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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-15
The OverpOpulaied Arctic.
(New York Herald Tribune)


 News that joint Norwegan-Swedish expedi- tion will attempt to revisit White Island this sum- mer is exciting and distressing For it will set out in the hope of finding somewhere beneath the snow and ice a third Andree diary and thus of solving the still persisting mystery of how the Swede and his companions, thirty years ago, met their death The scientists who have bored over the journal en- must be a third diary somewhere; there is no evil dent for the sudden cessation of notatons soon after the three survivors of the big balloon had camped on the solid ground of White Island
 But the new expedition plans also to map the unmapped contours of White Island and that we regard as distressing Our own wild Western from tier ceased to exist more than half century ago. and Great American Desert" has been wiped off the maps; Africa is no longer the Dark Continent; Soviet railroad puffs into the heart of mpene- trable Turkestan, and tourist ships have destroyed the loneliness of Galapagos We respect the stout souls who attempted to scale the lofty HimalayaS; we have no doubt of the heroism of the Englishmen and Germans who spend lonely winters taking weather observations in the heart of Greenland's continental ice; but like to think that there are a few lonely, unmapped spots the earths surface which have never known the dissertation of tin can have never been crushed beneath the boot of a human being. When the Arctic has been thor oughly explored, when airplanes fly across it's wastes it will be something different from, some thing less than the superbly mysterious blank space on our maps which today is still marked with those most glorious of words: Unknown Territory"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-15

Mir Cooigde says the national wealth is 361 bil- lion Now if he only write that many words at a dollar each.- Cincinnati Enquirer) Was all that wealth valued before after the stock price crash?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-15

The Pennsylvania State College iias discovered that tobacco in limited quantities is good food for chicks It says they grow faster and healthier if fed tobacco but that too much tobacco will make them sick like it does small boys
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-15

| tribute to it's army of builders Off in the wilds he found Uncle Sam operating "a real railroad. , As Senator, he had voted for the project (now entailing a deficit oi S1 100000 annually and would dc ! so again, he said, under similar conditions. He did not subscribe , then or now, to the government ownership theory, but as private capital could not be interested there was no alternative and he had no apology to offer for his vote. He wished to see Alaska opened to settlement and industry, and this, clearly, was the best in- itial step toward that end. Of the ultimate success he had no doubt. President Wilson warmly advocat- ed the project and by authority of Congress, designated the route.
 Drink Question
 One evening, salIntering on deck, giving voice to passing thought, he touched the drink question without specifically mentioning the Eighteenth Amendment or Vol stead Act. He said he never cared for liquor, and. in public life, only conformed to custom in serving t. to friends. "But,' he added, q cut it out and as President, dis ,>apcad v-;+b i+ ap+;roIx, T., tb;e bo emulated William Howard Taft, who became total abstainer upon entering the White House. He served wine and cigars, but in dulged in neither. That was be- fore the days of Prohibition.
 The Henderson was provided with choicest Havanas and finest to- baccos. Occasionally, he whiffed a cigarette, but found chief solace in trusty pipe.
 His magnanimity, unaffected by party relationship, was illustrated in an incident he had previously narrated at Marion, during the campaign of 1920. A friend. a former employee, in whom he had implicit confidence, returning from service in camp and overseas, came to him, after the armistice, with the information that he had seen acres of automobiles and other un- used, leftover war materials ex- posed to the elements and going to wreck and ruin, somewhere in Maryland.
 "He was specific and reliable" said Harding, land I might have risen in my seat in the Senate and aired the scandalous waste and made a partisan noise about it."
 That was not his way. Instead, he called his car and went at once to the War Department and told the Secretary.
 When I am President" he ad- ded, and his election was then 3 foregone conclusion, T hope to be accorded equal fairness and con- sideration. If things go wrong, if be told. I shall ever be ready to correct them"
 It was such fine, manly, inher- ent traits of character that en- deared him to colleagues in the Senate and held partisan foes in restraint as the storm broke and things began to go wrong, coin cident to his last journey.
 When he chose me as Governor -an unsought choice to end 8 factional struggle for the post-I expressed the hope that he would visit Alaska during my term. He answered that this was his desire and he should certainly try tc come. Subsequently, in cores pondence, he was reminded of his tentative promise and he indicated that he was keeping it actively in mind. He hoped to make the trir in 1922, but a prolonged sessior
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-15

is probably not only the 1881 champion but that he is a better horse than Gallant Fox Zev-prob- ably the greatest three -year-old since Man O War
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-15

