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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
Scientific Probe
 Noao Indicated in
 Discouery of Bones
Associated Press Photo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Doubt that the bones recently found near Peiping, China, are as old as claimed, is expressed by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, noted Smithsonian an- thropologist.
 Not until the remains have been passed upon by outside experts and scientists can there be any talk of a vast antiquity" pr. Hrdlicka said.
 Local scientists are hesitant to express opinions on the remains until they have detailed scientific descriptions but several ventureo that the leases do not have the earmarks of ancient discoveries"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
REASONS GIVEN FOR FAILURE OF
 ". 3. FOSHAY co.
M Majority Stockholder Makes First Statement
 Since Receivership

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. IT, Inability of the w. B. Foshay Com pany to keep up the volume of se- curities sales and maintain the volume of credit at the banks are listed as two basic reasons for the receivership of the three major con- cerns.
 w. B. Foshay gave this explana- tion to nearly 500 stockholders, his first statement since the receiver ship.
 Foshay offered his services as a majority stockholder to put the af- fairs of his companies in order and predicted their return to full sol vency.
 Foshay denied he had been paid excessively and would thus profit while his stockholders faced the losses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
Two Airmen Set New
 World Flying Record

MAlsSEILLE, Dec. IT. Capt. Dieudonne Coste and his compan- ion Paul Codos landed today at the Istres Aviation Field after set ting a new worlds record for a closed circuit flight of 5,062 miles. The airmen were in the air for 52 hours and 34 minutes and dur ing that period covered wide circuit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
Missionaries in
 China Are Killed
 In ReuoIting v ay

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. IT, The Rev. James Keller, Superior oi Mary Knoll Junior Seminary at Los Altos, told the Associated Press to- day that he had received details of the murder in China recently of three Franciscan missionaries, Bish- op Jans, Fathers Bruno and Ru- pert. ..k
 Father Keller said the mission- aries were killed in the most revolt ing manner, Bishop Jans being It, erally hacked to pieces after his capture by bandits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
Academy Meets Plans
 "Decoding" of Science

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 17.- Scientific discourses for the layman are to be given during the conyen- ton of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science here December 27 to January ?.
 Among those who will decode science are pr. Robert Andrews Mill likan of the California Institute of Technology; Prof. Irving Fisher, economist of Yale university; H. r. Osborn, anthropologist, American Museum of Natural History, and pr. Ales Hrdlicka, anthropologist National museum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
Mountain Farmers on Jury in Case of Four
 Charged acith Murder

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Arkansa Dec. TIA jury of mountain farm CTS has been completed to try fou
 men charged with murdering Con- nie Franklin. farm laborer, near here, last March The four men are charged with taking Franklin away from a girl when the two were on their way to be married, beating him and tn n burning him to death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
GUILTY
 T0EMbE:: z.zLINC
 FUNDS OF BANK
Nine of l5 Former Execu- tives Admit Diverting
 Millions of Dollars

FLINT, Mich, Dec. 17-Nine sof IS former executives and employees of the Union Industrial Bank, have pleaded guilty to taking part in the wholesale embezzlements which di- verted $3,592, 900 of the banks funds to unfortunate speculation in the securities market. The nine men were ordered to be sentenced on January 2.
 The six other men stood mute in their arraignment before the Cir cult Judge, thereby electing to go on trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
Offer Is Made to Explorer Stefansson Following
 Personal Request
CURTISS ROBIN PLANE
 BE USED IN SEARCH
Crafts S Route Would Be to Vancouver, Up Coast,
 Then to Fairbanks

EDMONTON, Dec. IT. - A Curtiss Robin airplane, equip ped with Challenger engines, the property of the Rutledge Airways, Ltd., of Calgary, has been offered to Vilhjal- mur Stefansson, northern ex- plorer, in an effort to locate Col. Carl Ben Eie'~~~ and his mechanician.
 A reply to the offer had not been received last night.
 "Wild" Eutledge, pilot, and another aviator not yet se- lected, are prepared to make a hon immediately their serv- ices are accepted.
 The aviators would fly from Calgary to Vancouver, B. C., then up the coast and inland to Fairbanks and from there to Nome or Teller pre- paratcry to the flight to the z4.4ra.. ie.
 Last Saturday, Stefansson, in Winnipeg, sought speedy air relief for Eielson. He said the intended search planes must be dispatched hurriedly to Nome. The Rutledge offer followed this request.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
British Pliers Are Attempting Nonstop Record

