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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
R. s. RAVEN HAS
 TAKEN POSITION
 IN WASHINGTON
City Superintende dent of Schools Resigns After
 Seven Years in Juneau

After seven years with the Ju- neau Public Schools, nearly four of which he was City Superin- tendent, R. s. Raven has submitted his resignation to accept the Sup erintendency of Schools at Marys- vile, Washington it was announced by the Juneau School Board today. The resignation is to take effect on or before September l, 1884.
 MT. Raven came to Juneau as principal of the high school in the fall of 1927 and became Superin- tendent the middle of the year 1880, upon the resignation of w. K. Keller, who became Territorial Commissioner of Education at that time. He has been Superintendent since then, and has, in addition, taken an active part in the life of the city.
 Many Activities
 A member of the American Le- zion, Mir Raven took an interested part in the organization activities faithfully attending meetings and is now acting as Service Officer of it. He is also a member of the Scottish Rite body of Masons, and is at this time an officer in the Blue Lodge.
 For the last four summers MT. Raven has attended the University of Washington summer school and last August received his degree as Master of Arts. Before coming to Juneau, Mr. Raven acted as prin- cipal of the. Silah High School at Silah, Washington.
 ] Years Long Enough
 While I regret 10 leave Juneau and my many friends here, I feel that seven years is long enough for an educator to stay in one po- sition and also that this is in the nature of an advancement. There are seven schools in Marysville, four of which are in the city, the other three being country schools in the surrounding district. There is a Senior High School, Junior High School and two grade schools in the city. Thirty teachers are employed in the system," MT. Raven said today.
 Resignation Regretted
 q am sure I express the opin- ion of the other members of the Juneau School Board when I say we greatly regret the resignation of MT. Raven. His work has been most satisfactory and while we hate to lose him, we wish him success and happiness in his new position and surroundings R. E. Robertson, president of the school board de- clared.
 "No successor to the superinten- dency has yet been selected, but we expect to make an announce ment concerning that position and the teachers to fill the vacancies occurring this year, sometime dur ing the next month," MT. Robert son said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
Marriage Just Didn't Work,
 Says Jean HmIoaU

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 2. Jean Harlow, platinum blonde, screen star, today announced she had separated frcm Harold Rcsson, film cameraman and will seek a divorce.
 With us," the blonde said, marriage just didn't work"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07

 BOY SUICIDES

BELLINGHAM, Wash, May 7.- Edward Hook, 14-year-old son of a local sea diver, missing for three weeks, was found shot to death near the Police Pistol Range A note said he shielded because he was tired of school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
First Tourist to Visit Famous ALaska Valley, Dies, Portland

PORTLAND, Oregon, May :. Rodney Glisan, aged 65 years, attorney, amateur mountaineer and world traveller, first tour ist to visit the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, in Alaska, died here as the result of heart trouble.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
EIGHTY MINERS
 DIE IN FLAMES

MUELLHEIM, Germany, May T. With eighty miners certainly dead, a potash mine here has been sealed in an efort to stop a fierce fire which trapped the workers. Six rescue squads were overcome.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
SOVIET RUSSIA !. IN DEFAULT OF
 U. s. PAYMENTS
Decision Made by Attorney General Under Johnson
 Act-5 Nations 0. K.

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Attor- hey General Cummings has de- cided that Russia is in default of obligations to the United States and is not entitled to financial aid by the citizens of this country.
 The ruling was made in view of determining what countries are to be barred under the Johnson Act from marketing securities in this country or otherwise receiving fi- nancial assistance.
 The Attorney General said Great Britain. Italy, Czechoslovakia, Lat via and Lithuania, five nations which made token payments on war debts, are not in default.
 Reason for Default
 Soviet Russia is held to be in default because she failed to recog- nize obligations incurred preceding the Czarist and Kefensky govern ments.
 Negotiations are now in progress in Moscow seeking adjustments of these claims between the two gov- ernments. Attorney General Cum mings indicated a successful con- clusion of the negotiations that win probably remove the stigma of de- faulter from the Soviets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
INSULL MAKES STATEMENT

PRINCETOWN JUNCTION, N. J, May 7.-In statement to Samuel nsul returned fugitive who is to failure his utility companies 
 understanding securities particularly companies build worked with all ability those companies made mistakes but they hones judgment dishonest the most important fight of fife noto complete vindication"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07

The agricultural department of the University of Kentucky says the outlook for tobacco growers in that state has improved greatly since last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
CLOSING PRICES TO-DAY

