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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
IS PASSE NCERS ABOARD ALASKA
 JUNEAU BOUND
Southeast Alaska Steamer Sailed from Seattle Yess
 terday Afternoon

SEATTLE, June 13.-Steamer Alaska sailed for Southeast AL aska ports at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon with 203 passengers and 109 steerage. Sa
 The following passengers on the Alaska are booked for Juneau:
 Elmer Freeborg, Rose Ferber, Charles w. Carter, J. Mauheimer, Glover Gulbranson and wife, Mrs. w. E. Howell, Miss G. H. Fisher, E. O. Johanson, wife and two children, Bradford Washburn, Jack Haynes, Miss L. Swanson, Mrs. B. Green, Mrs. R. J. McChesney, B. H. Taylor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-Small bill fold at Salmon Creek Roadhouse Saturday night. Owner may have same by prov ing property and paying for this ad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13

r--.-.CE During my absence, Dr. w. J. B.. McAuliffe, will be in charge of my practice and office. adv. DIR. w. w. COUNCIL.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13

An unemployed man entered a New York apartment, made a sand wich, bathed, washed his under wear, lay down for a nap and was found asleep when the apartments tenant returned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13

WANTED = Woman wants house
 work by day or hour. Phone A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
[2Q;k&

FOR SALE = Eight-room house,
 completely furnished. Mrs. Peter
 Melseth, sixth and Kennedy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13

FOR RENT Two large sleeping
 rooms; one suitable for two men. -s View. Apply 421l East Seventh St.,
 lower Perelle Apt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
20 YEARS AGO
JUNE 21, 1914.
From The Empire

JUNE Hl, 1JAt. A Goddess of Liberty and thir- teen aides, representing the B colonies that wrested American in 1 dependence from Great Britain. was to be among the features of I the Fourth of July celebration. The Goddess was to be selected by bal | lot by the people of Juneau and i girls over 10 years of age, belong ing to the grades of the Juneau Public Schools were eligible for election. High school girls were barred. The Goddess and her thir- teen little aides were to be in the parade.
 Eight trips to Thane each day were provided for in the new sched- ule adopted by the Juneau Ferry and Navigation Company The new ferry beat, Alma, was to go on the new schedule within a week. The late Saturday night trip left Ju- neau at 12:15 o'clock instead of 11:45 as previously.
 Arctic Brotherhood night was to be celebrated in the evening at the Orpheum Theatre, Manager J. T. Spickett having donated the thea Ire to the new Juneau camp. The members of the order had extend ed an invitation to all the people of Juneau to be their guests, free of costs. The program was, Pathe Weekly, "Clue To Her Percentage" the sixth of the What Happened to Mary episodes; Bunny vs. Cutey," a laughable comedy with Waffle Van and John Bunny; "Alkalai Ike's Home Coming" one of the screamiest screams ever thrown on the screen and "The Birthmark," a strong Western dra- ma, by the Lubin company.
 Mrs. B. B. Yielding and children arrived from Kensington on the steamer Georgia.
 c. E. Bennett and Guy Terry, of Treadwell, returned from a hunt to Lake Turner with one of the larg- est bears ever seen in Treadwell. They had left late Saturday night and arrived at the hunting grounds in time for the early morning shooting. The bear they bagged was a brownie and measured elev- en feet and six inches in length. The head and feet were on exhi- bition at the Treadwen Butcher Shop.
 Weather for the previous "A hours was clear with a maximum tenn perature of 75 degrees and a min imum of 49.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
The Next Steps.
CNeW York Times ]

