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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-17

Ferdinando de Soto, who took home a 180,000 ducat fortune from the land of the Incas, came to the new world after being excited by reports of the wealth of Florida.
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MOOSE DEFEAT ISLANDERS IN
 WILD CONTEST
Paps Take First Game in Series for Channel
 Championship

In a wild contest, decided more by errors than hits, the Moose last evening took the first game of the Little World Series, coming from behind in the last of the ninth to score three runs and defeat Doug las six to five. The Moose baseball lers now go into tonight's game needing only two more victories to win the 1886 Gastineau Channel League championship, while the Is- flanders must take three out of the next four games to grab the flag.
 The Paps started ,.ie scoring in the first inning, when two Island pebbles and two singles off pitcher Jimmy Manning brought Fritz Schmitz across with one marker for the Moose. The Islanders came back to take a three to one lead in the first of the third, scoring three men when Bonner reached first on an error and Jensen knocked out
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National League

Chicago 3, 4; Cincinnati 4, 5. Philadelphia B. New York 6. St. Louis 4, T; Pittsburgh 3, 2. Boston 2, 2; Brooklyn 5, 2. Sec ond game called in ninth inning on account of darkness.
 American League Detroit 6, 8; Chicago 4, 6. New York 10, 1; Philadelphia 2, 2. Washington T, 3; Boston 6, 2. Cleveland 2; St. Louis g.
 Gastineau Channel League Moose 6; Douglas 5. First game to decide 1886 championship.
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for many, many years and 1t was he who livened up the business of tussling by introducing the acrobat ics which proved so entertaining for some people. You will recall that wrestling blossomed out all of sudden few years ago and swept the country. It followed on the heels of the scourge of fouls which plagued important boxing bouts. Fans, in their disgust with the unsatisfactory ending to so many fights, turned to Curley's i'm proved version of the mat sport.
 A Good Show
 It proved good entertainment flr many. There are plenty of people who get a great kick" out of watching the huge athletes toss each other out of the ring. There are always plenty of laughs at wrestling show. To stay on the big time a wrestler today has to be an actor Courage, skill and durability are a big help, but if you can't act-and remember your cues-don't go in for wrestling.
 Take the latest champion" Baba. They bill him as the semi wild Turk. And Ali chatters about his father who is the Pascha of tribe of a million half-Wild Turks. Turks who live in caverns and sleep on stone floors Turks who eat raw meat. Turks who .
 Meanwhile, from another source comes the enlightening information that until a few months ago Ali Baba was wrestling in preliminary matches on the Coast and his right name is Harry B. Ekeznian.
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meaning, of course, Curley and his combine.
 The Curley group most likely would have fired him for disobey- ing orders, but when he beat them to the punch their professional pride was hurt. So they hailed him into the courtroom.
 Now, the courtroom is no place for group of the lads who pro mote wrestling matches, or exhibi- tions, if you prefer. It would have been ever so much better if the fine workings of the business" never came to light. Everyone who cared boot about it had a pretty good idea of what was going on, 70 there was little to be gained by either party in this complicated
 quabble. The best that either can expect is to escape without killing the golden goose entirely.
 Half the patrons at wrestling bouts don't take the competitive angle seriously-th merely attend to be entertained. The other half the ones who believe the matches are contested on the level-wouldnt believe otherwise even if the con- testants swore to the contrary on stack of Bibles.
 Curley has never posed as any, thing but promoter of entertain ment. If folks wanted to believe that his wrestling shows were real, honest goodness tests of skill and strength, Monsieur Curley would be the last person in the wide world to "disillusion" them.
 He has been promoting the game
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Totals
Is .36 6 10
 THE SUMMARY

Stolen bases; Forsythe, Rogers, Hawkins three-base hits Erskine, Grummett, J. Schmitz, Rogers,, home run: Jensen; runs batted in: Jensen 2, Erskine, Andrews, Man ming, Rogers 2, Werner; hits off. Manning, 10 in 8 1/3 innings; at bat against: Manning 35, Erskine 1; struck out by: Manning T, Rogers 6; walked by Manning 2, Rogers 4; earned runs off Manning 2, Rogers 2; charge defeat to Man ming; hit by pitched ball; F, Schmitz by Manning; passed ball. Williams; wild pitch: Manning; left on bases; Douglas Il, Moose 8; time of game: hours min utes; umpires. Novel;, McAlister, Elliott; scorer: Clark.
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PILLS LOSE IA STRAIGHT NEW
 RECORD IS SET
Victory Puts Giants Near Top of National
 League

