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PoI1T1cKI KIUBY.
Y kongrese podany Dol nayrh
zakona, ktory, keby Dol prijaty,
ponizil by prfst 'ahoyalcov ma IL
rovef zloGincov. Jc TO Aswellov
navrh nitcnej rcgistracic vset-
kych cudzincov v Spojenych Sta
toch ktora zahrnuje nielen zapis,
ale al odtisky prstov, fotografo-
yanie, odancnie, osobna domacu
prchliadku kedykol'vek tou w
hraEkou, ze kto sa tomnto nepod-
robi bude pokutovany, vazneny a
deportovany.
Bolo by to horsie zaobchodenie,
ako so zlocincami, rozhodne hof
Sic, ako je tomu v Rusku teraz i
ako tomu bolo "a tasov carskych.
Protesty proti tomuto navrhu idn
do kongresn Cd daktorych do
brych obcanov, ale ME V takom
mnozstvc, ably prijatie predlohy
prekazily. Potrebne je vyvinut
akciu proti tejto predlohe, ktora
by mala ziaddicny ucinok. Medzi
Slovakmi tato aAcia bola zapo-
cata, ale ME dokoncena. Potrebne
je posielat rezol1cie kongresma-
nom senatorom, ably sa presved-
eli, ze 81 obcanstvo tohto zakona
nepraje. lTu podavame obsah Ii
stu a rczoldcie, poslanveh senate
rom Fessovi Willisovi kon-
gresmanom Crosserovi, Mooney
mu a Burtonovi (z Ohio) sborom
81. Slovenskej Ligy v Clevelan-
de a odporiicame nasim kluboul,
aby 81 ich odpisaly a poslaly kon-
y n H I
gresmanovi John G.. Coopcrovi a
senatorom Fessovi Willisovi.
List a rezolticie znejl;
Honorable Sir:
We are enclosing herewith a
copy Of Resolutions adopted by
our organization.
Trusting you will use all means
at your command to bring "a
bout the defeat of this measure
when same comes up for con-
sideration, we remain,
Yours very respectfully,
lGicchaei n lKlesh, sReesident.
John Matey, Secretary.
RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, a bill known as
the Aswell Bill has been intro
duced in the Congress Of the
United States having for its pur-
pose compulsory registration OF
all aliens and
WHEREAS, the passage OF this
bill would not only provide for
registration Of aliens, but would
also COMPEL all such to submit
to finger-prints, photographs,
taxing, personal and household
search, with the threat that fail
ure to comply, the penalty will be
a fine, Imprisonment or deporta'
tion.
THEREFORE, BE 1T RE.
SOLVED, that we members OF
st. Msrtin Assembly No. 81 Slo-
yak League of America, American
Citizens of Slovak descent, AT
our Regular Meeting assembled
in st. Martin s School OF CleVe'
land, Chic, on the 18th day OF
january, 1921, hereby express
our opposition to the enactment
Of the Aswel Bill on account o.
it's un-American spirit, brutaliz
ing provisions and it's labor crush
ing intent, we join in protest t,
defeat this Infamous bill, and
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED
that a copy Of these resolution
be sent to our Senators and Con
gressmen in Washington.
COMMITTEE
Michael M. Klesch
John Matey
Michael Phillips
John S. Czech
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

of that fleetness of foot-as the
years will do. But / think that
Dempsey still has all the terrific
power in his fists that he ever
carried. Against a man slower than
himself, where the punch alone is
a factor. cannot view the out
come as anything other than q vic.
tory for Dempsey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

The Shamrock and George.
town A. c. teams will represent
Washington; EastpOrt and
Reina Mercedes, Annapolis, and
Bethlehem Steel COmpany and
Hampden, Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

