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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

are coming in for consideration for the post. 1
 Representative Garner of Texas is considered the almost certain choice Of the Democrats for the Speakership nomination
 The expressed opposition of in- dependent western Republicans to he reelection of Senator Moses of New Hampshire as President pro tenn. of the Senate is seen as strengthening Democratic prospects of organizing that body.
 Government budget cuts versus tax increases as a means of meet ing the mounting treasury deficit looms as one of the hottest issues.
 Heavy slashes in army and navy expenditures have been urged by administration supporters in Con- gress
 On the other hand, members of the Independent Republican faction have advocated an increase in cor poration and estate taxes to meet the deficit and to aid the unem- ployed Federal levies on gasoline and luxury taxes of various kinds also have been suggested.
 Would Boost Postage Rates
 Postmaster General Brown urges an increase in the postage rate on first class mail.
 Some members of Congress are for modification of the Volstead act to permit the sale of beer, say ing it would provide employment for a million men and result in the consumption of hundred mil lion bushels of grain.
 Slated for congressional action also are the Philippine independ- ence problem with it's economic re- lationship to the American farmer and laborer and demands from the midcontinent oil fields for an em- bargo on crude oil from foreign countries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
THREE LITTLE GIRLS
 CAN'T LAUGH OR CRY

Three little girls in the home of MT. and Mrs. John Langseth at Douglas have little curls that. hang right down on their foreheads; they are very, very good, but, yet, they feel quite horrid They can't romp or play, shout or talk, laugh or cry, because it would hurt them too much.
 Yesterday evening they entered St. Ann's hospital and this morn ing they returned home without their tonsils. For a few days all- day suckers will be summed en- tirely and the prescribed nourish- ment of soup and ice cream taken only with reluctance.
 The quiet little maids are Ruth, l2; Virginia, 8, and Dorothy 6.
 Old DaDerS at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

One editor asks what the people will do with those million -doar-bills the Unted States Treasury is about to issue. How, he exclaims, will one be able to get such bill changed? We refuse to get nervous about it all.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
NOTICE

The Juneau Radio Club will meet at the City Hall on Thursday even- ing, September 24, at 8 o'clock
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
SENTIMENTAL INTEREST.

Mrs. Irene Castle Mclaughlin of Chicago says she has been getting average of
 eight letters day from persons who mis-
 takenly thought she would shoot the sixteen- year-old horse who threw her and broke her wrist. Those letter writer's didn't want the
 old nag shot. Mrs. Mclaughlin is gong
 to put the animal out to pasture for he rest of his life.-(Seattle Post -Intelligencer. It would be interesting to know how many C those letter writers offered to take the old na and pay the cost of it's keep for the re5o of it fife. Some people are wonderfully kind and charit able if someone else stands the expense
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
SILKS, WOOLS AND
VELVETS IN FAVOR

Velvets. silks and woOls lead the
parade of fall and winter fabrics,
according TO Kathleen Howard,
New York fashion editor of Har-
per's Bazaar. Many new weaves
and cOlurs are available in these
fabrics, she writes.
"Nelvets are to be an outstand-
lng fabric for the fall and winter
mode she says. They are ap;
parent in variety of weaves.
Evening dresses, evening wraps,
afternoon dresses. cinema dresses
are all seen in this luxurious fab
ric. so suitable TO the romantic
mode.
Flat crepes. in flower and fruit
1Shades and in pastels. are greatly
in demand. Lanes are important.
Satin is paramount. Sitter silks,
such as faille and brocades are
represented in the collections Nov
elites in plaid effect. heavy-pebbled
crepeS, square alpacalike weaveS
and facOnne surfaces are offered.
"A wooden season is strongly in
dicated. In coating the newest
surfaces are rough for daytime
wear, changing to duvetyn or
brOadcloth for more formal coats"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
DOLLAR TRACED TO
"PIECES OF EIGHT"
American Currency Since the
Days of 1892.

