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The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

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How old was Tom Gibbons when
he fought Jack Dempsey? How
many rounds did they fight?
Gibbons was "a when he fought
Dempsey. Dempsey won the deci-
sion on points in fifteen rounds.
are the names BaIlinger and Lip
petit of English origin?
Ballinger is English, but originally
derived from the French through
the Norman conquest. 1t was "le
Boulanger," the baker, and corre-
spends in meaning with the English
family name Baker" Lippett is
from the Old English, meaning "at
the loop-g gate, that is, "at the bend
in the road"
Does a pound of gold, a pound of
lead and a pound of feathers weigh
the same?
A poung of lead weighs the same
as a pound of feathers for both are
weighed by avoirdupois weight. A
pound of gold is lighter than a
pound of feathers because gold, be-
| ing a precious metal, is weighed by
troy weight in which the pound con-
tains fewer grains than the avoirdu-
pois pound.
What are the Romance Lang
uages?
Those which have sprung from
Latin and bear its impress strongly
in vocabulary and grammar. In
rough way the Romance territory in
Europe corresponds to what be-
longer to the ancient Roman empire,
i. E., approximately all of the terri
tory west of a line drawn through
Belgium from Gravelines to Eupen
and thence to the Alps and the
Adriantic. In the east, isolated from
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

President Hoover has sent out an appeal to con-
gressmen to send fewer constituents to the White
House. The President probably feels by this time
that lot of people to Washington just for the
exercise.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

Secretary Stimson has sent for Old Soak, his
parrot which suffered lonesoneness when left in the
Philippines Maybe the bird could be trained to be a
White House spokesman.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, and
Health Magazine.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

CANADA is fully within her
~ rights to refuse to recognize
divorces granted Canadians in this
country and this country might do
the same, regarding divorces grant
ed Americans in Mexico, but under
our system Of government, this is
a matter for the several states to
determine for themselves.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

bJ ! OUOI ININ I-'''IIU17
Many BrdUe Sailors Would
Be AliUe If the Nary Had
Tdken More Care to Make
Submarines Safer.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

An old German shell exploded
near Verdun, killing two French
students, but the hatreds of that
conflict will continue to explode for
generations, taking a far greater toll
in human life
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

One thousand New Workers gave
their old overcoats as the price Of
admission to a motion picture house
and as most of them probably had
given up their underwear for auto
mobiles, they may be said to DO
playing both ends against the mid
ole.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

This estimate of 1000 cases of
meningitis in Shanghai shifts the
business of our national defense to
the quarantine service on the Pa
cific coast.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

These six young ladies in Florida
who went to school without any
backs in their dresses doubtless felt
assured that they would be able TO
pass the examination.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

WE are glad to see the United
w States navy genuinely inter-
ested in devices calculated to save
the lives Of those engaged in the
submarine service, but if this solici-
tude had been manifested years ago.
a lot of brave fellows who have
perished would be in the land OF
the living.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
PEACE REIGNS AGAIN
 BETWEEN TWO TONGS

NEW YORK, Aug. s. P)- Peace reigned at least technically throughout the United States again today between the Wu Leong and the Yee Sun tongs, after three to four days warfare, in which five were killed and several wound ed. A new treaty was signed by the national leaders of the two rival tongs after they had been served with an ultimatum from U. s. Attorney Futile, "To make peace or pack up'. Word of the signing of the treaty was tele- graphed to tong leaders in Chic ago, Boston Philadelphia. San Francisco, and all others large cities having Chinese settlements in them. Before the word had gotten around, another shooting occurred in Chicago, when a Yee Sun tongman was. severely wound ed. The warfare was declared to have been the result of poach- ing on commercial territory claim ed by each of the lival tongs.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
WASHINGTON ORDERS AID
 GIVEN RUSSIAN PLIERS

