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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02
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SYNOPSIS: At sea in the whirlpool of intrigue that fills the ancient Citadel of Mekaz- zen, Margaret Maligni is taken to see her girlhOod sweetheart, Otho Bellcme, lying bound and wounded. He has been betray- cd by Raisul, the son of the Kaid of Mekazzen, and by Jules Maligni, Margaret's hus b nd. Raisul has threatened Oth0 pri- vate in the Foreign Legion, and Margaret as well. Jules is no protection. In desperation Mar garet remembers Colonel Le Sage of the French Secret Serv- ice, who is trying to unravel the intrigues of Mekazzen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02
FARM PRODUCTS PRICES VARY
 WIDELY IN STATES.

A wide range of prices of farm products in var ious parts of the country is reported by the Bureau of Agricultural Economies. New England farmers are getting better prices for most of their products than are farmers in other parts of the country,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02
The New Democracy.
(New York World-Telegram)

Does the rising of dictators, of one-man rule, throughout the world merely fit an emergency as in war or is it a trend toward something new in government which will yet not be dictatorship but more effective democracy?
 | What is the possible meaning in terms of future government of the powers conferred by Congress upon President Roosevelt?
 There can be doubt that in the last election one man stood out pre-eminent in the mind of the electorate. He Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sena- tors and Representatives were incidental. Democ- racy Nressed itself by choosing Democ- racy has done this before, but not under the same necessities. The vote expressed the scientific era of concentration. Democracy spoke and choose, and President Roosevelt must answer If the eye of the nations democracy in stead focused exclusively upon Congress it would neither much control as much On the other hand if MT. Roosevelt were in fact dictator he would like all autocrats, be subject to the great dangers of one-man rule.
 The question which emerges, therefore. is Will democracy in this complex age be compelled to sim plify it's system of representation as means of fiency and popular control? Will legislative bodies tend to shrink in number? Will there be fewer spokesmen for the people, fewer stewards to hold accountable?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02

old friends. She is helping me, and I, her. If all goes well tonight, she'll be out of this place quite soon."
 Rising, Colonel Le Sage strode to the door and after suddenly open ing it, glanced to right and left along the dim-lit stone tunnel-like passage.
 Good said he, placing kindly hand of Othos shoulder. Your chance-and mine-comes tonight. Good luck, Belleme."
 Copyright, 1882, F. A. Stokes Coo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02

Yesterday the Juneau Cold Storage Company made it's twelfth semi-annual interest payment on it's outstanding bonds Not has it defaulted or been overdue in making such payments and it's bond retirement schedule is fully maintained That record is well worth remembering by those who have money to invest these days After all sound local investment is the best that can be made
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02

Messrs. Carl and Lucas, who had been living in the Delaney cottage, gave it up
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02

The law partnership that had ex- isted between Judge R. A. Gunni- son and John w. Marshall was dis solved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02

From the way factories are opening it appears that people the receiving end of the flow of beer money going to do their share of spend ing Indianapolis News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02

Russian dentists filling patients teeth with steel, while Soviet rulers approve of filling foes systems with lead.-(Chicago News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02
Chapter fl
\ NEW MISUNDERSTANDING

IOlolllS HUH Ollt CuolllOIltQ llldL- tress that served him indifferent. ly as armchair, cough and bed Colonel Le Sage strode to tht heavy iron-plated door of his room
 That wasn't Ma jor Langeac'. knock, but it was the knock al right.
 Warily opening the door, Le Sagt saw a Moorish woman, or rather a cloak which presumably conceal ed a Moorish woman, for no fact was visible.
 "Yelverbury?" he inquired in g whisper.
 Ut is I, Margaret" she whispered in reply, as she slipped into the room, and Le Sage locked the door
 "Oh, am in such trouble, Colo nel Le Sage. I've come to you fol help. You will help me, won't you?'
 What is it?" asked Colonel Lf Sage. A little coldly, Margaret thought.
 Could it be that he was another of those people who promise every thing and perform nothing? Hac he cultivated her solely for his owr end, and for her possible usefulness to him.
 'You will help me?" she asked him urgently, seizing his arm.
 What is it?" again asked Colon el Le Sage.
 Yes. Definitely unenthusiastic.
 He had been very different from this when it had been a question of his being useful to him.
 T did my best to help you, Colo nel Le Sage. And I'll help you all I can. I'll do anything you ask, if only you'll help me now, just this once" -f
 Margaret fought back her tears tears of pain, misery and disap- pointment. Was there no one in ths world she could trust-except Otho? !? And yet she had felt such confi- dence in this man. An instinctive liking and trust.
 What was he saying about Yei7 verbury3 Why talk abouD that now?
 Oh, Colonel Le Sage, do listen to me and help me. My eldest and dearest friend is ..
 One moment, Mrs. Maligni. You must answer my question before We go any further. must know where I am"
 "Oh, Colonel Le Sage, trusted :"
 Yes, Mrs. Maligni. And I trusted you absolutely, although it's not my custom Now tell me why didn't you give me the password when you came to my door? And when you've told me that, just tell me where you got it."
 T don't understand, Colonel Le Sage"
 You don't? At tte end of our talk together, you suddenly shot it at me, and I admit you made me feel something of fool. What was the exact idea, Mrs Mahgni, in concealing the fact that you knew all the time who I was?"
 But I didn't I ."
 And I wonder how the devil your husband got hold of it. And I'd have sworn that that legion naire lad was honest, too straight, too fine. suppose he gave me and the password away to Riccoh, and Riccoli told it to the Malignis, and Jules Maligni told you"
 Told me what?" cried the be- wildered Margaret.
 Look here, Mrs. Maligni. There's the small matter of my life at stake and you can believe me when I say that it is a very small matter in comparison with my sue cess. That is an enormous matter, and I stick at absolutely nothing when I am working for my coun- try.
 How long have you known who I am? Who else beside your huS- band and his father know who am? And who was it told you a pass -word that I'd have sworn only I and one other man ever knew? It's important.
 Was it your noble husband, or was it Riccoh hinself?"
 "Colonel Le Sage, what are you
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-02
20 YEARS AGO
 From The Empire
MAY 2. 1913

