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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
EXACT Death
TOLL Count
IMPOSSIBLE

BELIZE. British Honduras, Sept.
i4-tRHFire threatened to COM
plete the destruction OF storm and
flood today as the work Of burying
and cremating the dead from last
weeks hurricane, now estimated at
more than a thousand, went for
ward.
The suburb Of Mesopotamia was
menaced by flames that spread
rapidly In spite of ~unceasing efforts
on the part of soldiers and civilians
to block their path. An inflammable
liquor warehouse was In the path Of
the conflagration and fears OF an
explosion spurred the fighters to
frantic measures.
700 Bodies Burned
Scores Of bodies were burned on
five great pyres almost in the CEN
ter OF the once-flourishing city, now
in ruins. At least ZOO bodies were
buried in crude trenches dug On the
cemetery by convict labor. Still
more bodies floating down river
from the interior made an accurate
check of the dead impossible. Gre
nation was resorted to because of
fear of disease.
Squads Of volunteer laborers
worked under the direction of
Honduran soldiers TO clear away the
tangled wreckage of what once were
homes and stores. Business was
paralyzed and all manner Of activ-
ity was subordinated TO the work Of
relief.
Hundreds OF those manned and
cut by the fury of the storm were
being treated with medical aid
rushed by airplane and ship. The ".
s. S. Swan and the Sacramento
are among the mere ships on the
scene. The British ship Danae is or
route with additional food am
medicine.
A shortage OF food and wateg was
feared for a time. but the arrival OF
relief expeditions partially remedied
the situation. Authorities were of
the opinion that troops had things
well in han dand there would be no
food riots or footing.
damage Heavy
A survey of the city by air showed
that not a building was left un-
marred. More than a dozen ships
were piled upon shore along the
waterfront. The Wrigley Company
building, center q the chicle in
dustry in this section, was dem6l-
ished and the customs house was
badly damaged Many houses were
torn from their foundations and
hurled into the streets.
About one person IN every IL
among the city's population Of
$4,000 lost his life. Hardly a family
was not affected By death or in
jury. Many OF them lost all OF their
possessions and are just beginning
to realize the extent OF the disaster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
BANDIT,
TRAPPED, shot

DALLAS, Sept. lA.-P-A 46-
year-old man who walked into a
trap placed by Dallas deputy sher-
ifs for a robber who preyed on
picnickers was dead here today.
He was identified as Ed Burden
OF Dallas.
Deputy Sheriff r. L. Bob AL
corn identified him as the man
who made an unsuccessful attempt
to rob a decoy party near White
Rock lake Saturday night. His APP
pearance with a pistol in his hand
precipitated a shooting affray In
which two pistols and a shotgun
were used.
The man was located in a Dallas
hospital Saturday night several
hours after the shooting. One arm
was almost severed b va charge OF
shot and a pistol bullet had pen
etrated his body. He died yesterday.
Fran. r. Williams identified him
as the man who robbed him on a
suburban road June %. two days
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
Convention Ends

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Sept. 14.-with
400 merchants and employees Arre
from six central states. the In-
pendent Grocers' Alliance Of Amer
lea recently wound up It's 1891 con-
vention program which featured
eight two-day merchandising insti-
tutes at Minneapolis, MIMI Lin
coin. Neb.. Houston. Tex Biloxi.
Miss. Charleston wv. Va. Rochester,
N. ~. Portland. Maine and Chicago.
The aggregate attendance nc
these meetings totaled more than
1900 independent merchants and
their employees food jobbers. brok-
ers and manufacturers. an increase
OF Is per cent over last years at
tendance figures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14

after Miss Pauline German. ~. Of
Dallas, and Abe Schneider, 10. Of
Galveston. were slain nearby on the
Overton road. presumably during a
robbery attempt.
Sheriff Hal Hood said two types
Of pistol bullets. one OF which fit
ted the pistol found in the Over
ton road near Schreiber's body,
were discovered at Burdens home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
PASSENGERS
OF WRECKED
LINER SAFE

