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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
HOME OWNERSHIP
URGED BY LAMONT
Secretary Tells Builders to
Encourage Possession by
U. S. Citizens.

Activities seeking to encourage home
ownership throughout the United States.
which, he declared, would not only
promote business stability, but would
make for a more responsible citizenship,
we're urged upon more than 100 rep
resentatives Of key industries in the
construction, building equipment and
supply industries at their conference
here this week by Secretary of Com
merce Lamont
Reporting that more than half the
homes OF the country now rented rather
than owned by the families occupying
them, Secretary Lamont urged the re-
lated industries to take steps TO sell the
idea Of home ownership more largely
to the people of the Nation for their
good as well as for that Of the country.
Need for Study Is Outlined.
He pointed to the need for study to
bring about easier means Of secondary
1nancing on homes and pointed out
that buyers should be satisfied With
their purchases, and remain so.
The conference, called by Julius H.
Barnes, chairman of the national BUSH
hess survey conference, which was
created at the suggestion of President
Hoover, voted to recommend to various
felated elements Of the construction in
uuStIy LnaI 1unu OF $oUU,OUO De pro-
vided for early publication of facts
pointing to "the present favorable con-
ditions that encourage carrying forward
at once contemplated or necessary con-
struction for dwelling and other pur-
poses, as well as maintenance and re-
modelling projects"
The conference also recommended
creation of a permanent research group
for keeping in touch with the building
needs In various sections Of the counI
try. One Of the major measures IA
Tored by the delegations was creation
of . special home-financing committee.
Residential Contracts FAN.
Secretary Lamont, in referring to the
dwelling construction phase of business,
pointed out that residential building
contracts in 1929 fell sharply below
any Of the preceding four years. A
great deal depends upon measures de-
vised 70 recover as much as possible Of
that loss, he told the conference.
Millions of American families that
already have absorbed motor cars and
iother modern inventions into their
standards Of living,p he said, will want
TO incorporate better housing standards
into their scale of living during the
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next few years. The advance is not
confined to the upper income groups.
From various cities it has been reported
that vacancies in the least desirable
types Of houses have increased during
the past few years and that houses at
the lowest rentals have to be kept in
better repair in order to retain tenants.
You are going TO encounter the problem
of financing, the problem of determin-
ing just what are the home owners
wants and the problem Of how best to
cooperate in meeting them.
1T believe that o Arm foundation for
future progress is being laid. Especially
am glad to see this gathering together
of the different groups connected with
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tivities to the actual jobs on which
accidents occur.
Ways and means to organize every
construction project for accident pre-
vention in 1880 Is to be one of the lead
ing items on the program Of the con-
vention of the Associated General Con-
tractors which opens in New Orleans
January 40. The old theory that acct
dents on construction work are inevita-
be because of the hazardous nature of
the operations has been amply refuted,
claims Mai. Richards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25

to Maj. w. r. Richards, secretary Of
the Associated General Contractors of
America and head of the accident pre-
vention work conducted by that or
ganization.
With the example of more than a
thousand general contractors applying
accident prevention methods on their
Jobs during 1929 and securing reduc-
tons in accident frequency and severity
ranging from 10 to 80 per cent, 1t Is
proposed to launch q Nation-wid pro-
gram to extend safety prOrnotional ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
BUILDING ACCIDENT
PREVENTION URGED
SO-Called Inevitable" Mishaps De.
clared Easily.
Avoided.

Strenuous efforts are to be made to
insure that the 1890 construction pro-
gram Is carried on under conditions
which will prevent accidents, according
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25

construction that have so many COM
mon problems and mutual interests.
Broadly speaking, your Job is to sur
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
MILLIONAIRE
 BEATEN, SHOT
Retired Beer Baron of East Is Victim of Assault
 by Three Men

