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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.

Today belongs to the dead Memorial Day grew out of the war between the States. Originally it was an occasion for decorating the graves and otherwise honoring those soldiers and sailors who gave their lives to the Union. Then it spread to include all the dead of all American wars, and embraced those who had worn the grey well as those who fought under the Stars and Stripes in the war between North and South It is fast being extended, and now find people Memor- ial Day decorating the graves of relatives and friends who have passed to other spheres regard less of whether not they in military service. Therefore Memorial Day belongs, in real sense, to all that dead.
 However in the public mind Memorial or Deco- ration Day is associated with the soldiers and sail ors now dead but who served their country in it's army and navy during their life times. In it's more specific sense, then, the day belongs to the Nations dead
 It is appropriate that the Nation give one day out of each year the memory of those who served it in time of need and stood guard between wars for the benefit of their countrymen. In honoring the Nations dead the living pay tribute where it is due and honor themselves There is sweeter emotion than gratitude No emotion counts more in developing character than being grateful.
 And it is not at all inappropriate that people util- ize Memorial Day to show affection for and pay tribute to relatives and friends who have gone before. It makes the day more al-embracing and it permits people close personal interest tha is kindred to the feeling of National gratitude.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30
PEARL CULTURE FOR HAWAII.

According to Honolulu papers Japanese with Hawaiian assistance about to introduce pearl culture in the Hawaiian Islands Scientists of Japan and Hawaii believe that shallow waters in Pearl Harbor Kaneohe Bay and elsewhere the island of Oahu, the deserted fish ponds of Molokai and other points these and other Hawaiian islands better adapted to raising pearls than Japanese waters where pearl culture has become industry of large importance It is believed that pearls may be developed in the warm Hawaiian waters in half the ten years that are required in Japan
 Alexander Hume Ford, Hawaii's most persistent booster, declares that he expects to have Dr. Ishi kawa, one of Japans pearl culture experts, in Honolulu this summer with millions of oyster spats for planting He believes the Hawaiian waters will produce enough pearls of high quality to satisfy the demands of 125 100000 Americans
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30
MAROONS WILL HAVE NEW FIELD HOUSE
 FOR THIS SEASON

CHICAGO, Ill, May 30. = The University of Chicago fieldhouse, providing adequate seating facilities for basketball and room for indoor track work, will be finished by next December.
 The big structure will flank Stagg field and will have outside meas urements of 354 by 156 feet. The basketball court will lie along one end instead of in the center, leav- ing room for an eight-mile dirt running track.
 Bartlett Gym, a fine structure but too small to accommodate var sity basketball crowds, will be used as an intramural sports building when the fieldhouse is put in use
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

Grouse will be plentiful in the Fairbanks district next fall, in the opinion of Sam O. White, game warden with headquarters at Fair banks He says that in the nearby hills there are thousands of grouse nests, most of them built on the ground.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30
MONEY PLENTIFUL FOR APPROVED
 SECURITIES.

New York City recently sold s52,OOoo00 in bonds at less than 3 per cent interest in less than ten minutes after they had been offered. This indicates two things: There is plenty of money to invest in securities in which people have confidence and people have plenty of confidence in the good faith and stability of New York City.
 And this would indicate further that most of this talk about corruption in the New York City
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

