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The Washington times., 1932-12-12
NEW PAY SLASH
FACES DEFEAT

Approval Of the proposal for a
continuation of the furlough is
expected to be given this week
by the House, which takes up
the Treasury-Postoffice bill today.
But meanwhile the Senate
Economy Committee will resume
its meetings to determine whether
to accept the payless leave for
another year or to ask the Sen
ate to substitute a straight pay
cut.
When the House turns it's at
tention to the Treasury-Po Postoffice
bill, which is the first supply
measure to be reported recon-
mending continuation of the
Economy Act, friends of Federal
employees will ask that the act
be repealed.
The Senate committee is ex-
pected to reach a decision soon
regarding its recommendation to
the Senate. Four OF the members
of the committee, composed of six
Senators, are said to favor discon-
tinuance of the furlough and sub
stitution of straight pay cut.
1t is generally conceded there
will be no major attempt to have
the Presidents proposal for an
additional II per cent cut ap-
proved.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
REICH RETURNS
To ARMS FOLD

GENEVA, Dec. IL a.N.S0.
After months of pickering and
ill-will, Germany was back in the
disarmament conference today.
German participation in the
conference seemingly ended the
disarmament crisis that gripped
Europe following the deadlock be-
tween the German demands for
equality and French insistence on
security.
A resolution "to effect a sub
stantial reduction of ornaments"
and recognizing Germany's claim
to equality ''in principle" had the
signatures of representatives Of
France, Britain, and Italy.
A rider promising material re-
suits from forthcoming disarfna-
ment discussions bore the sigma
ture of Norman H. Davis, United
States arms expert.
BERLIN. Dec. IL 1.NSO.-Ger-
man officials today hailed the
terms of German reparticipation
in the disarmament conference
at Geneva as a noteworthy sue
cess for German diplomacy.
PARIS. Dec. IL 1N.S).
French opinion was divided today
over the possible benefits of the
disarmament agreement reached
at Geneva.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
CERNAK DRAWS
CITY BEER Law

CHICAGO, Dec. IL 1N.SD.
The requirement that all drink
ing places, in the event the Vol
stead act is modified. be con-
fined to the first floor of a
building is included in a plan
which Mayor Anton j. Cermak
was completing today for the
abolition of Chicago's 5000 speak
eaSieS.
The mayor announced he will
submit his plan to the city coun-
Gil for action this week.
Under the proposal, all base
ment and upper-Story drinking
emporiums would be wiped out
and every commanding police
officer would be held personally
and strictly responsible for the
elimination of unlicensed drink
ing shops in his district.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Commons to Debate
Debt Crisis Wednesday

LONDON, Dec. IL G.N.S0.
Still stunned by Americas flat
rejection of Great Britain's pro-
posal to pay the December Is
war debt instalment as the first
payment under a revised schedule,
the British government today
granted the House of Commons
permission to debate the problem
Wednesday.
Announcement of the debate
was made by Acting Premier
Stanley Baldwin Just as Prime
Minister j. Ramsay Macdonald
returned from Paris, where Pre-.
mier Edouard Herriot appeared
before the Chamber of Deputies
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The Washington times., 1932-12-12
League Court Faces
Defeat, Saus Watson

Senate rejection of the new
terms for American adherence to
the league, court was predicted
today by Senator Watson, Repub-
Icon floor leader, if an effort is
made to secure ratification at
the short session. He said:
TITS advocates had better let
the world court alone. If they
bring it up at this session. they
will be beaten"
Senator Swanson Cd of Vir-
ginia, declared he favored i'm
mediate action on the protocol.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
SELF,
MAN SAYS;
!. .N0GlJN IS
i. FOUND /.
Other Men in Gay Apartment
Party Missing; Victim
Will Recover

