The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 8, 1932, Page 4

SESELE XA THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1932. Daiiy Aldskd Efipiré JOHN W. TROY - - PRESIDENT AND EDITOR ROBERT W. BENDER - - GENERAL MANAGER the blished every evening except Sunday Dby FT!&‘;‘I‘!‘(’EEPRINTXNG COMPANY at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 3 I an llvered by carrler In Juneau, Douglas, Treadwel Sy Y CFhane for 3125 ber MOnth - ren: y i1, postage paid, a he follow! 3 H On e P odvanee, $12.00; six months, in advance, n $1.25 i; one month, in advance, “Q‘T.' Oribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity +the delivery of their papers g A ephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the tocal news published herein. KA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER ALASTHAN THAT OF ANY GCTHER PUBLICATION. TRANSFER COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. The Howell bill to transzer the Alaska Road Com- mission’s activities to the Interior Department, which is now a law, conceived in prejudice, forced on Alaska without regard for its almost unanimous protests and reckless of inevitable disastrous con- sequences, was put through the lower House of Congress by the grossest sort of misrepresentation and on the basis of statements that had no semblance of truth. Members of the House, who feared the effects of the move and were in posi- tion to have blocked the bill's passage were deluded into thinking their fear was groundless The bill came up for hearing on June 27 on the Consent Calendar. There had to be unanimous consent in order for it to be considered for passage. When it was called up, Representative Stafford of Wisconsin reserved the right to object “to inquire as to the propriety of transferring” the roads and | trails to the Interior Department, declaring he thought the War Department was “better constituted for constructing that character of improvement than is the Department of the Interior” He was in- formed by Representative Colllins, Mississippi, that “there are three road systems in Alaska. One is under the War Department, one . . the Interior Department . one the Agricultural Department. All of them of necessity are duplicating activities. It is my idea that all should be consolidated under the Bureau of Public Roads of the Agricultural Department. . . . If we are to get rid of duplication of road work in Alaska this bill should pass.” A little later Mr. Stafford, still unsatisfied with explanations offered asked directly: “And what or- ganization has the Interior Department for doing that character of work at the present time?” To which Mr. Collins replied: “They have an organization that is comparable in every regard with that of the War Department.” of work?” Mr. Collins: “Similar work on roads in Alaska.” Mr. Taylor of Colorado: “And in the National Parks. Also we have charge of the Alaska Rail- road.” Mr. Collins also gravely informed the House that “the bill before us has the approval of the Presi- dent of the United States. It was introduced at his behest. I hope the gentleman will not object.” Pos- sibly he was correct in this statement. Mr. Taylor spoke truly when he revealed to his fellow members that the Interior Department has control of the Alaska Railroad. But neither he nor Mr. Collins were correct in every other statement they made on the subject of Interior Department road-building facilities. Maybe they were just ignorant and mis- informed, but the fact is that they did give the House, and Mr. Stafford particularly, information that was wholly false. ELECTRIC W ASHING MACHINES EASY—GENERAL ELECTRIC and VOSS All Are Regular Standard Guaranteed Articles You can trade’in your old washer no matter how old and decrepit it may be — Credit allowance made on request Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. Juneau—Phone 6 EDISON MAZDA LAMPS Douglas—Phone 18 |road building organization in Alaska of any kind, much less one that is “comparable in every regard” to the Alaska Road Comission. It never has had |anything to do with road construction here. Roads in National Parks in the Territory have not been constructed by the Interior Department whose funds for that purpose have been turned over by it to the Alaska Road Commission which has performed the work. Mr. Stafford placed confidence in his colleagues and accepted their statements as true. He withdrew his reserved objection and the bill was promptly passed. It could have easily been defeated. One objection by any member was all that was required. Dele- gate Wickersham, to whom Alaska has a right to look for protection of its interests from jeopardy, unfortunately had departed from Washington, first to attend the Republican National Convention, and at the time of the bill's consideration was enroute to Alaska. Because he, or someone else with a knowledge of the facts, about the matter and a willingness to use them regardless of whether Presi- dent Hoover wanted the thing done, was not there Alaska loses an organization that has functioned efficiently for more than a quarter of a century. The Delegate ought to have been on the job, or, if he believed it was absolutely necessary for him to come to the Territory to protect his political interests, he should have arranged for some asso- ciate to act for him in just .such instances. This, apparently, was not done and Alaska must suffer the consequences which cannot be other than serious. LAST CALL FOR OLYMPIC GAMES FUND. The matter of proper representation of the United States in the fast-approaching Olympic Games at Los Angeles Is a subject of interest to every American as Dr. W. W. Council pointed out to the Chamber of Commerce. Theré is nothing sectional in the country’s participation in this great classic. It is of common interest to every American, and