In the Fifteenth century the counts
Of Schlick. in Bohemia, minted large
silver coins from metal found in the
vivinity of Joachimsthal, in that
country. These coins were known as
"Joachimsthaler. abbreviated to
"thaler." In the low German this
became "daler," and to the English
dollar"
Before the Nineteenth century
coins often circulated with little re-
gard for national boundaries. Some
types of coins, because OF the quality
of their manufacture, came to be
especially well known and to be ac-
cepted as an international standard.
The form, for instance, first minted
in Florence in 1852, was later adopt
ed as an Austrian, Dutch and an
English coin. It is in this same man.
ner that a little valley lin the re-
ceSSeS of the Bohemian mountains
came to give it's name to the none
tary unit of Prussia. before the es-
VI iilN WI man NiiilJll
Other countries adopted dollars in
their currency. and the name was
next applied to other coins of weigh.
and fineness similar to the dollar.
The famous Spanish piece of eight"
eight reals-came to be called a
dollar, and this became the most
widely circulated of all the early
dollars.
1t is the Spanish "pieces of eight"
which gave us our standard coin. In
the days of the Spanish colonial en-
pire in America, the Spanish milled
dollar" circulated as freely in the
English colonies as in the Spanish,
and became the principal medium of
exchange throughout the western
hemisphere.
The United States adopted its dol
lar currency under the coirage act
of 1892. The United States wanted
to be independent Of Great Britain
even In its currency. and it turned
to the Spanish example rather than
the British. and decimal system
was decided upon instead of the Brit
lsh calculation of shilling and pence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16

BUTTONS. buttons. trim your
- frOcks. your blOuses, your
suits. your coats and your pajama
costumes with buttons, such is the
message which fashion Is fairly
shouting In the ears of young mod
erns who attend college this fall.
An ideal decoration for smart
campus clothes is the new buttons,
whether there be rows and rows Of
them. or perhaps single huge
button placed with view Of
showing off" to the best advan-
1aSe
The nifty Jersey frocks, which
are so decidedly lit" for the col
lege girl this fall make a perfect
background for the now-So-chic
button trimmings. In order that
YOU may be made wise as TO the
effectiveness of the new button
treatments your attention is called
to the stunning costume of brown
wool jersey shown to the right in
this picture. Here rows and rows
of beige ocean pearl buttons travel
up and down the deftly-seamed sec
tions of the tunic. on the sleeves
also. in fact. wherever there is the
slightest excuse for their appear
ance either on bodice or skirt there
do these Ornamente! buttons hold
forth
Color adds greatly to the lure of
the clever button trims which are
such a definite style feature this
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Old-F ashioned Miser
Purse Regains Favor

Perhaps ii is jusl the return to
the modes and manners of grand
mothers day. which has come with
so many of the new fashions. or
perhaps il has something to do with
the depression. but whatever the
reason. the miSer's purse of yester-
year is with us again. says the
New York Herald Tribune.
YOu will know this purse when
you see it. crocheted of silk thread
and steel beads in the form of two
small pouches. each closed with
ring which slips over the opening,
and hung TO the finger by another
larger ring in the middle. Smart
and safe for days of pecuniary de-
preston, and reasonable in price
into the bargain.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Explorer Sets Forth
Sahara as Mans Cradle

Upon his return to the United
States after an 1S,000-mile explora-
tion trip through Africa DIR. Arthur
Terrence, Los Angeles explorer, an
nounces his belief that the southern
Sahara desert was the cradle of the
human race. Not only did he make
extensive Investigations of the primi-
of the Sahara, but he claims to have
found evidence refuting the Darwin
ian theory of the origin and perpetu-
alton of new species. While he does
not deny that man evolved from a
lower type of animal, he thinks this
evolution took place in the southern
part of the Sahara.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16

season. The four immense ocean
pearl buttons which pose two on
one side and two on the other at
the hipline of the swanky blouse
which the style-wise coed. standing
to the left In the picture. is wear.
ing. are handsome green match
ing the silk which they trim. The
suit itself as fashioned of one of
the numerous rough teXtured loose
woven woolens which are so cor.
rect for the fall or winter costume.
The deep sea-green of this mate
rial contrasts handsomely with the
brown fur which collars II.
II is really very exciting, the
outton game as fashion is now
playing it. Per example, picture, If
you will, modish black silk aft.
ernoOn dress with a diagonal bod
zee closing. which is traversed with
six large white ocean pearl but
tons sewn through with a cording
made of bright red fabric
Paris is not only showing an in
terest in buttons. but buckles and
other pearl trimmings are likewise
regarded with favor. This vogue
is even reflected in the millinery
realm where one sees here a direc-
toire hat trimmed with a single
large pearl buckle. or there a felt
shape with a tab buttOned over the
brim TO give it One-side flare as
the season demands.
&C. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.l
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
How One Woman Lost
20 Pounds Of Fat
Lost Her Prominent Hips
Double Chin-Sluggishness
Gained Physical Vigor-
A Shapely Figure

