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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Delays Ferry For
Loss OF His Hat

HOBOKEN, NJ j., Sept. 9.U.P)-
Hunter Kimbrough's $50 Panama
went out with the tide" last night
while Kimbrough rested in Jail,
charged with delaying ferry boat
by an attempt to leap into the Hud-
son to save the hat
The Los Angeles manager of the
Mexican picture trust of California
lost his hat when the wind whisked
ii from his head while he stood on
the deck of the cerry LackaWanna,
headed toward New York.
Kimbrough shouted to tug, ask
ing the captain to salvage his prop
erty, but the tug had other busi-
ness. Then he nearly jumped into
the river, and before argued out Of
his leap, had delayed the ferry 10
minutes.
Ernest Green, Kinbrough's Sec
retary, is trying to find Morris
Ernst, his attorney, so he can get
him out of jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09

political campaign in which Robins
participated.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9. W.P) = The
Chicago Daily News, quoting an
anonymous informant, said today
Raymond Robins, wno disappeared
while bound for a White House
appointment was in Chicago yes
terday.
THAT Colonel Robins has not
communicated with his numerous
friends in Chicago is taken to
show" The News said, that he is
engaged upon some secret mission
which he must pursue without
knowledge of his presence in Chi
cago becoming known"
The News continued that: "A
number of these friends are pur-
suing the search here, heartened
by realizing that both the kidnap-
ing and murder theories have
proved unfounded.
Colonel Robins, missing since
last Saturday, passed a friend of
long standing at State and Adams
street lin the heart of Chicago's
loop district early yesterday aft
ernoon. This friend, who at that
time had heard nothing of the mys-
terry and search, did not address
Colonel Robins, as he appeared
much preoccupied. However, recog-
milton was definite"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Federal Charge
Against Couple

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Sept.
9. U.P)-Pretty Marion o. Willard,
%. and Victor La Tour, IS, were
held here today awaiting removal
to San Francisco to face charges of
using the mails to defraud.
The pair is accused of having
told fortunes by means of astrology
and numerology in letters to vari-
Gus clients. Their indictment by a
federal grand jury in San Fran
cisco was brought about by Daniel
McClarty of Chico, when he be-
came dissatisfied with his read
ing"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Attorney Indicted
I'm Land Fraud

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9. U.P)-
Arrest in Monterey, Calf, of H.
Newkirk Wheeler, attorney indicted
in connection with gigantic land
fraud here, was reported to local
authorities today.
Wheeler will be taken to San
Francisco for arraignment, officers
here were informed. Williamson
S. Summers, Glendale attorney, and
six others are charged with de-
frauding Southern California in
vestors of more than $750,000 in
connection with the scheme.
The San Diego Cooperative Poul-
try association was awarded the
contract for supplying the navy
with eggs for August.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Martin Defeated
I'm Quarter Final


DEL MONTE, Calf, Sept. 9.
(U.P) - Neil White, 20-year-old
U. S. c. sophomore, defeated David
Martin, Los Angeles, defending
champion, in the quarter final
round of the state amateur golf
tourney here today, one up.
Russell Thompson, Glendale, de-
feated K. B. Mccarthy, Sacra-
mento, and 2.
Jack Nounnan, Los Angeles, de-
feated Bill Kynoch, Del Monte, one
up, while Harold Thompson, Glen
dale, eliminated Ernest PEPPER, jr.,
San Jose, 3 and l, to complete the
quarter-final round.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Nebraska Raises
New Type Wheat

LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 9. W.P)-
Experimentation By the State Col
lege of Agriculture has resulted in
development of a new type of
wheat better able TO withstand the
Hessian fly, than are the common
varieties.
The new wheat, known as
Cheyenne wheat" was developed
to give western Nebraska combine
farmers a stiff straw and erect
head for combine harvesting.
Apparently the heavy straw with
stands the Hessian Ily better than
types of wheat with lighter straw
the experimental farm said.
To date, only 500 bushels Of the
new type wheat have been pro-
duced.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
VINES RALLIES
TO BEAT SUFFER-
in GREAT MATCH

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. g.
W.P)-Completely smothered by his
opponents relentless attack in the
first two sets, Ellsworth Vines of
Pasadena Calf, defending cham
pion, ,Estaged a magnificent rally to
defeat Clifford Sutter of New Or
leans, As, $40, 1910, 1913, 6-1 in
semi-final round match of the
51st annual mems national tennis
championships today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09

been instructed. The only devia-
ton was that Duck would not ride
in the coffin, since he wasn't dead.
The hearse wended its way back
home and passers-by shed tears
of regret over the tragedy Duck
grinned happily and enjoyed every
minute of it.
Arriving at the church for the
last rites, Duck stepped down from
the drivers seat and began to greet
the mourners.
In the ensuing stampede, one
mouner suffered serious bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Hints OF Change
On State Board

