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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08
Virgin Isles Rim is Ready
for U. S.

WASHINGTON, July 81 CUP). =
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of Interior
and Public Works Administrator, an
nounced today that the Virgin Islands
are ready to ship rum here.
For the last two years 25O, 900 gallons
have been aging in vast warehouses at
the docks of St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
Some 100000 gallons more ale in the
process of aging in the watts of the
Virgin Islands Co., semi-private corpor
alton organized under R0oseveltian aus.
pieces, financed wthsPubic Works AID
mlnistration money, and headed by
Ickes.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08

American liquor distributors now are
bidding on the first consignment and
their bids are high. Ickes has no inten
ton of selling at cost. Il costs a
bout 25c gallon to produce and it Will
sell at retail IN the United States with
IN the next few week at approximately
$3.50 per gallon. Dejucting taxes, excis
and cost of handling, the profits should
fetal more than $1,000, 900.
AS production is stepped up
consumption RISES here, profits
are expected to increase proportionata
ly. Officials said distributors were co n
petng for the privilege of handling it.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08
HERE & THERE

Judge With. Jensen. clerk of the
District Court here. is again i'll at home.
Al he is the only official Of the court at
present on the island legal matters are
disposed of from his bedside. A messen
ger clerk handles routine matters at the
office. Daily News.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08
]. E. SCHON, Agent.

third anniversary and featured brisk
parade through the town. Three orches
tras furnished music for the occasion.
Daily News, August 3fd.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08

Miss Mary Hay, the last member of
the older Hay family died this morning
at her residence in Garden Street. She
was Sc years, and had led retiring life
which brought her in contact with few
persons. She was also a staunch MEM
Der of the Dutch Reform Church.
Daily News.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08

Bull Insular passenger liner Mary from
an Juan. She was accompanied by her
laughter Mrs. Cramer.-Daily News.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08
UNION NOTICE

There will be meeting of the workers
at Peters Rest School House on Sunday
afternoon at CLOCK.
Management Committee
ST. CROlX LABOR UNION
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08

Yesterday afternoon the Roosevelt
Garner Democratic Club celebrated its
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-08
nm the North and South Atlantic. Gulf and

WEEKLY SERVICE makes to con- eft with the NORTH
Pacific Pors with a O delay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
NO WARS FOR
 JAPAN, SAYS
 NEW PREMIER
|Koki Hirota, Chief Since February Uprising,
 Pledges Peace

TOKYO. March 25.-Premier Koki Hirota today declared Japan will fight no war so long as he is in office.
 He expressed qualification over the recent statement of vyacheslaff Mo- lotoff. President of the Council of Soviet Commissars, that Russo Jap anese relations were improving. The two men are intimate friends.
 Koki Hirota, who assumed the Premiership after the February up- rising, explained that the positive foreign policy of the new cabinet has been announced as a means oi speeding up the solution to questions between Japan and her neighbors by diplomatic means. The main thing, he said, lis the readjustment of Chi ma relations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
THREE POWERS SIGN REVISED
 NAVAL TREATY
U. S., Britain and France Compromise on Pact
 Japan, Italy Unsigned

LONDON. March 25.-The United States, Great Britain and France have signed new international navy treaty which removes restrictions on size of navies.
 However. the United States and Great Brita m, possessors of the worlds mightiest fleets, have agreed separately to maintain their navies on the same level as normal.
 Norman H. Davis, heading the United States delegation, said the United States regretted that the in- strument falls short of it's best hopes in that it makes no provision for quantitative reduction or limitation.
 He expressed a belief that the in- ternational situation is responsible, and that, under the circumstances. drastic reductions in armaments are manifestly not to be expected.
 We have undertaken to keep each other informed on current and pro- jected construction, he declared.
 Italy Has Not Signed
 Ambassador Dino Grandi, of Italy, declared potential naval menace" exists in the Mediterranean as he publicly attacked British activities in that region.
 Italy has not signed the pact. Tt is with regret said Grandi, that Italy finds herself prevented from being among the signatory powers, since she is compelled by circum- stances to maintain an unpreju- diced freedom in the field of naval construction"
 The treaty has been left open for later signature by both Italy and Japan.
 Chief Difference
 The chief difference between this treaty and the previous one is that now no limitation exists on size of fleets and only one on sizes of ships and guns.
 Attempts to limit the size of fleets quantitatively was abandoned when Japan walked out on the conference
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
kATALLA MAN IS SHOT DOWN
 IN HIS HOME
John Solveson, Alleged Killed by Jack Lee,
 Who Is Under Arrest
WOMAN WOUNDED IN
 SHOOTING AFFRAY
Tragedy Results as Out come of Old Quarrel
 Among Oldtimers

