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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-03

Two sisters, the Misses Cadet of
Edinburgh Scotland. had their first
flight under pathetic circumstances
when they flew from Edinburgh to Wa
terford, Ireland, to attend the funeral
of sister who had died there while on
a visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-03

Charles E. FELTON,. of Long Beach, sur
v1ve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-03
CERMAK TAKES CHARGE
Of MERCHANDISING DRIVE
Dissatisfied With Existing Condi-
tions, Says Chicago Mayor,
Forming Squad.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, September 3.-Chicago's
| ubiquitous mayor, Anton ]. Cermak,
! has been going places and doing things
so rapidly he had lot of folk guessing.
His latest move came last night when
/ ne took personal charge of campaign
for suppression Of vice and gambling.
He said his action was prompted by dis
| satifaction with existing conditions.
Capt. Martin e. Mullen was ordered
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-11-01
MAILING ANOTHER WET FALsEHOOD

The Louisville Comier-J oWndl of the leading pa
pers of Kentucky has recently been carrying considerable
discussion of the and dry question in its Point of
View" column This column recently contained article
which claimed that the Journal of the Illinois house of rep
resentatves of December 49, $780, contained speech by
Abraham Lincoln in which appeared the following state
ment:
Prohibition will work injury the of temperance
species of nemperance within ITSELF for beyond the
of in that attempts control mans appetite by
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-11-01
VASTLY BETTER FOR EVERYBODY

What is? Milk is vastly better than beer?
The department of agriculture report shows that the
maximum amount of grain used in beer manufacture in
the days when legal about 40 100000 bushels
whereas, result of the boom for soft drinks and milk
since beer abolished those trades are now consuming
approximately 25OOO0,O0O bushels of grain annually.
In converting certain portion of this of grain
into Intoxicating beer only about $4,000 were en-
poyed That much smaller number than required in
the manufacture of almost any other goods Beer as
drink, manufactured product or as something to
ship somewhere, always employed a smaller number of
than the of capital invested in practically
any other form.
Beer not good for anybody any form or under any
circumstances and certainly about the worst friend that
Uncle Sam could call in for his relief at the present time
1t is the brain that counts, but in order that your brain
may be kept clear you must keep your body fit and we'll
That cannot be done if one drinks iquor-DR CHARLES
MAYO.
Leave drink alone absolutely. He who drinks is de-
lberatey diSqualifying himself for advancement Per-
sonaly refuse to take such risks. do not drinl-Wn-
LIAM HOWARD TAFT.
The american Issue
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-11-01
FRIEND ZIMMERMAN SPEAKS
HIS MIND


The following letter is spicy reading 1t comes from
good friend Mr. H. T. Zimmerman, of Mount Norris
who for years has been of the valiant friends and fight
for prohibition We sincerely believe that
Mr.. Brtten would have hard work making real inel
gent and adequate to this letter:
Hon. Fred Brien 43I South Dearborn ST. Chicago Illinois,
Dear Sir short time ago addressed letter you
corning you had given the press which
asked reply three four questions of which,
about the objection of the farmers the of beer
Instead of complying with request you boldly evaded
ons and nclosed speech of hoary with The cost
of prohibition"
have had correspondence with number of and
prohibition and other matters and this is the first time
them have refused do the courtesy OF at least few
words in my communication
AS the prohibition ask you all fairness what you
would think of who persisted complaining the public
effect the great of running his business
gave single what his income In other
words who continually harped side
of the good side. Even from Chicago would
recognize the asnn of such Yet that exactly what
you persist doing and will continue do long there
people who read and listen such twadd You vets
Shooters It's plain of hitting below the belt
winning the fight technicaiy rather than metng the
victory.
people of this country about
capita enforcement But you would prefer
make appear that eight dollars Look Con-
gresona Record for last spring and will find that for the
first nine of enforcement the fines collected amounted to
$2473243o7 than the cost of enforcement You can't
back the record!
What ee except papably unfair motive, could prompt
persist in such despicabe course? We yet heard
giving credit for single dollar collected prohibition fines
your anquated speech quote Lincoln being opposed
prohibition moments reflection should prove that the
word "prohbion is word that is political aspect
that in ncons day prohibition ISSUE
though temperance That word Lincoln quotation
is the ears that give the away Lincoln
cerned prohibonno anachromsm It's
inform that the quotation forgery
CLOTH This quotation has bobbed the past and has
been dproved time again. When certain Col Gilmore
Kentucky challenged his for this
Lincoln he compelled to reply: Il beg leave
this time tell where the original be
found In another letter he admits that after dgent search
through authorities he could find evidence that Lin
language prominent liquor journal admitted 1T
impossible conusive that Lincoln used the
words in the disputed sentence would suggest that
book Lincoln and Liquor by Duncan c. Miner but
will this I'm assured You'll continue have your
enographer chuck of those hoary speeches letter and let
that It's hoping against hope ask to give me the
source information Lncons position prohibition
you you stand guilty of deliberately propagang false
hood. Very truly yours,
(Signed) II. E. ZIMMERMAN.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-11-01

