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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
LONDON EXCHANGE
MAKES CASH RULING,
EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
Continued From First Page.)

of 81 to 81 restored, but selling was
again encountered on the advance.
Extreme advances of about SO to 81
a share were chalked up by United
States Steel, American Can, American
Telephone, New Haven. Atchison and
New York Central in the early after
noon upturn, but much Of this upturn
was later lost.
The market was unsettled for time
by an increase in the Federal Reserve
Banks buying rate for bankers accept
ances, rejecting yesterdays large Of
credit from abroad, and the reactionary
tendency in the Paris Bourse.
After market closing time in Paris,
however, and rectification of a cable
error, through which a Wall street
financial news ticker enormously an
nounced a French bank suspension, I'M
easiness over the foreign situation
seemed momentarily quoted.
New Short Regulation.
In the early afternoon the Stock Ex-
change announced new requirements on
reports of short sales, which were in
terpreted as further effort to detect
bear raiding. When the exchange lifted
its complete ban on short selling, after
it had been in force Monday and Tues
day, it requested daily reports as to the
extent and identity of short positions
at the end of each day.
Under that regulation floor traders
and professionals could conduct bear
raids against the market by making
heavy offerings of stocks and buying
them back the same day, without de-
lection, for the short position would
not be outstanding at the end of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

about the dole. The manager Of the
hotel stood me off for while, but
inally he decided to give me his opinion.
az am convinced" he said, that the
dole encourages lazinessi the people
who receive it should be made to do
some national work in return for the
money they receive. know that the
unemployed must have the necessaries
Of life and that if the dole was stopped
entirely think we should have repe-
titiou of what happened in France in
the last revolution. France has no I'M
employed because the men, women and
Juveniles are hard workers and seekers
after work certainly do not think it
right that people should receive some
thing for nothing
A Young woman attendant at the
newsstand said that in her opinion the
dole was a good thing and although it
did not give one sufficient to live upon
it was certainly great help in contrib
uting toward the upkeep of the home.
She had never been upon the dole and
she gave weekly contributions TO the
fund.
The barber of the hotel also expressed
his view. He is a Scotsman with ma
tive instincts and he was firmly set
against paying anybody for idleness. Il
can't understand why it would not be
just as easy for the government to
spend this money to make work for
these idle men as it is to spend money
to keep them idle"
The most striking thought I got out
of the great industrial center at Biz
mingham was that the dole is now re-
garded as necessary evil even by those
who opposed its present expansion.
They do not expect its disappearance,
but hope for its abuses to be effectively
modified. 1t is perfectly natural, of
course, that the dole takers should feel
well about the system. They are all for
it from everlasting unto everlasting
They seen no menace in 1t.
Business Man Quoted.
A large Birmingham business man
said to me: 1.-The thing has got us. We
accepted Socialism to avoid revolution,
only to find that it Is revolution.
Through these heavy drains the rev.
enues are being absorbed by the costs
and when the system has absorbed the
revenues it will absorb the property"
When / asked him where they would
get the money to meet the deficit now
growing at the rate of over i've million
dollars per week, which by April will
amount to over six hundred million
dollars, he said quite frankly: Since 1t
seems impossible to think of fresh
taxes do not know"
I asked an important official of the
Labor Union the same question and he
said with equal frankness: England
still is a rich country. There is ample
property to meet these legitimate
needs"
In Birmingham the workman's credit,
so far as immediate wants are con-
cerned, has undoubtedly increased. I'm
employment insurance and various
other forms of public aid have created
for the masses, even though unem-
ployed, certain purchasing power, the
steady effects of which are not negligi-
ble The small trades-folk feel the Sc
curity which arises out of the fact that
the two and half million out of work
are not out of money. If this could go
on without bankruptcy it would not be
a bad state so far as the visible eco
Monies are concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
SPEAKER DESCRIBES AIMS
OF LABOR DEPARTMENT
o. ]. Rogers Tells Cosmopolitan
Club Goal Is to "Bring to Every
Job a Man Who Fits"

