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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
ADM. ROGERS
 NORTHbOUND

SEATTLE, Sept. 24.- Steamer Admiral Rogers sailed for South east Alaska ports at 10 o'clock this morning with 19 first class paSsen- gers and five steerage.
 The following passengers aboard are booked for Juneau
 Marjorie Glossman, Lee Soung.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
DOUGLAS NEVIS
BRIDGE COMMITTEE
 WILL REPORT TONIGHT

At the Chamber of Commerce meeting tonight, the committee on the bridge is expected to have something interesting to report in connection with what steps have been taken to secure an early be- ginning on the bridge construction
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
PRETTY SMOOTH.
 EH?''

BILL: What in the world have
 you done to your car? BART: finally took it to my
 Ford dealer for special lu-
 brication. Those boys do a real job.
 BILL: I'll say so! Why, the
 greased lightning must be
 free!
 Our fabrication service is a FORD value that's just as hard to duplicate as the value of the Ford car itself.
 And look at what you can get for small price. We will furnish all materials and make all adjustments as follows: Change engine oil. Flush trans mission and rear with kerosene and refill with fresh lubricant. Spray springs with penetrating oil. Tune motor. Adjust dis tributor points. Clean and ad- just spark plugs. Clean sedi- ment bulb and carburetor. Ad- just carburetor. Tighten intake and exhaust manifolds. Check battery.
 Drive in for quick, clean, low cost service. Our prices on &C., cessories, tires, batteries, etc, also save you money.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

ANNUAL PURPLE BUBBLE BALL
 B. P. O. Elks Annual Purple Bubble Ball, Elks' Hall, Saturday, Sept. 26. Admission $50. Invita-
 tional. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide, SIP am, 03 feet. Hgh tide, 12:27 pm, 161 feet. Low tide, 6:27 p,m., 1.3 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

Old papers TOT sale at the Elm pire office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

FOR SALE-Cne cnoice residential lot. Inquire of D. B. Femmer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

For fallen arcnes or aching feet see DR. BENTON, GOLDSTEIN BUILDING. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS

PIANOS, Radios. sewing Machines,
 Photographs, Expert Piano Tun-
 ing. Radio and monograph re- nairing. Anderson's Music Shoppe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

FOR SALE-F1ve room house with bath, large lot, in Scatter Tract, a bargain. Phone POP.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

For relief of constipation see Dr. Fenton, Goldstein Building. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

FOR SALE-Studebake sedan, 18,' 900 miles, new rubber, bargain Phone 5154.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24
WANTED
FOR KENT

FOR RENT-Large sleeping room Phone 1895,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

OR SALE-Plaue Grass Showcases Various sizes. Juneau Xoun Hardware Go.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

FOR RENI-funlshed two room apartments, also cabins. NewlJ finished. Close in. Apply SeavleW Apartments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

FOR ShLE-FrankIin sedan, fine running gear, engine, good rub Der. Bargain $250.00 Will make dandy light delivery truck. h. quire Nugget Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

APARTMENTS for ,ransients and
 permanents. MacKiAnon Apart mentS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

FOR RENT-Furnfsned, steam heat ed sleeping room; close in. Phone 537.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

Furn. s.h. rooms, newly renovated; reasonable; ov. Gastineau Groc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-24

Old papers tor sale at The Elm pire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02
Easter Shoes for Girls and Bows

Missile Dress Pump
of patent leather,
center buckle style
with cutoutS. Sizes
81 to II, $3.50: 11X
to 2, $500.
Girls Center.Buc.
kIe Pump of black
patent leather /; lizard
calf and mat kid trim.
Sizes 21a to 8, $500.
Boys Butcher Ok
ford of tan or black
calf, with heavy soles
and leather h e els.
Sizes 1lH to 1871,
$3.50; ] to E, $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Nevada Will Have
An Aqua Caliente

RENO, New, May 20=P- The
Nevada State Journal says a group
Of Los Angeles and Hollywood
capitalists has obtained an option
on the old Sandy" Bowers man.
sion. once a showplace OF the west.
to make It the Aqua Caliente OF
Nevada"
The property on which the sud-
denly wealthy Lemuel s. Bowers
expended approximately $500 900
back In 1861. has been operated by
Henry Ritter as a bathing ana
pleasure resort since 1903.
Tentative plans Of the prospective
new owners call for the const-rc-
ton Of a modern hotel: a fash M
able casino and summer homes and
subdivision OF the surrounding
country.
The old mansion. designed BY N
European architect. once boasted
gold door knobs. silver hinges, and
imported marble fireplaces.
Bowers. described in Nevada
histories as an "easy-going 'front.'
iersman." took a fortune from the
Comstock Lode In 1850 and 1860.
The wide open gambling Law re-
Gently enacted In Nevada opened
the way for the proposed develop
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT BILL
SIGNED BY GOV.
Hearings Will Be Held
After Board Is
Named

