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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE DEAD

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. April Up.
judge Clarence w. Sessions of the
United States District Court for West
ern Michigan died at his home here
. today. He was ~ years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
Rainfall in Capital

Comparative figures of the monthly
rainfall in the Capital for the first four
months against the average is shown IN
the following table:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
MAN GAINS FREEDOM

to Save Life.
CHICAGO, April (P.-It's no crime
to try to save mans life.
Judge Leon Edelman so ruled in
passing on the case Of Joseph Harnois
HarnoiS was arrested when he went
through a police line and waded knee
deep into Lake Michigan in an effort
to rescue a man who had jumped into
the water and was drowned.
Judge Edelman dismissed the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
C0R0NER'S JURY OPENS
PLANE CRASH INQUIRY;
ICE THEORY SECUTED

CONTINUED Prom First Page.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
] DYNAMITERS FOUND GUILTY
 BY FED. JURY
Convicted of Attempt to Blow Up Spokane
 Newspaper Plants

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 7.- Henry Ilse, former Spokane fire man, and Thomas Boyle, San Fran cisco bookkeeper, have been con- victed by a Superior Court jury of attempting to dynamite the Cowles Publishing Company buildings in Spokane, Wash. They were charged with transportation and handling of dynamite sent to the Associated Press office, between the buildings of the Spokane Chronicle and the Spokane Spokesman Review.
 Ilse and Boyle announced they would ask for a new trial and they were granted 30 days in which to make filing.
 The trial started January 26.
 Boyle said he was hired by Ilse to aid in the transportation of the dynamite.
 Ilse's attorney charged a con- spiracy of the Spokane County Democratic organization and news papers in opposition to bootleggers and said they drove their client out of town.
 The jury recommended leniency for Boyle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
REINDEER IN
 ALASKA WILL
 BE DISCUSSED
White and Indian Owners Will Present Their
 Troubles Tuesday

WASHINGTOfS, D. C., Feb. G. Controversies between White and Indian owners of reindeer in Alas ka will be gone into next Tues day at special meeting of Secre- tary of Interior Wilbur's Reindeer Committee.
 The report of Ernest Walker Saw yer. made to Secretary Wilbur, will be discussed.
 The members of the Committee besides Sawyer, are Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming, Repre- sentative Scott Leavitt of Montana and Assistant Attorney General Charles P Sisson.
 Representatives of the disputed owners will be heard regarding leas- ing ground and plans advocating a meat supply will be studied.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
SPECIAL SESSION M AY BE AVOIDED BY co M PROMISE.
Additional Loan Proposed for Agricultural
 Rehabilitation
BELIEVED FOOD LOANS CAN NOW BE GRANTED
Appropriation Bills Expect ed to Be Passed Dur-
 ing Next Week

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. IT. Prospects of avoiding a special session of Congress looked better today than for weeks.
 An agreement has been reached, it is said, which provides for an additional $25,00o,000 drought loan for agricultural rehabilitation.
 Senator Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkansas, said he believed food loans will be made.
 The final decision rests in the hands of Secretary of Agriculture Hyde.
 Representative John Q. Tilson, of Connecticut, said he believed the extra drought loan will get away from the thought of 8 dole or be- ing made as charity, as by loans, every dollar will be secured.
 Several appropriation bills which have been held up are anticipated for passage next week.
 Representative LaGuardia of New York said the compromise is econ omically impossible, politically dis astrous, morally insincere and prac- tically ineffective" He is fight ing to have relief cover everyone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
CHANGES FRONT REGARDING DRY
 LAW IN NATION
M e m Der of Wickersham Commission Advocates
 Vote on Question
ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE
 MAY CLEAR SITUATION
Declares Present Condi- tions in United States
 Unsatisfactory

