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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

Tokyo dispatch says foreign dishes were served at the banquet given Colonel and Mrs Lndbergh at that place. Those Japanese really very kindly disposed folks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31
PIANO TUNING
Repairing-Refinishing

P. w. Phillips, Baldwin Sales Agent, now at the Juneau Melody House. Telephone 18-2 for ap. pointment. -ady.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

Return Route of Lindberghs Is Not Known" says a headline. We will wager that they'll get home, well and happy regardless of the route.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

Before the campaign is ended the volstead Act will know what happens to football during game. --(Des Moines Regster)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

The other members may soon be forgotten. but Chairman Wickersham probably will have a hard time living it down Indianapolis Star)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

The late amented 1930 was such hard year that spent but s2oO,oOOOoo on snapshots ac- cofding to the National Association of Photo Fin ishers. We were in greatly reduced circumstances. -(Los Angeles Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

Gov. Roosevelt is playing no favorites. Not only will corruption charges in Democratic New York City be investigated but likewise will be treated carges of Republican corruption in the upstate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31
BRINGS COAL

The Admiral Watson unloaded fifty tons of coal into the city bunkers last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

Every one likes good joke. even the one about Florida going Republican next election-( Florida Times -Union)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

It seems as if nowadays when a ball player drops out of sight for five or eight years, it de- velops he was with Cincnnati-(Detroit NewsO
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

We read that the average novel brings the author less than sl,O00. That shows there is some justice left.-(Vancouver ColumbianJ
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-31

second party, and w A. F1eek and son Dale as the third party.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24

Accumulated excess Of temper ature
since January I, 1881, S22.
/. 1891, 220.
Accumulated deficiency OF precipita-
tion since January 1, 1891, 1885.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
tion since November 1. 1881, 1.SS.
TIDE TABLES
Today-Tigh tides, 7:l7 a. m. and
7:S5 o. m. Low tides, l:55 a. m. and
1852 p. m.
Tomorrow-High tides. 1858 a. m. and
S:14 p. m. Low tides. 2:3S a. m. and
2:29 D. m.
THE sun AND MOON
The sun rises today at $50 a. m. and
sets at 4:5O p, m.
The sun rises wednesday at 7:Oo a. m.
and sets at 4:49 p. m,
The moon rises today at 4:09 p. m.
and sets at 6:27 a. m.
The moon rises Wednesday at 4:46
D. m. and sets at 1882 a. m.
COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Weather Details

For the District OF Columbta-in
creasinE cloudiness and slightly warmer
tonight, followed by showers and cooler
Wednesday; considerably colder Wednes-
day night and Thursday; gentle shift
ing winds, becoming moderate north
or northeast Wednesday,
For Maryland and virginia-Tncreas-
ing clouiiness, with slightly warmer
in the interior and probably showers
on the coast. tonight: Wednesday
showers and cooler; considerably cooler
wednesday night and Thursday; m
cI-easinR northeast winds, probably be-
coming strong on the coast wednesday.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Fan Fare

Capt. Taylor Branson, of the
Marine Band, dedicated his pro.
gram yesterday afternoon to the
Shut-inS. It was made up exclu-
sively of request numbers.
Swell idea, that Of Colonel
StoopnNgle. SeZ he:
''Why not have the taxi driV-
er's photo taken from the back
30 the rider may identify his
pilot by q picture of what he
- really seeS-the back Of his
neck?" ....s..-- :.
Vinton Haworth, Columbia an
nouncer, is a Washington prod
uct. He studied liberal arts at
George Washington University,
played in a stock company and
produced the first Synchronized
sound and television drama.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
City of Detroit buys l37 new FORD cars
Hundreds now in use prove low cost of operation

at an average cost of 80 cents mile. Many
claims have been made on operating costs, but
here in the carefully kept motor car records of
the City of Detroit is positive, convincing proof
of Ford economy.
In the column at the left, it is seen that 81
Ford scout cars averaged less than 2 l. q cents
a mile anC 800 Ford cars in all branches of
Detroit police work averaged 20 cents a mile!
Day and night, twenty.fOur hours day,
these Ford cars are in operation. Few branches
of transportation demand such grueling ser.
vice. The records show that low fuel and oil
consumption is but one of the FOrd's many econ
Omies. Ford materials, simplicity of design and
accuracy in manufacturing provide unusual
The Washington times., 1931-11-24

