davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
ARE MISSING
 IN NORTHLANl'

Inquiries have been received con- cerning the following persons sup posed to be in Alaska:
 Kyle B. Brownlon-Was working for fishing company whose ships piled between Seattle and Nome or San Francisco and Nome In 1926. Was supposed to have been drowned in the Bering Sea and buried on shore somewhere in Alaska.
 Dominick Hagerty-Was in Me- Carthy about Is years ago and in Nenana in 1918 but has not been heard from since.
 Bill Baldwin-A trapper who was last heard from in August, 1880, at Quinhagak.
 Patrick Madden-Was last heard from in Alaska. Should be about 70 years of age.
 John s. Myer-6S years of age in March; height, feet 10 or il inches; broad shouldered; gray eyed; small ears close to head. Came to Alaska within the last 20 years and was supposed to have done some prospecting and min ing.
 A. R. (RUFE) Simpson-Suppos- ed to be in Dawson but has not been heard from in several years.
 Anyone having any information about the above persons; is asked to please communicate with the Governors Office, in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23

f the Warden's Office, I emerged into the blessed fresh air of the dark night, and marched boldly across the bare, inner quadrangle which was the convicts' exercise ground, to where a guard stood sentinel beneath lamp. As I approached him at ar angle, whistling an Irish air which was a favorite with Murphy, l got within arms length of the sentry without his taking the slightest notice of me, and, with a lightning grab, I disarmed him, at the same time growing, with as sinister a scowl as I could achieve: Hands up! Quick !"
 Up went the guards hands, for life was as dear to him as to most of us.
 Within a minute I had shep- herded my victim to the Fort door, and made him open it and enter.
 The look of disappointment on the imprisoned watchman's face as he saw two automatics and the guard, instead of release, was Judi crouS
 Don't either of you be near the door, next time it opens," I said. q may get mad and make real killing"
 The door closed gently, and again I locked it and withdrew the key.
 Thrice I repeated this process, and each time the proceedings passed off without a hitch.
 It was unbelievably easy-owing to the fact that, being in the uni form of a guard, I was able to present a pistol at my victim be- fore he had the faintest idea of anything being wrong.
 It was of pleasing interest to me to notice that, on each -oc- casion, the heavy iron door of The Fort opened upon silence and ap- parent emptiness
 The men within knew that, cer- tainly two, and probably four, would be killed before their con- certed rush could getsat me.
 It was almost in state of ex- ultation, that I, coolly, swiftly and in business-like manner went about my affair, until, one by one, I had captured every sin gle guard within the prison.
 It was, of course, my good for tune and a weakness in the prison system, that, in no case, was one guard in actual sight of another But for this I could hardly have succeeded.
 Having safely disposed.of all the inner. guards, now turned to the more dangerous task of dealing with the Warden's Office staff-ii any were still on duty-and the other guard at the prison gates.
 Tramping heavily, whistling. and dangling my keys. I marched up te the door of the office, threw Il open, tramped in, with all the as, surance of the Warden himself closed the door, and saw that the only occupant of the room was ths
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
STAFF CAPTAIN PLEASED WITH
 JUNEAU DRIVE

One of the most pleasing cam paigns that he has ever been en- gagged in, is the expression that Staff Captain Acton made regard ing the lccal appeal of the Salva- ton Army in Juneau He states that the kindly reception that has been given to the solicitors ir the Annual Appeal reflects great credit upon the resident in the Capital City. The total to date is highly encouraging, several don- ors have greatly increased their gifts over last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
PARTIES ARE KNOWN

The persons will please return to the Service Transfer Go. at once the distributor taken from Graham Truck belonging to us last night, otherwise prosecution will follow.
 adv. SERVICE TRANSFER CO.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
ATTENTION MOOSE

Annual installation of officers of Moose Lodge No TOO, Monday April 27th A special invitation is ex- tended to the Ladies of Mooseheart Legion No 439 and to the Legion of the Moose No. 25 to be in at
 tendance. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23

