Adjournment
Of Congress
MANY MCtiENTOUS MEASURES:
PASSED DURING SPECIAL.
SESSION
WASHIHGTOJM-^-Capitulatinff yea-!
ten ay once more to the President on.
veterans’ compensation after having
Bestowed on him virtually all powers
asked, Congress adjourned trine die at
1:20 a. m., Eastern standard time,!
less an hour after the Senate
had yielded to the suasion of the
President on. the House question re
ducing former soldiers ’henefits- The
Administration wished to reduce some
of the veterans’ rates in the interest
ot economy. 1
Roasevefi^fcent word to Congress
there was no need of appointing com
mittees telling him they were ready
to adjourn* thereby expediting the
proceedings of winding up the ses
sion.
Among the momentous measures
passedT during the special session of
Congress were those providing for
the following:
11 Three billion, three hundred
million dollars public works program
to provide for combating unemploy
ment,
2C House loan bill, setting up a
fund of two biUion dollars'to aid dis
tressed home owners.
3V (Slhaa-Stegall banking reform .
(Continued on Page 4.)
Mrs. Clough
Passes On
ESTEEMED PIONEER WOMAN
REACHES END AT SEWARD*
MONDAY LAST.
That Mrs. David E. Clough, of Mc
Grath, esteemed matron of this in
terior section, had passed away at
Seward Hospital, was the sad word,
to arrive here last Tuesday, death
Having occurred at 7:35 the previous
night.
Foe some months, perhaps the past
year, Mrs. Clough had been none too
well. To obtain relief from her mal
ady, about six months ago, she under
went an operation at Seward hospital,
>f which her many friends had. strong
hopes that she would obtain perma
nent relief. She returned to McGrath
several weeks after thei joparation*.
still weak but in hopes of growing
stronger, but from which tiine she is
said to ..have shown no apparent signs
nf recovery. In the hbpe of still ob
taining relief she, about three weeks
ago, accompanied by Mrs. Oliver An
ierson, was again taken to Seward j
Hospital, where apparently it was;
seen hat nothing further in the way
nf medical treatment could be done,
and where, as stated above, death
:ame last Monday night.
The passing of Mrs. Clough will be
learned with sadness and regret by. a:
(trong host of friends, many of whom
had known her from the early days
THE MUKLUK TRAIL
By & L. Bartlett
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 29.—
A'itlicugh he has b«*ci. assured by the
House ways and means committee
and by iirntnt o£ the Bsdget Lewis
Douglas that the phraseology of the
Administration’s public works bill is
such., that will not be discrim
inated against im highway- construct
Delegate Diiaond is taking no-chances
and udU endeavor) to have the Senate
finance committee insert, an amend
ment: to the bill.
It was-. His hope that the House
committee would adopt the . amend
ment^-bntr its members- felt that Alas
ka inadequately protected as the bill
now stands.
The only/ section of the hill dealing
specifically with highways allots a
maximum at $400,000,00^ to the 48
Statto and Hawaii to be administered
under the federal highway aid sys
tem. . This of course does not include
Alaska, for the reason that the. Ter
ritory does not come within the pro
visions of the federal highway aid
act. The Delegate has been assured
that other rrrctifflnn of the bill provid
ing fior puHic works would not mili-j
tate against road building in Alaska. J
He is inclined1 to agree with that is- j
terpretstion, but would like to see the
amendment in so executive depart
ments could not possibly misconstrue
the hill’s meaning.
Mr. DimaadTs amendment would
also inrlmis tike District of Columbia,
the Virgin Islands and Puerto Bico,
the status at which political subdivi
sions is exactly similar in the bill to
that of Alaska.
Saturday Attorney General Homer
S. .Cumnrings>aeatuto*iha President
tha-name of JViBjdm A^HoUhaimer
of Ketchikan, with th& recommends- |
tion that he be nominated as Utiited
States Attorney for the First divi
sion. -1
The House committee on rivers and
harbors has approved a resolution i
submitted by Mr. Dimond for
I view of reports on Ketchikan hbrbor,
with th eidea that additional (needed
work there will be approved by .the:
Board of Engineer*. The Delegate,
is endeavoring to secure the inclusion
of many rivers and harbors projects.,
in Alaska in the Public works pro
gram. The rivers and harborsA bill,
which provided for several - Alaska
projects, was reported favorably ; to
the House, but the. opinion, mwer is ,
that tile measure will not be.; acted
upon. Instead, it is thought* alf the*
approved projects contained in itiwilL
come within the scope of the public
works bill. The House committee ore
flood control has reported favorably |
by unanimous vote the Salmon*, liver j
project, but it is now believeckthat it j
too will be taken care of by tldupublic;
works bill.
