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TRUCK MARKETS.
T0DAU Via Naval Radio
AODA Fort Brown

AUSTIN, Texas, May 5.--Carlot ship
ments Of fruits and egetables-Mixed
vegetables, Texas, 4, others sc; total.
90; cucumbers, Texas, 1; total, 81;
canteloupes, Texas, 2; total. 2; carrots.
Texas, /; onions, Texas, so; total. m;
string beans Texas, l; total q.
Shipping point Observation-Disclosures
steady, $3.50 carlots, +. D. b. Browns
vile; beans, telegraphic orders, s1.00 TO
s1.15; tomatoes, too few sales to quote
market, mostly consignments.
Onions-Kansas City, two Texas, four
track, firm yellows. $2.25: whites. So %
to $3.50; Chicago. three Texas, 26
track, steady, yellows. s2.65 to s2.75: st.
Louis, 25 Texas, So track, steady, $3.50
for yellows; whites, $2.75 Cincinnati.
five track, firm, yellows, $3.50, to $2.75:
Detroit, no arrivals, stronger, yellows.
$3.50 to SETS; whites, $2.75 to $500;
Denver, three Texas, four track, steady.
unchanged; New York. 40 Texas, one
others, stronger. yellows, $2.75 to $3.50:
whites, $500 to $2.25; Philadelphia.
seven Texas. 21 track, stronger. s2.65 to
$2.75 for yellows; Pittsburgh, 20 Texas.
strong, yellows, S2.75 to $500; whites,
s2.75; Baltimore, two Texas, five track.
yellows, $2.75; Washington. no arrivals.
steady, yellows, $2.65 to $2.75.
Potatoes-Kansas City, 10 Texas, two
track, dull, $500; Chicago. six others.
214 track, stronger. $3.50 barrel; st.
Louis. three Texas. nine others, % track.
steady, $2.25; Cincinnati, one Texas
IA others, 35 track steady, s3.40 to $3.50;
Detroit. four others. 15 track. steady.
best $4.00; Fort Worth, one Texas. n
track, stronger, $500 to 1925; Dallas
eight Texas. one others, ~ track. steady.
$500.
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NAME COMMITTEE
ON ADVERTISING
Especial to The Herald.)

LA FERIA, Tex, May 5.-At special
meeting Of the Valley-wide advertising
committee selected at meeting called
last week by All Parker with Valley
citizens invited from every community
sub committee was named to work
out plans for advertising this section
The purpose of the main meeting last
week was to discuss ways of advertising
the Valley. The committee named yes
terday vii start plans for campaign
to raise funds for financing Valley-wide
publicity and advertising campaign
which was agreed upon as being neces-
sary.
The Subcommittee will meet in .the
near future and perfect organization.
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THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Unsettled
[ tonight and Wednesday. probably with
showers; continued cool.
East Texas: Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday; probably showers on
the coast. Light to moderate northeast
winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions
Scattered showers and thunderstorms
occurred in southern Texas yesterday
and light general rains practically
throughout the eastern states within the
last "a hours. 1Unseasonably cool wealth
er persists throughout the northwestern
states under moderate high pressure in
flnenfe.
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Truth Serum Fails to Get
Confession from Suspect

told what they were. Later he was
asked what he had seen and was able
to name but two objects. The negro
then was placed under the influence
OF chloroform, as he came from un-
der the influence of that anaesthetic
the questioning started.
BOY, did you kill Larry Milstead ?"
he was asked.
The negro mumbled. and the ques-
tion was repeated several times. Fin
ally the negro said:
mo, said. / didn't kill anybody"
"A deputy sheriff finally asked:
do you ever want to kill white
folks?''
The negro almost jumped from the
cot as he replied
No. sab, | don't / don't.
Sheriff Marshall scratched his head.
Murray Fisher. jailer, scratched his
head. DR.. House arose from
kneeling position.
Gentlemen. he said. II believe
this man to be innocent" However
the negro was held today for further
investigation.
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FOOTBALL STAR FOUND DEAD

ATLANTA. Ca, May 5.-Fay F.
Wood, 80, line coach of the Georgia
Tech football team since 1918 waa
found dead with gunshot wounds in the
head at his home here today. Police
found shot gun in one hand. He was
assistant manager of an insurance com
pany here. During his college days.
he played an end position at Notre
Dame. His widow and one child sur
yive.
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fBy The Associated Press !


