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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15
ALL-C|TY TEAM MEETS FIVE OF UNALCA TONIGHT

The Ali v... Team" of baskc- teers, or they might be called Bremen" for they are going to wear suits borrowed from them and there are two firemen in the squad, are to match their skill. against the Unalga team tonight at 8 o'clock in the high gymnasium From the indications it appears that there is going to be real lively match as the result.
 The All-City boys are a picked bunch of players who have had past experience and who were re- gently organized by Johnny Os- born Osborn played on the Wran- gell High School championship team a few years ago.
 The game tonight will be the first match the, players will have worked together as a team lined up against opponents for a real game. While they have had only few practice scrimmages, never theless they have developed a fast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15
By FORREST (PHoG) ALLEN (President National Basketball
 Coaches Asscciation)

Dr. James Naism.th originator of the game of basketball esti- mates that, at the present time, there are eighteen million people playing this indoor game.
 The reason why basketball has spread so uniformly to all the na- tions of the globe is undoubtedly due to the incidents of it's incep- tion. In 1891, when young Mai smith originated the game, he was teacher at the Springfield, Mas sachusetts, Y M c. A. Information al Training School.
 Naturally, the secretaries sent out from this school, carried the knowledge of the court game, along with their other work, into all the world and taught the prin- ciples of basketball to ali peoples.
 I believe that this is the req son why more people are playing basketball today than any other game-and the end is not yet in sight.
 Practically every foreign country has rules patterned after our own American game. They look to us as the mother country, and have a right to expect guidance from us in formulating rules and in shaping sportsmanship.
 Dr. Naismith tells me that he has received recent copies of the rules from Greece and Turkey. Also in Germany and France the game is flourishing. The congested areas of Europe make large play space prohibitive. Basketball fits admirably into such a scheme, and also, into the temperaments of these central European peoples. Foreigners take their games seri- ously.
 Ernest c. Quigley, the National League umpire and major sport of ficial, writes me from Japan, that basketball had taken an unusual hold upon the Orientals. Great throngs attend all of their games.
 King basketball is appealing. The closeup of the game-the open play the kaleidoscope changes from offense to defense-the simplicity of the rules-the contact and con- bat-the dribble-the thrills and the spills-the sensational shots together with the quick snappy team work employed in getting the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15
HARD TIME DANCE

"A good old Hard Time Dance at Moose Hall, Saturday night, January 18th. Ladies are re- quested to wear aprons. Every body welcome Moonlight Seren- aders have been engaged with some good music with kick that will make the dance something to be remembered. At Moose Hall, January 18th. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15
ANDY KERR MAY QUIT
 AS ALL-STAR, COACH

WASHINGTO.l, Jan. 15.-Coach Andy Kerr, of Washington and Jefferson College, is reported plan ming to quit as mentor of the all- east football team which annually jou~~evs to tho west coast for the east-west game.
 Kerr and Coach Dick Hanley of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15

The modern girl likes her waist squeezed, but she considers a pair of male arms a great improve ment over the old fashioned straight-jacket for that purpose.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15

Northwestern university, each year have organized the eastern stars and accompanied them west, trip which interfered with Kerr's du- ties as basketball coach at w. &
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15
BOB TURNER'S AUTO SERVICE

I fought the flu for SIX weeks but am now at your service again. Call 257, Stand at Arcade Cafe. BOB TURNER. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-15
Baskets ana
 Ba11kl)OaYdS

bail down the floor attract the millions today.
 A great game to place upon cur Olympic calendar. And why not? Basketball rules are uniform the world over.
 For this and for other sufficient reasons, the rules of this game should be changed but seldom If we change our rules too often. then the foreign countries will make rules of their own and bas- ketball will lose it's international possibilities.
 The joint basketball rules com mittee, under the leadership of Di- rector L. w. St. John of Ohio State University. is doing splendid thing in making "Sportsmanship First" their chief objective.
 By printing the code of sports manship, which has been adopted by many of our schools and col leges, and by offering to send, without charge, a large type card board, IA 22 inches, to anyone upon request, they have made a very cons uctive contribution. Such requests should be sent to the American Sports Publishing Company, 45 Rose street, New York City. Such efforts edify sports.
 This code of sportsmanship is:
 Keep the rules.
 Keep faith with your comrades.
 Keep your temper.
 Keep yourself fit.
 Keep a stout heart in defeat.
 Keep your pride under in victory.
 Keep a sound soul, clean mind, and healthy body.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16
TRUCK -DRIVEas STRIKE IN NEW YORK GITY
 ENDED. COMPROMISE