Old papers at the Empire office
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
Chapter B CAUTIOUS GUARDS


 At ten o'clock at night Murphy passed my cell door and heard heart-rending groans that he ex- pected to hear Supposing Gas he stated, in evidence, later) that the occupant of the cell had attempt ed suicide or way dying, he un- locked the door and stepped in side.
 Instantly an automatic pistol ap- peared in front of his face and a grim voice said: Put 'em up.' As he did so, the voice contin- ued:
 Here's where I die--after I've killed you-or else l make my get away. Strip!" And Guard Murphy pretending that he was trapped and that unless he instantly obey ed every order of this desperate criminal, he would be dead man.
 Quick I growled. "Cap, trous- CTS. everything. If I get clear you will never need to work again" I'm trusting ye," whispered Guard Murphy.
 I'm trusting you too Murphy. I said, "but turn to me and cross your wrists behind you. l shall only want one hand and my teeth for the job, and my other hand will be holding the gun against your liver
 In about three minutes, Mur- phys uniform, boots, cap and belt were on the floor of the cell, and his hands were bound together be- hind him, and I could now lay the pistol aside. In another minute his feet were tied together.
 Having gagged him dressed myself as a guard, and, taking his keys, opened the door. stepped out into the corridor, and locked the door behind me.
 I was free-inside the prison and if every man reacted correct ly to my suddenly presented pis- tol. there was a chance that should be free outside 1t too.
 Assuming the attitude of a guard on duty, I tramped down the corridor toward the watchman who, as knew, would be outside the big common-cell known for some reason as The Fort.
 If the watchman took no notice of me. as was quite likely in the dim light, I would pass on.
 As passed him the watchman looked up,
 Say. Patsy he said, and then his eyes and mouth opened wider What the .. ."Stick 'em up!" I growled d "Quickl'' and his hands shot UT as high as he could put them.
 took his pistol
 unlock the door and get inside quick" I said.
 The watchman opened that foul inch iron dcor more quickly thar usual, and went into Ihe- re-l a' though it was his home. It was for quite a little while. H
 Like Guard Murphy, he was ou' of action until some one otnei than myself was in possession o' the big key which turned ano withdrew from the lock. Ine watchman had done me splendlc service by recognizing me ane causing me to drive him into the cell. for he had provided a perfec' solution of the greater part of my problem.
 Whither the watchman hao gohs his comrades should go - every euard. watchman, trusty, or otnel official who recognized me ol showed suspicion.
 That big cell. I realized, had ns ,vindows in the ordinary sense O the word. There would be nc audible cry for help rom HIN Fort. .or.r, Proceeding on my way toward
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
TO CHICHAGOF

Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas will leave on the Estebeth this evening for Chichagof to spend the remainder of the school term with her daugh- ter, Miss Alberta, who is teaching in the school there They, will be home about May Is.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
DOUGLAS NEVIS
JOINT CELEBRATION
 or ODD FELLOWSHIP

Douglas Odd Fellows will jour ney to Juneau this evening to join with the Juneau Lodge, as their guests, in celebration of the 112th anniversary of the Order. The joint celebration held will take the place of separate affair being held in Douglas as in form CT years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
NOTICE

A special ferry will leave Doug las tonight at 7:45 for the accom- modation of Odd Fellows attend ing anniversary of Juneau. No expense to members and families
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23

Locks clank again tomorrow but not on Wave. He plans a "joyride" with an eager friend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
DANCE NOTICE

Dance Parish Hall April 24th, 9:30 pm. Good music. Refresh ments. Public cordially invited.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23

heavy pistol by the middle, as one does a dumb-bell.
 He crumbled up without a sound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-23
DANCE NOTICE

Dance Parish Hall April 24th 9:30 pm. Good music. Refresh ments. Public cordially invited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Japanese Low Stature
Said Due to Squatting

