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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
Democrats Will
 Gather Tonight,
 Victory Dinner
Juneau to Join with Hun. dreds of Afairs-Alex-
 ander Postmaster

Joining with hundreds of cities towns, and communities throughout the nation, Juneau Democrats will dine together tonight at the Vic tory Dinner in file odd Fellows Hall starting promptly at 2 o'clock.
 An unusually large advance tick ct sale insures a sizeable, represen- tative gathering. and the commit tees in charge. the mems and those from the Democratic Wonlen's Clut promise not only a good dinner, but appropriate entertainment and fes- tive decorations as we'll
 Everybody is invited. and while many of the seats have been re- served, it is believed that sufficient table seats will be available fol those who buy their tickets at the door.
 Short speeches from Legislators, and others as previously listed in The Empire, will constitute part Of the program, With Judge George F. Alexander presiding as Toast master Community singing is also on the program.
 For the convenience of those who may desire to attend the second showing at either of the theatres, the committee stated today that the dinner would be over in sufficient time.
 B. A. Klesinger has been engaged as caterer and will be in direct charge of preparing the food.
 The decorations, program, and general atmosphere of the Victory Dinner has been planned. by the committees, to make the affair one of festivity that will insure all a jovial, gala, evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
BRANT RETURNS
 FROM PROBE OF
 NEARBY WATERS
Fisheries Motorship Sched-
 uled to Sail South Next Week

Alaska Fisheries Agent L. c. Win gard, accompanied by Warden J. Steele Culbertson, returned to Ju- neau on the Fisheries Bureau vessel Brant Wednesday evening March 3. completing a trip which took them to Pavlof Harbor, Pybus Bay, Donkey Bay, Farragut Bay, Totem Bay and Duncan Canal
 The streams in the aforemention- ed bays were examined for salmon fry and fingerling indications and stream erosion.
 The fish ladder constructed at Pavlof Harbor about year ago was examined and found to have suf- fered no ill effects from winter freshets or ice.
 Stops were made on the trip at the towns of Wrangell and Peters burg where plants are packing shrimp through the winter Crab fishermen and packers in those two tOWllo dAC PlCPdl HE tllCA SCdl lOi the resumption of crab fishing oper- ations as soon as weather conditions become milder.
 The Branl will remain in Juneau for the remainder of the week while the work in the Juneau office is being completed, after which she will proceed south with Agent Win gard and a portion of the office force for the purpose of commence ing the spring vessel overhaul and repair work. Both the Brant and the Crane, which carried mail dur ing the maritime strike, will have to be drydocked and generally re- paired due to the extreme weather conditions to which they have been subjected during their operation this winter. The ten other major patrol vessels of the fleet will also be dry docked for inspection but extensive repairs are not contemplated.
 The Teal, one of the other larger vessels of the Bureaus patrol fleet, is expected to come off drydock this week and will be sailing for Alaska immediately thereafter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
Lumber Workers
 WaIkout, Seattle

SEATTLE, Mar. 4,-About 1000 members of the Sawmill and Lum- Der Workers Union struck today, closing all but five major mills of this city after negotiations for new contracts and wage increases of ten cents an hour over the present $40 minimum, broke down.
 The mills affected are the Nettle- ton Lumber Company, Bolcom- Can al Lumber Company, Seattle Cedar Lumber Company, Pankratz Lum- Der Company, Stimson Mill Com pany, and West Waterway Lumber Company. Seattle-Renton Lumber Company, Seattle Export Company and Lake Washington Lumber Com pany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
TANKER HITS MINE; REPORT
 MANY KILLED
Accident Reported in Same Area When Other
 Vessels Struck

PARIS, Mar 4.-The newspaper Paris. Soir said the Greek oil tanker Loukia hit a mine off Capo de Gre us, easternmost point of the Span ish mainland, resulting in ter rifle explosion" and many of the crew of "A men were killed or wounded.
 The Paris Soir says the infor- nation received is a dispatch from Port Vendres, France, which adds that rescue boats are standing by.
 The accident occurred in the same district where French vessel, also British steamer, ran into mines last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