THESE 1877 new Ford cars represent one Of the
largest deliveries ever made to a municipality
at one time. Twenty.One radiO-equipped Ford
scout cars were traded in ON this purchase. They
had been operated day and night for two years
in heavy traffic and all kinds of weather.
Observation-Disclosures from Is, ,434
miles to l43, ,723 miles, with grand total of
2,28S, ,O97 miles. The operating cost of the q
cars was 1924 cents mile less than 1/3
cents This cost included all fuel, oil, tires. re-
pairs and every other item except depreciation
and insurance.
Of 577 Ford cars in Detroit City service. the
300 in the Police Department travelled total
of 6,59l 1897 miles during the past fiscal year,
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
ADVERTIsEMENT
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coated tongue. poor appetite, bad
breath. pimply skin and always
tired. What's wrong? Chances are
you're poisoned by clogged bowels
and inactive liver. Take this
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in place Of calomel by men and
women for 20 years-Dr. Edwards
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yet very effective. A COMPOUND of
vegetable ingredients. They act
easily upon the bowels. help free
the system Of poison caused by
faulty elimination and tone up liver.
Rosy cheeks, clear eyes and
youthful energy make a success of
life. Take DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
let's nightly. Know them by their
olive color. 15c, 3Oc and 60c. All
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The Washington times., 1931-11-24
HOLIDAY STARTS AT NOON

All public schools in Mont
gomery county will close at noon
tomorrow, for the Thanksgiving
holiday and will reopen Monday.
Arlington county Virginia,
schools will start their holiday
Thursday.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Jazz Suite
Premiere
Sunday
BY STANLEY BIGELOW

Paul whiteman will broadcast
one of his celebrated symphonic
jazz" concerts Sunday night over
an N. B. C. network. WRC will
very likely be included in the
hookup.
Included in the program will
be Ferde Grofe'S new Grand
Canyon Suite" Other selections
win be Grofe's "Knute Rockne," !"
Q tone poem in memory Of the
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Opera Stars

Mary Garden was the first Of
the opera stars to appear at
ease In broadcasting. Jeritza
chewed gum and drank pineapple
Juice all the time she was not
singing; John Mccormack slipped
coffee between songs and refused
to talk until after his act was
over: Richard e Bonelii, greatly
excited, insisted on being his own
announcer. And now the studio
gang wonders what Rosa Pom
Selle will do.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
HOOVER GETS 5 BIRDS

President Hoover received five
live turkeys today from Mike
Gallagher; the Cleveland coal
operator. They brought the total
number Of turkeys presented him
so far to six.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
TEMPERATURES
SINGING IN SPITE
OF COLD +.

Singers C atch
colds, the same as
any other people.
But they can't
give in to them,
and most of them
know how to con-
quer the worst cold
without loss of
tim-from one
performance to an
other! Pape'sCold
Compound is the
answer.
You can be
hoorca 1yoIIr fhroaf
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
COUNTY SCHOOL HOLIDAY

