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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-12
DIR. MANDY PASSENGER ON
 LOUISE FOR NORTH

Dr. Joseph T. Mandy, Engineer of the British Columbia Depart ment of Mines, passed through Juneau Tuesday on the steamer Princess Louise enroute to Skag- way. He will visit the interior, including the Rainy Hollow district, then return here for an inspec- tion of the Taku River area.
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quently happened--to lay them both aside. Silently his ant-like face enquired what Umberto want ed with his knock.
 Umberto jerked his head toward the stair in an urgent gesture, and Divitt-in evening clothes-follow- ed him upstairs and into the room
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-12
SCOTLAND YARD"

Scotland Yard" a drama full of thrills vii open at the Coliseum tonight. It demonstrates that some times a wife is justified in forget ting her husband.
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time before-then he went out, locking the loor.
 The balcony framed lowered court, centered by fountain and reached by a slender stair. Not far from the stair-foot was door behind which the gambling rooms oI Jason Divitt housed their ac-
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FOOD SALE

The Ladies of the Parish will hold a FOOD AND GOODIE SALE Friday August 14th in the store room of the Capital Electric Go. The committee in charge of this sale are Mrs. Skuse, Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. McAlister. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-12
ATTENTION REBEKAHS

Perseverance Lodge Nos 2 A will inset tonight in I. o. O. F. Hall at pm. Regular routine busi- ness. Visiting members welcome.
 HELEN CARTER SKUSE,
 Noble Grand. ALPHONSINE CARTER, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-12
DOUGLAS NEVIS
LEAVE FOR THE STATES

Ruth McGee, baby and sister Juanita left on the Yukon Monday evening for Seattle, Wash. They intend to visit for an indefinite length of time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-12
LEAGUE TO HOLD TEA

The Ladies League will entertain by serving tea in the League Rooms tomorrow afternoon, Aug ust 13. A delightful time is prom ised to all.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-12

Willy Divitt Tomorrow he probes into a runaway's req sons. Is she, too, outside the law?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-02
A MODERN FABLE

once there was city. 1t was Quite a Nice City
" But it had a perfectly rotten drainage system
Also-and therefore, had lots of diphther-
IA One day one of the aldermen had great idea
@'Let u.s." he said, "hold conference and decide
that there shall be more diphtheria."
And most people said "Hip-hip-hoorayl No more
diphtheria."
But some said. 'This Is extremism and going too
FAR. The abolition of diphtheria is an impossible
dream. The conference must be practical Let it
SDte for the limitation Of diphtheriar
And most people said: "Quite right Let US be
practical men and vote for the limitation of dip
liberia"
So all the big bugs assembled and went TO the
town hall to pass decree that in the future dip
liberia outbreaks should be strictly limited
And as they went in man stood up in the
crowd and said: why don't you quit talking and
lay down new drains?" Whereat everybody was
horror stricken. Some said "He is bolshevk :"
Kind hearted people said: "Poor fellow, he is a
wee bit cracked" Some said It would be wicked
TO put down new drains. Others said It would be
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-02

From the Dakota Free Press, Aberdeen, S. d.
THE bankers run the world. Those who control
money and credit have a monopoly in the
troll of commercial enterprise and in social
and political affairs. Everything has been resolv
ed into terms of money. The world is money
shaved. 1t cannot ask itself question of the
merest Importance till it has first asked its banker.
The recent fall of the British Labor cabinet dis
closes this fact English bankers had loaned Ger
many much money. Germany could not repay the
money. English bankers were in tight place.
They had to borrow money somewhere to keep
their financial ship from laundering.
What did they do? They consulted French and
Wall Street bankers. What did the French and
Wall Street bankers say? Just this: "Get rid of
your Labor government and we will loan you
enough money to tide you over for time"
They will go along for while but they will not
be able to go for long The same conditions that
prevail in Germany prevail in the United States
and will soon prevail in France.
The time is not far distant when the whole
banking scheme, based on gold, will collapse
You cannot continually make one dollar pay ten
dollars. That is what the bankers have been do
ing, but the game is upl
1t is swiftly decaping gambling game, and the
fact that gold bullion is the stake and that there
is not enough gold to go around makes it certain
that the gamblers will soon be sitting on their
stools with all the chips and no players.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-02
FOUR STARVE TODEATH DAILY IN
WORLDS GREATEST AUTO CITY

