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The Alaskan., 1929-08-23
confronted with problems which

confronted with problems which petty small town politics could not meet. That time is here. A balance of $9,000. outstanding warrants must be met this year; m additional $4,000 has been secured by present Council to interest obligation for this year; S3,000 must be paid, balance due on fire truck; a total of $16,000 Topped off the income forth with. For most of which we lay to careless spending by the previous city administration. It hastened the climax.
 Sell the Utilities?
 Whether the utilitie sare sole or no, the problem will be With us. Says one taxpayer, "Unless this administration shows wise management we will sink with he utilities. If they sell and continue as in the past, they will go broke anyhow. And the llrblem will become just as acute if not more so."
The Alaskan., 1929-08-23
CALL FOR REEL FINANCING


 get for the city government for the fiscal year ,:aiing 1880. It will be of espec.:l interest to those who feel t: t t.ie tax levy on assessed valu. j: T is to high.
 Heretofore, as .;c: ;ously stat ed by this paper. r""Derty val ues were based Cil relationship, friendship and fral lal affiilia- tion. In a number 1T instances the assessment was out of pro- portion to values of properties immediately adjoining-every- thing else being equal. In other instances the valuation was so disproportionately low as tc stink to high heaven.
 This year the values have been more generally ecualized. In the main the tax payers are not dis satisfied with the assessment. But it was muclly hoped that the Council would not see fit to fix the tax rate at over 15 mills
 A careful perusal of the bud get brings forth the question: What can the Council do to curtail expenses and get back to the right side of the ledger.
 In Which We Recommend
 The renovating of the hospi- tai was estimated at $500 It has already cost S2,OOO. and the end is not in sight. Much as a hos pital is needed in the commun- ity, We do not believe any more money should be expended this year. If the taxpayers wish to continue the hospital, they will give it the support and make it a paying proposition. We do not believe that the hospital eX- pense will come ul' CT $4,5O0. if work necessary is F. sOrmed, of course adding operatiA expense.
 Much talk is made i tie ne- cessity of fixing up tl,e ceme- tery. This locations only ad- vantage is accessibility by car. It has some serious features that make it impractical. Cost of clearing as estimated by one of the Councilmen was $500 for approximately one acre of land. Expensive enough for the city to leave alone. The entire area has blue clay base after digging off surface soil which is so heavy as to break the collins in a short time. Drainage is poor-so far it has been necessary to weight down coff1ns to keep them from floating to the top. Enough so far to stop any idea of trying to make this municipal cemetery.
 Put all work on contract with bond to do the work in a satis- factory manner. Secure exten- sion of time for payment on out standing warrants due; this to tighten the load for this year. It would be better to do it in this way and to distribute the in debtedness over a longer period of time.
 Spend Less Than Income
 The only thing that the pres ent council can do is D sit tight, be deaf to any and Ill but most imperative demand: for ex- penditure. Spend less than in come. Sounds and reads easy but serious and hard job.
The Alaskan., 1929-08-23
INLAND FISHING VERY POOR

The Sumner Strait spawning area had such a poor escape ment this year that Commits sloner O'Malley says: "The runs of fish there have been poor for the past two or three years. It may be necessary, if this condi- tion continues, to close this par ticular area for a period of years to permit it to rehabili- tate itself"
 The Real Cause
 Sumner Straits is similar to upstream fishing areas; Icy Straits and Cross Sound are like the lower stream areas. Tn the run of salmon the lower stream areas get the first run of salmon which if fshed too intensively prevents the salmon from get ting to the upper stream areas.
 To close Sumner Straits-up- per stream area-is like locking the barn door after the horse has gotten out. The only logical thing to do in this instance is to curtail fishing in the lower stream areas to permit proper seeding of upper stream areas.
 The system O'Malley follows is nothing more than chastise- ment of resident fishermen for the destruction caused by the nonresident trap owner whose too efficient traps get all the sal mon before they reach their spawning areas.
The Alaskan., 1929-08-23

The fisherman sings God bless you and keep you HenryO'MalIe
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
s425,O00SPEN7
FOR SCHOOLS

