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SHANGHAI, May 13--eear -... miral Thomas A. Craven is prepar- ing to haul down his rennant from the smallest flagship in the Ameri- can navy and return to the United States. He will reach home late this month.
 The flagship is the Luzon, a tiny craft which draws only six feet But her sides are scared with machine gun bullets and scrap iron fired from ancient brass cannons and her decks are dented by rocks hurled by bandits from the precip- itous slope of the great gorge of the Yangste.
 That gorge is nearly 5000 miles upstream, but such is the range of the flotilla which the Luzon leads and her commander oversees.
 The Yangste river patrol is, in fact, the only unit of the Ameri- can navy which is faced with a day to day state of war.
 The fighting started years ago, and has had little or no letup. Along the mighty Chinese waterway the patrol keeps watch over Amer can commerce, business men and missionaries.
 While the native communists and outlaws are frequently armed only with muzzle loading muskets and ancient brass cannon, some of them have modern rifles and machine guns. They take their pot shots at river traffic from behind solid breastworks of mud and under growth.
 United States armed vessels have been on the Yangtse ever since 1871 and Admiral Craven has been one of the most popular of all the off cers who have been "the old man" of the fleet. Craven is completing a regular tour of duty. His suc- cessor will take over his work and the fleet will carry on.
 He comes from a family steeped in the tradition of the Unit e d States navy.
 One of his great-great-grand- fathers was Commodore T h m s Truxton, who commanded the frig- ate Constellation. His other great great-grandfather was Commodore Thomas Tingley, who was a cap- tain in the first navy.
 The present son of this sea-far ing family played end on the Naval Academy football team and rowed with the crew. He got his bap- tism of fire on the Massachusetts and the Eagle in the Spanish war. ! In the world war his ship was the first American fighting craft to operate in the Mediterranean and
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SWEDEN IN CHICAGO FAIR

STOCKHOLM -- A Government commission is planning for Sweden to participate in the Chicago World of 1883.
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DANCE

Friday, May 18th, Parish Hall by the Nativity Club. Good music. Admission seventy-five cents. adv
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Fiji Dorsey Is 'Very Mooch Fen
 Lof ,vith Ray

HOLLYWOOD, Gal, May 13.- Eff Dorsay is sharing the Holly wood spotlight with Marlene Diet rich and Marilyn Miller, who have returned to make new pictures.
 Commenting on her reported en- gagement to Torrance Ray, film player. Miss Dorsay said: "We are very mocch cen lof an weel ba married sometime later cen ze sum- mer, maybe" .4
 Miss Miller has recovered from her recent illness in Paris. Miss Dietrich returned from a visit to her home in Germany.
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and H. J. c. Menwheton of Daw- son, who had specified 8:19 pm.
 It was more than year ago that MT. Hcusel filed his selection of the time Of this years ice break with the Dawson company that an- nually makes the awards in con- nection with the breakup.
 Money Too Late
 Last year, his selection on when the Yukon ice would move, like the selections of many other Juneau res idcnts, did not reach Dawson be- fore the break. In consequence, they were not considered in the making of the awards. None of the Juneau residents had foretold the time of the break, but neverthe- less they were notified the Dawson Company would refund their de- posits. Nearly all the local resi- dents accepted refunds, but few, including MT. Housel, left their de- posits and specifications of break up time for 1880 stand over for 1931.
 If MT. HouselS estimated had reached Dawson in time in 1930, it would not have received any award, for the Yukon ice last year moved at 6:43 pm. May TO- But his prediction, which was far from correct last year, proved within a minute of exact fulfilmont this year.
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AMERICAN DERBY
 BE RUN JUNE 20

CHICAGO, May 13.-The Ameri- can Derby, Washington Parks $50,- 900 feature for three year olds, will be decided Saturday, June 20
 Dates for other rich numbers on the Washington Park programme were announced today: The Wash ington Park Handicap, $5.o00 added May 25; the Debutante Stakes. $5,- 900 added, June 6; Thomas Curran Memorial, S5,000 added, June IS and the Francis s. Peabody Me- morial, $l0,000 added, June 27.
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Old papers at The Empire.
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MIKE HANLEY WILL
 COACH PENN BACKS

SEATTLE, May 13.-Mike Hanley, former University Of Washing op half-back under the late Enoch Bagshaw, and later assistant coach at Columbia and Northwestern Ifni- versities, has been signed as an assistant on the staff at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, according to an Associated Press dispatch.
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DAVID HOUSED. GETS $2,227 ON. YUKON ICE BREAK
Juneau Hotel Man Makes Successful Prediction
 Over Year Ago

