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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
ISENATE'S FUND
 FOR RELIEF IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
Red Cross Does Not Want $25, ,000, ,000-
 Payne Tells Why

WASHING1Oiv, D C., Jan. 28.- Chairman John Barton Payne, of the American Red Cross, said the Central Committee organization has adopted a resolution against ac- cepting the Administrations fund provided in the Senate's s25,0000 900 proposal for relief of drought suf- ferers.
 Chairman Payne made this an- nouncement today when he appear ed before the House Appropriations Committee at a hearing. He said this would mean establishment of 300 to 400 Red Cross agencies in cities if the money was accepted.
 Chairman Payne said to date the Red Cross has collected s3,869 ,996 of the requested s10,0O0,000 fund.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
TODAY'S STOCK
 QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. Enclosing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 8A, American Can 1095s, Anaconda Copper 32%, Beth lehem Steel 49, General Motors STE, Granby Consolidated 161s, In- ternational Harvester 51, ,Kennecott Corporation 24A, Acme, no sale; Packard 9k, Simmons Beds Is, Standard Brands 1895, Standard Oil of California 47A, Standard Oil of New Jersey 47h, Curtiss- Wright Az, General Electric 43% Hudson Bay 45s, Pacific Gas and Electric 45%, Westinghouse Elec- trical and Mechanical 84, Pennsyl- vania Railroad 62A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
Auto Mdgnate Has Life Insurance Of $l2,OOO,OOO

NEW TOSK, Jan. 28.-The New York American today says Walter P. Chrysler, automobile magnate, has taken out life insurance policy t0talling S12,- 000.0OQ the largest amount ever issued to an individual.
 Pierre s. DuR0nt, manufact- urer, headed the list previously with a life insurance of $7,- Q00,00Q.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
TRIAL FLIGHT
 MADE BY D0-x
Giant Plane Scheduled to Take Of Tomorrow
 for Brazil

LISBON, Portugal, Jan 28.-The DO-X made a trial fight today preparatory to take off tomorrow for Rio de Janeiro. The trial to- day was considered complete suc- cess following reconstruction of one wing of the giant plane which burn- ed several weeks ago.
 The DO-X carried 26 tons of fuel and is using American motors
 The flight to Rio de Janeirc will be via Madeira, Cape Verde, the Canaries and Natal with re- fuelling stops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28

term affair and does not contain the most favored nation clause. Chile has virtually given up that clause as a matter of policy, deem- ing short-term treaties better be- cause trade conditions change so quickly.
 Under the new pact, each country agrees to reduce import duties on certain products of the other For France this means an outlet here for some of her specialized manu- factured goods; for Chile it means a favored market for nitrstes and otl-S- na.ura, products.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
Rescuer of Mobile
 Dyies ds Result of Injuries, Plane Crash

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 28.-Capt- Einar Paul Lundb0rg, rescuer of Gen. Mobile from an ice flOe in the Arctic following the crash of the dirigible Italia, died late yesterday as the result of injuries received when plane he was testing for the Swedish Government, crashed from height of 40 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28

SAN ANTONIO ATLAHUACA
 Mexico-A witch" has promised the police to leave town. They res- cued her from irate Indian hus- bands who objected to their wives paying the old woman money for love charms which failed to work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28

NEW YORK.-Mrs. Norman o. Whitehouse, who always rides side- saddle, has left with MT. White house for the hunting at Melton Mowbray, where the Prince of Wales follows the hounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
MAY BE U. s. OWNED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28.- The American Consulate at Var mouth, Nova Scotia, has cabled the State Department his suspicious that the Josephine K is American owned. The report is based on the rumor the vessel is owned by the same United States ring that owned the malone, sunk in 1929 in the Gulf of Mexico, with loss of life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
UPPER sILEsIA SHAKEN

BERLIN, Jan. 28.-A viole nt earthquake was felt in the Upper Silesia through the Kattowiz iron mining district this morning. The damage is believed comparatively light, however The inhabitants of the town of Hindenberg, were ter TOT stricken.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
Princess Beatrice
 Suffering from T,Oo
 Ailments in London

LONDON, Jan. 28 = Princess Beatrice, aged "A years, aunt of King George and mother of Queen Victoria. of Spain, is suffering from bronchitis and also broken arm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28

Brazil plans to use thousands of parasites to fight the insect plague which infests third of the coun- try's coffee plantations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28

