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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-10-03

Miss Peggy Gehlen underw ent
major operation at st. AIMS
Hospital this morning
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1934-10-03

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The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
 WILL EMPLOY
ARMY OFFICERS
lBy The AssocIated Press)

(By The AnSocidteu freSS)
 . WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S Army officers will be placed In charge of the Civil Works administration in several of the largest cities of the country. Harry L. Hopkins, ad- ministrator, sad Friday. Mem bers of the engineers corps will become civil works administrators in several cities, some replacing civ Han heads. Tn other cities where no civil administrators are officiating, army men will be nam ed.
 Hopkins has been having diff culty in some sections on account of the efforts of politicians to se- cure control of the CWA program. He said however, that politics was not the reason for his dec- ision to use army officers: he add ed that several cities asked for them. There has also been com plaints that at a few spots graft crept into the Civil Works Ad- ministration.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
| YRD FLIGHT T
 ADDS ANOTHER
 AREA TO MAP
(By. The Associated Press),

i6y- 1ue AbbOCldtOu - Ooo Ip z ABOARD ADMIRAL BYRD'S FLAGSHIP IN THE ANTARCTIC Jan. A. Rear Admiral Richard E, Byrd and four companions made a three hour flight today to approximately latitude ..72:30 south, less than IS degrees from the South Pole.
 The planes course was roughly along the 117th meridian, and the flight extended 150 miles south of the flagship, to a point approxi- mately 1,05O nautical miles from the pole. J
 On his return, Byrd reported: 'tNo land The sea-borne ice con- tinued to the limit of vision"
 He said, however, that the obser- vations from this flight combend with those of the night two weeks ago along the 150th meridian, 300 miles west, had convinced him that about 100000 square miles of previously unknown area now can be eliminated from Antarctic maps and be designated simply "Pacifc Ocean"
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
ctr IN COAST
 GUARD ALLOWANCE
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 The Coast Guard allowance was nine teen million against 25 million. seven hundred and seventy two thousand for the current fiscal year.
 The treasury postoffice bill pass ed the House and was sent to the Senate. Friday. The bill totall- ed eight hundred and twenty-ene million.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03

ed to take the place of bread lines, was declared by Secretary Perkins, addressing the national conference for unemployment in- surance. She stated that bill would be introduced In Congress shortly for federal tax on em- ployers
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
GOV. TROY KEEPS HIS PLEDGE
tBy The Assocla !ed Preesl


 JUNEAU. Jan. 30 Last sum mer on his trip to- the interior of Alaska. Governor John W. Troy frequently asserted that as far as it lay in his power. no one in Alaska would go hungry this win ter. Saturday that pledge was carried out to an isolated part of Alaska in the Hooper Bay region, when a herd of 1900 government reindeer were delivered after a drive of 200 miles from Mountain Village. These reindeer will pro- vide food and clothing for the na- tives in that section which will i'll a long felt want.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03

and Roy Johnson. escaped Okla homa desperadoes, were captured. Each was shot slightly as the of= ficers opened fire when they re- sisted arrest.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
TELEGRAPH NEWS

inen said that he found no trace of poison despite an exhaustive investigation. The servant girl. Jennie Antila, who the police said confessed putting in. poison given her by Prussian otticerss in, his drink, has been in jail several months.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
DAI14DIER FORMS
 SAFETY CABINET.
(By T.,e. .Associated Pressl ]

PARIS. Jan. 30, F Edouard Dal- adler was intrusted with the form ation of sort of public cabinet for the vigorous house-clean.ng of financial scandals and the reseora- ton of shaken confidence in the government. Gaston Doumergue. former president and Jules Jean hey both refused
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
SOCIALIST TURNS
 BANK ROBBER
IBy The Associated press)

By The Assoclated PfessJ
 HOLLBROOK. Ariz. Jan. 30 -
 i Accused of attempting bank rob bery Dilsworth Sumpter, who last October was candidate for Con- gress and drew the largest vote in the states history. is in jail. ac- cused of battering at the, founda- tions of bank in his efforts to tunnel thru. "I have bungled ev- erything, been denied work by capitalists. and needed work to support my invalid mother" he ga d.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03

when an over loaded ferry cap sjs ed Sunday, dumping between two to three hundred persons into the water. The bodies of five were recovered. .a
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
ITALIAN MAIL PLANE CRASHES
{By The Associated Press,

