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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
ICE FILM SPREADS OVER
 GASTTNEAU CHANNEL

The cold snap Of the past few days has resulted in a heavy film of ice in the Channel which drifts with the tide. The boats on the inside of the City Float are frozen in solid with ice that is about two inches thick. They could not be moved without being chopped out. Boats lying on the outside of the float are free to move but most of them are burdened with long whiskers of ice.
 There is considerable ice around the float at the rockdump, but t is not thick and the boats can move in or out without trouble. There are two boats stranded on the rockpile as result of the Taku wind last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06

And instead Of advertising spreads in the papers days previous, the preview has only a painted sign over the box-office window: "Fea- ture Pregiew Tonight.
 Those who buy tickets do not known what picture will be pre- viewed They pay for the regular attraction and hope for a pleasant surprise. Sometimes they are re- warded by a talkie for which Hol- lywood's confirmed hunters long have been securing the pre- view houses; more often they see a mere program picture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
TRACES FC CUND OF MAN
 1,25O,000 YEARS AGO

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Traces of prehistoric men in England believ- cd to date back 1,250,000 years are described by Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn, Director of the American Museum of Natural History.
 They are found in Red Graz beds on East Anglia near Foxhall, Q hamlet on the East Coast not far from Norwich. They are stone implements, roughly shaped, in- cluding pieces of flint fashioned apparently for scraping.
 Dr. Osborn says the tools are positively of human origin and that they indicate men of suffi- cient intelligence to use fire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
MARGNITA ARRIVES
 FROM SITKA AFTER
 HARD, STORMY TRIP

The Margnita arrived at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon from Sitka and way ports with the following passengers for Juneau:
 From Oh ic h g o f--Mrs. Arvid Johnson and children, Paul Jensen, George Boroff..
 From Killisnoo-H. Keutncr.
 From Tenakee-Mr. and Mrs. I.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06

H. Nelson, Pete Miller, Sam Chris jensen, Peter Jacobsen, Gus John son, Jacob Mayer, J. Marcovish.
 From Hoonah-Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sheakley, Mrs J. Fawcett.
 From Funter Bay-Mr. and Mrs. Sam Knutsen.
 The Margnita was heavily iced down forward and there was much ice on the decks. Purser Cough lin reports stormy trip both ways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
THE SHOPWORN ANGEL"
 IS NOW AT COLISEUM

Stepping along on her own two dainty little feet, is Nancy Carroll,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06

Film colony "premieresn in min iature, made workaday and stripped of the glitter of expensively dress ed stars, are the numerous previews which give many small towns near Los Angeles little prenieres" of their own
 Producers need a slant on typical .audience reaction to their new pie lures before showing them out on the box office seas.
 In local neighborhood houses, or in big theatres of towns in this vicinity, they seek pointers from the audience as to weak spots in the raw studio product.
 No sun-arcs are there, no press ing throngs. no traffic jams, no roped-off streets, no S5 tickets. But there are stars. They do not come in the gorgeous gowns which would grace Hollywood opening, but they are there in the flesh to be gagged upon and besought for autographs Secrecy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
PARISH CARD PARTIES

The last of a series of card par ties given by the Ladies of The Parish will be held on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Catho- lie Parish Hall
 The Grand Prize will be award ed; refreshments will be served and the public is invited. Admission, 50 cents. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
Pet Luck

Secrecy customarily shrouds the Identity of the picture being pre- viewed, especially if it be a pre- tentious production. Film colonists, on the alert for good previews or wishing to applsud their friends in the cast and thus persuade the at tending producers that they have made a hit with the audience, de- story the typical audience reaction desired.
 Fan magazine and newspaper re- viewers take the same risk as the average fan. They may catch the prospective hit of the season, or the years worst fIof-to-be. It is all pot luck
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
THE FLYING FOOL IS
 AT COLISEUM, TUESDAY

Marie Provost has her first talk Ing role in "The Flying Foob' Pathe cIalcgue picture starring William Boyd. and from advance reports i, looks as though another home tow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
UNCLE TOsPS CABIN" j AT PALACE TOMORROW