MAY 2, 1913 w. A. Hesse, known all over AL aska as a popular United States mineral land surveyor, had taken up a new idea. He arrived in Ju- neau with one of the finest moving picture outfits in existence and planned to make Alaska studies during the coming season. While in Juneau he planned to take pie lures of the legislators in action. "Muka Gus" a well-known fig ure in Douglas, died in Juneau.
 "The Days of Ninety Eight" were to be re-lived in the ElkS' Ballroom in honor of the First Territorial Legislative Session. The Session just adjourned, had been meeting in the Elks Hall, which was trans formed over night into a prosper ous looking gambling hall. To make gambling just lot of fun, i the Elks were circulating quantities of "Elks' Bull Coin" with which to play roulette, faro, black jack and chuck -a-1uck.
 The Totem" was placed on the local newsstands and was selling like hot cakes"
 The law partnership that had ex- isted between Judge R. A. Gunni- son and John w. Marshall was dis solved
 Shelley Graves, formerly with Charles Goldstein, has taken up new line, being temporarily To- cated with a sample room on Main street.
 Messrs. Carl and Lucas, who had been living in the Delaney cottage, gave it up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18

inally it was drawn up to prevent any foreign concerns claiming their profits were the mother cOmpany's. Despite the fact that Ambassador Edge and Premier Tardieu signed pact to abolish this form of taxation France now calmly expects to collect vast sums from American compan- ies in her limits. And just to keep her from being angry over any refusals to pay give her the cream of the liquor import quota, instead of Italy and some other countries more willing to go half way with us. It doesn't pay to be too gener- ous.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18
A Book a|Day by BRUCE CATION
"Wetiquette" Will Guide Your Step.

Changing times, changing man.
 ners. So, When lying on the floor,
 in front of baf, one never should place ones elbows on the brass
 rail-"
 That should be suitable intro-
 ductioh to "The 'Drunk's Blue
 Book" written by Norman An-
 thony, editor of Ballyhoo, and o, Soglow, author of "The Little King" , The authors ask, pertinently, | why nothing has been done about
 our trunks, with the situation growing more tense as liquor
 comes back. Are they to become
 the Forgotten Men of 1894, they demand, in shrill accents. Is there to be no Social Author l ity, no guiding friend, to whom they may stagger in their hour of
 need? The answer is No! Or Yes, as the "Drunk's Blue Book' ap- | pears.
 You'll learn your 'Wetiquette' from this volume. You'll wade Git erally) through sobriety tests; you'1lt learn how to i'll in the gaps of the might before"; you'll cut your eye teeth on cover-uppers and
 women only; you'll find how gel | into fights.
 When you've done this, you can practice on "Drunk's Mother
 Goose; try out jolly games for drunks; learn the words in drunk's dictionary; and op if off with
 useful articles that every drunk will want to buy" | It's called a. brandnew book to
 fit brand-new era, a flying pink
 elephant with every copy" It's
 publihsed. by the Frederick A
 Stokes Co, at $1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18
We're Too Generous

