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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
6. 0FIC. MEETS;
 JUDGE REPORTS
 BUSINESS coop
Alexander Speaks of I'm. proved Conditions
 Noted in Travels
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 had claimed him as resident for many years, he felt that when he returned to Juneau he was really coming home" He also com mented on conditions in Ketchi- kan. ,,,.. $.
 aThere is no, doubt that the fish ing industry in Ketchikan enjoyed |its best season during the past four or five years Judge Alex ander said. The fishing was good and 50 were the prices" se.H | z as Business Sesssons s99 !, Secretary Curtis shattuck, ir1 l the brief business meeting held be- fore the Judges speech, read com munications between, Alaska Dele | gate Anthony J.. Dinond and the Juneau Chamber relative to the proposed new harbor. flor small boats here. The Delegate, reported that no action had been taken on
 the measure at the last session |of Congress. Judge. Alexander, ir his speech. commended the propo- sition. -..e..',,s.. . T.s
 Other business ness sincidded 2; a re re- port by Frank A. Boyle on the re- newal Of the small boat man Ser vice between Juneau and Icy Strait ports. The service. abatndoned may be revived with the signing of petitions circulated among the Icy Strait inhabitants by Boyle's committee. Boyle reported that the petitions had been turned over to the proper authorities.
 ,s, ',.s =. % Employ A1askans M
 A letter from the Alaska Pa cific.. salmon Corporation, with headquarters in Seattle. was read relative. to, employing Alaskans at the company's Rake cannery.
 The letter. addressed to the Chamber. follows; Replying to your letter ,of August 18th, relative to employment of Alaskans at Rake cannery. The :, services of these men, on the whole, has been en- tirely satisfactory and it is our intention to continue the hiring Of as many Alaskans for cannery work as it is possible to do so."
 It was announced by Chamber President c. T. Gardner, who pre- sided. that g report on winter playground activity would be made at next weeks session by R, E Robertson, chairman of the play ground committee.
 A referendum sent to Juneau by the National Chamber of Com merce concerning certain Federal expenditure questions. was referred to the Chambers executive board
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
MUST SIT AND
 DRINK IN WASH

OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 1.-The Washington State Liquor Board has adopted regulation pro- hibiting drink of beer and wine at bars, effective January 1. No stand ing will be permitted.
 Customers must sit at tables or counters.
 The members of the board said the new regulation is in an effort to eliminate effects of pre-Prohibi- tion disorderly conduct
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
MRS. M: H. SIDES TAKES PASSAGE SOUTH TO BE
 GONE SEVERAL MONTHS

Mrs. M. Ii, Sides left on the Princess Norah this morning for the south and will spend the next month visiting relatives and friends in Seattle and Aberdeen, Washing ton.
 She will be joined early. in De- cHmber by MT. Sides. Deputy U. s. Collector Of Customs, who will leave here on the first of next month to take four months leave. MsN expec tgto spend several months on motor trip, return ing to Juneau in March. . aA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01

WOMEN OF THE MOOSE Business meeting tonight at 8 o'clock.
 GERTIE OLSEN, adv. f Recorder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01

A campaign to rediice unemploy :. ment in High Point. N. C. found work fof fixif of tfiS Jo6iess peopIe within three months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
LATEST SCHEME OF GOVERNMENT
 ATTRACTIVE ONE.
Renewed Interest in New Deal'' Workings Mani
 fested m Land Buying

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
CAssIAR MIKES DOOMED

According to miners from that section who have recently returned to Wrange1l for the winter, the Cassiar mining district may ex- pect a boom next year Predictions were made at Wrangell that the Cassiar will produce more gold in 1885 than has been brought out of that section in 20 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
SCHULZ ON NORAH

Louis Schulz, owner of the hotel at Atlin and prominent man of that district, was one of the pas sengers southbound on the Prin- cess Norah when that ship docked here briefly this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
GEORGES TO MOVE

MT. and Mrs. Gus George will
 shortly move their. residence from the Coliseum Apartments to the M. George home, which is being
 completely renovated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-01
sTEADMAN vACATIONING

Verne Steadman is taking va cation of two weeks and is visit ing in Ketchikan. During his ab- sence Jimmy Steel is taking his place at the United Food Com pany's store.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
Captain Pond a Filler
Before the World War

