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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17
PRINCESS. NORAH WARRACk GO. IS
 OFF SOUTHBOUND GIVEN CONTRACT AT 8 A. M. T0DAYF0R StTkA GYM

On the way south from Skagway the Princess Norah, Capt. w. Q Palmer, commander and P. A. Hole purser, docked here this morning at 3 o'clock and sailed for the south at 8 o'clock.
 Leaving Juneau for the south on the Princess Norah were, Miss E. Weaver, the Rev. Erling K Olaf son, Mrs. Erling K. Olafson, J. C. Briggs, Mrs. J. c. Briggs, Mrs. R. F. Sweet, H. E Jackson. Mrs. H. E. Jackson, James Jackson, A. H. WestaL, J. c. Stapleton, Mrs. J. c. Stapleton, Mrs. M. E. Tippetts, G. Tippetts, P M. Sorensen, E. J. Butler, J. Bryant, c. w. Skog, Bish- op P. T. Rowe and B. J. West.
 The Princess Norah is scheduled to sail from Vancouver on the next voyage north on May g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17

WANTED-Foung lady will care for children by the day or hour. Phone l94.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17

HOTEL work by experienced maid
 Will go anywhere. Phone 396.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17

FOR RENT OR SALE Merritt residence on Calhoun Ave. See Sperling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17
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FOR SALE - Five-room furnished
 house. Phone 3752
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17

WANTED = Woman wants house
 work by day or hour. Phone A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17
WANTED
WANTED-Girl for general house.
 work. Apply 227 Harris St.

WANTED-EXPERIENCED TRAV- BLING SALESMAN FOR ALAS KA familiar with trade to sell line with other non-conflicting lines, on commission basis. Must regu- larly cover complete territory. Write G&MCo. long established manufacturer Americas best wool knit staple and sports sweaters, toques, mittens. knitted wear and swim suits nationally advertised for men, women and children. Give personal details, references, full experience. GARTNER and MATTERN co. San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17
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FOR RENT-Sleeping room, Sl0
 monthly. 315 Gold St.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17
Marine News
 Steamer Movements NORTHBOUND
SCHEDULED SAILINGS

SCHEDULED SAlLINGS
 Victoria is scheduled to sail north at midnight tonight. . All sailings from Seattle can- celled owing to present Longshoremen's strike.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver May 22 . at g pm.
 . SOUTHBOUND SAILNGS North Wind shceduled south bound g pm. Saturday.
 . Yukon scheduled south next Monday.
 . LOCAL SAILNGS Estebeth leaves every Thurs . day night at 6 p.mr for . Sitka and way ports. . Pacific leaves every Thursday . at 10 am, for Petersburg, . Rake and way ports. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17

FOR RENT-Store room formerly occupied by Jarman'S on Second Street. Also four room partly furnished apartment. Will alter to suit tenant Apply San Fran cisco Bakery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-17

FOR SALE-Cooking utensils, bed- ding, also apt for rent. Phone 309.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
PARLEYS PLAN
DROUGHT AID
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
President Roosevelt swept aside
less important matters today to
rake a careful study of the
drought situation in two impor-
tant conferences designed to give
him every aspect of the emer-
gency.
Aubrey Williams, acting Fed
eral Emergency Relief Admins
traitor, was slated to outline the
relief picture to the President
first. Mr.. williams brought with
him to the White House reports
showing the need of the thou
sands of people living in the
drought sectors, and revealing
plans of The Administrations
emergency relief Set-up to help
those in the area.
Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace was the second drought con-
feree slated to talk with the
President. Secretary Wallace
will acquaint Mr.. Roosevelt with
the purely agricultural side of
the question.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
NIAGARA ROCKS
CRUMBLE,FALL

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug.
13 G.N.SD.-With a laundering
roar that momentarily stilled
that of the cataract, thousands
of tons of rock today crumbled
from the lip of Horseshe Falls,
on the Canadian side of Niagara
Gorge, and plunged into the
whirlpools at the base Of the
falls.
The rocky mass, 100 yards
long and at least 20 yards deep,
splindered into a thousand frag-
ments as it crashed and left a
deep gouge in the crest of the
Canadian falls.
The fall was the second big
one in the past five years, a
mass estimated at $4,000 tons
having broken off in 1881 on
the American side of the cat
aract.
Biologists for several years
past have noted the eroSive effect
of the falls on the rocky crest
and estimated that the crest is
moving back at the rate of about
two feet a year. At various
times, plans for checking the
the erosive action of the
waters have been advanced but
none has been put into effect.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Tractor Party Finds
Byrd Weak, Cheerful

LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica,
Aug. 13 G.N.SD.-Thin and weak
after his lonely vigil of four and
a half months of Antarctic
winter near the South Pole, Ad-
miral Byrd was reached at last
by the tractor party on its third
attempt to relieve him.
He was found sitting on top OF
his shack sunk in the drifted
snow. He said:
"HeIIO, fellows, come on down
and get warm. I have some
hot soup for you."
Found Quite Weak
DR.. Thomas C. Poultner, who
led the tractor expedition, re-
ported by radio telegraph to the
base camp here at Little America:
"AdmiraI Byrd is quite weak.
But he will be all right in 8
minute"
The message was a cheering
one for now it can be known that
there was great anxiety for his
welfare at the base camp.
There also was anxiety for the
tractor party which had been
missed on the scheduled radio
contact before the good news
came.
Admiral Byrd himself assured
the base here that all was we'll.
Taking the key away from Radio
Operator Waite, he slowly and
uncertainty tapped out the fol-
lowing message:
"Tell my friends not to worry.
I'm all right. You fellows have
done splendid job and 1 want
to thank YOU"
The radio reports were of neces-
sity short, and the expedition
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The Washington times., 1934-08-13
FESS IS HELD
SURE OHIO
VICTOR
Veteran Senator Only Certain
Winner in TomorroW's Three
Primaries, Says Writer
Bv EARL GOODWIN

In three hotly contested State
primaries to be staged tomorrow
in Ohio, Nebraska and Idaho
the only apparently sure winner
is Senator Simeon D. Fess, seek
ing the G. o. P. senatorial nomi-
nation in Ohio.
The veteran Of nearly every
fight the Republicans have made
in the past quarter century in
his seventy-third year, is holding
off a quartet of opponents who
have been assailing him with
every political brickbat known to
Ohio-and appears to be growing
stronger as he approaches the
finish.
Opposes New Deal
Senator Fess has campaigned
as an outright opponent to the
New Deal. making it an out-and'
out assure in the Buckeye State
next fall if he is nominated to-
morrow.
Among his four opponents is
Jacob Coxey, who led the army
of unemployed to Washington in
the early nineties and who is an
advocate of printing press money.
But General" CoxeC is 8 per-
rennial candidate for something or
other and will have no effect on
the vote.
The real opposition to Senator
Fess comes from Judge Walter
Wanamaker, of Akron, and John
Vorys, of Columbus. Both are
rather half against the New Deal,
and seem to be fighting each
other for second place. It IS
possible that had Senator FeSs
only one opponent he would not
be renominated, but reports
reaching Washington are accepted
by political analysts as favoring
him.
Democrats Battling
Should he win, the Democrats
believe they will have an easy
mark in November, but the Demo
(Conti ued on Page 10, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
SLASH H|NTED
IN UTILITY
RATES
PUG. Will Investigate Phone,
Gas and Light Charges;
= Hearing in Fall

Electric light, gas and tele-
phone rates all may be cheaper
in this city as the result of an
investigation scheduled by the
Public Utilities Commission
From now until early next year
the commission will be busy on
some phase of the probe.
In addition to the present con-
Sideration of better street car
routes and express bus lines, the
commission has before it for i'm
mediate attention complex evil
dence in the gas company valua-
ton case. The sum total may
result in an action for lower rates
by the commission, or a demand
for higher rates by the company.
Result in Doubt
The commission members have
no idea which way the cat will
Jump, but expert engineers have
privately ventured the guess that
gas rates will not go higher-at
least.
They say that gas is in keen
competition with electricity for
cooking purposes, and that cleo
trio cooking and power is about
to become much cheaper because
of huge quantities of cheap
power promised by the Tennessee
Valley and other New Deal ex-
perimentS.
This subject is related to the
commissions plan to investigate
the Pepco's rate base, which has
gone from $32,5OO,OoO in 1924 to
approximately 63 millions today.
Electric light bills are paying
interest and profit on the latter
sum; the commission wants to
find out if that is correct sum
or whether it should be smaller,
with consequent lower rates to
electric light and power users.
The present method Of fixing
rates under the courts consent
decree" may be abandoned as the
result of the commissions inVesti'
CATION.
Several Probes Shaped
The commission is sharpening
several probes for the telephone
company: it has ordered new
valuation of the entire plant, and
has asked the Federal Communi'
cations Commission to participate,
It has ordered an investigation
TContinued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
BYRD To STAY
ALONE At
OUTPOST
Explorer Rescued, Given Help
BY Doctor; Found Suffering
From Explosion Hurts

