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The Alaskan., 1932-06-24
Washington Nous Letter
 By Will A. Steel

On June l the Senate passed House Joint Resolution 34l which will have the effect of ex elnpting the locators of mining claims from the necessity of do- ing assessment work for the year ending June 30, 1882. This affects Alaska, where there have been divergent opinions on the wisdom of the measure. In urg- ing the passage of the ReSolu- tion Senator Walsh, of Montana. said: Under the law $100 worth of work must be done on each claim each year. The year ends on June 30. By reason of the distressed condition many locat- ors have found it impossible to do the work this year. If the legislation is not passed, they must do the work within the cur rent month" The Resolution then passed without any opposi- ton, having previously passed the House, and is as follows:
 Resolved, etc, That the pro- vision of section 1924 of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States which requires on each mining claim located, and until a patent has been issued there for, not less than $100 worth of labor to be performed, or im- p-ovements aggregating such amount to be made each year, be, and the same is hereby, sus- pended as to all mining claims in the United States, including during the fiscal year from July 1, 1881, to July l, 1882.
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 The nomination of Charles A. as Postmaster at Seward for another term of four years was confirmed by the Senate on June l.
 With the remote possibility that the Garner bill might pass Congress and become a law Delegate Wickersham has sought to have various Alaska projects favorably considered and recom-
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WILL ROGERS IN EVENING TOGS AT COLISEUM, JULY 2-3

Young AS You Feel" the long awaited Will Rogers comedy Grama, in which the popular screen star and comedian, is seen for the first time as a model of what the well dressed man should wear will be seen at the Coliseum Theatre, Saturday and Sunday, July End and 3rd.
 The story deals with the quite human and logical predicament of a kind and wealthy widower who finds his two wilful sons slowly getting beyond his con- trol. They absolutely refuse to share the responsibilities of his large meat packing business, but are yer willing to spend it's profits on their social and sports activities.
 After years of patience Rogers decides to beat his sons at their own game, and in the company of that delightful French come dienne, Eff Dorsay, he visits an expensive tailor, and makes the rounds of the various night clubs race tracks and other centers of pleasure.
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AT THE COLISEUM

Start anything and you'll get more than fork through your hand" That threat starts a fight to the death-between the big city's most powerful crime king and a lanky western handy with a gun! And the prize is love. See who wins in this exciting story. Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney in "City Streets" at the Coliseum Theatre. tonight and Saturday.
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Mean old Lightning spoiled the fun of Miss Mary Martin, a showgirl, and two companions who decided to go swimming in the nude at Coney Island, N. Y.
 A streak of lightning revealed them to a policeman, who gave chase. Two of the nudists out distanced him, but he caught
The Alaskan., 1932-06-24
FIFTEEN YEARS IN RING,
 FACE STILL UNBLEMISHED

After fifteen years in the ring facing such famous fighters as Jack Johnson, Tom Kennedy's face, which will be seen in Jack Oakie's new starring moving pie ture, "The Gang Buster" at the Coliseum Theatre, Tuesday and and Wednesday, is as free of marks and ring scars as that of a lawyer or banker.
The Alaskan., 1932-06-24
COMEDY CLASSIC FILMED

