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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01
ICE MOVES AT
 NENANA;2 Z MEN POOL WINNERS
Annual Sus ense Broken at 2::07 O'Clock Mon
 day P. M., April 30

Ending the feeling of suspense which has kept over 50000 residents of Alaska, the Yukon. and else where, more or less tense for sev- eral weeks, the ice officially moved in the Nenana River yesterday aft ernoon at POT o'clock, according to an Associated Press dispatch received by The Empire and a radio message received by Dave Housel from Manager Halvorsen. Word reached Juneau about ' o'clock last evening.
 Winners of the pool. estimated at over s65,000, were Jack Johnson and Nick Pyvil of the Lucky Shot Mine in the Willow Creek district near Anchorage, who guessed to the minute when the ice would move.
 Among the disappointed thou sands who will settle down to wait for another year are IT Juneau ties who came within an hour of the correct guess. Those from here who were within an hour were, Mrs. Chauvin and Co. 200: Sam Stanich, POI; Mattson and Co POI; Mrs. w. H. Case. 2:l0; c. A Schumacher, 2:l5; Gus Adams. 3:0l A Payne. 300; James Carlson, l:56: Ray G. Day, TAO; Ignace Checki, l:35: c. A. Millington. l:30; Kenneth K Hillman. l:20; George Brothers, 1:l0: J. M. Sharples l:13; Boris Maslennikoff, 1:l5; K. La zanoff and Co, 2:40: J. Godfrey Baker, 2:51.
 Hundreds Of other tickets out of the 6,32l sent in from Juneau were on April 30 but with the wrong hour and minute to share the pool. Many minute pools of comparatively small amounts were made up in Juneau as well as other cities in the Territory and win ners of these will be slightly con- soled for not winning the big prize.
 Going Out Dates
 Here are the dates for the ice going out:
 19l7-April 30 at 1l:30 am.
 l918-May II at 9:33 am.
 19l9-May 3 at 2.33 pm.
 1920-May II at IG:46 am.
 l92l-May Il at 6:42 am.
 1922-May 12 at l:20 pm.
 1923-May 9 at 2 pm.
 l924-May II at 3:10 pm.
 1925-May at 6:32 pm.
 1926-April 26 at 4:03 pm.
 1927-May 13 at 5:42 am.
 1928-May at 4.24 pm.
 l929-May at 3:4l pm.
 l930-May at 7:03 pm.
 1931-May 10 at 9:23 am.
 ,932-May l at 1915 am.
 l933-May at 7:20 pm.
 l934-Arril 30 at 2:07 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01

csfic some two months ahead O. schedule.
 Originally scheduled to return with the fleet in the late fall, the vessels, which include tenders. mine swespers. ten submarines. fourteen destrovers srd three light cr'ris- CTS. will arrive during June, July and August, it was stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01
BOUND FOR NOME

John Kanari. mining man from the Nome district, is aboard the Yukon on his way to his head quarters there after several months spent in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01
SANFORD DODGE DEAD

Sanford Dodge. who presented many home talent plays in various cities in Alaska during the past Is years. died recently at his home in Beverly Hills. Cal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01
STOCKS STEADY BUT GAINS ARE
 VERY MODERATE
Wheat Is Again Off Cot ton Goes to Low Level
 SilverFu Drop.