SEATTLE, Aug. 2. P)-Captain J. F. Hotel. Commander of the Northwestern Division of the Coast Guard. radioed Captain c. s. Coch- ran, chief of the Bering Sea div ision to give all assistance neces- sary to the Soviet plane which is scheduled to hop off from Moscow for New York via Alaska some time this month. The cutters Haida and Chelan are based at Unalaska and Dutch Harbor and are near the course of the pro- posed flight. Captain Hottel is acting under instructions from Washington.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THR CAPE NOME PRECINCT .. TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
 SECOND DIVISION.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PART.
 NERSH1P ESTATE OF PFAF- FILE & CO.,, a partnership, com posed of E. H. Pfaffle, now de- ceased, and Wallace Porter
 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Wallace Por- ter has been appointed by the above entitled court administra tor of the partnership estat0 of' Pfaffle and Co.,, partn a' H'p composed of E. H. Pfaffle, ncH de- ceased, and Wallace Porter.
 Any and all persons having claims against the said co-part- nership are hereby required to present the same to the adminis-- trator of said estate. at the Min CTS and Merchants Bank, at Nome. Alaska, with proper vouchers. within six months from, the date of this notice.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, July 18th, 19I.
 WALLACE PORTER
 Administrator of said estate Publish-July 13, 20. 27, Aug 3, 10, 1929.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
SUMMONS NO. 31Oj

N
 Of Alaska, Second Division.
 J. s. kuencer, Plaintiff Nome and Shook Company, A Corporation, Defendant
 The President of the United States of America to the above named Defendant,
 GREETING: You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Count. for the Territory of Alaska, Second Divi- sion. within thirty days after the last publication of this Summons, namely, within thirty days after the tenth day of August 1929, in case this summons is published. Or within forty days after the date of its service upon you, in case this summons is served upon you personally, and answer the com plaint of the above entitled ac- tion.
 The said plaintiff in said ac- tion demands the following re- lief: Judgment against the de fendant for $2s,012.ss and in terest thereon since the 22nd day Of July 1925 at 5%. And in the event you fail to appear and answer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the Court for the relief de- manded in this complaint and as herein above stated. Date of or der for service by publication was the 5th day of July 1929. Witness the Honorable G. T Lomen, Judge of said Court. and the seal of said Court hereunto amxed. on this 9th day of July 1929.
 THOMAS D. JENSEN SEAL Clerk By, Norvin W. Lewis Deputy Clerk of Distric. Court. Territory of Alaska Second Division.
 Publish-Julv 6, 13. 20 e7 Aug. 3, 10. 1929.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10

Summons For Publication
 NO. 3O8S In The District Court For The Territory of Alaska, Second Div ision.
 A. s. KEMP, Plaintiff. MINNIE PEARL KEMP, Defendant
 The President of The United States of America, To Minnie Pearl Kemp, Defendant Above Named,
 G R E E T IN G S:
 You are hereby summoned and required to appear and answer the complaint of plaintiff on file in the office of the Clerk of said Court, in the City of Nome. Ter- ritory of Alaska, within thirty days from the 10th day of Angus, 1929, or judgment for want there of will be taken against you, and you are hereby notified that if you fail to answer the said cont pla:nt, the plaintiff will apply TO the Court for the relief demanded therein, to-wit, for decree of divorce dissolving the Bonds Of Matrimony between yourself ard the y!aintiff upon the grounds of assertion; the date of the Orde" fer the publication of this Sum mons is the 18th day of June, 1929; the date of the first pub lication hereof is the 2ath day of June, 1929, and the date of the last publication is the 1c'h day of August, 1929.
 WITNESS the Honorable q J Lomen, Judge of the District Court for the Territory Of Alaska, Se,- ond Division. and the Seal of said Court hereunto affixed at Nome. Alaska. this 2sth day of June. 1929.
 (SEAL) Thes. D. Jensen.
 Clerk of the District Court, Second Division. Territory of AL aska.
 By, Norvin W. Lewis,
 Deputy Clerk.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE PROBATE COURT oF THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, SEC-- OND DIVISION.
Tn The Matter of the Estate Of John William Segerstrom,
 Deceased.

