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Continued from yesterdays AVis.)
End Member for Christiansted Country
District (JackSon) in introducing the
ordinance said: Mr.. Chairman, want
to make an apollo ~ for the form in
which this ordinance is introduced.
This office was created by some old
Danish law; | don't know where it
came from ard no one of whom | make
inquiry seems to know where it came
from, however it must have been a very
old Danish law which came down to this
island after 1854 All the laws | have
looked into pertaining to this matter deals
with the fees only. | have not been able
to find the ordinance, resolution. or the
royal resolution which made this law ap-
plicable to this island, and that's the rea-
son why | made the apology. There is
one member in this Council who possibly
can give more information about this mat
ter than any of US and | suppose we
are going to hear from him. This office
holds the monopoly of auction and if any
one wants to hold an auction be must have
a placard from the Vendue Office. This
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son, there has been some friction between
the Vendue Director and the Sheriff. The
Venuue Officer contends that he holds the
monopoly. he may BE- right. hut it is time
to have some action taken on this matter,
either the Vendue Office or the Sheriff
must prevail. AS it is not possible to a.
boIish the Sberiff's Office | propose that
the Vendue Office be abolished. There is
going to be the cry that if such an action
is taken it lis going to bring more expense
on the Municipality. | don't see the use
of the Vendue Office and it seems to me
the easiest way out is to abolish it. | re-
commend this ordinance to the favorable
consideration Of Members.
Despatching Secretary (FOG1UeJO re-
marked: Mr.. Chairman, the Government
doesn't know just which law will be re-
peaIed by this ordinar &c. The Govern
ment would have no objection to abolish
ing the Vendue Office provided that the
revenues accruing therefrOm will not be
diminished thereby.
Ord Member for FrederIksted Country
District (AnderSen) Mr.. Chairman, is the
DespaIching Secretary able to give the
Council somc iuea as to the revenues col
lected through the Vendue Office?
Despatching Secretary FOTlUeW in re-
ply SdIU. IuG IGF6uu6S CulIECJCu III Vic
Vendue Office up to November 30, 1927,
are FrcS. 1884, 90
4th Member for Frederiksted Country
District M N. Skeocb): Mr.. Chairman,
| would like to know whether the pro-
ronent's idea is to abolish the Vendue
Office and continue the fees? | myself
think the office could be abolished,
End Member for Frederiksted Town
(BrOw): Mr.. Chairman, | would like to
know when an auction is held by a private
person whether the Government is going
to collect any fees?
End Member for Christiarsted Country
District JackSon) replying to the last
speaker said: Yes. he will have to pay a
fee of 4 percent.
1st Appointed Member (Stdkemdnn)
remarked: Mr.. Chairman, personally |
have no AFFECTION to 8bOlIshing the Ven
due Office because there is a good deal of
work in it and no revenue accruing to
the person holding it. # the Govern
ment is willing to retain the fees in con-
nection with that office my recOmmen.
dalton will be to continue the office of the
Vendue Director, because he sees that
the fees are paid whenever any auction
is held, | can inform the prOponent OF the
bill that the law regarding auctions of
1892 was automatically extended to this
island as we'll as all laws which were not
inapplicable to local conditions and pass
ed 10 Denmark prior TO 1921 were also
valid in these islands. There is no eX.
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for the Leeward and Windward Islands,
Barbados and Trinidad via S. S. Fort
St. George" on Wednesday, the 18th
inst, at 5 o. m.
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eer he has to take out a license.
no loss to the community If the \
Directors office is continued. Al
tIOneer has no right to hOld auction
real estate; auctions in such cases can
" be held by the Vendue Director. II
man wants to sell his property an0
wants to hold the auction himself he
pays only .One and one half percent on
the sale Of real estate ard A Percent on
personal properties and saves the 81
percent which be would have to pay tc
the a]uctioneer, but if he goes to a llcens.
ed a~uctioneer he will have to pay IL
percent, Plus l percent according TO z
Executive Order put IN force by Il
Governor some years age. 1t til
prepayment thinks any and everyboG.
can be allowed to hold auction he !
mistaken, because Government will nc
allow that. In the United States al
~auctiOneers have to take out a license
and only to reputable persons licenses
are issued and on payment OF a Incense
fee. | cannot see what viii Re gained o.
passing this ordinance. / say this be
cause at present the Government has q
supervisor who is not receiving any re-
c0mpense, whereas ii the Ctfice Is abolish
ed there would be no supervisor and
there would be less chance Tor a m,n 80
have his goods sold at II or 4 per cent
only, so you see if the law is passed the
community will not gain anything but
will only be the loser. In regard to the
Sheriff, the Code provides that the
Sheriff shall dpclue when and how the
goods shall he sold. The Sheriff IS really
the seller and he may sell things through
an auctioneer. The law may be old, but
that it has been kept in force so long
proves that it has been a good and useful
law.
End Member cor Christiansted Country
District Jackson remarked: Mr.. Chair
man, the Honorable Member is mistaken.
| asked him some time ago to tell me,
if he knows. when the law We put in
force and he said he knew nothing about
it. The Treasury is not going to lose any,
thing if this office is abolished. The
member tried to infer that the idea IS to
have auctions without license; hat is not
so. To he an auctiOneer one must have
a burgher brief, and besides he would
have to pay a fee of SIS &C; so you See,
an auctioneer is not an irresponsible per-
son. AS regards the II! percent, four Of
that goes to the Municipality and all the
%auctioueer gets is 8 percent. Nobody IS
trying to abrogate the law prov ding for
licensed a%uctiOneer, we are only asking
to abolish the Vendue Office. If TINS
Council wants to frame new laws gov
eining auction sales that is another
question, but The VeLdue Office has out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06

