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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21
REPUBLICANS ATTACKING HIGH
 TARIFF.

Julius H. Barnes Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Chamber of Com merce for three years President of that organiza- tion, one of Americas leading business men, for many years among other things of the principal wheat exporters of the country, Republican in politics declared in his speech at the Atlantic City meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce that the thing that would do most to restore prosperity in the United States would be radical reductions of the Smoot- -Hawley tariff schedules Gen w. w. Atterbury, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Republican National Committeeman from Pennsylvania until his recent resignation and Bertrand H. Shell. New York Congressman, one of the Republican House leaders and member of the Committee on Rules, and other Republicans have similarly denounced the monstrous tariff law as among the most serious contributors to the present depression.
 These cause to recall that the New York Herald Tribune and Chicago Tribune, the two largest Republican newspapers in the country, ed President Hoover and Congress, when it was pending, that if the Hawley Shoot tariff bill were enacted it would that the Republicans would lose control of the Government because business disaster would certainly follow. After it was passed more than thousand of the leading economists of the country pettioned President Hoover to veto it.
 is discriminating against the United States in pur- chasing Peoples buy from those who do not refuse to buy from them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21
AMERICAS GOLD SUPPLY GROWING

Notwithstanding diminishing exports there was never time in history when there was so much gold in the United States now. According to the Boston News Bureau the Federal Reserves total gold reserves reached the new high point of S3,- TIA 7o9 900 on May l. This surpasses by s7,182,o0O the previous peak of July 23 1924 It is an increase of Sl1 886O 900 in a week, reflecting more millions received from France and Argentina. There is an increase of no less than $102000000 within the past twelve months.
 That Reserve System gold hoard far outweighs any other large holding by central bank. It ex- ceeds by $950OOOOOO the gold store of that other large accumlator the Bank of France It is four and one-third times large as the Bank of Eng lands $736,000,000.
 Likewise this country's monetary gold stock mas been steadily soaring to new heights. At S4,72l,- 100000 it was about S50O00000 higher than at the beginning of March with each intervening week showing some accession And the top figure has not yet been formally recorded since about Sl5,- 50O0OO gold just arrived from France was not counted in
 How that monetary stock has climbed under the influence of and postwar factors may be appreciated by the contrast of the present new high of $4 721 100000 with the fact that the total did not cross s3oOOOOooOo until 1923, S2,ooO,- o0O0Oo until 1916 and had risen in the interim only gradually from billion in 1900 Its recent previous peak in 1927 was little under $4,600 100000
 We may expect to hear new chorus of com plaint, chiefly British about "maldistribution" of the worlds gold with ourselves the chief offender, now that France has lately been sending us con- siderable gold-that we don't need want
 This vast increase in the gold supply has been in the face of the extremely low redscount rates which have discouraged sending money here for investment. Much of it is returns from previous foreign investments including American branch Sac- tories in foreign countries.
 While the flow of gold to the United States is larger than the demands of business make neces- sary, some experts give it and the low discount rates credit for the lessenng of bank failures md the reopening of banks that had previously Gus- pended
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21
They Learn to Speak at GOnzaga.
Spokane Chronicle.l

It didn't just happen that William J. Codd, Gonzaga High School senior, won the State High School Oratorical Contest here last week.
 It came about largely through the fact that his school for years has stressed the importance of being able to speak in public and through those years has built up strong department. Gonzaga thinks as highly of it's orators as it does of it's football players and is probable that the former have gone even further in the world of affairs after their graduation than the grid heroes, al- though they, too have made sizable footprints on the sands of time
 That's one very good reason why Gonzaga men have made good impressions in the practice of law in public office and wherever the spoken language is a requisite.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21
Our Most Expensive Luxury.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

Generally MT. Borah is controversialist. He likes to inject his voice into arguments that have divided the people into separate and vehement camps. But when he nveighs with characteristic robustness of phrase against the high cost of bureaucracy and the alarming rate at which we multiply the functions of Government he wins un- anmous agreement. When he declares that the bureau is the most wastefu and inefficient tool of administration the taxpayer should say amen! and determine to learn the and the cure of the parasitic disease of bureaucracy
 In warning the voters that they either must put strenuous checks on their Representatives at Washington or submit soon to much higher taxes, the Idaho Senator points out that in less than two years more than twenty-five new commissions, committees bureaus have been established, either temporarily permanently All of them mean new jobs to fill; each of them costs great deal more than its service juStifies And in almost every n- stance the creation of a bureau represents the shirking of administrative task by some official duly elected to perform that task.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21
Alaska Fruits.
Seward Gateway.)