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 GNSO.
In spite of his weakened condition
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
probably will not return to Little
America with the tractor party
which finally reached his lonely
outpost 1913 miles south. it was
said today at the offices of Mackay
Radio which has been handling
all messages to the Byrd expedi.
ton.
The tractor train, it is under.
stood at the Mackay headquarters,
carried supplies for Admiral Byrd
to prolong his stay at the outpost
observing the climatic phenomena
of an antarctic winter, which have
included temperatures of 80 below
zero.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
BLAMED
WHEN CAR
/ HITS TREE
PoIiceWoman Among Injured;
Club Bombing Linked to
Tri-State Gang Trial

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fontaine,
star Government witness against
the tri-State gang, and three
Washington police officials were
injured today when a District
police car, taking the woman to
Richmond, crashed into tree on
Hicks Hill, about IS miles north
of Bowling Green, Va.
The accident came few hours
after the Club Forrest, alleged
hangout of the gang near Rich
mond, had been bombed and de-
stroyed by fire. Police believe the
bombing might have been an at
tempt to intimidate witnesses
against the gangSters.
The trial of the members Of the
gang charged with the murder Of
bank guard later was postponed
one week in order to allow the de-
fense to summon out of State wit
neSSes.
Policewoman Hurt
Those injured in the wreck be-
sides Mrs. Fontaine were Police
woman A. D. Mansfield, wife Of
Detective Sergeant Mansfield; De-
tective Sergeant Floyd Truscott,
and Postal Inspector Leo De-
Ward.
Truscott and DeWaard are the
officers who have trailed the
members of the gang for several
months.
The injured were placed in a
police car which was following
the wrecked machine and were
taken to Richmond.
At the hospital there 1t was
found that Mrs. Mansfield and
Inspector De Ward had suffered
pelvic injuries. Mrs. Fontaine
was badly shaken up and Ser
geant Truscott suffered a cut
over the right eye.
Rain To Blame
State police said Sergeant Trus-
colt was driving, lost control Of
the car in the heavy rain, and
crashed into a tree.
Mrs. Fontaine, who was the
sweetheart of slain member of
the gang, was shot by other men,
bers of the gang at Upper Darby.
Pa.
Since then she has been closely
guarded by Washington police,
and is believed to have furnished
much of the information which
resulted in police killing or cap
turing every member of the gang.
Early yesterday number of
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The Washington times., 1934-08-13
DROUGHT AREAS
GET RAIN

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 13
G.N.SO-The drough t-seared
Southwest today was enjoying the
first pronounced cool spell and ap-
preciable rains in weeks.
Rains which were general
throughout Kansas and western
Missouri Saturday night continued
intermittently last night and to-
day, sending the mercury Skidding
to summer resort comfortableneSs.
It was IS here at $50 a. m.
Oklahoma was receiving its first
appreciable rain in AZ days, and
further precipitation was expected.
The forecast for the Kansas
City area was for partly cloudy
and cooler weather today and to-
night,
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
nk-Wiskered
HurLer Signed
By Grifmen
By KIRK MILLER

The desperate Griffmen went to
extremes today to rehabilitate
their pitching staff when they
signed a pink-whiskered right
handed pitcher of the original
House of David baseball team, OF
Benton Harbor, Michigan.
The young hurler is Allen Ben
son, Is years of age. He was pro,
duced at the ball club office to-
day by Joe Cambria, Albany
president, a member of the two.
man scouting staff of the Griff-
men, Joe Engel being the other.
Benson has won 18 and lost 5
games with the House Of David
team this year and, last Friday
night at Harrisburg, Pa, he
struck out IL batterS in a game
with the New York-Penn League
Senators.
Griff looked at the hurler in ac-
ton and promptly signed him to
contract. He expects to keep him
for the remainder of the season,
working him from time to time in
Washington and around the cir.
cult when the club goes on the
road.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
PLANES IN RACE.
To COLD FIELD