PORT ALEzA. Brazil, Jan 30 Italy's premier Transatlantic air mail plane crashed on the beach 12 miles south of here. It is believed that the pilot and three or four fiers escaped death.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
SERVANT GIRL
 WRONGLY BLAMED
(By The Associated press)

HEIDELSBERG, Jan. 2s The belief that Lieut.. Colonel Walter Asplund, of the Finnish army, was a victim of poison plot was given blow by the state chemist following an autopsy on the of ficer's body. Doctor Haenaelae-
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
SENATE CONFIRMS
 GRIFFIN APPOINTMENT
tBy The Associated Press)

tBy The Associated Press)
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 The Senate. Saturday, confirmed the appoin ment of Edward w. Griffin IS Secretary for the Territory of alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
.NOTlC'B

All copy for changing advertisc- Ments in Weekly Nugget must bo iS the printers hAnds not later thA1 THURSDAY, 5 P. M., to insure in- ,.rttON.
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
TWO DEsPERADoEs CAPTURED

(By The Associated Press1-
 TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 90 Two men identified as Whitney Walker
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
FERRY BOAT ACCIDENT
 IN JAPAN

(By The Associated Press)
 NAGASAKI. Japan, Jan. 30 Five were drowned. ten missing, and thirty taken to the .ospit Il
The Nome nugget., 1934-02-03
SECRETARY PERKINS WANTS
 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

tBy The Associated Press)
 NEW YORK, Jan 30 The possibility of creating a nation wide system of unemployment in surance within two years design
Evening star., 1934-02-25

pleton, Wis; Miss Dorothy Dayton,
Wilmette, ILL.,, and Mr.. Beresford
Beck, Evanston, Ill.
Mrs. Hollingswcrth is president OF
the Service Club of Sheboygan and Is
a golfer of note. In 1882 she won the
Northwestern Wisconsin women's golf
tournament. She is a graduate OF
Ferry Hall and also studied at Kath-
crime Gibbs School at Boston.
DR.. Hollingswerth, a member OF Psi
Omega National Medical Fraternity,
is a graduate of Georgetown Univer-
sity and since going to Sheboygan
several years ago has been associated
with his uncle, DR.. w. G. Hollings-
worth.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Ann Hoffman of Luray. Va-. to Mr.
Robert K. Schlatzer of the Bureau of
Public Roads, son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Theodore Schlatzer of Baltimore in
whose home the ceremony was per-
formed Saturday evening, Feb
ruary IT.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Charles Hoffman, postmaster
and deputy clerk for many years.
She was leader in girls activities
in the Luray High School, where she
was a senior student, played on the
basket ball team and a few weeks
ago was elected president of the girls
literary society. M. Sch'atZer is an
engineer employed on the Skyline
Drive construction.
M and Mrs. Schlatzer will reside
at Luray.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Many Jobless on Farms.

Of 619,701 unemployed in Spain, the
rgest part, 395, 900, are farm workers
Evening star., 1934-02-25
DR.. Humphrey Will Give
Lecture on French Canada

Dr. Harry B. Humphrey, well known
scientist and Canadian enthusiast,
will give an illustrated lecture on
French Canada before the French
Soiree of the International Art Forum
tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock at
the Admiral, at 1640 Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
DR. Humphrey will speak especially
about Quebec and Montreal, empha-
sizing scenic beauties, important
points of interest, architecture, and
customs of French origin, etc. The
lecture will be in French and is open
to any one interested In attending.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Pou S Daughter Weds
Mr.. Edwin F. Parham

CONTINUED From First :'age.)
Evening star., 1934-02-25

Builders Seek Aid.
Because Of the delay In getting ma
terial builders in England are seeking
government help
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-02-27
HOUSE T0PROBE.
SALES To ARMY

