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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Organized Reserves

Approval was gIven last week by Col.
Melville S. Jarvis, Infantry senior in
structor of the Organized Reserves in
Washington, of the 1892 inactive
training schedule Of District Ordnance
Reserve officers This Institutional
program, which will begin on October
%, is composed of eight conferences, the
first Of which will be conducted by Capt.
James w Walters. Ordnance Depart
ment, who will discuss ordnance main
tenance in the field. This same sub
Ject will be discussed by Capt Walters
at the conference to Be held on Novenl-
Der IL. Ordnance maintenance in the
office Of the chief of ordnance will be
discussed by Mr.. S. Ireland at the as
Bernbly to be held on December 10.
The first Institutional conference of
the 1882 calendar year will be held on
January ID under the direction Of Capt.
Walters, who will lecture on inspection
and maintenance of small arms. The
next two conferences will be conducted
by Capt. Walters. the one on February
IL embracing inspection and mainte-
nance of the automatic rifle and the
Grimm. gun while inspection and main
tenance OF the machine gun will be
taken up at the March 10 meeting Mr.
M. V. Mclaughlin will lecture on the
inspection and maintenance of the IS
nm gun on April IA, while the final
conference of the 1882 season, to be
held on May II, under the direction Of
Capt. Walters, will pertain to ordnance
with the division.
Two Institutional conferences will be
held at Washington Reserve headquar-
ters tomorrow evening, viz, Quarter
master Corps and Chemical Warfare
Service. The Reserve quartermasterS
of the District will hear Capt. F. "
Fitzgerald, Q. M c., lecture on Soviet
Russia. while the Chemical Warfare
Assembly will consist of an orientation
talk by Capt. E. P. H. Compel, Chem
teal Warfare Service.
Reserve policies will be discussed by
Col. c. D. Heron, Infantry executive
for Reserve affairs in the War Depart
ment, at the Coast Artillery confer
ence to be held at local Reserve head
quarters next Tuesday evening. At
this same meeting, Capt Thomas j.
Belts, c. A. c., will discuss plans for
the 1882 school year.
Air Corps ReserviSts Of the District
will meet next Tuesday evening. Col.
W. H. Wilson. G. S., will conduct the
military intelligence meeting at Re-
serve headquarters next Wednesday
evening, at which will be taken up
negative intelligence.
Cavalry Reserve officers of Washing
ton will meet in the Walker-Johnson
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Building next Thursday evening under
the direction of Maj. H. G. Dagley,
Cavalry, who will discuss the school
of the mounted trooper.
Second Lieut.. Geoffrey ". c. Hough-
land, Infantry Reserve, Bureau OF
Chemicals and Soils, having been trans
ferred to the Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice Reserve, Is relieved from assign
ment to the 307th Light Tank Regiment
and Is assigned to the 422d Chemical
Maintenance Company. Second Lieut..
Lawrence P. Johnston, Infantry Re-
serve, 63l4 Seventh street, having been
transferred in grade to the Quarter
master Corps, is relieved from assign.
ment to the Both Division.
Second Lieut.. James H. w. Bayles
and Walter H. Dabney, both Infantry
Reserve. having moved beyond the unit
area, are relieved from assignment TO
the 42Sth Infantry (colored) and are
assigned to the 429th Infantry (col-
ored).
A board Of officers has been appointed
to meet at District Reserve headquar-
tiers for the purpose Of determining
with the approval Of the War Depart
ment, the location of units of the Or
ganized Reserves in the District OF
Columbia. The board will be compose
of the following officers: Lieut.. Col
Charles B. Moore, Infantry; Lieut.. Col
Randolph E. B. McKenney, Infantry
Reserve: Lieut.. Col. Harrison Brand
jr., Engineer Reserve, and Mais John
M. Mcdowell, F. A., and William A
Jones, Infantry.
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OLD POCKETBOOK GAME
COSTS WOMAN $500
Police Seek Two Who Fled After
Snatching Money From Hanna
Jeffries, Colored.

