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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
CONTRACTS FOR CARRYING MAIL
 BY AIR OPENED
Postmaster General Farley Spring Surprise-2l
 Routes Covered

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Spec- tators whistled in surprise today when Postmaster General James A. Farley opened bids for carrying mail on 21 routes that the Govern ment intends to place in private hands for the next three months.
 Some companies bid as low as 19 cents an airplane mile. The maximum range stipulated was Al to AT cents per airpiane mile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
New Jersey Governor
 Candidate for Senate

TRENTON, N. J., April 20.- Gov A. Harry Moore, with the support of the Democratic State organization. has announced his candidacy for the United States Senate.
 The Republican incumbent, Sen ator Hamilton F. Kean. has an nounced he would seek the office again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
SILVER RATIO
 BE DISCUSSED

WASHINGTON. April 20.-An international agreement for remon- citation of silver at uniform ra- tio to gold is seen in high official diplomatic circles. Conferences are now afoot for an international discussion as soon as Congress ad- journs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
Duel to Death

HOLSTER. Cal.-A battle to the death between police dog and a coyote took place on a road near here. The bodies of both animals, slashed and torn, were found a few feet apart
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
James Allen Dies as
 Result of Throat Tumor

SEATTLE. April 20.-James AL len. of Olympia, former head of the State Highway Department, died here today as the result of a throat tumor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
sOMMERs GOES SOUTH

R. J. Sommers, who left here for the south on the Northwestern, will be absent for about two weeks on business, he declared previous to his departure
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
BASES URGED FOR ALASKA
Japan Gets Stiff Jolt Under
 Fighting JalU on China Policy

TOKYO, April 2O-Apparently surprised by the worlds reaction to it's statement warning other off China the spokesman asserting that Japan desire interfere with Chnas independence existing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-20
STOCK PRICES RALLY LATE IN
 TRADING TODAY
Aircraft Issues Lead in General Recovery
 Close Is Firm

NEW YORK, April 20-Stocks rallied briskly in a late upturn af- ter early irregularity apparently due partly to mild revival of in flationary psychology coincident with the weakness of the Interna- tional dollar rates.
 Aircraft issues led the recovery in equities.
 Final gains ranged from one to two or more points. The close was firm.
 The curb was improved. United States Government securities sagged as the result of the decline of the dollar on exchange.
 Wheat Comes Back
 Wheat came back for gain of one cent a bushel and other cereals finished equally as well or better.
 Wright Aeronautical was up four points. United Aircraft was up two points.
 Other Gamers
 Other issues showing gains of one to around two points included Case, Borden, U. S. Rubber, pre- 'ferred, a few rails, Dupont, U. s. Alcohol.
 Utilities were improved.
 Rails were somewhat spotty.
 General Motors and Chrysler were steady but Auburn was off two points.
 U. s. Smelling lost one point.
 The gold group was bit higher.
 CLOSING PRICES TODAY
 NEW YORK. April 20-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 20%, American Can 104l5, American Power and Light 9A, Anaconda IT Armour B 35s Bethlehem Steel 43A Curtiss- Wright AS, Fox Films 165s, Gen eral Motors 39 h, International Harvester 42A, Kennecott p, Sen eca Copper 1as, no range; South ern Railroad 34h, Ulen Company 3as, United Aircraft 25A, United States Steel 52A, Briggs Manufac- turing Is, Mcintyre Porcupine 46%
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
POLITICS ACTIVE.
IN ALEXANDRIA

