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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-21
Sticky little fingers
Nestled on the heart,
Eager, absent fingers
Bid the teardrops start

80
To arouse interest in her Sum
day school class, the Kennewick
teacher asked the pupils to write
down the names of their favorite
hymns.
All the scholars bent their heads
over pencil and paper for few
minutes, then handed in their
slips-all except Mary.
The teacher repeated her re-
quest. So Mary reluctantly COM
piled, and with downcast eyes and
flaming cheeks handed the teach
er slip of paper on which was
written: willie Brown"
He (boastfully)-All that / am
/ owe to my mother.
She-Why don't you send her
thirty cents and square the ac-
count?
Cussedness
The average man today is able
To go as once a king would ride,
And eat what used to grace his
table,
And, like him, be unsatisfied.
Young Mani to Pauline at lunch
counter)--Pd like couple Of
hard-boiled eggs to take out.
Waitress with a smile)-All
right, you'll have to wait: Bernice
and / don't get off until ten o.
clock.
King Solomon had occupied the
royal box on the opening night Of
the musical comedy, and naturally
the producer was anxious for his
APPRECIATION.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-21
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WILLIE
ROGERS

Beverly Hills All / know is
just what I read in the Moving
Picture adds, and say, Boy what
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-21
MEMORIAL DAY

Memorial Day-May 30th-each year finds grateful
people to homage to the dead and the
living whose and honor the holiday is set apart
Memorial Day dear to the hearts of citizens be-
of what it stands for and the memories that it
folds AS get further removed from the great Civil War
realize the aims and high purposes for which the
fought Decoration Day furnishes opportunity
to pay homage to the heroes of three Nothing
be beautiful than the impressive and patriotic
monies that mark this day. By honorng the dead
tribute to the living.
General John A. Logan founded Memorial Decoration
Day and long this nation endures will be solemn
yet of pleasure go into cemeteries and srew
flowers upon the graves of natures noblemen.
Yes, will remember To forget would be traitor
act.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-21
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Doctor during course of lecture)
The progeny of a single fly may
number many millions.
Student Lordy! What must the
progeny of a married fly be?
Dora, the Dentists Daughter
Did you get up nerve to ask Fa-
Their for his consent today?
Bashful Beau-No, I lost my
nerve again when I got to his Of
flee and / let him pull aHpther
tooth.
Sticky Little Fingers
Sticky little fingers
What a sorry plight,
Tho / scrub and scrub them
Morning, noon and night.
Sticky little fingers
Now grown stately fair,
Watching others moulding
Prints upon the stair.
Sticky little fingers
Tracing everywhere
Prints upon the doorway,
Banister and stair.
Sticky little fingers
Nestled on the heart,
Eager, absent fingers
Bid the teardrops start
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
DR. CEORCESON,
 AGED 80, DIES
 TODAY, SEATTLE
F ather of Agriculture in Alaska Passes Away
 Retired 2 Years Ago

SEATTLE, April 1.--The Father of Agriculture in Alaska, Dr. Charles Georgeson, aged 80 years, died here today He had been in poor health for the past year. He retired from his duties in Alaska two years ago.
 pr. Georgeson was born on the Island of Lamgland. Denmark. He came to the United States in 1873. At the age of g he received Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees at the University of Michigan. He taught agricul- ture in Texas, Imperial University of Tokyo and Kansas State.
 In 1893 he was sent to Denmark to investigate the dairy industry, then established and supervised an experimental station. He was Agronomist in Charge of the Alas ka Experimental Stations fir m 1915 to 1928. Previously he had been a Special Agent for the De- partment of Agriculture. He always said the future of Alaska was in agriculture, not minerals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
TORNADOES. HAIL RAIN HIT SOUTH
Five-Year-Old Girl Killed Scores of Houses
 Are Demolished

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1.- A series of tornadoes, hail and rain storms struck widely over the South today.
 A child was killed and several hurt.
 The Georgia peach belt suffered
 The five year : old daughter of Horace Hulter was killed when a tornado demolished the home at Elba, Alabama.
 A member of the artillery unit 1t Fort Bragg was fatally injured when horses stampeded in hail storm. Seven others were slightly injured
 The high winds demolished a score of houses in Mulberry. Flor ida.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01

