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Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
LITE FUR \ PINT
 LAW IS REVOKED

LANSING, Mich, April 8, R- Michigan revoked it's famous life for a pint" law when Governor Fred Green signed the Watson bill eliminating 12O minor felonies from the list of crimes which draw the life penalty for the fourth offense. Governor Green said he would commute the life sentences of Mrs. Etta Mae Miller, Channie Tripp, Tony Papich and other life sen tences for liquor felonies.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
NJ TRACE OF PLANE
 SOUIHtRN GROSS |S
 FOUND IN AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY, April 8, (R)-Despite 8 search by airplanes and launches aided by native runners, the air plane Southern Cross, which was forced down in the wilderness of North Australia, near Wyhdham, Saturday evening, is still missing.
 On the plane were Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith, Capt. Charles Ulm, Navigator Litchfield and ra- dio operator McWilliams. The chief fear is that the ship may have landed near hostile natives. An armed mounted force will join the search if it is still fruitleSs tomor- row.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
AGREEMENT ILLEGAL

WASHINGTON, April 8, P)- American Petroleum Institute, at a hearing before the Federal Oil Conservation Board, consisting of four cabinet officers, insisted that the agreement to limit oil produc tion to the 1928 figures could be legally entered into Attorney Gen. eral Mitchell maintained such an agreement would be illegal.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
SEIZE OIL SUPPLIES

WASHINGTON, April 8, R- Herbert H. Bursley, American con- sul at Guaymas, Sonora, reported to the state department that the revolutionary forces have taken possession of 1000 cases of gaso- line and 50 cases of lubricants be- longing to the California Standard Oil Company.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
RETURNING HOME

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April SIP Officials of the Texas Air Trans port Company reports that Miss Anne Morrow, fiancee of Colonel Charles Lindbergh, will fly from Mexico City to Brownsville, Texas, this week en route to her home in the east.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
ELECTLED CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON, April 8, R- Colonel Henry stimson, secretary of state, was elected chairman of the government board of the Pan American Union to fill the vacan- cy caused by the resignation of former Secretary Kellogg.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
PIONEER sUFFRAGIsT PASSES

LONDON, April 8, (#0Mrs, Helen B. Taylor, a pioneer suffragist, died here at the age of 94.. She can vassed for John Stuart Mill when the author of treatises on politi- cal economy sought the parlia- mentary seat for Westminster.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08

Some Alaskan tribes believe that moonlight is bad for babies. But what would they say about southern moonshine?
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08

It is said that the Prince of Wales resents the song q Flaw Down and Go Boom"
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08

Don't fail to try our brick ice cream. It's the only kind for parties. Candy Cottage.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08
NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY, SAYS GOVERNOR

In speech before the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. Governor Parks referring to the oftasked es IT, What wrong with Alaska why the country doesn't seem to go ahead mildly chasses by observing that possibly due to local pessimism.
 Had the Governor gone to the length of explaining the origin of that pesSimsm and viewed the question through Alaskan rather than Federal eyes, he would have pointed out that there pesssm with respect to the variety quantity and value of naural resources but the other hand that the people had grown weary after years of experimentation losing heart and others accepting the crumbs that fall from the Federal table
 The Governor was fair enough to observe that the Territory being developed-or effort being made to deveop-under different theories from those making the development of the United States West and which require or less experimentation
 The pioneers who developed the West were not hamp- cred by this experimentation and would not have stood for any longer than the Pilgrim fathers stood for the long meddling of George II Thus have Alas kan pessimsm against militant action Neither were the pioneers of the West experimenting in turning the wilderness into fruitful fields and cities They fol lowing policy adopted at the birth of American ndepen dence: freedom of action the part of the individual with the government committed to purely political func tOns instead of assuming propnetOrshp and entering into competition with private business.
 Any worthy of the name American" regard less birth resens being placed upon the plane of an untutOred saVa0e despite the severity of the parison the sme the entire Alaskan situation. It even goes further region embracing half mi lion square miles within the reservation and regulation influence
 If the Governor wishes to learn the cause of local pes smisn let him compare the two theories along with and effect and the results obtaining in the United States West and in Alaska during the same period of time.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08

