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Evening star., 1934-07-18
-MANVlLLE NETS
$249,936 IN QUARTER
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July ia net profit
Of $249.93 for the June quarter was
reported by the Johns -Manville Cor
poration. This compares with net
loss of $76.081 in the FIRST quarter and
net profit of 500, 2,204 In the June quar-
ter last year.
Profit per share on common stock
was 16 cents in the June quarter. For
the same period last year the bal
ance was equal to s1.23 a share on
the 7 per cent preferred stock.
For the six months ended June 80
the net profit amounted to sl73.855.
equivalent to s2.32 a share on the
preferred stock against net loss Of
1851, ,595 in the FIRST half Of 1888.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
40, 900 SEAMEN SIGNED
AT BAL LTlMORE IN YEAR
special Dispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE, July ls.-For the
fiscal year ended June 80 the number
of men handled by the shipping COM
missioner's Office here exceeded the
figure Of the preceding year by ap-
proximately 80 per cent. according 10
q statement issued by Capt Elmer T.
Hendrick, local commissioner.
For the year Just ended the men,
bers of the Baltimore Office paid off
and signed on more than 40. 600 sea-
men.
These men are members Of the
crews Of American ships only. The
various lines trading at this port have
increased the salaries of their crews
up TO 10 per cent above the wage Of
last year, Capt. Hendrick said.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
GOLD STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. July 10 (P.-Yester-
days gold statement Of the New York
Federal Reserve Bank showed imports
Of $692 800 from England. There
we're no exports and no change in
the gold stocks held under earmArk
for foreign account.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
FURNITURE PRICES CUT.

NEW YORK. July Is OE1.-Mod-
crate downward adjustments on low
end case goods suites at the close Of
the midwest furniture show at Chi
cago last week. affected few of the
lower price lines here, but not enough
TO disturh the general market price
structure.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-After early
advances based on the weather and
crop news from the Southwest, cot
ton reacted today under realizing in
huenced by a less bullish weekly
weather report than anticipated. The
outlook for continued dry, hot weather
In Texas held selling in check other
wise. however, and the midafternoon
market was quiet at net advances Of
l to points.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

Sales Of Stocks New York Exchange.
1l:oo AM. 10000 12:00 Noon. 900
Pm. $4,000 $500 PM 900
Total sales for the day, 490. 900
Dividend rates are the annual
cash based the latest hafyearly
declarations
Unit Of trading less than 100 shass tPartly extra
Pius g IN sSek Psld ass !arnc Essui. rate PAYABLE
erred stock Plus ~ IN stock Paid this Accumu-
lated divdends paid this Companies
cevership. Plus So In stock. xEx-diVdend. -
Evening star., 1934-07-18
FREIGHT LOADINGS.

NEW YORK, July s 19.-Chieago Bur.
liRRtor q Quincy System loadings for the
week enced july IA totzled 81 .2sS cars.
ccmpared with 1884 in the previous
week and %. .091 a year ago.
Rock Island Lines reported 20 700 rev.
enue freight cars loaded on its tracks in
the past week II was I9.s7S the pre-
vloLs week and 23,542 the same week Of
1888
Chicago & Northwestern Railway today
reported total freight loadings of 23,19s
cars compared with II. 1888 the previous
week and "a IA q year aso.
Other railroads reportlnE included.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

Bleachable cottonSeed oil futures
closed barely steady; spot unquoted.
July, 6.05b; August, 6.00b; Septem-
ber. 6.12b; October, 6.16b; November,
6.26b; December. $50; January, 6.44.
Sales, So contracts. Bid.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

Anacostia g. Potomac r. r. 5s-
$1,000 at 70.
Capital Traction $500 at 80.
City & Suburban 5s-$1 900 at 70.
Washington Gas IS, l960-sl 900 at
ITO.
Washington Railway & Electric As
$1,000 at 971a
Washington Railway e. Electric pfd.-
4 at l00A.
AFTER CALL.
Mergenthaler Linotype-1o at %, 10
at %.
Potomac Electric So pfd.-10 at
Evening star., 1934-07-18

NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK. July 1s CP).-Bar sill
yer steadier, 4 higher at 46ss.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

l2A. So Eastern Roll Mills. .
lOl ~ eastman kodak tD
SI& lSA Elec Auto Lite. ...
l0l 50 Elec Auto Lite Of &.
7ig SSS Electric tSoat.
SBS Al Elec 4 Musical Inst
SN 4ts Elee Pwr n LIT. .....
l9A 4 Elec Pwr&Lt So pf ..
2I SA Elsc Pwr&Lf 81 Of -
81 90 Elsc Storage Rstt3l
ga Ia Elk Horn Cos rffkl
sA 4 Engineers PUB evc-
asa I'm Eng Pub Svc 90 pf. /.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Cott0nseed Oil,