A gay party at an apartment
in the 500 block of Eleventh
st. N. W., which followed the
visit Of several persons to the
dance marathon at Washington
Auditorium, police say, was
climaxed early today with the
shooting of William Kappel
of the 200 block P st. N. W.
Kappel, one of the party, is in
a serious condition in Emergency
Hospital from a wound in the
groin. He is expected to recover.
Two women WHO were at the apart
rnent are held for investigation at
the First precinct.
Those held gave their names as
Mrs. Florence Cabello, 90, in
whose apartment the shooting
occurred. and Mrs. Mildred Ham
mond. 81, of the $500 block Four
teenth st. N. w.
Say He Shot Self
Both denied witnessing the
shooting and Kappel claimed that
he shot himself, although no PTS
tol was found, police say.
Police were called about $50
a. m. by Mrs. Cabello. Two mems
overcoats and two mems hats
were found in the room where
Kappel lay wounded, but no one
was around except Kappel and
the two women.
One woman said she was in a
bathroom when he was shot and
the other said she was at the
front door talking with a taxicab
driver.
Police found two bullets on the
floor. Kappel was shot once. One
shot apparently went wild.
Refuse To Give Names
Police said Mrs. Cabello told
them she is the wife of Carlton
Williams but is separated and
uses her maiden name. All three
of those questioned admitted sew
eral other persons we're present
at the party but refused to in
volve anyone or give names.
Efforts to question Kappel and
the women were handicapped by
the effects Of the liquor they had
INDUCED in, according to Detec-
tive Sergeant II. G. Wanamaker.
Detective Sergt. John Dahlglish,
who started an investigation to-
day, said there had been drink
ing in the party.
Grady Case Recalled
About four years ago a William
Arthur Kappel, whose age was
then given as 27 years and ad-
dress in the 900 block New York
Ave. N. W., figured in similar oc-
currence which resulted in the
death, pronounced accidental by
coroner's jury, of John J.
CJack'D Grady, an automibile
salesman.
William Arthur Kappel was one
OF number Of men and women in
a drinking party in an apartment
in the 1900 block of Fourteenth
st. N. w. Grady, who was said to
have been sitting on a balustrade
around skylight, fell back
through the skylight and down an
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
ROOSEVELT 7.
FREED DRYS,
HOUSE TOLD
Mrs. Leigh CoIyin Reads From
Candidates Letter to New
York Attorney

Democratic members of Con-
gress were freed from the
party platform wet plank by
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
during his successful cam
paign for the Presidency, Mrs.
Leigh Colvin, president of the
New York W. G. T. u, de-
clared before the House Ways
and Means Committee today.
Appearing as a witness against
the Collier beer and light wines
bill, Mrs. Colvin cited a letter
written by Governor Roosevelt to
DIR. C. r. Reisner, of New York,
on September IL. She said:
Governor Roosevelt absOlyed
the Democrats in Congress
from supporting the party
platform. t.,sk.s.
READ By CLERK
The letter was read by the
clerk at the suggestion of Rep
resentative Chindblom (R0 of
Illinois. In it Governor Roose-
velt, after stating that his views
on the prohibition plank were
well known, added:
Regarding the last question
/ might say that Democratic
Senators and Congressman are
duty bound to vote in accord.
ance with the views Of their
constituents regardless Of their
personal opinions"
Democratic committee mem
bers made no comment.
Rivaling Representative Celler's
bottled highball" exhibit, Mrs.
Colvin pulled out of a suitcase
an exhibit of things she said
wouldn't be sold SO freely if pro-
hibition is repealed. The exhibit
included baby's shoes and coats,
fruit, milk and other similar
articles.
Mrs. Peabody in Charge
The women witnesses were mar
shalIed by Mrs. Henry w. Pea
body, of New York, chairman of
the Women's National Law En-
forcement organization.
She objected to much cross
examination of her witnesses,
saying she wished to present her
testimony ''in an orderly fashion"
Frequently the dry women who
crowded the committee room
broke into applause. When Repre-
sentative Rainey CD of Illinois
raised the point of order that
applause was not permissible,
Chairman Collier CD of Missis-
(Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
BALk
At PAYING
us. DEBT .
Herriot BIames World Ills on
America; Says France Will
Insist on reservations"

