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HUGE GASOLINE TANKS
WRECKED BY FLAMES
Flash From Exhaust Pipe of
Truck Blamed for Fire Caus-
ing $4,000 Loss.

ROWLESBURG, w. Va, August Up.
Fire, believed to have been started by
flash from the exhaust pipe of a gas
oline truck, today destroyed two $4,000
gallon storage tanks Of the Standard
Gil Co. of New Jersey, a lumber yard.
a planning mill and a storage ware
house nearby. Property owners esti-
mated their losses at $4,000
Fire first attacked the gasoline stor-
age tanks. the explosion Of which scat
tered burning gasoline over the nigh
borhood forcing IS families to move
their belongings to safety.
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BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, August miss Beryl
Riggs, young actress, who was injured
when her car collided Thursday with
one driven by the Prince of Wales,
drove today from the hospital at Wind
sor to London to resume rehearsals.
With the actress In the car was a
large and beautiful bouquet sent by
the Prince. ~
She had a small bandage on her head
and drove the car herself all the way.
1T was the only way could be sure
had recovered my nerve" she said.
Miss Riggs was full of praise for the
efficiency of the Prince In attending
the injuries Of herself, her sister and
her cousin after the accident and in
making arrangements for sending them
TO the hospital. He 9iso arranged for
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Woman Leaps to Death.

CHICAGO, August l (P).-A woman
tentatively identified as Pearl Greedy,
30, killed herself late today by jump
ing from Thirty fifth floor window in
the Pittsfeld Building. on the edge Of
pocket said she was respondent over Ill
health. A library card in her purse
bore the name Pearl Greely."
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FIVE OF FAMILY KILLED

Train Smashes Automobile at Cross
ing Near Rhome, Tex.
RHOME, Tex, August (P.-Five
members Of one family were killed four
miles south of here late today when
their automobile was struck by q Fort
Worth & Denver City passenger train
at grade crossing.
The dead: j. W. Keene, 40. Burleson.
Tex: his three daughters, Eventa, IT;
Lewellen. is, and Marie, 10, and his
father. John Keene. 81. of Rhome
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MORROW mot SURPRISED"

Mrs. Lindbergh's Father Says Couple
May Not Report for Some Time.
NORTH HAVEN. Me- August up.
Limited States Senator Dwight w.
Morrow of New Jersey, father of Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh, tonight said that
be was mot surprised" that the hying
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GOTHAM PUBLISHER WE'D

Charles Boni and School Teacher
Married in Bay State.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. August l
(P.-MiSs Margaret Bradford. 38. New
York City school teacher. and Charles
Boni, SO, New York publisher, were
married here today by William Smith,
Justice Of the peace.
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PART ONE-24 PAGES.
General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
District of Columbia Naval Reserve
Page BIS.
PART TWO-8 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Fraternities-Page 4.
Disabled American Veterans-Page 4.
The Home Gardener-Page 6.
PART THREE-16 PAGES.
Society Section.
American Legion-Page IS.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars-Page IA.
Marine Corps News-Page IA.
PART FOUR-s PAGES.
Amusement Section-Theater, Screen
and Radio.
In the Motor Wcrld-Page 8.
Milady's Motoring-Page 4.
Army and Navy News-Page 4.
Aviation-Page S.
District National Guard-Page S.
Spanish War Veterans-Page S.
Radio-Page Z.
PART FIVE PAGES.
pages B-8-B-11.)
Sports Section.
PART SAA-lZ PAGES.
Financial News and CLASSIFIED Adver-
Using.
News of the Clubs-Page II.
Public Library-Page IL.
Serial Story, Moon OF Delight Page
IL.
Organized Reserves-Page IL.
PART SEVEN-2O PAGES.
Magazine Section.
The Bridge Forum-Page Is.
News OF the Music World-Page 16.
Reviews of the New Books-Page II.
Crossword Puzzle-Page Is.
The Boys and Girls Page-Page 10.
Those Were the Happy Days-Page 20.
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLORED SECTIONS PAGES.
Moon Mullins: Mr.. and Mrs: the Timid
Soul; Reglar Fellers: Little Orphan
Annie; Highlights Of History; TarZan
and Mutt and. Jkd.
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CREDIT OFFER APPROVED HERE.

