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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
WORK CREDIT
 SYSTEM AIDS
 TANUSKANS
Has Done More to Raise Morale than Anything
 Else, Says Sheely

PALMER, Alaska, March 20. = Ross L. Sheeley, General Manager of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, said that "The work credit system has done more to raise and strengthen the morals of the colonists than anything else that has occurred in the past year, in his report to the Board of Di- rectors of the Corporation on the first on the month. Under this plan, the work-credit system is de- signed to provide Colonists with the necessities of life unti they get their farms into production.
 Credit is extended in the form of cash advances, directly propor- tional to the amount of improve ment and work done on the farms
 Every farm is surveyed for the amount of work to be done, and credits arranged so that each farm CT receives at least as much cash as he received credit on the former budget system based on credit
 Now all off this system must pay cash for personal and other small purchases. However, the cost of clearing and blowing, seeds and feed and larger expenses still to- tai 3961s acres cleared this month at an average cost of $33 an acre.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
MatanuSka Is SOund,D Declares
 Farmer Rudde|l
Protesting Colonist Returns from Washington with
 Praise Hopkins

SEATTLE, March 20.---Charles E. Ruddell, Matanuska Colonist who objected to the Colony administra- tion, arrived in Seattle Friday to take the Victoria back to Alaska.
 Ruddell, who attracted national attention by his pilgrimage to pro- test to Washington, D. C.. said that Harry L. Hopkins, National Relief Administrator. listened with sym- pathy and understanding to his complaints.
 Ruddell complained that com modity prices, fees and farm ser vices were too high. He said that Hopkins promised relief.
 T am glad to be going back. The Matanuska project is sound We can raise good crops there and there's a market for them. Once administration difficulties are iron ed out, the project will be success full" said Ruddell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
FIVE SECURITY
 BILLS OFFERED
 IN LEGISLATURE
Welfare Department, Un- employment Compensa-
 tion, Pensions Listed

Starting the ball rolling toward setting up legal machinery for Handling Social Security in the Territory, five bills, originally draft ed by the Joint Committee on So- cial Security, were introduced to- day in the special session of the 18th Legislature. Two of the bills were presented in the Senate where they were offered during the regu- lar session and three were intro duced in the House.
 The Senate bills provide for the creation of a Department of Public Welfare which will have admins tration of Social Security and for unemployment compensation. The House measures deal with relief of Restitution, dependent children and old age assistance, or pensions. An appropriation of $25,000 is proposed for putting the welfare department into effect, and the general appro- priations bill passed at the regular session set aside $4o3,000 for aged residents, $44000 for dependent children and $s800O for relief of destitution. What other sums, if any. may be needed has not been ascertained.
 The measures merely were intro- duc0.i at brief sessions today and Monday the respective houses are expected to begin actual considera- tion with much of the work of ana lyzing the measures and whipping them into shape being done in com mittee of the whole.
 Mileage became an important is sue before the House today and that body went on record to send a telegram to Delegate Anthony J. Dimond urging that he endeavor to get mileage allowance for the mem bers at the special session. It was argued that the lawmakers were put to considerable expense staying here week between the two ses- sions without pay of $15 per day which each draws, and therefore to cover this expense they should be allowed mileage.
 Total mileage both ways for the Legislature usually runs in the neighborhood of $9,500 at the rate of IS cents per mile, the Second Di- vision total being around $5,OO0 the Fourth averaging approximate ly $2,500, and the Third around $1,- 400. First Division transportation usually is a minor item of about $500.
 The Senate meets Monday at Il a. m. and the House at p. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
Soviet Paper Sees
 School Tablet Crisi,

MOSCOW, March 19.-The story of how a vodka factory bought a carload of school tablets for substi- ute labels while the children were forced to write their lessons on mar gins of old newspapers is told by the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda as proof of a long existing tablet crisis.
 The paper shortage has long been acute in Russia because most of the wood pulp is exported to ready world market and domestice paper factories are not yet geared to home demands.
 The newspaper attributes the crisis to buck passing among four commissariats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
IN SKID ALONG RUNWAY
 AT HIGH SPEED
Tire Blows Out, Wheel Is Snapped Of, Craft
 Goes Over on Side
THREE OCCUPANTS
 ESCAPE INJURIES
World Flight Postponed But Not Cancelled,
 Declares Aviatrix