Seventy-five years ago 'Uncla Toms Cabin first saw the light of day between the covers of Harriet Beecher Stoves sensational wors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-06
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By RORRTN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6. = Walter Huston, comes word. finally has been signed by D. w. Griffith for he role of Abraham Lincoln" Rod La Roque was another prom inently mentioned for the role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
PASSENGER AIRPLANES FLYING
91.361 MILES ON DAILY ROUTE
226 Cities Served on Regular Schedules, as
Against Isl Year Ago, Despite General
Aviation Industry Depression.

strategic points along the routes, it was
pointed out by the association.
In addition to these extensive opera
tons in the United States, American
air transport operators are extending
their lines to all parts of the New
World American owned and operated
mail and passenger planes are flying
over 12,476 miles of Mexican, West
Indian, Central and South American
airways. Nineteen countries are con-
nected to the United States by air and
planes are flying more than $4,000 miles
daily in these foreign services.
"AlrpOrts of Entry" Established.
The Federal Government has estab-
lished a score of airports, known as
"airports of entry" to provide customs
facilities to planes arriving in the
United States from Canada, Mexico, the
West Indies, Central and South America
Nearly all of these ports have been
established during the past year.
For the benefit of air travellers
throughout the country, the association
which represents 81 companies operating
airmail and passenger planes on estab-
lished routes, has issued q consolidated
time table of air-travel schedules and
fares in the United States and to foreign
countries. This time table, it is ex-
planned shows that through connecting
lines and schedules it is possible to fly
to any part of the United States and to
many parts of the Western Hemisphere.
Two-day service from the Atlantic to
the Pacific Coast is available and it is
possible to leave the National Capital at
noon one day and be in San Francisco
or Los Angeles the following afternoon
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DESIGNS WILL SPEED
RACING AlRPLANES
National Aeronautic Event in Chi.
cago to Produce Weird
Craft.

Speeds which result from perfect
aeronautical design rather than brute
power will be counted on by contestants
in the various speed events in connec-
ton with the National Air Races in
Chicago during the last week Of the
month, according to reports received
here from the race committee.
Planes equipped with engines OF less
than 100 horsepower will be matched
against high-powered planes. Surpris-
ing results are predicted.
Departing from standard designs,
radical changes have been successfully
introduced in half a score OF weird
looking machines Inverted motors, adj
vanced stream lining, the use OF super
chargers, as well as revolutionary
changes in air-foil design, have brought
the new low-powered planes into speed
classes where they may compete with
the highest powered commercial air.
craft being flown. One of the new jobs,
equipped with an 85-horsepower motor,
has developed speed in excess Of ITO
miles an hour.
Cliff Henderson, general manager OF
the air races, declares that the various
speed events this year will result in
revolutionary advances in design and
speed for all planes in the popular
priced class-machines that hitherto
have averaged less than 100 miles an
hour.
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LONG BEACH PREPARES
BIG SEND-OFF FOR RACE
Pistol Fired in Chicago Will Start
women's Western Derby at
Jubilee Exhibition.

CHICAGO, August s.-Long Beach,
Calf, starting place for the Wonnen's
western Air Derby, which will inaugu-
rate the National Air Races at Chicago,
from August % to September l, inclu-
awe, is staging an elaborate departure
ceremony for the girl flyers, when they
take OF on August II.
Invitations have been extended 70
ave governors, including Gov. G.. Q.
Young of California, Gov. John 9. PM.
lips of Arizona, Gov. George II. Dern OF
Utah, Gov. Richard C. Dillon OF New
Mexico, and Gov. Jose H. Tapia OF
Lower California, Mexico.
National Air Race officials In Chicago,
the terminus of the derby. will f1re o
pistol, the report of which will be broad
cast to Long Beach and will mark the
beginning of the race.
The original $1,000 offered by the Ma
tional Air Race Corporation has grown
through the donation of lap prizes until
It now totals $22, 900, 5000 of which
was donated by the city Of Long Beach.
In connection with the departure cere-
mony, the city Is staging an aviation
industrial jubilee, which viii take the
form Of q huge exhibition portrayins
the aviation and industrial strides OF
the Pacific Southwest. More than
score Of entries are already in hand.
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BRAZIL FLYER JUMPS
Naval Stunt Flyer Admitted to
Ranks Of Caterpillar Club"