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 9. U.P)
Reports that Eugene Bennett,
attorney for the state fish and
game commission, would be replac-
ed were circulated today following
a regular meeting of the commits
sion here.
1t was said the action might
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Baseball Scores
National League
(FirSt GameJ

Vt IL ob NfolAiSi
At New York R. H. E.
Cincinnati 300 100 1910 10 l
New York. 900 002 020- 4 3
Frey, Benton and Lombardi;
Mooney, Bell, Gibson and Healy.
(Second Camel R. H. E.
Cincinnati 900 900 100 l l
New York. 200 400 05x-11 IA 2
Carroll, Rixey, Ogden and
Manion; Walker and Healy.
AT Boston r. H. E.
Chicago ............ .002 600 102- II l
Boston ..............O01 900 001- 2 8 9
Warneke and Hartnett; Belts and
Spohrer.
At Philadelphia R. H. E,
st. Louis. 200 900 600 600 2 IL 3
Phila. ..........101 600 600 00l- 3 10 O
Derringer and Mancuso, j. Will
son; Holley and v. Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
BLAMED U. S. FOR SENTENCE

MARTINS FERRY, Q. IU.H :
Nobe Conaway blames the govern
ment because he was sent to jail
to work out a $100 fine. When the
government distributed free flour
to the needy, Conaway got
24-pound sack. He traded it for
whisky and then became drunk.
He was fined for intoxication.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09

Oklahoma has her alfalfa Bill"
Murray who hitch-hilted his
way into the governors chair.
and Michigan has her Orla A.
Bailey, farmer residing near
Owosso, who Is trying to dupli-
cate Murray's feat. Bailey
(shown here as he thumbs an
auto and also in a closeup says
he expects to be nominated in
the Republican primary on
Sept. 13, in which he opposes
five candidates, including Cover
nor WILDER M. Brucker. Bailey
owns 800 acres of land and has
good car, but, he explains, he
prefers to hitch-hike his way
over the state because hitch
hiking brings him in closer
touch with the people. He is
running on platform of tax
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
FENCE TWENTY MILES LONG

KINGSVILLE, Tex. (U.P) A
fence 20 miles long without a turn
or bend has been completed. 1t is
one of the boundaries of the King
ranch. Barbed wire of the earlier
days has given way to heavy,
smooth wire which cannot injure
cattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09

take place at the October meeting
in San Francisco. Dale M. Gentry
of San Bernardino, president, said
the commission had not discussed
changing its executive officer, Maj
or Farley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-09
Of
Robins ShrOuded
In Much Mystery
Continued From Page u

political campaign in which Robins
participated.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
FEDERAL EMPLOYE
W|NSPAR|S AWARD
TheoboId HoIsoppIe to Study
Year Abroad in Recognition
of Work in Design.

Theobold Holsopple Of 63s Keefer
place has been awarded the third-place
medal and a cash prize Of $3.50 and
the privilege of entering the FIRST
class" of the Ecole Rationale des Beaux-
Arts, in Paris, for years study, in the
competition for the 1882 Paris prize, It
was announced here yesterday.
Mr. Holsopple, one of the four final-
lists In the prize competition, captured
third-place honors with his solution of
the problem assigned to the f1nalistS,
the designing of a national opera house
for Washington.
Holsopple was graduated from Cath
olic University in 1929. He has been
working recently in the field depart
ment of the constructing quartermaster
of the War Department.
Becoming one of the four finallstS
to compete for the Paris prize in archi-
lecture meant that he was one of the
25 winners among the $50 student who
entered the first preliminary exercise
for the competition, held early in jan
uary; that he was one of the eight
winners of the second round of COM
petition held a month later; and that
he was one Of the four winners chosen
to enter the finals as a result of the
final preliminary sketch on April 8.
Richard H Granelli of New York was
winner of the prize, with Max Abram-
ovitz of New York as alternate and
second-place winner.
Joseph H. Freelander was chairman
of the group of architects serving on
the jury of awards.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
FITS DESCRIPTION
OF Staying VICTIM
Body Taken From Mississippi River
in Arkansas Linked With st.
Louis Crime.