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-The Phil lies losing streak became the long est in the major leagues this sea son as the New York Giants slug ged out to 3 victory Sunday afternoon to hand the Phillies tneir fourteenth straight victory.
 The victory pulled the Giants onto the heels of the leagues leading Cardinals.
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osition, to spoil golden opportuni-

ties.
 Douglas was not far behind the Moose in bad fielding, four of the Paps' tallies being chargeable to the six Island errors, to let pitcher Manning down with not quite an even break. Although Manning al- lowed ten hits he kept them quite well scattered where they did little damage The days leading hitters were Erskine for Douglas and For sythe for the Moose. Erskine got a single and a double and two walks in five trips. while Forsythe got two singles and two walks in five times up. Rogers got s.ngle and double in five, Werner got two singles in four besides mak ng two beautiful stops and two horrible errors. Grummett got single and a double in four and JoLnny Niemi got two singles in five.
 The attendance last night was the noisest and largest of the sea- son
 Two two teams square off again tonight at 5.30 in Juneau.
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a fourbagger, followed by two sim gles and another Pape error to bring Erskine in.
 Moose Scores
 The Moose got one pack in the fourth when Grummett doubled to the Scoreboard in centerfield and Werner brought him in with a sim gle. Then in the first of the fifth Douglas added their last two on three Black Sox boots and Frs kine's two-baser to take what looked like wide lead of five to two. For sythe walked and stole and was driven in by Rogers double in the seventh to add another Pap tally, but the picture looked mighty dark for the Moose when after going down one, two, three before Manning's fine hurling in the eighth frame, they came up for their last bats needing two runs to stay in the ball game, and three to win.
 But the Moose. far from being licked, started right off after Chuck CT Manning Moval, who had whiff- ed on nine straight pitches in his first three times up, led off with a Chinese" single over short. White forced Moyal at second but was himself safe at first. Then Fritz Schmidt was hit by one of Man ning's pitches and climbed aboard first base, sending White to sec ond.
 Bags Filled
 Forsythe worked a walk to fill the bags with one out. Then Rog- CTS rolled an easy one to Jensen at third and it looked as though White would be forced at the plate, but Jensen's throw hit White and bounded past the catcher to the grandstand for the break that meant meant the ball game, White and Schmitz scoring on the play to tie the score at five all, with Rogers perched on second and For sythe on third. Then Claude Frs kline was brought in from left field to replace the tiring Manning on the mound. Hawkins was out on pop foul fly gathered in by Erskine, bringing up Jack Schmitz with two out and the winning run on third. Erskine worked the count to two strikes and one ball on Jack but the next pitch was high and got away from catcher Williams for passed ball that rolled to the grandstand to let in Forsythe from third with the run that spelled the end of the game and Douglas de- feat, putting the Moose one-up in the series.
 Rogers HurlS Good Ball
 Rogers, hurling for the Moose, pitched nice baseball, except for a letdown in the third when he al- lowed four bingles. Rogers allowed only two earned runs while his sup port made eight errors behind him and he made two wild heaves to bases himself Rogers blew his top in the fifth after four Moosers had booted the ball, came back to bear down for the rest of the game and finish. strong Not only were the Paps off in the field but were right wild on the basepaths, thrice being picked off while in scoring
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SPORT SLAN1S
Shame on Dick Shikatl

shame on Dlck SnlKat!
 If Dick had not had lapse of memory and forgotten his instruc- tions in his championship" bout with Danno O'Mahoney one even ing early in March the wrestling war now raging might have been averted. But no, Dick had to go in there and pin Champion Dannos bread shoulders to the mat while old Monsieur Jacques Curley almost threw fit at being forced to watch the proceedings and not be able to turn a hand to prevent the disaster And to make matters worse Shitkat announced that he was through wrestling under the banner of the Wrestling Trust
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GAMES SATURDAY Pacific Coast League

San Francisco 2; Los Angeles 3. Portland 3; Oakland l. San Diego 15; Missions II. Seattle 4; Sacramento 2.
 National League St. Louis 1; Pittsburgh '. Chicago 4; Cincinnati 5. Boston 2; Brooklyn 6. Philadelphia 1; New York 4.
 American League Detroit 3, 10; Chicago 1, 3. New York 16; Philadelphia 2. Washington II; Boston 5. Cleveland 0; St. Louis 4.
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GAMES SUNDAY Pacific Coast League

Portland 4, 1; Oakland 8, 0.
 San Diego 4, 2; Missions IS, 6. Seattle 12, 2; Sacramento 2, 3. San Francisco 6, 4; Los Angeles
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DETRIOT TIGERS TAKE
 TWIN GAMES FROM SOX