Public schools Of Arlington and
Montgomery counties viii close
tomorrow for the Thanksgiving
holidays, reopentng Monday.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24

sore, eyes bleary, head ringing with a
cold-and these harmless tablets
will have you clear-headed, without
an ache or pain, and be rid Of every
sign of vicious cold in a few hours!
Pape's Cold Compound is 35c.
Pope's Cold Compound
The Washington times., 1931-11-24

late Notre Dame coach: Ballet
Primitive" a new composition by
the cowboy composer, David
Guion, and George GerShWin'S
"An American in Paris"
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A. F. OF |. TO SEEK
DRY MOD|F ICAT|ON
Legislative Headquarters to-
Be Established Here to Fight
Present VoIstead Act.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, January 15.-Presideni
william Green of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor today confirmed re-
ports that the Executive Council of the
body had approved campaign plans for
modification of prohibition "by the
Labor Legislative Committee for the
modification of the Volstead act"
Ira N. Ornburn, president of the
Cigarmakers' International Union, ex-
planned the plans.
Will Open Headquarters.
Approval of the campaign was given
by the council of the American Ped
Grafton of Labor in executive session
here yesterday. Headquarters will be
established in Washington under the
general direction of Mathew Vol, vice
president of the federation, with Mr..
Ornburn in charge of the Office. Final
details will be worked out at confer
ence in Washington February % and "a
Mr.. Ornburn said the Modification
Committees program would bring
back real, true, honest temperance"
The campaign, he added, would be
conducted through the 4s State fedora
tons of labor, the 77s local central
labor unions and the $4,000 local unions
in the country, using the journals of
the various international unions. The
labor press, he said, has a paid circula-
ton of 100000.
Organizations friendly to the move
ment will be invited to join in, Mr..
Ornburn added.
Will Seek No Funds.
"The committee will not seek funds
to carry on the drive" he explained.
The workers will be paid from the in
ternatlonal unions and no funds will be
solicited"
Mr.. Ornburn said modification of the
Volstead act would affect many workers
in all unions. He cited figures showing
that in 1918, $4,000 freight cars were
used in the transportation of coal and
farm products alone for the consump-
ton of breweries, then in operation.
President Green said he had no COM
ment to make.
II said yesterday there would be a
story for another day. The action of
the council on the plan was to have
been today's story. There is nothing
more to say" he declared.
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VETERANS IN SENATE
REFIGHT WORLD WAR
Tydings Assures Brookhart Armi-
stice Would Have Come Sooner
if He Was General.

Two veterans fought the World War
over again today in the Senate and
one finally conceded the other should
have been the American general
Senator Tydings, who participated in
the Argonne offensive, complained at
the lack of preparedness of the Nation
at the start of the war and demanded
adequate defense now, after recit:ng his
own experiences.
Senator Brookhart, an expert rifle
shot and trainer in the war, once more
told the Senate how he disagreed with
the general staff on training methods
and how former Secretary Baker over
ruled the staff.
IF it hadn't been for that" added
Brookhart, 1--WE would still be proceed
ing on the theory that in battle an un-
trained shooter is just as likely to hit
as trained one"
Wars are not won on the target range"
countered Tydings, but on the battle
field, and as a matter of fact there is
little actual rifle work for the infantry
in battle"
When Brookhart said he was ready
to stand up and tell the War College
and any one else" how training should
be carried on, Senator Tydings con-
coded that "if the Senator from Iowa
have won it in 5 months instead of 49,"
THE best training Gen. Grant ever
got" said Brookhart, was when he
resigned from the Army, went back to
the farm and went broke. Then he got
some common sense" -
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DEMOCRATS renew
FOOD FUND DRIVE
Prepare to Attach Proposal
for $25, 900, 900 to Agri-
culture Bill.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Driven back from their SIS ,0OO
food loan demand, the Senate Demo-
Gratis reformed their lines today in a
new stand for appropriations to feed
those threatened with starvation.
The leader of the minority, Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, set as the price
of completing the legislative program
for this session, a $25,O0o,O0o fund to
be administered by the Red Cross, with
out provision for repayment.
Seeing the hopelessness of their earlier
position, the food appropriation spon-
sors yielded yesterday to let the $45,-
100000 drought relief loan .appropria-
ton go to the White House, stripped OF
the Caraway amendment which would
have given $lS,0oo,o00 more for food
simultaneously. however, they prepared
to attach the $25,oOO,oo0 to the Agricul-
ture Department supply bill.
Thirds Vote Needed.
To do this they have to muster a two
thirds vote, and Robinson believed he
could get it. If not, he warned:
Much other relatively unimportant
legislation is going on the scrap heap
And If they succeed when the vote
comes, Robinson's forces were deter
mined to hold fast even though the
House proves equally unyielding and
the whole bill fails of passage. This
would leave the Agriculture Department
without appropriated funds to carry on
it's multitude of activities and might be
sufficient to force the extra session c.
the new Congress which the admin
stration is determined to avoid.
The Democratic opportunity to at
tach the food appropriation to the agri-
culture bill was expected sometime dur
ing the remainder of this week, just
possibly today.
The Republican leadership, however,
sought to put through the Interior De-
partment supply bill, which has been
pending since before Christmas, and
tomorrow vote is promised on recon-
sideration of bill to spend $30,000,000
on undermining battleships.
Regional Limits Removed.
The new food provision, besides omit
ting repayment requirements, had no
regional limits, permitting the Red
Cross to use it either for farmers or
of the cities, wherever
persons might be found without money
to buy themselves supplies. This would
meet objections to the previous pro-
poSal raised by Representatives from
city districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15
HOOVER WILL MAKE
NO DRY COMMENTS
Expected to Send Wicker
sham Report to Congress
Without Expression of View.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