BOSTON,, May IA u.N.SO.
George r. Pond who, with Cesare
Sabell, is winging his way today
over the Atlantic Ocean to Rome.
is a native Of Arlington and for
mer commander Of the Squan-
tum Naval Reserve air base.
Captain Pond, a former Boston
newspaper man. was a member
of the Naval Air Reserve before
the World War, and was pre-
pairing to enter Harvard Medical
School when the United States
entered the war. He enlisted
but was not qualified as a pilot
until 1919.
During hostilities. he was as
signed to command of the con-
verted steam yacht Malay. Later
he went overseas on the Aeyl.
wind and was aboard that vessel
when she rammed a British bat
tleship off the Irish coast.
On his return to the United
States, he was sent to the San
Diego air base and was grad
uated from the Navy's seaplane
school. He took up advanced
work at Pensacola, Fla. He was
one of the first pilots to fly a
plan "from ship to shore" with
mail.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
220 CARS ASKED
IN CRIME WAR
BY international News Service


Moved by the series of bank rob-
berries in the Middle West and the
continued success Of John Dillin.
ger, outlaw, in escaping the au-
thorities, Attorney General Cum
mings and Director of the Budget
Douglas were collaborating today
on plans to strengthen the Depart.
ment of Justice in its drive against
criminals.
Mr.. Cummings has told Admins.
tration leaders the Governments
agents are working at a disadvan-
tage with their present equipment
and field force while the bandits,
in most cases, have modern fire
arms and high-powered machines
to aid them in escaping arrest.
He is anxious to have this SeS-
sion Of Congress appropriate at
least a part of about $4,000 900 he
thinks is necessary TO place the
u. S. Bureau of Investigation on a
fighting basis" and furnish it
with equipment as up-to-date as
that which fall into the hands of
criminals.
Mr.. Cummings favors the pur-
chase of 20 armored automobiles
and about 200 high-speed ma
chimes, as well as an arsenal Of
modern Sub-machine guns and
other combat equipment such as
bullet proof vests, tear gas bombs
and various types of ammunition
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
WALLACE TALK
ON RURAL ART
IS ARTLESS
Knows Nothing About 1t, He
Tells Federation; Can't Give
Much to CWA Experts

Secretary of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace appeared at the twenty
fifth annual convention of the
American Federation of Arts at
the Shoreham Hotel today to talk
about art in rural life.
What he said was that he first
came to art through a "disillusion-
ment in economics" that he
cant give much" to the CWA ef-
forts in behalf Of art; that he
threw up his nose at art" in his
youth because he couldn't sing
and draw pictures, and that he
has "a1ways been scared to death
of associations and organiza-
tions."
Fears Organizations
The. Secretary, who has recently
been made member of the board
of directors of the association,
told the delegates that organiza-
tions are necessary and do great
work, but:
81 have always been scared to
death of organizations. They
organize on a large scale and
they sometimes fail to realize
that they are getting into dan
gerous ground when they do
that. l contend that Organiza-
tiOnS should exercise more dis
cretiOn in the organization of
enthusiasm"
He told the convention that he
had no business addressing the
art enthusiasts there because he
was certain he knew less about
art than anybody in the whole
country and then proceeded to
tell a story about an exhibition of
young artists work, which might
have been "cock-eyed," but he
liked it.
Robert E. K0hn Heard
Robert E. Kohn, director of
housing of the PWA, addressed
the convention on the Govern
ment's program in low-cost hous-
ing and slum clearance, stating
that it is setting under way a
movement which will mean the
rehabilitation, rebuilding or re-
placement of innumerable urban
areas. He declared:
"MOSt Of our cities are Suf-
fering from the losses incurred
through the fact that on hOus-
ing in the rOttfng central cores
of the cities taxes cannot be col
lected and the expense of Oper-
alton of these slums is two or
three times as great as in the
better regions"
Other speakers included George
F. zook, U. S. Commissioner of
Education; Arno B. Cammerer,
director Of the National Parks
Service, and John Collier, Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
ONE FLIERS DODGE" SAND DUNES IN LAST SPLIT SECOND
.udists mRiuer
Just a Bunch
WCCCBoys

