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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-07
DEMOCRATS IN
 L.EADLOCALLY:
 Z SEATS SURE
D em ocratic Legislative Ticket Piles Up Big Vote
 Paul Is Defeated

With 26 out of 49 precincts in this Division complete on the un- official returns received by The Empire, totaling about 4,5O0 votes, the Democrats were apparently sure of electing two candidates to the Territorial House of Repre- sentatives, and were confident of electing their Senatorial candi- date.
 N. R. Walker, Ketchikan busi- ness man, and Democratic candi- date for the Senate, was leading Charles Benjamin, Wrangell Mer- chant, Republican, by 491 votes. That this margin will be reduced when all the returns are in is certain. but local Democratic lead CTS are confident if will be suffi- cient to carry him into office.
 All Candidates High
 An four of the Democratic nomi- nees for the House of Representa- tives, were given large votes and on the returns received today were leading their opponents by majori- ties ranking from 40 to S44 votes
 The election of Allen Shattuck of this city and A. NJ. Zeigler of Ketchikan, and the defeat of Will liam L. Paul, Indian leader, and A. l.. Olts, both of Ketchikan seemed to be certain. MT Zeig- Ter, who is high man on his ticket with 2,537 votes. is leading Paul by s44 votes. MT. 5hattuck, with 2,45S votes, is ahead of Olts SIC votes. These margins are con- sidered to be more than enough to assure them of election.
 Anderson Third High
 Nels Anderson, Douglas, IS the third high man on the Democratic House ticket. He received 2,21s votes on the 26 precincts reported and is 40 votes ahead of Grover c. Vim, high man on the Repub. lican ticket, and 191 ahead of P c. Mccormack, Wrangell second high. J. s. Ream, Ketchikan, had 2,079 or six more votes than MT Winn.
 The Democratic ticket swep Juneau and Ketchkan by substan tial majorities and, also, severa smaller precincts. It nosed ou in Petersburg and Skagway, broks even at Sitka, and reduced thu
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FRAUD CHARGED
 N. Y. DISTRICTS
Franklin Roosevelt Sends 100 Attorneys Into
 Upstate Region

NEW YORK, Nov. Franklin D. Roosevelt late last night charged fraud was being com mitted in counting the votes in 1000 districts upstate and add ed he was sending 100 lawyers to the districts.
 Roosevelt said: owing to ex- treme delay with which approxi- mately 1000 upstate districts are sending in returns, the Demo- cratic State Committee has be- come convinced that fraud is be- ing committed in an attempt to elect Albert Ottinger, Republican candidate"
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Journal Says Indications Hoouer
 Cmried W. Sfate

CHICAGO, H.. Nov. 7-The Chicago Daily Journal, which supported the Democratic ticket, said in midnight extra edition that lon the basis of returns on record in a heavy down-State vote, indications are that Hoover probably carried Illinois, with Smith maintaining, however, a comfortable lead in Chicago"
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AND COPELAND SURE
 WINNERS, N. ',
Democratic State Ticket Fares Far Better
 than National

NEW YORK, Nov. 7-On the State ticket in this State, the Democrats fared better than on the National ticket. Franklin D.. Roosevelt has plurality of 5S,- 924 over Albert 0ttinger for Gov ernor.
 With all but 2S2 districts ac- counted for, Senator Royal S. Copeland has q plurality over Alanson B. Houghton for the Sen ate of 105, ,t14.
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HOOUer DemocratS Stage Impromptu
 Pmade iH DdlidS

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 7.-An impromptu parade of Hoover sup porters, bearing banners assert ing "We are still good Demo crats," swept through the busi- ness district late last night as the bulletin boards of the news papers announced that the Re- publican Presidential candidate was leading in Texas for the first time in history. after half of the vote had been counted.
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TRAIN, AUTO
 HIT; } DEAD

YAKIKMA,, Wash, Nov 7.- Three persons were killed when an automobile was struck by a Northern Pacific passenger train The train crew estimated that both the train and automobile were travelling at speed cf 40 miles an hour when they crashed
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Charles Curtis of Kansas

the Douglas town vote. which was carried by Eels Anderson, who was second high man on the ticket.
 The total Juneau vote was: Grigsby 604, Sutherland 450; Walker 619, Benjamin 396; An derson 647, Mccormack 392, Olts 297, Paul PSI, Ream SOP, Shat tuck 23, Vim 519, Zeigler GAP; Rustgard 53S, Truitt 4S7; Adkins ASS, Avery 275, Gilmore 504.
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Hoouer Is Congratulated By Smith

