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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-15
PARKA FLYING FROM TOP MT.
 FAIRWEATHER
fContinued rom rage one)

An attempt on the summit was planned for May 26, but while preparations were being made to leave at about midnight, the weath- CT changed for the bad and it was thought best to return to the 5000 foot camp This was wise as a sixty -mile-an-h snow storm, in which over three feet of snow fell, followed. The tent was set in five-foot pit on the surface of the glacier to keep it from blowing to pieces. Snow drifts had to be shoveled off twice day.
 Reached 13,500 Feet
 On June we again ascended to 5000 feet under excellent climb ing conditions and continued on June 3 toward the summit The southeast shoulder 03,500 feet) was reached at 9:20 am. June 3. The weather was clear Photographs were taken and light lunch eat en. The temperature was five de- grees above zero. The final pyramid of the mountain was then attacked and good progress made. While cutting steps up dangerous ice slope about 600 feet below the sum- nit a sudden snow storm with dense clouds suddenly enveloped us. We proceeded, but finally be- came entangled in a maize of crevasses and ice cliffs just below the summit.
 The storm increased in violence and the visibility was rarely as much as forty paces. After an hour and half vainly seeking a passage through to the summit, which we knew was just at hand, we were forced to turn about. A difficult and trying descent was made to the shoulder. Camp was reached late that evening.
 On taking stock of food it was clear that what we had might not last the length of the storm. We were detcrmined to have the ex- petition a success and some of us stand on the summit.
 Storm Bound Tl0o Days
 Taylor and I therefor descended in the storm the next morning to the 5,000-foot camp where we were storm bound two more days. Carpe and Moore remained storm bound for four days at 5000 feet. Some times they had to take down their tent pole and hold on to the tent because of the wind. On June 2
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U. $. DEPARTMENT or AdR1oULTuRE. WEATHER BUREAU
 The Weather

Forecast for Juneau and vicinity beginning Increased coudness moderate
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B. c. Delaelle, local merchandise broker arrived Saturday after a trip which t9ck him to Skagway, Sitka, Pcsaraburg and Wrargell.
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PLANE BOUND
 HERE BUYS GAS
 FOR SEA GALLON
Harry s. Morton Is Passen- ger from Anchorage
 Via. Whitehorse