JACKSON, Miss, May "a "lower-
ing of the maximum surtax rates and a
radical reduction in rates or the elm
ination of the federal estate tax in all
probability will be recommended to the
house ways and means committee by
the treasury next fall, Secretary Mellon
today declared in an address before
members of the Mississippi bankers as
sociation.
The secretary said that while it would
not be appropriate for him to set forth
definite program until the treasury
makes its recommendations to the COM
mttee in the light of income then
available he felt sure that the mar
gin Of surplus" would be ample for
these reforms.
The levy on an income tax, at prop
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Famous Irish Band
May Tour America

DUBLIN, May 5.-The Free State
Army band has now reached stage OF
artistic skill in which it can bear COM
parison with the best. military bands in
Europe. 1t has frequently filled the
ences at good prices, and its perform
ances throughout the provinces have
been warmly welcomed.
1t is now suggested by some American
friends who have heard the band that
it should be sent to the United States
to give performances in centers where
there are large populations Of Irish
origin, and the defence and finance min
istehs have been asked to consider this
proposal.
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Coolidge Hopes Talk
Will Benefit Europe

WASHINGTON, q. G., May 5.-While
Ambassador Houghton spoke on his own
responsibility in his address in London
last night, at the Pilgrims dinner,
President Coolidge is very hopeful that
The ambassadors Interpretation Of the
attitude toward Europe will be helpful
to Europe statesmen and people.
The president feels that the economic
situation in Europe is improving. The
Continued on Page Two)
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TOXIC HAS FIRE

TOXIC, May 5.-According to ad,
vices received here from Seoul, Korea.
devastating forest fire which started
near Kanyo. Hokudo province. continued
burning late today, sweeping through
numerous villages and leaving thous-
ands of persons homeless. The report
says serious damage has been caused
by the fire.
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Churchill Estimates
Reserve Note Values

LONDON. May 5.-Questioned in the
house of commons today at what aver
age price Great Britain's reserve notes
of $166.000,000 for payments on the Am
erican debt, were purchased and what
they were worth now. Winston Churchill,
chancellor of the exchequer. said they
were worth about 34.250.000 pounds. 1t
was impossible to give the average pur-
chases as compared with their cost at
par
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German Communists to
Rap Won Hindenburg G

HANOVER, May 5.-The> communists
have appealed to the trade union work
crs and socialists to hold an anti-Hir
Genburg demonstration Thursday, the
Gay on which the bauIgeoiSe bodies are
planning an impressive manifestation
tor the nresident- elect
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DEALER SLAIN

GREENVILLE. Tex, May 5.-Solon
Partain, grain and automobile dealer
was wounded fatally when pistol was
discharged accidentally. The bullet
entered his chest near the heart He
was at home when the accident occur
red. He died soon after being taken
to a hospital.
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WORKER KILLED

HOUSTON, Tex. May 5.-P J. (Pat)
Owens, AZ. employe of the city wate,
department was instantly killed today
by passenger train on Lorraine
street. He was walking along the track
near his home.
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YOUNG MAN STAYS SELF

PHOENI. Ariz.. Nav 5.-R. f. Bled
soc. 30. shot and killed himself at his
home here early today, a report to po-
lice headquarters said. Bledsoe is
son of T. Bledsoe. general counsel for
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail
way company.
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MRS. Killing DIES

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 5.-Mr
Caroline Beatty king, stepmother u
the late Mrs. Florence King Harding,
died suddenly today on train while
enroute from Daytona. Fla, to her home
in Columbus, Ohio.
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Nancy Jordan met Lieut.. F.
G. Warren of Kansas City
during the hysteria days in
England following the war.
Then he came home to the
United States, leaving Nancy
with an age-old problem. Mrs.
Warren, hearing about it, had
Nancy come to this country
with her baby boy. Soon Nan
CIV married Claude III. Clark, a
Chicago. salesman. He re-
Gently divorced her. Now Nan
cy, after being missing five
days, has been located in a
Kansas City hospital, where a
daughter was born.
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And speaking of this and that ano
the other thing. did you know that i
is next to impossible to buy business
property in Brownsville:
If you didn't know it, just try get
ting into the market.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
GOLD BEARING ONION
STARTED FIRST RUSH
FOR GOLD IN I84I

