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SALE-ACREAGE.

SEVEN AND oNE-HALF ACRES 900 TT.
frontage on Riggs State I'd. lies well, front
half cleared. rear half in forest with nice
stream, S mi ID. C., s40n PEI acte. sluO
cash, s25 month. Erwin REALTY co.
Phone HyattsyiIle 765
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NAT. SZ39.
EXCHANGE.
SALE-LOTs.

SOFT. LOT, 3lst ST. NEAR TENNYsoN,
1912
oAKCFEsT LOTS AND VILLA SITES;
river; II minutes TO center OF city; S1,100
and up; terms to suit; or we will srrange
longer Start today by laying the founda-
ton Of that future home by selecting lot
attractive proposition to builders. Open
every day but Saturday: See j. L, PRICE ICE
ridge blVds Phone Clarendon 272.
Mr. RrTTENHOUsE sT. CHEVY CHASE. D. c.
2 LOTS: 4Sxi6o ga. sI,s5o; AM Nj
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK.
44x1s2; BARGAIN, s.. $50; AMI
Riverdale. Mo.-LanIge 10Y, irult ana shaoe.
Takoma Park, Phila. ave.-S0-ft front, on
Erade; trees. bus; lSS 81 ~; tefniS nsc,s,is,
Nat. $3.50. Clev. 41lT.
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THOS. J. OWEN g. SON, AUCTIONEFRs
l43i EYE ST NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PRICK
and STONE CHURCH PROPERLY
KNOWN As THIRTEENTH STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH. BEING PREMISES
1877 THIRTEENTH STREET NORTH
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RENT-RuSINESS PRopERTY.

DENTIST OR OFFICE LOCATION AVAIL
able at 37os New Hampshire Ave. NV.
2 rooms. Kitchen and bath .......... $50 90
FLOYD z. DAVIS COMPANY,
735 i2th 81. NV. Nat. 0353-9352 -O354.
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SALE-BUSINESS PROPERTY.

DESIRABLE. LARGE STORE AND APT,
NE SECTION: BANK FORECLOSED UE-
DER LIST TRUST; u PRICE. NET: 1874.
7th ST NEAR PENNSYLVANIA. AVE. NV
Etore and apartment; q good business site.
PERCY H.. RUSSELL CO.
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TOMORROW.
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MOVING. PACKING 8 STORAGE
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.DAM a. WEscnLER son. An ttS,6esi
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THOs- J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS.
1881 EYE ST. NV.

MILTON w. KING, Attorney for the Is.
tate OF Charles r. Talbert, Deceased.
mvl5 dSydS-eXSu
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tsesl1 Attest: BY FRANK sTETSoN.
z PTRCIvAY. WILSON,
my25, ,ezSu&hol Secretary.
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ADAM A. WEsCHLER & son, Auctioneers,
9i5 E ST. NV.

SIS ST. NV
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE INCLUDING BRICK DWELL
ING NO. 30i F STREET SOUTHWEST:
FRAME DWELLINGS NOS 2l4k II
STREET SOUTHWEST AND BIS SEC
ONn STREET SOUTHWEST: TWO
BRICK WAREHOUSES; ON WIDE ALLEY
BETWEEN H AND EYE, SECOND AND
THIRD STREETS SOUTHWEST, AND
ONE LARGE VACANT LOT ON WEST
SIDE OF HALF STREET BETWEEN N
AND q STREETS SOUTHWEST
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
AIRPLANE NEWS

This morning Pilot Jerry Jones of the Alaskan Airways made a flight to Shelton bringing back Mort Powell and MT. Henry. He ; took off again this afternoon for Shelton to bring down c. E. Hal berg and others from the same place.
 Jones also made flight to Coun cil and brought back Tom Shaw and Henry Gumm. He made an other trip to the same place stop ping at Golovin with native girl as a passenger and then brot back from Council. Tom Shaw's brother and Thor Nelson.
 Pilots Ross and Mirrow of the Northern Air Transport made a round trip from Kotzebue to the E'ychIan and return, bringing down passengers and baggage to Kotzebue for air transportation to Nome. Brown was supposed : to fly to Nome today, from Kotzebue.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
DD0LITTIE MAKES
 NEW RECORD FLIGHT