Spot steady; middlinE. 1898.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

Isl. 1OSs Ohio OIL thlBeI. 80.
. Oliver Farm Eqair.
81 "a Omnibus Corp s-s
Evening star., 1934-07-18
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK, July Is u9.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
(Cuotattons as Of 3:30 o'eloek.l
Evening star., 1934-07-18

a. pa Zenith Radio. ......
IA AZ Zonlte Products. 80.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
FIRE INSURANCE
TITLE INSURANCE
MIsCElLANEOUs.

Columbia ..... 4h ....
'sai estate, ,.......-...... oO s'ss'
Evening star., 1934-07-18

IA 4 Yelloy Truck.
33% 17h Youngstown 8 a T .
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MANY MEASURES
BY
AIS. DELEGATE
Dimond Introduces IL
More Bills Seeks e.
ection Date Change

WASHINGTON, Jan. Am adj
dition to the bill for repeal OF
the Territorial Prohi b it ion law
Delegate Anthony j. Dimond OF
Alaska has introduced ii other
measures, including one to amend
the Organic Act as to the date for
holding elections and the conven-
ing of the Alaska Legislature.
Some are private relief bills, one
liberalizes existing leasing laws af-
fecting public resources and an
other clarifies the laws relating to
the school lands of the Territory
Election in September
The Delegates bill proposes to
change the general election date
from the first Tuesday in Novem-
Der to the second Tuesday in Sep
TENDER, effective this year. 1t also
advances the date for the Alaska
Legislature from the first Monday
in March to the second Monday
in January
Other measures proposed by him
are:
l. To provide payment of dam
ages to resident of Mckinley
National Park whose property was
taken into the park, appropriating
$4,000.
2. Provides that the Secretary
of Interior be given power to con-
sent to the extension of operations
on Alaskan coal lands and to sus-
pend payment of rentals on such
lands during periods when the
mines are not in operation.
8. Authorizes the Secretaries of
Interior, Commerce, War and Ag-
riculture to receive funds for AL
aska and expend them in CO.
operative enterprises within the
Territory.
Provides for Appeals
a. Provides for an appeal on a
writ of error from final judgment
or decision of the United States
Continued on Page Three
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CONGRESS- IS
GETTING DOWN
TO HARD WORK
Speed Records Being Sci
COMMITTEES Getting
Into Action

WASHINGTON, Jan. A. Con-
gress broke speed records and up
set tradition in true Rooseveltian
style by swinging into legislative
work on the second day of the
session without even waiting for
the reading of the Presidents Bud
get Message.
Long before the tensely awaited
Budget document was received COM
mittees of both Houses set to work
as though determined to live up
to predictions of the leaders about
a short. snappy session ending i'm
May
The House prepared to plunge
directly into debate on the new
liquor tax bill after receiving the
Budget Message and action is ex-
pected by the weekend.
The Senate prepared to make
the Budget Message its chief point
of business.
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Rising Prices to FoIlow
Crop Cuts, Also Debt Relief

last March approx mately 38.3
farms out Of every 1000 were in
yolved in transfers for debt.
-Four types Of credit are provided
under the new sst-up by the fed
eral land banks, production credit
corporations, intermediate credit
banks and banks for cooperatives
in each of IL regions.
BY issuing $4,000 100000 in bonds.
with interest guaranteed, the fed
eral land banks were permitted to
assume farm mortgages held by
private agencies in order to stop
foreclosures.
Nearly half a million farmers ap-
piled for 81 ,7000OO.0O0 in mortgage
loans between May IL and Deem
Der 1.
Cleared to grant loans which
amounted to only $27 569.000 in
1882, the land banks stepped up
their lending from s3,985.000 in
Continued on Page Three
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ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY men
ARE TRAPPED
F Flames and Gas Mean
Death to Miners Caught
by Terrific Blast

