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The Washington times., 1931-04-29
BOY HERO SEES
THE HGOvERS
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by the way haven't you some
dnuS arnInd hRra0O

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by the way haven't you some
dogs around here?"
Mr.. Hoover said he had and
Bryan was taken to the kennels
by Mrs. Starke McMullin, Mrs.
Hoover's guest.
She also showed him the rooms
in the mansion and took him
on sightseeing trip after he
ate his first meal with the Presi-
dent of the land.
Bryant will spend the night in
the blue bedroom. in the north
wing of the mansion, facing Penn
Sylvania Avenue.
His baggage consisted of one
suitcase. which was carted to the
White House in a special automo-
bile. It was not determined how
long he will remain here.
Saved His Chums
Just little more than five
five weeks ago Bryan was one Of
a score Of school children ,impris.
oned in a snowbound school bus.
Death from freezing was inevi-
table. Bryan, however, proved to
be resourceful. He stripped off
most Of his clothing and gave it
to smaller children. Then he i'm
provised a freakish dance, which
stimulated circulation
The result was that when res
cuers, many hours later, crashed
through the snow drifts they
found Bryan and 13 of the chill.
dren still alive.
The entire country was thrilled
over the lads pluck, and Presi-
dent Hoover took cognizance of
his deed even while he was in q
hospital.
At that time it was thought
that the boy would come i'm.
mediately. The President, how
ever, was said to have deplored
and resented the publicity which
was given his invitation, and
the visit was postponed.
Returns Tomorrow
No special program has been
prepared for the boys visit, but
it was believed that he would be
taken on a tour of the city and
shown the show places by at
taches of the Executive Mansion.
Bryan will sleep tonight at the
White House. Tomorrow, he will
board a train. bound for his
Colorado home, carrying with
him memories which no other
American youth treasures.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
RUSSIAN QUAKE
KILLS 100
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the population suffered injuries
Of varying degrees Of severity.
Twelve towns were completely
destroyed, and considerable prop
erty damage done in other will
ages in the quake zone. Hun
dreds Of persons were left home
less and are facing privation
through loss Of livestock.
Aid Appeal Brings News
News Of the disaster became
known when M. Velebekov, chair
man Of the executive committee of
Nakhitchevan, succeeded in get
ting through to Moscow with an
appeal for immediate aid.
Nearby republics Of the Soviet
Union Immediately were in
structed by Moscow to cooperate
in sending food and medicinal
supplies to the area.
The quake also was felt in lesser
intensity at Tiflis, capital Of the
Georgian republic.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Chicago Leads U. S.
With 20 Murders
During March

Chicago led all other cities
for having the largest number
of murders during March, with
a total of 20, according to in
complete returns, the Justice
Department announced today.
There were IL murders in
Philadelphia, 8 in Jacksonville,
Fla, 8 in Birmingham, 8 in
Detroit, 7 in Washington, 7 in
New orleans, 6 in st. Louis, 6
in Paterson, N. j., in Los
Angeles and S in Baltimore, re-
ports to the department showed.
Federal health service.
He pointed out that the
$2,000.000 Congressional appro
priation for health work in the
drought area is an example OF
what concentrated effort will do
DR.. James A. Hayne, of South
Carolina aroused much amuse
ment with a plea for the return
of the old-fashioned might shirt
in place Of the pajama as E
health aid, pointing out that the
night shirt does not restrict tht
body.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
RAY INNOCENT,
SAYS WIDOW
Photo by International
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(NOUGbHuS0 ETV" age
his home at Rockville. 1t was be-
lieved that he had suffered a
heart attack while attempting to
light the kitchen stove. Heart
trouble was given as the cause Of
death.
Officials of the bonding COM
pany said that in event a claim is
filed on them they will start an
investigation to determine if pos
sible what became of the money,
in the hope of salvaging some Of
it. They also will probably file a
claim against Mr.. Rays estate.
Mr.. Rays will was filed for pro-
bate in the court a tRockville yes
terday, but the value of the estate
was not given.
Widow Hits SlurS
"T am sure that if there is
any shortage Mr.. Ray did not
benefit by it,"
That was the answer today of
Mrs. Preston Ray, widow of the
former clerk of the circuit court
Mrs. Ray declared that she is
confident that the report was
started and circulated by "polit.
ical enemies" of the late official.
Clayton K. Watkins, who sue
ceeded Mr.. Ray as clerk of the
court, announced flatly that he
would not believe the runors un-
til they were proved to him.
Clerk 16 Years
Mr.. Ray had been clerk of the
court for 16 years and was one
Of the most popular men in the
county, having been reelected to
office several months ago by the
largest majority ever polled by a
candidate,
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Bandits Torture !
Victims to Get
S18,7OO Loot

