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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
4 STORY OF ALASKA M
 THE DAYS OF THE
GOLD RUSH

veloptnent Of governmental actiyi- ties and facilities during the past 30 years than any other part of the nation. It has an efficient gov- ernment. It is the melting pot pf the Pacific Here too, the native Hawaiian and the citizens of alien extraction are thoroughly loyal. The Legislature has passed con- current resolution asking for State hood. The Committee on Terri tories of the House will give the proponents an opportunity to be heard if a bill providing for ad- mission as a State is introduced. I am convinced that supervision of the administration of all Ter ritorial and insular possessions should be consolidated in one ex- ecutive department. At the present time, the supervision is scattered through various offices. the ad- ministration hindered by bureau- cracy, red tape multiplied. A con scolidated bill will be introduced at the next session"
 The people of various sections of Interior Alaska continue to be agitated over the fear that the two or three airplane companies who have received mail contracts will slight those residents who live along the various trails. The De- partment insists that all contracts have been made as heretofore and , call for rural mail delivery, and that it is up to the contractors to see that the usual service is furnished. Fearing that they are to be neglected people living along
 the trail between Nenana and Lake Minchumina have sent in peti-
 ton asking for bi-monthly mail service over the trail.
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Now that Chairman Scott Leavitt, of Montana, and other members
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Col. Harrington and his family are seeking to locate some adjoin- ing land on Spit, near Homer, so as to take care of number of horses and also grow hay
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The research division of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-17
FEAR REVOLT
 IN PORTUGAL Government Taking Pre- cautions with Mill
 tary Activity

LISBON, Sept. 17.-The Portu- guese Government today revealed fears for another revolution by taking unusual military precautions and confining troops to their bar racks.
 The Cabinet sat in an emergen- cy session throughout the night.
 Cavalry has been brought to Lis bon from other points and station ed at stragetic points about the city.
 Telephone lines between Lisbon and Opporto have been cut.
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STRONG MEN-in their grim
 struggle!

WOMEN-of one kind or another
 LOVE-HATE = CONFLICT = in land where weddings don't belong
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Gary Cooper--Kay Johnson Betty Compson--Harry Green James Kirkwood- William Boyd

of the House Committee on Indian Affairs, visited Alaska during the present summer. Delegate Wicker sham has sought to induce Chair man Lynn J. Frazier and other members of the Senate Committce on Indian Affairs to extend their proposed visit to some of the Western States as far as Idaho, the latter part of September, so as to confer with the natives of Southeast Alaska as far north as Juneau. There is still hope that this may be accomplished, all though there is ome doubt aabout 1t, as a recent letter received from Senator Frazier now in North Dakota, says:
 T appreciate your interest in the Indians of Alaska and assure you that I will be glad to do anything I can to help. I doubt whether 1t will be possible, for the sub committee to make the trip as far north as Juneau this fall. I trust, however, that some legisla- ton will be enacted by the next session to help your Indians" Col. Harrington and his family are seeking to locate some adjoin- ing land on Spit, near Homer, so as to take care of number of horses and also grow hay.
 Fur farmers along the Alaska Railroad are protesting against Freight Circular No 45, issued in 1926, which prohibits the shipment of live valuable fur bearing anl- mals If shipped they must be sem by express, at an enormous cost which makes shipment prohibitive It is claimed that no other rail- road in the country makes such 8 ru,e and one trader writes: "Wher a rancher. is prevented from sell ling breeding stock and exchanging breeders with other ranchers he is deprived of considerable part oi his just revenues and a means oi building up his herd of foxes. Al ready 18 fur farmers have closed their pens and moved, starting again elsewhere, and this winter Imore will move"
 Representative Ernest Willard Gibson, of Vermont, Chairman 0. the House Committee on Terri. tories, returned the other day fror a four months trip abroad. H, was not able to get to Alaska bu did visit Hawaiia, Guam, the Phil. ippines, Hongkong, China and Jap an. He was particularly intereste, in the work done in those countrie over which the United States ha
 jurisdiction, and says:
 Hawaii has made more progress | in material prosperity in the de
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North Dakota COWS fed on corn silage produced "A pounds more milk for each 100 pounds of dry rations than those fed on cron fodder.
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Bureau of Fisheries is delving into many problems which arise con- corning the manufacture, storage and distribution of frozen fishery products. All of which has par ticular interest to Alaska, where the fisheries continue as the lead ing industry It is expected that soon the Division will issue re- port on findings which will un- doubtedly lead the way to inn proved methods for storing frozen fish in cold storage warehouses, and also aboard fishing vessels. Biochemical studies of the Bureau, in cooperation with the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, on fish meal and oil, produced by improved manufacturing processes have shown these products as ideal for animal feeding. A further experiment is being conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of using highly re- fined fish flour" for human con- sumption. Deterioration of nets has resulted in a study of preservative treatments which considerably low CTS the annual cost in replacement of these nets in the United States and Alaska to the amount of $5,- 000,000 annually.
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FIRE ALARM CALLS