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.- Late last night, Gov. Alfred E. Smith sent the following telegram to Herbert Hoov- CT.
 "I congratulate you heart fly on your victory and ex- tend to you my sincere good wishes for your health, hap piness and the success of your administration" ;"
 PALO ALTO. Cal. Nov. '. Herbert Hoover today sent the following message in re- sponse to the congratulatory telegram sent him last night by Gov. Smith:
 T am in receipt of your kind telegram. 1 deeply ap- preciate both the spirit of it and your good wishes for the future" :"
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VOTE BUYING
 NOW ALLECED

COLUMBUS, Gnio, Nov 7.-An investigation into alleged vote buying in Pike County was being made last night by observers for Clarence J Brown, Republi- can candidate for Secretary of State. Reports to Brown said from $5 to $10 had been paid for votes.
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Many Disturbances
 EnliUen Election
 Day, Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 7.-The police reported approximately 250 arrests were made here yesterday as the result of election dis turbances. Two persons died from alcoholism. There were two free-for-all fights that demanded attention of the riot squad. Mum erous minor encounters served to enliven the polling places
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HOOVER IS PRESIDENT BY LANDSLIDE
VOTE BY STATES IN ELECTION AS SHOWN, REPORTS

While the returns indicate that the election in several states. nos tably Arizona, Utah, North Caro- lima and Massachusetts is very close, the Associated Press gives the following as the probable line up of the votes in the Electoral College, showing 444 votes for Hoover and ST for Gov. Smith, the largest majority for Herbert Hoover ever cast for a President since the election of James Mon- rec in 1920, when he received all but one vote:
 Anw TILE STATES unIEn
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Robert La Toilette
 Returned to Senate

MADISON. Wis. Nov. Sen ator Robert M. La Toilette, Re- publican, incumbent, has been re- elected. this being conceded with early unofficial returns of one ninth of the State showing an 8 to l vote for him,
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LOCAL VOTERS
 GIVE MAJORITY
 T0llE:M0CRATS
Juneau Returns Majority for Democratic Ticket
 Except Two Places

Democratic nominees yesterday swept Juneau carrying the town by majorities ranging from 154 to as high as 442, the former be- ing the lead attained by George B. Grigsby. candidate for Dele gate to Congress over Dan Suth erland, and the latter the com mand held by Allen Shattuck, Legislative nominee, over William L. Paul. low man on the opposi- tion ticket.
 Split ballots ruled the day in every one of the three precincts, as evidenced by the vote for each individual candidate. MT. Shat tuck received the highst vote, 723 with Nels Anderson, Douglas, second with 647 and A. H. Zeig- Ter with 622 third.
 Carry Three Precincts The Democratic ticket carried three precincts, except in one or two individual cases. Sutherland carried one, Precinct Number i Three. Attorney General John Rustgard carried two, both by small margins, and Grover C.. Vim carried the same two and was fourth high man, beating U. s. Ream, low man on the Democratic House ticket by but IT votes in the city.
 MT. Grigsby carried the first precinct by 104 votes, the sec ond by 69 and lost the third by 21 votes. N R. Walker, Sena- torial nominee, carried all three precincts. the first by Al, the second by S2 votes, and nosing out in the third by single ballot.
 Shattuck, Zeigler and Anderson received majorities in all three, and Ream in the first and sec ond precincts, losing the third by a small margin.
 Vote Is Smaller
 The local vote was 273 smaller than was cast two years ago. A lprcportionate decrease was shown in every precinct. Inclement weather is credited with causing the loss. The vote yesterday in the three precincts was 1,071 as compared to 1,244 in 1926.
 Precinct Number One dropped from 672 to 592; No. 2 from 36S to 302; and No. from 204 to TIT. Democratic majori- I ties. however. were larger in most instances than those given to the Independents two years ago
 Make General Gains The Democratic ticket carried every Gastineau Channel precinct except two at Douglas and Jual- pa, and in those three it made material gains. It was victorious at Lynn Canal, Mendenhall, Sal mon Creek. Sheep Creek, and lTreadwell. It lost at Jualpa by a small margin, cut heavily into
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Comedies Hoover Has
 Won Out in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov '. The Tennesseean, Democratic, late last night conceded Ten- nessee to Hoover by 10000 ma jority.
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Senators Elected

