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Aaron's garment; it is more refreshing
than the dews on Hernon's hill.
's.May this stone long commemorate
the goodness of God in those unconl-
mon events which have given America
a name among nations. Under this
stone may jealousy and selflshness pc
forever buried From this stone may
superstructure arise, whose glory, whose
magniflcence, whose stability. unequai-
led hitherto, shall astonish the world
and invite even the savage OF the Wli-
derness to take shelter under us TOOL.
1.-THE company partook OF some re-
fresfuents and then returned to the
place from whence they came, where
number of toasts we're drunk; ana the
following was delivered by the master
of the lodge CDR Dick, and was re-
ceived with every token OF approDa-
ton: -.
"'Brethren and gentlemen: May
jealousy, that "green eyed monster, ne
buried deep under the work which we
have this day completed, never TO rise
again within the Federal District
In addition to the lodge officers men
toned, the following persons are M
cluded among the names OF those also
John Allison, Joseph Greenway, Benz
ianain Al. Hamp, Michael Madden, Col.
Dennis Ramsay, Col. Charles Stmms,
Thomas West, Jesse Taylor, IT.; John
Harper. Peter Waggoner, James Taylor,
Capt. John Hawkins, Jonathan Swift.
Robert McCrea, william HodgSorl, John
Dunlap, william Herbert, Robert san
ford, William Hunter. ST.; Edward Har-
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1.-THE erection Of impossible dams
along rivers and streams" declares Glen
C. Leach, fish culturist at the Bureau
of Fisheries, was probably the first
thing to curtail the natural spawning
grounds of shad and to check their
natural increase. AS shad enter the
rivers only for the purpose of spawn
ing, the fisheries are necessarily prose-
cuted during the spawning season and
often upon the favorite spawning
grounds. The increase Of population
has created o larger demand for the
fish, and an increased intensity In the
fishing has resulted. The number OF
shad that reach fresh water has there
fore been greatly curtailed by sssiduous
fishing with all kinds Of contrivances
in the estuaries and In the mouths and
lower parts Of rivers.
From spawning until their return
to the rivers shad eggs and fry are
preyed upon by other fish, so that the
majority of the young do not survive
their few months sojourn in fresh
water, and of those that leave the rivers
each season q very small percentage
reaches maturity to deposit its eggs
and contribute TO the perpetuation OF
the species. In the rivers. striped bass,
white perch, black bass, and other
predaciouS fishes devour the young, and
when they reach salt water, sharks
horse mackerel, kingfish, and others
undoubtedly destroy many adults. 1t
has been observed by North Carolina
porpoise fishermen that as the shad
swim close along the shore the PROPOSES
follow and feed on them until they
pass into fresh water.
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creased greater competition developed In
the industry, and the fishing methods
used resulted in the capture Of prac-
tically all fish before reaching spawn
ing grounds. Fisheries Bureau officials
realized that under these circumstances
there would soon be no shad industry
on the Potomac, and artificial methods
of propagation were developed.
Stimulated by the work Of the Fish
cries Bureau on the Potomac, State
officials in q number of other places
have been endeavoring to rehabilitate
their shad industries or to establish
such industries where formerly there
had been none In the Hudson River,
for example, the shad catch prior to
the year 1902 aggregated from 2,000,O
pounds to 4,500,000 pounds q season.
Then as q result of everlasting and
water pollution the industry declined
to catches of around 100000 pounds,
and in one year, 1915, was as low as
&c, 600 pounds. In recent years, how
ever, the New York State fisheries offi-
cials have developed artificial propaga-
ton methods and the catch two years
ago was $4,000 pounds.
Similar efforts are being made along
the South Atlantic, notably in. Florida
and the Carolinas, and success Is be-
ing achieved now in stocking the waters
of the Pacific Coast with shad taken
from Atlantic waters. Shad Is reported
to be one of the abundant fishes in
California rivers. being most numerous
in San Francisco Bay and its tribu-
taries, where, contrary to its habits In
Atlantic waters, it is found through
out the year. Shad Is now found regu-
larry In the Columbia River as far
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followed by the rest of the fraternity,
in their usual form Of procession.
Lastly. The citizens, two by two.
when. Mr.. Elliott had ascertained
the precise point from which the first
line Of the District was to proceed, the
master of the lodge and DR.. Steuart,
assisted by others of their brethren,
placed the stone. After which deposit
Of corn, wine and oil was placed upon
it and the following observations were
made by the Rev. James Muir:
"tOf America 1t may be said, as OF
Judea of old, that it is good land and
large-a land Of brooks, OF waters, OF
fountains, and depths that spring out
Of the valleys and hills--a land of
wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig
trees. and pomegranates-- land Of oil,
olives, and honey--a land wherein we
eat bread without scarceness, and have
lack Of nothinga land whose stones
are iron, and out Of whose hills thou
niayst dig brassa land which the Lord
thy God careth for; the eyes OF the
Lord thy God are always upon 1t; from
the beginning Of the year even unto the
end of the year.
May Americans be grateful and vir-
tuous and they shall insure the indul-
gence of Providence; may they be
unanimous and just, and they shall rise
to greatness; may true patriotism actu-
ate every heart; may 1t be the devout
and universal wish; peace be within
thy walls, o America, and prosperity
within thy palaces. Amiable it Is for
brethren to dwell together in unity; it
Is more fragrant than the perfumes on
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BY C. MORAN.