If you're fat-first remove the
cause!
Take one half teaspoonful Of
KRUSCHEN SALTS in a glass of
hot water every morning-in 8
weeks get on the scales and note
how many pounds of fat have van
ished.
Notice also that you have gained
in energy-your skin is clearer-you
feel younger in body-KRUSCHEN
will give any fat person a joyous
surprise.
Get an 85c bottle of KRUSCHEN
SALTS from any leading druggist
anywhere in America Qasts 4
weeks). If this first bottle doesn't
convince you this is the easiest, SAT-
est and surest way to lose fat-your
money gladly returned.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
More and More

Publisher George Doran said in a
literary talk:
Novels get more and more pas
sionate, don't they? a novel like
Three Weeks was considered ter
rife when it came out, but the girl
of today would consider Three
Weeks dull.
"A class of goods were asked to
make out a list Of subjects that
they'd like to write essays on. One
girl began a list with:
MY Ideal Man. A Divine Hour,
Moonlight Love- One Hour of
Love- Desert Love- 'Life's Happiest
Hour Then she broke off.
"T'm not satisfied with this list,
she said 1T seems so darn prac-
tical.'"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Heron Collection

Perhaps the biggest colony OF
blue herons on the Atlantic coast is
at Bartlett's island, near Bar Harbor,
Maine. The island, a four-acre tract
off Indian point, is owned by Angus
tus +. Loring, Boston lawyer. On it
there are some 500 blue heron nests
and, in addition, many nests of the
black-crowned heron and of osprey.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Oyster Culture

The sow-and-reap method so com.
mon to agriculture is on trial in the
oyster industry. An enterprising
company operating at Padilla bay on
Puget sound will plant seed oysters
from Japan about the first of each
year and harvest them the following
fall. Fifty million oysters are now
growing in the Padilla beds and will
be ready before long. Care will be
taken not to let the oysters reach
the gigantic, 'beefsteak" size they
would if allowed to attain their full
growth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16

Hats. hens. waists and pockets are
now trimmed with pleats which
can be easily manufactured by the
home dressmaker. Ribbon. mate
rial and cord are used in two or
three cOlors.
The idea has even spread TO jew
els, for the modern gem-set brace
let watch is fastened with a pleat-
ed cord colored to harmonic with
the precious stones set around the
rim, be they rubies, emeralds or
sapphiras.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Spade's a SPADE

Ted may not be bridge expert
but he knows his cards. One day
he was sent to a neighbors to bor-
use. But the neighbOr said he had
none. Then Ted's attention was
attracted to card game that was
in progress and running to the
table he picked up an lace" and
excitedly exclaimed:
"Why, here's a spade"
It was.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16

tions for their mineral resources,
according to recent publication of
the New York State museum. More
than thirty substances are mined in
the state, including iron, zinc, pyrite,
salt, calcium sulphate, stone and
clay.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Mining in New York

New York is not usually consid-
cred a mining state, largely because
it does not contain any gold or sill
yer. yet its subsurface deposits
yield returns greater than those of
many states with popular reputa.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16

The Spanish dollar had been divided
into eight, but that of the United
States was divided into a hundred
fractions, cent" being from Latin
and French words for hundred"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Designers Bring Pleats
Back in Fall Fashions

Pleats are in fashion again. This
is not threat against the pre-
.yailing mode of doing the hair, but
, an announcement of the latest ar
rival among feminine accessories.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Dress

Most of the chief kinds of dress
at present worn by women are
copied from dresses first worn In
olden days by men.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16
Forethought

First Angler-Why throw away
that biggest fish?
Second Fisherman-Nobody would
believe caught 1t.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16

A monogram is one of those
things nobody can decipher except
the man to whom it belongs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-16