PARIS, Dec. IL. U.N.S.)
France will not make uncOndi-
tiOnal payment Of the war debt
inStaIIment due December Is.
Before a packed Chamber of
Deputies, Premier EdOuard Her,
riot made this flat announce
ment tonight. while insisting in
the same breath he would
''hOnor Frances signature"
PARIS, Dec. 12. (I.N.S.
Responsibility for the present
war debt crisis lies squarely on
the shoulders of the United
Premier Edouard Her
riot told the Chamber Of Dep
uties today.
Outlining the situation after
limiting strongly that both Great
Britain and France would bow to
the inevitable and make Thurs
days war debt payment without
strings or reservations, Herriot
traced the debt problem from its
inception.
. U. s. War Part Praised
Herriot inferred that much of
the worlds present ills was trace
able to Americas refusal to ratify
the Treaty of Versailles and to
her failure to join the League of
Nations after President Wilson's
sponsoring the project.
He paid tribute, however, to
Americas part in the World War,
declaring that "her 5000 900 un-
der arms and her $4,000 graves
give evidence of the greatness of
her effort"
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
MarclGvr1 Wins Point
In Suit OUer DiUOrce

Philip H. Marcum, special as
sistant attorney general, won his
fight to set aside the limited
divorce given his wife by the Dis
trict Supreme Court when the
Court of appeals ruled with him
today.
However, in reversing the di.
Vorce order the Appeals Court
said the amount of alimony al
lowed Mrs. Maria S. Marcum
seemed reasonable for main
tenance, and ordere dthat he con-
tinue to pay it to his estranged
wife. Marcum has been paying
his wife S135 a month.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Wagner Asks Probe
Of Flood Job Labor

A resolution for a Senate i1veS-
tigation of labor conditions on
Government flood-control projects
in the Mississippi Valley was
offered today by Senator Wagner
Cd of New York. 1t was re-
ferred to the Commerce Commit
tee. Many complaints have been
received in Congress that "peon-
age" exists along the levees where
the huge Federal Mississippi flood
project is under way.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
ChurchiLEs Daughter
Weds Diamond Scion

LONDON, Dec. IL 1.N.SO.
Diana Churchill, eldest daughter
of Winston Churchill, former
Chancellor of the Exchequer, was
married today to John Miner
Bailey, son of Abe Bailey. South
African diamond King" The
ceremony took place before a
fashionable assembIage at st.
Margaret's Church, Westminster.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
J. L. O'Brian Resigns
u. S. AttOrney's Post

John Lord O'Brian, Assistant
Attorney General. who for several
years has been in charge of anti
trust cases, submitted his resigna-
ton to President Roosevelt today
to become effective December 90
OBrian said he wishes to return
to private practice.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

cold Saturday and picked up
what little pneumonia there was
left. Give a Californian a foot
ball or an orange and he knows
more things to do with it than
a Harvard guy does with a die
tionary. Notre Dame had a
fine team, but one look at that
California line should have
started 'em throwing forward
passes before they got off the
train. | would have sent
players, up in the stands to
grab off passes.
Pittsburgh is coming out to
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

" "'"' play this team on New Year
Day in what we humorously call our "Rose Bowl"
Well, it's nice trip out here and California will
play its chamber of commerce against em the first
half. California would have brought Colgate, but
everybody out here thought Colgate was toothpaste
team off the radio.
-, McNsusht Syndicate
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
WILL ROGERS Saus:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Dec. 12.-Big football
game! One hundred thousand of us sat there in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
Auguries for the New Year.
Seward Gateway.)

Despite the retrenchment of the Alaska Rail- road and a general tightening up of public work as part of the program of national economy, the outlook for the Railroad Belt and especially Seward is bright for 1882
 With coming from the hills with an ex- cellent catch of fur the announcement of number of additional rich placer and quartz strikes, the urge of the press of the United States for greater gold production and the advertising of Alaska along this line we are, as the Seattle Times predicts on the verge of a great mining boom. The discovery of additional rich ledges of gold in Willow Creek assures the central portion of the Railroad Belt of substantial progress and the year. round employment of many
 The addition of the Mike Deegan and Fred Johnson's prospect to the shipping properties of Nuka Bay assures a spirited of development in that camp for next summer. Added to this is the consistent production of the Babcock and Downey summer presagng being employed and up in Moose Pass not for years has season looked so promising for resumption large scale and opening of new properties. Seward is slowly gain ing what will develop into big permanent payrolls which are worth more than all the money spent in Western Alaska by the Federal Government,
 Despite the stress of depression in the States, it can be pointed out that Western Alaska has weathered the storm fairly we'll Thus the outlook for 1932 is roseate in the extreme and it should engender new courage and new effort to go forward with spirit and the assurance that the year will be fruitful
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
A REMINISCENCE.

