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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
Arnold Bennett.
(New York World Telegraph

(New York World-Telegram)
 ITO think we shall again read new book 1 by Arnold Bennett1
 l The number of homes in the English speaking world that have heard the above, something like it, spoken with simple, sincere sorrow in the past three days is the best tribute of all to a man who whatever his claims to immortal fame, was unquestionaby of the greatest novelists of this generation. Nor is it hard to explain his popu- larity
 | He fused realism and romanticsm into some thing utterly delightful Whether it sordid, smudgy realities of North Staffordshire pottery district prosaic sheets pillow leases, spoons forks and other vast organized intricaces of huge metro politan hotel his memory missed detail, but his imagination lifted every trifle into the glamorous, absorbing realm of the born story-teer.
 "Sex?" He neither under valued it. He used plenty of it, without pathology pruriency. He was not of those realists who think that to be real they must be revolting Even readers fashonably clean of mind could read him with unfailing pleasure This in itself has become some thing of a high literary distinction in the present era.
 Romanticst as he was in much of his work he liked to talk most automatically about the prac tical side of it. He goated the number of words he wrote in year He proud as Troope of sheer mechanical productivity He loved the money he earned and the luxuries it brought him. When somebody asked him what he wrote "The Pretty Lady" for he replied, For f10000"
 
 ment will put down many of the famous Bennett brutalities to inborn British horror of posing as artist" and rhapsodizng about ones "art" There were also his bleak upbringng in Staffordshire, and his hard rubs struggling beginner in London, to keep his feet the ground and his talk free from hifalutn.
 The "Old West Tale" is Of the finest novels our time has produced-broad, firm, sincere, yet fascinatingly varied and vivacous. The whole Five Towns series is work any author might be proud to leave behind him. He knew every dull inch of his background every drab detail of the life he described And he burnished and frightened it all with magic that is pure genius. Buried Alive" deserved all its success novel and play-an amaz- ingly clever idea delciousy handled When Ben- nett went in for humor, in "Denry," "The Grand Babylon Hotel" and MT Prohack," it usually became that well bred playfulness which is peculiarly the British notion of literary fun-m -makng-rather tame and epid for American taste, but excellent if you relish it.
 I Did Bennett anywhere near the Dos toievski he so ardently admired? He would have been the first to disclaim it. But with much of Dosoievski's genius for endowng minute detail with an unbelievable interest, with much of Dostoievskis mastery in filling big canvases Arnold Bennett out did the great Russian in grace, charm and an intimacy of style that brought him almost along side the readers chair Millions of Bennett ad- mirers have felt since last Friday if they had lost close friend. And that is something even supreme genius does not always attain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INCOME TAX

Sometimes many of us think too heavily taxed that the cost of government is becoming all too burdensome in Alaska. Unquestionably the tendency has been for years to expand governmental activities, extend governmental assistance and all this adds to taxation. However, we have long way to go before shall be ready to accept levy such as was just made effective in British Columbia. Newspapers in that Province carrying official advertisements giving notice to employers of spec ial revenue tax act passed recently by the Pro- vincal Parliament and effective. It imposes a rate of one per cent upon all employees whose wages exceed stated In case of married person whose wife or husband resides in the Province, the amount at which the tax becomes due is $25 per week. For single persons married persons whose spouses reside outside of the Province and all others the same tax is assessed on salaries from SIS per week upward. Tax lodging is avoided by the expedent of requiring employers to do the collecting monthly and forward it to the Pro- vincial Tax Collector It is hardly possible that such tax on low incomes will be popular. If the Tolmie Government goes before the people in a Provincial election next summer, some of the protest is apt to be translated into votes for the opposition party
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
POLL SHOWS ROOSEVELT HEAVY
 FAVORITE.

