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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-26
.67 FAMILIES.
 READY TO 60
 TO MATANUSKA
Special Train Leaves St Paul Late Today-To
 Be Entertained


 ST. PAUL, Minn., April 26. = Sixty seven young families, from hardy Minnesota stock, have been assembled for the journey to the Matanuska Valley in Alaska, their future home.
 A special train leaves late to- day, starting them on the way to San Francisco on the first lap of their long trip. The families will sail from San Francisco May 1.
 Each family is bound by a con- tract to remain in Alaska for 30 years.
 Before leaving they will hear a lecture on Alaska by Arthur Arm strong, former member of the Uni versity of Alaska at Fairbanks.
 The members of the 67 families are high in hopes on leaving for the Land of Promise.
 ENTERTAINMENT
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 26. The Minnesota farm families en- route to the Matanuska Valley in Alaska will ride free on the muni- cipal street cars, the municipal fla thers decreed today. The families, numbering $50 persons, are due to arrive Monday night. The enter tainment program includes free movies arranged by the San Fran cisco daily newspapers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-04-26

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Evening star., 1935-10-14
Dogcatcher Busy.

In one month 242 stray dogs and
5l8 stray cats have been caught in
Glasgow, Scotland.
Evening star., 1935-10-14
nd bureaus as reporter. special writer

and bureaus as reporter, special writer
and editor. He served as correspond
ent in South America and the Canal
Zone and was considered one Of the
outstanding writer's on the progress
of the Panama Canal.
He Joined the editorial staff Of the
National Geographic Society in 1914
and specialized in writing popular
presentations of scientific and tech
nical subjects. He was the author Of
Americas Amazing Railway Traffic" :"
Battling With Panama Slides" Goal
ALLY of American Industry" "Ex-
plcring the Mysteries of Plant Life"
interviewing the Stars Virginia
A Commonwealth That Has Come
Back" and many other articles in
the National Geographic Magazine.
He was decorated in 1912 by the
Venezuelan government with the Or
der of Bolivar.
Member of Three Clubs.
Prominent among Washington news
paper men and authors, DR.. Showalter
was a member of the National Press
Club, the Cosmos Club and the Uni
versity Club. He belonged also to
the Luther Place Memorial Lutheran
Church of Washington and to the
Westmoreland Club Of Richmond, Va
He was a member of the board of
trustees of American University and
chairman Of a commission to draft
statement on the relationship be-
tween religion and science for the
United Lutheran Church in America
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Efie
Coyner Showalter; his mother, Mrs
D. B. Showalter; sister. Miss Flor
ence Showalter, and three brothers,
Bowman, Swope and Jacob Showalter
Evening star., 1935-10-14


DR.. Isaiah Bowman, "A New Chap
ter in Pan-American Cartography,
and one by DR.. Rayo r. Platt on The
Millionth Map of Hispanic America" >"
Sessions of the institute will be held
all this week, the closing meeting
being held Saturday morning, when
the delegates will be addressed by
Sumner Welles, Assistant Secretary of
State and sometime Ambassador to
Cuba.
Social Events in Offing.
Several visits and social functions
have been planned for the delegates,
including a reception by Secretary
and Mrs. Hull on Friday and BAN
quet by the Organizing Committee OF
the union on Friday evening. The
delegates also will be guests OF Mr..
Welles at luncheon. Visits to
Mount Vernon, the National Archives
and the National Academy of Sciences
have been arranged.
Tomorrow the delegates will hear
three prominent speakers at the
morning session. They will be DR..
Luis Sanchez Ponton, who will speak
on "The Importance of Geography in
International Relations; DR.. Intrigue
Flnot. whose subject will be Bolivar,
Man Of Peace" and Maj. James Doo-
little, who will speak on "The Con-
quest Of Distance" Representatives
Of the republics of Latin America who
are here in connection with the OBJ
servance of Air Navigation week have
been invited to attend the meeting
tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1935-10-14

