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The Washington times., 1934-01-13

that the District Commissioners
and Corporation Counsel Bride
have drawn q most Satisfactory
bill and deserve the thanks and
gratitude Of the people of .he
District for their sincere efforts
to protect the interests of District
citizens"
Monopoly Opposed
Declaring that the dispenSary
system will encourage bootleggine
rather than retard it, George w
Offutt, chairman Of the legiSlat tive
committee Of the Washington
Board of Trade, issued the follow
ing statement favoring the hcenS
ing system:
"Our committee. favOrs .
license system for the dispensa-
tiOn Of liquor rather than q
Government owned diSpenSary
or a private monopoly for the
following reasons:
Il. We object to the District
of Columbia going into the
liquor business. In this 1t
should be remembered that the
National Congress is in effect
the City Council Of the District
of Columbia, and once the dis
pensary system is started here,
there would be q great diff
Guilty in either correcting Iegis-
latiOn to which we may object
or in abOliShing the traffic.
"2. The Board Of Commits
Sioners Of the District of Co
lumbia are already Overbur-
dened with the details of their
own office, and to add even re-
mote supervision Of . diSpenS-
ary system will bring to their
office more detail than they
can readily take care Of.
LOWER PRICES SEEN
"S. Sales of liquor in COM
petition, we believe, will bring
a more moderate price level for
liquor sold and will make it
possible, provided, Of course, the
license tax is not too high to
commercially compete with the
traffic now carried on by the
bOOtlegger and speakeasy. We
consider our first objective that
which will bring about . new
enthusiasm for the support of
our law rather than having
large numbers Of our citizens
honor it in the breach only.
"a. Unless hotels and reStau-
rants are permitted to dispense
distilled liquor on the premises,
we fear that it will encourage
bOOtlegging rather than retard
it, in that Washington is con-
tinually entertaining strangers
in their hotels, many of whom
will insist upon having the right
to use strong liquor, and if it is
not sold by the hotel or restau-
rant, they will have it brought
to them by bOOtleggers.
IS. The sale of liquor properly
regulated should go through the
ordinary channels of commerce
SO that the profits derived there
from may be more generally dis
tributed."
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Democrats, Republicans
Back Liquor License Plan

Party lines were thrust aside
today as Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike joined the vanguard
of Senate leaders seeking the
private license system for liquor
control in the District of Colum-
bia.
The long list of Democratic
Senators already committed to
the license system as opposed to
the dispensary plan received q
new recruit when Senator Gerald
P. Nye (RD, of North Dakota,
denounced Government sale of
liquor on the ground that it would
lead to corruption and abuse.
Urges Private Sale
Advocating the private sale
plan as contained in the bill
which passed the House, Senator
Nye asserted:
"The farther the Government
keeps its hands away from the
liquor traffic, the more fortunate
the Government will find itself.
II feel convinced that the
license system will permit regu.
latiOn that will be as thorough
as any dispensary plan would
be-"
TydingS Backs Licenses
Definite approval of the private
license plan also was given by
Senator Tydings CD of Mary
land.
He said he is strongly opposed
to distribution through Govern
ment diSpenSaries, and explained
he has instructed the chairman
Of the Senate District Committee,
of which he is member, to cast
his vote in favor of a private
license system. He said today:
81 am In favor of permitting
the sale of liquor in bona fide
eating places.
"It appears to me that the
District liquor bill should be
drawn along the lines Of the
District beer bill, SO that liquor
can be made available without
too many restrictions.
I'm general l favor the theory
Of the bill passed by the House"
Davis Backs Licenses
Known to favor the license sys.
tenn, Senator James j. Davis (R.)
of Pennsylvania, q member of the
Senate District Committee, made
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HOUSE
Hotels must be of 30 or more
rooms in order to get licenses.
A mandatory provision that
at least one member Of the
board shall be a woman. Mem
bers of the board can be re-
moved by the Commissioners
only for cause.
Salaries of board members,
$1,000 each.
No restrictions on the mum.
ber of licenses in the city or any
section of the city.
Solicitors license fee 50.
Any one previously convicted
Of q felony Is prohibited from
obtaining a license.
Private or corporate Sureties
permitted.
Railroads and steamships
selling liquor must buy that
sold in the District within the
city limits.
License fee for a railroad
dining car or club car, SIS a
month or $50 a year.
Clubs and hotels only would
be permitted to sell on credit,
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SENATE
Hotels must be Of so or more
rooms in order to get licenses.
The division Of the number
Of men and women on the
board would be left to the dis
cretion Of the Commissioners.
Board members can be re-
moved by the Commissioners
at will.
Salary Of board members,
$4,000.
Commissioners would be au-
thorized to limit the number
and kinds Of licenses in the
city or any section Of the city
as they deem proper.
Solicitors fees 500.
Anyone convicted of a felony
or an offense under the dry
laws In the last 10 years would
be precluded from obtaining q
license.
Railroads and steamships
may purchase their liquor sup
plies where they desire.
License fees for railroad din
ing or club cars 80 month or
$40 a year. 80
Service men in uniform would
be allowed to carry or drink
liquor in the District.
Credit may be allowed only
by establishments with off-sale
licenses, except clubs and
hotels.
Wines made from other than
grapes cannot be sold unless
label indicates products from
which it is manufactured.
Druggists selling on preScrip-
tion during 60-day period after
enactment must state on label
II liquor is blended.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Er-Kaiser IS Soon,
Plans Celebration

