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The Kusko times., 1931-05-23
Takotna, Alaska, May B, 1881.
SAYS BUSINESS OF TERRI
 TORY IS NOT CARRIED ON
 IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER

Following is report submitted to tthe Territorial Legislature ujst prior ito its adjournment by the special Joint committee appointed to investi- :gate the various Territorial offices. The members of the committee were: Senator Hess, chairman; Senators lBragaw, Lomen and Benjamin; Rep lresenatives Murray, Winn, Hellrich ;and Donnelley:
 Our system for the conduct of the business of the Territory has been ibuilt up in a haphazard way. When lever a seeming need has arisen new coffee was created to meet the need .and the officer given certain specific powers and duties. But there has sbeen at no time an effort at correla- stien, and there are many instances in which the business of the Territory .can not be carried on in an efficient manner if the several officers observe the strict letter of the law which ere -:ated their offices.
 There has been and still is a con siderable amount of friction between the different offices of the Territory. much of which, in the opinion of your committee, is directly traceable to the personality of the severa lofficias and ito their attitude toward the problems that confront them. There appears ito be lttle effort to compromise their differences.
 1.-The looseness with which the laws creating the several offices were drawn is the primary cause of the whole difficulty. These laws should be clarified and made specific in many places and changes made in the min others.
 "Your committee has had several bills drawn which are intended to
The Kusko times., 1931-05-23

The young man rushed excitedly into the office of the managing di- rector of the great motor works.
 Look here," he exclaimed. "i sit true that your firm has built . car in seven minutes thirty-five seconds ?"
 "Yes," replied the managing di- ector, pufing at his fat cigar. Eve have, and we're proud of il" ;"
 "I'm not" said the young man, bIt- terly. I've got that car.-Tit-Bits.
The Kusko times., 1931-05-23
ALASKA AN INTERESTS AT
 THE NATIONS CAPITAL

(Continued from Page 1) for the White Mountains in New Hampshire, where he will remain un- til early fall. He will be joined by Mrs. Sutherland and son Donald after school closes early in June. Later in the year Dan expects to make trip to Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1931-05-23

Insuiry is coming in as to when the Geological Survey will receive bids for diamond core drilling in the Mata- nuska coal fields. It may be a few months later, as considerable surface work will first be done.
The Kusko times., 1931-05-23

ehG yGdI Odu eApSClS tO IlldkG q LTl5 to Alaska.
 Insuiry is coming in as to when the Geological Survey will receive bids for diamond core drilling in the Mata- nuska coal fields. It may be few months later, as considerable surface work will first be done.
 Residents of Douglas are complain ing of the dilapidated and unsafe con- dition of the present building used for the native school, and advocate the purchase of suggested and con- veniently arranged building, that can be purchased and properly fitted up for about S3,00G.
 The residents of Snag Point are live wires and have organized well fare comm tee of five members, with Adolf Osterhaus as chairman. They are partict arly interested in roads, aviation fife ds, airplane mail service, cooperative fishing plant.
 The city of Nome would like to widen a street on which a part of the old courthouse stands. This structure was built in the early days, but was abandoned for court purposes when the present courthouse was completed in 1908. In October, 1913, the build- ing was turned over to the Secretary of the Interior and has been used for native school. The Indian Bureau is putting up new structure and the old court house has been vacated and abandoned. The Delegate has sought to have the property turned over to the city of Nome. Both the Interior and Departcent of Justice are per fectly willing that this should be done, but the hitch is whether it can be delivered without an act of Con- gress. Assistant Attorney General Sisson inclines to the opinion that it would not be advisable for Nome tc build the street through this tract without first securing title to tht land in legal way, lest complica ti ms might result later.
 At the annual meeting of thu Chamber of Commerce of the United States, held last week at Atlanti' City, what was regardeda as stron! endorsement of the British Columbia Yukon-Alaska Highway was reported by the resolutions committee ant unanimously adopted by the meetinf Those members present who were es pecially active in securing the en dorsement of the project were: Ival Gardner, of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Herbert H. Rice, of tn, National Automobile Association Jack Underwood, of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Eric A. John son, of Spokane; Sylvester Weaver of Los Angeles; Ernest Walker Sew yer, of the Interior Department Judge Wickersham, Delegate to Con gress from Alaska. The resolution adopted is as follows:
 Substantial progress is recorded in the development of an -.interna
The Kusko times., 1931-05-23

