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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
THE FOREST SERVICE CAN HELP

In discussing the fur farming prospects in Alaska before the Territorial House yesterday, Dr. Jules B. Loftus, Territorial veterinarian pointed out that among the hardcaps to the industry is the fact that it is difficult for fur farmers to get title to lands on which they are producing furs. They operate almost exclusively under lease from the Forest Service
 There are other steps necessary to promote the fur industry in the Territory, such knowledge of better feeding methods, combating disease and so on, but the fact remains that Americans are land owning people and when it becomes difficult for them to own the property on which they live and carry on their industry there is tendency to lose interest.
 If the fur industry is to be developed in Alaska, the barriers to ownership of land must be let down to satisfy the natural ambition and desire of the farmer to the property on which he lives. The Forest Service, particularly, do more in helping the in- dustry in this connection than any other agency It and should make-t easier for the fur farmer to become landlord rather than tenant of the Fed eral government.
 Just we have recently taken steps to equalize the tax burden between major industries the time is ripe to equaze the matter of administration and development. Cut down on the over-abundance of administration and expend that energy in the direction development Alaska industries will be able to prosper, and result her people.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
The Bluff That Was Called
tPhlladelphia RecOrdl

It is always a salutary and heart warming experi- ence to see bluff called; particularly if it be a big and pompous bluff pulled off by the strong at the expense of the weak.
 The bluff in question is the report of the employ ment committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce which announced last fall that WPA might as well dsbanded because private business had jobs for the jobless. This made marvellous argument for cutting relief. It used
 But along comes our hero MT. Hawthorne Win her WPA worker who has the happy faculty of re- fusing pay his chips until he the straight flush the other side is supposedly holding in its mtt MT Winner. newspaper worker research man. per- sonnel executive holds a WPA job through no fault of his own. Naturally he interested in the Chambers report MT Winner would dearly like private job.
 Hence MT. Winner ate a little less and paid for an ad in New York paper, challenging the members of the Chambers committee to give him job Nothing happened Mir Winner pulled in his beE little further and wrote one thousand letters. sending them to all members of the committee to every big corporation head in the country to two hundred news paper publishers. He got fifteen replies.
 Several congra tuated him on his able letter. None offered a job, hope of job Actual members of the committee who had tried to cut relief by talking about jobs in private industry told him there none in their plants. The rest is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
Horoscope ''The stars incline
 but do no. compel"
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1887

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1897
 Obstacles may be encountered in the morning hours of this day, ac- cording to astrology. Benefic as- poets are active later.
 Industry continues under a sign that presages protracted unrest among workers Strikes will con- tinue to disturb manufacturers and impede, commerce, despite govern mental measures for the general welfare
 Women should be fortunate un- der this sway It encourages en- tertaining of friends and formal hospitahties that will rebound to the benefits of the hostesses.
 This is time more suspicious for recreation than for work. The wise will forget professional and business anxieties, for the spring is to be a period of test.
 This months lunation which falls in conjunction with Saturn seems to foreshadow much illness and many sudden deaths. Strain, both mental and physical, should be avoided.
 Workers will focus public atten- tion in many countries and will cause alarm among those who have mental vision. With increasing prosperity within reach in the United States, business and com merce will be hampered.
 Farmers are under sway that presages better pricss for their crops. but they will resent specu- lation in food products which may have serious possibilities.
 Airplane manufacturers will be overloaded with orders. They will build many large carriers and will develop successfully novel safety devices.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of pleasant experiences which include journeys and meetings with new friends.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be exceedingly intelligent and fond of acquiring knowledge. Subjects of this sign usually suc- ceed in vacations requiring leader ship.
 General Philip Henry Sheridan, Civil War commander, was born on this day 1881. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Eng fish poetess, 1906; Edmond Leboeuf, French Marshal, 1809
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. G0rd0I.

