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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-19
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The Washington times., 1930-12-01
5 DEAD, z HURT
IN GUN DOEL

MACOMB, Ill.,, Dec. 1 0N.SJ.
Two police officers and a gun.
man who attempted to kidnap
one of the policemen, were dead
today following a spirited gun
battle that took place in front
Of the police station.
Two other policemen were. shot
and wounded, one probably
fatally, in the affray that fol-
lowed when the gunman drew a
hidden revolver from his sleeve.
Policemen Edward Whittlesey
so, and Ernest Bowman, SO, we're
killed in the battle. Officers Al
Links, believed to be dying, and
Luther jackson were wounded
before the gunman was killed.
The assailant was identified as
Edwin Vrell. of Canton, Ill, for.
merly a gambler of Peoria, H.,
according to police.
Vren surrendered wh.en n ar.
rested as a suspicious character.
While alighting in. front of the
police station he suddenly opened
fire, killing Whittlesey immedi.
ately and mortally woundin g
Bowman. He then shot Links,
threw him from the car and
sped away with the dying Bow
man in the rear seat.
Bowman rallied suffice n
strength to fire four bullets into
the gunman's back, killing him
at the wheel.
The Washington times., 1930-12-01
CATHOLIC AID URGED

An appeal to Catholics to give
aid to the millions of unemployed
has been issued BY the Most Rev.
Edward j. Hanna, Archbishop Of
San Francisco, in behalf of the
Catholic Hierarchy. His appeal
has been made under authorize
ton Of the prelates who met at
the annual conference of the
American Hierarchy in Washing
ton,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
ICUNBOATS OF 3 NATIONS PATROL
 RIVER IN CHINA
Cooperating to Protect Foreign Shipping
 Against Pirates
MISSIONARIES, OTHER
 FOREIGNERS, IN PERIL
Kidnapping Is E care d. Reds Continue Pepper ing with Bullets

SHANGHAI, July l1.-Banditry has caused gunboats of the United States, Great Britain and Japan to protect foreign shipping against machine gun and rifle fire.
 Consuls have also warned Na- tionals to flee from the middle Yantsze Valley
 Cooperation in common inter- est to humanity, the warships sof the several nations are patrolling the Yantsze. They have already driven off outlaw bands who pi- rated numerous Chinese vessels and plundered river towns.
 Missionaries and other foreigners are in serious danger of being cap tured by the bandits and held fol ransom.
 The Reds have virtually stopped shipping by peppering bullets from both banks of the Yantsze above Hankow, brushing defeated Govern ment troops aside.
 The Rebels continue their victor ious march through h Shantunt Province.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Farmers Homes Are Filled with Mud Highways
 Are Also Covered
CHICKENS, SHEEP AND
 CATTLE ARE KILLED
Storms Rage Along l5O Mile Front Damages
 Estimated Over Million

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11.-Farmers are today digging their homes out of the mud and State highway workers are cleaning mud covered highways and public utilities companies and rail. roads are starting repairs as the result of the most ex- tensive and devastating rain storms ever experienced in Utah.
 The damage is estimated at over $1,OO0,OOO, extending over a 150-mile front, from Smithfield, Ut a h, near the Utah-Idaho line, southward to Spanish Forks.
 The storm broke late yes- terday afternoon and con- tinued for several hours.
 Chickens, sheep and cattle were killed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
KILLING HEAT
 IS CONTINUING
 MIDDLE WEST
Death Toll Increased to 3l Temperature of
 l03 Reported

CHICAGO, Illinois. July II. killing heat surged anew over the Middle West States today causing more deaths. The total of deaths caused by the heat wave is now 31.
 The scourge of s u m m r struck the h ar d e S t at St. Louis W h ere nine persons died. N
 The thermometer touched 103 degrees in Missouri.
 Heat casualties in the pres. cnt oppression reached II in Missouri.
 Most of Iowa reported to day that the temperature was 100 degrees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
FIVE KILLED,
 AIR ACCIDENT
Plane Believed Struck by Lightning Wings
 Break Of Crash

ARKANSAS PASS, Texas, July 11.-Five Kansas City men, Murat Boyle, aged 48 years, President of the Missouri Bar Association; Ray mond Watson, aged 39, an attorney;
 R. J. Delano, aged 47 years, build CT; Eugene Lynn, an accountant, and Gene Gabbert, pilot, met death yesterday afternoon near here when the plane exploded in the air and crashed. The fuselage with the trapped victims, was buried in the flats. The wings broke off in the air. It is believed the plane was struck by lightning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11

