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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-14
BIG INSURANCE POLICY CAUSES
 ARREST,DEATH

GREELEY, Nebraska, Feb. IA. Death of farmer four hours before his $20,00O insurance pol icy expired has resulted in the arrest of his young tenant, bene- ficiary under the policy.
 When Fred Helser died on Feb ruary 4 authorities accepted the story of his neighbor tenant, A.. M. Emery, that Helser accident ally shot himself when the two were hunting. Later it was learn ed that each had taken out a $20,000 insurance policy two months before, naming each other as beneficiary.
 Emery arranged for the poli- cies and paid the initial pre- miums on both but failed to keep up the premiums on the policies which were. to expire at midnight of February ~i.
 Helser died at 8 o'clock that night. Emery had made no at tempt to collect the s20,0O0. He was arrested last night and in- sisted that Helser accidentally shot himself. He explained that the policies were part of a plan of financing a partnership in the cattle and feeding business.
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Chamber today by Thomas Hall local manufacturer That is one
 commodity that every ice-cream
 dealer in town should use, he de- clared. It would enable the man. ufacturer to build up a live busi- ness, utilize more home products and be beneficial to the whole
 community. The local product, he added, is equal if not superior to that shipped from Seattle. Predatory Animal Menace A resolution from the Peters
 burg Chamber of Commerce urg- !, ing Congress to appropriate $50.-
 900 for predatory animal control in Alaska, was read today, and referred to the Legislative Com
 mittee to be submitted with a re- port to the general meeting of Alaska commercial bodies here on
 March 15. Few people in the Territory realize how serious are the inroads that have been made
 on game and fur bearing animals by. wolves and coyotes, declared
 Charles Goldstein, local business ma nand fur dealer.
 The Chilkat Valley Has virtually been denuded of fur-bearers in re cent years by coyotes. During the past year, he added, he has pur-
 chased more than 130 skins of
 coyotes taken in that district,
 some of them being seven feet long. Foxes, mink and other fur-bearing animals in the dis trict, he said, have virtually disap- peared as result of deprodations of the coyotes.
 MT. Goldstein called attention to an article in fur trade maga- zine relating to proposed 10-year cooperative predatory animal con trol program between the Federal
 and State governments for which | it was proposed that the former appropriate $1,37S,70O annually. A measure to put this into effect is pending in Congress at this time. sE. M. Goddard, Assistant Execu- ltive Secretary of the Alaska Game ! Commission, Said he believed Alas
 ka would be included in the pro- visions of this measure.
 No Ship Available
 1 The U. s. Coast Guard has no
 vessel available to substitute. here
 for the Unalga while the latter is undergoing annual repairs at Bremerton, the Chamber was in formed. A request, was made last
 week for vessel to be. stationed
 here during the cutters absence.
 If any emergency should arise
 which .sthe Cygan at Ketchikan lcould not handle, the Chamber
 was advised vessel would be lsent from Port Townsend or Sc sattle.
 Representative-elect O. J.. Woof ter. Nome, brought greetings from the Northwestern Alaska Cham iber of Commerce at Nome. He
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Temps" John Murray Gibbon of Mon- treal was so impressed with the char acter of this music that he suggested to pr. Healey William of the Toronto Conservatory of Music that he arrange 1t for modern production To an Indian the melody is only half the music and the problem was to dis cover the original rhythm. Dr. William was able to find in the traditional tribal music of the Melicite Indians. who are descendants of the Souri, quois of Lescarbot's time. three tra- ditional dance rhythms which exactly fit the melodic line of the notes re- corded by the French historian three hundred years ago.
 In this manner three delightful song-dances were reconstructed and incorporated in the ballad opera ''The Order of Good Cheer" which was ] producea at vancouver's Sea MusAs
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DR. HEALEY MILAN

