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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-26

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, March 26 Iceland, one of the smallest of nations, but the greatest per capita exporting country, is making ready to entertain this summer in honor of the 1000th birthday of her par liament, the first national legisla- ture of the civilized world.
 King Christian of Denmark, who is also head of this independent monarchy, will be chief figure at the celebration, but all other lead- ing nations, including the United States, will also be represented of ficially. King Christian will travel here on a Danish cruiser and will be accompanied by Queen Alexan- drine, Crown Prince Frederick, Prince Knud, and other members of the royal household.
 Iceland being considered one of the Scandinavian sisterhood, most of the non-official visitors are ex- pected to come from Denmark, Nor- way, Sweden and Finland. But special parties are also being or ganized in the United States, Can- ada, Great Britain, Germany and the Netherlands.
 These visitors will be housed on their ships while here, neither the hotel nor private accommodations of the island-there are only about 100000 inhabitants in the kingdom --being adequate for such an influx of guests The capital itself has population of only 25,000.
 While the Icelandic parliament, or Althing, first gathered on Thing Ivillir, or place of assembly, in the year 930, the history of the country goes almost two centuries back of that. Irish hermits reached Iceland in 795 and found it unin- habited. About 86o A. D., a Nor wegian viking, Naddod, rediscov- cred the country, and Gardar Sva- varsson, Swede, was driven by storms to it's shores.
 The first permanent settler was Ingolf Arnarson, a Norwegian Ap- preaching the coast in the year 874, he cast overheard his high seat pillars and vowed to make his home where those sympols of permanency were washed ashore. He found them on the beach of what is now the harbor of Reykjavik and a statue to his memory by Ejnar Jonoson, foremost Icelandic scuip- tor, has been erected here.
 The country owes it's commercial eminence to the fish in it's waters and the sheep in it's valleys. To- gether they make up five-sixths of the exports, the only other sizable item being timber from the hills. The total is around d $13,500, 900 yearly, something in the neighbor- hood of $100 a month for each man woman and child in the country.
 There is no army or navy to sup port, but there are plenty of schools and very low rate of illiteracy. The budget balances easily, the na- tional debt is diminishing and the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-26
RICHARD DIX IS IN
 THRILLER, COLISEUM

With the coming of sound to the screen drama there were many who foretold the climax in the careers of silent screen favorites. But if they included Richard Dix in the category of those who would decline in popularity when sound became fixture in the movie theatre, they were wrong, all wrong.
 For Dix proved that he is re- markable find for the talkies, in his first picture, Nothing But the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-26

ment that will be necessary. Ii will probably be about the first oi May before the Coliseum of Wran- gell will open but the people of the town will not be left without a show during the meantime. I have rented the Redmen's hall and will run silent pictures there until such time as the Coliseum is ready to open with talkies."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-26

Mason, Archie Kicks, Walter Bren- nan and Howard Truesdell.
 The picture was directed by Ar thur Rosson. It is Hoot's first talking picture.
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Gulf Stream continues to send its warm waters near the coast and modify the otherwise natural se- verity of the winters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-26
AT THE HOTELS
Gastineau

Hans Floe, Hawk Inlet; Lillian White; L, M. Carrigan; MT. and Mrs. Eldred Ireland, Seattle; s. c. Harrington, Wrangell; E. Reid, Wrangell; w. A. Allen, Los Angeles; George R. Chamberlin, Tacoma; MT. and Mrs. Frank Kochis; B. B. Mozee, Nome; Mir and Mrs. P J. Grover, Portland; George Kochis, city; Ed Ridley, Ketchikan; Chris Sorenson; Soren Thomgi; H. Greg erson; Jim Hotchprins, Seattle: B. Stryker, New York; Frank c. Davis and H. Biglow.
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DR.. BAKER TO GET
MURDER CASE CAR
CampbeII's Attorney Protests
Release of Machine to
Victims Father.

