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426.
NEW MARK

Brud Kessler, Hyattsville flashy
maple-knocker, stepped at a fast
pace last night and when tee
smoke of battle had cleared, had
chalked up the best three-game
string rolled in the District
League this year.
He got games Of 154, 1872 and
140 for a total of 426 sticks,
three better than Dutch" Weld
mans former mark. With this
big rock" the Prince Georges
pinsters topped 1920 pins and
thrashed the Cornell Lunch for a
three-play win.
Hyattsville. considered out of
running by the first three teams.
now shapes up as a threat to Con-
vention Hall, with Temple nest
ling in second place not exactly
out Of reach of the clawing subur-
baniteS.
AL Hunt, PetwOrth's IL
year-old champion, positively
proved his superiority over
young Noble Viers, jr., of
Silver Spring, defeating 1,1O3
to 1904 in a 1O-game block.
taking both five-game blocks
by large margins. Last night
he rolled 573 to VierS' 534.
HUNT is taking on "Fiddles"
Holland, Oscar Hiser's crack
youngster. within the next week,
the winner to face Eddie Espey,
Arcadia sensation. to decide def
nitely who really is the best II
year pin-toppler of the season.
Last nights scores.
7sP: H:P'' liz liz ~ ~ $ $ 1is 1is 1sfss.
Howard Campbell missed a
400" set by a mere two pins,
rolling with Golden Rule in the
Odd Fellows League. This set
sends him ahead of Perce Elicit
for individual averages and gives
him high set. Scores:
Columbia Golden Rule
Handicap - u 14,Elias -. 1O4 124 los
wilkins 101 80 12S Tobey los 112 9S
sarnoff.. 79 E. :. Nicholas. eS 96 liz
Burgess. =. 110 100lCordelI. l21 1O7 107
Lohmar. 1872 11o SsiCampbeII lis 142 14i
Ehlers 107 102 91I
Cones. 1877 "a 115
Totals bsS 500 557l Totals 544 5S1 56s
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BASEBALL ON ICE

he first baseball game played
% oa occurred in Brooklyn. Feb
EqGIs 1861, when the Atlantics
be Charter Oaks on Palley's
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Legal Notices
SIMON HIRsHMAN. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF. THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. Holding Probate Court.
Estate of Edward B. Olney, Deceased. No.
80 ,953. Administration Docket. 81, Appll-
cation having been made herein Tor pro-
bate of the last will and testament OF SAID
DECEASED, and for letters of administration
eta, on said estate. by Bernard Danzan-
sky, it is ordered this 25th day OF Feoru-
ary, A. d. 1890. that Edith Olney Greene
and Mary E. Kester. non-residents. aud all
others concerned appear in said court
on Monday the 9TH day of April, A. d..
1880, at 10 o'clock A.. M; to show cause
why such application should not be grant
ed. Let notice hereof be published in the
Washington Law Reporter and Washington
Times, once in each of three successive
weeks before the return day herein men
toned. the first publication to he not less
than thirty days before said return day.
ALFRED A. WHEAT. Justice: tSeal At
test: THEO ODORE COGSWELL Register
Of Wills for the District of Columbia,
Clerk of the Probate Court. nrt.----
SAMUEL d. MATTHEW'S, Attorney
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of COLUMBIA. Holding Probate Court;
No 30 ,S3a. Administration. THIS is TO
GIVE NOTICE: That the subscriber, ot
the District OF C0lumolai mas oniatnetI .n;at taI
CoIumbia Letters Testamentary on. the
estate of Fannie tB.) lawson late OF the
District of Columbia, deceased. All per,
sons having ITnad cs1@S ta Ssss eRSbit the S same
with the vouchers thereof. legally au-
thenticated, to the subscriber, on or be
fore the 9TH day OF Fs6ruary' 4: a. exclg3ad jg5ad
from ali benefits of said estate: Given
under nv hand this 3rd day of March
1880. REV. JAMES L. PlNN lS31 5 5
SGncswrSr y " Rssister sn - % Wills fo1 iSs Ps
,r,St Of Columbia Clerk Of the Probate
Court.
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DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
since January /, 1890, 2S4 degrees.
Excess of temperature since March
1. 1890. 81 degrees.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
ton since January /, 1880 -2.7s.
