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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16
By SUE MCNAMARA
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: ---r-----s -SsA = Coo = Susu1C WiAtO1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-It ia announced at headquarters of the Children of the American Revo- lution that the two grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover will be invited to become mem- bers of that organization.
 President elect Hoover has joined the Sons of the American Revolution and that makes Ann, who is two years old, and Her bert Hoover III. aged eight months, eligible to membership in the patriotic society of chil- Gren.
 Ann and Herbert are the chil- dren of Herbert Hoover, Jr., an instructor in Harvard business school The two youngsters have often visited here in the Hoover home on s Street
 With the exception of the President of each chapter, the offices in the Children of the American Revolution are held by children. The membership of 12,000 is made up of children whose parents are members of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.
 The children range in age form infants to girls of Is and young men of 21 The youngest dele gate to the last national conven- ton was Sue French Stother, aged IT months, the daughter of Rep. James French Strother of West Virginia.
 More than 200 children are expected to attend the next na- tional convention in Washington the week of April 19 when the D. R. A. also will have it's con- vention. One of the features of the children's gathering will be the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Am erican Revolution in the yard of the old Presbyterian meeting house in Alexandria, Va. Each child in the society is contribut- ing a dime towards the memorial
 Seeing that proper respect is paid the flag is part of the. duty of the little members. A group of girls in Washington, seeing the Stars and Strips, hanging imply from a hotel staff one rainy night, indignantly called upon the manager. He assured them the error never would be repeated. ?
 Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel is serving her fourth term as Ma tional President of the Children of the American Revolution. She is native of Nebraska, but has lived in Washington for more than 20 years. She is the wife of Justice Van Orsdel of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, and is member of the local Dolly Madison Chapter of the D. A. R. In 1927 she was awaded the American Cross of Honor by the United States Flag Association.
 Mrs. Harriet M. Lathrop, au- thor of Five Little Peppers, or ganized the first chapter of the Children of the American Revo- Iution in 1895.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16

Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. j.
 Weather Bureau vicinity beginning m. today: Rain tonight and Thursday, warmer onlght; moderate winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16

The yesterday in the Aeutian Islands has by southery gales in the eastern Pering Sea The pressure hgh California northeastward to Western Precipitation throughout the Territory the Alaska Peninsula and north the lower Kuskokwim Val Eastern and Northern Alaska an over of the Southwest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16
NEW JUDGE NOT TO TAKE OATH UNTIL
 COMMISSION COMES

Justin " Farding. vesterday confirmed by the United States Senate to be Federal Judge of the First Judicial Division of Alaska, will not take his oath until his commission arrives. Judge B. Coke Hill, recently pre- siding in the First Division, call ed a term of the court for Janu- ary T but notified the clerk to keep it alive"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16
NOTICE
Moose Legion Number 25

UCOoC fOI Nunucx SO There will be installation to- night at the Moose Hall and we hope to have a surprise for you. Luncheon will be served in the banquet rooms and we would like to have every memebr in town with us tonight.
 G. A. BALDWIN, -adv. Herder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16
NoTIcE-sToRE HOURS

Until further advised this store will be closed evenings excepting Saturdays when we will be open until 10:0O P. M. adv. SANITARY GROCERY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16
BOB TURNER'S AUTO SERVICE

I fought the flu for SIX weeks but am now at your service again. Call 257, Stand at Arcade Cafe. BOB TURNER. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16

Dell E. Sheriff, Alaska's tuner. Call or write Phone COP adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-16

Old papers for sa,e at the Empire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14

