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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
ISAAC SOWERBY PASSES AWAY IN
 SEATTLE TODAY
Long Time Alaskan Resi- dent Dies Peacefully
 at Age of 70 Years

Isaac Sowerby, for the last 20 years a resident of Juneau, passed away peacefully this morning at Providence Hospital in Seattle, ac- coding to word received here by Earl Cleveland, close personal friend of the family. Funeral services will be held on Thursday after noon at Mt. Pleasant Mortuary, Vancouver, B. O., the message stated
 MT. Sowerby had been in failing health for some time and month ago went south with Mrs Sowerby for the purpose of going through a clinic in the Northwest in an effort to regain his health.
 Besides, Mrs. Sowerby, the well known Alaskan is survived by two daughters, Mrs Kenneth White, of Seattle, and Mrs. Sam Kelsey, of Smith River, Oregon, in his inn mediate family. He also has two bothers living in Vancouver, B. C., and one living in California.
 MT. Sowerby, who was born in Kent, New Brunswick, Canada, on June 15, 1864, came to Alaska dur ing the Klondike rush and spent one winter in the interior, pros pecting. He later became con- nected with a lumber company at Bennett and from there moved to Skagway where he was assistant to Elmer A. Friend, then agent for the Alaska Steamship Com pany. When Haines became thriving port. MT Sowerby was made agent for the steamship company there and remained in Haines until he and his family moved to Juneau about 20 years ago.
 During his years of residence in Juneau MT. Sowerby represented the New York Life Insurance Com pany here and remained active in the insurance business until few months before his death. Previous to coming to Alaska, Mir. Sowerby had covered much of the United States during his service with the
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
BAK FER HERE TO STUDY ALASKA'S RELIEF N EE D s
Confers with Gov. Troy Today Preparatory to
 Leaving for Interior

To spend two weeks studying conditions in the Territory and discuss various relief and unem- rloyment problems, to consider in- dustiial opportunities and home stealing possibilities, Jacob Baker, Assistant Director of Federal Emer- gency Relief, arrived here today from Ketchikan by plane, accom- panied by Harry C.. Watson, Sec- retary to Gov. Troy, who met him at Ketchikan on the arrival of the steamer Aleutian.
 MT. Baker spent several hours discussing various phases of the relief organization setup and meth ods of procedure in the Territory, and arranged an itinerary that will take him over most of the Territory.
 Need of Local Study
 During the past year Federal relief funds, including CWA, EZRA and others in excess of $400,O0O have been expended in Alaska and further expenditures probably will be necessary during the coming winter. As none of us in Wash ington headquarters of the Relief Administration have any personal knowledge of the field and condi- tions obtaining here, naturally we felt it was advisable that study be made so we would be in better position to aid Gov. Troy and his assistants in meeting and over- coming the problems they en- counter,' MT. Baker said.
 Many suggestions as to financing prospecting, large scale colonization and other projects have been made to the Relief Administration. His mission includes an investigation of the practicability and feasibility of these ideas. For that reason he plans to visit as many sections as time will permit. He will go into fishing, mining and agricultural districts, and probably will visit one or two reindeer grazing areas.
 Leaves Tomorrow Morning
 Plans approved by him today call for his departure from here tomorrow morning by plane for Fairbanks. He will be accompan- jed by either Ike P Taylor, Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Con- mission. or MT. Watson. Gov. Troy had planned to make the trip but he is just recuperating from se- we're cold and on his physicians advice abandoned the idea.
 From here MT. Baker will go to Skagway and Haines for a brief survey in each community He will
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
JUNEAU REPUBLICAN
 CLUB MEETS TONIGHT

The Juneau Republican Club will meet again tonight in the Council Chambers at City Hall, at 7:30 o'clock. All club members and all Republicans not members are in- vited to attend, it was announced.
 The main purpose of the meeting is to consider additional blanks to the platform which was adopted at the clubs last regular meeting. Planks on liquor traffic control, the Territorial school system are included in those to be submitted this evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
ARMY PLANES
 LAND ON NEW
 FIELD HERE
Officers Praise Emergency Landing Field and Lack
 Distinctions, Approach