In anticipation of some sort of trade relationship with France which will im- prove that of the present day the federal government has jumped the French wine import quota. In one respect this may be wise move, but in another 1t repre- sentS simply concession upon our part that was not called for by anything the French have done for us in recent months. There can be no doubt about the fact that France vintners have been relying on the American markets for years. It has been their goal. In fact, they have interested themselves in the passage of the legisla- tion necessary to insure prohibitions repeal.
 When the 18th amendments doom was sealed this summer by popular opinion i'll several states, there were great prepara- tions in the wine-producing nations to cash in on the states. When an embargo was placed on foreign shipments this fall there was consternation in foreign ports. Uncle Sam wasn't going to be as easy nut to crack as first imagined. This con-. sternation turned to actual distress with the announcement of import quotas to be based on the amount of imports the United States was sending to the wine and liquor nations.
 There has been considerable jockeying of recent weeks over the setup of the various quotas. Countries, like Ireland, desirous of finding ready market for their liquors, were agreeable to our re- quest for a fair exchange. Others were silent. Apparently without any actual protest, France gets her wine quota doubled. We wonder if the powers that be at Washington took into consideration the fact that France has just assessed American companies $122,650 100000 to cover taxes under the double taxation law. In 1882 Premier Tardieu and the Ameri- can Ambassador signed an agreement abolishing this form of taxation
 The idea of the double taxation law is simple. Any company or subsidiary oper- sting in France is subject to regular taxes, as are French Companies. and also extra taxes on profits of the mother company and all the mother company's subsidiaries throughout the world. Orig
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18
SHIRT FRONTS FOR BoBBIEs
(New York Herald -Tribune)

(New York Herald -Tribune)
 Ever stucklers as are the Eng
 fish for the masculine proproeties,
 1t has now been ordered by the
 highest London police authorities
 that the officer who would get
 ahead in his profession must be in
 full possession of dinner jacket
 and its accessories (before the fact,
 presumably, from patent pumps
 to- opera hat or Gibus, and that
 the larger and more varied his general wardrobe the more certain
 may he be of assignment to im-
 portant and delicate cases. Just as
 an actor is expected to be proprie- tor of a ngentleman's wardrobe,' Including sports, formal and busi-
 ness attire, so now will your ann
 bilious bobby see to 1t that when
 he comes up for examination he
 will make no mistake between a field guest costume and that of a hunt member and will not commit
 the solecism Of wearing a bowler
 with tails.
 These colorful and even amus- ing details of the grim saga of
 crime detection and prevention in England will seem perhaps. a little less humorous if one recalls the in- frequent attempts on the part of officers in our own country to affect the manners of a more elaborate world than that which constitutes their, customary midst. Federal prohibition agents when arrayed in purple and fine rented linen for the evening rated the sneezes and jeers of the most naive speakeasy door, men. Even the incomparable Moe land Izzy were better when disguised as walters than as gilded college youths. And, while exceptions. nat uraily, exist, there are few enough Philo vances on any American pc lice force. Simply from their longer experience with such things the English know that there times for l good manners and personable ap- pearance even in the business of |catching ccuntefeiters and detecting murder. e0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18

Washington, Dee. 1S-In the past month Franklin Roosevelt has staged a remarkable come- back-political and economic. Just a month ago rebellion was stirring in the farm belt, Wall street was guffawing at "the rubber dollar" industry was storming against the MIRA, and the republicans, in great glee, were sharpening their axes for the opening of congress.
 F. D. R. WINS
 This criticism now has mater- ially subsided. Roosevelt has won a remarkable victory, and he has won it on three fronts the MIRA, the farm, and the gold front.
 1. The MIRA. The flight of the Blue Eagle is a lot steadier now. This is due to two things.
 First, General Johnson came back from his trip west i'm . more cOnciliatory mood, has been giving industry virtually what 1t wanted since. This may or may not Dc a good thing for the public, but 1t has helped ap- peasc industry. Second, industry, quite aside from this, has come 10 sec that the NRA is Q real asset. It only takes two Rgures to illustrate how. Industrial pro- ductiOn dropped 25% between July and Nov. 1, but despite this fact, purchasing power increas- cd 16%. This was what won industry over the Blue Eagle. up to the fact that JOhnsOn's in- sistence on higher wages had giv- a new impetus to mass purchase ing power. They laid Off some men, but sold more goods.
 Also industry has found that it can weather the effects of a slump better than before. The textile industry, hit by the post7 July slump, curtailed production 25H, which was distributed equitably among all plants. Un- der the old cut-throat ssytem, no equitable curtailment would have been possible.
 Result: Such hard boiled, con SCL NotttC outilto ekS thS ANatkOitAA Coal association, the Iron and Manufacturers association have indorsed the NRA.
 FARM WALLS WEAKEN
 2. The Farm Situation. It still causes concern, but the walls have been reduced to mur- murs. Agricultural prices aver age one-thifd. higher than dur ing the dreary end of the Hoover days, but still have a long way to go before Roose- welt reaches his coveted goal of 1926 prices.
 However, Roosevelt told the American Farm Bureau Fedora ton last week that 'swe seem to be on our way The federal tion gave him an enthusiastic vote of confidence. s- GOLD VICTORY ASSURED
 3. Gold. The presidents big gest comeback is with his gold buying policy. Those who scoffed are much auieter. Many still do not approve, but are now anx- ious not to rock the boat. Also between what they hear from Frank Vanderlip and what they hear from Jimmy Warburg. they hardly know what to believe and so are willing to give Pro- lessor Warren and his commod- ity dollar a chance.
 The real Roosevelt phcnom. eplOn was to have F. M. Law Of Houston, president of the Amer ican Bankers association, de- clare that there was nothing wrong with gold- buying. He gave the president n big hand. Even the staid old U. s. Chamber of Commerce which had described
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18
We Give Up

