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The Alaskan., 1931-11-27
Democrat Convention Splits
 On Primary Law
Adopt Principle Essential Points Personal Platform Of W l. Paul.
 Attempt Will be Made to Drop Primary Law for Convention System

N. R. Walker sounded the key
 note of the convention in hi address before the convention Saturday morning. He appealet to the sense of right and justice Of the party on various matter and pointed out the def1ciencie of the Republican, national ane territorial, administrations anl the hurts arising in the territory therefrCm. He condemned the raising of rates on the Alaska Railroad; the domination Ot Alaska's fisheries by one man land urged full territorial contr0! of the fisheries by the Alaska legislature. He opposed the "car- pet bag" appointive system de- claring it without sympathy O. understanding Of the local pro- blems; condemned the auto cratic and bureaucratic domj- nation Of all political and indus trial affairs in the territory de- claring that Alaskans are ac- tually penalized for being rest dents. He feared that there must ke an ulterior purpose in Wash ington for the control of Alas ka's resources, which created re gulatiOns without taking into consideration the needs CT wishes of the territory.
 Touching on the native ques- ton" he declared that in the past this was made an issue ana that there was no more need fer a native question" in politics than a German question; or 3 French question or any other nationals question. Pointing to many years of contact with these people, he declared that they had the same mental and physical reactions as other peo- pies; that there were good and had as in any other race. That they were independent Of thought and arrived at their own conclusions and acted tberefrom. That the Indian of thought of only what will benefit the entire Territory and worked for the great majority in Alaska. He urged the Demo cratic party to look upon the Native as an Alaskan and to work for his greater develop nlent as a citizen. He said: Let us be tolerant to all mankind. It is a democratic principle re- gardless of the disposition Of any peoples, if they are honest, we can work with them to the benefit of the entire territory. Draw Bureaucrats over
 Goals of Fire
 Having the consideration of the divisional party platform under consideration, one was almost lead to believe that Will liam L. Paul, Indian leader, was the driving force in theconven- ton whilst the leaders of the Democratic party were castigat- ing the federal appointees and bureaus in Alaska. From J. J COnnors, Editor John Troy and Reporter Pegues of the Juneau Empire down to the delegate from the smallest precinct, the
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27

Carl Anderson had the mis- fortune to cut three fingers of his hand by mixing with a cir cular band saw, Wednesday af- ternoon.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27

School closed Wednesday noon to reopen Monday, allowing the kiddies to have a real Thanks giving and time to get over it's effects.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27

[ monkeys and Kilkenny cats end that there was a real free . fcr-all After the recess, rollcall vote was taken with the result that the young Democrats were } defeated 45 to 54-Juneau talk
 ing the long end of the count. In reality, this was said to be
 not only a fight to work for
 abolishment of the primary law
 but was an effort to gag the
 delegates at the next conven- tion by forcing endorsement of Senator Dimond for Senator. 4. H. ziegler declared that he was going to file for nomination for delegate to congress in spite Of the party endorsement of Di- mond, who was being supported by the Empire crowd; and it was further stated that George Crigsby would possibly file for the same office. This fight will be continued at the next con- vention The convention here finally adopted a resolution in structing the delegates to fuse their influence against the Fair banks convention nominating and endorsing any candidates. As the matter now stands, the Democrats are divided on the question and the effort to secure harmony, was lost and an armed truce stands with the young democrats determined to continue their right to protect the primary law at the nex5 convention.
 On the halibut situation, plank touched upon in the plat form, the convention went on. record as favoring the conten tiOns of the Seattle Halibut Vessel Owners Association a6I against the local fleet. It is thought that the territorial convention would reverse the ruling and work for the benefit, , oI tile local neot-out that re- --1,4cinS t0 ba seen.
 Late Saturday after moon thsI convention Ccmrletcl its w0tG, adopted resolutions of thanks to| the several organizations which entertained the convention, ad- j0urned to have dinner with the Petersburg Commercial Club atI
 he Grand Cafe and an evening in social affairs in the home of Mayor Earl Dinner. Sunday morning the Alameda called in bright and early and took the l southern delegates away and the Rodeo of Juneau took the northern delegates to their sev- eral homes shortly after the sailing of the Alameda.
 The convention of the Demo- crats in Petersburg is now his tory in the making and will have it's good and evil revcrberation5
 through the coming elections.
 Petersburg gave the delegates
 a very hospitable welcome and
 it was the expression of every delegate that Petersburg people
 are the best of hosts at all times.
 And the presence of the visitors
 was welcomed on every side.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27
Primary Law Bumped