Deficiency of precipitation since
March l, 1880, .Os.
TIDE TABLES
Today, high tides 1888 a. m. and S:24
p. m low tide, 1888 a. m.
Tomorrow, high tides, 5:5b n. m, and
s:25 u. m; low tides, 0.2O a. m. and
1886 p. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today, S:1s a. m. and
sets 6:OS p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow, SIS a nj.
and sets sos p. m.
The moon rises today. 2;2S p. m. and
sets tomorrow. 4:46 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow, 3:44 D. m
and sets Thursday, 5:2S a. M.
FLYING WEATHER REPORT
Washington. D c., to Long Island, n,
Y.-Raln this afternoon. fresh south
shifting to west winds, possibly strong
at times UP to 1000 feet and south
Wednesday the weather will be partly
cloudy with moderate to fresh west or
northwest winds
Washington to Norfolk. Va.-Mostly
cloudy sky this afternoon. preceded hy
light rain; fresh south shifting 10 west
southwest and west al 0o0 feet, and
southwest shifting ~ west gales a. :, ,"0O
feet. On "Wednesday the weather will
be partly CLOUDY with moderate to fresh
west o. northv vest winds.
karfalk.. Va, - Atlanta. Ga.-Hartly
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GREAT
4
ARRAY Of
. SLlJGCERS

Editors note.--This 10 the
fifth of series Of articles on
the major league baseball clubs
noW in spring training.
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These are excerpts from but
a fsIO Of many interesting ad-
OsTtIsemsHts you WiH find in
todays Times and Herald eIassi-
fled adUsFtisiRR aGction.
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Forecast Till sP. M. wednesday

For Maryland, generally fair and
somewhat colder. except light rain in
extreme west portion. changing to snow
flurries, tonight: Wednesday fair; fresh
west or northwest winds
For the District of Columbia, fair and
slightly colder with lowest temperature
about 40 degrees tonight; Wednesday
fair moderate to fresh west and north
west winds.
what rnideT toniphte wsSnesdav fair .
fresh to strong west and northwest
winds.
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O'Doul, by making 254 hits
last year, broke the record of
$50 made by Rogers HOrnsby
in 1922 when he was with
the Cardinals. Klein rang
up 43 ho.>1erS last year for
a new record in the National
League. The old record was
AZ, made by HOrnsby in 1922.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Italy. particularly. there are a great
many mothers whose sons lost their
lives fighting with the American Expe-
dictionary Forces.
Another amendment sponsored by
the Legion would permit mothers whose
sons bodies were returned to the
United States for burial to make the
pilgrimage, If not at the expense of
the Government, at least at the time
of the general movement, so that they
might beneflt by any special transpor-
tation rates which might be available.
Action by Congress on the various
amendments suggested is expected at
an early date.
Plans were announced for the mem
bership contest by Comdr. Ferdinand G..
Fraser at the meeting of the executive
committee of the Sergt. Jasper Post, No.
10, American Legion, last Tuesday. To
the post member who secures the larg-
est number OF new members a prize of
SIS in gold will be awarded. Second and
third prizes in gold viii also be offered.
The contest officially opened February
5 and will be concluded at the Deem
Der meeting of the post.
In addition to the membership con-
test, Comdr. Fraser has also announced
a plan whereby the efforts of the most
active member of the post will be rec
ognized. Seven teams, consisting of an
equal number of veterans, apportioned
from the present post membership, have
been organized, managed by the present
post officers and three past post COM
manders. namely, Edward L. Marthill,
senior vice commander; Hiram w. Hum
mer. Junior vice commander: Joseph j.
Malloy, third vice commander; William
d. Hines, chaplain and Past ConndrS
John j. Orlosky, Carl C. Brown and
Thomas j. Frailey.
A merit system, recorded in points,
has been adopted to tabulate the extent
of the members activity and efforts in
behalf of the post. Securing new mem
befs and attendance at meetings are
maJored in the scheme of point earning.
To the team securing the greatest num-
Der of points a gold watch will be
awarded.
Comdr. Fraser and Past Post Comdr.
