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The Kusko times., 1931-10-03

Alaska, passed by Congress August 12. 1912, and
 Whereas, this Igloo believes this law to be a beneficial and good law,
 Therefore, be it resolved by Igloo No. 15, Pioneers of Alaska, at An. ehorage, Alaska, that we oppose the repeal of this law for. the following reasons:
 That, except as. restricted by this law. it .ins possible for few .men who, through ,. foEtuitous ,., circum- stances, happen to be.alrst on the ground when a new discovery is made, to locate, for speculative purposes, practically the entire known. gold bearing area, however large. Under the old law this has occurred ip every new placer camp inAiaska. ... '.- That, by thus locating all. the ground which. is thought to contain gold in paying quantities. these few men. not able ito develop themselves, make development dependent on those who are willing. tp pay, the pnice demanded for pencil locatiens's for the privilege of aprospecting. The result being that prospecting of new ground is delayed till the. speculative locations have expired.
 ''The chief argument -in favor, of this Ia wis, that it will enable. the large operators of dow-grade. ground the dredges-to acquire the ground needed for extending these ., opers- tions.
 "We believe the argument is falla- cious.t for the reason that speculative locations are not confined to any par ticular class. of people, and the law Of bargain and trade should not be abrogated in favor of those who are able to pay.
 Adopted by Igleo No. Is, Pioneers of Alaska, this 18th. day of Septem- ber, 193k"
The Kusko times., 1931-10-03
FAKM VALUES DECLINE.

Fewer farms, were being operated by owners and more by tenants in the United States sin 3930; according to an announcement made recently by the Bureau of the Census. !! Owner-operated~ farms in 1920 pug.r bered 3,s25, ,MQ, .,. comprising, about 636, TIE, ,H15 acres, whereas .in .a 193e they numbered. .t3.$ s8 8,S94s ansis con- priseda61a. .375s7aDs acres, z.decrease of approximately 356, 6,6a6 farms, or 18,- SS9a, ,225. acres operated by owners in 19SOr statistics show.
 Tenant-operated farms in 1920 numbered 2,454, BOA, with tSan acreage of 264, ,979,5 ,543, whereas in 1880 they numbered 2,664,365 and comprised an acreage of 3O6, 6,4O9,324, an increase of 20S,56f in number and 41,429, ,781 acres. The value of all farm land and buildings in 1880 was $47,879,- SIS, ,835 ,358, and in .193O it was $66,- s16,OO2, ,602..
 The size of the average" farm in- creased from 1882 acres in 1920 to 156.09 acres in 1930, it is disclosed. The total number of farms in 1880 was 6,288, ,648, and in 1920 was, was 6,44S,3 ,343, although the acreage of all farms increased by more than 30,- COG, GOO acres.
The Kusko times., 1931-10-03
Takotna, Alaska. Oeteber' <. I93Is
PIONEERS, WAIVE, MINING.
 LAW OF 1912 TO STAND,
eAnchorage Trmes..N

Placer mining regulations i,as they no 1wstand in Alaska are, satisfactory to members of Anchorage .tEgloo, No. t5, Pioneers of Alaska, aud any. effort that nal De made during the forth eorping sessions of Congress to make any changes will be- vigorously ep- posed.
 The action sf the iastS Territorial Legislature in, going on record as fav- oripg the repeal of the present Alas ka rplacer mining law was discussed at a meeting. of Anchorage Pioneers several weeks ago, and at the$ last meeting the, Igloo. went on record as opposing any. change, ;. their action taking the form af the. following res olution, copies of Whiah are to be for warded, to. Delegates James Wicker sham and. to various ether members of Congress-
 Whereas, the, Alaska s Territorial Legislature, at its 1881 session, has petitioned Eongres to. approve the Ter peal of the lawsreguiating the loca- tiop and the amount of annual labor to bs performed on.plaeer claims, in
The Kusko times., 1931-10-03

WASHINGTQN.-A postal deficit of $150, ,OOO,0OO for the current. fiscal year was forecast by. Actinga Rost- master General Coleman, as ,pestal savings mounted to a new,A high record of approximately $4O00QQsOQQ.. He said hard times was-eadfaeting,r the postal revenue, but savings had dou- bled, indicating haat hoardeds capital to, some extent was responsible for existing business conditions.
The Kusko times., 1931-10-03
Alaska Notes Gathered From Territorial
 Exchanges.

