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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
By Frank I. Weller

WASHINGTON, Oct. l3-Agri- culture is going to ask congress for bigger and better dollar
 In fine, it wants the general commodity price level inflated to the point reached in 1926 and the monetary unit of value stabilized on that basis.
 One suggestion is that Federal Banks buy 500O0O,0O0 of gov ernment securities. the money to go on deposit for commercial loans and the forms of financing tha. stimulate industry.
 Too rapid imitation, if 1t occurred, could be halted by the sale of part of the securities.
 Would Need New Board
 Once the gold dollar had resumed the 1926 parity with commodity val ues, the position would be main tained by daily variation of the weight of gold behind the dollar. The fluctuation would reflect the rise and fall in prices.
 To do this Congress would have to set up board to ascertain each day the corresponding market vlaue of the dollar in percentage on the basis of 800 leading commodities
 This would be made a matter Of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
RECORD CITED AS DEFENSE IN
 F0SHAY'S TRIAL
Counsel Contends No At. tempt Ever Made to
 Cover Up Activities

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 13.-- The counsel for the defense in the Foshay trial cited the accounting records brought to the trial as gov ernment exhibits as their main reliance in seeking freedom for w. B. Foshay and six of his aides, having presented no testimony for the defendants.
 The defense c ou n sel told the members of the jury the records showed adequately that no attempt had ever been made to cover up the activities of the various Fo- shay enterprises. Counsel asserted the case against the seven defend- ants hinges on whether the values given the properties by the group were honest.
 The Government contends the values were rapidly increased in or der to overcome the steadily in- creasing deficit and if the de- fendants had fixed the values which they knew to be proper, no one would have been induced to ln- vest their money in the stocks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
STOCK PRICES ARE SL|PPlNC;
 TRADING QUIET
Today's Sales Only About Million and Half
 Rails Heavy

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 Share prices slipped backward today rath- CT rapidly although trading was the quistest in fortnight, the sales being only about 1,500,000 shares.
 Rails were heavy as expectations of the announcement of the Inter state Commerce Commissions de- cision on the freight rate increase appeared premature.
 Loses of three to five points ap- peared for American Telephone, American Can, United States Steel. Baltimore and Ohio, American To- bacco B, Sante Fe, Southern Pa cific, New York Central, Pennsyl- vania, Union Pacific, Eastman, Du- pont, onsolid ated Gas, Allied Chemical, Woolworth.
 Auburn dropped more than eight points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
Educators to Make Plea to l Congress for Larger Share
 of Broadcasting Pririlege

WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 13.- Education's drive for a larger share of radio facilities will be carried to the new Congress which meets in December.
 Educators plan to seek enactment of the bill introduced in the last Congress by Senator Fess of Ohio which provides that 15 per cent of the effective service" program broadcasting facilities be reserved for educational uses exclusively.
 Under the Fess bill about l2 cleared channels would be allotted to educational agencies of the federal or state governments and to educational institutions chartered by the United States or by the re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
LOCAL EXHIBIT ATTRACTS MUCH N 0TE AT PARIS
Alaska Exhibit at French Colonial Fair Throng-
 ed at All Times

Expressing his personal thanks to the Governor for the Alaska ex- hibit displayed at the International and Colonial Overseas Exposition at Paris, c. Bascom Slemp, Con- missioner General for the United States in a letter just received by Gov Parks, said it had attracted a great deal of attention and was at all times thronged with visitors
 The exhibit was collected in the Territory last winter under the di- rection of the Governor who had the cooperation of commercial and civic organizations, schools and many individuals. Mir Slemp sug gested that the entire display be shipped to Washington and retain ed there to become pant of the Alaska exhibit at the Chicag 70 Worlds Fair in 1883, and this plan will be adopted, Gov. Parks said to- day.
 Text of Letter
 T want to thank you personally for the splendid exhibit from Alas ka which is being displayed at the International Colonial and Over seas Exposition at Paris. It has a great deal of attention and is at all times thronged with visitors.
 Tn addition to the material col lected under your supervision, we made some additions to the display here which have, I feel, heightened the artictic value, as well as the general interest. Among these addi- tions are small display case con- taining models of igloos and Eski- mos; various large colored trans parencies of Mt Mckinley, Ju- neau, Sitka and glacier various photographs of seals, supplementing an excellent display of sealskins, as well as two seal coats especially designed by noted French coutou- riers; and three dioramas made in Chicago relating to agriculture, sal mon fishing and placer gold min ing.
 Suggests Further Use
 T am sure that both you and the Curator of the Alaska Histori- cal Library and Museum would be well pleased with the showing made, and I want both of you to know how very much your splen- did cooperation is appreciated
 Tt has occurred to me the dis play is of SO much interest that it could well be used at the Chicago exhibit in 1883, and that the mate rial, including the tote m poles could be held in Washington with that in view, instead of being re- turned to Alaska after the termi- nation of this Exposition on Oc- tober 3l."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
FUTURE POLICY
 IS MADE CLEAR
 BY CHANCELLOR
Bruening Makes Statement in Reichstag, Recon
 vening Today .
SAYS GERMANY HAS
 HAD MANY TROUBLES
Salvation Not Expected d Solely Through Inter-
 national Aids

