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The Alaskan., 1927-12-23

down the evening before, things seemed alive and moving. There was the assuring, far away pulse beat of the engines; there was a charm i'll bursting into those trucu lent waves; there was pride in driv- ing into that chilling gale of wind, but now there was a feeling that all things were dying, that death, cold, wet and clammy stalked in the hol- lows of the seas around the ship, that the end was anywhere within your touch. The big boat was lit tie thing after all.
 You were brought to realization of surroundings when some one-a sailor -slickered and rubber shod. brushed by you silently, quickly, along the wet deck. You weren't dlOHG. Ou AelL q illI0 6oSl0l. VII somewhere you heard someone in authority speak of life preservers, of life boats, of getting line to the rocks. You made out in disconnect- ed groups, here and there, grotesque, blanket hooded people. There was some hysterical laughter, there were ! low voices Once in awhile there were commands. But there was no cringing fear The first shock
 over, you just stood around and 1 waited.
 Then came the sullen, gray dawn. Tn the half light you-could make out l big yellowish- white blotches climb ! ing up the rock walls, then go re treating back into the sea. As it grew lighter you made out that it was the foam and froth of broken waves against the reef that chased lup and down along the waters edge lThen you could discern tumbling lmasses of drift along the shore 2 You heard an officer say that no life
 boat could live in that caldron ot logs and kelp; that it was impos isible to land anyone on shore shore
 You just stood and waited
 Out of the gray pail of snow anC lsleet boat showed up. A little boa lit looked as you glanced around lat the big one you stood on, but i
 was alive and came closer. It back Jed and filled and worked into the
 lee side and made fast. You sav blanketed folk go overside on weav ing swaying ladder of rope to thu lsmaller vessels deck. You moved to where the embarking was goins Jon. You looked down in the dinin& Iroom as you crossed over and where you had eaten dinner the eve before there now heaved sluggishly an oil! lcluttered sea that Tapped at thu jchair and table legs, that gurgleC through the dosrs and played in ed
 dies around the wide stairs. Ant the horrible chill and lon1iness O.
 the big room. Something caught il lyour throat. The death of the biz steamer was like the loss of a clos, friend
 ! Somehow you reached the decl lof the pitching vessel alongside. Yo, were jambed in among others. Tn
 boat cast off and in high jumps anC ldeep rolls she moved away. Yol didn't know just where you were
 going. You just stood and waited
 It seemed a long time in the win
 tery cold before landing was made but what a relief it was to step ol
 solid, dry earth again. Almost g
 once that tense taut strung feeling
 left you, and you became normal
 Things didn't look distorted and ug fly. You were glad to be alive.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23
On The Rocks With The Northwestern

 ter out of the press dispatches. You cen learn when it occurred, how anl where, but in all you may read that the wires silently carried, you'll not i find the human atmosphere, the heart touch, that goes with the dire ful occasion unless you talk with some one who has been there; some one who has seen and felt and heard
 That is the reason we called or pr. Susie w. Standard last Sunday. She had been a passenger on the Northwestern. She knew it all first hand. She could tell us what shc had seen that the dispatches over looked; she could tell us what she heard that is outside of, yet as i'm portant as news; she could give us the personal contact effect that wire less cannot carry. So the following is our impression of pr. Standards story.
 Before the steamer struck the rocks there was a feeling that she under slow speed when the shock came. The morning was intensely black. Between you and glimmer of deck light there travelled hori zontal fall of snow and sleet, for all most a gale of E.SE. wind prevail ed There was a slOsh of heavy seas against the steel hull. there were big, yellow patches of foam heaving and idling astern, there was a low peculiar whistle of wind in the rig. ging, there was the hiss of froth and broken water under the ship g counter
 Then that horrible touch of steel and stOne-a grind, crunch, q grumbling rasp-once heard never forgotten. Seemingly, it was pro longed. There was the impression that the big vessel kept striking and l knowing on, and the plates kept buckling, tearing, snapping and bending back. Then she stood still so far as headway was concerned, but her stern waved first this way, then that, as if she were in agony 1 and was striving silently to pull her. self free of the goring rock points ] Almost immediately following that last grating of the ships hull along the reef, there came a sharp, quick knock on the stateroom doors.
 Get tip and dress at once The Evessel is aground No immediate danger, but don't delay"
 You wanted to ask questions Where were we? What had we grounded on? One was only half awakened, anyhow, but there was l Isomething in the command that call ed for action, and before you hardly made your first move to arise, you could hear that alarming rap on the door beyond and then on the door beyond that.
 Dressed, hastily, you pushed the door open, and stepped out into i iinky blackness and cutting blast seem insly right of the Polar ice Fleet ing sharp edged particles of sleet bit at your hands and face. Waves dancing, lifting, gesticulating came ] out of the unseen-just beyond your, reach-lashed along side and showered the slanting decks with sticky, salty spray. And all of the time the ship heaved to this side, then to that side like a great fly in a gigantic spiders web trying to break loose
 Even with the moan of the wine and the swish of the water there was
The Alaskan., 1927-12-23