The bill providing for creation o:
a Lower Rio Grande Water Con-
servation district was signed today
by Governor Sterling.
Governor Sterling is required BY
the bill to name the first board OF
directors. Reports from Austin to-
day stated that he had not named
the board. although he is expected
TO name as the temporary directors
the committee OF seven Valley mer
which sponsored the bill.
This new district, II 1t Is finally
approved by the people of the Val
ley. viii direct al its efforts toward
furthering the study Of conserva-
ton of waters OF the Rio Grande
to speed up the settlement Of tins
important matter.
The committee of seven already
has done much valuable work fol
the Valley in helping to get the
appropriation OF s237 900 to finance
government surveys of the Rio
Grande now being made under the
direction Of the International Wa
tiers commission.
HeaN.ngs Ordered
There are several steps necessary
before the district is finally formed
The first requirement is that the
temporary board Of directors named
by the gCs shall meet within
ten days Of the passage OF the bill
and organize. naming a president
and secretary.
Then ten days from that dat;
the board shall meet again and giss
notice in newspapers Of the fou
counties OF hearings to be held al
certain places and times. at which
all persons owning property in thu
proposed district may appear anc
be heard for or against the district
If at the conclusion Of these hear
ings the board feels that the dist.
riot would be a public benefit, ar
election shall be cs-ced at which the
voters shall pass on the formation
OF the district. the election OF 3
toard OF directors. and the levyinE
Of a tax not to exceed five cents or
the 500, or one half mill on the
dollar.
Low Tax Rate
Members Of the committee ex-
pressed the belief the tax asked vii,
not be more than one-quarter mill
or half that possible under the bill
If the board feels that the opinion
Continued on page 9
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
FOX AWARDED
OVER $1,000
Cameron County Tax Chief
Wins Suit Against
NJ. r. Branch

"A sealed verdict awarding j. j.
Fox. Cameron county tax collector.
$11.0l8 in his suit against the Miss
ouri Pacific Transportation COM
pany was opened in the federal dist
riot court Wednesday morning. Fox
asked 100000 in his original petit
ton.
The case was tried Tuesday and
was given the jury at 7 p. m. The
jurors handed in their sealed YER
dict at 10 p. m. and It was opened
by the clerk Wednesday morning.
The suit resulted from an accl-
dent between a Car driven by Fox
and an M. p. bus in April OF 1880.
The left arm OF the tax collector
was crushed by a bar extending
from the back end of the bus, the
original petition elleged.
At the time the Fox car was fill
with county and district officials
who were on their way TO attend q
wrestling bout in Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Murderer Gives Self
Up and Confesses
Brutal Crime
GIRLS BEATEN
Two and Five Year Old
Children Die With
Mother

NATION, ILL.,. May 20. W
Mrs. Carrie Bowers was shot to
death and her two daughters. aged
two and five. were straneled and
then beaten 70 death today BY q
man believed to be y. MI. johnson.
formerly OF Arkansas who walked
into the Nation police station
and confessed.
The man would not further iden-
tify himself.
TIE came here six months ago with
Mrs. Bowers and the two children
In an automobile bearing an Ark
ansaS license.
He told neighbors he was q for
mer employee OF Mrs Bowers hus-
band who had died. he worked for
a time IS a gasoline station at
tendant.
johnson confessed 70 setting fire
to the house In which m. lived with
Mrs Bowers. The police declared
he intended 10 burn his three VIC
TINS, but that when they escaped
the flames, he took them I'm hiB
automobile five miles east of town
and there shot the woman 10 death
and killed the girls.
Ropes were found about the bo-
dies Of the little ones. Their heads
had been beaten with an autom0-
bile crank and they had also been
shot.
Neighbors said johnson appar-
emily had been kind To Mrs. Bowers
and fond of the children
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Take Testimony In
Impeachment Case