BERLIN, Oct. 13 Germany's foreign policy is unchanged, Chan cellor Bruening told the reconvened Reichstag today immediately after presenting his new Cabinet.
 The Chancellor said the German Government does not expect salva- tion solely through international negotiations or from the aid of foreign countries"
 The Chancellor said Germany, during the past decade, has ex- perienced troubles greater than all of "her neighbors and these show how unsolved are the problems of the world. These tronbles have increased domestic distress to the limit and despair has grown among the people in all sections"
 Chancellor Bruening said he would continue the Franco-Ger- man conversations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13

 EVIDENCE IN,
 CAP0NE TRIAL
Prosecution Rests Case Former Gang Boss Not
 Called to Stand

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 13. The Government has completed its tes- timony in the Al Capone trial in which the gangster is charged with evasion of income tax for six years on at least $1 ,035, ,000.
 The Government rested after a handwriting expert testified sigma lures on telegraphic money orders and other Government exhibits were written by the defendant.
 Johnny Torrif, former Chicago gang boss who appeared before the grand jury Investigating the case and who was subpoenaed as a witness in the trial, was not called to the stand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13

spective states"
 Several educators, including Dr. William J. Cooper, National Com missioner of Education, have de- plored the decrease in the number of educational stations.
 They say there is an increasing overemphasis of commercialism in broadcasting, with commercial sta- tions asking more power while ed- ucational stations are quitting.
 Meanwhile the big radio net works have announced plans to ex- pand their educational broadcasts. CBS is enlarging it's University of the Air" programs and NEG is in- augurating series of weekly pro- grams featuring talks by educators.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
SUCCESSOR TO COOPER BEN 6
 CHOSEN TODAY
First Wisconsin Distric Goes to Polls Com
 munists Cause Riot

RACINE, Wis, Oct. 13.-The First Wisconsin District is selecting a successor to the late Congressman Henry Allen Cooper, Republican.
 A Communist rally in Monument Square in behalf of the party can- didate, John Sikat, ended in a riot involving score of police and about 300 civilians. Eight men and one woman were arrested for dis orderly conduct.
 The other candidates are Thomas Amlie, Progressive Republican; C. J. Bouma, Socialist; George Herzoe Independent ocrat; Henry Tubbs, Independent Prohibitionist
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
 WATERY CRAVE
Three Ketchikan Men Pad. dle Four Hours on
 Overturned Boat

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Oct. 13.- Harry Elliott, Henry Hem and William Ham have been brought here after a small outboard motor boat in which they were going hunting overturned.
 The three men chung to the boat and used boards from sal- vaged box for paddles. Four hours later they landed on a rocky shore where they built a fire to revive themselves. Later they walked to a nearby fox farm and were brought here by boat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
CLOSING STOCK PRICES

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 12%, American Can 76, Anaconda Copper 147s, Beth lehem Steel 28ls, Checker Cab, no sale; Curtiss- Wright 2h, Fox Films 7%, General Motors 25ls, Inter national Harvester 267s, Kennecott Copper 2012, Packard Motors 5, Standard Brands 14B, Standard Oil of California 30ss, Standard Oil of New Jersey 305s. United Aircraft l5%, United States Steel 68A, Fox Theatres, on curb, 1h.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
Aviators to Use Oxygen
 in Air-Mapping Rockies

GUNNISON, Colo, Oct. 13.-Fly- ing 10000 feet above sea level with oxygen bottles to sustain life, a pilot and cameramen will air-map 700 square miles of mountain-stud- ded terrain.
 Aerial photographs will be talk en to make a grazing map for the United States forestry service of a region cut by the continental divide.
 The completed map will show highways. drainage, wooded and cleared areas,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
KELSEYS WILL SAIL
 FOR STATES SUNDAY

