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The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Parade of Base Hits
Due Big Outburst;
Team Believes
Bv GARRETT WATERS

Last week when the Chicago White sox left town The
Griffmen had an idea that they'd enjoy muchneeded
respite at the hands of the st. Louis Browns who were
scheduled for set of five
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of shortening even those i'm
mensely improved odds.
Here is the book on the
American League:
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Baseball Standings

%Standings year ago this date.
$Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Detroit Philadelphia POSTPONED. wet
grounds.
TOday's Games
st. Louis at WASHINGTON.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-15
WHISKEY MONOPOLY IN MAKING?

Eastern newspapers recently carried a copyrighted International News story to the effect that charges are to be laid before Attorney General Cummings monopoly of whiskey production in the United States in anticipation of Prohibition repeal One holding company, it was learned, has obtained control Of 55 per cent the distery capacity of the country
 Just now it would not be difficult to acquire control of the visible supply of hard liquor in the United States. The total stocks slightly under l200O 900 gallons of which only 4800000 matured repeal effective would be 8,OO0OO0 gallons month The nadequacy of the supply on hand is emphasized further by the fact that in the preProhibition era American distilers carried hand in the neigh borhood of 300000,000 gallons of spirits If the constitutional ban is lifted, Americans will have to look for a while to foreign countries for large part of their whistles Canada and Scotland the principal sources Some of the industry's lead CTS are of the opinion that there not present enough dstieries in the world adequately to supply the vast American market for several years after repeal That means of course, that good whiskies will be at premium.
 Congressional wet" leaders have been giving serious study to the situation They reported to be giving consideration to legislation to allocate whiskey production throughout the country after repeal as one means of preventing monopoly and profteering. Another possible avenue of preventive action would be exercise by President Roosevelt of the licensing power reposed in his hands by the National Recovery Act.
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that deal with money and currency should

be under supervision.
 These statements might have been made by a Socialist candidate for Federal office But they were not, MT. Kahn made them. With their context they compose significant revelation of the social conscience of great banker.
 In the realm of private banking one might
 expect to find the philosophy of aissezfare making it's last stand Instead of the most notable of private bankers is in the vanguard of those forces suggesting comprehensive control of business and finance by public authority MT. Kahn not only endorses the deal, but questions whether it goes far enough in it's assumption of
 authority to curb private financial transactions in the public interest. MT Kahns constructive suggestions are an en- couragng proof that order of controlled competition which seems to be upon will have the support and cooperation of powerful lead CTS in a field that expected to be relentless in its opposition.
 Kuhn, Loeb and Company is the second great private banking corporation to before the Senate Investigators The first J. P. Morgan and Company, not nearly constructive in it's criticism of the existing system Yet the testimony given at both hearings emphasizes more that private banking is misnomer, that the public interest requires the absorption of the doctrine ot non-interference into the larger field of regulated and responsible finance
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-15
ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT FORGET
 ALASKA.

It is gratifying to know that the Administration has not neglected the unemployed ot AlasKa III 'cS allocation of Federal funds for public works the expenditure of which is designed to furnish Jops to the involuntary idle Fears had been aroused recently owing to the fact that Delegate Dlmono was unable to obtain assurance that any of this money would be allocated to Territorial projects, that in it's concern the plight Of the millions of unemployed in the States, those in Alaska might have been overlooked. Press reports to The Empire set this neasiness at rest and disclose that hundreds of thousands of dollars probably in excess of s2,- 100000 has been designated for local projects
 Just what these projects no one knows A long list of them was prepared by Gov Troy ana releoate Dimond embracing roads, trails air fields buldings rivers and harbors projects and other work Which of these have been approved have not been announced.
 Just now the maJor requirement. is that the funds be made available with the least possible delay Every bit of red tape should be taken OH the expenditure so that men can get to work al once The remainder of the working season m the interior and far northern districts is extremely nm ited If unemployed workers of those areas are to earn sufficient funds to enable them to live through the coming winter haste in opening tht work is imperative It is not much less so in South east Alaska While season is somewhat longer there is not enough certainty about weather con- dtons here to gamble keeping crews in the field throughout the winter.
 In allocation of the funds to Alaska. the Ad- ministration took the first step toward relief The next step is to take all strings off the money except such as are deemed necessary to insure nroper expenditure and make it immediately avail able.
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A Vanished Century.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