Thomas j. Frailey have been appointed
by Department Comdr. l.. E. Atkins as
members of the 1880 ball committee of
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Assistant Department Adjt. James
H. Phillips has been appointed by De-
partment Comdr. Atkins chairman OF
the department drum corps committee,
succeeding James F. Pierce.
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Lincoln Post has planned a card
party and dance to be held Tuesday
evening at o'clock in the New Am
sterdam Hotel, 2701 Fourteenth street
northwest
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STEAMSHIPS.

CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
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the memory Of Col. E. Lester Jones. the
| first post and first department COM
mander, who died April 9, 1929, by plac-
ing a tablet on the walls of its memo
rial home at 144I Rhode Island avenue.
Comdr. B. C. MCGEE announced the
post will celebrate its eleventh birthday
anniversary with banquet at the Army
and Navy Club March Z. Past Post and
Past Department Comdr. John Lewis
Smith is chairman of the committee
arranging for the birthday celebration.
The monthly meeting of U: S: s
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, will be held
tomorrow, at o'clock, at the Thomas
Circle Club. The Americanism ofiicer
and the entertainment committee have
arranged a special program for this
meeting.
The members are requested to CO.
operate with the membership ofhcer
Mary Weide, in bringing the post paid
up membership to 100 per cent by
March /.
Comdr. Jane Breen and several OF
the comrades occupied a box at the
Victory Post ball last Monday evening
The advisory committee met at the
home of Edna NJ. Nelson last Thurs
day evening.
The issuance of new booklet OF
ideas and suggestions for conducting
the annual Memorial day sale of pop
pies has been announced by national
headquarters of the American Legion
Auxiliary. The booklet is designed for
the use of Auxiliary units in promoting
the sale of the memorial flowers in
their communities. It contains plans
for organizing and conducting the pop
py program drawn from the expert
ences of hundreds of Auxiliary units
in the work in past years. In different
chapters it deals with the origin and
development of the poppy sale, the
Auxiliary's poppy program. organizing
for the sale, newspaper publicity, talks
and actresses plays and tableaux. poems
and readings, advertising the sale and
conducting the actual sale.
Personnel of the men who will ar
range details for the national conven-
ton Of the American Legion in Bos-
ton, beginning october 6, was decided
upon at session of about three score
incorporators of the 1880 National Con-
vention Corporation, who had been
named by State Comdr John j. O'Con-
nell of Amherst. The key man of the
newly formed body is Lieut. Col. Carroll
j. Swan. He is chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the board of di-
rectors, president of the board and was
president of the incorporators. Mai
Gen. Clarence r. Edwards was elected
honorary chairman. The finance COM
mittee of the corporation is formulating
plans for the raising Of 100000 at
large.
Among the amendments which the
American Legion will seek to have in
cluded in the act providing for the
pilgrimage of the Gold Star Mothers to
the European battlefields and ceme-
teries is one which will permit mothers
the United States, but whose sons are
buried in known graves in Europe. In
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Department Comdr. Atkins announces
that a general invitation is extended
to Legionnaires to attend the ami
versary exercises on Lincoln's birthday,
February IL, at 8 o'clock. in the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and G
streets northwest. under the auspices
Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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the department. Capt. Frailey has been
named vice chairman Of the general
committee.
Plans have been completed for a VAL
enttne party TO be given by the Sergt
Jasper unit, American Legion Auxiliary
at the Red Cross District Chanter
House, seventeenth and D streets, Feb
ruary IA for the disabled veterans who
are patients in the Walter Reed and
Naval Hospitals. In addition to A pro-
gram of entertainment, there will be
dancing and refreshments. The follow
| ing members of the entertainment and
welfare committee have been annointed
by Mrs. Mildred Eckles, president of
Sergt. Jasper unit, to take charge of the
entertainment for the evening: Mrs
Edith OConnor, Mrs. Rose Martin. Miss
Nellie Marshall, Mrs. Alice Dewar. Miss
Clara Humphries, Miss Ethel Hodges,
Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews Miss
Anna Venezky and Mrs. Thad Baker.
AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS
The American Gold Star Mothers
were represented by a large deIeUation
at the Women's Patriotic Conference on
National Defense, held in Memorial
Continental Hall January %, 30 and 81
A luncheon was held at Hotel Han1il-
ton on Thursday in honor of the fol-
lowing out-of-town Gold Star dele
gates: Mrs. Winfield Scott Holmes.
