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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18

OAKLAND, California-It was a big day the other day for 18- months-old Sylvia Tierland, of Oakland.
 Here's what happened within the space of a few minutes:
 She put the family automobile temporarily out of commission.
 She thoroughly frightened her mother.
 She had a fast ride to a hos pital in Oakland.
 She had doctors looking down her throat with funny thingum- mics.
 All this she accomplished by swallowing the key to the ignition lock of her mothers automobile.
 Sylvia likes to play with that key and its shiny chain. Her moth- CT let her have it. She left the room for a moment. When she returned, Sylvia was making funny noises and the key was not in evil dence. Sylvia, in reply to her mothers questions pointed to her tummy
 Then things began to happen. Mrs. Tlerland couldn't use her car because the key was inside of Syl- via. She telephoned for help. Then she pounded Sylvia on the back Up came the key. Sylvia still made funny noises, so she was taken to the hospital anyway. After an examination doctors said there was nothing the matter with Sylvia.
 Maybe, says Sylvia's mother, she can play with the automobile key again. But if she does, 1t will be tied firmly to log.
 Above photo shows 18-months- old Sylvia Tierland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
THOMAS SCOTT IS SUICIDE IN
 CAL. LOCALITY
Found Dead in Hotel Room Apparently with Throat
 Slashed by Razor
CAME TO ALASKA IN
 1907; ;COURT OFFICIAL
Was Connected with Cor dova Bank = Leaves
 Widow, Children

ONTARIO, Cal, July 18.-Thomas s. Scott, aged 50, who arrived here Wednesday from Cordova, AL aska, was found dead yesterday in his hotel room. Apparently he had slashed his throat with a razor after a futile attempt to end his life with a revolver.
 A widow and four children sur vive in Cordova.
 Local authorities knew no motive for the act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
Lowell Flood Control
 Funds About Exhausted

WASHINGTON, D. O., July G. Special Correspondence)-The or iginal funds made available for the maintenance of flood control work at Lowell Creek, Seward, are about exhausted and there is no mone:' at this time under the control of the Alaska Road Commission for any future repairs that may be- come necessary. An effort was made at the last session of Con- gress to authorize the Secretary of War to submit for the considera- ton of Congress such estimates as are necessary for the proper main- tenance of the flood control work at Lowell Creek. The bill failed of passage and will likely be again introduced next winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
Parks to Leaue by Plane Sunday to
 Meet Noted Visitors

To extend official greetings to the Congressional delega- tion enroute here from Se- } attle, Gov. George A. Parks will go to Ketchikan Sunday on the seaplane Petersburg, it was announced at his of- flee today. He will return to the capital aboard the
 steamer Yukon with mem
 bers of the party.
 } The Governor had expect , ed to fly to Hyder, also, , but owing to current wealth
 CT conditions, had to cancel his plan to go to the Port land Canal town to partici-
 pate in the International Mining Celebration which , opened there today for a , three-day carnival.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
BARRYMORE.TO
 RETURN IN '32
Actor Coming Back to Al. aska Next Year
 Aboard Yacht

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July l8.-- John Barrym ore, here enroute south; said he is seriously consid- ering an offer in New York to go on the stage and produce such plays as Hamlet and Richard the Third. He said if he goes to New York, his wife and baby will accompany him.
 Barrymore said he will return to Alaska next year aboard his yacht.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
School Air Shaft Hides
 Death of Boy Nine Years

told him young Hogg had threat ened, just before he disappeared either to leave Muncie or destroy himself. Coroner Piepho said he believed the boy either fell oi jumped into the airshaft.
 The body was found by work men who entered the shaft to make repairs. It was in crouching position. First reports were the skull was fractured, but Piepho said further examination showed il to be intact.
 Cooper said the boy who was an orphan. had been in trouble in school before his disappearance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18

MUNCIE, Ind, July 19.-The skeleton found in the airshaft -of the Central High School here has been positively identified as that of Perlie Hogg. who at the age of 16 disappeared in 1922.
 Charles Cooper, an uncle, with whom the boy lived, and two aunts, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Fife Owens, identified fragments of clothing, shoes and a knife as hay ing belonged to the youth.
 Coroner Clarence E. Piepho said he would return a verdict of prob able suicide, after Mrs. Owens
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
SEVENTY DEAD
 IN HEAT WAVE
 CENTRAL AREA
Electrical Storms Take l2 Lives - Lightning
 Adds to Toll
FREAK WEATHER IS
 REPORTED, CHICAGO
Sunshine, Thunder Rolls, then Heavy Rain De-
 scends on City

