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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
SPEAKING FOR MANKIND.

Although President Roosevelt's statement yester- day regarding disarmament and the subordinatlon of petty national aims was addressed to the rulers of all nations it was aimed at the peoples Of the nations of the world as we'll Upon these two factors as much as upon anything else depends the of the forthcoming World Economic Conference at London where it has been hoped that a start upon real wold economic recovery might be achieved And while he applied his de- clarations to nation and to no ruler, none can doubt that in the main they fit Hitler in Germany and Japan for it's aggression in Manchuria.
 No more courageous step has yet been taken by MT. Roosevelt than when he broke all diplomatic precedent and thus openly addressed himself in this to the heads of the worlds greatest powers. Not when he stepped out and closed this nations banks overnight, braved the wrath of the veterans organizations and risked the anger of Federal bureaucracy by drastic reductions in their expend lures greater courage required.
 The President did not confine himself to general tiles He was bold enough to set forth definite program which he declared should be inaugurated at once. Reductions of armaments on specific plan; the setting up of a consultative pact to pro- mote peace; and the defining of a definite time and place for later conference to put these things into effect; an immediate agreement that nation shall increase it's existing armaments; pledge by all nations to provide terms of limitations that shall be faithfully kept; and finally pledge that no nation shall send an armed force across any frontier.
 In language clear and unmistakable and with the vision of statesmanship MT. Roosevelt has put his finger the spots that causing present ills and predicate even greater troubles for the future. What nation will dispute the deep-seated truth of his assertion that
 it has become increasingly evident that as-
 of world economic peace and stabl-
 iy is threatened by selfish and shortsighted
 policies actions and threats, and it is high
 time that the United States and every other
 nation understand the simple fact that n-
 vasion of any other nation or destruction
 of national sovereignty be prevented
 only by complete elimination of the
 weapons that make such a possible
 today?
 Notably he has bid the world set up new order for conducting international relations He has put the dreams of millions of men and women into words that all understand They can be realized if the rulers he addressed will it. And his pointed warning to the nation nations that inter poses Instructions that the civilized world will know where responsibility for failure lies" ought to serve to prevent such obstruction.
 No powerful plea for international CO., operation has ever been voiced by the responsible head of any nation. MT. Roosevelt voiced his plea people but for all mankind
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
A Use for Poison Ivy.
(New York Herald Tribune)

While the world has been puzzled for some cen- turies to the precise intentions of Providence in creating poison ivy, it has remained for Pitts burgh society matron, whose name is not listed in the dispatches, to devise practical use for the noxious growth. All appeals to the esthetic and civic consciousness having failed to protect the hl side rocks of the Ohio River Boulevard from sign painters poison ivy is about to be tried as last resource The good lady mentioned has for years conducted campaign against advertisements which have defaced the scenic beauties of the countryside even going so far as to paint out the offensive inscriptions herself But, it were, to hoist her with her own petard, the sign painters have gone so far as to her own backgrounds as frames Tor further blurbs and now she has planted poison IVY up and down the landscape as last resort. In this case the phrase, "'Ware the ivy!" will replace the ancient admonition, Cave canem!
 If the experiment succeeds and universal planting of roadside poison ivy might serve, in addition to protecting exposed rock surfaces to sup press all billboard advertisements that the land- scape the true use of the vine would at last have been discovered and it's existence more than justi- fled
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

of course It satisfied her, after one searching look through the half darkness to find my eyes, and she went back to the light and the fire while I closed the door to the stairway.
 Please don't look like that" she said. 'fAS if I had cheated justice I don't know how to explain all this to you. It must sound very lurid, thus far. But you must see that I can't involve you. And after all" she added unexpectedly, "one's abduction is ones own affair"
 "It's very fortunate that it turned out in way that permits you to say that
 She looked at me quickly.
 Don't think I'm flippant. I'm I'm badly scared Perhaps in moment I can thank you properly. Just now I should like to get good and warm at your nice fire. Isn't it courious that just being cold can do things to your courage?"
 She stopped abruptly, as if that were at the moment too dangerous topic, and said quickly: q am Sue Tally. I'm staying here, of course. I'm intruding unforgivab- ly."
 wanted to tell her she was not intruding. wanted to tell her I was feasting my starved eyes just watching her. wanted to tell her she was a little fool not to let me go after the man myself or call the police.
 I said my name was Jim Sun dean and would she have a cigar cite.
 She refused and watched me light one. Her small nose sniffed a little and she said in a pleased way:
 Why, that's an American ciga- rette"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
2n YEARS AGO
 From The Empire

