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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13
THE KIDNAPPING RACKET.

Only few days ago Attorney General Homer S. Cummings announced the institution by the Depart ment of Justice of a relentless campaign directed against the racketeers. It is high time that some such authority move gaainst these lords of the underworld who waxing wealthy by preying upon the great body of law abiding citizens The challenge of the overlords of crime is climaxed by the series of kdnapngs that has stirred the entire nation. This is one of the most vicious and most serious of the types of racketeerng that disgrace to the nation. It is conspicuous becouse it is the newest and it's victims the most prominent
 It is to be hoped that the Department of Justice will direct its energies toward curbng this evil State authorities seem to be singularly incapable of dealing with the kidnapers. Daily their atrocities become bold and frequent. They seem able to ply their iniqutous calling almost at will, collecting ransom money and escaping scot free while their victims, release, do little to aid in bringing them to justice.
 Kidnapping is but form of racketeering of aw-breaking. There time when united, organized society could not have driven out its plans for consideration of drive against crime and criminals will result effectively, and that the social body will make real effort to check the depredations of the criminal horde. And let the first effort be directed against the kidnaper who is at heart potential murderer and who uses the threat of torture and death the means of mak- ing his calling the source of profit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13
THE FASTEST BUSINESS RECOVERY
 ON RECORD.

In the past three months there has occurred the most rapid recovery in general business that this country has ever witnessed The increase in manufacturing lines has been most impressive, but for the first time in a decade the improvement bids fair be shared by the agricultural classes whose incomes have been raised many hundreds of millions of dollars through increase in farm product prices
 The expansion in manufacturing lines be accurately measured by such indces steel opera tions carloadings and electric power output. At present all three of these much ahead of the middle of March, and also much ahead of a year ago, when general business in this country was just about entering it's worst period.
 In the week ended March 18 steel operations 40 per cent behind a year before; they are now 2533 per cent ahead; loadngs were then 231 per cent behind and are 21.1 per cent ahead; and power production, perhaps the most representative indicator of all, 10.6 per cent below last year and is 1O9 per cent above.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13
The NOn-Aryan Professor.
(New York Times.)

(NeW York T1meS)
 True to her traditions of religious and political liberty Great Britain is the first to organize an agency to aid the university scientists scholars and teachers who have been swept out of their posts by the wave of "non-Aryan" hysteria that now passes for patriotism in Germany. An Academic Assistance Council has been organized which has already issued an appeal bound to have its effect here and signed by such "Aryans" Sir William Bragg Sir Fred erick Gowland Hopkins, Sir Frederic Kenyon, Dr. Gilbert Murray, Lord Rutherford Sir J. J. Thomson Professor G. Elliot Smith and Sir Josiah Stamp names that symbolize all that is fine in British n- tellectua life Special lectureships and chairs are to be established in England for limited period after which the needs of the exies are to be recon sidered if the Nazi Aryan madness has not suc- cumbed to its own virus Because 1t does not affect the larger number of those who have suffered it is not a complete solution of difficult problem. Yet it is all that be expected in the absence of international cooperation.
 That the issue of academic freedom raised by Nazi fanacism is indeed international follows from the very nature of research in the arts and sciences and of universities winch for centuries have been havens for students of all countries AS class the professoria victims of Nazi racial hatred have been the benefactors not of Germany alone but of man. kind. With the possible exception of a few chem ists and engineers they have derived no profit from their chosen work The results of their studies and experiments the common property of all nations
 feI IHe nOn-ArydnS Wn0' nave strong claim upon the sympathy of the world are more than the objects of international charity It is not bread alone that they need but the opportunity to continue their work, whether it be research or teaching. How they to be placed in positions suited to their talents? It must be recognized at the outset that good German teachers are high as German professors rank, relatively few of them are of such outstanding ability that they will be hailed acquisitions of value It is the placing of the inconspcuous rank and file and not of emil nent scholars and Nobel Prize winners that per plexes. In our own case, immigration laws must be considered. Moreover, the higher educational and research institutions of every country have felt the pinch of diversity they feel it now In normal times the problem of lending aid in the academic extremity created by Nazi savagery would be formidable enough. As it is it will tax the in- genuity and the financial resources of the proper agencies in sympathetic nations to find places both for unemployed nationals and for the academic "non-A -Aryans' thrust by Germany beyond the pale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

