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SHOWS
HALF MILLION
MADE ON JOB
Maintenance Engine er
Testifies Was Ordered
to Approve Hoffman
Estimate

AUSTIN, Tex, JAM 23.-Construction
costs of asphalt surfacing for which
the state paid the Hoffman Construc-
tion company $908.443.A was $685.
1878, Attorney General Dan Moody
disclosed today in the states ,$421. moo
suit against the Hoffman Construction
company. Actual cost to the Hoffman
Company for the topping was $D6,-
8805.50, but ]. F. Dexter, Dallas, and
H. K, McCullum, sub-contractors, who
handled all the surfacing, made
combined net profit Of SSs.655.77.
When court adjourned at noon until
Monday. all indications were the trial
will consume another week. The state
has a number of important witnesses
yet to offer, including L. a. Ai;:,on.
assistant state highway engineer, who
retired January 15 at request Of the
highway commission, and whose ap-
pointment. the state charges. was made
possible by influence the stockholders
of defendant company exercised over
Joe Burkett, former highway commits
sioner tr
Defense attorneys have indicated
they will offer numerous witnesses to
refute allegations of the state. Thus
far, the defense has bitterly contested
every legal point, carrying out notice
served on the state December 16 at
the hearing on temporary rinjunction,
when defendants lawyers warned
Moody "this is not going to be sham
battle" 81,
Gross profits Of the company Friday
were shown to be s6lf f,63774. Sub
traction Of s1S,044.14 general overhead
expenses left the company net pro-
fit of s593.593.6O.
Forrest Mathis. Dallas auditor, was
testifying when Moody today developed
construction cost Of the topping work.
Notable developments Of today's pro.
ceedings were testimony Of III. y. Coz,
state maintenance engineer. that he
was not consulted in letting the Hoff-
man contract and that he had been
ordered by Chairman Frank Lanham
and Joe Burkett, former commission
ers, to approve Hoffman surfacing es-
timated at 80 cents a square yard, af-
ter only one course of asphalt had been
applied; and statement in oral deposf4
tion of c. r. Starnes. stockhoider. that
while he had most friendly business
and professional relations with Burkett
that Burkett was a failure as a social
companion.
Clashes between counsel were fre-
quent. Judge George Calhoun admon-
ished attorneys to desist' from remarks
verging on personalities-remarks not
proper for the record. "You'll be bet
ter friends when this is over If you'll
do this" he said.
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end ANDERSON
SENATE PROBE
Federal Judge Replies
to Charges Before
Committee
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c. Jan. 23.-The
investigation by senate judiciary sub-
committee into portests against the con-
firmation of federal Judge Harry B
Anderson of the western Tennessee dis
trict, ended abruptly and quietly after
Judge Anderson had testified in his own
defense today.
Vigorously upholding all his actions
since he received recess appointment
last September, the jurist freely dis
cussed with the subcommittee the pro-
tests against him.
Called to the stand by w. F. Zumbrunn,
counsel for those protesting his con-
firmation. he denied Justification Of rec
ords and all other charges. Referring
to his actions. which were complained as
too liberal" he said he would repeat
them if called upon again.
Discussing labor saving devices in
the matter of court procedure. Judge
Anderson said he saw nothing wrong in
the procedure he had pursued, but if
there was serious complaint he would
revise it.
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URGE SUPPORT
0FTAXREPEAL
Texas Legislature Com
mittee Seeks Support
Of Congressman

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. pa committee
of Texas legislature. meeting here to-
day to hear reports of the progress of
the fight against the federal inherit
ance tax law. adopted resolution urg
ing Texas congressman to accept the
senate recommendations that the tax
be repealed.
Gently opposed memb~-- of the Texas
tax club, were scored by speakers for
their attitude on the inheritance tax
matter.
State Senator r. A. Stuart Of Fort
Worth presided. Edgar A. Brown,
speaker of the South Carolina house,
explained his successful fight before
the senate finance committee for re-
peal of the house provision for a uni
form inheritance tax levy with an 80
per cent credit to the states. He de-
nounced the inheritance tax in prin-
perty tax on widows and orphans He
said the real purpose of the house pro-
vision giving 80 per cent Of the tax
to the state was an attempt to strike
Florida, which has passed constitu-
tional amendment barring such taxes.
speaker Brown charged CorsIvss-
n.an Garner of Texas W II connivance
with Representative Green, republican,
Iowa, in a compromise agreemnt which
resulted in the pending house provi-
sion.
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BURNED BONES MAY
FEATURE SNOW CASE

