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,DIRECTORIO PROFESSIONAL
PEDRO G. oUINoNEs

AVOCADO Y NOTARIO
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DIR. JOSE VICENTE
nNAyrTtrcyr

De la Universidad de Pennsylvania
Horas de oficina II A. M.
III a p. M.
San Justo 33, altos de "El Louvre
Tel 240. San Juan, P. r.
Evening star., 1924-06-29
BY w. +. HILL.

The unpopular girl No week end house party is
without unpopular guest who arouses great
amount Of criticism. Either she with just
toothbrush and wasn't drcssy enough she brought
wardrobe trunk and too dressy The other guests
meet in dark hallway at night and try figure out
HOW she happened be asked and decide that every
thing she does is all wrong
Evening star., 1924-06-29

Reading from bottom to top we have the
Young man who doesn't know how to
play any games. Golf. tennis. bridge or
mah-jong-thcy mean nothing i'll his life.
His is hard going at gay week end
party. Next, we have the somewhat
morose and somewhat distant relative.
who oftentincs is loath to leave OIL Mon
day morning. Topping the trio is the
energetic guest who wants to get up
barbecue or midnight swimming party
or a lynching bee. He is also great on
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
SEEK
ASSAILANT OF
SERVANT Girl

Local police and county officers are
today searching for the man who Grimm
ally assaulted l4-year old servant girl
about 1880 o'clock this morning. The
girl was strangled by her assailant and
was struck several times over the head
with a blunt instrument. apparently the
butt Of a revolver. but she was not SCI.
iously hurt. She was badly bruised and
scratched.
According to the story told officers by
the girl. she was sleeping in the one
room servants house. behind the home
of the family for which She worked. at
Fifth and Elizabeth streets. when the
man entered through a window from the
alley and assaulted her. The girl has re-
fused to d.vulga the identity Of the man.
or to describe him to officers. and local
officers are advancing the theory that
She was threatened with death il she
should tell. Efforts are being made to
calm her fears. and induce her to des-
cribe the man. Officers have been work
ing on the case since shortly after the
attack was made. but they have been un-
able 10 find definite clue.
The employer of the girl heard no out
cry. and knew nothing of the attack un-
til the girl staggered into the house ard
told her experience She says the intrud-
er stifled her outcry. and strangled her.
and then beat her over the head.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
M'CADO0 and
UNDERWOOD
HIT BY NEFF
Insists Neither is Right Lead
er for Democratic Party;
Wants Uninstructed Tex
as Delegation

DALLAS. Texas. April 17.-Governor
Neif. swinging back toward Austin
from his speaking tour in north TEXAS.
issued a challenge here today TO Will
liam c. McAdoo to answer the charge
that his record makes him unfit to be
the democratic national standard bear
er this year. The governor demanded
that Mr.. McAdoo appear before the bar
OF Texas public opinion 10 say why he
should aspire to lead the hosts or dem
ocracy against the enemy.
In six set speeches delivered in the
last three days. Governor Neff has Civ
en- his reasons for demanding delega-
tion instructed on platform and princi-
pies but uninstructed as TO candidates,
arguing that the 40 Texas delegates
must Ee left free to vote for the best
man who appears ~ candidate in the
convention.
The chaotic conditions of politics at
present makes it unwise. he contends,
to tie the Texas delegates up 70 any one
candidate The candidate "selected TO.
day may be indicted tomorrow. such is
the uncertainty of this investigating
age" he has declared.
The governor. in all his speeches has
insisted that he had nothing personal
against either Mr.. McAdoo or Senator
OscarUnderwood. saidtiorgn
Oscar Underwood. lie said ne could not
criticise their prof assional conduct from
the standpoint Of the profession. but
that when they aspired 10 become the
standard bearer Of the democratic par
ty in the year when il seems victory may
perch on the democratic standard, that
was "a horse of different color"
The governor has declared he would
continue the fight on TO the very floor
Of the, convention at Waco. He has been
listening for some comeback from his
opponents. he said He expressed the
belief today that they were "gumshoe-
ing" against him and perhaps would not
come into the open just yet. The govern
or speaks this afternoon at Waxahachie
and tonight AZ Hillsboro.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
MAN INDICTED FOR
MURDER COMMITTED
Sc VEN YEARS AGO

