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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-09
CHARLEY GILBERT IN A TOUGH SPOT

breaking work cut them but it faced Charley Gelbert play shottop for the St Louis Cardinals difficult to bear under the protecting position fighting hitter well his who will have fight their climb to the top
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-09
SHOOT AS USUAL
 SUNDAY AT TRAPS

With several visitors in town of the clay bird fan order, it is ex- pected that the Sunday shoot of the Juneau Gun Club will draw a larger than usual number at the traps. Morris is offering an in- ducement to that end and states that someone is going to win some thing when, at the finish of the shoot, high score is determined.
 With the shooting stands fully enclosed and the spectators stand comfortable and well heated, the snow does not matter.
 The public is invited to take in the shoots.
 TA-1T
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-09
SECOND GUESSING oo BASEBALL
GOAL KICKING MAY BECOME GREATER RARIT,
L NI BRIAN BELL -
 (AssOciATeD DRESS SPORTS ~varrea)

kicking football add uchdowns with being As within of the goal n probably will little kicking through the uprighs
 A the rushing will
 Why kick always tain he said when back worthy lug the ball yards.
 year you will strong, that football his the goal line fer the extra point.
 another proof
 whale difference between and three yards in foot ball would hesitate three there will disposition to from the challenge.
 Another thing stop a scored touchdown making yards would break the kick the
 "Yes the will kicking after 
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 Tt will depend the
 SENTIMENT ATHLETES
 the sentimental vote could pennant winner the Phia dea Athletes would be in short order majority side the major leagues to be all for the
 Baseball enthusiasts and in locker of golf clubs
 There the allegiance against the York pen nan in and two rous of National opposition qa fled as winners plus.
 urge support the Athletics the personal popularity of the veteran Mack rowing baseball with hundreds ball hit 1928 csm of MT Mack as Ty Cobb always calls the tall tacician
 The fans in the wide picking Connie Mack and will be interesting it. He not them There in favor playing third while another Dykes at third holding claiming first call in the infied emergency forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04
TREASURY BUDGET $780, 68,859

lights; $4,000 for the purchase Of
three towing locomotives; and $2,000,-
900 for continuing the construction Of
the Madden Dam across the ChaRres
River. at Alhajuela, Panama, COM
menced during the fiscal year 1929, to
provide for additional storage Of water
for use in the operation of the canal.
The total cost of this dam, including
approach road and hydroelectric
In connection with Budget estimates
for maintaining and operating this
great national asset the following in
formation IL of interest:
The investment In the canal and It's
adjuncts Is partly for national defense
and partly commercial. To June 80,
1929. the investment charged to ma
commercial use S273,660, 500, the total
investment being 1886, 807 1874, which is
exclusive of Notifications, military
posts, and naval bases. The total gross
revenues from the opening of the canal
to June 80, 1929, amounted to S407,-
156,730, derived from tolls. taxes, and
business operations. Deducting from
this the expenses incident to transiting
vessels through the canal, $113, 665, 1896,
and expenses connected with business
operations, $176 107,669, which includes
the value of services, supplies, and ma
terials Sold leaves a net revenue ex-
Guiding interest on the investment, Of
$117,383,065. OF this, $109, 1853, 1896 was
from tolls and taxes and $7,424 1853
from business operations. Included in
the expense account for the canal are
fixed annual charges of $685., 1888 for de-
probation and amortization of canal
fixed property and 1887 ,949 for depre-
citation on canal plants and equipment.
The amount of tolls collected has in
creased from $5,631, 761 in 1917 to $2T,-
123,534 in 1929, the increase for 1929
over 1928 amounting to $18o,o21.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04
Treasury Department.