G. K Chesterton says American villages have no picturesque public inns Praps not but we've got to admit they have filling stations that look like the Tai Mahal-(Macon, Ga. Telegraph).
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Democrats Raped
For Tariff Policies

Democrats have been quick to
attack the Hawley-Smoot tariff
act. but slow to offer resolutions
in Congress for investigations to
lower specific rates, Representa-,
tive Bacharach CR). of New Jer'
sey, charged in a statement is.
sued through the Republican ma.
tiohal committee yesterday
A member of the House Ways
and Means Committee, which
originated the tariff act, Repre-
sentative Bacharach said that
only four of the Democratic Sena.
tors who voted against the tariff
act, and not one Democratic Rep.
reSentative have moved to invoke
the flexible clause to reduce the
"iniquitous rates."
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
CLUB TO HOLD PICNIC

The annual picnic Of the
American Association Of Univer-
sity Women will be held at S
D. m. tomorrow at the country
home of DR.. Louise Taylor Jones.
"Sylvias Dream" a play written
for the occasion by DR.. Anna M.
Ketcham, will be presented.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
DR.. Keyes Speaks
To Hygienists Today

The annual meeting and lunch
con of the Social Hygiene Society
of the District Of Columbia was
held today, with DR.. Edward
L. Keyes, of New York, president
of the American Social Hygiene
Association. as chief speaker.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
TACKLE F ELL s
FUGITIVE

Training that Policeman J. H.
Compton, of the Park Police, re.
ceived while football player at
the University of Maryland,
served him in good stead last
night when he brought down a
fugitive with a flying tackle.
Inc chase started when an au-
tomobile struck two pedestrians
near the Willard Hotel.
Traffic Policeman w. r. Green.
fleld on duty at the intersection
oroered the driver to halt, but he
ignored the command and fled
down Fourteenth Street.
Patrolman Greenfield comman.
oeered a taxicab and was later
Joined in the chase by Compton
and Detective H. D. Robey.
Several shots were fired from
the pursued car which turned in
TO the Smithsonian grounds,
Where the driver leaped from the
machine. Robey covered three
OF the occupants while Compton
Ielled the fourth with a flying
The men arrested gave their
names as Mack Caldwell. 20. of
Sl4 Fourth st. N. W.; Ted HOWE,
e, 938 @ st. S. W.; Horace
Bryant, 50, of Alexandria, and
Robert Tyley, %, of Charlotte. N.
C., all colored.
The Washington times., 1931-05-22

MIO-cITYITES TO MEET
The Mid-City Citizens Associa.
tlon will meet Monday evening at
thomson Community Center.
Twelfth and L SITS. N. w. at
o'clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
COLONEL 0LMSTEAD
 AND PARTY GO RUSSIAN
 RIVER F0R RA|Nb0Ws

Col. Dawson Olmstead, Signal Corp head U. S. Army, altered his plans Wednesday and instead of waiting over a day for a train to Seward, boarded a plane and flew here last evening.
 Pilot Barnhill, Pacific Inter national Airways of Alaska 'Ace,' who brought Colonel OlmStead over, continued on to Cordova.
 This afternoon, in company with pr. A. D. Haverstock, H. S. Balderston, banker; Leon Urbach, president of the Seward Chamber of Commerce and A. D. Balder- ston, city official, Colonel Olm- stead departed for Lake Kenai en- route to Russian River where few days will be spent on the fa- nous trout stream pulling in Rainbows. The party will return in ample time for the Colonel to board the Cableship Dellwood for Cook Inlet.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
CORDOVAN KILLED

William Wade, of Cordova, was killed in that city recently by the accidental discharge of rifle in his own hands, reports the Cor dova Times. It is believed that he was preparing to clean the gun which was in a closet when some how he either caught the trigger or struck the stock. on the floor causing it to be discharged and the bullet entering his right tenn pie.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