CHICAGO, July LA mile of pavement, that will cost 10,000,000, is under construction to link up Chicago's 30 miles of lakefront su- per-highway.
 It will connect the north shore drive with the south park boule- yard system. This link, spanning the Chicago river, a ship canal, railroad yards, and docks, is ex- pected to take 5o,00O cars daily from over -burdened Michigan boul- evard.
 | Objections of federal and state governments and scores of private owners were overcome. Permission to erect a viaduct over land and buildings was obtained. An engi- neering problem to to cut through a row of old warehouses.
 The nonstop lakefront highway now reaches $500 stpeet numbers south, and 4,7O0 numbers on the north. Within the next three
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
RESERv|STS TO REACH JUNEAU
 SATURDAY AIM.
Six Destroyers With Over
 Eight Hundred Due in Morning

The Naval R. servis t 2 aboard the craft of the De- stroyer Division Fourteen, U. s. Navy, are expected to ar rive in Juneau at S:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, remain ing until 7 o'clock Monday morning.
 The personnel consists of about five officers and 70 men, U. s. Navy, and five 3 officers and 5 men, U. s. Naval Reserve, in each of six ships.
 Reserve units are from Se- attle, Tacom a, Bremerton, Aberdeen and Portland.
 The ships will hold open house to visitors from 1 to 4:30 o'clock Sunday after noon.
 The above information has been received by The Empire from Com mander Leigh Moves, of the De- stroyer Division
 Commander Moves, in the radio gram to The Empire, which was received last night. stated he ex- pected to arrive about noon Satur- day. A radiogram received shortly before noon today at the Alaska Road Commissions office, stated he desired to arrive about S:so o'clock in the morning, if arrange ments were suitable. An answer was immediately sent that arrange ments would be made accordingly The fleet will tie up at the Gov ernment Dock in Juneau.
 Preparations were being made here today to give the visiting Ma val officers and men, and reservists royal welcome to Juneau.
 Mayor T. B. Judson and members of the Executive Board of the Chamber of Commerce will meet the eouadron and formally greet the visjtJrs on their arrival. = 1t is expected that the seaplane e<Taku with several aboard will meet the destroyera down Gastineau Channel several miles and escort them to the harbor.
 Tomorrow evening the American Legion will stage a smoker in the A. B. Hall arena, and there will be two or more dances. Sunday it is expected to have ball game, pos sibly between a local club and a picked team from the squadron. A dance in the Fair building is also planned for Sunday evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
SOVIET CLEANING UP
 ASIATIC PLAGUE SPOT

as "Bokhara Button" thing of the past.
 Street sprinkling is still done by carriers who squirt water from pig skins. Eventually these relics of the past are also due to disappear.
 Water is precious in this arid part of Central Asia. Housewives carry pitchers and jugs to the near est water station and buy it by the quart or gallon as if it were milk or. wine. The price is 10 kopecks a gallon and while this figures roughly as equivalent to a nickel. coins are none too plenti- full and water is top item in the household budget,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
INCREASE IN POSTAL RATE
 IS FORECAST
Postage on First Class Mail May Go to Two and Half
 Cents an Ounce

WASHINGTON, D. C., July H. Convinced that an increase in post age rates is the only feasible way of lifting the worlds biggest public utility out of the red, Postal of- ficials are preparing to press advo- cacy of a higher charge for carry ing first class mail.
 This years deficit is estimated over $60,000,000.
 Postmaster General Brown be- lieves the rate of 2h cents an ounce for first class mail will balance the department bu d e t now.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11

BOKHARA, Uzbekistan, July H. This ancient city. whose swamps, stagnant pools and polluted water supply made it for centuries one of the plague spots of Asia, is being cleaned up by the Soviet govern ment.
 Enormous tanks, elevated on steel skeletons, are replacing the old surface reservoirs where, for a thousand years, the natives not only drew their drinking water, but bathed and washed their clothes.
 A new drainage system is being installed which, it is b> ped. will make the pernicious dH iase known
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. July 11.-Closine quotation on Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 51a. Alleghany Cor poration 22h, Anaconda 485s, Beth lehem Steel 811z, General Motors 41ss, Granby 21A. Internationa Harvester 80h, Kennecott 38A Montgomery-Ward 341z, Nationa Acme 12, Packard Motors 13as, Sim mon Beds 23A, Standard Brands 19A, Standard Oil of California 61A, Standard Oil of New Jersey 68M, United Aircraft SIS, U. s Steel 157A, Fox Films 40as, Hupr Motors 14%, 14A, l4S, Stewart Warner no sale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
SENATORS WANT
 DOCUMENTS;ASk BY RESOL U TON
Request for All Papers Passes Upper House by
 Vote of 5 to 4
HOOVER AND STIMSON GO INTO CONFERENCE
Expected Refusal Will Be Made as it Is Against
 Public Interest

