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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27

CHARLOTTE, N. C., May 27- An auditorium anu armory build ing, erected as a lasting monu- ment to the confederacy, is rising rapidly here for the thirty ninth reunion of the United Confederate veterans June 4.
 Officials say the building will be AsecHs foy tIesloo. 900 veterPns, sons and daughters of veterans, n d members of civic organizations who will take part in the first organ ized confederate gathering here since Jefferson Davis summoned his cabinet in 1865.
 The inauguration ceremonies June 4 will follow separate services to be held in commemoration of the birthday of Jefferson Davis, and the annual confederate ball June 5 is scheduled to initiate Dixie flap pers into the intricacies of the old wartime polkas and reels.
 The peak demonstration of the reunion will be June '. Led by 20 military bands and the cherish ed stars and bars" the aged vet erans will file past seven reviewing stands over a route TO city blocks in length.
 Men and women in the reviewing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
British Wit Giues Out
 Publicity Slogans

LONDON, May 27.-Lord Dewar, wittiest of British after-d n Il T speakers, gave the modern adver- tiser some pointed epigrams when opening an exhibition of poster art. Tere are a few of his observations
 Samson got some wonderful ad- vertising results when he took two columns and brought down the house
 The lions of society are tigers for publicity.
 Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.
 Nothing deflates so fast as a punctured reputation.
 If man upon his trade relies, he must either bust or advertise.
 There is no traffic congestion in the straight and narrow path.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27

29.430; Germany's 21,2O5; Austria's 18,7oO; Belgium's 15,7OO; and Jugo- slavias 14,329, the latter figure not including Italians of Jugoslav citi- zenship.
 In Asia Minor the Italians had la sizeable colony of 5.306 in Tur- key, but only 156 in Syria. In Asia proper they numbered only 913 in all China. In Africa, outside of Italy's own colonial possessions, there were 97,o0O in the French protectorate of Tunisia, 49,1O6 in Egypt, 28,528 in Algeria and 10,412 in Morocco.
 A resume of the figures showed that there were 9168.367 Italians resident outside the kingdom and colonies. Of these, 7.674,583 were in the two Americas: 1,267,8 ,841 in Europe: 188.702 in Africa: 27.657 in Oceania: and 9674 in Asia. Taking the population of the mother coun- try at roughly fl 900. 900 that means that there are about 50,0O0,00O Italians in the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
STEAMER ALEUTIAN HITS ROCK, SINKS IN 7 MINUTES
AanAlnoL is Bh AkER OF
 AIR RECORDS
Plane Fort Worth Re- mains Tn Continuous
 Flying, l72 Hours

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 27.- The monoplane Fort Worth landed at 5:05 o'clock yesterday afternoon after l72 hours and 32 minutes con- tinuous flying. This time surpassed the army's Question Marks record by 2l hours.
 The Fort Worth's motors ran perfectly during the weeks flying.
 The propeller cracked during the rain storm near Dallas Saturday night, making the forced landing necessary.
 The Fort Worth surpassed the record made by the Question Mark last January by 21 hours, 50 min utes and 46 seconds and all other records of all types of aircraft.
 The pilots were R. L. Robbins and James Kelly.
 They sweeped to earth and sea of humanity closed about the plane. Both men were in fine physical condition, although tired and deafened by the noise of the motor. The plane was in good condition with the exception of the battered propeller, which forced the landing before the fliers were ready.
 The propeller encountered some solid c,a- ect believed at first to have been hail but later attributed to Robbins belt buckle while he was oiling the rocker arms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
LOST PLANE
 AND PLIERS
 ARE FOUND
Australian Air Search Finds Two Missing Av-
 iators and Plane

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 27. An air search has discovered two fliers who lost themselves in the vastness of Wesern Australia.
 Lieut.. Moir and Flying Officer Owen, who have been missing for more than week, when they at tempted to fly from Bima, Dutch East Indies, to Port Darwin, were located by Pilot Brain, at Cape Don, Queensland.
 Pilot Brain, who figured in the search for the Southern Cross, sighted the Moir and Owen plane where it had crashed beside a light house. The two fliers said they mistook the lighthouse for Port Darwin and when they landed were unable to rise again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
pLUNGES FROM EIGHTH STORY
 WIND0W; DEAD
Yale Student, Son of Prom inent Montana Banker,
 Victim of Fall