Education. Senator Dimond in- troduced three schoolhouse bills in the Senate yesterday. For buildings at Afognak and Long wood, $12,000 each was asked. For building at Uzinkie, he asked for $4,000.
 MT Johnson, Ketchikan, intro duced bill to reimburse the town of Petersburg in the sum of $1 ,61O for expenses incurred by it in transporting pupils from Scow Bay to Petersburg at time when Ter ritorial funds for that purpose were exhausted.
 Mothers PensIon Deficit
 To cover deficiencies in three funds for the past biennium, the Senate Finance Committee yester- day reported a deficiency measure totaling $9,474.14. The items in- clude the sum of $6,255 for pay ment of pensions for dependent children which are past due; for payment to dairymen for cattle destroyed by the Territorial veter- marian under the Livestock h. spection Act, $1,298.67; and for the Office of the Auditor of the Terri tory, $1,920.47.
 One bill was introduced in the Senate today by Senator Dimond It proposes to amend Section 969 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska relating to affidavits of attach ment by adding the following pro- vision Third In an action upon contract, express or implied against a defendant not residing in the district the affidavit shall show only that the action is an action upon a contract ex- press or implied against defend ant not residing in the district and that the sum for which at- tachment is asked is an actual bonafide, existing debt, due and owing from the defendant to the plaintiff, and that the attachment is not sought nor the action prose cuted to hinder, delay or defrauo any creditor of the defendant"
 Postpone Education Bill
 MT. Shattuck's measure to re- organize the Territorial Depart ment of Education, which is un- derstood to be sponsored by Com missioner w. K. Keller, and is largely similar to the plan recom- mended by former Commissioner L. w. Breuer in his report to the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
FRESH FISH LEAVES
 JUNEAU FOR SEATTLE

With approximately 100, 0,000 pounds of fresh halibut, constituting catch es of vessels of Juneau's fleet. the Sitka, Capt. William Doucett, left here today for Seattle to deliver the fish to the United Pacific Fish cries. The cargoes of the small boats were transferred in Gastineatl Channel to the Sitka last night and today.
 Seven hundred pounds of fresh halibut and 700 pounds of fresh salmon were shipped by the San Juan Fishing and Packing Com pany, Wallis s. George, represen- tative, to Seattle on the Admiral Rogers. Two tierces of mild cured salmon were sent by the Juneau Cold Storage Company on the Rogers to Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
ElELsON GUEST. OF SENATE AND
 VISITS OTHERS
Father of Late Col. Eielson Is Greeted by Officials
 Here Tuesday

Ole Eielson, father of the late Col. Carl Ben Eielson, known wide ly as Father of Aviation in Alas ka," was guest of honor yesterday afternoon of the Territorial Sem ate. He is passenger on the steamer Yukon enroute to Fair banks and possibly Nome
 MT. Eielson is a banker at Hat ton, N. D. He first visited Alaska a year ago when he came north while the search for his son was being made in the Siberian Arctic, and took his body back to Hatton for interment.
 At that time he promised to re- visit the Territory. He plans to visit the interior five or more weeks. On his return trip he ex- poets to stop off here for visit of two or three days, and said he hoped to be able to visit other Alaskan points. He visited Gov. Parks and members of the House, which had adjourned, before being received by the Senate which ac- corded him the courtesy of the floor and took recess to visit with MT. Eielson informally.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
LAST RITES HELD FOR
 E. A. EGGERSGLUESS

Funeral services for the late E.. A. Eggersgluess, Superintendent of the United States Agricultural Ex- perimental Station at Sitka, who died Friday, were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon under di- rection of the Juneau Lodge of Masons in Scottish Rite Temple. H. L. Redlingshafer, Master of the Lodge, conducted the rites. A vocal selection was rendered by Mrs. w. c. Ellis. The pallbearers were Peter Brevik, John Green, E. M. God dard, F. R. Bates, L. E. Hendrick- son and H. T. Messerschmidt.
 Interment, in charge of the nor tuary department of the Juneau Young Company, was held in the Masonic plot in Evergreen Ceme- tery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
WATERS
 ARE ORTED
 IN WASHING TON
One Man Loses Life in Creek Which Is Or
 dinarily Dry