FRESNO, Cal, Feb. "A national referendum on Pro- hibiticn to clarify the issue is advocated by Judge Paul J. Mccormick, Federal Judge of California.
 Judge Mccormick is a member of the Wickersham Law Enforcement Commis- sion.
 Judge Mccormick said the refendum would clearly in- dicate the attitude of the na- tion and aid in bringing about some change from the present unsatisfactory conditions"
 In the individual reports made by the members of the Wickersham Law Enf0r ce- ment Commission, Judge Me- Cormick urged further trial of Prohibition under existing laws and acts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. That grow ing literary colony in the valleys of Virginia will have another dis tinguished member next year when Eugene O'Neill returns to this country.
 The author of Strange Inter- lude' has chosen the tidewater region of Virginia, in the vicinity of Chesapeake Bay waters, as the place where he will settle down on plantation when he brings his new play here in 1892.
 O'Neill will find many of his contemporaries settled near by his future home. Tn Virginia he will be neighbor of James Branch Cabell, Sherwood Anderson and Ellen Glasgow.
 Just over the Maryland border he will meet Henry L. Mencken and Lizette Woodworth Reese, the poetess. Not far away, in the Carolinas, will be Paul Green, Julia Peterkin, and DuBose and Dorothy Hayward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb 7.- Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today Is 9%, American Can 113, Anaconda Copper 33%, Beth lehem Steel 52%, General Motors 40A, Granby Consolidated 16 Inter national Harvester SPA, Kennecott Corporation 24h, Packard Motors 10, Simmons Beds 1894, Standard Brandsl8as, Standard Oil of Cali fornia 49, Standard Oil of New Jersey AS, U. s. Steel 140ss, Cur tiss-Wright 4, Hudson Bay Az, Pacific Gas and Electric 46%, Penn sylvania Railroad 62h, General Electric 45A, Westinghouse Elec- trical and Mechanical 87A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
Puzzles of Ne,v Congress
 To Be Analysed m Series

tories to appear in The Empire next week.
 The presidential campaign of 1882, reapportionment of congress sional districts, important legisla- tive problems, party irregularity, sectional strife-all will be import ant considerations when the na- Gion's legislators answer the organ ization rollcalls in the two houses.
 Deaths in the ranks of the elect ed members may decide the issue.
 Simpsons series will explain the important possibilities of the 72nd Congress, accurately and interest ingly. and also review the history of similar situations in the past, although there never has existed comparably uncertain lineup of party power. nor one so potentially important.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
Manufacture Of Whiskey
 Is Ordered
Two Million Gallons to Be Made = Medicinal
 Supply Is Low

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. T. Orders for the manufacture of two million gallons of whiskey this year have been sent to distillers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky by the Industrial Alcohol Bureau.
 The orders are given in com pliance with the Prohibition law which requires an ample stock of medicinal whiskey
 Replenishment wa started last
 Replenishment was started last 8,500,000 gallons.
 Seventy-Uwo pci cant Of the whls- key will be bourbon, to be made in Kentucky distilleries, and the remainder will be rye whiskey, made by Pennsylvania distilleries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

Sir William Orpen, one of our greatest contemporary artists, is frank in admitting that he could not possibly get along with less than twelve hours sleep.
 Sir Henry Deterding, British oil magnate, says he is perfectly satisfied if he can sleep uninter- rupted for seven or eight hours not less than seven. Another eight hour" sleeper is Lloyd George, England's wartime Premier.
 Back m History
 To go further back into history. Napoleon had some very pronounc- ed, if not radical, views on slumber He insisted that six hours of the twenty-four was ample for anyone. His remarks to his troops on the subject have often heen quoted by advocates of the Hess sleep idea. "
 He said that six hours sleep was more than enough for man. A woman, he though, needed seven; and for a fool he prescribed eight. One wonders how he spent all his time on St. Helena.
 Now, these were all great men (some still are) in their own par ticular field; but as the variation of their sleeping hours ranged from four to twelve hours, then obviously the recipe for greatness does not lie in the amount of sleep we have.
 Recently A eri c an university
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