BULLETIN WASHING TON, D. C., July Il. - Late this afternoon President Hoo- yer refused the request of the Senate for secret naval pap. CTS.
 The President said this might affront other nations and be considered a breach of trust. He offered to allow any Senator to see them if it was promised the contents would not be revealed.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., July Il. President Hoover has studied the problem of the renewed request, he deliver to the Senate confidential documents in the negotiations of the Naval Treaty. He pre- viously declined to give the papers to the Foreign Rela- tions Committee.
 Messages between Ambas- sador Dawes and the State Department, before the con- ference in London started are among the papers requested. The request for the docu- ments. came to the President in the shape of a resolution which passed the Senate B to 4, asking him to submit the papers if he considered the course mot incompatible i to public interest"
 Treaty Denounced Amidst expectations of the re- fusal of President Hoover of it's request for confidential naval docu- ments, the Senate today heard the Naval Treaty denounced by Sena-
 tor Frederick Hale, Republican Of Maine.
 President Hoover and Secretary of State Stimson discussed the situation regarding delivering se- cret papers to the Senate and a quick reply to the Senate's reso- lution is expected. denying them Gs not in public interest. For the third day of the special session of the Senate only a bare quorum. 49, was present. Senator Hale said: '"The British, lhy terms of this treaty. has the
 United States ham-strung and hog
 tied, and there they will keep us
 long and limitation of armaments
 will be the order of the day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Indians Take Up Hunt
 For Cactus Bush Fruit

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 1l.-Sev- eral hundred families of Papagos Indians have migrated into the gi- ant cacti forests" this summer to harvest the fruit of the cactus bush.
 Most families will make three to ten gallons of syrup and smaller quantities of preserves from these fruits. using no sugar in the pro- cess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Reds Expel Those Who
 Drink or Co to Church.

of refusing to join collective farms. hiding their grain, dodging taxes and otherwise discrediting the orr ganization in the eyes of outsiders.
 All told the party lists were pruned by nearly Il per cent. Of the guilty 64 per cent were found in the country and 36 per cent in the city. Most of the town com- munists are factory workers and under constant party discipline,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11

KHARKOFF, U. S. s. R., July 11.-Drinking, churchgoing and wife beating were among the offenses for which sentences of expulsion were meted out by the communist party in this section of Ukrania.
 These findings applied chiefly to townsfolk. Most of the peasants who were thrown out in the annual house cleaning" were found guilty
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Magazine Cover Girls
 Make for "Arty" Public

WASHINGTON, July II. = The girl on the cover sells the magazine. the annual convention of the Am erican Federation of Arts revealed.
 Magazines sell in direct ratio to the beauty of the feminine face on the cover, it was brought out. J. Scott Williams, noted mural paint CT, sees in this evidence that the public is becoming art-minded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
CANSTERS GET
 1 MORE VICTIM
Forty-seventh Murder of Year Committed by
 Chicago Gangs

CHICAGO, III, July 11.-Thomas Bonner, obscure racketeer and one time suspect of mail robbery, was the forty seventh victim of gang men in this city this year. He was shot while in the living room of his home last night after an argument with two men who were admitted to the house after knocking at the door. They escaped.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Associated Press Photo

years it will reach Evanston, the northern city limit.
 Completion of the highway to the city southern limits depends upon the speed with which new land is made along the lake front. Much of the outer drive south of the loop" district is on land which a few years ago was lake floor. When north and south side outer drives are connected, motorists may speed through the city without running into the congested down. town district, or encountering the tortuous thoroughfares of the west side.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Brother of Film
 Actresses Pleads
 Guilty to Crime

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July H. Jack Noonan, brother of Sally ONeill and Molly O'Day, screen actresses, halted the court trial yesterday afternoon on charges of burglary and receiving stolen prop erty by pleading guilty to the lat ter charge. He was accused ot burglarizing Ted Lewiss apartment
 Part of s10,O00 worth of clothes and jewelry stolen were found in Noonans possession.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
HUSTON WILL
 STATE STATUS
C. o. P. Chairman to Make Statement After Ad-
 journment Senate

