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The border vidette., 1932-07-16

The salary of City Attorney
Robins was hit bard. He was
cnS from 5000 per month to 500.
,Janitor Joe Serino was cut from
1925 monty to $75; Health Ofic
er Gustetter was cut from SIS
monthly to $50; Police Judge
Hardy was cut from 500 month.
~ TO SIS; Chief OF Police Lowe,
City Clerk Herold. Mrs. Carelton
Towne, cashier, and other EN-
ployes we're also given sizeab!e
wage reductions.
There were other reductions
made in city expenditures. They
include reductions for auditing,
light and heat, stationery and
supplies, health and sanitation,
salaries of paid firemen, engineer
ing, street department, public
library, waterworks, street light
ing and genersl government.
Last year the amount budget.
ed to be raised, exclusive Of
bonds and interest payments,
was $1l.8Sl II By law this
year the city council could have
increased that figure by 10 per
cent thereby raising it to $l3,
O69 81. Instead of doing this the
The border vidette., 1932-07-16

absence of actual fraud in the transac.
ton the judgment of the Board of Di-
rectors as to the value of the property
pure hased shall ba conclusive.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
CHRISTMAS SALE SLATED

A covered dish luncheon and
a food and Christmas sale will
be given tomorrow afternoon by
the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church Ladies Aid Society in
the church hall.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
ENGINEERS TO GROUP

The American Association Of
Engineers, washington Chapter,
will meet Thursday night at 8
o'clock in the Kennedy-Warren
Hotel. Col. c. H. Birdseys will
give an illustrated lecture.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
QUILT PRIZE OFFERED

A grand prize Of a quilt made
by Mrs. John Feast will be given
at the card party sponsored by
the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire
Department at the fire ball to-
night. Door and table prizes are
to be given.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
BIOLOGICAL MEETING

The Biological Society, of
Washington, will meet Saturday
night at 8 o'clock in the Cosmos
Club. Hartley H. T. Jackson, of
the Biological Survey, is presi-
dent.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
HELD FOR HOUSEKEEPING

: Charged with housebreaking,
Anthony Hogan, colored, was held
Tor the grand jury under $500
bond, yesterday, by Judge Donald
a. DeLashmutt in Police Court at
Rockville.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
SEEKS DIVORCE

Charging misconduct, John P.
Hoffman. jr., yesterday filed suit
for absolute divorce from Katheryn
Hoffman, Of Takoma Park, Md,
IN Circuit Court at Upper MARI
boro. Hoffman, in his bill, of COM
plant, named a correspondent.
The Washington times., 1932-12-06
SNAKE IN POCKET

QUINCY, Mass. UN.sJ.-John
Barleycorn has a habit of con-
juring up pink elephants and
snakes, but one man arrested by
police here was found to have a
1O-inch garter snake in his pocket.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
ALASKAN GIVE N
 ANOTHER TRIAL, MURDER CHARGE
Charlie Frank, of Nome, Will Face Jury for Third Time

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.- Charlie Frank, twice convicted of killing Joe Sparrow at Nome, AL aska, during an argument over al- leged attentions Sparrow paid to Franks wife, has been given a new trial by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
 The Court ruled that Frank was twice tried by a jury, many of the members of which were prejudiced against him and comments of homicide was matter of com mon gossip in the community"
 Frank was sentenced to life im- prisonment on first conviction and to 45 years imprisonment on the second. He pleaded self-defense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
SENATE, HOUSE CON FERRIES IN
 DEADLOCK NOW
Two Different Measures for Relief Are Bone of
 Contention
HOOVER THREATENS
 TO EXERCISE VETO
Bonds. for Public Works Prove to Be Sum-
 bling Block

WASHINGTON, June 25.- Under Presidential criticism, which sounded like a veto threat, cOnferees of the House and Senate pitched in today to harmOnize the widely diff fering relief plans of their respective branches, with in- dicatiOns pointing to a long struggle, and with adjourn ment pointing to a week from today.
 The House group obviously in- tended to stick out for everything it could get out of the original Garner plan including $2,200,00 ,0oo public works program financed by bond issue.
 Equally obviously is the intent of the Senators in carrying a smaller construction program in the Wagner bill, involving only one half a billion in bonds with an overall total
 Fork BarreI'
 President Hoover was outspoken yesterday in opposition to bo h projects again labelling them pork barrel He expressed the hope the conferees will remove these pond propositions which he said would unbalance the Budget all over again and do more harm than good.
 Congressional outlook, however. does not favor Hoover's hope. The makeup of the conference commit tee showed an overwhelming senti- ment for bonds as central part of the relief program
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
FIGHT EXTENDED ON AB0LISHMENT OLD TIME RULE.
Democratic Stalwarts Start Round Robin on Two-
 Third Vote
ROOSEVELT FORCES
 CLAIM A MAJORITY
Smith Says Abrogationists Are Good As Licked"
 But Keep Talking