The Bureau df Fisheries, under the Department of Commerce, has just issued the official figures on the fish cries of Alaska for the year 1880. During that season 5,O32, ,326 cases, or 241, ,551 ,64S pounds, of salmon were packed, with a value of $29, ,664 ,808. The by-products, fertilizer and oil, from the various varieties of fish, ag- gregated in value $2,O63,527. The sal- mon canned in the different divisions were as follows: Southeast Alaska, 2,977, 1886 cases, with value of $15,- 174,234; Central Alaska, ISIS, ,545 cases, valued at 9,824 ,234; Western Alaska, 436, ,495 iases, valued at A,- 896,530. The total number of persons engaged in fishing numbered 27 ,568. Vessels and boats fishing and trans porting, scows, etc., 1885. The total value of fish products prepared for marnet was ,$37, ,679,0 ,049. That includ- ed salmon, herring, halibut. cod, trout, sablefish, smelt, founder, rock fish, 1ingcod, clam, shrimp. crab. whale. The value to fishermen of the ell ,285, ,10S pounds caught was $12.- 285, ,313, not including the 355 whales caught in Alaska waters, with a weight of 9,416,4 ,475 pounds, valued at $470,265.
The Kusko times., 1931-05-23

tional highway south from the United States, which has been endorsed in principal by the National Chamber. More recently definite steps have been been taken looking to the exten- sion of the highway northward to Alaska, and commissioners of the United States and Canada are now maping preliminary study of the proposal. The Chamber urges early completion of the necessary engineer ing and economic studies and fafor- able consideration of the results thereof"
The Kusko times., 1931-05-23

Robert Douglas, adventurous junior of Georgetown College, who spent his 16th birthday as Boy Scout hunting lions in the heart of Africa, left Washington today for Alaska He Is one of three young student explorers who are to join Father Bernard Hub bard, the "Glacier Priest," in his latest Alaska exploit to >Chignic. From thence they will trek some 50 miles into the interior, to the famous "Valley of 10000 Smokes" They will remain there all summer, studying the geology of the crater and it's neighboring Mount Veniaminoff, ex- ploring and hunting ,Godiak bears with camera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
ADVISES GAS SUIT
.BYCOMM|SS|ONERS
Corporation Counsel W. w.
Bride Holds D. C. Heads Are
Proper Plaintiffs.

Cooperation Counsel William w
Bride yesterday advised the District
Commissioners they were the proper
agency for filing a suit in District Su-
preme Court seeking to compel the
Central Public Service Corporation to
rid itself of its interest in the Wash
ington and Georgetown Gas Light Com
panies, or to prevent that corporation
from voting the stock alleged to be
orned by it through the agency Of sew
eral other corporations and trusts.
The Commissioners did not act on
the advice yesterday, but an order is
expected to issue early this week in
Structing the corporation counsel &c
bring the suit. The suit will be brought
under the terms Of the LaFollette anti
merger act. which prohibits foreign
public utility or holding corporations
to own, hold, or vote, directly or indi-
rectly. stock or bonds of District public
utility corporations.
A long hearing before the Public
Utilities Commission yielded a large
mass of evidence that the Central Pub
lie Service Corporation had INDUCED in
a series of acts compatible only with
its ownership of the local gas proper
ties. although the corporation claimed
that through a set up of trusts the
corporation itself in legal contempla-
ton owned no stocks in the local COM
panieS.
The suit will be brought in the names
OF the Commissioners in Equity Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
M'LEAN REPORTED
REFUGEE IN FRANCE
Marshal's Office Still Has Sum
mons to Serve in Divorce Suit
Against Publisher.