Two colored men who used the an
Gent 'pocketbook game" to rob Hanna
Jeffries, colored, of $500, are being
sought by police.
The woman reported the men, whom
she met on the street, told her they
had found a purse containing S7O0 in
large bills. Explaining they expected
some difhculty in changing the bills,
they offered to pay her If she would
obtain several hundred dollars worth
of change.
The woman withdrew her money from
bank, put 1t in q pocketbook and met
the men again, she said. One Of them
grabbed the purse and the pair fed,
she added.
Another colored woman was robbed of
$340 by the same method earlier in the
week.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
International Bankers Re port on War Deb ts Proves Beariish Factor

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.--Trade in stocks generally today was not in sympathy with the sturdy advance in oil shares. The list for the most part became soggy at midday.
 The report of the International Bankers Committee of the League of Nations, headed by Albert Henry Wiggins of the Chase National Bank of New York City recom- mending entire revision of World War debts and separations, was lauded in financial centers as cour- ageous and outspoken, but since it only emphasized the difficulties of Europe's monetary and economic problems, it was not interpreted as Bullish factor.
 United States Steel, American Can, American Telephone, Union Pacific, Consolidated Gas, Radio Preferred and International liar vester lost one to two points.
 Early gains in oil shares were later modified
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
CLOSE SEASON
 FOR TROLL ING IS SET ASIDE
Department of Commerce Revokes Usual Southeast
 Alaska Close Season

Southeast Alaska salmon trol- lers were today given a boost by the Department of Commerce when, through the United States Bureau of Fisheries, it revoked 1891 regulations restricting salmon trolling to a limited district off the southern end of Baranof Island.
 The revocation is sweeping. cov- ering every southeast Alaska dis trict from Icy Strait to the south ern boundary The closed season on trolling has been operative for several years, beginning on August 25 and expiring September 20
 Regulations cancelling this years closure were received by telegraph today and made public by Capt. M. J. O'Connor. Assistant Agent of the Bureau of Fisheries, as follows:
 "The Acting Secretary of Com merce today promulgated supple mentary order for Icy Strait, West ern. Eastern, North Prince of Wales, South Prince of Wales and Southern districts as follows: The regulation prohibiting commercial fishing for salmon by trolling from 6 am. August 25, to pm. Sep tember 20,' is hereby revoked"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
BULLETS USED TO SCARE AWAY NEWSPA APERMEN
Two Writers Shot in Con nection with Kentucky
 Coal Fields Troubles

HARLAN, Ky, Aug. 19.-Wouno- ing of a second newspaperman in Harlan in a month in connection with labor troubles in the sur rounding coal fields is under ln- vestigation by public officials. Yes- terday, Boris Israel, 21 years old, correspondent of the Federated Press, which serves news to many labor papers, was kidnapped py three men while he was talking to a deputy sheriff in the doorway of the courthouse in Harlan. The newspaperman was forced into an automobile by his captors, driven to the edge of town, ordered to leave the community, then shot in the leg.
 Bruce Crawford, a newspaper editor from Norton, Va, who had come here to investigate the coal field labor troubles, was shot from ambush a few weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
COAST GUARD SEAMAN KILL.S;
 THEN SUICIDES
]. H. Rowland of Cahokis Stays A. J. Mex ew,
 Shipmate, andHimself

{ EUREKA, Cal, Aug. 19.-Mur- der and suicide ended the lives oi two members of the crew of the United States Coast Guard Cuttre Cahokia, in port at Eureka. John Hadden Rowland, 36, shot and killed A. .J McKew, and then turned the revolver on himself with fatal effect. The tragedy was enacted in the presence of Assistant District Attornye Delos A. Mace who was powerless to interfere.
 Seemed to Be Friendly When the two. seamen entered the assistant district attorneys of- flee, they apparently were the best of friends. They asked his ad- vice regarding the obtaining ot their discharge from the Coast Guard service.
 The attorney advised them that the obtaining of discharge papers was matter of civil law or Coast Guard regulations, in which the district attorneys office could not aid them. Thereupon Rowland said
 We might as well end it now He drew a revolver, shot and kill ed McKew instantly and fired two bullets into his own head, inflict- ing wounds from which he died a few hours later in hospital.
 Had Been Drinking
 A hurried investigation by the Sheriff disclosed that both men had been drinking heavily the night previous, and 1t is believed there really was enmity between them because of attentions shown by Roland to McKew It is re- ported that Rowland had given a number of sentimental phono- graph records to Mrs. McKew. and this had led to quarrels between the two men.
 McKew once threatened to kill his wife because of her acceptance of attentions from Rowland, the sheriff said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
WORLD BANKERS ADVANCE IN OILS
 URGE REvISI0N|F ILLS TO HELP |OF WAR DEBTS OTHER STOCKS
German Preparation Plar Must Be Changed to
 Restore Prosperity