BY the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE, Miss, June 25-The
body of a man believed to fit the
description of Clyde Bailey, 40, whom
Orville James Turley, under arrest at
Detroit, Mich, confessed Staying, was
found in the Mississippi River at Lume,
Ark, late yesterday. The body was
turned over to county authorities at
Lake Village Ark.
Chief of Police William Taggart of
Greenville, notified Detroit police today.
Lune, Ark, is 20 miles north of here.
Officers said the man had been shot
over the left eve.
Thin hair of the head and other
features tailed with the description of
Bailey, Chief Taggart said.
Turley, escaped Colorado convict, told
Detroit authorities he killed Bailey on
an Illinois highway and threw the body
into the Mississippi River at st. Louis.
He said thev had quarreled over the
division of $4,000 obtained in a money
order fraud by tapping telegraph wires
in Michigan
Evening star., 1932-06-26
MATTE LAIRD WINNER
AT AVIATION MEETING
Plane Builder Flies First Race in
Ten Years to Garry Away
First Honors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N Y, June 25.-
Flying his first race in 10 years, Matte
Laird, Chicago plane builder who de-
signed and constructed the ship which
won the Thompson Trophy at Cleveland
in 1880, took top honors at today's air
races by winning the 20-mile free
for-all
Laird, plotting a special ship of his
own design, won handily over Art Davis
of Lansing, Mich, who placed second,
and Jack Morris of Pittsburgh, third
place winner
Jerry Nettleton of Toledo was the
heaviest money winner today, winning
the dead-stick landing contest, placing
second in the balloon bursting contest
and fourth ma race for small-motored
planes. Close behind him was Harold
Neumann of Moline, Ill, with two sec
onds and third
A sportsman's handicap race, limited
to amateurs, was won by John Wright
Of Utica; Paul Blum of Davenport,
Iowa, placed second, and Bill Warrick
Of Cleveland, third.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
LOAN FIRM HEAD JAILED
Colorado Springs Man Will Fight
Extradition on False Returns.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June
25 LP)-E c. Sharer, president Of the
Dollar Building & Loan Association,
now in the hands of receiver, was ar
rested in Los Angeles today on a war
rant charging him with making false re-
turns. Sharer announced he would
fight extradition. The warrant charges
he exaggerated assets Of the association
by S153,259.
w. c. Davis, missing president of the
defunct City Savings Building & Loan
Association, had an interest in the Dol
lar Building & Loan Co. Authorities
and Receiver Charles T. Fertig have
been unable to locate s1,270,000 Gov
eminent bonds believed to have been
in Davis possession.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
RISE IN PROSPERITY
SEEN BY VIRGINIAN
DR.. Freeman Of Richmond Tells
Bankers Bottom of Depression
Is Reached.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, June 25.-Dr.
Douglas S. Freeman of Richmond.
speaking before the Virginia Bankers
Association at Old Point Comfort today,
said he believed the bottom of the de-
preston had been reached in the United
States, but he did not consider the in
ternational situation so favorable.
He predicted a gradual rise in pros
perity, but discredited any belief that
an imitation such as that of 1923 would
recur.
Arthur j. Linn, controller of the Fed
eral American National Bank & Trust
Co., Washington, gave an impromptu
talk on Some Thoughts on the New
Bank Tax"
Evening star., 1932-06-26
GARDEN FETE WEDNESDAY
Annual Affair Of Disciples Home
for Aged.

The annual garden fete of the
Disciples Home for the Aged will be
held Wednesday evening at 2800 Thir
teenth street. In connection with the
Bicentennial celebration, hostesses and
others will wear Colonial costumes.
Mrs. G. T. Warren, chairman, is being
assisted by Mrs Emma Roy, Mrs. Rose
Runkles, Mrs. Raymond Snarr, Mrs.
Clarence Brant, Mrs. o. L. Beardsley,
Mrs. H. Gravett, Mrs. Sara Mcmillan,
Mrs. o. G. WhitloW and Mr.. and Mrs
q. F. Mergeu.
As an additional attraction there will
be an indoor play and music at BIS
and 9:I5 o'clock
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19
NEWS IF WINTER
 MINING ACTIVITIES
 IN NOME DISTRICT
(Fron the Nome Nugget)

