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, 1935-03-27

Bill Lupton OF Los Fresnos high
writes In to say that Miss Winolan
Taylor won the tipping contest in the
Cameron county interscholastic lea
giIe meet -. through an error, prev
iouS reports had 1t that the contest
was won by one OF her teammates
-. never forget how badly Ye Spade
felt when he placed second in chin
ming the bar, and the public prints
failed to record his mighty achieve
ment =. besides. that red-headed
brat from Bickler School wiggled
horribly and should have been dis
qualified -. to think they gave him
first place -. tSk, tsk -.
De Ia Cara. handy man Of the
Brownsville high athletic system.
was telling Of a local janitor. some
so years old. who chinned the bar
six times with n hand f. land
he was smoking a cigaret al the
time" De Ia Cara said IN complet-
ing the story -. 1T must have been
marihuana." commented a skep-
tic .
A flaShy sample and a smash let
ter offers us the territorial rights
to the Horoscope" a gadget de-
signed TO furnish tips on the bang
tails -. It's merely a string OF let
tiers, and you get a message by read
ing each sixth letter in the string
WV. probably more reliable than the
tips you receive around the tracks
at that ... now If they had a SINH
lar gadget that could be used on
chicken fights, we might do a little
business -. cowpony racing used TO
be a grand south Texas sport and
all Of the big ranch outfits had
strings Of quarter horses bred up
from native stock -. the races were
absolutely on the up-and-up and
anyone caught cheating was certain
to suffer a severe attack Of lead
poisoning . but the smart gentr.
drifted in. and 1t soon reached the
point where the races were about as
honest as pro blackjack with mark
ed decks -.
Ye Spade hears Tumors that a
Brownsville man drew a horse In
Grand National -. it's worth about
5000 as is. they say =. stub books
seized by the customs officers would
indicate that about 100 tickets on
the Grand National were sold in the
Valley -.
, 1935-03-27
Skeet Shooting
To Be Resumed
Here Wednesday

Skeet. a popular brand Of trap
shooting which flourished at
Brownsville and Donna for several
years. was 10 be resumed here We'd
nesday afternoon on a new layout
provided by Hurt BatSell.
The skeet field is located on the
San Benito highway. left hand side
going out. about a half a mile from
the Brownsville city limits.
Both Brownsville and Donna clubs
developed some excellent shots and
frequent competitions between the
two aggregations were held. These
two units combined forces TO make
an excellent showing in one Of the
first national shoots which was held
al New Orleans.
The initial shoot was 10 get I'M
der way at 4 p. m, and shoots are
TO be conducted regularly in the
future. The field will be open to
the general public, and special in
vitations are being issued to old
skeet shooters up the Valley.
, 1935-03-27
Nv ALAN GOULD

NEW ORLEANS, La, March n.
P-RegardleSs of where he lands
the Cleveland Indians this year, Big
Chief Walter johnson Ia rapidly
organizing a Tribe that may domin-
ate the American League, once 1t
develops its full strength.
1t Is not yet fully equipped to 60
on the war-path, but 1t viii be.
Right now 1t lacks the infield
balance and the grade Of backstop-
ping essential to make the most OF
its superlative right handed pitch
, 1935-03-27
P. to Offer
New Low Fare
To California

