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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

PART SEVEN-8 PAGES.
Magazine Section-Fiction and Hun1or
Army and Navy News-Page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

%. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Showers and cooler today; tomorrow
fair and continued COOL
Temperatures: Highest, "a, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, SO, at 8 am. yester-
day. Full report on page z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

PART SIX-10 PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Serial Story, Evolves of the Water.
front''-Page 10.
At Community Centers-Page 10.
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The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

In the Probate Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Fourth Division,
 Nuiato Precinct, at Ruby, before
 William N. Growdcn, United States
 Commissioner and ex-officio Pro
 bate Judge.
 In the matter of the Estate of Thomas Byrne, deceased.
 Notice of Settlement of Final Account.
 Notice is hereby given that James Byrne, administrator of the estate of Thomas Bvrne, deceased, has rendered and presented for settlement and filed in this court the final account of his administration of said estate, and that Wednesday, the 26th day of June, 1929, at 2 o'clock D. na., in the Court Room of the United States Commis- sioner's Office, in the town of Ruby, Nulato Precinct, Fourth Division, Ter ritory of Alaska, has been duly ap- pointed by said court, as the time and place, for the hearing of said final account, at which time and place any person interested in said estate fmay appear and file exceptions in writing to said account and contest the same. JAMES BYRNE,
 Administrator. JOHN w. DUNN,
 Attorney for Estate.
 1 Date of first publication Feb. 9. 1929. Date of last publication Mar. 3, 1929
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT.

Notice is hereby given that che un- dersigned has filed his final account as administrator of the estate of Harry Madison, deceased, and the Probate Court for Insoko Precinct has fixed the hour of o'clock p. m. of Monday, February IS, 1929, at his Court Room in the Commissioners Office, Ophir, Alaska, as the time and place for hearing same.
 All persons having objections thereto should file them at that said time. MAX SIMEL,
 Administrator.
 Dated at Ophir, Alaska, this 17th day of December, 1928.
 First pub. Jan. 5; last. Feb. ?, 1929
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

in some manner and his feet were frozen. He was taken to Circle Hot Springs, and when it became apparent that his condition was growing worse he was taken to Fairbanks.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

] A raid conducted by, Federal off cials at Fairbanks few evenings ago on the old bottling. works at the cor ner of Second avenue and Lincoln street was followed by the arrest of Fred Werther and the imposing of a year's sentence in the federal jail on him when he appeared in court.
 Eighteen gallons of mule, com plete; still with 8. capacity of about 40 gallons, 250 pounds of rye and barley malt and two 50-gallon barrels of mash were found in < the bottling works and confiscased, ,..
 The case of DDr II. w. Averill against the Territorial board of den- tai examiners wasa dismissed in Dis frict Court at Fairbanks, few days ago when Judge Cecil H. Gegg made a ruling in behalf of the board on mo. tion of Attorney General John H. Rustgard, who represented the Terri tory i'll the suit
 Dr. Averilps actionwa brought for the purpose of obtaining a dental li- lseense which the hoard had refused to grant him. In, making the ruling Judge Clegg said that the plaintiff s failure to take any steps toward ob- taining the license during the period from, 1913 to 1925, when he was abz sent from the Territory but after he had made application, for the. license, left him II orecourse to. the court.,,. Major Douglas Hamilton Gillette, of the Alaska Road Commission; and
 Miss Dorothy Kyme, daughter of Mrs.
 Walter Ellis, of Tacoma, were married tat Tacoma on January ltss
 1 John Stack, aheuse 70 years of age, 1 died in St. Joseph's hospital. Fair banks, few days ago, after having
 been brought to Fairbanks from Cir l cle Hot Springs.
 Stack was an oldtimer Of the Cir cle district, and was found in his l cabin there about a month ago, after he had. evidently lain theres helpless i for some time. He, had been4 burned
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Leo Rogge. who resigned on account of i'll health. He will leave Fairbanks about the middle of February to take charge of operations and prepare for the coming dredging season.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09
Alaska asNOteS :. ! Gathered FfOns,TerritovisE. : ,. Exchanges.

