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The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
MAIL CONTRACTS

Officials of the Post Office De- partment give assurance that the new contracts that have been awarded in several instanc- es to Airplane Companies are not air plane contracts, but pro- vide for carrying mail as under the system in practice for many years past. Recently the Dele gate filed a petition for the es- tablishment of a mail route be- Iween Nenana and Lake Min chumina, on the assumption that the recently awarded con- tract would not secure the de- sired service. But the addition I service has been refused after m investigation by the Depart ment. In a letter from w. Irv- ing Glover, Second Assistant oostmaster General. he says:
 "The report indicates that the
 petitioners reside on the exist ing winter route between Nena- na and Flat, over which weekly
 service is provided. Under the contract, the carrier is required in addition to carrying the mail
 to the post offices, (including
 Lake Minchumina), to supply all persons residing at no-offlce points along the route. At in- termediate points where there are no landing fields it appears that TT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CONTINUE THE USE OF DOG TEAMS to serve the pa irons.
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
BOOKLET ON ALASKA

The Interior Department is about ready to circulate a new booklet giving general informa- ton regarding the Territory of Alaska. The first edition of this work was prepared by Ernest Walker Sawyer in November 1929 and it has since had wide circu- lation. But the edition was al- most exhausted last spring when MT. Sawyer prepared the copy for the new booklet, which is now issued in the same form but with a number of changes and additions. h 2 prologue. pre-
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25

on Indian Affairs will start on their trip Of investigation to the
 Western States about the first Of Chairman Frazier holds out some hope that the
 Committee may sail from Seattle for Southeastern Alaska about the middle of September, to look into the affairs of the Indians of that section.
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
SKAGWAY BREAKWATER

Skagway is anxious to secure q breakwater at some suitable site south of it's long wharf, where private yachts and small craft might be safely moored and thus escape prevailing southerly winds. In order to se- cure this shelter the Chamber of Commerce has communicated with Delegate Wickersham, in the hope that he may induce Congress to provide for a sur vey of the Skagway harbor, in the next River and Harbor Im-- provements Bill.
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
DAN SUTHERLAND RETURNS

Former Delegate Dan Suther- land, accompanied by Mrs. Suth : erland and son Donald, returned on September 11th from their summer sojourn in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is the aim of Mrs. Sutherland to remain in Washington during the ensuing year while the son is finishing his high school course. Dan has not formed his plans for the winter.
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
LIKES ALASKA

Assistant Attorney General C.. P. Sisson is one of the most en- thusiastic boosters that Alaska has in the National Capital, as a result of two trips to the North Hand. Referring to his recent pilgrimage to Alaska General ISisson says:
 "LaSt year, I visited the coast of Alaska as far west as Seward, and the Interior east from Fair banks to Nome,> and north to Ft. Yukon. This year, in company with the Commissioner of Fish cries, Henry O'Malley, I visited the coast towns and went into Bering Sea through Unimak Pass, northeast through Bering Sea to the head of Bristol Bay, leaving there by plane for Sew ard.
 Despite it's lack of forestation. the Alaska Peninsula is remark ably scenic. The high volcanic mountains with their snow and lava and green coats of low growth present pictures never to be forgotten. In Bristol Bay, the fishing industry in it's conCen- trated extent is amazing. TWen-
 ty-eight canneries in this section with their smoke stacks remind
 ed me very much of Gary, Indi-
 ana, or sort of an Arctic Pitts burg; and the hundreds Of gill net boats, each with two men aboard and no motive power but sails and occasionally the brawn Of some StalWart fishermen, looked to me very much like my conception of what the Sea of Gallilee must have been two thousand years ago.
 Most of my contacts in that region were with Cannerymen and the personnel Of the Bureau of Fisheries. Without exception, I found them to have high mu-
 tual respect for each other-men of character and standing in the
 business world dealing on an un- derstanding basis with intelli- gent Government officials.
 "On the trip to the States,
 when the steamer stopped ct
 Seward, Valdez, Cordova, Ju- neau,, and Ketchikan, it seemed almost like old home week to
 greet the many friends had the privilege of making last year. For
 me, at least, Alaska is still the
 finest vacation land under ou1 flag, and the home of some ol
 our finest citizens"
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
WRANGELL MAN IN D. c.

