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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20
JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS TO RUN
 FOR SENATOR.

Col. James Hamilton Lewis, former leadin lawyer of Seattle and Congressman -at-Large iron the State of Washington former Corporation Coun sel of Chicago and former United States Senate from Illinois, Democratic whip in the Senate durnl the war has accepted call from the Democrati State Committee of Illinois to head the organi zation slate in the coming Democratic prmarie as a candidate for United States Senator. The story is told in the following dispatch printed in most of the metropolitan papers, dated at Chicago February 10:
 James Hamilton Lewis, party whip in the Senate during the Wilson Administration, will again be a candidate for United States Senator in the Democratic April primary.
 Col. Lewis, who gained his military title in the Spanish American War, agreed to head a slate announced by the State Cen tral Committee
 The former Senator, once dubbed by the late Champ Clark as "the greatest dude in the United States" in his first utterance of the campaign, condemned existing meth ods of Prohibition enforcement, protested American entrance into the World Court and demanded changes in taxation and Gov ernment expenditure.
 After saying that this Nation asks tenn perance in the habits of it's mankind" the former Senator added that it protests against any system laws procedure that invokes trespass on the homes, invasion of the family violation of the privacy of life and moral wounding of citizens a method of so-caled law enforcement"
 Such action is not political morality" he said but National tyranny"
 Elected to Congress from Washington in 1897 Lewis introduced the resolution for recognition of Cuban independence and then dropped his political career to enter military service.
 During the World War, Lewis went to France as member of the Senate Finance Committee and, while observing the move ment of supplies at the front in the Chateau Thierry sector, he was slightly wounded
 James Hamilton Lewis is one of the most color
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20
FOR

FOR
 Expert Piano Tuning or phono- graph repair work call George An derson at Anderson's Music Shoppe.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

Try the Five u'C1ock Dinner Specials at Mabry's. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

It is fortunate that so far they have been able to localize the gangster war to Chicago It breaks out in Detroit occasionally and at intervals in other towns, but it usually quickly disappears from every place except the Windy City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

Don't worry. They may talk about it. but they are never going to take football out of college Neither are they going to take the college out of football for that matter They will continue to hunt in pairs.-(Los Angeles Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

No matter what the Governments may say the seas will continue to have their own ideas regard ing the extent to which may make free with them Detroit Free PresS)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

Muskrat farming brings high returns and an other nice thing about is that you don't have to blow harrow them.-( Indianapolis News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

We suspect that those kidnappers who released victim on his promise to go and get $25OOO for them do not really expect him to return with the money. They probably decided that no one else would put up money for him and they had not the heart to commit murder
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

The more experience we have with our direct primary the stronger is conviction that the convention system with law-controlled primaries af lords far better way to register the will of the people. It would probably be possible to work out system that would be better than either of them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20

Funny thing about Democratic landslides is they hardly ever amount to much except locally CNdacon Telegraph)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-20
WOMEN WANT EQUAL RIGHTS,
 PRES, CHURCH

OMAHA, Neb., Feo. 2O.- Women of the Presbyterian Missio o nary Church Union of Omaha voted, 15O to 8, to indorse equal rights in all branches of the church. The pro- posal, it is understood, is being voted upon by Presbyterian wom- en throughout the United States. If granted, it will give the women the right to become ministers and elders in the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
DROP IN CRUDE OIL
OUTPUT REPORTED
Daily Average Production De-
ClineS to Lowest Level
in Four Years.

By the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, December 23.-The
OIL and Gas Journal reports daily aver
age crude oil production in the United
States tumbled sharply last week, to-
falling 2,202,761 barrels, the lowest level
Of production in more than four years
and 37,517 barrels under the preceding
weeks figure.
The downward movement was led by
West Texas, where decline Of 1881
barrels dropped production TO 244,6l2
barrels Decreases were general over
the Midcontinent area, with the excep-
ton Of the Texas Panhandle, which
had an output Of 76,045 barrels, an in
crease Of 4,190 barrels.
The total for the Midcontinent area
was 1,112,765 barrels, a decrease Of
32,916 barrels. North Central Texas
had an average Of 92,437 barrels, a
drop Of 1881 barrels, and Oklahoma's
output, placed at 46l $40 barrels, was
down 7,425 barrels. Kansas fields
showed a decline Of 376 barrels, with
a production of 103, 045 barrels.
Eastern production was unchanged
at 1000 barrels, while the Rocky
Mountain production was 102,210 bar
rels, a gain Of LOSS barrels.
CALIFORNIA; output was totaled at
601,7 ESQ barrels, decrease Of $500
barrels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Received By Private wire phseto