STEPHENVILLE. Texas, Jan. o.
Damaging testimony regarding the 9TH
er two slayings involved in the trial
of r. M. Snow, being tried for the
Staying of his stcp-son. Bernie Connal-
ly, 10, here last November, is being ad-,
mitted in the evidence submitted. Civ
ing the state wider scope in making
out the circumstantial chain against
Snow. This was featured today by the
announcement that before the prose-
cution closes it will offer in evidegce
a box filled with ashes and burned
bones which the state hopes to prove
are the remains Of Mrs. s.. A. Old,
mother-in-law Of Snow. and of Mrs.
Maggie Snow, his wife. -1
The bars were let down In this re-
gard during the testimony Of J. C.
Buck" Hill. Jr., who testified earlier
today regarding the alleged quarrel be-
tween Snow and his wife on accountfof
cows being let into the cotton patch.
The testimony directly Involved the
disposal of the women's bodies when
Hill told Of Shows burning books and
other effects which had belonged TO
young tConnally.
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c. RIVERA IS
REFUSED Bail
Bond for Juan Set At
$4,000; Notice of
Appeal Given

Guadalupe Rivera, charged with the
murder of Henley w. Williams, Browns
vile attorney, on January 10 Of this
year was denied bail by Criminal Dis
trict Judge A. w. Cunningham, follow
ing the termination of the habeas cor
pus hearing here yesterday afternoon.
Juan Rivera, brother of Guadalupe,
and charged jointly with Guadalupe,
was allowed bond Of $4,000, which has
not been made yet.
Attorney HI. B. Galbraith for the de-
sion of Judge Cunningham that he will
file an appeal in both decisions, alleg
ing that Guadalupe is entitled to BAIL
from the evidence in the hearing, and
that the evidence did not incriminate
Juan in the staying, and that bond of
$4,000 for him is excessive in view of
this alleged condition.
This appeal will go before the court
Of criminal appeals. and Major Gal
braith said that he expected action on
it in the next two weeks or mor..
Juan Rivera did not take the stand
in the hearing yesterday Sheriff Sam
Robertson being the last witness to
take the stand in the afternoon. He
was called by the state
In the habeas corpus case the prose
cution was handled by District Attorney
George c. Westervelt. with County -
torney Harry L. Faulk, who prosecuted
the case in the examining trial here
the preceding week, assisting. Mr..
Galbraith was the only attorney for the
defense
The hearing was conducted in the
justice of the peace court room on the
second floor Of the court house, the
district court room being occupied with
civil court sessions. The room was
packed to capacity throughout the hear
ing.
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Slowly Rising Tempera-
ture Forecast For
Sunday, Monday


While rccorGs 1or snowfall were be-
ing made and broken all over Texas
Saturday, the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley was enjoying warm weather in COM
parison, the mercury here being around
40 or little below Saturday and Sat
urday night.
The heavy srow which ranged from
Abilene on the west to Galveston on
the east, extended as far south as the
end of the pavement north from Edin-
burg, or about IS miles from the Val
ley.
AT Falfurrias there was three inch
es Of snow, unofficial reports brought
into Brownsville last night by persons
who made the trip stated. The snow
continued on down to point near the
north end of the Hidalgo county pave
ment, getting lighter all the way.
A light drizzle which started in the
Valley Saturday continued Saturday
night.
The report for East Texas. which in
cludes the Gulf Coast section to the
Valley, is for continued rainy wealnvt
today, with slowly rising temperatures.
Mondays predictions are for still
warmer weather with light northeaster-
ly to easterly winds, and prospects Of
clearer skies.
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morrow to make the task OF the
searchers less dangerous.
Eight of the bodies were identified.
Thirteen persons are in hospitals.
The cause of the blaze was still un-
determined tonight. Herbert W. Guth
director Of public safety, said there
would be thorough investigation of a
report that just before the first cry of
fire there was an explosion in room
on an upper floor.
Guests on the fourth and fifth (top)
floors, unable to escape through the
Railways, were hanging from windows
when the firemen arrived. Nets were of
little use because of an old-time
narrow rooted porch that extended the
whole width Of the first floor.
One aged man, unable to hold on un-
IT, ti"emen could reach him with a lad
der. dropped with cry of terror, land
ing on the roof Of the porch. He was
dead when reached.
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Cooks Claim to Fame as
Good as Penyy's-Am1t,1dsen

