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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31
MOTOR VEHICLE FEE
TOTALFOR '28CETS
NEARER 100000
Figures Of Registrar Show
174,479 Cars, Trucks and
Cycles Paid License

Motor vehicles registration fees
for the state are shown by 1928 re.
cords in the office of F. B. Ingstad
to be on the point of attaining the
100000 mark which the registrar
has predicted at the probable total
for 1929. They were $1,774,143.45
for the year closing.
The registrars records show 1872
SIT passenger cars licensed in 1928,
Trucks numbered PITTS, motor.
cycles. 234, total of 174,479 re-
gistrations for 1923
The registrar expects the 1929
registrations to reach about 1856, 900.
AT this time the bureau is making
drive to obtain early registration
and the line has been drawn on
applications being delayed after
January l. Motor vehicle owners are
warned that operating a car with
out 1929 license is likely to SUBJ
ject the offender to the penalties Of
the law, which are either fine of
5000 or six months Imprisonment or
combination of the two. The alb
solute limit for applying is March
Is.
Steady Ascending
"A comparison Of the records shows
for several years the following reg
istration receipts:
1873 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $76O, 444.45
l924 ----.......-....-............. $816,871.15
1873 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,O83,573.45
1876 Observation-Disclosures. $1,578, O8O.75
1877 ..-.-................... $1,595, 442.35
The records also show 144,83O
passenger cars registered in 1927
and 145,57O in 1926.
In trucks the 1926 figures were
1880, and in 1927 they were 1881.
so that the 1928 figures of PITTS
show a tremendous jump, due APP
parently to farmers buying heavily
in that time.
The motorcycle show a constant
drop in 1926, 3O5 were registered, in
1927 only PIT, and 1928 reveals a
further decrease to 234.
New Plates Ready
The new license plates are ready
January l for the first time in the
history Of the bureau, Registrar
lngstad recently announced
The 1929 license plate for pass
enger cars has an aluminium back
grouna with black numerals. License
tags for t-ncks have black back
ground with orange numerals. Al
shipment of one carload of tags
has already been received and an
other carload is expected soon.
Automobile owners have until
March Is to apply for licenses. AL
ter that day in addition to the regu-
lar fee penalty of ten cents q day
will be charged until the end of
March and two dollars for every
month or fraction of a month there
after for period not to exceed five
months, making the maximum PEN
Atty $11.5O.
Persons purchasing new vehicles
Turing the year must apply for IL
lenses within five days after pur-
.hase. After the five day period
penalty accrues at the standard rate
or delinquent applications.
Law Demands Prompt Action
In his recent announcement that
applications must be made at once
or registration, Registrar Ingstad
aid that any pc; on who operates
my motor vehicle after January !
without having made application for
929 registration will be subject to
he criminal provisions Of the North
Dakota motor vehicle laws, which
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-31

MINOT PUCKSTERS WIN
Minot, Dec. 31.-tAP)-Minot de-
feated Kenmare at Hockey, 7 to 2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
ADMIT BLAST
OFAQUEDUCT
Confessions Made BY
3 In California
Water War

INDEPENDENCE, Cal, Feb. a.
Pl-Alleged confessions Of three Of
the dynamiters Of the Los Angeles
aqueduct in Owens valley, during G
water war that ragged internationally
over a period Of years, today were in
the possession of Inyo county's dis
trict attorney, Jesse Hession. One
Of the principals, whose name was
not disclosed, already wss in custody
and wholesale arrests were said BY
Hession to be imminent.
The confessions contained names
and addresses Of ".ive to fifty
plotters and dynamiters, Of persons
who bought the explosives, engi-
neered the attacks, and even Of
those who touched off charges in the
night that tore out sections Of the
200-mile steel pipe that carries the
city's main water supply from the
high Sierras. Hession declined To
reveal any names pending arrests.
The first assault Of force against
the city coming after Owens valley
residents had sought without success
millions of dollars of reparations for
asserted damages from the loss OF
water, was made in 1924. Armed
ranchers took possession of the Ala
bama spillway gates, turning the
city's water supply into the desert
and resisting attempts to dislodge
or dissuade them for 65 hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
MAIDOF n. Y.
WOMANFINDS
SAFE ROBBED
Bandits Tie Up Clerks
In Cincinnati And
Escape With Jewels
From Show Cases