NEW YORK, oct, is, (P,-The big truck-drivers strike in New York City which tied up more than S5,000,000 worth of fruit and vege- tables at shipping terminals, came to an end when the strikers and produce shippers reached a com promise after a two and half day deadlock
 Railroads have now lifted their embargo on fruits and vegetable shipments for New York City and 5000 trucks have gone back to work. The men were striking for the eight hour day but comprosmised on a nine hour day and a $5 increase a week in pay
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16
LUTHERAN SERVICES

Lutheran services will be held at the Episcopal church on Friday, October IS, in the evening at o'clock. In extending to all a cor dial invitation to attend our church services we have no selfish motives. It is with a sincere desire of offer ing you the eternal Veritas of the Word, which represents to every man the "one thing needful," for real abiding peace and happiness, that we extend to you an invitation to worship with us. You will find a warm welcome and an atmosphere of cordial fellowship.
 H. KURING
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16
SKYHIGH HONEYMOON |S FRESH TOPIC OF
 DISCUSSION IN \. ].

NEW YORK, Oct, IS, P- Miss Sara MacKellar and Robert c. Good Jr., provided New Jersey with a fresh subject to discuss when they hired an airplane, were married and flew off on a "skyhigh honey moon"
 The only information regarding their plans was contained in mes sage to the parents of the bride which stated, We are married and honeymooning aloft Maybe we will fly to the West Indies"
 Friends professed to be ignorant of the whereabouts of the couple. Both MT Good and his bride come from Well-to-do families.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16
OMITS WORD "OREY0

NEW YORK, Oct, 15, (P) The New York new Protestant Episco- pal Prayer Book revived for the first time since 1892, was made public It retains the old language but omits the word obey from the ceremony.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16

The A. R. O. crew in the Sol omon district recently completed the new Big Hurrah bridge and also a piece of road north of there.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16

The new mill of the Hirst Chi chagof Gold Mining Co., will be completed by October IS, accord ing to the Juneau Empire. The remodeled plant has a capacity of 50 tons day.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16
OVER THE COUNTER

! NEW YORK, Oct., 15, (P)-H Gordon Selfridge, American owner Iof the English Department Stores,
 is planning to sell airplanes over
 the counter.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16

Hear the lew Brunswick records, Carolina Moon and Wear a Hat with a Silver Linnsng. at SCHAL- LERER'S ALASKA SHOP
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16

Hear the record Utah Traii. Play ed on the New Brunswick Portable; price S35. Also the record Barnacle Bill is good and some more about Bill will be on the next boat SCHALLERER'S ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16
Seattle ice cream and fresh candies at Sylvia's.

Al meat and nothing else in the Frye -Bruhn Meat Market
Seward daily gateway., 1929-10-16

CLEANLINESS and the best of meats our motto. Fry -Bruhn's.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21
CHEVROLET SIX
IN BIG DEMAND
GAS, 469 Low Priced Cars
Produced Up to July ],
Records Show

DETROIT, July 20.-Reflecting
the overwhelming appeal Of the
low priced six-cylinder automobile,
the Chevrolet Motor company, on
July !, had produced 345,469 six
cylinder cars. June was a heavy
contributor to the achievement.
Output for the month was Isl ,297
cars and professionally 10000 units
greater than the best previous June
on record.
Commenting on the succession of
records that Chevrolet has been es-
tablishing since the introduction of
the new six January first, W. s.
KnudSen, president and general
manager, explained that from a
manufacturing standpoint Chevro-
let was not constantly aiming at
new records-that production is
governed at all times by demand.
Naturally, we are gratified to
see the steadily increasing demand
for the product, said Knudsen. 1T
is a tribute to the vision of en-
cheering staff that worked for four
years to design and perfect the new
six-cylinder valve-in-head motor.
Great credit is due the manu-
featuring division which has work
ed increasingly to accommodate the
demand and in so doing has been
responsible for achievements that
have made industrial history in the
production of the new Chevrolet
six.
Mr.. Knudsen declared that the
summer production level will be
considerably higher tran in former
years. He called attention to the
fact that in practically every sec
ton of the country dealers are still
behind orders and that demand in
other sections continues to absorb
the dealer supply almost as rapidly
as cars are received from the fac
tory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21

