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The Alaskan., 1932-05-27
Transfer of Road
 Administration
The Alaskan,
 Petersburg, Alaska

The Alaskan,
 Petersburg, Alaska
 Dear Sirs:
 May I bring to your attention a subject which has already been acted upon by your body in supporting the retention of the Alaska Road Commission in charge of roads they have been building in cooperation with the Territory-and that is this-the extension of the Federal High way Act to Alaska.
 There seems little doubt that Congress, in it's economy drive and with the consent of the War Department, will shift the road building activities which have been performed in the past by the Alaska Road Commission to some other government bureau. I! would seem an opportune time for the Territory to step forth and lay claim to the management and building of these roads which are of such vital and economic importance to the welfare of the communi- ties, particularly in the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions.
 Alaska has long been treated as an orphan child and it is no wonder that today, with the fed eral government saving money wherever possible, this Territory should suffer more by the direct results of Congressional action than any part of the United States, because we have lived and been governed absolutely under the organization of bu- reaus and federal officials. We have been satisfied to sit, one might say, almost idly by and permit bureaus to spring from one-man institutions into ela- lborate organizations in tn e management of affairs t h a t should belong to the people of Alaska, and if productive devel- opment is to be obtained, I feel IsEre the passing of time has thoroughly demonstrated that we must lay claim with an ag- gressive effort to those things which means so much to the prosperous, economic condition of this country.
 Today we find Congress in a mood to absolutely eliminate a bureau in Alaska which has built our roads from their be- ginning, in the year 1903-and TO alternative has been offered of equal value. Their purpose seems to be to give it to some other bureau, in order that one may be eliminated and it seems rartly agreed that that bureau should be the Department of Interior. Thus we find one of the main arteries of travel to the Interior being transferred from sn organized road building in stitution to one absolutely un- equipped to continue the work, and, if we might draw our con- ciuSions as to their attitude from a recent publication of communications, one unsym- Ipathic to the road building pro- gram in some instances, which has existed up until the present time.
 I urge upon you the necessity |0f every Alaskan supporting 3
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

furnished approximately 3OR ot the moneys which have been used in road construction by the Alaska Road Commission and ether road building agencies, and I again urge upon you the beneficial results which can De obtained if the people or Alaska will put their shoulder to the wheel in securing this helpful, democratic legislation.
 Yours very truly,
 CASH COLE
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

Dr. Henning of Sitka, one of the physicians in the old capital city in the sos, was an interest Cd visitor in Petersburg when the Admiral Rogers was in port. He planned to stop in Ketchikan and Metlakatla before continu- ing on his way to the states.
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

The May 14th issue of Tie War Cry, published by the Sal vation Army has story of the recent inauguration of the North Star Guards" group of young girls whose activities are similar to the Girl Scouts but directed by Capt. Brierly and Lieut.. Fulton.
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

Frank Booth, manager of the Eureka Trading Company of Fake, arrived in Petersburg the fore part of the week and is re- turning shortly. He states that conditions in Rake are not of the best and that the people of that town are much worried as to how they will meet conditions of next winter. The crew of the Taku cannery arrived there and are getting the Rake cannery ready for summer operations employing mostly a Chinese crew with no local seinerS or re- sidents to be employed.
The Alaskan., 1932-05-27

Mrs. Verdier and MT. Frank Hermann were united in matri- rony by Commissioner c. Clau- sen in the residence of Mrs. Magill, yesterday evening. MT. MacKechnie was best man for the groom and Mrs. Magill gave the bride away. The couple plan to take a residence on Third Street.
Evening star., 1932-07-03
POWER INCREASES
HINGE ON TEST CASE
WAR Action Seeks to Determine
Effect of Redistribution Of
Wavelengths.

