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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
H.C.(L|SLE)DAvIS
 DIES OF KNIFE STAB IN SIDE
Heart Collapses and Wounded Man Falls
 in Death Coma
FISH INDUSTRY LOSES
 PROMINENT LEADER
Walter Gamble Who Ad- mits Welding Weapon
 Is in Federal Jail

Herman Carlisle Uisle) Davls one of the best known salmon op- orators in Southeast Alaska, died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, at St. Ann's hospital, the result of being stabbed in the side on board his own boat, the Roedda, by Walter Gamble, Tuesday even- ing, December p.
 After the stabbing, which oc- cured at Chichagof, the Roedda was brought to Juneau. Dr. w. w. Council operated Wednesday even ing. The operation was success full and it was thought for a time that he would recover. But in spite of all that could be done, his heart collapsed early yesterday morning and he went into coma from which he never revived.
 Names of Surviving Relatives
 He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Winnie Davis, of Juneau, ms father and mother, MT. and Mrs. Raleigh E. Davis of Cordova, two sisters and four brothers. The brothers and sisters are Capt. James V. Davis of Juneau; R. l.. Davis of Anacortes, Washington; P. H. Davis of Security Bay; Don s. Davis with P E. Harris, Alaska canneryman, of Seattle; Mrs. LOUIS Lemieux of Petersburg, and Ruth Davis. who married some years ago and lives in the States.
 There are numerous more distant relatives in the Puget Sound coun- try.
 He was a native of Lopez Island, Washington, where he was born AZ years ago. He is a scion of one Of the oldest and most popular of the pioneer families of the Puget Sound country. His great-grandfather, Hezekiah Davis, located at Dunge- ness, Clallam County, Washington, coming from the Province of On tario, Canada, in the 185Os. Heze- kiah's brother and four sons fol- lowed him there, and Lyle's grand father. a son of Hezekiah, moved to Lopez Island in the early '7os'
 Prominent In Washington
 The sons and grandsons of Heze- kiah Davis were very prominent in Clallam, San Juan, Skagit and ether Washington counties. They served in important offices and the State Legislature, and were lead CTS in business, politics and other wise wherever located.
 Lisle's father was a pioneer In the salmon canning business on Puget Sound. His sons, James W Davis, and Lisle joined him in that business, and came to Alaska with their father twenty-five years ago
 Continued on Page Two)
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CLOSING DOWN OF EXPERIMENT
 WORK SERIOUS
Means End of Federal Co., operation in Local Ag-
 ricultural Development

That the closing of the Federal Agricultural Experiment Stations in Alaska. indicated for next June 30, will bring to an end all Fed eral activities tending to agricul- tural development in Alaska was indicated today by Dr. H. w. AL berts, director of the stations. Dr. Alberts declined to comment upon the ultimate results of the move, but in response to questions gave some of it's immediate effects.
 He said he had received official notice from Washington that no provision had been made by the Bureau of Budget for any appro- priation to continue the work be- yond the current fiscal year.
 Many Emplyees Affected
 The notification, Dr. Alberts said, contained the information that on June 30, 1892, the property of the stations, including experimental livestock, will be transferred and sold, and the stations closed. Pro- vision will be made for returning the appointed personnel back to the port of debarkatior in the States. Eight appointed employees and between 30 and 40 laborers will be affected by the order.
 Dr. Alberts said that with no ap- propriation available, the Stations at Matanuska and Sitka, and the sub-station at Lignite where the yak experiments have been con- ducted for several years would be closed. It would, of course, also entail the abandonment of the headquarters office and research
 tContinueo OF Page Three,
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EXTEN SION OF
 FEDERAL ROAD
 ACT UNFAvORED
Wickersham In clined to Believe No Benefits
 Be Obtained

