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The Washington times., 1931-01-02
PROPOSE NEW PRISON

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Jan. z.
CHASING the Washington county
Jail as "the very worst" in the
State of Maryland, the sixth
annual report Of Stuart S. Jan
ney, director of the Department
of Welfare, recommends the
county build a new Jail.
The Washington times., 1931-01-02
"Curse" of Drake Returns
To Old English Family

ceived a letter from a stranger
offering to live in the dungeons
for year.
The curse in the past has been
a dismal failure, scores of male
children have been born into the
Drake family, although the pres
ent Squire Drake has four daugh-
tiers and no sons.
Hand And Axe Curse"
Tradition has it that two men
submitted themselves to the ordeal
many years ago. One is said to
have died in the dungeons, while
the other went mad.
The curse was called the hand
and axe curse" because there is
a hand holding an upraised axe in
the Drake coat of arms.
cIaaaiFjed Hating Of WashiuRton
The Washington times., 1931-01-02

A classified listing Of Washington
business services IL advertised in the
BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY of
tOday's Classified Ads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
HUGE BEAM TESTED
FOR EDISON BEACON
300, O0O,0 900 CandIe-poWer
Ray at Hams Point PierceS
Heavens.

Tests of q 800 900, 0O0- candlepower
light beam at Hams Point last night
brought to a close preliminary work on
the projected memorial to Thomas A.
Edison. The memorial Is to take the
form of q powerful light ray, projected
eternally directly upward into the
heavens, forming a living shaft Of light
which. it is estimated, win be visible
rs miles. :
Last nights tests. under direction Of
Fairfax Naulty, project engineer on the
memorial, were made with q big anti
aircraft seRrchlight, which is part of
the equipment of Battery A. 260th
Coast Artillery, d. C. National Guard.
Varied Angles Tested.
The light was provided by order Of
Mai. Walter w. Burns and was in
charge of O National Guard crew COM
manded by Lieut.. Clifton W. Royston.
Placed on the roadway at the tip Of
Hams Point the big light was projected
straight into the air for observation
from various points of vantage by men,
bers of the District OF Columbia Edison
National Memorial Committee. It also
was projected at various angles for OBJ
servation Of the comparative effect Of
the vertical beam with those at various
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

angles down 70 the horizontal. The big
light was turned on the Capitol dome
and across the Potomac, down the line
Of the new Mount Vernon Boulevard.
United States park police estimated
that crowd Of 1000 persons gathered
to witness the tests. The lower road
around the tip of the point was barred
to automobile trafnc during the demon
stration. cars being sent through the
CUTOFF in front Of the tea house.
Cooperation Committee.
Members Of the local Edison Memorial
Committee. which is to begin actual
work on the establishment of the pro-
posed memorial following last night s
successful demonstration, are: DR.. Alex
ander WetmOre, assistant director of
the Smithsonian Institution: Capt.
Frederick Hellweg, director Of the Naval
Observatory; Thomas L. Robertson,
commissioner Of patents: r. w. Taft,
Western Union Telegraph Co.; John A.
Remon. Chesapeake q Potomac Tele-
phone Co.; c. Melvin Sharpe Potomac
Electric Power Co.; L. Stoddard Taylor,
manager OF the Belasco Theater; Isaac
Cans, Saks q Co., and william A.
Brown, register of copyrights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

beTs Of the society who are delegates
from other organizations are likewise
active. including among these the vice
president Of the federation"
In concluding, Mr.. Emery, who served
the complete two terms as president, al
lowed the constitution of the society,
expressed his thanks to the officers and
members who have co-operated with
him to make the period a successful one
in the life Of the organization of ma
tiveS.
A tribute to Mr.. Emery, read by Miss
Margaret E. Forbes, was the signal for
resounding applause in salute to his
administration.
Besides DR. Weaver, other officers
chosen last night included Judge Rob-
ert F. Mattingly of the Police Court
who was chosen UNANIMOUSLY without
opposition. FIRST vice president: Mrs
Ada K. Hodge. second vice president;
William H. GrOverTna1. third vice presi-
dent. Frederick G. Umhau was re-
elected treasurer, while other officers
retained in ONCE included Miss Emma
Bright, recording secretary, and James
H. Duhamel as historian. Mrs. M. T.
Baughman was named corresponding
secretary.
The society chose Miss Taggert and
Mr.. Emery as its delegates to the Fed
eration Of Citizens Associations.
The past presidents of the society,
whose ranks Mr.. Emery joined last
! night include Jesse c. Suter. John
Clagett Proctor DR.. Samuel S. Adams
Lee d. Latimer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
RAIL HEARING SET


