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The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
NOTICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENC| OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
NOTICE
Anchorage, Alaska,
July g, 1881

July g, 1881
 Notice is hereby given that Ja, cob Hallingstad, entryman, to gether with his witnesses Ed Nil- sen and Clifford Roundtree, all of Petersburg, Alaska, has sub mitted final proof on his home stead serial O6915 for a tract of land embraced in H. E. s. No. 221, New Series No. 1867, located On the east shore Of Frederick Sound Forest List 8-15, from which corner No. l U.S.L.M. Mo- 91 bears s. .355 degrees 58 min utes E. 222.98 chains, containing 108.08 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office Anchorage, Alaska, and if ID
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14

that the Negro population of the United States increased Ills per cent between 1920 and 1880. This is nearly twice as fast as the rate of growth of the same race from 1910 to 1920; which was GA per cent.
 The general population gained 4o per cent from 1920 to 1880 The Negro therefore. is still los ing ground relatively to the white. Tn the 46 states fer which tables are completed, the Negroes gained 100000, and the whites nearly 16,OO0,0O0.
 Better education and better sanitation environment are credited with reducing the death rate.
 The Census Bureau finds that Negroes are moving from farms to cities and from the South to more northerly states.
 Immediately following the Re- bellion of the Southern States. the Negroes were placed under the F'reedman's Bureau, which functioned somewhat under the same general plan as the Indian Bureau. In the course of tlu.o the benevolent, paternalistic Du- leau was eradicated ans the Ne gro thrust upon his own respons- lbility with great benefit to him. self. He was fortunate in that ile had no 'posses&ons" nor treaties with the United States Government else the Freed mans Bureau would have re- mained in existence even as it has been a drag upon the pro- gress of the Red Man.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
Flirting Widow"

FOR SALE-FOur room house and one twO-rOOm house. In- quire at HOgue and Tveten.
 FOR RENT: Two and three room furnished apartments. Inquire at this office.
 FOR SALE: One OutbOard motor boat, built by J. Davis & Son, of Metlakatla, Alaska. For infOr- nation call at this office. ...
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14
NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. ......
 Anchorage Alaska

June IS, 1881. Notce is hereby given that Ed. Iard Oliver Ramstead, entry r1an, together with his witne,- kes, Andrew Ask and Carl Adolp Swanson all of Petersburg, Alas ka, has submitted final proof o-l his homestead entry serial 06592, for a tract of land embraced ill II E. s. No. POI, located on tn: east shore of Frede, ick Sound rear Point Ag2Ssiz containing 120.85 acres, from which corner NO. l, U. s. L. M. No. 91 bears '. 40 2O' B" F. 2O3.44 uhains, For. est List 8-81, longitude 1920 52' ". latitude 56o 55' 43" N. ani l. is now in the files of the U. $. land Office. Anchorage. Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of pub Ecation or thirty days there after, said final proof will be ac- lepted and final certificate ;:' sued.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register E"1st Publication July 3, 1881 Last Publication August 28, 193j.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14

protest is filed in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, with in the period of publication or thirty days thereafter said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 J. Lindley Green,
 Register Date 1st Publication Aug. 14, '31 Date Last Publication Oct. 9, '3I
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14

New low price on Indian out board motor manufactured by Indian Motorcycle Go. 10 h. p. SIPS. F. o. E. Petersburg. Power and service is the mOttO.-Chas. Diven, agent.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14

FOR SALE-16 h.p. Frisco Standard, two propellers, shaft, stern bearing, stuffing box, At water Kent ignition system and new 110-gaI. tank. Engine is in excellent cOnditiOn-$250.Geo Sumption, Wrangen.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14

SEE HOLLINGSTAD if you wish to place your orders for local chickens, meat, butter, milk and
 sweet or sour cream.-Adv.
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14

The Bureau of Census reports
The Alaskan., 1931-08-14

CONDITION OF U. s. NEGROES
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09
JANET CAYN0R STARS TONIGHT
 AT COLISEUM
Lu ky Star . Will Be Shown Tonight Only
 at Local Theatre

How a young man, crippled in the war rises from his wheel chair fand battles raging blizzard to save the girl he loves from an un- scrupulous man, forms the theme, of Lucky Star" which will be shown tonight only at the Coliseum theatre.
 The story comes from the pen of T'ristram Tupper, noted novelist. Charles Farrell is the war derelict and Janet Gaynor is the girl
 Frank Borzage directed.
 "The Devils Holiday" starring Nancy Carol, will be shown tomor- row at the Coliseum theatre.
 It is study in the comparative characters of those who live in the big urban centers of the Middle West, and those who gain their livelihood from tn erich farmlands nearby
 Edmund Goulding wrote and di- rected the play.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09
"DU BARRY' WILL
 BE SH0 W N AT CAPITOL SUNDAY
"Charley's Aunt Will Be Presented for Last
 Times Tonight