Exclusive Of interest on and retire.
ment Of the public debt from ordinary
receipts.)
Appropriated for 1880, 1915 .27O,6340o
estimate of expenditures under perma-
nent and indefinite appropriation ana
special funds, S26,275, 1880. Trans
ferred from the Executive ONCE for the
White House police. s5,90000. Unex-
pended balances in no-year appropri-
ations for public buildings under act Of
May IS, 1926, brought over from previ-
Gus fiscal year, SAL ADJ ,099.03. UneX-
pended balances in appropriations for
1e29-30, S1463. 045.00. Total available
for 1880. S385, SIS. 859.83.
Budget estimat-s for 1881, 1922 1922
o65. Estimate of expenditures under
permanent and indefinite appropriations
and special funds, $26,004,935. APP
proximate additional amount required
for new public building projects under
act of May, 1926, for which a supple
mental estimate will be transmitted
when the Treasury Department has con-
cluded its survey Of projects to be un-
dertaken at this time, $1,000. 900. Total
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

remodeling public buildings, 100000
for rent Of temporary quarters during
reconstruction,S $4,000 for mechanical
equipment S44,670 for general expenses
of public buildings. $350000 for oper-
ating force. $4,000 for furniture and
repairs to same, and $143,500 for oper-
ating supplies. The increases in the
above items for operating
enlargement of old buildings and the
expected completion of 40 new buildings
in 1881. There is decrease of $4,000
in the amount provided for outside pro-
fessional services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04
81 WANT TO BE
A CHRISTMAS
PRESENT."

FHESEIN i
Have baby's picture
made at Underwood's
with their special cam
era. 1t gets the eloquent
little baby expressions
you've always wanted
others to see.
Every one will love to
have tits q gift that
can't be duplicated-and
Underwood's pictures,
while priceless, come as
low as $40 the dozen.
Studio, 1880 Connecticut
Avenue. Phone Decatur
410O.
HAVE ALL THE
FAMILY
PHOTOGRAPHED
FOR ,XMASl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
COMPOSER JOINS INDIANS
TO RECORD NATIVE LYRICS

approximately 90 different Indian
tribes in North America in his
monograph library. He has gath
cred many Indian momentos and
his collection Of 40 Indian flutes A.
considered Of the lsrgest and finest
in the world. In his Indian pro-
grams. the flute music provides the
background. for. Inc asserts. the flute
Is the only native Indian instru-
ment.
"Minnetonka" was written from
material gathered from a tribe OF
Sioux Indians. Lieurance carried
the melody In his mind for many
months and then set II on paper.
Years went by before It obtained
general recognition. Some way, il
got TO Europe and Julia Culp. the
Dutch musician. read II. played ~.
and introduced the piece back to
America with its resulting tremen-
dous success.
Much OF Lieurance's actual COM
position work is done at Cherry
Hill" his summer home. near Tay-
lor's Falls. MINI.
Very soon ,.ow he will disappear
again and become The Man Who
Carries Voices
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
Miss Daniel Back
From California

Miss Ava Daniel has returned
from Los Angeles where she has
spent the past three months visiting
friends and taking advanced dane
ing instruction III the Theodore
Kosloff. Ethel Meelin and Deni-
shawn schools of dancing. Enroute
home. Miss Daniel studied in Hous-
ton with Grover G.. Abel. recently
returned from the dancing masters
convention in New York.
Miss Daniel will open her
Brownsville studio at the Fort
Brown officers club on Saturday.
Sept. q.
Canary Murder Case" and THE
Studio Murder Mystery" will have
some idea of the enjoyment in store
for them when they see The Mys-
FERROUS Or. Fu Manchu."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
DEAD INDIAN
= \ \
AMONG STRANGE
= Il
ED TIE vi s

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 14.-tR
What IS believed to be the strang-
est pawned article ever lcf. n any
OF the Is pawn shops here was
retrieved recently by It's owner. a
Snowman, according 20 Detective
Hugh Proudfoot.
It was q dead Indian and
brought the Snowman a loan of
SIS. The mummy remained with
the pawnbroker about two
months, and then the owner re-
turned and paid off the loan.
A jeweled walking stick. set
from top to bottom with dia-
monds. emeralds and rubies.
brought a gypsy a loan d about
$500. II was not long before the
gypsy was back to pay off mis-
loan. probably ready to set ont
along the winding trail again
with his jeweled walking stick as
a companion.
One well-dressed San Antonio
woman visits a pawn shop regu-
lar each month around the first.
and bOrrows S400 on a valuable
diamond ring. BY the 18th she
is back again and pays off ner
debt. The pawnbroke- explained
that she pays the Iei.t Oh an
apartment house on the first. and
by the middle of the month her
tenants have paid Their rent. and
she again has sufficient funds
until another first rolls around.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
BY ROBERT ". PETERSON
Central Press Correspondent