Grouse will be plentiful in the Fairbanks district next fall, in the opinion of Sam O. White, game warden with headquarters at Fair banks. He says that in the nearby hills there are thousands of grouse nests, most of them built on the ground.
 Joseph M. Smith recently passed through Fairbanks on his way to the Wild River country. He found pay in that district on Spring Creek last summer.
 Seven airplanes of the Alaskan Airways, headquarters at Fair banks, will soon be equipped with radio sending sets.
 Miss Sadie Leeann Pratt, daugh- ter of L. c. Pratt of Cordova, ex- ecutive assistant for the Chugach National Forest, and Samuel Payne Mover of Anchorage, both students at the Alaska College of Agriculture and School of Mines, were married at Fairbanks. They will spend the summer in McKin- ney Park, where Mir Mover will be member of a survey party. They intend to resume studies at the Alaska College next fall.
 Indians at Panama will be allot- ted land by J. A. Ramsay, chief of the field division of the United States Land Office He has left Nenana for Tanana. At Nenana, he offered 105 townsite lots for sale. Persons who had made inn provements on lots were given pref erential rights to purchase. Many lots, on which there were no im- provements were not sold.
 Six hundred and ten gallons of whiskey, a 200-gallon still two 200- gallon mash vats and 22 empty 2-gallon kegs were found in large empty log cabin a short distance off the Richardson Highway about 19 miles from Fairbanks by pro- hibition enforcement agent and three United States deputy mar shals. No arrests have been made.
 John L. McGinn, lawyer and owner of valuable mining property on Ester Creek, in the Fairbanks district, is expected to leave Se- attle June 12 for Fairbanks. On his arrival in Fairbanks, he will attend to some law business left unfinished by the late John A. Clark.
 Fourteen graduates received diplo- mas at the commencement exercises May 20 of the Fairbanks high school. The graduates are Edith Louise Claussen, Ellen May Claus sen, Louis Eugene Crossett, Jr. Mary Ethel Ghezzi, Cara Cathe- rine Harlan Jean Cynthia Hunter Helen Elizabeth tunes, Virginia Mauren Rivers, Clara De Lila Rust Mary Elizabeth Scheffler, Leonarc Elliott Thompson, jr., Helen Mar jorie Wood, Margaret Elizabetf Kramer, Helen Ruth Linck.
 To deliver the baccalaureate ser mon to graduates of the Fairbanks high school, the Rev. John B Bentley, Archdeacon of the Yukon walked from Nenana to Fairbanks making the 60 miles in two days He had intended to take freigh train, but missed the train ane there was no other train on tht AIacka Pailr0od scheduled bafOr,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

Joseph M. Smith recently passed through Fairbanks on his way to the Wild River country. He found pay in that district on Spring Creek last summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30
Al|-AIaSka News

the baccalaureate exercises. He ar rived in Fairbanks 24 hours before they were held.
 E. B. Collins was reelected pres ident of the Fairbanks Automobile Association.
 Mrs. Joseph Visca, 52 years old, died at Fairbanks, where she had resided many years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30
The Last West.
Seattle Times

Seattle Times)
 Even in this day and age, in the heyday of the good roads movement there picturesque portions lof the country where automobile tires never have rolled or gone flat, as the case may be and often is One such locality might be called with propriety, the last West because it the northwesterly tip of the United States. This is the Neah Bay section, never accessible by water, and not always then if wind and tide decide otherwise
 Seattle motorists long have been familiar with the beaiIties of the northern Olympic Peninsula, with Hood Canal, Port Angeles the lake country and the smooth straight boulevard west from Crescent through mighty forests to Forks and the Pacific Ocean at La Push. Also a good road has for some time been in evidence along the shore of the strait westward from Port Angeles, and well worth the seeing throughout it's length.
 But that northwest tip has been barred to land visits Now the government has taken hand in the matter and is proceeding, with what, for the government, seems phenomenal energy, to put a road through from Neah Bay to Sail River By midsummer, it is promised, one may drive from Se- atte all the way through to Neah Bay, the Makah Indian Reservation and amid all the scenic beau- ties over which steamship passengers long have enthused in passing.
 For motorists Neah Bay will be the last stop for gas and oil before Yokohama; it is but miles ocean Primitive Indians, the picturesque fishing fleet, the fe-saving station and other thrills are now just a few months away. Port Angeles is due to realize next August and September. just how many automobiles there in the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

Whats the matter with that Mussoini efficen- cy? It is about time that he got busy and lived up to his record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

People have begun talking about the Fourth of July again Give it time and it always comes around.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

As we understand the business who know the way to restore prosperity, it is simply this Reduce prices maintain prices, and advance prices -(New York Herald Tribune)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

Administration is for the purpose of influencing votes People do not fall over one another to lend money at an extremely low rate of interest to rotten governments Some countries and many munich palties have to pay ' or per cent for money and they only succeed in getting money when they employ high powered saesmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30
Heart Action OKAY-" Says DOC

