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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21

ia, and riff raff from the slims of the world, eager to get. the gold or prey upon those who did get it. Most of them passed through Skag- way for the interior, or else settled there to swell her population.
 Eleven Married Men
 When I arrived" Mrs, Dedman said, there were only II married womer,. $50, professional women and more than 10000 men in the city. The daytime was given over to hard. grinding toll, and the nights naturally enough to wine, women and song. The life was a hard one and those who braved it suffered many hardships. Anybody who goo gold in the north certainly earned it. ,n~.a
 But before go any farther I must tell my bathtub story" and here she chuckled reminiscently There was no bathtub in the city, and one day the thought occurred to me that a bathtub should be a paying proposition, so I proposed to my employer, the owner of the Pacific Hotel, that we install one.
 He agreed to furnish the water and ! wash the tub if I would furnish the tub and towels, and we were
 to go 50-50 on the proceeds.
 50 Cents For Bath
 We charged 50 cents a bath and the first month my share of the profits amounted to $157. For four months this kept up and the profits never went below S150 a month, but soon competitors entered the field and cut the price to 25 cents Howeevr, I still believe that clean Illness is next to Godliness. There are 27 bathtubs in my hotel at the present time.
 Many people think that the novels written by Jack London, Rex Beach and others and the poetry of Robert Service are all gross ex- aggerations. Such is not the case. None of them is too overdrawa. Many of the characters living in the pages of their books were real ly flesh and blood characters, and many of them stayed at our ho- tel. For instance, the original Cher " Malott, who is the chief woman
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21
|Mouie FdlS of Russia Pay Wdy |W ith COIaSheS

LENINGRAD, Dec. 20, Movie fans in Russia, who are short on currency, now obtain admission to some cinemas by tendering old clothing, potatoes, eggs, flowers and whatnot at the box office.
 Particularly welcome in this land of heavy snoWs and long winters is the prospective patron who brings a pair of old galoshes, The Krasnaya Gazeta says it is for the box office cashier to judge whether the articles presented are sufficiently valuable to justify ad- mission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21
Sugar Cane Is New Crop
 For Florida Everglades

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. 20- Tall sugar cane stalks have form ed waving sea of green over the Everglades this year.
 More than 23,000 acres of the crop, a new industry for the sec ton, have been successfully culti- vated in the muck lands, giving Florida farmers another crop
 At Canal Point the Government
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21
WOMAN OF 10 RECALLSEARLY
 SKACWAY DAYS
Mrs. George R. Dedman of
 Golden North Hotel eoo en Knows Famous Men

KETCHIKAN.-F women living o1 dead have crammed so much of life into a span of 70 years as has Mrs. George D. Dedman, owner of the, Golden North hotel in Skag- wayy and one of Alaska's pioneers, who, was in Ketchikan recently, visiting at the home of Father Mark T. Carpenter, writes Kenneth McClaskey in the Ketchikan Chron- icSs,
 From the time that her husband was dn the real estate and banking busiless in Portland and had sev- erals hundred thousand dollars in- vested in various holdings, through thespanic of '93 when that fortune was Swept away to the stirring days
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21

of the gold rush in '98 when Skag- way was booming city Of more than 15,000 persons, and even up to the present time when at the age of 70 she still manages a 60-room hotel and is active in women's clubs and civic affairs, there have been few dull moments in her eventful life.
 Landed With 60 Gents
 My husband landed in Skagway in February, 1898, with only 50 cents in his pocket and a grub stake followed him, arriving July B. of the same year." she said in relating her story. Having lost our fortune during the panic and being nearly pennileSs, George started a laundry business and I went to work at the old Pacific hotel"
 Later on, in 1899, they bought a part interest in the old Golden North hotel and here entertained many of the northland's colorful characters.
 Skagway in those days, being a pert of, entry, sprang up over night sprawling and crawling tent city when that magic word gold was shouted to the four corners of the earth. In answer to that call came thousands upon thousands of fortune hunters, miners from Cali fornia, the Couer d Alenes, Austral-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21
WANT LOWER RENTS

