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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
GODDARD IS NAMED TRANSPORT OFFICER
 FOR THIS DISTRICT

To act as transportation officer for Southeast Alaska, E. M. God dard has been designated by Ralph Reeser, Department Commander of the American Legion, whose head quarters are in Fairbanks. His duties will be to arrange for special rates for delegates to the Depart ment's 1882 convention which will be held in Fairbanks next fall.
 MT. Goddard will consult with steamer officials and those of the White Pass & Yukon Route and endeavor to present alternate tra- vel routes on bargain dates for those from Southeast Alaska who attend the Territorial gathering. The Legionnaires hope to carry a big Panhandle delegation to the in- terior metropolis which is already perfecting its plans for entertain ing the veterans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
TWO NEGROES ARE LYNCHED
 EARLY TODAY
Mob in West Virginia Town Avenges Death of Con-
 stable, Shot Down

LEWISB URG, West Virginia, Dec. l0-Two negroes, Tom Jack son, aged 25, and George Banks, aged 27, were taken from a jail here and lynched by an organized mob of sixty men, early today.
 The men were hung, almost nude, from crossarm of a te,e- phone pole. Before death came by strangulation, volley after volley of shots were fired into their bodies.
 The two negroes were arrested in connection with the killing of Con- stable Joseph Myles and Jeff Brown, his companion, who had gone to negro dance and ordered the dancers to be more quiet. AS the two men left the dance hall they were shot down by gun shots.
 Clad only in their underclothes, the two negroes were taken from the jail by the mob which arrived in automobiles The caravan pro- ceeded to the edge of the town. where ropes were tossed over a telephone crossarm and the negroes were strung up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
MIME. LUPESCU M AY BE QUEEN
 OF RUMAN|ANS
Prince Nicholas Denounces M e m b ship in
 Royal Family

PARIS, Dec. 10.-The talk Of Mime. Lupescu as possible future common Queen of Rumania has entered the dispute between the two Royal brothers, King Carol and Prince Nicholas, at Bucharest, Ru- manian capital, according to ..re- ports received here.
 King Carol annulled the marriage of Prince Nicholas with a common bride. The Prince eloped and mar ried the girl, then King Carol an nulled the proceedings and threat ened the Prince with expulsion from Rumania.
 Foreign diplomats arriving here from Rumania reported Mime. Lu- pescu has forsaken Judlasm to be- come a Christian with the view of qualifying to be Queen.
 At Bucharest, Prince Nicholas is understood to have handed King Carol his renunciation as mem Der of the Royal Family. That document was a copy of Carols renunciation made under similar circumstances in 1926 when he was crown prince.
 Premier Jorga is reported to have denied the report however, that King Carol will exclude his brother or that Mime Lupescu is to be- come a common Queen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
ROY THORNTON
 GOES TO TRIAL
 SEATTLE COURT
Defense Forces Case Before Jury Ketchikan
 Man Absolved

SEATTLE, Dec. 10.-The defense forced the case of Roy Thornton former Ketchikan, Alaska, dance hall proprietor and three codefend- ants, unexpectedly to trial yester- day in the Federal Court on dry law conspiracy charges. A jury was selected to hear the case.
 The prosecution sought continu- ance saying J. o. Bowles, import ant witness, was absent. The Court ordered the trial to proceed when the defense attorneys stipulated Bowles would testify he sold Frank Hodgson, a defendant, accessories seized in the raid on the still near Auburn, south of here, after Thornton had introduced Hodgson to Bowles.
 Late yesterday afternoon, during the trial, Hodgson pleaded guilty and abzolyed Thornton from any connection with the operation of the still. --s z
 Thornton On Stand
 Roy Thornton, formerly active in Seattle municipal affairs when a dance hall proprietor here before going to Ketchikan, now a fer tilizer manufacturer and potato grower in Yakima County, Wash ington, testified this afternoon in his own trial on liquor conspiracy charges. He said he knew nothing of the bootlegging activities around Seattle.
 Previously, Frank Hodgson, an- other Alaskan, also on trial, plead ed guilty and defended Thornton testifying that Thornton guaran- teed payment on the equipment he (Hodgson) bought for still raided near Auburn. in the belief Hodg- son was tc use the materials in building a boat.
 Thornton testified he met Hodg- son in Seward, Alaska, in 1922 and that in February, this year, he arranged a loan of $500 to Hodgson to fix up his boat"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Diplomat With Hand of Steel Leads Rail Men
 in Fight on Wage Cut