The oldest music hitherto recorded on the American continent was un- earthed and reconstructed for its first hearing at the recent Sea Music Festi- val at Vancouver. On this occasion were heard three song-dances ascribed to the Indian Chief Mambertou by Marc Lescarbot. the young lawyer from Paris who in the year 1909 published an entertaining account of the life ot the French garrison at Port Royal in Nova Scotia. Lescarbot. like all edu- cated men of his day. was something of musician. and wrote down in sol- xa notation the melody of songs he heard this Indian chief sing but no modern historian appears to nave realized the importance of this ncta- ton
 However. in making an English version from the French of Louvigny ds Montague "L'ordre de BoD-
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FAULKNER HAS PROGRAM MADE
 UP FOR 6. OF 6,
Outlines Series of Projects to Be Worked for This
 Year by Chamber

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said he would have something to tell the Chamber regarding Second Division industries and prospects at later meeting.
 w. E. Dugdale, fox farmer of Yakutat, was also a guest of the Chamber today
 The Legislative Committee was directed to prepare a resolution thanking Senator L. c. Phipps, Colorado, for his services in con nection with the appropriations for the Territorial Capitol building to be erected here in the near flu ture..
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Festival. Hitherto the oldest sone identified with Canada has been the hymn Jesus Ahatonnia.- which Father Brebeuf translated Into the Huron dialect in l642 for the Indian converts at quebec. The song dances of Chief Mambertou are. however. native to Canada ana were noted by Lescarbot in the year. 1908. The prob, ability is that they were old even at that time. as folktui1es are handed down by Indian nausioians from gem eration to generation.
 'L'ordre de Bon-Temps.s dealing with the garrison life of, Champlain and his men more than 800 years CT. at Port Royal in Nova Scotia. x4s ilrst sung in the origintsl French last Nay at the French Canadian Folksqti8 Festival in Quebec. with tho Assists ance of i've major artists from the Metropolitan opera of New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-14
RAVENS KILLING SHEEP
 ON WESTWARD ISLANDS

Rudolph Hector of UnaIaska, who was in Seward recently on his way to the States, says the ravens have killed of a number of1sheep on the westward islands.
 As related by the Gateway, . swarm of ravens will alight on the back of sheep and begin picking at the animal Those resting on the neck stretch down and peer into the eyes of the animal and quite frequently peck out the eyes. Finally when the
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OFFERS : GOVERNOR FOR
 THE TERRITORY
w. H. Holmes, Forme e r
 Nome Man and Local De- putty Endorsed for Berth

In the person of w. H. (Doc) Holmes, former Alaskan. Texas Republicans have a candidate for Govefhor of Alaska, according to information reaching this city. The entire -epublican organization of the Lone Star State is said to be supporting him for the berth.
 Holmes was one of the early corners to Nome and was employed there by the Butler Drug Com pany. predecessor to the Butler Mauro Company Later he went to; the interior where he engaged in mining. He was brought to the coast by Dan Sutherland when the latter. was U s. Marshal of the Third Division and made a deputy, being stationed at Skag- way He is said to have left Alaska about 1909.
 ;Ins recent years, Holmes is re- ported to have made fortune in oil operations in western Texas He resides at Amarillo where he is associated with Tex McIlroy and other former Alaskans.
 ' The following account of Holmes aspirations appeared recently in an Amarillo newspaper:
 Republicans of Texas have launched a campaign to have w. H. Holmes of Amarillo appointed governor of Alaska, which is one of the prize pnms to be handed down by the Hoover administra- ton.
 Announcement to this effect was made yesterday by Hugh Exum, upon his return from Hous- ton. < where meeting of the Texas Republican organization was held. 1, "The party leaders of the state unanimously indorsed Mir; Holmes for the Alaskan appointment, and started their plans for carrying their request before President-elect Hoover at san early date. R. B. Creager of Brownsville, national committeeman from Texas, will make the formal request of MT. Hoover, in Washington in the near future. MT. Exum reported.
 "There was much sentiment at the Hous ton meeting for MT. Holmes being given the governor ship of Alaska for the next four years. MT. Exum reported. Alp proximately 50 party leaders were present at the meeting. and the ap- polntment of Mr.. Holmes was fay. ored by unanimous vote.
 Mir. Holmes was the Republican candidate for governor of Texas Hast fall. and was the party's nom |dnse for lieutenant-governor ir |ls26. He, has been active in party affairs. for years, and has been credited by Republican leaders with much. of the gains the party |has made in. Texas in recent years | Mr. Exum; who attended the Hous l ton meeting. is state executive committeeman from Amarillo
 .In addition to the support ol lthe Texas organiza tion, MT Holmes has the backing of some lof the national leaders of tho Re publican party for the Alaskan lhonor. Mir. Exum stated last night Many prominent and influentia tRepublicans of the Southwest are actively interested iu seeing hin lget the appointment. and will ssnd
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R. K. NEIL STRIKES
 RICH ORE IN MEXICO