United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
today notified Herbert S. Ward of coun-
sci for Herbert M. Campbell, charged
with the murder of Mary A. Baker,
that he has decided to stand by his
decision to permit Rev. Thomas p.
Baker, father of the slain girl, to have
possession of the car in which the
former Navy Department clerk is sup
posed to have been murdered.
Rover told Ward that his Office had
committed itself to the return of the
automobile after taking photographs of
the car and he saw no reason for chang
ing that decision. The prosecutor called
up William G. Cloth, commonwealth at
torney of Arlington County by tele-
phone and advised him to surrender the
car to DR.. Baker, who had announced
his intention to come for the car today
or tomorrow.
Fear Prejudice to Defense.
Ward saw Rover Saturday and asked
for a reconsideration of the decision to
surrender the automobile, claiming that
it might prejudice the defense of
Campbell in the event of his trial on
the murder indictment. He pointed out
that it was improbable that while
driving the car a person could fire a
pistol and inflict the wounds shown in
the girls body. witnesses for the
prosecution had stated that shortly
after a quarrel at Seventeenth and B
streets the automobile was driven away
and shots were heard.
The attitude of the prosecution, it Is
understood, is that the1 defense may
arrange with the girls father for use
of the car as defense evidence, If the
attorneys desire to do so.
Counsel for Campbell regard the au-
tomobile as of possible vital impor-
lance to Campbell's defense, in that
there are no apparent bullet holes in
the car to substantiate claims of the
prosecution that Campbell shot the girl
during a struggle in the front seat of
the machine. Furthermore, palm
print, at one time thought by investi-
gators to have been left on the car
by the murderer, does not match
Campbell's palm prints.
The automobile now is under lock
and key in the garage of Arthur M
Dawson Of Lyon Village.
Campbell Languishing in Jail.
Campbell, meanwhile, languishes in
the Alexandria Jail, awaiting the next
step in the legal battle over his pro-
posed transfer to the District of Co
lumbia for trial under a murder in
dictment. United States Commissioner
j. Barton Phillips, in Alexandria, has
ruled the prisoner should be removed
to Washington, but the transfer order
must be issued by the Federal District
Court in Norfolk. Judge D. Lawrence
Groner of that court is on vacation I'M
til some time next week.
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Pilot Is Air Student.
BERLIN PAYS LITTLE HEED.
Press Remarks ScantiIy on Flight Over
North Atlantic,

North Atlantic.
BERLIN, August IS (R.-The feat
of the Germans, led by Gronau, in
flying across the Atlantic, was but
scantily remarked by the German press
up to today. Their arrival in Green
land and Labrador was treated as
secondary news. Only today did two
of the morning newspapers report ar
rival of the flyers in Nova Scotia with
front-page banner lines.
All of the newspapers have RETAINED
from editorial comment on the fight.
Gronau, who was born February Is,
1893, entered the navy in 1911. After
1915, he devoted himself exclusively to
seaplane flying. At the end of the
World War he had risen to the rank
of first lieutenant. AS head of the
army commission charged with trying
out new seaplanes he is credited by ex-
perts with many advances in German
seaplane construction.
Assistant Pilot Edouard thinner is 20
years old. He was graduated recently
from the commercial pilots school of
the Island of Sylt, of which Gronau is
the head teacher
thinner halls from Darmstadt.
1t now develops that Gronau, with
Edouard Zimmer, Franz Hack and Fritz
Albrecht. recently made an extended
flight over north Germany, evidently in
preparation for their transocean
attempt.
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LEGUIA RESIGNS AND FLIES.
President Forced to Quit After Modern.
king Dictatorship of IL Years.

