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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20

The first small exhibition model of Van de Graff's machine exceeds the power of nearly all American X-ray outfits. Its spectacular parts are merely some five and ten-cent store silk ribbon and two metal spheres no larger than bushel has, kets. These are used to "step up' the power from a comparatively small electrical generator.
 The ribbons are made into two endless belts and carry electricity from the generator. One sphere builds up a positive charge, the other negative, until at 100000 volts they discharge in a light ming flash between the two globes.
 The experiments indicate the voltages are limited only by the size of the spheres. For the 100000 to 10000 900 volt experi- ments by Massachusetts Institute Of Technology it is proposed to build spheres fifteen feet in diam eter,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
TESTIMONY INS. ). CHADWICK,
 CONTEMPT CASEFAMED LAWYER, COMES TO END DIES IN SEATTLE
Woman Juror at Foshay Trial Denies s She Had
 Interest in Outcome

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 20. A denial that she had any special interest in the outcome of the mail fraud trial of w. B. FoShay and six associates, was made here yes terday by Mrs Genevieve A. Clark the only woman juror in the trial and whose insistence for acquittal resulted in a hung jury.
 Mrs. Clark is being tried for contempt of court in connection with the case. She admitted she had been employed but a short time in 1929 with the Foshay Com pany but denied this had any bear ing in her decision.
 Testimony in the contempt hear ing was completed yesterday as were most of the arguments of at torneys.
 In qualifying as a juror, Mrs. Clark denied she knew any of the defendants.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
CatI,olic Bloc Being Formed
 to Fight Neu Spanish Lo,os

recognized as head of the move ment.
 New Orator Fiery
 Deputy Gil Robles, 32 year old newspaperman and agrarian leader from Salamanca, is regarded by many as the coming boss of the Rightists. He is one of the out standing figures developed in the Constituent Assembly, where his fiery speeches attracted much at tention.
 Another leader prospect is Angel Herrera, 45-year managing edi- tor of Madrid's Catholic newspaper Fl Debate. He is active in the Monarchist faction called "accion- nacional," which counts among it's members many who sympathized with the methods of the former Primo de Rivera dictatorship
 Those planning the coalition be-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
HEAVY GUARD
 SURROUNDING
 N, Y. DISTRICT
Police on Duty Today Over Financial Threats
 Are Received

NEW YORK, Nov 20.-The en- tire New York financial district and the office of the J. P. Morgan Company particularly, is under one of the heaviest police guards ever assigned to such duty.
 The extra guards were detailed following series of threatening letters signed Communist"
 The letters were not only re- ceived at the J. P. Morgan Com pany offices but also by Harvey D, Gibson, chairman of the Emergen- cy Unemployment Relief Commit tee, officials of the New York Stock Exchange and Bankers Trust Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
TERM, ALSO LASHES,
 IS SENTENCE
Harrison Hot Springs Hote. Robber Convicted
 in B. C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. G., Nov 2O.-William Bagley, aged 42 years, was yesterday sentenced to IA years imprisonment and to re- ceive Is lashes following conviction of robbing the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel last April in com- pany with two others, and obtain ing $700.
 The trio dynamited bridge, to delay the police, while making their getaway.
 Bagley was caught at Sumas, Washington, later. The two others have never been apprehended.
 Bagiey previously served a term in the Provincial prison for com- plicity in the Nanaimo bank rob- bery in 1925.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
Detectiue's Vie Suspects Him, So
 Detects Triangle

CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 20.-Police- man James J. Mclaughlin, of the detective bureau automobile detail was busy fellow, he often told his wife. All day he chased auto- mobile thieves and then, when din- ner was over, he explained he had to hurry away for special night duty.
 After four years of that his wife became suspicious. She inquired around and discovered Mclaughlin was spending his evenings visiting Mrs. Ethel Beaudeau, according to a bill for separate maintenance Mrs. Mclaughlin filed.
 Mrs. Mclaughlin learned her husband had been an admirer of Mrs. Beaudeau for sixteen years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
DE I'M OCRATS AT
 PETERSBURG LAY
 PL ANS FOR 1892
First Division Convention Is Characterised
 by Harmony
s. HELLENTHAL MADE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Appointm ents Are An nounced to Various Im-
 portant Committees

