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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
 NOVEMBER 2, 1926.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That on the Second day of November, A. D. 1926, and Election will be held for the purpose of electing a Delegate to Con- gress from the Territory of Alaska; one Senator and four Representatives to the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska; and two Road Commissioners for the Third Division of Alaska, as provided by law.
 The Common Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, having heretofore duly designated the voting precincts of said City and the polling place therein the electors are hereby noti- fled: That all duly qualified voters residing within the boundaries of the said City of Seward will vote at the City Hall Building, located in rear of Lots 35 and 36 of Block 10, the same being the duly designated polling place in and for precinct of Seward, Alaska.
 The said polling place will be open between the hours of o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. m. of said End day of November, 1926.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 1st day of October, 1926.
 By order of the Common Council:
 J. P. HANNON
 Municipal Clerk of the City
 of Seward, Alaska.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE KODIAK RECORDING PRE- CiNCT, THIRD DIVISION, TER RITORY OF ALASKA, AT ko- DlAk, ALASKA
 In the Matter of the Estate of Louis Meising, deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned, administrator of the estate of Louis Melsing, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons hav- ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit such claims, with the neces- sary vouchers, within six (6) months after the first publication of this no- tice to the said administrator at the office of John F. Coffey, attorney at law, located in the Gray building in the village of Kodiak, Third division, Alaska, which said office the under signed selects as his place of business in all matters connected with the said estate of Louis Melsing, deceased. Dated and first published this first day of November, 1926.
 NORMAN NOBLE
 Administrator of the es-
 tate of Louis Melsing, de-
 ceased
 JOHN F. COFFEY
 Attorney for the Administrator. First Publication November 1, 1926. Last Publication. November 29. 1926
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Eaton, Crane and Pike Highland Linen Stationary-Schallerer's Alas ka Shop.
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BURNED VESSEL FOUNDERS

EUREKA, Nov. 1. P)-The steam schooner Everett sank yesterday, a half mile off the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
OFFER BICPRICE
FOR TEXAS ROAD
s. p. Asks Permit to Buy
Dayton-Goose Creek
Line for 100000
{ BY The Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, ID. O.. Jan. Gig
ures illustrating a remarkable increase
in railroad. values were laid before the
interstate commerce commission today
by the Southern Pacific company in
asking permission to pay 100000 in
cash for the common stock Of the Day
ton Goose Greek railway in Texas, al
though the par value Of the outstanding
capital stock Of the company is only
$25 900
The Southern Pacific also asked the
commission to approve its project to
lease the Dayton company to the Texas
and New Orleans, one of its subsidi-
aries.
In explaining why the Southern Pa
cific wished to pay price Of 36 times
the company's par value, the applica
tion said the Dayton company was earn
ing $4,000 a year.
r. S. Sterling, owner Of the Dayton
stock, contracted on November . to
make the delivery at the demand Of
the Southern Pacific company. The ap-
plication said the interstate commerce
commission had valued the Dayton line
at $575,OO0, using figures and condi-
tiOns of 1914
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
Woman Assaulted bv
Negro, Officers Are
informed IN Houston


HOUSTON, Tesas, Jan. g. Held
helpless. slapped every time she tried
to make an outcry. threatened with
death if 81 licked him again, Mrs. L.
Fl. Memely. 23, told police that she had
been assaulted by a negro in the bath
room Of the servants house in the rear
Of 7. /. Lees home I'D fashionable
Mortro-e boulevard last night
According 70 Mrs. Memely she had re-
ceiyed telephone call last night from
girl friend With her sister She took
a street car 10 visit her friend After
they left the car. she said Zig negro
man stepped from behind a clump Of
bushes and seized her BY the arm
NV sister screamed" she said. and
ne toid her to shut up aad starten
walking down the street wth ne.
tried to get loose, but could not. Ny
sister screamed again, and he tod her
III she made another sound he would
Mill her-
At that minute we came 10 the walk
that leads UP to the servants room.
The negro grabbed and pulled me in
before my sister knew where we were
lie dragged me up the steps and tried
to yell. lie said he would Kill me ii
made another sound. and was 50 scar
"a that ! could not do anything but
kick him as hard as | could. Just that
minute the night watchman came by
and the negro gral bed my mouth and
said If | made sound he would choke
me to death
The night watchman went on past
-. Il.
man dragged me to the bathroom where
he assaulted me.
Then he started back. saying he was
going to get my sister. But | ran down
the steps and found nv sister before
he Id. We made for 4 street and light
and the negro came along behind US
TIE said If YOU women scream Ill
shoot both Of you
Then an automobile came BY and
the negro ran.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
ANXIETY FELT
IN j. :. OVER
MEXICAN Laws
international Code, Ag-
reement Of 1923 Vio-
lated in New Land Oil
Bills, is Claim
NV The As .ocia-cd FIRES n

