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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

cisive blow; Quiddities-trifling niceties, odd behavior; Lickspittle "a bootlicker; Slang whanger-a noisy talker. or newspaper writer Rumbunctious hot-tempered: Sizzled-drunk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
AMNfyHRsARY A MASS.

TARMEY-There VII pc 2 nfst sn. and Paups Church on Monday m,ornlng at 7.o0 o'clock for the late Thomas Iarmey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
Society

Mir and Mrs F. s. Schofield of Grandview avenue have with them, Mrs Schofield's mother, Mrs George Sheldon of Boston, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish Go thank our reIativeH, friends and neiRhbors. and especiai- lv inc employees of the Waterbury Democrat and the Waterbury Clock co' for their sympathy and kind- ness during our recent bereave- ment. the death Of our dear mother
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

DIED.
 NEKROSIUs-In this city Sept I, 1881 Liudwika Nekrosius of lO5I Highland Ave. Funeral Tuesday morning at S:30 o'clock to St Jo- seph's church. Burial in Calvary cemetery. GOROsH-In this city Sept 4, 1881 Anthony Gorosh of s3 Pleasant St. Funeral Monday morning at S;SO o'clock to St Stanislaus church. Burial in Calvary cemetery. PECK-In this city Sept 4. 1881 An- drew D. Peck of 120 Central Ave. Funeral tomorrow afternoon at 3:s0' o'clock. Burial in Riverside cemetery.
 JONEs-In this city Sept (. 1881 Marion Jones of Windsor St. Funeral arrangements to be an- nounced later.
 poNLAN--In this city Sept {. 1881 Mrs Mary Donlan of Southington. Funeral Monday morning at o;3o o'clock to St Thomas church, Burial in St Thomas' cemetery, S~~~-----e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

JONES - Marion Jones, age g years, daughter of Mir and Mrs Ed win Jones of Windsor street died last night as the result of paralysis.
 She is survived by her parents and a sister and brother.
 Funeral arrangements will DC announced later.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

S55O0 and on a Buick about SS6.00 All this could be saved were Alaska afforded the same right as the States to use foreign vessels, for l under stand that most of the automobiles come west by the Canadian lines.
 ITO the argument often heard ad vanced that to permit the people of Alaska the same use of Canadian lines as is accorded Seattle would deprive American railroads of much freight, it may be answered that at present the freight here involved comes by Canadian railroads and Canadian vessels but comes to Seattle instead of to Alaska All We ask l. that the same transportation compan ies which are now handling this freight be permitted to take it direct to Alaska instead of first to Seattle
 "'The retention of this commercial! discrimination against Alaska is sup ported on the theory that the people
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

iod it imported commodities valued at S740,340,000, making a total com merce for the period of S2,191 ,6S5- 493 or an average annual commerce amounting to $37,147, ,701.
 During the year 1930-a subnormal year-the total commerce of Alaska amounted to S90.232, AIS, according to U. s. Customs reports. Of this total amount of trade. S57.1S7,146 repre- sented merchandise, gold and silver shipped from Alaska, while $33,055,- 267 represents the value of commodit- .es shipped to Alaska during the same period. Ninety per cent of this trade pesSed through the port of Seattle.
 During 1926, the last normal year for which figures are obtainable, Alas ka shipped the following products to points east of the Rocky Mountains. according to figures compiled from U. $. Department of Commerce re- ports:
 Twenty five million pounds of Alas ka halibut were shipped via Prince Rupert, B. c. Rate s1.SS. Freight Rev enue derived S47O,0OO.
 Canned salmon totaling 6,633,27S cases, at 80 cents per hundred pounds or 40 cents per case. Revenue derived 'S2 ,653.311.
 Other fish and fish products. al lowing the same rate as halibut. Rev enue derived $1,311,757.
 Furs valued at $657 800, about one half of which were exported from Southeastern Alaska. Estimated freight revenues on one-half, $10,- 000
 The freight revenues represented in the tabulation total S4,445, ,06S.
 Combined with this great trans portation revenue on exports must be included transportation charges on imports of Eastern products estimat- ed at 157,936,O00 pounds shipped to Southeastern Alaska, the freight rev enue on which approximated S4,73S,- coo, making a grand total revenue for transportation amounting to more than nine million dollars.
 While it is hardly to be expected that the Peace River line would re- ceive all the freight from that part of Alaska accessible from and ad- jacent to Hyder, it is believed that lower rates and quicker service as compared to the water route would result in the diversion of at least fifty per cent of the annual commerce of the indicated area.
 ', There is also to be considered the tourist and regular passenger traffic from eastern points to Alaska. During .1930, over 30,O00 persons arrived in Alaska from United States and Brit s,ish Columbia ports and this number shas been maintained or exceeded an ,tnually since 1925.
 It is impossible to estimate how tmuch of this great volume of an nual passenger traffic would flow sover the Peace River line. but it is asafe to assume that very large per from eastern points would welcome an opportunity to travel through Canada enroute to Alaska.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02
Alaska Commerce Offers Important Business to New Railway

