davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-26
TWO DIE IN EXPLOSION

TWO DIE IN EXPLOSION
Sacramento, Calf, Dec. 26.-(P)-
With roar heard for miles, the To-
comotive on the Southern Pacific's
West Coast Limited exploded near
Richville Friday, killing Joseph Strum,
the engineer, and Walter T. Stone,
fireman. None of the holiday pas
sengers on the train was injured.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-26

Rent the Spare Room
Through The Tribune Want Ads
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

A medal has been awarded Dc. P H. Scardino of Houston by the king of Italy for his efforts to inn prove Italian American understand ing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide, 1:03 a.m., 19.5 feet. Low tide, 7:37 am, Al feet. High tide, 1:57 pm, 16.5 feet. Low tide, TAI pm, II feet. F Tides Monday
 High tide, 1:41 am, 18.9 feet. Low tide, 8:19 am, -3.5 feet. High tide, 2:4O pm, 1856 feet. Lo wtide, 8:22 pm, 2.2 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
NORCO HASTENS TO LAND GOODS FOR SATURDAY
Motorship Arrives Ahead of Schedule and Un-
 loads Quickly

To land perishable commodities in time for Saturday trade, the motorship Norco, Capt. A. Ekhlom, and Purser H. Knight, hastened on her way north from Seattle and arrived in Juneau at noon today, four hours ahead of sched- ule. Her freight was unloaded quickly, and store goods were on sale shortly after she had docked at the Femmer wharf.
 Besides merchandise for stores, the vessel brought oil for the Union Oil Company and equipment for the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com pany at Thane.
 She had nine passengers. They were:
 From Seattle-John Kirschbaum, Charles Jackson, L. L. Bradley, A. L. Adamsen.
 From Ketchikan A. c. Van Wrinkle, Mrs. Van Wrinkle, R. A. Van Wrinkle, A. T. Van Wrinkle.
 From Petersburg-John G. Olson.
 The vessels freight consisted of general merchandise for merchants, oil for the Union Oil Company and equipment for the Alaska Gas tineau Mining Company at Thane.
 The Norco is scheduled to start this evening on her return voyage south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
24 PASSENGERS ABOARD ALASKA
 FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, May 2.-Steamer AL aska sailed at g o'clock this morn ing for Alaska ports with 261 first class passengers and 1l0 steerage passengers.
 The following passengers aboard are booked for Juneau:
 Olaf Hut, L. Bennedict, E. D. Hopper, E. w. Durham, Marvin Jones, Tony Pagan, M. Modenese, J. J. Humphrey, S. w. Galladay, J. c. Simpson, Sam Zakoff, Charles Lawrence, Tony Newcombe and wife, Horace Parker, P. Juoyapatis, Mrs. Hanna Katainen, A. L. Dort, R. c. Interam, E. w. Hopper, and four steerage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
ATTENTION AUTO OWNERS RE TERRITORIAL AUTO TAX
 YEAR 1881

All persons operating an auto mobile not licensed for the current year will be considered delinquent after May II. Licenses are issued by the Territorial Treasurer from his office in the Capitol Building. All persons not paying the license tax by said date May ID will be prosecuted as provided by law. adv
 A $70,000 art museum has been given to Asheville, N. C., by Philip S. Henry, retired English million aire.
 I,k klaIo lx.c .E l<a<a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

FOR SALE-Wi!. sell or lease the
 Golden Gate Hotel, Fairbanks, Alaska, containing thirty-two completely furnished rooms. Ad-
 dress Mrs. c. Mclean, Fairbanks,
 Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
AUCTION DIVIDES WITH FISHERIES
 JUNEAU H ALIbUT
Catch of Entire Fleet k Put Into Freezers of
 Storage Company