With the return of a grand Jury in
dictment against X. l.. Oliver. formerly
of Oklahoma. but now of Los Angeles.
California. charging him with the MUIR
der Of George Wells. officers believe
they have solved murder committed
seven years ago. and have incidentally
brought out one of the strangest stories
in the history of border crime. Ii the
theory Of officers is borne out strick-
en- conscience which caused cra.tiness
to be overdore. has resulted in solving
the murder of George Wells. who was
killed during the turbulent times Of
border banditry. when Cameron county
was under military patrol.
Young Wells. soldier in enc of the
national guard units. then stationed at
San Benito. disappeared in April or
May. 1917. Such things were not 50 rare
in those days. and the matter was not
carefully investigated. On Jun e8, 1917.
section foreman on the Gulf Coast
Lines found the almost decomposed
body Of n soldier along the right o. way.
and these remains were recognized to be
those Of Wells. by personal effects on
the corpse HOW ne was killtd q. or VINO
was his slayer was never learned, and
the affair was forgotten, until a few
months ago.
In early March o. 1924. constable at
Can Benito received letter from Los
Angeles. California from f. L. Oliver, in
which il was stated the writer could
give evidence leading TO the arrest and
conviction Of the murderer Of the sol
der in May. 1917. The constable could
not remember such a crime. Two weeks
later. the Los Angeles police department
with the local sheriff's
office. stating that X. l.. Oliver had told
them that re had heard another man.
whose name was given. confess while in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
AVIATORSON
WORLD TRIP
(By The A soc.ated Pressl

NaNATAK, Portage Bay. Alaska. April
Major Frederick l.. Martin. comman-
der of the United States aroundthe-
world squadron. and his mechanician.
Sergeant Alva Harvey. were recuperatIng
here today while awaiting the arrival
from Tnalaska Island OF new engine
for the fIagpane Seattle. after a forced
landing Tuesday at Cape lgvak. no
miles northeast Of Chignik. Alaska. en-
route to the latter place from Seward.
AS result Of the accident the globe
flight will be delayed about one week.
The three other cruisers. the Boston.
Chicago and New Orleans were anchored
safely today al Chignik Bay where they
arrived Tuesday.
A crack in the crank case of the cruis-
or Seattle causing a leakage Of fuel
forced Major Martin To land AZ Cape
Igvrk He and Harvey spent the night IN
their plane. Word was sent out by Lieut..
Nelson at Chignik by wireless and the
United States destroyers. the Cory and
Hull. retraced their route off Seward
in search Of the lost plane.
The two destroyers arrived at the
scene early yesterday and the Hull took
Major Martin and his mechanician
aboard together with the air cruiser
and brought them 20 kanatak.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
NEW SPEED CRUISER
OF u. S. NAVY WILL
BE CHRISTENED TODAY
(By The Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA. April l1.-The
fourth of five light cruisers Of tremcn-
douS speed built or under construction
III Cramps Shipyards for the United
States navy viii be ohriSicned th"
Memphis" by five year old Elizabeth
Rowlett Paine. daughter of the Mayor
of Memphis. Tenn. at launching eNer-
ciSes today.
The Memphis combines the duties II
scout cruiser. flotilla leader. mine laye.
and airplane carrier. Its main turbines
are designed to develop 100000 horse
power and speed of - knots an hour.
Twelve great water tube boilers. burn
ing oil. will supply steam for the tur-
bines. which are among the most power
ful ever built.
The mail battery consists of II six
inch rapid fire guns and the secondary
battery nf two three-inch anti-aircrait
guns and two three Founders. two triple
and two twin. above water torpedo
mounts. also are provided.
The Memphis j. go feet sis inches
over MI and its breadth at the water
line is - feet. II viii have n displacc-
ment of about 100 tons and mean
draft Of IL feet six inches.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
ENDS
OWN LIFE TO LEAVE
MONEY TO CAUSE
CBy The Associated Press }