legislation and make crime of things that crimes
prohibition law strikes blow the very principle upon
government was founded
AS this alsehood has appeared frequently in other pa
pers have taken the trouble to lay before of the
experts Lincoln history with the gratifying result of
finding that the claim entirely without foundation and
that the statement is a fake.
The following information was received from Mr. H.
W. Fay, custodian Lincoln's tomb Springfield, Illinois,
Claimed Lincoln said-December 49, 1910:
Prohibition will work great injury temperance
1t species of nemperance within itself for beyond
bounds of that attempts control mans appetite by
legislation and makes crime of things that
prohibition law strikes blow the very principles which
government founded.
But found to have been written by campaign manager
at Atlanta Georgia. 1887, to influence the coored vote
This fact learned by Sam Small the evangelist Copy of
sworn affidavit in the collection of H. W. Fay)
Under date of June 80, 1922, Georgia L. Osborn then
assistant librarian of the Illinois state historical library
declares that in the House Journal of 1839194O there is
mere record of the vote the Murphy bill no speeches
being given, is there anything published in the Spring
field papers of that date page of record-Fay colec-
ton
Under date of April Is, 1929 Jessie Palmer Weber,
state librarian states that the Illinois House Journal makes
reference speech made by Lincoln in 1910 on Muir
ply prohibition bill (See page 14-Fay record)
Full particulars of the Atlanta fake are in the coec-
ton ('Lincoln and Temperance" CollectonHH W.
Fay)
Lincoln said-February p, 1912:
And when the victory shall be complete when there shall be
neither slave drunkard EARTH how proud that
land which may truly claim the birthplace and the cradle of
both those resolutions that shall have ended in that victory How
noby distinguished that people, who shall have planted
tured maturity both the political moral freedom of their
species Copy of this speech in collection of H. w Fay
custodian LnColns tomb)
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
Sitka Seal Catch is
 TenaS Catch

The smallest take of fur sea s in many years was made by tho natives at Sitka this spring ac cording to a report of M. J. O. Connor, Assistant Agent of the Bureau of Fisheries. Only IT adult seals and 2 unborn pup; were killed by the hunters. The natives are permitted to take fur seals on their annual migra- tion by means of canoes and spears only, according to then ancient custom. Low pric as kept the Indians from their usu. al hunt this year. They receiv
 ed only $8 each for their pelts Captain Mangan of the Widgeof placed the official seal on th, pelts taken
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
TroIIers Tie-up Is
 Complete on Coast

The Southeast Alaska Troller5' Association claims the powA~
 trollers' tie-up is now complete with the exception of one or two independent boats and fe V hand trollers. At a meeting J: the power trollers of Craig dis trict at Noyee Island Sunday the fishermen decided to join with Ketchikan, Sitka, Port Alexand : CT and other points, and make the tie-up in protest of the low salmon prices general, according to E. H. Frederickson, vice pres ! ident of the organization at Ket- chikan. The fishermen claic1. that the prices offered for salm- on are so low and operating ex penses so high that they can not break even. The buying and of king salmon at Ketcht- kan is at a standstill, not one) pound of salmon being sold over Ketchikan docks last Wednes- day, according to reports. The condition may continue indefin- itely.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
ALASKA CABLE WILL
 BE ABANDONED