BALTIMORE, Md, May 27.- Leigh Marlow, 20, son of Thomas Marlow, banker of Helena, Mon tana, and former member of the Finance Committee of the Repub- lican National Committee, died yes terday wing an eight-story plunge from window in the Bele- vedere Hotel.
 The plunge is said to have fol- lowed what is described as a walk ing bout with a party of students, Robert Phillips, Yale undergradu- ate, told the police. They had been drinking and retired early in the morning. Shortly after, Mar low arose, and clad only in his underclothes, walked to the window and plunged through.
 Marlow had been drinking heav- fly for the last several weeks and had been warned by professors about cutting his classes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
SOCIETY TSI ANDERS
 TRY TO EAT RUBBERS

"pahua," shellfish that is the favorite diet in Reao, but calls for teeth like a dinosaurs and di- gestion like cave bears, the na- tives decided it was some sea food of the white man.
 Fires were built, couldrons filled with sea water and the rubber shoes thrown in. They were boil ed for three days, and laid upon the coral beach to see if the tropi- can sun would make them fit to eat.
 Then a schooner from Papeete arrived and the joke spread through out Polynesia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
TAYLOR WILL LEAVE
 ON INSPECTION TRIP

To go over most of the important road projects of the Alaska Road Commission, Asst. Engineer Ike P. Taylor of the Commission will leave here tomorrow on the steamer Alas ka enroute to Seward He will be absent for about six weeks.
 MT Taylor will inspect the Mo- Kinley Park Highway. Steese High way from Chatinika to Circle, Rich ardson Highway and go over the Gulkana -Chistocina route of which survey is now being made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27

PAPEETE, Tahiti. May 27.--After more than 20 years white residents of the Society islands still find it necessary to explain to tourists how the title of shoe eaters" was acquired by the natives of Reao islands.
 Many years ago a sailing ship broke up on the reefs of Reao, the most eastcrly atoll of the Paumotu group. In the flotsam which drift ed ashore was a large case of rubber overshoes. As the rubber had the appearance and texture of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
By HERBERT c. PLUMMER
 GA. F. Feature Writer)

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Restor- ation of the capital city of the United States t5 the magnificent plan of it's conception is under way. A little over a century and a quarter ago, Maj. Pierre Charles LEnfant, French army engineer, aided by Washington and Jefferson, planned the capital city of an in fant empire in a swamp along the Potomac.
 But for various reasons some of the original plans have gone awry. Deadly effects are in evidence on Pennsylvania avenue, in the Mall, on Potomac parkway and other sec tions of the city, entirely out of accord with LEnfant's idea of national city.
 Under President Hoovers approv- al, and working with an authoriza- ton of $75,000,O00 by congress, the task of transforming the city &C., cording to the original plan and subsequent extensions now is un- der way.
 Much more money is needed probably a total of $200,000, 0,000- but the present authorization will finance the purchase of nearly all the land and keep the building pro- gram in progress until 1883.
 The principal construction work will consist of the triangle develop ment, as it is called This pro- posal, now under way, will remove every privately owned building in the triangle formed by the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, Eff teenth street and B street along the Mall.
 In this triangle, mile long, eventually will be grouped all the executive departments except state, war, the treasury. agriculture and the interior, which are now pro- vided for.
 Already in this triangle there is a huge hole where the new com- merce building is to rise. Further down, the internal revenue building also is under construction. Authori- zation also has been obtained for construction of the archives build ing. In this same area will be erected buildings for the department of labor and justice.
 Across the Mall, work is in prog ress on the new structure for the of agriculture. Tn the Mall, where now are located the institution, the Freer gallery and the National museum, it is contemplated to erect only two more buildings, a national art gall lery and Washington memorial.
 Formal gardens will be created, however, on the mound where the huge shaft to Washington stands.
 Development plans calls also for improvements on capitol hill to in- clude demolition of temporary structures in Union station plaza. A building for the United States Supreme Court is also planned on capitol hill. The money has been appropriated for a site correspond ing to that of the Congressional li- brary, across the street from it, and facing the east portico of the capi- tol.
 Probably the last part of the program will be the building of the parkway connecting the Lincoln memorial with Rock Creek park. When this is done it will complete
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
ALASKA LINER
 IS WRECKED IN
 WESTWARD ! 7
One Fatality Is Reporied Others of Crew, Pas
 gers Are Rescue
DISASTER HAPPENS
 EARLY SUNDAY A. M.
Coast and Geodetic Boat Surveyor Taking Sur
 vivors to Seward