such establishment, but inside of incorporated towns the following proviso, which brought heated ar gument in the Senate, was finally adopted:
 Provided, however, that any ap- plication for license coming from within an incorporated town shall have attached thereto in lieu of majority of the citizens of that district. list of at least five ref erences as to the integrity of the ap- plicant and the desirability of the issuing of a license for the prem ises mentioned therein. The Clerk of the Court. upon receipt of each application from within an incor- porated town, shall notify the city council of that town of the neces- sity for action on the application by the council, in regular or special meeting and the filing with the Clerk of the Court of certificate showing the action taken A fail- ure of the municipal officers to act upon applications for license within the period specified in the notice furnished them shall be considered default and shall subject the city to the penalty of losing the right to refund as herein provided"
 Under the act, if it should be- come law, 60 per cent of all moneys collected from liquor within incor- porated cities would be refunded semi-annually to the incorporated cities. But it carries the proviso that if the cities fail to enforce the law, the Treasurer has power to deny the refund. This is intended to obtain stricter enforcement, subject of much controversy at this time
 Its other provisions are much the same as now, and no sale of hard liquor by the drink would be per- mitted although restaurants, clubs and beer parlors would be allowed to dispense beer and wine by the drink; restaurants with meals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
SERIES FOR s. E. ALASKA BASKET
 TITLE ON HERE
Petersburg and Juneau to Meet in Opening
 Fracas Tonight

Two stellar teams, fighting for the inter- scholastic championship of Southeast Alaska, will clash to- night at the High School Gym at a quarter to eight. Petersburg $ rangy five, top team of the south- ern division, has beaten Wrangell and Ketchikan, but tonight will meet it's toughest competition in Juneau High Schools Crimson Bear quintet, champs of the north ern section, which includes Doug las, Haines and Skagway.
 Juneau High School has twice been holder of the Southeast AL aska silver basketball trophy, 1928 and 1883, while Petersburg has held it only once in 1929. Who shall possess it for the year 1887 will be the squad that captures two games of the three slated for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of this week in the Gym.
 Invaders are Here
 Coach Les Wingard and five of his players arrived here shortly after 5 o'clock last night and joined the four other team members who arrived last Tuesday on the Northland. The team was given a short workout last night in the Gym and are practicing again this after noon, priming for the big fracas to- night
 The visiting team, unfortunately, had to leave its star guard, and captain, Norman Heimdahl, behind because he developed a case of measles just before the ship sailed In order to keep the teams spirit up, Coach Wingard promised the members that they could denude him of his smartly trimmed mus tache if they won the crown. The boys are looking forward to taking both prizes.
 Lineups
 Petersburg's lineup will probably start as follows: Eldor Lee. acting captain, and Ed Hagerman, as for wards; Roger Maze, center; Rung Stanslid, John Stout, guards. Ernest Enge, Thomas Wandberg, Dave Oh mer, and Kenneth Oyama are the other members of the squad, and will also see plenty of action during the championship series.
 Coach Hautala will start off his speedy Crimson Bears with stand bys Harold Hanson and Roy Smith, at forward: Gilbert Devault, cen ter: Bud Brown and Joe Smith, guards. Completing Juneau's first string will be Ed Hildre, John Krug- ness. and Verne Hussey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
BABY BOY IS BORN
 HERE TO BLACKWELLS

A son was born to Mir and Mrs. Vance Blackwell at 6:45 p. m. yes- terday at St. Ann's Hospital. The baby weighing pounds. three ounc- es, was named John Michael by it's parents.
 Mrs. Blackwell was the former Henrietta Sell of Juneau and be- fore her marriage she was associat- cd with the Forestry Department in the Federal Building /. MT Blackwell is now associated with the B. P. R.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
BRINGS PRISONER HERE

Bringing Mark Williams to the Federal Jail here from Hoonah, Deputy U. s. Marshal George w. Samples arrived in Juneau on the motorship Estebeth.
 Williams was convicted of drunk eness and assault and battery be- fore the court of U s. Commission CT George Malcom, at Hoonah, and sentenced to three months in the jail here.
 Deputy Samples is returning to Hoonah tonight aboard the Este beth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

