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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17
Reading as an Art.
(New York Times9

That there are several million persons in the United States beyond the age of childhood who are illterate contradcts the statement put by Snakes peare in the mouth of Dogberry, that ito read ana write comes by nature" There are other millions, nominaly literate who yet read so little and with such pains that to them books are as an lnstru- ment upon which they have not learned to play. Professor Charles H. Judd of the University or Chicago emphasized this in speaking on adult edu- cation at the Convocation of the University of the State of New York:
 Until people are ready to cultivate read
 ing as they would cultivate the ability to
 play a musical instrument or to play gol1,
 they will never be able to use the best
 sources of information with readiness and
 full advantage.
 Reading aloud is recognized as an art, but read- ling to ones own mind is also art, which can he developed as other arts, by ncessant practlce Inf be were to give as much attention to the culti- vaton of this skill the musician gives to hls art the artisan with leisure and library would be richer than the man whose profession or vocation leaves him no time to read swiftly and thought fullv in the literature which is 'the organ or the race mind" and whose chief function IS the fuslon of nations and the "enfranchisement of the soul of the individual
 Reading maketh the full man" only when he has attained readiness with comprehension in his reading Adult education is to be fostered best by the cultivation of this skill. AS Professor Judd suggests it may be acquired without the formality of class instruction Education is after al largely self education; and with skill in reading, one may have the masters of all time for ones teachers Want of learning need keep no one low, as once if did when he was "a god who could but reao and spell" and learning may be had even outside of universities if one but have the skill to read
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17
II. s. Courts Clogged.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)


 Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes of the United lStates Supreme Court declared in his report for the Judicial conference of Circuit Judges assembled in Washington that congestion in the Federal Courts, due chiefly to the increasing number Of Pro- hibition cases, persists as major problem. Attorney General Mitchell was informed by the conference that of the 35 849 criminal cases pend- ling on June 30 193O 22671 were started under the National Prohibition Act
 During 1929 there 11,237 civil Prohibition eases commenced and during 1880 there were l1,882 lthe conference reported, while the new criminal Prohibition cases increased from 56796 in 1929 to 6992 in 1880.
 With a view to meeting this congestion problem, the Chief Justice stated the judicial conference rec lommended CD Legislation to remove the limitation imposed by law upon the appointment Of success sors to the 14 district judges where vacancies now exist or will arse CD legislation making provision for five additional District Judges; and (3) that the Attorney General make a survey of the whole subject of the best for promoting economical and efficient administration in the Federal Courts.
 More Judges more money, more force-ths IS the lcry of Prohibition enforcement Clogged Courts so- cal Reorganization involved and perplexing political activities and relationships, the obscurng of great and vitally important questions affecting the entire public and their subordination to problem of pas sion and emotional essence-such seems to be the Senator Fess naively repeats in recent pronounce ment Tt is silly to talk in this campaign Of Prohibition a national issue"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17
AN UNMOURNED DEATH.

In copyrighted article that appeared in the Washington D. C., Post recently statstcs were given disclosing the presnt membership in the hu Klux Klan to be a mere 35,000. In 1925, said the same authority there were about 9000000 klansmen in the country That represented the peak o1 the hooded organizations strength. Decay set ln ana it's disintegration came about with rapldlty that was stunning to those who were enrichng them selves off it's revenues.
 Up to 1925, declared the Post, there had been some s9OOOOOO0 poured into the coffers of the or ganization from the pockets of the gullble No one knows just how great sum it's total income reach- ed Some of the men who held its highest offices attained personal wealth. The money paid out to the Imperial Wizard ranking mogul, and his lieu tenants was never listed.
 The total membership is said to have reached 8eo4 BIT in 1925 After that it began to fade away despite every vile that interruptions leaders couo devise to stay the debace By the end of 1926, mem bershp lists had fallen to 2006,18l. A year later it had dropped to 321 Al in 1928 to l45,46s' m 1929 to 82609 and now to 34694
 Built upon intolerance. fostered by racial and religious prejudces arc famed by fanatlcal hatreos it experienced a mushroom growth that, however was not more rapid than it's decay. It was indeed a iuggerlaut of vengeance in Us brief day, and Its decent mo oblivion will be unattended by regret and its demise cause mourning by hnerVy- loving Americans
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

