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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-26

now in progress MT. Troass 5aid In this work, staggered crews of Indians are being utilized in orr der to furnish employment to as many of them as possible. Ma terial relief to indigents has been provided in this manner. The Bureau is cooperating with the Red Gross, Chamber of Commerce. and other wrangell civic and SO cial welfare organizations
 Bids for a hospital at Unalaska will be called flor in the next three days, MT. TroaSt announced It is estimated it will cost be- tween $l6.00O and $18,000 to conn plete. Tt will be a 20-bed plant and have living quarters for phys -dcians and the nurses staff
 At this station, Public Health Service work win be handled as well as that of the Indian Service. Marine cases in that district will thus have much better facilities at hand than now are offered
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MODERN TRAVEL IN HODS SEEN
 ON LINER YUKON
Road Grader, Automobile, Gasboat and Airplane
 Are on Vessel

Something in the nature of a floating exposition of modern meth ods of transportation on land and sea and in the air was the steam ship Yukon as she shifted from dock to dock this morning in Ju- neau. On her upper deck. for ward, she carried a road grader an automobile and a gasline pow CT boat; aloaft, she had a flying machine.
 The grader was destined for Valdez, the boat for Shepard Point near Cordova and the motor car and aircraft for Seward
 Large Cargo For Westward
 The vessel had a large cargo of lumber, fish trap wire netting and other freight for Westward ports.
 On arrival from Seattle at 3:3C o'clock this morning the Yukon moored to the City Wharf, where she discharged merchandise ano disembarked passengers. She mov- ed to the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Companys dock where she put off mining equipment. Finally she tied to the Pacific Steamship Company's wharf where she un- loaded lumber. She sailed at 1C this forenoon from there.
 Many 0..nnezy Workers
 Out of Seattle, the vessel had 262 passengers. Of these many were workers fer canneries al Shepard Point, Nellie Juan and Seward. Among the through pas sengers was Aviator Frank Dor bandt, owner of the D. H. Moth two-passenger plane that was on board
 Twenty-nine passengers disem- parked at Juneau. They were.
 From Seattle-Mrs. Gladys Kay ser, Mrs. c. H. Metcalfe, Mrs. Wayne B. Robinson, Mrs. Alice Sey, Mrs. E. J. White, Wallis s. George, R. McCohmick. w. Carson Ryan, Jr., Jack Sey, Troy " Shrum, Ike P. Taylor, David E. Thomas, Stephen DSelac and eight steerage.
 Arrivals From Ketchikan
 From Ketchikan-Mrs. Joseph Mason, Miss M. Mitchell, Miss L, Gerald, Margaret Collett. Joseph Campbell, Abraham Nelson, K. B. Edwards.
 From Wrangell-William Paul.
 Nine persons who booked pas sage at Juneau for Westward ports were. I5
 For Cordoya-A. A. Johnson, R. w Nickelsen. Emil Luoto, Erred Disregard.
 For Seward-Miss E. LeRoy, Roy J McNfath, Elnar Olsen, s. Ben dickson, Peter Clubs.
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IN RYDER BANK TO
 BE FULLY PAID
Freezing of Assets Forced Bank to Close Doors,
 Smith Declares

DepositorS in the Bank of Hyder, which recently closed its doors vol- untarily, will eventually receive every cent, the Territorial Banking Board has been assured, it was an- ncunced today by w. G. Smith, Treasurer of Alaska, who returned home Saturday evening after trip to the Portland Canal mining camp where he made an examina- ton of the banks affairs.
 The banks books disclose a freezing of sound assets was re- sponsi'ble for the decrease in its lsgal reserve which led it's officers ta ask the Banking Board to ask fer the appointment of a receiver Its total liabilities, including de- posits, surplus and other items are fixed at $83.418.60 with assets of equal amount.
 Inability to liquidate securities for some of it's loans resulted in the institutions closure. Its loans aggregated slightly more than S42,- O0C moot of which are sound and and can be collected in time. Lia- bilitieS to depositors are placed at $39, ,14006, MT. Smith said. It is expected that an initial dividend Of 50 to 60 per cent will be paid to them as soon as permanent receiver can be appointed ana make the necessary arrangements for it.
 A petition signed by the princi- pa! creditors of the institution has been received by the Banking Board asking that D. E. Haddon temporary receiver, be appointed permanently until the affairs oi the bank have been strengthened out and all claims satisfied. This has been approved by the Board and will be presented to Federal Judge Harding at once.
 MT. Smith is confident that the banks depositors will receive every cent, although it may take some time to clear up the situation.
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FATHER OF MRS. NELL WoLD
 ORDWAY DIES IN CALIFORNIA