HOBOKEN, March 8-The Police blamed a feud engendered by his running days for the killing of Franks Dunn, retired millionaire beer baron of North New Jersey
 Dunn was set upon in the lobby of an office building by three men. After two of the men had felled him with their fists, the third man turned a sub-machine gun on him and two bullets passed through Dunn's body. He died in the hos pital a few hours later.
 The machine gunner, Frank Dtl- gan, of New York, committed sui- eide when the Police cornered him on the top floor of an apartment house. The other two men es- capped after a running gun fight with the Police.
 Dunn is reputed to be worth $2,0O0,00O
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
OUIJA BOARD
 SPELLED OUT
 WORD 'AvENCE'
Tribal Superstition Is Also Given as Cause for
 Buffalo Murder

BUFFALO, New York, March 8. Two Indian women are in jail charged with the murder of Mrs. Clothilde Marchand, wife of the famous artist Henry Marchand, Curator of the Buffalo Museum of Science. after one of the women, Lillian Jimer5on confessed she used an ouija board and also tribal su- perstitions which melted Mrs. Man. cy Bowen, aged 6 years, to kill the artists wife.
 Unrequited love for the artist, is blamed for the killing, Miss Jimer- son said. She is 35 years of age, whom Marchand used as model. She became infatuated with him.
 Miss Jimerson said she told the older Indian woman that messages from her husband, in the spirit land, cried out to avenge. Then the cuija board did the same thing as well as. spelling out instructions to go to the Marchand home and kill the woman. The woman did go. She struck Mrs. Marchand with a hammer over the head, then thrust a wad of paper and chloro- form down her throat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
BETH BIRTHDAY IS
 GEL BRATED BY JUSTICE HOLMES
Tribute to Veteran Jurist Is Paid by Walsh in
 U. 5. Senate

WASHINGTON, March 8.-The Eighty-Ninth birthday of Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. of the Supreme Court of the United States was celebrated today by the United States Senate which listened to a tribute delivered short time before members of the Supreme Court gathered in the conference chambers of the highest tribunal to extend personal greetings to the veteran jurist.
 United States Senator David |. Walsh, of Massachusetts, inter- rupted the tariff debate to call att tention to the birthday of Justice Holmes, recalling the 27 years of service of the jurist which has set a record in the Supreme Court.
 Senator Walsh referred to Justice Holmes as "one of the most noble and most patriotic members of the American judiciary"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
AIR PILOT FOUND
 DEAD, CRASH
Jimmy Doles and Two Companions Found in
 Plane Wreckage

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March B. Jimmy Doles, veteran of the air, and two companions, have been found wrapped in the twisted metal of their transport plane at the bot tom of a 1,000-foot canyon in the San Bernardino mountains after missing for 12 days.
 The plane was sighted Thursday from the air and searchers arrived at the spot late yesterday.
 As Doles' plane dropped below the storm clouds to seek a path to safety, a wing snagged on a canyon ridge, the searchers said.
 Co-pilot A. w. Bieber and Stew ard John Slaton were Boles' com panions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
FUNERAL PLANE MAKES LAST LEG
 OF ARCTIC TRIP
Aerial Funeral Cortege Cir cles Fairbanks Field
 then Comes Down
FUNERAL SERVICES TO
 BE HELD WEDNESDAY
Remains of Two Pliers to Be Sent South on
 Train Thursday

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March B. Appearing in close formation over Fairbanks at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the aerial funeral cortege bringing the bodies of Col. Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, slowly circled the town and then landed in quick succession.
 The Fairchild plane, with the bodies aboard, with Pilots Crosson and Young, landed first. The Junk CTS plane with Soviet Commander Slipenov and his mechanic landed next. Pilots Gillian and Capt. Pat Reid with Mechanic Hughes, in a Stearman plane were the third down
 Ole Eielson, father of Col Eiel- son was the first to reach and embrace Crosson, Young and Reid. After a few moments he walked over to the Russian plane and greeted Slipenov and his compan- ion.
 As the Russians crawled out of their open cockpit plane they jumped to greet Gillian, Reid and Hughes.
 The planes made perfect flight from Ruby where they remained over night Thursday on account of low visibility.
 The Fairchild plane was run into the hangar ana the bodies of the two dead Alaskan fl.or5 were then removed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
F e deral Agents Swoop Down on Farm Houses
 Near Chicago
AUTO SEARCHLIGHTS
 TURNED ON SUSPECTS
Several Men Try to Escape But Are Captuacd-
 Official Statement