young men together in Belgian ant
arctic expedition, said that if any
man ever reached the North Pole it
would be DIR. Cook.
I'm 1909 DR.. Cook came back from
the North as the discoverer of the
Pole. | was among those who greet
ed him at Copenhagen. He began i'm
mediately to put the story of his dis
covery and explorations in writing
Later, Commander Peary returned
with his claim of discovery and attack
on DR.. Cooks claims. The ultimate
result was disgrace for DR.. Cook.
II have read DR.. Cooks story and
have read Peary's. In Peary's story
have not found anything of conse-
quence not covered already by DR..
Cook
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FRANCHISE FOR
BRIDGE Held UP
BY COURT ORDER
Kent Issues Injunction
Preventing Commits
sion from Declaring
Result of Election

An injunction restraining the Browns
Vile board Of city commissioners from
declaring the result of the election
franchise to r. B. Creager for the con-
struction of an international bridge.
was issued by Judge A. NJ. Kent Of the
l03rd district court Saturday.
The petitioner was @. G. Malott. a
resident Of San Antonio, owner of prop
arty on Fourteenth Street and between
Elizabeth and Levee streets, which, II
Is alleged. would be damaged by the
construction Of the bridge.
The defendants named in the injunc-
tion are the City of Brownsville, A. B.
Cole, mayor, j. S. Ford. A. c. Hipp, j..
G. Starck and B. F. Hinkley. commits
sioners. and r. B. Creager.
The writ restrains the defendants
from attempting to enforce the proposed
ordinance granting the A 1chise, and
also restrains the closing or obstructing
of certain streets set out in the petit
tion, Levee street and Fourteenth street,
between Elizabeth and the river.
Tn plaintiff sets forth that he is
tHe owner OF all OF loIA NOS. y, " difD .
in Block 60 and lots | and 2 in block
in block SO of the city of Brownsville,
and that as owner he claims rfght-of-
way and easement over the two streets,
levee and Fourteenth.
Attacks Ordinance
The petition alleges that the franchise
is illegal and void because the ordinance
Continued or Page Three.)
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HUGE ROAD PROFITS DISCLOSED
'ONE POOCH LOST, SAYS
+ = y
RADIO DIRECTOR, AND
+ + +
DOG RETURNS TO OWNER

Dog detective is the latest avoca-
tion of the Brownsville radio sta
tion, KWWG.
Recently the chief Of the naval radio
station at Fort Brown telephoned to
the Browns~ille broadcasting station
to the effect that he had lost dog.
The news of the loss was broadcast
from the Brownsville station at noon,
along with the description, name,
pedigree and other trimmings.
In less than Is minutes the naval
radio chief telephoned the station that
the canine had been returned to him
by person who found the dog, but
did not know to whom it belonged un-
till he heard the KWWG announce
ment.
The dog is being groomed as a
radio fan.
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Six Escaped Convicts
From Farm Recaptured

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. %. Six of
the convicts who made break for lib
erty in the mi6st of heavy snow fall
at the Seignor state prison farm, near
Sugarland, Saturday morning, had been
captured by mid-aftcrnoon. Two of the
number were tablen before noon and
four others later we're captured in a
group. The convicts separated immc-
datelv after leaving the farm and were
picked up in different directions.
None made any resistance when officers
approached.
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Texas Couered by Record
Sm01UfnB Valley Escapes
HAS |
WOMAN OPPONENT