Wilfred c. Stump, student of the University of Washington, but resident of Wrangell, was in Washington last week. He had returned from Toronto, where he attended a meeting of his college fraternity, the Sigma Nu. After he graduates next spring the young man expects to come to Washington and take a two year course in law.
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
TOTEM POLES

One of the returning enthusi- astic excurSioniStS to Alaska wrote to a Washington newSpa- per the other day inquiring whether the Indians in the states have totem poles. He was informed that they have none, and that these objects were erected solely by the Indians of the North Pacific coast.
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
pared by Secretary of the Inter-

pared by Secretary of the Inter- for Ray Lyman Wilbur, he says:
 "Ice, gold, oppCrtunlty-Wha> does the name Alaska conjure up, and what does that vast ter ritory hold in the way of present and future promises? To the pi- oneer, whether he is engaged on- ly in clearing his own little homestead or is directing the destinies of a large industrial enterprise, this State in the making holds promise of either success or disappointment, de- pendent upon his ability to grasp and utilize it's offerings. For the fit who, through experience or readiness for effort, are willing to cope with and surmount diff cultieS, this northern land holds out an alluring invitation and g. welcome.
 Within it's far-fung borders, Alaska presents so wide divers ity of physical features, climate, and industries as to appeal to al- most every taste. Here, the densely forested mountainous areas of southeastern Alaska with it's multitude of deep water fiords, challenge the enterpris- ing to undertake the develop ment of mines, fisheries, timber resources and water powers. There, in central Alaska, is a re- zion of broad alluvial valleys carved in old mountain-b built mineralized rocks and traversed by rivers which form the main avenues of travel, that invites settlement by home builders, agriculturists, miners and trap pers. Again, the fastnesses Of the Alaska range and other mountain groups possess magni- ficent scenery, wild animals, and mineral deposits that beckon the miner, hunter, traveller, or other lovers of nature to revel in their bounty.
 But Alaska's appeal does not consist only in it's undeveloped resources. In it are homes with equipment and charm compar- able to those in any similar com munities in the States, towns with all modern facilities to SUD- ply diverse requirements of peo- pie who need and appreciate not only material but intellectual en- joyment and industries that are pouring out each year needed products worth scores of millions of dollars. Even in some of the remote parts of the country eX- isting means of comfortable transportation by boat, railroad and airplane or of communica- tion by mail, telegraph, or radio annihilate the desolateness O! isolation and bring the comforts of civilization to the residents.
 Tt is to give accurate infor- nation regarding the varied as poets of this outlying possession (of ours that the accompanying volume has been prepared from the most authoritative sources available"
The Alaskan., 1931-09-25
SENATE COMMITTEE MAY
 VISIT SEE. ALASKA

Senator Lynn J. Frazier is now in Washington and indicates that the Senate Sub Committee
Nogales international., 1931-04-11

Near johannesburg, Africa there is small church built
Of cardboard and Tacony Pa there church built of
discarded grindstones. California has church built from
the wood of single and the island of Guernsey there
small chapel constructed entirely of pebbles and shells
However, Bergen, Norway, lays claim to the most curious
church the whole world When the people there decided to
build church they started by taking the whites of thousands
of eggs These they mixed with curded milk and then added
unsaked lime To make the eoncocon complete they added
great quantities of paper With these ingredients they erected
church large enough to thousand people.
There only coors in the United States flag be-
white color. White combination of all the
colors rather than color itself
@Pee Wee" the smallest of all horses owned by John c.
Lucadena, of Newark N J. Although five years old, he
weighs less than 100 pounds
Charles Carson has been Juggling and eating apples for
81 years. He three appseve and he stops Juggling
only when the fruit has been consumed He has three acts
day eight months of the year Eating nine apples daily
Carson has uggled and consumed than $4,000 apples
No. he never needs doctor.
In the San Luis Valley in Colorado the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad for s. miles through the Rockies with
the slightest On side of the track lies
of the fertile valleys the country yet the other side
lie moving sand dunes in desert 500 feet above the sea-
Sardnes packed in olive oil and olive oil fifty
times much sardine The sardine packed in can
the less olive oil needed which of greater profit
For farther tnfonaeion enclose stamped te-el1ressed
enceIobe ~ core Of this paper.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-01-04

THE merchants whose adFertisements APPEAR
H. below have Offered various prizes ~ SNAKE
the arrival Of the first 1891 baby = happy 0nr. MI
the proud parents Of the winning babes Wll czl
at the stores specified they vii receiss - riftH-
The Brownsville winner calling ~ thr siorra spe-
cifying Brownsville and TIC Valley SHINES Az
those stores that specify the first Valley baby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

