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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01
SHARK SEIZED
 WHISKY BOTTLE

San F'fancisee-(0p)-Ths sea- son for bigger and better fsh stories was inaueurated with the return here of Dr. 0eorae B. Pierce. retired New York surgeon, from c fishing trip in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
 pr. Pierce, middle-Agsd, brought back records accrediting him with q catch of 11,300 pounds of sword- fish and black marlin. This catch Is said to form a worlds record.
 Exhibiting muscular knots in his arms forming a pronounced case of anglers eIbow,' Dr. Pierce told how he had travelled half way around the world just to fish" Among the thrills of his nehing trip was q epectacular fight with a mako shark.
 Soon after . large marlin seized my bait.'' the New Yorker accounted, "a shark attacked the marlin, deveured half of it, and with this taste of blood 1t went wild.
 1t grabbed bait off other lines. leaped out of the water with two hooks in its mouth, swallowed q whisky bottle being used as a float, and then battled madly for six hours before we could capture it."
 During the 4S-day expedition on which Dr. Pierce made his record catch, he landed 37 swordfish and eight martins. The largest marlin weighed 7a6 pounds, a. record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01
Muscle Shoals Delayed
 End Of CiDiI War
Much FieraIded Area of To-day Then Blocked Union 4 Afny's Path to Georgia

became senator. but ths French failed.
 Mobile was the outlet through which eastern Misslssippi sent much of her lumber ana naval stores to foreign countries. The Panama canal, 50 Senator Morgan reasoned, would place Mobile In closer touch wit. hthe Orient, and give Alabama great commercial
 Inc Political side
 Mobile dominated six or seven counties In Southwest Alabama, which made . desirable bloc in the Alabailna lesislatur ewhenever the election of q U. 6. senator came up. Senator MUfgan knew the power of the Mobile bloc and wanted to keep. it behind hifn. The Panama canal was his pun with Mobile. But MotRAfi couldn't dominate the whole senate 1r1 order that he might hold Mobile. But there was Muscle shoals in North Alabama.
 why not use Muscle Shoals to line up enough. senatros to push imatters--tise 1t as the spade to turn the first shoverfil of dirt in the canal project?"
 Georgia had q rapidly growing city = Atlanta. Atlanta wanted port rates. But Atlanta didn't have . creek big enough to float Catan pirogue. However, Georgia had q far-sseing sefiatorASenator BAcon-to whom Ssnator Morgan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01
Bf Jr1f wA1roN

Written for the United Press (CopgriRl1t .ieSs by United Pfess)
 Europa, Miss, June 1s-(UP)- Came the catac1ysfl1 of Civil war From which the South emerged crushed and broken. But for Mus cle shoals, the Union army might have terminated the war a year earlier. After Shiloh and Vicis- burg, gun boats, transports and other paraphernGiia could have been sent up the Tennessee ana Att 1anta could have been taken a year sooner,--but Muscle Shoals was in the way.
 Ten years of reconstruction left Muscle Shoals to roar and thunder on it's undisturbed course. But a distinguished confederate hrigadief general. John Morgan of Alabama, had been with Joe Wheeler ana Nathan Bedford Forest in their forays. and Morgan had ferried across the Tennessee more than once.
 His shoals Idea
 'sWhy not make the Tsnnesses navigAble from the Ohio to Chat tanooga?" he frequently asked.
 How 2" was the reply.
 By building locks and dams at Muscle Shoals" he would answer.
 Ten years after the Civil war. General Morgan was elected U. 8. senator from Alabama. The French had begun the building of the Panama canal when Morgan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01
YOUTHS LEAD
 US. ARRES1S

Washington --- (U.P.)-~oae 8zf< of every five persons arrested l1l the United States during the nfst three months of 1888 wae under 21, according to fingerprint ldentf- fication cards received by the unI- ted States Bureau of investigation.
 The bureau received f1nEerpriuf cards of 80,7S5 persons Arrested during the period. Nearly one-thlrd were booked on charges of dis orderly conduct, drunkenness or vagrancy. Approximately another third of the arrests were for lar ceny--theft, burglary, robbery and assault offenses.
 The statistics showed that 45.S per cent of the arrests made for auto theft during the first quarter of 1888 were youths under 21, while 3s.S per cent of the arrests for burglary were in the same class.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01

