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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29
BELIEVE BODY,
ABEL KATAINEN
IS IN CHANNEL
Wife Dragging from Open
Boat May Have Hooked
Man Missing Since April

A., The body of Abel Katainen, miss
| ing since the morning of April
Is, when he disappeared following
a drinking party and fight, is be-
lieved to have been located last
night at the bottom of GaStineau
Channel
Although official inves igation
was dropped some time ago, Mrs.
Katainen engaged the services OF
William Feero, private detective of
Juneau, and they made chart OF
the probable location of the body,
if it was in the channel Ac-
cording to their chart, the body
should have been about opposite
the Juneau Dairy, as it was in
about that locality that the fight
occurred
Hooks Something
Mr.. Feero obtained drag-lines
and it was planned to drag this
evening. However, Mrs. Kaitainen
went out in skiff, and dragged
across the bottom of the channel
until she hooked something near
the Douglas side at about IL o'clock
last night.
She remained in the open boat
all night, clinging to the line, but
lacking strength to pull it in.
About 4 o'clock this morning, she
saw hunter crossing over to the
island, and called to him.
With his assistance, it was pos
sible to lift whatever it was that
they had hooked quite distance
through the water, but it broke
loose
Today, Mr.. Feero took Diver A. j.
LaGasa to the spot, but although
he went down twice, his air line
was too short to give him much
range of action on the bottom.
1t is planned to make another
attempt to hook the body tonight,
at low tide, and after hooking it to
fasten a buoy in order that Mr..
LaGasa can follow a line to the
bottom.
According to Mrs. Katainen, if
it was the body, it must have been
weighted considerably and thrown
into the channel, judging from the
pull on the lines.
Mr. LaGasa said that the bottom
is smooth and sandy in that local
ity, with nothing apparently which
could have caught on the Crap
ping hooks unless it could have
been something in the nature OF
a body.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29
MR.. AND MRS. SABIN
RETURN FROM SOUTH

Mr.. and Mrs. c.. o. Sabin and
baby returned from Seattle
Saturday evening on the steamer
Yukon. Mr.. Sabin had been south
for the past six weeks on business
in Seattle, Portland, and Tacoma.
Mrs. Sabin has been visiting in
Seattle all summer.
Business seems to be picking up
somewhat in the Northwest, ac-
cording to Mr. Sabin'S obServa-
lions, but still lacks quite so)d
deal of being actual prosperity.
However, present conditions repre-
sent a very noticeable advance over
a year ago.
Prices in most lines of merchan-
disc, notably food and clothing
are much higher than a few
months ago, and present indica-
lions are for a further rise in the
future, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29
indian BROWNS,
SUICIDES EARLY
THIS MORNING
Bill Brady, 30, Jumps from
City Dock After Being
Robbed Of Wages

( Bill Brady, Indian, about 80 years
of age, jumped from the City
Dock about 3:15 O'Clock this morn
ing and drowned.
Brady had been drinking quite
heavily all night, according to per-
fsons who saw him, and apparently
had been robbed of $3.50, his sum-
smer's wages. which made him des-
spondent. When he jumped, he left
his coat on the dock, his empty
pocketbook, and a slip of paper
with his name on it.
Call Fire Department
He Jumped toward the float from
the dock. and two Indians, likewise
ssaid to be under the influence of
liquor, saw him, and might per-
shaps have been able to pull him
Tout. Instead, however, they called
the police, who arrived too late to
reach him. and in turn called out
sthe Fire Depart m mt, which
dragged the surrounding water for
"a time without success.
Search For Boy
The search for the body was
lstill being carried on today, but
with little hope of success, as the
tide was nearing the high point
at the time he jumped in, and it
lis believed that the ebb may have
Carried him out into the harbor.
Brady was one of three broth
ers, and lived in Douglas. Accord
ing to those who knew him, he had
"a hard time getting living last
winter, and the thought Of possibly
facing another without any money
was apparently too much for him.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29
MISS ETHEL RUNQUIST
AND CHARLES A. WHITE
TO BE MARRIED SOON