~ OWN the Potomac a thousand
commercial fishermen are pre-
pairing their nets and other
~ gear for what they hope will be
another big Shad year. Similar
preparations are being made at the new
shad hatchery of the Bureau OF Fish
cries at Fort Humphreys. Both groups
want a big shad run, but for different
reasons-the fishermen to cash in on
their catch, the Federal fish experts to
secure a big crop of eggs to be Matched
at the Fort Humphrey plant, the baby
fish later to be liberated in the numer-
Gus streams that flow into the Potomac
and thus to lay up supply OF shad
against another year.
Veteran shad fishermen along the
river, as they repair their nets and oil
their tackle in readiness for the big run
that will be under way about April 20,
tell of the good old days" when more
than one million pounds of Shad sea-
son were caught in the Potomac; OF
catches such as that in 1901, when a
total of 2,979,233 pounds were taken.
The biggest catch Of all. however, was
in 1922, when, according to statistics
of the Bureau Of Fisheries, the total
was 3.1l5,57l pounds Of shad. For five
years after that the industry came upon
lean DAYS. until in 1928 the catch once
more exceeded the million-pound figure.
There is an excusable fiction about
Potomac shad, as there Is also about
Penobscot River salmon, for that mat
ter, and about scores of other kinds
of fish designated by some locality,
which is that no matter where or when
in these United States person eats
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of Alexandria and large number Of
citizens and strangers.
Arriving at the point, Rev. James
Muir, D. D., chaplain of the lodge, de-
liyered an address. A thoughtful writer
who happened to be present contributed
to q Philadelphia paper the following
interesting, though brief account Of the
event:
alexandria, April 81, 1891.
ION Friday, the 18th instant, the
Hon. Daniel Carroll and Hon. David
Steuart arrived In this town to super
intend the fixing Of the first corner
stone of the Federal District.
'eThe mayor and cornmonalty, to-
getl1er with the members Of the differ
emit lodges of the town at three o'clock
waited on the commissioners at Mr.
Wise's, where they dined, and. after
drinking glass of wine to the follow
ing sentiment, viz:
MAY the stone which we are about
to place in the ground remain an i'm
movable monument of the wisdom and
unanimity Of North America the cori-
pany proceeded to Jones Point In the
following order:
ssF,irst. The town sergeant
Second. Hon. Daniel Carroll and
the mayor.
Third. Mr.. Elliott and the recorder.
Fourth. Such Of the common coun-
ell and aldermen as were not Free
masons.
aFifth. Strangers.
sixth. The master of Lodge No. a.,
with DR.. David Steuart on his right
and the Rev. James Muir on his left,
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RlIm yndN and Alexandria lodge
associate Witt Evenly ees Quoted