Sweeping investigation into
charges of profiteering and ir-
Irregularities in Army purchases
amounting to hundreds of mil
lions of dollars was approved to-
day by the House Rules Com
mittee.
The authority was requested
by the Military Affairs Com
mittee, which already has delved
into aircraft contracts of the
Army.
Reports concerning big stake
poker parties staged between
lobbyists and Government Of
ficials came trickling into the
office of United States Attorney
Leslie C. Garrett today as the
investigation.
According to the reports, which
probably will be turned over to
Department of Justice agents
for inquiry, the lobbyists in
variably lost big sums of money
to the officials. Firms repre-
scented by the lobbyists, it was
reported, were awarded large
Governmental contracts.
Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary
of War Harry H. Woodring made
his third appearance before the
District Grand Jury. Mr.. Wood
ring was the only witness to
appear before the body yesterday
and, it was expected, his testi-
mony will continue throughout
today.
Upon completion of Mr.. Wood
rings testimony, it is planned to
send Robert w. Lyons, attorney
for a sales subsidiary of De-
troit motor company. before the
Jury. The firm Mr.. Lyons repre-
sents, it is understood, had SUBJ
mitted a bid in the War Depart
ment's $10,OO0,O00 motorization
plan, contracts of which were re-
called when the current scandal
connected with the contracts
broke.
Following Mr.. Lyons, according
to present plans. Ralph T. O'Neal,
former commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, will testify. Mr..
O'Neal asked permission to go be-
fore the jury and explain his
connection with the matters I'M
der Investigation"
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FIVE ABOVE.
ZERO DUE
TONIGHT
CWA Men Aid in Disposal of
Snow; Capital Traffic
Badly Disrupted

In the grip of new cold
wave, with the forecast that
the temperature will sink to 5
degrees above zero tonight, the
Capital today started to clear
away the snow and ice result
ing from the blizzard which
started early Sunday and con-
tinued to yesterday afternoon.
The temperature fell to 8 de-
grees early this morning, and then
started to rise slowly, reaching IA
degrees at p. m. Tomorrow
there will be slowly rising tenn
Iperatures.
Pour Thousand CWA workers
today were placed on the job of
clearing away snow and ice which
has caused one of the worst traffic
blockades in the history of the
District.
The cold spell following the 7
inch snow fall of Sunday and yes
terday coated streets and side
walks with ice, causing a number
of accidents to pedestrians and
motorists.
Every effort was made to get
traffic, which has been virtually
paralyzed since the blizzard
started Sunday morning, back to
normal today.
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IS FOODS SHOW
RISE IN PRICE

Prices of IS out of % staple
foods went up in price through
out the United States during the
year from January IS, 1888, to
January 20 of this year, it was
reported today by the Consumers
Counsel of the Agricultural Ad-
juStment Administration.
Only five of the commodities
decreased slightly in price. They
are butter, round steak, chuck
roast, eggs and rib roast.
The greatest rise, 80 per cent,
was reported for potatoes, which
went up from is to 2.7 cents a
pound.
Boosts of 62,1 per cent were
announced for flour, So per cent
for milk, TAI per cent for onions
and $50 per cent for cabbage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-02-27
RFC AIDE URGES
STOCK RULE
In International News Service

In international NeW9 service
The Federal Trade Commission
must have unquestioned power to
regulate stock exchanges, Thomas
G. Corcoran, counsel for the Re-
construction Finance Corporation,
told the Senate Banking Com
mittee today.
Urging the strictest supervision,
as provided in the Fletcher-Ray-
burn bill, Mr.. Corcoran said:
"YOu must remember that
the New York Stock Exchange
is the most powerful single in
StitutiOn in the United States.
1t will not submit tamely. Be
cause its roots in vested in
tereStS run so deep, there will
be constant pressure ON the
regulatory body"
Mr.. Corcoran also said that
State regulation of the numer-
GUS exchanges would not suffice
because of the heavy political
pressure that exists.
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International News Service