Steamer AIeutian, flagship of the Alaska Steamship Company, Capt. John Gus Nord, struck a rock on Amcok Island, Uyak Bay, K cd i a k Island, yesterday morning at 5:30 o'clock and sank within seven minutes.
 One life was lest, Manual DOrras, member of the crew.
 The remainder of the crew, l35, and also 15 passengers, were saved, taken off in life boats and then picked up by the Coast and Geodetic Sur vey steamer Surveyor.
 The Surveyor is now bound for Seward and is expected to arrive there this afternoon. Heavy weather is reported delaying her progress.
 Engine Room Fills
 The Aleutian, in report made to Capt. F. H. Hardy, United States Coast and Geodetic Inspector at Seattle, from Capt. Luken, of the Surveyor, according to Associated Press despatches received by The Empire, said the force of the im- pact ripped great holes in the steel hull and the engine room was filled rapidly with water.
 NOrd Returns to Scene
 Capt. Nord returned to the scene in a launch to make a survey of the spot and ascertain possibility of salvaging the vessel.
 The survivors are due in Seward this afternoon and the crew will be taken south on the steamer Alaska, now northbound, and due in Juneau tomorrow.
 For Lucky" Horseshoe
 According to Capt. Luken's re- port, Dorras's death, the only fatal ity reported, climbed aboard the Aleutian from a lifeboat to save his lucky" horseshoe. Dorras was janitor in the crews quarters and the liner took the fatal plunge while he was in the forecastle.
 Weather Reported Calm
 According to unofficial reports the weather was calm at the time the Aleutian struck the rock on Amook Island. The location, ac- cording to Government charts and reports is "reefy" and requires most careful navigation. Undoubtedly swift tides caused the disaster.
 Was Going Westward
 At the time of the disaster, the Aleutian was proceeding to the Westward, from Seward, to Uganik. where 30 steerage passengers were to be landed. and to Zachar Bay, with Mrs. Roy Trout and eight steerage. Perhaps the Uganik call had been made as advices report only Is passengers were aboard.
 News in Juneau
 The first news of the disaster was received by radio broadcast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
Earth Shock Is
 Registered, Sitka

SITKA, May 27.-A hard earth quake shock was recorded at the Coast and Geodetic Surveys seis- mological observatory here Sunday afternoon.
 The first tremors reached here at 1:41:32 o'clock yesterday after noon. The distance is estimated at approximately 300 miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
MRS. HANNA TO START
 DAIRY WITH JERSEY COWS

Mrs. H. Hanna received four Jer- sey COWS and a Ford truck on the freighter Dupere last week and will operate dairy at her place Sunny Point" near Lemon Creek on the Glacier Highway. She will special ize in whole, unseparated milk.
 For the present she will operate on small scale but if the present venture succeeds she expects to im- port more jerseys and go in for dairying in a large way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
. . . . c . se TODAY'S STOCK
 QUOTATIONS . . . a . =

NEW YORK, May 27-hlask a Juneau mine stock is quoted today at g. Cudahy 49%,. General Motors 70A, Gold Dust 581s, Mack Trucks 93A, National Power and Light 47%, U. s. Steel 164, Bethlehem Steel 94, Continental Motors 17A Alkah 433s, International Paper A 25ls. Paper B 15h, Stan dard Oil of California, 73as, Stew art Warned 65%, American Tobac- co A l65, Tobacco B 162.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
MOOSE BASEBALL DANCE
 PRONOUNCED SUCCESS