Piloted by Capt. E. B. Bobzien and Capt. Ross G. IIoyt, U. s. Army, the two army observation planes in which the officers are making their advance flight over the Territory, landed on the new Juneau emergency landing field yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock 40 minutes after they took off from the Skagway field.
 Both made perfect landings and taxied into position near the inside border of the field, the first planes to make use of the field since work was begun on it last week FIelG E1cciien.
 Capt. Hoyt and Capt. Bobzien declared the field was excellent and said it is the first they have encountered that has neither trees nor high tension wires to mar the approach. If we find landing fields as good as that of Juneau every place we go, we will be per- fectly satisfied" the officers de- clared.
 Come From Skagway
 Capt. Bobzien and Capt. Hoyt flew down from Skagway in the Alaska Southern Airways Fairchild plane to look the field over and finding it in good condition the former decided to return here. It was originally Capt. Hoyt's plan to proceed from Skagway to White horse and continue to Fairbanks. but he decided to return here also. The two officers will remain here until after the arrival of the Aleu- tion on which they expect to meet advance officers of the flight of ten U. s. Army Martin Bombers who are coming north on the steamer. They will probably leave here sometime tomorrow on their way to Fairbanks where a base for the main flight will be estab- lished.
 Trim Craft
 The observation planes, painted olive drab and orange, are trim looking ships and following the policy of the department are named after States. That flown by Capt. Hoyt is named Michigan, which as a coincidence is his home state. while Capt. Bobzien's plane is the Tennessee.
 w. B. Hoffman and D. Krause are the mechanics accompanying the officers on their flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
EMPHATIC ''NO" SENT GERMANY
 BY UNCLE SAM
No Concessions of Any Kind to Be Ma de on
 Dawes-Young Bonds

WASHINGTON, July IT. The United States has refused to grant Germany any special agreements involving trade concessions or clear ing house arrangements in order to secure equal treatment with American holders of the Dawes Young bonds estimated at $600000- coo.
 Secretary of State Hull in a bluntly worded note notified the German Foreign Office in Berlin that the United States rejected overtures for any compromise made by the German government and reiterated this governments insis- tence that the Americans be giv- en the same treatment in any fi- nancial settlement as accorded Na- tionals of any other nation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
MAKE MOVE TO END GENERAL STRIKE
Shell, PIaytuHy Thro,cn, Kills
 2, HjIres 25

SAINT GERMAN FEN LAVE, France, July 17.-An explosion of a forgotten trenc h shell. thrown playfully by a soldier at group of comrades, killed seven and injured 25 on the artillery training ground here today.
 The motorized Sixth Cavalry Regiment was on the range when a soldier found the shell. He thought it was dead and de- cided to scare his comrades. He hurled the shell. There was 8 deafening roar and four sOl- dicrs were killed outright. Oth- CTS dying later. Twelve sol- diers lost arms or legs.
 Further deaths are feared.
 Among the victims was the soldier who hurled the shell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
CITY sTIRs FEEBLY

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July IT. Staggered by the first convulsive blow of the general strike, this city stirred feeoly today while arm- ed forces of State and city stood guard.
 Union labor shifted the siege lines though the grip of mass walkout relaxed slightly here in the interests of life and health but fell for the first time with full power on the east bay cities, Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda.
 Street car service has been par tially restored here but is par Ialyzed in the east bay sections where 50o,000 make their homes.
 Ferries Stop
 Ferry boats came under the strike extension. Thousands of commut- CTS found means of transportation crippled. Only the Southern Pa cific ferryboats remained in service across the bay.
 Two units of the National Guard from the waterfront, with tanks
 fCaptipuad or, paoa Savor,N
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
ALBERT PETERSON IS
 FEATURED, BEER PARLOR

It is Scandinavian -American night tonight at the Capitol Beer Parlors and Albert Peterson will be featured, the man with the piano accordion. Martin Antonson will also be there with his violin and Raleigh Merriam will tickle the worries on the piano. There will be special dance numbers given.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
AIaska's Rainbow Girls Delegate Is |One of Prettiest