AMARILLO, Tex, Jan. 23.-The
first Panhandle woman to seek the
job as one of the states law
makers is Mrs r. S. Thompson,
active club woman of Amarillo.
Mrs. Thompson tonight announced
her candidacy for representative
from the 123rd district to the state
legislature, the post now held by
Lee Satterwhite, speaker Of the
house. Among the tenets of Mrs.
Thompson's platform is the fol-
lowing:
Il stand for equal prosecution of
purchaser of liquor with the boot
logger.
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(By The Associated press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 23.--Dr.
Frederick A. Cook is a genius" in
the estimation of Captain Roald
Amundsen, and no matter what he
may or may not have done in busi-
ness, deserves the respect of the
American people for his intrepid ex-
plorations. DR.. Cook may not have
discovered the pole, but commander
K. +. Peary also may not have, the
former having as good claim as the
latter, Captain Amundsen, discoverer
of the South Pole, said in an inter-
view here today.
Il don't know whether DR.. Cook
deserves to be in prison or not,
Amundsen said. ITO me he was al
ways genius. When we were
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(Ry The Associated Press.l

tDN Inc ASSOcldCeu rTesS.Js
HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 23.-Two
human forms swayed about a dance
room floor to the screeching strains
of Barbaric JAZZ music here tonight.
Arm in arm, they thumped steadi-
ly upon polished surface until the
band swung into "Yes Sir, That's My
Baby" with a vim and vigor that
shook the roof of the dance hall.
Two minutes of this and an an
nouncer called "26 hours, 81 minutes
and 35 seconds. gentlemen.
They stopped and new worlds
record for continuous dancing of the
Charleston had been hung up by two
Houston boys who completed that
much hoofing Of the f"hey hey"
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Texas Youths Charleston
26 Hours to Make Record

dance here at 1885 tonight, hav
ing started their marathon at 8
o'clock Friday night.
The former worlds record was one
hour and SO minutes, set during the
fore part Of the week in San Antonio.
Texas, passed into the discard at
ten o'clock and one minute last
night, when % boys and eight girls
completed two hours Of Charleston
ing.
Miss Dollie Skinner, pretty 10 year
old Houstno girl, holds the record
today for feminine Charlestoning,
with hours and 4S minutes of hoof-
ing to her credit, having fallen by
the wayside at 5:57 Saturday morn
ing.
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WOMAN IN SINTON
AFFRAY NEAR DEATH
Especial to The Herald.)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Jan. 23.-
Little hope is held for the recovery Of
Mrs. Nathan r. Reid, Of Sinton, wound.
ed last night during triple shooting
at the home of her father. w. L. Bark
er, at Sinton. Barker and Mrs. Reid's
husband were killed almost instantly
by shots believed to have been fired by
the latter.
Mrs. Reid has made no statement,
although she has been conscious most
of today.
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The WEATHER

EAST TEXAS: Sunday rain or snow,
slowly rising temperature; Monday
probably rain, light to fresh easterly
winds on the coast.
WEST TEXAS: Sunday cloudy, prob
ably snow: Monday partly cloudy.
LOUISIANA: Sunday rain or snow,
not much change in temperature; Mon
day probably rain, not so cold.
ARKANSAS: Sunday increasing
cloudiness, snow in south portion,
somewhat warmer; Monday probably
rain.
+, OKLAHOMA: Sunday partly cloudy
to cloudy. probably rain or snow in
south portion, warmer; Monday part
~. cloudy to cloudy,
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Association For Safe
Farming is Organized

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 23.-Organiza-
tion of the Texas Safe Farming Associa-
tion was effected here Saturday. j. A..
Kemp Of Fort Worth was unanimously
elected permanent president and chair
man of the executive committee. This
committee is composed of Nathan
Adams, Dallas; Ed Wodall, Dallas; R. E.
Harding, Fort Worth; T. J.. Caldwell.
Houston and F.. Fl. Welch Taylor
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Regents Visit At
Teacher College
Especial to The Herald.) }

KINGSvILLE. Texas. Jan. 23.--Fsc-
ulty members Of the South Texas State
Teachers college here were guests o.
day to members Of the board of regents
Of Texas teachers colleges. The board
members visited the Chapman. ranch
near here. and examined other Asricui-
tural and ranch sections. The geonom.
les department Of the Tsachers' college
served dinner to the board, s4
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HOTEL RUINS YIELD II
BODIES TO SEARCHERS
(By The Associated Press)

ALLENTOWN Pa JAN 23.-Eeven bodies had been recov-
cred tonight from the ruins of the Lafayette hotel the tys old
est hoste which destroyed by fire early today Twelve
still unacconted for and thought to oe
the ruins The wallis still standing, will be dynamted to-
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19 Year Record At
San Antonio Broken