American newspapers took the news of the Brit
 ish decision to suspend payments on war debts with
 degree of camness and acquiescence which must
 almost have surprised themselves. few raised
 hands of horror at the spectacle of Englands dis
 honor, but the great majority accepted the result
 as inevitable. It definitely made so by the
 inconsiderate Johnson law. That overrode the
 Presidents personal opinion that a small payment on account should not be considered a default. AS
 if further to embarrass MT. Roosevelt in future
 negotiations about the debts, the Tariff Bill just
 passed by Congress contains clause forbdding
 him to offer either cancellation reduction
 of foreign, debts in order to make good bargain for the enlargement of our overseas commerce.. The
 necessary effect is to tighten the deadlock and to adjourn probably for some time the readjustmentS
 which Government must seek if it is to realize anything at all on this potentional asset of the Treasury.
 Americans ought not in consistency to object Ito such reconsideration and readjustment. In their affairs they doing the same thing on enormous scale Contractual interest rates have been cut down moratorium mortgage payments has been set up in several States Insur- ance companies and banks and trustees have been lcompelled to make large sacrifices in salvaging las much as possible of their investments and re- lserves Why should not a similar process be applied to countries not able at to pay thei. debts in full? President Roosevelt has more than once said, and repeated it in his message to Con- lgress, that America creditor nation must keep 
 the door open for the approach and proposals of her European debtors Such must henceforth be the attitude of the American people and of Con- gress. If they were to insist upon the letter of their bond, they would, it is abundantly levident, get nothing.
 Time and patience and study and instruction of the public will be necessary. but in the end some form of compromise some method of giving our debtors discharge, must be sought On one side lis the strong desire of the British Government and doubtless of Belgian, the French and the Italian, not to be accused of going back their pghted word or being held up defaulters They allege that they cannot pay their whole debt now but
 may be able to pay part of it later. On the other
 side is Government which must be anxious to
 get all that can be got out of the foreign indebted ness, but which must be just as anxious to avoid
 increased friction with other countries resulting in an ill will more harmful than money loss. Out of
 that situation would be reproach to the states manship of all concerned if they could not find a
 way of settling this vexed question with honor and profit to all.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
CONGRESS MAKES GOOD RECORD.

The Seventy third Congress which came into existence during the darkest days of the depression and closed it's final session this week established a record of legislation that former peacetme Con- gress has achieved. The session that ended Monday night started last January In the main it has done all of the things asked from it by President Roose- welt to further his recovery program. He largely influenced the policies and the major measures enacted were written into law just about as he requested. In two instances, it departed from his program-when it overrode his veto of the independ- ent offices bill and in the failure of the Senate by 13 votes to ratify the St. Lawrence Waterway Treaty with Canada
 On its list of accomplishments ten out standing measures dealing with domestic issues These were The Gold Reserve Act, The Silver Pur- chase Act, The Reciprocal Tariff Act, The Stock Exchange Act Revision of the Securities Act, The Industrial Loan Act, The National Housing Act The Labor Disputes Act The Cotton Control Act, ano the Sugar Control Act Each of these measures was endorsed by the Administration. Each was enacted substantially in the form in which MT Roosevelt desired it. Each is directly concerned with or another of the major problems with which the Government must deal in the next few months.
 In addition to these measures, Congress broad ened the authority it had previously bestowed or the President in it's special session last year. Il provided funds for public works, for work relief for direct relief. and in the end it gave MT Roose- welt power to interchangeably balances remain ing over from the appropriations it had made last year.
 If at times it seemed to move slowly that is ar attribute common to all democratic forms of govern ment Representative forms of legislative bodies not built for speed records, and they seldom make any. The just ending it's nc exception. But it did enact more laws of para mount importance than any other of it's predecessors sitting when the nation was not at war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
HOLC IN ALASKA AT LAST.