WASHINGTON. D. C., July H. Turning his back on his party foes for the second time, Claudius H. Huston has given word he will announce his status as Chairman of the Republican National Com : mittee after the Senate adjourns.
 The declaration by Huston was made to officers of the National Committee of Republicans who in- terpreted the statement as mean . ing he will resign then.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Archduke Leopold Has Surrendered to Police;
 Lodged in N.Y.Tombs

NEW YORK CITY, July 11.-- Archduke Leopold, of Austria, in dicted last April for grand larceny in connection with the sale for s450 ,0OO of the Napoleon diamond necklace which belonged to his aunt, surrendered today and has been placed in the Tombs Prison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Oklahoma Man Found
 Guilty ot Murder;
 Death Recommended

WEWOKA, Oklahoma, July H. Paul Cole, former Secretary of the Seminole County Election Board. has been convicted of murder by a fury and death has been recom- mended. Cole was charged with the death of Ernest Irby, former Texas banker
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
St. Louis Boy Meets
 Death in Creuice in
 Zion National Park
ZION NATIONAL PARK, July II

ZION NATIONAL PARK, July II. The body of Eugene Cafferata, 19 year old boy of St. Louis has been found in crevice 100 feet from the top of Lady Mountain. The boy had been missing since last Tuesday Finding of the boys sig nature on the register at the top of the mountain led to the dis covery of the body.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
High German Officer During World Wm Is !.
 Dead at Age of 8l

BERLIN. July 1i.-Gen. Freder- ich von Vernhardi, High German Officer during the World War. died today at the age of 81 years. He was the first Prussian Officer to enter Paris after 1t fell in the Franco -Prussian War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
South Dakota Miners
 Are Killed in Fire

LEAD, South Dakota, July H. Two miners were killed by a fire that destroyed three buildings of the Homestake Gold Mine Com pany last night,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Last Royal Court Is Held Eight American
 Girls Are Receiued

LONDON, July 1.-The las t group of this years debutantes. in cluding eight Americans, made their bow at the final Royal Court today before King George and Queen Mary,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
BRINGS IN SALMON

The Emma, Capt. Tom Ness, to- day brought in 22.ooo pounds of salmon and sold to the Marlyn Fish Company,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
Briard Announces Suspension Frances Shipbuilding Program,

. PARIS, July 1l.-Foreign
 . Minister Brland announced . suspension of Frances ship . building program until De- . cember to open the way for . naval negotiations with Italy, . saying "another war in Eu- . rope is impossible and mad
 . missible."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-11
BANK BANDIT D|ES,. GALLONS

. CANON CITY, Colo, July H. Ralph Fleagle was hanged at 9:03 o'clock last night. He was pro- nounced dead at 9:16 o'clock. He maintained his calm nerve until the end and showed no signs of falter- ing while the black cap was being adjusted over his head.
 Fleagle was the leader of the La- mar Bank bandit gang.
 DIES CLAIMING INNOCENCE
 WALLA WALLA, Wash, July Il Preston Rae Clark died on the gallows at the State Penitentiary at dawn today for the murder oi A. L. Bidwell, in December, 1927.
 The trap was sprung at All o'clock this morning and Clark was pronounced dead 12 minutes later. The body will probably be turned over to Clark's aged par ents.
 Clark showed no emotion anc walked calmly to the scaffold, pro- testing his innocence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
A. F. STUART TO LEAD
ENDEAVOR SOCIETY
Senior Meeting a Feature of To-
morrow's Services at Takoma
Park Church.