DUCHOz, Czechoslovakia, Jan. 4.
-Fire and poisonous gases swept
dual threat of death toward 100
men trapped by terrific blast in
coal mine here.
Rescue workers have been beat
en- back by flames.
1t is feared all of the trapped
men are doomed, if not already
dead from gas.
The bodies of 16 men were re-
covered before the flames and gas
beat back the rescue workers.
Four miners managed to clam
Der 1000 feet to the surface in
safety. arriving in a stupor from
gas and exhaustion.
Another body was recovered lat
er, that of a washer-woman. VINO
worked in the shafthead OF the
mine.
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7 W0 CHILDREN
SLAIN; MOTHER
IS BEATEN UP
Man Also Said to Have
Killed Roomer in House
Makes Confession

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 4.-The po-
lice are holding John Piotrowski,
aged 81 years, as the slayer of his
two children, while searching for
John Panfield, roomer, allegedly
beaten by Piotrowski and left for
dead in patch of weeds.
Piotrowski, the police said, con-
fessed ne beat his wife and also
his three-year-o daughter Ann
with the barrel of a gun, then
drowned mis- infant son John in a
tub of water in their home. The
girl died later.
The authorities quoted Piotrowski
as saying the motive was the dis
covery that his wife who is seri-
ously injured, had been friendly
with Panfield.
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BY CARL c. CRANMER

WASHINGTON, Jan. A. The
twin problems of agriculture, debt
and commodity SURPRISES, bore the
brunt of government attack in
1888.
To solve the surplus problem
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
was passed, provided for crop con-
troll and marketing agreements.
To meet the debt situation, the
Farm Credit Administration was
set up, and lending agencies that
had been scattered under the old
Federal Farm Board, Treasury, Re-
construction Finance Corporation,
and Department of Agri culture,
were grouped under one head and
broadened.
Four Types Of Credit
Department of Agriculture fig
ures show that in 1882 farm mort
gage Indebtedness was about 3d.
500. 900. 900. For the year ending
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Boy, Fearing for
Life of His Dog,
Dies of Fright

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Jan. a.
Collapsing from fright caused by
fear his pet dog would be killed,
Kenneth Cooley. aged IA years old,
died suddenly.
The boy was playing with his dog
when the animal was. bitten by an
other dog suspected of having rab-
les.
The Scioto County Dog Warden
killed the afflicted dog. Seeing the
killing, Kenneth collapsed and died.
Coroner Ross Moore Gault said
the child died of acute dilation Of
the heart brought on by fright.
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COMMITTEES OF.
CHAMBER NAMED
FOR THIS YEAR
New Water Study to Be
Made May Seek Tun-
mel to Evergreen Bowl

The personnel of nine regular
standing committees of the Cham
Der of Commerce was announced
today by President c. T. Gardner
and two others were left open I'M
til next weeks meeting. This delay
was occasioned by the fact that
the members selected for chairmen
of them declined the appointment,
owing to the pressure of other
business.
Coach Ryan and his basketball
squad of eight men were guests of
the Chamber today Mr.. Ryan was
introduced by President Gardner
and presented his players to the
Chamber
Take Up Two Matters
1t is of paramount importance to
the community that an adequate
water supply be assured at all
times, declared the report of the
Executive Board. 1t said there
were three possible forms of get
ting this-development of Granite
Basin by the company, bringing
Salmon Creek to town for distri-
button, or by installing water met-
ers to prevent wastage.
There was no general discussion
of the matter. 1t was referred to
the Local Industries Committee
with instructions to confer with
the City Council and cooperate
with it in an effort to arrive at
some solution.
Suggests Driving Tunnel
Driving of a tunnel between the
Public School grounds and Ever
green Bowl, where model recre-
alton park is being created by G..
w. A. workers under the direction
of the Forest Service, was advocat-
ed today by the Executive Board.
This, it was said by R. E. Robert
son, member of the Board and
School Director, would give much
ditional Fairgrounds for the
schools and fill a much-needed
want.
He said it was estimated that
the length of the tunnel would be
about 300 feet. Tt would prob
ably be six feet by eight feet inside
measurement. He had been adj
vised. he said, that CWA labor
probably would be available for the
project if it were decided to under
take it,
The only obstacle in the way, he
said, was in obtaining material for
lining the tunnel. 1t would have
to have a concrete lining. The mat
ter vas turned over to the Civic
Improvement Committee with au-
thority to confer with Gov. John
W. Troy upon his return home.
Tacoma Sends Greetings
The seasons greeting and wishes
for a prosperous New Year to the
Chamber and the community gen
orally were received from the Alas
ka Comm tit ee of the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce.
Sixty-four letters seeking infor-
nation about Juneau and vicinity
were received and answered during
the past two weeks, Secretary Cur
tbs Shattuck reported.
A request was received from the
University of Oregon for an Alas
ka Exhibit to be used in connec-
ton with its summer floating
school which comes north each
summer.
Up to noon Tuesday, Secretary
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SIX ARE HELD
FOR Death OF
TWO HUNDRED
Filed Against
Railroad Men as Re-
suit, Train Crash

