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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
CHARGE CREW OF
RIVER STEAMER
With THEFT OIL
fRv The Ae-ocinted Pressl

NEW ORLEANS May lO.-Fuur mem
bCrs Of the crew of the River Packet
Speed were under arrest today and fou.
others. Including the owner and cap
tain of the packet are sought by federr.
uthoritics in connection with the theft
of 1000 barrels of crude oil from the
United States shipping board tanker
san Pasqual anchored on the Alg err
side of the Mississippi river The men
under arrest are Joseph O'Neill. r. A.
Goodlad. Homer Russell and Seth Rosen
baum. ~ Of Port Arthur Texas.
Shipping board investigators stated
the oil was pumped into barge and
later transferred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
FRENCH PAPER SAYS
GERMANY IS TRYING
TO PURCHASE ARMS

PARIS. May l0.-Tho special Lon
don orrcspondcnt of the Natin says he
has learned that 4 German firm. with
headquarters i'm Hamburg and Berlin.
asked wcll-known British arms manu-
facturcr. name not given. to quote a
price On ono million rifles equipped
with hayoncts and one billion cartridges.
deliverable at German port.
According ~ the text cf the request.
which the Matin publishes. the Ger
man firm said tine arms and ammuni-
tion were meant for friendly govern
mcnt. member NJ the Entente"
The correspondent says the British
manufactures Immediately Informed the
British government and took no steps
TO fiji the order
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
||EMOCRAT TAX
rate STICKS
THROUGH FIGHT
|epeated Efforts Of Republic
an Organization Forces to
| Substitute Different Sched-
ule Fails
oContinucd from Page oncl

" oN. My ln. Action On
. revenue bill fir, med in accordance
Yith the democratic program, wa- has
'tsncd today W the senate uad,r an
agreement. which prohibited d,bat- af-
ter O'Clock.
Republicans inly a~Sailcd the in
come tax provision yesterday iH two
attempts 20 upset thc democratic ch,d
ulc and the final how down ou party
supremacy IVES thrown into conference,
where the majority leaders arc planning
~ ~ ke stand lor aGiustm PCS more
10 their liking
A fight "a tack onto thy hi.l f.rm
relief ne; ,ure ana several other pro
posals, including one oi Senator Sim
mons. North Caroline, ranking K mocra'
IN the finance committc.. to nrrcasc
thr personal exemptions were pyrdir-
today when the senate met au hour IVY
Iier than usual I. resume tha debate.
Republican insurgents Stood firm
with the dcmocr.t- yesterday for the
latter's iucome schedule. cvor voti"-
arainst compromise proposal nm Sub
stitutc TIE only slightly iff r.at p.ar
approved iy the house. Three demo
Gratis. on tho Other band n fnc parts
rank, w vote fDr th.s c0mprum "a
Guiding Senator Gl. Nr.ui former
secretary "f thr ire. surs. arI sen tor.
Bay rd. Delaware. and Erlc- MARI
land
The income t.X ratc- now iu tina bi..
provide for normal l.y,- oi rr-
cent IN incomes of $1,000 .nI under.
rrr cent ON incomes between s 1000 aul
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
WORLD FLIERS
end FIRST LAP
OF WORLD TRIP
Intrepid Aviators Have Cow
cred Nearly 5000 Miles Of
Flight Around the World;
Still Searching for Martin
lRv Th- A.aociate Prcssl


CORDOVA. Alaska, May l0.-Three
United state army aviators encirclins
the globe landed safely al Attu Island
AZ . O'Clock last night. Pacific coast
time. after 4 journey of $50 miles from
Atku Island in the Aleutian Archipelago.
according 20 wireless messrGe today
The squadron under commsnd of
Lieutenant Lowell r. Smith, plotting
the air cruiser. Chicago. made the trip
IN ten hours and fifty minutes. wing
left Atku Island AT 1910 am. yester-
day.
The flight was made in fair weather
with some head winds encountered.
The arrival Of the aerial armada Et
Attu marked completion of the first o,
seven divisions Of 27.O0U mile ~
the world journey. Despite strong gales.
binding blizzards. and the loss Of their
former commander. Major Frederick L.
Martin. ~ the ncirhborhood Of Chignik.
Alaska, the intrepid fliers have covered
1890 miles in 81 hours and 53 minutes
actu'l flying time since leaving Clover
Field, Santa Monica, California. Calit..
March II
From Attu Island. the aviators will
traverse the longest single stretch on
their schedule. an SIS mile jump IN
Paramashiru Island. Japan.
Meanwh IT, no word has been received
regarding thu fate II VI jor Martin and
his mechanic. who were last seen
April 30 near Lake ChiEnik. % miles
north or Chignik. Cannery vessels and
coast guard cutters continue 70 comb
the Bcring md North Pacific foast
lines. Dog teams, carrying numerous
searching parties, are scurry.ng over
land between Chignik and the extreme
southwestern tip OF the Alaska penia-
Euia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
tRy The Associated Press J
WASHINGTON. May ~ The Sena