CORDOVA, March 25.-A shoot ing affray at Katalla, which offi- cers said grew out of an old quar- rel, has resulted in the death of John Solveson, aged 43, and the wounding of Mrs. R. Kalezick, by Jack Lee.
 The shooting occurred last Satur- day.
 Following receipt of word of tho shooting from the St. Elias Light house keeper, Federal party, in- cluding United States Commission CT F. A. Jones, Deputy U. s. Mar shal c. P Mickelson and Dr. J. E. Young flew to Katalla yesterday. There the Federal party held an in- quest. Following the inquest the par ty returned here with the woman, who was placed in the hospital, and with Lee, who has been lodged in jail subject to a grand jury hearing.
 The shooting occurred on tn e threshold of the Kalezik home.
 The officers said Lee went to the door of the house and summoned Solveson from the dinner table, then !, shot him twice in the head. Other bullets wounded the woman. The dead man has no family but Lee has a wife and several children.
 All involved are oldtime residents of Katalla.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
HAUPTMANN IN NEW PLEA FOR
 COURT PARDON
Second Application for Hearing Signed in Death
 House of Prison


 TRENTON. N. J., March s. Bruno Haupmann, under sentence to die next Tuesday night for the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby, has signed application for a second Court of Pardon hearing
 His first plea for mercy was re- jected by the Court on Jan II. but a reprieve by Gov Harold C.. Hoff- man saved him from execution six days later.
 Hauptmann's application filed late today with the clerk of the Court of Pardons.
 Hauptmann signed the application in the death house of New Jersey State Prison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
PILOT LOSES RACE AGAINST
 MANS DEATH
, Canadian Airways Flier Makes 206l-Mile Flight
 to Bring Out Teamster

EDMONTON, Alberta. March 25 Death won race with pilot Con- way Farrell, Canadian Airways pi- lot, who landed at McMurray late Tuesday after 2061 mile flight to bring out Spence Murray. Fort Nor man teamster.
 Erly this week the airman went from McMnrray in answer to a radio message giving the informa- ton that the teamster was critically i'll.
 Only brief radiogram flashes of the pilots progress were received here until today, when final radio gram disclosed Murray had died just before the plane landed at Fort Norman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
Former Alaskan Is SWind|ed in
 Detroit, Mich.
John w. Brennan, Onetime Channel Resident, Is
 Victim of Racket

John w. Brennan, 79-year old retired mining man and oldtime resident of Gastineau Channel, &C., cording to the Detroit Free Press of March IT, was swindled out of $3,300 in cash in Seattle. This was revealed when he went to Detroit to cash in on his deal.
 Brennan, wrapped in huge fur coat which he said he bought in Al aska 40 years ago, arrived in De- troit Monday night, March Is, ac- cording to the Detroit Free Press, and took a cab at the Michigan Gen. tral Station with instructions to the driver to proceed to the Flint Hotel When the driver was unable to To- cate the hotel, Brennan refused to pay the fare.
 To Police Headquarters
 The driver thereupon drove Bren- nan to Police Headquarters, where the former miner said he had bought some mining stock from four strang- CTS in Seattle, Wash, paying them $3, 300 in cash. The men then paid his fare, including Pullman, to De- troit and told him to meet them at the Flint Hotel, where they would de- liver the stock or pay him his share of the profits from proposed stock transaction. They told him his share would come to s15,000, Brennan said
 Brennan says he has engaged in gold, copper and iron mining in every state in the Union, except Michigan. He told police that he was independently wealthy and asked that he be put on the train for Mon- treal.
 Identification cards showed that he was charter member of the Ju- neau, Alaska. Knights of Columbus
 No Flint Hotel
 Search of the records revealed that there is no Flint Hotel now in De-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
SANITARY ENC.
 . IS HERE UNDER SECURITIES ACT
Ben L. Grimes, IT,, Express. es Faith in New Pub-
 lie Health Regime

