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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
OO,OOOTH CHILD GETS
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ADMISSION TO FAMOUS
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ORPHANAGE IN LONDON


LONDON, Dec. 26.-The 100.oOoth
child entered DR.. Barnardo's homes
Christmas eve.
Dir. Barnardo'* homes are located at
Stepney Causeway, and there are
about $50 separate households and
branches in LonGon. the provinces,
Ireland, the channel isles. and Can
ada The institution, which is sup
.ported by public subscriptions and
maintains an average of 1900 orphans
and destitute boys and girls. 1t nev-
er rejects destitute chi Id and has
been carrying on this work for 30 Or
80 years.
Many of the children are sent to
Canada as emigtanrs and about 6,@O
Barnardo boys are in the army and
navy and 5000 in the mercantile ma
rine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
co-FDs DEFEND MARRIAGE

NEW YORK-Coeds at New York
university disagree with the Rev. John
Roach Stratoh'ss statement that marri-
age and college life are incompatible.
Il. X writes the college paper that
she knows four other co-eds who are
also married, their marks have en-
proved and instead Of going to- bridge
parties, indulging in gossip and beeom-
ing social parishes they are leading
lives far more beneficial for mind and
body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
Mrs. Rhodes, Mother
of Mrs. Banker, Dies

Mrs. Martha Rhodes, age go, mother
of Mrs. Fl. II. Banker. died at the home
Of her daughter here at s o'clock this
morning.
Mrs. Rhodes had been in Brownsville
for about two months before her death,
coming here from the family home in
Kansas, and has been in failing health
for the past six weeks.
The body of the deceased will be
shipped here tonight to the family
home at College Hill. near Tampa,
Kansas, where interment will be made,
the body being shipped from the Hink-
ley chapel Mrs. Banker will accom-
pany- the body.
a short service will be conducted by
Rev. +. P. Day at the chapel at 8 p. m,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
KING OF BULGARIA
PARDONS BOMBERS

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec 26.-King Bo-
ris has extended a full pardon to sixty
persons condemned to death for COM
plicity in the conspiracy leading to the
bombing Of the cathedral last April
On the occasion Of the national fete
day last November, the king commuted
the death sentence in the case Of many
of those convicted by military court
for participation in the cathedral out
rage. At that time he also issued par
dons to nineteen Of the condemned
men,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
COOLIDGE SEEKING
ARMS PARLEY FUND
nv The Associated Press \

I WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 26.-Con-
tinuing his study of the league of ma
tjons disarmament invitation, President
Coolidge today discussed with Chair
man Madden of the house appropria-
tions committee the question Of obtain
ing funds from congress to cover the
expense Of Amesican participation in
the preliminary discussion at Geneva.
Mr.. Madden expressed the opinion
chat an appropriation which he esti-
mated would approximate $4,000 should
be authorized Immediately after the
congressional recess
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
Three Shot to Death
IN New York Resort
(Rv the Associated Prcssl

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Three
unidentified men were shot and killed
early today as the climax Of a Christ
mas dance at the Adonis social club, a
South Brooklyn resort. Police believe
that quarrel arose over choice Of
dancing partners.
A policeman found one of the bodies
lying in the street He entered the
dance hall and found the other two ly-
jng amid broken furniture which had
apparently been wrecked in terrific
struggle. The hall was deserted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
Will Champion is
Hurt Near Donna
Especial to The Hera1d.l

DONNA. Texas. Dec. &C.. Will Cham
pion of this city. injured in an automo-
bile accident on Christmas eve, is re-
ported recovering rapidly, Champions
head was badly bruised, and he sus-
tanned minor cuts.
His companion, Miss Davis Of Donna,
was uninjured, but shaken up some.
The accident happened when the car
in which Champion and his companion
were riding crashed into another car
which had been stopped beside the road
when the gasoline in the vehicle run
out. Both cars were considerably dam
aged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
ILLINOIS BANKER
HELD IN FAILURE

CHICAGO. H., Dec 26.-Arrest Of
Walter G. Rippberger, youthful invest
ment banker Of Elgin, ILL.,, has revealed
that his company has failed with a loss
of 100000, most of which may be suf-
fered by Northern Illinois farmers
,Rippberger was charged with forging
the name of L. E. Cropp, Elgin garage
man to six promissory notes Of $500
which were purchased by Mrs. Mary
Mcdonald, Elgin widow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
LIBERTY BELL TO
RADIO NEW YEARS
Bv The Associated Press.l

