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separate studio of the william De Miles
in case genius burns too strong for
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Jacob Gets Commission.

Perry H. Jacob. 34i4 Seventeenth
street, this city. has been commissioned
by the War Department as second
lieutenant Of Infantry Army Reserve
Corps
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Former General Manager of the AS
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NEW YORK, August 22.--The bust
ness of sending news dispatches gather
cd from all quarters Of the globe over
the wires Of the Associated Press was
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Euchariafie Gathering.
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Critics have belabored Nance O'Neil be-
cause of her voice There, are ways of
trying out new face without touching
voice In Hollywood.
The companionate angle enters Hol-
lvwood with William DE Mile and
Clara Beranger, his bride, announcing
that a separate studio will be built on
the premises for Mrs. DE Mile, who
has the writer's temperament.
So far Hollywoodites have left the
separate residence angle out of their
matrimonial tangles. Good old-fash-
toned marriage old-fashioned fighting
Of the throwing and tongue flashing
variety, and good old-fashioned divorce.
But two things have become innova-
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comb, suitably tanned face and pair
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hat" as one movie star complained
Mae Murray. Anna O. Nilsson. Norma
Talmadge and others can take notice
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26
NEW BUILDINGS ADDED
 GOVERNMENT STATION

f The new mess hall and dormitory i at the Matanuska Experiment Sta tion is practically completed ac- cording to w. T. White, animal hus-
 bandman of the experimental staff, who has just passed thru Seward from the Interior on his way to the Kodiak station. The building is two and a half stories high, 38 by 40 fleet and is equipped with dining hall, sleeping rooms, shower baths land reading room.
 Excavations were started for the bungalow cottage for the dwelling of the station horticulturist but will doubtless not be completed before spring. This will add another at tractive structure to the several dwellings at the station where members of the staff make their home.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26
TO MEET MOTHER

Mrs. Robert Romig, manager of Gordons Store at Anchorage is in Seward awaiting the arrival of her mother who is due on the s. $. Yu- kon tonight. Mrs. J H. Romig, wife of Dr. Romig of Fairbanks came over from Anchorage with her. Word from Dr. Romig, who
 formerly practiced in Seward, is to the effect that he will leave Seattle next Saturday on his return to
 Fairbanks, when Mrs. Romig will return with him. He has been talk ing a special course with Mayo Brothers.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26
WINTER EMPLOYMENT

The dream that Cordova should provide employment for perman- ent year-round population of fish ermen reached it's first realization with the announcement by Thomas s. Scott president of the Cordova Packing Co.,, that his company will 5egin at tnce in the preparing of frozen and fresh fish and fillets for the Outside markets.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26

Joe Staino, section foreman at Whitney, is a patient at the Gov- ernment hospital in Anchorage as the result of injuries received when his hand rail speeder collided with Ford speeder loaded with passengers at a bend of the road near Whitney station.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26
MAY DRAG O|L MAN
 0UT 0F FRANCE YET

PARIS, Oct, 26, (P)-Treasury agents, especially assigned to take Henry Blackmer, oil magnate, back to the United States expect the French Foreign office to decide as to whether it will honor a presiden- tial warrant.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26

LESSON PIPES WON'T LEAK, WON'T DRIP, WON'T SMELL. CANNOT GET STRONG. YOU CAN SMOKE IT EVERYDAY-YET IT STAYS CLEAN ALWAYS $4.00 AND S7.5O. Schallerer's Alaska Shcp.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26
WINTER AND SPRING
 SEEK CHANCE 10 WE'D

BELLVILLE, H., Oct, "A, P)- Edward James, age 88, and Miss Novene Smith, 16, both of Desoto, Mo-, must get married somewhere besides Bellville. A deputy county clerk here refused to issue license
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-26

Mems dress shoes $z.5o to $4.oO; Mems rubber pacs $3.5O to $4.oo. SEWARD LEATHER WORKS.
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{ CARL ZIESS BINOCULARS AND FIELD GLASSES. Schallerer's AL aska Shop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
.CREACER RAPS
|. .C.C.LITTLETON
Call for San Antonio
Meet Buffoonery,
Leader Says