The primary law bumped the
 bumps under the leadership oG the old guard-Troy, PegueS, Connors, ct al. It was presented when the session sought to instruct the delegates to noml- nate and endorse candidates at the Territorial Convention at Fairbanks in December. The young democrats, under the leadership of Walker and Zieg Ter of Ketchikan pointed out that nomination and endorse . ment by conventions was con- trary to the provisions of the primary law and further was q handicap upon candidates and would further throw the party open to criticism as railroading nominations. The debates got real hot and finally on consider ation of the question a recess was taken So that the precincts would be able to caucus their votes on the subject. For the Text fifteen minutes visitors imagined that they were thrown
 into a room with a bunch ot
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27

There were programs given in the several grades in the public school, Wednesday after moon.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27
ternoon

Capt. Peterson has his good ship the Tram on the Anderson ways for general overhauling.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27

Carl Hill is leaving on the Admiral Evans for his home at Sitka Hot Springs.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27

Get your Christmas mail in early.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27
Political ADpointees

The next plank to draw fire from all directions was the ap- pointment of only bona ida re sidents. The debates at times got a bit acrimonious and it was urged that the limitation he placed only on major positions. In some instances it was urged that as a matter of political ex- pediency the soft pedal should te put on the subject in such Q way as to protect possible re- sldent employees.
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27

convention turned it's fires of
 criticism upon the federal bu- fcauS and carpetbag appointees. The convention even went so far as to say that Bureau employ ment disqualifies even residents from holding office by virtue ot the change of viewpoint to that perspective of the federal. ma chine" How the federal sheep in Juneau and elsewhere can sup rort the Democratic party after this castigation is query that was raised by an old line Re- publican attending the conven- 4;ao
The Alaskan., 1931-11-27
Community Property

Considering thet Community Property Law plank, MT. Turner declared that the party could not be consistent in asking fol rassage Of such a law when through the efforts and in1u- once of two Democratic legisIa- tors, such a law was defeated. Ziegler pointed out that Senator Dimond put such q measure to sleep on the Goth day in the last session of the Senate. Walker declared that as 3 matter of simple justice, the women should be accorded equal right with men to own community proper ty. "As a matter of political ex- pediency," quoting tho words of the convention it was decided not to withdraw that plank
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
Labor Leader Dies
At London Home

LONDON. Dec. 4 GN.S).
Thomas J. MacNamara, 70,
former laborite minister of labor
and a widely known writer on
scholastic and tariff questions,
died today after an operation.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
COOLING HOMES
ENV|S|ONED

Devices for the scientific puri-
fication and cooling of air will
soon be an integral part of all
modern homes, members of the
National Warm Air Heating Asso-
citation we're told today at their
annual convention in the May
flower Hotel.
Prof. Frank B. Rowley, director
of the experimental engineering
laboratory of the University Of
Minnesota, in discussing the mat
ter said:
Cooling must be considered
equally important with heat
ing. A vast new industry to
take care of this growing neceS-
sity will Immediately spring up.
1t must be considered in terms
of several billions of dollars
necessary for labor and equip
ment in the cOuntry's Is mil
lion homes"
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
BRIDGE EXPERTS WRITE FOR THE TIMES
Of Lang and
CuIbertson Will
Report Daily

at stake but the matches will
decide once and forever whether
Lenz' official system" of bid
ding. or Culbertson's system, is
the better.
Bridge experts and devotees Of
the game in every community
of the land have all but drawn
blood in disputes over this point.
The matches will. take place
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays until January is
in Hotel Chatham, New York
city.
Large Wager on Outcome
BY that time the skilled COM
ment Of Mrs. Culbertson and Mr..
Jacoby will have constituted a
complete series of lessons in
the game, which many men and
women pay as high as $50 a
lesson to learn.
Mrs. Culbertson will write her
articles for the International
News Service and Mr.. Jacoby
for Universal Service.
Another feature of the match
is that Lenz and Culbertson have
a large wager on its outcome,
the winner to donate the money
to charity. Many other bets
have been laid by their respec-
tive followers.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
25 NEEDY CASES
DESIGNATED