Mr.. and Mrs. John Runquist
of Douglas, have announced the
engagement of their daughter
Ethel, to Charles A. Whyte. The
marriage will take place in the
early part of September, it was
made known by Mrs. Runquist last
evening at a kitchen shower given
for the bride-to-be by Mrs. James
Frimavera.
Both Miss Runquist and Mr.
Whyte are well known by residents
of Gastineau Channel communi-
ties. The former, one of the most
popular of the younger crowd OF
Douglas, is employed in the office
of B. M. Behrends, Incorporated
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29

and Mr.. Whyte, son of Alex Whyte
of Juneau, is manager Of the Doug
las Coliseum Theatre.
Many useful and practical gifts
we're presented to Miss Runquist
last evening and delicious supper
was served by the hostess at 1870
O'Clock
Present, in addition to the hos
tess and guest of honor were, Mrs.
John Runquist, Mrs. Hazel Fergu-
son. Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. Jack
Warner, Mrs. G. r. Isaak, Mrs.
Fred Endres, Mrs. Robert Bonner,
Mrs. Arthur Bringdale, Mrs. Jerry
Goss. Mrs. E. H. Hill, Mrs. Ala
mae Scott, Mrs. Floy Popia, Mrs.
Dorothy Stevenson and the Misses
Madge Hildinger, Lucille Fox, Ce-
cile Cashen, Roberta Fraser, Eli
zabeth Fraser, Mae Fraser, Jennie
johnson, Ruth Lundell, Violet Lun-
dell, Bea Primavera and Helen Ru-
dolph.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29
MRS. MURRAY HALL
BOUND FOR SEWARD

Mrs. Murray Hall and two chill
dren, Shirley and Robert, are pas
sengers on the Dorothy Alexander
for Seward, enroute for Anchorage,
where Mr.. Hall, Aeronautic Inspec-
tor for Alaska, plans to establish
his headquarters. Mr. Hall has
been in Juneau since Saturday ev-
ening and planned to leave for An
chorage this afternoon by plane.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29
MRS. HAZEL FERGUSON
GIVES TEA HONORING
MRS. DOLORES DUDUEFl

Mrs. Dolores Dudueff, who plans
to leave for the south in the near
future, will be the guest OF honor
at a tea to be held tomorrow af-
ternoon from o'clock until o.
clock by Mrs. Hazel Ferguson in
her studio in the Goldstein Build
ing.
The many friends of Mrs. Du
dueff, and her associates in club
work in Juneau are invited to call
during the afternoon. Mrs. Fer
guson said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-08-29
Reconciliation
In Fairbanks,
Pickford Case

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug. 20.
Answering the question about
the reported reconciliation with
Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pick
ford said: 81 won't deny it,"
The question was asked after
reports became persistent they
would announce reconciliation
within a few days.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

GENTLY had resolved nlmSeII INTO SYM
phony of one. for, in addition to his
vice, he would. upon occasion. give
fair imitation of most of the
ms truments of the orchestra to give col
or AID variety, l,presume, to his inter-
probation of the latest solg hits OF the
season. ~ @ss}
There was scarcely a song sung on the
streets by Uncle Sans rolicking tars.
who frequently dropped in to see us in
those days. or crooned to the soft ac-
compartment of the guitar by a deep
sea sailor upon his return from distant
voyage that die not find prominent
place on h program o t
this tuneful gentlemen. He even
claimed to have secured roper
tolre of Russian songs. thanks to the
yearly visit to the port of one of the
Cars trim crui ers But whether this
journeyman' 8 version of the Moscovite
ballads was given in the language of
Pushkin or Iostoy it was i'm possible for
me to say st that time. The words sound
ed so strange so outlandish. you know.
and this was sufficient to inspire Us
smail-fry printers devils with becoming
awe and reverence, it not admiration as
well we might since this particular per-
sonage held sway in the establishment
second only to the boss himself, at a
lime whe the power of handing out
siz able number of clouts daily to the
trembling apprentice upon the slightest
provocation was a privilege not only
eagerly appropriated. but loyfully exer-
cised by the journeymen as mos ef
fective means of visit lg upon toe hap
less novice what they themselves had
experienced ere their period of nancl-
patton and consequent Immunity had
arrived.
But the pressman's daily offering to
his muse was given in the form of
themes which could have no appeal II
him. sincethe sentiment Of the songs and
even the music by which they were ae-
eompanied were altogether foreign to
him, and touched him at no point what.
ever. sa We, perhaps for the anRcreontic
motif. which runs like scarlet thread
throughout almost al modern ballsdry.
Now. notwithstan ding our songster's
remarkable capacity for swallowing
without digesting fragmentary bits of
the ministrelsy of distant peoples
to whom he bore no intimate relation
facially, socially, geographically. or
otherwise. and whose feelings he
consequently covld not share. he die
notIsgiveIeven as much asia hint of the
slightest acqua intance with the wealth
of native songs. which at that period
could be heard issuing from every back
yard and alleyway 70 warbled on the
streets by the carefree urchins as the
10. ! Irving Berlins furnished them with
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27
CAST DOWN YOUR BUCKETS
Ry Chas H. Emanuel.

