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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
FOUR DIE. IN
 INFERNO OF
 FLAMING GAS

ENID, Oklahoma, Sept. 15.-Fgve men, four unidentified itinsrants, were killed when trapped in an in- ferno of blazing gasoline when 15 oil cars in a freight train left the track near Kremlin, 10 miles north of here, and caught fire.
 The identified man, I. L. Lock- hart, aged 55 years, died in hos pital suffering from broken legs and internal injuries.
 The flames shot hundreds of feet into the air and drove citizens of Kremlin from their homes. Three residences were destroyed by the resulting fire and an automobile and a garage were also burned as the result of an explosion of gaso- line caused by heat from the fire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
WOMEN INVITED
 1OAIR ADDRESS
Mrs. Ulysses . rant Me Queen to Stress Aerial
 Mail Benefits

Mrs Ulysses Graiit Mcqueen, of Beverley Hills, cal, who ii licrc to organize tiie wornuils Aeroaautlr Association of Alaslsn, will glvc an address at 7a1 o'clock thls evening in the room of Mrs, John H. Blggs, in the Gastineau Hotel.
 Ono phase of the address will re- late to air mail As an instance of the efficiency of air mail, Mrs. McQucen cites the fact that on her arrival here last Friday by air plane from Seattle, she brought to Mrs. B. D. Stewart, Of this city, an answer to a message that the latter had sent to the Puget Sound me- tropolis by airplane only two days previously. 2' i' si
 Mrs. Mcqueen extends general invitation to women of Juneau to hear her address this evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
By GLENN BABE (A. P. Correspondent

TOKYO-An heir to what little glory and prestige the Japanese have left to the one-time imperial house of Korea may make his ap- pearance here about the end of September.
 It is officially announced that the stork is lowering over the English style mansion recently completed in Tokyo for Prince Vi Gin and his Japanese wife, and if the new ar rival is a son, the baby will become
 an Imperial Highness" and heir
 to the house of Yi A son was born to the couple in August, 1921, but died the following May.
 When Japan annexed Korea in 1910 she sought to prevent the dis
 possessed ruling family from be- coming the rallying point for pos
 sible Korean revolts. The Korean royal family, decadent and impov- erished, lent itself without protest --so far as the world ever knew to the plans for their absorption
 into the ruling family of Japan just
 as their domains were being ab- i sorbed into the Japanese Empire.
 The Korean emperor was given 1 the status of prince of the Blood Imperial of Japan. He was also
 given a yearly allowance of $75O,OOO
 which was later increased to $900,-
 900, and permitted to consider him.
 self a descendant of the sun god- dess, Amaterasu.
 The feebls first Prince Vi died
 in 1919 and was succeeded by an equally futile nephew who joined 1 his ancestors in 1926 The brother
 of this second Prince Vi is the pres ent head of the house.
 Now B years old, he has become
 more Japanicized than his prede-
 cessors and, in the process, has ac-
 quired an energy unknown to his immediate forbears. He was mar
 of the Nashimoto collateral branch ried in 1920 to Princess Masako
 of the Japanese royal line, was edu-
 cated in Japan and holds com-
 mission as captain in the Japanese
 army.
 Prince Vi is dumpy little man,
 with a mild, ingratiating manner, and is said to regard his brief and infrequent visits to Seoul, capital of his forefathers, as unpleasant inter lludes. The dignity and wealth that are his as a prince of the blood in Japan appear to satisfy him. So far, in fact. has he drifted lfrom being a possible rallying point for Korean revolt that he is exe- lcrated as traitor by the scattered and feeble band of workers who preach Korean independence. These embryonic rebels, therefore, now envisage a republic rather than a monarchy for their country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15

program a success. Duncan, son of MT. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson, and lccal high school student. received many compliments on his ability as violinist.
 An outs.anulng feature of the afternoon was the rendition of four groups of songs by Mrs. w. c. Ellis. Among these were. "All for You" by Bertrand Brown; "A Bowl of Roses by Robert Conongs- by Clarke; The House by the Side of the Road" by Mrs. F. H. Gule- sian; and At Dawning," by Wake field Cadman. Mrs. Ellis is a re- cent arrival here and is the wife Of w c. Ellis, Deputy Fiscal Agent of the United States Forest Service. The beauty of her voice and gra- ciousness and generosity of her pre- sentation greatly impressed all who heard her.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15