HOweyer. that & pure surname
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

and as such, may not rate 10 cents
on the dollar at the pay off when
the lntersectional games are over.
The Browns and White Sox for
one thing. have been moving along
nicely against Western clubs; vel
they do not figure as contenders
any more than do the Phils, Braves
and Dodgers. 1t takes the intersec.
tionaI meetings to bring out inhe.
ent weakness and strength.
Today's menu couples the Chicago
Cubs with the Giants and, as a
tip off ON McGraw's club, the out.
come viii be interesting. No one
knows to date just how good the
Giants are because they haven't
faced an admitted contender yet.
They will do 30 today.
It IL understood that they ex-
pected to win II Of their first ~
games, basing this idea on the un.
flattertng estimate Of the other
Eastern clubs. But the Giants,
getting only q reasonably well
pitched game about every four
days, have needed all their i'm.
pesstye hitting to stand their East
ern opposition off and recently
dropped three straight to the Dodg.
ers, who suddenly began to hit
when tossed in against McGraw' 3
pitchers. The latter are a great
tonic to anaenlic batting averages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

Copyright 1871. IntsrsatonU Feature
Services. Ineb
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

me one solid shot in the neck
and / felt it for ten days. He
hit me few short jolts In the
body and it was too weeks be.
fore the pain faded away.
Men can say, IL they wish. that
Dempsey IL through" But they'll
change their chant i. Dempsey goes
into ring harness again, traps an
enemy into an opening and then
connects with either hand.
On Monday Gene Tunney will
give Times Readers some high.
lights Of Tex Richards specfac-
uIar career.
Copyright. 1877. By King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06
.HEAV YNEIGHT CHANP
SAYS SLUGGERS
LAST LONGER
BY Gene Tunney
Worlds Heayyweight Champion

Gan Jack Dempsey to be question
Some think that won from him in Phadelpha just because
Dempsey had off nght others advance the
Dempsey having passed year mark bolt
Without attempting take sides in the debates I'd like point
that Dempsey being sugger isn't of the that necessarily
into the discard after thand that there plenty Of
support belief that could do
main fistc star through many
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06
MUTT AND JEFF

Chick Passon was the shortest
player and Stretch Msehan this
tallest who played in the profes'
sional basketball league the past
season. both being members Of the
Philadelphia quintet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

at the age of 81, he was a lEIan.
tom in action against Jim JEFF
fries.
But where the game records but
one outstanding instance of a boxer
doing an amazing Comeback" and
displaying brilliantly as boxer
well beyond 40. there are scores of
instances where sluggers carried on
through many years.
Bob Fitzsimmons was an instance.
He was 81 when he lost the
title and many reckoned him as .'aIl
done" But Fitz, the slugger, stayed
in the game, knocked out DAILY,
Dunkhorst, Rubin and Sharkey,
proving that even If his early speed
was gone. his punch remained.
When he. was 40, he fought to re.
gain title and put up remarkable
fight.
FitE continued to fight rather
spasm0dically until he was
nearly 30, and. at the age Of 46,
he scored q newer knockout.
And so long as he was able to
climb through the ropes and
swing his arms. he was a source
Of danger.
It's much the same story with
the other sluggers who fought on
with ct least fair success-long
after their earlier speed had gone
and only the punch remained.
Dempsey is q slugger-and moth.
ing else. He never depended upon
skill and science. A swift, relenE.
less attack, q yolley Of blows, so
much was Dempsey's method. And
1t was made more effective in his
earlier days.. because he had speed
in his legs.
The years have taken away some
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06
'GIAN is Alone APPEAR
|. FORMIDABLE To WEST
BY Davis ]. walsh

NEW YORK. May 6That strong wing Of the National
which getting nowhere with because
has been going in for lot Of sectional
hunting viii be turned loose
first t with to believe that it viii do itself
good The New York Giants the only Eastern entry that lay
i'm TO 4 contendership.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

