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Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04

she was hatless and her hair, soaked with rain,
was a mass of brown ringlets She stood alone,
immobile. watching the steamer.
With a sickening sensation in the pit of his
stomach Larry remembered how he had failed
to give the warning Was he a coward, he asked
himself? Maybe he was-he had never really
been put to a test beforel The junk edged in
closer Perhaps he could save this woman Some
how make up for his failure to give the alarm!
That it, he t0ould save her!
His first impulse was to rush to the rail and
shout to her, but this, he thought shrewdly,
might also attract the attention of the pirates
and they could pick him off like a rat with
rifle from the junk the bridge of his own ship
A better plan began to form in his mind. Taking
a life preserver from the rail, Larry bent on a
long line the end of which he made fast to the
rail He dropped the life preserver over the side
and removing his Southwestern and boots, crawled
cautiously under the rail, hung by his hands for
a moment then dropped into the sea- Coming
to the surface, he saw the junk still moving
in toward the ship. He reached for the bobbng
life preserver, gripped it securely in one hand
and began swimming toward the junk.
Several Chinese were busted on the forward
deck, and he made his way toward the stern
where he had seen the white woman. The junk
very close and he began looking for
some means of boarding her. Mdships her deck
came almost even with the water when she rode
in the trough Of wave. Larry made for this
point, and as he reached the side the crest of a
wave washed him close to the rail. He let go the
life preserver and grasped at the slippery wooden
side of the junk His hands just caught over the
edge He held on by his fingers for an uncertain
moment, then another wave boosted him up and
a moment later he was over the side and on the
deck of the pirate ship.
He felt exhaustion. A powerful swimmer,
the short distance from the ship to the junk had
been nothing for him. Miraculousy thus far he
had been unobserved. He skunk along the deck
climbed short ladder to the poop. and made
his way toward the after rail where he had
seen the white woman. Suddenly, she loomed
up just in front of him, standing huddled at the
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His strenuous objections aroused my suspi-
cion. At sea, we sometimes encounter characters
that are wanted by the police, and are trying
to escape to another country Under the guise
of rendering frstaid, I was able to observe
closely the mans features after removing the
blood. I was also able to draw from him the
story. You may be interested in him and his
story. Here it is:
"Slim" was formerly railroad fireman. He
had lost his job, and his friends had turned from
him as the result of fight and-murder But
to quote "Slim,"-
"You see, it was a dirty night and ranin'
when I goes into a beanery next the Bob's Bar
Sort of greasy spoon dump but the Java was
OK, and 1 fggers there's time enough for
cup O. coffee. Over at the end of the counter
was a kid-just little shaver-eatin' sand
wich.
Then, in comes a guy af-stewed-looks
around sort O. bleary-eyed at everybody, an
then he goes over an socks the kid clean off
his STOOL There's no use arguin' with a bird
like that, so ups an let him have it in the
whiskers He went down,-but not out; an when
he comes up he pulls gun an drilled me here"
T THIS point in the conversation "Slim,"
~ pointed to two scars, one on each cheek In
line with his jaw-teeth, and continued with,
AN the bullet tore my JaW-teetn out as IL went
through,-lucky it wasn't a little higher.-any-
how, got his gun away from him, an gives i'm
a dose of his own medicine" was intrigued by
the scars; they looked exactly like two vaccina-
ton marks. And, somehow, believed 'Slim's'
story. also felt certain that with the proper
chance he'd be all right When finished dress
ing his wounds, with the admoniton to keep out
of trouble and have no more fights on my ship,
instead of paying him off, sent him back to
his quarters
It was not difficult to understand "Slim's'
problem. Once down, it's sometimes hard to get
up and too few are inclined to help.
Of course, the Mate felt bady-in fact he was
ready to quit his position. could never make
him understand appreciate what did. But
"Slim" got along fine-no more trouble on board
Last time I saw him he Captain of a
harbor police boat. He was getting old, but
he'd married widow with a bunch of young
sters and was wild about them.
If he's still alive, and wants to, he can give
you his right name; and If he reads this it
will be the first inkling he has had that l was
the kid he told me about.
Copyright, 1886
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04
Bird Of Paradise Is Proud And Beautiful, But
Its Fine Plumage Is Its Greatest Handicap

