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Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25
TERRITORIAL TAX
 INCREASES LIKELY

That there will be some in- crease in Territorial tax rates by the present Alaska Legis- lature is indicated in recent re- ports from Juneau. Although it is likely that the burden of such increases will most likely fall on the fisheries, signs are not wanting that other indus tries, and also individuals, may find themselves compelled to carry increased tax burdens if the plans of some of the leg islators go through.
 Tax increase measures for revenue purposes so far intro duced include a $5 a year tax on individuals, except soldiers, sailors, volunteer firemen and various others, for the relief of indigents; a $5 tax on autos and motorcycles delivered in the Territory, additional taxes on fish traps, mines and other industries.
 Up to April 17, a total of 112 bills had been introduced in the House, in addition to 70 in the Senate. This is said to be a record for the first three fourths of a legislative period.
 Recently introduced general measures of importance ln- clude two House bills concern ing the eight-hour employment question one of which covers hydraulic and dredging, the other providing a general g. hour day for industries other than agriculture, dairying and HOuSGilOlu lllQuSlI lcS.
 Another bill designed to pro- tect the lumber industry in- troduced by Rep. Ziegler would place an excise tax of 12 cents per case on all food products packed in the Ter ritory and shipped in fibre board containers.
 A bill by Senator Lomen pro- vides that all labor engaged on public works in Alaska must be paid the going wage for similar employment on private projects.
 A bill appropriating S2,5O0 for the continuation of cooper ative mining Investigations has been offered by Representa- i've Hellerich and Senator 5undquist has introduced measure continuing aid to prospectors.
 Representative Johnson, of Ketchikan, has introduced a measure regulating motor ve- hicle traffic and Senator Dia- mond has presented a bill re- pealing the mining law limit ing the stalking of placer claims and requiring annual assessment work on unpatent- ed mining claims, including the year of location.
 Bills providing for commits sions for a territorial tax sur vey, to draft plans for the re- construction of the Pioneers Home, and to study conditions affecting dependent and de- linquent children, have also been introduced.
 A bill introduced by Rep. Johnstone would increase the allowance of Alaska pensions from $50 to $40 for women and $45 a month for men.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25
B. c. SILVER REPORTS PROGRESS

B. c. SILVER REPORTS PROGRESS
 The following official repor. of B. C. Silver development ir February, was issued by the Selukwe Company headquart CTS in London on April 2.
 All work confined to 6 level 6 sublevel and 3 sublevel.
 Six level; 654 drift con tinued further 28 it. on E. ore body, north east of No. 2 shafl in favorable country, Best 5 it. sample assayed SIS.
 Six sublevel: 631 drift, north easterly drive on oreZone be- tween 5 and 6 levels continued Advanced 50 it., all in well mineralized country. Two 5 fit back samples assayed $63.76 and $54.28 respectively. Low values found throughout bal ance of heading. Some cross cutting also done to determine limits of zone.
 Three sublevel: 331 drift. southwesterly drift on orezone above Main 3 level, advanced 23 it., all in favorable silicified country showing some good values.
 Total development 125 fit.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25

Hans G. Mross, we'll known Texas Creek prospector, and claim-owner, returned Sunday from the States to look after his local mining interests. MT. Mross plans to remain here during the greater part of the summer.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25
MCDONALD CONVICTED OF
 K N n x N MURDE

Bert Mcdonald was found guilty of the murder of George P. Marshall, aged Ketchikan fish buyer, by the trial jury in the district court at Ketchikan Friday, according to Se- attle radio reports received last even ing.
 Mcdonald was sentenc ed immedi- ately to serve a life term in the pen itentiary.
 Luke S. May, famous Seattle crim- inologist, was the chief witness against Mcdonald.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25
w O f e Indicted On
 Swi ind le C h. arges

Conrad Wolfe promoter of the Cantu Mining Company, former controller of the Cantu property on the east slopes of Cantu Mountain in the upper Salmon basin, was arrested in New York City April 13 under federal grand jury indictment charging him with fraud in connection with his promotion of the Cantu company, accord ing to a New York press re- port.
 The specific charge against Wolfe is fraudulent use of the mails. The report says Wolfe, who is widely known in West ern mining circles as the de, veloper of the United Copper mine at CheWelah, induced { number of people to invest in the local development project by promising a return of thei, money with 10 per cent. in terest at the end of the yeal if they were not satisfied. He is said to have obtained more than $150,000 from investor. n Seattle and other points in Western Washington. Wolfe was arrested and later releas ed after posting a S5,000 bond
 The indicted promoter ob- tained control of the Can't property, one of the mos promising in the upper Salmon valley, something over two years ago, but, beyond a small amount of work last year, has done nothing to develop the ground.
 It is understood that influ ential Seattle stockholder: have undertaken to straighter out the affairs of the Cantu company with a view to under taking luther development.
 Although several local peo- pie were induced by Wolfle t( become officials of the Cantu company at the time of it's or. ganiZation, they were not cog, niZant of the Irregularities with which he is charged, as Wolfle personally conducted all the company business iron a Seattle office, generally without advising his associate officers regarding his promo. ton methods.
 That none of the other di rectors are held responsible fCl the alleged frauds is shown by the government making Vol file the only defendant.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25

