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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
Recalling the Middle Vests Ancestry.
(Daily Olympian.)

One of the commonest misconceptions of Am erican history is the notion that the Middle West has a past" historically speaking that goes back only about century.
 Just to show how faulty that idea is the city of Fond du Lac Wis, is going to hold a tercentenary celebration next year It will celebrate the 30Oth anniversary of the landing in Green Bay of Jean Nicolet, of those amazing Frenchmen who pushed into the heart of the American continent lat a time when anything west of the Aleghenies was more remote and unknown than the center of Asia is today
 As far back as 1884 then the recorded history of the Middle West getting under way. You could have assembled all it's white inhabitants into Ia good-sized auto bus, if you had had one handy and it's signs of civilization few and far between. But it is worth remembering that the pedigree of the interior goes back nearly as far as that of the Eastern seaboard.
 Furthermore, it's pedigree worth reading There are few stories of romantic adventure more truly satisfying than the one which tells about French penetration of the Great Lakes region. Those old names like Ncoet, Marquette La Sale, Joliet, Hennepn, Cadillac, and on have a glamour about them that time cannot dim
 Those men were empire builders, whose efforts lin the strangest way imaginable-paved the way for the building of society that they anticipated
 They dotted the land with their names and with words from their language Todays Middle West still uses them-names like Fond du Lac and Prairie du Chien, and Marquette and Detroit, and Vim cennes, and Navarro you could fill a page with them.
 The land that is the granary and work shop of a nation part of the domnions of the Grand Monarque of France; the feur de lis waved over it generations before Betsy Ross sewed together the first Stars and Stripes.
 It is exceedingly wise thing that these folk at Fond du Lac doing, with their tercentenary celebration The life of any region grows richer when it's inhabitants take the trouble to study their background
 The French substratum under the foundations of the Middle West has been neglected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
STOCK PRICES
 TAKE ADVANCE
 IN LATE RALLY
Final Hour of Trading Wit. nesses General Upturn
 for Many Issues

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The bears were chased to the woods today in a last hour rally which lifted prices of many issues of one to around five points. The run-up is attributed largely to the revival of inflationary psychology. Pro- fessionals accounted for most of the trading. Today's close was strong.
 Wheat was up two to three cents a bushel.
 Bonds were strong.
 Dull Opening
 Early activities were extremely dull and little attention was paid at first to another advance of domestic gold price, further slump of the international dollar rates Profit taking shaded extreme gains of both grains and equities.
 Shares In Upturn
 American Telephone and Tele- graph and Case shares led in the upturn with five point gains. U. S. Smelling and Allied Chemical went up four points.
 Other Gathers
 Gains of two to three points were registered for United States Steel, National Distillers, Com mercial Alcohol, American Smelt- ing, Western Union, DePasco, Gen. eral Motors, Goodyear, Johns-Man- vile, Sears, Dupont, Chrysler United Aircraft, Bethlehem Steel, Westinghouse and Auburn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
SYMBOLIC OF GOOD DEEDS.

In the minds of the people of this country, say John Barton Payne, Chairman of the America National Red Cross, that great organization is symbol of good deeds. In a stirring appeal to a to make the forthcoming roll call, whic starts November II and closes on November 30, tn most successful on record he sad
 The Red Cross carries onl More than 25000000 of our people have had that fact
 brought home to them in the last 18 months. They fed and clothed by the Red Cross, to which generous Congress entrusted the task of the nation wide flour and cotton distribution. The responsibility was accepted cheerfully. The duty has been discharged effectually due to the unfailing cooperation support and helpfulness of our Chapters and Branches
 The Red Cross has the while carried on its regular program of services with no curtailment. In disaster 1t gave service to sufferers from Southern California to New England, bringing relief and re- mobilization to more than IF communities. It gave in increasing volume, due to economy legislation service to the war veterans It discharged its obligated services to the en- listed men of the Army and Navy It ad- vanced it's health program; widened its
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
Veterans Benefits.
(New York Times.)