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. 23-The
heaviest snow fall in 10 years, the
fourth heaviest in the 40 years the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05

marines and aircraft carriers, ship for
ship, as we sCrapped them.
Americans who look further ahead
into the realm of disarmament than
the ends of their noses, and who view
national defense through other spec
tacleS than those of mere money
saving, hope that our Government will
have a careful look around at over
seas conditions before further reduc-
ton of the American Navy. That hope
was epitomized recently by Senator
Frederick Hale, Republican. of Maine,
chairman of the Senate committee on
naval affairs.
Until conditions in the world" said
Senator Hale, warrant the belief that
another naval limitation conference
would be successful, it would, in my
opinion, be worse than useless to sum-
mon the five nations parties to the
Washington conference to the council
table to bring about further reduc
TONS
The Coolidge administration. there
is authority for saying. will have fully
in mind the considerations to which
Senator Hale alluded. 1t is not difficult
to imagine what some of them are
The situation in the Far East will
command Americas very careful at
tention in this connection. Nobody can
predict what the next six months or
a year will bring forth in China. If
there is clash between Russia and
Japan for control of China, or any
kind of an international scramble over
China the United States could only
make its influence felt by possession
of naval force. Diplomatic protests
about the open door, for example
wouldn't command much respect if
they came from a power on the other
side of the globe without the capacity
to WELD a big stick, if necessary, in
the Far East.
Senator Hale speaks for good
many authorities who deplore further
naval reduction sheerly for economy.
THE Navy of the United States" he
says, has been called the life in
surance of the Nation. 1t is far more
than that. Life insurance pays com
pensation for loss of life. The Navy
guarantees that the life of the Nation
shall endure. We can all save money
by economizing on our insurance, but,
if disaster comes, the fallacy of such
economy becomes dreadfully APP
parent"
Hale is one of those who think the
United States Navy has already been
reduced and limited to the lowest mar
gin consistent with the national
safety.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-05
CROP BILLS PLACED
BEFORE CONGRESS
Both Bodies Get Measures to
Aid Farmer in Disposing
of His Products.

Bills designed To aid the farmer in
disposal of his surplus crops We're in
troduced yesterday in both House
and Senate. Representative Dickin-
son of Iowa offered a bill designed TO
provide for the disposal through CO.
operative associations of eXportable
SURPRISES of wheat, corn. rice, to-
baCCo. cotton, cattle and swine.
Machinery TO be set up to handle
the SURPRISES would comprise a Fed
eral Farm Advisory Council and a
Federal Farm Board of seven mem
bers, including the Secretary of Ag-
riCulture, within that department.. and
six others to be selected from IS
names submitted by the advisory
council
The first step in marketing a sur
plus would be a declaration by the
Farm Board that an emergency exist
ed in one or more basic commodities.
Cooperative agencies would then be
instructed to buy the commodity so
designated at the domestic price and
sell it at the world price. Later the
agencies would be reimbursed for
losses thus sustained from funds OBJ
tanned by the collection of an equal
ization fee levied on producers.
Another proposal was a bill intro
duced by Senator Mckinley, Repub-
lican, Illinois. to extend direct credit
aid from Government banking agen-
Cies to farmers cooperative aSsocia.
lions.
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new SHOALS BILL
OFFERED IN SENATE
Norris Introduces. Measure .Au.
thorizing Secretary of War
to Develop System.

BY the Associated Press
\ new bill for Federal operation Of
Muscle Shoals was introduced today
by Chairman Norris of the Senate
agricultural committee.
The Secretary of War would be au-
thoriZed to develop the power system
as a whole, and then turn it over to
Government corporation. which
would dispose of electric power.
The plants fertilizer operations
would be managed by the Secretary
of Agriculture. Power would be fur
nished TO him by the corporation at
cost for fertilizer manufacture, and
the fertilizer would be sold direct to
farmers organizations at a minimum
profit.
The financing would be so ar
ranged that the new construction
would be expected to pay for itself in
80 years, after which the profits
would go into the United States
Treasury.
Three directors would conduct the
holding corporation under presidential
appointment. The bill itself specifies
however, that the first board Of di-
rectorS would consist of Morris L.
Cooke of Pennsylvania, an engineer;
James D. Ross, manager of a hydro
electric plant at Seattle. Wash, and
John r. Neal, head of a law school at
Knoxville. Tenn.