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of the sea where the road twists out
of the forest now and then close
along the side of the mountains. The
breakers churned from sharp blue
sea lash and strike upon the pitting
brown of great rocks. And the vio-
let mists simmer into sky. Except
in storm the waves are not high curv-
ing points that curl and dash into
foam, but they move gently, and with
great strength churn to roll in white
ness for up on the fiat sand. Strong
sun on the waters out from shore is
as though a wide school of swift
darting white silver fish had come up
to the colored surface Of the waters.
Oregon is beautiful country of
strong mountains and dark, pointing
evergreen forests. But the great
stretches of bare grey stalks of trees
or fallen charred trunks sweep fire
about my body and the smoke of all
forest fires whirls around my heart.
l cannot forget the timberlands of
Oregon, but neither can forget the
desolation.
Seattle is a city of steep hills and
lakes that looks out to where snow
dimmed Mount Rainier rises above
the mist of the skyline. At Wenat
chez in the mountains between Seat
tie and Spokane we had for luncheon
fresh salmon from the cool moving
waters of the Columbia River.
Suddenly from the mountains one
comes onto a high, almost treeless
and dry plateau sort of country.
hadn't known that all Of Washington
wasn't evergreens and mountains
Except for the height it is like the
plains Of the Southwest. In this
parched land are the picturesque dry
river beds known as coulees. The
bright yellow green against black
brown is as though the rocks are cor
roded. The Dry Falls are tremend
ously significant when one discovers
the lost glory of them. Now they are
a mere canyon of seemingly shrivel
led dark rock earth, but in past ages
water poured over them that exceed
ed Niagara in volume forty to one
and they are four miles around. The
Columbia, the Mississippi, the Yukon
Fraser, and McKensie Rivers-"hert
lies the skeleton of the father of them
ALL" Biologists still marvel as to the
mystery of the dividing of these vast
waters.
Near the Dry Falls, not far from
| Spokane, is the site of the Grand
Coulee Dam project, of which SO
much has been said recently. The
idea is to fill the Coulee with back
water from the Columbia River to be
used in time of drought. Work has
been begun, and this dam which will
dwarf the great Boulder Dam, will
be generating power in four years.
When completed the lake will cover
thirty-six square miles and supply
water for irrigation to vast areas of
the surrounding country. =
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"A Trip To California
By DOROTHY BOURNE BADEN
Spokane, Washington
Wednesday, August 22nd

Wednesday, August 22nd
Can't waste words this week. Real
ly could write almost newspaper
for each day since we left Hollywood,
and that was week ago. Takes my
breath away when l think of those
miles and miles beside the ocean be-
tween Hollywood and Seattle. Of
course, the Coast Highway OCCASION
ally winds out of sight of the Pacif-
les rocky shore. Santa Barbara, of
charming shops and studios bit Of
old Spain that lies between the noun
tains and the seal And here is the
unique spectacle-oil wells in the
ocean. All the country is stretch
of hills made interesting by the dark
green of gnarled live oaks. 1t is a
rich fruit and vegetable section. At
Paso Robes are the largest almond
groves in the world-S6,0 1000 acres.
One third of the worlds prunes come
from San Jose. And the one COM
mercial rubber plantation in the
United States is near Salinas.
From the cliffs along the ocean
San Francisco spreads for miles and
miles in the valley. Where San Fran
cisco Bay flows into the white and
ultra blue of the sea, the mists
stretch out in sunlight to the close
mountain shores Of the narrow pass.
The Golden Gate it is called, you
know.
We drove down from the Preside
through the busy streets, famous for
their restaurants and cafes, and
crossed by ferry to Berkeley for the
night. The University Of California
with its twenty thousand students is
there. A great bridge. which will be
the longest in the world, is being built
across the Bay.
Up the coast from San Francisco
Is Petaluma, known as 1.-THE Worlds
Egg-basket." After all, it produces
80, 900, 900 dozens of eggs every year!
And Santa Rosa, too, where the late
Luther Burbank lived. The Redwood
Forests are a monument to the
strength of the mountains ana the
sea. Straight and proud and tolerant
are the Redwood trees. Cool, deep
shade, broken occasionally by shafts
Of sunlight, clings about the great
trunks up, up, beyond where one can
see. Thick ferns cover the ground,
50 exquisite in light and shadow. And
the warm, dull smell Of the Redwoods
folds into the fresh moving braess
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NOTICE