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have refused to authorize flight by Assistant United States District Attorney E. B. Collins from here to Demarcation Point, the northeast tip of Arctic Alaska, to investigate the report that Silas Kanyayana, an Eskimo boy, 14 years old, mur- dered Benny Titus, an Eskimo youth, Is, there in April, 1927. The Department officials said a reve- nue cutter would ha sent this sum- mer to Demarcation Point to in- vestigate the report.
 Helen Larson, student from Anchorage, was Queen of May at the May l festival at the Alaska College of Agriculture and School cf Mines near here
 Damage to the extent of $5,00O was done to the Alaska Road Con- missions blacksmith shop by fire. Origin of the blaze is unknown.
 Authorities of the Agricultural College and School of Mines have been asked to select five of its students to work as field assistants in the service of the Geological Survey which will investigate pre- cious mineral possibilities along the route of the Alaska Railroad.
 Buildings and equipment of the Mckinley Park Tourist and Trans portation Company are being put in condition for the opening of the Park June 10.
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VAR ORGANIZED ON MOSQUITOES
 IN FAIRB ANKS
Brief Items About Persons ,. and Happenings in
 Interior Camp

FAIRBANKS-War against mos- quitoes in the Fairbanks area will be waged this summer by the United States government. The fight will be directed by the Bu- reau of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, whose interest was aroused by o. J. Egleston, general manager of the Fairbanks Explora- tion Company, which conducts ex- tensive mining operatios on creeks, near here The mining company has made an appropriation for the work, and the Bureau Of Entomogy will send experts to inaugurate mosquito control methods. Mos- quitoes have already made their appearance here this season.
 Mrs. Minnie Waechter, aged resi- dent of this city. died recently ot heart ailment.
 Mining operations on Sheep creek about IT miles from here, have been resumed by Sylvester Howell and Frank OFarrell. The ground is about 30 feet deep and they ex- pect to reacil bedrock early in July.
 Department of Justice officials
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URGES UNOFFICIAL SESSION

BENTONvILLE, Ark.-An "un- official session" of the Arkansas State Legislature next summer has been proposed by Senator Storm O. Whaley, who believes legislators and their wives, meeting informal ly, might benefit by discussing pub lie questions.
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Department of Justice officials
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(By the D. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity beginning at May 13 tonight and Thursday moderate souheaster winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-13

Mrs. Minnie Waeehter, aged resi- dent of this city, died recently oi heart ailment.
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Italy, France and Great Britain decorated him for valor \ From 1925 to 1927 he commanded the battleship Maryland and he took President Elect Hoover to South America.
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William Herriman, former high school student in Juneau and mem Der of the Juneau City Band, will graduate from the Anchorage High School at the exercises on May 21. Announcements have been received
 here by the members of the band.
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Marriage Licenses.

wallace V. King. u. Tskona Park, Md;
and Dorothy L. Van Horn, 49, Rev. Samuel
! john als"S Money, 81. and Fannie Smith, 27;
Rev. George o. Bullock.
s. wi.4n a. Rec william eng T 4syor =
Edward C. Keith, -. and Mary A. Con-
tee 90 Fey e5kins G S. asd gaiia pur
Wis. 10, both Of Richmond, Va judge Rob
Norris Harvey %. and Esther Robertson,
ia: Rev Charles J. Mitchell.
william Walker, 80, and sallle oford, Se'
i'g Louis f. C. Reuter-. "a, and Esther q Good
win, rs. both Of Waterloo, Iowa; Judge ROB-
percy "a 4. Green. 27. and Alberta B. john
son, 24; Rey l. r AEtis -, -
Marie, Vincent. Is, Hitehins' KY Rev.
Earl g. staEke,, al and Dorothy E Dizoen.
10, Takoma Park, Mo- Rev Eugene VIII
l'. JOHN G; Briess, q, End Florence E. Good
Vincent walter, Is; and Anne M. Yer
m F4Ses a, f fmo5 59nn oH ~ LOS Angeles
city JUDGE Robert +. dsttinsly :, =.
PatTick, i osuliivaa, az; Chew. Chase,
e aG f RsS G o6n fioS inlinans - TINS
Philip Le S5S. 81 t noa. Portia NJ Sersn
wi SSe' shsnton, Il BToofis Sas' Ma "a Rev
Douglas A. Clark, %, wilsa, Va. and
Catherine L Foley. %, Newport, r. T.;
Rev John W, Dowiin3
O. chester Davis, 90, Ashland. Pc. and
Pa Rev Walter p. Earleson.
samreI Levin 26. ard Fannie perlin, =.
both of Baltimore. Ma Rev, Solomon H.
Metz.
John H McGiothlir. "a. this city, and
Bertha NJ. Swain. q. Binston-Salem, n. C.;
Rev william Harris.
Bernard J. Schultz. rs. this city. and
Hazel Farrar, %. Kcysviils, Va; Rev. Allan
F. PoGre.
Edear II Myers, Is. this city. and Mary
A Brown. % HaEerstewn, Nd; Rev. II, W,
TolSon.
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WALL STREET SATISFIED.
Revision Plan Closely in Line With
Opinion of Bankers.