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-CPp-Ida
Kantser, a maid in the Park avenue
home of Jonathan Bulkley, a paper
broker, reported 10 police today that
she had discovered the theft OF $60..
900 worth of jewels belonging to her
employers when she went TO a wall
safe in which they had been kept, TO
get a pair Of spectacles.
Mrs. Bulkley, who had been out OF
the city for two weeks, returned 70
her home at 500 Park avenue last
night. She asked Miss Kantser TO
get her spectacles which had been
left in the safe on the second floor.
The maid found the door Of the safe
open and the jewels gone.
In the list of missing jewelry Civ
en- to police was n rope diamond
chain valued at $4,000, three dia-
mond bracelets. two diamond rings,
a sapphire pendant and several pairs
Of jeweled ear rings
CINCINNATI, Feb. 22.-tF-Dis-
mond rings and watches valued at
between $4,000 and $4,000 were
stolen by two men in a robbery OF
the Ideal Loan & Jewelry company
here today.
The robbers trussed two clerks I'm
a rear room with q window sash
cord, looted the showcases and car
ried off three trays of diamond
rings. They escaped In an automo-
bile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
MASONS JOIN
RIOCRANDEIN
LODCEPARTY
Organization, Second
Formed in Valley,
Observing Fifti e tn
Charter Birthday
(Snecial 70 The Heraldl

RIO GRANDE CITY, Feb. 22.-
Masons from almost every lodge in
the Valley are gathered here today
celebrating, with local members, the
fiftieth anniversary of Hope Lodge
No. All, A. F. and A. NJ, the second
Oldest Masonic organization in this
section.
While the first scheduled event,
a communication to be held in the
lodge rooms, did not come until 3 p.
m, the early hours were spent re-
newing old acquaintances and men,
bers of long standing recalled events
of early days. The third degree was
conferred on q class OF candidates
by the Rio Grande Valley degree
team, composed of Masons from sew
eral lodges.
At an open meeting at the Dream
land theater at p. m. a patriotic
and historical program was to be
given with addresses BY a number
Of visiting Masons. These were:
John T. Lomax. Sap Benito, grand
potentate, Alzafar Shrine, San An
tonic; Robert r. Green, Brownsville,
district deputy, Fortieth Masonic
district; and Ed Couch of Weslaco,
who was the principal speaker and
had for his subject, Washington
the Man and the Mason"
Calixto Vale, oldest living men,
Der Of Hope Lodge, was to relate
history since the year the charter
was obtained and disclose many in
teresting facts regarding the pioneer
days of the border country, the great
difficulty under which the meetings
were held and the long distances
which the members travelled and the
modes Of transportation, which in
cluded horse and buggy and steam
boat.
On December IL. 1877, a charter
was obtained from the grand lodge
Of Texas, granted at the forty-second
grand communication in the city OF
Waco and designated as Hope Lodge
No. All, Rio Grande City, Starr
county.
The first officers were: Henry s.
Pearce, master; Noah Cox, senior
warden, and John NJ. Franz, junior
warden. All of these are deceased
and of Henry Pearce, little is known,
Noah Cox came to the border from
Ohio and was one of the early set
tiers Of Roma. John NJ. Franz was
an ex-government employee and
lived at Hidalgo.
The present officers are: Martin
Gavazos, master; +. G. Chatfield
senior warden; z. G.. Gonzales, ju.
nior warden; Gordon Kirkland, sec
retary; Laurence r. Brooks, treas.
urer; d. ]. Roach, senior deacon: (.
V. Laurel, junior deacon, and Mil
lard Mitchell. tiler.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
Commanders are Blamed for 81 Disaster
RIP VAN WINKLE
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FROG THREATENS
y = y
TO FALL ASLEEP

EASTLAND, Tex, Feb. %, Rl-
The favorite horned toad of West
Texas today continued fast Of dis
puted duration and threatened to
go to sleep again as supporters of
the claim the reptile hibernated for
nearly 81 years sought new proof
Of this contention.
While skeptical biologists ap-
pended the belief the toad would
''burn up" for lack of moisture TO
the previous opinions that such a
long sleep would be impossible, a
Texas student Of reptile life de-
clared "it could have happened"
This statement came from II. NJ.
Law, geology instructor at South
ern Methodist university.
NJ. W. McMinn, 63, merchant at
Olden, near here, said he was will
ing TO submit an affidavit that a
horned toad was placed in the cor
ner stone. He declared he saw
the late Andy Martin entomb q
toad in July, 1897.
II knew my business and I was
not interested in anything else
taken from the corner stone" Rev.
Z. E. Singleton, a witness said. Il
looked into the box and saw the
frog. l took il in my hand. Sud
denly it wriggled its hind leg. !
cried Quilts alive'-and held it
up for the crowd to see. I am posi-
tive there was no hoax perpe-
trated."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
OIL MOCULS,
SENTENCED, TO
SEEK APPEAL
Sinclair, Burns, Day to
Fight Jail Terms In
Higher Courts; One
Man Is Fined

