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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30
NOW LET US CONSIDER THE CAUSE
OF CRIME
CBy BRUCE CATION


Running down the big-time crooks ana
putting them behind the bars or under the
sod is an important job, and we seem 10
~ be doing well at it of late.
aro, An equally important job-whlch, so
far, we have hardly so much as thought
81 about-is finding out how the big-time
crooks get that way.
What happens, along the line between
- babyhood and adulthood, to turn man
into an enemy of society? Why does one
man grow up into useful citizen and an
other into a gangster? Is there any way
in which we can develop more of the first
-'''i kind and fewer of the second?
When you get to wondering along these
80. lines, it's often useful to have look at
&c juvenile court records.
These will show you some rather sur
prising things.
81 They show, for one thing, that the great
.gGs cause of crime is-poverty.
- Not the poverty that makes man steal
rsbFto get bread for his family, but the pow
81" erty that condemns a child to be brought
:. up in congested sum, with the street for
subtle but powerful force to teach him
.,a.s',,that organized society is his enemy.
err, Look at these figures from the juvenile
:, court of a representative city such as
-H"1Cleveland.
yisrf There are two comparable congested
o Careas in that city, each inhabited by peo-
!" 4ple of the same racial stock. In one area
the people are fairly we'll off; in normal
re times, the average family income there
ranges from $500 to $4,000 a year. In
the other area the people are poor, with
a. average family incomes running between
-sd $500 and $1,000 a year.
A. The more prosperous area last year had
=; 'one delinquent boy to every $40 inhabi-
70 tants-29 delinquents, altogether, for the
" 26,000-odd people in the area.
80 The poorer area had one delinquent boy
to every 1873 inhabitants total of 154
rardelinquents for the $4,000 residents
q'A-H Furthermore, for the city as whole,
families which receive help from charita-
bic agencies, or families whose incomes
are just big enough to provide the bare
necessities of life, contribute more than 70
per cent of all the city's delinquents.
These figures speak for themselves.
Poverty means crime Slums mean gang
sters. No attack on the crime problem can
lead to a permanent solution, unless it in
cludes some program for meeting the diff
fculty right at the source-in the dreary
streets where our ''underpriNieged' citi-
zeps live.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

One legislator
in a fervent ap-
peal for the con-
tinuance of the
institution, de-
clared that if it
saved only one
man a year it
was worth the
co S t. Another
legislator jumped
to his feet and
asked if his ears
had not deceived
him. Could the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

You can increase the comfort of your
home by just rearranging the furniture,
says Cornell University report. But be
sure to keep the couch handy for Dad, il
you also want to keep the peace,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

by friends of Mr.. Bailey that it
isn't new to him to criticise his
own president, but he does not
suffer Republicans to do the same
thing without bringing them to
book. -,
"All the talk of dictatorship"
Mr.. Bailey said, "is moonshine:"
There had been an impression in
North Carolina that he feared it
and spoke in the senate of it. He
was completely planted in the
Newton speech which is his first
in the 1884 campaign.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

A state Legislature was debating
the question of continuing an
asylum for inebriates which was
costing the commonwealth a hun
dred thousand dollars a year.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

The Frenchman has grown tobacco
which is practically devoid of nicotine. But
that must be for export. The kind French
men smoke is nictoins thas--is psaetic ally
devod Of tobacco. S4, -. as
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

President Roosevelt looked over the fa-
nous volcano, Mauna Loa, in Hawaii, and
must have wondered how peaceful it is
alongside Senators Borah and Long.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

A great publicist is anybody
who can travel hither and yon
and pay expenses by telling you
what time he is having. :
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

The only way, it seems, the Nazis know
how to solve a difficult problem is by
shooting it down. -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30
TWO WAYS

Business in America must be conducted either
by private individuals or by the government There
are not a dozen choices-just two.
f" If the federal government decides that it is its
proper function to dive into any sort of enterprise
because it can manufacture and sell at cheaper
cost than individual institutions then the latter go
out 3 " lie
There is place in this country for both of
them. AS grows, the other dwindles
And it will be the federal government that does
the growing because it has all the advantage in
an Outand-out competition.--Charlotte, Observer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

