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ordered paid Another claim disalloWed was that of contract to deliver school children by car. Objection was raised by MT. Cole to the fact that the amount of the bill exceeded the approved bid. Mir. Cole asserted that the bill was not disallowed but that he had returned the vouchers to the Commissioner of Education with the notation that "the a. loWance per day noted on the voucher is not the amount set forth under MT. Johnson's sigma ture in the original bid."
 The Board concluded that neither the Auditor nor this Board has any authority to re- view the action of the School Board in letting contract fo~. transportation. < We consi- der it beyond the power of the Auditors office to sit in review on any decision within the pro- per function delegated to other officials or boards" The claim should be paid.
 In the matter ot bill of Grov- CT Vim, $150 for services fol- lowing the last legislature, the Board ruled that "inasmuch as the Legislature insists upon &C., Cepting the decision rendered by the District Court, the only req sonable course for the admin istrative officers to follow is to leave it to private taxpayers to again test the question in court
 Warrants in the sum of r57,.. 900 issued early in October have keen withdrawn and payment refused in order that there might be "plenty of funds on hand Other curtailments have heen necessary. It is said that
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A controversy over payment of primary. and secondary claims against the Territory reached a head in Juneau when the Ap- peals Board reversed Auditor Coles decision regarding clever. claims.
 MT. Cole pointed out to the last legislature that there was going to be shortage of funds to meet the obligations of the Ter ritory and his financial state ment did not agree with the statement of the Treasurer at that time Nor did their budgets come anywhere near tallying. The present trouble being due to the failure of the last legis- lature to pass an adequate revenue bill in connection with the appropriation bill, with ap- populations by the last legisla- ture exceeding revenue by large sum. Despite the first hand information of the Auditors office, the Board of Appeals, Attorney General John Rust gard, Treasurer Walstein G. Smith and Governor George A. Parks, have overruled Auditor Cole and ordered payment Of claims which he had adjudged to be secondary claims.
 One of the amounts under contention is an obligation Of Highway Engineer William He's SC, member of the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners, for services partially rendered in the Panama and Unalakleet. TOT maintaining and repairing 8 telephone line The work will not be complete until next year but regardless of the law in this ease, the incompleted work is
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THE ALASKA FISHERMAN

this 14th day of November 1881, that this petition of thanks be adopted and presented to the managers of the Pacific Steam ship Company and also a copy be sent to PurSer Harris of the Ad-
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-12-15
Republican Feud Portends Defeat at Next Election

