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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
NAVY PROGRAM STARTED; BIDS
 OPENED TODAY
Battle ship Construction Will Be Left.Up to
 President

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Leav- ing to President Roosevelt to de- eide whether two new battleships are going to be constructed, the Navy High Command started the next fiscal years building program with opening bids for six destroy CTS and three submarines.
 The destroyer bids ranged from as low as $4,25o,ooo to g high of $6,3SO, ,O00.
 The only Pacific Coast bidder was the Bethlehem, Shipbuilding Corporation of San Francisco. now building two destroyers. Its bids were higher than those submitted for the corporations Quincy, Mass, plant.
 Admiral Standley, Acting Secre- tary of the Navy. said President Roosevelt will decide later whether the battleships will be built in event Great Britain carries out the announced plans to lay keels for two additional battleships.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
DIM0ND. BOYLE
 TRUITT MAKING
 CAMPAIC TRIP
Enthusiastic Audiences Greet Candidates-Ev-
 erything Democratic

SEWARD, Aug. l9.-Delegate An-s thony J. Dimond, Attorney General James S. Truitt, and Territorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle, arrived yesterday after a speaking tour that brought out large and enthus- iastic audiences in Fairbanks, Ne- mana, Anchorage and Palmer.
 Members of the group of Demo- cratic candidates said that wealth. CT permitting they planned to fly to Seldovia and from there to Corr dova, winding up the westward cam paign tour at Valdez. The party plans on arriving in Juneau about August 24. A
 Judging from many conversa- tions and the enthusiastic meetings that greeted us in all places vis- ited, solid majority of the voters realize the many benefits Alaska has received from the Democratic Administration; that conditions are good throughout the country; that Alaska is on the way, that the voters are not taking any chances by switching and it looks like a Democratic victory for the entire ticket Territorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle said today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
Plot Overthrow of Soviet Govt;
 16 Plead Guilty
Reign of Terror Was to Be Instigated- German
 Police Involved

MOSCOW, Aug. 19.-Sixteen ac- cused Trotzky conspirators today pleaded guilty to charges of the Soviet government that they plotted to seize power through an organ ized reign of terror in which Jos eph Stalin and other heads would have been killed.
 The prosecutors charged the plot was directly organized by Leon Trotzky and the plotters hoped for international complications which would pave the way for the over. throw of the Soviet Government.
 The German Gestapo. secret DO. lice, is also charged with direct participation in the plot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
RECOVERY IS EVIDENCED IN
 ALL NORTHLAND
Foster McGovern Makes Statement After Ex-
 tensive Alaska Trip

While the Yukon was in port, early this morning. Foster L. Mc- Govern, manager of the Alaska De- partment, Seattle Chamber of Com merce, vigorously described the many evidences of strong recovery and development he saw and stu died during his extensive trip to the Westward and Interior, as a part of bringing about closer CO., operation and increasing helpful un- derstanding between the Seattle commercial body and the people of Alaska.
 Conditions Fine
 Conditions are fine in Alaska, , MT. McGovern said "The Terri tory is taking on an air of per- manency. Alaskans are realizing that the Territory is in better shape than any place on the Outside. They are staying here. In Fairbanks I toured around extensively, visiting the creeks and new operations. Con- ditions there are excellent due to the new price of gold Fairbanks shows every evidence of prosper ity; lots of new outfits are work ing.
 Ne1U Mining
 The caterpillar tractor, and the powerful mechanical bull dozer" methods of production are stimu7 lating, greatly, the placer gold pro- duction. I spent several days in Anchorage and general conditions there are very good; about $40O,0o0 highway program is underway, in- cluding the new city hall building, nearly completed, an addition to the Anchorage hotel, an addition to the First National Bank, and many inn provements to stores, as well as a number of new homes; business is good and the people appear hap py." at
 "The Matanuska Valley project at Palmer is going good; lots of land being cleared and crops grow ing. Tn the trading post at Palmer
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
4 DEMOCRATS POLL BIC VOTE
 WYO.P PRIMARIES
Robert D. Carey, Republi- can, Easily Renominat-
 ed Over Brubaker

