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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
Statement Made On
 Veterans Bureau
 Minimum, Estimate

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Director Hines. of the Veterans Bureau, es- timated the minimum yearly cost of the veterans bill recently pass ed by the House, at $181 ,000, ,000 with a maximum at $404 100000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
REPUBLICAN RETURNS
LEE MANSION RENEWS OLD GLORIES
 AS SOUTH GIVES FREED ANTIQUES

fireplace over which Mrs. Custis and Mrs. Lee once presided has been equipped with iron cranes and kettles. hickory broom and husk mat by women of today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
wICKERsHAM RETURNS

After spending several days in Ketchikan and vicinity. James Wickersham, candidate for the Re- publican nomination for Delegate to Congress, was an arrival on the Northland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
|Cumdsnen Make |DiscoUery in Prison City

. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1. . National Guardsmen, mak- . ing a routine inspection of , the White City in the Ohio . Penitentiary, discovered the . beginning of a hole which . was being dug in the wall . leading to Warden Thomas
 . residence. The Guardsmen 3 also found a crowbar in the . basement of the prison.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
NAVAL TREATY TO BE GIVEN
 QUICK ACTION
Secretary Stim son Has Promise Made by
 Chairman Borah

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Assur- ance of a friendly attitude to the London Naval Treaty and speedy consideration was given Secretary of State Stimson, by Chairman Senator Borah, of the Senate Fore ign relations committee at tn e Capitol conference.
 Secretary Stimson called on Sen- ator Borah after the treaty had been formally turned over to Pres idcnt Hoover.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
DOUGLAS MAN BACK

A. DeRoux of Douglas, who has been in the States for several months. was an arrival on the Channel today aboard the North land. With him is his daughter. Mrs. Anna Constantine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
COLOMBIA LIKES TALKIEs

BOGOTA = Sound pictures are crowding silent movies from the atres in Colombia. Patrons do not seem to object to a reasonable amount of talking in English.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
NEW PLAN FOR
 DISTRIBUTING
 LIQUOR IS UP
Stayton Declares Law En- forcement Commission
 Has Scheme
OFFICIAL OF A.A.P.A.
 EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS
Quick Denial Comes from Cabinet Officers and
 Also Others

WASHINGTON, May William H. Stayton, Chairman of the Board of the Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment, testified be- fore the Senate Lobby Committee today that four members of Hoov- CTS Law Enforcement Commission told him they were trying to work out some other plan for distribu- tion of liquor than under the pres ent law"
 Stayton said members of the Commission he talked with were Judge Kenyon, Dean Pound and Col. Anderson. He said he could not recall the name of the other
 Stayton said he thought that Secretaries Stimson, Davis, Lamont, Brown and Adams believed the Prohibition law was a failure and he said he drew this inference" after talking to Senators and Rep resentatives.
 Make DeniaIs
 FOllOWlll6 bllC OCSbiiAiOiiys )SSAN tary of Navy Adams said there was no justification for the statement made by Stayton.
 Secretary of Commerce Lamont said he had not discussed Prohibi- ton since he entered the Cabinet.
 ANDERSON'S STATEMENT < aRICHMOliD, Virginia, May i.-- Col. Henry Anderson, member of Nhe Hoover Law Enforcement Com nission said he knew of no new pln being considered by the Com mAsion for the distribution of li- quS as quoted today before the Serite Lobby Committee by Stay ton. !
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
SENT TO SENATE

! WASHINGTON, May l. - Presi- dent Hoover today transmitted tho Naval Treaty to the Senate. It IS one of the shortest public docu' ments in history, containing onll ninety words.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
Mother Jd,es Is 100 Yems
 .M Today

SILVER SPRINGS, Maryland, May 1.-"Mother" Iones, life long Lighter in the cause of labor, cele- |brated her Tooth birthday today lat the country hone of MT. and Mrs. Walter Burgess$
 Letters and telegrahs are pour ing in on her from al sections of the country extending congratula- tions.
 Peru has established D consulate at Houston, Tex, with jurisdiction over the entire State.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-01
THIRD DIVISION

Auditor Com. of Edu.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
NJ WOMAN OR 4
 FILM ACTRESS WAS
 C0|VuECTEO. DEATH
IN STATEMENT KEYES CONTRA DICTS STORIES OF SEVERAL
 PERSONS