Modern version: Uncle S,r
drives the wagon and We Il
thumb a ride.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30
TWO FLORIDA Y.P,A.
LEADERS VISIT HERI

En- route to Lake JunaIusks ,
attend a young peoples conf,
ence, Warren W. Willis and N
burn Mcleod, Vi Tanps, p,
are making a short visit to i:
formers grandparents. Mr.. =,
Mrs. C. B. Willis, Of Patton a..
nue.. The young men are vi,,
president and president of i
Florida Young Peoples assems,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-30

The cop who thinks it yellow to draw his gun
TOO soon viii be survived by wife and three
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
BELL. !. RESCINDS --1O0O-F00T TRAP
 LEAD FOR 1894
Denies Will Open Water. to Unrestricted Seine
 Fishing as Reported

WASHINGTON, D. C., an. 31.- Delegate Anthony J. Dimond today said he has been informed by Frank T. Bell, United States Com missioner of Fisheries, that the Bureau of Fisheries is not con templating the opening of Alaskan waters to unrestricted fishing des- pite reports to the contrary. He added except for small area of the Aleutian Islands the rule against 50-foot vessels will not be changed
 The Commissioner also notified Delegate Dimond that the recent regulation permitting floating fish traps to have 1,000-foot leads ir length has been .rescinded, and ths old 900-foot rule restored for 1884
 In an effort to stop what he termed almost a racket" the Dele gate has prepared bill to be introduced in the House of Repre- sentatives which will permit fish ermen charged with illegal fishing to have an early hearing so as not to miss the seasons fishing if they should be found not guilty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
PROCLAMATION ISSUED TODAY
 BY PRESIDENT
I Priise rrisse of Gold Also Raised to Thirty-five Dollars,
 Fine Troy Ounce

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.-President Roosevelt to- day signed an Executive Ord CT under the dollar-revalua- tion law. redefining the gold content of the dollar and raising the price of gold to S35 per fine troy ounce.
 The President revalued the dollar at 59.06 per cent of the former weight. The new gold dollar contains 15 5I21 gold grains nine-tenths fine. Be- ginning tomorrow, the Presi- dent said, the United States Treasury will buy any and all gold offered it at $35 per fine troy ounce.
 The new gold dollar was effective at 3:10 pm. today, the time the Presidential pro- clamation was signed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
BIRTHDAY DANCE NETS GOOD SUM FOR FOUNDATION
Juneau Joins Rest of Coun. try Celebrating Roose-
 velt's Anniversary

In accordance with the idea car ried out all over the country Ju- neau residents turned out in force last evening to celebrate the fifty second birthday of President Frank lin Delano Roosevelt with dances, the proceeds from one of which are to be turned over to the Warm Springs, Georgia, Foundation for Crippled Children, which is spon- sored by the President himself.
 Both the Elks' club and the Capitol Beer Parlors, special birth day party dances were held and a large attendance was present at both of them. The crowd in at tendance at the Elks' Club insures Q substantial sum as the donation Of Juneau to the Warm Springs Foundation,
 Harry Kranes Orchestra furnish ed the music at the Capitol Beer Parlors and at the Elks' Club the Troubadors, Juneau's newest dance band, supplied the music.
 In spite of the haste with which
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
FARLEY GIVES GREAT PRAISE
 TO PRESIDENT
Cracker Barrel Philosophy Often Used in Pres
 ent Decisions

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 31.- Postmaster General James A. Far ley told the Sporting Writers As- sociation that President Roosevelt finds cracker barrel philosophy adequate sometimes to meet the nations problems in these times of economic stresses. He has seen these plans working and now looks forward to the time when he will be able to return to Congress the extraordinary powers which have been granted to him.
 Postmaster General Farley laud- ed the President as a man who will take his place with Washing ton and Lincoln"
 The Postmaster General further stated that the President had been active for 20 years in small town politics and he has never forgotten the small town viewpoint settle ment of national affairs often time effected around the cracker barrel in the crossroads store.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
} BALLOONISTS ARE REPORT TED
 TO BE KILLED
Crew of Record Breaking Flight Into Stratosphere
 Believed Dead