 NEWS NOTES

PETERSBURG, Alaska, Mar. 1.- Special Correspondence) Esther M. Morris, Supervisor for the home making Department of Vocational Education, has been in Petersburg the last week. Tuesday and We'd nesday mornings assemblies were held at the Petersburg Public School, Miss Morris being the speaker.
 The Peterspurg Rifle and Pistol Club met Monday evening and elect ed the following officers: Norman Rustad, president; Chet Steear, vice-president; Kenneth Welde, ex- ecutive officer; J. L. MacKechnie, treasurer; c. Clausen, secretary.
 H. C.. Adams, agent for the Alaska Steamship Company, made a busi- ness trip to WrangeIl over the weekend.
 Mrs. Wlllle Johnson enterlalneC Friday evening at her home with a bridge party. Miss Lillian Swanson won first prize, Mrs. Martin Enge, second.
 MT. and Mrs. Ray Shamley are the proud parents of an eight pound baby girl, born Tuesday morning at their home in the Ness apartments. 1 MT and Mrs. Nels Stensland, were visitors in Petersburg over the week end. MT. Stensland operatess6 the American Bakery in Wrangell.
 The following were prize winners at the amateur program given al the Coliseum Saturday night, Mil dred Hemness and Marie Booth first prize; Justine Gronseth, Kath- ryn Holt and Mildred Sandwich second.
 Saturday evening the Petersburg Ski Club gave dance at the Sons of Norway Hall Proceeds go toward improving the ski jump and log cabin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
AT THE HOTELS
Gastineau

Gastineau Frances Warning; L. G. Wingard Seattle; Arthur Tweten. Petersburg
 Alaskan G. W. Samples, Hoonah; Eli Shar- clard, Juneau; R. R. Dobbins, Death Valley; J. K. Jekell, Death Valley; Martin F. Abraham, Tenakee.
 Zynda MT. and Mrs. Al Mulder, Seattle; Martha E. Johnson, Rake; Kenneth Oyama, Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

Uncle Jim" Dickey, owner of a bait stand near Port Isabel, Tex, caught an octopus recently, the first ever captured alive there. It measured about two feet across.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

The fifth month of the ecclesi- astical year of the Jews is named Alb and corresponds to the per- iod from July IS to August Is in the ordinary calendar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

J. C. Holton, Mississippi commits sioner of agriculture, says cheese manufacture in the state last year reached an all-time high record of 7,284,9 ,994 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
BACK IN ST. ANN's

Math Bilonich reentered St. Ann's Hospital today for continued medi- cal care.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
ENTERS HOSPITAL

Jack Loukusa, a surgical patient, entered St. Ann's Hospital last. eve ming.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
CUT HAND HEALS

Joe Sclliken, who cut his hand severely while chopping wood at Thane month ago, was dismissed from St Ann's Hospital today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

Today's News Today-Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
DIMOND BOND
 BILL NOW UP
 TO SENATORS

tContinuea rom Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04
RIVERS LIQUOR BILL IS NOW
 BEFORE HOUSE
Measure Passed by Senate Aimed at Strict Enforce
 ment with Refund Penalty

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

Try The Empire classifieds for results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

Alaska by Lester D. Henderson,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

Try The Empire classifieds f,- results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-04

Saturday evening the Petersburg Ski Club gave dance at the Sons of Norway Hall. Proceeds go toward improving the ski jump and log cabin.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
|AWAIT REPORT ON
AUDIT OF NDAC
LANCER Newspaper Charges
High A. c. Officials With :.
Graft, Intrigue
(By the Associsted Press)

Members Of the state boarld Of id.
ministration Friday awaited submis-
sion Of an audit Of the state agricul-
tural college which The Leader,
LANCER administration weekly, Thurs
day declared contained sensational
findings"
Although not yet made public Or
submitted to the state board, the
audit information came in an In
terview with the auditors, according
to The Leader.
The Leader quoted examiners as re-
porting conditions OF "mismanage-
ment, inefficiency, graft, intrigue
nisappropriation Of funds and be-
trayal of public trust on the part OF
high A. c. officials"
Declaring that these alleged con-
citions were basis for dismissal Of
seven faculty members at the COL
lege recently The Leader reported
the A. G. was headquarters for one
OF the biggest secret political organ
izations In state history"
Because some Of the conditions un.
covered at the institution were so rot
ten that In the opinion Of the exam-
liners they should not be made pub
lic." a supplementary report pri-
vately to members Of the board may
be made, The Leader asserted.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29

who hits . dog (man's best friend)
and increases his speed to get away
would do the same thing II he had hit
. child. I would call . person man
that would stop and render help II
he could, but words fail me In naming
the type this driven k. My only
prayer Is that he may some time be
made to have the heart-break that
this little girl received upon getting
up In. the morning and finding her
playmate no more.
II this i printed I am going to see
that this driver receives . copy 30 he
will be able to study over his care
lessness and that he may be made to
realize the heart-breaks that can be
caused By going over. the speed limit
set by our city.
Thanking you,
THE DADDA OF A HEART
BROKEN LITTLE Girl.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
Burned Trying to
Rescue Small Son