There's . lot Of nudistS
swimming in the river below
Key Bridge"
That call, received at Police
Headquarters today, alarmed
officers on duty at Harbor Sta
ton.
Two Of the officers, j. E.
Bennett and John McGrath,
heroically volunteered to go
and investigate.
They stepped into a police
Speedboat, prepared to investi-
gate to the utmost. Up the
river they sped, and found in
Little River group of CCC
workers from Fort Hunt swim
ming in their birthday suits.
The CCC men had been
clearing brush along the river,
and during the lunch hour they
decided to take a dip. They
did. Then the call to police
from some outraged soul.
The officers delivered a stern
moral lecture and sped away.
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RANSOM
NEARLY LOST
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a note there. This told him to
go to a point near Downey. Here
he picked up another note, which
gave him instructions to go east
on Atlantic Boulevard.
Mixup of Shots
AS the emiSsary followed direc-
tions, he saw some cars lurking
in a little side street one block
east of Atlantic Boulevard.
The emissary knew, according to
Mr.. Fits version of the encounter,
that something had gone wrong.
This was not the spot selected
for the payoff. To add to his
fear, someone started shooting.
According to Mr.. Fits, it was a
constable in the district who was
chasing a theft suspect. How
ever, other stories have it that
the shots were fired at the ennis
Sary.
The emissary stepped on the gas
with the other cars in pursuit. He
managed to elude them and reach
the nearby subStation where the
call was sent out for police cars.
Knew of Gun Play
After the emissary brought the
money back to Mr.. Moons office,
new efforts were made to contact
the kidnapers.
1t was stated that shortly after
the emiSsary returned a contact
was made and by telephone. At
torney Noon was told:
Something has happened out
at DOwney."
He took this to mean that the
kidnapers were cognizant of the
hijack attempt.
Another contact was expected
sometime today and another at
tempt to make the payoff was
scheduled to be made.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
30-HOUR WEEK
VOTE SOUGHT
IN HOUSE
Connery Announces 145
Names Ready for Petition;
Action Set for May %
BY international News Service

An immediate drive for Con-
gressional action on 30-hour-week
legislation was voted by the House
Labor Committee today when
Connery CD of Massachusetts, an.
nounced he was authorized to urge
the signing of a petition by 145
House members to assure a vote
on May %.
The action was decided upon
after expiration today Of the
"deadline" for a report by Secre-
tary of Labor Perkins on President
Roosevelt's attitude.
A petition, sponsored by Repre-
sentative Zioncheck CD of Wash
ington, to bring the bill from the
Rules Committee, already is pend.
ing in the House. Chairman Con-
merry had asked members to with.
hold signatures pending negotia-
tions with the Administration.
Secretary Perkins Silent
Representative Connery gave
Secretary of Labor Perkins from
Friday until Monday to report
the Presidents attitude upon a
revision of the 30-hour week bill
made by her and Donald Rich
berg, general counsel of the NRA.
Receiving no word from Miss
Perkins, Representative Connery
called his committee into action.
The Connery bill provides a
general 30-hour week for indus
try, but gives board authority
to allow longer hours in SEASONAL
industries for cases of emergency.
The measure also carries equal
representation for labor on all
code authorities. Representative
Connery said:
eve want to get 145 sigma
lures before Thursday so as to
assure a vote on May 28."
An appeal to President Roose-
velt to sanction the 30-hour week
bill was made last week by Rep
resentative Connery and William
Green. president of the American
Federation of Labor.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
MILLIONS
STIR SCRAMBLE
IN CONGRESS
'Ear-Marking' of Emergency
Relief Fund Due Strong
lnsiStence on Hill
International News Service

A Congressional scramble for
portions Of the proposed 1922
million dollar emergency relief
fund was in. the making today.
With President Roosevelt de.
termined to limit relief appropria-
tions to the budget figure he
laid down at the commencement
Of Congress, a strong movement
has developed in the House for
"ear-marking" the fund.
The appropriation admittedly
will not provide for all proposed
emergency projects and also keep
the needy on the Federal relief
rolls.
A contest among congressional
advocates Of rivers and harbors
projects. Public buildings, road
construction, naval expansion,
and other methods of putting the
jobleSs to work is to be waged.
Hill Awaits message
Mr.. Roosevelt is to outline the
purpose for which he wants the
fund used in a message to Con-
gress. The administration here
tofore has asked for lump sum
appropriations.
Representative Buchanan Cd
Of Texas, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee, said
there is a strong sentiment in Con-
gress to "ear-mark" a large part
of the fund.
The sentiment resulted from
the allotment Of public works
funds last year by Secretary of
Interior Ickes for many govern
mental activities which Congress
had rejected.
''FOOliSh Figure"
Chairman Buchanan declared:
81 want to 'ear-mark' all Of
it I can. There ought to be a
certain amount of public works
funds left to the discretion Of
the administrator. Congress
can designate rivers and har-
bOrS, public buildings and SINH.
lar projects"
Although the House passed a
bill authorizing allotment of $780,
10000 for highways, Representa-
tive Buchanan Scorned the action,
saying:
= at is foolish to figure on that
much money. The Federal Gov
ernment can't 60 on building
all the roads in the country. l
wouldn't object to that amount
spread over a period of years."
"The Federal Government
can't go ON building all the
roads in the country. / wouldn't
object to that amount spread
over q period of years."
Out of the hugh relief fund,
congressional fiscal experts said,
must come $3.50, 100000 already
authorized for the cattle program
of the AAA and. $500, 100000 for
the CCC.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
ARABIA

