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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14

from the day of his traducers, al they have said and done in the
 way of abuse and rotten insinua- tions will be forgotten and con- demned just as has been the case with the traducers of Washington and of Lincoln, Cleveland, and others of our Presidents, who have paid the penalty demanded of so great a proportion of honorable men who have participated in our public life. .'1,e a E. Mont Reilly, who was appolnt- .ed governor of Porto Rico by Harding, and had a stormy time of it, in a speech at Kansas City. re- calls a conference which he at tended in Washington after the Chicago convention.
 Some one suggested at that meeting that the personality of President Wilson should be made the issue of the campaign. Others agreed to the plan, but MT. Hard- ing immediately jumped to his feet and said:
 wait, gentlemen, I guess you have nominated the wrong candi- date if this is the plan, for will never go to the White House over the broken body of Woodrow Will son. T have won many battles, but never along these lines
 When I read or hear of the att tacks on the character and mem ory of President Harding, my mind runs back instantly to that Wash ington conference where this gem tie gentleman refused to permit any criticism of his Democratic predecessor. EF
 When the storm broke, or began to break, over the Naval oil leases --tha stricken President, then in .Alaska-it was notable that his former Democratic colleagues in the Senate made no effort to impli- cate him in the scandal. They be- lieved in the man. Ever magnani- nous, he had given evidence time and again of his fair-mindedness and destation of mere partianship. He said gallantly when President Wilson declined to send Gen. Leon ard Wood overseas: T bow to the will of the Commander in Chief He loved his country. A patriot first, he was always a man. That was Warren G. Harding. His col leagues understood and appraised him justly. So they. do to this day. < aN
 Now known by prison number 699I, Albert B. Fall aged and in- firm, doubtless is sustained by the Knowledge that New Mexico, where he began his career in early Ter .ritorial days, believes implicitly in him, as his tragic chapter hears the end. Its legislature and it's two United States Senators unlteo in an appeal for clemency. But, the brand is upon him and 1t is too late for effectual removal. History may find condonement for his err TOTS, if so they be-. Meanwhile Uncle Sam has really profited by the Naval oil leases. Doheny bears the financial brunt. He lost mil lions by his investment in Pearl Harbor. The next chapter will be written when Congress is asked to reimburse him. Fall was empowered to act and Doheny has been exon erated of any wrong doing in the premises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14
U g. DEPARTMENT OF AaR1o ULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
Tue W eather fBx the II. s. Weather Rureazi

Forecast vicinity August IA Showers tonight and Saturday, moderate westerly winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14

The northern low pressure tral this morning upper Valley with sea Interior portion of the Gulf of Alaska portions If southeastern off the California clearing latter district Temperatures fallen most of the Territory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14
MELLON ENDS
 TRIP ABROAD

VILLEFRANCE, France, Aug. IA. Andrew w Mellon, United States Secretary of the Treasury, sailed from here for New York today. While in Europe, he has conferred with the leading officials of the French, German and British gov ernments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14
Connecticut Finds Few
 Safe Roadside Springs

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. l4.-Of
 the scores of roadside springs and wells, Connecticut's Health Depart ment has found less than a dozen safe for drinking water.
 Motorists, campers, and picnick- CTS have been warned to drink only from places marked with an official sign of 1881 inspection. Surrounding conditions have been found to count heavily in rating water supplies, many apparently clean springs being found to be subject to contamination. No roadside brooks are recom- mended as safe water supplies.
 Angry Guide: Why didn't you shoot at the tiger?" Timid Hunter: He didn't have the right kind of expression on his face for a rug"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14
FUTURE M AY JUDGE FALL
 LESS HARSHLY
Governor Bone Pays Fri bute to Probity
 of Harding

Continued rom rage one,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14

Old rapers at T1le Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14

cred roar emanating from the Czar of Movieland! It is discernible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14
TELESCOPE ACCURATE

WASHINGTON Photographs made with the new 4o-inch tele- scope under construction at the U. s. Naval Observatory can be fo- cussed with an accuracy of one tenth of a thousand of an inch says Prof. G. w. Ritchey, its builder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14
SLAYER PAYS DEATH PENALTY

VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 14.- Michael Sowry was hanged at Okal- la jail today for the murder last August of John Babcock in the Iatter's cabin at Cecil Lake.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-14
IS PASSENGERS
 SAIL ON LOUISE
Canadian Pacific Liner in Port from Skagway
 and Sails South

With a light list from the North, the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Louise, Capt. A. Slater, arrived in port at 5:30 am. today and sailed for Vancouver and Seat tie connections after remaining here two hours,
 Sixteen passengers boarded the steamer here for southern ports. Those leaving on it were:
 For Vancouver, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Guiry and Miss M. c. Wood ward.
 For Seattle: Rev. B. R. Hubbard, Mrs. J. Alderman and baby, Pat Mills, MT. and Mrs. H. A. Ravet, Mason Lee, J. s. Hall, w. Tege, Miss Lilly Kronquist, Miss Betty Anthony, Mrs. A. Taloff and E. H. L. Sackett.
 Mrs. Peck: Where have you been all evening""
 Miles: At the office"
 Mrs. F. Then you must be made of asbestos for your office burned down two hours ago.
 old papers at the EnDne ornca
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

Under the pressure of public
opinion, the Republican major
ity at Albany, which only this
week set forth a substitute plan
for that of Governor Roosevelt
on unemployment, has been
forced to turn tail and run.
This is a triumph for Roose-
welt, of course; but more impor-
tant than that, it is triumph
for the humane spirit of New
York.
Nothing has discredited the
majority in Albany so much as
the frequency with which it has
opposed proper measures merely
because they came from a Demo
cratic executive, and the ulti-
mate triumph of that executive,
because of the reaction of the
people.
All the majority succeeded in
doing was this; it has shown
the public that had it possessed
the power, nothing would have
DCC11 OOL1C Wy GAAC OGoGC VI 4NC"
York to relieve the unemploy-
ment situation.
However, it is proper to con-
gratulate Mr.. Macy on his wis
dom in forcing his party to put
aside childish things and CO.
operate in the fight for the pre-
vention of suffering this winter.
Attention Concentrated
On th1 Governor
And the stupid action of the
majority has had another ef-
feet which will not be ap-
preciated in Washington. It
has concentrated the attention
of the country upon the Gov
ernor and his policy. as moth
ing else could have done. The
majority only succeeded in
dramatizing Roosevelt's plan,
and action, and victory,
The result is that the press
throughout the nation is COM
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Police Investigation by
Congress Threatened

Now definite threats investigation Of the Wash
gon police department by Congress- and one Senator goes
far threaten investigation of the Bureau OF In
vestigaton of the Department Of Justice
This newspaper having nothing but the welfare OF our
police force and of this city in view has urged city and
Federal officials bring about full and sweeping invesga
on of the department while they at work third degree
and other that whatever bad spots there are In the
force may be cleaned up BEFORE Congress meets.
The Times repeats recommendation that the Department
Of Justice before ending its investigation into every phase
OF charges affecting our police force ana De 10 SUD
the Commissioners and Congress too,
that will convince everybody that the investigation has been
to the bottom of conditions and that wrong doing will be
satisfactorily punished.
What Senators and Representatives not pleased with is
that the investigation apparently covers only third
degree matters and does not 60 into the far more important
subject of alleged graft and corruption on the part OF few
policemen. -
Congress wants to know this city know if there
policemen police officials handnove with gamblers
bootleggers and criminals
the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice
Is the competent body that is credited with being it is the
organization that should 60 right through with this thing
without leaving shred for Congress to investigate
The bare truth that Congressional Investigations
failures They get nowhere They simply stir up mud and
slime House subcommittee spent two years and much
money investigating local affairs including alleged grating
among policemen, and accomplished nothing.
Liars and gossip peddlers the halls Of the Capitol
with cheap and irresponsible things they have heard What
Congressional Investigations do the police department lrrep
arabic HARM because they furnish the openings for sens
ona statesmen to turn loose sensational stuff they can not
prove That leads to breaking down of confidence
No good citizen of Washington wants to policemen
tarnshed by bathersks and gossip No good et-
the morale of the department broken down
All good citizens want to cleaning and they WANT
TT DONE AND OVER WITH, that the department may
function in unhampered
If President Hoover the Department of Justice and the
District Commissioners want do the right thing and get
the police department in the right position they will
NOW make the present investigation that will be suf
fcien for everybody winding this thing up for some time
to
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

