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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 13.- While Babe Ruth hunts and other New York Yankees play winter baseball and what-not in warmer climes, Ben Chapman and Dewey Sammy Byrd, second baseman and outfielder for the club dribble a basketball during the offseason.
 Chapman and Byrd are members of the Birmingham Reds, inde- pendent basketball team.
 Big Ben," who played in all but a few games for the Yankees last year at third base, or the key stone, is a center and coach for the Reds, a team made up of former southern college and high school stars. Both he and Byrd are Birm- ingham products.
 Byrd, wno sometimes hits for Babe Ruth when the Dambino is unable to fill his post in the New York outfield, is guard. While baseball is his best game, he is no mean dribbler and also handles golf ball creditably He beat Babe Ruth last year for the Yankee golf championship
 While Byrd was member of the Simpson high school cage team that placed in the semi-finals of the national prep tournament in 1923, Chapman was making basketball history at Phillips high school and later played with the Birmingham athletic club
 Both stepped from the high school door to professional baseball. Ben, who is only 21 years old signed with the Yankees and was farmed out for two years. Last year he was called back to the team and played regularly at third until moved over to second.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
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% ALAN COULD ASSOCIATED RESS- SPORTS EDITOR

Unless I am mistaken writes Gene Cunning, sports editor of the Morgantown (W. Va) Post, the 1920 Dartmouth team you referred to as beating the University of Washington was coached by Dr Clarence Wiley Spears, forme CT Dartmouth star who has since coached with success at West Vir- ginia, four years; Minnesota, four years; and now at the University of Oregon
 Jackson Cannel, believe, was on the Dartmouth staff in some capacity in 1920 but Spears was the head man." It was because of some difference of opinion with Cannell or Jess HaWley that Spears decided to leave Dartmouth and accept a flattering offe- from West Virginia.
 Spears started his four-year re- gime at West Virginia in 1921. His 1922 team was undefeated and downed Gonzaga university, coached by Gus Dorais, now of Detroit, and one of the outstanding teams OH the coast that season, in a post season game at San Diego, Cal.
 Thus I think youli lind 1t was Spears who coached Dartmouth in 20 and also that the East's last victory was gained by Spears West Virginia team in 1922 West Virginia is located at MorgantoWn in the middle of the Alleghenies and about four or five miles below the Mason-Dixon line, but it plays an Eastern schedule in nearly all sports and desires to be regarded as an Eastern team.
 Next fall, by the way, West Virginia enters new football re- gime under Earle (Greasy) Neale, one of the few major league ball players to make good as college football coach"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
HARNESS RACING HAD
 SPLENDID YEAR. 1880

Lexington, Ky. The son of Peter the Brewer, 2;021s, staged his rec ord mile in the opening heat of the s25, ,00O Pacing Derby at Kalama- zoo.
 The good colt, Handy Volo 2:O4A, owned and driven by Ej Kirby, the Goshen, N. Y., reins- man, not only carried off the championship honors for two year old pacers for the 1930 season but for all seasons, his 2:04A in a winning race at Syracuse being the best mile ever negotiated by a pacel of his age.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
MODEL BUICK COMES
 TO THIS CITY
Is Received by Connors Motor Company for
 Oliver Olson

Through the Connors Motor Com pany, Inc, Oliver Olson has re- ceived the first of the 1881 Buick sedans to arrive in Juneau All who have seen the new car declare it is a beauty"
 The new arrival is a Buick five passenger four-door sedan, model 8-67 on l18-inch wheel base.
 The car is powered with 90 h.p. Buick Valve-in-Head engine, with a speed of 80 miles an hour and equipped with the Buick Synchro- Mesh transmission. The sedan is justly one of the most popular mod els in the Buick line, beautiful, spa cious, and comfortable, the cal meets the needs of the average family to perfection.
 The engine itself deserves first consideration. Built on the same basic principles that Buick ha: followed successfully for 27 years it involves no improved theories ol untested principles. Its dependabil- ity and the correctness of it's de- sign, have been convincingly dem- onstrated in the service of more than 1,500,O00 owners that they ars beyond question.
 Simplicity is still the keynote oi it's design No other engine presents such a trim, clean appearance, anc it is said no other engine is so ac- cessible. The smoothness of per. 1 fcrmance, due to it's eight cylinder design is increased by the heavy counter balanced crankshaft with { new ring-type torsion balancer. Tht crankshaft is supported by fiv' steel-back main bearings, stepped in size from front to rear, a rigit construction that is still furthe, help to smooth performance.
 The carburation system is a dua type which assures an even flow O fuel to all cylinders and maxi mum operating efficiency. An in take silencer is combined with thu air cleaner, eliminating noise at thi point The engine is also protecteC by an oil filter and gasolin' strainer and by effective ventilation of the crank case.
 There are many other noteworth, features connected with the nev Buick model
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
.Sy WILL GAHAGAN Secretary, The Grand Circuit

