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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08
ALEX STEWART, Atty.
900 Arctic Bldg, Seattle, Wash.

In Superior Court of the State
of Washington for the County of
King (In Probate)
No. 4l476 Notice of Hearing Fl
nal Report and Petition for Dis
tribution
II the Matter Of the Estate of
JACOB J. Simmons, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that w.
d. Garvin administrator OF the
Estate of Jacob j. Simmons, de-
ceased, has filed in the office of
the Clerk of said court his final
Report and petition for distribu-
ton, asking the Court to settle said
Report, distribute the property to
the persons thereto entitled and
TO discharge said administrator
and that said Report and petition
will be heard on the 9Th day of
July, 1928, at $50 A. NJ, at the
Court Room of the Probate De
partmcnt of said Court.
Dated This 9th day Of June, 1925
ABE N. OLSON, Clerk Of said
Court
BY H. c. Gordon
Deputy.
6-s-28-6-22-2S
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08

The successful farm is the one
which spends less than il takes in.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08
S. S. VAsHONA
sunaay

Extra boat leaves Burton SatU
day night at 6 30 and Tacoma 10
III 100 p. m. for Quartermaster and
all regular stops between.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08

All bids must be in writing and
submitted to the said guardian or
TO her attorney at the address be-
low given, or 10 the clerk Of the
above entitled court.
Margaret Hanshumaker, Guardian.
ALEX STEWART Attorney for
guardian
Office & Post Office Address:
909 Arctic Bldg. Seattle Wash.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08
HENRY S. NOON, Attorney
432 Pioneer Building, Seattle, Wn.

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington for King
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08
New Industrial Era


Ninety-fiye per cent of the en-
tire investment in public utilities,
according to a leading life insur-
ance company, has been made in
the last 30 years.
1t was not until 1883 that the
first electric street car appeared
in the United States. Today fast
service, operating over thousands
OF miles of track.
The telephone was invented in
1876, but many years passed be
fore the old slow forms Of com
fell into disuse. Today
the American telephone industry
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-06-08

From Vashon to Vashon Hts,
From Vashon to Vashon Hts,
From Vashon 20 Vashon Hts
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
ASSAIL JUDGE
IN FOX Case
Defense Claims That
Hardy Biased; Trial
Is Delayed

HALL OF JUSTICE, Los Angeles,
Jan. 25.-tFl-The trial Of William
Edward Hickman, kidnaper-killer Of
little Marian Parker, after opening
1t $3.50 o'clock today, after being IL
session 30 minutes, was adjourned to
two o'clock this afternoon. The ac-
ton was taken to allow Superior
Judge Carlos Hardy and District At
torney Asa keyes opportunity to con-
sider, and the court to rule upon, an
exception taken to Judge Hardy sit
ting in the case on the grounds OF
bias and prejudice.
Thirty minutes Of the session had
beer Consumed in the reading OF
the lengthy written exception ~ the
court, the district attorney and
Deputy District Forrest Murray.
The trial. which will determine the
sanity Of the killer. will follow new
ard untested laws governing insanity
detenses. Hickman has pleaded mot
guilty by reason OF insarity"-tacit
admission that he committed the Of
lenses charged but was not legally
responsible.
Armed with dispositions and other
forms of evidence designed to sup-
port the insanity theory, the defense
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
'COMPANIONATE
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DIVORCE FAILS;
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PAIR REUNITED

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 25.-F-
%Companionate divorce" an inno-
walton in domestic relations in
vented by Mr.. and Mrs. Florian L.
Hummer Of Cleveland to fit their
special problems, stood derricked
in favor Of old-fashioned matri-
mony today because the Hummers
decided their differences weren't
so different after all.
The Hummers experimental 80
days with their compartments
divorce" tentative decree which
removed the responsibilities of
husband and wife but allowed
them TO live together in their
$4,000 home here.
Yesterday, however, they found
their disagreemeutS unimportant
and asked to be reunited in mat-i-
mony. They they found Common
Pleas Court Judge Ewing. conf
dent Of their eventual reconcilia-
ticn, had neglected to enter their
divorce on the coErt journal
aud SO the formality Of re-mar-
riage was unnecessary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
four DEAD IN
Tenn. TWISTER
Children Victims; Ken.
lucky and Illinois
Also Suffer