THE Japanese Bird of Paradise pictured here
has a tail is feet long and is known authen-
tically as the Tosa Here rises to your mind no
doubt the cliche so WHAT" but there is
great lesson to be learned from this strange
but beautifully feathered fowl.
ITS TAIL Is A HANDICAP! Beautiful
though it is proud as the bird may be of this
possession, nevertheless, it is hampered in its
flight by dragging about it this great object of
pride.
ALL FALSE PRIDE Is HANDICAP!
Once women of the United States almost de-
cided their social status by the wealth of the
Bird of Paradise plumage they could display on
their hats, but this helped them not one whit
when it came to making life more worth the
living-and it certainly must have stamped
them as superficial individuals.
So much effort is expended in impressing
others but unfortunately much of the material
with which we strive to impress is in itself un-
impressive.
The only thing worth boasting about in this
world is the quality of being really fine per-
son, and one can be really fine person with
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04
By John Richard Finch

house door With a supreme effort, he made
leap for the bel but too late. He saw leering,
rusty face with stained yellow teeth close be-
side him, and the butt of a pistol descending
toward his head. Larry threw up his hands to
ward off the blow, but it landed with a dull
crack on the side of his head, and he slumped
to Inconsistencies on the deck.
The blow had been glancng one, however,
and few moments later Larry opened his eyes
The rain beating in his face helped to revive
him. He'll had broken out on the ship. The Chi
nese had control of the bridge and the engines
were sted. The President Arthur had come to
a stop The sound of rifles came from the after
part of the ship-evdently the marines defend
ing the vault in the Purser's office. Larry stag
gered to his feet to find the forward deck COM
pletely deserted. Several Chinese junks with
auxiliary motors had closed in about the ship
standing by to take off the bullion and their con-
federates who had taken over the ship.
AlOT so yards from where Larry stood in the
IN bow of the President Arthur was huge
Junk which moved in slowly toward the steamer
In the high stern of the junk, Larry saw white
woman. They were taking prisoners! great
cape was thrown over the woman's shoulders,
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out having gay pumage to wear. The under
standing Nazarene wore sandals and worked at
the carpenters trade-but he has been the most
talked of and discussed man in the world and
he built the Christian institution which has re-
manned to be the most powerful of all organi-
cations earth.
YOU DON'T NEED FINE FEATHERS" TO
GET PLACESl AS matter of fact, all you
need do is to look studiousy at this bird and
see what handicap these feathers can be!
A MOTHER thing to remember as you look
~ upon this bird is that the fowl is prod
uct of over-cultivation and is not natural" The
Japanese have managed to breed this bird by
special process. but in the end the poor thing
can only sit a perch and is thereby i'm
prisoned.
OF course it isn't natural for the Great Gre
ator certainly never made anything living that
couldn't move and have or express freedom
Just so do vain and proud individuals cripple
themselves and live in a prison constructed by
their own vanity and pride.
Excessive pride cuts you off from friends and
loved ones and makes it practically impossible
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and give Braden hand with that woman


1t was perhaps fifteen minutes later that
Larry climbed over the side little weak, but
none the worse for his experience On the deck
lay the woman. She was still unconscious. APP
preaching middle age, there about her still
the haunting beauty of youth Larry looked
about him sheepishly.
I'm sorry, but had to knock her out She
kept struggling" Then, remembering the at
tack. did they get the money!"
strange man in civilian clothes answered
him. You bet they didn't get the money. Half
of them dead, and now that their leader,
he stopped. Say how did you happen to get this
woman off that junk, young fellow?"
"Well, knew she was being held for ransom
and I hadn't been much up here as look
out. guess was too scared to give the alarm
when I the pirates sneakng up to the
bridge. I thought if l could save this lady I
would be doing something really worth while, so,
!, well-I just saved her."
Saved her." the man fairly shouted do you
know who this woman is?"
Bewildered Larry shook his head
"You didn't save this woman, my boy You
captured her! This is Colette Pinard French
Eurasian, and the leader of the worse band OF
pirates on the China coast" Turning to the
Mate, he asked: Say, who is this youngster,
anyway"
"Braden, an ordinary seaman sir"
Ordinary seaman, hell! He is very extra
ordinary seaman. The insurance company I
represent is offering $4,000 reward for this
woman's capture. Let me shake your hand NV
boy"
Copyright 1885
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JEAN RENDI.EN.