Juneau's halibut fleet, just from the banks, is dividing it's catch between the auction of the Fish Exchange, which is governed by 1881 grading rules, and the United Pacific Fisheries, cooperative or ganization of fishermen and boat owners, which operates under 1880 regulations.
 Forty-seven thousand pounds of halibut went through the auction yesterday; 4l,000 pounds were de- livered to the United Pacific today. All the fish will go into the freez- CTS of the Juneau Cold Storage Company.
 Auction prices were as high as 8.60 cents a pound, first grade, and 5.60 cents pound, second grade. Auction Transactions
 Boats, captains, hailings, prices and buyers in the auction deals follow:
 Emma, Capt. Thomas Ness, 6,000; Emma, Capt John Winther, 1000; Vivian, Capt. Charles Larsen, $500; for all of which 8.60 and 5.6O were the prices and the Sebastian-S Stuart Fish Company, E. E. Engstrom, representative, was the buyer.
 Fern, Capt. John Lowell, 1000 pounds; Ford, Capt. Ole Brensdal, 6,o00; Ina J., Capt. Fred Naidal 6,000; Louhelen, Capt. Knute Hildre, 5000; Mary, Capt Oswald Varnes 4,300, for all of which 8.55 and 5.60 were the prices and the San Juan Fishing and Packing Company, Wallis s. George, representative, was the buyer.
 Deliveries to Fisheries
 Boats, captains and hailings list ed in deliveries to the United Pa cific Fisheries, Einar Olson, repre- sentative, follow:
 Margaret T., Capt. Peter Hildre, $500 pounds; Fremont, Capt. Olaf Winther, 7,500; Thelma, Capt Bernt Alstead, 7,50O; Tigon, Capt Axel Peterson, 5000; Avona, Capt. Olaf Larsen, $500; Addington, Capt Sivert Anderson, 6,000. el,
 The National, Capt. O.. Arseth took on ice at the wharf of the Cold Storage Company yesterday She left for Aux Bay to get fresh herring bait, preparatory to going to the halibut banks.
 Four thousand pounds of king salmon were delivered yesterday to the San Juan company by the Sadie, Capt. Sandy Stevens
 Mild Cured Goes South
 On the steamship Admiral Rogers yesterday five tierces of mild cured salmon were sent from here by the San Juan Company to it's establish ment in Seattle.
 F. J. Kwapil, President, and J. E.. Berg, Alaska representative of the United Pacific Fisheries, will arrive here Sunday or Monday from the South. They will confer with Ju- neau boat owners and fishermen next Tuesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

 , Ncrc0 in port and sails south D about 4 or 5 o'clock this , afternoon. Q Alameda scheduled to arrive at l am. Sunday. , Admiral Evans scheduled to D arrive II am. Sunday. , Alaska due Tuesday. , SCHEDULED SAILINGS , Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle May at g . pm.
 , Admiral Rogers scheduled to } sail from Seattle May 2 at } 10 am. . Princess Alice scheduled to . sail from Vancouver May T , at 9 pm. , SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS , Yukon scheduled southbound , next. Monday, . , Admiral Watson due south , bound about May 5. . LOCAL SAILINGS , Estebeth leaves every Thursday , night at pm. for Sitka and } wayports. |, Pacific leaves every Thurs , day at 10 am. for Peters, , burg, Rake and way ports. , . . . Q . a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Three. room, apart ment, hot and cold water. Apply Sam Rosenberg, 306 Front Street. Phone 561.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

FOR SALE-,.1':.... cen cneap for cash or trade for cabin or house good strongly built trolling boat, 35h feet long by 10 foot beam; 10 h.p. Imperial engine, together with fittings, gurdy, shafting, belting, poles, tools. spotlight and box compass. Could be used for s trading, logging or fitted for hali- but fishing. Inquire Alstrom's s News Stand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
PLANE GOES TO cHIcHAGoF

With a party of miners, the sea- plane Petersburg, Pilot Robert E. Ellis and Mechanic Brian Harland, left here today noon for Chichagof. If weather conditions prevent a landing at Chichagcf she will pro- ceed to Sitka and disen1bark her passengers there. From Sitka they will take the motorship Estebeth to Chichagof The Petersb urg is scheduled to return to Juneau this evening. |
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

.siFOR SALE-Gasboat KIPLING 40
 horse power Peerless engine in
 good condition. Boat GO feet long -r overall. Cruiser type, accommo-
 dating 6 persons. Boat may be , examined at Lower City Float Cash price 5000 %. Insured for $5,- ss- 000.00. Inquire Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

Old papers at the Empire office
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
HALIBUT PRICES

SEATTLE, May 2.-Four vessels with 114,0O0 pounds of halibut sold their catches here yesterday for and 10 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
Tue Daily Aldska Empire
FOR. SALE

FOR SALE-Cadillac car, suitable . for taxi, Cheap for cash. See
 Mrs. Berry, 210 Main Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