OF course, strange are the ways
OF baseball and It may be that the
PhilIies. Braves. and Dodgers have
nothing up their sleeve except q
piece Of lead pipe. But 1t must be
admitted that they don't look the
part. Even though all and sew
orally they have battled the Giants
to the death. mostly theirs.
That, however, isn't hard to do
considering the plight Of the Giant
pitchers who are finding the going
rough-both Of them. So mucn
for the National League.
The other circuit viii draw q
hreather today. but tomorrow tlnc
Eastern hemisphere will begin is
invasion Of the West and then VIII
be the time for all good clubs to
come to the aid of their standing.
II the Cleveland Indians ever In
tend to get up there and contend
with the Yankees and Athletics,
they have their great chance now
during the long home stay. Both
Yanks and Athletics are pretty well
set, with good hitting and fair
pitching day in and day out.
The Yanks, at that, were greatly
harrassed by the stricken Grlffmen
in their recent series, so they NAV
not be quite the outfit they imagine
themselves to be. The Griffmen
are shot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

The Boston Red Sox, in the
name OF all mercy, should Be,
All in all, Il is entirely possible
that the visiting Eastern clubs
Of the American League win
not do 50 well Is the Western
half Of the National League
does during its Eastern tour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

singers usually last longer than
.hoxers. because sluggers depend
mainly upon the power in their
Punches, whereas the boxers re.
lance ID speed Of arms and legs.
And speed and agility depart from
q human long before the thing
which il brute strength leaves
them.
It is an established fact In ring
history that many boxers, having
lost their speed and still eager to
remain in the game, have resorted
to Rluggery and really prolonged
their fistfc careers. But there are
no instances where sluggers. having
lost their punch. ever have become
boxers.
A boxer usually Is through
or on the decline after 81 or
50, and thereafter IL rarely dan.
gerOus as q fOcman. But a
slugger can climb close to the
4Oyear mark and still be :
menace to any man. because
while he has his punch he may
land e and score q spectacular
Knockout.
OF all the great boxers, only one
tho remarkable Jim Corbett, ever
flashed speed after 20, of the same be
wildering kind that was his in his
youth. For Corbett surprised the
entire sporting world in 1900 when,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06
.PROS
ALL SET

With six clubs in line and two 9th.
ers expected, the Tricity Semi-Pro
Baseball League will start play on
May %. 1t has just completed or.
ganization, with Frank A. Ruth, Of
Baltimore, as president; Walter
Haight, of Washington, and Lieut..
John B. Hupp, of Annapolis. vice
presidents, and Willie Glascoe. Of
Washington, secretary.
The board of directors is composed
of team representatives as follows:
Edgar Hampden, Hampden; John
Griffith, Bethlehem Steel: c. e. Nc.
Bride, Reina Mercedes; Willie Glas-
coe, Shamrocks; Marcus Chaconas,
Georgetown A. c., and c. B. McNeff,
Eastport.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

Wilkes Barre, won on foul from
frankie Genaro, New York. sixth
round
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

A player limit of Is was agreed
on, the lists to be submitted on q
date to be- specified shortly. Each
team will post franchise of $3.50
not later than May 10.
A split season will be adopted and
the schedule drawn shortly. The
playing fields will be as follows:
Washington, American League
Park; Baltimore, Roosevelt, Dun.
dark and possibly OrioIe Stadium,
and Eastport Athletic Park.
Two proposed additional entries
are the Alexandria, Bancroft and
Washington Bus team, OF A1exan.
dria, and the Corkran Hill Club Of
Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-06

And Dempsey, against q man
faster and y6unger-weIl, Jack
stin must be rated as dangerous.
For, sooner or later, unless that
man has wonderful defensive
skin to aid his speed, Dempsey
win trap hinH-and strike. And
when Dempsey hits-weIl, he hit
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
VALLEY

we are mentioning Mcssrs. Manuel
Tamez. with The Brownsville Title
Company; Joe Conner. with n
Brownsville Chamber of Commences
and Peter Alamia. Manager Of Snake
Kings Farm. These three young
men are specialists in typewriting,
while Mr.. Conner is also n Short
hand winter Of special ability. What
these young men, and cores OK
others have done, Others IN due time
may do, 80 come, join IVY. building
for your observation-disclosures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
SHIPPERS TO
VISIT VALLEY
DURING MEET
Many Men, Interested
In Coas.wise Traf-
fic, to Study Water
ways Here

