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Evening star., 1934-02-18

- AM ATCfEsoN, 3l-year-old
national Y. NJ. o. A. hand ball
singles champion and also ma
~ tional A. A. q. singles titlist
last year, viii defend the for
mer crown ct the tenth annual ma
tional Y four-wall championships,
which start Wednesday afternoon on
the new Central Y. M. @. A. courts.
Atcheson, who halls from Mem
phis, Tenn, has won the national Y
singles title for the last three sea-
sons. He also has shared the doubles
crown in i've national Y Journeys,
with Sam Johnston In 1928, 1929,
1880 and 1881, and with Walter
Streuli In 1882.
When Atcheson received an invi-
tation to 60 to the st. Louis tourney
in 1881, where he won his first ma
tional title, he at frst did not think
he would. be able to make the trip
because Of the responsibilities of q
new position he had Just accepted.
However. Ralph w. Foster, now d.
rector Of physical education Of the
Central 2, who then held the same
post at the Downtown Y in st. Louis,
arranged with his employers to grant
Atcheson leave to play In the tour
ney.
A TCHESON. who is married and
n has . 5-year-old daughter, has
unusual stamina. He has al
most uncanny control Of the ball and
drives with force and deceptiveness.
Washington will have . strong
contender for the singles title In
George Nelson, winner Of the National
Y singles championship in 1926 and
the national A. A. U. crown in 1927.
Nelson win team with Perrie Mclean
In the doubles. He Is IS and . vet
eran at the game. He won his titles
while representing the Baltimore Y.
Nelson's hop-ball serve. . shot which
he originated, Is his forte.
Seven other present or former ma
tional Y or A. A. U. champs are en-
Evening star., 1934-02-18
ALUMNI QUINT WINS
Hyattsville High Varsity Takes
45-to-24 Shellacking.

A Hyattsville High alumni basket
ball team drubbed the school team,
1924, last night at the National
Guard Armory in Hyattsville.
For the first three quarters the
undergraduate quint gave the grads .
red-hot fight, but the latter got going
In the late stages to win going away.
Burdette Cosar and Frenchy Cohan
for the winners and Mostow and
Evans for the losers did most Of the
scoring.
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Evening star., 1934-02-18
Score at Fencing.

THE Navy won q double victory
over Columbia with the swords
-foils, epee and saber-in the
varsity events, IL to S, and In the
plebe- freshman, 10 to z. In the var
sity event the Navy took a margin
with all three weapons, but Busch, of
the visitors cleaned up with the foils.
defeating both Of the Navy experts,
Tilburne and Kat, as well as Sheere.
Johnston, Navy, not only won both
bouts with the epee. but did not have
q touch scored against him.
In a smal1-bore rifle match, the
Navy won from Massachusetts, Tech,
1884 points to 1,342. w. Blenham and
Strickler, both Navy. were high guns
Of the match with $50 points.
The only defeat Of the day inflicted
on q Navy team was the victory of
Hun School over the plebes at basket
ball, a to 10. The plebes had q tie,
4 to 4, In the boxing match with
Staunton Military Academy.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
Widmyer in Fettle.

VYyDMYER, winner of the D. c.
w A. A. U. and open 50-yard
dashes in the 1882 meet, has
busted the distance in five and three
fifths seconds, one-fifth of a second
slower than the record which is held
by Johnny Lyons of Catholic Uni
versity. Lyons established his mark
in 1892.
BY way of proving he must be
reckoned q good bet to equal or sur
pass the mark, Widmyer finished
fourth in a classy field in the recent
Millrose Games in New York, beat
ing the great Ralph Metcalf in a pre-
1ininary heat.
John Waybright of Navy, who ran
second to Lyons when the Cardinal
set the record, will not run this year
but the Middies will be represented
by a sprinter rated even more for
midable in short race In Patterson,
who Is a faster starter The Middies
also have in Scott performer little
less impressive than Patterson.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

sented BY Melvin Hasen, District
Commissioner, who is IN alumnus and
who In his day. back Ia the late sos,
vAs quite base bah player.
Evening star., 1934-02-18
NAVY BOXERS WIN
OVER PENN STATE
Basketers Rout Lehigh as
Midshipmen Athletes
Enjoy Big Day.
NNAPoLIs, Nd, February