Two new Ford trucks of the double wheel type arrived on the Zapora for the Bureau of Public roads. The trucks were consigned to the Hyder Mac hine Shop, local Ford agents.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25
CONTINUANCE OF DEPRESSION CAUSES
 NEW CONCERN \

Continuance of the great business and industrial depres- sion despite the recent snug predictions of the financial overlords that prosperity was just around the corner," is causing renewed concern and the outside press is once more being flooded with theories and suggested remedies. Re- cent Washington reports indi- cate that the situation is pre- occupying political and busi- ness circles in the capitol to the. exclusion of every ques- tion, including prohibition.
 The result is new flood of palaver which in the main means little or nothing in so far as any definite conclusions are concerned. As one writer puts it, no one seems to know what is the matter or what to do abut it. The economists are divided into two and twenty jarring sects, he says, but in general way there are two school of thought. The first be- lieves the depression does not arise entirely from the same circumstances attending sinli- las periods in the past, that it contains a new element and may be the forerunner of a new series of depdessions.
 The second school is said to consider that the situation is simply a part of the business cycle resulting from such con- ditions as overproduction, con- centration of gold, the fall in the price of silver, and a com- bination of other circumstance es, political as we'll as econom- ic. The only points they are all agreed upon are the obvi- ous facts, which even the man on the street can see, that there is overproduction and underconsumption and much distress, not only in the United States but all over the world. In their great wisdom they al- so concede that there is either something wrong with the ma- chinery that produces, distrib- utes and consumes, or it is fun ctioning under bad conditions. Which, facts, by the way, most everyone else can discern with out straining their eyes or ur- duly agitating their mental machinery.
 Remedies are proposed by both schools ranging from shorter hours and higher wag- es to schemes for inducing the United States and other coun- tries with a large gold surplus to distribute it among those which have little or none Others contend, although these appear to be a decided minor ity, that lower wages are es- sential to a restoration of the economic balance. Some pro- fess to see as a fundamental cause of condition a dispropor- tionate distribution of wealth between capital and labor as a result of vastly increased en- ployment of machinery and modern methods, with a re- sultant of elimination of the necessity for many hands.
 Those who are particularly interested in Oriental markets, which has suffered greatly from the silver decline, are of one opinion that international stabilization of silver prices would be the panacea. Still another school suggests that l prnduoorc limit productiOo hy
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-04-25

agreement to check over-pro- duction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

phenSon, owners and builders; Joseph
Younger, architect: to erect one 8-story
brick and concrete apartment-hotel
(2.029 rooms-441 apartments). $3.50
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
REALTY METHODS
TO Be DISCUSSED
Two National Association
Representatives to Address
Sales Conference.
New methods and ideas developed in

New methods and ideas developed in
modern real estate practice will be
discussed by two official representa-
tives of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards at a sales confer
ence to be held for Washington and
Virginia realtors next Friday at the
Willard Hotel, it was announced today
by John A. Petty, secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board.
Guy w. Ellis. past president of the
Detroit Real Estate Board, and Paul
E. Stark, past president of the realtors
organization of Madison, Wis, who are
associated with the national body of
realtors in reSeaSch and educational
work, will conduct the conference.
Two sessions will be held, one at 2
o'clock in the afternoon and the other
at 8 pm. Screen demonstrations will
be employed during the discussions in
illustrating the practical use of photo
graphs, maps, charts and diagrams in
the preparation of sales presentations
The visiting officials of the national
association have just started on a tour
of the eastern part of the country
which will include conferences with
realtor groups in all of the major
cities of the Atlantic seaboard prior
to the annual realtors convention, to
be held in Baltimore in May.
A special committee appointed to
handle the arrangements follows: Ben
T. Webster, chairman; M. p. Candy
j. Edward Schwab, j. A. McKeever
J. S. Eaton, j. Rupert Mohler. H. Cliff
ford Bangs, Morris Cafritz, Thomas E.
FARRELL, j. Dallas Grady and Carl G.
Rosinski
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

