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NEW TREATY

LONDON, Aug, 14, (P)-King Frad Of Egypt and Prime Minister Mahmound Passa, left London with proposals for new treaty which they hope their people will accept. The treaty proposes the withdrawal of British troops from all Egypt ex cept along the Suez Canal which is a vital British link.
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KILLER IDENTIFIED

LOS ANGELES, Aug, IA, (P)- Lew Harrow, known on the stage and screen as Lew Harvey, was Identified as the man who shot and killed Frank A. Foster, wealthy sportsman and manufacturer a week ago. The Identification was made by Beth Taylor, blonde di- vorcee who was with Foster when he was slain.
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hnPEEIBIAN SANK

CLEVI -Al-D. Aug, IA, P)-An amphibi2n passenger plane was forced down and sank in Lake Erie, by dense fog. The co-pilot is missing. Two passengers were re- cued after battling to keep afloat for two hours in the water; one of the rescued was a woman.
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LOST s45oo SUIT

NEW YORK, Aug. IA, P)-Miss Sarah Geisenfeld, a Chicago steno- grapher, lost her suit for $4500 brought against Samuel R. Boggs, a wealthy Philadelphian who was formerly head of the Gideon Bible Society.
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ALASKAN PASSES

SEATTLE, Aug, IA, (P-Albert U. Loew, former U. s. marshal at Nome from 1896 to 1906, died at the age of 67. He is survived by son Herbert, and daughter Mrs. J. M. McMillian, both of Seattle.
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GRANBY's GOOD SHOWING

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TOURIST INCREASE

DUBLIN, Aug IA, GP)-The in flux of American tourists pro- mises to exceed past records by IS per cent. Several steamship companies have been docking at the port of Galway which soon hopes to rival Cobh as a port for American vessels.
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PATH OF HURRICANE

RUTLAND, Vt, Aug, A, (R)-Cot- tages were overturned and build ings damaged in a hurricane which swept a path of 25 miles from Lake Bomeseen to AIIddlebury late Tues day.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
Fixed Port Charges.

BY installing telephone boxes, which
connect the men on their beats with the
chief of police stations, Sutherland,
England, has saved $4,000 in a year, as
it was found possible to close flve sub
stations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25

tive authorities to promulgate regula-
lions covering the assessment OF duties
on mixed packages II the importation
Is for the account Of Q single importer.
Adoption of the provisions of the
postal convention of Stockholm relating
to the shipment of flrst-class mail Of
value not exceeding 500.
Free entry of merchandise under
bond. special license or otherwise.
Authorization to administrative Gus
toms officers to examine samples of
the inquirer as to the classification to
which 1t belongs.
Opposition to customs officials or
tribunals which give definite decisions
in cases submitted for their considera-
ton sharing in fines imposed.
Punishment through confiscation OF
goods, or confiscation with fines or inn
prisonment, or both, for false customs
declarations made with intent to de-
fraud.
Uniform Regulations.
Uniform national regulations provid-
ing for entry of ito order" shipments
upon presentation of properly Endorsed
negotiable bill of lading; or, in lieu
thereof, bond equivalent to the value OF
the merchandise and the customs
charges.
urges:
Net registered tonnage of vessels as
uniform unit upon which to levy ton
mage dues, consolidating Herewith any
separate or special charges Of similar
character now made in connection
Herewith.
Entrance and clearance fees to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
REVISED. CUSTOMS
PLANS SUBMITTED
Facilitation of Pan-American
Commerce Sought Through
Commission.

recommendations calculated to facil-
itate commerce between the American
nations, relating to customs procedure
and port formalities, are being presented
today for final adoption by the Pan
American Commission on Customs Pro-
cedure and Port FormalitieS, which has
been in session here the past week. The
meeting will close tomorrow, when the
delegates will be addressed by Secretary
Of Commerce Lamont and will be lunch
con guests of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon.
The committee report on port prac-
tees being presented today covers a
wide range Of subjects relating to the
collection of customs dues and other
formalities at ports, and Is being pre-
sented, it is stated, in an effort to
further standardiZe these practices
among the American nations without
touching on the general tariff policies
of the countries involved.
Basis Of Valuation.
Recommendations in the report in
clude:
Foreign valuation to be applied as
the basis for assessing customs duties
on merchandise.
met weight" Is recommended where
weight is the basis for fixing the assess
ment. II met" is not practical. the
report urges legal weight" as the basis,
defining 1t as the weight Of the mer-
chandise and wrapper. Gross weight"
assessment is advised only If neither of
the other two bases is deemed advisable.
Consolidation of customs charges in
those countries where this principle has
not been put into effect.
Pay of customs officers should be
borne by the government employing
them.
Establishment of a central authority
preferably a customs court, for customs
appeals.
Due notice-30 days or more-on
changes in export and import duties or
port charges.
Empowering Of customs administra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25