Board of Education today an.
nounced the expenditure Of S425 900
for three sites and the award Of a
construction contract.
The board yesterday received the
District Commissioners report of
the expenditure of $235,59S.s0 for
land and the award Of a $190, ,0s3
contract awarded to the Schneider
SpEedt Co., for the construction of
an elght-rocm, extensible grade
school in Upshur between Thir.
teenth and Fourteenth Streets
(. Northwest.
The land purchases include a tract
OF slightly more than AZ acres east
OF Blandensburg Road, near Kenli-
worth Avenue Northeast for health
school, junior high school and a
grade school, ali for negroes; addi-
tional ground near Mckinley and
Langley Junior high schools and for
school in Wesley Heights.
The board adopted DR.. F. w. Bal
lous recommendation for changes
In tuition rates for non.residen;s.
The tuition charges in the normal
schools will be increased by $11.69,
making the total $194.69; in the grade
schools there is decrease of 50, or
a total of $122: in the junior high
schools decrease Of $50. or a total
of $96; in the elementary schools an
increase of 81. totaling $71. and in
the special schools a decrease of $42
making the total S95,
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
Sen. Robinson Will Talk
At Marker Unyeiling

BERRYVILLE. Va. Sept s.
The committee in charge Of the
program of the ceremonies to be
held September IS. at the Old
Chapel. when a monument to Ed
mund Randolph will be dedicated.
have secured Senator Arthur r.
Robinson, Of Indiana, for the prin-
cipal speaker. John T. Cochran,
of The Plains, grand master of the
Masonic Lodge of Virginia, will pre-
side. and prominent Masons from
all sections of this State and from
many other states will attend. The
ceremonies will be held on the an.
niversary of Randolph's death.
The marble stone which has
marked the resting place Of Cover
nor Randolph, has been placed
within the new monument.
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
SIX STILLS RAIDED

HAkPERs FERRY. w. Va. Sept.
5.-Following a raid made by dry
agents IN Frog Hollow. notorious
moonshine district near here, Jack
MCGOWAN is being held under s1,5Oo
bond for Federal Court. Agents
claim that they found a 75-gallon
still, five gallons Of whisky and
l'lSV gallons of mash at McGow.
ans nome. Five other moonshine
camps were visited.
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
BUYS WISCONSIN cows

: oAKTON. Va, Sept. SC. r.
Rice, OF oaktOn, one of the leading
dairymen Of Virginia, recently Sc.
lected more than 100 fine dairy cows
In wisconsin and New Jersey on or.
ders from dairy farms in Ohio.
Rice's Oakton herd averaged sos. 9
pounds. of,tniIk and 32.42 pounds .of
butter fat last month, making the
highest average In the Fairfa (
County Dairy improvement Associa.
tiou
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
Dog Insists on Arrest
AS Police Take Master

NoRRISTowN, Sept. S.-Joseph
Karp. OF Schwenkville, has dog
with a real sense of loyalty,
Karp was arrested charged with
driving an automobile while intox:
lcated. The dog. his only compan.
Ion In the car, refused to permit
police to touch his master unless
he (the dog) went along. So along
he went to the cell.
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
MCCORMICK RITES HELD

!. BERRYvILLE. Va. Sept. 5.--Fu.
neral services were held in Grace
Episcopal Church for Marshall Me-
Cormick, 80, son of the late Mar.
shall Mccormick and Rose Taylor
Mccormick OF Berryville. who died
at his home at Mansfield. Ohio,
from a. heart attack. He Is sur
vived by his widow. formerly, Miss
Hazel Becker OF Bluefield. w. Va,
and daughter, Katherine Powell
Mccormick.
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
FARMER DIES IN WRECK

WINCHESTER. Va. Sept. ST.
Mack Belford. a farmer OF near
,Capon Bridge. was killed when the
truck he was driving overturned
about 10 miles west OF Winchester.
No one Witnessed the accident and
it is thought that BeIford either
went to- sleep or suffered a heart
attack which caused him to lose
control Of the machine. He Is sur.
vived by his wife and IL children.
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
Martinsburg GridmeIl
Elect AlOnzo Karnes

MARTINsBURG, W. Va. Sept.
5.-Alopzo Karnes, hackfield man.
has been named acting captain Of
this years local high school eleven
by lettermen of the squad at their
opening practice. sKarnes replaces
Ernest Miller, captaln-elect Of the
who was drowned recently.
The Washington times., 1929-09-05
Orphan Asks $4,000
For Attack by Dog

NEW YORK. Sept. 5.--A $4,000
suit was filed yesterday by Miss
Edith Liste,, is. who lives in an
orphanage in Yonkers, against Da-
vid Jacobs, Of that city.
She alleges a large police dog.
owned by Jacobs, scratched her face
and shoulders on the street.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
INHALED GASOLINE
 FUMES FOR PURPOSE
 BECOMING INTOXICATED