of the conditions it is hard to say but many com mentators expect in Venezuela and Colombia before the epidemic it's course.
 In one respect at least these late South Ameri- can revolutions are improvement over others of other days in Latin America We have seen internal wars down there between factions led by ambitious chieftans continue for years before definite results have been secured Mexico was in turmoil for al most decade before the induction of Gen. Obregon Into the Presidency brought peace, and there was more or less turmoil after he retired He then elected for another term and peace came only to be followed by disturbances afer his assassination Similar conditions have obtained in nearly all of the South and Central American republics at diff ferent times during the last century or more.
 It is fortunate that the Latins have learned to make revolutions snappy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17
AMERICAN LEGION LEGISLATION
 PROGRAM.

Delegates to the recent National Convention o The American Legion at Boston approved repor of the Committee on National Legislation which m cluded several resolutions on legislative matters The resolutions approved by the committee ana the convention embodied the following requests and pro posals:
 Creation of a separate committee in the Senate to consider veterans affairs
 Extension of the time for filing applca- tions under the Tyson Fitzgerald Act.
 Adequate and full compensation for the armed forces of the United States
 resolution requesting that women who served as veterans be included in the cen
 Removal of the time limit for World War citations.
 Preservation and publication of military and naval records.
 Endorsement of H. R. 13224 to give all re- tired officers their highest war rank
 A resolution to make public lands m Alaska available to ex-service men.
 Tax exemption for cigarettes gwen to hospital patients.
 A resolution approaching the work of the Legislative Committee.
 Establishment of more employment offices under the Labor Bureau
 resolution requesting access to files In the Veterans Bureau in case of insurance suits.
 Payment of adjusted compensation in full to dependents of deceased veterans who died prior to the passage of the Act.
 Payment in full of adjusted compensation certificates to permanently totally disabled men.
 resolution recommending a commit tee for standardization of veteran-aid leg islation
 A resolution to give veterans in civil service in all departments credit for war service.
 Another resolution dealing with the rate interest charged on Adjusted Service certifica loans was referred to the Legislative Committee the unanimous consent of the convention. The con mittee adopted the following resolution which WI approved by the conventions Whereas the rate interest on loans Adjusted Service certificat amounts to 6 per cent per annum and does ov the life of the certificate consume to large exte the face value of the certificate, and whereas suo loans are annually relieving much distress; ther fore be it resolved that the rate of interest Adjusted Service certificate loans to be per cei and not compounded"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

Old papers at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Govt oi 10on

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the ALASKA PACIFIC SAIL MON CORPORATION, a corpora ton organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and quali- fled to engage in business in the Territory of Alaska, has made ap- plication, Serial 07472, for Soldiers Additional Homestead as assignee of Wm. J. O'Neal, beneficiary under Sections 2306 and 2307, U. s. Revised Statutes, for a tract of land consisting of approximately 4.02 acres, situated on the west shore of Port Althorp. on Chicha- golf Island, one and one-half miles southeast of Point Lucan, Alaska, embraced in U. s. Survey No. 1909, from which corner No. 1 MIG. 1U.S.L.M. No. 1857 bears s. 34' 15' 26" E. 32.32 chains, Latitude 58' 08' %" N, Longitude 136' 20' 25" w, and which is more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
 Commencing at Corner No. 1,
 identical with Corner No. 3,
 Deep Sea Salmon Company's
 Trade and Manufacturing site,
 U. S. Non-mineral Survey No. 1857, Anchorage, Alaska, Serial
 No. O6519; thence north 5.05
 chains to Corner No. 2, identi-
 cal with Corner No 3, TongaSs
 National Forest elimination,
 August 22, 1925; thence east
 8.88 chains to Corner No. 3,
 identical with Corner No. 2,
 Tongass National Forest elim-
 ination, August p, 1925; thence,
 following the meanders of mean
 high tide line of Port Althorp,
 South 2640 E. 3.02 chains,
 South 6014 w. 4.36 chains to
 Corner No. 4; thence w. 6.85
 chains to Corner No. 1, the
 place of beginning.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above de- scribed land should file their ad- verse claims within the period of publication or thirty days there after or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register. First publication, Nov. 5, 1930. Last publication, Jan. ', 1881.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