"Buffonery, pure and simple" was
what X. B. Creager, republican ma
tional committeeman, characterized
the challenge of c. c. Littleton of
Fort Worth who proposed that the
republicans Of Texas call "a mass
meeting at San Antonio for the pur-
pose of determining whether an in
structed delegation should be sent 70
he national convention.
"The law of this state provides for
precinct, county and state conven-
tions in May" Mr.. Creager said "At
these conventions the republicans OF
Texas can voice their sentiments IN
a .egal manner and under legal safe
guards on any and all questions upon
which they may differ. The question
Of sending instructed or uninstructed
delegates TO the national convention
can and will be settled at these con-
ventions. The state convention viii
be truly representative Of republican
sentiment. as the republicans Of every
county in Texas will have full, fair
and free representation.
mo mass meeting, such az suggest
ed by Mr.. Littleton, could possibly be
truly representative. His suggestion
or challenge is pure bunk and viii
be so understood BY the republicans
Of the state"
Mr.. Creager returned TO Browns,
willie Monday night after having held
district meetings and conferences
Continued or page eight)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
Planes To Be Used First Time
On Inspection Trip Out of US.
Air Corps Chiefs
To Land Ships
AtPoint

AirpIanes will be used for the
first time by government officials
ON inspection travel outside the
United States when Assistant Secre-
tary Of War +. Trubee Davidson and
Mai. Gen. James z. Fechet, chief OF
army air corps, take off from
Washington next Monday morning
in two big Looming observation am
phibian planes which are to carry
them to Panama and return.
The ships are expected to reach
Point Isabel by Wednesday evening,
March IA, and to land on Laguna
Madre. The party will make an all
night stop at the Point and the
planes viii be refuelled and prepared
for q hop to some point along the
Mexican coast the next day. Plans
are 10 make q stop ut Minititlan,
Mexico.
Pilots on the trip are TO be Capt.
Ira C. Eaker and Lieut. Muir s.
Fairchild, members Of the Pan
American goodwill flight last year.
and who stopped at Point Isabel and
spent the night in Brownsville, be-
ing guests nc banquet here that
night.
High test gasoline for the planes
on the trip of the air service Off
cials already has been transported
to Point Isabel from Brownsville
along with a quantity Of lubricating
oil and is awaiting the arrival Of
the party. The big amphibians will
be moored 70 buoys placed in La
guna Madre by Capt. Wallace Reid
Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
MOTHER dies
FIGHTING FOR
CHILDREN
Father Tries to Enter
Flaming Home But
Is Forced to Retire;
Old Man Lost

QUEBEC. March 6.--tFD-Ten per-
sons lost their lives in q fire which
destroyed the home of Thomas
Cliche in the parish of Ste. Marie de
Bence last night. Mrs. Cliche died
in a vain attempt to rescue some of
her eight children who were trap
ped in the blazing house.
Cliche, who with his wife dashed
from the house in their night cloth
ing TO give the alarm. also tried
to re-enter the dwelling but was
driven back by the flames. Mrs.
Cliche climbed through q window
and was not seen again.
Charles Cliche, father Of Thcmas,
was sleeping on the top floor OF the
building and was believed TO have
been suffocated in his sleep. Neigh
bors combed the smDldering ruins
today for the ten bodies. 1nvesti-
gators held the theory that an over
heated furnace was responsible for
the fire.
BEDFORD, Ind, March 6.--tP--
Mrs. Pearl Stewart, "a, and two of
her children, Viola May, 5, and Rex
Albert, 3, were burned to death
early today VIXEN their home six
miles northwest Of Bedford was de-
stroyed by fire. Lloyd Stewart, the
husband. a stone quarry worker, es-
capped, saving baby few weeks
old.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
Teacher Parleys
Help Schools In
Texas, Marrs Says

