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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YOUR CITY, N. Y, Jan 3.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 71a, Am eric n Can 11412, Anaconda Copper 32as, Bethlehem Steel 5312 General Motors 375s, Granby Con- solidated 165s, International Har- vester 521s, Kennecott Corporation 24A, Montgomery-Ward 1894, Ma tional Acme 7a4, Packard Motors 9A, Simmons Beds l6, Standard Brands ITS, Standard Oil of Cali fornia 48, Standard Oil of New Jersey no sale, U. s. Steel 1431a Curtiss- Wright 314, Pacific Gas and Electric 481s, Pennsylvania Rail- road 591a, General Electric 46 Westinghouse Electric and Mechani- cal 947s, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelling AZ.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
FLORY LEAVES FOR
 VISIT TO INTERIOR

To confer with Alaska College authorities and United States Bio- logical Survey agents in Fairbanks, Charles H. Flory, Alaska Commis- sioner for the Department of Agri- culture. left today on the North western for Seward, enroute to Fairbanks. After completing his mission there, he will go to An chorage on official business and return here in about 30 days.
 Commissioner Flory is scheduled to make his annual trip to Wash ington next month. He probably will leave here for the east short ly after returning from Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
Fired" Trio Asked To Apply tor Their Old Jobs

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.-All employees of the old Federal Power Commission, in- cluding Charles Russell, former Solicitor; William King, former accountant and Frank Bonner, former Ex xecutive Secretary, who were all fired recently by Chairman Smith, which caused such a storm in the Senate, have been asked to apply for their cid positions.
 Smith explained the action meant the fired" employees can apply for their former positions and the applications would be considered on merits"
 Bonner said he resigned be- fore Smith fired him and would not apply. Russell and King said they were undecided.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
HOOVER CABLES COINCIDENCE

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B. President Hoover has cabled Presi- dent Doumergue his personal and official condolences of the Ameri- can people on the death of Mar shal Joffre
 The message said:
 T am distressed by the news of the death of the Marshal who is so effectionally remembered by the American people. Both in their name, and personally, I want to express the deep sorrow which is felt in this country at the pass ing of this great patriot"
 Pershing Sends Message
 Gen. John J. Pershing sent the following message to Minister of War Barthou.
 Tn the death of Marshal Joffre the world loses one of the out standing military figures of France and a devoted patriot. His con- duct of operations of the French Armies from the beginning of the World War, to the end, was char acterized by great leadership"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
Leader of French Armies During World War,
 Loses Last Battle
JOFFRE DIES WHILE
 IN STATE OF COMA
End Comes Peacefully in Paris Hospital
 Crowd Bares Heads

PARIS, Jan. 3. - Death came today to Marshal JOf- ire, last of the chief French military leaders of the World War, after a fOrtnight's ill., ness in which it was neces- sary to amputate his left leg.
 The Marshal would h rave been 79 years old tomorrow.
 The end was peaceful.
 Three members of the fam fly, his wife, sOn-in-law M. Lafile, and his brother Ferdi- nand; General ally, his Chief of Staff, Colonel Des- mazes, also of his staff, doc tors and a few others were present at the bedside. He died without coming out of a coma which came over him Thursday.
 Announcement of the death was made at S:30 o'clock this morning by a member of his military household. Capt. St. Cernin, pale with emotion, emerged from the hospital and in a husky voice, speak ing to t h e newspapermen, said:
 "The Marshal is dead, gen. tlemen.'
 He then displayed a bulletin signed by physicians setting the end at 8:23 o'clock.
 A crowd outside the hospital barred heads and women made the sign of the cross.
 Given Last Rites
 Marshal Joffre was given the last rites of the Catholic Church short ly before the end. He will be bur- jed at a national funeral as elab- crate as that rendered Marshal Foch but the body will not lie in state under the Arch de Triomphe for Marshal Joffre said he did not wish it because his troops and the people of Paris would be risk. ing their health during the winter to do him honor.
 Marshal Joffre expressed | the de- sire, when alive, that he be buried at Louceciennes, his country home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
MARSHAL, " HO STOPPED ATGATES OF W14S REAL FIGHTER