The inauguration of activities of the Home Owners Loan Corporation in Alaska, even though the method of procedure is not all that could be desired. is welcome indeed. It is the elimination of great deal of hard work by Delegate Dmond. who was aided by Coy. Troy, and by others, notably 3. M. Behrends who several months ago. after he had been tentatively designated by the Washington State branch, spent much time in working out a plan that he considered most adapted to local con- ditions in the Territory That plan not adopted and the substitute suggested in it's place by Wash ington authorities of the corporation not, in his opinion being practical, MT. Behrends declined to act Territorial agent.
 Under the plan that has been adopted B. M Behrends Bank will act representative of w. E. McCroskey, Manager of the Washington State branch, in Juneau and vicinity Other banks will function similarly in the communities and districts in which they are located. Applications for benefits of the Home Loan Act must be made to them. After they have passed upon the applica- tions, they are then referred to MT. McCroskey to be passed upon again That naturally will tend to slow up action and for that reason, the procedure is bound to be cumbersome and in some respects not satisfactory.
 Distressed owners of real property, however can well afford to stand delay if in the end they are able obtain the desired relief If those who hold the mortgages against such property know they are going to get their money, or it's equivalent, the distress is not going to be acute otherwise Thus, pressure will be frightened pereeptiby even before the refinancing is accomplished
 Not all persons whose property is mortgaged can take advantage of the functions of the HOLC. Only those. who in default prior to June l3, l933 who have defaulted since through fault of their will be given consideration applicants Mortgagors of property who able to meet pay ments of interest and principle and doing are not entitled to this form of relief
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

but their time phase is irregular, with no con- formity to any law of succession
 Meteorologists of the United States Weather Bureau have been unable to work out a formula that can be applied to the millions of records on file to give dependable basis for longtime preclpl- tation forecases according to J B. Kincer, in charge of the climate and crop weather division. If past performance could be depended on to repeat itself he says the countrys precipitation would soon show an upward trend If it to follow its previous pattern however, it would not up in one long smooth swing but would zgzag up and down or it's way to it's next high. The curve for the first five months of 1884 took decided downward slant There is no way, MT Kincer says, to foretell how much further this curve may drop, nor when it will start upward once more. sss si K
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
Why Should This Be Communism?
CDaily Journal of Commerce, seattle.)

NOdlly JOuIHal or commerce, OedtIleJ
 The United Press sends a dispatch from Red House West Virginia, covering the Governments
 Emergency Relief Administrations recommendations
 be expended there in rural rehabilitation work The news service prefaces it's wire with the statement
 Supporters call it. Utopia opponents call it Com munsm'
 The dispatch then goes to describe the project. It is proposed build 15o modern cottages, each on five-acre tract of good land. The buildings will cost from $l965 to $271O each to construct On each tract family will be located with the pectatlon that each family raise it's essential food and enough more to return small cash revenue. The head of each family is presupposed to be at odds with fortune but willing to make an earnest effort to take of those dependent upon him. He is invited to occupy tract of land. There is barn adjacent to the house, and in the barn IS a good COW In the pigsty are two hogs. The land is fertile and the occupant of the tract
 lis afforded expert agricultural advice In his house
 is running water laundry tubs and kitchen cabinets
 Each house is of different architectural design In the center of the Red House is community house, containing IA rooms and housing a theatre doctor, nurses dentist, attorney and agricultural ladvisers-all affected by adverse economic breaks and business manager qualified to offer real assistance to. the farm occupants Nominal rent
 will be charged the first year. and if the resident decides to remain the rental will be applied to the purchase price of his home.
 President Roosevelt is intensely interested in the project He feels that it may be a forerunner to others of similar nature and that many heads of families, whose former jobs may never again be open to them, can thus attain self-support and independence Why should such projects attract the shout of "Communism?" Possibly the name Red House" is the cause Certainly there is nothing very vicious in the plan announced-nothing that would give
 promise of wrecking our present system of Govern
 ment insofar determine
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
TREND TO DRY WEATHER CONTINUES
 OVER UNITED STATES.