Under the present law the motor
boats used for pleasure are entitled
to a refund from the state gasoline
taxes paid by them. Work boats are
not entitled under the present law
to similar refunds. This discrimiu-
alton against the work boqts does
not seem to me fair particularly
when the owners Of the boats have
nearly all suffered very consider
ably from the depression. There
fore it is my intention to recon-
med to the next General Assembly
Legislation giving the work boats
the same right to a refund for the
gasoi taxes paid by them such
refund amounting to four cents per
gallon.
ALBERT C. RITCHIE
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REGISTRATION DAY

In the years have heard they wished they had
registered transferred their the district which they
living that they would liked have voted particular
person There for Il other than indifference the
part the making statement because Registration Day
aside especially for this pupose.
Tuesday, September 18th Registration Day and this year
general election taking the State and every should
register the district which he lives
order have Wednesday Primary Day. the say who
shall run the affairs Of State and County
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True Cory

GEORGE A.wADE,
Register Of Wills for Charles County
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EDWIN L. BUTTON

late Of said county, deceased. All per.
sons having claims against said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with vouchers the eof legally authenticat
ed, to the subscriber on or before the
4th., day Of March, 1885. They may
otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit Of said deceased's estate.
Given under my hand this 4th., day
Of September, 1884.
CAROLINE E. BUTTON,
Executrix.
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REPUBLICAN, ORGANlZA.
TON CANDIDATES
Sheriff

Sheriff
Russell T. Howard
County Treasurer
James G. Cooksey
Register of Wills
George A. Wade
House OF Delegates
VIM W. Dyson
James B. Monroe
State Senate
Charles C. Lancaster
State Central Committee
Leon Bailey
Daniel W. butler
Charles N. Dement,
State Convention
James P. Ryon
M. Lawrence Monroe
j. Franklin Winkler
County Commissioners
Bernard L. Perry
f. B, Bolton
VIM. Mckinley Boone
Orphans Court
Robert Harvey Hayden
Ernest N. Henderson
W, Worthington Milstead
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ALBERT c. RITCHIE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

La Plata, Nd, September 4th 1884.
Ordered by the Court that Caroline E
Dutton give notice required by law to
the creditors Of Edwin l.. Dutton
deceased to exhibit their claims legally
authenticated, by advertisement publish.
ed in some newspaper printed in Charles
County, Maryland once in each of three
successive weeks.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
NEW ELECTION DATE.

Congress has passed and the President approved Dele gate Dimonds bin to advance the biennial Territorial election to the second Tuesday in September making balloting date almost two months ahead of the general Congressional elections. Maine however, has one day the advantage of us. In that State the election is held on the second Monday. The date fixed here named by the Territorial Legislature in 1933 at the suggestion of Delegate Dimond It first considered the first Tuesday in September, but in the end picked the second Tuesday because Of the fact that Labor Day, holiday, falls the first Monday of the month Election day, also holiday had it occurred the first Tuesday, would have brought three holidays in a row, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Some of the more thrifty Legislators just couldn't stand the idea of much wasted time.
 The reason for advancing the date of the cleo ton is to give ample time for returns to come in before Congress convenes January 8 every second year. Under the Norris lame duck amendment, instead of converting on the first Monday in Decem- ber each new Congress will sit on January 8 Had the November election date been retained it would have been impossible for the Delegate from Alaska to have assumed his seat in January. By advancing the date to September this is remedied.
 The Legislature also suggested that it's own ses- sons be advanced from March to January. Thus, it will sit coincident with Congress. The change ought to be beneficial It will give members from other sections time to come to the capital and finish their labors during the slack business and industrial season By the time seasonal work begins to open up, the Legislature will completed its labors and members will be back at home. There have been instances in past years when individuals highly qualified for Legislators have declined to be candidates because it would interfere with their business This will not be the case so much under the law Altogether, the Territory should benefit from the change.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

