The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 7, 1933, Page 8

. MORE SLASHES BEING MADE IN APPROPRIATIONS Eight Million Dollars Cut from P. O. Depart- ment Bill | ADDITIONAL PAY CUTS ALSO BEING PROPOSED| i Silver Inflation Heari ' Continue—Tariff Dis- cussion Is Up gs WASHINGTON, Feb. 7—A ;,'Cn-“ eral five per cent slash in Govern- ment appropriations and additional | pay cuts for Federal employees,| also departmental organization, ad- | ded new fuel to the Senate's pro- tracted economy debate. Last night the Senate made a reduction of approximately eight million dollars in the Post Office appropriation bill which included applying the prevailing Federal pay cuts to the enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard receiving $1,000 yearly or more. House Centinues Work i The House today took up miscel- laneous legislation while commit- tees continued silver inflation i hearings and studied measures to raise tariffs against countries off| the Gold Standard. The Senate Banking Committee| met to act on the emergency farm| mortgage and relief bills. MORTGAGE RELIEF WASHINGTON, Feb. T7—A de- cision to draw up and push toward enactment at this session an em- ergency measure for farm mortgage relief was made today by the Sen- ate Banking Subcommittee consid- ering the problem. ———————— GALE SWEEPS MIDDLE AREA OF U. 5. TODAY Blinding Snow Storm, High Wind Trails Sub- Zero Wave CHICAGO, Til, Feb. 7.—A bit- ing gale and blinding snow storm swept across the Midland plains today trailed by the sharpest sub- zero weather in several seasons. The mercury plunged to 30 and 40 degrees below zero on the froz- en Canadian border states. There is a vast “black area” on the weather map from Pocatello to Pittsburgh and from Corpus Chris- ti to Duluth denoting almos§t a slide section of snow and rain. -, — HUNGARIAN LIVING COSTS FALL | BUDAPEST,—The index figure for cost of living in Hungary de- creased 9.7 per cent in 1932. The figure for food fell 17 per cent. “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” The Latest in Spring Millinery Plain and Trimmed STRAWS Also Silk Crepes § Juneau’s Own Store i FRESH i SALTED Spanish Peanuts 16 Ounces 20c¢ Butler Mauro 1 Drug Co. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 1933. Back to the scene of his greatest triumphs, Sir Malcolm Campbell hopes this time to send his superpowered juggernaut hurtling down the sands at more than 300 miles an hour! The “Blue Bird” now has 2,500 horsepower and has been slightly remcdeled to reduce wind resistance. (This is the first of a series 3 although it has been slightly re-! of articles on the career of Sir = designed to p t . streamlining | Malcolm Campbell, the world's | ;"o 0utoned iy 2500 | M B t l~ greatest racing car driver.) héFseponar i bbok 1 y cau y | ing one of his two official | = Y e e Dur! BL TED GILL n runs he: last year, he attained| = s r DAYTONA BEACH, Fla,, Feb. 7. |th ing speed of 267 miles —The lure of speed has called a|gn Now, with 1,000 added | doughty Britisher back for great-|horsepower in his car, he seeks: er triumphs on the roaring road.|ts boost the record well beyond its' He is 8ir Malcolm Campbell of |present mark. | England, whose name and fame| ppogest and reticlent, Campbell fili a large niche in ‘}‘f’ history | i make no predictions as % of automobile record achievements 1 he hopes i shat il during the past decade. Driving -a long, trim 2,500 horse- power car, the intrepid veter: als believe he will shoot for| the 300 mile-an-hour mark. | comes ‘here seeking to break his| Two years z.r.vr,’ne Admu.\(ulY he wanted to be the first man to drive | own land speed record of 253 miles b an automobile 300 miles an hour— an hour in what may be his va‘e-'l= il 3 Th: o st | bty 1. the Tantog: world, |five miles a minute. That was jus! He is 48 years old now and al- after he became the first driver| though still in his prime he may to hit a four mll«:-a-mmu_!’- clip; i h a record of 245. He s then decide after his forthcoming trials iy | g : U that his contribution to the ad- t if he could some day do 300 While I find a touch of mas- vancement of speed entitle him to ¢ would be satisfied. cara accentuates the eyes, the use PHYLLIS CAMERON a well-deserved retirement rrom‘ Luck Plays a Part |of black mascara seems toc obvious i lon one with blond hair. a thrilling career ,he has followed| “When you are going at near- A for nearly a quarter of a cen- record Sir Malcolm has| As I have prown eyes, I use speed,” tury. |said, “it is largely a matter of merely a light touch of brown ‘With the record threatened to,luck whether you clip off that|mascara, which gives my lashes be pushed still higher by his own|fraction of a second that means|exactly the same tone in coloring skillful driving, racing officials be- | the difference between success and |aS mYy eyes. lieve Campbell may figure the mark lure. All I can do is push down | ie beyond reach for him at least hard on the accelerator, steer a remodeled for another assault on and withdraw from the racing si ght course and hope for the time, It's markse are: geme to rest on his laurels. , best.” 11927—Pendine Sands—174 m.p.h. Competition for the Britisher| The condition of the beach wind}lbzsfinaymna Beach—206 mp.h. has been meager for the last few resisistance, variable atmosphere|1929—South Africa—212 mp.h. years and at present there is no1lee affects carburetion and suit-|1931—Daytona Beach—245 m.p.h. known driver who has made a able tides are some of the prob-|1932—Daytona Beach—253 m.ph. definite threat to oust him from lems with which the driver is fac- — > his throne. Several have announc-|ed, in addition to possible me- ed their hopes, but they have not chanicle trouble. yet progressed past the ballyhoo| So far, he has mastered them | stage. all i b | e | Miss Violet Bourgette who en- BLUEBIRD’S RECORD “tercd St. Ann’s Hospital several in his sforthcoming trials is thei Five years of record-smashing|days ago with influenza, left the same “Bluebird” in which he set'are behind Sir Malcolm Camp-|hospital for her home this morn- the present record a year ago,'bell's “Bluebird” which has been!irg. MISS VIOLET BOURGETTE LEAVES HOSPITAL TODAY Same Old “Bluebird” The car Sir Malcolm will drive | 'SPRING STYLES SHOWN AT NEW YORK FASHION REVUE! These spring frocks were displayed in a fashion parade sponsored by leading New York Jes gners, _EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS At left is a black evening gown with white chiffon flowers over the left shouider. A dinner dress "ir the ™ debutante is shown in the center. It is ofblack chiffon with a red Victorian ve jacket. The smart costume shown at right combines a white pigue jacket worn over a blagk chiffon dress. (Asso.