Rain and have shown tendency to fall off in the North, especially the Northwest, and to rise in the South and East. in the last quarter of century The upward trend in the South and East, however has changed to downward trend in the last few years.
 Precipitation trends in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, the basis of l0-year moving averages for the 40 years up to 1883, when charted do not follow as smooth and even pattern as temperature trends. They progress more or less uniformly from highest to lowest, and back again
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

Weather for the previous "A hours was clear with maximum tenn perature of 75 degrees and min imum of 49.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

Maybe the strike epidemic that has swept the country is caused by the difficulty men are ex- periencing in getting settled down to the work habit again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

Mrs. B. B. Yielding and children arrived from Kensington on the steamer Georgia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

few may go to nudist colonies but the majority must be content to view models in the latest bath ing s-Qndianapois Star)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

Since Repeal the blenders are doing more for Prohibition than the late Scott Mcbride and his successors all combined were able to do before Repeal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
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During my apsence, Dr. w. J. B. McAuliffe, will be in charge of my practice and office.
 adv. DR. w. w. COUNCIL.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21
@- o1zse1ele1, at H ROCKING HOUSE
 sY WALTER (. sRoWN

SYNOPSIS: Sergeant Hdrper be- Heves that the murderer of the stronger aud the policemen found dead in Pierre Dufresne's house is someone connected tcith the house. hold But he has no case until he cdn identify the strdn0er and prove hoiu the murderer escaped tcfthout leoving tracks ir the snoto. Hdrper aud LdfertU are eating luncheon in tue Dufresne house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

The center of a new golf ball is filled with pure honey Trying to sweeten the slice eh?-(Phila delphia InqurerD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-21

The creator of the hot dog is dead He made a fortune on hand to mouth idea-IAtlanta Constitution
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08
May g to 12.1934
ENJOY MUSIC AND ENCOURAG 2
YOUR CHILDREN TO ENJOY IL
PLAY IL AND SING IT.
CHARLES FRANCISCO GoJNOO
(Goo-noh)

One of the most eminent Of French
sacred and dramai: composers. I1u-
nod, was born in Paris, June II. 1918.
dying there on October II. 1893. IDS
father was a weII-known painter anden-
graver; his mother vas also very highly
gifted, being much Interested In must
cal, artistic. and literary education.
Gounod was sent early 10 the Lvcee
Saint [ ouis He was already a proficient
pianist In 1886 he entered the Paris
Conservatoire. Here he won the Sec
ond Prix de Rome" IN 1887 and the
Grand Prix' in 1889, which entitled
him to study ia Italy whit her he went.
He also went to Vienna before finally
returning 10 his beloved Paris. He devo-
ted himself 10 Church work. and indeed
all through his life he was profoundly
moved by religious sentiment, and at
times thought seriously Of taking holy
orders. While al avs esteemed by mu-
sicians. it was not until the production
of Faust in 1859. that real success
came. During the Franco German war
he retired to London, where ne resided
somewhat unhappily. thougn he did
some important work there. he re-
turned to Par,s in 1875 Probably no
French composer has attained so wide a
popularity as GJunod HIS work Is note
worthy for a lofIineSs of Conception,
and spiritual ecstacy alternating wi h
SensuOusness.
FRED C. JACKSON
Chairman
Publicity Committee
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08
Radio News

Mexico City: Reports were current
here tonight that woman believed TO
be tn. American actress. K .therIne
Hepburn, was in Merida. Yucatan. seek
ing dive rec. 1t was learned that Miss
Hepburn. VINO is tbs wife Of Ludlow
Smith. New York broker, from New
York arrived on the Orizaba at Progress
so Meridas seaport April twenty second.
Washington: Major General Hugh
Scott. retired noted Indian fighter and
former chief Of staff of the army. DIED
tonight in Walter REED hospital after an
illness Of TWO months. He was 81 years
old.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08
EDITORIAL

