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The Alaska fisherman., 1930-03-15

The efforts of two such political geniuses as John Rustgard and managing editor Pegues of the Juneau Empire should be enough to overWhelm the average voter And certainly this couple of strange bedfelloWs make the average reader sit up and marvel when they try to digest Johns plat form, as recently published in his organ.
 Since the rumor became general that Henry O'Malley had decided to nomnate John for Dele gate it cannot be wondered that this political pirant, who lusts for larger salary than the At torney Generals office affords should throw over board his former constituency-the fishermen of Alaska But the real surprise is that John should allow Pegues to pull such boner on himself as to make him say in one of his blanks:
 "I believe in eliminating from the public
 life of the Territory all those individuals
 who make a business of stirring up antag
 Onism against industrial institutions for
 the sake of getting hand-out."
 For years past John Rustgard has been knock ing the industrial enterprises of Alaska while get ting his hand-out from tho Territorial Treasury Now, when he hopes to get much larger "hand- out" from the government, he completely revers- es himself. What did John, say in his discussion of legislation and legislators" at Anchorage, on Sept. 30, 1927. Listen to part of it:
 "In most lurid language it is asserted
 that the industries of Alaska owe their
 origin and their continuance to the gen.
 erosity and intelligence of bureaus, and
 that we need more of them instead of
 fewer. Behold shout these orators, is
 not pulp and paper industry coming and
 as the result of the work of bureaus?
 "What are the facts? If the lands of
The Alaska fisherman., 1930-03-15

the coastal regions had not been with drawn from private appropriation and placed under the bureaus, the pulp and paper industry would have been estab- Iished Icng ago and would probably now have been one of our leading indus tries >: * *;
 Since that time the Bureau has been lowering it's demands and relaxing it's strictures until last spring it offered terms which are better than patent to the land. The timber is now given away at nominal price, etc.
 That is better than deed, for as long as the government holds the title the land is exempt from taxation and the govern ment bears the risk of destruction and the concomitant obligation of protec- ton. am perfectly safe in asserting that it is the bureau systen-rather, perhaps, I say the government ownership system whici1 has prevented the development of Alaska. : j: *
 "Ihe future for the development of. Alaska's resources was never darker than
 
 bureaucratic system has not only conserv ed our resources but has embalmed them for all times"
 Consistency is not jewel in the crown hn Rustgard's dome. He is proving himself ental acrobat worthy of high place amor lrd leaders or heelers. After expressing hir If in such forceful and apparently sincere la1 age, as was heard at Anchorage on that Se nber night in 1927, how can his present e1 rsement of the methods that he then severe ticised be taken other than mere froth? In r atform recently issued writer Pegues made hi nble all over himself in the following words:
 "I commend the Bureau of Forestry for it's determnation to have the timber with in it's keeping manufactured into articles of commerce within the Territory instead of shipping to foreign countries to be there prepared by foreign labor'
 John Rustgard is certainly proving hin f chameleon of some large size.. And the vo of Alaska are just beginning to realize u amer of man this self important, kinglv al ave Chattnror rQ41Iv ic IJo ic Inyooo.4~.4
Evening star., 1930-12-11

relating to the office Of director Of the
Geological Survey kept him from having
any such investments.
Questioned on Letters.
Senator Wheeler questioned DR..
Smith at length regarding six letters
which DR.. Smith wrote in 1924 for
publication in Maine during the fight
In that State over q proposal to per-
NIT the expectation of hydroelectric
power. The law in Maine prohibits
such expectation. The water-power
companies have sought the right to
export power. DR.. Smiths letters were
ground that the development of the
materially the people of the State and
result in reduction Of taxes on the
farmers.
Isn't it singular thing that you
should have taken the side of the
water-power companies in this con-
troversy," asked Senator Wheeler.
II thought I was on the side of the
public said DR., Smith. He explained
that he is a citizen of Maine and votes
there, although he has lived in WASH
ington as an official of the Government
ever since 1896. AS a citizen of Maine,
he contended, he had perfect right
to take part in a fight in which the
people of the State were interested.
He said he would not think of sending
such letters as he did to Maine to Mon
tana or any other State in which he did
not reside.
Senator Wagner of New York asked
Evening star., 1930-12-11