CHICAGO, H., Aug. IT. Last Saturday afternoon the Detroit Tigers took over third place in the American League from Chicago by sweeping a double bill with the White Sox 3 to and 10 to 3.
 The games were witnessed by 15,- 900 fans.
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Empire classifieds pay.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

To be issued September 1 and forms close August g. For space or listings please call Juneau and Douglas Telephone Company. adv.
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STANDING OF CLUBS
Corrected to Date)

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Evening star., 1936-02-27


ence Days preposterous wit, and in
termittently assuming the role of
canine nurse.
X X X X
- In his discourse on the latter
pursuit Mr.. Williams incidentally
of spaniel owners. He revealed that
his wife had discovered their spaniel
was nibbling its own ears in the
process of getting at food and that
at present one of the domestic duties
was holding up Michael's ears Chat
would be the pup, during lunch
con, preventing the poor pooch
from getting hair in the ham
burger. He wondered what should
be done about this situation, as there
was always chance that in domes-
tic crisis no one would be on hand to
support the ears and Michael, becom-
ing fond of the taste, might disfigure
himself.
A helpful and handsome lass at
Said Abercrombie and Fitch are now
selling moustache cups for cookers,
constructed to keep pendants suspend
ed in midair while the little brutes
MUNICH away complacently.
X X
Billy Hill, the song writing
man, dropped into Club Habana the
other night and completely surrounded
by Moe Baer. an interviewer taking
day off, and sundry other persons,
obliged by singing one of his own dit
ties from the bandstand. Being there
after subjected to volley of praise,
he said merits" to all this, settled
down to minimizing his exploits as
composer of Last Round Up" "Old
Spinning Wheel" Wagon Wheels"
"Lights Out" etc.
I'm am merely a citizen with
racket. from which I try to make a
living" said Mr.. Hill earnestly.
"Once tried to sell The Last Round
Up and old Spinning Wheel all in
one package for $50 to a phonograph
company. So they threw me out"
His eulogists still could not be per-
suaded to cease firing.
WeA, VIII duiilt olle tlllllS, Sdlo
Mr.. Hill Il was at one time the best
darned bus boy in New York. If
you'll get me a tray right now I'll
carry more dishes out of here in
minutes than any one in the place!"
Shows you where song writer's get
their ideas-the Last Round Up"
having terminated in the mind of a
dish rustler.
X X
80 Anecdote of the week concerns
q dance team that opened an engage
ment at certain local giggle gallery,
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snatched table cloths, strong women
grabbed menus and stepped on weaker
women in the rush for autographs the
other night when Tito Guizar visited
the Madrillon, sang a few choruses,
signed his way out. Peter Borras dis
coved afterward that everything but
the chandeliers had been autographed.
Emily Davis, Joan Scott Williams,
John Merriam, Dorothy Howe and sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Carroll, went to Volga
Boatman last week, but missed the
great evening when certain congress
sional gentlemen from Iowa insisted
that the band play Iowa, Iowa That's
Where the Tall Corn Cows" at the be-
ginning of each dance group.
The new Club Amsterdam finds its
Friday amateur nights producing mob
scenes. The winners eventually get on
a 20-State radio hook-up.
The Troika claims to be one of the
few Russian places in history to admit
that there is not an erstwhile imperial
nobleman or prince on the staff.
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stayed in town when the blossom
Time" company closed after its week
at the National, is the current star
Of the floor entertainment, singing all
the hits from the operetta. Music
is by Leon Brusiloh and there is
much singing Of the kind you like
by Drummer Jimmy Bright.
Sh0reham-Eleanor and Seymour
Royce, British dance stylists, remain
to dance their "Streamline" and
stepping Out in Mayfair" every
night in the ball room. Fay Moss,
modernistic dancer, and the Bonners
contribute to the advertisement and
the orchestra is batoned by Barnee.
Prince Mogul still is mystifying the
town every afternoon and evening in
the cocktail lounge.
" y y
Club Volga Boatman-Consuelo
Gonzales continues to headline the
continental floor show, which also
presents Nadia and Natacha, char
acter dancers on leave from the Fo-
kline Ballett; Vladimir Diloff, Rus
sian basso; Val Romanoff, whirlwind
dancer; Michel Michaeloh, violinist
and orchestra leader; Anna Sablu-
kova and the Russian Gypsy Cho-
rus and Owner er-Accordionist-Ma Master
Of Ceremonies Matt Windsor himself.
X y X X
Maryland Club Gardens--Charel de
Thomee, the chap with the most un-
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After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places.
NE of the local saty arriving spot
By the Spectator.
Trade Mark Registered. q. o. Patent

