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The Alaska fisherman., 1931-10-15

Deeds--Secreta
 Section 2 deals with extension of roads or streets across Indian lands in a town site.
 Section (4) Before directing the survey and disposal of such Indian or Eskimo possessions under authority of th= Act of May 25, 1926, the Secretary If the Interior will deie! mine whether or not the paten: issued for the town site tracC includes the tract designated as Indian possessions. If it does not, 6 supplemental patent will be i;. sued, to accompany the depart mental order for survey and d':- posal.
 5. If the parties to a proposed sale involving land for which restricted deed has been issued under authority of the act of May 25, 1926, wish to have the sale approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the facts should first be submitted to the Division Inspector. Upon receiving in- formation regarding any pro- posed sale, the Division Inspect or, in his capacity as trustee, will make such investigation as he deems proper, and he will submit a report to the Comm1s- sioner of the General Land Off, flee as to teh ivdsebaa =. n ;i8e flee as to the adviseability of approving the proposed sale. The report will be examined by the Commissioner and he will transmit 1t to the Secretary of
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-10-15

ly rich empire. It was discredit.- ed.
 Development Blocked
 Every effort to obtain develop ment of the huge coal fields was blocked.
 Development of the timber in- dustry is being retarded by off, cial action.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-10-15

 the richest regions of that vast
 .. s. Dept. of hterio1
 Indian Land! United States Department of the
 Interior
 Washington, D. C., July 20, 1926 Register and Division Inspector, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Registers and Receivers,
 Fairbanks and Nome, Alaska. Gentlemen:
 The Act of May 25, Public No. 28O, 69th Congress, provides:
 "That where, upon the survey of town site pursuant to sec tion II of the Act of March 3, 1891, (twenty-sixth Statutes, page 1095), and the regulations of the Department of the Interi- or under said Act, a tract claim ed and occupied by an Indian or Eskimo of full or mixed blood, native of Alaska, has been or may be set apart to such Indian or Eskimo, the town site trustee shall provide that the title con- veyed is inalienable except upon approval of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That nOth- ing herein contained shall sub ject such tract to taxation, to levy and sale in satisfaction of debts, contracts, or liabilities of the patentee, or to any claims of adverse occupancy or law of pre- scription: Provided Further, That the approval by the Secre- tary of the Interior of the sale ty an Indian or Eskimo of tract deeded to him under this Act shall vest in the purchaser a complete and unrestricted title from the date of such approval.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-10-15

uey and Disposition of y Is Trustee
 the Interior with appropriate recommendation.
 (6) The Division Inspector for Alaska is also hereby designated as trustee for any and all native towns in Alaska which may be established and surveyed under authority of Sec. 3 of the said Act of May 25, 1926, and as such trustee he will take such action as may be necessary to accomp- fish the objects sought to be ac- complished by that section. In any case in which he thinks 1t would be of advantage to the h. dian or Eskimo occupants to have the lands occupied and claimed by them surveyed as town or village, he should bring the matter to the attention oc the Commissioner of the General Land Office with appropriate re- commendation.
 CD The town site trustee wilt note a proper reference to the Act of May 25, 1926, on each deed which is issued under au- thority of that Act and each such deed should provide that the title conveyed is INALIEN- ABLE except upon approval of the Secretary of the Interior and that the issuance of the re- stricted deed does not subject the tract to taxation, to levy and sale in satisfaction of debts, contracts, or liabilities of the transferee, or to any claims of adverse occupancy or law of prescription: also, if the estab-
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-10-15

of Alaska seems to run a trail of strangulation.
 First the Alaska Railroad was mismanaged. It cost millions of dollars and failed by far ade- quately to serve the people of the Territory.
 It is the most important artery of the Territory, through the the richest regions of that vast
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-10-15

U S Dept of Interior Circular No 1085Suruy and Disposition of
 Indian Lands Limited Deeds-- Secretary Is Trustee
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
BOOMREPORTED
IN MEXICO