Princess Yis mother, Princess Itsuko Nashimoto, is considered the most beautiful woman of the inn perial family and the daughter has inherited her mothers charm and classic features. She is thoroughly Japanese and does not even speak the language of her husbands na- tive land.
 If she presents the House of Vi with an heir, he will be half Japa- nese. In due course he will prob |ably wed a Japanese princess and his heir will be three-quarters Japanese. So goes the absorption of the once proud royal house of Korea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
FOR EXPERT PIANO TUNING

Telephone 143, Anderson, Ander- son Music Shoppe. / adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
AT THE HOTELS
GaStincau

Mrs. T. R. Shotter, and Miss Pa tricia Kane, Hoonah; Miss Anna Host, Tenakee; A. H. Kuettner and Donald Maekinnon, Killisnoo; Wen dell Dawson and Mildred Smith, Ketchikan; A. E. Johnson, Douglas; T. w. Lind, Seattle; J. Monahan, N Lindley, R. Clithero, E. Heedly and R. McCombe, members of the salvaging party that has been en- gagged during the summer in recov- ering treasure from the wrecked steamship Islander
 Alaskan
 William LaMar, Craig; A. Iver- son, Excursion Inlet; Charles L. Parker, Skagway; E. M. Healy, Funter Bay.
 Zynda
 Lee Atkinson, Chichagof; J. Rog- CTS and c. J. Sullivan, Haines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
BREAK IN PIPE ! !. FORCES PLIERS
 ]. BACK TO JAPAN
Bad Weather Also Report ed as Another Reason
 For Decision

toontlnuea rom Page one,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
WOMAN'S CLUB ENTERTAINS AT
 TEA SATURDAY
Club Women Entertain at Tea in Church Parlors
 Saturday Afternoon

At a nicely appointed tea given last Saturday afternoon in the par lors of the Northern Light Presby- terian Church, inc Juneau Woman's Club was hostess to the women Of the community A musical program of unusual excellence featured the occasion
 A large attendance was greeted by the President of the Club, Mrs Mae Williams, and her fellow off
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. 5.
 Weather Bureau

Forecast for vicinity bc1-ninx today' f Rain tonight Tuesday, southeasery winds
 LOCAL DATA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-09-15

The moderately the and lowest Alaska i Islands and from British Columbia sounward Light moderate arns have fallen the wealth the Gulf of AL the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
CF1ILDREN'SLOV FOR STORIES
BACK OF LITERARY CAREER
w. A. Co1cord Of Takoma Park Became an
Author When He Failed to Find IDEAL
Book on Subject.

commenced as Q young man, engaged
In teaching, leeturing and editorial
work. to make scrapbook Of interest,"
ing stories about animals and birds.
Journeyed to Australia.
In later years when Mr.. Colcord's
four children were making inceSsant de-
mands upon Daddy" to tell a story"
the scrapbooks were taken out, the
libraries were visited and incidents of
boyhood days were recalled and retold
for the delight Of the Colcord young
sters.
In 1893, accompanied by his wife and
two OF his children, Mr.. Colcord Jour-
neyed to Australia, where, for nine
years, he worked as teacher and jour-
nallst. Here. the author of the animal
stories gathered additional material for
MS BOOKS. which were published many
years later after his return to the
United States and his residence in
Washington.
All Of the stories gathered by Mr..
Colcord are true, yet in q manner that
Will hold the interest of all children.
Mr.. Colcord celebrated his 10th BIRTH
day yesterday. His greatest ambition Ia
TO live to see his animal books placed In
the orphan homes throughout the
country. He Is now erdeavoring to CO.
operate with friends in making "his
dream come true" Quoting statistics,
Mr. Colcord points out that there are
more than 1872 900 children In the 1 $50
orphan homes IN the United States. To
make 1t possible for every child In these
homes to read his stories Of animals, he
has agreed to bear one-third Of the cost
OF placing his books In the homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09