A new Congress oI the United States. the Seventy-second, nomi- nally comes into existence March 4.
 The date of its first session is highly indefinite, but whenever it convenes it's leaders will be faced by the greatest phalanx of con- gressional question marks ever en- countered.
 Figured on paper, Republicans hold control of both the Senate and House by a theoretical margin of one vote, but the situation is filled with considerations of history -mak- ing importance.
 Kirke Simpson. veteran Washing on staff writer of The Associated Press. will analyze the congressional situation in series of three daily
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
ALASKA JU NEAU DESIRES RENEW HOLD ON EBNER
Discusses Extension of Working Agreement
 with Smelling Co.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. T. An unofficial report circulated here today said that the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company is now negotiating with the United States Smelling & Refining Com pany for the purchase of the Eb- ner Gold Mining Company's prop critics adjacent to the Alaska Ju- neau's holdings at Juneau.
 Confirmation of the above report was lacking here today. A. J. Williams, Acting Geenral Superin- tendent in the absence of L. M Metzgar, said he knew of no nego- tiations for purchase of the Ebner.
 For some time past the Alaska Juneau has had an operating agreement or lease with the United States Smelling and Refining Com pany, he said. He thought it was probable that his company was discussing a renewal of that ar- rangement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
CLAIMS ANDREE SUPPORTED IN
 AIR TIGHT TENT
Carbon Monoxide Fumes Snufed Out Lives of
 Arctic Expeditioners
STEFANNSON WRITES
 OPINION IN LONDON
Conclusions Are Draw n from Own Experiences
 While in North

LONDON, Feb. 6.-Writing in the current Spectator, Vilhjalmur Stef- ansson has his explanation as to why Solomon Andree never re- turned from the Polar balloon expe- dition in 1897.
 Stefansson says the three men in the expedition were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from ker- osene stove in virtually an air tight tent.
 Stefansson said he developed this theory from evidence discovered at White Island where the bodies were found.
 Etefansson said he almost died from the same cause himself in an Eskimo's snwo hut at Coronation Gulf 20 years ago.
 He said: "Andree's tent was near ly air tight as it was made of bal loon silk and the floor was sewed in. The tent stood in the lea and the first snow storm added to the air tightness. One man was cooking when the others tainted. The stove fire went out. I know that because the stove was half full of kero- sene when found. Then the cook tainted before he could make a hole in the tent for ventilation"
 There was plenty of food and fuel at the time, Stefansson said, SO the group could not have starved nor frozen to death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

This will be the last year O'Neill will spend in his huge chateau, the Chateau du Plessis, in Tours, France. He has resided there for the last two years with his wife, Carlotta Monterey.
 It was in his chateau that he wrote Dynamo" and it is there that he is writing his latest play, all details of which he is keeping in secrecy.
 When O'Neill cannes home it will mark the end of a four-year pill grimage begun shortly after Strange Interluden was first pro- duced At that time O'Neill was in poor health, and he made a fu- tile attempt to travel incognito.
 He visited China and the Philip pines, then turned back to his chat eau in Tours, where he lived for many months in seclusicn. It was only last summer that he would consent to see visitors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
BONUS
 LEC|SL ALTON
 IS HELD OVER
Senate Committee Awaits Action to Be Taken by
 House Committee

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. IT, The Senate Finance Committee has deferred action until next week on the veterans bonus leg islation, awaiting action of the House Ways and Means Commit tee.
 Senator Watson said there was no doubt but that the House would pass some legislation and the Sen- ate committee wanted to give the House opportunity to originate measures.
 Representative Hawley, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, served notice the House would not consider bonus legisla- tion originating in the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

specialists experimented on a num- Der of students and came to the conclusion that if sleep can be re- duced from eight to six hours it will be beneficial to the sleeper.
 One Fallacy
 The trouble is that an enthusiast on reading that report-if he be a six-hour sleeper-will endeavor to cut his time down to four hours, thereby running foul of another curious law pertaining to sleep. Nerve specialists will tell you that should a person, whose minimum amount of sleep is six hours, de- eide to get along with four hours, then his adverse balance of two hours per days is carried forward with cumulative effect until he be- comes so much in arrears that he simply cannot go on and nature orders, in no uncertain terms, that he catch up on his sleep due him or have a nervous breakdown.
 A talk on sleep would not be complete without mention of the claim put forward by MT. Paul Hern, ex-Austrian army veteran, who claims that he has not slept since being wounded in the head during the Great War. A lot has been written in substantiation and contradiction of his claims and be- tween the pros and cons it is inn possible to get at the truth of the matter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
COUNCIL FIXES PRECINCTS FOR
 CITY ELECTION
As Preliminary to Munich pal Election, Three
 Precincts Fixed