> Detroit, Mich A physician in
the receiving hospital in Detroit
told the Federated Press recently
that four people a day on the av-
erage are brought 30 the hospital
too far gone from starvation for
their lives to be saved.
On the basis Of facts that have
come under his personal observa-
ton he states positively that at the
lowest possible minimum one per-
son starves to death every seven
hours and Is minutes in Detroit.
Many others die outside the hos
pitals; three workers died Of star
walton in Grand Circus park in one
day.
With city relief withdrawn and
private charity broken down, the
working population faces a winter
of unparalleled suffering. CITY
parks are filled with unemployed
homeless workers. Crowds daily
besiege the employment offices, so
called, Of the auto factories.
! In a recent speech Mayor Franz
Murphy said:
During the last year there hav'
been constantly 10000 30 200,0OI
persons in this city denied tn
right TO work. That means tina
a quarter of our population ha
been unemployed, a situation ney
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-02
WHAT SHOULD BE PREVENTED

MARK TWAIN, in his Mysterious Stranger"
WI wrote of war.
"There has never been just one, never an
honorable one-on the part Of the instgator of the
war. | cannot see a million years ahead and this
rule will never change in many as half dozen
instances The loud little handful-as usual-will
shout for the war; The pulpit will warily and
cautiously object-at first; the great, big, dull
to make out why there should be war and will
say, earnestly and Indignantly, at is unjust ard
dshonorabe, and there is no necessity for il"
1.-THE handful will shout louder. A few fair
men on the other side will argue and reason a.
gainst the war with speech and pen, and at first
will have a hearing and be applauded; but it will
not last longs those others will outshout them and
presently the anti-war audiences will thin out and
lose popularity
Before long you will see this curious thing; the
speakers stoned from the platform and free speech
ytrangled by hordes of furious who in their
secret hearts are still at one with those stoned
speakers-as earlier-but do not dare to say so.
"And now the whole natiOn-pulpit and all-will
take up the war cry and shout itself hoarse, and
mob any honest who ventures to open his
mouth; and presently such mouths will cease to
open. Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies,
putting the blame upon the nation that is attack
ed, and every will be glad of those con-
scence-soOthng falsites and will diligently study
them and refuse to examine any refutations of
them; and thus he will by and by convince himself
that the war is just, and will thank God for the
better sleep he enjoys after this process of gro
tesque self-deception."
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er before experienced in this city.
All indications are that the situa-
ton will be worse and not better
during the coming winter.
"Do you realize there have been
more suicides during the last year
than ever before and that more
persons have killed themselves be-
cause of the economic situation in
the last year than have been kill
ed by gunner in the last 10 years ?
Thousands of children are suf-
fering malnutrition and we shall
feel the effects of this in our eco
nomic system years later. The
psychopathic ward Of the receiving
hospital is bullying with persons
whose minds have broken under
the strain of the present economic
condition. Everything that has
been done so far is merely pallia-
tive, first aid measure.
Industrial leaders must face
these facts. We can not go or
the theory that prosperity will re-
turn soon as there is not a single
fact to support this supposition
The buying power Of labor must
be increased to alleviate the pres
ent conditions by the increase anC
not the decrease Of wages, as il
suggested in many quarters.
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THE NAVY HAD TO co HOME
(From the Stanley. N. ID. Sum-

