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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
MEDITERRANEAN SEA GRADUALLY
 SEES ACTIVITY
One Hundred Fifty British Warships Are
 Concentrated
ADMIRALTY CALLS OFF .MANEUvERS OF FLEET
Italy Lands More Soldiers in Northern Africa \.
 League Plans

GENEVA, Sept. 18.-According to advices received here. naval de- ,elopments in the Mediterranean ire going forward with increasing nomentum with about l50 British varships concentrated.
 The Italian fleet Is being in- ,reased and now numbers about 7S vessels
 The British Admiralty, according London advices. has postponed indefinitely the regular autumn aaneuvers of the British fleet and hese orders are considered signi- icant.
 The Italian naval and military movements are also gaining veloc- ty.
 Funds For Defense"
 Advices received here from Rome tate the Italian Cabinet has passed weeping provisions to raise funds for defense of East African Col ,nies.'
 The Italio-E Ethiopian Committee If the League of Nations has evolved a plan for assistance to ethiopia and it is hoped Italy might agree to it, thereby syerting a war. This Is however discount ed by immediate reaction in Gen eva that the proposed plan will meet with instant rejection. No compromise' Is still Italy's stand.
 Death To Slackcrs
 In Ethiopia. the Governor of Harar Province has called all men to arms under penalty Of death to slackers.
 Among the outstanding Italian movements was the dispatch of several thousand soldiers to Libya, the northernmost colony in Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
MAJOR MEISCH AND SERCT. WHITE ARE.
 ON HUNTING TRIP

Major Henry c. Meisch and Sgt. White, two mighty nimrods from Chi1koot Barracks. arrived over the highway this week and took the Yukon for Seward, where they will go down the peninsula for bear and moose, says the Valdez Miner.
 The men went from the barracks to Whitehorse, and from there to Charles river by canoe. The trip was made in an exploratory sense to become familiar with the Ter ritory. The men brought in four fine sheep heads which were ship ped to Haines on this boat. They will be gone several weeks.
 The major, who visited Mckinley Park, was amazed at the number of wolves allowed to breed in the park. believing they must kill an immense amount of game during a years time. He believed that all predatory animals should be ex- terminated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
Forest Conservation Program Proposed
 NoiC by Rooseuelt

WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-- President Roosevelt Is expected to recommend to the next Con- gress a six-point forest conscr- vation program, it was indicated in a letter to Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida, made pubic today.
 What I have in mind is 3 rounding out of the existing legislation, supplemented by new provisions, altogether, sonae- thing which will supply an or sanic basis, so far as we can now fsresee it, for the next ten or fifteen years the letter said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
TOM MOONEY !, TAKES STAND ! OWN BEHALF
Ma kes Personal Appear ance in Writ of Habeas
 Corpus Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18.-Tom Mooney took the stand today in his hearing for writ of. habeas corpus before Referee A. E. Shaw and calmly answered questions.
 A plea by biz lawyers that w. K. Billings be brought here to testify was denied.
 Mooney was also refused permis- sion to go to Folsom Prison to at tend the taking, of deposition from Billings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
ALASKA-YUkON HIGHWAY GETS
 GREAT BOOST
Secretary of Interior lckes Says It is of Vital
 Importance

WAHINGTON. Sept. 7Secre- tary of Interior Harold L. lckes 9erms the proposed Alaska Yukon Highway as of vital importance to the West.
 The Highway will result in an increase in population in Alaska, will prove major attraction to tourists, open large areas Of land now inacc es ssible and prornote friendly relations between citizens of the United States and Canada, :" the Secretary said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
Says Appeal to Sea Is Cause of Much Crime

CHICAGO, Sept. 1s.-L. E. Bracken, of Columbus, Indiana, said that sex appeal was re- sponsibIe for John Dillingers crime life.
 The notorious public enemy attracted women, and robbed banks and shot policemen to obtain money to show off be- fore them, Bracken told the American Association of Ori- ficiaI Surge0ns convention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
By I. J. ECKLES

