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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
PARENTS AND STUDENTS
ENJOY GOOD PROGRAM

"A large crowd of parents ant
friends as we'll as school children
witnessed the exceptionally fins
Christmas program given yesterday
afternoon in the high school as
sembly room. The variety and ex-
cellenoe of performance of the
numbers drew much praise from
those who attended.
The program opened with two
songs by the boys chorus, Holy
Night" and When the Moon
Comes Over the Mountain" ac-
ccmpanied by Billy Cashen, on the
piano and Tauno Niemf on the
guitar. Those IN the chorus were
Albert Wilson, Glen Edwards, Jas
Docgan, Roy Williams and Archie
Edmiston.
The combined grades produced a
Christmas card pageant, in four
episodes. In the first scene. car
oilers sang. They included Betty
Sey, Jacqueline Sey, Mary Loken,
Jenie johnson, Helen Edwards, Vera
Kirkham, Esther Shafer and Mad
elene Buholtz.
In the second scene, two boys
were shown, Billy Feero and Glen
ward Kirkham, asleep before a fire
place where stockings were hung
for Saint Nick to fill. Clad in pa
jamas, they were soon joined by
Harold DeRoux, Jimmy Krim.
Dickie Frankfurter and Harry
Cashen, also pajama-clad. These
boys each recited a stanza of THE
Night Before Christmas" Frank
Cashen gave the recitation, Santa
Claus Did Get My Letter"
Trimming Tree
George Straiger was Santa in the
next episode He is wondering with
what to trim the bare tree in the
room when Betty Ryerson dances
in, announcing that she is the
star at the top of the tree"
Next, small girls dressed in
dainty crepe paper dresses present.
ed brightly colored balls for Santa
to put on the tree. They were:
Borghild Haydahl, Betty Jean
Keith, Dorothy Keith, Yoland
Uberti, Annabelle Edwards and
Dorothy Langseth.
The tinsel bearers, Grace Pusich,
Ethel Loken, Florence Brown, Ken
meth Loken, Louis Shafer and Al
bert Savikko, danced around Santa
before they presented him with
their offerings to decorate the tree.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
MRS. WARNER RETURNS FROM

VISIT IN SAN FRANCISCO
Mrs, Chrales G. Warner, who
has been visiting relatives in San
Francisco for the past month, re-
turned home last night on the
steamer Victoria.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
New Soviet 5-Year Plan
Dooms Peasant Farmine

MOSCOW, Dec. "a. = Complete
elimination Of the individual peas.
ant farmer and doubling of Rus
sla's crop area are contemplated
by the second five year plan which
will become effective in 1888
A preliminary draft of the agri-
cultural phase of the new program
provides for complete collectiviza-
ton OF the land with rs per cent
in collective farms and the re-
mainder in state farms.
Less than two-thirds of the area
under cultivation this year wa:
titled by the collective and state
farms.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24

pletely covered more than 48 acres
OF the floor of the gigantic pit.
The lava fountains spouting through
the vents have sent up a glow
that is visible from half the island
OF Hawaii. Sulphur fumes have
kept hundreds of .would-be spec
tators away from the rim of the
crater which is pronounced dam
gerous.
Halemaumau pit of Kilauea era
ter was in eruption last year,
ceasing shortly before Christmas.
1t is mostly due to it's activities
that Kilauea is the most active of
all the Mauna Loa craters. Kilauea
is situated on the northeastern
slope Of Mauna Loa and has an
altitude of 1000 feet. Mauna
Loa stands 1855 feet above sea
level and is only slightly lower
than Mauna Kea, the highest Pa
cific island mountain.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
GOVERNMENT TO
SHUT DO WN ALL
Farm STATIONS
Budget Bureau Strikes Out
Item for Alaska Ex-
pertinent Stations

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
INDIAN GIRLS BODY
TO BE SENT TO KLAWOCK

Brief funeral services for the
late Mamie Ketah, 16-year-old In
dian girl, who died early this week
in the Government hospital were
held this afternoon in the Charles
w. Carter Mortuary.
The remains will be sent on the
steamship zapora, due here to-
night, to Klawock, where interment
will take place.
The girl succunbed to tubercu-
losis. She entered the hospital
from Klawock, where her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ketah, live.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24

NSOiitliuSQ 1IOHl rage OQe)
probably will be to offer every
thing for sale to private interests
Established About 1893
The Federal Government estab-
ilshed the Alaska experiment serv-
ice, which is carried on in every
State in the Union and in Hawaii
about 1899. The late DR.. c. c.
Georgeson headed the work here
for about quarter of century
He was succeeded some five years
ago by DR.. H. w. Alberts, the
present head.
At one time stations were op-
Grated at Kodiak, Rampant, Fair
banks, Matanuska and Sitka AT
present, only two stations are main
tained-Sitka and Matanuska. The
Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines took over the
Fairbanks station last year. Ram
part was closed several years ago.
and Kodiak more recently.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24