NNAfOLlS, MQ., FEBRUARY
n 17.-Navy boxers won
~ from Penn State tonight,
= 6 to 2, in the thirteenth
contest between the teams OF
the two colleges.
Giving q good account Of itself IN
the lighter weights. Penn State was
greatly outweighed In the heavier
classes and could do little against
superior weight and reach.
In the heavyweight class, Frank
Nebel, States representative. was OUT
weighed by 40 pounds by Slade Cut
ter, titanic Navy fighter. He was sent
to the mat three times In the first
round and Referee Brockman gave
the hght to Cutter on technical
knockout.
There were no other knockouts.
Summaries:
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r1m svsisf ~ Cutter
Navy won BY TECHNICAL n M.snS knpckout in the
Referee-Mr. Brockman.
Lose Lone Event
TN SIX varsity events in the aft
i ernoon. Navy athletes turned in
fve victories and q tie. while
Plebes had an even break in three
contests, winning, losing and tieing.
The Navy basket ball team with the
climax of its season-the game
against the Army team but week of,
worked in great form to beat Lehigh,
81 to 30.
In its one failure to win in the var
sity events, the Navy and Washington
and Lee, last years Southern Confer
ence champion. put over q great exhi-
bition Of wrestling to tie at Is points.
Most Of the bouts were contested with
the utmost skill and spirit. As the
final bout, the unlimited weight class,
began, the Navy was leading by five
points, but Bonine, the visiting heavy.
had no trouble In pinning Brooks. big
Navy foot ball tackle.
The first Of the water contests of
the Intercollegiate Swimming Associa-
ton, the Navy defeated City College
of New York, So to Is, in the SWIM
ming and II to 10 in the water polo.
In the former the Navy took first in
every individual event and won the
relay by q big margin, while at water
polo superior team work prevented the
visitors from making q single touch
goal.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

AIAVYS basket ball victory over
~ Lehigh today was its seventh
victory in q row.
Dornin was in great form as his II
points, all but one on field goals,
showed. Borries scored II.
The visitors had fast forwards in
Henry and r. Gearhart, but the team
was weak in general play and seldom
was able to work the ball into shoot
ing distance. The defense also was
below standard.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

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Evening star., 1934-02-18

w YrTH the end Of the basket
NA ball season in sight, games
wv In the various leagues OF
v v the city this week take on
Evening star., 1934-02-18

Team Standing.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
Mounted Police
Foil Bootleggers

MONTREAL, Que, July 26. U.p)-
The dreams of Canadian and United
States bootleggers of establishing
a vast market for bootleg Amer
ican whisky in Canada, are not
materializing rapidly.
Ousted from the United States
by repeal, bootleggers were report
ed to be preparing to set up busi-
ness in Canada. They planned
to effect the change by the simple
expedient of reversing their orig
inal procedure. The high tax on
alcoholic beverages in Canada
would have made the change prof
liable, it was believed.
But they failed to take into
consideration the efficiency of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Anticipating the change the
Mounties struck first. Acting 81
multaneously they raided all sus-
pected smuggling caches along the
eastern Atlantic Seaboard.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
RIVER
RUNNING GOLD

PAULINE, Neb., July 26. U.P)-
Hopes for profitable mining of gold
from deposits of sand along the Blue
river, between Pauline and Leroy,
were given a boost by reports of
assay offices on samples of the
sand submitted for inspection.
Two samples analyzed at Denver
are reported to have shown flour
gold present in the sands in the
amount of more than IS per ton.
Recently, a number of sample
borings have been made to deter
mine whether the gold is present
over a large area, or is restricted
to the pocket from which the first
samples were taken. Nearly a dozen
borings were made and the sam
Piles taken from sand at water level.
Several mineral leases on land in
this vicinity have been obtained
within the past several weeks. If
further assay reports show that the
flour gold can be obtained from an
extensive area, machinery for its
removal probably will be brought
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26

proprietor of 'The Greatest Show
on Earth" he advertised "a horse
with its head where its tail should
be-" Crowds flocked to witness the
monstrosity only to find an ordin-
ary horse turned around in its
stall.
Barnum brought the first ele-
| phant to the United States. He
hitched it to a plow and proceeded
to furrow a field on his estate
"Iranistan." Apparently in all SER
iousnesss he let it be known that
no other animal could pillow a field
like an elephant. Prominent cit
izens visited his estate. Had Bar
mum had a herd of mammals he
could have sold them on the spot
A shrewd Yankee, he saw a
fortune in his grasp if he could
convince Jenny Lind, the Swed-
ish Nightingale, to come to Amer
ica for a concert tour.
Where others had failed, Barnum
succeeded. In his autobiography, the
Snowman revealed the motive which
prompted Miss Lind to undertake
the trip.
Mr. Barnum,' she said, when
she landed, Il should never have
come to America if it hadn't been
for your home 'Iranistan.'"
Barnum was puzzled. Miss Lind
never had seen the place, verit-
able oriental palace.
when I saw picture of Tran
istan' on your letterhead," she ex-
planned, II knew that a man who
owned such a beautiful home never
could be anything but honest ano
sincere"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Conference