l. Isador Straus noted New Yorker, has Just boiled the delegates and aternates except the New York delegation-of the 1928 Democratic National Convention on their choice for the nomination !n 1882 The result although not conclusive, was enough to indicate that Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the most popular of several prominently men tioned as the pre-convention choice
 Mir Straus submitted his questonnaire to about 1850 delegates or alternates Of this number 942 responded and 478 were votes for Gov Roosevelt, dates Ex-Gov Alfred E. Smith second with 125 or about one-fourth many as for Roosevelt, Owen D. Young, third with 73, and Gov Ritchie of Maryland received 39 Clearly the New York Governor is well ahead of the field If the percent age of those favoring him among those who did not respond is as favorable as 1t was in the re- sponses he would have a clear majority of votes, but less than the necessary two-thirds required by the Democrats for nomination. If he can retain this hold on the popular will of his until this time next year he probably will enter the convention an odds-on favorite.
 It is in the length of time to elapse before convention time that the great danger to Gov. Roosevelts chances lies. Friends of other men in the field looking for anything that will advance their own chances always concentrate their efforts on the one man who is far out in the lead To head him off is the main task of all the others. Many things may happen between now and June. 1892 which would reverse entirely erase the Straus picture However there is denying that the Roosevelt forces have very good reason to feel cheerful about the outlook though it would be premature to order redfire for celebration of victory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
Indiana's Ex-Representatiue, Defeated. Nom Goes to Trial
 For Selling Postmasterships

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 14.- Harry E. Rowbottom, who until March represented the first In- diana district in Congress, will be brought to trial here today on a charge of accepting bribes from persons who sought appointments in the postal service. It is the first time in the states history that one of it's representa- tives has faced a charge of conn | hitting a criminal offense against the government. His trial will be held in the Evansville division of the southern Indiana district court, presided over by Judge Robert c. Bait zell.
 He will not return to Congress, regardless of the outcome of his trial. Running for reelection last November, he was defeated by John w. Boehne, Democrat, also of Evansville.
 Traffic In Appointments Reports that there had been a traffic in postal appointments in Rowbottom's district were carried to Washington late last year by Benjamin F. Huffman of Rockport. first district republican chairman, and Gene Schemerhorn, another Republican politician, also of Rock port.
 Postal inspectors were sent to the
 district, and in January of this year the Postoffice Department
 summarily removed four post masters and suspended rural car- rier.
 The postoffice department re- fused to bring Rowbottom's name into the case, the evidence gathered by the inspectors being turned
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
Happy Days Return to Nevada.
CNew York Herald-Tribune.) )


 Reverting to the customs of an earlier and more picturesque era, Nevada has recreated a flavor of the free-andeasy times of the gold rush in return ing to open and legalized gambling. Now only the god-dust bags of bewhiskered prospectors and the derringers of quick shooting professionals on the faro tables will be lacking to distinguish the scene from the brave days of the sos and 9Os when laying double eagle on the green roulette cloth was as innocent an amusement ordering three fingers of sound bourbon.
 Poker, roulette faro bank, "21" games chuck-a luck tables and dozen versions of hazard are re- ported to be in full swing at Reno and the print ing presses running overtime turning out license cards for gambling establishments. Happy days are come again. and even the boons and usufructs of the new forty-two-day divorce law are momentariy lost to view in the charm of illimitable vstas of flashing wheels, where very bet en plein holds promise of 36-to-1 return on the players money Mayor E. E. Roberts of Reno, survivor of the old days, seems to partake of tolerance and breadth of spirit altogether foreign to the times late peoples morals by law" For eight years" he says. T have been trying to make Reno a place where everybody can do just they please just so they don't interefere with other peoples rights Now we can lawfully do what we have always done under cover"
 This heretical doctrine is certain to provoke some to indignation. To others Mayor Roberts will seem like an ancient and tolerant Lochinvar riding in broad hat and fur chaps out of the West.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14

over to the Department of Jus tice.
 Is Arrested
 Rowbottom was arrested January 27 on an affidavit filed by George R. Jeffrey, district attorney. Sub sequently he was indicted, specifi- cally charged with accepting $750 from Walter G. Aver for recom- mending the appointment of a rel ative, Gresham Aver, as a rural carrier at Rockport.
 He was charged also with accept ing $500 from s. G. Johnson for recommending his appointment as postmaster at Dale, and also charged with receiving $200 from Mckinley Aver for recommending his appointment as postmaster at Chrisney.
 Rowbottom has been at liberty under $10,000 bond pending trial. He is 40 years old, married, and has two children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14