The Mongolian~ and Chinese pheas- ants which recently were received from the.. States by. the Anchorage Rod and Gun Club for, stocking local areas, have been placed advantage ously and appear to be getting along very; piceiy,< according to reports which have .been received from the various places where the birds have been siberated, saysa,the Anchorage Times.- The shipment consisted of 20 Chinese. pheasants and. unequal nnm- Der of Mopgeians,S and tn addition, splendid results weresobtained in the hatching. experiments sconductea at the Al Walters farm. in the. sslPalmea, district, earlier spr the season. >. Some of the growp- ,pheasapts were liberated at the Helen Vale home stead ats Lake Spenard, othsrs.. wrre, turned over to Bud Whitney, the Gov ernment experiment.. ,stationaat Mata nuska assumed respoqsibilitY'for: othr CTS, and the. sremainder;; are ehsing looked after at ,the.nA. A.. Shonbeck farm in the Palmer, hstrist.
 The hpIacing. of the birds in this manner, was necessary to insure their, care during the winter, And, isr the. meantime, hunters. were warned nst to shoot. any of them. It is pointed out that. cooperation on the part of everyone will be needed to insure the success of the experiment and the hope is expressed that the birds will not be molested in any way till such time as there has been a sufficent in- crease to permit limited shooting.
 Jack Peers, member of the Nenana Igloo of Pioneers, who was employed as pumpman at Cantwell, died in his sleep on the night of Septembers3. He was found dead in his bed on the fol-. lowing morning by Frank McGarvey, section foreman, and indications were that he had fallen asleep while read ing and that death had claimed him while, he slept. /The book he had been readingnwas still held in his hand when he was. found the following morning. r.
 The smysterNa surrounding the dls- appearance of Victor A. Crison,, who dropped from yiewaaftar writing let. ters July 30 in Whlea: le announced his intention to end rnhiA, life, was solved few days, age sehsr., his body. was discovered in thes.prush .aa short distance. below Eairhankssss. That he committed suicide by ltaking poison was the view expresseds before the. coroner's jury sby ,prass, IA. .Suther- land,
 Crison wass57 years old of French extraction. He had been naturalized e,at AnchOraOn twn UoarS auo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20
HOME INFLUENCE
 ON CHILDREN
Remarks of StOeckel to Parents Caused Much
 Favorable Comment
SOME TIMELY HINTS

The remarks of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Stoeckel, printed in the Democrat last night, regarding the advisability of parents not trusting too much to others for the education of their children on safe- ty matters, formed the subject of quite an interesting discussion shortly after the paper appeared at a gathering of few citizens. some of whom considered what the com missioner had said the most time ly they had heard from him in a long time. They thought the com- missioner could have included neg 1ect of other things on the part of parents as well as getting out Of the way of motor vehicles.
 It seemed to be the general opin- ion of all present that families de- pend too far on the churches, the schools, and other agencies for the education of their children. They harked back to the days when people of all creeds paid more at ton to the training of their chil- dren than they do now. The opinion was expressed that without the home influence there Is great dan ger of all the others not having the desired effect. However, this may be, 1t is certain that the lec- ture of the state motor vehicle commissioner attracted attention in quarters where probably 1t was not his intention to reach.
 It is doubtful, though, if the home training is neglected to the extent some believe. Many believe that the evil influences of the pres- ent day Is due to contacts outside the family circle over which par ents have no control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20
Thanksgiving
 Celebration
Msgr Branch, A. 0. H., to Entertain in Hibernian
 Hall

Tomorrow night in Hibernian hall a gala Thanksgiving celebra- ton will take place under the aus pices of Monsignor Slocum branch of the Ancient order of Hlbernians. The committee in charge of ar- arrangements has completed all plans and the program to be presented will be one of the best ever offered by the organization. 1t is reported.
 The entertainment and dance music will be of the best. Tn addi- ton, ten turkeys will be given away as prizes. These fine birds have been picked out by the committee and are now waiting to be adopted. The committee in charge is headed by Alderman Peter Griffin and in- cludes Timothy Quane, James Dil- lon, Thomas Mcclure and Peter ODonnell. The celebration will start at 8 o'clock and several hours of fine enjoyment is prom ised everybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20
Mother and Son
 in Auto Mishap
Cars COllided Last Night on Waterbury-Middle-
 bury Road