Helen McManus was winner of the door prize at the Moose Base ball Dance at the Southeast Alaska Fair Building Saturday night The dance was pronounced a huge suc- cess by the large crowd which was there. It was attended by about 800 people.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
FORGED DOWN
 IN SOLO TRIP

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 27.- Fog and winds defeated Herbert J. Fahy's attempt to break Martin Jensen's solo flight endurance rec ord when he was forced down after q hours and 16 minutes of flying.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27

a continuous parkway from Mount Vernon to the Arlington cemetery across the Potomac, symbolizing the union of the north and south, out past the new Washington ca- thedral, which is being built on Mt. St. Albans, and through Rock Greek park to the Maryland state line, distance of some 25 miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
DIES ABOARD
 LINER ALASKA
 ENR0UTE NORTH
Major Ransom, Prominent Seattle Life Insurance
 Man, Dies on Steamer
Special to The Empire.)

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, May 27.- Major A. E. Ransom, aged 63 years, for one quarter of a century, a prominent Seattle life insurance man, suddenly died on board the Alaska early Sunday morning after an attack of heart trouble. Mrs. Ransom was with him at the time.
 Major Ransom was Spanish American War veteran and was prominent in the Wisconsin Na- tional Guard in his early life.
 Major Ransom has been making summer business tours to Alaska for the past 24 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
64 KILLED
 EARTHQUAKE
Scores Injured in Turkey -l, 300 Houses Are
 Destroyed

PARIS, May 27-A Havas Agency dispatch reports GA persons killed and 72 injured in earthquakes in Turkey. The greatest damage is reported at Karlalsar and Soume- hir
 It is known that 1900 houses have been destroyed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
Loses Consciousness:
 Plane Drops 22,O00
 Feet Before Controlled

} DESSAU. Germany, May 27-Pilot Willie Neunhofer claims the world altitude
 record of 41,0o0 feet made
 with a Junkers plane. A
 break in the oxygen tube
 caused him to lose conscious
 ness and the machine drop-
 ped nearly 22,000 feet before
 he regaineds control here
 yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27
TAKES MRS. sHEELOR's PLACE

Mrs. John Hermle is taking the place of Mrs. Edith Sheelor in the office of R. E. Robertson, attor- ney, during Mrs. Sheelor's ab- sence in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-27

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New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

Anything one doesn't like can be waved aside with that much-abused word. As a matter Of fact, there IS more possibility for good politics in refusing to give agriculture a square deal than there would have been in appointing q committee of inyestiga- ton.
 The horde Of country legislators are placed in d peculiar position. At heart they undoubtedly favored such an investigation Openly. however. as dutitul party men. they had to dance as the majority leaders Nhlstled.
 It is our opinion that d probe of ConnectCut's farm situation would have brought forward conditions that " ould have proved bad reading for the ostriches who put their heads under the sand and say all is well with the world, Rather than court the evil effect Of a report that might have created even more dissatisfaction in the country dis tricts the bright boys in the Legis- lature preferred to let we'll enough alone, regardless of consequences in the future.
 But the issue isn't dead.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13
25 Fears Ago Today

Alderman curtais was around was not surprised at his defeat, but the ma jority vas larger than he ex- pected.
 The election Of Howard NJ. Steele as city collector has gain raised an old question. that Of whether man can be both collector and council man. The corporation counsel be- lieves he can, and if is not expected any effort will be made to embarrass MT Steele
 supt. Of Wires George Cooley has submitted his annual report 10 the city clerk. He states that there was 65 bell alarms during the year. Six new signal boxes were installed The police signal system is working, fair ly we'll but the telephones pick up induction from the electric light wires.
 State Vice President A. l.. Thomp- son of the r. C. g of A. will go to Southington this evening and ad- dress 8 meeting called for the pur- pose Of arousing interest in the for nation of new camp.
 The first poison register filed by q departing owner was filed at the town clerks office today. II con- tained only two entries. In one case the poison was used for horse and in the other for killing bugs.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13
Observations On He Weather