Government ownership and operation.
which, he said, affects many Americans.
DR.. Smith said he thought it worse
than a fetish" He said that he did
not believe in putting the Government
into business on the scale suggested BY
Senator Brookhart and added that the
Government operation of the railroads
during the World War had been indi-
cation enough that the Government
should not undertake such operations.
Glenn Is Aroused.
Senator Brookhart began a series Of
questions and an argument to show
that the Government operation Of rail-
roads had not been failure, as COM
pared to private operation.
This reused Senator Glenn of Illinois.
'I object" Senator Glenn said, ito
the witness being asked questions as to
what he would do If he were alive SO
years from now and about Government
operation of railroads. This is busy
committee"
Senator Couzens, chairman, also sug-
gested to Senator Brookhart that the
operation OF the railroads had nothing
to do with the power commission and
that he was getting rather far af1eld in
his investigation.
BroOkhart on Record.
u,
asserting that the question of Govern
ment ownership and operation did enter
into the water power business He con-
cluded his questioning of DR.. Smith,
however, after brief statement placing
himself on record in favor of Govern
ment operation of railroads.
Senator Wheeler of Montana took I'D
the interrogation of the witness. Il
take it," said the Montana Senator,
that you are opposed to Government
operation"
DR.. Smith replied that Senator
BrookhartS question had related to the
Government operation of q super-power
system. He said that he considered a
system Of such size too great either for
Government operation or for private
operation. This led Senator Wheeler
to comment that at present the power
systems of the country were really
controlled by a few men and interlock-
ing corporations. DR.. Smith replied
that he was aware there was q large
amount of er-connection and that
within certain limits this might be
proper.
Il have no financial interest in any
power company whatever" said DR.
Smith. He called attention to the fact
that the statutory provision Of the law
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It would authorize the Secretary az the
Treasury to use considerable discretion
IN Immediately letting contracts for
construction work. Mr. Wetmore said
that in his ONCE he now has . force
OF $50, as compared with 100 four years
ago when the building program was
started. "
The House committee struck out the
so-called coSt-plus provision In the bin
as submitted which would allow the
Secretary OF the Treasury 10 select con-
tractors and direct them to erect build
ingS on cost-plus basis. Chairman
Elliott explained that those IN charge
OF the Federal building program can
now cut across lots" in expeditinr this
work, which will, in a measure. relieve
unemployment conditions.
Others who appeared as witnesses be-
fore the committee were: Ferry Heath
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. ia
charge OF the building program; John
W. Philip, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General and L. Q. Martin. asslstanf 10
Assistant Secretary Heath.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
SUPREME COURT
TO GET TAX CASE
Alabama Seeks to Collect
From U. S. for Sale of
!. Muscle Shoals Power.

