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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-04
Almost Unbelievable Nevertheless True
Dear Friends

DPar fTl6QuS.
 You advertise Kruschen Salts for reducing, so I finally tried them and when I started I weighed 219 pounds and when I took them for year and 3 weeks, I lost exactly 102 pounds.
 am B years old and look at least years younger now than did when I was fat. I have pie ture of myself before and after so if you want to see them let me know.
 I am always telling my friends about the wonderful s It's. am .al- ways advertising them
 I took bottles evsry month for year and 3 weeAs. I, ail3ulted to s25 for reducing l02 pounds but it was worth it.
 If can be of any help to you let me know.
 Yours truly, Miss Ne.i.e Simpson, 1903 Wayne Street, Swissvale, Pa, Oct. 31. 1880.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-04

A fleet of motor trucks with talk ing picture apparatus is planned in South Africa to bring entertain ment to rural audiences.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-04
ELKS WIN FROM MOOSE TWO TO
 1, WEDNESDAY
Naming and Erskine Tan gle in Duel in Seasons
 Best Game

Before the biggest weekday crowd of the season, the E.ks won from the Moose last night by a score Of two to one in the pret- tiest tits staged this year It was another battle between star pitch CTS with Manning and Erskine al- most evenly matched.
 Manning held the Pap sluggers to one hit, two-bagger by Jimmy Ramsay which was wasted. He fan ned eight, walked che and hit an- other batter. Erskine was nlcked for but two singles. He famed nine Bills and neither walked nor hit a batter.
 One In First
 The Moose tally, which was chalked up in the first inning, was the product of hit batter, a poor choice by an infielder, one error and a walk, all of which took place just in the order named. It happened in this fashion
 Bill Schmitz lead-off man for the Paps, rolled gently to Manning who looped him out at first. Jim my hit Fritz Schmitz with shoot, putting him on first. Jimmy Ram say grounded toward first. It was a slew roller but Andrews, who came fast and fialdad it perfectly, elected to try for Fritz at second instead of playing safe and taking Ramsay. And both runners were safe when Fritz beat the throw to second.
 The two on bases Increased to three when Junge, with a double murder setup, did a Houdini with Little Macs grounder. With the bases as full of runners as a mul- berry tree is of squirrels, Jimmy worked too hard on Big, Mac and passed him to first, forcing Fritz across the plate with a. gift run. It was the first and last for the Moose. Manning pulled himself to- gether to fan Pete Schmitz and Henning to end the inning.
 Elks Chalk Up Two
 It wasn't until the fourth inning that the Elks got a man to first. The first nine men 70 face Frs kine never moved beyond the plate
 Roller, head man of the Elks' batting order, smacked a sizzling line drive at Erskine who manag- ed to partially check it's speed but didn't stop it. F. Schmitz grab bed the ball back of second and threw to first Roller crossed the bag ahead of the pill which sailed over into the bleachers and the Eks' shortstop raced to second.
 Coughlin, catching his first game of the season, shot a grounder 1t short and J. Schmitz let it trickle through his hands, Roller going to third. He scored from there on Manning's sacrifice fly to center, while Bobby held to second. Junge popped out to Erskine for the sec- ond out. With the count two and two on him Boyd smashed a grounder between snort and second for a single and Bobby scored. Pete Schmitz let the ball get through his legs and Boyd went to second where he passed away when An drews whiffed. That was the nd
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-04

This race horse, Twenty Grand, was named for the dams side of the family-Bonus and All Gold. The big bay colt can run all day faster than any other three year-old in America if you care to have the opinion of chunky little Charley Kurtsinger, the Louisville boy who rode Mrs. Payne Whit ney's ace to victory in the Ken lucky Derby.
 T don't think there's horse that can beat Twenty Grand at upwards Of a mile,' said Charley, after he had recovered from his incoherence of the hour or two immediately fol- lowing the Derby. The colt is a little hard to get going, but travels like an express train once he is in real motion. sF.
 Twenty Granls nervous a n q high-strung at times, but not hard to handle. used my whip only twice. In making that new record for the Derby you must remember that I took the horse out and around the field over on the back stretch, also that was positively last going around the first turn, in spite of everything could do.
 But it was all over as soon as Twenty Grand felt like running What a horse!"
 Turfmen are apt to be trifle enthusiastic after any great per formance, but there is widespread conviction among the eastern crowd that this Twenty Grand is the fast est hoss since the renowned Man O War, although so far the Green tree colt has not been as consist ent as Gallant Fox.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-04
sANDE LONESOME