'er, but shes hall hin now and ere His quitten of Ter cold like the yell low cur Hi ham," And he broke out crying again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
5 OKLAHOMA
BANKSCLOSE
Failure of McAlester
Institution Given
AS Cause

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Feb. T.
Up Closing IF q fifth bank in south
eastern Oklahoma a. 4 result M the
failure this morning of the McAirs-
ter Trust Company was announced
today IT the office ~ the State Bank
ing Commissioner.
Tke Bank Of Pitts bEreh was the
firth Institution 10 close. Like tho
other small banks involved its funds
we're WI deposit with the McAlcEter
trust company. III had depusNs oi
SC7. 600 1T the close ~ last year.
McALESTER. Okla. Feb. I'D
Both the McAbester Trust Company
and the Bank of North AgAicster
suspended business today The rc-
cent suspension of The First State
Bank III Hortshonr anal TIE Baak Ot
Krebs were contributing factors, u
is said.
Total deposits of the two Meal
ester banks were about S3uun.nuu
Banking conditions here raus Ad "
furcrc 0f excitement and when the
first National Bank. thr entire RE-
naming bank in the city. cplncd AZ
. o'clock. run started. ucposlt0r
and spectators gath red ~ big
throngs An hour before che doors
opened.
Ample CASH is On hand tp stem thc
crisis, 1t is said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
Haylingen Woman
Arrested on False
instrument Ch0Yoe

A Hariingen woman Is being
held by Dayton, Ohio, Officers
awaiting the arrival there of Harry
Faux Cameron county attorney. who
will bring ncr I'd Brownsville Ia face
charges 81 making a false instru-
ment
MIR. Faux left last ni-ht for the
Ohio city ana 4. ; Ianier office
deputy TO Sheriff W. r. Nann. -
leaving this evening for another
Chic city tD take her husband
Unly tho -~n4ar iS in custody
now. but the husband j. expected Il
be By the time the Cameron county
authorities arrive ia Ohio.
II IN understood that the woman
has waived extradition proceedings.
Only one complaint has been filed
here against the woman and it
charges making q false instrument
IN the form of a note for $3.50 pay
able 10 q Harlineen bank.
Both Faux and Lanier were ar-
pointed for the purpose Of bringing
the prisoners bac. 10 the state.
Mr.. Faux will stop over for n
short visit with relatives in Danville.
Illinois and Mr. Lanier will make a
similar stop at Montgomery, Ala
bama, on his first visit home in Is
years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
NEWSPAPER MAN
SUES BROWNING

NEW YORK. Feb. Edward
West Browning. rezl estate operator.
today was under $4,000 bond be-
cause 2 reporter is seeking By a IL
bel suit 70 prove that news paper
mans reputation ~ n sacred as
that of members cf any other cali
ing.
Browning was technically under
arrest for more than two hours late
yesterday before his lawyers pro-
vided bonds for his appearance an
a S25n.0O0 suit brought By Arthur
Lee Mefford. reporter for the Daily
Mirror. q tabloid paper.
The belief that you cant libel 4
newspaper man is general one.
said Bernard II. Handler. counsel for
Mcfford. although it has no foun
datioR that I know VI. % my knowl-
edge this IA the first case of this cx-
act character.
Nefford is suing because Of charges
Of Browning that the reported kid
napcd Mary Louise Spas. former
ward Of browning. The reporter said
browning had threatened him when
hc took the girl t0 the office VIZ hi
newspaper where nc said, he was
paid $500 fer her story. The girl
ia her own right is now suing
browning for $500 .G00.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
five KILLED
ON CROSSING

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Feb. 4.--i4i
Disregard Of bell signal warning
of an approaching baltimore and
Ohio train Is believed by witnesses
- have caused the death of five per
sons. including four of one family
in W crossing accident early this
morning M Kcnsingtun. Nd. out
skirts of Washington.
Members of the party. Mr. and Mrs.
". A. Twombley. their son. Paul. ~,
who was driving. and daughter Eliza
beth, i9. and Mrs. Grafton Holland,
were returning tn their homes in
kenxingtDr from u card party, when
the train struck their light touring
car. killing all five instantly.
One body was carried about 300
feet.
The tragedy wiped cut ail hut
two members WI Che Tw0mbley fam
ily. Neat Tvomblry and another
daughter, katheryn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
WOULD AMEND
FISHING Law
May Legalize Catching
Certain Sizes On
Hook, Line