CHICAGO, Ill, March 8.-Eleven men were arrested, two bombs, four shotguns and several pistols were seized in a raid last night on a farm near Mclrose Park The farm, the police officials assert, is the headquarters of the ID o m b trust"
 The farm house was surrounded after midnight by two squads of detectives. Automobile headlights were turned on the buildings from all sides.
 The occupants of the farm houses were ordered to surrender. Several tried to escape by climbing out of windows but they were covered by guns of the officers and captured.
 Most of the men arrested are former members of the once pow erful Genna Gang that ruled the West Side several years ago.
 The raiders said they were posi- tive from information that the gang supplied a number of bombs which have shaken Chicago re- gently
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
Son of Former German
 Grown Prince Is Flier

BUENOS AIRES, March B. Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern, son of the former Crown Prince, has been granted a license for third grade air pilot after a successful test flight. He is now employed at the Ford plant here and began taking lessons at Hollywood, Cali fornia, more than year ago Off, ficials said he was an excellent pilot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08

BULLETIN - WASHING TON, March s. = William Howard Taft, former Presi- dent of the United States and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died at the f a m i y home this afternoon at 5:15 o'clock, following a serious illness of several months.
 This morning it was an- nounced that his condition was not as good as it was yesterday but the end was not then predicted.
 Several weeks ago, the for mer President became so i'll that he resigned as Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court and was succeeded by Charles Evans Hughes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
Explosion, then Fire
 On Oil Barge, Causes
 Death of Three Men

KEARNEY, New Jersey, March 8. Three men are believed to have met death when a fire, preceded by an explosion, destroyed the Pure Oil Company's oil barge moored in the Passaic River.
 The barge carried 5000 gallons of gasoline.
 The blazing barge was shifted up and down the river by the tide and for a time threatened other ship ping. Finally the barge came to rest on the west shore of the river and sank,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
Operator Suggests Radio Station at NetU Gold Strike

WASHINGTON, March 5-If per- severance is rewarded, Sergeant William Growden, of the United States Army Signal Corps, before long will open a radio station at Poorman where he staked gold claim not long ago.
 He recently obtained leave of absence from his post at Ruby. Alaska, and travelled by dog team to the new diggings. going to Dis covery point. He radioed all de- tails to his Army Chief and sug- gested that if the gold holds, Poor man should have radio station of it's own.
 His message was full of informa- tion, and gave the population of Beaver Creek. Growden said if things turn out right. a good sized town will be founded on the spot. Growden is hopeful his sugges- tions will result in his moving his station near the claim he staked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
EIGHTEEN COME HERE
 FROM TAKU COUNTRY

Bound for the States, where they will go on business trip to pur- chase stock for their stores in the Taku district. MT. and Mrs. William Strong arrived in Juneau from Taku yesterday afternoon.
 They came here in company with sixteen others who made the trip down from the mining district. Prospecting and diamond drill work has been practically at stand still the last few weeks owing to solid packed snow to a depth of several feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
FUNERAL SERVICES re
 BE HELD AT FAIRBANKS

The bodies of Col. Eiclson and Earl Borland will leave Fairbanks rext Thursday on a regular train over the Alaska Railroad for Sew ard, according to telegraphic ad- vices received today by Gov George A. Parks from the Alaska Airways management. Borland will be bur jed in Seattle and Eielson in Hat ton, N. D.
 Funeral services will be held in Fairbanks for both men on March 12, the day prior to the departure of the funeral train The bodies will go south from Seward on the steamer Alaska about March 15.
 Ole Eielson, father of the dead flyer, and Mrs. Earl Borland and her two children will accompany the remains south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08

