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The Washington times., 1929-04-16

If all Congress should follow
Norris advice against burning
the candle at both ends" Washing
ton society would have to stage
"hen parties" or import eligible
young men from the diplomatic
corps. No such outcome is antici-
pated. since few, if any, legislators
will follow the Nebraskan's advice
Agree in Principle
The Norris warning meanwhile
brought a divergence of views from
his fellow Senators. Most agreed
with him that an active Senator
or Representative doesn't have
much time for a social career, but
nearly all insisted that a legisla.
tor must have some social recrea-
ton or go stale in the public
service.
Norris is right" observed Sena-
tor Harris Cd OF Georgia. "A
legislator can't stay up night after
night in society and do effective
work for his country the next day.
Most Of us must work at night to
keep up with the pressure of pub
lie business, so we have little time
for society"
"A legislator can't stand too much
said Senator Nc.
Nary R) of Oregon. "A little bit
won't hurt, but a whole lot will
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Central Buying Agency
Favored for Charities

The committee on charities of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
went on record yesterday afternoon
as favoring the employment of ccn-
trail agency for the purchase of coal,
food, and other things used by social
agencies in Washington.
1t was pointed out at the meeting
that buying the materials in this
manner would mean a great saving
and would also give toward standard
ization.
The plan is said to have been sue
cessful in other cities. 1t would be
run by the Council Of Social Agen.
cies in cooperation with the Com.
munity Chest.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Injured Boy Longs to
Keen Place on Team

How can "a fellow play ball IN
hospital?"
This was the question Robey
whitfield, IL years old, of the 700
block sixth st. N. W., asked DR..
Leon Gordon at Emergency Hos
pital today as he urged the physi-
clan to '.fix up injuries he SUI
fered in an automobile accident yes
terday.
please get me out of here as
soon as you can. Doc, so ! can keep
INV place on the team," the boy be-
geeched. The youngster is first
baseman on a. neighborhood team:
young Whitfield has a possible,
fracture of the skull, fractured
leg and numerous bruises. He was
hurt when struck by an automoblle
at Sixth and G Streets northwest.
The car was operated by George
Wilson, Of the 1900 block Trinidad
Ave. N. e.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Mother Asks Police
To Locate Her Son

Unable to bear the absence of her
son any longer without complaint,
a woman of Montevideo, Uruguay.
has appealed to Washington police
to locate the man.
The missing man. Giuseppe Gal
limo, Is believed by his mother to
have made a living in Washington
at one time by climbing sky:
scrapers. He is about IS years old.
His mother has not heard from
him in 10 years.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
CITIZENS TO MEET

The South Washington Citizens
Association will meet in the Fair
brother School tomorrow - 9 .. m.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
F =
SPREE
KNLSD.C.
MAN

Reported to have been
drinking more than a quart of
liquor a day for three weeks
because of dependency caused
by separation from his wife,
John Pyles, SO, died of acute
alcoholism early today in his
apartment in the 500 block E
st. N. w.
Friends said PyIes was son Of
J. T. d. Pyles. of Landover, Nd,
formerly the owner of a chain OF
grocery stores In Washington. The
senior Pyles also had been active
in religious circles here.
DR.. Leon Gordon. of Emergency
Hospital. said Pyles staggered into
the hospital shortly after midnight
in company with two other men.
All three men were intoxicated.
Pyles told DIR. Gordon his name
was John Klang. He added his
home was in New Jersey. He was
treated for alcoholism after telling
DR.. Gordon he had been drunk
three weeks. He then was dis
missed.
DR.. Gordon was summoned 70
Pyles' apartment three hours later.
The man was dead.
DR.. Joseph D. Rogers, assistant
coroner, announced later that an au-
topsy had revealed Pyles died from
acute gastritis induced by drinking.
! DIR. Gordon was called to Pyles
apartment by a friend. Edward Nj
la i, of the 2100 block N st. n. w.
DR., Gordon said that inland was one
of the men who accompanied Pyles
to the hospital earlier in the night.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
END WASTE
HERE, He
SAYS