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo- May 20
-P- Formal pleadings. opening
statements, and other legal ma7eu-
vers disposed OF. the trial of state
Treasurer Larry Brunk before the
Missouri Senate on Impeachment
charges alleging high crimes. mis-
demeanors and misconduct In Of
flee. entered the testimony taking
stage today.
Managers for the house OF repre-
sentatives. where the charges orr
ginated. faced the task w intrcdu-
cling the first witness and opening
the testimony. More than thirty
men and women have been sub
penaed by the house managers w
tell from the witness stand tine facts
ON which the house is bmsing the
prosecution
The principal charges against
the accused treasurer grew cut cf
his connections and DEALINGS with
officers of the closed efatn Bank of
Aurora. which financed hia camp
aign f0r state treasurer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Barton, Well Known
illustrator, Dead

NEW YORK, May 20-fP-Ralph
Barton. widely known illustrator.
committed suicide today III his
East Fifty-seventh street home.
When a maid reported for work
TINS morning az Barton's penthouse
apartment she found her employer
dead with a wound In the right
temple and a revolver in his right
hand. Police pronounced the death
suicidal.
Barton. who was 80 years old
suffered q heart attack several
months ago, but apparently had
recovered.
He was well known for his
caricatures satirizing Americans
and American life which appeared
IN the New Yorker. Vanity Fair.
Liberty and Harper,s Bazaar. He
also illustrated books.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

SPENDS HALF
MILLION HERE
Fort Brown Will Be
Raced, Says Col.
Glover
BEAUTY SPOT
Spanish Type, Brick Con-
struction Is Planned
For Brownsville

Plans for the complete rebuild
ing Of Fort Brown. at an estimated
cost to the government Of approx
mately half a million dollars, we're
announced Tuesday BY Col. Fran
els Glover, commander Of the 10
cal post.
Practically every building now
standing will be razed, and new
brick quarters will be erected.
The present arrangement Of the
post will be altered almost beyond
recognition, If present plans are
followed.
1t vas revealed today that plans
for a permanent layout at Fort
Brown have been contemplated by
the war department for some time,
and architectural plans we're SUBJ
mitted to Col. Glover late last
week for approval and for recon-
mendations.
The local commander studied the
plans carefully, and suggested al
Continued on page p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
BARBER JAKE
SURRENDERS
IN CHICAGO
London Wants Him
For Allie
Swindling

CHICAGO. May 20. R9-John
Factor. alias Jake the Barber"
sought for an alleged SIS, 000.O 900
swindle III England. surrendered to
government authorities today and
was held for arraignment before a
United States commissioner.
The one time cut rate barber, ac-
cuSed OF changing his trade TO that
Of the swindler and stock manipu-
lator. hiking thousands OF Eng
lish inventors. walked into the fed
eral building with his attorney and
surrendered.
Complaints against him were
signed by Godfrey Haggard, British
consul here. who will seek his ex-
tradition to London for trial. The
Broad Street Press. Ltd, Is the
principal complainant.
As he awaited arraignment. Fac
tor dictated a statement asserting
that accusations against him were
utterly without foundation"
II have not a detailed statement
to make at this time" he said
except to say that all that I have
read about myself in the past few
days Is absolutely false. / have
appeared voluntarily because ]
know that the charges that have
been made against me are untrue
the attitude Of the British
authorities is that I should be
placed in jail and denied my op-
portunity to defend myself against
this persecution.
Il am here TO meet squarely the
charges against me. but I feel that
my constitutional rights to bal
should not be denied"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
fire SWEEPS
TOWN, MILLION
AND HALF Loss
Newfoundland Fishing
Village Raced
By Flames

HARBOR GRACE. N. r., May 20.
-lPlHThe most disastrous fire in
many years today swept through the
little community of Carbonear on
the west coast of Conception Bay.
At dawn, as the flames reached
out from the center of the little
village to homes in the outskirts.
the damage was estimated at ST.
100000. The blaze. which started
shortly after midnight, destroyed
the principal industrial plants Of
the village and swept IN unchecked
as daylight came.
Cause of the fire was unknown.
but it was believed to have started
IN q kiln.
Carbonear Is the port Of entry
on Conception Bay and has a popu-
lation of approximately 5000. Its
chief industry is fishing and the
manufacture of fishing supplies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
|. c. c. HEARING
OPENED TO-DAY
Shippers File Protest On
Proposed Carrot,
Beet Rate
CBy Staff CORRESPONDENT