The hidden quart worth weight in gold you From
the first fill with Conoo Germ Processed Motor OIL you'll have
this hidden quart your giving safe ubricauon
all times enghenng your motors life Drain your crankcase
fill with Germ Processed Oil any displaying
the Conoco Red Triangle
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-07
LINES TO ALASKA

In the air of Alaska where the the glaciers by
 heat
 There's from fes peace within the For such glorious gifts of beauty lift the spirit foamng Sharp peaks that the heavens pointing good Grey
 cloud
 Or again with films of their opal sides ensroud fishes the fertile valleys fair gardens
 
 Everything this light grow with greater resting neither day night untold still hiding meath the rockribbed mountains
 
 great depths pmeval where the unknown still abdes in the views that meet the atmospheric paint the land and sky Perhaps wind rumped and the clouds make
 vistas dim
 Or stiffness shows deep rainbows each twilight and the dawns slow sure sr-
 prise 4Aaa1 Equals only spendor glorious light of sunset skies Like beauty this eludes the of man. Only sight and reach -see Alaska If can!
 s--a May Rogers Wadleigh
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-07
ALAsKANs

The snows of many years have and gone since Alaska purchased from Russia Many changes have come over the land
 There are only a few of the oldtmers-the pioneers left. The others have gone the last trail; their graves deep-sunken under the soil; hidden beneath the clover and the wild flowers.
 But the hardy manhood, the and in1pusve love of freedom; the keen sympathy with the weak and suf ferng, all those noble sentiments that honored the lives of those "Sourdoughs and of the ving-are reflected in the odtimers children by the younger newcomers who are today carrying
 The spirit of those earyday adventurers is in Alas kans today nothing base, sordd narrow, mean but all inspired by the good purpose and freebon spirit
 Aaskans are not ntolerant nhosptable, but kind, generous peaceful enteprsing progressive, faithful to the past liberal with the present and hopeful of the f ture.
 Aaskans wonderful people!
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-07
CONFIDENCE GRATIFYING

That The Gateway is destined to be the greatest ad versing medium in the Territory is atested by the num- ber of local and Outside firms spending their money with us Confidence thus implied in The Gateway is highly gratifying. It is we'll known to everyone that pubica ton can exist without advertisers.
 To afford just returns to those who support their home paper it is not enough that The Gateway has an adequate circulation It is essential that readers remember these advertisers when they spending their kans and follows that they prepared and equipped fully meet your requirements.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-07
DEMOCRATS ISSUE GALL
 FUR CONVENTION ID
 NOMINATE CANDIDATES


 visional Convention in each of the four Judicial Divisions in Alaska, not later than December 10, have been called by n. J. Donohoe, chairman of that party's Terri torial Committee.
 The time and place of each of tie four divisional gatherings are 10 be decided by the Divisional Chairman.
 The purpose of the gatherings is tWo-fold. In the first instance the Democrats plan not So much to reorganize their party as to strengthen the organization they have and extend it's scope of act ivity in preparation for next years campaign. This phase of the work is, of course, mostly 3 purely party affair.
 Par'y leaders, undoubtedly with the approval of a majority of the membership, have turned to the convention method of achieving this object In order to hold representative Territorial Conven- ton, it is first necessary to hold Divisional meets, and before Divi- sional Conventions are possible, precinct meetings for the election of delegates must be held. All of these steps attract attention ana create interest, politically, among :he rank and file of the party. This is, of course, the first and one of the major concerns of any partisan organization.
 There will be nominated a can- didate for Delegate to Congress and a full Territorial ticket, in cluding attorney general, highway engineer and auditor. A candi- date for Democratic National Committeeman will be nominated, as we'll as six delegates and six alternates to the National Demo cratic Convention.
 A full Territorial ticket will be elected, consisting of nine mem he:s, two from each Judicial Dlvl- sion and one at large from the Territory who will head the com mittee as chairman
 A party platform will be adopt ed at the convention.
 Divisional Conventions are to be held not later than December ID the time and place of these gath erings to be decided by the Dlvl- convention take place, precinct sional Chairman. Before these meetings will take place for elec- tion of delegates. Each Division will be entitled to send 15 dele gates to the Territorial Conven- tion. Delegates unable to attend may give proxies to others wno are in attendance.
 ] In statement issued from Ju- neau, James J. Connors, Demo cratic National Committeeman fol Alaska said the convention will iselect the very strongest timoe' for all offices from the highest to the lowest.
 "The party has picked the con vention system. because experi' ence has proved to 1t that tnt primary system Is not one that '' calculated to bring out such tim ber," the statement said. Tn tns past Is years in Alaska. 1t na' proved cumbersome, expensive and often failed to register tn will of the party members.
 "So general has this view be- come, that last spring the Hous' of Representatives of the Terri torial Legislature, by a decisive vote, passed a bill repeating m Territorial Primary law, and indl vidual members of the Senat' largely agreed the move was wise but certain technical obstacle prevented the passage of tn House bill.
 "Of course, there will be part primary elections next spring a
Seward daily gateway., 1931-10-07