An interesting question relating to
the right of the State Of Alabama to
tax the United States Government
81 900 900 for the sale of hydroelectric
power during the past four years at the
much-mooted Muscle Shoals, near
Florence, Ala, on the Tennessee River,
will be fought out in the Supreme Court
of the United States late this month or
early in the new year.
Thomas e. Knight. jr.. attorney gen.
eral-elect of Alabama, who takes office
on January 10, was in Washington to-
day as special counsel, retained by the
State conferring with officials of the
Department of Justice who will handle
the case in the highest tribunal in the
land for Uncle Sam and with his aSso-
ciate counsel here, Oscar w. Under
wood, jr, son of the late Senator, and
H. G. Fitzpatrick.
The lawyers for the State of Ala
bama contend that the Federal Govern
ment should pay taxes on the power 1t
is selling to the Alabama Power Co.,
for this hydroelectric output represents
about one-third of all the electricity in
the entire State. just as the State of
South Carolina had to pay taxes when
it was in the whisky-selling business,
under its dispenSary system, so the Fed
should pay taxes to the State of Ala
bama for selling power, they assert.
Any private power company in Ala
bama, they say, would be handicapped
by reason Of the Federal Governments
tie-up, for, while the question of what
to do with Muscle Shoals has been de-
bated vigorously in the halls of Con-
gress for years, Uncle Sam for four
years has been engaged in the manu-
facture of hydroelectric power.
Uncle Sam is in the power business,
the States lawyers contend, and while
they are not saying that he cannot
do this, they insist that he shall pay a
tax into the State treasury. The State
of Alabama is being hampered, Mr..
Knight and his associates maintain, by
the situation under which it is not COL
lecting taxes from Uncle Sam.
The big question to be threshed out
In the Supreme Court of the United
States isis the Federal Government
exempt from taxation at Muscle Shoals?
The Court of Claims said it was, when
the State of Alabama lost the case
there, but the Supreme Court of the
United States, in granting petition for
a writ of certiorari, agreed to pass upon
the question.
Mr.. Knight and his associates were in
conference here today to lay the
groundwork for their case before the
highest tribunal in the land.
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continued From First Page.)
who had to support the municipal
plant
IF I thought that the case was
hopeless" said Dr. Smith, referring
again to the questions put him by
Senator Howell regarding the higher
rates charged in this country for
electrical power, II would not be in this
chair now" DR.. Smiths statement was
interpreted as meaning that he hoped
regulation of electrical power in this
country would result in more favorable
rates for the consumers and in great
er facilities in service.
He indicated in his testimony that
regulation was a growth and develop
ment. He called attention to the fact
recently, 1t has been stated, that the
bill paid for electrical light and power
by the people of California had been re-
duced about $16,000,000 through the
efforts of the regulating commission in
that State.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa demanded
to know whether Dr. Smith would favor
the Governments taking over of a
great Superpower system of electrical
development and distribution at the
end of the 50-year period for which
permits have been and are issued by the
Government to water power companies.
Opposes Government Ownership.
Il personally will not be called upon
10 vote on such a proposition replied
DR.. Smith, meaning that his term of
Office as a power commissioner will
have expired long before that time ar
riveS. But If had to vote on such
proposition, I would vote against it,
Senator Brookhart suggested that DR..
Smith was imbued with fetish against
Evening star., 1930-12-11
YOUTH FOUND SLAIN
ON LONELY ROAD
Police Hold Two in Jail at Dan
ville-Say One Has sJs
!. Confessed. ar.
special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, December IL
George Meuse, %, and James Meuse, Is,
brothers, are under arrest by PittSyl-
vania County authorities in connection
with the murder of Claude Allen, IT.
year-old farm boy of near Cascade,
whose body was discovered yesterday on
the side Of q lonely road not far from
mis- home.
The skull had been crushed and the
body bore other bruises and laceFations
indicating he had been beaten to death.
According to the police, George Meuse
confessed that he struck Allen with
an ak handle four or five times when
he (Allen1 was attempting to tie James
Meuse, his younger brother, to q tree
to whip him.
Young Allen had been missing from
his home since Saturday
Evening star., 1930-12-11

Dr. Smith II he had taken part in any
other similar campaigns, DR.. Smith
replied that the only campaign that
he had interested himself in were those
relating to water power in his own state
and the controversy over prohibition.
In both, he said, he considered that he
had acted In the interest of the public.
II was not making a plea in behalf
OF the Maine power company" said
DR. smith, but on behalf of the people
Of Maine'
Senator Wheeler wanted to know
whether DR.. Smith had consulted with
the power company or with any power
interests before sending his letters to
Maine.
II consulted with no power interests" !"
was the reply.
Sees No Overlapping.
Earlier in his testimony, replying to a
question by Senator CouzenS, DR.. Smith
said that he believed the Federal Gov
eminent could regulate electric power
entering into interstate commerce with
out treading on the toes Of the State
regulatory bodies.
He said that the intra-State produc-
ton and distribution of electric power
could well be left to the State commits
sion, but that the interstate or inter-
national traffic and electric power
should be regulated by the Federal
Government "if it cannot be accom-
plished by the States involved"
DR.. Smith said that he was concerned
with the fact that the people want ade-
Evening star., 1930-12-11
BILL WOULD PUSH
TRIANGLE BUILDING
Completion by 1885 o
Earlier Seen if Measure
Passes Congress.

