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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24
33 NETTED IN RUM
RAIDS AT SHERMAN
(Bv The Associated Press }

SHERMAN. Tex, Feb 24.-Thirty-
three men and women were arrested
early this morning in and near Denison
in systematic raids conducted by the
sheriff's department and Denison po-
lice, directed by County Attorney Roy
Finley Of Sherman. hTe city Jail Of
Denison was overrun until bonds could
be arranged while those failing to make
bond wre brought to the county Jail in
Sherman.
Warrants on which the arrests were
made charged liquor law violations and
operation of disorderly houses. A
quantity Of liquor and some stills were
taken. Other arrests are expected later
this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Feb "a
Prohibition agents are worried about
a new type Of non-alcoholic intoxicant
which they say produces drunkards
as effectively as the most potent old
fashioned alcoholic beverage.
A jag loving but law admiring gen
ius in Sacramento has evolved the new
style drink and Colonel Ned NJ. Green,
prohibition administrator, said today
that he had received a letter from a.
R. Shurtleff, in charge Of Sacramento
enforcement officers, asking for ad
vice.
''The town is full Of gas hounds, z
the letter said "Gas hounds" is colo
quial for those who mix two quarts of
milk with one quart Of automobile gas
oline and dring the result
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24
Mates Cleaned at Poker;
u. s. Collects for Seaman

San Francisco, was continued with
time off for sleep. meals and work.
When the tanker reached New York
the game was wide open stud and Da-
Wis had $3.50 in cash and $500 in Il.
O. U.s." all on a borrowed dollar from
the ships cook.
The PLAYERS got suspicious, examin
ed the cards, detected what they felt
were rather unethical marking and
descended on Davis. They relieved
him Of his winnings and split them
up pro rata. In the ensuing discus
sion Davis was mauled badly and
came into port wearing bandages on
his head.
He went to the customs house, the
city hall and other political look
ing places and finally told his story
Continued on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 24-Char-
les G. Davis, able seamon, not only
won all the ready cash of his mess
mates in 25 day poker game on the
high seas between San Francisco and
New York, but obtained the aid Of the
United States government to collect
some of his winnings.
He shipped on the oil tanker La
brea January % without a cent in his
pocket and today quit the ship with
s72 in pay and S133 in poker winnings
tucked away.
It took the moral support Of a
United States commissioner and As
sistant United States attorney and
detective from the New York police
for him to collect. however.
A five cent poker game started at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24
IN OUR
VALLEY

a BASEBALL PLAYER, writing to
4 n the sporting editor of the San An
tonic Express from Miami, Fla, where
he has been playing winter baseball
predicts a boom for Southwest Texas
and the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
His message is quite interesting. He
says:
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 10, 1926.-Sport-
ing Editor Express: | am down here
in Florida playing ball with the Boca
Ration Club in the Sunshine League.
Winter baseball is about over here.
But that's not it. | am going to tell
you about something that's worth
while to Texas and San Antonio, and
that's this: We are going to have one
of the largest real estate booms in
Texas in the next two years that Texas
ever saw, from Brownsville on into San
Antonio. The boom here is about over.
Everybody here now has his eyes on
Texas, or the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
All real estate men here now are boost
ing Texas and nearly all of the Miami
papers also. | know if lots here sell
for $4,000 apiece an acre of land in
the Lower Rio Grande should be worth
the same as / have seen nothing here
that will compare with our Lower Rio
Grande Valley soil or its climate. |
am looking for the boom to extend from
Brownsville to San Antonio, as all real
estate firms are boosting San Antonio
and Brownsville. Boost Texas. Let's
bring the North, East, West and South
to the South. It's coming, and it won't
be long.
R. f LYNN"
Tampico is very much in earnest in
its efforts to join with G. N. Haskell,
former governor of Oklahoma, now a
resident of Mexico, in his plan to
build a toll road from Tampico to the
border at Matamoros. The roads would
form junction with the Laredo Mexi
can City national highway somewhere
southwest of Tampico.
Frequent conferences have been held
at Tampico between Haskell and his
representatives and the American Cham
Der of Commerce and other civic organi-
ations at Tampico.
Tampico is awaiting only further
clearing up of some details after which
it feels that the city will join in the
program.
Erby Swift, Haskell's representative,
in a communication to the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce, announced that
he expects to be in this city shortly to
take up the road proposition at this
end.
The official lineup for the 1926 Val
ley Mid Winter Fair indicates the
availability of plenty of energy and
brains for the exposition.
The fair last year had its most sue
cessful run, from a financial stand
point.
1t is in better shape than since its
beginning to develop the fair the Valley
expects eventually to have.
r. T. (Bob) Stuart of Stuart Place
continues as president, and his board
of directors includes the old members,
who are S. Finley Ewing Joe r. Rob
erts, Sam Bolts, all of Harlingen, John
T. Lomax of San Benito, AL F. Parker
of La Feria, and w. f. McDavitt Of
Continued on Page Eight.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24
(By The Associated Press.

