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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15
FRATS ENTER ATHLETICS

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Dec. 15.- Sigma Epsilon heads the list in the intramural procession at the University of Florida. With four of the IS sports for the season completed, s. A. E. is in first place with 406 points. Phi Delta Theta is second with 400 and A. T. o. is third with 368.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-15

sex in the CroW-Hawk match, was high among the women; her best score being 168 and average 152.
 Tonight'S schedule: Owls vs. Sparrows; Woodpeckers vs. Blue birds.
 Last nights scores:
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
CRISP HITS FARM BOARD

Adjustment of the Federal
Farm Board was demanded by
Representative Crisp Cd, Georgia,
in a bill introduced in the House
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
STRIKE BALLOTS
SEQUEL TO RAIL
/ PAY SLASHES

CHICAGO, Dec. 9 UN.S0
Strike ballots were being circu-
lated today among 5000 main
tenance-of-way employees on the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad,
following tn, roads announce
ment of a 10 per cent cut in
wages for these workers.
ton fro union workers under the
Another big road. the Illinois
Central, issued an announcement
that the pay of all officers OF the
lines and all non-union employees
would be slashed 10 per cent after
January l.
Representatives of several OF
the lager rail systems said i'm
mediate steps would be taken to
gain permis sion for like reduc'
ton for union workers under the
provisions of the Railway Labor
Act.
Coming on the eve of the open,
ing of the nations first great
meeting of the combined railway
labor unions, in session here this
week, the action of the roads
added fuel to the flames Of con
flict which alread. were burning
briSkly.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
Supposing Partner
Trumped Both Aces
Of Diamonds!

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 G.N.SD.
Somebody with a pinochle turn
of mind provided players in the
Lenz-C -Culbertson bridge match
here last night with an unex-
pected sensation.
Oswald Jacoby, partner Of
Sidney Lenz, was waiting to
deal. The referees flipped over
a new pack of cards to see that
it was all in order. They found
it contained two aces of dia
mondS.
Excitement and a little delay
resulted. The next deck opened
contained the right number ano
the match proceeded.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
War Vets
Plan CGDit1L DriUe

Plans for a drive to enroll
Spanish-American war veterans
now residing in the District Of
Columbia will be discussed at a
meeting in Harding Hall, Govern
ment Printing office, tomorrow
night.
Short talks will be made by
Mai. Gen. Herbert Crosby, Dis
trict Commissioner. and by Past
Commander.in-C Chief Means.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
MRS. CULBERTSON EAMENTS Her

without difficulty. the only win.
ming card for us being my part
ner's ace of diamonds.
The hand:
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
GrOOnts In Crash;
PASSENGER Hurt

Policeman William c. Grooms,
reinstated Saturday following his
acouitar on charges Of assaulting
a prisoner, narrowly escaped
injury last night when his auto
mobile was in collision with an
other at Delaware Avenue and
1 Street Southwest.
Policeman John Birch, of First
precinct, a passenger, was treated
for minor injuries at Emerency
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
Contract Is Awarded
For TOLUn Sidewalk

John J. Grolig, with a bid OF
$2,163. has been awarded the
contract to construct sidewalk
Of hard-surfaced brick on the
west side of Connecticut Avenue
between MelroSe Street and Brad
ley Lane by the citizens com
mittee of Section 2, Chevy Chase,
Md.
Work is to begin next week
and is to be completed within
two weeks. Ralph w. Berry was
selected to make a survey Of the
cost of reconStructing sidewalks
in Section 2 and part Of Sec
ton /. This survey is to be
completed in February.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
DR.. Hopkins Named
.Ad1,iSOr to Nurses

DR.. Herbert C. Hopkins, presl.
dent Of the District of Columbia
Dental Society, last night became
exofficio member of the medical
advisory committee of the In
structive Visiting Nurses Society
at a meeting of the Dental So
ciety of George Washington Uni.
versity. His position will be OF
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
TERRIBLE" PLAY