Minnesota had 100000 summer visitors who spent s81, 100000 last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
Unemployed Raid
 Train Wreck and
 Escape aUith Food

SALEM, Onio, Jan. 2o.- More than 300 unemployed person s scrambled for food after Penn sylvania train was wrecked They loaded grocery truck and sped away. Two men were seriously in- jured in the wreck
 NEW YORK-The average age of employees in the New York headquarters of CBS places fig ure at PTS years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
SEWARD GIVEN HARD SHAK|NC
 BYEARTHQUAKE
Severe Movements Are i Registered in West
 and Also East

SEWARD, AIasAa, oan. 28.-The heaviest earthquake in more than Is years, struck Seward at 4..35 o'clock yesterday morning and last ed for 25 seconds. The movement was north and south.
 A few walls were cracked but no great damage was done.
 Anchorage also reports one of the heaviest shocks in the history of that town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28
MANY QUAKEs RECORDED

SEATTLE, Jan. 28.-Many quakes were recorded yesterday on seismo- graphs in various parts of the United States.
 At the University of Washington the heaviest one recorded was at 1:04 pm, Pacific Coast time.
 At the Georgetown University, in Washington, D. C., quake was registered at APO o'clock in the afternoon.
 The quake recorded here has no connection with the Seward quake. The quake here is believed to be the same as caught by the Ford ham University seismograph in New York City and believed to have been on the Chilean Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-28

Two million tons of jute are pro duced each year in India,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
CYCLE RACER KILLED
Crashes Into Tree After Skid in
Silesian Meet.

oHERsCHREIBERHAU, Germany.
August "a 0P9.-Linus Stelzer, motor
cycle racer, was killed In the Silesian
automobile and motor cycle races here
yesterday rs his machine slzidded on the
ratn-washed track and struck Q tree.
Another racer. rounding DANGEROUS
hairpin turn. was seriously injured when
his machine WIS overturned
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MEMBERS OF PRESS
PAY CASTLE HONOR
Engraved Silver Cigarette Box Pre-
sented Acting Secretary Of
State by Group.

Newspaper correspondents called on
William r. Castle, IT,, Acting Secretary
OF State, just before he left the city for
the week end and presented him with
an engraved silver cigarette box as o
personal testimonial Of their apprecia-
ton of "the consideration and frank
ness which unfailingly marked your
dealings with us during the very irving
period Of the international debt neQo-
tiations." Bertham D. Hulen of the
New York Times, who made the pres
entation, said that although Mr.. castle
was under great stress in that crisis.
he always found time to help the news
paper men in their efforts to keep
abreast of the situation.
In expressing his high appreciation,
Mr.. Castle admitted that he as well as
the correspondents had terrific load"
on their shoulders during the debt
negotiations.
THE load was turned over to me
rather suddenly, as Mr.. Hulen said, as
the chief adviser on foreign affairs. ;
and felt" said Mr.. Castle. that the
best way to have the attitude of this
country understood was to tell the
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LINEAGE SEEKERS
MECCA IS CENSUS
1890 Tally Is Basis for An
cestry Records OF
America.