Gasoline at $30 a case or 8 a gallon! I think that's about the top quotation for the liquid fuel on the North American continent" said Harry s. Morton, president of the Chamber of Commerce of An chorage, who arrived from there by airplane today. We paid that price at Aishiak. which is in Cana dian Territory, were glad to do it., too, for our tank was approaching depletion" &
 MT. Morton, in Pacific Interna- tional Airways plane. Pilot A. B. Holden and Mechanic Larry Davis, left Anchorage last Thursday af- ternoon. The flight was by way of Tanana Crossing. Aishiak. White horse and Skagway. A stay of a few hours was made at Aishiak Thursday night. Whitehorse was reached Friday morning.
 At Whitehorse, Joseph Barrows. general manager of the Pacific In- ternational Airways, which main tains it's principal base at Ancho- rage, and Art Ayres, transport pilot of the Airways, boarded the plane as passengers. The aircraft left Whitehorse at 4 o'clock yes- terday afternoon and arrived at Skagway about an hour later. The flight from Skagway to Juneau was made this forenoon.
 The plane with it's party is sched- uled to leave for Anchorage to- morrow or Wednesday. The return route will be by the coast-Yaku- tat, Cordova, Veldez and Seward.
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RAGGED ALPINE PARTY GUESTS
 OF BARRYMORE
Mount Fairweather Climb CTS Entertained on
 Palatial Yacht
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there the mountaineer bathed and shaved himself and substituted bor- rowed raiment for some of his own clothes.
 On learning of the presence of MT. Moore's companions on the Pheasant, which was nearby, MT. Barrymore invited them aboard the Infanta. He made them his guests at a sumptuous dinner, after which he talked and chatted with them and they did not go to the. Pheas- ant until early last Friday morn irg. During the visit, he had wire less messages telling of their safe ty sent to their families.
 s With MT Barrymore aboard the Infanta at the time were Mrs. Bar rymore, formerly Dolores Costello, eminent screen actress; John H. Cam, mining man of Lisianski or Baranof Island, and Mrs. Cam.
 Interested In Venture
 MT Barrymore evinced great in- terest in the details of our ven lure,' said Dr. Ladd. He is an affahle and most generous host. Mrs. Barrymore is as gracious as fhe is beautiful They are a charming as well as an eminent couple
 The voyage of the Pheasant from Lituya Bay to Juneau was without incident and was completed yes terday.
 When the mountaineers left here Tn early April, they asked c. H. T1lory, district forester, and B. F. Heintzleman, assistant district for ester, having headquarters in this city, to send a boat to Lituya Bay June 10 unless advised to the con- trary In accordance with this re- quest the Pheasant was sent to the Bay last Wednesday by the For est officials.
 Officials Kept Informed
 Previously the forest officials had kept themselves informed of the safety of the. mountain climbing party. They had made inquiries of boats arriving here from Lit uya Bay and on one occasion a forest boat called at Lituya Bay and learned the Fasteners were all right from James Huscroft. fox farmer, the only inhabitant of the region.
 The mountaineers had portable uIireless set. MT. Moore is an anna
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teur radio operator. In the early days of the expedition he commu- nicated with Honolulu, Portland, Or, Los Angeles and Cape Span- cer.
 McIniaineers Lose Weight
 From all members of the party, except MT. Moore, the feat took tolls of weight. MT. Taylor, the eldest, aged 56 years, lost 13 pounds; Dr. Ladd, who is A, lost 20 pounds, and MT Carpe, who is 33, lost 16 pounds.
 All three of the Fasteners are experienced mountain climbers. Doctor Ladd is president of the American Alpine Club. He and MT Carpe are members of the Alpine Club of England and of the Swiss Alpine Club. Both have ascended famous peaks in Europe, including Mount Blanc, as well as many pin nacles in the United States and Canada. Doctor Ladd has made several first ascents in the Cana dian Rockies.
 MT. Moores efforts so far have been limited to the Canadian Rock ies and to Alaska.
 Doctor Ladd and MT. Carpe were members of party that tried un- e,,aooccf,,l1xr +o ocaa,t NHo,,,,t E1a ir weather in 1926.
 Another party, consisting of Hen " Bradford Washburn, Jr., of Bos- ton and two Harvard students made the attempt last summer
 Lcnger Than Expected
 We knew the difficult nature of our task, but it's accomplishment took us longer than we expected" :" said Doctor Ladd.
 We were not interested in hunt ing" he added in speaking of the Mount Fairweather district. We saw numerous mountain goats, but only one bear. There was plenty of wolf tracks. Conspicuous by their absence were flies and mos quitos, which bothered the expe- dition I was with in 1926. Per haps, the weather was too cold and stormy for them this time.
 The expenses of the adventure totalled about s2,000, he estimated.
 Our trip was not under aus pices of any society or association, Tor for any scientific purpose ex- plained the doctor. Mountain climbing is a pleasure with us, an- outdoor manner of enjoying our serves"
 Specialist On Diabctis
 Doctor Ladd lived in Portland, Ore, until 20 years ago. He is grandson of the late w. s, Ladd. of the banking firm of Ladd and Triton of Portland. The doctor has been on the staff of the Presby- terian Hospital and Medical School in New York City for number of years. His specially is the treat ment of diabetes.
 MT. Carpe maintains his civil en- gineering offices in New York, but his professional duties take him to all parts of the world.
 MT. Moore's home is at Haddon- field, N J. At Harvard, he was a
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LOCAL DATA
CABLE AND RADIO REPORTs

TODAY Lowest 4am. Jam. precip. fam. emp. temp. velocity 24 hrs Weather
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tf~-less than sU miles
 storm of considerable intensity tan Islands attended by high winds in the rains from Kodiak westward peratus the Boring moderately high the ern and Southeastern Alaska weather Alaska Temperatures Southeastern AL aska Rain is probable in this vicinity by Wednesday.
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student in the College of Business Administration.
 MT. Carpe and MT. Moore left Juneau early yesterday morning on the steamship Prince Rupert for Vancouver. B. O., whence they will go east.
 Doctor Ladd departed from here this morning on the steamship Yukon for Seattle. From there he will travel to New York.
 MT. Taylor today took the steam ship Aleutian for Cordova; thence he will go by train to Mccarthy.
 Miss Minnie Goldstein returned home today after visit to San Francisco and other Pacific Coast cities.
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MUST SELL IMMEDIATELY