With "Charley's Aunt showing for the last times tonight, "Du Barry will be the attraction to- morrow beginning at the matinee performance, at the Capitol the ater.
 1 In "Du Barry @ United Artists picture, Norma Talmadge has the title role.
 i The story concerns womans conflict between love and luxury. Its locale is Paris at the height of that romantic city's splendor. The settings were created by William Cameron MenzieS, supervising art director at the United Artists stu dios in Hollywood.
 1 In the cast are Conrad Nagel, William Farnum, Ullrich, Haupt, Allison Skipworth, Edgar Norton, Henry Kolker, E. Allyn Warren, Ed win Maxwell, Tom Ricketts, Cissy Fitzgerald, Maude Truex, Lucille La Verne, Hobart Bosworth, Eugenie Besserer and Tom Santschi.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09

a t Detroit 3; Washington 2, ten innings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09
KID BERG IS
 WINNER OVER
 TONY HERRERA
Crowd of l2,O0O Booes Decision Given to Brit
 ish Lightweight

NEW YORK, May 9.-Kid Berg, British lightweight, came back last night to whip Tony Herrera, ElPaso Texas, Mexican puncher in the main event, a ten round bout in Madison Square Garden.
 A crowd of 12,000 fans witnessed the battle and booed the decision Justify
 Berg gained the unanimous de- cision of the referee and two judges.
 Herrera put up a colorful fight which won the crowd.
 Berg weighed 137A pounds and Herrera 1882 polnds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09
GAMES FRIDAY
Pacific Coast Lcague

Pacific Coast League Seattle 14; Portland 8. San Francisco 6; Hollywood 12. Night game.
 Los Angeles 2; Missions 12. Night game.
 Sacramento II; Oakland 10; elev- en innings. Night game.
 National League St. Louis at Pittsburgh, wet grounds.
 Brooklyn 4; Phila de lp hia 3. Shaute pitched his third straight victory but was relieved in the ninth by Quinn.
 American League Boston 8; Cleveland 4. Philadelphia at St. Louis, rain. New York at Chicago, rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09

I have made arrangements with MT. Jack zavodsky to act in my place as night watchman during my absence at Windham where I am going to do assessment work on mining claims. I shall resume the work when I return.
 GUDMUND JENSEN. ; Juneau, May 8, 1881. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09
American League
IS COLONEL NOW

Advices have been received at the local Cable Office that It. Col Frank J. Griffin, officer in charge of the Alaska Gable with head quarters in Seattle, has been pro- noted to a Colonel, effective as ot May 1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09
FOR YOUR GARDEN

FOR YOUR GARDEN Marigolds, Snapdragons and other bedding plants, five cents each. Pansies in bloom, seventy-five cents per dozen.
 adv. JUNEAU FLORISTS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-09

Old Papers at The Empire.
The Washington times., 1931-04-15
BEL AIR PUPIL IS
ESSAY WINNER

l.. Fletcher Schott, of Rock
vile, Md, State chairman of the
Maryland committee in charge
of the Paris Peace Pact Study,
announced today that Marvin L.
johnson, of Bel Air High School,
wrote the best essay in Maryland
on "What Pacific Means Should
Be Developed to Make the Paris
Peace Pact Effective?"
Second place in the contest
was won by Miss Martha Rick
etts, of Rockville High School,
with third place going to Miss
Janet Walker, of Gaithersburg
High School.
Mr.. Johnson's essay will be
judged with the winning papers
for the Al other States, Hawaii
and Alaska to determine a ma
tional representative who will re-
ceive as an award a trip to Eu-
rope during the coming summer.
The Washington times., 1931-04-15
Bloom Endorses The Times
Clean-Up Contest