Brazil has broken into the ranks OF
the countries with representation in the
Caterpillar Club. According to a re-
port received here, the life Of Lieut..
Amarillo Vieira Cortez of the Brazilian
Navy was saved recently in an emer-
gency Jump at Rio de Janiero.
Lieut.. Cortez was performing aero
battles in an American-built plane which
had seen considerable service. At about
5000 feet, while about half up to the
top OF q loop, he lost the right wings
Of his plane. He Immediately cleared
and landed by parachute.
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PLANE PRODUCTION
DECREASE EXPECTED
Few Manufacturers Hold Seized
ules Level, Is Aeronautic
Report.

DETROIT, Mich, August 9.-Indi-
vidual airplane manufacturers are main
tanning production schedules that do
not show much decrease from the rate
they have had in effect for the past
few months, according to Grams Aero
nautical reports, a Detroit economic
service.
However, the scale of output through
out the industry as a whole will proba-
bly, show a decrease each month for
the balance of the year, with August
operations tapering off somewhat more
slowly than will be the case later. It
is doubtful If total licensed and identi-
fed planes for July reach the figure
set In June The difference will not be
so great in ships turned out as in
gliders, output Of which continues to
fall of rapidly.
Companies building ships for the
Government services occupy the most
favorable position at the present time
A large share of the present business
they have on their books Is scheduled
for delivery early next Spring. This
means that they will be able to con-
tinue manufacturing operations through
out the late Fall and Winter months
This condition extends to the engine
builders as well, especially those pro-
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LINDBERGH BEACON
COVERS 500 MILES
Described by Builders as Most
Powerful in World-Soon to
Be Lighted.

CHICAGO (R.-Chicago's new Lind
bergh beacon, described by its builders
as the most powerful in the world, will
be lighted in August to send S00-mile
shaft of light.
The beacon will have 1000, 900 candle
power, its shaft revolving twice min
ute, while smaAer fixed ray of light
from 300,000,000 candlepower beacon
will point toward the municipal airport.
'Two-fifths of the revolving beam will
be lost in UNEMPLOYED space, for the bea-
con will be aimed two degrees above the
horizon, which will be SO miles away,
to meet Federal regulations. At this
point the beam will be brightest.
Over Cleveland. 800 miles away, the
light will be $4,000 feet high, and the
additional 400 miles of the shaft will be
lost in the upper air.
Funds for its construction sos feet
above the ground atop the new 39-
story Palmolive Building were provided
by the late Elmer A. Sperry, who made
q fortune from the gyroscoDe.
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Passenger airplanes on regularly
scheduled air transport lines in the
United States are flying total Of 81, 1851
miles every day, or nearly four times
the distance around the earth at the
Equator, and are serving 226 cities on
regular daily schedule, according to the
semi-annual report of the American
Air Transport Association.
Despite the general depression in the
aviation industry during the past year.
the growth of air passenger lines has
been going forward steadily, it was
pointed out. A year ago passenger
carrying aircraft few q daily total of
81 ,025 miles and stopped at Isl points
is New Companies Enter Field.
In the face of adverse financial
conditions, 10 new companies have gone
into the air transport business during
the past year and there are today
total of 80 companies carrying pas
sengers by air on regular schedule,
where there were but 81 companies a
year ago.
The passenger airways system has in
creased from approximately $4,000 miles
last year to a present total of 32,803
miles. The lighting of airways, which
makes possible the operation of night
passenger and airmail services, has in
creased during the year from 10000 to
10000 miles.
There has been marked progress dur
ing the year in equipping the airways
with radio facilities so that pilots may
receive weather reports and other
operating in formation while in the
air from ground stations located at
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AERIAL PAGEANT
WILL Be GREATEST
National Air Races viii At
tract 1900 Licensed
Planes.