One Special-six Studebaker Se- dan; new rubber excellent me- chanical conc iti on; $250.O0 for cash. Burroughs Adding Machine. S10000. L. c. Smith typewriter, $6000.
 ALASKA PERSONAL SERVICE
 AGENTS,
 206 Seward Building, Phone
 3342. (adv)  Sam Guyot, local merchandise broker, returned home Saturday af- ter trip to towns in the southern end of the Division.
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Old papers at The Empire Of flee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-26
BANK PAPER
WILL Be SOLD
Mortgages May Pay Up
Preferred Claims.

Bondholders will attempt to re-
cover part of their losses in the
Washington Bank and Trust Com
pany failure through a sale of
mortgages totaling $1,4oo,0o0 and
preferred claims amounting to
$500, 900, July IA.
Judge Smiley N. Chambers ordered
the Union Trust Company, substi-
tute trustee, to conduct the public
sale at the courthouse on that date,
after a hearing in probate court
Thursday.
The Washington company was
closed Oct. %, 1880. Brandt G.
Downey was named receiver by cir
cult court.
Proceeds Of the sale, which must
be for not less than two-thirds of
the appraised value, will go to
bondholders in New York, Baltimore
and Louisville.
Losses to bondholders resulted
from failure Of the bank to apply
payments made by real estate pur-
chasers on contract to the mortgage
debt.
The preferred claim is being sold,
but is not allowed yet. A petition
to make the 100000 preferred
claim against the bank will be de-
cided by Circuit Judge Harry o.
Chanberlin in whose court the re-
ownership action rests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-26
DEATH CLAIMS
: TRADER HORN,
FAMED FIGURE
Picturesque Character
Drops Away From World
in England.

81 United Press
WHITESTABLE, KENT, England.
June 26.--Alfred Aloysius Smith,
90, picturesque character in the
book, Trader Horn" died here to-
day. the Central News reported.
Smith had been in Ill health for
some time.
Alfred Aloysius Smith, or Trader
Horn" as he was better known to
those outside his immediate family,
led a varied and picturesque life
during his 90 years, at times traf-
licking in ivory. apes and peacocks,
only TO lay this trade aside to be-
come a distiller, g painter, a detec-
tive, a big game hunter, soldier Of
fortune, and in later years teller
Of fabulous tales Of the African
jungles.
1t was during one of his peddling
trips about South Africa that Smith
met Mrs. Ethelreda Lewis, the South
African novelist. Attracted by his
odd appearance, she gave him a
F~-~g-@ NAAA dohC0 l4lIil 10 WIlJC.
After that he wrote for her every
Monday, from which evolved the
strange book Of Trader Horn" But
his writings were so good they led
TO the belief there could be no such
person in real life. Mrs. Lewis and
John Galsworthy, who also had met
Smith in Africa, however, vouched
for the works as authentic.
Trader Horn, angered at this un-
belief, Immediately made a tour of
the world. AS result Of his inter-
esting character his books sold by
the thousands. He afterward wrote
Harold, the Webbed," a rambling
story Of Vikings, Romans and
ancient Britons. In 1929 he went to
the United States, and in Holly
wood helped direct a film in con-
nection with his wanderings.
He grew prosperous and retired
TO Lancashire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-26
HOOsiers Hold McGurn

~ Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, June 26.-
Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, his
wife, known as his blonde alibi, I"
and Sol Litzman, Chicago, were IN
custody Of police here for a short
time Thursday night. They were re-
leased when advised that McGurn
IS under bond pending trial in Chi
cago. The men were found at a
snop where radio was being in
stalled in McGurn's automobile Mrs
McGurn was found at hotel. There
was a revolver in the car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-25
Mr.. Odds at the Hague

