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dem over the single wing. The front motor drives three -bladed propeller and the rear engine a tWo-bladed affair.
 The maximum speed is 175 miles an hour. At the cruising rate of 150 m.p.h. each machine can carry 2,200 pounds more than 2,5O0 miles
 The men selected for the trip are walled off from all distracting contacts. They eat at a training table, may each have just one pint of wine a day and are limited on their smoking.
 Sports, such as swimming, ten his, fencing, water polo and skiing are on the daily program, along with flying and intensive class room work in aerial subjects, al- ternated with two hours in the air daily. Visitors are taboo.
 Already lin the pink" every man jack of the expedition is certain that he soon will be sauntering through the fair grounds on Chi ,ago's lake front.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-25
CONVERSATIONS
 IN WASHINGTON MAKE HEADWAY
Program for Coming World Conference Is Being
 Mapped Out
U. s. PRESIDENT AND
 BRIT. PREMIER AGREE
Former French Premier l Enthusia stic Over
 Roosevelt's Move

WASHINGTON, April 25. - The conversations between President Roosevelt and representatives of foreign nations are progressing rapidly and making points.
 President Roosevelt and British Premier Ramsay Macdonald an- nounced their conversations have admirably served the purpose of mapping out the territory to be covered at the World Economic Conference"
 Today the American and British representatives are to have a final talk regarding topics to be dis cussed at the Disarmament Con- ference which is to reopen in Gen. eva.
 Former French Premier Edouard Herriot, following a conference with President Roosevelt, announced en- thusiastically that the American Chief Executive had laid down 8 complete program including dis armament, world economic stability and war debts.
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Proposed U s. Aid to Home O,uner
 Seeks Creditor Debtor Adjustment
By J. R. BRACKETT

NEW YORK, April 25.-Deot O. Americas home owners is greater than that of Americas farmers federal statistics show.
 To relieve both burdens is the aim of projected federal legisla- tion. The mortgage debt of the farmer is about S8,500, 100000, of the small home owner about s2o,- 0OOOOO,OOO.
 Total debt on urban real estate is s35 GOO, 100000, including large apartments, office and other big buildings, held by virtually every lending institution in the nation.
 Resembles Farm Plan
 The new administration plan to aid the small home owner is simi- lar in action and effect to the farm plan It proposes to reduce both the face of the mortgage and the interest rate through mutual agree ment of debtor and creditor.
 It is directed toward those home owners whose homes have a value not exceeding $10,000, the present limit set by the government.
 There are no statistics available to show what proportion of the S20,000 100000 of home mortgages these $10O00-a nd under homes represent But the proportion is sizable in amount and preponder- ant in number of debtors, statis- tics indicate
 The home owner seeking aid un- der the proposed plan simply would approach the new Federal Home Owners Loan corporation either directly or in cooperation with the individual or institution who holds his mortgage.
 Reductions Sought
 The loan corporation would seek to reduce the face of the mort gage, give the original lender bonds with interest guaranteed by the
 
 government for this reduce e ( amount, and take over the mort gage at lower rate of interest.
 No published figures show how many mortgages are in danger of foreclosure, but the government ex- poets about $2,300, 100000 in new financing to be enough for the needy cases. Some city owners have objected to the plan Oil the ground it should cover larger mortgages so that home owners ir metropolitan areas where the pro- portion of homes costing more than $10,000 is larger, would receive more benefit.
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GENERAL SALES |. TAX BILL LOST IN THE SENATE
Compensation Act Amend. ment Also Beaten-Im-
 portant MeasuresPass

