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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
A LIvELIER TEMPO

It would take many columns to detail the varying aspects of the change as they affect individual fields of action. Government buildings which year ago droned with the prosaic routine or long established governmental procedure echo today to the noisy tread of hurrying delegations, mile-a- min ute messengers, governmental ac- ton.
 Washington hotels are crowded. The streets, even in mid-winter, are like the streets of a metropo- lis. A new air of gaiety presides over glittering and vivacious so- eial gatherings at the White House and at many an number fire side.
 Congress drives ahead, under the iron hand of strict administration control. Politics is in an uproar, and the party lines of year ago wayer and totter as new ideas, new projects, new visions of breath taking scope pour from the ad- ministration fountain.
 It is true today's idea may be forgotten by tomorrow, but no mat ter; Washington is in motion. and, after year of it, Washington be- gins to think it may be perpet- ual
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
KIDNAPPED GIRL FOUND TIED TO
 VIRGINIA TREE
Second Mysterious Attack Made on l3-Year-Old
 Caroline Musante

FREDERICKSBURG, Virg mia. Feb. 23.-Fourteen-year- Caro- line Musante, sought as a kidnap victim, was found tied to tree today under circumstances strik- ingly similar to her disappearance a year ago.
 The girl disappeared yesterday. Her parents said they heard her scream as an automobile drove away.
 The girls father, Leo Musante, said he received a note demand ing $500 or "Carolines head will be sent to you"
 The girl reported she had been Kidnapped
 She was found bound to tree a few hundred yards from the one to which she had been tied year ago.
 When the girl was kidnapped a year ago she said she had been threatened because she knew too much about another Kidnapping.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
OPPOSITION TO ARMY CARRYING
 MAIL EXPECTED
Death of Four Pliers, Loss of Five Planes, Has
 Started Trouble

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23- Not daunted by four fliers being killed in crashes, due to storms, one se- verely injured, and five planes de- molished during the past week in connection with the air mail task, the Army's intention of pushing the mail through according to program, has started a storm in the House.
 Opposition has been aroused to the Army's air mail carrying at tempts and plans are being made to put the air mail pouches back in private planes.
 Republican Opposition
 This opposition comes from Re- publican quarters where it is hint ed that when the Emergency Air Mail Bill is called up in the House, probably today, an amend ment will be offered. If approved it viii take che Army off the mai job quickly. The amendment how ever, faces plenty of trouble
 The Emergency Air Mail Bill itself provides merely for the switching of funds for equipment for temporary Army hauling of air mail.
 Debate will be limited to one hour and one-half. The bill is, however, open to amendments and expectations are that many will be offered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
CROWN PRINCE
 BECOMES KING
 OVER BELgIANS
Oath Taken Today by Leo pold Before Both Houses
 in City of Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. B. There is a new King of the Bel gians. Prince Leopold was today enthroned as King Leopold III The Prince took the oath to de- fend the constitution before both Houses.
 Princess Astrid did not accom- pany her husband to the corona ton as she is expecting a child.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
AXELSON FREED AFTER DAVIS CASE VERDICT

Axel Axelsen, held for the past week on an open charge in con- nection with the death two weeks ago of Charlie Davis at Sitkoh Bay, was released from custoday Wednesday night.
 The coroner's jury in the Davis case left a chance for the reopen ing of the investigation by the District Attorneys office by de- ciding that there were peculiar circumstances surrounding tn e drowning of the native following a drinking party and meiee in Axelsen's cabin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
JAPAN EXPECTS PEACEFUL FACTS WITH RUSSIANS.
Foreign Minister Tells Rep resentatives Ne gotta
 tions Look F Favorable

TOKYO, Feb 22.- Confidence that the diplomatic crisis between Japan and Russia over fishing grounds in the North Pacific Ocean will be amicably settled shortly was expressed in the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday by Koki Hiro ta, Foreign Minister.
 Hirota also said he believed the negotiations with Russia over sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway to Manchukuo would take a favor able turn shortly"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
SIX GOVERNORS
 SEEK INQUIRY,
 R. R. HOLDINGS
New En gla Id Executives Claim Competition Is
 Being Lessened