i although numerous terrific attempts to break through were made by the Germans, notably in Flanders, at Ypers, in the Argonne, at Yer dun, between St. Quentin and La Zero toward Amiens, at Chemln des Danes, between Rheims and Soissons and again at the Marne,
 Allies Take Offensive
 Five of the greatest German drives failing, the Allies found themselves in a position again to take the offensive in July 1918 and the following October they smashed the so-called "Hindenburg Line, cleared the Belgian coast and ao- vanced along the river Mouse, threatening all German communi- cations and compelling the enemy to ask for the armistice which was granted on November II, 1918. Meanwhile, Joffre had retired from active command and had been created a Marshal of France. After the first battle of the Marne, oc- casional Allied reverses cast a sha- dow upon the glory of the great French soldier. He had aroused enemities in the Chamber of Depu- ties by his dismissal of IA generals and his replacement of them by younger commanders. Paris papers criticized him, no ply for his transfer of General M. P. E. Sar- rail from the Argonne to minor command in the Near East. Joffre himself was 63 and late in 1915 rumors arose regarding the plans to shelve him.
 Clemenceau's Query
 Georges Clemenceau, who later became premier declared in his paper l'Homme Enchaine, that the politicians were going to give Jof- ire "a high-sounding nominal ap- pointment which would have the practical result of installing a new Ccmmander-in-C Chief on the West ern front He asked. "Is the pro- posed new appointment favor given because the French front affords insufficient scope of Gen. eral Joffre's ability or it is dis grace which hides under the flow CTS a bow-string to paralyze our great strategist in the niche of honor?"
 In 1916, General Robert Nivelle succeeded Joffre, after Premier Bri- and had announced the latter's ap- pointment as Commander-in-Chief of all the French armies except those in Africa. Briand explained: "The sole object of the extended powers of General Joffre is to in- sure singleness of direction in mill tary operations and at the same time to establish closer coordination between the commander of our ar mics and the technical councils of the Allies"
 Attends Conferences
 Accepting from the government the baten and sword of honor of a Marshal of France, the victor of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
ARE GIVEN ONE
 WEEK TO PLEAD,
 MURDER CHARGE
P ort l and Millionaire and Former Stenographer
 Are Arraigned
Assoc,ated Press Photo

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. B. Nelson Bowles, millionaire. and Mrs. Irma Loucks-Paris, his former stenographer, indicted jointly on charges of the murder of Mrs. Le- cna Bowles, have been granted one week in which to plead. This was done late yesterday when they were arraigned in court.
 Dr. Paul Cooper, who attended the millionaires wife after she was stabbed; w. H. Cullers, Bowles' business associate, and R. H. Shel- ly, Culler's chauffeur, were ordered held on bond of S2,500 as material witnesses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
SAYS LUCAS
 FALL WR0NC''
La Cuardia Declares Pro. gressives Brains of Re-
 publican Party

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B. The activity of Robert H. Lucas, Executive Director of the Republi- can National Committee, in the controversy with Senator Norris, is described by Representative La Guardia, of New York, as "all wrong"
 The New Yorker said: "At no time has the Republican Party tried to antagonize anyone, le. alone faction. When the Progress sives walk out the brains of the Party are gone All of my stand pat Republican friends agree that Lucas was ill-advised."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
NEWSPAPERMAN WOUNDED

PANAMA CITY, Jan. 3.-Hart- well F. Ayers, American newspaper man employed on a Panama City newspaper, was critically wounded as the revolutionists fired on the Presidential Palace in the present revolt
 Ayers went to the Palace where the fighting was the heaviest Sto "cover the story" a few minutes before the. Revolutionists captured the Police Headquarters, which overturned the Government.
 When the attackers opened fire on the Palace, Ayers was struck by bullets in the neck and abdomen and fell in the street. During the excitement it was some time before he was taken to a hospital
 Ayers once worked in the Atlantic office of the Associated Press His father pr. Thomas Ayers is a member of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Church.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
Earthquake Is
 Registered; Perhaps Centered, Aleutia,ls