Mrs Eva Engelhardt, 64, and her son, Edward, 20, of Southbury, were admitted to the Waterbury hospital last evening following an automobile accident on the Water bury -Middlebury road. Mrs Eng elhardt received treatment for a fractured jaw. while her son suf- fered 6 laceration on the right hand. Their car figured in a col- lison with a machine driven by Miss Marie Dwyer of Piedmont street. this city, Miss Dwyer and her mother escaped injury.
 The two cars came together near Four corners in Middlebury. Con- stable W. J. Johnson investigated the crash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20

me Ht Rev pr James De Wolf Perry, bishop of Rhode Island and presiding bishop of1the Protestant Episcopa1 church in America, has s.taken order" for the consecration of the Rev Frederick c. Budlong, D.U.B.T.D., as bishop coadJutar or the Diocese of Connecticut, in Chriot church, Greenwich, on We'd nesday, December 16, at 10:30 q. m. The ceremony. which will attract men high in church circles from all parts of the country, is of great importance and will be held here through the consent of the di0- cesan authorities to the request of the Christ church parish meeting held on October 14 to consider the resignation of Dr. Budlong as rec tor.
 Following the service of conse- cration, Q luncheon will be held at the Greenwich Country Club for the participants in the consecra- ton, the clergy of the diocese and the guests. At 3:3O q reception will be given at the Country Club to meet the presiding bishop, Bishop E. Campion Achegon of Connecticut, the newly consecrated bishop coadjutor, and distinguished guests. A general invitation will be extened to attend the reception to all of the members of the Epis- copal churches in the Diocese of Connecticut and their friends, and to the residents of Greenwich.
 Bishop Perry as the presiding bishop of the Church in America, will act as consecrator, the co- consecrators being the Rt Rev Chauncey B. Brewster, retired bishop of Connecticut, and Bishop Acheson, the present bishop of Connecticut. The preacher will be the Rt Rev Dr James E. Freeman, bishop of Washington; the reader ftheepistl eKCbbetaoinshrdluuu of the epistle, Rt Rev Dr H. K. sherrill. bishop of Massachusetts; reader of the gospel, the Rt Rev William T. Manning, Bishop of New York; reader of the litany, the Rt Rev pr George Craig Stewart, Bishop of Chicago; reader of the consent of the House fo Bishops. the Rt Rev E. M. Stires, bishop of Long Island; reader of the consent of the House of Deputies, the Rt ev Dr 2. B. Phillips. president of the House of Deputies, rector or the Church of the Epiphany, Washington, D. C., and chaplain of the United States senate.
 Tlle presenting bishops will be the Rt Rev Dr W. l.. Rogers, bishop of Ohio, and the Rt Rev Dr c. K. Gilbert. Suffragan Bishop of New York. Attending presbyters will be the Rev Dr Norman Hutton, rector of st Andrews church, Well lesley. Mass. and Rev c. M. Bud
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20
Consecrate Bishop
 Budlong Dec. 16
Ceremony Attracting High Episcopal Churchmen From All Parts of Country Takes Place in Christ Church. Greenwich Bishop Ac1esOn Presides

long, rector of Holy Trinity church, Greenport, r. T., brother of the new bishop coadjutor.
 The certificate of election will be read by the Rev Dr J. Chauncey Linslcy, president of the standing committee of Connecticut; the cer- tificate of ordination by the Rev !. F. Plumb. executive secretary of the diocese, and the certificate of compliance of the canons by the Honorable Burton Mansfield, D. c. L., chancellor of the Diocese of Connecticut. The Rev c. l.. Par dee, secretary of the House of Bishops, will act as registrar.
 Approximately 300 persons will have a place in the procession, in- cluding representatives, of parishes which Dr Budlong has previously served, various diocesan crganiza- tions, educational institutions with which Dr Budlong has been asso- ciated; heads of educational instt- tutions in the state of Connecticut, the town of Greenwich and the state of Connecticut, the National Council of the Church, clergy of other communions, all clergy of the Diocese of Connecticut, many bishops of the Episcopal church, and other distinguished guests.
 The consecration of bishop CO., adjutor of the Diocese of Connec- ticut, who will ultimately succeed to the see, is an event of major im- portance, because Connecticut was the first diocese of the Episcopa! church established in America and the Rt Rev Samuel Seabury was bishop coadjutor will become the sixth bishop in direct succession to Bishop Seabury. Since the bishops of Connecticut have supervision over the whole state this consecra- ton has significance to all citizens of Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20
CAN'T EAT STAMPS

Seattle, Wash-Complaint that husband, Phillip, had spent $b9 fone one cancelled postage stamp to add to his collection on the same day he refused Q few dollars for clothing for their 19-year-old daughter. featured Mrs Rose M. Smiths suit for divorce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20
THIS FISH STORY
 HAS A CATCH IN TT
By NEA Service