kI xvS%S A 2E SkVgG
 the matter of cutting pioneers pensions to $1O per month may te necessary in order to make the funds cover other primary bills-Which include cost of gOv- ernment operation aside from legal debts contracted for by the legislature-such as road work, etc. According to the Audi tors office there is about S200,000 on hand with practical ly no incoming revenue until March 1st when the salmon packers will be paying their taxes for the year. In the mean time money must be expended and unless 8 diferential is made hetWeen primary ard secondary bills, the shortage will become more acute.
 Becomes Feud in Republican
 Ranks
 The decision of the Board of Appeals is the continuation of 2 feud which has existed in the Territorial offices for a long time. MT. Cole was removed from the Road Commission be- cause he insisted that it meet it's obligations without prejudice: later an attempt was made tC Cust him from office by abo'isll- ing the Auditors office. Now the Board of Appeals reverses his decisions and hangs him out on the political limb in the eXpec- tation that the reversals will Gron him into Ohscurity. Which action is tending to disrupt the Republican ranks to the point that they will be unable to elec5 a single candidate at the pri- mary election unless they are able to straighten out the po1l-
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vention steamer, did everything in his power to make things convenient for the several dele
 gates, be it ordered by the 18th annual convention Of the Alaska Native Brotherhood at Yakutat,
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nliral Evans, as an appreciation Of their cOurteSies.
 F'ronk c. Johnson
 President Grand Camp, Alaska Native Brotherhood Attest: Walter SObOlcn, Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-23
HOODLUM IS SLAIN
BY POLICE IN AUTO
Robbery Gang Member Opens
Fire on Officers, Who
Shoot Him Down.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT January 23.-Guns of two
policemen yesterday ended the career
of Frank Whitley" Kraft, member of
the Jaworski "flathead" gang, which
perpetrated sensational robberies in
Detroit and Beading, Pa.
His death balanced police books on a
$4,000 robbery in Beading, Pa, De-
Cember %, 1923, when pay roll car
was dynamited and the paymaster
killed, and the hold-up of the Detroit
News June s, 1923, when $4,000 was
taken and a policeman was killed.
Paul Jaworski, gang chieftain, was
electrocuted in Rockview Penitentiary,
Pa, January 81. 1929, for the Beading
robbery His brother, Tommy Pallas. and
Harry Watson are serving life terms in
the Michigan prison for the murder of
Police Sergt. George Barstad during the
Detroit News robbery.
Yesterday afternoon Patrolman Ed
ward l.. Nowacki was taking Patrolman
Glenn Chilpeck to work. They stopped
at a railroad crossing in Hamtramck
suburb and Nowacki recognized in his
rear vision mirror the reflection of
Kraft in a car behind. AS Kraft passed
he recognized the patrolman and
opened fire.
The policemen fired five answering
shots apiece and when they drew along
side Kraft was slumped dead behind
the wheel. His companion, John Mi
ciuda, was not wounded. He Is held for
investigation.
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ANNA PAVLOVA DIES IN HOLLAND
ENDING GREAT DANCING CAREER
World Acclaimed Artist Was
Nearing Her Forty-Sixth
Birthday.
PIeuriSy and Pneumonia Ter
inmate 35 Years of Sue
cess on Stage.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, January 23.-Death
today stilled forever the dainty fragile
form Of Anna Pavlova, whose dancing
stirred millions. civilized man and the
savage alike. She would have been 46
years old January 81
Pleurisy and influenza, contracted
early this week after she had been held
for hours by railroad accident in a
waiting train at Dion, France. rang
down the curtain upon life which for
35 years she devoted to depicting In
rhythmatic movement the beauty she
saw around her.
With her at the end were her hus-
band and accompanist, Victor D'Andre;
two Dutch physicians, and her own
Russian doctor, Prof. Valerski. who yes
terday resorted to pulmonary opera
ton in vain attempt to save her life.
Planned to Retire.
Death interrupted her plans to in
terpret for Occidentals what she had
found of grace and beauty in a recent
visit to Japan, China and ASiatic coun-
tries. Upon completion of this project
she intended to retire, fulfilling a prom
Use that she would leave the stage while
in the prime of life.
Denounced by the Bolsheviki as the
darling of the aristocrats," she died in
virtual exile from the Russia in which
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MEXICAN SEEKING
TO STEADY SILVER
Subtreasury Official in Con-
ferenCeS With Wall
Street Bankers.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 23.-In search
of plan to solve the unsettled world
silver market, particularly in Mexico,
Don Rafael Manera, Subsecretary of
the Mexican treasury, has been con-
ferring in Wall Street with several
prominent bankers, it was learned yes
tcrday.
Nothing has been agreed to-" he
said, and the f1nanciers have not
before them any concrete proposal
from me-"
In his talks with economists here the
Mexican official said he shared their
views that a possible solution of tho
silver crisis would be the extension of
a large silver loan to China, where the
Mexican peso is steadily declining.
He cited three other avenues Of ap-
proach to a possible solution. He said
Russia uses only paper money. and it
would be useful to her and the silver
producing nations to establish her cur
rency on a metal basis, principally
silver
Another suggestion was that many
European countries, once on a silver or
bimetallic basis, have reverted to gold,
and may be persuaded to take up silver
again.
His other suggestion was that If
American exporters expected to con-
tinue doing business with silver-pro-
ducing countries, like Mexico, they must
be willing to sell their goods on a silver
basis and take silver in exchange for
their products,
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by many of classical music, which I
classify as music that has lived
Which one of my marches do I like
best? All of them. The public though,
seems to fall in line behind The Stars
and Stripes Forever I have conducted
that one in ID countries on three con-
tinents, in all the principal cities of the
world, in every State in the Union and
the Canadian provinces"
Started Career in Washington.
Many anecdotes punctuate the band
masters colorful career, which started
in an orchestra in Washington. Many
stories have been told about him, and
he has told many on himself With a
twinkle in his lively eyes, he spoke of
the only golf match he ever won.
1T happened about six months ago,
when I was attending an outing of
composers at the lower end of Long
Island. I arrived on the links too late
to join the foursome with which 1 had
played the day before. A young man
was standing by and offered to play
a round with me.
But he had no clubs and no other
equipment. 1 furnished them. He lost
three balls and broke one of the sticks
but I won. Then the youth confessed
he never had played before"
Music will never die" was Sousa'
valedictory. Doesn't the Bible say that
Gabriel will wake us all on the judg-
ment day with trumpet"
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School of st. Petersburg, appeared IN
THE Partisan Market" s%
Thereafter until 1909 they were
partners in various ballet performances
in European capitals.
In 1910 however, rivalry between
the two reached peak of intensity.
Pavlcva proposed a merger Of their
separate troupes Kosloff rejected the
offer. He never saw Pavlova again.
Baldina, who is now Mrs. Theodore
Kosloif, was protege of Pavlova and
remained on good terms with her. the
two corresponding until recently.
When informed last night of Paw
lova's death he said. She was a
genius"
Nov she Is dead" he added. land
Diaghilev died last year. So in two
years have passed the two greatest fig
ures of the Russian ballet There have
been thousands of fine woman dancers.
but none to shade the popularity of
PavlovR"
She was known TO the Kosloffs as
Annushka. which in Russian meant
"T title Anna "
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SOUSA, SETTING ''ANNABEL LEE"
TO MUSIC, WORKS IN HOSPITAL
March King Undergoes Treat
ment at Johns Hopkins
for Old Injury.
Believes Poem Is Most MuSi-
cal and Beautiful of All
of Poe'S Works.
By the Associatad Press.