universities, II Of other educational
institutions and 13 public libraries. In
addition, at least an equal number of
smaller buildings are to be constructed
by the Works Progress Administra-
ton.
500 Schools Already Built.
More than 500 schools already had
been built under the old P. w. A.,
while Hopkins F. E. r. A. work
program, reported that it had re-
paired 30,l88 secondary school build
ings and AIT college buildings, built
1856 school buildings and 36 college
buildings.
Other main classifications Of the
new P. w. A. program are: Streets
and highways. s15,88e,743; sewer
projects, $54,899,058; water systems,
s30,O9S, ,535; electric power Excluding
water generated). s8,073,355; mu-
nicipal buildings, s8,817,7l4.
The $330,000.000 allotment repre-
sented As per cent donations, the re-
mainder being furnished by tie local
government. The s182 .095 ,5S1 re-
mainder loaned by P. w. A. came
from the old P. w. A. appropriation.
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Il MILLION IDLE,
.SAYSA.F.L. REPORT
Fall Business Pickup Seen
Based on Faulty
Foundation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The American Federation of Labor
says industrial unemployment still
exceeds II 100000 and is above last
year"
This statement was made by the
federation In its monthly business sur
vey, in which it forecast continued
business improvement. 1t added, how
ever:
This Falls business pickup indi-
Gates a reversion to the pre-depression
type of business expansion, when busi-
ness men increased production because
they saw a chance for good profits,
without considering whether a firm
foundation of workers buying power
had been built to sustain it.
Such expansion, when it greatly
exceeds buying power, can only end
in collapse, even If the downfall is
postponed for several years"
The federation said unless We have
some such catastrophe as a general
war in Europe, business forecasters
are expecting business improvement
with a gradual upward trend during
the next six months. Increasing farm
income and further increases in cor
poration profits are expected"
The National Economy League made
public a study by John C. Gebhart
research director, yesterday, In which
it was said that relief and public
works costs ''if not greatly curtailed
will soon undermine our national
credit and make it difficult ever tc
return to the State and local govern
ments the responsibility which is
rightfully theirs of caring for their
own unemployed"
Gebhart reported considerable busi-
ness recovery" but, in contrast to the
federation's assertion that American
industry has not succeeded in putting
the unemployed to work" said there
was a marked reduction in unem-
ployment."
Living standards were viewed by the
federation as having been set back 81
years during the depression. In 1888
the survey said, "55 per cent Of
American families were living below
the minimum needed to maintain
health; Is per cent had enough fol
health, but not for comfort; only 25
per cent had an income sufficient te
provide any degree of comfort"
Evening star., 1935-10-14
AUTO DEATH TOLL
REACHESNEW HIGH
Only -Four States Show
Worse Record Than D. c.,
Census Figures Show.

The Nations automobile death toll
climbed Is per cent in 1884 to reach
q new all-time high, with only four
States showing a worse record than
the District, according to Census Bu-
reau figures.
This showing was accompanied by
an almost equally bad record in the
per cent of increase in 1884 over 1888.
Washington standing sixth on the list
in this respect.
Records from the whole country
show 33,9s0 persons killed in or by
automobiles in 1884 for a national
death rate OF 26.9 per 100000 OF popu-
lation. In 1888 the rate was 23.3. In
addition, 1,789 persons were killed in
collisions between automobiles, rail-
road trains and street cars in 1884.
Washington's rate per 100000 in
1884 was 1858. The per cent of in
crease here over 1888 was 3469.
Death Rate Climbs.
Later figures covering Sc major cities
for the SO weeks ended September %
have indicated the death rate was con-
tlnulng upward in 1895.
Coinciding with the Census Bureau
figures was a statement from J. J.
Pelley, president of the Association of
American Railroads, which said mot
a single railroad passenger was killed
in train accident on steam railroads
in the United States in the first six
months of 1885"
Pelley said the passenger traffic
volume in the half year was the larg-
est since 1881, aggregating 860O,0OO,-
600 miles, and was equivalent to
transporting one passenger around the
world 344,000 times without fatal in
jury"
Fatalities to railroad trainmen in
the six months was put at %, COM
pared with ~ in 1934's corresponding
period.
The Census Bureau said Nevada's
1884 death rate of 1874 was the high
est among the States and compared
with Rhode Islands low of 14.6
Wyoming was placed second high with
45.25, Arizona third with 4485 and
California next with 1852 The bu-
reau added:
AN unusual situation is revealed
which shows that the four States hav-
ing the highest death rates are in the
West rather than the thickly settled
Eastern States This situation may
be caused by deaths of transients, but
no statistics exist at the present time
to prove this point"
Only three States-Karsas. Della
ware and New Hampshire-reduced
their death rate from 1888 levels.
Gains over 1888 in the remaining
States ranged from Connecticuts 2.o7
per cent to Montana's Tab per cent.
With the exception of Vermont, the
percentage of gain was greatest in the
Midwest, Far West and South.
New Mexico's 4212 per cent gain
was the second largest in the Nation.
Mississippi was third with a 4102 per
cent increase.
Vermont gained 1882 per cent in
contrast to neighboring New Hamp-
shire's decrease of 23.14.
Rates by States
Death rates and the per cent of in
crease over 1888 for individual States
follow:
Evening star., 1935-10-14

