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The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Charging unat sine was unlawfully arrested by prohibition officers, Evelyn Alcock has filed com, plaint in the district court at Sew ard against T. L. Chidester and Gerald L. Church. the retiring diJ chief of the territory and his sue cessor. The plaintiff asks damages in the sum of s10.0O0. She is represented by W. D. Coppernoll the U. s. Attorney for the Third Division.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

The Gold Nugget Society of Los Angeles, composed of former Al aska pioneer women, recently en- tertained Mrs. C. b Murane at the home of Mrs. T. M. Gibson. Among those pi sent were Mrs. George Beal, Mrs. P, M Fitzger- Poteet, Mrs. J. A Incr. Mrs J. W. Horn, Mrs. Fred Gibson and Miss Edna Cameron, all former residents of Nome and Council City.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Charles Richards, well known restaurant man of Montana, and Mrs. Richards, arrived in Juneau on the last Yukon and will take over the management of the Gas tineau Cafe, attached to the Gasti- neau Hotel, owned by J. H. Biggs and J. H. Cam, both former resi- dents of Valdez.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Mrs. Louise F. Wallis, better known as Louise FaZenda, the not cd screen comedian, was a round trip passenger on the staemer Princess Louise recently. She was given quite a reception by the children of Juneau when the ves- sel stopped at that port
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24
Another oldtimer of the mort

Another oldtimer of the north reached the end of the long trail few days ago at the Anchorage hospital when death closed the eyes of Jack St. Ledger. a widely known resident of the Territory who had been under treatment sine, March 25 for a stroke of paralysis. In recent years he had
 been attached to the Alaska Road commission forces. He was 70 years of age. The deceased was mem ber of Anchorage Igloo No. 15, Pio- neers of Alaska, and funeral ser vices were conducted by that lodge.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

The persistent search for the bodies of the three victims of the Heaiy bridge wreck, which has been carried on since the accident, and which was rewarded by the finding of the body of Richard Conway, was further rewarded re- gently by the finding of the body of Carl Spath, on bar some dis 'tanre below the point where the body of Conway was found.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24
Erasmus Hall High School of

Erasmus Hall High School of Brooklyn. N. r., after a week of clean-up, dress-up and speedup, selected as it's Queen of Health and Beauty. Miss Eliza beth Laur- itzen from among 5000 girls at tending the school. Laurtz Laur- itzen, father of Miss Lauritzen, who by the way is only Is years old, is a pioneer of Alaska, where he lived for some years in the early days of Nome. He is an arc5f:r'.- with ofnces in Brooklyn. \.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Mrs. Robert Park, widow of the late Robert J. Park, recently soli her country home at Rosemead, a suburb of Los Angeles, to MT. and Mrs. Richard Beckman (the former Mrs. Louis Stadie of NomeD Mrs. Park will make her home in San Francisco.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Tiny" Walker, also known as David i. t.hess, was f-rnd deaG ie Cer tly On the , oad near cam 4ry adjacent to Ketchikan- It was first believed that Walker was a ' jim of foul play, but an autopsy revealed that he died of heart dis ease.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24
N O T c E

New forms complying with the law in reference to liability of own ers of mining claims. are now on sale at the Nugget Ohlce. They are printed on ca,d board and are of convenient size for posting on the claims.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Kent G. Robinson, of Cordo va was recently appointed by Judge E. Coke Hill, to the position of U. s. Commissioner to succeed E. P. Harwood, who resigned to take the position of assistant U. s. Attor- ney at Seward.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Mrs. John w. CorsOn. formerly P. J. Coston, former resident of Nome, that she has a pleasant position in the Chicago public li brary and is enjoying good health, MT. Corson, who died many years ago, lived in Seattle before going to Alaska, and he was at one time Republican candidate for dere- gate in Congress from Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Ralph Murane. son of Judge and Mrs c. D. Murane. formerly of Nome, recently graduated as doctor of optometry from the University of Southern California, and will begin practice of his pro- fession in Portland, Oregon. He was married year ago.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24
NEVSY ITEMS OF MANY
 !LkMER NOMElTE :.