Mir and Mrs. s. T. Kelsey, who have been visiting MT. and Mrs. l. Sowerby, will leave on the next southbound voyage of the steam ship Alaska, October 18, for &c., attle From there, MT. and Mrs. Kelsey will go to Northern Califor- mia, where they will spend the winter. Mrs. Kelsey is daughter of MT. and Mrs. SOwerby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
WRECK BANK
 IN INDIANA Two Auto Loads of Bandits Pull Off Raid in
 Small Town
Is0cldt fiess Photo

LIzTON, Indiana, Cct. |3.-Two automobile loads of bandits isolated this town today from outside con- municatloH wrecked Ghe State Bank Building with dozen blasts of nitroglycerine, shot up the town and then escaped with about $500.
 The attack started at the same time a freight train passed through the town.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
Suspended from N. Y.
 Exchange: Insolyeni

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The New Work Stock Exche enge announces the suspension of the firm of kountze Brothers because of in- solvency. The firm has been member of the Exchange since 1927 and is one of the older houses of Wall Street. It was founded in 1870 and was prominent in bond dealings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
LETTER FOR LOOCK
 HELD BY CETCHELL

For William Loock or Loach, an important letter is held by Chief of Police George Getchell.
 T think MT Loock or Loach is in Juneau" said the Chief. T have heard that he worked for one of the dairies."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
TRY FARMERETTE SYSTEM

SYDNEY, Australia Influential women here are backing scheme whereby unemployed members of their sex would be housed in set dement's, each worker in a fur nished hut on a small plot equipped for gardening and chicken raising
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-13
 SESSION BE|NG 6
 HELD IN GENEVA
Conflict in Manch huria Placed Before Council
 Meeting Today CHINESE DELEGATE
 PRESENTS HIS SIDE
Japanese Dele gate Will Make Statement Dur
 ing This Afternoon

GENEVA, Oct. 13.-The Council of the League of Nations convened today in extraordinary session to consider the China Japanese con- flict in Manchuria.
 The members of the Council listened to statement made by Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese delegate, and then adjourned until this after noon when Kenkichi Yoshizawa, Japanese delegate will be heard
 Dr. Sze denounced Japan's "vio- lence and military aggression" and demanded the League direct inn mediate withdrawal of the Japan csc from Manchuria.
 PACIFIC CONFERENCE OFF
 SHANGHAI, Oct. 13.-The Pacific Council, the governing body of the Institute of Pacific Relations, has definitely abandoned plans to hold a modified institute conference at Hang Chow and decided to at- tempt a full conference at Shang- hai on October 21. -~-5--
 Strained relations between Japan and China caused postponement of the conference which was set for October 2.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
GOOD NAMED
INST. PAUL
SCANDAL
QUIZ
Bartlett, Former Assistant
Postmaster General, Says
He Is Tired of Taking Blame

Reluctantly continuing his testi-
mony before the Senate commit
tee investigating postoffice leases
today. John H. Bartlett. former
Assistant Postmaster G eral
: placed full responsibility on for
mer Postmaster General New for
approval of the lease for the post,
office at st. Paul. Mimi. in 1925.
Bartlett said New brought about
the removal of Federal District
Attorney FeSsler at st. Paul. as
prosecutor before Federal grand
jury investigating the lease.
The st. Paul lease was approved
after cancellation clause had
been eliminated on the same date
the late James w. Good, Secretary
of War in President Hoovers
Cabinet, had conferred with New
about it.
Bartlett identified Good as at
j torney for the Jacob Krlp Com
pany, of Chicago the contracting
&AAA4A ACGCANAAA& U44C eNN sSA As
Bartlett Also Blamed
Blaine brought out that New
sought to have Bartlett share the
responsibility for the lease when
1t became subject of criticism.
Bartlett was questioned about
memorandum he gave FeSsler
regarding the approval of the
lease and circumstances surround
ing it. He admitted he had said
; New had asserted it had the ap-
proval of Comptroller General
McCarl and Director of the Bud
get Lord.
Blaine said he understood both
Lord and McCarl denied this, and
Bartlett said that was correct.
Blaine referred to a telephone
call that passed between Good,
then at President Coolidge's sum-
mer home in Wisconsin, with
Louis C. Drill, prospective district
attorney in st. Paul. He sought
to show it was about indictments
in connection with post office
leases.
Bartlett denied knowledge of it..
Refers to Scandal
Referring to the st. Paul "scan-
dali in connection with the 1928
campaign. Blaine asked:
'eDid not MIR. Good ask you
to go to St. Paul?"
Bartlett replied:
''NO. I went to st. Paul after
\ o conference with New"
~ "Isnt it true you were sent
to st. Paul to call off the grand
jury?"
81 did not know I was sent
for that purpose. l knew there
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The Washington times., 1931-02-06
WILSON GRAPE
BAN HEARD .
BY SENATE
Dry Leader Says Impression
That Home Wine Making
Is Approved Erroneous