has been reduced make this seem improb- able. What appears more probable is that business has now reached the bottom Of the valley, the width of which is still lnde- terminate. Looking back over the events of recent months, it seems unlikely that we shall again experience so calamitou3 combination of circumstances as those of the concluding months of 1880.
 Unfayorable developments of the month have included a large number of important dividend reductions and omissions which not only serve as an unpleasant reminder of the heavy decrease in corporate earn ings last year, but imply that these com panes do not see enough improvement ahead to warrant dipping into surplus to main tain dividends which are not being earned. March tax collections falling 40 per cent below those of March last year, were further reminder of the severity Of the depression, and mean that the Treasury faces probable deficit of between s700,oo0,- 900 and $So0,OoO,oOO at the end of the year, with a possible increase in taxes to follow Commodity prices have shown an outcrop- ping of renewed softness here and there while the announcement of the Farm Board that it will not undertake to valorize the 1881 wheat crop though by no means un- expected and undoubtedly constructive in the long run as indicating the abandonment O. Government interference with the mar ket nas nevertheless revived concern as to the immediate outlook for agriculture. Re- flecting these developments, and the gen. eral suggshness of trade revival the stock market displayed considerable weakness towards the end of the month and prices lost substantial part of their earlier gains.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

While Government spokesmen point to a slight decrease in unemployment throughout the country as whole in March in the business situation there was no startling change and business and financia leaders are almost unit in agreement that there will be none There are indications that recovery has started but the road back to a normal state will not be short nor exactly easy,
 Commenting on current conditions in its month ly summary, the National City Bank of New York one of the counrys strongest financial institutions has this to say:
 The decline in industrial activity has been halted, and business, aided by sonal influences, has shown a tendency to expand Thus far however, the recovery has been irregular and slow, and the ques- ton as to it's permanence is still a matter of opinion rather than practical demon- stration. This is to be expected at this stage, following so profound a disruption of econ- omic conditions as has occurred all the world.
 Supporting evidence of an improvement in business appears in composite indexes of production and trade. computed to allow for season variation. These during the past few months, have either ceased to decline or have shown some upturn. While there is no certainty that the decline may not be resumed later on, the case after the temporary revival last Spring, the prolonged decline that has already taken place. and the low levels to which business
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
ATTENTION: MOTORISTS AND DOG OWNERS

Starting today all automobile drivers not obeying street traffic signs will be tagged according to law. All dogs running after auto- mobiles will be treated as public nuisances.
 GEORGE A. GETCHELL, --ady, Chief of Police.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14

 land. Oreg., assistant foreman for the Oregon Worsted Go. My blood was thin and at night I'd have awful cramps in my legs, I had no appetite, my kidneys were over active, and I was so weak that getting through my days work was a struggle. Three bottles of Sargon built up my blood and system, overcame the cramps and regulated my kidneys. I've never felt strong CT or better! Sargon Pills didn't gripe or upset me at all and helped lot by keeping my bowels regu- lated perfectly"
 Sold by Butler-Mauro Drug Go.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14

SCHOMBEL'S ELECTRIC SHOP adv. TELEPHONE 45O2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14
TWAS A STRUGGLE
 TO STAY ON JOB''

q had been in mighty bad health for eighteen months before taking Sargon," stated Chas. w. Morgan, 1746 E. 18th St., Port
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-14

