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DIE FEW WEEKS
HEAVIEST MORTALITY I N THE
MOUNTAIN STATES, SAYS
HEALTH BUREAU
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 14,
(JP)—Public health officials esti
mated 26,000 people have died
from influenza during the seven
weeks preceding January 5. The
estimate was reached after an
analysis of the reports reached
the census bureau.
The statement said: “Any doubt
as to the reality of the current in
fluenza epidemic is promptly dis
pelled by the examination of stat
istics and the heaviest mortality
has been in the mountain states.”
Details also reached the bureau
of the rescue cruise of the Cutter
Unalga to stricken Alaska villages
bringing official , commendation
of the herorsm of Dr. L. B. Stur
devant, health officer attached to
the vessel, and of the women tea
chers and nurses stationed in the
barren outposts.
THRU ICY PASSES
The cutter left Juneau after ur
gent requests for aid to Commiss
ioner DeVighne, steaming through
icy passes with a crew of 70 men
and fix officers, under the com
mand of E. S. Addison, reaching
Hoonah on December 19.
Under the leadership of Dr.
Sturdevant, with Charles Hawkes
worth of the Bureau of Education,
medical supplies were distributed
to 74 out of 75 whites and 350 out
of 380 Indians, who were pros
trated at Hoonah. Cough syrup
and mustard plasters and but one
thermometer was all the entire
village had in the way of medical
supplies. Other supplies were left
there and the vessel returned to
Tenakee where no physician or
nurse was in attendance and where
58 settlers were suffering. Ship’s
supplies were distributed and the
next day the cutter reached An
goon where 61 natives and one
white woman were stricken.
Heroic work was reported of one
nurse and two B. of E. teach
ers at Katex where the entire pop
ulation was without a doctor or
nurse. The cutter anchored until
all but 10 persons, including two
whites, were treated before it left.
Dr. Sturdevant prescribed also
for a dozen natives suffering from
other ailments, from bruised arms
to tuberculosis.
(ISH NOW EISH1
MIDDLETOWN, Jan., 14, (JP)—
The toll from the Army airplane
crash was raised to eight when
Sergeant Patrick Conroy died yes
terday morning. Conroy had been
the sole survivor of the crash and
his death removes the main hope
of the War Department investiga
tion. as to the cause of the crash.
ROMAN COINS SPURIOUS
SZEGEDIN, Hungary, Jan. 14. (JP)
—The professor of palentalogy in
the University of Szegedin told
the Hungaran Numismatics Asso
ciation that most of the Roman
coins preserved in the museums of
Europe and America were spurious.
ABANDON EFFORTS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan., 14,
(JP)—Congressional leaders have
abandoned efforts to put through
farm relief legislation at this ses
sion in view of the special session
early in the spring.
DESIRE OF NEW LEADERS TO
MATTERS OUVOF WAY AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 14,
(/P;—Herbert Hoover, as a result of
conferences with Republican con-_
gressional leaders, is expected to
| call an extra session of Congress
| in the early spring.
Such a session is considered in
j evitable irrespective of whether
: farm legislation is enacted before
j March 4 because the revision of a
number of tariff schedules, indus
trial as well as agricultural will be
made because it is the desire of
those, who will be leaders in the
next administration, to get this
out of the way as speedily as pos
sible so there will be little distur
bance in industrial and agricul
tural areas.
As the situation is outlined the
tariff revision will be taken up con
! currently with farm, legislation
and will be an auxiliary to it since
it is the purpose to afford a meas
ure of protection to agriculture
comparable with that given other
industries under the existing re
vised law.
SWORDFISH ANTICS
SANTOS, Brazil, Jan. 14. (JP) —
When a swordfish sits on its tail
like a mermaid, (attacks a man
with real swordsmanship and puts
out his eye, Benedicto Marcal be
lieves it is time to quit fishing and
take up farming. Physicians say
that he will lose an eye and that
the stab may have more serious con
spniipnpps
WIFE “BABE" RUTH
BURNS TO DEATH
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“KINO OF SWAT” AND WIFE HAI)
NOT LIVED TOGETHER FOR
THRFE YEARS
WATTERTOWN, Miss., Jan., 14,
(R)—Mrs. George Herman Rial'.,
who burned to death Friday night,
was identified by relatives. The
body was found in the home of Dr.
Edward H. Kinder, dentist, and
neighbors knew her as Mrs. Helen
Kinder, the doctor’s wife. Two sis
ters identified the body. Kinder j
hod not been located by last night.1
. The District Attorney has ordered
an investigation and autopsy. Di.
George West, medical examiner
said the autopsy showed death was
due to burns and suffocation.
“Babe” Ruth, the baseball player,
arrived in Boston and issued a
statement saying he and his wife
had not lived together for three
years and said their nine-year-old
daughter Dorothy is attending a
private school in Weston.