CRANWELL A1hDOME, Lincon- shire, England, Dec. MA Royal Air Force monoplane, piloted by Squadron leader Jones William, which left here early this morning in an effort to establish long dis tance nonstop flight record to South Africa, crossed the French coast at Marseilles this afternoon. The next point in the flier's itinerary is Har- dinia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
ANOTHER CANADIAN PLANE OFFERED, ELLISON SEARCH
Income Tax
 Reduction ot Millions, Is LatU

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT,
 Income tax reduction n of
 ! $16O,000,o0o was enacted into
 law yesterday afternoon,
 } when President Hoover sign } ed the joint Congressional 2 resolution providing for the 5 , slash.
 , President Hoover affixed , his signature to the resolu- } tion in the presence of his , two secretaries, George Aker-
 } son and Lawrence Richey, } using a pen with which he } transacts his routine busi- 3 ness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
Not Guilty Plea, by
 Reason of Insanity,
 Nude by Slayer Of ,

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. IT, Armando Boltares, aged "A years, a charged with the murder of family of five, has entered a plea of not guilty, by reason of in ganity. His sweetheart, Dolores Guichapa, aged 3l years, entered a single plea of not guilty. Trial of both were set for January IA.
 Boltares is declared by the Po- lice to have confessed killing Lu- ciano Carci, his wife and three children by a previous marriage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
TODAY'S STOCK
 QUOTATIONS
? . . ' . . 2 . .

NEW YORK, Dec. IT. - Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted to- day at 7ls, American Ice, no sale; Bethlehem Steel 93%, c nerai Motors 41as, Combustion IFS, In- ternational Harvester 81%, Ken necott 59as, Magma 52ls, Mont gomery- Ward 591s, National Acme 1894, Standard Oil of California 62, Standard Oil of New Jersey |65as, Texas Corporation 56M,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
WiU Nuke Denial That Flu Germ Has Been Isolated

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 17.--
 The American Medical As
 sociation, through it's journal in the next issue, will an- nounce as "unwarranted' the announcement of Dr. I. s. Falk that he has succeeded in isolating the influenza ) germ.
 , Dr. Falk, Professor of Hy- , giene and Bacteriology at the , University at c hica a go, an- |, nounced last Friday that he , and his associates had iso- , lated the flu germ and he , hoped a preventive vaccine , would be prepared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17

A. A. Shonbeck, Anchorage busi- ness man, and Mrs. Shonbeck, are southbound passe ngers on the Northwestern. They will remain in Seattle for a short time and then proceed to California. Business and pleasure are being combined in the trip
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17
SUMMARIZES SPANISH LAW

BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 17.--Dr. Lillian E. Fisher has completed q 380-page book for the University Of California that summarizes the old Spanish law used in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-17

Dallas Weyand and little son Dal- las, Jr., left today on the Princess Norah for Seattle where tbey will vigit for about 30 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Contract Bridge Pointers.

this is meant that player never holds the SAND
cards twice, or, if this be possible that the sc
cards outstanding are differently distributed;
Hence, If the same hand or situation never pre-
cisely recurs it follows that any particular hand
must be either plus or minus quantity from
that given in text book as a basic example
From this it becomes clear that If the par
ticular hand held be more than slightly plus
or minus, it becomes more or less an exception
to the rule set forth and exemplified in the
text book. 1t is in the realization of these
subtle exceptions that the expert really shines
For instance, woman who sat behind one
OF our greatest players during an evenings
play, when asked what she had learned said
she had learned how little one actually needs
70 hold to bid. Another player who sat behind
this same expert during another session Of
play when asked this same question, said that
she considered the expert the most conserva-
tive bidder she had ever seen. The conclusion
is inevitable that in the first case the expert
sensed favorable conditions, with no more than
average cards, whereas in the second case he
sensed unfavorable situations, with more than
average cards"
In minimizing the power of the big hand:
Mr.. Whitehead said:
What all bridge players should know is that
the outcome of the occasional big hand means
nothing. Where the good player wins is on
the average hand and not in gambling on tina
overlooking ones The thing that counts is the,
ability to make the best of the average run Of
luck"
After digesting this sagacious advice by one
of the worlds greatest bridge experts how about.
dispensing with the post mortems and going
blithely on with the game?
CCopyrght, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
uu1 Prize Stories + BY ILEWLLYN HUGHES