best heart. a perfect proper play
as a rule. But this was the ex-
ception, because I held five
hearts and not four. The re-
suit of my weak defensive play
was that Mr.. Jacoby scored the
game and rubber which shoulc
have been defeated,
Next time I'll do better, but
experience is a most unpleasant
teacher.
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Continued from, Page y
larly difficult, presented an op-
portunity for accurate play.
" The Hand
Here is the complete hand
with the bidding, East and West
vulnerable.
Mr.. Lenz
AQJ9S653
v974
>1O
&76
Mr.. Mrs.
Culbertson Culbertson
VAv1Os58 ~
AKQ.5 HAS3
&AJ5 -l& Q 10 3
Mr.. Jacoby
AK
wQ62
AJ9742
AKA
Bidding:
South West orth East
Pass
N. T. Double Spades Pass
Pass Double Pass 3 Clubs
Pass 8 Hearts Pass Clubs
Pass 5 Clubs Pass Pass
Hand number four of rubber
number six furnished an example
of oxoct Kidding
JacOby's Courageous Bid
This was the final hand Of
that rubber, and my partner
opened the bidding with one
spade. His hand contained three
other tricks and excellent dis
tribution.
Mr.. Lenz passed. and I, sitting
east, bid three spades. Mr.
Jacoby, the south player, made a
courageous bid of four clubs on
a six-card suit and an outside
ace. My partner then bid five
clubs.
1t is perhaps incorrect to speak
of this as a slam invitation
Rather, the message to me was
a request to bid the slam if ]
had any values in addition tc
those already shown.
AS a matter of fact my part
ner's bid of five clubs was a dis
tinct warning not to attempt the
slam. His bid of five clubs could
show only one thing at this
time and that was a void in the
suit.
Five Spades Made
Thus we were faced with dupli
cation of values and so bic
five spades. Ely needed my
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
"HOW GOOD ARE THEY?"
SMOKERS Want TO KNOW

CMoKERS, nowadays, aren't taking things for
- granted. They're shopping around -. ask"
ing questions.
Old man habit has been discarded for.
gotten. 'How good is it?" that's what they
want to know about any cigarette they smoke.
"TTow good is it," Brother, you put your
IL finger right on it!
You want cigarette that's miAder You want
a cigarette that tastes better You want pure
cigarette. And above all, you want cigarettes
that satisfy.
Now when you say that, you're talking Ches"
terheld's language-UO"s other!
TT STARTS with fine tobacco: Chesterfield
i buyers are experts in the art of judging
quality leaf. They can spot the finest tobacco in
any country =. and they won't take anything else
You'll find the same Painstaking care. ... the
same skilIful handling in the curing, the
blending, and the ecross-blending.
Blended and crosS.blended =. that's CheS-
terfeld! And what a difference it makes in
the way it smokes and tastes!
IRON field to package, CheSterfeldS are pro-
Itected by the strictest purity standards; the
most modern sanitary manufacturing methods.
They're rolled in the finest, :whitest paper
that burns without taste or odor. Wrapped in
clean, attractive package neat, fresh looking;
moisture-tight. {. =. . but easv to open.
And delivered as fast as chey're made -. from
8 big factories. to every cigarette counter in
the land.
THAT the story of why Chester6elds satisfy:
! That's the reason they're milder that's
why they taste better. Light up :: and answer
your own question:
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
Mr.. Jacoby.
- A 81 6
q 3 6
q h Q J I 6 8

1t was the fifth rubber of the
evening, the eighth of the match,
which saw the bidding of a slam
hand and the scoring of it.
Mr.. Lenz, sitting North, was
the fortunate holder of the cards
which justified, under his system
of bidding, the opening forcing
bid of three hearts. He found his
partner with a strong hand,
which justified the response of
four clubs.
Mr.. Lenz, who was void of
clubs, then bid four hearts and
this Mr.. Jacoby raised. to six
hearts, which became the final
contract. Six hearts were made
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
Mothers Watch
Children'S COLDS

COMMON head colds often "settle"
~ in throat and chest where they
may become dangerous. Don't take a
chance at the first snifle rub on
ChiIdren's Musterole once every hour
for five hours. =.
Children's Musterole is just good old
Musterole, you have known so long, in
milder form.
This famous blend Of oil Of mustard,
camphor, menthol and other ingredients
brings relief naturally. Musterole gets
action becauseit it is ascienti6c" counter
irritGrt" mot just a salve-it pene-
trates and stimulates blood circulation,
helps to draw out infection and pain.
Keep full strength Musterole on hand,
for adults and the milder-Children'S
Musterole for little tots. All druggists.
CHILDREN'S
[I|!6'ilII7:;!5iij1l3 j 'iII:!ii Il! C
SINLS 800 ~ '-'aS SAsTER7
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17