DOORN. Holland. Jan. 13
G.N.SO.-Former Kaiser Wilhelm
was suffering from a slight at
tack of rheumatism today. He
will be rs years old on January
81. The only guests at the birth
day celebration will be his sons,
their wives. his grandchildren,
the Duke Of Wurtemberg Field
Marshal von MackenSen. and the
Countess Of Hessen. sister Of the
former Kaiser.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
BOARD REBUFFS.
CWA UNION

Representatives Of the newly
organized union of local civil
works employees met with a rebuff
today when they called at the Dis
trict Building to present union de-
mands to the District Commis-
SionerS.
The group called at the office
Of Commissioner George E. Allen.
The Commissioner was out, but
his secretary, Ross Haworth, in
formed the delegation that he had
been authorized to say that
Neither Allen nor Commissioner
Melvin c. HaZen would see them.
Haworth told the delegates to
leave a written memorandum for
the Commissioners.
The committee prepared a
memorandum setting forth the
union aims and informing the
Commissioners that march and
demonstration will be staged by
the union If the Commissioners
continue to refuse to treat with
the organization.
Among the demands Of the
union are pay on the job to elimi
nate going to the municipal wood.
yard every Saturday for pay
checks, transportation to and
from work, and pay for 30-hour
week, with no lost time because
of weather conditions.
Those on the committee were
Harold Spencer, George Seymour,
Joseph ZamereS. Henry Genettra,
John Taylor and william SpriggS.
The latter two could not call at
the District Building, as they were
waiting to receive their pay
checks, but are expected to Join
the group later.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
ERASES
'TR|ANGLE"

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 13 Il.
N.SO.-Tragedy-this time death
In an automobile crash-today
brought the widely-publicized
Gaudet-G Gilfoyle triangle back into
the news.
Maximum J. Gaudet of Hart
ford was killed in Meridian when
his automobile, driven at high
speed, ran head-on into a ten-ton
truck.
Thus, by a strange quirk of fate,
the record shows that violent
death has claimed all three
principals in the triangle in the
space Of four years.
First the wife-Mrs. Glare j.
Gaudet-WaS killed by a bullet
fired by her confessed lover, DR..
Harold N. Guilfoyle. This tragedy
occurred the night of January 18.
1928. She was shot under myster-
iouS circumstances as they stood
in the lobby of the apartment
where DR.. Guilfoyle lived.
Then the man in the CASE
DR.. Guilfoyle. He was tried for
murder, convicted, and sentenced
to prison for life. He tried to
induce the State of Connecticut
to hang him. Failing in this, he
committed suicide at the State
prison at WetherSfield by leaping
so feet from the upper tier of the
main cell h1nck -
And now the husband in the
CASE Two years ago
Gaudet remarked. He leaves his
widow. Mrs. Mary M. Gaudet, and
child.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Confederate Vets
To Hear Rep. BrOlUu