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 19. = Democrats in the State boiled big vote according to incomplete re- turns received this morning from yesterdays primaries.
 The big fight in both parties cen- tered around the Senatorial nom- inee.
 The Democratic vote received from 466 precincts of the States .676, for the Senatorial nomination, gives H. H. Swartz 8,430; Dr. John D. Clark 5,855, J. Kirk Baldwin 5,595, Anthony Radalj 2,250 and Charles Trenary 1,180 votes.
 Returns from 460 precincts give Robert D. Carey, incumbent United States Senator 19,16l for the Re- publican nomination against A. F. Brubaker who received only 7,121 votes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
'34 RECORD YEAR
 TO BE EXCEEDED
 FIGURES REVEAL
Total Pack for Entire Ter ritory Now Stands at
 7,154,837 Cases
7,4S1,O00 PACKED
 IN LAST BIG YEAR
Wingard Expects at Least Another 350,000 Cases
 to Set New High Mark

With 8 weeks fishing yet to re- port in some districts, indication was today that the 1886 Alaska salmon pack will set an all time record, figures compiled at the Bu- reau of Fisheries reveal
 The pack through last Saturday for the entire Territory was 7,154,- 837 cases as compared with the to- tai pack of 7,48l ,000 cases in 1894, the last big year. With some dis tricts closing this week and others remaining open until the 22d and one until August 29 there was evil idence today that the pack would at least reach the 1884 pack and 1t was believed there was good chance that it might be exceeded.
 Bristol Bay, which was open last year only to very small pack, contributed ], 1898, sos cases this sea- son and other districts are holding up especially well, according to L. G. Wingard, Alaska Agent.
 Reports Yet to Come
 There is every reason to believe this season will set new record, in excess of the 1894 pack said MT. Wingard. T feel safe, in the face of figures we now have, in predicting the 1884 mark will at least be reached and believe it will be ex- ceeded. think we can look for at least 350000 cases to add to the present totals when all pack re- ports are received. We have half week figures to come yet from Ket- chikan, Western and Eastern dis tricts. Wrangell is open until the 22d and the West Coast until the 29th. There will be only few hun dred additional cases from the Westward. Chignik, and Kodiak, but the reports yet to come from the Southeast in my opinion, will give us new salmon pack figure, beating that big year of 1884"
 Much of the success of the fish, ing season, the Agent feels, is due to the close watch the Bureau has kept on escapements and fixing reg 'ulations so the fishermen could get the best fishing, at the same time retaining sufficient escapement to the streams to perpetuate the in- dustry in future years.
 With three days report yet to come, Ketchikan has packed l. 087,946. The South and North sides of Alaska Peninsula comb inc passed the 1000 000-case mark. Prince William Sound is over 6Oo-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
MUSSOLINI HAS
 SERVED NOTICE,
 FRENCH NATION
France Must Stop Giving Moral Support to
 Spanish Government AIRMEN EXCHANGE
 SHOTS, REPORT NOW Insurgent Warship Firin g on Land Batteries in
 Northern Sector

LONDON, Aug. 19.-Italy is keep ing fleet of 1,500 Fascist airplanes in readiness for any eventuality that may arise on the proposed compromise of the Franco-Italio agreement on Spanish neutrality.
 Italy may yield over possible conflict and demand that Socialist France stop expressions of public opinion and siding with the pres ent Spanish Government.
 Air Fleet Ready
 A dispatch this afternoon from Rome says Premier Benito Mus solini has served notice that the Italian Air Fleet will aid the Span ish rebels if France fails to abstain from intervention in moral support for the Spanish Socialist regime.
 Clash Reported
 Rome reports. received here, state Italian and French airmen have already actually exchanged shots over Gibraltar as part of the Span- ish Civil War.
 Some Fascists credit the report that an Italian bombing plane dam aged the Spanish cruiser Jaime F'rimero which the sailors seized from the Fascist officers.
 Recognition
 Jubilant rebels, according to radio advices from the Burgos head quarters, declares Italy and Ger many have joined hands and are ready to extend full recognition to the rebels on the theory the in- surgents will take Madrid.
 Rebels are reported to have ad- vanced within 500 yards of Irun under fire of the Government ar- tillery.
 Warships Smelling Towns
 Another report is that the Ad- mirante Cervera and one or two rebels cruisers are smelling Irun and San Sebastion, also Fort Guadalupe for the past two days. It is said the rebel vessels have been hit by the Government land batteries and a report is that one of the craft has been badly damaged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
TO BOMBARD PALMA;
 U. S. GIVEN WARNING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Span- ish Government authorities, warn- ing of their intention to lombard Palma from the air and sea, told the American Consul there they urged that all American vessels leave Palma within ten hours.
 The heavy cruiser Quincy arrived at Palma today and the battleships Oklahoma is reported enroute there
 The State Department requested the Navy to instruct the Quincy to evacuate Consul Robert Long year and all other Americans who can be persuaded to leave the Bele- afro Islands and to broadcast a warning to all American merchant vessels in the vicinity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
Weeks Neavs in RevieaU
 by Richard H. Hippelheuser