of this territory ought to be patri- itic enough to send their freight over an unnecessary and circuitous route and at unnecessary expense in order to aid the American merchant mar inc It would be as reasonable to ask that the people of Seattle for the same patriotic reason send their freight to Alaska before it is deliver ed to them at Seattle as it is to ask that the people of Alaska first send their freight to Seattle before it is delivered in Alaska.
 Possibly the greatest injury done to us by the discrimination complain ed of is by compelling Alaska fish erman to take their catches directly to Prince Rupert instead of landing them at some Alaska port. 1 treated this feature at some length in my report of 1925 on the subject of Water Transportation, but for the continuity and completion of this presentation beg to here recapitulate what l in that report sought to make clear:
 Fresh fish from Alaska cannot reach the markets east of the Mis- sissippi River except over Prince Rupert, and the Atlantic Coast reg ions are our best and safest market for this product. There are no Amer ican ships plying as common carriers between Prince Rupert and Alaska, save as above stated, but Canadian ships call at our ports every week, and sometimes several times week, bound to and from Prince Rupert. l By discrimination inserted in Section | 27 of the present Merchant Marine Act these ships are prohibited from carrying American fish to a Canadian port. The result is that if fishermen want to take advantage of the east ern market they have to carry their i catches direct to Prince Rupert. This
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

easy passes through a semi-mountain- GUS country which presents no diff ficult engineering problems, (the en- gineer's estimates on completing and equiping the road being $31 100000 00), and
 WHEREAS. it is accepted by the Government of the Dominion of Can ada that the economic and industrial conditions of the Peace River Coun- try make it imperative that such def mite action be taken in the immedi- ate future as will provide transport alton for the products of the district to the Pacific Coast and the markets of the world, and
 WHEREAS. the Premier of Canada has heretofore stated that railway outlet for the Peace River District to the Pacific Coast will be con structed as soon as humanly pos sible, and
 WHEREAS, the matter is now be- ing discussed in the Dominion Par iiament at Ottawa, and
 WHEREAS the Honorable Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior, Dominion of Canada. in a speech on the floor of the House, of Commons, in Ottawa on February 14th. 1927. gave his unqualified indorsement to the construction of the Railroad over the Stewart British Columbia Route and
 WHEREAS in the event the road is built over the Stewart Route and the rail head will be at the Stewart waterfront. which is separated from he waterfront of Hyder, Alaska. by the International Boundary Line, q strip 120 feet wide, and WHEREAS the town of Hyder Alaska, has an available, accessibl waterfront one and one-half miles ll extent. and
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

represents a loss to them of seven days on each trip (besides the eX- pense in operation of the boat be- yond the time consumed in reaching Juneau from the fishing banks. To be sure. the American boat recently put on the route between Ketchikan and Prince Rupert has relieved the situation somewhat, but most fisher men after they have been compelled to go as far as the southermost port of Alaska prefer to continue the voy- age till they reach theCanadian port.
 When we take into consideration that at the present time about 25,- 100000 pounds of Alaska halibut, valued at about $3,000,000, is taken to Prince Rupert by our fisheman each year it will be seen that this traffic is of great importance to the Territory.
 ''lt seems settled that Congress does not intend to grant the relief
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02
A TRIP UP THE INSIDE PASSAGE Special Article Contributed By
 Canadian National Railways