WASHINGTON. Sept. 7ts Special Correspondence)-When the first session of the Seventy-fourth Con- gress adjourned on August 26, it was generally conceded that be- cause of the great amount of legis- lation of national scope that was enacted-much of which was of a character required to meet the pressing need of the time and be- cause it had such direct bearing on the Nations social and economic life that no previous Congress had ever attempted to regulate-that the accomplishments of the pres ent Congress would go down in his- tory as more notable than that of any legislative body up to the pres ent time.
 Legislation for Alaska
 While the purpose of this major legislation was designed to be, and will be, of direct benefit to the general welfare of the average cit izen in all parts of the Nation, the fact. that it necessarily engrossed so much of the time of Congress precluded the possibility of enact ment of many bills of a sectional character, but which were of vital 1 importance to the section that sponsored them. This was as true of specific legislation proposed to benefit Alaska and Alaskans as 1t was of legislation for the various states. Many Of the bills that the Delegate introduced and pressed for passage, were not acted upon, but the number of the bills passed and the character of the legislation enacted directly for Alaska may well be compared with that of any state or of all the states.
 Public Laws for North
 The actual figures are interesting as they present a true valuation of the legislative work for the bene- fit of the Territory, for out of the total of 413 public laws approved during the session-15 of these public laws were for Alaska-a to- tai of 3.63 percent or nearly twice that of the average of the states and territories
 ] The total of the various bond tissues authorized for incorporated Ecities and towns in Alaska amount ed to $l, ,365 GOO. of which $164.250 1 is eligible for outright grant, and $200, 0,750 is eligible for loan under the authority of loan and grant plan of the PWA for encouraging public works.
 Proposed Project
 A summary Of the legislation pass ed during the first session includes eleven House Joint Resolutions that were incorporated in the general Rivers and Harbors Bill authorizing a preliminary examination of the following proposed projects:
 Bethel Harbor, Douglas Harbor Haines Harbor, Juneau Harbor, ] Rake Harbor Metlakatla Harbor Prince of Wales Island. Ship Canal, Sitka Harbor. Unalaska Harbor, Valdez Harbor, Skagway Harbor. The Rivers and Harbors Bill also includes and authorizes construc- ton (when funds are available) of the following eleven Alaska pro- iects that nave already been re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
ON s-MONTHs' VACATION

MT. and Mrs. George James, of Seward, are aboard the Yukon on their way to the States. They will motor from Seattle to the East Coast over the northern route with Boston their main objective. From there they will go to Washington, D. o.. Florida, over the southern route to California then norta to Seattle. a4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
SNOW FALLS

Snow blankets the top of Mount Juneau and nearby ranges this afternoon. Mount Roberts also has a snow fall and travellers from out Gla cier Highway report a heavy fall of snow on the Chill kats extended below the timber line.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
Skull Fractured First Grid Garne, PLayer Is Dead

PONTIAC, Mich, Sept. 1s.- OuriI Wilt, IS, playing on the high school team for his first year, made a difficult tackle, tainted. and died of skull frac- ture and q broken neck. The school cancelled its schedule.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
DIRECT RELIEF
 TO BE STOPPED
One State Already Taken from List Aided by
 Federal Funds

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 = The Relief Administration has announc- ed new slash in direct relief al- lotments, hoping to end the dole by November 1.
 Vermont has been the first State taken from the list as conditions are so improved there the State is taking care of its own popula- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
STATEHOOD
 FOR HAWAII