LOS ANGELES, Jan, Is, P)-No woman whatever, film actress or otherwise, had any share in the murder of William Desmond Taylor.
 This conclusion, based on person al investigations made at the time of the murder and later, is un- changed b ythe assertion of Otto Hefner in San Francisco. This is the unqualified statement of the consolidated press association here by Asa Reyes, former district at torney of Los Angeles who for over a period of years conducted investi- gations into the mysterious murder of the film director.
 Tn making this statement Reyes ccntradicted the stories told by Hemner, ex-convict, and by his own admission, former member of a narcotic ring in southern Califor- mia and by Heavy Peavey, Tay- Ior's negro butler.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
BILL WOULD TRAN SEER DRY
 UNIT. JUSTICE
HEARINGS ON ISSUE WILL BE ARRANGED SOON AS
 POSSIBLE

WASHINGTON, Jan, Is, (P)- The first concrete move to car ry out the recommendations of Hoover and his dry law enforce ment commission for realign- ment of the prohibition forces, came with the introduction by Chairman Williamson, of the house expenditures committee, of the administration bill to pro- vide transfer of the dry unit from the treasury department to the department of justice.
 He said hearings will be arr ranged soon on the measure with the view of reporting out on the bill The granting of permits by the administration, under the in ternal revenue law, would remain with the treasury.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
|CELOCKED BOAT
 RELEASED BY USE
 SPECIAL COMPOUND
ACTION CHEMICAL SPLINTER ED ICE WITH A THUN-
 DEROUS NOISE

QUEBEC, Jan, l5, (40-Science is credited with another victory over nature after a chemical compound liberated steamship from an icelocked drydock in three minutes.
 pr. Howard Barnes, of McGill University, using a high pres sure pump hose, sprayed the thick ice about the Champlain drydock, at Lauzon, where the Italian freighter Concordia was frozen in and 7 facing the pros pect of being held a prisoner un- til the breakup, and under the action of the chemical the ice was Splintered with thunder ous roar and the ship floated free.
 The ice was broken into such small particles that even small boats navigated about the dock and its approaches.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
TRAPPED BY BLIZZARD
 FAMILY IS RESCUED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, Is, (P)- Trapped for over a week by a fierce blizzard in the high Sierra noun tains, Jack Nightengale, his wife and their year-old son, were found safe in Pacific Gas & Elec- tria O., cabin 25 miles from Sonera, by party of rescuers.
 The trio had been found and brought to the cabin by employees of the company who had made their way thru the snow filled Niagara canyon on snowshoes. The party was found 25 miles from the nearest point of civilization.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
TWO ROBBERS
 DEFECTIVE KILLED
 CH!CAGO HOLDUP
THIRD BANDIT ROUTED WITH TEAR BOMBS, THEN
 SURRENDERED

CHICAGO, Jan, IS, (P)-Two robbers and a detective were killed as robbers, rushing away from an apartment they had just held up, ran into police squad responding to burglar alarm
 The third robber, who barri caded himself in the apartment hose hallway, was routed out by tear bombs and captured.
 The bandits, entering the first floor apartment of Harry Such erman, set off the burglar alarm in the adjoining apartment of Sucherman'S brother, Joseph. who called the police.
 Two robbers were at work on 8 wall safe in the flat after lin Ing up Sucherman's family at the point Of pistols, when the police squad roared up in front of the building.
 With their escape cut off from the front the robbers ran to d rear window where they saw De- tective Jerry Murphy One of them fired three shots and Murr- phy dropped fatally wounded
 In attempting to get out the front door they were met by a blazing fire from police guns which htey returned. Lieut.. Ed ward Conroy was wounded in the shoulder The robbers retreated under firing from both sides for many minutes.
 Tear bombs were tossed into the hallway to route the gun men Sergeant O'Malley, heading " second police squad, was sent tO the scene and climbed up the building entering the apartment thru 3 window and found one robber dead and another dying; she third surrendered
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
SENATE RESOLVES HERB |MPR0PRIETRY
 SUGAR INTERESTS
CHARGES AGAINST CHIEF FIX ECUTIyE DISMISSED; NO ,-
 CENSURE, CRITICISM

WASHINGTON, Jan., 15, tP President Hoover was absoIved by the Senate lobby committee Of any improprietry in connect ion with the negotiations with American and Cuban sugar inter ests charged against the Chief Executive.
 The testimony before that group reporting to the senate committee asserted that a ire prehensible' effort was made to stir up Latin America antago- nism against the United States by those opposing the increased tariff on sugar.
 They listed total expenditures of those for and against such an increase at more than $4O0,00, divided about evenly.
 With reference to the testimony that Hoover sought to bring about an agreement among the sugar interests on a sliding scale this is already in pending tar iff bill.
 The committee fonRd'np inn prcrrietrv nor anything open tc censure or criticism"
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
ALASKA A|RPLANE . SERVICE GROWTH
 GREATEST IN J. s.
CITIZENS IN TERRITORY ARE WILLING TO PAY HIGH
 TRAVELLING CHARGE

