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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
K NO W ABOUT
 ALASKA? YOU
 CAN FIND OUT
Elmer Reed to Give Illus. trated Lecture Before
 PIT. A. Tuesday

Alaska in all her varied moods rough and roaring, gay and joy ous, serene and charming beyond compare-will pass in review next Tuesday evening before persons at tending the May meeting of the Parent Teacher Association in the auditorium of the Juneau grade school Scenes from her far dis tant reaches on land and sea, from her hurrah camps of yesterday and from her progressive cities and towns of today; the grandeurs of her towering mountains and turing waterways, the wealth of her flora and fauna, the manifold kinds of her industrial and commercial de- yelopment-al will be pictured and entertainingly explained in an il- illustrated lecture to be given by Elmer Reed, assistant to the Sec retary of the Territory i
 Knows His Subject
 MT Reed knows whereof he speaks. He hurried to the Inte- rior through Juneau when the Glory Hole wasn't much deeper than grass roots. He knew Circle when she was the metropolis of the Northland He remembers Forty mile as a populous community. He was in the forefront of the stam- pede to the Klondike, and rocked
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
CAPITOL SUNDAY H AS WHEELER AND WOOLSEY
Hook, Line and Sinker' Is Sure to Furnish
 Lots of Laughs

Of course it's funny, Hook, Line and Sinker," which will be shown Sunday, beginning at the matinee performance at the Capitol the ater.
 Seventeen players, headed by the side-splitting funsters, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, have definite, talking cllaracterizations.
 Prominent Players
 Included are Dorothy Lee, who has played opposite the comedians in all their screen successes; Jcb- byna Rowland, who was Woolsey's six-foot- ot-two-inches of sweetheart in a recent picture; Ralf Harolde, regarded as leading portrayer of suave villainy; Bill Davidson, stage and screen star; Natalie Moorhead, George Marion, Hugh Herbert and Stanley Fields.
 Famed Comedians
 Comedy without chorus girls, nnu- sic and song, while new on the screen for the comedians, is not new to them. Both scored their first great successes on the stage in straight" comedy roles. Wheeler as a vaudeville monologist, who celebrated in London end America Woolsey also scored in vaudeville, and in stock. <. szs
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the most popular of sports, is the extra feature.
 It will be a three round affair, each round six minutes unless a fall cuts it short Sailor Mcclure, former middleweight wrestling g champion of the United States Navy, and Gene Hulk, billed as the Terrible Russ" have been signed up for the go. If it proves popu- lar, as the committee believes it will, wrestling will be added to the monthly cards as regular part of the program.
 Two other boxing matches will round out the bill. Louis Nabalis and Kid DeGracia, fast little Fili- pinos who have made many friends among the fans by their scrappiness and cleverness, will meet in six round battle. The show will be opened by four-rounder in which Billie Nikinovich and Willie Roden- berg will strut their stuff
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

Wisconsin has about 8,671 900 acres of pasture land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having been appointed admins trator of the estate of Walter Ste phens, deceased, by the Commis- sioner for the Territory of Alaska, sitting in Probate in Juneau Pre- cinct, in the First Division thereof by order issued March 21, 1881, all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased are hereby notified to present them, duly verified as required by law, to the undersigned administrator, at his office at 183lk South Front Street, in Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of the order aforesaid.
 H. B. LIE FEVRE, Administrator of the estate of
 Walter Stephens, deceased. First Publication, April 25, 1881. Last Publication, May g, 1881.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
MURPHY FIGHTS MACK FOR BELT
 HERE MAY 11TH
Title Match Lined Up by Vets Wrestling Match
 10 Be New Feature

The middleweight crown of Alas ka is the major prize at stake when Miles Murphy, leading local contender. and Freddie Mack, Ket- chikan, meet in six-round go as the headliner in the American Le- gion's next show. This is to be staged on May Il, in the arena at A. B. Hall.
 The Vets boxing committee IS introducing a novelty event as a special attraction on that occasion. A wrestling match, the first ever held here under the new rules which have made wrestling one of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02