WICHITA. Kan. Sept. l4-Some-
time soon Thurlow Lieurance. head
or the fine arts department Of the
University OF Wichita, will disap-
pear from his usual haunts and
somewhere on a tepee dotted eser-
vation The Man Who Carries
Voices" will appear once again.
For many weeks The Man Who
Carries Voices" viii live among mis-
Indian friends. They will sing their
love lyrics, their death chants. and
shout their war whoops for him to
record on the photograph, which
gave him his Indian name.
Composer Again
Then The Man Who Carries
Voices will leave the reservation
and become Thurlow Lieurance.
composer Of by the Waters Of Min
netonka," Lullaby" and dozens OF
other songs. He will return to his
home to play and repley the records
and interpret the sounds in modern
music forms.
This singular procedure has been
repeating itself for more than is
years. and, as a result. Lieurance
has gained fame for his musical in
Expectations OF the life OF the fast
disappearing American Indian. He
is recognized as one of the FORE
most critics of Indian music.
Trustees or he university have
granted Lieurance an extended
leave of absence and he plans to
spend part Of It in further studies.
The composer has melodies from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
BANKERS PLAN
MARKETING AID
Question of Cotton Crop Dis
pcsal to Occupy State
Meeting At Houston

WACO, Sept. 1s.-Orderly market
ing Of the cotton crop, with sales dis
tributed throughout the year in
stead OF the crop being. to a large
extent, dumped upon the market
during the ginning season, as a.
present. will De n Of the principal
aims Of the cooperative agricultural
program TO be submitted Monday
morning before a statewide confer
ence Of Texas bankers at Houston.
The plan will leave IL open to the
producer, however. as to whether he
shall handle his cotton through a
cooperative or sell 1t individually.
and will also arrange for utilization
Of privately operated marketing
agencies by the cooperative assoc
lations.
Along with orderly marketing. the
plan TO be submitted Monday is dir
ected toward more efficient produc-
ton. through uniform cotton pro-
jects, and toward a general improve
ment in farm methods and n pre-
paration Of farm products for
marketing. The plan is the out
come OF appointment by the last
legislature OF a committee TO meet
the federal farm board and work
out the steps by which the Texas
farmer my receive the benefits
which will undoubtedly flow from
the farm board program. where pro-
per channels are provided; Ii being
the policy OF the board as establish
ed by the act creating il that the
board shall reach the individual
farmer through the medium Of CO.
operative associations.
The committees decision to use
the Gin as the center of its CO.
operative associations was based not
only on its own Investigations. but
also on the report Of the U. S. De-
partment Of Agriculture. and on the
findings OF the Texas cotton COM
mittee. all OF which point to CO.
operative organization Of gin COM
mittees. for better productions as an
outstanding hope Of Improvement
In the cotton-growing industry.
Result Of the committees investi-
cation were reported last Monday
TO the executive committee Of the
Texas Bankers association. In a
meeting held at Dallas at the re-
quest Of Governor Moody. The exc
cutive committee went on record as
favoring the gin cooperative plan.
and Joined with Governor Moody
in calling a more representative
meeting for next Monday at Hous-
ton. when specific action win be
considered to put the plan IN
motion.
The bankers called for the second
meeting include four from each Of
the six districts Of the state, and six
committeeman at large.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
T.U.B BUILDING
PROGRAM HUGE
Campus Would Be Remade
In Two Years By Is
New Structures