CLEVELAND. Dec. l0-A hand Of steel in glove of silk.
 Such is the hand of D. B. Rob- ertson, president of the Brother hood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen, who as chairman of the labor forces wrote the state ment at the close of the negotia- tions between railway and labor executives signalizing the opening of battle over wages.
 Diplomatic, cultured, polished gentleman, Robertson represents the aristocratic school of the labor movement, yet he came up the ave- nue of toll and hard knocks.
 In his fights he has resorted to diplomatic methods and employed argument and persuasion to win his point, yet when diplomacy fail ed he has been as inflexible as bar of steel.
 The brotherhood chief quit school at the age of l2 to go to work in a Youngstown bolt works. He worked in brick yards and machine shops He eked out an education from night schools and by correspond ence. Polish was added by reading
 Tn 1895 he began his railroading as an engine wiper for the Penn sylvania and continued as hostler,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10

fireman and engineer for the Erie until 1913.
 Meanwhile he was working his way up in brotherhood circles. After serving as chairman of the grievance committee on the Erie, in 1913 he became e-president of the organization.
 Now 55 years old, he has served as president since 1922. The fire men and enginemen never have been split by internal strife. When internal troubles threatens, Robert son resorts to diplomacy.
 Robertson has been uniformly successful in his fight for higher wages and better working condi- tions. Ground gained has never been surrendered. From that stand point he is known among labor men as a Hast stand fighter"
 So in the negotiations with the railway presidents committee, the railway labor executives associa- tion proposed stabilization of en- ployment for one year. the six-hour day and billion dollar grade separation program.
 Wage reductions, which railway executives were hopeful would be voluntarily offered, were not men- tioned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
MOST HOOVER PLANS M AY BE APPROVED IN END
There Will Be Thorough Investigation and Tax
 Plans May Fail

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 10- Much of President Hoover's domes- tic economic progress seems des- tined to ultimate approval by Con- gress though there is tedious period of thorough investigation ahead. The prospect of approval does not extend necessarily to all of his economic proposals, nor to the tax increase plan which must run the gauntlet of tremendous op- position from the Democrats and Republican Independents of the Senate and others.
 The new half-billion reconstruc- tion corporation proposed by Presi- dent Hoover is one of the measures that seemingly carried enough favor for victory. So is the Home Loan Discount system, the recapit- ilization of the Federal Land Banks, and revision of the National bank laws.
 A definite stand however, has developed against the recommenda- ton for liberalizing in emergency the Federal Reserve Systems rules for discounting paper.
 A triumph over some opposition in the moratorium program is seen by some of those who are in touch with things. More light on this was suggested in it's reception today by President Hoover's message asking ratification.
 Bills are before both houses to carry out every important reform recommendation in the Presidents annual message, but there will be no rush to get them enacted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Nev Agreement by Opium
 Bloc Does Not Stop Sale

managed by salaried government officials;
 4EProviding that notifications of the agreement shall be deposited with the League of Nations secre- tariat in Geneva.
 The record of the conferences rejections and compromises is seen by anti-opium leaders as more i'm portant than the agreement. Tempted by the profits of opium sales, the delegates refused to agree to a definite period within which to abolish opium monopolies, and they also rejected numerous con- structive proposals to correct exist ing abuses.
 One leading official privately de- scribed the conferences attitude as ''revolting."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
MORATORIUM RATIFICATION
 NOW SOUGHT
President Sends Message to Congress Concern
 ing War Debts
EUROPEAN NATIONS
 ARE UNABLE TO PAY
Immediate Sanction Re- quested Speaker
 Garner Replies

