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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
COMPLICATIONS ARISE BY FIRING ON RUM SCHOONER
Germany, With 45 Ariation Records,
 Leads France, '. s. in World Rdnk
By OSCAR LEIDING GA. P. Aviation Editor)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Sport- ing aviation played havoc with world records in 1930, wiping nearly half it's old marks from the books. Of 136 official official records on the list revised by the Federation Aeronautic Internationale and the National Aeronautic association, 65 were set during 1880.
 French aviators, accounting for 20, were able to push the United States from second place in the race of nations for the greatest number of records.
 Of the total recognized marks, Germany leads with 45; France has 36; American aviators hold 33; Italy has 10; Czechoslovakia, 4; Spain and Great Britain, 3 each, and Switzerland and Austria, one each.
 France Leads for Year
 While France led the field with 1880 achievements, Germany set 16 new records, the United States IA, Italy g, Czechoslovakia 4 and Spain 3. Great Britain did not &C., count for single record flight.
 A pair of French aviators, Lieut.. de Vaisseau Paris and M Hebert were the greatest individual per- formers in number of records, set ting eight seaplane marks, two in one day. five a day later, and an- other in less than a month
 For Germany, Wilhelm Thinner man set five records alone, and an- other with a companion, while AL fred Grundke set three marks and an additional three with Gottlieb Pfeiffer as his companion.
 Five In One Day
 In Italy, Cav. Domenico Antonini Caproni made five records, all in one day, in six-motored air. plane.
 For the United States, Boris Ser credited with four seaplane records gievsky, a naturalized Russian, was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
TWO ALLEGED B0MbERS NOW
 FACING TRIAL
Seven Women and Five Men to Hear Evidence,
 Isle, Boyle Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 27. "A jury of seven women and five men has been selected to try Hen- ry Ilse, former Spokane fireman, and Thomas Boyle, San Francisco bookkeeper, charged with attempt ing to bomb the Cowles Publishing Company buildings in Spokane, last November.
 Ilse and Boyle are charged with sending a bomb to the Associated Press office in the Spokane Chron- icle Building. The bomb never ex- ploded.
 Boyle says he was hired by Ilse.
 Ilse was previously acquitted on similar attempt two years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
ASK GENERAL BUTLER FOR
 EXPLANATION
. arine Commander Said Mussolini Was Ready
 for War Anytime

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 27- The Navy Department has asked Gen. Smedley Butler, of the Ma rines, to explain the remarks said to have been made about Premier Mussolini in Philadelphia.
 Gen. Butler is quoted as say ing Mussolini is ready to jump into war anytime.
 Italian Am b assador DeMartino protested when he heard the Gen. eral quoted Mussolini as saying, whats one life of child in the affairs of State" after the Duce's car struck and killed a child re- gently in Italy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
LAVAL FORMS
 NEW CABINET
Observers See Little Chance for Ministry to Sur
 vive Long

PARIS, Jan. 27. Pierre Laval has announced he has assembled new Cabinet which leans more to the Right than the last Tardieu Ministry because of defections of Radicals. Observers believe the chances for survival are slight.
 The new Cabinet includes Briand as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tardieu as Minister of Agricul- ture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
REVISION NOW;
 POSITION TAKEN
 BY YMACKINTOSH
M e m b CT of Enforcement Commission Makes
 Attitude Known
WOULD GIVE STATES
 RIGHT TO REGULATE
Senatorial Investigation Is Postponed = More
 Trouble Arises

SEATTLE, Jan. 27.-Judge Ken meth R. Macintosh, former Chief Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court and member of the Wickersham Law Enforcement Con- mission, has returned home here. He said he favored immediate steps for revision of the Eighteenth Amendment giving States their own choice to regulate or prohibit.
 Judge Macintosh denied he had changed his attitude since submit ting his personal report to Presi- dent Hoover, though the report did not urge immediate revision. He said he signed the report urging more appropriations for enforce ment because he said chaos would result if the Eighteenth Amend ment was repealed with nothing to take it's place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
ALASKAN SNOW COVER

The following amounts of snow, in inches, were on the ground at various Alaskan stations Monday, January 26: Barrow 8, Bethel 6, Eagle 25, Fairbanks l3, Fort Yu- kon IS, Nome ', Tanana 16, Cor dova, Sitka, Ketchikan and Ju- neau none. Changes in amounts during the past week have been very slight. Ice on the Snake River at Nome has thickened slightly to 20 inches and on Cinema Slough at Fairbanks has remained stationary at 27 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
MRS. MABEL SECREST AND SON ON VISIT
 HERE WITH SISTER.