One of Americas writers of comedy created the MT. and Mrs. Haddock whose adventures Par amount has immortalized in film in Finn and Hattie," the comedy coming to the Coliseum Theatre, Thursday and Friday. Donald Ogden Stewart is the author of the saga of grins, "Mr. end Mrs. Haddock," from which the screen story was taken.
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C00,000. The three vessels built gre not the result of this con- tract, either immediately or re- motely.
 (Continued in next iSSue)
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 inclusion in his bill, by the vari.
 ous Committee Chairmen. AS :
 result the bill as introduced if the House contains the following interesting items: Construction of a postoffice building at An
 chorage, to cost $425, ,OOO, and 2 post office and court house at
 Ketchikan, to cost $400,000; inn provement of rivers and harbors and other waterways, Dry Pass in southeastern Alaska, $79,000; Kodiak harbor, $77,000; Nome harbor, $253,OOO; Sitka harbor Ss5, 800; Tolovana river, north ot Fairbanks, $4O,OOO; Wrangell harbor, $56,000; Wrangell Mar rows, $142,000; all making 8 total of $1,539,5OO. The total amount to be appropriated by
 the bill is two billion and one hundred million dollars.
 The Interior Department re- ceived unanimous consent tc
 take up Senate bill 4525 out of
 order. It provides for the trans
 fer of the duties of the Board of
 Road Commissioners in the Ter
 ritory of Alaska from the War
 Department to the Department
 of Interior. The bill was then con
 sidered by the Senate and was passed without an opposing vote. In his statement Senator Howell said: "The reason why I make this request is that the select committee appointed by the Senate to investigate the Alas kan Railroad came to the con- clusion that it was wise to trans fer the trails in Alaska from the War Department to the Interior It presented the matter to the War Department, the Interior Department, and the President, and the three agreed that this transfer should be made. We are anxious to have it made, because the travel for the coming summer will soon begin" ]"
 The bill, or rather a similar one, has been favorably report ed in the House and is now on the calendar, but the Senate bill will be substituted and Repre- senta i've Taylor expresses the opinion that it will be passed and become a law before Con- gress adjourns.
 Three of Delegate Wicker sham's bills that have passed the House have been favorably re- ported by Senator Bingham as of the Committee on Territories and the bills are now cn the Senate calendar, with the that they will pass before Congress adjourns. These bills concern bond issues in the towns of Juneau and Petersburg and provide that the War De- partment shall submit estimates to Congress for the maintenance of the government wharf at Juneau.
 pr. Paul W. Gordon, who was recently appointed by the De- partment of the Interior to be Director of Education for Alaska, sailed north from Seattle on the evening of May 31, and is now at his headquarters in Juneau Under the direction of the Com missioner of Indian Affairs he will have the supervision and re- sponsibility for initiating and directing the educational work for the Natives of Alaska, which includes 1O5 schools, six district superintendents and 219 teach CTS. pr. Gordon has had a fiber al education, having attended Earlham College, Richmond, h. diana; University of Paris, Paris France; Columbia University. The broad educational work that
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of his licenses for point to point and coastal telegraph service.

 and coastal telegraph service.
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 A correspondent in one of the Washington newspapers declares that Something must be done to save the bears of Alaska before it is too late" He further adds that "The grizzly bears of Alaska are threatened with eXtermina- tion. There are few thousand grizzly bears left on the islands of Admiralty, Baranof, Chicha- 'gof, and Kodiak, but what is needed to protect them is a bear sanctuary"
 Oscar Ohman, who has made his home at Cordova for some years past and engaged in fish ing, has been visiting relatives in Sweden for the past year but returned to New York a week ago. He is now attending to some business in Washington and will shortly leave for the west and Alaska.
 Arthur B. Harris engaged in fishing in Alaska for several years past but a couple of months ago left Warm Springs Bay and went to Puget Sound. He found it almost impossible to get employment there and with three or four other Alaskans joined an Oregon contingent of Veterans and came on to Wash ington in the hope that they might impress upon the Con- gress the necessity of paying the Soldier bonus or making some other provision for the unem- ployed.
 Ralph Boyer, chairman of the National Committee for Ameri- can High School Students, called on the Delegate the other day to see if an arrangement could not be made to secure some repre- sentation from Alaska at the first annual convention of High School Students, to be held in Washington, June p, 23, and "A, He was advised to take the mat ter up with the Commissioner Of Keller. Teachers who attend the national meeting at | City June 26th are in vited to stop over in Washington and attend the Students con- vention.
 The nomination of Judge Ce- Gil H. Clegg to the Judgeship in the Third division, and of Lester 1 O. Gore to the Judgeship in tho | Second Alaska division were re- ferred to a subcommittee con- sisting of Senators Herbert and Dill. They state that both nomi- nations will be favorably report ed to the Senate Judiciary Com with confirmation to follow in the course of a couple | of days. It is contemplated that 1 Judges Clegg and Hill will make their exchange of divisions on l July first.
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 A manuscript report on the geology and mineral resources of the Moose Pass-Hope district ny Ralph Tuck, has been com pleted and issued by the U. s. Geological Survey The Moose Pass Hope district lies in the Chugach Mountains, in tn e l part of the Kenai Pen insula, directly adjacent to the Railroad and to Turna- gain Arm. More than SO miles of we'll l-constructed roads within the district make it one of the most accessible mining areas in the railroad belt. The topo- graphy is typical of the Chugach Mountains, the altitude ranging from sea level to more than D.
The Alaskan., 1932-06-24