Men interested in coastwise ship
ping are going to attend the Intra-
coastal Canal convention in the VAL
ley November Z and s and will be Civ
en- a close view OF the Valleys sea-
port and terminus Of the proposed
extension Of the ~Intracoastal Canal
at Point Isabel, according to officials
of the organization.
The membership Of the I~ntracoastal
Canal association is made up Of men
interested in shipping and develop
ment Of shipping along the Gulf
coast. They are interested not only
in the canal project, leaders of the
organization state, but are deeply in
terested in the development CT deep
water harbors to which the canal
will act as a feeder system.
Visit to the Valley harbor al Point
Isabel will be made Tuesday, the sec-
ond day Of the convention. The delei
gates will be awakened early and
served with coffee and doughnuts
and morning newspapers Bouquets
Of roses will be presented to the
wives Of the delegates who accompany
them. The plans for Tuesday have
been made to make pleasant impress
sions IN the men whose opinions will
mean much in future development Of
water transportation.
To Visit Rio Hondo
After coffee the delegates will be
taken over the new concrete highway
from Harlingen to Rio Hondo where
the Arroyo Colorado, proposed ex-
tension Of the canal will be seen.
From Rio Hondo the party will 90 to
San Benito where breakfast will be
served in the new Stonewall Jackson
Hotel.
From San Benito the drive will lead
through the highly developed Los
Fresnos tract to Point Isabel. Boats
will carry the entire party in one
trip out on Laguna Madre, through
the turning basin and inner chan
mel to Brazos Santiago Pass where
the government dredge Absecon is
working. If weather is pleasant, the
boat trip will extend out through the
pass and outer channel to the end of
the jetties and possibly around to the
mouth Of the Rio Grande. The boat
trip is scheduled 70 occupy an hour
and a half during which the conven-
tion delegates will see the develop
IlGUL uUOGF way 10 HdIQAc SGdDOEue
freight. During the drive through
the Valley on the first day they will
have had an opportunity to see the
Valleys and development
which lie back of the waterway i'm
provements projects.
To Point Isabel
Luncheon will be served by the
Point Isabel company, with A. J.
McColl as host, in the new pavilion
on the main land. The story Of the
Valleys fight for deep water and its
determination to get the Intra-
coastal canal extended up the Arroyo
and down to Point ISABEL will be told
at the harbor side.
The executive committee has plan
ned the entire program Of the dele
gates in tn Valley 50 that they may
be shown the back Of
waterway plans. be shown the OPP
portunities for development Of great
water traffic and progress of the
work. The drives. talks and enter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

