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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
MELLON AGAIN REJECTS FUND
 FOR DRY LAW
Says Courts Already Un- able to Try All Cases
 Arising Under Law

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Em- phasizing that the Federal Courts are unable to try all cases pre- pared under the National Pro- hibition Law, Secretary of Treas ury Mellon wrote to Bishop James Cannon, Jr., it would be unwise to place 5,000,000 in the hands of any Executive Office to use, with unlimited restric- tion" to enforce the Prohibition law.
 The letter was in reply to a telegram from Cannon, Thomas Nicholson, President of the Anti Saloon League, and Eugene Craw- ford, Secretary of the Board of Temperance O. the Methodist Ep- iscopal Church. They had urged Mellon to reconsider his action in declining an additional appro- priation of s25,000.000 for dry enforcement.
 Secretary Mellon said because of unusual safeguards which sur round the expenditure of public money this could not be provided here and tne appropriation would violate fundamental principle of the government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
Child Witkout Feet May Yet Be Able to Yak

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Sur- geons of the University of Illinois, Collegesof Medicine, will attempt a series of op- erations, such as have never before been attempted in an effort to enable a five-year- old girl, born without feet, to walk, run and play.
 Dr. Henry Thomas, Pro- lessor of Orthepedic Surgery said it is hoped by the op- erations to form muscles of the lower leg into substi- tutes for feet.
 A series of exercises Is planned to follow the opera tions for the purpose of en- abling the child to walk nor mally.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22

chosen rulers, whose names are withheld until that night, will be crowned fin regal splendor
 The week of meri.lmsnt stsrts with the arrival of the flag be- lecked galleon carrying King Gac- parilla and his buccaneers. armed to the teeth. The booming of toy cannons, the crack of cap pistols and the blare of bands fill the air as thousands of eager spectators desert the gaily decorated strets momentarily 10 witness the com ing of the pirate crew singing the dread pirate chant:
 Fifteen men on a dead mans
 chest
 To! Ho! Ho! anl a bottle of rum. z
 As the pirates swarm over the sides of the galleon to the muni- cipal dock, the waiting city fathers announce the abject surrender of the city.
 Then the entire city throws it's cares to the winds and participates in the series of fantastic paradcs street dances. balls and other so cia1 affairs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
AMERICAN SHOT DEAD IN RAID
 OF TR|BESMEN
Former American Mission ary Killed-Chicago
 Man Escapes Injury

BAIRA, Irak, Jan. 22.-Slay- ing from ambush by Wahabi tribesman of Rev. Henry A. Bill kert, former American mission ary, is expected to- have an im- portant effect upon the political fortunes of Ibn Saud, Potentate of the Arabian desert. One hun dred tribesmen, known for their ferocity, waited in ambush with in the Irak frontier for an Am erican party yesterday.
 Charles Crane, Of Chicago. for mer American Ambassador to China, and Bilkert, were in closed automobile in advance of the party which was going from Basra to Koweit.
 As they passed through the desert shrub, Crane noted there were no horses or camels near Irak. Shepherds had been warn ed of the approach of the raiding tribesmen and hurried their flccks to Zubeir, the last Irak town on the edge of the desert.
 There was sudden burst of rifle fire from the shrub and slumped forward, dead Crane escaped injury.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
DEATH PIT IS { FOUND;REP0RT
 OF EXPEDITION
R em a r k a ble Discovery Made Bodies Found
 Amid Amazing Wealth


 PHILADELPHIA, P h., Jan. 22.-The Joint Archaeological Ex- petition of the University of Pennsylvania Museum an British Museum has discovered a mann moth death pit containing bodies of 45 victims sacrificed in ac- cordance with the ancient Sumer- ian burial rites. The bodies were found amid an amazing wealth of gold, silver and precious stones in the UT of the Chaldees. The death pit has already yielded 34 gold head dresses inlaid with pandants of silver, combs, harps and statues buried 5000 years ago..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
5000 FACING TRIAL, RESULT
 CHICAGO RAID
Four Thousand Men and Women Rounded Up in
 Sudden Cleanup

