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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
BOTH SIDES IN DOELKER TRIAL
 REST THIS AIM,
Evidence Completed To- day Arguments Will
 Be Made Monday
Both Sides in

Final evidence in the Decker narcotics ease was heard in inc United States district court tg,is morning before Judge Justin " Harding and jury of Il per sons. Arguments in the case were c,rried over until Monday morning ab 10 o'clock.
 c. A. Decker, whom the Govern ment charges with possession of coealne in violation of the Harri- son Anti-Narcotic Act, defended his possession of two small viais oi the drug by claiming he found them and several witnesses were called to substantiate that claim.
 Leeks to Impeach
 The prosecution today sought ta break down that story by un- 6srtaking to impeach Decker him sf It called to the stand jurors in a case against him in the local United States Commissioners court vho were asked if they remem- bsred Decker, at that time, testl- wing that he didn't remember telling arresting officers that the bottles probably contained dope and that they were given him by q friend in San Francisco some 10 years ago. Three jurors and Judge Charles Sey, Commissioner presid- ing at the original trial, said they recalled such testimony by Doel- kar.
 The accused man in the current case testified yesterday that the officers were mistaken; that he had told them a satchel that had been taken from his office to car " certain articles away in was given him in San Francisco by friend. and that in the Commis- sioner's court he had denied tell ing the officers the dope was giv- cr him
 Grover c. Winn, one of Doelker's coun5el in both cases, declared
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
NOv Look At This!

With every fifty-cent purchase, or applied on account, we are giv- ing a ticket on beautiful Sydney Laurence painting, valued now at $150.00.
 The painting WIS have selected for some fortunate ticket holder was painted by MT. Laurence about three years ago, while in Juneau, and is a wild flower subject near Eagle River. The wild iris and lily of the valley are the central theme with a charming background of spruce, alder, mountains and sky. This is superb award, gathering value as the years go by and in the meanwhile you have the pleas ure of living with it. A ticket will be given with each fifty-cent pur- chase at The Nugget Shop until Christmas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
W. s. PEKOvICH
 SATISFIED WITH
 MINING SEASON
Head of Admiralty Alaska Property Is On His
 Way to States

Enroute to the States on a busi- ness trip, w. s. Pekovich, head of the Admiralty Alaska Gold Mining Company at Funter is in Juneau awaiting a steamship south. He will take passage tonight on the Alaska.
 He plans to spend some time in Seattle, and after reaching there may decide to go to New York. He is accompanied by Mrs. Peko- vich.
 Also Works Williams Property
 Besides operating the Admiralty Alaska mine, MT Pekovich is work ing the Williams property at Hawk Inlet on which he took an option year and half ago.
 Work at the Admiralty Alaska mine and at the Williams property is virtually closed down on ac- count of the winter weather" MT. Pekovich said. "The Admiralty Alaska's season was satisfactory, meeting all expectations.
 Four Men Remain
 About four men will be en- ployed throughout the winter to keep the property in readiness for the resumption of operations in the Spring.
 'The run of the min at the Williams property was very grati- flying"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
TORRANCE COMES TO
 GET MAIL, FREIGHT

To get mail and freight for Chilkoot Barracks, the Unite d States Army boat Fornance ar rived in Juneau last evening. She will await the arrival from Seattle of the steamship Admiral Watson, which is due here tomorrow morn ing, and expect to leave on re- turn to the Barracks tomorrow afternoon
 The Torrance brought number of enlisted men and several officers, who will return on her.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
FINDS LITTLE VARIATION
 AMONG COWS IN DIGESTION

SALTWATER, Ok;a., Nov. 26.- Results of digestion tests at Okla homa A. & M. College indicate the various breeds of dairy cattle differ but slightly in their ability to utilize feeds, A. H. Kuhlman of the college dairy staff reported.
 In almost every instance, with identical rations being fed, the COWS of different breeds digested about two-thirds of t,22 rations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
NOME ADDS TEACHER
 TO PRIMARY GRADES

Due to congestion in the primary grades in the Nome Public Schools an additional teacher has been em- ployed by the Nome School Board, i. was announced today by w. K. Klerr, Commissioner of Education.
 Miss Eileen Spaeth, Ketchikan, has been obtained for the position and is now enroute to Nome She will handle classes from the Fifth and Sixth Grades.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
NORCO BRINGS MAIL