widespread expectation that Herbert
Hoover is about to give the country an
indication Of his present-hour stand
on prohibition, along with the Wicker
sham Commissions report, will not be
realized. Unless the President changes
his mind in the interval, he purposes
submitting the report to Congress Just
as he gets it and without recommended
tons or comment of any kind. A for
NAL letter of transmission-a sort of
Enclosed herewith please find" COM
munication-is all Mr.. Hoover plans to
dispatch to Capitol Hill with the long
awaited survey on law enforcement and
observance.
Just what is holding up delivery of
the voluminous work of the Wickersham
Commission to the President remains
mystery. 1t is understood to be COM
plete-a prodigious tome of anything
between $4,000 and 10000 words or
more. One estimate by metropolitan
newspaper, which usually prints public
documents in full, is that it must ar
range to devote six full pages of one
edition to the verbatim text of the re-
port. In the belief that only one man
out OF thousand is likely to read the
report from A to 2, the commission pur-
poses supplying, with the full text,
comprehensive digest of several thou
sand words. 1t will be digest not only
OF the main, or majority, report, but of
the dissenting opinion or opinions
which are confidently foreshadowed.
Jam on Senate Side.
There is less emotion visible in Con-
gress over the alcoholic content of the
Wickersham masterpiece than there is
over the possibility that its submits
sion may prove one more reason for a
special session. Already there are
enough logs in the jam, especially on
the Senate side, to make it extremely
improbable that appropriation measures
Will all be out of the way by March f.
To date the upper House hasn't passed
a single supply" bill, owing to the time
that has been consumed over drought
relief, power commission and other mat
tiers. Those elements bent upon a spe-
ctal seSslon-Senators Borah and Brook
hart are mainly named in this connec-
tion-would, it Is feared, gleefully seize
upon the Wtckersham report as a pre-
text for debate. Once the lid is of
the noble experiment" discussion
would be endless. Senators anxious to
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EARTHQUAKE KILLS
THIRTEEN MEXICANS
People in Panic as Walls Tumble.
Capital City in Shaken
Zone.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, January 15.-Dis-
patches 10 the newspaper Universal
from Oaxaca today said that twelve per-
sons were killed and nine injured there
by the earthquake which shook all of
Southern Mexico last night. Much Of
the city of 10000 population was in
ruins, many buildings having collapsed.
The city was in panic, the dispatches
said, and despite intense cold many OF
the inhabitants remained throughout
the night in the parks, afraid TO sleep
within walls or because their homes
had been destroyed.
The earthquakes rocked Mexico City
for more than four minutes early last
night took 1 life, injured IS persons,
knocked down so walls and houses and
did other damage.
Fifteen states and the federal district
were affected. They we're OaXaca, Pu-
ebla, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Southern Ia
Inaulipas, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Michoa-
can, Jalisco. Guanajuato Queretero
Hidalgo, TabaSco, Ocampeche and
Chiapas. Both Vera Cruz and Tampico
reported strong quakes, but with only
minor damage. Inhabitants of both cit
les fed into the streets terror-stricken
The quakes generally were believed
to be the most severe since June 4
1911, when most of Mexico was shaken
by tremors which were estimated To
have taken as many as 1000 dead. More
than 100 persons were killed in the
City of Mexico alone and wide crevices
we're opened in the streets and build
ings.
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ALL EASTERN u. S.
CRIPPLED BY COLD
Adirondacks Town, With 81 Below
Zero, Coolest on Record
Today.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Upper Lake, N. Y, in the Adiron-
dacks, was the coolest town on the
record in the United States today, but
its during-the- might reading of 81 below
zero was merely the nadir of a fairly
countrywide thermometric depression.
From st. Louis to Boston the sun
came up to greet frigid day. It was
below freezing at 8 am. Even in New
Orleans, where the temperature was 80
degrees; Jacksonville, Fla, with %, and
Norfolk, Va, with "a.
Owlshead. N. Y, another hamlet in
upstate New York, had reading Of 20
below zero.
1t was above this morning in Bos-
ton, IL in New York and Chicago, Is
in Philadelphia, st. Louis and st. Paul,
18 in Kansas City and 20 in Washing
ton,
Many New England communities re-
ported the coolest temperatures of the
season.
The general forecast for the shiver-
ing are was Slightly warmer tonight.
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NEW CROPS IN EASTERN STATES
MAY BE AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
Dry Spell North of Carolinas and East of
Mississippi River Found to Be
Essentially Unbroken.