EXPERT window cleaning at low cost. Phone 103 after g am.
 LONESOME-JCIN Ollio's largest correspondence club. Members ey- anywhere. 150 ladies names, ad- dresses and descriptions $l.00. Cadies 50c) Give age and occu- patton with remittance. J. E. Donald, Box 825, Dayton, Ohio. CLUB Cale TOT lease to responsible parties or for sale. Apply Robert T. Kaufman at Gastineau Cafe. FIRST class board and room, cen- tral location. Single rooms with board $5000 per month. Double rooms with board $4700 month. Maxi Boarding House. Mrs. Gus Wahto.
 PIANOS, Radios, Sewing Machines, Photographs, Expert Piano Tun- iEg. Radio and pnonograph re- nairing. Anderson's Music Shoppe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
MISCELLANEOUS

EXPERT window cleaning at low
 cost. Phone 103 after g am.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-27

a United States government official.
Bell, convicted of the murder of a
restaurant proprietor. was saved two
hours before the scheduled execu-
ton by action Of Governor Louis
L. Emmerson.
Emmerson, who previously had
refused stay, acted after plea
by Murray w. Carson, special as
sistant secretary of labor assigned to
Chicago for roundup Of deportable
aliens. Carson said his influence
was exerted in a private rather than
an official capacity.
1t was Bells second last minute
escape from death. He was to have
died in the electric chair Oct. Is,
but thirty-f1ve minutes before the
electrocution was planned his at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-27

tornyes obtained a writ for an in
sanity hearing.
The reason for Emmersons re-
prieve after he previously had an
nounced he would not intervene in
the case was not known definitely.
It was believed by prison officials,
however, that Carson hoped to OBJ
tain valuable information for his
deportation drive from Bell. 1t was
thought probably Bells aid is de-
sired in rounding up members Of
the Capone gang, with which he
assertedly was connected.
That the plea for the concerned
mans life was powerful was shown
by the failure Of earlier appeals by
prison officials and prominent Chi
cagoans on the grounds that Bell
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-27
ESSAY WINNERS NAMED

Three Technical Pupils VIII Get
Free Tickets to Senior Play.
Arthur Kasting, Gerald johnson
and Pauline Dye won the essay
contest recently sponsored by the
advertising class which is handling
publicity for "a Kiss for Cinder-
ella" senior play of the AK sec
ton of the senior class at Tech
meal high school
The play will be presented Dec
4 and 5. Essays were on the sub
ject of World wa- orphans.
Pupils in English I to IVG, ex-
cepting those in English ~, were
eligible to the contest. The win
ners will receive tickets to the. play
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-27
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

tipped of" a dangerous prison
break.
Bell, at one time, confessed to
driving the automobile in which the
slayers of Alfred j. Lingle, Chicago
newspaperman, escaped. This con-
fession was regarded as of little
credibility at that time. Whether ii
had connection with the reprieve
was not known.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-27
Meetings Held Secretly

BIZ Times Special
MARION, Ind, Nov. 27-Ofcials
Of utilities serving Marion and
members of a special city council
committee have opened a series If
closed conferences here. Proceed
ings OF the meetings will not be
made public for several days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-27
REPRIEVE AGAIN
SAVES SLAYER
'SqueaIer' Bell Is Granted
30-Day Stay.
~ United Press

~ United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.--Frank CThe
squealer) Bell, condemned to death
In the electric chair at one minute
past midnight, today had a thirty
DAY reprieve through intercession of
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
.aEaSLIVE
.,ISSTOCK
-
LAMBS FATTENED
ON SMALL GRAIN
Wheat, Barley, Oats and Rye
Worth Trying.