Speaking of the FOX. we caught a gleam of lonesomeness in the eyes of Earle Sande the day of the Derby. Earle was sitting in the sun on the roof of the grandstand at Churchill Downs, waiting for his turn to broadcast. where the year before he had been up on the win ner of the big race.
 "rd sure like to have been out there on that track again." Earle admitted, but it's getting increas- ngly tough for me to keep any, rhere near riding weight. I've ,een sick this spring and my weight is up to 130. It's just plain torture to keep down to a jockeys size. It always was tough for me in that respect. Every time l ate anything substantial l didn't enjoy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-04
JOE CALDER
 WINS MATCH
 BY KNOCKOUT
Referee Awards Decision in Third Round; Carter
 Outs His Man, Too

SEATTLE, June Aloe Calder sensational Seattle Filipino feath- erweight, scored a technical knock out over Johnny O'Connell, of San Francisco, in the third round of a scheduled six-round main event here last night.
 Calder took the first and second rounds by a. good margin and swarmed all over the Californian in the third round to score two g. count knockdowns before the ref cree gave him the fight.
 Leslie Wildcat Carter, Seattle ju- nior welterweight, knocked out Tommy Comiskey in the third round of scheduled six-round semi-final.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-04
"Heart Action OKAY-" Says DOC

When the battery in your car fails :. you go no place IS many have no doubt learn ed. Good battery service elimi- mates many disappointments and often irksome and expensive de- lays. Promp. and regular bat tery service is the policy which las made our shop headquar- ters for motorists. If you have ! good battery in your car give It the attention which it de- serves. Tell us to check on it regularly. We rebuild batter les when parts justify such ac- tion. 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., 1931-06-04
ATTENTION ALL BUILDERS

We haul building materials to all parts of the city, or on the road. For special hauling rates telephone 34, THE NORTH TRANSFER. or after 6 pm. call 81. adv.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15

. organization will continue i,l politics until it has secured for itself and the Territory, those benefits which will make the Territory a better place to live ir.
 The white population, in a large measure has not had the courage of it's convictions. T. yells but when it comes to pCliti- cal or any other action-they want the Indians to do +. Perhaps there may be another "tea party" only in Alaska if we judge correctly, it will be a ''trao party" unless the powers that be give heed to the pleas of these citizens of Alaska to secure {. decent, educational wage.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15
hdians Taught
 Evolution

Indian Leader, Kansas)
 Tennessee may cling to her anti-evolution law, thus official ly protesting against neW-fangl ed scientific theories; yet long before Darwin, native Americans of the Southwest were teaching their children evolutionary ideas as a matter of course. This chap ter of the ancient history Of evolution in America is pointed out by Arthur Woodward, cura- ter of history at the Los Angeles Museum. For centuries the Zulli Indians have believed in evolu- ton. The evidence is their crea- tion myths, and also ancient fetishes of stone carved in the form of animals. Prank Cushing that immortal ethnologist and primal recorder of Zuni folk-lora set down the Zuni tale of "The Drying of the World and the evolution of the Zuni from small. reptile-like forms to men who walked upright and lived as men," said MT. Woodward. "Ac- cording to the Zuni, in early days men, or at least the ance5- tors of men, lived in the bottom most of four caves beneath the
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15
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earCn. lnen, the TWO CulCure Heroes, sons of the great Sun Father, took pity on the people and by means of cane ladders permitted them to crawl from the lowest level tC the next cave. Here it was bit lighter and the people began to assume upright forms. They multiplied and be- came restless, seeking higher levels. In this second cave they learned more of speech and be- gan assuming a tribal identity. By means of a third ladder they ascended to the third cave which was brighter, and here they be- gen to long for the outer world. Tn each climbing some were left behind. In the fourth cave, those who could crawl up the cane ladder became full-hedged Zuni, having been taught the arts by the Twin Culture Heroes. How ever, the earth was then very moist, and strange creatures and man-eat ting animals roamed the wet surface. To protect men from the fierce monsters, the Culture Heroes shot magic ar~ rows of lightning. Some of the huge beasts died where they stood and their bones turned to stone and were buried in the earth. The zuni are not surprised when fossil remains are found nowadays. They know those gi- gantic animals roamed the earth when it was new. They know men evolved slowly from lower forms. The two Culture Heroes allowed the spirits of the giant beasts to finger in the fossil re- mains. These powerful forces, the ancient Zuni hunters converted to their use in hunting and war. They did it by making little stone fetishes representing the animals. By feeding and prop;- tiating the little stone figures,
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-11-15