Mississippi to Chattanooga Tenn. The state or Georgia owned . line of failroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga, being the only state owning railroad in fee simple.
 Build docks at Chattaiiooga, run your Georgia freight cars alongside the boats and barges coming up from ths mouth of the Mississippi, and the tricks done" Senator Morgan told Sem ator Bacon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01

appealed. V { "Hslp me get the Panama Canal issue before the people, and I will show you how to get port rates for Atlanta" was Mergan's prop osition to Senator Bacon. Needless to say that Senator Morgan had Bacon's attention at once.
 The plan was to place locks and dams at Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee and make that river navigable from the mouth of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01

And U. s. Senator Bacon was the first man to sign Senator Nor kan's request for permission to bring the Muscle Shoals Panama Canal question before the Senate ---thrss names being necessary for such permission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01

Richmond, Va, (UP)--George J. Kline, of Wolsvilie, Md, was arrest- ed because he was driving with his auto tags covered with mud. When the mud was scraped off police found the front plate did not 5ibe' with the rear and both were seven years old. He was sentenced to 20 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01

the governor power to order all public officers to authorize pay rolls in gold coin but, due to the national gold policy, probably never will be used. The law was passed by the last legislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01

LAW IS ALMOST WORTHLESS
 Salt Lake City, Utah--(UP)- Utah has a law which, under pres3 eflt conditions, comes close to being the limit in worthlessness. It gives
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-01
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09

the many tributes of beautiful flowers. Adv.
 Frank Varljen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
who died on July 4. 1904.

who died on July 4, 1904.
 George Bach, brother of Frank, joined him here in 1895, and has been living for a number of years at Taku Harbor on his farm. Tha brothers have mining interests in Taku.
 Frank Bach followed the gold rush into the interior in '97 and 98 and was one of the lucky souls who came out with. money. The small fortune he brought out with him was diminished through aii- ing friends who needed hep.
 MT. Bach, since he disposed Of his store in Douglas, has lived in Juneau with his daughter, Mrs. Robert Coughlin. Another daugh- ter, Mrs. Larrie McKeehnia and his son Frank Bach, Jr., also live in Juneau.
 And after fifty years, Mir Bach wouldn't like. any place else. That speaks well for the Territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
PLANTs-sHKUBs-TREEs

All kinds of plants, shrubs and trees best adopted to your gar- den needs. e adv. eAy JUNEAU FLORISTS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
REV. OLAFSON IS
 BOUND FOR SOUTH

The Rev. Erling K. Olafson, pas : tor of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, left on the Princess Norah this morning for Seattle to attend the Pacific Synod of the United Lutheran Church of America which meets in the Queen City on May Is and Is.
 Rev. Olafson expects to be absent about three weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
JOHNNY HARRIS IS PAINTING UP; MAY
 GET HIM BUSINESS

The old adages that a shoe makers children have no shoes, and a painters shop isn't painted. is being refuted today by Johnny Harris, signpainter, who is adorn- ing his shop on Second Street with bright fresh paint.
 There are lots of signs and fronts of stores in Juneau that need freshening and painting" Harris said today. And after talk ing a good look at my own decided it needed it and had better set an example. It might help me sell some other business men the idea"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
MOTHERS DAY BE OBSERVED BY DOUGLAS EAGLES
Special Program to Be Given Sunday-Truitt to
 Be Principal Speaker

Following their usual custom. Douglas Aerie IF Fraternal Order Of Eagles will observe Mothers Day with special program to be given in honor of mothers, next Sunday evening, in the Eagles hall.
 James s. Truitt, Attorney Gen eral of Alaska will deliver the prin- cipal address of the evening. Sev- eral other appropriate numbers are to be included in the program which will be announced in it's entirety before the end of the week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
SILVER TEA TO BE
 GIVEN TOMORROW;
 LACE WORK SHOWN