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 20.- Combined offensive against land lords is planned by rent payers here who have formed a gigantic Lower Rents League to force rents down. ward
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21

is experimenting with a new type cane, attempting to cultivate it for American production. The cane was brought to America from New Guinea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21

DULUTH, Minr, Dec. 20-Ele vators at Duluth and Superior this winter will be stocked with the largest amount of grain in history with 40,000,000 bushels expected to be in storage by the close of lake navigation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-21

people that it had at the height of it's glory to it's present population of only $50, but her faith in the future of Alaska is undimmed.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
BONDS AND IN1tREo |

Down in New Haven politicians thought up q neat scheme 10 provide tho city with money 10 spend for the unemployed. Why not, it vas asked. issue bonds and thus get the money quickly and easily, paying them of at insignificant anuua! cost for a period of S0 years"
 Issuing bonds to obtain public improvements that arc used during inc life Of the bonds-such as school bouses-and issuing bonds 10 obtain money for unemployment relief are two different things. Taxpayers. ap- plying pencils to paper, soon found that out,
 It vas discovered that lhe bond issue Of &25o.0oo would amount 10 nearly S516.o0o by the time they were paid of with interest, And why should euizerS of the future be re aalrod to help pay for an emergency long since past, it was inquired.
 Consequently there i=, CT vas, aaite q ruction in the town,
 New Haven will haze 70 do ike othcr cjuos.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
SCIENTIST FINDS
 FACTS ABOUT RAY
Discovers YaporiZed BenZene
 More Heat Than Liquid

Eugene. Ore, Dec. - tP--EXpori- ments with invisible infra-red rays reveal that vaporized benzene ab- sorbs a different and more energetic type of heat than liquid benzene.
 This finding was announced at the University of Oregon today after q year of almost incredibly difficult work by H. J. Unger of the depart ment of physics.
 The discovery is another of the scientific facts for which practical engineers find unexpected uses. One possible field is in chemistry.
 The finding was rated as highly imporant by pr. ". P. Boynton, head Of the department Of physics, since it leads 10 further knowedge of the difference between the vapor and the liquid states. It proves something that long has been sus- pected,
 Unger found with a spectroscope that benzene vapor absorbs slightly shorter wave lengths of heat than does the liquid, Short waves are more penetrating and energetic than the long ones. His big obstacle was to detect and identify the invls- ible radiation, and he overcame this by use Of an apparatus made by Dr. E. M. McAlster, now of the smith sonian Institution, who was protes- sor Of physics here last year.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
THE MOVIE INDL SIR1 TRIMS ITS SAILS

The Will Hays moving picture srabillzinS organization has come 10 an important decision about d null- Der Of things, ono Of them being that the movie industry is not to be be- dcviled with any moro scientific i'm proyemcnts for two years. During that time the present status quo IS 10 be maintained, in order to give the industry sufficient time to rccov- CT from the more recent changes made ln its manner Of production.
 That means primarily that there will be no universal application or use or wider films during hat time. As Is quite generally known, scior- lists have perfected films which are approximately twice as wide as the current variety. To make them uni vcrsally applicable would require the widening of countless stages to provide for tho wider screens. Ii re- auires no mathematician 10 decipher that such a change would run into
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
MR. LUCAS PULLS i BONER''

Robert II. Lucas, member Of the Republican national committee, has his own ideas Of what constitutes a genuine Republican. He doesn't think Senator Norris Of Nebraska. for instance, qualities. Senator Nor ris IS entirely too independent to suit Mir. Lucas. So when the Nebraskan ran for reelection Mir. Lucas hoped and prayed that Gilbert NJ. Hitch cock, Democrat, would defeat him. He not only hoped and prayed in this manner, 1t seems, but he actual ly sponsored literature urging the defeat Of Senator Norris and SUD- porting Mir. Hitchcock. There being q doubt in Mir. Lucass mind as to the propriety ot all this, he sponsor d this high-powered literature in secret. Found out, he has read Sen ator Norris out Of the party this being the steenth time this has been done, but never accomplished.
 The Republican national commit tee seems to be a peculiar organiza- ton. When one or another Of its members are not suspected Of re- ceiying money from power interests for political purposes, somebody or other on t is accused Of trying 10 injure the present and future of the Insurgents. Even Senator Borah, who made speeches for MT. Hoover in 1928, is aroused" Maybe he won't make any speeches tor the Re publican candidate in 19S2.
 T. Nfr. Norris isn't Republican,, what kind Of Republicans are the Hoover Democrats who lowered for a political season in the south:
 If members of the Republican na- uonal committee are to help Demo- , CratS ln secret, V ny does T. call It. self Republican?
 This matter is likely 10 be Of prime importance to the adminlstra- ton, The lnsursenl Republicans in the Senate will not forget by the time the new Congress goes into ac- ton and administration measures are on the tapis. The Insurgents haze never behaved very nicely, and from now on they probably will jump over the traces on general principles. Probably they intend to show MT Lucas that he really wasted the money of the committee, or his own
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
WHEN RENT PAYERS FAILED
 OF ASSISTANCE