SOFIA. April 1T.-Chocsing tho
American consulate ~ his place Of sac
rifcc. Niknla Guenoff. q former high
Macedonian official. today commit; cd
suicide that his estate might go to the
Macedonian cause.
Gurnoff had been dcSirous Of turning
over his entire fortune 10 the Mace
donan organization but found he was
unable to do so under the Bulgarian
laws. unless he died on foreign soil. The
estate Of person dying in Bulgaria
without legal heirs, is confiscatcd by the
state.
The former official entered the consu-
late and asked the vice consul. r. Leroy
Spanpier. a few questions, the answers
to which confirmed his understanding of
the law. Then shouting this * American
soil,- ne drew revolver fired shot
into his brain and fell dead.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
Official Weather Reports

brownsville and vicinity: Fair ami
cooler tonight: Friday fair and warmer
East Texas: Generally fair tonight:
cooler except in northwest portion;
possibly light frost in northwest por-
ZION Friday generally fair: warmer IA
aor'h portion. Moderate to fresh north
west To north winds on the coast.
~ Weather Conditions.
1 cloudy aud unsettled weather pre-
Valid throughout the cotton belt and the
:. great central Valleys at the morning 90
setvafion. Light TO moderate precipita-
flon was pretty general within the last
- hours from Rocky Mountains region
eastward into the Mississippi and Ohio
Valleys and southward into Texas. Ii
was much colder this morning from the
upper and middle Mississippi Valley
~ouihwestward well into Texas. but tenn
peraiures Mere moderating somewhat
over the Northwest.
The lowest readings last night at
Texas stations ranged from IS at Am.
srillo to II 1t Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
TRIP To POINT ISABEL IS
FEATURE OF CONVENTION
OF TEX, ENGINEERS TODAY

a trip " inspection 10 Point Isabel,
including a ride on the gulf. followed by
fish and oyster dinner an Point Isabel,
was the principal entertainment feature
of the second days program of the
Texas Section. American Society of Civil
Engineers. in session here. The party
was scheduled to leave brownsville ut
3:;'O this afternoon on this trip, follow
ing business session Id the morning and
early afternoon.
Another feature of ioday's program
WAS an automobile trip for ladies Of the
party, ~ various points of interest ia
the brownsville section. followed By
luncheon served AT the Brownsville eoun-
try clUb, by the ladies Of brownsville.
This party left the convention h-adquar-
tiers AT the Miller Hotel. shortly after
10 o'clock this morning, going first to
Rabb's Palm Grove, proposed national
park site, and then 10 other points of
interest. After luncheon al the country
club. the party returned 10 Brownsville
in time 10 go ON the Point Isabel trip.
An elaborate banquet was served more
than hundred engineers and invited
Guests AZ the Matamoros Hotel. Wednes-
III wight. which proved TO be a most en-
joyable occasion. Following the ban
quet. informal talks were made by the
state and national officers, and other
engineers. State President Mckenzie. of
san Antonio. presided at the meeting.
At the afternoon session "Wednesday
number Of papers on engineering sub
jectS were read by members who were
specialists in the profession. Most of
the subjects "Wednesday related TO en-
gineernE projects i'm the Rio Grande
Valley and proved ~ unusual interest to
the visiting engineers. many Of whom
had never studied closely the engineer
ing details Of irrigation. drainage aud
similar Valley engineering work.
Reports uf various committees Of the
organization o cupied part of the morn
ing session today. which opened AT $40.
Following these reports. papers were
presented TN X. ID. Hcmphill and Alfred
Tamm. viii Il proved 10 be among the
most interesting Of those read. The
first paper was on the subject of The
Duty of Water in Irrigation and MIR.
Tamm's article was entitled The En-
gineers' Part in the Development of the
Valley In this article. Mr.. Tamm gave
briefly the history of engineering work
in the Valley. and the essential part the
engineers had played in the development
Of Valley. and the part the engineering
profession would perform in its future.
tKu~ter VT attendance on page T..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
COMMISSION ON
PREPARATION is
STUDYING REPORT
fPy The Associated Pressl