Abolition of the positions of
the District Commissioners
and appointment of a city
manager to handle municipal
affairs is advocated by SEN
ator T. Fl. Caraway of Arkan-
sas, in a bill he will introduce
soon, he said today.
'tThe District is wasting 80 1-3
per cent of its appropriations be-
cause of poor management, Sena-
tor Caraway charged. II am not
saying anything against the Com
missioners; but they are, after all,
political appointees and have had
no previous experience in city
management. We ought to take
politics out OF the District govern
ment."
Sees Big Waste
Caraway's announcement followed
on the heels OF proposal by
Representative Frank l.. Bowman
of West Virginia, to set up a new
form of government In the District
by appointment of a governor in
stead of q board of commissioners.
Caraway introduced a bill cover
ing his aims at the first session of
the last Congress, on December s,
1927. He said he did not push the
measure at that time, but would
do SO now. when the measure will
be redrafted and amplified.
The original bill provided that
the city manager of the District
should be appointed by the Presi-
dent, with the advice and consent
of the Senate. He would receive
$4,000 a year salary.
Might QuadrupIe Pay
However, the Arkansan said he
thought the District would save
hundreds of thousands of dollars by
having a man fit to cope with local
governmental problems in the Dis
trict Building at salary of from
$25, 1000 TO $4,000.
There is general dissatisfaction
with the commission form of gov
ernment among Senators and Repre-
sentatives, Senator Caraway and
Representative Bowman said.
Both men have discussed a pos
sible change in the city government
with their colleagues. and said they
observed a general rising sentiment
against the three-man government
of the District.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Legislators Warned
To Shun Society

With the CursGann controversy barely terminated the
Capital faced social problem today the warning of
Senator George Norris R of Nebraska that an active
social life interferes with public service
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
N EASlJRE
INCREASES
. ANNUITY
| SUM

Senator Porter a. Dale OF
Vermont, chairman of the Sem
ate Civil Service Committee,
will reintroduce his bill to.
liberalize the present civil SER
vice retirement law in the
Senate this week, it was
stated at his office today.
The bill will be virtually the same
as that which failed by pocket veto
after the last session of Congress.
1t will carry an increase of the
maximum annuity for retired Gov.
ernment workers, raising the figure
from $1,000 to $1,000 q year. The
bill will contain some minor changes,
hut in practically ali respects will be
the same as last sessions measure.
Lookout Brighter
Senator Dale conferred yesterday
with Robert III. Alcorn, chairman OF
the joint conference on retirement.
Prospects for the retirement bill
are said to be considerably brighter
IMAM Lney were at the AaSI ScS54OHy
when President Coolidge's opposition
was effective in killing the bill. after
1t had passed both houses.
There is even chance that the
bill may pass at the special session,
through the adoption of q special
rule in the House. There is no
known opposition to the measure in
either House. and President Hoover
has not indicated that such bill
would meet with his disfaVor.
Has No Program
Representative Frederick r. Lehl-
bach of New Jersey. chairman of the
House Civil Service Committee,
stated that he had no program for
the special session, as his committee
is not organized. He said he would
not introduce any civil service legis.
lation under present conditions.
Representative NJ Clyde Kelly of
Pennsylvania introduced in the
House yesterday a bill to amend the
retirement law in order to extend its
benefits to employees Of the Capitol
and the congressional office build
ings who are not in the classified
civil service. This includes the Capt.
tol police, doorkeepers and other en-
ployes.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Marine Band Selections
Honor Mrs. BrOsseaJ

A military march written by Tay-
lor Branson. leader of the U. S.
Marine Band, and dedicated to Mrs.
Alfred j, Brosseau. president gen.
eral of the D. A. r., featured the
Marine Band concert in the audi
torium at Marine Barracks yester-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Another
concert feature was a vibraphone
solo by Musician Kieffer.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
D. G. Bette711eTlt Seen
BySen. Sackett

The folks back home are demanding liberal at
Litnde of Congress- toward the National Capital
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
FORMER ALASKAN } DISAPPEARS FROM
 HOME IN SEATTLE

Capt. Fred B. Sigurdson, who for the last four years has been canneryman and navigator in Alas ka waters and is well known around Cordova and Sitka, disappeared from his home, 4128 Interlake Ave, Seattle, Wash, on Saturday morn ing, April 20, leaving no clue, ac- cording to word received here by Chief of Police George Getchell, from the Chief of Police of Se- attle. The message said that Sig urdson had complained of sleepless- ness and it is suspected that he may have suffered a lapse of mem ory.
 Capt. Sigurdson is described as follows: height, 5 feet II inches; weight 190 pounds, age 39 years, eyes blue-grey. large, complexion fair; eyebrows light, hair thin, coarse dark and somewhat grey; a small pit on the right side of his nose, and a horizontal scar about two inches long on the small of the back
 When he was last seen he was wearing his usual working clothes, a blue coat. grey felt hat, blue work shirt, tie with mixed color :, tan shoes, and brownish trouser'
 Anyone with information regard ing him is requested to communi- cate, with the Chief of Police.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
AIR SERVICE SPEEDS ALASKA
 MAIL TO EAST
Letter from Mike Sullivan Makes Record Time
 to Denver Man