CHICAGO, April 20 GN.SO.
Police today sought four torture
bandits who took possession Of
the apartment of Irwin Max
Bailen, wealthy furrier, for more
than a half hour last night,
while they forced the family to
hand over $4,000 in furs,
jeWelry and cash.
The terrorists had threatened
to burn out the eyes of all the
seven victims.
They were removing Bailen's
shoes preparatory to burning
his feet when Mrs. Bailen led
them to the place in which the
valuables we're kept.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
DANCING GIRLS
MURDER CAR
|SFOUND
od-Stained Sedan Expected
to Lead to Arrest in N. Y.
of Killer of Young Hostess

NEW YORK, April 20 u.N.S0 .
A bullet-Stained sedan, found
parked today in East 155Jn Street,
may lead to the solution Of the
murder of Virginia Brannen, the
ten cents a dance" hostess who
was found shot dead Mondal'
morning near st. Joseph's semi
nary in Yonkers.
Everything about the interior Of
the car indicated it had been used
in a Staying. The rear seat cush-
ion was covered with dried blood.
Every window had been shot out.
Police said they believed the shots
had been fired from the inside.
Small Rifle Found
The car was found by police
man patrolling his beat. Search
of the automobile revealed a %
caliber rifle and four discharged
.38 caliber revolver shells.
Miss Brannen was shot beneath
the heart with a .38 caliher gun.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
HEALTH PARLEY
NEARSCLOSE

Miss Grace Abbott, director of
the Children's Bureau of the
Department of Labor, and DR..
Wilson G. Smile, professor of
public health administration at
Harvard University, were the
speakers at today's session Of the
conference of local, State and
Federal health officials.
The conference will end tomor.
row with Surgeon General w. F.
Draper presiding. Papers on
various phases of public health
will be read and discussed.
DR.. C. w. Garrison, president
of the conference and Arkansas
State health officer, was the
principal speaker at yesterdays
session. He urged closer CO
operation between the States and
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
MARY P|CKFORD
NOT SEEKING
DIVORCE
Lawyer Meets Her on Arrival
In N. T.; Goes to London
to Join Doug; to Kill Films

NEW YORK, April 20 GNS3.
Mary Pickford, movie star, was
met by her lawyer when she ar
rived today from Hollywood but
she declared that it had nothing
to do with any divorce or sep
aration proceedings from Douglas
Fairbanks, her movie star hus-
band. She said:
'If there was anything like
a separation or divorce being
considered do you think / would
be going to meet Doug In Lon
don?
Going To Meet Him
81 am going to telephone him
in London today. 1 shall sail
on May Is to meet him.
''NO, / am not going to
Paris for a divorce. They have
been separating us for IL years.
DOug's business takes him one
place, mine another. But that's
the charm of life. We are no
more separated than any other
happily married couple in our
business"
Mary was dressed in a black
cloth belted coat, with a leopard
skin collar and a black straw
hat. She wore black gloves and
pumps.
With Kansas Governor
Gov. Harry Woodring, of To-
peka, Kan, was with her on her
arrival. Dennis F. O'Brien, her
New York attorney, met her.
Mary told how she had def
nitely decided to scrap every film
she ever made and was going
to put such instructions in her
will. She said:
Twenty years from now the
pictures we made today and
yesterday will be Iaughable.
The mechanical and technical
end Of moving pictures will be
SO improved that tOday's pro.
ductiOns will be ridiculous.
II want to be- remembered in
memory and not in fact. 1
think that all movie actors and
actresses, with the possible ex.
cepti0n of Charlie Chaplin,
should burn up all their films.
Are in Crude State
"The talkfeS are in a crude
state at present, both mechani-
cally and technically. With the
third-dimensiOn films possibly
perfected soon, the old-time pic
lures will be out of date and
not even fit for a museum.
"Our whole tempo is changed
from the days of the old stage
favoriteS, even and if these
favOriteS were to come back,
they wouldn't be appreciated
now"
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
King Alfonso Visits
His MOther-in-LaLU