all of them should unite in making whatever money is necessary to insure the fullest participation by the United States in all of the events. Dr. Council is in charge of the work of raising funds in the Territory to facilitate that participa- tion. Juneau and Skagway have already responded to the appeal. Probably they will make further contributions to the funds before it is closed. Dr. Council will close the subscription list on July 15. Between now and then every one who can afford to subscribe ought to do so. No quota has been definitely fixed for Alaska, but it is hoped that the Alaska contributions will be as generous in this cause as it has been on other meritorious projects. Congress is going to appropriate several hundred thousand dollars to transport and feed the bonus in the nation’s capital city to urge the passage of legislation to marchers who have congregated pay all adjusted compensation certificates at once. Probably our lawmakers feel they can efficiently if the veterans are sent home and are willing to appropriate the money it takes to get them out of Washington, The Best in Golf. | (New York Herald Tribune. | When Bobby Jones retired, being champion of it was scarcely credible that everything in golf, work more |ly. SYNOPSIS: Ashwood, an unusual gang leader, demands that Jerry Calhoun, Emory Battles and a detective, Stev- ens, give him their parole not to interfere with the prison- cre he is holding for ransom, on a tropical island. The three have been captured while trying to arrest Ashwood and rescue Nancy Wentworth. CHAPTER 20. MADHOUSE | Stevens was chewing quietly, his eyes gazing off into a far corner. His two companions waited for |him to speak. At last the silence became some- what oppressive. Ashwoods slen- der nervous fingers drummed im- | patiently upon the table top. The detective looked at him with a friendly smile. “Limpy,’ he murmered unexpect- edly, “you're a great little feller, land T like you. But so long as I keep my health and my job I got |to do my damndest to put you in |the hot seat where you belong |And sorry Tl be too, when they turn on the juice. So, you see, T can't say anythihg thatll cramp Steve here,” announced Jerry quiet- ly. Emory said nothing, but nodded in agreement. Ashwood's drumming. “Sorry, fellows,” rising painfully. “Don’t know as I blame you. Still I hope youll be careful, for I'd hate to have you shot.” He turn- ed to Jerry. “Captain Calhoun, you are at liberty to discuss this location whenever you please. Al- fred, kindly show the new guests to their room and see that they are made comfortable.” He smiled inschruaably as they fingers ccased their he shrugged, followed the steward from the room. “Well, T never invested $25,000 to better advantage in my (Qife plane,” declared Emory enthusias- tically as the steward closed the door behind Him. He the other two with gleaming eyes. ‘I wanted adventure to help me |forget the general boredom of life didn't I? This, gentlemen, is just what the doctor ordered.” “Uh, huh,” agreed Stevens glum- “I got a hunch that what you fellers call adventure is coming along in gobs so big and tough that you'll e a lot of trouble digesting them.” “How did they capture you?” asked Jerry curiously. “They just looked down and saw our plane sitting there on the beach. Then they dived and cut cireles in the sand around us with soon another champion would be hailed as “the + & i . greatest golfer the world has ever seen.” Gene gei:afl;:;; m:;tu?zu ;:‘;(ou:fi) hz;fi Sarazen’s for - N : " performance at Fresh Meadow, follow: hands.” The detective was clear- ing his record-breaking victory in the British open, was probably more brilliant than any single feat 323234, full knowl S sl s i 3 ; i —32—34, in full knowledge of what he had to do Mr. Stafford: “Utilized at present for what kmd‘[D overteks ‘the Tasdars; eemed t0- border of ths To clip strokes from par under the strain was an exhibition of gameness and skill such as few championships have |of Jones. His last twenty-seven holes, miraculous. most terrific mental seen. Certainly the quality of Sarazen’s golf in the two great open tournaments this year has equaled that The feeling that Jones was unbeatable seemed to cast a spell over his of Bobby Jones at his best. ablest rivals—Sarazen and all. The Fresh Meadow brand of fireworks did not “come off” while he was in the field. Sarazen's grand sweep wets desire for the return of Bobby Jones to tournament ‘play. Surely the old magic has gathered no heavy coat, of rust in a two-years’ rest. It is a teasing situation to have two ‘“greatest golfers that ever lived,” both in their prime, only to be compared with each other in the mind’s eye. | Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., of General Motors has Jjoined the parade for Prohibition repeal. He is now satis- Ified that that's one of the reasons why the na- The Interior Department has never had any tional clutch has been slipping.—(New York Sun.) SPECIAL Zip Depilatory Ab-scent Cream Deod- orant—Creme Massage Cleansing Tissue Builder $5.85 value for $1.10 J uneau Drug Co. “There Is No Substitute for QUALITY” Post Office Substation No. 1 PHONE 33 PHONES 83 OR 85 THE SANITARY GROCERY “The Store That Pleases” ly dejected. Whatever there might be of adventure and romance in the situation did not appeal to him. “Then they landed and in- vited us aboard their plane, where a guy sat behind us, tickling my ribs with an automatic. Another ffeller flew our plane back.” “What's the layout here?” de- manded Emory. “How are we go- ing to get away and release the prisoners?” “Isn't he the ambitious boy?” mocked Stevens. “This place doesn't look dangerous to me,” retorted Ems ory. “After all is said and done, I rather like that chap you call Limpy. He was the finest fellow you ever saw that night he speaks of in London, and