Holm BULLS having his troubles too Only
j last week the British navy was called out for
its annual parade. Ships were called home
from the four corners of the earth. The British
navy is the pride of England and is world-re-
nowned for the strict discipline of its men, The
great ships were at anchor, side by side for miles
Everything moved like clocl5work Every COM
mand ISSUED by an officer was carried ont on the
instant. Did mutiny Turk in the back ground? I'm
possible.
One minute all was peace and order the next
minute all was disorder and muiiny. 1t was an
nounced that the wages of sailors would be reduc-
ed to aid in making up the deficiency in the
tional treasury. Disorder started on ship, and
was passed along from ship to another. The
high command decided to put the sailors to bed
ard ordered "taps" but the British sailors defied
the order and remained on deck for an hour.
The commanding officer was perplexed and
flew inland for orders. The next morning the up
anchor" order was given but the order was not
executed. Officers were in hurry to scatter
the ships ard get them far apart that the men
could not communicate from Gre ship to the other.
The "up anchor" command was ignored and when
officers volunteered to raise the mad hooks them
selves they were stopped by the men. An interes-
ing time was had by all while the British navy,
the pride of the seas remained in state of mu-
tiny
2ae outcome was, that the big parade was
abandoned and John Bull will not review his ships
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From The Stanley SUM


WANTED At least one first
class war, to be fought some place
where it will do the most good.
The main purpose Of this war will
be to relieve the present depres-
sion and create army jobs for ten
million single men, so that the
married men can find jobs and
support their families. Said war
to be fought with airplanes, pois-
on gas, bombs, long range guns,
tanks, battleships and submarines.
This war must have a good
cause and must be fought to make
the world safe for something OF
other. The cause is not so import
ant after the war once gets under
way because after it is once start
ed new causes will be manufactur.
ed daily by the expert propagan-
dists. These causes will be broad.
cast daily by the press, the preach.
ers and the radio announcers. THE
latter were not available durine
the last war, and should be bis
help in a modern war;
This war must come quickly ant
last at least four years, If the sup
ply of war parphernalia now OF
hand is TO be used up and a 10
more manufactured. AS the pur
pose Of this war is to chase pros
perity out from behind the corner
said war must be big enough, an,
last long enough to accomplish
this purpose. With that end i
mind, this war must tackle som
big undertaking, like invading an
occupying Russia. THE latter
only a suggestion and might no
be considered by the war lord.
because invading Russia and occu
plying Russia are horses of SIEVE,
al different colors. and have bee
tried by several war lords in III
past. It must be remembered ths
certain Frenchman by the nam
of Napoleon, invaded Russia ono
upon a time and marched his arm
lclear to Moscow In one summe
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GOLD STANDARD GOES FLUEY
(From the Stanley. N. ID. Sum-

DAILY PAPERS, early in the week carried head
~ lines, ENGLAND Drops Gold Standard" all of
which is not so "hot" news for the person
who has followed the European financial situation
To the person who has followed the situation Gay
by day England's dropping of the gold standard
not news at all, but something to be expected.
The fact of the matter is that England had two
choices, follow Germanys course and close up all
the banks by government order, drop the gold
standard Either course brings the same result
stopping the ever increasing flow of gold out Of
the country.
Money and financiers are the biggest towards
on earth. The financier is forever looking for a
safe place to invest his wealth. He will bet only
on what he thinks is a sure thing. In times such
these, money runs for cover at the first sign
of danger, and adds 10 the depression by withdraw
ing money from industry.
The bare facts in the English situation are this:
Since the war, England has been taxed to death
in an attempt to pay her war debts and keep her
credit good. English capital has refrained from
property investments, purchasing taxfree govern
ment bonds instead. England, being on a gold
stadard, these bonds and the paper money were
payable at the treasury in gold Silently and
working under cover, English capitalists have been
converting bonds and paper money into gold
government, this gold has been quietly shipped
out Of the country, until today England finds her
self in the position where she is unable to buy
back her paper with gold. In other words, the
English treasury has experienced a run and has
paid with gold until the gold supply is exhausted
Gold is good in amy country but paper money,
backed by defunct government, is worthless.
Capital became frightened, converted bonds and
paper money into gold and either hid the gold or
shipped it out of England
By dropping the gold standard the English gov
eminent has merely said that she will no longer
buy back her paper with gold. It was a case OF
either dropping the gold standard or closing ur
the banks. Germany experienced the same thing
and closed up her banks to check the gold rush
Closing the banks in England, however would bt
different proposition, and would wreck banks al
over the world. Such step would without :
doubt wreck some Of the largest banks in til,
United States and they, Of course. would dras
down countless lesser banks with them.
Al this time J. P Morgan Ia camping in Lon
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collectively. The British navy IS again scattered
t. TIC four corners Of The earth, one ship in a
2,a,e so that the men cannot shout from ore ship
20 al other and John Bull has learned lesson. He
his discovered that this is rot time to men
together Rather, it is quite the thing tc have
small units, widely scattered.
John Bull, in the past, has shown little mercy
for mutineers. Had the crew Of just one ship mu-
tinted, that crew would have been dealt with Sc
verely but under the circumstances of last week,
the ring leaders were called in for formidable"
discussion of the ills of the British navy. In place
Of being hanged by the neck these leaders are
talked to and argued with And now John Bull
knows that mutiny can happen IN MS well
regulated navy and that revolution is just around
the next bend.
And now the $S-a-week sales girls in the and
10 cent stores will be asked to contribute one
days pay each month to the community chest and
another days pay to other charity. Those TWO
days will make a total of more than seven per
cent of their entire incomes that these working
girls will be practically compelled to give. Let's
do some figuring. Henry Ford boasts that times
are good and that his income was over $55,OOOOOO
last year If Hank was to give per cent of his
income, he would have to shell out about $780,
600, but he would still have SOL, 10000 left to pull
through the winter on, which he might DO If he
practiced economy and planted garden
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-02