Of large interest to many pioneers of Puget Sound and the Pacific Coast an editorial in recent issue of the Seattle Times concerning the finding of cannon ball fired from the U S. $. Decatur the sloop-of-war that raised the siege of the village that later became the City of Seattie, majestic metropolis of the Evergreen State, at the time of "The Indian War" To the people of the Puget Sound country the war of l855-6 when Leschi and other ambitious Indians set out to destroy the white settlements of Puget Sound was "The Indian War"
 It is also interesting to many who knew father and son to recall that Capt Thomas S. Phelps, later Admiral father of Rear Admiral Thomas s. Phelps, Jr. who died a few years ago at San Francisco was commander of the Decatur when she saved Seattle from destruction by the hostile Indians Admiral Phelps Sr, is still revered by all old times for his unexpected but opportune aid at a critical time, 8 service that turned the tide Of war and gave victory in the end to the white settlers It was good luck rather than design that brought the Decatur to Seattle at such moment It was good fortune that the fine Kentucky gentle man and capable officer, who seemed to know just what to do in any sort of a crisis, was in command of the ship He not only saved Seattle by driving the Indians away and breaking the siege, but he caused the wounded and helpless to be succored Women and children were taken aboard the war ship Medical attention was furnished those who needed it and food given the hungry.
 There are many living who knew and loved the junior Admiral Phelps He was a true son of his father and practically his whole career from his own choice was with the fleet and Naval Stations of the Pacific Coast. He was born and reared in San Francisco and account of his father and his own merit he permitted to select his place of service. If memory serves, he had but a single three years cruise on the Atlantic close personal friend of then Commodore Dewey with whom he had been a shpmate, he sent, at his request with endorsement by Dewey to the and he was Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander of the Raleigh at the Battle of Manila Bay. His last service in the Navy was, as Rear Admiral commandant Of the Mare Island Navy Yard He died shortly after being retired.
 The writer regarded the junior Phelps as one of his closest friends He was admirable character, an ideal companion and loyal friend Many times on shipboard and on shore when joviality reigned, Tom Phelps would say sometime, somplace the Associated Press will convey the news to you that Tom Phelps is dsad. I wish you would write that he was a scholar and gentleman That sad news made depressing night quite number of years ago in the editors office of The Empire and the next day, among other things, The Empire said He was
 Some day hope to see magnificent ship the flagship of the Admiral Line, plying Pacific Coast routes and bearing the name, Admiral Phelps in honor of father and son. both Admrals both true sons and true friends of the Pacific Coast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
From the Decatur.
Seattle Times.)

Mention in the Right Now" column of The Times the other day of the exhibition, in Third Avenue store window, of shot fired from the sloop-of-war Decatur in the Indian battle of 1856 brought to the minds of the fast-disappearing pioneers an eary-day occasion which the dis covery of another supposed solid shot from the war vessel was attended by results that might have been tragic-but weren't.
 On a winter morning, about fifty years ago Dexter Horton and of his associates were burn ing out stump Seattle's first hill. Some one dug out Decatur shell which he enormously con- ceived to be a solid shot He threw it into the fire at a time when all the members of the party were standing backs to the blaze, getting warm and discussiong this and that, as pioneers will. Tn less than twenty seconds they had much livelier topic to discuss The shell exploded with terrific force and blew off every vestge of coat tails in the entire assemblage.
 Many of the Decatur missiles have been found from time to time; others may be uncovered in the future It is well to reflect whenever that hap pens that on that dark day of seventy-fiye years ago with the woods of the First Hill filled with ferocious Indians the handful of whites covering in the block house below, had it not been for the fortunate appearance in the harbor of Uncle Sams little war vessel and the fear it instilled in the redskins by its shelling of the forest, this infant settlement might have been completely wiped out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
WHAT ALIBI NOW?