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2S,- Alaska's delegate to Congress, Judge James Wickersham, has been carefully studying the effect, if it could be accomplished, of ex- tending the Federal Highway Act to Alaska At present the Alaska Road Commission is expending eight hundred thousand dollars and the Forest Service nearly one mil lion dollars yearly, in the Terri tory.
 It is the opinion of some of the interested officials here that if the Highway Act were extended to Alaska Congress would consider the needs of the Territory and the sum now being expended, and at this time the sum appropriated might not exceed the amount now being received, while the Territory would be compelled to contribute as it's share possibly from three to five hundred thousand dollars yearly, as well as all costs of engineering ex- penSes and all maintenance of roads after they had been con- structed through the joint efforts of the Federal government and the Territory The Delegate has been advised not to open the matter in the present Congress because of the general inclination to decrease all appropriations. The amount agreed upon by the Budget for the Alaska Road Commission for the ensuing year is $650,000 and it will require considerable effort to have the sum increased to the $8000OO that the Commission ex- poets to get.
 Interested officials in the nation al capital have advised Judge Wickersham not to open up the matter at this time.
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to
 Be Granted
 i,s One Day
Legislature of Chihuahua, Mexico, Aids Mis-
 mated Couples

FL PASO, Texas, Dec. 28.-Law- yers in Juarez, Mexico, have been informed that the Chihuahua Leg islature has passed a bill permit ting a divorce in one day when both husband and wife appear and agree.
 Attorneys pointed out that trav- ellers seeking divorce, may cross the line from Fl Paso and dissolve their bonds between trains.
 The minimum previous time was two weeks. Usually six months are required.
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ROBBER KILLS
 PAL; ACCIDENT
Stray Bullet Ends Life of Bandit in Store
 Hold-up

PITTSBURGH, Penn, Dec. 28.- A bandit, using his pistol to club a storeowner Saturday, shot and killed his accomplice as the wea- pon was accidentally discharged.
 The robber hit Morris Wolfe, storeowner over the head with his gun and bullet was discharged striking the man left to watch the front door of the store
 J. L. Keenan, aged 21, was ar rested as he attempted to flee from the store. The dead man was J. F. Cullian.
 The storeowner suffered only a slight scalp wound
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
 RETURNING TO STATES

Private First Class Alex H. Soko- loff vii leave on the Admiral Evans this afternoon enroute to his sta- tion near Spokane, Washington, to resume his duties as chief radio operator. He has been visiting his parents here for several weeks. Sokoloff will visit in Seattle for several days. While here he prac- tically arranged for a weekly sched- ule with local amateur stations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28-Dis- covery of a true missing link, an animal with the foundation of a human face" was described to the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science by Prof. Will liam Patten, of Dartmouth.
 The link is tiny five-inch long skeleton found in the rocks of the Baltic Sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
FEDERAL LAND BANKS TO GET
 MORE CAPITAL
Senate Committee Proposes Increase Over House
 Measure

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.- A House bill to increase capitali- zation of Federal Land Banks by $100,000,000, would be increased to $125, 100000 under a Senate Bank ing subcommittee decision report ed today.
 The added amount would be specially earmarked for granting postponements on mortgage in stallments due from farmers.
 The Senate's passage of the measure is certain. It is designated to strengthen land banks, thus fa- cilitating credit for farmers.
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DIED NATURAL,
 NOT SUICIDE
Vancouver Girls Death in Seattle Probed by
 City Official

SEATTLE, Dec. 28.-Miss Leila Curtis, a Vancouver, B. O., girl, probably died as the result of natural causes on Christmas morn ing in a hotel here, City Autopsy Surgeon P. c. West announced after an examination of the body
 Surgeon West said he found the condition of her heart so bad that he would not inquire further.
 It was first believed Miss Curtis had taken her own life in despond- ency over the death, seven months ago, of her fiance.
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Makes Speech
TO LEAVE
 FOR MEXICO CITY

MT. and Mrs. George Bolyan of Juneau have booked passage on the steamship Admiral Evans, sch- eduled to sail from here for Se- attle this evening After a brief stay in the Puget Sound metropo- lis, MT and Mrs. Bolyan will go to Mexico City where they will sojourn for the benefit of Mrs
 Bolyan's health. They plan to re- turn to Juneau in about six months.
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Discopery of True Missing
 Link Belieued Made at Last

It is between half a billion and one billion years old. It has the typical markings of certain early prenatal development of the human being. It is an ostracoderm, an extinct ten pin shaped fish like creature descendant of the giant spiders or sea scorpions which Prof. Patten said lived million years ago and were the highest mammals in existence"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
Criticism of Authorities
 of Federal ReserUe Made
 by Senate Subcommittee