WASH %GTON y G. Jar & Off
c;al silence ~ Wa-h.r..on ". WI d.+,iI.
Of ncgotiatior. vi.h tho Nfr...can fnr-
.o;en nffic. over retroactive faa+,,,cs Of
New Ncvir:p uetr,laYo, Ana lana HIN
LEGISLATION hl~ failed M conDcYi tha
grave anxiety with which event. i'm
Mexico civ are bej,a oLscrynd
De pite reiterated repre- scutations
it j~ now known that the alien land
law awaiting FORMULATION contains gt
least four clauses of retroactive appli-
cations which would adversely affect
the interests of American investors Nm
the properties involved. There can be
no question but that these are regard
ed as not only In c1ntraver tion of th,
rules and principle. Of international
law and equity, but also are III direct
violation of the landings he-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
SEND z FOUND
INSTOLENAUTO
TOEACLEPASS
Car Belonging to Miss
ing Salt Lake City
Man Was Being aiken
Across Rio Grande
Z By The Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 6.
Two men held here in connec-
ton with the search for William
K. Howard Of Salt Lake City
were taken to. Eagle Pass today
to be turned over to authorities
at the border city.
The men, found in possession
of Howard's automobile as they
were attempting to cross the
Rio Grande declared they had
obtained It in San Antonio from
two men who offered them S25
to drive it to FL Paso. 1T has
not been determined why the
men tried to enter Mexico.
Their story forms part of one of the
most perplexing mysteries which south,
west police have been called upon to
solve. Howard. who disappeared on
December 8, is icing looked for by
county. state and federal Officers con
centrated here. and il believed to have
been slain.
Howard's car. following his disap-
pearance was driven to San Diego BY
man giving the name Of W. r. How
ard and thence here. At San Diego,
II. o. Hurd was taken on as a passen-
ger for New Orleans and at FL PaSo
another man joined them. The party
arrived here a week ago and then. set
out for Houston, but a short distance
from San Antonio two of the men
robbed Hurd and tied him to a tree
Two days later the car was taken at
Eagle Pass with two men who said they
came to San Antonio from Oklahoma to
join the army. A local garage man
said these men were not the ones who
left the car in his place.
Shown a picture of Howard today,
Hurd declared he was not the man who
drove the car from San Diego and as
sumed Howard's name
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
OFFICERS HERE
TO TEST RADIO
Navy Man and General
Electric Represen-
tative at Post

Lieut.. Commander H. r. Moore L. 5
navy. district communication chief with
offices 1T New Orleans. and r. q. Me
CulluGh Of the General Electric COM
pany, with headquarters at Schenec-
tady. New York, arrived in brownsville
this morning for the purpose Of testing
the newly installed tube set Of the
naval radio station at Fort Brown.
This tube set has been installed dur
inn the past few months under the di-
rection Of Chief Gunner Mallory. who
was sent here to supervise installation,
and operation Of the station. 1t was
formerly a spark set station, and the
tube set was installed along with com
plete other equipment at the station
the total outlay being around $4,000
TO improve the radio plant
This makes the station here one Of
the largest along the coast. 1t IL used
for both navy and army business. and
the location here. was considered as
strategic for radio communication,
leading the government officials to ap-
prove installing the new set.
Lieut.. Commander Moore and Mr.
Mccullough will be here several days
this trip. paying particular attention
to some high tension wires and other
modern equipment pput in at the sta
tion recently
They also will make trips to the sta
tion in the future in order to further
test the apparatus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
ship Is TONS
fish FROM HERE
Near Record Catch For
oint Isabel; Big
Trout Catch Made