WASHINGTON. May ~. The senate
and house c"nferor, ON the immigration
bill were confronted again today for
The third time with the task of reach
lng ~ agreement ou The effective date
Of the japanese exclusion provision
Tie conference report was rejected
hy The house late yesterday 191 to III.
becausr of the recommendation that the
provision hc made effective March |, 4,
1922. and the president be- requested 10
negotiate ahruEHtion ~ the gcntlcmcn's
agreement with The Toxic government.
a renewal ~ the conference was mr.
ranged for today shortly after the house
acted
The house managers were Instructed
10 insist upon elimination oft he March
!. recommendations, which WAS inserted
u The report ~ The request Of Pres
ldeni Coolidge after the confcrce> had
settled upon July I. 1921. the date 0ri.
iualy Set by the house. as compared with
III" clause adopted ~ the senate making
exclusion immediately effective. They
were given no instructions. however. 10
IHslst upon July | or any other >pcfific
date. thus leaving tie question open for
decision hy the conference.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
METHODIST MEMS
CONVENTION OPENS

SPRINGFIELD. Ms MY u-Scc-
ord only in Importance to the sessions
of the Methodist Episcopal general CON
ference, the Methodist Mems convention
Viii hc held here today ana tomorrow.
Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell of Pitts
hurGh. will speak today on Education
and thrIstian Experience" and Shcr-
wood Eddy .uthor and lecturer On
"Thc Challenge of the Present World
Situation"
Senator Robert Fcss of Ohio. Govern
or fluchot of Pennsylvania and Bi-h-
ops Robert r. Jones ana Fr-d u. Fish
cr arc scheduled % speak tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
MAIL BANDITS
GET $4,000
IN CHICAGO
tRv The a. ocrated Pressl

CHICAGO. May lO. Sven automobile
band O. who held up thc East Chicaro.
Ind. postofficr escaped with between
S25 1000 snd S30.u00. according to csti-
mates of postolficc inspector here.
The money was t,ing shipped hy reg
istcrcd mail from the federal = serve
bank here "a thc Uaitcd States National
Bank " indiana IIrrbor, .t East Ch cl
~. The money /, believed a. nave been
intended 10 meet at rast enc payroll A.
one shipment consisted of 100000. The
roi b.rs selected four registered poucht (.
from among fifteen sack ~ VI II dis
patched from Chicago and escaped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
MINIMUM fine IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
CASE IS ASSESSED

Tho case of 4. r. Fowrr charged with
violation nf the traffi laws III conncc-
fion with mn automobile accident between
lI1rluecn and san Hrnito last week. hc-
tween ear hc was driving and one
driven ~ Mr. Mau~ur of san Hcnito.
va~ given the minimum fine of s. and
ru-t> Nv inry in the inStirc of the
peace court of .Iudg" Kirk Friday after
noon.
According ~ the testimony introduced
in the trial Fowcr did not leave the
rnc uf the accident aS had first been
reported. hui Ir rendered all possible
assistance ~ Mrs. Mansur and her small
daughter. who were thrown from their
ear. Mr.. Powers car was badly dam
aged
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
TWO WOUNDED WHEN
OFFICERS MIX in A
QUARREL

IEEEEIL. TcNas. MAY ~ Z I'm
v l'y. an waiter boz q local rcstaur M.
was shot through the shoulder. and his
year old sol through the abdomen. MI
kaufman l1-r night Officcrs summoncd
to fhc Balls home iv Mr.. ilcy bc-
cause of am llcrcd family arrcl. were
dcfiod when they arrived it a. said.
one uf thr Officers cnt cred the darkrl-
cd house ard believing Bailey vas 60
inr to boot him. discharged his own
run uot knowing that Bailey hold the
lor in hi- arms The child is in SER
ious cond tion with the father ~ ~ IN
"A hospital at Forncy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
NEFF TO ADDRESS BANKERS
'Bv The Associated Pressp

