The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 3, 1931, Page 1

e s THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 5962. 3,193 . MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY iy MAY FLY OVER JUNEAU ON TOKYO NONSTOP FLIGHT O'MALLEY HERE WITH PARTY OF NOTEDVISITORS Fish Commissioner Brings Notable Guests Here for Over Fourth On his annual administrative visit to Alaska, Henry O’Malley, United States Commisstoner of Fisheries, arrived here this morning aboard the Fisheries patrolship Penguin, Capt. O’Donnell. He was accompanied by Senator Frederick Walcott and the latter’s son, Congressman Albert Carter of Oakland, Calif., two assistant Fed- eral Attorneys General, Charles P. Sisson and Charles Rugg, Wash- ington, D. C,, Paul Redington, Chief of the United States Biological Survey, Carl Shoemaker, Secretary of the Senate Committee on Wild Life Conservation, and P. B. Fouke, St. Louis fur dealer. Leave Saturday Nigat The party will visit here until midnight Saturday when it will sail on the Penguin for Pribilof Islands. It will continue its visi- tations through Bristol Bay, Ko- diak, Kenai and the interior to Fairbanks. Commissioner O'Malley will leave the party at Seward on its return from the far west. He will cruise through Prince William Sound to Cordova and come here by commercial steamer about July 23. He will remain in Southeast Al- aska for the remainder of the sea- son. He expects to meet Senator Wallace White, Jr., of Maine here shortly after he returns from the west. Senator and Mrs. White are expected to sail from Seattle on the Brant about July 20. Indications Are Favorable While it is too early in the sea- son for Commissioner O'Malley to make any. forecasts about the 1931 ~salmen--pack, k2 “sald--eautiousty that the reports from nearly all parts of the field indicated good early runs. But since he does his forecasting at the end rather than the beginning of the season, he declined to be more than “hope- ful” as to the final outcome. At Anan Creek, where the party visited enroute here, 35,000 fish have already been counted through the weir into the creek. Icy Strait pack reports from the caneries operating in that district showed them ahead of comparative dates last year. Copper River had a good red run. Reports from Bristol Bay and Karluk, where the season re- cently opened, show good runs at the outset. Spend Sometime Here The Commissioner will spend some time here going over the dis- trict thoroughly and gathering data on which next year’s regulations will be based. Senator White, he said, will also spend considerable time in Southeast Alaska. The Maine Senator is deeply in- terested in the Alaska fishing in- dustry. As Chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and author of the so-called White Fisheries Law, he took an active part in framing that law and putting it through Con- gress. Gathering Much Information All of the members of the party with the Commissioner are keenly interested in Alaskan affairs. Sen- ator Walcott is delving into wild life statistics and studying condi- tions affecting game and fur-bear- ing animals as well as the fish- eries. Mr. Redington is lending him all of the assistance possible since the game and fur-bearers lie with- in his jurisdiction as Chief of the Biological Survey. The Department of Justice rep- 1esentatives, Mr. Sisson and Mr, Rugg are studying conditions af- fecting the administration of de- partment activities in Alaska. The former is making his second trip here. Last year he covered the Territory from Ketchikan to Nome. Mr. Carter, who is serving his fourth term in Congress, is gath- ering information about the Ter- ritory’s resources and conditions generally. Mr. Fouke’s firm, Fourke Fur Company, has had for many years a contract with the Government for dyeing the fur seal skins taken from the Pribilof Island herds and is making the trip primarily to ob- serve the sealing operations on the islands, e