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The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
cunulated sl.7sss2 between 1925

cumulated s1.75S,s2 between 1925
and 1890
When the case was opened police
testified Brunder had disappeared
but Irving Ben Cooper, counsel, had
little difficulty reconStructing the
story OF Brunder's golden five years.
1t was story strangely similar
to that Of Henry Miro, Negro, who
testified Wednesday and who later
was arrested on a charge Of perjury.
Both men made more than ST.
900. 900 over brief periods.
Both retired from the business
when Investigations were started.
Both put their money IN banks
that subsequently failed.
Both, according to Cooper, have
perjured themselves.
Both had elaborate systems for
bailing out their operatives in event
Of arrest.
Both started with virtually no
money and reaped their harvests
rapidly.
So startling were the revelations
that the federal government has
become interested, and George 4.
Meoalie, United States attorney. an
nounced he would present evidence
next week to show Miro had evaded
his federal income tax in 1928, 1929
and 1930-years in which his in
come scared.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
SUDDEN RISE OF
POLICY RACKET
KING is PROBED
Bank Records Bare Negro'S
Wealth for Seabury
Quiz Board.
By HARRY FERGUSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 49, The
strange career and rise to sudden
wealth Of another nillion-dollar
Harlem policy king" has been re-
vealed in bank records presented
before Referee Samuel Seabury,
investigating the city magistrates
courts.
For the second time, evidence
was spread on the records reveal
ing that a poverty-stricken man
had accumulated more than ST.
100000 by playing on the cupidity
Of the 100000 Negroes in Harlem.
Thursdays evidence concerned
Wilfred Brunder. a Negro who ac-
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
They Tell Me :.

he was able to defeat the then Re-
publican incumbent, James W. Dun
bar, by but 200 votes.
There always is one thing TO bear
IN mind, however. Realizing the
value Of the Democratic nomina-
ton, and sensing desertions from
both Grove and Garfield, others
may shy their hats into the ring.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
DEFENDS LEGION
EXPENDITURE ON
DISABLED men
Service Loan Propaganda Is
Flayed at Committee
Session Here.

Substitution by the government
Of pronissory notes for the sinking
fund for veteran5 adjusted compen-
Sation was blamed today for half
the propaganda against the so per
cent adjusted service loans to vet
erans by Harry w. Colmery Of
Topeka, Kas., national chairman of
the American Legion legislative COM
naittee.
He spoke before the national
executive committee in session at the
Legion's national headquarters here.
The government made a mistake
when It put promissory notes where
the sinking fund was supposed to
be. When it came time to get the
money, they had to get some real
cash and make up the S112,000,000
which should have been placed in
annual instalments under authority
Of two congresses" he said.
Enumerating millions Of dollars
spent on rehabilitation of historic
spots and construction Of national
buildings, together with return Of
Sl300o0,000 tax return TO taxpayers
last December, Colrnery said:
1T doesn't behoove anybody to
criticise the American Legion or
veterans Of the World war for any
reasonable expenditure of funds for
rehabilitation of disabled men Of
that war"
He defended the legion's legis-
lative program, and denied attacks
on the legion as political power
grabbing organization.
The executive committee has di-
rected Ralph T. O'Neil, national
commander, to ask President Her
bert Hoover for appointment Of a
national commission to study the
causes of economic depression.
The recommendation was made
after special legion unemployment
commission, headed by Howard P.
Savage Of Chicago, reported here
Thursday that its survey showed
100000 persons were out of work.
The executive committee suggest
ed that the President select a rep
resentative commission from among
labor, capital, industry, finance,
agriculture and other elements of
national life.
The committee also proposed in
quiry into charges that legislative
barriers have been raised which
have limited sales Of American
workmen's products" and into the
relation Of production and con-
sumption.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15

Prince Mdivani Is a brother -in-law
of Mae Murray, movie actress.
The bride, granddaughter of the
late James j. Van Allen, one-time
ambassador to Italy, was educated
abroad and made her debut here
last year at the age of %.
She and the prince first met while
both were studying in England.
They will spend their honeymoon
in Paris.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
Prominent T. S.
Society Girl Is
Princes Bride
gvUnited pyess