SEATTLE, Jan. 3.-An earth disturbance of mild intensity starting at 1854 o'clock yester- day morning and continuing until 3 o'clock was recorded by the seismograph at the Univer- sity of Washington.
 Walter M.- Chapel, of the University, estimated the trem- CTS occurred about 1,700 miles away, probably in the Aleutians.
 The heaviest shocks registered were between 2 and 2:15 o'clock yesterday morning,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
MANY INTERESTS INVOLVED

WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. B. Secretary of State Stimson indi- cated the State Department will refrain from any immediate de- cision in recognition of the new Administration in Panama.
 The Secretary said while the question of ability of the new re- gime to fulfill international obliga- tions has entered into the problem, other considerations involving spec ial interes.s must be considered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
|ProUisiOn Made in WW for ido,o, Also Her Second Husband

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. B. William Thompkins not only made provisions for his widow but for her second husband, should she remarry.
 TOmpkins' will directs the executcr to make money avail able to establish possible sec ond husband of his widow in business or profession "if ad- visable."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
Wounded U. s. Marines
 Are Taken to Hospital
 In Managrla by Airplane

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. B. Two United States Marines who were seriously wounded in skir- mish with insurgents in the in terior, during which eight other Marines were killed, have been brought here by airplane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
Former Secretary of
 War Is Seriously III

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Jan. B. Lindley M Garrison, Secretary of War in President Woodrow Will sons first Cabinet, is seriously i'll at the home of friends in this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03

PANAMA CITY, Jan 3. The Supreme Court has administered the oath of office to Harmodio Arias as Provisional President. Ar ias immediately telegraphed Dr Ricardo J. Alfaro, Minister to the United States, requesting him to return home and assume the Presi- dency.
 Alfaro is said to have previous ly said in Washington, D. C., he would accept the Presidency and would leave for home soon to take charge of the affairs of his country
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03

L. w. Turoff. engineer of the United States Bureau of Public Roads, Mrs. Turoff and child, ar rived here today after an absence of several months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03

MT. and Mrs. J. H. Newman and daughter Frances, who have been spending a brief vocation in the States, returned home today on the Northwestern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
DR. ALFARO IS TO
 BE PRESIDENT OF PANAMA NJ TI0N
Minister to United States to Return Home
 Become Executive
REVOLUTIONISTS MAKE
 SUCCESSFUL TURNOVER
Newspaperman Is Critical ly Wounded While Re-
 porting Revolt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Dr. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Minister to the U. s. from Panama, has ac- c9ptci the Presidency of his Republic in a cable message sent to his home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
Attends Conferences

Accepting from the government .he baten and sword of honor Of a Marshal of France, the victor Of
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
Stanton Park to Aid
UnemDLOyment Plan

A committee to cooperate with
the District committee for unem
ployment will be appointed by the
Stanton Park Citizns Association
night. The appointments will be
made by william w. Keeler, presi-
dent of the association.
The association requested that
traffic officials ban parking on
one side of b Street Northeast be-
tween Third and Fifteenth Streets,
because Of the congestion.
Discussion of a playground in
the Northeast section was also
brought up. the association pledg-
ing support to other civic bodies
supporting the plan.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 GN.S0.
GLORIOUS Gloria" Swanson, an
Army transport captains daugh-
ter, who, from an humble start
in pictures as a Mack Sennett
bathing beauty. became a flaming
skyrocket of the screen, today
had added another thrilling chap
ter to her glamorouS and ro-
mantle 81 years of life.
Miss Swanson was honey
incoming with her fourth hus-
band, Michael Farmer, Broadway
playboy, following their re-mar-
riage in Yuma, Ariz., to settle all
dispute about the legality of her
first marriage to him last August
in New York State before her
final divorce decree from the
The Washington times., 1931-11-10

Marquis De La FalaiSe was
granted in Los Angeles courts.
"We're On Our Way "
Friends today recalled her su'
preme happiness following her
marriage to the dashing marquis
in Paris several years ago, when
she said:
"This is the highest spot Of
my life. Everything after tbs
will be an anti-climax."
An anti.climax! Gloria wept a
little following her re-marriage to
Farmer by Justice of the Peace
Earl r. Freeman in Yuma. With
a sigh she said:
mo, we're terribly happy. We
don't know where we're going,
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
2 Officers HOnOred
For BrdUerY in War