been insufficient to alter the funda-
mental conditions of the soil upon
which crop growth will depend In the
Spring.
Very heavy late Winter and early
Spring rains will be necessary, accord
ing to j. B. Kincer, chief of the Division
OF Agricultural Meteorology of the
Weather Bureau, to bring about an
adjustment. Thus far the rainfall over
this area has been about normal for
the Winter months, which is far from
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Munitions Found in Havana.

HAVANA. January is (P.-A po-
liceman entering residence here last
night in search of man wanted on
suspicion stumbled upon a quantity of
ammunition and explosives. Several
hundred rounds of shot and some dyna-
mite we're found. The owner occupant
of the residence was not located.
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BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Effects of the unprecedented 1880
drought threaten to carry over, so far
as agriculture is concerned, into an
other crop year
Essentially dnbroken. the drought
now is entering its fourteenth month in
Virginia. West Virginia and Maryland
and its twslfth month in the Ohio
Valley. While there have been Winter
rains over all this territory they have
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BUTCHER KNOCKS OUT
HOLD-UP MAN WITH STEAK
Then Phones Police and Sits on
Would-Be Robber Until They
Arrive.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. January 15.-Butch-
er Lyman Roth had just cut off a big
slice of steak when a man walked into
his shop and demanded:
stick EN- up want your money
Lyman grabbed the steak and let it
fly. 1t hit the intruder on the chin
and he hit the fioor-out cold.
Then Lyman telephoned the police
and was sitting on the would-be robber
when the officers arrived. Police said
the man was unarmed.
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CHILD BURNS TO DEATH

Mother, Seeking Rescue, Taken
From Flaming Baltimore Home.
BALTIMORE, January Is LP).-
A three-year- child, Jack Hudson,
was burned to death, his father so
seriously scared he was taken to a
hospital and his mother carried from
their flaming home unconscious from
smoke inhaled in a vain attempt TO
rescue the child. A second child was
saved by a patrolman.
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L teachers and
School Children!

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