gold on the beach at Nome in the pristine days of her existence. He helped break the trail to Fair banks. He was in Flat and in camps all along the Kuskokwim long before the Postoffice Depart ment had ever heard of them.
 Know Alaska Better
 The program at the. Parent Teacher meeting next Tuesday eve ming is the fourth in the series ar ranged by Mrs. Grover c. Winn Of Know Alaska Better"
 Anybody who attends the illus trated lecture of MT. Reed, who has frequently delivered it in the States to crowded halls on paid ad- missions, not only will know Alas ka better but will come pretty near- ly knowing all about this northern country.
 Besides MT. Reeds lecture, there will be a Style Show" of apparel made by school girls. Many of the garments are really wonderful ex- amples of the modiste's art.
 Unusually Good Program
 The rest of the program is un- usually interesting. It follows in its entirety:
 Short business meeting. Alaska, My Alaska Community Singing. Y W
 "Tl1e Two Larks," "E Minor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
SITkA WOMAN SURE !! ]: OF 1! RETURN
 FROM GLASGOW
Nineteen Passengers Book ed Here for South by
 Princess Alice

Miss E. s. King, member of the administrative staff of the Shell don Jackson School at Sitka, an- ticipates with pleasure visit to her former home in Glasgow, Scot land, but she realizes the joy of her sojourn there could be turned to grief by doubts of a return to her Alaska residence So she has insured happiness by purchasing round-trip ticket.
 Bought Ticket Here 4
 Miss King is a southbound pas senger on the steamship Princess Alice, which called here early this morning, enroute from Skagway to Vancouver, B. 0. She bought tickets from Juneau to Glasgow and from Glasgow to Juneau from w. L. Coates, resident agent of the Canadian Pacific steamship and railroad lines.
 19 Passengers South
 The Princess Alice from this port booked 19 passengers. They were:
 For Vancouver-Miss E. s. King, Mrs. L. C. Hess, Mrs. w. Hendrick- son, Dorothy Hendrickson, Mrs. H. Robinson.
 For Seattle-Mr. and Mrs. George Mckay, Bishop J. R. Crimont, MT. and Mrs. O. D. Cochran, Mrs. R. F. Grefe and child, Mrs. Charles Per elle, Alfred Daggett, MT. and Mrs, A. J. Lomen, D. w. Branch, V. H Ehendahl, A., Roberts.
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in New York ever since, except for brief road tours and stock engagement in Erie, Pa.
 It is Williams first appearance in pictures, and 13 hours after the plane landed him in Los An geles he was busy in love scene with Miss Costello.
 His resemblance to Barrymore is particularly marked in profile and in the elevated left eyebrow, which both actors affect.
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ltf
 HOLLYWOOD-Dolores Costello has a new leading man fors'her first picture in two years-and he resembles her husband, John Bar rymore. '
 He is Warren William, New York stage actor, whose profile has been described as including the whole Barrymore family" and whose voice has been compared to that of the screen star by several critics,
 Thus does Miss Costello turn the tables on her husband, who chose for his leading lady in two forth coming productions a girl named Marian Marsh, who in turn bears a marked resemblance to Dolores.
 William left the New York pro- duction of The Vinegar Tree" on weeks notice and flew to Holly wood to take the part opposite Miss Costello. Previous screen and voice tests had demonstrated his resem- blance to Barrymore.
 AS matter of fact, William had never met either Barrymore or Miss Costello, although he once did play opposite the former Mrs John Bar rymore. Michael Strange, in play and another time opposite the wife of Lionel Barrymore.
 William was born in Aitkin Minn., where his father published newspaper. He went on the stage after the war. He has. been
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Valse", Chopin-Helen Torkelson.
 ''Awfully Lovely Philosophy, :" reading Nigh Ranum.
 The StS le Show-Featuring gar- ments made by the girls of the Eighth Grade and the Freshman and Sophomore classes.
 Accompanist-Miss Marjorie Til- lotson. &~
 Tn the Land of Santa Claus" A lecture Illustrated with beauti- fully colored slides-By Elmer Reed.
 Residents of Hannibal, Mo, have formed Mark Twain Society to honor the writer's memory.
 American building materials are in demand ins Chila.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-02
BUILDING WORK
 AT C0RD0vA IS
 GOING FORWARD
Brief Items of Interest Con- cerning Persons and
 Happenings