The task of determining whether the
redistribution Of broadcasting wave
lengths worked out by the United States
and Canada three months ago paves
the way for a horizontal increase in
power for about score of stations in
this country, has been thrust before the
Federal Radio Commission.
In test case Just brought by Station
WAR of Providence, the commission
was asked point blank to decide whether
the new ALLEGATIONS lift the power re-
strictions which have existed on five
channels hitherto shared with Canada,
but which presumably are relinquished
10 this country under the ALLEGATIONS
Since the announcement OF the new
agreement, directly linked with the Do
minions plan for a "nationalized"
broadcasting system under government
control wide differences Of opinion
have developed as to whether the power
limitation is abrogated.
WAR. owned by the Outlet Co., seeks
an increase in power from $50 to 1000
watts on the 800 kilocycle channel, one
OF the five former shared waves. Here
tofore, the power limitation on such
channels has been $50 watts at night
whereas the maximum power allowed
on unshared regional waves at night is
1000 watts Should WAR be success
ful, 1t will mean that some &c other sta
tions operating on waves in the same
category will be directly in line for
power increases of the same order, pro-
vlded the geographical and ether sep
arations existing between them and
other stations are adequate.
Evening star., 1932-07-03
LONELY LIGHTHOUSES
TO GET RADIO-TELEPHONE

Expansion of the radio-telephone to
include two-way service with small
coastWise fishing vessels and yachts,
and even with lonely lighthouses, Is
the latest boon being held out by radio.
Where formerly the loneliness of their
isolation was relieved only by broad
cast reception, occasionally of mes
sages destined to them in particular,
compact and relatively inexpensive ra-
dio-phone transmitters are now being
developed so that they can put in re-
turn calls TO shore stations. In some
cases their messages can be picked up
on shore and linked into regular wire
telephone systems.
Encouraged by wave grants by the
Federal Radio Commission, tests have
Just been completed off the MaSsachu-
setts coast which herald a broadening
OF the telephone service already offered
from many large transoceanic vessels.
Small boat transmitters capable Of
sending voice up to 300 miles were used
in the tests, which are expected to re-
suit in a regular ship-to-shore radio
phone service for fishermen ana yachts
men. enabling them TO call any land
telephone via the Boston exchange.
o-telephones Rave been installed
in a few lighthouses by the United
States Lighthouse Service, and their
efficacy has already been demonstrated
IN at least one instance. When a Wis
iting relative Of the keeper Of the
Detroit River Light Station, Michigan,
recently injured herself in landing at
the station from small boat the keeper
sent out radio phone call for doctor
Several amateurs picked it UP, and the
docsor ssoon came aboard Coast Guard
boar. Tlae radio-telef hone there Is or
. dinarily used for q twice-daily schedule
of calls with the lighthouse depot OF
Detroit.
Evening star., 1932-07-03
MARINE CORPS NEWS

The naval transport Henderson,
which will leave Quantico in the next
few days, will carry large details Of Of
ficers and enlisted men, quite few OF
whom are destined for duty in the Far
East.
Lieut.. Col. Franklin B. Garrett, at
tached to the Quantico base, is to be
assigned to the next course of study at
the Army War College.
Mai. Cecil S. Baker, heretofore as
signed duty at the Quantico base, has
been ordered to corps headquarters.
Henry T Kleinseik has been ap-
pointed a second lieutenant and re-
ported for his first duty during the past
week
Samuel c. Thompson has been ap-
pointed a quartermaster clerk and as
signed duty at the barracks at Paris
Island. S. C.
Chief Marine Gunner william L.
Erdman, heretofore on duty at Guam
tico, has been assigned to the Depart
ment of the Pacific.
Chief Marine Gunner Thomas Quig-
ley. heretofore attached to Quantico,
has been ordered to duty with the 1st
Brigade of Marines, Haiti.
First Lieut.. Edward A. Robbins, here
tofore attached to the Paris Island
! Barracks. has been assigned to duty at
Quantico.
Having passed examinations, the fol-
lowing officers have been promoted to
their indicated grades: Colonel, Chand-
Ter Campbell; major, Roswell Winans;
captain, Paul A. Lesser; first lieutenant,
William D. Saunders, jr,, and first
lieutenant, David M. Shoup.
Evening star., 1932-07-03
Y. W. C. A. News

Kamp Kahlert opened following the
settinS-up conference on Program
Methods and Planning" with Miss
Katherine Butler as leader. The camp
ers are showing much interest in
archery. Creative writing, led by Miss
Eloise Lindsay, as we'll as clay model
ing, led by Miss Doris Tucker. are
among the other popular interest
groups. Among the impromptu dra-
matte presentations to be given this
week are Happiness Day." while
Breakfast Waited" and "A Fairy Tale "
Mrs. Alice Sigworth Morse, dramatic
counselor, is assisted by Miss Amy
Veerhoff. Miss Elizabeth Hayden, camp
nurse, is conducting first aid group.
Miss Alice Gallup of Kansas City is
conducting a group in music appreci-
alton and sight reading. This group
plans to organize a harmonica band.
The camp program closes each evening
with worship" led by one of the
campers. 1.-The Meaning of Taps" will
be. explained to the campers prelini-
nary to Mondays Taps"
Among those at camp this week are
Henrietta Howard, Marcia Nelson, Mar
garet Stonier, Virginia Grove, Mildred
Settle, Clara Richards, Elinor Fraser,
Jean Sartwell, Mary Sartwell. Ruth
Herman, Ruth Kruger. Blossom Mill
Evening star., 1932-07-03
Army and Navy
News