Chairman Stone Says Farm Board VIII
Favor Easy Term Sales TO Germans.
BY the Associated Press.
Purchases of wheat and cotton from
Farm Board agencies has been suggest
ed to Germany by the American Gov
eminent as means of extending fur
Their assistance to that country and
giving relief to American agriculture.
Ambassador Sackett at Berlin. with
full approval of President Hoover. has
advanced such proposals to German off,
Gals. but as yet they have not been
accepted.
The sales would be made on liberal
credit terms, which Germany in her
financial crisis has been seeking from
banking quarters.
At the same time the administration
feels the disposal of their surplus crops
in this way would rebound TO the bene
fit of American agriculture by their re-
moval from depressed markets.
Approved by Stone.
The suggestion has the full approval
of Chairman Stone of the Farm Board.
In a formal statement today he said:
The Farm Board has no definite
proposals before it from the German
government, but If it would aid Ger
many and if it would increase con-
sumption of American agricultural COM
modities. the Farm Board would author
ize the sterilization corporations to sell
to Germany on credit terms"
In an attempt to maintain falling
domestic prices during the last two
years these corporations have acquired
more than zoo. 000.000 bushels Of wheat
and 300 900 bales Of cotton.
Market traders assert their existence
tends TO weight down prices and that
their removal would stimulate an up
ward trend.
Wheat farmers are engaged IN mar
vesting a bumper crop. They joined
Vice President Curtis and Senator Cap
per. Kansas Republicans, and traders
in demanding the board agree to hold
the surplus stocks of the domestic
market for fixed period.
Subject Discussed.
At the State Department it was said
that German officials had not yet acted
in accordance with the suggestion for
purchase The board. however, has
said recently unofficial discussions" had
taken place with German representa-
tives.
The White House said Ambassador
Sackett had advanced the suggestion
ION his own initiative" but with the
full approval of the President.
The President. now at his Rapidan
camp, discussed the question today with
his secretary, Theodore Joslin, by tele-
phone.
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Consensus Says Chance for
Selling Cotton Better Than
for Wheat.
LIBERAL CREDIT TERMS
DRAW WIDE COMMENT
Possible Profit to u. S. Cited. But
Reich Farmers May Produce
Surplus Crop.
By th> associated Press.

By th> associated Press
BERLI;, August 1.-The suggestion
from the UniccS States that Germany
might buy wheat asa cotton there on
liberal credit terms has Sttracted wide
attention, as would any business prOpo-
sition which might be construed as in
the nature of a long-term credit
More than that, the suggestion is re-
garded as gratifying sign of Americas
sustained interest in keeping up Ger
manyS purchasing power and as open
ing prospect OF further business in raw
materials which Germany lacks but
America has in abundance.
The consensus seems to be that bust
ness could be done in cotton, since cot
ton stocks at Bremen, the chief import
ing port, have been reduced to 357, 800
bales because of the recent financial re-
StrictionS.
Need 25O,OOo Tons.
Acceptance of the American susges-
ton would tend to ease the markets
here and at the same time have a re-
vivlng effect all around. The cotton
market needs are placed az about
250,000 tons
AS for wheat, the situation is diff
ferent, because this year Germany ex-
poets crops well above the average and
is in fair way to become self supporting
The wheat acreage increased this year
by 937, 500 and a yield of 4.570.0 900 tons
is expected. There probably will be .
surplus for export.
German wheat is soft and the Amer
lean variety is hard, SO the latter could
still find maket here, but the i'm
portable quantity is placed at 500 900
tons at the most, and some say only
10000.
Taking these facts into consideration,
the whole transaction is figured here as
amounting to about $50, 200, 900 marks
(about s35,000,00o).
Copper Stocks on Hand.
Copper also has been mentioned in
Connection with the proposal, but it Is
said that because of the depression in
the metal working trades there are
still large stocks of material on hand
with good many delivery contracts
running
Assuming that. as suggested. Amer
lean wheat could be sold to Germany at
20 cents bushel while the German
price is $3.50 bushel the governments
profit on a transaction which would
include as much as 10000 900 bushels
would be $4,000, 900.
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TODAY'S STAR

PART ONE-24 PAGES.
General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
District of Columbia Naval Reserve
Page BIS.
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PART THREE-16 PAGES.
Society Section.
American Legion-Page IS.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars-Page IA.
Marine Corps News-Page II.
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Sunday morning to Washington homes by
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WEATHER.