Charles wold, father of Mrs. Nell Wold Ordway, formerly of Juneau, died last week at his home in Tur- lock, Calf. according to informa- tion just received by her local friends. Mrs. Ordway, who went to Honolulu after leaving here last year, was summoned home about a month ago by her fathers serious illness and was there at the time of his death.
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CHAMBER ASKS DELAY IN BILL
 TO KILL AR. c,
Suggests Awaiting Action of Another Public
 Works Organization

Although 1t will not enter any formal protest against the trans fer of the activities of the Alaska Road Commission to the Interior Department pending the introduc- ltion of bill to that end, the Cham Der of Commerce has written Dele gate Wickersham suggesting he urge delay in consideration of any such measure until Congressional &C., tion is had on the proposed ere ation of an Administrator of Public Works. It also asked him to notify the authorities that a protest would be filed by the Chamber if the proposed bill should he introduced.
 In letter to the Delegate dis patched in the last mail steamer the Chamber set forth it's posi- ..sn in opposition to the projected change.
 Text or Letter
 The text of the letter Iollcws:
 "The Juneau Chamber of Com msrce has been somewhat disturb ed over reports which came to us f,cm Seattle to the effect that a bill was pending in Congress, oi was about to be introduced, fol the transfer of the Alaska Roao Commission to the Department oi the Interior. In fact we received word from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce that an Executive
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Order for this transfer had been made some time ago but had been withdrawn upon discovery that such action would require legis- lstion by Congress.
 We received information last week, however, from you to the effect that no bill had yet been introduced, and at the present time the Chamber feels that any protest against such action would be untimely and premature.
 Eff such a bill should be intro 6uced, however, the Juneau Cham Der would like to file such pro- test as might be appropriate, and to present to the proper commit tees of Congress the reasons why transfer of the Alaska Road Com mission to the Department of the Interior would result to the great detriment of the whole Territory Other Chambers will certainly take she same action.
 Delay Is Suggested
 At it's meeting today the Cham Der discussed the question, and it was pointed out that there is a proposal now before Congress tc consolidate and merge certain &C., tivities of the Government, in- cluding road building, under an administrator of public works and, since this would undoubtedly include the Alaska Road Commls- sion and probably the Bureau oi Public Roads, the Chamber adopt ed a motion to the effect that we suggest to you that action on any proposed transfer of the Alaska Road Commission to any other Bureau or Department, be de- ferred pending the outcome of such legislation as is now pending oi i might hereafter be introduced, tc create the office of administrator cf public works.
 'We feel that the Chamber car count upon your cooperation te assist the Territory in calling this matter to the attention of tht
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-26
PETE JELICH RETURNS TO
 JUNEAU FROM CALIFORNIA

Pete Jelich, well known local pioneer, returned home Saturday after vacation trip to California. He visited friends and relatives in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Fran cisco and other cities.
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A. CRETE, FATHER .OF MRS.METCALF,
 DIES IN SOUTH
Death Summons Father of Local Woman After Ill.,
 ness of Eight Days

A. Grefe, father of Mrs. Frank A. Metcalf of this city, died yes- terday in Portland, Ore, after a brief illness, according to a tele- gram received this morning by MT Mfetcalf. Death was caused by bronchial pneumonia with which he was stricken just eight days before his death.
 Mrs. Metcalf, who was called south recently by the illness of her mother, was with her father when the end came. She will re- main with her mother until she is able to travel and will then bring her here for a visit.
 The Grefes have resided in Port land for many years. Funeral serv- ices will be held and interment made there.
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TAYLOR BUYS EQUIPMENT
 FOR ROAD COMMISSION