LONDON, March 8.-Miss Eliza beth Morrow, daughter of Ambassa- dor Dwight w Morrow, has found her own international problem to settle while her father engages hirn- self with the naval deliberations.
 Miss Morrow confesses that she has baea a t1ifls cnngu7e5S by the English way of keeping a dance schedule. At her first dance she discovered that, while no cards are distributed to act as dance pro- grams, there are very definite dance numbers.
 When a young man asked for @ dance by number, Miss Morrow thought he intended to cut in later and kept no record of his request. Thus it happened that a single dance might find several claimants seeking the favor. Miss Morrow finally discovered that English girls scribble the order of their dances on a small piece of paper to pre- vent confusion.
 Its much more fun in one way Miss Morrow said. If you get a good dancer, you at least have a full dance with him, instead of hav- ing someone else cut in right away as they do in America. If, on the other hand, you draw bad part ner :"
 Words seemed to fail Colonel Lindbergh's pretty sister-in-law at this juncture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
SEIZE 100000
 GALLONS, WINE

SACRAMENTO, Cal. March B. Nearly 100000 gallons of wine val ued at $1 100000 have besn con- fiscated by Federal Agents in a raid on the Silva Brothers bonded winery, 12 miles east of here.
 Manuel and King Silva, brothers, were released on $5,0O0 bond each.
 The arrests resulted from reports of sale to unauthorized parties, the officials said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
Wanted to His See Fanily;Ref fused, Climbs
 100 Foot Smokestack

LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, March 8.-After 30 hours atop of a 100- foot smokestack, at the insane asy- lum here, Pete Pesican, aged 29. was lured to the ground and safe ty. He scurried up the stack Thursday, armed with a bottle of acid and monkey wrench because asylum authorities refused to let him see his wife and children. When he descended he repeated his en- treaties,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS
Q Q . . Q . Q

NEW YORK, March 8-Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted today at 7A, Alleghany 31ss, American Ice, no sale; Anaconda 747s, Beth lehem Steel 1055s, Central Alloys 327s, General Motors 423l. Gold Dust 43%, Granby STA. Grigsby Grunow 15h. International Har- vester 947s, Kennecott 5913, Mis- souri Pacific 96A, National Acme 239s, Packard 2OA, Radio 49A Standard Brands 26. Standard oil of California 59A, U. s. Steel 181, Montgomery-Ward 461s, Standard Oil of New Jersey 62A, Humble Oil 91ls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
TWO WOMEN
 DIE IN FIRE;
 MAN MISSING
Six-Story Building Is De- stroyed - Origin of
 Blaze Not Known

DULUTH, Minn., March 8.-Mrs. Thomas, aged 70 years and Helen Todd, aged 75, her sister, were burned to death, and Nels Swanson is unaccounted for, in fire that destroyed a six-story office build ing and rooming house late last night. The loss is estimated at S7O,O0o.
 The bodies of the two women were found on the third floor three hours after the fire started.
 The origin of the fire, which started on the second floor and spread rapidly. has not been de- termined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT PASSES AWAY LATE TODAY
Mcbride Confirmed by Senate for Third
 Term aS Collector

The Senate today confirm ed the nomination of J. c. Mcbride for a third term as United States Collector of Customs for the District of Alaska, according to an As sociated Press dispatch re- ceived by The Empire this morning. The nomination was sent to the Senate last week by President Hoover.
 MT. Mcbride now holds commissions from three Presidents, Warren c. Hard ing, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. He was re- gently in Washington attend ing a conference Of Customs officials and is now enroute to Berkeley, Calf, where he will spend a short vacation before returning to his home here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
RECEIPTS PASS MILLION
 IN NEW CHICAGO STADIUM

CHICAGO, March 8.-Within l2 months boxing matches in the Chi cago stadium have drawn 257,174 spectators with receipts at $l,056,- 93872.
 The heaviest gate was the Tom my Loughran-Mickey Walker fight, which opened the stadium on March 28 last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
Crack Nary
 Racing Pilot Resigns

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Rear Admiral Leigh, Acting Chief of Ma val Operations, announced the res- ignation has been submitted by Lieut.. Afford Williams, crack Navy racing pilot. The resignation will be signed by Acting Secretary of Navy Jahncke, within week and it will become effective within two months from the date of signing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
Senate Confirms J. D. Willys to Be
 Ambassador, Poland