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 25-CF-
The storm which swept in a great
semi-circle south Of Nashville
through . half dozen or more cour-
ties yesterday afternoon reached the
climax OF its destructiveness in De-
kalb county, where n rural district
school on Holmes creek was blown
over and four children killed and
another probably fatally injured.
The dead are.
Edward Atnip, 8; Harvey Cripps
5; George W. Smith, II, and Ruby
Hayes, 6.
Aubrey Smith. II, is expected to
die from internsi injuries.
II. Grady Carter, teacher, sustain.
ed a broken ankle and numerou,
cuts and bruises, but his condition
il not considered serious.
The school Is six miles north OF
Smithville and the storm which
wrecked 1t and snuffed out the lives
Of the children came almost with.
out warning.
First news Of the casualties came
when Houston Webb, a bus driver
arrived late last night from a noun.
tain trip. He said the story de.
scended suddenly while a class was
in session in the little mountain
school and that the building was
shattered before Grady Carter, the
principal, could herd his charges to
safety. Carter was pinned beneath
the building with a broken ankle.
Twenty-one children and their
teacher barely escaped death OF
serious injury when a twister de-
molished a one-story frame school
house near Lang. Ky, yesterday,
The wind struck the building while
classes were in session and tore
the school from its foundation, roll.
ing it over on its side. As the
building overturned. one side was
torn loose and the children, ranging
in age from six to fourteen, and
their teacher, Miss Hattie Scott
managed to crawl from the wreck.
age.
An infant daughter Of A. Trice, q
farmer near Gage, KY, was crushed
beneath the wreckage of brIel
chimney when the Trice home wal
demolished by winds. The storm
left ruined homes at Wickliffe, Kevil
Gage, Lamont and Paducah, al
western Kentucky river towns, anc
then dipped into Illinois in the di
rection Of Caseyville.
In Franklin, Columbia and Mur
freesboro. NIL In central Tennessee
houses were unroofed. schoo
building nc Columbia was destroyed
and the walls Of several brick build
ings were blown down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
WITNESSES OF
DEFENSE NOT
PUT ON STAND
Surprise Sprung After
Prisoner Refused
Copy of Testimony
Before Grand Jury

EAsTLAND. Tex. Jan. 25.-tF-
The fate Of Marshall Ratliff. chArra
ed with robbery OF the First National
Bank OF Cisco on December %. will
rest with a jury today without de-
tense testimony.
Closing one cf the most spectacular
trials in the history of niaety-first
district court, the state today rested
its case after having offered half
hundred witnesses who sought e.
prove that Ratliff garbed IS SantS
Claus participated in the robbery o.
the Cisco bank after which G. +
Bedford, Cisco police eni G. W
Carmichael, police officer and l. l.
Davis, bandit, were nortally wound
ed in a gun battle just outside ths
bank.
When the state rested its case at
l0:30 o'clc k Defense Attorney u.
Lee Cearlcy asked Judge G. H. Dav-
| export TO require the state 10 fur
nish the defense with m transcript ot
the testimony given against Rhtllff
before the grand jury.
w. w. Hair. special prosecutor,
| said that the law does not require
the state 20 do this and the state
in this case did not care to comply
with the defense request Al this
point Clearley abruptly announced
that the defense also rested and
Judge Davenport recessed court un-
I'll 2 o'clock TO prepare his charge to
the jury.
Arguments in the case probably
viii consume one day, although the
time had not been set.
The states surprise witness was
Marion Heron. l5, daughter on Mrs.
Francis Heron who lies near
Wichita Falls. She testified that her
mother had made the Santa Claus
suit and that she fitted the suEt
on Ratliff the night before the bank
/ robbery. She testified that her tes-
/ timony was given FOR the state IN
the hope that her mother might Be
! shown mercy. Her mother is charg-
ed with being an accessory after TIE
. fact.
Mrs. Leon Harkey, a daughter ot
Mrs. Sam Fox and a niece BY saz-
| guininity OF Louis Davis, the dead
bandit, and by marriage OF Henry
Helms. told Of the visit of the three
fugitives ne the Fox home on the
Lash lease early Christmas norm
| ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25

PREPARATION
FOR AIR Mail
City Commission Tell
Big Meeting Needs
Of City to Assure
Future Development

