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The Kusko times., 1926-10-09
YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS.

London--BritiShs.f fruit. dealers who started an ~eat more fruit" campaign hape found that their drive has ,bene- fited the United States dealers more than it has the British. The imperial economic, committees report shows. however, that the three4word slogan in the British public eating three times more fruit than before the war. Apples, oranges and bananas showed the greatest increase, with 38 out of every 100 apples, being provided by the United. States.
 As to bananas, the committee said in it's report: An American banana monopoly controls the sales ofs,23 cut of every 3G.kananas consumed in this eountxY.."
 It also pointed eut1 that the British payments on: account of debt to. the United States amounted to >85, ,0O0 ,0OO pounds sterling g year, while the pay ments made to America for fruit alone in 1924 4etotaIed .s'11seO0.G0O pounds sfanot including the 43,5O0, ,0OO pounds imported under American con- tral-
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09
CANADIAN BOAT HELD
 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
 RUM-RUNNLNG CHARGE

Suspected of rum-running between Prince Rupert and the lower end of the Third division and purchasing sal mon from trap Matehmen which it took to Prince Rupert as return cargo, the Canadian gasboat Hippo, of eight tons burden, was seized recently by the Coast Guard cutter Cygan in Southeastern Alaska waters. The seizure was made for violation of the tariff act of 1922.
 The Hippo was charged with enter ing American waters before reported or entered. Customs officials at Ket- chikan assessed fine of $1 ,O0O on the first charge and $5 ,0O0 on the second
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09
Alaska Notes Gathered From Territorial
 Exchanges.

For two years now moose COW has been making her winter home in the fields adjoining the hunting lodge at Shilak of Henry Lucas and George Nelson, licensed guides and big game hunters. So each fall the partners lay in asupply of feed, the most of it native, for the animal. The COW sur prised them last fall, for she came home with a calf In the spring they ] both left, and now, especially Nelson, is wondering whether they vii return, flor he has become very much attached to them. He hopes that some hunter ] has not taken shot at them, for dur ing the winter months they afford much amusement by their antics, in particular when the phonograph is played As many tires as he has tried. he has thus far Jeen unable to . lay a hand on the COW, which other Kwise is quite tame.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09
The Reward of Foil.

"Yes," said the tall man, I have had many -disappeintments, but none stands out like the one that came to me when I was, a boy"
 Some terrible shock that fixed it. self indelibly in your memory, sup pose"
 Exactly" &said the tall man. .1I had crawled under tent to see the circus, and Undiscovered it was re- vival meeting" ."-Boston Transcript.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

A nervous passenger on the, first daysof the voyage asked the captain what would be the result if the steam CT should strike. an iceberg while it was plunging through the fog. !".The iceberg would move right along, madam, ""ethe captain replied ,courte- ously, "just as if nothing. had hap pened- "~ And tht old lady was great ly relieved Bits.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

William H. Longley, an 5oldtime Iprospector and miner of the Portland tCanal district, was found dead in his tcabin near Hyder, few weeks ago.
 The deceased was a man of exemplary habits and strict integrity, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was apparently between 45 and 50
 years of age, and is survived by a widow, who lives in Seattle, and a brother who lives in Oklahoma. Be fore going to Hyder he lived for sev- eeral years in the Mccarthy section of tthe Copper river. He was a skilful barber and operated the Malamute
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

charge Both are maximum fines.
 The Federal authorities have start ed libel proceedings against the Hippo for alleged rum-running activities. It was reported to have made number of trips to the Ketchikan district since July l, on all of which it is believed to have brought in liquor. Criminal proceedings will also be started against the owner of the vessel for it's fish-huying operations.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Agent--@How do'yoh like your new electric washer?
 Lady-Not so good. Every time I got in the thing those paddles knocked me off llsten Recorder.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Louis Scott ,cannery superintendent connected with the Alaska Packers Association for forty years, dropped dead recently at W4angell. His body was shipped to Marysville, Calf,
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Clemens Gueoba, coal miner at the Evan Jones mine at Jonesville, was instantly killed recently when a missed shot exploded after he had en- tered the drift. He was an experi- lenced miner, and was a newcomer te Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