For the benefit of our readers who have not read the Alaska Weekly, we print the following items of former Nomeites:
 Lyman s. Burrell, Klondyke pioneer, and who also was a resi- dent of Nome for some years, is now proprietor of hot springs re- sort in Southern Nevada, not far from the town of Beatty. For a number of years Mr Burrel has operated a farm near Beatty.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Earl Montgomery. who grew to manhood in Nome. and who sub sequently went to Hollywood, where he achieved fame in moving pie ture comedy at a salary of S3.5OO week, is now directing his own company in talkies
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Elliott Bard, native son ei Alaska, son of Mrs. Gussie Bard of Seattle is now a second lieut. el- ant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, and has reported for duty at San Diego. Califor- mia. Lieutenant Bard was born in Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24
William Lauritzen. who as

William Lauritzen, who as a youngster pioneered with his fath- CT, P J. Lauritzen. in the Klon- dyke and later at Nome. died in New York City recently after an operation for stomach trouble. MT. Lauritzen had followed his pro fession as an architect in New York for many years after leaving Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Miss Grace Esch, born in Nome. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Peter Esch, was married recently in Brooklyn N. Y, to Richard Cam eron. a young business man of that city
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Max Rigler, pioneer of the Rupy district, died at the Pioneer Hotel. Fairbanks recently, when he was stricken by a heart attack
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Miss Clara Montgomery, a native daughter of Nome, and a sister of Earl Montgomery, is married and lives at Portland, Oregon.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Chas. D. Garfield manager of the Alaska department of the Seat tie Chamber of Commerce. gave a talk to the lads who are inmates of Mrs. Atkinson's boarding house for boys at Lake Forest Park on matters pertaining to Alaska, re- ey, comfortable place. in pleasant surr undings, on the lake, and ab- out twenty boys. between the az es of and 12 stop there.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Charles c. Suter. klondyke and Nome pioneer where he was d rartner of the late Dick Dawson, has been confined to home at Lake Burien for the past eighteen mon ths, suffering from stomach troub- le. After lea wing Nome, MT. Sut- CT and his wife located in Seattle making their home at Lake Burien \ brother trnm Baltimore, Md, +, now visiting MT. Suter.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

J. B. Harris, who in the early days of Nome operated the Col den Gate Hotel, with Fred Dagget as partner, is now living in Am arillo, Texas, the famous new oil field and is said to have prosper ed in the oil business. Recently he vas in Los Angeles, where he met a number of former Alaska friends and acquaintances.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

struck by the same affliction and the toll among them was also heavy.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

MT. and Mrs. Peter Esch. Klon- dyke and Nome residents for many years, now live at Otis Orchards, community near Spokane. Wash. where MT. Esch has a farm, to which they removed recently from Banning, Southern California town.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24
Edward Nurane, Wtu

Edward Nurane, W40 siF.. :-" eral years of his early Me in N''''.- is now a practicing attorney At Casper, Wyo. He is also active in the Wyoming National Guard, and is captain of a company of cavalry.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

After being absent from Alaska for twelve years, W. J, Rogers, a well known figue of the early days in the Northland, returned from the southeastern section of the territory recently. He went Up to take a look at the Mt. An drews mining property near Kas- san, wrich consists of dozen patented claims. Rogers owns the property.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24
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The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

Judge and Mrs. C. D. Murane, former well-known Alaskans. now residents of Casper. Wyo.. were re- cent visitors in Southern Califor mia, where their eldest son. Mil lard. is a successful poultry breed CT at Fontana, near Los Angeles. Willard was practically reared at Nome, where Judge Murane prac- ticed law for years and where he served a term as judge of the federal court The young son of Willard Murane died recently at the family home.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

LOST-A silver mounted Wat ermans Fountain Pen. return to Stanley Whistler or Nugget office.
The Nome nugget., 1929-08-24

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11

c. P. Barrcda vs.. Ernesto Fernar-
dsE. Judgment for plaintiff.
Tom Cowsrt w. Victor Guerra
Judgment tor plaintiff.
G. r. Yantis vs.. Gregoria 5egura.
Judgment for plaintiff.
z. a. Rosenthsl et al VI. Alex
Hamauei. Judgment for plaintiff.
Roy z. Clark Seed Co. vs.. J. a
Myers. Judgment for plaintiff.
j. ". Peery vs.. J. r. Davidson
Judgment for plaintiff.
Jose s. Viilareal IS. Port Isabel
CO. Judgment for plaintiff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
RADIOBRIDCE
HANDS GIVEN
East and West to Op,
pose Experts Tues
day In Game