Washington, April 13.-Foreca st for Southern New England: Rain Saturday; Sunday fair and warmer.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Mostly cloudy and slightly warmer, possibly rain in north portion Sat urday: Sunday mostly fair and somewhat warmer.
 Conditions: The disturbance that was central over eastern Wisconsin Thursday evening has moved slowly northeastWard with diminished in- tenslty. while a storm Of consider able intensity developed off the mid dle Atlantic coast and is centered thls morning south of Nantucket.
 A great high pressure area eA- tends from Hudson Straits south. southeastward over the Canadian maritime provinces
 The indications are for con- tinuation of rains or snows in the New England states Saturday fol- lowed by mostly fair weather and rising temperatures Sunday.
 storm warnings are displayed from New London, Conn.,, 10 East port, Maine.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13

eonsuls in all parts of the world, to drink liquor if they desire to do so? To restrict their liberty Of action would be considered an imperti- hence.
 Meanwhile g. eminent members Of the New York bar have banded themselves together into a volun- tary committee to battle the in- equities of the Jones law and other sumptuary legislation: and similar committees of lawyers have been formed in Chicago. Boston, St. Louis, Detroit. Providence, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Nashville. Lawyers in other cities are being asked 10 take similar action. In the letter going out is this typical sen- tence: "A law which is unenforce- able is no law at all.'
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13
AMENITIES IN ANSO\IA

Parking regulations and a traffic code at last have started a vocal chorus in Ansonia. This rising city along the Naugaruch is the last in the state 10 feel the pains of progress. II has been the custom for automobiles to park anywhere and m any fashion, We gather from the sentinel. the local press watchdog; and anyone with semblance Of or der in his makeup knows that this must be stopped. Consequently loyal Ansonians have come 10 consider the advisability Of what they have referred 10 as a traffic code. and gested that one of these new-fangled ideas be adopted in town. AS antici- pated, there IS violent obI bIection from the free and easy motorists who don't yet realize that AnsonIa is a bigger place than 1t used 10 be. Mer- chants and Rotarians, hearing that parking time limit is included in the traffic code. feel like making warpaths out of the main drags, IL is scrambled situation all round. Everybody in town is in fvaor Everybody in town is in favor Of progress until II begins 10 hurt When the shoe begins to pinch the man who invented progress should be shot at sunrise, if not earlier.
 II Ansonia can use advice freely given, ii is this; Eventually the town. If 1t continues 10 grow and prosper will have to regulate the downtown gasoline melee. If that is not done the merchants who object so strenu- ously against limiting parking will find no place to park and will pass them by rather than bother about waiting until the leisurely parkers who are not buying but merely using up valuable free city parking space return 10 their cars. In small town. and up to certain point of time. unlimited parking privileges is help to business. When the parked cars grow so numerous as to block those who come to purchase goods it is nobody but the merchants who suffer.
 Being a larger city, and having gone through this experience years ago, New Britain is justified in giv- ing Ansonia all the advice r needs. Ansonia must take the advice or the dire consequences.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-13
so THIS Is THE SUBWAY

IL is amusing 10 read in the prefer a ten-cent fare on the New York subways if it could provide better service and less crushing. It will take New Workers a long time 10 realize that they are in for what they have indefinitely, and that con- ditlons will get worse rather than better A new subway merely pro- Nldes more attractive skyscraper sites along the route; and as the new and higher buildings go up the great CT the crush Of humanity to and from.
 The Grand Central zone is touch- ing example. Once there was only one subway, bending into 42d street and thence 0 Times Square. That brought more buildings. Then the Lexington avenue llne was built, and the 42d street line became a spur. More big buildings. Then the Greensboro line was built under the spur. More big buildings. And now some more, including the worlds greatest.
 There is three times as much sub way service at Grand Central than there was ten years ago; and 20 times as many people attracted to the ghborhood by the big build- lngs.
 The same thing is happening all over town.
 New Workers merely suffer that way because New York happens to be what it is. Subways attract build ings; buildings attract crowds; and the ian is always several laps ahead Of the service.
 The only way 10 solve the difi- Culty would be 70 quit erecting sky scrapers. And tell that 10 a New Yorker and he would consider you ineypressibly provincial, unprogress- i've and hick.