WASHINGTON, D. C.. March g.. The nomination of John D. Wll- Tvs, former automobile manufac- turer, to be ambassador to Poland. has been confirmed by the Senate. Confirmation was made after Po- land replied that Willys would be acceptable,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
E. I. SANFORD OF. SUPREME COURT.
 DIES SUDDE NLY
Associate Justice of High est Court in Land
 Passes Away

Edward Terry Sanford, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died suddenly of uremic poisoning this afternoon He collapsed in a dentists chair and was rushed to his home where he died.
 After Is years consecutive sery-i ice on the bench of the Federal District Court for Middle and East ern Tennessee, Edward Terry Sam | ford was made Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court of the United States by President Harding Janu- ary 31, 1923. He was chosen to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Pitney, who had been compelled to retire by i'll health His appointment restored the numerical representation of the South on the tribunal as it stood at the time of the death of Chief Justice White,-Justice McReynolds, also from Tennessee, being the other member whose home was south of the Mason and Dixon line. Before entering the Federal Judi ciary Justice Sanford had for one year been an Assistant Attorney General of the United States under President Roosevelt, who appointed him to the bench, and in that ca pacity had frequently appeared before the Supreme Court in the argument of cases.
 On January 6, 1891 Justice San ford married Miss Lutie Mallory Woodruff of Knoxville. He was one of the charter members of the George Peabody College for Teach lers, and also e the Beard of Gsg- ernors of the Knoxville General Hospital. In both the Tennessee and the American Bar Association he held high offices, and was a member of the honor court of the Boy Scouts.
 A fluent speaker and extremely popular personally, he frequently was called upon to deliver address es at public functions, and was a frequent contributor of magazine articles on jurisprudence and other subjects.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08
KILL OFFICER
 IN GUN BATTLE

Detroit, Mich, March 8.-Patrol- man Dayton Vinegar was shot to death in gun battle with two robbers fleeing with $6,000 ob- tained in a haberdashery holdup The robbers escaped.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-03-08

worst defeated President he was the best loser of any He left the !. White House in the happiest frame of mind, apparently glad to lay down the cares of state, which had been far greater than he antici- pated.
 Official Travel
 His real official travel began in 1900 when President Mckinley made him chairman of the Philip pine Commission. Later, becom- ing civil governor of the Islands. 1t was necessary for him to visit Washington to appear before Congressional committee, and he made the trip from Manila by way of the Mediterranean to confer with Pope Leo XIII, on the friar lands, thus completing his first cir cumnavigation of the globe.
 Later on Colonel Roosevelt sum- moned him to Washington to join the cabinet, but he soon returned to the Philippines with Congress sional party, and two years later again visited the archipelago to open the New National Assembly, on the latter occasion returning to the United States through Siberia and Europe, completing his second circle of the world. While Sec- retary of War he visited Panama seven times in connection with the construction of the canal and was sent to Cuba to adjust affairs there arising out of the insurrection. be- coming provisional governor of the | island
 Toured Country
 Du1il.a his first campaign as a Presidential candidate he toured the country as far west as Denver, and as President he made two long | trips through the country visiting the Pacific Coast as well as mak- ing innumerable short runs When Colonel Roosevelt cast his hat into the ring, MT. Taft took the road on pre-convention campaign. Upon moving out of the White House he went on the lecture platform, speak ing in all states except Florida.
 And his travels did not cease when he became Chief Justice. Thoroughly enjoying to rub elbows with his fellow man, and feeling that so far as his official duties would permit his time belonged to the people, he accepted many of the innumerable invitations he re- ceived.
 He was always a good traveller, able to sleep well under all condi- tions, whether on boat, train or au- tomobile, seldom tiring. In all his experiences he was in but one ac- cident, and that was upon rail- road near his home in New Haven, while returning from New York prior to becoming Chief Justice.
 Aided Pres. Wilson
 One of his hardest trips was made during the World War, to which he was called by President Wilson After assisting in the suc- lcessful adjustment of the relations between capital and labor, with ] the result that American produc- ton was at its maximum, he und- ertook to visit the army camps. This trip was made during the winter, and because of the import ance of quickly delivering his mes sage to the rapidly forming armies, he made two and sometimes three speeches a day, visiting all camps
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