One of the first persons in the United States to be appointed to public health office under the So- cial Securities Act, Ben L. Grimes, Jr., Sanitary Engineer for the Ter ritory of Alaska, who arrived yes terday on the Yukon, today express sed faith in the new regime as "a work with and for the people" with general public welfare its first and only principal consideration.
 The more the public uses us, 7 he said. the better we'll like it.
 The first of large staff of health officers to be installed in the Ter ritory within the next few months, MT. Grimes comes direct from Fl Paso, Texas. where, as sanitary enginer for the public health ser vice in that state, he has been stationed for the past two years. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, and has been engaged in practical work in his profession since 1882.
 Our work here will be principally with public water supplies in cities and towns" he explained, with supervision of dairies and general food inspection also falling within our prince"
 Water samples, which at the pres ent time are being shipped to the University of California at Berke- ley for testing will be handled in Juneau in the new meteorological laboratory to be opened, under So- cial Securities administration, in the near future.
 Although MT. Grimes will have supervision over, and personally in- spect the entire Territory, his of- fices will be in Juneau, and his wife and nine -months-old son, who came here with him, will locate perman- ently in the Capital City.
 This snow," said Grimes, lis the first we've sen this winter We are much impressed"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
NUGGETS VISIT
 TIA JUAN.A ON
 SOUTHERN TRIP
Girls Doing Movie Capii. tai Today and Tomor-
 row Co to Catalina

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March s.
 All the glamor of Tia Juana in old
 Mexico was the thrill enjoyed yester- 1 day by the Alaska Nuggets" the
 seven Juneau girl Better Times Con- test winners, who arrived here today
 on the return trip from San Diego
 which they left last night at mid
 night.
 Today and tonight they are "do- ] ing" the movie capital; looking back of the scenes in filmland and gen. erally enjoying a wonderful time. After breakfast this morning at the
 Rosslyn Hotel, their headquarters, the girls, including the Washington and Oregon winners, were taken on motor tour of Hollywood. The 20th l Century Fox Studios and the homes of some of the stars are being vis- iited. They had luncheon today in
 Universal City restaurant where they
 had opportunity to see great num-
 Der of filmland headliners. A mati-
 nee is a feature this afternoon at Graumans Chinese Theatre n d dinner tonight will be at the famous 1 Lucca's.
 Interesting Visits Arriving in San Diego at 6:30 yes terday morning, the Nuggets were
 taken for drive by the Gray Lines after breakfast at the San Diego hotel, visited the hotel gardens, the residential district with it's swaying
 palm trees and many other places of interest. Picture taking was an in- teresting part of the drive, especial Lf .n.at. ra. ad on pana Iynraal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
MISSISSIPPI
 RISES AS NEW
 FLOODS BEGIN
Death Toll in Eastern State Reaches lo7 = New
 Rainfall Expected

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 25.- New Floods today threatened Vest ern Pennsylvania, Northern West Virginia and Ohio as rains swelled the smaller streams tributary to the Ohio River.
 High water is again reported at Pittsburgh.
 According to all revised figures received here, the death toll from the floods in the eastern states has reached 197, count by states being as follows:
 Pennsylvania 126, West Virginia IA, Massachusetts 10, Ohio 2, Yer mont 6, Maine 5, Connecticut 5, Maryland 5, Virginia 4, Missouri 4, Wisconsin 3, New York 2, North Carolina 2, Georgia 2, New Hamp- shire 1, Tennessee 1.
 New Rainfall
 The new rainfall is not expected to precipitate crisis similar to that of last week, but it is believed many will be driven from their homes and some property damage will result from the added high water
 Mississippi Danger
 The first indication of flood con- ditions on the Mississippi River, in N to which the Ohio flows, came iron Hickman, Kentucky, where 100 fam lilies are prepared to leave theil homes as the flood waters slowly approach
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25