BY the Associated Press.
There's a well beaten path to the
Census Bureau, travelled daily by Amer
lea In search Of its ancestry.
From June /, 1880, to June !, 1881,
the lineage seekers numbered 5,76T, an
average Of 480 per month. Even humid
July added 355 to the list, and August
to date has brought 206.
At desk close TO the record vault
these pilgrims find Miss Mary c. Ours
Ter, for % years keeper OF the ancient
census volumes.
Give her q ticklish problem in great
grandpapaS and her eyes light UP with
genealogical 10Y. She'll tell how to
trace them into old Pennsylvania coun-
ties and New England towns.
1890 Census Remains.
Most important to those seeking kin
ship to Revolutionary heroes Is the
first census Of all, 1870. tally of the
actual founders of this Republic.
Reverently she brings out the worn
old volumes. She shows where Thomas
Jefferson and Edmund Randolph were
signed in Philadelphia, seat of the
ington wasn't and his entire native
State of Virginia Is missing. But isn't
1t lucky so much was saved!" breathes
Miss Oursler. These books just
knocked from pillar to post until the
census was made q permanent bureau
In 1902"
Helpful to the deliver in this 1870
census is an intricate study Of its 27,-
337 surnameS, made by bureau expert.
The 1891 seeker need not be surprised
If his ancestral trail should lead him TO
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q name which now sounds ludicrcus
Thirty per cent Of the families IN
three States wore names appearing as
parts Of speech In everyday CONVEX
sation and o. Of the entire 21,337
were derived from words connecting food,
drink, clothing and even ailments.
Soup, Waffie and Grog.
Those were the days Of the Messrs.
Soup, Goodbread, vinegar, Waffie, Grog,
Grapevine, Petticoat, Highshoes, Gush-
ing, Dumb, Looney, CrampeaSy, Fat
youwant. Hornbuckle and Turnipseed.
But the vast array of too-descriptive
names had a tendency to disappear
Nor did the 1890 custom of ludicrous
mbinations--Agreen Crabtree, Sarah
Shippers, Barbary Staggers, Truelove
Sparks, River Jordan, Sermon Cofhn,
Hardy Baptist, Sillah Jester-survive.
Those who come asking ancestors be-
long, instead, principally to the 500
tributed about one-third Of the 1870
population of the United States.
Topping that list are IS names, to
be found today in almost every tele-
phone book which in 1870 numbered
more than l ZOO heads of families and
more than 5000 other members. They
are Adams, Allen, Baker, Brown, Clark,
DAVIS, Green, Hall, Hill, Johnson, Jones,
Lewis, Martin, Miller, Moore, Parker,
Reed, Rogers, Smith, Taylor, White,
williams, Wilson, Wood and Wright.
The Smith clan was most numerous,
33,245.
A 1891 census customer could not
show surprise at any spelling Of his
name he happens to f1nd. Reynolds
was spelled "a ways in 1870; Kennedy
and Mclaughlin in 80; Campbell and
McClanahan in 81: Jeffery, Humphrey,
Pearsall and Dougherty, IS; Fitzgerald,
"a: Reinhart, 81.
veniently grouped by the census study
as Nicholas, Methods, Nichall, Nichalls,
Niachals, Nichels, Nichols, Nichold,
Nicholas, Nicholl, Nichols. Nickals,
Nickels, Nickle, Nickles, Nickless, Nick
olds. Nickolls, Nickols, Nicles, Nicol,
Nicole, Nicoll, Nicolls and Nicols.
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ROOSEVELT RACE
ASSA|LED BY DRY
Only Public Reversal of Posi-.
ton Could Save Governor,
Says Rev. A. J. Barton.

Opposition to Gov. Roosevelt Ct New
York as the presidential candidate of
the Democratic party was sounded yes
terday by Rev. Arthur j. Barton, Execu-
tive Committee chairman Of the Anti
SAXON League Of America.
mo break between Gov Roosevelt
and Tammany Hail." he said, whether
real or affected, win serve to rally the
dry Democrats Of the Nation to his
support. Gov. Rocsevelt's record on
the liquor question has already been
made.
Public Pledge Necessary.
"If Gov. Roosevelt recants and pub
licly pledges himself to the fullest pos
sibie enforcement and support Of ma
tional prohibition, and promises that
he viii not use the presidential power If
h. should be elected to aid in any way
in modification, weakening or repeal Of
the national prohibition laws. such q
statement would do mere for him
among the dry Democrats Of the South
and West than any slap on tie wrist
which he might administer to Tam
many"
Mr.. Barton's presence in Washington
Is due to subpoena Of the Senate
Committee inquiring into the expendt-
LuAE Vi luAlCo oy 01oAAOP ohulCo AhIlAlOLl
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South In the 1928 presidential CAM
paign.
Issue May Be RELOCATED.
Tariff, taxation, unemployment and
kindred matters are expected to rele-
g=te the wet-dry question more or less
to the background. Senator Watson
Of Indiana, Senate Republican leader
said that probably neither party would
come forward with an unequivocal stand
on prohibition.
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press frankly everything that was going
on, and. Is you know. didn't keep hack
most the first day was with him, Nov.
these negotiations are going to be
pretty diflcult. They are going 70 be
pretty technical, and / don't know
whether i shall be able to explain all
the technical things, but with your per-
mission ] would like to keep the press
very fully informed and the President
said-I am not using his words co
to It; tell them everything. ] give you
carte blanche to keep them fully in
formed Of everything that Is going on
That I tried awfully hard to do, and I
must say that all that enormously In
creased my respect for the press"
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TODAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