CHICAGO, H., June 25.- The long waited coalition threat to bolt Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt if he be nOm- mated for the Presidency by the delegates to the Demo- cratic N a { i onal Convention without the customary tw0- thirds vote took organized form this afternoon among the Democratic stalwarts in- cluding Newton D. Baker who is lined up against the two thirds abrogatiOn.
 ROUND ROBIN
 A round robin pledging the signers not to support any candidate who does not re- ceive a two-thirds vote has been drawn up by the anti ROOsevelts as leaders for the Governor began to check up the forces they will throw into the fight for abrogati0n. T h e Roosevelt supporters claim a simple majority both for the candidate and for abOlishing the two-thirds rule but their figures are dis puted.
 OPPOSITION
 Besides Baker, new opposi- tion to the abrogation plan included Senator Carter Glass and James M. Cox, of Ohio. and former Presidential can didate.
 Alfred E. Smith declared that those seeking to abolish the rule are as good as lick ed already but are still talk ing about it."
 James A. Farley, leader of the Roosevelt forces, said he Is confident his forces would muster $50 votes to elect Senator T. J. Walsh, of Mon- tana, as Chairman and to IabrOgate the twO-third rule.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
Mdiana Youth Is Refused PmoIe
 By State Bomd

PENDLETON, Ind, June 25.- Virgil Kirkland, Gary, Ind, youth has been refused a parole from the one to ten years sentence he is serving in Indiana reformatory for the death of Arlene Draves.
 Kirkland's case came automat- ically before the reformatory trus- tees, as he has completed the min- imum of one year. The young man will spend nine more years in the reformatory unless the board changes it's attitude.
 Miss Draves died after being at- tackled during drinking party at Gary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
NOUN I AINEERS STAY ON ISLAND;
 IS FROZEN
Fairweather Climbers Will Not Attempt Ascent
 Until July

l Mountaineers who flew from Ju- neau to Mount Fairweather yester- day could not establish their camp at the west base of the mountain because the nearby lake in which they expected the airplane to light is still frozen over.
 They are encamped on Ceno- taph Island in Lituya Bay to which their provisions and equipment were taken few weeks ago by boat, and will not attempt their ascent to F'airweather's summit un- til next month.
 The Seaplane Chichagof, Pilot Anscel Eckmann, which left Ju- neau yesterday forenoon with five of the mountaineers, returned here , last evening.
 Went to Another Lake "T'he lake near Carpe Glacier at the western base of Mount Fairweather into which the noun taineers expected the plane to light and near which they planned to establish a permanent camp is frozen over, and the plane could not light there" explained MT Eckmann. T took them to an- other lake near the western base of the mountain, which contained much floating ice but which of fered plenty of open water too.
 They thought they would es- tablish permanent camp near this lake. Between this lake and Ceno- taph Island I made a few flights transporting supplies, and then the members of the party concluded they would make their headquar- ters on Cenotaph Island. All sup plies were taken back there.
 Long, Difficult Hike
 From Lituya Bay to the west base of Mount Fairweather is a long and difficult hike, and sup plies must be packed on the backs of hikers. The mountaineers will not attempt this feat. They will stay on Cenotaph Island until the middle of July. Then the Chi chagof will go there and move them and their supplies to the lake near Carpe Glacier at the western base of Mount Fairweath- CT. The ice in the lake is expected to be gone by that time.
 Pictures and Research Work
 Between now and the middle of July, the mountaineers will take pictures of the natural wonders in and near Lituya Bay, and do some research work. The mountaineers had planned originally to do this photographic and research work in Lituya Bay late in August after
 tCont,nueo on Page TWO
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
GERMANS FACE
 HEAVIEST TAX