e SOLDIERS ARE COMING Soldiers from Chilkoot Barracks near Haines will' not be able to be here during the day tomorrow, but they wil come tomorrow even- ing and will remain over Sunday. WALCOTT TAKES KEEN INTEREST IN GAME STUDY Senator Enjoys First Trip| to Territory and De- lights in Mission With a study of Alaska game and} other wild life, sea and land, as his mission, Senator Frederick Walcott, Republican, of Connecticut, is en- joying unstintedly his first trip to ‘his Territory, he said this morn- ing. “You have a beautiful coun- try and I know I'll be homesick for it before I get back again.” He Is here as a member of the Senate Committee on Wild Life Conservation. Karl Shoemaker, Secretary of the Committee, is with nim, and Senator Peter Norbeck, another member, is due here July 16 and will join the party at Sew- ard or Kodiak. “The problems faced by the country in preserving its wild life | are quite serious,” Senator Walcott sald. “Our work is to find the right solution for them. After we finish our survey of Alaska, we | have a number of studies to make n the States.” The Committee's survey will take t to the Pribilof Islands from here. There it will spend three days in- specting the seal herds and the| Government's sealing operations in | the islands. It will then come back | ‘o Bristol Bay to visit some of} Alaska’s greatest red salmon flsh-: eries, observing the methods used | by the Bureau of Fisheries to pro<! tect the salmon, and getting a| closeup glimpse of the canning in- dustry. i It will visit Kodiak Island, prob- ably touching at the village of Ko- diak and some of the bays where fishing operations are carried on. At Kodiak it will acquire first hand information about the bear situa- tion. the great moose pastures on Ke- nai Peninsula, and it will cruise up Cook Inlet. It will go over the Alaska Railroad to Fairbanks, stopping at Anchorage and McKin- ley National Park. After a brief | stay at Fairbanks, it will proceed by auto over Richardson Highway to Valdez where it will again board the Penguin for its return trip to Seattle, revisiting here enroute south. Senator Walcott said the party planned to reach Seattle on August 11, and will continue its investiga- tions in the States. — e — FRANCE PLANS CONSTRUCTION OF WAR CRAFT Claim Is Made Germany Surpasses Limits of Versailles Treaty PARIS, July 3.—Life was given last night to the French Govern- ment’s proposal to build a battle- ship immediately as a reply to Ger- many’s new “vest pocket” cruiser Deutchsland. By a vote of 165 to 131 the Sen- ate approved of Naval Minister Du- mont’s plea for the right to intro- duce as soon as possible a bill for laying down of a battleship of the line and type of vessel abandoned by France after the war. The Chamber of Deputies pre- viously approved of the 1931 naval plan but voted to defer battle- ship building pending further con- sideration. Naval Minister Dumont said the sole reason for such a battleship was on account of Germany's new construction which he charged sur- passed by 25 per cent the limits of the Versailles treaty. California Citrus Exports to Europe LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 3.— Citrus fruit exports to Europe from southern California this year will total approximately 2,000,000 boxes. This will exceed the high record established in 1929 by 400,000 boxes. In 1930, dug¢ to a short crop, Cal- ifornia exported to Europe only 162,600 bhoxes. In 1929 California shipped 1,600,- 000 boxes compared to 1,100,000 shipped from South Africa to Ey- rope, The South Africa export this year is estimated at approxi- matey 1,000,000 boxes. —————— Francis Schwartz, golf pro at Midland Valley, St. Louis, publish- ed tips ‘on playing the course be; fore an important tourney. Later a visit will be paid to. REDINGTON IS GRATIFIED AT PROGRESS HERE Wild Life Here in Good Shape, Says Chief of Biological Survey Alaska’s game animals and fur- bearers are in good