90. 8. Weather Bureau ForecasD.
Mostly fair, but with q slight chance
Of local thundershowers this afternoon;
tomorrow fair, slightly warmer.
Temperatures-Highes IS, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, u, at am. yester-
day. Full report on page 4.
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PART TWO-8 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
FraternitieS-Page 4.
Disabled American Veterans-Page 4.
The Home Gardener-Page 6.
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COLORED SECTIONS PAGES.
Moon Mullins: Mr.. and Mrs; the Timid
Soul; Reglar Fellers: Little Orphan
Annie: Highlights of History: TarZan
and Mutt and. Jed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08

the deposit will be forfeited to the
 Government. Guarantee will be re- quired with each bid as follows:
 Five (5e5) per cent of the amount of the bid Performance bond will
 be required as follows: In amount of 10095 of the total contract price. Performance will begin within ten
 q0) calendar days after date of notice to proceed and will be completed within One Hundred
 Eighty G80) calendar days from
 that date, exclusive of any time that may intervene between the effective date of order of the Gov ernment to suspend operations on account of weather conditions and the effective date of order to re- sume work. Liquidated damages for delay will be the amount stated in the Special Provisions for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. Par tial payments will be made as the work progresses on work and ma- terial delivered if such work and material meet the approval of the contracting officer. Article on pa-
 tents will be made a part of the contract. Bids must be submitted upon the Standard Government Form of Bid and the successful bidder will be required to execute the Standard Government Form of Contract for Construction. The right lis reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received, and ! to accept or reject any items of any bid, unless such bid is quail fled by specific limitation. Envel- opes containing bids must be seal ed, marked, and addressed as fol- lows: Bid for Road Improvement. White Pass Highway, Skagway Riv- CT Bridge, To be opened August ] 12, 1881 at 9 o'clock AM, Federal 8J Territorial Bldg, Juneau. Alaska. M. D. Williams, District Engineer, U. $. Bureau of Public Roads.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
RICE & KILLERS LOW BIDDER ON
 SCHOOL. PLANT
Local Firm Gets Plumbing and Heating Contract
 For Indian School

Rice & Ahlers Company, of this city, were today awarded the bid for installing the heating system and the plumbing for the school plant at the Industrial School be- ing erected at Shoemaker Bay, near Wrangell, by the Office of Indian Affairs. There were five bidders, two from Juneau, two from Seattle and one Everett.
 Rice & Ahlers Company's total bid was $25,3O0 almost $2,000 lower than the next lowest bidder. The architects estimate of the cost for the job was $28,OOO. N. L. Troast, who opened the bids here this af- ternoon, is the architect.
 Other tenders submitted were: Brown, the Plumber, Everett, Wash. $30,777; Harr Machine Shop, Ju- neau, $29, ,786; A. Schaefer, Seattle, $27,3 ,368; West Coast Heating Com pany, Seattle, $27,097 Davies Manufacturing Company, Ketchi- kan, also submitted bid which was rejected for defects. It only covered the heating unit and was not one of the low tenders.
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Invitation for Bids

United States Department of Az riculture, Bureau of Public Roads, Juneau, Alaska, July 3, 1881. Seal ed Bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received
 until g o'clock AM, August 12, 1881, and then publicly opened, for furnishing all labor and materials
 and performing all work for con-
 structing and improving the White
 Pass Highway, Skagway River Bridge, National Forest Road pro-
 jeet, located adjacent to the Ton g1ss National Forest, First Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska. The length of the project to be con- structed is approximately 0.4Q9 Miles and the principal items of work are approximately as follows. Structure Excavation 600 Cu.Yds;
 Finished Earth Road 03l8 Miles;
 Unclasssified Borrow 5,100 Cu.Yds;
 Untreated Timber 52 M,Ft. BM.;
 Treated Timber g MFt.BM.; Class A Concrete 154 Gu. Yds; Class s Concrete 92 Cu.Yds; Reinforcing Steel 11,000 Lbs; Corr. Met. Pipe Culverts 60 Limit; Treated Timber Filing 98 LinFt; B spans com- plete Spans; Rock Fill in place 150 Gu. Yds. The contract form and the plans, specifications, spec ial provisions and estimate of quan- titles may be examined and the Standard Questionnaires and Fi- nancial Statement for Bidders se- cured by the prospective bidder at the following addresses: U. s. Bu- reau Of Public Roads, Federal & Territorial Bldg, Juneau, Alaska i;
 U. s. Forest Service, Commercial Bldg, Ketchikan, Alaska; Associat- ed General Contractors, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associated General Contractors, Arcade Bldg, Seattle, Washington; As IS ociated General Contractors, Spokane Hotel
 Spokane, Washington Each bidder must submit with his bid, or prev iously, an attested staement of his business and technical organiza- ton (of the bidder) on forms te be supplied by the District En- gineer, which is available for the contemplated work, including his financial resources and his high way construction experience and other construction experience, com pared with the project bid upon
 The United States expressly re- serves the right to reject any bic in which the facts as to business and technical organization, finan. cial resources or construction ex- perience, compared with the project bid upon, justifies such rejection Where copies of plans are request. ed deposit of 5000 will be re. quired to insure their return. | within fifteen Q5) days after open. ing bids, plans are not returned
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
RAIN PREVENTS BASEBALL TODAY
Four Days of Rain Raises Havoc With Schedule
 of City League

