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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS
 RESUME ACTIVITIES

With the yearly election of offi- cers of the -Four Leaf Glover" club, the opening Of night school, and the reorganization of the Ma tive Christian Temperance Union, all of which occurred at the gov ernment school Tuesday evening, the schedule for the years com munity work is complete. The off, cers of the F. L. c. are Katie Joseph, president; Margaret Jack son, vice president; Roy Williams, secretary; August Williams, treasur- CT; Mary Williams, sergeant-at- arms; Albert Wilson, social chair man; Frank Wilson, program chair man.
 Parliamentary law will occupy the study period of each meeting and forming a constitution will be the first subject. A taffy pull will oc- cupy the social hour of the first Wednesday night session.
 Eleven persons enrolled TOT night school, five in the first and seven in the second grade. School will be held from to pm. Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings, with Friday evenings optional
 The regular Wednesday night meeting of the Salvation Army has been changed to Tuesday. After the meeting Tuesday the Native Chris tian Temperance Union again be-, came active. Capt. R. B. Lesher gave the pledge not to taste, touch or handle intoxicating liquors, to l8 persons. Weekly meetings of the organization will be held after services every Tuesday evning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
SCHEDULES FOR SUMMER FIXED
 BY ALASKALINE
Three of Five Ships Will Run Exclusively to
 Southeast Ports

With advanced bookings indica- tive of greatly increased travel to Southeast and Southwest Alaska next summer, the Alaska Steamship Company has arranged for five passenger vessels to serve these parts of the territory. All the craft will call at the principal ports in Southeast Alaska and two of the boats will extend their operations toD Southwest Alaska.
 ! The Alameda, Northwestern, Yu- ken, Alaska and Aleutian are the five vessels, and with the inaugura- ticn of summer schedules, the Ala meda, Northwestern and Alaska will be held exclusively in the Southeast Alaska service.
 Long and Frequent Stops
 Of particular interest to Juneau are the frequent calls that will be made here by these three vessels. Both the Alameda and the North western on every one of their sum- mer voyages will put into this port twice These two vessels will come fronf Seattle direct to Juneau, go to ,Skagway, then return to Ju- neau and sail south to Seattle by way of Sitka. The Alaska will call here twice on her alternate voyages. All of her calls. will be for com
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
CAPTAIN SMITH GIVES ADDRESS,
 DOUGLAS HIGH
Believes Arctic Re gions s Were Once Connected,
 One Body of Land