Words Often Misused. Do not sai T hope we shall be on time fdr the lecture" Say, T hope we shall be in time for the lecture" c
 Often Mispronounced: Evening (close of day). Pronounce eva ming, not evening.
 Often Misspelled: Chiffon. Oh- serve the two f's.
 Synonyms: Delusion, illusion, hal lucina i on misconception, false belief.
 Word Study: Use word three times and it is yours" Let us in crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word. Ironical; pertaining to irony, or "a sort of humor, ridicsile, Of light sarcasm which adopts a meaning contrary to the literal sense of tle words. Tt was an ironical rE mark"
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
$. MODERN
 ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

Q. When writing an acceptance of wedding invitation, in what form should it be written?
 A. Write it in the third person, following the wording of the invi- tation, repeating in your accep- tance the place, date, and hour.
 O. When one receives the an- nouncement of birth, is it proper to make a call of inqury? ss
 A. Yes, and this call should be made promptly.
 o. When a pie or salad fork is to be used, where should it be placed? 7s s,su,,
 A. At the left of the plate, par allel to the meat fork isi s.tt .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
~-c-a1 sus ald LEARN By A. c. Gordon J

l. How much more light does the sun give than the full moon? z sd 2. Who was the Roman goddess of the moon? vses5 3. What do the words primogen- itor and primogeniture mean?
 4. In what year was the first locomotive used in America? I 5. What is the principal com mercial station of eastern Asia?
 ANSWERS
 1. 100000 times more. rk 2. Diana. pse.soA 3. A primogenitor is an anceH1 tor, or forefather. A primogeniture is the firstborn of the same par- ents or parent. lf 4. 1920. nj 5. Hong Kong. 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05

The Republicans might take tip from the Demo- crats and hold Mane-Vermont banquet to pay off the deficit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05

Lindy blushed when compared with Buddha. The lad retains that lure of modesty
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
WILL REQUEST FUNDS,
 PIT. BARROW HOSPITAL

Dr. J. F. Van Ackeren, medical director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has been advised by radio from Washington, D. C., that the Indian Office there will request funds for the reconstruction of the Government Hospital recently burned at Point Barrow, in order to continue rendering complete hos pital service to Eskimos and Indians m that section.
 In the meantime, the doctor and nurses at Barrow ' will maintain emergency service as complete as facilities will permit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05

nore disrerute than any word in connection with the ssue The evils of the old saloon have been in various ways so thoroughly impressed the American public mind that even those who realize there some ad- vantages in the saloon system of liquor control look askance.
 In other words, the American people become so thoroughly disgusted with the saloon even to the point of prohibition, that now, under repeal, they can toward trying out almost any method before too loon
 The idea is prevalent in Alaska as well as in the States While it is true that saloons have returned n some of the States, the majority of the commonr xealths will be noted shying away from that old system of liquor control Its evils have not been for gotten. 4, ssN f& '
 Chat with the first half dozen persons you meet whether drinkers or drinkers and mention saloon and you will note lifted eyebrow if not out and out declaration against the saloon. It is evident that the vast majority see merit in the od-fash- toned bar with it's brass rail and lineup of pended elbows.
 It is our belief that the members of the present Legislature considering liquor control for the Territory will find that Alaskans on the whole favor trying out almost anything before return to the Icon The present system may not be an entirely happy one but with effort made toward removing some of the objectionable features has been done in the Rivers bill it may well be worth more thor ough trial before abandoning it for something else. At any rate, the saloon is still in disrepute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
PALMER RITES MONDAY

Funeral services for Andrew Pal mer, 61, who died in his cabin on Tuesday morning following heart attack, have been arranged for Mon- day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the chapel of the Charles w. Car ter Mortuary. The Rev. Erling K. Olafson will officiate and inter- ment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
H "A P P Y- -B l R T HID AY

The Empire ertends congratuid- lions and best i3tshes today, their birthday annipersary. to the follov- ing:
 MARCH 5.
 John Keyser
 Jerry Engel e
 Helen Hildre
 George Carcavy William zeih Mrs. Frank McCafferty R. H Williams ST. Mrs, Robert Livie Rev Erling K Olafson < George Danner .fira
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05

Mayors of two Alaska cities, May or Peter Kostrometinoff, of Sitka, and Mayor c. J. Eagan, of Valdez, arrived in Juneau from Sitka aboard the motorship Northland Eagan is returning to Valdez after a rest at the Sitka Hot Springs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05