The rain gods were still frowning on baseball today, a four day frown it has been to date, and the finals of the Fourth of July series which bring the Elks and American Legion together still remains un- played. It will be played off be- fore any other scheduled contest is staged, it was announced today by President Karl Theile of the City League.
 At midafternoon today, he an- nounced it would not be played this evening. If the weather clears, it will be staged tomorrow and one of the postponed games, probably the Elks'-Moose affray set for last Sunday, will be on the boards Friday evening.
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WATSON SPENDS
 MOST OF TODAY IN PORT HERE.
Japanese Admiral and AL askan Guide are Among
 Ships Passengers

Some day" said Yoshira Tana- ka, Rear Admiral in the Imperial Navy of Japan; speaking his Eng fish with an Oxford accent T hope to return to Alaska to take part in a hunting expedition"
 The Admiral was talking to Capt. Charles Madsen of the Kodiak Association Guides. Both are pas sengers on the steamship Admiral Watson, in port here today.
 And when you do, I hope" re- sponded the captain, i've shall be using airplanes to reach wild game areas"
 The Nipponese sea fighter is re- turning to the States from south west Alaska trip that took him as far as Unalaska. His mission was to select and stock gasoline refuel- ling stations for s. Yoshihara, the Japanese aviator, who undertook a Tokyo-San Francisco good will flight.
 The Alaska guide Is on his way to the States to buy 20 horses for use on hunting expeditions next fall He has already arranged to take out seven parties then.
 The Admiral Watson, Capt. Einar Thcmsen and Purser Charles Miller, arrived in Juneau from Kodiak and Seward at 10:30 this forenoon She was scheduled to sail for Seattle at 5 o'clock this afternoon
 She disembarked at this port five passengers-Mr. and Mrs. F. Ivensson, daughter and secretary and Sadie E. F. Johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
Italy Keeps Close Guard
 Over Race Plane Motors

TURIN, July 8.-Secrecy such as protects a country's war plans now hangs over the building where new motors are being developed 1or Italian planes in the Schneider cup race next September.
 Air Minister Italo Baloa is the only one, outside the Fiat engineers and trusted workmen, all pledged to silence, who has inspected the new engines. They are understood to be rather revolutionary in de- sign and with many cylinders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
SAM PEKOvICH Is HERE
 ON SHORT BUSINESS TRIP

Sam Pekovich, President of the Alaska Admiralty Gold Mining Company with property at Funter Bay, arrived here last night on business connected with the com pany and will remain until Thurs day evening He was accompanied by Mrs. Pekovich.
 MT. Pekovich recently returned to Funter Bay from New York where he stayed several months. Renewed mining development &C., tivity marked his return.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
FUTURE GREATS ASKED TO ASSEMBLE AT PARK

Rain or shine, all boys, 18 years .c!d or under, who have any incl!- nation to play baseball are askeil tc meet at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow evening at the baseball park for tlie purpose of organizing two nln2s that will engage in series of scheduled games. The gathering will be held in the grandstand, so
 of the weather will make no difference
 Managers and captains will be chosen as well as members of the two teams. and schedule will be outlined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
EATERS FAIL
 10 KEEP PACE
 IN PAST WEEK
Elks Big Four Crack-up Kearney Blasts Way
 to Third Position