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-Receni
reports that the original first mug
get OF California gold was in the pos
session of a private collector in New
York have aroused chroniclers OF
southern Californias history to re-
mind the public that ii was an onion
not Suffers mill that started the first
California gold rush.
Moreover. these chroniclers relate,
that onion grew in the San Fernando
valley northwest of here. hundreds
of miles south OF Suffers mill, and
the gold rush IL started in 1S41.
seven years before James Marshalrs
discovery Of gold in FL Dorado coun.
ty.
Ii was on March Q, 1S4l. that
Francisco Lopez was riding through
San Feliciano canyon with compan
ion and stopped to eat lunch under
a tree. Lopez likes onions. and
when he saw wild one growing
within arms reach he leaned over
TO dig 1t up with his knife and add
II TO his meal. Clinging to the roots
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23

of that onion were several small
pieces of gold.
Soon the rush was on. As far
north as Santa Barbara and as far
south as San Diego the news of the
gold strike spread. In a few weeks
hundreds of men were sitting the
sands of the canyon for gold and
some were finding 1t in profitable
quantities.
Hostilities between the United
States and Mexico interrupted the
placer mining and when, in 1856,
mining activities were resumed in the
San Fernando field. the. latter but
greater gold rush started by the
discovery Of nuggets at Suffers
mill in the north was in full swing.
Estimates of the amount of gold
taken out of the San Fernando plac-
ers very widely. but such data as is
available indicates that more than
$5.000,000 in placer gold has been
shipped out of Los Angeles county
since Lopez's onion revealed the
existence of the metal here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
PROBE CHARGES AGAINST SENATORS
TWO SENATORS
UNDER ATTACK
Department Of Justice Inves-
tigating Charges Of Vio-
lating Law.

I WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - The
Department of Justice agents dis
closed today they are investigating
Mexico. and Selden p. Spencer. of
Missouri. on charges of violating
the same law under which the
grand jury is considering Sen. Bur-
ton X. Wheeler.3 This law is one
forbidding acceptance of pay for
practice before departments of the
Government.
Sen. Spencer is accused of help
ing to induce the Department of
Commerce to renew contract to
the Foulke Fur Company. of St
Louis, for which his law firm was
counsel. Under the contract the
company handles Government seal
skins from the Pribilof Islands.
Sen. Bursum is accused OF ask
ng an agent OF the Var Finance
Corporation to Arrange money to
aid under a contract he had to sell
cattle in Mexico. 80
Senator Spencer said the charges
against him related to a contract
for dyeing and handling Govern
ment seal skins The original con-
tract dates back 10 wears. At that
/ time ] had cs.cquaintance with
the contractors and no connection.
direct or indirect with the contract
il have never appeared before any
department of the Government in
connection with it and have never
the firm holding the contract.
Senator Spencer added that the
head of the fur company had since
become a valued client of the law
firm including Spencer and his con-
nection was continued.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
War Game on Large Scale
Staged for Pacific Coast

Josiah s. McKeen was scheduled TO
leave its winter quarters at Guantan-
amo Bay Feb. 13. but, theorically, it
will be late in the month when Adj
miral S. s. Robson, commander-in-
chief of the Pacific fleet, learns that
the enemy" is approaching and
leaves here to meet them. The pro-
bable meeting place will be Mag
dalena Bay. Lower California, as the
eastern fleet will seek to establish
a base there. Admiral Coontz, com
mander-in- of the naval forces
will witness the battle" from his
flagship, the Seattle.
After the battle problem has been
solved the two fleets will unite and
proceed to Los Angeles harbor for
overhauling, preparatory to sailing to
Hawaii about the first of April.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
CHICAGO POISON
CASE IS TO Be
RE0PENED NOW
Further Testimony Given in
Alleged Mystery Death of
DR.. Oscar Olson.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The Tribune
today said the body of DR.. Oscar
Olson will be exhumed as the re-
suit of testimony before the cor
oner's jury last Friday that William
S. Shepard showed great interest in
typhoid germs.
Shepard inherited $1,000, 900
when William McClintock died re-
Gently of typhoid fever.
Harry Olson. Chief Justice of the
Municipal Court, brother of DR.. Oh
son. said Oscar was a friend OF the
McClintocks parents before young
McClintock was born. Judge Olsop
said his brother suspected Mr.. ana
Mrs. Shepard and thought he was
trying to lessen their influence
with McClintock.
DR. Oscar Olson suffered from
ptomaine poisoning when visiting
the Shepards.. Shepard was alone
with him when Oscar ate a pear
which Shepard gave him. Oscar
!died few hours later and physi-
clans certified death was due to
heart failure
rhe case has been before the
public for several months Young
McClintock' fiance charged he died
Iunnaturaly. She was at his bedside
waiting to be married when he sud-
denly passed away.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23