Captain Sandy Smith, Arctic traveller and explorer, gave an un- usually interesting talk concerning his experiences in the North, be- fore the high school students yes- terday afternoon.
 According to the belief of Capt. Smith, at one time all the Arctic region from Labrador across Cana da, Alaska and Siberia was con- nected and was one body of land. He based his opinion on the fact that one geological formation ex- tends across this region today. This country is all mineralized. There is more oil in certain districts of Northern Alaska than all the rest of the American continent togeth- CT. In the Territory is found the finest bituminous coal in a seam eight to twenty eight feet deep. Experiments have shown this coal to have only two per cent ash. One ptece or coal, captain Smith nOtlc- ed on the beach when weighed to- tailed 113 tons.
 Tropical Region
 Capt. Smith also maintains that at one time this whole region was tropical or semi-tropical, as demon- started by the character of the mineral deposits and the remains of prehistoric animals. He told a number of interesting a anecdotes about the Eskimos, whom he says are fine people. He said that people should not be sorry for the Eskimo, as he leads happy, serene life, working only about 21a months of the year.
 On Ice Fl0e for B Days
 Some of Capt. Smiths experience es are not so pleasant. He described forced sojourn on ap ice foe for B days in which the only food they had was uncooked beans and
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the seven dogs with them did not have anything to eat. At one time
 a party went from Fairbanks to the Arctic circle to investigate the oil fields, taking six months for the; toilsome, arduous journey; the re-
 turn was made in six hours by
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paratively long periods of time, eX- tending to as much as seven hours, in some instances.
 L. w. Baker general freight and paszenger agent of the Alaska Steamship Company, with head quarters in Seattle, is in Juneau to confer with Willis E. Novel;, agent Of the company in this city. MT Baker today announced forthcom ing schedules for the vessels of his line
 To Resume Saturday Sailirgs
 Beginning Saturday, January 31, the company will resume weekly Saturday sailings from Seattle and weekly Tuesday arrivals at Juneau.
 The Alameda will leave Seattle Saturday January 31, for South east and Southwest Alaska ports. After this one voyage she will be withdrawn to be prepared for her exclusive Southeast Alaska service, to begin Tuesday, March 31.
 The Northwestern will depart from Seattle, Saturday, February T; the Yukon, Saturday, February A, and the Alaska Saturday, Febru- ary 21, for Southeast and Southwest Alaska, with subsequent sailings from Seattle every Saturday. The three will continue to operate to ports as far as Seward until the Northwestern withdrawal, which will be at the conclusion of her voyage starting from Seattle, March 21, preparatory to entering the ex- elusive Southeast Alaska service Tuesday, June 2.
 Change for Steamer Alaska
 After the completion of the Alas ka's Southeast and Southwest voy- age, starting from Seattle Saturday, May 30, she will be withdrawn, preparatory to joining the Alameda and Northwestern in exclusive op-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
DEBS AT CAPITAL
 START NEW DANCE;
 IT'S W4LKTE-TALKIE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The walkie-talkie is the latest dance step devised by a group of capital debutantes.
 its basis is the fox trot, but t lis such a denatured trot that one scarcely associates it's languid, ele- gart movements with jazz. It was evolved as a fitting &C., compartment to the new long, de- mure- looking gowns. The deb and her partner take few sauntering steps, then unclasp hands. Their hands dangle aimlessly in the air as the owners become apparently absorbed in conversation.
 The trick, on the girls part, is to lock so interested at her part ners remarks that she completely forgets that she has hand or feet. The girl, big-eyed, entranced, lit erally hangs upon what her part ner is saying as he supports her with one arm.
 Suddenly the music recalls the dance, and she returns with a bounce from her soulful contempla- ticn of the ceiling. Her partner whirls her around until her long skirts make a sweeping circle of color
 Katrina Mccormick, daughter of Representative Ruth Hanna Mc- Cormick, and her set are sponsor ing the "walkie-talkie" To do it girl must do triple duty-a dancer, a listener and a small-talker
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
RADIO OWNERS
 TO MEET SATURDAY

A meeting of the Douglas Radio Association will be held Saturday evening at the City Hall to consider matters of interest to the owners of radio receiving sets on the Island.
 The local organization was formed about a year ago to study methods and means of bettering reception by the elimination of unnecessary interference. The meeting tomorrow night will be the first one held since last Spring. All listeners in' should attend the meeting which is called for 8 o'clock.
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eration on the Southeast Alaska route.
 The Aleutian will go on the Southeast and Southwest run June 12. Her first sailing of the season will be on Friday instead of Satur- day because of a northbound call at Victoria, B. c. On this voyage she will bring 200 members of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce excursion.
 The Yukon and Aleutian with weekly Saturday sailings from Se- attle will maintain summer sched- ule to Southeast and Southwest ports.
 Sailings Will Be Often
 The Alameda and the Northwest ern, with weekly Tuesday sailings from Seattle to Southeast ports will be joined in this service by the Alaska. but her sailings from Seattle will be on Thursdays and Mondays, 10 and II days apart. The Alaska's first voyage of the season exclusively in the Southeast serv- ice will start from Seattle Thurs day, June Is. On her Thursday sailings, she will call at Sitka northbound, thus coming into Ju- neau only once on such voyages, and then on the following Wednes- day, being here from am. until 9 pm. On her Monday sailings she will call at Sitka southbound, thus coming to Juneau twice on such cnce the following Thurs day, 9 pm. until midnight, and again the following Saturday, ' am. until noon.
 Schedules for all the vessels have been arranged with a view to af- fording passengers ample time for visits in the principal ports.
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Tue edther
vicinity, ls:
LOCAL DATA
(By the U. s. Weather Bureaul

Rain tonight and Saturday fresh souhcasterly winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
B. E. FANS-ALL ABOARD
 FOR JUNEAU TONIGHT