Upsets were the order of the day in the ranks of the City League sluggers in the past week, according to statistics compiled by Official Scorer Ed. Mize and made public today The Elks' Big Four" cra- cked up and Manning and Roller hit the toboggan.
 Boyd and Andrews continued to lead, but Jack Kearney blasted his way into third place, Koski nominal leader before, dropping down to fourth.
 The list of averages of all play CTS taking part in seven or more games follows:
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AT THE HOTELS

Gas.if.eau
 N. L. Quesman, Prince Rupert. B. O.; s. Carlson, Ishpemingy Mich; Fred Jensen, Chesterfield Cigarettes; L. D. Lowe, Westward, Cal; Mrs. A. J. Weathers, A. M Hammer, Juneau; P. Baumgarten, Petersburg.
 Alaskan E. H.. Johnson, Taku; Joseph Comminole, Mexico City; Fred Morton, Seattle; MT. and Mrs. w. s. Pekovich, MT. and Mrs. J. E. Medley, Funter Bay; Miss Sadie E, Jackson, C. Korsnes, Cordova.
 Zynda J. J. Reynolds, Seattle; c. Lang ton, Wrangell; T. T. Brennan, Ket- CT ikan.
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YES BAY PLANT
 PRODUCES FINE
 SALMON HATCH
Has 22,0OO,O0O Red Sal mon Fry to Release,
 Says Supt. Russell

The finest lot of red salmon fry ever matched and reared in Alaska is now in the ponds at Yes Bay hatchery and soon will be released to make their way to the briny deep and wherever else they go in the years that swallow them ur from time of migration to their return to parent streams. T never saw finer fish, and we are well satisfied with the results of the matching and rearing operations, T declared Bob Russell, Field Super intendent of the United States Bureau of Fisheries.
 He spent yesterday in local head quarters of the bureau and left early today for Icy Strait, Sitka and Ketchikan. He was accom- panied by Mrs. Russell who is making her first Alaska trip with a great deal of pleasure,
 Matched 22,0o0,0O0 Fish
 The Yes Bay hatch consisted of 22,000,000 fish, all red salmon. Some have already been liberated to make room for later patches. And they ought to be fat and sas- sy, as MT. Russell says they are, since some 30,000 pounds of food were purchased and passed out to them during the past winter and Spring.
 They arc handled and hano- reared. And now they fill the waters impounded in the upper creek and ponds into which they are passed after they pass the fin- gerling stage. From the ponds they make their way out to salt water.
 When Salmon Swim Home
 There the knowledge of man as to their voyaging and their careers comes to an abrupt ending. What they do, where they go and why, all remain mysteries. At the end of three years a few may reappear. but not many But not until the fourth year does the main swarms of the silver horde" come swim ming home, some to fill the cans with delicious food that finds it's way into all the marts of the world, and others to spawn, then die, leaving their bodies convent ently deposited to furnish food for their multitudinous offspring when they emerge from egg-sacks the following spring.
 The present fry stock at Yes Bay is one of the largest as well as one of the finest the bureaus hatcheries has ever turned out T really believe we are doing some thing for the Territory and the salmon canning industry in this work" MT. Russell said yesterday
 Improve Anan Creek
 MT. Russell brought north with him an engineer whom he left at Anan Creek. In past years, at stages of low water in the stream, many fish have failed to reach the spawning beds upstream because they were unable to ascend above the falls The bureau plans to in prove the creek so that ascent will be possible at any stage of water.
 If the whole work cannot be done this season, temporary iin- provements will be made so that all fish can reach the beds this year and before next season per- r.anent improvements will be com rieted.
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VETERANS FUNERAL
 SET FOR TOMORROW

Funeral services for the late zygmunt Gutkoski will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning in the Catholic Church of the Nativity. Intermert under the direction of the Charles w. Carter Mortuary, will be in the American Legion plot at Evergreen Cemetery.
 MT. Gutkoski served overseas with the Canadian forces during the World War. After the great conflict he served two enlistments in the United States Army
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
TWO SHORT FLIGHTS
 MADE BY SEAPLANE

Two short flights constituted the activities yesterday of the Pet ersburg, Pilot Robert Ellis and Me chanic Brian Harlan. \ A -Funter round trip and a flight over Mendenhall Glacier with a party of passengers off the steamship Yukon were made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08

O.. M. Spulling received IA votes to be elected mayor of Sharon, s. C., town of 600 people. His opponent received four votes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08

Garbage collectors in Tampa, Fla, wear snappy uniforms to dis | tinguish them from backyard prowlers.
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