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 20
The sound Of the liberty bell, 81
lent since it cracked while tolling
for the funeral Of Chief Justice
Marshall, ninety years ago, will
be heard again New Years Eve,
when its tone will be broadeasted
in celebration of the beginning
of Americas sesquilcentennial an
niyersary.
The historic bell will be tapped
BY Mrs. W. ireland Kendrick, wife
Of Mayor Kendrick, as midnight
ushers in the one hundred and fif-
tieth year of independence for the
United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
WHEAT PRICES UP

CHICAGO. H.. Dec. 26.-Wheat pri-
ces jumped more than five cents a bush
ell today to the highest level this sea-
son. May sold above 179 and December
above 180. Reports Of fresh damage
to crops in Argentina were at hand, and
talk also was current that mills in the
United States have as rule no more
than a sixtyrday supply of wheat in
their elevators
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
California Man, Wife
Robbed in Pennsylvania
(By The Associated Press.l

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Dee. ga. N.
Keith of Hollywood. Calf, and his wife
we're victims Of two bandits on the
Lincoln highway near here today. The
thieves escaped with jewelry worth
$4,000 and $125 in cash. Keith, said To
be in the motion picture business was
struck on the head and rendered un-
conscious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
Texas Man Hung Self,
Is Coroner's Verdict

KERENS, Texas, Dec. 26.-Verdict Of
suicide by hanging was returned by
Justice Of the Peace }. W. Vaughn Of
Fairfield in the death Of George Lou
rich, so, whose body was found hanging
from tree near Wild Cat Ferry Christ
mas eve. W .Bourich, nephew of the
dead man is taking the body to Shreve-
Dort for burial
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
Auburn Boy Violinist
To Play for Coolidge

AUBURN. N. Y. Dec, 26--Eddie Dy-
err year old violinist Of this city left
for Washington last night to play for
President and Mrs Coolidge. Peter
Kurtz, violinist of Auburn has under
taken the boys musical training and
has induced the Auburn Kiwanis club
to assist financially.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
SELL STAMP COLLECTION

LONDON-The 25O,OOO stamp collec-
Zion Of the late Nicholas of Russia is
to be sold shortly by London phila-
telic agency. The collection consists
of the Romanoff issues of the Russian
stamps which appeared in 1918 and
which took the Russian government
four years to prepare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
Kansas to Assist in
Memorial for Wilson
(By The Associated Press.)


WICHITA. Kans., Dec. 26a Sixty-two
counties to date have signified their
intention of participation in the Wood
row Wilson memorial services Monday,
either with public demonstrations or
by sending floral wreaths to be placed
on his tomb at Washington, the Jeffer-
sonian dub, in charges of services for
Kansas. announced today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
GROYETON Man SLAIN

I ,GROVETON, Texas, Dec. 26.-Chris
Wright. "a, Of Glendale, died Tuesday
from gunshot wounds following a diff
ficulty with another man who is held
in jail here. Them an held is said to
have called the sheriff after the shoot
ing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
FIGHTS INTERFERENCE.

The Wilmington Radio Club has
launched an extensive campaign against
Interference. The club is urging all
persons. interested in radio to do their
utmost to minimize interference.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-26
TEMPERATURES
in NORTH DROP
7OBELOW zero
Coldest Weather of Year
Enroute to Texas; Val
ley' to Get Norther
Some Time Monday

CHICAGO, Ill., Dec. 2G.-Boreas en-
acted belated role Of Santa Claus to-
day and left zero and sub-zero weather
with Chicago and the northwest. The
cold snap was forecast to last several
days.
me coldest Christmas night in the
country was boasted by Duluth, Mimi
where the mercury dropped to l3 below
zero, the record for the winter there
The Dakotas and Wisconsin had tenn
peratures at zero and below.
Chicago's mercury flirted with the
zero mark during the night and Evans
ton, home of Vice President Dawes, had
two below, drop of more than 20 de-
grees in twelve hours. The cold and
Christmas celebration caused 110 fires
in Chicago.
Reports from San Diego, Calf, said
that city had the hottest Christmas in
the history Of its weather bureau, 1872
degrees. Many went in bathing.
A Minot, ~ d., the weather bureau
thermometer registered % below at 8
a. m.
Weather predictions for the Chicago
area said the temperature would 90 to
ten below tonight
DALLAS, Texas, Dec 26.--Another
cold wave is in prospect for Texas and
vii probably arrive Sunday night or
Monday morning, the United States
weather observer here Announces Part
ly. cloudy to unsettled is the forecast
for the greater part of the state, with
below freezing temperatures likely in
the panhandle late Sunday. Abilene was
the only Texas city listed in the ten-
perature table with minimum below
freezing this morning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 26-The
coldest weather of the season is in
store for this vicinity, it was forecast
today by the local weather bureau. A
minimum Of 10 degrees was predicted
for Sunday mornin, with snow flurries
toY light and unsettled tomorrow but re-
naming cold.
The cold wave now being felt in the
North likely will reach the Valley by
Monday, according to w. J. Schnur-
busch, local forecaster. Mr. Schnur-
busch would make predictions as to
how cold it would be but indicated the
spell might be rather severe.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
TOBACCO CONCERNS
AWARDED DECISION
Price-Fixing Charges Are
Dropped by Federal Trade
Commission.