LIMA, Peru, August rs P).-Au-
gusto B. Leguia, one of the strong
men" Of South America, whose career
as President of Peru began with popu-
lar rejoicing following coup d'etat
in 1918, ended IL years of power today
and fed in obscurity toward Panama
aboard the cruiser Grau.
The 67-year-old President resigned
in consequence of a revolt begun in
the department of Arequipa last week
under the dictatorship of Lieut.. Col.
Sanchez Cerro, and today the Peruvian
government was under control of a mill
tary junta, which already has named a
cabinet.
Cheered at Race Track.
Leguia made his last public appear
ance and heard his last ovation In Peru
yesterday. He had luncheon at the
home of son and in midafternoon
left for horse race track. He en-
tered the Official stand, filled with
prominsht Peruvian figures and diplo-
mats from Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador
and Chile, and this group began an
orabion.
Hardly more than so persons were in
this party, but they cheered loudly, the
President reciprocating with smiles and
handshakes.
AT night his period of glory was
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GLIDER PILOT HURT
IN AIR RACE CRASH
Craft Fails to Release From
Tow Line When Being
Jerked off Ground.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, August 25.-Kenneth
Carr of Detroit, entered in the National
Air Races as from Ypsilanti, Mich, SUI
fered a possible fracture of the skull
today when glider in which he was
giving a demonstration nose dived and
crashed.
Cars glider, a Franklin PSF type,
failed torelease from the tow line with
which it was being snapped into the air.
The civilians balloon bursting contest
yesterday also won by pilot Livingston,
proved an exciting affair for the crowd.
Each competing plane was given three
minutes to release and burst two bal
looms. Livingston required just 28.5
seconds. Freddie Lund of Troy, Ohio,
placed second and j. B. Storey of
Kansas City, Mo-, was third.
w. H. Harris won the primary dura-
ton gliding contest. remaining aloft
1926 seconds. B. C.. Skeels of New
York City placed second and A. Bradley,
jr., of Winnetka, Ills, was third.
J. K. O'Meara of Akron, Ohio, took
first prize in the secondary landing
contest, placing his glider 80 feet from
the flag despite stiff breeze. Ivan
Stoughton was second, E. B. Palmer of
st. Joseph, Mich, third.
Sultan Speed roared Faster, faster"
at the National Air Races today.
Pilots and planes were accelerated by
the sultanic command. Everywhere it
was speed and the eyes of thousands
snapped around the Smile race
course at the Curtiss- Reynolds Air
port.
The finish of the Pacific derbies
held odds-on favor.
Gladys O'Donnell, who has led the
powder puff" dash since it left her
home airport at Long Beach, Calf, was
assured of victory, barring mishap.
She had an elapsed time lead of more
than five hours over second-place Mil
dred Morgan, Beverly Hills, Calf, at
the last-leg take-off from Madison,
Wis, this morning.
BIum's Lead Slight.
John Blum, Seattle, held only a 20
minute elapsed time lead over Nick
Manner, the Spokane "Sun Cod pilot.
at the take-off of the Mems Pacific
Derby in st. Paul.
The finish of both derbies was on the
midafternoon program.
The take-off of the nonstop speed
classic from Los Angeles has been set
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Am MUNITION TRAIN
BLOWN UP IN. CHINA
Nationalist Forces Suffer Severe
Loss in Destruction of 19
Carloads of Shells.
ay the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KwEITEH, Honan, August 25.-A
Nationalist government ammunition
train, composed of 10 cars, was blown
APP near here today. Loss of life. though
undetermined. was believed small.
While cause of the blaze which set
bff the explosion was unknown. 1t was
Eunored rebel spies were responsible
for the conlagration. Explosion OF the
ammunition, which consisted largely Of
heavy caliber shells and aerial bombs
ripped out the railroad right of way,
twisted steel cars, and hurled debris
hundreds of feet.
The train vas standing miles from
this town Mlen the blaze broke out
Explosions were heard for many miles.
With the Nationalist government suf-
fering severe loss from burning of
the train, 1t was reported fighting along
the Haichow- Tungkwan Railroad was
ct low ebo as result OF the unprece-
dented heavy rains In Northern Honan
Province.
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MATS AND MACkS
TIED, 2-2, IN FOURTH
Sad Sam Jones Clashes With Lefty
Grove in Second Game
of Series.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
PHILADELPHIA, August wash
ington and Philadelphia were tied, 2-2,
today IN the fourth inning. Cronin ac-
counted for Washington's runs when
his homer in the third scored Manush.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-M famed on
three pitched balls. Rice beat out a
ManuSh drove into double play, Foxx,
taking his grounder, touched first and
then threw to Boley getting Rice going
into second. No runs
PHILADELPHIA fouled to
Judge. Cronin threw out Summa. He
also threw out Cochrane. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHIN ON-Cronin famed.
Judge flied TO Simmons. West lined to
PHILADELPHIA-Bl threw out
Simmons. Foxx walked. Miller drove
into a double play, Cronin to Myer to
Judge. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHIN N-Bluege famed.
Spencer flied to Miller. Boley threw
out Jones. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Bl threw out
Dykes. Cronin threw out Boley. Grove
bounced to Judge. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures singled to left
and made second safely when Bishop
dropped Simmons throw. Grove threw
out Rice. holding Myer at second.
Manush hit to Boley and Myer was
run down, Boley to Dykes to Bishop,
Manush taking second on the play.
Cronin hit a home run against the
upper left bleachers, scoring Manush
ahead of him. Bishop threw out Judge.
Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA - Bishop doubled
over Manush's head in deep left. Summa
doubled down the left field foul line.
scoring Bishop. Myer threw out Coch-
rane. Summa going to third. Simmons
walked on four pitched balls. FoxY
flied to West and Summa scored after
the catch, Simmons holding first. Miller
lined to Myer. Two runs.
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PLOT TO KILL PREMIER
OF EGYPT is Baked
Man, Dressed as Waiter and Armed
With Sharp AK, Is Found
on His Train.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, August 25.--What was
believed by authorities to be an at
tempt to assassinate the Egyptian
premier, Sidky Pasha, was frustrated
today. A Berberine dressed as a waiter,
and armed with a very sharp AK, was
discovered in the corridor of a train
outside the compartment in which the
premier was travelling from Alexandria
to Cairo and was arrested.
The man was discovered shortly after
the train left Alexandria this morning.
An inquiry into the affair was insti-
tuted Immediately.
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ROAD INTO SHENANDOAH PARK
is NAMED HOOVER HIGHWAY
Scenic Route Link to Commemorate Soourns of Presi-
dent and First Lady at Camp.