HARLINGEN. May 20.-A formal
Protest against the elimination CT
clip top rates on carrot and beet
shipments has been filled with the
Southwest Freight Bureau by a cor-
mittee Of the Valley Shippers Asso-
citation following a meeting held
here at 8 this morning.
Immediately after the committee
meeting the body adjourned to The
hearing on cross wide loading of
tomato shipments which opened
before II. w. johnson. examiner OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Testimony offered by the railroads
was designed to show that fewer
losses we're sustained In transit un-
der this method OF loading. and
II. ID. Cooper, supt., OF freight loss
Is and claims Of the Missouri Paci-
fic testified that by placing a cleat
en- top of the Tugs the shippers
would be enabled to load the same
bulge pack as under the other
method
No testimony had been offered hy
the shippers up to noon, but II
was evident from croSs-examina-
ton that the Valley interests in
tend to stress an alleged lack ri
ventilation when crosswide loading
Is practiced, as well as the elimina-
tion Of the bulge pack under that
system.
The hearing will be continued this
afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Witness Tells Of
Alleged Confession

VALPARAISO, Ind, May Pop
Paul Roberts, the Gary police
man who wrote the alleged confess
sion OF Virgil Kirkland, on trial for
the Staying of Arlene braves last
November at Gary, Ind, testified
yesterday that the youth told him
he was sorry 1t happened" and
that I'VE were drunk and she fell
on the porch" Roberts said Kirk
land then read the confession and
signed IL.
Roberts was one Of the first de-
Tense witnesses.
Evan MADEIRA, a guest at the fatal
party. told Of an affair held two
weeks before Miss braves death 70
celebrate her approaching marri-
age to Kirkland. He said that sew
eral days later a party Of young
folks went to Valparaiso where
kirkland and Miss braves intended
10 be married but the ceremony
did not take place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Mythical Air War
Continues In Ohio

FAIRFIELD AIR DEPOT. Day.
ton, O., May 20-tP)-Five hundred
army pilots poised their planes a
second time today for a flight over
Chicago to combat a mythical foe
which has turned out to be no
myth at all.
Weather. the one enemy which
vanQuishes all airmen. stopped the
projected defense" Of the Windy
City yesterday and had the army
warbirds at its mercy again today.
The fog and low ceiling over Chi
cago area which caused postpone
ment of the flight was reported
clearing and weathermen believed
the only possible difficulty would
come from the condition of the
five landing fields TO be used. The
fields we're too sloppy yesterday 10
Withstand landings on a large
scale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Indy Orders New
Change In Plane

LOS ANGELES, May 70. r.
Colonel Charles "A. Lindbergh, who
has been keeping I'm the back
ground since a year ago East@r
Sunday when he spanned tile con-
tinent IN IA hours and As minutes,
II toying with another idea for hIs
fast monoplane.
An order has been received 90
the builders Of his Lockheed-Sirius
plane here 10 construct q set CIR
pontoons to be interchangeable
with the present landing gear.
What use the flier will make of
this new equipment was not re-
vealed here. Gasoline tanks viii
be fitted In the pontoons. enabling
Colonel Lindbergh to carry IN lar
ger load of fuel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Texan Is First To
Get Church Pension

INDIANAPOLIS. May 20. Up
Officials OF the pension fund o. the
Disciples of Christ announced that
the widow Of the Rev. Joseph Kee-
VII of Maria. Tex, will De the first
beneficiary Of the fund. Mr.. Kee-
vii died Monday at Pecos, Tex. OF
injuries received in an automobile
accident.
MI. Keevil formerly was field
secretary OF the Disciples OF
Christ Restoration Association at
Cincinnati. wa superintendent of
city missions in New York in 1872
IS, and has held p~astorates at
Brooklyn. ". Y, Jackson. Tenn,
Gloversville. N. Y, Ratportage.
Ont. Lexington. KY. and Mobiles
vile. Ind.
The Disciples OF Christ are en-
gagged in q campaign for 5000. 600
for the pension fund
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
WEATHER
IS PREDICTED
Temperature to Drop Some
And Scattered Rains
Are Forecast

Cooler weather is predicted for
the Valley Wednesday night and
Thursday, according 10 weather
chief w. j. S~chnlrbusch.
Accompanying the drop In tenn
perature will be scattered showers
throughout this section. Cloudy
weather and rains were reported
from every weather station early
wednesday.
Tuesday night was unusually
sultry. and lowest temperature was
Is degrees. The warmest spot in
the United States Tuesday was
Miami. with a low OF rs degrees.
Snow was reported in Denver
early today.
Mr.. SchnurbuSch also reported a
slight rise in the Rio Grande from
Rio Grande City down during the
next "A to 48 hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
RANCHMAN IS
shot TUESDAY
Killing Occurs South OF
Matamoros; One Man
Held I'm Jail