SAN PEDRO. Cal. Feb. 23.-Half
the personnel of the United States
navy will engage in what is declared
to be one of the greatest sham bat
ties in American naval history. off
the coast of Lower California, Mex
leo, some time between Feb. 25 and
March IL, when the Pacific battle
fleet, based here, is to go forth to
meet the scouting fleet from the east
coast. theoretically trying to force
an entrance to the Los Angeles har-
Dor.
The combined strength of the fleets
engaged in the maneuvers will be
l3 battlcsh:ps. 120 scout cruisers.
d"stroyers and other war craft and
IL squadrons of aircraft These will
be manned by some 10000 men.
The eastern fleet of Vice-Admiral
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
LAST OF CIVIL
WAR GENERALS
DIES AT HOME
Major General James Harrii.
son Wilson, Passes
Away, Delaware.


WILMINGTON. Del. Feb. 23.-Ma-
ior General James Harrison Wilson,
died at his home in this city today.
He was the last of the corps COM
manders of either the Union or Con-
federate forces in the Civil War and
the last member Of General Grants
staff. In his long, distinguished car
eer he was soldier, engineer, rail-
road man and author. and in each
he showed marked ability with con-
sequent success. He was famous
as the captor of jefferson Davis and
was one of the best known OF the
cavalry generals in the Union army.
While at the head of $1,000 mounted
men, he conducted the campaign
through Alabama and Georgia known
in Civil War History as Wilson's
raid
General Wilson retired from mill.
tary service in 1870 TO devote his
time to railroad work. only to re-
turn to the army during the, Spanish
American war and the Boxer cam
paign in China. His latter years
were spent in writing. He was the
author in collaboration with Charles
A. Dana Of the life of General Grant,
written, in the early seventies.
Born near Shawneetown. ILL.,. Sep
tember 2. 1897, General Wilson's ear
liest known paternal ancestor was a
Revolutionary soldier" His father
was a captain in the Black Hawk
war and subsequently colonel in
the Illinois militia. The general was
educated at McKendree college. Le-
banon,. ILL.,, was graduated from West
Point in 1860. and assigned to the
Typographical engineers. He was
attached to headquarters of the de-
partment of Oregon and later was
chief typographical engineer OF. the
Port Royal expedition. He served
in the department of the south, was
at the bombardment of Fort Pulaski
and was acting aide-dercamp to Gen.
eral George B. Mcclellan until Oct
ober, 1862, being present at the
4
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
BANK ROBBED;
POSSES MAKE
FAST CAPTURE

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Feb. 23.-Fol-
lowing the robbery of the Millburg,
Michigan, bank, late Saturday after
noon, of $1,000 in currency and $52,-
900 in bonds, posses chased five ban
dts for 40 miles and engaged in pis-
tol and shot gun duels for three
hours. The posses wounded four
bandits, captured them with the fifth
and recovered all of the loot at New
Carlisle, Indiana.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
THIRD PARTY
MOVEMENT IS
GIVEN START
La Toilette Plan Is Finally De-
cided Upon-Select
Name Later.

CHICAGO, Feb 23 The La
Toilette plan for the organization
of a new National political party
was adhered to here yesterday. by
the same men and women who Sat
urday night decided to give up the
political ghost.
The formation of the new organi-
cation followed the sine die ad-
journment Saturday night of the
conference of the Political Progress
sive Action.
Yesterday the delegates again got
together, however, and voted for a
new party, the name to be selected
later
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
ALASKA SHIPS
SMALL FORTUNE
IN FUR SKINS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Oyer
2S6.000 skins valued at $2,000.000
were shipped from Alaska last year
the Biological Survey announces. The
average price was lower than in
1898 but the total value for 1924
was higher. Mink numbered 1886
and led In value at $334,356.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
FUNDING FOR HALF II. s.
VAR LOANS ARRANGED
BY DEBT COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-The re-
curing discussion of refunding the
obligations of France to the United
fact that the American Debt Com
mission has accomplished funding dr..
rangements for approximately half OF
the loans made by this government
during and after the World War.
AT the time the commission was cre-
ated there was due the United States
SlO.lO2,0O0,000 In principal. plus in.
terest in excess of $l.150. 900, 900 The
commission now has negotiated settle
ment with Great Britain, Poland
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
Injured in Automobile
Accident, Death Comes