MEXICO CITY. October 21. CAP)
 Major James D0olittle is taking day of after having hung up a new record yesterday in flying from Ottawa. to Mexico by way of Washington, D. C.. in twelve hours thirty six minutes. after landing at three capitals.
 Doolittle landed at ValBuena ii Id at three sixteen PM, Mexican standard time He left Ottawa at four forty AM. Eastarn standard time. and made stops at Washing ton. Birmingham, Corpus Christie DoV!ittle's calculated average speed was two hundred and four miles per hour. He made two hundred and thirty five miles Der hour as some points enroute. The last t@o hundred and twenty five miles from Tampico was made in fifty four minutes. He had good "- ther enrDute.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
FOOTBALL SCORES

SEATTLE, Oct. IS, (AP)-Fol- lowing are the football scores for Saturdays games
 California 13, Wash. State '. Oregon 0, Southern Calf. 53 Idaho '. Washington 3S Oregon State ', Stanford 25. Santa Clara 19, Olympia Club b. So. Methodist 21, Rice In. l2. Missouri T. Colorado g. Oklahoma 0. Texas .. Utah 43. Brigham Young 0. FloriGa 12, Syracuse 33 Indiana 0. Iowa 0-tie. Hollywood 6, Fordham 6-tie Darthmouth 6. Columbia 19 Calf. So. B. 0. Northwestern 19 Kansas State 13. Kansas o. Auburn IS, Georgia Tech 0. Ala bama 0. Tennessee 25. Wyoming 32. Montana State 13 Drake 0. Notre Dame 33. Yale 27. Chicago 0 Harvard IA. Army 13. Purdue IA Wisconsin 21. Georgia 32, North Carolina z. Delaware '. Navy 12 Princeton 0. Cornell B.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
NAMES OF PASSENGERS WHO ARRIVED KOTZEBUE OCT.
 IS, FROM Str. BAYCHIMO

Especial to the Nome Nugget)
 KOTZEBUE, Oct. 17-1S,-The list of names of passengers who arrived at Kotzebue October 18th from the Hudson Bay steamer Bay chino, via Northern Air Transport planes, are:
 P. Patmore, H. Henriksen. F. R. Ross. F. F. Brabant, E. J. Gall. J. O. Kinmpton, and R. s. G. Barney" Castle, who is in charge of the party, all of whom have been to the eastern Arctic district. MT. Castle who has been On a tour of inspection of the com pany's northern trading posts, re- ports very good trip until they got caught in the ice and could not get any further with the boat.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
TUESDAY tTELEGRaPHiCN
BODIES TWO WOMEN
 FOUND IN TRUNKS

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 20. (AP) The arrest of Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd. aged 27. and the wife of D. c. Judd. who was arrested yes- terday by police. as an aftermath of the finding late yesterday of the finding of the bodies of two women crammed in trunks at the Southern Pacific Railroad station.
 Mrs. Judd's brother. B. J. Me Kinnelly ST.. student of the local university. was arrested as a material witness after he had admitted going to the station with his sister to get the trunks.
 pr. Judd said after being aues- toned. that the bodies of one of the dismembered women was ten tatively identified as Mrs. Agnes Leroy, an Xray technician of Phoenix. Arizona. Hedverg Sam uelson, a room mate Of the latter taught school at Juneau. Alaska, one time. and went to Phoenix for his health.
 Mrs Judd and her brother fled from the depot when the baggage agent began to question them about the blood seeping from one of the trunks.
 E The. agent obtained the license number of the car, and the arrest of McKinnelly followed; but Mrs Judd is reported to have boarded
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
THOUSANDS PAY HOMAGE TO EDISON AS LAY IN STATE