Space does not permit here in telling in detail about Alaska coa the fisheries and timber but those interest ed may obtain data from either The Gateway the Seward Chamber of Commerce. Suffice it to say to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Alaska coa good as any you have been burning in California, ka Railroad Some declare Alaska coal is better grade
 Alaska, 590884 sq. miles in area, nearly twice the size of the 13 original States of the Union embracing territory than England Ireland Scotland Sweden, Norway and Finland combined is today of the great est treasure vaults of potential natural in the world-if not the greatest.
 Los Angeles golfers-Let this be your jou1neys-end today and play few rounds Stewards nine hole course; then, when you return home you'll have some thing to brag about
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
A CALIFORNIA LINK

There is nothing conceive swift, cer- Its possibilities leap far beyond poor imagination. We fondle cherished dream the thought that ere long will be driving along its reaches to California and arguing with traffic cops along the route, and possibly stopping over in British Columbia for some liquor refreshments. And how!
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
STRONG HOOP TEAM

Although eight lettermen were graduated this year, Coach Willis Hathaway, Ketchikan high school director of athletics, predicts that next years basketball team will be almost as strong as his 1881 ag- gregation - recognized as one of the two outstanding teams in the Territory of Alaska, reports the Tribune.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
HOSPITAL HALF READY

The new $10,0C0 hospital being erected at Craig, for the accom- modation of those in need of med ical aid on west coast of Prince of Wales Island, is more than half completed and will be ready for the reception of patients by July l, according to the Ktechikan Tri- bune.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
KETCHIKAN YACHT CLUB

The Ktechikan Yacht club is a reality. When anyone sees neat picture of or an emblem of sail boat with the initials K. Y. c. in the center that means it's owner is a member in good standing of the Ktechikan Yacht club, says the Chronicle.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
BOOST GOLD PRODUCTION

SHANGHAI, June IS. (P)-The Chinese government is making a special effort to develop mineral resources of the country, placing emphasis on gold production.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
4th OF JULY PRIZES

Brown & Hawkins will give the following prizes to winners of the Annual Fourth of July Marathon Mountain race: 1st prize-One pair of Florsheim Shoes; 2nd prize One Hardeman Hat; 3rd prize One S2.00 Cheney Necktie
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

Commissioner E. E. Chamber lain, Seward property owner and former resident, when he returned to McGrath, brought back with him a new car, says the Chitina Weekly.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
BIG OPIUM SALES HAMPERED

GENEVA, June IS, R-Protest- aroused in the United States, hay. broken temporarily the proposed plans of China to establish a gov ernment monoply to sell opium for smoking purposes. China stated that she expected to realize $780, 100000 annually from the sales.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

PHOTO FINISHING-ENLARGING
 Ten hour service. Rolls of film brought in before 10 a. Ill. out at 8 p. m. same day. ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18
VISIT IS TOO BRIEF

There are many names eminent in the business and financial world of California appearing in the listing of the personnel of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce excursion party due arrive in Seward tonight we'll as many other prominent folk from the sun-kissed Southland, and to and al Seward citizens extend since re and cordial welcome
 The only regret expressed is that their time will be so limited prohibiting Sewardtes from indulging in the desire to become better acquainted and to inform the distinguished visitors at first hand about this great and marvellous land of Alaska
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

Todays 1o-page paper is published solely for the purpose of assisting Ernest Walker Sawyer Secretary Wiburs personal representative with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce excursion party in setting Alas and statistics compiled herein after many hours of centrated eort may be of value to visitors and that The Gateway's small effort in this manner will please MT. Sawyer
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

Aside from the thousands of hunters, traders and trappers active in the Alaska field the Territory has 544 3roducing fur fars-blue silver black, cross, red and white fox mink, beaver, muskrat, marten lynx, rabbit enne and land otter The average annual trade amounts to approximately S40000O0, not including fur seals from the Pibof Islands. How does that sound, Los Angeles?
Seward daily gateway., 1931-06-18