LONDON, April 20 G.N.SO. .
Former King Alfonso left London
by the noon express today for
Torquay to spend few days with
Princess Beatrice, his mother-in-
law, who is recuperating from a
recent illness.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Circus Midget Wins
$4,000 for Theft
Of Whe's Loue

LOS ANGELES. Calf, April
20 QN.SOI.ohn B. Fox,
circus midget, three feet six
inches in height, had a judg-
ment of $4,000 today against
Jesse E. Coombs, standard
size" man, who was alleged to
have stolen the affections of
the midget's wife, Norma Fox.
Mrs. Fox was said to be
slightly more than four feet
tall, and also travelled with her
husband as a midget.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
3 OTHERS ARE
BELIEVED To
HAVE DIED
Blaze RACES All Night at Texas
Well; Fight to Quench
Flames Continued Today
private physicians at their homes
The known dead were:

private physicians at their homes
The known dead were:
Roy Blankenship, Seminole;
Robert Murdock, Seminole; viii
liam Harroun, Oklahoma City;
Virgil Wulz, Oklahoma City; w
j. McClassin, jr., and his father
both of Winona, Okla; George
Berthan.
Those missing and feared dead
. were:
Frank VOLTS, George Murdock
Seminole; George Albright.
Had the disaster occurred 10
minutes earlier, the death toll
might have totaled more than
80. A change of crews had just
been made.
Tom Cole, who was among
those taken to a sanitarium at
Longview, reported he saw a
spark fall into the well and an
instant later the explosion hurled
him to the ground. He said:
"It was so sudden we didn't
have q chance to get away.
We were trapped like rats"
Fire EnveIops Men
A disaster had been averted
earlier yesterday when the gusher,
with an estimated capacity Of
$4,000 barrels, got out Of control.
The petroleum shot over the
top of the derrick, and only
quick work on the part Of oil
field visitors prevented the flames
from spreading in the vicinity.
One workman reported oeelng
three men enveloped by the lick.
ing flames after they leaped
from the derrick for their lives.
Some of the victims were not
unlike human torches as they
streaked about, screaming, falling,
and arising again in an effort to
get away from the fiery tongues
of flame.
Horrors Described
One workman, Claude Sizemore,
who escaped unhurt. had been
away and returned just in time
to witness the disaster. He said:
81 tried to get near the fire
but the heat was too intense.
I saw one of the men who
leaped from the derrick. He
was all afire. When he col
lapsed near me, I threw my
coat about the poor fellow and
put out the flames. But 1t was
too late. He was dead"
During the last month II other
persons have been killed as a
result of fires and explosions in
the east Texas oil fields.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Millionaire Shot
5 Times bU Wife

TUCSON, Ariz. April 20 Q.N.SO.
Prompted by a mysterious motive,
Mrs. Thomas K. Marshall, SO, mil
lionaire. one-time professor at the
University of Arizona, today fired
five pistol shots into the body Of
her husband, Thomas Marshall,
so, according to police.
=. Marshall was near death from
the five bullet wounds.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
GETS BARKING DEER

CHICAGO, April % GN.S).
Among the interesting specimens
received recently from expeditions
for the department Of zoology at
Field Museum of Natural History
are barking deer, COW seladang,
and a bull banting from Southern
Indo-C China.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Sir Josiah Stamp Off
For En0LGnd TOdQu

NEW YORK, April % GN.SJ.
Sir Josiah Stamp, British banker
and leading English economist,
will sail for England today after
a visit in America and Canada.
Others sailing today include
Surgeon General Hugh S. Cum
ming and Sir Phillip Ben Greet.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
Parking Rule Attacked

FarkAuS nuAe ACCdChcu
New opposition to the recently
adopted parking regulations for
downtown Washington developed
last night when a motion urging
curtailment of the parking re-
strictionS was adopted at a meet
ing Of the Southeast Citizens
Association last might at the
Southeast Branch of the Public
Library.
Last nights attack was led
by G. w. Bell. who charged that
the change is playing into the
hands of the street car compan
ies," who will, according to Mr.,
Bell, be the only ones to benefit
by the change. He declared that
it was unjust that people who
have put their money in cars and
have a right to use them, should
be forced to leave them at home
because Of parking regulations.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
WIDER PARKING
BAN STUDIED
BY Nelson
Harding
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Northwest, H Street Northeast,
and Connecticut Avenue.
Mr.. Harland stated that no
definite decision was reached at
the meeting yesterday and that
recommendations may probably
be drafted at next weeks session.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
IOO-tO-8 Shot Wins
1000 GNine1S Race