their babies, because in Indian
apolis there are more fortunate folk
who want to help.
Summer after summer, vacant
lots In this city have grown moth
ing but unsightly weeds. This year
they viii present a different and
more comely view, through efforts
Of The Times and the Emergency
Work Committee, who are cooper
ating to try to place every unem-
ployed man who is willing 70 work
on a little garden of his own.
Appeals to landowners for use of
these vacant lots have brought
many responses, but many more
plots Of ground will be needed be-
fore a large portion Of hungry
families can be fed.
Many offers have not yet been
taken up, and many unemployed
men have no lots today, simply be-
cause they live so far from the
spaces offered that they could not
care for the gardens.
Several lots have been offered IN
the eastern partof the city, but
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17

there are no pleas from persons In
that section yet.
There is one large lot waiting
near west Washington street. in the
vicinity of the 40 block. Who will
till that parcel of ground?
Several other offers have been
made by property owners in north
eastern Indianapolis, with no pleas
from persons near them.
Likewise, in Haughville there are
lots for a few men.
Letters asking ground for gardens
have come chiefly from the south
east and southwest portions Of the
city, and offers Of ground in those
sections to date are far too few.
Just address a letter-or telephone
the Garden Editor of The Times.
Offer a lot, or offer to till one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
ANCIENT SEAPORT
OF WEST IS FOUND

armed with picks and Shovels and
wire screens. They proceeded to
loot the old cemetery, and even the
school children of Carpinteria were
excused from classes that they
might join in the gala treasure
hunt. AS a result, the damage done
to the site from an historical and
archaeological viewpoint, was ire
parable"
Later, Bryan obtained exclusive
permission to eXcavate from the
owner of the land Describing the
Indian remains which he has found
in the old cemetery, Bryan cites a
number of burials which show traces
of battle, murder and sudden death.
When he examined one of the skulls,
he found that driven in under the
base of the skull, just at the
jointure of the neck, was a large
flint spearhead, measuring some
three inches in length and broken
off at the tip, obviously by the i'm
pact"
The inhabitants of the port were
poor, judging by the plainneSs and
scarcity of their possessions, he
points out. The complete story of
Mishopsnow may never be learned,
he predicts, for remains of the an
cient village are cut through by an
automobile highway and the land
is divided into ranches and other
property sites.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
Trade Center for indians
in Old Days, Says
ArcheoIogiSt.
BIZ Science Service

By Science Service
WASHINGTON, April 17.-How
he has eXcavated the cemetery OF
"one Of CALIFORNIA; first great sea-
ports" after 1t was threatened by a
steam shovel and by curio collectors,
is reported by Bruce Bryan of Los
Angeles in Art and Archaeology.
The seaport, which bears the long
name Mishopsnow, in ancient times
was q trade center for Indians of
coastal villages and outlying Chan
mel islands. The modern town in
the neighborhood is called Carpin-
terra.
The burial ground of the old sea-
side village was discovered when a
steam shovel, excavating road to
the beach, tore through the middle
of the graveyard, unearthlng Skele-
tons, tools and weapons.
Work was temporarily halted
Bryan states, during which interval
the public f1ocked to the scene
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
New Rifle to Replace Old
TruSty Springfield as
Army'S Official
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer


WASHINGTON, April Tiff the
United States were to become in
volved in another war, the individ-
ual doughboy would be a far dead
her fighter than he was In the last
conflict.
For the army is going to give him
rife which will shoot ten bullets
just as fast as he can pull the tTig-
ger, a semi-automatic f1rearm adj
vancing the effectiveness Of infan-
try commensurately with the devel-
opment of other branches of mod
ern warfare.
Infantrymen will have a far
greater fire power when they get
their new rifles. They now have
the Springfield magazine repeater
type, which was adopted in 1908.
1t holds five cartridges OF a time.
After a soldier fires one shot he
must turn up a handle, pull it back
five or six inches to throw out the
cartridge shell, push it forward to
get new cartridge into place for
the next shot, and then force the
handle down to lock the cartridge
in.
Requires Less Movement
Naturally, he can't keep the rifle
trained accurately during that pro-
cess. If he happened to be shoot
ing at faSt-fying hostile airplane,
his first shot might represent prac-
tically his only chance to do it any
damage. And under other condi-
tionS his movements would be like
ly to make the enemy aware Of his
position.
But the Semi-automatic rifle
which the army will adopt after the
conclusion of its experiments with
various types submitted will require
much less movement and time to
operate.
Ten cartridges will go into the
magazine, and every time its bearer
pulls the trigger, holding the rifle
to mis- shoulder, cartridge explodes
and is automatically elected.
Continues Firing Rapidly
The difference between the semi
automatic rife and the Browning
automatic now used in the army
one with every infantry squads
that the automatic continues firing
rapidly so long as the trigger is held
back, just like a machine gun. With
the semi-automatic you have to pull
the trigger every time you want tc
shoot.
The Garand and Peterson rifles
between which the war department
will choose its current field tests OF
the Garand at Fl. Benning, Ga.
each weigh about eight pounds anc
twelve ounces, or approximately tbs
same as the Springfield.
Their caliber is .276, however, as
against the Springf1eld's 80. The
Petersen is a couple of inches longer
than either of the other two.
/ All but Two Eliminated
A board of thirteen officers
headed by Brigadier-G General George
S. Simonds, assistant chief of staff
and including a naval commander
and a marine captain, was ap-
pointed to conduct the tests of the
rifles submitted by American and
foreign inventors.
Nine rifles entered In the COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17

petition were tested here and at the
Aberdeen proving ground in Mary
land. All we're eliminated except
the Garand and the Petersen, in
ventions of two Americans, which
demonstrated general suitability
as service rifles.
The passing Of the Springfield
1920 will cause many an old head
in the army to shake sadly. For
the Springfield, in the hands of an
expert rifleman, was without a
doubt the best military rifle Of its
time. 1t was narvelously accurate,
simple and reliable.
Following the Krag- Jorgensen of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17

Spanish war days, it won a place
in the heart of every old-time SOL
der right up to the World war.
Then it was displaced temporar-
lily, due to manufacturing exigen-
cies, by the British Lee Enfield, q
stout and dependable weapon, but
nowhere near as responsive to ex-
pert handling as the more accurate
and precisely built Springfield.
Many an old sergeant exploded
into voluble disgust when they took
away his Springfield in 1917 and
handed him an Enfield. After the
war the army went back to the
Springfield, but now they are about
to part company forever.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
-CAPITOL'S GARDENER
FOR As YEARS RETIRES

- Successor Has Served More Than
Six Presidents Since 1886.
By United Press
: II WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
best gardener in Washington was
retired the first week of April after
forty-fi years in government serv-
"a fee.
Charles Henlock, chief horticul-
turist since May 1, 1886, has had
charge of all flowers and shrubs in
the District of Columbia for forty
: five years.
His successor, David E. Saunders,
has served more than half dozen
Presidents. Saunders comes from
family Of famous horticulturists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
APRIL II, 1881 =
new SPANISH
RULERS ARE IN
'T|CKLISH' SPOT
Only Leadership Miracle
Can Prevent Further
Disorders.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMs

WASHINGTON April Like a
dynamite storeroom precariously
perched on the side Of a volcano,
the new Spanish republic for some
e time will be In constant danger Of
an explosion.
Innumerable disrupting forces
are at work within and without the
regime and only by miracle Of
leadership can further disorders,
=. and perhaps bloodshed, be pre-
vented.
President Zamora will have TO
walk tiptoe not to jar the struc-
ture and at the same time must
carry a big stick within a hand of
iron II he Is to succeed. And that
is difficult md paradoxical thing
70 do.
Many Difficulties Looming
Here are some Of the difficulties
ne now faces:
l. The army problem.
2. The church problem.
3. The land problem.
4. The race, language and sep
aratism problem.
S. The Industrial syndicalism So
cialism problem.
s. Illiteracy.
T. And-noW that King Alfonso is
an exile-the growing problem Of
monarchist conspiracy.
There is just one thing worse
than Alfonso" declared SPANS
most famous scholar in exile, Don
Miguel de Unamuno, "and that is
the Spanish army. Woe unto us If
We ever have a republic with it in
control
Officers Are Real Peril
The peril Is not so much from
the soldiers as from the officers.
There is an officer for every 1000
people In the land. They form q
privileged caste. They have held
most Of the good jobs and no graft
has been too small or too large for
them to handle.
= The system is result Of the glory
~ that once was Spain. When she
owned almost half the earth she
needed soldiers. Most of them
!. served overseas, in cushy jobs. After
the loss of the colonies, however,
they returned home and became
governmental parasites.
-. Naturally they supported the
monarchy, for the monarchy sup
ported them. But now, If the re-
public attempts to put them in
their proper place, it will invite
.trouble. And If 1t doesn't there
will be trouble.
Church Is Privileged
Similarly the church, in Spain.
has occupied privileged position.
1t has been receiving from $4,000 900
TO 100000 pesetas-par value 20
cents gold a peseta-annually from
the state. Probably less than 10000
people are outside the church. in
GLIDING 1000 Protestants and 1000
Jews, and that means wide support.
Any radical change. therefore, in
the relations between church and
St te hardly will be welcomed. at
least by the former.
The agricultural lands of Spain
mostly are in the hands of the
gentry. 1t is said that less than
100000 estates include most of the
farms, and to all intents and pur-
poses the tenants are little better
than serfs. Here, again, the new
regime is likely to run up against
obstacles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
GARDENS GIVEN
NEEDY; WHO'LL
HELP OTHERS?
Many Men Out OF Work
Want Small Tracts
to Farm