Hastings, Nebr.; Mrs. Mary j. Bates,
Jackson, Mich; Mrs. Eva M. Springer,
Elgin, ILL.,. Mrs. j. NJ. Gallagher, Wayne
Pa, and Mrs. Mathilda Burling, Rich
mond Hill, N. Y, all of whom made
brief addresses. Mrs. E. M. Nash Of
fered the invocation and the president,
| Mrs Seibold extended preetinue ~, nc
half of the organization. Mrs. Eugene
S. Bruce, chairman of the luncheon
committee, visited Walter Reed Hos
pital following the luncheon, CARRYING
the golden floral piece that adorned the
speakers table.
Mrs. E. M. H. Guedry, chairman of
the hostess committee, presided in the
red room of the hotel, where Gold Star
visitors in attendance were received and
registered.
Gen. Frank Hines of the Veterans
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ence in this work, which is not under
the civil service. and In order to get the
best eligible men the Disabled American
Veterans held mass meeting of WASH
ington's disabled at the Central High
School. Each one attending signed a
QUESTIONABLE and these were rated be-
fore the list was formally presented to
the census supervisor. Comdr. Babcock
has already filed a brief with the De-
partment Of Labor calling for the estab-
lishment of permanent once here to
obtain employment for the disabled.
Following the system Of the Disabled
American Veterans in encouraging its
liaison officers to visit washington in
order to familiarizs themselves with the
working of the central ONCE of the
Veterans Bureau, Thomas McLagen,
liaison officer for Connecticut, was here
last week.
Rounding out a circuit of the hos
pitfalls of the country from coast to
coast, National Comdr. w. j. Murphy
of the Disabled American Veterans
spent two busy days here during the
past week, mostly in conference with
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Department Finance Ofiicer Madison
L. Hill continues to improve at Mount
Alto Hospital. as the result of an acct
dent New Year eve. He is in Ward B
and is permitted to receive visitors.
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Bureau was an honored guest and adj
dressed the mothers Thursday during
an informal reception. Mrs. william
N. Morell and Miss Marian Rhine served
as color bearers during the conference
for the American Gold Star Mothers
and were luncheon guests at the Ham
nton on Friday.
The Mothers will attend the observ-
ance of Lincoln's birthday anniversary
the evening of February IL in the Met
ropolitan Church and also at the Lin
coin Memorial at noon on Wednesday,
An executive meeting will be held Feb
ruary II. The regular meeting is Feb
ruary Is at the Hotel Hamilton.
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS.
z. C. Babcock commander of the
District of Columbia Department of the
Disabled American Veterans, during the
past week presented to Sterling Moran,
Washington supervisor of the census, a
list of scores of disabled men here who
are to be named enumerators for this
city when the census work is started
in the Spring.
Under an amendment to the census
act disabled veterans are given prefer
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THE AMERICAN LEGION.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

Feb. i0-U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post.
Thomas Circle Club, 1928
Mass. ave. NV, 8 pm.
Feb. 1i--Victory Post, Woodmen's
Hall, 935 Grant place, pm.
Feb. thames Reese Europe, Y. NJ.
c. A., 18th and T SITS. n.w., 8
PM
Feb. l2-Lincoln POSTCARD Party and
Dance, New Amsterdam Ho-
tel, 270l 18th st. NV. 8 pm.
Feb. IL - Department membership
committee, Room 400, Dis
trict Building. 7:30 pm
Feb. 13-James E. walker Post, Y NJ.