informed on all Territorial matters and has kept his readers in touch with them through his papers columns For many years it published eight pages on six days each week. It forced to reduce to four pages about year ago a result of de- pressed conditions Even that scale 1t has been spending $20,000 annually, mainly for labor in the community. Thus, it's suspension would not only deprive Cordova of its of information of world and local happenings, it. would reduce materially the community's payroll It is to be hoped that the business of the Prince William Sound metropolis will respond to the Tmess effort in large enough measure to keep it alive.
 A community is largely known abroad by it's newspaper, or newspapers. They reflect its com munity spirit lack of it. They mirror the calber of it's business and civic organizations When a community drops to the point where it cannot support newspaper as public spirited and as serviceable the Times is, its days are numbered Surely Cordova has not reached that class
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

At the present time there is. it seems to me, just one thing on which this conference can agree and that is that it should adjourn. The essential facts are quite clear. The United States will not stabilize it's currency until a sufficient rise in prices has been achieved. The gold countries will not consider a devaluation of their currencies or an inflationary policy. The Brit ish government is unable to take a decisive position. It follows that the only kind of "agreement" pos sible is agreement on an ambigu- ous formula such as the one the President has rejected. which would mean one thing in the gold coun- tries and another thing in the United States Nothing is to be gained by attempting to draft dec larations which pretend to recon cile wholly irreconcilable policies.
 These attempts at reconciliation are bound to fail When they fail they poison the atmosphere. For nothing can be done in London now on any important issue which does not resound and re-echo and increase misunderstanding through out the world. Every difference of opinion is magnified into great issue and is then broadcast as an international dispute. The prudent thing to do, the safe thing to do, the healthy and self-respecting thing to do, is frankly to recognize that our policies differ for the pres ent and to adjourn now as friends rather than to take the great risk of breaking up as opponents.
 The time will come when as re- spects monetary policy we shall want the same thing. That will be when the rise of prices which the President is engineering has been consummated. Then it will be de- sirable and necessary to stabilize and consolidate the achievement. Until that moment arrives no inn portant agreement is possible here and only mischief can come from pretending that agreements are pos sible. The monetary policy is the key to all other things. It is vain to imagine that the gold standard of the future can successfully be
 Copyright, 1883, Nev
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13
Today a,,d Tomorro,c
The Conference Should Adjourn
By WALTER LIPPMANN

debated, until the objective of our price rising is defined and the re-
 suit experienced. It is vain to
 imagine that tariffs can be dis cussed when currencies are fluctu- ating and depreciating. It is vain to imagine that the problem of in
 ternational indebtedness can be dealt with before the new level of prices is established That being the case 5000 delegates and ex- perts who have lost hope of agree ment can only get themselves into trouble if they continue to rub against one another.
 What I have said is, I believe, the real conviction of the ablest men in all the principal delega- tions. They do not, declare it pub licly because no delegation wishes to take the responsibility of pro- posing the adjournment that all of them desire. Why should not the President accept that responsibil- ity? The American program, both by it's effects and it's example, IS admitted by all to be the greatest positive force in world recovery. To safeguard his program the Presi- dent has wisely rejected all pro- posals which would interfere with it. He has not been afraid to dead lock the conference. Why should he be afraid to propose that it ad- journ?
 My own belief is that such a proposal would be received with inward enthusiasm almost every where For men are weary of pretense and of muddling. An ex- ample of courage and of candor will do more good for the worlds spirit than weeks of evasion and futile negotiation. There is no need to search hard for a formula which might attempt to pretend that the conference has been a great success: the best for mula would be the truth, which is that until the movement in Amer ica has been consummated, we will not and other countries cannot make international agreements. The conference might then be adjourn ed subject to call by agreement among the British, the French, and ourselves.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13
Relativity.
Manchester, Eng. Guardian)