Voting unanimously, about 800 tax
of commerce forum in the federal
court room went on record Tuesday
night as favoring the immediate sub
mission Of the proposed municipal
payers OF Brownsville az the chamber
airport bond issue in the amount Of
100000.
Also. the meeting requested that
the commissioners present at future
meeting definite outlines of the city's
needs and concrete estimates OF the
amounts necessary to carry on the
improvement program.
Enthusiasm for the airport was
marked. Speaker after speaker en-
dorsed the project, urging there be no
delay in submitting the bond issue
and establishing the port.
The forum. the first Of series Of
such meetings which will be held
monthly, was pronounced the most
representative ever held in the city.
The federal court room was crowded
to capacity, and many Of the largest
taxpayers ~ the. city were present
and rave the weight OF their influence
to the airport project.
Creager Presides
The entire city commission was
present. Mayor Cole briefly outlined
the proposed program for the city,
and each city commissioner in brief
manner informed the meeting Of the
needs of their respective depart
| ments.
r. B. Creager presided as chair
man, and after outlining the purpose
of the meeting called upon Mayor
Cole. The mayor stated it had beer
customary for the commission 70 rely
upon their own judgment in calling
| bonding issues, but the airport pro
| ject was an innovation and the com
mission desired the advice Of th'
taxpayers Of the city. In regard x
various Improvements needed BY th'
city he cited the necessity for pro
viding an outlet for the storm sew
er system and stated the city als'
needed an incinerator, electric fir
alarm system. two standpipes 70
fire protection, central fire station
and new municipal building. and tha
there had also been considerable de
mand for a municipal auditorium.
Hinkley for Airport
Commissioner Burt Z. Hinkle,
stated that in his opinion q munici
pal airport was a necessity and tha
he was in favor Of immediate action
Relative to improvements needed b.
CONTINUED on paEe two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
CALL KILLER GETS SECOND Man
NOTED BAD MAN
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OF TEXAS WOULD
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RETURN TO HOME

ALAMAGoRDO, ". NJ. Jan. rs.
--(P)-Frank Jackson, 7S, Of the
Sam Bass gang Of Texas, who for
80 years has been living in New
Mexico under an assumed name,
wants to obtain immunity and re-
turn tc his native state, Eugene
Manlove Rhodes, novelist, said
here today.
Sam Bass led q band Of train
and stage robbers. Shortly before
Bass was killed in an attempted
robbery OF a bank at Round Rock,
he employed Frank Jackson, then q
boy of Is, TO act rs his body
guard, with the promise, Jackson's
friends claim, that he would re-
form and the two would start a
cattle ranch in South America.
At Round Rock Bass was wound
ed and Jackson, under fire OF Tex
as rangers put Bass before him
on his horse and carried him two
miles out Of town where the out
law died, accounts Of the incident
say. Jackson since has been n
fugitive.
Mr.. Rhodes said that Jackson
married, has a large family and
now is held in high regard by his
neighbors who knew him by an
other name. He does not want to
return to Texas, il he must face
trial, Mr.. Rhodes said, and he and
other New Mexicans who knew
Jackson are communicating with
Texas officials, In an effort 20 OBJ
tain immunity for him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25

CALLED FROM
BEDANDSHOT
Victim Almost Instant
ly Killed; Second
Case of Kind in Past
Few Days

For the second time within a
week Brownsville police Wednesday
were investigating the case OF a
dark-lurking gunman with unerring
aim, who calls his victims to the
door and shoots them down.
The latest victim Of the "call gun
ne-" is Alvarado Luna, 80, who
lived in an alley near Eighth and
Washington streets. He answered
a call TO his bedroom window short
ly after midnight Wednesday and
was almost instantly killed by a
bullet from the darkness outside.
The man who did the shooting
escaped. There were no witnesses
and police have only a series of
clues found near the scene to aid
them in their search.
Last Wednesday night Carlos
Gomez. n resident Of the Hoyt hotel,
I'LL Adams street, was called to the
door Of his room and shot through
the back and beaten over the head
BY an assailant who made a getaway
following the shooting. Gomez was
rushed to the Mercy hospital here
following his injury, and his life
was az first despaired Of. He was
removed from the hospital to the
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
FLIVVER ship
TOFLY HOME
Brooks Plar-s Second
Try at Trip Ended
BY Weather