condition, there are no evidences of serious deple- tion in either, and while there are some problems of administration as well as regulation yet existing, they are not so serious as they were in the not far distant past, are the views of Paul Redington, Chief of the United States Bio- logical Survey. He is here today on his first trip to Alaska since 1928. At that time he covered a large part of the Territory and studied field con- ditions very carefully. He is aiding the Senate Committee on Wild Life Conservation in its present study of Alaska's wild life resources. Drouth Hits Birds The same degree of satisfaction with which he views conditions here does not attend his outlook on wild life in the States. Particu- larly is this true as regards mi- gratory wild fowl. Drouth in cer- tain sections of the United States and in Canada's three big prairie provinces has hit them severely. Ducks are particularly affected. “The situation with reference to migrtory wild fowl is extremely precarious,” he said. Breeding areas in several Western States, includ- ing Utah, Wyoming and Montana, are drying up and cutitng off the annual crop of young birds. While Washington and Oregon have had sufficient rain, there is at least one section of the latter State, at Mal- ‘heur Lake, affected by lack of water. Call from Canada When he reached here, Mr. Red- ington Tound awaiting him™ @ call for aid from Game Commissioner Etter of Saskatchewan. In a tele- gram, in which he urged Mr. Red- ington and the Wild Life Commit- tee to return through Canada for a conference, he said that Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are drought-swept and that the “situa- tion is alarming with the duck hatch seriously cut.” Commission- er Etter sald if the Americans could visit the provinces he would under- take to arrange for a conference with the western Canadian authori- ties. “This is a matter of deep interest to us, since many of the ducks com- ing to the States breed in these affected provinces of Canada,” Mr. Redington said. From them come canvasback, mallard, teal, pintail and other species of ducks, When he visited Vancouver re- cently, he was informed by Allen Brooks, celebrated Canadian paint- er of birds, that 98 per cent of the prairie province breeding grounds are drought-affected. Country Giving Aid The Government, Mr. Redington sald, is doing a great deal of work, spending much money, to improve the situation in the United States. It is establishing breeding and feed- ing refuges in favorable localities. The great refuge at Bear River marsh is taking form steadily. By next year, an additional 46,000 acres will be under water, and the refuge when completed, will have 76,000 acres where the wild bird flocks can feed and breed. Mr. Redington expressed his pleasure at being back in the Ter- ritory. He keeps in close touch with the local administration of game and fur bearers, working through the Alaska Game Commis- sion, and believes that that organ- ization is making progress in its task of preserving all varieties of wild life without curtailing its use more than safety demands. GRAF ZEPPELIN IS BACK HOME FREDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, July 3.—The Graf Zeppelin has re- turned from a cruise to Iceland. The giant airship covered the 4,500 mile trip in less than 73 hours, elapsed time. Former Woman City Treasurer Is Found Guilty, Embezzlement BAKER, Oregon, July 3—Mrs. Emma Fowler, former LaGrande City Treasurer, was convicted of embezzling $108925 of the city's funds by a jury in the Circuit Court last night. Sentence will be passed later. J ur;eau Ready to Take Holiday Tomorrow and Celebrate with Guests Juneau is all set for observance of Independence Day tomorrow. Stores are decorating their display windows, the streets will be in gay | attire and a holiday spirit will pre- vail among the residents and visi- | tors, of which there are already several hundred in the city, with small