ana ueleaCeQ through DelegaCe Dan Sutherland, the Fishery Reservation System" pr1mulyat~ ed by Henry O'Malley at the in- stigation of the Alaska Packers Association in San Francisco, at q banquet rendered by them. It opposed the trap system as {. scientific machine of destruction that was too efficient in it's de- Struction of the fisheries; it opposed the discriminatory re- gulations of the Bureau of Fish ies-discriminations which have led to the elimination of resident fishermen from the industry. Which elimination takes from resident business more than 75 percent trade worth and hands it over to On-resident trap owners and watchmen. The re- sident seiners were allowed such crumbs as fell from the tables during the wild orgy of the can ming season.
 Is this demand for an econo- mic existence an effort to be condemned by the packing ir- dustry itself which has been driving on the rocks of self destruction? Is this demand for financial betterment an effort to destroy business in the Terri tory? Is it worth any support? There have not been many business men who will contradict our assertion that we are work ing for a better territory-But, not many have the courage of their convictions.
 To secure these ends, this or ganiZation has had to enter politics. But what organization is NOT in politics in Alaska. What public function is not Q part of politics in any country what development can any group of people effect without political
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
PENN NSYLvAN|A
OWNERS GAIN

j. G. Nettleton, general agent
here, reports Pennsylvania rail-
road stockholders on December l
numbered 243 1861, the highest fig
ure in the IS years of the COM
pany's history. This shows an
increase of more than 900 over
last month and an advance OF
9,910 since December of last year.
Continued widespread distribu-
ton of Pennsylvania stock is also
reflected in further drop in the
average number of shares held by
each stockholder, which on De
cember l fell to 54.09, the lowest
in it's history.
Pennsylvania officers and en-
ployes continue to increase their
holdings in the company. They
now own 100000 shares and com.
prise more than one-fifth Of the
entire number of stockholders.
Over $1,000 employees, or more
than a third of the railroads
working forces, are now registered
as shareholders. Total shares held
by employees on December l
showed an increase of 120,241 over
the same time last year.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
PALEY AUGURS
RADIO GAINS

The radio broadcasting indus
try has just passed thourgh a
highly successful year, says VII,
liam s. Paley, head Of Columbia
Broadcasting System, and the in
creasing confidence in this me
dium of entertainment and in
formation exhibited by the gen.
eral public ad by commercial cor
porationS constitutes q gratifying
augury for 1881. He added:
Columbia, as . brOadCaSter,
is not directly concerned with
the manufacture and sale Of
receivers. Yet r. can not escape
= . very real interest in that bust
ness because the stimulus to
equipping q home with radio
must in the last analysis de-
pend upon the quality Of pro-
grams broadcast, and, the more
homes equipped. the more
audience.
I'VE believe, then, that the
constant bettermcnt of our pro
grams and Of our transmits
sion will serve Is . decided
spur to the radio industry gen
eralfy,"
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
COTTON PRICES
co SLIGHTLY
HIGHER