only reason for such abnormal prices is scarcity.
 Costs of production do not justify them The distler
 is protected by the $5 per gallon import tax and the quota barrier from foreign competition. Removal of the quota barrier will occur April 30, but the duty will remain unchanged
 BOoteggers taking advantage of high prices and the duty foreign liquor to seize markets that they lost when repeal was new And the legal dealers battling them just violently the Prohibitiopists did during the Dry era. They see their profits dwndling and sales lessened the illicit dealers again elude border guards and bring in foreign liquors without payment of any tax This traffic would not be possible if prices were back n a pre-war basis Elimination of the import duty would destroy a large part of the illegal liquor traffic and it would bring quotations on the domestic production back to something approaching normal In the end the Government would be the gainer. Its loss of revenue resulting from abolition of the import duty would be com pensated by increased internal revenue taxes on heavier sales. If something like this is not done, Congress is apt to be called again to make large appropriations to curb rumrunning and boot logging.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
DimOnd on the Job.
Seward Gateway.)


 With due respect to his predecessors in office Delegate Tony Dmond gives promise of emerging from the present session of Congress with the skds greased for the launching of well-coordnated program for the rejuvenation and advancement of the Territory whole Unlike his predecessors, Delegate Dimond is ap parently unwilling to follow the and political trail leading solely to isolated academic questions with branches here and there touching thread-bare subjects, such as fisheries and wider latitude of self-government.
 While these ancient causes are still occupying proper place the Delegates agenda he is not satisfied to allow them the full center Of the stage He is aboring to make the best of what powers he has and initiate something over and above these mere political pawns
 With painStaking he is working out each problem separately, making of his ground before he approaches Congress, and then whipping the component parts into comprehensive whole He has not been slow to take advantage of opportunities offered under the NRA His first step was to get Alaska recognized having contingent rights with the States in all procedure where Fed Then he set to work assembling the many sug- within and without, studying them and revising each to fit snugly into plan he has had in mind since arriving in Washington. If he emerges with but a part of his program fulfilled Alaska will receive the greatest impetus in it's history.
 Like many young who have advanced or their intrinsic merit, Delegate Dmond is looking far beyond the present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
THE SAME OLD FOE.

The announced aim of the Board of Liquor Control to adopt system that will bring end to bootlegging is praiseworthy and it should have the support of every Alaskan. The establishment of competitive system of private selling under a low license fee and an abnormaly low excise tax seems to be far the Board possibly go in this direction Two main essentials must be met if the illicit liquor vendor is to be wiped out. Good liquors must be readily available. It must be had at prices that the bootegger cannot meet
 Whether this be done under the existing high prices demanded by American distillers is doubtful There is a notable scarcity of good aged wfiskey in this country. The prices altogether too high. With bourbon and rye from bonded ware houses bringing s5 to s65o per quart on the retail market throughout the country, the bootlegger doesn't have to bother about legal competition The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
MASTERS NIGHT TO BE HELD MONDAY

Monday night, Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, F. & A. M. will celebrate Past Masters Night.
 Degree work will be conferred in the Third Degree and will be exemplified by all chairs being filled by Past Masters of Juneau and Douglas lodges, as well as so- journing Past Masters.
 This is an annual event looked forward to by all Masons on the channel and a big turnout is ex- pected. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
EROSION EVIL HERE.

The evil effects of soil erosion are not threat of the future but already in evidence on tens of thousands of farms in this country, the United States Department of Agriculture says.
 In the South the North and the Middle West, many farmers working land which has been made poor by erosion Much of it is good for forest land or land which could be used for forestry. Al though millions of have been stripped of fine hardwoods and pine forests, much of the land was not suitable for farming for more than about a generation because of it's slope and because it was soil that eroded easily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

The Alaska-Gastinea Mining Company was preparing to install the second unit in the lower pow CT plant at Salmon Creek and to resume operation on the big con- crete impounding dam.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

Weather for the previous 24 hours had been clear. The max imum temperature for that period was 42 degrees and the minimum was 31.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
Dillinger's Laugh.