MAY F, 1913
 John F. Henson, Douglas; Law renee s. Kerr, Nome, and Royal A. Gunnison, Juneau, were among those appointed notary publics by Gov. Walter E. Clark
 Beginning at 4;30 o'clock in the afternoon, Gov. Walter E. Clark and the party of gentlemen friends with whom he has enjoyed bowl ing the past winter, met to bowl until 6:30. The party then re- paired to the banquet hall of the Alaska Grill, where wine dinner was served.
 Supt. B. B. Nieding of the Ken sington Mines, reported work pro- gressing rapidly at Comet City. Work had commenced on the great Kensington tunnel.
 A large and appreciative audi ence enjoyed the classy program at the Gross theatre. Redemption" the feature, is said to be one of the truly most dramatic produc- tions ever shown in Juneau.
 The protection given black bear by game laws, was removed en- tirely.
 Jack Mccormick accepted a po- sition with the TreadWell mine, succeeding James Stevenson, re- signed.
 The regular baseball team put one over on the scrubs, captained by Leslie Foreman. The regu- lars, with w. Museth, as captain, beat Fcreman's team IA to 2.
 Judge J. F. Malony and Mrs. Malony left on the Spokane for Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

I shut the door into the corridor There's one nice thing, about not having much, money you aren't suspicious.
 There was still a little brandy untouched and I gave it to her and pulled up a chair for her to lean against and waited. Presently her breath stopped coming in gasps and her lips steadied themselves. She turned and looked at me and smiled a little tremulously.
 I'm so sorry" she said. You see, I've just been abducted"
 Her dark eyes held mine for a moment, and then she turned back to the fire as if she had said all there was to say. I pulled myself together.
 Shall call the police?"
 'T'he police. Oh, no. No. I don't think they could do anything about it. Anyway, I've escaped. Quite" her voice wavered upward and she caught herself and said with out trembling-"quite Mninjured." :"
 I don't remember that I had need to convince myself that she was telling me the truth: there simply wasn't any doubt in my mind. I said: Isn't there some thing I can do? Shall I call maid? The hotel manager? Any one? Can't I do something?n I moved toward the bell and she must have thought was moving toward the door for she turned around in fear again and said with a quick catch in her breath:
 Please don't leave. Just for a moment or two. I shall be all right again in just a moment. T. you see, I'm out Of breath. I've been running. He was following me"
 Something carried me to the door and into the corridor; it was not
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
TheWhife CoCkafoo
by Mignon G. Eberhars

my reason or volition, for I had no wish to become entangled in abductions She reached the door to the stairway as soon as I did and had both her hands on mine on the latch. She was frightened, for her face was white, and she looked through the glass in tsr- rified way, but she begged me to go back.
 Do believe me. Do believe me. He's gone. He must have gone as soon as you opened the door and let me in. He wouldn't stay about waiting to be caught. Besides, I can't thrust this upon you"
 I said, Nonsense" and lifted her. hands and moved her not too gently to one side; she was fairly strong under her slimness and de- ternined. But as I wrenched the door open and the wind howled upon us she seized my arun and cried, her lips near my ear so l could hear her through the turnult of wind and creaking windows and clattering shutters:
 Wont you understand? It wild be very difficult for me if you do this"
 I looked down the steps. I could see only as far as the first curve, and that but dimly. Of course no one was there, and the courtyard was only alive with shadows. If she felt like that about it-after all, the decision must remain with her. She was standing so close to me that I could feel her body tremble with cold.
 Go back into my room and try to get warm," As she hegitated, I added: "Ch, III do as you say,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