Oceanside will be the scene of
the American Legion Auxiliary fifth
area pre-convention conference
July q, 10 a. m. at the high school.
100 South Horne street. according
to word received today
Members are urged to attend
this conference and to bring their
own picnic lunch. Coffee will be
furnished.
Members of the FL Centre branch
of the Auxiliary are also reminded
that two of the baskets being
circulated for the Hipass Health
camp have not been returned.
Anyone having these baskets. or
knowing of their whereabouts Is
requested to communicate with
Helen Knight, secretary. or call
943
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
STATE HONORS
C0NSTANCY Of
AUNT zLYHA

WARWICK, Mass, July 26. U.R
"A monument to the constancy Of
woman's love has been erected
here by the state of Massachusetts,.
Aunt zlyha" is the name cast in
bronze on the tablet erected on a
stone fireplace in the picnic
grounds of Mount Grace state for
est.
The story behind the name has
become almost legend
1t seems that many, many years
/ ago, she was one of the bellies OF
the district She fell in love with
farmers son, but, months later,
the romance was broken.
Tilted, the girl who came to be
known as Aunt zlyha secluded her
self in cottage she built on a
rugged corner of what is now the
picnic grove. Here she lived in re-
tirement, denying herself to those
who would befriend her.
| Years later she moved upstairs,
and the blinds on the first-floor
windows were permanently drawn.
One day fire leveled the cottage.
Aunt zlyha escaped injury, but all
her worldly possessions were lost.
LET us build her another house,
but build it as she would like to
have it built" said her friends in
| the village.
So they planned to erect new
cottage on the site Of the old one
"a two-story house. but with WIN
dows only on the second floor.
Angered, Aunt Zlyha announced
she would not live in such a place.
So she crossed the road and built
herself a dugout with a roof of
boughs. Here she lived until death
| came,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
OLD P. T. BARNUM GENIUS AT
OBTAINING HIS FREE PUBLICITY

CONSERVATION until Barnum brought
forth a single razor.
He made proposition. Each man
would shave first the right side
of his face and pass the razor
on to his neighbor before shaving
the left side. All agreed,
However, when every man was
half shaved, Barnum tossed the
razor overheard and locked himself
in his cabin. The publicity he re-
ceived when several score of men,
some of them prominent, walked
down the gangplank with a half
beard, was priceless.
During his early circus days, as
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
FAMILY LOSES
FAMOUS OLD
FARM PAPER

DES MONIES, Iowa, July &c.
(U.P)-Control of Wallace's Farmer,
famed Iowa farm publication which
has been dominated by the family
OF the present Secretary of Agri-
culture for three generations, has
passed out of the family's hands.
In 1880 the Wallace Homestead
company, publishers of the maya
zine, was placed in friendly re-
ceivership." Dante Pierce, former
publisher of Iowa Homestead,
closest rival of the Wallace maga-
zine, was made receiver of the
properties and now is in control of
the combined publications.
Iowa Homestead, founded by
James Pierce and handed down
from him to his son, Dante, always
gave the Wallace magazine much
competition. In 1929 the struggle
for supremacy became SO keen
that the Wallace interests decided
one of two courses must be decided
on: either to buy out the Pierce
publication, or to sell out them
selves. The former plan was de-
cided upon, and the Homestead
was combined with Wallace's Farm
er.
Reported price of the Homestead
was 100000. Fifty thousand of
this was to be made as a down
payment, in addition to 100000 in
terest and charges the first year
A period Of "a years was to be al
lowed for clearing up the re-
mainder.
However, when business fell off
in $780, the Wallace family was un-
able to meet payment and it was
decided to institute receiversilip
proceedings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-26
BY WILLIAM ID. CLARK