Grain prices are so abnormal
now that lamb feeders must give
unusual attention to the grain mar
ket in order to reduce the cost of
feeding operations, says f. B. Nor
FisOn, head of the animal husband
ry department of the college of
agriculture at Cornell. Wheat has
been selling on the Chicago market
| decidedly below corn, a condition
which would not have been consid-
cred possible a year ago. Oats and
barley are cheaper than corn, and
rye is still lower in price.
This raises the question, adds
Professor Morrison, as to the rela-
tive values of various grains for
lamb feeding.
In three experiments at the
Michigan and the South Dakota eX-
pertinent stations several years
ago lambs fed wheat and hay made
just as rapid gains as others fed
shelled corn and wheat. The
wheat-fed lambs required only 2
per cent more feed for each 100
pounds of gain than did those fed
corn.
In four other experiments, wheat
was compared with barley for lamb
feeding and it proved to be worth
slightly more than barley. British
experiments likewise show that
wheat is worth slightly more than
barley. ron for ton, for fattening
lambs, aud that it is nearly equal
to corn.
For cattle and swine, wheat
should be rolled or ground, but
sheep can usually grind their own
wheat. With very hard wheat, it
may be more economical to grind
the grain, even for sheep. Other
wise, some will not be properly
chewed.
Many tests prove that lambs fed
barley make practically as rapid
gains as those fed wheat, but that
they require slightly more feed for
each 100 pounds of gain. COnsid-
ering all the facts available, it may
be concluded that barley is worth
from IS to 20 per cent less ton
for lambs than is shelled corn. 1t
is not necessary to grind ordinary
barley for sheep.
Oats are well liked by sheep and
are excellent for the breeding
flock. This grain is also one of
the best feeds to mix with the
heavier grains, such as corn, in
starting lambs or sheep on fatten-
ing feeds.
Oats are bulky, however, and
high in fiber and not especially
suited to be the chief grain for fat
tening animals. Hence, when oats
are used in starting lambs on feed,
says Professor Morrison. the pro-
portion is gradually decreased, and
the oats are usually omitted en-
tirely after the lambs are on full
feed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
Natives Beg for Any Kind of Con-
coction Whether They Are
Sick or Not.

New York.-When a native Afri-
can is bitten by a snake, root is
burned and tie ashes rubbed into
the wound. Some of the patients
live. but most of them die.
A fascinating account of the
primitive use of drugs among the
blacks of Africa is given by Paul
Hoefler. famous explorer just re-
turned from the Dark continent, in
the American Druggist. The use of
the white mans serum is eagerly
greeted by the natives, who regard
it as a form of magic.
In fact, civilizations medical
compounds are so astonishing to
the natives that, when a white man
is around, they beg for any kind
of medicine, no matter whether
they are i'll or we'll. 1t so hap
pens that if the medicine is re-
fused, the native is likely to brood,
and begin to pine away with pure
ly imaginary aiIment. actually dy-
ing by inches-a striking example
of how the native curse is worked.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
Make Good Preparation
for Arrival of Lambs

Lambs will be coming very soon
and the farmer should make prepa-
ration well in advance for the little
sheep babies. Clean out the sheds
and bed them well with clean, dry
straw. Cover the cracks in the
walls so there will be no drafts, let
the ewes 90 and come at will up
to 40 days after you turned the
ram with them. About the one hun
dre6 and fOrty-fifth day you should
get your first lamb. Sheep vary
in the CESSATION period about the
least of any live stock. The little
lambs will stand surprising
amounts of cold if they come
strong and the mother eve is at
tentive and has a full udder. To
q considerable extent the shep-
herd can control this feature by
the care given the flock.
When a man tells me his ewes
have no milk and the lambs are
weak, l always think they were
poorly fed, and while the amount
may have been sufficient it could
hardly be of the correct material,
says writer in an exchange. Ewes
can be made fat on corn and corn
fodder and yet have weak lamb
and no udder-when you starve the
eve you likewise starve the
lamb. Once more good breeders
are good feeders, but not always
are good feeders good breeders. IT
sounds the same but means quite
different.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
Courtroom Crowd Clasps
When Note Is Read
During Trial.

Cleveland. If ghost had
marched into Common Pleas Judge
Walter McMahon's courtroom one
day recently the result would have
been no more electrifying than the
reading of an affidavit made by Da-
vid Brown, wealthy Cleveland
Heights real estate man, two years
before his death.
II am the father of Rudolph and
Blanche Ban. Irene Ban. wife of
John Ban, is the mother of said
Rudolph and Blanche Ban," the
affidavit read.
They were christeneG at the
time of their baptism by the name
Of Ban to avoid publicity of our
relations. made provisions for
said Irene Ban in my last will and
testament.
"All of which | did of my own
free will and under no influence
from anyone"
Crowd Gasps.
The crowd in the courtroom
gasped. 1t seemed almost un ,anny
that the dead man should have
foreseen this very occurrence-the
struggle of his sixteen nieces and
nephews to upset the will leaving
nearly all his 100000 estate to
Mrs. Irene Ban.
When w. ii. Schwartz, white
haired attorney, mounted the stand
half an hour earlier and began to
testify in his clear, decisive voice
to the drawing up and signing of
the Brown will it seemed a matter
of routine.
"Yes, Brown had come to him In
1924 and asked him to draw up his
will. Yes, he had named Mrs. Ban
and her two children. Brown had
explained that Mrs. Ban had taken
care of himself and his wife, who
had died the previous year, and that
Mrs. Ban was the mother of his two
children.
81 want her to have all I've got"
Schwartz said Brown told him.
"My nieces and nephews never
gave me a drink of water"
Two years after the signing of
the will Brown came again to his
Office, Schwartz testified, and asked
if there were some way of making
sure Mrs. Ban would have no
trouble from his nieees and nep-
hews." The affidavit was drawn
up TO meet such a contingency,
Schwartz said
The signing of the will was tes-
tilted to by Schwartz and Attorney
William ]. Klotzbach. who share
office space in the Society for Saw
ings building. The will was dated
May %, 1924. The affidavit. which
was signed only by Brown and
Schwartz. was dated April Z. 1926.
Mrs. Ban Not There.
Mrs. Ban was not in the court
room during the dramatic introduc-
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
Small Flock Owners
Urged to Keep Sheep