Senator Yves campaign costs investigating com mttee has reported that Bishop Cannon failed to account under the law for S7oo00 s80,0oO of the Republican money he collected to defeat Al Smith his partys Presidential candidate in 1928. When a Grand Jury indicted the prelae for this offense he declared that the Grand Jurors were Catholics and serving the Pope by presenting him.
 But Senator Yves committee is Protestant. Ii contains Presbyterians Episcopalians Lutherans and other Protestant church members. And it thinks on all fours with the Gand Jury that brought in the indictment except that it went further than the jurors It located s18300 in Bishop Cannon's private accounts-deposted before the election and remaining there long afterward
 Now what will be Bishop Cannon's alibi?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
Best Play

Gus Welsh retained the Brown Derby" at the annual banquet of the American Football Coaches association, but Jim (Sleepy) Crowley, one of the Four Horse men of Notre Dame and now coach at Michigan State, brought down the hall with this one:
 'In 1922 Notre Dame had nine sophomores on the team that went to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech, B Crowley related Tn the first half Tech got a field goal and things looked pretty dark for us. Tn the third period Layden punted to Red Barron, who muffed. We recovered on the 20-yard line and tried three plays in vain. It was the fourth down.
 Tt so happened that we had a Presbyterian on the team He stopped play and said to us, Boys let's have a Hail Mary Well, we
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
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 NAAN COULD ~- AsSSs5SsSINTSE%8Ess sS5sIsN FE7SSs

Al the gabbing around the lob bies during the winter gridiron convention in New York wasn't confined to football. Al Schacht, an-around athlete and comedian of the Washington Senators, was there to strike few baseball notes.
 No sooner had we fallen on the subject of the next American league pennant race than Al re- marked:
 Those Athletics will be tough for us or the Yankees or anybody else to beat next year. They ought to win again, for the main reason that their pitching is still the best in the league.
 I'll tell you where the payoff is When it comes down to tight se- ries, where Connie Mack has to win three out of four, who has he got? You know as well as do-Wal- berg, Grove and Earnshaw. Those babies can pitch. in case you didn't know it. No other club in the league has the same class"
 Schacht thinks the addition oi Carl Reynolds to the outfield will strengthen the Senators greatly The old trader, Clark Griffith, got "all the better" of the deal with the White Sox, by which Jones, Hadley and Hayes were handed over for Reynolds and Kerr, in Schacht's opinion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
Live And Learn

Among the things we never knew until now are that John Arnold Heydler, the National leagues chief executive, once recited, Casey at the Bat" for the benefit of Presi- dent Cleveland, when John was in the government printing office, and that he can still put it over in the DeWolf Hopper manner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
FL WING TACKLE
 0F S0NNENbERC
 BEATS BARTUSH
eavyw eigh hts Sta ge Wrestling M al h.
 Two Falls to Win

BOSTON. Mass, Jan. 15.-Gus Sonnenberg used his famous fly ing tackle twice to defeat Billy Bartush, last night, in feature wrestling match here.
 Bartush weighed POS pounds and Sonnenberg weighed PIP pounds. Bartush took the first fall with body slam but Sonnenberg took the other two.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
GARTER WINS,
 FIRST ROUND
Dozen Lefts to Jaw Sends i Red Vandervert i Down for Count

SPOKANE, Jan. 15. Leslie Wildcat Garter. Everett negro, bat tered Red Vandervert, of Spokane, into submission almost before the first round of their main event of a boxing bill got under way here last night. A dozen lefts to the jaw sent Vandervert down for the count.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15

prayed, and Layden soon went over for a touchdown.
 Believe io or not, the formula was repeated. Again Layden went over for a touchdown.
 After the game I discussed the strange series of events with our Presbyterian. Say, that Hail Mary is the best play we've got" he ex- claimed"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15

The Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce and the local Chambers doing valient service to the Territory in their comprehensive campaign to save the experimental farms for Alaska. May their labors be rewarded with success
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF
 JUNEAU FIRE DEPARTMENT

All members are urged to attend the opening game of the annual basketball series against the Doug las Bremen at the Juneau High Sehoal gymnasium Saturday even ing. J. A. DAVIS,
 ---afiv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15

The Dawes explanation that he will mot in any possible way or under any possible contingency be dsloyal in any way to President Hoover is in itself evidence that lot of people are thinking of him as a possible candidate for the Republican nom- ination It is complimentary to him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15

Politics is fast becoming the leading industry in the United States In Alaska and the country at large the work of picking candidates and making platforms is assuming tangible form
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-15

If MT Hoover's Administration had thought to collect an amusement tax on that first Wicker sham report there wouldn't have been any Fed eral defcit-(Macon Ga, Telegraph)