Natives of Norway and Sweden who live in Seward and along the railroad belt have for years been telling other residents that apples, pears, cherries and peaches be grown in this area of Alaska They cite the fact that these fruits are grown successfully in the Scandinavian countries for centuries where climatic conditions similar to the climatic conditions in the corresponding lat- tudes of Alaska.
 It is now known everywhere, almost, that Alaska grows garden vegetables the equal in quality and quantity per of the best sections of Wash ington, Oregon and California. Also its possibili- ties as a grain growing region large scale are fast coming to be realized
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Bryan Untiedt, the thirteen -year-old Colorado blizzard hero, who spent few days in the White House as President Hoovers guest in recognition of his heroism in saving most of the lives of his schoomates that frozen in with school bus during terrific blizzard, admitted that he was Democrat but he said he thought his dad might vote for MT. Hoover the next time. He. said MT. and Mrs. Hoover are mighty nice and treated him fine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21
ANOTHER GREAT PUBLISHER DIES.

Another leading American publisher went to his reward when Col. Robert Ewing, owner of the New Orleans State Shreveport Times Monroe News-Star and Monroe World all Louisiana papers died the other day in New Orleans at the age of IT. He was self made. He quit school before he had finished high school and became a bank messenger
 He then became messenger and later operator in a telegraph office He was press operator in the New Orleans State office when he became a re- porter on that paper. He was then transferred to the business office and soon became business man. ager He purchased the paper and threw into it a tremendous energy He is survived by five sons
 all of whom are active in the publication of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

It is a good notion that occurs to our sprightly contempt the Suns MT. H. l. Phillips, who sug- gests that if Bobby Jones wants successful movie he will have Marene Dietrich caddy for him. It wouldn't be bad notion, either, for Tildens movie to have as ball boys the Sixteen Tlden Girls, led by Greta Garbo.-(New York Herald Tribune0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

We suspect that some of those Senators and Representatives who shout loudly in insisting that economies and not Prohibition should be made the big political issue by the Democrats in 1892 are really making the first step in attempt .o prevent the adoption of a wet platform plank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

It seems that a with salary of $4OOO cash can easily amass fortune of $l00OeO in few years if he sticks to his job is assidious alert and thrifty and happens to be Police Captain in Chicago-(Bosto Herald)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21


 improved their realty holdings prior to December 4, 1926, will have pref erence in acquiring government ti- tie to such holdings. The cost of .oerfecting title will be about $20 a lot, according to the United States Land Office at Anchorage. After preferential rights are exercised, the rest of the lots in the Seldovia toWnsite will be sold at auction by the government. No date has been set for the auction.
 Seldovia will be made the head quarters this summer of Miss Fred erica de Laguna of the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, who with an assistant archaeologist will direct excavations at the sites of Indian settlements of a near-an- cient period on the Yukon Island and on Cottonwood Creek.
 The first salmon of the season caught off Ninilchik, an Indian village on the east shore of Cook Inlet near Seldovia, weighed 62 pounds. Walter Jackinsky was the lucky fisherman.
 Grade and nigh schools in Pe- tersburg closed for the scholastic year May Is. Teachers have been engaged for next year. There will be new principal and superinten- dent and six new teachers. George V. Beck, who has been principal at Ketchikan high school, will be principal and superintendent in Petersburg, succeeding c. H. Bow man who will go to Douglas. The new teachers will be Miss Dorothy Walker Mona Thorp Johson, Miss Vera Gardner, Miss Alta Peters, Miss Hanna Anderson, Miss Impi Aalto
 Machinery for the Maid of Mex ico mine is being installed. The TO- stamp mill has capacity of 12 tons. Five men are working in the mine.
 Louis Mcdonald and Miss Adelia Hansen were married at Peters burg. MT. Mcdonald is associated with his father, Gordon Mcdonald, in the Mcdonald Logging Company. The bride taught the past year in the Petersburg school.
 Dr. Bart C. LaRue, while riding on a motor truck near Fairbanks, was struck across the face by an iron pipe projecting from a building near the roadside Several of his teeth were knocked out.
 Valdezs fleet of motor cars has been increased by two. A Sedan for E. Coke Hill, judge of the Unit ed States district court for the Third Division, and a sport coupe for Deputy United States Marshal J. M Began, recently arrived
 Thirty of the 61, 700 tickets in the Nenana Ice Pool specified April 31 as the day the ice would break. The holders of these 30 tickets will have their money refunded.
 Jack Steele says he plans to pros pect with keystone drill the bars on the Stikine River to ascertain if they warrant dredging develop ment. Many of the bars were pan- ned years ago, and some pro- duced as high as $40,000 in coarse gold.
 Work has been started on the erection of Wrangells new $50,000 school building. George Bottler of Spokane is the contractor. 
 /! ALASKA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Ewing papers, as is his son-in-law, E. G. Brown of New Orleans He Democratic National Committeeman for Louisiana when he died
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