International News Service
Anna Jean Drury, the former
Baroness Won Hagen, only Amer.
lean woman to be decorated by
Premier Mussolini and made an
honorary member of the Fascist,
today filed a divorce action in
New York against Peter A. Drury,
jr., son of Abner Drury, proni,
nent Washington brewer, whose
brewery delivered the first con-
Signment of legalized beer to the
White House.
The Baroness charges, through
her attorney, Bernard H. Sander,
that the annulment of their mar
riage obtained in Neva a by
young Mr.. Drury in June, 1928,
is illegal.
She contests the legality of the
subsequent marriage of Mr.. Drury,
jr., to Wendell Taylor in Phoenix,
Ariz., on March 7, 1882.
The plaintiff further charges
desertion shortly after their mar
riage and claims the annulment
action, was instituted without
knowledge or consent on her
part.
The New York Supreme Court
is asked to award a suitable sum
for alimony and counsel fees.
Young Mr.. Drury, in his answer
to the suit, upholds the legality
of the annulment decree and sub
sequent marriage. He claims that
papers in the annulment action
were served on the plaintiff in
Washington.
He alleges that at the time of
his marriage to the baroness on
March 3, 1928, in Rockville, he
was cir an intoxicated condition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-02-27
VETO OF PAY RELIEF MEASURE LOOMS
Vet Benefits
Passed By
Senate
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
A $55,000,000 liberalization Of
benefits for World War veterans
was voted into the independent
offices appropriation bill today,
when the Senate adopted the
Steiwer McCarron amendment
without a record vote.
The amendment authorized:
l. Restoration of pre-economy
rates of compensation for all dis
abled veterans.
2. Restoration to every disabled
veteran of the disability rating
held on March 10, 1888, except in
cases of fraud, mistake or where
the veteran was injured due to his
own misconduct. This would in
clude all the presumptive cases.
3. Restoration of former COM
pensation to widows, orphans or
dependent parents of soldiers
killed in action or dying as a re-
suit or service connected disablli-
ties.
Administration leaders had Of
fered a less liberal program.
amendment would pro
hibit any reduction or discontinue
ance of compensation to blind
veterans, except in event Of their
disqualification, fraud, or mistake.
disqualification of all veterans,
unable to care for themselves, is
authorized under another amend
ment adopted without a record
vote. The provision makes it
mandatory on the Veterans Blu
reau to use all available facilities
in Government hospitals to care
for ailing veterans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-02-27
Farley Is Neutral
In Primary Battles

In his capacity as Chairman Of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, Postmaster General James
A. Farley hoisted the flag of truce
today in all Democratic primary
battles. He issued the following
statement:
"In view of the approaching
primaries in many States, it is
only fair that it be thoroughly
understood that the Democratic
National Committee is not TAX
ing part, for or against any
Democratic candidate, in any
senatorial, State, municipal or
congressional campaign"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-02-27
WILL ROGERS
Says:

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Hurry
up, planes, and start leaving
here; I can't walk in these
SnOwshOeS. Been run over by
two sIeighs already. TaxicabS
are being pulled by dog teams
and the weather man says q
billiards. on the way.
And to add to the gloom Of
this city is the death of John
McGraw. New York owes much
to him. He was responsible for
bringing more people to New
York to see his Giants in World
Series and league games than
any man New York ever had.
Typified the spirit of his day
and time and was a sweet
character and a fine friend.
Copyright, 1884. by Mcknight Syn.
dictate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-02-27
COMPROMISE.
|SPROBABLE
OUTCOME
Senator ConnaIIy Predicts
DisapproVaI BY President
to Block Vets Relief

Senator Joseph L. Robinson
d. Of Arkansas, majority
floor leader in the Senate, to-
day predicted the Presidential
veto of the Independent offices
supply bill, carrying the pay
cut restoration provision, if it
reaches the President carrying
the Veterans relief and Govern
ment salary amendments which
the Senate has incorporated.
Presidential veto Of the in
dependent offices supply bill,
carrying the Government sal
ary provision, was predicted
today by Senator Tom Con-
nally (D.) Of Texas on the
basis of the extent to which
the Senate yesterday gave re-
lief to the Spanish-American
War veterans.
Senator Connally, who made
this assertion in an address on the
floor today, said he and other
Senators, as members of the Sen
ate Finance subcommittee on
veterans, had been working with
representatives of the White
House during the past week on
this question, and added that he
Is reasonably certain the President
will veto the bill if it reaches him
with the amendments thus far
adopted.
Would Accept Compromise
He declared the belief that the
President would accept giving the
Spanish War veterans all but Is
per cent of the payments made to
them previous to the Economy
Act, but that this was the maxi
mum concession that can be
gained from the Administration"
The Senate yesterday adopted
an amendment restoring all but
10 per cent of the payments pre-
viously made to the Spanish War
veterans. Senator Connally said:
"ThOSe of us who voted against
the amendment for 10 per cent
limitation yesterday did so be-
cause we favored the Is per
cent limitation amendment.
VETO FORESEEN
eve believed the Administra-
ton would accept the Is per
cent limitation, but would not
approve the 10 per cent Iimita-
ton and that the result would
be a veto if it carried a 10 per
cent limitation.
eve wanted action; we wanted
results. We are not concerned
with idle gestures to the SOL
dieTS.''
Should the President veto the
bill, it is generally believed he
will recommend. along with a
scaling down of the provisions for
veterans relief, that the salary
section be rewritten so as to pro-
vide for restoration of per cent
Immediately and not more than
an additional per cent July /.
Many members of the House
who voted to reduce Federal sala-
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REP.NL EO]
HAS PLANS
To FREE
BILLION
RFC Would Liquidate These
Institutions on a 10-Year
Basis, Without a Loss