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-The po- lice sweepings of 4,000 men and women arrested in the crook clean-up, without past precedent, is being sifted by Police Inspect ors, Prosecutors and Courts. An analysis of the results of the raids is far from complete for every jail is crowded and the task Of completing a check is ne- cessarily slow.
 The Courts are cooperating on writs of habeas corpus petitions and these are being denied in every case as the police have re- quested more time for investiga- tion.
 Trials of more than 5000 started today. Several men want ed in connection with specific crimes were round in the clean up.
 Five aliens were arrested and turned over to the immigration authorities for deportation.
 More sudden cleanup drives will be staged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
Controversy Since Adop- ton of Constitution
 to Be Decided
SUPREME COURT TO
 DECIDE IN ONE CASE
Adjournment Is Word Upon Which Hinges
 Technicalities

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Supreme Court will decide the validity of pocket veto at the end of any session except the concluding session of Congress.
 Since the adoption of the Con- stitution this has been a disputed point and the Supreme Court an nounced yesterday that it will pass upon the question in the case affecting a group of Indians in the State of Washington.
 The decision is expected to be controlling fac the con troversy over the Norris Muscle Shoals resolution enacted last ses- sion which President Coolidge never signed.
 The Constitution says that "if any bill shall not have been re- turned by the President within 10 days after presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if he signed it, unless Congress, by adjournment, pre- vents it's return in which case it will not become a law
 The controversy hinges on the word adjournment.
 Attorney Generals repeatedly have aavi1ad rssesISieAae tssa&s eAe end of any sessicn constitutes ad- journment.
 The Judiciary Committee of the House and other authorities insist adjournment here means only final adjournment and not adjournment between sessions of Congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
THIN ICE IS
 DEATH TRAP
Four Lives Lost at Seattle Bodies of Two Vic
 tims Recovered

SEATTLE. Jan. 22.-Thin ice has claimed four lives on Seattle lakes.
 Winston Churchill, aged 20, messenger boy, was drowned when motorcycle he was trying to ride across Mud Lake, broke through and he was drowned in 20 feet of water.
 John Baer, aged 10; Charles Daugherty, aged 12, and Robert Sorenson, aged 12 years, broke through the ice on Green Lake. Spectators summoned aid and llne of blanks were laid across the ice as Sorenson kept swim ming. When firemen were with in 10 feet of him he sank.
 The bodies of Baer and Soren- son have been recovered. Drag ing is in progress for the other two.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
ONE THOUSAND
 HOMES BURNED
Five Thousand Persons Driven Into Freezing
 Temperature

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 22.-- Several persons were killed and 1000 buildings were destroyed in the populous Greek district of Ia vala in Constantinople by a ter rife fire which was famed by a high wind. Five thousand persons were driven from their homes to freezing streets and suffering from exposure aggravated by a violent blizzard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22

TROSSINGEN, Germany, Jan. 22. The new German Mouth Organ Trust has completed it's organiza- tion and is preparing to make wig orous efforts to control the world mouth organ market.
 It has bhen formed by a fusion of the twb leading mouth organ manufacturing firms in Germany: those of Mathais Hohner and An dreas Koch. who have in the past year absorbed several s m ale r firms. The new organization will have virtually world monopoly.
 The house of Hohner is nearly 100 years old. Mathais Hohner,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
PEARLS FROM HERRING

NEW BRUNSWICK. Canada Bay of Fundy herring fishermen are making more room for the fish in the nortoriously "ramped containers in which they are packed by removing the scales for sale to the pearl essence in dustry. A dollar a hogshead IS regarded as fair profit One boat man is reputed to have made $2S0 in a week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
MOUTH ORGAN TRUST
 IS GERMAN MONOPOLY

the founder was a watehmaker by trade and was the first to turn to mouth organs-an invention of Q wood turner named Holz--in large quantities. Today, of the total German output of 55,000000 mouth organs per year, the Hohner firm makes about one-half.
 Germany exports every year 5O, G00,000 to the value of about $3,- 750,000. Her best customer is the United States, which takes 40 per cent of the whole German out put. Great Britain takes 10 per cent and India 6 per cent. Argen- tina, Italy and Canada are also good buyers of mouth organs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
House Posses Bill
 Ching Cutter Bem
 To Cify of Oakiand

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The House has passed and sent to the Senate the bill authorizing the Secretary of Treasury to give the old cutter Bear to the City of Oakland. California, for use as a free museum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
King George to Be
 Taken to the Seaside