MONTERREY. Mexico, Dec. IT..
An era of prosperity. unequaled
in 20 years, has set in through
out the State of Nuevo Leon.
Revival of industrial activities in
Monterrey is esp ecially marked
and it affects all lines except
silver and copper ore smelling
Monterrey Iron & Steel Co.; a
$40, 600 900 plant, is filling many
orders for structural steel and
other iron products.
Clothing, shoe and furniture
manufacturing plants have in
creased their operations, adding
more than 5000 employees since
Septe; ,er l. Practically every
manufacturing plant In the city
is running full time.
The local brewery, which is
said to be the largest in the
world. plans still further enlarge
ment.
One explanation of the indus
trial activities is that the state
government, of which Monterrey
is the capital. offers a IS per
cent reduction of ad vaIOrem
taxes for a period of 20 years to
all industries that employ 20 or
moro DerS0nS
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
CURB
ISSUES DIP

NEW YORK, Dec. IT UNSJ.
Most sections of the curb list con.
tinued to beat a rapid retreat in
the direction of lower price levels
today, with leading issues forced
to give way to new low ground
s''1r the major decline.
Commonwealth Edison proved
outstandingly weak in the utility
group, slumping 51a points to
new low at ia. Electric bond and
share per cent preferred drop
ped back almost 3 poir IS to 481s.
Gulf Oil With a decline Of a
joint t : record low at 2512, was
in the van Of the dip in the oils.
Standard of Indiana and Stand
AID of Kentucky both eased csrac-
tionally to new low ground. the
former at Is, and the latter at 13.
A long list of speciality favorites
were under the hammer, with
Singer Manufacturing leading the
downward procession with a dip
of points o lis. -.
Curb bonds we're unsettled, with
weakness evidenced in insult Util-
ity Investment IS which we're off
43s points at 1878. and Cities Ser
vice Deberture SIS which we're
down a point at 415s.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
EGqLe-Picher Lead
Buns in OuUVc Stock

CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.-Eagle-
Picher Lead Co. stockholders have
approved the purchase of 5000
common shares Of the company
for retirement and cancellation.
Through this operation, a deficit
of $812.03l as Of September 80,
1881. will be converted to sur
plus of more than $350.000.
A. E. Bendelari, president.
stated that the company has i'm
proved it's financial position and
that it now has no bank loans
and has cash amounting to $780,
600. Wages and salaries have
been reduced.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
HEARS
EX-D. c. MAN