Award Of the silver star to two
former Army officers for gallan-
try in the world war was an
nounced yesterday by the War
Department.
The recipients we're Joseph w.
Sutphen, of Los Angeles, and
Robert w. Maxedon, formerly OF
VincenneS, Ind.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
BENEFIT TURKEY SHOOT

A turkey shoot for the benefit
of the Falls Church Volunteer
Fire Department. Falls Church.
Va, will be held Saturday, No
vember 81 at Trips Quarry, on
the Lee Highway. Shooting will
begin at l p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
REWED TO CLINCH 1T, GLORIA'S HAPPY

but we're on our way. Good.
bye Arizona. California, here
we come"
May Attend BANQUET
Friends believed they would
make their first public California
appearance since their re-mar.
riage, tonight at the annual
awards banquet of the Motion
Picture Academy.
Vice President Curtis and other
notables, including stars of the
picture world, will be present.
KECK LEAVES TODAY
WV. Keck, assistant treasurer
of the American Security and
Trust Company, leaves today on
a motor trip to Florida.
The Washington times., 1931-11-10
EARN your playmate TODAY REALLY :.

it's
the
made authorized carrier
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
MOSQUITO LEAVING THE WATER, READY FOR BUsE
NESS. HE SHOULD NEVER LEAVE

water level surface enough choke the young mosquitoes
'sphon" bringing quick death.
But cities and private individuals work separately
without pan and the mosquitoes, wiped out in place.
come back.
What is needed is united against mosquitoes all the
States and the National Government cooperating and SINH
ar1v there is needed united against RATS and MICE
that DESTROY hundreds millions in property every year.
Spending small part of what they destroy would wipe
them out
T. would be war calling for patience especially regards
the MOSQUITOES They breed wherever there agnant water
lin neglected tin with rainwater in it, in the hoos Of
trees into which water has fallen.
Rnt the United States Government able to stamp out
veo fever bv getting rid of mosquitoes first In Cuba then
the Panama Canal Zone What could be done in those
ronica regions in swamps with intense heat could be done
everywhere -, ... .,
If the great breeding power Of the mosquitoes stamped
ont in the BIGGER bodies water the remnant of mosquitoes
could urobaby be left the b swallow and the other mos
quito enemies
II h known and has often proved that when any species
Of animal life is greatly reduced in numbers it quickly dies
out. -,
For more than million years have used their energies
fighting and killing EACH OTHER And they still at it,
arguing about armaments nation lying another and i'm
posing another.
Rut eventually civilization will stop and killing
Then the REAL WAR will begin, against disease germs
all insect pests The beginning of that war will be the be-
ginning of civilization
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
IT'S "SIPHON," GREATLY
MAGNIFIED.
BABY MOSQUITO OR
LARVA.
It Could Be Done

Mosquitoes have done harm to human beings IN this
world than all the great And they doing harm today
enough in actual cash. to off the cost of
the big
Millions upon millions of have been made feeble prac
cally useless, by malaria WITHOUT MOSQUITOES THERE
WOULD BE NO MALARIA.
Millions past times been killed by the yellow fever,
and many tropical countries still killed by that deadly
disease.
Without mosquitoes there Uould be yeNOW fcUer.
suggested by serious historians that the fall of the
great Empire caused not by any invasion of bar
barans from the North but by malaria implanted in the
blood the mosquitoes permitted breed in their
millions. Rome conquered first by the MOSQUITOES
and then was easy for "barbarians to do the rest
upper picture shows the larva in the water head down
ward Just the surface of the water what looks like
foot or TAIL reality sphon" through which the
ture breathes that breathing interrupted which
could easily be arranged it could emerge from the
water be born to poison and annoy human beings
the right in the upper picture you the mosquito
arvas breathing apparatus greatly magnfed And see
how easily drops oil would choke that breathing and
end the mosquito.
lower picture shows the young mosquito at the end Of
its life period in the water emerging into the upper air
pared "for business"
Mosquitoes eggs are laid swamps all sagnant waters
ditches ponds etc.
Here and there sporadic efforts made get rid Of
them Some municipality starts war against mosquitoes
compelling of stagnant waters to drain ponds or
swamps or spreading oil the breeding waters The
thnnest film of OIL which quickly spread for miles the
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Court Attack Upon Scent
Fares for School Pupils