The girls were dressed in dainty
White crepe paper dresses.
Ruth Langseth was the madonna
in the final scene with Irwin Fleek
Joseph and Bobby Feero, Frank
CaShen and Albert Uberti as the
three wise men.
Coached BY Teachers
The four grade teachers, Miss
Pimperton, Miss Holbrook, Miss
Thoma and Miss Fraser coached
the children in the parts in the
pageant.
French II girls sang four songs
in Frecnh: -Le Petit Maria" two
songs of Noel" and "Au Clair de
la lune." - -''-'s'
"A Christmas Burglar" a one
act play, was presented by four
high school students under the
direction Of Mrs Engstrom Lloyd
Guerin was the absentminded,
bachelor professor who had as
sumed the guardianship of Meg,
wilma Feero) a waif of about
eleven, whose father was in the
pen" Archie Edmiston played
the part of the father and Roy
Williams was the hard-boiled crook
Skin"
The program concluded with two
carols by the Girls Glee Club,
Glory to God" and 20 Little Town
OF Bethlehem" Hilja Reinikka,
Stephenie Africh, Astrid Loken,
Enne Kronquist, Mildred Shafer,
Helen Pusich, Geneva Feero, Mary
Pearce, Alice Sey and Nina Barou-
mes were in the chorus. Miss PIN
perton accompanied them on the
piano. fsA
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
DOUGLAS
NEWS
F. o. f. CELEBRATION is
ATTENDED BY LARGE CROWD

The Eagles annual Christmas
tree party was held last night for
members and their families. An
interesting program of music and
Rotations was presented.
Following the program Santa
Claus made his appearance much
to the delight Of the many children
present. Each child received a
gift of candy and fruit.
Refreshments were served for
both the children and the adults
after Santa had finished his pres
entations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24

game, the moke-eaters again DEM
onstrated their class They won
as they pleased. They shut out
their opponents entirely in the
first quarter while scoring 10 for
themselves. At no time were they
presented to the extent of thir
capabilities.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
MRS. DAVIS, SON AND
DAUGHTER RETURN HOME

Mrs. ]. Montgomery Davis, her
son, Cedric M Davis, and her
daughter, Mrs. w. o. Carlson, re-
turned to Juneau last night on the
steamship Vicvtoria. They have
bee away several weeks. While in
the States, Mrs. Davis was under
medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24

Ben Lyon and Raquel Torres, which
is some entertainment.
Christmas night and Saturday,
there will be big comedy feature
entitled 'Misbehaving Ladies" star
ring Louise Fazenda, Lila Lee and
Ben Lyon
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1931-12-24
H AWAI|'S BIG
VOLCANO AGAIN
IS IN ERUPTION
Kilauea Spouting Lava and
Lighting Heavens
with its Glow

HILO, Hawaii, Dec. PA huge
volume of lava, flowing up from
half hundred vents into Halee-
maumau, the great pit of Kilauea
Crater on the Northeastern slope
of Mauna Loa, EIawaii's second
highest mountain, which started
late yesterday has already com
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
lwenty-7wo Cauging Stations VIII Measure Water Eow of Rio Grand
CAMPAIGN FOR
BETTER COTTON
Use LAUNCHED

NEW ORLEANS. July %. tF-A
joint program for improving cotton
quality and extending its use will
be made by cotton interests Of the
south, including organizations or
cotton growers, cotton seed breeders.
cottonseed oil mills and textile mills
with the aid OF the American Cotton
Cooperative association.
Announcement that working ar
engagements 70 carry out the pro-
gram had been made was made Nv
officials OF the cooperative aSsocie-
ton &C. the conclusion here Of a
meeting OF the associations board or
directors.
The association said that under
the plan c0tt0nseed oil mills cf the
south viii exchange improved plant
Ing seed for farmers "gin-run"
seed, the program having the en-
dursement OF the National Cotton
Seed Products association.
"A joint committee or cooperatives
and cottonseed interests. which will
meet soon at Memphis. will work out
q campaign for improving the
quality OF cotton and increasing use
Of cottonseed products as livestock
feed. IL also will lay plans TO oppose
state legislation considered dis
criminatory against vegetable com
pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
SHORTCREDIT
FOR GERMANY
Is APPROVED