In a lengthy session yesterday afternoon, the Senate passed seven bills, killed two, continued two and passed two joint resolutions and one joint memorial, all originating in the Senate.
 The two measures defeated were :: the general sales tax, and amend ments to the Workmen's Compen- sation Act, both by Senator Hess. The latter was introduced by re- quest and he joined the other sev- en members in voting to indefinite ly postpone it.
 Bill Passed
 After days of discussion and con- sideration, the Senate by six to two vote passed Walkers measure to create a Board of Administra- tion, a kind of Governors Cabi- net, with discretionary power over appropriations to the end that the treasury deficits might be avoid- ed. F,rawley and DeVane vosed against passage
 Senator Hess's measure to SUD- plement the laws of the United States relating to the location and holding of mining cla inns was passed by unanimous vote.
 Two additional head tax meas ures were passed by the Senate yesterday. One by Senator Camp bell, Anchorage, provides for a $5 road tax identical with the Ss school tax that has been in force many years. The second, by Sena- tor Bragaw, Anchorage. levies a $250 tax on all owners of radio receiving sets. Senator Shattucl voted against the latter. Building Bill Passed
 After incorporating in it Sena- Continued on Page Eight)
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ANCHORAGE IS
 GIVEN SN|FTER
 OF NEW BREW
One Hundred Cases Dis appear Like Snow
 ball in Tropics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 25 One hundred cases of beer, the first received here since the re- cent Federal enactment, faded like a snowball in the tropics as the thirsty seized upon it like mama in a desert.
 Business was good while the bev- craze lasted but it amounted tc merely snifter
 All restaurants and several hotels and stores are planning to handle the brew when available.
 There are no municipal regula- tions as yet pending legislation by the Territorial Legislature now IT session at Juneau.
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ARE TO OPERATE
 ON HELEN vASCO
Court Orders Surgeons to Act for Removal of
 Tumor from Eye

YONKERS, N. Y., Aprl 25.-Two- year-old Helen Vasco will exchange one of her blue eyes for what may be her life.
 The delicate operation ordered by the court, after a battle with the girls parents, is expected to be performed today or tomorrow The operation is for removal of tumor which doctors say will destroy her life unless removed, but which will probably cause the loss of the eye
 The mother of the girl previously said she would rather God take Helen than see her lose her eye
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-25
AMERICAN BEER
 WORRIES BRAZIL
Comeback of Beverage h. dicates Fall Off Tn
 Coffee Trade
By PAUL SANDERS

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 25.- Whatever beers return means to the United States, it has put an- other wrinkle in Brazils brow.
 It is taken for granted here that beers comeback there will cause a slight reduction in coffee consump- tion because the American takes his coffee with his meal rather than after 1t, and be isn't likely to drink beer and coffee at the same time.
 Any reduction in American cof- fee consumption will be felt, be- cause the United States is the big gest customer. The coffee problem causes as many nightmares as ever
 Huge Surplus in Sight
 World production for the next crop year is estimated at more than 100000 sacks above world consumption. Since Brazil, th< largest producer, holds the bag foi most of the excess stocks, 13,OO0, ,oO( sacks piled on top of 21,000,O00 or hand at the beginning of l93. means an excess load of about A. 800 ,000.000 pounds.
 The newspaper A Macao goes SC far as to say that Brazilian coffee is in danger of suffering a collapse similar to that which sucked dry the rich Brazilian rubber trade 2t years ago.
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ORBETELLO, Italy, April 25.-A life like that of a bunch of pugil- ists in strict training is led here by the 100 aviators who will man "A Italian seaplanes on General Italo Balbo's group flight to Chi cago late in May.
 Men and machines are being tun- ed to the highest possible point of efficiency so that both human and mechanical units may be with out flaw when the moment comes from their leader to signal "con- tact"
 One by one the model 10 Savoia- Marcheth planes, beautiful speci- mems of workmanship, are being turned over to the pilots, navi- gators, mechanics and wireless op- orators who will form their crews.
 The ships embody several late improvements over the planes used on Balbo's mass flight to Brazil in 1881. Each is driven by two Isot- ta-Fraschini motors developing 1900 horsepower and erected tan
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Easing of the home mortgage burden is held important not only to the homeowner alone but also in many cases to the holder of the mortgage.
 Billions In Credit Frozen
 Loan institutions find themselves with billions of frozen credits in the form of mortgages which may become liquid under the new plan.
 Private, authoritative st istics show that PTS per cent of the to- tai assets of life insurance com panies is in urban real esate; 52.8
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After a two-hour consideration of the Senate beer bill in Committee Iof the Whole late yesterday after noon, the House of Representa- tives amended it some Is times and was all set today to pass it and shoot it back to the Senate.
 The House lowered license fees, restored lodging houses and de- fined restau a n ts and cafeterias, and again changed the beer dis pensary section to make it possible for soft drink parlors and cigar stores to sell beer and wine by the glass to patrons seated at either counter or tables.
 Minimum Limit Fixed The House also restored the wholesale license" stricken from the Hellerich measure by the Sen ate. It fixed the fee for such a license at $100.
 It put lodging houses back into the list of business that can ob- tain "beer and wine" licenses Such places, however, must have accom- modations for IS persons. Restaur- ants and cafeterias must also have accommodations for Is persons. These requirements are supposed to keep out fly-by night establish ments, joints" as some members phrased it.
 Cuts Beer ParlOr Fee
 The House reduced the beer dispensary" license fee from $250, the amount fixed by the Senate, to $100. It also wiped out the Senate restriction which limited beer dis pensaries to the sale of draft beer and beer in uncapped bottles.
 It cut the fees for club licenses from $50 to $25.
 The Senate bill, like the original House easure, prohibited any brewery or winery, or any officer or agent of such plants, from own- ing any interest in any beverage dispensary license, and from fi- nancing such establishment. It ex- empted, however, storages or ware houses where beer or wine might be stored by manufacturers. The House wiped out that exemption.
 Remains in Courts
 Headed by Representative Green, Hyder, movement was launched to put the issuance of licenses and collection of fees and taxes under Territorial officers. The first
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-25
VICE ADMIRAL 'STANDLEY HAS BEEN PROMOTED
Secretary Sw anso An nounces Selection, Chief
 of Naval Operations