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15

Golden was out in front after the first round with a 70, two under rar, for the 6,863 yard, par 72 course.
 Never once last year was he up among the leaders. In the 1930 Agua Caliente tournament, he fin- ished in a tie for 21st place. He didn't even qualify for the final 36- holes of the recent Los Angeles open, his first tournament this win- ter.
 Nice Work, Johnny!
 Five birdies enabled Golden to set the pace for the field of 107 play CTS, 89 of whom were professionals and IS amateurs.
 One stroke behind Golden were Ed Dudley. Wilmington, Del, who won first prize of $3,500 in the Los Angeles open, and Mortie Dutra, Long Beach, Cal, with 71, one un- der par.
 The next II players were within one stroke of each other and within hailing distance of the three 1ead- e.~-Golden, Dudley and Dutra. The first group. tied for. fourth place each with par 72, was made up of Gene Sarazen, Fresh Meadows. N. Y: MacDornld Smith, Great Neck. N. r.; Horton Smith, Cragston, N. Y.; Leo Diegel, Agua Caliente and Harry Cooper, Chicago.
 The next group. tied for ninth place, each with "a. consisted of Clarence Clark. Tulsa, Okla: Ralph Guldahl. Dallas, Tex: Earl Fry, San Francisco; Abe Espinosa. Chicago, and Dallas Jeffers, Long Beach, Cal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
Two FavOrites Lose
 in ParOchial Play

Outscoring their opponents 3 to l. the St Francis Xavier parochial schoolers had little trouble in de- feating the SS. Peter and Paul array yesterday afternoon in Washington school gym, 30 to 10. Moore with 25 points for the winners. and Mates with four markers for the West End boys led the team scorers
 St Mary's boys sprang the surprise of the day by handing the St Thomas troupe a 13 to 9 loss which put the latter out of first place and left it in sole possession of the Xaverites. The teams were tied at four all when half the game had been played but Sullivan. Fox and O'Rourke helped the Cole street courtsters to come through at the right time.
 The Sacred Heart lads pulled themselves out of tight place by IA to 12 win over the St Joseph kids in Brooklyn, after overcoming an eight point margin from the half. Cantora won the game with q field goal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
BURKE HAPPY FOR
 GOLDEN IN MEXICO

We imagine one of the hap piest golfers in these good old United States last night was Billy Burke of the Round Hill Country club, Greenwich. His happiness, one might guess, was OccasiOned by the fact that his most fricnd- ly enemy on the links, Johnny Golden of NOrOtOn was leading the rich $1O,OOO Agua Calicnte open in Mexico with a 70. which Is two under par. Five birdics were included in his score for the first IS holes of the 72 hole play. Burke and Golden were brought to ths city last summer by Jimmy COrrigan, the Exchange Place district leader, where they played an excellent exhibition at the Mattatuck Country Club with Frank English and George HOr- an. Golden made plenty of Wat erbury friends that day, all of whom are roofing for him to cap- ture the richest prize of golfdOm for 1881,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
ounces Upon One Weak Link Ln Sharkey's Challenge
AL GAMER LEAVES NEW
 HAVEN HOSPITAL

New Haven, Jan 15-Al Gain. CT, local negro light heavyweight boxer, who was operated on last week for an injury to his left hand. was discharged from Grace hospital yesterday. after having been there five days. Gaincr's con- ditiOn was reported as favorable, with the operation a complete success, but he will now have to rest the injured member for at least six weeks before rcsuming training. Gaincr injured his hand. or aggravated an old injury. in his bout last Thursday evening In Waterbury with Leo Larrivec, and 1t was said at that time that he would be on the shelf for two months or more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15