 The Denver Post of April 26 con- tains story, under the display head, about the quick transporta- ton of mail between Juneau and that City through use of air serv- ice. The article is based on let ter posted by M. J. Sullivan at Ju neau and dispatched via air mail to Volney T. Haggatt, now well known Denver journalist but form erly a pioneer Alaska-cousin by the way, of former Gov. w. B. Hog gait.
 The Post article follows
 "A letter posted on Sunday, April 21, at Juneau, Alaska, by Mike Sullivan, sourdough of the trail of '93, to his old friend, Volney T. Hoggatt, of The Denver Post, was delivered to MT. Hoggatt in less than three days. The actual time by air from the capital of Alaska to Denver, however, is only forty four hours, counting a stopover in Seattle. Owing to storms which kept mail planes down over part of the route, the letter was carried some distance by train.
 Regardless of this interrupted passage, however, the communica- tion from Juneau arrived on the same delivery with letter mailed on the same date at Hood River, Gre, to MT Hoggatt by Ed Sunday, brother of the famous evangelist.
 "' When I was in Alaska in the days of the gold rush. said MT. Hoggatt, we were lucky if we re- ceived letter in thirty days to six weeks. Now I am able to hear from my old friends up there in less than two days. That is some change in few years
 CT am posting this by air mail over the new Juneau o-Seattle air route, wrote MT. Sullivan, and we would like you to tell us just how many hours it takes for it to reach Denver from Juneau
 "Postmarks on the envelopes show that the letter left Juneau at am. Sunday, arriving at Seattle just nineteen hours later, as shown by the postmark of the Seattle office. It would regularly leave Seattle by plane early the next morning. which was Monday, April g, and the schedules now existing, if fol- lowed, would bring it into Denver Tuesday morning"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
SCHOOL PLAY
 NEXT SUNDAY
Dates for Baccalaureate Sermon, Commence
 ment Announced

The school schedule shows a few events to take place before the present term is completed the lat ter part of this month. Among the events is the School Concert, to be given next Sunday afternoon at the Elks Hall. Included in the program for the concert is an op- eretta, "The Royal Playmate" to be staged under the direction of Miss Dorothy Chisholm and Miss Dorothy Fisher, by the Seventh and Eighth grades. Both the High School Orchestra and the High School Glee Club will take part in the concert.
 On the evening of May 26 the Baccalaureate Exercises for the Class to be graduated from the High School will take place in the Auditorium of the Juneau Grade School and on May 29 the Grad-.- ating Exercises will be held in the same Auditorium.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07

Ice cream, brick or bulk. Juneau Ice Cream Parlors. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
Attractions At Theatres
FORMER VAUDEV1LLE
 STAR WITH COMEDIAN

The better half'' of the famous vaudeville teszn of Murray and Oakland, the blonde and stateus- que beauty, Vivien Oakland, ap- pears in Wedding Bills" the Para mount picture starring Raymond Griffith, at the Coliseum tonight In private life she is Mrs John T.. Murray, wife of her vaudeville partner, and she left the stage for pictures to be able to devote more time to the rearing of her small daughter. In Wedding Bells" she appears as the designing vamp whose strenuous efforts to collect a diamond necklace promised her, nearly wrecks two romances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
REGINALD DENNY IS
 COMING TO PALACE

Before he entered motion pictures Reginald Denny had played on the stage in Asia, Africa, Australia, Eu- rope and North America His latest Universal starring vehicle That s My Daddy" will open at the Palace on Thursday. The supporting cast includes Barbara Kent, Lillian Rich, Tom OBrien. Jane La Verne, Ma thilde Brundage. Wilson Benge, Ar mand Kaliz, Charles Coleman and Art Currier. Fred Newmeyer direct ed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07

Have you tried the Five o'clock Dinner Specials at Mabry's Cafe?
 ~-adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07

years, will be held on Monday morning at o'clock from the Cath olic church of the Nativity, at Requim High Mass, it was made known today.
 Frank Botelho, a son of the late Mrs. Botelho, will arrive later in the week from the States to at tend the funeral.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07