Undeterred by the cold weather,
the candidates for the Democratic
nominations for the City Council
in Alexandria have started active
campaigns, In only the first ward
where John D. Matter is un-
opposed, are the candidates in
active. In all the other wards
friends of the various contestants
are leaving no stone unturned in
getting to the voters.
The selection of the three coun-
cilmen at large is occupying more
attention than the ward fights, as
the election of Mayor hinges on
this, the one receiving the largest
number of votes automatically
becoming Mayor.
E. F. Ticer, present Mayor; E.
c. Dawson, A. S. Lamond, William
j. Greenan, Capt. T. M. Hamilton,
Paul L. Delaney and DIR. John T..
Ashton are all considered to have
a good chance in the seven sided
race,
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
S35 WAGE ENDS.
EXEMP PT|ONS
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Exemptions of executives and
supervisors from maximum and
minimum wage and hour provi.
sions of the oil code will not ap-
ply to employees receiving less
than $35 per week, Secretary of
Interior Ickes, as oil admins
traitor, ruled today.
Only employees who work with
their vehicles out of bulk plants
on commission without minimum
guarantees are exempted regard
less Of wages, it was said, being
claSsed as sales agents of the
company. Secretary IckeS also ap-
proved a decision of the Labor
Policy Board that employees of the
Magnolia Petroleum Companys
refinery at Fort Worth, Tex,
should hold an election to choose
their own plan of representation
for collective bargaining. The
company had held that no such
election was necessary.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Al Smith Is Dead; DC. Firemen
Mourn Loss of Dog Mascot
Smoke-Eaters Sob As
Pal of Last Nine
Years Expires

They brought "Al Smith" home
today-dead.
Official mascot of the District
Fire Department for nine years,
the Boston bulldog answered his
last alarm yesterday. Early to-
day he showed signs of weaken
ing, and firemen knew the aged
dog was staging his last battle.
They stood about him-the
h ard-b boiled firefighters-and
sobbed like children. "Al Smith"
seemed to sense their sorrow as
big tears filed down his cheeks.
Quietly he drew his last breath.
No ordinary pooch was "Al
Smith" He was extremely fusSy
about what he ate and when
some lowly dish was placed be-
fore him, he merely shifted and
walked away. He accompanied
firemen of No. 8 Engine Com
pany to all alarms.
Children Of the neighborhood
were particularly attached to the
dog, and at the sound of an alarm
they crowded the entrance to the
station to watch their pet ride
out in his metal basket at the
top of the pumper truck. He
barked continuously, and after
the fire he made sure all members
were present before they started
back home.
The dog was owned by F. G.
WeiSsmiller, a fireman attached
to No. 8 Engine Co. WeiSSmiller,
who lives in the 800 block Fiji
teenth st. S. E.. brought the re-
mains Of the dog home today.
The body will be cremated to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
CHAPLIN SEEN
ALTAR-B0UND

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 8
U.N.SO.-The leading lady"
dressing room at the Charlie
Chaplin movie studio has been
completely refurnished for a new
occupant.
And Hollywood, recalling that
two Of the heroineS who played
opposite the master comedian be-
came Mrs. Charles Spencer Chap
lin, today was asking if history
will repeat itself.
The actress for whom the dress
ing room has been done over in
blue and grey and peach is
Paulette Goddard, already desig-
mated as the heroine Of Chaplin'S
next picture.
Rumor has it that the two have
been married secretly, but this
has been denied by Alfred Reeves,
"Charlie's" business manager, who
said:
'T'm sure Mr.. Chaplin won't
be married at least until his
picture is finished.
$50 many things can happen
In making "a picture-but If all
goes SmOOthly-well, you never
can tell when Charlie is con-
Cerned."
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Of DEAN
LAID To OP|ATE

GREENWOOD, Miss, Feb. 9
G.N.SO.-Repulsed in their pre-
liminary fight for the right to
scan hospital records covering the
period when DR.. j. Preston Ken
nedy was dying in Jackson hos
pital, attorneys for DR.. Sara Ruth
Dean today launched an attack
seeking to show that the opiates
the surgeon admittedly had taken
were sufficient to have caused
death.
In line with previous testimony
IT, DR.. Kennedy had taken OPT
E lring what the State de,
: rs drinking SPREE" de-
! torneys sought to show
t. Sc opiates not only might
ca death but would leave
traC5 of bichloride of mercury
poisoning, quantities of which
drug we're found in the viScera Of
the dead surgeon.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Staying HOLDS
ART SMITH