NEW YORK, August 19 6F), - In
formal comment in Wall Street banking
circles indicated considerable satisfac-
ton today with the report of the Wig
gin Committee on German finances
The report of the committee was
closely in line with opinions which
have recently been expressed infor-
mally by prominent bankers.
1t has been felt in Wall Street that
while the Young plan payments are
due to be resumed in about 10 months,
no long-tsrm loan to Germany is pos
sible. Bankers foresee little prospect Of
sufficiently rapid revival of world BUSH
ness conditions to make resumption of
payments feasible on the old basis.
It has been pointed out by prominent
bankers that while the problem Of sonae
new deal at the end of the one-year
moratorium period hangs over the sit
uation, German bonds are unlikely tc
find ready market, and the prospect
of funding any of Germany's short
term indebtedness remains decidedly
cloudy.
The part Of the committees report
dealing with the necessity of settling
European political disputes was in line
with opinions expressed in Wall Street
at the time the Reichsbank unsuecess-
fully sought q $500. 900, 900 loan a few
weeks ago. At that tiEle New York
bankers we're distinctly unenthusiastlc
over entering into any plan the bench
cial effects of which might be lost
through political frictions.
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ADMINISTRATION SILENT.
Officials Say Time Is Needed 10 Study
recommendations

The announcement OF the Wiggin
Committee of Bankers III Basel, Swift
zerland. that European political dis
putes should be settled and Germany's
reparations payments revised was re-
ceived here without comment by ad-
lninistration officials. Time will be re-
uuired for study of the text of the
recommendations before anything can
be done here. officials said
Several days ago Secretary Stimson,
who is abroad, sent to the State De-
partment here categorical denials of
persistent newspaper reports that he
was discussing a war debt revision plan
with Premier Macdonald of England.
Among the many plans President
Hoover and his advisers cons dered be-
fore the announcement of a years
moratorium on war debts and repara-
tons payments was one for general
re-ex2 mination of the capacity CT gov
ernments to pay their obligations. Ad-
ministration officials emphasized, how
ever, that such a program had not been
the subject of international discus
sions
Some authorities last night expressed
the opinion thst President Hoover would
take advantage of Stimsons study Of the
whole European situation on the Score
tary's present trip and would discuss
the economic and political necessities
with the cabinet member upon his
return.
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BETHLEN CABINET
IN HUNGARY FALLS
Count julius KaroIyi to Form
New Government Under
Horthy Mandate.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, August 49,
The Bethlen government, headed by
Count Stefan Bethlen, who has been
premier since 1921, resigned today, and
Count Julius Karolyi accepted from Ad-
miral Horthy, regent, mandate to form
a new government.
The only explanation thus far given
for the resignation is that, after con-
sidering the general situation last night,
and lin view of changed circumstances, !"
the government felt bound to resign.
Conference Called.
On the advice of Count Bethlen Ad-
mirsl Horthy, regent of Hungary, called
into conference John Tolescky, former
finance minister: Count Julius Karolyi,
former minister of the Bethlen cabinet;
Paul Pesthy and Stephen Rubinek of
the United Government party, and Or.
Alexander Ernszt, minister of social
welfare and leader of the Christian
Economic party.
In the absence of any definition Of
the changed circumstances" it was be-
lieved that the premier's decision to
step out arose from Hungary's finan-
cial crisis.
Banks Also Closed.
Shortly after the closing of German
banks and stock exchanges at the
height of the German crisis, the Hun
garian government followed suit on the
ground that it was taking preventive
measures against Hungary's being
drawn into the German collapse. Since
then the banks have been reopened, but
under certain restrictions
Two weeks ago the Parliament gave
the government special powers to deal
with the financial situation and drastic
steps were taken to prevent the export
of capital Last Friday contract for
an international $4,000, 900 loan to
Hungary was signed at Paris.
Count Stefan Bethlen, who resigned
today after 10 years as premier of
Hungary, was the dean Of Europe S
government heads.
In April, 1921, the slim. polo-playing
statesman made his first parliamentary
speech as premier, and in the years
since then he carried Hungary out of
internal chaos, guided sher away from
bankruptcy and led her to her present
position.
When he came into Office after four
successive cabinets had failed to restore
stability he found Hungary reduced by
the Treaty CT Trianon by So per cent
OF its territory and SO per cent of its
population. The railroads were broken
down. the currency was almost worth
less, foreign relations we're shaky and
King Carlos still was trying to regain
his throne.
The League Of Nations took over the
finances, placing jeremiah Smith Of
Boston in charge, and in two years the
financial tangle had been Strengthened
out and Mr.. Smith was on the way
home, having refused fee of $500 900
for his services.
Count Bethleu was credited with
much OF the success of this re-
Mobilization.
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F ARM AID PLEDGED
FOR STRICKEN AREA
Hyde Promises U. S. Loans
to Help Feed Live Stock
This Winter.