HONOLULU, H. l., March 20.-Amelia Earhart's plane crashed and burst into brief flames when the attempt was made this morning to take off for Rowland Island on the second leg of her proposed flight around the world.
 The plane had travelled about 1000 feet when it skid ded on the wet concrete run way. A left tire blew out and the wheel snapped off and was hurtled 40 feet from where the plane came to rest. Both propellers were bent, the left one badly, in the crash which occurred at 8:19 O. clock, Pacific Coast time. Crowd Scatters
 The accident scattered the crowd of about 75 persons, mostly Army men. They saw burst of flame from the left motor then the fire died out.
 Ambulances rushed to the scene but as they arrived Miss Earhart stood up in the cockpit, to show she was not hurt and shouted to the Army officers: Something must have gone wrong
 The plane tipped over on the left wing.
 Occupants Not Hurt
 Miss Earhart's two companions, Pilot Fred Noonan and Capt. Harry Manning, also escaped injury. Miss Earhart was the last to enter the plane this morning The motors were given the final warming up, then she gunned them as they headed down the runway at high speed. The plane was half way down the runway at the time of the accident
 Flight Postponed
 This means the postponment of my world trip but not cancellation. No one has been hurt only our spirits are bruised"
 Miss Earhart said the $80,000 fly- ing laboratory will probably be sent back to the factory for repairs. It is estimated repairs will require two weeks.
 The undercarriage is smashed, |stabilizer twisted and other dam- age done. The first leg of the proposed flight from Oakland was completed Thursday morning after a record western flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
Delegate Sees Hope for Federal
 Building, Anchorage


 Representative Dan Kennedy of the Third Division is in receipt of letter from Delegate Anthony J Dimond in which the Delegate ex- presses hope that an appropriation will be made by Congress this ses- sion for the construction of new Federal building at Anchorage
 Delegate Dimond said that the memorial. introduced by Represen- taives Kennedy and Ed Coffey. both of the Third. and passed by the Legislature. was being of much as- sistance to him in presenting tho needs for the building and that hs was hopeful that favorable actior might be taken.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20

SEATTLE, March 20-Waterfront employers halted cargo working op- erations at noon today in line with their ultimatum to the ILA that it furnish crews to work two Canadian vessels in port by that hour.
 Matt Meehan, Coast Secretary ot the ILA said that he would call the matter to the attention of the Ma tional Longshoremens Board.
 Harry Bridges. of San Francisco said such actions are clearly ir violation of the peace award which ended the recent coast maritime tieup. This will be very import ant"
 Promptly at noon, lumber loading operations stopped on the steamship Pacific President and the Norweg- ian vessel Leikanger, whose offic- ials said that loading had been or dered stopped by the Waterfront Employers Association.
 
 Previous to the tieup at noon the Waterfront Employers Association charging that the longshore unions were in violation of their agree ments, demanded immediate work ing of the picket-bound Canadian freighters Eastholm and Southolm
 The ILA local denied that it had violated any agreement and in turr charged that if employers suspended relations with the union that il would be in violation of the peace award now in effect.
 The Canadian ships are now tiee up by the Inland Boatmens Unior picket line, through which the long. shoremen refuse to pass.
 Dewett Bennett, ILA Secretary said that the longshoremen did moi consider the employers demand ar ultimatum. He said that he hac written the employers association that they should apply to the Ma ational Longshoremen's Board o1 Arbitration body instead of threat ening tieups.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
ALL DOCS AT LARGE MONDAY
 ARE NUISANCES
New Ordinance Will Go Into Effect on that Date
 Feeling Running High

