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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
NICHIA MURDER CASE GOES TO
 HANDS OF JURY
Closing Arguments Made
 and Instructions Given i' siigThis Afternoon iaa
M m T-T i- F "
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by Defense Attorney George B. B. Grigsby.
 Two or three rebuttal witnesses were put on the stand at the op- ening of court this morning to clear up points in the testimony
 Defense Opens Case
 The defense closed its case shortly before 5:3O o'clock yester- day afternoon with the testimony of the defendant, Mrs. Nichia. [ She told the story of the kill ing of Stortset, maintaining that the shooting was accidental. She declared she had fired the fatal shot with revolver left in her place by a man named Gibeau who had occupied a room over her store for four days while he was in Yakutat. She described the events that led up to the shooting telling of threats made by Stortset when he was refused permission to drink beer on the premises after she had sold it to him.
 Tells of Abuse
 Stortset. she said, abused her, using vile language, and striking at her while following her toward the door of the bedroom. At the door of the bedroom, she declared, she made a stand in her own de- fense, grabbed the revolver which lay in the upper drawer of a bu- reau and pointed it at Stortset. The gun was accidentally discharg- ed, according to Mrs Nichia, the bullet striking Stortset in the side. Earlier in the, afternoon session, MT and Mrs. James Bartel, who were witnesses of the shooting told substantially the same story of the tragedy as that told by Mrs. Nichia.
 IGi Government witnesses testified Ito the wounds and first aid ad- fninistered to Stortset. Mrs. James H. Hoffman, Indian Bureau nurse at Yakutat, testified to dressing the wounds of Storset and of re- moving the bullet which had lodg- ed under the skin on the left side below the ribs. She also identified the bullet which she had removed. Hd Dying Statements Told
 3c iE. M. Axelson and w. H. Dugdell, U. s. Commissioner at Yakutat, told of statements made by the dy- ing man and also of questioning Mrs. Nichia.
 Dr. L. P. Dawes also testified to the nature of the wounds which he examined after the body of Stortset was brought to Juneau. c Following Mrs. Nichia's testi- mony the case was closed and court recessed until this morning
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
NEW BOOKS HAVE. BEEN RE CEIvED. BY PUB. LIBRARY.
Arctic Village and Els kimo' Among Late Vol-
 umes for Circulation

Among the new books that are ready for circulation in the Juneau Public Library, are two which will be of more than ordinary interest to people living in Alaska, fo, they have to do with actual people and happenings in the Territory it. self. One is the much discussed Arctic Village" by Robert Mar shall. written about the community of Wiseman, and the residents of that little town and the surround ing country
 Whether or not one approves of MT. Marshall's writing in detail of the lives of the people of Wise man, who accepted him with the wholeheartedness of Alaskans as a friend, everyone will want to read this interesting book, with it's beau tifully written descriptions of the Northland. Mir Marshall has ob- viously attempted to paint true and careful picture of the people and the lives they lead beyond the Article Circle, and if he ruthlesSly shows their weaknesses, he as frankly writes of their virtues, lack of pettiness, their intelligence and versatility and the many fine qualities which the pioneer life brings out in those who have the courage to face it.
 Eskimo" by Freuchen, is the book on which the Metro-Goldwyn7 Mayer Company based their feature motion picture of the same name and most of which was filmed near Nome and Teller, Alaska, last year.
 Other new books to be found on the shelves of the library are:
 Aldrich, Miss Bishop; Morrow, "Argonaut";; Beth, No Second Spring; Baldwin, White Collar Glrl' and Loves Puzzle; Farnol, "The Way Beyond; Ruck, Under study; Burt, Understanding the Burroughs, "Tarzan and the City of Gold'; Walpole, Van essa."
 De la Roche, The Master of Jalna"; Tarkington, Presenting Lily Mars; Strong, Strangers Re- turn; Norris, Fest; Smith, "Ciirsy Waepon". Deepinp. Two Black Sheep; Delafield, Gay Life; Rice, MT Pete & Co.,; Nor ris Angel in the House; Raine, For Honor and Life; Wren, "Ac ton and Passion; Undset, Ida and, five new mystery stories.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

The Rev. w. I. Abbott of Pasa- dena, Cal, assisted in baptizins his great-granddaughter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
Stream-Lined Rail Car
 Made for British Service