committee and DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of District
of Columbia Schools, and Stephen
E. Kramer, first assistant super
intendent. Both the cleanup com
mittee and officials Of the school
system are cooperating whole
heartedly in furthering the essay
contest.
The medals were ordered from
R. Harris and Company, jewelers.,
11O1 F. st. N. W., and are sched-
uled to be out of the engraver's
hands early next week. At that
time full descriptions and photo
graphs of these medals will be
carried in the columns Of The
Washington Times. Announce
ment as to the final judges also
will be made later in The Wash
ington Times.
Contest Begins Monday
While the contest is not to
begin until next Monday hun
dreds of school children are
showing great interest and al
ready are actively at the work of
cleaning up, thus gaining first
hand experience, according to
reports received at the office of
the cleanup campaign commit
tee in the District Building and
at The Times office.
Rules for the contest were
carried in full in Tuesdays edi-
tions of The Times. These dis
close that the contest will close
Friday, May Is, although the
cleanup campaign does not off
cially end until Monday, May 18.
The contest is being brought to
close before the termination
The Washington times., 1931-04-15
23 DEFENDANTS
ASK CASES Be
DISMISSED
Almost 1000 Suits Entered
for Trivial Sums; State
in Error, Counsel Claims

The right Of the STATE of vir
ginia to sue taxpayers for delin-
quent taxes will be decided at the
April term of Arlington Circuit
Court when Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy will be asked to dismiss
% Of the LOTT suits entered by
Commemorative Attorney w. c..
Cloth in behalf of t1e State early
this fall.
Almost all of the more than
1000 suits entered are for trivial
sums, one being for only 88 cents,
while the costs to the county of
bringing suit, according to attor
neys here, will exceed the amount
collected.
% Cases Filed
The % cases in which demur-
rerS have been filed. and which
are being defended by the firm of
Jesse, Phillips and Klinge, Arling
ton attorneys, will serve as test
cases, the Defendants maintain
ing in their demurrer that the
State has no right to the taxes
under a recent enactment Of the
State legislature and therefore
cannot be marie a party to the
suit.
The law also provides that a
beneficial interest to the State
and county must be shown in
bringing suit, and the demurrer
holds that such an interest. in
view of the enormous costs, can
not be shown.
Suits Outlined
While the method of suing for
collection of taxes is provided for
in Section 403 of the State tax
code. the law also provides that
such suits should not be brought.
except at the request of the
attorney general, the county
treasurer. or the State tax COM
missioner.
In this instance, Mr.. Cloth
says that he brought the suits
at the request of C. H. Morris
Sett, State tax commissioner
The letter from Mr.. Morrissett
authorizing the suits, however,
seems to indicate that Mr.. Cloth
took the initiative in bringing
the suits about.
The letter, in part, follows:
'.My Dear Mr.. Cloth:
"In conformity with your sug-
geStion, 1, as State tax com.
missioner, hereby request you,
as Commonwealth attorney
for the county of Arlington, un-
der provision of Section 4O3 of
the tax code of Virginia, to pro.
ceed to enforce the collection
Of all delinquent State and
local tax IevieS in Arlington"
The Washington times., 1931-04-15
Estelle Still Loves Jack,
But Plans Counter Suit
.-.-..s....--....-As' lS' s~A"~as.G.
AT A NIGHT CLUB

him after he lost the crown,
not while he was the cham
pion.
Eyes, Jack was good to me.
He loved me, / know, and ]
love him-even now. Those
stories that he beat me are
siIIy-nOt so. But even if they
were 1 would not say so.
"Jack started this; 1 didn't.
But this is our legal residence,
and if there are any differ
ences to be settled, they should
and will be settled here"
Fights for Him
EstelIe further said:
II am told that Jack bIames
me for stories about him and
another woman do not know
anything about them and have
never made any observations
concerning him. My whole in
stinct is to fight for Jack
rather than against him."
The screen actress had said
that she must know from her
husband personally what his
plans were and until then she
would be unable to decide several
problems confronting her.
She added:
"But no matter what hap
pens, I shall keep on studying
and working"
The Washington times., 1931-04-15

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April Is
1.N.SD.-"I still love Jack Demp-
sey, even if I am going to file
suit for divorce from him within
48 hours"
Thus Estelle Taylor Dempsey,
film actress wife of the former
world heavyweight champion,
today summed up the closing
chapter of her romance and mar
ried life with Jack Dempsey as
her attorney, Joseph Scott, pre-
pared to file in California a
divorce complaint for her.
Mental Cruelty Charged
Mental cruelty will in all prob
ability form the basis of the
complaint. Miss Taylor said
cat any rate, the charges
will be just as mild and un-
sensational as they can possibly
be. / have made up my mind
not to wait any longer, but to
seek the protection of my
home in the courts.
"That'S one thing I've always
resented. People have said that
1 married Jack because he was
the champiOn-because of the
glamOr attached to the title.
Never Hit Her
"But that's not true. 1
never saw Jack fight and
always kept in the background
in anything pertaining to his
battles; and, for that matter,
Jacks real glamOr and his
greatest popularity came to
The Washington times., 1931-04-15