As a means of stimulating golfing at Anchorage, German &+Co, who op- crate salmon cannery near that place, will presents a handsome silver cup to the winner of a tournament, which will be open to all members of the club.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Dr. Tugo Alberts, who has been in Fairbanks for some time studying the work at the Government Farm and familiarizing himself with Alaskan conditions, has been appointed to sue ceed Dr. c. c. Georgeson upon his re- tirement next year. Dr. Alberts will remain in the Territory visiting the stations of which he will have charge and studying general agricultural cor ditions for a year before he takes Dr. Georgeson's place.
 Dr. Alberts comes from Wisconsin, where he graduated from the State University. This is his first trip to Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

An unusually hard and prolonged thunder storm, accompanied by sheet lightning, occurred at Juneau recent ly. There has been only a total of three thunder storms in Juneau and vicinity in ten years. Out at Eagle River, hail stones, some of them as large as marbles, fell, and at some places on the highway the hail stones were at depth of four inches.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

T. H. Burman, fur dealer, who re- turned to Fairbanks recently from an extensive trading trip to points on the Yukon, reports a large fur catch this year. He went as far north as4Fort Yukon. It is his belief that there are as many fur animals in the country now as there were twenty years, ago, reports to the contrary notwithstand- ing.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Malcolm Sinclair, a well known old timer of Juneau, who was recently adjudged insane in the commissioner S court at Tenakee and committed to the Morningside Sanitarium, was freed by an order of the District Court at Juneau, which declared him not insane. Friends in Juneau inter ested themselves in the case when MT. Sinclair was brought there, en route to the sanitarium. and writ of habeas corpus secured. After hear ing before Judge T. NJ. Reed, Sinclair was ordered released from custody.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

where he is survived by a wife and daughter. MT. Scott was 6S years old at the time of his death.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Fred Holky. who was taken to the hospital at Fairbanks recently, suffer ing from injuries received while driv- ing a tractor on Ester creek, is re ported resting quietly. If no compi- cations, set in, he should be out ef4the hospital in the course of a couple of months. MT. Holky was driving a tractor for J. c. Kinney when the breaking of a couplinp caused the car to slide forward, catching him partly underneath. The lower part of the right leg and the thigh bones were broken.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

The Barnes property at the head of Crow creek, which is now owned by w. T. Murray, Clyde Brenner and William Hammond, gives promise of becoming one of the big quartz pro- ducers of the Anchorage district, as the result of development work in augurated recently by the owners. They have small stamp mill on the ground, and a test run was made re- gently on ore rawhided down from the top of the mountain, and. MT. Murray has slug of amalgam weighing 25 ounces to show for the work done by himself and MT. Brenner. Murray op- erated the mill, and. Brenner dragged the ore down from the ledge. They have ore enough in sight on the top of the mountain to keep the present mill running for at least two years.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

John Groth, of Cordova, who left that place on July 12 for the Lucky Strike mine near Mckinley Lake, and who was reported missing, still re- mains unoeeounted for. A searching party found that Groth had arrived at the radio station at Mile If on July 20, where he stated that his boat had broken down and he had been forced to leave it on the flats and seek food and engine parts at the station. He was given the necessary repair parts for his boat and food for two days, after which he departed and has not been heard from since.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

barber shop for time after his ar rival at Hyder, but preferred outside work, and had at times followed the occupation of miner and packer. Cards found among his effects dis closed that he had resided at Green leaf, Kansas, for several years.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Mrs. M A. .Kleinschmidt and Mir. R. J. MeChesney were married few weeks ago in Seattle, and are now at home at 250 Howe. street in that city. The bride is the daughter of Rev. S. Hall Young, pioneer missionary of the Northland, while the groom is a pioneer newspaper man of Dawson, Fairbanks, Cordova, Valdez and Ju- neau. He is now manager of the Alaska Printing Company, Seattle.
The Kusko times., 1926-10-09

Development of the Amman copper claims in the Kotsina district looks so good to the company undertaking this project that crew will remain on the ground this winter, according to C.. L. Hurlock, who is in charge of opera tions. Twho camps have been in stalled by the company, and about 130 feet of tunnel have been driven. Twenty men are working at the head of Copper creek, and between 10 and 15 will be kept there all winter.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
De FOREST IS HOPEFUL
FOR TUNNEY-MILLS GO