Az STIN. Texas. May Governor
Tat VI. Neff and ]. l.. Chapman. state
banking commissioner were listed TODAY
as two of the leading speakers before
the convention of the Texas bankers
asSociaticn 10 hc held May 2O-o22. The
state bank section Of the asso iation will
meet ai the same time. Il viii he ad-
dressed by Commissioner Chapman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
BIG LIQUOR HAUL
IN NEW JERSEY

NEWARK. NJ y. May 10 Acting WI
what he declared wa> tip from \
mother who said her daughter had been
ruined hy gn." Federal Prohibition
Agent Infura "f thr New York division
office today seized high grade liquors
which hc valu,-l at $lIu.uOn. ~ the plant
of thc Ritz Chemical corporation. Two
men were arrested
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
JapaneseExclusionE Effective July l, 1924
Under Conference Agreement Today
Presidents Wishes Again De-
fled; Reconsideration is
Made Necessary When
House Refuses Comprom-
ise Plan
Try TIE associated PrcssD

WASHINGTON, May IO-Thc Jap
ancsc exclusion provision in the immi-
grafton bill will become effective July !.
1924. under new rrccmcnt reached to-
day by the senate and house coufcrccs.
The compromise reached today is sub
stantia'ly reported as the first agree
mcut of the conference which was recon
sidcr"d m difference to the wishes Of
Pre- dCrt Coolidge. New action by the
conference wis made Necessary when
Nh house yesterday refused to approve
h. /, 1925. as the effective date.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
SHERMAN YOUTH
FOUND DEAD FROM
PISTOL WOU ND

SHERMAN Texas May 1O--Thc
body of Roy Lamb. - years az age. cm-
r'oyc - the Municipal Gas company. was
found on the sidewalk at Cleveland and
i'asifi- Avenues with bullet wound
through the heart early this morning
a revolver was foun. nearby. Police
say that there j. evidence ~ Lamb hav-
ine been shot Is another person. how
ever.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-10
WILL ABANDON ROAD

WASHINGTON. May l0-The Rock
Island railway /mpany wss granted au-
thority today~ by the Interstate com
merce commission to abandon it's %
mile ~, nch from Guthrie to Chandler.
Oklahom. The road i considered un-
safe for travel.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

real estate, where the Astor holdings
of this generation are worth untold
millions.
| William Waldorf Astor, born in New
York in 1S4S and now dead, was a
| greatgrandSon of the founder. He
became an expatriate in England, re-
ceived title as the reward Of dona-
tons to royal charities and was the
father of the husband Of Lady Astor,
who was Nancy Langhorne Of Vir-
ginia, U. S. A., and is now in the
British parliament.
Alice Astor, now Princess Obolenski,
is the daughter Of John Jacob Astor
" 1S64-1912), who went down In the
Titanic. He was a greatgrsndson of
the founder He married in 1891 Ava
Lowle Willing of Philadelphia There
are two children of this marriage:
Vincent and Alice. Their parents
were divorced in 1909. Mr.. Astor mar
ried Madeleine Talmage Force in 1911.
Her son is still another John Jacob
Astor V, born in 1912. Mrs. Ava Will
ing Astor married Thomas Lister,
fourth Baron Ribblesdale, born in 1854
and the owner Of 1880 acres
Alice was born in 1902 in New York.
Her father created for her a trust
fund of $5,OOO,0OO. When she became
of age a year ago the five millions are
said to have doubled or trebled them
selves. AS the daughter of Lady Rib
blesdale, Alice became gracious ex-
patriate," of tone" magnetism" and
charm" more than usually tall and
more than usually bobbed.
Alice and her prince met In London
under impeccable and ultra-fashion-
able circumstances.
1t was a case of true love running
smooth until she and her prince went
to a registrars office in London for
their license to wed. And then the
poor little American rich girl had a
perfectly awful time. By some dread
full mistake they chose the most con-
spicuous Office in all London-that on
Buckingham Palace road.
And, do you know, the poor girl had
to go through no less than three mar
rage ceremonies First, there was the
civil ceremony. Second, the religious
ceremony in Chapel Royal, where
Prince Paul of Serbia was best man.
Third. the final ceremony in the Rus
sian church of st. Philip. Buckingham
Palace road; here Prince Paul was
again best man and Vincent Astor, her
brother, gave the bride away.
Various friends at various times, so
the story goes, have offered Prince
Serge Platonovitch Obolenski Neledin-
ski Meletski various Jobs. Invariably
he is greatly surprised and rather in
dignant, so the story goes, and invari-
ably he answers:
"Who, me? Work? Never. Why
should l work 2"
Sure enough. Why should he7
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