LONDON, Jan. 22.-In order to assist King Georges progress towards conyalescene, it is plan- ned to remove him from Buck ingham Palace to the seaside to obtain the benefit of inyigorating air and Sussex bathing resorts which have been selected as the most suitable place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
ERROR CITY
 SHAKEN UP BY
 EARTH SHOCKS
Movements Keep Residents at Fairbanks in Sus-
 pense Four Hours
HEAVY RUMBLINGS
 ACCOMP ANY SHOCKS
Other Localities on Alaska Railroad Reports Feel
 ing Movements

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 22.
 What is said to have been the longest and most severe trembling in the history of this section. kept residents of Fairbanks in suspense for nearly four hours early yesterday morning.
 Starting at 12:3O o'clock, when many clocks were stopped by the first shock, lasting over one min ute. it is estimated that IA dis tinet shocks were recorded here
 The heavy rumblings accom- panied the quake adding alarm to nearly everyone who were reused from bed. Some of the beds rolled about on their cas- tors
 The quakes seemed to travel toward tho southwest The ground undulated slightly
 Damaee is condued to scatter ing stocks on store shelves.
 Windows were broken at the Alaska College
 Nenana reports all residents of that town rushed into the streets.
 Curry and other places along the Alaska Railroad, in the inter- for, also reported feeling dis turbances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
$l AN HOUR FOR FARMwIFE

KENDRICK, Okla. A net profit of more than dollar for every hour she devoted to caring for a flock of 400 laying hens was earned by Mrs Maude Bailey, farmers wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
WIVES WORD IS LAW

MIAMI, Fla. Found clingine to the side of their overturned skin, nearly exhausted from ex- posture, four Florida hunters begged that their wives not be told of their mishap lest they be forbidden to hunt again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
DrvoRcEs INCREASE

HARTFORD. Conn Marriages have decreased and diyorces in- creased in the last five-year pe- riod covered by official returns from Connecticut courts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
Man Gored by Bull;
 His Neck Is Broken

EVERETT, Wash. Jan. 22. Gored by vicious bull. Carl Lundberg, barn man employed at the Carnation Stock Farms, was almost instantly killed when his neck was broken.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
Cost of Primary Cam paigzis fire Reported

PRESUMPTION. Jan 2 Presidential primary cam paigus cost 15 candidates of the two major parties $S94,- 096 which was legitimately spent, the Senate Campaign Funds Committee reported today.
 Hooyer's preeonyenticn ex- penditures were $395, ,254. Smiths $152,622. Lowden's SS7.415 and the late Sena- tor Willis, of Ohio, $66.534.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
SCHOOLS CLOSED TO CUPID

SHELBY, N. C.-Teachers in Shelby public schools are under contract not to marry during the school term. No time for honey poons," board officials explained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
NINE, THEN TRIPLETs

POZZUOLI, Italy A couple here, already the parents of nine have contributed to the Fascist campaign for more and better babies" with new triplets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
BATTLE EXPECTED
 AUTOMOBILE FIELD


 NEW YORK, Jan. 22.- War clouds are gathering over the automotive industry with indica- tions of what is expected to be the greatest industrial battle of history.
 Tire and acees-cry manufact- urers probably will be drawn into the conflict of motor ear manu- lecturers in the under $1,O00" price field, and it takes no un- usually astute observer to appre- ciate the fact that the outcome of the battle will find many com- panies involved either in fred ink" or absorbed by the stronger firms
 Competition in car and truck sales will be fare more intense in 1929 than in prosperous 1928, from present indications. Not only in the home market is the war expected to rage, but also in the foreign field, where American manufacturers have drawn the'r skirmish lines of factories and sales branches.
 Chief Contcnders
 Ford and General Motors are likely 10 be the chief contenders. Ford production having during tho last ltU of l92S increased Go a point wa tte company nU be in position to make more prompt deliveries and to a degree overcome the lead of General Motors and other companies who profited by the Ford shutdown during development of the new model
 Willys Overland. Studebaker. Durant, Chrysler and other manu- facturers of light cars undoubted- ly will be forced to fight bat tie. victory in which rests almost entirely upon ability to match
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22
sHCCK REcORDED

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. 22. The University of California seis- mograph recorded slight tremors at 2:37 o'clock yesterday morn ing They continued less than an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-22