OTTAWA, Aug. 13 U.N.SO.
Over barren lands Of the Great
Bear Lake region, where winter
SHOWS and summer moss have
scarcely accustomed themselves
to the tread of wandering In
dians, there was a strange sound
today as mans latest creature of
conquest-the airplane-sup
planted the mule and the pack
sack in the quest Of gold.
Yellow Knife River, hard by
Great Bear Lake in the Canadian
northwest territories, is the latest
mecca for fortune hunters in a
modern argoSy bearing down out
of the air from several points in
the prairie provinces.
Prospectors for years have be-
lieved rich gold deposits lay in
this last lonely outpost of the
Dominion. But confirmation of
their belief came only last night.
1HUAdH DElHSS news
BY Indian runner out of the
vast northwest, from Major
Locke Burwash, recently of Ot-
tawa, where he held an impor.
tant post in the Yukon and north
west territories bureau of the gov
eminent, came news of a "rich
strike"
Major Burwash has been pros
pecting in the region for several
months, his expedition known
only to a few engineers and scien.
fists.
From a Canadian mounted DO
lice radio station on the shore of
Great Bear Lake, the runners
word of the gold discovery was
flashed to Ottawa, and the "gold
rush" was on.
Aerial Rush Is On
Today, half a dozen aerial ex-
petitions were reported ready to
leave as many points for the scene
of the strike.
One, led by Capt. w. o. P.
May, noted mail flier and Canad-
ian pioneer in Sub-Arctic arplane
travel, was reported ready to leave
here within "a hours. Others
were ported assembling at
points in Alberta and Saskatche.
wan provinces.
Value Of the strike could not be
determined Immediately but Of
ficialS here expressed belief it may
turn out to be one of the richest
in decades, as Major Burwash Is
an experienced prospector but con-
sidered conservative and unlikely
to excite a rush for new gold
fields unless they are Of great
value.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
'Vigilantes' Beat
Attorney, Woman

WILMINGTON, CAL, Aug. 13
G.N.SO.-Kidnaped. they said, by
two men, Attorney Grover C.
johnson, Los Angeles, and Mrs.
Anne Jameson, wealthy San
Pedro, Cal, social worker, were
taken to lonely gully near here
and severely beaten.
At the gully the two kidnapers
who seized and drove Mr.. John
sons car were Joined by other
men who said they were "vig
ilantes." Mr.. johnson was beaten
into Inconsistencies. Mr.. John
son was prominent in the defense
of strikers during the recent
maritime trouble.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Will Rogers
Says:

TOKYO, Aug. 13.-Had din
ner and long chat with ROOse-
welt in Honolulu and he gave
me practically the same advice
that Calvin Coolidge gave
Dwight Morrow on Mexico. The
President told me: "Will, don't
jump on Japan; just keep them
from jumping on u.s." Arrived
Saturday. Everything peaceful
and fine. They want a bigger
navy and / think / will let 'em
have 1t, for they are going to
build 1t anyway.
Copyright, 1894, by Mcknight Il
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Russell Goes
To Mound
In First

GRIFFITH STADIUM, Aug. 13.
Alphonse Thomas and Johnny
Marcum were the opposing pitch
ers for the first game of today's
doubleheader between the Griff-
men and Philadelphia AS. But
Thomas did not last an inning.
Manager Cronin changed his
batting order for the clash by put
ting Schultz at lead-off, Travis,
fifth, Myer, sixth, Bolton, seventh
and Harris, eighth.
Lou Finney was in left field for
the AS instead of Bob johnson.
Threatening skies were overhead
and it kept the crowd down to
about 1900.
First Inning
Observation-Disclosures sin
gled to center. Williams sacri-
ficed, Thomas to Susko. Finney
tripled to right-field corner, Scor-
ing Cramer. Foxx walked. Hig-
gins doubled to right, scoring
Finney and sending Foxx to third.
Coleman doubled to the bleacher
wall in center field, scoring Foxx
and Higgins. This was enough
for Thomas and Jack Russell be-
came the Washington pitcher.
McNair singled to right, scoring
Coleman. Berry flied to Harris.
Marcum singled to left, sending
McNair to second. Cramer, up for
the second time, singled to right,
scoring McNair and sending Mar
cum to second. Williams singled
to center. scoring Marcum and
sending Cramer to third. Finney
singled to right, scoring Cramer
and sending Williams to second,
McColl now pitching for Washing
ton. Foxx doubled to left, scoring
Williams and sending Finney to
third. Higgins flied to Manush.
Nine runs, 10 hits, no errors, two
left.
WASHINGTON - Schultz sin
gled to right. Susko flied to
Finney. Manush flied to Cole
man. Williams went into right
for Cronin's fly. No runs, one
hit, no errors, one left.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Doug Fairbanks
Sister-in-LaW Dies

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 13 G.N.SO
Mrs. Margaret Fairbanks, sister
in-law of Douglas Fairbanks
screen star, is dead at a Holly
wood hospital following an opera
ton. She was So years old. Mrs
Fairbanks was the widow of John
Fairbanks, brother of the screen
star and for many years manager
of his business affairs. Douglas
Fairbanks, scheduled to arrive in
New York on the liner Rex, wire
lessed that he would fly to Den
yer to attend the funeral.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Alfonso's Son Dies in Arms
Of Sister After Crash