Manchester, Eng, Guardian.)
 Two notable people arrived in Glasgow from London by the same train Monday night-Pro- lessor Einstein and Miss Thema Todd, the film actress. The actress ''mobbed" in the familiar phrase for these affairs, by her admirers while the Professor was allowed to walk alone and unnoticed rom the station. Since he had arrived day sooner than he was expected perhaps that was his intention; or it may be that day is as good as another to an authority who is understood to have demonstrated that neither space nor time can be relied on to run straight from point to point or rom hour to hour. But even if Professor Fin stems program had not developed more or less characteristic kink (for when mans ideas are in advance of his generation it seems not unnatural that his personal movements should be day ahead of his own arrangements) it must be admitted that he would probably have had nothing like the recep- ton that was accorded to the film actress Miss Iodd herself who knew that Professor Einstein was on the same train, said that she was really sorry that all the welcome should have been for her while the rest is silence" remained as the Protessors portion But it is no use worrying over the obvious fact that so far as the populace is concerned, films excite attention than philos- ophy Professor Einsten is of all living philosophers the one whose name is most widely known to the muititude-but in the matter of railway station receptions even he could not hope to loom so large as film star. It is just another demonstration or relativity There kinks in fame' as it IS estimated by the multitude, even as there are Kinks in space" as it is measured by the mathe- maticians.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13
ONE PAPER SUSPENDS PUBLICATION
 ANOTHER MAY HAVE TO.

On the latest mail arriving from Western points an announcement received of the sus- pension of the publication of the Seldova Herald In its final edition of June IT, Lester Bucey who founded and has edited that paper for the several years it was in existence, editorally announced:
 This issue of the Seldovia Herald ends
 the subscription year and, for unde-
 termined period, ends publication of the
 paper
 The publication of the Herald en-
 tered into with enthusiasm, and the prefer
 ence is to continue uninterruptedly with
 sustained measure of that enthusiasm. But
 this being impossible under present condi-
 tions there will be this suspension.
 The Herald has been newsy publication, clean and presenting the activities of it's community and district in interesting and informative It was fine asset to Seldovia and the entire Kenai Peninsula The Empire regrets the inability of Editor Bucey to keep it going. It is unfortunate for Seldovia that it could not furnish it enough patronage for it to continue publication
 similar blow may be in store for Cordova. In it's issue of June 27 the Cordova Times announced that it's business had decreased to such an extent that it's would be forced to close its doors unless conditions improved immediately. It was starting on that date canvass to line up enough new advertising contracts and other business tc permit its continued operation.
 It has stated it's with much modesty. No community, for it's size and business stature, has been better served than Cordova has been by The Times It has carried comprehensive telegraphic report in which all of the important events of the world were duly summarized. It covered its local field we'll It maintained consistent editorial policy that always placed first of all the best in- terests of cordova. Its editor, H. C. Steel is we'll
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

Algot Anderson, aged 61, a resi- dent of Fairbanks B years, died recently in the Interior city of pleurisy. He was a miner by oc- cupation and was unmarried. His nearest relatives were four sisters, Mrs. A. J. Nordale, of Fairbanks, Mrs. J. J. Stocker of Juneau, Mrs. H. Christensen of Seattle, and Mrs. Albertina Anderson, who lives in Sweden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

pect to make fortune out of base ball. He is studying law between seasons and plans to enter that profession when his playing days are over.
 A shortstop in the big leagues, he played with Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and Gin cinnati Reds.
 9 Hitting Over 400
 Last season with Indianapolis he led all Association keystone regu- lars with 980 fielding average for l54 games, and batted .313. This year he has amazed his bosses and fellow players with his more than 400 batting average most of the season and his steadiness. Even the strain of trying for the consecutive game hitting record failed to ma terially affect his fielding.
 Sigafoos comes from EaSton, Pa., and is 29 He began working in the coal mines when 13, but en- tered semi-pro ball and first at tracted attention in 1925 when the Philadelphia Athletics signed him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