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 19.- AS a first step toward prosperity revision of the entire structure of ntergoyernmental World War debts and German reparations is recom- mended by the International Bank CTS Committee, which is headed by Albert Henry Wiggin, of the Chase National Bank, New York City, and which is acting with the approval of the League of Nations.
 Emphasis was laid by the com mittee on it's suggestion for French and American bankers, who here tofore have been outstanding op- ponents of debts and reparation revision to change their attitude and give their support to revisory plans.
 Tariff laws were assailed as ob- structions to commerce, which must be revived before there can be economic improvement.
 The report criticised the politi- cal differences existing between Germany and her neighbors and they were urged to clear up the disturbing disputes in order that good times" might again prevail.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
EMPSEY'S WIFE
 SEEKS DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.-Estelle Taylor, pretty motion picture star, wife of Jack Dempsey, former champion heavyweight pugihst of the world, today filed in the courts of Los Angeles County a suit for divorce, charging him with mental cruelty.
 Yesterday, Dempsey started suit for divorce in the courts at Reno, Nev., charging mental cruelty.
 Failure to reach property set clement is the the cause of the proceedings. Miss Taylor wants more than Dempsey is willing to pay her Both are agreed that di- vorce is the only sensible solution to their domestic problem.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
HU DIE. AS DYKE GIVES WAY AT HANK0W
Thirty Million Are Made Homeless by Overflow
 fo Yangtse River
THIRD OF NUMBER
 UTTERLY DESTITUTE
Hungry, Desperate Re fugees Are Lawless and
 Troops on Guard

HANKOW, China, Aug. 19.-Sev- eral hundred Chinese residents of Hankow perished yesterday when the big Chiakow dyke protecting the city's western suburbs col lapsed inundating the principal in- Sustrial district, which contains flour, cotton and silk mills.
 It is believed that no foreign residents lost their lives. Most of the foreign women had already left the city because of the pres ence of multitudes of hungry, des- perate refugees from other flooded areas. Many of the prosperous Chinese have also left Hankow, and the exodus of this class still con- tinues.
 Thirty million persons are home less, with about third of these utterly destitute, in the four prov inces of Hupen, Answei, Human and Honan in China, according to a carefully compiled survey of the distressed conditions. These prov inces suffered from the Yaagste River flood, more seriously than any other parts of the country penetrated by the stream.
 Because of the lawlessness on the part of starving refugees, the Japanese have established mill- +or,, ,,o+rol around their HankOW concession.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
DRY OFFICER l. DIES BY GUN OF
 OTHER OFFICER
Weapon Accidentally Dis charged While Still Be-
 ing Dismantled

BREMERTON, Wash, Aug. 19- George Trabing, federal prohi- bition investigator, attached to the Seattle office of the Prohibition Enforcement Bureau, was fatally wounded Monday by the accidental discharge of a pistol, which fell from another officers coat.
 } The two officers were dismant- ling still near Harper, Kitsap County. Trabing's fellow officer had taken off his coat and placed it on an empty alcohol tin. When Trabing picked up the coat, intend- ing to destroy the tin, the weapon went off. He died in hospital at Bremerton while he was under going an emergency operation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
NAUTILUS HAS
 ENGINE DEFECT