When was a small boy learning to
stick type IN large print shop at st.
Thomas. was compelled 10 listen. willy.
nilly. TO the well-nian eeaseless carol
ling and warbling of the jocund journey
men. who seemed to have chosen this
rather universal method of breaking
the monotonv of the daily grind
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27


and one of the surest ways of making
oneself ridiculous then. as now, was to
try to call attention to the value OF
studying, for the purpose of preserv.
ing, the songs and spiriluals OF our Deo-
pie. These were regarded as uncouth
ano vulgar just vile emanations from
the flen1ismondeg ito heiignUreds lntO Obi-
WON, the sooner the better. by all clean
and decent eli liens, and altogether un+
worthy of the cultivated element OF the
population, many of whom had enjoyed
a period Of cultural training uuder Euro
pean tutors or had Otherwise been fans
liar with the masters in the classical
field Nor is the situation very much dit
ferent today.
Because of this policy of deliberate ar
tistie snoboery many beautiful pieces OF
folk music have been lost beyond the
point of recovery; and with the ushering
in ola new era where the remarkable YER
satity of the r~@lo, the compelling ap-
peal of the jezz. and the fascinating
entertainment within the gift OF the
moving picture have laid complete EoId
upon the hearts and minds OF people IN
general and thus progressed us into
eonglomerate state, which seems 70 De
neither fish nor fowl. there no long,
CT prevails tuat uuOllOlSQ
gave as those charming 'unpremedIth-
ted lays". which were distinct feature
of the social life of our elders. sung. as
they were, to the accompaniment OF
species of tympani. which davice. IN the
hands of an artist" never fails to awak-
en- resDof sive chord IN the deeper
consciousness of the Negro; and on ly
the restraint dictated by rigid stan
dard Of propricty prevents most OF US
from giving rein to our feelings IN ter
psichorean exertions. as the stacca to
tones are tapped out by the magic fin.
gers of the player.
In fairness to ourselver. howevea, it
must be admitted that the Virgin Is.
lands are notsin gular In this unfortunate
Hcbraic trait that prompts US to despise
the simple mama and quails OF our
Games for the leaks and onions. the gar
lie and flesh pots of the stranger; for
MANY proud nation today with res
ne able and WELL developed national
culture. has at some stage CT its career
unblushingly turned away from the
pure and nourishing pabulum of its
fathers to the highly seasoned and artI
ficial creations of its neighbors; witness
the slavish subservience of English
poets of the premantic period to the IL
terary fashions set by the Continent.
which were in turn patterned after elias
sic models.
That the people of the Virgin Islands
havr something to offer in the field OF
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27
thursday. September 9th 1924,
Random Notes

Invitations hava been issued by Rear
Admiral C. S. Kempff. Staff. Captain
and officers of the u S. S. "iexas' 20
inspect the Texas today from 10 to II 80
o'clock.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27
NOTICE

A mass meeting. under the auspices of
the Roosevelt Garner Democratic Club
will be held in the Public Market 10 Chris
tiansted on Sunday afternoon.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

Election returns cabled from st. Thorn
as show that the Peoples Party defeated
the Blue and Independent parties. Smitll
was elected to the Council with 275 votes.
Hoist with 204 and Reynolds with 162.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

There was dance at the Country Club
house last night. A large number of Off
GERS from the u. S. S. Texas" snd the
II. 3. 5. Talbot" were present The
Christiansted Syncopators and the or.
chestra from the Texas furnished the
nausic.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

The band from the U. S. S. Texas will
give concert in the Park in Christian
stsa today from 4 to 6 P. NJ
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

Be sure to see BEST OF Enemies" a
real. entertaining number at the Chris
tiansted Theatre tonight.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

The IS Haiti" from New York arriv.
ed at Frederiksted yesterday.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

8 lines of rain was measured in Chris
tlansted this morning.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27
ST.a(lX 1RIEUkF

Published daily except Sundays Holt.
days at 53B Company st. Christiansted
ST. Croix. " |. U S A. by St. CroiK
Cooperative Society
Enteredas second class na'teroa July
lst 1929 at TN P,st OF rec at Chris ii an
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Act Of March Bird. 1879
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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-09-27

e. De CHABERr. Editor
Evening star., 1934-06-04
Additio,, of 16,7O3
ToU. U.S.Pay Roll in
April Is Reported
644,IO8 NO,o in E1ecu-
tire Units, Civil Serp-
ice Commission Says.