MOSCOW, Jan. 31-An uncon- firmed report has been received here that all three members of the crew of the record breaking strato- sphere Soviet balloon have been killed.
 Nothing has been heard from the balloon since last night when a radio message was received say ing the crew was trying to find a landing place in heavy fog.
 Planes sent out to direct the balloonists to safety failed to find the big bag.
 Early yesterday morning a wire less from the balloon stated that it had reached an altitude of ST. 585 feet, new record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY IS HELD
 BY PRESIDENT
Thousands Participate in Great Event III All
 Parts of Country
ROOSEVELT MAKES
 BRIEF RADIO TALK
Says Occasion Is Happiest Day He Has Ever Known
 Thanks Everybody

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Presl- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt thank ed the Nation last night for the "happiest birthday have ever known"
 The President left his own party table in the White House to speak over the radio to thousands oi participants at benefit balls and parties in all sections of the coun- try who were helping the Warm Springs, Georgia, infantile paralysis foundation.
 "No man ever had finer birth day remembrance from his friends and fellows than you have given me tonight and it is with a humble and thankful heart accept this tribute through me to the stricker ones of our great National fam ily," said the President who stated sae spoke as the representatives. hundreds of thousands of crippled children in the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
JAPAN'S NAVY BE SUPERIOR
 TO J. 5. NAVY
Relative Strength of Sea Power of Two Coun-
 tries Compared

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 31-Ad- miral Mineo Osumi, Minister of the Navy, gave out the informa- ton today that Japan's strength in cruisers, destroyers and sub marines will be slightly superior to that of the United States by the end of 1936
 The Minister of the Navy con- fined his comparison to the navies of the United States and Japan in response to persistent questioning by members of the Diet on the relative sea power of the two countries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
UNITED STATES 10 HAVE LARGE
 AIR FORCE NOW
More than Five Thousand Planes 10 Be Ordered
 for Army, Navy
SENATE AND HOUSE
 ARE IN AGREEMENT
Vinson M Passes Lower Chamber Tram
 nell Report Favorable

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.- More than five { hOu S m d Army and Navy fighting planes are to be ordered for the two services under plans now afoot on Capitol Hill as the preparedness cry rang throughout Congress.
 Efforts aimed at expanding Americas fighting forces are seen in both the House and Senate as Chairman Tram mell, of the s e n a t e Naval Committee, said he would sub- init today a favorable report on the Navy bill similar to the Yfnson big navy measure passed vest CT d a y by the House. The Vinson bill is virtually assured of approval by the Senate.
 The measure will give the Navy 102 new warships and around 1,180 new airplanes by 1889.
 The Army planes are to be increased in number up to 5000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
ALL MONETARY COL D LONGS
 TO UNCLE SAM
President Ready to Take Action Now in De-
 valuing Dollar

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.- The Federal Government last night took title to all of the Nations monetary gold.
 President Roosevelt is now pre- pared to follow this unexampled step with action devaluing the dol lar in the hope of forcefully stimu- lating the present upward trend of prices.
 It is believed the dollars new gold content will be announced at a press conference soon, probably today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
ANNUAL SUPPLY
 BILL REPORTED
Ninety Million Dollars Re quired by Four U. 5.
 Departments

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.- The annual supply bill for the State Justice, Commerce and Labor De- partments has been reported te the House. The total is S90,O00, 900 for the four departments.
 The report shows a saving oi SIP 100000 due to Prohibition re- peal but provides additional funds for investigation of Kidnapping and other criminal activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
PROFIT TAKING
 FORCES STOCKS
 10 TAKE SLUMP
Prices Are Generally of with Today s Market
 Close Heavy