I donY believe he's changed much. Little more hard-boiled, perhaps, but that ra- ther adds to the attraction.” “Sure,” agreed Stevens. ‘T like him, too, within sensible limits. But he's something new in the way of crooks, and T play safe with anything I don't understand. Guys like Limpy, when they turn crook, wusually take to shoving phoney money or some other game where brains and glib tongue turn the trick. But this felier's pone into the racket as a sort of inter- esting experiment, they tell me, and he's been cleaning up on it. Trouble is, he’s walways worked through others, so that up to a few minutes ago T was never able to get anything on him I could use in court. But listen kid, don't little very Gamblers Throw Fustace L Adama_ my style. My job is hard enough | as it is” He drained his glass. “Guess we'll play aleng with than when I bought that mono-| looked at| (fool yourself. That baby meant | just what he said when he warned lus to step easy. He'd kill you in a minute, even if he was to cry {himself to sleep every night over it for a week,” “I think Steve's right, Emory,” ragreed Jerry. “I've spent an eve- |ning and a night here, and -it's | the damndest madhouse you've ever seen. It's going to be ancther |scorching day today, and hy night half the folks on the island, in- |cluding ourselves, will be fit sub- jects for padded cells and strong- wm nurses. The best thing for us to do is to play along quietly and watch for a lucky break and then jump to grab it.” “That sounds like sense,” nodded Stevens, standing at the window nd watching a man who hugged e shade of a palm and every now and then shifted his heavy holster to a more comfortable po- sition. | | DRAE | My Miss Wentworth,” f you were on- ly able to acquire a proper per- spective, you would find yourself thoroughly enjoying your stay with us. You are, I am told, a re- |markable actress. Just think of |the roles you will be able to cre- ate when you understand the pa- | thelogic psychology of your fel- |low guests.” | A faint breeze from the Gulf of | Mexico caressed Nancy's pink cheek |as she lay back in her meck chair |indolently watching the soft tropic night. Ashwood’s idle speculations, brilliant but bitterly cynical, in- | trigu her. | “But I'm not a dramalic actress, ‘Mr Ashwood,” she protested. “It's |really a pity that you did not in- | vite someone down here who might |give me singing and dancing les- j.sons instead of studies in charac- |ter.” ‘ He waved her argument away. “Hamilton, for instance,” he con- tinued, reflectively, - “who, like 'a |drowning man with his proverbial raw, clutches at his deck of cards as a preserver of his sanity. Watch, if you will, the expression in his eyes when he looks at Williams, the dnoffensive grain broker from | Chicago. Strange, these two solid | business men should be so antag- |onistic. Each seems so innocuous in his own way. But their brood- ing distaste for one another will flare up before long and the re- sults will be fascinating to an im- partial observer. “Regard the sullen enmity be- tween our fashionable amateur ath- letefMallory, and the product of | Chifago's speakeasies, the worthy “Then if you please, observe the ‘ease of Martin, whose real love is Chicago real estate in neat little subdivisions on the prairies west of Evansville. He finds himself nowy in love with you, but perplex- ed Because the heat seems to have dried up ‘the ebullient, bubbling springs of loguacity which are ev- ery real estate promoter’s birth- right. He, too, thwarted in his ambition to sell you the idea of settling in Chicago, will soon break out into violence. It is interesting to speculate as to the time and method of his outbreak.” Nancy wondered what the three newcomers were doing at this mo- ment. They had kept to them- selves all day, making no effort to talk to her or to the other prisoners. She had thought there would be trouble when she had seen the queer old detective meet Lucci mear the dead line in front of the hangar. The gangster had clenched his fists and had half- crouched as though to spring at the older man. But Calhoun and Battles had stepped forward to meet his charge. There had been an instant tense silence and Lucci had turned away, his swarthy face dark and lowering. Nancy had seen a look of disappointment dear sweep over the faces of the two comrades. Her wild surge of hope that the trio- would find speedy means to rescue her had faded into nothing DONALDINE BEAUTY PARLORS Telephone 496 RUTH HAYES will promote happiness (UL DO T T ECONOMY — A Watchword of the Times does not mean miserliness; it does mean prudent spending and prudent saving. years past the purchasing power of the dollar is greater and affords an opportunity to save. Our Savings Department Will Help You Grasp that Opportunity The B. M. Behgends Bank OLDEST BANK Iil ALASKA T e T L L and rindependence. It Compared with during the baking hours of the afternoon| After all, what could they do, surrounded, as they were, by a score of armed guards? BShe hoped they would not be preci- pate. Ashwood had told her that |Calhoun had been slightly injured in attempting to interfere when |she had been kidnaped. Her heart warmed to him, but she had had no opportunity to express her grati- tude. Later, perhaps, the chance would come. “And now,” Ashwood's somnolent voice continued, “it becomes nec- essary to tell you that the day after tomorrow I am taking a step of some importance. I observe a slight feeling of restfulness among my men, here, so events are shap- ing more rapidly than T had anti- cipated. “I have decided to buy you back from your—ah—fiance, and we will leave the island fYor good. The others will be released the next |day.” She sat bolt upright in her chair. wondering if she had understood “Buy me?” she gasped. 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