Dr. John Venters. noted physician 4nH surgeon of Seattle and Alaska, lied in Seattle recently from pneu- mania..'
 Dr. +Venters distinguished himself ini1924. when he aeW l, LOO miles over the Arctic wastes to put down an epi- ietnie wiilh was sweeping through villages on the upper Koyukuk, river
 Dr. Venters was 5 years old He served as surgeon in the Spanish Amer.%sn war. In 1918 he came to Alaska to take charge of the govern ment hospital at Akiak. In 1924 he was in' charge of the NuIato hospital, ard also served at Noorvik. When natives up the Koyukuk were stricken ard dying by the scores from eating infected caribou meat. he flew to their assistance and ended the epidemic.
 Production of the Alaska Juneau mine for the calendar. year 1928 was s:s,200, ,006, according to preliminary estimates made public atsJuneau and published in the Juneau Empire.
 The, gross profits on the years op- erations- before the dedAction of de- preeiation. charges. was approximate IylS920D0O.s.
 That the Junsau mine IS the great esd faetop in the. entire. gold produe- .ion of; Alaskaaat this time is indi- cated hv the. fact that its output was mpree than that of al .the rest of the mines, both placen ands squartz, in the Territory combined This includes all off the dredges now operating also.
 Figures. takes from official records oft the U. $. cutons service shw that tfh eptire prodaction.of gold shipped tos the States last year was worth sa3M.204... This means that the other mines of Alaska produced $2,151, ,204, op about S5D,000 less than that of the Alaska Juneau.
 K. ]. Ogburn- has been appointed general manager of the 2 American Gkeek nredging Company, succeeding
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Owen Gray and Pete Jensen, from Spruce creek, arrived last evening for brief town visit.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

John Repo, after a day ntown, departed this morning for Ophir.--
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Miss Jennie Keith was a Tuesday arrival from McGrath, coming up with Charlie O'Halloran.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

D. E. Clough departed today for Ophir for a brief visit.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

F. c. IF. Spencer left today for a brief visit. at Ophir.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09
GREAT NORTHERN'S TUNNEL
 THROUGH CASCADES OPENED

SEATTLE.-With ceremony that was broadcast throughout the nation by a radio hookup the Great North ern's new S14,00O,OoO tunel through the Cascade mountains was opened to traffic last Saturday. night.
 ' The new bore is the longest in America. From Scenic to Berne, ter minal points, it cuts two hours from east and west raihoad schedules.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

H. K. Carlisle, inspector of the De- partment of Interior, General Land Office, was Thursday arrival, in pur- suit of his official duties. He left this morning for Ophir, headed for Bethel.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Alaska's Largest Outftters. Sole Agents for Ball Band Rubber
 and Woolen Goods. Come in andsee our7iilleaof GgMterman Shirts, Blazers and Leather Goods. Try our New Stock of Fresh Fruits
 and Staple Grocerias.. The Best Obtainabla oF.tl1e Market Notions, Drugs and Toilet Articles
 Furs Bought and Sold
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Frank Guskey, N. c manager at McGrath, returned here yesterday from visit to the Cripple section, making the trip over and back with Henry Martella and fis string of speedy ones.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Robert Stone, from his headquar- ters up the Kuskokwinl, was an ar rival at McGrath onMonday.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Mother-That brazen Miss Vamp boasts that she has been kissed by every married man in town except one. '' Father (absently)-I wonder who he can be?
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

R. J. Ogburn has been appointed general manager of. the American Gseek Dredging Company, succeeding
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Mail Carrier Charlie 'Kong, with the outgoing mail, arrived Thursday, departing for McGrath on Friday.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

. Billy Jones, of Greenberg X Jones, Cripple section operators, and Ed Pol son, after a few days in; town, de- parted fer Ophir, headed. home, on Wednesday,
  r Mail Carrier Charlie 0'Haltoran ar- rived Tuesday with the incoming mail, leaving Wednesday for ophir on his way to Flat.
The Kusko times., 1929-02-09

Major Douglas Hamilton Gillette of the Alaska Road. Commission, ,eanG Miss Dorothy Kyme, daughter of Mrs Walter Ellis. of Tacoma, were married at Tacoma on January fse.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
Insurance Salesman Is Identified
 By Bank Official As Hold-up Man

vicinity of the bank early yesterday morning.
 Believe Markers Changed
 Hockett admitted to police that he had driven through Slatersville a short time before the robbery was committed but asserted he first heard about the holdup when he reached Whitinsville, Mass. No money was found on him. The license plate on his car had been issued in Massa- chusetts and the number was not the same as that noted on the machine used by the bank bandit. Police declared, however, the plates were fastened on by new set of bolts.
 Will you come back with us and let Mir. Seagrace take a look at you? ?' he police asked Hockett when they found him in UXbridge.
 Readily" Hocl;ett is declared to , have agreed.
 They returned here and when the ranl cashier was called he immedi- ately assured the officrs that Hockett vas the man who he'd up the bank less than 16 hours before The ban cit, he recalled, had worn a nous taChe. Hockett was clean shaven but | Seagrave remained firm in his iden 'lficatioa.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16