meet its obligations under bond
issue due 1850.
Refused to reopen the gold contro-
versy by turning down request of
Fred w. Keithley of Los Angeles to
pass on his contention note con-
tanning a clause for payment in gold
could not be paid off in any other
currency.
Agreed to pass on a lower court
ruling that the Federal tax on liquor
manufacturers and dealers could not
be imposed in dry States since the
prohibition law was repealed.
Refused to reconsider its action last
Spring in dismissing the appeal of
Angelo Herndon, colored Communist,
convicted at Atlanta of inciting insur-
rection and sentenced to serve from 18
to 20 years.
The court agreed to review a deci-
sion of the Ohio Supreme Court, which
had the effect Of sustaining the
Hawes- Cooper act of Congress empow-
ering States to control or prohibit the
sale within their borders of prison.
made goods moving in interstate COM
merce.
The Federal law was challenged by
Asa H. Whitfield, convicted in Cleve-
land and fined S25 for violating the
Ohio law prohibiting the sale of pris-
on-made goods.
Another attack on the A. A. A.
processing tax was filed today by the
Washburn Crosby Co. of Minneapolis,
appealing from a decision Of the Fed
eral District Court at Kansas City.
Judge Merrill E. Otis ruled the COM
pany was entitled to recover process
ing taxes due before the A. A. A.
act was amended by Congress last
August "a
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Spinsters Pensioned.

Pensions at IS for unmarried women
are urged in Glasgow. Scotland, where
spinsters pay more into the pension
fund than they take out.
Evening star., 1935-10-14
browns in Homemade Boat.

STERLING, Ill, October IA (R.-
Walter Murray, AZ, was drowned in
the Rock River yesterday when his
homemade boat, which he was at
tempting to propel with an automobile
engine, foundered. Witnesses said the
bow dipped and the craft was
swamped. Murray's companion, Hay
den Moore, escaped.
Evening star., 1935-10-14
DRIVER HAS SPEEDY IDEA

KANSAS CITY, October IA lP).-
Henry L. Dillingham;, United States
marshal, tells of friend who seemed
to think the highway markers desig-
mated the speed hinton No. 40, he
drove 40 miles an hour; when we
reached No. II, he speeded up to II
miles an hour, and when we reached
No. 169, told him to let me out!"
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Two Die in Political Clash.

KRAGUJEVAC, Yugoslavia, Octo-
Der IA R.-Two persons were killed
and 20 injured, some critically, yester-
day, when members Of the Serbian
Peasant party attacked meeting of
the anewly-formed Yugoslavian Blue
Shirts, q Fascist organization.
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Irish Moderator Dies.

BELFAST, Ireland, October IA (P.
Rev. Robert w. Hamilton, friend
Of woodrow Wilson and moderator of
the Irish Presbyterian Church, died
Saturday at Lisburn, where he had
been a minister for so years. He was
graduate of Princeton University in
the United States.
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Reviews

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1935-10-14
DR.. SH0WA[TER,
EDITOR, D|ESAT57
Funeral Is Set Tomorrow
for Geographic Society
Division Chief.

DR.. William Joseph Showalter, chief
of the Research Division of the Ma
tional Geographic Society and men,
Der of the editorial staff of the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine for more
than 81 years, died yesterday at his
home in the Ontario Apartments after
brief illness. He was ST.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am. tomorrow at the residence. Bur-
ial will be at Waynesboro, Va.
Born in Dale Enterprise, Va, DR..
Showalter was educated at the West
Central Academy and Bridgewater
College. He later received honorary
doctor degrees from Pennsylvania Col
lege and Bridgewater.
Became Writer in 1898.
After two years of teaching in the
Virginia schools, DR.. Showalter began
his newspaper career in 1898. He
came to Washington in 1901 and
worked for a variety of newspapers
Evening star., 1935-10-14
Institute

Continued From First Page)
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
Ito Unions In
Move to End
Discrimination
Organize To Work In A. F. of L..
Ranks

