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The Alaskan., 1932-08-19

When l first laid out the Se- quence and substance of my let terS to the Alaskan this one was listed as one of an altogeth- CT different character; merely a reiterance of cold blooded statistics and facts. Instead, I find myself impelled, while my impressions are fresh, to try to relate a recent, rather unusual, experience. My personal experi- ences are of course of no i'm Irortance, but I thought that this one, if properly related, might carry a message.
 1 A few days since, I rigged Q trolling line and went out to ! try my luck with the king salm- on. There was nothing new Qr strange about that. Having done considerable along that line ill years past, I am no stranger to the art of stirring up an ash breeze to furnish motive power to tow a herring around by the nose Tn my recent venture, which was of course confined to the waters in front of town, there was only one thing notice ably different from former years. The reward of my efforts! How ever after exercising my wiles for two days without tangible reward, unless lame arms and wrists might be so considered, on the third day I struck the right combination and my per severence was finally reward ed. Bing ping ping! just like that and I had three fish in the boat. They were small, but for my purpose; canning and eat
 ing, they were very satisfactory and welcome.
 I am very fond of salmon but, unfortunately, so constituted that an over indulgence in fresh salmon does not always set well on my 'tummie! To this fact coupled with a very delicious roast of salmon for dinner, ] attribute my strange and un- usual experience. Of course there can be no doubt that my previous three days of musing over the fisheries problems ot Alaska and the scarcity of her ring in the inland waters as compared to former times when the herring schools maintained an inland water king salmon fisheries, the frailties of a Com missioner of Fisheries who is deliberately intensifying this condition by supporting tn ( operation of stink plants and various other angles to the same question had some influence over my mental reactions, even while asleep. I had and have nc excuse for dreaming the dream that I did except the old saying Dreams always go by con- traries." In this instance al least there certainly is founda- tion for asserting the truth ot this old saying, for never was g dream more at variance witr conscious thought or bred by expectation. But let us proceed: The night of the big salmon feed I went to bed, seemingly perfectly normal. About two o'clock in the morning I awoke myself, my wife, and the chil- dren in the adjoining room from a sound slumber, by sit ting up in bed and cheering 2 the top of my voice. With 2: sound sleeper as myself this is very unusual, but the strange part as I look at it, is the fan q tastic dream which called forth the unusual demonstration
 Here it is, as nearly as I car remember it.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
By COLE E. MORGAN,

The block of States of the
Central South that four years
ago deserted the Democratic
party and cast their electoral
votes for Hoover are swinging
just as strongly in the opposite
direction this year.
This is indicated in returns in
the nationwide presidential poll
of The Washington Times and
other Hearst papers.
Kentucky Leads Way
Kentucky, more often than
otherwise regarded as a doubtful
State, is showing up in the poll
with 81 per cent vote for Roose.
welt and SO for Hoover. A total
of 4,779 ballots have been tabu-
lated from that State.
West Virginia, likewise gener,
ally regarded as doubtful and
which went overwhelmingly Re
publican in 1923, is showing a
So per cent Roosevelt to 81 per
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
Festival Tomorrow
viii Close Season

+ The closing summer festival at
the Sylvan Theater in the Monu.
ment Grounds will be held to.
morrow night with about 100
school children from the District
Fairgrounds participating. Ten
festivals have been held this sea-
son, the Community Center de.
partment and other organizations
cooperating.
The Army Band will take part
in tomorrow'S program and the
children will present folk dances,
pantomimes, drills and sketches
The folk dances will represent
Swedish, Danish and English
themes.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
WE'D IN CAPITAL,
.. SUES IN RENO

Word was received from Reno,
New, today that divorce suit
had been filed there by Thomas
A. Keleher, jr. against Myrna
P. Keleher. of Denver, Col.
Charges of cruelty and desertion
are made.
The Kelehers were married in
Washington February Is, 1929.
Keleher was employed here as a
craftsman until a comparatively
recent date. They made their
home in the $500 block of @
st. N. w.
Keleher is the son of Thomas
"A. Keleher, a clerk in the De-
partment of Agriculture, whose
home is in the $500 block OF
Tenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
MISSION PLANS
PAGEANT HERE