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1o.- Declaring debtor nations cannot pay, President Hoover today asked Congress to provide for temporary adjustments in war debts of Eur cpe to the United States.
 In message submitting his June moratorium for ratification. President Hoover proposed the re- vlval of Commission which fund.- ed ths5e debts saying "as we ap- preach the new year it is clear a number of governments indebted to the United States will be unable to meet further payments to the United States in full, pending re- covery of their economic life, there fore 1t will be necessary, in some cases, to make still future tenn porary adjustments.
 Up To Commission
 The Foreign Debts Commission should go into the debts question and make recommendations to Con- gress."
 Leading off with these recom- mendations, the message touched American relations with much of the rest of the world and again Hoover urged adherence to the World Court and a vigorous action by the world at large to curb armaments
 The President asked legislative sanction for the moratorium within five days fo ron December Is the next payments from abroad are due.
 Ten Year Period
 The President suggested payments of installments be withheld over a ten year period beginning July 1. He repeated the statement he made last Spring that T do not approve in any remote sense the cancella- tion of debts to the United States"
 Speaker John N. Garner said the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10

BANGKOK, Siam, Dec. 10.-The League of Nations conference for the suppression of opium smoking has drawn up it's report, embody- ing accomplishments which can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
 Outside of ten recommendations aimed at better control of the opium traffic, which are binding on no one, the conference approved new international agreement con- taining four articles:
 1-Sale of opium is prohibited to anyone under twenty-one;
 2-Persons inducing minors to smoke or procure opium shall be imprisoned;
 3.-Retail opium shops must be either owned by governments or
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
.5,O0O STUDENTS PULL OFF RIOT,
 CHINESE CITY
Barricades of Barbed Wire Are Thrown Up in
 Shanghai Streets JAPANESE CAVALRY
 IS MAKING ADVANCE Neutral M m b bers of Leagues Council Holds
 Secret Session

SHANGHAI, Dec. 10. - Barbed wire barricades went up in the streets as upwards of 5000 students, protesting the Governments Man churian policy as being too mild, imprisoned the Chinese Mayor in his office and raided other Munich pal departments
 Some disturbance occurred near the French concession but the French authorities immediately es- tablished military patrols and clos ed the streets leading to the con- cession with barbed wire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
CUTS IN NAVY
 PROTESTED BY
 REAR ADMIRAL,
Chief of Bureau of Naviga-.
 ton Scores Proposed Curtailments
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10.- Bringing the controversy of Presi- dent Hoover and big navy men in- to sharper relief, Rear Admiral F. B. Upham, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, said the Administra- tion's policy of reducing naval ex- panditures was injuring the fleet.
 Rear Admiral Upham scored re- duction of number of ships in active commission and also further reduction contemplated in the 1883 fiscal year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
C. o. P. Leaders Consider Shaking Up Organisation

. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. . . 1O.-Senate Republican leaders . . today began consideration of . . a shake-up of the party or
 . ganization as the third day of . . balloting for a President pro- .
 . tenn ended in a deadlock on .
 . the question of re-electing Senator George H. Moses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
OPPOSES ANY REDUCTION IN
 GERMAN DEBTS
France Gives Official No- tice to Young Plan
 Committee

BASEL, Dec. TO- = The Young Plan Committee is faced today with flat opposition of France to a reduction of Germany's reparations and other obligations.
 The committee is in session here relative to Germany's capacity to pay and it was expected a report would be made sometime this week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Mary Hughes, of Nursery Rhyme, Passes AWay

. LONDON, Dec. 10. Mary Hughes, who many years ago had a little lamb that followed her to school, has followed the little lamb into death.
 Mary Hughes, 90 years of age, and blind, has passed away at her home in Worthing.
 For years she continued to tell the story of her lamb, which entered into nursery rhyme, and became known around the world to children of three or four generations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Stolen Jewels Are
 Found in Ash Can