Tulips, hyaeinths, q a fo q S, narcissus, crocus, iris and other kinds of bulbs for fall planting. Juneau Florists. Adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
3 INDICTMENTS
 ARE RETURNED
 BY GRAND JURY
Two Against Edmund Hall, Former Soldier, One
 Against Al. Larson

Two indictments were returned today by the Federal Grand Jury in the District Court before Judge E. Coke Hill charging Edmund Hall, former Signal Corps man at Haines, with embezzlement by bailee and grand larceny. A third true bill was returned against Al Larson charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon.
 Judge Hill, sentenced Hans Ras- mussen, who pleaded guilty to po- session of liquor. to 90 days in the local Federal jail William Malmberg, indicted yesterday on a charge of assault with a danger ous weapon on Ole Sunde at Port Alexander recently, entered a plea of not guilty.
 Hall is the soldier who desert ed from Haines last March and made his way in rowboat with an outboard motor to Berners Bay where he was surrounded by a squad of men from Chilkoot Bar
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
GOOD CONDITIONS NORTH OF HERE
 REPORTS FOLEY

E. Nj. Policy, Territorial Tax Collector, who returned this week from a trip to Fairbanks, includ ing Alaska Railroad and coast towns between there and Juneau, reports that conditions to the Westward and in the Interior are for the most part very favorable.
 Anchorage is optimistic since r. I. Reed, proprietor of the An chorage Hotel, has started con struetion of hydro-eleetric plant on the Eklutna River to supply power and light.
 Seward, according to Mir. Pol ley, is prosperous after a good summer. The school bonds have been taken over by the city, the Lowell Creek is being practically harnessed, lessening the liability of floods.
 Fairbanks, he says, is not as booming as it was a year ago at this time, as the construction work by the Alaska Exploration Company has been completed, but the mines are doing well and conditions are on a sound basis. A controversy has arisen there recently over a power and light franchise, held now by the North ern Commercial Company New interests are trying to take over this franchise and are promising many advantages to consumers. Just how the issue would come out, MT. Policy was not able to say.
 The failure of the herring fish ing season around Seldovia and in Saw Mill Bay was the one depressing condition he noticed on his trip, said MT. Policy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
CITY FINANCES
 IN GOOD SHAPE,
 REPORT SHOWS
Total Payment of Taxes to Yesterday $50,010-
 Levy Totals $93,323

Total tax payments for the cur rent year up 10 the close of basi= ness yesterday amounted 10 $50.- o1013. according to statement of finances made 10 the City Coun- cil last night by City Clerk H. R. Shepard. The total corrected tax levy for the year as approved by the Board of Equalization. was s9s,S23.06.
 The payments already made amount to approximately 55 per cent of the total municipal levy Several taxpayers, MT Shepard said. had settled their assessments in full
 Delinquent taxes. that is assess ments on which the first install ments had not been paid, amount ed 10 S4,63725. Of this sum, S2,- s25.10 is for realty and $1,S12.15 for personal property taxes. Most of this amount represents disputed assessments which, it was said, might have to be taken to court for final settlement
 During the present councilmanic year the total receipts to date are S106.75A15, and disbursements are $S2.346.75. The balance on hand yesterday was $24,4O7. 40. The City today made a payment of S1S,500 on it's indebtedness to the First National Bank which cut its current fund debt to S10,000 This is said 10 be considerably below the indebtedness at this time las. year and will insure a good finan- cial showing at the end of the year next March.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
NO DOCK PLAN SUBMITTED TO
 CITY COUNCIL
Absence of City Engineer Causes Brief Delay
 Ready Next Week