SYNOPSIS: James Sundean, an engineer, has felt approhen- sive since arriving at his ho- tel in Southern France. His room is gloomy, and the howl ing north wind rattles every shutter on the house. He dis trusts Lovschiem, the proprie- tor, and when, at dinner, he catches the man king through the dining room win dow at Miss Tally, an Ameri- can girl, he has a feeling of forebOding. The other guests are a red-haired priest and Mrs. Felicia Byng, of Omaha Then Sundean wakes from a doze to hear a voice cry in terror: Let me in!"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
GOOD POLICY-PUBLIC OR PRIVATE.

Buy at Home Patronze Home Industry" is the slogan of every worthwhile community, every self supporting and self-respectng one. As doctrine it is preached nationally and locally Juneau's bus- ness houses have expended considerable of money advertising Buy American Buy Alaskan, Buy Juneau" Long ago they, and others who have given the subject consideration realized that every dollar sent out of the city lost to circu- returns. It for single local transaction no at home Every dollar expended here for labor, materials or merchandise changes hands many times, and each time it completes a transaction some mem Der of the community is benefited by it. The pub fisher pays his aborers they pay taxes the butch the grocer the landlord the doctor the insurance man. and they in turn pay taxes their employees who pay bills and other local creditors The money passes from hand to hand and eventually some of it comes back to the source from which it started to go the same rounds again
 That is the secret of community self-relance and independence. If bought at home, if all the dollars were sent away from home there would be schools, fire department no public library no police protection, none of the agencies and nstrumentalities for the public good that must be present in any congregation of human beings
 None dispute the soundness of buy at home as business policy for private expenditures It is of public funds Money possessed by the community is derived from taxes upon local business activities real and personal property It is entrusted to public officers by the taxpayers for expenditure for public benefit If it is expended at home it finds it's way
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

back into the normal channels of trade and business transactions. Sent away, it disappears completely as the dollar of the private citizen does under the same circumstances
 That is the basis of the resolution passed last Thursday by the Chamber of Commerce when it asked the City Council other things being equal to give home industry preference in its expenditure of public funds. The Chambers action not a criticism of the municipal administration. It was merely an expression of the sentiment of the busi- ness community thoroughly in accord with the Chambers long g-standing position on the same sub ject applied to private business enterprises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross has harder task be- fore her as Director of the Mint than mere man would have in the position. It's up to her to prove that the wives correct in their assump- ton that they make more money than their lesser halves.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

New York newspaper unhesitatingly asserts that Franklin Roosevelt is not Grover Cleveland. Trust some New York publication to find out some thing that everybody else in the country already knows
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
I nodded.

I nodded.
 You wouldn't believe how diff cult it's been for me to get them. Of course, here in France it's easy enough, if rather expensive, but in Russia it was practically impossible At least, where was" You've just come from there?" I had thought her face looked softer, less rigid and white with terror, as if talking of everyday matters were restoring her poise. At that moment, however. there was a sudden loud clap, and her eyes leaped to mine, and she went white again. She looked helplessly about
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

Among the inventions that seem to be worse than useless is the universal language by British savant that is said to be causing a lot of talk. Just lot of talk is the one thing we can get along without.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
NOTICE

I will not be responsible for any debts contracted in my name un- less authorized by me.
 adv. BERT RUOTSALA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

Of course all we know is just what we've been told but our understanding is this 32 Nepenthe tastes all right if you've got something to take after it-(Macon Teegrapho
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

M Herriot announces that he will make no prom ises at Washington. Yeah, we've had too many promises out of France already-Dallas News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

Old papers at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

Well, we'll we'll seems like long time ago we were talking about beer and repeal Remember before imitation came along?-(Detroit Free Press)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

Detroit used dealer offers case Of beer with each sale Come, come, boys, another little second hand sedan won't do us any harm-(Detroit News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