NEW YORK, April 16.-Still ST.
emit on the nature of mis- mission,
Tex Richard was scheduled to
leave today for Chicago on trip
that is expected TO throw some
light on the tangled heavyweight
situation. TIL promoter has made
little secret of the fact that he
is concerned over the possible loss
of two feature charlottesville Ber-
lenbach- Delaney and the Wills
Tunney bouts
Jimmy De Forest, matchmaker
for the Polo Grounds. declared to-
day that Gene Tunney had accept
ed terms for the Wills match and
that .tl1e colored heavyweight would
be brought into line early next
week. Paddy Mullins, manager of
Wills, has given Floyd F'itzsimmons
until Monday to make good on the
terms Of the Dempsey-W Wills con-
tract, after which he said he would
sign for the best match available.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
He's Knocked Down
Thirteen Times;
Bout Halted

NEW YORK, April ia
Something of a modern record
for knockdowns in this section
was established at the Column
bus Sporting Club. Yonkers,
last night when Johnny Crosse,
of Mount Vernon, Billy Gibson's
heavyweight, was stopped by
Italian Jack Herman in the
seventh round after both men
were on the floor q total of
Is times. Crosse suffered 10
knockdowns before the referee
called a halt. 1t was his first
knockout.
He died with his boots on,
however, dropping Herman in
each of the second and third
rounds and having him on the
verge of a knockout in the latter
session.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
c. W.T.. CLASSES
IN MEET
III"

Students of the George Wash
ington University will HE them.
selves to the spacious confines OF
the Eastern High School stadium
tomorrow afternoon for the annual
inter-class track and field meet.
The plans call for competition for
both men and women. The. prize
for the successful team is posses
sion of the Louis A. Fischer me
mortal cup.
The seniors have cleaned up for
the past two years and there viii
be a determined assault to oust
them tomorrow. Secret track and
field practice has been INDUCED
in by the classes for the past
, month and the seniors may get il
where the chicken does.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
L[TOP.PERS
LOSE, 10

Georgetown and its arch foe met
and fought noble duel on the Hill
top. before. the o'Reilly machine
bowed to the Holy Cross men, to
%. 1t was a real game, with both
teams playing superb defensive ball
and with the pitchers moving them
down in order in most of the in
nings.
Holy Cross scored in the fourth.
and from that time on Georgetown
did its very best to just bring one
man across the plate to tie the
score. They couldn't do it. David
son and Burch pitched the entire
game for their teams.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
GOLFERS IN
THREE BIC
MATCHES
By ROSS L. CONKLIN

3 Two golf matches of more than
passing interest will take the center
of the stage Saturday and Sunday.
And they are in addition to the
foursome that will play over the
Congressional Country Club links
Sunday. and which includes Tommy
Armour. Page Hufty, Roland Mac
Kenzie and Freddy Mcleod.
Tomorrow at indian Springs. two
ma shie-pitch experts. Tom Moore
and Eddie Towns, will pair against
George Voigt, District amateur
champion. and r. Cliff McKimmie.
who was the Middle Atlantic cham
pion before he turned pro.
& The four will shoot Is holes ana
the betting is that Moore and
Towns are invincible on their home
course, even though both the others
have demonstrated a fondness for 1t.
The Indian Spring players are
now using the permanent greens
and with a player of the Moore
caliber. he is known as a deadly
iron player. and Eddie Towns, it
Is not easy to see how the 1nvad-
ing pair can come through. VOigt
has been working out all winter in
the indoor schools, and he is now
&C the height of his game. Me.
Kipmie Is in the same boat. He
Is hitting them a little longer
than last year. even though ne
WAS rated as one Of the longest
hifters of the past campaign.
Sunday at Beaver Dam. McKim-
mic and voigt viii pair against VITO
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
STRANGLER LEWIS WINS
OVER WAYNE (BIGl MUM

BOSTON, April 16.-Strangler
Lewis gave the best exhibition Of
wrestling he has ever put up in
Boston, when he defeated Wayne
(Big) Munn@in straight falls, here.
Lewis scored with the first fail
by means OF a deadlock in So
minutes. He secured the second fall
in Is minutes, employing a head
lock to pin Munn's shoulders.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16

last season. viii meet the sham
rock A. b. Of Washington on the
Congress Heights grounds at 8 p. m.
The Grays would like to arrangs
games with all the leading un.
limited clubs in the District and
IN MARYLAND. For games write to
Emmett 8. Dodson, $50 So. Patrick
St.. Alexandria, Va. or phone
Alexandria SD.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16

letes, they take a swing at soccer
or kick ball. which usually ends
up in something more than the bali.
getting booted. These girls who are
welcoming more into their midst
everv school night. go to have
good time along with healthy
activity. and they find 1t.
TO all washington girls or
women who would like to avail
themselves of free instruction In
gymnastics or sports, the District
81 Columbia, the teachers and the
gang" extend welcome.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16