ms summer. Southern Pacific
again VIII offer to the public what
X claims IS The greatest railroad
bargain In history to California. &C
cording TO announcemen, bv J. +.
Monroe. passenger traffic manager.
From Brownsville the round trip
fare TO Los Angeles or San Diego
will be $500. and proportionately
low fares will apply from all other
Texas and louisiana pOuLS. The
special tickets will be on saln six
days only-June 1916. July 2c-21
and August l7-l8- ~
Upon payment or usual Pullman
charges. standard sleeping a ac-
commodationS may be obtained. and
those persons wishing to ave more
money may ride ia tourist sleeping
cars. as charges are approximately
5Cfo less than IN standard pull
mans. Coach and chair "a accom-
mOdatiOnS also will be- obtalnable.
This year, however. the bargain
Is far more attractive. as Pullman
charges are One-third less than two
years ago. and the Sunset Limit
ed" will be completely air-condi-
toned this summer. Too. dining a
meals may be had at low cost.
Monroe also stated that children
may 20 AZ half the adult fare. stop
overs will be permitted al all points.
and the return limit Will be "a DAYS.
And San Diego will DE the worlds
host for l67 days-May % 20 Nov.
ll-during the California Pacific
International Exposition. when
countless exhibits Of indSutry and
commerce will depict mans prog
ress not only 10 show what has been
done. but how II has been done.
, 1935-03-27

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. March
27.-P=The New York Yankees
purchase Of Pat Malone from the
st. Louis Cardinals brings the vet
eran righthander back under the
wing OF the manager for whom he
did his best work.
Malone pitched fine ball for Joe
Mccarthy when Joe was managing
the Chicago Cubs. Mccarthy tried
to buy him last December when the
Cubs first put him on the market
but had to wait to get him via the
Cardinals.
, 1935-03-27

/ inch tall. She plays guard in the
Chilocco "All-American' sextet.
Other finalists in the contest
were Hazel Boon Shreveport, La.
blonde; Elizabeth Wilde. st. Teresa
Academy, Kansas City, brunette
and Blanche Howe. Topeka, Kas.
brunette. Miss Howe was runner
up.
The free throw contest with Opal
Hill, Shreveport, as defendind
champion. begins Wednesday. Miss
Hill, Shreveport. as defending
Sible 100.
, 1935-03-27

ORLANDO. Fa.-Linus (Junior)
Frey. young Brooklyn shortstop, has
given up right handed hitting en-
tirely. Frey, who used to be a switch
hitter, has been batting left hand
ed against all kinds of pitching af-
ter the Dodger board Of strategy
decided he could make the best use
OF his speed by hitting from the
side nearest first base.
, 1935-03-27

LOS ANGELES If the defeats
keep on piling up, about the only
thing the Chicago Cubs car boast
for their production OF baseball in
the spring series or the west coast
this year is a triple play.
, 1935-03-27
A. U. MEET
NEARING END
Eight Girls Teams Fighting
For Basketball Title
o. II. 8.

WICHITA. Kas., March ~. Up
All eight seeded favorites squared
away Wednesday for quarter-final
battles in the women's national A.
A. u. basketball tournament with
the Chicago Baby Ruths down
again as the sextet having the
closest escape on the path TO top
flight competition.
The Babes had to rally 10 put
out the Sewell team from Topeka,
Kas.. that led them by 1918 at the
halftime intermission OF their
game The final score was 3l-27.
None Of the other seven met a
serious challenge battling through
the second round, but the Houston,
Tex, contenders felt the loss OF
three stars who have promised to
be on hand for the later games as
they pulled out a 1888 victory over
Stratford. Tex.
The absent stars. all Texas school
teachers. are Doll Harris. Toka Lee
Fields and Carol Worley. former
Al-America girls when they play
ed with the Oklahoma City Card
inals. the 1882 and 1888 cham
pions.
Defending Champions Win
The Stenos of Tulsa Business COL
lege, who won the title away from
the old Cardinals last year. had q
SOIL romp over R~opesville. Tex. IN
the second round and Wednesday
night will meet the American ms
titute OF Business. DeS Moines. Ia,
winner over Athens, La. high
school in a 5i-26 second rounder. .
Houston clashes Wednesday night
with Shreveport La, Meadows
Draughton, conquero- OF the Salt
Lake City team. 1912. in a game
which saw l85-pound Joe McGraw
score 20 goals.
In the lower bracket, Eldorado,
Ark, third place winner last year,
will play the Wichita Merchant
cites. and the Chicago team tangles
with the Holdenville, Okla, flyers.
Eldorado left Dale. Okla. far
behind In a 1910 game. while
Wichita easily ousted st. Teresa OF
Kansas City. 1912. Holdenville,
paced by several members OF the
famous disbanded Cardinal team,
scored a STA victory over the
Hoosier Sweethearts OF LaPorte,
Ind.
The Chilocco. Okla, government
sc oil for Indians was eliminated
in the first round by Athens. La.
team. but came back Tuesday night
TO carry off the beauty champion
ship. The new queen Of the tourna-
ment Is little Billie Ruth Turn
bull, half Choctaw Indian girl. who
won her way through an original
field Of AZ which was pared down
TO four beauty contest finalists by
a judging committee.
The new queen. succeeding Ann
Ballard Of Tupelo. Miss, let the
crown 90 by default. Il ~ years
old. weighs l1s pounds and Is 5 feet
, 1935-03-27

