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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
THE GERMAN PREPARATIONS.

The proposal of President Hoover to declare a war reparations and war debt paying holiday has been accepted as timely generosity It has, tenn porariy at least given affairs throughout the world a brighter aspect. However, it suggests a wonder as to what will be the outlook when payments are resumed year hence.
 The New York Herald Tribune, formerly stanch of protection stated the causes that led up to the Chequers conference, where Chancellor Bruening so eoquently pied for relief as follows;
 The reparations problem that was sup
 posed to have been settled once for all by
 the Young Plan only two brief years ago.
 once is acute.
 The rise in the value of gold, the busi-
 ness crisis that set in following the crash of
 the New York Stock Exchange in 1929, and
 the economic folly of most nations of the
 world in raising their tariff barriers, have
 played ducks and drakes with the calcula-
 tons on which that plan was based.
 This statement of the situation is authentic and fair. And it suggests that permanent relief in the world of industry and commerce has not yet been provided for. That only come with tar if reductions so that there may be trade and in- dustrial activity President Hoover has done all that he can do now, for which credit is due. But before the years holiday shall have expired, Con- gress will meet. It could and ought to reduce the monstrous Hawley Shoot tariff and thus set ar example for other countries to follow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
Our Island in the Pacific.
(New York Herald Tribune. )


 The Secretary of the Interior according to the Washington dispatches, has fixed his eye upon the Island of Guam. That tiny section of sovereignty, buried in the Pacific wates is already slated for administration" in the interests of economy and the Washington treaty; and it is reported that Dr. Wilbur has seized the opportunity to suggest it's Conversion into National Park. It would be the final indignty Three thousand miles from Homo lulu 1900 miles from the Philippines and no less than 800 miles even from the Japanese garrison on the Bonn Islands it would be about the loneliest park in the world Whatever anthropological it might preserve the travelsr happening upon it would still be like man encountering botanical garden in the middle of the Sahara and it was certainly not because of it's desirability a Ma tonal Park that the island was added to the territory of the United States, amid the settlements thirtythree years ago. of the Spanish-A American War.
 The name of Lieutenant William Braunersreuther U S. N, has not echoed down the corridors of fame, but he it was who on June 21, 1898 almost single handed captured the Island of Guam, the Spanish Governor the Governors Secretary and the ffty-eight officers and men of the Spanish Marines who composed its forgotten garrison. The American expedition to the Philippines had been instructed to stop at Guam on it's way. According to the legend, when the conveying cruiser fired a few shots into the abandoned Qualifications which they found there, the Governor sent off launch to acknowledge the courtesy of the salute" and to 
 island devoid of powder However that may be- it is certain that when the Spanish officers came aboard the American cruiser they learned for the first time that state of existed between the United States and Spain and discovered that they were prisoners.
 Next morning Lieutenant Braunersreuther was sent off with troops to secure the surrender from the Governor There was a formal introduc- tion" The Lieutenant casually" pointed out to the official that there was an overwhelming force in the harbor the Governor thanked las the Lieutenant said in his reportl and retired to a building near by with his advisers Twenty nine minutes later he reapeared and handed me sealed envelope" The capture of Guam had been effected It seems that the original idea that the Spaniards had coal supply there, but there was no coal there. There nothing there except the dminutive garrison, four Spanish flags fifty-twe Mauser rifles and sixty 1.-two Remingtons-and three swords belonging to the officers.
 It the great event in Guam's history During the World War a garrison of fighting United States Marines, anxious for nothing better than chance at German, did their bit by sur veyng the limitless horizons of the Pacific from Guam waiting for the enemy who never arrived.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
The Wrong Way.
Cincinnati Enouirerl

German churches it is said, are being depopu- lated. The Government has prepared to fight atheist drives with penalties It claims that the churches have lost 25OOOOO members in radical and free-t thought campaigns, and President Hindenburg is empowered to punish all such traducers and is said to be ready to act.
 It is the old formula but you cannot kill ideas by law, rather they become resistant, more widely disseminated Any form of the auto de fey is incompetent to stay the rush of new ideas. The drastic campaign instituted by the German Gov ernment against all ant-relgious bodies, judging by the light of experience will only add to the flames of wide anti-religous effort giving body and sub stance to thing which may grow more and more sinister it's advocates are given the role of mar tyrs.
 Free thought is essential in the scheme. of democracy. In its ugly phases-when it contradicts the popular conventional view-it is best handled as America and England handle it. So handled, all the evil in it dies and is forgotten.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
GEN. ''bILLW STILL KNOWS
 HOW TO FLY
One Time Boss of Govern ment Aviators Shows
 How It Is Done
By HERBERT HUMMER