A pageant entitled, world
Service" will be given tonight as
the feature program Of the open
ing activities Of the thirty-fifth
annual session Of the Lott-Carey
Baptist Foreign Mission Of the
United States at Shiloh Baptist
Church, Ninth and P Streets
Northwest.
Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock
the business activities of the con-
vention will get under way. Adj
dresses will be delivered by Frank
Reid, the Rev. A. A. Lewis, preSi-
dent of the Baptist Ministers
Conference; DR.. w. A. Taylor
president of the Baptist conven.
ton of Washington, and DR.. c. A.
Brown, president Of the Lott.
Carey convention.
The sessions Of the woman's
auxiliary and the junior depart
ment are being held at the Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
Woman ExOnerGted
In Whining of Girl

Mrs. Ella Eawter, of the 200
block Del Ray st., Bethesda, was
declared not guilty of the charge
of whipping Estelle Goldfield, IL,
with switch by Judge Charles
w. Woodward in Rockville police
court yesterday.
Judge Woodward declared his
unwillingneSs to see the case
prosecuted, charaterizing it as a
"grudge fight" The girl is the
daughter of H. E. Goldfield.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
Wife Seeks Right
To Spend Her
DUN Cash

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Mrs.
Frances Reilly Whalen, es-
tranged wife of Walter L. VIVA.
len, insurance broker, has ask
ed the court for permission to
spend her own money.
In legal phraseology 1t is
known as a petition for leave
to be made a femme sole
trader, but in layman's Ian
guage it means the right to
conduct her own financial af-
fairs without the consent of
her husband.
The hearing on her petition
was before Judge Harry S. Nc
Dewitt today.
Whalen, represented by George
C. Klauder as counsel, was
ventures.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
COURT DECISION
! HELD VICTORY
FOR WALKER

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 30 GN.So
Supreme Court Justice Ellis j.
Staley's double-edged decision that
he has no power to restrain Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt from re-
moving Mayor James j. Walker
but in the same opinion CRITICS
ing the manner in which the
trial of the Mayor is being con-
ducted-was regarded today as
paving the way for a lively ex-
plosion when the Walker custer
hearing is resumed Friday after
noon. ,
John j. Curtin, the Mayors
chief counsel. in commenting on
Justice Staley's decision, made
this significant assertion:
1--WE will not appeal until we
learn the manner in which the
Governor will cor lily with the
order of the petition
In other words, it is assumed
that Curtin will demand that the
governor change the method OF
procedure to conform with the
law as laid down by Justice
Staley.
Denes Writ for Mayor
Justice Staley in his ruling said
he not only was powerlesS to re-
strain the governor from remov-
ing Mayor Walker. but he could
not command him how to pro-
coed. At the same time he denied
the mayors application for writ
of prohibition.
Although Justice Staley upheld
the governors power of removal,
Attorney Curtin today hailed the
decision as a victory for Mayor
Walker. He pointed out that
Justice Staley had upheld the
mayor on three important points
on which he had asSailed the
governor.
Death Halted Probe
The removal hearing, which has
been in progress since August IL,
was to reconvene last night, but
was postponed until Friday be-
cause of the death at Saranac
Lake, N. Y, of George F. Walker,
the mayors brother, who will be
buried Thursday. The body was
taken to New York city today.
Justice Staley, in his 3.000-word
opinion, expressed the view that
acts relating to a prior term of
office or to the transaction of per
sonal affairs, unless involving
moral turpiture. should not be
considered cause for removal.
BY implication Justice Staley
criticized the governor for receiv
ing as evidence in the present
hearing the record of the Hofstad
ter legislative committee at its
lengthy inquiry in New York city
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
Solid South Back In Line,
.Strau Vote Indicates

cent Hoover vote with 1881 pal
lots tabulated.
Tennessee, which went Repub-
lican for President in 1920 and
again in 1923, today stands 70
per cent Roosevelt to 3 per cent
Hoover with 1852 poll ballots on
record.
Virginia Also Returns
Virginia, which gave Hoover a
$4,000 majority four years ago in
defiance of all tradition since
reconstruction days, is now safely
back in the Democratic fold, the
poll shows. Roosevelt has rs
per cent and Hoover "a per cent
of the 1,7O7 ballots from that
State.
North Carolina, where condi-
tions were comparable to those
in Virginia four years ago, is
swinging even farther Democrat
icward this year. The poll shows
an 30 per cent vote for RooSe-
welt to 20 per cent for Hoover
with 3,488 ballots tabulated.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
TRIAL Of DAVIS
SET To START
SEPT. IS