The serious feature about the Dlinger case is not that desperate criminal is again at large but that his escape from a jail which he had confidently threatened to break gives thrill of confidence to the whole underworld he represents. Other prisoners in other jas seeing how easily he pulled the trick, will undoubely set about to initiate him. And meanwhile, the laugh of defiance with which he taunted the officers of the law as he dropped his wooden weapon for loaded machine gun will echo through all the gang hangouts in the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
Judith Lane
hu JEANNE ROyVNfAN

SYNOPSIS. Judith Lane Is ask it0 Tom BeUins' phySicidn about his health. for the night before BeUins Eud asked Judy to carry on i,t case he died BeUins is be- 0inniM0 q Ji1 ddm project at Rio DinJlo, aud has found that Mo,-T ion Ldmpere. member of the firm that handieS his legal business. IS tryin1 10 doable-croSs him. To cOwpiicdte matters, Judith IS en- 0aged to Nnrnldn Dale, Ldmpere's partner. Aud 10 conpiicdte them still more. Mdthile BeUtits. Tom daughter. hopes to tein Nofmdh f't spite of Judg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

After today residents of Juneau have but one week in which to register for the municipal election The registration to date is heavier than for the period last year and the total for 1883 was the greatest in history. That is encouraging, The final weeks additions ought to bring this years total to another high mark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
2n YEARS AGO
MARCH 24, 1914.
From The Empire

MARCH 24, 1914.
 The stocks of goods in the Gold stein stores was to be moved into the temporary quarters across the street within a few days. It was expected that the work of tearing down the old structures for the erection of the big concrete build- ing was to start April l.
 Juneaus celebration in honor of the passage of the Alaska Rail- road bill was to begin with pa rade and end with dance, &C., cording to plans made by the com- mittee with the arrangements in hand. The parade, to symbolize the progress and development Of the country, was to be headed by mushers with packs, followed in sequence by dog teams, pack horses and floats representing the differ ent modes of mining Many or ganizations were to take part.
 The baseball ground was to be in Last Chance Basin of Gold Creek, B. L. Thane, of the Alaska Gastineau company, which owned the property, had offered to donate enough ground in the basin to make good athletic park. on be- half of the company All efforts to secure ground on the water front, at or near the Gold Creek estuary had been abandoned A committee composed of J. R. Willis, A. H. Humphries and J. c. Me Bride, with H. w. Wulzen as con- su1ting engineer, had been appoint ed with full power to go ahead and prepare the grounds. Weather for the previous 24 hours had been clear. The max imum temperature for that period was 42 degrees and the minimum was 31.
 The pig IU,UOO-IOOC tunnel at Sheep Creek had been extended until there remained less than 200 feet to break through con- meeting the Sheep Creek and Gold Creek basins It was expected that the final shot would be fired with in the week.
 The Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company was preparing to install the second unit in the lower pow CT plant at Salmon Creek and to resume operation on the big con- crete impounding dam.
Evening star., 1934-04-19
II ARE NOMINATED.
FOR D. A. R. PLACES
SpecuIations Are Rampant
as to Outcome for Vice
Presidency.