craft, all loaded, coming to- night or tomorrow morning from | nearby localities. The celebration starts tonight with the American Legion smoker in the Arena in the A. B. Hall. Tomorrow the first event will be she parade, starting at 9:30 o'clock, all participants assembling at the Admiral Line dock. At 10:30 o'clock the water sports will be held followed at the neon “our by the first daylight display of fireworks in Juneau, and which is said to be most elaborate. The fireworks display will be from a barge anchored in the chan- nel in front of the Juneau Motors, under the direction of the mem- bers of the Juneau Fire Depart- ment. In the afternoor the children's sports start at 1 o'clock at the baseball grounds and the baseball game starts at 2:30 o'clock. Tomorrow evening dances will be given in the various halls in Ju- neau. The two theatres have spe- cial holiday programs. The Juneau City Band will lead the parade, play at the water sports and at the baseball game in the afternoon. The complete program for the celebration follows: OFFICIAL PROGRAM TONIGHT 8:30 PM.—“SMOKER at the Le- gion Arena, A, B. Hall, under auspices of The American Le- gion. : SATURDAY MORNING 9:30 A M —Parade, under supervis- ion of Juneau Volunteer Fire Department. 10:30 AM. — WATER SPORTS in front of Government Dock. Gas or Diesel Boat Tug-o-War (3| entries) First prize, $40.00 cash; second prize, $25.00 credit— courtesy Chas. G. Warner Co.; third prize, $10.00—courtesy Al- aska Laundry, Inc. Halibut Gear Baiting Contest (One | Skate, 4 Entries). First prize, $25.00 cash; second prize, $25.00 credit—courtesy Swanson Bros.; third prize, $10.00 credit—court- | esy New York Exchange. | Hallbut Gear Setting Contest (One | Skate, 4 Entries). First prize, $45.00 cash; second prize, one complete skate of nine - thread | buoy line halibut gear—court- esy I. Goldstein; third prize, $10.00 credit—courtesy Standard Machine Shop and “A Bunch of Bananas” from the Gastineau Grocery. Log - Rolling Contest (3 entries). First prize, $20.00 cash; second prize, $10 cash and a Bath Towel—the latter courtesy B. B. Green; third prize, pair of Five-Dollar shoes from “Big Van” and a Shave and Haircut —courtesy Frank Heller. Outboard Motor Boat Race (2miles, any number of entries). First prize $30.00 cash; second prize, $15 cash; third prize, $10.00 credit—courtesy Juneau Cabinet Shop, and a case of Lime Rickey—courtesy Irros Co. 12:00 Noon—Grand Display Daylight Fireworks under auspices Ju- neau Volunteer Fire Depart- ment. SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1:00 PM.—CHILDREN’S SPORTS Races at City Ball Park. The list of events follows: 50-yard Dash, Boys, 15 under—$1, T6c, 50c. 50-yard Dash, Girls, 15 under—s$1, 75¢, 50c. 50-yard Dash, Boys, 14 under—s$1, T5c, 50c. 56-yard Dash, Girls, 14 under—$1, 75¢c, 50c. 50-yard Dash, Boys, 13 under—s$1, 75¢, 50c. 50-yard Dash, Girls, 13 under—$1, T3¢, 50c. 50-yard Dash, Boys, 12 under—s$1, 75¢, 50c. 50-yard Dash, Girls, 12 under—s$1, 75¢, 50c. Boys' Three-Legged Race, 50 yards, 14 years and under—$2, $1.50, $1. 45-yard Dash, under—$1, 45-yard Dash, under—$1, years and years and years and years and and and years years years and years and Boys, 11 5¢, 50c. Girls, 11 5¢, 50¢. years and years and Boys' Three-Legged Race, 40 yards 12 years and under—$2, $1.50, | $1. Girls' Egg Race, 40 yards, 14 years and under—s$1, 75¢, 50c. 35-yard Dash, Boys, 9 years and under—$1, 75¢, 50c. 85-yard Dash, Girls, 9 ysars under—$§1, 75¢, 50c. 80-yard Dash, Boys, 8 years under—$1, T5¢, 50c 30-yard Dash, Girls, 8 years under—$1, 75¢, 50c. Boys' Sack Race, 30 yards, years and under—$1, 75¢, 50c. Giris' Egg Race, 12 years and under, 8> yards—$1, T5c, 50c. | Boys' Three-Lvgged Race, 30 yards, 10 years and under—$2, $1.50,| $1. 