(Continued from Page ~
very often influences his par
ents in modern ideas. 1t is to be
hoped that the school children
of Washington will carry their
enthusiasm for a beautiful
Washington Capital home with
them, and that they will i'm
part some of it to their more
sedate, but less impresSiOnable,
elders.
"Beautifying Washin gtOn
means many things. 1t means
the cleaning up of lots and
alleys, the removal of trash,
the free use of paint and re-
pair materials, the planting of
lovely flowers, and finally a de-
sire on the part of the resident
that Washington be made and
be kept the most beautiful city
in the world"
Prize Medals Ordered
Other developments in the
preparation for the contest today
included the ordering Of the 25
medals which will be given as
prizes along with approximately
1900 honor certificates and
launching of the important work
of selecting the final judges.
The work of designing and
ordering the medals gold grand
prize, IL first prizes and IL
bronze second prizes-was done
by the Washington Cleanup Cam
paign Committee of which Fred
eric A. Delano is chairman and
George j. Adams executive secre
tary.
The task of selecting the
judges was shared jointly by the
The Washington times., 1931-04-15
of the campaign because the
school week ends on Friday.
HONEYMOON
All To Write Essays

of the campaign because the
school week ends on Friday.
All To Write Essays
All children in the public schools
will write essays. They will be
given grades in their studies for
the essays, and the teacher Of
each class or section will submit
the best essay to the principal,
who, in turn, will pick the best
grade essay and pass it on to
other judges.
Under the arrangement for the
prizes the best essayiSt will be
awarded the gold grand prize.
Two students in each of the IL
grades in the elementary high
schools will be awarded the silver
and bronze medal The honor
certificates will be given to the
student in each class or section
who writes the best essay. except
in the case of the medal winners
and then the next best essayist
will receive the certificate.
The Washington times., 1931-04-15
PLUMBERS TO DANCE

The Master Plumbers Associa-
ton of Arlington county will give
a dance at the Odd Fellows Hall
in Clarendon, Va, April 30.
The Washington times., 1931-04-15
TROUT SEASON OPENS

KEYSER, w. Va, April Is.
The trout and landlocked bass
fishing season opened in West
Virginia today.
The Washington times., 1931-04-15

REPRESENTATIVE SOL BLOOM
NEW YORK Representative in Congress who as di-
rector of the George Washington Bcentennal Commits
son ndorses the essay contest being sponsored by The
Washington Times in connection with the 1881 Clean
Up Campaign. Mr.. Bloom is shown reading President
Washngton's first Thanksgiving Day proclamation
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-27

WAHPETON CASE CONTINUED
Wahpeton, N. D., March 27.-(Re
The embezzlement trial OF r. Walter
Green, former clerk Of court, was
continued until the fall term Of court,
to allow attorneys more time to pre-
pare their cases.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-27
WHEAT CONFERENCE
DISCUSSES BOYCOTT
americans Attending Meeting
Are Expected to Enter OPP
position View

Rome, March q. Delegates
from European countries to the worlc
wheat conference Friday outlined
their plan of q virtual European
wheat boycott, as a means OF protect
Ing their home agricultural indus
tries.
Generally speaking, it was agreed
there would be no acreage reduction
on the farms of Europe. On the con
trary the consensus was that produc-
ton for the coming season should be
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-27
increased, or at least should equal

increased, or at least should equa4
normal
At the same time possibility Of q
preferential wheat tariff agreement
among European nations was discuss
ed, as a means Of virtually shutting
out importations from the great
wheat growing countries OF tho world
and providing for absorption OF the
European crop at home.
Overseas delegates, from Canada,
the Argentine, Australia, and the two
representatives of the United States
wheat growers, listened grimiy to the
exposition of the plan. They prob
ably will present an opposition view
before the conference late Friday or
Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-19
SUES JUSTICE FOR
C0NSTABLE'S BADGE
Washington Township Squabble Is
Carried to Circuit Court.

Recognition as constable Of
Washington township is sought by
Oliver P. Bebinger, 1851 Guilford
avenue. former justice of peace, in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-19
BANDIT LOOTS SAFE
Forces Attendant to Open
Vault at Gun Point.