(From the Nome Nugget)
 James Corrigan, who has been mining and prospecting on Iron Creek, returned to Nome for the present due to unfavorable min ing weather.
 * * *
 The Lorraine Brothers, Kougarok miners, returned to Nome to await more favorable weather to carry on mining activities.
 * x * F
 Ole Martinson, the we'll known Gold Run miner, was visitor to Nome the past week; he had with him some nice looking gold and quart znuggets from his claim on Gold Run.
 * * *
 Barney Rolando and his two sons returned to Nome from Amer ican Creek, where they had been engaged in mining activities. They expect to return as soon as the weather conditions are more fav- orable.
 Rasmus Jensen and his son Ed die are daily pounding into the frozen gravels trying to reach the ground which they found during the past summer. They are sat- isfied it is there and these persist ent old timers will continue their search irrespective of what obsta- cles may baffle their progress. What this country needs, is more men of that mettle.
 * <
 James Haughey, James Panos and Sam Dadis have started to sink on their property about six miles east of Nome. The weather
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19

the decline of placer, attention is centered on quartz. So will it be in the Nome camp in the future. And the development and active operation of one quartz mine land we have them here) will make Nome a great gold camp equal to any, not only in Alaska, but any place in the world.
 
 Tom Gaffney, Sunset mining man, received letter from A. c. Stewart on the last mail, instruct ing him to sink shaft on the Ma rine claim on Sunset Creek, for the purpose of ascertaining definitely the depth to bedrock and other data. MT. Stewart announces that financial arrangements have been completed to carry on extensive operations on his company's Sun- set holdings this coming season. He stated that he had just com pleted trip to Idaho where he had been sent to pass on some mining properties. He gave further infor- nation that Nome was was going to have considerable amount of quartz development the coming summer. And also added that the Nome country, on account of the large gold production of last sum- mer, was looming very brightly on the mining and investment hor- izon.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19

conditions have retarded progress in their operations. The ground Is situated in a very favorable To- cation, and it would not be a sur- prise, so oldtimers say, if they run onto a good paystreak. More pow CT to them and success.
 x *
 Charley Berg, prospecting on high benches in the vicinity of Otter Creek near the Osborne road, is re- ported to have mighty good pros poets nd favorable indications. Charley, who works for wages in the summer, spends the entire win- ter season prospecting It is to be hoped that success will crown his indefatigable efforts Men of his type should be encouraged by giv- ing them preference in employment, So as to encourage them. Mrs. Berg lives on the claim' in their cozy home, made congenial by the good house wife and helpmate.
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 It is reported from authentic sources that deal has been made on the August Homberger ct al, quartz claims on Newton Gulch. It is understood that active pros pecting will commence early this coming spring. The property, To- cated within three miles of Nome, and as OldtimerS will remember received quite a boost about 12 years ago, and some development was carried on at that time, with favorable results. Placer mining at that time was too much in the ascendancy to induce investors to stay with quartz proposition un- less phenominal values were dis covered. The old Connolly mine, the Sliscovich and Big Hurrah quartz mines are examples of the indifference to quartz in those dyS. It was all placer. Just as in our sister camp of Fairbanks with
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19
MADE SOME PROFIT

More than $100 in profit was re- alized from the tribal entertain ment the Chilkat Indians gave in Juneau recently, reports the Elm pire. The money will go toward building and equipping a hospital at Klukwan, on Lynn Canal, their ancient village.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19

KodakS and Kodak Supplies-de- veloping, printing, enlarging and picture framing. Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19
DEATH BY DROWNING

Mike Bayou, 43, and a resident or Seldovia and vicinity from early boyhood days, lost his life Friday the 17th, when he slipped from the extreme outer deck of the small Fjeldahl gasboat, and was drowned in the cold, deep waters off the out side beach adjacent the mouth of the lagoon across Seldovia bay.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19

Related word has been received in Fairbanks of the death in Den yer on December 10 of Fred w. Schauppp, we'll known pioneer and Interior resident, reports the Fair banks News-M Miner.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19

Heavy shipments of dressed silver and king salmon recently were shipped from Juneau to Vancouver, B. c. and from this latter place they will be taken to London, England, reports the Juneau Empire.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19

Straight Heels are an aid to foot comfort as well as for appearance. Shoes are polished when heels are strengthened, at the Seward Leath- CT Works.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-19

Beautiful Towering hyacinths now on sale at ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-25

boats that may come to Seward short of fuel"
 Whose responsibility is it to supply the bunkers?" interceded Representative Thatcher.
 "The railroad management" re- piled Mr. Murphy, but with a mil lion- dollar deficit runhing every year, they hesitated to spend the money to do this. There are only 28,OO0 white people up there, widely scattered. There are only about 12,000 white folks, and when I say white folks, I mean the kind of folks who live in cities and towns and in the cduntry adjacent to this railroad, that must pay this additional freight, and it does not seem right to penalize 12,OOO pio- neer people to make good a deficit on a govemment-operated rail- road"
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-25
ALASKA $ CO. AGENT
 ATTACKS FOREIGN LINES