Secretary Hyde Of the Agriculture
Department gave assurance yesterday
that the Government will make loans
available to farmers In the more seriously
affected drought areas Of Montana and
North and South Dakota for the pur-
chase OF live stock feed to carry them
through the Winter months.
The Secretary had Just returned to
Washington from a personal survey IN
those three States and in Iowa and said
'unqueStlonably something must be
done and we viii meet the situation. .
He outlined the conditions as he found
them at the Presidents cabinet meeting
yesterday.
Sl5.000.0 600 Fund Left.
While about $ls,000,0 900 remains from
the emergency fund appropriated by the
last Congress, Secretary Hyde will study
reports from county agents who made
surveys soon after President Hoover
promised Federal assistance before he
announces the extent and Character of
the loans. The first announcement. it
was indicated, probably will concern
drought along with graSshoppar dam
age in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota
be done this year in controlling the
grasshoppers. This problem. he added.
viii come next Spring. Insects already
have laid their eggs. and entomoiooists
look for another outbreak next wear.
The grasshopper States have asked for
Government funds with which to buy
poison bait
Red Cross Is Helping.
THE ka r3ro,,nxt,k
explained, were in Central and North
eastern Montana, Northwestern North
Dakota and Eastern and Southern
South Dakota.
THE Red Cross" he asserted. els
now feeding and caring for farmers in
these sections. 1t has assured me that
with local resources it will be able to
care for all problems except that of
live stock feed
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PARIS APPROVAL SEEN.
Revision Plan Appears to Harmonic
With French Policy.
NY PAIL. SCOTT MnWRFR
BY PAUL SCOTT N

BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.
BY Gable to The Star.
PARIS, France, August 1e-French
signature without reservations of the
Wiggin report at Basel on German credit
aid and its sensational recommendations
fer revision Of war debts, reparations
and tariffs appears to be in complete
harmony with the present French policy
of cooperating fully with Great Britain,
the United States and other powers in
all measures which the French believe
to be for the common good and which
do not directly conflict with French in
terests.
The economic situation of this eoun-
try. while privileged for the time being,
bids fair to suffer if the world depres
sion continues much longer. The ac-
emulation Of gold here has made re-
tail prices and manufacturing costs rise
at a time when prices everywhere else
are declining. These increased costs. to-
gether with lowered purchasing power
abroad. everywhere have hurt French
foreign trade.
The French commercial balance Is
increasingly unfaVorable. and if it con-
tinues so, unemployment here is bound
to increase rapidly within another year
France, therefore, has an interest to CO.
operate for the common good.
What the French apparently are
willing TO enviSage is re5uetion but not
cancellation OF separations. provided
var debts are reduced proportionally.
What they apparently are unwilling to
envlsage is a complete cancellation of
separations, even in connection with
complete cancellation Of war debts.
tAsenEEIEHt.
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663,O56,445
Musical Notes.

