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Chapter 32 VERONICA MISSING

The next evening Somerfield and l. sat in restaurant at Bruges, in Belgium.
 The day had begun with a fran tics rush about London. First to Mrs. Fairfax in Kensington. We felt rather blue when we learned that she had been asked about Veronica's possible whereabouts on the telephone from Blackwater the night before. She did not know where Veronica was but she gave us the address in Bruges where, she had told the other inquirer, information about Veronica could probably be obtained.
 Then-Dover, the 10 o'clock boat to OStend, the train to Bruges, and here we were, having spent our first hour in the city buying bags, shirts, collars, razors, toothbrush es and pajamas. We had bathed and shaved. We had dined. We
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-17
FIVE ELECTED
 AS DELEGATES
 TO CONVENTION
L zion Auxiliary Elects Delegates and Alter
 mates to Conclave

Five delegates were elected by ! the American Legion Auxiliary to ithe Department Convention which will hold it's annual sessions here September 24-26 inclusive. Those chosen were: Mrs. E. M. Policy, Mrs. N. Bavard, Mrs. H. T. Tripp. Mrs. J. B. Bernhofer, and Mrs. Edith F. Sheelor.
 | Five alternates were also elected, Mrs. Leroy Vestal Mrs. John New man, Mrs. H. G. Nordling, Mrs. Harry Stonehouse and Mrs. J. T. Petrich.
 The Auxiliary is in charge Of arrangements for the annual Con- vention Banquet This, it was an- nounced, will be held on the even ling of September 26, preceding the Convention Ball.
 1 Both the Auxiliary and local Le- zion Post are actively engaged in arranging program for the en- tertainment of the delegates and other visitors to the convention. i The Chamber of Comerce will have them as guests at weekly lunch con meeting, auto rides, shows and other forms of entertainment have been lined up Local business houses are asked to cooperate by display { ing welcome signs in their show windows.
 It is expected the coming con venticn will be the most largely attended in the history of the De- partment of Alaska Late advices from Ketchikan indicated the First City Legionnaires will probably have , to charter two vessels to bring their contingent and the delegates from Wrangell and Petersburg. Practically every Alaskan post will be represented by personal dele gates instead of proxies as is SC often the case.
 Try the rlve O'CLOCK Dinnel SoeUiais at MabrJ's adv
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proposed to sleep and promised ourselves that not the best efforts of the carillon in the belfry of Bruges would disturb us On the morrow
 Well, on the morrow we would see that the address Somerfield had obtained from Mrs. Fairfax had to reveal
 The Rue de la Grenelle proved to be a quiet street of tall houses with shutters over the windows and steep pitched roofs. Number 8 was the end house abutting on one of the canals
 We uttered an exclamation at the same moment: on the opposite side of the canal and hanging over it was just such another tourelle as we knew on the riverside al Newplace, in just another sucf wall,
 By love! Somcrfield," said l Were warm That's Pells towel in Bruges."
 But a surprise awaited us wher we had made the concierge at Nc 33 understand that we wanted t see Mademoiselle Vandenessen. w waited and she brought to us gray-haired lady in sober frocl and black hood on her head. ,ss'Messieurs?" she said with little curtsey. a
 .'Mademoiselle Vandenessen?" inquired.
 "Oh, Mais non!" she answered laughing a little.
 sThen it appeared that the gray haired lady had merely come | reconnoiter on behalf of Mile. Va denessen-she invited us to aseen to sitting room where she col lected our names, said something about two settlements in one day asked us to be seated, and tool herself off.
 "Did you notice, Grenofen We've got into girls school"
 I nodded. Then a young woma came into the room and stood hold ing the handle of the door an looking nervously at us. She wa about 30, dressed in black, dark eyed. fresh of complexion, and 2 the moment breathing rapidly as in a state of high excitement.
 t.Mademoiselle vandenessen?' said.
 4Yes.' She spoke in English. am Miss Vandenessen. You al MT. -"
 <. YGrenofen. This is MT. Somei field. We have come to ask question about an English frien of yours" ,,,she started back as Ii she "oul run out of the room.
 aOh. but I l don't Kno VOL" she stammered.
 eve are friends of Miss Sef broke" said I. . tsOh-veronical" The alarm "nic had come into her eyes departe She shut the door and took a se' near it. "You are friends of Vel onica2" .
 you know Miss seabroke yer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-17
TOOK SODA 20 YEARS
 FOR GAS-STOPS NOW