NEW YORK, Jan. 31. - Stocks were wearied after yesterdays &C., tivities and prices were generally reactionary ss speculators cashed in on profits. Professionals were busy on several issues. Today's close was rather heavy. Sales totaled 3,000,000 shares.
 Profit taking on the Curb took place and prices were off. The general bond tone was helped by the good advance Of Government bonds.
 Leaders Lag
 Most of the leaders Jagged throughout the session with ex- treme losses ranging from one tc three opints.
 Wheat dropped about one cent a bushel. Cotton steadied today Other commodities were unsettled The dollar was up around three cents at one time in terms of the sterling.
 National Distillers rallied around two points on the earnings report.
 Ups and Downs
 Douglas Aircraft spurted four points before shading.
 United Aircraft, Dome, Consoli- dated Gas, McIntyre-Porcupine were a bit higher
 Allied Chemical yielded three points.
 U. s. Smelling, American Tele- phone, United States Steel, Chrys- Ter, Case, Westinghouse and few rails were down one point or
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
REPORT CONFIRMED

MOSCOW, Jan 31.-All three members of the crew of the So- viet balloon were killed late yes terday southeast of here, near Pot iskyostrog, according to an official report received late this afternoon
 The balloon came down in a hard landing and the occupants were killed by the concussion which also destroyed all instru- ments. The bag was torn away from the gondola,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
.INSULL- WANTS
 REFUGE,TURKEY

ISTANBUL, Jan. 31-Newspap- CTS today said emissaries of sam ueI Insull have offered the Turkish Government fifteen million dollars for use of the countrys five year industrial plan if he be allowed to take refuge here from Greece.
 Turkey has no extradition treaty with the United States,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
BLIND TO WORK
 SOVIET FACTORY

LENTNGRAD Jan. 31.-A factory in which only blind operatives will be used is being built here at 8 cost Of around s850o0O. The plant will manufacture electric motors and the machinery win be equip ped for safety operation by touch instead of by sight
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
RAILROAD IN CANADA TIED
 UP BY SNOW
Canadian National Blocked Worst Storm in
 25 Years

MONTREAL, Jan. 3l.-Mormal conditions are gradually returning to the snow-bound Matapedia Val- ley after the worst storm in east ern Canada in 25 years.
 The mainline of the Canadian National Railway was blocked be- tween Riviere Duloup, Quebec, and Cambellton, N. S., and more than 400 passengers were snowbound for several hours until trains again started moving,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
Pdycut Restoration Proposal Is Nude By Committee

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-The Senate Appropriations Sub- committee considering the in- dependent offices bill voted to restore one-third of the 15 per cent Federal pay cut on Feb ruary l and another third next July.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
AGED WOMAN
 ENJOYS PIPE
2 < sAas : ' sAss

PARIS, Ky, Jan. 3l-There were chicken and rice and all things nice at the birthday party eelebrat- ing Mrs Catherine Hanna Morris one-hundredth anniv ersary, but the thing she enjoyed most was her old play pipe crammed full of fresh-cut tobacco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
BILL TO SURVEY HAYNES HARBOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond in troduced bill yesterday asking survey of the harbor at Haines, AL aska, under direction of the Board of Army Engineers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2l24, American Can 99, American Power and Light 83s {, Anaconda 16, Armour B SIS, Beth lehem Steel 467s. Calumet and Hec- la 53s, Curtiss- Wright SIS, Fox Films 15%, General Motors 391a, International Harvester 4312. Ken necott 2l5s. Montgomery w ar d 279s, Ulen Company 3i2. Standard Oil of California As, United States Steel 56ls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31

A survey revealed that travelling at state expense is the largest sim. gle item in expenditures of Texas governmental departments,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31

D. T. skinner, Of Lyman, Neb., harvested l9-pound, 7-ounce beet and figured 1t was worth 15 cents at the mill,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
italy Supports Remnlament Plea
 For Germany

ROME, Jan. 31.-Ttaly has ccme out in favor. for rearma- ment of Germany as the only practical solution of the arm ament question. This is the statement made today in an official memorandum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
DANCED WELL INTO
 DAWN THIS MORNING