Edward Beale Mclean, publisher OF
the Washington Post. has avoided serv-
ice IN the suit for limited divorce filed
by Mrs Evalyn Walsh Mel ee.,. from
whom he has been estranged for some
time, and is reported to have gone to
France.
1t developed yesterday that the
United States marshal's Office still has
the summons in the divorce action,
which was rejected by Mclean at the
time he accepted service through coun-
sci in another suit filed by his wife
for mis- removal as co-trustee of the
estate of his father, John R. Mclean
Both suits were filed October 7, and
week later Mclean was made de-
PENDANT in a suit for $l7,655.75. filed
here on behalf of the Berglorf g. Good
man Co. of New York for clothing and
jewelry he is said to have purchased
for an unidentified woman
This suit, like the others, was brought
through Attorneys Frank j. Hogan and
Nelson T. Harrison, counsel for Mrs
Mclean, who said that none of the
purchases were for her.
Mclean could not have been served
in this litigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
D. c. JOB[ESS AID
REVEALS ENEF|TS
$4,000 to $4,000 Employed
as Committee Prepares
for Winter.

Fourteen to eighteen thousand per-
sons are at present unemployed in the
District, it was estimated by George
j. Adams, secretary of the District of
Columbia Committee on Employment,
in a radio address over WRC yesterday
afternoon. OF this number the major
portion belongs to the unskilled labor
and domestic servant classes, Mr. Ad-
ans said
The maximum figure quoted is APP
proXimately ITO per cent of the Dis
trict population according to the 1880
census. II was pointed out, which in
dicateS that conditions here compare
favorably with the general predicament
Of cities throughout the country.
Job Campaigns Help.
The District Committee on Employ
ment has supplied $4,000 hours of labor
at 40 cents per hour for job applicants
during the first nine months of this
year, it was reported. The ma jority OF
this work was obtained through the
Spring Cleanup and Midsummer JOB
Campaigns conducted throughout the
city, and the remainder was supplied
through public improvement projects.
Plans for a Fall and Winter campaign
to enable the local jobless to earn
money ana arrangements Tor dlStrl0u-
ton Of food and fuel have been formu-
lated by the committee. Mr.. Adams an
nounced. 1t is expected that the fam
lilies and dependents of every man will
Ing TO work will be assisted through
the efforts of the committee during this
season.
Only S1S,845 Spent.
The cost of $I8,647 so far incurred
BY the activities of the committee
sharply contrasts with figures ranging
from 100000 to 100000 expended in
unemployment relief in cities of smaller
population, Mr. Adams asserted.
Thousands of cords of firewood do
mated by the Quantico Marines and
large quantities of food obtained
through volunteer assistance in canning
fruits will be included in the commit
tees stock for distribution this Winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
BUILDING RAZING BEGINS
FOR EXTENSION OF MALL
Area Is Between Pennsylvania and
Missouri Avenues, Third
and Sixth Streets.

Destruction Of old buildings in the
area between Pennsylvania and Missouri
avenues, Third and Sixth streets to
make way for extension to the Mall is
now under way.
Contractors are tearing down the old
Mades Hotel, corner of Third and Penn
sylvania avenue, and also 102, 104 and
LOG Third street, as we'll as four pieces
of property on Missouri avenue, num-
bered 321, 321la. 1913 and 325.
The two big squares between Third
and Sixth street along Pennsylvania
avenue. known as Reservations A and B.
are to be turned into the Mall area and
an extension of Constitution avenue
They will constitute part of what will
be known in the future as Union Square,
into which will enter the new Louisiana
avenue now under construction in Union
Station plaza. Louisiana avenue will run
from Union Station cutting through new
territory for street to join Pennsyl-
vania avenue at Union Square, between
Third and Sixth streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
BEREA EX-TEACHER
BARES LACE PEDDLERS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEREA, KY. october 17.-"Berea
lace" something that DR.. w. j. Hutch
ms, president of the Mountain College,
says simply does not exist, resulted in
SITS fine being given several lace ped
oilers at Rockville, Ind, near Terre
Haute.
In announcing it today, DR.. Hutch
ms said woman tried to sell lace rep
resented as made by the Berea Fire
side Industries to Miss lone Chapman,
a former Berea teacher, now living in
Rockville. and the arrests followed
George r. Cavanaugh, assistant busi-
ness manager of Berea, went to Rock
vile to prosecute the case but since nc
sale actually had been made in that
case, members of the group were fined
the total of SITS on charges of ped
ding without a license.
"Berea pupils do not make lace" DR..
Hutchins said, but in the least year or
two have had some 20 letters from
different parts of the country indi-
eating that lace represented a. made
here Is being peddled.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
SHIMA WORKS DESPITE RICHES
LEFT BY MRS. MARY HENDERSON
Former Secretary Listed for
100000 Share, Gets
u. S. Job.
Serves Agriculture Dept
Rather Than Depend on
Request.