two years the physical condition Of
every street and alley In the District
had been investigated. A five-year
street improvement program has been
initiated and is now well under way, he
said.
The grading on the extension Of New
York avenue from Florida avenue TO
Bladensburg road is now In progress,
and q bill providing for the paving Of
the new street Will be placed before the
present Congress, WhitehurSt said
The association passed q resolution
requesting the Commissioners to i'm
prove and clear the grounds Of the
B-ookland School Immediately. Re-
Gently several houses we're bought over
for the enlargement Of the grounds.
The buildings were RACED, but the
ground was not conditioned for play
ground
The group voted In favor Of the re-
peal Of the Borland paving law and the
return Of the money already collected
under the act to the taxpayers.
The old Pension once Building was
proposed as q permanent home for the
District National Guard in q resolu-
ton asking q suitable home.
E. G. Harking, deputy commissioner
Of the first division of District Of Co
llmbia Boy Scouts, delivered talk,
and requested the aid of capable men
TO get the Boy Scout plan before the
public. Harking told briefly Of the
work Of the Scouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
MARYLAND AVENUE
EXTENSION ASKED
Northeast Citizens Also Seek
New Curling and Funds
for Reservoir.

,1Eesolution asking for the extension
Ct Maryland avenue northeast from
Tifteenth and II streets to the District
line, with q view to connecting later
the avenue with Defense Highway, was
passed by the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association, meeting last night
1t the Ludlow School, Sixth and g
streets northeast.
The resolution points out that the
construction Of the suggested extension
would facilitate trafnc conditions and
give Washington new and complete
artery from Maryland. Members of the
association explained that the North
east group have been attempting to OBJ
tain legislation for the building Of the
extension since 1927.
Copies OF the resolution will be for
W2rded to the District Commissioners
and to the National Park and Planning
Commission.
Stop Signs Requested.
A resolution asking the District Com
Maissioners to make Massachusetts, ave-
nue. q boulevard from Sixth street
east was unanimously passed. The
Group asked that stop signs be placed
at the intersections along the avenue.
New curbing along Eighth street
northeast from Massachusetts, avenue
northeast to East Capitol street was
asked by the association.
The Senate bill providing for the in
corporation Of credit unions was ap-
proved.
Reporting on the budget estimates
submitted by the District Commission
ers for the fiscal year ending 1882, Evan
Il. Tucker, president Of the association,
said an appropriation Of $154,000 was
asked for the paving Of Benning
Bridge.
Reservoir Funds Asked.
Included also In the budget estimates
was the request for an appropriation
for the strengthening of the bridge at
the Baltimore & Ohio freight station at
Second and Florida avenue northeast.
The District Commissioners also
asked for an appropriation for the con-
struction Of q reservoir on the old Fort
Davis tract at Pennsylvania avenue and
Alabama avenue southeast and for an
appropriation of $4,000 for new books
for the new branch library to be erect
cd at Seventh and Maryland avenue
northeast.
Carl s. Senschrey, Robert W. Shu-
mate, e. II. Norris, Dr.. L. g. Sherman,
Miss Amanda Mastin, Robert z. Nc
Colloch and Charles II. Evans were ad-
mitted as new members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
By GRETCHEN SMITH.