By United Press
NEWPORT, R. I, May I5-
Prince Alexis 2. Mdivani Of the
former kingdom Of Trans-Caucasia
and Miss Louise Astor Van Allen,
direct descendant of John Jacob
Astor, we're married here today.
The ceremony, attended only by
members of the brides immediate
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
LANDMARK IS BURNED
BIZ United Press

By UntTed PTess
NORTH ANDOvER, Mass, May
l5.-The birthplace of Samuel Os-
good, first postmaster general of
the United States, was damaged
slightly by fire today. The flames
we're confined to the front hall Of
the structure, which is more than
two hundred years old.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15

- = - $1,000 - = - ~
family, was per-
formed by the
Rev. Stanley G.
Hughes, rector Of
o ] d Trinity y
church, in the
drawing room Of
Wakehurst, pala-
tial home Of the
late James Laur-
ems Van Allen, the
k4s A3- S1%I,1
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
Hurt when Car Overturns

Roscoe West, 81, of 929 Ewing
street, was injured slightly Thurs
day when the auto in which he was
riding overturned after collision
with another machine at Capitol
avenue and Vermont street.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15

Uncle Sans first pearl farm is
located In Kaneohe Bay, Island of
Oahu, in the Hawaiian group.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-15
Shot Fatal to Bow

BROWNSVILLE, Ind, May 49,
An accidental rifle wound suffered
by Arnold Palmer, IA, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ebert Palmer, living near
here, proved fatal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
JAPANESE AVIATOR COMING TO
 JUNEAU.

Letters from the Hoch Shimbun, Tokyo news paper to Juneau convey the word that Seiji Yoshi- hara aviator attached to the staff of that paper will visit this city in the of his air trip from Tokyo to San Francisco. letter to The Empire from Seiji Noma. President of the Hochi Shmbun datad at Tokyo, April 2, says:
 We beg to recommend to your kind at-
 tenton MT. Sej Yoshihara, aviator st-
 tached to staff, when he visits your
 locality in the course of his air trip from
 Tokyo to San Francisco via the Northern
 Pacific route. By him send
 warm greetings for your and your
 countrys prosperity for all time to
 Thanking you in advance for all that he
 will be indebted to you for
 The Japanese aviator and journalist will be a welcome visitor. It will be honor to receive such envoy from the other great Pacific .la- ton such mission that indicated For some years the friendship between Japan and the United States has been becoming closer and closer, and anything that will add to existing good feeling will be more than pleasing to all Americans including those who reside in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
APRIL WETTER, ALSO WARMER,
 REPORTS M|zE
Was Not Much Snow Fall Sunshine Above Av-
 craze for Month

April was considerably warmer and wetter than the average. Snow fall was comparatively light and sunshine was considerably above the average, says R. c. Mize in his report made today.
 The mean temperature was 43.1 degrees, or 26 degrees above the normal The war;nest April Of record was that of 1912 with a mean of Al degrees. In 1884, 1916 and 1926 April was also warmer tha nthe past month . The cold est April of record was that of 1927 with a mean of 34 degrees.
 The highest temperature during the month was 67 degrees on the 24th and the lowest was 31 degrees on the 1st. Previous extremes were So degrees and l3 degrees, re- spectively.
 The total precipitation was TAI inches, or 206 inches above the normal The wettest April of rec ord was that of 1900 with a total of 1137 inches, and the driest was that of 1917 with total of 1.69 inches. The total snowfall was 50 inches, as compared with a previ- ous average of 5.5 inches. 3.5 inches fell during "A hours on the 16th- 17th. The greatest amount of precipitation in any 24-hour period was 1.04 inches on the 28th. There were 19 days with measurable pre- cipitation, or one more than the average.
 The mean relative humidity was 82 per cent at a.m., GA per cent at noon, and 66 per cent at pm.
 The prevailing wind direction was from the south with an average ve- locity of 62 miles per hour The maximum wind velocity was 27 miles per hour from the southeast on the 5th.
 There were 2 clear days, 4 part ly cloudy and 19 cloudy days. There were 1910 hours of sunshine or A percent of the possible amount, as compared with a previous average of 35 per cent. There were ' days with 100 per cent sunshine.
 Killing frost occurred on the 18th.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
Not Representative
(New York Herald Tribune.