NEW YORK, Jan. 13-In many ways the season of 1850 was one of the most successful in the his- tory of harness horse racing.
 There were over 1000 race meets held in the United States during the 1930 season. drawing 15,000000 people. Approximately 5000 horses raced for nearly s5,000,000.
 The outstanding performer of the 193O season was the sensational three year old trotting lilly, Han overs Bertha (3) 1892, owned by Hanover Shoe Farms, Hanover, Pennsylvania.
 Piloted by Tom Berry who trains and races the "shoe-string,' the young daughter of Peter Volo, 2:02, topped the summary of each of her starts including the SS0,00o Ham, bletonian Stake, richest of all the events for harness horses.
 She trotted a mile in 200 at Lexington and a few days later es- tablished new worlds record ot 1:591a for three year old trotters
 Protector Leads Class
 The seasons honors for two year old trotters went to the big colt Protector, a son of Peter Volo owned by Ralph Keeler, Auburn N. Y, and driven by Will Caton
 The colt showed himself to be a top notcher on the half mile and mile tracks.
 At Syracuse, Protector finished second to Charlotte Hanover in 2:04 in the rich West Weather Stake and later bested the Hanover Shos Farms lilly in the American, Horse Breeders Futurity.
 He gained the honor of being the seasons fastest two-year-old trot- ter when he won the opening heal of the s7,OOO Kentucky FuturitJ at Lexington in 2:03
 Faces Record Mile
 For three year old pacers, th' 193O championship went to th' crack chestnut colt, Calumet Adam 2:01A, owned by Calumet Farm q
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
LOCAL BOWLERS
 STILL IN LEAD

The Juneau Elks last night rolled to second place in the seventh match of the telegraphic bowling tournament between the lodges of Judge, Anchorage and Ketchikan but remains in the lead for the total number of pins in the present series.
 The following are the results of games last night:
 Juneau Score
 Radde 635, Henning 593, Stewart 529, Bavard 544, Barragar 504 for a total of 2805.
 Ketchikan Score Thibodeau 606, Bold 529, Boos 530, Chapman 496, Zurich 662 for a total of 2823.
 Anchorage Score
 Macdonald 573, Pfeil 535, Os- trander 538, Lomen 530, Larser 567 for a total of 2743.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
INGRAM IS TO
 BE FOOTBALL
 COACH, CAL. |

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. 13.-Wil- liam Navy Bill" Ingram, former United States Naval Academy Foot ball coach, has been appointed head football coach of the Uni versity of California, succeeding Nibs Price, recently resigned.
 Ingram's contract is for three years. The salary is not stated Graduate Manager w. w. Mono han had instructions to limit the offer to $15,000 annually
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

The annual animal census in Lassen National Park listed $500 denizens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

Daily EmpIre want Ads Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
WALKER SCORES KNOCKOUT, FIRST
 ROUND OF BOUT

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Jan. 13. Mickey Walker, whose middle weight championship was declared vacated by the New York Athletic Commission, went out of his class last night to knock out Matt Adgie Philadelphia light heavyweight. The knockout came in the first round of a scheduled 10-round bout.
 Walker conceded Adgie 10 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13


 Bill Roper may counsel" with the University of Virginia in foot ball matters, having an interest in the Southern school as the out growth of student days there, but the retiring Princeton head coach has no idea of continuing active work at any college this year.
 T think I have earned rest Roper said at the meeting of foot ball coaches in New York, where he led fight for endorsement of much-needed reforms in the con- duct of the sport. 50 far as l know now I am through with coaching. I've done my share Of 1t for something like 20 years. I have had good seasons and bad, so any thing I say can't be held against me.
 However I still have the best in- terests of the game at heart and intend to do everything I can to further them, no matter what my active connections may be in the future"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