TRENTON, N. j.. Dec. 17.-Grow'
ing complexities of fiduciary ser
vice and the consequent improve
ment in the quality of invest
ment management for trusts in
the case of corporate fiduciarieS
were discussed last night before
the forum of the Trenton Ameri'
can Institute of Banking by Ed,
ward j. Reilly. trust counsel Of
Moody6 Investors Service, and
associate editor of Trust Compa-
nies Magazine.
Mr.. Reilly stressed conditions
which have been created as a re-
suit of the stock market collapse
and the apparent disposition on
the part of some courts to regard
corporate trustees as virtual In
surers Of funds placed under their
control. He said:
''The alert fidu ciary is
equipped not only properly to
evaluate and interpret, but also
to take appropriate steps for
the protection of the trusts in
its care whenever changed
economic conditions or disturb
ances within particular indus
tries prompt revision of ratings
and consequent alteration Of
the investment quality intended
to be maintained"
Mr.. Reilly was formerly aSSiS-
tant counsel of the War Finance
Corporation in Washington and
a member of the faculty Of the
WASHINGTON College of Law.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
WORST.
/. IN OLD-T|ME
BLUE CHIPS
Consolidated Gas and Morgan
Utilities Hit, As B. & O.
:TumbIeS TO II
BY w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK. Dec. II 0N.SO
The industrial stocks led the
market into lower price levels to-
day.
Another wave of selling of the
old-line blue chips" carried prices
to a new low on the bear mar
ket. with losses ranging from 1
to 212 points. A further reac.
ton in bank stocks in the un,
listed market and a fractional
drop in prices of wheat and corn
unsettled the market at the out
set.
-. New Lows ApIenty
United States Steel retreated
to another low-price position
when the stock slipped off to
3812, down Ia. American Tel
and Tel lost about 2 points ana
recorded a new low at 117h.
American Can broke under so
for a 2-point loss.
Consolidated Gas and Public
, Service Of New Jersey. leaders
in the utilities. lost about 2
+pOlIlIS GdCE.
;, United Corporation, the Nor
gan-Drexel- -Bonbright utility hold
ing company, sold for the first
time at 8, and United Gas I'M
provement in the same group,
fell off to l6A
Baltimore and Ohio common,
on which the dividend was omit
ted yesterday. broke to Is. This
stock has been one of the heavi.
est losers of the popular rails and
sold earlier in the year at SO.
Pennsylvania and New Haven
dropped under 18 in an inactive
market.
Oils and Motors Steady
The oils, coppers and automo-
bile stocks were fairly steady.
Texas CORPORATION dropped off
point to IL. but losses in the
Standard oils were mostly frac
tional. General Motors and
Chrysler held steady on favorable
reports from the automobile
trade.
Copper metal showed a slightly
ftrnler trend, no red metal being
available in the local market at
Ga cents a pound. Stock trading
quieted down but prices contin-
ued to sag. tE
CAN money was unchanged at
212 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
By LEWIS HANEY
Director New York University Bureau
of RspaineSN Research


What do all these developments
In foreign money and exchange
rates mean? Why have England
and Japan gone off the gold
basis?"
Since the war most foreign
countries, except France, have had
much reduced purchasing
power. In some cases their in
duStries have been in bad shape.
In most cases they have lacked
gold, so that their money has
not been good.
u. s. Loans StOF
Several important governments
have had to spend so much that
they have gone deeper and
deeper into debt.
At first we made loans to them,
and our people bought foreign
bonds. BY extending credit we
gave foreign countries temporary
purchasing power.
Now this has ceased and for.
eiSn bond prices show that no
more loans can be made. Many
countries owe us large amounts,
which they cannOt or viii not
pay In gold money.
How Tariff Works
This is where the tariff ONES
in. The debtor countries would
doubtless be glad to pay US in
commodities. If we would accept
payment in steel. chemicals, wool,
shoes, ETC., we could collect.
But we won't. We put such
high import duties on these
things that our people can not
afford to take them from for
We have the gold. They can't
get il because We won't trade 1t
for their products.
Quit Paying Gold
The latest move, however, has
been to quit paying gold. Such
countries as England and japan
have suspended gold payments.
ThiS is just q means Of keeping
what gold they have left, and OF
getting more gold II possible. They
figure that by going off the gold
basis they can reduce their ex,
penSes, cut down imports from
gold countries, and increase their
exports.
They try to keep prices and
wages from rising much I'm their
own countries. For example. the
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Big Wheat Exports
HeLDinO Australia

SYDNEY, Australia. Dec. IT,
Total exports of Australian wheat
and flour for the 48 weeks of the
current season ended October 20,
1881, were l51.980, 900 bushels. an
increase Of 86 O32 900 bushels over
the same period in the previous
season.
Exports to countries outside
Europe TO: the 4S weeks ended
October, 1881, were: 8l.552. 900
bushels (53.7 per cent of total ex-
portsl. an increase of 55,444. 900
bushels (39.5 per cent Of total
exportS) compared with the same
period in the previous year.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Fire Underwriters
Turn Blazer Profits

HARTFORD, Dec. l7.-Under'
writing profits for 1881 exceeding
those of 1880 are likely for those
fire insurance companies whose
good records enabled them to
show profits last year.
Fire losses for NoVem b r
amounted to $35 ,287 ,64l. com
pared to $35, ,682,577 IN the like
1890 month, a decrease of $394.-
936, or IL per cent; this was the
fifth successive month in 1881
that losses were less than in the
corresponding month Of last year.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
November Insurance
Sales Best of Year

November shows the best record
this year in a comparison Of the
monthly new life insurance pro
duction with last years cor
responding monthly figures, ac-
cording to the Association Of Life
Insurance Presidents.
For November, the total new
business of all classes written by
a companies was $646, GIT 900,
against 1851 .O47 900 during No
vember of 1880, decrease Of
IL per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
sEx-dividend.