John William Segerstrom,
 Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the. undersigned c. A. H flag en, has been appointed by the aboVe entitled court, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of John William Segerstrom.
 Any and all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased, or the partnership of "segerstrom & Hagen compos- ed of the said John William Seg- erstrom, now deceased, and the said c. A. H. Hagen, are hereby required to present the same duly verified to the undersigned admin istrator of said estate of said de ceased, at Nome, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska, the goth. day of July 1929.
 c. A. H. HAGEN
 Administrator of the estate of John William Segerstrom, de- ceased.
 Publish-July 20, 27, Aug. 8. 10, IT, 1929.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
PROHI AGENT Is FOUND
 MURDERED IN RIVER

DETROIT, Aug. ', (P)-The body of Richard Sandlands, a pro- hibition agent, was found in the Detroit River. Special inspectors of the Treasury Department have been dragging the river since Mon day when his disappearance was reported to Fred Frahm, head of the Detroit police homocide squad. Sanders head was battered as if from blows by club. An autop- sy will be held to determine if the head injuries resulted in death.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
N o T c E

Blanks for use in making appli- cation for assistance under the Prospectors Aid Bill, can be had by calling at the Nome Nugget off, ce. Any bonafide prospector may receive from the territory a sum not to exceed $15O.00 for transpor tation for himself, supplies and equipment for prospecting for min eral substances, in the Territory of Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10

Pilot Frank Dorbandt with the Stinson cabin plane was to take off today for Candle and Kotze- bue but weather conditions in terfered Deputy Marshal Cramer will be a passenger to Kotzebue ere he will bring prisoner tc NJ nc on the return trip of the plane. The plane will aso carry ti,.. class letter mai
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

Owing to the fact that num- Der of jurors were expected to ar rive on the motorship Silver Wave and Donaldson, which were de- layeds by stormy weather, the Court has found it necessary to adjourn from day today since last Monday. Court will convene again tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
POST SESSION GROUP SAILS
 ON ALASKA TOUR

SEATTLE, Aug. s. R)-Com- ,.csed of students, faculty mem bers, and their wives, 1855 mem bers of the four weeks Post Ses- sion group of the University of Oregon. sailed today aboard the steamer Queen, on twenty day cruise in Alaskan waters. The na- ture of the trip is in the way of a first hand instruction course in geology. Instruction and class es will be conducted while at sea.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
SOVIET PLANE TAKES
 OFF FOR NEW YORK

LONDON, Aug. 8, R-An Ex- change Telegraph Co. dispatch from Berlin, said trat the Soviet plane Land of soviAts", with a crew of persons, took of from Moscow on her trip to New York by way of Siberia and Alaska. Her first stop will be Omsk, fourteen hun dred miles from Moscow. =
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
THURSDAY
 (TELEGRAPHlC)
F ZEPPELIN OFF
 ON WORLD TOUR

hI AKEHURST, Aug. s, [P)-The
 Zeppelin took of at eleven
 y last night Eastern Standard
 le on its flight around the
 rid There were twenty-two
 sengers, one woman, aboard
 the possibility that a stow lhe oay had again been successful land Cap hiding himself in some dim anahdlhg' cess of the great bag. Seven rom rssengers have taken passage for trlp was entire trip, which includes to he Tops at Freidrirhshave1 To"yc Ice was Id Los Angeles, before returning coast. LAkehurst month being talk four shb for the maximum time to make lays Tn he tour. The rest of the pass the easngers are going along only for ice pache first leg of the journey across but evthe Atlantic. The night was ex- getting raordinarily dorF except on the age thEastern horizon, where quart A W. CT moon shone through the mnrk nall wwdth a gray and ghostly radiance aWaltl1The craft passed over New York the NCity one hour after her departure, is enr that is to say, 12:40 Thursday M-Zes morning.
 return Reports came in all morning of gins, ships who saw her stating that she went was roaring along over the first also part of her flight at the rata re erect one hundred miles an hour a rate Barr which was fifteen miles an hour dow faster than her maximum speed, lists the high rate presumably being Hop due to strong tail winds. At sev- Arc en thirty this morning she was has APO miles East of Sandy Hook.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
A NOn-Resident.-A

A Non-Resident.-An English tourist was sightseeing in Ireland and the guide had pointed out the Devils Gap, the Devils Peak and the Devils Leap to him.
 Pat he said Gall English tour ists call Irish peasants Pat, !" just as they call little boys Tom my,") ''the devil seems to have a great deal. of property in this district!"
 He has sir,'' replied the guide, but, sure, he's like all the landlords-he lives in Eng land!"
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
AIRPLANE NEWS