Representative Paul Brown will
speak at the annual gathering Of
Camp I'll, United ConfederateS
Veterans. in the District Of Co
lumbia, Friday night in the Con-
federate Memorial Hall, 1900 block
Vermont Avenue N. w.
The meeting will be held to OBJ
serve the birthdays Of Generals
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jack
son. Gen. W. L. Wilkerson will
preside. Invocation will be made
by DR.. Forney Hutchinson and the
benediction will be given by DR..
John e. Briggs.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
D|SPENSAR|ES
REJECTED
CONTINUED from Page y

CONTINUED from Page y
grapes or else the label must in
dicate the products from which
the wine was manufactured.
Another amendment provides
that druggists selling prescrip-
ton whisky during a 60-day pc
riod after the enactment of the
bill must specify on the label
if the whisky has been blended.
District Commissioner George
E. Allen, who will be in charge
of the liquor regulations in the
District, today predicted that the
first legal sales can be made here
by February 5.
He anticipates that liquor will
be obtainable at $3.50 a quart
and that good liquor will be
available at 81 a quart.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
International News Service

President Roosevelt is prepar-
ing to take over the gold stocks Of
the Federal Reserve System,
amounting to about $500, 900 900,
preparatory to revaluing the
dollar.
Every indication pointed to this
today as the next step in the
working out of the Administra-
tion's monetary policy. The White
House has been fortified with an
opinion by Attorney General Cum
mings that the Executive has the
power to impound the gold with
out the necessity Of going to Con-
gresS for additional legislation.
If the dollar is sent down to so
cents and the reserve systems
gold taken over by the Govern
ment, the Treasury would have a
neat profit of $500 million dollars
in the revaluation process.
Whether the next gold step
is to be made on the basis of
an understanding concerning
The Washington times., 1934-01-13

DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess Of tsmpsra turs
since January 1, 1894, IS.
/, 1894, IS.
Accumulated deficiency of prscipita-
tton since January l, 1894, 0.37.
Deficiency of precipitation since jan
uary !. 1884. o.S7.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides S:3s q. m. and
S:lS p. m. Low tides. OILS a. m. and
1919 p. m.
Tomorrow-HiEh tides, O:SS a. m. and
T:12 p. m. Low tides. 1:13 a. m. and
l:lS p. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today. 1925 4. m. and
sets 6;07 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow. 7:2s a. m. and
sets sos p. m.
The moon rises today. B:ts a. m. and
sets 2;4s p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow, S:4S .. m.
and sets 4:o3 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13

his first statement on his reasons
today when he declared that the
dispensary system produces the
poorest possible quality Of liquor
for shockingly high prices" He
stated:
my State Of Pennsylvania
has tried the other syStem-the
dispensary system-and 50 far
as i am able to see, the State ID
selling the poorest possible quail
ity Of liquor for ShOckingly high
prices.
"The only way to get the
quality up and the prices down
is through competition of pri.
vate dealers under strict regular
ton, as is provided In the bill
now under consideration"
Senator Warren r. Austin, Of
Vermont, is another Republican
member Of the Senate District
Committee, who is known to favor
the plan for private sale in hotels,
restaurants, and clubs.
Dispensaries Hit
Referring to the disastrous"
diSpensary experiment in South
Carolina, Senator j. Hamilton
Lewis CD, of Illinois, also q mem
ber Of the Senate District Com
mittee, declared himself to be op-
posed to such a system in the Dis
trict and advocated passage of the
bill which the House adopted. The
Senator stated:
"There has been much ref
erence to the remarkable system
Of government sale in Den
mark and Sweden. But I do not
feel that we can accept these
two countries aS a criterion for
setting up 3 similar system In
the District.
I'VE must bear in mind that
the people in those countries
are taught to obey the law. In
my country, that is not the
case.
II believe the liquor bill 40 it
passed the House will bring
about sufficient regulation to
insure US against return of the
saloon"
Bachman FavOrs Plan
Another recruit for the Senate
leaders favoring the license syS-
tenn was found in Senator Nathan
l.. Bachman OO, Of Tennessee,
who stated that the dispensary
system as practiced in other
States has proven altogether un-
satisfactory"
The Tennessee Senator declared
that regulation under the private
system Of licensing gives the gov
ernment more direct control than
the diSpensary system would.
Senator Robert r. Reynolds
(DO, OF North Carolina, a mem.
Der Of the Senate District Com
m1ttee. urged the license system
as means Of keeping the liquor
business "out Of politics" He
said that the dispensary system
leads to political interference in
the liquor traffic.
DispenSaries Failure"
Stating that wherever the dis
pensary has been tried it has been
a failure, he continued:
Il believe that under the
private license system there
will be less intrigue, less de-
ceit, less undercover business
and less mystery.
THE mystery of drinking BE-
hind closed doors, which has
appealed to our youngsters, will
be gone. Under the private sale
pIan' everybody can drink in the
open and above board"
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Britain Strengthens
Far East DefenseS