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-CPp-Un-
der Jail sentence for contempt Of
court growing out of the Fall-Sin-
clair oil conspiracy mistrial, Harry
+. Sinclair, his associate, Henry Ma
son Day, and William Burns, the
detective, looked to the higher courts
today for exoneration.
With Burns son, w. Sherman
Burns, who was fined $1,000 for his
part in shadowing the oil jury as
active head Of the detective agency
they filed notice of appeals last
night shortly after Justice Frederick
l. Siddons pronounced sentence in
District Of Columbia supreme court
They were at liberty today upon
their promise that the bond fixed
would be supplied.
Sinclair, the wealthy oil man who
has been in one court or another FOR
months since he leased Teapot Dome
naval oil reserve. was sentenced to
six months in jail. Day, who hired
the Burns agents to shadow the jury
in Sinclair's behalf, was sentenced "a
four months, and the elder Burns
received a fifteen-day term, although
he had denied any connection with
the shadowing.
Earlier in the hearing Justice
Siddons had dismissed similar
charges against Sheldon Clark. vice
president of the Sinclair Refining
company, and g. L. Veitsch, head OF
the Burns Baltimore agency.
Sinclair now faces the prospect
Of serving nine months in the Dis.
trict OF Columbia jail. Previously he
was sentenced to three months fol
contempt for refusing to testify ir
the senate's Teapot Dome inquiry.
In sentencing the men Justice
Siddons, who had presided at the
mistrial, made the declaration that
shadowing of en "unsuspected jury
was unlawful and that it tended x
obstruct Justice, therefore being IN
contempt of court.
"A disastrous thing happened
| here" he said. "a breakdown in Z
criminal trial, breakdown that wa:
clearly due TO the action of the
respondents. IL broke down because
there was surveillance Of the jury"
W. Sherman Burns was the only
defendant who asked the mercy oi
the court. and he asked that 10 bt
applied to his father, the founder
Of the Burns agency. Justice Sid
dons had reviewed condolences link
ing the elder Burns and Sinclair II
the case and had declared he wa.
not satisfied that he was without 4
share Of the blame.
The justice explained that he hac
meted out only fine to the younger
Burns because he had aided the dis
trict attorney in investigating the
case. but to Day. who employed the
detectives for Sinclair, he said hs
had Showed loyalty TO a friend
greater than loyalty to the land
That loyalty, he said, he took into
consideration with a degree Of ad
miration in fixing the sentence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
DETACHMENT
FOR BRUMbY
SUGGESTED
Chief Officers Failed
To Take Precaution;
Admiral Unprepar-
ed, Report Says

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-(P,-
Commanders of the submarine S-4
and the coast guard destroyer Pauld-
ing are held responsible by a naval
court Of inquiry for the collision that
sent the submersible's crew of 40
to death off Provincetown, Mass.
last December II.
In addition the court recommended
detachment of Rear Admiral Frank
H. Brumby as commander of the con-
troll force, which includes submarines
of the Atlantic fleet.
Brumby' was in charge OF rescue
and salvage operations on the scene
and the court declared in its findings
that he failed to contribute that
force and sound judgment expected
vice, experience and position"
The court, composed of Rear Ad-
mirals K. H. Jackson as president,
Julien L. Latimer, and Captain Jo-
seph V. 0gan, with commander Leslie
E. Bratton as judge advocate, de-
clared also that mo known devices or
equipment not employed in the res
cue operations, either in the navy or
owned by commercial organizations,
could have saved the lives of those
on board the S-4."
The report said the navy had as
sembled its best rescue crews as
quickly as possible and that the res
cue operations were logical, sound
and the most promising of early sue
cess" Weather conditions played an
important part, the finding said, and
"rescue under those conditions was
beyond human power"
The court held that serious
blame" was incurred by Lieutenant
Commander r. K. Jones, who COM
manded the S-4, and Lieutenant Com
mander John H. Bayles, of the Pauld-
ing. II declared the submarine failed
to sight and clear the Sd.
OF Brumby, who has commanded
the control force since last August,
the findings said he had demon
strated before the court that "he had
not the familiarity with the essen
tial details of construction of sub
marines and the knowledge of rescue
vessels, and the knowledge of the
actual work being carried on by his
subordinates necessary to direct in
telligently the important operations
of which he was in charge" The
court commended the rescue plans
Brumby approved, conceived by an
expert staff of which Captain King
was the senior" but said the admiral
was unable to give the proper guild
ing hand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
LABOR TORUN
MEXICOSHIPS
Government to Lease
Vessels to Union
Of Stevedores