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Sensa-
tional new evidence, linking Art
J. Smith, self named commander
in-chief of the Khaki Shirts of
America, with the murder last
July for which two men have
been already acquitted, resulted
yesterday in the arrest of Smith
at his home in Shamokin, Pa, it
was revealed by the district attor-
ney of Queens County.
Smith was ordered held in
Philadelphia as a material wit
ness to the killing of Anthony
Fierro, an anti-Fascist, during a
brawl in Columbia Hall, Astoria,
Queens, on July IA, last. Smith
was a witness at the trial of Frank
Moffer, one of his "aides-de-
camp" who was acquitted of the
shooting.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
PARIS CABINET
To CONTINUE
DEFAULTS
Conservative Ministers Hold
Control; Gold Standard to
Be Retained

PARIS, Feb. 9 G.N.S0.-The
new French government Of Gas
ton Doumergue will continue to
default on foreign debt payments
to the United States, it was indi-
Gated today.
The presence in the cabinet Of
Edouard Herriot, who was over
thrown as premier because he
advocted paying America, will
have no effect on government
policy inasmuch as Louis Ger
main-Martin, new finance minis
ter, is considered a foe of debt
p syment.
Favor Gold Standard
The debt problem is not even
apt to come up for consideration
when parliament reaSsembles. The
Chamber Of Deputies must deal
with so many pressing domestic
and European problems that it
is unlikely to clear up its calen-
dar before adjournment for a
three-month vacation in July.
The new French government
will be more determined than even
its predecessors to maintain the
gold standard, financial experts
declared. Finance Minister Ger
main Martin is unalterably op-
posed to abandoning gold.
Strong Conservative
The cabinet represents a strong
swing toward the rightiSt or con-
Servative elements with Barthou
Flandin. Tardieu, Cheron, and
Marin in the majority over Her
riot, Sarraut and Leval represent
ing left wing groups. A striking
selection was that of Louis Marin,
member Of one of the most reac-
tionary parties in the chamber, as
minister of labor and this choice
may stir opposition from socialist
and radical socialist deputies.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
WOMAN WEEPS
BITTER GRIEF
IN JAIL CELL
Awaits Trial on Same Kidnap.
Ing Charge That Faced Her
Desperate Husband

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Feb. 8
NN.S0 0.-Grief shaken and weep
ing continuously in her Jail cell,
Mrs. Verne Sankey today was on
the point Of a breakdown because
Of the suicide Of her desperate
husband, confessed kidnaper Of
Charles T. Boettcher II. Sankey
chose death rather than imprison-
ment for life.
Under indictment for the same
kidnapping and confined in the
county Jail here, Mrs. Sankey cried
historically when authorities told
her Verne is dead" She took it
plenty bad" guards said.
Hangs Self With Necktie
Sankey committed suicide in his
solitary confinement cell in the
State penitentiary last night by
hanging himself from a cross bar
with a necktie.
Stolid, unperturbed and radia-
ting an air of unconcern, was Cor
don Alcorn, indicted with the San
keys in the 100000 ransom abduc-
ton of Boettcher. Alcorn, occupy
ing a cell adjoining Sankey's
merely shrugged his shoulders as
the gangster's body was taken
away to a mortuary.
Wife Proves Loyal
Mrs. Sankey was true to her
pledge Of loyalty to her late hus-
band Only two days ago she told
Federal officers she would "stick
to Verne to the last even though
he had another sweetheart in
Helen Mattern.'
Miss Mattern was the girl who
was living with Sankey when he
was arrested last week in Chicago.
DR.. w. Keller, penitentiary
physician, pronounced the Dakota
badman dead from strangulation
produced both by the hanging and
by the handkerchief he stuffed
down his throat to prevent his
guards hearing any sound.
The two Federal guards as
signed to watch over the prisoner
had turned their backs on Sankey
for only five minutes. When the
pair, A. B. Nicely and Frank Gil
more, returned they found the
desperado's body swinging from
Q crossbar.
: win Be Sentenced AT Once
Sankey andS Alcorn were to
have entered a plea today be-
fore Judge A. Lee Wyman. Byron
8. Payne, assistant United States
district attorney, said Alcorn will
definitely plead guilty. Payne said
the prisoner would be sentenced
Immediately if guilty plea is en-
tered.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Drive on KIDNAPPING
Not LeSsened By U. S.