MEAUX, France, Jan. 4.-Charges
Of h omicid e through negligence
have been filed against six en-
ployees of the East Railway as the
result of the magistrates investi-
cation of the wreck of December
% in which 200 persons were
killed.
The defendants are four technical
executives of the railway and two
are members of the train crew.
One train crashed into another
near mere on the night of Deem
Der %. The victims were mostly
students from Paris returning home
for the Christmas holiday.
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FIND POWELL
TO Be INSANE
Chief Conspirator in At
tempted Seattle Kidnap-
ing, Dangerous Man

SEATTLE, JAN 4. George E.
Powell, charged with conspiring to
abduct the son of theatre magnate
Won Herberg, and hold him for
ransom of $4,000 last month, has
been termed insane and dangerous
to be at large.
This report has been filed by
the examining alienists and Super
Tor Judge John Frater is expected
to assign Powell to the Hospital
for the Insane.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-01-04
BRIDGE SURVEY
STARTED TODAY
BY SMALL CREW
Detailed Study of Site Of
Channel Bridge Be-
gun by Stratton

A detailed study of the site for
the Juneau-Douglas bridge over
GaStineau CHI nnel was started
this morning by o. H. Stratton
bridge engineer just added to the
staff of the Alaska Road Commits
sion, it was announced today by
Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engineer. The
new engineer arrived from Seattle
on the steamer Yukon yesterday
morning.
A crew of four men was signed
up yesterday. This morning the
survey was launched.
The study will cover all of the
area between Ninth and Twelfth
streets, Mr. Taylor said 1t is hoped
that a more advantageous site can
be located than the one tentatively
selected some time ago on Ninth
Street. When the most likely
spot is determined a center line
will be established and test borings
for pier foundations made
When this work is completed, the
piers win be designed and let out
on contract. While they are being
constructed, the span and ap-
proaches can be designed and adj
vertised for contract so that when
the piers are in place, everything
will be in readiness to go ahead
with the rest of the bridge.
The preliminary work, Mr.. Tay-
1or said, will necessarily require
several weeks. 1t will be pushed as
rapidly as possible but it cannot
be forced at a sacrifice of economy
or stability of the structure.
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$4,000 ALLOTTED
TO ALASKA FOR
MINING SURVEY
PWA Gives Geolo gica
Survey $2o9,0 00-Al-
aska Will Get $4,000

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The
Public works Administration
has announced the allotment Of
S299, 900 to the United States
Geological Survey, Interior De-
partment Bureau, for mineral
resource surveys and land
classification in Is Central and
Southern States and Alaska.
Fer the survey in Alaska the
sum Of $4,000 has been allot-
ted. 1t was announced that the
total allotment would give en-
ployment to more than 100 en-
gineerr and tcchnicians now out
Of work.
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BILLIONS ARE
Required FOR
GOVT. EXPENSE
President Submits Message
Regarding Estimat-
ed Outlay
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
LOOKING MOST ROSY
No New Taxes Recon-
mended-Part of Pay
Cut Be Restored