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Inves- tigation into the holdings of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania Road Corporation, the holding company, in New England railroads, has been ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission
 The inquiry was ordered on com plaint of six New England Cover nors charging holdings of the Penn sylvania Railroad and the holding company in the Boston and Maine Railroad and also New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, have had the effect of substantially les sening opposition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
FRANK P. WRIGHT RETURNS ON VIC TO
 KETCHIKAN HOME

Frank P Wright, who recent ly bought the floating cannery Re- triever. which he will operate during the coming season, was 8 southbound passenger on the Vic- toria this morning from Yakutat to Ketchikan.
 MT. Wright passed through Ju- neau on his way to Yakutat ten days ago. He has also purchased all the holdings of the New Eng land Fish Company in the Yakutat district and will use that place as the base of his operations this summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
fiction, Motion, Momentum Prices Succinct Summary
 Of ROOseueIt's First Year
By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington

No one has summarized and char acterized the first year of the Roosevelt administration more suc- cinctly than the President him self, in these words: We are on our way"
 By that MT. Roosevelt means We are on our way toward recoV- ery-and millions of his fellow citizens agree with him. The ordi- nary indices of trade activity show a pretty consistent upturn for the year. Public confidence is unques- tionably stronger than 1t was on that dark inauguration day last year.
 The agreement is not uni
 versal. Some are disposed to
 paraphase the old popular song
 and say: We are on our
 way, but where?" They doubt
 the soundness of the Roose-
 welt experiments, and the en-
 during quality of the results.
 But at any rate, everyone agrees things are moving. To the de- tached observer at Washington that is the outstanding development of the year, whatever it may mean. In February, 1883, dead lock, stagnation, weariness. In February, 1884, action. motion, mo- mentum. That tells the story.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
ROGER TOUHY, 2ASSOCIATES,
 FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict in Second Jake the Bar
 ber'' Kidnap Trial
ARE IMMEDIATELY
 SENTENCED, 99 YEARS
Third Time Before Jury Results in Conviction
 Three Gangmen

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 23.- Roger TOuhy and two of his gangs ters were convicted early today of the S70,000 Kidnapping of John Jake the Barber" Factor and immed- lately sentenced to 99 years each in the State Peniten- tiary.
 Officials said the verdict marked the smashing of one of the most formidable crim- inal organizations in the c0un- try.
 Each man convicted must serve B years before eligible to a parole.
 The others convicted are Albert Kat0r and Gus Schaef- CT.
 Two Former Cases
 The conviction came after Touf1y and Schea. a.fe;.4 lad twice bs, Ore de- feated attempts to convict them for Kidnapping. once previously in the Factor case, when the jury dis agreed, and also for the $1OO000 abduction of William Hamm, Jr.. millionaire brewer of St. Paul. Min nesota, when they were acquitted.
 Ruled North Shore
 The Touhy gang has ruled the narth shore suburbs beer trade despite Al Capone's efforts to oust them.
 Factor himself is wanted in England to stand trial for an al- legged $7,000,O00 stock swindle. He is fighting extradition.
 Two former members of the Touhy gang, Isaac Costner and w. A. Buck" Hendricksen, ad. mitted on the stand they had a part in the Factor Kidnapping but said it was a scheme of Factor to win sympathy in his extradition fight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
ARMED FORCES IN C0NTROL IN
 [. A. REPUBLIC
State of Seige Is Declared in Nicaragua by
 President

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 23. A state of seize was declared throughout Nicaragua yesterday by the government following the slay- ing by National Guardsmen of the former rebel leader Gen. Augusta c. Sandino, his brother Socrates, and two of his generals.
 An abnormal situation" has aris- en, said President Sacasa, and he has empowered special authority on the armed forces to maintain or der.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
Ski Jumper Is
 Fatally Injured
 Defending TuIe

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23.- Calmer Andreasen, aged 29, Utah state amateur ski champion, was fatally in- jured as he made his last leap in defense of his title in ski club tournament yesterday aft erncon. A broken rib punctured a lung and he died enroute to a hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
MIR. AND MRS. J. K. JACKSON
 AND J. H. SAWYER ARRIVE
 HERE FROM WINDHAM BAY