CHICAGO, H., July 18.-Show- CTS and heavy storms in some sec tions of the nation brought relief to the summers heat, especially in the Central states area.
 Deaths due to the current wave in the Central states exceeded 70 persons.
 Electrical storms in Pennsyl- vania, Ohio and Tennessee claimed 12 lives yesterday.
 A freak storm brought momen- tary relief to Chicago While the sun shone and thunder rolled, a heavy rain fell.
 Temperatures are reported as high as the sos touching 100 de- grees in several places.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
Oil Gusher Causes Woe
 In Rumanian Vineyards

BUCHAREST, July IS. Oil means dollars to some people but one of Rumania's largest gushers. just brought in, has spelled grief to the section round about.
 The district has been famous for it's hillside wines, some of the choicest vintages of Rumania com- ing from the sunny slopes of the valley in which the wild well is lc- cated.
 Oil spurts far above the derrick tops, and 1t has sprayed the sur rounding vineyards and spoiled the grape harvest. The gusher is own ed by Italian interests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18

help correlate the research projects in the department itself.
 He is 50 years old, was born at Cherry Creek, Idaho, and was graduated from the Utah Agricul- tural college. After teaching Eng fish in that college for several years, he entered the forest service to become successively special ag- ent, forest supervisor and inspector of grazing.
 He has been director of the Orc- gon Agricultural Experiment Sta- ton since 1920 During that time he studied the agricultural situa- tion in Alaska for the government and also undertook a survey of land grant colleges and universi- ties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
Eiffel Tower Gliding
 Stirs Paris Protest

PARIS, July 18.-The French are going to make the Eiffel Tower gleam like a trade mark on an electric sign.
 The tower, as much the visible symbol of France as the statue of Liberty is of the United States. is to be painted bright yellow, a shade somewhat between lemon and jonquil
 Many Parisians cried in men tai pain when the color scheme was announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
Congressional Library
 To Print Books for Blind

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 18.- Publication and distribution of a select list of books for the blind is to be made soon by the Library of Congress which has $l75,OoO for that purpose.
 The Library of Congress, with more than 10000 books for the blind, has the largest single collec- tion of that kind in the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
---------------- TODAY'S STOCK
 QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. July 18.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14B, American can, no sale; Anaconda copper 26, Beth lehem Steel 441s, General Motors 37As, International Harvester AZ, Kennecott 19A, Checker Cab 10, 10, 10, Curtiss- Wright 3A, Packard Motors 7S, Standard Brands TEA Standard Oil of California 37, Standard Oil of New Jersey 38, 1'rans-America 7R, United Air craft 2712, U. s. Steel 941z.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK

PARIS, July 18.-In a brief talk today with Premier Laval, Ameri- can Secretary of State Stimson was given an optimistic impression of the prospects of a successful outcome of negotiations with the German statesmen.
 It has been learned that the United States has formally noti- fled France that the American Government cannot in any way guarantee an international loan to Germany and American participa- tion will be only through private banking interests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
ROBBINS AND
 JONES PLANS
 HOP MONDAY

SEATTLE, July 18.-Reg L. Rob- bins and H. s. Jones said work of installing new 410-horsepower motor in the plane Fort Worth is near completion and they hope to make their second attempt to hop from Seattle to Tokyo on next Monday. Tins is, of course, wealth CT permitting, the aviators said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
Ex-Sea Captain Builds
 His 7l9th Motorboat

ROCHESTER, N. Y July 18.- John Zwanziger, weatherbeaten by the storms of 72 years finished his 7l9th boat.
 Material for Neptune" as he called it, he just picked up "here and there" This summer he will haul the boat down to Irondequoit bay and find somebody who will put motor in it. John, German, was sea captain for many years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
NO COUNCIL MEETING

Owing to the absence of a quorum of members necessary, the regular third Friday meeting of the City Council was called off last night. Only routine business was set for transaction and this probably will be taken care of at a special meeting some time next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
ARRIVAL AWAITED