WEST ORANGE, Oct. 20. (AP) The body of Edison lay ia state while thousands from the great and unknown paid homage and tribute. as he rested in Liberty laboratory. The great inventor will be buried at West Orange cemetery tomorrow. Final ar engagements are unannounced. but it is thought that Rev. Arthur Brown. pastor of the Methodist Epicopal church. will officiate.
 President Herbert Hoover is still undecided as to whether he will attend the funeral. A public de mand for a national tribute to Edison. swept the country In New Jersey all electric lights in the state will be extincuished at seven PM. tomorrow for one min ute. as reminder of what it would be like without Edison's !amH> bulb
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
BOAT MOVEMENTS

Victoria discharging leaving for Golovin probably tonight.
 Steamer Baldwin expected to ar rive Nome late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
 Silver Wave at Solomon await ing passengers to bring to Nome.
 Cutter Northland in roadstead; i; to leave for Teller, Wales. Shish- maref with mail soon.
 NJ. $. Boxer in roadstead.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
AL CAPONE CONVICTED

CHICAGO. Oct. 18th. (AP)- Al Capone was> convicted by fed eral court jury on five out of 32 counts, charging him with evasion of income taxes, for which the maximum penalty possible is 1T years Imprisonment and fine of $50,000. He was acquitted of one count charging evasion in 1924 of the income laws and seventeen felony counts.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
QUESTION AS TO WHETHER
 EDISON'S RU BEER EKPER-
 MESTS BE CONTINUED

WEST ORANGE, N. J.. October 21. (AP)-Locked in ] drawer of EdisOn's desk in his home. was a small piece of vulcan;zed rubber, which represents the successful completion of his last experiment and his long search for a formula for making rubber out of Golden rod. given to him lessen than a month ago by Arthur Walsh, vice president of the Edison Company. who said it pleased him greatly.
 Walsh indicated that Edison's experiments with synthetic rub Der uncompleteA.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

JUNEAU. Oct. 20. (AP)-Let- ters to former associates of He'd viz Samuelsen and Mrs. Leroy. said pr. Judd had taken a keen interest in Samue!sen's Illness.
 She became suddenly and serious ly ill of Tbs while teaching school here and left for treatment last September. year ago. Mrs. Le- roy volunteered to accompany her and later letters said she was re- covering as a result of pr. Judas care She taught the third and fourth grades here.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

It is reported that Frank Dor bandt and wife. and Leroy M. Sullivan and wife are expected to arrive at Nome by pontoon plane from Anchorage as soon as wea- ther will permit. MT. Sullivan is hc newly appointed District At torney for the Second Division at Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
!AIRPIANE NEWS

Northern Air nsport-P!iots Ross and Mirow made two trips from Kotzebue to Nome today, bringing on the first trip R. H. G. Bonnycastle, representative, of the Hudson Bay Co.,. J. o. kimpton of Winnepeg; F. R. Ross of Edmun- ton, E. J. Gall. P. Patmore, F. F. Brabant. H. E. Henrikson of Van couver. On the second trip they brought down F. Ware. F.. H. Wood, Wm. Skinner, F. J. Cotts, J. Bowen, A. Morrison, L. John- son. A. Smith. Eth planes will be serviced in Nome tonight and will fly from here to the Baychimo to- morrow, weather permitting.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
WEDNESDAY ;TElEEaApAiC)
MEASLES
 AT ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE. October q, (AP) This city Is having an epidemic of measles and about half of the school and population are ill As most of the other children have been exposed. the schools have been closed indefinitely
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
EFFORTS TO REVIVE
 AIIING COPPER INDJ STRl'

NEW YORK. Oc:. p. CAP)-- Efforts to resuscirate the ailing world copper industry. will be made at the international confer ence at New York this week.
 Leaders from Canada. the Unit cd States and important European Corporations will be in attendance
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
CALL FOR YOUR MAIL

The public is requested to call at the postoffice often for their mail. so that the postoffce force may distribute the mail without delay. It is also requested that they get their mail before the arrival Of the steamer Baldwin with several tons of mail.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

NJ. S. Silver Wave of the Arc tic Transport Co.,. arrived in Nome today from St Michael and way ports. She returned to Solomon today and is exported to sail from Nome for Teller tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Of { hours 20 minutes from Anch- or4ge. The plane stopped at CR- alakleet for a few minutes.
 Dorba ndt's plane is equipped with a 425 hp. motor
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
Johu McMulleu Dead.