‘ated Press Photos) ¥ SPECULATION ARISING OVER APPOINTMENTS Jesse Jones Mentioned for| Head of Reconstruction Finance Corporation INEW YORKER MAY BE SECRETARY OF COM. Secretary om_vy and War Also Come in for Discussion | | | MIAMI, Florida, Feb. T7.—Jesse Jones, of Texas, appears destined | | to head the Reconstruction Finance | Corporation under the Roosevelt Administration, meaning the dis- placement of Atlee Pomerene, Of} Ohio, whose appointment by Presi- dent Hoover was blocked, with all | other nominations, by the Senate at the present short session. Speculation among Democratic| leaders who are here with James| A. Farley, Chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, also put| Wwilliam Woodin, of New York, in| | the Cabinet as Secretary of Com- merce. Speculation also brought out the| names of Henry Stevens, of North Carolina, as Secretary of War;| Archibald McNeil, of Connecticut, or Max Gardner, of North Caro- lina, for Secretary of Navy. THOMAS KLOG, KLONDIKER, IS DEAD, SEATTLE Was Charter Member of]| Zero Club of Dawson | —Widow Survives 1 SEATTLE, Feb. 7. — Thomas Klog, aged 67 years, one of the original Klondikers and prominent-| ly connected with Alaska mining,| died in a hospital here. Mr. Klog joined the Klondike {rush in 1897 and lived in the North| for many years. He was a charter member of the Zero Club of Daw- son. Later he became interested in a mining venture in the West Indies. A widow, son and daughter sur- vive. L S N GERMANS DIGGING IN ROMAN CAMPS XANTEN, Germany, Feb. 7— Excavation of the permansnt camps of the 5th and 15th Roman | legions has been resumed by the Bonn museum after a long delay due to lack of funds. Foundations | of a barracks and of shops along a “Main Street” were previously | uncovered. - - — RICHARD JOHANSON ARRIVES FROM TODD| | Richard Johanson, of Todd, ar- rived in Juneau yesterday to re-| main a short time before leaving for the South. He is staying at| the Gastineau Hotel. ————— l English scientists have found that five tons of soot fall ‘on each square mile of London each year. UNITED /. AIRLMN 5 . m————— =1 Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the President-elect, is pictured as | she stepped into a passenger plane | at Newark, N. J., for a flight to Chicago, where she addressed the League of Women Voters. Mrs. Roosevelt makes use of the air for transportation whenever possible. This flight recalls the memorable one she made with her distinguished | husband when he flew to Chicago to | accept the Presidential nomination. | { SIGNAL TO GET OUT NAZI VOTE 1S GIVEN TODAY Chancellor Returns to Ber- lin—Opposition Be- ing Muzzled BERLIN, Feb. Chancellor | Adolf Hitler's return from Munich today was the signal for the reai beginning of the vote winning drive of his Nazi Legions at the election next month. Any possible indiscreet activities of his opposition has been fore- stalled apparently by the most drastic limitations on freedom of speech and assembly in the Re- public’s history. How effective will be the muz- zling decrees approved by the Presi- dent remains to be seen. 1. New Silk SLIPS Peach and Pink Lace Trimmed Bias Cut Special $2.50 | Frr 2-FOR-1-SALE STILL GOING STRONG Girls’ and GEORGE BROS. COATS 2 FOR 1 LEADIR DEPT. STORE Children’s D P RN | PHONE 454 Store Open Evenings GEORGE BROTHERS 5 Fast Deliveries—10, 11, 2, 3:30, 4:30 | corporations may borrow for devel- | opment of self-liquidating commun- NEW SUPPORT IS GIVEN TO RELIEF PLANS Government’s Proposal to Aid Unemployment May Be Passed LARGE SUM TO BE SET ASIDE FOR LOAN Self - Liquidating Schemes to Be Benefited by Legislation WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Stronz Democratic support has been thrown behind the new program for broadening the Government’s aid to unemployed programs to provide, among other things, for additional $300,000,000 as direct re- lief loans to States. This proposal is regarded in many quarters as having a fair chance of passage at this crowded short session. Provision is also made so private ity farming, and developing of ocean and air transportation if such projects are self—liquidaung.. ——————— “Neat Dresser On and Off” BUCHAREST, Feb. 7.—Newspa-| per attacks on government extra- vagance included an allegation that | the commercial attache of the Ru- | manian legation in London turned in an expense account which was allowed, for 2,070,000 lei, roughly $12,500, for suits, shoes and hats with the explanalion that he need- | e¢ them to keep pace with the English “who are very elegantly dressed.” e e———— The Tariff Board of India nas recommended further protection for the cotton textile industry. 5¢C JONES T0 BOSS “FAIR" ELEVEN LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 7.— Coach Howard Jones, famous foot- ball mentor of the University of Southern California, will be invit- ed to assemble of group of West- ern amateur players to appear in a football demonstration game of the Chicago World Fair in August, it was learned today. 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