PETERSBURG, Alaska, Nov. 20, Under the slogan that 1892 is Democratic Year delegates of tho party from Hyder to Skagway arr Sitka, covering the entire firs, Division convened here today i, perfect a militant organization for next years campaign, to draft a platform and elect Is delegate, to the Territorial convention & Fairbanks next January and pos sibly nominate complete division. al ticket.
 s. Hellenthal was elected tenn porary chairman and J. A. Davis temporary secretary of the conven- ton which met at noon today in the Sons of Norway Hall
 Committees
 The following committees were appointed:
 Resolutions and Platform-JOhn w. Troy, Chairman; N. R. Walker J. P. Anderson, John Roman, J. J. Connors.
 Credentials-Judge w. A. Holz- heimer, Chairman Frank Rote]h1a and James Brennan, the latter of Petersburg; Harley J. Turner and H. L. Bahrt.
 Permanent Organization and Pro- cedure-John E. Pegues, Chairman; Thomas B. Judson, Albert Vile, A. H. Ziegler, and Christ Christianson.
 Harmony for Victory"
 Some Democratic conventions may have earned a reputation for friction and party strife but this one won't.
 The convention keynote i s"Har- mony for Victory" and there are no signs of any clouds on the horizon to mar contentment of party leaders who plan to lay the ground work for a successful cam paign next year.
 Delegates Welcomed
 Petersburg welcomed the dele gates with open arms and with traditional hospitality.
 The permanent organization will be effected late today and commit tees, except the platform commit tee, will report then.
 The platform committee is ex- l-l. ;+. laf1 Go urday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
By GEORGE M. JOHNSON

MADRID, Nov 20-Calling for constitutional reform before the constitution is completed, Catholics of Spain are organizing a coalition party to seek repeal of the clauses on religion in the new basic law code.
 Non Catholic Monarchists are joining the crusade which prom ises to unite half a dozen sizeable factions of the Extreme Right into fighting unit for the first Cham Der of Deputies in the New Repub- lie.
 Leaders of these, factions have begun nationwide speaking cam paign, denouncing the new relig- ious laws as prosecutions.
 One of the knotty problems now standing in the way of proposed coalition is the question of leader ship. Each faction wishes to be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
STOCKS FALL IN SYMPATHY WITH DROP IN WHEAT
Bar Silver Advances and More Activity Is
 Seen Tn Bonds

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Most fi- nancial and security markets ex- perienced declines today immedia- tely after the opening of the trad ing. Some slight recoveries were made toward the close, but for the most part prices were down ward
 The backward movement in stocks was accompanied by in- creased activities in some classes of bonds
 A break in wheat quotations con- tributed to the speculative gloom. Bar silver was up fraction to 30A cents an ounce. After a heavy opening. the stock market made some partial recov- cries. The decline was resumed on the receipt of news of depressed condition in world wheat pits. Many of the so-called pivotal stock issues lost from one to five points Several others dropped to new lows.
 Steel met insistent pressure, de- clining more than two points. Ma tional Biscuit, Coco Colo, Tele- phone International Harvester, Air Reduction, Columbia Carbon, McKeesport and Lambert lost from two to three points. New York Central, Union Pacific, Nickel Plate, Delaware and Hudson, Chi cago and Northwestern Preferred, and Illinois Central, reached new minimums on losses of one point to four points or more.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
Death of Prominent Demo crat at 60 Follows
 Operation
Associated Press Photo

SEATTLE, Nov. 20.-Stephen J. Chadwick, 68 years old, renowned as lawyer and as leader in the Democratic party in the state of Washington, died in Seattle yes- terday following a surgical oper- ation for correction of an intesti- nal ailment His death removes one of the most prominent resi- dents of the city and common wealth.
 Judge Chadwick was born in Roseberg, Ore. He was educated at Willamette University and at the University of Oregon. From the latter institution, he received the degree of Doctor of Laws.
 He was married to Miss Emma Hummer of Portland, Gre, in 1887.
 One Son, Three Daughters
 They were parents of one son and three daughters, Stephen F. Chadwick, who was associated with his father in the practice of law in Seattle, Mrs. Herndon Jansen Maury, Mrs. Arthur Thompson Karr and Elizabeth Chadwick.
 After having been admitted to the bar in 1885, Judge Chadwick began the practice of his profession at Colfax, Wash. He served as mayor of Colfax from 1891 to 1893. He was a member of the Board of Washington State Land Commis- sioners from 1894 to 1897. He was judge of the superior court of Whitman county from 1900 to 1908. He became a member of the Wash ington state supreme court in 1900 and served on that tribunal eighteen years, the last six as chief justice. He resigned from the supreme bench to engage in the practice of law in Seattle.
 Urged for High Office
 He frequently had been urged by Democratic leaders to seek the governorship and the United States senatorship. He entered his party's primaries for the gubernatorlal nomination few years ago, but was unsuccessful, the honor going to A. Scott Bullitt.
 Judge Chadwick was prominent lv mentioned as likely Democra- tic candidate for the United States senatorship held by Wesley L.. Jones, whose term will expire in March, 1883.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
SYRUP FROM WASTE CANE
 RESULT IN NEW PROCESS

WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. 20.- Methods of extracting syrup from hitherto waste portions of sugar cane are reported to the American Chemical Society by R. T. Balch, c. A. Fort and J. Hamilton of the U. s. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils.
 In four seasons of laboratory ex- periments in Louisiana, they state, an excellent syrup has been pro- duced from this source.
 The syrup is obtained from subs tances left after the sugar has been extracted. Last season more than 1000 gallons of the blended syrup was obtained with the gov- ernmental experimental equipment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
Six-Months-Old Bread
 Strengthens Swiss Teeth

LOETSCHENTAL, Switzerland, Nov. 20.-The population of this valley town in the central Alps has the best teeth in Switzerland and medical authorities say it comes from chewing stale bread.
 The people bake their bread only twice a year in the community s bake house and even children are soon obliged to chew their hard bread bit by bit strengthening their teeth from childhood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
GETS FINGER PRINTS BACK

LOS ANGELES-A suit filed here to determine the rights of an in- dividual to his finger prints, when arrested for a crime and subse- oeuntly released as innocent, re- suited in the police department re- turning the finger prints and re- moving them from the records
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
JAPAN, CHINA
 ARE TO STOP
 FIGHTING NOW
Agreement, in Principle Is Reached, Is Report
 from Paris
POSSIBILITIES ARE
 TO CEASE AT ONCE
International Com mission to Investigate Whole
 SltuatlOn

BULLETIN-PARIS, Nov. 20. - Japan and China have agreed, in principle, to the Japanese proposal for an arm- istice in military activities in Manchuria and cessation of hostilities.
 An international cOmmis- sion will investigate the whole Manchurian situation.
 The League of Nations considers the decision a vic- tory for itself.
 The proposal for the arm- tilities does not bind the Jap- tiIties does no bind the Jap- anese to withdraw troops during the period of inquiry. LONDON, Nov. 20--News from | the battle zone in Manchuria is scarce today. A report from Tokyo said the field radio accompanying the Japanese troops there has broken down and no developments in the Tsitsihar region have been reported.
 Dispatches from Mukden said the total casualties reported in the Anganchi and Tsitsihar fighting was 49 Japanese killed and 155 wounded. Weeping women greeted the arrival of 19 Japanese dead in the train wreck at the Nonnl River Bridge troop train wreck.
 Dawes, Briand Confer
 In Paris, American Ambassador Dawes and Aristide Briand, Acting Chairman of the League of Na- tions Council, concluded a confer ence at which it is understood the attitude of the United States on the Manchurian question was dis cussed and from which League circles hoped might provide new course of action.
 Council Meets
 The Council expected to meet in a private session this afternoon but Ambassador Dawes stated the American representative would not be present.
 A group of American, British, Polish and French military attaches at Tokyo are expected to leave to investigate conditions in Manchuria, the Japanese Government has an- nounced.
 No Comment at Moscow
 Moscow newspapers carried the news today of the occupation of Tistsihar by the Japanese troops but refrained from making any comment.
 Washington has been informed the Japanese will retire from Tsitsi- har, barring unforeseen develop ments, as soon as they finish de-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, NOV. 20.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14M, American Can 74as, Anaconda Copper 14ls, Beth lehem Steel 26, Curtiss- Wright 2Ss Fox Films 6h, General Motors 25%, International Harvester 31A Kennecott 12, Packard Motors SIS Standard Oi lof New Jersey 32% United Aircraft 143s, United States Steel 61.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
COED BEAUTY COSTS S3.64