sistance between France and Soviet Russia. With Poland's distrust of the Communist nation, this pact disturbed the relations with Paris. Now, with the disturbed state of Eu- rope, France was bending its eff forts to keep Poland in line.
 But no matter what the outcome of the Spanish situation, the Amer ican government has laid down its policy of strict neutrality.
 In line with the Presidents words at Chautauqua, the State Depart ment said this government will, of course, scrupulously refrain from any interference whatever in the unfortunate Spanish situation"
 Inaddition, the Washington Gov ernment again warned all Ameri- cans to leave Spain and said those who remained did so at their own risk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
GERMANS ARE
 SMOKING NOW

BERLIN, Aug. 19.-Germans are smoking more than ever, accord ing to official statistics for the fiscal year 1935-36 when 7,800,o ,o0O,- 900 cigars and more than 37000,- 10000 cigarettes passed through the tobacco exise department.
 Tn that period German smokers spent 9.1 per cent more on to- bacco than in the previous year. The homegrown weed is used more and more as substitute for the foreign product.
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p. R. BRADLEY IS HERE ON ANNUAL
 VISIT TO A. J.
President of Gold Mining Co. Reports Satisfaction
 with Outlook Outside ;.

Shortly after his arrival on the steamer Alaska today, P. R. Brad ley, President of the Alaska Ju- neau Gold Mining Company, whose home office is in San Francisco, was busy at his desk in the local offices at the mine.
 Smiling genially. when inter- viewed. MT. Bradley expressed pleasure at again being on Cas- tineau Channel, where he had made his home for number of years and has a host of friends.
 The purpose of this annual trip, g generally of approximately a months duration. is to renew direct contacts with the operation of the Alaska Juneau. and keep in inti- mate touch with its working, MT. Bradley, said. .b3a
 While the Alaska Juneau has a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
LEAVE ON BARANoF

The Baranof sailing for the Vest ward at 1 o'clock yesterday after noon took the following list of pas sengers from here: MT. and Mrs. s. Douglas. H. F. Gallwas, F. l.. Fiske. Buzz iFemmer. Ted Doogap. A. E. Young, Octavia Wilson, Eu- genia OBrien. s. Taylor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
Re-elect Roosepelt, Urges Minnesota GOUernOr from
 His Sick Bed in Hospital

ROCHESTER, Minn.. Aug. 19.- From his sisk bed in one of the hospitals of the Mayo Clinic, Gov. Floyd B. Olson, Farmer-Laborite, of Minnesota. urges Liberals to re- elect President Roosevelt and pre- vent election of the "reactionary Landon. M
 Gov Olson added: ''The Liberals
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19

must vote solidly for Roosevelt, for to split their votes means they are merely playing into the hands of the Wall Street gang" : Gov. Olson is improving from a blood transfusion, successfully made yesterday following bad night in which heawas in terrible pain, He has been suffering from a stomach ailment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
LOS ANGELES < STREET GAR
 IN MAD RUSH
Twenty-seven Passengers Injured Other Over
 night Accidents

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Aug. l9.- A runaway street car injured 27 passengers during the night.
 A triple automobile collision hurt six persons and two persons were killed on other overnight traffic accidents in the Los Angeles area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19