AUSTIN, Tex, Mar. 6s-tFD-City
school systems Of Texas owe their
advanced stages Of development
largely 10 the fact that the superin-
tendents are able TO attend the con-
ventions Of the National Education
association and It's banches, accord
ing 10 State School Superintendent
s. VI. N. Marrs.
He and Assistant Supt- L. W. Rog-
ers had it.st returned from the con-
vention Of the department OF super
tendence OF the association, at Bos-
ton, which was attended By 15c
Texas school officials.
Supt. Marrs said he hopes 70 see
provision made soon for county 81
perintendents to travel and study
rural school administration methods
and problems in other states. The
city superintendents pick UP valu'
able ideas at the conventions and put
them in practice In Texas, he said
with the result that this states city
sehool systens rsuk among the best
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
Former Officer
Says Catholics
Dominate Klan

INDIANAPOLIS. Mar. 6.-tFl--
Samuel III. Bemenderfer OF Muncie,
Ind, formerly an officer Of the Ku
Klux Klan, today in deposition
made to Attorney General Arthur II.
GiIIiom. declared Delaware County
Klan No. 4 seeded from the parent
organization when il discovered shat
not only questionable tactics were
being used in practically all states,
but that In practically all states
state officers were controlled by the
Roman Catholic political machine"
ut was a gigantic swindle," Be-
menderfer said. He added that he
was a member OF committee which
Investigated the Khan in Illinois, In
diana, Missouri. Michigan and Ohio.
I'VE also investigated the general
reputation and status of the irper-
isl wizard, sF5iram Wesley Evans
Bemenderfer said. ave found that
the Klan's finances in Illinois were
placed In a Catholic bank and that
the organizations attorneys were
Catholics"
@The grand dragon Of st. Louis
was q Catholic" he added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
BANDITSSLAY
5 In MEXICO
Party In Bus Held Up
In State of Vera
Cruz by Gang

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 6.-tP,-Dis-
patches from Jalapa, in the state of
Vera Cruz, state that four men and
one woman were killed and ten
wounded during an attack by eight
bandits on q large automobile pas
senger bus carrying some thirty pas
senEers today.
The holdup men without warning
appeared on the roadside near Jalapa
and poured a volley Of rifle and
pistol fire into the bus, killing two
passengers and founding q number,
two Of whom died later. The chauf-
feur. Pedro Maldonado, attempted 70
speed up his machine, but the hold
up men sent q bullet through the
motor and another through Maldona-
dos head. killing him.
The holdup men then ordered the
survivors 10 get out Of the bus with
their hands up. The men and women
lined up along the road and the
robbers took all their valuables,
even stopping to loot the bodies
Of the dead and wounded.
News reaching here quoted the
survivors as saying that the ban
dts trampled the PROSTATE bodies
Of the dead and wounded as they
walked away TO their horses, mount
ed and rode away.
As soon as word Of the attack
reached Jaiapa. federal troops were
ordered IN pursuit. The victims Of
the holdup were taken TO Jalapa for
treatment.
All those IN the bus were Mssi-
cans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06