arriving at the spot to be greeted as
old pals by the doorman, manager,
head waiter and hat-check girl. They
were f1ustered no end.
Whats all this?" said they. EVERY
body knows us"
Sure" said the band leader. "You
remember the last time you played
here"
NO." said the male member Of the
team. The baton-waver named dates.
well I'll be-" said the hoofer.
II surely will be-"
Seems the pair had been on q high
tear at the time and didn't even recall
there was a town named Washington.
Jotted on the scratch pad:
Prize for the weeks best amateur
dancing goes to blond Elinor Ryan
and Brazilian Decio de Moura, whose
tangos actually were applauded at
Heigh Ho t. other night. Senor Moura
works with a monocle in the eye, never
bobbling the gadget a flicker even in
the fanciest twirls.
With the snow too far gone for ski
ing and the ground too slushy for fox
hunting. the Jack Hinckleys came up
from Warrenton to seek sport at Heigh
Ho last week. So did the Emmons
Smiths, who could win a matched pair
class in any show.
A gent in tails and lady in ermine
lent a Rernarr MacFadden touch tn
the Shoreham ball room recently by
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I EIGH-HO CLUB-.Marya and
Martyr remain at Pete Ma
cias' swank and intimate rem

OtZVOuS, udllCllls IleiC VII Aito
their third week. Marty Rubin and
Jimmy Nichols do the singing of va
rious songs and Pete's own orches-
ira makes bright dance rhythmS.
There's music in the downstairs tap
room every Sunday from II pm. until
am.
Mayfiower HoteI-There's dance mu-
sic every afternoon until 7 and evening
after 10 by Sidney's Orchestra. and the
place is as pleasant as it Is popular,
and vice versa. Drums by Buddy Har-
mon, violin by Harold Veo and songs
by Sid Cowen are the musical features.
X X x x
Club Habana-Susan Hall, pert
dancer about town, is the current
headliner of the twice-nightly en-
tertainment here. Also there's Bert
Granoff, the chap who is forced to
do more encores per performance
than any tenor in captivity. Music is
by Moe Baer and it's topping ex-
ample of modern Swing" Songs
are by Russ Cullen and Phil Dia-
mond.
Club Troika-Claudia Capelova, con-
tinental dancing star, is the new-
est bright spot in Nine. Helen Ham,
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SHIP COMMISSIONED

The first 1,850-ton destroyer to be
completed. the Phelps, was com~1is-
stoned yesterday at the Boston, M. SIS.
Navy Yard. The Navy Department
announced that after tests and trials
she will come to Washington for in
spection early April.
Commanding the Phelps is Comdr.
Albert H. Rocks, who served at the
Naval Academy as secretary of the
Academic Board and aide in 1888,
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And Many Others
Dining Room
Suites

5-pc. Solid Oak Dinette Set. Febru-
ary Sale Price ce-----------11.99
5-pc. Solid Oak Dinette Set. with ex-
tension table. February Sale Price,
14.99
5-pc. Solid Maple, Early American
Style Dinette Group. February Sale
Price
7-pc. Solid Pegged Maple Dinette Set.
February Sale Price ----59.75
1O-pc. Duncan Phyfe Dining Suite.
February Sale Price --------12 129.0O
1O-pc. Duncan Phyfe Dining Group.
February Sale Price ---------159.00
1O-pc. Dining Room Suite, Eighteenth
Century style. February Sale
1O-pc. Console Style Dining Room
Group. February Sale Price 249.O0
And Many Others
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usual voice in many a moon, who
never makes an appearance without
singing as many numbers as his throat
will stand, has returned here from
Paris. Sharing the spotlight is Portia
G. Portar, the only American girl
who really knows how to throw the
bull, who does Mexican character
dances. (Portia dances, not the BULLY
Evening star., 1936-02-27