Efforts Of the Department Of
Justice to end the snatch rack
ct" and to bring kidnappers to
justice are in no wise lessened
because of the suicide of Verne
Sankey at Sioux Fails, S. Dak.,
and the release of Edward G.
Bremen.
The case against Gordon Al
corn, associate of Sankey, will
be vigorously pressed, according
to j. Edgar Hoover, head of the
investigation activities of the de-
partment, and 313 agents of the
department are on the watch for
clues regarding Bremer'S kid
napers.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
BLOC HITS
CONCESSIONS
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Concessions proposed by the
Administration in the congress
sional drive to liberalize the
Economy Act as it affects vet,
eranS' compensation were termed
unsatisfactory" today by the Sen
ate veterans bloc.
Following a conference PreSi-
dent Roosevelt held with Senators
Robinson, Arkansas; Senate Ma
jority Leader Byrnes (DD, South
Carolina; Brig. Gen. Frank T
Hines, administrator of veterans
affairs; and Director Of the Bud
get Lewis w. Douglas, Robinson
said he expected Byrnes to recon-
mend the following amendments
to the proposed legislation:
Restoration of compensation to
veterans whose disabilities were
presumptively Service-connected
but who were dropped from the
rolls, pending final decision Of
their appeal to Veterans Appeal
Board. Time for consideration of
such appeals extended from six
months to one year.
Inclusion in the bill Of the Pres
ident's order that veterans hos
pitals accept veterans unable to
pay for their care to the extent
of their facilities"
Senator Byrnes is chairman Of
the committee handling the legis-
lation.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Principal Provisions
Of New Tax Measure
BY International News servics


Principal features Of the income
tax revision bill of the House
Ways and Means Committee fol-
low:
Normal income tax rate on up
to $4,000 net taxable income re-
mains at 4 per cent. :
Present second normal tax is
wiped out and instead Surtax
rates begin after $4,000, with levy
of per cent on amount $4,000 to
$4,000. Increases to maximum Of
SO per cent on incomes over
$1,000,000. Ten per cent deduc-
ton allowed for earned income;
all income up to $4,000 to be con-
Sidered earned,
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
4 Declared Guilty
In Numbers SLQuinQ

Second degree verdictS were re-
turned against four colored men
accused of killing George Hatch,
colored numbers operator, by a
jury before Justice Peyton Cor
don in District Supreme Court
last night after seven hours de.
liberation.
The guilty are Melvin Stroth.
ers, Carroll Broadus, Milton Terry
and Arthur Leigh. They were
charged with shooting Hatch dur.
ing an attempted robbery, at
Eighth and T Streets northwest,
November 30.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
So on Honor Roll
At C0rdOzO HiQh

Cardozo High School placed SO
students on the honor roll for the
semester closing last week. Seniors
the roll of honor were:
Grace Beckwith, Inez Fox,
Janet Fletcher, Bernice Brown,
Cordelia Key, Ernestine Swami,
Virgie DeBardelaben, Pearl
Faulkner, Ernestine Greene,
Pauline Marshall, Elease New
man, Carrie Nokes, Nancy Rob-
erts, Florence Mitchell, George
Davis, Dorothy Stages, John
Yedell, John Euell, Lillian GlaS-
coe. Charles Ford and Andrew
Mickens. al
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Negro History Week
To Be Observed Here

Colored citizens of Washington
will observe Negro history week
beginning Sunday and continuing
throughout next week. Tribute to
Frederick Douglass, abolishionist,
whose birthday comes February
IL, will be included in the exer-
ciseS at many of the churches
Sunday.
That night special race rela-
ton program will be given at
Asbury M. E. Church, where the
speakers will include Bishop Will
liam F. Mcdowell, the Rev. Rus
sell j. Clinchy, Rabbi Abram
Simon, and DR.. Benjamin Braw-
ley, of Howard University. Exer-
cises at Howard University will be
held Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Driver Is ErOnerGted
In Death of SLedderS

