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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The cars that MT. and Mrs. Well-to-do and MT. and Mrs. Very Wealthy buy have made their annual debut at the New York automobile salon.
 They are the custom built jobs made not only in America but abroad and ranging in price from $4,000 to $22,750. In the higher price class exclusiveness is so i'm portant that often only @ dozen or more cars are built on the same model.
 Most evident IS the acceptance of engineering design in body making in accordance with aero-dynamic principles. One English car is nicknamed the tear drop" because it would look somewhat like a tear if held perpendicularly by the radiator.
 The cars are long, low-hung and highly lined.
 Though luXurlouS to the last de- gree, most of the designs and col ors are simple. There is one sports model, however, that is coIored in an extreme bronze red, and few other sports models are in dashing shades of red and blue.
 For mechanical design a German car. has aroused much comment. It's niskers say it is capable of de- veloping a l05-mile road speed from it's 230-horsepower motor one of the largest automobile mot CTS eyer made.
 It has eight forward speeds and gears can be changed from the steering wheel after the car is in motion. Another foreign car has no front axle, the chassis being set directly on shock absorbers.
 An American car has an elabor-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
H.C.(LISLE)DAvIS DIES OF KNIFE STAB IN SIDE
Heart Collaps ses and Wounded Man Falls
 Tn Death Coma
Continued rom Page One)

Lisle resided in Alaska, at Ju- neau and vicinity since that time, and has always been engaged in the salmon fisheries. He was Superintendent for the Pacific Alaska Fisheries and went from that company to join the Burk- hardt's in the Alaska Consolidated.
 Obtained Trap Locations
 A few years ago, in connection with his brother, James V. Davis, and George Franklin he acquired some excellent trap locations, and he had been an independent trap operator since that time. He made the business a success He was re- garded as one of the best cshnery- men and trap operators in the North. He was big and strong and one of the best mixers in the country. He was known by nearly everybody in this region, and all that knew him mourn his death. He was member of the Belling ham Lodge of Elks.
 The remains are at the Charles w. Carter Mortuary. Arrangements for the funeral have not been made
 The father and mother of MT. Davis were notified by radiogram Sunday of his death. A telegram received from them today said they would reach here on the steamer Victoria.
 Gamble, who has stated to the officers that he did the stabbing in the course of quarrel, is a prisoner in the Federal jail No specific charge has yet been filed against him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
ASKS EINSTEIN TO AP PEAL FOR
 MOONEY PARDON
Effort Initiated by Convict ed Man Him s elf
 Radiogram Is Sent

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 28. An effort has begun to have Prof. Albert Einstein, German scien- tist, to make a personal appear ance before Gov. James Rolph, Jr, in plea for pardon for Tom Mooney.
 The effort was initiated by Mooney himself who has sent a radiogram to Prof. Einstein now enroute here from Germany to spend four months in study at the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena.
 Prof. Einstein has written to Mooney and has shown interest in his case.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
LAPEL MIKE" PROMISES
 FREEDOM FOR SPEAKERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-A micro phone so small that it can be worn in the lapel of a coat has been designed by engineers.
 Thus a speaker, using this small device, would not be. forced to stand in one place before stationary microphone as at present.
 The new microphone is connected to the amplifier by two flexible wires which the speaker could trail about without difficulty. It already has been given a tryout and found to give satisfactory results, the Bell Telephone Laboratories report.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
Ail- Alaska News

Mrs Emma M Kinnon second Vice President, Mrs. Elizabeth Rogge; Secretary, Mrs. Mary R. Burgiin; Treasurer, Mrs. Cleora Bachnar; Historian. Mrs. Della Groves; Ser geant-at-arms, Mrs. Lucy Bailey; Guard. Mrs. Henrietta DeWree Trustee. Mrs. s. N. MacQuarrie.
 Wolves have driven all the deer off Etolin Island and nearly all the deer from 11ossman Inlet, in-sou.h- east Alaska, declares John Sand man, hunter and trapper, who re- gently returned to Wrangell from E5olin Island and Mossman Inlet. He saw no deer on the island and only one at the Inlet. Wolf tracks were plentiful
 New officers Of the American Le- zion Auxiliary at Fairbanks are President, Mrs Mary White; Firz. Vice-President, Mrs. Elsie Reeser; Second Vice President, Mrs. Allara Johnson; Secretary, Mrs. Loyina Lund; Treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton; Chaplain, Mrs. Agnea Herring; Historian, Mrs Ethel Ton seth; Sergeant-at-a Mrs. Mug get Geraghty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 131s, American Can 59as, Anaconda Copper 97s, Beth lehem Steel IFS, Curtiss- Wright 1, Fox Films 25s, General Motors 9, International Harvester 23, Kenne- colt 10%, Packard Motors 3B, United States Steel 367s. Bunker Hill 23.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
HISTORIC CRUISER BURNED