Slaterville, R, l., Aug. 16 P}- Carl HoCkett, 70, insurance agent of UXbridge, Mass, was identified early today by Charles E. Seagrave Jr., cashier os the First National bank, as the man who stole nearly $3,000 from the institution yesterday while holding the cashier and his father at ray with d revolver. HoCkett was arrested in UXbridge by Town Ser geant William Allaire of North Smithfeld and two Rhode 1slanG state troopers.
 When confronted by the officers shortly before midnight as he was about to drive away Tn his automo- bile, which had been parked in front of the New York, New Haven X Hartford railroad station in tx. bridge, Hockett denied complicity in the Slatersville robbery but read ly acceded to their request to accom- . pany them here, where, after being identified by Scagrave, he was placed under arrest and taken to the locai Jail. Later, Frank Allaire, brother of the sergeant. Arthur Jenks, and Joseph Germa' all of this place, told Sergeant Allaire that Hockett was the man they had seen in the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
LOS ANGELES VISITS
 NEW ENGLAND CITIES
Dirigible Flies to Concord, N. H., and Heads
 HOmeWard

Boston, Aug. 16 P(-Sailing ma jestically through a sky that was flecked with f1eecy clouds, the dirig- ible Los Angeles, Americas S queen of the air, today swung over New Eng land, giving hundreds of thousands of persons a view of the pride of the navy's air fleet.
 Speeding through. the dark of night. the Los Angeles, which had left her hangar at Lakehurst. N. J., before midnight. passed over Con- necticut and Massachusetts in the early hours of the day to begin her tour at Manchester, N. H. She ar rived that city about 6:10 o'clock (E. S, T,) and after making gi- gantic circle, headed up the Merri- mack river route to Concord. She was flying low and the hum of her motors attracted many persons though the hour was early.
 From Concord. the dirigible swung over to Portsmouth, and then re- turned to Massa sachusettS, passing over Newburyport, Haverhill, Law renee and Lowell. The next place visited was Nashua, N. H.. from which city she followed the Nashua river route to Fitchburg and thence to Gardner, where she turned for Worcester.
 The giant ship circled over Wor- cester and headed for Boston, pass ing over Marlboro en route, She scared over the golden dome of the state house on Beacon Hill at 11:2S o'clock (E. s. T.). She then sailed on over the mercantile district and the waterfront
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
Trans Continental Pliers Given Fuel At San Francisco Airport and Head
 Toward Cheyenne For Second Load
Spokane Sun God' Crew Plans Shuttle Trip to New York and Back Without Stop-1SO Gallons of Cas- oline Taken Aboard Early Today - Haze
 Holds Men Above Golden Gate City.

Mills Field, San Francisco, Aug. 16 P@The trans continental no stop refueling plane Spokane Sun God" after making two contacts with a re- fueling ship here, headed eastward shortly before 7:3O a. m. today, pre- sumably for Cheyenne. Field atten- dants said however, that the en- durance fliers had not received all the gasoline they had wanted and might return for a third refueling.
 T Receive 1S0 Gallons
 Nick Manner and Art Walker, pilots of the endurance craft, re- quested 250 gallons of fuel when they appeared over Mills field short ly after daylight. In the two con- tacts made, the plane received about 1S0 gallons of gasoline. On complet- ing the second contact, however, the Spokane Sun God" headed east and ground workers presumed that Manner had decided to move on with the fuel he had
 Another indication that the plane hd started for Cheyenne was note dropped by Manner congratulating the refueling crew.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
TRIO ARRESTED IN
 JEWEL THEFT CASE
$1O,O00 in Gems, Stolen in Southport, Found in
 Home