HONOLULU, Sept. 18- 8-statehood for Hawaii will be investigated by a Congressional Committee when public hearings begin in October. Proponents claim that American citizene of Oriental extraction have proved their fitness for citizenship
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
Many La,Us ReIatiUe to
 AIaska Are Introduced
 During Recent Congress

ported and approved by the Chief of Engineers: Y ,'.ss's-s' .'s
 wrangell Harbof, s56,000; WraIa- gell Narrows, $I42. 900; Dry Pass. $79O00; Stikine River, $500: Ko- diak H arbor, $7O,0o0: Petersburg Harbor, $1O2,O00; Egegik River, s5,- GOO; Cordova Harbor, $295 900; Sew ard Harbor, $70.0o0; Sitka Harbor, $67 800; Nome Harbor, $253 900; Nome Harbor, $l6,500.
 Issuance of Bonds
 Acts authorizing the issuance of bonds for municipal public works were authorized for the following towns and cities in the amounts named: Anchorage, $75,000; Cor dova, $50,oO0; Ketchikan, $1.0O0,- 900; Nome, s10O.O00; Petersburg $35,000; Seward, $75.000. authorized for purchase of light plant. No limit ing figure set for construction.
 Laws Enacted
 The following public laws were enacted in addition to the bond authorizations listed above:
 To authorize negotiations and the making of agreements with the Canadian Government for the sur vey and construction of the Pacific Yukon Highway to connect Alaska with the United States.
 Authorizing the Postmaster Gen. eral to contract for the carriage of all classes of mail by air in Alaska
 Authorizing the Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska to bring suit in the Court of Claims for any claims they may nave against the United States.
 To amend section 5296 of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States to make the poor convicts' law" applicable to Alaska.
 To amend section l28 of the Judicial Code. as amended, giving the right of appeal from the judg- ment of the district courts of Alas ka in all criminal cases.
 To reenact section 463 of the Criminal Code
 Authorizing the transfer of cer- tain lands in Nome for the pur- pose of replatting the city to inn prove the street plan.
 Authorizing an examination of the Tanana River and Cinema Slough for the purpose of flood con- trol in the vicinity of Fairbanks.
 Private Laws
 Private laws were enacted for the relief of the following persons:
 Joe Reno, Of Anchorage Reim- bursement in the sum of $500.
 D. E. Stubbs, formerly of Mo- Kinley Park. Authorizing suit in the Court Of Claims for damages sustained when the boundaries of the Park were extended enclosing his fur farm.
 John E. Click. of Juneau, reim- bursement of $261 .82.
 c. H. Hoogendorn. of Petersburg payment of $500 for the loss of his boat whilt under charter to the Government.
 Bills Introduced
 In addition to the Acts listed above, a number of bills have been introduced Dy the Delegate, some of which have been reported by
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
ouT TOR WINTER

Mrs. A. H. Mcdonald. wife of the general agent of the Alaska Steam ship Company for the Anchorage district, is southbound passenger on the Yukon enroute to San Diego to spend the winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
GAME WARDEN NELSON
 HANDS IN RESIGNATION

George Nelson, former big game guide. fox farmer and more re- gently game warden with headquar- ters at Cordova, has handed in his resignation to the Alaska Game Commission and will resume his former occupation of big game guid- ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
ROOSEVELT MAY NOT APPEAR AT. A. L. CONVENTION.
Accumulation of Work Will Keep Him in Washing
 ton Next Week

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. l8.-- President Roosevelt announced to- day that an accumulation of work will keep him in Washington late next week before starting his trip to the Pacific Coast. This will make it very improbable that he will attend the American Legion con- vention in St. Louis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
DR. LONG MAY
 BE CANDIDATE

TULSA, okla, Sept. Is. - pr. George E. Long, brother of Huey P. Long, plans to be a candidate for the Senate in 1886. pr. Long said he believes the program of the late Senator will come back in the 1886 campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
IS LYNCHED BY MOB AS JURY
 DELIBE RATES

oxFonDa sttAs sApts Aase Ell wood Hisginhottlapi. riesro. defend- ant, in a murder trial, was taken from the jail by mob and lynched while the jury was delib- erating his case. He was tried for staying Glenn Roberts, white man. last May.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
REJECTED M MARRfACE,
 SHOT DOWN