WASHINGTON, Jan, A, (P- The passenger airplane service iii Alaska is developing more rapidly than anywhere else in the United States, WI. Irving Glov CT, second assistant postmaster general testified before the house appropriations subcommittee on the postoffice and treasury sup ply bill.
 Tn some places in Alaska there are no means of getting into sections of the country for three or four months excepting by plane which can takeoff and get there in a short time, as against six weeks or more by dog teams" he explained.
 The cost of passenger service is very much higher than in the United States because the peo- pie of Alaska are willing to pay for it in order to get to their des- tinatiOn.
 He said the rapidly developing passenger service made it pos sible for the government to have airmail carried in Alaska for between soc and 75c per pound as compared to the maximum of $500 per pound on some lines in the United States.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
STRAIN IF SHAKING wv. HANDS THOUSAND.
 C0LD, TO GREk7

WASHINGTON. Jan, l5. R- The strain of shaking hands with 1900 persons while suffering from a cold so affected Mrs. Herbert Hoo- yer that Dr. Joel Boone, White House physician barred the first lady from the judiciary reception.
 Her participation in the tradi- tional White House reception to the public was declared to have de-
 ayed Mrs. Hoover's recovery from the cold from which she has been suffering for two weeks Mrs. Hoo- yer remained in her suite during the reception,
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
KIDNAP SIX GUESTS

FOOCHOW, Jan, IS, (P)-Yang IShu Chang of the Chinese navy, land five members of the provincial government, were Kidnapped at an official dinner by a gang of bandits. The bandits entered the dining room and held up the guests with revolvers, Yang was seized and bound. He is believed to be still in Foochow and the other five have been taken up the Minkiong to the bandit stronghold.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
L|NDBERGH MAKES
 2ND HOP NEW PLANE

LOS ANGELES, Jan, Is, R-
 After second test flight, during which he put his new low-winged lmonoplane thru it's paceS, Colonel Charles Lindbergh was thoroughly Acquainted with his recently pur- chased ship. Col. Lindbergh went aloft accom- panied by his wife who also han |dled the controls on one of the aer- ial jaunts.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
COLONEL. QHLsON
 ENR0UTE SEWARD

SEATTLE, Jan., IS, (R- Three of Alaska's prominent citizens are here, Governor. Parks who spent Christmas at his former home in Denver, Colonel Otto F Ohlson, general manager of the Alaska Railroad, and Donald Mac Donald, locating engineer of the Alaska Road Commission and the man who conceived the Inter national highway.
 They all leave today for Alaska
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
cORDOVA WOULD BOND
 TOWN: BUILD SEWER

WASHINGTON, Jan., Is, (P)- Bonds to the value of $50,OOO for a sewer system and retaining wall along the Cordova water front would De authorized under a bill introduced by the Alaska delegate.
 The measure provides that the bond issue be submitted to the voters at 8 special election be- fore the construction or improve mentS starts.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
SINGING TOWER

ARKANSAS, Jan, 15, P)-The body of Edward J. Box, editor, builder and philanthropist, who who died here from a heart attack lat the age of 67, will rest in the beautiful singing, tower which he built and which is held as one of the three distinctly American works lof architecture.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-01-15
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS

SEATTLE, Jan, l5, (P-With the death of Clyde Tucker, 9, deaths reached four as the re- suit of Bud" Jensen's automo- bile crashing into a bobsled Sun day night Jensen is waiting in jail pending the coroner's inquest today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
SEARCH FOR ABDUCTOR IS
 CONTINUING
Kidnapper of Missouri Heiress Is Hunted
 by Posses

GREENFIELD, Mo, Oct. 16.-- Search for the abductor of Mrs. Alma Wilson Mckinley, aged 24, heiress, temporarily stopped last night by downpour of rain, con- tinued today without dogs which are useless now.
 The report that a man had been surrounded in the woods has not been verified. The members of a posse are reported to have tramp ed through the woods without finding anyone or even any trace.
 Mrs. Mckinley, who was return ed to her home after being held for 24 hours by her kidnapper, re- fused to identify a man in the Rogues Gallery of the Kansas City Police, as her abductor, although her mother, Mrs Wilson, said she was sure the picture was of the man.
 Mrs. Mckinley said the man treated her with the utmost re- spect and before he finally let me go, we became downright con- fidential."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
Hearing on Halibut Treaty Set tor Nou. 20, in Seattle