to do this and that. And then some men come
and see me-wanting me to go on the stage.
Oh it was comical sir; fair ccmical. Over 90
pound a week, they offered me. But wouldne
listen to EN-. 1 thought it was silly-me never
having been inside theater, much less per-
formed in one. So closed me door on en
and told em to go away and mind their own
business and that would mind mine.
Yes, the newspapers. got some OF EN- put
by strand I'll bring 'em round to show you II
you interested. Me picture ana ALL Lazy
WiperS, they called me.
Of course, that's long ago now; over three
months ago. You was away on the contenlnkI
sir They've stopped printing things about me
now. You know how it is, sir. They like to
print lot about you one minute-and the next
minute they go on to something else. That's
only right isn't it, sir? People get tired OF reads
ing about you all the time.
AS was saying to my friend Mrs Gubbns:
"Fame!" says, sis 1eeting. like. First it comes
to this one. then it goes to that one"
You know, sir they made a lot CT fuss about
this young American gentleman what few over
the ocean all by himself. Well. you don't ear
much about him now-do you, sir!" "Fame!" !
says to Mrs. Gubbins; 1T don't last. It's much
better to act natural. like-and go your own
way, quiet and simple"
, But I'm better of now, sir. don't ave to do
door-steps any more-for living. got gentle-
mems flats to clean now - and I'm satisfied.
You know. sir, 'aven't get trouble in the
world-except thinking now and then of my
poor 'usband and me baby. But there. E's up
in Wipers amongst all them flowers and peoples
its lovely place for him to be sleeping, sir
where e fought and died So e's Apply, like; in
a way Of speaking. And I got plenty for me
needs-what with his pension and ALL
Oh, I'm better off than thousands of 'em.
That's what always say to meself. I always
try to be thankful for what I've got. And If
can't get Winter coat this year-well, I'll get
it the next.
Begging your parding, sir-there's just one
thing I'd like to ask you before go. I was GO
ing to speak of it yesterday-only didn't like
to-in case you was going to use it for breakfast.
It's bit of bacon, sir-that bit you ave in your
larder. It's going a bit bad. you might say And
I was wondering-if you don't mean to make
use of it, sir-if could take it ONE with me.
Copyright, Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

e introduced me to his wife and all. And they
came to the railway station to see me off. l
could ave cried-'e was that kind to me.
And when got to Calais there was reporter
come to me- Are you Lady WiperS?" he says.
That's none of your business" I says.
"I beg your pardon" he says Perhaps I
should ave called you Mrs. Blodgett?"
That's my name" says. What can do
for you?"
A young man, e was; and bit cheeky, like.
1t seems e wanted me to tell him why thought
1 owned bit of Wipers So chatted. with him
until the boat left. and told him about Bill and
what e meant when e used to call me Lady
Wipers. He seemed most interested, like.
There, sir; I've finished your room-and l
think it does look bit better. 'ope how
'aven't disturbed you with your painting? When
I get started. sir-I never stop. That's the worst
of me. oh. I'm an awful one for talking. Only
it was about me getting me name in the papers
that started me off, sir You was away at the
time
They was there to meet me at Folkstone. The
reporters, mean. didn't know what to make
of it, sir. was sick from crossing the Chan
nel-and very upset, you might say leaving Bill
SO far behind, after seeing him again-touching
his forehead with me fingers. like.
But they kept at me all the time. And the
same in London, the minute arrived at Vic
toria Station. Taking me picture and asking
such lot of foolish questions. 1 was dazed, YOU
might say; fair bewildered 1 was. All sorts Of
'em come to meet me; and several in silk is,
sir. And they took me to a big hall, and made
speeches and everything. 1t like dream,
you might say; only couldn't understand what
they was doing or what it was all about. You
see, wanted to get back to me room-and be
alcne with memories of Bill and the baby. But
they kept me there, and asking me questions
and making me stand to ave me picture took
Me cad was in whirl, sir; and suddenly got
quite giddy and tainted in the midst of EN-.
oh, they kept bothering me for days, sir. And
Mrs. GubbinS come round to see me and showed
me the papers-half dozen of 'em. And there
picture, large life, sirI Lady
Wipers," was called, everywhere. Lady
Wipers" says this; Lady Wipers" says that
To me, sir. it was all very silly, and got sick
and tired of it. And letters and kilograms
from all over the country. Would you believe
me, sir got hundreds of kilograms asking me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15