Palace sSilence." at il:40 am. 1850,
$50, 1.20 and $40 pm. Stage shows
at lilo. a:e0, $40 and pm.
Cosumhia- 1.-THE Smiling Lieutenant =
at 1850 an, S:35, 5:35. 1885 and
$40 pm.
Fox--"The Brat" at 1855 am, ala,
4:3e, 7:43 and 1908 pm. Stage shows
ut l:4e, 4:OB, 7:13 and 9:33 pan.
R.K.O Keith's--"The Public De-
fender" at 1850 am. 1850, $3.50, $50,
1850 and $50 pm.
Earle-"Bought," at 11:15 am. 1:47,
4:le, 7:22 and iO:08 pm. Stage shows
at 12:44, 3:l6. $40 and 900 pm.
TivoIi-"The Front Page" at 2, $3.50,
$3.50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Central-"The Front Page" IL am.
to IL pm.
Ambassador Bought" ct Sis, 3
and 9:56 pm.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the Health Department in the last a. hours:
Elizabeth A. Crew, 90. 3so4 18th st.
james r. Mothershead. 30. 1854 Oak st.
John J. OConnell, 10. Georgetown Uni
Thomas A. Hudson, ee. 1879 ontario I'd.
Ermindo AmbroEi. 81, 2222 i4th st.
Herbert L. Bradbury. So, li5 = st. Sc.
Rose q. woodhouse' a.. George Washing
John 8. SLAUGHTER. 50. 42is f4th st.
George w Fusco. rs, $500 l4th st.
George Shanklin. 30. Home for Aged ana
Charity craver, IS, 2322 H st.
Eugene Jerome, SO. 81. EliEabeths Hos
Mary Divine. 81. s4s Howard I'd. Sc.
James Thomas. 81; 0allinger Hospital.
Lucy McCrsy, 81, Gallinger Hospital.
John Conner, 23, 909 4th ct.
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
the Health Department in the last ~ hours:
Caloggero and Francesca SapienYa. girl.
Abram and Rose Selbin. boy.
Walter r. and Louise NJ Frederick. boy.
Charles William and Jeanne Phifer, boy.
Charles Z. and Constance Il. Rabbit, girl.
Joseph and Blanche Dorfman, boy.
Clarence z. and Margaret Adams, boy. q
James and Zenobia Rodney, girl
James H. l.. and Bernetta Wallace, boy.
Chester and Ada Pegram. boy.
Russell l.. and Frances Br0adus, boy.
John T. and Axle L. WILSON, girl.
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GRADE CROSSING DEATHS
IN 1881 SHOW INCREASE
Total Of First Five Months 82S,
Jump of 90 Over Same
1880 Period.

BY the Associated Press.
Reports fled by railroads with the
interstate Commerce Commission to-
day showed highway Embarrassing IA
talities totaled o2e in the first five
months OF this year, an increase of 20
over the same period in 1880. The In
jured this year numbered 2,10O, re-
ductior Of 226 under last year.
Highway Embarrassing accidents de-
creased 20 1881 In 1891 from 2,009 In
the hye-month period of 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24

PROF. and MIS-. ACHER. Private Iz<Ko.
~ Nv wv apse s7sa ~. s 9ssH HI
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TWO KILLED BY PLANE
Craft Had Been Declared Unair-
worthy by Government.

CENTERVLLE. Calf, August ~
R.-Two men were killed yesterday in
the crash of an airplane. which had
been declared unairworthy by the De-
partment Of Commerce. They were
Stewart Wallburg and Richard Neiman.
Wallburg, the pilot, was instructing
Neiman in operation Of the plane when
the stick janlmed, 1t was reported at the
coroner,s office.
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with what you hear
what you read
what you beHe0e
7 OWADAYS you read and
! hear every kind of thing

- near every KING OF thing
about cigarettes. But when you try square of
it with your common-sense and experience, lot
of it just doesn't square,
What smokers want know about cigarette is,
SHOW good is itf''
And when it that, cigarettes just good
and just pure the materials from which they made
In making Chesterfield, we only ripper, milder,
sweeter-tastng tobaccos-the best that money buy
and pure cigarette paper-the purest that be
made Our chemists rgdly for cleanliness and purity
all materials used in the manufacture of Chesterfield
In factories the air washed, and changed
every AZ minutes.
Everything that goes into Chesterfield the best that
money can buy or that science knows about.
GOOD they've got to be good, !" say about
CHESTERFIELD and It'll And that's
something you square with everything you've
read, or heard or know about this good cgarettel
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-17
Tons of Propaganda Circulat-
ed-Food Largely Black
Bread, Dried Fish
Glimpses of Russia