ASHEvILLE, n. c., Jan. 25.-tFt-
Forced down here by stormy weather
on his attempted nonstop Detroit
Miami flight in the Ford "flivver"
plane, Harry ]. Brooks, prepared to-
day to return home, more confident
than ever Of the tiny crafts ability.
He said he would make another at
tempt to reach the Florida city as
soon as weather permits.
Brooks planned to break his re-
turn trip with n overnight stop In
Washington. That arrangement was
agreed to by Ford officials over the
telephone last night when Brooks
said he doubted II he could get off
the hill on which he landed with a
gas load sufficient TO carry him TO
Detroit.
After encountering terrible wea-
ther" all the way down from De-
troit and struggling to fly his baby
ship across the last remaining ribs
Of the Blue Ridge mountains, Brooks
brought the plane down on Hill in
an Asheville suburb after 4:30
o'clock yesterday. afternoon.
Heavy head winds and ice forming
on the wings at high altitude and
fog and clouds at low levels forced
him 70 the ground, he said.
As an indication OF the head-wind
Continued On page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
Youth, l9, Held In
Holdup Staying
AT San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 25.-tP
Murder charges will probably be
filed today against a nineteen year
old San Antonio youth, the only sur
vivor Of a gun battle last night in
which Henry Niemeyer, 35. filling
station proprietor and Victor G.
Turner. 10. were killed.
Turner, with the youth now under
arrest entered the station just rs
Niemeyer was transferring the con-
tents Of the cash register to his
pocket. Turner is said to have or
dered Niemeyer to put up his hands
but the latter replied with a .i5 auto
matte. Turner fell with one outlet
through his head and enc IN mis-
heart. Niemeyer was shot in the
head and twice in the body.
Turner's companion, who denies
having participated in the actual
battle told police that he fled at the
first shot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
Starr County Plans 3O,OOOAcye Irrigation
Project; To Call Election On Big Bond Issue

follow completion Of the bridge.
Directors OF the irrigation district,
who will have q meeting soon for the
completion Of plans for submitting
the bond issue are: E. Owen Scott,
president; Lauro Cara, Mrs. Anna
K. Bass, J. H. Guerra and Andres
Longoria.
With land which is recognized as
highly suitable for the cultivation of
citrus and grapes, Starr county has
been devoting its agricultural aetiv-
ity to one crop a year, usually cotton
and has used its land chiefly for pac-
ture and grazing.
Irrigation viii enable growers to
plant citrus, which IL Is stated will
Be more immune from weather than
that OF lower sections due to protec-
tion from the hills against any sud
den changes in temperature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25

tween Roma and the town across the
border, San Pedro, will be completed
about March ! and will be opened for
traffic during the month, according
to construction men in charge Of the
work. It costs in the vicinity Of
100000.
Completion of the bridge will see
added activity in the grading and
opening of a wide gravel highway
from San Pedro to Monterrey, and
will put Roma and Rio Grande City
closer to the important Mexican city
lhan any other border point. Geo.
graphically 1t is closer at the present
time, but q winding road, upimproved,
has tended to discourage traffic. Sur
veys have been completed for the
more direct highway and actual con-
struction on the road Is expected 70
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25

districts, TO water about 10000 acres
in the county.
The matter will be submitted for
vote probably in April. One Of the
largest individual irrigation projects
proposed in the Valley. the issue
would take care of irrigation for
strip Of lA4d bordering on the Rio
Grande approximately 16 miles long
and two and one-half miles wide, ex-
tending from a point west of Roma to
. point east Of Rio Grande City.
With the proposed irrigation. the
completion Of the bridge at Roma
across the Rio Grande, the prospee~
tive entrance Of two railroads at
Roma. and the completion Of high
way TO Monterrey. this section Of the
border Is contemplating an extensive
development
The new international bridge be-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
Chinese General Is
Shot For Blackmail

PEKING, Jan. 25.-CP)-Execution
Of General Chen Shu-Chiang, chief
inspector Of the Peking gendarmes,
and four Of his officers, was an
nouaced officially today.
Chen was arrested recently on
charges Of blackmailing wealthy citi-
zens BY arresting them on false
charges and offering 10 release them
On payment Of large sums
He and his four subordinates were
executed Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25