BERLIN, June 25.-The heaviest tax burden ever carried by the German people has been imposed when President Paul von Hinden- burg wrote his name at the bot tom of sweeping emergency de- cree submitted to him by his new Chancellor, Franz von Papen.
 Every German with a job is re- quired to pay a tax on it under the new regulation Every pur- chaser of salt will contribute his mite to the government through a new levy.
 And on the other side of the ledger the governments dole to the unemployed and the war-maim- ed was materially slashed.
 A peculiar feature of the taxa ton burden is the fact it was inn posed by emergency decree. It was the presidents objection to the emergency decree government" of former Chancellor Heinrich Bruen- ing that was largely responsible for Dr. Breuning's downfall. Now the aged field marshal has signed the most drastic of all decrees.
 The new ministry asserted in a public statement that the drastic taxation was made necessary by the problems from the Bruening regime.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
CLOria Vanderbilt Not So
 Poor, Eren If Mother Is

NEW YORK, June 25.-Because her socially elect, but impoverished mother, Mrs. Gloria Morgan Van derbilt, is unable to support her on $l 400 a year, surrogate court grant, ed little Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt continuance of her income of $4 1000 a month, It was revealed today. She is eight years old.
 The strange situation of the poor widow of Reginald Vanderbilt and her affluent daughter came to light when George w. Wickersham revealed that Mrs. Vanderbilt's in- come was only S1 400 year.
 He said little Gloria will need all of her s4000 a month for her maintenance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
DENY REPORTS U. 5. IND 6. B.
 IN AGREEMENT
Preparations and Disarma- ment Polices Still
 Up in Air

LONDON, Jsne 25.-Official cir cles denied the report that Great Britain and America had reached a gentleman's agreement on iden- tical separations and disarmament policies in the event of failure of the conference at Laussane and Geneva.
 The belief is expressed, how ever, in well informed quarters at Laussane, that the battle for can collation. of separations payments is weakening and is perhaps lost.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
EUCH ARISTIC CONGRESS TO
 END SUNDAY
One Million P ersons Ex. pected to Attend Pom
 tificaI High Mass

DUBLIN, June 25.-It was chill dren's day at the Eucharistic Con gress today and 100000 from all over Ireland stood before a high altar at Phoenix Park and sang in Gaelic the hymn Soul of My Saviour" led by a choir of 500 voices.
 Tomorrow the Congress ends with Pontificical high Mass at which it is expected one million persons will attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25

Vanderbilt made a trust fund for his daughter, which was worth s2,784,137 last December 3l. Her income last year was s1l3.678, and Wickersham said it will be about the same for 1882.
 The trust fund was thought to have been but a small part of Vanderbilt's means, and when his will, probated in Newport in 1925. showed he had left his widow his entire residuary estate, Mrs. Van derbilt was believed to be one of the wealthiest widows in the coun- try. But it developed, when ex- penses and debts were paid, that he widow got but Sl00,O00.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
"Haue c Ha,rdtur' 'Of Republican Jokes


 CHICAGO, H., Dec. 25.-Thc Democratic headquarters har- bcrs a great store of Republi- can campaign a m m u n tito n which they are using in re- verse English.
 Among the exhibits are hun dreds of the Hoover Lucky pocket pieces, the size of a quarter, distributed by Repub- ican managers in 1928. They bear this promise: Good for four years of prosperity"
 The visitors are invited to have a handful"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
Prosit! Girl Is to Sample
 Real Beer in Making Dice

RENO, Nevada. June 25.-Bee Reynolds, girl swimmer, will make high dive into a tank of real beer during the Reno celebration July g, officials of the Gold Rush Association announced today.
 The stunt is one of many thrillers scheduled to be performed during the Auto Roundup and Gold Rush, a celebration of the eighty third anniversary of the discovery of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25

gold in Nevada. The event is set for July p, 23, and 24.
 A special tank shaped like beer mug has been constructed to hold the beer donated by a brewery.
 Officials will crown Miss Rey- holds Lady of the Pretzel before her performance.
 Following the exhibition the beer will be dispensed to all persons who wish to drink it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
FORMER KAISER, GROWN PRINCE, NOT CONFIRMING
Officially Denied that Friedrich Has Been on
 Visit to Holland

