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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-14

Electricity is the only domestic item costing less now than in 1913 according to a survey of 32 cities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-14
Market Was Active
 And Broad For The
 First Time In Weeks
Sales Went Over the Million Mark in Early Afternoon
 Industrial Shares Moved Up Very Sharply

expense of an overcrowded short interest. American Can scared 3 points and held most of the gain. Oils, Rails. Tobaccos, Coppers, steeis ana specislties made good gains and held most of them.
 The bugle attracted some profit taking in the late afternoon, but it was we'll absorded. Firmness in U. S. Steel which reached 91 3-4 up ? 1-2 points was a sustaining
 xnierican Telephone was up more than q point in the Utilities. Gen erai Foods continued to feature tho
 X substantiai turnabout in ths bond market helped the big boards bilt bonds were relatively quiet a1 a result of mbfe interest being at- tracted to stocks.
 Tnere was little change in bus i1ess conditions this week, Brad streets found retail trade holding It's own. Wholesale and Jobbipg business was better in some qtar- tefs as result of receipt of a few tlil in orders.
 EARLY TRADING
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 soist iisss%liI'ean TSlis ar.ssio'ss seiSas Eslas wsls rec6rded in Du Pont, C0nsoItdated Gss, fnterpatiopal Telephogs. Beth lfbep Steel. American Tefephone,
 sdiC oGts e1sDGMEssiSn Msnsssm.rv A: M Ward snd mytg xmmyytican and Fossign Power.
 Allied chemicaiI ross to T! uP yP ;IF ,apd wesslasa9use Electric sssssn ',4! ss;sss s;sh s;a Ts' rp s;.y s.Sy tss t:s Gss;ssssssh G,ssss shsss. ssss: :.ps pasls 4Rs sais. M 2 aay. made Wp 10 per cent of the Sss!nS sSshYe sgEs tss dsm.se M ffToss fractionally tfom the open inE Of zoE up po!rt: psststlss sf hlsssr DtlSss, 2 ! sSr 3 crude s:
 ss HissaI. :ss :sssat%n. S .npgsss%disa 'si NeM Jersey was tt 80 up h; Esxa. Corporation 2I up A; standard of New York 10 up k; Atlantic Refin- ing 1eh up A and Houston 43 up "chrysler was active in the mo tors, rising fractionally to FAX, while General Motors eased off: Railroad shares were steady around DfSvi0us closing levels. Coppers l lirrned up under the leadership of American Smelling which rose a point to 32. Mercantile Issues were hiRher with Woolworth up k at | 70N. Foods continued firm. Prices held around the best levels | of the session in the early trading. but volume declined. &
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-14

The United States is construct ing a special plant at the Wash ington navy yard to reclaim old paper money.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
Uncle Sam's Purse.
Boston News Bureau.l

The terms of the latest Treasury financing proposal illustrate wildly both a condition and theory Tha condition is the present vastly altered status of Uncle Sams purse. The theory is one of present choice of long-term bonds sub stitute for short-term issues and a presumptive alternative to Federal taxation-at least just yet.
 There could be no more vivid commentary on the new estate of the Treasury than a need 70 place now $900,0oOo00 18-24-year 3% bonds and $500 100000 certificatse following earlier issues this year of s800000000 3A% and s500000000 3%% bonds. In conjunction with the certificate issue, there will be net increase in the gross public debt of S465 900 after the payment of Septem- Der maturities. The long-term debt will be raised from $l3534 100000 to $14 334 100000
 The large value of these current issues, to care for the requirements of coming months which have mad to be thus iberay allowed 'for suggests readily the basic cause. Its name is defcit-$903 100000 for the fiscal twelve-month. and now s378 ,oc0 for two ensuing months. That reflects the lean revenue returns in day of depression at the same time that a record low 3% bond rate illustrates the notable ease of money rates also attending de- pression.
 There has been a dramatic change from the time preceding l93o when the Treasury was com iortabe and when favorte Congressional sport was taunting Secretary Mellon when prosperity produced larger revenues than he had ex- pected Then our debt had kept going down; now 1t must go up. And now the deficits are at tainng proportions which sternly suggest that tns is no season for any more Treasury -raiding under whatever pretext
 Recastng of the Treasury obligations into long CT terms is of course the wise well as ez- pedlent procedure Europe has in more than one country-whence MT. Mellon has just returned furnished forcibe examples of the unwisdom Of an unwleldly mass of short-term commitments. And 3% rate for 20 to "A years is distinctly attractive
 Behind which may wait, according as revenues and neds may run the still open question of tax atlon Perhaps deferment now means intent to await a needed revamping of the whole tax basis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
LANDED GENTRY OF SPAIN MUST
 REPAY" ACRES
Republican ment
 Makes Call to Set
 tie" Debts