LET Amqursr Press Your Suit We call end deliver. Phone 628.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
FUNERAL NEXT MONDAY

The funeral Of Mrs. M. s. Be- telho, well known pioneer, who died last week after an illness of many
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
AT ST. ANN's HOSPITAL

Milo Juanovich entered the hos pital yesterday to receive treatment for a severe cold.
 Harry Ellingen entered the hos pital yesterday for medical treat ment.
 w. Myers and A. M. Stewart of the U. s. Coast and Geodetic Sur vey, are in the hospital to receive medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07

Try a TOASTED SANDWICH st the Juneau Ice Cream Parlors. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
AT THE HOTELS
Iiastineau

Gastineau
 c. D. Sellers, John Yourlich, J. s. Jeffery, Seattle; B. s. Wake, Tcnakee; V. K. Woods, Petersburg; Jean Dempter, New York; Gil Rich, J. w. Jones, Ketchikan; MT and Mrs. Filler Hanson. Miss Mabel Koenigs, Sitka; William Scaiff, Washington, D. C.; Charles flaw thorn, Portland; Mrs. D. H. Mac Donald, Portland Island; John Chamberlin, city.
 Alaskan
 Orville Babell, Ralph McMillen, Waldport, Oregon; H. L. Place, Ray Topton, s. E. Beaman, Jack Buieh- art, Seattle; Steve Early, Hirst Chichagof; Eli Kakavook, Killis- moo; Joe Zutkovich, Frank Vicin- tcru, Chichagof; Frank Suzuke, Douglas; Clifford Fellows, city.
 Zynda
 Curtis Gardner, Portland T. N. Henery, Tacoma; A. J. Sheehan, William Schnabel, Sitka; E. H. Sherman, Haines; Mrs. E. L. Cummings, city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
FIVE TEACHERS RESICN N FROM
 SCHOOL STAFF
All but Two Teaching Posi- tions Are Filled for Next
 School Term, Juneau

All but five of the teachers in the Juneau Public Schools will re- turn to teach next year, w. K Keller, Superintendent of Schools said today. designations have been accepted from Miss Ann Roh- wer, teacher of the Third Grade; Miss Theopa Lee. Sixth Grade; Mrs M. McSpadden, Commercial teacher in the High School and Girls Ath- leCics; Miss Ardena Leer, teacher Jf languages in the High School and H. E. Waid, Manual Training teacher.
 Changes In School
 Miss Donie Taylor, who this year taught the Fifth Grade, will take Miss Rohwers place as Third Grade teacher. Miss Taylors place as Fifth Grade teacher will be taken by Miss Golda Mason, who will be new to Alaska next year; Miss Elma Olsen, who taught the Fifth and Sixth Combination Grade this year will teach the Sixth Grade next year, taking the place of Miss Theo- pa Lee. resigned. The Fifth and Sixth Combination will be taught by Miss Etta Shaw, who is now teaching in the States.
 New Teachers
 The teachers coming here for the first time next year, are all experi- enced and some from schools larg- CT than the Juneau School. Miss Etta Shaw is now teaching in Bend, Oregon She is graduate of the Ashland, Ore. Normal School and has had 10 years experience in teaching.
 Miss Golda Mason is now teach ing at Morenci, Ariz., and is grad uate of the Kearney State Normal School at Kearney, Nebraska. She has had seven years experience teaching.
 A. s. Durham, who will take MT. Waids position as manual training teacher, is graduate of the Uni versity of Nebraska and is known in Juneau as the Coach of the Douglas athletics. He also teaches manual training in the Douglas schools.
 Miss Blanche Kelly will come to Alaska from Forsyth, Mont, where she is now teaching. She is graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University and has had graduate work at the State College of Ne braska. She has had seven years of experience.
 Positions Unified
 Two positions in the schools are still thrilled, MT. Keller said, the Commercial Department and Sci ence and History with Girls Ath- letics.
 The list of teachers as it now stands is:
 Kindergarten, Miss Gertrude e 
 First Grade, Mrs. Iva Tilden.
 First and Second Grade, Miss Mildred Abrahamson.
 Second Grade, Miss V. Bourgette.
 Third Grade, Miss Donie Taylor.
 Third and Fourth, Miss Hedvig 
 Fourth, Miss Dalma Hanson.
 Fifth, Miss Golda Mason.
 Fifth and Sixth, Miss Etta Shaw.
 Sixth, Miss Elma Olson.
 Seventh, Mrs. Josephine Tupper. Eighth and Grade School Princi- pal, Miss V. Ruth Crevehng.
 High School
 High School teachers will be:
 Home Economics, Miss Helen E. Gray.
 Mathematics, Miss Gladys Bueh- Ter.
 Languages, Miss Blanche Kelly.
 Manual Training and Boys Alex s. Durham.
 English, Miss Theodora Budwin. Vocal, Music and Art, Miss Doro- thy Chisholm.
 Instrumental Music, Miss Dorothy Fisher. High School Principal, R. s. Raven.
 Superintendent of Schools, w. K. Keller. LET Amqurst Press Your Suit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
---T------- "PERILS OF DESIRE"
 AT PALACE TONIGHT