The melancholy "reminiscences of an economist, musing over the nineteenth century, should at the behes of truth, take brief account of the abusive facts However happy the estate of the fortunate was, the books had many red entries brutal labor conditions, long hours low wages, the grinding tyranny of ever-present poverty, the dreadful war rens of the poor Wealth had acquired but the rudiments of social consciousness and in compara- lively rare instances. Trade was ruthless Coloni- zation was concerned with the profit and the power England had her India Belgium her Congo The fashionable Russia of the Romanoffs flourished in elegant extravaganza the misery of the serfs. Our own democracy violated her traditions in the spells of dollar diplomacy Mexico under Diaz was captalism's paradise.
 It is all over, as MT. Keynes sees it. His in- tellectual integrity requires him to acknowledge things as they He believes that each na- ton must be mistress of her home Goods should be homespun," far practicable and each nation must control it's own finances That is what he means by national self-sufficiency : . The philosophy which MT Keynes has arrived at under the logic and testimony of events, is much the same as that of Dean Donham of Harvard who believes that America has the material assets and industrial skill to construct a prosperity sur passing anything we have yet experienced.
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BACKING THE NEW DEAL.

One would not expect to find Kuhn, Loeb and Company, great private bankers, whom the Senate Banking Committee is now investigating, lending its support to the new deal in industry and finance that the Roosevelt Administration is pressing with all it's power. Yet what other conclusion can be drawn from statement made by Otto H. Kahn senior partner of that firm, during one of the committees hearings:
 If some way be devised by which rich people will pay more money to the Government; by which people pay what they manifestly on the face of their income ought to pay; I think you will render very great service to the community.
 think the test of speculation is the motive: to an almost controlling extent and the test is what good or harm is done to the community.
 am sure in my own mind that the time will come when you gentlemen will determine when all these instrumentahties
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Today and TOmOrrO,u
High and Mighty Language
By WALTER LIPPMANN

LONDON, July A few hours after the Presidents statement was received in London I met the Fiji nance Minister of country which is strongly in sympathy with the Presidents policy The minister was glad that the President had refused to subscribe to the gold declaration prepared at the end of last week. But he was bewildered by the statement. We are not children" he said, "and we do not see why we should have to be talked to in such language"
 This is, I believe, an accurate sample of the feeling in London With MT. Roosevelt's decision there is widespread agreement. Even in the gold delegation the ablest men recognize that, however inconveni- |ent it may be to them, the Presi- dent is justified in following out his policy. But if there is any one who thinks that the language of the statement can be defended, he lis not easy to find. Thus the fi- nancial editor of ''The Daily Her ald," who has been an active par tisan of the President, remarks this morning that "even those of us who support President Roose- velt's policy and regard it as the only proper approach to the prob lem of depression, may indeed feel that he has up to date treated the World Economic Conference lit tie too contemptuously." If this is the way MT. Roosevelt's friends feel, it may be imagined what is
 the state of mind of other people. Theodore Roosevelt used to ad-
 wise statesmen to speak softly and
 carry a big stick. Franklin Roose- welt carries the biggest stick in
 the world but he has chosen co
 speak loudly and harshly.
 One wonders why. The explana-
 ton, I suppose, is that MT. Roose- welt wished to turn the attention
 of the conference away from the
 immediate problem of the exchang-
 es to the consideration of more far
 reaching projects. If that was his
 intention, then it must be said at
 once that he must be wholly out
 of touch with the realities if he
 thinks he can do that by issuing
 prononciamentoes. He cannot have
 understood the state of mind ia
 the gold countries where among
 the governing classes the fear of
 imitation is an actual phobia.
 These gold delegations here are fighting, as they firmly believe, to Copyright, 1893, Ne
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Austrian Nazis reported to be placing the left hand the mouth salute to their com rades. The Governments supporters might adopt as a response the old American custom of placing the thumb of the right hand to the and waggling the fingers.
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.SPORTz
 