If after all the recounts of election returns are completed the Democrats found to have won control of Congress MT. Hoover may then look forward with some confidence to American adher- ence to the World Court which he has been ad- vocating so strongly since he became President.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17
ANOTHER SNAPPY REVOLUTION.

The upset of the Brazilian Government marks the fourth successful revolution in South America within the last few months. A fifth rebellion m Chile was unsuccessful All the wars were short and decisive While the Brazilian revolution was accon,nanied by considerable bloodshed when the fighting was in progress the duration was so short that the total number of casualties was not heaVy comparable with the large results of the war.
 whether of moi t is just because revoiuuor has been in the ai. O. whether it is due to survey
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

The Drys are preparing for a battle in the next Congress which will convene in regular session in about year. But this battle will be mere
 skirmish compared to the conflict that will confront them in 1892.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

As a step to relieve current depression, Govern ment officials we learn from the public prints, are being urged to make more jobs That's sense. Those are the boys who have the experience Boston Herald)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

Why hold a convention in Canada, where you have to serve yourself, when you can stay In the lU S. A. and have the bootlegger deliver it to you, lroomp-(Ohio State Journal)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17
The Actuating Ideal.
Steward GateWay.)

Seward is very fortunate in many ways but most lv SD in having road building officials who carry ideals in the same kit with their instruments ana maps These not just building roads TOT careless motorists who try to burn the right of way or trucks that pound ponderously. They are build- ing to a handmade ideal hoping in human fashion Ito prepare an approach to the ideals of Nature They do not think so much of the value Of thelr work in dollars and cents-they wonder ii they can awaken in hearts to measure Of the sou exaltation they feel they open the hidden beauties of Alaska's wild, glamorous hlnterlano.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

cloakroom attendant in a Washington hotel says an item, can address as many as 800 guests lin a day by name without an error Probably calls them Commissioner I'd Detroit News0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-11-17

The art of printing has advanced wonderfully in America the past ten years. Almost any country shop can turn Scotch labels as well as they are printed in Scotland-( Florida Times-Un
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
HEINZ GLIDER
CLUB OFFICIAL
Hargrove Resigns From
Position Of
Secretary

The committee members and
board OF directors Of the Browns
vile Glider club has elected Peter
Heinz permanent secretary to sue
coed A. A. Hargrove. Nj. Har-
grove resigned the secretaryship be-
cause. he explained. he could not
devote the necessary time to 1t.
1t was announced that the glider
for the club had been shipped out
Of Colorado. and was expected to
arrive in Brownsville this week.
A strip Of cleared land adjoining
the Municipal airport has been OBJ
tanned for the club. Col. +. Z. Gil
more. manager Of the airport here,
Is permanent chairman.
I'VE have so signed members TO
date" Mr.. Hargrove said. "Of this
number 40 are paid" The initial
flying in the training glider will
start Immediately after the machine
arrives here. he said.
Gliding is maintaining its popu-
larity all over the nation. and is
fast becoming a national sport like
golf" Mr.. Hargrove stated. 1T will
not be. long before every town in
the Valley viii have a club, and
there will be competition and
matches between all Valley cities
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
AMERICAN OIL
EYES ON MEXICO
Operators Visit Republic
To Study Fields
In Tampico