in British Columbia. So entrancing and beautiful is the scenery up the Portland Canal that it is we'll worth the time of every tourist to take it.
 After leaving Vancouver the steam ship makes a midnight call at Powell River and early the next morning which is a decided tribute to the art of navigation. Later in the afternoon a call is made at Ocean Falls. nest ling among the rugged hills at the head of Fisher Channel. At both Powell River and Ocean Falls are To- cated two of the largest paper mak- ing plants in the world.
 Then comes Prince Rupert, the northwestern terminus of the Can adian National Railways and the center of the halibut fishing industry on the Pacific Coast. This city is a very important sea port and is closer in point of mileage to the Orient than is the port of Vancouver. A large dry-dock is located here as well as large cold storage plant which handles the bulk of the fish erman's catch for shipment by rail East.
 From Prince Rupert the steamship makes a trip up Observatory Inlet to the town of Anyox where is located the famous Grandby Mines. This company has the largest copper mine and shelter in the British Empire. Then back south and around Ramsden Point and northward. again to Stew art. Just before docking at Stewart the city of Hyder. Alaska, is seen and plenty of time is made available for tourists to visit both places.
 From start to finish the trip up the Inside Passage on the Canadian Ma tional Steamers is one of delight and pleasure and takes permanent place in the memory of most restful and perfect holiday.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

"A very large part of the freight originating near the Great Lakes or east thereof and destined for the west is shipped over the Great Lakes by Canadian vessels to Port Arthur or Fort Williams, thence west over the Canadian Pacific Railroad to Van couver. thence by Canadian vessels south to Seattle or other ports. But such freight destined for Alaska can not be shipped by Canadian bottoms either over the Great Lakes or from Prince Rupert or from Prince Rupert or any other Canadian port to Alas ka direct It must first be consigned to some firm in Seattle and thence rebilled and reshipped to Alaska. be. cause no American vessels are op- erating as common carriers between Alaska and Canadian ports, (except recently, small vessel between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan, which operates at loss).
 When we remember that the nat ional railroads of Canada are will ing and ready to ship freight from the Great Lakes to Alaska over Prince Rupert for axactly what it now charges for shipping over the Canadian routes to Seattle, provided Canadian vessel could be used, it will be seen that on this class oi freight (freight originating near or east Of the Great Lakes) the trans portation charges from Seattle to Alaska become extra and unneces sary expense. They constitute a grat uity which the American government forces the people of Alaska to pay to the Seattle steamship lines. This | rate on freight from Seattle to Ju neau is S9.55 per ton by measurement including wharfage and handling charges in Seattle. On Chevrolet automobile this amounts to about
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

It has been said by thousands of tourists-and quite truly-that the beauties and picturesqueness of the Inside Passage up the Coast of Brit ish Columbia are not equalled any where in the world. Many have com. pared this magnificent trip with the the cruise through the Fjords of Norway and so attractive has the ln- side Passage trip become that now thousands of tourists visit the Pa cific Coast each year. This has meant tremendous development in the Tourist Industry" and the result has been that each port of call made by the passenger steamships plying this route. has benefited to a great ex tent.
 It is the now famous Inside Pas sage route that is followed by the Canadian National Steamships liners which carry on regular sailings throughout the year as far south as Seattle to as far north as Skag- way, Alaska. The Alaskan service is operated only during the summer months, while the service as far north as Stewart and Anyox is oper- ated twelve months year.
 The beauties of trip up the In side Passage cannot be denied. From the start to finish it is simply "chock full' of scenic splendour. So interesting is the visit that passen- gers grudge their sleeping and meal hours for fear they will miss some of the interesting part of what should be classed among the Seven Won ders of the World"
 One of the most interesting features of the trip up the Inside Passage is to visit the magnificent Portland Canal area, at the head of which are situated the towns of Stewart, Brit ish Columbia, and Hyder, Alaska. Stewart by the way is the most north erly port of call the steamships make
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