The Federal Radio Commis- sion has granted a renewal of the previous licenses granted the Port Walter Herring & Packing Co.,, at Big Port Walter. Karl Hansen at Port Alexander has made application for a renewal
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1.-THE MURDER OF THE NIGHT CLUB LADY"

(COntinued from Magazine Page
vate office where lay the body
Of DR.. Baldwin. Then he be-
gan his slow, meticulous search.
At first glance, he found moth
ing extraordinary. The office
was like the ordinary consulta-
tion room of any successful
physician In a modern build
ing. There was neither taste
nor distinction in its equip
ment. 1t was all as utilitarian
and efficient as any unimagi-
native office supply firm could
make it, with sectional book
cases, steel waste basket, and
O steel desk.
The only incongruouS note in
all the dull. twentieth-century
Strean1line atmosphere of the
place was the distorted queS-
ton mark of a body twisted
and dead on the floor.
What had happened to Bald
win? The manner of his taking
off would not give me any
rest. Again and again the rid
die broke across my mind like
dark waves spilling on beach.
Marshall had said that DR..
Baldwin was alone in the
office when the detective. plav-
ing drunk. had walked in. In
spite of his faults. Marshall
was a faithful and accurate OBJ
server, yet even with faithful
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of the set of keys, which Colt
examined with curiosity. Most
of them were not difficult to
identify-keys for the ignition
and door of an automobile,
keys to a safety deposit box, a
flat brass key, evidently to the
front door of an apartment
and larger ones Of the, same
pattern which Colt demon
Strated belonged to the office.
There remained one key which
Colt isolated from the others,
and held aloft between his
thumb and forefinger, studying
the irregular pattern of its
shank with intensified interest.
A grim smile fluttered over his
strong lips and vanished, as he
said:
"I'll keep this myself, Tony.
You can have it later"
He Resumes Search
Then thrusting the ring jing-
lingly into his own pocket he
sumed his search, beginning
methodically with the top of
the desk, and working down
the rghthand stack Of drawers
and DIP the left.
Here again we. started on
what seemed a dreary unprom-
Using search. With that wor-
ship of the fashion so charac-
teriStic of business and profes-
sional Americans, the top Of
Doctor Baldwin's desk was
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BY ANTHONY ABBOT
By Tuthnl
By Walt Disney

scrupuIously bare. All the tools
for using a desk were there:
pen and ink-well, prescription
pad and blotter, but that was
all. The desks vast expanse of
leather over steel stretched
away from the empty chair like
a desert.
In the top drawer at the
right, there was the same neat
ness. A drinking glass, a towel,
a piece Of soap in a box, and a
supply of clean handkerchiefs.
The second drawer wes entirely
empty. The third was a much
deeper drawer, with a false
front that would make one be-
lieve there were two instead of
one. 1t contained three un-
opened boxes of cigarS-no
doubt Christmas presents from
grateful patients.
AS I made an inventory in
my notebook, I asked myself
if anything less personal could
be imagined. A mans desk is
his most intimate article of
furniture, closer to him than
a cradle to a baby. Yet Doctor
Baldwin had seemed to leave
not the slightest trace of his in
dividuality upon his magnifi-
cent desk.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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distributed by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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and accurate observation, could
we believe his report? Had not
Colt himself faithfully and ac-
curately observed all the pos
sible hiding places in Lola's
penthouse? Yet with guards
at all the entrances, death had
got by unseen. had swept
through unnoticed and left
its beautiful victims contorted
on the floor. And, the agent.
the instrumenta1iy of death,
had gone away, too. under the
noses Of all Of our observation
and accuracy. Only in Bald
wins case had we found the
dead scorpion. Was it not pos
sible, then that, unknown to
Marshall and unknown to DR..
Baldwin, someone had hidden
in these rooms also, waiting to
turn death looSe-loose out of
Its box-out of that container
which Colt had said must have
been used? ...-.-
Battling Questions
Or was it the box which the
small dark man had given to
Baldwin? Had it concealed the
scorpion? Had Baldwin been
the victim Of an accident or of
a trick? Or had he deliberately
let it loose? .....
These and a dozen other
questions filled my mind as I
watched Thatcher Colt begin
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Herewith is the solution to yes
terday's Puzzle.
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ines Daily Pattern
PATTERN 1888