charity, Snarkey specifies within six weeks realizing that it is not pos sible to get in condition in that time. This reminds me of another charity bout when he callenged Bill Strib- ling to fight for charity in New York on the exact date when StriJ- ling was to fight in Chicago.
 "It does seem strange that Shar- key, who always will fight for char ity in bouts which he makes impos- sible by his own stipulatiors, never las failed to collect in full for both fair and foul services rendered in charity bouts.
 "Sharkey devotes the main DOT ton of his challenge to praising himself because he was in the U. S. Navy. This I presume was done to slur me by redirecting attention to the Iact that along with 10000, 900 others who had dependents was not 1n the war
 Dempsey then cited the reasons why he was not in tEe war, recount iig that ha was married. was sup porting a mother, an invalid sister and was exempted by the draft board.
 Tried The Navy.
 He said he attempted to join the navy in rhe spring of 1918, but could not be released from his dependen- cies, In August, 1918, he said, ne began negotiations to enter the navy, and after delay occasioned by draft board action. finally went to Phila- delphia under directions to enlist there. This was in November. and the armistice was signed before the officer who was to have signed him TIT. arrived in Philadelphia.
 "Sharkey challenged me to fight him. If he is really sincere about the challenge, let him repeat it in good faith and I will then give him an answer" Dempsey said.
 "In reply to what is wrong the fight game, it is Jack Sharkey of Boston"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
L. 1. P. BOWLING
 LEAGUE GOSSIP
\ little knock - little boost
 First it's yOu-Thcn its me No harm dOne-ltS all m in run
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'(Ey LOTTA STRIKESANSPAREn
 You've heard of trail blazing but the way engineer Joe StlklluS led his quintet of trail blazers thru all opposition these past few weeks stamp them as team that must be stopped. Captain Joe and Bill Clos ky with scores of 344 and 3b3 Just about ruined any chance that 4a1- avich had of winning more than single game.
 Capta;o Yanavich second and win- ming game brought forth the Stcr- ling qualities of two men who have been riding the bumps all season. Short circuit Happy Iasky opened up like the grand canyon and pin med out q 1O2 score while Atty BOD bin turned in the highest bowling score of his career. an even century (1OO) and the form Ed showed be- speaks q position on the Blue Rib- bon team in very short order.
 John Butch Danisavage while not equaling his oppents score turned In a 337 that was melodies business while wonder bread Joe HanaVlch and his brother captain John moved the pins here and there for 2S2 and 310 scores.
 Captain Charles Dubuskas got real rambunctiOuS and worked his men with such "wim and wigOr" that they just couldn't help but take 2 from Father KaZIauekas. Charles showed the boys how they hit the .naplcs in the old country and scatter cd the pins like pigs scatter mud Tor a score of 323. Skabcikis hit 330. Murph Kcnausis 295. JOnuk Lcsun- aits 3O8 and Jack OrintaS worked so hard and got so hungry that the boys marked his scores (S) ate. CID lem on. (O pineapple, (5O pickles etc. and then told Jack to use his imagin- ation. after the meal Orintas found he had gained two pounds. .......
 Another all talkie in three parts was staged on alleys 5-G with Sher- on's and Naitukatis team playing the leading parts. Capt Naitukaitis with the evenings high three of 3G4 played .he part of thunder, Hank kcnausis was his understudy With 311 while Gra1les 289 and Bivainis ger were the rumbles that fell"d only enough pins to take one game.
 John March connected for d 31G score anl topped his captain Pete CITE who 1ad rlether neTe nor 1fere score of 293. Lingis 274, Geru- 1aitis 24a while Pop" Drevinskas wi.h IF he @rd game finished with q 272 score.
 Capiain Hop ShcrOn with 361. Al Kasidas 331. Bruno Butkus 3o3. Barber Stanke,icc 29S and Two Soup Lc-mnaitis with PIP played the Iart of lightning and flashed when ''FIasies' did the most damage thereby G'king 2 most satisfying games from Vaitukaits.
 Lost by honey bowling games. Sfunny but it's true. Captain SOkabaitiS being away on his honey a,OOn left the four remaining mcm- 1crs of bis team Fcrrit Shukaitis. poctOr S";cns, Eddie Yanayich and s ling captain WaiIy Pitcavagc with hope for good breaks. luck and q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
Quite q Comi,ack.

Dempsey's reply to Sharkey' s-chal- = lenge follows:
 "I n ot Q that Jack s h a r k c y, who has gained considera bly, pub licity as a foul crier and also as a dealer in low blows, is trying to reestablish him. self by challeng- ing me to fight W . { h the pre- ceeds to go to charity In his u S u d 1 cautious way when dis anrni-~ Gnhtc for