Rev. r. Paul. Schearrer, pastor OF the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, will
preach at the IL o'clock service tomor-
row on the theme THE Little Foxes. F"
The Sunday evening and Thursday eve
ming sermons are omitted during the
Summer months.
The church school and organized
adult Bible classes will assemble at $50
O'Clock. The Senior C.. E. Society meets
at $50 o'clock. Allan F. Stuart will
lead, speaking on the topic Some Good
Summer Reading"
The vacation church school enters
it's fourth and final week Monday morn
ing. The school meets from 9:15 to IL
o'clock and children between the ages
of 3 and IA years, regardless OF church
affiliations, are eligible.
The closing exercises of the vacation
church school will be held Friday eve
ming at o'clock in the outdoor am
phitheater in the rear of the church.
If the weather is Indictment, the exer-
cises will be held in the community
hall. S. Carlyle Adams, principal OF
the school, will be in charge. Charles
r. Normandy, chairman of the church
committee on Christian education, Will
distribute certificates of attainment: "A
special feature of the program will be
the presentation of a pageant. "Amer1-
ca. Befriend," a dramatization OF the
work of ChristianiZation in the United
States. The pageant is being directed
by Mrs. Jean Hogan and Miss Thurza
Suter, teachers in the junior depart
ment.
The reading circle of the Woman's
Missionary Society will continue Its
porch meetings Wednesday at ii O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. j. A. LIE Clerc, 225
Cedar avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
CHURCH CONTINUES
RECRUITING PROGRAM
Ill Adult Members Received by
Luther Place Group by
Present Pastor.

With the Ill adult members received
since the calling of DR.. Carl c. Ras-
muSsen to its pulpit the congregation
of Luther Place Memorial Church, al
Thomas circle, is continuing its re-
cruiting work and expects to have an
other reception of members a week
from tomorrow.
DR.. RaSmuSsen's sermon tomorrow
will constitute study on Divine Law
as the Foundation of Human Hap
pineSS"
Plans are now being worked out by
the pastor and his advisers for the de-
velopment of two adult Bible classes in
the Fall, one for men and the other
for women. That for men will use as
its nucleus the present j. G. Butler
Bible class, and that for women the
Harriet E. Monroe Bible class. Arthur
P. Black, executive secretary of the
Laymen'S Movement of the United
Lutheran Church in America, will
probably head the board of teachers fol-
the mems class, and DR.. Gould Mickey
executive secretary of the Board OF
Education of the same national body
will head the Teaching Board of the
women's class.
his vacation August /. During his alb
sence the guest preachers will include
DR.. Henry Anstadt, a former pastor
Rev. Rufus Rings, former member of
the congregation, and DR.. Walter H.
Traub, pastor of Christ Lutheran
Church of York, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
Sunday School
QUESTIONS
|. who was responsible for the op.

1. Who was responsible for the OPP
preston of the Israelites in Egypt?
2: What great Bible character lived
at the Egyptian court?
3. How did he get there?
A. What crime did he commit in de-
Tense of an Israelite workman?
S. What was the consequences?
6. How did he change his tactics to
achieve Israelite deliverance?
z. How many years did Moses spend
in Egypt?
8. What did Moses give up when he
cast his lot with his brethren?
8. What Is meant by "a land how-
ing with milk and honey?
TO- Where is the Mount Horeb spoken
about in today's lesson?
be found below How many can you
/. Probably Rameses II (about 1900
B. c..
2. Moses.
g. He was found hidden in a basket
near the river by the daughter of
Pharaoh.
4. He killed an Egyptian.
5. He left Egypt for indian.
g. He gave up the use of violence
and led his brethren out of Egypt.
7. Forty.
8. Wealth, position, influence and a
life of ease.
9. land of abundance.
10. Southern extremity of the Sinai
Peninsula, near the east coast Of the
Red Sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
CATHOLICS TO HEAR
JOBLESS REPORT
Quarterly Meeting of st. Vim
cent de Paul Society to
Be Tomorrow.

The quarterly meeting of the Con-
ference of st. Vincent de Paul Society
of this city will be held tomorrow at
st. Peters Church. Outside of the re-
ports from the 81 churches, giving in
detail the work Of their conferences in
handling the poor and unemployed
situation, considerable attention will be
given to the approaching National Con-
vention of Catholic Charities of Amer
lea, which meets here September %
and runs into the earlier dates of
October.
The meeting tomorrow will open with
a solemn mass at 8 o'clock, Right Rev.
Mgr Connolly officiating. at which serv-
ice the entire body of Vincentions will
receive holy communion. Following the
service at the church, breakfast will
follow, the ST. Vincent de Paul Society
of St. Peters acting as host
The general meeting will take place
in the assembly room of the church, at
which George Cleary. president of the
Particular Council of Washington, will
preside. The principal speech will be
delivered by Edward j. Butler of New
York, president of the National Confer
ence of ST. Vincent de Paul Society Of
America. DR.. John O'Grady, national
director and the local head of the Cath
Ollie Charities of the city, will be the
other speaker, whose theme will be the
need of support for the big convention
here in September.