When bored into at certain sea-
sons. the South American laurel
tree yields an tnflammabIe liquid.
, 1935-03-27

WEST PALM BEACH. Faiths
one-run business has Manager
Rogers Hornsby Of the st. Louis
Browns tearing his hair. When the
Browns defeated Buffalo. 4 70 8
Tuesday. it was the teams seventh
game this spring 70 be decided by
one run.
While the Browns have o six
of them. HornSby recalls only too
well the 81 games lost last season
BY a one-run margin.
, 1935-03-27

Aboard a battleship only n man
is allowed to whistle. He Is the boat
swain. WHO signals the crew with
his nine"
, 1935-03-27

Mothers still wash their children's
heads with BRANDY 70 prevent them
rom catching cold. in many u
districts OF England.
, 1935-03-27
BRADDOCK DECLARED MOI CHALLENGER FOR BAER'S CROWN
Cleveland Indians Sure
To Be Tough This Season

ing staff. The batting order carries
explosive power, with more long
range guns than the champion De-
troit Tigers.
With a Cochrane or q Foxx behind
the plate, the Indians would scalp
the rest Of the league without much
difficulty.
The premature attempt to put
Johnson ION the spot" this spring
by booming the pennant prospects
OF the Indians abruptly was checked
by the clubs loss Of Billy Knicker-
booker, sensational shortStop and
balance wheel of the teams kid In
field.
ShortstOp Needed
Knickerbocker was stricken with
appendicitis a fortnight ago. de Is
out Of the hospital but the Indians
will be lucky if he can return TO the
lineup by the middle OF May and
luckier If he then car duplicate his
brilliant 1884 performances. The
club is trying desperately 10 get an
experienced replacement.
There should be no doubt Of the
Indians running 1928 throughout
the season with the power generated
by such fence-crackerS as Averlu,
Vosmik, Campbell, TroSky and Hale.
together with such talented pitch
ers as Harder. Pearson. Hudlin,
Hildebrand and Clint Brown.
Johnson has played no favorites IN
revamping the team. His Judgment
has been indicated in converting
Hal Trosky from an outfielder 70
one Of the leagues hardest hitting
first basemeu.
Despite criticism he kept Knick-
erbocker at short last year until
the youngSter found himself. TINS
spring he benched the veteran VII
lie Kamm, shifted Sammy Hale from
second TO third base and put the
youthful Louis Berger in the Key
stone spot. Berger will be a fresh
man in sophomore company.
Infielders Young
If and when Knickerbocker takes
his regular post, the Cleveland IN
field will be the youngest in either
major league, averaging little over p
wears, but II will be n Of the
rangiest and hardest hitting quar-
tets.
II will be up TO the diminutive
Frank Pytlak and either Glenn Ny
att or Bill Brenzel. acquired from
Kansas City. to handle a pitchin
staff that has great equipment.
Mel Harder. ace OF the righ-hand-
ers, should excel his splendid 1884
record and rival New York's Lefty
Gomez or Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe
for league pitching leadership. Mon
te Pearson and Willis Hudlin have
the stuff to be 20-game winners. The
veteran Clint Brown and Oral Hill
debrand. off form for various reasons
last season, look ready for come
backs.
III Joe Vosmik steers clear OF fur
Their trouble with his hip, Johnson
will have no outfield worries. VoS-
mix, Earl Averill and Bruce Camp
bell. obtained from the Browns 70
play right field, all pack a 800 punch.
Miit G~alatzer, a capable understudy
last season, and Alb Wright, re-
cruited from Minneapolis, have
clinched the reserve roles.
, 1935-03-27