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22.-P,-
Plans are nearing completion for the
lease of the steamships Mexico,
Tamaulipas and Coahuila to the
Tampico Stevedores union, q cooper
ative organization. This organiza-
tion is one of the strongest labor
unions in Mexico and a rival of the
Regional Confederation of Mexican
Workers.
Arrangements for the lease hang
on the outcome of q trial trip Of the
steamer Mexico from Vera Cruz to
Progreso intended to show whether
the stevedores are capable of han
ding coastal trade in the Gulf Of
Mexico. The test apparently has
been successful so far, but the Re-
gional Confederation and the Steve
dores are still fighting, since the
confederation is anxious to control
the crews manning the ships, a right
which the stevedores refuse to grant.
The ships formerly belonged to
the Mexican free ports line, which
was established by General Obregon.
His pet scheme was the opening of
free ports at the Pacific and Atlantic
terminals Of the Tehuantepec rail-
way, which never materialized. The
fleet then continued a coastal SER
vice under management of the gov
eminent until the labor conflict
broke out. This was between the
Maritime Workers federation be-
longing to the regional confedera-
tion, which controlled the crews, and
the port workers organizations. The
ships were finally ordered tied up
by President Gales.
The Tampico stevedores, the Yuca-
tan state railways and chambers OF
commerce of some Of the gulf states
started negotiations for leasing the
vessels. Gales decided in favor of
the stevedores on the condition that
they should prove their ability to
manage the fleet. The conditions Of
the lease have not been announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
MEDICINE SENT
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FOR THIRD TIME

Bringing with him diphtheria anti
toxin for Mrs. Gumercindo Soils, Gill
bert Waller, pilot of the San Antonio
Drug company's mercy plane, was
scheduled to pay his third visit to
Brownsville Wednesday. The plane
was due at p. m.
The serum was ordered by the
City drug store, after the supply in
the city had become exhausted. Mrs.
Soils Is in q serious condition, and
the speed with which the remedy
reaches here will have a material
bearing on her chances for recov-
cry. it is said.
Waller has made two previous
trips to Brownsville, this city hav-
ing been the destination in the in
augural flight OF the little ship. w.
z. Knecht, an official of the COM
'panys. will also be with the plane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
CONFESSIONS
May CLEAR Up
LUNASLAYINC
Teodoro Galvan Alleg-
ed to Have Admitted
Shooting Man Here
In January

The mystery surrounding the slay-
ing Of Abelardo Luna, who was shot
at his home between Madison and
Monroe streets on the night OF Janu-
airy 25, Is believed TO have been
cleared by an alleged confession
made Tuesday night by Teodoro
Galvan and Daniel Vargas in the
Cameron county jail.
The confession alleges that Luna
was deliberately shot down by Gal
van, and that Daniel Vargas was
with Galvan at the time. Both
youths are about p years of age.
Galvan and Vargas were placed
under arrest by Chief Deputy Sher-
if Duncan S. Wright and Deputy
Sheriff George Miller Monday, the
boys being captured in the old grave
yard on Monroe street. The sher-
iff's department had them under
surveillance for several days, but
no arrest was made until the two
were found together, the officers
fearing the other would take alarm
and flee across the Rio Grande.
The alleged slayer and the witness
OF the crime were placed in the
county Jail, and Tuesday night are
alleged to have made full signed
confessions in the presence Of Chief
Deputy Sheriff Wright, Deputy
Sheriff George Miller, Assistant
County Attorney Bascom Cox and
Jaliers Tomas j. Cavazos and Eze-
quiel Cavazos.
+ According to the alleged confes-
sion, Luna was killed by Galvan in
revenge, Galvan alleging Luna had
kicked him several weeks previous
to the shooting.
con the afternoon Of the night I
killed him ! saw him pass and saw
where he lived" the alleged confes-
sion states. II got drunk and got
il in my head to kill him and went
there that night to kill him and did
kill him.
when I made a noise with the
Continued oa page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
Pittsburgh Electric
Man Hurtles to Death