Press Comments on
ROOsevelt's Plan
The press comments through
out the country on Roosevelt's
plan and victory are uniformly
commendatory, and some are
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Worthy Officers Reelected

Organized employees Of the Federal Government have again
shown good judgment in unanimously reelectng Luther G.
Steward as president and Miss Gertrude M McNay
retaryreasuer of the National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes.
These national officers handle the legislative and
ganizaona work the Federation and they do it exceedingly
well That their services appreciated more shown
by the unions Of the Federation in annual convention at
Seattle.
When the Federation first created there many
sgvngs high official circles There fears OF possible
strikes and the introduction into the Federation of union
labor practices These dispeed by Federation
policies nmica strikes interference with Government
business but enjoying close relations with the American
Federation of Labor.
The organization has prospered and has fought well and
ssnsy the battles for better pay and better conditions Tor
demonstrated hundreds Of times.
The Federation would not have prospered and succeeded
aiding Federal workers but for sensible efficient tacfu
national officers having the good will of Senators and Rep
resentatives.
The right kind of with Congress and administrative
officials Yields good results Wise national officers going
to be doubly useful in the next few years.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

all. I'm wiser now. I have
found that you can will to be-
heve. that you can choose
doubt or faith, just as you
please. It is not easy for me
to have faith. I do not possess
a sentimental or credulous ma
ture, I'm a born doubter. But
doubt poisons me. 1t kills every
thing that is gentle and joyous
and. strong in my spirit. Doubt
makes me cold and hard and
bitter.
Easy AS Can Be
And, since this is so, why
should choose to doubt? why
should I not, rather, choose to
believe? It is as easy and as
reasonable to believe as it IS TO
doubt. There are as many
reasons for believing that there
is a God as there are reasons
for believing that there isn't.
"Then how can you explain
those gangster killings?" you
say.
I can explain them far easier
than you can explain the stars
stranger or the love OF a
mother or the unSeltlSh
heroism of q Father Damien.
It is easy to explain a gangster::
He is simply an expression OF
the mud. from which we all are
made. All wild animals are
gangsters. Every human being
is a gangster-while in the
'savag! state or in infancy.
Gangsters are no riddle.
Just Riddles
But good men are riddles.
Love and courage and honor
are riddles. How can one ex-
plain their presence in our
stupid, brutal flesh? You can't
explain them unless you believe
in God. You can't explain
them but you can contemplate
them and be comforted by
them and believe in them.
When I think of these mysteries.
my fear and my despair drop
away. All life seems greater
and I want to go on. little
further. And so, I choose to
think of them. I choose to
believe in their power, rather
than in the power of evil.
CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IN
GOD.
Copyright. 1881. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
First Oyster Month

The old idea about oysters not being suitable to eat until
September. with its letter r based belief that
with September cooler weather. somewhat adapted to
the keeping of oysters.
We have had example that September weather here
be lust about as hot as that handed out to in July and
August with Septembers only advantage being that the nights
are likely be cooler than those in the mid months
there are seasonabe temperatures here in the next month
there will be many days September Is brings the date
for the putting away Of straw hats another popular stunt
that ranks with the oyster theory.
Men are far bigger what custom tells them
to wear than women and the fifteenth will find large numbers
of regousy putting away their straw hats no matter
what the temperature may be.
Fresh oysters good to eat time of the though
not the best of condition until the cool months arrive Be-
cause of State protection laws and perishabty with
refrigeration there little shipment of oysters until sepem
ber arrives This WELL too the oyster supplies in winter
would be greatly diminished there heavy consumption
Of the bivaves in summer .-.'..-...
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
TIMES TEST