Ia Third and Franklin. l-4 Trent and Franklin. Is Front, near Ferry Way. l-6 Front. near Gross. Apta i-7 Front, opp. City Wharf. Ia Front, near Saw NH. l-e Front at A. J. Office. 2-l willoughhy 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 0astineau and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and HarriA 3-6 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East. 3-8 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. 4-1 Ninth. back of power house. 4-2 Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apts. 4-3 Distin Ave. and Indian 6ss. 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun. 4-6 Seventh and Main. 4-7 Twelfth, B. P. R. garage. 4-0 Home Grocery. 6-1 5eater Tract.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29
AL Capone and the Chicago City Government

for the Western Electric Co.. Morgan corpora
ton. Prohibition however, was like rich manure
to the poisonous growth of gangsterism: 1t fed
It, nurtred it, developed it into one of the
leading businesses of American capitalism.
At the inception of prohibition the existing
gangs in all cities put their hand to earning
an extra dollar by engaging in bootlegging. At
first there was wild scramble. Bribery of
government officials was not yet worked out
to system 1t was haphazard The field was
crowded Then there began process of elm
nation.
Capone Consolidated
In Chicago the elimination took place first
by ordinary shootings. Soon the field was re-
duced to four or five gangs each with its poll
tica1 alliance with its big banking support, with
its alliances in the Federal government prohbi
ton department. Capone decided that greater
consolidation would mean greater profits, and
with the help of his connections in the City
Hall, the police department, the criminal court
and the states attorneys office was able to
hquidate nearly every one of his rivals Capone's
followers were the first to use machine guns
efficient method Of killing.
81 Paid Him Plenty"
The Bugs" Moran massacre was the final
act in establishing Capone's dominant place in
the gangster and political world in Chicago.
Capone Dragged about his payment to the Chi
cago politicians When Assistant States Attor-
ney William H. McSwiggin was killed in Chicago
IN 1926, and suspicion turned to Capone, the
multi millionaire gangster replied: II was no
foe of McSwiggin. paid him and paid him
plenty"
IF one thinks there Is something trivial
about gang power" said Edward D. Sullivan,
authority on gangland, "let him bear in mind
that Capones men as early as 1926 melted
$70,o00000 that year" IN. Y. Times, June q,
1880.
Some put the estimate at $15,0ooooo weekly.
Whatever the precise sum, 1t is huge one,
ranking on par with the other big capitalist
corporations. Prohibition has created one Of
the major industries in the United States, boot
Logging, which according to an ex-Federa1 pro-
hibition head does $3OOOoO0oOo business year.
Since all profits smell alike TO the exploiters,
and because the rate of returns is particularly
high in this field, it has become recognized
industry with good banking, political and gang
support
According TO Albert r. Brunker chairman
OF the Civic Safety Committee OF Chicago IN.
Y Times January 30 193D "Scarface" AL Ca
pone had 5000 city, state and federal officials
on his payroll. AS sidelight he added that
80 per cent of the judges in Chicago were
criminals and that it was useless to attempt
successful prosecution Of gangsters. Mr., Briin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29
How to Organize City Conventions
to Fight Unemployment