Congress has "Joint Committee the Dispocition of Useless Papers" To which be referred the first ten amendments to the Constitution commonly known the Bill of Rights The congressional record might also be thrown in the discard.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-04-08

Sign of Spring: Scoffaw oimg up the bottle capper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
TRUSTEES NAMED
FOR REALTY FIRM
Chevy Chase Garden Development
Placed in Hands of Two
D. C. Attorneys.

Entire management of the business Of
the Chevy Chase Gardens real estate
development concern has been placed in
the hands Of two trustees, James A. Pur-
cell and Frederick B. Warder, Washing
ton attorneys, at meeting Of creditors.
The development concern is headed by
Henry j. Hunt, Sd, a Judge of the
Orphans Court at Rockville.
Title to properties owned by the con-
Germ will be conveyed to the trustees,
who will have absolute management
of the business, payment of creditors
and completion of work now under way,
it was announced.
The move YVES taken, it was said, be-
cause of q more or less frozen" condi-
ton of the assets Of the company, which
were declared to be more than SUFFICIENT
to cover liabilities. Difficulties of the
concern were said to be mot serious. "
and that bankruptcy proceedings were
not necessary.
Liabilities were reported to amount
to between $4,000 and $4,000, and
assets between $50, 900 and $50, 900, rep
resented by completed and uncompleted
houses and balance on contracts.
The development lies to the west of
Wisconsin avenue between Chevy Chase
and Kenwood, as was started about two
years ago. Creditors were represented
by Mr.. Purcell and Judge Hunt by Mr..
Warder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
DOUBTS IF U. S. CAN ACT.
Premier Ferguson Sees No Necessity
for Publishers Action.


ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. December
10 (P).-When informed yesterday that
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association, in special session in New
York yesterday, had passed q resolu-
ton to have its officers take up the
neWsprint price situation with the
United States Government, Premier
Ferguson of Ontario, who is here, said
that he did not see the necessity tor
such action, or any basis on which
the United States Government could
act
While reluctant to discuss this phase
of the situation until he had a clearer
idea as to just what action the pub
fishers had taken at yesterdays meet
ing, the premier remarked that the
question Of the price Of newsprint, as
far as Canada was concerned, was
Nurely a domestic one. He said they
had no quarrel with the publishers as
provinces. The provinces were con-
Cerned only about placing the produce
ton of paper on pro rata basis, so
that it would be equitable for all the
mills.
He said that the present price OF
newSprint was lower than it had been
for years. Only few years ago, he
said, it was $40 and SIS, and that the
manufacturers were insisting that ali
increase now was necessary. He SAID
that the settlers who cut the timber
in northern Ontario received only $45U
and SIS a cord for delivering 1t at
the railroad. They had 10 supply
their own teams and 10 didn't pay them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10