Work of the Department of Labor in
combating unemployment was de-
scribed yesterday by Otis j. Rogers,
superintendent of the Office and Mer-
camille Division of the United States
Employment Service, in an address
before a Luncheon meeting OF the Cos
mopolitan Club in the Carlton Hotel
Mr.. Rogers said the goal of the
Employment Service lis to bring to
every job a man who fits the job-to
give to every man who seeks it an OPP
portunity to earn, not only for himself,
but to support his family according to
what the majority consider to BE- Ameri-
can standards of living"
Mr.. Rogers was introduced by James
Nolan, to whom President Gordon Bon
nette turned over the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
'PURGER OF LONDON
POLICE WILL QUIT
viscount Byng of Vimy An
SWered Call to Cleanup
Boobies in 1928.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 25.-viscount
Byng of Vimy, commissioner of the
metropolitan police, announced yester-
day he is retiring from his post at the
end of the month.
The famous wartime general and
former governor general of Canada be-
came London's police chief in 1928,
answering what the home secretary de-
scribed as "a stern call to duty"
Brides Discovered.
This call was to clean up London's
police. There was much popular agi-
tation at the time because of the dis
covery that several constables had been
receiving brides from night club host
eSses and other violators of the liquor
restrictions laws, and some others were
suspected of turning blind eyes to IL
legal street betting.
Gen. Byng's activities as police chief
have been considerably hampered by
his health. In 1929 he suffered severe
illness and went to South Africa to re-
cupefate. Recently he was forced to
spend some time in the south of France
Despite i'll health, the general IS
credited with having done well in rails
ing the morale of London's famed
boobies.
Moreover, successive drives directly
inspired by him were undertaken
against the more dubious resorts of
London's West End. Many were closed
and others told to mend their ways.
Served in War.
Gen. Byng saw service on many
fronts during the World War He went
to France as commander of the Bird
Cayalary Division and was made COM
mander of the Cavalry Corps in June.
1915. Two months later he was sent
to the Dardanelles, where he skillfully
withdrew his 9th Army Corps from the
Suvla area, after which he was called
back to the western front to take over
the 18th Army Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
ELoPER is CONVICTED

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, September
25 (P1.-Raymond M. Richards, a
swimming instructor, who eloped to San
Francisco from Los Angeles with Miss
Lillian E. OFT. 20, of New York, was con-
victed on misdemeanor counts here yes
terday and given siX-month suspended
sentence.
Frank E. OFT swore to the complaint
on which Richards was convicted after
he traced his daughter to San Francisco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
TESS DEPLoREs WAGE CUT.
Senator Says He Fears Movement win
Continue.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, September
IS (P).-United States Senator Simeon
d. Fess OF Ohio, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, today
said he "deplored' the recent announce
ments of wage cuts by several of the
Nations leading industrial concerns.
Senator Fess, here to deliver an adj
dress at an all-New England Republican
rally, said he feared now a wage-re-
duction movement had started, there
would be no limit"
1T is sound business to pay wage
which will maintain our present stand
ards Of living" Senator Fess said. ANY
thing below that is economically I'M
sound. The recent wage cuts have been
disappointment to me. 1t is bad for
both labor and industry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

Fifth OF series of articles. based
upon first-hand, intimate study of
conditions i'll every section of the
British Isles, describing the. history;
and economic effect of The Dole
upon every class of population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

Former United States Senator and Governor
of Kansas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
day. The new regulation takes effect
| tomorrow.
Bank REPRESENTATIVE Arrives.

NEW YORK, September Is GP).-R
H. Porters, identified by his travel
papers as a representative of the Bank
of England, arrived on the Aquitania
today
He declined to tell the purpose of his
visit and even disclaimed his identity.
His baggage was expedited by customs
officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
10 INJURED IN MELEE.

Dundee, Scotland, Police Arrest Several
As Unemployed Demonstrates.
DUNDEE, Scotland, September Is Up.
Thirteen persons were injured and a
score of arrests were made when police
dispersed a group Of unemployed who
staged demonstration here last night
Several shop windows were broken dur
ing the melee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
TOXIC EXCHANGE CLOSED.
Brokers Still Endeavoring to Raise
Money Due on Stocks.