J, K. Jackson, mining engineer in charge of the Windham Bay Gold Mining Company, Mrs. Jack son and J. H. Sawyer arrived in Juneau last evening from Windham making the trip in a small boat. They experienced extremely stormy weather on the way north and the trip required several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, Feb. 23. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 21, American Can l03, American Power and Light 9%, Anaconda 157s, Armour B 27s, Bethlehem Steel 46A, Calumet and Hecla 51s, Curtiss-W Wright Al, Fox Films 15, General Motors 391a, h. ternational Harvester 42h, Kenne.. colt 20h, Montgomery Ward 321s Packard Motors SIS, Southern Rail- road B, United States Steel 57ss. Ulen Company 3A, United Aircraft 25h, Translux Daylight Pictures 25s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
HOLZHEIMER TO KETCHIKAN

w. A. Holzheimer, United States Attorney who has been in Juneau for the past week Investigating the death of Charlie Davis, Sitkoh Bay native, left this morning on the Victoria for Ketchikan, where the United States District Court is holding session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
WALMSLEY OFF FOR SOUTH; KEARNEY IN
 CHARGE. COAL co.

G. H. Walmsley, Agent of the Pacific Coast Coal Company, left on the Victoria this morning for Seattle. called south on official business. During his absence J. E. Kearney is in charge of the com panys office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
HALLsON GOES SOUTH

Oddie Hallson, former game war den in the McGrath district, was a southbound passenger on the Victoria from his home in the Kuskokwim district. He will spend a few weeks in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
NEWMARKER-CLARK SOUTH

J. Newmarket and J. M. Clark, United States Steamboat Inspectors, left this morning on the Victoria for Ketchikan. where it is expected they will hold hearings on one or two boat accidents in that dis trict.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23

DeHart Hubbard, famous former track star of the University of Michigan. heads a touring Negro basketball team called the Cincin- natl All-Stars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23

Michigan State college sent an eight-man track team to the West Virginia university relays at Nor gantown, 800 miles from East Lan- sing, by bus.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
MINE BUREAU IS
 TRANSFERRED NOW

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.- President Roosevelt has or- dered that the Bureau of Mines be transferred from the Department of Com merce to the Department of the Interior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
!. c. THOMAS CONFINED
 TO HOME WITH COLD

J. C. Thomas, of the Thomas Hardware Company, has been con- fined to his home for the last few days with a severe cold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
ANOTHER PLANE DOWN

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. B. Another army. .n1ane asSigSad-- --to the air mail service crashed in bad weather today near Piedmont. The pilot, Norman Burnett, took to the parachute but his leg was frac- tured. The plane was flying emp ty on the run to Cleveland from Chicago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-23
THE NEW NATIONALIST