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.-Freshmen co-eds at the University of Ala bama spent an average of $3.64 each the past year for beauty par lors. That's about three shampoos and finger waves with manecure thrown in, according to a survey made at the institution
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
s. 0. TANKER WRECKED BY
 TWO BLASTS
Five Men Reported Killed, Ten Injured d = Acci-
 dent Occurs at Pier

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 20. The Standard Oil Company's tanker Charlie Watson was wrecked by two explosive drafts today at Pier 43
 First reports said five men were killed and ten men were injured. The injured have been rushed to hospitals.
 It is estimated that from 25 to 30 men comprise the crew.
 The cause of the explosion has not been determined.
 The Charlie Watson was tanker of HOO tons, 250 feet long and 37 feet beam The craft was built in Oakland in 1920.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
BAER, KENNEDY
 MEET NOV, Z

OAKLAND, Cal. Nov 20-MaX Baer, Livermore, California, heavy weight, has signed to meet Les Kennedy, Long Beach, in a ten round fight here, it has been an- nounced. The bout, according to present plans will be staged No- vember 25.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20
SILK FACTORY TO MUSEUM

MANSFIELD, Conn.-The lit- tie structure winch was the oldest silk mill in America is being taken apart for tranference to Dearborn for the Henry Ford industrial mu- scum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20

Mrs. Margie Crowley, of Madi- sonville, Ky, died at 96, leaving 215 descendants
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The Washington times., 1931-12-31
NEW YEAR EVE PARTY
international Photo
MEYERS

The knights of Columbus Of
Upper Marlboro, Md. will hold
a card party and dance in Glib
bons Hall tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
NORRIS ATIAs DEFENDS VICTORY

1882; for the rOgressiUe-insurgents, Senator
Norris of Nebraska denounced the Adnninis-
UielOs are illustrative of the turbulence of the
political situation in Washington as 1881 ends
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
Better Times Certain
Next Year, Says
G. O. P. Chief
By SENATOR SIMEON d. FEss

By SENATOR SIMEON d. FESS
Republican National Chairman
The nation passes from 1881, its
great resources intact, its national
credit unimpaired, it's faith in the
future undismayed, and facing
better times in 1882.
The record of the Hoover Ad-
ministration during this year of
tribulation is one to challenge the
respect Of any man. Governments
have crumbled, commerce has
Jagged, unemployment has grown
throughout the world, yet Amer
lea is prepared and equipped to
go forward to greater prosperity
than any yet experienced. We
owe this to the able, intelligent,
kindly leadership of Herbert
Hoover.
A review of the year reveals the
ability of President Hoover'S
leadership. Before the problem
became acute, he summoned the
business leaders of the nation to
his side and organized them into
a national group to establish
nationwide system for relieving
the needs of the unemployed. He
met the call of humanity in that
crisis.
This undertaking saved the ma
ton from the dole, which has
bankrupt England.
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
Legend of SuPernan
Now DispeIIed,
Says Critic
By SENATOR CoRDELL HULL

By SENATOR CORDELL HULL
Former Democratic National Chairman
The Democratic party emerges
from the year 1881 with the con-
fidence of the American people.
In this year of travail, suffer
ing, depression, unemployment
and actual want, the people have
turned to the party Of Jefferson,
Jackson and Wilson to lead them
out of their wilderness of despair.
They have elected a Democratic
House of Representatives, given
us almost control of the Senate.
and chosen Democratic governors
in a majority of the States.
In 1882. by overwhelming ma
jorities, the Democrats will re-
turn to power, just as the people
turned to Democracy in 1912 to
rid the Government Of entrenched
special privilege and in 1915 when
the nation faced a world crisis.
That will be the story of 1922
disillusioned people turning back
to Democracy to rid the Govern
ment of special privilege and
rescue the nation from a world
crisis.
The legend of a superman in
the White House has been de-
Stroyed by fact. Now all the world
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
Progressive Lead e r
Says President Has
Failed
BY SENATOR G. w. NORRIS
Leader of the Senate Progressives

i
The Hoover administration has
been bitter disappointment dur
ing the last year to the American
people. It has opened the eyes of
those who supported President
Hoover on the theory and in the
belief that he was fundamentally
progressive.
The year has demonstrated he
belongs to the group that believes
in the thoroughly discredited po-
litical philosophy that the Gov
ernment should be conducted for
the benefit of those who already
own the wealth of the country at
the expense of the toiling masses.
Every promise of prosperity
made by President Hoover has
been proved by events to be false.
Under his rule, the rich have
grown richer and the, poor have
grown poorer.
The greatest victory he claims
for himself in reality means the
forgiving of debts which European
nations owe us, while millions of
toiling Americans sacrifice to
raise the money to pay the in
terest and principal of the funds
we borrowed to lend to Europe.
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
DEFENSE WOULD.
BAR TRIAL At
CAMBRIDGE
First Circuit Court to Get
Murder Case Again to Rule
on Venue Change