MT Cunning is quite correct-on both counts. Jackson Cannell was net head coach at Dartmouth in 1920, as we reported, but merely an assistant. He took over the head coaching job in 1921, yielding the post to Jesse Hawley in 1923 and returned to it in 1929, to serve a second term.
 The honors, on behalf of the East, go to West Virginia's band Of Mountaineers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13

Old papers at I'ne Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-13
DUDLEY WINS S10,0OO PRIZE
 GOLF TOURNEY
Two Chicago Men Tie for Second Place They
 Get Sum of $500

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. l3.- Ed Dudley, of Wilmington, Della ware, won the Los Angeles $10,000 open golf tourney here yesterday, 285 for 72 holes.
 Eddie Loos and Al Espinosa, both of Chicago, tied for second place, two strokes behind Dudley. They won $3,500.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
LAM ON TRIAL
AS SLAYER

HARRIsONBURG, Va. May 7
Charles Rufus Lam, IS, deserter
from the United States coast ar
tillery, went on trial for his life
here today. Lam is the admitted
slayer of his friend and neighbor
Robert Davis, SO, father of nine
children. at Furnace in East
Rockingham. on the night OF
April 9.
It is probable that Lam's de
fense will be that he was justified
in firing four shots into Davis
body to protect the honor of his
15-year-old sister. He gave him
self up after the shooting.
1t is expected that more than
so witnesses will be called. many
being friends of both families.
Commonwealth's Attorney D
Wampler Earman will ask the
death penalty. Attorney Charles
A. Hammer has not indicated
what his defense will be other
than justified homicide.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
HOME IS OPENED
FOR CHILDREN

Numerous visitors. headed by
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sis
ter of Vice-President Curtis, and
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, wife
of the newly elected Senator
from Illinois, we're present at the
formal opening and inspection Of
the Children's Country Home,
Eighteenth and Bunker Hill
Road Northeast, yesterday after
noon.
The visitors were shown about
the wooded grounds and in.
spected the play facilities for the
35 convalescent children there
by Miss Madelaine Banzhof
superintendent of the home and a
corps of assistants.
Officers of the home, including
Mrs. Alexander B. Legare, presi,
dent; Mrs. Joseph Letter, vice
president; Mrs. Archibald Davis,
secretary; Mrs. George Pulver,
assistant secretary, and Mrs. Lee
Warren, treasurer. served as a re,
ception committee.
The home has facilities for the
care of so children and admits
girls from infancy to IL years of
age and boys from infancy to
eight years.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
County Group Set
For Booster Booklet

The constituent organizations
Of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation have been invited to
attend a meeting tonight of the
committee created to produce a
booklet setting forth the advan-
tages Of Montgomery county. The
meeting will be held in the sub
urban county building at Be
thesda.
Walter L. Funderburk, of Rock
vile, chairman of the general
committee, announces the ap-
pointment Of a special committee
to select and work with the adver-
tising agency to be employed to
produce the booklet.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
j. s. OPENS WAR
ON TRUCKING
RACKETEERS
Local Agents Get Evidence
On Gang in North Which
Offered Road "ProteCtion"

One of the most important
drives of the Department of JUS
tice against racketeers eliminated
| yesterday with the indictment of
one man by the Federal grand
jury at Newark, N. j.. and the
arrest of two others in Phila.
delphia, it was disclosed here to-
day.
The two men are accused of
attempting to muscle i'm a new
racket interfering with interstate
commerce. The case is similar to
the candy case" successfully
prosecuted by the Department of
Justice in Chicago several years
ago.
The man under indictment,
Michael j. Mickey Duffy, is said
to be the brains" of the extor.
ton plot, It is expected he will
appear at the United States Com.
lnlssloner's office today and post
bail.
ChicagOan Is Sought
Duffys next door neighbor in
the exclusive City Line" district
of Philadelphia and his alleged
lieutenant, Harry r. Mercer, was
taken into custody at his office
in a fur company and held under
$4,000 bond for his appearance
before the commissioner. The
third indictment is out for "a
man from Chicago"
Evidence for the indictments
was secured by Department of
Justice operatives from Washing.
ton working under Special Assist
ant to the Attorney General
Israel OSeas.
According to the investigators,
Duffy organized "a protective
organization" for trucking and
transportation companies operat-
ing between Philadelphia and
New York.
The organization held out the
promise of "a free road, safe
travelling and protection from in.
reference"
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
FESTIVAL ENDS
AND VISITORS
co HOME
Closing Pageant Witnessed
BY at Least 900 Persons;
City Becomes Normal Again