to which we are obviously entitled. Under the circumstances I would suggest that the proper authorizat- ion and appropriation be granted to permit an American steamship line to be- subsidized to operate between Prince Rupert and Southeastern Alas ka ports. Such line should be re- quired to make two sailings each week during the months of the hal ibht season and to make the run in not more than 36 hours from the northern terminus to Prince Rupert, including stops at, say, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan. It should also be required to have cold storage space for not less than 800 tons of freight, besides additional cargo and passenger space. Inasmuch as there is now no American vessel equipped for such trade and it may be neces
 sary to build one for the purpose, it seems essential that the subsidy be given for three seasons, be of not less than S65,0O000 per annum, and that it begin in the spring of 1928
 It is not improbable that at the end of this term here proposed the traf- fife will justify the operation of the necessary vessels on this route with out subsidy. It is also possible that if this course be pursued, those who are responsible for the commercial discrimination complained of, may lift the embargo against us when they discover they gain nothing by it, but are forced to contribute to the expense of overcoming it.
 Regarding the probable benefits that would accrue to the railroad through the flow of Alaska com- merce, it may be said that between the year 1867 and December l, 1926 Alaska exported commodities valued at S1,451, ,345, ,4S7. During the same per
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02

WHEREAS We believe that trans continental railroad with it's eastern terminus in Minneapolis and St. Paul, CT Duluth, and it's western terminu ! in Alaska will bring about new era in the development of this great em- pire, by providing another solution Of the transportation problem, and greatly assisting the upbuilding and prosperity of the Portland Canal Min ing District and Alaska as whole,
 THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Legislature of the Territory oi Alaska. in Eighth Regular Session assembled. That we give our un' qualified indorsement to the con struction of a transcOntinental rail road with it's western terminus ta Hyder, Alaska. and pledge our moral support to all those who are en- deavoring to bring about the real ization of such project. and,
 BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED. that a copy of this Resolution b> sent to the town council of Hyder. Alaska
 Passed the House May 3. 1927.
 Sumner s. Smith
 Speaker of the House ATTEST:
 Cash Cole
 Clerk of the House.
 Passed the Senate May 4. 1927.
 Bartley Howard
 President of the Senate ATTEST:
 Ruth Reat, Secretary of the Senate.
 no +b;, oonr;no;nn ovnracc;op of the attitude of the people of Alaska toward a Peace River rail outlet via Stewart, is appended the following ex cerpt from the report of the Attorney General of Alaska to the Legislat- ure of 1927 on the subject of Alas ka transportation.
 Tn the report upon the subject Of water transportation, submitted to the Legislature of 1925 by this ot- tice, I called special attention to the fact that fresh fish from Alaska could reach the eastern markets only over Prince Rupert and via the Grand Trunk and Pacific Railroad; that fresh fish shipped over Seattle could reach only the Pacific Coast and Mountain States, and that at the present time, on account of the dis crimination against Alaska by Sec tion 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1929. our fisherman have had to take their own catches to Prince Rupert in their own fish boats in or der to take advantage of the eastern markets. It was also pointed out how the people of Alaska were deprived of the advantages of lower freight rates between Alaska and the At lantic Coast by reason of the fact that we were denied the same priv ilege of using the Canadian vessels which are accorded in other sections of the United States.
 Without descending into details wish to emphasize some observations have made on this subject in my last report.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-09-02
HOUSE CONCURRENT RES-
 OLUTION NO. 5 IN THE LEGISLATURES OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Eighth Session


 WHEREAS, the Great Peace River District, being the Northern part O.. the Province of Alberta and the North Eastern part of the Province of British Columbia, Dominion of Can ada, contains in excess of eight mil lion acres of agricultural land, anG WHEREAS, the inhabitants of this vast domain have joined with the citizens of Northern British Columbia in an endeavor to bring about the construction of a railroad from the end Of the main line of the Edlnon ton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railroad at Spirit River, Alberta, to the Pacific Coast, and
 WHEREAS, the town of Stewart, British Columbia, Canada, is situated at the head of Portland Canal and on the Boundary Line between Alas ka and British Columbia, and is con nected to the Peace River District by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
GROUND BROKEN
FOR BIG NEW POOL
5000, 900 to Be Cost of Glen
Echo Park Project to In
CIude Housing.