Stormy weather was reported as general turnout interior Alaska this morning, thus delaying the taking off of the Hamilton plane for Fairbanks. The mail is still open.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
BOAT MOVEMENTS

Sierra in roadstead awaiting favorable weather to unload.
 Silver Wave arrived early this morning from Kotzebue and way points with passengers and mail Donaldson due to arrive at 10:30 tonight from Golovin.
 The Trader arrived today.
 The coast guard cutter North land returned to Nome this af- ternoon from Point Barrow.
 Airplane Envelopes, 25cts. per dozen at Nugget Office.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10
ANN NCE NJ E N T

ANN NC E M E
 Iaward ]. Fox has resumed watch and clock repairing and s on duty at this work every day. uns.airs in the Oliver Buildins' Front Street, opposite Ira Ranks
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-10

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
LIONS TO AID
CELEBRATION
Active Support Urged
For G. Of c., In
Air Mail Plan

Deciding to offer the chamber Of
commerce whatever assistance want
ed in making celebration Of opening
OF the international air mail line
here February %, n success, Lions
at their meeting Tuesday noon had
a lengthy discussion OF plans.
Every Lion present was urged to
do his part in whatever work was
assigned to him and 10 actively
support the chamber in its celebra-
ton plans.
An address on what chaplains en-
countered during the World war on
the other side was given by Rev. r.
Stuart Pierce, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church mt Harrington
who il conducting q meeting here
this week at the local Presbyterian
edifice. Numerous incidents Of the
pastors work in France featured
the talk.
A valentine day shower was given
Henry SHELTON by the club. as part
Of the entertainment program. There
was no musical program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
February Term
District Court
To Open Monday

The usual docket of divorce and
felony cases will confront Judge A.
w. Cunningham who will open the
regular February term Of the Grim
inal district court Monday morning,
February Is.
According to the present program
the grand jury will be impanelled
Monday morning and the first two
weeks of the term devoted TO divorce
and n%on-jury cases. The first jury
case il expected TO be called Mon
day. March 4.
Following arc the grand jurors
summoned for the term: w. Il.
Clint. Brownsville; r. s. Robertson,
San Benito; Fred III. Hall, San Be-
nito; Russell McChesney, Browns
Vile: !. r. Gilbert, San Benito; b.
NJ. Holland, Harrington; Geo. r. Muir
ply. Brownsville; ii. J. Goetzke,
Harrington; Chas. s. Lasby, San Be-
nito; G. r. Burke, San Benito; ]. II.
Foster, H~arlingen; J. A. Russell,
Brownsville: l.. r. WEIGH, San Be-
nito: J. r. Powell. Harrington; j.. II.
George. Rio Hondo.
The docket includes several muir
der, assault to murder and burglary
cases. with the usual list of Dean
act violations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
De Molay Will
Install Tonight

Public installation Of officers of
the Brownsville Chapter De Molay.
will be held at the Masonic hall
Wednesday night. A large number
Of visitors from San Benito. Har-
lingen and other points will attend.
The following officers will be in
stalled:
Master councillor, John II. Hill;
senior councillor. Joe Taylor; ju-
nior councillor, Benny McWilliams;
scribe. George Sanders; secretary.
Charles Hill; senior deacon, Jack
Lebowitz; junior deacon. Hiram
Buck; senior stewart. Santos Cey-
anes; junior steward, Buster Mon
sees: marshal, Lawrence Olmstead;
chaplain, Beverly Tabor; standard
bearer, Paul Jindhorn; sentinel,
Marvin Burgess: alamoner, John
Green: first preceptor. Marvin Ad-
amson; second %prcceptor. a.. II.
Goldammer: third preceptor, Robert
Pickett; fourth %preceptor, Eugene
Roy: fifth preceptor. Frank Sublett;
sixth preceptor, Glen Weller: sew
enth preceptor, Charles Woodrome.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
YOUR INCOME TAX