Match correctly:
/. Connecticut.
Named for Queen Eliza
beth.
2. Pennsylvania.
Means red or colored.
8. Colorado. y
Means Gem of the
Mountains.
4. Idaho.
Latin for "Penn's Wood
land"
5. Virginia.
Means Long River"
Do you know:
g.. What is a glider, as used
in aeronauticS?
z. Rev. Charles w. Graham,
author of Canadian west
stories, used what pseu-
donym?
8. Who were the condot-
teri?
9. What is the Gaelic
League?
10. What is an anagram?
ANSWERS ON Magazine PaEe)
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

I believe in God.
I believe that God made men
and has a plan for men.
believe that it is good
and beautiful plan and that II
will, eventually, work out When
men become grown up.
Why do I believe? Because
need to believe. Never have
I needed to believe in God and
goodness as greatly as I. need
now. For these are ugly times
-hideously confused times.
Never has evil seemed so
strong, nor viciousness so sure
of itself. And so I need to
believe that there is something
stronger than evil, surer than
viciouSneSS.
I need to believe that the
decency in human life will
triumph over the indecency. I
need to believe that a deliberate
power brought man up out OF
the mud and that that power
is still on the job. Brutal as
these times are, that power
has seen times more brutal.
Gangster wars-m u r d r e d
Understanding workers.
these are terrible things. But
they have happened before.
They have always been hap
pening since life began. Yet
life has gone on. gone on and
up. And beauty and truth,
love and courage have survived.
Will Always Survive
I need to believe that these
things will always survive. -.
that the power which made
them will not let them perish.
I believe because need to
believe. If I don't believe, I'm
licked. I may seem to be
doing nicely. I may hold a
good job and live in a fine
house and have delightful
friends, but in the secret
places of my heart. where my
real life goes on, I'll be licked.
For life doesn't mean anything
to me unless I can believe
there's a power above it and a
plan behind it and goal
ahead.
And so, because I need to be-
lieve I have decided to believe.
Once upon a time I did. not
know that one could decide to
believe" I thought that belief
came spontaneously or not at
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

Those interested in beings will study these four faces
The old German general called from his retirement to fight
gorouy for his country and then made chief OF that country
replacing disastrous kaiser shows in his face the years. the
wars battles hard experiences that he has known
The President Of the United States smiling going ahead IN
spite encouragement shows in his face and manner courage
under greatest difficulties.
The old German general in his hardest battle or his most diff
cult German problem had heavier load on
his shoulders than President Hoover carries today is ortu
that he has the strength to carry it with smle
The faces of Secretary Mellon and his fine big tell their
story of American life apd work.
Andrew W. Mellon called by the late President Harding
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Up to Our Knees
In Business Opportunities

Business forecasts have been discounted since the stock
market crash 1929 but here worth reading is
from Professor Ralph B. Wilson, of the Babson statistical
organization at Wellesley Hills, Mass
Professor Wilson says
To-day standing knees in the greatest
ness and opportunities that this country
since 1893.
"Rea estate good Iowpced bonds commodities and
business enterprises in the bargain
InvesOrs stocks today just PAL points lower they
coud two ago. outlook promising
then.
Shrwd business investors Seing oppor
tunes thereby laying the foundation for future fortunes
Beginning with the year. business activity stock prices and
Take it leave it.
The only rule for making money to buy lew, sell
high.
Just now you can buy low.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Tax Beer
Like Britain

Chancellor snowden expects to put tax British beer Of
one penny (two cents) pint.
estimates that this will yield annual revenue Of ten
million pounds, fifty million dollars.
Beer worth 10 cents glass; at most sold here at
where from Is cents to dollar glass.
The difference between the value and the prcefrom Is
to 80 cheerfuly paid by the goes to
booegger the speakeay proprietor and the local or
Federal officials who allow the beer to be Sold
It would seem economics to egaze beer and put
Government -a tax Of 100 200 800 per
cent.
If Britain can raise fifty million dollars year by its little
beer tax country could raise untold millions by big
beer tax.
Also would be cheaperand beer drinkers could spend
the difference on useful commodities.
At present, they don't.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

the Second richest the world has worked hard all his
life Whoever likes life of ease need not envy him.
Mary years ago. he started working with his brother
supernendng building of small railroad in the coal coun
try for father he probably fat healthy and cheer
But time and worry constant thought have changed his face
they probably will change the face Of the when he in
herts the burden
The old Greek motto Nothng excess, the best one
for happiness.
Too much of anything Of wealth power and work is
bad if YOU want to live undisturhed and cheerful.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