By the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion yesterday announced 1t would hear
arguments here November 40 on the
railroads proposal to amend Its sur
charge pooling plan.
The railroads introduced their petit
ton yesterday asking the commission
to amend its plan suggested at the
time 1t refused o freight rate increase.
The commission today decided the
proposal called for argument. especial
ly with regard to the suggestion Of the
railroads that lines receiving advances
from the pool to be created should &C
cept them as loans instead Of gifts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Denver, Colo, last Summer, so nations
were represented by the 1000 delegates
from every quarter of the globe. The
federation's decision to establish head
quarters at Washington reached at the
Summer conclave because here is the
center of diplomatic contact and be-
cause the headquarters OF the National
Education Association. its chief men,
ber is here. Mr.. Thomas explained.
The federation will seek also to adj
vocate compulsory education for a pc
Rod of at least eight years in all coun-
tries,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Tuck these flower packs in your Christmas
gifts, such lingerie and handkerchiefs, add
ing unreasonable daintiness, or give an attrac-
tive box of these packs themselves. You will
also want any number of these flower packs for
your own lingerie, dresser drawers and linen
closet Tied in tulle. In rose, lavender and
violet.
Large Packs. . 81 Small Packs Csc
8 Small Packs ST. Small Packs soc
NOTIONS, AISLE al, FIRST FLOOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
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FIRST FLOOR
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
FOR YOUR GARDEN

Marigolds, Snapdragons and other bedding plants, five cents each. Pansies in bloom, seventy-five cents per dozen.
 adv. JUNEAU FLORISTS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
AT THE HOTELS

Gastineau-F Sandston, Juneau Alaskan-Fred Terwilliger, Ket- chikan.
 zynda-N. Lester Troast, Sitka.
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Cuts

The possible box-office value Of a play successful on Broadway lc seldom sacrificed to the movie ma- mia for changing titles, but what is going to happen to ''The Greeks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14

the service and pro-rated accord ing to trips. Bids must state pro- posal for complete round trip, and include a complete description of boat.
 Bidders will be required to &C., company bids with tariff of freight and passenger rates (which shall be reasonable and subject to approval by the Governor and from which there shall be no var iation if bid is accepted.
 The contractor will be required, at the close of the season, to make report, under oath, to accompany his claim for subsidy, giving the following information: (a) Tariff sheet of freight and passenger rates for the route covered; tb) Total tonnage and total number of pas sengers carried; Co Gross earnings from passenger, freight and mail service rendered, segregating the same according to the three class es here mentioned; (d) statement in detail of all expenses incurred and on what account; the names and addresses of all persons en- ployed, and the gross earnings and gross expense of the route covered.
 Contract will be entered into im- mediately upon the award to the successful bidder, who must be prepared to furnish bond accept able to the Governor in an amount equal to 50qo of the amount of the bid.
 The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 GEO. A. PARKS, May II, 1881. Governor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
BE YOURSELF
 TO COME AFTER
 TN GAY MADRID
Fannie Brice Has Leading Role In Picture Com
 ing to Capitol

With Tn Gay Madrid" showing for the last times tonight, Be Yourself" starring Fannie Brice, will be the featured attraction to- morrow evening at the popular playhouse.
 Tn Gay Madrid" in which Ra- mon Novarro has the leading role, accuracy in the matter of Spanish atmosphere and detail was insured through the engagement of Carlos F. Borcosque of Chile, as technical adviser. Senor Borcosquee studied and worked in Madrid for many years as a journalist and was en- tirely familiar with the settings and places pictured in In Gay Madrid
 The plot of Novarro's musical pie ture concerns the love of a Madrid scion for a Santiago beauty. His infatuation for a dancer compli- cates the romance which is laid in a Spanish university setting The picture is particularly effective as regards settings and costumes, both of which are marked by quaintnesS and picturesqueneSs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
CALL FOR BIDS FOR OPERA TION OF VESSEL ALONG COAST OF COOK INLET-SEASONS OF
 1881 AND 1892.