DULUTH, Minn.-The U. s. S.. Essex, for years one of the navy's finest cruisers and the boat once used by Pop Anson and his transforming Chicago White Stock ingS on a world trip. has been burned in Lake Superior here. The navy sold it last winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

Dredging operations in Alaska ended December when Dredge No. 9 of the Fairbanks Exploration Company made it's final cleanup on the Wagner property in the Fairbanks district
 Having enacted law licensing radio receiving sets, the Fairbanks city council has passed an ordin- ance creating the office of radio inspector. He will have the right to inspect all radio receiving sets, with a view to eliminating noisy interference. The action of the council was taken at request of the Fairbanks Radio Association.
 Seven boys and seventeen girls comprise the junior-senior honor roll in the Fairbanks high school.
 Fairbanks Lodge No. 162, F & A M, at it's annual election of of ficers chose for next year the following: Worshipful Master, Dr H. A. Blyth; Senior Warden, H H. Ross: Junior Warden, P. J. Me Donald; Treasurer, George B. Wesch; Secretary, Robert w. Tay- Tor.
 Timely arrival at Tanana Of antitoxin from Fairbanks by air plane, prevented the spread of diphtheria at Tanana, according to information received by wireless by Dr. J. A. Sutherland, at Fairbanks Territorial health official, from Dr. Morris P. Kaufman, Government physician at Panama. There are only two cases of diphtheria and both are doing well.
 At the annual meeting Of the Farthest North Shrine Club at Fairbanks, the following officers were elected: President, Ralph Reeser (ReelecteD; Vice-President, Charles F. Dustin; Secretary Treasurer, Charles E. Taylor tRe- elected)
 Frank Edward Wileman, veteran Alaska mining man, employed by the Fairbanks Exploration Com pany, and Miss Ella Bertha Lucas, formerly of Anvik, were married at Fairbanks.
 In the old grade school building at Wrangell, after remodeling work, the city clerk, the public library and a mineral museum will have quarters. The council will also have it's meeting room. The basement will be occupied by the jail.
 Pioneer Women of Alaska in Fairbanks at their annual election chose for President, Mrs. Augusta Courtnay; First Vice-President4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
> SPEAKER JACK PLANS TO KEEP
 HOUSE IN ORDER
Noisy Mem bers to Be Yanked Into Cloak Rooms
 or Else Their Seats
By HERBERT HUMMER WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.-

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.- MT. Speaker Jack" Garner appar- ently has decided that one thing he intends to have in the House of Representatives is some semb- lance of order.
 He did more banging with his gavel the first hour he sat in the speakers chair the opening day than has been seen for long time. True, he didn't meet with much success.
 There were too many happy Democratic souls on the right side of the aisle for that, but MT. Speaker Jack" pounded just the same.
 He pleaded, begged and threat ened for order. His new mesquite wood gavel. presented by friends in Texas, was subjected to severe strain under his repeated blows.
 Happy Democrats would quiet down for a moment, but only for a moment. The echo of the gavcl had hardly died before there was confusion again.
 He Wants Order
 The late Speaker Longworth was rather lenient presiding of ficer. He disliked pounding the gavel until it was absolutely neees- sary.
 But not Garner He intends to have order or else know the reason why apparently. From his atti- tude on opening day, no one would have been surprised had he told the sergeant -at-arms to proceed to the back of the chamber and forcibly yank some of the more noisy members either into the cloakrooms or push them down in- to their seats.
 Those 2l8 or so Democrats were out to do a little celebrating and nosning could stop them. It had been long time since they had enjoyed the position they did that day. They just had to let off little steam.
 It was indeed stirring scene the nomination, election and induc- ton of Garner into the Speaker ship. It was a situation calculated to thrill the most jaded.
 Garner Cheered
 Rebel yells cut into deafening applause with the sharpness of a knife. And when the smiling, rud- dy-faced Garner appeared on the floor between Bertrand Shell and Henry Rainey, who escorted him to the Speakers dias, there was unbridled enthusiasm.
 It was the day for Democrats. And how they did make the most of iti
 And when Garner, his feet planted firmly on the Speakers dais-his ambition of life time finally achieved-shouted to his colleagues:
 T made no promises to get here, l make no promises now"
 Truly, he was the beau ideal of frenzied party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
Trappor Leases Million Acres