Mrs. Mabel Secrest, wife of Cas- sic Secrest, former Treadwell engi- neer, and their son John, arrived here last Saturday from their home in Seattle for a visit with Mrs. Se- crest's sister and husband, MT. and Mrs. Ralph B. Martin. They will remain for about 60 days.
 Mrs. Secrest was seriously ill about a year ago but has almost entirely regained her health. MT. Secrest was in the Taku district when she was suddenly taken ill and was reached there by a radio broadcast from Seattle, which was picked up by Mrs. William Strong.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
Lighted Airroay Routes
 WW Cost Ten Million
 Annually Says Lamont

WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 27.- Ten million dollars a year is the prospective bill for the country's lighted airplane routes. The pres ent expense is about s210,0O0 for each 1000 miles.
 The eventual total cost is com- puted by Secretary of Commerce Lamont who said s2o0 a mile is the lowest possible cost and this is based on the future estimate of 50,000 miles of lighted airways within the next few years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
Jobless Turn Fishermen,
 Find 5000 Extra Jobs"

ROCKLAND, Me, Jan. 27-So long as there are fish in the ocean, unemployment will not mean idle ness to those who live on the Maine coast.
 Horatio D. Crie, director of Maine's sea and shore fisheries, es- timated there are 5000 new fisher men at work between Biddeford and Passport.
 Fishing through holes in the ice on tidal rivers, they can catch from two to 10 pounds of smelt on a tide and sell their catch for an average price of 25 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27

setting two light seaplane altitude marks in Germany.
 On the same day, year before, Soucek reached the highest alti- tude to which any seaplane had been flown officially.
 Missing from the record list of
 Continued on Page Five)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
CHARGE GANG
 WITH MURDER

DETROIT, Micr., Jan. 27. = A blanket indictment charging the staying of Jerry Buckley. political radio announcer to a gang, has been returned here. The gang members include Ted Pizzino, Jos eph Bommarito, Angelo Liceecchi, all in jail here and also Pete Licayoli, not yet apprehended. Two men and two. women are indicted under the names of Does"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
Former Kaiser Celebrates
 72nd Birthday

DOORN, Holland, Jan. 27.-- The former Kaiser Wilhelm celebrated his seventy-second birthday today. He received many messages of congratula- ticns from friends in Germany, United States and other coun- tries. He continued his wood chopping and gardening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
Police and Bandits in
 Gun Battle in Store

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 27-A gun battle in a crowded department store late yesterday afternoon re- suited in the wounding of three policemen, bandit and customer running to shelter. Five other ban dits escaped with s19,ooO of the stores receipts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
IS RELEASED

BOMBAY, Jan. 27. = Mahatma Gandhi has been released from the Poona Prison and arrived here where he was greeted by tens of thousands of his frenzied follow CTS.
 Gandhi declared he would be back ill rrison within two months as he would mot be happy enter ing the whirlpool of life again in the strife of the outside world where there is suffering. I cannot enjoy individlal liberty while tens of thousards of my brothers and sisters remain in jail"
 Gandhi indicated that if all political prisoners were not freed. after the peace conversation with the British, he would do something to cause his arrest again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
American Samoa to
 Get New Government

: WASHINGTON. D. O., Jan. 27.- The Senate has passed a bill pro viding for new government of American Samoa and extending Amerian citizenship to the Sa- moans. A government of one house as legislative body is also cre-
 ated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
CAPT. LUNDBORC
 INJURED, CRASH

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 27. Capt. Winar Lundborg, Swedish aviator who rescued Gen. Mobile when the airship Italia was wreck ed in the Arctic, was seriously in- jured when his plane crashed from a height of 140 feet during a prac- tice flight today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
Associated Press Photo

and later master of grammar school at Bristol, R. I.
 In Tufts Faculty
 Persuaded by Professor Joshua Kendall of the Rhode Island State Normal School to continue his studies, Prof. Fay matriculated at
 (Continued on Page Six,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
WHEAT VOTED
 TO SUFFERERS
Senate Passes Bill to Give Aid to Farmers in
 Drought Region