An Associated Press dispatch from Nogales, Arizona, announces that one of the richest silver strikes made in recent years oc- cured on the property Of the company os which R. K. Neil of Spokane, wet known in the
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 North, is at ,ne head. The prop erty is near Mazatian. Sinaloa, and the strike was made at a depth of 550 feet. The ofe body is said to be more than l20 feet thick, and values extremely high. MT. Neil was one of the deyeb- opers of the Premier Mine. and he has been frequent visitor at Juneau. He was here last fall when he made an examination of the Apex-El Nido property on Lisianski Inlet. He has been de- veloping the Mazatlan property for several years. 
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their endorsements to Mir. Hoover" 1" he. said.
 "Mr. Holmes is a former Alag kan, having lived there for F years, and is declared by his many friends to be unusually capable for the governorship of the Terri tory"
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Strange Tale
 Told to Jury Murder Case

VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. IA The story of a marriage be- fore God" and an half fulfilled death pact, was told by Andrew Simpson, fellow prisoner of Denis Barclay, accused slayer of Pearl Baglole.
 Simpson told the jury Monday Barclay related the details of the strangling as being a pre- arranged death pact between him self and Miss Bagiole after a marriage before God from which was to come a second Christ"
 Barclay was to kill the girl and then take his own life but said he was interferred with when he attempted to hang him self.
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sheep has become so weakened from trying to rid himself of the birds, he falls to the ground and this marks the end for him. for the ravens then begin to tear him to pieces.
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-06
BROOKS PRAISED
FOR PAST WORK
ON STATE FAIR

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6.-(Spe'
ciaD-Announccmcnt Of the ap'
pointment of W. II. Brooks of Fl
Centre on two State Fair commit
tees was made today by h. \. Con
dee, president of ihe State Agri-
cultural Society
Brooks will serve on the livestock
rommittce and the committee on
speed events. He las also been
hamcd as director in charge Of the
Iacc track. In making the appoint
mcnts Condcc took occasion to com
mend Brooks for his service as a
State Fair director during the past
few years.
The livestock show and harness
Iorsc races will be among the most
prominent features of the 18th an
nivcrsary State Fair and Western
States exposition to be held in
Sacramento August II to September
. this year,
In addition to celebrating the
founding of the state Fair, there
will bc an exposition of the pro
ducts and resources Of other western
states, making it the largest eX'
position in America this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-06
McCABE
press Staff Correspondent


McCABE, Feb. 6.-Mrs. I. F. Alex
ander of Beaumont spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Z. 7. Hcwes.
Mrs. Hewes entertained at fam
lily dinner Saturday evening, in
honor of her mother. The table and
rooms were prettily decorated with
spring flowers.
j. Brandenburg of Imperial and
Henry Eardly of Gordon, Nebraska,
were Sunday guests of the Hewes.
Darrel Alexander who is attend
ing La Sierra College, spent the
week end at home with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mcclure of
San Diego were week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs G. c. He'll.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Best and Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Best Of Brawley
and Billy Thompson of Calexico
were sunday dinner guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. George Austin.
Miss Grace Hildreth motored home
for the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wilson and fam
lily were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boiling. The din
ner was in celebration of Mrs.
Boling's birthday. The table was
beautifully decorated with spring
flowers and a large birthday cake.
Mrs. Boiling received several pretty
gifts.
John Goss Jr. spent the week end
in the mountains visiting at the
Kelly ranch,
Mrs. l. Thanner entertained Mrs.
J, Waterman, Mrs. W. Meyers and
mother, Mrs. H. Wetzel, Mrs. F.
Sunstrum and Miss Efler Friday af-
ternoon. The afternoon was spent
socially, after which a delicious
course of refreshments was served.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-06
HAVEKORSTS GENTLEMAN BULL
ENJOYS TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY

:your language so 7 am having my
shipper translate my wishes to YOU.
I have a good disposition so do not
be afraid of me. l cannot shake
hands with you but I'll lick your
hand to show my good fellowship.
My feed is being shipped with me.
Please see that hay and water is
given me three times a day. Give
me a measure of grain in the morn
ing and at night. l drink lots of
water so be a good sport and see
that I am we'll provided with drinks.
mr. afraid there will be long time
between drinks coming from Al
Smiths state and going to Mr..
Hoover's state. But I'll depend on
YOU boys to see that l I'm treated
right. / have long trip before me
and any little kindness extended to
me will be appreciated.
My shipper would like to hea
from me on the way and he has at.
tached some addressed envelopes to
my crate for the boys on the through
train. Just take one and send him
word how l am behaving and he in
turn viii send you little present
for your interest in me. Give your
name. address and number of train
enroute. My name is Rockingham
Sequence. Just call me Sequence at
mealtime.
Cordially yours,
Sequence.
Mr.. Havekorst was assisted in Sc
curing his purebred bull by the
American Guernsey Cattle associa-
tion and by w. s. Dunn. land sale
commission agent of Schoharie, \. y.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-06
VALLEY MASONS
PLANN ING FOR
ANNUAL MEETING

BraWley Masons are making ella
borate plans and preparations for
the eighteenth annual get together
meeting of Imperial Valley Masons
to be held at the Brawley Union
High School on Washington 5 birth
day. For the last Il years the Ma
sonic lodges Of Imperial Valley have
annually commemorated the birth
day Of the "Father of His Coun-
( try who was an ardent Mason
! by get together meetings. These
! meetings have come to be outstaN
ing events to the Masons Of this
section of California because not
only the members of all the valley
lodges, but sojourning Masons a.
well, participate in this observance
Last year the meeting was hello
! at Imperial and a feature Of the
! celebration was an aerial circus a
] the Imperial Airport. The plans fol
this year include an afternoon OF
entertainment in the high schoo
auditorium, followed by a basket
/ ball game on the open air court. A
I 6:30 a banquet will be served il
the gymnasium, following which
prominent Masonic speaker vii
give an address in the high schoo
auditorium.
Indications point to a large at
tendance at all events and provis
ion is being made for 800 guests a
the banquet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-06
SCHOOL FAULTS
OF STATE TOLD
TO LIONS CLUB

Bigger and better "ura! schools
are needed in California, according
to Miss Helen IIeffernan, chief of
the division of rural education for
the state of California, who spoke
to the Lions club Yesterday at the
regular MONDAY luncheon.
There are $500 elementary rural
schools in the state, $500 Of which
are ouc-tcacher schools. Seven per
cent of the remainder nave five
teachers or fewer.
Fifty years ago 20 per cent Of
the population OF the United states
was rural and 80 per cent was gath
cred in cities and towns. Now fig
ures are reversed and only 80 per
cent are rural.
An intelligence test taken recent
ly in the state of Iowa showed that
the country children were 20 to %
per cent lower in mentality than
were the city children of that
state. This is not due to any in
teriority in farmers children per
Sc, but to the fact that many farm
owners, becoming prosperous, move
to the city, leaving their farms to
tenants of a less desirable class,
Taxes and mortgages have driven
many of the better element cut of
rural industry.
The problem is not inherent in the
school district but must be faced
by the state and Miss Heffernan is
engaged in acquainting Californians
with the true conditions obtaining
in the less fortunate rural school
districts.
Children Neglected
Under the one teacher plan, small
children are neglected in the coun-
try schools, no advantages of spe-
cial training are provided, while
everyone is conversant with the
good works of the city and town
schools with which the speaker con-
trasted the little red school house.
A recent survey of teachers shows
that the poor ones are found in the
country.
California s great problem in the
10000 Mexican children now in
school here was also touched upon
by Miss Heffernan, who stated that
35 per cent of these are migrants
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-06
HEBER
press Staff Correspondent