By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, January 23.-John
Philip Sousa, the march king, has fallen
under the magic of Edgar Allan Poe's
poetry and is setting "Annabel Lee" to
music-working from a hospital chair.
Poe is buried in Baltimore.
Fifty years of active musical life and
$50 compositions lie behind Sousa and
yet when the effects of an old injury
sent him to Johns Hopkins Hospital for
treatment he could not break of work.
ing.
when you hear of Sousa retiring,
you will hear of Sousa dead" he once
said when there was rumor that he
was to retire, and sitting in his hospital
room, carrying his rs years lightly, he
smilingly announced that this sentiment
was unaltered.
When 1 learned I would not have to
be operated on felt I must write" he
said. THE thought of Edgar Allan
Poe came to me because I was in Bal
timore and I thought of his musical
poem 'Annabel Lee 1 decided to set it
to music.
This won't be finished in any week
or SO, however. There is a good deal Of
careful revision necessary before I shall
feel that have done justice to this
beautiful poem.
Most Beautiful Of POes Works.
II think it is the most musical and
beautiful of all Poes works. so when 1
learned 1 must remain in the hospital
for some time I read the poem again
and felt must write a song to those
words.
The music is in the words. 1 be-
lieve the treatment calls for a theme
which would almost be monotone"
Leaving Poe's Annabel resting in her
"sepulcher by the sea-" Sousa went on
The radio has created a generation of
people who listen to music rather than
play it. More music is coming into the
home, but the piano in the corner is
silent. 1t has resulted in a recognition
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she was born, began her ballet lessons
at the age of 10 and achieved her first
success. In recent years Communist
influences had led even to rejection of
annual contributions Of $500 to other
Russian dancers.
It was during her last visit to the
United States. in 1924, that she an
nounced her marriage to d'Andre, her
accompanist, later revealing that it had
taken place II years before. Other de-
tails of her private life she kept secret,
with the plea that the public regards
the artist as an illusion and she pre-
ferred to remain SO.
She was received everywhere with &C.
claim-in the capitals of Europe, Amer
lea and in Maori and Zulu camps of
New Zealand and Africa. Probably her
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most famous ballet was "Tne Dance of
the Dying Swan" in which she made
her debut at the Metropolitan opera
House in New York in 1910. She was
considered the worlds greatest bal
lerina and ranked with Ellsler, Grisi
and Taglioni of the early nineteenth
century.
Although she departed from rigid
classic forms for her conception of the
ballet, she criticized modern interpreta-
tions. such as those of Isadora Duncan
and today's jazz dancing. Her tempera-
mental flights led to occasional quarrels
with her encourage.
The maintained a home in Paris and
ct Ivy House, Hampstead, England,
where she kept seven swans, her affec-
ton for which presumably was inspired
by the swan dance, for which she was
best known,
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KOSLOFF PAYS TRIBUTE.