WILMAR, Minn., Aug, 3, (P)- The case of a 14year-old boy who became addicted to inhaling gaso- line fumes from which he became intoxicated, was revealed to medi- cal experts at the state hospital for inebriates.
 The youth told physicians that the reaction to the fumes was simi- lar to that following several drinks of whiskey. The boy is confined to bed for observation. There is no specific cure for the habit doctors said The only method being to convince the boy that he is practic- ing a morally wrong act.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
ALASKA PAINTING
 SOUGHT IN VAIN
 FUR EIGHT YEARS
COPY HAD BEEN MADE, FOR TUNATELY, so CAN GET
 REPRODUCTIONS

WASHINGTON, Aug, 3. P- Alter a search of eight years for the famous painting Purchase of Alaska" by the noted German artist Emanuel Leutze, finding it through art collectors is just about despaired of.
 The picture has been sought for the purpose of being present. ed to the people of the Terri tory, by the delegate; it was painted in 1861.
 AS it was the only original canvas depicting the drafting of the treaty which resulted in the transfer of ssian-America to the United States, it has some historical value.
 It was the one last great works of the artist who also had depicted many other outstanding historical events in this and other countries. He painted Washing ton Crossing the Delaware, The Emancipation, Columbus Before His Queen and Westward Ho..
 For many years the Purchase of Alaska hung above the bar i'll the palatial grill room, long since demolished. in the Riggs hotel near the Treasury building. When the hotel made way for thea ter the painting vanished.
 It was said to be about 10 feet long and eight feet high.
 Fortunately, befor2 it's dlsap- ueared a copy had been made by another artist and reproduct- ions have been obtained from this.
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MANDELL DEFENDS TITLE \ [ AIN q
 TONY CANZONER|
CHAMPION LOST FIRST TWO ROUNDS THEN GAVE MAS
 TERFUL EXHIBITION

CHICAGO, Aug, 3, tP)- Sammy Mandell, worlds lightweight cham pion, successfully defended his title against Tony Canzoneri in a 1O-round battle last night.
 The champion, after losing the first two rounds, moved ahead in the third and gave his youthful a masterful boxing les son until the finish.
 Mandell is credited with winning seven of the 10-rounds; the first two going to Canzoneri. The eighth, an even decision, was not unanl- nous, however, the two judges vot- ed for Mandell with Referee Dave Barry of Tunny-Dempsey long count fame favoring Canzoneri. The crowd was estimated at 24,500; gross receipts were $165,000
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
MAJORITY OF ACCIDENTS MINING ASCR|bED ID
 CARELESS INDIVIDUALS

WASHINGTON, Aug, 3, (P-The
 majority of accidents in metal
 mines are probably the result of carelessneSs of Workmen and of Is supervising officials, it is stated by the bureau of mines, in a review of accidents in metal mines due to falls of men and material for a 15- year period, made public by the de- partment of commerce. Accident prevention can best be assisted, it
 was explained, by each company maintaining complete records of accidents classified according to cause and rate per thousand or 10000 shifts
 In metal and nonmetallic mineral
 mines during the 15-year period 1911 to 1925-30.17 percent of all fatalities and 1857 percent of all injuries were caused by falls of rock or ore while loading at the working face; 6.66 percent of the
 IaClIlCleS ana 249 70 Of the in juries resulted from men falling
 down chute, winze, raise or top; and run of ore from chute of pock- ct caused 1.48 percent of the fatal- ties and 1.98 percent of the injur- ies. Hence, accidents due to falls of men and material caused 39.55 percent of the fatalities and 34.O6 percent of the injuries in these mines. A systematic method of re- cording accidents and the employ ment Nof graphs or charts will be helpful to the company safety de- partment in analysing the causes of accidents.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
DRY AGENT KILLS l EXAN IN RAID;
 VAS ACCIDENT
OFFICERS FOUND WHISKEY. A STILL AND BEER; SHAVING
 TO BE INVESTIGATED

k POTEET, Tex, Aug, 3, (P)-Tom Chandler, 43, was shot and killed by Charles Stevens, federal prohi-
 bition agent in a liquor raid on
 Chandler's farm near here yester- day The officer claimed the shoot ing was accidental.
 Stevens who accompanied F. H. Hertzel, another agent, Andy Ane- son, City marshal, and Robert iLOtte, said Chandler was on the front porch when they approached
 his house The officers said they called to him We are federal pro- hibition agents. Come out here. 7 Chandler, Stevens said, seized a gun on cot and pointed it towards them. As the officer started to
 rush toward the farmer he acci- Idently fired the rifle and hit Chan dler'S heart.
 Officers found a still and 19 bar Irels of mash; 28 gallons of Whiskey and 9 quantity of beer. George Hammons, deputy district prohibi- tion administrator, came here from San Antonio to investigate the staying.
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MAKING
 STEADY PROGRESS
 ENROUTE AMERICA
ENJOYING AIR FLIGHT; AMERICANS ARE
 ENTHUSIASTIC