 save their face"
 THE FLOODS
 The eastern states were devastat- ed by widespread floods, the worst in history in many areas.
 Death, misery and destitution were rampant. The valleys of the Con- necticut, Merrimac, Monongahela, Allegheny, Potomac, Susquehanna, Ohio and other rivers were panor- amas of waste and destruction.
 The death list mounted steadily towards 200. The American Red Cross rushed supplies to nearly 300,- 900 homeless persons. The property damage ran into hundreds of mill lions of dollars.
 Great industrial areas like Pitts burgh, Wheeling, Manchester, N. H., Springfield, Mass, Hartford, Conn., and Wilkesbarre were inundated and isolated from the rest of the world for long, fearful hours.
 Throughout the week, airplane and boat provided the only means to reach scores of cities.
 Johnstown, Pa, remembering the disaster of 1889 when Conemaugh River dam burst and carried some 2000 persons to death, spent two days , of horror and terrifying axiety. But this time, the dam held.
 The president postponed his de- parture for Florida vacation cruise to personally direct the Federal agencies in giving all possible help to flood-swept communities. The CCC and WPA workers, army en- gineers and coast guardsmen were rushed to the aid of local author ities and state militiamen.
 In proclamation. the president appealed for minimum of $3000, 900 contributions to the Red Cross.
 With the recession of rivers, there came new dangers.
 Food and water was limited; pes tilence threatened many communit- ies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
ALASKAN IS MURDERED TO WESTWARD
Four Thousand Military Airplanes Recommended
 Congress by Committee

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The building of fleet of four thousand military airplanes has unanimously been recommended to Congress by a report of the House Military Committee.
 Describing the equipment of the Army Air Corps as "impotent and inadequate, Chairman William N. Rogers, New Hampshire Democrat, said the nation is no longer pro- tected from air attacks by large expanse of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
 All of the great nations now have huge airplane carriers, which
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25

are in fact floating landing fields, to enable them to carry aerial war fare to enemy shores" Chairman Rogers said
 The report said that the United States is nearly ten years behind in the development of Army Air Corps, and that eight hundred planes per year are necessary if the corps is to increase its present strength.
 The report continued that while Congress has authorized increased Naval aircraft from 1000 to 2,l9O Army authorization stands at only 1900 planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
MORE FUNDS NEEDED

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Offi- cials of the American Red Cross said the $3,0O0,000 raised by popular sub scription will not be sufficient for relief and all chapters have been asked to make an increase, all urged to raise 50 percent more than their original quota.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
CAMPAIGN STARTED

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia March 25.-This city has launched a campaign to obtain immediate Congressional approval of the $2l1,- 000000 flood control plan which sponsors said would remove Vest ern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky from danger for all time The construction of 39 res ervoirs is planned in the flood con- trol proposals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
NATIONALS IN DRIVE AGAINST
 RED INVADERS
Peiping Masses Provincial Troops Against 5000
 Communists

PEIPING. March 25.-ForLy tnou- sand Nati o na list and Provincial troops are massing in Southwestern Shansi province in concerted of fensive to oust 5000 Communist in- vaders from Hungtung and neigh boring districts.
 The Reverend and Mrs. Claude Thomas and their two children, and 26 British mission workers in that vicinity, are believed isolated by the Communists.
 Government troops are thrusting deep into the rear of the Commun- ists, seeking to cut off their retreat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
WISCONSIN THREATS

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 25.-Flood waters are inundating hundreds of acres of land in Wis consin. Sections of railroad tracks have been washed away already.
 Two bridges have been swept off their piers and one dam has been demolished
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
KETCHIKAN OVER TOP

A telegram to Gov John w. Troy this afternoon from M J. Henne- ghan, Chairman of the Red Cross in Ketchikan, reported that Ket- chikan had subscribed $l25 more than it's quota in the drive for funds for Eastern flood victims.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
Does Not BeIieue M Jinx,
 But Dr. Chase Not Seeking
 Cordoua MayorsI,ip 18th Time

CORDOVA, Alaska, March 25. Denying that he is supersti- tious, pr. Will H. Chase, elected Mayor of Cordova for twelve consecutive times, announced that he will not be a candidate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
MRS. DL0UCHY
 PASSES AWAY
Wife of Ruby, Alaska, Min ing Man, Dies After
 Years Illness