Owing to the absence of City Engineer Frank A. Metcalf from town. no plans and specifications for the proposed new municipal dock were presented to the City Council last night as had been ex- pectad. Mayor Thomas B. Judson. however, announced he was work ing on tentative plans drafted by Mr. Metealf, showing construction details and costs which will be ready early next week.
 After some discussion it was<de- eided to hold a special meeting either Monday or Tuesday evening to consider these. Little busi- ness was transacted last night The monthly bills were approved and ordered paid; a fire alarm box ordered for installation near the Alaska Juneau employment agen- cy; four new fire hydrants order ed; and election. officers appointed for the general Territorial election on November G.
 The officers for Precinct No. 1. at the fire apparatus room in City Hall building, are: Judges, J. L. Gray, Mrs. William Franks, Elliott Fremming; Clerks, Ike Sowerby, and Mrs. Robert Coughlin.
 The voting place in Precinct No. 2, was changed to the old Alaska Steam Laundry building on Front Street. The officers named are Judges. Miss Agnes Manning, Miss Nellie Simpkins, and Dr. A. J. Pal mer; Clerks H. E. Biggs and T. A. Mauzey.
 In Precinct No. 3, the polling booth will be located in the resi- dence of Mrs. George Burford at the Home Grocery corner of Will loughby Avenue. Officers are Judges, J. M Carver, Mrs. James Estes, Grant Baldwin Clerks, P. Madsen and Mrs. Goodman Jensen.
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racks and captured. He was re- turned to the army post and later turned over to civil authorities.
 He is accused of having embez- 'zled S216.S5 of Government funds and of having stolen the boat and outboard motor from Edward Dors- zoz at Haines.
 Larson is accused of having at tackled Gladys Rogers with a dan gerous weapon on August ', last.
 The Grand Jury recessed at moo ! today until Monday morning. The petit jury was excused yesterday until 10 am. Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
2nn0n RnI.RS

For rall planting or growing in the house. Juneau Flor lsts. Adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06

Old papers TOT sale at the Empire.
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ATTENTION, MAsONS !

There will be a stated com munieation of Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, F. GA. NJ, in Odd Eel lows Hall, at 7:30 o'clock Mon day evening. Work in the E. A. Degree. Visiting Brethren cordially invited. By order of the w. NJ.
 CHAS. F. NAGHEL, Sec.
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will be staged at Elks' hall one week from tonight, Saturday, Oc- tober B.
 The committee in charge of this feature affair is composed of w. H. Riggs, chairman; Dan Rus sell, T. J Mccartney R. D. Peter man and J. L. levitt,
 There will be all kinds of fav- ors, the committee having the various articles on hand at the present time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
AT THE HOTELS
Alaskan

Alaskan Frank Mason. city; Harold |. Little, U. S. s. Unalga; George NJ. Jinnett, Hoonah; Raymond Paddock, Tenakee MT. and Mrs. Peter Gonzalez. Sitka; c. H. Wi dell, Unalga; w. 0. Koski, Unal- ga.
 Gastineau Charles F. Johnson, city; Geo. Peek, Chatham.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06

A new and hitherto unpub- lished photo of Mime. Ganna Walska, wife of Harold Me- Cormick, Chicago millionaire, as she embarked for United States for her first visit in four years. Recently the opera singer became the sole owner of Champs Elysees theatre in Paris, one of the most famous amusement palaces in Europe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
THE MARTHA SOCIETY

Will hold bazaar and silver tea in the church parlors be- ginning II a. III. on Thursday, November 22. adv.
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pounds has resulted in many of his
supporters beginning to worry as to
the outcome of the match. Heeney
will enter the ring weighing at least
200 pounds. At the present he tips
the scale at 1877 pounds and will I'M
doubtedly put on the extra poundage
after he officially weighs in tomor-
row afternoon.
The difference in weight between
the two men makes it appear that
Delaney will have to try for knock
out in the early part of the fight. The
possibility of Delaney winning on
points does not seem logical.
Tony 'Canzoneri, featherweight
champion, has signed up to defend his
crown against Andre Routis, former
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a low nominal charge. Inquire at 80
Union Square.
Harlem I. T.. ID.
The Harlem !, l.: D. will meet to-
last meeting before the bazaar.
Brownsville Miners Relief Drive.
The Brownsville Miners Relief Com
mfttee will hold special collection DAYS
on Friday Saturday and Sunday. Clubs
and individuals are asked to register
Immediately at 1874 PitlSin Ave.
Theatre Party for Unemployed.
The Workers International Relief
will have a benefit performance of
"Hoboken Blues by Michael Gold at
the New Playwrights' Theatre, 40 Com
merce st. on March Is, to raise funds
for the unemployed workers of New
York.
Bronx Affair Saturday.
The Cooperative Branch of the
Workers School will hold an affair
East
RuthenberG Memorial Meeting.
A Ruthenberg memorial meeting
VIII be held tomorrow at s p. m. at the
Finnish Progressive Club, Is w. 126th
st. Ray Ragozin will speak.
Lecture ON Russian Opposition.
A. Markoff will speak on THE OBJ
position in the Communist Union" at
the Women's Council, 1910 Benson Ave,
bfooklyn, Thursday a $40 p. m.
Lecture ON Colorado.
George Saul will speak on The Col
orado Struggle" Friday at 8 p m. at
$50 E. S1st st.
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Workers School Concert

