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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
GERMANS RESENT TAX ON DRINKS: MIKE THEIR OWN

BERLIN, Jan 13-An epidemic of "Schankverzehteuerja has broken out in Germany
 It means lover the counter tax fever" and is an irritation" caus- ed by the new 10 per cent tax on non-alcoholic beverages such as coffee, tea, cocoa and lemonade served at cafes and restaurants.
 Nearly every German is disgrun- tied about the tax and tries to think of some way to avoid paying the tax. Restaurant lunchers have taken to carrying a hip pocket lemon presser and make their own lemonade with water which, so far costs nothing.
 As for cocoa or chocolate, it ceas- es to be a beverage when taken as chocolate soup" from a deep plate. And there are wine soups, too.
 Coffee has to pay, but milk goes free, so a popular demand has sud denly sprung up for milk with a dash," leaving it to friend waiter who knows who's who and what's what to make the dash" of coffee as strong as he dares.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
RASKOB DENIES CHARGE OF THE
 BAL T|MORE SUN
Says Sun Article Untrue and Foments Religious,
 Class Hatreds

WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 13.- John J. Raskob today defended his Craftsmanship of the Democratic National Committee and termed as untrue the statement published ir the B al i'm ore Sun alleging "l bought and paid for the party"
 Chairman Raskob said the one million dollar reduction of the party debt was made by close friends of Gov. Alfred E. Smith
 Chairman Raskob further said:
 T am only loaning money tc the party and I will be repaid"
 Raskob denied what he termed the inference T became a Demo- crat solely because of Smiths can didacy"
 When your article infers I was Republican and changed to g Democrat because of religion, you are merely joining the Republican National Committee that has beer fomenting religious and class hat reds" Raskob wrote to the Balti- more Sun.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
DRY BUREAU IS GIVEN MILLIONS TO ENFORCE LAW
Appropriation for Prohibi- tion Is Included Tn
 Supply Bill
MINORITY REPORT
 FILED BY TINKHAM
Says Additional Enforce ment Officers Means
 More Resentment

WASHINGTON, D. O., July 13.- The Prohibition Bureau is given $1l 1869, ,000 for next year, an in- crease of more than $2,000,0o0 out of the s135, ,739, ,668 of the Supply Bill of the Justice, Labor and Commerce Departments reported to- day to the House.
 The Justice Department receives $51 ,239, ,000, an increase of more than s5,OOO,oOO
 The Labor Department receives S13,830,O0O, an increase of more than s1,OOO,O0O
 The Commerce Department re- ceives $53,988, 900, a cut of less than $1,000,O00.
 Minority Report
 Representative Tinkham of Mas sachuSetts, member of the Appro- priations Committee, filed a min ority report against the appropria- tion for the Prohibition Bureau saying:
 FlVe hundred additional enforce ment officers add a new measure of corruption, lawlessness and per jury, generally connected with Pro- hibition, and also an increase of resentment of contempt for the law of the government and jus tice."
 Prohibition Enforcement
 In the hearing on the bill, Di- rector Woodcock said.
 When traffic in liquor is pre- vented, you will see no open saloons and speakeasies and no liquor manufactured or transported. Then we will have Prohibition enforce ment."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
GOvERNMENTFOR OUTLINED, LONDON SESSION
Round Table Conference Develops Plans for
 Dominion Status
HOUSE AND SENATE
 ARE TO BE CREATED
Kings Representative Will Be Covernor-General,
 Not Viceroy

LONDON, Jan. 13 = Embracing characteristics of both American and British systems, plan for the future government of India has de- veloped at the round table confer ence.
 The plan virtually outlines a Dominion status
 There will be two houses of a Legislature, House and Senate. The Senate will number 100 members and the House 250 members.
 A Minister will form the govern ment which will last as long as it holds the confidence of the legis- lative branches.
 The Kings representative will become a Governor -Geenral rather than a Viceroy He will be re- sponsible for the defense and ex- ternal relations.
 The plan must be approved by the British Parliament before il beomes effective.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
CONFIRM FOUR
 OF 6 NOMINEES
 OF TARIFF COM.
Fight Is Made on Brossard and Dennis, Republi-
 can and Democrat