John McMullen aged 75, who has mined in every camp in the north since be arrived at Dawson in 1897, died from heart attack at Anchorage yesterday He will be buried at Anchorage where he has been a resident since 1917.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
BOAT MOVEMENTS

s Victoria Of the Alaska Liue sailed early this morning for Col oTin. The first lighter at Nome for the vessel enroute to Seattle, is scheduled for ? P. NJ. tomorrow. October 22nd.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
THOMAS A EDISON DIES

VAST ORANGE, x. J.. Oct. IS. (AP) A. Edison. nation ally known as the "electric wiz zar." slipped quietly from deep coma into lasting rest Sunday morning. As he passed away he still had a hold of the hand of Mrs. Edison. who for 45 years has been his constant companion. be- sidss her at the bedside were their six children.
 pr. Howe. the family physcia .. said that when Edison learning that his recovery was impossible. he didn't desire to live longer. that his life's work was done, and further said he didn't wish to be chased as an invalid and burden On his family.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
AIRpLASE NEWS

TWO NAT planes left at s:30 AM today for kotzebue and the Baychinlo to bring down eight more passengers. Both planes will remain at the ship overnight and start back for Nome tomorrow, weather permitting.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

the train for Phoenix. The police believe that the wife is jealous of her husba nd's friendship for the two girls.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
PHOTO FOUND IN TEUSkS
 OF TWO WOMEN'S BODIES

SEATTLE, October 2l. (AP) - A photograph vas found in one of the trunks at the Los AnseIas station in which two women's bod ies were crammed in two trunks. the victims being Samuelsen and Leroi. which was described in yes terday's Bolletin. and identified as the picture of Sarah Elizabeth Hart. nurse and friend of tho. women The Hartsook studio '.''tifed the picture as one taken here Septemeber 10th. I,19. and gave the address ia care of the hospital at WranS gel, wh2re Misa Samrelsen and Miss Leroi first met. Miss Leroi wl'iaa seve-a, months in 1929 for Dr. R. G. Baugsarten of Seattle. who then went to Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Steamer Baldwin of the Arctic Transport Co.,, is expected to ar rive Nome qho"~ n.m. today.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Cutter SOrthland sailed for Tell CT and Shishnaret with mail
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24
MONDAY
s. $. VICTORIA ARRIVES

The steamer Victoria of the Al aska Line, Captain H. Odsen. com mander. which sailed from Seat tie for Nome via way ports. at 10 AM, October 3th. and after batt!- ing storms practically all the way. arrived here this morning. Following are the names of the passengers given to the Nugget thru the courtesy of Purser Park CT and local agent James P. Daly. Anderson, J. H.
 Ball. Mrs. R c
 Rogue. Mrs. M.
 Brown. Mrs. C. and baby. Buckmaster. E.
 Budde. Rev Ed.
 Jones. C. D.. wife. son. Keller, W. K.
 Lewis John
 Mozee. MT. and Mrs.
 Nelly. Mrs. R.
 Nelly. Wilfrid.
 Polet, Mrs. A.
 Phillips, H. R.
 Seidenverg. Edw
 Sullivan, Miss A.
 Schmidt, Mrs A. and
 three children
 Yager, Charles Wager, Mrs. Charles
 Kelly, J.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