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 27.- A bill authorizing distributions to drought stricken and unemployed of 25,000,000 bushels of wheat held by the Farm Board has passed the Senate without opposition. The Senators contended this amounts to direct appropriation of s15,- c0O,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27

and Leland F. Schoenhair with three airplane speed records.
 Americas outstanding contribu- tion, however, was Lieut.. Apollo Soucek's flight to the highest point ever reached by man, 43,166 feet. On the same day he set the major record, June 4, Zimmerman was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
FIVE
 BEATS PETERSBURG

KETCHIKAN Alaska, Jan. IT, Ketchikans basketball five last night defeated the School squad from Petersburg by a score of 36 to 10. The winners of the present series plan to go to Juneau for series of games for the champion ship of Southeast Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
MARY YOUNG IN HOSPITAL

Mary Young, former proprietor of the Arcade Cafe, entered St. Ann's Hospital yesterday. She suc- cessfully underwent surgical op- eration this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
Alaska River to Be
 Surveyed; Bill Passes

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 27.-- The Senate has passed the House bill providing for survey Of Sal- mon River, in Alaska. for flccd control.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27

Of the IA counties in Missouri. 83 decreased in population between the census of 1920 and that of 1880.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
MOTHER AND BABY GO HOME

Mrs. Miles Godkins left St. Ann's Hospital for her home in this city today with her baby. born January 16.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 8h, American Can ll2%, Anaconda Copper 34, Beth- lehem Steel 511a, General Motors 387s, Granby Consolidated IT, h. ternational Harvester 52A, Kenne- colt Corporation 241z, National Acme. no sale; Packard Motors 97s, Simmons Beds 16A, Standard Brands 185s, Standard oil of Cali fornia 477s, Standard Oil of New Jersey AS. U. s. Steel 142%, Curtiss- Wright A, Hudson Bay 47s, Gen. era Electric 44ss, Pacific Gas and Electric 46A, Pennsylvania Rail- road 63, Westinghouse Electric and Mechanical 86A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27

The five islands of the Hawaiian group receive daily airplane service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-27

HOONAH MAN VISITS HERE
 O. G. Nolde of Hoonah is visit ing in Juneau for a few days. He is registered at the Alaskan Ho- tel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
AIRMAH ON PACIFIC COAST.

The Seattle Post t-Inelligencer calls attention to the circumstance that mail and passenger air planes month after month, have been making the mileage scheduled by the Post Office Department between Seattle and San Diego on a 100 per cent. basis Two daily trips are made between these points One mail plane leaves Seattle and one leaves San Diego each morning and reach their destinations before dark the day, Other planes perform the task at night. flying each evening from the respective Cities and arriving in the morn ing These planes make than l50,000 miles monthly.
 Commenting upon the performance, the Post Intelligencer says.
 When the safety convenience, time saving
 and scenic delights of travelling the Pacific
 Coast arway become generally known,
 the monthly mileage figures of today will
 seem insignificant.
 neau and Seattle wud mean Of course, we would not expect a twice-a-day service on this line. daily plane would be practicable and very serviceable to the people. Even three mail planes a week to start with would be helpful
 The circumstances that the Alaska route has been thoroughly tested that planes adequate for the work available, and that we have pilots who have been trained in this region make the situation so clear that it is not understandable why Southeast Alaska is not already getting air. mail regularly The neglect ought not to continue a day longer than necessary to award the contract
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

A Northern Indiana College has decided to give up football It was not, however Notre Dame -(Cincinnati Enqurer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
BISH. ANTONIN, OF ORTHODOX
 CHURCH, HERE
Russian Churchman Com pares Susitna River with
 Volga River of Russia