Sverdlovsk, the scene of his work
in the Urals, he described as fine
city of 100000 population. I. lis
known as the gateway to Sibel ia,
and its population Is a variety of
different races, with the MongoH an
predominating. The Urals are Nch
in natural resources, and it was his
job to start the development Of iron
ore mines there as part of the f4m-
ed Soviet five-year plan. He was the
specialist In charge with from i've
to ten American and from 40 to 30
Russian engineers working uhder
his direction as the work progress
ed.
From six to eight Interpreters
were required to carry on cdhver-
sations with the people in which
the party came in contact. While
food conditions were not ideal, the
American had sufficient canned
supplies from their own lanh to fill
In the gaps, and Mr.. Uhlef point
ed out that he returned 10 pounds
heavier than when he left.
Russia Has Glasses
All are not equal IN Russia, he
said. The population Is divided In
to several strata. The Ameri-
cans belonged to the ultra-privleg
ed classes as do the secret service
members. The Red army also is
a privileged class, and the work.
ers rank higher than the intelli-
gensia or bourgeosie. Each class
has its ration card and are privi-
legged to buy in certain stores.
Mr.. Uhler and his party lived In
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-17
Free Matinee for
Riddles Dec. 81
Youngsters Have Fine Opportunity
to Assist In Spreading Christ
mas Cheer

Manager Paul Perrizo, Of the
Oxford theatre, is going to let
the young folks of Sank Centre
do their share to aid the more
unfortunate ones to more hap
piness around Christmas time,
and at the same time the young
folks are going to have more
happiness themselves.
Mr.. Parrizo is going to have a
special show on Monday at 800
p. M. at which the admission
will be toy, an apple, an or
ange or a can Of fruit or vege-
tables. He hopes that the
young folks will come in hocks
and completely fill the big show
house for in this way large
boxes Of toys and food will be
gathered which will be turned
over to the local organizations
in charge Of providing Christ
mas cheer for the needy.
Don't forget, kids, Monday at
800 p. M. and bring a toy, an
apple, and orange or a can Of
fruit or vegetables-see a good
show for yourself and help
someone else to a more CHEEKY
Christmas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-17
|Melrose Woman
Buried Monday
Mrs. Herman Imdicke Passed Away
Friday-Husband and Several
Children Bereaved

Monday morning largely attended
funeral services were held at St
Johns Catholic church at Metre
Grove for Mrs. Herman Imdieke
who died Friday morning at her
home in Melrose at IL o'clock. Bur-
ial was made in the family lot at
Metre Grove.
Mrs. Imdieke was born May 10,
1854 in Oldenburg, Germany and
came to America with her parents
in 1870. She was married in 1873
to Herman Imdieke. In 1883 her
husband started a brickyard and
farmed. For many years most Of
the brick used to build homes and
buildings in western Stearns county
came from this brickyard and the
plant became q landmark. Brick
for the old church in Metre Grove,
which burned down In 1922 came
from Indexes plant.
BESIDES her husband, Mrs. Imdieke
leaves the following children: Ben
Padua; Joseph and Herman, Bluff
ton; Mrs. Henry Grip, Melrose;
Henry. Frank and John. Metre
Grove; and Alloys. Valley City, N.
D. Children who preceded Mrs.
Imdieke In death are Mrs. Berna-
dine Brang, Metre Grove; and three
sons who died in infancy.
Assisting Rev. Paul, o. 8. B., pas
tor Of the Metre Grove church, at
the requiem high mass were Rev.
Henry Weichmann, Gutenberg; and
Rev. Henry Frank, st. Cloud, both
cousins Of Mrs. Imdieke.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-17

Truck Depot
Burglarized
Entrance Forced Through
Rear Door During the
Nsen Hour
CASH ONLY WAS TAKEN
Checks Not Disturbed-Loot
Amounted to S95.07-No :
Clues Left Behind

Between 1900 o'clock, noon and
100 p. NJ, Thursday, Dec. 10,
thieves broke the lock on the rear
door of the Raymond Brothers
truck depot. broke into the desk Of
local Manager Emil Nader, opened
the leather pouch and removed all
currency and silver amounting to
$95.07. All checks were not dis
turbed.
The Herald interviewed Mr..
Nader following the robbery. He
stated that the robber, who evident
ly was acquainted with the '1ay Of
the land" forced an entrance thru
the rear door of the depot, commit
ted the ROBBERY and made his get
away without leaving any clews
behind.