The United States Army Sig nal Corps cable-laying ship Dellwood left Seattle for Anchor age, Alaska, with it's crew of 50 Filipino cable bands to complete the installation of new, i'm proved government radio station at that place.
 The Dellwood will lay over at Ketchikan three months, re- turning to Seattle October 1 to anchorage in Lake Union. Sre will have only a skeleton CT w after that date, according to Capt. Fred F. Andrews, in tenn : porary command of the flask ] cable.
 The Alaska cable will be abandoned after October 31.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
Pacific Gas Var
 Is Now Ouer

Tank wagon gasolene prices throughout California have bee T raised 5 1-2 cents per gallon by the Standard and Shell Com panies and Seattle dealers pre- dicted similar raise in prices Although at last reports Seattla representatives of large oil com. panies declared they had receiv- ed no notice of local price in- creases, independent dealers de clared prices would go up al least cents making the pre- vailing Seattle price range from Is to IT 1-3 cents. Service st. tions all over the Northwest wer; seeking to fill their tanks al the minute at prices which hay; prevailed for 113 days.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
Seek Make Better
 Grade of Cattle

Jack McCord vice-president and general manager of tte Chirikof Island Cattle Co.,, came tC Seldovia from the westward last Wednesday, on board the M s. Ruth C.. under charter by lis company. :Ie was en route tf, Seattle from Chirlkof ISlani where he had gone to make de- diveries of lumber and materials for the construction of barns and other needed buildings. A. mong items of other supplies, were a horse, wagon and a blow.
 Tha corporation holds a 2J- year lease on the island, with departmental permission to cross the herd of wild cattle" with sturdy stock. The circulated stories that the intent was to slaughter the present herd be- cause of the meat value, is of course wrong, explained MT. Nc Cord, the object being instead to build the herd up not only in weight tnd quality but in nun. : bers as well.
 c. H. Frye, head of Frye & Co.,, wealthy Seattle meat pack CTS, is preeident of the new com pany, and it is from the Frye range herd of 25,O00 head tha; white faced heifers will he
 drawn to revitaliZe the northern
 herd.-Seldovia Herald.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
Ask Reduction of Rent Peacock Spit

] Following the announcement of the reduction in the annual
 rental of Peacock Spit near the
 mouth of the Columbia River as
 a fishing ground, the Columbia River Packers Association and
 the Barbey Packing Company, joint concessionaires of the seining rights on Sand Island have asked the war department for a fifty per cent reduction in the rental from $37,175 to SIS = 587. The Sand Island concession has been very profitable in former years and the fishermen who originally fiShed there have been completely dispossessed. The holders claim that the or iginal bid was made at a time when salmon were selling at prices ranging upwards of IT cents but that the price has now fallen to 10 cents. The Secre tary of War stated that his de- partment is without power t1 change the lease and that the only possible relief would be through a special act of Con- gress.
 The reduction in the rental of Peacock Spit by the Land Com missioner of the state of Wash ington from $36,O0O to ST, 800 per year was occasion ed largely through the washing away Of the sands of the spit so that it can be used as a seining ground )'lly at low tide.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
States 1881 Fish
 Offering is Poor