MADRID, Sept. IT, panish families who have been basking for centuries on the fat lands loaned by former kings in return for fi- nancial services, have been called upon by Republican officials to settle their debts"
 A department Of justice decree, which needs only the sanction of the assembly for it's enactment, re- quires that lands borrowed from the state on the above terms be re- turned within six months.
 Cash Brings Titles
 The decree itself explains that in olden times Spanish kings were acustomed to farm out miles of state property as security for in- dividuals and organizations fur nishing the royal court with finan- cial assistance. Titles often were conferred with the transactions, and persons with few thousand spare ducats could become favored fig- ures at the royal courts.
 The republican decree is based on the conviction that revenues from the loaned properties have more than recompensed the present holders for the cash outlay of their predecessors.
 Only by culpable negligence are these properties now outside state patrimony," says the degree.
 Will Pursue Delinquents
 Legal machinery will be set up to insure accurate accountancy in the liquidations. However, no of- ficial will hazard guess concern ing the total value of the property to be returned. It is believed in the department of justice that church organizations often figured in these transfers.
 Article 2 of the decree provides that any balance due the state aft CT the properties have been evalu- ated up until 1916 will be collect ed promptly. Exemption will be granted on revenues of the proper ties for the past Is years.
 Legal forces under the treasury department will be required to trace delinquents, subject to hearings in court
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
City Names.
Seattle Times.)


 Any schoolboy today who doesn't know the names of the various National and State capitals has good alibi; few of his elders know them The Times Information Bureau has special clerk doing nothing else and Is six countries behind at the hour of going to press
 Picking was changed to Peipng, Canton is to be called Bunyd, Harbin will become Pnkiang; the Constantinople that is Istanbu, and Queentown is now Cobh, begorry Ekaterinburg came into some unfavorable advertising when the Czar was murdered there and is now Sverdovsk Oslo is the curren. name for Christiania. Office stationery has to be scrapped regularly in St. Petersburgs, which was first Petrograd and then Lenngrad, with Stalin- grad, doubtless, the way. In our own State Slaugter was long ago changed to Auburn. and there is an impression that Carnaton is to suppant Tolt.
 Another peculiar thing is that we refuse to call European cities by their right names We change Vein to Vienna. Veneza to Venice, Roma to Rome, Muenchen to Munich, and Napoli to Naples for reason at all. We wouldn't like it If the Europeans came over here and manhandled out municipal nomenclature that way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
GOOD SERVICE ASSURED.

The cooperation between the Alaska ana Paciiic Steamship companies L. give Alaska ports weekly passenger freight and mail service during the late fall and throughout the winter is commendable. The indications are that there will be fewer vessels on the Alaska run than heretofore but the cooperation that distributes the sangs so there will be at leagt one steamer each week will make the service that we get better than 1t sometimes has been when no were running
 There will, of course, be better than weekly service in Southeast Alaska ause the Canadian line will operate one vessel throughout the winter and the Northand company will also continue. Efforts should be made to get mall contract TOT that company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
A GOOD ALASKAN PASSES AWAY.