It has now been learned thht regu
lations to curb competitibn withi the
Alaska Railroad on the tpgsti. ofi ve
hicle susing the Richard domihighway
were approved in February.by,-former
Secretary of the Intense (Rdy^Lymai*
Wilbur. The proposed i regulations
established three classes *>£#vehidbs*
Class A, comp need iif iisf iugi i cars;.
Class B, composed of&h Jhahlelas car—
rying passengers for hhfe; ;Cgass C;
all vehicles used in the tnansppntation.
of merchandise or frsighh Under,
these regulations th' efdMawing lit
tense fees would have bden.impossdd
Class A—No fee.
)Continued on PageiS)
jf Ophir, Tiakot na and. MbGrath.
Throughout all her illness Mrs.'
Clough had, among many others, a j
strong and faithful friend in Mrs.
Oliver Anderson, who at all times ]
was giving constant attention and
doing everything possible, and who
was at her bedside when the end
came, in all of which she showed a
most sisterly devotion.
In the death of a devoted wife Mr.
Clough has the whole-hearted sym
pathy of every friend and acquaint
ance throughout this enttire interior
section.
Aside fro mher husband. surviving
Mrs. Clough are a sen'in-Chicago and
a daughter in Longview, Calif., both,
bf whom are inarrietLi
Barney, Rosa Wins
Lightweight Title
CHICAGO.—Barney.. Ross, 22- years
old, of Chicago, won the lightweight
championship of the world, last nighty
defeating Tony Carnozerv-the title
holder, out pointing, him in ten. furious
rounds. The decision was booed by
the large crowd. Garnozeri seemed
stunned by, the verdict.- ->
JOE MEHERIN AND liAAJ.L
HEBERT HOME. AND* G«®
Arriving hem Late. W«dn«aday. eve
ning were Joe. Meherin, well known
representative of. Hills Bros,, and
Lyall Hebert, representing Schwa -
bacher Hardware Company, traveling
together in the interest, of their re
spective, concerns. . ....
Mr. Meherin, one. who keeps him
self well posted .on nationsLand Alas
kan affairs, was, as usual, .in most
cheerful humortt-. T. .?ffifb,. m£w. tw*
cheerful spirit and in most optimistic
mood regarding^affairs.. “Business is
picking up and there is .no doubt in
my. mindiithkt. we axe now.' over the
hump. This- upward turn,” said Mr.
Meherin, “is reflected, not only- in my
own - contact, wiith business men every
where. but in my mail coming from
varkm sparts of. the country which
bnnggmema of .maniy men again being
put i back on the payroll, and giving
other evidences. that prosperity is
again, on its. way." . .
Mr. Meherin. was loud in his praise
of “The NeW. Deal,” headed .by Presi
dent Roosevelt, and; the effect of re
cent iegjsatian. passed at the late spe
cial session of Congress. He eU»
paid prettg tribute to Delegate Di
mond . and Governor Johp. W. Troy,
both, of wheat he declared are .most
energetics; in getting results for the
benefit of . Alaska.
Messrs. Meherin and Hebert left
Thursday on their way to Nome.
A romance quite unexpected mark
ed: the first voyage of the steamer
Tana- on. ita recent trip to Bethel
when a Mr. Crowford, a member of
the Tana crew, and Miss Hattie Con
rad, popular young woman of Mc
Grath and daughter of Mrs. Charles
Konig, were united m the holy bonds
of matrimonyf the wedding occurring
at Kalskag, the ceremony being per
formed by United States Commis
sioner- Morgan. The Times extends
congratulations.
....The water in. Takotna river is at
one-.of the lowest stages ever known.
And, again, with eold mights and no
roin, the gardens are looking, none too
good. We’re still hoping the blueberry
crop will coma through.
Round trappers coming with P. W.
Carlson from Ophir during the week
were Mrs. George Cartleman, from
Little creek, and Virginia Howard,
from. Ophir.
Items of Importance
W
In Recent News Events
s.
LONDON.—The United States
States achieved a great and hard-won
victory in the world economic confer- j
ence with the election of its candi- j
date, James M. Cox, as chairman of;
the monetary committee, considered
one of the most vital of all positions
in the entire organization. His elec-!
tion was made unanimous after a
hard, long fight to win recognition of ,
America’s right to the position. After j
this election Secretary Hull, head of!
the American delegation, said that he
is hopeful of more substantial pro-i
gress being made by the conference
than he had been at any previous!
time.