To celebrate the organization of
the Workers School Club, concert
and celebration have been arranged
for Sunday at $3.50 p. M, at the DAY.
export Theatre, Lexington Ave. and
9th st. The program will include:
B. Evan and group in interpretive
and character dances; M. Sasanoff,
tenor, formerly of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and the Odessa Opera
House, in vocal solos; r. Davidson,
soloist with the New York and Phila-
delphia Symphony Orchestras, in
piano solos.
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ev Fd Mcrady Lieutenant and Fue Thugs Indicted by Grand Jury
SPORTS IN BRIEF

9French champion in a Is round bout
at the Garden on March %.
Originally Jimmy McLarnin, newest
ring favorite was to clash with Billy
Wallace on that date, but Wallace was
not ready to go through with the
match.
The possibility of lightweight
championship bout between McLarnin
and Sammy Mandell, the title holder,
in Yankee Stadium in June will be
taken up by Eddie Kane, Sammy's
manager who is scheduled to arrive
here today.
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WORKERS PARTY
ACTIVITIES
NEW YORK-N Il w JERSEY

Secretaries Attention!
All announcements for this column
must reach The DAILY WORKER Of
lice before p. m. on the day before
publication.
Subsection BE Meeting.
Subsection s-E will meet tonight at
s;15 p. m. at Iol W 18th ST.
Paris Commune Celebration.
Sections and will celebrate the
Paris Commune at an entertainment
and dance, Saturday evening, March II,
at New Halem Casino, lie ST. and
Lenox Ave.
Spanish Fraction Meeting.
The Spanish traction of the Party
will meet tonight at $3.50 p. m. At
14S E. 1O3rd St.
I'D International Branch.
International Branch of Subsection
I'D will meet tonight at 60 st.
Marks Place at 7;Soo p. N.
Section z.
There will be a meeting of Section z
tonight at p m. at 1910 Benson
Ave. A Preventative of the district
executive committee will reort on the
recent plenum. of the Party
Jersey City Y. w. L. $40
tional Training School will be dis
cussed at a meeting of the Jersey City,
Y. w. L. Friday al p. m. at Ice Mer-
an IF. '7'''"'..
A meeting Of BID IF will be held
at $50 o'clock tonight at 101 w, 9th
ST.
Volunteers Wanted!
All unemployed workers are urged
to devote several hours a week to the
unemploymnt campaign of the Party.
Report to 1OS E. 18th St.
Freiheft Anniversary Celebration.
The Freiheit sixth anniversary will
be celebrated in Madison Square Gar
den on March rs at p. m.
Section Conference.
conference of all functionaries of
Section viii be held Thursday at 1O1
W. 27th st. at 6 p, m.
Downtown Open Forum.
Bert Miller will speak on the 1928
elections at the Section 1 Open Forum,
60 ST. Marks Place, Sunday at 1880 p.
m.
Negro Conference Thursday.
All Party units must be represented
at the conference on Negro work to
be held Thursday at p. m. at los E.
14th st.
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NEW YORK WOMEN
TO MEET SUNDAY
Celebration at Central
Opera House

international Women's Day will
be celebrated Sunday at 2 p. m. at
Central Opera House, Third Avenue
and 9th st. at demonstration ar
ranged by the New York Working
Woman's Federation Conference, 80
E. 11th st.
The speakers will be Rose Wortis
Of the Cloak and Dressmakers Union;
Ellen Dawson, Passaic Textile Work
ers' Union; Marion L. Emerson, In
ternational Workers Aid; Ray Rago-
Yin, Women's Conference for Miners
Relief; Rose Nevin, United Council
of Working Class Women; Robert
Minor, editor Of The DAILY WORK
Err and Regina Medim. Juliet Stu
art Poyntz will preside.
The program will include Fanny
Levine, violinist; the Freiheit chorus
and dances by Dorsha. Genevieve
Tageart will read from here poems.
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BOXING NOTES

Boxing fans are all keyed up in
expectation for the Is round bout be-
tween Tom Heeney and Jack Delaney
at Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night. The announcement yesterday
that Delaney weighs only 175%
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Centers Are Organized.
Contributions Increase.