NEW YORK. Dec. "a Q.N.S0.
The cotton market showed a gen.
orally firm undertone in restrict
ed pre-holiday trading today, with
the general run Of contracts show.
ing gains of from / to 4 points
at the midday mark.
The market for the better half
of the session was mainly an af-
fair of trade buying versus COM
mission house liquidation for over
the holidays. There was fairly
heavy selling Of the January de-
livery, but this was more than
offset by scattered short cover
ing from Wall Street and some
price fixing for the continent in
the distant months.
First Notice Day
Today was the first notice day
for January and an early check
up revealed notices amounting to
$500 bales in circulation.
The weather report disclosed
rains through the belt, but with
clearing weather in the East.
However, the forecast called for
few showers in the central and
western portions of the belt.
In the matter of consumption,
no new developments were re-
ported. although one quarter ex-
pressed the opinion that, in view
of the current condition here and
abroad in textiles, it would be
surprising if consumption OF
American cotton for the 1892
season would exceed 100000
bales by any great margin.
No Change in Spots
Reports from the South indi-
Gated that there was no change
in the spot situation, that the
basis remained firm, and that
growers and other owners were
displaying no anxiety to unload
their holdings, Notwithstanding
some letup in the demand for
actual cotton by the co-operativeS
and by Japanese interests.
Near the midway mark in the
session January was up 4 points
at 6.19, March was up 3 at 6.34,
May up 3 at 6.52. July up 3 at
$50, and October up l at 6.93.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
Haney Hints Rail Chiefs
Seek to Unload on u. S.

are unable to finance the legiti-
mate requirements of the roads,
what must we think of the re-
assuring statements by Mr.. La
mont and Mr.. Kahn.
By the way, you may have
noted that these gentlemen like
to tell us how small an amount Of
foreign government bonds they
are stuck with, but do not like
to tell of the short term loans
they have made in Germany and
elsewhere, which they are still
carrying.
And If the banks can finance
the railways, but won't, what must
we think of the soundneSS of the
proposed Government financing? +?
Why should our Government make
these loans, if it is not good busi-
ness?
1t looks like the old army game
of letting your Uncle Sam do 1t.
Planning to Unload
I wonder if the whole game is
not heading for Government own
ership of the railways? If the
carriers get deeply in debt to the
Government Finance Corporation
will they ever get out?
Maybe the bankers and the rail
road executives are contemplate
ing the possibility that if worst
comes to worst they can unload
the railways on the Government.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
By LEWIS HANEY

Director, NeW York UniUerStty'S
Bureau of Business Research
1t is a pitiable spectacle, this
of our railway presidents and
bankers coming to Congress and
saying:
"YOu finance the railways"
They say that the railways
must have large loans and that
the banks are in fine shape.
Why, then, do the banks not ar
range the financing as usual?
Inconsistency Seen
There is great inconsistency
here. Mr.. willard teStifies that
the railways would not go to the
Government if they could get
loans at reasonable rates else
where.
If the banks are not loaded
up" why is this? If railway
credit is good, why do railways
have to pay unreasonable rates
for money.
We must draw one of two con-
clusions: ID Either the funds are
not available from private sources.
and the banks are not in as good
a position to make loans as they
claim, (2) Or the loans asked for
by the railways are not good
loans for a bank to make.
Dodge Foreign Loans
But II the big New York banks
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
HEARING ON OIL
TARIFF NEARS