Continuing the present rate of prog
reSs, the Federal building program dor
the Mall triangle between Pennsylvania
avenue and the Mall will be completed
by 1885 and probably sooner If a bill
reported favorably today from the
House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds is passed.
Acting Supervising Architect James
A., Wetmore testified regarding the ac-
ceieration OF work on the Mall triangle
and said that the entire building pro-
gram throughout the country can be
considerably expedited by the passage
OF the bill which Chairman Elliott Of
the House Committee introduced at
the request Of the Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
DR.. SIMON TO REPEAT
ADDRESS GIVEN IN FORUM
Many Requests Have Come for
Repetition Of "why Am a Jew"
Delivered Last Month.

In response to numerous requests, DR..
Abram Simon, rabbi of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation, will repeat his
address, "Why Am a Jew" which he
delivered In the widely advertised re-
ligious forum last month, at 8 o'clock
tomorrow night in his temple.
DIR. Simon appeared in the forum with
Clarence Darrow, nationally known
lawyer and agnostic; DR.. Jason Noble
Pierce, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church, representing Protestant
ism. and Quinn O'Brien, Chicago LAWYER
who championed Catholicism.
Since that forum DR.. Simon has been
asked by persons of virtually every sect
to repeat his part Of the religious dis
cussion.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
Penal Farm Guaranteed.

vANDALIA, H., December II tg.-.
The Illinois State Penal Farm, near
here, has been placed under quaran-
tine for spinal meningitis.
Oficials said yesterday one case had
been discovered, but every precaution
had been taken to prevent the spread
of the disease.
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quate supply Of electric power at the
lowest possible rates. He said he be-
lieved that the United States was in
ended to be one Nation ''in an economic
sense" and that in such economic ques-
tions he was not governed so much in
his opinions by State lines.
Evening star., 1930-12-11
SMITH IS GRlLED
BY SENATE GROUP
Members of Committee Indi-
cate Plan for Probe of New
Power Commissioners.

Continued From First Page
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-06
PULLIAM WILL
PRESIDE OVER
COUNTY BOARD

Marking the beginning OF the
twelfth year of George l.. Pul'i1m :
activities as member of the board
of county supervisors, he was un'
animouslv elected chairman for the
year 1880 at the annual reorgaNlza-
ton of the board this morning. TINS
honor was an indication of the great
esteem in which Pulliam is held by
his fellow supervisors.
The board amended ordinance
number 75 to read that peddlers Ii
ccmscs shall now be $25 quarter or
$3.50 per day for lesser periods. This
ordinance was made to include all
ears parked along side the highways
"a well as those operating within
thc city limits.
The board accepted the bids of
Ihulsc-Anderson company to supply
White truck for sprinkling pur.
poses and a G0-horsepower Catcrpil-
lar tractor for road district No. 3.
Recess was voted at :I5, after
which the board will reconveno for
the afternoon session.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-06
WESTERN FILM
STAR ARRESTED
IN BORDER CITY

NOGALES, Ariz., Jan. 6 W,P-
Ant Accord, film cowboy, is in Santa
Cruz county Jail here today pending
instructions for his return tn Los
Angeles.
Accord claimed his arrest was the
result of "hot politics. He was
said to have jumped bail when ar
rested on liquor charges in Holly,
wood several weeks ago.
\ detective of the Pacific Surety
company of Los Angeles, which
posted bail for him at the time, took
the screen hero into custody aftcr
a sharp struggle late last night
Confronted by the officer in Il
local hotel, Accord derw knife and
forced him into n closet. Locking
the door, he attempted escape by
way of window but was caught
outside and ovcrpowered by second
officer, it was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-06
Discuss Program
For River Meet