Among the individual contributors
who have shown increased activity in
the collection of funds are M. Korn-
off, 161 W. 103rd St., M. Pinehersky,
27O0 Bronx Park East; George Com
paine, 1119 Sumner Ave-, Brooklyn;
Michael Yavorowsky, 229 Lynch ST.,
Brooklyn; ]. A. Drangel, 1873 Grand
St., Brooklyn; and Anna Thompson
of 43 E. 125th st.
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WEEKEND DRIVE
FOR MINERS HERE
To Collect on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday

Activities for the relief of the strik-
ing miners and their families will be
greatly intensified during the next
few days. All workers and sympa
thizers are preparing to participate
in a special collection drive Friday,
Saturday and Sunday According to
Fannie Rudd, secretary of the Penn
sylvania- Ohio-Colorado Miners Relief
Committee, which is sponsoring this
drive, the quota set for New York
is, $4,000. Every section of the city
will have its own quota set.
Centers Are Organized.
Drive centers have been established
turnout the city. From each of these
stations volunteers will work under
the supervision of station-captain.
All sympathizers with the cause of
the striking and locked-out miners
have been urged to volunteer their
services during these three drive days.
The results of the recent city-wide
conference on Miners Relief can be
seen both in increased individual con-
tributions and in the relief activities
of organizations, according to Miss
Rudd,
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d
Hall, 1854 w 21st St, Coney Island.
Fundamentals Class in Spanish.
The Workers School is starting a
class in Fundamentals of Commun-
ism" to be conducted in the SPANS h
language. The course will start March
and will continue every Tuesday for
IL weeks. The class will be conducted
by Alberto Moreau at 143 e. 103rd st.
workers school Classes.
The following courses are beginning
at the Workers School, 10S E. 14th St,
this week:
Fundamentals of Communism, to-
Advanced English A, tonight at
z p. m, Vera Green, Instructor
wednesdays and Fridaysl.
Communist Party Organization,
Wednesday. at $3.50 p. m, Bert Miller,
Elementary English 4. Thursday at
$3.50 p. m. (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
4. l., ID. Bazaar.
The annual bazaar of the Information
al Labor Defense will be held for five
days beginning March Z, at New Star
Casino, Park Ave. and 107th st. All
articles and contributions should be
sent to 7s9 Broadway. Room 422.
workers school Club Concert.
The Workers School Club has ar
ranged a recital for next Sunday at
$50 p. m. at the Davenport Theatre,
Lexington Ave. and 9th st. The pro-
gram will include Evan and group in
local solos NJ. Sasanoss, forgherly of
the Metropolitan Opera Company and a
piano recital by r. Davidson, formerly
of the New York and Philadelhia Sym
phony orchestras.
BOrO Hall Concert,
The Workers Club of Boro Hall will
hold concert and package party at
1873 Ard St, Saturday, March 10.
Hike On Sunday.
The Junior Section of the Friends of
with the Senior Section of the Nature
Friends to Franklin Lake. A. 10y will
lead.
Rebel Poets Night.
The Poets Forum will conduct a
Rebel Poets Night at the Labor Tenn
pie, Second Ave. and 14th ST., Tuesday,
March 10, at S:15 p. m.
PrOletcOs Membership Meeting.
membership meeting of the Pro-
letcos will be held at 8 o'clock tonight
at Irving Plaza. Irving Place and 18th
st. third floor.
Brooklyn Lecture Friday.
E. Wattenberg will lecture on Labor
and the Law" at the Young Workers
Social Club, 1913 Riverdale Ave, near
Amboy St, Brooklyn, Friday at p. m.
Gomez Lectures Tonight.
Manuel Gomez will lecture on THE
War Against Nicaragua" tonight at s
o'clock at the Cooperative House, 2700
Bronx Park East.
Miners Tag Day.
Tag Day forEminers' relief will be
held in Harlem on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. Volunteers should report
at 14S E. 1oSrd St, Room l.
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A business meeting of Unit A, Sec
ton 4, will be held Thursday. All
members of the unit must participate
in the miners drive on Saturday and
Sunday.