Backers of the movement for
a tariff on oil and copper will
be granted a hearing by the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee, Representative Collier
CD of Mississippi indicated to-
day.
The tariff fight, however, prob
ably will have to wait until the
committee disposed of a tax in
crease program, not before
February.
Having obtained what they be-
lieve are favorable findings OF
fact from the tariff commission,
the oil and copper men plan to
push their proposal for a tariff
vigorously.
The Oklahoma Democratic
delegation has addressed a letter
to the Democratic policy COM
mittee asking that the oil tariff
be included on the Democratic
program. They have also decided
to make common cause with the
copper producers.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. "a QN.SO.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; Csc higher.
Top, $4.60; bulk, $4.15@4.55;
heavy, $4.25@4.5O; medium,
$4.35@4.6O; light. $4.40@4.60;
light lights. $4.2O@4.50; packing
sows, $3.75@4.25: pigs, $500
4.25. Holdovers, 5000.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; steady.
Calves-Receipts, 1000; steady.
Beef steers: Good and choice.
$8O0@11.75; common and me-
dunn, $4.O0@8.00; yearlings.
$7O0@lO.00 Butcher cattle:
Heifers, $3.OO@75O; cows, $2.50@
5.25; bulls. $30O05.25; calves,
$5.O007.50; feeder steers, $4,000
6.25; stocker steers, $3.50@6.00;
stocker cows and heiferS, $4,000
400.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady.
Lambs, $5.OO@6.00; culls and COM
mon. $3.50@4.5O; yearlings,
S4.O0@4.75; feeders, $4.25@4.75;
ewes, $1.00@2.50.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
STOCK RELAPSE
! SHIPS 34-YEAR
PRECEDENT
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, Dec. a. 0NS0-
no give a clear idea Of Just how
mach yesterdays rather severe
sell-off confounded observers, 1t
must be noted that during the
last trading week Of q year there
has not been an important de-
cline since 1897. Therefore, should
the current price reversal be ex'
tended In forthcoming sessions,
the list will have upset Q prece'
dent Of 81 years standing.
But the market should worry,
for in the past few years 1t has
upset many precedents.
Long Term View
From the long.term point OF
view, 1t is better perhaps that
the market get all the weakness
out Of its system before the New
Year is reached, so that when
stocks make another move TO-
ward the upside 1t will be the
real thing, and not end like the
score or more that have been wit
messed in the past two years.
Some disappointment has been
expressed over the failure OF the
stock list to reflect the SocaIled
reinvestment demand customary
at this time Of year. Well, one
does not have to 60 far to find
an explanation for this, for in
the first II months Of this year
there were a total Of 1858 divi.
dend revisions. which, wiped out
an income Of $654.S11 900.
That certainly Is an imposing
amount to conjure with.
Bonds Doing Better
Some encouragement is to be
derived from the fact that the
bond market as measured by the
standard statistics index held
relatively steady, despite the re-
dictionary tone Of speculative OBJ
legations.
This is an omen for the future
which will come in for recogni.
ton at the proper time.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
$4,000 YuLe Checks
For Acacia Winners

More than $4,000 in Christmas
checks are being sent to the 106
winners of a seasonal campaign
Just concluded by the Acacia
Mutual Life Association.
Six members Of the washing
ton staff were among the win
ners. They are Are: j. B. ALI.
son, w. C. Daniel, H. R. Hardisty,
A. R. Mead, F. B. Rogers and p
L. Rogers.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
Trust Branch Sets
Banquet for Feb. 16

The twenty-first annual ban.
quet of the trust division, Ameri,
can Bankers Association, will be
held February 18, at the Hotel
Commodore, New York. Ralph
Stone, chairman of the board De.
troit Trust Company. will be the
speaker.
The banquet, an annual event
that brings together about l,2OO
trust men, will be held in connec.
ton with the mid-winter trust
conference, which meets Feb
ruary 16, II and 18.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
DETROIT EMPLOYMENT

Detroit industrial employment
during the first two weeks in
December showed an increase
over the previous month. but was
under a year ago. On December
is. this year, the Detroit Board
of Commerce index was 60.7, COM
pairing with 52.7 at the end of
November. and so on November
IS. The index on December is,
last year, was 78.5.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
Industrial Output
Falls in November

Industrial activity and factory
employment declined further dur
ing November, "reflecting in part
the usual seasonal tendencies" !"
the Federal Reserve Board re-
ported in its monthly review yes
terday.
Employment reductions were
reported as particularly large in
the wearing apparel, leather, and
building material industries, while
in the automobile and tire in
dustries the decline was smaller
than usual at this season.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24

ta) Optional cash tbI Partly exua teL E1'ra
stock and Including arrears
% 8.6Ohs share stock. sI PAID this year tAAl
d CWwI With warrans tx~D without war
rants ISI Ex.dvidsnd. ExriShtS.
Dividend dollars in parentheSeG
carried {" previous close
The Washington times., 1931-12-24

s4N asX Paoif Gas az So sex aN4- :
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
Decrease Reported
In Soft Coal Output

The National Coal Association,
from incomplete car loading re-
ports from the railroads, estimates
bituminous coal production in the
United States for the week ended
December 10 as about 7.050,000
net tons.
The report of the Bureau of
Mines shows production of T.
$4,000 net tons for the week
ended December 5, and 1874, 900
for the week ended December u.
The Washington times., 1931-12-24
Dividend Declared
Bu American Ice

Directors of American Ice Com
pany have declared quarterly divi-
dends of $3.50 per share on the
company's preferred stock and so
cents a share on the common.
Both dividends are payable Jan
uary IS to stockholders Of record
January 4.