The use of California grape
concentrates. for the manufacture
of wine in the home should be
prohibited by law, DR.. Clarence
True" Wilson, head of the Method
ist Board of Temperance, Prohibi-
ton and Public Morals, declared
today in a letter to Senator Tyd-
ings CD of Maryland, leader of
the Senate's wet bloc. Tydings
read the letter to an amused Sen
ate.
DR.. Wilson proposed that all
vets and drys join in amending
the pending Howell bill, designed
to make the Capital "bone dry"
so as to outlaw the California
grape product for which Mrs.
Mabel Walker Hillebrandt is
counsel here. Tydings heartily
endorsed the dry leaders appeal.
Denies Wine Consent
DR.. Wilson declared that any.
one saying the organized drys
had "tacitly consented to home
experiments in wine making, were
in error" He charged the use
of the concentrates:
STRIKES directly at the sin
cerity of the 18th Amendment"
He argued that the home brew
ing of Intoxicating wine as adver-
tised by California grape con.
Germs should be prohibited. DR..
Wilson wrote:
eff such a traffic is legal
under Section 20 of the Ma
tiOnal Prohibition Act, it ought
to be amended and such an
amendment should have the
support of all those vets and
dryS to whom evasion of law
is distasteful and held to be
strongly prejudicial to good
government. 1t is a question
of honesty and sincerity"
For Howell Bill
He declared himself and his or
ganization absolutely opposed to
the development of a trade SC
certain to result in mischief" and
to the "unjustified discr1mlna.
ton" of existing law in favor OF
the California wine growers.
Wilson pleaded for enactment
of the Howell Bill.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
To QUIT
ON MARCH 4

Alexander H. Legge, whose
Craftsmanship of the Federal
Farm Board has been marked
by considerable contr r oversy,
plans to retife soon after Con
greSS adjourns on March 4, it
was learned today.
President Hoover has sought
to persuade Chairman Legge to
remain, but has been unsuccess,
full, and it is the Administration
plan to appoint James c. Stone
of Kentucky, to succeed him.
Mr.. Stone is now vice chairman
of the board.
Chairman Legge declined to-
day to either deny or affirm his
intention of resigning, saying
that any information would have
to come from the White House.
Presumably Mr.. Legge will re-
turn to his 100000 position as
president of the international
Harvester Company.
The terms of three other mem
bers-Sam r. McKelvie, c. G.
league, and William F. Schill
ing-will expire on March II
next. 1t is believed all three will
refuse reappointmentS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL
AUTO TAGS ARE
ATTACKED
BIantop Draws Down Wrath
OF House Members by Ask
ing Respect for His Privilege

The use of congressional auto
mobile tags which give members
of Congress a special parking
privilege provoked debate in the
House today during consideration
of the District appropriation bill.
Representative Blanton Cd
Texas, demanded that the Com
missioners and the Police De
partment be informed that these
congressional tags must be re-
spected. Representative Simmons
(RO, Nebraska. in charge Of the
bill, retorted that the tags had
no legal standing, have never
been recognized or authorized by
Congress or police regulations
and that their issuance ought to
be abolished.
RetOrt From Simmons
Simmons said:
"Tf these congressional tags
are issued at all they ought to
be confined to members Of
Congress and solely for Off.
! cial use X
"They should not be used by
the sons, daughters, wives or
clerks of members.
"I do not think they should
be issued at all. The people OF
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The Washington times., 1931-02-06
ThrOuUs Dead Mans
Effects Into RiUeT

Mrs. Nita Walford, 1410 L st.
N. W., was detained at the Har'
Dor police station for a short time
last night after a taxlcab driver
had told police that the woman
was acting suspiciously at Hams
Point.
1t later developed that Mrs. Wal
ford was throwing some personal
effects of a friend long dead into
the river. She told police that
she scattered the articles in the
river rather than destroy them.
No charge was filed against her.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
OFFICER RAPS
| BUTLER TRIAL