NEWMARKET, England, April
20 Q.N.S0.-The Two Thousand
Csuineas, premier race of the
Newmarket meeting, was won to-
day by Canleronian, at 100 to 8.
Goyescas was second, at 8 to
|, and Orpen third, at 18 to l.
Twenty-four ran.
The Washington times., 1931-04-29
CoNllIl pr TREASURY

as of April 81,
e pditures, $15,-
Receipts, $29.-
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
: LEGAL NOTICE
lN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT,
 AT ANCHORAGE. ALASKA

A ANCnORAOE, ALAShA.
 In the Matter of the Application of roration. fer soldiers additional home stead
 SERIAL NO. 072l3 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Pacific American Fisheries, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maine, and doing business in Alaska, has flied application, Serial No. 07213 for patent under Sections 2306 and 1907 Revised Sta- tutes of the United States, for a tract of land embraced in U. s. Official Survey No. 1914, and situated on the east shore of Zacher Bay, west side of Kodiak Island, Alaska, in latitude 57 deg. g min. 52 sec. N., and longitude 1858 deg. A min. 10 W. and more particularly described in the field notes and plat thereof, and contain ing an of 5.S1 acres. Corner No. 1 of said survey is situated at point Zacher Bay from whence U. s. l.. M. No. 1926 bears south 40 deg. 40 min. w. 9,.s1 chains. and true point for corner No. 1 M. c; Fs survey No. 1926 bears south A deg. 2S min. w. 97.11 chains.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above described land should file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes. COATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 9th day of April, 1881.
 J. Lindley Green.
 Register
 Published. May Il, 1a, 25, June l. 8. 15. 22, 29, July 6. 1881.
 exoas
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
CAPT. MATT PEAsLEY . AND SCIENTIFIC PARTY
 ID STUDY WHALES

Capt. Ralph (Matt) Peasley, one of the most romantic sailormen ,of the ocean routes, is going to sea again, reports the Seattle Times. He is not heading for dis tant climes in prosiac lumber schooner as he has done in for Tner days of his colorful career, but will set out from Seattle July ] with whaling expedition with a modern flavor, bound for Alas kan waters.
 In past years Seattle witnessed sturdy steam killer boats sail SWay for the northern whaling grounds for a harvest of oil, bone and fertilizer. However the eXpe- dition Captain Peasley, hero of Peter P. Kyne's stories of the sea, will join is of a different sort. It's members are not the least bit interested in whale oil, whale bone or fertilizer. They are going to hunt whales with a camera and not harpoon gun
 The cargo" they hope to bring back will consist of reels of mo- tion picture and still photographs of the playful finbacks enjoying themselves in their native haunts A whaling ship of a different sort is being outfitted on Lake Washington for the curise. She is the 45-foot auxiliary sloop Linda, equpped with a 5O-horsepower en- zine.
 The expedition is being organiz- ed by F. w. Schmoe, naturalist of the Puget Sound Acadamy of Sci ence. Captain Peasley will be the master of the sloop. Her crew will consist of group of young scien- Iists, including Samuel Harby of Columbia University, New York City; Henry Lohse, a student of the Lakeside School; Francis Hol- man, student at Garfield High i School: Leonard Jones, who is attending the State Normal School at Bellingham, and H. L. Seeger, 1 on instructor at Lakeside School. |
 The expedition will collect spec Anens of life in Alaska for the | State Museum, with which Mir. Schmoe is associated. The whale pictures will be taken between Glacier Bay and Mount Fairweath- CT.
 Captain Peasley, who formerly commanded the schooner yacht . SanWan owned by Frank Moran, left the vessel in Santa Barbara. | He nas had an interesting career. n addition to being a navigator known in every harbor on the Pa clflc Coast, he is Woodsman, hunter and fisherman. He is a tall, robust figure, with the twinkle of the oldtime sailorznan in his eye. Captain Peasley was born in East port, Me, and first came to the Pacific Coast in 1888. His early boyhood was spent at sea, mostly along the rugged coast of Maine.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

In q recent edition of the Seattle Times extracts from a Gateway editorial on the Alaska brown bear situation were published in sup port of the Seattle papers com ments, backing up The Gate ways contention.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
OFFER JULY 4th PRIZES