bread lines, job agencies, ETC., In the city, as
well as unemployed workers who gather at fac
tories looking for work, should be adequately
represented In view of the fact that the COM
position Of many of our unemployed branches
in the larger cities is faulty Gin some instances
they are composed mainly Of migratory workers.
workers without families or the membership is
narrow, they have very few members, families
of unemployed workers are not active wives and
unemployed women do not participate) we must
ask ourselves the question: How will the I'M
employed workers and their families, how will
the starving families themselves participate and
voice their demands, place before the conven-
tons their miserable conditions their need for
relief, their experiences with fake charities etc
The decisive section Of the city convention
must be composed of unemployed workers, 1t Is
the unemployed workers who must give the con-
vention leadership in the discussions and de-
clsions of the convention that pertain to fight
ing for food and unemployment insurance. 10
bring to the convention large numbers of ulen-
ployed workers as delegates, to delegate most
needy families in workers neighborhoods to at
tend, to have seated in the convention the wives
Of unemployed workers and their children, this
becomes an immediate and important task
We have this task it must be accomplished
1t must not stand before us as an insoluable
Q1t1CUlJy, IN every lew DlOCkS III al NOIk6IS
neighborhoods, leaflets must be issued stating
the purpose Of the city convention and calling
all workers within these few blocks to meet
ing for the election of delegates. The meeting
can be held in workers home, or on street
corner within these few blocks or in hall
within or very near to these few blocks. If
within these few blocks you can register the I'M
employed, carry on fight for food for the
starving families, before the meeting is called
to elect delegates, then the workers will respond
more readily to your meeting In eiecting dele
gates at these block meetings attention must be
given to delegating at least one entire unern-
ployed workers family, family typical of the
suffering and hardship unemployed workers I'M
dergo Delegates from among the wives of the
unemployed workers and their children should
be named
These delegates must be provided with car
fare to the convention with meals at the con-
vention and that they will be so provided must
be indicated to them. Meetings must again be
called to have them report to their neighbors
and out Of this must come a neighborhood
branch, activity and struggle. In this way we
Will root our unemployed movement in workers
neighborhoodS. Securing an immense number
OF delegates from an immense number of block
meetings will make it possible to elect an IN
employed Council at your city convention, which
will actually represent the masses of unemployed
in your city.
TRADE UNION UNITY LEAGUE COMMITTEE
FOR WORK AMONG THE UNEMPLOYED
Alfred Wagenknecht, Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29