LONDON, Nov 21. = Britain s first strean-lined rail car has made it's appearance.
 Resembling a huge seaplane float, it has been designed after wind tunnel tests for use in su- bulban services between Reading and Slough.
 The makers calculate that the effect of the stream lining has been to reduce wind resistance to one fifth of that encountered by a similar square-ended car.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

Sixty-four men, including six lettermen, turned out for rowing at the University of Washington when the fall sign-up was called.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

London will start its slum clear ance shortly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
HART'S BODY |'a IS NOT FOUND

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 2l. The body of Brooke Hart, who was kidnapped and then slain, is still being searched for. Only his hat and a pillow slip, believed to have been thrown over his head when thrown into the bay, have been found.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
DIR. PAUL GORDON MAKES
 OFFICIAL TRIP SOUTH

TO investigate conditions in the Native settlements in Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Hydaburg and Klawock Educational Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, left Juneau yes terday morning in the Lockheed plane of the Alaska Air Express, bound for Ketchikan.
 After visiting the various vil- 1ages, Dr. Gordon expects to return to his Juneau headquarters on the North Star the latter part of this month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

blockers when an end sweep comes his way.
 He was an all-state high school quarterback at Newton-before he grew up. He weighed 130 as prepster
 A junior at the university, Page pays all his expenses by working for his board and at odd jobs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
SPORT BRIEFS

The entire proceeds of 16 high school football games in Los An geles Nov. 10 were to go to char ity. ef
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
FURTHER SURVEYS
 TO BE INSTITUTED
 WASHINGTON COMET

Operations on the Kensington- Comet development at Berner's Bay are said to be held up for further sample taking. Engineers in charge of a previous survey disagreed or recommendations, two of them be- ing favorably inclined and the third 6keptical
 It is anticipated that two more engineers will be taken to the mine to make another check-up on the property.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

Coach Hugo Otopalik, who has developed ' nationally prominent wrestling teams at Iowa State col lege. has only three lettermen to start the 1933-1934 mat season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

D Sports writers are calling Bob McQuage, North Carolina State College halfback, one of the hard est workers on the southern grid iron. In the game with the Uni versity of Georgia. he kicked a 5s-yard field goal, averaged 43 yards in eight punts and ran with the bah eleven times for an aver age of four yards each time.
 Coach E. P. Slip" Madigan will lose IA 1ettermsn from his 1883 St. Mary's football squad through graduation next spring.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

Football teams of western and eastern A1l-Stars win report in San Francisco, Dec. g for the annual Shriners' New Years game for the Hospital for Crippled Chil- dren.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
ATOM SPRINGS FROM
 MIDDLE WEST
 A r sk aa45 .s
Bernie Page Qualities for
 Two Distinctions Tn e Grid Game 'ss#

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov 21.- Smallest Big Ten fullback in 1882, smallest Big Ten end in 1933- those two distinctions should quail ny Bernie Page of Newton, Ia., as one of the Big Tens all-time mighty atoms
 Even if he were only an average performer holding down such heavy jobs on a Western conference team with l55-pound physique would be noteworthy, but Berme's performances are far from aver age.
 Crowded Out by Sophs
 Shunted out of the HawKeye backfield this fall by the arrival of his now famous sophomore trio of Crane, Fisher and Hoover Page was adjudged too valuable, for his tackling skill and speed to keep on the bench.
 Tried at end by Coach Ossie So- lefm more as a bare hope than as real prospect, the Newton Meme surprised all hands by eluding in terferers niftily and spilling ball. carriers with hard, perfectly -timec tackles.
 He got the job.
 In his first three games Page allowed Northwestern, Bradley anc Wisconsin total of just six yard. gain around his flank. On tht other hand, he became the Yan. chor man" in revived Hawkey, | end-around play that found hin scooting 35 yards to score agains the Badgers. q~-- ~-- --;s.-
 All-State Quarterback
 The speed that gave him tn. anchor job. on Iowa's mile rela, team last spring best quartel was 49.2-stood Bernie in goot stead on that gallop. The shift ness his backfield experience gay, him helps him out-feint enem,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21
J. W. QUICKER RETURNS ON
 YUKON FROM BUSINESS TRIP

J. w. Gucker well known mer- chandise broker, returned to his headquarters here on the steamer Yukon this afternoon after a bus mess trip to Petersburg, Wran- gell and Ketchikan.
 MT. Gucker left Juneau two weeks ago with Mrs Gucker and their son Louis, and the latter continued to Seattle where they will visit for several months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-21

pressure is low Southern unusually 287 inches Southeast Alaska and dak The moderately high Pacific the tic coast with Beng DOT Temperatures fallen 36 degrees below Fort Yukon, have fallen slightly in this vicinity
Evening star., 1933-02-19
PLAY PRELIMINARIES
Will END THIS WEEK
Four 0ne-Act Presentations to En-
ter Tourney Finals to Be
Named Saturday.