The question of definite pro-
gram to be followed by delegates to
the meeting proposed by Secretary
of the Interior Wilbur, to be held III
Phoenix for the discussion of Boui-
der dam problems, was considered:a'
a special meeting of the California
Colorado River commission in Los
Angeles, Thursday and Friday, ac-
cording to +. II. McIver, of the I'm
perial Irrigation District, who re-
turned yesterday from this meeting.
A telegram was received from W.
J. Donovan, representing the depart
rent of the interior, asking for Cal
ifornia's ideas regarding such a pro-
gram TO be formulated before the
gathering of delegates from THAI
state, Nevada and Arizona. A reply
was made that no definite program
was considered at present, but ~
was also indicated that California
members of the Tri-state commissios
were willing to be in Phoenix day
previous to the scheduled meeting 10
order that such plans might be form
ulated.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-06
Southland Gets
Delayed Rain

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 UP -
Southern California was smiling to-
day under a half-inch of rain-the
first since midSeptember.
The precipitation, which occurred
yesterday, ended drought that had
damaged crops, increased the fire
hazard, and provided a subject for
prayers and conversation.
United States weather bureau re-
cords show that total of 50 of an
inch of rain had fallen to date, As
inches less than the normal foi this
weather period which opened July l..
Church congregations had prayed
for the rain, long overdue, which was
general in southern California. Add
tional rainfall was forecast for this
region this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-06
No Change In
Time OF Mails

Through an announcement made
this morning at chamber of com
mercc headquarters, residents of FL
Centre are assured by Secretary
Robert Hays, after conference with
local railway and postal officials,
that there will be no change in the
time of departure of east bound
Wails from FL Centre.
AS heretofore, according to Hays,
eastern mails will leave here on both
the $40 p. IN. train and the evening
train from San Diego, which passes
El Centre, eastbound, at 10:45
O'Clock. From both these trains the
mails are transferred to the crack
Golden state Limited of the South
ern Pacific lines, the fastest of the
roads trains.
This sets at rest any fear that El
Centro's mail service is to be cur
tailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-06
CIVIC LEADERS
EXTEND SUPPORT
CHORAL CLUB
First OF Seasons Con-
certs To Be Given To-
morrow Night.

With II prominent Ell Centre bus-
mess men acting as it's sponsors, the
Imperial Valley Choral Association
will present its first concert of the
season at the Wilson school auditor
ium tomorrow night. Handlers
"Messiah." considered by critics as
the greatest of all oratorios, will be
given bv n splendidly trained group
of local singers, assisted by three
well known artists from the coast
under the able direction of John and
Nina Canton.
Marking milestone in the devel-
opment of FL Centre from raw dcs-
crt waste to cultured, prosperous
citv, the concert will be presented
as the first of a series of three fine
programmes arranged by the associa-
tion for this season.
"El Centre business men are aware
of the fact that art should hold a
definite place in the life of our com
munity, and with this in mind, 4
group of individuals and service
clubs has undertaken to place music,
the most universally appreciated Of
the arts, on q basis where it can be
easily accessible to ALL" said Ray
ID. johnson, president of the asoeia-
tion today.
"When busines men go down in
their pockets and contribute for
sponsor memberships, the public ma
turally realizes that these individu-
ais believe in the association they
are backing" johnson continued.
Strong Support
While musical programs of high
order have been given in this com
munitv before, it is doubtful if there
has ever been time when such
strong financial support has been
pledged to insure success as is the
case at the opening of the associa-
tion's present seaon.
"Not only are our sponsors back
ing us this year, but the same group
has pledged its support for period
of three years." j. S. Cameron, sec
retary-treasurer of the association
explained in discussing the organi-
zation's financial status.
"The association" Cameron con-
tinucd, Operates on q non-profit
basis. No organization or individu-
ais receive a percentage of the pro
ceeds. Profits resulting from the
sale of tickets will be used TO estab-
lsh a fund which will make possi
bic the presentation of noted artists
from the coast. The stronger the
support we receive from the com
munity, the higher will be the quail
ity of the attractions we shall be
able to offer the public"
This season three excellent pro-
grams will be offered. Following
the Messiah, a recital will be given
in February by Calman Lubovisky,
who is numbered among the 10 great
vioiinists OF the world, and assist
ing artists. In March Il concert
featuring Micha Gegna, Russian eel
list, and nellie Gothold, dramatic So
prano, is scheduled.
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