WASHINGTON, D. O., June B. While those hundreds of army aviators were staging their man. euvers over the capital on Mem orial day, their one time boss was putting on a private show of his own which went by virtually un- noticed.
 General Billy" Mitchell came up from his estate at Middleburg Va, where he is living the life of a country gentleman, and did a little flying of his own.
 For the first time in five years he took the controls of a plane and flew it to Philadelphia and back. In the passenger seat was an old friend ready to take over the ship if necessary. But he was not needed. Whether it was a coincidence or not, it is interesting that the for mer flying chief of the army re- turned to the air for the first time just five years after he resigned. His court martial sentence for speaking out of turn about Uncle Sam's air force was for that period, too.
 So it looks as if the general vol- untarily served his sentence, though out of the army entirely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
A SEA SONED AND FINELY TEMPERED
 RADICAL

There are ample instances in history to furnish evidence that often the most effective statesman IS a radical who has been sobered by the realities of life and tempered by experience It sometimes seems that 1t is easier to gain stability through hard knocks than it is to gain liberality in that way It is natural for the tempestuous youth to become more conservative with the accumulation of wisdom But the conservative youth often becomes reaction- ary as he becomes older
 Mark Sullivan famous political writer and au- thor of books on American political history, Re- publican contributes a notable article on former Secretary Newton D. Baker to the Republican New York Herald Tribune in which he declares that he believes Mfr Baker, former radical, possesses the most powerful, most accurate and finest mind in America
 MT. Sullivan notes that MT. Baker entered Pres ident wilson's Cabinet, fresh from the Mayoraity of Cleveland with reputation for radcalsm He was looked upon as unsafe" "reformer"
 MT Sullivan thinks. account of this pre- judgment MT Baker did not get square deal from the public during the war But the complete vindi- cation of Bakers appointee and close personal and political associate Assistant Secretary of War Crow ell who had been made a target for anti-Baker sentiment and who actually indicted, Vice President Dawess famous Hell Maria" speech and his several subsequent utterances, Gen. Persh- ings many undluted tributes, and other things caused War was over that the United States had had a world wonder for War Minister during that great conflict.
 But MT Baker came into full flower after he retired to private life and had the largest law practice in the great State of Ohio. He is a member of the boards of directors of railroads banks and other institutions and trustee for colleges and other institutions of civilization. Just the other day Princeton followed several other colleges in be- slowing upon him degree-LL D.
 Summing up this of large political official and civil experience at the age of sixty Mark Sull- van said:
 Today, any careful and disinterested attempt
 to evaluate American public men and leaders
 of thought--in short important American
 personalities in the best sense-would place
 MT Baker very high. The writer of this article thinks MT. Baker has. in an import
 ant sense. the most distinguished mind in
 America-in the sense of power and accuracy
 combined with fineness, flexbility and grace.
 The new and juster estimate of MT Bakers
 quality is shared by the public and by the
 most elevated sources of judgment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
CRIME AGAINST JAMESTOWN.

Expert writers on the sports pages of metro politan newspapers coincide with The Empires com ment the day after the race when it said it was a crime against splendid horse to put the great Jamestown the two-year- old champion last year
 in the Belmont Stakes against the stanchest long, distance horse since Exterminaor holder of the mile record It was a pity to let horse. after go- ing through all that Jamestown went through, that
 came back as ganiely he did in the withers Stakes probably the greatest mile in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

Johnny the Immune" former leader of Chicago Gangland, who boasts that he, when he tired of ducal robes, brought "Scarface Al' from Brooklyn and sat him the throne, prolaims himself leader again Johnny the Immune" says Scar face AT abdicated and pied guilty to the indict- ments because he ordered him to take the rap.' And this the lf-governing land of the free and home of the brave
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
Slump in Silver Booms
 Real Estate in Canton


 CANTON, China, June 23-The low value of silver has caused boom in real estate here. Land prices have risen 80 per cent since the first of the year.
 The heaviest investors are Chi nese living in the United States With one gold dollar worth five irl silver, they have been sending con- siderable sums in American cur rency for investment in Canton lots
 In the business district general reconstruction is under way. Old wooden buildings are coming down and modern office and shop struc- lures are going up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
Hubby May Need the Money.
(New York Herald Tribune)

(New York Herald Tribune)
 Mrs. Helen Wills Moody won't contest at Vim bedon this year because they say the United States Lawn Tennis Association won't pay her expenses. And she says that she won't go professional either She will, it to us fight it out the base line of amateurism if it takes all summer. Or anyway until the end of August
 We are professional wonderer and so we won- der what Mrs. Moody will say next Septmeber when and if she signs for professionalism, and the cinema My first duty" she may say lis to my husband"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