Photographic or written bids or offers for subsidy provided by the Tenth Alaska Legislature will be received at the office of the Gov ernor of Alaska. Juneau, up to noon. June 3, 1881, for the opera tion of a vessel of American Reg istry, and shown on U s. Customs House records to be not less than 60 feet in length, not less than 40 tons gross capacity with pas senger carrying capacity of not less than twenty-five (25) persons, and berth accommodations for at least sixteen (16) persons, and of maximum speed of not less than eight f8) miles per hour: from An- chorage to Seward, along the coast of Cook Inlet, touching on each trip at Kenai, Kasiloff, Ninilchik, Homer, Seldovia, Port Chatham and Seward and returning from Seward via Port Chatham, Iliamna, Snug Harbor, Seldovia, Kasiloff, Kenai and thence to Anchorage and make regular stated trips not less than once in fifteen days when naviga- tion is open in the above mention ed waters, as a common carrier Of freight and passengers.
 The law appropriates the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dol lars ($7,500.OO and provides that not more than Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,- 750.00) shall be expended during any one year, and defines the open season to be from May lst to Mo- vember 1st; the amount of the sub sidy will be computed from the time the successful bidder begins
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
DIR. SOUTHWELL AT HOME

Dr. R. E. Southwell, who recently suffered broken arm and was re- leased from the hospital, is at his home where he will remain for pos sibly ten days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14

meeting Lakes Ontario and Lake Erie.
 In addition, but not as a part of the treaty, the United States is to construct the channel connecting Lake Superior with Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and the one con- meeting Lake Huron with Lake Erie.
 In the last rivers and harbors bill Congress authorized $30,000,000 of the $65,000,000 estimated cost of the first and $36O,Oo0 of an esti- mated $1,000,000 has been let in contracts to start work between Lake Ontario and Prescott, Ont.
 Much of Work Done
 The treaty will cover development from Prescott to Cornwall, where Canadian responsibility again be- gins. Work has been started on the 14-mile Beauharnois canal connect ing Lake St. Francis and Lake St.. Louis.
 Completed, the seaway would mean that ships of ocean-going draught could reach all points on the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes. This would have the effect of bringing Idaho Falls, Ida, for example, 1000 miles nearer the At lantic ocean. Alliance, Neb., and Billings, Mont, would be 900 miles from ocean ports, the Twin Cities within 152 miles and Kansas City within 450 miles.
 Puts Midwest Near Ocean
 The seaway would give the mid- west an ocean base and claim for the industrial imports and exports of that vast region the benefits of ocean freight rates.
 For the Canadians, the seaway would provide direct ocean route for wheat from the great elevators at Port Arthur, and Fort William on Lake Superior.
 There is some opposition to the project. This is principally in con- nection with the financial outlay necessitated and the allocation of power rights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14

Compsen. Victor Saville was inn ported from London to direct it.
 It is Tiffany Gainsborough- Burlington film.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
COMPSON STARS TONIGHT
 AT COLISEUM
Woman to Woman Is Fea- tured Attraction at
 Playhouse

Superstition is one thing and Betty Compson who stars in "Wom- an to Woman" which begins show ing tonight at the Coliseum theatre doesn't indulge in it, but a lucky mascot is another and she, with adorable feminine perversity, allows herself to be a rabid collector of elephants.
 Not live elephants, of course, | for the Cruze-Compson hacienda, Flintridge, spacious and hospitablo as it is, does not house live pachy- derms, but it does house what Bet ty thinks is probably the largest collection Of ornamental elephants and everyone of them waves his trunk in the air.
 How can an elephant hold his luck in his trunk" asks Miss Comp son, If he lets it run into the ground? That is one reason why I only buy them with the trunk up.
 Interesting and Graceful
 Another is that this pose is more interesting, more graceful, more vital. It has more action-and be- sides, everyone should hold up his head and look the world straight in the eye"
 Lucky elephants Betty may col lect, but she is not the lazyminded type of person who believes that luck is everything--or that luck is anything really. If you set for yourself a goal and then work to- ward it with intelligence, energy and sincere desire to accomplish you will get there If you don't, no amount Of lucky breaks, or pulls, or flushing will accomplish any thing permanent or worth while
 Nine Parts Work
 So, though Betty may collect ele- plants for luck, she knows that success is nine parts intelligent en- deavor and not more than one part luck
 Woman to Woman" is her latest all-talking picture. Five years ago production of the stage play by Michael Morton was made in Eng land and Betty Compson played the role then. Now it has been made by Tiffany-Stahl in Hollywood, with George Barraud and Juliette Comp ton sharing stellar honors with Miss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
"'BeanO"