The last week of the preliminary
contests Of the one-act play tourna-
ment conducted by the Community
Center Department will be held at
Roosevelt High School Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday nights at o'clock
Four plays will be presented each night
The plays Tuesday night will be
Enter the Hero" by the Park View
Players; 1.-The Gift of Jehovah" by the
Young Peoples Society of Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church; the same play by
the Door," by the troupers of East
Washington Community Center.
The rest Of the schedule follows:
Thursday-"Sadie, the Sewing Machine
Girl" Shoestring Production Company;
"Smarty's Party" Mackin Club; 1.-The
Neighbors," Foundry Players, and Be
trayal," by the Religious Drama Com
mittee Of the Washington Federation
Of Churches. Saturday-"Jazz and
Minuet," Orange and Blue Players;
1.-The Masks of Death" Bartf1eld Play
ers; wives in Law" drama section Of
the Women's Club of Chevy Chase, Md,
and "On the High Road" by the Arts
Club of Washington.
Immediately following the conclusion
of the fourth play Saturday night, the
judges will announce the names of the
two comedies and the two serious plays
chosen to enter the finals on March
at Mckinley High School.
Tickets for the finals are now avail
able at the American Automobile Asso-
citation, the Willard Hotel, Washington
Hotel newsstand, and the Community
Center Office at the Franklin School.
Evening star., 1933-02-19

Wages and salaries paid by British
railways last year totaled s510,000,00
as compared with $237 7,000 900 annu-
ally before the World War
Evening star., 1933-02-19
|SCHWAb RETAINS
OPTIMISM AT Il
Feels "Unseen Development
Will Come Along to Give
us New Impetus"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1s-His usual
optimism, feeling that some unseen
new development will come along to
give us new impetus" was all that
marked the seventy-first birthday of
Charles M. Schwab, veteran steel leader,
today.
He sat at his desk in the offices of
the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. and
said: Il have never lost the feeling
that things will be ultimately all right
I am an opttmist, but the feeling Is
fundamental. If the world is to go on
at all, the United States must be always
ahead, bounding on and on.
mo other nation Is so endowed with
the good things of God We have
youth, energy and ambition.
I'VE usually find that some unseen
development comes along to take ma
tionS out Of the rut. In 1900, out of
the depression of '93, there came the
great corporate development. Then
came Edison with his electrical de-
vices, and then radio. And so, too
something will come along to give us
new impetus.
"I still believe in big business. I
know that smaller businesses have
weathered the storm better, but I still
believe that the advantages of big busi-
ness outweigh those of little business.
There are two necessary things that
I see. First, since we are a self
contained Nation, our tariffs ought to
be adjusted to fit labor and monetary
conditions so that we can compete with
cheaper foreign products. Second, we
must have less taxes, for business can
not stand it."
Schwab will not retire. He said:
II will fight the depression 50 long
as life lasts"
Had there been no depression, he
would have frightened the load"
He has one ambition. It Is ito con-
tribute some small part to the pros
perity and happiness of this country"
He said that a man who wanted to
write his biography once asked him
how it felt to reach the realization of
ambition
"a real American never does reach
realization of ambition" he said. "At-
tainment Is always just as far off"
He will neither write an autobiography
nor assent to a biography, because he
Evening star., 1933-02-19
Famed Orchestras
To Be Heard at
Inaugural Ball
Six Engaged for March 4
at Auditorium Include
That of Vallee.