After having purchased equip ment for road construction needed for the current seasons work, Ike P. Taylor, Assistant Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, returned home today from Seattle. While in the South he made a trip to Boise, Idaho, to visit his parents and other relatives.
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departments concerned, and to the attention of Congress at the ap- propriate time; and we want to assure you that your assistance will be greatly appreciated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-26
Delegate Wickershanp
 Introduces Bill for
 Boosting Coal Miniu.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Dele- gate James Wickersham has in- troduced a bill authorizing the manager of the Alaska Railroad to obtain competitive bids for coal The Delegate from Alaska said this would encourage coal mining and prevent monopoly and also insure two or more companies operating mines adjacent to the railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-26
KITTLESBY LEAVING TO PREPARE PLANT
 FOR COMING SEASON

Enroute to wrangell to prepare for the coming salmon canning season, Capt. Herb Kittlesby of the Diamond K. Packing Company will leave here this evening on the tender Marguerite, Capt. Brick son, it was announced by Karl Theile, President of the Company
 The company MT. Theile said, will employ all Alaska labor as in the past. Four men will be taken from here today and Stfe remainder of the crew will be hired at Wrangell as the season advances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-26

BERKELEY, Cal.-California has adopted the University of Delaware foreign study plan. Qualified stu dents may substitute a year of study in Germany or France for their junior requirements on the home campus.
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SCOUT GROUP
 WILL 60 TO
 WORK SUNDAY
New Stove at Eagle River Camp Will Be Put in
 Place by Council

All able-bodied members of the Juneau Boy Scout Council have been requested by its President, Dr Robert Simpson, to be at the camp cabin on the Eagle River Bar at noon Sunday, May i.
 The purpose of the gathering is to clean up the premises and move in the big cook stove purchased by the Council last fall.
 At least a dozen men will be needed to set the stove in place About two hours work is all that will be required, but it is essential that all Council members plan tc attend the work-fest in order that at least dozen will finally arrive Dr. Simpson said.
 Any husky Scouts who wish tc put in a few hours work art invited to attend. Those wishing to have lunch at the cabin art requested to bring their own pro. visions.
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The Hudson River Valley extends about 50 miles out to sea from Sandy Hook, ending in a canyon, which gradually spreads out fan like and merges with the rest or the sea bottom.
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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 2s, 1892
GET BALLOTS IN BOX

The voters of Gastireau Channel have until 2 o'clock , this evening to get their , ballots in the ballot boxes. It is important that every , qualified voter go to the , polls and cast his ballot be- , fore that hour.
 , Remember: Registration is , not necessary.
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ANNUAL D. F. D. DANCE
 At Douglas Natatorium May T dusic by Serenaders. -adv
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Daily Empire Want Ads Pay
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-17
FALSE CONFIDENCE
ENDANGERS DAILY

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thousands of workers completely
from relief and has practically closed
relief lists for tens of thousands of
new applicants, is laid bare by the
Hunger Fighter.
1.-THE instructions as handed down
tc Home Bureau investigators are:
1.--No new relief applications to
be accepted unless an equal number
of cases are dropped.
All couples without children to
be dropped.
3.-No rents to be paid. Investi-
gators to use every method of drag
ging out investigation of new appli-
cations for weeks and months, and
to look for every possible excuse to
drop old cases.
investigators, in the first place,
are instructed to delay the opening
of an investigation as long as posi-
BILE. And when they finally do come
around to investigate weeks after the
date on which the application was
made, the investigator to make the
jobless worker show in detail Just
how it is that he has managed to
stay alive in the weeks since he first
asked the Bureau for, but failed to
get food.
Insist on knowing fully all sources
Of income" are the instructions to
investigators, eff the applicant is
evasive, that proves decisively that
they haYs 4. hidden aol1rcs Of income,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-17
HOOVER DEGREES NO FEDERAL AID FOR WINTER!
HOOVER PLAN GIVES JOBLESS LESS
THAN 9 CENTS DAILY, SAYS FOSTER
What ''Hoover Relief Means
to the Unemployed OF Detroit