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.- Four of the six men nominated by President Hoover as members of the Tariff Commission were con- firmed late yesterday afternoon by the Senate.
 Those confirmed were Chairman Henry Fletcher, of Pennsylvania, who was under fire; Thomas Page, of Virginia, a Democrat; John Coulter, Republican of North Da- kota, and Lincoln Dixon, Democrat of Indiana.
 Edgar Brossard, Republican of Utah. and Alfred Dennis. Democrat of Maryland, were not confirmed.
 Senator Harrison of Mississippi led the fight on Brossard because the latter favored the western beet sugar industry while economist for a previous commission.
 The fight on Dennis revolves around a commissions statement, signed by Dennis, who said tariff would benefit agriculture. Dennis repudiated this. saying the state ment was changed before release and that he would not say things he did not believe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
EXPEDITION IS SENT TOPERCY
 ISLAND GROUP
Troller Lois Leaves Ketchi- kan with Men to Seek
 Bodies of Airmen
MRS. RENAHAN BOWS
 TO PROBABLE FATE
Wife of Pilot Abandons Hope Husband Is Alive
 In Prince Rupert

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 13.- The troller Lois left here yester- day for the Percy Island group where fishermen found wreckage of Pilot Robin Renahans plane.
 The expedition is financed by the Seattle Daily Times and Ket- chikan Chronicle.
 The expedition will seek the bod ies of Renahan and his two com- panions on the ill-fated flight, Sam Clerf and Frank Hatcher.
 Pilot Anscel Eckmann is held here by bad weather. He is ex- pected to leave for the Percy Islands as soon as weather per mits.
 At Prince Rupert. Mrs. Renahan relinquished hope her husband is alive. She took the news of the finding of portion of her hus- bands plane calmly and plans to come here. Eckmann may fly to Prince Rupert and bring her here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
FASCIST REGIME FIGHTS
 UNREST; IDLENESS GROWS
By HAMILTON WHITMAN

ROME, Jan. 13.-The fascist re- gime, like many another national administration, is feeling the reac- tions of the business depression with accompanying unemployment and political unrest.
 There have been a number ot recent instances of communist and anti fascist activity. Attempts of the government to improve econom- ic conditions by scaling down costs have not stifled all the undercover mumblings.
 Unemployment, government fig ures show, is on the increase. Many key industries are operating on part time; others have announced win ter shutdowns.
 To combat this situation, Musso- lini's government started rigor- ous campaign for wage and price reductions. It sets the example by reducing the salaries of govern ment employees an aveiage of 1212 per cent
 1 The pay cuts have spread through all phases of Italian industry. But rents and prices of manufactured articles have followed the downward trend somewhat slowly. The aver age reduction in them has beer about ten per cent.
 Business interests are reaching out for markets in other countrie; and are getting every possible aic from the government. The out standing accomplishment in thi' respect was the commercial accorc with Russia, by which the soviets agreed to buy $10,000,000 worth oi Italian goods with the year ending June 30, 1881.
 ! While it was not so nominated in the bond, there has been a na- tural reciprocal purchase of coal oil, timber and ores from Russia and industrialists see in this trade a source of low cost raw material that will help Italy to get increas- ingly larger slices of foreign mar ketS.
 The line of this vision takes ir South America and it also sees op- portunities in the Balkans and the near East.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

It was the eleventh member and chairman, George w. Wickersham who imposed the secrecy rule soon after the commission held it's or ganization meeting May 28, 1929
 Except for few addresses dur ing 1880, he himself has remained silent on the subject.
 Report Expected Soon
 The commissions report is eX- pected soon, but rumors and guesses as to what the members might or might not recommend have flown so fast and covered such wide range of possibilities that the com mission issued blanket statement saying none was the official view of the body
 Up until the very end of it's pro-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
SEARCH IS STARTED FOR BODIES OF MISSING PLIERS
DEEP STUDY OF PROHIBITION
 4 SECRET NEARLY TWO YEARS,
 SOON TO BE TOLD IN REPORT

aibition deliberations the ccmmis- sion itself apparently has refrained rom deciding on the major recom- mendations it would make concern ng the dry law.
 Prcviso Is Added
 Even in its preliminary report submitted last January the commis- sion added proviso. In recom- mending six bills, ranging from those to decrease congestion in the courts, to those to strengthen pad lock proceedings and transfer pro- hibition enforcement from the treasury to the justice department, it added;
 Without prejudice to any ulti- mate conclusions, we think that in
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
TRADE WIND DOWN