Bishop P Antonin, of the Rus sian Orthodox Church, who has been visiting the various parishes in Alaska, arrived in Juneau on the steamer Aleutian from Seward enroute from St. Paul Island and the Aleutians. He is on his way to his residence at Sitka, after an absence of more than five months.
 Although he has been in America less than two years, Bishop Ant onin has become sufficiently a master of the English language to converse without the aid of an interpeter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

government boats to St. Paul Is- land.
 %s'At St. Paul there were many seals caught this year-more than 40,000 And many herring at Una slaska-big fat herring no- body to buy them. hear it was the same with the salmon here.
 MEETS PROF. ANDERSON
 At Unalaska I met Prof. And erson, of the University of Cal ifornia. Our visit was pleasant be- cause he speaks Russian. He is there to study the school children of the Aleutians-to see if they are bright scholars.
 T must tell you that your Sus- itna River reminds me very much of the Volga River in Russia. The water is swift and there are many high mountains close at hand. The place like best? Kenai At Kenai I saw wonderful gardens grain, flowers, berries. A fine place in which to live"
 Bishop Antonin will remain in Juneau for three or four days before continuing to Sitka his headquarters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
Fisherman's Paradise.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Seattle -Intelligencer)
 Capt. E. A. Salisbury, noted explorer. knowing the world and the most intriguing spots thereof returns to Seattle to fish.
 For real fishing sport he says, give me the streams and lakes around Seattle I've fished all over the world and found nothing to beat Western Washington trout fishing"
 Other fishermen, agreeing with the captain in general will disagree with him in particular Some will claim that salmon trolling beats trout fishing Others will be partial to pursuit of the steelhead
 But be fishing tastes they may, there is infinite variety in Western Washington-in rushing mountain streams in slow-moving rivers in lakes and Sound and ocean.
 Add to this the finest yachting and motor boat ing waters in the world-in Puget Sound, its many nlets and up the Inside Passage a thousand miles to Alaska-and what could the restless soul of sportful desire?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
PROTECTION KILLED SATURDAY
 REVIEW.

The venerable London Saturday Review is no After living honorable life of more than threequarters of a century it died of starvation lack of readers and advertising. Its fatal illness the result of it's support of English tariff against imports from foreign countries and free trade within the Empire. When it's owner, prob ably Lord Beaverbrook, compelled it to take this stand the tariff less than r-and-a half ago, the publications editor resigned and, taking his staff with him, founded the Week End Review, The Week End Review is supporting free trade and is said to be thriving.
 The Saturday Review a Conservative Party supporter most of the time, but it was always for free trade until forced to face about It could not withstand the shock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
LIKES ALASKA

T like Alaska" he said simply. T shall never go back to Russia. I am interested in schools as well as in my church work. Please write that I am thankful to the officers of the Boring Sea Patrol for allowing me to travel on the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
World Looks to the United States.
(Boston News Bureau.)

Lord Beaverbrook London newspaper publisher, arriving in New York said he was certain the world would soon experience great swing of pendulum
 which would bring back widespread prosperity. Tn England and the rest of Europe, he said, we are waiting for America to lead the way back to normal
 times America owes it to us. From New York alone $600000000 in short time money has been tlent 10 Germany. Now the United States should take the leadership that goes with that responsbl
 ity" He declared England is as terrified of the Soviets America is but that this fear is ground less since Soviet and her plan are doomed to the worst sort of failure, for it's impossible to turn a race of peasants into industrial nation"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
DANGER IN SPECIAL CURE
 LEGISLATION.

Thomas b Campbell, extensive wheat grower of Montana, declared the bulls would add twenty five to fifty cents bushel to the price of wheat if the Farm Board would the restrictions against trading in the pit. He contended there had been too much regulating. He believed the farmers would be better off if the Government would not interfere so much.
 So there you are. People howl for regulation, for law to give good times or reform something, and when they get action they discover that the expected improvement does not follow. scheme is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

Old Papers at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04
RUMMAGE SALE

The Ladies of the Catholic Par ish will hold a RUMMAGE SALE in the Valentine Store Room Sat urday, September 5th. Please leave donations at the Catholic Rectory or telephone 178. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

worked out to meet something and the operation of the scheme upsets other things in such way as to make the worse than the disease.
 Experience has demonstrated that it is danger to legslate to meet some specific condition that is usually transient in it's nature When radical changes are made they ought to be general and applicable under all sorts of conditions The Fed eral Reserve law was measure of this kind
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

No matter what the world feels about the prac- ticaby Of going to the North Pole in the Nautilus, the hope that Sir Hubert Wilkins is safe and sound is general
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

Hoover let his 57th birthday go unobserved Well, anyway, that's more on him. Port Angeles NewS)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

The California American Legion believes the road to temperance lies through a modification of Prohibition laws
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-04

The Baruch plan to take the profit out of war to every contingency except memoirs Eugene, Ore. Guard)
Evening star., 1931-06-24
JULY a CELEBRATION
IN OPEN AIR PLANNED
Exercises at Sylvan Theater to Be
Staged at z PM. by Civic
Groups.