TACOMA, Wash, July IT, The Tacoma Morning Ledger carries front page three-col- umn layout with a outline, Mayor George A. Smiley, who formally welcomed the Inter- national Convention of the Su- preme Assembly of the Order of Rainbow Girls, with one of the prettiest delegates, Alas ka's special delegate, Miss Hell en Edith Barton, of Ketchi- kan."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, July l7.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 211s, American Can go, American Power and Light 61A, Anaconda 14, Armour B., no sale;
 Bendix Aviation 14h, Bethlehem Steel 32A, Calumet and Hecla AS, Chrysler 39%, Curtiss-W Wright 3, General Motors 305s, International Harvester 32%, Kennecott 211s, Electric Auto Lite 21A. Ulen Com pany. TO sale; United States Steel 38ts. Warner Pictures AZ. Pound $5.041s, Nabe5na bid 1.21, ask 1.35.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
UNION TRUCK
 DRIVERS OUT
Minneapolis Motor Trans portation Threatened
 for Second Time

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July IT. A complete tie-up of motor transportation threatened today when 1000 union truck drivers struck for the second time this year for higher wages and better working hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17

Irish Free State emigration is more than counterbalanced by the inflow of persons of Irish national ity, the balance during l93l-33 showing population increase of 6,925 persons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
TROOPS CALLED OUT

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 17-Gov. Floyd B. Olson has called out the National Guardsmen in connection with the strike of the Minneapolis truck drivers. No trouble had de- veloped up to noon today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17

Adolph Paryzek, bumper for an oil well company in the La Mesa, Cal, field, walks 9 miles daily as part of the job on three wells. He has to walk from well to well all day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
WHY HIT POLITICS?

The unexplained mystery is why politicians who have spent life time wooing public favor should go about deriding politics as though
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
Martin Bombing Planes Start
 for Alaska Thursday Mornine 2

WASHINGTON, July 17-The War Department announced flight to Alaska will start at Thmgday morning Fairbanks. Ten fleet The first stop will be at Minneapolis,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
STOCK PRICES
 TAKING SLUMP
 LATE IN DAY
Unsettled Condition Still Important Factor in
 Market Tradings

NEW YORK, saIy 17.-Improve- ment in the early hours of trading today gave way to unsettled con- ditions late in the session and many shares pointed lower The labor upheaval in still factor.
 Today's market close was irregu- lar
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
Price Vie,us Political Gane
 --Neu Material. Old Tricks
By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, the Associated Press, WashingtOn.)

In spite of new eras," "neW days and new deals" in politics the good old game of buncoing the voter goes on forever.
 Once more my fellow citizens are being invited to step up and watch the little green peas, or take hand of marked cards. Some of the equipment may be new, but the tricks are the same.
 To realize this it only is neces- sary to examine carefully the June outpouring of political statements which followed the adjournment of Congress.
 There were exceptions of course but in the main these utterances followed the accepted forms ol years gone by.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17
THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT

AAAGA DO4N DEA1LVE II
 Adjectives are spent ike water to inform the public that one par ty is the heaven-chosen repository of all virtue, and that the other is dishonest, unpatriotic, ignorant and thoroughly base and deprayed Of course the politicians do not really believe this at all. On the contrary they fraternize with one another privately, help each other here and there, and sit down to- gether with no fear whatever that their watches will be stolen or their morals contaminated.
 Why do they go on thinking that anyone else believes it?
 A favorite old refrain heard to- day from both political camps goes like this
 Everything the opposition does is done for purely selfish political reasons. Everything we do springs from a wholly charitable desire to serve our country"
 The "ins" protest that when they make public speeches they are not talking politics. The outs reply they are talking nothing but politics, and vica versa.
 The transparency and futility of all this is plain. No one in his right mind thinks that sworn pub lie officials or responsible citizens who criticise them are either so criminal, en masse, or to think only of themselves, or so perfect as to be wholly innocent Of politi- cal reflections.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-07-17