Miss Willie Green Day, execu-
tive secretary of the Social Service
League of Montgomery County
today made public a list of Is
Christmas Opportunities.
Included in this group are help
less children who have been de-
serted: penniless widows with
families to. support and little
opportunity and time for seeking
a job outside the home; aged
couples too old to work, having
no relatives to care for them:
and adults who, from accident or
illness, are helpless.
Miss Day said the league will
use the money donated in a man.
ner which will work toward re-
Mobilization and not just to
bring temporary relief.
Checks are to be made pay
able to the Social Service League
Of Montgomery County and
should be mailed to the head
quarters in Rockville.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
FILIPINO LEADER SEES ANOTHER WAR
DR.. Moncado En- Route
to D. c. to Press
His Battle

Japan as soon as Russia organ
ICES her. Between the Marking
and Canton governments in
China there are 100000 Chi
nose boISheviStS.
"EuraSian Russia will battle
Japan sooner or later, while
White Russia will continue with
its five-year plan. France will
probably support Japan. Great
Britain, Russia, and the United
States will line up on the other
side.
Dynamite In Balkans
"The dynamite is liable to
be touched off once again in
the Balkans. Russia has an
equal interest in the Balkans as
we'll as in Manchuria. An up
heaval in Southern Europe
would cause the explosion, as
one of the Balkan states may
call on Russia for backing at
any moment"
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
Mrs. CuIbertson, Jaco-
by to Describe Title
Tournament

When Ely Culbertson and Sid
ney LEM play for the worlds
championship at contract bridge,
beginning Monday, their two
partners will describe, criticize
and comment on the play for
readers of The Washington Times.
Mrs. Josephine Culbertson, her
husbands partner, will have her
expert say.
Oswald Jacoby, partner of
LEM, will have his.
And in addition j. C. Oes-
treicher. International News Ser
vice feature writer and bridge
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
Islands independence
Called Solution
of Problem
BY DAVID P. SENTNER
Copyright, 1881. by InteratiOal News
Service

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 GN.S0
Another world war arising from
the present Manchurian trouble
appears inevitable before the sum
mer of 1882.
However, the granting of in
dependence to the Philippines
might possibly avert it.
And such independence would
prevent the United States from be
ing drawn into the conflict.
These are the convictions Of DR..
Hilario Canine Moncado, presi-
dent of the Filipino Federation Of
America, expressed today.
En- Route to Washington
DR.. Moncado is en- route to
Washington to battle for Philip
pine freedom before Congress.
He recently returned from a sur
vey of Europe. Manchhsia and
the Philippines, and reports that
"the world is boiling for war"
Said he:
There appears no question
that Japan and France will vir.
tually be fighting the rest of
the world within less than a
year-unless the Philippines are
granted their freedom"
"Japan's future empire lies
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
MEET
NEXT TUESDAY
To PROTEST
High Cost Of Protection Here
Cited by Judge As Reason
for Influx of Dives

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. "A
mass meeting of citizens of
Anne Arundel county will be
held here Tuesday night to
protest dumping" of Grim
inals from Washington and
Baltimore into this county.
The principal speaker will be
Judge Robert Moss of the Anne
Arundel Circuit Court. a leading
figure in the vice crusade that
resulted in the indictment of a
number of officials. Another
speaker will be DR.. Chesteen
Smith, an official Of the Metho-
dist Church of Baltimore.
Judge Moss said in a recent
session of court, protection
charges in Baltimore and Wash
ington were so high that dive
operators had been forced to
move into the rural county of
Anne Arundel.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
TIMES NEWSIES
To HAVE PARTY
Times staff Photo