SEATTLE, March 25.-Mrs Grace M. Dioughy. wife of Joseph Dloughy, Ruby, Alaska mining man, died here yesterday after an illness of one year She was the daughter of J. T. D. Clark, Yakimas first Mayor. She lived in Alaska or the Yukon Tor 23 years. She was 57 years old last Saturday.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow at St. James Cathedral.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25

for reelection next month.
 Dr. Chase said he has no fear of the thirteen as a jinx but he just wanted to devote his entire time to his medical prac- tice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
STUDENTS IN RIOT

SHANGHAI, March 25.-Several combatants, including two police men, were wounded in a fight be- tween police and students at Fuhtan University. A police cordon sur rounded the campus so that stu dents could not escape, but the lat ter held policewoman as hostage land defied busting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Some Administration senators and representatives had hoped the Presidents proposed appropriations for 1887 relief needs would not be more than billion dollars.
 But the President wants $1,5O0,- 100000.
 This would give the new deal around $3,10O.0 100000 to spend on work-relief in the next fiscal year the residue is available from two sources: A billion dollars unspent from the $4,800, ,0OO, ,000 appropriat- ed last year, and $500 100000 already provided in the regular 1887 budget for the eco and other public works
 The new appropriation is not in- cluded in the balanced regular budget In his message, the Presi- dent reminded Congress again of the necessity of favorable action on his proposed new corporate taxes to keep the regular" budget in bal ance.
 The Presidents message made nc recommendation for providing the $1 500, ,000, ,000 but if appropriated it would probably be raised by fur ther borrowing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
IS OPERATED ON

A. Ramsell entered St. Ann's Hospital yesterday evening and underwent successful appended tony early today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
Frank Short Is
 Dead, Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 25. Frank Short, aged 57. miner, native of Missouri, died here yes terday as the result of silicosis. He is survived by his wife who resides here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
GOING TO FAIRBANKS

John Fohn-Hansen, of the Uni- yersity of Alaska, is enroute from Seattle to Seward aboard the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25

A London hospital in experiment. ing with an inflated rubber pillow having radio earphones in the cen-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25

A nine-hole golf course for Tex as Pathological college campus has been approved as MA project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-03-25
RED CROSS COAL
 RAISED AS NEED BECOMES ACUTE
387,000 Dependents on Agency, Admiral Grayson
 Says-Drive Continues

Juneau has gone over the top in raising it's quota of $400 for Red Cross relief of flood victims in the East and now is headed toward a goal of double that amount as the result of telegram received this morning by B. M. Behrends, Chair man of the Juneau Red Cross chap ter here, from Admiral Cary T. Gray son, national head
 The disaster in the wake of the terrific floods in the New England states, Penn sylvan a and other states is far greater than at first believed Admiral Grayson said and the need is extremely acute. Fifty percent more funds will be needed to handle the work, he saiG. Drive Continues
 B. D. Stewart, who has been nam ed by MT Behrends to direct the To- cal drive, said today that the cam pajgn was being continued with the aim of raising total of $500 in the next few days. Messages of appre- ciation and thanks were received today by the Red Cross heads here and the people of Juneau for their loyal support from the San Fran cisco office of the Red Cross. The message came via the Associated Press through The Empire. Admiral Grayson in his message to MT. Behrends said:
 Since the original flood relic! fund quotas were assigned, the flooded area and number of victims has been doubled Latest reports iron out relief directors now in the fielc Iplace the total number of men, wom- en and children looking to the Rec Cross for immediate emergency re- lief at 387 900 with every Likelihood this figure will increase as the flooc crestS continue.
 50 Per Cent Increase
 ITO meet the clear and essential ! ASNo VI Ooo OClie5 O tO bllCoc oul fering fellow citizens it is now i'm perative that we ask you to make
 every possible effort to secure reliei contributions exceeding your origi- nal chapter quota at least 50 per cent. As the flood waters recede in some areas, we must continue to | feed, shelter and clothe the homeless refugees; also extend medical and nursing care in order to prevent epi- denies. This will continue for an indefinite period or until the Red Cross can aid in repairing the dam- aged homes and the victims can re- turn to normal living.
 T feel confident the people ot your community will wish to increase contributions promptly and gener- ously in order that this emergency iof human need may be met. Please advise the Pacific area headquar- ters."