NEW YORK, Aug. 80 0N.S).
United States Senator James j.
Davis CT Pennsylvania pleaded
not guilty on two counts today
before Federal Judge Robert P.
Patterson. Bail was set at $1,000
and September 10 made the ten
tative date of the trial.
Davis, former director general
of the Loyal Order of Moose, is
charged with operating lottery
under Moose auspices for the
announced purpose of furthering
the orders charitable work.
Davis Chooses Date
He was represented today by
Charles H. Tuttle, one-time can
didate for governor in New York.
futile asked that the trial date
be September 10.
Tuttle issued this statement on
behalf of Senator Davis:
1T can be speedily demon
trated that Senator Davis is alb
SOlutely innocent of these
charges, that he had no part in
the plan under which the char.
ity balls were held, and that he
neither made nor kept a cent
of the proceeds"
"NOt Guilty" Say Two
futile also said that he doubted
whether lotteries held for chart
table purposes by fraternal organ
iationS were illegal under the Fed
eral statutes.
Two other defendants, Bernard
MCGUIRE and Raymond Walsh
said to have handled the actua
operation of the lottery, also
| pleaded not puiltv
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
PRISON CAMPS
ESTABLISHED

The third Of 10 new prison
camps to be opened in Virginia
was placed in operation today in
Loudoun County, near Leesburg.
There are now rs camps op-
Grating in the State, % old and
three new ones, provided for un-
der 1892 legislation.
When the present camp system
is completed. according to Maj.
Rice M. Youell, superintendent Of
the State penitentiary, there will
be approximately 5000 convicts
working on road construction.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
United Cigar Stores
In Receivers Hands

NEW YORK, Aug. 80 Q.N.SO.
The Irving Trust Company, ap-
pointed as receivers in bank
ruptcy, today took charge of the
United Cigar Stores affairs.
The company, operating the
chain of tobacco shops, filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy,
listing liabilities at $9,502, 029. 80
and assets at $8,341,634.98.
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
How 1882 Voters Are
Shifting Position

The following tdbaon Shows the political party dtOtSton OF
Presidential poll OF The washington times
and other Hearst papers, Those under the Republican headings
Uoed Republican the Democratic headings Ooted
Democratic noncommtal columns represent those
their poll ballot cards their stand Jour
The Washington times., 1932-08-30
HARVEST SUPPER

A harvest supper will be given
Thursday and Friday nights by
the Ladies Aid Society of the
Walker Chapel (VaD Church for
the benefit of church activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
District Tires OF
Delay On Canal
Continued From Page u

pointed by the local board as the
Representatives to confer with the
bondholders committee.
No announcement of the date of
the conference has been received
locally. When the meeting takes
place a refinancing plan recon-
mended by a farm bureau COM
mittee and sanctioned by the board
will be presented and explained.
The refinancing plan, it is said,
resembles that used by private cor
porationS.
The bondholders committe is
said to object to the new tax rate
levied recently by the district board,
contending it does not provide them
adequate protection. The new rate
is S1.50 on $100 valuation as op-
posed the S. rate of last year. 1t
is understood the bondholders will
attempt to negotiate a higher tax
rate.
Edward Haas of Los Angeles
heads the committee which is COM
posed of G. j. Lick and Milo Bekins
of Los Angeles; Robert Fullerton,
Jr., of Pasadena; Charles G.. Bates
of Oakland; Victor Etienne of San
Francisco.
An advisory committee consists
of L. B. Keplinger of the Bank of
America; Fred Seidel of the Secur-
ity First National company and
H. F.. Bonte, executive secretary Of
the Irrigation Districts Securities
commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Roosevelt Enters
North OF State
[Continued From Page Il

NO~@-N~@N-
third of the four major speeches
he scheduled for his transcontin-
entail campaign tour.
The Democratic presidential nom
inee pledged, if elected no surren-
der by the federal government of
its sovereignty and control over its
power sources, and the following
remedies for the regulation and
control of public utilities engaged
in the power business:
l. Full publicity as to stocks,
bonds, liabilities and gross and net
earnings.
2. Publicity on all stock owner
ship.
3. Publicity on inter company
contracts and interchange of pow
er.
T. Regulation and control of
holding companies by federal power
commission.
5. Cooperation of power commits
sion with public utilities commits
sions of the states on matters of
regulation.
6. Regulation and control of
stock and bond issues on principle
of prudent investment only.
7. Abolition of reproduction cost
theory for rate making, replacing
it with actual money prudent in
vestment principle as rate making
basis.
8. Legislation making it a crime
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Canadian Knight
Gets Prison Term