25-yard Dash, Boys, 7 years and under—s$1, 75¢, 50c. 25-yard Dash, Girls, 7 years and under—$1, T5¢, 50c. | Boys' Sack Race, 25 yards, 13 years| and under—s1, 75¢, 50c. i 25-yard Dash, Boys, 6 years and| under—$1, 75¢, 50c. 25-yard Dash, Girls, 6 yea:s and under—§1, 76c, 50c. Boys' Sack Race—25 yards, 11 years and under—$t, 75c, 50c. Girls’ Egg Race, 25 yards, 10 years and under—$1, 75¢, 50c. 20-yard Dash, Boys, 5 years ana under—$1, T5c, 50c. 20-yard Dash, Girls, 5 years and under—§1, 756c, 50c. Boys' Three-Legged Race, 8 years and under—s$2, $1.50, $1. Girls’ Egg Race, 20 yards, 8 years and under—$1, 75¢, 50c. Boys' Sack Race, 9 years and under —$1, T5¢, 50c. 20-yard Dash, Boys, 4 years and under—§1, 75¢, 50c. 20-yard Dash, Girls, 4 years and under—s$1, T5¢, 50c. Boys' Three-Legged Race, 6 years and under—$2, $150, $1. Boys! Sack Jiace, 7 years and under —$1, 7T5e, 50c. Ladies’ Race, 50 yards, 17 years and over—$3, $2, $1. Fat Men's Race, 50 yards, over 200 pounds—$3, $2, $1. Old Men’s Race, over 50 years, 50 yards—$3, $2, $1. Balloon Race, Boys, under 12 years of age—$2.50. Balloon Race, Girls, under 12 years of age—$2.50, (Contestants to furnish own rope, egg, sack or other equipment ex- cept balloons.) and | and and 15" | | | | In the event of rain, children’s sports will be held in the South- east Alaska Fair Building. 2:30 PM.—BASEBALL AT CITY BALL PARK. Elks vs. Moose. American Legion vs. winning team of first game to play Sunday afternoon at 5:30 P.M. $250 prize money. —— GET OUT EARLY SAYS JORGENSEN Participants in Water Sports Given Warning Through Request Outboard motorboat owners, op- erators and fans are requested to be out with their outfits the morn- Ing of the Fourth in time to take part in the races. Loggers, log-roll- ers and others interested in the log-rolling contest should call Mr. M. 8. Jorgensen to arrange for their participation in that affair. These events will all be held off the Government Dock. Cirls Study Charm For Life on Farm FRANKFORT, Ky., July 3—A study course in personal charm is being pursued by 28 girls Inthe Good Luck 4-H club of Nicholas county. But good heath, mental alert- ness, ambition and the desire and ability to work, rather than gol- den curls and baby blue eyes, are being stressed, with an eye to meeting farm conditions. The main project of this club is clothing construction, but the girls felt that clothing may mean little unless they have health, cleanli- ness, good posture and other per- sonal charm to go with it. ———— “Doc” Spears, cocah of football at the University of Oregon, Is shooting close to par in golf these 40-yard Dash, under—s$1, 40-yard Dash, under—$1, Boys, 10 5¢, 50c. _Girls, 10 years and T5¢, 50c. years and days and he plans to enter the Pa- cific Northwest amateur tourna- ment at Tacoma, Wash., this sum- mer, & SPAIN BURNED BY LARGE MOB Three Thousand Men and Women Start Riots— Military in Control CORUNNA, Spain, July 3.—The Capuchin Monastery of San Jose was burned by a mob of about 3,000 men and women today and it is only smouldering ruins, The priests of the monastery, in fear of further anti-religious out- breaks are in hiding. The city is today under rigid military control of troops and eivil guards, patrolling the streets in compliance of the order by offi- ials that “order must be main- tained.” The mob, incensed by resumption | of masses this morning, swept out of a bull ring here, listened to anti- church addresses and then set fire to the monastery. Firemen were stoned and clubbed and hose lines cut. The monastery burned to the ground with four adjacent homes. Arrival of armed forces was a signal for a pitched battle. The troops charged with sabres and rifles. ‘The rioters countered with stones, sticks and knives. Three persons including a priest were serlously wounded and nine others were slightly hurt. Labor and political disorders are reported here as brewing in other parts of Spain. STOCKS TURN UP AT CLOSE, TRYING WEEK Advances of One to Three Points Appear for Principal Shares NEW YORK, July 3. — Stocks turned upward at the close of a trying week as the Street grew confident of an early Franco-Am- | erican