Farmers of the state who have
small flocks of sheep should not
become discouraged by the tempo
rary slump in lamb and wool
prices, says DR.. w. L. Calvert, ex-
tension economist of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. He predicts
that prices for sheep products are
now close to the bottom of the
cycle and that those who hang on
to their present flocks will find
them profitable over period of
years.
Doctor Calvert says that prices
of both lambs and wool have been
hard hit by the industrial depres-
sion as well as by the large supply.
Since 1923 the United States as a
whole has increased it's sheep by
80 per cent. During the same time
there has been a 100 per cent gain
in Minnesota with approximately
100000 head Low as compared with
100000 in 1923.
Many Minnesota f1ocks have been
started in recent years and are a
minor part of the farm business.
Minnesota farmers, therefore, are
in better position to maintain their
f1ocks than are those in sections
where sheep are a major enter
prise. Doctor Calvert recommends
that farmers having plenty of feed
might even find it profitable to be-
gin a moderate expansion of their
sheep enterprise now.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery
Church Built of Glass

Here's a unique feature If modern
church construction. The st. Peter
and Nicholas, which recently was
consecrated at Dortmund, Germany,
is built with a skeleton of reinforced
concrete and walls of colorful glass.
The church, except for a parapet
seven feet in height, has nothing but
glass walls. SO constructed with
glass walls, the church, when IL
Illuminated in the evening, presents a
brilliant spectacle of striking beauty.
\ tower, which is Illuminated at
night, rises 10 feet above the
church's portal.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
LETTER OF DEAD MAN WINS SUIT

tiOn Of the affidavit. which supports
her previous statements that Brown
was the father Of her two children.
The strain of the prolonged liti-
CATION had upset her nerves. On
the witness stand in the morning
she broke down completely, three
times attempting to leave the court
room, but being restrained by her
attorney, Louis X. Birinyi.
II don't care any more" she
choked. Let them have every
thing"
The first witness for the defense
was Mrs. Bans brother, Alfred
Bailey. forty-six, of 2499 East
Eighty third street. who said Brown
had once threatened him with a gun
when he tried to break up the af-
fair between his sister and Brown
almost twenty years ago.
Following the introduction of
more testimony, the will giving the
estate to Mrs. Ban was upheld by
the verdict of three women and
six men.
After deIiberating for almost
seven hours, three of the twelve
Jurors still doubted the validity of
the will and refused to join in the
verdict, which. however, required
only nine of their number
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-16
AFRICAN BELIEF IN WHITE MANS MEDICINE PATHETIC

The victim of the curse is told he
is marked for death; it preys on
his mind. and he pines away and
does die.
A native, the writer says, is made
perfectly happy if he is given a
dose of medicine, and the more OBJ
nOXious it tastes, the better he
thinks it is. A nauseating mixture
of castor oil and quinine will be
swallowed with every sign of bliss.
There should be a good market,
in Mr. Hoeher's opinion, for cos
metics and chewing gum in Africa.
Not only are the women possessed
of an urge for personal beautifica-
ton, but the men as well. They
anoint their bodies with Outlandish
and evil-sTnelling mixtures to i'm
prove on nature and give them
selves color and gloss. A favorite
is a low-grade fat obtained from
the bodies Of COWS. horses or goats
and mixed with red earth. with
which "cold cream" they smear
themselves from head to foot. 9th
ers use fish oil or vegetable oil.
The natives of southwest Africa
smear their hair with similar mix
ture and make an Egyptian-styled
coiffure.