fixed at a certain sum per ship.
Pilotage, anchorage, moorage and
dockage charges to be based on net
registered tonnage of vessels.
Adoption of uniform regulations to
develop the most efficient coordination
among all government officials at ports
in the matter of issuance Of "practique, :"
bills of health" entry and clearance OF
vessels. and all similar services. in
order to expedite commerce and avoid
delays to vessels; fixed nominal charge
per ship to be universally adopted for
''practique' and bill Of health"
certificates.
Fixed Port Charges.
Fixed port and handling charges to
be published by each country, or by
each port of each country.
Appropriate measures by each govern
ment for the establishment at all ports
of sufficient private or public facilities
for storage Of incoming and outgoing
merchandise.
Preferential attention by the govern
mentS to the construction and improve
ment of port works, as an immediate
act of cooperation on the part Of the
respective countries in the development
of greater facilities for maritime and
commercial trafic and for the ultimate
expansion of trade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
The shortest way to your new home is through the Real Estate columns
G ADVERTISEMENT

children save her husband, and by
reason thereof, perfect fee simple
title to said premises vested IN her
said husband.
That on or about the 4th day
of September 1917, the said AleJoS
Ayala, surviving husband OF Man
uela Sepulveda de Ayala, executed
and delivered to this plaintiff, a
deed now recorded in volume 289
at pages 227 of the deed records
of Cameron county, Texas, where
in and whereby he attempted to
convey to this plaintiff the above
described land, it being the inten-
ton of the grantor to convey to
this plaintiff said property, but
through error. said deed recited a
conveyance Of lot No. 3 in block
No. Isl of the city of Brownsville.
Plaintiff prayS for a reformation
Of said deed SO that same will be
made to convey to her the said lot
No. 4 in block No. Isl, above de-
scribed, alleging that the defendant
dants, and each Of them are claim
ing some kind or character Of in
terest in and to plaintiffs land and
premises, and prays for a judgment
for title and possession Of said land
and premises, for the quoting of
her title, for a writ of restitution,
and for all and further relief, spe-
cial an dgeneral, in law and in
equity to which she may show her
self to be justly entitled.
Herein fail not, but have you be-
fore said court on the first day Of
next term thereof this writ with
your return thereon, showing how
you have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal
Of said court, at office in the city
Of Brownsville, Texas, this the 18th
day Of March, A. d. 1929.
JNO. P. SEAMAN, clerk of
district court in and for Cameron
county, Texas.
BY J. M. TIERNAN, deputy.
SEAL:
3-21-28-4-11-4t-3369
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Of letting by the City of Browns
vile, Texas, of the improvement Of
the following streets, to-Wit:
Eighth street from north line Of
Madison street to the north line Of
Pierce street. Approximately 1926
square yards pavement.
Eighth street from north line of
Pierce street to intersection with
paving on Paroles Line road, and
from north line of Pierce street to
the south line of Lincoln street.
Approximately 1850 square yards Of
pavement.
Notice is hereby given that:
Whereas, the City of Brownsville
has heretofore by resolutions, di-
rected the improvement Of the
above mentioned streets. between
the above mentioned limits, by
grading, raising and filling the
same. and by improving the same
by the construction Of concrete
curbs and cutters wherever deem
ed necessary. and paving the same
with n Of the following types of
pavement, to be selected by the
City Commission Of the said City,
to-wit:
%. 5-inch reinforced concrete
base with l 1-2 inch hot mix rock
asphalt wearing surface:
(2). 5 inch reinforced concrete
base with l IL inch asphaltic
concrete wearing surface;
10Y : ;1,aI x;F1-az -.z4z
base with l 1-2 inch Warrenite
Bitulithic wearing surface:
az. 3-inch rolled gravel base with
2 1-2 inch bituminous concrete base
with l 1-2 inch Warrenite Btu
lithic wearing surface;
Whereas, plans and specifications
have been pre- Jared for the said
work by the City Engineer. which
are on file in the office of the City
Secretary, and have been duly ap-
proved by the City Commission.
Now. therefore. all persons desir-
ing to bid upon the work Of making
the said improvements are request
ed to do SO in accordance with the
said resolutions. plans and specifi-
cations to which they are referred
by filing sealed bids therefor with
the said City Secretary. on or be-
fore the 5th day Of April, A. d
1929, at ten o'clock a.. m.
Bidders will be required to make
their bids on forms of proposals
by the City Secretary. and which
may be obtained at his office. and
no bid will be considered unless the
same is accompanied by a certified
check upon an acceptable bank,
payable to the Mayor of the City
Of Brownsville. in amount and on
conditions designated by and in
said proposal. Bidders may bid
either upon all the different alter
native plans, materials and meth
DDS prescribed by said specifica-
tons, or upon any one or more
thereof. The City Of Brownsville
reserves the right to accept any
bid or bids, or to reject any bid or
bids in whole or in part
A. E. MUNDAY,
City Secretary, City Of
Brownsville, Texas.
3-18 to 27-10t-3362
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G ADVERTISEMENT
CITATION BY PUBLICATION