something like S3O,0OO,OOO, which had
been invested in Paris and London for
her benefit. All would have been well
except for the fact that the widow.
shaken by the tragedy, developed a
fear of poverty almost maniacal. ms
monomania made her averse to any
sort of expenditure.
Finally, Catherine Alexandrovna,
denied any share in her Inheritance,
went on the concert stage. She mad
fine voice and the great Melba rad
encouraged and trained her. She made
success. She married Prince Bari
atinska. He died. Along came the
World war. The widowed Princess
Catherine Alexandrovna Yourievsk
Bariatinska went to the Crimea to
nurse the wounded Russian soldiers.
Prince Obolenskl, a dashing cavalry
officer under Nicholas II, was desper-
ately wounded and sent to the great
war hospital at Yalta in the Crimea.
He came back to consciousness to see
the lovely and sympathetic face of
Princess Bariatinska bent over him.
His royal nurse literally dragged him
back from the grave. Soon the pa
tient asked the hand of the nurse.
They were married in the Cathedral
of st. Chrysostom at Yulta and took
I'D their residence in Russia.
Then came the revolution and swept
away everything. So they hurried OF
to London, where Prince Obolenski,
a graduate of Oxford, was well known
and popular in fashionable circles.
Princess Obolenski resumed her sing
ing Prince Obolenski did nothing.
Moreover, much of the earnings OF his
wife found their way to the furthering
of his pleasures. In December of 1923
fashionable London was startled by
the divorce secured by the princess
And here fate played a most amaz-
ing trick on Prince Obolenski-or was
it merely justice? Anyway, the moth
err of Princess Obolenski died, leaving
the millions of Gar Alexander prac-
tically untouched. The divorced wife
became enormously wealthy. But the
millions of her royal father were be-
yond Prince Obolenski's reach.
So much for the Romanoff millions
and Prince Obolenski. Now for the
Aston millions and Prince Obolenski.
John Jacob Aston I Q76S-1S4S),
founder of the Aston family, was born
In Waldorf, Germany, and arrived in
New York at an early age. He ped
died musical instruments and then
went into the fur business. He mar
ried Mary Todd in New York in 17S5.
He way a financial and commercial |
genius. amassed fortune In the fur |
trade and invested 1t in New York !
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01
Anlperes.

1t can be seen from this list that
the amperage drawn by the tilament
varies considerably, and the result Is,
If the set is equipped with q or 10 ohm
rbeostats, that work well with the
Uv20O, UV201. VII or the Myers tube,
the tubes which are fast becoming pop
ular cannot be inserted into the sock
cts without the possibility of burning
them out. even with the full resistance
In.
One well-known radio manufacturer
has realized the fact that in building
q set proper provision must be made
along these lines to take care of any
type tube which may be inserted into
the ret. This was done by him by
using two separate rheostats for each
tube. one having high resistance
and TIE o'l'er low resistance Either
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

the battery side of the circuit. This
effects The stationary plates connect
with the grid condenser II the con-
denser is of the metal-end type the
rotor plates will connect to the bat
terry side of the circuit and capacity
effects will be entirely eliminated
The grid condenser LIS of the mica
type, ranging from COOS to .0O025.
The condenser should be shunted with
a grid leak of approximately 2 meg
ohms. II the set squeals too much
try another value of grid leak.
In tuning this circuit the tubs Il
lighted and turned up to the usual
brightness. The plate coil Is placed
close to the secondary coil, while the
variable condenser across the second
airy is slowly moved back and forth
This will pick up the stations within
the range Of the receiving set More
careful adjustment Is necessary TO
clear up the music or voice, and this
Is accomplished by moving the plate
coil to or from the secondary. II II
is found that the set tunes q little
broad on local stations the primary
coil should be rewound with less turns.
If six turns are placed on the primary
it will tune a great deal sharper than
with ten turns, but there will be
slight decrease in signf' strength.
This makes an ideal receiving set and
is capable of picking up distant sta
tons. For the higher wave lengths
around 500 meters the secondary coil
may be increased to an L 75.-New
York Herald.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

rheostat was thrown into use at will
by means of small push switch.
The idea worked out well, and
brought much favorable comment. To
the radio constructors who wish to
take advantage of this feature atten-
ton is called to the diagram and II
will be seen that an additional unit
having a resistance Of rs ohms is con-
nected directly on terminal Of 6 or
10-ohm rheostat, and a tap taken OF
at this point and connection made to
one point of a two-point switch. The
other switch point is connected to the
remaining end of the resistance unit.
1t can now be seen that when the
switch lever is thrown to the left the
resistance In the circuit has the low
value e to 10 ohms). and when
thrown to the right the total resist
ance of the unit plus that of the rheo-
stat is in the circuit. and will now
protect the low flament tubes from
being burnt out on the six-volt bat
terry.
These resistance units may be pur-
chased in any radio shop.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01
How to Test Instruments
for Grounds and Shorts
BY n. w. DAVIS

