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 curtailments. He pointed out that tagging experiments showed that 20 per cent of the sockeye went north, and 18 per cent came south, leaving on this basis only about 2 per cent going into
 Henry Bell-Irvng, Canadian Fishing Company, Ltd., declared that even when traps had been operated in the north there were equally as many fishermen em- Alaska and the balance going to the Fraser River Area.
 ployed.
 MT. Hager Presents Case
 A. L. Hager, Canadian Fishing Co.,, Ltd, was the last witness to appear, concluded the Vancouv- CT sessions with a long plea for the adoption by the fishing in- dustry as a whole of modern "machine' methods of catching fish.
 He declared that if the fish traps in Alaskan waters could be abolished, the Canadian salmon pack would show surprising in- creases. He despaired, however, of such solution to the prob- lem, and warned the fishermen that if they were to keep pace with the United States cannery production, and obtain the same measure of prosperity as the United States competitors, they must adopt similar methods.
 MT. Hager not only advocated the establishment of fish traps in northern British Columbia waters, but throughout all Can- adian waters on the Pacific Coast.
 T believe," he stated "that our government ought to tell us when and where we can fish, but not how we can fish. How we fish is not in my opinion, the governments businesS."
The Alaska fisherman., 1930-06-15
FIFE ALASKA FISHERMAN

enemy of the fish. He pointed out that seines were able to fol- low the fish, while traps were stationary
 If traps would catch fish spawning in Canadian waters, MT. Eckman said, they should not be allowed. He thought, how, ever, that all evidence showed that most of the salmon enroute to U. s. waters when caught in this manner.
 J. J. Vickers, a fisherman of 25 years of experience, assailed the establishment of traps on the grounds that traps had de- Dleted the Fraser River Fisher ieS.
 Sam Hornbrook, another fish erman, pointed out that traps were in operation 24 hours per day, as compared with the re- stricted hours allowed seine fish ermen.
 John Martin, northern coast fisherman, told the commission that his chief objection to traps was their establishment at Hay stack Island. He did not think that traps in Pearse Channel, and elsewhere would have much adverse effect on fishermen.
 Merrill Des Brisay, who oper- ated a cannery on the northern British Columbia coast until 1924 declared that the tablishment of traps would mean the inter cepting of many fish which would otherwise be taken on the United States side. MT. Maiden. Fishermens' Representative, ap- peared at the closing session. He added to his previous remarks by stating that the fishermen and private cannery and fleet owners, were entirely opposed to the establishment of traps any,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
WILL ROGERS DISLIKES RIDING
TO FAME ON MISS BOWS SKIRTS
Comedian Tells Of Being at
Gambling Resort With
Actress and Rex Bell.
Film Star Declares She Did
not Know 50-Cent Pieces
Were $500 "Chips."
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, September u.s.
Clara Bow, filmdoms redhead, has
broken a two days silence to answer
assertions that she stopped payment or
checks for $13, 900 after Offering them
IN payment of gambling losses at q
Nevada hotel.
While ! was at Lake Tahoe, Mr.
Will Rogers invited Rex Bell, nv sec
rotary, Miss Devoe, and myself to din
ner. did not know the hotel was a
gambling place until after we reached
there. After we had dinner Mr.. Rogers
went TO one OF the gambling tables and
naturally we went with him. / began
to play little at game called twenty
one which they call there black jack.
They gave me 50-cent pieces to play
with and I signed some checks in
blank, telling the dealer to fill in the
amount Of the 50-cent pieces he had
given me. There were four checks.
Chips Were Worth 500.
'It now seems they claim these So
cent pieces represented what they call
$500 chips and they put enough In the
checks to amount to that
When the checks reached my bank
they called me and said the checks had
a slip on them asking the bank TO
wire fate of these checks
This attracted the attention of nv
banker and / found out for the first
time this gambling house claimed had
lost and owed them nearly $4,000. SO
told the bank not to pay the checks.
If these people think they have an
honest claim against me, will gladly
receive any legal document they serve
on me, or they can present them to my
attorney, Mr.. w. I. Gilbert"
The reputation of the checks was
called to the attention Of B. p. Schulz
berg, Paramount Studio oficial. by
James Mckay, owner of the hotel.
Rogers Discusses Case.
Mckay said viii Rogers, filn humor-
list, had introduced the actress at his
hotel.
Prior to Miss Bows statement issued
late last night. Oklahoma's contribution
to the films was the only person con-
cerned willing to discuss the assertions
OF Mckay. He denied introducing the
actress.
Introducing Clara Bow to anybody, -
he said, lis like introducing Hoover to
the Senate. Clara and her boy friend.
Rex Bell, film actor, were going to
dinner one night, and / asked them to
be my guests. The hotel is not solely
a gambling house. A lot of Divorces
stay over there in preference to Reno.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25