British financial quarters arc in
clined to the opinion that stabiliza-l
tion: ai the dollar and the pound ster
ling for the duration of the confer
ence have been virtually accom
plished, as the dollar steadied close to
a. quotation of $4.05 to the pound.
LONDON.—The world economic
conference, after important initial
meetings of its monetary and econ
omic commissions, decided virtually
to mark tame on th ovnajor problems
over the week-end pending definite
womi regarding Washington’s atti
tude- toward currency stabilization in
respect to the stand of the gold coun
tries.
It is said in Frecnch quarters that
the-. French will not bulge updtil m
the French will not budge until after
approval of the stabilization project
is' received from Washington.
WASHINGTON—Delegate Dimond j
stated today that he had been in-1
formed that under the national pro
gram £n allotment of $250,000 will be
made for roads in the Mt. McKinley
National l ark. He said that this sum
'Will be used to extend the existing
road to Kantishna where there are
vast deposits of silver-lead, gold and t
other mineral-bearing ores, now prac- j
tically untouched because of lack of ,
transportation facilities.
The sum allotted probably will be ,
spent during the next two working,
seasons, with a substantial sum being \
made available immediately upon ap-j
proval by the public works adminis-,
trator.
included in the allowance is $14,000
for telephone improvements, shelter j
cabins and other building conaturc-j
tion in. the park.
WASHINGTON.—The Treasury’s
first offering of securities since the
gold payment clause officially was
canceled has been oversubscribed five
times.
Officials haQed this move as evi
dence of the country’s confidence in (
the Government. i
The books on tbe $900,000,000 offer- j
ing have been closed except for two
days remaining to bid in securities in
blocks of 10,000 on less.
WASHINGTON.—Radical revision
of the country's banking methods
after a year’s agitation. to correct
conditions leading to ipany bank fail
ures contributing to financial crashes
are beginning to take shape immedi
ately.
The bank reform act of Senator
Carter Glass of Virginia, probably the
greatest piece of permanent legisla
tion enacted in any recent Congress,
became law yesterday with President
Roosevelt putting bis signature to
the measure. He called it the best
piece of banking legislation since the
federal reserve board act.
Under the new law all national
bank swithin a year are required to
separate themselves completely from
from securities corporations bm m
securities corporations and private
banks must cease accepting deposits
or stop floating securities.
NEW YORK.—Three petty racket
eers, Charles Cablese, Salvator Tu
mello and Louis Sally, were found
shot to death in a cheap flat. The
shooting is believed to be the sequel
of several Memorial Day murders,
when four killers shot and killed two
men and wounded four others when
the six were lined up against a wall.
,
CHICAGO.—Carl Vickery, 36, his
co-pilot, Harry Jacobs, 38, and eight
passengers, who were visitoors to the
World’s Fair, Were killed yesterday
when the huge amphibian in which
they were riding crashed in a high
wind and burned near the suburban
town of Glenview.
WASHINGTON—J. J. Thomas and
M. S. Szymicak of Chicago were
sworn in here as members of the
Federal Reserve Board, completing
the organization. The two new mem
bers will serve ten years each. They
will return home to wind up their
private affairs and will take up their
duties at Washington as soon as pos
sible. --
PORTLAND.—Hundreds of farm
ers worked like beavers as they
turned heir anxious eyes toward tha
flood waters of the Columbia and
Willamette rivers as the swollen
streams aised higher and higher to
day.
The weather bureau predicts a flood
stage of 26 feet by tomorrow, the
highest since 1894. Each inch of the
raise adds materially to the area of
lowlands flooded, .along the rivers.
fORTLA^NT), .Ore.—A report from
Kelso, Wash., says the Coweemau
river near there broke through- a
dyke, rendering a thousand persons
homeless and many losing their en
tire belongings.
The Columbia,; at The Dalles, has
risen to the higest point on record,
and hundreds of acre sof low farm
lands are flooded, and many improve
ment* about the city are under
water.
BOSTON. — Massachusetts joined
joined the column of States commit
ted to the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment when delegates pledged
to repeal won a, smashing victory for
seats in the constitutional convention
which will act on the ratification
aimed a repealing prohibition.
Returns show more than four to
one in favor of repeal. Figures from
1,686 precincts show 434,062 for re
peal and 97,733 against.
WASHINGTON.—As Congress ad
journed, only one of the President's
nominations, that of Geoge F. Alex
ander of Portland for Federal Judge
of the First judicial division, was un
confirmed. The nomination was not
reported upon by the Senate judiciary
committee, and goes back to tha
White House automatically. This cor
rects the previous report -o the effect
that Alexander had Jteen-confirmed.