CORDOVA--Activity in building is noticeable with the advent of spring weather. Work will start soon on a basement and two-story building on the site of the old Borden Building on First Street. The property is owned by William Urquhart, who recently bought it from Charles J. Goodall. The build ing of lumber, will be 25 by 100 feet. The first floor will be a store room. The second floor will be partitioned into living apart ments. Will Clayton will erect five dwelling houses near Observa- tion Avenue. The building occu- pied by the Northern Laundry will be extensively repaired and con- verted into an apartment house by s. Mitamura, owner, who has taken over the Jones Laundry and who has consolidated his laundry busi- ness with it.
 At the first meeting of the newly elected council budget for the forthcoming administrative yea r was framed reducing municipal ex- penses $9O0 for the period. as com pared with the previous admins .trative year.
 ;
 The Railway Express Agency here has been relinquished by the Alaska Steamship Company and taken over by the Alaska Transfer Company.
 The steamer Lakina has begun it's service between Cordova and Westward ports in Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet and on Kodiak Island.
 A cleanup and paint-up cam- paign is in progress here.
 Made to scale, an amphibian plane, perfect in detail and com prised of more than 400 parts, is on display in the window of the ONeill Company store. The plane is the work of William Jackson, an employee of the Cordova Packing Company.
 Paul Lechevellier, 61, resident of Alaska g years and of this city p years, died here recently.
 tG8
 Albert William Dennis of Kenne- colt and Miss Iva June Spiposa of Mccarthy, were married at sMcCar thy. They will go to Fairbanks where MT. Dennis will be employed by the Fairbanks Exploration Con- pany.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-01-15
BACK THE MEN WHO MAKE
 THE CITY From The Tribune, Ketchikan

The owners of the halibut fishing vessels of Ketchikan are absolutely opposed to the rati- f1cation of the Fish Treaty with Canada which would give the Canadian fishermen equal repre-
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-01-15

The halibut fishing vessel an( owners of KetChikan held a sha meeting recently protesting the flee entering of the pact between Canada and the United States,
 , VD( siving the Fish Commission full oxu regulatory powers to determine oo rec the amount of halibut taken ;,,: from North Pacific waters and 1:a the method of taking it. cor A resolution to this effect was drawn up and a second meeting l held later endorsed the resolu- tiOn. The resolution was sign ed by the resident vessel owners and forwarded to Delegate Dan Sutherland at Washington
 A telegram informing Suther- land of the resolution was dis patched and in his reply, Suth- erland stated he would obtain a hearing on the resolution Janu- ary B. ?
 The Resolution follows:
 Ketchikan, Alaska Hon. Dan Sutherland, Delegate to Congress from
 Alaska
 Washington, D. c.
 Dear Mir. Sutherland:
 We, the undersigned, resident Alaska Ha]ibut Vessel Owners in meeting assembled this ff- teenth day of December, 1880, respectfully submit to you, our ; Delegate. the following resOlu- ton unanimously adopted at said meeting, and individually signed by all members present:
 WHEREAS, The International Fisheries Commission, now en- gagged in the scientific study of the North Pacific Halibut Fish cries, has or will be asking Con- gress at it's present session, to 4 enact a law in conjunction with the Canadian Parliament, giving to the Commission full regula- 4~ HI~4>
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-01-15

findings and recommenda-
 tiOnS by the Commission
 and would, in our estimation
 together with the Closed
 Season new in force, amply
 provide for the conservation
 Of the North Pacific Halibut
 Banks.
 5. On the whole, we support
 and endorse the Protest
 made by the Fishing Vessel
 Owners Association of Se-
 attle, Washington
 We are not opposed, however, 10 the scientific investigation and further experimelltations by the International Fisheries Com mission and do not deny it's inn rOrtance and usefulness, and would therefore pray fer it's con- tlnuance and support by our government. We wish, never theless, that it's functions be confined to those of inforlnatory and advisory capacity.
 Now, therefore, we ask you, Cur Delegate to Congress, tc use your utmost influence and abil- ity to cause the rejection of the International H2libut Treaty that is now adopted by the Can- adian Parliament, and proposed to the United States Senate by the International Fisheries Com mission. Particularly we ask you to present our views as con- tained herein to the Senate For eign Relations Committee at the time this Treaty will be taken up for consideration.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-01-15
Halbut Treaty Gues Too Much Power To
 Commission Declare Fishermen