GAINESVILLE, Ga. Feb. 2S.--Nor-
ris Moore, injured Friday night in
an automobile accident with Col W.
ID. Simmons, former Imperial Wiz
ar dof the Ku klux nlan, died Sat
urday night from his injuries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
Body Of Capt. Gibson
To Be Shipped, Seattle

MANILA, Feb. 23.-The body OF
Capt J. s. Gibson. chairman OF the
Seattle Commercial Mission, who
died here Friday attending a dance,
will be returned to Seattle on the
steamship President Mckinley. The
commission will continue its itin-
erary, Howard NJ Lewis having
been chosen to succeed Capt. Gibson
as chairman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
Dirigible Los Angeles
Returns from Bermuda

LAkEHURST, Feb. 23.-The dir
igihle Los Angeles, returned shortly
after midnight Saturday night from
Bermuda. The dirigible was unable
to moor at Hamilton, Bermuda. ow-
ing to adverse weather
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
30 Persons Killed When
500 Huts Are DESTROYED

CAIRO. Feb. 23.-Thirty were
killed and 3S seriously injured to-
day when 500 huts were destroyed
lby fire. nearly eliminating the Rah-
maniya village near Damanhur.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
Osborne Wood, Missing
In Paris, Is Located

PARIS, Feb. 23.-OsDorne Wood,
son of Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood, of
the Philippines. reported missing last
Saturday, since Monday. was report
ed to be at Biarritz. guest of
Charles Wacher.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
ALASKANS WILL
GO IN MOVIES
Manager Of N. c. Company
at Tanana and Solomon
Bascom Going to States

FAIRBANKS, Feb. 23.-Word has
been received here from G. V. Goss,
manager of the Northern Commercial
Company at Tanana. that Goss and
Solomon Bascom, Indian, with the
dogteam leaders Gascom and Sport,
and team of malamutes and vol
yes and the original sleigh used in
the second serum race, will leave
this week for the states. 1t is re-
ported that Bascom is under con-
tract with Goss in the movies or
on the stage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
u. S. VIII InUite
Nations OF World
To Big Celebration

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-In-
tention to invite the nations of
the world to join the United
States in observance of the 200
anniversary of George Washing
ton, in 1892. was announced Sat
turday by President Coolidge, in
behalf of the committee appointed
to arrange for the celebration.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
World Fliers Are
Now to Be Rewarded

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The Sen
ate has approved the House bill re-
warding the world fliers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
Lieut.. Hayden Is
Slowly Improving

MANILA. Feb. 23.--Lieut. F. l..
cident at Corregidor Island, con-
tinues to improve and is virtually
out of danger.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
WI. JAEeDINE

William M. Jardine of Kan
sas, has been nominated and con-
firmed as the next Secretary of
Agriculture. Mr.. Jardine was a
cattle puncher in Montana at
fifteen, and then attended Utah
Agricultural College, where later
he was an instructor He has
been at the head of the Kansas
Agricultural College since 1918
and Is q member of the Presi-
dents Agricultural Conference.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
Maurice Thompson
Reappointed Adjt. Gen.

OLYMPIA. Wash, Feb. 23.-Gov.
Hartley has reappointed Maurice a.
Thompson as Adjutant General.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
QUARANTINE At
NOME IS LIFTED

NOME, Feb. 23.-The diphtheria
quarantine was lifted Saturday and
the American Legion Dance and the
first movie show since the epidemic
night.
Miss Morgan Public Health nurse.
will remain at work here for another
month and she examined pupils at the
opening of the schools here today
and will weekly for a month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
TWO NEW CASES

NOME Feb 23-Two new cases
OF diphtheria, the small children of
Pete Larsen. were reported by Miss
Morgan. public nurse. There is no
alarm as a few new cases are ex-
pected now and then.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23
kAssoN GOES IN MOVIES

NOME, Feb. 23-Gunnar Kasson,
last driver of the first serum race to
Nome, with Baltic and his other dogs
of his famous team, is preparing to
leave for Hollywood engaged by a
motion picture concern.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-02-23

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