NEW YORK, as of week ending Aug. 15.-By Associated Press) = There was strong plea for peace in world preparing for war. It came from the President of the United States.
 Standing on forest hillside, on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in New York, the President said:
 Peace in the Western World is not all that we seek
 Tt is our hope that knowledge of the practical application of the good neighbor policy in this hem isphere will be borne home to our neighbors across the seas.
 We seek to dominate no other nation. We ask no territorial ex- pansion. We oppose imperialism. We desire reduction in world arm- aments.
 we believe in Democracy; we be- lieve in freedom; we believe in peace. We offer to every nation of the world the handclasp of the good neighbor. Let those who wish our friendship look us in the eye and take our hands"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION
 The Civil War in Spain still mem aced the peace of Europe. Not only in London, but in the chancellories of other capitals, there was grave concern lest Spain become the Sara jevo of 1886.
 The delay of the Hitler government in answering the French proposal for a policy of neutrality among ] the European powers intensified the situation. Furthermore, there was the appearance of Italian and German military airlanes in the camps of the Fascist rebels in Spain. This increased the anxiety of the Blum government in France. In accepting the French propos- al lin principle" Fascist Italy ob- jected to the activities of French citizens in organizing financial and military support for the Leftist-Lib- eral government of Manuel Azana in Spain.
 But France firmly informed Italy 1 it connot pledge its citizens to cease such activity.
 Under the provision of the French neutrality proposal. the gov ernments would pledge non-inter- vention into the Spanish Civil war. France was preparing for any eventuality Turning to Eastern Europe, seeking to strengthen it's alliances there, France sent it's chief of the General Staff, General Marie Gusaave Gamelin, to War saw for a conference with General Edward Rydz-Smigley, Inspector General of the Polish Army and the virtual dictator of Poland. | Paris, with this move, was put ting the Franco-Polish pact to its first major test. This military alliance has been in existence for IS years. But in recent years, there have been frequent indications of lessening friendship bet ween : France and Poland. ae ' One contributing factor to this was the agreement on mutual as-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
STATEMENT OF P.-I.

In last Fridays Seattle Daily Times, received in yesterdays mail, appeared the following statement by the Post-Intelligencer:
 Because the Post-Intelligencer some weeks ago discharged two edi- torial employees, one for inefficient and wasteful methods, the other for gross insubordination, Seattle is again witnessing a reign of terror ism that should be an impressive
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
THE POLITICAL SIDE

Republicans generally declared the tax announcement was a. political gesture. Typical of this thought was the statement, issued in Wash ington, of Representative Robert Low Bacon, of New York:
 "The hurried White House con- ference, and the subsequent an nouncement that no new taxes will be recommended to Congress at the next session, is a political gesture, pure and simple.
 Tt should be viewed in the light
 1Confin,ien on Page Seuenl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
ARBITRATION
 TURNED DOWN
 PAPER STRIKE
May or Dore's Suggestion R ej e cted by Seattle
 Post-Intelligencer

SEATTLE, Aug. 19.-The execu- tives of the Seattle Post-Intelli- gencer have rejected Mayor John F. Dores suggestion that the Amer ican Newspaper Guild strike be ar bitrated, although the Guild &C., cepted the conference suggestion.
 T am washing my hands of the business I do not care now if the Post t-Intelligencer never publishes and I think it would be a good thing for the town if it didn't, said Mayor Dore after receiving the newspapers answer.
 Meanwhile pickets continued tc surround the building bearing signs demanding return to duty of two discharged editorial staff Guild members.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
DAVE BECK REPLIES


 Teamsters and Joint Council Presi- dent, issued statement this after noon through the Seattle Daily Times denying that the Post-In- telligencer and other press state ments that he is responsible for the Guild strike which closed the Post -Intelligencer.
 Beck urges that a public com mission be formed to investigate the strike and publicize the find ings of his alleged connection with the shut down of the morning newspapers plant. Beck suggested the Rev. pr. Mark Matthews, Rob- ert Stratton McF'arlane and Ewing D.. Colvin as members of the com mission and said that if the man agement of the Post -Intelligencer declined to accept the suggestion he would ask for departmental &C., tion of Legion Commander Walter Talbot, of Colfax, Wash, to select a commission.
 1T had no part whatsoever in calling this strike was in Cali Tfornia three weeks previous to the time the strike was called" is the statement made by Beck.
 The Seattle Times, in black type spread" on the first page. accused Beck of being instrumental in calling the strike.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-19
OTHER NATIONAL AFFAIRS