For 20 years I took soda for indigestion and stomach gas. One bottle of Adlerika brought me complete relief "-J. B. Hardy.
 Adlerika relieves stomach gas and sourness in TEN minutes. Acting on BOTH upper and lower bowel, it removes old waste mat ter you never thought was in your system. Let Adlerika give your stomach and bowels a REAL cleansing and see how much bet ter you feel. It will surprise you! Butler-Mauro Drug Co. In Doug las, Guys Drug Store. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-17
BREEZE OFFICERS MAY
 EARN THEIR CREDITS

Because of the large amount of work the offices of editor and business manager of the Gastineau Breeze involves, the students hold ing these positions will be awarded one-half a credit. Ali Nemi and Mae Margaret Frazer hold these offices this year. Alma Lavikko, associate editor and Veno Wahto, assistant business manager, will each receive one-fourth credit.
 A contest is now on in the high school to select a slogan for the Breeze, the writer of the winning slogan to receive dollar prize MT. Cathcart, Mrs. Engstrom, ad- visor and Ali Niemi, editor, will act as judges.
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JUNIORS ELECT OFFICERS

At a Junior meeting Monday September 16, the following officer. were elected:
 President, Vieno Wahto; vice. president, Josephine Kilburn; sec retary- treasurer, Isabel Cashen class reporter, Bernice Edwards anc advisor, Miss Pepoon.
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RICE BOYS IN GREELEY

Jackson Rice and Robert Rice. sons of Dean and Mrs. Charles E. Rice, arrived in Greeley, Colorado, last night where they will enter St. Johns College. Before leaving for Colorado they visited friends in Victoria, B. C., Seattle, Wash, and Pasadena and Los Angeles, Gal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-17
LEAVE FOR UNIVERSITY

Miss Elizabeth Kaser and Miss Esther Kaser, who have been spend- ing the summer months with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Ksser will leave Juneau tomorrow morn- ing on the steamer Yukon, for Eugene, Ore, where they will enter their sophomore year at the Univer- sity of Oregon.
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MINNIE FIELDS GIVES
 THANKS TO SKAGWAYITES

In my thanks to all of my friends for so ably assisting me at my con- cession at the Southeastern Alaska Fair, I forgot to thank my loyal friends in Skagway They certain ly came to the front in magnificent manner and sold many of my little books hoping to get the main award. I want them to pardon the oversight.
 adv. MINNIE FIELDS.
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CLUB MEETING WEDNESDAY

The Douglas Island Women's Club will begin the fall series of meetings tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. w. A. Fleek Much important business is expected at this first seasonable meeting.
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HUNTERS LEAVE

Jimmie Carlson and Frank Bach left here yesterday afternoon on the gasboat Northern Light, Capt. Nels Landen, for southern Admir- alty Island, where they will spend several days hunting.
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ATTENTION EASTERN STARS

Social evening Tuesday Septem- Der 24. Old fashioned dance. All members and visiting members in- vited and requested to each bring escort. Dancing at 9:30. adv.
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Try the rrve o'clock Dinner
 Soeuiais at MabrJ's. adv.
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Laxton-the very man from whom they were escaring. Con tinue with tomorrow's chap ter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
West Texas Would
Secede From State
Because of Grudge
BY BROOKS

AUSIIN, MATCH o-TheS State OF West Texas.
This half-century- old secession cry il; echong again a the newest de-
velopment in the sectional fight over lands and stream beds. suddenly
turned to golden treasure by the discovery of oil.
This time the talk of reviving the attempt to carve Oh a brand new
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05

4lAIO Ol41CC 81 llc Cdll lldNE d SlllOObll
functioning machine at the earliest
possible time.
Two departments, the treasury
and labor, are going ahead under
the men who have conducted them
for eight years-Andrew w. Mellon
and James j. Davis. The presi-
dent has decided against sending
names to the senate as there IS no
requirement that he do SO since
their nominations were confirmed
at the time Of their original ap-
pointments.
Nominations To Senate
The nominations of the other
eight had been prepared for trans
mission to the senate today and
prompt action by that body was
expected, although there have been
rumblings of opposition to some of
those Mr.. Hoover has selected as
his counselors.
All Of the present officers hold
w until their successors qualify
and Secretary Kellogg will serve
until Henry l.. Stimson of New
York, arrives here from Manila late
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
House Favors Tax
Remission For Sea
Wall AT Pit. Arthur