ton of the beautiful Blue Ridge over
a strip 200 miles long and from IL to
Is miles wide. 1t includes the site of
the Presidents camp.
The first link to be staked out skirts
the Presidents Rapidan camp, crosses
the Marine guard camp a mile away,
and continues to Hawks Bill Peak, the
highest in the Blue Ride Range in Vir-
GINA. From its 4,000-foot summit the
highway will CONTINUE to Crescent Rock,
one of the beautiful spots on the trail,
and will follow the backbone of the
mountain ranges over to Skyland and
Stony Mountain. From there it will
trail down the mountain and exit at
Luray.
The President, and particularly Mrs
Hoover. have taken a deep interest in
the new National park. Mrs. Hoover on
several occasions having lent q hand
In working out principles which have
been followed In planning the preserve.
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To commemorate the week end
sojourns of the President and Mrs.
Hoover at their Rapidan camp in the
Blue Ridge Mountains the Virginia
State Conservation Commission has
named the first highway into the new
Shenandoah National. Park in their
honor.
At the instance of Mrs. Hoover the
commission has staked out 20-mile
stretch of scenic route, on which 1t is
expected construction work viii start
in the Fall, when SUFFICIENT water will
be available. The work was to have
been started this Summer but was held
up by the severe drought.
This new road, to be known as the
Hoover Highway. will be the first link
in the main artery of the new national
park which Is to take up the main Sec
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FALLS CHURCH CITIZENS FOR ED
TO GARRY WATER. FROM CAPITAL
Townspeople to Meet Tonight to Seek
Solution-May Ask Use of Army
Trucks In Emergency.

Drinking water is being carried 8
miles in jugs from Washington to Falls
Church, Va, by the residents of that
Virginia community.
SO serious has the water shortage in
the town become that a public meeting
has been called for tonight at the home
of Mayor-elect L. P. Daniel, who feels
that the time has come for drastic
action.
A majority of the families in Falls
Church depend upon individual wells
for their water, and in numerous in
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AMERICAN OFFICER
HELD AS PERUVIAN
DICTATOR IS OUSTED
Embassy Acts to Assure
Safety of Capt. Grow of :,
Naval Reserves.
LEGUIA FLEES COUNTRY.
MILITARY BODY RULES
President Pushed Modernization
Program Despite Opposition.
U. S. Diplomats Surprised.