CHICAGO, August 9.-Lucky the
man who can spend the month of Au-
gust touring in his motor car, says
a bulletin for Summer tourists just
issued by the American Research
Foundation.
Road conditions will be at their
best in August this year." the bulletin
asserts, land at the very center. of the
United States will be one of the biggest
thrill events of the year which the
August tourist can include on his trip.
THE 1890 national air races will be
held in Chicago from August % to
September /, inclusive, offering the
greatest aerial pageant in the history
of human flight. Situated as Chicago
is, at the crossroads of many modernly
ways, il will be easy for tourists to
route their trip so as to be in Chicago
for this event. Every form of aero
nautical activity will be included on
the program, including races for large
planes and small, civil aircraft and
service planes. parachute jumping con-
tests and scores of novelty events. The
meet is expected to attract more than
one-fourth of the 5000 licensed air.
planes in the United States, including
Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Ma
tional Guard ships"
En- route to Chicago the tourist will
find many added delights, whether he
comes from North, South, East or West.
The Lincoln Highway East and West
from Chicago, the Dixie Highway ex-
tending to the South and WiSconSin'S
labyrinth of modernized highways as
sure the tourist of easy entree to the
city. Arriving in Chicago he will find
a system of boulevards aggregating 100
miles, including the world famous Lake
Shore drive, extending more than 80
miles along the very shores Of Lake
Michigan, through parks and play
grounds more expansive than any other
city in American can boast.
One-day side trips from Chicago, the
bulletin points out. are almost too
numerous to catalogue, but the most
popular ones include a tour through
the celebrated sand dune resorts OF
Northern Indiana and Southern Mich
igan over a road that skirts the south
ern tip of Lake Michigan, trip to the
lakes and dells region of Southern
Wisconsin and a one-day tour to Gen.
trail Illinois and Starved Rock, a spot
made famous by the last stand Of a
little band of Indians who starved to
death on the great rock overhangng
the Illinois River rather than surrender
to their enemies.
Paved roads are so numerous in the
Middle West, the bulletin states, that
there Is no need to travel on dirt or
gravel Illinois leads all States of the
Union in hard road mileage. But for
the motorist who enjoys loafing along
the less crowded highways there is an
abundance of highly modernized dirt
and gravel roadway in the Chicago
territory, particularly In Indiana and
Wisconsin. These roads will be at their
best in late August when the loose
gravel of early Summer has been settled
and the oiled sections will be comfort
ably dried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
CHICAGO AIR RACES
TO SHOW PROGRESS
GIiderS and Motor Designs to
Pass in Review for
Prizes.