COOKED food canning and cold-pac.:S
methods have had their day in food presers
walton. Now frozen pack steps forward to make
its bid for popular approval. The Federal Cow
eminent experts packed 10000 cans of variouSj
fruits and vegetables in the raw state durinG
the past season and then subjected them tot
freezing to see what, If any, effect the new.
canning method may have on preserving theI
fresh fruit and vegetable favors. The material
packed is sealed in cans or waxed paper cons
tanners in vacuum and then. after being SUBJ
jected to the freezing, is placed in cold storage
until ready for use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Free&er- Turning Banished.'

THAT bano of the Ia fee cream maker the
turning CT the freezer, need take no more
joy from the frozen dessert, If directions per-
fected by the Bureau of Home Economies are
carried out A whole new recipe book covering
the manufacture of mouSseS and parfaits has.
been prepared for use where stirring of the
mixture is not desired. The new recipes will
work either in freezers or in mechanical refrig-
orators. The r-ciSes are available to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
batting ,Uith the Queen"

going to wipers," says, ito see me 'usbands
name on a memorial
That stopped her laughing, you might say.
And she turned away and didn't see her again
until we got to Calais. Then she come up TO
me once more
"Can help you in any way?" she says.
"No, thank you, num-" says. i've got all
particulars how to do everything" says.
She fiddling with her purse. IF you
need any" she says.
But looked at her. st got me own money,
thank you num-" says.
young girl, she was; pretty, but painted,
like. I'm afraid spoke bit sharp to her and
hurt her feelings. She just smiled at me, like;
but didn't say any more.
You know. RI was lost, you might say.
Everybody talking that forring language
and had TO depend on mesef for everything.
kept looking for the name of the station all
the tme-nct being able to ask questions, see
ing there was nobody could understand me even
If did. I know you'll laugh, sir-but would
never ave got out at Wipers at all if the guard
hadn't pushed me off the train.
1t was spelled funny sir; with US and ps in
it; and they kept shouting "Eepees, eepeeS,
eepees."
IT'S Wipers want to go to- says to the
guard.
That's right" e says. "This is Wipers" e
spoke with a forring accent, like. This is
So started to walk down the street. asking
nothing of nobody but just keeping to meself,
you know, sir. And people was staring at me
now and then and saying things; only didn't
take any notice of EN-
Bill ME dear 'usband, used to tell me that
Wipers was all smashed up to nothing. But
only saw one building in ruins, sir; and that's
fact Like it had fallen down; only they was
keeping it tidy, as you might say round the
edges. Why, sir! Wpers wasn't a patch on
London-not for ruins 1t wasn't. What with
em pulling down Regent street and making
alterations round Picadilly circus and always
pulling up the roads and digging drains and all
you'd think the war had been over ere, not
bver there
small place it was sir. But must ave
walked mieS-trying to find the memorial Mrs.
iubbins told me about I got blister on me
heel. sir: from walking up and down and UP
md down And then-after I had passed II
vice three times-I 'appened to notice the
lace. 1t was a big marble archway, all in
Thite, sir-with the road going in between, as
gu might say. Like Marble Arch, sir-only
ever. And there was wreaths lying all about
And when looked could see the names
st as Mrs. Gubbins had said. Thousands and
thousands of Names sir. And stood there
poking at em--with me cart f1uttering.
But it was like looking for needle in hay
ack TO find me dead 'usband's name. was
oking for hours sir; hours and hours. got
Fry tired, you might say. Most of 'em was too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Continued from Fifth Page