CITATION BY PUBLICATION
In the District Court, Cameron
County, Texas. The State of
Texas to the Sheriff or any Con-
stable of Cameorn County, Greet
ing:
Antonio Aya1a de Vasquez ct al,
No. 8404, VS.. unknown heirs of
Manuela Sepulveda de Ayala ct al.
You are hereby commanded, that
by making publication of this eta
ton in some newspaper published
in the county of Cameron one in
each week for four consecutive
weeks previous to the return day
hereof, you summon the unknown
heirs of Manuela Sepulveda de
Ayala and the unknown heirs Of
AlejoS Ayala, whose residences are
unknown, who r alleged to be nom
residents of the State of Texas,
to be and appear at the next regu-
lar term Of the district court Of
Cameron county, to be holden at
the court house thereof, in the city
Of Brownsville the third Monday
in April, A. D. 1929, the same be-
ing the 18th day of April A. d.
1929, then and there to answer a
petition filed in said court on the
18th day of March, A. D. 1929, in
a suit, numbered on the docket of
said court, No. 8404 wherein Antonio
Ayala de Vasquez and Pedro Vas
quez are plaintiffs, and the I'M
known heirs of Manuela Sepulveda
de Ayala, the unknown heirs of
Alejos Ayala and Houston &
Brownsville Development company
a Texas corporation, @. @. Henson
and John T. LomaX are defendants,
the nature of plaintiffs demanded
being substantially, as follows, to-
wit:
Suit in trespass to try title to lot
No. 4 in block No. Isl Of the city
Of Brownsville, being a part Of the
Goodrich-Forto addition and a part
Of the Original townSite of Browns
vile formerly owned by the New
York & Brownsville improvement
company, Ltd, fronting so feet on
Van Buren, street and running back
100 feet to an alley.
Plaintiff specially pleads the five.
ten, and twenty-five years statutes
of limitation, and alleges that on
and prior to January ,12, 1905. title
to said premises was vested in
Manuela S%epulveda de Ayala died
intestate and at the time of her
death, had no surviving heirs or
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
MARRIAGE UNIQUE BAIT
IN HUNT FOR A SERVANT

PARASITIC domestic servant
shortage has led Pierre Graborde, a
broker, to put forward an alterna-i
tive bait to the usual two nights
out and cinema three times a week."
He advertised thus: Wanted
young and strong servant: nigh pos.
sibly become daughter-in-law.'
What an inspiration comments
the "Liberte," land to think that no
Partisan ever thought of this SUI
preme attraction!" .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
THE A or TEXAS

To the Sheriff or any Constable
of Cameron County, Greeting.
You are hereby comm lnGed to
cause the following notice to be
published in a newspaper Of gen.
eral circulation which has been
continuously and regularly publish
ed for a period Of not less than one
year preceding the date of the no
tice in the county Of Cameron
state of Texas, and you shall cause
said notice to be printed at least
once each week for a period of ten
DAYS exclusive of the first day Of
publication before the return day
hereof.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PROBATE OF WILL
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To all persons interested in the
estate Of Caroline bennett. de-
ceased. Herbert Charles bennett
has filed IN the county court Of
Cameron county, an application for
the probate Of the last will and
testament Of said Caroline Den
nett, deceased. filed with said D
plication, and for letters tesla
mentary. which will be heard at
the next term of said court. corn
mencing on the first Monday in
April. "A. d. 1929. the same being
the first day Of April, A. D. 1929.
at the Court House thereof. in
brownsville, Texas. at which time
all persons interested in said Es-
tate NAV appear and contest said
application, should they desire to
do so.
Herein fail not, but have YOU be-
fore said Court on the said first
day o fthe next term thereof this
Writ, with your return thereon.
showing how you have executed
the same.
Given under my hand and the
seal Of said Court, at office in
Brownsville, Texas, this the 18th
day Of March. A. D. 1929.
H. D. SEkGO. Clerk County
Court, Cameron County,
Texas.
BY 0. F. BRENNER, Deputy.
2-21-28-2t-3368
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
NOTICE