G. A., 18th and T SITS. NV,
pm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
Willacy County Irrigation Primer
EXPLANATORY NOTE

The officials ofW Iacy County Water Control and Improvement district Number One are
continually ng asked bth those interested in the District oncrniney various phases fhe pro-
j. The Directors desiring that everyone interested shall know and understand the facts
bout he pr0ct have compiled aSt OF question and answers md here publishes tMe in the
belief tina the information contained herein will receive wider determinations nong interested
parties than would be possible By other means Many of the questions are then directly from
questions wtch have been aIed one or more of teo officials of the District
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28

3 W WT1As, s so THE % 1gT1c5 5sbt name me- Hr Ts sF Baast Sa DHTf oes
a tn te I %%efo Rio n G Gnnns Valley a%@SO O""8 ''" ~' p""'"
3 WHAT p. IS THE TgM szn i OF m ga1s sc Dss1 .d The. largest organized irrigation district in the
4 & S ss5:: y % f.: s+y y 81 e 5 5#s q aH S!ass E! ss'Sas' 7s8'1 7ss s s' a.'a s'ss' and I'M
Q 90 1HzzsE 54x zsB sF q Hos 4 E MsEff 0FTHr PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT ON Or
A SS f. s s.t s al Tsa 5saI %5 S ssa a%s t s sg IT. nf D hF5saon works was
O. HOW HAS THE VALIDITY OF THE IRRIGATION AND ORGANIZATION PROCEED
A. By the State ieaiaHTe of rems which voted to rady the organization and he proceed
@. WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE AUTHORIZED BOND ISSUE?
g Rw p aE 1 + Ph AgPAs RS & 1F n ma1 f PaeRf Sy v AD N N p%Ss living uhhna the District
e WHO W !. A AMa THE IS 4 f.latH4 Of the e Rom B0AhP ? AT Ho THE f IS Esa4Sag Tla sRa thu remaining
members are George Lqehre 0 X Dickinson and German Fox all successful bust
3 T WI sPs 4D DgTso 81 A M B 6MgI os fs e DqEs TH and 6q aea ae @T DIRECTORS HA'E'
O. WHO IS THE ENGINEER FOR THE DISTRICT?
A. I'm hO nMa Gms Heghmgn rG Tema :" memphis tennessee anu Da"S' texas with a
O. WHO ARE THE ATTORNEYS?
A. S Wosfm ar4 J SG o austin TeMss is spGh cou%. :" nc D""' anu "|S
O. HOW ARE THE WORKS OF THE DISTRICT Constructed
a I L% TeFs% s@ t ts construction OF the canals structures and ohsr Deee%aT " works all ali
Q WHAT is THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE wHLAcY COUNTY IRRIGATION DIS
A 5 A this .% as s5 pss"Pfr y 1 the l2 soad the of p DRsd ts if isssasn The so sGf Ss ss s a nSd ss sa COM COM
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g%s f fs sn E sSaPa ts .s saa tss 1say 5 @ &ae . ns' S: s1hsH Iassks G arH s s' t SD es1a
Q. WHERE WILL THE WATER CONE FROM TO IRRIGATE THE LANDS ON THIS PRO
Q. DOES THE DISTRICT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE WATER FROM THE RIO
A Yes he State Board Of Water aee, Engineers has granted the District a permit to appro
RR o Grand ta W@d flow uDused into the Gulf Of NedroD !" me """ 4AS" I"
Q. IS LARGE PROPORTION OF THE RIO GRANDE WATER NOW USED FOR RRlGA
A 10 "A Ass According to Goss s%% a a @1%S on 1.-THE the average 81 s {. Of s the water St that fl. flows sir ii
O. WILL wHLAcY COUNTY OBTAIN TTssUPPLY FROM THE AMOUNT THAT NOW
!. VILLAGE County will axe about CO of the amount that nov goes to waste annually in
q H Hs the Is Is Et HHAT S oT HosF f FHE o fAF TAKE iHR5d EEf %4 FFoj E5FH2 n F HEF 7H:
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werf that neededg districts wch do not have storage ' Reservoirs %hT n which to hold
@ HOW WILL wM1AcY COUNTY GET WATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE INTO ITS
a 6s % Re- + % f an ii Tf aas,s ssG nal Of ia sm gsSss. o Fs3 ts take Ike % %s w%s sa amn the Rio Grands
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Q DOES THE GROUND SLOPE ENOUGH so THAT WATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE
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Theren yb ga question thti not answered abovec oncnnings something pertaining to
WIacy County irrigation proed, md which ON reader would like to know about ESQ.,,
Directors of the District will be gad to have any such person. call upon the District office
at RaymondUHe for this information. The Dirctosw welcomes such requests and appncae
anyone desiring information coming to the district for this rhmr thar depending upon some
other source which quite Otter is only agmenary md inaccurate