minds that this Is the time to sell and
they want to sell their surplus before
the Australian arlo Argentine wheat is
on the market In December" he said.
Billion BusheI Crop.
The World quotes Aaron Sapiro, an
authority on commodities and market
ing, as saying he believes the Soviets
are planning a billion bushel crop for
the coming year. which they can pro-
duce at so cents bushel at Black Sea
ports, as compared with the American
production cost of upward of 80 cents.
A great part of this crop, he thinks
can be dumped on foreign markets.
He said he had reason to believe that
Russia vas figuring that the United
States next Spring would have a sur
plus OF at least 100000 bushels,
which, together with the huge Russian
crop, would depresS prices greatly.
The short sales, in his opinion, were
sian textile syndicate, which expects
the price to be down as a result OF the
huge Russian crop, and TO be able to
cover at q large profit
The Congressional Committee named
20 inquire into Communist activities will
convene in New York City tomorrow
Among the witnesses to be heard BY
Chairman Hamilton Fish are Delgass.
Other witnesses to be heard are Ellis
Searles. editor Of the United Mine Work
ers' Journal: George Djamgaroff, presi-
dent of an anti-Soviet organization and
a former ofiicer In the Cars army:
James Weldon johnson, an official OF
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. and Jo-
seph Szechenyei, editor of the Hun
garian Daily.
various outlets OF Soviet propaganda In
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
WAREHOUSE FIRE
|. PROBE is ORDERED
Police and Fire Officials viii
Check Past Records of
Furniture Employees.

The fifth fire in warehouses of the
Hub Furniture Co., having occurred
within less than two years, officials of
the Police and Fire Departments today
launched exhaustive Investigations to
determine the cause Of the blazes.
Inspector William S. Shelby, chief of
detectives, announced he had assigned
several men to question each of the
Is employees at work in the building
when yesterdays fire destroyed the
warehouse at 80 l. street northeast,
entailing heavy damage. He said the
past records of each of the employees
would be checked.
Ruins to Be Inspected.
p. w. Nicholson, acting FIRE chief
declared there was something mighty
queer about the series of fires. He
added he had instructed officials Of the
fire marshal's office to make careful
inspection Of the ruins and question
every one concerned. The chief said
special attention would be given to the
fact that the fire was reported by girls
working nearby instead of by men &C
tually within the building.
In StreSsing the seriousness of the
blaze, Chief Nicholson said it came
dangerously close to spreading to other
large structures in the vicinity. He
pointed out that practically every re-
source of the Fire Department was
needed to extinguiSh the flames.
THE smoke was as bad as any
ever saw" Chief Nicholson declared
My eyes are still burning"
Damage Estimates Differ.
Estimates of the damage differed E.
M. Kaufman, manager, said yesterday
that the loss would amount to $4,000
or $4,000. This was furniture stored
In the building. In addition, Wilbur
F. Nash. owner of the building, said
his loss would be $4,000
Charles q. Achstetter, fire marshal
estimated the total loss at $50 900, while
Chief Nicholson said it might amount
to as much as SIS, 1000.
Fire Department officials said their
records showed there had been four
other fires in warehouses OF the Hub
company since February 8. 1929 The
first caused loss of $78. 300, the Sec
ond $40o, the third $4s7 and the fourth
$149.294.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
"KING OF POLAND"
PUT UNDER ARREST
Uniformed Claimant to Throne APP
pears at Legation and Asks
for Passport.