SEATTLE, April 1.-Swollen flood waters in this state claimed the life of Phillip Fox, aged 73 years, near Walla Walla. He fell into Q creek, ordinarily dry, while put ting up blanks to protect a barn.
 Rains loosened the face of the bluff adjoining the State Capitol Grounds at Olympia, and earth lid down and covered the main inc tracks of the Northern Pa life.
 From 300 to 400 people at Walla Walla began to throw up a sand bag embankment when water was a foot and a half deep in the streets.
 Longview had a new record for rainfall, 209 inches in 24 hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
PERMANENT PLACES
 GIVEN 8 AT CAPITOL

Permanent positions were given today to eight temporary employees of the Federal and Territorial Building. As laborers, Henry G.. Goodwin, John J. Cashen, Walter A. Savikko, Carl w. Jensen and Edward O. Sweeney were changed from temporary to permanent em- ployees on announcement of John c. Mcbride, caretaker of the build ing, and as charwomen Miss Esther Perkins, Mrs. Anna M. Hill and Mrs. Ida B. Stotlz were trans ferred from the temporary to the permanent list. All had qualified under Civil Service rules.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
TODAYS STDCB QUOTATIONS


 NEW YORK, April 1.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 1914, American Can l22ss, Anaconda Copper 32A ], Bethlehem Steel STA, General Motors 427s, Granby Consolidat- ed 1872, International Harvester 49A, Kennecott 24ls, Packard Mo- tors SIS, mons Beds 151s Standard Brands 1874, Standard Oil of California 4212. Standard Oil of New Jersey As, United Aircraft 32%. U. s. Steel 139A Curtiss- Wright 3&. Hudson Bay 5%, General Foods 52'z, Cheek 1T Cab IA, 13, l3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
15O KILLED WHEN PRISON
 WALLS FALL
National Penit e ntiary at Managua Collapses
 in Earth Quakes
By IRVING W. LINDBERG Copyright by Associated Press

MANAGUA. Nicaragua, April l.. At least l50 persons were killed and probably the same number injured in the National Peniten- tiary according to reports received just before midnight
 The shocks in Managua were SO severe that people were unable to reach the patios or streets.
 There were eleven shocks in a minutes.
 American casualties, dead. are:
 James F. Hickey, Chief Quarter master Clerk. buried under the penitentiary debris.
 Lieutenant Commander Hugo F.. A. Baske, of the Medical Corps. formerly of Seattle, Wash. killed in the collapse of the penitentiary.
 Collector of Gener a l Customs Lindserg was injured in the leg, but is not in serious condition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
BERT MCDONALD IS ARRAICNED
 AT KETCHlKAN
Enters Plea of Not Guilty -Is Accused of Mar
 shal Staying

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April l. Bert Mcdonald, accused of the murder of G. P. Marshall, fish buyer, yesterday entered a plea of not guilty before Judge Justin w Harding, in the Federal Court
 Attorneys George B. Grigsby and Harry Mccain, representing the accused man, reported to the court they would be ready for trial with in few days notice. The prosecu- tion indicated it will be April |; before important witnesses will be able to reach here from Portland and other cities.
 Mcdonald also pleaded not guilty to the charge of grand larceny.
 Lloyd Close, who was arrested in connection with the same crime but indicted only on charge of lar ceny, entered plea of not guilty
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
QUEEN SAILS
 NORTH TODAY,
 WESTERN RUN
Taking Schedule of Ad- miraI Watson for
 Present Trip

SEATTLE, April 1. Steamer Queen sailed for Southeast and Southwest Alaska ports at 10 o'clock this morning with IA first class passengers and 54 steerage.
 The following passe ngers arc booked for Juneau:
 s. J. Russell, Joe Madean, Suess Ignaty, Peter Grandson wife and son, and w, steerage.
 The Queeu is taking the place of the Admiral Watson which IS undergoing her annual overhauling and is on the drydock in Sln Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01

POINT BARROW, Alaska, April 1.-Two new cases of diphtheria, one a relapse, have developed here. No word has been received from the inland but it is expected some families will arrive here however within the next few days.
 The antitoxin supply has almost been exhausted.
 Twelve convalescents have been
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
Protests Begin to
 Reach Senate On Sales Ta1 Bills
Associated Press Photo

. Out of town protests today . began to reach the Senate on the proposed g eneral . sales and gasoline levies con- . tained on two measures in- . troduced late last week by . Senator Hess.
 . Two objections were re- . ceived today addressed to . Senator Hess from the town . of Seward, signed by Mayor . McMullen. One was author . ized by the City Council and . the other was sent on be- . half of fishermen protesting . against taxing oil and gaso- . line used by boats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
HISTORIC CITY
 HALL IS AFIRE