The Sunday match between Mac.
Kenzie, Mcleod, Armour and Hufty
is creating some excitement. All
four are popular figures and the
golf bugs want to see Tommy
Armour do his stuff. They want
to see the new game that Page
Hufty boasts of, they wish to see
Roland Mackenzie, and they have
heard of Freddy Mcleod enough
to know that he has great
game.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
HANK o'DAY RESTING
EASILY AT HOSPITAL

ST. LOUIS, April 16. - Hank
O'Day, the veteran umpire, who
was ordered to a hospital here
yesterday, was said to be resting
comfortably and not in a serious
condition today. 1t was at first
thought he was suffering from APP
uendicitia
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
DEWITT PREP NETMEN
DEFEAT FRIENDS TEAM

BY the close margin Of a single
match did the Dewitt Prep tennis
team get the decision sover the
Friends School at tennis. The
Props took three OF the five
matches. Nine matches remain on
the Friends schedule.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16

Hartig has shown a greatly
improved game for the past fo0r
weeks. His continuous work in
the indoor cage has resulted In
an easy graceful swing, and he
is hitting ON the links just about
as well as the rest of them.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16

The D1SIr1Ce maintains 1ucltty tsAsAAN
schools for the benefit of all those
who must work during the day.
Along with the many classes there
is one, and only one, physical train
ing course offered.
This class y conducted every
Monday and Wednesday night
from 1850 until $50 at Business
High school. under the direction
of Miss Margaret Craig, better
known to local athletes as Peg
Craig.
The first OF the two hours is de-
voted to regular gymnastics. IN.
Guiding exercises on the bars and
ladders, and with the dumb bells
and indian clubs. These classes are
attended by all types, sizes, heights
and weights, and are always en-
1oved. Many Washington girls who
have taken advantage OF the gym
opportunity find it a keen way to
keep the girlish figure and secure
b clear complexion.
The other half Of the evening -
conducted in the interest OF the
cosmopolitan, sport-loving gang
that gathers there. During the
winter these girls were known as
the comets" an UP and coming
team that established an enviaple
record this season among inde'
pendent sextets of the city
Since basketball is over, the
girls are having . time Of II
with indoor baseball, and track
practice on the. Business High
l5-Iap-tO-a-Hmile track.
when these activities become toe
tame for the cutting loose ath-
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
Girl S CAPER IN GYM
At BUSINESS NIGHT
b. "yACK" MARTIN

We have all deal about the many dn1erene ss
clubs apues and organizations of this city.
en Who hold . UNIQUE place in activity classification
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
VIRGINIA GRAYS WANT
GAMES WITH D. c. TEAMS

Sunday the Virginia Gray A. c..
unlimited champions of Alexandria
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE IS
Leaders for the day-Chicago. IL.
Low-WashinRton 3.
"shorties'' in George Diffenbaugh

Both Hartig and Diffenbaugh
played around Congressional last
Sunday in very nice figures and
the dope is that they win give the
rival pair close run before. they
are taken.
The Washington times., 1926-04-16

When these activities become too
tame for the cutting loose ath-
The Washington times., 1926-04-16

Sunday at Beaver Dam. McKim-
mic and voigt will pair against VITO
The Washington times., 1926-04-16
Combination Major
League Scores
Week beginning April 49,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Leaders for the day-Philadelphis,
pittshurvb O.