About 10000 pounds Of fish Is IONS
comprised >eafood shipped out of
Brownsville in the 36 hours ending last
evening to fish-hungry denizenS Of
Houston. San Antonio. Dallas. Fort.
Worth. points in Oklahoma and Ar
kansas.
Nineteen thousand pounds Of troGt
were included in the figure.
There was no fishing 1T Point Isabel
for more than week as the result Of
the cold weather, and operations began
the last days of last week on a wide
scale, according to reports from Point
Isabel.
Only one previous record comparing
with this il known. That was several
years ago, however. and amounted to
about $4,000 pounds in about the same
length Of time.
Point Isabel ships approximately a
million pounds of fish i year, depend
ing upon weather conditions, supply Of
fish and the demand
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy tonight
land Thursday; not much change IN
temperature.
For East Texas: Fair tonight and
Thursday; slightly warmer in north
portion tonight. Light to moderate
shifting winds on the coast.
Weather Conditions.
Fair to partly cloudy weather prevail
ed over most of the country at the
morning observation. General preclpi-
tation occurred in the southeastern ana
eastern states since last report, ana
light scattered rains or SHOWS in the Tar
Northwest. 1t was considerably cold
er this morning over much of the coun-
try east of the Rockies, but no unsea-
sonably cold weather appeared on the
weather map.
The lowest temperature last nlght
at Texas stations ranged from y at
Amarillo to AZ at Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
FORGED FRANCS
FLOOD RUMANIA
Nobility Held AS Bill
lions in Counter
felt Are Found
NV The Associated Press.)


BUDAPEST. Jan G-The thirty bill
lion French frame counterfeiting case
is beginning to assume formidable pro-
portions. and developments even NOR,
astounding than those which already
become public are foreshadowed FOR
the near future.
Prince Ludwig Windisch- Graetz has
made full confession of his part in the
plot to flood Europe with the spurious
1000 French frame notes and also ha~
Informed the authorities Of details Of
the affair and implicated z number of
persons prominent in Hungary. Police
President Nadossy IL reported to have
been taken into custody and War Min
ister Charles De Czaky is said to have
been apprehended at the Italian from
tier on behalf Of the Budapest authori-
ties. Count CZakv is 4 brothcr-in-la law
Of Count Jankowvtch one Of the plot
tiers, arrested BY the Amsterdam police.
The Investigation il proceeding with
the greatest diligence The Hungarian
government apparently is resigned t.
the fact that it no longer is possible to
stop or even mitigate the scandal.
The police are inclined to think that
note forging has been going on for
some time, quantities Of false Czecho-
Slovak, Jugo-Slav and Rumanian bills
having been put in circulation Tho
Rumanian government is reported to
have kept silence on the subject. for
there was economic depression at the
time the Rumanian forgeries we're is-
sued, and it was feared that disas-
trous panic might follow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06

b. w. Smith, q white man, his
Indian wife and a servant girl
were killed.
". X. Hale. King Of the Usage
Hills" was named BY Lawson as the
director Of the plot Lawson told Roy
Lewis. United States district attorney
that Hale had promised him $4,000 to
plant the nitroglycerine under the
Smith home but later refused to pay
him the money.
Lawson's story was that NJ. A. Bloyed
former deputy sheriff and acting iailer
Of Usage county, came to his cell in
the Pawhuska jail on the night of
March 9, 1923. told him that he waz
wanted outside and escorted him to an
automobile parked near the jail in
which Hale was waiting Lawson ana
Hale, according to the confession,
drove TO the home of Ernest Burkhart,
Hale's nephew and the third man under
arrest on state murder warrant,
where plans for the crime were reveal
ed and Lawson given a jug Of nitro
glycerin and other paraphernalia for
the explosion.
During the absence Of the Smith
family, Lawson said he planted the ex-
plosive in the basement Of the home
and laid long fuse to a dark spot in
an alley. When the Smiths returned
Lawson touched off the fuse and then
ran back to the Burkhart home where
he and Hale listened for the explosion
Continued on Page TwoD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
EUelyn IS Happy to Live
as Poison DydMght Fails