In several parts Of the city to-
day men are busy with spade and
hoe, beginning again to be self
supporting, after months of de-
pendence on charity for sustenance
for their families.
They are men who wrote to The
Times, each asking only small
plot Of ground in which to SOW gar
den seeds. They are happy men,
given a chance to earn food for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
INDIAN TRIBAL TONGUE
VIRTUALLY Is EXTINCT
Only One Man Who Can Converse
Freely, says Mohican Chief.

EIeclyS says n1oHICdh OuleIs
By United Press
NORWICH, Conn, April 1.-THE
beautiful, rhythmic tongue of a
e-powerful Indian nation vir-
tually extinct among the last of the
Mohicans.
No one among the seventy re-
naming on the reservation at Mo-
hogan, near here, can speak more
than few words of greeting, ac-
cording to Chief Peegee Uncas, de-
a.. Scendant of long line of rulers who
held sway in western Massachusetts,
and Connecticut.
Chief UncaS believes the only Mo
hican who can converse freely in
the tribal language is William Dick
Of Wisconsin, descendant of another
Mohican who migrated to that state
after the Mohicans withdrew from
the Five Nations. Dick lives at
Stockbridge, named for the old
home of the tribe in Massachu-
sets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
ZANE GREY SELLS HIS
ARIZONA LAND, LODGE
Carries out Threat Made Year Ago
After Fishing Ban.
By United Press

By United Press
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 17.-zsne
Grey, noted author, has sold his
land and hunting lodge near Young.
apparently carrying out a threat
made a year ago to leave Arizona
forever.
The author sought permission
from the state fish and game COM
mission to hunt on his own land
any time during the year. The
commission ruled that Grey must
comply with the game laws, re-
specting closed seasons and game
limitations.
During the controversy Grey said
if the request was denied he would
leave Arizona forever. This, how
ever, failed to alter the fish and
game commissions decision.
Charles Collins of Globe pur-
chased the Grey holdings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
School Bonds Sold
By Times Special

Do Ifn1tS npecidI
GARY, Ind, April IA $4,000
bond issue to provide funds for erec-
ton of Lew Wallace school build
ing here has been sold to Fletcher
Savings and Trust Company of In
dianapolis at a premium of $3011.
The interest rate will be 4 per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
-SEEKS TO FINGERPRINT
EVERY CHILD BORN
Identification Bureau Chief Says
System Would Protect Heritage.

AoVheihCdbAOH DuIcdu OulcA Gay ,
System Would Protect Heritage.
ny United Press
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Estab-
lishment of a National bureau of
identification with a staff whose
work would consist of obtaining fin
gerprints Of every child born in this
country is urged by c. c. Bennett.
Of the War Departments Bureau OF
Identification.
Bennett believes fingerprinting IS
a positive means of Identification
and establishment of such a bureau
would protect rights of heritage,
aid IN the discovery of owners Of
unclaimed funds, and do away with
ANY unknown dead"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
Triplet Baby Dies

by Times Special
- CHAMPIONSHIPS. Ind, April
.-l1.-Ore Of triplet daughters born
TO Mrs. John Norvell Wednesday, is
dead. The other two babies are
strong and healthy and will sur
1--WE, physicians say. There are
: eight other children In the fam
ily. Neither OF the parents Is vet
IS years old.