We move to change that from Twenty Grand to a Couple of Hundred Grand. Mrs Whit ney would probably ask than that for him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

There doesn't seem to be any Red menace in the National League this year.-tCincinnati En- quirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

erection of a Presbyterian church | at Wrangell to take the place ot
 the edifice that was burned last
 fall The approximate cost will b; $15,000.
 | Nelson McCrary has been elected | chief of the Cordova Fire Depart
 nent. B. B. Tibbs was appointed
 night patrolman.
 i At the Anchorage Federal jail one of the guards has worked seven years without a single days vaca- ton. He is cited by the Federal Employees Association of Anchor age as an example of why govern ment should grant all employees Saturday half holidays and annual leaves.
 Mrs. H. D.. Cole, resident of Quartz Creek, near Dawson 31 years, died in the hospital at Daw- son. She is survived by her hus- band and a married daughter. To commemorate the discovery Of gold in the Klondike in 1896, a memorial is to be erected at Dawson by the National Parks of Canada, Department of the Inte- rior
 H. A. R. Stewart left Dawson for Miller Creek near there, to resume mining operations for the summer season. Gold was first found on Miller in the early sos, several years before George w. Carmack made his famous strike on Rabbit Creek, now known as Bonanza. Miller Creek is still producer, pay being found on the benches.
 Miss Dorothy Johnson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. O. Johnson of Wrangell, was. recently elected vice-president of the Associated Students of Whitman College, Wal la Walla. She is member of the. Junior class.
 With the improvements to be made at Dutch Harbor Radio sta- ton and the new dock and other construction work now under way at Unalaska, in all aggregating well over $100,000, it may reason ably be said that Unalaska is about in the midst of a building boom.
 The Chitina Herald says that a man was arrested and put in jail in Chitina, charged with being in- sane. The following night he scaled a 4-foot wall and escaped. Dep uty Unite dStates Marshal Nels Sorby gave notice of the. escape and offered a reward of $650 for the return of the prisoner. A num- Der of posses began searching the hills and within two days had de- livered 13 tranDerS at the iail
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Evidently the crime that the country wants t. get after now is that which isn't committed b. criminals-tBoston Transcrpt)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Work has been started on the erection of Wrangell's new $50,000 school building. George Bottler of Spokane is the contractor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

SCHOMBEL'S ELECTRIC SHOP adv. TELEPHONE 4502
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21
All-AIaSka News

Bids will be opened June g for erection of Presbyterian church at Wrangell to take the place of the edifice that was burned last fall The approximate cost will be $15,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Jack Steele says he plans to pros pect with a keystone drill the bars on the Stikine River to ascertain if they warrant dredging develop ment. Many of the bars were pam ned years ago, and some pro- duced as high as $40,000 in coarse gold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Nelson McCrary has been elected chief of the Cordova Fire Depart nent. B. B. Tibbs was appointed night patrolman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