MEMS LEAGUE
Tuesday Night-McKay's Pharm-
acy took two out OF three from
Arbuckle MachinistS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
DOUGLAS NE WS
GRAND OPENING OF @s. NEW BEER EMPORIUM
 WAS BIG SUCCESS

Excellent business was reported for the opening night at the Doug las Inn, by John Marin, proprietor C-owds from both Juneau ano Douglas came and went, attend ing the suspicious event, and from early evening until 4 o'clock in the morning, Marin with four assist ants was busy serving refresh ments, The eight booths as well as available seats at the counter, were n constant demand by enthusiastic ,latrons who voiced many praises of the establishment and it's appoint nents. One, novel feature of the booth arrangement is that each one
 s named after an important town in the territory and framed pie lures of the towns are hung above she booths. Thus out-of- town visi- tors at the Douglas Inn can readily ')e made to feel at home.
 ' The dance given in the Eagles hall as feature of the opening was we'll attended and fully en- ioyed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
]. ON
 RETURNING TO
 ACCOMPLISHMENT
Fifteen Families Leave Matanuska We're
 Called Cream Pufs

SEATTLE, Aug. 5.-Fifteen weary families from Matanuska arrived Saturday night on the North Star and boarded a train, which left at 9:45 flor their homes in the mid vest,
 A large man in a plaid mackinaw poke up from the group: None of you folks are going to get us in bad by talking. We don't want pic lures taken. We are going home and we are not telling anybody why
 Another man said: You don't get anything out of us so you can make fun of us like they did be- fore He shook his head when ask cd about conditions in Matanuska His wife said: T don't believe there will be anybody left there by next winter" The husband said: Sure, therell be some suckers left"
 Another young woman said: T don't want anything written about me. They called us cream puffs, and when we left they made fun of us"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
MRS. COUNCIL BACK
 FROM HOT SPRINGS; < JUNEAUITES THERE

Mrs. W. w. Council, who had been spending several days at Sitka Hot Springs, returned to Juneau yesterday ty plane.
 Mrs. Colncil brought greetings to Juneau friends from Miss Donie Taylor, wlo is managing the resort while Mrs. w. L. Goddard and her sister are touring in California Miss Taylor is So enthusiastic about lsitka Hot Springs that when M.s. Goddard returns about the middle of August, and Miss Taylor's vaca- iticn begins she intends to spend her time there.
 Guests at the hot springs from Juneau at this time are Mrs. T. A Morgan and Mrs. Percy Reynolds Especially missed at the springs according to Miss Taylor, is little Doris Gridley, daughter of MT and Mrs, Ross Q. Gridiey. who re- turned recently after spe,wiing two months of her vacation there, and where she enjoyed herself so much that she wanted to stay and go to school.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
STUD RAISER
 VISITS s'.|! K ]. HERE; | '!E!: !.
 .,COINC WEST
A. A. Mullins, Farmer of. Wisconsin. Texas, to
 Inspect Matanuska