Ia committee consisting of the cbair- men of the three groups to prepare and file a joint application with the Interstate coihnie fces commission and the state cOmmissipn ss l Approval of the resolution follow led a series of meetings c0nducted by
 the three groups in an kffort to offset the heavy slump in eaf3iings being reported yby all the 1raiIr pads De- ltaiis of the gppifea tioh. ..s which, will Icontain 3 full dement, or the req sons for the action, wills be m de public by. the int efstate com nfraerce Icornmission. x. s z S
 While an increase of ss15 per cent in rates will De asked for. some of lthe commodities affected will not be able to stand this much of an ad-
 vance and In these cases the roads twill make downward sreyisio1is; mak- ing the net resouH, if the s15 per tcent rise is granted, about 10 per cent after allowing for some rates
 to be unchanged. x, 2 As' Tracing the decline in railroad
 freight. income from the time the in-
 | lterstate comm erce;, commission; or
 Edered general freight rate areduc-
 tion of 10 per cent to aid depressed
 business in 1922, M, J.. Gormley iex-
 lecutive of the American Railway as
 sociation, said freight revenues of
 the railroads have suffered a total
 drop of $4,7O5, ,706,000. M : sa i.s J This ignores entirelysthe fact that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

being oiled for < mile. East Hampton. Summit St ia being oiled for ts mile. Hsddam. Rock Landing road is |under construction. Ledyward. Ledyard Center road \ is being oiled flor 1 mile. Milford. North St is being oiled Milford. W. River St is being oiled for E mile. -iy for 1s mile. New k airfield. Balls Pond road lis completed.
 sprague. Hanover road is being oiled for 3 miles. < E ! Simsbpry. west Simsbury road is being oiled for 3 miles. < < Simsbury Walker school road is being oiled for I 1siniie. lB waterford. WiIletts Ave is being oiled for .% mile. sa Note: The oiling described in this lreport will be done weather permit EtinH t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

6f from so.ooo to &b6ii 5o, s53 Sa1 I35 aericulturel colonies have tt@4 ssiablished, s1o1d continued, out''1| ing many steps forward which ,4 . cluded constfuction of Tel A3<<. only all-J Jewish city in the world, oN what was formerly q, sand 61ns building of hospitals and clinfcz. &a@ |tablishrnent of q school system o< |gradual development Of new .He@ Ebraic culture in a process which he termed "the Eteatcst romance of
 modern times.
 szoid said Palestine is due For great industrial and commercial expansion In addition to the asricuI- x tiifai growth already achieved, with attendant opportunity for employ srnent. for both Arabs and Jews and la raising of living standards of the iowIy Arab peasant or feilah.
 The congress will convene at Basic, Switzerland. June &C., and will continue until July 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
LONGING OF HE JEWISH PEOPLE
 MAYBE REALIZED

New York, June 12. (UP) De- spite whatever political difficulties may arise, the ancient longing of the Jewish people for a reconstitution of their Jewish national home in Pa1e- sti1e is gradually being realized. ac. cording to Robert Szold, chairman of administration. of the Zionist organ ization of America. who sails for Europe on the Paris to-day to att tend the seventeenth world Zionist Congress, converting June go. This is expected to be the most crucial gathering of it's kind ever held since 1t is the first congress after the Pale stine riots.
 .'The hills and valleys of Judea, neglected for so many centuries, are again beginning to thrive and bear fruit ssaid Szold. Slowly, but sure- ly, there is coming a new life into the birthplace of Judaism, Christian ity and Mohammedanism.
 Development of Palestine since 1922 has seen population growth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

ia steady whittliAg away of the rats
 structure has also been going on isince that time. which has adversely laffected. railway income, 70 Gormiey Isaid.s If fsthes railroads had not; sue lcessfully reduced their unit cost SoE lbperation by 20 per cent during the past decade, they would have re lported al net operating deficit Of l$100,000,000 for Igs0."- 7 l Stressing the necessity for :rafl- roads to be able to3 maintain their lpurchasing power, Gormiey said when a%period of financial starvation 1 or business depression forces the IrailFoads to retrench both in employ
 ment and purchases, the effect is felt lin every industry of the country. With the return of their buying power. Gormley said, then demands
 for materials will undoubtedly have Ia substantial influence on economic life.
 Belief has been expressed in rail-
 road circles that the administration
 will look with favor on an increase | in freight rates as 1t would obxiate the necessity of wage cuts and some lopinion is that the interstate com
 merce commission is likely to speed Ithe matter through as an emergency measure such as was passed in 1921. | Many modern apartments are be- line od i,, Austria Sl lsE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
RAILROADS ASK FOR AN INCREASE
 OF l5 PER CENT
Blanket Increase on All Freight Rates Is Their Hope and They Are Very Confident .,l