multitude of Aaskans in the Territory and out of 1t heard with sincere regret of the death of William B. King. former prominent resident of Skagway where he rendered efficient service as Mayor and City Councilman and in all civic matters He was a of unusual ability and always was public spirited. He made hosts of friends in Skagway, Yukon Territory and Northern British Columbia where his duties as auditor of the White Pass and Yukon Route took him. Be- fore coming to the White Pass he was an auditor in the service of the Great Northern
 Bill King good mixer as well as re- markedly efficient man. Whatever he undertook he did we'll and wherever he went he made friends that remained so until the end. Although he has not resided in Alaska for nearly score of years, he never lost interest in or friendship for the Territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
Kansas Girl, l9, Edits
 County's Only Newspaper

JOHNSON, Kas., Sept. TAI though only 19 years old, Bee Jacquart, editor of the Johnson Pioneer, s mt on County's only newspaper, has had five years ex- perience in journalism.
 When she was IA she began re- porting for a paper in Larned, Kas., her birthplace, at the same time corresponding for dailies in larger towns.
 Tn publishing the Pioneer Miss Jacquart has but one assistant, a machinist. This winter she plans to attend Washburn College at To- peka, but when the term is over will return to take charge of the newspaper. In less than a year she has doubled it's business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
DAN BEARD'S TITLE RECOGNIZED.

Daniel Carter Beard, American writer whose special forte is earlier history and delineator Of American frontier life and conditions in the nine tenth century has finally been recognized as the real father of the Boy Scouts Heretofore, some had bestowed the title on Gen. Sir Robert Baden Powell, but have BadenPowell himself as author ity that the real honor belongs to the American.
 Few voices were raised in protest when at the celebration for Powell in England, with hon. ors and additional titles by the King this organza- ton credited to England and to Baden-Powell by correspondents press agent and propagandsts
 Yet at the first banquet Of the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, Sir Robert acknowl- edged his own indebtedness to Dan Beard
 am not the father of the Boy Scouts
 movement I might be called its uncle.
 I looked at what the United States
 doing read some of Boards books on var
 ious plans cribbed from them right
 and left and started the Boy Scouts of
 England
 Moreover he did this three years after 1905, when Beard had called into being organization with thousands of boys members.
 Yet, 1t boy in Covington, Kentucky, during the Civil War when learning from the soldiers much of out-of-door life Beard and his fel lows played at scouting. deriving inspiration from Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton Later Beard commenced the series of magazine articles and books which have turned each generation to scout ing and woodcraft.
 The Governor Of Kentucky recently invited Beard to be the guest of honor at the Kentucky ssass Capital for the purpose of calling attention
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
AVIATORS ARE SAFE.

It is not often that people get such pleasureaple thrill from an item of news as was caused by the dispatches yesterday bringing the word that the Ayiators Moyle and Allen were safe and well and would soon be again associatng with relatives ana friends in the United States. For nearly week 1t was believed that they were lost and would not again be seen alive. The reaction when they were discovered was instantaneous and enthusiastic
 The success in locating these American fiers adds to the hope that the German airmen Rooy and Johannsen and the Spaniard Viege who LOOK of from Portugal last Sunday in the Lisbon to New York flight may yet turn up alive and weii.ass
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
Trailing Bigotry.
(New York World Telegram

(New York World-Telegram)
 The Senate's dreary investigation of Virginia political minded Bishop, which has dragged on for so many months is still interesting in one important aspect. Until the country knows how much or how little the Republican National Committee had to do with Bishop Cannons campaign of bigotry in 1928 the subject should not be dropped.
 There is no question that religious bigotry played a prominent part in the Presidential campaign. The question is how much of it inspired sponsored or condoned by the party managers.
 It is interesting to know that c. Bascom Slemp Republican National Committeeman from Virginia helped Bishop Cannon obtain $650O0 from Edwin O. Jameson for the anti-Smith fight, and that MT Jameson thereafter was recommended by SlemE and others for appointment to the Hoover Cabinet Likewise interesting is the discovery of Sl000( check given Cannon by former Senator Freling- huysen
 But the most important facts are still unknown how Bishop Cannon spent the money, why he seeks to keep secret all his 1928 operations and who actually responsible for him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
FISH THAT LAY EGGS IN TREES.