Alaska" by Lester D. Henders1n.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05

In the peak year, 1929, American tourists spent total of more than $500 100000 for travel abroad, ap- proximately four times the average annual war debt receipts at their maximum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
20 YEARS AGO
MARCH 5, 1917
From The Empire

MARCH 5, 1917
 Having taken the oath Of office as President for his second term in his own office room in the Capi- !tol Building the day before, Pres Iident Wilson was formally inaugu- rated in public on March 5. | War entered his inaugural ad- dress with the following: We are la composite and cosmopolitan peo-i pie. We are the blood of all of the people at war. The currents of our thoughts, as well as the cur rents of our trade run quick at. all seasons, back and forth. between us and them, War has inevitably set it's mark, from the first, alike upon our minds, our industries, our commerce, our political and our so- ic cial action. To be indifferent to it or independent of it was out of the lQueStion. ..
 Everything was ready for the special election the following day to name a fourth member of the House of Representatives from the First Division to take the place of the late John c. Held. The only candidates were Isaac Sowerby and John Beck, one of whom was to be chosen.
 A. A. Humfrey, who for the past several weeks had been in charge of the dock for the Alaska Supply Compafy, had taken over the bus mess of the local agency of the Borderline Transportation Com pany, in the place of Charles c. Brooks, resigned. IA
 M. S. Whittier, of the local Gus toms Office, purchased the home of A. A Gabbe, on Distin Avenue.
 Mrs. Lockie MacKinnon was a southbound passenger on the Hum boldt
 David Brown, foreman of the 300 Mill at the Treadwell, was much improved, his physician said, af- ter sustaining a serious fall several days before.
 Dudley C. Allen and Fred Cox, travelling men, were at the Gastin- eau.
 Mrs J. Wehren, who had been in the Douglas hospital recovering from an operation. returned to her home at Larson Creek
 Weather: Highest, A. lowest 35; cloudy,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
-THE~SALOON~IN -DISREPUTE-

Regardless of individual views on liquor control, and there almost many there are individuals, there appears to be little doubt that the saloon is in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
CANISTER FREE
IN DARING BREAK

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 10 G.N.S0.
Leo Mcintosh, former member Of
the notorious Leland Harvey gang
and recognized as one of Georgia'S
most dangerous criminals, was
freed early today by two gunner
who invaded the Cobb county jail,
Marietta, and kidnapped the jailer.
Mcintosh, who was returned to
Georgia a month ago from Alca-
traz Prison, was under sentence Of
100 years and life term for MUIR
der, four kidnapingS, highway
robbery, automobile theft and
other crimes.
The jailer, s T Huddleston, was
released three miles from Marietta
following a wild automobile ride
in custody of the gunner
Mcintosh and the other despeT-
ado fled northward in a second
automobile
Police in Atlanta and surround
ing cities were notified and i'm
mediately set up watches on roads
and highways throughout the sec
tioN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
.DR|VEFOR FARM
LAW is OPENED

G.N.SO.-A drive to assure
general farm legislation was
opened today by Representative
Wearin Cd of Iowa, by starting
a petition to discharge the House
Agriculture Committee from con.
sideration of the Flanagan bill.
The petition, if signed by 218
members, would permit considera-
ton of the measure, which en-.
bodies the farm organizations pro-
gram, in spite of failure of the
Agriculture Committee to act.
Wearin, in inviting members to
sign the petition, said passage of
farm legislation is necessary to
assure general commodity loans.
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Women to Name
Wage Bargainers

Women employees Of local retail
stores will meet at 8 p. m. tomor-
row at the Departmental Audi
forum, Constitution Avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
Streets Northwest, to nominate
and elect representatives to nego-
tiate a minimum wage for their
industry.
The employees will select nine
members, and the District Mini
mum Wage Board will select three
from among this number to hold
conferences with representatives
Of the employers to determine
what the minimum wage should
be. The first conference between
employer and employee representa-
tives will be held about Septem-
Der IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
HOUSE AMENDS
D. C. LIQUOR ACT