Jesse S. Shima, former secretary to
Mrs. Mary F. Henderson. has gone to
work for the United States Govern
ment.
The young japanese who received
100000 under Mrs. HenderSon'S last
will, has been employed as translator
of Chinese and japanese by the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry, Department of
Agriculture. 1t was said at the bu-
reau yesterday that he will remain there
indefinitely
Shima, of course, speaks and reads
his own tongue, but can only read Chi
nese. This is explained by the fact
that Chinese characters are similar to
the japanese. but the pronunciation is
altogether different.
Friends of Shima said he took the
post in the Department of Agriculture
because he is ambitious to succeed
through his own initiative and ability
and has no intention Of depending for
his livelihood on the bequest left by the
wealthy dowager.
In this connection, it was pointed out,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
HAVE
EXPORTS BALANCE
Study Shows Island Imports
to U. S. Are 1881, 194,OO
Less Than Shipments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A study of tariff and trade relations
showing the Philippines in 80 years
sent 1881, 1894, 900 more in commodities
to the United States than they took
out was made public Yesterday by tie
Tariff Commission.
In the same period however, the
islands had an unfavorable trade
balance of SIPS, 706,O 900 with the rest
of the world.
Since Philippine independence has
been closely associated with agitation
for American import duties on the
islands principal products, the COM
missions study. undertaken to inform
Congress of trade trends. probably will
be consulted often next Winter when
the Philippine question arises in
Congress.
From 1909 to 1880, the apparent
amount of duties waived by the United
States, the commission report showed,
was about sl9O,000.000, computed at
the special preferential rate on Cuban
sugar.
This waiver was greater than the
corresponding concession Of about
S174,025.000 made in the Philippines
on American goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
HALLOWEEN FETE
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Celebration Will Culminate in
Parade and Dance on
Constitution Avenue.

Final plans for the Districts gala
city-wide Halloween extravangaza were
announced last night by washington
civic leaders.
Declaring It's intention of making
this first city-wide celebration of this
ancient festival one long to be remem-
bered." the committee in charge of ar
rangementS revealed the pageant would
eliminate in great parade up Penn
sylvania avenue and a carnival and
dance on Constitution avenue.
Community Pageant.
A day which since the time Of the
Druids has held wondrous hold on
the imagination of people the world
over. Halloween in the National Capt.
tai this october is passing up the usual
casual. prankish celebrations in favor
Of a great community pageant.
In the parade will be floats and gayly
decorated automobiles intermingling
with bands and marchers in carnival
attire. Entries are coming in by the
hundreds, the committee announced.
and notification to each entrant as TO
definite details of parade formation and
location of units will be sent out as soon
as possible. Prizes for the most at
tractive floats have been donated by
Washington merchants.
Citizens Groups operate.
Among the entrants are the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association.
Rhode Island Avenue Parent-Teacher
Association, Logan Thomas Circle Citi-
zens' Association, all of which plan to
participate with deliberately designed
floats: the Burleith Citizens Associa-
ton, Sixteenth Street Heights Citizens
Association, Association of Oldest In
habitants and the Society of Natives,
whose plans are being kept secret.
The Mid-City Citizens Association.
sponsoring a whole mid-city section in
the parade. will have its own float
marchers and bands In the section
will be floats entered by Woodward &
Lothrop, Lansburgh and Bro, Hecht
Co.. Goldenberg's, New Center Market
Union Terminal Market. Peter j. Nee
Co. Call Carl, Inc. Kahn Optical Co..
Peoples Drug Store Co. and others
Elaborate plans are rapidly being per-
fected for this mid-city section by a
committee comprising A. j. Driscoll
president Samuel w. Cockrell, chair
man Halloween Pageant and Parade
Committee; Max T. Pines, vice chair
man, and Is other members of the citi-
Zens' association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
AVIATION EXHIBITION
RAISES JOBLESS FUND
Crowds in New York Brave Cold
Wind to See First Day of Thrills
and Famous Pilots.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 17-Aviation
did its stuff for the jobless today, piling
up thousands of dollars for relief funds
out wind blew other thousands away.
sudden cold spell held the attend
ance at a Touring aerial circus, one
of the greatest spectacles in the history
OF aviation here, down to about 10000
persons. The show continues tomorrow
Huddled in heavy overcoats at four
airports, the crowds roared approval as
airmen wearing fur-lined suits per-
formed stunts never seen in this section.
Among the spectators were Sir Hubert
Wilkins, Al Williams one-tima world
speed champion, who will show some of
his wares here tomorrow; Gen. James
E. Fechet. chief of the Army Air Corps:
Eddie Rickenbacker, Wiley Post and
Felix B. Du Pont and Mrs. Du Pont.
The Du Points few from Wilmington,
Del.
The American Clipper. biggest flying
boat ever built In America, was q fea-
ture, as was the DO-X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