Phone for HorEack'S baniSh Icf Cream and we will deliver. Candy Cottage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-03
NOTICE

HONOR TYRREL4L., WJLL IA I, H.
M. STONE, and c.. ROCKWELL
CLYNE, all Of Waterbury and ED
WARD F. PORTER of Torrington,
THE CLYNE GLASS AND FURNI-
TURE COMPANY and-or THE
CLYNE GLASS AND FURNITURE
corporation organized and existing
under the laws Of the state Of
Connecticut and having its princi-
pal place of business in the city
of Waterbury, County of New Ha-
SUPERIOR COURT for New Haven
County at Waterbury, June 2G.
JUDGMENT CONFIRMING TEN
PORARY AS PERMANENT RE-
P PEEsENr ATR Nlo oF cMA1 hlMh foN
This action by complaint, claiming
the dissolution of said corporation
and the appointment of receiver to
wind up its affairs, came to this
Court on, the first Tuesday OF June,
when parties appeared, and were
fully heard, no pleas or answer being
The Court finds all the allegations
of the complaint true and that on the
II. Meyers. of Waterbury was APP
pointed temporary Receiver of the
Defendant Corporation by Order of
the Honorable Arthur Ellis, a judge
of the Superior Court and that said
Milotn H. Meyers accepted such ap-
pointment, qualified as such Tenn
porary Receiver and is now acting
as such.
Now therefore it is ordered and
adjudged that the temporary ap-
otrt of MavnrS-
as receiver Of the defendant corpora
ton, be and the same is hereby con-
firmed and made permanent, that the
said Meyers be and he hereby Is ap,
pointed permanent receiver OF said
corporation, and that the authority
him as temporary receiver be and
the same hereby are reaffirmed and
continued.
And it is further ordered and adj
judged that four months from and
is hereby limited for. the presenta-
ton to said receiver of claims against
said estate, that all claims not SO
presented be thereafter forever
barred. and that said receiver give
said limitation, that all claims not
presented within the time limited will
be thereafter barred, and of the ad-
dress to which claims may be sent
to him by mail. by publishing such
waterbury Republican and Water
bury Democrat, newspapers publish
ed in said Waterbury, and by caus-
ing a copy of said notice to be mail
ed, postage paid. to each known cred
itor, all on or before the third day
BY Order of the Court,
GEORGE H. FREEMAN.
7-1-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-03
Madison Street
Hedge Question
Judge Meyer Heard Both
Sides and Reserved
Decision

Judge Theodore V. Meyer re-
served decision yesterday afternoon
on the $500 civil action of Ethel
Mcdonald against Joseph Grimes,
after the defendant had told his
side of the story, in the common
pleas court. The plaintiff is seeking
to recover for damage to a hedge,
she values at $500, on her property
on Madison street. She charged in
court yesterday that the defendant
cut down the hedge and caused it
to be carted away. She further al
legged she used the hedge as shade
for her young pheasants which she
raises.
Grimes denied he cut down the
hedge against the wishes of the
plaintiff, his neighbor. He claimed
she requested him to trim the hedge
to save it from rotting and to en-
nance it's beauty. He further
claimed that the hedge was pre-
sumed, for five years. to have been
on his property and that all through
that period he cared for 1T with no
objection on the part of the plain
tiff. He denied the hedge was dam
aged and claimed he only did what
the plaintiff requested. The alleged
cutting was said to have taken place
on last March goth. Attorney Ed
ward +. Sweeney represented the
plaintiff and Attorney j. A. Neagle
appeared for the defendant.