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
Picking Name For
New S. P. Train to
Prove Hard Task

Selecting a name for a new pas
senger train is under ordinary cir
cumstances a difficult task. But
when a contest is held and more
than 500 appropriate names are
suggested, then the job becomes a
more arduOuS one, according to
John Monroe, assistant traffic
manager Of the Southern Pacific
Lines.
On March Is the Southern Pa
cific Lines announced that a prize
of $50 would be given to the per-
son residing in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley who would name the
new passenger train which on
March 10 went into service be-
tween Brownsville and McAllen and
Houston and San Antonio. 1t was
thought of course that many names
would be submitted, but little
thought was given to the POSSIBLE
ity of the contest generating SO
much enthusiasm.
A week before the contest draws
to a close on April Is, more than
1000 letters have been received from
Rio Grande Valley residents, and
from these more than 500 names
have been suggested. Therefore, the
committe in charge of making the
selection faces a most difficult un-
dertaking, for among this large
number of various and sundry
names must be chosen the one the
new train is to carry, and thus
help advertise the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Announcement of the winner Of
the $50 prize will be made on April
Is, giving the committee in charge
three days in which to canvas the
1000 letters, MI. Monroe said. Let
tiers suggesting names for the new
train will be received up until mid
night Of April IA, thereby giving
time for several hundred more con-
testants to get into the race.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
CITRUS TREE
RECORDS KEPT
Individual Check Enables
Growers To Accurately
Top-Work Poor Trees

Many citrus producers in Cali
1ornia are now keeping records of
the production of each tree in their
orchards, a practice introduced to
the industry in 1909 by A. D. Shamel
Of the United States department of
agriculture.
These individual records enable
the growers to locate good orange,
lemon and grapefruit trees from
which to take bud wood for top
working poor trees. They also indi-
cate the trees that need individual
care, and furnish reliable data on
which to base conclusions concern
ing the results of orchard practices.
The results obtained in bud-Selec-
ton experiments during the last 10
years indicate that by top-working
the inferior trees with buds from
trees that have consistently pro-
duced a good yielc and quality of
fruit, the inferior or "drone' trees
of such varieties as Washington
Navel and Valencia oranges can be
made productive and profitable.
In farmers bulletin No. 794-F,
CitruS-fruit improvement, recently
issued by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, Mr.. Shamel de-
scribeS the methods of keeping and
using thre e-performance records
and comments on the results OBJ
tanned by those who have followed
the practice over a period Of years.
A copy of the bulletin may be OBJ
tanned by writing to the United
States department Of agriculture,
Washington, d. c.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
AT DITTMANN

Sally ONeil and William Collier,
Jr., r the stars of THE Floating
College," Tiffany-Stahl picture
which is the feature now at the
Dittmann theater.
The story describes the campaigns
Of two sisters to annex the affec-
tons OF the handsome young SWIM
ming teacher at their country club.
The younger sister uses the direct
method system popular nowadays
with the younger generation, but
the elder sister complains to their
father that Pat is making a fool
of herself owe the young man,
suggesting she be sent off on the
flating college cruise, intending to
leave the field free for herself.
To her dismay she discovers the
young man is a member Of the
floating college faculty, SO she is
forced to fly after the ship and
join in the cruise in order, SO
her father fondly believes, to see
that her little sister behaves her
self. Meanwhile the young man,
at first quite unconscious of either
OF them, discovers that the younger
one is constantly getting into
scrapes or helping him out of them
after her sister has gotten him
into a comprehensive position.
The cruise of 1.-THE Floating Col
lege" is an hilarious succession of
collegiate gaieties surrounding the
sisters pursuit, eliminating in the
elder sisters amazing tour de force
and its totally unexpected climax.
Sally O'Neil has the role of the
kid sister, with Buster Collier as
the unsuSpecting prey and Georgia
Hale as the vamp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
HARDY CHARGES
lie TO WOMAN
Aimee's Former Publicity
Man Hints Judge Advised
Her in kidnapping