PARIS. July 18.-Arrival of the heads of the German Government, the first time since the end of the World War, is awaited with the belief that the financial fate of Germany, if not all Europe, hangs on their meeting with French statesmen. Should they fail to agree to conditions for credit, ne- gotiations may be protracted and might result in cancellation of Mondays seven power conference in London.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

DETROIT, Mich, July 1S.-Four persons were killed by lightning seven were drowned and many heat prostrations are reported here as the aftermath of 100 degree temperatures and a severe storm
 which lashed this vicinity today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18

A white leghorn hen owned by w. J. Shuford of Hickory. N. C., laid II eggs in IS days, all con- taining double yolks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-18

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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
Plentywood Greyhounds
Return from Adventure
Battered But Still Going

The Plentywood Greyhounds, far
famed basket ball team, returned
from their venture out to meet and
scalp the big quints of North Da-
kota, Sunday afternoon, with only
two scalps in their belt, and scalp
less themselves, tho a couple of
warriors had their hair full of feath-
ers won in valient games where they
displayed extraordinary ability The
team left by automobile Friday, Jan.
% and was gone ten days.
The Greyhounds played six games
on the tour, winning two and los
ing four. 1t should be borne in
mind that the Greyhounds played
every game on a foreign floor in a
hostile crowd, a new experience, and
against the very best organizations
of players that could be organized,
and the best players always against
them. These things taken into con-
sideration, the boys. came home COW
cred with glory. They won at Vel
va and Devils Lake and lost at Minot
Donnybrook, Cando and Granville.
The scores were close in all the
games; at Minot, Jan. % it was %
to 38 in favor of the "DuraS;- Vel
va, Monday, Jan. 26, 20 to % in IA
vor of Plentywood; Donnybrook on
| Jan .27, % to % for Donnybrook
CaCndo, AIN. %, "a to 81 for Cando;
Devils Lake, Jan. 81, 70 TO ~ IN Ia
vor of Plentywood; Granville, Jan
| 81, % to 26 in favor of Granville.
All the games were won or lost
in the last quarter. The crowds al
the games doubled with every game
The team under the management
of Louis Moe, the genial barber
+, made friends where ever it appeared
and was credited with being a grouI
of game and worthy sports.
The tour was splendid publicity
for Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
LAWYERS WILL TEST
VALIDITY OF STATE
DEBENTURE L AW

Helena, Jan. 31.-Legal machin-
cry designed to test the validity of
the 100000 highway debenturRs
act started rolling today.
A petition for an injunction b.,
prevent issuance of the gasoline
tax anticipatory warrants was fiji
ed before the supreme court by
Attorney Howard ToOle of Mis-
soula in a friendly action brought
by George H. Diederichs, also of
Missoula.
The court then ordered the Mon
tana highway commission and the
state treasurer to show cause why
the restraining order should not be-
given. Their reply must be en-
tered by Feb. 9.
Issuance of the debentures, the
petition stated, would conflict with
the constitution in nine points.
These included sections which
prevent creation of a debt m ex-
cess of 100000 without submit
ting the law authorizing the debt
to the voters, creation of debt
by the legislature which may be
repealed before the indebtedness Is
paid and attempts to bind subse-
quent legislatures not to alter on
abolish taxes.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
SANITY HEARING FOR
GLASGOW WOMAN

Glasgo, Jan. 31.-District Judge
John Hurry has advised both the
defense and prosecution in the Ar
not murder case to be prepared on
Feb. 9 for a sanity hearing for
Mrs. Anna Arnot.
The woman, accused of poison
ing her husband, ]. E. Arnot, form
er Glasgow banker, last summer,
faces first degree murder charge
County Attorney Roberts has
filed a motion requesting that the
question of Mrs. Arnot's sanity be
submitted to a jury as provided by
Montana law. His action was based
on an affidavit which set forth
that the woman's attending physi-
clan and one of her attorneys de-
clared she is now insane.
The court reserved its ruling on
the motion, called for term of
district court to start Feb. 8 and
set the Arnot case for Feb. 9.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
COMMISSIONERS IN
REGULAR FEB'ARY
SESSION MONDAY