VIENNA, Aug. 13. Q.N.SO.
Prince Gonzalo, 19-year-old fourth
son of former King Alfonso of
Spain, died in the arms Of his SIS
ter, Beatrice, today in a little Aus
trian provincial hospital. bleeding
to death from injuries received
a few hours earlier in an auto
mobile accident.
Death was officially due to a
hemorrhage Of the stomach. It
was recalled that all of Alfonso's
children suffer from haemophilia,
a congenial disease which does
not permit blood to clot normally
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
VOlley Wounds 3
Leaving Gay Party

CHICA o, Aug. 13 Q.N.SO
Three persons were wounded when
six youths fired a shotgun into a
crowd of so revelers leaving gay
party. The youths were captured.
The attack was made from speed
ing automobile, and many women
and children tainted. The quarrel
at the party in the home of Frank
Kean arose when parents of some
of the girls objected to their dane
ing with the youths.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
JeWeler Is Robbed
Of 100000 in Gems

NEW YORK, Aug. 13 G.N.SO.
A search of all known underworld
haunts was under way today for
the five men who held up and
robbed William I. Ryan, jeWeler,
of $4,000 worth of uncut di-
amonds in the vestibule of mid
town apartment house. The rob-
berS overlooked $4,000 in cash that
Ryan carried in his hip pocket.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Auto Racers Gas
Allowance Cut

DETROIT, Aug. 13 G.N.So.
The gasoline allowed each car in
the Indianapolis speedway race
next May 80 was slashed from As
to 421a gallons by the rules Of the
committee of the classic, meeting
here today. This gallonage will be
the total amount each car can
consume, and the cut is intended
to encourage improvement in car
buretion. No change in motor spe-
cifications was ordered.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13

and which often causes death
from minor cuts.
Due To Weakness
Beatrice, heart-broken, sobbed
to an International News Service
correspondent in a telephone
interview that her younger bro
theirs death was due to his
weak constitution"
Princess Beatrice was driving
the car in which Prince Gonzalo
met his death. Trying to avoid
hitting Baron Richard Neuman,
(ContinGed o. Page 2, Col s.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Race With Death
! Won by MOtOrist

BOSTON, Aug. 13 G.N.SO.
Winning a race against death,
Aaron Dolgin. of Toledo, Ohio,
sat at the bedside of his stricken
wife in Beth Israel Hospital here
today. She suffered a heart at
tack aboard the liner Scythia, en-
route from England to Boston.
Notified by radio of his wife'S
nearnesS to death, Mr.. Dolgin
roared over the road by automo-
bile, reaching Boston in 20 hours,
in time to meet the steamer at
the wharf.
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
By JOHN DEAN MILLIGAN

Benefits of the gigantic Federal housing programf it
ceed-w include many things besides the curbng of
poyment in the construction and other industries.
There will result better living conditions for millions of
American cizens revfcation of the building industry and
the heavy industries associated with restoration Of cogged
mortgage market and the thawng of nconceabe
of credit and life banking and other financial structures
New residences badly needed in many parts of the nation
will arise The honest prevented for several
from building that tte home for his family either be-
credit because he could afford the
cesve charges of shorerm first trusts will be
able to stand his yard and watch workmen building the
home about which he has dreamed so long
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
PWA Funds Boost
Industrial Centers
By international News Service

BY InteFnat1OnaI NoWB SeFVIc0
Industrial areas are benetltlng
under public works expenditures,
survey of these centers discloses,
public works officials said today.
Pennsylvania leads the list OF
States aided by PWA ABSORPTION
of steel, cement. lumber, ma
chinery and tile for it's projects,
with Ohio, New York and Illinois
following,
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
Crop Control Plan Proves
Frankenstein Monster

cause q reputation of their
fine-Spun experiments.
The more practical politicians
are wondering whether the
drought ultimately will not
mean the end of the nation
wide depression with cOncOm-
militant alteration of the en-
tire political set-up.
Surplus Fought
The brain boys who came to
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tereSt and amortized over a Pc
riod Of many years.
Homes to Spring Up
Bungalows, comfortable houses
containing not more than four
dwelling units, and other low-cost
residences will spring up to care
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The Washington times., 1934-08-13

owners OF homes already exist
ing will be enabled either to in
stall that new bathroom, fence,
furnace or other improvement or
to eliminate the high interest
rate, second mortgage charges
and oppressive renewal costs on
present first and second short
term mortgages by securing a new
long-term trust, usually bearing
not more than S per cent true in
The Washington times., 1934-08-13
By FRANKLIN G. SARTWELL

Drought conditions which are
playing havoc with the farmers
are plaguing the College Boys
of the New Deal and politicians
generally.
The College Boys are wOr-
ried about whether the crop
curtailments incident to the
drought are going to bear out
their theories of restriction, or
whether they are going to