To commemorate the discovery Of gold in the Klondike in 1896, a memorial is to be erected at Dawson by the National Parks Of Canada, Department of the Inte- rior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Thirty of the 61, 700 tickets in the Nenana Ice Pool specified April 31 as the day the ice would break. The holders of these 30 tickets will have their money refunded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

The first salmon of the season caught off Ninilchik, an Indian village on the east shore of Cook Inlet near Seldovia, weighed S2 pounds. Walter Jackinsky was the lucky fisherman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-21

Machinery for the Maid of Mex ico mine is being installed. The TO- stamp mill has a capacity of 12 tons. Five men are working in the mine.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
N|CKY To FIGHT
FOR HIS BRIDE

LONDON, Dec. Fl U.N.SD.
MY affair with Carol is now
ended. mean to strike back
hard"
Thus spoke Prince Nicholas o1
Rumania to the London Daily Elk
press correspondent today, declar
ing his older brother, King Carol
broke his word in connection with
Nicholas recent marriage to the
pretty Nine. Deletj. He said:
"CarOl told me he would con-
sent to the marriage if / pre-
sented him with the accom-
pIiShed fact.
"T did, but Carol didn't keep
his word"
Carol stripped Nicholas of his
royal and civil titles when he
married Nine Deletj, a com
moner, restoring them only when
Nicholas renounced his bride OF
but a few weeks after a reported
reconciliation" with his brother
Nicholas says:
"The affair has only just
begun. I am awaiting my Op-
pOrtunity to strike back. Carol
didn't stick to his side of the
bargain, made after his return
from Paris. I've made up my
mind to fight"
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Gangster May Be Denied
Catholic Faith Burial

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 G.N.S).
Jack Legs" Diamond lay in the
dimly lighted upstairs sitting
room of a cheap two-family
house in Maspeth, L. l., today,
while downstairs behind drawn
shades his anxious relatives tried
to reach decision as to his
burial.
Ever since the arrogant young
gangster was shot down in Al
bany last Friday, his wife, Mrs.
Ana Schiller Diamond, has been
trying to move heaven and earth
to obtain permission for a church
funeral and burial in consecrated
ground.
But even today, with the fu-
neral tentatively set for 10:30
tomorrow morning, no one knew
whether or not Diamond was to
be given the last sacrament of
the Catholic Church and laid to
rest beside his brother and his
mother in Calvary Cemetery.
The Rev. Father James J. Ben
nett, of st. StaniSlaus Church
in MaSpeth, had planned to de-
liver short prayer at the home
of Diamonds brother-in-law where
the body now lies. clothed in a
tuxedo and grasping a black
rosary in one blunt-fingered hand.
But Fa ther BENEFITS plans
were suddenly called off after he
had gotten in touch with the
New York diocese Of tha Gath
| olic Church,
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
TIMES HIT
WHITE HOUSE
CHRISTMAS
Young Guests to Bring Gifts,
But Not Receive Any, at
ChiIdren's Party

Elaborate but economic prep
arations for Christmas are afoot
at the White House.
AS usual, most of the holiday
gaiety will revolve around
Peggy Anne and Herbert Sd
better known as "Peter the
6 and 5 year-old grandchildren
of President and Mrs. Hoover.
The historic parlorS of the
Executive Mansion will ring with
the shouts of youngsters at a
unique Yuletide party on the
afternoon of December %, and
as a result of a weighty confer.
ence between Mrs. Hoover and
Lawrence Richey, one OF the
Presidents secretaries, it was a
certainty that Santa Claus was
going to pay a personal visit,
via the State dining room fire
place, on Christmas morning.
Dance for Young Son
Junior members of society are
looking forward with high anti
cipation to a select dance Mrs.
Hoover is giving in honor Of
her younger son, Allan.
A household dinner will feature
Christmas eve with young Peter
claiming the seat of honor at
the Presidents right. The secre-
tariat, the Presidential physician,
the military and naval aides, and
their wives and children have
been invited. A highlight will
be the parade of candles and
Bells" through the darkened
corridors. Presents will be opened
later by the children under one
of the several Christmas trees.
Curb Put On Buying
Despite all arrangements, Mrs
Hoover is not forgetting that the
holiday season this year finds
millions in want. All members OF
the family and intimate friends
have been pledged to confine
their Christmas presents to pur
chases Of insignificant value, do
mating the money they would
have spent in this fashion to
Frightening up the day for the
needy.
Another gesture is found in the
nature of the party the First Lady
has arranged for her little grand.
children. A year ago the children
left the White House laden with
small gifts. This time each child
will bring gifts for the city's poor
A final function scheduled for
the holidays is a dinner for the
Cabinet and their wives and chill,
dren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover
jr., and Peggy Anne and Peter are
expected to arrive from California
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
SELLING
ACTION ASKED