: New York, June II CUP Hav- ling agreed that a Is per cent blanket chargss will I be M necessary to lift the |railroads of theS country out of their. present financial depression, carrier
 officials were confident to-day that Washington will be forthcoming
 with the necessity relief by early
 lautumn. At a meeting of executives ofsall
 Ithe important carriers. in the country
 lyesterday,s members of the eastern, Iwestern and southern railroad groups ladopted an unanin1ou us resolution to ask for the increase and authorized
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
Road Conditions
 For Connecticut
Week-End Listngs of Construction and Detours Now in
 Force on State Highways

Route No. 304---
 Montville. Raymond Hillsroad is being oiled for 4 miles. ... Routc No. 3e6--
 Colchested. Amston road is be- ing oiled for mile.
 No Route Numbers
 Bloomfield. Halls Blvd. is being oiled for 2 miles.
 Colchester. sHayward Ave. is be- ing oiled for 1a miles. Colchester. Depot road Is being oiled for h mile. ,s Colchester. Westchester road .s being oiled for ? miles Danbury. Clapboard Ridge road. M a ca dam completed. Work on shoulders and railing under way. Nc det0urs. tSs N East Hampton. Lakeview St is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

of the route is over paved streets -the rest is on rough dirt and gravel streets through three small towns.
 Operating and up-keep costs were exceptionally low. After the car was traded in for new Ford ann informed that it was overhauled and is now giving good service to its new owner."
 Letters like this are indicative of the substantial worth of the Ford and the high quality built into every part. In every detail of construction it is made to endure--to serve you faithfully and well for many thousands of miles. The price is low because of large production and unusual Ford manufactur. ing facilities. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
HE'S A RIG SHOT.

Berlin. Heinrich Sahm, recently elected mayor of this city. is req ..big shot" Heinrich is seven feet
 one inch tall in his stockings, and Is said to be the ta1lest man in pub; He office in Europe. He was. presi- dent Of the Free State of Danzie at one time. Ek :,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
Safety Glass ln An Windows and
 Doors at Small Cost

All Fad ears are equipped wlsh Triplex shasser. presf plate slsss windshisid as standard equip- znsns. For . smell extra charge yon can nov have yeur new Ford delivered with safety glass in ali windews and doors. The cost is elS for the Coupe. Ds Lazs Coupe. sper Coupe and Cabrioiss and e20 fss shs Tndsr Sedan, no Lnxe Ssdans Standard
 Sedan, Te~n Sedan and Victoria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

letter from the editor of a newspaper in Kansas. .|--'s..-.l2
 ''In one of your recent advertisements in weekly newspapers you tell of a Ford that has been driven "a, 900 miles in less than a year.
 ssThat's no mileage at all fora Ford. There is a Ford in this community that was driven l2O, 900 miles before it was traded in.
 ssThe car was bought in August, 1928, and driven until November, lo3O, by its owner. He is a carrier of the Wichisa Daily Eagle, making a route of 1SO miles daily with morning and evening paper. On Sunday, only one trip of 75 miles is made. About so miles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

COME weeks ago we published an O account of Ford that had been driven a, 900 miles in less than year by three mail carriers in Iowa.
 The article created much comment and brought many letters telling of the unusual reliability, economy and long life of the Ford. Here is an interesting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

|. \ q Lew PRICES-HIGH QUALxTY Among the thirteen Ford body types there is 2 car exactly suited to your particular needs. The first cost is low and you save every mile you drive be. cause of the low cost of operation and uPkeep.
 Standard Bodies .i Roadster $43O Tudor Sedan e4oO Phaeion . 435 Sport Coupe 800 Coupe .. 490 Standard Sedan 59O De Luxe Bodies
 Do Luxe Roadster &47S Dc Luxe Sedan. e6SO De Luxe Phaeion s80 Victoria ~. S8O De Luxe Coupe. 525 Town Sedan 63O
 Convertible CabrioIet. s59S i An prices f .. Dssrss, plHs freight and dssis~y.
 Bumpsrs and spsrs sirs sssrs ss smsi' essf. Yea my p.reAsss hs Ford lsr sms dessa psymsns sss sa sssasmieaI isvs susA shs AnshsssS Fevd Hinsrss
 Pleas ~ shs Unissrsai CsrAh Gsmpszss M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