AUSTIN. Sept. IA huge IL
brary building TO be the central
unit OF a remade University Of Tex
as campus, a new administration
structure and eight self Enhanced
dormitories are among The list OF
IL campus buildings costing $780,
900. which university regents viii
attempt to complete Immediately.
The building program has just been
revealed by university authorities.
September 80 Compt. j. w. Calhoun
will report 10 the regents on ne :
gotiations to borrow money for the
construction in two years Of all
these buildings.
Should these efforts fail. Texas
voters in November 1880 viii ballot
on authorizing the university TO
borrow from its permanent fund
20 finance the needed construction.
New buildings declared by the
regents TO be needed now include:
Eight dormitories. self-financed,
TO be placed on the Kavanaugh
tract at Nineteenth and Speedway.
Library, near present main build
ing, later to become central unit
OF the campus.
School OF business administration
building, to house fastest-growing
branch Of university.
General cIassrooms building.
Women's gymnasium. one Of the
university union buildings. TO be
started this winter. as soon as I'M
ion group raises its share Of funds.
New law buildings TO replace old
structures, which will be torn down
after all wooden shacks are re-
moved.
Economics building.
Student union building, third OF
university union group.
New engineering building, near
power hcsise and engineering lab
oratories.
History and classical languages
building.
Completion Of these buildings viii
permit use Of the old library to
house the half-million-dollar Stark
museum given by Mrs. Miriam
Stark, mother of Chairman Luther
Stark Of the board Of regents. The
100000 given by Mrs. Stark 70
build a museum structure can be
applied then 10 other buildings.
This building program will per-
init the university to tear down the
north wing Of the old main build
ing, which has been condemned,
and either tear down or remodel
thA main building and to ulti-
H>ely replace the old engineering
aid law buildings with modern
structures, thus completing trans
formation OF the campus.
Regents have approved immedi-
ate construction Of the eight dor
mitories, and have called bids on @
100000 chemistry building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
Famous Novel Makes
Thrilling Picture

Excitement. last action, suspense
~-these are the thrilling elements
which provide superb entertain
ment for those who see Para
mounts latest gripping. all-talking
mystery drama. The Mysterious
DIR. Fu Manchu," which opens a
four-day run at the Arcadia the
alter Sunday.
The famous Sax Rohmer story
has thrilled millions all over the
world in story form and Paramount
incorporated all the tense. emo
tional-arousing incidents into a
never-to-be-forgotten picture with
Warner GLAND as the cunning. dia-
bolical villain. DR.. Fu Manchu.
Roland v. Lee. the man who made
THE Wolf OF Wall Street. has util-
tied all the absorbing situations Of
Sax Rormer to heighten the swift
ly-moving effects.
Scenes az the opening OF The
Mysterious Or. FIJI Manchu" depict
the defense of the British Legation
In Pekin against the rebelling box
cTs. The action scenes are remark
able. With this background. the
story follows the vengeful career Of
the fanatical DR.. Manchu. his willy
Vaccinations which bring a beau
tiful girl into his clutches and his
attempts to force her TO work iiis
will against his enemies.
In addition 10 Warner GLAND, the
cast includes Jean Arthur. o. p.
Heggie. Neil Hamilton and william
Austin. The actors were picked
from Hollywood's best with special
reference to particular fitness for
the parts. Jean Arthur and Hamil-
ton carry the romantic leads. Heg-
gle plays the part of a detective.
William Austin Is his own laugh
able self as the eccentric secretary
TO a wealthy Englishman.
The Mysterious DR.. Fu Manchu"
is the third IN a series Of gripping
mystery pictures which Paramount
has made during the past few
months. Those who thrilled 10 The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
DoUecote AS Movie
Man, Bride Is Castle Hudson

NEW YORK. Sept. 14-when
Sam Katz was a boy IN high school
on Chicago's west side. back III
1908. he used to hurry from classes
to q dingy n~ickelodeon in the
neighborhocd. where for SIC a week
he played the piano from supper
time until the last show was over.
And when romance flickered On
the screen in the little movie house
that had been a grocery store, Sam
lapsed into the melody OF Castles
in the Air." and conjured from the
t~wanging keys a version Of the cas-
tie he was going to build some day.
He Is building 1t now. on a noun
tain side above the Palisades Of
the Hudson near New York, N. Y.
IL will be ready in q few months for
him and his bride.
His bride is Eleanora Ambrose,
the dancer. When Sam was play
ing q nickelodeon piano she was
Eleanor Pickett, daughter OF a
Newton, KaS., merchant policeman.
She came to New York; she met,
danced with and married Maurice
Mouvet: and for one lustrous year.
until Maurice's death in 1926. she
shared with him the mantle of the
Castles and the applause Of supper
club habltues from Broadway To the
Riviera.
KATE played the piano until he
had saved money enough to buy
the nickel0deon. Then he took into
partnership his father Morris. a
Jewish barber who had brought his
family OF six to Chicago from Rus
STA when Sam was four months old.
They saved, bought more nickeio-
oeons, and went into partnership
with the four Balaban boys.
Twelve years ago the partners
built In Chicago the first OF the Ne
luxe motion picture houses which
now dot the nation.
Inc mansion that Sam Katz Is
building for his bride is the central
edifice on an estate which c 0 :
passes q mountain on the west bank
OF the Hudson river Is miles above
New York.
The estate also has a hundred
room manor for guests. a sumtuous
theater OF its own. stables. tennis
courts and swimming pools, q ga
rage with space for $50 motor car
even an air-cooling plant to keen
temperatures temperate In All build-
ings on tcrrid summer DAYS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
Air Battle Added
Thrill In Mix Film