Among it's other wonders. California re- ports a fish that lays its eggs on the branches of trees Almost anything inter estng may be believed of California. but this seems too much, the face of 1t. Note however, that the branches must be broken off and under water. Steward Gateway
 One does not have to go to California to flno fish that lay eggs in the branches of trees Alasks herring do that very thing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
Florida Plans Increase
 in Pineapple Production

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Sept. 17.-Steps are being taken by Flor ida growers to increase pineapple production.
 Hamilton Nicholson, head of a large fruit and grove corporation at Miami, says thousands of plants have been brought into the State in recent months.
 Present production is about two per cent of the demand, he says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

IL is unfortunate that Ferris Hartman could not have lived to enjoy the that San Francisco friends had provided for him. But the end had to come, it is good to know that he was happy in the knowledge that his San Francisco loved him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

There is irony in the circumstance that the 1881 vintage of Rhine wine has been christened Hoover in honor Of the American President Of it was not 50 named because President Hoover is the hope of the drys in the United States It was for his connection with the moratorium However, the irony is there just the same
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

10 his right to be regarded everywhere as the originator of the Boy Scouts. IL was appropriate that he should do so, for Beard was a Kentucky boy born in Cincinnati, but reared in the Blue Grass State.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

Some Of the States have better luck than Alaska m getting the dates of the open season for ducks md geese changed-but far none of them will have longer season than one month
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

It's going to be obstacle to social gatherings of Ohio Sheriffs If Prohibition enforcing officers are to be nosing about-(C Cincinnati Enquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

Now it is reported that unprncpled scoundres selling counterfeit wine bricks which makes a revival of of the old gold brick Jokes practically certain-(Boston Globe)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

Ten college professors will study the eff fleets of Prohibition. which ought to yield at least ten new conclusions on the subject.-(Seward Gate way)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

It would be fine thing for everybody If all the farmers could get their neigbors to cut down a little on production-(Port Angeles News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17

Fewer Americans touring Europe this year, but they are probably enjoying every drop of it, Olympia Olympiano
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-12
Looks Pretty Good
(The Observerj

CThe Observprj It's funny how thiuss will leak cut; now for instance there wAa d big dress rehearsal closed to all who were not taking part yet tYe ObserveD managed 10 take it in and it's plenty good.
 That's only one or the things
 h,. Sweet and her beautiful grla thought they had a secret but they haven't any more: they hav- the latest styles to display, and if makes the author blush to remero per what he saw there last night. enough to he one of the greatest hits in years.
 And then too, there are tn, clowns who were held over in Nome for this big party tonight They think they are getting aw- By with something their act is nigh class. with the psychology Of the theater behind them: they are
 'p huoch tue spectators and audience for loop" yIhes fhey put their act on tonight
 There's dark faced troupe with some of the latest gags. SD they say; but I heard them 20 'e&rS ago anyway, it is going to 'e treat watching bunch of coons 'ut on red hot show. It is good everybody else admits it too.
 You ought to see this big show onight; it is going over with a 'ang. Owing to lack of space he many other acts on the bill can lot be included here. but they lave surprise for you when vou ee them.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-12
nOl EMENT UNDER WAY
 TO DEFEAT HOOVER FOE
 REELECTION IN 1852

WASHINGTON. Dec r. lAP) Almost under th= windows of t6e White House, those opposed 70 President Hoover. set up an or 2arillt,on s-ekins to feat his renomination ny regular repubJt- cans. It was Horace Mann of Tennessee. whose directing work i" th" SoutAe~o States lad much rp au III wiGnins oter the South 10 the republican fold. He set up and established headquarters yea- tcrday claiming nation wide or ganization, thoroug ly sroun1-f aftern months of preparations. The real strength of tie new r4 chine is unknown Mann did not :3" his aSs@ri",rS '" ri"k out 2 candidate Tn. organization is composed of party regulars"
 Ptnchot, Dawes and Johnson a-a mentioned and Johnson is believ- Ad to be the choice for president.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-12
SUCH WORRY AND TROUBLE!