accord on war debts and reparations. Trading was quiet and many traders were absent for the holi- day. Advances from one pgo three points appeared for principal shares | and bonds improved. U. 8. Steel, American Telephone, Foreign Power, International Tele- phone, American Tobacco B, Am- erican Smelting, Case, Air Reduc- tion, Dupont, Allied Chemicals, Con~ solidated Gas, Westinghouse, utili- ties and chemicals displayed strength. National Biscuit was off threa points to close for the year's low. The Street was more encouraged than otherwise by a gain of $73,- 000,000 in weekly brokers's loans, the largest since last March. - . e . TODAY'S STOCK | QUOTATIONS | . NEW YORK, July 3—Closing quotation of Alaska® Juneau mine stock today is 12%, American Can 114, Anaconda Copper 30%, Bethle- hem Steel 53%, Fox Films 21, Gen- eral Motors 39%, Harvester 48, Kennecott 22%, Checker Cab 11%, 10%, 11, Curtiss- Wright 3%, Hudson Bay no sale; Packard Motors 7%, Brands 18%, Standard Oil of Cali- fornia 38%, Standard Oil of New Jersey United Aircraft 31%, U. 8. Steel 105. International Standard 39%, Trans-America 8%, ———— EARTH BOMBARDED DAILY BY 20,000,000 METEORITES WASHINGTON, D. C, July 3.— If there were no protective atmos- phere surrounding the earth, psople would be kept busy dodging meteor- ites. C. F. Talman of the United States Weather Bureau estimates that 20,000,000 meteorites every 24 hours from outer space enter the earth's atmosphere. Many meteorites are no bigger than a grain of sand and few are much bigger than a boy’s marble, but even a sand grain moving at the speed of a meteorite would kill a human being spot, Talman says. if it hit a vital Most meteorites are heated to in- candescence by the friction of the air resulting from their tremendous speed, and melt away completely. —————— LONDON, July 2.—Dogs entered for the Greyhound Derby at the 1og races here were valued at $250,- MONASTERY IN TWO FIGHTERS 'WEIGH IN FOR MATCH TONIGHT Schmeling :nnd Stribling Greet Each Other from Microphone { CLEVELAND, Chio, July 3.—With & National Radio hookup broad- casting the proceedin, Champion Max Schmeling and challenger W. L. Young Stribling weighed in last night for the title fight today Schmeling tipped the scales 189 pounds. Stribling weighed 186'¢ pounds. It was the first time fighters of World’s championship bouts ecver met before the microphone. Each greéled the other with: “Hope you feel great,” and both in turn admitted that was just how they felt. Stribling Is Favorite Schmeling defends his title to- inight at 7 o'clock, Pacific Time, with the prospecis of an attend- ance of from 40,000 to 50,000 and i receipts between $300,000 and $400,- 000. Stribling remains a 3 to 2 and 7 to 5 favorite. | There is little botting because |there is very little Schmeling mon- ley in sight. Schmeling and Stribling are as well matched physically as any two heavyweights who ever fought, Schmeling’s Plans | Schmeling 1s to depend on two things for a victory, an aggressive {attack and a jarring right hand |punch that damages when it lands. |He has trained himself to fight, {crowding in a punch at close range, by charging in and forcing the issue. He hopes to keep Strib- ling so busy on the defensive that | lthe Georglan will have little oppor- tunity to start an offensive of his own. Gene Tumney, Jim Jeffries, [James J. Corbett anli other not- lables of fistiana will be at the {rlngsldc. UGLY RUMORS CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 3.—El- imer McClelland, of Detroit, has {been named alternate referer for the fight. George Blake, of Les Angeles, was named sevaral days ago as referee. Blake was closeted with the Cleveland Boxing Com- mission for two hours today in a heated session. It was announced {he would serve as referee. The town is rife with rumors the fight is “fixed.” Ugly and per- sistent rumors trickled into the press headquarters and hangouts of the wise and on the street. Betting shifted sharply and rang- ed from even to slightly in favor of the champion. R S e BAER, UZCUDUN -READY FOR 60 RENO, Nevada, July 3.