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, July 90
AS the auctioneers hammer dis
posed of the few remaining effects
of the late Phineas T. Barnum,
old-timers recalled a few of the
many interesting anecdotes of his
colorful career.
Barnum was a great jokester.
Returning from the European tour,
Barnum, who always was clean
shayen, noted most of his fellow
passengers were fullbearded. On the
last day out he secretly gathered
together every razor on board and
locked them up. There was general
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
MISSING MAN OF FAIRBANKS
 IS REPORTED
Adolph Sherrer Is Some where in Oregon, Let
 ter to Police Says

SEATTLE, Feb. 14.-The police said today they have received a letter postmarked Aurora, Oregon, purportedly from dolph Sherrer Fairbanks, Alaska, gold miner, say ing he is safe somewhere in Ore gon."
 Sherrer came south last Decem- Der with $2,000 cash in his pockets, bound for Portland to spend Christ mas with his family. The police were notified several days ago he never arrived there and were asked to make an investigation.
 Fellow passengers aboard the Yukon said Scherrer told them that he had $2,000 with him. He hurried from the steamer to a train for Portland, on arrival here December g. There were floods at that time and no trains and no busses left Seattle for Portland for several days after arrival of the Yukon from Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
SLAYERS OF 2
 CHILDREN ARE
 FOUND INSANE
Former Alaskans to Spend Remainder of Their
 Days Behind Bars

SEATTLE, Feb. 14.-Oskar Hest ness, Ballard fisherman, former resident of Petersburg, Alaska, who strangled his two small sons to death month ago to choke the Devil out of them" and his wife Marie, have been sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in the criminally insane ward at the State Penitentiary.
 Frenzy to Return
 The couple was found not guilty by reason of insanity on a first degree murder charge but the jury found the frenzy in which the strangling occurred would return and decided they were not safe to be at large.
 Calmly Testify
 Hestness and his wife testified calmly they found the two small boys possessed of the devil and they agreed the evil spirit would have to be choked out of them. A protracted period of religious frenzy preceded the killings.
 Neither Hestness nor his wife showed any emotion at the verdict
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
Urged Into Politics
 As Profession; Opportunities

DENVER, Feb. 14.-Politics of- fers the biggest opportunity for uni versity graduates today, Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter of Denver University told the student body recently in an address on Politics as a Career for College Gradu- ates."
 Not only does politics offer great opportunities, but it is in need of intelligent leadership at present, he declared.
 History proves what strong leadership will do" he said, citing Washington. Lincoln, Wilson and Roosevelt as men who took com mand when emergencies arose.
 We are told there are no more frontiers to conquer" he said. AS long as politics exist there are new
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
STOCKS RALLY
 AS SENTIMENT
 TAXES CHANCE
Improvement in Cotton Also Adds to General
 Good Trading Today

NEW YORK, Feb. IA Stocks rallied moderately today following substantial recovery of cotton and improvement in trading sem timent.
 The list backed and file d throughout most of the session, however.
 Tobaccos pared their losses and alcoholS erased most of the de- clines.
 Close Fairly Firm Todays close was fairly firm. Transfers totalled almost 100000 shares.
 Bonds were firm on the curb in late trading.
 American Telephone and Tele- graph gained more than one point. Seaboard oil gained two points and Consolidated Oil fraction.
 Air Issues
 Wright Aeronautical was up sev- en points and Douglas and United Aircraft recovered one and two points respectively.
 International Silver. U. s. Smelt- ing, Howe Sound, American Smelt- ing, Depasco and Dome were up one to three points.
 Other Gathers
 United States Steel, Case, Du- Continued on Page Tghree)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14

frontiers to create pioneers"
 In the field of local govern ment real leaders are needed, ac- cording to Dr. Hunter.
 Because of indifference of these who should be on guard and the alertness of grafters and wasters, corruption is rampant in cities like Chicago and New York.
 Even in Colorado the brains and leadership which should be available for government are de- voted to other activities. As a con- sequence, we are confronted with appalling conditions and the fed eral government refusing to carry a load which should be carried"
 In conclusion. Dr. Hunter urged students to think seriously about making politics their profession.p
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
PRESIDENTS EXPLANATION
 IS PREDICTED
Reply to Criticism of His Recent Move Slated
 for Sometime Today OPEN LETTER IS DUE
 TO BE MADE PUBLIC Postmaster General Farley Will Refer to Evidence
 in Possession