"A taxpayer engaged in n trade or
business in which both capital and
personal services are material in
came-producing factors also Is Civ
en- consideration in computing the
tax on earned income.
The ven act Of 1928 provides
in such cases that n reasonable al
lcwance as compensation for per-
sonal services shall be considered
as earned income. Such allowance
is not 10 exceed 20 per cent Of the
taxpayers share Of the net profits
Of such trade or business. For ex-
ample. n taxpayer received I'm 1898,
from n business in which both per-
sonal services and capital are mate
rial income-producing fatcors- n net
profit Of $4,000. The Is per cent
credit is computed on 20 per cent Of
$4,000. or $4,000. The amount pay
able Is the tax On $4,000. less IS
per cent of the tax on $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Mission Schools
Are Commended

toRI%ASA W AE0 AACt041l
MISSION, Feb. Especial exam
iner from the state department in
Austin made a thorough examination
Of every department and every
course in tho schools here. The
entire organization was checked
carefully for standards and eff
cheney, and the following report was
received by Superintendent H:.din:
That books Of a general reading
nature be purchased for both ele-
mentary grades and junior high
school.
That application be made for
affiliation in commercial law.
That commentator be expressed
for the following noteworthy fea-
lures: Strong and sincere faculty,
high standards Of work, emphasis
placed on citizenship. band organiza-
ton, excellent school spirit.
That further commentator be cx-
pressed for the following material
improvements and additions and
signs OF continued progress: Bonds
voter. 100000; taxes increased from
75c to 81; books added. $3.50; school
site. $1,000; equipment added. $4,000;
auditorium built and equipped, $685.
600.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Makes
Successful Break
From County Jail

City and county officers today
we're searching for Conrado Davila,
Brownsville youth, who made a suc-
eessful break from the Cameron
county Jail Wednesday morning, and
was still at large at
This was the second escape staged
by the willy youth, who eluded jail
ers in January and made his escape
10 the brushlands. He was located
Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Delaney
on a ranch up the river and brought
20 Brownsville.
Davila was arrested early in Jan
uary BY city police and fined 500 on
n charge Of driving a motor vehicls
while intoxicated. In default of
payment he was given three months
in the county jail. and had served
only n few days of his sentences
when he made his first successful
break for liberty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
Reserve Officer
Meet to Combine
With Celebration

HARLiNGEN. Feb. 13.-Thc meet
ing Of the reserve officers in the
territory from San Benito to Wes-
laco, inclusive. here Feb. % is to
be combined with some of the
Washington birthday features of
other meetings in the city. il vas
announced by Ben Epstein, pro-
gram chairman.
The Rotary club on that day is TO
hold a washington's birthday pro-
gram, and all the visiting officers
who are able to be here are invited
to the meeting. The two officers
who are expected from San Antonio,
Col. Charles b. Clark, chief OF staff
OF the Goth division. and Capt. Lee
". Hunnicutt, organization officer,
win be present at this meeting.
The officers meeting is TO be
held at the Reese-Wil-Mond, and a
regular reserve corps for the section
is expected to be organized. There
are 81 reserve officers in the terri
tory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-13
New Auditorium
AT Mission To Be
Opened On Friday
Especial to The Herald)

MISSION, Feb. 13.-Inauguration
Of the Roosevelt schools new audi
forum will be held here February
Is, in charge of the Parent-Teachers
association. The following program
Of Valley talent win be given:
Chorus, "Jolly Winter" By Young
Musicians club.
Drill" by ten little girls.
"Duet," by Alfredo Barreda and
Roberto Farias.
mi Padre" reading by Carmen de
la Cara.
"Lss Fruteras," song and dance by
eight girls.
"Galop dc Concert piano duet b.
Misses Elvira Flores and Zulema
Hinojosa.
1.-The Miradas,p song BY Mrs. Mar
garita Gorena de Guerra.
"Jarabe Tapatio." Mexican dance
by Miss Ursula Ramirez Of Rey-
nosa, Mexico and Guillermo Rod
riguez of Hidalgo. Texas.
Tango Argention.' a dance by
Miss Elena del Castillo md Manuel
Rocha. Of McAllen.
Celebrated Serenade,' by Cor
gonio Barrera and Camilo Gonzalez,
Miss Felicitas Nielsen at the piano.
"A Mexican Typical Dance" by ten
girls.