First class mail was brought to Juneau from Seattle and way ports by the motorship Norco, which ar rived here last evening. She took no mail south on her departure early this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26

According to the terms of the contract, the line must be complet- ed by the end of 1886, and the $75, 100000 furnished by the Iraq government must be spent before the concession lapse.
 Contracts for trucks, cars, ma terial and supplies for all kinds Of provisions have been handed out to the three countries con- cerned. Even the engineering and expert staffs are being recruited
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26

from all three nations.
 The line will run between Kir- kuk, in Mosul, and the two ter rninals at Alfa and Tripoli, Its construction involves the building of two overhead cable ferries across the Tigris and Euphrates to carry materials and supplies. Later trenches will be blasted in the beds of the rivers to carry the twelve-inch pipe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
WORK RUSHED
 ON PIPE LINE

JERUSALEM, Nov. 26. - Eng land, France and the United States have now joined forces in order to finish the great Iraq oil pipe line by the specified time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26

Rarely photographed, Mrs. Alfred B. Smith, Jr.. daughter-in-law of the former Governor of New York, was caught mapping by the camera when she recently attended a char 'ity fashion show at a New York night club. Many famous stars of stage and screen acted as manne-
 quins.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26
ot snch importance that mo person interested m the purchase of Q 1y-briced am1omobile
 cam afford to disregard it

1 MERlCA naturally expects big things of Chev- roet For it is Chevrolet that first brought beauty and comfort to the low-priced field pioneered the sx-cylinder engine built the most economical cars and the most dependable. And it is Chevrolet who has led the world in sales for of the past years* 50 each at this time America looks to the leader to learn what's in the way of lowprced transpor- tation.
 And again Americas confidence is fully justified The new Chevrolet to appear next month standards Tn every phase of motoring. Again Chevrolet has broken boldly with the past wherever change improvement in style comfort smoohness performance safety econ omy, and dependability.
 chevrolet engineers have packed this latest of long line of successful with thrill after thrill and ad-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26

vancement after advancement Fisher body craftsmen have taken advantage of longer wheelbase to contribute coachwork which is unique in the ow-prce field including dynamic styling, and an lnven- ton which you will immediately recognize as one of the fundamental comfort improvements of all time And the experience gained in the production of
 than 80OOOOO cars together with the marked advant- ages that naturally to the leader in sales, has made it possible to build the Chevrolet at price which takes account of today's incomes.
 So keep an open mind the question of auto- mobile purchase until you Chevrolets Great Amer jean Value for 1933 And watch for it next month! It will protect you beyond doubt, that this is the time to buy car, and this is the to buy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26

Old papers for sale at Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-26

Classified ads pay
The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06
Is the Negro in Bushes a Failure!

exaggerate the situation and circu-
late ~falsehoods throughout the world
to their own undoing. You read great
headlines as GREATEST NEGRO
BUSINESS FAILS, NEGRO BANK
ROBBED BY. IT'S OFFICERS, and
THE TWILIGHT OF NEGRO BUSt-
NESS.
When the concerns Of other races
fail, however, you read in the press
only a brief mention of it with an
expression Of regret, and it passes
from public notice. WV.
The other day a large insurance
company out west failed with a bill
lion dollars Of liabilities, but the
dailies devoted only a few inches to
it. | nthe Ease of the trouble of the
National Benefit life Insurance com
pany, however. reports, rumors, and
falsehoods spread like a fire alarm
at midnight.
Recently, too, when one Of the
main concerns Of a multimillionoire
in Chicago went into the hands of
the receivers the press said practical
~ nothing about it except to give the
facts then known. When a quarrel
developed in the Victory Life man
I agement, however, almost every Ne
gro organ of consequence industri-
ously carried the alarm to the utter
INST parts of the earth, proclaiming
the failure Of the Negro in the bust
ness world.
AS a matter Of fact, however, in
! neither case have the policyholders
lost their investments, and the alarm
is a reflection on people who are so
ignorant as to be so easily disturbed.
Itelligent people know that the
government in this country protects
the interests of policyholders so that.
come what may, they do not lose. If
the officers and stockholders so con-
duct their businesses as to wipe out
their investments, that is their affair.
Since they are in control they should
so manage the business as to take
care Of such interests. If they fail
to do so, they must accept the loss
as their reward.
An investigation shown, however,
that ven when you consider the
matter from the point Of view of the
proportions a larger number of
white than Negro enterprises have
failed, and during this depression
Negroes have lost much more money
in the failure of white businesses
than in the cases Of those of Ne
gtoes. Yet those complaining Ne
groes seldom mention what they lose
that way. A bank controlled By
whites may fail with their funds in
it, but a Negro bank must not do so.
Investigation further shows that
The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06
(By Carter c. Woodsonl