NEW ORLEANS, - Leasing cf 100000 acres of fur trapping land in Louisiana marshes to add to his present holdings, Morris Steinberg, of New Orleans, became the largest single holder Of this type of land in the world. He now has hold ings of more than one million acres.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
IDAHO PICKS 1851 JAPUTAIN
 WITH END OF GRID SEASON

MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec. 28.-Ar- thur Spaugy, veteran center of the University of Idaho football team has been elected the honorary cap tain of the Vandals for the 1881 season.
 Idaho has no regular captain, head coach Leo Calland appoint ing a field leader before each game but Spaugy's name will go down in the records as having been the captain of this years team. He will be graduated in June.
 Bob Gleason, North Carolina state end and leading punter in his state, has not had a punt blocked in two years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
TERRITORIAL AUTOMOBILE IT. GENESIS RENEWABLE
 JANTTARY

JANUARY
 Chapter 83, Session Laws of 1881. provides: Automobiles or trucks carrying passengers for hire, S15.00 per annum. On all other auto mobiles, trucks, delivery cars and motorcycles, 5000 per annum. Li- censes to be secured from City Clerk, Juneau.
 Deputy United States MarshaIs will enforce collection. Penalty is S100.00 provided for failure to com ply. Licenses are now Obtainable.
 H. R. SHEPARD, adv. City Clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

Wrangell is growing. Its new tel epilone directory shows five new telephone subscribers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28


 pressure except Arctic Coast and the attended by scattered throughout the Territory south the Aleuian Islands moderately Interior Alaska the Gulf of Alaska and the lower Kuskokwim Valley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

Daily Empire Want Ads Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

Pioneer Women of Alaska in Fairbanks at their annual election chose for President, Mrs. Augusta Courtnay; First Vice-President,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

Dredging operations in Alaska ended December T when Dredge No. of the Fairbanks Exploration Company made it's final cleanup on the Wagner property in the Fairbanks district.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28
The NEW Instant Lighting COLEMAN ROTO-TYPES

The finest Lamps and Lanterns that Coleman ever producedl Instant lighting .. just strike a match and turn valve Equipped with Roto-Type Burner which gives you better lighting service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-12-28

Seven boys and seventeen girls comprise the junior-senior honor roll in the Fairbanks high school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
City Briefs

Allan Kennedy OF Fort Smith, Ark.
and r. r. Thompson of Eureks
Springs, Ark, left Tuesday morning
by plane for Monterrey via Mexico
City.
Tuesday morning plane passenger
was Carl v. Schlaet TO Tampico.
In Brownsville from Houston are
II. ". Metcalf. II. L. Fointenbury
and G.. w, Morris.
Dancing every Saturday night al
Del Mar Inn Pavilion. Also seafood
dinners every Friday, Saturday. and
Sunday. Lunches at Eat Shop a.
other nights. Everything open al
winter. Adv.
Mr.. and MS. j. Pratt Irby OF Dali
las and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Polk OF
Mercedes returned Monday from
Monterrey where they had spent
the weekend. The trip was made BY
plane.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Anderson Of
Chicago are here.
w. w. Taylor Is spending q short
time in the city. He Is from Taylor
j. NJ. Stewart and II. j. Burns OF
st. Louis r spending several days
in Brownsville,
From Westport, Conn, Is Carl v
Schlact.
r. R. Stafford Of Dallas Is here.
Hood Boone Of Alice arrived in the
city Monday.
San Antonio callers are A. q. Lea
and Harry Dreeben.
From New Orleans are p. G
Strlnger and @. r. Burton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
YOUNG BOOTH
MAY RECOVER

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. % Still
dangerously i'll but expected to re-
cover, Fred Booth. Jr., l8-year-old
University OF Texas student from
San Benito. who shot himself here
Sunday night. was reported better
by hospital attendants Tuesday at
noon.
Young Booth shot himself in the
left chest, just above the heart. N
front OF a girls home in Alamo
Heights Sunday night as she walk
ed to the car TO greet him.
Rushed TO the hospital by in
vestigating officers. Booth said he
attempted to kill himself when he
learned Of the secret marriage OF
Miss Alice GRIPPE, Is. last week in
Nuevo Laredo. He had been going
with Miss GRIPPE. who married Will
liam walker, Booth told officers.
Booth had visited the girls house
twice Sunday prior TO the shooting
The tragedy interrupted the
honeymoon or Booths sister, Mrs.
T. w. Moore. who after her mar
rage Saturday had gone to Mon
terrey. Mexico. The woman rushed
to San Antonio Monday and has
been at the bedside OF her brother
since her arrival. She was accom-
panied here by the wounded boys
sister. Miss Laurie Mae Booth and
a brother, Vernon Booth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20