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Secre- tary of Navy Swanson announced last night the selection of Vice. Admiral William H. Standley, now Commander of the Cruiser Scout ing Force, as new Chief Of Naval Operations.
 He will succeed Admiral William V. Pratt, retired, because of the age limit.
 Admiral Pratt will retain the post pending developments of the pres ent international conversations and meanwhile Vice-Admiral Standley will be assigned as Commander of the Battle Force
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-25
HUNDREDS TO
 JOIN RUSH TO ,
 GOLD DISTRICT
Stampede Similar to Klon. dike Days Announc-
 ed from Harbin

KAREN, April 25.-Three hun dred Russians, Chinese and Japan ese fired with the spirit of the Klondika rush, will set out as soon as possible for the gold fields which are said to exist on the upper reaches of the tributaries of the Kutungso River.
 The stampeders will be partly financed by the South Manchurian Railway and Manchukuo Govern ment.
 Immense streaks of the yellow metal are estimated to contain all the way from ten to one hundred millions in gold. The streaks are said to run through the river bed
 Latest scientific machinery, such as is used in Alaska will be em- ployed.
 Three years of banning in that district is estimated to have pro- duced s4,OO0,0OO.
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PRODUCTION OF
 WHEAT ENTERS
 IN DISCUSSIONS
White Metal May Also Be Subject at Conferences
 in Washington

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Wheat production restrictions on an h. ternational scale was projected in- to the Washington economic dis cussions yesterday by the arrival of Premier Richard B. Bennett of Canada.
 Canada, with the United States, Australia and Arg gentina, the worlds chief wheat growers, is eager that an agreement be reach ed to guarantee better world prices for foodstuffs.
 Premier Bennett's arrival also in creased interest in silver as Can ada is large producer of the white metal.
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per cent of mutual savings banks; 90 per cent of building and loan associations, and lesser percent ages in national banks, commercial banks and other institutions.
 These securities are of more im- portance to lending institutions than are farm mortgages. While they will be reduced in amount un- der the government plan they will be replaced with more liquid bonds, enabling the institutions to carry the remaining debtors more easily and to protect their other assets from forced liquidation.
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Manchuria
 Opens Door To Trading
Privy Councillor for Man chukuo Government
 Makes Statement

TOKYO, April 25.-The Man. chukuo Government promises an open door and equal opportunity in trade in Manchuria to all nations in exchange for reciprocity. This is announced today by Tokuzo Ko- mai, Privy Councillor for Manchu- kuo, as told in an Associated Press copyrighted article.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-25
SEWARD BURNS
 RAILROAD TIES; WARNING GIVEN
Regular Boston Party Staged to Westward
 Committee Acts
PROTEST MADE TO
 IMPORTED MATERIAL
Mayor of Town Deplores Action but Condolences
 Given to Hewers