ments The best card minds of the country
are at present occupied in an attempt to evolve
a partnership code of contract bidding of such
elementary structure as to meet the require
ments not only of the expert but of the aver
age player as WELL
Personally, my whole endeavor toward this
end has been to reduce the bidding to its few
est working parts. In this endeavor have re-
jected all abstract conventions of whatever ma
ture and have accepted only those that directly
evidence the quantity Of tricks player offers
to deliver if the hand be played at the declara-
ton named. A bid is offer to contract to
win the number of odd tricks bid. Consequent
ly bidding code, simple and therefore logical
in its structure. must be one that ties up the
quantity held with the quantity bid for. Neces-
sarily, such q code cannot contain double
standard. 1t must be strictly one Of single
standard, whether the player who employs 1t
be an expert or a novice.
HNJow as to bidding not covered by any con-
crete standard. Such bidding. Of course,
can be handled to advantage only by the ex-
pert or advanced player. must liken such
bidding to the golfer who finds his ball behind
tree. directly in line with the green. If the
golfer is expert he can play such ball with
a slice. so that it will curve in its course to-
ward the green-a shot wholly beyond the
capabilities of any player less expert. So 1t is
in bride. The phrase card sense as common
ly employed, Is a miSnomer. What players
mean by such term is card knowledge, either
intuitive acquired by observation and ex-
perience.
"'Card sense in reality, is the sensing Of .
situation of which you can have positive
knowledge. The expert frequently makes bid
play that is soundly based on what may be
called the 'intangibes,' the adding together OF
which portends a favorable situation. Or the
expert may refuse to make a standard bid or
standard play because of sensing an unfavor-
able situation
1T must not be interpreted from the forego-
ing that the feel of the table has anything to
do with the factor of personal equation. While,
of course, this factor is present, it is by
no means the dominant one in close bidding or
playing situations. The dominant one is made
up of the dozen and one little indications that
reveal possible favorable or unfavorable Situa-
ton in respect to the distribution of the cards
around the table of the strength or lack of
strength held by ones partner OF adversarieS.
THE keen player, after looking at his cards
and bidding or passing as the case may be, will
place them face downward on the table and
Stop, Look and Listen to what goes on around
the table. Naturally, different players react
to their cards. In this respect only
has the factor of personal equation any bear
ing upon what Is meant by the intangibles.'
or subtle differences to be sensed.
s"TNHE best way to understand what is actual
ly meant by card sense is to sit back
Of an expert and watch what he does with his
cards. The expert really plays the exception
10 the rules more than he does the rules. BY
The Kusko times., 1929-11-09


 picked up several years ago by H. P. Pearse, who was hydrulick;ng on Birch creek at the time. The nunget weighed S4 ounces ard was solid gold.
 Happy Jack" Felix, one of the. sourdougis who laid out the town of Circle, and insisted that the streets be 60 feet wide so four team sof dogs could pass at the same time, was an outgoing passenger oI a late steamer, en route to the States for his second trip outs,ce in 30 years. Felix is still resident of Circle, engaged in sshe mining industry.
 T For the first seven years of the Alaska agricultural Collage and School of Mines the Territory has ap- propriated a total sum of $495,71o. the federal government has fur nished, under the Morr.l and Nelson Acts, s50,000 each year, or, a ., total sum of s350,O0O. The physical plant of the college today, including. s; it's grounds, buildings, general equip ment, library and scientific apparatus, vhas valuation of over s4OQ,o0D.
 Charles Ohrem, former assistant foreman ,aS the Seward. dock, died re gently from injuries received the day previous when he was pinned down under the. two-ton. steel magnet which was being used by. the Alaska Rail- road to transfer scrap steel from the wharf to the. Japanese steamer Tiayu "Maru. Mr. Ohrem, who was working ill the hold of the vesse,, stepped into the square of the hatch to guide a slingload of dunnage that was being lowered, by the magnet nook, unmind- 9ful, 1t is said, of the fact that the magnet was following the dunnage. Men working in the hold stated that the magnet came down on Ohrem as the cable was slaclencd to permit them to drag the load under the deck. I He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where everything possible was sdone for the injured man, who mained conscious until the end.
 Having suffered heavy losses dur ] ing his absence in previous seasons as the result of depradations of black bears, A. D. Gagnon, well known trapper of the upper Yentna country, returned to his camp during August. determined to drive the bears out of the district, and he believes he made a good job of 1t. When he left his camp recently, after stay of several weeks in the district, there was not a bear in the vicinity. Shortly after arriving at his camp Gagnon awoke one morning to find a big bl. ok bear peering at. him through the window. The trappcr arose and, wi.h gun in hand, went to the door. The bear was there, waiting for him. Gagnon opened the door; just wide enough to poke the muzzle of the gun through ard give the bear broadside, mark ing the commencement of his war of |exterminatior shot was fired about 3 o'clock in the morring,.