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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1934. Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER GENERAL MANAGER blished every evening except Sunday by the EH‘;“IRIE ;RYNT!. G COMPANY at Second and Main Btreets, Juneau, Alaska. Entered In the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dellvered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month, . mall, postage paid, at the following rates: ?.mr. in_advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25, Subseribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers. = Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. . The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the wse for republication of all news dispatches credited to #t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION CAPT. O’CONNOR. In the death of Capt. M. J. O'Connor, Assistant Agent of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, the Govenment loses one of its most conscientious servants and the Fisheries Service one of its most efficient and earnest employees. Although a man of many interests, he made the fisheries of Alaska his paramount concern. He was as deeply versed in the lore of the salmon fisheries as any other man, whether scientist or layman, who has come into econtact with that branch of the industry. He put his knowledge at the service of the Government and endeavored to serve the public unselfishly, with- out either bias or prejudice. To a marked degree he possessed the confidence of his superiors, the packers and the fishermen. all of his decisions, he was eminiently fair His first concern was that there should always be an adequate supply of fish reaching the spawning beds to insure perpetuation of that great natural resource. He was not a believer in too much regulation. But he was a stickler for those which he was charged to enforce. He was one of the kindest-hearted men. He was ever ready to lend a helping hand to his fellow man. Like most government employees, he was not even moderately wealthy, but from his modest means he aided many who were in need. Though his benefactions were necessarily small, they were placed where they did real good. There are many whom he aided who will miss him i He will be missed even more in the Bureau of Pisheries. He was a bulwark there to both his superiors and those under him. He was never too busy to give assistance to any other employee of the Bureau. His counsel was always wise, and his attitude impartial. It will be hard to fill the place he has occupied for so many years. A WEAK ISSUE. The Republican strategists in planning a cam- paign for next Fall's Congressional elections have selected a dubious issue in deciding to attack the cost of the “New Deal” They never seem to learn anything. Their memories are apparently shorter than that of the average man. Few Americans have forgotten the desperate strait to which the country had been reduced when Mr. Roosevelt was Inducted into the Presidency. On every side there was distress, doubt and djspair. Chaos faced the Nation. Confidence in the stability of our institu- tions was almost broken. Our Democracy was at stake. The people who are now attacking the Roosevelt Administration on the specious plea of extravagance were loudest in their wails. Having most to lose they were naturally the most apprehensive. At the outset they welcomed unreservedly the President’s recovery program. Like the shipwrecked sailor they were ready to promise anything. But with rescue in sight, they are now hedging. Danger having subsided, they now clamor for the good old days. The memory of the American electorate is not so short as they seem to think. The old syswm.lanncipate the change with a clear conscience. ) notwithstanding the vehement protestations of the )Old Guard, is gone. A new one is being evolved 'under the leadership of President Roosevelt. The | country, if the Literary Digest polls have not lost | their uncanny accuracy, is stronger behind him than it was in 1932. It will take more than ranting about the cost to change that sentiment. The opposition must furnish something better than a return to the old days if it expects to make a real campaign in the November elections. INDUSTRIES DENY “REGIMENTATIO! | It appears that industries strongly resent the implication that they were “regimented” and did not act on their own initiative in embracing the re- ponsibilities along with the benefits of the National Industrial Recovery Act in submitting, negotiating and operating under codes of fair competition Frequently of late, the code authorities and also proponents of the new codes have displayed irrita- tion toward authors of this accusation. About the nfildest comment was offered by L. L. Balleisen, of Brooklyn, in presenting at a public hearing a code for the automotive chemical special- ties industry. Said he: The very fact that these manufacturers are seeking a code of their own is a com- plete answer to charges raised