Dallas and Harrington. his is one
Of the largest construction COM
panie5 in the state and is well
known in the Valley. All engineer
ing work is being done by the Nor
gan Engineering company of Mem
phis, Tenn.
It is proposed to take water by
gravity across a still, placed at a
level, five feet above the bottom of
the river, as the engineers have
figured that that amount Of wa
ter will take care of all districts
below the Willacy county diversion.
This water is to be conducted
through a main canal Is miles in
length to two storage reservoirs.
Largest Canal
This main canal will be the larg-
est canal in the state being $50
feet in width at the top, IA feet
in depth, and 80 feet wide at it's
base, and it will have a capacity
of $50 acre feet per hour, or in other
words enough water Will pass a
given point when it IS flowing at
full capacity in one hour to cover
$50 acres of land one foot deep.
At this rate it is estimated that
the storage basins will be filled in
approximately 40 days. The plans
call for two storage basins Of 5000
acres each. one of which is to be
located southwest of RaymOndville
about seven miles, and near the
town of Lasara, the other Is to be
east of Sebastian, and south Of the
floodway. They will have a capac-
ity Of $50, 1000 acre feet with an av-
erage depth of from u to 20 feet.
1t is intended to build the reser-
voirs by the construction of levees.
Beside the levees and penetrating
into the impervious clay or sub
soil will be excavated a ditch, and
that ditch will be filled with i'm
perviouS clay up to the ground sur
face and into the levees, the inten-
ton being to prevent the escape
of the water from the reservoirs in
Sofar as that is physically possible.
Another idea that it is expected
will be incorporated into the COM
pleted plans is to take at least the
greater part of the earth Of which
they are built from without the
reservoir area itself. That will be
eXcavated from barrow pits which
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east corner of Hidalgo and western
and northern parts Of Willacy coun-
ty are included in the district. The
W1llacy county water control and
Improvement district No. / extends
from a point in the Mestenas tract,
adjoining the Edinburg irrigation
district on the north, and meanders
northeasterly and thence easterly
toward Raymondville, and zig-zags
through some Of the most fertile
sections Of Willacy county to Will
lamar and thence south again to
Santa Monica and west again to-
ward the Missouri Pacific railroad
including the 20,0O0-acre Stillman
tract.
Election Called
On Dec. 10, 1928, an election was
called to ratify the boundary lines
with the result that there were only
three votes against the proposition.
Then the legal phases were taken
up for the securing the rights, the
issuing Of the bonds and the many
other details and on January IA,
1929, bonds Of $7,5OO,00 were voted.
On July 3, 1929, the actual con
struction Gl this vast system was
started when dredge No. Z, Of the
Trinity Farms Construction COM
pany, with w. A.. Harding manipu-
lating the levers Of the giant dredge,
dropped its shovel into the soil Of
the district and bit out its first
shovelful Of dirt. Since then sew
eral miles of ditch have been COM
pleted and there are two more
dredges just completed at Hargill
county ready to take their places
and begin work.
SIS Miles of Canal
This is the most extensive irri-
cation district in the entire lower
Rio Grande Valley and is financed
by the largest single bond issue
ever floated in the Valley. The
district will have a total Of more
than 525 miles of concrete lined
canals and laterals in which the
water will be distributed to the
farms.
The contract for the construction
of this district was let to the Trinity
Farms Construction company of
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will be laid to grade and will be
drained off to an outlet. Such Seep-
age as penetrates the barrier i'm
posed by the core and drains be-
meath the levees would be inter-
cepted by such a ditch and carried
off and pumped back into the res
erVoir.
Main Canal
The main canal will extend from
a point between Mercedes and La
Feria on the Rio Grande, to a point
on the south line of the north flood
way, where it will divide into two
canals, one running eastward along
the south levee crossing the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway south of Sc
bastian and there emptying into a
reservoir south of the floodway and
east Of the railroad. The other
branch will turn west along south
levee Of the floodway and cross the
floodWay, the water line being APP
proXimately at the grade of the
flOOdWay, or a foo or two higher,
and extend northward to the res
ervoir near Lasara.
Leading from these reservoirs will
be the canals and ~laterals, all OF
which are to be concrete lined and
the engineers estimate calls for the
moving Of more than 14,OOO,O 900 Gu
bic yards of dirt and q, 900, OOO
square feet Of concrete lining to
be applied to the canalc and lat
erals.
The contract calls for the COM
pletion Of the project in 900 work
ing days.
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MARKET FOR
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and stop this business or be pre-
pared for one of two things-to lose
your market entirely up here, or
to sell your fruit at a loss, in
stead Of getting a premium over
Florida fruit. No wholesaler will
fight a highly competitive market
up here and fight you people down
there at the same time down
1T is right up to US. Which is
it to be? Are We going to allow
a few INSCRIPTIONS, careless or ig-
norant ones to ruin all the efforts
Of our big shippers and growers?
Or are We going to grab off a big,
safe, cash market that will pay a
nice premium on our fruit?"
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get director-a tigh+-fisted guardian
Of the states purse strings.
Under such condition, the les
ton is being asked, why should
not the department which is to pre-
scribe and enforce economy begin
its job way back the beginning,
and write a budget to guide the
legislature that will be So shot full
Of economy anc efficiency that it
could not be disregarded by a -
Disl2ture in outline below it, and
from which th~ governor would
have a hard lime of trimming even
whisky prescriptions, records or the
Departmental Funds
So far as the figures 60. the
board of control recommended $43,-
613.707 for the eleemosynary, 6e-
partmental, educational i'd judi
ciary biennial bills. Incidentally,
this was s18,856,S53 below what
heads Of departments and institu-
tons asked for.
In the previous session. tie legis-
lature appropriated $44, 673,071 in
these four bills. The bills were We
4
At this session, the appropriations
were cut to $42,416, $50, or we be-
low the recor -mended totals.
In detail, the figures for the ap-
preparations, as made, the former
bills, as vetoed, and the board OF
control budget, are.
J 1iciary, final bills ,Oc1,485;
vetoed $5,O61 ASS; budget, S5,124, -78;
Educational, final bills, $16,451.-
282; vetoed, $16,495, Sal; budget,
SIT. 894,212..
Eleemosynary, final bills, S10,372,-
1856; vetoed, 910,482, 836; budget,
$10,202,510.
Departmental, final bills, $1O,532,-
1888; vetoed, $12,638,225; budget $12,-
320,828.
Totals. final bills, SAC, 1926; We
toed, $44,678O71; budget, $43,613,-
TOT.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21
INDIANS PLAY GOLF
IN T