For several months boards of review have been considering the so-called "presumptive" disabilities for which benefits paid to ex-solders These the in which various illnesses and in- juries 'presumed' to have been incurred in line of duty despite lack of direct evidence When the Administration set about reform of the pension system last Spring it wished to sweep the slate clean of peace veterans" and to return to the sound first principle that public funds should be spent only for the benefit of exsoders actually dis abled in service. Objection in the Senate blocked this plan, and in the end the Admnistra- tion accepted a compromise This was the estab- lishment of boards of review to examine each "presumptive' case, in order to determine whether service connection should be granted These boards were instructed by Congress to resolve all reason able doubts in favor of the veteran the burden of proof in such cases being on the Government"
 The Associated Press reports that about half of the individual have been examined and that, with the benefit of doubt running so strongly in favor of the veteran, approximately 60 per cent of the claims thus far examined have been diSalowed Although figures have been announced officially by the Veterans Administration an unusually wide variation is reported in claims granted and dismissed in different sections In some States only 20 per cent of the presumptive" cases have been retained the pension list; in others as high 80 Variations so wide as these must reflect decidedly different standards of judgment in the examining boards themselves
 Congress set October 31 as the deadne for com pletion of the review, but it seems likely that the President will have to grant an extension of time It also likely that the findings of the boards will figure in the controversy veterans relief which is plainly in store for the next session of Congress. particularly in view of the failure of the American Legion to endorse the Administrations program and its action in demanding restoration of of the benefits discontinued by the enact ment of the National Economy Act last Spring
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
20 YEARS AGO
 From The Empire
NOVEMBER 8, 1913.


 MT. and Mrs. Charles Goldstein arrived home on the steamer Spo- kane from trip south. Mir Goldstein had visited New York City during his absence.
 Night school sessions were be- gun in the Juneau Public Schools with Professor Bell, High School principal, Professor Perkins, ath- letic coach and Principal Green in charge of the classes. Other teachers were to be added if the demand necessitated it.
 J. F. Mullen and Fred Hebert opened their new mems habsr- dashery in the Seward Building.
 Judge R. w. Jennings planned to leave on the Mariposa for the Westward to try few cases in which Judge Fred M. Brown was disqualified.
 Capt. Waldo B. States was a passenger on the Mariposa from the south, bound for Juneau.
 It was pay day for the em- ployees of the Alaska -Gastineau Mining Company There were over 1000 men on the pay roll and there was paid out in the three divisions of the work for the month of September, S125,000 This was a little over the average through out the year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
CARD OF THANKS

To our many friends:
 We are unable to express in words the depth of our appreciation of your wonderful fine spirit mani fested in our bereavement. We can only say that the evidence of your love for our Mother, your hand clasps, your words of sympathy and cheer and your presence have light ened the sorrow and strengthened us to carry on.
 MIR. AND MRS. REX EARLY,
 STEVE EARLY,
 ANN EARLY SMITH,
 JULIA EARLY FLEMING.
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
NOTICE

After November 10 no telephone rentals fer the month of November will be accepted at a discount. All remittances by mail must bear postmark of not later than last discount date. Please be prompt
 JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS adv. TELEPHONE co.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-CIoslng quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 26A, American Can 905s, American Power and Light 7N, Anaconda 15tk, Armour B. 25s, Bethlehem Steel 311k, Calumet and Hecla 5A, Colorado Fuel and Iron 5A, Curtiss-W Wright 2la, Can- adian Pacific 1874, Fox Films 14h General Motors 301s, International Harvester 39as, Kennecott p, Pack ard Motors 3%, Chicago and Mil waukee (preferreO 8Ss, Standard Oil of California AIS, United Cor poration 55s, United States Steel 42H.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
Hollywood Fame Sought
 1 By Sydney Movie Studio

SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. B. Sydney is making a bold bid to become Australia's Hollywood.
 One company is planning to spend $750,OOO year on all-Aus- tralian talkies. There will be l2 feature pictures, 12 "shorts" and g reviews each year.
 More than S15O,000 has been spent in remodelling the company's studios.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08

activities in land and water first-ad in- struction. It expanded volunteer service through cotton garment production to almost war time proportions It enlisted more vol unteers for Braille book production for the blind and for the varied volunteer services and maintained it's strength in the enroll ment of children in the Junior Red Cross.
 And in the relief of the unemployed, the Red Cross chapters assisted more than 739 900 civilian families.
 The Red Cross cannot retreat or turn aside. Its permanent base is it's practical interpretation of the will of our people to serve humanity in distress, with no thought of race, creed or color.
 Our greatest happiness arises from service to others Ever since the World War people have struggled to uplift the human race; but not until the Red Cross came into being which every people, no matter of what religion or nationality or language, agreed and that was the consecration of service to humanity
 The Juneau Chapter of the Red Cross has earne he reputation of being always ready to hand my local problem that arises of bearing its shal If emergency relief a Red Cross unit and ( ,eeping well above it's membership quota. Il ervices to all of the communities within it's juris fiction so well known that enumeration woul 'e superfluous. Because of them, and of it's pal icipation in all of the work of the National organ ation. the local Chapter will, as usual show fin 'ain in enrolment in this years roll call.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08

as yet been any such distortion. On the contrary, I believe that, while there have been mistakes, there has been not only perfect good faith in the exercise of power but persistence in seeking to bal ance the various interests of the people.
 But the coincidence between the announcement of new monetary policy and the agitation in the corn belt is a danger signal that cannot be disregarded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08

One of the surest signs that success is attend ing his efforts is the abuse the Republican Ma tional Committee is beginning to shower on Presi- dent Roosevelt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08

The worst feature about a between Japan and Russia is that both couldn't lose.-(Ohio State JournalD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08

It would be great relief in these bandit ridden days if only afraid of the big bad wolf Indianapolis Star)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08

General Hugh Johnson shudders at the thought that chiseng may become more prevalent than bootegging- Chicago News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08

MIRA calls for sacrifice-and profiteers t, give three cheers Toledo Blade)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
Today and Tomorro,c
By WALTER LIPPMANN
Danger Signal Copyright, 1883, New York Tribune Inc.

All the signs indicate that the yet been any st political regime under which On the contrary, l hepn 1ivin March Vhile there have
Evening star., 1933-09-17
LEAGUE INVITATION
TO U. S. CONSIDERED
Participation in Economic Discus
sion Would Depend on Wash
ington Initiative.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September l6.-The ques-
ton of inviting the United States TO
participate in the Forthcoming as
sembly of the League of Nations Tor
discussion of international economic
problems has been raised Sharply In
League circles.
The question arose following an an
nouncement that the heads OF tne
economic and financial sections mac
left for London to consult with Premier
Ramsay Macdonald, president OF the
World Economic Conference.
It was stated that If Washington IN
tirnated a desire to come to the League
an invitation undoubtedly would De
issued. as was done in the case OF the
opium and disarmament conferences.
Mr.. Macdonald summoned A. Love-
day. director of the financial division
of the League, and DR.. Pietro Stoppanl
chief of the economic division. to con-
slider the future of the World Economic
Conference and whether committeea
will be convoked on the rush of work
begun in London.
League circles understood the di-
Yectors would tell Mr.. Macdonald that
General discussion of economic prob
lens was certain in the assembly be.
Ginning September 25, and that II
might be best 10 cwc-t tie trend then
displayed.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
VICTIMS OF HOLIDAY ACCIDENT
HIVE LEGS SEVERED BY TRUCK