"Perils of Desire" featuring Pris- cilla Dean, is the movie attraction at the Palace tonight. John Powers and Walter Long are in her sup port. There will be weekly and Buster Brown comedy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
ARRIVES TO SERVE SENTENCE

Gust Gustafson, who was sen- tenced to serve a term of two months in jail and pay a fine of $500 for alleged violation of the Alaska Bone Dry Law, by U. s. Commissioner De Armond of Sitka, arrived from there last night in the custody of Deputy U. s. Mar shal William Schnabel.
 Fresh roasted peanuts and pop corn. Juneau Ice Cream Parlors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
THE CANADIAN" IS
 COMING, COLISEUM

Thomas Meighan will be at the Coliseum theatre Thursday for two nights in "The Canadian" Paramount feature. The movie is based on the play by Somerset Vaughan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-07
By Tkeir Newspapers
 Ye Shall Kno,0 Them

Ik VERY live town needs live newspaper and ~ every newspaper needs live town. Usually they go hand in hand. This is the way Colorado editor tells of this nterdependence:
 ''The newspaper is the window through which the world may look and see the community and learn of its advantages attractions, ambitions, and accomplishments.
 s "A bright snappy paper impars the com munity confidence in itself x x and keeps it's eyes and thoughts on the ideals that mean progress individually and collectively.
 "A newspaper is public service institution on a par with the church and the school if it is properly funconing. Its service cannot be meas ured in dollars and cents ** f 4s --@
 ''The newspaper is the index for the town x x
 In short, live town supports live paper, but dead town cannot expect to have live paper"
 The Duly AIaska Empire IS of by,
 end for Your Home Community =.
 Tue Daily Alaska Empire
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-05
Noted Colored
Man Visits Vegas
Congressman Oscar DePriest
Chicago's CoIored Member
of the National Congress,
Addressed Meeting Last
Night.

Oscar D i: lest, noted colored
politician who was elected to con-
grGSS last November. vas in Vegas
Thursday aha Friday, accompanie i
by par,y of notable colored people.
With Congressman DePriest was
Mr. Brash of Los Angeles. editor OF
the California Voice, a well knoWl
newspaper published for the beneI.;
OF the colored race. and several
other we'll known c0lored people
from Les Angeles
A meeting was held at the Ma
jcStic theatcr in The evening. Thc
meeting was opened by A. g.
Mitchell. chairman. who Introduce
District Attorney Harmon as mas
ter of ceremonies.
The distinguished visitor was well
coined by Mayor HeSse. DR.. Roy
w. Martin was also called upon and
spoke for the people of Las Vegas
in appreciation of the high type OF
citizenship represented by the men,
bers of the Colored race here.
Congressman DePrieSt, who is q
fine figure of a man, So years oi
age with silvering hair, stated that
he was visiting groups of the peopla
of his race all over the country IN
an effort to bring them inspiration
and advice.
Many many people, he said
wonder what l am going to do for
the colored race. I answer, not one
thing concerning the welfare of the
colored race. The colored race is
we'll taken care Of We should be
gin to consider ourselves from the
standpoint of American citizens and
act accordingly. The colored race
should cultivate thrift. establish
homes, and become useful citizens
of the communities in which they
live"
Congressman DePriest. who eX-
pressed himself heartily in favor of
the Boulder Dam project. visited the
dam site yesterday before leaving.
He was very complimentary to
Las Vegas, especially expressing
wonder at the vast arteisian water
resources he was shown.