The King of Poland" was arrested
oy headquarters detectives and sent To
Gallinger Hospital this afternoon for
mental observation.
Gaudily dressed in a gray uniform.
Jan Syty, 35 years old, of San Francisco.
marched in the Polish legation with
firm military stride and demanded
passport from legation attaches, ex-
planning that he was the Polish mon
arch.
Syty pointed out the silver braided
collar tnsignias *. p" and declared
That they stood for the King Of Po-
land. His cap shield also bore the
proud eagle Of his country
Legation officials telephoned police
headquarters and Detectives SerptS. van
Doran Hughes and Paul w. Jones were
dispatched to the scene.
Syty was arrested and brought TO the
Detective Bureau, where he was ordered
sent to Gallinger Hospital.
The Kings" personal BELONGINGS,
consisting of beautiful silver sword, a
portable typewriter and fashionable
wearing apparel. were removed from his
room at a local hotel and are being
held by police until hospital officials re-
port on his mental test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
FISH INVITES CANADIAN.

Committee Head Asks Prime Minister 10
Send Representative to Chicago Hearing.
NEW YORK, September IS R.-
Representative Hamilton Fish, IT.,
chairman of the House Committee In
vestigating Communist Activities, last
night wired Prime Minister Bennett OF
Canada, suggesting he send representa-
tives TO the committees inquiry OF
Soviet short wheat selling in Chicago
on Monday.
He also telegraphed Sam H. Thomp-
son, president of the American Farm
Bureau. asking him to present "any
information you may have regarding
the short selling of wheat by Soviet
agents in the United States"
OF Equal Interest.
In his message TO Premier Bennett
he recalled the latters statement ex-
pressing willingness to cooperate with
the United States in the matter. The
Representative said the depression in
the wheat market was equally dsas-
trous to the Canadian and American
farmers" and added that ne would
appreciate your sending representa-
tive with knowledge of the wheat situa-
ton in Canada to testify or otherwise
cooperate"
The Representative also announced
receipt Of a telegram from John A.
Bunnell, president Of the Chicago Board
OF Trade, saying:
When ! appear before your commit.
tee on Monday will be glad to suggest
names Of brokers who may be of assist
ance. No subpoenas will oe necessary. -
will Name Brokers.
Mr.. Fish said he was investigating
to find out whether sellers or Duyers
OF wheat in excess of 100000 bushels
IN one day are requested to report to
the Government. He saio he under
stood the Soviet brokers had made nc
such report
He will announce today he said. the
names of the three brokers through
whom the Soviet acted in its recent
operations on the Chicago Board OF
Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
LEGAL PROFESSION
LAUDED BY JUDGE
Cox Tells G. W. U. Students That
Lawyers Are Peacemakers and
Protectors of Rights.