NEW YORK, May T. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is l7%, American Can 96A, American Power and Light
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-07
FRENCH TO DEFAULT

PARIS, May 7.- The fourth French default in war debts to the United States is considered certain by high officials who spoke pri- vately on the matter.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Heiiress Hiding
T0Elude Host
Of Suitors

PHILADELP HI A, Dec. 10
G.N.SO.-To escape love letters.
undeSired suitors and the COM
mon run of cranks, Miss Justine
Perot, whose husband when she
marrieS will receive a dowry Of
$4,000 a year, was out of the
city today.
The girls destination was not
revealed, but her attorney, Rus
sell Duane, and her friends said
she had fled from what she be-
lieved would develop into a host
of harrassments as the result
of the filing of the will of her
mother, the late Mrs. Eleanor
Dupont Taney.
Filed for probate here Satur-
day, the will provides that trus-
tees of Mrs. Taney'S 100000
estate shall upon the marriage
of Miss Perot "pay $4,000 per
annum to her husband"
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Seasons First Snow
Snarls y. C.. Traffic

when the unexpected snowfall de-
scended on Washington and vi
cinity this morning.
Anticipating heavy SHOWS,
which would render the many
hills throughout the county ex-
tremely dangerous, the highway
engineers erected a number of
sand boxes at all steep grades
throughout the community about
week ago. In all, 40 boxes were
set up.
The most dangerous two grades,
the Cherrydale hill and the Will
son Boulevard hill, were protected
by five and eight sand boxes. re-
Spectively.
Early today highway crews
spread the sand on the roads,
preventing many minor Skidding
accidents which have marked
these grades in past years.
County Manager Roy S. Braden
expressed himself as extremely
pleased with the idea and an.
nounced that the practice would
be followed throughout the win
ter.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Man Who Held Up
Police Captured

An enraged colored man, who
held two policemen at bay with a
rifle for nearly an hour late yes
terday and finally escaped, was
captured in his home early today.
He was Edward Tanner, 80, of
the 23O0 block Hunter Pl. S. E.
The policemen responded to a
call from Tanners wife yesterday
that her husband was intoxicated.
xThe officers were met at the door
by the man who pointed a rifle
at them.
Tanner retreated to an upstairs
room and when they went to
their scout car to obtain tear gas
bombs, he attempted to fire at
them. Policeman E. F. Fox fired
first, however, and the man fled
through a rear door and escaped.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Rogers
Says:

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Dec.
1O.-Notre Dame popped in here
and started heaving IS yard
passes and 6O-yard kicks. Wait
till the Irish Free State hears
she has q guy named Shakes
peare playing with those Irish!
Notre Dame lost their great
coach and their great preSi.
dent. But Father O'Hara and
Elmer Layden are worthy sue
ceSsOrS. That's one more year,
and they will be right at the
top again. A great school and
a great spirit. The war news
today mostly concerns Italy and
France. That's one thing about
European arguments. The
trouble is never between the two
nations most concerned. It's al.
ways among those who want to
make it their business. Yours,
Will.
Copyright. 1894, BY McNauGht
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
NRA SENTENCE.
DUE TODAY

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 10
0.N.SO.-Fred c. Perkins, York
Pa.O battery manufacturer, was
to appear in Federal court here
today for sentence on 10 counts
of defying the NRA by paying
his employees less than the wages
prescribed by the wet battery
code.
Mr.. Perkins, who has elected to
challenge the constitutionality of
the NRA because he claims to
observe it's provisions would wreck
his small business, faces a max
imum penalty of $500 on each
count. If unable to pay a fine.
he may go to Jail for 80 days
and then sign a pauper's oath.
Attorney Harold B. Better,
Philadelphia, chief defense coun-
sci, has indicated the conviction
will be carried to the higher
courts.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
ARMS BRIBERY Barred IN PROBE
Bishop Says
He Backed
CoughHn