When the battery in your car fails you go no place .. as many have no doubt learn ed. Good battery service elimi- hates many disappointments and often irksome and expensive de- lays. Prompt and regular bat tery service is the policy which 1as made our shop headquar- sers for motorists. If you have 2 good battery in your car give 1t the attention which it de- serves. Tell us to check on it < regularly. We rebuild batter les when parts justify such ac- < ton. Let us add your name to our list of customers who en- trust the care of their batteries exclusively to us.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-30

If teevision comes, the party leaders will have to learn to keep their faces straight when they broadcast what they intend to do for the people, Buffalo Courier -EXpress)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Grand Court Secretary FIGHT PLANES OF UNITED STATES
 ARE ASSEMBLED
672 of Them Gathered at Dayton, Ohio - There Will Be No Night Raid on New York

Fairfield Air Depot, Dayton, Ohio. May 16.-(UP)-The combined forces of the United States army aerial fighting 'equipment-672 planes strong-were assembled here to-day for the annual. army air man. euvers the .sgreatest '.specta cleSsssQf the skies, since the World war: Y shortly after daybreak, the twin landing fields. Wright and Fairfield, became the scene of hurried activity. Motors were tuned up and officers and men made ready for the first of the exercises preparatory to the advance upon New York and other eastern points.
 Following the arrival of the last of the vast fleet of planes. including speedy pursuit planes. giant bomb- CTS, attacking craft and observation planes, practice maneuvers were started. These preliminary flights included short trips over Ohio, In- diana and Kentucky in various for nations.
 The maneuvers started with clean slate, there having been no fatal accidents to mar the arrvial of the army squadrons. Bad weather delayed the arrival of many, but did not interfere with the program.
 Today's flight program was desig- mated as "coast defense exercises" by Brig Gen Benjamin D. Foulois, a assistant chief of the air corps in of the maneuvers.
 The first event was combat between two pursuit of IS planes each. The
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Grand Court Of Connecticut In
 Convention Here
Greatest Gathering of High Court Off, cials; Delegates and Members in the History of the Order in 40 Years

!. Tfe greatest gathering Of supreh5s and state officers delegates, visiting and local members in over forty years featured the opening this morning of the 31st anual session of the Grand Court of Connecticut, Foresters of America.
 E The convention was formally called to order shortly after 10 o. clock by, Grand Chief Ranger Walter s. McGowan of Court Merritt Hem inway, Watertown. The session was held in the banquet hall of Hotel WMaterbury on West Main street. Shortly after the delegates. were called to order Mayor, Frank Hayes was escorted to the rostrum to voice the city's greetings of welcome. His honor paid tribute to the splendid work and prestige of the Foresters of America, expressed his personal and official pleasure at having the opportunity to welcome to Water- bury the executive officers and rep-, resentatives of some 15,00O members in Connecticut. He expressed the hope that the visiting members would enjoy their visit to Waterbury and that their deliberations in their convention would be attended by success.
 Mayor Hayes was enthusiastically greeted on entering the convention hall and was given a rising vote of thanks before he departed to attend to official business.
 The meeting then proceeded in routine manner. The report of Grand Chief Ranger McGowan on his official visits to the various courts of the state during the past year and his recommendations for the good of the order was followed by the report of Secretary Thomas OLoughlin of Naugatuck and James J. Walsh of Meriden, grand court treasurer.
 In the assignment of members to the various committees the Water bury district was well recognized. Incidentally including its representa- tives in the grand court executive council Waterbury had the largest representation in attendance at the convention.
 Court Mattatuck-Mago Sheehan and Benjamin W. Johnson. Alter nates-Harry Nyquest and William P. Lane.
 Court Merritt Heminway-Mich- ael V. Dunn and Joseph J. Barry, Alternates-.Edward P. McGowan and Cumel Bruneau.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
WISECRACKINC HOSTESS HELPED
 TO SAVE LIVES
Two Level Headed Pilots Also Were Big Aid Wing of Passenger Plane Had Burst Into Flames