All associations within the Dis
trict organized for community well
fare and community development are
expected to participate in the oficial
exercises at the Sylvan Theater the
evening Of July 4, observance of which
will be a memorable one in the annals
of Independence day celebration here.
These associations will be repre-
Sented by delegates. Tickets for the
ceremonies for the open air theater
in the Monument Grounds, at o'clock,
are being issued this week at the head
quarters of the committee at the Com
munity Center Department, Franklin
Administration Building.
The ceremonies will be opened with
a concert by the United States Marine
Band, and will include a Fourth of
July address by the Assistant Secre-
tary of State, James Grafton Rogers.
They will be climaxed with an, i'm
pressive MaSsing of Colors and the
reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence Community singing will
likewise be a feature of the program.
Patriotic and veterans organizations
to take part in the MaSSing of the
Colors are rapidly being assembled by
committee headed by DR.. B. G. Mac
Neil, who expects not less than $50
flags of various organizations to be
in the ceremonies. Special seats will
be reserved at the ceremonies for Civil
War Veterans, whose colors will be
carried in the march.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
American Stages
One-Man Defense
In Shanghai Siege
Row Over Check Results
in Shooting and Peril as
Police Trap Family.
By Gable to The star

By Gable to The star.
SHANGHAI, China, June 24.-Pros-
poets grew tonight that municipal po-
lice would have to send a riot squad
as a special patrol to enable Harry
F. Smith, of Deland, Fla, and his wife
sud five children to leave their house
IR chinese territory bordering on the
international settlements of Shanghai
following a fracaS, now threatening
to grow into a serious incident, during
which a foreign police sergeant shot
a Chinese constable through the hand.
Sy nightfall the Smith house had
been surrounded for five hours by
Chinese police and military attempt
ing to take him to the Chinese police
station for trial.
Trouble arose over a IS check Mr..
Smith paid a Chinese tailor, who was
unable to cash 1t ewing to improper
endorsement. Before the incident was
over, Mr.. Smith seated himself on the
stairs of his home, threatening to shoot
the first Chinese intruder who dared
break into the premises.
Because of the heated atmosphere
throughout the neighborhood the Smith
family, it is expected, will be com ;
PEELED to seek refuge in the interna-
tional area under the jurisdiction of
the American consulate.
(Copyright, 193i.1
Evening star., 1931-06-24
KAMP KAHLERT OPENS
UNDER EXPERT GUIDANCE
72 Girls and Young Women Direct
Activities at z. W. C. A.

with seventy-two Washington girls
and young women in attendance at
the first session, Kamp Kahlert, the
camp at West River, Md, sponsored
by the Young Women's Christian As
sociation, this week opened its eighth
annual season under the direction of
M. Florence Dunlap. The campers will
participate in an extensive program of
athletic, dramatic and arts and crafts
activities.
The various phases OF this years
schedule are in the hands of expert
enced camp leaders. Among these are
Mary Short, registrar and general
counsellor: Maude Clay. program di-
rector; Mrs. Alice S. Morse, dramatic
director; Edith Williams, advanced
camping; Malvina TruSsell special
courses: Elizabeth Corkins. chief SWIM
ming instructor: Helen Allen and Mary
Jane Freeburger, music leaders; Neva
C. Lewis, home economics; Elizabeth
Morrow, arts and crafts, and Lois Spen-
Ger, assistant; Eloise Lindsay camp
craft; Anna Kent. health counsellor;
Doris Tucker, Amy Louise Veerhoff,
Hazel Belote, assistants; Frances Pope,
Helen Shepard, Jean Morrow and
Frances Douglas, dining room staff :;
Saida Hartman and Mary Burnett, OF
the washington Y. w. c. A., assistants