 The stockholders of the Bethlehem Steel Cor poration have apparently ndorsed MT. Schwabs policy of rewardng it's executives with huge bonuses in return for the profits of management We are sorry to note their overwhelming support of his bonus system and it does not alter our belief that the best interests of industry.
 It may be- as have said before, that in- dustrial executives who permitted to- share in the net earnings of their corporations recognize incentive to pyramid profits which would be lacking were they held to straight salary; but what in dustry needs today is not much profits toners. How man, or a group of men, in charge of a great enterprise be made to feel that the cultivation of consumption is the pre- requisite of permanent prosperity if the major DOT ton of his income depends his ability to cut costs without cutting prices to steer the savings he effects into the pockets of the few rather than of the many? He can't, and herein lies the vicious ness of the bonus system carried to excess.
 Possibly executive with a salary of $5OOOO or $l00000 should be permitted to add something to his stipend by exercising his talents in behalf Of his stockholderS-we not arguing against bonuses reasonably proportioned to the fixed pay ment. But the Bethlehem Steel Corporation pays it's president salary of $12000 a year and then challenges him to help himself to $1,0OO000 or so exploitation of its market. This encourages him to strip its market just the farmer, intent on his money crop exhausts his soil
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
LEGISLATURE DOES WELL.

The Tenth Alaska Legislature made an estimaole record It courageousy faced unusual demands Tor appropriations many of them for desirable ob- jects and held the aggregate down to a point that made increased taxation unnecessary.
 Particularly praiseworthy the work of the Senate. The House of Representatives had labored for weeks on a taxation measure that was designed to raise more money for the trasury. It finally passed a bill that increased taxation the Iish- cries and mining added to the poll taxes and 'ased other forms of taxation The measure not cad in the Senate That body devoted it's attention yo keeping the appropriations within the anticipated income from the 1927 revenue laws. It was made clear Thursday night that it had succeeded and the House revenue bill was permitted to lie with cut lament.
 It must be said for the House that without hesi- tation it concurred in all of the Senate's appro- priation cuts and rejoiced that it unnecessary to enact the higher taxes measure that it had passed.
 Nothing the Legislature could have done would have had better effect the Territorys standing than this refusal to add to the burdens of Alaska industries at this time. It notice to the world that capital invested here has the assurance of fair treatment Alaska, through her Legislature has made it plain that she wants people to come to the Territory and aid in the development Of her resources. She gave the best sort of evidence of her good faith in the premises by preventing q raid the capital that already is invested here
 The people have every reason to be proud of the Tenth Legislature
 Never in the history of the Territory was finer bunch of men sent here to make laws than the Senators and Representatives who departing. Juneau parts with them with regret She would like for them to remain here always, and a genuine welcome awaits them whenever they return either as members of the Legislature private citizens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
PROHIBITION ADMITTEDLY ON LAST
 TRIAL.

The chief Prohibition enforcer has announced that he will make supreme effort this year to make Prohibition prohibit. He says further, that if he fails in 1891, with more money and men than before available, it will have to be admitted that the Prohibition amendment and laws are un- enforceable
 Prohibition agents have often announced the beginning of another supreme effort to make the Volstead Act effective Not before that We recall, has anyone said that if the supreme effort should fail it would be proof of the failure of Prohibition However retiring agents have declared that 1t could not be enforced.
 Now. if do not get Prohibition this year it is fair to assume that leaders of the Government will agree that some other system must be adopted
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
s- What About Taxes?
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

Presumably the country will have to face a deficit of something like s7O0OOO0OO for the end of the fiscal year and everybody is milling about the prospect of tax increase Progressves and Democrats claim that the necessity for doing exists. They calling for reduction of Government ex- penditures and aboishing of many Government commissions
 The Republicans, naturally, are dsinclined to consider tax increase at the beginning of national campaign. They insist that tax increase may be avoided. President Hoover has said there will be no increase if the next Congress does not compel it by inconsiderate action and refrans from i'm posing increases on the budget. He opposes demands of sectional and group interests
 Tax increase is not desired by the country. The people would do well to discourage dubious de- mands, whether they may have motivation in Senti- mental impulse not.
 Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, speaks much to the point when he says We've been too cowardly farm bloc the soldier bloc, and now we are going to pay for cowardice. During the next six months I expect to see politicians engaged in the edifyng job of passing the buck"
 Political hurrah and hullaballoo have placed us in jam from which only the ablest of statesman ship can extricate if extricaton be possible The peoples money cannot be appropriated and expend- ed, in the face of solemn warning, without danger of an inevitable me-back Deficits must be made good. This task falls on the people. When they have been in error they have small right to com plain: but the of Congress are not always the errors of the people. This is true in the present circumstances More business sense and less emo- tional impulse and less responsiveness to varied acute political influence is what is needed in Con- gress in handling the affairs of the Nation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
Sherman Rogers Again
(Port Angeles NeWsl