AS a prelude to the 1881 muni- cipal election, the City Council last night formally passed reso- lution establishing the election precincts and locating the voting booths. The precincts will be un- changed in boundaries from those of the past several years, and the number remains at three.
 It will be almost a month before there is any real activity. The registration period lasting 30 days, does not open until March 4. Elec- tion this year falls on April T, the latest possible date under the law fixing the day as the first Tues- day in April.
 Only four Councilmen answered the roll call at last nights meet ing, presided over by Mayor T. B. Judson. In attendance were: M. D. Bothwell, E. G. Krause, Lockie MacKinnon and H. G. Nordling. Councilmen w. s. George and H. Messerschmidt went to Seattle on business.
 Miss A. B. Coleman was granted a two-weeks' leave of absence from her duties as City Librarian in order to make trip to Seattle. Monthly bills were ordered paid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
Fishermen on East Coast
 Face Problems

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 7.- There is something wrong with the fishing industry.
 Fishermen say the individual catches are growing smaller and the fish in the North Atlantic are growing smaller and are becoming scarce. s.
 The Massachusett Fisheries Association deny the reports of the fishermen, showing by sta tistics that the actual number of fish brought in are greater and net falling off.
 Many trawlers are idle, how ever, the men claiming they cannot make sufficient money to pay expenses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
1000 Are
 Homeless
 By Flood
Southern Part of Austral- ian City Invaded by
 High Water

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 7.- More than 1000 are homeless here as the result of one of the worst floods in history of this section.
 The flood waters struck the southern part of the city last night.
 Rain has ceased but the country side is flooded for 1000 miles both north and south of here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. '. Times have changed since Poor Richard wrote:
 Early to bed and early to rise,
 Makes a man healthy, wealthy
 and wise"
 Statisticians, who have no other aim in life other than the enumer- ation of this-and that, have esti- mated that we spend more than one-third of our lives in sleep which declaration has stirred cer- tain medical authorities to the point of informing us that the average man sleeps too much.
 A survey of the lives of some of our Princes of Industry" produces some very interesting facts on the subject.
 Four Hours Sleep
 Thomas Edison, inventive Wiz ard" of Orange, N. J., states that up to a few years ago he found that four hours sleep gave him sufficient rest and renewed vitality to start another days work. Re- gently, however, he has been hav- ing six hours. Not that he feels in need of more sleep, but because Mrs. Edison, who, he says, knows best, has persuaded him.
 Henry Ford, the man who made America automobile minded, con- fesses to six hours sleep, but adds, that, as it takes him three hours to get to sleep, he actually spends nine hours in bed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
NEHRU IS DEAD;
 BODY CREMATED

ALHABAD, India, Feb. GA number were injured in the crush when over 100000 Indians flocked here to pay their last tribute to Motila Nehru, aged 69, National leader. He died in Lucknow yes- terday and his body was brought here for cremation
 Nehru was a wealthy Indian who gave up his fortune to become a leader among the poorer classes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
Carl Lomen and Wife Hurry East to Be at
 Bedside of VoIstead

SEATTLE, Feb. 6.-Carl Lomen, of Lomen Reindeer Corporation, and his wife Laura Volstead Lo- men. left last night for the bed side of Andrew J. Volstead, author of the Volstead Act, in St. Paul, Minn. He was operated upon for appendicitis last Tuesday and is doing well as can be expected, ac- cording to advices received here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
COMP ANY
 PAYS DIVIDEND

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb G. The Crown-Zellerbach paper com pany officials said the earnings from November to January will be less than in the first and second quarers of last year but there is no change in the financial position and regular dividends will be pay able on March 1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
President Sigrls Bill
 Carrying $4OO,OOO for
 Ne,0 Vessel for Alaska

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. IT. President Hoover has signed de- ficiency appropriation bill which includes s400,000 for new vessel for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to operate on the west coast of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
IU. s. Marines Take
 Field in Nicaragua To Fight Insurgents