andria, and that the boat would soon
be at the Washington wharf, where
we would all run pell-mell for the long
line of bobtail street cars held there
for our especial benefit, for the purpose
of conveying us to our respective sec
lions of the city, which We generally
reached without mishap, unless the car
happened to jump the track, which was
not an unusual thing then for a Wash
ington bobtail car to do.
After the corner stone was laid 40
other stones were placed in position
along the boundary lines OF the District
at approximately one mile apart, and
40-foot lane was cleared OF tree OBJ
structions on all four sides of the sur
veyed territory-20 feet inside and 20
feet outside the line AS all the stones
on the Virginia line were dated "l791"
it is evident that they were placed dur
ing that year, and as the Maryland
stones are reported to bear date OF the
following year, the conclusion Is reach
ed that they were not placed in position
until 1892. When the condition OF
land, at the point where the particular
stone should be placed, was not suit
able for the purpose, perhaps being
marshy, or even-as it happened IN one
or two cases-covered with water, the
stone was either placed forward or
backward and the difference noted.
4
A ROUND 1906 Fred E. woodward,
: brother to the late s. w. Wood
ward, did considerable voluntary work
measuring the corner stones Of the Dis
trict and checking up on the data re-
garding these old relics. 1t was the
writer's pleasure day or two ago to
renew his acquaintance with Mr.. WOOD
ward at his home in Takoma Park, and.
incidentally, to talk over the diScrep-
ancies that gentleman found when he
"re-surveyed" the boundary lines OF
the District. and it also seems to oe
about this time that he read paper on
the subject before the Columbia His
torical Society. Since what he then
said was so very interesting no doubt
The Stars readers would like to know
tust what inaccuracies he found. Here
Is Mr.. Woodward's own statement:
eft will surprise many TO know tnaG
the District of Columbia, the seat OF
the National Government, often called
the Ten Miles Square, is not at pres
ent and was not, even at the outset,
exactly To- miles square. Accurate meas
urements made by the United States
Coast Survey, fixing definitely the po-
sition Of the original boundary stones,
show that while the District was ap-
proximately q rectangle whose four
sides were 10 miles In length, it was not
exactly so, as each line IS somewhat
more than 10 miles long. To be exact,
the northwestern and southeastern
lines exceed 10 statute miles by 63 feet
and 705 feet respectively; and the
northeastern and southwestern lines
also exceed 10 statute miles by, 1851
seet and 1905 feet, respectively.
These Irregularities throw the north
corner Of the District 1862 feet to the
west OF the meridian Of the south or
original stone, and also throw the west
! corner 1885 feet farther to the north
than the east corner Al closer exam
nation shows that the distances be-
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ing any chances Of having his plans
upset after having once decided upon
the particular location Of the seat of
Government. So, in about two weeks
from the time the agreement had been
reached with the landowners, the cere-
monies connected with the placing OF
the initial stone occurred. Indeed, ap-
parently In so big hurry were the
commissioners in officially laying down
the four boundary lines Of the District
that temporary stone was used upon
Jones Point, and 1t was not until June,
three years later, that the permanent
stone as we see 1t today was put in
position.
The exercises connected with the lay
ing Of the corner stone were conducted
under the auspices Of Lodge, No. %,
r. A. & A. NJ, of Alexandria, chartered
under the grand jurisdiction Of Virginia,
April 28, 1888, and of which Gen.
Washington became the first worshipful
master, and the President Of the United
States on April 80, 17s9-just two days
short Of calendar year from the first
date. This lodge is now known as
Alexandria Washingto Lodge, No. %,
visit its lodgeroom to see the Masonic
relics connected with the life Of the
first President.
Some folks do not look upon the
number "13" and the week day Fri
day" with favor and avoid both when
possible, feeling that they are associated
with Ill luck or failure, or both. How
ever, our fathers were not SO supersti-
tious, as indicated by the fact that they
were willing to start the Nation of
with Is States and even to lay the cor
ner stone of its national territory on
Friday, the day upon which the
fifteenth day of April happened to fall.
It was the second occasion upon which
Lodge No. % was called to perform
similar ceremony, the first being the
laying Of the corner stone Of Alexandra
Academy.
There is not an abundance Of liter
ature extant regarding the laying Of the
Districts corner stone, and just what
sort of day It was can only be as
sumed. Evidently 1t was q clear and
pleasant April day, such as we are ac-
customed to have in this vicinity, for
otherwise the chronicler would likely
have mentioned it. Such is the attitude
Of our visitors even today. Il they
should encounter, upon coming here,
one bad day In month they usually
return home and speak OF the rotten
weather they have In Washington;
where, as a matter Of Weather Bureau
statistics, 1t is one of the finest and
most dependable climates In the world.
#* 80
IDR. ELIsH CULLEN DICK. who was
4 worshipful master Of the lodge, and
who offlciated as such at the corner
stone laying, was q close friend OF
President Washington, attending him
In his last illness, making arrangements
for his funeral and even finally per-
| forming the interesting ceremonies Of
the Masonic order at his funeral.
Accompanying DR.. Dick to Jones
Point. UPON this memorable occasion,
were, in addition to the 0fiicers Of the
lodge, the mayor and cclhrnon council
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16