Legislation for the sale Of hard
liquor over lunch counters in the
District was defeated today as the
House passed an emasculated bill
amending the District liquor act.
After voting 100 to 119 to strike
out the provisions giving propri-
etors of lunch counters the priv
ilege of selling hard liquor in addi-
ton to light wines and beer, the
House approved the measure re-
tanning amendments giving the
United States District Court for
the District of Columbia the power
Of review over decisions of the A.
B. c. Board, ana preventing the
importation of large quantities of
tax-free liquor into the District.
The motion to recommit the
measure was the first order of
business today. Representative
Ross A. Collins CD Of Mississippi,
author of the recommitting mo-
ton, asked for a roll call yester-
day, but at the request of the
Speaker withheld it until today.
Under the present law hard
liquor may be served only at ia
bles. The defeated provision
would have extended this law to
lunch counters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
DUCE IN SICILY
FOR NAVY TEST

ESSINA, Sicily, Aug. 10
Q.N.SO.-Escorted by a cruiser
and six destroyers, Premier Mus,
soIini arrived here aboard the
yacht Aurora from Gaeta today to
attend the Italian naval maneu,
Vers.
st will make a political speech
at conclusion of the maneuvers,
II Duce told reporters. but in
order to dispel absurd fears
which may still prevail. I wish
to declare the object of my trip
is both pacific and construc-
tive"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
100 Oil Workers
Die on Excursion

MARACAIBO, Aug. 10 Q.N.S0 .
More than 100 Venezuelan oil
workers lost their lives when the
excursion steamer Anacecelia sank
Sunday night in Lake Maracaibo,
according to government estimates
made today.
The boat was carrying approx
mately $50 laborers, returning to
Cabimas after a weekend trip to
Maracaibo. The captain of the
boat has been arrested and the
government has decreed three
days Of mourning for the victims.
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Chief REJECTS.
B|DTOHARMONY
D|NNERTON|GHT.
President to Send
Garner Regrets
By GEORGE E. DURNO

u.N.S.) President Roosevelt,
back from a rather unharmonious
stay at Hyde Park, decided today
not to attend a Senate harmony"
dinner tonight, in honor Of the
newly elected majority leader,
Alben Barley Of Kentucky.
The Executive will send a letter
to Vice President Garner, who will
preside, in lieu of his presence.
It was understood the message
would be one of greeting, which
will carefully avoid any Of the
controversial subjects still pending
before Congress.
b Denies "POIitieaI' visit
Repercussions Of the New York
city lnayoralty campaign accom-
panied the President back to
Washington. Disturbed by stories
that the presence Sunday in Hyde
Park of Edward j. Flynn, Bronx
Democratic leader, inferred that
the White House was supporting
jeremiah T. Mahoney against
Senator Royal S. Copeland, New
Deal opponent, Mr.. Roosevelt had
Marvin H. Mcintyre, his Secre-
tary. issue a statement Of denial.
The Mcintyre statement de-
clared Flynn's visit to the Hudson
River estate was wholly social"
On Sunday, the President and
Flynn discussed mo political sub
iects," it was added.
Answers Copeland
Mr.. Roosevelt caused the state.
ment to be issued after Copeland
delivered a broadside against the
White House for interfering in
New York city politics, basing his
attack on the President on news
paper stories emanating from
Hyde Park about the Flynn visit.
To Pass Month There
1.-THE President repeated to-
day for the thousandth time"
said the Mcintyre communique,
that he has not taken part, is
not taking part and will not
take part in any local primary
election except in his home town
and home county"
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Humidity to Rule
Here Another Day

Muggy weather was in store for
Washington today, according to
the local forecast. Probable local
showers were predicted for tonight
or Wednesday.
No relief from the humidity was
in sight fo- another day, the
weather man said. Showers to-
" remain the only hope for
respite from the weeks 9O-degree
temperatures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
Traffic Toll
OF Dead
Now 81