SAN PEDRO. Calf. Sept. IA
R-Abandoned by her passengers
and crew and battered by heavy
seas. the Panama mail liner Col
ombia today lay on the rocky reef
of Santa Marguerite island 670
miles south OF here off the Lower
California coast.
All OF 100 passengers and crew OF
100 were aboard the United Fruit
company's liner La Perla, due to
arrive at Los Angeles harbor We'd
nesday. Their rescue In the early
hours or yesterday morning was re-
lated today In radio messages which
paid tribute 10 the heroism OF the
officers, and men passengers.
Crew Praised
Berth l.. Molsant, a passenger
from ri Salvador. radioed a descrip-
ton of the scene in the darkened
decks Of the Colombia while pas
sengers prepared 10 take to the
life boats. II said:
There was no panic. no hysteria
to be noted. This was averted by
common sense on the part Of the
officers and by precise and stern
orders at the same time. Neve- had
II been u lot to see men show a
finer example Of GOODNESS and this
applies to both officers and men"
Third Accident
The wrecking OF the Colombia a
few minutes before midnight Sat-
urday, was the third accident In
which she had figured In the last
seven years.
Orders TO take to the life boats
were given by the captain shortly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
CLUES IN
YACHT Death
Are CHECKED

M1NEOLA. N. Y. Sept. i4.-P-
Nassau county police were check
ing two new theories today as to
the disappearance OF Benjamin p.
Ceilings. Stamford. Conn. engineer.
from his cabin cruiser Penguin in
Long Island Sound Wednesday
night.
Two Theories
One theory was that an escaped
mailman. with the aid OF an 49,
year old youth had drowned Col
iings and then attacked his wife.
The other was that someone who
knew Ceilings had engineered his
murder and the abduction Of his
wife.
The second theory came about
with the discovery OF two names
in a hotel register in Springfield
Mass. A couple had registered at
the Hotel Charles rs IF. f. Colling-
bourne and wife" Of Stamford.
Blanket Is Clue
That night a hotel blanket was
taken out OF the room when the
guests checked out. Such a blanket
was found In the stolen motor boat
DO Peep, in which. Mrs. llings
says. she was taken and attacked
by the two men after they threw
her husband into the sound. De-
tectives determined that the writ
ing on the register was not that OF
Ceilings. Mrs. Ceilings said she had
never heard Of the name Colling-
bourne before.
The coast guard Is still searching
for Ceilings body. District Attor-
ney Elvin ". Edwards will take the
case before a grand jury possibly
tomorrow.
Pernocton, a new drug developed
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ire Threatens to Complete Destruction of Hurricane-Swept City

after the ship hit the reef. Within
three hours the San Mateos an
other United Fruit liner. was nc the
scene In response to the Colombia's
s o s appeal.
The eight life boats Of the COL
ombia were picked up by the San
Mateo with their human cargoes,
and taken aboard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
LEGION Calls
MEETING TO
AID JOBLESS

WASHINGTON. Sept. 14.-tR-
The American Legion marshalled
federal, state and city officials and
leaders OF labor and industry here
today for a war on unemployment
distress.
More than a score of state gov
rnors or their representatives had
agreed TO participate in a confer
ence called by the legion to for
mulate a concrete plan for COM
batting distress among the jobless
next winter.
Remedy Sought
The legion also hoped to work
out a remedy for the business de-
preston in order that unemploy-
ment may be eliminated.
Outlining the purpose of the
conference, Ralph It. O'Neil. r.
tional commander, said:
I'VE want to be Of assistance not
only in relieving the immediate
distress incident to the present
-depressions. but hope to help find
the cause. and the cure, If there be
one. and 10 inaugurate a campaign
that will help furnish some per-
manent relief"
Delegates Present
Gov. Pinchot. OF Pennsylvania.
who has advocated an extra ses-
sion OF congress to deal with I'M
employment. was among the state
chief executives who had agreed TO
send a representative TO the con-
ference.
Silas III. Strawn. president OF the
u. s. Chamber OF Commerce. and
william III. Green. president OF the
American Federation OF Labor.
headed the representatives of in
dustry and labor. Frank @. Croxton,
assistant nyti0nal relief director,
was Pres. Hoover's unemployment
organizations representative.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
Crash Hurts Two

WACO. Sept. 14-P1-Two per-
sons, a man and a boy, wer- in
jured when an airplane in which
they were riding developed engine
trouble and crashed near the East
Waco airport yesterday.
r. H. Matthews. pilot. suffered
q broken leg and numerous bruises.
His step-son, Cap Carter, 16, re-
ceived cuts and bruises.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
Texan Shot Down