The report assailed the "very significant and mischievious infla- tion period" and asserted no in vestigation was launched by the Federal Reserve authorities with a view of controlling in the future.
 Senator Garter Glass, of Virginia, a Democrat, member of the com mittee. made no definite recom- mendations but pointed the way for remedial legislation which he expects to introduce at the present session of Congress.
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POISON LIQUOR
 CAUSES DEATHS
Only Six Arrests in New York for Intoxication
 Tn B Hours

NEW YORK, Dcc. 28.-The po- lice attribute ten deaths over the Christmas holidays, one that of a woman, to poison liquor.
 Arrests for intoxication were very few, only six in 32 hours. The police said this was a record as also the fact that there were no major crimes committed during the period.
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FORCES ARE ON MOVE

MUKDEN, Dec. 2Y. A strong Japanese force moved from Ying- kow along a branch railway line toward Kowpang Tia to capture the town of Tawa, after blasting a Chinese armored train out of the way with bombs from the air.
 AS the fight went on, the calavry opened the way through scattered forces of the Chinese irregulars so the infantry could follow through and mop up. The fight lasted several hours with the Chinese in flight.
 The Japanese captured Taw a after a two-hour battle with the defenders.
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CULBERTSON'S
 SIDE RUNS UP
 HEAVY MARGIN
In 95 Rubbers Hace Won 54 and Piles Up Lead
 of l7,090 Points

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Ely Gull bertson and Theodore A. Lightner today had margin of l7090 points over Sidney s. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby in their contract bridge marathon, after having won the final two sessions last week played at the Waldorf Hotel.
 Ninety-five out of the scheduled 150 rubbers had been played to- day. The Culbertson team has won 54 and Lenz's 41 rubbers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.- Sharp criticism of Federal Reserve authorities on the ground they failed to act promptly to prevent a recurrence of the stock market panic in 1929, came from the Sem ate Banking Subcommittee. This criticism was coupled with the as- sertion that intensive participation of banks in the securities market exaggerated business fluctuations and undermined economic stability.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
JAPAN ANSWERS. PROTESTS FROM
 I HREE NATIONS
Formal Replies Sent to United States, Great
 Britain, France
BLAME ON CHINESE
 FOR DEVELOPMENTS
Chinchow Maneuvers Not Against Recent Reso-
 lution of League

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 28. - The Japanese told the American, Brit- ish and French Ambassadors Sum- day that the Chinese should be blamed if Japan's campaign against the Chinese irregulars in the Chin chow zone of Manchuria developed into hostilities between China and Japan.
 Formal replies were sent to the recent notes of the three powers which expressed apprehensicns fol- lowing reports of military opera tions in the Chinchow area. These replies were handed to the Am bassadors with the public state ment giving Japan's stand.
 The public statement explained that Japanese action in Manchuria did not run against the League of Nationss resolution of December 10, either in letter or spirit.
 The replies to the Ambassadors were not made public yesterday but they are understood to have been little more than brief formal acknowledgements of the receipt of the notes from the three na- tions on the Chinchow situation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
MORE WORK; LESS MONEY

GTON.-Although pota- to growers increased their acreage nearly Il per cent this year their yield is estimated at about the same as in 193O with average prices about 30 cents a bushel less.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
BULLET TAKES
 ANOTHER LIFE
 MINE TROUBLE
Conflict Zone at Harlan, Kentucky, Sees An
 other Tragedy

HARLAN, Kentucky, Dec. 28.- The one year old conflict between striking miners and mine guards cost another life Saturday when Over Sizemore, 50-year Deputy Sheriff and mine guard died after being shot Friday night.
 Virgil Hutton and Mike Hall are held without bond for an investiga- tion.
 Accounts of the shooting varied but indicated Hutton and Hall were distributing pamphlets calling upon the miners to rally on Sunday. Sizemore protested and was shot.
 Four deputies, a commlssary clerk and three miners have been killed since last May. More than 30 miners are under murder indict- ments. One miner has been sen- tenced to life, one freed and trials of others were slated to start to- day.
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WAsHINGTON's VIEWS