The Salvation Army slogan "A Man May Be Down But He's Never Out certainly holds true in one instance. Remember Sherman Rogers who elec- trfed Port Angeles by betting Sol G Levy Stetson hat that Port Angeles would double in population between 1928 and 193l? Well, he's popped out again this time in the Red Book magazine to tell an eager world that America's annual liquor bill is $6 080 OOO0OO
 This time, the idea is not entirely Sherman's. He claims he received his information from a secret analyses of the business by three of the leading bootleggers of America. MT. Rogers writes that Americans drink 8500O0,000 gallons of beer costing S770000000; 160,000,000 gallons of wine at $630- O00,0O0 and 260O0OOO gallons of spirits which cost S4680 0O0-and that is not enough the billion dollar annual expense entailed by home brew manu- facture, home wine and spirit disting and gouger sales, brings the total bill to a little better than seven billion dollars annually, according to MT. Rog- CTS
 We'll, be that as it may, Port Angeles hasn't doubled in poplation and Sol Levy is still waiting for that Stetson hat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
COOLIDGE DOES NOT CHOOSE.

member of Congress, after an examination of the laws on the subject suggested that the Ma tional House of Representatives might legally and
 in view of the almost equal status of parties n that body with advantage to all concerned go out side of Congress for Speaker This led someone to propose former President Coolidge for the place MT Coolidge now declares that the Speaker must be one who has had long experience in the Ma tional House and he suggests that if the House
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

That New York Methodist church which, after Atlantic City abandoned it's beauty shows, gave prizes the most beautiful girl attendant and the best dressed girl is apparently out after the sup port of the men. However it might be embarrass- ing to plain and poor folks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

goes outside of its membership for a Speaker that it choose either former Speaker Giett or Judge Finis J. Garrett, former Democratic floor leader. Another way of saying that MT. Coolidge does not choose to be Speaker?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
NOTICE

After May 1st al bills or &C., counts against the Olympic Pool Room will be paid by George i Stebac.
 JOHN COVICH, adv. MIKE B. DRAGN1CH.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

Cincinnati Republicans, conscious of the need to run strong man for Congress to succeed Nicholas Longworth, advocating the nomination of State Senator Robert Alphonso Taft of the late Preident and Chief Justice William Howard Taft
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

Ii the great American crime isn't stopped we may find ourselves changing the lines in our nation anthem to read: And the rackets red glare, the bombs bursting in ar-(New York Sun)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
FINAL CLEANUP

Used Cars, Parts and Motors. Motors for marine purpose. Name your price and take 'em." See Lucas" at Juneau Motors. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
FIRE ALARM CALLS

1-3 Third ana FTanKlln. IA FrCnt and Franklin. Us Front, near Ferry Way. I-6 Front, near Gross. Apts. 1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf. 1-8 Front, near Saw Mill. l-9 Front at A. J. Office. 2-1 Willoughby at Totem Gro-
 cery.
 2-3 Willoughby, opp. Cash Coles
 Barn.
 2-4 Front and Seward. 2-5 Front and Main. 2-6 Second and Main. 2-7 Fifth and Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall.
 3-2 GastineaU and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and Harris. 3-6 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East. 3-8 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. Al Ninth, back of power house. 4-2 Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apts. 4-3 Distin Ave, and Indian Sts. 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun. 4-6 Seventh and Main. Al Twelfth, B. P. R. garage. ! Az Home Grocery. 5-1 Scatter Tract.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

Jailing an Arkansas widow who makes liquor to feed her hungry children; granting immunity to a Chicago Italian who sells hooch to millions CLOS Angeles Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

We can't why anyone should take up counterfeting of money when there's so much more to be made in the counterfeiting of liquor-(Cin- cinnati Enqurer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

Ishbel Macdonald is learning how to fly a plane, and all she need ask for is no better luck than her father in keeping aoft - (New York Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
ATTENTION MASONS

There will be a Called Communi- cation of Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, F. & A. M, at the Masonic Temple Monday evening May 4th at 7:30 pm. Work in the F. c. Degree. Members and visitors urg- ed to be present. By order of the w. M J. w. LEVERS,
 adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

The Tenth Alaska Legislature faithful to | it's trust
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

The other follows religion is many fellows idea of superstitution
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-11
Baptist
FIRST BAPTIST.