NARA, Japan, Sune 23-Earnings of the Buddha images in Japan have fallen off 40 per cent since the world business depression made itself felt.
 The earnings come from small entrance fees which are charged visitors. Spring is usually the best paying time and January the worst.
 Local Buddhaist authorities es- innate that the earnings of the Great Buddha of Nara should av- craze $5 900 a month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

Just as the esteemed Stewart Edward White is in the midst of his task of picking out an Alaska island for a National Park comes the suggestion of the Secretary of the Interior that the Island of Guam slated for administration be designed a National Park Now, please MT White, take Guam We'll help to transport the brown bears
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

Man who took part in two burglaries and was caught in both of them was ruled out as an expert witness in local court By the same token some of the kibitzers who stand on the sdenes and tell you how to bid your hand at bridge, should be shot
 at sunrse-( (Bellingham Herad)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

try to to certain defeat a half mile beyond his distance against peerless Twenty Grand already famed for stamina.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

Still maybe if you took of the French people, they would vote to give us back a dozen American Mayors and one utility outfielder for Miss Texas Gunan-(New York Herald Tribune).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

Calling an extra session of Congress to relieve the depression would be about effective mobi- zing the National Guard to suppress an epidemic of mumps-(Ohio State Journal)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

What with Germanys new vest-pocket cruiser what will need in the next instead of Ad- mirals and all that sort of thing is good pick pocket squad--(New York Post.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

Trying Alexander Pantages is California in
 dustry that the depression has not yet curbed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

As we understand one very frank publicist, pur politics is poor politics-(P Philadelphia Inquirer).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23
B. P. o. ELKs

Regular meeting, Wednesday, at 8:30. Initiation. (adv.) M. H. SIDES, Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-23

Jules Tewlow may be only three and a half years old, but he's rap. idly assuming the proportions, o1 some of the seventh wonders which a famous author of the same Christian name was wont to write about. Jules (above), son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tewlow, of Chi. cago. lacks only a few ounces oi weighing 100 pounds. He tipped She scales at eight ounces at birth and gained 19 ounces per week 1 for weeks. Like to meet him n
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
Boulder Has a History.

IF ever you are up in the neighberhood OF
Plymouth, Mass, you'll note there large
granite boulder, guarded carefully from the
weather under neat canopy and from humans
by an iron fence. Except for the date 1920,
carved upon its upper surface, there is nothing
remarkable about this large stone; in fact,
there are thousands of them in this region,
many Of them much larger than this one so
carefully guarded against humans and the
elements But if you know what took place
here In 1920, perhaps you'll know the reason
for the rock.
It was here in Plymouth that the Pilgrims
landed from the tiny Mayhower 3f0 years ago.
Many weary week they sailed from Europe
and when at last they sighted the bleak New
England Coast. it was with feelings of thanks
that they landed to establish their settlement.
The beach about their landing place was strewn
with these large boulders and it Just happened
that this large stone was handiest for landing
purposes. Out they stepped from their small
boats on the granite over 800 years ago.
OF course, these hardy men and children, too,
thought but little about the historical signifi-
canoe of the event and they never gave q
thought to that old rock which served as q
stepping stone into the new world. They
promptly forgot all about that doorstep, for
they had other things to think about. Many
years later, however, it was taken from its
resting place and only in recent times have
historical societies taken care of it.
The iron fence which now surrounds the rock
was placed there in recent times Souvenir
hunters began to chip pieces from this famous
stone and the entire rock would have dis
appeared in short order but for the fence which
now guards it for pesterity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
Shorthand Record ofLincoln's Assassination

passed through the horrors Of the battlefield,
he had never experienced anything SO heart
rending When the last witness had testified
the young man was asked for a transcript Of
what he had taken down, through the long
hours of the night and early morning he was
engroSsed in making a longhand transcript OF
his record, and the reproductions of page OF
his notes and page OF the Transcripts snow
the steadiness and tenacity Of this crippled
youth. His shorthand, taken under such trying
circumstances, is splendid, and his transcript is
exceedingly accurate, considering the handicaps
under which he was laboring.
A transcript of the first half of the page of
notes is here given. There are one or two minor
variations from the notes. but, as stated, the
performance of the young man was extremely
creditable. His transcript Of the first half of
the shorthand cage is as follows:
Statement Of James b. Ferguson.
'Mr Ford came to me today about or
o'clock and told that my favorite, Gen.
Grant, was going to be present at the theater
tonight and had secured box. I went to the
theater and engaged seats So and SO on the
opposite side from the Presidents box.
when the President came in I saw that
Gen Grant was not with him, but still kept
watch Of the box, expecting Gen. Grant TO
come in knowing that If he came in he would
go in the same box with the President After
the curtain went up for the third act saw
Mr., Booth 60 to the door leading to the passage
of the private box which the President occu-
pied and try the door. In a moment after
ward was looking with an opera glass to see
who the citizen was who was with the Presi-
dent. then heard the report of the pistol
and Mrs. Lincoln catch him around the
neck. I saw him throw Hp his
MIR. Tanner worked straight through until
morning, and about IT'S m. he went into the
room where Lincoln lay, a small bed room about
half way back on the first floor, rented by the
owner of the house to a young soldier from
Massachusetts,. There were gathered about the
bed Secretary Stanton. Judge Cartier, Rev. DR..
Gurley and one two othsrs. The President
was breathing with dificulty
As the President passed away Secretary
Stanton exclaimed, HE belongs to the ages
now" and DR.. Gurley began a prayer. Young
Tanner instinctively reached for his note book
as he knew the prayer would be history, but
he broke the point on his only pencil in taking
it from his pocket and the prayer was lest.
When the Grand Army Of the Republic had
grown into great and powerful organization
Corpl Tanner was chosen its national COM
mander and he was IN constant demand as q
speaker IN all parts Of the country. He lived
to ripe old age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
NeqC Labels ON Cans.