move in with another family the well
fares paid the rent for" another
Clark Park resident, an, unemployed
furniture worker told me. THAT
means eight of us living in one room.
And to make sure we either do that
or go somewhere where we won't
bother the welfare, they've even taken
away from us the wet blankets"
"All they let us bring into the tents
was some bedding. The rest of our
furniture is taken away by the well
fare to be stored at our expense.
They don't let us have anything in
the tents because they want to get
us out quick"
Spirit of Fight
The contrast between the Clark
Park residents and John Mitchell is
an inspiring one. Their bewilder-
ment, fear and trembling, find no
reflection in John Mitchell. With the
broad, powerful build of the heavy
worker, and big, confident grin
wreathing his face, John Mitchell
greets me and leads me into his new
home. His last home he was evicted
front last Saturday, but it was a
most expensive eviction for the po-
lice and the landlord. In the largest
eviction fight that has yet been
fought, lasting over two weeks, and
ending with battle royal between
ten thousand sympathizers and 300
police, John Mitchell was finally
evicted.
But they give me this place in
stead, quick" said John, pointing to
his six pleasant rooms, porch and
back yard. That welfare man who
move me, what say goes" announced
John. Where I tell him to put fur
niture he put" The welfare super
visor had been there three times to
see that John was comfortably set
tied; the walfare check had been
given promptly, and extra tickets for
flour and milk. "See,' said the well
fare man, Il told you not to make
such a fuss. Aren't we taking care
of you?" But I knew better" said
John, grinning. ''If I didn't fight
and the Unemployed Council didn't
fight the cops I'd now be in Clark
Park.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-17
TAR AND FEATHER
TAMPA LEADERS

TAMPA, Fla, Sept. 16.-Hy Gordon
and Fred Crawford, were not only
severely beaten, but were tarred and
feathered, and Crawford was given a
quart Of castor oil, it was revealed
today at the hospital where these two
workers leaders are now lying.
The police, Gordon and Crawford
said, after arresting them for attend
ing meeting To organize the I'M
employed and fight for relief, turned
them over to IL thugs, who took
them out of town and tortured them.
None of the IL men, OF course, have
been arrested, the police were forced
to admit.
Tampa was the scene last year Of
militant strikes in the tobacco fac
tories. Mass demonstrations were at
tackled and number Of workers
thEQEp N nv and gthsx asp01tsd,
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millions to railroads and other
bankers.
Hoover says every man is his
brothers keeper, but he sent caval-
ry, tanks and bombs to drive the
starving ex-servicemen out of
Washington and to burn their
homes.
Hoover boasts that his building
program will revive business, and
at the same time orders depart
mental heads to lop off half bill
lion dollars from the program.
Hoover says, not a man, woman
or child must go hungry this win
ter, but proposes to 20 charities
as his only plan of relief, that they
put on drives in the cities to collect
relief funds. This drive means
those with jobs will be forced to
contribute from their already low
pay whatever is given the jobless.
Hoover says that the great BEN
evolent agencies will be maintained
at "fuIl force. That great BEN
evolent agency, the New York
Home Relief Bureau, is operating
in full force" carrying out secret
instructions issued by the city adj
ministration to cut off tens of thou
sands of workers completely from
relief. The relief lists are practi-
caIIy closed to tens of thousands
of new applicants who are in urg-
for relief.
Hoover's program of ''local relief"
as it operates in the city of De-
troit under the demagogic Mayor
Murphy, the Democrat, results in
the eviction of so to $50 families
daily.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-17
HOOVER PROGRAM
IN N. Y. CARRIED
OUT BY MCKEE
Secret Orders of City
Relief Bureaus
Revealed

NEW YORK.-The relief pro-
gram for the coming winter which
was outlined by Herbert Hoover in a
speech made yesterday in Washing
ton stands revealed in the Hunger
Fighter" organ of the Unemployed
Councils of New York City, as iden-
teal to the program of Mayor Nc
Kee, a program of "starye and be
damned" covered with smooth and
dignified words.
Wholesale Cuts.
"The day Mckee as mayor took
office" says the leading editorial in
the Hunger Fighter" "he limited at
new wholesale cuts in the hunger re-
lief doled out by the city to small
part of New York's jobless workers as
an easy way to save cash for his
masters, the bankers and bosses.
"The first steps are McKee's police
spy census system; the order to drive
hundreds of jobless marines and dock
workers of Red Hooks Hooverville
out of the wretched shacbs they built
as the only way to get a roof over
their heads and the instructions of
the officials to the Harlem Home Re
lief Bureau to refuse all dealings
with the organization of the jobless,
the Unemployed Council"
Programs Similar.
How like the Hoover program this
is! Hoover drove the veterans out Of
Anacostia; Mckee. drives the jebless
out of Red Hook Hooverville.
Hoover in his speech urged the
city relief agencies be maintained in
full strength If one were in search
for an outstanding example of how
the city relief agencies are MAIN
tanned, one has but to examine the
New York agencies.
Secret Orders
That the city administration of
New York has issued secret orders
to the Home Relief Bureau, which
means the cutting off of tens of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-17
YOUNG NEGRO IS
LYNCHED in ARK.
Accused Of Trying to
Steal $40