WEST ORANGE, N. J., (AP) )- Surrounded by .well worn and familiar object of his daily use. EdiSons body lies in state in a small unpretentious workroom. where for many years he thought out and eNperimented with some test tubes and bits of plants that he was using in his search of formula to manufacture rubber. an old desk and many note books. and blue covered couch where he used to rest. these we're the background. Over the casket shed the radiance. what the world re- gards as his greatest invention. the electric lamp.
 Flor an hour this morning the workmen from his factory passed slowly thru little building just off Main Street. the great inyen- tors son, Charles. received them. Later the public was admitted and loEg line of men. women and children began moving thru the quiet room. The body will lie in state until Tuesday evening.
 A private funeral service will be held Wednesday at the Edison home. after which the body will be laid to rest in Rosedale ceme- tery in Orange.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Pilot Ed Young of the Alaskan Airways arrived today from Fair banks, with nurse as passen ger who is to be stationed at St Lawrence Island. The Boxer will transport her to her destination.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Pilot Frank Dorbandt flying an American Pilgrim cabin monoplane accompanied by his wife, arrived
 Nome today from Anchorage this afternoon with MT. and Mrs. Leroy M. Sullivan as passengers. The stgtt vas made h the record time
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Pilot Jerry Jones ,i the Air ways. made round trip today to kotzebue and back to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

LOS ANGELES. October 2lst, (AP)-Mfckenel yesterday told of reports that Mrs. Judd confessed to him that she killed the women. When later questioned by the DO lice she said 'I was misquote6, and that she was innocent and not guilty of this"
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Alaskan Airways-Pilot Jerry Jones made two flights to Shelton bringing down August Adams, Os- car Norman, Carl Johnson, E.. W. Causlaud, E. Gibson, B. A. Hell gerson. Another flight to Candle returning with MT. and Mrs. L. A. SundQuist. and Herbert L. Green berg. He took of again for Tel Ter and is expected back tonight.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-24

Pilot Frank Dorbandt expects to return to Anchorage tomorrow morning. if weather conditions permit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
STOCK MARKET WAIVERS TODAY,
 N. Y. EXCHANGE
Many Pr omin e mt Issues Hold Levels of Yester-
 day Copper Drops

NEW YORK, Sept. 17-Several prominent industrials and utilities were well supported and managed today to hold near or above yes' terday's final levels in the Stock Market.
 Several rails and specialties had periods of marked weakness.
 Shares that encountered heavy selling at the opening, rallied and then encountered heavy selling lat CT in the day.
 United States Steel, American Can, Westinghouse and American Telephone and Tele graph were steady to firm.
 Auburn shot up 10 points as shorts were pinched.
 American Tobacco B, Dup o n and Consolidated gained two points
 Atchison, Southern Pacifis, Un- ion Pacific and Chesapeake were off from two to five points.
 Copper dropped to new low price in the history of the indus try. One Customs Shelter agency sold copper at cents pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
PLIERS FORGED
 D0WN;CAS0L|NE, OIL EXHAUSTED
Are Reported on Isl I'd Off Eastern Coast
 of Siberia
PLAN FLIGHT WHEN
 STORM MODERATES
Information Received from Russian Steamer
 Facts Given

ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alas ka, Sept. IT. = The Naval Radio Station here received a message today from the Rus- sian steamship Buriat saying Don Moyle and c. A. Allen, who attempted a mons top flight from Japan to Seattle and were missing until found yesterday, landed on Navarin Island, off the Eastern coast of Siberia when oil and gas gave out.
 The radio said the fliers were not hurt and the plane was not damaged.
 The message further stat ed the two fliers intend to fly 0ut of the. district as soon as the present storm mod crates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE
 LUNCH GUESTS
Fifteen of Staff Formally Welcomed Today by
 Local Chamber