NEW YORK, May 1.-Stocks to- day steadied despite further weak ness of major commodities and con- tinuance of speculative doubt re- garding a substantial and immedi- ate upturn in prices. The number of moderate gains were scattered and there were made soft spots
 Today's close was mildly irregu- lar.
 The curb was irregular. Bonds were uneven.
 Wheat Continues Off
 Wheat was off two cents a bush el as rains are expected to save the threatened crops.
 Cotton was at the lowest level since January before receiving SUD- port.
 Silver futures dropped as bar metal was reduced one cent an ounce.
 Other Shares
 American Telephone and Tele- graph was around two points but came back for some Of the loss.
 Most of the metals were hesi- tant U. s. Smelling was up one point Seaboard was up fraction ally.
 Douglas Aircraft was off one point.
 A few rails were up fractionally to around one point.
 CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK. May l.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 19iz, American Can 100, American Power and Light 8h. Anaconda 15is, Armour B 3. Bethlehem Steel 3914, Curtiss- Wright 3%. Fox Films Is, General Motors 36is, International Har- vester 39H. Kennecott 207k, Seneca Copper Is. no range; Southern Railroad 30, Ulen Company. no sale; United Aircraft 22ss, United States Steel 47A. Briggs Manu- featuring IT'S. s i'm monds s 18I1 Standard Oil of California 34ls pound $5l2A, Calumet and Hecla SIS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01

The poler regions of Mars are believed to have ice caps much like the same regions Of the earth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01
IS DEPUTY AT UNGA

Allan Petersen. of Seldovia. has accepted appointment as Deputy U. S. Marshal at Unga.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01
FIR M POSITION
 MANIFESTED IN
 FAR EAST CASE
sevelt Administration Announces Most
 Definite Stand
VIEWS OF NATION
 EXPRESSED BY HULL
Nippon Government Takes No Cognizance of Note
 Tn Communique

WASHINGTON May l.-In an official statement through Secre- tary of State Cordeli Hull. the Roosevelt Administration has out lined its Far Eastern policy and has informed Japan the United States expects from other nations due consideration of the rights. ob- legations and legitimate interests of the United States"
 This is the reply of the United States to Japan's policy statement On China
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-01
 0F MAY DAY
 QUIET EVENT
Disturbances in Various Centers of World Fail
 to Materialize
PARIS RESEMBLES
 MILITARY CAMP
Flags of Communists Are Taken Away Without
 Apparent Resistance

BULLETIN-New York, May 1.-While Radical workers call ed for an unprecedented May Day demonstration, it is indi- cated no tremendous disturb ances are likely.
 The sole danger point seems to be in Havana where sev- eral persons were shct down midst a Communist demonstra- ton in midtown.
 One man is believed to have been killed when 1.500 Com munists attempted to march in the heart of Paris late this
 afternoon and were forced
 back by the police. Ten of the
 marchers were injured by the
 police who used clubs.
 NEW YORK, May l.-Police and soldiers threw ring of steel around demonstrations called for many parts of the world in ob- servance of May Day
 Paris, Madrid, Havana, New York and Chiaago were the chief cefifers of activity.
 The French Capital resembled a military camp with machine guns and armored cars in readiness fol- lowing the widely published state ments that radicals would celebrate the day with a general strike. This a failure as the afternoon rolled around.
 Red flags of Communism were spotted in the nation and taken away without any apparent resis- tance.
 Everyday commerce seemed not greatly impaired.
 IN RUSSIA
 MOSCOW. May 1.-Russia cele- orated May Day with parade and in this city there was a great mili- tary spectacle in the Red Square with American Ambassador Bull lit and other United States off, ~ials lookiuo nm
Evening star., 1934-05-08
FACES GRAND Jury
IN TWO SLAY|NGS
CoIored Man Is Held Follow
ing Coroner's Inquest Into
Killings April 28.

Harry M. Duvall. IS. colored, 500
block of M street, was held for grand
jury action today after coroner's
inquest into the double killing of
Newell T. Stiles, 35-year- bank
teller, and James Johnson, 38, COL
ored. who were shot the night of
April 28 The verdict of the coroner's
jury was returned within less than
two minutes after testimony in the
hearing before Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald had been concluded
Detective SergtS. A. M. TolSon and
Clyde N. Strange told the jury while
Duvall sat placidly in the inquest
room, that the prisoner had admitted
to them that he shot johnson after
he had objected to his remarks to a
colored woman at Ninth and N streets.
Duvall then ran through an alley to
the 900 block of NJ street where he
encountered Stiles. about to enter his
parked automobile, the detective said.
As the bank teller stood staring at the
colored man running with a gun in
his hand. Duvall turned on him and
shouted. What the hell do you think
you're looking at?"
Without waiting for an answer, he
fired. Two bullets struck Stiles. Both
wounded men died last Tuesday, Stiles
in Emergency Hospital and Johnson in
Garfield Hospital.
Detectives located Duvall in the
District jail, last Friday. where he was
serving a sentence for drunkenness
He told the detectives. they testified,
that he had used a 75-cent pistol the
night of the slayings, that he had been
drinking during the afternoon and
evening prior to the shooting shortly
before midnight. He also said he had
taken a dozen aspirin tablets few
hours before the ShootingS
Evening star., 1934-05-08
HEARINGS ON JOBS
IN ALCOHOL BUREAU
Propose New Eligible List Un-
der Civil Service Ex-
aminatiOnS.