ARLINGTON. Ore. Sept, lS.-- Unreasoning jealousy, flared into sudden tragedy here as Joseph Helm. 45, carpenter, shot and killed Mabel wicklund, telephone opera tor. sfq a*isS
 He said she rejected his pro- posal of marriage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
BIRTH CONTROL ]
 PLAN ADVANCED
Immunization Is Proposed as Suitable Method
 for Future

| NEW YORK, Sept .18.-Margaret Sanger, founder of the American Birth Control League, said she foresees immunization as a birth control method of the future. If a
 formula is discovered, as she be-
 lieves it will be, she said women
 might "ilnmunize against pregnancy as you immunize against typhoid. l"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
MRS. MELyIN. PATIENT

Mrs. Edna Melvin entered St. Ann's Hospital for surgical treat ment yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
ROPER'S SPEECH GIVES POLITICS
 NEW INTEREST.
New Deal; Stand on Con stitutional Change Most
 Important Question

WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. A question of the New Deals future stand on the subject of constitu- tional change has aroused new in- terest in the light of Secretary of Commerce Daniel c. Roper's speech, declaring the right of amendment is "the heartbeart of our consti- tutional system. in a Constitution Day address at Alexandria. Va.
 Roper said: If there is not suf- ficient constitutionality authority for the Federal Government to deal properly with the devastating na- tionwide economic social emergency, if it is the will of the American people to amend the Constitution so that the Federal Government in time of acute distress may give aid nationally, it may be bold to direct action to avert utter chaos This question must be answered in the next decade if our present economic governmental system is to endure"
 Observers in Quandary
 Observers wondered whether the Roper utterance meant the New Deal might conduct an intensive effort for constitutional amend ment should the other major ad- ministration measures meet the fate of MIRA in the court tests beginning this fall.
 Other salient sentences from ad- dresses in various, parts of the na- ton by prominent men on Con- stitution Day include:
 Senatef Thomas, Utali When ever in the history of our country men carried on political campaigns on slogan like let's stand by the Constitution it has been and is today positive proof that real issues are not available"
 Theodore Roosevelt, son of the former President Watch well the changes that political tinkers may attempt lest under the guise of aid- ing you they steal your liberties. ?
 What G. 0. P. Says
 Senator Steiwer. Republican, Ore gon: Tn subtle method and furtive approach the New Deal excels; in candor and consistent purpose in fulfilment of promises it suffers by comparison.
 Henry P. Fletcher, Republican Chairman: '.The philosophy and practices of the New Deal are ut terly foreign to the letter and spirit of the Constitution.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
STOCK PRICES PUSH UPWARD
 GOOD TRADING.
Shorts Execute Retreat Steel Takes Lead III
 Forward Move

NEW YORK, Sept. l8, Stocks pushed forward vigorously today aided by the retreat of the shorts and the firmness of steel also am- bilious plans of the auto industry in connection with '36 model pro- duction. This led to active buying Of steel, auto issues and miscei- laneous industrial shares.
 Many issues rose from one to three points to new tops for the year.
 Today's trading was active.
 CLOSING PRICES TODAY
 NEW YORK, Sept. l8.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is l6s. American Can i44h. American Power and Light 7A, Anaconda 21$, Bethlehem Steel 4oss. General Motors 46ss, In- ternational Harvester 5gss, Kenne- colt 25h. United States Steel 477s, Pound $493h. Schenley Distilleries 38. United Foundry thirteenth-six- teenths.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES E The following are today's Dow. Jones averages: Industrials 134.16, rails 36.74, utilities 2584.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
NOT IN POLITICS

CHICAGO, Sept. 1s. y NaIionai Commander of the American Le- zion, Frank Belgrano, in Con- stitution Day address, said: The Constitution must and shall be kept out of politics.,
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tcontinued on Page Seven,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-18
Bills Introduced

In addition to the Acts listed above, a number of bills have been introduced Dy the Delegate, some of which have been. reported. by
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Amend the Bill.