PAWHUSKA, Okla, July 2O.-(P)
Seldom does a white mans sport
arouse enthusiasm among the In
dams, but golf has done it with the
Usage tribe.
Joe Mills, a young sub-chief, has
set the style for Usage golfers by
adopting the white mans trousers
and shoes, yet retaining the tribal
head-dress and colorful blanket.
Rivalry for tribal honors has be-
come keen among fuil-blooded
Osages. who boast several players
capable Of lettering par.
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putting in irrigation systems, and
many of the older irrigation dis
tricts are concreting their canals.
The United Irrigation company of
Mission is turning its irrigation
properties over to the landowners,
who have awarded contract for
concreting some Of the canals.
Farmers of the Mercedes and
Weslaco districts now are negotiat-
ing for purchase of the irrigation
properties there, and concrete lin
ing will be supplied most of the
canals as soon as the property is
purchased.
Thousands of acres which have
been in the brush up to the pres
ent time are being opened for de-
velopment now, and irrigation sys-
TENS will be pushed into these sec
tons.
At least four new tracts are be-
ing opened in Cameron county,
and several large ones in Hidalgo
county, while Willacy contemplates
the opening Of a 129, 000-acre tract,
which would be the largest in the
Valley by 29, 900 acres.
Rail Construction
Railroad developments and ex-
penditures include the construction
Of many miles of spur track, a
branch line from Edcouch to WeS-
laco on the Missouri Pacific, just
started, construction of several
more railway stations, and other
expenditures, such as ballasting and
rebuilding of tracks.
The Central Power & Light COM
pany has contributed its part to-
ward the total building eXpendi-
ture, with miles of new highline,
new stations and sub-stationS, and
general Improvement and develop
ment work. This work includes re-
modelling and improvement on ice
stations and cold storage plants.
Telephone and telegraph improve
ments include miles Of new lines,
and several new buildings and ex-
changes, the largest Of the lat
ter being at Mercedes.
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rooms and immense locks, the same
used when the fort was an army
post. The mess hall is occupied
now by several families. while the
old barracks has been wrecked for
it's lumber. The post office has
been in the hotel building but it, too,
will be removed.
Mr.. Arnold, who Is a trader and
commission man, will operate the
hotel which has been occupied re-
Gently by drillers and tool d~ressers,
seeking oil almost in the shadow
of the old fort.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21
PIONEER OUTPOST IS
SOLD TO HOTEL MAN