The catching Of salt water fish of
certain sizes on hooks and lines
would he lepalixcd bv bill drawn
up here by Harry Faulk. county IT,
t1nev. anl being presented by Rep
icsentaiise ". r. Iornaday of Hi
dalgo county AT the current session
II the legislature.
Tie 5.ll j. 10 amena Article 90 Of
the Criminal Code AZ adopted hy the
a.th lcs sisiatIrc. making ii unlawful
a. sell certain fish over certain
length. The amendment provides
that the law shall not be applicable
20 any fish caught out of the waters
~ the Gulf of Mexico. Laguna Madrc
~ amy salt water tributary thereof
on \ hook and line
Sale ut possession ~ rrdfish or
channel hass Of greater length than
- inches OF less than II inches. salt
water or spccklca sea trout Of less
length than twelve inches. any
sheephcad Oi Ices than nine inches,
any founder ~ less than 1 inches.
ANY pomFanp w less than nine
inches. any mackerci az less than IL
inches and any salt water raff-top-
saii " less than II inches IS forbid
den hy law. The amendment proposes
- make the catching NJ the forbid
acn Sizes legal Uith hook ana line.
Su.h FISH caught IN hook and line
cannot he offered for sale.
Penalties for violation Of this law
are not less than Slo nor more than
$50.
An cmcrT ncy clause Is attached
because mary tourists and Srnrtsmen
nov fishing ir Gulf waters are being
punished ~ fines Tor unintcntionai
violation 81 the law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
WOMAN SLAIN BY
FORMER LODCER

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-lPi- "A
disgruntied lodger, elected because
% alleged unwclc0me advances.
scheduled the deaths ~ his for
mer landlady and himself for .:l5
NJ. today and committed the mur-
der at 7.25 a. fn.
He was Edward StnrseneRgcr 4
former waiter and sewing machine
salesman. Ilts victim was Merry Fchr-
man. She was shot a. she las ~ bed
with her son. years old Her hus-
band had gone out L. corner store
10 purchase food for breakfast.
A note found on SturSencrger said
he WIS going a. kili the woman and
himself at 7:i5 o'clock. n would kili
her husband. also. but for the sake
of the box. ! viii spare him." j;
said.
l. is believed hy the police that
Stufstnerrer laid IN wait To enter
the house when the husband left.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
new ADDITION,
ACREAGE WILL
Be BEDEVEIOPED
New York Corpora
ton Developing 2
Tracts For Residen-
tial, Farm Purposes

Subdivision of the Kirby Place
one allie east ~ Fourteenth Street
into fis--acrt tracts. tu be restrict
Cd tu the growth Cf citrus fruits and
the development Uf new city adj
dlti0n On this side of Los Ebanos and
fronting on Palm Boulevard are an
nounced here by Roy t. Sethn.an.
representing the Suthman Corpora
tiun of New York State.
Mr. Sethman says that the first
party of home seekers VIII BE- brought
into Brownsville on next Monday TO
look over the Kirby I'ilce acreages.
The home seekers Will he brought
here from the state NJ Ntw York
ani Will he qnArtercd IN the new
community and club hlusc Just
erected on the tract.
We decided that Brownsville
Lecded . large citrus producing tract
and decided 10 divide un the Kirby
Place, which contains 100 1rres. in-
tn five-atfc tracts and restrict the
sale tD those who will grow citrus
fruits" Mr. Scthman said. He de-
clarci that this is the oaly agri-
eGliuraily restricted acreage thai he
knows ~ and is unique ia that re-
effort around brownsville far the
~ orchards" Ne says.
TIL tract is aircacy under culti-
yation and irrigation. Il IS proposed
70 make a concrete canal system out
Of the irrigation plant. The tract
mas I'M independent pumping plant
at this time.
The tract will hc bispcted IN one
Of the feeder roads designated for
hard surfacing IN the precinct two
road plans submitted u the com-
missioncrs court last week.
The company IN to open offices IN
the Spivey- building now
under construction. The offices viii
BE Texas heada lArte-s for the com
pany. The building is expected % be
ready for occupancy within Il days.
kitbv place formerly belonged 20
Judge III Fl Brooks of Houston. The
deal for the Sethman Corporation
was made hy X. ~. Holland. local
attorneys. whc also made the deal
for the tract cut Of which a new ad-
dition 20 the city is 20 be erected.
Engineers are at work now on the
city addition for which 40 nam, has
been selected. MY = thman says thrt
streets viii be paved and that Il will
be 4 restricted addition.
The property Was formerly a part
Of the old Stillman estate. II passed
into the hnds Of Homer Fitch. Hen
son A Lcmax and finally irto the
possession If the New York corpora
tiou.
Dan Franklin of Oneonta.. New
York IS president Of the Sethman
Corporation and Mr. Scthman is sec
fctary and treasurer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
BONDS VOTED
AT SAN BENITO
All Issues Carry By
Heavy Majorities;
Light Vote