Under the familiar and generally successful plea Of con
Iscaion property the street railway and bus companies
of the District attack the Scent fare act for the District
maintaining that it is causing irreparable injury and
serious financial losses without due process Of law
Under that plea the courts almost invariably sympathetic
the appeals of corporations property because
that which does amount to confiscaton contrary to the
Constitution and the views of courts to property rights
Confscaton however be shown to the courts which
are informed that transportation of District school children at
cents far below the actual cost of transportation.
It would that there has not been sufficient time to test
the operations of this act of Congress their financial bear
ngs upon the street railways and bus lines but the real
trouble the street railways making returns they
regard satisfactory and that they desire show the courts
that they entitled to better returns.
They might be willing to compromise by increase in
fares adults to make up for alleged decreased revenues
through transportation of school children but ouwardy at
least be upon reduced fares for minors attend
ing District Schools The claim is that it costs 667 cents to
transport each passenger On that basis the loss school
pupils is 367 per passenger.
Street car and bus line conditions here in nebulous
shape not promising to the corporations the community
It inappropriate that fares should be virtually settled the
courts.
Congress should take hold of this matter in vigorous
er and legislation that will bring stable conditions
Merger all transportation facilities here imperative with
strong powers of control after that by the Public Utilities
Commission
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
No Municipal Airport for
Washington

After years of nkerng with bills to construct municipal
airport for the District Congress- it is foreshadowed will
drop the subject altogether leaving airport development
to commercial enterprise.
That least the purpose of Senator Bingham who
chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee named by
Congress to select site for airport and arrange
for construction of the long talked of project
It is probably fortunate for Washington after ALL that
sharp differences of opinions among avators aviation
thore and Congress saved this city from expenditures
running up $600O000 The controversy sites
and cost kept going long enough for airport facilities here
to be developed by private enterprise.
This instance where the delays of Congress have
been profitable to the District American cities governed by
city councils rushed into airport years back most
rivalry among these cities Mistakes frequently made
in the selection of sites too small and improperly located like
wise in equipment Taxpayers of those cities will be paying
the penalties for years to come in high taxes.
Aviation has reached the point where arports best
conducted by commercial enterprise and by people who under
stand the business which has passed the experimental stage
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Why Shoes Wear Out
Interesting Leather Researches in This City

The leather laboratory Of Bureau of Standards has been
deng into intricate details about leather and has discovered
facts that will interest all wearers of shoes.
For example, leather quality depends breed of the ami
malhink of that-how it lived when killed. the skin
was tanned and stored.
There wide variations in the wearing qualities from diff
eent parts of the hide One pair of shoes will out faster
than another merely it is cut from different paris of
the hide not because the has bad walking habits If
the sole is cut from the back Of steer it will ouast one cut
from the flank Leather from the portion the kidney pro-
vides the best
Many of the valuable scientific facts ascertained from
machines because tests Of leather by
walking takes too long One days operation Of testing ma
chine is equal to several months of actual wear
This governmental institution in Washington always trying
to cheaper production and improve quality standards Making
shoes is blliOndollar industry in this country
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
AnnulmentS Make MARRIAGE
Ties Easily Shed

New Yorks divorce laws somewhat like those of the
District Of Columbia in that divorces easily obtained
but Court of Appeals decision in that State makes
easy to obtain annuments to almost invite companonae
marriages. in the view Of of the States leading urists
According to him. annument has been granted girl
her husband gave her fake wedding ring and
another because her husband represented himself before
marriage, as restaurant proprietor, when he just
waiter.
In local courts is not easy get rid of marital ties
though annumen frequently granted often in
of minors whose ages have been misrepresented
all whose husbands handed them a lot Of
hokum about themselves before marriage able have
trial marriages would indeed become widespread Cousion
could be resorted to-
Deception of is widely pracced by many men and
quite unfortunately the thicker applied the
full to be- Deception is confined to SEX how
is good reason though why marriages should
selves others and it is good idea to close what looks
to be bargain too