composed Of sheets of paper folded only
once. A 'quarto' is a book or pam
phlet whose pages are of the size OF
the fourth of sheet, the name denot-
ing a shape broad in proportion to its
length rather than an exact size.
Roughly speaking, the Shakespeare To-
lios are large books and the quartoS
small, or at least smaller In size than
folios.
At the Folger Library some Of the
more precious volumes will never leave
the vaults prepared for their reception,
once they have been placed there.
Scholars may see these items, but they
may not take them from the room. In
the circumstances, photostatic copies
will be made for general use.
Adequate arrangements have been
made for guarding the Folger treasures.
For obvious reasons the details of these
arrangements will not be made public.
The library staff grimly declares that
no burglars need apply. Every library
is the objective of sneak thieves, but
the Folger staff takes its responsibility
with the utmost seriousness and they
have no intention of losing the books
committed to their care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
INQUEST ORDERED
IN EDWARDS DEATH
Police Ask Probe of Injury in Fight
and Jail Colored Man Named
as Assailant.

An inquest into the death Of Frank
Edwards, 81. of 80 Seaton street, who
died yesterday supposedly from a kid
ney infection. was ordered last night
when police learned he had been in
Jured in fight here recently.
Police arrested Robert Allen. colored.
80, of 120 Pierce street, who is said
to have struck Edwards on October 1
during an argument at Eleventh and
Pierce streets. Edwards. police said,
fell and struck his head against
curbStone.
Edwards was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital at the time, but police said
he gave a false name and refused
treatment. He later was treated by a
private physician, police reported. He
was admitted to Gallinger Hospital
Thursday and died there yesterday.
Physicians said his death was due to
a kidney infection.
An autopsy had already been or
dered yesterday after police received
erroneous information that Edwards
had figured in Alright in Philadelphia
several weeks ago. The autopsy will
be held today and the inquest tomor-
row morning at 1850 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
HOOVER AND FIRST LADY
SPONSOR v. F. w. JUBILEE
Dancing and Exhibitions to
Feature Armistice Day
Celebration.

The President and Mrs. Hoover have
given their names as sponsors of the
Armistice day jubilee of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars the evening of No
vember IL at the Washington Audi
forum. the proceeds to go to the relief
fund for disabled and destitute vet
erans
The celebration will be the first of
its kind in the Capital, with many
interesting features. The auditorium
will be converted into a Paris of 1918"
with dancing on the main floor and
various booths and exhibitions in the
numerous rooms in the auditorium
Tickets are now on sale for 81 each,
and there are number of boxes avail
able.
The event is sponsored by prominent
hosteSses of Army, Navy and Marine
Corps circles, as well as men outstand-
ing in public life.
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, U.
S. A., is director general of the jubilee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
SAYS JIBES AIMED
AT u. S. SECURITIES
McFadden Hits Talks of Lloyd
George, Shaw and Wells-Sees
Effort to Impair Confidence:

BY the Associated Press.
A charge of attempts abroad to i'm
pair confidence in American securities
was made yesterday by Representative
McFadden of Pennsylvania.
Speaking over the radio during the
National Grange hour, the chairman of
the last House Banking Committee said
he regretted statements made recently
by George Bernard Shaw. the Irish
Socialist; Lloyd George, former Eng
lish premier, and H. c. Wells, the his
toriar and writer
1T is hard to build up confidence,
but 1t is tremendously easy to break
down confidence" he said adding that
the American Government authorities
should take notice of such tactics.
which. he said, ARE being pursued, ap-
parently for the purpose of destroying
confidence abroad as we'll as in the
United States"