NEW YORK, Aug, 3, (P-The Graf Zeppelin, two and one half days out is far over the western At |lantic and making steady progress. Altho several radio messages from the ship gave slightly varying posi- ltions about the same time, it ap- peared she was about 425 miles southwest of the Azores at a. m. eastern time and still has about .175O miles to travel in direct line or 2,OOO allowing for deviations.
 Radio advices indicated that Eckner expected to reach Lakehurst Sunday afternoon The ship aver aged 45 miles an hour during the night but picked up speed conSid- erably, averaging TO miles per hour this morning.
 She is on course to carry her north of Bermuda on a bee line from Gibraltar with the possibility ito make her American landing in the neighborhood of Norfolk, Va, then swing northward as she did on the last trip.
 During the day the Graf zeppe- lin began toeget in touch with American radio stations frequently. All reports indicated the passen- gers are enjoying the trip; the Americans are particularly enthus- iastic
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
MILLIONS IF CHINESE SAID n BE SUFFERING
 FROM LACK IF FOOD

WASHINGTON, Aug, 2, lF)-Pro- bably more than 100000 people are suffering from lack of food in China, the Secretary of State, Henry L. Stimson, informed Repre- sentative Lodlow, (democrat) of Indianapolis, Ind. Relief measures already are under way thru the Chinese government, the Interna- tional Famine Relief Commission, at Peking, and the Chinese Famine Relief organization with headquar- ters at New York City as well as thru the American Red Cross, the Secretary of State said.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
SUBCOMMITTEE AT
 JUNEAU ABOARD CUTTER

JUNEAU, Aug, 3, (F9-The cutter Tahoe arrived this afternoon with four members of the house appro- priations b-committee for agri- culture aboard They will spend two days here, attending an official reception at the Governors Man sion Saturday night. Monday they leave for Sitka thence to westward Alaska.
 The party includes Dickinson, chairman; Summers, Scandlin and Buchanan.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
FINANCIAL EXPERT IF
 ITALY STRIPPED, POWER

ROME, Aug, 3, (P)-Ernesto Bel loni, former mayor of Milan, and Italy's financial expert at the Peace Conference in 1919 and rep arations debt conference later, was dismissed of every political and public activity today by Premier MuSSOlini
 One million lire are said to be missing from a loan of $30,000,000 made to the city of Milan by Dil- lon, Reed & Co.,, New York bankers.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03
.LEv|ATHAN HALTS MID
 OCEAN; OPERATION !S
 PERFORMED PASSENGER

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug, 3, P)- The s. s. Leviathan stopped dead on her eastbound trip for nearly an hour in mid-ocean while Mrs. Fred Britten, wife of the chairman of the house and naval affairs com mittee, underwent an emergency operation for appendicitis, it was learned when the ship docked.
 Mrs. Britten had fallen suddenly i'll and physicians decided on an immediate operation. The ship stopped the operation required B minutes.
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NEEDED MORE REST

NEW YORK, Aug, 3, ,P)-J. Pier pont Morgan, financier, sailed for England on the Mauretania. MT. Morgan's friends said he felt he needed a more extended period of rest from his work.
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 BASEBALL
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 3; New York 2. Philadelphia 2; Pittsburgh 0. St. Louis IA, Brooklyn T.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 9; New York 8. Philadelphia II; Detroit 10. Boston 3; Chicago l. Washington 5; St. Louis 3.
 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE San Francisco 8; Hollywood 5. Sacramento 8; Oakland 4. Portland 12; Seattle 1. Missions g; Los Angeles 5. {.
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INSANE, KILLS FOUR

SPARTANBURG, s. O., Aug, 2, Becoring crazed, T. Earl Rob- shipping clerk, killed and seriously injured two others, one who expected to die, with a hand axe Robertson was arrested and taken to the state hospital for the insane.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03

HOLLYWOOD, Aug, 3, R)-sue Carol, motion picture star, an nounced her engagement to Nick Stuart, film actor
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-03