The f~ourtsenth Of a series Of
twenty radio auction bridge games
will be broadcast from station
KwWG Tuesday at $3.50 p. M. C..
i. I'd
Each game Of the series will fea-
turo Milton q. Work and Wilbur T..
Whitehead, New York experts. in
association with players from cities
throughout America and Canada.
The listeners-in are urged 70 have
four players ready with cards and
70 follow the game bid by bid and
play BY play as broadcast over
KWWG.
The contestants In the fourteenth
game OF the present series arc L. l..
Dennison OF Portland, Maine, the
outstanding bridge figure of north
eastern New England, whose ability
as a bridge statistician and analyst
Of interesting hands is respected far
beyond the confines Of his home
state. John G. Gardner, Of Brook
lyn, New York, one Of the youngest
Of all bridge devotees TO attain prom
lnepce as a writer on various phases
OF the game. particularly the all-im-
portant fundamentals and Mr. Work
and Mr.. Whitehead, widely known ~
writers, teachers and experts on the
game.
Following are the advance hands
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11

Dohrn. lot 7. block 5. Blake addition.
Mission. $40.
N. c. Hcyt et al to w. II. Norris
Lumber Co., lots !, 2, 5, &. s.. s, 10.
20. "a, p. %. "a. IS, 20, block lle,
Mercedes, $40.
". II. Holder e ux 10 ". A. Hard
inE. lots 4, ?, 7 and 6. block 81, Mo-
Tex. $40.
Suttle Construction Co. to L. L
Hull, lot 10, block 7, Nil Nor addi-
ton, McAllen, $40.
L. c. Pless ct TX 20 ". A. Hard
ing, lots IL. Is. IS. block 50, Mo-Tex.
SO.
Z. c. Pless to w. A. Harding. lots
Q, 10, block 50. Mo-Tex. $40.
Omaha Safe Deposit CO. 70 John
n. Shary, north five acres Of south
Is acres Of lot 526, Sharylands, $40.
A. r. Buchanan, IT,. 10 +. r. Saun-
ders. lot 5, block 4. Enfield Estates,
Edinburg. SO.
J. r. DO Martinez. to %. Guerra
& Sons, a corporation, 204.3 acres
out Of San Salvador del Tuie grant,
SIC.
VIM. Cothran 70 First National
bank. lot 2. block 1ss, Mission, $40.
Mrs. Mary Schneider TO g. vi
Swallow. east 90 acres OF north 30
sores Of lot ., block IS, Alamo tract,
$40.
r. 4. and Cora Y. Moore 70 Leon
Sslter. lots 3, 4. block J, Moore re-
subdivision, in San Juan, $40.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
COUNTY COURT AT LAW

HON. JOhn hIeIbcr, Judsc
Pierce Oil Corporation vs.. w. z.
Hinkly. Judgment for plaintiff.
international Drug CO. vs.. j. W.
Baize. Judgment for plaintiff.
Alexander Marketing Co. IS. Luis
Salas. Judgment for plaintiff.
". II. Putegnat Co., Inc, vs.. II. P.
Tullcn. Judgment for plaintiff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11

Juan II. Gonzales and Consuels
Zunira.
Thomas Gilbert Bellies and Alpha
Gwendolyn Hunt.
Manuel G. Villareal and Josefa
Rarrera.
4. L. Davis and Retha Penny.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11

for game fourteen:
z. r. Denison Of Portland, Maine,
"South," (the d~ealer) holds: Spaces
A. 8 spot, 8; Hearts Q, 10, 8, 2; Dia-
monds @, ], 4; Clubs A, @. 10.
John c. Gardner. OF Brooklyn, ".
Y, "west," holds: Spades z, .;
Hearts 2. 7, 4, 3; Diamonds 8 spot,
Z, 5: Clubs X, J. 6, 2.
Wilbur c. Whitehead. Of New
York. North holds: Spades X, 4
q; Hearts A. 8. Diamonds A, 10, Q
s, 2: Clubs Q. z, 8.
Milton c. Work. Of New York and
Philadelphia, EAST" holds: Spades
Q. J, 10. 2, 6; Hearts X, J, 8 spot,
Diamonds X, 8; Clubs 8 spot, ;, 4.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
Report Of Fox On
Channel Expected
In About 10 Days