Fifteen teachers from the Juneau Public Schools were formally well comed today by the Juneau Cham Der of Commerce and assured ot that organizations loyal support and continuing interest in the school and its work. They were introduced to the Chamber by Superintendent R. s. Raven
 q feel we have the finest staff of teachers in the schools since first came here" MT. Raven said This is not a reflection on former staffs or former Superintendent Keller, as may be seen by the fact that we have but four new teach- CTS and one of them is head of a new department. It is the result of careful building of the force" he said.
 Welcomed by Winn
 Grover c. Winn, Treasurer ol the School Board, in a witty veir welcomed the teachers for the Chamber, adding to the greeting extended to them by Dr. w. w Council, President of the Chamber
 Those present today were: Misse: Blanche Turner, Kindergarten, Mrs Iva Tilden, first grade, Miss Alice Erb, first grade, Miss V. Bourgette second; Miss Mabel Monson, sec ond; Miss Ruby Apland, third Miss Donie Taylor, third ane fourth; Miss Helen Starr, fifth Miss Ann Easton, Miss Alma Ol' son, seventh; Miss Dalma Hanson fourth; Miss Marietta Shaw, Prin' cipal of the grade school, and Ms Marjorie Tilitson. high schoo mathematics.
 Mrs. Josephone Tupper, eig htf grade, unable to attend today, VII be included in those who Will p' Chamber guests next week.
 Praises Wrangell Schools
 Wrangell will soon have a fin' school building and splendid nev church building, and i've feel w have the best town in the Terri tory" declared Rev. Ru ssell F (Continued on Page Eight)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
ENGLAND MAY
 HAVE TARIFF
 ELECTION SOON
Movement Among Liberals from Free Trade to Pro-
 lection Cause Dissolution

LONDON, Sept. 17.-Belief that a general election will be held this Fall is strengthened by the switch ing of free traders to protection ists ranks. Many Liberals, however, in spite of this swing in their ranks toward a tariff policy, are adverse to the dissolution of Parlia- ment.
 Premier Macdonald is also op- posed to the desire for an early vote.
 The strongest among the Con- servatives who are eager to chal- lenge the electorate on the tariff issue are trying to push their leader. Stanley Baldwin, into a public stand on the question.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
Iowa Vegetable Industry
 Nears 5000, 900 Mark

DIES MONIES. Ia., Sept. h. They raise tall corn in Iowa, but that's not all. Vegetable growing has become almost three-million- dollar industry.
 Figures from the latest Federal census shows 489l2 acres in the State devoted to vegetables. with crop valued at S2,704,737.
 Sweetcorn accounted for third of this income. with dry onions. tomatoes. cabbages. watermelons. cantaloupes. beans and asparagus accounting for the rest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
WORLD CR0!CGY FROM SUM NJ ER TEMPERATURES
Extraordinary Con ditions Have Existed Over
 Most of Globe
HEAT WAVES ARE
 FELT IN THE U. }.
England's Weather Is Cold Italy, Turkey, France
 and Others Complain

NEW YORK, Sep. 17.-The world has been groggy with weather com- plaint this summer.
 America has had drought and extraordinary heat waves
 England has had the coldest sum- mer weather in the memory of the living.
 Southeast and Central Europe ex- perienced a late Spring and June was so hot schools were premature ly closed.
 Germanys summer has been re- markedly short and marked by frequent sunless days.
 Italy alternately shivered and perspired
 France went back to 1850 to find precedent for the chilly and wet summer.
 In Belgium, SO per cent of the wheat and corn crops, also potato crops, have rotted in the ground, caused by rain and cold weather.
 Norway has had cold summer.
 Denmark changed daily from brilliant sunshine to shivering tenn peratures.
 Sweden has experienced cold and rains.
 The Turks were frozen in the northern districts and were under sweltering rays of the sun in the Southern regions.
 Iceland got break and the sum- mer has extended almost unbroken for four months, which is usually a matter of a few days
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 1878, American Can 871s, Anaconda Copper ITS, Beth lehem Steel 36, Checker Cab SIS, 5A, 6, Curtiss- Wright 2h, Gen. eral Motors 321sl. International Har- vester 29lz, Kennecott 14A, Pack ard Motors 51a, Standard Brands IT, Standard Oil of New Jersey 351s, United Aircraft 22A, United States Steel 81.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
EMULATION SHOWN

IRONWOOD, Michigan, Sept. IT. An ordinary well-behaved sales- man saw a stranger reading a newspaper in the lobby of hotel here, forgot his manners and ex- ecuted flying tackle and snatched the newspaper from the strangers hand.
 The stranger gasped. then gasped again as he saw broad smile on the salesman's face instead of a ferocious lunatic.
 Later the salesman explained he was Ned Moyle, a brother of the flier. The headline in the news paper was the first hint he re- ceived that Don was safe.