Juneau dogs had better have their night tonight and their day tomor- row for Monday morning. bright and early, Chief of Police Roy Hoff- man is going to start enforcing the new city ordinance, which requires that all dogs be kept on leash when away from their own yards, he ad- vised the City Council at its meet ing last night.
 All dogs which are running at large after tomorrow automatically become nuisances and can be pick ed up and taken to the pound. There they will be kept for three days, at the cost of one dollar to the owner for redemption and an additional 50 cents per day for each day kept. If not claimed by the end of three days the animals will be disposed of the ordinance provides.
 Reports were that feeling is run ming high among dog lovers in the city relative to the new ordinance and there was indication the sub- ject might become an election issue with the unwritten question before dog owning voters, to leash or not to leash. depending on who voted how when the ordinance was passed
 The Council last night passed the revised building code and passed in first reading the new fire hazard ordinance. City Clerk A. w. Hen- ming was elected school tax collector and the James c. Cooper Company was named to make an audit of the city books.
 The Council voted to replace the wooden trestle at First and Dixon with a new structure at an esti- mated cost of $360. At the sugges- tion of Councilman G. E. Krause City Engineer Milton Lagergren was instructed to make an inspection of trusses and braces in the High School Gymnasium to see that they are in good shape.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
INSURGENTS IN
 NORTHERN PART
 SPAIN CAPITAL
Crum pied Resistance and Sudden Thrust Re-
 sponsible for Advance

LONDON, March 20.-Spanish iil- surgent forces are reported by radio today to have smashed through Ma drid's defenses in the northern part of the Capital City.
 The report comes from Navalcar- nero and was taken there by persons who said they witnessed the sudden advance which was made possible by the failure of government attacks yesterday.
 The attack was the result of crumpled resistance and a sudden thrust of the Insurgents into the long beseiged city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
JOHN STEDMAN PASSES AWAY
 AT KETCH|KAN

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Mar. 20- John Stedman, aged 72, died in the hospital here. He is credited with bringing the first major industries here and he built the city's first hotel in 1905. He established the Tongass Trading Company of which he was manager. Later he trayelec to Boston and interested the New England Fish Company in estab- fishing a plant here.
 MT. Stedman was also interested in the early days in canneries ano mining properties.
 In recent years he lived at Wran- gell where his wife died a year ago Since then he has been in a hos pital here for most of the time.
 A niece, Mrs. A. E. Gurr, of Port land, survives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
THIRD DIVISION IN DISSENSION
 OVER MARSHAL
Democrats Fail to Choose Official Recommend
 Troy, Griffin, Connors

ANCHORAGE, Alaska March 20. -Dissension over the endorsement of candidate for Marshal in the Third Division brought about the adjournment of the Divisional Dem ocratic Committee meeting here without making recommendation for that office.
 The meeting endorsed Gov. John w. Troy, Edward w. Griffin, Sec retary of the Territory, and Col lector of Customs James J. Connors, for reappointment.
 Recommendation made by the Di- visional Committee will go before the Territorial Committee meeting in Fairbanks March 22.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
ALASKA TRAIN IS DER AILED;
 NONE INJURED
Boat Special Enroute to Seward in Accident
 Cars Overturned

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 20 The southbound passenger, mail and freight train, scheduled to meet the steamer Mount McKinlay al Seward, was derailed 85 miles north of Seward Friday afternoon.
 None was injured but severa clerks in baggage and mail cars were shaken when the cars over- turned.
 Passenger coaches remained up right.
 A wrecker was sent to the scene of the accident, but officials saic that passengers would probably be returned to Anchorage as it would take twelve hours to clear the line
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
LIVING COSTS ARE GOING UP
Labor Department Statis. tics Are Presented
 to Committee

WASHINGTON, March 20. - The actual cost of living has increased about six percent in the past three years, the index compiled by the Department of Labor reveals.
 The statement was given to the House. Appropriations Committee at a hearing on the Labor Depart ment's supply bill by Dr. Isadore Lubin, Commissioner of Labor sta tistics. It was admitted, however, that in some sections the cost of living had increased much higher, The doctors statement was most conservative, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
EIGHT MISSING, BLAST HORROR
 IN TEXAS TOWN
Ninety-four Children Re ported to Have Escap-
 ed from Wreckage
BODIES OF THREE
 GIRLS UNCLAIMED
Community Declares Holi- day to Begin lnterring
 Funerals Held