Hearings were begun today by the
Senate Civil Service Committee on a
resolution by Senator McKellar, Dem
ocrat of Tennessess, seeking to require
appointments to the Bureau of In
dustrial Alcohol or to the Alcohol Di-
vision of the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue to be made from a new eligible
list obtained by holding civil service
examinations
The resolution also would require
that appointments made in the Bu-
reau Of Industrial Alcohol since
March 10 be annulled and new ap-
pointments made from the proposed
civil service eligible list.
The resolution alleges that recently
the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
has appointed many old prohibition
agents, and that there was mo real
civil service examination"
The resolution further declares that
1t is believed the bureau "is about to
appoint 1926 more agents who have
never really taken civil service ex-
animation, except in the ways above
stated The resolution previously
had referred to character tests pre-
scribed for prohibition agents seven
or eight years ago.
During the discussion at today's
hearing, some Democratic Senators
indicated. they thought too many Re-
publicans were being appointed to
Government posts. particularly out in
the States. The hearings will be re-
sumed later in the week
Evening star., 1934-05-08
M'CARL LECTURES
NAWDEPARTMENT
Contract $3.50 in Excess of
Lowest Bid Brings
Letter.

The McCarl lecture course" which
IS being made available in liberal
doses these days to keep Government
officials in line in the expenditure of
recovery act funds. has gotten around
to the Navy Department.
This was developed today when a
letter was made public from Controller
General McCarl to the Secretary of the
Navy, containing the pointed refer
ence to the line of demarkation be-
tween the powers of the respective
agencies headed by these offers.
$4,000 Contract.
The department, it was shown. ac-
cepted bid for $4,000 purchase
of machinery for the Washington Navy
Yard from one company, which was
about $3.50 in excess of the low bid
by another concern. Departments OIL
cials decided in the face OF the lowest
bidders protest. that the high bid
was the only one responsive to the
advertising" This field of determi-
nation, McCarl pointed out, is one
reserved for his office.
After all these years, there should
HOl De CONFUSION as 10 llle respective
jurisdiction and responsibility in these
matters" McCarl told the Secretary
The department had contended that
these machines were needed in the
building program authorized by the
President to increase national de-
fense and aid in relieving unemplCy-
ment and that need for haste was
another reason for accepting the bids.
Considered Excuse"
The plea that need for haste in
making award dictated the improper
course taken must be considered an
excuse rather than a reason" McCarl
said
However, the controller general add
ed, the contract is understood to have
been carried out satisfactorily and
possibly no violence will result" by
his sanctioning payment.
However, he warned, in such con-
nection there is reason for stating
that a similar occurrence will likely
necessitate a complete withholding of
the appropriation for payments or dis
allowance of all payments made"
Evening star., 1934-05-08
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. C, TUESDAY
penal institution, again has run afoul