.JEDDA, Arabia, May IA U.N.S)
Guns were silent in Yen a n
Province today as the Imam
Yahya considered the peace pro-
posals of King Ibn Saud, of Saudi
Arabia, whose armies had invaded
Yemen and advanced with sue
cess toward the capital, Sana. An
armiStice under which troops Of
both forces we're ordered to cease
firing was announced last night.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
Untdred Liquor Case
Holds Pair For Juru

Pleading not guilty to a charge
of possession of untaxed liquor,
Walter. Hart, 30, and Fred Mar
tinez, of the 500 block Eighth
st. N. w., we're held for the
Grand Jury under $1,000 bond
each by Judge Gus A. Schuldt, fol-
lowing a hearing in Police Court
today.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
Japanese Textile
ShiDn1entS Boom
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Japan broke all her records for
cotton textile shipments abroad
in March and is planning to
expand her trade in Latin Amer
lea and the Philippines, as well
as in Africa, q report to Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace
showed today.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
WRESTLER KAYoEp

Believed at first to have been
seriously injured when knocked
out while wrestling with Albert
Carter in a yard in the 1900 block
Mt. Vernon Ave-, Alexandria,
yesterday, Frank Stevens was
treated at Alexandria Hospital
over night. He was released to-
daY
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
PROJECT DELAYED A DAY

Work on completing police head.
quarters in Alexandria was de-
layed until tomorrow because
funds from the State FERA were
not received until today. Four.
teen men, under direction Of Ray
Cleveland, expect to finish the job
in eight days.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
SUBSTITUTE RACES
At Churchill Downs

FIRST RACE-Three-year-oldS
and upward; claiming; purse,
$500; "a mile. Princess Toke, 109;
Dorothy Dale. 1O4; Score, ia;
Wise Dream. 106; Babeson, LOT;
Hard Play, 101.
FIFTH RACE-Three-year-olds
and upward; claiming; purse.
$500: "a mile. Lady Pal, 102;
HeireSs, 1O9; Tough Umbria. 107;
Counsellor Crane. 107; Yankee
Waters, 1902; Bibbies Choice, 106.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
THRILLS MARK
TAKE-OFF Of.
OCEAN HOP: / !
Nonstop Flight, New York to
Italy, Started by SabelIi
After Six-Year Wait
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aging, the Weather Bureau had
reported that the fherS would fint
perfect weather 500 miles out and,
if conditions remained the same,
they would have a 30-mile wind
on their tail all across the At
1antic.
The Leonardo carried $50 gal
Ions Of gasoline and "a gallons OF
oil, enough to keep them IN the
air between 43 and A hours.
However, at the end Of 38 hours
they expect to glide into Premier
MuSsolini's new airport in Rome.
Small Crowd at Field
The plane, which is painted a
brilliant orange color with maroon
tips, is equipped with a radio di'
rection finder. It has a radio
receiving set but no sending ap-
paratus. It's number painted on
the tail is NR13137.
The fliers are carrying with
them rations of concentrated
vegetable Juice, a container OF
orange Juice, a few chicken sand
wiches, and two gallons OF water.
There was only q small crowd
aside from newspaper reporters,
photographers, movie men, air
port officials and ground crew to
see the take-off.
The flight will be on the great
circle route flying over the tip OF
Newfoundland, Captain Pond SAID
before leaving.
After Six Years
Shortly after the take-oft, a
slight drizzle began to fall. Fly
ing field officials said this should
have no effect on their chances.
Cesare Sabelli has been trying
to fly from this country to Rome
for the last six years.
In 1928 he took off with Roger
O, williams and DR.. L. M. PlSculll
from Roosevelt Field and landed
at Old Orchard, Me-, to await bet.
ter weather. The flight ended
there with the Bellanca Company
recapturing its plane and Mr..
Sabell suing the company for
$250,000.
Mr.. Sabelli brought the Bel
1anca he is flying in today to the
Floyd Bennett Airport last July.
He made ready for the start on
several occasions but each time
something interfered. Only a
short time ago the Department Of
Commerce ordered the flight held
up. BY the time the ban had been
lifted the weather was bad.
Held BY Wind Shift
Yesterday morning the flierS
had the big ship out and ready
to go but a shift in the wind
changed their minds. They spent
Sunday afternoon in getting the
plane Ship7shape and slept last
night at the field.
Before dawn they were back at
their ship again, Captain Pond
checking every detail OF the
mechanism and Mr.. Sabelli stand.
ing by watching him. Mr.. Sabelll
was dressed in a leather suit
covered with the autographs OF
noted fliers and notables from the
stage and screen.
Captain Pond is a former U. S.
Army flier and he has also served
in the Navy'S aviation division.
Known as a daring flier, he pro-
posed two years ago a nonstop
flight across the Pacific to Japan,
a distance of more than 5000
miles.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
BURGLARS LOOT $16s