~
GALVESTON, Tex. Feb. 1.-THE
government engineers report on
proposed extension Of a deep water
channel 70 a point near Brownsville
Is expected to be completed in about
ten days. according to Maior Milo
r. Fox. United States district engi-
ncer.
Final calculations are being made
By Captain A. q. Lieber. Jr, military
assistant TO Major Fox. Prelim-
mary work on the report has been
completed in several phases and
p~ractiaclly all that remains to be
done Is drawing up or a general
summary on the project.
Major Fox whose district includes
all the Texas Gulf coast, viii for
ward his report to Colonel Mark
Brook. United States division engi-
neer at New Orleans. From there
IL will go to General Edgar Jadwin,
chief Of engineers at Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11

subdivision of East half Of George
town II. r. Co.'s survey 20. $40.
Valley Development, Inc, TO Ho-
mer c. Hindman, block %, contain
ing 10 acres Valley Development.
Inc, Hosfeld Park subdivision. slo.-
900.
D. p. and Sarah Lola Scale to Fe-
Xix Hobbs, lot 6, block ., Windsor
Place addition. Harlingen, lot A. Of
A. II. Weller's subdivision of norsh
half Of block IS, Hariingen. lot /,
block >, Ncrthside Heights addition,
Harlingen, $40.
W. p. and Vera Reynolds 10 VAL
ley Development, Inc, south 10
acres. block 81, Wilson Tract SUB
division, survey %, $40.
VALLEY Development, Inc, 20 Phil
lip &. Pusey, south 10 acres. BLOCK
81, Wilson Tract subdivision, survey
20. $1,000.
II. NJ. Browne 10 Charlie Cham
pion. an undivided one-third inter
est in lots Z, ., 10, block -, Point
Isabel. $3.50.
Enrique r. valentin TO Teresa
Mendoza. northwest half lot ., block
U.s. dFSuCS HuuAlAyH VI DEAAA vista
addition, Brownsville, plat ST, $40.
+. l.. Stewart to B. b. Stewart ct
al. that part Of lot Y, lying south Of
drainage ditch. north half lot Q and
east half Of south half of lot or
block Q, Ell Jardin subdivision. share
80, L. Santo grant, plat 4-52; also
lots 4, 5, 6, block 81, Brownsville,
L. & /. Co., S..
George r. Walker to Joe NJ. Dsw-
son. north half Of lot II and all lot
IL, block Z, Second addition, San Be-
nito, $3.50.
Pace PARROT 10 John Coleman,
$50 acres, La Feria grant, being
south $50 acres Of north $50 acres,
block So, Hooks & Hodges No. ], plat
$40, $3.50.
Hidslgo County
Frank Il. Leckie to L. r.. Bell. lot
II, Bell Woods Co. subdivision "B,
containing 10 acres. $40.
Lloyd & Freja Echols TO Myrtle
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BACK TO CENTRE

FORT WORTH.o Feb. i1.-Coaeh
Edwin kubale, for four years line
mentor at Texas Christian Univer-
sitv. will leave March / for Ken
tucky where he will take over the
head coaching position at Centre
college "ku' is an alumnuS and
former grid star for the Praying
Colonel school. He will take Her
man Clark. former Frog quarterback,
with him az bsckficld coach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
.Io3RD DISTRICT COURT

Q a. u. hent, JudRt
G.. r. Warmer vs.. II. b. Latham
judgment for plaintiff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
COUNTY COURT

Hon. o. c. Dancy, Judge
Suits filed:
In re Hazel Ross Deputy, minor
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I~NTRAMURAL T

FOET WORTH, Feb. 1i.-Graham
Estes, in charge OF intramursl ath-
letics at Texas Christian university
this week announced that ten sweat
ers and twenty medals will be award
ed to the thirty men registering tho
greatest number OF points in intra-
mural competition this year. This
will bet he first time that such
awards have been made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11

2sTH DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. w. Cunningham, Judge
No orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
Cameron Courts

Suits filed IN the district courts:
None.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

II urniSncd by Nalley Abstract Col
Cameron County
G. w. Coleman TO Harlingen Or
chards Co. 1913 acres out OF block
IS. survey 26. DIS. subdivision, SO.
John Hosfeld to Valley Develop
ment. Inc. block %, Valley Devel-
opment, Inc, Hesseld Park subdi-
vision, section 20. $40.
Valley Development, Inc. 10 Chas.
G.. Jones Ct al. block %. Hosfel,l
Park subdivision. OF east Ill OF
Georgetown Y. r. Co.'S second 20
$4,000.
Valley Development. Inc. to Wal
ter II. Wood, north 10 acres or the
south 20 acres of block 81. Wilson
Tract subdivision, survey %. $4,000
w. r. and Vera Reynolds to Val
ley Development. Inc. north IC
acres Of the south 90 acres, block 81,
Wilson Tract subdivision, survey Is
SLIGO.
John Hosfeld to Valley Develop.
ment, Inc. block "a. HoSfeid Pa.t
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Hidalrn CnnniY

Frank Il. Leckie to L. r.. Bell. lot
II, Bell Woods Co. subdivision 3D.
containing 10 acres. $40.
Lloyd e. Freja Echols 20 Myrtle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
women TO HONOR
MRS. PANKHURST
Memorial Meeting a Feature
of Convention-To Take Up
Equal Rights Amendment.