LONG YEAR CITY, Spitzbergen, Aug. 19.-Sir Hubert Wilkins sub mersible craft. the Nautilus, bound on a perilous voyage under the North Pole, Is wallowing today. one day away from Spitzbergen, in the icy seas of the North. She reports by radio making fairly good prog ress, however, and this in spite of the fact that one of her engines is crippled. The engine defect is expected to be repaired shortly.
 If all goes well with the Nauti- Jus, she is scheduled to complete her voyage under the ice of the North Polar Sea in about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
AvIATOR'S WIFE REGRETS THEY CAUSED ANXIETY
Position of Aircraft Is Near Ketoi Island South
 of Kuriles
HAIRY, ANUS PEOPLE
 .NHABIT TERRITORY
Continued Bad Weather on Flight Route Fore
 cast for Thursday

NEMURO, Japan, Aug. 19.- Compelled twice by heavy fog to make forced landings, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, flying from New York to Tokyo, are be- lieved to be spending tonight afloat in their plane near Ketoi Island, Is miles from Muroton Bay, at the southern end of the Kuriles Islands. No concern is felt for the safety of the famous aviators and no plans are under consideration for sending of relief ship. A mes sage received at Nemuro from Mrs. Lindbergh expressed regret that their delay in reaching this city was causing anxiety.
 Continued bad weather is fore cast for Thursday
 The Lindberghs took off from Petropavlovsk, capital of Russian Kamchatka at 3:45 o'clock Wednes- day afternoon, Pacific standard time. Shortly afterwards, they were forccd to alight in Ayatcha Bay. They remained there two hours, and then took off again They pro- ceeded as far as Shimushiru Island, which is more than half way to- ward Nemuro from Petropavlovsk, but the fog became so thick that they were forced to turn back They retraced their route until they were over Ketoi Island and then they alighted on waters near there.
 The inhabitants of the Muroton Bay country are the primitive hairy Ainus people, who live underground.
 Mrs. Lindbergh's radio message to Nemuro stated that the Lind bergh plane had landed near Ketoi Island at 11:45 pm. and that it would fly to Nemuro "as soon as possible"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
Ketchikan Mafl Mixed in Liquor Case in States
Vancouver Police Turn Roy Thornton Over to
 American Officials

SEATTLE, Aug. 19.-Roy Thorn ton, a former resident of Ketchi- kan, Alaska, and former political leader in the Seattle underworld is at liberty on property bond of $3,500 on a federal charge of having violated the national pro- hibition law. He was arrested yes- terday by Canadian officers as he disembarked at Vancouver, B. C.. from the steamship Princess Louise on which he had voyaged from Alaska. He was escorted by the Canadian officers to the inter- national boundary at Blaine, Wash where he was taken into custody by United States officers and brought to Seattle.
 Thornton was secretly indicted by federal grand jury in Seattle August T on evidence obtained by prohibition enforcement officers in raid on still near Auburn Wash, June 23.
 The raid resulted in the finding and confiscation of a 350-gallon still, 362 gallons of liquor and 1,500 gallons of mash.
 Thornton is expected to be ar raigned in. the federal court early next week with four others, name ly, Fred Brooks, Paul Myers, Frank Balkovitz, arrested at the time of the raid, and Frank Wilson, who is held in jail at Portland, Ore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. i9.-Closing stock prices on the New York Ex- change today were: Alaska Juneau 17A, American Can 93A, Ana conda Copper 247s. Bethlehem Steel 401k, Curtis Wright 31S, Fox Films 13A, General Motors STA, Inter national Harvester 37as, Kennecott Copper l7A, Packard Motors 6A Standard Brands 1915, Standard Oil of California 401k, Standard Oil of New Jersey A, United Air craft 281s, United States Steel 89A Checker Cabe, no sales.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
ICE KEEPS SHIPS
 ROM BARROW

POINT BARROW, Alaska, Aug. 19.-For the seven tn successive week, the ice is hugging the shore in the vicinity of Point Barrow, keeping the Northland, Holmes, Trader and two other vessels 50 miles south of Point Barrow. Unless the ice breaks and moves to sea soon, dog teams will be sent to the ships to bring food to this community,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
DEVLIN BACK FROM
 TOUR OF INTERIOR

Charles A. Devlin, proprietor of Devlin's Shoe Store, arrived in Ju- neau on the Aleutian, after a five weeks trip to Fairbanks in the interests of his business. !. MT. Devlin motored over the Richardson Highway from Valdez. He reports business conditions fair in the interior metropolis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
Ruth and Irene Peterson, 8 and II, Injured in
 Auto Accident
MISHAP REPORTED
 BY ROBERT MURPHY
Victims of Unfortunate In cident Are Cared for
 in Hospital
Ruth Peterson, hurt in this mornings automobile accident died late this afternoon in St. Ann's Hospital.

