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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
CUNMEN OF BIC CITIES LOSING
 IN REPUTATION
More Crime Committed in Smaller Cities, Sta
 tistics Reveal

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan l. The reputation of the big city gunmen as killer is rubbed out at the American Association for Advancement of Science, now in session here.
 Chicago ranks 40th and New York 78th among the TIA American cities in killings per 100000 of popu- lation. ir
 The grading is arrived at by fig ures presented to the Association today by Kenneth B. Barnhart, of Birmingham, Alabama, Southern College.
 Memphis In First Place
 Big cities have the largest total killings due to greater popula- tion but for every 100000 popula- tion, Chicago kills 14.4 persons, New York Fl persons, compared with 58.8 for Memphis, Tennessee.
 None of the ten largest cities in the list of 30 cities are the most murderous cities, Barnhart said.
 Atlanta, Georgia rates second with 526; Lexington, Kentucky, third with 52.4.
 None of the highest rate cities are in the East. There is one in the West and five in the Middle West, 24 in the South, Barnhart said.
 Establishes Cause
 Explaining the 24 cities in the South, Barnhart said authorities be- lieve the explanation is in the distribution found by the large percentage of negroes, but the race is not the primary cause.
 Searching for a cause for top killings, Barnhart finds the proof lies in illiteracy, deducting this from Birmingham statistics where the killing rate decreased with a drop in the illiteracy rate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
STEWART TO co TO SEATTLE AS
 GOVT. WITNESS
Called to Testify in Alleged Fraudulent Stock
 Sales Scheme

To appear as witness for the Government in suit charging fraudulent use of the mails in a mining scheme, B. D. Stewart, Federal Mining Supervisor in Alas ka, will leave here tomorrow on the steamer Victoria for Seattle. He probably will return about the end of the month.
 The case arose in the promotion of the Cantu mining property in the Hyder district Conrad Wolfley is charged with misuse of the mails in a stock selling program.
 Federal Judge Cushman will try the case.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
JOE E. BROWN IS IN TOP SPEEv
 AT COLISEUM
F am ous Comedian Tells What He Deems His
 Secret of Success

Joe E. Brown in Top Speed" features the new program that be- gins showing tonight at the Coli scum theatre
 Brown credits whatever success he has mad as comedian, to a for- mula of fun-making he created when he first embarked on his career as a stage comedian twenty six years ago.
 Underplay Everything
 It is simply this: Underplay ev- erything. Restraint is the element responsible for the success of any, thing involving suspense, which is, in the main, the foundation of laugh. You hear a joke, you find it funny, you guffaw; but to the professional comedian these ele- mental steps have no value.
 His interpretation of joke is something else.
 Tells Number of Incidents
 He tells you a number of inci- dents, these create a certain con- tinuity and suspense, preferably a ridiculous, or outlandish one, and then he springs the joke-line, the single remark that links together what he has said in such fashion as to be funny.
 Now, the briefer and more subtle that last joke-line can be the fun nier the joke strikes the audience.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01

This afternoon, the Masons, in Scottish Rite Temple, are holding reception for members of the order. Several musical numbers have been arranged for the occa- sion and refreshments are being served
 The principal event this evening will be the dance under auspices of the Moose in Moose Hall Music will be provided by the Moose or chestra under direction of Harry Brandt.
 Good Radio Reception
 Good radio reception, except where interference from the Signal Corps wireless transinitter marred it, added to the enjoyment of the occasion in hundreds of homes. A feature program over a network of stations from New York to Honolu- lu brought New Year greetings from New York, Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco. Los An- geles, Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Honolulu and ended at 2 a. m. at San Francisco.
 Perfect weather marked the local celebration which was the noisest in years. The temperature was mild, the skies clear and there was no wind to bother about.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
Denver Business Men
 Have Active Art Club

DENVER, Col, Jan. IA chance meeting of two Denver business men interested in the study and creation of art has grown into the Denver Business Mems Art club, with membership of 31.
 More than 40 canvasses painted and sketched by members of the 4-year-old organization have been placed on display. Several have been shown at the Chicago Art h. stitute, and the Milwaukee Journal gallery
 The business men, artists pro- tenn, spent Saturday afternoons in the parks or mountain canyons sketching or painting from nature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
FLATBUSH LAB
 TURNING OUT
 MOVIE SHORTS
Plant Is Vieing in Film Cir cles with Hollywood
 Concerns
By WILLIAM GAINES