By NEA Service
 Halifax, N. g.---Catching q sword fish by tying line to it's tail sounds like a theme of q nimaginative Ash story, but Captain Joe Kimberley tnd Sam Clark can vouch for it's authenticity.
 Emberley's schooner. Catherine M., was out after halibut recently. Tho travis of the crew were not bringing in many. and they were glad to land an occasional sword fish to swell tho catch.
 A fO0-pound sword fish broke water at the side of Sam Clark's dory, and began to put up q ter- rife struggule to get away from the trawl After nasty calculation in which Sam figured that about gf0 was slipping from his grasp, he dove over ths side and tied . buoy llne to its tail. Climbing back tnts the defy, he and his mate soon had the prise on board.
 swedsn's store chains are grow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20

swedsn's store chains are grow ins.
Evening star., 1931-12-17

There are ncarly C4,5O0,0O0 t.l.-
phones in the world,
Evening star., 1931-12-17
DR.. KANE RESIGNS
lob AS PROFESSOR
Man Acquitted of Drowning
Wife Has No Plans for
Future, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

by lIlc AbSoCldleQ fGtSS.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, December IL
DR. Elisha Kent Kane, acquitted last
week at Hampton, Va, of charge of
drowning his wife, returned to the Uni
versity of Tennessee yesterday formally
resigned as head of the department of
Romance languages and turned about
to face an indefinite future.
HIS resignation, dean j. D. Hoskins
said, relieved the University of Ten
neSSee in a delicate situation
Kane, it was brought out, resigned
last september following his arrest, an
announcement being withheld for fear
1t would prejudice his case.
Kane was accompanied yesterday bv
his brother, Thomas L. Kane of the
University of Chicago His conference
with Dean Hoskins was brief.
Later the dean issued this statement.
DR.. Kane came to my Office last
FAN after he was arrested and released
from prison and voluntarily rendered
his resignation. We agreed that no
announcement would be made until
after the case was tried in order not
TO prejudice his case. He was to present
MS formal resignation after the trial,
Dr. Kane came to my Office this after
noon for that purpose and by giving
MS tlnal resignation relieved the Uni
verSlty OF Tennessee in a delicate
situation"
Kane said he had been treated fairly
ana Squarely by the university and held
the deepest gratitude toward the ad-
support"
Asked about his plans for the future.
Kane said: -
Il cannot say. My life has been
shattered, I will have to gather the
broken pieces and try to weave them
back again. 1t means an entire re-
organization of my life"
Evening star., 1931-12-17

to eliminate portable structures, 0 TO
eliminate undesirable rooms, A to re-
duce oversize classes and 80 to eliminate
part time classes in the first and second
grades, and three to afford the same re-
lief above grade 2.
In addition to these needs, 80 more
class rooms are desired to permit the
abandonment Of certain older schools.
School buildings recommended in 1908
Tor early abandonment, and still in
use, together with the respective num-
Der of class rooms in each, follow:
Bradley, 8; Force, 10; Jefferson, 90:
Lincoln, II, and Webster, IL. The
Tenley School, containing eight rooms.
was subsequently recommended for
abandonment, and still Is in use. The
6rlghtwood eight-room, building was
recommended for abandonment in 1925
and still Is in use. $50
Ihus, If all undesirable rooms were
abandoned, and all schools recommend
eo Tor diScontinuance were actually
taken out of service, the District pub
nc school system would need 204 addi-
tlonal class rooms to serve the ele-
mentary schools.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
report listing short sales over q period

report listing short sales over q period
OF several months, Capper said:
i don't think the report in any way
minlmizes the evils OF short selling.
Although Mr.. Whitney emphasizes that
only small part of the shares has
ever been short, this percentage has
notning to do with the situation.
The short selling, as Mr.. whitney
points out, may be only Is per cent,
out that Is enormous when the weak
ness OF the market is considered. As
an example. when 100000 shares are
dumped suddenly on the market, it is
upset quickly and break is brought
Short sales never were so potent as
rignt now, when the finance structure
OF the country is jeopardized."
Capper said he believed the Senate
would want to look into all marginal
Sellng as well as short sales. He added
ne thought something would be de-
Veioped to clamp down on wild specu-
lation.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
Directors Close Bank.