FIFE can for city Conventions to fight un-
employment and starvation was issued on
May T. BY this time our leading committees
and comrades and the Unemployed Councils
should have discussed the purpose Of these
city conventions in a most concrete manner
and be ready to issue calls for the election
of delegates BY this time the date Of the
convention in your city should have been es-
tablished
These city conventions must be held In every
city possible, during the latter part Of June or
the first OF July They must be called In the
name of the Unemployed Council and branches
The convention should be held on Sunday
should convene at 10 a. m. and should last
into late afternoon, yes even into the evening
For once we hope that the delegates that
attend will actually participate in the conven-
ton This means in reverse, that we hope
that leading comrades will not talk the conver-
ton to death Discussion, planning for ac-
tiyities, struggles, organization of the unem-
ployed, must come in the main from the ur-
employed workers and other delegates present
THESE city conventions must strike q broader
base than any Of our united front movements
have had up to now. Delegates must be Sc
cured from a far greater number of A. r. OF
L. local unions, and committees Of unemployed
workers must visit A. F. of L. local unions to
explain the purpose OF the COnVeuUlOn anu IT,
quest the election al delegates. Other workers
organizations which were never reached for for
rner united fronts must be visited. We must
spread beyond DE usual organizations and faces
We SEQ st Haogs al these kind of gatherings we
have had h ths past. Delegates from employed
workers in shops and factories should attend.
And vet. when we consider the cooperation
we. have the right to expect from our SYM
pathetic organizations, that usually send dele
gates we find that their cooperation seldom goes
beyond the sending Of delegates. At the city
conventions to fight unemployment and starva-
ton we must take a more healthy attitude to-
wards these delegates from sympathetic organ
izations and towards the organizations they rep
resent These delegates should be given an OPP
portunity to state concretely In what way their
organization and its members can assist the I'M
employed in their struggles for immediate relief
and unemployment insurance For instance
snethods must be devised to win the unemployed
workers in these organizations as active men,
bers for our unemployed branches; the organ
ization should assist in establishing a neighbor-
hood branch Of unemployed workers in certain
territory where number Of It's members live;
members of the Organisation should help col
lect food for stsrvSng families; the organisa-
ton should pledge itself 10 contribute certain
fund for each month to help finance the work
among the unemployed, etc.
What however Is OF tremendous importance
is the question of adequate representation from
the unemployed workers. 1t Is OF course, under
stood that all unemployed branches and the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29

HcCARFACE' AL CAPONEs spectacular rise
came with prohibition. Garfgsterism was
Plant firmly embedded in the soil of American
capitalism long before AL Capone or prohibition
arrived on the scene. Gunner found lucrative
pdcaings In the trade unions; the newspapers
employed them frequently. All leading capitalist
corporations made free use of them
At the same time all the capitalist political
machines found them indispensable during cleo
ton time In every large city in the United
states voting is done under the careful scrutiny
Of the killers employed by the capitalist politi
cal machines. Their function however, is not
merely to sit and watch.
The earlier American politicians centered their
election campaign in the saloons and dives. Here
they recruited their assistants. 1t was an easy
way Of capturing ward elections they were used
by higher politicians, judges, mayors, governors
on up to the presidents. Once firmly entrenched,
gangsterism and rowdyism became an accepted
and inseparable part Of capitalist politics. A
capitalist official elected with the help of gang
sters repays his supporters by many favors. This
fortifies the gangs and makes them more power
full weapons in his hands. The capitalist state
finds one Of its strongest pillars in the GRIM
inal and gangster element that grew out Of
American conditions and f1ourished with the
rapid development Of capitalism
Election Methods
The election methods used by this element are
manifold In Chicago they used the short pen
Gil" "a stub Of pencil concealed between the
thumb and forefinger to mark ballots of an OPP
posing candidate thus making them invalid;
they stuff ballot boxes Throw in enough votes
to elecet their candidates.; gather repeaters
dnen who vote more than once); kill oppos-
ing poll watchers. In New York they are the
mechanics" of the voting machines to see that
they register sufficient votes for either their
republican or democratic employers. They do
plenty OF smuggling in New York but because
Tamnany Hall is more efficient than Thompson
and Company or the Cermak crowd of Chicago,
they are not so quick on the trigger.
The Bloody Twentieth"
In Chicago, Morris Eller, one OF Thompsons
leading cronies assured his election by the simple
process Of executing his formost opponents. On
April, 1928, Octavus Grandy Negro opponent
Of the Filler faction was moved down by ma
chine gun fire. Eller's ward was the scene of
SO many murders kidnappings, beatings and
maimings that it is now known as the Bloody
Twentieth Nanny Filler, son Of Morris, be-
came a Judge in the Criminal Court where he
passed on the crimes Of his fathers political
gunner. He evicted many workers and jailed
thousands Of others.
AL Capone started his reign in Cicero sub
urb west Of Chicago, where 10000 workers slave
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29
Pentecost-and
Religious Racketeers