HONOLULU, Hawaii.-On the theory
that the habit Of squatting by the Japa-
nese people tends to stunt their size,
arguments are being published here
among the Japanese that squatting
should be avoided and efforts made to
produce a taller race.
The arguments, which have been
heard deSultorily for years past. gained
force recently when DR.. FuSao Ishihara
81 the medical department Of Toxic I'm
per1al University announced that his
studies here indicated that japanese low
stature was due to the squatting habit.
He reached the conclusion that there is
nothing inherent in the japanese race
TO cause low stature, and that the ac-
Quired habit Of squatting on knees and
calves shortens the leg and lower part
Of the body.
Commenting on this. Japanese
newspaper here says: There Is posi-
bility for the Japanese to attain the
high stature Of European and American
peoples. This Is indeed comforting news
TO the Japanese. The japanese never
admitted their mental inferiority, but
most previously they had to admit their
physical inferiority to the peoples of the
West. But now even that admission is
possible Of removal at some future date.
We are especially proud to learn that
the opportunity to demonstrate the nos
sibility Of introducing a new species OF
the japanese race is left to us living In
America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Native Population
Growing in Hawaii

HONOLULU.-Ther are more per-
sons of Hawaiian blood (Hawaiians and
t-Hawaiians) in the islands today
than there were in 1920, and there are
almost as many pure-bloodca HsAsi~7aas
as there were 10 years ago, it was re-
vealed by q detailed tabulation of Ihe
1890 United States census figurcs ar
the Territory of Hawaii. There .sIe
$1,000 Hawaiians and part He ullans,
of which number % $50 are pure-blood-
ed. The census in 1ex: listed ALSO
HawaiianS and part HawaiianS. includ-
ing 23,723 pure-blooded Hawaiians. The
population of the country is 1853 1886, an
increase ot 43e per cent over 1920. In
addition to the Hawaiians and part
Hawaiians, Hawaiis population is made
up largely of Caucasian whites" and
Japanese, a majority :. Lnm were
born in Hawaii and are therefore
United States citizens Other inter-
esting facts revealed by this detailed
tabulation of the census in Hawaii in
dictate that there are three men fsr
every two women in the ISLANDS. ~
the girls and women over IS years C
age, 81 per cent have been married;
only 2-10 per cent have been divorced.
There .are 1874 unmarried males over
Is years OF age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
RUSSIAN TRADE TREATIES
SEEN AS HOPE FOR PEACE
France Likely to Follow Italy and
Germany in Adopting Soviet
Trade Pact.

tslist and Communist societies cannot
subsist side by side. but. except for
occasional brief fiurries of fear their
conviction has been that Russia sooner
or later would evolve" They have.
therefore, tried to help Russia from
time to time in various ways in order
to hasten this hoped-f evolution. Also,
they have all been willing to do bust
ness one way or another with the So
Wet government on the grounds that II
they did not get this business some
one else would, so they might better
have it.
The Russian dictum that Com
munism can always rely on the cupidity
and rivalry of the capitalist states seems
thus to be somewhat justified. For a
long time general opinion abroad was
that the Russian people would revolt
against the Communist dictatorship and
that more liberal form Of government
would be substituted The fiye-year
plan, which demanded tremendous eco
nomic sacriflces from the Russian peo-
pie, would fail. 1t was predicted. be-
cause Russia lacks trained engineers
and mechanics, and because the Rus
sian temperament is untitled for the
delicate work and management involved
in great industrial enterprises.
These last criticisms seem to have
UccH bOihC Odb 10 SOME extent. Yet,
1t is now deemed certain that the five
year plan, while 1t will probably be far
from a complete success, will also be
far from complete failure Russia
is building and running factories on a
large scale and is producing not only
rawstuns, but also a certain amount
Of manufactured goods for export.
Exports Increase.
As for the first time in history a
government has full control OF the en-
tire economic life Of vast country.
1t Is possible for the Soviets TO con-
tinue to export at prices systematically
lower than the world prices, for Rus
sian money, having no exchange value
outside OF Russia, corresponds to no
known economic values and the cost
Of Russian production cannot even be
estimated. Soviet exports have already
reached volume equal to one-haif
those OF pre-war Russia and there Is
every indication that they will increase.
This situation has given rise to a
worldwide cutlery against Russian
dumping" In a prosperous period
probably Russia's relatively limited ex-
ports would have been absorbed without
a shock, but in a time of world de-
preston with commodity markets de-
pressed and unduly sensitive, very little
Russian dumping occurring here and
there at well chosen points has been
sufficient to break world prices and
throw dealers into q sort Of panic.
Business men who want to sell ma
Continued on Fourth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Chinese Women Using
New Divorce Privilege