BALTIMO RE, Dee. 81.
Bernard AIDES, defense counsel
for Orphane Jones, colored,
also known as Fuel Lee, ac-
cused of Staying a family of
four, whose petition for a
change of venue was dismissed
Tuesday by the court OF ap-
peals, will ask the judges OF
the first judicial circuit to re-
consider its former order re-
moving the trial to Cambridge,
Md.
In its opinion the appellate
body in holding that it cannot
take up cases from the trial court
piecemeal' stated that the return
Of the papers in the case to Snow
Hill, Worcester county, scene OF
the crime, was proper.
= The court Of appeals decision
also pointed out that conditions,
as evidenced by recent occur
rences on the Eastern Shore,
made unlikely the securing of a
fair and unprejudiced jury from
the county.
Jones, through AIDES, has en-
heavored to have the trial
brought to Baltimore. He is being
kept in the Baltimore city Jail.
The first judicial circuit which
is scheduled to meet in Salisbury
on January 4, Princess Anne on
January IL, and to hold its regu-
lar session in Snow Hill on jan
uary Is. 1t is barely possible
that the judges may meet to con-
slider the matter today. States
Attorney Godfrey Child, of Wor-
cester county, and States Attor-
ney James A. McAllister, Of Dor
chester county, decline to antici-
pate possible court decisions or to
comment m the case.
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
SUICIDE LAID
To INSOMNIA

Mrs. Norman Wiley, Is, wife of
Captain Wiley, medical officer at
Fort Myer, died late yesterday
afternoon from the effects of
Illuminating gas.
Returning to his home at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon Cap
tain Wiley found his wife uncon-
gcious on the kitchen floor. win.
dows and doors of the kitchen
had been closed and all of the
Jets Of the gas range were opened.
The Fire rescue squad worked
Nainly for more than two hours.
Major Alexander D. Surles,
after a summary court examina-
tion, expressed the belief that
death was due to gas self-admin-
dstered. Mrs. Wiley had been
suffering from insomnia for sev-
eral months.
The Washington times., 1931-12-31

On this last day of 1881, The Washington
Times and International NeWs Service asked
three leading party spOkesmen to express their
retrospective UieUs of the fGtefut year nOlU
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
BOARD
SNUBS DOAK
REQUEST
Arlington Supervisors Refuse
Rezoning of Residential
Suburban Area

Meeting yesterday for the
last time, the Arlington county
board of supervisors, which
will be replaced Friday by the
new board of commissioners,
refused to grant a permit to
William N. Doak, Secretary of
Labor, to convert a portion Of
his residential property near
the Chain Bridge into CONNER
cial listing.
While the board was favorable
to the rezoning, Robert H. For
man, zoning administrator, op-
posed it on the ground that the
people Of the county generally
were against the placing of bus
mess structures on the palisades
of the Potomac River.
The board concluded it's four
year term by paying number of
minor bills which have been lay
ing on the table for long time
and by refusing to pay others.
The Washington times., 1931-12-31
Times Staff Photo
REMINGTON

ending. For the Republicans, Senator Simeon
d. Fess, national chairman, spoke in high
praise of the Administration; for the DenaO-
Gratis, Senator COrdeU Hull, former national
chairman, predicted Democratic UictOry in
The Washington times., 1931-12-31

realizes the nominal head of the
party no longer re-
tains even the confidence of his
party followers, not even of his
own spokesmen in Congress, and,
least of all, the confidence of
that great mass Of Independently
minded citizens.
The Washington times., 1931-12-31

Mr.. Hoover has made a heroic
effort to maintain existing wage
levels, and whenever calm judg-
ment is passed upon his career,
this will be one of his outStand-
ing accomplishments.