The love Of his four children for ami
NAL stories and q fruitless search for a
volume which would meet with his ideal
as an animal story book" led Willard
Allen Colcord Of Takoma Park to start
few years ago upon a literary career
which has resulted in the publication
Of two books, Animal Land" and
wings and Paws" and numerous short
stories, which have appeared In chill
dren's periodicals.
Mr.. Colcord took nine years compl-
ing the first book of animal stories.
Animal Land" which has been
adapted for use In the public schools
here. The author has been the recipi-
ent Of hundreds of letters from humane
and educational societies throughout the
United States congratulating him upon
his sympathetic writings on the crea-
lures of forest and field.
Mr.. Colcord's association with both
domestic and wild animals started at
an early age upon his fathers farm in
Illinois.
Taught Kindness to Animals.
I'VE lived near q great wild woods"
he said, land I came in close touch
with many wild animals as we'll as In
Vulnerable wild birds. 1 can well re-
member seeing two fine looking gray
wolves chase our large Newfoundland
dog across q field one cold Winter eve
ming when was boy. A large golden
eagle was also captured alive only
mile from the old homestead where
lived, the wings of the great bird meas
uring seven feet and two inches from
tip to tip"
my father early taught me to be
kind to animals and told me never to
rob or disturb the nests of wild birds.
When I was but IL years old, made
bird house containing 10 rooms, and in
my earliest years I watched the birds
build their nests and rear their young"
Everything concerning animals In
terested Mr.. Colcord so much that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
WORK BEGINS SOON
ON MONROE BRIDGE
Will Tie Up Traffic on Street
About Six Weeks, Brook
land Citizens Informed.

Work Is to b, commenced on the new
Monroe Street Northeast Bridge over the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railway tracks jan
uary 5, Capt. H. c. whitehurst Of the
District government told the Brookland
Citizens Association at its meeting, at
Twelfth and Monroe streets, northeast
last night.
Capt. Whitehurst said 1t Is planned to
nave trafiic on Monroe street tied up
Tor about six weeks. Machine trafic
will be sent over Michigan avenue, he
reported. While the street car COM
pany had been notified of the COM
said he had not been told what meas
ures 1t has made to continue service
while the construction work Is going on.
Capt. Whitehurst also told the asso-
citation members that within the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
VENTILATING SYSTEM
IN SENATE APPROVED
Surgeon General Cumming In
eludes Findings Of Years Tests
in Annual Report.

Many Q man drinks certified milk,
but United States Senators are among
the few who breathe certified air.
Omcial approval has been placed upon
the Senate atmosphere by Surgeon Gen.
Hugh 3. Cumming Of the Public Health
Service.
Obvious TO the politics all about, his
health experts have been concentrating
ca physical properties Of the air In the
Senate chamber for the past year, test
ing out the workings Of q new ventila-
ton system.
The results showed the system was
capable Of holding desired temperatures
throughout the day and to maintain
desired moisture content.
The surgeon general put It down In
black and white In his annual printed
report, where any Senator may read It
and breathe more easily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
BEAUTY QUEEN IN ARCTIC
24-Year-old Eskimo Girl Given
Mirror al Prize.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba, December 0
R.-Enoostak, Q 24-year-old Eskimo
girl, reigns today rs queen Of beauty
In the Arctic.
Andrew Brown, IN charge Of the
trading post ut Baker Lake on Chester
field Inlet, q thousand miles north Of
here, picked her from among two dozen
dark-eyed, brown-skinned entrants In
the FIRST beauty contest ever held within
the Arctic circle.
Enoosiak, whose name In English b
Shining Star" received the first mirror
she ever owned as o prize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
Ballycastle Wants Airline.

Rallycastle wants place in the air.
It has notified Sir Alan J.. Gotham, the
British flyer, that 1t has the best SPOT
In Ireland for airplane landings and
that many visitors from Europe would
visit there by plane who now do not
care to use the steamer from Ardrossara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09

A noted psychologist expresses the
opinion that the average adolescent,
boy or girl, should not be allowed to
drive a motor car.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-01

There III at least four mistakes in the above picture. They may per.
tain to grammar. history. etiquette. drawing u whatnot See Il you car
find them Then look at the scrambled word beov-and unscrsnbla M
by switching the letters around Grade yourself 20 for each Of the mis-
takes you find and 20 for the word II you unscrambe it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-01
CORRECTIONS

a. There should be two film containers on the Gamer, ,r<,s.s :.
~ The tees re missing from the elephants left hind loot N, Ph oan
graphed II spelled incorrectly f4l The Ceylon species ~ elarh.r. $50
orally tuskesss 4 not found In China. 90 The scrambled word " RATR sn-
METER DAnO-
Evening star., 1930-12-16
NEW GOLF BALL is GIVEN
O. k. BY LOCAL AMATEURS
Larger Lighter Pellet Puts Better and Is Declared
to Carry Just as Far, Even Against Wind,
if Hit Fairly OFF the Tee.