Brokers Still EndeavOring to Raise
Money Due on Stocks.
BY Gable to The Star.
TOXIC, Japan, September 25.-Faced
with the prospect of wholesale bank
ruptcies among brokers, the Toxic Stock
Exchange failed to reopen today. 1t
will remain closed tomorrow.
Tonight brokers were still endeayoring
to raise an additional 100000 yen
2,000,0 0o) needed to meet an ex-
change demand of total of 10000 900
yen (S6,000000) additional guarantee
money due to the collapse of stocks.
Government authorities are concerned
with the situation, the minister of COM
merce announcing that cabinet meet
ing was held, following which Premier
Reijiro Wakatsuki called a conference
Of the ministers of finance and COM
merce with the governor of the Bank
of Japan.
The Osaka Exchange is open only
for public bond trading. The exchanges
in Kobe. Kyoto and Nagoya are OPP
Grating similarly.
The collapse of the pound cut the
bottom from under spinning shares.
which are the backbone of the japanese
market.
(Copyright 1879
HOLDS GOLD STANDARD.
The Commerce Department was no.
tined today that the government of the
Union of South Africa has announced,
officially it has no intention of depart
ing from the gold standard
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
HEARINGS ON REINDEER TO
 BE RESUMED
Special Committee Meets Again Tomorrow in
 Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.- Further details of the controversy between White and Eskimo rein deer herd owners in Alaska will be heard tomorrow when the Gov ernment Committee Investigating the reindeer situation will resume hearings. The committee is func- tioning under the direction of Sec retary Wilbur of the Interior De- partment.
 The Committee was told last week that the Lomen Reindeer Company, in which Federal Judge Lomen held stock, was taking ad- vantage of the Eskimo through ag- gresSive business methods.
 Senator Kendrick is chairman of the committee Representative Lea witt, Assistant Attorney General Sisson and Ernest Walker Sawyer are the other members with Secre- tary Wilbur ex-officio chairman.
 Range rules will be discussed to- morrow. Probably Delegate Suth- erland will also appear at the hear ing. He accused Judge Lomen of being unfair to the Eskimos and laid similar charge against Gov. George A. Parks.
 Following the hearing tomorrow the Committee is expected to con- vene again after March for what may be the final session.
 Recommendations will probably be drawn for submission to the Biological Survey Bureau of the Interior Department for settling disputes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
CLAIMS 5000
 COAL MINERS
 FIRE VICTIMS
Burning Shaft R e p orted d Closed Men Are
 Trapped in Flames

PEIPING, China, Feb. 16.-De- spite denials of colliery officials, the Chinese newspapers insist that 5000 miners were burned to death in the fire in the coal mine at Fu- shum, near Mukden, Manchuria, a week ago yesterday. Representa- tives of the Japanese management insist however that none were killed.
 The Mukden correspondent of the Takung Pao, one of the most re- liable newspapers here, reported the mine management closed the burn ing shaft in order to localize the blaze thereby trapping the men in the flames.
 The correspondent described the pitiful scenes at the pithead as the relatives of the miners pleaded that the burning shaft be opened.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
Congress Has Only Four ten Working Days to
 Wind Up Business
ARE
 OVER THREE BILLION
L e a ders of Both Senate and House Exceed
 ingly Optimistic

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.- Congress has fourteen working days in which to pass ,$3, ,480, 100000 of appropriation bills to avoid an ex- tra, session.
 Eight of nine regular supply bills are now enroute through Con- gress while a second deficiency bill is scheduled to make it's bow on Wednesday.
 Both the Senate and House lead CTS are optimistic all bills will be put through by March 4.
 The pending bills are:
 Independent bill for more than $1 0O,0o0,OO0, in conference.
 Treasury and Post Office bill for more than ,O00,0OO,OOo, in conference.
 Agricultural bill for $214, 4,000, ,000 in conference and expected to be reported out today.
 War Department bill for $447,- 100000, in conference.
 Justice, State, Commerce and Labor Departments bill of S138,- 260000, in conference.
 Legislative establishment bill of approximately s27,OoO,0OO, in con- ference.
 Navy Department bill of S348,- 052,000 now before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
 District of Columbia bill, which has been reported to the Senate and will be sent to conference to determine the amount.
 Second deficiency bill which is being prepared and is expected to call for $125, 100000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
ONE THOUSAND ARE REP ORTED
 FROZEN, DEATH
Temperature Drops to 60 Degrees Below-Odd
 Train Accident