BUILD HARBOR
Navigation District Il
Necessity, Creager
Says After Trip

Organization Of q navigation dis
trict to cooperate with the federal
government will be necessary before
the Valley can secure a port at
Point Isabel, was the opinion ex-
pressed by r. B. Cresger, who re-
turned Monday night from Galveston
where he conferred with Colonel J. l..
Schley. U. ;. engineer IN charge o.
the Galveston district
Three members Of the Valley port
committee, r. B. Creager, c. X:
Tyrell and W. r. Montgomery OF
EdinburE, went 10 Galveston Thurs
day TO see Colonel Schley-
The engineers st Galveston are
preparing a report and recommends
tions which will be forwarded 70
General Jadwin, chief of the engi-
neers nc Washington. and if m ap-
preparation is recommended 1t will be
included in the rivers and harbors
bill which will soon be ready for sub
mission by the house committee.
Members Of the committee re-
viewed the Valley situation with
Colonel Schley, and while he could
make no statement regarding the
report to be sumbitted TO General
Jadwin, the committee members are
optimistic.
"If the 16-foot channel had been
completed last year, the Valley
would have saved over q million dol
lars in freight rates this season.
Mr.. Creager said 1T is very EVIL
dent that the federal government
will demand that Valley interests CO.
operate in construction Of the port
and the only way this can be done
ism BY organizing a navigation dis
trict- I believe the Valley under.
stands the situation, the saving tc
be effected BY water transportation
and am confident there will be nc
difficulty in securing almost unani.
nous action in organizing distTirt-'
A meeting Of the port COMMITTEES
will be held in Brownsville the latter
part Of the week for the purpose cf
hearing the report or the suh-cuni-
mittee which went to Galveston
to formulate plans for future aetiv-
tiles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
BROWNSVILLE
SCOUT BUDGET
DRIVE STARTS
Committee OF Thirty
Business Men Will
Conduct Campaign
For Funds In City

Thirty Brownsville business men
will start the drive Wednesday. "a
raise the city's quota of the $4,000
fund to finance Boy Scout work IN
the Valley this year.
Announcement was made Tuesday
by J. W. Allen, chairman Of the To-
cal finance committee. that all plans
for the drive had been completed
and il is proposed to finish the cam
paign in two or three days.
Members Of the committee who will
assist in raising the city's quota are
Frank Alcedo. Sam Houghston, Will
Thompson, Alfred Putegnat Ygnacio
CARO-, Frank Msrkeson, William
Rasco, A. c. Hipp, Ed Monsees, Joe
Calderoni, A. II. Hargrove, z. III
Levy, I. A. Dudley, III. L. Thomas
Jack McNair, Harry Faulk, Carlos G.
Watson, E. B. Camiade, Robert CHM
Browne, Robin Pate, John Harris
John McCleary. Frank Rabb. Albert
w. X. Mendenhall, Travis Jennings
Tom Stevenson, Manuel Cisneros
George Mansur, Pacho Betancourt.
Announcement has also been made
BY w. o. Washington, head Of Boy
Scout work in Brownsville, that the
number of troops in this city will be
increased 20 ten. Three troops are
now organized, six more will be or
Fanized here, and one at Paint Isa.
bel, the latter to be under the juris.
diction of the Brownsville organiza.
tion.
Members Of the committee stress
the fact that scouting is not merely
recreational. 1t provides a compre'
hensive program Of practical ethics
character building, citizenship train
ing and vocational guidance, and il
recognized by the greatest educators
as q valuable contribution TO educa.
ticn.
Scouting is not military, neithei
is it anti-miIitary," Mr.. Washington
said. ats discipline is self-imposed
The Scout oath and laws are vita
parts Of the program, and no DO.
could subscribe to a finer creed
Scouting offers outdoor life with /;
purpose.
THE cost of a boy gone wrong il
Texas is approximately $500. This
includes cost Of arrest and deten
tion, trial and maintaince in the re
Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
Spafford Nears
Breakdown; Ill
AtBaton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. March SIP
I'LL from the strain Of his long tour
that has taken him into 36 states.
Edward z. Spafford, national COM
mander Of the American Legion, was
forced to cancel al his engagements
in Baton Rouge today.
He is resting at a hotel, and hopes
TO be able TO leave on a train this
afternoon for New Orleans and to
follow out his program there.
The commander Is suffering from
the effects of nervous strain OF his
long tour, which physicians said
would lead to a nervous breakdown
unless he rests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
State TAKES
GUILTY PLEA
Hammer-Slayer Given
Life Sentence In
Ohio Court