A. A.. Mullins and Mrs. Mullins, of Wharton, Texas. arrived last night on the Northwestern and will sail for Seward aboard the Alaska. They have spent about two weeks at skagway and Lake Atiin, and are going to Seward then to Fairbanks over the Alaska Rail road and return over the Richard son Highway to Valdez.
 Owner of Farms
 Mullins, who is the owner of a large farm near Wharton, Texas, and another at Antigo, Wisconsin, is very much interested in the Mat anuska Valley colonization project and will make a thorough inspec- ticn of conditions there. He re- ports that farming conditions are very unfavorable in Texas, where he grows potatoes, alfalfa, cotton and corn. He said that under nor mai conditions he plants about 300 acres of potatoes on his Texas farm but. this year he has only 40 acres of that crop under cultivation and that since the potatoes are not worth the expense of digging them he has donated them to the needy of Wharton, Tex.
 Q. K. in Wisconsin
 Conditions affecting agriculture in Wisconsin are more favorable Mullins said He has $50 acres oi potatoes under cultivation on his farm at Antigo and expects tc break even on the crop He reports that the normal yield in that dis trict is upward of i50 bushels pei acre and that the present may average $50 to 400 bushels per ace.
 Mullins stated that industria conditions in Texas are good. The largest sulphur mine in the world producing million tons of sulphur annually, is less than three miles from his farm The Texas Gull Sulphur Company, developing the field. report a deposit of 57,00O ,O0t tons, Mullins said, and in the sixty-mile drive from his home te Houston more than 50 oil fields may be seen from the highway.
 MT and Mrs. Mullins, who have never been in Alaska before, report very interesting and enjoyable trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
FORGET GRID,
 CAGE LICkINCS
Michigan Enjoys Glory in Minor Sports During
 Present Season

ANN ARBOR, Micn., Aug. B. They're singing The Victors" again on the Michigan campus as Wol- vcrhe athletes bring to a happy ending year that started out dis mally for the Maize and Blue.
 While of the major champion ships - football, basketball, track and baseball-only the track title has been brought to Ann Arbor this year. the Wolverines are justly proud of their record of four Big Ten and one national crowns in minor sports.
 They are: hockey, indoor track, -wimming and golf championships in the Big Ten, and the victory of the Michigan swimming team in the N. c. A. A. meet,
 All were won during the second semester and followed on the heels of the last successful football team in Michigan's history and basket ball team that failed to get any where in Western conference com petition.
 At present Michigan has its eye on one more national title-the na- tional inLrIconeglaJes gou champion ships tosbe held at the Congression- al Country club, Rockville, MT.
 Headed by Johnny Fischer. three times Big Ten golf, champion and once national intercollee tate title holder in, addition to being for mer member of the Walker cup team, the Michigan ent ants are top-heavy favorites.
 Principal letter winners at Michi- gan this year are: Russ Oliver, the fourth nine-letter man in Ill Michi- gam history; John Rege zi, seven letters; Willis Ward, grs 1t negro athlete who was outstaa ling in football and track; Johnny Sherf co-captairl of the hockey team and one, of. the principal factcss in the conquest of Minnesota, for the puck title,
 Oliver won three letters in each Of three sports football, basketball and baseball. As captain and first basemap. of the ball team this spring he Is closing his carcsr with his best season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MRS. DE EV1CHNE
 IS SURPRISE

A shfprize bsftfdaS party, tiiat was z completely ' successful sur prise greeted Mrs. H. c. De- Vighne when she, and pr. pevighpe returned to then home Saturday evening from a birthday dinner.
 Sponsored by close friends of Mrs DeVighne who kept their plan3. from her secret, the party included nearly hundred friends who called during the evening. Birthday cake, ice cream and punch were served.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05