going little bit too strong, and flirted
out from the hole. Those puts, hit the
same way with the new ball, are more
than likely to stay in, If they are not
hit out of all proportion to the distance
to be covered. The new ball, being q
shade lighter, hits the hole and fire.
quently stays In where the heavier ball
would f1irt out. And those strokes saved
on and around the putting green's are
the important strokes In any golf game.
One Serious Defect.
But that new ball has one serious de-
feet, from the viewpoint Of the duffer.
It exaggerates his slices and hooks to
a considerable degree. The player with
a consistent slice or hook must aim
many more yards off the line with the
new ball than he did with the old ball,
for that same soaring tendency will get
in Its work where q cut is impaired
with the big ball. Many shots that
would stay in bounds with the small
ball viii 60 out Of bounds with the big
ball.
Well, it will be official on January l.
ana notwithstanding the fact that 1t Will
be mandatory for use only in tournament
play after that date, golfers generally
will play the new ball even though they
may have supply of the old pellets.
For golfers usually are honest chaps.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
RUDOLPH SETS PACE
in BILLIARDS EVENT
Sweeps Through Five Games in
National Title Tourney, but
Must Meet Greenleaf.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December l6.-Tf any
one Is to stop the triumphant parade
OF Erwin Rudolph through the field
in the world championship pocket bill
liards tournament, apparently 1t will
have to be Ralph Greenleaf, the de-
Tending titleholder.
Rudolph, VINO halls from Chicago.
nosed out the New York "dark horse, ''
Onofrio Lauri, l25 to l24, In 81 innings
last night and thereby earned his fifth
successive tournament victory. He has
yet to meet Arthur Woods, another New
Yorker, and Greenleaf.
Rudolph's flve triumphs give him
undiSputed possession Of the lead, with
GreenleAf as runner-up with victories
and / defeat. Lauri is third with 4
and 2, Woods fourth with 8 and 8,
Frank Taberski Of Schenectady, N. Y,
fifth with and 3, Bennie Allen of
Kansas City sixth with 2 and 4,
Pasqualie Natalie, Chicago, seventh
with l and and Thomas Boatrnan,
Portland, Greg, eighth with l and s.
Rudolph plays Woods tonight, with
Natalie meeting Allen and Boatman
playing Taberski this afternoon.
Gfeenleaf gave further evidence that
he Is back IN form yesterday when he
trounced Woods, l25 to %, In 1S In
nings. Qreenleaf led at one time, 79-0.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
GENERAL DEPRESSION
HITS PlMLlCO TRACK
Maryland Jockey Club Announces
Cut in Purses for Stake Races
Next Spring.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 16.-
Pointing to the business depression and
the high cost Of horse racing, the Mary
land Jockey Club has announced a re
duction OF 29,500 in the total purses
for the coming Spring meet at Pimlico
track, in Baltimore. The prize money
has been reduced from $225,100 to
$105, 800.
The reductions, Il was explained, cut
,he Dixie Handicap purse from S25, 900
to $4,000, the Jennings Handicap from
$4,000 TO $4,000, the Spring Handicap
from 1880 to $1,000, the Green Spring
Valley Steeplechase from $4,000 to
$4,000, and the Pimlico Oaks from
$1,000 to 5000. Two $1,000 races have
are the Rennert Handicap and the
Spring Juvenile.
Track of11cials made 1t clear the
$4,000 Preakness, principal event of
the Spring meet, would not be dis
turbed. The race has been advanced,
however, and viii be run May 8, the
last day of the meet. The second big
race of the meet Is the Dixie, and
the date Of that, too, has been changed.
It will be run this year on May 2.
In explaining the action of the club
in reducing the amounts Of the purses,
Matt L. Dagger, secretary of the club,
said II business conditions improve be-
tween now and the Spring, the club
would consider raising the stakes cut
and restore those eliminated. The Sec
retary pointed TO falling on In track
receipts last Fall.
For the Spring meet, under the new
arrangement, there will be included six
$4,000 races, ten $500 races and SO
for purses Of $1,000.