Roosevelt Plan
Not q Dole
We once thought that a dole
was money given to men out of
work and without exacting
work from them in return. If
that is a dole, then the Roose-
welt plan has no remote rela-
tion to it. No man is to re-
ceive a penny who does not do
a penny's worth of work. But
the governors plan contem-
plates another thing-Where
men, women and children are
starving or freezing because of
inadequate clothing, and pri-
vate charity is unable to pre-
vent starvation, food or cloth
ing may be purchased and
given to those in such dire
need. Is that a dole? Then
the Red Cross deals in doles,
the Salvation Army deals in
doles: all charity organizations
do. Thus a dole becomes some
thing that prevents starvation.
If that is what a dole means,
then doles are good.
They have a dole in England
"a real dole, which means that
money is paid literally as wages
to the unemployed, who do no
work at all. With the increas-
ing number of the unemployed,
the cost has been mounting and
the government finds itself
financially embarrassed. Among
the unemployed in England are
some who prefer to live without
working, so long as they are
paid for doing nothing. This
has created a popular prejudice
here against the dole. 1t is a
natural and proper prejudice.
But, having planted this
prejudice in the popular mind,
those who wish to turn the pub
lie against any move for
amelioration. promptly describe
everything proposed as a "dole. I"
Let's not convey the impress
sion that money given to pre-
vent starvation is a dole; for
then a dole would become re-
spectacle, and failure to give a
dole would be indecent.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

menting on the Roosevelt plan;
and people in Wyoming and
Florida are talking about it at
the breakfast table. More:
It has invited the man in the
street to make a comparison
between the relative attitudes
of the Governor and the Pres
ident, who may be pitted
against each other next year.
The conflicting views Of these
two men cropped out in their
addresses Wednesday on the
anniversary of the founding OF
the Red Cross. Mr.. Hoover
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Our Modern Beers

Those chaps who the absence Of real beer will
over some Of the modern stuff they read about In the
columns of this newspaper the other day two beer
stories One the claim of under arrest that he
got WOODY from drinking root beer The other about
policeman who raided speakeasy In trying to pick
case Of beer Of the bottles exploded and showered him
with glass.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
WISE WORDS

Nothing is more foolish than
foolish laughter. -CatulluS
I do not perceive why he who
is happy requires to be hap
pier.-Cicero.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
A Service to Gov. Roosevelt By Claude G. Bowers

thought that human suffering,
regardless of kind or extent,
must be cared for by individual
action-or not at all. Mr..
Roosevelt thought that in a
major crisis government may
have some work to do.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14

almost fulsome. It is such a
relief, in days when men high
in the State are concentrating
on doing nothing themselves
and in discouraging the plans
of others, to find one executive
who faces the realities and
does something. But there is
one diScord in the press &C
claim. It is a strange one.
The Newport News press says:
"If it isn't a dole, what is it?"
All of which raises anew the
question as to what is meant
by a dole.
The Washington times., 1931-01-20
Cat Dies On Electric
Wires; Burns Out
w. Va. Radios

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan.
2O.-The proverbial nine lives
of a cat avail the present-day
feline but little when it at
tempts to pit them against
modern methods of execution.
Witness the case Of Chris
Tabler's cat.
The tabby climbed a big pole
carrying high tension wires and
came into contact with the
wires.
The cat died frozen" to the
wire, which burned through and
dropped onto low tension
wire carrying current to the
little town of North Mountain
with the result that $4,000 volts
were directed into many nearby
radio sets and numbers of
tubes burned out.
Radio dealers have been do
ing a land-office tube and re-
pair business in that vicinity
since.