AUSTIN, March 5.-(P-By an
81-37 vote the house last night
passed to third reading a bill by
Representative B. e. Quinn Of Beau
mont allowing Port Arthur to keep
eight-ninths Of its advalorem tax
for 20 years in order to construct a
sea wall. The measure probably will
be called up for final vote ltaer in
the week.
Under operation of the bill, the
tate would contribute approximately
$4,000, 900 and the jefferson county
precinct in which the seacoast town
is located would furnish approx
mately the same amount through a
special tax.
Cost of the protective wall was
estimated at 100000. Representa-
tive G. H. Jenkins of Brentwood
contende dthe bill was unconstitu-
tional, but Rep. w. E. Pope of Cor
pus Christi replied that similar walls
had been built at Port Arkansas and
Corpus Christi by remission Of
taxes over q given period.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05

StaUe Oh lie "lnd~SWepC plains and
in the high Panhandle is being
taken seriously by the westerners,
according to legislators and other
representatives here, and is famed
to q new pitch by the acute tri-
angular controversy over land, oil
and water.
1t is a West Texas Of two million
people talking now, instead Of the
barren plains of 800, coo scattered in
habitants of a few decades ago that
is mulling over the question of sep
arate empire.
1.-The first thing you know" a de-
voted son of the western country
said here as he sat in the house Of
representatives and talked of Gov.
Dan Moody's veto Of the West Texas
land bill, you will wake up and find
the state Of West Texas an accom-
plished fact"
Half Of Texas
And it isn't the "out past the be-
yond country" nor the west of the
Pecos" regions they are talking
about, the plainsmen will tell you.
They may not essay to take in the
present Texas capital in their seceS-
sion, but they wouldn't miss Il far.
They would sweep well into what is
termed Central or South Central
Texas. They would divide the state
equally in area.
The agitation for an effort to Gre
ate a separate western state has
reached points of considerable in
tenSity at various times in the past,
due to controversies and growing
pains" similar to the present OIL
Water-land situation. The vast
wealth from the Oil and gas pro-
duction of the territory: and the
rapid increase in population: the
great crops of wheat, the uncounted
millions in mineral wealth such as
potash and nitrates, gold, silver,
zinc and quicksilver, the expanding
areas of invaluable irrigated lands
and the spreading lakes Of i'm
pounded water in which the safety
and the security Of its economic life
is contained. all this gives the West
a new assurance in its dream Of SOW
ereignty.
Test Coming
Sooner or later, the West Texans
say, there is sure to come a climax
in the long, disjointed but irrepress-
ible envisioning Of a separate state
There will come q time when some
issue like those budding noW vii
force a real test on the ability of the
west to quit the rest Of the state.
This may well be delayed until The
section considers itself numerically
in control. At the present rate 0.
growth, and considering the flexibil.
ity Of the ares that might be in
Guided. such a time might not b.
far off.
The section will rake over all it
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
IMPORTS GAIN
800 PER CENT
New High Record Establish.
ed By Brownsville Port.
During February

Imports from Mexico during Feb
fuary were over 500 per cent in ex-
cess of those of February, 1923, ac-
cording to the records of the
brownsville customs office.
Customs receipts for February,
1929, were So, 740.84, as compared
with S3,759.22 for February, 1928.
The January, 1929, record, was So
500.57, as compared with 81 $685.
for the corresponding month last
year.
Exports also show a heavy in
crease, the movement through this
port into Mexico, in straight cars,
totaling 81 during January. The
straight al movement in January,
1923, was -. In addition to the
straight cars, large quantities Of
merchandise are exported in less
than a lots.
The total receipts of the Browns
vile customs for 1928 were S116,-
428.73; for 1927, Sal ,O29; and for
1926, $31,127.27. Receipts for the
first two months of 1929, are nearly
800 per cent greater than for the
corresponding months last year.
Cattle comprise the major part
OF cuitable imports, large shipments
from the ranches of northern and
central Tamaulipas passing through
this port consigned to the northern
markets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05