penal institution, again has run afoul
of the law.
Bedell was arrested April "a in New
York on a charge of unlawful entry,
according to a fingerprint record re-
ceived here by the identification unit
Of the Justice Departments Division
of Investigation. No details of the ar
rest or of the disposition of the case
have been received.
Bedell has long crime record. He
served a sentence in Leavenworth
Penitentiary for violation of the Dyer
act, commonly known as the Federal
motor vehicle theft law, and has been
in conflict with Police Departments in
several cities.
He was sent to Lorton to serve IS
months On conviction of false pre-
lenses, following his arrest in this
city March "a, 1888. While at Lorton
he took note of what he considered
improper conditions prevailing at the
reformatory and later furnished Rep
Evening star., 1934-05-08

resentative Shoemaker with ammuni-
tion fer the Minnesota mamber's Sc
we're attack on local penal establish
ments.
The Shoemaker charges, made on
the floor of the House, precipitated
an investigation by the Board of-Pub-
lie Welfare during which Bedell testi-
fled. The inquiry ended in exonera-
ton of Capt. M. M. Barnard, head Of
District penal institutions.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
FURTHER PARKING
LIMITS CONSIDERED
Workers at Naval Hospital, Pub
lie Health Service Would
Be Affected.

Immediate restriction of parking
facilities will be the rule for Govern
ment workers who are employed at the
Naval Hospital. the Public Health
Service, the Navy and Munitions
Buildings and adjacent buildings, if
a program now uncer serious consid-
Grafton by officials of the National
Park Service. Interior Department, is
made effective
C. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
Evening star., 1934-05-08
Son Follows Shackleton.

Edward, son of Sir Ernest Shackle-
ton. who gave his life to polar explo-
ration, is preparing to lead an expedi-
tion to Ellesmere Island and Northern
Canada. DR.. Kreuger, German ex-
plorer. disappeared in this region, and
Shackleton will search for him. The
Royal Geographical Society has
awarded Shackleton one of its most
valuable grants. He lives in London.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
Fines Court 0nlookers.

ORANGEBURG. S. C. R.-City
Recorder H. E. Moore doesn't want the
idle curious hanging around his court
Finding officers, witnesses and de-
PENDANTS held almost helpless by the
mornings press of onlookers, the
judge issued a blanket charge Of va
grancy against the audience and
meted out $40 fines or 10 days in Jail
to about 60 persons.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
CHIHUAHUA DIVORCE
LAW is HELD VALID
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHIHUAHUA CITY. Mexico, May
8.-The State Supreme Court OF Chi
huahua, in statement issued through
the attorney general, Pascual Garcia.
upheld yesterday the constitutiorality
of the Chihuahua divorce law.
The laws constitutionality was at
tackled by Mrs. Elizabeth Gregory
Adams. who contested divorce
granted in Juarez to her husband, w.
T. Adams of Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1934-05-08
of the National Capital Parks. today
revealed that he ana his associates are


studying a plan under which addi-
tional roads surrounding the Lincoln
Memorial will be put on two-hour
parking limit. Recently Mr.. Finnan
decreed that two of the diagonal ap-
proach roads to the Lincoln Memorial
be restricted to two-hour parking.
Now, Mr.. Finnan proposes to place
the east and west road, leading di-
rectly from the rear of the 'unitions
Building to the Lincoln Memorial on
a two-hour parking basis, probably
effective May 20. Likewise, the south
west diagonal road from the Lincoln
Memorial to the Ericsson Memorial Is
to be put under similar restrictions at
the same time.
All existing roads in the Mall will
be placed on a two-hour parking limit
about June IS, under the tentative
program that has been mapped out.
This generally is in accordance
Evening star., 1934-05-08
'[0RT0N |NF0RMER
is ARRESTED AGAIN
Edward Bede|I, Who Testi-
fled During Penal Probe,
Held in New York.