LONDON. July 73.-tF-Renew-
nj OF short term credits maturing
In the hope that eventual long
term credits Will be possible. were
approved BY the seven-power con-
ference on Germany's situation at
tie conclusion OF Its work this
afternoon
The meeting vas adjourned with
n round OF speeches in which the
heads OF the various delegations
expressed their appreciation OF the
spirit or friendlinesS which per-
vaded the conference. and later
there was an official communique
which said the governments are
ready to cooperate 50 far as lies
within their power to restore con-
fidence."
There was. however. no DISCUS
ing the gravity OF the German rep
representatives. aS they ieTt the con-
ference room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
lBy san Correspondentl

~ 1"WAN N|WNNNWNNT
SAN BENITO, July 23.-About
$4,000 q year l. being saved tax
payers OF the San Benito irrigation
district as the result OF salary cuts
requested by employees.
Salaries of the district formerly
totalled about $1,000 a month but
reductions have been made ranging
from 10 to is % per cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
La Villa School
Contract Ready

LA VILLA, July 23.-The La Villa
independent school district is ex-
pected 10 let a contract the latter
part Of this week for a school az
Rollo. having opened bids Monday
night.
The Rio Grande Construction Co.
q Mercedes was low bidder with an
offer OF S6.898. Blythe a. Duerson,
Harrington. bid $500: A. E. Linden.
Harrington, s7.150; II. z. Campbell.
Weslaco. 1892: Velten Const. Co.
Brownsville. S7.450: j. r. Walsh.
Mission. s7,798; Claude Kidder. Wes-
laco. S9,26o.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
The bands showed some or the

The bands showed some or the
hens in production during all four
seasons and the others not quite
in a. heavy increased production
over the past year. Culls are not
banded but may have n leg band
from one OF the previous cuttings.
Old bands should not be removed
since they are a record Of perform
ance. Each time a hen II found
TO be a good layer she gets
a service stripe IN the form oF q
leg band.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

DR.. G. p. Bank OF washington and
Or. K. MI. Chace of California will
arrive IN the Valley within a few
weeks 70 selct a site or the United
States Department Of Agriculture
citrus by-products laboratory for
which an appropriation OF $4,000
annually VISA made by congress at
its last session.
DR.. J. L Skinner. assistant chief
Of the bureau OF chemistry and soils
for the department, was unable TO
come.
About ten Valley towns have
offered sites.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

HARLINGEN, July On. II.
Ford. In charge or the Mexican fruit
fly quarantine in the Valley. Is back
from q vacation on which he paid
rs high ~ IS cents n gallon FOR
gasoline and during the course Of
which he threw snOWballs.
He said that gasoline prices ranged
all the way from eight cents In Tex
ms 10 IS cents In the west. The eight
cents presumably did not include
the four-cent state tax
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
Greet Rotarian
fBy Staff Correspondent }

tDN QUAIL
HARLINGEN. July 23.-Repre-
sentatlves Of each Rotary club In
the Valley are planning 20 90 20
Laredo early IN August 70 greet DR..
John A. Crockett. district governor,
who will attend a district meeting
at the border city following his re-
turn from the International conven-
ton in Vienna. Austria.
The Laredo meeting will be Mon
dav and Tuesday. Aug. 3 and a
Harlingen is expected 70 have a
particularly large delegation 70 meet
their fellow Rotarian.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
CULLINC WILL
INCREASE EGGS
tBy STAFF Correspondent

~ -NW@@ @N"FV@4|N@AE
SAN BENITO, July 23.--Culling
four times a year. in the fall. winter.
spring and summer. pays good re-
turns in heavier egg production. Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. II. Evan of the Briggs
Coleman Tract have founo. accord
ing to Henry Alsmeyer, Cameron
county agricultural agent.
They increased their production 20
eggs in seven months from their
flock. LAYERS are leg-banded a differ
ent color each culling and there are
40 hens left with three and four
bands. % having been culled out the
first year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
MYSTERIES
OF CURRENTS
TOBES SOLVED