WINCHESTER, Va, May :.
The tumult and the shouting
dies,
"The captains and the kings
depart"
And today Winchester is busy
winding up the affairs of the
Eighth Annual Apple Blossom
FESTIVAL which came to a happy
end last night after spectacular
parade witnessed by between u.s.
600 and 100000 spectators.
Pageantry at an End
From being a city of carnival
and pageantry for two days, Win
chester is fast getting back to it's
normal quiet, not likely to be dis
turbed again until harvest time
brings a quickening of the busi-
ness marts as the apple trees now
20 blossom give up their product.
A1e more than 10000 private
automobiles that brought visitors
here for the festival all tried to
leave town last night at the same
time, with the result that traffic
Jammed on its way into the high
ways, and thousands of cars
milled about streets and alleys of
the city, unable to leave for
hours after the first rush started.
Prizes for participation in the
feature parade of yesterday were
awarded as follows:
Artistic floats: Bank of Win
chester, Winchester Lions Club,
and Winchester Lodge of Elks.
Commercial floats: Northern
Virginia Power Company and
Montgomery Ward & Co.
Decorated automobiles: Girls
Athletic Association, and Cham
ber of Commerce.
Military schools Arlington
County Cadet Corps and Massa-
nutten Military Academy, of
Woodstock, Va.
American Legion Posts-Fair-
mont (W. Va Post No. II; Vic
tory Post No. 4, Washington;
Morris Frock Post No. AZ, Hagers-
town, Md; Havre de Grace Post
and Alexandria (VaO Post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Overseas Band and Bugle Corps,
Of Washington: Henry Hart Post.
of Cumberland, Md.
Veterans musical organization
York Post, American Legion, of
York, Pa.
Fraternal organizations-Wash-
ington County Camp of Boy
Scouts, of Hagerstown, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Bethesda Firen1en
To Get NeU Engine

Word has been received by j.
Fred Imirie. chief of the Bethesda,
Md, volunteer firemen, that the
new 50O-gallon triple combination
engine which the department has
ordered, left Cincinnati today and
should arrive here by next Tues
day.
The new addition which the
volunteers constructed has been
completed and the fire house will
now accommodate six pieces. With
the arrival of the new equipment
there will be four pieces of appar.
etus available.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
DRIVER FIGHTS
AUTO FINE
Times staff Photo

Contending he was forced to
drive his car by a Mt. Rainier,
Md, policeman and was then
arrested while driving while un-
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor, Harry Holden, of Wash
ington, with his attorney, j.
Wilson Ryon, took an appeal on
the charge after he had been
fined $1OO by Judge ]. Chew sher-
iff in Police Court at Hyatts.
VILE. Md, yesterday.
Pursued across the District
line into Mt. Rainier. Md, by
District of Columbia officers,
Holden is alleged to have re-
fused to drive back into Wash
ington to be arrested.
Washington Policemen L. K.
Collins and c. H. Miller testified
against Holden, declaring that
they were forced to call Eugene
Plummer, Mt. Rainier police chief,
in order to bring about Holden's
arrest.
Testimony revealed that Hol-
den had driven his Car in the
presence of the Maryland police
man and that the latter had
arrested him for drunken driving.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
HdgerstOWn Holds
OlUn Blossom ShOW

HAGERSTOWN. Md, May 7.
Hagerstown is having its own
Japanese cherry blossom display,
a number of these trees in the
city park being in full bloom and
attracting numbers of visitors.
Many of the blossoms are double
and of unusual size and beauty.
Two hundred or more of this
variety of cherry trees border the
large lake in the park, while trees
of single bloom are grouped in
the park.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
committee

contempt of the law as daily
manifest in the United States and
declared:
"The matter has got beyond
the mere machinery of crirni.
nal justice. It has become a
public habit of mind. 1t is pain.
fully evident in the rapid in
crease of juvenile offenders. 1t
is ShOckingly so in the almost
jOcular current illusions to the
pirates who prey upon legiti.
mate business by systems which
The Washington times., 1931-05-07

have become recognized and
classified as 'rackets.' Perhaps
the daily accounts of criminal
acts which we read in the pub
Lie press have dulled our sensi-
bilities, SO that we do not take
home to ourselves the sinister
significance of these constant
manifestations of contempt for
law"
The meeting will come to a
close Saturday night at a banquet
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
GRANTED FINAL DECREE