NEW YORK, Jan 1.-Holly- wood is the movie capital, all right enough, but it is doubtful whether any film factory out there can match the quantity of shorts pro- duced at a plant in Flatbush
 It's worth the long and tedious trip on the Brooklyn subway to visit this studio and the big film laboratory operated in connection with it.
 Incidentally, many feature pie lures shot on the west coast are printed in the Flatbush lab.
 Years before the infant movies learned to talk, the pioneering Vii tagraph company held forth on this site. Some of the old-fashionad stages, roofed with glass-like hot houses, still stand They serve as storage space now and the plan is to replace them eventually with modern studio units.
 Broadway stage folk pick up many an extra dollar making shorts for the Warmers at Flatbush. Usu- ally they are cast for a single one or two reeler. There are few players under contract for a series of program filters.
 Maybe I shouldn't call them pro- gram filters" Sam Sax, head of the studio, will argue about that. Such prominent artists are engaged for these shorts these days that they frequently are billed on thea Ire marquees along with the fea- ture picture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
Michigan Town Declares
 ''Taxpayers' Vacation

; ULEY, Mich., Jan. 1.-Thi svil- lage is so well off that no village tax was levied last year and the office of assessor has been suspended
 { Walter c. Schrader, village pres ident, announced that through economical administration during the past five years a surplus of a, 900 had been accumulated and that no tax would be necessary.
 At the same time a program of improvements in sidewalks, sewers and waterworks was carried on.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
WARMERS LEG BROKEN AND KNEE CAP HURT
Several 9th CT Boys Are Injured Costing Down
 Steep Streets

Of several coasting accidents that happened yesterday, the most seri- ous was experienced by Peter War ner, aged 6 years, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles G. Warner. His right leg was fractured above the knee and his right knee-cap was showed out of place about an inch. At St. Ann's hospital, he was treated by Dr. w. w. Pigg. The little lad is doing nicely today. He suffered his injuries when his sled skidded while he was coasting down Gold Street and crashed into a telephone pole.
 The boys chief regret last even ing was that his mishap prevented him from attending the Legion Smoker in A. B. Hall.
 Enthusiastic Over Boxing
 He is an enthusiast over boxing and he had arranged with Dr. Pigg to see the bouts. The patient was informed this morning by his physician of the details of last nights matches.
 Besides Erwin Gubser, Thomas G.. Hall and Chester Shank who were hurt yesterday afternoon, and who are recovering from their injuries today, seven other boys suffered bruises and lacerations in Gold Street accidents yesterday. How ever, none remained in St. Ann's hospital longer than to receive dressings for their wounds. Eh
 One lad, Warren Landen, who was hurt in coasting down Ninth Street, was treated at the Govern ment hospital and then was taken home.
 Icy and Steep
 The icy surface and steepness of Gold Hill make the absolute con- trol of sleds almost impossible. There are long, steep stretches of sheer ice on which sleds skid and leap in dangerous fashion, even without the least carelessness in the guiding of them. Telephone poles line the thoroughfare. They fortunately are avoided in most in- stances by sleds out of control, but still they are likely to be struck at any time.
 Today there were very few sleds on the Gold Street hill, parents having forbidden their children to coast there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
KILLED,
 PARTY BOUND

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Jan. 1. Two young men and two girls were killed and one girl was in- jured on their way to New Years Eve party to Delaware. Their car was struck by a train.
 The dead are: Oscar Davis, grad uate of the Pennsylvania law school last June, who was driving; Charles Danenberg, senior of the Univer- sity Veterinary school; Linette La- cheen and Regina Hood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
San Diego Legion Post
 Claims Many Officers

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 1.-So numerous are commissioned off cers of Post No. 6, American Le- zion, suggests the makeup of the old-time Mexican army.
 Included are one general, two major generals, three brigadier gen. erals, eight lieutenant-colonels and lieutenant commanders, 27 majors, 46 captains, 31 first lieutenants, 20 second. ieutenants, three ensigns, four warrant officers, 20 chief petty officers, 78 sergeants, 30 corporals, IA nurses and 233 privates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
CHIMNEY FIRE AT HALEY
 RESIDENCE YESTERDAY PM.