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April IL
(P-Whether Mrs. Lorraine Wise
man ielaff, one of the accusers of
Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy Of
Los Angeles, would come to Sacra-
mento to testify at the impeach-
ment trial of the jurist occupied the
attention of the legislative prose-
cutorS today.
Although Mrs. Wiseman-S ielaff,
located in Seattle Tuesday, was re-
ported to have left last night for
Sacramento, the board of prosecu-
tors here indicated she might not
appear before the impeachment
court voluntarily. They asked
Seattle authorities to obtain a de-
position from her if possible.
Mrs. Wiseman- Sielaff appeared
as a witness against Mrs. Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, evangelist, dur
ing the latter's preliminary hearing
two years ago on charges of con-
spiracy growing out of her kidnap-
ing story. Judge Hardy is accused
Of acting Illegally in advising Mrs.
Mcpherson and inattempting to
vindicate her story.
After being found in Seattle, Mrs.
Wiseman-Sielaff made an affidavit
declaring Judge Mardy made ar
rangements with her to produce a
woman who would pose as Miss
x" and admit being with Kenneth
G.. Ormiston at Carmel, Calf, dur
ing the time the state charged Mrs.
Mcpherson was there in Omissions
company.
Judge Hardy issued a statement
last night in which he said:
Mrs. Wiseman-Sielaff lies when
she says I induced or suggested or
intimated in any manner that she
produce a fake witness or frame
any evidence"
George Hyde, former publicity
man for Mrs. McPherson's Angelus
Temple, testified yesterday that
three days after Mrs. Mcpherson re-
turned to Los Angeles from Doug
las, Ariz.. where she appeared with
her kidnapping story, Judge Hardy
advised her to make changes in a
statement she had made replying to
a Douglas policeman's published re-
marks casting doubt on her asser-
ton thta she had been abducted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11

the story from which the London
stage play and then the motion
picture was adapted. 1t had a re-
markable success both as novel and
play in England and is repeating
that success in America in its
screen version. Stewart Rome, who
heads the younger generation of
players on the British stage and
screen, is featured as Sir Hubert
Ware, who is charged with muir
dering his wife's young brother for
financial reasons. Betty Carter,
who has acted in pictures in the
United States, in England and in
France, is Lady Ware, while Ian
Fleming is her lover. who defends
her husband against the murder
charge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11

BABY IN COAL HOD
CHICAGO.-Mrs. j. G. Wanricka
was fined for putting her baby in
a coal bod to keep 1t quiet"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11

"The Broadway Melody" which
may properly be called the screens
first musical drama, is an eye-fill-
ing, heart-tugging, fascinating en-
tertainment. Sound picture skep-
tics may go see this picture, now
showing at the Capitol theater, and
be amazed. 1t is a revelation of
what can be accomplished-a por-
tent for the future.
This Metro oldwyn-M Mayer all
talking film has all the accoutre-
ments Of a Broadway musical show
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
B MOW1E \
8SlDEIlGH7S q
AT THE QUEEN

A crime and mystery picture of
an unusual nature is First Ma
tional's film, 1.-The Ware Case"
which shows at the Queen The
alter today for the last time. With
out resort to trickery the identity
of the murderer is not revealed
till the very end, and the ending,
when it is flashed on the screen
comes as a shock Notwithstanding
its entire plausibility.
George Pleydell Bancroft wrote
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
MEET
OPENED AT DALLAS

DALLAS. April 11.-(P-A devo-
tional service, conducted by Mrs.
Sam Blumberg, opened the midyear
meeting Of the Topeka branch of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety here today. More than $50
women from Texas, Kansas, Okla
homa. Nebraska. Colorado, Wyom-
ing, Utah, New Mexico and several
foreign countries are attending the
convention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
COOLIDGE DIRECTOR
IN CO.

NEW YORK, April 11.-tPE
Darwin P. Kingsley, president of
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany announces that Calvin
Coolidge will become a director of
the company, succeeding the late
Myron T. Herrick, ambassador to
France. Mr.. Coolidge vas nom
mated at a meeting Of the board
today and will be elected at a May
meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-11
Given Year
In Pen For Failure
To Stop, Give Aid

One year in the state penitentiary
was assessed Felipe Ramirez of
Harrington Wednesday in criminal
district court for failure to stop
and render aid following the crash
between his car and another near
OImito March g..
Five occupants of the other car
were injured. The most severely
injured was Angela Soils, who is
still suffering from an injured back.
Elisaeo Soils side was hurt and
LUCINDA Soils obtained a broken
collar bone in the wreck.