rail- Near her was a Chinese woman, and
crouched in the stern rifles trained on the
President Arthur, were several Chinese pirates.
Larry paused behind the deck housing, searching
his mind for plan of action. How he had man.
aged to get on board without being seen seemed
a miracle, accounted for only by the fact that
every member of the pirate crew was concen-
tratng his attention on the battle on board the
President Arthur
rHEY were almost alongside now In another
moment the Chinese might come swarming
onto the junk from the chip, and it would be
too late He must act at once! Yet if he came
out in the open, he would undoubtedly be shot
down. There was only one way! He must risk
it! The white woman standing against the
rail, unguarded, except for the old Chinese
woman who stood beside her. At the rail of the
President Arthur a group Of Chinese were gath
ing One Of the men leaned over the side and
gave a signal, obviously for the junks to close
in The time had come he must act woto.
With all the speed his youth could muster,
Larry raced across the deck, threw his arms
around the white woman, and with lunge, car
ried her with him over the rail They struck the
water head first and went down together. He
could feel her struggling in his grasp beneath
the water. When they came to the surface, the
Junk had moved ahead. and he caught a glimpse
of the old Chinese woman bending the rail
shouting. Beside her several Of the men stood
with rifles trained on them. In moment they
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would shoot! Franticaly he dove, again pulling
the struggling woman under with him.

would shoot! Frantically he dove, again pulling
the struggling woman under with him.
She fought furiously now. He had been un-
able to convey to her that she was being rescued
that he was a friend Obviously she believed
he was trying to drown her. When they came to
the surface again, Larry attempted to calm the
woman, but she only continued to struggle des-
perately with him. She didn't seem to under
stand him! He could neUer get her back to the
ship this way A glance at the woman's face
convinced him that she could not be pacified
with words. He hesitated a moment, then
brought his fist out of the water and struck her
a hard blow on the chin. He felt her grow limp
in his arms. The junk was some distance away
now, and he glimpsed some of the pirates leap
ing to it's deck from the steamer. Only few
feet away he saw the life preserver floating,
and holding the womans face above water, he
swan to it, dropped it over her head, and
placed her limp arms over the top. Then, he
and the woman alongside the ship
IN few moments the junks had melted away
| in the mist and he heard voices on the deck
of the President Arthur. The Mate and several
of the sailors came running forward and leaned
over the rail.
Below there" the Mate shouted Are you all
rght?"
"Yes sir I'm all right. But the lady here
needs attention" Larry called back
.I,adyp' he heard the Mate exclaim. Then, to
the men, here you, get ladder over the side
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quelled. The Chief Mate, later
came to my quarters with
one of the Able Seamen,
called "Slim," by his ship
mates. For the purpose of this
story, 1 shall use that nams.
"Slim" was a lousy-looking
man with a sullen look that
seemed to be grown on his
face. His eyes were blood
shot, his clothes were torn, he
was badly beaten. The Mate
said, Here's the man that
started it wish you'd pay
him off, slim" was IN such
bad condition, that l felt that
he should go to the Marine
Hospital, but to this sugges-
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Sc a sc a p e s
"SLIM"
By Captain {. E. Barry
SLIM

A A SHIP MASTER, l have found it easy
~ to let the head of each department handle
his own personal problems With few excep
tions, it has been successful. have one excep-
tional case in mind
Bedlam had broken loose in the Sailors Fo-
castle Several men were badly beaten With
the aid of Harbor Police. the ructlon was finally
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The Tail of The
Japanese Bird Of
Paradise Pictured
AT the Left Is 18
Feet Long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
PRESIDENT HAS
 NEW PL AN FOR
 CHEAPER POWER
Conference of Federal and Private Electricity
 Officials Called