A coroner's Jury today exoner-
ated Cornelius Burke. "a. colored,
Of the 1900 block of Rosedale Ave.
N. E., in the death Of Robert Simp-
SON, IA, and Boyd Seaton. is, both
Of Bradbury Heights, Md. who
were fatally injured when their
sled hit a car driven by Burke.
The two boys were Sleighing on
q hill ct Southern. Avenue and
Benning Road Southeast when
they collided with the car.
The jury verdict proclaimed the
Hhafhs accidental
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Boy Buried by HGy;
Cattle Are Blamed

Because cattle had eaten away
part of the base, a haystack fell
on top Of Herbert Russell, 18, on
a farm on the Liberty Road near
Randallstown, Nd, late yesterday.
Edward Russell, q, the boys
brother, saw only hay where his
brother formerly was working
and rushed to his aid, but the
ton or more Of hay refused to
bulge. He called help, and by
hand they removed the hay and
extricated Herbert.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
GAG RULE SEEN
ON INCOME
TAX VOTE
Insurgents in Both Parties to
Oppose Attempt to Block
Full Consideration
BY International News Service

An unprecedented bipartisan
move to apply gag rule" to the
new income tax revision bill in
the House faced the opposition
of insurgents in both parties to-
day.
With the new measure, esti-
mated to raise from 240 million
to 300 million a year, slated to
be called up next week, leaders
in both parties reached a tacit
agreement to prevent the mem
bership from offering amend
mentS.
Tactics to Halt Interference
The program is understood to
have been adopted chiefly to halt
a drive for a manufacturers
sales tax, an assault on the bill
by the soak the rich" bloc, q
demand for publicity Of income
tax returns, and an increased
tariff-tax on oil.
The Democratic majority Of
the Ways and Means Commit
tee, with the aid of majority
of the Republican members, de-
cided to invoke the old gag
rule" under which the Hawley.
Smott tariff bill was considered.
FavOrs Publicity
Representative Crowther RJ
Of New York, who supported the
gag rule" had planned to offer
an amendment for a 212 per cent
manufacturers sale tax to raise
400 million dollars a year.
Representative Frear (R) Of
Wisconsin, was urging an amend
ment for complete publicity Of
income tax returns and repeal
of Scent postage, while other
members planned to demand an
increase in the income tax on
the wealthy, now around war
time levels.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
S|AMESE TWINS
WILL Be THERE

Featured performers at the an
nua1 Bal Boheme at the Willard
Hotel next Tuesday night will be
the Liliputians, Siamese Twins
and the Bearded Lady.
Hundreds of Washington artists
and oth0rs, meanwhile, are busy
rehearsing for the various stunts
and features.
One of the outstanding fea-
lures this year will be the "side
show" which will be staged in
the small ballroom, transformed
into q tent.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
|NSULL To JAIL,
CREEK THREAT

ATHENS, Feb. 9 Q.N.S0.-Sam-
uel insult may be imprisoned be-
cause he failed to leave Greece
January 81, when his visitors per-
NIT expired, it was unofficially
stated today.
Premier Panayoti Tsaldaris is
reported to have called attention
to the fact that insults failure to
leave when his permit expired
might "entail consequences"
The law governing registration
Of aliens provides imprisonment
for not leaving the country at the
expiration of a permit.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
ManyDeHCoA
To Skate on
Potomac

Despite today'S sub-zero
weather, scores of skating en-
thusiasts took advantage of an
opportunity to skate on the
Potomac River today for the
first time in many years.
The river was frozen across at
Highway Bridge, with the ice
so thick near shore that skating
was possible. Rejecting Pool
also claimed scores of skaters.
The pool was frozen solid.
Police boats were out in an at
tempt to break the thin ice that
formed on the river channel to
keep transportation open.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
RIGAL MASS SET

A memorial mass for the late
Capt. Jean Rigal, former naval
attache at the French Embassy
here, will be celebrated at 10
a. m. tomorrow in Red Cross Me-
mortal Chapel, Walter Reed Hos,
pital. Captain Rigal died a month
ago in France,
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
USURY TO Be TOPIC