The board of county commission
erS met in the regular February
session at the commissioners cham |
bers Monday. Commissioners Ank-
er, Hansen, Chairman French and !
Clerk Niels MadSen present This !
was the second session for Hansen. |
Frank French had returned from !
the commissioners convention held
at Missoula and reported the doings
of that meeting. He also stopped
on his way home at Helena where
he attended a meeting of the state
highway commission, where he talk
ed over the ALLEGATION of money for
roadwork in Sheridan county the
coming year. He made a verbal re-
port to the board it is reported.
Niels Madsen had also returned
from the Clerk and Recorders con-
vention held somewhere The law
does not allow pay and mileage to
clerks on this jaunt but Niels got
around this by having himself sent
! to interview the state tax commits
| sion about the Montana Power Com
pany's taxes. 1t is reported that he
got everything fixed fine and dandy.
/ 1t is not reported whether he re-
ported anything or not.
The time of the board Monday was
taken up with discussions and the
/ above reports.
Tuesday the bankers of Sheridan
county appeared before the board en-
masse and pleaded to have the in
terest on county funds deposited in
the banks reduced from two pes
cent to one per cent per annum.
They argued and showed that the
banks were in such condition that
they could not afford to pay more.
That the county was calling all of
it's outstanding warrants, thus stop
ping interest and using the county
money on deposit to pay them thus
taking the money out of the banks.
Also the county was now investing
it's sinking fund money in county
: warrants which took this business
= away from the banks. That they
did not dare to loan out money now
with the county and depositors
drawing out steadily to meet cur
, rent expenses, that they had to keeI
? this cash available, and must in
: vest some in United States bonds
: for which they had to pay a premi
UNI, and got only four per cent, etc.
so could only afford to pay one pei
. cent.
Anker moved to reduce. French
o put the motion and voted aye. Han
sen voted no.
Wednesday was devoted entirel!
a to routine business and auditing
!, claims against the county.
!. The meeting adjourned about si'
. o'clock Wednesday evening.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
Great Earth Treors and Fire Cause Havoc In Far Antpodes
GAS TAX REFUNDS IN
MONTANA REACH A
HUGE SUM IN 1929-30

Helena, Feb. s. Drawback fund
claims for the past two years have
been less than 25 per cent of total
collections from the scent gasoline
tax, according to figures released by
the state board of equalization.
In 1929 claims were paid repre-
Senting 1882 per cent of total tax
collections and in 1880 claims total
ed 24.44 per cent. Average of claims
to the drawback fund for the two
years was 1898 per cent.
Gas tax collections in 1929 totaled
$3,770, 755.07, of which 1856, S11.42
was refunded, the board says.
During 1880 the gasoline tax a
mounted to $3,873,S28.42 and refund
claims totaled S946,942.40. The gas
oline tax in 1929 was at the rate of
three cents a gallon until April,
when the scent tax went into ef-
feet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
FARMERS UNION TERMINAL AS
ISOLATION CO. OPERATES WITH
AMERICAN WHEAT GROWERS

st. Paul, Feb. s. Cooperation
among co-operatives has been brot
about by the action of the general
managers of the Farmers Union
Terminal Association and the
American Wheat Growers, associ-
ated, the Farmers Union announc-
es In its weekly agricultural re-
view.
Not Consolidation
"This does not mean that any
steps toward a consolidation have
been taken, C. w. Croes, Aber-
deem, S. D., Manager of the Amer
lean Wheat Growers, told the
Farmers Union Terminal AssOcia-
ton stockholders" the review says.
"These associations will cooperate
1000 in bringing the cooperative
grain of the Northwest up to the
Farmers National Grain Corpora
ton, Federal Farm Board agency.
efforts will not be duplicated at
any one point.
Stockholders Meetings
Stockholders meetings of the
Farmers Union business organiza-
tions of the northwest have just
been completed. Outstanding de-
velopments have been:
Decision of the Farmers Union
Terminal Association to have all
of the grain sales made thru the
Farmers National Graiu Corpora
ton, thereby making the Farm
Board grain setup more dominant
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-The vast ag-
ricultural plains of the nation this
winter are bare of snow = dry,
cracked and hard, indicating to
farm leaders that one of the ma
tons most disastrous winter
drouths is in progress.
Ordinarily the great wheat prair-
les of the northwest are blanketed
under a foot or so of snow at this
time of the year. while further
south in the agricultural regions
of the Mississippi valley cold rains
and sleet fall frequently.
This year sunny days have fol-
lowed sunny days with such regu-
larity owe ralmost all of the coun-
try that farming land generally is
not suitable even for spring plow-
ing, while the lack of moisture IS
almost certain to be detrimental
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06