"BeanO"
 Ruth Elizabeth Davis when a tot in kindergarten disliked the way her teachers delighted in her full name.
 It was Ruth Elizabeth this" and Ruth Elizabeth, that When she ascended to grade school she de- cided to become plain Betty Davis. But she thought Betty was spell cd Bette" and that's how she be- came the Bette Davis ("Bad Sis ter" and "Seed') of the screen. It's pronounced Betty and not Bett
 But the prop and camera men all ready have settled the question of pronunciation. They've dubbed her tBeano"-she's from Boston.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
DANCE

DANCE
 Friday, May 18th, Parish Hall by the Nativity Club. Good music. Admission seventy-five cents. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14

had a Word for It" in it's screen transformation
 That, and Seed" represent the heights and the depths of interest in dramatic titles. The former must be sacrificed because too long; the latter had to be retained because Of the wide sale of the novel from which it was taken
 Lowell Sherman, Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow are to support Ina Claire in The Greeks, Etc"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14

Old papers for sale at Tho Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
ST. LAWRENCE
 SEAWAY WAITS
 CANADA'S WORD
Pact to Put Midwest on Ocean Nears- Treaty
 Is Required

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NOTICE

The Westminster Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Peter Oswald Thursday evening, May 14th at 7:30 pm. Miss Ponhert will address the meeting. Those interested are invited. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14

Old papers at the Empire office
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-14
Ertras iKl
 HoHy,uood
 Again Work
Beaux Arts Ball in Paris Is Being Filmed for New
 Production
By ROBBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, May 14.-Holly- wood is itself again. It has seen an- other De Mile orgy, although 'Ce- Gil B. wasn't responsible for it.
 Extras rejoiced, and Hollywood was more like Hollywood that it ha. been for long time, for the talkies cut down the average employment of the extras and the big ballroom scene with it's mad music and mill Ing crowds is now a rarity.
 But while DeMille, master of fllmic orgies, was sailing to Europe for rest, his future plans uncer- tam, several hundred extras under the direction of Paul Stein were carrying on the DeMille tradition on a set representing the Beaux Arts ball in Paris.
 It is in this scene that Con- stance Bennett and Joel McCrea, in The Common Law" are sup posed to meet. Bizarre costumes, or the lack of them, made the scene typically DeMillian in character.
 DeMille's latest contribution to the archives of camera revelry was in Madam Satan" His last pie ture for M-G-M, The Squaw Man. did not afford any oppor- tunity in that direction-not that c. B. was ever Stumpad by lack of opportunity.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-21
INVEST IN ALASKA

Perhaps many good citizens will take exception to the following; if so, too bad.
 We have often pondered investments of sav- ings of Federal employees; hand we know of who have every surplus dime they possess invest ed in Alaska enterprise property while others who in Alaska neither a stew pot window in which to toss ou hoard up their savings for the day when they back to the States to which they stantly look forward to with caf-lke look their face; when they voice their ultimate hope
 The only point in question is that feel if the Ter rto1y is good enough to accumulate money in, it tainy is also worthy of investments. Alaskan invest ments propably sounder than the majority of gilt edge @ investments Outside.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-21

struction of Girls DormitOry at Eklutna, Alaska requiring con- crete work, erection of brick chimney, painting, plumbing, heating plant and laundry boilers.
 The entire work will be in- cluded in one contract. Bids on items only will not be accepted.
 Copies of specifications and prescribed form of contract may be obtained and plans of the building may be inspected on
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-21
THE NORTHERN STAR BECKONS

