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CONTRACTORS FIND
1926HOLD|NG own
Number of Building Permits
Only Fraction Under Ban
ner Year of 1925.

Recent developments in the con-
struction industry virtually assure
fulfillment of forecasts that the
amount OF building operations to be
handled this year will be as great or
greater than the record-breaking vol
ume established in 1925.
The total volume of contracts
awarded during the first five months
of 1925 exceeded by IA per cent the
figure for the corresponding period of
1925, according to statistics compiled
by the Associated General Con.
tractors of America. The total num-
Der of building permits issued during
the first FIVE months of this year Is
only slightly below the mark set In
the same months of 1926.
While the volume of contracts
awarded and the number of permits
issued during May both were some
what lower than the levels reached in
April, the actual amount of construc;
ton under way in June set new
record for that month. This June
figure was only slightly below the
highest mark on record for any month
and promises to be exceeded in July.
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sects. And as the damage is usually
done before the injury is observed.
the remedy is of little avail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24

Brightwood Auto Supply Co.. own.
ers; Swab & Son. builders; to make
repairs, 5917 Georgia avenue DOT S12.
square 29s6l, to cost $500.
Joseph Shapiro Co., owners and
builders; Joseph w. Geddes, archi-
tect; to erect one two-story brick
northeast dot Z, square 1889, to
cost $50 1000.
Joseph Shapiro Co., owners and
builders; Joseph w. Geddes, archi-
tect to erect one two-story brick
apartment, 5311 Eighth street Oots
S2G and SCI, square 3151), to cost
$37 900.
Consolidated Coal Co., owners; It.
| c. Hunt, builder; to erect one ONCE,
100 NJ street northeast dot so, square
711l TO cost $4,000.
Fl, and NJ. Jenkins. owners and
builders; to erect one two-story
brick apartment, 1887 C street north
east dot So7, square 1910, to cost
SAC, 900.
Fl. L. Buell., owner and builder:
Sears, Roebuck e. Co., architects; to
erect one two story brick and frame
dwelling, 6206 Broad Branch road
(lot 2 Z, square 2003l, to cost $4,000.
Louis T. Rouleau, owner architect
and builder; to erect one tive-story
brick office building, 1920 K street
dot $40, square .21S), to cost $780,
900.
Robert Jackson, owner; w. e. Goss,
builder; to erect one one-story frame
dwelling, 14o1 Hamline street north
east Got 10, square 4019), to cost
So, 800.
f. M. Finlon, owner, architect and
builder; to erect one two-story frame
and cement block dwelling, 6419
Cathedral avenue Clots 80 and SO,
square 1449), to cost $4,000
John Byrne. owner; Edward O..
Voland, builder: to erect one one
story frame addition, 1906 Four
teenth street Got 81, square 210), to
cost $4,000.
w, e. and M. E. Havenner, own
ers and builders; to make altera-
tions, 61s Alabama avenue southeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
GARDENING IN WASHINGTON

We note with pleasure the organi-
cation of new garden club of resi-
dents of the Palisade section of the
Potomac The officers are: Mrs.
Bernard II, Lane. president; Mrs.
Robert f. Mancill, vice president:
Lucian Jordan, secretary; Mrs. Rob
ert Adams. treasurer, and Mrs. Eu-
gene Burr, librarian.
On Monday, July rs, at z p.m.,
David Lumsden of the Federal Horti-
cultural Board will lecture from sta
ton WCAP on THE Old-Fashioned
Flower Garden" laying special stress
on planning, planting and main
tenance, and calling attention to inn
proved varieties of old-time flowers.
Mr. Lumsden's long practical and
professional experience give him un-
usual qualifications as a speaker on
gardening subjects. He is probably
best known to our readers as the
planner and planter of the beautiful
Walter Reed Hospital gardens.
The South Finland 1nteruban Tele-
phone Co, will construct nearly 100
miles of new lines.
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D. C. PERMITS SOAR
TOWARD 100000
FOR CURRENT WEEK

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BUILDING TO HAVE
TELEGRAPH SERVICE

The National Press Building, under
construction at, Fourteenth and r
streets, will have the best telephone
and telegraph service that can be in
stalled in an Office structure. There
will be modern telegraph facilities
with private wires to each Office room
il desired, also intercommunicating
private telephone wires to every
office. These facilities will make the
building especially suited TO the news.
paper correspondents who form the
great part of the tenants.
Studies are being made to determine
the feasibility of having radio con-
nection for each office. Up to the
present time no office building in the
country has offered this facility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
REAL ESTATE CLASSES
TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER
Y. M. c. A. Course Under Auspices
of Washington Board Will Run
Monday Evenings.