I4ea. according to the history books.
Christopher Columbus. emboldsned
with the approval and practical assist
ance Of King Ferdinand ana Queen
Isabella Of Spain, sailed across the At
lantic Ocean and brought the good wiz Of
that country and It's sovereigus to the new
land. which was destined to be the United
states Of America.
On May 4, Is2o-437 years later-the United
states Army Band found itself playing for the
King Of Spain ct his royal palace. attending
en- masse It's flrst bull fight and being greeted
warmly with gay decorations and much hos
pitaity throughout the additionally sunny land
or Spain,
Tie Government OF the United States Of
America had sanctioned the ofHcial sending
Of the first American musical group under
Government supervision to Spain, to carry
friendly messages to king Alfonso and to play
80 programs ct the very successful Ibero-
American exposition that Is still continuing In
Seville.
There were nearly 90 American Army bands
men who packed their scores Of New World
music" into their old kit bags and embarked
on the Leviathan to cross the big pond to the
land Of bun fights and air castles.
This was not the first time for many Of the
men to cross to Europe. as q large proportion
Of those in the band saw service abroad during
the World War. Il was. however. the first
glimpse any Of them caught of q gay, tradi-
tional Paris, as they had few hours in the
French capital en- route to Spain, and that is
one subject that they are all still talking about
Incidentally. while In Paris both going and
returning, Capt. william J. Stannard, leader
of the United States Army Band. saw Gen.
Pershing, the real father" Of this Justify grow
ing musical prodigy Of the United States mill
tary service.
Gen. Pershing. who organized the Army Band
I'm 1922, while he was chief Of star, showed
great pride IN the fact that this band was
chosen as oficial musical ambassador Of the
American Government ON this trip. The desig-
nation was accorded it by the Pan-American
Union, onicial afbiter In these affairs on this
continent, IN view Of the fact that the band Is
the recognized exponent OF Latin American
music In this country.
Il was particularly interesting to note that
the United States Army Band set sail under
such brilliant auspices On the LeViathan-with
John Philip Sousa, Americas beloved March
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string bass. They played q concert especially
for Us, which we all enjoyed very much.
1.-THE King was keenly interested in the play.
ing of our bands soloists and also was appar-
emily much impressed with our silver clarinets.
He told me that he considered them the finest
instruments he had ever heard. both as to
quality Of tone and accuracy. We did not play
any jazz for King Alfonso. as has been falsely
rumored. He was very warm In his apprecia-
ton of the music that we did play.
ALSO, King Alfonso was very nice to all the
men, and after our concert before him at the
palace, when he had said good-by to all Of US
and we were prepared to return to the rather
austere han by which we had entered, we were
surprised to find that. while we had been play.
ing for his majesty, servants had brought In
buffet supper tables and we were guests at q
delicious supper there In the palace"
A MOTHER very colorful episode in the expe-
riences of the men In the United States
Army Band, while In Spain, was their attend
ance at their first bull-fight. It was a Chicago
woman, Mrs. Uphan. o member Of the Amer.
lean commission for the exposition. who under
took in true American fashion to treat the
band" TO a real bull-fght. The bandsmen saw
six bulls dispatched in all the CORY detail of the
historic sport Of Spain. Their only regret was
that they had not happened to be able to see
their famous young countryman - Sidney
Franklin, the 26-year-old "matador" from
Brooklyn, N. Y.-make some Of his sensational
thrusts: killing each bull with only single
thrust of his knife.
Everywhere the band found the Spanish
people exceedingly appreciatiye. They played
three times daily at the Ibero- American EXPOSE
ton (the Spanish Worlds Fair) before huge
crowds. The critics all were loud in their
praise The reception accorded the band in
Madrid, the capital Of Spain. is Indicative La
Epoca, the leading newspaper Of Madrid, in
commenting on the event said In part: might
before last the United States Army Band Of
Washington. led by Capt. William J. Stannard
and consisting Of 90 professors. arrived In
Madrid. The party was met at the station by
the personnel Of the North American embassy
and by q very large public. The Yankee musi-
clans were taken to the Barracks of Infante
Don Juan, where they are TO be stationed dur
ing their brief stay In Madrid" '
A translation from this same paper also gives
the information: '"The United States Army
Band of Washington gave q concert at FL
Retro (parD. This concert was attended by
thousands Of citizens among whom were the
Ambassador Of the United States. the mayor
of Madrid, various councilmen and the direc-
tors of the court military bands! The United
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was so gracious to us ALL" said Capt. Stannard
the other day. in discussing the bands adven-
lures in Spain. HE is q very nne musician
himself you know, and plays the violoncello.
He asked me quite a bit about instruments that
we have IN our band which are not used in the
of Barcelona (Which plays only for the Kng)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
Governments Musical Envoys to WorM
Fair in Spain Return after Thinning Royal
Favor Abroad- People Gi0e O0ations to
Exponents Of Latin American Music-Bul-
fight Is Part Of Entertainment for Guests.