A large crowd of students and town fans is expected to cross the Channel this evening to witness the second games of the basketball se- ries between Juneau and Douglas high schools. Having seen the home teams victorious in the first double header last Friday night on the home floor, they naturally expect to see them win again tonight. A special ferry will leave the Doug las float at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
FIREMEN MEET

About three weeks from last eve ming and probably on their next meeting night, there will be a social given for the members of the Douglas Fire Department, it was decided at their regular meeting last night. A committee was ap- pointed to arrange the how, when, and where, of the affair and pre- pare the details. Further announce mont will be made at a later 6ate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
Siberia Unfriendly


 Siberia is an unfriendly country, or was when Capt. Smith visited there in 1922. In one village where he intended building a house, one night the Cossaeks invaded the town and shot down in cold blood 300 of the inhabitants Needless to say, the Captain decided to build Where he finally con- structed house, he was infringed with petty laws and regulations, paying 113 fines in 2 months for such offenses as having a clothes line in his backyard and having a living room a few inches larger than the size permitted.
 Capt. Smiths talk was much en- joyed by the students, who are looking forward to hearing more of his adventures at some later date
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
GATHERED IN EVERY PART OF N0RTHLAND
Interesting Facts About Various Places and Per-
 sons Are Assembled

Frozen fish in storage in Alaska is estimated by Ketchikan cold storage authorities to be 100000 pounds in excess of the amount in storage at this time last year. Dawson's airplane landing field is on the ice of the Klondike River.
 The general term of the United States District Court for the Third Division will convene at Valdez January 26 and special term will begin in Cordova February 9. Both feet of Thomas Cathcart were frozen recently while he was walking on the railroad track be- tween Suntrana and Healy Fork in weather 25 degrees below zero. Physicians at St. Joseph's Hospi-. tai in Fairbanks think amputation will not be necessary.
  Pitching hay on his farm at Chardon, O., five months a year keeps Erwin Rudolph, pocket bill lizards champion, in condition.
 Golf and it's miniature brother have been banned on Sunday in New Hampshire.
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k U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS

TODAY Lowest fam. 4am. Precip. fam. temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. Weather
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16
MASKED BALL BY MERRMAKER'S TO
 BE GIVEN JAN. 2l

The masked ball originally sched- uled by the Merrimakers to be giv- en in A. B. Hall on January 24 has been advanced to Wednesday evening, January 21. Installation of a new heating plant in the A. B. Hall made it necessary to change the date.
 Oh. What a ot-WHOOPEE. adv
 Daily Empire Want Ads Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-16

north below 285 inches in the East southeastward The pressure n adjacent Moderate Alaska and the Gulf Of remainder Territory fell at few scattered points in Easter Alaska nc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29
CITY INF ORMAT|ON
BOOTHS OPEN SOON
Attendants on D. c. Outskirts
viii Direct Newcomers
to Capital Points.

Elites for three tourist information
hooths have been selected by tbs
Greater National Capital Committee Of
the Washington Board of Trade, and
Il is expected the booths will be in oper-
alton early next month, it was an
nounced yesterday by Ward Marsh. di-
rector of the committees promition bu-
Teau.
The booths will be located on each
Of three principal highways leading into
the Capital, it was announced, and viii
t. equipped with lit nature directing
visitors to places of interest in Wash
ington. Each booth will be open daily
and Sunday with a man in attendance
curing that time. Telephones will be
placed a. the disposal Of visitors for
making hotsl reservations before enter
Ing The city.
The establishment of the information
booths will represent one of the first
steps in the Greater National Capital
Committees program to popularizs the
District of Columbia. Already il has
been active in the entertainment CT con-
vention groups visiting the Capital and
this week it is arranging for students
from Highland Park High School, High
land Park Mich.
Mr.. Marsh stated today that he had
succeeded in arranging to have the
student group addressed by Maj. j. A
Hills of the United States army, at thu
Roosevelt Hotel Thursday night. Maj
Hills will discuss phases Of the World
War and will tel how the Unknown
Soldier" came to be selected
The committee is actively engaged in
preparing literature on the National
Capital for distribution all over the
ii, t. Il
ing prepared especially fer use in the
information booths. On 1t the attend
ants at the booths will designate the
routes which might be taken to whatever
hotel or other place Of interest the Wis
itors may desire to 60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29
SHERMAN WILLS
S1,OD0,OJD ESTATE
Prominent Washington At
torney BequeathS Bulk
to Cousins.
Special Dispatch TO The star.