When Congress adjourns for the summer the members ought to play better golf game than ever before They've had lot of experience With the driyer-Q Louisville Herad-Post)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17
What Money Means.
(Des Moines Register

One thing this unceremonious dropping oil the gold standard does for is to re-emphasze the essentially fictitious character of money That, to people addicted to rampages of hoarding, should be wholesome lesson.
 Money is not wealth. that is trlism out of the copy books It is merely symbol of vaiue created to facilitate exchanges of the things that do constitute wealth It is clearly but fictitious semblance of value that give to bill or a gold piece which neither eat nor drink when we trade it for a COW fully capable of sus- taning life
 Much of our trouble has arisen rom silly el- forts to treat this money fiction as fact.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-17

Sundean learns more, tomOr- row, about his strange visitor.
The Washington times., 1933-04-12
JURY To IGNORE
RAID KILLING

No indictments will be returned
against two Prince Georges coun-
ty policemen and two. constables
who had been held by coroner's
jury in connection with the fatal
shooting of Thomas Pinkney,
colored, during a raid on a still
near Oxon Hill, it was learned
from an authentic source today.
At the same time it was dis
closed that the Prince Georges
county grand jury will return no
Indictment against Forrest Smith,
allegedly the operator of the still
at which Pinkney was working at
the time of the, shooting.
The policemen were William
Clifton and Claude Reese, and
the constables Jack Wilson and
Howard Slater.
The foreman Of the coroner's
jury, Charles Hill, at the time Of
the inquest, branded the leaving
Of Pinkney wounded on the
ground for more than an hour
while awaiting an ambulance
when police cars were on the
scene, as outrageous.
The Washington times., 1933-04-12
P|ERSON FIGHTS
DRUNK CHARGE
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(Continued from Local Pass.)
being prosecuted by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Lynch.
The trial board is made up Of
Inspectors o. T. Davis, James F..
Beckett and w. G. Stott.
Bean Praises PierSon
Inspector Bean substantiated the
testimony Of Inspector Edwards
Just before leaving the stand, how
ever, Inspector Bean said:
Captain PiersOn has been
under me a long time and 1
think he is one of the best pO-
lcemen we have in washington
today"
DR.. Brandenburg, police and
fire department surgeon, said
that Captain PierSon had a slight
odor of alcohol on his breath
on the day when inspectors, &C.
companied by the police surgeon,
visited Captain Persons home.
Pressed, DR.. Brandenhurg admit
ted that Captain PierSon was
under the influence of alcohol" !"
Defense Counsel O'Shea called
two doctors and a druggist to the
stand to refute the testimony
given by the police contingent.
These witnesses, all of whom
testified that Captain PierSon
was not under the influence of
liquor, and that he was sick at
the time and had taken alcohol
for medicinal purposes, were:
DR.. Louis A. Cornet, DR.. Sam
Sacks, physicians, and DR.. Frank
T. Linton, druggist.
Gen. Pelham D. GlaSsford, for
mer Superintendent of Police.
appeared as a voluntary charac-
ter witness on behalf of Captain
PierSon.
Other character witnesses were
the Rev. Francis j. Hurney,
Frank w. Lee, Arthur Clarendon
Smith, David Wise and Ralph A.
Davis,
The Washington times., 1933-04-12
SUIT ASKS lien
ON SHUT BANK

Threatened with a suit by the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora"
ton on a note for $4,770.50 given
the International Exchange Bank,
now in the hands of a receiver, in
a stock transaction, charles Fac
china, 1900 block Quincy st. N. E.,
today asked Equity Court to de.
clare a trust and establish, a lien
in the amount of the note against
the banks assets.
He named as defendants j. T.
Binger. receiver of the bank, and
H. J. Offutt, jr., and Thomas H
Patterson, ancillary executors OF
the estate of Joseph Schivone,
former president of the bank.
The bill recites that Facchina
was induced by Schivone through
a guarantee against loss and a
promise Of repurchaSe, to sub
scribe for 400 shares Of bank
stock.
In payment for the stock Fac
china gave his check for 5000
and a note in the same amount.
The note was reduced to $4,770.50
and went to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, when it
gave aid to the bank. The plain
tiff declared he had received no
stock or other benefit as the
result of the transaction.
The Washington times., 1933-04-12
D. c. To AWARD
CONTRACTS