has been said in this Congress by any
member of the House"
Mr.. Fort pointed out that the Ian
guage Of the Constitution denies to any
citizen recourse to a suit for libel or
SANDER against any Senator or Repre-
sentative for accusations made in de-
bate. The Constitution, he said, also
had been construed to justify punish
ment by the legislative body OF citizen
who has taken exception in public to
attacks made upon him in debate. The
consequence OF this, he added, was that
there was no forum before which a citi-
zen or even another member Of the
Senate or House might demand proof of
charges made against him in debate.
Il feel strongly that a similar COM
mittee should be created in every leeis-
latiVe body whose members enjoy con-
stitutional immunity" Mr.. Fort added.
Freedom of speech is. of course, highly
necessary, but assassination of reputa-
tons behind the cowardly cloak of con-
stitutional immunity cannot be toler-
ated in any body which hopes for the
confidence and respect of the people"
The text Of Forts resolution follows:
Whereas, by reason of constitutional
privilege, member may not be held
TO answer in any other place for any
speech or debate in the House of Rep
reSentatlVeS;
Whereas, members may abuse such
privilege by making of utterances the
truth or falsity Of which would be sub
ject to determination In court of law
except for such privilege;
Whereas, such abuses of privilege
may result in injury to the regulations
OF persons and in bringing the House
of Representatives into disrepute;
Whereas it is believed the House of
Representatives should be in a position
to take appropriate action in cases of
abuse of such privilege, therefore be it,
Resolved, that the rules Of the House
of Representatives are amended in the
following manner:
Rule x, after clause 40-A, add a
new clause to read as follows:
"4O-B. On the abuse of privilege in
dispute and debate, a committee to con-
sist of five members
Rule XII, after clause 40-A, add O
new clause to read as follows:
"408. The committee on abuse Of
privilege on speech or debate may
hold hearings for the purpose of de-
termining whether a member, in any
speech or debate for which under the
Constitution he may not be questioned
in any other place, has made any I'M
true charge, accusation, or statement
with respect to any persons. If COM
plant is made to such committee by
such person or by q member, and upon
reaching its determination, the COM
| mittee shall report its findings to the
House with such recommendation with
regard to discipline, If any, as it may
| deem advisable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10


Frances Walsh, when he heard the cry
of fire. Opening the door he saw car
penters, scene shutters, cameramen, mu-
Sicians, actors and actresses rushing
toward the exits as the studio filled
with flame and smoke. He said he
closed the door and escorted Miss Walsh
to a balcony on the Park avenue side,
where they remained until the arrival
of the firemen, who took them down q
ladder.
Drop Catches Fire.
Mr.. Finn said that the picture being
filmed was the BLACK and White Re-
view" He said this was the second day
of the filming of the picture and that
everything was in readiness for the cast
to begin work when there was a burst
of flame from a black velvet drop in
the rear Of the stage. He said there
was no explosion.
Mr.. Finn said that his company did
not develop film in the studio, that they
had only Aim loading room.
The bodies OF those. who lost their
lives were found, according to the fire.
men, at an exit on the 134th street
side OF the studio.
When the bodies were carried to
the street, several of them burned al
mcst beyond recognition, the casting
director was called on to make such
identiflcations as he could. He made
the identifications Of four of the bodies.
One of the bodies was that of a
female impersonator. His body was
little burned and he apparently had
died of Suffocation.
The flowing dresses and wildly col
ored cheeks and lips made an incongru-
Gus picture as f1remen carried the body
to a waiting ambulance. 1t was not
identified.
An hour and a half after the fire
started 1t was brought under control
and an incomplete search of the ruins
revealed no more bodies, leading to the
belief that all except 10 had escaped.
Harry Ford OF the Bronx, master cleo
trician Of the studio, denied to Assistant
Fire Marshal Sam Willis that the fire
was caused by an electrical flash. He
explained that the curtain was seen to
flare as 1t was lowered, but that no cur
rent, beyond that OF the regular light
ing, was on at the time and the cameras
were not yet working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
OFFICER FATALLY
HURT IN CHASE
Ross H. KayIor Dies Follow
ing Collision While Pur-
suing Rum Runner.
Continued From First Page.)