DALLAS, Tex, January % R.-
Death has erased an estrangement of
20 years duration. leaving only grief
for Theodore KoSloff, Russian dancer
and motion picture actor. now living
in Dallas, at the passing of Anna
Pavlova. Russian ballerina, who died
yesterday at The Hague.
Pavlova and Kosloff were premiere
danseuse and danseur, respectively. at
the first independent public appearance
of either. at the KraSnoe Selo. near
st. Petersburg. in 1901. They danced
in command performance before
Car Nicholas II. The two artists.
fresh from the Imperial Theatrical
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REPEAL ASKED IN UTAH

'Resolution Relating to Alleged
Prohibition" Is Introduced.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, January
% (P).-Under the title Resolution
Relating to Alleged Prohibition" Sem
ator Knox Patterson, Democrat, yes
terday introduced a proposal in the
Utah Legislature for repeal of the State
prohibition amendment.
Without comment by the Senate, the
resolution was referred to its Commit
tee on Revision and Enrolment
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Notice to Subscribers
in Apartment Houses

Subscribers wishing the
carrier boy to knock on
the door when delivering
The Star will please tele-
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ment, National 5000-and
instructions will be given
for this service to start at
once.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Life Guards Race
In Federal SlUiNt

With a view toward making
the Federal Employees Water
Carnival, slated for Chevy Chase
POOL August 26, as interesting as
possible, the National Federation
Of Federal Employees, sponsoring
the affair, has persuaded Manager
George Heon to allow eight Of his
life guards to stage a special race
of their own.
The sun tanned boys will dash
so yards to settle supremacy be.
tween themselves, the feature
being slated to take place be.
tween the Federal events and
those under the supervision and
sanction Of the District A. A. U.
Entries for the meet, which iS
open to all A. A. U. members,
Federal employees and members
Of their families, will close with
Heon on Monday evening. Entry
blanks are available at local pools
and the chief clerks offices in
Government departments.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
PERRY, VINES
. PLAY TODAY

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 22.-To-
days final for the historic New
port Casino trophy here found
England competing against the
United States.
The match between Frederick
j. Perry and Ellsworth S. Vines
Is a prospective battle of young
giants and young sensations.
Each has come up this year with
the astonishing speed to Jump
from the second ranks into the
foreground.
The odds favor England's youth
full Perry. He is only %. Nine
teen-year-old Vines, however, has
something to say about that, and
today'S tilt should be one Of the
closest of a tournament which
has already had a preponderance
of close matches.
Contrasting tennis and con-
trasting personalities will be on
display. On one side Of the net
will be Perry, smooth and
polished and one of the most
likeable Of the tennis stars to
win over a gallery.
On the other side will be
young Vines, who has to seem
ingly untangIe himself as he
moves those long legs Of his
from corner to corner and from
base line to net.
Vines moves in jerks, and that
makes him appear clumsy. But
he gets there none the less. He
covers the court with surpris ng
speed.
Perry presents perfect sym
metry of movement. He travels
in one continuous flow of motion,
even when he makes those leaps
Of his from side to side.
Vines faces a stiff assignment
today. After competing in the
singles play, the young star is
scheduled to take part in the
doubles final.
He and Keith Gledhill, second
seeded team, clash with the ma
tional doubles title holders for
past two years, John Hope Doeg
and George M. Lott.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
Last Nights Fights

At New York-Nat Suess, New
York 122-pounder, knocked out
Ernest Purdy. New York, one
round. AL Ciullo, New York
featherweight, knocked out Joe
Curry, New York, two rounds.
Jack Wilson, New York middle
weight, defeated Johnny Bates,
Brooklyn, 10 rounds. Al Rowe,
Philadelphia junior lightweight,
defeated Mike Sarko, New York,
10 rounds. Marty Sampson, New
York middleweight, knocked out
Madison Dix, California, six
rounds. Benny Valger. New York
lightweight, defeated frankie Sen
rente, New York, six rounds.
At 1ndianapoliS-Tracy Cox,
Indianapolis lightweight. knocked
out Eddie Anderson. Cody, Wye,
four rounds.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22