Not the least strange of these new phenomena is the manner in
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Evening star., 1934-08-05
600 WILL ATTEND
REUNION OF c. A. R.
National Encampment Will
Be Held in Rochester
August IL.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, August A.
Hands tremulous with the weight OF
almost fourscore and 10 years viii
clasp again at a national encampment
when the Boys in Blue match falter-
ing footsteps at the sixty-eighth
annual gathering here August IL Of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Although hundreds of Grand Army
posts in the past few years have sur
rendered their charters. predictions Of
a last encampment" do not ring true
with the picture of more than 500
comrades still able and anxious to
rally from every part of the country
at an age averaging in the late
eighties.
Faded eyes beneath wrinkled brows
may not be as keen and voices swap
ping yarns may have to be raised for
a d-of-hearing comrade, but the
spirit Of 81 among the $1,000 living
Civil War veterans has not yet bowed
to last roll call"
Reservations for 600 c.. A. r. veter-
ans have been made at the request of
Russell C. Martin of Los Angeles,
commander in chief.
They will represent the 5000 veter-
ans affiliated with the G. A. r.. q
shadowy remnant of the 2.So0 900 men
who fought TO preserve the Union
Automobiles carrying less vigorous
comrades and escorts of affiliated or
ganizations. and veterans of later wars
viii slow their pace 70 that of the few
blue-clad comrades who viii march
August Is in the annual eneampment
parade,
Evening star., 1934-08-05
EXECUTIVE VIEWS PUBLIC
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., August Little
wooden paddles, waving where the
tails of papa fishes used to wave, have
made possible the mass production of
channel cat at the Gretna Tate
hatchery.
Two hundred thousand Of the
flngerlings are flashing now through
the hatchery troughs, eating raw
liver and breakfast food dutifully
every day and putting on weight and
length against the time when they
viii be planted in Nebraska streams
for the angler.
The channel cat is the grand old
game fish of the muddy water region,
ready to snap up any kind of bait
and willing to fight it out with the
best of fishermen. They thrive in
the Missouri River and tributaries,
but experiments with propagating
them artificially have been unsuccess-
full until now.
How the willy old cat-a different
breed than his brethren, the blue and
yellow cat-was induced to spawn in
captivity was told by Bill Lytle, de-
putty State game warden, after watch
ing the plans work out under the di-
rection of Frank .O'Connell, game
warden, and J. M. Merritt, superin-
tendent of the Gretna hatchery.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
OKLAHOMA FIGHTS
CHAOS IN COURTS
Several Hundred Lawyers
Drafted to Aid Judges
$50 Years Behind"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, August 4.-The
Nations legal fraternity is watching
with interest a unique experiment in
Oklahoma.
Fifty years behind on its docket,
the State Supreme Court has drafted
several hundred prominent attorneys
who will become temporary justices
and prepare tentative opinions for ap-
proyal or rejection OF the court.
In addition, 40 district court judges
and the three judges of the Criminal
Court of Appeals are busy writing
tentative opinions without additional
compensation.
Chief Justice Fletcher Riley. at Al
one of the youngest men in his po-
sition in the Nation, originated the
plan less than a year ago. He now
declares it successful and predicts 1t
eventually may be adopted in other
States where dockets are congested.
IT think the lawyers and judges
Of Oklahoma are showing more in
genuity, proper intelligence and pub
lie spirit than those Of any other
State at the present time" DR.. Edson
r. Sunderland of Michigan University
wrote the chief justice.
With more than 2,0o0 cases ON the
docket Of the court. Justice Riley told
q recent State bar convention that
unless help were received it would re-
quire more than so years to catch up
with the cases, although Oklahoma
justices were writing 100 opinions q
year each and more than keeping
abreast Of current filings. A
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Nature Loses Job in Ne,u Plan
For Propagation of Catfish
Po,oer-DriUen Paddles Do York For
merly accomplished by Tale-Wag-
ging Males of Species.

In the Spring channel catfish leave
the deeps of the Missouri and swim
up the Platte River and other streams.
State game wardens set big nets IN
the Platte, catching as many as 150,-
600 a season for transportation else
where.
Following the line of experiments
last year when several thousand of
the fish were raised successfully, the
wardens take 40 fine pairs and place
each in a separate pen at a hatchery
pond.
In the center of pen is q keg half
filled with gravel which the male fish
sweeps clean with his tail.
In a state Of nature the male fish
would keep the water in motion above
the eggs by waving his tail gently.
day after day, so they might hatch.
It's here the wooden paddles come in.
The eggs, removed from the laying
pens, are placed in wire baskets and
transferred to long cement troughs.
Above each basket q wooden paddle,
waving by electric power is times a
minute, keeps the water in motion.
In a few days the eggs hatch and
the feeding starts. Ground raw liver
and a variety of breakfast foods COM
prise the diet. In the Fall the young
fish are transferred to their perma-
nent homes in the rivers.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
PARTIES IN KANSAS
CAMPAIGNS
Three of Seven Representa-
tives Have No Opposition
in tuesdays
By the Associated Press.