With a police drive under way
to reduce the number of traffic &C
cidents and fatalities in the Capt.
tai, the toll mounted to 81 for the
year, with the death of Albert
Tully, s. of 5341 Forty-second ST..
N. w., in Georgetown Hospital last
night.
Spencer B. Lee, 10, Of Cabin
John, Md, was charged by police
with reckless driving. Later he
was released under $1,000 bond for
action Of the coroner'S jury.
According to the police report,
the boy ran from behind a parked
car in front Of his home, was
struck by Lees car and suffered a
crushed chest. He was taken to
the hospital where he died several
hours later.
Old Death PrObed
A death that occurred last Janu-
airy was under investigation today
after Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald yesterday said it should be
listed as a traffic death.
The victim, Mrs. Addie w.
Thorne, 70, of 1926 Fifteenth St.
N. W., died at Emergency Hospital
on January 8 of pneumonia and
a fractured hip.
Police said the woman had been
struck by an automobile bearing
diplomatic tags at Sixteenth and
H Streets Northwest.
Mahlon Ellis, colored, "a, Cas-
ualty Hospital ambulance driver,
was ordered held for Police Court
under the negligent homicide act
after an inquest into the sixty-fifth
traffic death Of the year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
NLRB to Combat
Bureau Changes

UN.SO. j. Warren Madden,
chairman of the National Labor
Relations Board, has asked that
the boards independence be pre-
served and that it be exempted
from powers vested with the Presi-
dent under the pending govern
mental reorganization bill, it was
disclosed today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
July Steel Sales
Highest Since 20

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 U.N.SJ.
United States Steel Corporation
today reported shipments of fin
ished products in July were the
largest for the month since 1929,
though down from the month be-
fore.
Shipments last month were
1186,752 tons, a decline of S1,79S
tons from June, but 235,9O1 tons
over the same 1896 month. In
July, 1929, shipments were 1885,.
944 tons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10

Sibilla Campbell writes on menus and
foods every day I'm The Times. CaA
District 1000 for home delivery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-10
CRUISER HIT s
ELECTRIC LINE
IN TAKING OFF
Heroic Pilot Fails
To Right Ship /.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Aug.
10 U.N.S0.-The death toll from
the crash Of an Eastern AirIineS
plane here early today reached
four at noon when injuries
proved fatal to J. Triana, Of
Mexico City.
DAYToNA BEACH, Fla, Aug.
10 G.N.S). - Three men were
killed and six others injured, one
Of them so critically he is exc
pected to die, when an Eastern
Airlines passenger plane struck
an electric line, while taking off
from Sholtz Airport here early
today and crashed.
The dead were identified as
Capt. Stewart G. Dietz, in COM
mand Of the ship; Copilot Robert
Reed and J. r. Philpots, of Kings
ton, Jamaica, a passenger.
Fourth Dying
At the hospital where the sur.
vivors were taken, it was said one
Of those injured was believed
dying" but the hospital attend
ants declined to reveal his name.
In addition to the three men
killed, those aboard the plane
were:
E. W. Philpots, son Of ]. F. Phil.
pots.
w. G. Marian, of Mexico City.
C. w. Dunlap, Of Chicago.
H. M. Hamilton, of Detroit.
F.. M. Thompson, Of Greenville,
S. C.
Flight Steward Myron Merrill.
The younger Philpots was
thrown clear Of the wreckage and
was not seriously injured.
Witnesses said Captain Dietz
made a brilliant effort to right
the plane, but it struck the ground
in a scrub palmetto field and
bounced into clump of trees.
The motors were torn from the
plane and were found 20 yards
away. Both motors caught fire, but
the flames did not spread to the
wreckage of the plane.
Mail and express aboard were
not damaged, it was said.
Line Was New One
Airport officials, declaring they
had not been informed of the erec-
ton of the line which caused the
accident. Immediately launched an
investigation. One official stated:
1--WE had not been informed
the line was there. Our prelimi-
nary investigation indicates the
line was erected only a few
hours before the crash"
Investigation of the wreckage
indicated the plane also struck the
pole supporting the line as the
wires were ripped off the pole and
the pole itself damaged.
Department of Commerce of.
ficials were expected to arrive here
this afternoon to conduct an in
veStipation
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DE RIvERA's AIDE SLAIN

LONDON, Aug. 10 QNS0.
The Duke de Hornachuelos. for.
merly adjutant to the late Primo
de Rivera. ex-dictator Of Spain,
has been asSassinated in Madrid,
it was reported in q Reuter- dis
patch from Salamanca today.