OFT, Dec. 10 ON.SO &.
The Rt. Rev. Michael J. Gal
lagher, bishop of Detroit, admitted
today that he authorized the Rev.
FIR. Charles E. Coughlin's radio
defiance of William Cardinal
O'Connell, archbishop Of Boston.
But the chancery office re-
vealed that Bishop Gallagher had
not seen in advance the actual
text of the radio priests" re-
marks.
Through his secretary, the Rt.
Rev. Monsignor Stephen s.
Woznicki, Bishop Gallagher issued
the following statement:
Il authorized him Father
Coughlin) to answer the cardi-
nal, and approved substantially
the statement he gave out"
Did Not Know All
Monsignor Woznicki added in
formally:
"That word substantially. Is
important, because there were
some things in Father Cough.
Inns address which the bishop
did not know about"
The Boston cardinal, dean of
the Roman Catholic hierarchy in
the United States, has REPEATEDLY
criticized Father Coughlin for
venturing into economics and
politics in his radio lectures.
In his regular broadcast yeSter-
day, Father Coughlin said:
'WiIIiam Cardinal o'ConnelI'
has no atftROr4tS 20 speak for
the Catholic Church In America,
and NO more business rs .
churchman to impose his
thoughts upon people living
outside his diocese.
"POPE'S COMMAND"
"For 40 years Cardinal O'COn-
nell has been more notorious
for his silence on social justice
than for any contribution which
he may have given either in
practice or in doctrine, towards
the decentralization of wealth
and tc ard elimination Of those
glaring injustices which per.
mitted the plutOcratS Of the ma
tiOn to wax fat at the expense
of the poor. Now he is caStigat-
ing me for doing what he was
ordered to do.
"I am simply carrying out
the command Of my highest
ecclesiastical superior. His HOli.
ness Pope Plus XI in preching
the PRINCIPLES of ~Ocial justice
and the doctrines o. the ency.
clicalS."
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
CHIEFS
BOAST Of
SLAY|NGS
Leaders Of Group in U. S.
Forecast Assassinations in
Three Foreign Countries

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10 Q.N.SO.
Boldly admitting part Of the re-
Sponsibility for the assassination
of King Alexander of Jugoslavia,
leaders of the Croatian independ-
ence movement here today de-
clared half a dozen more similar
slayings will be carried out soon
IN three foreign countries.
The countries involved and the
intended victims were not named,
the spokesmen refusing to amplity
their statement.
Million for Defense
A million dollars has been raised
to defend the men accused OF
Staying King Alexander in Mar
seille in October, the Croatlan
leaders continued, and the defense
program includes the engagement
Of a lawyer associated with Clar'
ence Darrow."
Meeting at Sharon, Pa, over
the weekend, the Croatian Ma
tional Representation for the In
dependence of Crotia, whose head
quarters were moved recently
from Youngstown to Pittsburgh,
declared that Hungary was suffer:
ing unjustly as a consequence OF
the assassination.
Protest to League
The statement added:
eve ar proud to share the
responsibility if it will relieve
the attacks on Hungary"
Statements were issued by Ante
Zuback, president, and Capt. Ante
M. Doshen, general secretary OF
the Croatian National Representa-
ton.
Formal protest of Jugoslavia's
holding Hungary responsible Tor
the Staying was dispatched to the
League of Nations by the organl'
zation, signed by Messrs. zuback
and Doshen. The cable called Tor
Intervention by the League.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
ZAHAROFF
COT FEES
ON SALES
Balkan and Chinese Officials
Receive Huge Commissions
Senators Are Told
By International News Service

An amazing picture Of public
corruption in Europe, the Orient
and South America was revealed
today at the Senate inquiry into
the worlds munitions inquiry.
Correspondence from the files
of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and
Co. showed munitions sales in
Poland, Greece, and the Balkan
states were negotiated only by
payment of large commissions.
Company officials frankly con.
fessed that Chinese officials had
to be bribed in all business deals.
ZaharOff Accused
Sir Basil Zaharoff, Europe's
mystery man, was drawn into the
picture. One Du Pont agent de-
Scribed Sir BaSil's operations in
selling munitions. The mystery
man gave bribes and commissions
on all sides, it was contended, al
ways getting himself large por-
ton Of the commissions.
The Du Pone Company fired a
South American agent in 1921 who
was 'too raw in offering bribes
to Argentine government officials
in powder deal. A Du Pone Off
cial reported Argentine authorities
felt the agent was irresponsible"
and were "afraid of him." because
he went around publicly offering
bribeS. The agent, Alphonse Lss.
ner, failed to make the sale. Sena-
tor Nye (R0, of North Dakota,
asked:
':In ordinary language, Lissner
was just too raw?'
Felix du Pone replied:
eyes"
Chinese Bribe ''BIunder'
Lammot du Pone denied his
company found bribery condi-
tions'' existing in the Balkans
and South America. He said such
conditions only had been IRE.
ported to U.S." He explained the
Chinese bribe paid by the du
Pont company on one sale as a
"blunder."
Senator Nye asked:
"ISn't it fair to say that be-
cause we need this foreign buSi-
ness to keep our munitions fac.
tories so they will be ready in
time of war, that we must
match these practices as mea-
sure of national defenSe?"
Lammot du Pone said:
81 don't think that's a fair
inference"
A letter from William N. Taylor,
European representative of the
company, in October, 1922, telling
of bribe conditions in the Balkan
countries was placed in the record.
Mr.. Taylor limited strongly at Du-
pont Powder could be sold there
only by payment of commissions"
to high public officials.
Commissions Banned
This aroused Dupon officials.
In November? 1922, the companyS
executive committee adopted a
policy that the company should
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Coast Carmen Utter
New Strike Threat