By ALAN GOULD

After examining the amazing re- turns from the National Collegiate track and field championships at Chicago, where a negro schoolboy from Cleveland, Jesse Owens, equal : led Ralph Metcalfe's and world record time of 9.4 seconds for 100 yards, you couldn't blame an en- thusiast for writing us as follows:
 At that rate, how soon will it be before some young fellow, un- der perfect conditions and pers haps a rolling start sprints 100 yards in seconds flat? Doesn't it seem entirely possible to you, cons sidering the way world records in almost every event have been knocked off? a
 Who would have figured Ted Meredith's quarter mile recor d would be smashed to bits in one year. not by just one but by two runners, Eastman and Carr? Who would have figured three runners within year would surpass Paavo Nurmi's famous 4:l0 2-5 mile rec ord? I refer to Ladoumegue, Venz- Ike and Cunningham.
 Whoever considered 1t possible for the 120 yard high hurdles to be negotiated in IA seconds flat? It hasn't been done yet, but two young men have been clocked within only one-tenth second short of that time and they no doubt will be down there before long Whats the limit, if there is any?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-15
Not In This Life

Mot In This Life E To our somewhat astigmatic vi-
 sion, the "nine-second 100" is no Inearer being achieved now than it was when Arthur Duffey first dashed the distance in 9.6 seconds.
 It has taken over 30 years for
 sprinters like Simpson, Wykoff and Metcalfe to flash past the tape in |94 with or without starting blocks. 1T doubt if any of the three really
 ran faster than Duffey.
 It will take at least another 60
 years, plus springboard. wings
 and an airplane motor, for any human being to do g seconds flat.
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protect themselves against political and social ruin. They may be wrong, but they believe it. Experi- ence alone and not words from America can make them cease to believe it. Therefore under present circumstances it is idle to imagine that they will discuss a radical re- construction of the worlds financ- es. ltr
 Likewise MT. Roosevelt cannot have understood how completely unequipped are his representatives here to deal with the kind of prof ect he has in mind. For one thing they do not know what is in his mind. For another there is not among them a single man who un- derstands monetary questions suf- ficiently to debate them. For an- other they have been so frequent ly repudiated that they are demor- alized. For another they are di- vided among themselves. How can a delegation, which lacks authority, which lacks technical competence, which lacks unity, which lacks contact with the President, hope to undertake the kind of difficult negotiation for far-reaching re- forms which the President desires? It cannot be done MT. RooSevelt's purposes may be excellent. He has completely failed to organize a dip lomatic instrument to express 5 them. If MT. Roosevelt means what he says, he must send a new delegation to London which knows what he means and has power to act for him.
 The simplest explanation of the whole episode is that MT. Roose- welt has been isolated on a boat, that he has not been kept inform ed. that he has lost touch with his advisers, and that lacking clear knowledge he has given himself the pleasure of being temperamental. Is there any better explanation2 There are some who have tried to think that the statement may have been couched in language suited to domestic politics. It does not seem likely. Congress is adjourned. The President is popular and powerful. He does not need to play politics at this time It is much more like ly that he has not been kept prop erly informed and that he acted on an impulse. But whatever the ex- planation he has hurt himself and his cause, and if his advisers are frank with him they will say so. ' York Tribune Inc.
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watches in five experienced hands say Maybe so, but laboratory ex- periments, as well as the Kirby camera clock" tested and proved, have shown some startling compar- isons with stop watch timing. In general, the hand-timing has been faster, although it may fluctuate either way.
 The fact that such fluctuation actually exists is enough to subject
 many stop-watch recordings to question. It seems to us that the substitution of electric timing for all our big championship meets, at least, is the only answer to devel- oping real accuracy and confidence.
 1t may jolt some of the boys, but it may also prove the current gen. eration of speedsters, like Metcalfe, Owens. Hornbostel, Bonthron, Gun 'ningham and Vanzke is really fast ,er than the watches so far have given them credit for.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-15

Advertisements in todays Empire tell you how much foods, clothing and household needs will cost you before you go shopping.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-15
NOTICE!