QUASH MOVE
IS CONTINUED
Especial 10 The Herald)

EDINBURG, Oct. 20.-Continuing
hearings on motor to quash bills
Of indictment against a group Of
former Hidalgo officials and others
connected with financial affairs Of
the county, Judge A. M. Kent OF
Brownsville this morning dismissed
an indictment against N. l.. Reyna
Of Tabasco on motion Of Dist. ..tty.
L. Broeter, claiming faulty indict-
ment.
Six motions to quash indictments
were overruled by Judge Kent this
morning.
The indictments are: two against
Cam Hill, false entry, and receiving
and concealing misapplied county
property;
A. w. Cameron, misapplying anc
converting public money.
w. L. Pearson, receiving and con-
cealing misapplied public property.
o. o. Norwood, receiving and con-
cealing misappiied public property.
N. L. Reyna, perjury and false
swearing.
Judge Kent yesterday dismissed
eleven indictments, against Clar-
ence Z. Jones, former court reporter;
Flavio Salazar, S; Walter Weaver, 4;
and NJ. 3. Gore.
Change of emu motions on in
dictments not quashed will be heard
this afternoon and tomorrow. Mo-
tons TO quash more than so other
indictments will be heard the re-
mainder Of the week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
RECEIVE PLANS
ON POSTOFFICE
(By staff Correspondent

SAN BENITO. Oct. 20.-The fed
eral building 10 be constructed here
viii be Of brick and reinforced
concrete with stone trim, steps OF
granite and a green tile roof. &C
cording to specifications received
here.
There will be a terrazzo floor
with wainscoating in marble. The
poStoffice proper will be In the
center Of the building with the
poStmaster's office at the left cor
ner and money order and register
ed mail department on the right.
There will be space for 1900 lock
boxes.
The basement will provide space
for boiler. store room and two Of
fees.
The Building will consist OF a
basement. main floor and mezzan,ne
over the front part Of the building
and two wings. The lobby will front
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
INTENTIONS FIIFn.

Cipriano Martinez and Elisa
Cara, Brownsville; Pedro Perez
anc Lydia de la Cara, San Ben
Ito; Fernando Garcia, Tresquilas
ranch, and Maria Lopez, FL Salado
ranch; Feliz Gonzalez and Mariana
Gonzalez, San Benito; Jose Lopez
and Candida Humada, Harli-gen:
Jose A. Gracia and Lorenza Soto,
Villanueva.
Licenses issued: Louis Brock and
Lauretta Nero. La Feria; Manuel
Olivar, Weslaco. and Esperanza
Aguilar. La Feria; Francisco Cara,
Brownsville. and Josefina Barthel-
aw, Port Isabel: oscar Armstead
and Mildred Jones. La Feria.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
Texas Bankers Vote Unanimously to Carry Out Cotton Crop Holdin

on N. Sam Houston Blvd, the
building to be located on a site
donated in boulevard park for il
In such q way that few trees will
need TO be moved.
There win be a public rest room
with a lounge and shower for en-
ployes-
There will be a mailing platform
at the back and present sidewalks
will be widened and a concrete
driveway built.
Indirect lighting will be used.
An appropriation Of SIPS. 900 has
been set aside for a federal build
ing here and bids will be opened
Nov. 9. The chamber OF commerce
Is already receiving inquiries from
contractors all over the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
Contract Method
Again Assailed
(By Staff C-orrespondent.l


COMBES, Oct. 20.-Paying par
ticular attention TO the methods
employed by the county in the col
lection Of delinquent taxes, II. B.
Galbraith OF Brownsville renewed
his attacks upon the alleged ex-
travagance OF the Cameron county
administration at a meeting held
here last night
Under the contract method suits
have been filed for inconsequential
amounts in order that costs might
be collected, Galbraith maintained.
city instances where suits had been
filed for taxes ranging Z. IN l3c TO
s0c. Costs amounting to SIS were
III up to collect a 13c tax. he
charged.
Tuesday night Galbraith will adj
dress a gathering at he Briggs
Coleman tract. speaking at Stuart
Place on Thursday night and in
Brownsville on Friday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
Story Telling For
Children Begins