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Evening star., 1934-01-19

so far as the Government Is con-
cerned," as viewed by the Scranton
Times. the increase in bonded debt, IS
pointed out by President Roosevelt in
his message. would be only technical,
its,actual obligation being no more than
the deficiency that might arise from
depreciation Of mortgage values. The
benefit to the recovery program would
far outweigh any probable deficiency"
The Baltimore Sun argues: Since o
large part OF the proceeds Of the Gov
ernment's borrowing Is loaned in turn
to private firms, the full impact Of the
administrations fiscal policy is not as
heavy as it would be were the Govern.
ment borrowing solely to spend"
With critical attitude, the Provi.
dence Journal contends: Yet. when
the moral responsibility Of the Govern
ment does not rest so heavily upon the
administration, the explicit-not the i'm
plied-promise and the legal-not
merely the moral-obligation Of tn.
Government to redeem its bonds in gold
is waved aside as not being in accord
ance with the ideals of the new deal.
This particular step was not helpful to
the bonds, but 1t was Of assistance to the
administration in prosecuting its pro-
gram. The latest step. on the other
hand, is of material aid both to the
farm bonds and to the administration.
It does have the disadvantage, how
ever, Of adding a couple Of billion dol
lars to the public debt"
On the subject of construction, the
Portland Oregon Journal states that
there is a shortage Of one and one
half million homes in the Nation" while
the Columbia Record believes that "a
home building program would greatly
increase employment and bring the
breath Of recovery to every town" The
San Antonio Evening News concludes
that "the country annually you'd build
soc, 900 new homes"
Evening star., 1934-01-19
Forgotten Man May
Now Become the Goat
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
As one entirely outside the 19 who,
according to Prof. Irving Fisher, know
money" may be pardoned for being
in a complete daze following the latest
monetary splurge Of our honored Presi-
dent.
Devaluation Of the dollar by 40 per
cent is expected to result in a profit
Of 40 per cent to the Government
that is. by our paying 40 per cent less
in gold to holders of gold certificates
on redemption.
But there are no longer gold certifi-
Gates, therefore no redemption, our
money being In effect fat money, al
legediy backed by a certain amount of
precious metal. gold or silver.
Then all gold reserves are to be
turned back into the Treasury, such
gold to be melted into bars. available
only to settle accounts with creditor
nations. If any there be.
Logic informs us that a profit to one
party must result in a corresponding
loss to some other party or parties. 1t
Is conceded that the United States
Government. which Is but the agent
Of the people, will profit by at least
40 per cent-a far greater additional
sum II the Government exercises its
privilege Of issuing additional currency
based on the enhanced value of the
gold We now posses and that We may
acquire from Federal Reserve forces
Who, then, Is to be credited with the
loss Of at least 40 per cent? Will Prof.
Warren, he Of the commodity dollar;
Prof. Fisher, or our ballyhoo priest,
radio authority on money and values
and economics, supply the answer to
this very proper request? Again is it
the forgotten man" who is to be the
goat? E. C. JONES.
Evening star., 1934-01-19
Lee and Poe.

America today salutes the memory
OF two Of her sons, both gifted and
great. both immortal-Robert E. Lee,
the soldier, born January 10, 1907, and
Edgar Allan Poe, the poet, born JAN
uary 10. 1909. It suited fate to play
sorry jests with them while yet they
lived, but another generation under
stands them better, appreciates them
more abundantly.
Lee was the beau ideal of military
character. His personality reflected all
that was admirable and good in the
Old South; he was and still is the
premier embodiment of psychological
and spiritual traits peculiar to his class,
his time and his place. AS youth he
had the advantage of Spartan type
OF training which served to confirm an
Unborn pattern of gentleness, devotion
and affection, a philosophic charitable
ness Of mind, a compelling instinct Of
pity, which Is the key to accurate
evaluation Of his career. More than
two decades Of campaigning after his
graduation at West Point left his nal
t.re unspoiled. Hence 1t was that fol-
lowing the surrender at Appomattox
Court House he could start anew. Only
. brief sunset remained to him, but he
employed every minute Of 1t In q mag
nificent endeavor to restore the cul-
tural, economic and political welfare
of his native State and its sorely a.
Evening star., 1934-01-19
Gold Redemption Is
Basis of Money Value
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The Presidents gold policy seems to
me to be unsound. Some Of the same
professors who are now advising the
President taught me years ago that
money has no value except what 1t is
worth 1ntrinsically, and that what gives
paper money its value Is the promise
which it contains that the Government
will upon demand redeem 1t In gold.
The President now proposes to i'm
pound all gold and issue so-called gold
certificates to serve as money. But
these certificates will not be redeemable
In gold, as they have been heretofore.
The gold impounded in the United
States Treasury might as we'll, there
fore, be in Siberia, so far as the re-
demption Of these certificates is con-
cerned. According to what the profess
sors taught me, therefore, 1t would
seem that these certificates will have
no value, and that the very foundation
Of our currency system will be under
mined.
So long as people will accept these
certificates as If they were really re-
deemable in gold we need expect no
trouble. But when they learn that
they are backed by nothing we may
expect panics similar to those of the
early wildcat days, when paper money
was run of by the printing presses.
F. WILSON.
Evening star., 1934-01-19