HAGERSTOWN Md, April 29.-The
will cf Raleigh Sherman, prominent
attorney of Washington. D. c., dispos-
ing of an estate valued at approximate
" S1,00o,000. was filed for probate in
the Orphans Court here yesterday. Sew
era cousins share in the bulk of the
estate, which is divided into five equal
parts Full shares or parts are be-
queathed to Victor M. Smith and Lewis
r. Smith, both of Sharpsburg, Md;
Harry F.. Smith of Martinsburg, w. Va.
and Henry p Miller If Atlantic City.
full share is divided between Mrs.
Elizabeth p Norgoore. Seattle, Wash.
and Marcellus H. Stow, student at
Cornell University.
Nettin Walden colnred servant of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29

Washington. was given $50 a month
until the estate is settled, when a trust
fund Of $4,000 provides him with an
income for life.
Mrs. Hcrona D. Miller, wife of John
P Miller, Washington, D. c., is given
$4,000; E. Louise Smith, also of Wash
ington, 81 900, and James Rankin, col
ored janitor Washington. $500.
The executors are John P. Miller,
Charles F. Consual and Francis l.. New
beck. Washington attorneys; George
w. White, president of the Metropoli-
tan National Bank of Washington, and
J. Cleveland Grice, attorney of Hagers-
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29
The Daily Use of
ALIENS FOOT EASE

will stop the pain of corns and bunions.
It takes the friction from the shoes, is
antiseptic and healing. 1t gives rest
and comfort to sore, tired, aching,
sweating, tender feet and makes walk
ing. dancing, tennis or golf a real joy
without thought of shoes that pinch.
Aliens Foot Ease is now sold every
where in the new Shaker Top Tins,
or the regular envelope old style
package. For free sample package
and a FootsEase walking doll address
ALIENS FOOTsEASE, LIE Roy, NY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29
ARMY TO TAKE AIR
PHOTOS OF NEW YORK
Flyers to Use 5000, 100000 Can
delPower Flash Bomb in
Night Flight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. April 29.-The Army is
going to take Manhattan's picture by
darkness and by daylight.
The daylight shots will be made by
Capt Albert w Stevens from an alti-
tude Of 10000 feet Night pho
Biography utilizing 5000, 900, 000-candle-
power fiashlight bombs, which are eff
fective for only about one-fiftieth Of a
second. also will be made at long range.
The picture-taking will be included in
the Army Air Corps maneuvers May
2l-29
Photographic laboratory on wings.
believed to be the worlds first. will be
given its initial test over Chicago May
90. If weather PERMITS. pictures will be
made. developed and dropped to the
ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29

the new ice plant. in which ne was a
heavy stakeholder when stricken.
He was the owner of the farm on
which George Washington spent his
boyhood here and which was being
bought by the George Washington
Foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29
Kingsford- Smith Reaches Java.

BATAVIA. Java, April 20 L4o).-Wing
Comdr. Charles Kingsford- Smith, flying
the Australia to- England airmail in
his plane, the Southern Cross. arrived
here at 210 pm. from Sourabaya,
tricate the machine when 1t stuck in
the mud as he was taking of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April 20
James B. Colbert, II years old, promi-
nent real estate and insurance dealer
here. died Monday night, following a
heart attack Mr.. Colbert was supervis-
ing the excavation Of the foundation for
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lower Eoudoun County and owned By
him. It is reported that the Downs
car was passing another car at the
time of the accident.
Burial will be in the Union Gene
terry here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29
RITES FOR AUTO VICTIM
Raymond Crouch, Leesburg, Was
Struck by Auto Sunday.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG. Va, April 29.-Funeral
services will be held this afternoon at
2 o'clock for Raymond Crouch, 81, who
died Sunday night at the Loudoun
County Hospital from injuries received
Sunday morning when he was struck
by an automobile here.
1t is thought that young Crouch
stepped in front of the car, said to
have been driven by Robert Downs of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-29