TOPEKA, Kans., August 4.-Both
the Republican and the Democratic
contests for gubernatorial nomina-
tions held interest of Kansas voters as
the primary election campaigns drew
to close today.
Normally a Republican State, Kan
sas occasionally breaks over into the
Democratic column where Governors
and Presidents are concerned. The
State elected a Democratic executive
in 1880 and two years later replaced
him with a Republican, while casting
its ballots for President Roosevelt.
In Tuesdays primary Gov. ALI M.
Landon, Republican, will oppose DR..
John r. Brinkley Of Milford, Kans.,
and Del Rio, Tex, who ran as an In
dependent in 1880 and 1882, finishing
third both times.
Two years ago, Gov. Landon polled
100000 votes to 10000 for two oppo-
nentS. In the general election he re-
ceived a vote of 278,000 against 272,-
600 for the Democratic Governor,
Harry H. Woodring. now Assistant
Secretary Of War, and 244,0o0 for
Brinkley.
Six Democrats in Race.
Six seek the Democratic nomination
Omar B. Ketchum, mayor of To-
peka; Thurman Hill of Wichita,
former member of the Public Service
Commission; Charles E. Miller of
Tonganoxie, a State senator; Kirk
Prather, former State penitentiary
warden; George E. Rogers of Wichita,
a Sedgwick County commissioner, and
Walter Eggers, Bird City farmer.
Three of the seven Representatives
have no primary opposition, two have
comparatively weak opposition, while
two others, both Republicans, have
big fields against them.
The three unopposed are Randolph
Carpenter OF the fourth district, and
Mrs Kathryn O'Loughlin Mccarthy
Clifford Hope, Republican, Of the
seventh.
Representative w. A. Ayres, Demo-
crat, of the fifth. recently offered a
post on the Federal Trade Commits
sion, has one opponent. virtually un-
known, as has Representative Harold
McGugin of the third, outSpoken critic
of the national administration.
Guyer in Four-Way Race.
Representative U. S. Guyer has a
stiff fight on his hands in a four-way
Republican primary race in the sec
ond district, while Representative w.
P. LambertSon of the first likewise
has three T2ep,,blieaya oF,Y1oyarYr
All the Representatives who weather
the primary win have opposition in
November. A race of particular in
terest viii be in the sixth, where Mrs
Mccarthy viii oppose Frank Carlson,
former Republican State chairman,
who has criticized the N. r. A. and
said that individual rights" must be
protected. The sixth district is pre-
dominantly agricultural
Republicans are hopeful Of regain
ing the fourth district. lost two years
ago. while Democrats desire to wrest
the second from the Republicans by
putting q strong candidate in the
field.
Should Representative AyreS of the
fifth decide to accept the trade COM
mission post offered him. and grant
ing he will be nominated. his party
will be forced to rustic another can
didate for November. Republicans
were caught without a strong candi-
date on their ticket. not having fore
seen that Ayres. who has ruled the
district for yearS would leave the
field.
Evening star., 1934-08-05
Booth Harrington
Preserves Old Ship
As His Workshop
One OF Vanishing 'DoiUn.
casters attracts Much
Attention in Maine.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Me-, August 4.
The Regina, one Of the vanishing
fleet of 'downeasters," has found
haven here because of Booth Tarking-
tons delight in things nautical.
The 44-year- vessel which once
carried Yankee notions" to distant
ports in the seven seas now Is a
workshop for novelist Harrington and
Is part Of his notable marine col
lection.
Visitors to this old port view her
with an imaginative eye, stimulated
by her trimness, her aura of having
known adventures.
"A mighty fine ship" remarks Capt.
"Blinn" Montgomery, envisioning per-
haps the many nautical miles she has
sailed. the many tropical seas she
has known. He keeps her ship-shape,
but OF her past he is silent.
At Tarkington's picturesque dock
the Regina rests in peace on piling.
her furied sails and towering masts
trim as could be. Her bowsprit thrusts
out over a much-traveled sidewalk.
To the unpracticed eye she appears
ready and 1T to brave again the winds
and high seas. But her weather.
beaten hun testifies to her age. Her
sailing days are over.
Summer visitors flock to the fish
net gates Of the dock. eager TO learn
Of the adventurous or romantic stories
locked up in the old saltwater craft.
but more eager TO see the author Of
"Penrod" and Monsieur Beaucaire