The Federal Trade Commission has
dismissed 10 complaints in connection
with charges Of price fixing in the to-
bacco industry which named the
American Toba eco Co. and various job
bing orga MIA tions.
In the complaints the American To-
bacco Co. was designated with each of
the following:
Milwaukee Tobacco .Jobbers. Chatta-
nooga Tobacco Jobbers. Kansas City
Tobacco Jobbers. Pittsburgh western
Pennsylva MAJ Toba eco Jobbers, Erie
Pa) Toba Jobbers, Columbus
Wholesale Grocers and Tobacco job
bers, Pacific Coast Tobacco Jobbers.
Wilkes Barre eastern Pennsylva MAI
Tobacco Jobbers, New England Tobac c.
CO Jobbers and West Virginia Whole
sale Grocers.
The commission in issuing the dis
missaI order said the practices COM
planned of had cea sed early in 1922. A
letter from the American Tobacco Co.
was quoted as saying that the various
cases were never started until after
the American Tobacco Co. had cea sed
all activities. proper or improper.
which are complained Of"
Commissioners Thompson and Nu-
gent dissented from the decision.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
False Fire Alarms
Keep Engines Busy
In the Early Morn

Four false fire alarms. sounded in
the southwest section in as many
hours early today, kept the Fire De
partment engines shutting back and
forth crafty from before midnight to
dawn and started a police investiga-
ton of the hoax.
Shortly before midnight uniden-
tilted person turned in an alarm at
Eleventh street and Maryland avenue
southwest. Three hours later another
alarm came in from Tenth street and
Virginia avenue southwest. The fire
apparatus scarcely had returned to
the station when A third call came
from the box and Twelfth and Water
streets. Just half an hour. later. on
the heels of this, the box at Thir-
teenth and c streets southwest was
sounded.
There is a heavy penalty for turn
ing in a false fire alarm. 1t is point
ed out that while engines are out on
a fake call a real blaze of serious pro
portions may develop and spread out
of control before the misdirected en-
gines can arrive on the scene. Thou
sands of dollars are wasted each wear
by the Fire Department in respond
ing to false alarms, it is said
Evening star., 1925-07-10
SHELBY WILL STAY
AT HEADQUARTERS
Wants Outside Work. But Will
Not Put in Application Yet,
He Says.

Inspector William s. Shelby, per
sonnel officer AT police headuua rters,
has been considering for some time
past asking thai he be ira nsferred
from headquarters to precinct duty,
but stated yesterday that he has no
intention of making formal request at
this time.
Inspector Shelby said yesterday that
he discussed the matter informally
with Acting Superintendent Evans
few weeks ago. but that he has de-
cided not to make formal application
now.
Inspector Shelby stated that he has
wanted TO get on the outside for a
long time because he prefers an as
signment that would get him into the
open more than his duties at head
quarters permit. He says his only
reason for speaking of a possible
transfer short time go was that
he had completed number of i'm
portant. pieces of work he had under
taken in the superintendents office.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
RAILROAD MUST PAY U. S.
lime Is Ordered to Return $685.
4S4 Advance.

The Chicago. Indiana polls and
louisville Railroad has been ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to return $198.484 In money
received from the Government Two
other roads, the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific were ordered last
week to do the same thing but in
larger amounts.
The repayment demah hded from the
Chicago, indianapolis and louisville
arises in the course of settling the
account between the Government and
the railroad under the transportation
acts guaranty of earnings. Advance
payments of S1.275 900 were made by
the Government to the road but the
commission held that St.076,515 was
all the road was entitled to demand.
The other roads have filed petitions
with the commission for reconsider
ation of their cases, which involve
more than $1,o0o,ooo each
Evening star., 1925-07-10
BAND CONCERTS.