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 28.- Any further military moves Japan makes toward Chinchow is expect. ed to produce diplomatic reperoas sions in the form of protests from the United States. This is the un- official reaction here to Japan's notification she will continue op- erations toward Chinchow.
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TO CALL GENERAL STRIKE

HARLAN, Kentucky, Dec 28.- Final plans for a general strike in Harlan and Bell Counties, start ing January l, were made at National Miners Union mass meet ing Sunday at Wallins Creek.
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BLOOD FLOWS
 WHEN 6 NJ
 RETURNS HOME
'Untouchables' Attempt to Stage Demonstration
 at Bombay

BOMBAY, India, Dec. 28.-Blood ran as Mahatma Gandhi arrived home in India from London where he attended the Round Table Con- ference.
 Twelve were injured in the clash taking place at the pier where a huge crowd awaited Gandhi's re- turn and landing.
 About 1000 "untouchables" car rying black flags, gathered for an -Gandhi demonstration. They tried to rush the pier and dele gations of the National Congress. The police, with the assistance of the Congress adherents finally dis persed the attackers. Gandhi also heard the news of serious riots in other parts of India which have taken twelve lives during the past two days.
 Makes Speech
 In the first speech after his re- turn, Gandhi told 50,000 white-cap- ped Nationalists, in an open field, he will not finch from sacrificing the lives of a million people as the price for India's liberty.
 'If fight is inevitable" I ex- pect every son and daughter of India to contribute his or her mite," said Gandhi.
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NURSES ASK 12-HoUR DAY

OKLAHOMA CITY $ nurses want shorter hours They'll be satisfied with a 12-hour day, speakers declared at a convention here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
ESCOBAR, OUTSIDE
U. s., SAFE FROM LAW
Mexican Rebel Leader Of 1929
Said to Be in Canada, Not
Sought, Says Prosecutor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz.. January 3.-United
States District Attorney John Gung'l
said today Gen. Jose Gonzales EScobar,
leader Of the unsuccessful Mexican re-
volt IN 1929, is safe from prosecution
of neutrality violation charges as long
as he remains outside the United States.
Fl Paso attorneys for Mrs. Escobar
have reported the former revolutionary
leader to be living in Montreal. Canada,
under an assumed name. Suit was
filed IN Montreal yesterday by Mrs.
Escobar, seeking annulment of marriage
and the irnpounding of 100000 all
legged to have been taken by the former
general in his fight from Mexico. The
money would be held pending a prop
erty settlement.
Mrs. EScobar alleged her husband was
living In Montreal with a former wife,
from whom he had not been divorced.
He also Is under indictment here In
connection with his 1929 activities, In
GLIDING alleged illegal exportage from
Arizona Of arms and munitions. "Viola-
ton Of the neutrality laws Is not an
extraditable ofenSe," Gung1 said.
'sEscobar cannot be arrested until he
crosses the border into the United
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
WOMAN DIRECTORS
WILL MEET JAN. IS
Midwinter Conference of
Federation Board to
View Problems.