Property owners-or al least, oWn- CTS Of excessive totals Of mortgages are receiving much sympathy, which is well deserved, But 1t is q lop-sided world in some respects Nobody rendered the ordinary ten- ants much sympathy during the era of boost and expansion and excessive rents. Not even in the City Hall where politicians have an car to inc ground to determine what voters are thinking about. was there oEc7 much consternation expressed orer the plight Of the poor working man when he was subjected 10 rent goIg- ing by unmerciful landlords. Tho rent-payers had no Rent Payers As sociation 10 fight for their righ.s. they were completely unorganize1. When complaints were heard now and then word went forth from the realty interests that rents were high because the demand exceeded the supply and # somebody got hurt 1t was too bad.
 Some of the poor working men paid such high rents that they could not lay by much for the "ine'ltabje rainy day" so that when it arrived they speedily became objects of charity and the welfare organlza- tions-
 AS soon as property values flopped and rents were reduced and numcr- ous tenements were empty Of occu- pants, City Hall took immediate mo- tice.
 This is all right and nobody ob- iects. Perhaps the solicitous attcD- ton of City Hall may be o{ some value to somebody. although nobody who has had the time to explain has succeeded in proving that com paratively little reducloH III ldAeS will prevent foreclosures. That is to say. when a foreclosure is imminent it usually is found that much besides taxes brought on the calamity.
 Rent payers are the fundamental taxpayers--the indirect taxpayers on whom the official taxpayers who dispense the money 10 the city must depend for their ability to pay, To prove the thesis, let there be an apartment filled rith tenants paying high rents, and LR such Q case the landlord has no trouble at all in pay ing his taxes and meeting his mort gage paymenta. but let the apart
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
All Arrested Motorists
 Must Post Police Bond

Drivers of automobiles who ar@ brought to the police station charged with minor infractions Of the mo- ror vehicle laws usually promise to appear in court if allowed to depart on their own recognize nee. So many of these promise makers have re- malned away from the police sta ton and police court on the follow ing day that Chief of Police Hart has issued an order compelling the desk sergeant, lieutenant or captai in 10 demand bond before allowing the person arrested 10 depart from the station,
 Chief Hart's decision was made when he looked over some Of the arrest sheets recently and foun1 that many who were allowed to go without posting bond for such things as speeding, passing traffic lights, etc, had not appeared in court.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
Denounces Appointment of H.
 CO-CaptainS