ARCHER CITY. Sept. i4-F-
Trouble over cattle was blamed
for the shooting and serious
wounding Of Buck Miller OF wichita
Falls near Holiday yesterday.
Immediately after the shooting
jerks Willis, Miller's stepson, sur
rendered to officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14

DALLAS, Sept. i4-P- Fire
swept through two buildings in
Dallas business district last night
destroying equipment in six print
ing and publishing plants. The
loss was expected to exceed $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
City Briefs

We have a number OF nice cot
tages with and without shower
baths and inside toilets ready for
occupancy at Del Mar on the Gulf
shore twenty-five miles esst Of
Brownsville. Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14

or the los aviation records rec
ognized as official by the Inte-na-
tional Aeronautical Federation, 80
ar. held BY France. 30 by Germany
and only 10 by the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14

The College OF Cardinals. which
IS the senate OF the Catholic
church. Is composed OF 10 mem
bers when complete
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14
Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mail between
Brownsville and Dallas Is announced
by the p~ostoffico department as fol-
lows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-14

Pernocton. a new drug developed
IN Germany and In use for some
time in New York. Is said to make
childbirth almost painless.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
'LEGS" DIAMOND FINALLY MURDERED BY GANGSTE.RS

ALBANY. Dec. 19. (AP)-Jack Legs" Diamond, the notoriously Known racketeer was shot and Killed, apparently by rival gang sters, after a party in celebration of his acquittal of the kidnapping charge in connection with the dis appearance of James Duncan. aged twenty years. farm boy.
 Two unidentified men burst in- 10 Diamonds hotel room and sent 5hree pistol bullets into his head at close quarters. Mrs. Wood the owner of the hotel, and Diamond 6 wife were detained by the police. All other members of the party had fled when the police arrived
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
SELECTS MEMBER

WASHINGTON, Dec 19. tAP) President Herbert Hoover has selected Claude A. Swanson. Dem Gcratic senator from Virginia as a member of the American delega- lion fer the coming Geneva Arms Conference.
 Swanson is the ranking mem Der of his party in both foreign rela- lions and naval committees While he advocated strong navy Swan son was leader of the senate con- test a few years ago for the rati- 6cation of the London Limitations Treaty.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
MAS PAROLES

OLYMPIA. Den. ts, ,APJ-- Eugene Barnet. and Q. G. Bland. who were sentenced alter j'r Arm i-'.aa lay riots il Centr~Iia in 1'12. i1 whirf t5ur American La-,on men and at'es wesa 2 .'' sd, ~a-e an5 tha=r wha naro!et by Governor Hartl,. it alei aera today Th. Gov V, I'd 70. commen= on ht- p4c5..@
 Fig we're sent to the yenjten- tiary and another gas acquitted on insanity grounds aHa ater freed at ter serving awhile in the insane ward at the penitentary Auoth- er died in prison year ago.
 The service m2E killed were Warren Grimm. Vi ,Iur McEifresh, Ben Casa agrauda. and Dale Hubbard.
 Those sent to the penitentiary in addition to Bland and Barnett, Were Britt Smith, James McIner- ney, John Lamb. Bert Bland Ray Becker Eighty-one inmates are on the list whom Hartley is paroling for Christmas.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
NOME RADIO CLIR