KAREN, Manchuria, Feb 16- With the mercury falling to 45 de- grees below zero, this city is ex- periencing one of the coldest win ters in years.
 More than one thousand persons have been frozen to death in the streets or along the Siberian Man churian border, where temperatures dropped to 60 degrees below zero
 The snow is not unusually heavy but trains are running from three to four days late.
 Several major accidents have been reported, one case being re- ported of train which left the tracks when the locomotive wheels froze and cracked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
RAVEN s ART s TO SUPERINTEND PUBLIC s C H00LS
A. 5. Dunham Will Take Over Some of Work
 of Principal

R. s. Raven, for four years prin- cipal of the Juneau high school as- sumed his duties as superintendent of public schools in this city today, succeeding w. K. Keller, who re- signed recently preparatory to talk ing over the office of Territorial commissioner of education to which he was elected last November.
 While filling the position of su- perintendent, MT. Raven also will continue to perform some of the work he has been doing as princi- pal. A. s. Dunham, member of the high school faculty, will under take the other tasks heretofore inn posed on the superintendent. This arrangement, by which the super intendency duties will be divided, will continue for the rest of the scholastic year.
 MT. Raven is an experienced edu- cator. He attended Michigan State College three years and Washing ton State College one year. He took graduate work at both the Washington State College and the University of Washington. He was principal of the high school at Selah, Wash, before he came to Juneau in 1927.
 The new superintendent was born in Doland, South Dakota, 37 years ago. His parents live at Monroe, Wash He was second lieutenant of a company in a combat corps in the World War and went over seas. He was gassed and taken to military hospital. He is mar ried, the father of two sons, 6 and |2 years old respectively.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
SPAIN'S FATE UP TO LEADER
 FOR REPUBLIC
King Alfonso Leaves Flu ture of Monarchy in
 Hands of Guerra
FORMER PREMIER TO
 MAKE REPORT TODAY
Will New Form of Govern ment Be Advocated or
 Old Continued?

MADRID, Spain, Feb. 16.-King Alfonso has designated Jose An- tonic Sanchetti Guerra, leader of a movement for a constitutional convention, to determine whether Spain is to remain a monarchy or become a Republic and form new government.
 Guerra promised the King to re- port on his success late today.
 It is believed that Guerra will be able to form Cabinet.
 The terms of the agreement be- tween the King and Guerra are kept secret.
 Guerra headed a Liberal Cabinet in 1915 and was Premier again in 1922 He was expelled from Spain for enmity to Primo de Rivera dur ing the latter's regime. He charged the King violated the Spanish con- stitution in permitting De Rivera to assume dictatorship.
 Guerra was imprisoned aboard a warship at Valencia in 1929 and courtmartialed for sedition The trial was secret and the findings were kept secret but it is believed he was found not guilty. De Rivera refused to accept the findings and continued to hold him. Shortly after the Dictatorship fell, Guerra was released.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16

In the presence of a throng gath cred in the Museum Hall of the Alaska Capitol Saturday evening, from nearly all parts of the Terri tory, the new public building, cost ing approximately $1,000,000, was formally dedicated with appropri- ate exercises. Among the dis company upon the speakers platform were mayors and of municipal ex- ecutives from Southeast cities and from some of the communities to the Westward. On the floor were delegations from the various near and distant places with large as- sembly of Juneau residents.
 A seat upon the platform had been reserved for J. L Marshall construction engineer for the Treas ury Department, who supervised the erection of the Capitol for the Government, but he is con valesing from his recent accident and could not be present.
 Dr. w. w. Council, president ot the Chamber of Commerce, presid- ed. With brief remarks, he an nounced the numbers of the pro- gram and introduced the speakers
 Invocation by Rev. H. R. Allen
 An invocation was pronounced by the Rev. H. R. Allen, pastor of the Resurrection Lutheran church. IT course of the evening, several se- lections were nicely played by tht high school orchestra.
 Gov. George A. Parks delivered the address of welcome. He reac telegrams congratulating the Ter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
Modern Woman Scored by
 Diua; Motherhood Is Not
 h Makeup; Peace Far Off