WINNIPEG, Man, Sept. %. W.D
John A. Machray, K. c., finan-
cial custodian of the University of
Manitoba and the local diocese of
the Church of England, today
pleaded guilty to charges of theft
of $500,000 from trust funds, and
was sentenced to seven years in the
province penitentiary.
Physicians said Machray is dy-
ing from cancer. The charges in
cluded counts of thefts amounting
to $4,000 from the trust funds of
the University of Manitoba.
Other defalcations from both the
university and the Ruperts land
diocese of the Church of England
will bring the total thefts to ap-
proximhtely $2,OO0,000, auditors
said.
Machray, a leader in community
movements and member of prom
inent clubs, was nephew of a
former archbishop of Canada of
the Church of England.
His firm of John A. Machray
and Frederick R. Sharpe was de-
clared bankrupt yesterday with liza
bilities of $1,820,000 and assets of
5000,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Rail Wage Cut
Appears Certain

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-UR)-
The breakdown of plans for con-
ferences between representatives of
railroads and their employees over
a proposed 20 per cent wage re-
duction threatened today to des-
troy hopes of an early compromise.
Rejection by railroad labor rep
resentatives of the proposal for
joint conference left the manage
ment committee for the carriers in
a position to go ahead with plans
to reduce the wage rates, without
committing labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Tourists Receive
Courtesy Tickets

HARRISBURGH, Pa, Sept. %.
-(U.P)-The visiting motorist who
gets a ticket" for a triffic law
violation from highway patrolmen
In Pennsylvania is afforded great
surprise and much relief.
For the motorist, fearing fine,
Imprisonment, or at least a stern
lecture, reads with astonishment
this paragraph on his ticket"
"Howdy, stranger! We are glad
to have you visit us and hope you
enjoy your trip"
The small printed card handed
the motorist then asks cooperation
in making the highways safer by
observing the rules which govern
operation of motor vehicles in
Pennsylvania.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Scientists Study
Lightning's Path

SALEM, Ore, Sept. 22-U.P) -
Ability to predict occurance of
lightning storms is hoped for as
a result of investigational work
performed in the national forests
in Oregon and Washington.
Analysis of some 1000 lightning
storms, including the plating of
the storm tracks for every thunder
storm reported during the last sew
en- summers, has been made in Ore
gon.
Resultant conclusions have been
Of great use for forest protection
lists in planning combat for men
ace of lightning fires, said forestry
officials.
Data is being used by the fed
eial weather bureau to correlate
thunder storm occurance with cur
rent meteorological conditions in
the hope that lightning storms may
be predicted with greater accuracy,
particularly on days when storms
are likely to be general over cer-
tain regions.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Here's A Real
American Tragedy

NEW YORK, Sept. %. UP)-
When a poorly dressed man walked
into Brooklyn police headquarters
a week ago, and said he wanted
SO, police wanted to know why.
MY child is dying in Pasadena,
Calif.," he said. II want to tele-
phone him. My voice might help"
I'm sorry" the desk sergeant
said, but we have no money for
that"
Today the police, answering a
summons to a furnished room in
Brooklyn, found the came man
dead of gas. Nearby they found
letter, postmarked, Pasadena. 1t
was from his wife.
81 have just returned from lay
ing away our darling little Guy
the letter said. 81 have just looked
at his freckled nose and tousled
head for the last time
The dead man was George Cum
ningham, AS, a former department
store employee who had been out
of work three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Police Greeting
For Ocean Flyer

LOS ANGELES, Sept. %. WP)-
Two police officers formed the re-
ception committee which greeted
Cecil A. Allen, 28-year-old trans
Pacific flyer, upon his return to-
day from a flight to the Cleveland
air races.
Allen was arrested on six traffic
warrents, extending back over 6
period of 18 months. when Officers
l. j. Jescke and E. v. Cara found
him in his home. He was ordered
arraigned in traffic court immedi-
ately.
During Aliens flight from Japan
to Seattle, which ended on an is
land of the Alaskan coast, his
partner, Don Moyle, had pending
against him a drunk driving charge
which had resulted from a collis-
ION between his automobile and one
driven by Superior Judge George
Bullock Moyle later served 30
days in the county Jail for the Of
fenSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Governor Able
To Read Notes

SACRAMENTO, Sept. %. W.P)-
When he is slated to speak at ban
quets, Governor Rolph frequently
pencils notes on the tablecloth by
his plate.
Recently, however, the governor
has been embarrassed because he
couldn't read the notes without
bending over until his nose nearly
touched the table.
Today he exhibited two pairs of
new spectacles, both equipped with
stronger lenses than his old ones.
lone is for everyday use," he ex-
planned, land the other is for read
ing notes on the tablecloth.
"See," he demonstrated. 81 can
now see my notes while standing
up. With these glasses they look
like the headlines of a newspaper"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Chicago Starts
EN- Out Young