OIHEh NAliONAL Ar f AiNO
 Before he left Washington on this tour through Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, the President held conference on finances and tax es with Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau. Chairman Harrison oi the Senate Finance Committee, and Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee.
 After the conference, it was an- nounced the Administration would not seek any new taxes in the com ing session of Congress.
 In his inspection of areas devas- tated by the spring floods, the President first visited Johnstown on the Conemaugh.
 At Johnstown, he discussed the Federal Governments flood control program with Major General Ed win Markham, Chief of Army En- gineers.
 To speed up construction, the President, after his conference with Pennsylvania officials, allocated $2- 961 900 in relief funds for immed- fate work in the Johnstown-Pitts- burgh area.
 From Johnstown, the President journey to Cleveland to take in the Great Lakes Exposition: then on to Chautauqua for the address on foreign policy.
 There followed a tour of flood control areas in New York and other sections of Pennsylvania be- fore the President went to his IJvda park homo
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The Washington times., 1936-10-26
TOBACCO JUICE

The next time you go to the
House Office Building you ought
to take a close look at the statue
of Speaker Joe Cannon in the
lobby. Cast your eyes carefully
over the pedestal on which it sits.
The bust was made a long time
before the pedestal. 1t was put
in one of the alcoves in which
the buildings on Capitol Hill
abound just for that purpose.
After a number of years it was
decided to give Uncle Joe a more
conspicuous position. A pedestal
Of marble was secured. The ped.
estal, of course, at glance, showed
that it was new, clashing with the
antiquity of the bust. In order
to age the pedestal workers went
over the marble with tobacco juice
until it turned slightly yellow.
The method is considered highly
appropriate, since Uncle Joe was
hardly ever seen without cigar
in the side of his mouth. The
question has been raised, however,
as to who chewed all the tobacco
to get enough juice to complete
the job.
The Washington times., 1936-10-26

nrint to say I Edwin L. Hill
love it, morbid as I may seem.
This campaign fever and STAG
cato pulse is one of the best
things that ever happened in this
country. The record registration
all over the country, somewhere
around 20 per cent above that
of four years ago, is a healthy
sign of reSurgent democracy.
The low registration of previous
years, the good-natured public in
difference to the doingS OF the
politicians" has been national
disgrace; and, if it had continued,
would have pegged us as a rabble
too dumb and lazy to appreciate
or use our great political heritage,
unworthy of our suffrage, our
history, our national aspiration.
This piece has been sluiced out
of a hot argument I got into at
dinner company the other
night and I like to think similar
arguments are going on at a few
million other American dinner
tables. The kickoff was by an
informed and cultured man, the
holder of a Master of Arts degree
from a silk-stockinged New Eng.
land college, the author Of several
books on economics. He said:
CLASH OF THEORIES
"There won't be any hope for
this country until public affairs
and public discussion are dOmi-
mated by men of specialized in.
telligence, of genuine taste and
education, of some decent re-
serves and some training in
seemly public behaviour"
"In other words" said a
skepticaI guest, "yOu think the
country ought to be run by
nice people"
That started the fireworks. Sew
eral of us jumped him and several
others backed him up. 1t finally
boiled down to the question OF
whether or not traditional Amer
lean democracy is grand, gusty
free-for-all sort Of thing, in which
anything of importance is any
bodys fight. or whether it is a
gentleman'S club.
I was on the free-for-all side,
and to make clear the antitheSiS,
it is possible that I have unfairly
reported the opposition. More
sympathetically stated, their argu-
ment was that solvency and effec-
tiveness in Government must lind
a way to recruit superior educa-
ton and intelligence in public life,
and that this need is so exigent
that it outweighs the traditional
and sentimental background of
our institutions.
One of the guests was a quiet,
gray-haired man of obvious poise
and distinction, whom had iden-