King himself, waving them bon voyage from
the New York pier. On the same trip was the
young American soprano, Rosa Ponselle. prima
donna Of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co,
who was also making her maiden voyage "o1a-
cially," as an Arnerican-trained ambassadors
Of song. to Europe. She was en- route for
London, England, where at Covent Garden
she won remarkable triumphs, both I'm Norma"
and la Gioconda" Miss Ponselle sang THE
Star-Spangled Banner" accompanied by the
United States Army Band, at the dominant
ship concert during the trip over. While on
the boat. both going and returning. the band
played three concerts daily, one for each OF
the three classes Of passengers on the boat
They also gave orchestral concerts on cap
tain'S nights"
The band arrived at Cherbourg May TO- It
reached Paris at am. that same day and
had "a hours in the French capital The band
was greeted by the San Sebastian Spanish Band
as 1t embarked later, en- route for Madrid. The
musicians found many Of the Spanish towns
along the route decorated in their honor.
A T the station in Madrid the hand was ON
cially greeted by Maj. +. II. Manley, the
noon of the first day In Madrid. the band
played concert program at Retro Park be-
fore an audience Of 10000 people. The ova-
ton was so great after the first number that
it was necessary for all the bandsmen to arise
and bow to acknowledge the applause
Thomas F. Darcy, second leader Of the band
was trumpet soloist on this occasion, and
Eugene Hostetter played saxophone solos. The
program was "A1l-American" and one particu-
larly popular work was the overture to Victor
Herbert's operetta, "The Fortune Teller" An
other favorite of this and numerous other pro-
grams of the band in Spain was la Flor
Seville" new march written by SouSa at Capt.
STANDARDS suggestion. II was given its pre-
miere hearing at the initial Madrid concert.
Quite the event Of the entire tour for the
members of the band, as individuals, was the
concert IN which they played before the King
and Queen Of Spain at the royal palace. and
at which both the royal hosts were most en-
thnsiastic in their applause. As the court was
sim in mourning for the late Dowager Mother.
the concert was Of more informal nature and
had much more intimacy In its air than would
otherwise have been possible.
'The King is a real, democratic person. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
BY HELEN FETTER.

n I4s3, according 10 the history books.
Christopher Columbus. emboldsned
with the approval and practical assist
ance Of King Ferdinand and Queen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
FLAMES MENACE
MINE RESCUERS
As Bodies Recovered at Par
nassus as Further Work
Is CurtaiIed.

So the Associated Press.
PARNASSUS, Pa. March 23.-Fire
which broke out early today in the
Kinloch mine, scene of an explosion
Thursday that took a known toll Of
As lives. created new menace to work.
ers who hoped to find the bodies of
three miners still missing.
Although rescue work was not COM
pletely curtailed. the workers were
forced to center their attention on the
fire rapidly spreading from a point a
quarter of mile within the workings.
An investigation by the State mine
department was held In allegiance until
all the miners had been accounted for.
Walter r. Glasgow. State secretary of
mines. named group of three mine
inspectors to compose the board OF In
quiry. but the investigation was not
expected to get under way until Monday.
Officials of the Valley Camp Coal Co..
owner of the mine, believed the bodies
of two remained in the mine workings
and that third body would be located
at the base of the conveyor at the
mine entry.
Local Red Cross officers today pre-
pared to confer with mine company
representatives III an effort to learn
what co-operat ton might be extended
to relieve any distress maong survivors
of the disaster victims. The conference
vas expected to take place as soon as
rescue work had been concluded.
Charles L. Greenlee of Washington. field
representative in Pennsylvania Of the
National Red Cross. was at Kinloch in
an advisory capacity.
State policemen. and local officers
were kept busy last night handling
crowds of cruious persons who stormed
undertaking rooms at New Kensington
to whcih bodies Of miners had been
removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
COL. JULES H. URI DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Col Jules H. Uri. Army Veterinary
Corps, died at the Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital last evening following a
short illness. Arrangements for his
funeral are being made by his widow,
Mrs. Elmo Ellio Uri. now in this city.
Burial probably will be In the Arlington
National Cemetery.
Col. Uri was born in San Francisco
March IL, 1876. and was graduated
from the San Francisco Veterinary Col
lege in 1901. He entered the Federal
service in June, 1902. and served as q
major in the Veterinary Corps, Ma
tional Army. during the World War.
In June. 1920, he was commissioned a
major in the Veterinary Corps Of the
Regular Army and reached the grade
of colonel in october, 1927. He was
stationed at the Cavalry station at Fort
Riley. kans., when LII health required
his transfer to Walter Reed General
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23