MARIETTA, Okla, Feb 24.-Mrs. J. V.
jenkins, charged with conspiring to
cause the death Of her husband, a
Gainesville, Texas, dent st. waived ar
raignment and preliminary hearing here
today and was held for trial in district
court under $4,000 bonds.
The act on was agreed to by attor-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24
BELGIUM APPROVES DEBT PACT
(Bv The Associated Press.)

IBy The Associated Press.0
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 24.-The
Belgian senate today ratified the debt
funding agreement with the United
States, negotiated at Washington. The
vote was 110 to 10, with one abstention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-24

BY Naval Radio to The Herald from
U. s. and Texas Agriculture Depart
ments.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

James o. Buzard, one of the most
prominent ming men in this section
Of Alasfla, and one who is backed up
by such men as Schwab and Prick,
great captains of industry, returned
to Seward on the Portland from Sell
dovia and left for Hope by the over
land route last Sunday.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

rights of occupation that it was ne
cessary to protect. Roads, sidewalks,
fences, wharves, and buildings of
various kinds controlled the position
Of the streets and alleys.
,"The lots and blocks are irregular
in shape, and the streets and alleys
harrow and crooked. This could not
be avoided as it was not desirable
to move permanent or semipermanent
structures.
"The various Government reserves,
church tracts, and the claims of ma
tive Indians have been carefully mark
ed out. Certain other tracts are re-
served as public parks"
The townsite contains total of ap-
proximately 125 acres.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

Mr.. Morgan is one of the latest ar
rivals from the Nome country. He
operated in the British India tin dis.
,trict for many years, and upon hear
ing of the discovery Of tin near Cape
York he at once left for that section.
Morgan first went to Nome in 1898,
and thence back to Singapore, which
has long been his home. He reached
York in June, 1903. Nome or Cape
York tin, he asserts, can be mined
and sold on the New York market for
$500 per ton less than any other tin
and at profit. The supply he thinks,
cannot be exhausted in fifty years.
The Cape York district is about Is
miles wide, stretching away to the
east OF Cape Prince of Wales for
distance Of sixty miles.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13
SHORTAGE BAIT FORCES
HAL|BUT BOATS TO CUT
FISHING SEASON SHORT
GASBOAT CLARA TO SPEND REST
OF YEAR HERRING FISHING
AT HALIBUT COVE

The halibut boat Clara, Capt. John
Stemland, hove into port Saturday
from Seldovia as a result of a short
age of bait at westward points. He re-
ports several boats have given up hal
ibut fishing on this account and plan
to spend the remainder Of the year
herring fishing.
Captain Stemland and his partner,
Einar Nelson, are putting away their
halibut gear and are getting an out
fit together preparatory to starting
out herring fishing at Halibut Cove.
They expect a good herring season
as the run has never yet failed to
make the Halibut Cove waters. They
will build a float at the Cove on
which they will pack their catch by
the Scotch cure method.
They also stated they had very
good halbut season and only the bait
shortage forced them from continuing.
They will start for the fishing banks
within the next few days
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13
ANCIENT TOWNSHIP
To REMAIN SAME
STREETS AND ALLEYS OF OLD
RUSSIAN COMMUNITY TO RE-
MAIN NARROW AND CROOKED
AS IN DAYS OF YORE