$780,, 1892 in Week.
Meanwhile private building op-
erations having a total estimated
construction cost of 1907, 1892
were approved during the past
week by the District building in
Spector, Col. John w. Oehmann.
This list included the Kennedy-War-
{ren Hotel project, which was started a
little more than two months ago under
preliminary permits; plans for the
S350,000 apartment building to be erect.
ed by Baer & ScholZ at Twenty-first and
Pennsylvania avenue, and permits for
the building of 80 private dwellings of
various claSSifications.
Permits issued included the following:
Kennedy-Warren, Inc, by Guy B. Ste
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
BILLBOARD BAN SOUGHT

Complete removal of billboards from
along arteries of travel is asked in a
resolution adopted by the Minnesota
chapter Of the American Institute of
Architects.
The chapter urges that proper au-
thorities take vigorous action" as a
measure of safety and cultural we'll
being.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
Owning Building Washington and Suburbs
BUILDING IN TWO MONTHS
EXCEEDS PERIOD IN 1880
January and February Figures Total Sc, ,Ol5,
Which Is 81, 578,675 More Than
Last Year.

OPPRESSION unemployment to the contrary private build
ing construction officially auhozed in the District during the
month amounted to $159315 bringing the total
first two months of this year $6976O15 increase Of
the first months of $780,
parties in the month
estimated amounting $40245
February, 1890.
the total the
necut Kngle Valley costing exclusive
in theI for the tnonth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

TIME huge smokestacks of the old
downtown power plant of the
Potomac Electric Power Co.,
Il which for many years have
reared their columns high
above the early Federal developments
in the Mall, are destined shortly to
come down with crash, signalling a
new milestone passed in the creation Of
a new and finer National Capital.
Contract recently was let for the clear
ing of the site of the new Department
of Labor Building, which will front on
Constitution avenue and Fourteenth
street, which will mark the passing Of
both the old power plant and the adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

Went to Other Sections.
Many Federal and city con-
struction programs throughout
the country have been started
since the advent of the depression,
in order to provide for increased
employment and to stimulate
business conditions by placing
large sums in circulation.
It developed, however, that local con-
tractors bidding on work, being forced
to adhere to local wage scales, lost out
to contractors from other sections OF
the country, who imported cheaper
labor, which enabled them to underbld
the local contractors. Thus, it was con-
tended. local tax funds CT this and
other communities, designed to be spent
for. projects so as to boost local, resi-
dent employment, actually was going TO
laborers from other sections.
This situation during the past year
brought vigorous complaints from WASH
ington labor, contractors and other
business leaders, who organized the
in-Washington Council, which pro-
tested against the awarding of contracts
for District public buildings to North
Carolina contractor, who employed
North Carolina labor, imported for the
purpose.
The District government was helpless
In the matter, however, until the new
law was passed, due TO the legal neces-
sity of awarding the work to the low
est responsible bidder.
Effective in 80 Days.
President Hoover signed the Davis
measure March 3 after it had been
passed in the closing hours OF the
Seventy-first Congress and the law be-
comes effective 80 days after its enact
ment.
Labor leaders have expressed fears
that the law would not accomplish the
purpose set forth, because it carried no
uenalty clause, but some legal officials
are of the opinion that the Treasury
Department will have full power of en-
forcement. It is pointed out that If the
contractor violates the law requiring
local wage scales to be paid to mechan-
ics the successful bidders contract
might be Yoided, or payments on the
contract might be withheld.
If this proves to be the case the new
law will be a boon to local labor and
subsequently will serve to strengthen
local business conditions, since nom
local contractors bidding for local build
ing projects will have to estimate their
costs as to labor on the same basis as
local contractors submitting bids.
The report of the Committee on
Manufactures Of the Senate pointed out
ITyo,1 fiy,I,ad on Third PAGE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
TREASURY OFFICIALS ACT
TO ENFORCE DAVIS LAW
Payment of the Prevailing Local Wages on
Government Projects TO Be Required
After April 3.
BY DON S. WARREN.

treasury officials moved this week to put into
Davis act effective April 3, which
requires erecting Federal and District public
prevailing local scale law
signed protect resident labor and contractors from cuate @
building organizations
officials of the Treasury which has charge OF the
Federal elsewhere
draft for carrying out provisions OF this law and to
provisions.
Senator Davis former Secretary of Labor
believed
building mechanics
on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
Indy Apartments Sold.