SEWARD. Alaska, April 25.--In protest to the importation of rail- road ties from Washington State. a Committee of Twenty" set fire to a carload of ties Sunday night as a warning against further ship mentS.
 In communication received by the Seward Gateway, the com mittee" said if another shipment is made, mot only one car but whola trains, and who can say, possibly even boats will be set on fire"
 The local fire department fought the blaze one and a half hours. One railroad flat car. loaded with ties, was destroyed.
 Had Other Plans
 The report was freely circulated, prior to the arrival of the North Star from Seattle, that Boston Tea Party" would be staged but the "committee' apparently chang ed it's mind and decided to burn instead of throwing the ties over board.
 While deploring the procedure. Mayor D. 0. Brownell expressed sympathy for the men who had been thrown out of work and who used this method of expressing re- sentiment and bringing attention to the public of what they regard ed as an unfair deal to tie hewers.
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WESTERN ALASKA TOWN STAGES BIG DEMONSTRATION
WORLD ECONOMIC ILLS BEING TREATED
Direct Relief Measure Nems Final ApprouaI

WASHINGTON, April 25.-A Bill to set up half billion dol lar fund for direct unemploy- ment relief neared final ap- proval today when the Senate Banking Committee approved the measure virtually as it passed the House.
 The bill marks the departure from the policy under the Hoo- yer Administration of lending funds to states. The present bill provides for outright grants which are not to be repaid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-25
Cook Inlet
 Carlneries
 toOperate
Most of Plants Will Run to
 Full Capacity-Coal Is Ordered

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 25. Cook Inlet canneries are prepar- ing to start operations. soon, most of them at full capacity.
 Libby, McNeill and Libby has purchased 2,000 tons of coal from the Evans Jones Coal Company. The shipment is at Seward await ing distribution to the various can neries.
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TOM MOONEY IS READY FOR
 SECOND TRIAL
Impatiently Waits at Priis- on Gate to Be Taken
 to San Francisco

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Cal, April 25.-Tom Mooney is ready to step from prison here in a new suit Tor his second trial in San Francisco, which starts tomorrow. He waited impatiently for his de- parture while attorneys cleared the way of technicalities.
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JAPAN, FRANCE FACE TR0UBLE IN MANCHUR|A
French Join with Russia in Dispute Over Rail-
 way System

PARIS, April 25.-Close relations that have prevailed between France and Japan are placed in jeopardy by Far Eastern developments which at the same time tend to strength en the Franco-R Russian friendship.
 Official quarters called attention to this evolution in the foreign poll icy of the French by expressing uneasiness over the Manchurian railway crisis.
 France joins Russia in regard to the anxiety and charges Japan with fomenting the plot to have the Manchukuo Government seize the disputed railway.
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TIE ACTION HERE

Last Tuesday, the House of Rep resef1tatives, under suspended rules, passed memorial by Representa- tive J. s. Hoffman, of Seward and later wired it to Secretary of In- terior Ickes, charging that General Manager Ohlson, of the Alaska Railroad, refused to fix the price that he would be willing to pay for native hemlock ties and later de- clined to acknowledge a telegram on that subject sent by former Gov. George A. Parks
 The failure to make the price Is alleged in the memorial to have destroyed the credit of 100 men engaged in tie making on the rail- road. The Secretary of Interior was requested to instruct Ohlson to fix a maximum price of native ties.
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COAL EPISODE RECALLED

The burning of the ties at Sew ard recalls the other Alaska 'Bos- ton Tea Party" in Cordova, in 1912, when citizens massed on the wharf and shoveled two carloads of Brit ish Columbia coal into the harbor as a protest against delay in open ing the Alaska coal fields.
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Labor Secretary Asked to Explain
 3O-Hourt Week PLar,

WASHINGTON, April 25.- Secretary of Labor Perkins has been asked to appear before the House Labor Committee and explain in more detail her suggestions for Federal control of production and a minimum wage law in connection with the proposed 30-hOur week leg islation.
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''Boze" Berger, former Maryland basketball star, will play second base for the New Orleans Pelicans this summer.
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A handle mill at Pine Bluff, Ark, pays farmers about $l3,000 annual ly for hickory timber.
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HOUSE REv|SES BEER BILL AND
 LOWERS RATES
Amendments to Measure Liberalize It-Beer Par
 Tor Section Changed

This afternoon the House passed the appropriations bill after reducing it S890. This amount reduced the salary of the mining engineer and clerk to confor with reductions made in other official salaries.
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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-04-06
ISLAND BABIES HEALTHY!