SHANGHAI.-The Chinese divorce
mill has started grinding slowly, but
with a gradually increasing momentum.
For 1880 there were $50 divorces. which
was 208 more than in 1929. OF the
$50, husbands sued in 208 instances.
the remainder being wives. OF the
total, 626 charged incompatibility. Do
rnestic quarrels brought 10 per cent of
the cases into court Eighteen charged
cruelty. seven families were split over
financial difficulties, and 124 for inf
deity. The fact that more women
sued for divorce than men illustrates
that wives are taking their newly found
freedom seriously In ancient China a
man did not take the trouble TO divorce
his wife. II he grew tired OF her he
merely added a concubine or two to his
household and called it quits. The wife
resigned herself TO the new status and
let it go at that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24

, United States, is the most important
| gateway to the interior OF the country.
! Buenos Aires has still other charac-
teristicS which make 1t resemble in
many ways its gigantic neighbor of the
north. 1t Is not only the principal port,
but also the largest and most important
| city OF Argentina and of the whole
South American continent. 1t Is the
commercial and financial center Of the
entire River Plate region and its cos
mopolitan character laboratory for
the fusion OF many races-makes 1t
comparable only to that other melting
pot Of nations, the skyscraper city Of
the United States.
! On the one side the architecture Of
! Buenos Aires. its wide avenues, its bou-
| levardS, its sidewalk cafes, its art ex-
hibitS remind one of Paris; on the
other, the industrial and commercial
activities that one feels In its atmos-
phere, its modernity, its cosmopolitan
ism remind one OF New York And this
process OF amalgamation Of two differ
ent civilizations which one notes in
| Buenos Aires is distinctive of the gen.
eral development Of the country The
Latin culture, inherited from Europe,
is being transformed by the vital en-
ergy and progressive attitude Of its
people, made necessary by the newnesS
Of the country and the vastness of its
undeveloped natural resources.
Rosario Second City.
Just as in Buenos Aires Argentina
/ has her New York. in Rosario, the sec
ond largest city, she has her Chicago,
| the center of the wheat and corn trade.
| And in Cordoba 1.-The learned dedi-
| Gated for centuries to letters and art
and tradition, with a university older
| than Harvard, she has her Boston.
| The likeness goes even further. A
| great plain, like that of the Middle
| West of the United States, forms the
central region of Argentina. A con-
siderable part of this plain is we'll
| watered and is devoted, with great sue
cess. to agriculture, which constitutes
| the principal source of production and
wealth. In this sense Argentina, a
country essentially agricultural and pas
toral, resembles the United States of
two generations ago, when agriculture
/ still predominated over industry and the
construction of roads and railways was
| the most serious and pressing problem.
| Apart from this economic aspect, the
| general conditions of life in the we'll
settled regions of Argentina are the
same as those of. today IN the United
States. Electric light, telephones,
| CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