N~thy eAAOoS ~ wAaRkCA oP AL cAACoA GU
cal speculation on making over the
world that they are impatiently resent
full of any outside suggestions will miss
the true significance of the hearings be-
fore Senator Copeland's committee on
the local social insurance legislation.
The hearings produced ample evidence
that there is no opposition among the
local taxpayers, who would bear the cost,
to the broad detectives Of the legislation.
Most of them openly praised the objec-
tives. Their only request has been to
make the local measure no more bur-
densome than Congress intended-by the
terms Of the national legislation-for 1t
to be; no more burdensome than the
legislation which the people Of the few
States enacting such legislation have
written for themselves.
Aside from the equities involved, the
advantages Of following the requests Of
the local community, as voiced by those
who spoke for it, should be manifest.
Grant the requests for changes and
Congress will have enacted a local bill
supported by the community sympa-
thetic with its provisions. Arbitrarily
deny those requests purely on the
grounds of theory - and the reverse
will be true.
The difference between practical and
theoretical principles Is indicated in one
requirement Of the local unemployment
insurance bill that the employers Of four
or more domestic servants pay tax on
that pay roll. The theory of the require
ment may be one thing. In practice,
what will it mean? Those who employ
four servants will doubtless discharge
one of them to avoid the tax. The Ma
tional legislation specifically exempts
the employer of domestic servants in
private home from pay roll tax pro-
visions.
The whole bill is theoretical, with few
presidents. The part OF wisdom will be
to accept the practical suggestions Of
fered for it's amendment. If they, in
turn, prove impractical. there will be
time for further changes. Washington
and the rest of the country will be ex-
perimenting with social legislation for a
long time to come.
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Doubts Col. Peaks Fitness
As Penal Superintendent

To the Editor of The Star:
Your newspaper has carried items for
the past few days to the effect that
certain of the citizens associations have
passed resolutions criticizing the stand
of the Board of Public Welfare in con-
templating going outside of the District
to secure a qualified person to act as
general superintendent of the District
of Columbia penal system. Chairman
Mary Norton has also joined in the
criticism.
Col Peak, present head of the Lorton
Reformatory, has been Endorsed for gen.
eral superintendent by some of the citi-
zens' associations and by Chairman
Norton
The question which Westinghouse
have right to ask is this: Is Col. Peak
fit to fill this re, ponsible position? Let
us consider the following facts:
The issue of The Star of March 10,
1884, carried the story of the admission
by Col. Peak while testifying at hear
ing of the Lorton Reformatory Investi-
eating Committee that while superin-
tendent of the District Jail he used q
torture post" for punishment of prison.
ers during period of about 10 years.
who violated certain rules of the insti-
tuition.
This punishment was so severe that a
doctor examined the prisoners under
going this form of torture hourly. &C
cording to the colonel, to make sure they
could live through 1t.
Now do the citizens of Washington
want q man who exemplifies the old
system, with its mental and physical
cruelty as the basis of its penal philoso-
ply, to head our prisons in the District
of Columbia, or do we. like Elwood Street,
director of public welfare, want an en-
liehtened and humane man, SO qualified
through practical experience as to meet
the exacting standards Of the new
penology, with its philosophy aimed to-
ward the rehabilitation of the offender
through the aid of all the sciences Dor
dering on human conduct?
LOUIS LEH.
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message to Congress dealing with the
merchant marine. To tie it up in
definitely in the Senate would be mis-
fortune.
Supporters of a Government owner
ship policy may hold that it would be
better for the Government to build It's
own ships and operate them than to
grant aid to private American shipping
companies They might just as well
argue that it would be better for the
Government to own all the farms which
the Government in the Bankhead bill
proposes to aid the tenant farmers to
purchase. The American idea that the
American people shall own and operate
their own homes and businesses still
persists among the great majority.
The reasons for Government aid to
the overseas American merchant marine
are obvious. The higher standard OF
living for the workers in this country
is the main reason. 1t costs more to
build a ship in American shipyards than
it does abroad. 1t costs more to operate
an American merchant vessel than 1t
does to operate a foreign vessel. In
order to compete successfully in the
carrying trade with other maritime ma
tions, Americans must therefore have
assistance. Not only are the foreign
costs of construction and operation less
than American, but foreign governments
do not hesitate to subsidize their mer-
chant fleets.