Brokers are now promoting a
Congressional investigation of
short selling in the hope of drag.
ging it through the session and
thus killing legislation. Repre-
sentative SABBATH CD of Illinois,
charged today.
A crusader against short selling
for three years. SABBATH asserted
he has obtained promises of COM
mittee consideration of anti
short selling bills in the House
regardless of Senate action.
At the same time, Senator
Walsh CD of Montana, intro
duced bill in the Senate asking
for an investigation of causes for
the business depression and the
market crash.
SABBATH said:
"The brokers want to inves-
tigate conditions in 1927, 1928,
and 1929. when there were no
short sales. That would take
a whole session. nothing would
be done, business conditions
will improve, and by that time
those making a fight on short
selling would forget about the
curse"
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Chauffeur, Speakeasy
Owner, Held for Quiz

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 81 I.N.S0
Marion CKiki'') Roberts, sweet
heart of the slain LEGS" Dia
mond, New York gangSter, mott
fled District Attorney. John j
Dl,aney she is ready to meet him
to tell all she knows of the Dia
mond case, which she claims is
very little.
Chauffeur Arrested
John H. storer, who drove
Legs" on his last automobile
ride from the Roberts girls room
to the cheap boarding house
where he was killed, was held by
authorities after giving informa'
tion which police said he with
held hitherto.
He revealed that Sylvester
Hess, Watervliet, N. Y, leader in
the Polka Dot" mob, was in the
automobile when he took Diar
mond from the girls home to
the rooming house.
Hess Is Hunted
Hess, he said, left the car be.
fore Diamonds lodging place was
reached. He had waited in it
while Legs" visited the girl.
An alarm was broadcast for the
apprehension of Hess.
Fred Young, owner of a speak
easy Diamond visited shortly be.
fore he was killed, was also de-
tanned by police,
Police also are looking for a
mystery" man, said to have at
tended the acquittal. celebration
in a Broadway Supeakeasy.
The authorities are wondering
if this man could have been a
representative of New Jersey beer
runners with whom Diamond is
reported to have been at odds
According to reports reaching
the police, Diamond did not
know this man and gave him the
cold shoulder" when he at.
tempted to bow himself into
the party.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
DESTROYS
NEW LINER

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 81
IN.S) A blackened hulk was
all that remained today of the
new $3,5O0,0O0 liner Sergovia.
Nearly completed, the palatial YES
sci was virtually destroyed yester-
day in a spectacular fire.
The ship was moored at the
plant of the Newport News Ship
building & Drydock Company.
It was under construction for the
United Mail Steamship Company
Christened by Mrs. H RIB ert
Hoover last August, the vessel was
to have been delivered January 80.
The entire fire-fighting force of
the city, aided by three fire tugs
and the shipyard's blaze-battling
apparatus. fought to stem the con-
flagration.
The Sergov1a was to have been
placed in service in February on
the San Francisco-Panama run.
The Washington times., 1931-12-21
Jones Says Farm
PrOgranl Is Failure

Breakdown in President Hoover'S
farm program is practically ad-
mitted in Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde's annual report. Representa-
tive Marvin Jones Cd, of Texas,
chairman of the House Committee
on Agriculture, declared yesterday.
Jones said:
"ThiS shows a shrinkage of
crop values Of $3,965, ,644, 900 or
nearly so per cent in two years.
This decline was uniform
throughout the country and
, covered all farm commodities"
CIVITAM CLUB TO MEET
y The Civitan Club meets at. a
luncheon tomorrow at 1890 to
discuss plans for the gala Christ
mas meeting, December 20.