NEW LONDON, Texas, March 30. The number of victims of the ex- plosion that wrecked the New Lon don Consolidated school here Thurs day afternoon has mounted to 455 Ninety-four school children were injured in making their escape. Eight are still missing.
 The entire list is subject to revis- ion.
 Only three bodies, all young girls lay unclaimed in the Henderson mortuary.
 Funeral Held
 Funerals are being held today 1T homes of this community in tht East Texas oil belt and the sad task of interring the victims of the na- tion's worst child disaster began.
 In New London and other sur rounding communities, a holiday was declared for the Impressive function of burying the dead whicf will also continue Sunday.
 Experts Are Called
 Military authorities called experts in an inquiry for elaboration of thu informal findings of the disaster. pr. E. F. Schoch, Chemistry Pro- lessor of Texas University, said:
 "The explanation is simple. Int walls filled with gas. There wa no other escape and the walls burst The condition of the children's bod. ies bears out the fact they wert blown to death, not burned"
 One Theory
 The Tyler, Texas, Morning Tele' graph today quoted Capt. 2. E Coombs, of the Military Court, a' saying two oil field workers brought him what they contended was evi. dence nitroglycerin blast wreck. ed the building. They told him tt examine three shattered sewer pipt pieces and it would reveal on exam ination traces of TINT
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
.1200 WORKERS BACK TO MILLS,
 SEATTLE AREA
Five Concerns Resume Op- erations After Six
 teen-day Strike

SEATTLE, March 20. - Twelve hundred lumber and sawmill work CTS here returned to work this morning in five mills. ending a six teen day strike.
 union officials and employers signed an agreement late yesterday the terms of which are not made public.
 Early yesterday it was announced the workers agreed to a 7h cents and hour increase with negotiations to progress for 10 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
Appropriation Recommended
 For Fisheries

WASHINGTON, March 20. = The House Appropriations Committee has recommended a $274000 appro- priation for protection of the Prib- ilof Island seal herds and also ap- has recommended $274,000 appro- es incident to the supervision of the Territorial seal and salmon fisher ies.
 The appropriation is asked by the Bureau of Fisheries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
2 SHOT DOWN
 IN DAYLIGHT
 N. Y. ROBBERY
Detectives Wait Two Weeks for Crime After Being
 Tipped Of

NEW YORK, March 20-Detec- tives, tipped off. waited two weeks and then today shot and killed Joseph Epstein. A, and Julius Rich man. B, and arrested four other men in a planned $30,000 holdup and footing of a fur manufactur- CTS second floor plant at the rush hour.
 The dead men were "a split sec- ond behind the detectives in reach- ing for their guns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
MORE JUDGES
 INDICATED IN
 WEST STATES
Senate Passes Bill Increas- ing Staff of Ninth Cir
 cult Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON, March 20-House action is awaited on the Bone bill providing two additional Judges for the Ninth Circuit Court of App peals which comprises seven west ern states and the Territories oi Alaska and Hawaii.
 The bill was passed by the Sen ate yesterday without a record vote
 Senator Homer T. Bone, of Wash ington State, said the measure will "go long way" to speeding ur litigation on the West Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
WARNING BY
 SITDOWNERS

DETROIT, Michigan, March 20.- Representatives of 5000 sitdown strikers, defying court orders for their eviction from eight Chrysler Corporation plants, today informed Gov. Frank Murphy they were us- ing the "only weapon we have" in their demands.
 The representatives of the sit downers warned that the use o1 State Guardsmen to eject them would lead to bloodshed and yio- lence."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
BACK TO WORK
 IN BIG PLANT
Twelve Hun dred British Munition Strikers Re-
 turn Temporarily