I have just returned from the
maret which is not far away from
my office. | often go over there at
noon to buy a bit of fruit and to talk
with a young woman who so success
fully conducts a fruit stand there in
cooperation with her mother. Some
school; but her memory was poor,
and she could not understand what
/ was trying to do. She stayed a few
weeks, smiling at the others who
toiled; and she finally left, feeling
that going to high school was merely
throwing away time. She learned
from her mother, however, how to
make a living and be happy.
/ was reminded of her, too, just a
moment ago when there came to my
office a friend who succeeded in mas
tering everything we taught in high
school and then distinguished him
self in college. He brought me a
song Of woe. Having extreme diff
Guilty in finding what he is trained
to do. he has thought several times
of committing suicide. | encouraged
him to go ahead and do il. The soon
err the better. The food, water, and
air which he is now consuming may
then go to keep alive some one who
is in touch with life and able to
grapple with its problems. He has
been educated away from the fruit
stand.
| had been trying to convince this
man of the unusual opportunities
for Negroes in business, but he re-
| primanded me for urging him to take
up such a task when most Negroes
thus engaged have been failures.
"If we invest our money in en-
terprises of our own" said he, "those
in charge will misuse or misapprop-
pirate it. We had just as well keep
On throwing it away or deposit it In
F.; financial institutions controlled by
| those of another race"
| Upon investigation, however, | find
that this complainant and most 9TH
ers like him have never invested any
thing in any sort of Negro enter
prise. But they feel a bit guilty
Of this account, and when they have
some apparent ground from fault
finding they try to satisfy their con-
science which all but condemns them
for their suicidal course Of getting
all they can out of the race while
giving nothing back to it.
Gossipers and scandal-mongers a.
mong Negroes, Of course, come to
the assistance of these fault-fnders
Miseducated by the oppressors of the
race. such michief- makers expect the
Negro to fail anyway. They seize,
then, upon the unverified reports,
The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06

turing G. Nj. "A. cigars.
C. M. A. stores are assisting other
Negro business by using the service
of two photographers, one Negro
sign maker, n Negro tire and bat
terry service, two Negro printers, one
Negro paper supply company, a Ne
gro advertising agency, and a Negro
artist.
The Harlem C. NJ. A. stores use
two Negro bakers, purchase meats
and sliced bacon from a Negro CON
Germ, feature a sausage made by a
Negro. and use a Negro laundry for
their linen supplies. Negro manufac-
turers are encouraged to ship their
products to the national office of the
G. NJ. A. and an arrangement has
been made with the Peoples Model
Store to display this merchandise on
what is called a "Shelf of Negro
Manufactured Products" The C. M.
a.. is thus laying the foundation for
the development of a large field a.
mong Negroes"
Housewives League
One of the most important and in
teresting sessions of the convention
of the National Negro Business Lea.
que was tse session held by the
Housewives League. Delegates from
eleven cities attended and presented
detailed reports concerning the acti.
vities of the Leagues in their COM
munities. Miss Eva D. Bowles, chair
man of the Women's Auxiliary of
the Harlem Housewives League, de-
hvered the address of welcome. An
excellent paper on "What the Woman
Who Buys Expects Of the Man Who
Sells" was read by Mrs. T. Arnold
Hill Of New York City. The body
voted unanimously to continue the
work of the organization in affilia-
ton with the National Negro Bust
ness League.
The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06