OTTAWA, Ontario, April Fire today swept the historic City Hall built in 1876, and caused damage estimated at $200,000.
 Seven firemen dropped from the fourth floor to the basement when a heavy safe crushed the floor All were saved and none were seriously injured.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
Sheldon School Graduate
 Helps in Barrow Epidemic

placed in a vacant house of three rooms, with accommodations. with Miss Flossie George, aged 25, a volunteer, in charge. She is taking a great chance but shows fine spirit. She is a graduate of the Sheldon Jackson School at Sitka and a Bureau of Education teacher here of the first and second grades for the past two years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
FAST SERVICE
 BY AIR STARTS

SEATTLE, April 1.-Inaugurat- ing a new 32-hour North west-New York air service, Boe- ing air liner left the Municipal Airport this morning and is sched- uled to reach New York tomorrow evening at 724 o'clock.
 The new service includes stops at Tacoma, Portland, Pasco, Spokane and Boise.
 A westbound plane is due to arrive here at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
Grand Jury
 In Seattle
 Starts Work
May Extend Probe Into Administration of
 Mayor Edwards

SEATTLE, April LA Grand Jury of IT members has been sworn in to investigate the P'ieat Sound Savings and Loan Association fail ure. It was indicated that the Grand Jury will extend activities to the City Administration of May or Frank Edwards, when Judge John T. Roland barred two city employees from the organization.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
GOV. ROOSEVELT SIGNS MEASURE
 FOR DRY MEET
Constitutional Convention to Be Convened on
 18th Amend.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 1.--Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt has signed the bill asking for the conveuing of a constitutional convention for the sole purpose of repeating tslc Eighteenth Amendment, despite his belief the proposal is faulty in trying to limit a constitutional convention to a particular task
 Gov. Roosevelt said he gave the bill his approval because he be- lieved it expressed the will of the Legislature and the will of the people of New York State.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
CANDHI ILL.,;
 KEPT IN BED

KARACHI, India, April Ma hatma Gandhi is i'll with serious cold and nervous exhaustion. He has been forced to bed by physi- clans who say that only rest will rehabilitate him. For the last ten days he has had but one hours sleep daily
 The Cabinet and All-India Con gress begged their followers to have mercy on Gandhi and allow him to rest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
To
 COMP PENSATION
 ACT PROPOSED
Nerland Seek s Raise for Unmarried Employees
 and Other Changes

Amendments to the Territorial Workmen's Compensation Act de- signed to raise compensation to dependents of unmarried employ CTS to the same base rate as mar ried ones, and to require the ply ment of the same sums for n jured or killed employees with foreign dependents> as for Ameri- can citizens are proposed in g measure introduced in the House today by Representative Nerland, Fairbanks.
 This was one of three measures introduced in the Legislature this morning Yesterday afternoon two bills were introduced in the House and four in the Senate, all calling for comparatively small appropria- tions. Four were for new school houses and one a deficiency meas ure.
 Raise to S4,500
 MT. Nerland's proposed fir t amendment to the Compensation Code, seeks to raise the amount awarded to dependents of de- ceased unmarried employees from $500 to $4,5OO. The latter sum is the amount allowed to married employees without minor children. His bill also provides that the
 compensation shall be escheated to the Territory as are other es- tates where no heirs appear in the period of one year. Recovery can be made from the Territory as in other escheated estate instances.
 The second proposed amendment deals with the section covering employees with dependents not citizens of the United States and residing in foreign countries. The rate for unmarried employees un- der the existing code is 50 per cent of the amount for unmarried Americans, and for married 'ones is 60 per cent. MT. Nerland pro- poses to compel full payment in both cases, but in the first class 50 per cent and in the second 40 percent would go to the Terri torial Treasury.
 Wants Territorial Aid
 Territorial aid in the protection of the town of Fairbanks from the encroachment of the waters of the Cinema Slough is sought in a measure introduced in the House this morning by Representative Johnston, Fairbanks. It asks for a direct appropriation of $10,000 and an authorization of an additional $10,000 from divisional road funds for the project.
 Yesterday afternoon, MT Ziegler introduced bill for an appropria- tion of $6,000 to be used in the construction of new school bulld- ing at Wards Cove in the dis cretion of the Commissioner ot
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
PACIFIC WILL GO
 ON SUMMER RUN