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. !. = Expecting resumption of insurgent activities in Northren Nicaragua, United States Ma rines have been sent to gar rison the towns of Pueblo Nuevo and Smot0.
 Small groups of insurgents are reported concentrating near the two villages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
ALASKAN LOSES FINGERS TURNING IN
 FIRE ALARM; IS VOTED SUM OF $l,OOO

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.-James E. Dethlefsen froze his fingers while turning in a fire alarm at Nenana, Alaska, and lost the fingers and thumb of one hand. Since it was a government building that was afire, the House passed the Welsh bill awarding Deth.@scon the sum of Sl,000. The bill now goes to the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
MACHINIsT ILL

D. c. Mentrum, machinist in the employ of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company. entered St. Ann's Hospital last evening for medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
WILL KNOW HIS A. B. C.'s

Mrs. Albert B. Clark is the mother of a son that was born last evening at St. Ann's Hospital. MT. A. B. Clark is employed at the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com pany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
GIRL CAN'T EAT CANDY

Betty Nordland, 5 years old. has to satisfy her taste for sweets with pop. She. can't eat candy for several days, the doctor says. He took out her tonslls at St. Ann's Hospital this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
GIRL UNDERGoEs OPERATION

Mary Williams, Is years old, suc- cessfully underwent surgical op- eration at St. Ann's Hospital this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
FEDERAL JUDGE URGES REFERENDUM ON PROHIBITION
Sir Hours Sleep q Day Held Sufficient

University Specialists Assert If Sleep Can Be Re duced from Eight to Six Hours It Will Be Beneficial to
 the Sleeper - Survey Among Prominent People Shows Big Variation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

Two Chicago robbers held up six taxicab drivers at the same corner the same night, but accosted two policemen on their seventh attempt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07

Secrecy of proceedings is blamed for the increase of divorce cases in England.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-07
HooNAH MAN AT ALASKAN

c. Zellefren of Hoonah is among the guests registered at the AL askan Hotel. g
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-02-13
Tenth Election District
Potomac

Boucher, Margaret M.-Parcel of
land called "BealPs Bottom" con-
tanning 81 acres, as described in
a deed recorded in liber 210, folio
485. Taxes, interest and costs,
Splits.
Butler, Georgia Anna and Cotton
Parcel of land called "Carde-
rock" containing 655-1000 acres, as
described in a deed recorded in
liber 304, folio 206. Taxes, inter-
est and costs, $14.98.
Crawford, James E.-Parcel OF
land called "Carderock," containing
2 acres and improvements, adjoin-
ing the properties of Edward Jones
and the County Road. Taxes, in
terest and costs, $14.3S. ,
Cooper, Daniel-Parcel OF land
called Williamsburg" containing
6 acres and Improvements, as de-
scribed in a deed recorded in liber
T. d. "a, folio 1858. Taxes, interest
and costs, $3.50.
Dreamer, Harry w. and Anna ID:
Part of a tract Of land called
"Eleanor Greery," containing l2S
acres and improvements, as de-
scribed in a deed recorded in liber
$40, folio 449. OF this tract 70
acres will be offered as per plat
and description to be exhibited on
day of sale. Taxes, interest and
costs, $116.11.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-02-13
Tenth Election District
Cabin John Park

Brace, William M. and Agnes l.
South so 200 feet of lot lib,
Section 1, Cabin John Park, as de-
scribed in a deed recorded in liber
338, folio So. Taxes, interest and
costs, $83.07.
Columbus, Theodore L. and Julia
Mot AZ, Section 2, Cabin John
Park, as described in a deed re-
corded in liber Asa, folio 225. Tax
es, interest and costs, $1O.61.
Cromwell, Daniel F., Jr.-Lot g.
block 5, Section a, Cabin John
Park, as described in a deed re.
corded in liber 1853. folio 1877
Taxes, interest and costs, $45.b4
Cooper, Arthur James--Lot ll4
r. Cabin John Park, as described
in a will recorded in will book p
D. w. ID, folio 269. Taxes, interest
and costs, $68.27.
Dillon, John A. Jr. and MARY
6, section 4, Seven Locks