Speculations went rampant at the
sessions today as to the outcome Of
the vice president general race.
Eleven outstanding members Of the
society were nominated for these Of
fees at last nights sessions and dele
cations have been excused from the
sessions today to cast their votes for
their favorite daughters. The non1-
nation ceremonies were most impress
sive, the candidates In beautiful gowns
and each carrying a bouquet pre-
sented to them from their respective
States being placed in nominations
with fowery orations.
Mrs. William P. H. McFaddin Of
Texas was nominated by Mrs. James
T. Rountree with Miss Nancy Harris
the seconder; Mrs. Henry Zoller, jr.,
Maryland's choice, by Mrs. Wilbur B.
Blackeslee with Mrs. John Laidlow
Buel as seconder; Mrs. Zebulon Judd
of Alabama by Mrs. j. Morgan Smith
with Mrs Ralph E. Porter seconder;
Mrs. Bessie Carroll Higgins of Iowa
had as her nominator and seconder
Mrs. Seth Thomas and Mrs. Paul o.
Reyman; Mrs. John yelling Richard
son of Oregon, nominator, Mrs. How
ard Bailey. and seconder, Mrs. Roscoe
G. Dillavou.
Mrs. Sydney P. Cooper, North Caro-
lima; nominator, Mrs. Ralph Van
Landingham, and seconder, Mrs. Will
liam H. Pouch.
Mrs. Frederick F. Gundrum. Cali
fornia: nominator, Mrs. Elmer Whit
taker, and seconder, Mrs. William H.
Alexander.
Mrs. Julian B. McCurry, Georgia;
nominator, Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge,
and seconder, Mrs. c. Edward Muir
ray.
Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Byrne. Indiana;
nominator, Mrs. James B. Crank
shaw, and seconder, Miss Emeline A.
Street.
Miss Minnie M. Dilley, Minnesota;
nominator, Mrs. James T. Morris, and
seconder, Mrs. Harry C. Grove.
Evening star., 1934-04-19
BOMBING TO OPEN
ANACOST|A SHOW
Elaborate Program Set for
Saturday Inspection of
Naval Squadron.

A bombing attack on tie deck of
an airplane carrier, staked out on the
ground at the Anacostia Naval Air
Station; aerial defense and attack fly
ing, and radio-controlled formation
flying will feature the annual inspec-
ton of VN-6R, local Naval Aviation
Reserve Squadron, at Anacostia Sat-
urday afternoon.
The public is invited to the inspec-
ton ceremony, which will begin with
ground inspection of personnel and
equipment at 2 pm, followed by one
hour of fight inspection beginning at
2:30 pm. The air station will be
open to the public all afternoon and
automobile parking space will be pro-
vided.
Program Elaborate.
The combat flying program Is the
most elaborate ever undertaken here
by a service Reserve squadron. 1t will
begin with the bombing attack, the
simulated carrier being defended by
a fight of four planes. The attack
will be delivered by four Curtiss Hell
divers" A radio-equipped scouting
plane will be operated from the car
rier" to give warning of the approach
ing attack.
The attack will be made on an area
the size and shape OF an airplane
carrier deck, staked out on the ground
on the Navy flying field.
After conclusion of the bombing
attack the nine planes OF the unit
will assemble in division formation
over the field and will fly a series OF
radio-controlled maneuvers according
to instructions from the ground OF
the reviewing officers.
The demonstrations will close with
landings on another staked-out car
rier deck, controlled by deck officers
and signal men, after the normal pro-
cedure at sea. Because OF the dam
gerous condition of the new naval
landing area, which has been so soft
as to be unusable for the past two
months, the landing deck has been
marked off on the Army landing field.
Osburn Heads Board.
The inspection board Is composed OF
Capt. c. T. Osburn, U. S. N, presi-
dent; Lieut.. Comdr. o. o. Kessing and
Lieut. w. G. Tomlinson. Lieut.. Comdr.
W. F. Benson, officer in charge OF
naval Reserves for the District, also
will be present at the inspection.
The inspection will include person.
mel, planes, hangar, training quarters,
FIGHT onerations. shop training classes
officers ground school, recruit train
ing and administration.
The squadron is commanded by
Lieut. Malcolm M. Cloukey and in
| cludes the following commissioned per-
sonnel: Lieut.. Comdr. T. j. Kennedy,
Lieuts. L. v. Berkner, M. B. johnson,
j. j. Klak, c. c. Ward, G. E. Roberts
and ]. DeGanahl; and Ensigns r. E.
Hess, jr.; w. E. Coney, T. w. Wagner,
w. S. Carroll, j. r. Richardson, P.
Dalton, j. T. Blakiston, G. F. Brew
ton, c. r. Burnett and B. E. Stahl.