in controlling grain with the ex-
pectation of greater pirce control
Pay Patronage Dividend
Farmers Union Terminal Asso-
citation declared 100000 dividend
in per cent preferred stock for
year ended July 81, 1880 on vol
ume of business of 10 million bush
els compared with is million in
1929; eight million in 1928; two
million in 1927 and 20 million since
August 1, 1880.
Live Stock Commission Central
Exchange
Farmers Union Livestock Com
mission control changed from North
Dakota Farmers Union board to
states of North Dakota, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Montana on basis
of volume of livestock business
shipped by states to South ST.
Paul.
Thatcher Not On Payroll
Telegram from Alexander Leg
ge read. branding as false, charge
by john Simpson, National Farm
ers Union president, that NJ w
Thatcher was on the payroll Of the.
Federal Farm Board.
Buys More Stock
Farmers Union Terminal AssO-
citation purchased 100000 more,
stock in Farmers National Grain
Corporation, making its holdings
almost four times as great as the
next largest grain cooperative,
and reelected officers"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
N. D.LYNCHERS
WILL ESCAPE
PUNISHM TIT

Williston, Jan. 31.-Belief that it
will be impossible to identify mem
bers of the mob that lynched
Charles Bannon, slayer of six, at
Shafer early Thursday, was ex-
pressed today by Attorney General
James Morris as he completed his
investigation into the hanging.
Morris started back to Bismarck
today to report TO Governor George
F. Shafer that he and the inves-
tigators had done everything in
their power to identify members
of the mob but without success.
Hard to Prove
He also declared that if any
were identified it would be practic-
ally impossible to prove they were
members of the lynching party.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
WHEAT PRODUCTION In U.S.. MAY
Be AFFECTED BY WINTER DROUTH
NO SNOW. VERY LITTLE MOISTURE
Streams are Very Low in Most States Many Wells IN
Central u S. Dry-Less than Halt Normal PreCpl-
taon in Minnesota Rains in Mississippi Valley.

to early crops. Absence of snow in
the northwest has deprived winter
wheat fields of their protective
covering SO that the terminating
seeds have been subjected to all the
extremes of heat and cold the
tickle weather man has provided
this year.
Half Uusual Precipitation
In the grain regions surround
ing the Twin Cities, for instance,
the normal precipitation from DC
tober to February is about "a inch
es. This year only 11.8 inches OF
rain and snow have fallen since
October-about half the usual a.
mount.
In Colorado, where the wheat
and sugar beet farmers hail every
big snow as a "million dollar
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06
LEGGE SAYS RUSSIA
DECEIVES AMERICA

Chicago, Jan. 81 Alexander
Legge, chairman of the federal
farm board, told the Traffic
Club of Chicago today that Rus
STA had deceived the United
States about its wheat exports
last year and was likely to do it
again this year.
Russia as a wheat producer
is a menace" he said, sits
spokesman said they would ex-
port only 20 million bushels.
They have already shipped out
80 million bushels and l believe
they will sell a hundred million
more.
They lied to us once and be-
Iieve they're doing it again.
Their program for 1881 calls for
a 10 per cent INCREASE in acreage,
for the avOwed purpose of con-
trolling the grain market of the
world"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-06

in the senate last Tuesday.
Attacks on banks would be made
punishable by a maximum fine Of
$4,000 or five years Imprisonment,
or both. Proponents of the meas
ures said all but nine states have
similar laws.
Any person found guilty of rob
berry at the point of a gun would
be subject to a minimum sentence
of so years in prison, under one Of
the proposals. The others deal with
methods of calculating profits of
banks, security for deposits of
state money, solvency of banks
and deposit of securities.
The banking committee did not
bring in any bill to provide greater
penalty for those who rob banks
from the inside.
Senator Schnitzler said In re
gard to the bill to make it a fell
Ony to mention a bank in a derog
atory manner:
"It is evident that the commnn
lists are in plot to wreck all the
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