Ruth Peterson, aged 8, was dan gerously injured and her sister Irene. Il years old, suffered minor hurts today when they were struck by car-an old model Essex se- .dan-driven by Robert Murphy The accident occurred during the noon hour at the intersection of Calhoun and Distin avenues.
 The little girls are the step- daughters of Ed. Anderson, who resides on Third Street. They were rushed to St. Ann's Hospital by Murphy, where it was said this afternoon that Ruth had a chance for recovery, although her face was literally crushed to a pulp. Her sisters hurts are not serious.
 Swerved to Avoid Smash
 Murphy reported the accident without delay to the Police Dsf partment and City Clerks Office. He said he was attempting to avert running down a child that ran down off the sidehill on Calhoun Avenue. In swerving, he was forced off the roadway, across the sidewalk, his car smashing into the side of a house occupied by Mrs. Katherine MacRoberts. The young CT of the two girls was struck there.
 Just before the car hit the house, Murphy said he thought he felt it strike the child in the road. He jumped from the auto and found the older girl seated on the running board. As he pick ed her up, he saw the second child, lying in a pool of blood Recogniz- ing immediately she was badly hurt, he placed Irene on the ground, and took Ruth in his arms. A passing motorist approached at that instant, stopped, and Murphy took the children to the hospital without delay.
 Speed Not Excessive
 Murphy had just rounded the curve on Calhoun at Governors Mansion, coming into town from a fishing trip with his own small son, Donald. He said he was driv- ing at 25 miles an hour.
 As he neared Distin Avenue, he saw child suddenly show up in the street and dash for the walk on the opposite side. Apparently she came from the hillside. He saw no other youngster then,
 Convinced it was too late to stop in time to avoid hitting the youngster, he swerved toward the walk in an effort to pass around her. His car, going too far to the right, shot over the walk, and crashed into the side of the Mac Roberts home The second girl, evidently was playing on the porch This abuts the sidewalks on both Calhoun and Distin, and is some four feet lower than the street level. Indications are that she was struck as the machine came across the walk and settled.
 The house was slightly damaged by the auto. The right fron It wheel went through window, breaking the casing, and the inn pact of the left front wheel slight ly caved the weather boarding.
 Other Children Escape
 Two other children, Mary Mar garet Femmer and Jack MacRob- erts, who had been playing on the porch with the Peterson children,
 tContinued on Page TwoD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
DEFENSE BEGINS
 IN CUTTER CASE

SEATTLE, Aug. 19.-At the trial here before United States Coast Guard court martial of Lieut.. James A. Hirschfield of the cut ter Tallapoosa, charged with hay ing failed to report drunkenness on the part of fellow officers, the pros ecution rested it's case yesterday.
 The prosecution had submitted evidence tending to establish that Dr. Howard Hahn, the ships sur geon, and Lieut.. Reginald h. French were under the influence of liquor at a dance at Kodiak last June.
 The defense, in the presentation of its testimony, contended that Lieut.. Hirschfield did not know of the conditions of his fellow officers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
LATE SENATOR'S WIDOW IS DEAD

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19-Mrs. Nellie Case LaFollette. widow of the late Robert M. Lafollette of Wisconsin, and mother of Senator Robert M LaFollette, Jr., of Wis consin, and of Gov Phillip LaFol- lette of Wisconsin, died yesterday in the Georgetown hospital in Washington, D. c,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-19
TAKU BEAVER RANCH
 HAS GOOD INCREASE

Jack Kobe. well known Taku River rancher, returned to his ranch today on the gasboat Jerry. after spending several days in Ju- neau MT Kobe reports an in crease of about three to one among his beavers.