Ground was broken yesterday for
construction at Glen Echo Park of the
Washington Railway g. Electric Co. of
huge swimming poor observatory
building and housing for locker rooms
and other facilities.
The new construction project when
completed by the opening of the Sum
mer season will represent an invest
ment in excess of 100000.
The pool and the buildings, being
constructed by Skinker g. Garrett OF
this city, from plans by Alexander
Becker & Schoeppe CT Philadelphia, is
being erected on the site of the old
Derby Racer and will adjoin the ball
room of the park.
The large pool will be divided into
four areas, one for a general swimming
place, enc for deep water swimmers
one for diving and shallow section
for children. In connection with the
pool there will be sand beach of more
than 10000 square feet in area.
One of the pool building development
will be an observation pavilion from
which spectators may witness water
sports below A feature of the swim
ming pool proper will be underwater
lighting, 1t Is announced.
Plans call for a pool of a size to ac-
commodate 5000 bathers at one time
and lockers are to be provided for
that number, it is announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21

There are plants which emit corpse
like odor by which they attract flies
and beetles, which smell like roses or
like musk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
PROSPERITY HELD
BACK BY T|M|D|TY
Institute of AchiteCtS' Com
mittee Sees No Warrant
for Continued Slump.

Timidity is retarding prosperity, de-
clares statement by the Committee on
Industrial Relations of the American In
stitute of Architects, of which William
Orr Ludlow of New York is chairman.
Continuance of the depression is called
entirely unwarranted. Building, which
should lead the way to recovery, lags
for no better reason than lack OF cour
age to start it is asserted.
There is no longer surplus Of food
stuffs, housing. building materials;
there is plenty OF mortgage money. We
are not halted now by any material
causes, but simply by timidity. We
need to be brought to a realization that
we have our remedy in our own hands
and that we can have good times just
as soon as we get over that paralyzing
and invertebrate attitude Of waiting for
someone else to move first.
I'm building particularly there now
exists the strongest possible incentive
for the display of what we may term
just hard common business sense
Buildings may now be erected at a saw
ing of IS per cent to 20 per cent over
former prices and over what prices will
surely be in the near future. 1t is to
those who can and win seize the pres
ent opportunity that unusual profits
will come.
Practically everything that enters
into building may be purchased now
economically-brick, cement, tile, roof
ing, flooring. plumbing. Wages for la
Dor have not generally decreased and
should not decrease if we expect to
maintain the buying power of the aver
age man. 1t is no secret that when
Jobs are few efficiency increases
Therefore labor at present contributes
its share to low building cost"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
BUS DRIVERS FINED
Two Men Pay $40 Each for Elk.
ceeding Speed Limit.

Two Washington Railway e. Electric
Co. bus drivers, charged with exceed
ing the speed limit by driving "a miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
STUDIES SUGGESTED
FOR REDUCING TAXES
Elimination of Some of Govern
ment's Half Million" Units
One of Research Proposals.

Two new studies. one that may show
the practical possibilities Of eliminating
some of the half million" government
units in this country, and another that
may show the merits of tax spending
supervision, have been suggested by
Herbert U. Nelson, executive secretary
Of the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards, to a research group
already seeking means Of tax relief.
The studies are designed to augment
the research program now under way
at Chicago University and provide adj
ditional practical material for the
property owners divisions that are be-
ing set up throughout the United States
for tax adjustment.
Financed by the real estate aSsocia-
ton and two other groups and spon-
sored by three other national trade as
sociations. the research group Is col
lecting heretofore unavailable statistics
on the effect of various tax systems.
The data resulting from this work will
be used by the sponsoring groups In
asking for "a new deal"
Now the real estate association ex-
Ocutive wants TO go further and in
vestigate two possible remedies-the
consolidation Of governmental units and
the control Of tax spending bodies.