The board of governors Of the
Washington Stock Exchange at a
meeting today adopted until fur
ther notice minimum quotations
c. all securities. Minimum prices
quoted do not necessarily mean
bids, but do mean that no sale
can be recorded on the exchange
below the established minimum.
Similar action has been taken
during the past several months
by q number Of other stock ex-
changes throughout the country.
The action of the Washington
Stock Exchange tOdav is not with
out precedent ince in 1914 mini
mum quotations were established
for a period of several months.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

AZ now worth about IS per cent
less in the United States than 1t
was.
Sen for Dollars
In this way they hope to sell
their products for gold dollars.
Then they turn the dollars into
cheap pounds, by this means get
ting more pounds than formerly.
Then they pay the same num-
Der Of pounds for labor or com.
mOdities in England. You see.
they make q gain that way, as
long as prices and wages are held
down inside England.
Japan figures the silk game as
follows: Say $1.OO. 2 yen,. on a
gold basis, and silk is 81. or 4 yen,
per pound.
Nov Japan cuts loose from gold
and lets yen exchange fall so that
a dollar exchanges for say, 3 yen,
instead Of 2.
Exports Encouraged
Now, when the japanese ex-
porters sell pound of silk for 50,
they turn those two dollars into
s yen. Then they pay the Jap
aneSe silk producers as near the
old price of 4 yen as they can.
This is how the thing enc0ur-
ages the exports Of the country
which suspends gold payments. It
tends to make us buy more from
them.
AS long as they can keep prices
and wages down in their Wn
countries and we stick to the gold
basis, the policy helps them.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
A. b. Mcdaniel Heads
DC. .EnQineerS Group

A. B. Mcdaniel was elected
president of the Washington So
ciety of Engineers at the annual
meeting of the association last
night at the Cosmos Club. D. c.
Walser was named vice president.
Other officers elected are P. c.
Whitney. secretary; l.. H. Allen,
treasurer, and C. H. Spencer, w.
M. Corse and A. H. Horton mem
bers of the board of directors.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Business Defaults
ShOW SLight Drop

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-BuSineSs
defaults for the week ended De
cember 10. as compiled by Brad
streets, totaled 518, as against
485 last week and $40 for the
same week last year. This Is an
increase of 68 per cent over
last week ana is contrary to the
normal seasonal variation. which
is a decrease of 81 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
GRAINS OPEN LOWER

CHICAGO. Dec. II O.NSO
Grains were generally lower at the
opening today. Wheat was A to
l12c down, corn 1sc to Ac off and
oats "a to &c lower.
Wheat: December, 5412; March.
S65s; May 57b@58A: July. 5624
@57.
Corn: December, 3634: March,
4OA; May 41A: July 42b@43h.
Oats: December, 249s: May, 25b
@26; July 2512.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
BETTER BUYING ON CLOTH

NEW YORK, Dec. II 0N.SD.
The coarse yarn cloths market to-
day was featured by somewhat
better buying of print cloths. as
buyers came into cover their re-
quirements on a few important
styles which began to be scarce for
December deliveries
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
WOOL FAIRLY FIRM

BOSTON, Dec. II U.N.S) &.
Prices Of domestic wool were fair
ly firm today, in spite of a very
slow demand. A large portion Of
the current business was on
sample lots, but scattered sales
Of moderate volume were closed
on most all grades of steady to
firm prices.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES

SALES 3
Washington Gas IS "a, 1900
100. $4,000 1904.
Capital Traction SIS. 5000 66,
$1,O00Q66.
Washington Railway & Electric
IS, $500@82K.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 1@5S.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
HERE ARE GOOD
y TRADE ITEMS

Business boom reported IN
northern Mexico.
Fire underwriters turn in
creased profits. ..' 80
November best life insur.
ance month Of year. 4.
Eagle-Picher Lead Co. buys
In own common.
Big wheat exports reported
by Australia.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

New York funds in Montreal S167 so
premium on $1,000.
Montreal funds in New York S16750
discount on 81 eco.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
ell System and IT, S. Steel Set Nev Louvs in Selling Wave
Haney Explains How Gold
Abandonments Hit u. S.

pound will buy nearly as much Il
England as formerly.
But they let the outside ex-
chanre value Of their money fan
SharplJ. For example, the pound
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

Public Utility Bonds Bid
Min.
Amer Tel & Tel Ghs So. .l1O7hl..
Am Tel g. Tel Ctl Tr SIS. 1O1h ..-..
Anacustia & Pot 4 IS. 4 81 IS
Ana & Pot Guar IS. ..... i 81 IS
&C 3 p Tel oR Va hs . .AIsl lIah
Cap Traction r r 5s......I 6S. 6Sh
City d suburban bs ...l 60 ! 10
Georgetown Gas list. 6s. .iIO8 -.
Potomac Elec Guns SIS. IibIG lO2H
Potomac Elec ss 1858 .i1O7 w
Wash Alex 4 Mt Ctr. ~ I..
Washington Gas 4hs... 81 80
Washington Gas SIS .... lea I0I
Wash Gas 6s series A..... liah llaI
Wash Gas 6~ ser,es B.. .IIn2kt. .
Wash Ry & EIec 4s........l so 50
Miscellaneous Bonds +
Barber 3 Ross Inc SRs / 10 I 80.
CHEVY chase club 6ha .la0
Col Country Club 6hs ...l100 lO3
D c PAPER MfR &c. IS ~
W N Cold Storage So "a i..
Public UTILITY Stocks
Amer Tel & Tel. ..lll7%
ACapitai Traction Co. ........ 20 21k
Wash Gas 1t Co. ....,......l105 .
n w Stea amboat ...i6O 2iO
Pot Elec Pwr 6s pfd. .il1O
Pot Elec Pwr s Us. pfd 49,. .L1O4 HOS
wash Rv & El com. ...... ..l410 l.,
wash Ry & Ell MD ...,......i 81 92k
National Bank Stocks /
Capital ..................... .I175 l250
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

American Security Gs Trust Co.
Anac0Stia Bank
Bank Of BrightWood
Bank Of Commerce d Savings
Chevy Chase Savings Bank
Columbia National Bank
Commercial National Bank
District National Bank
East Washington Savings Bank
FederalAmerican National Bank & Trust
Co.
Franklin National Bank
Liberty National Bank
Lincoln National Bank
McIachlen Banking Corporation
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

Mt. Vernon Savings Bank
MunSey Trust Company
National Bank Of (Watel
Street Branch only
National Savings & Trust Co.
North Capitol Savings Bank
Park Savings Bank
Potomac Savings Bank
Riggs National Bank
Second National Bank
Security Savings 81 ComI Bank
Union Trust Company
Washington Loan & Trust Co.
Washington Mechanics Savings Bank
Washington Savings Bank
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

Capital .................,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
Double Staying
In Triangle