Surely it was not intended that any woman born should sit with folded hands and starve while all about the potential wealth of nature beckons as 1t does in Alaska There is in heaven star, the radiant star of Hope.
 Not in vain the distant beacons range
 great spin down the ranging
 of change"
 But those poor unemployed souls in the States, countless thousands should look to the heavensat the Northern Star-and set their for the Territory of Alaska whose golden heart and welcoming arms will enfold them
 Alaska has room for many of those countless thou stances peness and out of work They of the blood which hewed this nation from out the wilderness Population will every alleged Alaskan ill; here's opportunity get hundreds of thousands but how to get 'em up e-transportation- the difficulty.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-21
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SHOWS IMPORTANCE
 ALASKA ANT|M0NY


 MT. Alfred H. Brooks, in United States Geological Survey Bulletin Number 649, says: There are three principal groups of antimony de- poSits in Alaska
 1. Siliceous gold bearing stib- mite lodeS.
 2. Stibnite lodes.
 3. Stibnite- -galena lOdes.
 MT. Stephan R. Capps, U. s. G. S., Bulletin 687, describes the Kantish- ma region of Alaska and on page 1O6-9 he discusses antimony lodes.
 Director Mendenhall, U s. G. S.. advised me on April 14, 1881: "This district was visited in 1880 by MT. Moffett of the U. s. G. s. and his report is about ready for publica- tion. There is an important out crop of antimony ore at the head of a western tributary of Slippery Creek, but it does not show such an exposure as that on Stampede Creek"
 Capps says of the Stampede ~reek lode:
 Tn the floor of the open cut and at it's face is a large body of near ly pure stibnite apparently at least l2 feet thick. A sample of ore from a side vein is reported to have shown on assay content of 69.S per cent antimony, l per cent arsenic. and no silver or lead. Some of the other lodes of antimony in this vicinity contain small amounts of gold and silver"
 In 1915 over $74,ooo worth of crude antimony ore was shipped from Alaska and sold in San Fran cisco at $86 per ton.
 The prices in lel4-l5 ranged from cents to 40 cents per pound because of limited available pro- ductiOn facilities, etc.
 Anthony is used extensively as white metal base for silver plating and is also used considerably on collins and in battery plates. Its use for sheathings for telephone cables is increasing and has promise of further extensions. but I believe one of the best outlets for cheap antimony is to produce white paint. The covering power of paint manu- factured from antimony oxide IS said to be twice that of white lead Antimony white paint withstands the action of water, is as opaque as white lead, is but slightly acted upon by sulphurous fumes, is dur able and is not poisonous. It is saio to possess more body and more zinc white, covers better and cheap CT.
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application to the undersigned.
 Bids should be forwarded m sealed envelope addressed to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Anchor F age, Alaska, and marked Bid on Completing Dormitory, Eklutna."
 The right is reserved, as the the interest of the government all bids and to waive any infor- mality in the bids received.
 Arthur H. Miller, Acting Dis trict Sup't. of Schools.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-21
FOR BIDS ON COMPLETING DORMITORY
 AT EKLUTNA, ALASKA

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Bureau of h. dian Affairs, Anchorage, Alaska, until 2 o'clock p. m. Saturday May g, 1881, and then publicly opened, for completion of con-
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-21

Vessels in port today included the SS Admiral Watson, Joan, Roy, Marian, Bill, B. M. M., and the "Hell-Diyer."
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-21
BOOST THE HIGHWAY!

It seems though The Gateway has another task to perform for the entire Territory that of talking up the proposed Pacific Yukon Highway keeping the sub ject alive. Some Alaskan editors don't know it's proper name let alone boosting the idea along. Yes mean principally, Fairbanks of the proposed term nal points Together with the father of the idea Don aid Macdonald, Alaska Road Commission engineer (not the Premier of England) The Gateway sold his brain child to the United States and Canada Other papers followed.
 We're proud of it, yes sir!
 But we would like to other papers help to keep the subject ave here's way to bring people to Alas ka and once they come up, many will remain.
 If they can't boost it, knock it; say something!
 Every time we think of those "cracks" by the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce and the Anchorage Times in taking issue with Secretary Wilbur of the Department of the Interior, want to say something real mean. The Gateway has informed them edtorally that this paper stands behind MT. Wilbur 1000 per cent in his efforts to induce people in the States to come to Alaska
 Laws cannot make people virtuous or happy.