additional sums in accordance with the
Dawes prosperity index. It would mean
for France the necessity Of ratifying.
without any real reparations, the I'M
popular American debt agreement and
the impossibility of getting ready cash
by the sale of German bonds
The governments concerned may
therefore be expected to exhaust every
possibility, even to asking the United
States to readjust its war debts before
finally admitting failure.
without doubt the experts have al.
ready accomplished brilliant results.
They have agreed TO scrap the repara-
tions and Dawes commission and give
the full administration Of future repa-
rations to the new international pay
ments bank, which. II 1t develops as
foreseen. will become one of the great
est institutions of the world
The committee has, secondly, agreed
to commercialize as much as possible Of
the German reparations debt by the
sale OF bonds to the public. Thirdly.
they have agreed that future German
annuities shall be divided into two
parts-one to pay interest on the Ger
man bonds sold to the public and the
other to be protected by the possibility
OF two-year moratorium. Fourthly,
the experts have decided that the
annuities will include payments in
kinds ard also to keep them as small as
possible over the fewest possible number
of years. at the discretion Of the inter-
tional bank. Filthy, the experts have
agreed to drop from the discussions all
consideration of the pensions, on which
the treaty estimates Of reparations were
partially based, and adopt as a new
basis the total of the allied war debts
to the United States plus certain sum
for the actual repair to material war
damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23

The new Secretary of Commerce is
carrying on" the Hoover policies at
the Commerce Department. He plans
no drastic shake-ups of personnel.
Il have found things so well organ
lied here that I don't think many
changes are required" he remarked
He occupies the same small, unpre-
tentious corner ROOM on the seventh
floor of the department building of
which Mr.. Hoover grew so fond. From
its western window. he can see the
Key Bridge, in Georgetown, and through
the arches he can glimpse a portion
Of the framework of the old Aqueduct
Bridge, now condemned.
Worked on Old Bridge.
THAT old Aqueduct span reminds
me of my first stay in Washington"
Mr.. Lamont said. Many years. ago
l was engaged in engineering work on
the piers. That was one of the coolest
Winters I have ever experienced"
Secretary Lamont declared that one
of the hottest Summers he ever spent
was in Washington. also. 1t was during
the World War, when he was colonel
in the National Army and on duty at
the Ordnance Department as chief Of
the procurement division.
Like Mr. Hoover, Secretary Lamont is
taking a deep interest in the construc-
ton Of the new building for his depart.
ment on Fifteenth street. He Is a con-
tracing engineer by calling, although
he forsook his profession in later life
to engage In manufacturing. He has
examined the foundation work and pre-
diets that the base of the great edifice
will be ready by May.
Resigned Other Connections,
Mr.. Lamont said he resigned from
all his manufacturing connections on
entering the cabinet, because he
thought It the proper thing to do"
The new Secretary is addicted to long
Office hours. just as Mr.. Hoover was.
He is among the first at the depart
ment in the morning and among the
last to leave.
His only hobbies are art and golf
He Is we'll known as collector of rare
etchings and his fine collection is an
attractive feature of his home in Lake
Forest, Ill. He is director of the
American Federation Of Arts.
Score Is Around" 90.
As for golf, he regrets that business
prevents him from swinging a club as
often as he would like to. He Is q
member of the Burning Tree Club here
What kind Of a game do you shoot,
Mr. Secretary" he was asked
"Oh. play what you might call an
elderly mans game MY score more
often is above 80 than below it," he re-
piled, with laugh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
BYRD BRINGS Z MEN
| IN PLANE TO BASE
Gould and Hanson Return to
Camp After Isolation
in Storm.
BY RUSSELL OWEN.