Edward Bedell. former Lorton Re-
formatory prisoner. who supplied Rep
resentative Shoemaker, Farmer-Labor,
of Minnesota with information on al
legged irregularities at the District
Evening star., 1934-05-08

with recommendations made some
time ago by special traffic group Of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, following a lengthy
study.
The Washington times., 1934-05-26

1926 N ST. N. W.-$35
Two good sized rooms, kitchen and bath,
two closets. hall. electric refrigeration:
newly decorated; adjoins Rock Creek Park
in the rear. Resident manager. Apt. 101,
Or phone Dist. S141.
HENRY J. ROBB, INC.
1904 Vermont Ave. District S141
The Washington times., 1934-05-26
Automobiles for Sale
SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE
ON Used CARS

ANY MAKES OR MODELS
1880 Buick sedan. 2-1929 Buick Se.
dams, 1881 Oakland sedan. Ford 1884 ee.
dan, Nash Advanced coupe. Oakland IAN
American" cabriolet. LaSalle phaeton. Lin.
coin 6-wire wheel dc luxe phaeton, 3
Studebsker sedans, Cadillac 341B sedan.
6-wheel do luxe: Cadillac coupe. Durant
1880 de luxe sedan. Ford coupe. Plenty
of others on hand from $35 and up. At.
tractive terms ond NO FINANCE COM.
PANY RATES.
ROBERT HERsoN AUTO ExCH.. INC.
72 Fla. Ave. N. E. NO. $3.50 & NO. 104O8
The Washington times., 1934-05-26

1881 Ia Sale Club Sedan, Deluxe
ES,ls-'n isS.s in trunk; " S..usifGi a1Ri S7E6
maroon. Our price 10 AVO
Evening star., 1934-06-20
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, June Z0.-The follow
ing is today's summary of corporation
news prepared by Standard Statistics
Co., Inc. New York:
General Motors Corporation-Retail
deliveries of Buick Motor Co. in first
10 days of June were 2 lbs cars, against
2.l11 cars in final 10 days of May and
1879 cars In first 10 days of June.
1898.
General Tire & Rubber Co.-PlantS
of company are operating "a hours
day. six days a week. with output
estimated at around 80 per cent of
capacity.
Arundel Corporation common share
earnings, five months ended May 81,
50 cents VS.. Sc cents.
Borden Co.-Current gross profit
said to be higher than last year. but
margin of profit per dollar of sales
has not increased in proportion to
gain in sales.
Corn Products Refining Co.-Com-
pany's foreign business in first four
months was 20 per cent ahead of like
1888 period.
Lynch Corporation-Common share
earnings, five months ended May 81,
$1.56 vs. rs cents.
American Smelling g. Refining Co.
declared a dividend of $3.50 on first
preferred stock on account of arrears;
on June /. 1884, similar amount was
distributed, clearing up all accumula-
tions to June 80. 1888; giving effect to
September /. 1884, disbursement ar
rears amounted to $3.50 a share.
Consolidated Mining & Smelling Co.
| of Canada, Ltd, declared dividend
of 81 covering first half; last payment,
81 so, made January Is, 1884.
American Surety Co. declared a
dividend of so cents; previous distri-
button was ST on September 80, 1881
American Thermos Bottle Co. de-
clared a dividend of Is cents on com
mon stock; last distribution was Q
quarterly dividend of IS cents, made
February l, 1882.
Garlock Packing Co. declared al
extra dividend of 10 cents and reg
ular quarterly of 10 cents on common
stock; on April 2. 1894, an extra divi
dend of IS cents was paid.
Household Finance Corporation de
clared a quarterly dividend of 87l.
cents on participating preference
stock; previously $l05 a share, in
cluding participations, was paid quar-
terly on this issue.
Pullman, Inc.-Seaboard Air Lin
Railway has ordered 1000 steel bo
cars from Pullman Car g. Manufactur
ing Corporation, subsidiary.
Evening star., 1934-06-20
STOCKS ARE EASY
AT SESSIONS END
Market LapSeS Into Extreme
DuIIneSS-ReCoverie
Prove Small.
What Stocks Did.
Total Issues ....
BY VICTOR EUBANK.