In the early days of Alaska, California enjoyed 99 per cent of the Territorys business The Orient and other foreign lands, however, occupied Caifornias at tenton and before many years rolled by the bulk of the was lost to the State of Washington. What Ca ifornia has lost be best estimated by study of the statement published elsewhere in these columns Cafor
 mia should again become interested in Alaska always did like you.
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about 600 from this country. The larg-
est groups are coming from Great Brit
ain. France and Germany. with the
firSt-named sending about so, and the
last two 40 each.
Silas II. Strswn Of Chicago vice
president of the Interns tional Cham
Der for the United States, is chairman
of the American committee directing
the participation in the congress of
this country's representatives, who in
clude leaders from every phase of bust
ness. The foreign representation will
be equally as notable.
Because of the several Languages of
the delegates, a special corps Of inter-
prefers will be assigned at each meet
ing to translate the speeches. This
plan will be worked out by the use
Of head sets, at which the delegates
may sit to hear in whatever language
they choose.
After the opening session at Consti-
tuition Hall, the congress will be trans
ferred to the building of the Chamber
OF Commerce of the United States for
the rest Of the meetings.
A number OF entertainment features
have been arranged for the visitors.
The annual banquet will be THURSDAY
night.
The council. which is the governing
body Of the chamber will meet at 5
o'clock this afternoon to 60 over final
plans for the congress.
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great numbers, is as far apart from the
rightful expression Of American indi-
vidualism as the two poles. The will
O-the-w4sp OF autocracy in any form
IS that 1t supposes that the good Lord
endowed a special few with all the d.
vine attributes. 1t contemplates one
human animal dealing TO other human
animals his Just share of earth, OF
glory and OF immortality. The proof
cf the futility of these ideas in the
development OF the world does not lie
along in the grim failure Of Germany,
but 1t lies in the damage to our moral
and social fabric from those who have
sought economic domination in Amer
lea, whether employer or employe.
we in America have had too much
experience OF life TO fool ourselves into
pretending that all men are equal in
ability, in character, in intelligence, in
ambition. That was part Of the clap
trap OF the French revolution. We
have grown TO understand that all we
can hope to assure to the individual
through government is liberty. justice,
intellectual welfare, equality OF oppor-
tunity and stimulation to service"
Stimulation TO service" In this
phrase Is found the key to the develop
ment which the indiyidualist sees all
about him in America, and which en-
courages him to take up the challenge
issued by the advocates of paternalism.
(Copyright. 1881, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
.CAPONE SOUGHT
in CANISTER DEATH
Charred Body Found Near
Chicago Identified as mike
de Pike" HeitIer.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 2.-"Scarface Az
Capone, gangster and Chicago public
enemy No. l." was hunted by the po-
lice unsuccessfully today in connection
with the finding near suburban Bar
rington of a charred body. tentatively
identified as Mike de Pike" Heitler,
old-time hoodlum.
Notice that Capone was sought was
widely heralded. and he evidently went
into hiding. He had been openly ap-
pearing until yesterday. Several allies
OF Capone were caught.
Habeas Action Vain.
Chief of these allies still held in Jail
despite ha0cas corpus attempts Tor
freedom are "Dago Lawrence" Mangano,
a public enemy and Tony Acaordo
bodyguard de luxe TO such ganglano
leaders are Johnny Torrio, the late Big
Jim" Colosimo and Capone.
Mangano was arrested at his home
and Accardo was taken with some
minor hoodlums at the Club Floridan.
At the Lexington Hotel, where police
always search first for Capone gang
sters, were found Tony Capezio, one
time manager of the notorious Circus
Cafe; Lewis Russo, named by Chief In
vestigator Pat Roche as younger brother
Of Machine Gun Jack" McGurn; Fred
Rossi and Phil Dandrea.
Fails Court Appearance.
Search for Mike de Pike" was insti-
gated by his failure to appear in court
on perjury and vagrancy charges,
Roche and Coleman Dutch" Heitler
a brother. identified the charred body
after II was found in a burned ice house
northwest of Chicago. No direct con.
nection of Capone with the supposed
IL htfr jV%ar nf
nounced. but It was limited that some
activity Of the latter had offended the
overload of gangdom.
While Roches raiders were still al
work Federal agents broke into the
Breakfast Club, near North Side Gaba-
ret. Liquors and furnishings valued al
$4,000 were seized. In an apartment
upstairs John McGovern, reputed owner
was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
TWO BANDITS HELD
IN Fooled ROBBERY
Youths, Surprised in Looting
Gas Station, to Face Quiz
in Postal Case.