Bridgeport, Aug. 16 [Pl-A Bridge port man and two Southport men were arrested early this morning by Fairfield police on technical charge of breach of peace in con- nection with disappearance of a bag containing S10,000 worth of jewelry in Southport railroad station last Sat urday Fred kraus, this city, and Vincent Sagi and Joseph Bagnar of Southport are held at the third pre- cinct station in default of s5,OOO bail each for further questioning.
 The jewels which have been ,re- covered, are the propetrW of Mrs. D. T. Erwin of 1049 Park avenue, New York city, who left them in the sta- ton while waiting for friends from Greens Farms with whom she was to spend the week -end.
 Constable Eugene Burns of Fair field learned yesterday that they had been in possession of the Southport men who. under questioning, said they had found the bag in the road and admitted the jewels had been turned over to Kraus, a son-in-iaw of Bagnar, for safekeeping. In com- pany of state police, Burns came here and found the missing bag at the Kraus home.
 On instructions from Prosecutor William A. Knsela, both Southport men were arrested at their home early today and. at the same time Kraus was taken into custody. It is said that the men planned to keep the jewels until such time as they could claim the reward of $1,000 which had been offered by an insur. ance company.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
Situation Very Grave

The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. 1G P)-Last minute efforts to reach an agreement on the financial question and plans looking toward evacuation Of the Rhineland, were in progress today at the Hague.
 Premier Brial.d of France called on Foreign Minister Stresemann of Germany and again talked aboul evacuation of the Rhineland, while Emile Francqui, Belgian delegate. called on Philip Snowden, British chancellor of the eXchequer, with | formal proposition from the other creditor powers.
 Offered 60 Per Cent
 It is understood Great Britain was offered 60 per cent of it's claims or about 3G,000,G00 marks year (about S7,500,0OO) to be included in the unconditional annuities.
 Premier Briand told Foreign Min ister Stresemann that the second zone of the occupation of the Rhine- land, the Coblenz bridgehead, will be evacuated by the middle of Novem- her.
 AS to the third zone at Mainz ex- perts are still at work studying the details.
 The situation in the financial com-
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New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
NEW ORLEANS GAR
 OFFICIAL ARRESTED
Charge Safety Devices on Street Cars
 "Wired Up"

New Orleans, Aug. 16 P-Her- tert B. Flowers, president of the New Orleans Public Service Inc. :, and 27 motormen, were charged in recorders court here today with vio- lating the city ordinance regulating safety devices for street cars.
 Affidavts were filed as the after math of the death of a three year old child under a street car and in vestigation by city authorities of re- ports that safety devices on the street cars had been wired up.
 All the accused were released un- der bonds of $250 each to be ar raigned within the next few days.
 In explaining the alleged wiring Up of the devices, F. s. Myers, as- sistant to the vice president of the company, was quoted as saying this work was done Ito prevent derailing of cars by bricks or other objects placed on the tracks by strikers.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
GEORGE SWAIN LEFT
 ESTATE OF S4lg,3O2
Bulk Represented by Stocks Of
 Factories and Utilities
S2O,109 IN BANK DEPOSITS
American Hardware Corp, Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain Gas Light Co.,, Stanley Works and U.
 s. Steel Shares Among Holdings.

The inventory of the estate of George Swain, pioneer cafe owner. appraised at $410,302.41, was filed for probate today by the New Brit tain Trust Co.,, executor of the estate, and approved by Judge Bernard r. Gaffney. The bulk of the estate is vested in stock hold- ings.
 Itemized the inventory is as fol- lows:
 Realty: House and property at 25 Forest street, s13,5OO.
 Bonds; Fourth Liberty loan, S994.G9 and accrued interest of S9.6S; American Power & Light. s41,160 and accrued interest of sS467.
 Stocks: 40 shares American Hardware Corps, S26,240; 25 shares American Paper Goods Co.,, $2,625; 30 shares American Power & Light Co.,, s2,996.25; 20 shares Armour & Co.,, $1,720; 45 shares Bigelow- Hart ford Carpet Co.,. s4,410; 100 shares o,O 79 shares Compania Swift Int, s2- S0450; 100 shares Eagle Lock Co.,, s5,00o; 20 shares Eastman Kodak Co.,, S9,960: 10 shares Fidelity & Deposit Co.,, s2,900; shares Elihu Burritt Hotel Corp, $40; 24 shares Great Northern Ky, s262S; 20 shares International Combustion Engineering Corp, s2,050: 4S0 shares LanGers, Frary & Clark, s33,- 600; 9 shares Libby McNeil & Libby, s99O; 34 shares, Libby. Mc- Neil & Libby, com, s425; s shares National Leather Co.,, SS20; 37 shares National Leather, com., S111: G6S shares New Britain Gas Light Co.,, s46,760; 65 shares North X Judd Mfg. Co.,. s1,560; 10 Northern Pacific R. R., s1,09O: ITO shares Peoples Gas Light G, Coke Co.,, s5l.- 765; 10 shares Phoenix Insurance Co.,, s9,S50; 200 shares Scoville Mfg. Co.,, s12.2OO; 2.127 shares Stanley Works, s123,366; 74 shares Swift & Co.,. s936S; 10 shares United Gas Ss Electric Co.,, s910; 30 shares United Public Utilities, $2,- 400; 10S shares United States Steel Corp, s15.13S.50.
 Cash bank deposits: New Britain National bank. SS,092.51 Society of Savings, Hartford, SS7S4S: State Savings bank, Hartford, s779.21; Berlin Savings bank, s1.993.29; Plainville Trust Co.,, s1,037.S0; Pennington Savings bank, S1,037.S0; Burritt Mutual Savings bank, New
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New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
PLAN TWO MAN CAMP
 OF INDIAN WAR VETS
Only Survivors in Con- . necticut to Apply for
 Charter