We would suggest that the Administration send Jim Farley over to London to whisper to the delegations that unless they behave themselves and work out the proper formuae they will get no plums from the patronage counter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

The amenities returning to commerce A
 local grocer losses in couple of bottles of the New Deal when you settle biIl-(Detrot News0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

The silence emanatng from China during re- cent weeks might indicate that Japan has finally swallowed the Chinese dragon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

Maybe they decided the doctors should be per- mitted to prescribe pnts to remove the taste of the 32.-(Ohio State JournaD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

Scoring three in one day represents a regular seventh-innng rally for the repeal team-Qndan- apois Star)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

Americanism-Allowing the people something that will give them pleasure and then taxing it so high they can't indulge in t-tJacksonvile Times Union)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

!. Some of the outstanding dry spokesmen are try ing to fight beer with ybanalties-tBuffalo Courier Espresso
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13
2n YEARS AGO
 From The Empire
JULY ls, 1913.

JULY 13, 1913. I. M. Jensen, President of the Gateway Printing Company, of
 Seattle, and formerly publisher of
 the Skagway Daily Alaskan, who
 had been visiting in Juneau and
 Skagway, left for the south on the
 Northwestern.
 Chief of Police J. T. Martin was very much annoyed at the prac- tice owners of horses had of turn ing them loose on Saturday iiiellts to allow them to graze about town on the vacant lots. He saids they Injured the sidewalks and caused considerable trouble to, people hav- ling yards. The practice was in violation to city ordinances and
 complaints would be entered in the municipal court against owners of horses caught on the Streets, the chief said.
 The first story of the three-story Valentine building on the corner of Front and Seward Streets had been erected.
 Chartering the launch Ranger, a party spent the entire day in the vicinity of Taku Glacier enjoying the scenery and obtaining photo graphs. The party was chaper- oned by MT. and Mrs. Guy Mc- Naughton. Other members were
 James McNaughton, Mrs. Frank Hooker the Misses Ellen and Mar
 garet Baker, nieces of MT. Mo-
 Naughton, Miss Chapin, Miss Simp- kins, w. w. Casey, Dr. P. J. Ma hone, H. I. Lucas and A. D. Aus Itin. f
 s. e. Graham, member of the
 State Water Commission of Cali
 fornia, accompanied by his wife,
 their sons, Harland and Gray
 son, Miss Sue Brobst, secretary to
 MT. Graham and Miss Bertha Knif-
 fen, all of Los Angeles were mem
 bers of a delightful party that
 was touring Southeast Alaska on
 the State of California. MT. Gra-
 ham had visited the Territory 12
 years previously and was impressed
 with the changes that had taken
 place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

Copyright, 1883, New York Tribune Inc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-13

The first story of the three-story Valentine building on the corner of Front and Seward Streets had been erected.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
Wrestling And
Fight Results
BY United Press

At Los Angeles-Jim Browning,
230, New York, won two falls from
Charley Santen, 218, Missouri; Sam
my Stein, 205, New York, defeated
George Hagen, Iowa; Ed (Strang-
ler) Lewis, 245, California threw
Louie Bacigalupi $50, California
Vic Christy, California, 206, threw
Dale Raines, 210, Texas; Steve Sire
Itch, Ohio, threw Tex Wright, 210
Texas.
At Portland, Ore.-Howard Can
tonwine, 229, Iowa, thre| George
Nelson, 215, Logan, Utah.
FIGHTS
At st. Louis Davy Abad, Panama
outpointed Allen Whitlow, 1873
Phoenix, Ariz., C10).
AT Kansas City, Mo.-Barney
Ross, Chicago, 134A, technical
knockout over Johnny Farr, Cleve-
land, 1862 90.
At New York-Hans Birkie, 1879
Germany, defeated frankie Ed
gren, 183%, Cheyenne, Wyo. Q0).
At Montreal-Pete Sanstol, 1872
Norway, defeated Pete Degrasse
1891, New York (l0).
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
SH|RERS WIN
OVER MAGGIOS