HEBER, Feb. 6.-Mrs. H. C.
Keith is visiting in Heber.
Mrs. J. II. Davis visited her
daughter, Mrs. J. J. Lowe, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. 5. Osbourne of
Oceanside, are located in the Taylor
cottage. Mr. Osbourne is an en-
ployce of the George Mann Pack
ing company.
The Y. W. c. \ workers on the
financial drive in Heber section are
Mesdames Hermond Woods and
Angelne Courtney. Heber has a
Girl Reserve group that is 4 credit
to the community. We only regret
that IIcbcr has not Il similar Boy
Scout group.
G. s. Thompson aud his two sons
celebrated their triple birthdays on
SUNDAY evening At the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Thompson.
Earl Briggs had the misfortune
Friday to smash his right hand in
unloading new ears.
Roy Enoch has returned from a
trip to san Diego.
Frank Woods and son, from
Fort Worth, Texas. are visiting
Hermond and Andy Woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Stootsberry
of Westmorland, visited Mr., and
Mrs Irving Stootsberry Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Clayton and children,
of Riverside, visited Mrs. Pat st.
John and Mrs. RAY Barnes Sunday.
Robert Knapp and son, Robert,
are in Los Angeles on business.
Zurchcr Bros. have a new butcher
in their Hebcr meat shop. j. Lutz
Of Brawlcy, win now serve the
patrons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Franzcn are
the proud parents Of Il son born at
the CalcXico hospital, Saturday
Feb. >. Mother and baby are do
/ ing well.
Girl Reserve Notes
The Hcbcr Triangle of Girl Re
serves held an Impressive Rccog
milton Service at the home of thcir
advisor Mrs. Ella 3. Ware, Satur
day afternoon. The candle lighting
and flag ceremonial were effective
ly used. Volunteers recognized were
Grace Jones and Ruth Lowe.
Following this, the girls rehearseC
a number of Girl Reserve songs af
ter which refreshments were served
by Mary Briggs and Nadine Tuck
president and vice president of tn,
club
The work of the Imperial County
y. W. c. \. for the Girl Reserves
and what has been done at the beau
tiful Girl Reserve camp at Hipas'
were carefully reviewed by Mrs
! Ware.
The girls have decided to have 3
"homc made" candy sale at schoo
Friday of this weol, to swell THEN
funds for the Father-Mother- Daugh
ter banquet, which they plan to give
in the near future. Those present
were: Grace Jones, Ruth Lowe
Mary Briggs, Jennie Luna, Zora
Lee Tuck, Haruko Suzuki, Yuber
tine Luna, Nadine Tuck and Mrs
Ware.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-06
BOARD OF TRADE OUTLINES
BENEFITS OF BOULDER DAM

To answer the many inquiries re-
garding the Swing johnson bin, or
Boulder dam, the Board of Trade of
Imperial county under the supervi-
sion of the Imperial County board
of supervisors has prepared the fol-
lowing data concerning the contem-
plated Boulder dam development:
In the first place it will be per
haps year after the bill becomes
effective, before actual construction
work on the dam will begin. The
estimated time for constructing the
dam is seven years. This puts the
completion of the dam at least eight
years from the passage of the bill.
After about three years from the
time construction begins there will
be reasonable amount of flood
control and stored water for agricul-
tural and other purposes. The con.
struction of the all-Amcrican canal
will require about four years. No
direct reclamation benefits there
fore can be expected for a period
from three to five years from the
time construction work on the dam
and on the canal actually begins.
Under the bill, construction will
not start on the dam until contracts
are made for the sale of power and
construction will not start on the all
American canal until contracts are
made by the lands to be benefited
for the return of the construction
cost. 1t is assumed that these con
tracts will be promptly made. Pres
ent irrigated districts such as the
Palo Verde Valley, Yuma Project,
and the Imperial and Coachella Val
leys, as well as other smaller areas