SAN BENITO. Feb. 4.--The $l2o.-
600 bond issue voted on here yester-
day carried by large majority as
did the vote on the question OF giving
i franchise % the Rio Grande Valley
Gas Company.
The proposal to issue bonds
amounting to S6O.0Du for street paw
ing and the Improvement of roads
aaa bridges within the city limits Of
San BcHitO carries by a vote OF 1877
for tn II against.
The proposal 10 issue $4,000 I'm
bonds for the purpose " construct
ing sewerage disposal plant and
sewers and appurtenances necessary
20 connect with the present system car
Iied hy a vote Of l47 for the propc-
sitlnr to n votes against.
The proposed issue of 100000 for
the construction of u combination
abAttoir and ilcinerator carried with
lS9 votes for ard 10 against the is
sue.
The question Of allowing a fran
rhize IVY thc Rio Granac Gas Company
carried with lI$ votes IN favor and =
against
The city commissioners will pro-
ceed az once 70 receive bids for the
sale Of the bonds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
DEPUTY Says
JAIL INMATES
DISAPPEARED
Was Unable to Locate
Some Members Of
Party of Is He Had
Arrested

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex, Feb. A.
fP'-Tcstimony that men disappear
Cd strangely from the Jail in Viii
lacy county and that unclaimed
money was paid as fines for boys
taken from Jail to pick cotton was
given here Friday in the peonage
trial.
Frank Brandt one Of the defend
ants. and the tenth defense witness
70 take the stand, testified he was
a one time a deputy under Sheriff
Raymond Teller and that he was in
tho sheriff's office at one time when
VI. a. Hildebrand. farmer, brought
in money which he said was TO pas
fines for boys picking cotton for
him. Sheriff Teller. Brandt tcsti-
fled. denied the money was coming
h. him and would not take il. As
tCoatInucd from page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04

mony TO start at z O'Clock TO-
day in the Hall of Representa-
tiVeS.
ID. "A. Simmons. first assistant at
torney general. announced tnlt the
state witnesses this afternoon would
be Ranger Captains Tom llicSman
and Frank Hammer who arrested
Dale and Moore; Willis Chamber
lain. Houston optometrlSt. who in
alleged 10 have NJ \ the rcprcs anra-
tves ~ 600 to influence pending Iul-
islation, and N. M. Bartholomew,
vlce-prt sident and cashier of the
Austin National Bank.
The hall Of representative will
bc tho scene Of the public inVestiga-
tion NJ bribery charges against Rep
rcscntatives +. A Dale and n. =.
Moore. thu house dee u fi with one
dissenting vote today.
The fact that approximately 2.ovo
persons will be able 10 watch pro-
cccaings from the floor OF the house
lHl the gallery will ada interest 40
th- hearing. The house Will have Ky
adjourn for the investigation.
Dale and Moore were arrested We'd
ncsday night by Rangers and
charged with accepting Si.oeo from
Willis Chamberlain. Houston on
tumetri-t. 10 influence pending leg
iSIation.
T. III. McEregor. former state sen
atoT. said his clients had not had op-
portunity TO study the Investigation
Continued on page twO.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04

DUAL MURDER CASE
AGAIN BEING TRIED

CAMERON. Tex. Feb. 4.-tP. Dis
trict court here was IN the process
today of selecting jury TO try J. A.
Claxton. charged with the killing of
Otto Junek.
Elaxton was given N fifty year sem
terce ~ hi~ first trial but the case
was. reversed lie was also convicted
OF killing jim McAlpine al the same
time Junek was killed. The tragedy
j. said 10 have resulted from q neigh
hnrhpnd quarrel started when Ciax-
tons daughter was -eprovrd Tor uA-
ing ciS1erl water for washing
clothes. The cistcrn Was used hy
three families who were conserving
the water supply during the drouth
of 1925. The parties were tenants On
the same land near here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
Cotton Pickers' Fines Unclaimed
I'm O u r
v VALLElY