Washington Times carriers who
serve the Mt. Rainier, Brentwood,
Colmar Manor, Hyattsville, River
dale and College Park districts
will be guests of Sidney B. Lust
at the Arcade Theater, Hyatts-
vile, tomorrow.
A number of valuable gifts will
be given to patrons and guests
attending. The Happy Wonder
Bakers have prepared a special
surprise package of baked goodies
for everyone attending. A flag
button will be given each child.
Every Friday and Saturday
thereafter a button bearing the
flag Tof some nation will be given
children attending. A free monthly
pass to the theater will be given
every child who has complete
set of flag buttons.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
PLANS SPEEDED
FOR TRYING
KILLER Of 4
Counsel for Orphan Jones
Meets Further Obstacles
As Labor Defense Aide
BALTIMORE, Dec. 4.-Prep'

BALTIMORE, Dec. 4.-Prep-
arations for the trial of Orphan
Jones, c0lored, also known as
Yuel Lee, for the murder of a
family of four a month ago, are
going ahead at Cambridge in
spite of efforts of Bernard
AIDES, defense counsel, for de-
Law and a change of venue!
The trial was switched from
Snow Hill to Cambridge follow
ing mob demonstrations at the
amaignment.
Review Sought
AIDES has asked that records in
the case be submitted to the
court of appeals for review.
These are being held, however, at
Snow Hill pending instructions
from the court.
AIDES, also instructed by the In
ternational Labor Defense League
to defend George Davis, %, col
ored, accused of attempting to
attack Mr.. Elizabeth Lusby at
Kennedyville, November 81, has
failed % get an interview with
the man.
The lawyer conferred with Judge
Eli Frank, of the circuit court,
regarding the case.
Assistant States Attorney John
A. Sherman later visited Davis at
the city Jail, where he was taken
as a precaution against mob VIC
lence. He will be arraigned Mon
day at Chestertown.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04

Rooms, and many OF them with
boarding conveniences, are listed for
Room Hunters convenience in the
Rental Columns of today's Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
DANCER MUST PAY

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4. G.NS.)
Clarice Cannon, screen dancer,
must pay Charles Straumer 3d.
$50 as the result of an automo-
bile crash, a court had ruled to-
daV
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
AutOist Gets Year
In Death of Child

James Clagett, colored, whose
automobile fatally injured Audrey
Dimes, S, colored, several months
ago, was found guilty Of man.
slaughter yesterday in the circuit
court at Rockville. He was SEN
fenced by Judge Robert M. Peter
to a year in prison.
Audrey and her 11-year-old sis
ter were walking across the Ger
mantown road when the younger
girl was struck by Clagett's ma
chine. Clagett said the girls
darted out from the side of the
highway and he didn't see them.
The Washington times., 1931-12-04
AVENUE GRAND '4 son r.: Ave.

Hml INV Georgia Ave. and
OV6OWO FaFragut st.
Today-Noah Beerv & Sally Blame inI
"Shanghaied Love" Ruth Etting Viii
taphone Short Tomorrow-Edna MayI
Oliver in Fanny Foley Herself"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-29

The kind of alcohol used to keep radiators iron freezing makes drinker very cold indeed-(Cin cinnati Enquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-29

in the final triumph of united arms. The strug- gle of the allies much longer, their sacrifices very much greater, than ours"
 This is not then to be story which undertakes to the old query, Who the warp, but chronicle of events leading from the time of Am ericas break of relations with Germany to the end of hostiities Gen. Pershing ends his foreword with splendid tribute to the men he led, saying: "No Commander privileged to lead finer force; Commander ever derived greater inspra- tion from the performance of his troops" He also reiterated statement made shortly after the wars end when in answering criticisms directed against President Wilson and Secretary of War Baker, he denounced these unfounded In the foreword to his own memoirs, he expressed his gratitude to both officials for selecting to command our armies and for the whole hearted and unfailing support they accorded me in France"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-29
Foreign Trade Losses.
(Boston News Bureau.)