Oxenberg Brothers, one of the largest dealers in mildcure salnl- on now in the market, will raise the price on Alaska king salmon the moment the improved condi- tion of the fish warrants sucn at tion.
 This is the word brought to the Ketchikan trollers by J. E. Berg, Alaska manager for the Oxenberg interests, who has just returned from a business trip t0 New York and other eastern markets.
 "The king salmon taken this spring have been of a peculiar ly poor quality" Mir. Berg sail This applies to the fish taken in the Puget Sound district as well as the Alaska pack. No one is able to give a satisfactory eX- planation of this, but it is a fact that there have been more lean king salmon taken this spring than at any time in the past of which we have record.
 "Oxenberg Brothers have had to repack SC per cent of the r fish this year on account of lean bellies, whereas the repack for the same cause last year was only 20 per cent.
 Would Pay More "Mr. Williams Oxenberg told me before I left for Alaska that he would not buy any more suc!1 fish at any price, but that he would willingly raise the rats now being offered as soon as the improved quality of the fis.- i justified such a move"
 i MT. Berg states that the fisf | on Puget Sound are now begin ming to show marked improve ment in quality, and it is hi belief that the fish here will bt sufficiently improved to justify raise in price after July 1 The price for mildcure in Seat
 tie now is from 12 to 13 cent:
 he states, with small reds fluctu
 ating from ' to g cents pc pound. -Ketchikan Tribune.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
Narcotics Congress
 May Fail Again

Reports from the Information.
 al Norcotic Congress now in ses.
 sion at Geneva, Switzerland, in dicate that this latest effort al governmental control of til: traffic in narcotics may be dead locked and assert a determined plan on the part of certain dele
 gations to delay, evade and com - pel the conference to adjourn without accomplishing any thing of importance The atti- tude of the American delegation is not proving satisfactory to the representatives of other nations who demand results John K. Caldwell of the American dele . gation was called on for an ex- rlanation of his confused plan but was unable to clarify the American position. The Ameri- cans were given another day to consider their proposals. TT e fight over heroin seems to have set the delegations all at vari- ance,. Dr. Wu, the Chinese dele :. gate, called heroin the mad dog among drugs and said there is just one thing to do with a mac dog and that is to destroy it. Other delegates urged the en- tire abolition of the manufac- ture of heroin. A German chem ical expert stated that there is no legitimate use for hero, in the practice of medicine, to which the English chemical eX- pert agreed, but the vote stool 9 to g. Many different medical associations have denounced :. as utterly useless, but it is grea. dope for the underworld. It Is smuggled in and out of every country on earth. 1t drives its addicts to desperation, but there is money in the traffic. Japan. France and Britain are workin:; over their plans but it appears unlikely that they will be able to get together.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26

The discovery of water soak ed hat on the beach six mil.s south of Ketchikan is considered a possible clew as to the fate of J. A. Talbot, Senior, missing since June 12th. Mir. Talbot is 67 years of age the father of J. A. Talbot, IT., Commander of the Department of flask !, American Legion and George s Talbot, representing Ketchikan Elks at the Seattle convention It is feared the elder Talbot ma; have fallen overheard and  drowned.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
Historic Courthouse
 Is Legion Hall

The historical old log court house erected in 1868, the year after the purchase of Alaska, as one of the buildings of the old stockade, is the home for the American Legion and the Le- gion Auxiliary.
 After a post Of the American Legion was organized in Wran- gell, the U. S. Department of Justice allowed the Legion to use the old court house for a meet ing place.
 For a number of years the Le- zion and Auxiliary have been accommodating a fund looking to a building of their own. Some thing pretentioue was planned but lately it was decided to utilize the present dugout by building an addition on the end which fronts the bay. Permlo- sion to do this was secured from the Department of Justice.
 The log walls have been pr : served intact. The foundation and chimney have been repaired the end partition removed ard en 8-ft. addition built the widt of the building The part of tn: building fronting the street through the Federal Reserve has been remodeled so that tht street door opens into a ha. with a kitchen on one side an: dressing room on the other. Th' new addition is built with fou very large windows, giving a. excellent view over the bay an' islands.
 Anderson & Hatton who hay thecontract for the work unde way have been asked to flnlsl the interior now instead Q waiting until later date q was planned when the work wa first undertaken. Wrange Sentinel.
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
(From Pacific Fisherman)