PAINESVILLE, Ohio, March 6.-tF)
-Velma West, 21-year-old hammer
slayer of her young husband, Thomas
Edward West, was sentenced 10 life
imprisonment in Marysville reforma-
tory today a few minutes after she
pleaded guilty to second degree
murder.
The girl received her sentence in
tears. She slumped into her chair
after few brief remarks by Common
Pleas Judge j. d. Barnes and her
father. B. L. Van Woert Of Cleveland,
rushed 70 her side.
Velma's mother was not in court
to hear the sentence.
Defense Attorney Francis W. Poul-
SON had informed tie court that
Velma was willing TO plead guilty TO
second degree murder, thus obviating
teh necessity of standing trial on a
first degree charge.
Prosecutor Seth Paulin told Judge
Barnes the state had thoroughly con-
sidered the plea and had agreed to
accept it.
Both defense and state were in
fluenced they said by the fact that
II the case had gone to trial il would
have been necessary TO disclose the
contents of statement made tc
Prosecutor Paulin by Miss Mabel
Young. q close friend of Velma. The
statement was described by the state
as establishing a motive for jeal.
ousy on the part ot the husband and
would have been used 70 establish q
reason for the killing.
West was found the mornin0 OF
December 6. with his head crushed
in by hammer blows. Late the same
day Velma was placed under arrest
at her mothers home in Cleveland
and brought here. After questioning
she confessed that she killed him
after an argument over her attending
a bridge party at Miss Young's home
in Cleveland. She drove to the party
after the killing and spent the night
with Miss Young.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06

PARIS. March 6.-tPD-Jules Cesar
Joseph Laperre. ~ Belgian accused
Of being a German spy during the
World war, today was found guilty
and sentenced to life imprisonment
in q fortress
The jury deliberated only fifteen
minutes on the charges against him,
refused to grant that there were any
extenuating circumstances and the
Judge sentenced Lsperre to tbs full
limit Of the law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
HAS
CLOSE IN
same HOUSE
Man Injured After He
Gained Forced En-
try to Home May
Live, Hospital Says

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March s.
RD-Mrs. Bessie Lee, 70, Is dead and
p. velasco, about IS, probably fatally
wounded after a double shooting nc
the formers home Tuesday.
Detectives found Mrs. Lee suffer-
ing from bullet wounds in the head.
right arm and abdomen Two bullets
had penetrated Velasco's chest near
the heart.
Miss Mamie Farcia next door mar
rowly escaped when three of the
bullets ploughed into the wall just
above the head or the bed on which
she slept.
Effie White, a negro maid, told Of
ficers she admitted the man, and that
he forced his way into Mrs. Lees
room after she had called for him
70 wait outside until she ate break
fast.
Physicians at the Robert B. Green
hospital said Velasco has "a fighting
chance for recovery.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March e.
| (Ft-Stringent steps to- stamp out
lawlessness which has resulted in A
number Of safe robberies, a murder,
an attack on q seven year old girl
and several minor crimes were taken
today when Fire and Police Commits
sioner Phil Wright announced that
the number of peace officers would
be substantially increased and that
the curfew law would b. enforced
\ Efforts TO check crimes have al
ready filled the city Jail with vag-
rants and other suspects picked up
in connection with nine safe rcb-
berries in the last ten days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06

WASHINGTON. Mar. e.-(R-
President Coolidge believes that
congressional appropriation will be
about as estimated by the budget and
that they will not jeopsrdize mod
crate tax reduction.
His opinion is based on the belief
that congress will not attempt large
new enterprises calling for large ex-
penditure.
Definite information regarding a
tax reduction, he believes, will not
be obtained until the March Is tax
payments on the incomes for 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-06
FIRST BEANS
ARE SHIPPED

First Valley green beans have
gone forward TO feed q hungry
nation.
McDavitt Bros. Of Browns
Vile shipped five hampers yes
terday and Wade & Newton OF
San Benito one hamper, both
going to unannounced destina-
tions. "A fancy price Is ex-
pected,- the shippers said.
Thirty-five more hampers were
forwarded today by McDavitt.
The beans here we're grown by
Otis Skinner OH q farm toward
South Point. The San Benito
shipment came from the farm
of Renfiro Cavazos In the La
Paloma district.
Beans will be moving freely
next week; the crop is in good
condition" and prospects for
good prices were never better,
the shippers believe