At Washington Barracks, by
the United States Army Band
Raymond G. Sherman, captain,
commanding: William ]. Stan
nard. captain. band leader-this
evening at $50 o'clock.
March, Hail to the Spirit
of Liberty. Sousa
Overture, "Elverhoi" kuhla.u
Suite. Looking Upward" Sousa
/. BY the Light of the Polar
Star.
2. Beneath the Southern Cross.
3. Mars and Venus.
Saxophone solo. Souvenir
de Vafence ...I BIGGER
Musician Eugene Hostetter.)
Excerpts from The Bur
gomaSter .............L Luders
Popular
(a) III You Knew
Susie. DE sylvia
(b) Some Day Wen
Meet Again" Van Loan .
Gems from The Fortune
Teller ....-.... Herbert
Waltz, Flower OF Italy" ".Stefano
Selection, Faust" -. .Gounods
Ihe star Spdngled banner
At Sylvan Theater,> Monument r
grounds, by the United States
Army Band-Capt. Raymond G.
Sherman commanding; Capt.
William J. Stannard. band
leader-tomorrow at 7:45 pm.
March, Hail to the Spirit
Of Liberty SouSa
Overture. "Elverhoi" kuhlau
Suite, Looking Upward .Sousa
]. BY the Light of the Polar
Star.
2. Beneath the Southern Cross.
8. Mars and Venus.
Saxophone solo, Souvenir
de Valence" BIGGER
Musician Eugene Hostetter.)
Excerpts from 1.-The Bur
gomaster" .Luders
Dedication and benediction
from opera Les Hugue-
nots".. .Meyerbeer
Gems from THE Fortune
Teller Herbert
Waltz, Flower ofItaly". .Stefano
Selection, Faust" 49,. .Gounod
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1925-07-10
BOMB PLOT FO|LED
IN PALACE At TOXIC
Four Koreans Captured.
Emperor and Empress
Away at Mikko.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1o.-CahIe
advices from Toxic tell nf an unsuc-
cessful bomb plot by four Koreans
who gained entrance TO the imperial
palace fortnight ago, The news
paper Kokumin said that two were
captured Immediately. the others
being apprehended later while on the
way to Korea. No one was injured
as the bombs did not explode.
Other Japanese newspapers guard
edly announce the forthcoming trial
of unnamed persons under article 73
of the criminal code, specifying an
offense against the imperial court
especially their majesties.
1t is not known whether a direct
attempt was made against the lives
of members of the imperial ia mily
All details are kept secret by order
of the police. but IL is understood
that several extremist leaders are in
volved. The emperor and empress
are spending the Summer at Mikko.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
Fund to Sape Famous Old |PO,Uder Horn
OF Virginia From Times Rauages Asked

unusual history. When Dunmore was
governor prior to the outbreak of
the Revolution. 20 kegs of powder
and several cannon were stored in
this magazine; it belonged to the colo
ny, but Lord Dunmore seized 1874
kegs and his men carried IL away.
Patrick Henry at the head of volun
teer Army dema nded restitution.
Eventually the powder was paid for
just about the time of the Battle OF
Lexington.
At one time after the Revolution
the Baptists used the old Powder
Horn for a church. Originally wall
10 feet high surrounded II. but this
was long since torn down and the
brick used In constructing the Baptist
Church in Williamsburg. DIR. w. A.
r. Goodwin OF William and Mary
College heads a committee to raise
the above 81 900
Evening star., 1925-07-10
S26,OlO,ODO GRAIN
COMBINE TO QUIT
Marketing Company. Larg-
est Known Farm Co-Opera-
tive Concern, to Dissolve.
By tn. Associated Press.

Py tn. Associated Press
CHICAGO. July 10.-Affairs Of the
&26 900 900 grain marketing company,
the largest farmer-producer co-opera-
tive venture ever attempted. are to
he dissolved Immediately, officials OF
the company admitted in a formal
statement yesterday.
Banker creditors had made the
same announcement two DAYS ago. but
this had been stead dfastly denied by
officials of the cooperative until to-
day.
Two Companies Already Out. .
Yesterday the Armour Grain Co
and the Rosenbaum Grain Corpora
fion. two of the four oId-lne com
psnies that merged in the cooperative
venture. were admitted TO resume
trading on the Chicago Board of Trade
and today the Armour concern was
hs sndling some of the business for
merly handled by the co-operativ
Gray Silver. president of the CO.
operative. ssid the cooperative COM
bine might still continue to function
in a restricted way.
Statement Interpreted
This was taken to mean that it
might try 10 re-incorporate under the
laws of Minnesota with less ca pital or
that the memberships of Mr.. Silver
and John W. Coverdsle. secretary of
the cooperative, on the Chica go Board
of Trade, might be utilized in selling
agencies or growers of grain desiring
10 continue the cooperative venture.
A meeting OF the board of directors
will be held here next Monday. when
plans will be drawn up for the dis
position of funds obtained from the
sale of stock to farmers
Evening star., 1925-07-10
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. July To-
The farmers old magazine building
an octagonal tower, with q cone roof.
known the Powder Horn erected
In l715. under the governorship of
Alexan nder Spotswood, is falling into
decay.
Options on land adjacent to the
site have been secured by interesed
parties. who would preserve the
structure as a patriotic shrine.
Iron Band Proposed.
1t is proposed to encircle the ma ga
zine with an iron ba nd to prevent the
walls from falling.
The Association for the Preserva ton
Of Virginia Antiquities Will ask about
$4,000 to accomplish the purpose of
guarding the old structure from
eventual destruction.
The old Powd1- Horn" has an
Evening star., 1925-07-10
Fathers Concept
Of o. DifferentiaL
Makes Baby Weep