The Department Of the Interior thru
the General Land Office has accepted
returns on a subdivisional survey of
the ancient townsite of Sitka, Alaska,
it has been announced. Sitka had a
considerable population at the time
of the purchase of Alaska from Rus
STA.
In a statement relative to the sur
vey, the Department says:
"The surveying problem has been
complicated one, owing to the many
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

Discovery claim on Fairbanks creek
proves to be wonder. High values
are now uncovered on the upper half
The volume of high grade gravel Of
known existence is now estimated on
this claim approximately one million
cubic feet
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

The volume of traffic between here
and the creeks is steadily increasing.
Last Tuesday night fifty teams stop
ped at the Gilmore roadhouse. It is
probable that daily stage line will
be installed between Fairbanks and
the principal points on the creeks.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13
MUSH|NC BACK
TWENTY YEARS
From The Gateway Files Of
Long Ago

Enough placer tin to supply the
world lies in the streams Of the Cape
York district in Alaska, in the opinion
Of John Dix Morgan, mining engi-
neer Of Singapore.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

Game is very scarce in this market.
The shops cannot supply the demand
for moose, caribou, sheep and the
various fowls. AS high as $3.50 has
been paid for one of the little feather
ed white ptarmigan, of no more than
a pound in weight.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

P. E. Peterson, one Of the owners
of the Telephone group of copper
claims at Sunny bay, ten miles down
the harbor, has been in town several
days from the scene Of his mining OPP
erations
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13
Cooper's Landing on
Russian River Trail

reasonable rates at Cooper's Landing at the lower
end of Lake Kenai the entrance to the famous Rus
sian river trout stream and Skilak lake region Fish
ing and hunting unexceled A scenic trip unsur-l
passed. Located six hours from Seward Address
Chas. Lean, Prop, Rddiford P. o., or phone Law
ing for boat connection.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13

On account of the harbor at Valdez
being frozen over, it has worked a
hardshoip on steamers coming into
the ever open waters Of Resurrection
bay where Seward is situated, and
where the promoters Of the Alaska
Central had the foresight to locate
the terminus of their railray system.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
Body of Youth, II,
Found in Flames

TYLER. Tex, April 21.-The body
of John Wesley Thompson, 17-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. .Thomp-
son, was found in a mass Of flames,
his clothes burned from his body. By
members Of the Thompson household
when they returned 10 the home in
Lindale tuesday night.
The youth was sitting by the
Kitchen stove when members of the
house hold left for a few minutes
lanes which ignited the home were
quickly cxiinguished before any dam.
aga was done. Funeral services will
h held WsGLt sday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
MY. MAN DENIES
LABORFAVORS
CHANGES
Priest Declares Mine Field
Conditions Greatly
Exaggerated.

WASHINGTON. April 21.-CPD-
Many Of the statements o fact and Of
theory used By the vets in their cam
paisn against the yolstead act were
denied cstegorieslly today by dry wit
7. naseS before the Senate prohibition
committee.
Tho United States attorney at
Cleveland, A. E. Bernstein, said the
dry law not only is enforceable, but Is
being enforced in Northern Ohio.
A denial that organized labor is a
unit for beer and wine was entered by
!. Charles Sickle. of New York, a social
economist. who said he had established
beyond doubt that many eminent labor
leaders are prohibitionists.
PRIEST TESTIFIEs.
Father J. J. Curran, of Wilkes
barre, Pa. told the committee that an
other Catholic priest, Father Francis
Kasaczun, of Sugar Notch, Pa, had
misrepresented the facts when be test
flied TO a degrading situation under
prohibition in the Pennsylvania an
fhracits fields.
In its only session OF the day the
committee also heard testimony in sup
rort of the dry law from Canon Viii
liam s. Chase. Of New York, superin-
sfendent of the international Reform
5 Federation: Oliver W. Stewart, of
Chicago. head of the Flying Squadron
+ Foundation, and Cora Frances Stod-
- nf pncfou
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
Drys Attack Testimony of Vets at Hearing
Mrs, Slayden, g..
Expires at Home
Following Illness

Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen
MaUry Slayden, 65, originator of tie
Battle of Flowers as a San Jacinto
Day celebration in San Antonio, who
died Tuesday night. at her home, 102G
West Craig Place, will be held Thurs
day morning. Bishop w. 7. Capers
and the Rev. Sylvester Z. Robertson.
of st. Marks Episcopal Church, will
officiate..
Pallbearers will be Maury, Albert
and ]. S. Maverick. Robert McGa-
raugh. Norval j. Welsh Jr. and Shell
by McNeel Jr.
Mrs. Slayden, widow of former Con-
gresham James l.. Slayden, had been
in ill health for several months.
A native of Virginia, Mrs. Slayden
married and came to San Antonio
nearly 80 years ago. She was al
active civic worker and writer.
Surviving are one brother, Price
Maury of Charlottesville one sister.
Mrs. Albert Maverick. of this city,
and other San Antonio relatives.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
$500 Will Cover
Street Damages,
Steffler Claims

~ Water damage to the streets Of San
Antonio viii not exceed $500. Com
missioner of Streets Paul z. Steffler
announced Wednesday.
81 Gravel streets bore the brunt Of
r,the damage with 5000 estimated as
their repair bill. Bridge ratings and
approaches represent the rest of the
damage. Workmen are expected 70
stclean the streets before the end Of the
week. the commissioner says.
All of the gravel thoroughfares,
however, will not be completely re-
! paired by that time because the ap-
/. proach 10 the city gravel pit must be
repsired before any gravel can be
hauled.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
FLOODS CLAIM
TEXAN s LIFE
CONTINUED from Page ~

Central Texas reached eight inches at
Bsstrop. while the whole section was
literally drenched. San Marcos re-
ceived six and q half inches, accom-
panied by violent electrical disturb
ances.
Dallas was in the center OF general
downpour that covered all North
Texas. extending to the extreme east
ern border. where Texarkana report
ed driZZling rain was accompanied
by a shivery drop in temperature.
Heavy rains on the watersheds of
the north and south Concho rivers
converging at San Angelo brought
rises approximating fifteen feet in
both streams today. Precipitation
ranging from two 10 three inches was
noted in that section, with rain still
falling. The Abilene section had bet
ter than an inch early today.
To the northwest and Panhandle,
the rain dwindled, although it wa,
generally distributed. Wichita Falls
had half an inch since yesterday, while
further out Lubbock got only one-quar-
ter inch.
The Texas coast. however, appar-
entity is escaping the general delugc.
Galveston started San Jacinto day
with bright skies and balmy sunshine.
while around Brownsville, the coast
and lower Rio Grande valley, the SUI
was out in full force.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
STORK LEAVES wee PRINCESS
AT DUCHESS OF YORK'S HOME

/ 1t is almost exactly three year
since the slightly known Lady Eliza
beth Bowes-Lyons, the duchess, be
came the bride of the kings secOnl
son and from the quiet retirement
of the home of her father was sudden,
" thrust into the fierce social light
that beats upon the throne and thu
royal circle. Since then the duchess
has taken a full share in those social
duties which the public demands OF
every member of the kings family
By her pleasant manner and genial
smiles she won her way into the
hearts of the people, whose congtatul-
atoms today are pouring in.
MAY SIT ON THRONE.
Although it is a somewhat remote
contingency. there is a possibility that
today's baby one day may sit on the
throne as a British sovereign. Should
the Prince of Wales and the Duke
of York die before King George with
neither leaving an heir, the Duke OF
York's daughter would stand in the
same position with respect to the
crown as did Queen Victoria when
William " died. q.
Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent,
fourth son of George III. was dead.
but two younger sons of George HI
the Duke Of Sussex and the Duke OF
Cambridge-wGre living. Nevertheless.
succession went TO Victoria as the
daughter of the elder son, and presum-
ably such an arrangement would be
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
Houston Gets
Inch Rain

HOUSTON. April 21.-LP-NC
material damage had been reported
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
Gravel Streets
And Cars Suffer
From Rainstorm