RENO, Get. %. W.P - William
Conradt, Reno contractor, today
shot and killed his wife, Joyce. and
Fern Morley. a man with whom she
allegedly had been friendly, accord
ing to police, who said Conradt adj
mitted the murder.
The shooting took place at the
Conradt home. Neighbors heard
two shots and called police. AS the
officers entered the house, Conradt
was alleged to have said I'm the
man you want. He was paying too
much attention to my wife"
The shooting climaxed more than
a week of disagreement in the
Conradt home, police learned. A
week ago Mrs. Conradt had her
husband arrested on a charge of be-
ing drunk and disturbing the peace
Saturday she filed suit for di-
vorce.
The woman came to Reno two
years ago and divorced her New
York husband. A year later she
married Conradt.
Morley came to Reno from idaho
recently.
The woman was killed almost
instantly. and Morley died shortly
afterward.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
STORMS DELAY
LINDBERCHS ON
EASTERN TRIP

ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo.. Oct. 23
U.H-Colonel and Mrs. Charles A.
Lipdbergh, forced down here last
night by rain and darkness, took
off at 6:10 a. m, today on their
flight across the continent to their
New Jersey home.
The flying pair, who cut a vaca-
ton in Far East short at the death
of Dwight Morrow, Mrs. Lindbergh's
father appeared much more cheer
full and rested as they took off
than they had been on their un-
expected arrival here last night.
They were 500 miles behind their
schedule. Headwinds and storms
in Idaho had caused the delay.
Their arrival was unexpected,
only airport attaches and a few
visitors were at the field when
Lindbergh landed the ship, at $50
p. m.
The Lindberghs spent an hour
at the home of E. S. Maroney, man.
ager of the airport. Mrs. Lind
bergh spent most of that hour
playing with Maroney's six months
old daughter, Patricia. Mrs. Lind
bergh's own son is at the home of
his grandmother in New Jersey.
When they arrive home. they
will have completed a trip that
took them some 10000 miles, most
CT it by plane over the most haz-
ardous airlanes of the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
PAPER CONDEMNS
AKRON PURCHASE
As NAVY FOLLY

NEW YORK, Oct. %. (U.P)-Ac-
ceptance of the new United States
navy dirigible Akron" is denounced
editorially by the New York Sun,
which characterizes it as another
chapter on the folly of the gov
ernment's investments in dirigibles
as instruments of war"
The newspaper points out that all
but 100000 Of the price of the
Akron" s5,375 GOO, was paid before
the airship was ever accepted, after
which it was learned that the ves-
sci is from 10000 to $4,000 pounds
overweight. The Sun calls this "a
remarkable error in an airship de-
signed to carry total military load
Of only 10000 pounds"
Having accepted the dirigible,
the navy department seems inclined
to go the whole way and generously
waive the penalty for failure to
comply with specifications. 1t is
still more astonishing to read that
after all this the secretary of the
navy, who recently felt compelled
to make cuts OF S61 COG 0o0 in his
budget. has given orders to go ahead
with the construction Of the sister
ship 10 the Akron.
"The government had no alterna-
tive but to accept the airship from
the GOODYEAR Zeppelin corpora
tion," The paper said Under the
terms of the contract itself the navy
was required to pay for The airship
in equal inStal.ments during the
course Of construction SO that be-
fore any of the test flights we're
made the Go0dyear-Z Zeppelin cor
poration received all but the final
payment OF 100000, out OF a total
cost Of S5,375 900.
In addition to the overweight Of
the dirigible the Sun points out
that the vessel did not meet the
specified speed requirements OF "
knots.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
Two Men Shot At
Drinking Party

LOS ANGELES. Oct. %. WP)-
Two men were shot, one perhaps
fatally, during an argument which
climaxed drinking party early to-
day, according to police.
The seriously wounded man is
Glenn Gilbert. alias Glenn Eng
land, alleged bootlegger. Jacques
De Vore was wounded in the arm
Police said they were looking for
Bobby La Sale, described as a prize
fighter. 1t was said that he at
tended the party He was not the
prominent fighter of the same
name, according to police.
De Vore aSSertedly told police
that Gilbert threatened him with a
gun and he shot in self defense.
La Sale than attacked him and the
gun was accidentally discharged,
the bullet striking him in the arm,
De Wore said.