SSlOu DeCluJe xlSIl| rom the North Pacific waters md where and how such halibut hall be taken by the fishing feet.
 NOW, THEREFORE, we the resident vessel own ITS of Alaska, do hereby go on eco1d as opposing such move by the International Fisheries Commission with rea- ons set forth as follows:
 l. The membership of the h. ternational Fisheries Con- mission as it now exists will give to the Canadians undue control of the fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska where they have very little inter- est since only an insignifi- cantly small portion of the fleet is under Canadian re- gistry..
 ?. We deem further that the provision in the proposed Halibut Treaty which would lengthen the present close season on halibUt from Nov. 15 to February 15 to begin on Nov. 1, is economically destructive to our interest and would not in our prac- tical experience be contrib- utory to the propagation nor conservation of the pre- sent supply of halibut. 3. Should the proposed Treaty be enacted into law it will undoubtedly tend to de- populate Alaska of it's resi- dent fishing population and along with the existing Salmon Regulation curtail further industrial activities which depends on the fish, cries for their existence
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Several Hurt I'm
Weekend Wrecks
Continued From Page II

of this accident, also made by Hol-
comb, said Williams had been
drinking but the Mexican could not
identify him as the driver Of the
car which struck his truck.
Emilio Zenteno, a MeXicali oftl-
cial who gave his address as the
Palacio, and N. C. Williams of Ell
Centro were principals in an acci-
dent at 5:45 Saturday night on
Curphy's Curve east Of Heber on
the Calexico highway. Williams
wife was bruised and scratched when
the door of the car driven by her
husband sprung open from the
force of the collision, throwing her
onto the road. The Mexican was
driving to El Centro and Williams
was going to CaleXico, according to
report filed by Johnny Meadows.
No one was injured in an acci-
dent at Sixth and Holt streets in
Holtville at 9 o'clock Saturday night,
covered by Lewis Mitchell of the
state traffic force. Peter Mora OF
Ell Centre cut the corner in turning
west on Sixth street, MitchellS re-
port said, and struck a car driven
by j. C. Neidiffer of Holtville
Slight damage resulted to both cars
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Pea And Tomato
Growers Upheld

Imperial Valley growers of peas
and tomatoes have won victory in
the decision of the tariff commits
sion as reported by Phil D. Swing,
congressman, to Scott B. Foulds,
secretary manager of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau.
A decrease in the tariff on peas
and tomatoes was advocated early
in the fall. but the commission in
creased the tariff on peas from
three cents to 3.8 cents, and main
tanned the present duty on toma-
toes.
Local farmers. through the farm
bureau, were greatly opposed to any
decrease in tariff as it meant that
they could not compete with the
vegetables grown in Mexico. The
commissions decision was based on
data collected by c. o. Hoober of
the pea growers association, and
j. G.. Writ of the tomato growers
association, both Of Calipatria.
The local farm bureau was active
in protesting any decrease in the
tariff and through its Washington
representative, Chester Gray, and
its information conveyed to the
California representative in con-
gress was instrumental in securing
the decision
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Il Indicted For
Stock Fraud
CONTINUED From Page IL

January 4, the date set for entering
Of pleas by the three defendants.
After appearing in court, Judson
said he probably will demur to the
indictment against his clients. and.
failing a demurrer, they will plead
not guilty and so to trial.
His clients. Judson asserted, knew
nothing of the stock selling activi-
ties in Imperial Valley.
Each of tn 90 counts listed in the
indictment names a different per-
son to whom stock in the Assoei-
ated Insurance Underwriters, Inc,
is alleged to have been sold.
To each of these persons, the in
dietment charges. statesmen repre-
sented the stock as being in the As
sociated Life Insurance company Of
California. OF the stock of the
holding company, the indictment
says, which stock said defendants
then and there knew had little or
no commercial value"
The indictment further charges
the defendants would. knowingly and
falsely represent to such purchasers
that the Glass A stock which they
were offering to sell and deliver was
then and there of the value Of $40
per share, and that the Glass p
stock . . was of the value of SIG
per share
1t is also charged the defendants
represented that a small block of
the capital stock of the Associated
Life Insurance company of Califor-
mia had been set aside by the board
of directors for sale in small
amounts only, for advertising pur-
poses, and that when the small
block was sold no more Of this cap
ital stock could be purchased
1t was also represented, said the
indictment. that none of the Glass
B stock could be purchased by
anyone who did not also purchase
Glass A stock. The Glass B stock
was represented as voting stock, the
Indictment charged.
These representations are classed
by the Grand jury as false and
fraudulent"
The stock in question in these in
dictmentS was sold in this county
at meetings which were held in
public buildings. and over which
prominent. local people presided.
After the meetings salesman called
upon prospects to urge their cause,
the grand jury investigation dis
closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Congress Opens
72nd Session
Continued From Page u