Thieves broke into Joseph Mar
Shall'S delicatessen store. $500
block North Capitol ST., early to-
day and stole 500 in cash and $78
worth Of cigarettes, he reported
to police.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14

from his horse.
FONTAINEBLEAU, France, May
IA Q.N.S.-Seven persons lay dead
today and six were seriously in
jured as the result Of a Smash-up
which marred the finish of an
automobile race yesterday. A lit
tie dog which caused the tragedy,
lived on, unaware Of the toll Of
human life spent to save his.
Eric Cochin, 28-year-old naval en-
sign, was only a few hundred
yards from the finish when the
dog roamed out onto the course.
Ensign Cochin lost control Of his
car and the machine Sideswiped
a row of spectators. He received
injuries from which he died.
CHAMON1x, France, May IA
U.N.s0.-Leon Trotzlky. exiled
Russian Communist leader, shaved
off his famous beard and posed
as a travelling salesman to live at
the leading hotel here for q full
week, it was disclosed today soon
after he left, supposedly for
Switzerland. Trotzky, whom the
French police feared might be
slain by his enemies, registered
at the hotel as Jean Franck. He
was reported to have crossed the
Swiss border.
PARIS, May 4 QN.S0.-Three
persons who engaged in rioting
between French Facists and Com
munists were near death today
and a dozen others were seriously
hurt. Violence grew out Of cere-
monies honoring Joan Of Arc.
The rites were seized upon by
thousands of RoyalistS, young
patriots, young Catholics, and
various Facist groups as an op-
portunity to stage militaristic pro-
cessions.
PARIS, May IA G.N.SO.-Be-
cause she feared the vampire
roles she portrayed on the stage
and screen were having an evil in
fluence on her own morals, Mile.
Edith Mera, one Of Frances fore
most younger actresses, attempted
suicide today, according to police.
Mile. Mera is near death in the
Beaujon Hospital. She was found
by her maid in her hotel room
with the gas turned on and suffer
ing from the effects of an overdose
of sleeping potion.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
RUSSIA

MOSCOW, May ii G.N.SO.
The new Soviet experimental "air
train," comprised of a motored
plane and three gliders. flew sue
cessfully for half an hour over
the suburbs of Moscow today in
its initial test flight. Taking off
at Touchino airfield, just out
side the capital. the plane towed
the three gliders by strong steel
cables, flying to a height Of $500
feet in the course of a Commute
flight.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14

LONDON, May IA U.N.S.0.-At
least so persons were killed in a
gasometer explosion in the native
quarters of Hongkong, according
to a dispatch to the Evening
News today. Hundreds Of injured
have been taken to hospitals, the
dispatch said, and 1,500 are home
less.
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
PORTO RICO

CULEBRA, Puerto Rico. May IA
U.N.SO In case of war in the
Asiatic, or in any other distant
theater. long preliminary sea
campaign would be necessary be-
fore a United States fleet could
move upon an enemy successfully.
That lesson was driven home to
the officers of Uncle Sans bat
tie craft during the recent maneu-
verS in the Caribbean Sea between
Cristobal, Canal Zone, and Cul-
ebra. Puerto Rico.
Detailed Story on Page y
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
JAPAN

TOKYO, May IA G.N.S0.-
Having rejected the League Of
Nations recently published plan
for international financial assist
ance to China, Japan today sig
ing to work out her own finan-
cial problems with the Chinese
government. The foreign office,
repeatedly under pressure from
Japan's capitalists, instructed
Consul General Suma at Nanking
to readjust China's immense debt
to Japan, amounting to 90O,'
100000 yen (about $270.000,000) .
The Washington times., 1934-05-14
FRANCE

PARIS, May IA GN.sO.-Rene
Lefevre, French film actor. was
seriously injured today in q fall
from his horse.