Tiny Sylvia Borak. Il months
old, may not know how to drive
her fathers car vet. But she
showed marvellous understanding
not to say family pride-yester-
day in Ira ffic Court. when her
father. Sam Borak. A grocer. of
1857 Second street southwest. was
up before Judge SChuldt for
speeding.
The judge had asked her daddy
10 define a "differential."
This is what the father thought
it was: TITS when YOU go %
miles. and II around corners. your
honor. when YOU used to go IS
and Il before"
When daddy said that the tiny
girl burst into tears.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
U. S. WORKER PROMOTED.

Promotion of John H. McClain, for
merly engaged in dairy field work for
the Bureau of Dairying, Department
of Agriculture. to be head of the In
PRODUCTION work in that bureau, with
headquarters here, was announced to-
day by the department. The position
Mr.. McClain will assume was made
vacant by the death in April of s. c..
Thompson.
During his 16 years OF service he
has established a wide acquaintance
throughout the States in his terri
tory and has familiarized himself
FUZZY with the methods of organ
izing and conducting educational work
in dairying.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
ARSENAL BLAST SLIGHT.

MOSCOW. July 10 R.-The ex.
plosion in the government arsenal at
Tiflis Wednesday night was less seri
Gus than first reported, according to
dispatches received by Rosta, the ON
cial Soviet news agency.
These advices make no mention OF
deaths or injury to civilians. but say
several red army soldiers We're wound
ed. The explosion occurred in the
auxiliary artillery store. from a cause
yet unknown.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
CARRIES $500, 900.
Southern Banks Send Clearances
North by Army Aircraft.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 10 (P).-
An Army plane. carrying mail and
$4,000 in bank clearances from
Southern cities. arrived here at 7:O4
last night, making the fight in hours
and As minutes from Nashville. The
machine made only one stop-at
Louisville. No mail was picked up
there.
The bank ciearan noes for New York,
Chicago, San Francisco and Los An
geles was placed aboard east and west
bound night mail planes.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
BOLT SKATERS PEAK.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
.~LURAY, Va, July 10.-Lightning
struck a mountain peak at Skyland,
the Summer resort in the Blue Ridge
of this county, nine miles east of Lu
ray, where many Washington people
are spending the Summer. The bolt
was accompa by severe electri-
cal storm.
1t splintered one of the overha ngtng
rocks near Stony Man Peak. 1t came
at night when many of the guests
were asleep, though the shock
aroused the entire camp.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
SEEKS SON TO SAVE LIFE.

Aid of the local police has been en-
listed by relatives of Mrs. Arthur j.
Monaghan. now ill in Baltimore, in
finding her son. Arthur j. Monaghan,
jr who has not been heard from
since he obtained employment in a
Washington restaurant two years ago.
Inability of the relatives to furnish
the police with adequate clues to his
former wberea bouts in this city rem
ders the search difficult. The news
IA pers were asked to cooperate. II
is said that the health Of Mrs. Mono
CHAN depends on her son s return.
Evening star., 1925-07-10
CHlLD'S ARM CRUSHED.
Helen Levitt Attempted to Jump on
Moving Car.

While trying to hop on the run
ming oard'' OF her fathers car while
It was in motion. Helen Levitt, p
year-old daughter of William Levitt
of SIS Fourth street. received com
pound fracture of the left arm last
night as the automobile brushed
against lamp post.
The girls arm was caught between
the post and the open door of the
car and was badly crushed. First
aid was rendered at a nearby drug
store by DIR. w. c. Perkins and the
child then was removed to Emer.
gency Hospital.