Totals. So 40 II :,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-22
Miss Miller Leaves-Miss Orph
2 Cars Recovered,
One Still Missing

With two ears OF the three re-
ported as stolen from Main street
vest erday returned to their owners,
police and members of the sheriff s
office are continuing their search
for the third car, stolen from j. p.
, McGirk, 666 Hamilton street.
The car thought TO have been
stolen from Mrs. NJ. +. Stewart was
returned last night after another
motoriSt reported he had driven it
away hy mistake. Early this morn
ing police and deputy SheriffS re-
covered the machine belonging to
II. j. Doyey after it had been stop
ped at the border by Mexican off
cialS. \ man thought to be Rosario
Mendez, according to the Mexican
officials, drove the car to the bord-
cr and attempted to cross with it..
The ear was taken from him but
he was allowed To 90 on unmolcstcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-22
PERSONALS

Mrs. Ross r. Hickcox, who has
been spending several months in
Europe is sailing for home August
f. She will return by way of the
canal.
V. r. Carlson of Los Angeles is
Il business visitor in the valley.
Mrs. j. q. Jones is in FL Centre
for few days having COME down
from her cottage at Live Oaks to
visit friends.
Charles \. Hop Of Pasadena is in
FL Centre on business.
Gertrude Buzbv and Massey Hor-
tom were married in Riverside Fri
day night. Miss Horton has been
employed bv the Union oil people
here and Horton worked in the Val
lev Drug store. Their many friends
here are anticipating their return
40 I'll Centre this week.
Elmo Peterson who has been en-
gagged handling melons here for soy
cral weeks will leave for Los ABgc-
les in the morning. He will spend
some time with friends there before
returning to his. home in Boise,
Idaho.
f. W. Bolton Of San Diego was
in RI Centre this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-22
GIANT PARACHUTE
EXPECTED TO AID
DISABLED PLANES
Moving Picture Company
Aids Inventor to Build
Test Apparatus.
By United Press Leased Wire

san DIEGO, Calf, July 22.-
Airplancs disabled in flight may
soon be fiQatcd to the ground bv
parachute. Lieutenant Il. +. Don
nelly, I. :. ~. in charge Of naval
parachute work on the Pacific coast.
announced today.
Lieutenant Donncllv revealed plans
for test within 30 DAYS Of a giant
parachute invented bv Harry d.
Douc"tt. chief aviation mechanic at
the naval aviation shops.
Tie device, which viii revolution
izc aviation, is personally patent
ed by Doucctt. enable II finance
lis construction, he took his plans to
the Famous Players Lasky FiIm
corporation in Los Angeles. which is
preparing to film a picture Of the
\. I. T. air force at the battle front,
in which 80 aviatorS viii partici-
pate. William Wcllman, Lafayette
Escadfiiie .tipr with several enemy
planes 10 h., credit who is in charge
of tie li,,,.y, indorscd it as Il safe
ity dcvlcc. aAd the corporoiton i'm
mcdiatcjy ..arantccd Doucett what
ever funds may be necessary 10 CON
struct the parachute and make the
test.
, The test flight, Doucctt said to-
day. will be made by former Navy
Pilot +. Oclzc, who viii fly his own
plane, II Curliss Jenny, equipped
with the 30 foot parachute, weigh
/ ing l20 pounds, which fits into the
tail fuscIave of the machine. Oclzr
will take his plane up between 5000
and 5000 feet, stall it in mid-air,
and rely on the parachute alone TO
bring his plane and himself safely to
earth. OeIze flew his plane here
from Ely, New, several days ago
! and it is now being remodelled
Doucett states that the film com
panv asked no interest or royalty
in his patents beyond the right to
! employ the parachute if successful
ON planes used in the picture after
which the right revert to the in.
ycmt0r.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-22
Improvement Is
Reported From
Burning Areas
By Cniced Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO Iuly 22.-Thc
unceasing work Of fire crews and
the improvement Of weather CON
ditions today brought change fol.
the better in California $ forest fire
situation.
Particular relief was drawn from
the fire weather forecast Of district
weather bureau headquarters in San
Francisco.
"Grave' conditions Of the past
three days had changed to normal ;
Continued fair weather in the
interior, foggy on the coast. Nor
NAL humidity and normal fire haz-
ard, the forecast read
Early reports from fire areas
were encouraging. Several blazcs
remained partly unchecked but com
pIete control was expected soon.
Several towns were mcnaced YES
trday, according to reports received
today.
The greatest damage occurred in
and near Guinda, Yolo county.
where 2l homes and large section
OF grain and orchard lands were
reported destroyed.
Residents fled in panic before the
advancing fire and waited in an.
prehenslon while men returned to
beat back the flames
Grass Valley, Nevada county. and