~
San BENITO. July 23.-As MANY
eaueing stations many even
tuany DC Ia use Tor measuring flow
OF ire Rio Grande and a number
q otner tributaries, according to
Heroert w. Yeo, formerly state
engineer Tor New Mexico who has
Deen retained as office hydraulic
engineer for the international
water Commission which is making
n number Of surveys In the Valley.
lnere are ii such stations In ex-
ls1ence and these will be augment-
60 with ten or more others at va
riouS points 10 be determined. &C.
coroing 70 Karl +. Keller, assistant
engineer 10 the commission who
also IS In the Valley at this time
IN connection with various surveys
Gauges Along River
There viii be gauges all the way
from san Marcial. New Mexico.
100 miles north Of Ell Paso 10
brownsville. There is no station al
brownsville, but one will be estab-
lished.
Gauges also will be installed on
the principal tributaries, the pecos
and Devils rivers.
Mexico also has a number OF
gauging stations along this inter-
national stream and along the Mex
lean tributaries principally the
Conchos. Salado and San Juan.
one or the aims OF the hydraul-
&c engineer will be to secure further
information and figures on the in
visible gain Of volume between
Boquillas and Langtry in the canyon
country. This gain is said to be
about 100 second feet OF water. An
effort will be made to determine
the source OF this influx. 1t is
thought now that the source j. far
removed from the river and reaches
&c through seepage.
Check Volumes
This situation recalls the "mys-
FERROUS disappearance" OF water
between Eagle Pass and Laredo.
Great volumes or water apparently
disappeared between these points.
but q checkup showed a discrepancy
In the figures kept by the Amer
icanS and Mexicans at their re-
spective gauges. IL was found that
virtually al OF the water paaSing
the upper point reached the lower
one but for many years there was
considerable SPECULATION over the
disappearance which was aScribed
70 s-ubterranean streams. etc.
The hydraulic survey will be CO..
ordinated with that being made BY
George Commons on duty of water
or the amount necessary TO irri-
gate certain types Of land az va
rious seasons OF the year and for
various crops.
Both Mr.. Yeo and Mr.. Keeler
make their headquarters in El
PaSo.
Headquarters for most OF tire
surveys are in San Benito where
w. X. Anderson. corrri4f-- engineer
10 the commission. hes his office.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

The earth IS belted with more
than 100000 miles OF submarine
cables. over 0 .000.o 900 miles OF
telephone wires. and 5000, 900 miles
OF telegraph cables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23

Budapest. Hungary. Is said 10 con-
tain more mineral springs and health
baths than any other city IN the
world. there being more than 40
famous flows OF therapeutic value.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-23
\ MO1E \
MS1DEIIGHTS

RlNOLf-SAN BENlIO
chances" the First National war
romance now at the Rivoli theatre.
san Btnito. IS the initial starring
vehicle Of Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.
who in a very few years has won
for himself an enviable reputation,
based wholly upon merit.
He was an extra In several pic
lures before assuming his first role
in stephen Steps OUT
Besides his screen work, Mr..
Fairbanks has appeared IN Cali
fornia on the legitimate stage In
Romeo and Juliet Young wood
lev" Saturdays Children" ano
others. His ambition Is 70 play
Napoleon's son In Rostands
~L'Aiglon."
on June third. 1919, he married
Joan Crawford. after a two years
engagement. They appeared on the
screen together in our Modern
Maiders.' The star Of Chances"
is six feet one inch IN height.
weighs one hundred and seventy
five pounds and has blue eyes and
blond hair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-10
Wrongdoers Ever Pay the Price

Trung1oerS eFe- pay the price There Is n lzw @:
re1<1bu-1on which 5 backed by TIE eternal law o.
Compensation ard that lsE ever exacts Us dues L
the long run = man receives back that which he has
given o1f- a startling series OF crimes has been IN
esr-hed b. The state auditor ant servants OF TIE people
Il ard OH Of the Iz<nak-1g body L al cen-s-s
around TIE forging O. state warrants by men HOLDING
positions q honor and enoEunenr Il TIE service Of the
people L Is said ~ those who are II position 10
knew that these forgery warrants may cost the state
s5oo0oo- Those responsible for the system are said
70 have played u f- q period Of 10 years Two OF the
accused II this plot O. forgery have paid the price
Porter Barnes = former CLERK n the state courts o.
Dallas. was TIRE fIrxt 20 90 He vas accused. q war
rant vas issued fo- his arrest and Re shot himself 70
death He paid John d Morgan former district
Clerk OF Crockett drank po-son u Cleburne after cor
Tossing 70 forgery to-zl-ng -oe than Soooo0- A
Texas ranger. vao had arrested Morgan xas Il the
hotel room where Morgan ended his life
Barnes has Pasd TIE Price
Morgan has paid the Price
OF what value IS filthy luc-e % re to men vro
are costnec c-zy7 John w Bozea- = Dallas invest
nent and ian nzn- has been indicted by the TraTts
county Ezn6 Jury He VII he sent 20 trial i Travis
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Brownsville Has:

l. A population In 1851 Of over zslOea-
2 A mean average temperature % -
: Bank deposits. ABoo.eo0-
4 -Four railroads. seven paved Highways.
s. international airport. five m lines
y n ss.S~oSeo deep water port financed
q The best climate. soil I'm the world
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