Editor, New Britain Herald:
 Coach Cassidy, believing that fra ternity politics would have a great deal to do with the election, decided to appoint both players as co-cap- tains" (from Saturdays Herald).
 In other words, the New Britain High school football team will have two captains next year, both from opposite fraternities, and there will be no end of fraternity politics re- gardless Of whether Coach Cassidy thinks so or not. This IS probably the worst Of the many moves Cas- sidy has made since he came here about u years ago.
 l am Of the opinion that Coach Cassidy, in his anxiety to give Za- leski d part If not all the honor of Captaincy, decided on this move. Ac- cording to reliable information have received O'Brien seemed to be certain of the honor.
 If the boys do not get the oppor- tunlty to exercise the greatest gift in the democratic form Of govern ment, the voting franchise, in school they will lose much in their high school education l would like to have Cassidy show me the rule whereby he has the right or power 10 appoint the captains He will ind they should be elected by Il vote of the boys.
 High school coaches are dabbllng m chIldren's politics too long. Every year some of them strengthen thclr position as political dlctators. De- cslon Of the question Of whether or not q player should be given a let ter should not rest on whether ne will vote according to the coacha wishes
 ] recall one occasion when l "4s in school. The coach wanted one player as captain. He was complct- ing his list of lcttermen and when he came 10 the name of a player who had substituted in five Of the seven games on the schedule he passed him up because he appear cd to be a certain vote for the rival of the coach's favorlte. Instead he gave a letter 10 d player who sub stituted in one game.
 The player the coach wanted was not elected but he made it so miser- able for the captain that he quit the team and the unsuccessful Candi- date was made captain. This satis- tsd the coach.
 The plan seems to have spread about the school Tn Fridays paper read where Miss Harvey, super visor Of the Senior club, appoints the president but kindly allows the club 10 elect al! the other officers.
 The Hartford Public High school football team was ruined this year because the co-captain arrangement was in vogue.
 4 TEAM FOLLOWER.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
25 Years Ago Today

The town clerk reports that mort gages amounting 10 s1.307,72s were given this year. A total of sos war. rantee deeds were recorded.
 The New Britain lodge of Elks has donated s25 to be used among the poor at Christmas.
 New Britain high defeated Bristol high in basketball last evening, 62 to 10. The Bell City quintet was completely outclassed.
 John Fowler of this city has brought suit for s100,000 against the railroad company of New York. He lost an arm in d railroad wreck.
 The Corbin Motor Vehicle com- pany announced today that it will manufacture two models next year. They will sell at sl,S00 and 5000 and will have all the latest improve ments.
 From present appearances, tho city will experience a snowless Christmas.
 Valentine Chamberlain, William Middlemass and F. H. Porter are home from Yale university for the Christmas holidays.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
TWO CASES OF CRIME,

Murder Of bowling alley pro- prletor and . brutal attack upon q cripple were deeds committed in this city within the last few days. Tn the one case youth stands charged with the murder: in the other tho miscreant remains at large. with only his conscience to hurt him.
 The desire 10 obtain quick and easy money was the motiye in both instances, The murder brought 10 monetary returns; the robbery of the cripple brought a little. It IS difficult for normal human beings to understand the workings ot depraved minds when such plans are matched.
 The murder was "solved" through the instrumentality of pin boys who turned batfling situation into orc Of apparent success for the police. These boys were alert enough to realize the importance Of statements attributed to the youth upon whom the final weight Of the law fell, causing the police to relinquish their hold upon two others who had been held under suspicion. These boys de- serve praise for the assistance rend- cred.
 Now one is confronted with the ao-called confession ot the youth charged with murder. These contes- sions, in order 10 be Of maximum value, must be confirmed by other evidence. For instance, fl the police should find parts of the revolver in Lock Shop pond-the youth having said that he threw the gun into the pond-that probably woull be re- garded as important supporting evi- dence.
 An unsupported confession given 10 the police, usually under ment4l strain and sometimes of physical strain, customarily amounts to lit- tie in the higher courts Of law. The task Of the police IS by no means completed after vringing a so-called confession from anybody. The con- fesslon is merely something for the detectives to work on. Supporting evidence Is still necessary.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
IN THE EDITORS MAIL High School Football Follower Plays Appointment of Co-Captains-Shorter Letters Requested
Believes Letters should Be Short

Editor, New Britain Herald:
 Will you allow me, a distant read CT, some space in your Tn the Edi- tors Mail?" You will? Much obliged.
 First, permit ne 10 say that from the number ot letters you receive, you use about four daily. Now, why in the Sam Hill can't the letters be made shorter, thus enabling your column to be segregated into 20 let tors daily? This, you will note, makes an average of 120 letters d week, instead Of 24.
 This segregation will allow more readers to express their views. It will eliminate the Hong Winded" let ter writers (the dopes).
 Furthermore "Brevity is the soul Of wit"
 Hoping you will allow this letter to appear in print because it may be so shocking to the Sabbath ob servers, etc. (te hee te hce).
 Yours truly.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
Observations On tie Weather