Contracts total1ing more than
$3.50, 900 today will be awarded by
the District Commissioners for
road and sewer projects, a small
school building at Blue Plains, D.
c., and construction Of a railroad
underpaSS at Deane Avenue ex.
tended Northeast and Forty-ninth
Street.
The largest single contract,
$79,510. is awarded the Highway
Engineering and Construction
Company. Of Seventh and T
Streets Northeast, for miscellane-
Gus road repairs. For conStruc-
ton Of a steel girder railroad pass
on Deane Avenue, the Potomac
Construction Co., Of the 1400
block G st. s. E., $6,334 will be
spent.
Sewers will be built by the j. B.
McCrary Company, of Atlanta,
Ca, at the following places:
Eighteenth Street, UpShur Street
and Michigan Avenue Northeast,
$4O,912; South Dakota Avenue,
between Webster and Allison
Streets Northeast, 1888, and on
New York Avenue, between North
Capitol and First Streets North
west, $3,795.
A small additional school for
the Industrial Home School for
Colored Children ct Blue Plains
will be built by John w. Hunt, Of
the 500 block Fourth st. N. w.,
for $3,940. The Commissioners
will also today prepare to adver-
tise for bids for building aShphalt
surfaces and concrete curbs at
Delafield Place Northwest, between
Fourteenth Street and Piney
Branch Road, and at Gallatin
Street Northwest, between Georgia
Avenue and Piney Branch Road.
The Washington times., 1933-04-12
LEE BOULEVARD
AID ASKED

Use of conservation corps mem
bers in reforestation work along
the proposed Lee Boulevard in
Arlington county, Va, is proposed
by DR.. Samuel w. Johnson, gen
eral director of the Lee Boule-
ward Association.
The project embraces an inten-
sive right Of way through the
county and at present plans
call for erection of only a TO-
foot highway. DR.. Johnson feels
that the corpsmen can do valu-
able work in clearing the balance
and preparing it as permanent
parkway.
Another feature of a conserva-
tion camp in Arlington county is
that it would be adjacent to
washington and officials could
use it as a testing station aud
if results were practicable put
them into effect elsewhere, it is
claimed.
The Washington times., 1933-04-12
BELL CONVICTED
IN BANK CASE

BALTIMORE, April 12.-Web-
ster Bell, president of the closed
Park Bank, was found guilty Of
conspiracy to cheat and defraud
depositors and stockholders.
Bell was tried with Clinton O.
Richardson, chairman Of the
board OF directors of the bank,
who shot and killed himself last
Friday while the jury was deliber-
ating the case.
In view of the suicide, attorneys
for Bell moved that a mistrial be
declared, but this was overruled
by the trial judge.
Sentence, on the charge will be
pronounced tomorrow and defense
attorneys will make efforts to
have a new trial granted. Bell
was released on $4,000 bond fol.
lowing the finding Of the jury.
The two bank officials were &C.
cused of using the banks money
for speculation, a shortage of
more than 100000 being re.
vealed when the institution was
closed last summer
The Washington times., 1933-04-12
Beer Licenses
Bear Name of
Dry Leader

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April IL.
Beer has created a real per.
sonal problem for Mrs. Kath.
crime Linthicum, city clerk Of
this town.
Mrs. Linthicum is a promi.
nent member Of Calvary Meth
odist Church and a member of
the Temperance League of
that church.
Yet her duties as city clerk
compel her to sign her name
to each city beer license issued.
The name of the dry church
worker is plastered on the
walls of former speakeasies and
other places selling the new
brew.
Mrs. Linthicum says she re-
gretS the necessity of affiXing
her name to the licenses but
that it can not be helped.