NEW YORK CITY, N. r., Jan. 13.-The Mckay Radio Company announces a message has been re- ceived from the liner President Garfield saying the Island of St. Michaels radio station has broad- cast the following: Understand Trade Wind fell into sea about 20 miles off St. Michaels Island. Advised to keep lookout and report to this sta- tion."
 The Island of St. Michaels is about 800 miles from Portugal and 150 miles east of Fayal Island, destination of the plane on the second leg of the hop from New York City to Paris.
 If the plane dropped off St.. Michaels Island, it indicates the two fliers overshot their goal.
 Rough Seas Reported
 Until the above radio had been received ships between Bermuda and the Azores continued to re- port rough seas along the route taken by Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lieut.. William s. MacLaren, on their flight from New York City to Paris with a pay load of 200 pounds of food products in the plane Trade Wind.
 The two fliers left Hamilton, Ber- muda, for the Azores last Saturday morning and have not been re- ported since.
 Weather observers said the plane could not have lasted many min utes in the seas reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
C. ". Wickershanl
a aw Enforcement

Roosevelt 'n the explosive and straight from the shoulder char ae.er of his utterances.
 Not so long ago he suggested to tre conference of the American Prison association that the lash he applied as a curb on banditry.
 Inquiry into the results of flog- ging as punishment may well be made" he said, ito determine the desirability of employing it in the war against racketeers."
 Other typical Wickersham state ments:
 We are coming to realize thai something more than legislative fiat is necessary to make good citi. zens.
 "It is more important to form good habits than to frame gooc laws.
 We pride ourselves upon th' success of democracy, but crim is rampant, and every daily news paper spreads before us tales of in creasing lawlessness.
 Speaking for the law-enforce' ment commission, he says:
 "We believe there is a grea body of calm, balanced sentimen in the country which believes 1T obedience to the law, which re. spends to an appeal to support tht institutions of the country ane which will support public measure: for improvement in machinery oi law enforcement"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
CLEMENT SCOTT DIES SUDDENLY
 AFTER SPEECH
Washington State Legiisla. tor Expires at Open
 ing of Session

OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 13.-Rep- resentatiye Clement Scott, of Van couver, dieds in the House yester- day afternoon after making a speech at the opening session of the Washington State Legislature He had been suffering heart trou- ble and high blood pressure for some time. It was Scott's first term in the Legislature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.- Anyone claiming that woman or ten men can't keep a secret must look elsewhere than President Hoo- ver's Law Enforcement Commission for corroboration.
 Drawing near the close of two years of the most extensive investl- gation ever made into prohibition, at least ten of the commission s members can point to an unmarred record of silence.
 It's members include such figures as Roscoe Pound, Frank J. Loesch. Ada M. Comstock, William S. Ken yon Kenneth R. Macintosh, Monte M. Lemann, Paul J. McCormack, William J. Grubb, Newton D. Bak- CT and Henry W. Anderson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
QUICK PORTRAITS
By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE


 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Some call him Iron Man Wickersham
 At 72 he is still going strong, ap- parently as agile-minded and work devouring as he was 20 years ago when directing the government s trust busting" operations.
 When George w. Wickersham ended his term as attorney general in the Taft Cabinet in 1915 he was in his 55th year. Apparently he was leaving public life to ease up a bit after an extraordinary active career.
 There followed 16 busy years in the practice of law in New York City and the devotion of spare time to civic. national and international affairs including distinguished war work and vigorous advocacy of the League of Nations.
 Then at the age of TO, with virtu- ally all his colleagues of the Taft regime either dead or long since retired from the tumult of public affairs, he was chosen by President Hoover to head the national com mission on law enforcement Its re- port is expected soon.
 And that task deals with proba- ply the most troublesome and con- troversial question of recent years.
 His capacity for work, his speed tin getting to the heart of prob lem and his unflagging intensity in all that he does is the marvel of his associates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
Swiss Army Grows
 Despite Peace Talk