The Women's Missionary Society of the Resurrection Lut h Q T Il Church will hold a silver tea in the church parlors tomorrow after noon from to 5 o'clock. Spring flowers and foliage will provide a charming setting for the attractive ly decorated tables. Delicious re- treatments and. soft music will in sure a pleasant afternoon for all who attend.
 A large assortment of lace doil- ies, handmade by the wcmen CT India, will be on display.
 This tea was planned to ac- quaint the women of Juneau with these beautiful laces. There is no obligation to buy but we hope no one win miss the opportunity to inspect them" said Mrs. Harry Stonehouse, Chairman of the com mittee in charge. On the commit tee with Mrs Stonehouse are Mrs. Alfred zenger and Mrs. Martin Borleck.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09

Frank Bach came to Alaska fifty years ago Sunday, and swears to- day that he is glad he cane-and wouldn't live anywhere else but AL aska.
 As a twenty-two year old boy, Bach was living in Arizona where he read in a newspaper a story about all of the gold to be found in Alaska
 The paper said that anyone could make $4 or S5 day banning gold on the beach-anywhere in Alaska. That sounded pretty good, but when I came to Alaska, I couldn't find gold any place" MT Bach said.
 It was. two months after he start ed for the North that MT. Bach arrived here on the Victoria, May T, 1883. Ships left San Francisco once month for Alaska. He just missed the regular monthly trip and a. special trip. of the Victoria brought him here just two months after he had started on his jour lley.
 Gees to .DOussas
 Mir Bach was'in Douglas short while, came to Juneau and oper- ated the Franklin Hotel for year and finally returned to Douglas where he operated a general store from 1885 to 1924
 If he didn't find any gold in Alaska the year he arrived, MT. Bach found plenty of excitement.
 He relates as his most interest ing early experience here, the hanging of two Indians who had killed three white men.
 Juneau was a small settlement then. with one hundred and fifty people scattered about the shores and working up the basin.
 "A white man sold beer in a log cabin on the way down from the basin. Three Indians tried to buy beer from him one day, and when he refused to sell it to them, they hit him over the head, and killed him.
 Cow Horn Sounded
 When the people in June au found out what had happened, the COW horn which called them to town when anything especial oc-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
MRS. R. L.BERNARD TAKES
 YUKON TO KETCHIKAN

Mrs. R. L. Bernard left for Ket- chikan on the steamer Yukon early Monday morning for a visit. Mrs. Bernard will proceed from Ketchi- kan to Minneapolis where she will visit her sister, Mrs Charles Dwan, during the summer. She will also visit her mother and re- latives at Moosejaw, Canada, be- fore returning to Juneau in the fall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
SALOUM WILL ADD SHOE REPAIR SHOP
 TO HIS BUSINESS

J. M. Saloum, pioneer Douglas and Juneau business. man, an nounced today that in the near future he will install a modern shoe repair shop in his store on Seward Street.
 Years ago, MT Saloum operated a shoe repair shop and gradually worked into the mercantile busi- ness. He has decided to go back to his former trade and add the shop to present business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
Frapk Bacll Here for Fifty
 Years; Is Still c Booster; t Early Hanging Is Recalled

cured was sounded and every one up the basin hurried down to see what had happened There was no law here then, but the Indians were taken to the Barracks that was up on the Court House Hill, and hand-cuffed. Later when they were out in the corridor with q guard, one of the Indians man. aged to get hold Of the guards gun and killed him The Indians ran out of the barracks and killed man outside. By that time they were being chased and as they entered a house, one of them was killed by a white man, one got away and the other was arrested.
 People in town appointed a judge, district attorney, an attor- ney for the Indian and drew a jury The Indian was tried right away, found guilty and sentenced to hang the next morning at 10 o'clock.
 Gallows Are Built
 They offered S250 to anyone bringing in the Indian who had escaped
 "Gallows were built about where the light company is now and the Indian was hanged right on time.
 Just then there was lot of commotion up near the Barracks and it was found that the Indian who had escaped, down to the In- dian village, had been captured. They took him over to a dance hall near Second and Franklin, tried him and sentenced him to hang the next day.
 Before he was hanged he asked if he could make a speech. Then he told the Indians who had gath cred there that it was time for them to behave themselves. that there were too many white men around for them not to be good.
 And after that there wasn't much trouble with the Indians
 Another OIdtimer
 The only person in town now who was here at the time MT Bach ar rived is Mrs. A. J. Palmer, who was a young girl here fifty years ago.
 MT. Bach was married here in 1890 to Ellen Gracious Calhoun
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
VICTOR ELFENDAHL ON
 WAY TO HOME IN SEATTLE