The cape is revived this sea-
son with much smartness and
many variations. We like this
one, with it's graceful points so
beautifully blended with the
scanning of the skirt flare. The
seam over the arm may be used
as a slash, or may be closed as
shown in the small view. A de-
lightful model for georgette,
chiffon, voile, lawn, dimity,
lace or swiss Contrast is intro
duced with ribbon.
Pattern 1898 is obtainable
only in sizes IA to 20 and 80 to
AZ. Size 16 requires 334 yards
of 39-inch fabric, IA yards rib
bon.
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HORIZONTAI

HORIZONTAL.
What inland Sea Of Palestine
lies 1912 feet below ocean
level?
-Near what island capital i
the extinct crater Of Diamond
Head situated?
13-Fix firmly.
15-Seaman.
1e-Whirlwind of the Farce isl
ands.
17-Aegean island.
19-Small inclosure.
20-Symbol for silver.
21-In what Spanish city is the
Alcazar or palace Of the an
cient Moorish kings situated?
24-Room or opportunity.
26-Descry.
27-Nocturnal bird Of prey.
29-What Roman goddess Of hAr-
vest and plenty is identified
with the Greek goddess Rhea?
Se-Negative.
31-Molasses.
34-Half an EN-.
35-What is the missing word m
the name Of this South Amer
lean state which exports the
major portion of the worlds
coffee: C. PaolO"?
36-Prefix, not.
37-Abbreviation for Tellerium.
3S-What French musician and
composer wrote "Pelleas ct
MelisandG"?
4e-Equip for battle.
41-Droop.
42-Capuchin monkey.
43-Toward the sheltered side.
44-Chief official of city.
46-What country was once des-
ignated, "Perfidious Albion? ?
4S-What great university (abbr.)
is situated at Ann Arbor?
49-Contraction Of Valentine.
51-Silence.
52-Note of the scale.
53-Sine of the complement Of
given angles. (pl).
s6-What English political and
miscellaneous writer 10, the
author Of "RObinsOn CrusOe"
5S-In what island group is the
leper colony of Molokai situ.
ated?
59-Gold-bear reef or ledge OF
South Africa.
VERTICAL.
with what Greek eynie pAd-
Osopher do we associate Ian
tern. and a search fer an
honest man?
2-What American essayist, poet
and philosopher was known
as the "Sage of Cencord"!
3-Fifth month of the Jewish
year.
What is the missing name of
the recently married screen
star: Reginald --"?
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his investigation into the third
death of this battling series.
Perhaps the same questions
filled the chiefs mind, too, but
if SO, he did not, at that time,
act upon them. His interests
were following a different path
altogether-some unknown path
the chart to which he kept to
himself. stood. my back
against the closed door, while
Thatcher Colt knelt again be-
side the body.
First he began a deliberate
search of the pockets. The
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doctor was still in his dinner
jacket and only a hasty search
was necessary. AS a result,
Thatcher Colt turned over to
me a silver cigarette case en-
graved with the initials III. b."
a box of matches, theater
ticket stubs from the Hudson
Theater, seats j / and 8, right,
some loose silver, a ring Of
keys and a small leather
pocketbook containing $500,
in bank notes.
took charge of all Of this
miscellany with the exception
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Snappy Wisecracks

enough to hang gangsterS,
on my cigarette. Florida
Times Union.
On a Strafing Cruise
Mother-Why ever are you
sitting there when you ought
to be in bed?
Peter-There's a mosquito in
my room.
Mother-It hasn't bitten you,
has it, darling?
Peter-No. but it came close
enough for me to hear its pro
peller.-Humorist OondonD.
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AtchOO!