CHICAGO, Sept. %. U.P)-When
12-yearrold James Noble, Jr., said
to his schoolmates, 81 betcha a
thousand dollars I'm right" he
produced a $1,000 bill from his poe
ket to back up MS boast.
James went even further. He
flashed a $500 bill and two $50
bills and told his friends he was
think of a buying new bicycle.
His school teacher heard the boys
boasts and told police about it.
They questioned James and found
the money genuine. James told
officers his father had said he
was going to Denver three weeks
ago and that if he didn't come back
to look in tin can in the clothes
closet.
When his parent did not return,
James looked and found the 1000.
Police started to hunt the father.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Football Coach
Also Inventor

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. %. -W.1
Jack Meagher, head football coach
at Rice Institute, puts in his spare
time inventing gadgets to improve
the game.
Meagher has produced two bits
or gridiron bric-a- -brac which are
in demand throughout the country.
They are a patented hip pad and
a shoulder pad, both manufactured
by large firms.
Meagher is constantly improv-
ing his patents. This seasons in
novation is a "cantilever" feature
for the hip pad, which causes the
shock of blow to spread all over
the pad.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Father Freed In
Church Quarrel

j. e. Wilson, SO, yesterday after
noon was found by Judge Lee Nuf-
fer to be not guilty of disturbing
the peace, a charge filed against
him by his wife because of an ar
gument growing out of the attend
ance of their daughter at the AS
sembly of God church here.
Judge Nuffer, in declaring Will
son not guilty, reminded both par
ents of their obligation to refrain
from quarreling in the presence of
their 16year-old daughter, and
further suggested that the girl
should be sent to school. She said
that she was to start to school this
morning.
Wilson was tried Tuesday morn-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
HORSE PAYS HIGH

PARAMOUNT RACE TRACK,
Collinsville, Ill, Sept. 22.-tU.P)-
The Fairmount Daily Double" to-
day paid holders of tickets on j.
George and Lilac Bloom a record
price of $4,33092.
A SO combination ticket on j..
George in the Second and Lilac
Bloom in the third paid the high
est price in the history of the
track, officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Japanese Star
Defeats Vines

LOS ANGELES, Sept. %. -(U.P)
Ellsworth Vines, Jr., worlds ten
mis- champion, was defeated by
Jiro Satoh, foremost Japanese Da-
Wis Cup star, in the Pacific south
west championships today. The
score was GA, Ga.
Vines gave a poor exhibition in
his match with the Nipponese star.
Satoh drove the ball past Vines
with almost binding speed, play
ing a game which Vines persona
fies.
The United States and Wimble-
don champion made total of 70
errors in the match. 1t was Vines
second defeat by Satoh in recent
weeks, the japanese star having
won an exhibition match in De-
troit.
A second upset came when
Georgia de Stefani, Italy titlist,
came back in the last two sets TO
trounce Wilmer Allison, Austin,
Tex, 2-6, Us, 6-1.
Allison seemingly showed strong
game when the match started and
after taking the first set, slowed
down only to have the italian take
mis- services.
The third upset of the day came
when Mrs. Marjorie Van Ryn of
Philadelphia, defeated Csrolin
Babcock, Los Angeles, runner-up
in the recent women's national
tournament, by the score of 6-1,
6-2 in "a women's singles match.
Mrs. Van Ryn consistently broke
through Miss Babcock's service
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Plan To Force
New Pamphlet

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. o.
U.P}-A suit to compel Secretary of
State Frank c. Jordan to issue
supplementary voters pamphlet
with corrected arguments for pro-
position No. II on the November 8
ballot WIZ be filed in the Third
District Court of Appeals immed-
lately, it was announced today by
Senator j. NJ. Inman.
Inman is representing the Hun
tington Beach improvement asso-
citation, sponsors of the measure
authorizing the City of Hunting
ton Beach to lease tidelands for oil
drilling purposes.
The association claimed that the
officials arguments for the mea-
sure, written by G.. c. Ward and
Willis H. Warner, contained mis-
statements of fact.
Secretary Jordan was asked to
issue a new pamphlet or correct
the old one. He disregarded the
request, declaring that the PAM
phlet was printed, the arguments
submitted as required by law, and
that he had no authority under
the law to print a supplement.