this month to take over the duties
of head of the state department.
Conferences with the new cabi-
net officers are to be initiated al
most Immediately by the president
to select successors to the dozen or
more assistant secretaries who have
rendered their designations with the
purpose Of returning to private
business.
Although many of the ambassa-
doris and ministers have rendered
their designations, the diplomatic
corps is likely to remain in status
quo until the arrival here of Mr..
Stimson. Mr.. Hoover has a num-
Der Of changes in mind.
Akerson Hoover's Secretary
George Akerson, assistant to Mr..
Hoover for more than four years,
has taken over the duties Of the
secretary to the president, replac-
ing Everett Sanders, who went out
of officer with President Coolidge.
Lawrence Richey. who has been
with Mr.. Hoover since 1917, has
taken over the other secretaryship
and will have charge of White
House personnel as well as serving
as executive office manager.
While the chief executive had to
postpone the first meeting with his
cabinet pending senate action, it
was announced that he would hold
his first conference with the news
papermen at noon today. He pro-
poses to continue the program of
two such conferences weekly, but it
may be that he will introduce some
radical changes in the method Of
conducting them.
His present intention is to start
his working days at 9 a. m, and if
he functions as president anything
like he has in the past it will be
around 6 p. m, before he leaves
his desk. He is an interchangeable
worker and has never set any fixed
hours for himself.
Several hours were set aside to-
day for receiving visiting delega-
tons, including the Hamilton club
Of Chicago; his old school mates
and friends from his West Branch.
Iowa, birthplace, and a delegation
from California, including Off
Gals and residents Of Palo Alto,
which he now counts as his home
town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05

old grievances for ammunition in its
fight when the fight comes.
West Texas paid $3.50, 900, 600 for
building of the state capitol in Aus
tin, they will tell you. That is, the
state gave 5000, 900 acres Of Western
Texas land, then valued at ST. an
acre, for the capitol. That land is
worth $50 an acre now, they insist.
Another claim is that railroads
were given enormous grants of West
Texas land that was long held in
great blocks, retarding farming, de-
velopment and settlement.
Old Grievances
Then the University OF Texas and
public school funds own other hun
dreds of thousands Of acres, all in
West Texas. This. the section and
the counties claim. prevents their
taxing the land. and of the building
Of a thicklv-settled farming country
that would create new taxable
values.
Already West Texas has forced a
measure to permit the counties to
tax the lands owned by other coun-
ty school funds. There now is
pending an attempted measure to
permit the counties to tax univer-
sitv-oWned lands.
West Texas has the oil. Soon it
will develop vast potash-production
industries. It has the wheat land.
1t is gaining rapidly in cotton. 1t
has the irrigated acreage Of the
state. It is looking ahead to claim
ing the water from streams to irri-
gate all its lands. The formative
phases Of the "sometime-in-the-fu-
ture" battle Of state-making now are
being shaped, and the breezy west
erners r frang enough to tell you
cN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
Killing of Wealthy
Mans Housekeeper
At Miami Mystery

MIAMI. Fla. march 5.-fP-Mys-
terry today surrounded the killing in
a hotel here Sunday of Mrs. Nora
Wilson, 20, whose body was found
with a bullet through her head.
The first theory advanced by po-
lice, which still was their strongest
belief. was that the woman, a for
mel houSekeeper for Guy LOOMS.
wealthy New York winter visitor,
had taken her own life. Officials,
investigating the case however, now
have disclosed that the fatal wound
bore no powder burns and some
we're inclined to believe she died by
a hand other than her own.
In the meantime, LooriS. who was
being sued for SEE, 900 by Mrs. Will
son for alleged back salary for her
services as housekeeper. disappeared
on his private yacht. but later re
turned and reported to police he
had left to avoid publicity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
Blast In
Bulgaria Kills 20;
rs Seriously Hurt

SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 5.-tP)-
Twenty-eight persons were dead, IS
seriously injured in an explosion at
the largest military arsenal in Bull
garia yesterday. Most of the dead
were women. Property valued at
81, 000, 900 was destroyed.
Cause of the explosion has not
been determined, but r. theory is
that a workman. seeking warmth
from a stove, carried q fuse signal
too close to the hot Goals.
King Boris, who directed the res
cue work by telephone from Sniet-
kovo where he was snowbound Or
dered the % victims OF the catastro-
phe buried at the expense Of the
state and their relatives paid life
pensions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
RIGID DEMOS
GAIN VANTAGE
Bill Giving Power to Purge
Ranks Is Passed To
Engrossment