fiicted neighbors. His influence still is
operative for improvement throughout
the land, and that is his monument.
Poe was far less fortunate. His tai
ents were dynamic. his genius too vast
a power to be sheltered properly in a
body inordinately frail. The conditions
of his childhood were adverse. Envi-
ronmental circumstances which helped
Lee had the opposite effect on the less
robust and much more imaginative in
telligence of the embryo bard-his West
Point experience was unhappy; he
emerged from it handicapped Poverty
and pain became his portion. and he
could not develop a satisfactory tech
nique of defense against his Affections.
But no sympathetic reader of his story
can fail to realize that society also was
at fault in his case. The notion that
he was unamenable to guidance, that
he was a wilful weakling, is contra
dicted by the detailed perfection as we'll
as the remarkable volume Of his pub
lished works. Had he been protected
or endowed, he would have lived longer
and left even more celebrated examples
of his art. The world demanded of him
that he should be his own manager,
but, like many another singer, he lacked
the capacity to exploit himself success
fully. Others reap where he sowed, and
the beneficiaries of his unrewarded
laborS should be the first to acknowl-
edge their debt.
Looking back to both, noting the
likenesses and the differences reported
about them. their countrymen are re-
minded of the essential worthiness OF
the Nation to which Lee and Poe be-
longed. Only people competent to
survive and prosper could have pro-
duced them, could have wished to
honor and love them.
Evening star., 1934-01-19
Milk Producers Ask
Only for Square Deal

To the Editor Of The Star:
The writer read Senator Bristow's
article in The Sunday Star urging tbs
force Of prices on milk with surprise.
The sentiments expressed seem to
smack Of anarchy and gang rule, to
say the least They are unbecominl
from a former United States Senator.
Mr.. Bristow may believe in such tacticS
but the citizens Of Virginia and Mary.
land do not.
We, the majority of the Maryland
and Virginia shippers, do not demand,
but plead for a living from the sale Oh
our milk to the residents Of the Cap.
ital of our country-milk of the high
est quality consumed anywhere, pro.
duced at a higher cost than in ant
other milk shed because Of the carl
in handling and sanitary conditions
maintained.
Most dairymen feel the responsibility
Of producing pure milk, which could
be fed to babies and children raw with
out fear Of contamination.
have no use for strikes or any one
who advocates such methods.
believe there are enough law-abid-
ing shippers who would insist upon
furnishing our market, even to TIE
point of manning our trucks for safe
delivery OF milk. should the emergency
arise.
The administration, I believe, wishss
to be fair to all concerned and win. I
am sure, have an open mind II the
facts are honestly placed before It, and
VII! allow US farmers q reasonable price
and give US chance to have q little
money to spend for our constant and
hard work three hundred and sixty-five
Gays per year, in all kinds Of weather.
Surely this Is no time for strife. vhen
We nave at last reached the upturn
OF business. Let us keep cool hesda.
WIN . thought for our fellow man and
work for the good Of all.
am for a well-balanced milk mar.
Ket' where the dealer, the producer ana
the consumer can each ret a so,,ars
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