Russell, her 15-year-old son, who
poured olive oil and milk down her
throat as antidotes after she drained
the poison bottle.
Beyond her statement to DR.. Brand,
no motive was assigned for the sui
eide attempt, which was her second.
Russell and Gussie Accoos, her maid,
both denied that there had been
party in the apartment before she
took the poison. The maid contended
that the divorced wife of Harry X.
Thaw had been drinking heavily since
New Years and had returned home
Monday with broken nose.
Friends, recalling that she no longer
appeared as a singer in southside
cabaret, thought Of financial trou-
Continued on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
SENATE FIGHT ON
WOODLOCK LOOMS
(Bv The A~socia.cd Press D

WASHINGTON. p. C Jan. 6. Facing
serious senate o"u" ition to the confir-
nation Of their nominations as inter
state commerce commissioners, Thomas
F Woodlock Of New York and Richard
Y. Taylor Of Alabama. are to appear III
hearings before 4 senate committee.
Chairman Watson of the interstate
commerce committee, to which the
nominations were referred, announced
that Woodlock would be heard on Fri
day and Taylor on Monday.
Appearance Of nominees before SEN
ate committees is unusual
Senator Reed, republican, Pennsyl-
vania. usually an administration sup
porter. has started an active campaign
against confirmation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
PAM TO Head
MEXICAN lines
Britisher Chosen Execu-
tive Chief In Direc-
tors Election
LRv The Associated Press.l

MEXICO CITY Jan. 6. The Mexico
City members Of the board Of directors
Of the National Railways have elected
Alberto y. PAM. Mexican secretary of
the treasury. as their president. Bcr-
tram 4. Holloway Britisher, was chos-
en- executive president
A meeting Of the board is set for
January II, when the results Of the
New York members vote will be known,
and the other officers elected.
Organization Of the board follows
the recent return Of the National Rail
ways to private management.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
Big Rum Haul Made Off
Louisiana is Report

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 60. H.
Jackson. federal prohibition admits
traitor, was advised in brief message
received here that two boats and two
barges laden with 400 eases Of alcohol ;
and 200 eases Of assorted liquors, we're
captured somewhere on the Louisiana
coast today. message from the COM
mander of the coast guard fleet said
four prisoners were taken. M y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
Nonresident Can
Not Get Commission
CBy The Associated Press.) }

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6.-Non- resident
agents or brokers can not collect all or
any part Of commissions derived from
writing insurance on Texas property,
the court Of civil appeals here held to-
day. The court reversed judgment Of
the Travis county district court and dis
solved an injunction restraining John
VI. Scott, former insurance commission
er from enforcing an order prohibiting
payment of commissions to non resi-
dent agents
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
First Baby WiH be Lucky
Man, IS Belief of Father

Although being the first baby Of
1926. Isidro is by no means the first
baby in the family as there are Six
children ahead Of him. three boys and
three girls, the eldest Icing II years
Of age.
THE baby and his mother are both
getting along fine. said the father.
Isidro looks healthy, and we are
proud Of him for being the first baby
of the year.
Three other babies were born in
the Valley on January /, but all Of
them arrived later than Isidro. who
was ushered into the world at l:20
Friday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06

Isidro Cara is a lucky baby-there-
for he should be lucky man.
That is the conclusion reached ~
Juan p. Garza of Mercedes, father Of
the first baby Of 1926 in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Il don't know what I am going to
make of the baby, OF what he will
want to be when heg rows up" the
proud father said but | think he
ought to be a lucky man, just as he
is lucky baby"
The father came to Brownsville
and took back the numerous presents
which were given ty Brownsville
merchants to the first baby of 1926.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 6.-Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw. unsuccessful in her at
tempt to kill herself BY drinking poi
son after a prolonged New Years
party, is glad she will not die
Life looked hopeless; now it looks
promising and colorful,' she told DR..
Thomas Brand, her physician. who
thinks she will recover. The alcohol
in the liquors she had teer drinking
for several days was a natural anti
dote for the poison she used.
Il took the stuff she said after
recovering consciousness, "because /
was blue | thought life had given
me more Of its rough edges than !
deserved. 1t was only on an impulse
that | took the poison"
Glad, too, that she will not die is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
Two Killed, Others
Hurt as Car Wrecked