Six and possibly seven independent
road districts in Hidalgo county
will hold road bond elections before
January /, according to present
plans OF good roads proponents, With
the total amount of bonds TO be yot-
ed expected 20 reach close to So
00O, 600.
HidaIgo County Road Districts
Nos. l ard z, formed by Legislative
enactment az the last session, viii
hold their elections in November,
and four additional districts, which
will be organized by action Of the
commissioners court, are o be-
ing formed.
When organization Of these dis
tricts IS completed the entire coun-
", with the exception of the west
ern part Of the Pharr-San Juan iTri-
cation district and the Donna irri-
cation districts, win be included in
the various districts.
Petitions Of three Of the new
districts have already been passed
upon by the commissioners court,
and Il is understood that the Pc
tition Of the fourth, the McAllen
district, viii be presented at an
early meeting. Petitions passed up
On include the Hidalgo. Alamo and
Mission districts, all Of which ex-
pect to call bond elections in De-
cember.
District At Mission
The Mission district, which will
bear the official designation Of Hi
dalgo County Road Distric. No. 5,
will comprise approximately 70
square miles, including practically
all the Mission irrigation system
and the Goodwin tract west Of Mis-
sion, which is to be developed as
an irrigation project.
The Mission district will be APP
proximstclv 10 miles in length by 8
miles IA width, extending from the
west line Of the Goodwin tract east
"a a line in ShaTyland about one
fourth Of a mile west Of Taylor
Boulevard, and from Mile z on the
Mission system to the Rio Grande.
The unirrigated section near the
river viii not be included in the
district. The new district connects
with Road District No. ], ia Edin-
burg district. on the north. and
the read system will be tied in with
the system Of the latter district on
Mile 2.
II Is understood that the plans Of
the good roads proponents contem-
plate voting bonds in the amoun OF
s 1900, 600, which will be sufficient
to construct 80 miles Of paved high
ways and two bridges across the
flood control channel south Of Mis-
sion. Tentative improvement plans
include the paving of Sharyland
Boulevard. La Lomite Boulevard. and
the highway in the center of the
Goodwin tract. These roads run
north and south. A system Of cross
roads will also be paved, according
TO present plans. which also com
template the paving Of the military
highway from Mandero to the Hi
Galgo district where il will connect
with the proposed system Of that
district. A committee has been ap-
pointed TO work out the system for
the district. and all roads will be
designated in the bond election call.
Hidalgo District
The Hidalgo district includes that
area between the south bank Of the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

improvement programs state that in
each district an effort will be made
TO work out a system Of connecting
roads which will assure maximum
service to the entire county.
Weslaco Election Nov. Ia
The Weslaco road district, known
as Hidalgo County Road District
No. ., which was created by act Of
the legislature, has called an $780,
COO bond election on November Il,
and community leaders express
themselves as confident the voters
will return a heavy majority for the
bonds.
The district comprises about so
square miles, extending from Mile
Is IL to the Rio Grande, including
the Llano Grande irrigation district
Of 5000 acres. Roads designated
for paving include Mile 5 and 3 from
the north line of the district to the
Valley highway. Mile . viii be
paved south from Neslaco 10 Mile
6 north: and from that point VIII
run south and east TO connect with
the highway which viii be paved
through the center Of the Llano
Grande Tracts To the military high,
way. East and west roads TO be paved
include Niles 9. s, j, u and parts
Of Miles z. 3, 10, II and Is. The
P~rogresso Development Co, which
is developing the Llano Grande dis
trict, proposes TO pave a number OF
the east and west roads through that
district, and Will probably carry the
Pavement from the military road
south to the Rio Grande.
Dist. No. l Calls Election
Road District No. /, which in
cludes all Of the unirrigated sec
ton Of HiGalgo county, the Edinbufg
irrigation district and the eastern
part Of the Mercedes system, com
prising over 1000 square miles, has
called a 81. 600 bond election fer
November 10. Designations By this
district include a comprehensive sys-
tom for both the irrigated and IN
irrigated sections, including connec-
tons with the proposed Cameron
county highways at Nile Ia noTtn
Of Mercedes and the military hign-
way near the river.
The main highway Of the district
will run east and west from a point
on the west line Of the Goodwin
through Edinburg and the new
towns on the Southern Pacific TO
the Cameron county line at Mile II.
North and south roads will include
the principal highways in the east
ern part OF the Mercedes system and
those extending north from Edin-
burg and the new Southern Pacific
towns. All towns Will be connect
ed by pavements with the main
highways.
Proponents Of the bond issue as
sert that the road improvement
will be followed by Inn
mediate development Of both the
irrigated and unirrigated sections
included III the district. The north
eastern part Of the Mercedes system
and the great area of unirrigated
land lying north and east of Edin-
burg. are expected TO be brought IN
der intensive cultivation by the com.
nletion Of the highway system, and
the large acreages near the river
will also be affected.