Dy the Associated Press.
The American embassy at Lima, Peru
advised the State Department today
that Capt. Harold p. Grow of the
American Naval Mission to Peru was
captured by revolutionists at Camana
yesterday morning.
Grow is lieutenant commander in
the Naval Reserve, and holds the title
of captain in the Peruvian Navy Grow
resigned from active status in the navy
two years ago to accept an appoint
lnent as director general of the Peru
Wan air forces. Although working with
the United States Naval Mission to
Peru, he was not attached to it be-
cause of his civilian status.
The embassy is seeking assurance
of his safety, communicating through
anformal channels with the revolu-
tionists.
Airplane Seizure Investigated.
Inquiries are also being made by the
embassy regarding the seizure at Are
quipa by the insurgents of an airplane
of the Faucet Aviation Co. Elmer J.
Faucet, an American citizen, listed by
the State Department as from Savona,
N. Y, who heads the company, Is be-
leved to be in Arequipa.
The Peruvian Ambassador to Wash
ington, Manuel Freyre de Santander,
today had received no official commune
cation concerning the revolt.
Embassy officials said they did not
consider the insurgent movement would
affect the embassy or Ambassador
Freyre, as he had been career man
since his youth. and has always abb
stained from politics.
State Department officials expressed
surprise over the rapid turn of events
In the Peruvian revolution and particu-
larry over dispatches from Lima that
President Leguia had resigned.
President Leguia has been regarded
by American officials as friendly to the
United States and as one who co-op-
Grated in pan-American affairs.
!. Acting Secretary of State Castle said
while the State Department had been
advised of some military unrest In Peru
the reported resignation of the presi-
dent and the apparent success of the
opposition was unexpected, He added
that While Peru was suffering some
economic depression he did not know
whether this was a contributing cause
to the revolt.
Detained While RefueIing Plane.
BUENOS AIRES, August Is R).--
Reports received by the newspaper La
Nacion state that Capt Harold Grow,
American aviator, was detained Sunday
by revolving troops in the State of
Arequipa, Peru, Immediately after he had
landed in his plane at Camana near
Mollendo
The reports said that Capt. Grow
new from Lima and had landed at
Camana to refuel, intending to fly over
Arequipa later in order to drop proc
lamations issued by President Leguia.
who has since resigned
1t also was reported that Elmer
Faucet, another American flyer, de-
seribed as owner or civil air line, was
detained in Areqlipa.
LEGUIA RESIGNS AND FLIES.
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stances the situation has become so
acute that use of water for bathing and
similar household and sanitary pur-
poses is out of the question.
While exact figures are not available
it is believed that approximately IS per
cent of the families in the town are
entirely out of water, or so nearly out
that the scanty supply left in the wells
has to be conserved with the utmost
care.
A situation described by Mai. Daniel
as most acute" prevails among the
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LODGES TUTOR DIES

LOWELL. Mass, August rs (P.-Dr.
Thomas p. Shaw, SO, a distinguished
authority on both medicine and law
and former tutor to the late Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, died here today
after having spent the last 40 years OF
his life In a wheel chair, a helpless
cripple, due to fall which injured his
spine
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Detroit Man, Reported. Wealthy,
Dies Following Rescue.

DETROIT, August IS tP).-A 40-year-
old electrical contractor was thrown
from an automobile into railroad slip
in the Detroit River in the suburb OF
Ecorse early today and died at hos
pital soon after being taken from the
water by railroad employees who heard
his cries for help.
The man. Francis Whalen, resident
of the La Sale Hotel, was said by &C.
uuaintances to be in the habit of carry
ing a large sum of money. Police be-
lieved robbery was the motive for his
abduction.
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L0NGW0RTH FRIEND DIES

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, August
Is R.-1t became known today that
Robert Livingston Resor of Cincinnati,
Ohio, has died in a Belfast hotel at
which he was spending holiday with
mis- wife.
Mr.. Resor is said to have been
close friend Of Representative Nicholas
Longworth.
The body today was prepared for
transfer to Southampton. where 1t will
be taken on board the steamship
Homeric for burial In the Ohio city.