason that 1t II tn1pcs.
sibie for horses To suffer injury
while leaving from same BedWell's
Lady Marie was kicked &C the start
yesterday end he says this would
not have occurred had the field
been sent out Of the stall gate.
Waite's stall gate, which Is To get
q trial during next weeks racing
at Havre de Grace, waa shipped
from New Orleans yesterday morn
Ing to the Hartford county track.
There have been a number OF
improvements made fO the gate
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Incidentally peoples letters
tel more about their charac-
ters than meeting them face to
face sometimes. Everybody. no
doubt. finds at times that steady
correspondence is irIxsCme and
the ones who keep IL up, know
Ing that somebody Is anxious to
hear from them, are real friends.
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g 1923. n. J. Rsynslds Tobaasa
Company Winstsa-Salena. N. c.
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since &c was used at jefferson
Park. The gate CO BE- pufs Cm
trial DC the sGraw win have 13
stalls.
Jim Arthur, another Maryland
turfman, has discussed The pCssi-
bilities Be the g. NJ. Watte stall
gate with member cf the Mary.
land Racing Commission, ana wae,
informed that the powers that be in
State racing are favorable To any.
thing that win tend To keep hoxseS
from being injured Wills at the
post
j. u. Griffith ana ID. IL. Bryscia.
who have d breeding farm iii MT.
washington. report the arrival Of
y fIlIys III sedgefieId Trout Fly yss-
terday.
Adonia II due 70 foaI Al d few
days. She vas bred to Light
There are two colts ~ the
Griffith rysOu farm, one by
Eedgefie ld.E I0ra B. agad tits
Other by Sedgefield Flower Girl,
both recent 1OaIa.