CROsETT, Ark Sept. 16.-Frank
Tucker. 24-year-old Negro. accused
of trying to steal $40 bill from a
bank was seized by a mob Of South
ern murderers while in jail today and
lynched. The hanging was done right
in the heart of the business section.
AS usual the Sheriff, John Riley
was conveniently absent until the
deed had been done. He arrived to
find a crowd Of over 1000 including
the lynchers, gazing at their victim
and Immediately announced that he
was unable to learn the names of
any involved. With usual police n.y.
pocrisy in lynching cases Riley let it
be known that 500 reward would be
paid for conviction of any involved
in the murder.
The lynching was done after the
Negro had been accused of wounding
a Deputy Sheriff who had taking
him to Jail in an attempt to escape.
Arrests of Negro workers in the
South are usually accompanied by
vevere third degree beatings.
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Workers United Front
Will Force JObless
Insurance

of them under ten, the mother heavy
with child-an eighth, due in two
weeks-the father, an unemployed
Ford worker, who had given ten
years of his life to Henry Ford. The
mother pointed mutely to the wet
beds. For the nine of them, they
got welfare check for nine dollars
for two weeks. There was no place
to cook the meagre food, except to
make some coffee over an impover-
ished fireplace of a few bricks; the
rest was dry, cold food.
Face Stop Line
What they were going to eat when
the few cans of food they had left
were gone? They were afraid there
would be no more grocery checks.
That meant they would have to walk
that once a day the soup kitchen
where slop is served twice day. Milk
for the children? The groceries didn't
like to give milk. But she had heard
that once a da ythe soup kitchen
gave some milk to the very littlest
children; so when they were cut off
from the groceries and given tickets
to the soup kitchen, maybe the chill
dren would get some milk.
All the families in Clark Park can
think of nothing but getting out of
Clark Park The flood has made it
impossible for anyone to hope to
sleep there this night. The welfare
department man had promised to
to find rooms for them. But here
we still are" they cry. Surely they
offered me rent money" says another
Ford worker bitterly. 'I'fley give me
a card saying the welfare guarantees
one months rent at ten dollars. First
OF all. can't find no flat to house
me and my wife and children for
ten dollars, and second, if 1 did, the
landlord wouldn't give it to me, with
the welfare guaranteeing just the one
months rent "They want us to
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and must not get relief" The bur-
den of the proof is on the starving
applicant to show why he is not
dead" In other words. If McKee's
"relief" policy is allowed to stand, a
jobless worker in New York will only
be able to convince the City Home
Bureau that they really need relief
by dying before he gets in.
Red tape is to be multiplied in
other ways too. Investigators are in
structed to insist on the applicant
giving his past employment history
in the fullest detail (also means of
spying on past strike activities, etc,
of the workers.. And then as the
Supervisor in one of the Manhattan
branches of the Home Bureau put
it: "If the employment history falls
short of Home Bureau requirements,
so much the better, then we don't
have to look for any other excuse to
drop the application"
The Hoover program, like the Nc
Kee program, means spying on the
iobless workers through the police
census, terrorizing them, picking out
for special discrimination those who
are ready to fight for the right to
live, checking up the foreign born
workers for deportation. 1t means
that the worker will be treated like
a criminal.
And above all It means actual star
walton Of hundreds of thousands al
ready cut off the relief lists.
Demand Food.
The Unemployed Councils through
out the country urges the workers
to be on their guard against the new
Hoover hunger program. Demand
free food and milk from the milk
trusts, food trusts, chain stores. Force
the realty companies to throw open
their thousands Of vacant buildings
fox the homeless pRakpnN .,