Forcing J. H. Belt, attendant at
a Sinclair filling station, Kentucky
avenue and South street, to open
the safe, a gunman Thursday night
fed with SOS.
Beaten by a Negro bandit, Charles
Olsen, 943 Massachusetts, avenue,
Thursday night reported to police
that the thug had robbed him
of $40.
Olson told police the Negro struck
him in the face with a section of a
pool cue at Capitol avenue and
Maryland street. Olson said when
he attempted to hold his pocket
book the Negro struck his arm.
Police today sought Negro who
grabbed the purse Of Miss Marion
Starr, 1915 North PENNSYLVANIA
street, near Twentieth and Meridian
streets, Thursday night. Six dollars
in cash and $40 in jewelry COM
prised the loot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-19
MOTIVE SOUGHT
IN HANGING OF
TEXAS PASTOR
Note Threats Are Probed;
Preacher, Saved, Is
Puzzled.
By United Press

By United Press
DALLAS, Tex, June 19.-Just why
four men stripped B. P. Brown of
his clothing and hanged him by
new hempen rope from a chandelier
over the pulpit of the North Dallas
Baptist church, where he had
preached many sermons, remained
today riddle.
Brown, himself, none the worse
for his experience, was unable to
give the answer.
E. o. Maxwell, former deacon
in the church, was held for question:
ing by officers who sought to learn
the origin Of series of notes re-
ceived by Brown, "flll-in" minister,
and the Rev Homer L. Marler,
regular pastor Of the church.
One note addressed to Marler ex-
pressed the Willingness Of the
writers to "cut your heart out and
drink your blood gladly" The notes
were signed xxx"
Notes sent to Brown accused him
of "eating into our services like a
cancer" and asked why will you
stay there when you are hated like
snake by the one you think is
your friend?" This note continued,
che hates you because you can beat
him preaching. You have Won
derful talent. Power from on high.
You must stay away"
All the notes were crudely pen
ciled on brown paper.
Brown and Marler, police learned,
have been and are close friends.
Brown breaches at several Dallas
churches regularly and works at
night as baggage clerk in a large
hotel. He is 80 years old.
The preacher was found early
Thursday dangling near the pulpit.
The fact that his would-be lynch
ers used a brand new rope had
saved his life. The rope stretched,
enabling him to reach a chair witH
his toes and later wriggle loose.a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-19

0ofy-Goofy, Dingy-Ding Is
Newest PaStime for
Young and Old.

It's goofy-oofy. dingy- ding, is the
newest of new sidewalk games to
supplant the bouncing Yo-Yo.
It's 'Ding-bat."
"Old and young, short and fat,
can play it," said a demonstrator of
the game as he showed members of
the Indiana Pharmaceutical As
ISOLATION at their convention in the
Claypool how the craze operates.
A small bat the size of a good
flank steak with strong rubber at
tached to the ding" part--a ball
forms the implements Of the game.
The object Of the "ding-batter"
Is to bat the returnable ball con-
secutively without missing as many
times as possible.
Experts at the game can switch
from hand to hand, "ding-bat" while
walking, riding motorcycle, dan
cling a fox trot.
It'll put Stribling muscles on a
babe. 1t has the speed of Tilden
service at tennis, but it is as easy as
ping-pong," enthuses the demon
Strator as he "ding-bats" a near
"black eye" on a spectator.
That's a "Ding-bat."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-19
AUTO SPILL FATAL
Crash Near Terre Haute
Costs GIynn Koch'S Life.

Injuries suffered Sunday when the
car he was driving overturned,
proved fatal to GIynn Koch, As, Of
1922 East Tenth street, at the Meth
odist hospital Thursday.
The accident occurred near Terre
Haute.
Koch, his wife, Mrs, Mary Koch,
and their daughter Edna, II, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thompson, 217
North jefferson avenue, were in
jured. Mrs. Koch is in the hospital
in serious condition. The others,
not seriously injured, also are con-
fined to the institution.
Miss Evelyn Butler, 1888 North
Pennsylvania street, member Of the
Butler university faculty, suffered
slight injuries Thursday afternoon
when her auto collided with another
at Thirty-fourth street and Wash
ington boulevard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-19

suit filed in circuit court Thurs
day to mandate Carl F. King, in
cun1bent justice.
Bebinger, a Republican, declares
that King, a Democrat, has re-
fused to deliver legal papers, sum-
mons, executions and writs to Be-
binger. This is interfering with the
constable's duties, it is complained.
Bebinger was appointed constable
by county commissioners, George
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-19
GOLDEN JUBILEE ENDS
Indiana Pharmacists Close Session;
Adopt Legislative Program.

Golden jubilee of the Indiana
Pharmaceutical Association closed
Thursday at the Claypool with the
adoption of a legislative program
and addresses by Howard G. Dunn
and L. L. Shull of Sharpsville. A
trip through the laboratories and
plant of the Eli Lily & Co. ended
the convention,