World renowned dance orchestras
will play for the dancing at the Roose-
velt-Garner inaugural ball in the Wash
ington Auditorium on the night OF
March 4, according to the announce
ment Of Mrs. John Allan Dougherty
chairman of the inaugural ball in Wash
ington, yesterday.
Rudy Vallee's Connecticut Yankees,
Dantzig's Hotel st. George Orchestra
Guy Lombardo's Dance Orchestra and
Eli Dantzig's Hotel st. George Orchestra
will alternate with Eddie Duchin, Irving
(Happy) Rose and George Gaul The
alienation of six dance orchestras will
insure continuous dancing on the two
floors of the Auditorium Building from
the end of the reception of distinguished
visitors until the last dancer has left
the building.
George Gauls Orchestra, composed in
the main of members of the National
Symphony, will play the accompaniment
when Rosa Ponselle sings the "Star
Spangled Banner" Immediately after
the reception of the Vice President and
Mrs. Garner. The orchestra for this
solo will be directed by Julio Sarafini,
one Of the three greatest directors of
the Metropolitan Opera Co.
All the orchestraS and other enter
tainment features Of the inaugural are
sponsored by interested and public
spirited citizens
Evening star., 1933-02-19

is not so sure that he would be proud
of the accomplishments that would be
heralded
Being chairman of the board of
Bethlehem Steel, for instance. or war
time director-general of shipbuilding
represents attainment in cooperation
with thousands of others, and ''one has
the feeling that theirs is the glory
Pride comes to him when he looks
back to younger days, when he was
chief engineer for the Carnegie works
where he'could create something and
'loll back in the hills and watch it"
All men, he believes, like praise. He
also believes that all men who say they
don't are liars. But as for him, he has
reached that time in life when "the
praise must be true"
He wears one piece of jewelry, ring
with cats eye stone and two dia-
monds. He would discard it as too
snowy" were it not for sentiment. In
1886 eight steel men formed an associa-
ton, all wearing the ring. For Is years
Schwab has been the sole survivor.
His birthday dinner tonight was
dinner for two, himself and Mrs.
Schwab.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
SINGLE NATIONAL RAIL
SYSTEM HELD ABSURD
Head Of Trainmen's Brotherhood
Sees Ownership by Govern
ment Danger.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va, February 18-"The
suggestion Of the Coolidge Committee
(National Transportation Committee)
that the railroads of the country should
drift toward single system Is the most
absurd that I have ever heard" A. F.
Whitney of Cleveland, grand president
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, said here today in discussing rail-
road problems and general relief meas
ures
This would be a move toward Gov
eminent ownership" Whitney said. at
would create an unwieldy system, would
destroy competition and would result in
the dismissal of thousands of railroad
employees. believe that it would tend
to make the economic situation worse
than it Is today"
Evening star., 1933-02-19

Upper left: Miss Ruth Chindblom,
daughter of Representative Carl Chind-
blom, who will play prominent role in
the Chapel Players production of The
Gift of Jehovah" to be given Tuesday
evening at Roosevelt High School audi
torium.
Upper right: Miss Helen Burton ap-
pearing in the role of Zerah in the
Biblical drama Betrayal" to be pre-
sented by the Religious Drama Com
mittee Of the Washington Federation
of Churches Thursday night at Roose-
welt High School auditorium.
Lower: Miss Norberta Bramell to be
seen in Enter the Hero" to be given
by the Park View Players Wednesday
at Roosevelt High School auditorium.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
COLLEGE BOY HONORED
Sidney Russell to Select Senior
Key for Glee Club.

Appointment Of Sidney w. Russell
son of Charles A. Russell, 1915 Thir-
teenth street, as member Of the COM
mittee to select the senior key for the
members Of the Glee Club at Catholic
University was announced yesterday by
Frank Tigani, president of the organi-
Zation.
Russell is member Of the class of
1885 and received his preliminary
education in Central High School, from
which he was graduated in 1881.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
Fire Auxiliary to Hold BANQUET.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md, February
ID Especially The Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire De-
partment will give card party Thurs
day night In Firemens Hall here at
$50 o'clock Mrs. Irene A. Conner Is
chairman of the Arrangements Com
mittee and she is assisted by Mrs. VIII
liam Simmons.
Evening star., 1933-02-19

Minister J. Butler Wright in Uruguay,
Minister Sheldon Whitehouse in Guate-
n1ala and Minister Post Wheeler in
Paraguay. The father Of the foreign
service, Minister Robert Peet Skinner
now Minister to Latvia, Lithuania and
Esthonia, has now 36 consecutive years
to his credit in consular and diplomatic
posts, inclusive Of London, Paris and
Berlin.
(Copyright, 1Q33)
Evening star., 1933-02-19
L0UD0UN HIGH SCHOOLS
SET PACE IN ATTENDANCE
Lucketts and Middleburg Institu-
tions Have Percentage of
o5 for January.