IneSe C1uDS are Dy no means
strangers to the fans at the
Capital and memories still linger
and groups discuss the length Of
the home run that Johnny Beck
with hit; the brand Of ball that
Webster Mcdonald pitched; Biz
Mackey's feats with the mask
and glove and his unerring
throws to the second sack.
More than a score of crafty
players who have been culled
from the four points Of the COM
pass will represent the Philadel-
'phia and Baltimore teams.
With a movement already on
foot to establish a topnotch home
club at Washington for next sea-
son and the probability Of launch
ing the strongest and most pre-
tentiouS league that has ever
been promoted among colored
clubs. this final event at Griffith
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
FORT RING CARD
DELAYED WEEK

With Promoter Joe Turner
forced to shift his wrestling show
to Monday night on account of
rain, the fight program at Fort
Washington, Nd. the same night
has been postponed to August 81.
Capt. H. B. Turner, in charge
OF athletics at Fort Washington
did not desire to conflict with
the wrestling show and readily
agreed to a weeks postponement
for the fight card.
Because Ray Steele and Dick
Shikat, headIiners on the mat
program. were booked for other
bouts after Monday, Promoter
Turner found 1t necessary to
schedule his program ON Mon
day night.
There will be no changes in
the wrestling bill, which will be
served at the Clark Griffith Sta
dium. The menu calls for the
following bouts: Steele VS.. Roe
buck, Shikat VS.. Kwariani, Wilson
VS.. Sacko. Pojello VS.. Romano,
White Feather VS.. "Tigah" Mel
son and Dutch Green VS.. George
Romanoff.
Matchmaker Frankie Mann an
nounceS there will be no changes
in the fight card at Fort Wash
ington. The main event will
bring together Sailor Landers, Of
Norfolk, Va, and Jimmy Tram
IBERIA, of Baltimore. LanderS has
beaten Eddie Buell. and Frankie
DeAngelo at the, fort. If he
whips Tramberia, he will more
deeply established himself with
local fans and will draw capacity
crowds.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22

Stadium will prove fitting eli
max to the successful efforts of
Doug Smith. who has given Wash
ington splendid baseball this
summer.
Fans here recall the game that
Webster Mcdonald. the under
hand hurler pitched when he
blanked the Black Sox for nine
innings and the Daisies copped
the verdict in the tenth.
Mcdonald has been pitching
out at Little Falls, Mimi, where
the season has ended. He has
rejoined the Daisies and will be
ready for action tomorrow.
Porter Charleston and the veteran
Phil Cockrell will also be primed
for action. Neck Stanley, Script
Lee or Daily Copper will be Frank
Warfield's pitching choice for
the Sox.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
SANDLO 7 TIERS
IN ACTION

A number Of attractive games
are listed on sandlots tomorrow.
Heading the card is the Auths
and st. Mary's Celtics battle at
Alexandria in Baggett's Stadium
at 3 o'clock.
The meatman hold a win over
the highly rated Alexandrians and
the Irish will be out for revenge.
Lefty" Ray Davidson, who de-
feated the Celtics last time will
again toe the slab for the Wash
ingtonianS while DOC" DreifuS is
booked to oppose him.
Yesterday, Art Ludl0w'S crowd
jOurneyed to Culpeper long
enough to blank the team Of
that town, 60. Lefty" McIn-
tire was the winning hurIer.
Incidentally this shut-Out. for
Lefty" made it 81 successive
innings Of scOreless ball.
On August 80, the Commerce
diamonderS, Departmental League
champs, will be guests of the Gel
tics. Leon" Riley, former Celtic
moundsman, will hurl against his
old teammates.
Jewish Community Center plays
host to the highly touted st. Jo-
seph's tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The
Joes will be out for revenge The
"Koscher" players defeated Catho-
lie lads several Sundays ago.
Ellis Goodman of the Center
and Bob" Magee Of the Joes are
scheduled to hook-up.
The Washington times., 1931-08-22
BURKE-VON ELM
PLEASE FANS

The great golfing double act,
Billy Burke, the national open
champion, and George Won Elm,
victim of the marathon play-off
at Inverness, which will move into
action here at the Indian Spring
Club, was an overnight sensation.
They constitute one of the most
appealing partnerships in golf,
and their exhibitions have been
particularly interesting to the
fans.
With all the greatness that has
been conceded such styliSts as
Harry Vardon and Bobby Mac
donald Smith, it still remains a
fact that mastery in chipping
and putting reaps the bigger har-
vest. Burke proved this at In
VerneSS.