Madison, Minn., Oct. 29-(R-Three
persons were burned seriously when
they came In contact with q fallen
high voltage electric line near Bel
lingham, nine miles northwest Of
here.
Mrs. Fred Witte was burned when
she attempted to pull her small son
away from the fallen wire. Alfred
Okeson, who was driving by in .
school bus, was burned when he at
tempted to rescue the woman and her
son.
The three finally were rescued by
Gus and William Roehl. farmers near
Bellingham, also passersby.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
Evangelical Church to
Hold Special Services

Special services Will be conducted in
the Bismarck Evangelical church each
day during the next two weeks except
Saturdays, Rev. william Lemke, pas
tor. announced Friday. The first will
be held Monday.
Rev. W. q. schendel, manager and
chaplain Of the Bismarck hospital, Will
be the speaker. The services here
will be part Of . general Farther
with Christ" crusade being conducted
throughout the church In the United
States and Canada. Rev. Lemke said.
Childrens meetings win be held at
4:l5 p. m. daily except Saturdays and
Sundays beginning Monday With Rev.
Lemke In charge.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29

"They refuse to see themselves, these
Wall Streeters, as little people caught
up In the vast sweep Of economic
forces beyond their KEN"
building construction. Building con-
tracts awarded did, indeed, increase.
They were, in fact, fifty to sixty per
cent higher than last year. But this
was not enough. Fifty to sixty per
cent increase looks like great deal
But II man has only couple Of
collars to start with, 100 per cent
increase in his capital doesn't mean
much. Besides, as the summer got
under way the increase slackened and
since June they have fallen off down
to the level Of last year.
Industrial and railroad and utility
rehabilitation Of plant and expan-
sion also failed to materialize. New
security financing to buy production
equipment just didn't show up. It was
somewhat better than last year, but
rot much.
Add to this q very important factor
bank demand deposits-and you
have the last important essential In
the picture. These have declined
steadily since March. They are still
high and, in many respects, they are
more healthy than last year.
\ X X
But the important feature Of all this
is, not that business did not improve.
but that it improved only moderately,
which would be enough II We were q
saner and more realistic people and
less eager for the fesh-pots.
The rate Of improvement and the
causes Of the hesitancy in the upward
rise made it perfectly clear to every
one that the boom dream was just
q pipe dream.
The wizards had been wrong again.
One Of the amazing things about
Wall Street is that in its judgment
on economic matters 1t is almost al
ways wrong. But this never impairs
It's confidence In its own superior wis
dom.
They refuse to see themselves, these
Wall Streeters, as little people caught
uE in the vast sweep Of economic
forces byond their ken.
NEXT: "What now? In Wall
Street.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
HEART-BROKEN LITTLE GIRL
Bismarck, N. D.,
Oct. 25, 1887.
Editor, Tribune:

Editor, Tribune:
This morning early the driver for .
Dairy co. II won't mention the com.
pany he works for, only hope he
reads this and thinks twice next
tine), hit my little girls dog, . childs
best friend, and killed 1t. He was go
ing beyond the speed limit ana Il he
had tried he could have stopped. even
at the rate he was going.
But he never slowed down Or tried
to miss the dog.
It may have been only another dog
to him but II he only stops to think
he viii realize It Is also . heart
broken girl deprived Of her pal ana
playmate by one who breaks the laws
Of our city because he works for one
Of the biggest companies In the city
and thinks every one has to get out
Of the way. have seen this driver
many times exceed the speed limit as
he passes my home on South Eleventh
every morning. What II 1t had been
q child7 I feel myself that any one
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29

Optimism. Money was easy. And
the most natural thing In the world
was q rise In stock prices.
However, . rise Is one thing. A
large and boom-like rise Is another.
But Is It not perfectly clear that once
this boom idea was sold to the people,
the rise In stock prices was . natural
and inevitable phenomenon? It was
this confidence In the definite de-
parture Of the depression and the
approach Of another great era Of re-
placement and development which set
Oft the stock rise and gave Us the levels
OF last summer.
When We understood that the
market rose on the expectations Of
. great boom, we will begin to under
stand the apaprent paradox Of It's COL
lapse at q time when business seemed
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
Mrs. Guggenheim,
Divorce, Robbed

