The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 1, 1931, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1931. ~ v ol PICTURES Assoclated Press Photo NEW PLANET FOUND. The bounds of human knowledge of the universe were increased by the dis- covery ot a new planet in March. Clyde Tombaugh, 23, made the dis- covery on .a photographic plate (right) taken at Lowell observatory in Arizena. prosictmme——, Assoctated Uress Pioto OHIO PRISON CATASTROPHE. Three hundred convicts lost their lives whan fire wept cell blocks of the Chto state prison i3 Columbus. Firemen, police and ecnvict rescue workers are shown during heiaht of the conflagration. BABY LINDBERGH. Babies are born every day, but few make front page news before they are 24 hours old. This one did on June 22 He is Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr. NEWS OF THE There was plenty Bobby | \IVERSE of news in 1930, A RECORD OF A new planet was disc all of the major golf trophics, Kin in th Thess picturcs gathe EVENTS OF 1930 a son was born {o the Lindi d to the throno, Associated Pre panoramic view of the my Arctic was solved. ers depict € in 365 days, me cf the ggest news stories of the ) what can hap Associated Press Photo RULING STRIKES AT DRY LAW. The decision of Federal Judge William Clark in New Jersey declaring the prohibition amend- ment invalid created widespread discussion and brought plans for an framediate Supreme Court test. T Associated Press Photo SANTO DOMINGO LEVELED. Here is one of the scenes of destruc- tion wrought by a hurricdne that all but destroyed Santo Domingo, capi- tal of the Daminican republic. Four thousand were killed. Assocrated Press I'hoto BOBBY SWEEPS MAJOR GOLF T TLES. Bobby Jones gave news- paper readers a thrill when he captured all of the world's major golf championships. He is shown here at Phi adelphia where he won the national amateur title. Asyaciated Press i'hoto GANDHI LEADS INDIAN NAT!ONALISTS. Mahatma Gandhi be- " came a world figure when he led his nationalist followers in their e ‘demand for political freedom and defiance of the salt laws. He is shown below conversing with a follower. Above, a soldier is scattering demon- Assoclated Press Photo PARIS TO NEW YORK FLIGHT. The non-stop westward trans-Atlan tic flight from Paris to New York by Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bel fonte in September marked another step in the progr aviation Bellente is sh the shoulders of ing the Questicn ficid, New York. Associibed ARCTIC MYSTERY SOLVED. A belated chapter was added to history of the Arctic when a sealing party discovered the camp of Salomon August Andree and his two companions on White Island in August. The bodies of the men, who attempted the first air expedition to the north pole, were found nearlly. Below are relics from the camp, two files, a boot and pulley block. ‘Above is the expedition’s sledge as At was found in the ice. }— Lo Ciesy @ nol Assoclated Press Photo BYRD RETURNS. Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd returned from his expedition to the Antarctic and flight across the south pole, : Assoolated Press Photo “"4ssocldted Press Photo ITALY SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE. The Malian earthquake took a large toll in lives and property damage. About 2,000 persons were killed and many villages and towns in southern ltaly destroyed. Here is a scene in Melfi, one of the stricken towna. T Associated Press Photo DIRIGIBLE R-101 WRECKED IN FRANCE. The wreck of the British’ dirigible R-101 in France Nith the loss of 48 lives, was the major air disaster of 1930. workers were searching the debris, 3 Here is a view of the wreckage whilg A S