Flames and sparks from chim- hey at the residence of Don s. Haley, on Sixth Street, endangered briefly nearby residences late yes- terday afternoon, but the fire, which was confined to chimney, was soon extinguished by the Fire Department, and the danger re- moved. No damage was done by the blaze.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
WiH Hays Scores
 's.StraitjacketingT'
 in MoUie Industry

BOSTON,, Mass, Jan. 1.-Will Hays is denouncing what he called legislative "straightjackets' threat ening to dwarf and distort many of the soundest and most essential of our industries"
 The president ot the motion pic ture producers and distributors urged revision of the Sherman anti trust law and the Clayton act, ito cause the result to coincide with the intent"
 "The modification of inconsider- ate law to permit tn eorderly de- velopment of business" he said in a speech before the Boston Cham Der of Commerce, lis a first and essential step toward the restora- ton of permanent prosperity in the United States. This modification affects every American.
 We have had to effect much of the progress of business in face of and sometimes in conflict with a body of archaic law, enacted into statute when the problems of in- dustry were naively simple com pared to economic conditions in 1930-1931.
 "It is the appointed province of legislation to regulate traffic and barter. But no bill of rights con- fers upon the government the au- thority to confine the processes of business in permanent straight jackets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
Door To Hollywood

A number of legitimate stage &C., tors and vaudevillians viewed as possible feature film performers have been engaged for a fling in short at FFlatbush
 Work under actual studio condi- tions is much more satisfactory examination than a frumped up screen test which sets the prospect at a disadvantage in many ways.
 If the stage thespian's voice and appearance make a favorable im- pression in a marketable short he is not such a gamble when he goes west for the feature roles.
 Herb Hayman, the casting direc- tor, tells me 5000 or more extras of all types and nationalities are carded in his index system. Not a one of them, however, can get work frequently enough at this one studio to depend upon it for a living.
 An average of more than 100 stars and extras are used each week Generally it is the musical shorts which require the largest numbers, and usually chorus girls from the revues in Manhattan get the call Trained dancers, they can pick up the film dance rou- tines easily and the work does not interfere with their stage appear anceS.
 Cameras Grind Fast
 The average weekly output of the plant is one two-reeler and one single-reeler, or three one-reelers. The current demand is for the series of similar shorts. There are about IS series in this years pro- gram.
 Three directors take care of prac- tically all of the product. They are Ali Goulding, Roy Mack and Joseph Henabery. There are half dozen staff writers and the per- centage of scripts accepted from outsiders is negligible.
 It seems to be more difficult to find a writer with a knack for short subject treatment than it is to get authors of good full length plays.
 Many of the feature men who
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
HOW TO RESTORE HONEY

Pure honey is liable to grant, late during cold weather and it can be restored to it's former liquid condition without injuring its fla vor in any way by placing the con- tainer in vessel of warm water and never allowing the tempera- ture to go above 120 degrees. The honey will then become liquid and retain it's delightful aroma.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
Associated Press Photo

turn to shorts have lot of diff culty with timing and pace and can't fit their material to the lim- tied footage.
 The entire plant, including the laboratory, gives regular employ ment to around 400 persons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
JUNEAU GIRL IS
 IN COLLEGE PLAY

Miss Mary Ruth Simpkins, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. George Simp- kins of Juneau, is freshman at Marylhurst College, Oswego, Oregon. She very creditably sustained role in the Christmas offering of the Colleges Dramatic Club on De- cember IT, in the college auditor ium, according to advices received from the college.
 Miss Simpkins is spending the holidays with relatives in Tacoma.
 Marylhurst College, which is only one year old, was accredited by the Northwest Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools at the annual meeting in Spokane last Spring, and grants a bachelor de- gree.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
HOW BEE FINDS ITS WAY

| The bee finds its way home by its sense of direction. When it leaves the hive it circles around and then flies off. Each hive has it's own odor, which helps the bee to identify its hive.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01