Surprised as they were binding the
manager of a gasoline station whom
they had Just held up at the point of
a revolver, two bandits were arrested
and held at the fourteenth precinct
police station early today. They will
be questioned in connection with the
robbery of the post Office station in
the old st. James Hotel. 434 Pennsyl-
vania avenue last Thursday.
The men, Richard L. Miller. ~ wears
old, Of 1881 Thirty-fifth street. and Lee
B. Leamon, % years old. of 2l09 F
street, were arrested by Policeman War
rem D. Wyant of the fourteenth pre-
cinct.
Policeman Walked BY.
The policeman was walking past the
gasoline station at Wisconsin avenue
and Windon place, when he heard a
noise in the ONCE. Looking through
the window, he saw two men trusting
the manager, Clarence j. Muse, 2l0
Ninth street northeast, with a rope.
AS Wyant entered the ONCE one Of the
men threw q pistol on the floor. Both
he and his companion surrendered
peacefully.
Bandit Had SIS.
The men were taken to the police sta
ton, where they were held for investi-
CATION. Leamon Is said to have had SIS
in his pockets.
Muse told Wyant he was alone in the
office when the robbers entered. One
of them covered him with a gun, he
said, while the other obtained a length
of rope from the rear of the gasoline
station and proceeded to bind him.
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CANNON'S TRIAL
CALLED RIDICULOUS
Rev. F. ]. Prettyman, One of
AcCuSers, Says Church
Is Still in Dark.
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continue to follow the regular order"
Bishop S. r. Hay, San Antonio, Tex,
next in order Of seniority as; a bishop,
consequently succeeded to the presi-
dency.
Bishop Cannon's statement was placed
before the college Immediately after 1t
received the Cannon petitions. which
were % in number. Seventeen of the
% were copies of a circular letter
which Bishop John NJ. Moore, college
secretary, said originated in Virginia
The other five were letters or kilograms
from individuals.
The circular letter said:
Thousands of laymen throughout
our church are much exercised over the
Cannon case and in the light of re-
ports that are current, do not feel that
Bishop Cannon has been indicated or
that the church has been relieved of
very serious embarrassment.
The least that could be asked of
Bishop Cannon under these circum-
stances is that for the good and peace
of the church he resign his office"
A number of communications indors-
ing Bishop Cannon's record were re-
ceived along with the others.
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POsTPONEMENT REFUSED.
Senate Hearing on Cannon Expenses
to Occur Wednesday.

Senate Hearing on Cannon Expenses
to Occur Wednesday.
By the Associated Press.
Efforts of Bishop James Cannon. jr.,
to obtain a postponement of next We'd
nesday's hearing by the Senate Cam
paign Funds Committee on his 1928
anti-Smith campaign expenditures met
with failure yesterday.
Chairman Nye announced the meet
ing would be held with or without the
presence Of the Southern Methodist
churchman. The chairman made public
correspondence with the bishop, in
which the latter said it was important
that he attend the sessions Of the Gen
eral Board of Missions of the Methodist
Church at Nashville next week and
asked that the committee meeting be
delayed day or two.
Replying, Senator Nye said the COM
mittee felt the bishops presence would
not be required at the hearing that 1t
would forward a transcript OF the pro-
ceedingS to him, and that Wednesday
was the only date satisfactory to all
committeeman.
The committee is investigating the
disposition of $65,300 turned over to
E. Smith in Virginia. Bishop Cannon
has protested to the committee that 1t
lacked authority to proceed.
Writing Nye from Louisville, Bishop
Cannon expressed surprise the hearing
dale was one on which he said he had
previously informed the chairman he
had another important engagement.
You can well understand" he wrote,
that in matter affecting me person.
ally as seriously as this investigation
does. it is to be expected that I should
be present to hear everything that is
said"