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 U.N.S0
Threatening new troubles to street
car riders in this vicinity, train
men and signalmen of the Pacific
Electric Railway Company today
delivered an ultimatum that, un.
less an adjustment of their wage
controversy is reached by Wednes-
day they will strike. The union
accused D. w. Pontius, president
of the railway, of breaking faith
with the National Mediation
Board.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10

The Weather Bureaus predicted
eight snow" appeared to be get
ting rapidly out of bounds early
this afternoon.
Wet streets played havoc with
traffic as the mercury dropped
to 20 degrees at 8 a. M, with
prospects of even colder weather
in sight, according to the Weather
Bureau.
The high for the last "a hours
was reported at 80 degrees at
2 p. m. yesterday.
Most of the country was cov-
cred with snow and near zero
weather was reported.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Truckers Strike
Brings II Arrests

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10 UN.S0.
Efforts were to be resumed today
by Federal and State labor con-
ciliators to settle the three-day
strike of 800 truck drivers.
The men walked out Saturday
after demands for increased wage
scales had been refused. Seven.
teen men were arrested following
interference With deliveries.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Staying of Woman
Holds Boston Man

BOSTON, Dec. 10 G.N.SO.
Nicola Mastrangelo. 48, today was
charged with the murder of Anna
M. Svendsen, 81. Police alleged
he confessed beating her to death
last Friday during a drinking
party.
It was learned that the woman'S
real name is Harris and that she
has a husband, John Harris, liv.
ing in DeS MoineS, Ia. Mas.
trangelo, when arrested, was
found to have a marriage license,
naming the woman as his prospec.
tive bride.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Three Virginia Women
Hurt When Car SkidS

Three Virginia women were cut
and bruised this morning when
their car skidded and crashed
on the Richmond Highway, a
short distance south of AleXan-
dria, The injured are Mrs. H. B.
Godfrey, of Gainesville; Miss
Melissa Godfrey, Of Manassas,
and. Mrs. Dorothy Gott, of Oak
ton. They were treated in Alex
andria Hospital. H. B. Godfrey,
the driver, was not hurt.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Mother Sees Three
Die in Home Fire

BUTLER, Pa, Dec. 10 GN.SO.
Trapped in a room away from
their mother by flames which
started from an open stove, three
children were burned to death to-
DAY in a two-room cottage at
Daugherty's Mills, IL miles north
of here. They were Betty, 8;
Jack, 2, and Betty Lou, six
months, the children of Clifford
Mcconnell.
A wall of fire prevented the
frantic mother from entering the
room where the three tots
periShed.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
PARLEY MAPS
GREAT WAR
ON CRIME
President Speaks Tonight,
Heading List of Famous
Persons on Program
BY THOMAS F. CULLEN
Rv International News Service

Hundreds of delegates from al
sections of the United States were
arriving here today for the Ma
tional Crime Conference which
will be opened tonight by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Called by Attorney General
Cummings, 500 representatives of
official, civic and law enforcement
organizations will begin dellcera-
tions on methods of suppreSSing
the crime that takes yearly toll
of 13 billions of dollars from the
pocketbook of the nation.
Governors of States, Senators,
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The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Kaye Don Released
After Four Months

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Dec.
10 G.N.SO.-Kaye Don, auto
mobile and motor boat racing
driver, today was freed from
prison here after serving a four
months sentence for man.
slaughter. The governor remitted
the remainder of his sentence be-
cause of Don's i'll health, and his
exemplary behavior.
Francis Tayler, a mechanic was
killed in an accident when Don
was practicing at night for a
motor race.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
War Department
Orders so Planes