What is known in the Colonial Council
as budget time is now approaching.
Every year the Council engages in
fight over muniC Pal expenditure and
every year the budget is passed with
deficit. Formerly great care was taken
of the needs of the community and
whenever funds were available more
than the immediate need Wasconsidered.
The tendency of today is to keep up a
huge deficit in spite Of any decrease in
municipal revenues.
This deficit is supplied from Fe leral
funds, but it is accompanied by severe
humiliation The American press. Con-
gressmen, administration officials. harp
upon the burden that the acquisition of
the Virgin Islands brought to the Ameri-
can taxpayer.
To some Virgin Islanders it may mean
nothing, provided the money is made
available to cover these annual budget
ary deficits. Others feel it as keenly
as if it concerned their personal affairs.
Our administrative business is con-
Quoted by Americans, the Council having
only legislative authority. That is how
ID has been since the Council obliged one
of the naval governors in relinQulshing
the right of having commissions 10 par
ticipate in its municipal government.
This was a right granted and respected
under the Danish regime. Realizing
their mistake, desperate efforts were
made by the Councils to reestabIish this
right, but no American governor has
been willing to restore it.
The Municipal Committee is sort OF
fiscal committee and serutinizes the pro-
posed expenditures, recommending va
rious budget items to the Council.
From the hands of this Committee
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08
round

A small GOLD WATCH was found
Sunday afternoon in Company Street.
The owner will receive further informa
ton on app ying at this Office.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08

whole Council, the Council obj ects
all along the line, talks Aoout
extravaganza and then passes the
budget with the usual big deficit. so 1t
has been ard so il will be.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08
Thought for the'Day
Tues. May 8

Tues. May 8 Ragation.
Pfsytri is rot overco ming Gods rel lc-
lance: il il laying hold OF His. highest
willingness. Trench
H. NJ. plGOrT Rector
st. Johns Church. Chrjsti0nstsi
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08

Exhibition of work done by the adult
sewing class was induced in the Stea-
pie Building last night. The Vocational
Institute orchestra furnishe Ell the music.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08
Random Notes

There was a torchliyht parade last
night, led by the Municipal Band. la
the parade were banners with approprl-
ate Inscriptions
A local string band played music on the
streets.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08

The Music Week Committee has listed
tonight as C)mn1ni Night ana mas
arranged the following program for the
occasion:
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08

From newspaper Interviews with Gov
ernor Pearson or the m inaPt 1t aD-
pears that he is inv ing American capt.
tai to the island. He speaks about the
opportunities for investment in business
and in the basic industries,
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-08

The Municipal Band gave a concert
in the Park last hight which was enjoy.
ed by the unusu lily large gathering.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Our Eyesieht

The development of sight is
gagged by the skill and mental de-
velopment Of each Individual Thus
to one person passing auto may
be a dark closed car, while fleet
ing glimpse enables another, edu-
Gated In such things. to describe It
as four door blue sedan of GER
tain manufacture and certain years
model and other distinguishing fea-
lures. So writes an expert in Hy-
geia, the health magazine. But eye
hygiene depends on other physical
facts. For example, the eye. like
an arm, would atrophy from nom
use. This Is one of the not uncom-
mon conditions of the eye. When
this condition is caught early
enough, the poor eye is put to work,
while the patient is wearing
glasses, to the exclusion of the good
eye. Crossed eyes are usually found
in children who are far-sighted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-04
Codwit Named Itself

The godwit was named after his
unearthly call-"go' witt go wit"
which was perhaps the worlds
most discordant call until the In
PRODUCTION of the saxophone. He
was a large bird, measuring two
feet in length, with four-to-five-
inch bill that curved slightly up
ward. He appeared to be on stills.
An excellent wader, the goodwill
would slush through shallow waters
and mire, eating insects and mol
lusks. More often he would go to
the meadows and prairies, there to
hunt grasshoppers and other harm
full insects. No bird should have
commanded more reverence from
the farmer. Although akin to the
snipe, the godwit was without fear.
No doubt this characteristic led to
his oblivion. Merciless men took
advantage and shot the birds right
and left. The godwit was very good
food. During the decade following
the Civil war millions of them were
killed.-Our Dumb Animals.