Before our eyes there reposes a printed cirs
cular letter, sent out by the st. Paul's Evans
gelical Lutheran Church lat West 123rd ST.,
New York City and signed by the Rev. Fred H.
Bosch, DID, Pastor.
1t is dated May IL, and is addressed; MY
Dear Friend" Red Sparks was not sent one,
as such Internal scoundrels know that we are no
friends of theirs. Twas brought in by sonle-
body who received it through the U. S. mail,
from which Mr.. Fish has succeeded in barring
some Communist papers. This "evangel," Rev,
Bosch, makes no bones about ti,is racket.
He writes about "the third great Christian
festival, Pentecost or Whit Sunday A small.
pink envelope is enclosed on which is printed:
MY Pentecost Gift for My Church and Russian
Relief" The third paragraph of the letter
ought to be framed and hung somewhere pos
sibly along with its author. Here it is:
1--WE are asking for a special, liberal dona-
ton on that day, the Holy Ghost may direct,
for two purposes; first, our own church treas
ury, which needs strengthening; secondly, for
the relief of our suffering and prosecuted
Lutheran brethren in Russia Their condition
Is terrible; they are reaching their hands
the sea for help. We dare not disap-
point them. About $4,000 are needed at once.
When the donations are received. the Church
Council will decide how much shall be used
for Russian relief. and how much We shau
keep for ourselves
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29
LII E
BY CLARA HOLDEN.
(South Carolins)

THE Unemployed Councils should be more
consciously valued and used as builders for
our revolutionary unions and as training
grounds for future strike struggles
Workers will often join an Unemployed Coun-
Gil who feel they are not yet ready to join one
of our unions In a textile-town, such as
Greenville, S. c.. for example, the great ma
jority of white workers who join the Uner1-
ployed Council are mill workers. BY visiting
these workers, and explaining the National Tex
tile Workers Union to them, probably 80 per
cent of them will come into the union. This
is one simple and direct way of building the
NTWU. Then general meetings can be called
of all the mill workers who are members of
the Unemployed Council, another of all the
workers of a different industry etc, the role
Of the respective unions explained, and mem
bers recruited in this way.
But the Unemployed Councils have an even
greater value to our revolutionary unions than
that Of recruiting grounds for new members
The experiences gained by workers, as mem
bers of the Unemployed Councils, will be of
the utmost Importance in future strike strug-
giles. Through the organizatonaT activity of
the Unemployed Councils, and through strug-
giles for relief, against evictions, ETC., leaders
are trained Mass demonstrations, hunger
marches and parades train for mass picketing
and mass meetings during strikes. Confidence
in our leadership is gained An understanding
of the difference between our organizations
and those of the A. F. of L. is established. And
most important of all, is the political training
the workers get in the actual fighting for re-
lief demands. When starving workers are re-
fused relief by city, state or federal officials,
by the charities, by the manufacturers and
other capitalists or when, through mass pres
sure, they can force relief from these officials,
they get training that will be of the greatest
value during strikes.
In Greenville, for example, the workers are
already pretty wise to the lineup against us.
The Committee, elected by the Unemployed
Council members. Shortly afterwards, the two
Gil, saw two big mill owners sitting there as
Council membres. Shortly afterwards, the two
mayors-of Greenve, and West Greenville,
where demands were also made-led the Ku
Klux Khan in full regalia, who denounced the
Unemployed Council and beat up some OF the
workers Police officials state daily that the
workers who join the Unemployed Council will
nevers get jobs, that no meetings will be held,
that the organizers will be run out Of town,
etc And finally the frame-up and railroading
to the chain gang, of the Trade Union Unity
League organizer, has pretty well lined up, in
side and outside of the court room, all the ac-
tors who are on one side of the fence.
The link-up between the mill owners, xxx,
police, and city officials of Greenyile has been
SO plainly brought out during the activity of