New York, July 26.-Represen-
tatives of 10 trade unions met in
Harlem, Saturday, and moved to
eradicate race prejudice and dis
elimination from the ranks of or
ganized labor. The movement has
the endorsement of William Green,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
The meeting was sponsored by
the Harlem Labor Committee and
delegates set up the framework for
a permanent organization to work
for the aims of the move within
the ranks of the A. F. of L. Sane
ton from Mr.. Green came in the
form of letter which was read at
the opening of the session. The
letter follows:
eve are constantly endeavor-
ing" Mr.. Green wrote, "to pro-
mote a condition where all inter-
national unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor,
clothed with autonomous author
ity, will conform to the declara-
tions, procedure and principles of
the American Federation of Labor
itself regarding the admission of
Members without regard to race,
creed, color or nationality. We are
certain that time, patience and
good judgment will bring about a
solution of our vexed problem"
Frank R. Crosswaith, organizer
for the international Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union, and chair
man of the meeting, sounded the
keynote in his address. Other
speakers included Morris Fem
stone, executive secretary of the
United Hebrew Trades; A. Phillip
Randolph, president of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters; Mrs.
Gertrude Aver, assistant principal
in charge Of Public School No. "a,
and William Mahoney, state or
ganizer for the A. F. of L.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
Valuation Show
Ordered To Stop
Barring Group
County Attorney Kinkead Takes
Prompt Action

Upon protest of C. E. Newman
of the St. Paul Recorder, county
attorney M. F. Kinkead of Ram
say County, in sharp letter
warned promoters Of the "walka-
thon" at New Brighton, Minnesota,
to cease refusing colored citizens
admission to the "walkathon" be-
ing conducted by them.
Several men and women, includ-
ing Fred White of Minneapolis and
others, have been refused admis-
sion to the "walkathon." Ticket
sellers told them that there was no
accommodations for colored. Fred
White retained the services of a
lawyer to institute civil action
against the "walkathon" manage
ment.
Because of the large number of
complaints coming into both the
offices of the Minneapolis Spokes-
man and st. Paul Recorder, Mr..
Newman conferred with Mr.. Kin
kead, who Immediately dictated a
strong letter to the "walkathon'
management warning them of their
violation of the Minnesota criminal
laws. Mr.. Kinkead made it plain
that if the violation was continued
he would take immediate action.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
Minnesota Baptists
Begin State
Meet July 81

The Minnesota Baptist Associa-
ton and the Women's Home For
eign Mission Convention, the state
B. Y. P. u, and the Sunday school
will hold their annual meeting at
Pilgrim Baptist church, st. Paul,
corner of Central and Grotto street,
beginning Wednesday, July 81 to
August 2, inclusive. The Mission
airy Pageant will be given Wednes-
day evening, $3.50 p. m. The public
is invited. Admission free. L. W.
Harris, D. D. Moderator, Mrs.
Ursula E. Bolts, president of the
Woman's Convention, John R.
Mawrence, president of the B. Y.
P. u. and Sunday school conYen-
ton.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
Keep Posted By
Reading This
Paper Weekly
LODGE AND TEMPLE BAN
DUETS NEW OFFICERS

At a banquet held July 10, at
Pioneer Hall, st. Paul, Gopher
Lodge 1O5, and Como Temple 1913,
l. B. P. o. E. w., installed officers
for the ensuing six months. Those
installed for Gopher Lodge 105,
1. B. P. o. E. w., are A. J. Lewis,
reelected exalted ruler; E. o.
Pierce, esteemed leading knight;
o. G. jenkins, leading knight; Will
lie Robinson, lecturing knight; J.
W. Bolden, financial secretary; J.
w. Walton, treasurer; Thomas
Clemens, esquire; Sam Ellis, inner
guard; o. A. Davis, tyler. Trus-
tees: Archie Miller, Hector Hunter,
j. W. Clemens. Those installed for
Como Temple 1913, are Lear How
ard, district deputy; Mabel Harris,
daughter ruler; Connie Ailep, vice
daughter ruler; Lulu Ainsworth,
assistant daughter ruler; Lucy
Quigley, chaplain; Jessie White;
escort; Corrine Few, alternate Or
ganist; Katharine Cassie Smith,
gate keeper; Madeline Williams,
doorkeeper; Mabel Harris, delegate
to the convention.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
Triangle Clubs
Plan Gigantic
Harriet Picnic

Twin City Triangle Clubs COM
posed of members of the United
Brothers of Friendship and Sisters
of the Mysterious Ten began last
week arrangements for gigantic
picnic and celebration to be held
Monday, August &c, at Harriet
Island, ST. Paul.
The general committee meeting
of July 10 named J. w. Pate of
Minneapolis, a member of the
Minnetonka Lodge, general chair
man of the affair. Members of the
general committee are Mrs. Mary
Lee Parks, general secretary; CO.
chairmen: Mrs. Ida Avis, Mr.. N.
H. Benford, Mrs. L. Schofield, R. S.
Morgan, Naomi Thomas, Mrs. Inez
Ford. Other committee members
are Mines. Anna Wright, Della
James, Gladys Chandler, Mary Lou
Beal, E. L. Riley, Rebecca Force,
Lear Howard, Lucy Quigley, and
Matte King. Messrs. Cecil New
man, Charles Mcleod, L. S. Scho-
field, F. W. Samuels, Johnny Har-
per, and John Harper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26