A pedestrian discovered the fire
!n the Kinder home and when the
fire anparatus arrived the interior
of the house was a mass of flames
Firemen found Mrs. Ruth unc n
scious on the bedroom floor where
she apparently had retired and was
overcome by smoke while attempt
ing to escape.
She was taken to a neighbor’s
home where she died. Dr. Kinder
left the house earlier in the evening
going to Boston The body was
identified as Mrs. Kinder and taken
to an undertaking establishment
where it remained until police were
informed she was “Babe’s” wife.
Although the medical examiner
who made the examination of Mrs.
Ruth's body reported there was no
evidences of alcohol, drugs or foul
,play. Thomas Woodford, a broth
er, said he was “not satisfied with
the police explanation of the cir
cumstances”. He demanded a
thorcueh investigation expressing
the belief the police have not learn
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SEVERE SHOCK FELT
NEW ORLEANS, Jan., 14, (JP)—
An earthquake of severe intensity
5,000 miles south of New Orleans
was recorded at the Loylola un
iversity seismograph.
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CASE WAS DECLARED HOPE
LESS AT THE MAYO CLINIC
HAD STARTED HOME
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan., 14, (A3)—
A journey of 5,000 miles on a
stretcher in an effort to regain
his health ended in the death of
John Reddy of Anchorage, rail
road foreman.
Reddy 'became ill with cancer
and officials of the road sought
the best of medical attention and
furnished transportation to Roch
ester, Minn.
The journey began on December
14 and upon examination at the
Mayo Brothers Clinic his case was
declared hopeless and the return
trip to Alaska was started. When
he reached St. Paul he had to be
taken to a hospital where he died.
THREE PAY-SUPREME
PENALTY FOB KILLING
FOUR: DIE CMMLI
BELI EFONTE, Pa., Jan., 14, (JP)
Charles Mellor, Benjamin Demaro
wrki and TonyLucitti, whose crime:
brough< death to four persons, paic
with then lives in the electric chair
-’”t death calmly.
Lucitti shot Policeman Knapj
and Paul Fox; Mellor killed Mar
Harrison, assistant manager of tli
Cross Keyes Theatre in Philadel
phia, in an attempted holdup
CHIC AGO TAKING RANK AS MONEY MART
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The phenominal growth of its banks and its stock
exchange is placing Chicago in a prominent position
among the world’s money markets. La Salle street (low
er right) is the center of the city’s financial activities.
R. Arthur Wood (upper right) is president of the Stock
Exchange, an interior view of which is shown at the left.
LONEEST KIEL
in OPENED
sees? mm
FIFTH LONGEST IN WORLD AND
BUILT IN RECORD TIME
OF THREE YEARS
SEATTLE. Jan., 14, (IP)—. As the
first scheduled train pulled thru
the longest tunnel in America, the
i Great Northern’s eight mile bore
through the Cascades, in Western
| Washington, the Nation listened
in Saturday night over a radio
i hookup in which four cities on
either edge of the continent broad
cast along with two unheard of
mountain villages.
President elect Herbert Hoover
and Johnston Campbell, of the In
l terstate Commerce Commission,
spoke from Washington, General
Aturbury, president of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad from Philadelphia,
orchestral numbers broadcast from
New York and Mme. Ernestine
Schumann Heink sang from San
Francisco.
AT THE “IRON MIKE”
At the tiny hamlet of Berne,
in the Cascades and at the East
ern end of the $14,000,000 tunnel,
Ralph Budd, president of the
Great Northern was introduced by
Graham McNamee, dean of radio
announcers.
T'he program at Be ne preceded
the passing of the official train
through the tunnel and its passen
gers disembarked at the Western
end to be guests at a banquet at
Scenic.
Judge Gilman, vice president of
the Great Northern and Governor
Hartley of the State of Washing
ton, made talks over the national
1 hookup.
The tunnel is the fifth longest
in the world and was built in the
record time of three years. The
| previous time for such a project
’; was five years.
ASSASSIN ENTERED GENERAL’S
HOME, SHOT HIM, AND
ESCAPED
MOSCOW, Jan., 14, (IP)—'The
assassination of General Jacob
Alexandrovitch Slasclioif is at
tributed to motives of personal re
venge.
He was formerly a Czarist and
a White Russian commander. He
rose high in the Soviet war and
was commissariat during the last
six years.
An unidentified person entered
the General’s home and shot him
to death. The assassin escaped.
PRINCE GEORGE OF
ENGLAND IS NOW ILL
LONDON, Jan., 14, (IP)—Another
patient was added to the list of
Buckingham Palace when it was
announced Prince George, the
voungest sen of the King, had a
old and was keeping to his room.
1’he King and Queen are reported
better.