rated as one of the most reliable men in the field, sighted @ moose on Kenai Peninsula with an antler spread they estimated to be 90 or more inches MT. Whitney had already killed his moose so no ef- fort was made to kill this one. The largest set of antlers on record has spread of 73lz inches. It was killed several days ago in Yu- kon Territory Mir. Whitney also had very successful hunt.
 A freak bear was killed by A. Horner, Jr., of Honolulu, a leader in the Hawaiian pineapple indus try. It was a large glacier bear with true blue glacier pelt. He also bagged moose and sheep.
 Other hunters reporting success ful trips were: Edward Nallinck- rodt, St. Louis, who hunted on the upper Panama River; A. Littendorf, New Jersey sportsman, who spent several days in both the Kenai and Chickaloon regions, and Dr. Trice, Waco, Tex, big game hunter, who spent sometime in the same dis trictS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16
LEW F0NSECA
 WINS AWARD
 AMER. LEAGUE
Boseball Writers Accord Him Title of Most
 Valuable" Player

NEW YORK, Oct. l5.-Lew Fon- seca, Clevelands first baseman, is the new batting champion of the American League and the most valuable" player Of the League, based on the decision of baseball writers representing each city in the circuit and made at the re- queet of the Associated Press.
 This committee was named by baseball writers covering the world series and who cast their ballots in the absence of official selec- tion by the American League which has abolished the award.
 Fonseca won the unofficial con- test from contendcrs in the ranks of the Athletics because he rated high in the seven of eight lists prepared by the experts.
 Dykes, of the Athletics, was sec
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16
SOPHOMORE CAGERS
 WIN FROM FRESHMEN

In the first inter-clasS basket ball games of the season at the Juneau High School, the Sopho- more teams, both girls and boys walked away with games against the Freshmen. The latter, inex- perienced in their first class com petition, fought stubbornly bus in- effectually
 The second year boys won from the yearlings F to 2, Raymond Hayden. center, Deing the only Freshman to penetrate the Sopho- more defense and cage the sphere. Elmer Lindstrom was high point man for the victors with B points to his credit. Elmer Powell, Bill Nickich and Alvin Bloomquist each chalked up two counters. The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16
By JAY VESSELS Sports Editor

i (A3ycciatcd Press Feature Scrvicc)
 NEW YORK, Oct 16.-Fathel Knickcrbocker is holding oper house for the football boys from the provinces this season.
 Through the medium of his big time football squad at New York university he is entertaining 1( football teams. Only the fal west lacks representation on this all-inclusive schedule.
 New England, the east, the south and southwest and middle west will contribute opposition to the Violet of N. Y. U.
 Vermont came first, then West Virginia Wesleyan, followed in or der by these teams from far flung regions: October 12, was Fordham; October 19, Penn State; October 26, Butler; November 2, George town; November g, Georgia; No- vember Is, Missouri; November Z3, Rutgers; November 20 CThankS- giving day) Carnegie Tech.
 All of the remaining games will be played at the Yankee stadium. IN. Y. c. athletic officials estimate the attendance should average around 45,000. A sellout is &s- sured for Carnegie Tech game on Thanksgiving day. That means about 10000 spectators.
 It is very pleasant to play host to so many fine young men from the interior, says the genial Father Knickerbocker, but it is not so pleasant when one of the more obscure outfits comes along like the last Oregon Aggies did last Thanksgiving day and upsets the Violet clad warriors.
 Chick Meehan has pretty good football team to throw against this formidable invasion. Ken Strong, All-American back of 1928, is gone and so is Al Lassman, the great tackle.
 Yet there is a promising outfit representing the Violet this season. Two 1928 stars are key men in the aggregation. They are Follett, a back, and Captain Grant, tackle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16
! HUNTERS ARE ENROUTE SOUTH
 WITH GOOD BAG
States Big Game Hunters Enthusiastic Over Big
 Game of Alaska