Addressing the opening assembly of
the George Washington University Law
School held yesterday at Stockton Hall,
Judge Joseph w. Cox of the District
Supreme Court told his auditors that
Notwithstanding the criticism one
hears of the legal profession, you have
chosen very high and fine profess
sion"
1.-THE lawyers are peacemakers. the
protectors of the rights of man." he
declared.
"rhey keep judges from becoming
tyrannical; they maintain the most
sacred rights Of ou: citizenship" Judge
Cox added
He also pointed out that the public
becomes aware of the lawyer only when
he appears in court, and that the people
know nothing of the vast amount of
adjudication and adjusting that is be-
ing made every day by lawyers in their
ofhces, out Of which they get no glory,
and often blame
Prof. Charles s. Collier, acting dean
OF the Law School, presided at the
assembly and presented new members
of the school faculty. In the absence
of the president of the university, the
provost, DR.. william Allen Wilbur
welcomed the new students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
CAMP ON DOORSTEP
OF PUBLIC ENEMIES
Police Watch Homes of 25 Named
in Chicago List-Ralph
Capone May Give Up.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 25.-The law
today sat on the doorsteps of % public
enemies" waiting for them to come
home.
If they do come home. they will be
arrested as Migrants. One hundred
detectives are assigned to the Job.
Al Capone, the mo. l man" on the
list. found his home and his haunts
under the laws espionage. He was to
be taken 70 Jail should he appear either
at his residence or his Headquarters. "
His brother, Ralph, out on bond fol-
lowing conviction for income tax fraud,
was one of the public enemies" who
was expected to surrender today. He
has opened negotiations with authorities
through an attorney.
The police became absorbed in a new
question today, Why do gunner carry
press cards?
Johnny Genaro did not present his
courtesy card when the police picked
MN up yesterday. He was arrested by
the squad that sought hts brother
Peppl," one Of the public enemies
wanted for vagrancy.
The card, embossed in gold and bear
Ing the word Press" superimposed
dlagonally in red ink, was found in
his pocket today It read:
United States News Service Bureau,
New York-Chicago.
Executive Office: Lumber Exchange
Building. Seattle. Wash.
The bearer, Mr., John Genaro is an
Accredited cOFreanOF1IaT1f f1r 4I,o TT.{t.l
States News Service Bureau. Any
courtesies extended him will be
appreciated.
''R. H. RUSH,
Director in Chief.
Void after December 81, 1880
registered No. 1856"
At the bottom was Genaro's signature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
HACKERS EXPLAIN
HOMECOMING PLAN
Statement Says 1t VIII Give
Opportunities for Employ.
ment and Housing.

Commenting on the lot-selling plan
described yesterday In The Star, under
which building tradesmen would be paid
$40 week while the houses were under
construction, $40 week being withheld
as payments on their purchases, Rex
ford L. Holmes, who is associated with
Mrs. Noble Newport Potts in the under
taking today sent The Star a state
ment which follows in part:
Mrs. Noble Newport Potts, who has
been my associate in many business
matters over period of years and
whose husband. the late Noble Newport
Potts, formerly acted as our superin-
tendent of construction. following his
retirement from the position of traffic
manager of the United States Depart
ment OF Commerce, is one of the out
standing leaders in patriotic work in
washington. For many years she has
been leader in the d. A. r., United
Daughters Of 1912 and similar orgarli-
cations. She is the national president
OF the National Patriotic Council, Of
which also have the honor to be sec
rotary. Many distinguished people of
national prominence are members OF
our board Of directors
"The plan Mrs. Potts and I have in
contemplation is very simple and
understandable one to a reasonable ard
unpreJudiced mind. We are emDlovlnG
workmen and mechanics 70 uunL .
large number of houses on land that
we have owned for some period If time
or that is now offered for our use;
paying these workmen at the rate of
$40 per week, $40 of which is withheld
each week to be applied to the interest
and principal of a new home which the
workman and his family are to own
and occupy as their home. The lot Is
to be decided initially to the workman,
and the house built in his name. The
workman does not have to pay a cent
Of money In advance.
One OF the largest house construc-
ton companies in the world is cooper
ating with us and will have a repre-
sentative in our ONCE all day Thursday
interviewing the men, investigating
their references and preparing for the
immediate contamination of the plan.
More than $4,000 Is Immediately avail
able for the housing relief Of the Wash
lngton workmen whom we hope TO en-
| ploy and to whom we are giving this
| opportunity to hold down a good, well
paid job, while owning and occupying
their own homes"
Mrs. Potts told a reporter for The
Star, when interviewed today at the Of
nee quarters of the American Con-
struction Co., a partnership organized
| by the promoters TO build the houses,
strdction and fpance company referred
10 in the above statement was at her Of
| nee this morning In connection with
the proposed house loans.
The local executive of the finance
| concern later told The Star that his
| organization would not proceed further
with the proposed financing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25

II saw the wives of so many of my
friends from back East that it was
like old home week.
Declines Fame That Way.
Il don't gamble much. Fifty or sew
enty-tlve dollars is my limit. I don't
suppose it's going to hurt my reputa-
ton much for people to know I've been
in gambling house. I couldn't have
been much of cowboy without having
seen lot of gambling. I've been to
Monte Carlo, too. I went over there
to see what all those old women were
doing bending over those tables.
Clara wasn't gambling much while
was there. I saw her going around
making a few bets, but she didn't ap-
pear to be betting much.
But / don't like this idea of my rid
ing 20 fame on the skirts of Clara Bow. /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25