Lincoln high school of Tacoma, Wash, won the Washington state prep football championship by de feating Clarkston, 19 to 0, in Se- attle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
ROYALTY

We ought to get new cook. The old one is impossible"
 T know. But who's going to get her to abdicate?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01
JUNEAU CREETS NEW YEAR WITH
 GREAT ACCLAIM

Continued rom Faee one,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01

You cant know what fun is till you've howled and rocked at this major mirthquake of the marahaja of merriment. It's Charles su- preme funfest!
 NEWS and Educational Comedy
 Queen of Hollywood"
 Terry To0n Cartoon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01

old papers st The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-01

Semi i-pro winter baseball finds as many as 45 games each weekend in the San Francisco area.
The Washington times., 1932-10-04
Your Health
And Diet
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D,

By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d
VTTAMIN A cen be used to
demonstrate how it has been
proved that such things as vita
minis exist, how their chemical
nature is tested, how their pres
ence or absence in particular
food products is determined,
and why it is believed that their
omission from the diet results
in certain diseases or deficien-
cies.
Scientific investigation of diet
was not begun so very long ago.
One OF the first investigators
was Carl Volt. He suggested
that a good way to observe the
action of foods would be to feed
animals mixtures Of pure ex-
tracts of the three food prin-
ciples-protein. fat and carbo-
hydrate.
This was done using milk pro
tein and substituting lard for
milk fat, adding sugar for the
carbohydrate. Then a puZzling
thing happened. On this diet,
which was completely adequate
according to all the known
facts, the animals under obser-
vation showed loss of weight
and a general decline. When
milk fat was put in the mixture
to replace the lard the weight
was restored and the animals
perked up again.
Lard" as one Of the in
vestigators said, lis as much
of a fat as butter fat. When
our investigators found the
substitution of lard for but
ter fat produced loss of
weight and general decline,
they attributed the deficiency
of lard not to the fat itself,
but to something accompanying
the butter fat and not the
lard"
The something" is vita
min A.
We see then that it is as
sociated with fats-fat-soluble.
1t is removed from its source
by fat solvents, such as ether
and chloroform.
In order to prove whether a
given food contains Vitamin
A the food is fed to expert
mental animals, usually albino
rats, and their behavior OBJ
served. Two general sort of
tests ars used. The most con-
vincing is the curative test.
For this the animal is fed a
diet complete in every respect
except that food known to
contain Vitamin A is excluded.
When signs OF Vitamin A de-
ficiency occur the animals are
then fed the food under in
vestigation. If the signs dis
appear it is concluded the food
under investigation contains
Vitamin A.
The Washington times., 1932-10-04

school age. Velveteen lounging
clothes are not at all formal
looking, but are none the less
useful. because you feel that you
can wear them when you're
doing hosehold jobs.
In Stunning COlOrs
The robes and the pajamas
we've sketched come in colors to
match. so if you want both
types, you can get them in the
same color. ensemble effect.
The tailored robe is trimmed in
contrasting color, and if you
want both robe and pajamas,
you might get the paiamas in
the trimming color of the robe.
School and college girls prefer
the tailored chic Of the robe
with pockets. plain collar and
lapels. Young matrons often
like the other robe with surpliCe
closing, as it is more flattering
if you're not quite so slender.
The pajamas are cut with sur
plice lines, so that they may be
worn by anybody. They all
come in the same quality fine
soft velveteen, and are in stun
ming colors. such as Jade. coral.
ruby. orange, tea rose, wine
tailored robe with coral trim
ming, or black with green or red.
They are priced $5.95, in down
town store.
For further fashion informs.
tiOn. or for names Of stores
The Washington times., 1932-10-04
= By Hazel Livingston
Contact By E.V Shepard