FIRST BAPTIST. Morning Worship, Il O'clock.
 Prelude-Selected Silent Worship
 Hymn BIT Prayer of Invocation The Lords Prayer The Responsive Lesson 23
 The Gloria Patri The Offertory--Selected Prayer of Dedication for the Offer- ing
 The Scripture Lesson IAnthem-Selected The Pastoral Prayer
 Hymn 198 :, Sermon: An appraisal of Missions :. Red David F. Gaines
 Hymn 387 Praper of Benediction Postlude-Selected
 Evening worship. 1880 o'clock. Prelude-Selected Hymn 97 Evening Prayer Hymn 188 The Scripture Lesson Quartet--Selected Question Box Hymn 317 = :, Play: "The Challenge of The Cross The Offertory Hymn 293 Quartet-Selected Prayer of Benediction Postlude--Selected
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY (CATHOLIC),

immaculate Conception. West
 Main street. Rev w. ]. McGurk. St Francis. Xavier, Bald win stree, Rev James J. Egan. Our Lady of Lourdes, south Main street. Rev Joseph vaidam print. St Mary Magdalene. OakviIIe. Rev Leo Finn. Blessed Sacrament. Robbins stree,
 Rev Charles Brennan. Sts Peer and Paul. Southmavd road. Rev Thomas Muicahy. St Stanislaus Polish, East Farm
 street. Rev Stanislaus Blazejowski. St Cectila's Scovill street Rev Peter J. Cuny. St Josephs' Congress avenue. Rev ]. J. valautiejus.
 @ St Thomas Grown street. Rev St Patrick's Charles street. Rev James O'Meara.
 St Lucy's. Branch street. Rev teitx Scoglio. .5s Sacred Heart, Woicott street. Rev
 John ]. Fitzgerald. Our Lady of Mount Garnet. High.
 'and avenue. Rev Michael lynch. St Margaret's. Willow street. Rev Edward Brennan. St Anne's South Main street Rev
 Ernest Lamontagne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY (PROTESTANT)

First Baptist, Central avenue and Grove street. Rev D. P. Gaines.
 South Federated Church, Pied mont and Baldwin streets, Rev R. J. Bates.
 Zion Baptist, East Hawkins street.
 Swedish Baptist, Bishop street and North Main street.
 Italian Baptist, First B. c. Audi torium, Rev A. Ventura.
 Advent Christian, Cherry street, Rev Thomas Feltman.
 Swedish Lutheran. Cherry street. Rev C. A. Stenholm.
 First Lutheran, Spencer and Phoenix avenues. Rev w. R. Meyer.
 St Johns Ev. Lutheran, Cooke street, Rev N. C. Mohrmann.
 First Methodist. Abbott avenue and North Main street, Rev Rich ard Hegarty.
 West Side Hill Methodist. West Main street and Grandview avenue. Rev R. +. Shinl. sSt Paurs Methodist, East Farms street, Rev Kenneth Kingston.
 Mount Olive Zion, A. M. E., Pearl street, Rev A. A. Cooke.
 First Congregational, West Main street. Rev James E. Gregg, D. D.
 Second Congregational, Holmes avenue, Rev Moses R. Lowell.
 Third Congregational. Highland avenue, Rev G. R. Lewis.
 Italian Congregational, South Elm and Union streets, Rev Pasquale Codella.
 St Johns Episcopal, West Main street. Rev J. N. Lewis.
 Christ Chapel, Episcopal, East Main street. Rev Samuel A. Budde.
 All Souls Episcopal, Hewlett street and Cloves terrace.
 Mill Plain Union, Southmayd road and Homestead avenue. Rev J. O.. Todd.
 Salvation Army Citadel, Abbott avenue, Ensign George Simmons.
 Trinity Episcopal. Prospect street. Rev H. B. Todd.
 First Church of Christ-Scientist
 Corner of Mitchell and Holmes avenue.
 Hours of service 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
 Wednesday evening service 500.