in proportion to the amount Of CAPT
tai invested Negro enterprises mani
fest about as much strength as bust
neses of others similarly situated.
The main trouble with the business
es Of Negroes is that they are not
adequately supported, and consequent
" they do not always grow strong
enough to pass through such an
ordeal as this depression.
In the ease Of the businesses Of
other they not only find that neces-
sary support to develop this power,
but they become able to help one
another. In the time Of the depress-
ion, one poorly supported Negro en-
terprise is about as weak as another.
Neither one can help the other. and
the enterprises Of other races are
not interested in seeing ours succeed.
Negro business men have made
mistakes, and they are still making
them; but the weak link in the chain
is that they are not properly sup
ported. The Negro business man.
then, has not failed so much as he
has failed to get support. The Am
erican Negroes as a group have fail
ed in business.
have seeii any sense in
~denouncing those Negro business men
who with the limited experience and
opportunity have lone the best they
could in a sphere entirely new to
them.
/ am sure that I can figure out
SOM of the mistakes made by Her
man Perry, Samuel w. Rutherford,
and Anthony o. Overton, but | see
standing out in bold relief so many
of their beneficial achievements that
l am praying for the day when we
shall build monuments to these men.
Following the lead of w. w. Brown
Of the True Reformers, these fore
runners blazed the way in all but
forbidden field and directed us toward
economic independence If the next
generation, avoiding their pitfalls,
will build upon the foundation. which
they have laid, the Negroes of to-
morrow will have no reason for look
ing To others. They will be able To
think and do for themselves.
In view of these facts, anyone go
ing around decrying the NEGRO in
business IS either ignorant Of mali
cious. II we listen TO such nonsense
and govern ourselves accordingly to
the do-nothing policy thereby sug-
gested we had just as well commit
suicide. The day of the handout has
passed. The hone for the Negro. like
the hope for any other poor people,
lies in the proper solution Of the
promleb Of making a living by en-
terprise and cooperation. On this
foundation and on this only can we
build a culture which will attract the
attention of the world.
The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06
G. NJ A. PROGRAM FEATURES
ANNUAL MEETING OF Ma
TIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE

The S3rd annual convention of the
National Negro Business League
held in New York City. June 10 10
= vas another evidence of the fact
that Tuskegee Institute reaches far
beyond the class rooms and shops an
r. campus in the fostering Of ON
strDclve activities that will lead Ne
gro people to reach a higher ground
o. economic independence. and eiti-
zenzhip. Founded by Booker t. Wash
ingt7n in 1900. the National Negro
Business League under his guidance
and that Of its present president
Robert r Motion. has grown stead
ily for thirty-three years.
A report Of the convention IRE
pared by Ferol Vincent Smoot for
the Associated Negro Press states
that this was c only the most
spectacular. but the most successful
convention IN the history of the lea
que. The report states further that
during the three days more than
1900 people visited the sessions of
the convention and the trade exhibit.
The 0Teaing session was held a.
The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06

came necessary for him to make his
headquarters in New York.
Mr.. Holsey's report was one of the
high spots in the convention. Elk.
cerpts from the report follows:
"Since the last convention SO
public meetings were held in the in
terest of Negro business. Thirty-two
OF these meetings were held outside
of greater New York. We have, there
fore, through these meetings, reach
ed more than $4,000 people in which
a direct appeal was made to them
for cooperation and higher standards
Of business procedure.
Direct contacts have been made
with local groups of business men
and women in SO cities. In addition
to the combined Trade Week and
Trade Exhibit which was sponsored
by the Harlem Business Mems cluL
trade campaigns and trade exhibits
have been held in Baltimore. Phila-
delphia, Pittsburgh, Dallas. Texas.
Atlantic City, N. j., Salem,
n. G., Cincinnati, Ohio, Detroit. and
Richmond. Va.
Mr.. Holsey pointed u that while
all Of the local groups which sponsor
ed these movements are not formal
ly affiliated with the National Ne
gro Business League, that organiza-
ton did cooperate with several of
them by sending suggestions, mater
lal, and speakers.
Since the last convention fourteen
of the twenty-seven stores operating
under the c. M. "A. franchise IN
greater New York have been re-
modelled according to the c. M A.
specifications and more than one-half
OF these grocery stores are now stores
which have been started by men who
have caught the spirit of the C. NJ.
A. and are now conducting business
enterprises of their own. but affili-
ated with the c. M. A. in order to
get the benefits of scientific buvine
advertising, supervisor, and merchan.
dising.
Many Given Employment
In the new model stores establish
ed to operate under the C. NJ. a.
franchise, forty-one Of our peonle
are employed. In addition to these
fourteen Negroes are directly EN-.
ployed in the combined offices Of the
National Negro Business League and
the National G. NJ. A. Stores max
ing a total Of ffty-fve persons for
whom employment has been created
since the opening of the New York
office in the fall of 1929. There are
also four statesmen directing the sales
of O. M. A. tobacco products and
there We're sixty salespeople for the
securities of the National C NJ. A
during the campaign which has now
been closed In all 121 persons have
directly employed through the
activities of the C. M. A. and the Ma
tional Negro Business League. Forty
Negroes are employed in the factor
has the contract for manufac-
The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06
Much Credit Due HoIsey