by certain critics that NRA would impose an un- wanted “regimentation” upon industry. Mem- bers of our group realize fully the greater freedom of individual initiative conferred through close association in a strongly or- ganized unit. We feel that our request for a code is but another mark of the initiative that all American industry is showing for self-government. Unlike many manufacturing groups that have been severely hit by the depression, the statistics submitted by this one showed that its payrolls had increased from $1,800,000 in 1928 to $2,700,000 under the Blue Eagle. All code hearings, as the law requires, are open to the public. And the record, with transcript of testimony pro and con, has been available in every instance to whomsoever cared to be informed. There has been no excuse for failure to ascertain the Eamtude of . business men on the subject of “regi- ' mentation” and why and by whom. Not finding anything in Alaska on which to base a criticism of the Roosevelt Administration, Republican spellbinders at a recent assemblage of the local G. O. P. cohorts, selected the AAA as the basis for a campaign in the Territory this Summer. The situation must be even more desperate than even the Democrats had imagined. The Moose Smoker, which opens the local Fourth of July celebration tomorrow night, seems to have more fireworks in it than any display that will be provided for Juneau in its Independence Day observance. The Hours of Marriage. (Manchester, Eng., Guardian.) It is seldom that an Act of Parliament gets on to the Statute-book without any notice being taken of it by one of the parties chiefly affected by its provisions. But the Archbishop of Canterbury point- ed out to Convocation on Wednesday the curious fact that the Hours of Marriage Act, which became Jaw last month and which extends the hours dur- ing which a marriage may be performed from 8 am. until 6 pm. instead of 3 p.m., was passed through both Houses of Parliament without his knowledge. The omission officially to advise the clergy of the change is the more remiss since in fact canon law will have to be altered—a cumbrous proceeding—to bring the clerical system into line with the Parliamentary decision. Marriage through- out the centuries was kept to the earlier part of the day for reasons good in their time. For one, in a possibly merrier but certainly more irresponsible England the danger of the parties so celebrating |the event in advance as to be in no fit state to face the clergyman was considerable. For another, it was felt that if so important a step were per- mitted after darkness had fallen the risks of personation might be increased. Such considerations {no longer weigh, and the extended facility was over- due. It is not surprising that the Act passed both Houses of Parliament without, as the Archbishop |says, “almost any discussion.” But it is sirange |that six months should have elapsed between its introduction &and its passage without the Church having official cognizance of it. Fortunately for the few who may prefer a late afternoon wed- ding, there is no need to await the amendment lof the canon. The clergy, says the Archbishop, may DOUGLAS || NEWS | | Ramsay, |at 5:30 o'clock 1 ESTEBETH ARRIVES, FIRST HUNDRED CASES ARE UP DOUGLAS CANNERY | weekly run to Sitka and way- | points with 11 passengers for Ju-| The tender Tulip Queen came neau. in from the fishing banks in Icyi wn.l, MAKE ANOTHER |arriving in Juneau at 11 o'clock. VOYAGE WITH MAIL The motorship Estebeth, Capt. General Manager of the Panhandle Edward Bach and Purser returned Passengers were Morris Rich-| Bay, and remained there until this morning when they returned, | C. V. Kay, who returned last week from a business trip to Seat |tle, has resumed his position as Dave | Air Transport Company, which morning owns and operates the Patco. e this from her regular LAWRENCE KERR LEAVES FOR VACATION IN SOUTH Lawrence Kerr, secretary to Judge Straits Saturday night with 900 a.q50n and P. J. Haug from Chi- salmon for the Douglas Fisheries chagof; Mrs. J. V. Davis and Lois Company which afforded .a short payis from Todd; Elsie Foster, rm at the plant yesterday morn-{payline Eldridge, Betty Phillips, ing. The cannery now has around p T, Mitchell and B. F. Fox & hundred cases put up. from Tenakee, and J. A. Stacey e v e {and Emma Nelson from Hoonah. NEW DEPUTY HERE | Although this past trip was sup- posed to have been the last for Justin Brown, who succeeds Wm. the Estebeth, as the mail contract E. Feero as deputy U. S. Marshal for the next four years ‘Béginning in Douglas arrived here last week this week was awarded to the Al- from Haines and has assumed the aska Steamship Company, the Es- duties of his office, having been tebeth will make at least one more sworn in on Saturday. | voyage. Due to the strike situa- Deputy Brown has taken one tion in Seattle, the Kenal, which of the Kilburn vottages and ex-| was supposed to take over the pects to be joined here in a few run, has been unable to get away. — days