BERNIE, Switzerland, Jan. 13.- Although most of the peace and disarmament conferences since the world war have been held in Switzerland, this country has ex- perienced growing military spirit The condition is reflected in the fact that the national militia now numbers 330.000, an increase of co., GOO since 1921
 The new military budget calls for $20.000000 to protect a popula- ton of 100000 against aggression
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y, Jan 13.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 8% American Can 109A, Anaconda Cop per 31A, Bethlehem Steel 495s General Motors 335s, Granby Con- solidated Is, International Harvest CT 501s, Kennecott Corporation 23&l Montgomery-Ward 17Is, National Acme 8, Packard Motors 9A, Sim mons Beds 1534, Standard Brands 17ls, Standard Oil of California 47, Standard Oil of New Jersey 475s, U. s. Steel Al, CurtissWright 3A, Hudson Bay A, Pacific Gas and Electric 471s, Pennsylvania Railroad 59%, General Electric 43&t. Westinghouse Electric and Mechanical 86h.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
Emigrants from Italy
 To Lose Pension Rights

ROME, Jan. 13.-Italian war vet erans or members of. their families who have emigrated and taken American or other nationality will lose their pension rights.
 A bill which is said to be assured of prompt passage will abolish pen sions for. all who forsake Italian citizenship and also for all who lose their civil rights at home as a re- suit of criminal condemnations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
DAUGHTER OF
 MILL |0NAIRE
 SPRAYS AWAY
Believed Kidnapp But Found by Chauffeur,
 Returned to Home

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 13.-Alice Humphreys, aged 13 years, daughter of Ira Humphreys, millionaire, be- lieved to have been kidnapped last night, was found this morning in neighbor's home.
 The chauffeur for Thomas Lawr- ence, friend of the Humphreys said he found the child wandering near the garage at a.my and put her to bed He did not know her identity until he read the extra newspapers then called the Hum- phreys and returned the child.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
'NYE COMMITTEE
 RESUMES STUDY OF G.0.P.FUND D
Senate Campaign Commit tee Seeks Further
 Light on Account

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 13.- The Senate Campaign Funds Com mittee today resumed investiga- tion of expenditures in Kentucky and Maryland.
 For the $5o,000 special account of the Republican National Con- mitee, Chairman Nye of the com mittee, called Matt Chiffon, Ken lucky National Committeeman and Galen Tait, State Chairman of Maryland, to tell the use made of the money.
 From accounts in the records it shows Tait got $4,O00 and Chil- ton $6,50O but $32,00O of the ac- count spent was pledged as secur- ity by Robert Lucas, Executive Director of the Republican Ma tional Committee for loan for Anti-Norris publicity in Nebraska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
Paris School to Study Social Life in America

PARIS, Jan. 13;-The Institute of American Studies, founded in 1929 by the France America committee, has set up chair for the study Of economic and social life in the United States, among them Amer ica Comes of Age"
 The new chair is being financed by Edward Tuck, an American resi- dent of Paris,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
S1,0O0 WANTED
 HERE TO HELP
 DROUGHT AREA
B. M. Behrends Will Have Charge of Local Red
 Cross Campaign

One thousand dollars is wanted by the Red Cross from the Juneau Chapter as it's contribution toward a national fund of $1O,0O0 900 for relief in drought-stricken areas in the States. The quota here will be raised under direction of B. M Behrends, chairman of the local organization. He will appoint can- vassing committee chairman inn mediately, and the work of solicit ing subscriptions will be started within a few days.
 "The amount allotted to this dis trict will be obtained without de- lay" he said today.
 Cablegram From Arne
 MT. Behrends this morning re- ceived the following cablegram from R. E, Arne of San Francisco, acting manager of the Red Cross, Pacific Coast Division, which includes Alas ka T.
 Greatly increased demands dur ing the last ten days have made imperative an immediate campaign for Red Cross relief fund to meet an emergency situation extending through parts of 21 states in the drought-stricken area A mini mum of $10,000,000 is needed to prevent untold suffering and &C., tual starvation by thousands of families. Pollution of water supply caused by dying cattle, has been added to the winter hardships in some sections. President Hoover, in a proclamation tomorrow. will urge
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
APOLOGY DEMANDED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13.- Former Governor Alfred E. Smith has written to Senator Robert F. Wagner, Democrat of New York, saying the Republican National Committee owes an apology for per- hitting Lucas to distribute 100000 copies of wet cartoon carrying a "false statement during the 1928 Presidential campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

When he carries a paper from a file to his desk he almost runs. W''en he walks from his ofIice to his apartment or elsewhere nc sets so fast a pace that his husky Souns secretary is hard put to keep up with him.
 For recreation he rides horseback and plays golf, the latter less often. Bridge and other card games are too slow for him.
 He is somewhat like Theodore
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
WW Rogers to Make Addresses to Aid Drought Sufferers