The initial meeting of the Ex- ecutiye Board of the Nome Radio Club, was held last Sunday after noon. The board consists of Geo ; Heller ich, R. W. Mackey. G. w
 Martin. Thos. D. Jensen and pr, Rex F. Swartz Also present by { invitation were 0, $ Weaver, W. A. Cameron, vtce-presi3ent and k. W Roeli.
 Discussion of noises interfering
 with radio receptiau led to the draughting Of an ordinance which ! was submitted 10 the entire club for approval. At d specia meet ing, called last Monday ni-a' Tor this purpose, the ordinance Was approved and preseIted ty the City Council by President Heller ich
 This ordinance will be up for final passage at the next regular meeting of the City Council on December 18th. It is practically iden tical with ordinances which have been in force in Fairbanks. Anchorage and ketchikan for ;..ome time- Passage of thls mea- i sure will no doubt prove benefic- iai to the radio owners of Nome who now number over 100 at this time
 The ordinance provides that it will be unlawful to operate any machine or device between the , hours Of 5 PM. and midnight. the operation of which shall cause req sonably preventable interference ! with radio reception It shall al so be unlawful to operate any radio receiving set which eminate electromagnetic or electro static
 waves (squeaiers> that will result in interference with radio recep- tfon. Provisions for the erection and maintenance of antenna over
 high tension power lines so as not to endanger life or property. make
 Up the subject matter of another section of the ordinance.
 1 In order to provide a means of checking up on all receiving sets. each set owner will be required to register his Or her instrument annually with the city clerk and to permit the inspection of radio sets or devices which might req soma ply be suspected of causing
 radio interference. The inspec- tion of equipment is to- be con- ducted by competent electricians. Section 9 provides for suitable penalties for violation of any sec ! ton of the ordinance.
 l All electric motors of the brush or universal type eminate waves
 which interfere with radio recep- 1 II. There are devices available
 which will eliminate these noises. Some of the electrical apparatus
 which come under the provisions l Of the ordinance are Sewing
 machines. hair lryers, vacuum sweepers, portable machine drills, dental drills. food mixers, violet ray machines, vibrating battery chargers and dring mixers Any
 loose electric wire connections
 movement It is hoped that per sons using any of the above nam ed equipment can do so during
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
FDUND- PAIR OF FUR MITS OWNER MAY HAVE SAME BY IDENTIFYING AND PAYING
 FOR THIS ADyT.
RETURNS UNHARMED

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 19. OAP) -Unharmed after thirty-six hours filthy rendezvous with three kid nappers' Mrs, Neely, wealthy foun der Of a garment company here and George Blair her chauffer were freed by their captors, who demand ed seventy-ive thousand dollars ransom. under threat Of death to Blair and blindness to Mrs Neely
 However. the money was not paid.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
THINKS ALASKA BENEFIT BY
 COUNTY GOVT
WANTS COUNTY GOVERN NMENT
 EOS ALASKA

WASH INGTON, Dec 1t'. iAP)
 The creation If county goy- 'rnmeni in Alaska thru acts of 'he Territorial legislature is to he provided for under bill in reduced Wednesday by James Wickersham, delegate from Alas Ea. In this way the territory will be given greater degree of self government, the power being dele gated in it's state legislature and n it. sa".a . ,;a3lities
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
NEAR TRAGEDY
 IS AvtRIED

T4e blizzard which ragged yester day and last Right, is said by old timers to haze ben the worst >r It's End in their memory snoJ drift piled many fee: nigh th-I ,ar osiness section and reside1 l.al sections and t.r outlying G4. u.-zs Tn shoH ar thr Dream T-ey-r. l4s. u.gas was postponed and very fe7 people venturea ont of doors.
 naIgery men and "ater men hai g hard tim. Of il. bat ii uas not untt! late in the cyeutnS tat anxiety grew t~ propor. Is wna IL. E. Bunting, Arnold Thomme1 and Vic Miekelson became lost :n the blizzard between Nome and the water well about three guar ters Of mile from center ot the city.
 They were driving two tee0H q" two water wagons back ta the well for refill.ng, at apout &:3o PM, when they became lost in the blizzard and unable to keep the trail The men unhttGhe. ed the horses finally and attem pt- ed to reach d place of safety
 The wind and snow drifted at such a terrific velocity that neith- man nor beast could face it So they decided by circling they would come across cabin soms. where, which later was found to be the cabin of Jack SolGm0ns former mining activities across Snake river from the old pumping plant.
 At, para rg the horses il no lee of the cabin. the three men entered only to dud window broken and about two feet of snow on the floor However. the old stove in the cabin was life saver. shelving was torn down and used as fuel to keep them warm and finally some stale tea was located and hot tea was made which was drank with a relish, after great pains and menta, am bition was e0erted as to how they would boil water. as there was no coffee or tea pot to be found.
 In the meantime. numerous friends of the three men. learning of their plight. soon organized a rrlicf party which searched thru out the night. It being dark and stormy the men were not located until daylight, when they started to leave the cabin for home with the horses. which was about four thirty or five A. M. this morning. . Men and horses were none the worst for their experiences, and the relief party was much eiate6 To find them all well ..... .-.-.-
 The lost men are very apprecia- tive of the efforts of all those who assisted in rescue work. Mir. Bunting, told the Nugget today that the Hammon Company, gave him the use of their large tractor to pull l out the showed in water wagons, and expected to be delivering water around town this afternoon as usual.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
Is EXECUTED!