LONDON, March 20. - Twelve hundred striking munitions workers who walked out at the Whitehead Torpedo Works Wednesday, return ed to work this morning while of- ficials discussed demands. The company Is flooded with
 British rearmament program or
 ders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
PAA ELECTRA DUE HERE TOMORROW
 FROM FAIRBANKS

Adhering to its new weekly sched- ule, a PAA Electra plane is to make the hop from Fairbanks to Juneau tomorrow, according to the an- nouncement of Louis A. Delebeque, Juneau PAA Agent.
 The plane is scheduled to return to the Interior immediately follow ing the arrival at Juneau of the steamer Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
CRUSHED

SHELTON, Wash, March 20.-L- M Grumfield became the third logger to be fatally injured at the Simpson Logging Company this year. He was crushed to death when a snag line caught him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
Industrial Activity at New Peak

NEW YORK, Mar. 20. - in- dustrial activity, as measured by the Associated Press adjusted index, established a new recOv- cry peak this week, the highest since November 1929.
 Activity advanced to 105.9 of the l929-1930 average compared to S2.8 year ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
PRINTERS END SHORT STRIKE
Publication of Indianapolis Newspapers Resumed
 After Walkout

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 20. Newspapers resumed publication here today when union printers re- turned to work after 24-hour strike which had left residents de- pendent on outside newspapers for their news.
 The walkout was staged for in creased wages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
BUTTER TAKES
 SHARP ADVANCE

SEATTLE, March 20.-The sharp est butter advance in year went into effect today with an increase of three cents a pound. Butterfat was boosted four cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20

 Quits at Noon
 On Waterfront
Employers Quit Lo a din g When Unon Fails Work
 Picket-bound Ships

BULLETIN--Seattle, Mar. 20. The employers lockout of all shoreside operations here lasted only two and one-half hours, until the Inland Boatmens' Un- ion decided to withdraw it's pickets and the ILA announced it has decided it's grievance against the Canadian vessels were at an end. Operations of loading began immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
ENTERS HOSPITAL

Mrs. N. Kovas entered St. Ann's Hospital as medical patient this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-20
IN FOR OPERATION

F. w. Randy was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital this morning. He will undergo an operation Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-30
(BY THE OUT EAsTER)

The Out Easter is not a church member.
 When he dies, the thinks that will be the end of him, church to the contrary notwithstanding.
 He may properly be described as a Free Thinker, yet he gets pleasure and comfort occasionally by visiting the various churches of Waterbury, and other cities. In the years gone by, he occasionally with the other boys of the district picked flowers for the altars of the Church of the Sacred Heart. He did this because 1t so happened most of his playmates were boys of the Roman Catholic faith. Oc- casionally, we attended the church in which we were brought up; but this was not often. Perhaps, we were neglected; we guess we were from the Christian side of life.
 Last Sunday we were on South Main street around Meadow street. We saw numerous people entering the church of Our Lady of Lour- des, the Italian church, for the II o'clock service We followed along; 1t was our first visit to church in many moons. An usher kindly led us to seat. We watched the young priest on the altar; we heard him deliver a well worded sermon on the gospel of the day. We enjoyed greatly the excelelnt singing of a choir, possessed of some extremely fine voices, as we thought. We were impressed by the devotion of the congregation. We ourselves bowed our heads, just when the regular members did. We said no prayers, for we know none. At the opening of the service the priest walked down the middle aisls, blessing all of the members of the church. A drop of holy water touched our face, and we genuflected. For the time being we really felt we were con- verted. We were glorified, and mumbled in a humble way through our quivering lips for proper guidance from the Supreme Being. The sanctity and sacred ness of the entire service shall ever remain with us.
 We looked around the church. Practically all about us were of the Iitalian race. We knew none, except Joe. Garbarino of the Bauby fruit store, good old Joe, from whom we bought many bag of peanuts in the old circus days.
 We thought back and wondered; where did all of these good people come from and how long have they been in Waterbury. Just like Rip Van Wrinkle, we thought to our- selves we had been sleeping these many years. We went back to the