We can easily see that the Legislature made serious mistake when 1t author ized construction of the Merritt High way by the State Highway Department. It never should have been attempted Tn this fashion. It is purely financial 2 undertaking that should have been floated privately with the state to take ultimate control of the route after all debts had been paid off and all investors received their dividends. In short we believe now that the route is too big an undertaking for the state, conditions being as they are.
 We did at one time say considerable about this theory. We suggested the toll road idea as being the most ideal way ot paying for the proposed express road through Fairfield county. The same thought was in the minds of many and was urged by various county groups. Stlll the state has persisted in its desire to construct such road as would be justly famous throughout eastern United States and at the same time afford relief from over congestion along the Boston Post Road.
 Right now there is another move afoot to make Governor Wilbur L.. Cross call special session of the Legislature to secure PWA funds with which to build the entire road The state has already announced that various sections of the road would be built within year. Democratic National Committeeman Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport is behind the latest drive and he seems to have the support of num- Der of prominent democratic officials, ln- cluding Motor Vehicle Commissioner Con- nor, Thomas Hewes, and Collector of Gus toms Fannie Dixon Welch
 MT McNeil says this state could secure az much as $18,o00,000 from PWA funds (an additional billion has just been made avaiable) with which to build the entire Merritt Highway. We have never heard any plans for the parkway call for this s.lm If the route eventually will cost that, then it is more than should be placed on the taxpayers of this state alone. It should be borne proportionately by those who traverse the new route. Some ot us may never go over the road but once m lifetime Others will use it daily. All should pay accordingly to the amount ot wear and tear they put upon it.
 This can only be done in one way. A parkway or county planning association should be formed It should float bonds and proceed with the construction and Identification of the road under state highway department supervision. lnas- much as the rights of way for almost the entire route have been acquired by the state there would be dual control exer- cised with the state acting as a check on the private or public company and vice versa. Until all obligations are retired the road should be toil-operated. Then 1t would revert entirely to state ownership and maintenance. To us this seems the only solution of problem that becomes each day more vexing and more provoca- tive of silly arguments
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18
So They { ,, Say

My own matrimonial. situa- tion? We'll, now, I am like my father, fin that singular state be- tween matrimony and freedom. Gypsy-footed, we Fairbanks call it Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.-
 fNss-4 s
 Woman,s superlative world is to build a better race--Albert Edward Wiggafn, author. st. s41
 There IS no reason why a North American cannot live in Central America without suffering from disease, if he leads an active, heal thy life, and keeps indors after nigttfall.--pr Raymond l.. Dit mars, ezoologist. y,s :,
 Submission to authority in no way detracts from the domain of freedom Cardinal Patrick J. Hayes. z.
 Neither law nor circumstances should efrace the Christian ideal of mans obligation to his neiglibor: Ogden L. Mills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18
HISTORY

There is a general belief that the manufacture of slaves was car ried on as early as 1714, which would account for the numerous saw-mills that were erected along our streams. About this time what was termed "the great sick ness' took an excessive toll of lives, and from october, 1712, to September. 171S, more than 20 persons died. In 1711 "a book of records" was established.
 The small meeting house was considered too small about this time, and work was started on its enlargement, and at the same time 1t was also decided to enlarge MT Southmayd's salary. It was 50 pounds in provision pay in 17lO. and in 1719, it was agreed to give him 60 pounds. Tn 1715 the co! lonial law was passed compelling a man to support his children and grandchildren. and children to support their parents, and grand nareY1tS E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-18

Professor Yandell Henderson, the emil nent Yale toxicologist, is perfectly at home when describing the effects of al- cohol to congressional committee. Dur ing these last few years, in which the pro- hibition statutes were knocked about ln legislative chambers, he was frequently called to Washington to offer expert ad- vice on alcoholic liquors. He contributed a great deal to the repeal drive. Now he advocates the sale of full-strength whis- key in package form only and at price of from $3 to $4 a quart. Whiskey should be sold per drink, though, he states, at 10 to 15 cents per glass. This would be q diluted whiskey. We don't think high priced whiskey will ever end bootlegging. It hasn't in countries that experimented with prohibition as we did. You'll find all of them now scrapping such ideas and getting down to fundamentals.