Special Dispatch to The STAR
MIDDLEBURG, Va, February 1s.-
Lucketts and Middleburg high schools
led for the attendance recoCd in Lou
doun schools for January, statistics
from the office of Supt o. L. limerick
disclose. Each had a percentage of e5.
North Fork led the elementary white
schools, with a percentage of 968.
Among the Negro schools, Leesburg took
hrst place with 90, with Waterford top
ping the elementary grades, with 95.8.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
COAL OUTPUT HITS PEAK
Bituminous figures for Week End
ing Feb. IL Highest in Year.

Cold weather the week ended Feb
ruary II took bituminous coal produc-
tion to new high for the year and
nearly 100000 tons above output for
the corresponding week in 1892
The Bureau Of Mines yesterday esti-
mated the weeks production at 1860 900
tons, as compared with $3.50 900 tons
the previous week, and 6,626,0O0 tons
the week ended February 13 last year.
Pennsylvania anthracite output lump
ed to 1,240,000 tons from 929 900 tons
the previous week.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
WILL EDUCATE PUBLIC
ON NEEDS OF u. S. SERVICE
Committee of Federation of Gov
ernment Employees Will
Conduct Campaign.

A national campaign to educate the
public on needs of the Federal service,
particularly as concerns personnel prob
lens, will be conducted by the Educa-
ton Committee of the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees, it
was announced yesterday following a
meeting at the American Federation
of Labor Building.
E. Claude Babcock, secretary Of the
Civil Service Commission, was appointed
chairman Of the committee.
Subcommittees are to be named at a
meeting next Saturday afternoon at
1870 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
Will Hold Birthday Tea.

CLARENDON, Va, February 10
Mrs. Elsie Gall, Mrs. Alice Semones and
Mrs. Sarah Carl have been appointed
by the Organized Women Voters of
Arlington County to assist its Executive
Committee in plans for the annual
birthday tea of the organization, to be
held March % at Windsor Arms.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
Plan Benefit for School.

LIVINGSTONE HEIGHTS, Va. Feb
ruary 18 (SpeciaD The Parent
Teacher Association of the John
Marshall School of this place has plans
about completed for a benefit bridge tea
to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at 822 Woodlawn avenue,
Country Club Hills.
Evening star., 1933-02-19
C. U. PROFESSOR TO TALK
Rev. Louis Motry Will Address
Guild at Gaithersburg.

Special Dispatch to The Star
GAITHERSBURG, February ls.-Rev.
Louis Motry, professor OF canon law.
Catholic University, who has heen an
nounced as the guest speaker at the
next meeting of the Catholic Evidence
Guild, to be held in st. Martins HaIl
here Tuesday evening at O'Clock. win
nave Tor his subject THE Constitu-
tional Power of the Church"
Rev. John J. Callaghan will conduct
the question box. and special instru-
mental music will be rendered by Lucien
Staeger, Colon Tenny and Douelas
Birchby of Garrett Park.
Miss Marie Stang, chairman, Choppers.
Md. will preside.
Evening star., 1933-06-09
ALLEY BILL RUSHED
BY MRS. NORTON
Favorable Report Planned
Tomorrow on Measure
Cleaning Up SIums.

Immediately upon her return to
Washington today Chairman Norton OF
the House District Committee called a
special meeting of her committee for
tomorrow morning to make favorable
report on the bill for cleaning up the
alley dwelling slums In the National
Capital. This bill passed the Senate
two days ago.
Chairman Norton is conferring today
with House leaders to get this measure
considered as emergency legislation,
since funds are already available which
can be used for giving employment in
cleaning up and replotting these alley
slums. While Speaker Rainey previ-
ously had said no other District legisla-
tiOn would be considered at this session,
strong encouragement was given today
that the House will have an opportunity
to pass the alley bill
This measure provides for gradual
elimination of all alley dwellings before
1884 when it will be unlawful to live in
an alley. The original United States
housing act provided that after the
emergency war work had been COM
pleted the remaining funds should be
used for elimination of the alley slumS
in the Capital. Under that organic
act, funds will be available Immediately
when the House has passed this bill
which has already passed the Senate.
Members of the House District Com
mittee are prepared to act favorably be-
cause Chairman Norton more than a
week ago introduced in the House a
duplicate of the bill as it passed the
Senate so that the House members have
had ample opportunity to study its
provisions.