Army and Navy circles in Wash
ington today lifted their eye
brows in cynical amusement over
slashing speech made in de-
fense of Maj. Gen. Smedley But
ler by Col. Frederick Taylor
Pusey, judge advocate general of
the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Colonel Pusey did not mince
words in saying. that the Navy
was making a mountain out of
a molehill'' in the Butler Incl
dent and pointed to various Army
officers, including Gen. j. j.
Pershing, who were allowed to
criticize foreign statesmen and
generals without, being "muzzled. !"
Ignores Speech
The War Department today po-
litely washed it's hands over the
Pusey speech, saying that it had
no Jurisdiction over N tion a
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The Washington times., 1931-02-06
WhoIean Convinced Wife
Is Not Wait, He Says

Mrs. Wholean is not the aged
dowager's granddaughter but
formerly waif.
Gift Cause of Suit
The charges were in answer to
a suit filed by Mrs. Wholean to
restrain Mrs. Henderson from
donating her Fifteenth Street
mansion to the Government as
a Vice Presidential home. The
suit claimed that Mrs. Hender-
sons advanced age made her
incompetent.
Mr.. Wholean refused , to be
quoted at length. He said:
81 shall be glad to talk with
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The Washington times., 1931-02-06
Jailed Dry Raider
MQH Seek Release

BOSTON, Feb. 6 'QN.S0. "A
fight to obtain the liberty on bail
of Oliver 3. Garrett. former po-
lice "dry" raider, was expected in
superior court today.
Garrett, who was on trial with
his wife and Miss Lillian V. Hatch,
former cloakroom attendant at
the Ritz Hotel, charged with an
extortion from John F. Sullivan,
proprietor of the hostelry, was re-
manded to Jail when the jury re-
ported a disagreement.
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PROSECUTING
ELDERS END
THEIR CASE
PreIate Calls No Witnesses
In Opening and Church Jury
May Hold Fate Before Night

The four elders of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South,
who preferred charges against
Bishop James Cannon, jr., COM
pleted their case today, and the
bishop opened his defense.
No witnesses were called as
the defense opened and it could
not be learned if Bishop Cannon
intends summOning any.
May End Tonight
The presentation by the four
elders closed after a lengthy ses-
sion last night with two Rich
mond men, a detective and .
lawyer, on the stand.
There is a possibility the case
may close today and be placed
in the hands of the IL clergymen
who are serving as q jury.
If eight of the IL believe the
bishop is guilty as charged OF
high ministerial nisconduct"
he will then be suspended until
1894, when the next general con-
ference of the church is called,
at which time he would be tried
by church court.
Five of the IL however can stop
the proceedings and result in the
charges being thrown out by vOt-
ing not guilty.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
s Legislators Hurt
In Tokyo Diet Riot

TOKYO, Feb. 6 0N.SO-Riot-
ing broke out in the lower house
of the Imperial Diet today and
before it was quelled six members
of the government party had
been seriously injured.
Ire trouble started during q
speech by the acting premier,
Baron Kijuro. Shidehara, when
his remarks were interpreted by
members of the opposition party
as an attempt to shift the respon-
sibility for the signature by Japan
of the London naval treaty from
the cabinet to the throne.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06

Big, boyish-like Joseph E,
Wholean, whose modesty and
frankness won the hand of
Beatrice Van Rensselaer, Hender-
son eased his big frame into a
chair at the Mayflower Hotel to
day and said:
'I do not care to discuss the
affairs of my wife. 1t is, Of
course, too bad that all this
publicity concerning charges
made by Mrs. John b. Hend,
ersOn, he grandmother, had to
be broadcast across the cOun-
try. Yet, the sun will have to
shine sometime"
Mr.. Wholean referred to
charges of Mrs. Henderson that
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
WOn1Gn's Eye Cut
In Auto Collision

Mrs. Josephine Doyle, 90, Of
229 Claiming st. N. E., was cut
on the right eye and sustained
minor bruises and lacerations of
the face when the automobile in
which she was riding with her
husband was struck by another
car at New Jersey Avenue and
r Street Northwest today.
The woman was thrown
against the windshield of the
car. Her husband, Raymond j.
Doyle, and Joseph H. Hanline,
of 5205 Fourteenth st. N. W.,
both escaped injuries.
The Washington times., 1931-02-06
LlOyds' Baby Gains;
He Weighs 3 Pounds

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Feb. 6
Q.N.SD Born two weeks ago,
two months before he was ex
pected, Harold Lloyd, jr., son of
the motion picture actor, now
weighs three pounds and one
ounce. When he was born he
weighed 2 pounds and IA ounces.
The baby is being brought
along" in an incubator. Physi-
clans said they expected the child
to continue to gain weight and
strength.