AND STILL development d new
tracts IN Cameron county goes
along.
Now comes announcement q the
sale Of what Is known as the Boyd
tract, about % miles northeast Of
Brownsville. and comprising about
1850 acres.
EnhsaS City people are the par
chascrs and viii spend 81 I.00G. 600 on
development.
Activity in Cameron county con-
tinues apace. Hardly any section OF
the county is being overlooked for
development and colonization.
With the nations greatest road
! program. with new rail lines btiHg
sclos.r by roads--Wateh Cameron's
tsdust.
THE WTSLAcO DAILY News pays
q tribute 70 Cameron county's nc-
ticn in approving Se.000.0o0 road
bond issue. as follows:
THE Wcslaco Daily News takcs 10
hat Of 70 the why Cameron county
j. going about getting good road
for the farmers and other citizens ol
that territory. Saturday 'hc good
reople OF Cameron county voted By
~ majority OF moro than three 80
one IL issue a SG000 600 bond issue
20 build a model system ~ highways
IN their midst. And today judge
nancy announces that the first mill
lion will he sold Immediately and
work will start rs soon rs the nee -s-
sary legal requirements arc com
piled with.
"Camcrcn county people have rec
oznized tho value az easy transpor
tation TO every point Of their trad
TERRITORY. They know ihat good roads
lead 70 prosperity. They believe that
getting the farmer ont ~ the mud
will "a more % hclp marketing than
ANYTHING els, Thfy realize the
value az good highways IN the at
traction Of tourists 30 the Valley.
"With the good example Of Cam
eron county before Us we hope that
Hidalpo may get is road bond issue
out az court. or II that l. imnossihle.
"a vote new Issue. which VII make
Us a worthy .iehhor 81 our asinin-
ing county. Prosperity in iis fullest
meaning can never come 90 an a1r'-
icultural section. IN these enliKht
l4ened times. that does not have roof
roads for its farmers. Cameron coun-
Nv IS doing that. CcngratulG ions
N GOVERNMENT CROP specialists
: tell us that there are 1000 acres e
Irish potatoes planted IL the Lower
I Rio cYande Valley this season.
This : just about double the acre
age Of les, wear when many farmers
cashed IN nicely on their production
A total of Ii.0n0 acres means CT
IN average of TOO bushels to the
acre /, may hc less .inn.6u0 bush
els ~ new potatoes for the markets.
The nation uses something ike
s0A n00. 900 bushels ~ potatoes an
nually.
Most III these are hsi'cA. French
fried. American fried. shoestrngad'
or served otherwise.
Valley potatoes are served m
cream--as they should be-
That's why. wc nrc told hv oth rs
than The government men. that thcfe
will still bc u market for 'Hr own
rreauct. because It's that nost de-
sirahle product the new potato.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-04
State RESTS
IN LEAHY Case
Wife Murdered Doctor
States They Had
No Quarrels

GEORGETOWN. Tex. Feb. A.--tE'
The state rested ia th, Harry H.
L,ahy trial here This morning after
hearing two witnesses, Mrs. ". al
Ramsey. widow 81 Or J.. A. Ram
sey. whom Leahy is charged with
killing. and j. Frank James of san
Antonio.
Mrs Ramsey testified that her
married life with nr. Ramsey was
happy and that they had never had
amy quafrels.
The defense was 30 star, testimony
NJ > p. m.
J. Frank James nf San Antonio.
testified ~ wrote letters AZ the de-
fendart'. request tO Dr. N. "A. RAM
sey. whom Leahy j. charged with
killing.
James said he wrote 20 Dr.. Ramsey
asking about the sale CT the old
Leahy home stead occupied by RAM
sey. Six letters were introduced hv
the state. The witness said Ne vis-
tied the place 10 inspect X un Leahys
instructions and later wrote letters
to Ramsey stating that the price the
doctor asked was too high.
10 said Leahy had him write thar
Oklahoma parties were interested III
the place.
y. l.. pugh Of Live Oak county tes-
titled thar he held a horse sale on
his ranch at which Leaky was pres
ent. and that in discussing the Ram
sew disappearance with Lcahy. the
latter said III they had searched for
the missing man IN the sporting
houses % San Antonio instead of in
the brush they might have better
luck
Dr Ramsey disappeared from his
home in Mathis and his body several
months after was found In a grave
ir the hills of Live Oak county