Tho Juneau Water Works have moved their offices to the First National Bank from where 1t will transact all business.
 adv. JOHN RICK, Manager.
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Hand Timing

Hand Timing
 I do not question the sincerity or experience of most of our timers. I know a number of men who have held stop-watches for two-score years, like Mortimer Bishop and the old master, Col Charles J. Dieges, without fear, favor or a tremble. But also happen to know that the consistency of hand timing, generally, as compared with electric or automatic timing, is subject to considerable question.
 This seems to us to be eiemen- tary. Proponents of hand-timing may say you can't go wrong by taking the average of what five
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-15
2n YEARS AGO
 From The Empire
JULY IS, 1913

JULY IS, 1913
 The taking of evidence in the Macdonald case began the after noon before and continued all day. Witnesses examined testified to the preliminary features of the case and not until afternoon did the government reach the point of in- troducing the story of the shooting that resulted in the death of N. c. Jones. The court room was crowded with spectators, many of them women.
 Ward T. Bower, head of the United States fisheries service in Alaska, arrived in Juneau with the Osprey, the new purchase made by the U. s. Fisheries bureau for service in Alaska. She was a trim craft, 72 feet long with a gross beam of slightly over IT feet.
 Col. D. c. Jackling, vice-preSi- dent and managing director of the Alaska Gold Company the hold ing company of the Alaska-Gasti- neau Mining Co.,, of which he was also vice-president and managing director, expressed himself as being pleased with the work which had been done py tne company's de- velopment work near Juneau.
 U. S. Marshal H. L. Faulkner purchased the James Gillen prop erty on Main Street above the resi- dence of Judge J. R. Marshall. The property had a magnificent view and would furnish two building lots. Marshal Faulkner was hav- ing plans drawn up for the con- struction of a house on one of them.
 Mrs. M. Wolle enberg and her alx ALic.
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The average man is more interested in having pocketized dollar than one that is merely stab ilzed.
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Mrs. M. Wolfe enberg and her daughters, Mrs. O. Black and Miss Lucille Wollenberg, were visiting at Eagle River
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-13

Lightning, striking the home of L. L. Summers, Massillon, O., bent a pan filled with water.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-13

Approximately one-third of the 6,000,000 farms of the nation are devoted to production of cotton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-13
THREE BROTHERS
 GET NET TITLES

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Oct. 13.-A family of tennis champions are the McSpadden brothers of Tahlequah, Okla, who recently cornersd hon. ors at the eastern Oklahoma tour nament.
 Ray, oldest of the three, retain ed his mems singles crown. Vance, the youngest, won the junior dou- bles title with Ed Lindsey of Ok lahoma City. Tom, the 'in-be- tween" brother, won the junior singles title by defeating Vance in the finals.
 Ray, 21, also won the Tri-State crown at Miami. Okla, last year. Tom is Is, and was runnerup in the Oklahoma collegiate meet this year, and Vance. Is, was runnerup in the state high school champion ships
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-13
LAUGH RIOT
 PLAYING AT
 THE CAPITOL
Wheeler and Woolsey Have
 Audiences Hilarious Tn w 50 This Is Africa