Having trouble with my outfit at first
and having nothing to test with for
grounds or shorts 1 made a simple
testing set in the following manner:
took an old dry cell too weak TO
light the filament in my peanut tube
and wound about twenty turns Of wire
around it connecting in series with the
cell. l then made neatly fitting box
with one end open for the wires to
the leads. laid this on fiat surface
so that it stood in position of the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

The three-honeycomb-coil regenera-
fans to be one Of the best types Of
p7ts for the beginner who contemplates
going from the crystal detector to a
tube set. A slight modification Of this
circuit Is shown in the diagram. 1t
will be seen that two variable controls
are eliminated by substituting a fixed
primary coil coupled to the secondary.
and thereby doing away with the pri-
mary variable condenser. In this man.
ner the honeycomb set Is made to
tune extremely sharp and easy to ad-
just.
The untuned primary coil is made
by wrapping 10 turns Of No. % dec.
copper magnet wire in a circle and
tying 1t to the secondary honeycomb
coil of. IS or so turns. This outside
coil should be wound in the same d.
rection as the secondary, to which IT
Is fastened The plate coil, which is
another honeycomb of about so or rs
turns, Is connected In series with the
plate of the detector tube and the tel
epbone receivers. Around the receiv-
ers and the B battery the usual phone
condenser is connected. This conden-
ser is important as it will assist in
regeneration
The secondary coil, to which the
primary is fastened, must be shunted
by a good variable condenser. The
better the condenser the sharper the
set will tune and the louder the sta
tions will come in. The movable or
rotor plates of the variable condenser
of the 81 or 23-plate type connect to
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

length east and west and placed a
pocket compass on the box directly
over the wire.
l found this a first-class testing ser
and discovered short In my con-
densers at once. l am having very
good success with this outfit using
only one peanut tube and have picked
up signals from New York to Florida
and Los Angeles with it--Radio Di-
geSt~
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

err than elaboration Of detail. The
arch yielded to the column as the
leading motif in architecture.
In America, under the influence Of
England as well as Of France and
Italy. the classical spirit found Its ex-
preston in architecture. In New
England and In the South. where the
pure English strain was maintained
to a high degree, the Georgian type of
home was fully accepted.
This type was developed In the
classical spirit by men like lingo
Jones and Sir christopher Wren In
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01
Columns in Architecture

The use of columns as construction
al units of modern dwellings and pub
lie buildings is an outgrowth OF the
classical revival IL Italy during the
Fifteenth century. Upon the fall OF
Constantinople In 1853 and the con-
sequent dissemination of Greek Ideas
Of art and literature and life, medieval
forms Of decoration were exchanged
for the classical. Order and proper
ton became the principles of art rath-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01
Adjusting Earpieces

After using pair Of receivers for
several months, it often happens that
one receiver works little louder than
the other. This may be due to one ear
piece losing magnetism. In most
cases, simply tightening the cap on the
receiver will help a great deal II
this does not help, unscrew the car
and turn the diaphragm over on tn
other side and replace the earcap.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01
Names Odd Coast Line

II the coast line of "hundred-ha--
bored Maine" were regular 1t would
be about 200 miles long. Owing to
the sinuosities Of its contour, the &C
tual coast line is nearly 5000 miles
In length.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01
Flattery Does 1t

Albert Keller, general manager Of
the Ritz-Carlton hotel group, said in
an address to New York walters:
"a good waiter makes his obstacles
his stepping stones.
'Waiterr Numbered a man with q
head as bald as a billiard ball.
Eyes, sir?
Waiter; there's a hair in this
soupp
Why, so there is, sir. I'm very,
very sorry. But don't you think 1t
must have fluttered off your head,
sirY"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01

the reigns Of William and Mary and
Queen Anne, and adopted in the col
onies in the reign of George l. 1t 10
a style especially suitable to the con-
dition of southern society Of the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-01
Extra Resistance
Adjusts Rheostat
Arrangement Will Result in
Proper Value and Give
Good Service.

In building any new set the con-
structor is confronted with that ever
present problem of the proper tubes
to use and the resistance to use in the
flament rheostat. We are told that
while the dry battery tube works very