Enthusiastic over the big game resources of Alaska, and reporting fine bags on hunts just completed seven big game hunters passed thru Juneau last night enroute to their homes in the outh. Among them were James A. Stillman and J. H. Durrall, prominent New York fin Ianciers and bankers who were ma rooned ten days at the head of the Skwentna River when an airplane they expected to take them out was lost.
 The two hunters took the mat ter philcsophically and with the best of nature. They had fine trip and bagged all of the game they desired and are delighted with their Alaskan visit.
 Harry Whitney, noted Philadel- phia sportsman, and Guide Blair,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16

Sophomores showed good team work and fair shooting.
 The second year girls romped home with q 43 to victory Schramcr, right forward on the squad, was high with 24 points. Meade, who starred at jumping center. was switched to left forward and scored 19 points Hoist, start ing in that position, made four.
 These games opened the class athletics. Tonight the Seniors and Juniors are slated to meet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16
HARRY WILLIAMS HERE

Harry Williams, brother-in- Jaw of Ralph B. Martin, arrived here last night from Ketchikan to visit for several days. Mir. Williams repre- sents the firm of Davies & John son, prominent Ketchikan brokers, realtors and insurance agents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16
] Sport SlantS
 ALAN J.6oulD

Many baseball observers do not take very seriously the suggestion that Babe Ruth may be selected tc succeed the late Miller Higgins as manager of the Yankees, yet in many ways it would be the most appropriate gesture that Colonel Ruppert could make.
 Ruths dynamic personality, more than even the tactical genius and gcaeralship of Huggins, made the Z~--scJ tkc great as we'll as col c-cll toa.l that they have been IL has been automatic that "ae Ea.l goes, so go the Yankees" Tn action, it often seemed that Ruth was the real leader In a pinch the big outfielder's magnetic spirit did more than anything else tc spur the team on
 The Babe was always in the midst of everything, whether it was a rally, an argument or a fight. The confidence of the in- dividual Yankees in the personal ability of Ruth under any circum- stances was little short .of. aston ishing. The players surpassed the fans in their expectation of the slugger's accomplishments.
 For these reasons Ruth might make an ideal manager at an age where he has 'mellowed,' with the fruits of marvellous career and a remarkable personality to draw upon. Yet such is his individ- uality, the freedom which he has always enjoyed to concentrate on his own play, that the strain and responsibility of actual leadership, Of planning and directing strategy of making decisions and enforcing them-all these things might cramp the big fellows style. Having run the gamut himself, Ruth could hardly be imposed upon. He would dominate by voice, gesture and size. But there would still be the element of the Babes stability to consider, especially under the bur- den of responsibility.
 Ruth, however, has always spe- cialized in the unexpected. It would be a crowning touch for the giant who built the Yankee Stadium" and revolutionized long distance hitting, to round out his career as successful manager.
 Howard Jones, Southern Califor- mia coach, has just written a book on Football for the Fan" aimed at helping the spectator under stand the intricacies of what transpires on the field On a rainy November day it would be useful to toss in a good pair of binoculars and first-class imagi- nation along with each copy.
 Any opponent of Southern Cali fornia may be apprehensive, it is mixed up in track meet any Saturday this season The Tro- jans, with the help of Jesse Hill, the broad jumper. and Mortensen. the track captain and javelin to5- ser, in the backfield, rolled up track meet tally of 76 points in it's opening game against U. c. L. A. Stanford has pair of shot putters, Harlow Rothert and big Herb Fleishhacker, among it's ball.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16

ond, and Simmons, Foxx and Coch- rane all were high causing split ballots which kept any one mem Der of the champions from heading off Fonseca.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-10-16
WOMEM OF

Afooseheart Legion will meet Thurs day night, Oct. IT at 8 o'clock. Drill team will turn out. Meeting to be followed by a social.
 AGNES GREGG, adv Recorder.