Delaware-John G. Townsend. Republican.
 Nevada-Key Pittman, Demo- crat.+
 Rhode Island-Felix Herbert, Republican.
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For Hoover

HOW THE STATES VOTED
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
MacNider Quits
Secretaryship

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. q. Up
The resignation OF Hanford Mac
Nider, assistant secretary of war. was
formally announced at the White
House today, where 10 was added
that a nomination for his successor
would be sent to the senate imme-
diately.
In his letter OF resignation 70
President Coolidge, Mr.. MacNider, a
former national commander OF the
American Legion, said the Response
OF American industry to the demands
made upon his office reflected "ths
confidence of the nation in your ad-
ministration Of its affairs"
He did not say why he was re-
signing, but the President In q reply
said:
Your resignation as assistant ssc-
retary Of war has been received and
~ hereby accepted to take effect
January ~, 1928. You indicated after
you took office that you would wish
after a reasonable period 70 return
10 your private business and | know
that YOU have made n great deal of
sacrifice to stay on longer than you
had expected. I wish 10 express NJ
you my appreciation Of the efficient
service you have rendered. especial
ly in securing the cooperation -
American industry Ira the work OK
national defense"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
Curb Rio Grande,
Solon Proposes

WASHINGTON, d. G., Jan. 4, UPD-
Curbing of the meandering Rio
Grande is essential to the settlement
Of the American Mexican boundary
line dispute in the opinion of As
sistant Secretary Carr of the state
department.
A treaty should be negotiated be-
tween the two countries on the dis
tribution of the waters of the river,
together with those of the Colorado
river, he told the house sub-commi-
tee, which today reported the state
department appropriations bill.
Every time an overflow occurs, he
said, the Rio Grande cuts off a bit
of land from one or the other of
the streams banks. Impounding or
the waters for irrigation and dredg-
ing of the channel were methods to
curb the stream, he declared.
IF the Boulder Canyon dam was
built, that would prevent frequent
changes on the boundary along the
Colorado river" Representative Oil
YER, of Alabama, a democrat on the
committee said, and Mr.. Carr agreed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
Sd DISASTER
PROBE ASKED
BY COOLIDGE
Commission of Five Is
Asked By President
AS Naval Inquiry
Gets Underway

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Jan. I.--tE
President Coolidge today IN a
special message. asked congress "a
authorize him 20 appoint s commits
sion OF five, three 70 be civilians. to
inquire into the sinking of the sub
marine Sd.
Chairman Hale of the senate naval
committee, Immediately introduced o
resolution for this purpose and II was
referred 70 his committee. A similar
measure was prepared by Chairman
Butler Of the house naval committee.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. A-[H
A widespread investigation of the
circumstances Of the sinking Of thu
submarine S-4 by a special COMMITTEES
authorized by congress will be sought
by admistration leaders in the house.
Chairman Butler, Of the house
naval committee announced today
that in line with the administrator
desires, he would seek the appoint
ment Of a commission or two retired
naval officers and three men from
civil life 10 20 into the question.
Several Investigations by congress
have been proposed and the navy it,
self already is at work in an effort to
fix the blame for the disaster which
has become one Of the livest issues
Iof the present session Of congress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04

heads In q halter, or else as noos-
ers they aren't 50 snappy.
The new year was three days
old before q single right to eter-
nal bliss was issued by /. Zarrate,
who assists H. d. Sesgo. county
clerk, along that lire. Two licens-
es were issued Tuesday afternoon
and neither OF them were the
leap year variety.
To Enrique r. Cara goes the
honor of being the first person TO
secure a license to we'd in 1928.
He asked the sanction Of the
powers that be in Cameron county
10 wed Miss Julia Almosaz. Both
live in Brownsville. They came
in late in the afternoon. and were
followed almost Immediately by
Elisio de Leon and Gregoria Ire
vinio. both Of Harlingen, TO whom
a licnese was issued.
Mr.. Zarrate Wednesday was pre-
pairing for a big day, believing
that since the ice has been hrok-
en-. business will rise TO a Leap
Year normal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
SHIPPERS SEE
BETTER FRUIT,
TRUCKPRICES
Florida And Upper
Gulf Coast Section
Hit Hard by Abnor-
NAL Cold Wave