History repeats itself. While Rome was burn
zng the emperor sat there and played his fiddle
When the starving people of France holIered for
bread they were told to go home and eat cake
So It is today when the people who have produced
food enough to feed themselves for thousands Of
years and everything has been taken away from
them by somebody smarter than they are. When
these people are up against it and ask for some
thing to eat and wear, ask for coal so they can
keep warm, and feed for their cattle, then some
body thinks it is just jOke-something that can
be stalled off by red tape and promises Of buf-
falo meat and driftwcod.
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ment Job and finds that an ex-
soldier has the preference. VI
course. he too would like to go to
war and get on equal footing with
the rest of the world. And then
the bonus and the pensions and the
free hospitals and schools, all adj
vantages for the ex-soldier and an
inducement to get young me" 10
go to war.
WANTED A first-class war
because war is the only cure for
hard times and business depres-
sions that capitalism knows. War
is the only cure that capitalism
has. Little depressions call for
little wars and big depressions
cal flor big wars. War has cured
hard times and depressions in me
mast and of course can be relied
upon to do the same thing IN the
future. War is an absolute neces-
sity, more so now than in ancient
times. Modern machinery anc
consequent over production make
IL necessary W HdNC wi -.
frequently than ever before: W.
cannot throw away the machiner!
because man refuses to pillow will
a crooked stick when he knows
better way Of doing the JOB. 70
that reason, over-production ha
come to stay. Capitalism drive
men and causes them to over-pro
duce and the only cure capitalism
knows for over production is wal
WANTED A war. A first
class war that will put out o
commission several million meT
killed or crippled. A war that WI
sink 10 the bottom of the sea mil
ions of dollars worth of elegar
ships, and demolish acres of beat
tiful buildings. To the man VIII
can hatch up a "just cause" fc
such a war, there Is high pedei
tai in the hall Of fame, his pictul
and his name will be printed
the history books. WANTED
war.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-02

Secretary Hyde is telling we are more scared
than hurt. The government feed loan is stalled
off until the farmers are now doubling they will
ever get any. When mothers are begging Red
Gross officials for clothes for their half naked
children, they can not get it before some higher
ups from some far away place come here and in
Vestigate Giving them clothes might "result in
more harm than good"
With warehouses overloaded with food and
clothes the people in starving districts are appeal
ed to for help, expected to solve their own prob
Iems. Here in PlentywOod drive was made fer
clothes and what did it amount to? What could
It amount to, when even the best fixed ones are
IN need of clothes themselves and most Of US have
% stay in bed while our few belongings are being
washed and mended.
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We NEED A FIRST CLASS WAR