no small part of the success Of
the major project of the Business
League-the c. NJ. A. Stores-is due
to the vision and efforts of ALBION L.
Holsey, Tor many years secretary to
the principal at Tuskegee Institute.
Until two years ago Mr.. Holsey had
divided his time between the interests
OF the institute and the league. With
the expansion Of the c. NJ. A. project
and Mr. Holsey's election to the
see~retaryship Of the league and the
presidency Of the c. NJ. a., it be-
Evening star., 1932-09-23
CRISSINGER CHARGE
IS DROPPED BY U. S.
Former Currency Controller Was
Accused of Fraud in F. H.
Smith Co. Case.

Neil Burkinshaw, special assistant to
Attorney General Mitchell. today nolle
pressed an indictment charging mail
fraud against Daniel r. Crissinger,
former Controller of the Currency and
later an official Of the F. H. Smith Co.,
investment brokers.
The indictment was reported by the
District grand jury in November, 1929,
against G. Bryan Pitts, former chair
man Of the board, and other Smith COM
pany officials, but had never been called
for trial No reason was given for drop
ping the charge.
The action taken with regard to Cris-
singer was believed to have been inf1u-
enced by testimony at the trial OF q.
Bryan Pitts, former head of the Smith
company. which indicated that the
former Treasury official had no part in
the active management of the Smith
company.
At one point it was brought out that
recommendations from CriSsinger were
ignored by Pitts and that the latter
had given instructions to subordinates
to keep from Crissinger" information
pertaining to some Of the irregular &C
tivities of the company.
Shortly after the indictment, Gov
ernment prosecutors said Crissinger and
former Representative Frederick N.
Zihlman Of Maryland were used as
bait" to secure the investment OF funds
in Smith Co. bonds. It has never been
commended that either of these men re-
ceived anything except their salaries
in return for their efforts in behalf OF
the Smith Co.
No explanation was forthcoming as
to the failure to nolle pros the indict-
ment against Zihlman.
Others named in the indictment were
Pitts, Samuel j. Henry, c. Elbert Ana
dale, John H. Edwards, jr., and Henry
Maddux. It is not expected that any
Of them will be prosecuted under the
mail fraud indictment.
Evening star., 1932-09-23
CHINA TO COLLECT CUSTOMS.

SHANGHAI, September % (SpeciaD
While not exactly imposing an eco
nomic blockade against Manchukuo,
China will collect duties on all goods
entering Manchukuo at customs stations
outside the new state, according to a
statement issued this evening by Finance
Minister T. " Soong.
Soong cites Japanese interference in
Manchukua. declaring that through its
mouthpiece, the "so-called Manchukuan
foreign minister" Japan is severing
Manchuria from the rest of China. not
only politically but also economically, by
building tariff wall in defiance of in
ternational treaties, pacts and economic
laws. thus forcibly cutting adrift 80
100000 Chinese from 100000 900 of their
countrymen.
The further announcement Of the
japanese, Chuichu Ohashi, the so-called
vice minister of foreign affairs" saws
Soong's statement, that Manchukuo
does not intend to open the interior of
the country for residence and invest
ment concessions to the nationals of
any powers, except those that grant
de Jure recognition to the Manchukuo
government, and who, at the same time,
rellnqu1sh extraterritoriality, shows
that the open door in Manchuria is
closed not only to all foreign nations
except Japan, but even to China itself"
Because retaliatory acts China will
attempt to impose tariff, commencing
Sunday.
(Conyriphf 1o2cl