WASHINGTON, Jan. A.
President Franklin ID. ROOse-
welt frankly reported to Con-
gress today a prospective nine
billion dollar recovery cam
paign deficit for the next two
years and asked the lid be
clamped down to put the
Government on a pay as you
go basis by 1886.
This report was in a mes
sage transmitting the Budget
with estimated expenditures,
chargeable entirely to the re-
cOvery effort, of almost seven
billion five hundred million
dollars for this fiscal year
ending June 81.
The President asked for a
two billion dollar war chest
to continue and taper off this
drive the following year.
The President said all this
involves the Government bor-
rowing ten billion dollars dur
ing the next six months but
expressed no doubt in meet
ing this problem.
The nine billion dollar de-
ficit which would swell the
public debt to an all-time
high of thirty-one billion
eight hundred and thirty-four
million dollars, does not take
into account the prospective
new taxes from liquor reve-
nue. nor from plugging in
come tax loopholes.
No New Taxes
There was no recommendation for
new taxes in the Budget message.
The President did recommend re-
storation of one-third of the fifteen
per cent cut in pay of Federal
employees to be effective July /.
The President also favored con.
tinuation of the three-cent nom
local mail rate.
Optimism
AS in his personal address in
the Chamber of the House yester-
day afternoon, President Roosevelt
spoke optimistically of the business
outlook and said if the course out
lined is maintained I'VE can con-
fidently look forward to cumulative
and beneficial forces represented in
an increased volume of business,
more general profit, greater en-
ployment, dimunition of relief ex-
penditures, larger governmental re-
ceipts and repayment of greater
human happiness"
Reduction Shown
In the message noting the Budget
for the new year, the first he has
submitted to Congress, there. is
shown reduction of nearly six
hunded and eighty-five million dol
lars in regular and ordinary ex-
penditures over the budget sub
mitted a year ago by the outgoing
Administration.
The huge Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. called upon to finance
much of the business and banking
structure of the nation is charged
with almost four billion of the
Continued on Page Eight
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By HERBERT PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, Jan. As Con-
gress returned to its labors at noon
yesterday faced with the prospects
of a heavy legislative session, adj
ministration leaders are determined
to bring about adjournment as
speedily as possible.
Cne-third of the Senate and the
entire House will be up for re-
election later in the year That
fact is counted upon by both the
President and his leaders on Capt.
tol Hill to hasten the day of their
departure from Washington.
After Vice President Gamers
gavel fell in the Senate and Speak
er Rainey's in the House at noon
yesterday, machinery was set in
motion for levying liquor tax
Veterans in Fight
Leadership in this move rests
on the shoulders of two Congress
sional veterans. Senator Harrison
of Mississippi, Chairman of the
Finance Committee, will direct the
fight in the Senate. Representa-
tive Doughton of North Carolina,
Chairman of Ways and Means
will be the guiding force in the
House.
Budgetary matters occupy the
attention of both Houses almost
from the start The various ele-
ments of this fight can't be defin-
ed clearly in advance.
As chairman of the two COM
mittees. however, which handle
such legislation, Harrison and
Doughton naturally will take the
lead.
On the Republican side of the
aisle will be found David Reed of
Pennsylvania, ranking Republican
on the Finance Committee. Cou-
zens OF Michigan probably will TIC
ure prominently in these debates
as will Young Bob" LaFollefte.
In the House. supporting Chair
man Dougl1ton. perhaps Hill Of
Washington and Mccormick Of
Massachusetts, will figure as promi-
nent1y as any. Treadway of Mas
sachusetts and Bacharach of New
Jersey will bear the brunt for the
Republicans.
Monetary Policy Debates
In connection with the whole
question of the budget there Is
certain to be canvassed thorough
ly the fields of sound money" in
flation and the administrations
gold policy, which at the end of
the year are subjects of public de-
bate.
In the Senate Thomas of Okla
homa Is likely to continue the cru
SADIE for initiation he has pushed
so vigorously Advocates Of remone-
tization of silver already claim a
victory in the Presidents new sill
yer purchase and coinage policy,
announced late last month.
In the House, with the blessing
and support Of Speaker Rainey, a
large bloc of Western representa-
tives are prepared for struggle.
Dramatically opposed to both Of
these groups stands the senate's
giant of finance" Carter Glass
of Virginia. Stubborn opposition
may also be expected from the con-
servative Republican group in both
Senate and House.
Sandwiched between monetary
debates probably viii come attacks
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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Democrats Warmly
Praise Message
Read by Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The
big Democratic ma ority In
Congress remained warm in
praise of President Roosevelt's
annual message, delivered in
person yesterday shortly after
noon when Congress convened
Some Republican quarters COM
planned the President has not
given details of where we are
going from here"
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Negro Gets SO Years
On Charge Of Assault

WAXAHACHIE, Tex, Jan. A.
Convicted in less than three min
utes, william Rankin Jackson,
negro. was sentenced to ninety-nine
years imprisonment on a charge
of assault with intent to Grimm
ally attack a married woman.
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Income Tax Evader
Gets 2-Yr. Sentence

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4. Francis
Campbell, former head of a firm
of accountants and specialist in
income tax matters, has been SEN
fenced to two years in prison and
fined $4,000 for income tax evasion.
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Glen BARTLETT
RESIGNS, HOTEL

SEATTLE. Jan. 4.--Glen C. Bart
lett, widely known hotel man who
is said to know more Alaskans per-
sonally than anyone else in Seattle,
has announced his resignation as
manager of the Frye Hotel
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PRICE OF GOLD
UNCHANGED TODAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. A.
There is no change in the
price of gold today, the Re-
construction Finance Cor
poration and Treasury De-
partment announced. The
price remains at $34.06 an
ounce.