President Hoover has appointed Robert E. Olds,
American member of the Permanent Court OF Arotra-
ton at The Hague to I'LL the place of the late Roland
w. Boyden of Boston.
We wish olds, a former law partner OF kellogg the
best of success his post AT the same time we
NAV be pardoned in expressing the hope that he will
proye a more staunch uphoder Of American rights
than he did in the most notable case in which he
thus far has participated.
we refer to the settlement of American claims
against Great Britain for damage done to our neutral
trade during the World war.
Between the outbreak OF the World war and our
entry In 1917 Great Britain did vast damage to the
American shippers Even members of Wilson'S cabi-
net protested that Britain was violating our rights
more flagranty than she did prior to the War of
1872
Rut Wilson fatty stated that he did not propose
n let little thing like international law stand in the
NAV of Brtain's effective prosecution of the war
AGAINST wild beasts somewhat strange ds5iation
from his own injunction to the American people that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-25
The Larger Units

The one criticism of permission of the insult IN
terests to merge large numbers of small utilities into
one great district is that this action will demand
change in the system of regulating rates and service
Unquestionably public utilities are no longer local
in either their financial structure their physical
operation
The small electric plant of the village gives way
to the superior efficiency of'the super plant 1noe-
pendent telephone lines must have long distance
service Gas comes from the distant wells OF Texas
So it is perhaps inevitable in the evolution OF the
theory of regulation instead Of competition or public
ownership that the gigantic utilities be given the
right to link together their small units.
But that very act will prevent any serious protest
being made by any city or town against injustices.
It may bring about farer distribution OF bur-
dens and permit wider use of these services 1t is
Incoming more and more important that farm homes
b s,nplied with electricity. The farmer is entitled to
the living standards of the city But it is of course
more costly to reach him than it is to reach the home
in congested Cities He would probably be unable to
hear the cost of his own service.
What may happen in the very near future is a
demand for regulation based upon the entire utility
investment in the state for rate making and the
Axinp of a general rate throughout the state
That will require watchfulness on the part Of the
neonle The utilities can be trusted to be alert
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Just Every Day Sense
TNHE middle class. as well as the rich ha
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