Army.
The question of how accumulated
leave Of officers of the military-naval
service will be administered is Of great
interest to service personnel. No leave
with pay may be allowed under the
suspension-of-leave provision. The view
is held by officials of the War and
Navy Departments, who will have the
responsibility of administering this
section Of the law, that no leave of
absence with pay may be allowed the
Navy and Marine Corps during the
1888 fiscal year and that it is i'm
material whether or not the leave ac
cumulated during previous years. 1t is
the understanding at present that ac-
cumulated leave to the credit of an
officer during previous years up to and
including June 30, 1882, will remain
to his credit and may be granted him
after June 80, 1888, and that no leave
will accumulate for credit to an officer
during the 1888 fiscal year. In other
words, on July /. 1888, the officer Will
have accumulated leave to his credit
in the exact amount which was to his
credit on June 80, 1882.
Officers of the military naval service
who are enjoying an accumulated
in a serious situation, due to the sus-
pension-of- leave provision of the law.
For example. an officers application
for four months leave of absence, with
permission to visit Europe, effective
on June l, 1882, was approved by the
War Department some time last March
and the officer now is abroad, not in
tending to return to his duty station
until October /, 1882. Under this law
he will not be entitled to pay for any
period he is on leave after July !, 1882,
and will not receive any pay for the
three months he is on authorized
leave, authorized many months before
the furlough plan was ever proposed.
Furthermore, the officer in the above
status will forfeit pay for every day he
is on leave of absence after his return
to duty and prior to June 80, 1888.
Navy.
The following officers will come to
duty at the Navy Department here in
the bureaus indicated: Comdr. Alfred
T. Clay, who has been on the Los
Angeles, will go to duty with the
General Board. Comdr Archibald
McGlasson, who was with the last class
at the Naval War College. will assume
his new duty at the department in the
naval intelligence office. Comdr. Charles
L. Brand, who has been attached to
the Puget Sound Navy Yard, will come
to duty in the Bureau Of Construction
and Repair Lieut.. Comdr. Leonard N.
Linsley, who has been on recruiting
duty at Baltimore, will come to duty in
the Bureau of Engineering.
A board of line officers will be con-
vened at the Navy Department Tues
day morning to recommend not more
than two officers of the Dental Corps
of the Navy for promotion to the rank
of commander.
Evening star., 1932-07-03
RADIO "P0LICE FORCE"
IN FEDERAL MERGER
Fusion of Division With Federal
Commission Results From
Economy Bill.

Capitalization of radio control under
one Federal agency becomes an accom-
pnshed fact with the passage by Con-
gress OF the economy bill after three
years Of effort to have the Radio Dtvi-
sion OF the Department of Commerce
absorbed by the Federal Radio Com
mission. BY the fusion the radio "po-
lice force" as the division is known.
viii take its orders from the commits
sion, and much duplication of time and
effort should be eliminated.
Enactment Of the economy measure
presages other sweeping changes in the
character and organization of the COM
mission to conf1ne expenditures within
the limits Of the sharply reduced ap-
propriations. Immediately after en-
actment of the bill Tuesday the COM
mission held special session, at which
the matter of reducing expenditures
and personnel was discussed.
Actually the Radio Division does not
merge with the commi iSsion until Presi-
dent Hoover promulgates an executive
order formally severing that unit from
the Commerce Department. That this
IS regarded as certainty is seen in the
fact that mediately upon passage of
the economy bill the Radio Division
began moving from its quarters in the
National Press Building to space ada
cent to the commission in the Interior
Department Building Both units we're
ordered to move by the Federal houS-
ing agency to economic on rentals.
Under the terms of the radio con-
solidation legislation all personnel Of
the Radio Division must be taken over
by, the commission at the prevailing
grades and salaries. Thus William D.
Terrell, the first Federal radio official
to hold office, presumably will retain
his position as director Of the radio
inspection and field force under the
commission. The various supervisors
of radio, who police the ether in their
particular territories. evidently will re-
tain their assignments. taking orders
from Mr.. Terrell, who in turn will take
orders from the commission rather than
the Secretary of Commerce.
Evening star., 1932-07-03
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