The formation of a New Britain camp of the Veterans of Indian Wars is expected to result from a visit paid by Capt. Joseph Sanger of Bridgeport to Albert Remington of this city at the latter's home on Church street yesterday. The two men are the only Indian fighters now living in Connecticut, both having soldiered in numerous campaigns against the western redskins back in the '70's. Captain Sanger is so years old and MT. Remington, IS. Both are enjoying good health and are very active for their age.
 The men spent the day recalling their campaigns and swapping yarns of the days when they were sent against rebellious bands of Indians, and both enjoyed the visit immense ly. They talked of forming a local camp of the veteran organization and they intend to apply for charter shortly.
 MT. Remington will return Cap tain Sanger's visit in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
Rum Runner Awaits Execution In
 Naval Seaplane Hangar Tomorrow

Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Aug. 16 P) James Horace Alderman, rum run ner, today prepared himself for his private hanging in a naval seaplane hangar tomorrow for the staying of two United States coast guardsmen.
 Between midnight and noon to- morrow, he will be executed at the coast guard base here, where a gal lows has been erected. Only neces- sary execution officials will be in at tendance, despite the condemned mans request to have his friends as witnesses.
 The gallows, especially erected within the confines of government property, is shielded from view on ali sides. Newspapermen have been cr- dered barred from the coast guard grounds.
 Alderman was convicted of staying Sydney c. Sanderlin and Victcr A. Lamby, coast guardsmen, on the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16
CHINA SENDS WORD
 OF RED' INVASION Nationalists Inform Wash ington of Kellogg Pact
 Violation

London, Aug. 16 RAReuter des- patches from Ranking state that the nationalist government has instruct ed the Chinese minister at Washing ton to notify the Kellogg pact sigma tories that Russia has begun an of fcnsive along the Manchurian border.
 Will Observe Pact
 The nationalist government at the same time instructed the minister to state that China, while resisting in vasion. would abide by the spirit of the renunciation of war pact and still hoped to arrive at a settlement of the Chinese Eastern railway con- troversy by peaceful means.
 The Chinese action was said to have been taken after Nanking had received reports confirming previous dispatches that Russia had invaded Chinese territory.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16

high seas in August, 1927. The kill ing occurred after Alderman had Teen overtaken as he was bringing 8 boat load of liquor from the Ba- i.ama Islands to Florida. Robert E. Webster, government secret serv- ice man, also was wounded fatally by Alderman, but the latter never was tried on that count.
 Today, Alderman planned to de- vote his last hours to parting visits with his family and to reading the Bible which had been his compan- ion since his recent conversion of | Christian faith.
 The condemned mans family an- | nounced last night that his funeral service will be conducted at D. m., Sunday in the Alliance tabernacle l Eere.
 In consideration of Aldermans re- quest. his body will be clothed in white suit for burial.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-16

Completing the first leg of a pro- Jected flight over a Spokane San Francisco-New York course, the shiny plane circled the field and sig nailed for two contacts, The refuel- ing plane California piloted by Donald Templeman took up a load of gasoline for the first contact.
 The endurance niers made it known they had arrived over San Francisco about a. n.. but that haze had kept them at a high alti- tude until daylight when they came down far enough to be sighted. vss-
 Second Load Includes Food
 The first contact was completed without trouble and auxiliary craft returned to the field for load of supplies for the Spokane Sun God" preparatory to its departure for Cheyenne, Wyo.
 Word of Plane Awaited
 Spokane, Wash, Aug. 16 tP- Backers of the projected trans-co tinental round trip refueling flight
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