STA has about pulled out of the Chicago
market.
3. The Farmers National Grain Cor
poration, . Farm Board agency, has
been in the market replacing wheat
previously sold, but with the express
statement that 1t is making mo effort
TO night the Russian menace with active
buying support"
4. Silas Strawn. president Of the In
ternattonal Chamber of Commerce and
leading local attorney, is in Washington
today 10 see President Hoover and to
explain the Board of Trade position.
His mission is expected to be to endeav-
or to forestall an announced attempt by
Congress to restrict short sales of grain
to those having the actual grain to de-
liver. This would influence hedging
operations. Presumably, too, he will
take up the reported statement Of Alex
ander Legge, head of the Farm Board,
mat 1t has authority to close grain
exchanges trading in futures.
No Action Recommended.
5. The Board of Trade Business Con-
duct Committee has held two meetings
to investigate the Russian wheat trans
actions, but has recommended no ac-
ton as yet.
8. The American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton announced that its board of
directors would meet October and 3
70 consider means of combating the
menace of Russian exports Of agricul-
tural products.
In the meantime the actual situa-
ton confronting grain farmers is any
thing but promising, as leading trade
authorities see it.
| They point out that Canada and Rus
STA at the moment are fighting for
european business on q price-slashing
basis, leaving United States wheat to
play second fiddle. Canada still mas
about $4,000 1000 bushels for export
Russia indicates that she will export
more than 10000, 900 bushels.
Rains in the Argentine give promise
OF bumper yields there in view of in
creased acreage. Australia counts on a
crop OF i6S,o00,00o bushels, or nearly
100000 more than a year ago.
Can UnderseII United States.
These are low cost wheat producing
countries, which can afford to under
sell United States wheat and still make
profit, but the situation is Considered
serious enough to be a leading subject
for consideration of the British Imperial
conference TO open next month.
Yet this country's visible supply of
wheat at 2o2, 100000 bushels is the
largest on record. There Is a carry-over
OF nearly 250,000,00 bushels and while
European purchases have been more
liberal than a year ago thus far, they
now have fallen off,
Prices, at the lowest in nearly a
quarter century, fully discount this
situation, in the belief of traders. They
point out, however, that rising values
are almost never a characteristic OF
September or early October, because OF
hedging operations growing out OF the
marketing of the new crop.
copyright, l930)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25
NEWSPRINT HEAD
RESIGNS OFFICE
Col. John N. Price Says Members
Of Institute Have Not
Co-operated.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 25. - Col.
John N. Price, chairman of the News
print Institute Of Canada, announced
his resignation today in a statement
charging violation of the Institutes
rules by certain unnamed members.
The institute was organized to cur
tail production and relieve a rlutted
market, his statement said. It operated
as a pool and its members were sup
posed to abide by its rulings. Recently,
he said. there has been a growing tend
ency among its members to scramble
Tor markets, disregarding the rules of
the institute.
II have spared no efforts to promote
to the best of my ability the interest OF
all companies belonging TO the insti-
tute," his statement continued, "but I
have become convinced that the ex-
pressed purposes of the institute and
my efforts to accomplish them have
been and are defeated by the unwill-
ingness of members to conform to
either the spirit or the terms Of their
membership agreement"
He said that his company, Price
Bros. d Co., Ltd, nov intends to
adopt Immediately whatever independ-
ence of policy and action 1t may be
compelled to follow in order to protect
its position and the interest Of Its
stockholders"
The Newsprint Institute last Spring
announced an increase of the price Of
newsprint from SIS to $50 a ton. The
announcement met with immediate op-
position from the Newsprint Committee
OF the American Newspaper Publishers
Association. After several conferences
between publishers and manufacturers
IL was decided to suspend the proposed
increase for the first six months of
1880, and this period has been extend-
ed until January /, 1881.
The action Of Col. Price on future
price scales was problematical and pub
fishers today were loath to discuss its
significance or whether 1t presaged dis
solution OF the institute.