~ NE .OI Cfle local SdtyIS WAO 10
inclined to brood at late
hours queried us the other
~ day about the lives of the
people who play in night club orches-
tras. He was worried about their
amusements, wondering what possibly
would be the diversions of people
who sleep all day and tootle or fiddle
all night.
Not knowing the answer to that
one we set out disguised as an in
quiring reporter the other night and
wound up talking to Burrus Williams
of Heigh Ho. famed pianist OF the
towns sWankiest club intime. Mr..
Williams, young, talented, married,
godfather to one spaniel pup, con-
fded that in his off hours he gives
piano lessons in the morning., but
steadfastly refuses to stage-manage
recitals for his infant pupils; waits
for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
to come back to town, which to him
is just like anticipating Christmas day;
reads Clarence Day at am. in the
morning, a tall, chill glass at his bed
side; works at the paternal problems
inherent to all guardians of puppies.
Hereafter We shall always carry
etched in our mind that picture of a
nightery player taking his relaxation
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And Many Others
Occasional Pieces

Lounge Chairs, pillow-back style.
February Sale Price ----------19.75
Lounge Chairs, four styles. Febru-
ary Sale Price ---------25.0O
Bareback Lounge Chairs, choice of
1915
Large, Low Refreshment Table, glass
inset top. February Sale Price, 6.79
Grand Rapids, Genuine Mahogany
Coffee Table. February Sale Price.
Grand Rapids, Genuine Mahogany
End Table. February Sale Price, 7.47
4-drawer Governor Winthrop Secre-
tary-Desk. February Sale Price, 1915
Carved, Solid Walnut Mirror-top Re-
freshment Table. February Sale
Price
Glass-top Modern Style Refreshment
Table, oval or round type. February
Sale Price
Duncan Phyfe Drop-leaf Table. Feb
ruary Sale Price ------15.95
Modern Tabletop Desk with S draw
ers and shelves for books. February
Sale Price ----------39.75
And Many Others
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the d u S m a II S
holiday teaching
Y ou t h how to
grow up and be-
come popular at
Heigh Ho, wait
ing for Mr.. Lunt
to appear in the
role of S a n t a
Claus, whilst Miss
Fontanne sWoops
about the stage
with that free
wheeling walk of
hers: rending the
air at dawning
with shrieks of
~oio&r ,uar Clor
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Supper Club Notes

ilton's Russian floor shows. The
others, who remain, are Karavaieff,
Marusia Sava, Ethel Pastor and Paul
inc Achmatova and the dance music
is by Sasha Bartnovsky and his mod
ern-music- minded Tziganes.
X y X
MadriIlOn - Marion Weeks, who
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sight Of group Of North Carolina,s
prominent political people. He'll do
the same for you II he knows what
you want.
II n
Lotus-The new Earl Lindsay Revue.
Tor which AL Norton puts down his
bass fiddle and goes to work as master
Continued on Page B-I4, Column q
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ordering two big.
rosy red apples
for dessert. Ate
'en, too.
Next week we
unveil r u t h i e
Bernard's b ril
liant compilation
of S e n a t ri a !
tastes in vitamins
A, B and 2.
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Beds and BEDDING

Studio Couches, open to twin or dou-
BILE beds. Plaid or plain coverings.
February Sale Price ------24.95
Front-opener Studio Couches, with
friezette coverings. February Sale
Price
Lift-up, Bed-Height Studio Couches,
plain or figured materials. February
Sale Price -------------- 1895
Innerspring Mattresses, roll-edge,
ventilated sides; all sizes. February
Innerspring Mattresses, high-grade
inner unit, quilted sides, handles for
turning and ventilators. February
Sale Price 24.95
Innerspring Mattresses, custom-built,
quilted sides; all sizes. February
Sale Price --------------
And Many Others
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Music is by Jimmy Harris and his
orchestra.
4 + 4 Il
H-Hat-Frank McNey gave more
evidence he knows how to keep his
domain and himself popular last week,
guiding the Paradise Islanders into an
almost endless string of DiMeland
ditties and songs Of the South at first
Evening star., 1936-02-27

CONTINUED on Page B-l4, Column a.
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BERMUDA
TOday's BOOndOggle

Among the many things that the prosperous city of Pueblo
have been unable to do without extension to
feed mill.
Convinced that this project must be worthwhile since Pueblo
asked for it, Federal officials approved without question and
the WPA spending $4,000 of Federal funds to build
this reinforced concrete extension wood frame
With all the in the world officials here cheerfuly
admit that they have the rmote idea whose feed mill
that they charging for what purpose is being
used but they morally certain that the mill is publicly
owned would be illegal to spend public relief funds
the extension of privately owned mill.
Just why municipal agency should feed MILL and
why that mill should need charging in this day and age
something that perplexes these officials ALL but to this
sorey puzzled department barely possible that the
primary purpose this enlarged feed mill will be to turn
brdseed with which feed the feahered inhabitants of that
tropical brdhouse which the Federal Government is also
constructing of $25 900 in Puebos city park