. A hearing on the halibut . fisheries will be held in Se-
 . attle on November 20, &C., cording to advices received , today at local headquarters D of the United States Bureau , of Fisheries. It will deal , with the proposed new trea-
 } ty on halibut between the } United States and Canada. } The meeting has been } called by Senator Wesley L. , Jones, who will preside over
 , the hearings. All parties } interested in the treaty are
 } invited to appear personally or by representative.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16

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 Christmas Cards from your own print of landscape, baby, etc.-25 for SAFE
 If copy must De enlarged or rL duced t,.ere is a slight extra charge.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
HEAVY ICE COATING

HELENA, Montana, Oct. l6. - A heavy ice coating is reported over wide sections today and farmers face a loss as the result of con- siderable large amount of crops not yet harvested.
 Cold weather is making thresh- ing impossible in other sections of the State.
 Wyoming has a heavy fall of snow, particularly in the south.
 A storm nearing blizzard pro portions is reported from Laramie
 The forecast for the Rocky Mountain section today is cold and more show.
 SEATTLE, Oct. f6. = Weather reports indicated that warmer weather may be experienced in the Cascade Mountain and Vest ern Washington following snow which has closed Snoqualmie, Ble- witt and Stevens Passes. Snow from three to eight inches covers the mountains.
 Transcontinental trains are de- layed.
 There was a snow furry here yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
GIRL IS LURED
 TO HER DEATH
Disappearance Solved by Confession-Skele-
 ton Is Found

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 16 Disappearance of Avis Woolery, 17-year-old school girl who was lured to her death by fake prom ise of employment, has been solv- ed.
 Paul Kaufman, ex-convict, has confessed he attacked and strangled the girl and then buried her body in shallow grave last August, when in a drunken passion.
 A skeleton, believed to be that of the girl, was found last Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
WIFE NAMES
 OTHER WOMAN Alice Brady, Actress, AL legged One Cause for
 Divorce Action

DETROIT, Mich, Oct 16.-Alice Brady, noted actress and daugh- ter of William Brady. the produc- CT, is named trespondent in a divorce suit filed by Mrs Bernice McClelland against Donald McClel- land, an actor.
 McClelland and Miss Brady are now in Atlanta trying out new play.
 Mrs. McClelland charges cruelty, nonsupport, violent temper and as sociation with other women.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
COLD WEATHER IS PREV ING
 MOUNTAIN AREA
I em p eratures Drop in Many States and Snow
 Covers Ground
MONTANA REGION
 COATED WITH ICE
Farm CTS Face Loss a. Crops Not Harvested
 -Threshing Stopped

DENVER, Colo, Oct 16. The Rocky Mountain section is mantled in snow as temperatures dropped below freezing.
 Montana and Northern Colorado are blanketed with seven inches of snow.
 Bozeman reports a temperature Of 12 degrees above zero.
 Judith, Montana, has a temper atlre today of l6 degrees above zero
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
Fleagle Acquitted of
 Bank Robbery Charge

HARMED, Kansas, Oct. 16.-Fred Fleagle has been acquitted of the charge of robbing the First Ma tional Bank here. He is brother of Jake Fleagle, notorious robber, who died yesterday from wounds inflicted by officers when arrested at Branson, Missouri.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
Aviatrix Not Named
 In Will of Father

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 16.- Hiss Amelia Earhart. aviatrix, was emitted from the will of her fath- CT, Edwin S. Earhart, who left his estate valued at S5,000 to his widow Amelias stepmother. The will stated Amelia and other relatives were intentionally left out but gave no reason.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-10-16
WOMEN OF