ing deficit caused by rapidly shirk-
ing revenues.
.. Support of the administration
policy of intimate cooperation with
Europe in dealing with reparations
and war debt difficulties, arising
first out of the Hoover moratorium
vet to be approved by congress,
and second out of his agreement
with Premier Laval to give further
consideration to the question of re :
adjusting war detts. providing the
allied powers reduce Germany's bur-
den.
8. Whether to go along with Pres
ident Hoover in leaving unemploy-
ment relief to private initiative or
whether to thrust the federal gov
ernment directly into it.
4. Enactment OF a program of
financial and banking legislation.
partly emergent. to expand relief
to business and to make the bank
ing system more flexible, a program
which involves fundamental alter
ations in the federal reserve redis-
count system.
5. Whether TO permit a test vote
on prohibition.
Congress must also wrestle with
the temptations offered by an ap-
preaching national election. which
presses considerations of eXpediency
as against sound Judgment relent-
lessly upon legislators of both
parties.
Hunger Marchers Arrive
Long before the hour of meeting
at high noon, advance heralds OF
the forces of conflict were visible
in the city, where 1400 hunger
:narchers" were preparing to march
IN the halls Of congress. They ask
$3.50 in cash for each unemployed
person and permanent unemploy-
ment insul ance.
Their first few hours n the capi-
tol were marked by good-humor and
an attitude Of tolerance by the To-
cal police. Vice President Curtis
in charge of capital ground rules
7uspsnded the regulation against
carrying banners there provided
they do not denounce President
Hoover or congress The chief feal
was that some excited marchers OF
police might precipitate a clash
about the doors of the capitol.
In the senate todays program
called for new senator's to be sworr
IN. In the house the first business
after the clerk of the preceding
house, William Tyler Page, calls tht
members to ORDER was the election
f Democratic speaker. Rep. Johr
N. Garner of Texas was selected
last week and his election was as
sured before the house met.
The party divisions are as follows
Senate: Republicans. rs; Demo
Gratis. n; Farmer-Labor, l.
House. Democrats. 2l9; Repuli-
cans, GA: Farmer-Lahor, L. vacan.
cy, |.
The session will probably continue
until about June l, adjournment
being at the discretion Of congress
which is likely to sit until the ma.
tional party conventions meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
Forty And Eight
Enjoys Program

Under the auspices of the I'M
perial Valley Voiture of the Forty
and Eight, a dinner dance was held
Saturday evening at the DeAnza
hotel, to which all Legionnaires and
their ladies were invited.
The affair was an unusually en-
ioyable event and was attended by
residents from the various valley
communities. Leginnalres from
San Diego and Escondido were also
present for the event and aided in
the celebration.
Prior to the dinner dance the
voyageurs of the 40 ct 8 held a
wreck in the CaleXico fight arena,
five poor goofs" being initiated.
officers of the San Diego and val
ley voitures in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-07
L. S. w. Y. And
Auxiliary Greet
Leading Officers

Honoring j. Lavaille Stuart. de-
partment commander, Mamie Yer
don, department president. and
Anna c. Jesmier, national vice
president who will automatically be-
come president in May of 1882, the
Imperial Valley camp and auxiliary
OF the Spanish war veterans held
banquet Saturday night in the
Veterans Memorial hall.
A program consisting Of talks by
the visiting officers, of reading by
Elsie Cordill of Brawley, the young
est member of the auxiliary, and OF
harmonica solos by Paul Herrick,
was presented.
Special guests of the auxiliary
were Mrs. Marcia Delp, president OF
the American Legion auxiliary. and
Mrs. Hugh T. Osborne, wife OF the
Boyce Aten post commander.
Covers were laid for 1lo guests
and the long tab;es were decorated
in the auxiliary colors Of red, yell
10y and white, flowers, candles and
ferns being used to advantage.