Wireless to The Star and New York Times.
LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica March
22,-Comdr. Byrd few back from the
mountains today.
After two days Of waiting for the
wind to go down and the clouds to
open, the sky cleared this morning with
a cold sun shining and the thermome-
ter down to % below zero. The plane
took off and in less than three hours
was back again at the base.
Every one was overjoyed to see Comdr.
Byrd step out of the cabin in which
he and his companions, Lawrence Gould.
Harold June and Malcolm Hanson, had
been packed so tightly that they were
almost spilling over the neck of Dean
Smith. the pilot.
1t was happy end to an episode
which might have had disastrous con-
sequences but which was overcome by
the efficient working of the entire or
ganization.
Comdr. Byrd and Gould and Hanson
were surrounded by every one In camp
when they arrived. All wanted to know
more about the place where the wind
blows $50 miles an hour and for long
time the arrivals were busy answering
questions.
All of them were we'll despite the
severe cold of the nights spent in sleep
ing bags. for the temperature was well
under 25 below zero in the mountains.
Comdr. Byrd, with Dean Smith as
pilot and Malcolm Hanson as radio
operator, Jew on Monday to the three
men who had been isolated for days
by a storm in the Rockefeller Noun
tains. He and Hanson remained with
Lawrence Gould the leader of the sur
vev party, while Smith took the two
others, Harold June and Bernt Balchen,
back to the base. Since then Smith had
been waiting for favorable weather to
bring the commander and his two COM
panions from the mountain camp. June
flew out with Smith on this trip.
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TWO WOMEN GET VERDICT
IN CONTEST FOR ESTATE

Mrs, Elizabeth Ferris Frisbie of Ia
koma Park, d. c., and her sister. Mrs
Adlyn Ferris Towne Of Long Island, NJ
Y. would share equally about $72, 900
worth of stock Of the Johnson Service
Corporation under verdict returned in
thefrsfavor by jury in Circuit Court.
They had fled caveat attacking the
last will of their sister, Mrs. Alice Ferris
Galway, who died December II. 1927,
and the case was on trial before Justice
william HitZ"for more than two weeks.
The sisters had charged that undue in
fluence had been brought to bear upon
the testatrix to cause her to change her
will. Under a previous will dated Au-
gust II, 1927 the two sisters were named
as the sole heirs of the estate so far
as the stock was concerned The Chill
drens Hospital and the Young Women's
Christian Association shared in the
residuary estate, which totaled about
5000.
The second will, subject Of attack by
the caveators, bequeatked the stock Of
the johnson Service Corporation to the
two sisters and two friends of the tesla
trix, Julia Bird and Mary Prior. The
fight on the validity Of the last will was
made chiefly upon the new disposition
of the stock
The caveat was filed through Attor-
neys John w. Guider and Arthur w.
Phelan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
SARRA|L, VERDUN
|. DEFENDER, IS DEAD
Former French Commissioner
in Syria Known as
Bomber of Damascus.
BIZ the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 23.-Gen. Maurice
Emmanuel Sarrail, one-time defender
of verdun" and former high commits
sioner in Syria, died today at the age
of 70.
Gen. Sarrail perhaps was best known
as the man who bombarded Damas-
Gus and for his share in the Drllse
rebellion.
His record before Verdun at the head
Of the Sd French Army during the
Battle of the Marine and in 1917 as
commander in-chief Of the allied troops
In the Balkans was overshadowed be-
fore the world at large by his activities
as French high commissioner to Syria
in 1925.
He acquired a liking for the political
life while military commander of the
Chamber of Deputies from 1902 to 1904.
Since then he was prominent in the
councils of the Radical party He was
placed on the retired list as a general
Of division in 1918.
When the Radical party came into
power with Herriot In 1924, Sarrail was
appointed high commissioner to Syria,
replacing Gen. Weygand. The new
high commissioner, free thinker, re-
fused to attend the reliGous ceremony
given In his honor at Beirut by the
Catholic clergy Of Syraa and thereby
incurred the enmity Of that party.
Catholics called to high posts and
decorated with the cravat of the Legion
Of Honor by Weygand we're flung into
jail by his successor and In some In
stances the cravat of the Legion of
Honor around their necks was replaced
by rope Of hemp as they swung from
the scaffolds Syria soon was in tur-
mol, which developed into rebellion. the
boambardment Of Damascus, and Sar-
rails retirement.