The annual Midwinter meeting of the
Board Of Directors of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs will be held
here January Is at the headquarters of
the Federation, 1874 N street. It is ex-
pected there will be about 100 present
from all sections Of the country.
Questions to be discussed include the
unemployment problem, the White
House Conference on Child Health and
Protection, and Inter American rela-
tionships. The women will be received
by President and Mrs. Hoover. There
also will be a pilgrimage to the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis and
a morning will be spent at the penal
farm at Occoquan.
Reception to Be Held.
Members of Congress and their wives
and other members of the Official and
social life Of the Nations Capital will
be received at q large reception TO be
given the evening of January ID at the
federation headquarters, once the home
of Gen. Nelson A. Miles and at different
times having housed various foreign
legations.
Senior Manuel Freyre, Ambassador
from Peru, will discuss The Value Of
Close Inter american Spiritual Under
standing" DR.. James S. Plant, director
of the Essex County Child Guidance
Clinic, Newark N. j., will speak on the
Findings and the Significance of the
White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection" DR.. Plant head
ed one of the more important committees
In this conference. DR.. Lillian M. Gil
bretn. head of the woman's division of
President Hoover's Emergency Commit
tee for Employment will tell of the re-
markable response she has had from
clubwomen and present further ways
of aiding in solving this problem.
Business Session Planned.
The business sessions of the board will
begin the morning of January IA and
will continue over Friday with three
sessions a day, the morning and after
noon sessions being devoted to routine
business and the evening sessions being
given over to outside speakers. These
regular board sessions will be preceded
and followed by smaller gatherings, in
Guiding meetings of the Executive Com
ences of Directors, Presidents and De-
partment Cha!rmen. Many Of the direc-
tors will remain over for the annual
conference on the Cause and Cure of
War. which Immediately follows and for
whose delegates the Federation viii give
large reception.
The federation also announced last
night that the merit of the work of the
federation in educating its 1880 mem
Der clubs and their more than 100000
members in the value of life insurance,
has been recognized by the National As
ISOLATION of Life Underwriters as shown
by the creation of the Department of
the American Family. Mrs. w. S.
Pritchard Of Garner, Iowa, club
woman for 35 years and for the past six
years chairman of insurance education
in the WIowa Federation of Women's
Clubs, has been made director of this
department.
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KING GEORGE WELL
AT YEARS. OPENING
Returns to Full Duties of
Monarch and Resumes
Favorite Sports.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January SKIING George
starts the new year well man again,
in better health than before his illness.
Only year ago he still was con-
valescent, moving under the watchful
eyes OF his physicians, appearing at no
state functions.
A few months before that his life had
been in the balance while he fought
the illness which started when he was
chilled while honoring Englands war
dead.
Months Of Illness IrksOme.
Long, gruelling months of illness fol-
lowed and more months of invalidism,
irksome to a man whose life has been
as active as that of George v.
But now that fight seems surely won.
At IS he has returned with 'vigor to
his full duties as monarch of an empire.
For six months and more he has been
edging back, bit by bit, into the stream.
First there were audiences at Buck
ingham Palace, then courts, and final
ly, indicative of his fuller recovery, he
opened Parliament in person. It was
the first Parliament under a Labor
government ever opened by an English
King.
When the India Round Table Con-
ference met, the King opened and adj
dressed it in person. His speech was
not an invalid's speech, but rang with
the personality of the man.
Returns to Favorite Sports.
No greater index of his majeSty's re-
newed strength could be found than in
his return to the sports he dearly
loves-hunting and yachting.
Early in December he did his first
shooting at Windsor. Despite q foggy
day, he got a good bag, showing his
eye and his hand are still good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
MILLIONAIRE INDICTED
WITH WOMAN IN Staying
Portland, Greg, Grand Jury
Charges Murder of Mrs. Nelson
Bowles, Wife of Man in Case.
az the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, January 3.-Two
new indictments, charging Nelson c..
BowIes, Portland millionaire. and Irma
G. Loucks separately with the murder
of Mrs. Leone C.. Bowles, the formers
wife, were returned by the county grand
jury today.
The millionaire and his former Sec
rotary were charged jointly with the
murder in a previous indictment, re-
turned last Tuesday. Mrs. Bowles, 3D.
year-old society matron, was stabbed TO
death November II in Miss Louck's
apartment. Bowles and Miss Loucks de-
clared she killed herself when she
learned of their intimacies.
In addition, the grand jury returned
a Joint indictment against Bowles and
Miss Loucks on statutory charge, with
bail set at $4,000 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

When you have a cold,
a headache or neuralgia,
you G e ner ally take
snirin Tablets. When
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WILL TRY FOR CAST
Pierce Hall Players to Hold Meet
ing to Choose Parts Tomorrow.

ing " NAOOSS 1nHIS AOAhOAAO"'
The Pierce Hall Players will hold
tryouts tomorrow evening at 7:30 O'Clock
for parts in the one-act play which will
be entered in the Community Drama
Guild tournament. The council, of
which K. Hiding Bell is chairman, win
act as the casting committee.
The players have selected number
Of plays, including The Locked Chest, "
an the Darkness" and one of these
will be chosen. It Is planned to present
the play January 30 at the players
regular meeting.