TT takes all sorts of persons to make
world.
This is just another way of say
Il ing that nobody is an exact dupli-
cate OF anybody else. Everybody
is different"
Some OF the differences are obvious
There are tall men and short men, thin
men and fat men, handsome men and
homely men, strong men and weak
men. Were it not for these physical
differences we wouldn't be able to rec
ognize our friends on the street or our
wives from other mems wives.
But the differences are mere than
skin deep-like beauty They are
deeper than the anatomical variations
that determine the shape and appear
ance of the body. There are differ
ences which extend to the most funda-
mental of the physiological processes
which keep us alive-such as the
body's rate of heat production or the
nature of the central nervous systems
control over breathing and the beat
ing Of the heart. And there are differ
ences-perhaps the most important OF
all--Which go deeper still. These are
differences OF mind, emotion and
character.
Behavior Intangible.
Now the physical-especially the
Observation-Disclosures can be meas
ured as nicely as one pleases. depend
ing upon the delicacy of the instru-
ments used. They are tangible
Tables can be constructed showing Just
where any man or woman belongs
But for those deeper differences-and
at the same time the most funda-
mental-which have no material form
that can be measured, the case is
quite different.
Presumably, for example, some men
are more honest than other men, But
how Is honesty to be measured? 1t
has no weight which can be determined
on set of scales. 1t has no length
or breadth which can be found with a
tape measure. 1t has no heat which
will effect the mercury in a thermome-
ter. 1t has no chemical composition
which can be split up in test tubes,
It Is known only as an element of
behavior.
For some kinds of behavior mensu-
rable physical characters are the inn
portant factors. Take, for example,
horse racing Nobody who tipped the
scales at 200 would be considered for
second for position as jockey Such
a person wouldn't even apply for such
a job. His flesh is a tangible thing.
It has weight and dimensions. 1t can
be measured with extreme accuracy.
But it doesn't make the slightest
difference whether a bank cashier is
thin or fat, tall or short. 1t doesn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24

NARIS Recent Investigations and
- international conversations indi-
cate that as a result of the So
called Russian dumping and the
partial success of the famous
"five-year plan" an entirely new rela-
tionship may gradually be developed
between Communist Russia and the
capitalist world which, contrary TO all
previous beliefs. would permit both to
live more or less amicably side by side.
Pioneers in this new relationship are
Germany and Italy. Both of these
countries have recently made definite
trade contracts with the Soviet Union,
whereby each takes a given quantity OF
the others goods OF a kind and at .
price definitely specific.
There are signs that France is nov
drifting toward a similar arrangement
with the Soviet government. II France
makes a Soviet trade contract other
countries are likely TO follow. and the
system in time may become generalized
Theories Changed.
The Importance OF this evolution Is
best grasped by a brief retrospect
Communist Russia started out with the
theory that 1t was impossible for Com
munist and capitalist regimes to SUBJ
sist side by side. Hostility was inev-
liable and implacable. One or the other
must succumb. The Communist lead
ers, therefore, devoted a large part OF
their energies toward bringing about a
world revolution and lost no opportunity
for telling the Russian people that they
were about to be attacked by a coalition
of capitalist states.
Dictator Josef Stain changed all this
The world revolution would be long, he
said, and 1t must wait. Certainly the
capitalistic states are all conspirinR tC
attack Russia, but meanwhile the matr
thing for Russia Is to concentrate or
her own interior development It must
build up industry and industrialize
agriculture In order to insure the coun-
try the necessary supplies when the
inevitable war comes; increase the size
and strength Of the working class or
which Communism Is founded: com.
munize the peasants, develop exports tC
pay for necessary purchases abroad
and. finally. help the world revolution
by the example OF happy, proSperou.
Russia underselling all the rest OF the
world.
Moreover. all this must be accom-.
pliShed quickly before the capitalist
states get around to their long premedi.
tated attack on the Soviet Union. A
result of these ideas Is the five-yeaI
plan. which is being at least partially
carried out with the help OF foreign
capitalist credits, machinery and ex.
perts.
why, then. 1t may be asked. hav,
foreign countries lent Russia this aid;
Their theory also has been that cap.