Many modern apartments are be ing erected in Austria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

Cheatham and Brig. Gen. William e.
Horton. Mrs. Loose entertained her
guests at dinner at the Mayflower be-
fore the celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Moves had in
their balcony Capt. and Mrs. Ralph w.
Mcdowell and Comdr. and Mrs. Smith
Hempstone.
Col and Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke
had in their box Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Scott Thropp, Mrs. Eldridge Jordan,
Miss Charlotte Mayo and Mr.. James
Mcmillan Gibson and Miss Mary Pres
ton Gibson, son and debuante daughter
of Mrs. Locke.
Maj. and Mrs. Raymond E. Lee en-
tertained at dinner, later taking their
guests to their box. The company in
Guided the second secretary of the
British embassy and Mrs. Huxley. Mr.
and Mrs. Dean Acheson and Comdr.
Robert r. M. Emmett, U. S. N.
The Surg. Gen. and Mrs. Charles
E. Riggs occupied balcony, as did also
Representative and Mrs. Richard S..
Aldrich, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. George B.
Scriven, Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Capt. and
Mrs. Hayne Ellis. Judge Robert E.
Mattingly, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Rid
ley Mclean. Mrs. Henry Alva Strong,
Col. and Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke
Mrs. Herbert o. Slocum, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. H. p. Jones, Mrs. Robert Todd
Lincoln, Mrs. Daniel c. Stapleton, Mr..
Russell Mcdonald. M. K. MidZusawa,
first secretary of the Japanese embassy
Maj and Mrs. Raymond e. Lee en-
tertained at dinner preceding the jubi-
lee, having as their guests the second
secretary Of the British embassy and
Mrs. Huxley, Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Ache
son and Comdf. Emmett, u. S. N.
Others who subscribed to the jubilee
tickets were the Minister Of Guatemala
and Sonora de Recinos, the Minister OF
Lithuania, Mr.. Balutis: the Minister of
Czechoslovakia and Nine. Veverka, the
Minister of the Irish Free State and
Mrs. Michael MacWhite, Senator and
Mrs. Cameron Morrison, Mrs. Bayard
Cutting, mother of Senator Cutting:
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce. Col. Clarence M. Young,
Judge and Mrs. Gus A. Schuldt, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas @. Ashburn,
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Miss Clara w. Mcouown has re
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ENING STAR, WASHINGTON G.. THURSDAY

from San Francisco November IS for
Honolulu. While in Honolulu, they will
be the house guests of Mr.. and Mrs
w. D. Faubion, who formerly resided
in the WeStchester.
Mrs. Nicholas B. Trist has returned
to her apartment, at 2311 Connecticut
avenue, after attending a meeting OF
the Alumnae Council of Wilson College
at Chambersburg, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton L. Caverhill of
Toronto, Canada, are spending a few
days at Hotel Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Puddington. ac-
companied by their daughter, of Madi-
son, N. j., are passing a few days at
the Dodge.
Miss Ella Sandberg, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel S. Sandberg, has ar
rived at Wardman Park Hotel from
California. and is accompanied by Miss
Barbara Mccartney. They will prob
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick L. Scott of
Richmond, Va, are guests at the Cava-
lier Hotel for a short stay.
Miss Ethel Claire Yassell has gone
to Pittsburgh for the week end. While
there she will attend the Army-Pitts-
burgh foot ball game and dance after
ward, with Cadet Edward E. B. Weber
OF the United States Military Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Caywood of
Princeton, N. j., are at the Fairfax
Hotel for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. A. Schwartz
Of Topeka. Kans,, have taken an apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel for their
stay in this city.
Miss Clara w. McQuown has re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Caywood of
Princeton, N. j., are at the Fairfax
Hotel for a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-12
STREET FLOOR ITEMS reduced

printed ps 9 5s cRss e osnay 'ss Robes Of $
Originally Ts SIS TO zaneD's' t.n brown and black $3.50
100 Bags newest shapes in calf, bouclet and r. 40
grains. Originally $l95. Friday only ......... PLY
kayser LokRay Vests and Boomers discontinued 90
style Originally 75c and Csc o3C
Knit Suits, three-pie styles Originally Or