Mooseheart will meet tonight at 8 o'clock. Meeting will be follow ed by social.
 AGNES GREGG, -ady. Recorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-05
WILMA BANKY QUITS FILM GLORY
TO SHINE AMONG POTS AND PANS
Actress Retires to Become
"Once and for All Mrs.
Rod Ia ROGUE"
Hungarian Star Denies She
and Actor-H Husband Are
About to Separate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, May S.
Wilma Banky, Hungarian actress who
reached stardom in silent pictures, has
decided to retire from the films and
become "once and for all Mrs. Rod
La ROGUE" she declared last night.
The actress, who married Rod La
ROGUE, film star three years ago, made
the announcement and denied a report
that she and her husband were about
to separate.
THE rumor that we are not happily
married originated in Hungary and is
unfounded," Miss Banky said. IT have
Just decided to quit the films and to
become once and for all Mrs. Rod La
ROGUE, housewife. I am an American
citizen now, and we are ever so happy
together"
Miss Banky admitted that the advent
of talking pictures influenced her in
her decision to retire from the Aims,
but pointed out that she has played
a few parts in talkies and said she had
been offered others.
The actress was brought to Holly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-05
BOY SEEKS SECOND
COAST-COAST MARK
New York 19-Year-0ld, After
East-West Junior Record,
viii Fly Back.
ny the Associated Press.

5y the Associated PreSS.
LOS ANGELES, May 5.-Already pos
SCISSOR of a new East-West transconti-
mental record for Junior flyers, Frank
Goldsborough, 19-year-old Jackson
Heights. N, Y, aviator, today announced
plans for return trip this week, seeking
to establish a faster West-East mark.
Goldsborough planned to pilot his
plane to San Francisco today. He said
he would return here later to take-off
again for the East.
After battling weather and flying con-
ditions that would have tested the skill
of a more experienced flyer. Colds
borough landed here at ! pm. yesterday
to clip Is hours and 81 minutes from
the former junior record held by Dick
James. He computed his flying time as
"a hours 3 minutes.
The last leg of his flight distance
of approximately 40 miles from Cotton,
Calf, where he was forced down by
bad weather Friday, was made in ex-
actly 40 minutes despite the fact he
was forced to an altitude of 10000 feet
In some instances to escape rain and
storm clouds.
The youth. who is the son of Bryce
Goldsborough, pilot of the Inflated
transatlantic plane Dawn, took off from
Westfield, N j., last Monday. The early
stages of his flight, made In easy hops
and marked by frequent stops for fuel,
were uneventful. Near Ell PaSo, Tex
however, he cracked one of the wings
of his plane in getting away after a
forced landing in the desert. He con-
tinued in the air and f1oundered into
the Texas city for repairs.
He took off Friday morning from Ell
Paso on the longest hop of his trip to
Tucson, Ariz. He continued from
Tucson to Yuma, where thunderstorm
caused delay. After two hours, in
spite of warnings from veteran avia-
tors, the youth took off for Los Angeles.
He chose the most direct route, and
successfully nosed his ship through
treacherous San Gorgonio Pass, an air
trip Stunned by all commercial air lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-05

CHE LONGED for friends real
~ friends. Girls who would drop in
to see her often, 60 shopping with her
or to the movies. stay overnight. But
in spite of her cordiality, people didn't
respond. They were polite, pleasant -
but kept her at arms length.
At last she found out why. Boz
body odor. Now her lonely days are
oversize has friends galore. She knows
the easy way to avoid offending.
No one 10 safe!
Body odor is fault people seldom men
tion-and neUer overlook. Yet unless we
adopt some simple safeguard, any one
of us may be guilty-and not know it!
Our pores constantly give off odor-
causing waste-as much as quart daily,
doctors say. We soon become accustomed
to this ever present odor and don't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-05
SENT TO U. S. S. LANGLEY

Naval orders made public today at
the Navy Department show that Lieut..
Comdr William K. Harrill, former aide
to the Assistant Secretary for Aero
nautics, now on duty In the Board of
ment, will be detached about May II
to go on duty on the U. S. S. Langley.
Lieut.. Comdr. Morton L. Ring of the
Supply Corps will be detached from the
Army Industrial College here about
June 20 and go on duty in the Bureau
of Supplies and Accounts at the de-
partrnert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-05
OHIO PRISON INMATE
BEATEN BY FELLOWS
One Convict Is Near Death and
Another Is Cut About Face as
Result of Clashes.
by the Associated Press,

ny the Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5.-One con-
vict was near death today and another
was suffering from cuts on the face as
the result of fresh disturbances among
rebellious Ohio Penitentiary convicts
last night.
Rufus Deeds serving 10 to Is years
Tor robbery, received seven deep gashes
on the head In beating by his fellow
convicts, and at the prison hospital it
was feared he would not live. He was
found on his cot in the tented stock
ade, erected within the yards to house
the prisoners who kept the institution
in turmoil for days after the fire In
which $40 inmates persisted April 81.
Guards has no clue to Deeds attack
ers. Another prisoner, whose name was
not learned, was set upon and cut
about the nose. He refused to name
his aSsailants.