Newark. N. J.. May 16-UP) - A "wisecracking" hostess and two pilots were credited today with saving the lives of IF passengers when the wing of an eastern air transport plane burst into flames near Aberdeen, Md.
 The plane. en route from Rich mond to New York. was about 10 minutes out of Washington and fly ing at an altitude of 1,500 feet when Miss Elizabeth Westwood, the host ess, noticed the flames from the smoking compartment.
 Miss Westwood walked to tEe front of the large Curtiss Condor plane and notified the pilot. A. c. Kondat. She then returned to the passenger compartment and joked with the passengers to avert panic while G. J. Mcdonald, co-pilot fought the blaze with fire ex- tinguisher.
 Assuring the passengers in the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Quiet Town In Long Island Is
 Much Startled
Residents of Amity ville Just Learned of Queer Suicide Cult-Arrest of 57-Year-Old Spinster. Disclosed the Strangest of All Facts Among 50 People

Mineola, L. l., May 16.-CUP)- Residents of Amityville, a quiet Long Island town near here. were startled to-day to learn of a weird suicide cult" which already may have claimed the lives of "A of it's original 90 members.
 The existence of such club came to night, authorities said. with the arrest of a 57-year-old spinster, Louise SchwarZ, who is under in- d!ctment on a second degree murder charge in connection with the death of her invalid brother, Edward, 55.
 Miss Schwarz was taken into cus- tody when police said they had learned she was the only one who would have had the opportunity or the motive for firing the shot which took her suffering brothers life. The tall, angular woman is.of an old and respected family here and had de- voted nearly all of her life to the care of her brother.
 She denied the killing and told police her brother took his own life as a member of the Suicide Club. Schwarz was found last Wednesday, freshly shaven and dressed in his best clothes, seated in an easy chair dead. His ankles were crossed and revolver lay in his lap. loosely clutched in his right hand. He had two wounds in his head.
 Police at first accepted the suicide theory until the coroner pointed out that one of the shots destroyed his motor centers and it would have been impossible for him to have fired the second shot which caused his death. The coroner also said that as Schwarz was helpless in- vaffds 1t would have been impossible for him to dress himself.
 Miss s6chwarz was then arrested. She told authorities that if she shot him she did so while My soul had flown from my body" Her brother;
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
PRESIDENT WILL TAKE FAMILY TO
 THE BIG CIRCUS
Peggy Anne and Herbert 3rd Want to Go, So All Will Enjoy the Day

Washington, May 16- (UP)- President Hoover Is making arrange ments to take the White House gra nd children to the first circus of the season Monday or Tuesday.
 Peggy Anne Hoover. aged 6, and Herbert 3rd. aged 4. made q special request of the chief executive that they be allowed to see the bears. They indicated they have no desire to see the elephants or any of the other animals. but their interest in bears has been aroused by repeated adm onitions from White House au- thorities that bears turk in the east room of the White House. The pres- ident intends to take his entire fam lily to an afternoon performance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
BRITISH DRIVER
 CLAIMS ANOTHER
 NEW BOAT RECORD
Kaye Don Sent His Boat lO5.57 Miles an Hour at Trial in Italy

Gardone. Italy. May 16-(UP)- A new unofficial speedboat record was claimed to-day by Kaye Don. British racing driver, in the Miss England II. In trial run last night. he made ITO kilometers an hour. it was said. That is 105.57 miles an hour, beating his record made in Argentina recently.
 Don in Miss England II estab- lished the official record for speed boats of 1884 miles an hour over measured course on the river Par ana, near its confluence with the river Plate. Argentina. on April ?. He broke the former record held by Gar Wood, American. of 102.256 miles an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Bishop Cannon Will Be Called
 By Committed

New York, May 16.-(UP)-The senate campaign fund Investigating committee will call Bishop James Cannon. Jr, of the Methodist Epis- copal church south in its efforts to learn the disposition of $55, 300 con- tributed by E. c. Jameson of New York to the anti-Smith democratic committee in 1928, it was announced to-day.
 The decision to call Bishop Can- non was announced after a luncheon conference between Senators Ger ald P. Nye and Robert F. Wagner, members of the committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
HARVARD PROF
 COULDN'T SAVE COLLEGE FRIEND
Two of Them Clung to Overturned Canoe for Two Hours = One Lost Out