Bert Wheeler takes his cracking voice and Robert Woolsey his in- evitable cigar deep into the for bidding depths of the African jun gle in their latest comedy, 50 This Is Africa!' Columbia picture which convulsed the crowd at the Capitol Theatre last night. The real perils of the jungle encoun- tered in this instance are not wild animals, but wild women. a highly amorous tribe of beautiful Amazons led by Raquel Torres. Wheeler and Woolsey fall more or less willing victims.
 "So This Is Africa!" written by Norman Krasna and directed by Eddie Cline, who made Million Dollar Legs" takes it's cue from the numerous jungle thrillers that have hit the country's screens in recent months and proceeds to show what happens when pair of intrepid explorers like Wheeler and Woolssy try to shed a little light on the dark continent. Their safari consists of a beautiful blonde who plans to make a motion picture record of their exploits, a pack horse for Bob Woolsey's special edi- ton of the Encyclopaedia Britain mica, St. Bernard dog and re- beating rifle that repeats three times and dies.
 If Africa never. was quite as wild as it has been pictured, it certainly goes wild when this comic caravan lands to disrupt the peace and quiet of it's jungles. Even the animals are too busy laughing to themselves to molsst the invaders, who, among other startling discov- cries, stumble upon Africa's fa- nous back ward tribe-walking backwards as backward tribe S should. Anoth her laugh is Bert Wheeler donning hiking boots be- fore retiring for the night, in an- ticipation of walking in his sleep. Some new, perplexing problems for the explorers to solve are always popping out from behind tree and thicket
 Esther Muir plays the role of Mrs. Johnson Martini, greatest ex- pert on Africa and African cus- toms in the world.
 An interesting news reel, showing among other events, President Roosevelt visiting the reforestation camps of Virginia and enjoying luncheon with the boys, and se- lected short subjects completes this entertaining program at the Capitol Theatre.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-13
CLEARWATER OPERATORS s.. PRONOUNCED VERY GOOD
(Wrangen SentineD

With considerably more than a hundred ounces of gold recovered from the gravels of the Clearwater River, the Harrington Mines, Ltd., discontinued operations for the sea- son. Captain Harrington reports that while much of the work done this summer was in the nature of prospecting and developing, the cleanup is entirely satisfactory and operations will be resumed early in the spring.
 Capt. and Mrs. Hill Harrington, and their son Billy, will make their home in Wrangell this winter, as will Jack Wilson. A. w. H.. Smith, Business Manager for the Burlington Company and Chief Engineer Emerson Reid make also decide to stay in Wrangell this winter.
 Captain and Mrs. s. c. Bar rington have booked passage on the Yukon to Seattle where they have their home in the Queen Anne district.
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DRAMATIC FILM OF OIL KINGS
 PLAYING HERE
The Woman I Stole Star ring Jack Holt and Fay
 Wray Is at Coliseum

Another of those colorful, fast moving tales by the famous novel, ist, Joseph Hergesheimer, reached the local motion picture screen last night when his popular Tam pico," produced by Columbia and starring Jack Holt and Fay Wray, opened at the Coliseum Theatre. The feature title is "The Woman Stole"
 "The Woman I Stole" reveals Jack Holt as staggering, cock sure oil producer who has always had everything he wanted. What he desires he takes. He can't be bought, bluffed nor frightened. He is absolutely sure of himself-and has right to be.
 This time Jack, as the oil-mag- nate, Jim Bradier, happens to want Vida Corew, wife of the sup erintendent he has placed in charge of the fields. He doesn't hesitate to tell Corew that he wants his wife and is going to take her. And she-Fay Wray-is willing to go away with him.
 But to men like Jim Bradier, their work comes before women or any other interests. There is a crooked general manager, Lentz, who is delivering the Alianza Oil Company over slowly to it's rival. He must be disposed of-and is. There is a bandit chieftain, a General Rayon, who 1oots the Ali anza payrolls and fires it's wells. Bradier puts an end to his evil ac- tivities. The Alianza affairs must be strengthened out, and Bradier them.
 By the time all this is accom- plished. he doesn't want Vida Co., rev. Her husband doesn't want her either So she vanishes from the picture, lamented by no one! And Bradier and Corew, bitter enc mics on her account, are, in the end, the best of friends, drinking heartily together and starting off to conquer another bit of nature and turn out more oil tor the world
 Holt, as always, is splendid, He goes easily through all the diff culties he has to meet, always the t h orough, competent, clean-cut fighting man. Fay Wray is the Vida Corew and gives a fine performance in a difficult part. Her husband is Donald Cook, who is strengthened and made a better man through the he has with her.
 Two other players deserving of mention are Noah Beery, as the bandit chief, General Rayon and the other is little. dark-eyed Ra- quel Torres as dance-hall singer in love with the hero
 The setting, in small desert edged town in Northern Africa