AtchOO!
socialist-After all. what is
the difference between the rich
man and the poor man?
Bystander-The rich man
has acute laryngitis and the
poor man has a cold.-Penn
Punch Bowl.
The Planets Complaint
whats wrong with the
world. anyway?" asked the
first peSSinist.
Too much rope is being used
for making cigars and not
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s-Mystic and sacred word Of
India.
7-Brief rest.
S-Metal producing rocks.
9-What A m e ri c n president
served As a captain in the
Black Hawk War?
1S-Prefix, not.
11-Jumps.
12-Press.
14-Prefix, between. '
1S-Fragrant.
22-Likely.
23-ReveTent fear.
25-Poetieally, open.
2S-Tho resignation Of what See-
retary Of State did Wilson
force?
31-F1ap.
32-Shy. .- .s..
S3-Repaired.
35-What river Of Nicaragua, also
known as the Coco and the
Wanks, flows into the CaPib-
bean sea?
37-At what point in New Jersey
did Washington twice defeat
the British?
39-Measure of duration.
39-Among Scots, say.
40-A wing.
41-In what islands did the au-
thor Of "Dr. Jel<yll and Mr..
Hyde" purchase an estate
where he later died?
43-What u. S. Secretary of War
resigned because c severe
criticism of the coSIuct Of
the Spanish War?
44-Great in quantity or extent.
45-East Indian queen.
47-Rove about restlessly.
5o-What is a Hawaiian flower
wreath?
54-Compass point (abbr.)
55-In what continent (abbr.) 10
TERRA del Fuego situated?
57-Note of the scale.
The Kusko times., 1932-04-16
FLAPJACKS AND PRESIDENCY
tSeldovia Herald.l

Recently there was concourse of noBables at Governor Murray's man. sion in Oklahoma. Alfalfa Bill in vited the delegation to stop and have supper with Mrs. Murray and himself. This they were glad to do,. and joy ously sat down to a hearty meal of baked beans, brown bread. hot biscuits and fried eggs.
 Not lon gage, Governor Murray held up1 the wheels of legislation at, the National Capital. His scheduled .com- mittee appearance was delayed when hex dallied too long over a breakfast of flapjacks and sausages at a res tanrant en route to the Capitol.
 lie calls out the militia to take charge of oil wells when he feels that the peopl's interests, because of price conditions, require. armed protection.
 Alfalfa Bill Murray, mentioned for the presidency, is mountebank, say some; a reincarnation of Andrew Jackson, say others. We don't. know about that. But he eats baked beans, f1apjacks and sausage; calls it "sup- per- at his house; ;, drops into a casual restaurant for his ham and"-and calls out the State. Guard when the oils barons. don't behave.
 None of which will hurt, his popular candidacy, once he. is able to hurdle the stiff -necked leaders. He might not actually change conditions, But of all receptive candidates, he only is Misunderstanding with old-fash- toned Americanism, superindueed ...by baked beans and flapiacks-s
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suppressed, the scandal monger will be disappointed, and many will insin- uate that the editor was bought off"
 These same scandal mongers would howl the loudest, however, if their own shady actions were held up to the public gaze.
 So is hard te please everybody, and no editor of sense tries to please everybody. He must let his own iudg- ment and conscience be his guide. If he errs on the side of kindness and sympathy, his error will be forgotten by the more enlightened readers of his newspaper.
The Kusko times., 1932-04-16
PRINTING THE. NEWS.
(Hyder Weekly Herald.l

When to print disagreeable story and when, to leave one out of the pa- per is one of the most troublesome problems of small town editor. In the case of a person who is unfaith- full to a public trust, or one who is guilty of serious. crime, it is not difficult to decide, because the public interests, as we'll as the puhlic's right to have the news, demands that it be printed.
 There are some. cases, however, in which the offense is entirely. of 2 personal nature, and in which pub fishing the story would bring sorrow and embarrassment to innocent per sons without serving any beneficial purpose. In these the making of a prompt decision is often not easy. If the story is printed, relatives and friends of the person concerned will feel that it Is unnecessary; if it is
The Kusko times., 1932-04-16

Lindebergh nurse, was turned over .ta the Federal authorities today for pos silble deportation, thus ending his possible connection with, the kidnapy ing of Charles A. Lindbergh,. .Jr. Ev- cry development of the day at Hope we'll was negative, according to police bulletins. and the usual l5crop of ru- mors that the baby basaheen returned were once more denied,
The Kusko times., 1932-04-16

In the Prob3fe Court for the Bethel Precinct. Fourth Division. Territory of Alaska.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is h1eby given that all cred itors. having sclxims against the estate of Andrew Johnson, deceased; are df rected to present them, together with the proper vouchers, to the under signed, at Bethel, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice.
 OSCAR SAMUELSON,
 Administrator. Dated at Bethel, Alaska, January 6. 1882.