Prospects for the best late winter
and early spring vegetable market the
Valley has experienced in years Is
seen by Valley shippers and growers
in the reports from Florida and the
entire Gulf coast region indicating
that winter vegetable crops in those
areas have been badly damaged.
The cold wave which came out Of
the north Saturday and Sunday was
the most extensive and frigid the
Southland has experienced in recent
years, and apparently the Valley is
the only part Of the winter vegetable
area that escaped without serious
damage.
With the temperature lowering
only a few degrees above zero. seed
beds and late vegetables in the upper
Gulf region were wiped out, and the
cabbage crop at Corpus Christi. in
the winter garden, and other points
in South Texas is reported ruined.
That the vegetable and fruit indus
try in Florida sustained severe losses
is apparent from the weather reports
which indicate a minimum of 26 de-
grees at Tampa, with as low as 10 de-
grees reported from some of the
citrus and vegetable sections. In the
Jacksonville area the thermometer
registered % degrees Monday morn
ing and 20 Tuesday morning with q
Monday maximum of 36, indicating at
least So hours of below freezing tenn
perature.
Tampa reported . minimum Of &C
Tuesday morning, and 2S Wednesday
,,.orpip~ Nalfav 1rauore faka this a g
an indication that large part Of the
trict from Tampa northward will be
ruined.
The abnormal cold throughout the
North and East is believed TO have
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
CHILDREN
DIE in BLAZE
Father Escapes From
Farm Home In
Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 4.-LP)
Five children were burned to
death early today in a fire that de-
stroyed the farm house of ". G..
DENLY. four miles north Of here.
The children were sleeping in one
room. The father. the only other
occupant of the house. was in an
other. He escaped but was unable
to rescue the children.
The dead: OPselia. Il; Lorene. 9;
Ruth, q; J. D., IL; and Ravis DENLY,
4.
The mother died more than a year
ago. The only other child, an Is
months old daughter was with a
grandmother at FL Dorado.
Cause of the fire. which broke
out about 2:30 a. m. was not de-
termined. II apparently started in
the room in which the children
were sleeping. DENLY said when he
awoke that part Of the house was in
flames and he was unable to en-
ter the children's room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04

was reported TO have been a gen
erous purchaser" OF such docu-
ments. Miguel Avila. who pro-
cured the documents for the
Hearst publications. was describ-
ed IN this testimony as a peddler
Of such material.
Mr.. Sheffield said he had given
orders that no money or anything Of
value was 70 be given for any
documents. He said that last May
John Page, a Hearst man who had
Avila procure the alleged Mexican
documents, come 10 him with some
papers.
expressed great surprise
upon seeing them Sheffield said.
adding that he told Page he did
not gelieye the loose ledger sheet
purporting to come from the led
ger of the Mexican finance depart
-ment was genuine because he did
not believe the loose ledger sheet
States senators would accept any
money from Mexico or any other
government. as the documents
purported to show.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
Army Engineers
May Visit Port

~ the board OF army engineers ac-
cepts the invitation OF the Houston
port committee 70 inspect the ship
channel they will come on 70 the
Valley and make thorough survey of
this section in connection with the
Valleys proposal 70 dredTe a 30-font
channel and harbor az Point Isabes
A telegram received this morning
from Representative John ". Garner
hy Louis Cobolini, chairman of the
Valley harbor committee, contained
the assurance that the board would
come to the Valley In they made The
southern trip.
Houston port interests are conf
dent the board will visit that city
the latter part Of January Of the first
or February. No definite acceptance
Of the port committees invitation has
been received. but individual men-
bers OF the board have expressed
their approval Of the proposed survey
or the Gulf ports.
The members Of the board who ara
expected 20 arrive here early in Feb
ruary are Brig. Gen. Herbert pea-
kyne, Col. Spencer Cosby. Maj. Dan n.
Sultan. Col. Frank r. Boggs. Lieut.
Col. r. C. Moore Mai. Charles R.
Pettis and Maj. Ernest Graves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
Funds Asked to
Provide Airways