Washington. Dec. 22.-Forecast for southern New England; Fair tonight; Tuesday increasing cloudi- ness; not much change in tempera- ture: general variable winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy followed by snow flurries in north and west central portions late tonight or Tuesday; not so cold in west central portion tonight; moder- ate northeast winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight; Tuesday in- creasing cloudiness, not much change in temperature.
 Conditions: An area of high pressure central over Utah is pro- ducing pleasant weather with low temperatures in the western sections. Snow furries were reported from the Lake region. Pleasant weather with mild temperature prevails in the central and eastern districts. The lowest temperature reported this morning was degrees below at Modena, Utah.
 Tpmperat,lres vestcrday.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
SUGGESTS
 JOBLESS RESERVE
Organizer Would Have Funds Built Up to Aid Workers

Philadelphia, Dec. @-.-tl D. The American federation Of labor, according 10 Edward r. McGrady it's general organizer and legislative representative, will go on record next month as supporting establishment Of reserve funds" by employers. state and government agencies for the benefit Of workers in slack times.
 If McGrady's plan, announced by
 him last night, Is carried out, II will
 be reversal of the A. F. Of L. previous position against uncmploy-
 ment insurance. McGrady said con-
 plete details of the plan would be announced January 12 at the tedera- tion's quarterly executive council
 meeting at Miami.
 The federation's scheme, 10 be presented in congressional bill, calls for an unemployment fund to be raised in all industrial plants through contributions by employers and the government The govern ment's share probably would be 50 per cent and would be raised from income and inheritance tax. When McGrady was asked
 whether the scheme actually meant unemployment insurance, he answer ed. You may call it that,
 The wage earner." McGrady told
 the labor institute forum, has the same right to security of employ ment that the stockholder has to the
 security of dividend payments Both make investments in the industry. Just as reserves are accumulated to secure dividends to the stockholders. ! there should also be guarantees that
 part of these reserves would be set
 aside 10 protect the workers when l slack times come to that industry. McGrady's announcement proved
 d surprise, since the 4. F. Of l., has
 steadfastly expressed it's opposition
 to various unemployment insurance ! plans.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-22
MORE BUSES TOR THE CENTER

The projected new bus line be- i tween New Britain and Newington- incidentally going from Newington to HartCord-purposes to have Gen. tral park as it's New Britain termin- al This would mean 5ust one more bus line at the Center,
 Nothing is more likely 70 prove the necessity Of q change in the ter mlnal situation in this city than more bus lines using the Center for .. waiting station. Between buses and trolley cars. the Center IS becoming more conges,ed every year. City Hall is in q quandarT. When- ever q motion is made to take bus lines of the Center a hullabaloo goes up. h order 10 be fair 10 everybody there seems 70 be no likelihood of ordering tho independents off the squaro and permitting the Connec:i- cut company to have it alone. The vice versa has never even been con- sidered.
 To order all the buses and all the trolley ears of the Center as q tor minsI also is not liked by the friends ot the independents, IL IS quite gen. orally known that the Connecticut company owns commodious piece Of land or Chestnut street, which could quite easily be turned into q trolley and bus terminal; and it is close 10 thc Center.
 The independent bus operators have no such downtown property 10 turn luto a terminal. To order q complete cessation of the neighbor- hood of Central park as q terminal would bc giving the Connecticut com pany al advantage. IL is said that the Conn cticuc company would not be overwhelmingly grleycd 10 make usc oc lts Chestnut street land as a terminal f all the independents also were shooed away from Central park. The Connecticut company at least has somewhere 10 go. while the independents haven't, or at least they would be put to considerable expense in obtaining land for a ter ninal
 That Is why whenever somebody brings up the question ot shooins all trolleys and buses away from Central park friends Of the indepenI- ents, and the independent bus own CTS themselves, are more than mild ly interested. If such q thing were done the Connecticut company would chucklc.
 Yet. with the prospect that the territory around Central park will be increasingly utilized by public transportation lines, the city hears the day when something radical Will have to be done about il.