THE task of the housewife, who is uncertain
whether the low-priced canned goods she
may buy are bargain or an inferior product,
will be immeasurably lghtened after May II,
when the Federal Governments new labelling
regulations go into effect
Wholesome, edible foods which, while they
may be below the standard Of quality and MI
which Government has set up, still are valuable
to those who cannot afford the better products,
will bear labels telling in large type that the
articles contained in the can are cheaper grades.
The regulations going into effect in May cover
only canned peas, peaches and pears but the
authorizing legislation provides for the setting
up Of standards for all canned goods Stuffs,
with the exception Of meat products and m1lks
which are covered by other legislation.
The three products mentioned ere placed ua-
der the new regulations as step toward the
complete Standardization Of all canned foods.
The requirements now call for the words "BeloW
United States Standard Low Quality, But Not
Illegal to follow Immediately after the name OF
the product IN the can. wherever that nazns
appears On the label
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box door, his disappearance through the door,
then the fatal shot.
While many felt positive that the man who
had been seen entering Lincoln's box and who
fired the shot was John Wilkes Booth there
seemed to be shrinking from naming him, al
though under the questioning of the examiners
many stated that it was the actor.
Booth was quite familiar with F'ord's, and but
a month before had appeared there as Pascara
in the play "ApoState."
Other incidents Of the evening are history
how Booth struck Mai. Rathbone with the knife
he drew, wounding him, then leaped over the
box rail, catching his foot as he did 50 in nag
which had been sent by the Treasury Depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

ment to form part Of the decorations for the
evening, and carrying part of the flag down to
the stage with him. It will be recalled that he
broke bone in his leg as he jumped, and that
he lmped as he hurried across the stage. His
appearance was so Wild and he was so threat
ening. houriShing the knife in his hand, that he
was not molested but reached the horse he had
had Saddled and waiting in the alley at the
rear of the theater, and clattered away up the
alley running north to p street, and so escaped.
Corpl. Tanner has told me that number OF
times during the night, while he was working
in the little room OF the hall, Mrs. Lincoln was
led into the chamber to the side Of the dying
President and he said that though he had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
BY JOHN D. RHODES.

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-10
OKLAHOMA CITY MAYOR
FEEDS JOBLESS CLUBS,
.SHERIFFS AND DICKS
Workers Not Permitted to Look for Work, Are
Arrested On Vag Charges

for Governor who had pretended to
be a great friend of the workers and
farmers until he took his seat, when
he turned out to be their worst
enemy.
On February 10 when the workers
and farmers marched to the State
Capitol, he called out the State
Troops, notified the Sheriffs and the
dicks to fight the marchers, and
calmly took trip to Illinois on per-
sonal business. That's how much he
protected the workers and farmers.
Not only that but he has raised the
taxes, helped cut the wages and has
organized a fake relief to unemploy-
ed workers by offering them two
bowls Of rotten soup day in return
for cleaning streets.
In the February 25 demonstration,
he also called out his cops and dicks
who were ordered to beat up the de-
monstrators and then to take them
to the filthy jails for investigation.
One Of the Workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-10
White Chauvinism Enforced in N. Y. Public
'*.. Schools
SCHOOLS

those children with American fathers
to stand, the three colored children
I have in my class did not stand.
I repeated my question, and asked
the children to stand of those whose
fathers were born in the U. S. A
glimmer of wonder entered their
eyes. They stood up and told me
that one father was born in Spring
field, one in Richmond, and the
third in st. Louis. They were very
puzzled since they had always been
told that they weren't Americans. 1t
was strange experience to be called
an American in a New York City
School-It seemedl
Thus subtlely and insidiously do
the Public Schools breed race dis
elimination. I send this in with
hope that more Negroes will realize
the nature of this government.
A Teacher.