DR.. Houston, examining physician
for the pre-school round up, said that
he felt he had contributed little to
the welfare Of the Island for the chill
dren brought to him checked up on
the average of 98 percent perfect.
Thirty EIGHT children were register
ed in all, and the examination cover
ed twenty-five points, including pos
ture, nutrition, pose, throat, heart,
lungs, etc. Each mother was given the
opportunity to present her problems
of feeding, discipline, and habits to
DR.. Houston for solution.
Thorough inspection of teeth and
advice on dental care was given by
our capable Island dentists, Doctors
Coutts and Bennett.
Mrs. Ben Lyon, who assisted DR..
Houston in the physical examination,
will review the advice and hints on
child care at the next meeting of the
pre-school group on Friday, April Z.
For the special benefit of the Burton
mothers the meeting is being held at
the home of Mrs. Kenneth Van House
at Burton.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-04-06
THIRTEEN GIRLS CELEBRATE
THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY

On Saturday Marguerite McCrary
was assisted in celebrating her 18th
birthday by IL schoolmates of the 5th
and 9Th grades and friends, num-
Der of whom have been her guests
each year since entering the first
grade. A number of clever games and
contests arranged by Marguerite's
sister, Grayce, kept the children busy
during the afternoon after which re-
freshments were served. The beauti-
full birthday cake gas surprise to
the children, when they discovered 1t
was combination of ice cream and
sponge cake. After this important
feature of the afternoon had been dis
posed of the gifts were opened and
admired. Then, with many wishes for
many more happy birthdays the
young guests departed for home.
The editor, who also celebrates her
birthday cn April End, was also honor
ed by being among those present
Marguerite and she have celebrated
several birthdays together.
The guests present for Marguerite's
birthday we've Helen Margaret and
Ethel Anderson, Ruth Strom, Betty
Jane Tjomsland, Helen Harmeling
Fransu Smock, Geraldine England, OIL
Port Orchards, Evelyn Edwards, Elsie
Kimmel, Margaret Spalding, Elids
Dyarpess and Margarine Agren.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-04-06
Frank Swanson Makes
Remarkable Record

Word comes from Pullman that OF
the AIT names included on the all
college high scholarship roll for the
first semester OF lo32-33 that OF Frank
Swanson, son OF Mr., and Mrs. g.
Swanson, Of Vashon, stands the high
est.
Frank Swanson, Junior In civil engl-
neering achieved the highest indl-
vitlual record for the semester, when
he received 90 hours OF A grades for
20 hours OF work.
Frank, a graduate of vashon high
school, made an excellent record be-
fore going to Pullman. Despite the
fact that he Is earning his own way
through college he has kept up his
hours Of work with fine grades.
Last year Frank cut short his work
at Pullman in order to go to Alaska
for the season. 1t was In recognition
of his past record that he was per-
mitted to leave before the close OF
school. He is planning on doing the
same thing this year in order to earn
enough to carry him through his
senior year OF engineering
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-04-06
One Week Remains
To File Income Tax

Only one week remains In which to
file state income tax returns, members
Of the state tax commission pointed
out us they prepared TO meet last
minute filing rush. Approximately
two-thlrds Of the anticipated number
Of returns have been filed to date.
To facilitate the solution OF income
tax problems, the commission has
established 10 field men In key cities
Of the state with instructions to APP
pear In other cities under schedule
recently announced by the commits
sion. Any taxpayer having an income
tax return problem may contact one
OF these men through the county as
SCISSORS office or the nearest Chamber
OF Commerce.
Cooperation of the public at large
In speeding the filing Of returns was
solicited by Thomas s. Hedges, mem
Der Of the commission, In a review of
the progress made thus far In the new
laws administration.
"Tf the taxpayer, when he Is UNI
certain of the status of any item,
either income or deduction, will state
all the circumstances frankly, the
commission will give him the benefit
OF any credit to which he is entitled.
He need not and should not feel that
he must tell as little as possible to
secure an advantage. Indeed, the con-
trary Is true. The return that states