AsSailing Canadian competition to American vessels on Alaska a runs, J. Henry Covington, repre- senting the Alaska Steamship Co.,, urged the passage of the fighting ship" bill to amend the Shipping Act which was recently considered at Washington before the Senate Merchant Marine Committee. He said the competitor had conceived the very simple device of trans shipping at Vancouver passengers from Seattle to Alaska.
 He added he understood that some of the Canadian owners were in the committee room at that time and wondered what tn e y would think if the situation were reversed and Americans went to a foreign country to legislate.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-25
REFERRED SALMON IN CANS PUT ON MARKET
 BY JUNEAU PACKER

Alaska Kippered Salmon Tn Cans is a Gastineau Channel prod uct now on the market. Two hum dred cases are on sale in Juneau stores. At least 1000 more will be put up this season, and most of these will go to large cities in the States, where shipments of the de- lectable commodity in previous years have caused it to be in de- mand.
 The fish are being packed by H. L. Morris, longtime resident of the Territory and for many years a dealer in numerous articles of food. The packing is being done at the Douglas Island cannery at Douglas.
 The canned kippered salmon is made of kings, and only of catches taken in the fall, which are said to yield the best and fattest fish. The fish are hand -butchered brined and smoked. They are then hand cut and hand packed They are vacuum sealed and finally are cooked in the cans.
 The eases are convenient in size. Each case, which is of corrugated cardboard, contains one dozen cans.
 MT. Morris salmon is the only kippered salmon that is packed in cans.
 Several cases of Alaska's latest canned salmon delicacy have been received in Seward and the prod uct has been found to be excep- tionally palatable. A large and in- creasing sale Is forecast by all those who have sampled Mr. Morris de- lectable commodity.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-25
COMMUNITY CHURCH

Next Sunday will be gala day at the Community Church.
 10 a. m. Sunday School. It is a pleasure to see the large, order ly attendance at Sunday School. A substantial increase in attendance has been shown during the past winter. All who have been en- rolled and others who may desire to come are urged to attend Sun day School next Sunday
 II a. m The Easter Sunday Morning Service will be helpful and the public is invited to attend We are glad to welcome the various organizations which are forming the habit of attending the Easter Morning Service. Another oppor tunity for Baptism of adults and children will be given at this serv- ice. Those who are to be received into the church are urged to at tend this service if possible.
 6:30 D. m Epworth League.
 73O p. m. A pageant portraying the facts of Easter will be present. ed at the Evening Eervice hour This will be the most beautifully lighted pageant so far presented It will be thing of beauty as well as inspirational. Costumes depict ing the period in which Christ lived will be worn. Eighteen characters will take part. A choir will sing the special music. It is not often that the people of Seward have the privilege of enjoying such an eve ming, and everybody is invited to attend.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-25
LARGE NUMBER PEOPLE
 EMPLOYED IN ALASKA
 BY BUREAU FISHERIES

More than 300 persons and 24 vessels, exclusive of small launch es, were employed by the U. s. Bureau of Fisheries in Alaska fish cry work in 1881, says an official announcement.
 Tn 1881 there were 220 stream guards and special employees and nine chartered boats, manned by 12 persons, engaged by the bureau in patrol and fisheries law enforce ment in various districts of Alas ka. These special temporary em- ployees were stationed as follows: no in Southeast Alaska, 19 in the Seward -Katalla district, 30 in the Kodiak -Afognak area, four a Chignik, eight in the Alaska Pen insula area, 36 on Bristol Bay and three in the Yukon-Kuskokwim district.
 Five of the chartered boats were operated in Southeast Alaska, two in the Seward -Katalla district, one on Cook Inlet and one in the Shu- magin Islands region. There were 76 stream guards who furnished their own launches-54 of whom were in Southeast Alaska, 12 in Central Alaska and one in West ern Alaska.
 Fifteen special employees were engaged in scientific work-thrae on herring and 12 on salmon inves- tigations- the work being carried on mainly in Southeast and Central Alaska.
 In addition to the foregoing, 12 statutory employees and 14 bureau vessels, manned by 53 men, were engaged in fishery protective work These, together with the tempor- ary employees and scientific inves- tigators, make a total of 312 per sons and A vessels, apart from launches, identified with fishery