by County Solicitor Claude Scruggs. .
Legs were sheared of OF some OF
the victims as the two trucks slammed
into each other" Solicitor Scruggs said.
Homer Baker, driver Of the truck on
which the injured were riding with q
score of friends from Rock Springs and
Brownsville, told Solicitor Scruggs the
partly left Blountsville early this morn
ing for Huntsville to spend the day at
the Madison County Fair.
Four miles north Of Arab, Baker said
the truck driven by Black swung out IN
front of him and as it passed side
swiped his truck, breaking and mangling
the legs Of eight of his passengers.
All Of the injured were on the LETT
side Of the truck, sitting with their legs
dangling.
other passengers on the truck, many
of them women, became hysterical as
they attempted to give aid to their In
jured friends.
II am sorry, but It won't give them
back their legs or their lives" Black
sobbed when told by Solicitor Scruggs
that three Of the accident victims had
died.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ARAB, Ala, September 16.-Holiday
outing was converted into tragedy near
here today as a truck in attempting to
pass another such vehicle loaded with
30 persons sideswiped it and brought
death to three, probably fatal injuries
to three others and serious hurts to two
more persons.
The dead are:
Mrs. Eva Aldredge Of Blountsville,
Ala; Miss Willie Mae Denny. 20. OF
Rock Springs, Ala, and Mrs. Earle
Mitchell of Blountsville, Ala.
The injured:
Miss Lydia Nations. 10, both legs
amputated, may die; Mrs. Bessie Nc.
Adee, one leg amputated, may die; Ear
Mitchell, both legs broken, condition
critical; Harvey Pritchett, both legs
broken, condition critical and Mrs. j
T, Hawkins, one leg broken.
willis Black, driver Of the truck that
sideswiped the machine loaded with q
holiday crowd, was charged with murder
this afternoon in a warrant sworn ou'
Evening star., 1933-09-17
DEATHS NEAR 100
IN AREA RAVAGED
BY GALE AND RAIN
Capital Escapes Entirely as
Storm Veers Out to Sea
From Virginia.

While Washington escaped entirely
the hurricane which ravaged the At
lantic seaboard yesterday and was
heading seaward today, the death toll
in the tropical disturbance of the past
two days mounted toward 100 late last
night.
At least 81 persons were reported
dead in the hurricane that struck
Tampico, Mexico, and spread death
and destruction 300 miles inland. De-
layed dispatches from San Luis Potosi,
ITS miles west of Tampico, reported
at least 80, possibly 100. drowned in
flood following the breaking Of a
dam in the Santiago River.
In the raging seas Of Chesapeake
Bay, the steamer Exporter was adrift
early today with crew Of 40 on
board.
Two men were drowned on the Caro-
lima Coast. Two lives were lost as
floods ragged with the storm in Penn
sylvania
AS the tropical gale Rugged the At
lantic shores in its northward course
last night, it appeared the center of
the disturbance Sunday would be
around Nantucket.
Copyright, 1888, by the Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va, September 16.-A
vicious tropical hurricane raked the
Virginia coast tonight after pounding
the North Carolina seaboard with dev-
astating effect.
And inland at Wilkes-Barre, Pa, one
man was known dead, four were trapped
and many were marooned by food
waters that swept down the wyoming
Valley.
A sailor and fisherman were
drowned in the Carolina hurricane.
But there was no news from many
fishing villages that sprawl along the
coast. They. were isolated and in the
wake of the storm.
This city had been warned to get
ready for terrific blow, but the hur-
ricane changed its course before its
force reached here, and headed north
ward.
Coast Flashes Danger.
Big craft plowed through noun
famous seas all along the seaboard and
small boats sought refuge. Hurricane
warnings flew as far north as New
Jersey and danger lights flashed from
South Carolina to New England
The Export Line Steamship Exporter
tonight wirelessed Coast Guard head
quarters she was adrift in Chesapeake
Bay.
Coastal residents of Virginia fled to
safety. The Weather Bureau gave
steady signals Of warning that the
hurricanes fury was growing as it
moved northward.
A small ship. the steamer Beckwith
of Reedville. Va, was in distress and
in tow of q Coast Guard cutter.
Of Cape Hatteras-graveyard Of the
Atlantic-the barometers fell below 30.
(No1tipuoI ~, Dopo OoJ,,nop ~
Evening star., 1933-09-17
"SNIPINC" BLAMED
FOR PUBLIC Works DELAY