Eddie Beeehey pitched the Shirer
Druggists TO a to' victory over
the Fat Boys on Wilson field last
night This victory put his team
into a triple tie for first place hon
orS in the last round of the night
ball season.
For the first seven innings 1t
was tight game with the winners
leading by two tallies but the Fat
Boys always threatened and the
fans were always on the anxious
seat expecting the Maggie team to
open up and go places.
The Fat Boys, however, just
couldn't connect but the Druggists
cid and in the eighth inning they
added three more runs to their total
with another pair coming in the
ninth.
Tonight q reyamped team repre-
senting the Urban outlaws of San
Diego will meet the local All Stars
on Wilson field. Defeated twice
by the locals this season, the Out
laws are coming determined to
avenge these losses. This game will
start at 8 O'Clock.
The lineup for the All Stars will
be: Hurst. p; Forshey, c; Black,
ID: Wakefield or Flores, 2b; Aus
tin, SIS; Smith, 3b; Howard, IF; T.
Ehmke. CT. and Price, If.
The box score.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
RACING DRIVER
CHEATS DEATH

LOS ANGELES July 81. <U.P)-
For the third time in his lengthy
career as an automobile racing dri =
ver Ernie Triplett, twice Pacific
coast champion, appeared to have
cheated death today.
The veteran driver, twice previ-
ously pronounced injured beyond
hope of recovery was involved in an
accident at Ascot speedway last
night which for a time appeared
would prove fatal.
Triplett and Al Gordon, racing
neck and neck in the 33rd lap OF
the 50-lap feature event, locked
wheels on a turn. Triplett was
thrown rs feet through the air to
land in a crumpled heap on the
track.
Physicians at White Memorial
hospital today reported Triplett had
received only broken shoulder and
scalp lacerations, and that his con-
dition was fairly good"
Triplett, recently returned from
Indianapolis where he competed in
the Memorial Day races, has been
attempting to regain the lead in
the Pacific coast title race, and
his daring driving time and again
has brought him within an ace OF
injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
LOUGHRAN ON
DOWN GRADE

CHICAGO, July q. {UPj-once
Tommy Lougilran Was the world S
finest boxer, but today the Phila-
delphia Adonis is an old man OF
the prize ring, his fighting machin-
cry worn out after IA years.
Loughran was beaten last night
at Mills stadium by Johnny Risko,
another veteran OF the glove wars.
He lost a 10-round decision TO the
Clevelander, whom he had beaten
three times, in 1926, 1927 and again
in 1881.
1t was a close fight and the de-
cision wasn't unanimous, but the
bout clearly illustrated that Lough-
ran, once agile, alert boxing master,
has deteriorated into a hollow
shell. The referee and one judge
gave the bout to RiSko, while the
other judge gave it to Loughran.
Risko floored Loughran with a
sharp left hook to the side of the
head in the first round, and Tom
my took a count Of three on his
knee. He was easily cornered and
hammered abcut the body and head
by RiSko at frequent intervals.
Loughran in his prime could have
made Risko at his best fight him
on any spot in the ring and never
get near a corner
Loughran realizes his ring days
are almost over and is seriously
abandoning his profess
sion for an extended tour of the
world. Tommy is 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-27
BY HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, July II. - BY their
words We shall know them:
Charles (Gabby) Street: The
manager can't go in there and
pitch, and he can bat, either
But when his boys don't do these
things it S his fault. So they fire
the manager. It's just an old
baseball custom.
Carolin Babeoek of Los Angeles
(third ranking U. S. women IS ten
MS player. and pupil of Coach
Mercer Beasley): Beasley is okeh
even if Vines and Allison were
beaten. It's the pupil, not the
teacher, who is at fault.
Helen Jacobs u. S. women S
tennis champion) Wightman cup
tennis is more fun than Davis
cup. It's more informal. 1t must
be disconcerting to have a team
official on the SidelineS picking
your game to pieces. You can t
take somebody else S brains onto a
court, so why do American Davis
cup officials insist on trying to
think for the players.
Bernon S. Prentice (non-play-