by his wife and little daugh-| i PATCO BACK FROM . ROLLER INCAPACITATED T TO SEWARD WITH INJURED ANKLE PLE X sl ik The seaplane Patco, Chet Mc- Bd Roller who sprained his an-'Lean, pilot, returned from Seward Xle in a baseball game Saturday, last Friday evening and made two 45 confined to his room at the trips to Hasselborg Lake Saturday house as a result of the evening, returning Sunday morn- {ing with one load of fishermen 1and then going back to the lake for the rest of the party. | Sunday the Patco was engaged in aerial photography for the Washburn expedition at Lituya London, England, is undergoing '_ city cleaning. ‘W. A. Holzheimer, United States District Attorney, left on the steamer Alaska for an extended vacation which he will spend in the Pacific Coast cities. He will go first to Portland and later visit Seattle and other places. He plans to return about the middle of August. - —— JOE CROSSON HERE ! Joe Crosson uruived by plane from Fairbanks last Saturday night "and left for Seattle Sunday morn- ing with three passengers from the interior, ARSI O G R THE GARDEN PATCH FRESHER Fruits and Vegetables | 1 PIONEER CAFE J. K. Paul “THE HOME OF | MOCKING HOUSE BY WALTER C. BROW BYNOPSIS: Although he s still wunable to identify the stranger who, with @ policeman, was killed in Pierre Dufresne’s house, he at least has some “leads.” One'ts that at the time Ellen Becker. a servant, Teft the Dufresnes’ employ Mr. an Mrs. Dufresne had a quarrel. An- other is that there was something strange about Ellew’s leaving, and a third is that Donaghy, the chauf- feur, has recently been scen with a large amount of money in his pocket, a4 s ~ Chapter 41 PUZZLING AMBUSH | D NAGHY suddenly recaptured his jaunty manner. “Certainly I've got a big roll of bills, a regular man’s size stake. “What of it? There wasn't any money missing, was there? I didn't win it on the horses. That's just a yarn I pitched to nosey John, to makes his eyes pop. This is money I've saved up from my wages and I'm not trusting it to any bank. Now, it you want to count ft, or write down the numbers, or look for fingarprints on it, it's all ight with me. Harper wavel aside the mocking- ly offered wallet. “So you carry your hard-earned savings around with you, yet you borrow small sums of money from your fellow servants to tide you over to the next pay- day? ' must say I like the horse story better, Donaghy!” This time the chauffeur’s temper blew up. “I dont give a damn what you like or don’t like,” he sputtered. “It’s my business. If you think you've got anything on me, go ahead and make the pinch. You ean’t bluff me and you're not going to hang anything on me, either, by hanging around the kitchen and wheedling gossip out of the help. “Put the screws to the servants, make 'em jump through hoops when you crack the whip. Ask anything, we've got to answer, But I haven't heard you making any noises like that upstairs. Try badgering them and see what you get!"” Donaghy went on, unheeding, “There are lots of things you don't know about, Mr. Sergeant of Detec- tives, for all your snooping. I'll give you a couple of hot tips and dare you t» do something about it. “You can't question Mrs. Du- fresne because her face {is all wrapped up in bandages. Question her, hell, you can’t even get into “the room. Well, she can talk, e cause I heard her talking to the doctor, and talking plenty. “Here’s another! Mr. Dufresne hasn’t been near her since she came back to this house last night. Is he staying ort, or is he being kept out? If you can spare a little time from the butler, the chauffeur, and the cook you might look into a few things like that, going on right under your nose.” Harper got down from the table. “Donaghy, I'm running this case in my own way. Right now we're dis- cussing your part and I'm going to tell you what I think, in plain words. It's for your own good. 3 “I am convinced you hold the key evidence in this case, because you know who that dead man was and why he came here. If you have accepted a bribe for your silence, or levied blackmail on the strength of that knowledge, I warn you that you're playing with dynamite. “Both those murders were treach- erous, cold-blooded affairs, Tliere may have been a strong reason be- hind the first killing but Officer Hamill was murdered for one rea- son, and only one—he knew the killer's identity. Any one who will kill, and kill again to cover the first crime, can keep right on killing so long as there is danger ot discov- ery.” 