that is important in her life is lipstick, jazz and bridge. She does not want children.
 She will never accomplish any, thing toward world peace by con- ferences.
 Let them have good warm meals ready for their husbands when they come home tired from the days business
 T tell the women to build homes, raise children properly and then we will have peace"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb 16-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is g, American Can 941s Anaconda Copper 365s, Bethlehem Steel 60, General Motors 43, Gran by Consolidated 18, International Harvester 551s, Kennecott 27, Pack ard Motors 10la, Simmons Beds 1912, Standard Brands 19, Standard Oil of California 497s, Standard Oil of New Jersey 50, United Aircraft 33A, U. s. Steel 146sl, Hudson Bay 5.s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
W K E R s H A M SHOWS NATIONS
 DEBT TO ALASKA
Northern Trade Totals Bil- lions, Appropriations
 but Millions

"Alaska's Trade Value to the United States is the title of the address that James Wickersham, Delegate elect to Congress, deliv- cred at the exercises in connection with the dedication of the Capitol Saturday evening. He showed that the money the Federal Government had expended in behalf of the Territory is but trivial sum compared with the great wealth that has flowed to the Union as result of the Northland's trade and commerce. He said in part:
 "In recent years Congress en- tered upon limited system of internal improvements in Alaska in aid of the development of Terri torial Government and the nat ural resources of the country. It authorized the construction of a Government owned and operated railroad from an all-the-year- open harbor at Seward, through the Matanuska and Healy River coal fields to the Fairbanks gold fields, at a cost of S70,O00,000 Recently the Secretary of the Treasury caus- ed plans and estimates to be made and set apart the funds necessary to construct a general-use build ing at Fairbanks, to cost S400,- 900.
 Harbcr Improvement Fund
 "The War Department will spend this year for Alaska harbor im- provements, $272,000 for the Ket- chikan basin, S85 ,0O0 for the Sew ard breakwater, and $18,000 for the Port Alexander harbor work, while the improvement of the Nome har- Dor, to cost s250,O0O, is to come in two years. The Alaska Road Com mission will spend this year $1,- 100000 for general highway work in Northern and Western Alaska, and in addition the sum of $780, 900 on roads in the Mt. Mckinley National Park.
 "The Bureau of Public Roads, under the Agricultural Department, will spend out of Forest Service funds, for highways in 1881, $50,- 900 at Ketchikan, S140,o0 near Ju- neau, S45 ,000 at Seward, s40,000 at Wrangell, Se00o0 at Skagway, $45,- 900 at Yakutat, $25,oo0 at Rake, $3o,000 at Moose Pass, Sl0,000 at <~.., ,,..< ,,,,...,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-16
GOVERNOR GIVES BRIEF TALK ON N 0 R I H HISTORY
New Capitol Marks Begin ming of Another Epoch
 for Territory

Gov. George A. Parks, in his ad- dress welcoming visitors to the ex- ercises dedicating the Capitol Sat- urday evening, took occasion to review briefly the history of Alaska. He said in part:
 For convenience we may con sider the history i'll three phases. First, the epoch of discovery and exploration; second, the 45 years that elapsed between the purchase by the United States and the or ganization of our Territorial Gov ernment; and third, the period from 1912 to the present.
 "A Russian expedition" he said, Handed on the east side of Boring Straits in l73O. or just 200 years ago. Thereafter for 137 years. the Tsars exercised dominion of this vast domain
 Rivalry Among Monarchs
 During the early years of this first epoch, 1726-1867, there seems to have been competition among the sovereigns of Europe in their efforts to extend their respective domains by discovery.
 Captains James Cook and George Vancouver sailed by per- mission of the King of England Spain was ably represented by Perez, Bodega, Areteaga, Martiney and Malaspina. France was less interested but nevertheless con tributed the efforts of La Perouse
 50 far as the Russian Govern ment was concerned, it was sat isfied to delegate responsibilitie! to a chartered company and de manded in return a share in tht profits from the undertaking. A: government, is contributed noth. ing to the development of the new colonies.
 Endowed with Broad Vision
 Fortunately, some of the rep resentatives of the comuany were endowed with broad visions whict enabled them to realize that i they wished to encourage theil own people to remain in the new country and impress their civili' zation on the native people they must establish institutions for thii purpose. Consequently as earll as 1784 schools and churches were organized. The company head