Student at the University Of Kentucky,
vas awarded the Alpha Gamma Delta
Cup as the outstanding freshman on
the campus. "A. P. Photo.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Various Things
THE GOVERNMENT WILL STOP BUYING
One or More May Interest You

THE GOVERNMENT WILL STOP BUYING WHEAT
That is flat.
President Hoover approves the decision already announced
by Board That will money Buying wheat
85 cents bushel that you can't sell for go cents unpro
able.
At the same time the Government starts an antitrust suit
to dissolve the sugar institute.
accusation sugar reners have arranged through
the sugar institute q conspiracy to fix prices.
It will be interesting to the Government prosecuting
sugar for doing SUCCESSF with sugar what the
Government tried UNsUCCEssFULLY, to do with wheat
A NEW PRISON IN MASSACHUSETTS, BUILDS A
miniature Chinese Wall around thrysix acres of land.
reminds YOU because different Of Coerdges
supposed to have come him dream and remained
finished at Xanadu did Kuba Khan stately dome Decree
where A the sacred river through chasms measurees
to man down to q sunless sea-
that leagues OF fertile ground
with towers and walls were grdled round.
The Massachusetts, prison developed idea that never would
have occurred to Kubla Khan Above the wall
are several strands of wire three feet high turn
ing switch these wires charged with 1880 volts OF eec
trcy Any convict trying to climb would be roasted
instantly For ordinary purposes the wires would be charged
only with 110 volts by day. 22O by night enough to make
climbing convict drop back into the prison yard The big VOLT
age will be saved for riots and other emergencies
The prison might the Of brick wall b
running only wire charged with the current Freedom would
be visible through wires but made impossible by invisible
electricity.
PRESIDENT HOOVER PRAISES THE RED CROSS F0R
its ban dole during the drought He says this mo
mentous decision preserves great deal OF the American
people. >. :.
II is undoubtedly fine idea avoid wholesale charity
possible But the way avoid is to make it unnecessary
We through with unemployment yet and not qu
through with depression although many have promised an
end Of it, always just few weeks ahead
To avoid the dole desirable To avoid violence that fol-
lows hunger also desirable The British understand that
And the Government going to hand out gigantic sums
of nonev it might be well to hand it direct to mothers and
fathers of families want rather than give 1t to the Eed Oro
and let hand after deducng overhead
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Game of a Gold Wizard
(Repriuted from NeeV York Daily Mirror)

(Reprimted from NeaO York Daily Mirror)
When Montague Norman Of the Bank OF England
visits these United States there invariably financial roper
cussons that do manifest themselves until this astut gentle
man has completed mission and departed silently as ne
came. .
Several weeks ago reported Mr. Norman had come
here to easy money policy the Federal bank
ING authorities negotiating with its head George HARRISON pt
at that time nanciers pointed out the easy money pocy al
ready existed Norman must have something else up his
sleeve.
Now it turns out the British bankers mission was to seek CO.
operation checking gold imports to this country whose COL
fers are already bursting with the yellow metal and our teno
from Threadneedle Street proposed pan seems winch mas
promptly been put into effect
with prospect that frozen gold STOCKS were
be augmented by heavy line Of imports from Inc
Federal Reserve authorities yesterday announced
ton in its purchase rate to the lowest levels In the history
of the institution forcing dealers bank accepances TO CUT
open market rates and making certain early cut In ne re-
discount rate. . s,;
followed received carrier tnat "oo
tiona gold shipments totang had been engaged
for transfer here from the s. g. Europa consg
ent of already route aboard the dnuS
the total pending arrivals of gold from France reach
600 and unless the Federal Reserve is successful in
further shipments veabe avalanche OF the metal Will %
headed this way. , 49, .-.rn
FIRST results of the Federal Reserves procedure are sna
rises in sterling franc The pound rose "a
cent to $86 32 and franc went to S01 lilo
the weld rate on bankers bills creates wide IN
favor Of London There ways OF killing cat tnan
hanging