'HE dark blue limousine with the blue and gold seal of the city blazoned on the door slipped swiftly past the snow banks that lined the country road. Harper and Lafferty had gone over the scene of Dufresne's am- bush of the day before with extreme care and with the help of Officer Watson, to vhom Dufresne had first reported the affair. And they had found exactly nothing whatever, No cars had been seen, no trains had passed that could have served the hidden gunman, and all traces of his hiding place had been hidden, it they existed at all, by the snow. “It looks as it we're up against an invisible man,” Lafferty re- marked. “Make ft plural,” returned Har- per with a sharp look. “The sniper vanishes in a few minutes in the midst of a bare, flat country. But he must have been back in the city almost as soon as Dufresne, who drove like mad. “And then a still smarter man murdered the sniper, and esciped from Dufresne’s house without leay- ing a track in the snow. Eith:r ji’s magic, or someone’s been dragging' red herrings across the snow.” “You mean some of our clues have been planted?” “Exactly. By the way, you haven't told me how you made out at Mrs. Morlock’s.” 11, Mrs. Dufresne’s alibl is just as strong as her unsupported word. Here is the situation, Steve. Dufresne called up his wife about ) +| 4:30 and told her about the ambush. He said he was safe, was staying in the Austerlitz for the might, and that there was a police guard. “She seemed greatly upset by the news, complained of a nervous head- ache, begged of: attendance at Mrs. Morlock’s dinner party and imme- diately retired to her room. “About five o'clock the maid left a tray outside her door. When she passed a little later it had been taken in. The point is that no one actually saw Mrs. Dufresne from five o’clock until the maid went up to announce thdt Doyle was asking to see her. “Dinner was served at seven and while they were dining one of the chauffeurs gave the alarm about the fire in the garage. The telephone! wires were strung at the back of the garage and the 'phones went dead right after they'd called the Fire Department. Naturally, the whole house was in an uproar, but what | Mrs. Dufresne did no one in the house seems to know.” | “’I‘II.\T wouldn’t take any prize as an alibi, would it?” Harper asked quietly. “I always thought that when a murder was planned the, murderer' usually turned up armed with the best alibi—not the worst. It’s almost a law of criminal | nature. Now who, would you sa | had the very best alibi in this case?” Lafferty groaned. “Sherlock Holmes is in again.” Harper continued with a sly smile, as though he had been an- swered, “You're quite right, Steve. Dufrezne and Andrews. And what portions of our evidence have been most troublesome to place?” “Personally,” Lafferty said, “I could get along better if I knew nothing of the case that dated prior to sundown yesterday. That fellow buying the disguise months ago, the crank letters, the ambush, those damned things make everything dizzier.” Right again, Jack. And why? Be- camse those three events should be links in a sequence, the logical out~ come of which would have been Dufresne’s death! That's why I've telt so uneasy about the letters— samething tells me they were not | wgittén by our dead man.” afferty nodded. “I see. The let- Jfurnished Dufresne with his i. If the letters are ‘phoney,’ n the alibi—I get your drift. ere’s our next stop, the Auster- litg?” #Not yet. First we have to pay a Bittle social call on the mysterious hdlisemaid, Ellen Becker.” Harper took a slip of paper from his vest poeket. “Ellen lives at 1221 West Magnolia Street. I don't think we’re expected and I doubt if we'll be welcome. “Harris foun . her in a little over an hour,” he told Lafferty. “That youngster will make his mark. He's got a nose for the scent as sharp as a beagie's.” “Do you expect her to cut and run?” “If she knows something, that's very likely. I'll be interested to see her reaction when she finds out who we are.” The police car threaded its way, through the city lanes until the driver pulled up at the opening of A4 narrow street. “Here you are, Sergeant,” he announced. The e tectives got ont and Harris emerged at'once from a tobacco shop on the corner and joined them. “Any sign of activity?” asked. “I think so,” Harris reported. *““Miss Becker has been called to the ‘phone in that store twice. There's a booth, so 1 couldn’t hear what she said, but she looked excited.” “Good enough. Wait here for us,” | Harper directed, and he, and Laf- ferty turned into the narrow street, solidly lined with neat, but small, two-story houses. They mounted the low steps at 1221 and pulled the old:fashioned bell. They had a wait before the door opened about a foot and a middle- aged woman with iron-gray hair looked out at them suspiciously. Harper gredted her politely. “We would. like to see Miss Ellen Becker.” “She’s not at home,” the woman answered brusquely. (Copyright. 1934, by Walter C. Brown), t al t! Harper The mysterious Ellen Becker I put on the “‘spot,” tomorrcw." . If It's Paint PHONE 549 IDEAL PAINT SHOP We Have It! PROFESSIONAL | ) Helene W.L.Albrecht YHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics, 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire e it B JULY 2, 1914, Dorothy Haley was winner of the Goddess of Liberty contest with a total vote of 1493. Others remaining in the contest were Grace Webster, 974; Lydia Kor- honen, 803, and 76 votes were scat- tered. 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