'T am not responsible for delays Of
this kind. nor for anything except my
own administration.
'The bureaucracy charged is not
found here, but Is spread out through
other agencies over which have no
control.
There is q lot Of political whiz-
banging and sharp shooting. There are
lot Of persons trying to make record
for assiduity. They want to be in .
position. in case the program fails, to
say I told you So It Is absurd. There
Is no red tape connected with this Of
flee.
"As for charges that there is slow
ness at the White House. I can say the
President is pushing just as hard as
he can. go over to the President
with list Of projects and he approves
them In Is minutes. Sometimes he
approves them before they are ofncially
presented.
Sometimes II seems hard to under
stand what happens to the allotments
after we have made them. Road build
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
POLICE CLUBS HALT
Meeting AT SCHOOL
Several Reported Manhandled at
Session Protesting Previous
Action of Bluecoats.
By the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 16.-Six high
school students were arrested and sew
eral persons reported they were man.
handled as police today broke up q
scheduled meeting of teachers, parents
and pupils meeting under auspices Of
the Save Our Schools" Committee.
Miss Mary Harris, 10, said she waS
struck In the eye by . policeman'A
club.
Police declared the meeting was dis.
solved because 1t had no permit. Nearly
$500 persons were made to leave the
grounds at the Hertz High School
where the meeting was planned outI
DOORS
The meeting was called in protest
against reported police interruption of
a meeting last night on the Lawndale
School grounds. Members of the com.
mittee said at that time police escorted
Prof. J. M. McNaul of the University
Of Nebraska from the speakers stand,
where he was scheduled to make the
principal address.
The Save Our Schools" Committee
has organized protests against the
School Boards economy program, which
resulted In curtailment Of courses and
ousting Of several hundred teachers.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
PAPAL NUNCIO'S LETTER
IRKS CZECH CABINET
Decide to Ask His Recall to Rome
for Explanation for Mis-
sive.

BY the Associated Press.
PRAHA, Czechoslovakia, September
16.-The cabinet, indignant over let
ter written by the papal nuncio, Peter
Ciriaci, to the Slovak autonomist leader,
Andreas Hlinka, today decided to de-
mand the nuncio's recall to Rome by
the Pope for official explanation.
The nuncio's letter praised the devo-
ton and loyalty Of the Slovaks to the
church and complained bitterly of the
opposite sort Of treatment accorded to
the papal representative by the Czechs.
"Whefeas in Praha the holy father,
particularly in the person of his repre-
sentatives, is insulted in a manner vio-
lating all international rules Of cour-
tesy, you Slovaks have observed the
proper reverence for high authority u
the letter said.
The communication was particularly
Objectionable to the Czech government
because it was addressed to the autono-
mist leader, and therefore seeming to
encourage q revolt.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
'LAMSONCONV|CTED;
Jury ASKS DEATH
Campus Publisher Receives
Verdict in Wife'S Mur-
der With Calm.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, Calf, September TO-
Davis A. Lamson was convicted tonight
on charge of numbering his attrac-
tive wife. Allene Thorpe Lamson, in
their Stanford University campus home
last Memorial day by a jury which
recommended the death penalty.
The 31-year-old executive of the
Stanford University publishing house
was convicted approximately eight and
one-half hours after the jury of seven
men and five women received the case.
In dead silence the verdict was read
at night session of court hastily
called. Then there was a scream from
the direction of where Lamsons sisters,
DR.. Margaret Lamson and Mrs. Willis
Thoits, sat-
Lamson Remains Calm.
The convicted man never moved. He
was slightly pale. but there was no i'm
mediate sign that the verdict had af-
fected him.
The jury required three ballots, said
G. Peterson Of Saratoga, the foreman.
He said there was no doubt about the
verdict from the first ballot and that
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-09-17
BY the Associated Press.
To- LSkS~~ I4~~,&-4 q

BY the Associated Press.
In biting language and closely clipped
sentences, Secretary Ickes asserted yes
terday that neither red tape nor
bureaucracy was involved in the dis
tribution Of public works money.
Unvarnished language marked his
statement to newspaper men in a press
conference in reply to what he called
political sharp shooting" and snip
ing" reports that his Public Works
Administration was responsible for the
S, -yness with which some Of the job
giving money, already allotted, was
being put to work.
where is the red tape?" he asked
I'VE have taken it out by the hands
full.
"The major delays now are caused
by political sniping and by the inability
Of local agencies to put to work the
money we have already allotted.
II had letter from q Governor rails
ing hell about red tape and delay. And
then in that same letter he stated that
all contracts had to 60 back to review
for local committee under a State
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