Victor Elfendahl, Vice-presldent of the Alaska Pacific salmon Cor poration, tcok passage on the sea- plane Baranof for Ketchikan Sun day and planned to board, the Yukon at that port for his head quarters in Seattle MT Elfendahl spent several weeks in Juneau on business for his company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09

Read the ads as carefully es you read the news articles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
D. I. W. c. MEETING

Mesdames William A. Fleek and D. Frankforter will be the host esseS at the regular meeting of the Douglas Island Women's Club to be held at the home of the former, Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
DOUGLAS ALUMNI

All members of the Douglas High School Alumni are requested to meet at the Douglas High School Bldg, Tuesday, May 9, at 7:30 pm.
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
ATTENTION REBEKAHS

Regular meeting of Perseverance Rebekah Lodge No. 2 A, Wednes- day evening at o'clock. Initiation and luncheon.
 ALPHONSINE CARTER, adv Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
CARD or THANKS

I wish to thank the members of the Moose Lodge and all the other friends for their kindness following the death of my step son, Mickey Floridan, and for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-09
CATHOLIC LADIES TO MEET

The Altar Society will meet with Mrs. August Olson at her home on Thursday evening of this week, May II.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-19

from about his neck and chin; then
Strengthened and scowled at Doctor
Darand with small, pig-like eyes. BY
his Strengthening, by removing his hat
and muffler. he had peeled off twenty
years. All disguise was dropped; and
1t was Crane who stood there
Crane, the cruel and merciless con-
federate of Eddie Pellen, "the I'm
mune," the gunman.
This way" ordered Crane, and,
Selling Bertram's arm, led him
through the same door into the din
ing room. A few PAGES behind, on
rubber heels, the negro followed.
In the dining room Crane swung
round abruptly. Look here" he said
less harshly, "you saw him, didn't you.
when he was all right upstairs?"
Crane jerked his head at the still
figure on the couch in the next room.
EYES," admitted Bertram.
you was there when he was called
to the phone and took tumble. You
tended him afterward. All right.
Just say that and sign, Doctor OAR
and; that's all you got to do; and
stick to it. Get me now?"
81 get you," admitted Bertram, and
clenched his hands, his blood singing
within him; for what Crane wanted
was now perfectly plain: it was a
certificate to be signed and attested
by Bertram Darand, M. D., that he
had attended one William Severson, a
guest at the home of Harper Cotton,
when said William Severson required
medical aid as the result Of an acct
dental fall downstairs which occurred
while Doctor Bertram happened to be
in the house. This statement was tc
be the death certificate when Billy
Stevenson died; and it was intended
to prevent police investigation.
Suddenly realizing all this, Doctor
Darand backed away from Crane and
Cotton and stumbled against the big
negro.
DANGEROUSLY the telephone bell rang
again.
ooh, my God!" gasped Cotton.
Crane crossed the room to the in
strument and took the receiver, then
quickly he turned and beckoned to
the negro. The fellow shuffled for
ward and picked up the telephone.
Hello"
Crane bent over to listen. Putting
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his heavy hand over the mOuthpiece,
he whispered hoarsely to the negro.
''Tell her .nobody's been here this
morning."
Doctor Darand sat up. SO the per-
son who had telephoned before was a
woman. But what woman? Evident
ly no switchboard operator, no stem
ographer acting for some one else.
Fifteen minutes before, when Cotton
himself had answered, he had spoken
to her as If she were principal in
this mystery. What woman that Col
ton knew would have been inquiring
for Doctor Darand here? That had
been impossible to answer, for Ber-
tram knew nothing Of Colton's &C
quaintances But Crane knew her,
too; and there was but one woman in
the world whom both Crane and Doc
tor Darand knew. She was that
young, fair, enhancing girl who had,
by mistake, appeared at Doctor OAR
and's door on the night of the storm
when Eddie Pellen, the gunman, had
U6cu SlIOI SuC IL was Whos w
take, had summoned Bertram Darand,
meaning to call a doctor already on
Cranes "staff," and thus Kitty Hewitt
started the chain of events which had
led to Doctor Darand's presence in
this house, though all the links of the
chain were not yet forged.
Plainly she suspected his presence,
and as plainly recognized his danger.
Harper Cotton approached Crane
and plucked at his sleeve. "That was
her again?"
swell, what if it was?'
Cotton begged: "Now what's she
doing?'
But Crane only muttered an oath.
"She said something to you." Col
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get 4 better man. Now. I'll use the
telephone, please" >s>
mo. Won won't"