Repaired and repainted, the mot orship Pacific, Capt. Paul Regal, will begin her summer schedule this week. She will leave here at 10 o'clock Friday morning for Port Alexander and way ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
Hiking Suruiuor Sho,os Effects ot His Experiences

BOSTON, Mass, April 1.- Henry Sargent, enc of the sur- vivcrs of the Viking, has ar rived here still showing the effects of his two days on raft in Arctic ice floes. His legs are still badly bruised and his fingers in bad shape from freezing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
U. S. GIVES AID

WASHINGTON, D. C., April L. Within half an hour after the first Associated Press dispatches of the Managua disaster were received, President Hoover ordered the War and Navy Departments and Red Cross into action.
 The first Associated Press word was received at 11:40 am. yester- day and the first official Govern ment message was received at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Mathew E. Hanna, American Minister to Nicaragua, was asked to coordinate all relief activities until the arrival of Ernest J. Swift, Acting Director of Insular and Foreign Affairs of the Red Cross. Swift left for Managua last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
Byrd Is to Be Decorated By King

LONDON, April 1.-Rear Ad- miral Richard E. Byrd will be decorated by the King for ex- ploration of both Poles. This is among the announcements made today of the awards of Royal Medals by the Royal Geographic Society.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
Twenty Blocks of City's Business Center Is
 Laid Tn Ruins
ESTIMATED PROPERTY
 LOSS IS $3O,OOO,OOo
United States Marines Tn Charge with Martial
 Law Declared

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 1.- Up to 6 o'clock last night, the earthquakes and fire here took an estimated toll of 1000 dead and many thousand are injured. Among the dead and injured are many Americans.
 The American and British Lega- tions, and Nicaraguan Government buildings were destroyed.
 Twenty blocks of the business district have been destroyed.
 The estimated property damage is $30oOo,000
 United States Marines took charge and martial law was declared. Many dead or injured have been taken from the wreckage.
 Only one hospital was left stand ing.
 The Army, Navy and Red Cross is assisting in relief.
 Not a stone is left standing in the business center where there were several large hotels, banks and other business places. Flames Devour Wreckage
 Flames are devouring the wreck age wrought by the eleven separ- ate shocks coming within period of 9 minutes shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
 The shocks shook down the major part of the city and fire broke out almost immediately.
 The market center was quickly destroyed and the flames travelled rapidly westward before any move could be made to check them.
 The shocks left shattered water mains protruding through the pave- ments.
 The Tropical Radio Station. three miles outside of the city, escaped destruction and sent out the first news of the disaster.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
Austin Is Elected to
 U.S.Senate
Republican Defeats Demo- crat in State of Ver-
 mont, 2 to l

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Apri 1.-Warren R. Austin, Republican was elected to the United States Senate by majority of 2 to over Stephen Driscoll, Democrat in yesterdays vote. One town out of PAS is missing. The connt was Austin 27,629; Driscolf, 15s83l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01

A monument to Lief Erikson, discoverer of North America, is to be erected in Grant Park. Chicago, near the Field Museum. The Nor wegian National League is behind the project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01

Humor magazine editors rom about 100 colleges have been in vited to attend gathering at Madison, Wis, on April l, All Fools Day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
LOW MASS SUNG

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April l. Low mass was sung for Knute Rockne this morning, attended by 1000 students and members of the faculty of Notre Dame. The body is expected here tomorrow morning as it left Kansas City this morn ing in charge of two sons, Billy aged 15, and Knute, junior, aged 12.
 The funeral arrangements are not complete but services are ex- pected to be held at the Sacred Heart Church here where Rockne was baptized in the Catholic faith in October, 1925. The body will be buried here.
 Mrs. Rockne is expected to ar rive here several hours after the body, which will lie in state at the university.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-01
NATIONAL LOSS

NATIONAL LOSS
 WASHINGTON, D. O., April l. President Hoover described the death of Knute Rockne as a ina tional loss" The President dis patched the following telegram to Mrs. Rockne:
 T know every American grieves with you. Rockne so contributed to the cleanness and high purposes of sportsmanship in athletics that his passing is national loss. (signed HERBERT HOOVER ,