The War Department today
announced the award of a con-
tract to the Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation of Buffalo, N. Y, for
so two-seater pursuit airplanes.
The planes represent a marked
advance in pursuit development,
according to Assistant Secretary
of War Woodring.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Court for Terrorists
Is Urged by France
Bv International News Service

BY 1mI6FHdt1OH"r 1'V''7
In an effort to solve the dispute
between Jugoslavia and Hungary
over the assassination OF King
Alexander, France has drafted a
proposal for creation of an inter
national penal court to handle ter
roriSm cases.
The proposal, falling far short
~ Jugoslavia's demands for salts
faction, was drafted while the
powers met at Geneva and strug-
gled to find a path out OF the
maze of international difficulties.
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The Washington times., 1934-12-10
BELL ON TRIAL
TOMORROW
By CARROLL E. B. PEAKE
Times staff Correspondent

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec.
1O.-One of the most sensational
cases in the history of Virginia
criminal law. the trial of Edwin
C. Bell, wealthy church and civic
leader, opens in this historic little
town tomorrow.
In the old court house where
the will of George WaShington'S
mother and other historic docu-
ments are kept, the defendant, a
deacon in his church and former
Sunday school superintendent,
goes on trial on a charge Of at
tempting to poison his invalid
wife, Mrs. Madge Bell.
The commonwealth charges that
over a long period he fed her
deadly poisons. Conviction on the
charge carries q sentence Of from
3 to 18 years in prison.
In the Bell home, close to the
historic Rising Sun Tavern, where
Washington and Lafayette Joined
in the gaiety of the peace ball
which marked the close Of the
Revolutionary War, Mrs. Bell to-
day is recovering from the alleged
poisoning.
And she is standing by her
husband who has been exiled from
his home by order of the court.
Often she has driven to the home
of his brother and taken him
riding.
Accompanying them have been
the nurses who are caring for Mrs.
Bell and who are expected to be
important witnesses for the State.
The Commonwealth has sum-
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TRAIN KILLS BOY

CRES TLINE, Ohio, Dec. 10
U.N.SO.-John Dembowsky, 10, of
JohnStown, Pa, was killed today
by train near the Union Station
here as he was enroute to Chicago
to look for work. The youth was
identified by a birth certificate
found among his personal effects.
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Arlington Sands
Slippery Highways

Arlington county's highway de-
partment was not caught mapping
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
j: s. ARRESTS
DOPE RINGS
KEY MAN
Benny Bean Held in Chicago;
10 Others Jailed in New
Raids; Den Invaded
pictures on Page 2.)

CHICAGO, Dec. 10 U.N.S.).
Four men and two women had
been added to the large group
of drug addictS and pedlerS
arrested here the past week to-
day. One of the men held is
Benny Bean, said by the mar
cotic squad to be the "key man"
in ChicagO'S West Side dope
traffic.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 10
(LN.S.). Continuing their
sweeping attack against a large
dope ring said to be preying on
Cleveland junior high school
boys and girls, Federal agents
today raided an alleged East
Side opium den and arrested
five men, two of them from
Akron.
By International News Service
With 765 persons already ar
rested in the Governments
spectacular offensive against the
nations drug traffic, the Federal
Narcotics Bureau today laid
plans To- apprehend hundreds OF
additional pedd1ers who eluded
the dragnet spread by its ESQ
agents from Maine to Hawaii dur
ing the last three days.
Working in cooperation with
local authorities, the agents to
day questioned all those taken
into custody since Friday, when
the sweeping drive was started
Addicts Will Talk
They expect to obtain consid.
erable information that will lead
to further wholesale arrests, &C.
cording to Louis Ruppel, deputy
commissioner of narcotics. He
said:
"A majority of the men and
women who are addicted to
dope will give us valued infOr-
nation concerning the peddlers.
Deprived of their source of sup
ply, some of the unfOrtunates
lodged in Jail undoubtedly will
tell the authorities everything
they know about the dope trade
in their communities"
Mr.. Ruppel said it was not the
Governments intention to use
strong arm methods in cleaning
information from the addicts
Mere threats that they will not
receive any more drugs unless
they disclose the sources from
which they received dope before
being arrested is expected to suf
flee in 1oosening the tongues OF
addicts in many instances.
Courts Must Aid
The bureau plans to send all the
arrested addicts to hospitals where
they may be rehabilitated. The
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TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1934-12-10
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Cloudy, continued cold tonight
Tuesday fair.