MEXICO CITY. Nav "a visit
here by Robert q Stewart. presi-
dent Of the Pan-American Petrol
cum and Transport company. which
controls the former Doheny OIL in
terests in MeEico. and which reo-
resents the largest petroleum ercuIi
IN the republic. is seen in oil quar-
tiers here as a further indication
that some Of the major American
oil companies are again turainr
their attention to Mexico.
Stewart is the second importsni
American oil executive % visit Mex
,co within a month. having beer
preceded by A. &. Watts president
Of the Mexican Sinclair Petroleum
corporation. who said that II the
proper cooperation from the Mex
lean government we're secured his
company would lamich an expansive
program in the republic
The visit Of Stewart 70 Mexico
is associated here with negotiations
now pending between officials Of
his company and the Mexican gov
eminent, seeking confirmatory con-
cessions on a 120-acre tract known
as Cnapacoa. in the northern zone
Of the Tampico fields. In this re-
gion a heavy oil, suitable for the
manufacture Of asphalt. is available.
there being a wcrld market for
such oil. In most other sections
Of Mexico the light graded "liqu.c
metal is producel
II is believed that the visits to
Mexico Of both Stewart and Watts
are the result OF expressions from
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio, on
his pre-inauguraticn trim to the
United States. to the effect that
Mexico wor'd welcome and COOPER
ate with oil COMPANIES seeking 70
increase petroleum production III
Mexico.
The Morrow agreement" Of 1928.
while it was satisfactorily accepted
BY the American petroleum COM
panies forming membership in the
Association Of Petroleum Producers
In Mexico. composed CT most Of
the leading companies in the re-
public. came too late. ID Is said. TO
chsck the general movement 70
Venezuelan and other fields from
Mexico.
Now. with the asserted need for
the heavy oil Of certain Mexican
fields. American representatives, in
GLIDING from all appearances Mr..
Stewart and Mr.. Watts. are scout
ing in Mexico and considering the
ACCESSIBILITY OF reentsrirg the field
here on a large scale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

the Valley. A special plane will be
chartered for the trip, it Is said.
We are contemplating new i'm
provements in the Capitol" Mr..
Tanning announced. we have just
installed a larger and more modern
screen, and our sound machines
have been inspected and improved
recently. "A Western Electric man
visits the theaters weekly for in
sp~ections, and a Publix man makes
regular trips for this purpose also"
He stated that an advance list
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
Valley Theater Men
To Attend Meeting

All Publix theater managers in
the Valley will leave for Dallas
around May 10 for a convention
held there on that date. Sam
Katz. manager Of Publix theaters.
will be present.
j. c. Tanning, Brownsville. man
ager of the Capitol theater. will be
among those who will leave from
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

! MOSCOW E1-A special govern
ment commission has decided to
put the seven hour working day in
10 effect on all government rail-
ways and industries by October 1,
1881. This summer 100000 workers,
comprising As per cent OF the gov
eminent men. will be working I'M
der the schedule.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
Valley Described
In Road Booklet

An elaborate booklet devoted en-
tirely to the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley has Just been issued by the
Southern Pacific railroad for dis
tribution over the United States.
The booklet includes a section on
citrus. another on truck farming.
and another on unusual fruits such
as papaya, bananas, dates. grapes.
and figs.
The. Brownsville Chamber o.
Commerce received a number Of
them Thursday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

eros DE CAGNES, France Up
It required "a hours hard work by
sixty men TO unload two special
trains which reached here from
Marseilles. The cargo consisted OF
1885 live crocodilss destined for a
local zoo which is a sorting center
and rest station for animals en-
route to circuses and zoo in other
countries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
CHIC OYERSKIRT

Molyneux makes a post-Lenten
rock OF stunning black and white
crepe, with an oyerskirt that op-
ems at one side. over a narrow
foundation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

OF coming attractions showed the
latest and most popular releases
booked for Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
LUMBAGO?