ME middle class as well as the rich. have re-
~ Sponded generously to the charity drives that
nave oeset them on all sides. Never since the war
mas there been such outpouring of money From
large donations to the widows mite" we have shared
with the less fortunate
In spite OF clouds the business horizon most
cities and towns have been able to raise the funds
they were asked Tor. This, it to me- is a re-
markable achievement
But to those who have given the last nen,,1, +bev
can afford, certain tngs from political Headquarters
do not sound so we'll
we near, for instance, that the Democratic ma
uonal committee is starting drive to raise six mil
non Tor Its 1882 campaign and that the Republicans
hope to get ten million.
TN view OF the fact that the nation now is more
than billion dollars in the red, wouldn't even
tS minute sum be better diverted into the national
treasury? And while it might not mitigate govern
ment ills it at least would feed multitudes of hun
cry people, and thus spare the drain on the purses
of those who i'll can afford to be as charitable as
they have BEEN
This money, it is true, probably will come from
the rich and influential Frankly, it represents a
gamble The generous contributor if his party wins
may demand great political favors. The fellow who
gueSses correctly expects to get well paid for every
cent he puts in.
In the meantime, millions are CRYING for bread
What are we going to do about it? Have we lost
both our courage and our common sense? Is there
no patriotism in politics?
Will we let children starve and use our gold for
political barterings? Or, to put it in another light
does it take sixteen million to get out to the polls?
for one do not believe there is is cents worth
OF difference between the two parties and therefore
think it great waste of money - spend anything
over that amount arguing about it.
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must be neutral in thought as well as in word
and deed.
Lansing treasured American shippers through the
promise that their claims would be prosecuted vgor
ously and collected at the close Of the war
After the war, the matter was allowed to lapse
When in 1926, Borah mentioned this item he stirred
up storm of resentment in Britain and no little
criticism in the United States YET the adminstra-
ton apparently thought it best to up the matter
Olds then assistant secretary of state handled the
negotiations for country along with Phenix
There is no exact and final sum set for the extent
Of the American claims-some 5000 in number-on
This account, but the minimum figure of experts was
more than S100000000 Many claim that the right
figure is five times that amount. But there is no
point in exaggeration. Let us accept a minimum
estimate OF $1OO,OOO,oOO. How much did we collect?
On May 10, 1927 Olds allowed our claims in full
to be settled for $1,50OoO0 or about cent on the
dollar Moreover, did not get even the ST 500 600
1t was cancelled against bill alleged to be owed to
Britain for naval services and aid to our shipping
board during the war.
This all the satisfaction we obtained for in
roads upon neutral rights more extensive than
those which led us to enter the war against GERMANY
buC the most deplorable part of the story remains
TO be told More serious than the monetary loss was
the legal surrender of neutral rights The most
shocking part of the agreement was our submission
to the compulsion to press our claims first in British
prize courts Only after neutral American shipper
has failed here can he approach our state department
Such arrangement was near complete surrender
OF American neutral rights for which we have strg
gled more than century The position of neutrals
throughout the world has been greatly weakened as
result OF this arrangement by Olds and Phenix.
1t never should have been done in any event with
out consent of congress-
We shall find ourselves II, O ,,arr, vol -, 49,
fortunate position if another European war breaks
out and we have to defend our rights as neutrals
All our efforts preceding the War of 1872 during the
ClVll war; and preceding our entry into the World
war are as good as nulifed and scrapped
IN Short what is probably our chief contribution
TO international law has been rendered null and void
Could we trust Olds to help settle an arbitration
case between the United States and Great Britain at
The Hague2
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ing transmits the disease to an
other.
The control of parrot fever in
wolves the prohibition of traffic in
South American parrots, the guard
ing of homes and pet shops known
to have harbored infected birds,
until these have been cleaned and
disinfected thoroughly.
The only specific treatment
known to medical science is the
injection of blood of the person
who has recovered from the disease,
but even this method of treatment
is in an experimental stage.
Otherwise, the patient is given
proper food and nursing care, and
is carefully watched for the devel-
opment of complications.
Regardless of the love or the at
tachment of the owner to the bird,
any bird which is shown to be in
fected should be sacrificed, and not
only the bird, but the cage and any
other materials which have come in
contact with the bird should be
burned.
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conception of war guilt" upon
which the plan is founded. Sen
ator Reed, in talking of the war
spoke of ''the progeny of the peo-
pie who started it." He did not
want them to go "scot free"
1 wonder what he means nv
scot" 1 wonder what he means
by free ~ -
And still more greatly do I won
DER whether he thinks that half q
century hence it will suffice to saw
10 any citizen of Germany: INV
boy, you must pay. Don't YOU re-
member that your grandfather
when young, was among those who
violated the neutrality of Belgium p"
l would have every phase of the
great folly wiped from the books
Then the nations of the world might
meet at the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and say: 1.-THE future we
hold in common. In that we are
all allies. What are we going to do
with 1t, beginning here and now?"
Copyright. 1881. by The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-25
HEALTH SERVICE
Parrot Fever Is Highly Infectious

there is loss of appetite, and the
pulse is usually low in relation
ship to the height of the fever.
Sometimes the onset OF the dis
ease is so rapid and the toxemia
so great that the person develops a
delirium.
People of any age may develop
this disease, but most of the cases
seem to have occurred in older peo-
pie, probably because children pay
little attention to sick parrot,
whereas their parents and older
people show the type of solicitude
that has been mentioned.
For the same reason women have
the disease much more frequently
than do men, except in laboratories
where investigation of the disease
is being carried on and where the
laboratory workers come down with
it.
AS has been said, an apparently
healthy bird can transmit the dis
ease to human being, but there
is no evidence that one human be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-25
Must Play Square

ID ESTORATION of confidence
IN generally is regarded as the
one great need. But how can this
be done if people fail to play
square not only with each other, but
with themselves?
Going back to first causes, what is
responsible for such a general lack
Of confidence?
We are putting faith in every
thing except character, trying to
cure every kind and description of
human weakness by some process
which does not involve the toll and
sacrifice that go with honest, pur-
poseful moral training.
Moral conceptions are what sep
arate man from other animals. Re-
move them from civilization and it
becomes a soulless, brutal thing.