The Indy Apartments, at 1922 Four
tenth street, two-story brick struc-
ture having wide frontages on Four
tenth and Varnum streets, has been
purchased by John Berlin from Eliza
beth La CroiX, 1t was announced today
by H. Grady Gore e. Co., which han
died the transaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
WRECKERS TO START CLEARING
SITE OF LABOR BUILDING SOON

joining large Office building of the
power company.
The wreckers, probably within week,
will start the razing of the garage build
ing and service shops between Thir-
teenth and Thirteen-an-a-hal street
and the vacated power substation. The
contracting concern is paying the Gov
eminent more than $4,000 for this job
in return for the salvage of old ma
chinery in the plant.
The power company, to replace the
loss of these properties, has built an
enlarged power plant elsewhere and
later this month will move its business
Continued on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
THE GORILLA WHOSE HAND is SHOWN ABOVE
TWO HANDS. TWO THUMBS

The picture above published in the magazine Natural
History and illustrating admirably what science calls evou
tion shows the right the hand of huge gorilla Beside
is the hand of an adult African native.
The lower picture this column shows the gorilla to which
that strangeyshaped hand belonged The gorilla dead Is
with three white Mr.. Raven Dr. McGregor and Dr.
Gregory, holding him up for the photographer
The hand on that of who has been think
ing at least in primitive way The hand the right in
fntey powerful that OF gorilla that has NOT done
any thinking The difference between thinking and NOT
thinking is shown in THE THUMB of the two hands
All that the gorilla requires fingers thumbs is that
they provide him with hook hang around the branch OF
IA tree or to grasp club in walking
The little stump of thumb the gorilla hand salts
factory far as he is concerned While the gorilla has re-
tanned the low forehead that you in this picture the
developed though powerful hand and the microscopic thumb
his human socaed cousins have developed bigger thumb
able to work with each of the four fingers.
That Developments due to the fact that the owner OF the
human thumb is THINKING being
And his thinking has increased the necessity OF more
highly developed thumb has increased The thumb its fex
bty capacity and usefulness have all with
the owners mental processes.
Men first fastened sharp fnts the ends of sticks. They
needed skill hand the thumb work with the
fingers for that
They heavy clumsy ances and needed long thumb
put side of the lance to the four
fingers the other side
They invented a bow and arrow and needed strong
flexible thumb to hold the against the bowrng and
pull it back with great force for shooting and killing
Music the innumerable instruments and better
thumb needed for playing on those Instruments
All this scientists call Evolution They tell you that your
better than that Of this gorilla and expression about as
ugly
They tell you that thumb your small hand far bigger
than that of any gorilla with his huge is the result OF
thought
You do not have to believe that you will look these
pictures with interest you will THINK about them and posi-
bly, you think your thumb will grow. There is doubt
that thinking influences the size of the strong will
influences the chin
The Washington times., 1931-06-08
WarrantleSs Vice Raids
Keep 'em Going

The flocs of loophoes and technicae in District laws
favor criminals just they do in other Jurisdictions They
are probably here than in other places
but there the consolation that when policemen walk in
Or bunder into place that undoubtedly of vice. with
ont due warrants and with evidence of vice they
not likely to encounter Jail sentences therefor.
We may have judges who might resort to contempt pro-
seedlings against policemen and detectives who agranty
step the bounds of justice but pretty safe say that
estng crime conditions here apparent judges
and prosecuting officers to everybody else and that police
men guilty Of the of stepping legal technicae
are not going to be severely punished.
that should happen with policemen who have delivered
the goods the chances that this city will stand ready
TO pin medals them
Turning down policemen need be
harassng by all rghful those establishments that
clearly breeders Of vice and crime but against which is
most difficult to pin sufficient open and shut evidence to
secure warrants for raiding
Policemen ought know the difference between dangerous
dens and private residences not given wrong doing There
& need for them to make grievous mistakes Let them
keep the bad eggs Of Washington busy defending themselves
IN courts and conditions here will clear up wonderfully in
short time.
The statement that the lid is on most gambling and
booeggng joints here ample evidence that their
ore taking waiting for the courts to up
bold techncaes that favor them They will keep the lids
bn long time however if the police find to
raid them and let the courts pass these
The Washington times., 1931-06-08

of great intellects has been ex-
erted to find ways and circum-
vent the rule Of the people.
But it is not true that when
the people are aroused they
cannot act under our present
forms.
Prof. Raymond Moley, who
prepared a chart for Judge Sea-
bury. has told some of the on
coming generation, graduating
from college, that there is
room for cyniciSm about de-
mocracy. This is the sort of
thing that contributes to the
cynicism. Some of his obser-
vations are sound and some Of
his criticisms proper. It is all
too true that the masses of the
people stupidity sleep upon their
rights most of the time.
If, under a democracy, the
masses were really using their
heads, politicians would not be
saying that the power and
utility issue would not interest
the people.
The idea that the child has
no business thinking about poll
tics is absurd, and disastrous to
our democratic system; politics
is his business in a democracy.
It is a business that affects his
rights, his liberties, his oppor-
tunities in life, and his station
in society, and there is no more
important business. It is be-
cause he grows up and neglects
his business, while those who
profit, by depriving him of his
rights and opportunities, look
after theirs, that were are fail
ing, as DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler says, in realizing the JEFF
fersonian concept of govern
ment and democracy.
The power issue is distinctly
the business Of the people. Will
they make it such? It is their
feast or funeral.