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-A con- ference to explore the possibility of providing cheap electricity by pool ing public and private powers in the Southeast and eventually in other reions has been called by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for September 30.
 In a statement summoning to the meeting Federal power officials, representatives of private utilities, banking and electric equipment in dustries, the President said:
 Public interest demands that power which is being or soon will be generated by the Tennessee Val- ley Authority at Bonneville Dam and other Public Workse projects should be made to serve the great est number of our people at the lowest cost and as far as possible without injury to the existing actual investment"
 One object of the conference is to lessen the need of additional gen. erating and transmission facilities though more widespread use of power lines already constructed or in course of construction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
TWO DROWN
 IN COLORADO
 RIVER FLOOD
Area Drained by River Is Drenched with from l6
 to 20 Inches Rain

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Sept. 2l.- The treacherous flood waters of the Colorado River late Saturday claim ed its second victim when farmer drowned while attempting to save his livestock
 Ganum Maxcey, 60, lost his life soon after eight members of the Ross White family at Bowser, in the same vicinity, were rescued from the food Previously, Gaynor Mc- Bee, 60 year old ranch hand, had been swept away while driving cat tie out of the flood section.
 In the flood near Milburn only the untiring efforts of boatmen pre- vented a greater loss of life.
 The Concho River, which caused millions of dollars of damage at San Angelo, continued to dump flood waters into the Colorado. Virtu- ally the entire area drained by the Colorado and it's tributaries has been drenched by from Is to 20 in- ches of torrential rain.
 The lost crops, livestock. homes bridges and highways are expected to total many millions of dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
|UNEASINESS IS
 SPREADING OVER MARINE TROUBLE:
Strike Clause to Be Placed 'on Oriental Freight Contracts

S SAN FRANCISCO, Gal, Sept. 21.- Uneasiness over the Pacific Coast maritime labor situation has spread Ao Hongkong as ship-owners took Sprecautions against possible break Between the workers and employers 'tn September 90.
 < The Honekong office of the Jap anese Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line announces that all contracts for cargo delivery here after September 30, when the present union agree ments expire, will contain a strike clause.
 The action followed speed-up or ders from other shippers.
 The increased tenseness came af- ter the International Longshore- mens' Association, key union in the 1884 dispute, rejected, by a mem .bership vote, the employers pro- posal for blanket arbitration of new contract differences. It is also stated here that com panies operating on Alaska routes are adding to their service to take care of increased shipments, mer- chants and others laying in supplies for any emergency.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
.MOORS DRIVING .FEDERALS BACK
 ON MADRID ROAD
Nj ke Advance Behind Shield of Machine Gun
 Bullets Bomb Squads

LONDON, Sept Government m tiamcn are reported retreating he4ore the relentless charges of Moor 'sh Lsgicnnaires on the Ma queda higsway junction. 40 miles fr-in Mldr.d and thousands of oth- CT Government soldiers, organized into bonn ping squads which sur- rouLdsd uhe sae.l leyeled Alcazar fortress in Tciedo. have been thrown on this front for . decisive assault on the Moors.
 Moks Adudnce
 Tie Moors, recruited from Span .sh Morocco, drove forward to half way betweels Talavera dc Ia Reina to Maqueda belind snield of ma chine gun bullets and bodies of Government troops are left in the wake
 government bombing planes sought yainly to scatter the ad- vancers and most of the shells went wild in the murk of driving rain.
 Americans on Destroyer
 More American fugitives have boarded the United States destroy, CT Quincy at Alicante after emigrat- ing officers had delayed their de- parture and forced them to appeal to the civil authorities to save their personal jewelry from confiscation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
STATEMENT ON HALIBUT MADE
 BY TH0MP PS0N
Heavier the Fishing the Less the Total Catch
 Says Investigator