get q better man. Now, I'll use the
telephone, please" >
mo, you won't"
"What does this mean?"
"You-you can't take him out" A
light of fear showed in Coltons eyes.
With trembling hand he passed a
handkerchief across his brow. 81
won't have him taken away from this
housed"
Bertram advanced to the couch and
gazed at the boys quiet, pale face. It's
aspect puzzled him and, ignoring Col
ton, he wandered into the next room.
Bewilderment had taken the place of
anger within him.
The old man who had been sweep
ing the front steps when Bertram en-
tered the house was sweeping the
rear walk now. Very recently he must
have cleared the cement. for only the
lightest Of white down lay in front of
his broom. Yet on this fluff Of snow
lay fOOtsteps-a single set of foot
steps, leading away from the house.
And Bertram, noticing these almost
absent-mindedly, reused suddenly to
realization that the old man was busy
at obliterating these marks.
Startled, Bertram swung about to
Cotton, who had followed him: "Who
is in the house besides your man and
us and-him?"
Nobody" said Cotton hoarsely.
who's just been here?"
Nobody"
Bertram's pulses pounded in his ex-
element; he whispered to himself,
eve got to keep COOL" And in his
bewilderment he cast over and over
to himself: whats on here? What
in the world was / called here for?'
The subject Of discussion between
Cotton and himself upstairs had been
blind, he now felt sure. But what
was back Of the blind? Was 1t that
which had happened or something else
which had been intended and which
Billy Severson's fall downstairs had
cut short?
The negro answered the phone.
"For you, sir" he said, turning to
Cotton.
'Tell EN-" jerked out Cotton, mot
now"
They've got to talk to YOU" the
negro repeated sharply; and Cotton
started, then went to the phone. Ber-
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tram, listening, heard: what? He's
not here. l tell you he's not
here. l don't care what they
told you, l don't know a On thing
about him." And Cotton slammed
down the receiver.
''Look here" said Bertram boldly.
IF you imagine that you have right
to prevent proper medical attendance
for this young man, you're wrong |!
More than that, you're committing a
definite and dangerous crime!"
He strobe forward toward the tele-
phone.
"Fred!" growled Cotton.
Obediently the big negro blocked
the way; but Bertram was merely
making a feint. He lodged swiftly
back into the dining room and through
the swinging doors into the kitchen
and rushed to the rear door, which he
found locked and chained. Before
he had the bolt back, the negro was
after him and he swung up chair
and flung 1t in front of the negroes
legs. With an oath the man sprawled /;
but was up in second. Bertram
wrenched the door open and blundered
out upon a cold porch to be confront
ed by the old man with the broom.
where you going?" the old man
demanded
"Let me by!"
"Oh, mol" The old man wasted no
words, but raised his broom and with
amazing vigor thrust him backward.
Now from the rear the negro seized
Bertram's shoulders and flung him
roughly into the kitchen. The old
man stamped into the house, slammed
: the door shut. and bolted it.
He pulled off his battered nat and
with jerk unwound the muffier
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Shadows Of the Civ
By EDWIN BALMER and GENE MARKEY
PROTECTION


DR. three consecutive morn
ings, this appeal had stood
in the classified columns
of Chicago newspapers:
PERSONAL-If anyone
knows the whereabouts of
James MacLaren, twenty
two years, who left his
home In Linton, Illinois,
on November Is on a
business trip to Chicago,
please communicate by
telegram. charges collect.