"Send help quick. My street
has been washed away"
"My garbage can has floated
away
What must l do? My sutO-
mobile is under water"
Such are a few Of the excited
telephone calls received by
Charles H. Boyle, chief clerk in
the street department, Wednes'
day.
Practically all gravel was
washed off a number Of newly
topped streets.
Hundreds Of appeals for re-
lief were received.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
PRIEST TEsTIFIEs.
DENIES STATEMENT.

y Just before adjournment, DR.. J. NJ.
Z Doran, of the prohibition unit, was
{ nut on the stsnd and denied the esti-
{ mate of District Attorney Buckner Of
New York that 60,000.0O0 gallons of
alcohol were diverted in 1925. Only
81, 10000 gallons were released in
that year for industry, medicine and
science. be said, and Of this amount
100000 was completely denstured
for anti-freeze solutions and 21,000,-
900 gallons was specially denatured.
He computed that between 100000
and 100000 gallons reached the
bootleg trade.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
ARRIVES EARLY.

here as result Of rains last night
in this immediate section which
ranged from IL to / inch.
Sealy was virtually marooncd to-
day as ? heavy rain last night caused
washouts on the Santa Fe. Katy and
Cane Belt railroads which serve that
town. Roads were impossible.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
Creeks Swollen
al LnGkhart

LOCKHART. April 21.-A total OF
five inches of rain has fallen here
during the past IL hours. 1t is still
raining. Creeks and rivers are up and
automobile travel is at a standstill.
The rainfall will cause much dam
age TO plowed lands.
Many small bridges are reported as
being swept away.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21

LONDON. April 21.-CP-Ihc
Duke and Duchess of York are The
proud possessors of girl baby. The
little princess made its advent into
the world at > 40 O'Clock this morn
ing. in the childhood bedroom of the
duchess in the town house of her
father. the Eearl of Strathmore. The
baby is the first child Of the duke
and duchess.
The Duke Of York is the second
son of King George and Queen Mary.
The duchess was formerly Lady Eliza.
beth Bowes-Lyon. The couple was
married in Westminster Abbey, April
4, 1923.
Popular interest. second only 10
that which attended the arrival of the
first baby of Princess Mary, daugh-
ter of the king and queen. and her
husband. Viscount Lsscelles, long had
been focused on the expected event.
ARRIVES EARLY.
There was much qualification on
the part of the people to learn from
the official announcement that tho.
duchess has been safely delivered of
princess.
The baby arrived a little earlier
than had been expected by the phv-
sicians. who did not anticipate the
occurrence until the end of the month.
The Duke of York was present in the
Strathmore home and received hearty
congratulations. Recently the duch-
css has been in remarkably good
health. She accompanied the duke to
the theater a few days ago.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
Laredo Completes
Last Highway Gap

LAREDO, Tex, April 21.-CP)-
With the hard surfacing of the one
and one-half mile gap on the Santa
. Maria highway. Laredo is connected
with the La Sale county line, near
Encinsl, by a paved road Of SO miles
This connects Webb county with the
Meridian highway. and the only IN
paved section Of this highway is in
la Sale county.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
San Gabriel
River Rises

GEORGETOWN. April 21.-Four
inches of rainfall during the last "a
hours has caused water to rise to the
eightfoot level in both the north and
south forks Of the San Gabriel river
here. No damage has been reported.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-21
RAINS SWELL
OLM0S CREEK
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4 o'clock Wednesday morning when
reports reached him that heavy rains
we're falling on its watershed.
Reports from Leon Springs and
the hill country to the north and
northwest Of San Antonio said that
heavy rains had fallen throughout the
night.
First reports sent in by firemen
were that the OlmOs was rising mp
idly and at one point was within two
feet of the flood stage Of 1921. At
that time it was feared il would bring
a flood in the river below.
At 10 80 O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing. however. when it reached s IL
feet at the Blanco road crossing. IT be-
Gan 10 recede and within a short time
had fallen more than three feet.
Meantime. however. Commissioner
Wright had stationed men along the
river and all creeks, TO warn residents
in case a flood menaced.