asked for specific recommendations as to rates, it replied that that was up to Congress.
 So the weary Democratic leaders resigned themselves to battling or ganized business by this time thoroughly aroused - the Repubh- cans, and a host of other oppo- nents: trying to hold in line rank and file which was but recently in revolt. and put through project which Capitol Hill never asked for in the beginning.
 It is most unusual sequence oi events. What the future chapters win develop is unknown at this moment to anyone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The dizziest matchmaking merEy-go-round in heavyweight history has been whirl- ing around the heads of New York's two biggest-shot promoters and a fight manager who has tried to please both of them by transatlantic cable, to the consternation of all concerned.
 For several weeks after Jimmy Braddock's conquest of Max Baer for the heavyweight title and Joe Louis rise to the logical and pre- vincing knockout of Primo Camera
 it appeared Jimmy Johnston's first defense" claim on the new champion would do Madison Square Garden. Johnston's employer, lit- tie good
 All the other ranking heavy weights, it seemed, were in league with the rival promotorial group, the Twentieth Century Sporting club, which fronts for the Hearst Milk Fund and is commanded by Mike Jacobs. At leasts Louis had cast his lot there, while Baer had vowed he'd never fight for the Gar den again, if ever, and Joe Jacobs, manager of Max Schmeling, had done a lot of friendly business with Mike--to whom, incidentally, he is not related.
 So Joe tWe Wuz Robbed Jacobs, who had patched up an old and bitter quarrel with Johnston and for several months had been hang ing his hat in the Garden match makers office though with no seem- ingly official status, sailed for Ger many to talk it over with his fight CT.
 Just which promotorial firm fi- nanced Yussel's trip is matter of much discussion along the fistic rialto-but one of them did. Johnston was able to recapture Baer's fealty with the promise oi Schmeling bout. Thus Jimmy edg- led back long way into the pie ture. Baer wasn't keen to fight Louis anyway-who is?-and neither is Schmeling, when there's not so-big -or-bad Baer to be had, and a comparatively innocucus Braddock in the immediate background.
 Thus the stream of cablegrams, alternately assuring Johnston that Maxis would fight Baer, and prom izing Mike that the Black Uhlan would tackle Louis, who still is Un-
 Ter Twentieth Century auspices. | '
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
KETCHIKAN PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD
 CHOSEN AT POLLS

Henry Erwick, S H. Petersen, A. F. Bethe, H. P. Hansen and w. K. Spaulding were named to the Board of Control of the Ketchikan Public Utilities at the special cleo ton held last "Wednesday.
 MT Spaulding win serve only until next April MT. Hansen to April. 1887, MT. Bethe to, 1888, MT, Petersen to 1899 and MT. Erwick to l940, Each April, the people will elect one member of the board to serve for a succeeding five-year term.
 -r--4b-s-s-
 SHOP IN JUNEAU FIRST.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
OWL CAB COMPANY IS PURCHASED BY ROYAL BLUE CAB

B The Owl Cab Company, in luding two. automobiles and an office next to, Bailey's Cafe, ha been purchased by William E. Pole of the Royal Blue Cab.
 4 Poole stated that alterations are being made at the former cpl Cab Company stand and that th' Royal Bluas Cab win furnish service from that office using the old telephone number. sAe. s. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
cANNERY HAS BUSY DAY

Starting in early In the morning md working through overtime in tle evening, the Douglas cannery disposed of the largest days run of fish, for the present season yester-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05

AAA benefit payments to North Carolina farmers in 1894 amounted to twice as much as taxes on farm property. Benefit payments totaled $12,5l9,933 and farm property taxes came to s6,684 ,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
CONFINED TO HOME

Wellmap Holbrook, Assistant Re- giQnal Forester, has been confined to his home for several days as a result of minor illness. He expects to return to his office perhaps to- morrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
TO KETCHIKAN

Fred Holmherg left on the North land for Ketchikan early Sunday morning. He expects to return here
 ,hortly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05

day. Something like 17.000 salmon were canned.
 This morning early, the North- western called in here and took oh 1884 cases for shipment south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-05
c. Q. P. SEIZED OPPORTUNITY

Thereupon the Republican regu- liars saw an opportunity. Tn their turn, they put proposition to the White House. If we are to have a tax revision, why not have real one. and balance the budget?
 The White House approached this development cautiously. A general tax increase and that would be needed to balance the budget-nev- CT has been desired by any ad- ministration facing reelection.
 It. was disclosed that the Presi- dent hoped the bill would be con- fined to the levies he had recom- mended, but when the treasury was