SAN BENITO, oct. 20.-The first
Of a series Of weekly story telling
hours for younger children IN the
San Benito schools was observed
Saturday afternoon in the north
elementary school building.
The attendance at 1e first hour
woS large. Misses Mae Moore and
VIOLA Prentiss and Mrs. Albin Polzin
being in charge. Different teach
ers viii be in charge each week.
The stories will be acted and
have musical accompaniments and
dancing whenever possible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20

There was little change IN baro-
metric pressure distribution over
the United States since yesterday
morning. AS a result the weather
continued also mostly fair to clear
throughout the country, except FOL
local showers in New Mexico ~
along the south Atlantic coast
Temperatures have risen somewhat
over the central and eastern states
and fell over portions Of the Rocky
mountain region this morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
Valley Factory
Makes Garments
(By staff Correspordentl


HARLINGEN, Oct. 20.-Overalls
and similar garments will be man
ufactured by the Mexican Palm Hat
Co., OF Harrington, 1t was annouDsed
following receipt OF a charter from
the secretary of state.
The company has previously re-
stricted its operations TO manu-
facture Of palm hats.
The company has been incorpor-
ated at Sl4,500.
The incorporators are T. II.
Thomas. Charles r. Mayfield, and
Polk Hornaday.
The factory Is located at 4l0 w.
jackson st.
The company inserts Harrington
and Valley literature in every box
OF hats that goes out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
MEETS
APPROVAL AT
DALLAS MEET

DALLAS. Oct. 20-R- Texas
bankers attending the called session
OF the Texas Bankers Association
voted unanimously today to larry
out the plan for holding every
fourth bale OF this 7ear's cotton
crop until next July.
Report Favorable
Nathan Adams, Te-as member
OF the board OF directors Of the
National Credit Corporation. told
bankers Pres. Hover had assured
him the government would show
leniency in collecting loans against
cotton now held under mortgage II
the bankers of the south would
finance the holding Of every fourth
bale Of this years crop from the
market.
The Dallas banker said he had
asked the president what the at
titude Of the Federal Farm board
and the co-operatives would be
toward the plan. and had been as
sured that the president would in
struct these agencies to show the
utmost leniency II the bankers
would do their share.
Plan Explaine
r. L. Thornton, banker Of Dallas
who attended a conference OF agri-
cultural leaders and bankers IN
New Orleans Oct. IL, explained the
plan adopted at that meeting.
The bankers here were given
pledges TO this plan, and were re-
quested TO sign them and return
them by october % TO either ]. w.
,Hoopes, president OF the Texas
Bankers association, or { Z. +.
Creekmore, vice presiden ar.f gen.
eral manager OF the American Cot
ton Cooperative association. in
New Orleans They will in turn
report to the Federal Farm board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
EXAMINER ARRIVES

HARLINGEN. Oct. 20.-W. W.
Dees. state bank examiner. arrived
here this morning a. Immediately
took charge OF the affairs OF the
Valley State Bank which failed 10
open for business on Monday morn
ing.
Dees told the Herald that he had
nothing 10 say for publication.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Oct. 20. (APl-Grain prices
tended downward early today after an
irregular start. Unexpected lower wheat
quotations from Liverpool. ascribed TO
surprising changes in Sterling rates.
had a bearish effect. despite frost re-
ports from Argentina. Opening at -
cent off TO y up. wheat later sagged
all around Corn started unchanged 70
Ia advance and subsequently declined.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
Deputy Sheriff.
Pocket Is Picked
CBy staff Correspondent

SAN BENIrO. Oct. 20 Jess
SweetSer, who Is O candidate for
sheriff IN Henderson county. Is
wondering what effect II will have
on the race when II becomes known
that his pocket was picked while
visiting ReynoSa. Mexico.
He is deputy sheriff row and N
elected sheriff will be the youngest
ever elected in Texas. lie is OF giant
stature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20

For East Texas: Generally fair
Tuesday night and Wednesday ex-
cept partly cloudy and probably
showers in southwest portion and
on the west coast.
Light to moderate easterly to
southerly winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
HIT-RUN DRIYER SOUGHT
CBv staff Cor-espOndentD

tBV Staff GUrrtSpOnutntl
SAN BENITO, oct. 20.@Officers
have not been able 10 identity
positively the hit-and-run driver
whose auto struck n wagon on
which Pillar Boleras OF Mercedes
was riding here. BoleraS suffered
slight injuries.