(From Pacific Fisherman) Holding Summarily that tht
 Convention of 1918" betweet
 the United States and Grea'
 Britain does not apply to tn.
 Pacific Coast, the Supreme
 Court of Canada upheld l.,
 every regard the decision of the Victoria admiralty court and
 confiscated to the Crown the American trollers May" Queer City," "Tillie M" and "Sunrise.
 The decision is a sweeping one and as far-reaching as it i: sweeping. Under it American fishing vessels have no special rights whatever in Canadian Pa cific waters. Under it, the pri vilebeS which they have enjoyed without question for decades are swept away. Under it, Ameri- can fishing vessels have the right to enter Canadian waters only under conditions of "irr=- Sistable distress" and compel . ing necessity" Under it, fric- tion and perhaps serious inter- national questions are almost certain to arise.
 The Supreme Court says in it's decision: "In view of the fact that at the date of the 'Conven- tion of 1818' the United States had not recognized the soy of Great Britain on the Pacific Slope.......I agree with tn conclusion ....... that the 'Conven- tion of 1818' did not apply to the Pacific waters" The court cid not design to give even the attention to the co U tention of the appellants that, if the treaty did not apply to the Pacific Coast. the United States had never renounced the right of fishery in any of th., waters north of the present in boundary.
 Courts Attitude Surprising
 In reading the opinion of tn. Court. one cannot es cape the conclusion that the de. cision was reached primarily for the purpose of upholding tin Canadian government as against the claims of aliens without re- spect to the justice or equity of the case. This is borne out by the Supreme Courts complete acceptance of the findings ol the lower court in all matters of fact and evidence, without giving consideration to points
The Alaskan., 1931-06-26
Court Rules .. s. Fishermen
 No Treaty Rights kn Canada

raised by the appellants, son.t of which certainly cast seriou. doubt upon the competency ot Crown testimony.
 Hair Splitting Indulged In
 The decision is marked to d surprising degree by hair-spli+. ting and devious reasoning. Fol example: The Supreme Court held that the convention of 181e does not apply on this coast Then it went to the extent tu say that even if the convention did apply, the "Tillie M." the Queen City" and Sunrise could find no protection under 1t. The court quotes the treaty by which citizens of the United States renounceG tie right of fishery within three miles of the coasts, bays creeks or har- bors'' of Cadana; and quo -ts further where the treaty gives the right to "ent,r such bays and harbors" for shelter, water, fuel or repair. In it's decision the Supreme Court says:
 ''Now the place where thee three vessels were seized is n jt shown on the chart or establish ed by the evidence to have been either a bay or harbOr, and if it is not, there is no provision either in treaty or statute which entry for the purpose of shelter" By it's own words the court admits this anchorage was a place of shelter. What is n harbor if it is not a place of shelter?
 Attitude Is Heartless
 Another example of devious is found where the court says: "If a foreign vesse enters Canadian waters fo- against weather which is known to prevail on the fish ing grounds, and the vessel is so constructed that it cannot with safety remain outside the three mile limit in such wealth er, there might arise a suspicion of want of bona fides on the part of the master or owner in bringing a vessel O. that class l. to c.,ch seas to fish. A want -,c bona fides would abrogate any right or privilege to shelter given by the sta ute" It s evident that where a vessel is
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The Alaskan., 1931-06-26

The following bids were sub mitted to the Hubbell & Waller Engineering Corporation for the construction of pile br'd?, , across the slough near the grave yard from the west shore of Prolewy T-land to the new roa9 for the purpose of hauling gravel,
 G. D. Mcdonald, $1621. .O0; Holton & Johnson, g 840,00; O. to Welde, $195O.CO; Henry :. Hasbrouck, $1975.OO: Sather & West, $22OO,OO.
 All of the above bids contem plated the driving of piling for at least the central portion of the bridge.
 The bid of Mcdonald has bee" accepted tentatively subject t1 the approval of the gravel fol road surfacing material on West Petersburg road by the highwaN engineers, and permission from the War Department for the construction of the bridge acroo oS the slough. This plan, if approv- ed will make possible the handl ing of some 4,O00 yards of gray by trucks direct from the grave pit onto the roadway and saw expensive handling by scows.