The frontier meets the new West
in Toms latest feature, The Drift
err" showing Sunday at the Dit
man, in which a thrilling airplane
flight occupies a considerable por-
ton Of the action Tom pursues a
fleeing badman to the extremity Of
leaping on the latter's plane when
the culprit is about to take off.
When the desperate. who is the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
With Il Brownsville II and Valley Theaters

pilot of the ship. attempts to makd
"a parachute jump from the plane.
thus leaving Tom TO his fate, Tom
erasps his adversary around the
waist and makes the descent with
him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
Is TO TAKE RURAL
CARRIER
fSpecial tn Me Herald

EDINBURG. Sept. A. Sixteen
applicants were to take the exam
nation for rural carrier announced
here for Saturday morning by A. G.
Oyler, postmaster. j. r. Robertson.
local civil service secretary, was to
conduct the examination in the
county courtroom.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
ROSS BABY

N1FttIuI 10 4Ilt fltIdIuT
EDINBURG. Sept. 14.-Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Ross. Jr.. are the parents
Of a daughter who arrived Friday
the thirteenth. at the Medical Arts
hospital. She weighed 10 IL pounds.
Mother and baby are doing well.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15

Or the above. III were. injured and
| killed in home accidents and Is
injured and ? killed in industrial
accidents.
January /, 1929. To date. 1899 in
jured and 1883 killed in accidents
OF all kinds and for the correspond
ing period. 1923. 5.085 injured and
1892 killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
Accident Summary
Issued By Council

Especial 70 The Herald)
AUSTIN, Sept. 14.-The Texas
Council Of Safety, Austin. furnishes
the following summary of accidents.
their character and result for thu
week Of August 24-31. 1929:
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-22
LEGAL- NOTICE

U. s. LAND OFFICE, ANCHOR AGE, ALASKA.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RALPH SPARKS, entryman, together with his witnesses, HAA- KON SUNSBY, and THEODORE ALBERT NUTBEEM, all of SeI- dovia, Alaska, has submitted fin al proof on his homestead entry, serial 06799, for lands embraced in U. 5. Survey No. 1541, Longi- tude 151' 12' 3Ou w. Latitude 59o 36' N. containing 17.55 acres.
 If no protest is filed in the U. $. Land Office, Anchorage, Alas ka, within the period of publica- tiOn or thirty days thereafter said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. The proof is now in the files of the local Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska.
 }. LindIey Green, Register First publication August 20, 1929. Last publication October 30, 1929.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-22
BOWLING POPULAR

ElkS arriving Seward lately from Anchorage report that unusual in terest in bowling has been preva- lent at hte Anchorage lodge all summer, due to the mixed doubles matches that have been held. A man an a woman comprise each team, which is given a handicap according to it's bowling ability. Frequent elimination of those roll ing the poorest scores is made and it is a matter of but few weeks until but one team remains The last tournament started with A teams.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-22
JUsT|F|ABLE HOMICIDE
 VERDICT IF ATT0RNEY '

LOS ANGELES, Aug, 21, (R)- The shooting of Frank s. Howard, wealthy southern California auto mobile dealer, by his 12-year-old son, Richard, was termed appar- ently justifiable homicide by Dis trict Attorney Buron Fitts.
 Altho the boy, who shot and kill ed hs father followed a family quarrel, was arrested and booked on technical charge of suspicion of murder. loo Was allowed to go home pendi-ag an inquest which probably will be held tomorrow
Seward daily gateway., 1929-08-22
NEAR COMPLETION

The site for the new Anchorage airport, located on the Fifth street highway has been cleared of stumps and logs. The ground is being plowed and prepared to plant grass seed. With completion of the new airport, the Anchorage Air Trans port will move it's hangars from the old aviation field to the new one. Anchorage golfers are looking for ward to the change for then they won't be troubled by the speeding planes that now use the combina- tion golf course aviation field.