Undated. Dec. Il, tAP)---TaIk IS going the rounds of rMagda Lu- pescu as possible future "com- mon" queen of Rumania. she has caused a dispute between the ioyal brothers at Bucharest as to he possibility of her being queen. Capital circles believe indicaticn lis
 re apparent that Carrool would aot expel Prince Nikoli for the 1atter's recent marriage to a "com mon bride Foreign diplomats arriving in Paris from Rumania 'eported that Lupescu had for saken the Judisism belief and had adopted the Christian religion. thereby qualifying to be queen.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-12
eEiSSERTED ORIGINAL
 CHARGE OF ABHSMAE
 IGNORANCE OF HOOVER

WASHINGTON, Dec. II, AP>
 William Gardiner. president Of the Navy League, seized the mo ment of Congress assembling to again attack President Hooyer's conduct On Naval affairs, by call sng for sweeping investigation. lis plea fell on fertile group of advocates for more powerful aavy who are planning to push 'hru large construction bills this session. Gardiner reasserted his rnarge Of "abysmal ignorance. asainst the president
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-12
LYNCH TWO NEGROES
LEWISBURG. West Va, Dec II

LEWISBURG, West Va, Dec II AP) Two negroes. Tom Jack son aged 25 and George Banks. "ged 27, were taken from jail last night and lynched by an or &anized mob of so men. They were hung almost nude from the rCss-arm of a telephone pole. Before death came by strangula- ion volley after volley of shots were fired into their bodies.
 They were arrested in connec- ton with the killing, of constable Joe Myers and Jeff Brown, his companion, who had gone to 2 negro dance hall at Leslie to or- Ter the dancers to be more quiet When they left the hall they were shot down by volley of shot ,un fire.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-12
NATIVE BOY SUFFERS FROM
 IN REGENT BLIZZARD

Hans Jack 5oung native boy aj Nc7ar su9e-eG painful exper- .elces ..Aiie oa the trail 8ith a team of dogs. transporting some supplies from Noma to solomon. for Alfred Harsen. more familiar 5 known $ z&e "Cham9ai5ue Kid
 H4 lei; None December 2ud. anu Was not eqtrted from until Wednesday morning, when Frank Diguan found Au. on Safety La soon near Cape N me roadhouse. in delirious sat of mind and
 ais feet badly fpzen
 Dirnan was tr, ping in the vi cinity of Cape Ioma and when Ge heard of the lads disappear snce hr went up 10 the top of Cape Nome on snow shoes where ne took d careful look over the horizon. but discovered nothing. IL. decided he would cut across the opeu country and the lagoon anU accidently came across sled racks which le. him to the place where the natite boy had given uD. He was l.iug on top Of the ,-ed which vas loaded with sup plies. in partial demented con alton. The f,ithful dog team stiI! bitched to tap sled and stand :nG guard. ne @as in much pain and agony.
 Diguan dumped the load of sup plies Cn the snow and put the boy into the sled and with q good deal Of persuasion managed to get the tired and famished dog team under way and brought him into the Cape Nome roadhouse. run by Captain SItriner Snow packs were put on his feet to thaw them cut. and after much work the circulation was started again.
 Whom Dignan came up to the sled he said the native boy was raving about a huge crab who had come out of Boring Sea and had grabbed hold Of the tow-line and was towing the sled along with the dogs still hitGhed in their places.
 When found the boy had eaten nothing for 1 days. Some of the raw hide lashings on the sled bore indications that he had attempted to knaw on them for food. The sled was covered all over by six inches of ice, testifying to the fact that he must have run into an overflow on the lagoon. The boy himself was wet up to the waist and was gradually freezing. + the weather had been real cold at the time. there is very little. doubt he would have come thru alive.