| California. He filed on both Re-
publican and Democratic tickets
as a dry.
Bob Shuler was one Of those
broadcasterS ruled off the air last
Winter because his microphone
speeches were held to be "objec-
tionable." His station, KGEF, Los
Angeles, was silenced by Radio
Commission dictum. He immedi-
ately appealed to the courts on
the free speech issue, and his case
| is still pending and will come up
for decision in the District of Co
lumbia Court of Appeals next Fall
He is the third Of the depoSed
radio station owners to seek public
Office. In Kansas, DR.. John r,
Brinkley, whose KFKB, Milford,
was Silenced because of objec-
tionS to his medical broadcaStS,
is again seeking the governorship
of his State as an Independent.
In Iowa. Norman T. Baker, whose
KTNT, MuScatine, was also ruled
of the air for much the same
reasons, has indicated he will run
for Governor of that State.
In each instance the radio,
which brought these men into the
limelight, will be used in the cam
paigning. Shuler is now heard
over xxx, Hollywood. Brinkley,
though he has relinquished his
interest in XER, the 75,000-watt
station he established in Mexico,
expects to use the radio consider
ably. Baker is reputed to be the
backer of KENT, another Mexican
station opposite Laredo, Tex, over
which he proposes to campaign
when it goes on the air with $780,
900 watts.
The Iowa politico-radio battle
ground took on another aspect in
the last few days. with the ap-
pointment of Gardner CowleS, Sr.,
publisher of the Des Moines Reg
lister and Tribune, to the Recon-
Struction Finance Corportion. Mr..
Cowles' newspaper owns four Iowa
radio stations, namely, KSO, Clar-
linda; WAS, Ottumwa; KFJY, Fort
Dodge, and KWCR, Cedar Rapids.
1t has long been trying to get a
new station into DeS MoineS also.
Interest here in the Iowa radio
situation has been considerably
increased by the recent victory of
Henry Field, operator of KFNF,
Shenandoah, over Senator Brook
hart for the Republican senatorial
nomination, and by the nomina-
tion of DR.. Frank w. Elliott, for
mer manager of WHO-WOC, Des
Moines-Davenport, and former
president of the National AsSocia-
tion of Broadcasters, as Republi-
can candidate for Congress from
the Davenport district.
n
A MERICA is not Jazz mad, in
IA Sists Cesare Sodero, who con-
ducts a symphonic orches-
ira over National BroadcaSting
Co. networks several times weekly.
On the contrary, Sodero be-
lieves, American people are COM
ing more and more to appreciate
what is commonly termed good
music"
Included in Sodero's claSsifica-
ton of good music" comes some
which is ordinarily classed as Jazz.
Popular music frequently is good
music" Sodero said, land for that
reason it often has a place on a
program of compositions by the
masters"
So great is the demand for clas-
Sical music that National Broad
casting Co. officials have arranged
for new series of concerts un-
der the direction of Sodero. in
which he will feature selections
from the better known grand
operas.
Evening star., 1932-07-03
. LABORATE plans of broad
- casting stations throughout