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22.-tR|-Fall-
ing from a window on the third floor
of the Pittsburgh Athletic associ-
alton building today, c. II. Smith. 81,
general manager of the Westing-
house Union Battery company, was
killed instantly.
Smith, who moved to the associ-
alton Monday after his wife and
daughter left their home for visit
to Florida, was believed to have met
death accidentally. The vines trt-
side the bedroom window were torn
away, indicating he clutched at them
in an effort to save himself as be
fell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22

for a salute from President Coolidge
Practically all Of Virginia's Off
cials set Alexandria as their destina'
tion and dozens of those of the fed
eral government closed their desk:
in Washington to hold a reception
in honor of Mr.. Coolidge in historic
Carlyle House, where the convention
which framed the constitution was
conceived. With them were practi'
cally all members of the state legis-
lature and other state officials.
Ordering out the Mayflower to sail
down the Potomac in time to reach
Alexandria shortly after luncheon
Mr.. Coolidge invited for the trip
Senators Swanson and Glass. Rep.
resentative Moore, in whose district
Alexandria lies, and former Repre-
sentative Carlin, all of Virginia, as
we'll as c. Bascom Slemp, formerly
private secretary to the president
and resident Of Virginia. Mrs
Coolidge decided to remain in Wash
ington. fearful lest the cold from
which she has been suffering would
be aggravated by the trip.
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22.-(PD-All
state departments except the su'
preme court, the highway depart
ment and the court of criminal ap-
peals, were closed Wednesday in OBJ
servance of Washington's birthday
Brownsville, as a commercial GEN.
ter, was functioning on something
better than half schedule Wednes'
day, as a result of the city's observ-
ance of the 196th anniversary of the
birth of George Washington.
All banks were closed; the post
office had the holiday schedule hung
out, and the troops at Fort Brown
had cut their labors to the absolute
minimum to keep the machinery OF
the army in action.
A few of the retail stores were ex-
pected TO close their doors at noon
while several business houses were
operating on a half-time basis, and
the city market was closed, but aside
from these places. the city was going
about it's usual affairs. None of the
churches or clubs had listed cere
monies of any kind, except the Ro-
tary club, where the mention of our
country's father broke into the pro-
gram on several occasions.
Short programs at the various
schools in most cases opened the
days work, and at the high school
Rev. z. p. Day turned the regular
Wednesday address at the morning
chapel meeting into a George Wash
ington speech.
Otherwise the schools functionec
on the regular weekday plane.
A group Of approximately $50 resi-.
dents of Austin and Waco, including
several state officials, came down on
q special train of the Southern Pa
cific lines for a two-day visit. A
special rate to the Valley had been
advertised by the road in connection
with the general Washington birth
day observance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
Robbery Motive
Seen I'm Woman S
Death of Burns

MoRRISTOWN. N. J., Feb. p, lP--
Robbery was believed BY police to
day TO have been the motive for the
burning TO death Monday night Of
woman whom they identified as Miss
Margaret Brown, 40 years old, en-
pIoyed until that morning az a gov
erness in a home on fashionable
Park avenue, New York.
Fred Rolf, lieutenant OF dectives
Of Morris county, said that when
she left the home Of her employer.
James p. Gillespie, she had with
her $4,000 in boEds and 1000 in
cash. No bonds or cash was found in
the woman's clothing.
Rolf said Identification had been
made by Miss Mary Browne, sis
ter, Of Fort Lee, y. J.. from deserip-
tions of the dead woman's clothing,
a watch and q scar on the body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
T. S. Pays Tribute
to Washington on
Birth Anniversary

WASHINGTON Feb 22-virgnia which Washington
recalled Coolidge
1s6th birthday
commonwealth interest centered in the little
of Washnon birthday be celebrated four hence
under
Streets president
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
Mellon, Fisher, Noyes
Given Degrees Today

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-tP-
Andrew W. Mellon. secretary of the
treasury; Governor Fisher of Penn
sylvania and Frank B. Noyes, presi-
dent of The Associated Press, today
received the honorary degree of DOR
tors of laws at the Washington birth
day exercises of the University Of
Pennsylvania.
These exercises have been held an
nually by the University, founded by
Benjamin Franklin. since 1926.
DR.. Josiah H. Penniman, provost Of
the university, presided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-22
LINDY ON SECRET HOP

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22.-tPl-Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh, with four pas
sengers. left Lambert-St. Louis field
in a Ryan monoplane at 1912 q. m,
today for an unrevealed destination.
He headed northward over the St.
Louis Chicago air mail route. An
unconfirmed report was that he
planned to fly to Selfridge field, De-
troit.