PARIS. April 1.-THE reparation
commission engaged this morning in an
unofficial exchange Of views concerning
the attitude to be adopted following re-
ceipt of Germany's reply accepting the
experts reports as practical basis for
solution of the reparation problem.
The commission Is meeting in plenary
session this afternoon when it is expect
ed its official decision will be taken. In
reparation circles il is believed the COM
mission will Immediately refer the re-
ports to the interested governments
At the conclusion of the unofficial
session Louis Barthou. president of the
comm ss.on. said:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
MRS. HAMON WILL
TESTIFY In PROBE
Try The Associated Press.D

CHICAGO. April 11.-AIrs. Georgia
Hamon Rohrer. widow Of Jake IIamon.
Oklahoma oil man and politician. said
She was joking when she declared she
would not appear before the senate in
ves'iGating committee. in answer to a
summons.
Il was not defiant she said. Il
merely said that all the necessary papers
were ont in Oklahoma and that | would
have to wait until the committee for
warded me expenses before | started
out west after the documents.
As 10 the remark about being n
demof rat and therefore not going before
the committee. that was meant In fun"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
Investigation of Wheeler
Indictment Started Today
(By The Associates Press)

WASHINGTON. April 17.-Cutting at
once to the heart Of the Wheeler con-
;roversy. the special senate committee
investigating the Montana charge
against Senator Wheeler. opened its
hearings today with testimony bearing
directly on the extent Of his activities
IN Washington in connection with cases
in which his Montana clients were in
terested
From Gordon Campbell. a geologist.
who said he had employed the senator in
1922. 70 represent him in the state
courtst the committee received copies
Of two sets of kilograms passing be-
tween him and Wheeler. one purporting
to show that Wheeler had been advis~
ed the government could not intervene
in Campbells behalf in land proceed
ings against him. and the other indicat-
ing that. the senator had arranged for
Campbell to confer with Solicitor Booth
of the interior department regarding the
Lincoln permit"
Campbell. who was indicted with
Wheeler in Montana. insisted this did
not constitute Senator Wheeler's cap
pearance before the interior depart
ment on behalf of his client. as charg
cd in the indictment. On the advice Of
Solicitor Booth. the witness said he had
hired his own Washington attorney to
handle land cases here. He insisted that
Senator Wheeler had told him he could
not handle such eases because OF his
election to the senate.
Former Representative Thomas Stout
(Continued on page 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17

toxicated. to the crime. and Oliver Of
fer.d to point out this man.
After several days of Investigation.
local officers brought to light the muir
der ot Wells ut about the time men
toned. The assistance Of the Les An
geles police was enlisted, and with Oil
ver's help they began to search for the
man whom Oliver claimed had confessed
to the crime. Meanwhile. unknown to
Oliver and the Los Angeles police. the
man named BY Olive: had been found in
Cameron county. where he had settled
following his service with the national
guard in 1917. This man had recently
be n in Califoi MIA. and knew Oliver. He
proved conclusively to officers that ne
had been mustered out o. the service
several months before the murder oc-
Cured. and was not even in the Valley
at that time. Officers then kept the
matter quiet and waited for Oliver to
act Meanwhile, they Investigated OIL
yer. and found that he too was in the
guard unit stationed in San Benlto at
the time the murder was committed, and
secured other evidence which led them
to suspect that Oliver himself was the
nun derer Of Wells.
Oliver was induced TO come TO Browns
willie, to tell the sherif.'s department
what he knew Of the crime. still unaware
that tn eman he had sought to implicate
was in the custody of the Cameron
county officers. When he arrived here.
he was Immediately placed under arrest
and was given a grilling By officers
His answers were not satisfactory, Off
Gers state. and when confronted by the
man he had named IS the slayer. he
broke down and made a partial confes-
sion. admitting that he had killed Wells
himself. This confession he later repu-
dated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
BANDITS
SEIZE MEXICAN
COTTON FIELDS