Brown & Hawkins Corp. to- day announced three special prizes for the annual Mount Marathon foot-race on July 4th. Note the prize list in their advertisement.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

From other sources than gov ernment officials, it is learned the matter of erecting coal bunkers in Seward is being given consider ation and that survey of the situation will shortly be made.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
IS DEMPSEY PROTEGE

LOS ANGELES, June 8, R- Redman of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, negro, heavyweight protege of Jack Dempsey, is scheduled to meet Dynamite" Jackson, local negro, at the Olympic auditorium.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

The Geodetic Survey ship Vest dahl, Captain Graham, arrived in port Saturday from Cook h. let where survey work is being carried forward.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

H. Cafferty, who recently broke an ankle, is still in the Seward General Hospital but is mending nicely.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08
WATER NOTICE

Water will be shut off on Fourth Avenue, between Adams and Wash ington Streets, between l a. m. and 6 D. m. Tuesday,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

Chas. A. Watson, deputy U. s. marshal at Kenai, is in the Sew ard General Hospital for an oper- atiOn.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

Mrs. Axel Williams has left the Seward General Hospital but is under treatment for her recent illness.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

The MS Discoverer, Capt. Heinie Berger, is expected to arrive in port today from Cook Inlet.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

Try our Seattle Ice Cream Fresh on every boat at SYLVIA'S
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-08

3-ROOM apartment Tor rent at
 J. L. Graef.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-17
NEGRO BURNED OIY WY. SCHOOL HOUSE A;
 WHICH CRIME DUNE
RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON FOR SIMILAR
 DEFENSE

MARYsVILLE, Missouri, Jan. III (E)-Raymond Gum, Negro ex- convict who confessed to the mur- der of velna Golfer, pretty l9- year old school teacher, was lynch ed in a theatrical fashion
 He was taken from the sher- ifs custody by a mob estimated at 5000, marched a mile and a half to the school house where the murder occurred, chained to the roof and burned to death with the building, The mob, in which there were hundreds of men and women and many child ren, formed a ring around the building and stood guard until nothing but ashes was left. M
 AS the flames enveloped him Gum, who was chained across the ridgepole directly above the black board alt which his victim was at work when she was attacked, Wav- repeatedly to those below him.
 The Negro was only recently re- leased from prison after serving a term for attacking another white girl.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-17
LABOR IN SPAIN WOULD PARALYZE
 ENTIRE COUNTRY
KING ALFONSO IS SAID TO BE OPPOSED TO ANY CON-
 STITUTTONAL REFORM

M MADRID, Spain. Jan. l7 (P) Strong precautions are being talk en against a new revolutionary outbreak in Spain, it was learned, as a result Of rumors that an up- rising will be attempted in which labor organizations will have a prominent part by paralyzing the life of the country through a gen. eral strike
 The statement ln an official con2munique that a general el- ectIon will be held in March un- der any conditions, even ii it is necessary to hold it under martial law, reflects the seriousness of the situation and the difficult position of the Berenguer govern ment.
 Constituencies under the leadership of Francis Guerra have been making strenuous efforts to arrive at an understanding with King Alfonso and avoid further revolution ill Spain. revolution in Spain through peace ful and legal channels.
 The king is now said to be op- posed to any constitutional re- form.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-17
PROTESTS /. RELIEF FUND NON
 SLATED.. PASSAGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. t7. LPl Despite Red Cross protests the Senate's $25,000OOO relief fund to be distributed by the Red cross is slated for passage
 Only few are known to op- pose the item which was spon- sored by the democrats and in- s urgent republicans.# . M
 Robinson said that the Red Gross protests were an eftort to em- barass the proposal and the pas- sage of the relief measure.
 The senate is preparing for a night session tD insure against an extra session.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-01-17
ALGAE $ BAD BOY
 T0 FACE WRATH IF X IOWA LEG|sLATu TuRE

NEW YORK, Jan, Is, (P)- Another black sheep has been condemned. He is little Blue Green Algae, the bad boy of the Algae family.
 Algae are the microscopic anil nals which form the green scum on stagnant water, and most of them are harmless to fish living n the same water. But when Their city brothers come along m their blue-green suits, there is trouble.
 The loss of thousands Of fish IT Okoboji and Spirit Lakes in Iowa has been attributed to the black sheep of the algae family, -he association is informed, and The Iowa legislature has been asked for special appropria- lion to treat the lakes.