encountering little resistance. But
when he got there. his cupboard
was bare and Napoleon started for
home. Napoleon reached home,
but most Of his army remained in
Russia and it is stated that dig
Hing for frozen Frenchmen out of
tall snow drifts was a popular pas
time in Russia for several years
after.)
Said war must be conducted un-
der the latest rules as laid down
by the last six peace conferences
and the first nation that springs
any new devices for killing folks
will be punished by having its peo-
pie referred to as Huns or Barbar-
ians in the history books. The
war must be big enough not only
to take care Of the common people
who are unemployed, but it must
also absorb the students from our
two war colleges, West Point and
Annapolis, as these educated fight
srs are finding it difficult to land
Jobs in peace times. (By the way
these two war colleges are free
colleges-the only ones in the
country, educating young men Ia
fight absolutely free Of charge.)
This war is being planned to pro.
mote prosperity and do away will
the surplus, both materials anc
man power because it is a known
fact that there is nothing like {
first class war to rid the world o.
accumulated wealth. No restric
tions will be made as to the siz,
Of the guns and the steel trust 4
ready to turn out cannons that vii
cost $4,000 to shoot off once. o
course there viii be the generals
rugged out like circus horses an,
the admirals wearing their hat
crosswise.
The promotion of this war vii
not be so difficult as you nigh
think, because folks are CROWNS
weary Of the economic struggl
and most anything would be a Re
lief. Thousands Of men, who ar
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board why they make =.
devils who have raised - Ne
for three years go THROUGH = efoa
red tape and sign notes huA
tons of coal, while on ~ aOf ii
hand President French bas az olhf
ped coal on the reservat;o. sttp
the county machinery and VT
gas-is even using county s og
his truck to haul coal u,s -
himself and his road flunEisa ~
draw $3.50 per month aim. Vi
year around besides copsid... y
compensation; himself draaS'aos
large county salary. No Egi
the amount Of coal; their bisa ;
filled with more coal tbsn N
ever used In any one seas r ~
fore: Must be q hard seaso o y
head. Oh .
Why should they have All
coal they wish to haul AZ y
expense, sign no notes. On I S'sas
no committee, and no oua D.!oH
asked, when we taxpayers '''oa
shoulder the burden. have 70 W
around hunting up committSsss 's :
them all our troubles, get ~
on our hands and knees ana Nv !.
the ground in order to GOT ~ y
; small amount Of six tons ~ y. y
Why is it they allow M va
J $1.30 per ton when they lnovV y.
: can not ali get coal for tina, ~.
/ They got the Coalridge priS s,' J.
J. fixed the price according "a =.
: Coalrdige solicited stock non -
dend, non interest bearing s,..,
!, to get their mine started nv
i pay no royalty. They nav u.
: miners rs cents per ton, have ~
{ foot vein Of coal and use N :.
: Der compared with other mir \.
o who finance their own mins !,
r pay 15c and 25c royalty Der !,
: and pay S1.00 per ton to min.
e who have from three to seven I,
n Of coal. Yet they expect all n,
A mines to furnish coal at the -
price-$1.30, or we must hapl |.
from 20 to 30 miles further a
county board can favor a fey
friends.
| am not able TO bay gas %
before the county board 10
these things out for myself
can not get in on the county |
gas plan.
"A FRENCH ADMIR-
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Friday, October 2. 1881
AVOIDING THE ISSUE
By HANS RASMUSSEN

At meeting in Glasgow William NJ. Baxter, Jrp
manager of the midwestem area for the Ameri-
can Red Cross, warned officers of chapters in
seven northeastern counties that "if carried too
far, Red Cross drouth relief could result in more
harm than good"
We suppose this Mr.. William Baxter, Jr., is
giving out this warning for fear that people might
grow too fat and lazy on the less than five cents
per day per person handed out to some families
by the Red Cross. That he is getting much per
day out of the Red Cross as fifty more families
is not carrying it too fart all depends who is
getting it.
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pm

In Yellowstone Park there are more buffalOes
than they seem to know what to do with so it has
been suggested to Governor Erickson that so Of
these animals be turned over to the Red Cross,
the meat to be distributed among drouth suffer
ers and unemployed this winter. If we all get to
have a taste there will be one-tenth of pound
for each of US, which will very likely last us a
long time and take lot of chewing we pre-
sumo the animals are some old bulls that have
Outlived their usefulness