TORREON. Mex. April 17.-Guards
have been sent by order Of President
ObreEon to protect cotton plantations
in this district from the agraristas
Gland -grabbers) who have been menacing
them and the situation has improved
The agraristas are heavily armed and
defying law and order. had taken pos
session of portions of fertile fields
which were planted TO cotton at big
expense.
large proportion of land being cul-
tivated BY l.. A. Rome. near Torreon
and of the San Luciano ranch of /. NJ.
Ulmer. had been seized Both are Am
orleans. Action OF President Obregon
was in response to kilograms asking
protection against the agraristas who.
led bp agitators. laid claim to the land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
Big Tourist Hotel Essential to
The Development of Brownsville

sometime Of the
desirable modern hotel People
who visited Brownsville stayed
lack facilities
have had bee
The addition that hotels will doubt
Modern hotel facilities a develop
light municipal
facilities of strictly n Valley
not in be
in the
onnecton
p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
(By The Associated rress.D

TOXIC. April 17.--If the Japanese
exclusion provision is made law by the
United States. "we japanese will feel
that the Americans have srat in our
face" Sadatsuchi Uchida. former Japan
csc ambassador to Turkey. declared to-
day at luncheon Of the Pan-Pacific
club.
Viscount Shibusawa. eminent tinancier
asserted that the action of congress IN
adopting the japanese exclusion clause
has tempted him to revert to the Am
ericanophobia" Of his youth. In explain
alton he recalled the wave Of anti-for-
eign feeling which swept Japan seventy
wears ago on the occasion Of Commodore
Perrys visit. viscount Shibusawa. then
Ii years old. shared the anti-American
feeling. he said. but later repented ana
became an ordent worker in the inter
est of Japanese-Ameriean friendship.
Nov 20 years later" he continued,
81 am tempted to revert. However am
not yielding to this temptation. ! am
still optimistic.
He said he hoped for adoption Of hi'
proposal for joint high commission e
seek solution of the California-Japanese
question. Opinion is said to prevail. how
ever. that the Japanese government. does
not approve the Shibusawa commission
idea for which agitation Is revivng IN
some quarters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-04-17
TEXAS MARSHALL
TESTIFIES in THE
OIL PROBE TODAY
fRv The Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. ID. c. April l6.-
Phil +. Baer. United States marshal
for the eastern district Of Texas. tes-
titled at tcday's hearing regarding his
acquaintance with the late Jake l.. lIa-
mon. republican national committeeman
Of Oklahoma Baer said he was a dele
gate 10 the Chicago convention and that
Hamon sought TO get the Texas delega-
tion to vote so!idly for Lowden. He add
ed that the delegation was split between
Wood. Lowdan and Harding.
The witness SAID ne had never had
any conversation with Hamon about
Hsmon's ambitions politically. lie de-
MED that after the Hamo nfuneral he
had any conversation with John Smith
Of Paris. Texas. who recently told the
committee that Baer said to him that
Hamon intended TO make Baer rich if
he got 10 be secretary of the interior.
W. w. Tarbell. Of Bethel. Conn. was
recalled and asked by Senator Spencer.
republican. Missouri tor an opinion of
the oil ases. He had previously given
his qualifications as an experienced
q il man.
Hefo;e giving his testimony Tarbel.
read titement saying that in bis tes-
timony Of March 81. he stated he had
called upon the general manager Of the
Associated Press in New York. and Of
fered an interview on the Teapot Dome
for put lication. but that hc had since
declared NJ had talked to one in
suho, dinate position.
In view Of the TACT that the question
asked by Senator Kendrick seems to be
perhars mmateriai and certainly my
an swer irrelevant said Tarbell. II sug-
gest that both be expunged from the rec
ord
No action was taken on the request.
(In the committee session Of March
p. Senator Kendrick. democrat. Wyo-
ming had asked Tarbell why the Asso-
ciatcd Press had declined his interview.
and Tarbell replied
"They said they had too many friends
on both sides.")
TaIbell assailed the act Of June !.
1920. Under which Secretary Daniels
leased offset wells in the California re-
serves. lie declared any law placing the
resei yes between the finger and thumb
Of one man is undemocratic.
The witness said undoubtedly the
small outflow Of oil in Teapot Dome.
which he characterized as disappointing.
had tecn due in some measure TO
drainage on the edge Of the reserve"
IL explained that his comment upon
conditions in the naval oil reserves was
not based upon personal examinations
but represented only conclusions reach
ed by him after study Of data he got
from newspapers. magazines and other
sources.