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. 4.-tF
Funds for the construction OF 4,os5
miles of airways throughout the
country were provided today in the
annual appropriation bill for the
commerce department, which was re-
ported today to the house TO the ap-
preparation committee.
The bills total Of s9,202 900 rep
resents an increase of 1851 900 over
last years measure. but q decrease
of Sl69,900 under the budget bureau
estimates. IL allots 70 the state de-
partment $14,0l7. 900. TO the justice
department $26. 900, to commerce
$37,54s. 900, and 10 labor s10,97s, 900.
in addition to the funds for the
construction OF new airways the
measure provided for the mainten.
ance or the 3.427 miles OF airways al.
ready equipped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
Hearst Mexico Papers
Spurious Says Expert

WASHINGTON, d. C., Jan. A.
Pi-Handwriting experts employ
cd BY William Randolph Hearst at
the request Of the special senate
committee investigating the Mex
lean documents published in his
newspapers have pronounced the
documents as spurious.
The report Of the experts was
made today by the senate investi-
eating committee BY William A.
Bedford, counsel for Mr.. Hearst.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. A.
Ri-Denial that the American en-
bassy in Mexico City had ever
purchased any Mexican docu-
ments spurious or otherwise" ("
was made today BY James r.
Sheffield. former American am
bassador before the senate com
mittee investigating the material
published in Hearst newspapers
purporting to have come from
Mexican official files.
The ambassador was called a.
result Of recent testimony before
the committee that the embassy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
SAN BENITO TO
issue BONDS
Airport and Municipal
Golf Course to be
Provided

SAN BENITO. Jan. 4.-Bond IS
sues totalling about 100000 will be
submitted to the people of San Be-
nito during 1928 for the carrying
out of an elaborate municipal i'm
proyement program, member Of
tho city commission told a repre-
sentative Of the Brownsville Herald
today.
The bond issues will propose the
purchase and improvement of q site
for a municipal airport. the pur-
chase of a site for a municipal golf
field, erection Of a municipal hos
pital. the paving of ali the streets
within the city limits, and beautifi-
cation of parks and driveways about
the resaca.
The first Of the bond issues will
probably be taken up by the city
commission late in February or
early in March, TO he followed by
one or two others about three
months apart.
II is known that the city commits
sion has already been actively ex-
amining sites for the municipal air
port which will be placed on a di-
rect line over the San Antonio
Brownsville and Houston-Browns-
vile air lanes. and that discussion
Of the municipal golf links has come
up unofficially at various meeting
of the city commission.
The bringing to San Benito Of one
of the most famous firms of land
scape artists 10 develop a city plan
which will guide the commission
in Identification work is also or
the 1928 program il was revealed
today.
Directors or the local chamber OF
commerce will at their next meet
ing discuss a definite program OF
improvements in. San Benito for the
present year, and il is expected 70
be along the lines being considered
by the city commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04

US. To Request
Mexico Line Be
To Brownsville

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 4.-(P-Decsion to
open negotiations Immediately with Mexican postal Off
cias for establishment of air mail service
ced today by Postmaster General New, who said Colonel
Lndberghs flight had demonstrated the feasibility and
practcability of such service.
The proposed service would cut down the mail time
between New York and Mexico City from four days to
days The route is proposed to establish would be
by way of Atlanta, New Orleans Houston Corpus Christi
and Brownsville, practically that followed by Lind
bergh.
would cooperate in the movement to establish the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-04
Girls Here Fail To Take
Advantage of Leap Year

Cameron eounty's cuddling cut
les consistently keep confusing
creases of conubial conflict from
their craniums.
Leap Year don't mean = dog
gone thing 70 them.
For this The Herald feels that
IL is partly responsible-Leap
Year has not been advertised.
heralded and played up as much
as il possibly should have been,
considering the Importance of the
event.
All Of which possibly has caus-
ed widespread disappointment
among the bashful beaus of our
fair community. A feller, who is
too backward to propose himself
can't very well sidle up TO the
girl Of his choice. and whisper in
her ear that il is Leap Year and
she shouldn't be letting any grass
grow under her feft.
Be that as il may, or what
have you? the girls Of this i'm
mediate vicinity either haven't
been taking advantage or their
1928 opportunity TO put their