Mineola, N. Y, Oct. 2e.-(ReA wo-
man identifying herself as Mrs. Eliza
beth Eaton Guggenheim, divorced In
Reno Tuesday from Col. M. Robert
Guggenheim, and her escort reported
to Nassau police they were beaten and
robbed Of $500 by two men early Fri
day as they were leaving q Jamaica
avenue restaurant.
Mrs. Guggenheim, whose chin ard
cheek were cut, said the men took
$500 from her while her escort, who
identified himself as John Frey, Jr.,
|23, said he lost about 500. The rob-
bers escaped.
Frey suffered = split scalp and q
black eye.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
CAN'T DECIDE #
PROGRAM SHOULD
Be COMPULSORY
House Agriculture Committee
Postpones Decisions on that
Part Of Farm Bill

Washington, Oct. 29-(PeMember
OF the house agricultural commit
tee disagreed Friday over making the
proposed crop control program COM
pulsory or voluntary.
They will not make q final choice
until subcommittee have drafted al
other details Of bill for presenta-
ton to the special session of con-
gress.
Rep. Coffee (Dem. -Neb.) was one
Of those expressing opposition to COM
pulsory control.
He suggested q dual price system
that would assure the farmer q fair
price on the domestic markets and
allow him to compete In the world
markets with surpluses."
Rep. Cummings (Dem.-C -Colo0 said
control would be necessary III we are
going to guarantee to make agricul-
ture profitable"
Secretary Wallace has said de-
finite control over surplus crops is
essential to success Of the proposed
ever-normal granary program.
Crops Show Need
The bumper cotton crop this year
and large crops Of corn and wheat
have demonstrated the lack Of this
control, agriculture officials said, In
the present soil conservation program.
Wallace said the public, farmers
and congress must choose between
voluntary and compulsory controls.
Meanwhile preparations were going
forward for financing q corn loan
program. Informed persons said a
tentative draft was worked out
Thursday by Secretary Morgenthau,
Chairman Jesse H. Jones Of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation,
and Daniel w. Bell, acting budget
director.
Spokesman for the agricultural ad-
justment administration estimated
that about 1000, 900 farmers will share
in the 100000, 900 in benefit payments
under the 1887 soil conservation pro-
gram, about as many Is were paid
500, 10000 in 1895.
They said fewer cotton farmers
Joined the government program this
year but that this decline and other
possible declines In wheat and corn
farmers were offset by increased par
ticipation by fruit and vegetable
farmers and range land operators.
100000 Eligible
AAA officials said the total number
Of farmers eligible to participate was
estimated variously at from more
than 6,000,000 to more than 7,000,-
600.
Secretary Wallace estimated that
100000 farmers co-operated In the
original AAA program with Its con-
tracts for corn-hogs, cotton, wheat
and other commodities. That setup
was invalidated by the supreme court
early In 1896.
Official government reports on
planted or harvested acreages In the
last three years showed:
Crop 1885 1885 1887
Cotton se,le7 900 soSeo 900 s4,ls2.0oo
Corn 9o,372, 900 100, SIS 900 90, ,ol5. 900
Wheat q, ,207,0 900 73,600, 900 60. .603 900
Tobacco l,437,100 l,436,900 1855, 100
Rice $4,000 935yO00 zoos, 900
Officials estimated about So per
cent Of all farms in the ten corn
belt states participated this year, or
the same as In 1896.
More Under Program
The Western AAA region estimated
n per cent Of all crop land was under
the 1887 program compared with
about IS per cent In 1886.
Preliminary estimates on state par
ticipation for 1887 and 1895. in the
north central region were:
Per cent Of total farms:
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-10-29
And John Came
Tumbling After

London, Oct. 2o.-(R)-Postal
clerks registered only mild sur
prise when John Thomas bowler
hat came tumbling into q subway
postoffice through a 90-foot mail
chute Thursday night.
But they were downright flab-
bergasted when white.haired John
Thomas himself came through the
chute q second later.
Thomas, SO years old, dived
head-first into the subterranean
passage when he stumbled on the
Liverpool street station after
alighting from train.