II LABORAIE plans OF Droao-
r. casting stations throughout
the country for the han
ding of an unprecedented
volume of political campaigning
over their facilities incident to
the presidential and other cleo
tions this Fall may be seriously
crippled by contingency that
has arisen in Nebraska.
The Supreme Court Of that
State has ruled that broadcaSting
stations, like newspapers, may be
held strictly accountable jointly
with speakers for libelouS state
ments made through their micro
phones. Unless that decision is
broken down by the Supreme
Court, it means that stations
must exercise utmost caution in
permitting use of their facilities
by speakers in order to avoid libel
suits.
The decision, which reversed a
previous ruling by the trial court
holding that stations were not so
liable. places the broadcaSterS in
a delicate legal position. Expert
enced radio attorneys in Wash
ington, including counsel for the
Federal Radio Commission. feel
that the opinion is in conflict
with the specific terms of the
radio act of 1927, which prohibits
stations from censoring speeches
by candidates for Office, but per-
mitS them to censor addresses
made by others in behalf of can
didateS.
Because of the possible serious
consequences, the National ASso-
citation of BroadcasterS, trade
group of the industry, has de-
cided to push the case through
the Supreme Court for final ad
judication. The Nebraska decision
came in the case of Attorney Gen
eral c. A. Sorenson of Nebraska,
against Station KFAB, Lincoln,
and Richard F. Wood, a Lincoln
attorney, who uttered the alleged
libelouS statements over the sta
ton the day before the Repub-
lican senatorial primaries in that
State in November, 1890 Soren-
sen sued for 100000, in the Trial
Court and obtained a 81 verdict
against Wood, while the jury abb
solved the station entirely.
In reversing the lower court
the Supreme Court remanded the
case with a sweeping opinion in
which it criticized the lower
court, holding that it's inStruc-
tions to the jury we're "contradic-
tory and confusing" and it's in
StructionS we're tantamount to de-
Gliding the libel action in favor of
Sorensen both with regard to the
individual and the station.
The court conStrueS broadcast
ing to be closely analogous with
the newspaper; that stations are
engaged in the business of COM
mercial advertising for pay, and
therefore are competitive with
newspaper advertising. 1t held,
therefore, that the fundamental
principles of the law involved in
publication by a newspaper and
by a radio station to be alike.
"There is no legal reason" said
the opinion, why one should be
favored over another nor why a
broadcasting station should be
granted special favors as against
one who may be a victim of
libelouS publication.
CTILL another deposed broad
~ caster has thrown his hat
into the political arena. From
Los Angeles comes the report that
Rev. Robert P. ("Fighting Bob")
Shuler has filed petitions for the
nomination for Senator from
Evening star., 1932-07-03
.GAR|DALD| TRIBUTE
ON WRC TODAY
Special Program viii Be
Broadcast by National
From 10 to 1890 Am.

w YRC and other National Broad
n casting Co. stations win pay
wv tribute to Giuseppe Carl
baldi, the Italian patriot,
with a special program 70
be broadcast from 10 to 1880 am.
Italian music will be feature OF the
program, which is designed to mark the
125th anniversary of Garibaldi's birth.
Charles Garibaldi, nephew Of the Liber-
ator, will take part in the broadcast.
WRC also will carry another special
N 5. c. feature-a concert by Paul
Whitemans Orchestra at $50. The
program includes Ferde Grofe's Grand
Canyon Suite" and Ravels "Bolero."
Lifetime Revue"
The wild night life in Congo social
circles will be depicted in q comic skit
during Lifetime Revue" program at
8:45. The musical background includes
such selections as Remember, Cherie."
IF You Were Only Mine" and Crazy
People"
Harry Richman will sing Now That
Have You" as a feature Of the pro-
gram with Rubinoff and his orchestra
at O'Clock. The orchestra viii con-
melodies, and Rubinoff will play as his
violin solo Sylvia"
Hannah williams, musical comedy
and vaudeville star, and "Dazzy" Vance,
star pitcher of the Brooklyn National
League base ball team, will take part
in the High Lights program tonight
over WA1AL and associated Columbia
stations.
The second of the series of Lewisohn
Stadium concerts by Willem Won Hoog-
straten's Orchestra will include the
works of Schumann and Gluck
Henry Hull, creator Of the stage role
of the baron in Grand Hotel" will be
starred in the Roses and Drums"
dramatic sketch. He will take the role
Of Nathan Hale
"Hurdy- Gurdy' Sketch.
"Hurdy-Gurdy" will be the Columbia
Dramatic Laboratory presentation at
$50. The sketch concerns two young
women in the clearinghouse district
Of Greenwich Village.
John P. Frey, secretary Of
the metal trades department of the
American Federation of Labor, viii
bring the organized labor series to a
close at II o'clock with a discussion Of
labor's part in politics.
Harry Sosnik and his orchestra have
arranged varied program for their
Parade of Melodies" broadcast at $50.
The selections range from II Beg Your
Pardon, Madomoiselle, to a medley from
the musical comedy 'Hot-Cha.
VOL will broadcast the morning
service Of Calvary Baptist Church, in
addition to its regular musical features.
These inclu6e a concert by the AIneri-
can GondoEers and recital by Jimmy
HARRISON, pianist.