Ar eoual rights amendment to the
CONSTITUTION is expected to be the prin-
cipal question to be taken up at the
national convention of the National
Woman's Party which will convene mere
December and continue for three days.
The amendment is sponsored by senator
Nye of North Dakota.
One of the chief features of the con-
vention will be a memorial meeting IN
honor of Mrs. Emaline Pankhurst, the
British militant suffrage leader.
This is the first national gathering
of the Woman's Party since Mrs. Pank-
bursts DEATH" Miss Mabel Vernon, ma
tional executive secretary of the organi-
zation, stated, land we desire at this
time to honor the woman whose cour-
a1eous leadership in the British fight
for votes for women inspired American
women to the aggressive work which LED
to their own enfranchisement."
New Headquarters in ID. c.
The new headquarters of the party in
Washington, recently purchased. to re-
place the old offices, which have been
taken over by the Government as the
site for the proposed Supreme Court
building, is to be dedicated. The new
building Is to be called the Alva Bel
mont House. in honor of Mrs Q. H. r.
Belmont, president of the National
Womans Party. Mrs. Belmont, who is
now in France, is expected to attend
the convention.
The business meetings of the conven-
ton will deal with plans for the ma
tional and international work for equal
rights. The amendment sponsored by
the party would provide for equal rights
for men and women in the United
States and every place subject to its
jurisdiction. Plans also Will be mace
for pushing the equal rights treaty
which was introduced last year at the
Pan-American conference in Havana.
Officers Attend Convention.
The convention will be attended by
officers and delegates of many branches
of the Woman's Party. Members of the
national council, in charge of the ma
tional convention, are Mrs. Jane Nor
man Smith, New York City, chairman;
Gail Laughlin, Portland. Me. Florence
Bayard Hilles. Wilmington, Della; Anita
Pollitzer. Charleston, S. c.; Mrs. Rich
ard Wainwright. Mrs. Anne Archbold,
Mrs. Harvey Wiley, Miss Laura Berrlen
and Mrs. Florence Boeckel, Washing
ton: Mrs. John Winters Brannan. Inez
Haynes Irwin, Mrs. Elizabeth Selden
Pell and Mrs. Ruth Lift, New York
City; Mrs. Isaac Dixon, Mrs. Edith
Houghton Hooker and Mrs Dora Ogle,
Baltimore; Mrs. Bertha W. Fowler, Col
orado Springs, Colo: IONA Gale, Por-
tage, Wis; Mrs. William Kent and Miss
Maud Younger, San Francisco: Mrs.
Burnita Shelton Matthews, Mississippi;
Mabel Vernon, Wilmington. Della; Mar
garet Whittemore Santa Barbara; Mrs.
Valentine Winters, Dayton. Ohio. and
Miss Emma Void, Portland. Greg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Ex-Safe Crackers
And Pickpockets to
Lecture at School
Vollmer Picks Part of His
"Faculty' for Police
''University.''
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october 1.-Former pick
pockets and safe crackers will lecture
at the University of Chicago's School
of Police Administration, Prof August
Vollmer, chief of police at Berkeley
Calf. and head Of the school, an
nounced yesterday.
Prof. Vollmer, known for his work
of recognizing police departments in
a number of large American cities. to-
day reached this city to launch the new
school, in which the law-enforcing
methods of the orld's greatest agencies
will be studied. with view of training
students in executive work in police
departments.
The idea of securing pickpockets and
safe crackers to lecture to the students.
he explained, is an effort to approach
an understanding of the problems Of
crime and criminals.
The police problem is the same the
world over" he said. I'VE are going to
attempt to discover If there are any
basic underlying approaches to efficient
preventive and combative measures
against crime"
He will divide his time between
Berkeley and the Chicago school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

average cost of 1920 an acre. and the
first planting will be done on a 500
acre tract in the town OF Scott. Cort-
land County. on which 100000 trees
will be planted.
As this marks an important step in
the States reforesting policy, the plant
ing of the first trees In the initial pro-
ductive State forest will be attended by
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planting of trees on the first reforesta-
ton area, established in accordance
with the provisions Of the Hewitt law.
Under this law the State is empow-
cred to acquire, plant and maintain for
productive. forest purposes abandoned
farm lands In tracts of not less than
500 contiguous acres each. The State
has purchased. or has under option to
purchase, more than 5000 acres at an