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10-Three thousand dollars worth Of Jewery' much of it even more valuable as heirlooms, winked up at Fred A. Pelmbrock, when he opened a steel box that he found in a trash can at the rear of his home.
 And Mrs. Gertrude Hettman IS divided between joy over the recov- cry of her treasures, stolen last August. and bewilderment over the apparent fact that whoever stole the box and broke it open failed to take the contents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
ADJUSTMENTS IN FOREIGN DEBTS IS ASKED BY HO0vEI
Pledges Support For Air Mail
 To Juneau

SEATTLE, Dec. 10.-A spe- . cial dispatch from Washington . to the Seattle Daily Times (
 says United States Senator Wesley L. Jones has pledged | . support to the movement to [
 establish an airmail route [ . Seattle to Juneau. He declared . . he will press the issue as strongly as possible. Postmaster General Walter . F. Brown, in his annual report [ . to Congress, recommended he . . be authorized to contract for | air mail service to Alaska. (
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Leaves 115
 Direct Descendants

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 10.-When Mrs. Frederick Schmucker died here recently at ninety -one, she left 115 direct descendants.
 Those who survived her were two sons. five daughters, thirty eight grandchildren and seventy great-grandchildren.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Inner Mong golia Takes Center of Stage
 As Japanese Troops Spread in Far East
INNER MONGOLIA WITH cut By CHARLES s. SMITH (Chief of Foreign Service of The
 Associated PreSS

Inner Mongolia, the shock ab- sorber between China and Asiatic now promises to get into world news in large way through the sending of Japanese troops there to steady the Manchurian situation and prevent flanking movement along the railways in which the Japanese have invest ments.
 Tsitsihar, the Manchurian rail- way city which the Japanese re- gently seized after hard fighting, is not far from the Inner Mon golian boundary. The Nonni River, along which the Japanese recently defeated the Chinese forms part of the eastern boundary of Inner Mongolia.
 The great Mongolian plateau on which Genghis Khan established the empire which threatened Chris tian Europe seven centuries ago now is divided into two distinct sections.
 Outer Mongolia
 The northern section is called Outer Mongolia and is soviet re- public allied with Moscow. The southern one-third of Mongolia is called Inner Mongolia and has re- mained loyal to China.
 Little trace remains in Mongolia of the glorious civilization Marco Polo found there. Only few ruins, some ballads and historical records suggest the glamorous past of the present day nomads who herd camels, cattle, sheep and horses over the semi-arid grazing lands.
 Outer Mongolia and Inner Mon golia together are five times as large as Texas. Their combined population is not more than 2,000,- 900.
 Inner Mongolia embraces about one third of the Mongolian plateau and has a population of probably 100000. It extends 2,0O0 miles along the northern boundary of China, from Manchuria to the western tip of the province of Kansu, varying in width from 100 to 500 miles.
 The part of Mongolia under Rus- sian influence is given over almost entirely to grazing carried on by nomads. The entire section has been isolated from China which still claims the territory and re- fuses to recognize the societ re- public.
 Travel Forbidden
 Urga, the capital of Outer Mon- golia, is connected by motor buses and horse and camel caravans with points on the Trans-Siberia rail- way. But travel from China into Urga is forbidden by the Urga gov- arnment.
 Kalgan is the chief commercial outlet of Inner Mongolia which the Chinese officials have been culti- vating earnestly for several dec- ades. From the railways in Man churia as well as from Kalgan and many other points in North China Chinese farmers have been drifting into Inner Mongolia.
 Fertile lands in the valleys have yielded good results and a con- siderable trade has grown up with central China in furs, hides, meats,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
TWO BANKERS
 FOUND GUILTY

SEATTLE, Dec. 10.-Adolph Lin den and E. w. Campbell, former presidents of the defunct Puget Sound Savings and Loan Associa- tion, have been convicted of grand larceny in connection with the clos ing of the institution They were de- nied a new trial by Superior Judge Steinert. The date for sentencing of the former bankers was not set.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Zane Grey to Show
 South Sea Pictures

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10. Film that Zane Grey took for his own entertainment on a recent hunting and fishing expedition to the South Sea Islands will be released as a feature length picture.
 Negotiations were concluded to- day whereby Sol Lesser, inde- pendent producer, acquires all the film made by the author.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Mary Asks Outside
 Christmas Display