CHICAGO P).-What has happened
in American aviation during the past
year will be told here at Curtiss- Wright
Reynolds Airport at the national air
races, August 23-September l.
The progress in gliders, achievements
of motor designers and reflnements of
aircraft will pass in review in an epic
of stirring events, prizes for which total
more than 100000.
Dozens of flyers will race from every
corner of the country in i've derbies
and more than 1000 airplanes are ex-
pected to make Chicago the aviation
center of the hemisphere for week.
Civilian flyers will dominate the races
this year for the first time. The num-
Der of civilian events far outQumberS
those in which Army and Navy pilots
will participate.
The greatest single event viii be the
Thompson trophy race, an international
free-for-all speed contest for $4,000
and a gold and silver emblem.
The glider entries for the races were
led off by Hawley Bowlus, who inter-
ested Lindbergh in the sport.
The interest of young America in fly
ing will be reflected in national air.
plane model competition.
Famous flyers expected to attend the
races include Col. Lindbergh, Rear Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd, James Doollttle,
Capt. Frank Hawks, George Haldeman,
Lewis Yancey, Roger q. Williams, Art
Goebel, Amy johnson, Amelia Earhart,
Louise Thaden, Ruth Elder Camp and
Elinor Smith.
Among the men preparing the race
program are Earle Reynolds, president
of the Chicago Air Race Corporation;
Clifford w. Henderson, general man
ager; Maj. r. w. Shredder, contest d.
rector; Carl r. Egge, former Assistant
Postmaster General in charge of air
mail operation, contest secretary, and
Mai. Luke Christopher, National Aero
nautic Association, referee.
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than 80 inches nor more than 40 inches
Can be either single-Surfaced or double
surfaced. Length OF fuseIage unlimited
Models are to be hand launched. Event
is for endurance. Junior class.
4. Same as event 3. Senior class.
S. Commercial models These mod
els are of the inclosed fuselage type and
must have the rubber motor Enclosed
within the fuSelage.) Motor stick q
optional. Motor stick, II any, may be
fixed to fuselage or removable. Models
need not be an exact reproduction Of
real airplanes, but bust maintain
ter of design and construction, such al
four longsrons for fuselage, etc. Wing
must be of built-up construction anc
covered on both sides. Wing span NOS
less than 20 inches nor more than 81
inches. Models must rise of the ground
by own power. Event is for endurance
Junior class.
6. Same as event S. Senior class
z. Special speed event-This event Il
free-for-all for juniors and seniors
Models can be Of any type construction,
mo manufactured models allowed-l
Wing span to measure not less than &c
inches nor more than SO inches. Mod
els to be powered with rubber strane
only. This event will be held over 8,
measured course of 200 feet. Thu
model covering this distance in the
shortest time will be the winner. Model3
are to be hand launched.
Contest rules-Boys and girls up IA
81 years of age are eligible to competa
in. the tournament. Model builders o,
other cities and States are invited t.
compete for the Eastern States cham.
pionship. n
Junior class-Those wha have not yet
attained the sixteenth birthday on Au.
gust %, 1880. =
Senior class-Those who are past thu
sixteenth birthday and who have mo-
yet attained the twenty-hrst birthdal
on August %, 1880.
Each contestant may have threy
flights in each event. Each launching
will count as flight, regardless of enl
durance or distance attained. The SAM
or different models may be used IL
respective event. The best flight onl,
will be credited to the contestant. IL
case of tie, tieing contestants viii
compete with each other with specia
flights to determine final winner. BeSs
flight wins. -
All models must be made and open
ated by the contestant. Metal fittings
bearings, wheels and motive power mar
be purchased in finished form. tPro
pellers for special event No. may b
purchased in finished form.) Rubber.
strand motor for all events.
Prizes-Gold, silver and bronze medaL
for first, second and third places ia
glider events / and 2 for juniors ant
seniors. Place winners eligible for ma
tional glider contest of 1881. Beautifu
silver cups for winners of first place il
events 8, 4, and 6. Very VALUABLE
awards by Bronx business organization
for winners of second place in events q
4, 5 and 6. Silver and bronze medal
for third and fourth place winners %
events 3, 4, S and 6. Lieut.. Alfort
williams speed trophy to winner O
event Z. Silver and bronze medals 70
third and fourth place winners of even
Z. Eastern States championship silve
cup win be awarded to the highest poin
scorer of all events-junior or senior.
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ARMY PLANE DEDICATION
ACTIVITIES CURTAILED
Demand for Military Flyers to Aid
In Airport Openings Found
Hampering Training.

increasing demands for the atten-
dance Of Army Air Corps planes at
municipal airport dedications are i'm
posing such demands on the military
service that the War Department has
been forced to curb the practice, 1t
was announced yesterday. The drain
on the service resulting from the assign
nent Of planes 70 the airport ceremonies
has been hampering training schedules
and nenacing tactical development, it
was explained.
In the future Army planes no longer
will be authorized to attend dedications
Of airports in localities Of less than
so, 600 population, it was stated by F..
Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secretary Of
War for Aeronautics.
we naturally regret taking this
step" said Dawson, "but airport dedi-
cations are becoming 30 numerous that
the Army cannot possibly meet the de-
mands for planes and pilots for exhibit
ton flights. II we do not put brake
on this activity the military usefulness
of our pilots will be impaired and the
Air Corps would be transformed into a
flying circus"