Mrs. Margaret M. Holmes, of
Chevy Chase. Md, was granted
an absolute divorce by Judge Ar
thur D. Willard. in Rockville Cir
cult Court from William P.
Holmes, of Frostburg, Md, on
the grounds of desertion. She
was also awarded custody of
Marion Lee Holmes, 4. The
Holmes were married February
IA, 1925, at National. Md.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07

Mr.. Wickersham said the com
mission shortly would make re.
ports on all topics it had con.
sidered. He dealt at length on
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
HUGHES PLEADS
FOR MORE j. s.
JUDGES
Chief Justice Addresses First
Session OF the Law Institute
At MayfIoWer Hotel Here

Addresses by Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes and George
Wickersham, chairman Of Presi-
dent Hoover's Crime Commission,
featured the opening session of
the American Law Institute this
afternoon at the Mayflower
Hotel.
The Chief Justice dealt at
length on the work of the COM
mission in restating the law, re-
viewed the manner in which JUS
tice is being expedited in the
United States Supreme Court,
urged better organization in tabu-
lating criminal statistics, and the
need of legislation giving the
Conference of Senior Circuit
Judges power to recommend to
Congress "from time to time such
changes in statutory law" affect
ing the Federal District courts.
New Federal Judges
Chief Justice Hugh hes also
stressed the need of additional
Federal judges, pointing out that
the Conference of Senior Circuit
Judges had found litigation is in
creasing instead of decreasing.
He made specific reference to
the Act of September, 1922, Great
ing additional district judgeships,
but which provided that vacan-
cies, as they occurred, should not
be filled except by spe3Isl act of
Congress.
Mr.. Wickersham told the audi
ence of distinguished judges, bar
risters and law teachers that
public interest in prohibition
largely has overshadowed any at
tention to the other topics con-
sidered by the Crime Commits
sion.
Deplores Racketeering
Mr.. Wickersham said the com
mission shortly would make re.
ports on all topics it had con.
sidered. He dealt at length on
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
3 LICENSES ISSUED

Marriage licenses were issued
at Rockville. Md. to George w
Frisco. 26, and Esther Crisp Ten
mile. %. both of Washington: j.
Keith Cromer, 81. of Aldee. Va,
and Susan K. Milar. %, of Phila,
delphla. and Gerald Baldwin, 25,
and Vesta Cameron Minor, 10,
both of Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28
NOTICE SEWER ASSESSMENTS

THE BOARD or COMMIS- SHOWERS OF PUBLIC WORKS, of the City of Waterbury. at meet ing of said Board, held November IT, 1891, made assessment for sew CT purposes on property and against property owners on Platt Street, from Tudor Street to North Main Street, to the amount set to their respective names, as follows, to witt
 North Side:-F'ranz B. Johnson, $125.0O; Mary Corideo, $275.00; Nunzio Valvo, $146.9S; Joseph Mancini, Antonio Mancini, $119.33; Joseph Mangini, Gregorio DiSisto. $137.50; Gennaro Rossi, Mary Rossi, $137.5O; Rose Possidento, $137.50; Nora Clark, $137.50; Giuseppe Scarmozzino, $137.50; Pasquale Fratea. $187.50; Carmela Magaldi, $341.40.
 South Sidc:-Emma Johnson, Claus E. Johnson, $62.50; Maria Corideo, $337.18; Mary Corideo, $230.90; Pietro Genoveso, $125.00; Anthony Corvinelli, $125.00; An- thony Chiocchio. Carmela Chicchio. $125.00; Morris Bearz, $125.00; St. Stanislaw Kostki Society, $125.00; St. Stanislaw Kostki So- ciety, $125.00; St. Stanislaw Kostki Benefit Society, $190.33.
 Exemptions
 Emma Johnson, Claus E. John son, 75 feet; Franz F. Johnson, 50 feet; Carmela Magaldi, 9 feet; Stanislaw Kostki Benefit Society, 75 feet.
 The above assessments become due and payable, Monday. Decem- Der z, 1881. at the office of the Col- lector of Taxes. City Hall. Water bury, Conn.
 Attest:-
 GEORGE V. CASEY, h1-23-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28

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 rooms, heat. Apply 1078 Baldwin St. or 30 Grandview Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-28
Service Stations, Repairing

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