Note-An stocks are sold in hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (S0s) (250s
which shows those stocks to be sold in odd lots only.
Individual sales compiled to noOn-cOmpete $50 Edition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, December % [R.-But-
ter-ReceiptS, 9,725 tubs; weak; cream
cry extras (02 score), 29; standards 600
score, car lots), %; extra f1rstS (90-91
score), 27lAa28; flrsts 1890 score) !.
26a27; seconds 1851 score), 241aa
asa.
Eggs-Receipts, ATS cases; steady;
extra firsts, %; fresh graded firsts, 26;
ordinary firstS, 20a23; refrigerator
flrsts. 141a; refrigerator extras, 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
WELL KNOWN BANKER DIES.

FTTCHBURG, Mass, December %
R.-Elmer A. Onthank, nationally
known banker, died at his home here
last night of heart disease He was go
years old.
Bank Association in 1927 and 1928, and
president of the National Bank Division
Of the American Bankers Association
in 1927. He had been president of the
National Bank of Fitchburg since 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
STOCK YIELDS HIGH.

NEW YORK, December 23 N9.-The
average yield Of all common stocks on
the New York Stock Exchange. which
Is computed monthly by Moody's, ex-
ceeded $50 per cent at the recent mar
ket lows. This compares with s.35 per
cent at the beginning of the month,
8.09 per cent on November 13, 1929, and
9.92 per cent August "a, 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
PARIS BoURsE Prices.

PARIS, December % tP1.-Prices were
weaker on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes. IS francs so
centimes. Five per cent loan, 10l
francs.
Exchange on London, 123 francs go
centimes. The dollar was quoted at IS
francs 45X centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23

QCpC4lueuL upOu LIN
correct handling OF
the credit situation
according to belief
expressed by DR.. H
Parker Willis in q
survey of the loan
situation prepared
for Shields 81 Co.,
members of the
New York Stock Ex-
change.
The substantial
progress made to-
ward reducing the
overload Of credit
obligations which
existed q year ago
is abundant ground
for satisfaction, DR..
VWYsTfg- -As-A~ Artk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
RANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK, December % Especially
1856, 000.0 900: Q year ago, $1,623, o00, 900.
New York bank balances, today, $116,-
000, 900; a year ago, $184, 900. New
York Federal Reserve Bank credits, to-
day, $s4,00o,o00; year ago, $l52, 000,-
l00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
NEW SECURITIES

NEW YORK, December 70 (P1.-New
securities offered today include:
City of New Orleans, La, $4,000, 900
AZ per cent bonds, due December is,
1882, to 1880, inclusive, priced to yield
from 4 to 4.60 per cent, by syndicate
headed by the First National Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
Heard in Financial District.

Directors Of the Washington Savings
Bank are the latest to gladden. the
hearts of officers and employees by de-
"claring a Christmas bonus. They have
voted per cent disbursement based
on yearly salaries.
More than 1000, 900 fewer ciga-
fettes were produced In November this
year than In the like 1929 month,
according to internal revenue figures
based on monthly sales Of stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
CREDIT CALLED KEY
/ TO TRADE REVIVAL
Or. H. Parker Willis Analyses
Present Loan Situation
in United States.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

The economic collapse Of 1929 was
fundamentally q question Of banking
and bank credit, so that now it is GER
tain that the rate of recovery will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23

CONTINUED on Paeo lAl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07
TN9lS OcramNe&'SM
NMSEN5E
I.I 49,
Holy smoke.

There are a east four mistakes IN the above picture They may per-
tain to grammar. history. etiquette. drawing Dr. whatnot See II you can
lind them Then look at the scrambled Sord nelov-ad unscramble ~
by switching the letters around. Grade yourself 20 for zach OF the mis-
takes ylu fud- and 20 FOR the word Il 7ou unscrambe r.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-07

CORRECTIONS
"a Only one-eEhth 0f an iceberg Il visible above water. ~ Tine aurora
5oreahs = seen In the north not IN the east 80 The southern h6fA
IRE called urora austrais. tD The word ~ARTICs Il misspened In Abe
conversation ~ the woman It the right Isl The scrambled word - ~
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