AMSTERDAM, June 25.-Reports abroad that former German Crown Victoria from Seattle for Nome the former Kaiser, in Holland, in connection with a movement to re- store the Hohenzollerns, met with official denials today.
 The Prince has not been in the country nor has he intended to come here.
 The former Kaiser has been at Zandyoert for a holiday and in tends to return to Doorn late to- day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
ALLEN WILL.
 BOOST 6, Q. p,

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Henry J. Allen, former Senator from Kan sas, was yesterday appointed Re- publican Publicity Director of the G. O. P. campaign at the request of President Hoover.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
B VITAL ISSUES
 ABSORBING TIME, DEM. DELEGATES
Bitter Controversies Arise at Chicago Forces
 Are Battling
PROHIBITION SUBJECT
 NOW BEING DISCUSSED
New York Governor Con fident of Success in All
 Disputed Points

CHICAGO, H., June 25.--- The situation just before the Democratic National COnven- tion, meeting Monday, is tense and filled with uncertainty provoked by a furious drive for d e e g ates by opposing leaders in Gov. Franklin D. ROOsevelt's mOmentous drive for nomination.
 The chieftains are doing their utmost to lineup ballots to obtain an accurate tabuIa- tion with which to guage the doubtful outcome.
 Vital Disputes There are three vital pending disputes for the nomination fight.
 One is the fsghs to lay as9ae the two-thirds rule. \
 Another is the bitter controversy over whether the permanent chair manship goes to Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, a Roosevelt supporter, or to Jouett Shouse, anti Roosevelt. Both sides are quick to express confidence of winning.
 However, thre' is a feeling that the first dependable line on the situation will not come until Tues day. Senator Harrison made an attempt to bring harmony in the situation but his proposal has been rejected by the Roosevelt man. agers.
 Prohibition Issue
 The all-absorbing Prohibition is- sue comes up in public debate dur ing today before the Resolutions Committee. That body has al- ready agreed on a general form of a repeal plank. The concensYs of opinion is that plank will be short and concise and will make an as- sertion in favor of submitting to the States the repeal of the amend ment. However, there are other declarations pending.
 The factional strife of Louisiana's Democracy has added to the prob lens confronting the convention but last night the committee ten- tatively decided to seat the dele gates headed by Senator Huey Long over the protest of two other groups believed opposed to Roose- welt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
Job Request Sets
 Long Distance Mark

CLEVELAND, Csno. June 25.- A long distance record for job re- quests was believed established here by Mayor Ray T. Miller, new ly elected Democratic chief execu- tive, who received a letter from 8 University student in Peiping China, asking for a job for g friend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
BEER SALOONS
 ARE RETAINED

VICTORIA, B. O., June 25.-The electoral subdivision of Esquimalt voted 1.152 to 539 to retain beer saloons in the special election held yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
BAKER IS THINKING

CHICAGO, H.. June 25.-Newton D. Baker, often mentioned as a possible Presidential nominee, has joined the ranks against kicking out the two-thirds vote.
 Senator Walsh, of Montana, has also arrived here but he said he is not prepared to say whether the two-thirds rule should be abolish ed at the coming convention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
DEMAND BONUS
 PAYMENT NOW

SAN DIEGO, Cal. June 25.- The Disabled American Veterans closed their convention by reiter- ating demand on Congress for immediate full payment of the bo- nus.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
ROOSEVELT CONFIDENT

ALBANY, N. Y, June 25.-More confident of victory than ever, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was prepared this morning to depart for the weekend at his Hyde Park home after thanking his leaders at Chicago, by telephone, for their efforts. There has been no de- cision made as to whether he will visit the convention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
SLAM ECONOMY
 STARTS REVOLT

PARIS, June 25.-Le Matin says the revolt in Siam was caused by sweeping economy measures put tn- to effect by King Prajadhipok last week and which necessitated dis missal of numerous functionaries and officers from the army. The Army and Navy led in the revolt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25

Long Beach, Cal, has the largest bathing beach on the Pacific Coast. It is five miles long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25
KING ACCEPTS TERMS

WASHINGTON June 25.-Ken- meth Potter, American Charge d. Affaires at Bankok, has cabled the State Department that the King of Siam has accepted the terms of the Provisional govern ment under which he will be head of the Constitutional Monarchy. The acceptance has been enthus- iastically received by the public Potter states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-25

A new alloy, composed of nickel, steel, and aluminium, has been de- veloped in Japan for strong mag netic characteristics.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-12
Letters From
Our Readers
HOME INDUSTRIES