Tt is the duty and purpose oi the International Fisheries Com mission to see that the yield of hali- but from the banks is maintained and that it is increased at the ear Hest possible moment says statement just issued by w. F Thompson, Director of Investiga- tions of the Commission.
 This it is doing in the only man. ner possible; namely, to allow the fish a proper period of growth anc to allowed the production of suffic- tent spawn to prevent the decline which has gone on for so many years.
 'sThe poundage taken at present is all that the banks can supply If more is taken this year it will injure the stock so that less will be grown on the grounds next year and thereafter. This is made absolute ly clear by the past history of the fishery in both Areas 2 and 8 Three times in the history of Area 2 have the number of boats and amount of gear fished shown sharp increases. Each time the total ta- ken annually has been less in the end, even thought for the first year or so the total was greater.
 Period of Increase
 These three periods of increase in the Area 2 fleet were: First, be- tween 1910 and 1915; second, be- tween 1918 and 1921; and third, be- tween 1927 and 1929. Tn the first period, 1910 to 1913, took place the first reat increase in the amount of gear fished in Area 2, and the to- tai taken from the banks fell from from 60 millions of pounds year to about 30. In the second period, 1918 to 1921, the total catch rose for year or two while the banks were being further stripped. Then the yield fell from 37 millions to 25 mil lions, over 5 millions below the pre- vious low point. In the third per- iod the story was repeated With the great increase in the amount of fishing in 1928, and the total catch from that area fell to p millions in. 193O, at which time there was the most intensive fishing the banks had ever seen. Had the everlasting not been stopped, there is no doubt that the total catch to be divided among the fleet must have fallen as much as it had before. Considering the increase in the gear run, it was to be expected that the total catch from Area ? would have fallen be- tow IS millions pounds.
 Fish GiUen Chance
 'The Commission is, however able to allow 4 millions of pounds more than this, for division among the fleet. due simply to the fact that the fish are now being given a chance to grow and reproduce.
 Tt is plain enough for any intel Hgent man to see that the more the fishing and the more the gear run the less the total catch which car be taken. A greater poundage per year can only be obtained through less fishing and less gear run pei year. It is against all experience
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
CONFERENCE ON PAPER TROUBLE
 IS BROKEN OFF
Hearing in Post-Intelligenc- CT Case Is Resum-
 ed Today

SEATTLE, Sept. 21-Charles w. Hope, Regional Director of the Ma tional Labor Relations Board, an- nounced Saturday night that nego- tions in the Post Intelligencer news room strike had been broken off by the executives of the Hearst owned newspapers and the leaders of the striking Seattle Chapter Ameri- can Newspaper Guild and the con- ference had adjourned.
 The hearing on the case ot Frank M. Lynch, photographer, anc Everhardt Armstrong, whose dismis- sal by the newspaper caused the strike, was resumed at 10 o'clock this morning.
 Edward s. Smith is trial exam finer. Edward G. Wood, chief coun- sel for the Hearst newspapers, is representing the Post Intelligencel and Robert B. Watts, chief litiga- tion counsel for the National La bor Relations Board, is represent ing the Government
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
Good Times Are Experienced for
 Copper Industry
Business Tn General Is Good Declare Two Pro-
 ducers

NEW YORK, Sept. 21. - s. R. Guggenheim, Director of the Ken Gecott Copper Corporation, said today on his return from Europe that business in general is very good and this naturally affects cop per prices"
 Gugghenheim's summation of for eign business closely dovetailed with the statement made Sunday by Louis s. Gates, President of the Phelps, Dodge Corporation, major copper producer, who also express ed complete satisfaction with the present domestic copper price, fol- lowing a trip aboard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-21
DR. CREST IN
 FAIRBANKS ON HIS WAY SOUTH
Still Insists Eskimos Along Arctic Rim in Deplor-
 able Condition

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 21-- Dr. Henry w. Freist, arrived here Saturday by a plane plloted by Chester Brown and leaves within a few days for his old home in In diana. He will probably visit Flor ida during the winter.
 pr. Greist has been for years medical missionary at Point Bar row. The Government recently took over the hospital there following the decision of the Presbyterian Church to confine work in the fu- ture to the spiritual welfare of the Eskif1los.
 Mrs. Greist went to Nome and will take steamer south to Seat tie.
 Dr. Greist went to Kayalina on board the North Star and flew from Kavalina to Fairbanks.
 Despite reports to the contrary Dr. Greist insists the Eskimos along the Arctic slope are in a sad condi- ton on account of lack of food He said there ara no seals to fish, the wolves have driven away the caribou and the reindeer are skin and bones on account of the con- stant attacks of the wolves.
 Dr. Greist criticised the Gov ernment officials for what he char aeterized failure to take adeaua e measure to alleviate fam!na c5n li- tions.