The famous London Drury Lane
theater dates back to 1868, when
the first theater of this name was
opened, on the site Of a riding
yard, at that time in an aristocratic
quarter Of the city. It was then
called the Theater Royal and the
first play produced was Beaumont
and Fletcher's "The Humorous
Lieutenant" Nell Gwynne made
her first appearance there two
years later. The first building
burned down in 1872 and was sue
ceeded in 1874 by a theater designed
by Sir Christopher Wren; this last
ed until 1901 when it was torn
down. The third one burned down
in 1909, and the fourth and pres
emit theater was opened in 1912.
Drury Lanes history is practically
the history of the English stage for
the past three centuries and Is con-
nected with such names as Mrs. Sid
dons, Garrick, Kemble, Kean, Sher-
idan and Macready. John Howard
Payne played Norval there in
Douglas" in 1913 and may have
been one of the first American
actors to play there: he never mar
ried.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
ETHIOPIAN LIBERTY
LEAGUE FORMED
IN MINNEAPOLIS

A group of Minneapolis citizens
met Monday to form the Ethiopian
Liberty League or the League for
the Preservation of Ethiopian In
dependence. Emil Holmes of Min
neapolis is temporary chairman;
Harry L. Scott, vice chairman; G.
E. Newman, secretary, and Nc
Duff Woodland, treasurer. The
purpose of the organization is to
stimulate American interest in the
prevention of an armed conflict be-
tween Ethiopia and Italy. Mr..
Holmes, a past commander of the
Minnesota Disabled Veterans and
the American Legion, urged the
organization to begin a nation
wide campaign to interest. the
United States in doing something
definite to prevent another war.
The resolution urging such action
has been forwarded to President
Roosevelt and the secretary of
state. The future plans for the
league call for a national confer
ence of citizens interested in peace,
at Chicago in the next thirty days.
Mr.. Holmes will also serve as ma
tional director of the movement.
On August there will be a meet
ing in Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Watch for the place.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
Are You Lucky?

SOME PLACE IN THIS NEWSPAPER THIS
WEEK ARE THE NAMES OF TWO YEARLY SUB
SCRIBERS TO THIS PAPER.
NAMES WHICH APPEAR ARE ENTITLED TO
THIS WEEKS PRIZES AS INDICATED BY THE
NUMBER FOLLOWING THE NAME.
This Weeks Awards:
To st. Paul Recorder Readers
No. 1-5Oc in trade at Joes Liquor Store,
442 Wabasha St.
No. 2-5Oc in trade at Fox Hat Store,
493 Wabasha st.
If you find your name, notify this newspaper
and you will receive letter emitting you to
your prize.
IMPORTANT
Only paid yearly subscriptions to this paper eigi
BILE for these weekly prizes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
MILLER BREWING COMPANY
HAS NEGRO EMPLOYE

For the past three weeks Ber-
nard johnson has been employed
part time in the warehouse of the
Minneapolis branch of Miller
Brewery, 610 18th Ave. S.
Just another answer to the local
brewers pious contentious that
they can't employ colored men be-
cause of union contracts, etc.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
Stop, Look
and Listen

When starting for the picnic
given by the Postal boys at Long
Lake, Sunday, all motorists are ex-
pected to drop by Martin Browns
filling station, 11O1 Marquette ave-
nue., Minneapolis, MINI. Refuel
with gas and oil. Mr.. Brown will
greet you in person. $3.50 a. m. to
4:30 p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
ST. PAUL BRIDGE CLUB
TO TRY AGAIN

Malicious rumors caused the can
collation. of the recent boat excur-
sion sponsored by the st. Paul
Bridge Club. Earl Cannon, one of
the club officers, told this paper
Thursday that the club would spon-
sor another excursion at a near
date.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26
AGED WOMAN SUFFERS FALL

Mrs. Bell Pate Willis, 703 Lyn-
dale avenue north, age 70, fell
down the back stairs. DIR. w. D.
Brown gave first aid. There are no
severe injuries.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-07-26

Wait for the grand picnic and
celebration, Triangle Clubs of the
U. B: F.'s and S. M. IT'S of the
Twin Cities, Monday, August 26,
Harriet Island.