A pain in the lower part of your
back can torture you. But not Tor
long, if you know Bayer Aspirin.
These harmless. pleasant tablets
take away the misery OF lumbago,
rheumatism, neuralgia, headaches.
toothaches, and systemic pains of
women. Relief comes promptly; is
complete Genuine Aspirin cannot
depress the heart. Look for the
Bayer cross, thus:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

These prices good at all our Sanitary M arkets:
The Washington times., 1930-01-10
Reciprocity Not Recognized

Were not for this during the football and other
campaigns the crowds at the themselves would be
slim indeed and while for the of the alumni with which
this city is choked going to withdraw such
port this propose
representatives shall go unnoticed
Such lament can in way be construed squawk in
view OF the fact that despite the ndferences
offered at Georgetown the
there was printed herein 10 days before officially
released the information In New York last month
Likewise the identity of Mills assistants
the local newspapemen Hilltop but rather they were
plainly told that when such information forthcoming
originate at other than
the wire services brought into Washington the dope that local
porterS boWegged
that Tim Moynihan and John Cock would be Mills
Hilltop.
If such policy continues Georgetown poor
self likely to be the who suffers the most self
respecting continue after
rebuffs from which the cloth clergy
so easy to lose interest to lose heart nothing
enthusiasm for places where not received kindly
spirit of cooperation
The Washington times., 1930-01-10
TECH FIVE PLAYS
CARDINAL CUBS

Four games other than the
interhigh series doubleheader will
bring District scholastic basket
ball teams into action today.
The most promising meeting,
a night game involving Tech
and Catholic University Fresh
men, will be played as a pre-
liminary to the varsity battle at
Brookland. z
St. Adams hooks up with
Woodward at the Central Y. M.
C. A.. Landon plays Charlotte
Hall at Charlotte Hall, Va, while
Emerson visits Annapolis, Md,
for a game with st. Johns junior
varsity.
Yesterdays schoolboy clashes
brought forth some worthwhile
mixing.
Using a lineup of reserve men
Central gave Maryland Freshmen,
who were making their season S
bow. plenty of trouble before los
ing out on the College Park (MdJ
floor, 23-17.
Eastern's game with Strayer
College was cancelled while Ben.
jamin Franklin University last
night jolted Emerson in a high
scoring exhibition at Langley
Junior High. 1896.
The Washington times., 1930-01-10
|rTODAY$
op0RTORlAL
B,tKlRk MlLLER~

Georgetown University has bright shiny,
all branded distnty with the Notre Dame trade mark
commodity growing throughout collegiate football
mart Georgetown would to be well its way
ultimate achievements gridiron
Benders should be able to get results at the Hilltop but
and undergraduates need mot expect too
years requiring approximately that length time
system to start clicking afed
This particular observer hopes that with the coming George
town Of Tom Mills and his Rocknemade assistants deal
will also be coming to the whose business
daily to check developments yonder at the Hilltop
Under the present regime the boys who rush
campus to campus with pencil poised for this item Of that
bit unhriStian
Georgetown and poorly rewarded for the interest Hilltop
they have been trying keep alive in the public mind
story connection with the changes Georgetown
been released to these earnest workers despite the
Sstcncy with which they have about their assignments
of Georgetown developments having from
distant points.
the support which fainded is always willing
to give to local activities athletic otherwise.
The Washington times., 1930-01-10
Conference Officials
ReinYestigate Iowa

IOWA CITY, Ia. Jan. 1O.-A
revised committee of western con-
ference faculty officials is sched-
uled to, arrive here today to in
vestigate the cases Of l3 athletes
declared ineligible when the Uni
versity of Iowa was dropped from
the Big Ten.
Personnel Of the committee has
been changed to include Prof. w.
j. Moenkhaus, of Indiana, and
Prof. Thomas French, of Ohio
State, chairman Of the eligibility
committee.
Illness of Prof. Ralph Aigler, of
Michigan, and the departure of
Prof. o. F. Long. Of Northwestern,
for Europe was said to have
brought the changes.
The Washington times., 1930-01-10
HOlbroOk A. C. Quint
Desires Competition

The Holbrook A. c. issues a
challenge to senior basketball
teams. Games can be arranged
by communicating with Player.
coach Norman ABE" Levy, 141S
H st. N. E.. or phoning Lincoln
1851 between 5 and $50 p. m.
Members Of the Holbrooks are
AL Trotter. business manager;
Harry Goodwin. George "Bungle"
Darr, Reds" Donohoe, Elmer
Leon, Leo Moran, Chris Moran,
Eddie Moran and Wilfrid Reds"
Moran.