In our little city we are like one
large family, living in a little world
seemingly all our own. We should have
each others interest at heart, helping
one another solve the problem of run
ming their farms or businesses, giving
them our encouragement as we'll as
support come to each other with open
mindedness and appreciation for our
efforts in doing the many little things
worth while. With that spirit we can
not be down. hearted. In our little city
we have many conveniences they have
in the larger cities. We are under OBJ
legations to give them our patronage
as well as support for it is hard to
get along in these difficult days, in
fact, without our support the local in
dustries cannot get along.
There are a number of representa-
tives of outside industries and busl-
nesses coming into our locality taking
out money that should be kept at
home. Why not be patriotic and pa
tronize home industries, as long as the
prices are reasonable and work salts
factory. am not writing this for any
personal reason only, because I have
the interest of our little city at heart
and for the good of the community
MRS. ROY CARPENTER
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-12
Weather Man Defines
Forecast Expressions

| The weather mans vocabulary is
free from weasel words. Each word in
the daily forecasts is terse and def
mite description of a constantly re-
curing weather condition. Although
many of these terms, such as "warm-
err" colder" light FROST" and "fog,"
can have but one meaning, others APP
parently convey different ideas to diff
ferent people. To clear up this con-
fusion, E. B. Calvert, of the Weather
Bureau, United States Department of
Agriculture, tells just what the fore
caster means when he makes his an
nouncements for the press and the
radio.
Clear" Mr.. Calvert points out, sig
nifies not only no rain, snow or sleet
ahead, but sky practically free from
clouds, while "fair," also promising no
precipitation, does not exclude some
clouds from the sky. The term gen
orally fair" weather, he says, is en-
ployed in connection with forecasts for
relatively large areas, and while there
may be some cloudiness and possibly
light precipitation in scattered places
clear to partly cloudy skies will pre-
vail over most of the area
From partly cloudy" indicating no
precipitation but some cloudiness, the
forecaster has intermediate terms to
"rain," a warning of precipitation for
comparatively long portion of the
period to which the forecast applies
These intervening terms are Cd Gin
creasing cloudiness"- sky at first
clear or partly cloudy, becoming over
cast, or sky at first nearly overcast
with thin, high clouds, followed by in
termediate and low clouds; ca mostly
cloudy'-a sky overcast, but with o..
casional breaks of relatively long dur
alton; CD "cloudy"-an overcast sky,
with no precipitation; (4 unsettled
much cloudiness, but very little or no
precipitation; and 60 Threatening"
overcast sky, with dark lowering
clouds, but precipitation unlikely.
Rainfall at infrequent intervals ana
not prolonged is announced as cocoa
sional rain," intermittent rainfall OF
comparatively short duration as
Shower"
1.-THE weather man uses the term
"snoW" to denote snowfall of relatively
long duration, occasional snow for
snowfall at infrequent intervals, and
Snow flurries" for very light intermit-
tent snowfall
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-12
Rat Control Work
Is Necessary Now

Judging from the number of calls
that have come to the Office this spring
for rat control work, rats must have
increased in the last year considerably,
particularly in the Kennewick area.
In following up these we sometimes
find places pretty we'll overrun with
rats of all sizes, while in others just
a few seem to have moved in and
started new place of residence.
Many of the complaints have come in
because of losses of poultry or serious
damage to feeds about the poultry
house, or farm.
Because of the large number of in
dividual cases that have come in we
are going to suggest that people hav-
ing trouble with rats get in touch
with their neighbors and if the prob
lem seems to be a general one in the
immediate neighborhood, that steps be
hood is treated at the same time If
this is not done rats soon move in
again to places where they have been
cleaned up and constant attention
must be given to cleaning up new in
feStatiOnS.
In rat cleanup work this spring
we have used both the cyanogas meth
cd, that is, the use of the A dust with
the buster and putting this into the
burrows, and the use of poison. Where
ever the cyanogas can be used this is
the most satisfactory method as spe-
cial precaution does not need to be
taken against the possibility of kill
ing of cats or dogs.
Where the infestation may be light
or wherever one wishes to take care
of the situation themselves we would
say that it is always better to prebait
before distributing the poison and then
to change the poison and if possible
the bait, each time that new poison is
put out. Hamburger or fish scraps
or grains, particularly oat meal, are