A record addition of l6,703 employees
to the Federal pay roll in April, which
brought the total in the executive
agencies to 644.108, was shown in the
monthly report of the Civil Service
Commission today.
The aggregate gain actually is 20 $40
in excess of that for the previous
month, but includes 3,846 persons in
positions not previously reported.
The employment figure now is only
approximately $1,000 of from that
which is generally used for comparison
July 81, 1920, when the dismantling
process for the huge civilian war ma
chine was in full swing
1t also is about the same amount
in excess of that for July 81, 1921.
and is more than 10000 over the total
at the end of February. 1888, just be-
fore the new administration came into
power and launched the emergency
program which is responsible for the
tremendous increase
1t does not include employment in
either judicial and legislative branch
es. which runs about 1000 each.
The increase for April was divided
as follows: District of Columbia
permanent tor indefinitely, 1925;
Continued on Page 2. Column So
Evening star., 1934-06-04
TARIFF BILL. NEAR
SENATE PASSAGE
Johnson Amendment, Pro.
viding Principle Test,
Is Defeated.
By the Associated Press.

by Inc hbeUClhNu FIeos,
The Senate today rejected the
johnson amendment to exempt farm
products from the trade agreements
proposed to be negotiated under the
reciprocal tariff bill.
This removed the greatest obstacle
to passage of the bill this afternoon
as Republicans had counted on the
most strength.
Advocates of the amendment had
contended agriculture always had been
at a disadvantage with industry un-
der the tariff, and for this reason its
protection should be frozen" under
the bargaining agreements to prevent
a further disparity.
Opponents called 1t selfish discrim-
ination and contended one Of the
principal objects of the legislation
was to find new markets for agricul-
ture in the international trading.
This. they said. would have been
prohibited under the amendment OF
Senator johnson Republican,. Cali
fornia.
Vote Is "a 10 3.
The vote again the johnson
amendment was 81 to 80.
Three Democr- joined % Repub-
Iicans and the Farmer Laborfte, Ship
stead, for the amendment. Three Re-
publicans voted with 81 Democrats
against it. The roll call follo---
Democrats tor the amendment:
Adams, Long and McCarran-total 8.
Republicans for the amendment:
Austin, Barbour, Borah, Capper,
Carey. Cutting, Davis, Dickinson,
Frazier, Gibson. Goldsborough, Hale,
Hastings. Hatfield, Hebert. Johnson.
Kean, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf, Nor
beck. Nye, Patterson. Schall, Steiwer,
Townsend. Vandenberg, Walcott and
White-total. %.
Farmer Laborite for: Shipstead.
Grand total for. 80.
Republicans against the amend
ment:
Couzens, La Toilette and Norris
total, 3.
Democrats against the amendment:
Ashurst, Bachman, Bailey, Bank
head, Barkley, Black, Bone, Brown,
Buckley, Bulow, Byrd, Byrnes, Cara
way. Clark, Connally, Coolidge, Cope
land. Costigan. Dieterich. Dill. Duffy,
Erickson, Fletcher, George, Gore, Har-
rison, Hatch, Hayden, Lewis, Logan,
Lonergan, McGill, McKellar, Murphy,
O'Mahoney. Pittman, Pope. Reynolds,
Robinson (Arkansas). Russell, Shep-
pard, Smith, Stephens, Thomas
(Oklahoma), Thomas (Utah), Thomp-
son, Tydings, Van Nuys, Wagner,
Walsh and Wheeler-total. 81.
Grand total against-54.
Another Plan Beaten.
A second johnson amendment to
prohibit reduction in duties on farm
products or articles processed from
them was turned down, So to 81.
One by Senator Overton. Democrat
of Louisiana, to exempt all A. A. A.
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column So
Evening star., 1934-06-04
P|NCHOT CHARGES
STEEL FIRMS ARM
Governor Tells Roosevelt
of Steps Taken as
Strike Nears.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt was informed
today by Gov Pinchot of Pennsylvania
that the steel companies are arming
in preparation for the threatened
strike of workers.
Their talk came at time when the
President was leaving to Hugh s
johnson the finding Of means to avoid
a strike. The N. r. A. chief, while
his aides would not admit 1t. was gen.
orally believed to be in conference at
the Mayflower with W. A. Irwin, presi'
dent OF the United States Steel Cor
poration.
On leaving the White House. Pin
chot told newsmen he had called SIM
ply to report the situation Is bad"
The steel companies are arming.
he said. Il am ready to meet what.