NEW YORK, Aug, 3, (P-Babe Ruth re-entered the Tanks lineup after forced layup due to leg injury.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09

don't care for myself. It's
the girls I'm thinking of,
Ny life is ruined. But |
won't stand hack and see
my girls z
He didn't understand. He
just looked at her blankIy.
cts your mother s fault"
she shrieked, pointing a
shaking finger at him. "Oh,
don 7 look at me like that!
! knowl 1t isn't enough for
her to make us ridiculous
with the neighbors . e
she has, she HASl Don t
You interrupt mel -
But you see what she's done
to Nancy, and now Lou
Sss L0u!H =
Il guess Louise is think
ing for herself, Kitty. I" In
spite of himself he sighed
again, heavily.
"That IS all YOU know.
It's that woman. SHE put
her up to tits HER do
ing no girl of mine
-n
"Now, Kitty, you'll have
one of your headaches.
"Don't Kitty mel Your
mother will have to go,
that 5 all. / won't have her
in my house another day.
This settles it,"
"Kitty-please, Kitty"
"I'm sure I've tried to
do my best. ! DID advise
my girls. Now they We
turned against me. You
heard Nancy insult Mr..
Lachman ! You saw how
much Louise cared for my
feelingsl And now you
s* > you - " after all
I gave up for you ;"
ooh, to think, that after all
these years. 80
"Kitty, please"
"All right, I'll go, then.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09
TIMELY TIPS

Buick for Sale
BUICK STANDARD COACH
S5S5. Excellent mechanical cOnd'-
tiOn. Looks and runs like new. Low
mileage. Completely equipped. Your
car In trade. Terms.
House for Rent
CLAIMING ST. n. E.-Six Foeme
and bath: 6rick house: screened
porch: awnings; southern exposure.
hOt.Water heat, $3.50 month.
Fuvnished Rooms
sTH ST: n: E.-TwO furnished
light housekeeping rooms, next bath,
settled couple. $3.50.
Furnished Apartments
nth ST. N. E.-Three large,
bright rooms, screened porch, beauti-
fully furnished detached home.
Adults. $45.OO.
Room and Board
18TH AND PARK ROAD N. w.
Attractive rooms. for girls. second
floor. next bath, continuous hot
water, home privileges; excellent
meals; $40 week.
Financial Aid
FIRST MORTGAGE ANS
any amount; per cent; immedi-
ate attention.
Lost
RIEG-DiamOnd. gold. downtown
district. Tuesday evening, Reward.
Beauty AiGs ~
SPECIAL PERMANENT WAVE
Complete. $3.50. Only genuine ma
terjRI used.
Waterfront Property
CHEsAPEAKE BEACH--CottaKe
for rent: water inside; screened
Honse for Sale
REDUCED for immediate sale
Seven rooms. bath, gas, electricity,
fruit trees and shade trees. Lot
Out-of-TOwn Property
SUITABLE for subdivision, only
miles from q: @. line in Virginia
on good road. 5O-acre farm, 1O=rOOm
modern house. small tenant house.
dairy barn, large bank barn and
other Outbuildings. VIII sell or trade
as 2 whole or part. Price, only
The above wants and offers
are only a fsO Of many inter.
estine advertisements yen win
find in tOday's Times and
Herald classified adOertisins
section.
The Washington times., 1929-08-09


Papa's round, gray head
went down in his hands. He
had not realized how much
he had counted on Louise.
But I wouldn't have let her
marry him if she didn t love
him, he thought, defending
himself and trying to put.
that last unpleasant picture
Of a moist and repellent Mr.,
Lachman sputtering on the
doorstep resolutely out of
his mind.
1T wasn't as if | were
counting on it, exactly" he
whispered to himself. II
just thought, we'll, it would
be a great thing for US all if
she happened to take to him.
And many a young girl
would be only too glad to
have the opportunity. He'd
have made her a wonderful
husband . well, it wasn't
to be. He sighed again.
His unquiet thoughts ran on
ss% suppose Lachman did
get rid of him - what
would he dc9 How could
he, at his age, go the rounds
of the employment bureaus
asking for work, asking his
friends, borrowing money!
y He caught Kitty
staring at him, fascinated.
He must have shown his
thoughts too clearly. We'll,
What is to be, will bel" he
said with forced cheerful
ness, trying to sound as if
he were reassuring her in
stead of himself.
She drew away from his
clumsy, reaching arm. Her
thin little face was drawn
with hate.
eyes, that's just like you,
blaming it on fate, when it s
your own fault! 1t ism t for
myself, " she managed to
articulate between sobs. 81