me. Had there been any open
ing lead except the 8 of spades
there would have been diff
ferent ending to this story.
That lead alone enabled me to
pick up all opposing trumpc
OF course, could have won two
heart tricks, two club tricks.
and one diamond trick. regard
less OF what opening lead was
made, but nine tricks would
have been my legitimate. total
winning. This would have put
me down one trick.
The normal opening lead is
the @ of clubs. Dummy can
win two tricks in that suit.
After that opponents must be
given one diamond trick. Sup.
pose A leads his 7 Of spades
when he wins his diamond
trick. There is no known
method of playing trumps with
out having to lose one trick to
opponents.
One may think that the hand
can be crossed-ruffed for game,
but how are you going to do
this against proper defensive
tactics? The declarer can ruff
himself into the lead only once.
and that only by trumping a
third round of diamonds. If he
tries to ruff a third round Of
hearts, B will over-ruff. 1t did
take luck to go game on almost
nothing in the declaring hand.
(Copyright. 1892. King Featurcs
syndicate. Jncl
The Washington times., 1932-10-04
Appetixing Spaghetti

Put through the meat chop
per a pound of fresh pork
shoulder or other rather lean
part, and cook in a hot pan
until we'll Drowned. Add a
pint of SieVed tomatoes, one
sweet green pepper, finely
shredded, and one small onion
grated, with seasoning of a
quarter teaspoonful Of white
pepper, half a teaspoonful Of
salt, and q tablespoonful OF
caperS, or chopped green
olives.
Cover and cook at simro ering
point for half an hour. Mean
while boil a half pound OF spa
ghetti, form into a turban on a
hot platter. and fill with the
cooked meat and tomato. Gar
nish with green apples, cut in
The Washington times., 1932-10-04

2 made an opening bid of
3 No-Trumps. We were vulner.
able and 1 was Y. MY hand
was dreadfully weak, but prob
ably it would suffer less loss
at spades than at no-trumps.
I bid 3 Spades. Quite forgetting
that his opening bid had been
2, my partner absently bid 2
No-TrumpS, but nobody cor
rected him. l again bid 3
Spades, and my partner bid
4 Spades. B doubled, ending
contracting.
Fortunately for me. A led
out Of turn. Instead of calling
the J of hearts which he led,
an exposed card, ! allowed A to
pick up his card. and called
upon B to lead a trump. Nat
urally he led his 8 of spades.
l played low from dummy: A
played the Z and my 10 won
the trick. I led back a low
spade, and dummy's @ cap
tured BIS j. When AS 9
fell, know that B held the
lone K, so I led the Ace of
trumps, picking up the last
opposing spade.
The fact that A had led the
j of hearts marked the miss
ing K of that suit as lying
with B. Players do not lead
from tenaces against trump
makes. l led a low diamond
from dummy. AS K won the
trick. He led the 8 of clubs.
putting dummy in. l led the
Ace of diamonds, followed by,
the 9. which l trumped. led
the top of my two hearts.
B covered with the 7. Dunn
my's @ won on a fineSse. The
play was over. ! spread the
tricks and still holding one
good trump, two heart tricks.
two club tricks and one dia-
mond trick-ten tricks total
giving our side its doubled con-
tract of four-odd at spades.
Luck o. the Devil
you have the luck of the
devil" observed S. S. Lenz, who
happened to be sitting beside
The Washington times., 1932-10-04

In a season Of interesting fab
RIGS, Velveteen holds its own
very well. Corduroy, broadcloth
and novelty Woolens have been
revived, and are enjoying their
popularity to the fullest extent.
but right along with them, as a
smart and practical fabric,
comes velveteen. 1t is used for
evening wraps. for sports
clothes, is excellent for hats,
especially if they are to be
neither, formal nor too ex-
tremely sports like, and some
times makes dresses that can do
several duties, too. But chief
among it's uses is for lounging
clothes. Nothing could be more
practical, for it is warm without
being in the least scratchy, it
doesn't show soil or crushing,
and it has enough body to hold
it's shape beautifully.
For Perfect Comfort
You'll find many robes and
pajamaS of velVeteen worn this
year, not only by girls in school
and college, but by women who
like something comfortable to
wear at home, but who still
want to be smart looking. Some
thing of this type is indispensi-
BILE to the school girl, for eve
nings of study, and is equally
good for those evenings at home
when you do your mending, or
merely have a quiet family game
of bridge, il you're more than