Madison, Wis. May 16-(P)-- F. A. Richards. 3S. Harvard univer- sity professor, related to-day how he clung to an overturned canoe in Lake Mendota for more than two hours and struggled unsuccessfully to save Sterling A. Leonard, 4S, University of Wisconsin professor and author, who slipped into the deep lake and drowned.
 Somehow the boat overturned, Richards said. Two of us managed to reach it and We hung on far about two hours when Leonard told me he was weakening and couldn't stay much longer. In spite of my ef- forts to help him, he slipped back into the water. l swan after him. He sank immediately, and I was unable to reach him. returned to the canoe and hung on until res cued'.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
FRANCE SENDS IN
 NEW DOCUMENT ON NAVAL ACCORD
Submitted to Italy and Great Britain in Order to Prevent Collapse of the Plans

Paris, May 16-CUP)-Great se- crecy to-day surrounded new mem orandum submitted by the gov ernment to Italy and Great Britain in another effort to prevent the com plete collapse of negotiations looking to a Franco Italian naval accord:
 The memorandum was regarded as the final effort" by France to seek a means through which the governments involved can sign an agreement ending the possibility of a naval building race between Italy and France. and probably affecting Great Britain.
 The minister of navy. Charles Du- mont, personally prepared the docu- ment-covering 12 pages - which was sent through the foreign office to the governments at London and Rome
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
SOME INCREASE
 IN EMPLOYMENT FOR LAST MONTH
But There Was a Decrease in the Pay Roll Reports, Because of Wage Re- auctions
BY THOMAS l.. STOKES { United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, May 16 - (UP) = A slight increase in employment in April as compared with March was reported today by the Department of Labor. together with decrease in payroll totals in the same indus tries.
 The employment increase was two. tenths of one per cent. The payroll, decrease was 1.5 per cent from the March total The increase in jobs continued a slight advance noted in February and March, although il was less than the normal seasonal gain.
 The payroll cuts, in view of the slight gain in the number of jobs, indicate wage reductions. These come in the face of renewed warn- ings by the American Federation of Labor. accompanied by a threat of strikes, against violation of capitals pledge to the president, and in the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
SWING BREAKS
 AND SMALL GIRL THROWN TO DEATH
Framework on Playground Affair Collapsed While Children Were Having Fun

Boston. May 16-UP)-Collapse of the framework of a playground swing caused the death of three year-old Teresa Kennedy here &es- terday and injury to three other youngsters. Those injured were Mary Bennett. IS. Charles Eagan. I2. and his sister. Mary, II.
 Police said an upright was rust ed at its base and in its weakened condition was unable to support the weight of the children playing on each of the four swings.
 The Kennedy child was at the top of her swing when the cross bar broke. her momentum hurtlinG her through the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
FORMER KING ALFONSO WILL LET SPANISH REPUBLIC WORK
 OUT ITS OWN REAL DESTINY

He declared that Alfonso intended to remain true to his proclamation of non-interference in Spanish af- fairs.
 Members of Alfonso's entourage here in Fontainebleu admitted that the former monarch was particularly worried about the relations between the Vatican and the new govern ment at Madrid. as a result of the outrages against churches. convents and other religious property footed and burnec by r'obs earlier this week in score of cities and towns throughout Spain.
 ''It would be inopportune now for Alfonso to make any statement" the Duke of Miranda told the corre- spondent. "On the contrary, the re- publicans must be allowed freedom ot action. Spain eventually will work cut its own destinys" i.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-16
Girl 1ruants Considered By
 Legislators
Bill Passed in Assembly Re- spects Women Rights and Will at Same Time Give Joy to Boys, Who Are Inclined to Dodge the Doors of School Houses
FIRST TIME IN
 CONN. HISTORY
lRx nemocrnt stafr Manl

Hartford, May 16th-Once more the weaker sex has won recognition heretofore granted the males and this. time the ladies can thank the legislators of the 1881 session for the honor. During the past week a bill, very great in length, was passed the state laws concerning education. It came out at the time of passage that under the old law only boys were prohibited from playing hockey" and there was no rule af- fecting the girls. The new laws take in the weaker sex.
 Who, of course. would have thought of girls playing 'hookey" when the old department of educa- tion laws weer passed. In the good old days when the girls wore pig tails and carried teachers books home for her there was no such a thing as one of them remaining away from the little red school house.
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