Boston News Bureau)
 While the whole worlds business depressed, and all countries consequently selling to buying from one another in much smaller volume and with that same volumne measured in sharply reduced mone- tary unit terms, no other outcome in own foreign trade totals for 1880 could have been ex- pected than a drastic recession. Perhaps the only new comment possible on the actual figures is that the downward trend had become toward the year end surprisingly accelerated.
 It so happens that December of 1929-largely because of light cotton shipments at the time had been one of the few months of that year b record any export shrinkage from 1928 at S426- 100000 against $475,000000 in the last month of 1928. Now December 1880, export total of only $273000000. Here is decrease of $153 0000O jor 36 per cent from year earlier, and of 42 per cent from two years before Similarly the money value of imports last month at s31OooO0oO decrease of $101 000000 was off 33 per cent from the total twelvemonth earlier.
 The tendency to recede, in keeping with the course of world business activity and trade ment, and more particularly with the steady sag ging in commodity prices, cumulative in its records of valuation shrinkage. Thus for the first half of 1880 there had been drop of about q per cent. in merchandise export value and "A per cent in import value from the first half of 1929. But in the second six months of this past year the corresponding decreases rose to 32.7 per cent for exports and to 37.2 per cent for imports from year earlier
 Hence for the calendar year very lean show ing, with the value of our merchandise exports only $3,841 100000. Here is a drop of less than $1, 400,000000 almost 27 per cent. It is necessary to go back to the other lean year of 1922 to find so low total In the intervening years our gross export total approaching five billions, and in 1928 and 1929 it substantially exceeded that figure.
 Similarly the 1880 import total of only $3- 061 100000 is less than $1,338 100000, 30 per cent smaller than the figure for 1929-and is the smallest since 1920 For each of the five calendar years preceding 1880 import total well above four billions
 These the statistical ravages of lessened physical volume and drasticaly lowered unit values And with the usual time lag in trade records there is little doubt but that these effects will carry over, perhaps increasingly for brief while, into l93l-until the trade turns eventually
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-29
AIR SAFETY RECORDS SMASHED.

For the last six months of the calendar year 1880 all records for transporting passengers by air smashed by companies engaged in scheduled aerial operations Only two fatalities were reported for the entire six months in this class of aviation The total for the year 24 deaths, p occurring in the first six months. During the last six-month period, the Department of Commerce estimates planes operating schedule flew about 20000000 miles and the passenger mileage at more than 60- OOo00O both figures being slightly higher than for the first six months It apparent that the estab- lished companies are experiencing material success in their campaign to make travel by air as safe good aircraft and competent and efficient pilots can do.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-29
Lord Cecil on Disarmament.
Manchester Weekly Guardian.)


 It is to be hoped that all those who listened to Lord Cecil's broadcast address on disarmament will have absorbed at least some of the fervor of his convictions. For at bottom the possibility of dis armament depends more upon the possibility of atng the proper sentiments and emotions than upon finding any rigid logical proof that it pays to dis The logical proof has been supplied often enough, but it has not reduced military establish ments. Nothing will except the opinion that you are not going to fight and that nobody is going to fight you. Armaments have to be shown to be futile well dangerous before they be scrapped. That is why got famously with the scrapping of battleships From this point of view it is probable that Lord Cecil not wise to hint at the possibility that we might have to bribe certain other nations to dsarm by promising to come to their defense if they were attacked That certainly is not the way to impress upon peoples minds the futility of armaments. On the contrary it encourages the idea that peace pacts and arbitra tion treaties count for nothing, that every country must still expect attack and can only count upon military guarantees of some kind for its safety. If that is a correct view the outlook is black for nothing is unlikely than that this country will be persuaded to extend its existing military commitments. We have enough perhaps more than enough, already. To take definite example, if the French, in view of the fact that we have under taken internationally and irrevocably to protect their frontier from German attack, will agree by way of an installment of disarmament to aban- don conscription then this country might be better prepared to accept Lord Cecils view of the value of military guarantees in promoting disarmament