Port Isabel and Rio Grande VAL
ley Railway hereby gives notice
that on the 18th day of March,
1929, it filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission at Wash
ington, d. c., its application for a
certificate that the present and fu-
ture public convenience and neces.
sity require the operation BY it in
interstate commerce Of its line Of
railroad extending from Browns
vile in a general northeasterly di-
rection to Port Isabel, a distance of
26.35 miles, all in Cameron county,
Texas.
PORT ISABEL & RIO GRANDE
VALLEY RAILWAY.
3-21-28-4-3t-3272
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
CITATION BY PUBLICATION

CAAAl1ON BY PUBLICATION
No. 8406. Josephine B. Phillips
VS.. John F. Phillips.
In the 103rd Judicial District
Court, Cameron County, Texas.
The State Of Texas to the Sher-
if or any Constable of Cameron
County-Greeting:
You are hereby commanded. that
by making publication of this cita-
ton in some newspaper published
IN the cOuntv of Cameron once in
each week for four consecutive
weeks previous to the return day
hereof. you summon John z. Phil
llps, whose residence is unknown.
who is alleged to be a nonresident
OF the State Of Texas. to be and
appear at the next regular term of
the 1O3rd Judicial District Court OF
Cameron County, to be holden at
the Court House thereof. in the
CITY OF Brownsville. Texas. on the
3rd Monday in April, "A. D. 1929.
the same being the 18th dav Of
April, A. D. 1929. then and there
TO answer a petition filed in said
Court on the 18th day of March
a. D. 1929. in a suit. numbered on
the Docket of said Court. No. 84O6
wherein josephine B. Phillips is
plaintiff. and John F. Phillips is
defendant; the nature of plaintiffs
demand being substantially, as fol-
lows. to-wit:
That the parties hereto were
married in March. 1921. defendant
abandoning this plaintiff in June.
1923; plaintiff sues for divorce on
grounds Of abandonment for more
than three years and for custody of
their minor child and for all other
just relief.
Herein fail not, but have you be-
fore said Court on the said first
dav of next term thereof this writ
with your return thereon. showing
how you have executed the same.
Given under nv hand and seal OF
said Court, at office in the City OF
Brownsville, Texas. this the 10Th
day of March, A.. D. 1929.
Witness, JNO. P. SEAMAN
J Clerk Of District Court ir
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G ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by
the City of Brownsville addressed
to the Honorable A. B. Cole, mayor,
up until 1000 a.. m. April 5, 1929,
for the construction of one 6x6X40-
foot concrete culvert on Eighth
street at Resaca crossing.
A certified check Of 5 per cent
Of the amount Of the bid will be
reuired. The City reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Plans and specifications are on
file at the office Of the City Engi-
neer.
A. E. MUNDAY, Secy.
3-18 to 27-10t-3362
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21

OWNER WILL SELL 80 acres good re-
SAGA land. irrigated, in cultivation,
Harrington district. only SIS an acre,
cash. balance easy. Need money. Also
10 acres at paving. Rio Hondo-San
Benito road. S acres citrus. H. H.
Parks, San Benito. Texas. phone
6025F11. O-oo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
and for Cameron County
TnYQe

and for Cameron County
Texas.
BY M. ). McTIERNAN, Dy.
A true copy I certify,
JNO. P. SCANLAN, Clerk Dis
trict Court, Cameron County
Texas.
BY M. j. McTIERNAN, Dy.
(SEAL)
Issued Same Day.
3-21-28-4-11-4t-33T(
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-21

FOR SALE-80 acres choice resaca
land, 49, miles from Brownsville: II
mile from airport, on new paved high
way. Well drained and under irriga-
ton; $500 per acre. Inquire at Herald
office or write Box O-235, care Herald.
OBS