ALEXANDRIA, La, Jan. 6.-Two per-
sons were killed and three others seri-
ousIv injured when an automobile driy-
en- By T. B. Gamble, Alexandria trav-
cling man. plunged twenty-five feet of
bridge into Bayou Des Glaises, be-
tween Longbridge and Mansura, Avo-
yelles parish last night. ~, y
The dead: Mrs. John Sutton, SO years
old and the two and 4 half year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. VI. Voist, local
merchant. The body Of the child HAD
not been recovered ft-A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
Appeals Court Reverses
Liquor Law Conviction

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6.-Because of
irsufficiency Of evidence, the court of
criminal appeals today reversed and
remanded the case Of Ira Curray, con
victed in Upshur county of possessing
liquor and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary. Officers found i,.
of corn liquor in cotton seed house on
the premises and two empty kegs. The
court held that the testimony failed
to connect appellant in any way with
possessing liquor. s,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
CUTTER GOES TO AID
TANKER IN DISTRESS
(By The Associated Press.)

GALVESTON Texas. Jan. 6--The
coast guard cutter Comanche left port
today under full steam going TO the aid
Of the Gulf Refining company tanker
Gulf Of Mexico. which is reported in
distress about l30 miles east st-southeast
Of Galveston
Radio advices received by the United
States photographic office here said
that the decks of the tanker were awash
and her pilot house and one mast still
standing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
EVOLUTION HIT BY
MISSISSIPPI SOLON
CRv The Associated Press.)

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 6.-The evolu-
tion issue was thrown into the Missis
sippi legislature today when Represen-
tative Roinson introduced a bill to pro-
hbit teaching Of the theory of evolu-
tion in the schools and colleges of Mis-
sissippi supported in whole or in part
by state appropriation.
The bill is almost a replica Of the
tennessee law and provides fine of
from 500 to $500 for violation of its
provisions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
Four Children Lose
Lives as Home Burns

LISTOWELL. Ont. Jan. g.. Four
children Of Mr.. and Mrs William
Sharp, ranging in age from 3 to u
years. lost their lives today when fire
caused by explosion Of lamp destroy
ed their home on the outskirts of this
city
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
MAN SLAIN AT WACO;
NEGRO IS ARRESTED
lRv The Associnted Press .l

WACO. Texas, Jan. 6-Bruce Will
hitc Of this city is dead as the result
Of a shooting late last night near
Tours. - miles from here. An argu-
ment as result Of which he was killed
IL said to have originated over diff
Guilty between a man who with
Willhite and a negro. The negro has
been arrested.
A Waco man and woman were witnes-
ses of the shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06

OKLAHOMA CITY Okla Jan. 6-Its docket virtually clear
Of other the federal grand jury Guthrie expected
begin consideration Of evidence
connection with which in Guthrie as
third guarded place and fourth being sought
State federal authorities believe the sessions will result in the
clearing of the surrounding the deaths Of Il
in the Usage country during 1922 and 1923.
The feature of yesterday developments the
Oklahoma whose confession the
penitentary officers first tangible lead and the
revealing his story of the explosion in March, 1928 in which
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
MAN HUNT SPREADS TO BORDER
Officers Start Fight
For Custody of 2 i,1
Usage Staying Probe
lBV The Associated Pressl

GUTHRIE Okla, Jan. Ga controversy loomed today be-
officers the W.
and Ernest Buha held by the state in connection with the
Usage murders hearing to be held in the United States
district this afternoon determine whether the will BE
turned to federal authorities
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-06
NESUSIUS ERUPTS

NAPLES. Italy. Jan g. Mount We
suvius broke into violent eruption to-
day.