LONDON, Jan. IS UN.SO.-
Keenly alive to the possibilities
of war in the Far East, the
British government is speeding
the work Of strengthening its
great naval base at Singapore,
which will soon become "the
Gibraltar of the East" the Even
ing Standard declared today.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
CONDITION OF TREASURY

BY Interna ationaI News Service
Treasury balance, $723,541, 1885,
To-; internal revenue, $5,733 ,29S.-
80: customs receipts, $9,607. .498c
80,
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
The Weather

. District of Columbia. fair tonight and
sunday; not much change in tempsra-
ture; lowest tonight about 50 degrees;
moderate westerly winds.
=, Maryland, generally fair in east and
light rain, changing to snow flurries in
ly colder in west portion Sunday
Virginia, fair tonight and Sunday, ex-
cept light rain in extreme northwest
portion, changing to snow flurries; not
much change in temperature.
TnCAV TENDED A rFTD~
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Comparison of Two
d. C.. Liquor Bills

Differences betoUeem the House Senate District Conn
nittee plans for the control of iQuor traffic IN the Dis
trict f0Lo1U:
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
LIQUOR LICENSE PLAN IS BEST, BUSINESS
ED|SPENSAR|ES ENCOURAGE
BOOTLEGG|NG RACKET,
=. LEADERS BELIEVE

Representative business Of Washington allied them
today with the steadily growing movement Of District
and Congressional leaders favorng the license system
control liquor the District of Columbia opposed
The diunen MA
The Washington times., 1934-01-13

LOCAL TEMPERATURE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-16
BIG GAME
SEASON open
Hunters are Urged to Exercise
Caution by Game Director
Erling Swenson.

Big game hunters in northern Min.
nesota are urged by Erling Swenscn
director of division of game and fish
to exercise added caution because o.
the thousands of young men engaged ir
Emergency Conservation Work in sec.
tions of the state that are open tt
deer hunting this fall. CarelessneSs ir
the use of high-powered firearms may
mean the death of some Civilian Con.
servation Corps worker, Director Sven.
son warned. The season opened yes.
terday.
Minnesota's forest service will CO.
operate in the campaign to decrease
the number of big game hunting
fatalities, according to Grover Comet
state forester Forest workers will be
stationed at entrances and exits to
forest areas where work is going on and
hunters will be asked to exercise care
to avoid injury to the~nen at work, nc
said.
Work areas will be posted and a.
roads leading to camp sites will carry
caution signs" Mr.. Comet said. Men
in the various camps are being in
formed of the dangers during the pig
game hunting season and will be kept
in groups as much as possible until
the season closes.
I'VE urge hunters to be careful with
fire when in the woods. Continued dry
weather and lack of snow combined
with the increased number of men in
the woods greatly increases the fire
ofatllatein
A few 'fDon'ts" listed by Mr.. Swenson
should be considered by every big game
hunter.
Don't drag a loaded gun, muzzle
first, through fence, out of boat
or from an automobile"
Don't lean your loaded gun against
a tree"
Don't lay a loaded gun down in
the bottom of boat and then pick
it up in excitement
Don't jump bitches with your gun
swinging or walk in deep snow with
the barrel pointed downward"
Don't shoot until you are sure that
everything is clear in the line of fire .
Don't shoot at every movement OF
patch of color in the underground"
Don't walk behind your hunting
companion with a loaded gun pointing
at the small of his back and don't
walk in front of anyone who habitually
shows careless consideration for the
safety of Others"
Don't ever point gun at anything
that you don't want to kill"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-16
DRUM CORPS
Presents CAR
August Seliskar Awarded the
Chevrolet Coach at the
Armistice Ball.