May /, 1925, and on July 81. 1927, he
was transferred from the first precinct
and assigned to duty at the Traffic Blu
reau. On December 16, 1927, he was
promoted to third class private.
Kaylors efficient work led to his Sc
lection for special detail assignments
with the parties of many notables visit
ing Washington, including Premier
Ramsay Macdonalds recent trip to the
inspector Lewis J. stoll has started
an investigation of the accident in an
effort to AK the responsibility for the
crash, while Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt
has ordered an inquest for 1880 o'clock
tomorrow morning at the District
morgue. No arrangements for the fu-
neral services have been made as yet,
but 1t is expected that the rites will
be conducted by the Front Line Post,
No. l4Ol, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
of which Kaylor was a member.
Lieut.. L. I. H. Edwards, personnel
officer of the Police Department, this
morning ordered that the flags Of all
precincts be lowered to half-staf out
of respect for the deceased.
Injured in Other Mishaps.
Kaylor's fatal collision was only or,
Of q number in which the policeman
has figured since being placed on motor
cycle duty. On one occasion he was
injured while riding as a member OF
an escort accompanying President Cool
idge from Union Station to the White
House on october 10, 1928, jumping
from his machine to avoid being struck
by street car and Spraining an ankle.
He also sustained minor hurts in four
other miShapS.
The policeman was born in Missouri
on February 8, 1900. He came to the
Metropolitan Police Department with
an excellent record in the United States
Marine Corps, in which he served as a
sergeant in the Flying Corps during and
Immediately after the World War. He
was stationed on the Island of Guam.
Kaylor was gunnery sergeant of the
40lst Company, Volunteer Marine
Corps Reserves, an organization COM
posed of members of the metropolitan
police force, which won many awards
for craftsmanship during its encamp-
ment at Quantico the past Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
Santa Claus Facing
Poser on Liner That
Will Have No Dec. Is
S. S. President Polk to
Sail Over I8Oth Meridian
on Night of December "a.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, December 10
Well, what is Santa Claus going to do
about this?
Capt. w. A. Ross, his crew, and all
the passengers aboard the President
Polk, round-the-w world liner, will have
no Christmas this year.
Old st. Nicholas, who usually finds
some way of overcoming such obstacles
as narrow chimneys and great dis
tances, apparently faces a poser.
Capt. Ross said before he sailed from
here yesterday that his ship would reach
the 180th meridian, in mid-Pacific, on
December "a, and on crossing 1t, would
sail right into December 26th, with no
place left for Christmas at all The
lS0th meridian is the international date
line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
FRENCH DEBT PLAN
is SENT TO HOUSE
Hawley Resolution Reported After
Mills Testifes to Treasury
Approval.
Nv theAssocIsted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Hawley resolution to authorize
congressional approval Of the settlement
negotiated for funding the $4,025 900, =
600 French war debt was reported to
the House today by its ways and means
had testified the Treasury approved Of
the measure.
The committee authorized its chair
man, Representative Hawley Of oregon,
to seek to expedite House consideration
Of the resolution.
Under questioning by Representa-
tive Crisp Of Georgia, a Democrat on
the committee and a member of the
now extinct American Debt Funding
Commission, Mr.. Mills said the settle
ment represented about SO cents on a
dollar, in effect cancelling the war
time advances and requiring payment
of only the post-armistice advances.
"On per cent basis" he said, "all
France will be doing would be to pay
back the money borrowed since the
war"
Except for the Russian war debt,
which the Soviet has reused to recog-
the overthrow of the CzariSt govern
ment, this French obligation is the last
awaiting final settlement
Once before the House approved the
French settlement plan, but the Senate
held up action waiting formal ratifica-
ton by France, which now has been
given.
Mills explained the French obligation
would be funded over 62-year period,
with an increase in payments during
the latter years of the period.
Asked by Chairman Hawley about the
present financial situation of the
French government, Mills said 1t was
infinitely better" than in 1925. when
the Mellon Bergenger plan was formu-
lated
This improvement was foreseen and
taken into consideration when the debt
commission acted" he said. adding the
only unexpected feature was that no
one in 1925 "foresaw the rapidly with
which the debtor nations currency ana
budget would be stabilized.
But France now is carrying an over
Whelming burden in the way on an
internal and external debt" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10
NORRIS DEMANDS
NEWSPAPER PROBE
Wants to Know Who Paid
for advertising" Tariff
Bill in Minnesota.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Senator Norris, Republican independ-
ent of Nebraska, demanded in the Sen
ate today that the lobby investigating
committee call for questioning mole
than a hundred editors and publishers
Of rural newspapers in Minnesota TO oe-
termine who paid for a page advertise
ment appearing in papers today urging
Congress to pass the tarln Dill WITHOUT
elashinR existing industrial rates.
The advertisement appeared stimuli
taneously with an appeal addressed 20
Congress by the Minnesota editors urg-
ing the Senate particularly to pass the
tariff measure with its splendid new
farm rate schedule" and not to hold 1t
up indefinitely with attempts to cut in
dustrial rates below the present law.
Norris Charges Propaganda"
After Senator Allen, Republican,
Kansas, had read into the Record a
newspaper advertisement Senator Nor
ris demanded that the lobby committee
examine this propaganda"
IT want the farmers of Minnesota to
known what their papers, which are
pretending to be friends OF the farmer
are spending their money for" he said.
The appeal by the editors asserted
the Hoover plan Of farm relief was a
establishment of farm marketing syS-
tenn and the other to a Sterilization OF
the home market through tariff, and
It asked particularly that the Senate
hurry the passage of the tariff measure
so the farm relief program could be
completed.
The statement asserted they wanted
industrial labor to be prosperous because
the workers of the industrial centers
I'VE know" the appeal continued,
shat the business structure OF the
country is based largely on tariff pro-
lection; that the structure has been In
process of building for many years; and
that business Is adjusted to 1t.
Norris said it would be appropriate to
put the names of these so-called
country editors" into the record i'm
mediately following the report submitted
by the lobby committee today critieis ing
Joseph r. Grundy. president OF the
Pennsylvania Manufacturers ASsocla-
ton, for his activities against lowering
Of tariff rates.
Allen CriticiseS Norris.
Senator Allen, Republican, Kansas,
said he resented the terming of the
signers of the advertisement as so
called country editors" He added he
had been informed that the editors
and publishers of the papers in question
had by common agreement paid Tor
the advertisement themselves.
He said the Minnesota editors and
publishers mentioned were identified
with a very large section Of the
country"
Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia,
observed that the editors declaration
came from one of those backward
States" which Grundy had said were
mot entitled to representation in the
Senate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-10