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 10- Don't inclose your Christmas spirit within the walls Of your house put 1t outside so that all may en- joy it.
 Mary Pickford made this plea to- day at a joint meeting of the Elec- tric Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
 Miss Pickford is a leader in the Christmas Out = of Doors" move ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
Predicts Death Rate from Tuberculosis in
 U. s. WiU Decline

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 10-The pre- diction that the death rate from tuberculosis in the United States will decline to approximately 40 per 100000 of population by 1897 has been cited by John B. Ed wards, President of the Tubercu- losis and Health Society.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10

MADRID, Dec. 10.-Spain's new constitution has been formally adopted by the National Assembly.
 It is believed Niceto Alcara La- mora, first Provisional President, will be elected President.
 Among other things, the new constitution provides separation of the church and state, liberty of thought, freedom of speech, equal suffrage for men and women and equality, of sexes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
MINER HAS OPERATION

Paul Ecklund, miner of this city, successfully underwent a sur gical operation at the St. Ann's hospital this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
CAVALRY ADVANCING

PARIS, Dec. IDA note from the Chinese Government at Nan king to the League of Nations said Japanese cavalry is advancing west of the Liao River in Manchur,a.
 Twelve neutral members of the League of Nations Council went into a secret session today to con- sider the formal declaration of Japan's attitude to the League fol- lowing receipt of new instructions from Tokyo concerning bandit measures as a reservation to the Laapue's peace resolution.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
RESOLUTION ACCEPTED

PARIS, Dec. 10.-It was an nounced late this afternoon that China and Japan have accepted the League of Nations resolution on the dispute in Manchuria, with res- ervations. Japan has the right to take measures against bandits.
 China has "all rights and renle- dies of judicial positions to which it is entitled under the Leagues covenant and under treaties to which it is a party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10

Industrial enterprises in Pales- tine have increased more than six fold in number since the end of the World War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
CONSTITUTION OF SPAIN HAS
 BEEN ADOPTED
National Assem m bly Alp. proves of Document
 Church, State Separate

Bulletin - Madrid, Dec. 10. Niceto Alcara ZamOra, a farm CTS son, has been elected as the first Constitutional Presi- dent of the Spanish Republic, by the National Assembly late this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
RAIL SHARES
 RALLY TODAY ON EXCHANGE
Heavy Selling Takes Place Early, then Improve
 ment Is Noted

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. = Rail shares led in brisk rally after a furry of heavy selling in the morn ing and number of prominent issues virtually cancelled losses, few closing with small gains, but others with net losses of one to two points.
 Today's turnover was 2,70o,OOo shares.
 The market dropped one to five points in heavy selling early today but recovered as sentiment to- ward rails improved coincident with unconfirmed rumors the Railway Brotherhood delegates, meeting III Chicago, were taking a more sym pathetic attitude toward the car rier's request for a temporary cut in wages.
 Union Pacific regained all but fraction of it's losses. Santa Fe regained about the most of four point loss.
 Steel and Bethlehem were oil slightly today.
 General Motors was off a frac- tion after dropping to a new low.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 11B, American Can 61A Anaconda Copper 10A, Beth lehem Steel 24, Curtiss- Wright ll2, Fox Films SIS, General Motors 22A T, International Harvester 25h, Ken necott 11h, Packard Motors 4A' Standard Oil of New Jersey 33%' United Aircraft 12A, United States Steel 4812.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10

Pearls are the bane of an oysters life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-10

ALFRED JOHNSON IS ILL
 Alfred Johnson of Juneau en- tered St. Ann's hospital yesterday for medical treatment.
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Evening star., 1931-12-13
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scarfs 49c

Very attractive, yet thoroughly practical
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are trimmed at each end with wide two-tone
lace.
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Spreads 4 OK
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Evening star., 1931-12-13
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to retain its luster after constant washing.
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Evening star., 1931-12-13
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Bridge Sets rs

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consists OF cloth and 4 napkins to match.
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Evening star., 1931-12-13
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Evening star., 1931-12-13

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Evening star., 1931-12-13
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