That Ely's American Legion bugle and
drum corps will be given the Co
operation of the entire community was
wildly demonstrated Monday evening
when approximately 1000 people
gathered at the Washington Auditorium
to participate in the Armistice Day ball,
staged for the benefit of the newly
organized musical organization
August Seliskar, local proprietor Of
a summer resort at Silver Rapids, White
Iron lake, was the recipient of the
new Chevrolet Coach with the ticket
number 8O4 Mr.. Seliskar took posses
sion of the expensive gift Tuesday
morning.
The committee. which made the pre-
sentation of the gift, was comprised of
John Buccowich, Peter Schaefer, Arthur
Nyman, and former mayor W. P. Wolff
and his twin daughters, Mary and
Margaret.
Music at the ball was furnished by
Dusty'S Rhythm Rougies, an orchestra
which has established an enviable repu-
tation in this section for its popular
musical renditions and entertainment.
Appropriate wartime songs, marking
the observance of Armistice Day, were
played by the orchestra, in addition to
a novelty number in honor of the new
Legion bugle and drum corps The
Shepel sisters entertained during the
evening with vocal selections. accom-
panied by the orchestra.
The affair was complete success
with a large number of tickets being
disposed of for the event Funds de-
rived from the dance will be used to
defray expenses incurred in the pur-
chase Of instruments and drums for the
corps which is rehearsing regularly
under the direction of Prof. Frank ".
DiNino, and Harold Dillon.
Plans are being formulated by the
Legion for staging the Roaring Stoney
carnival during the spring, fumes de-
rived to be used for the purchase of
new uniforms for the corps.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-16

Resident Here Since 1901
Buried Yesterday From
Lutheran Church.

Mrs Ena Maria Atola. wife of Emil
Ahola, As East Conan Street, died at a
local hospital on Sunday after an illness
of two months during which she sub
mitted to two major operations.
The funeral was held from the First
Evangelical Lutheran church yesterday,
the Rev. E. Heino officiating. The
funeral was largely attended, the
church being filled to the doors with
friends and neighbors gathered to pay
their last respects to the popular lady.
The floral tributes were many and
beautiful.
Mrs. Ahola was born in Jyvaskyla,
Finland, in March 1881. She emigrated
to this country in 1901 and settled in
Ely. She was married to Mr.. Ahola in
this city in December, 1901. The family
have resided here since, Mr.. Ahola
being the proprietor of the Ely Stan
Bath and also employed by the city.
Surviving are the husband and nine
children, six boys and three girls. They
are Toivo, Toini and Toimi of New
York, where Toivo and Toimi are in
the garage business and Miss TONI is
a teacher in the schools of Middleton;
Tauno of Berkeley, California; DR..
Taito, local dentist; Ture, Teuva,
hma and Sarah, at home with their
parents here. Surviving also are a
brother, E. E. Jarvis of Berkeley, Cali
fornia; sister, Mrs. S. Kaihlanen, of
Mountain Iron and a sister in Finland.
The Laing Mortuary had charge Of
the funeral. Pail bearers had been
selected from among old friends of the
family and were Matt Porthan, Oscar
Hakko, Jalmer Koski, Andrew Kivipelto,
Charles Hendrickson and Arvid Lun-
diem. The remains were laid away in
the Ely cemetery.
Many expressions of sympathy are
being rendered the bereaved family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-16
Eat Your Ducks.

Sunday, November IL, marked the
end of the war on ducks for the season
It Is now up to those having ducks in
their possession to get rid Of them be-
for November q in this state, accord
ing to the director of game and fish
This is federal ruling.
Hunters may retain game for only
season unless tagged by the director
of the game and fish division or an
authorized agent" the director said.
Federal regulations state that wild
ducks may be retained only ten days
following the close of the season. Up
land game birds, properly tagged, may
be retained until January TO-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-16
Increase Expected.

1t is expected that the sale of big
game hunting licenses this fall will be
much larger than heretofore. There
seems to be no dearth of big game and
in consequence there will be no dearth
of hunters, according to the state de-
partment.
In 1882 there were 52,521 big game
licenses sold to residents for a total
of SLOT ,672.O5 while 43 non-residents
purchased big game licenses which
brought in $2,O4175 to the division.
A total of $66,375 was realized in
1893 from the sale of 36,875 resident
big game hunting licenses and $617.85
from Is non-residents.