BIG SPRINGS, Texas, Jan. 13.-Will Rogers, enrOute to Fcrt Worth by plane from Hol- lywccd, said he would make a series of addresses for the bene- fit of families in Texas, Okla homa and Arkansas, stricken by drought,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

Six months elapsed between rains at Frankfort, II,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
KAY FRANCIS
 SOON TO WED

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 13.- Kay Francis, movie actress, stopped at the court house yesterday after noon enroute home from a hos pital in an ambulance and filed her intention to wed Kenneth MacKen- na. movie actor The marriage will take place Friday.
 Miss Francis has been i'll in a hospital with a jaw ailment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

Bees are reported dying of star vation as result of the drought in Kentucky.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-10
.118 PASSENGERS
 MAKING VOYAGE: !. ON PR. RUPERT
Two Tour Parties Included in List-40 Take Men
 denhall Auto Drive

With 118 passengers, most of them tourists, aboard, the Cana dian National Lines steamer Prince Rupert, Capt. D. Donald, arrived in port at 5:30 pm, and sailed for Skagway at Il o'clock last night There were three passengers leav- ing the vessel here.
 The Prince Rupert is due to re- turn here southbound at midnight Saturday and will sail about one hour later for Vancouver.
 Two tour parties were aboard Eighteen members of the Sierra Club of California under the lead ership of c. L, Drew spent. several hours very pleasantly in Juneau. They are to spend few days at Atlin before returning south. A Northwestern Tours party from Chicago, directed by T. J. Koch, is making the roundtrip.
 Forty of the Prince Rupert's passengers made the Mendenhall Glacier tour. Ten others viewed Taku and Mendenhall glaciers and the surrounding country from the air. Two loads of air tourists were taken up by Pilot Bob Ellis in the seaplane Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-10
ALASKA CALLS AT
 WRANGELL ONLY ONCE

On northbound voyages between Seattle and Skagway, the steam ship Alaska will not call at Wran- gell, according to advices received at the Juneau office of the Alaska Steamship Company The vessel will put into Wrangell on her southbound voyages, however.
 According to the revised schedule, the steamship Alaska on her Thurs day night sailings from Seattle, July g, 30, and August 20, will come north to Juneau by way of Ketchikan, Sitka, Port Althorp, Skagway, and Haines, and will voy- age south from Juneau to Seattle by way of Taku Glacier, Wrangell and Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-10
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NoRTHBoUND

Alameda due to arrive at noon e c tomorrow. . c Ncrco due pm. tomorrow. c Princess Louise due Saturday . evening. . Prince Henry due late Sunday o afternoon or early evening. .
 . Queen scheduled to arrive . . Monday. . SCHEDULED SAILINGS . AIeutian scheduled to sail from c Seattle July Il at am. .
 . Princess Alice scheduled to .
 sail from Vancouver July Il .
 at g pm. .
 . Prince George scheduled to . sail from Vancouver July . 13 at pm. . Q Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle July 13 at 9 .
 pm. . Northwestern scheduled to sail . from Seattle July IA at . pm. . . Admiral Watson scheduled to . sail from Seattle July IS at c 10 am. . . Princess Charlotte scheduled . to sail from Vancouver July . Is at g pm. SOUTHBOUEU SAILMGS . . Admiral Rogers scheduled to . . arrive in port at 5 this after . noon. and sails at Il pm. . Dorothy Alexander due in port . tcmorro wmorning at ' O. . o clock and sails l pm. Prince Rupert southbound at . midnight, Saturday. Yukon scheduled southbound . July 13. Alaska scheduled southbou1id . July IS. . Admiral Evans is scheduled . southbound July 15. LOCAL SAILINGS ( . Estebeth leaves every Thursday | . night at pm. for Sitka and ( wayports. . Pacific leaves every Thurs day at 10 am. for Peters, burg, Rake and way ports. se ss c .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-10
REDUCTION OF
 TARIFF SOUGHT

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 10.-United States Senator Joseph T. Robinson said an effort will be made when Congress reconvenes to reduce tariff rates
 Eddie Holley, negro bell-boy at a Moberly, Mo, hotel. can recite from memory s827 business telephone numbers.