FORT McKAVETT, Tex, July 20.
-(P-The principal part Of the old
Fort McKavett, pioneer outpost,
which sold for more than 100000 in
1885, has been bought by w. B. Ar
mold, for $500, his purchase in
GLIDING the hotel, the old mess hall
and the old barracks.
The hotel, famous for its having
been the lodging place Of Robert E.
Lee for several months while sta
toned here is Of stone with large
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21
UNEMPLOYED SEARCH
FOR MEXICAN SLAYER

MEXICO CITY, Mex, July 90
P-Three hundred members of the
Association of Unemployed" have
set out in search of Luis Romero
Carrasco, alleged arch-murderer who
escaped from jail here about a week
ago and for whose capture a reward
of $500 has been offered.
The Association of Unemployed"
was founded some months ago by
the capitals joblesS and seeks to find
occupation for its members.
Troops, police and the public IN
general are cooperating in the man
hunt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21
RULE PILOTS
MUST TRAIN
New Regulation Requires
License For Each Type
Of Airplane Flown

WASHINGTON, July E0.5(P)-
Stricter regulations for airplane pi-
lots go into effect September l, and
after that date flierS must keep in
practice if they r to fly more
than one type Of plane.
Under the rev department Of
commerce regulations a pilot will
be licensed to fly for hire n or
4 more of II classes of planes upon
! which he satisfactorily passes fly
Hing tests, and the classes will be
specified upon his license card.
Present holders of transport and
limited CONNER al pilots licenses
will be required to t9ke the tests
when they ;pply for semi-anaual
renewal Of the licenses.
The new requirements will give
assurance to air passengers that
the fier is qualified to handle the
type or class Of plane he is flving
and has kept in pract- on it.
The rules provide that a pilot
shall not carry pac- engc in q
class of plane which he : as not
flown for at least two hours in the
previous go days, or have had 80
minute Of .-tactice flying. includ-
ing Sevc-al lar ~gs, Immediately
prior to the flight.
During the six mc tbs duration
of his license. he pilot, to retain
the privilege Of flying all # the
classes of planes for which he is
licensed, must I'VE had 10 hours
on each. If he las flown less than
the recu.-1d time on any class the
privilege to fly that cla.3 will be
withdrawn until he has passed an
other test.
The classifications apply to sea-
planes and ann hibians as vell to
land planes.
If a pilot wishes to fly for hire
a plane for which he is not licensed
he may apply to a department Of
commerce inspector and be licensed
Immediately upon passing a flying
test to the satisfaction Of the in
Spector.
Through the rev regulations the
department of commerce seeks to
prevent pilots from carrying pas
SengerS and cargo 4 planes with
which Ley are not familiar and
running the risk Of accident be-
cause of a lack OF knowledge of
the characterist..2s of the r,ane.
Following a successful expert
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-21
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