Cleotilde III. Martinez. 40. was
shot and instantly killed near
Matamoros Tuesday morning. and
Encarnacion Martinez. 20. w being
held by Matamcros police ir con-
nection with the shooting.
The killing occurred at a ranch
called FL Huisachal. CIeotiIde
Martinez was shot In the stomach
with a IL gauge shotgun. He died
almost instantly.
Encarnacion Martinez was ar
rested a few hours later by Mata-
moros police and rs being held in
the CITY jail pending further In
vestigation.
Burial wa III Matamoros AZ > ..
m. Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Wire Flashes

BURNET. Tex, May 2O-R-
Saving their way out, three young
prisoners IN the Burnet county
jail escaped between midnight and
tawn and we're being sought by
central Texas officers. Those who
escaped were Casey King. 80, j. II.
Mason, rs and John Moore, Is.
ROLAND GARROS STADIUM.
Auteuil, France, May 2O-P)-
Henri Cochet, the worlds ranking
tennis player. today officially with
drew from the French hard court
singles championship. leaving Jean
Borotra as the main reliance OF
France to protect the title from the
United States. Singles start next
week.
LEEDS. Eng. May 20. CP)-Joe
Turnesa, who led yesterdays quail
flying round in the Leeds $4,000
professional golf tournament with
a 50. today duplicated the feat for
a 36-hole total of 1873 and a long
lead among the early finishers.
WESTWARD no. DEVON. Eng.
Nav 20-PAGeorge voigt OF New
York. last American contender,
was eliminated today In the fifth
round Of the British amateur golf
championship BY sgd Roper, Eng
lish star, one Up.
AUSTIN. May 20. -tPp-Carryine
to a finish amendments placing a
five cents per 100 pounds tax on ce-
ment and a rs cents per ton levy on
sulphur. the senate today pushed
the Holder peddlers' bill to a vote
and passed 1t Is to s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
ENGINEERS
BODY FOUND
Father of McAllen Woman
Killed Last Night
In Train Wreck

QUINLAN, Okla, May 20-tR)-
Wrecking crews of the Santa re
Railroad today recovered the body
OF James Taliaferro Of Amarillo
Tex, engineer Of the passenger
train dcrailed two miles west o!
here last night.
Attendants at the Santa Fe sta
ton here said the body was found
under the front trucks Of the for
ward baggage-express car. indicat-
ing Taliaferro was thrown o!
jumped from the locomotive of the
transcontinental train Mission
airy" when 1t left the rails. The
body will be taken to Amarillo dur
ing the day.
The locomotive, four baggage
cars, two refrigerator-express car:
and a mail coach were piled In a
deep cut.
Cause Of the wreck had not beer
determined this morning.
Progress being made by wreck
ing crews In clearing tracks In
dicated 1t would be mid-afternoor
before trains again could be routed
over the main line. Passenger
trains were being routed via Clin-
ton. Okla. along the orient lines o.
the Santa Fe.
Taliaferro was the father Of Mrs.
Bradley Kimbrough OF McAllen,
and Is survived bv his wife and a
son who live In California.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Col Robertson made a report
on the project up to the present
time. The directors OF the chamber
OF commerce decided to name a
committee TO work further on the
matter. This committee will ne
named In a few days by President
III. T.. Yates OF the chamber.
Col Robertson said he had ad-
vanced a proposal TO the county
commissioners that an all weather
road be built from the present
pavement along the high land near
the beach a distance Of about m
mile Up the island.
This road would cost about $4,000.
Col. Robertson proposed 10 pay
$1,000 of this cost. and in addition
TO acquire the toll bridge, and turn
IL over to the county, thus doing
away with the toll payments. The
county would have TO pay $1,000.
The money would come out OF
the funds OF the Brownsville pre-
cinct.
The proposition was not accepted
by the commissioners, Col. Robert
son reported.
The chamber OF commerce COM
mittee will probably confer with all
interested parties. and report back
soon. SO that some other line OF
action may be attempted.
At the meeting last night Z. II
Whitehead. assistant manager o,
the South Texas Chamber or Com
merce. reported on the activities
Of that organization during the pas
year.
A special committee 70 carry or
the work for location OF q u. s
veterans hospital here Is to bt
appointed, the directors decided.