ever situation arises"
Interested Mainly In Report.
He had not asked for Federal inter-
vention. but said he was interested
mainly In making report.
With his secretary, Miss Frances
Robinson, johnson went to the May
flower Hotel this morning, giving nc
explanation Of his mission. However
it was learned that Irwin, with whoH
johnson held q telephone conversa.
ton earlier. was At the hotel
Indications were the administrator
already In possession Of demand.
from the union leaders-was &C.
quainting himself with the position
Of the industrialists prior to a visit
to the White House to lay the whole
situation before President Roosevelt.
Usually well informed sources sait
last week such q conference was ir
prospect. but White House secre'
taries said today steel was not on thu
Presidents immediate program fol
action.
johnson had expected to continue
conversations this morning with Mike
r. Tghe, president Of the Amalga.
mated Association Of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers, but Tighe. who is ir
Pittsburgh, decided not to return tc
Washington at this time.
Last week, spending several hour
with Tighe, the administrator oh.
tanned an outline OF the labor gr1ev.
ances and issues involved.
1t was expected he would sound out
the employer executives on their atti.
tude before deciding what could b
done to avert the walkout called fol
June Is.
The steelmasters issued a statement
in New York yesterday through ths
American Iron and Steel Institute
saying the union wanted the mill,
closed to all non-union labor-which
they said, would be unfair to employe.
who didn't want to join an organiza-
ton afiiliated with the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor. -
Study Being Made.
Johnson has enlisted one of hi
principal labor advisers, Assistant
Labor Secretary Edward McGrady, fol
study Of the steel situation. McGrady
has just returned from the Pacific
Coast, where he attempted to settle
the longshoremen's strike.
The union leaders claim violation o.
-, C~1,,,.~
Evening star., 1934-06-04
PALACE ATTACHES BLAMED.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, June IA crisis in the
Cuban cabinet, it was learned on high
est authority today, is the result OF
a disagreement Of palace attaches over
the distribution OF $500 gratuity
recently voted them by the cabinet.
The question of whether military
or civil authorities are going to run
the country. it was made known, did
not figure in the latest rift, which
came as terrorists fired shots in the
air yesterday.
DR.. Gabriel Landa, secretary OF
communications, said some persons
are trying to make a state issue out
Of personal disagreement"
A grant of $400 was made Pres
ident Mendieta's aide, Capt. Gustavo
Aragon, who has asked to be relieved
of his post. Emeterior Santo Venia
secretary to the president, who has
now resigned. was designated to dis
tribute 81. 500 to palace employees.
Maj Franco Granero, Mendieta S
military aide. protested to the Presi-
dent that he did not believe presi-
dental aides should accept gratuity.
Santo Venia took issue with him and,
apparently considering Granero's at
titude a military interference with
palace and civil authority, resigned.
IF the country wants to live under
the heel Of the military boot, it is
all right with me-" he said, but the
moment has arrived when the gov
ernment must define itself" As Sec
letary to the President, Santo Venia
rated as a cabinet member.
A cabinet session was scheduled to-
day in an effort to smooth out the
trouble.
Evening star., 1934-06-04
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
is LINKED TO ATTACK CASE

A colored man was picked up and
questioned regarding the attempt to
wreck the train, but succeeded in
convincing authorities he was in
nocent.
The section, It was pointed out. is
frequented by colored hoboes, may
of whom live in caves in a wooded
hillside. near the railroad tracks. Most
of them were questioned soon after
investigation of the attack on Miss
Kurz and her sweetheart got under
way.
Brown, q filling station attendant,
was reported improving rapidly in the
Mary washington Hospital, but he
still was unable to give Justice De-
partment agents coherent account
of the assault.
The operatives. it was learned,
were making search for two North
Carolina men said to answer the
general description of q man named
by Brown during one Of his periods
Of consciousness.