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA The reasons behind President Roose- velt's wholesale abrogation of air mail contracts may be made pub lie before nightfall.
 This reply will be made in an- swer to criticism and the court &C., ton yesterday. The court action was a restraint order to prevent taking away contracts.
 The answer will be in the form of an open letter by Postmaster General James A. Farley. It vii refer to actual evidence in tht Governments possession.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
MAKES ATTACK
 ON LINDBERCH
Revocation of Reserve Of- ficers Commission
 Requested

Washington, Feb. 1.-The De- partment of War has been asked to revoke Col Charles A. Lind bergh's commission in the Officers Reserve Corps.
 Arthur McMahon, who made the request, accused the Colonel of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman" in sending Presi- dent Roosevelt a telegram protest ing to the cancellation of air mail contracts.
 McNfahon described himself as a former Senior Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve Air Force. He sent the request to Major General Den his Nolan, Commander of the Sec ond Corps Area.
 McMahon said Col Lindbergh's telegram was prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
Forgot Repeal, Smashed Bottle;
 Fined for It

SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 14.-He forgot prohibition had been re- pealed.
 So when a prominent citizen met policeman just after making a purchase of a bottle of tanglefoot and leaving the liquor store, he promptly hurled the bottle to the pavement, smashing 1t.
 The policeman just as promptly arrested him for strewing glass about the countryside He was talk en to the police station and almost as promptly released.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
GOVERNMENT
 MARKETS 7
 BOND ISSUES
Secretary Morgen nth a u Makes Announcement
 on Subscriptions

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. = Suc- cessful marketing of $800,000,O0O Treasury notes was announced last night by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau.
 There were two issues of $400,- 100000 each for 221a months at 21s per cent.
 Notes for the same amount for three years at tnree per cent were also described as substantially over- subscribed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14

Repeal of Alaska Liquor LdW Adudnced Another Step
 By Action, House Committee

WASHINGTON, 14-The House Territories Committee ordered the bill the VOstead Act Alaska and the Alaska favOrab the Attorney General not object.
 similar reported favorably by the Senate Committee.
 In addition to the liquor law repeal the bill provides that contro be placed under the direction of Board of Lqucr Control the Territorial Governor and other elective officials until the of the Legislature which will enact permanent legislation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
REPLIES TO LINDBERGH

NEW YORK, FeD. l4.-ReplylnS to the protest of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, by telegram, Postmaster General James A. Farley, declared that if the Colonel had been in possession of all facts relating to the cancellation of air mail con- tracts he would realize no in justice had been done"
 The telegram sent to President Roosevelt said that condemnation of commercial aviation by cancella- tion of all mail contracts and use of the Army planes on commercial air lines will unnecessarily and greatly damage all American ayia- tion"
 The telegram added: Your order of cancellation of all air mail con- tracts condemns the largest portion of our commercial aviation without a just trial. Your present action does not discriminate between in nocence and guilt and places no premium on honest business"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
"Mr. Carrie Nation

MT. Carrie NatlOn
 He was dubbed MT Carrie Ma ton" by his adversaries but the title did not worry the husky cru sader. More than once he told in- reviewers:
 T like to gamble bit myself, but any man can get all the gam bling he needs in a social game with friends"
 He also liked drink when he wanted it, but he showed no mercy to predatory liquor interests.
 The famous raid on Canfield's caused a big storm. It implicated the name of Reginald Vanderbilt. who was supposed to have lost nearly $5O0,O00 in five nights of play there.
 Public opinion blazed to such in- tensity that the District Attorney was able to arouse the Legislature into changing the laws governing the testimony of witnesses to raids.  That change became the basis of New York's present restrictions on gambling.
 Spot Evidence
 Jerome not only made arrests and took evidence on the spot in his cleanup raids, but he seized furniture and destroyed gambling equipment. Many a poor New York family kept warm that winter by using $500 roulette wheels for fire wood.
 The store rooms of the District Attorneys office were piled high with equipment for faro, red and black, Klondike and baccarat. Ex- pensive mahogany furniture was sold at auction for what it would
 Continued on Page Five)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-14
.CWA Workers in
 South, East, .May Lose Jobs

ASHIN GTON, Feb. H. The Civil Works Administra- ticn is considering discharging, within the next few days, 2OO,- 900 or mere men now employed on Federal projects throughout the East and South. This was learned last night.
 Many of the men will be ab- sorbed by private industry.