The statisticians in one Of the
big radio broadcasting systems
calculate that their biggest trans
mitter sent forth into the ether
waves 663, 055, AS musical notes
last year. Perhaps their experts
would also be equal TO the task Of
figuring out how many musical
notes-all of them unfailingly de-
lightful to the listener-are broad
cast each year by the sound of
clear. sparkling American ice as Il
tinkles its CHEEKY message of vel
come GOODNESS in the water glasses
of the thousands of homes and
restaurants American serves.
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WAR DEBT REVISION.
URGED BY BANKERS.
Wiggin Committee Makes
Recommendation as Step
Toward World Prosperity.

lContinued From First Pagel
to regard the situation as stable or
permanent"
A committee representing Germany's
creditor nations, meeting alongside the
Wiggin group, agreed to recommend to
their central banks that existing Short
term credits totaling about 81 zoo, 0oo,-
600 be extended for a further six
month period.
After many hours of sharp discussion,
the German spokesman agreed to per-
NIT the gradual partial withdrawal of
Reichsbank balances now held by for
eign depositors. These had been frozen
in accordance with the German gov
ernment's decree ard had caused much
displeasure among foreign depositorS in
German banks.
The Wiggin Committee, recognizing
Germany's problem as part of the larger
issue deeply affecting the rest of the
world, asserted it was essential that
the normal process of investment of
fresh capital should be resumed in or
der to increase the purchasing power
of the world
farm System AAh.
The report swung a heavy club on
tariff systems which it said were OBJ
structing commerce and rendering It
impossible for burdened debtor nations
to sell their goods and to pay their
debts
so long as these obstacles remain y
it was said, such movements of cap
ital must necessarily throw the worlds
financial balance out of equilibrium
Financial remedies alone will be power
less. to restore the worlds economic
prosperity unless there is a radical
change in this policy of construction. -
1t was explained in informed quarters
that the committee felt that in defin-
ing the issues clearly and in recon-
mending the prompte;t possible action
it had done a constructive work of the
first Importance.
More than that" said a distin-
guished international banker, 1T is the
first time since the war that such
Conclusions have been reached unani-
motlsly."
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BOY MADE MOVIE STAR
Four Year-oId Jerry Tucker of Chi
cago Gets Paramount Contract.

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, August 10 Up
Red-haired Jerry Tucker of Chicago,
not quite 4 years old, was taken sud-
Denly from the extra ranks yesterday and
placed under a long-term starring con-
tract by Paramount Studios after less
than a year in the film colony.
Jerry recently attracted attention by
breaking into a perfect recitation Of
Kipling's "Gunga Din" during an idle
period in work on a production in
which he was playing an extremely minor
cart. Questioning developed he knew
more than 100 poems by memory.
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RYE REGULATION PLANNED
Germany TO Allow Smaller Duty on
Imports Replacing Exports.

BERLIN August 10 Pin addition
10 reintrodueing the export bounty
system on wheat The German govern
ment has decided to regulate export
and reimports of rye along similar lines
ann has issued decree to that effect.
Under the new regulations exporters
Of rye win tece.ve certificates enabling
them to import an equivalent amount Of
foreign rye at duty Of only about So so
8 ton, which Is a substantial rebate.
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GETS $500, 900 JUDGMENT
Grand Rapids Trust Co. Wins Suit
Against Power Company.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. August liz
pa Judgment of 100000 against
the United Power & Light Co. was en-
tered yesterday by Judge Fred M. Ray
mond in the United States District
Court in suit of the Grand Rapids
Trust Co, receiver for the defunct
Grand Rapids, Grand Haven g. Muske-
gon Railway.
The litigation, which started five years
ago, was based on charge that the
United, which owned all the stock of
the defunet firm. paid itself dividends
out of the principal instead of earnings.
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talk of Congress
meeting early on
account Of the
u n e m p loyed
Well I believe If
/ as un c M
pI0yed and hun
CRY 1 " o u ] d
want a little
nj ere subStan
fial help than
Just the thought
OF 30 uf b o y S z
being gathered
FnaS 4 fs1lsnvn i
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British Foreign Office Takes View on
Debt Proposal.

LONDON. August 10 (4).--The Brit
ish foreign Office had not been officially
acquainted this morning with the re-
port of the Wiggin Committee recon-
mending the revision of war debts and
reparations.
Pending official word from Basel
there was no comment here on the re-
port. 1t was said, however, that the
whole matter may now be regarded as
problem which involves the banks
and the financiers primarily and not
the governments.