Declaring national recovery
is impossible as long as thou
sands Of accounts remain
frozen in closed national
banks, Representative Clarence
j. Mcleod (R,) of Michigan
today defended before a House
Banking and Currency SUBJ
committee a bill allowing the
Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration to take over assets
of closed national banks.
The bill was introduced by
him February IL.
Outlines His Plan
At a cost of 1926 900, 900 re.
turnable over a period Of 10
years with four per cent interest,
Representative Mcleod told mem
hers Of the subcommittee, the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora.
ton could restore millions Of
dollars to depositors.
Under his plan, the Recon.
struction Finance Corporation
would take over all national
banks including three in Wash
ington, which are unable to re-
turn deposits because their assets
cannot readily be liquidated.
The finance corporation would
advance those deposits and dis
pose of the securities during the
next decade.
Two Amendments
In defending his bill, the
Representative said he intends
to offer two amendments. The
first would give depositors Of
banks in the hands of conser'
ators the option of either re-
ceiving their money Immediately
or permitting it to be used for
reopening such banks.
The second would prohibit
stockholders from escaping as.
sessment liability and provides
that funds received from such
assessment pass to the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation
along with other assets.
In his opinion, Mr.. Mcleod
said, the Government will not be
running an Financial risk under
this bill.
BIames Government
Another argument he advanced
was:
eff it is true that the Gov
eminent permitted unsOund
banks to receive millions and
millions of dollars in deposits.
the Government is guilty of
fraud and deception and is I'M
questiOnabIy morally bound to
make good the Replication that
these unsOund banks were SOL
vent by permitting them to re-
main open for business.
"The Government should
have extended aid to keep these
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LIES AIMED
At NRA |Rk
JOHNSON
General Opens Conference of
Critics With Attack on
"HaIf-Baked" Talk

Opening NRA's first confer
ence of criticism. Administrator
Hugh S. johnson assumed the
role of critic No. l today as he
assailed the authors of "fur-
tive iPnuendo, outright lies, or
half baked and ignorant asser-
tions respecting acts and poll
cies" Of the NRA.
The general stood before an
audience of several thousand,
including about 200 registered"
critics invited to gather at tive
separate conferences to OBTAIN
all possible criticism and sug-
gestion concerning all phases Of
the NRA program"
Critics Limited
General Johnson, however,
ruled the critics might not at
tack individual codes. This phase
will be discussed next week when
the various code authorities meet
in open sessions to consider re-
vision of the $50 industrial peace
pacts already signed by President
Roosevelt.
Explaining the character of the
session, General johnson said:
"The purpose of this meeting
is to make it a roundup of every
kind of helpful comment that
has been produced as a result Of
six months of operation under
the Presidents Unemployment
agreement and codes. That
should be time enough to give
us some real results of expert
ence."
He said there were IL needs Of
the NRA requiring immediate at
tention.
Price Problem Leads
These he listed as follows:
l. A more uniform and equita-
BILE rule of national price
sterilization in those cases where
it is necessary to maintain
wages at a decent standard
against the certain results of
predatory and cut-throat COM
petition, and further insurance
against increase of price faster
and further than increase of
purchasing power.
2. A more effective rule on
costs for the purpose of main
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
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TugWeU to Surrey
Puerto Rico Farms

BY international News Service
Departure of Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture Rexford Tug
well for Puerto Rico in the near
future to make an agricultural
survey of the island, was an
nounced by Secretary of War
Dern today.
The purpose of the survey, Dern
said, is to determine whether it
will be possible to make Puerto
Rico self sustaining from an
agricultural viewpoint.