NOOnCIHueQ rTOm c1TSC Fage.)
been carried away and that she was
steering with a swing rudder. The
weather was fine, though with a rough
swell and she expected to arrive at
BrlXham on Thursday II the rudder
held.
British Steamer Calls.
Another was an o from the British
steamer Hallmoor from Marseilles.
Many square miles of agricultural
land and an ever-increaSing number of
towns and villages suffered damage
from inundation. A great chain of
lakes was formed along the Thames
Valley and regular service boat lines
organized in some places as the only
means of communication.
Flooding of other big river valleys
threatened on a large scale. The Brit
ISL Automobile Association issued a long
list of impossible roads and isolated
places in the west and south where
feed waters varied from a depth OF
to feet. There was no immediate
prospect Of improvement.
Among the ships reporting trouble
were the Spanish Mar Rojo. which pro-
ceeded safely after being in danger of
Hastings; the 8,000-ton West African
passenger and freight steamer Aba,
last reported in distress Saturday near
Br~st and unreDorted since.
Others in Trouble.
Others were the Greek steamer Zach
ariosa, the steamer Valacia and the
Italian steamer Leonardo da Vinci,
which was holding its own" OF Cape
Finisterre. The French steam trawler
La Gascogne made port with six sur
yiyors of the italian steamer Chieri,
which was overwhelmed by big wave
at 1890 pm. Sunday 20 miles of Ush-
ant Light.
The City of Hamburg, Germany, suf-
fered considerably in the gale. There
was much damage along the water front
and two persons were killed. The coast
of France suffered heavily also, AT
Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne much
property was damaged and lower parts
Of Calais were flooded.