SAN BENITo, Jan. 25.-Stsrr
county, which has been the last
frontier" in irrigation activity Of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley is about
to attempt rs its first venture one Of
the largest irrigation projects in this
region Of the state, it was revealed
here today by member Of firm of
engineers who stopped following q
conference with the board of trustees
at Rio Grande City.
The board Of trustees Of the Starr
County Water Control and Improve
ment District Number One Is plan
ming to submit to the people the
proposition OF issuing from $500, 900
to $2,000,000 in bonds for the pur-
pose Of watering approximately
10000 acres of land comprising the
district, he stated. and will eventu-
ally lead to the formation Of other
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
Believe Moody
Still Available

AUSTIN, Tex. Jan. 25.-LFj-Be-
lief that Governor Moody Il still
available for the vice presidential
democratic nomination, despite his
statement OF yesterday that he IL
mot a candidate. has not been and
has no intention OF becoming one"
was the widespread capitol reaction
today.
The governor evaded the questions
Would you accept such n nomina-
tion IL offered YOU"
He gave "a strong and definite ST.
dication however. that Ne intends to
seek reelection this sumner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
Michigan Pair ",air;
Third Person Shot

ADRIAN, Mich, Jan. 25.-lP)-
Theodore Blaskie and his wife are
dead and Elliott r. Mclean is seri-
ously wounded as result Of a shoot
ing early today at the Blaskie home
st Srringville.
McLean's version Of the affair, as
viven the police, was that he had
Sesn out riding with Mrs. Blaskie
1.st night and then when they re-
+r-red Blaskie appeared. killed his
-sfa with q shotgun, wounded Nc
Taan and then ended his own life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
RUSSIA CoNvICTs ROBBERS

EIBINSK, Russia, Jan. 25.-tFp-
The district court today sentenced to
death four of the most active men,
bers of q gang charged with commit
ting armed robberies and attacking
the peasantry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lever Rio
Grande Valley: Fair 10 partly cloudy
and warmer tonight and Thursday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy TO-
night; warmer except In northwest
portion; Thursday partly cloudy;
warmer in southeast portion; colder
in northwest portion.
Light 10 moderate easterly TO
southerly winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
Grant S Grandson
Is Dead In Paris

PARIS. Jan. 25.--(P)-Algernon
Edward Sartis, grandson Of President
Grant, died at his home at st. Naz-
tire last week and funeral services
were held thgre Friday.
Sartoris, who was the son of Nellie
Grant Jones, was born in Washing
ton and served as an aide to General
Fitzhugh Lee during the Spanish
American war. He was American
charge d'affaires at Guatemala in
1908 and resigned in 1908 because Of
ill-health. During the World war he
served in the French foreign legion.
Tn recent years he spent most Of his
time in France.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
RIVER BULLETIN

There will be- no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present IA Hr. ma mr.
Stage Stage Chng. Ram
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
PRISONERS sTILL AT LARGE

DETROIT, Jan. 25.-tP-Eighteen
Of twenty-one prisoners who escaped
yesterday from the Elmwood Avenue
branch Of the Wayne county Jail here
still were at liberty today rs city,
state and federal authorities con-
tinued their search for them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
RAPs BANKRUPT LAW

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-tF)-Re-
peal Of the national bankruptcy law
which he says causes an annual loss
Of Sss5, 900, 900 to the American public
is asked in a bill by Representative
Blanton. democrat, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide az Poirt Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteoroiogi-
cal conditions:
High ..... 3:24 a. m.--B.55 p. n.
Low ....... l1.07 IN. m.--lx.20 p. n.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25

SHIF hAMS SUB
COLON, Panams, JAM 25.-tF1-
The commander Of the Peruvian
cruiser Almirante Grau, reports by
wireless that his ship has been dam
aged in q collision with the Peru
Van submarine RI off Balboa.
The commandant OF the fifteenth
naval dist ct reported that the
wrecking tug Goargona was imme-
diately dispatched 70 the assistance
of the Almirante Grau. and that other
craft have been ordered 20 proceed
with all speed.
No details have been received as
to damage or possible loss Of life.
The Peruvian naval vessels are
said to have been engaged in msneu-
vers at the time Of the collision.