—Baer and Uzcudun are ready for the Fourth of July fight starting tomorrow about 12:30 o'clock in the after- noon, Pacific time. Baer will weigh around 208 and Uzcudun 198 pounds. The largest crowd since 1910 at the Johnson-Jefferies battle, is ex- pected. The gate is expected to be about $275,000. LINDEN JURY 1S STILL 0UT SEATTLE, July 3.—The jury in the Adolph Linden case, in which the former President of the Puget Sound Savings and Loan Associa- tion is charged with alleged em- bezzlement, and which recently closed its doors, resumed delibera- tions again today after 30 hours in which they falled to bring in a verdict, AR AN Former Chief of Signal Corps Is in New Position NEW YORK, July 3—Major Gen- eral George Sabin Gibbs, of Harlan Iowa, one of the three Army offi- cers who built the first telegraph lines across Alaska and served in France during the World War as Assistant Chlef Signal Corps offi- cer of the A. E. F, who retired from the Army on June 30 as Chief Signal Officer, has become Vice-President of the Internationa) Telephone and Telegraph. He wil! have charge of the company's tele- graph communications. at | ROBBINS, JONES EXPECT TO HOP OFF SATURDAY Aviators, in Seattle, Will Attempt to Reach Japan, Nonstop WILL REFUEL OVER TWO ALASKA TOWNS Proposed Northern Flight Lives vja Inside Passage —Juneau in Line If_ favorable weather re- ports are received in Seattle, Reg L. Robbins and H. S. Jones ure expected to take off tomarrow from Seattle on a nonstep refuelling flight to Tokyo. Robbins and Jones will fly the inside vassage, via Frazer River and Whitehorse to Fairbanks and may flv over Juneau, according to Asso- ciated Press dispatches re- ccived by The Empire. Over Fairbanks, the two fliers will refuel and the feat will be accomplished again over Nome. The refuelling plane, in charge of Jimmy Mattern and Nick Greener, was expected to hope from Edmonton to- day for Fairbanks. Robbins and Jones, after refuelling over Nome will then fly across Bering Strait, . over Siberia, Kamchatka Pen- insula and the Kuriles Islands to Japan. They are out for the $25,- 000 prize offered by a Jap- anese newspaper for the first nonstop flight from the Unit- ed States to Tokyo. FLIGHT DELAYED SEATTLE, July 3—Robbins and Jones' take-off is delayed until early Sunday waiting for the re= fuelling plane at Edmonton, which is not to start for Fairbanks until 3 o'clock Saturdav morning. WASHINGTON T0 OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Nation’s Capital Will Have Program for Those Who Remain at Home WASHINGTON, D. C., July 3.— ‘|While many residents, including President Hoover, will leave the Capital tomorrow in holding mood, for those remaining here there will be abundance of Fourth of July celebration. President Hoover plans to spend the week-end at Rapidan, going there late today or eamy tomorrow, Guests are invited for Saturday with the understanding they may go to the silvain theatre under the Washington Monument which pro-- vides the setting for the Distriet of Columbia’s principal program. The Marine Band, early in the evening, will open the program with a number of patriotic selece tions. The exercises include a pro- cessional massing of colors, ad- dress by Crafton Rogers, Assistant Secretary of State, reading of the Declaration of Independence and aking the cath of allegiance to the Flag by the audience, topped off oy fireworks display. ——————— MAIL DISTRIBUTION Alter the distribution of the mail arriving on the steamers due from the south tomorrow, the General Delivery window at the local office will be open for one hour, Post- master Spickett announced today. Owing to the indefinite time of arrival, no particular hour is set for the delivery of main to the general public. Notre Dame lost no first string basketball players by graduation this spring.