James A. Edgerton will address
the League for the Larger Life on
the subject "How Usury Has
Bankrupted the World" Sunday
night at 1414 Sixteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
HUSBAND is HUNTED

Mrs. Virginia Ackert, 1900 block
Tenth st. N. w., today asked po-
lice to look for her husband who
deserted her three days ago. She
is without funds, she told police.
La gaceta., 1934-06-14
DISMINUYO Ell NUMERO
DE LOS HOMBRE SIN
TRABAJ0 EN-

Berlin, JUNO l4,-Amque
las eNportationeS han diSminui-
d., a causa de los embargos Y Ia
Yobreza de las reServas de ORC,
en- ell mes de mayo encontraron
trabajo 10000 hombreS, diSmi-
nuyendo ell total a 2,525, 600,
en- comparaci6n con 5,039, 900
que hahia hace In ano.
La escasez de trabajo en- las
ciu1ades ma disminuido devol-
.E;endo a muchas obreras a los
trabajoS de la casa Y mandando
a muchos i6venes a realizar la
bores agriculturales.
Las cifras oficialeS prueban
que de los 100000 ciudadanos
puestoS a trabaiar entire enero
de 1888 Y mario de 1884 solo Ell
1850 son mujeres.
La organization llamada
Freute Obrero Aleman ha ce-
rrado Sus listaS a nueyoS MEM
bros hasta completar por com
pleto su eStructura.
La gaceta., 1934-06-14
LA ILUNIA HA CAUSADO
DANOS EN- TAMPA \ SUS
~ALREDEDORES

La lluvia caida en- la madru-
,gada del marteS, ell dia de aver
" la manana de hoy, ha estable-
edo una nueva marca en- Tam
pa y sus alrededores.
Entire la manana del martes y
la del microbes, la srecipita-
ci6n fu6 de 7.81 p~ulgadas, COM
garada con la marca de 7.27 es
tablecida en- septiembre del ano
pasado.
| En- 45 minutes ell total de pre-
cipitaci6n fue de 3.1S pulgadas.
Ell iefe del cbservatorio local,
w. w. Talbot, sostiene que la
Derturbaci6n tropical del Golfo
de Mejico no tiene relacion al
guna con la lluvia de Tampa.
Ell aqua Sc ha debido a una ca
pa de aire caliente que al mo-
verse hacia arriba Sc encontr6
con una de aire frio, que Sc mo-
via en- opuesta direction.
En- Tampa y sus alrededores
han ocurrido inundaciones, po-
niendo en- actividad a los inge :
nieros y cuadrillas de obrefos.
En- la Septima avenida y ca
lie 16 ell aqua penetr6 en- algu-
nos establecimientos, alcanzan =
do un pie de altura.
En- ell interior de la sierra de
T. w. Ramsey subi6 a mas de
II pulgadas.
Las inundaciones causarOn
tambien danos en- ell Boulevard
Bayshore, suburbio Royal, las
avenidas Dakota, Cedar, De
Leon Y en- algunas GALES de Sc
minole Heights.
Subi6 mucho tambien ell aqua
en- la esquina de la Michigan y
Gale 81, siendO llamados los
bomberos por algunos vecinos.
Ell ingeniero Cason, del mum
cipio, atribuye las inundaciones
a que no Sc han c%onstruido en-
la ciudad las suficientes alcan-
tarillas de temporal.
La gaceta., 1934-06-14
MUIRIO ASFIXIADO UN MA
QUINISTA

Ell ciudadano Eugenio Joyner
maquinista de una embarcaci6n
de pesca de John Felicione, IA
lleci6 anoche por haber respira
do los gases de un tanque de ga
solina, de 800 galonas.
Ell tanque Sc llen6 para salir
en- viaje de pesca y Joyner fu6
encontrado a muy corta distan-
cia, certificando los medicos
que las emanaciones de la gaso-
lima lie habian ocasionado la
muerte.
Tenia 81 amos de edad V era
native de Tallahassee, la capital
del estado.