WAI4LA WAII.A. Dec 19, (AP) George Miller. convicted slay- CT of the Spokane express mess enger, was hanged shortly after midnight last night in the state prison yard. He was led to the scaffold by Father Anthony Dusch.
 His last words were: T wish 10 thank everyone for the treat ment have received while in orison." Father Dusch has taken charge of the burial which will take place here.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
INTRODUCES BILL FOR COUNTY GOVT
GOV. HARTLEY MAKES XMAS PAROLES

hourS which will not interfere with radio reception It is un- derstoOd that radio sets of the sQuealer type can be so adjusted so as not to interfere with other radio listeners
 The Nome Radio Club will be grateful fir the cooperation and help Of the general public
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
NOME GIVE COMMUNITY
 CHRISTMAS
COMM NIFTY CHRISTMAS
 CELEHRiTION ID BE HELD
 n fDNESDAY. DEC a&srti

I.epagations ar. saaut com E. led for the sist. Annual Com m0nity Christmas Tree to be Aa.I at the large Eagle aatl on Wednesday night December 2&rd. Judging by reports from the diff fereur committees. the affair pro mises to be the usual huge sue Cess.
 The Finance Committee reports wonderful. cooperation and the manser in which every one has responded | -monstrates that de- press!on times are not so hard in Nome as many people might think. With t@e finances amply provided the work of the other committees is made much easier.
 The decorating committee is not sure about procuring q tree due 70 the heavy early snows. but every effort is being made t0 get r=s! Christmas tree,
 Word has been received that the Santa Claus reindeer herders are storm bound and are unable to round up the deer, but Santa assures us he will be in Nome December 23rd, even if it is nec- es5ary for him to come by dog team or airplane. Old Santa has never thrown us down. so we know he will be here
 Wednesday evening. December 18th. Nome's athletes did their share towards the Community Christmas Fund by putting on the big double-header baseball exhibition games in the AB. hall. The public did it's share by filling the hall and swelling the gate receipts to goodly proportions.
 The Good Cheer Committee is busy preparing list Of names of persons to be remembered. Any one having suggestions for addi-
 
 committee greatly by consulting Mir L. F. Robinson
 All the committees are making an effort to spend wisely, the money which has been so gener ously given for this good cause, so that the people who have con tributed will be partially repaid in feeling that their donations have been used to the best poss- ble advantage On behalf of the Finance Committee, hearty thanks are extended to all contributors. Giving is one of the blessings of Christmas.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19
HARD WORK
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. tAP)
 Under the presidential spur Congress has put it's shoulders to the task of, economic, reconstruc- tion. Banking cc mmittees in both Houses have summoned witnesses 10 give expert advice. on Hoover s proposals for creating half a billion dollars national reconstruc- ton corporation. designed as a credit cushion upon which the busi ness of the country could ride for ward toward better times.
The Nome nugget., 1931-12-19

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-04
ASTRONOMER TO
ADDRESS PUPILS
Russell Sullivan to Speak at
ChiIdren'S Museum.

Russell Sullivan, local astronomer,
will talk on "An Introduction to the
Stars before Indianapolis school
children at the Children's Museum
at 1920 Saturday. The talk will be
illustrated with stereoptican slides.
The department class will meet at
$50 Saturday for it's weekly discus
sion. The topic Saturday will be
Pioneer Days in Indiana" This
will be the last class of the first
term.
Four groups have visited the mu-
scum during the last week. Four
rooms from Warren Central high
school made a special study in the
pioneer gallery. Other groups were
from Tudor Hall, Henrietta Colgan
School No. IA, at 1855 Ashland
avenue, and two rooms from School
No. 20, at 1155 Spruce street.
Registration of pupil visits are
made each time pupil goes to the
museum. Schools having the largest
number of visitors, in proportion to
the building enrolment, during the
year are awarded the custody of
the Souse cup for a period. The
cup now is at Austin H. Brown
School No. 6, at TOP South Union
street.