AUSTIN, March 5.-(R)-Simon-
pure democrats held a post of van
tage today in regulation of the par
tvs affairs by passage to engroSS-
ment last night OF the Wirtz senate
measure giving the executive COM
mittee power to purge democratic
ranks OF unfaithful followers.
The bill passed to third reading
by a 73-47 vote, but proponents
lacked sufficient strength TO sus-
pend the rules and act finally after
the house chamber had echoed for
more than two hours to the sound
Of party loyalty.
The bloc defeated an amendment
by Representative George Purl of
Dallas which would have made pro-
visions Of the bill apply to boilers
since 1919, and another by Repre-
sentative 3. j. Forbes, Weatherford
minister, which would have pre-
vented the measure from becoming
effective until after the 1880 gen.
eral election.
Pur Opposes Law
Purl commended that no party had
ever succeeded by driving members
from it's ranks and asserted that if
persons who deserted the democrat
&c party to cast their ballots for
Herbert Hoover were to be pun
ished, older offenders should be
treated similarly.
Representative Forbes said the
bill was written by a senator "as
wet as the Atlantic ocean," and
characterized it as IAN attempt to
make a liquor party out of the
democratic organization"
Mrs. Laura BurleSon Negley, San
Antonio, launched the series of floor
speeches which brought triumph to
hackers Of the bill. The daughter
Of former Postmaster General A. S.
Burleson unflinchingly faced enc
mics of the bill and maintained the
recent presidential rout was caused
by lack of some one in authority
to regulate the party.
Love Denounced
Representative w. x. Hopkins Of
Gonzales, sponsor Of the bill in the
house, scathingly denounced Love
and other ''bellWethers' who led the
revolt in the party.
The senate met with several few
er bills on its nevertheless heavy
calendar a. a result Of a long SEES
sion last night.
What was lacking in debate was
expected to be made up today with
the Small land bill set for special
order. Senator c. c. Small of We'll
lington, author Of the measure, was
primde for the effort to pass it over
the governors veto, which will re-
quire a tWo-thirds majority.
A bill by Senator A. j. Writ Of
Seguin which its author said would
tighten the blue sky" law was fin
ally paSsde with little opposition
The measure was said to have been
recommended by the secretary of
states department. Writ assertde
the public had not been protected
from the sale of worthless securities
under the blue sky" law enacted by
the 38th legislature. His bill would
re-write the law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
Don't Fuss With
Mustard Plassers!
Just Rub
Awoy Pain

Don't mix a mess
OF mustard, -four
and water when
you can relieve
pain, soreness or
stiffness with a
little clean,white
Musterole.
Musterole Is
made of pure oil
of mustard and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
COMMITTEE
TO L E CANDIDATES

HARLINGEN, March 5. - The
nominating committee Of the VAL
ley organization of merchants as
sociations will meet the latter part
Of this week to select nominees for
Offices of the Valley unit, Mrs. Mary
Moseg, local secretary and a men,
Der Of the nominating committee,
announced.
Elections will be held at the next
VGlley-wide meeting, to be at Mer-
cedo5 March II.
Members Of the committee are
Miss Berrardine Price of Browns
vile, Mrs. Moses, and Miss Elizabeth
Collier of Edinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
DIRECTORS TO
STUDY SCORE CARDS

HARLINGEN, March SAIL sug-
geStions for changes In the score
card upon which community exhib-
its in the Valley Fair are judged are
to be considered at the Valley Fair
meeting here March IL, John T.
Floore, secretary announced.
MI. Floore has called a meeting
for that time of community chair
men, and has asked ali chamber OF
commerce secretaries to select their
chairmen before the meeting.
Any person having suggestions
for change is urged to send them in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05

other helpful ingredients, and takes
the place of mustard p~lasters.
Musterole usually gives prompt re-
lief from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsil-
iitis,c Group, stiff neck, asthma neuralgia,
headache, congestion, pleurisy. rheu-
matisn, lumbago, pains and aches Of
the back or Joints. sprains, sore muscles.
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, co,dso of
the chest Gt may prevent p~neumonia).
Jars & Tubes
|[NizM Il
Better than a mustard plaster
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-05
PUNCH?

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