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 31.-Amerlca danced into the dawn today to give the President his "happiest birth day"
 Six thousand or more balls were held last night in the country and Territories.
 A fund that may reach $2,000,000 is held forth to the President for the benefit of sufferers of infantile paralysis but the exact figures will not be known for several days.
 An Associated Press check-up showed the celebrants numbered more than 1o,Oo0000 and Democ- racy keynoted the night with swells in tailcoats, lumberjacks in flannel shirts, lovely ladies in jewels and Indian squaws with babies on their backs.
 Whites, negroes. Eskimos, all creeds, colors and classes danced at the birthday party in all States and Territories
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31

A coin In the collection of D. E. Decker, of Salem. Ore, is dated 504 B, c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31
CELEBRATION RECEIVED
 BY RADIO FANS IN JUNEAU

Through one of the most perfect hook-ups of modern times, hun dreds of thousands of radio listen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-31

CContiaued on Page Two)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-27
Negro Workers
Refused Relief
In Chambers Co.
BY a Farm Worker Correspondent

BY a Farm Worker Correspondent
BUFFALO, Ala.-There are over
1000 men in Chambers County
without jobs. The G. w. A. has
shut down and they can't get a
chance to do anything for a living,
Negroes and white. That all is on
account of blowing down cotton.
The landlord and the agent told
us that would be the very thing,
to pillow under our cotton. We
would get times as much for the
cotton that was left and we would
get better wages a day. We was
getting SOC day at that time, and
since, we have been reduced. We
don't get anything.
The Relief even refuses to help
the Negroes any. They will give
to the white people but they won't
give the Negroes. When the poor
Negroes go and ask for anything
they tell them that the Relief does
not help Negroes in Chambers
County.
They carry relief by the truck
loads to the bosses to help support
the hands on their places and
charge them for it, double the
worth. Is the relief for the rich
landlords and bosses alone or not?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-27
EUery Day We Forge ahead,
Says US. MacEinist in USSR
another Ten Years VIII See This Country the
Most Educated in Y OrId," Says Yorker

bumper harvest last Fall. The Gus
cess Of our harvest was a great VIC
tory for the principle of collectiviza-
ton of farms. 1t was rather a hard
struggle for the farmers, due to the
activity Of the remnants of former
rich farmers in their campaign Of
struggle against poor and middle
farmers collectivizing their lands
and labor. They, the former rich
farmers, used all the tricks known
to the ruling class in their fight
aaginst the poor working farmers.
The only force they could not use
was the force of the government.
The government was on the side Of
the poor farmers helping them to
collective and organized farming.
So the poor farmers won, and this
year sees many Of the former poor
farmers now on the road to a con-
dition of being well-to-do farmers
without exploiting the labor Of
others.
I attended a meeting of our union
on the 18th of January, 1884, and
at the meeting, our director of the
plant made his report to the work
ers for the administration of the
year 1898.
He stated that the value of our
production for the year 1888 was
102,000,000 rubles, and this does not
include about 100000 rubles paid
to various social funds by the plant.
OF course, the surplus for last year
was not sufficient, but when we
consider the fact that the plant is
only three years old, and that 90
per cent of the workers have been
in industry not more than three
years, it must De considered on the
road to success.
Next year our plant calls for the
manufacture of products to the
value of lis, 100000 rubles gold, with
a much greater profit.
The workers of American are not
much interested in the profits of
the plants in which they work, be-
cause the profits go to the stock
holder who does not work.
On the other hand, we are in
terested in reducing the cost of
production, and increasing our sur
plus, not by decreasing wages or in
creasing hours, but by the produc-
ton of labor-saving machinery and
naturalization methods. All the
profits of our industry go back to
the workers who create the profits,
in the form of increased wages,
shorter hours, better community liv-
ing and service; better social insur-
ance, etc.
Hence, every day we forge ahead,
improving our condition of life,
while marching on the straight road
to Communism. Then there shall
be no more poverty or war and
all that goes with these evils. Then
shall the human race emerge from
the jungle Of irrationalism to the
sense and rational life of Commu-
mist society.
BEN THOMAS,
Combine House No. 6, Apt. II.
Rostov-on-Dun, Rostelmash,