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, June 2o-The stock
market lapsed into extreme dullness
today and support was lacking for
most of the leaders. While there were
scattered rallying tendencies displayed
in the final hour, most recoveries did
not get very far Some of the alco-
hols developed heavineSs The close
was easy. Transfers approximated
. $50, 900 shares.
There was little or no news of
, character that might have stimulated
equities. Most traders we're ION the
fence" for the moment and declines
accompanied intermittent profit-tak-
ing flurries. Further developments in
trade and industry we're being await
ed in the financial district.
Wheat proved a depressing factor,
| dropping nearly 3 cents a bushel 20
| its lowest level since May % last.
Other cereals were also soft The
reaction was attributed TO more rains
in the drought districts and larger
yield estimates. Cotton dropped with
, the grains and silver was barely
| steady. Rubber improved. Bonds
we're mixed United States Govern
ments and prime corporation issues
| were resistant.
Small recoveries were recorded bv
! shares of Freeport Texas, Westing-
| house Air Brake, American Tele-
phone, Monsanto Chemical and Allied
Chemical. American Can also moved
against the trend Cerro de Pasco.
Kennecott and some of the coppers
| found moderate followings: United
| States Industrial Alcohol. American
Commercial Alcohol. Schenley and
National DiStillers lost a point or
/ more coincident with the announce
ment of new financing plans by the
National Distillers Corp. Others
down fractionally to around a point
Included United States Steel, Bethle-
hem Steel, Westinghouse Electric,
Western Union, General Motors,
| Chrysler, Santa Fe. Union Pacific,
| United States Smelling, Mcintyre
Porcupine and Goodyear. The util-
tiles generally we're narrow.
Evening star., 1934-06-20
Electric Power
Output Climbs
Above Week Ago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 2O.-Electric
power output last week totaled l.
665 ,358, 900 kilowatt hours, compared
with 1,654,s1s,000 kilowatt hours the
previous week, the Edison Electric In
stitute reported today
The increase over a year ago was
SIS per cent, against an increase of
7.3 per cent the week before.
New England showed a decrease of
81 per cent against decrease Of %
per cent last week, while the Rocky
Mountain region showed decrease of
OF per cent. compared with an in
crease of 12.5 per cent the previous
week.
Regional gains for last week were:
Middle Atlantic. ST per cent, against
a rise OF 7 per cent the week before;
central industrial, 7.3 against 1913;
West Central. III against 1875;
Southern States. So against AS; Pa
cific Coast, IA against Sc.
Evening star., 1934-06-20
New York Cotton
Ry the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 20.-Cotton re-
acted today under realizing and scat
tered selling prompted by more fa-
vorable weekly weather report than
anticipated and relatively easy Liver
pool cables. October deliveries sold
off to 1929 during the middle of the
day, making net declines of about II
to I3 points, but there was sufficient
trade buying or covering to steady
prices at this level. The midafter-
noon market was quiet and 3 or 4
points up from the lowest.
Cotton futures closed barely steady,
I q.
Evening star., 1934-06-20
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. June 20 P...After open
ing irregular, sugar futures hrmed ,n up on
today promoted by the continued trm-
ness of the spot market. where rehners
we're said to be showing more interest
/ "a and Nav from SO to 90. or 2 70
i points above the previous close. with
! the market at the beginning OF the last
/ hour holding around the best.
SUGAR-Futures closed hrm. 2a4 high
er. Sales. $4,000 tons. July, .63; Sep
! tember, ! TOal.7 II; December. l.S0al ~
January. l.S2; March. l.SSb; May, l'93o
Evening star., 1934-06-20
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSoclaJeo fTeSS-
CHICAGO. June 20.-With many
stop-loss orders forced into execution
wheat dropped today to the lowest
level of prices reached since May %.
Bigger yields of domestic Winter
wheat than had been expected and
liberal rains in the Spring wheat belt
did much to take away buying sup
port for the market and to augment
pressure to sell. Harvesting of wheat
was reported as progressing in the
Southwest, Nebraska and on the
North Pacific Coast
Wheat closed heavy at the days
bottom figures, 22sa2M under yester-
days finish; September, 9212a92& :;
Corn, sails down: oats, "a to / cent
off, and provisions unchanged to Is
cents decline.