RALEIGH, N. c.. December II CP-
Directors of the Commercial National
Bank. largest independent bank in the
capital city. late last night voted to
close the bank pending meeting of the
stockholders
The September 29 statement of the
bank listed deposits at 81 286 94202. 1t
had capital stock of S600,000
Surplus and reserves, as reported Sep
tember 20. were $l36l63.72, and bills
PAYABLE S295 900
Evening star., 1931-12-17
SENATOR BLAMES
!. BEARS FOR SLUMP
Capper Answers Whitney's
Report That Few Traders
Have Sold Short.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Capper. Republican, Of Kan
sas, today took the view that, although
short sales might involve only a small
percentage of stock market securities,
the bears piled up the straws that broke
the back Of prices.
He has proposed a congressional in
quiry into short selling and regulation
Of such practices, as well as a tax on
short-sale profits.
Commenting on a speech by Richard
Whitney, president of the New York
Stock Exchange, and on an exchange
Evening star., 1931-12-17
d. c. SCHOOLS NEED
| 124 MORE ROOMS
Accumulated Shortage of
Space for Classes Shown
in Ba||ou's Report: =. d.

The District public school system had
an accumulated shortage of l24 ele-
mentary class rooms on November l.
the annual date on which the facilities
Tor study are compiled, according to a
report made public today by DR.. Frank
w: Ballou. superintendent Of schools.
The l24-r room shortage represents a
67-room gain over last year, when lsI
classes were needed In 1920. when the
iirst study accumulated shortage was
mace, there was a need for $50 ele-
mentary class rooms, -
According to specific needs, this wears
report shows that 20 rooms are needed
Evening star., 1931-12-17

The casting off of old and hamper
ing customs in China, the most i'm
portant OF which was the practice of
ancestor worship, requiring the burial
OF each member of the family in the
ancestral home, has resulted in an in
creaslng stream of emigration.
Evening star., 1931-12-17
TRAIN CRASHES IN INDIA
Two Natives Badly Hurt by De-
railment-No Europeans Aboard.

rallment-No Europeans Aboard.
BOMBAY, India, December II (P-
one railway employe and one passenger
we're severely injured and several others
slightly hurt when passenger train on
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway was
reralled near Titbala today.
1t was believed there were no Euro
eeanS aboard the train.
The Calcutta Mail, crack train,
was due to pass the spot shortly after
the accident. This train always carries
number OF Europeans on Thursdays
and Fridays, who take it to catch mail
boats for England from here.
There are nearly 34,50O,000 t.lo-
phones in the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

0HICAGO, May 81. - Cash
customers at the heavy
~ weight championship fight
between Herr Macmillan
Schmeling and Will Stribling of
the Georgia cane brakes, in Cleve-
land, July 8, will be insured against
the bout ending in a foul-aS so
many fistic brawls have done dur
ing the past year or two.
The Cleveland Boxing Commission
that will police the fight has adopted a
no-foul rule similar 20 the one in effect
in New York. If either Schmeling or
Stribling goes down claiming a low
punch and stays on the floor 10 seconds
he will be counted out. And the referee
who will do the counting will be eX-
an1ined for his knowledge Of mathe-
mates before the fight starts.
The Cleveland Commission has q very
capable chairman in Arthur Clulee.
Clulee has been an athletic director of
the Cleveland Y. NJ. G. a. for many
years and knows athletics and athletes
When he declared the fight will not be
won or lost on the claim of a low
punch" he meant that and nothing
else.
Cleveland likely will adopt a rule
compelling the contestants to wear
certain type of protector below the belt
line and further guarantee the impos-
sibility IF q serious low blow. All other
methods of fouling in the ring will be
carefully studied by the Cleveland Com
mission in an effort TO prevent any and
all disagreeaple occurrences in the bout
Selection of the referee for the fight
will occasion more conversation and
connection than usually occurs in nam
ing the third man for a big Highland
that always has been plenty.
Controversy over ting choice OF
referee always is good smoke-up for
scrap. and since the Cleveland Commits
sion does not bar officials from other
States both Pa Stribling and Joe
Jacobs are digging up new adjectlves to
hurl on behalf of their respective Ia
voriteS.
1t is probable that the referee VIII
come from some city other than CleVe-
land since the Ohio city has no out
standing official. Jack Dempsey Will
be unavailable if he stages tight IN
Reno on July 4, but the list Of eligibies
will resemble good sized chunk Oh
metropolitan telephone directory.
Both 5tribling and Schlnelng are
settling down in their training camps
near Cleveland, but neither OF them VIII
get into the routine Of hard work for
couple Of weeks.