Plans are already under way for
carving out the educational plans of
the Washington Real Estate Board
through the Y. M. c. A. evening
schools.
Beginning November / classes will
be started on real estate and will
continue through the Winter every
Monday night. These classes have
been designed to interest not only the
real estate men, but the general pub
lie Several hundred people attended
these classes last Winter. The lee
lures and educational features are in
charge of DR.. j. A. Bell of the Y. M.
c. A. educational department.
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CLUB NOTES

Apparently the various garden
clubs in and about the city have sus-
pended activities during Midsummer.
This column desires to be of service
to the clubs, and any item of news
concerning meetings or other activi-
ties will receive prompt attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24

foot of Mount Takao, in the suburbs
of Toxic. having been designated. At
present there are 119 graves of En-
perors IN japan, all OF them being
situated in the Kwansai district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
ROYAL Cemetery Chosen.

TOXIC, July "a CP.--A new burial
ground for the future Emperors of
Japan has been chosen by the privy
council, $500 acres of land at the
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dots II and IS. square 1854. TO cost
81, 500.
Commissariat of the Holy Land,
owners; c. J.. Cassidy Co, builders;
to make repairs, Eighteenth and
Quincy street northeast tparcel 1882,
square 5000, to cost $500.
E. M. Newlands, owner; to make
repairs, 1928 Massachusetts avenue
(lot 81, square 2500, to cost $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
BORDERFORCE
Is INCREASED
Mexican Garrisons On
American Boundary
Reinforced

Garrisons in Matamoros and other
Mexican border towns have been
doubled within the last few days. ac-
cording TO reliable information.
II was stated that $50 additional
troops including several machine
gun batteries, have arrived in Mata-
moros. This increases the personnel
of the federal forces in the border
town 10 800. Heretofore there have
been no machine gun companies IN
the Matamoros garrison.
Orders for the increase OF forces
at all other border points are being
carried out all along the line, ii is
said. In Texas this includes, Rey-
nosa. opposite Hidalgo. the American
town; Piedras Negras, opposite
Eagle Pass: Nuevo Laredo, opposite
Laredo and Juarez opposite FL Pasc.
The strengthening Of forces along
the border is believed to be a pre-
cautionary measure against any ex-
isting plots similar TO that uncov-
cred by American authorities in San
LEGO in which IA revolutionists,
planning to invade Mexico. were ar
rested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
WOMANCIVEN
BOND IN CASE
Son is Refused Bail;
Los Fresnos Death
Unsolved

Mrs. Francisco Hill and her son,
Modesto Casas, were bound over to
the grand jury Friday afternoon by
Fred Kowalski, justice of the peace,
in connection with the unexplained
death Wednesday evening of Juan
Garcia who lives in the Los Fresnos
community.
Mrs. Hill made bond of 81 900, but
Casas was refused bond and is in
the Cameron county Jail.
A second hearing was held in the
case Friday afternoon after which
Justice Kowalski fixed bond for the
woman and remanded the man to
jail to await action by the grand
jury.
Garcia died at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday evening in convulsions.
He made a dying statement in which
he expressed the belief that he had
become i'll as the result of some ice
cream that he had eaten at noon
that day.
An autopsy was performed by DIR.
b. l.. Cole. county health officer, the
stomach removed and sent to Austin
for examination. No word has been
received from Austin as to what was
found.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
WHITE WIFEOF
INDIAN FIGHTS
TORETAINH HIM
Worlds Richest In
diam Sezed by Fed
eral Officers; Taken
Back to Oklahoma

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Aug. 2l.--
Rl-Anna- Laura Barnett. white wife
~ Jackson Barnett. 7G. known as
1.-The worlds richest Indian" looked
TO the law today 10 bring her hus-
band back 70 California. lie was
seized at his home yesterday BY a
deputy United States marshal and
department Of justice agents and
rushed toward Oklahoma 10 face a
federal court contempt charge.
The aged Indian was seized on a
write Of attachment issued by United
States District Judge Robert Will
liams at Muskogee. and j. being re-
turned. II was said. 10 testify before
the federal grand jury in regard 10
the circumstances surrounding his
marriage.
Mrs. Barnett last night wired her
attorney IN Oklahoma to procure
bond for her husband as soon a. he
arrives and 70 prepare 10 fight the
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END OF TRAIL
IS REACHED BY
BABY BANDITS
One Dying in Hospital;
Other Faces Prison
Term; Reign of Ter
ror' Ended

PUEBLO, Colo. Aug. 2l.-tPl--
Pueblo county's Baby Bandits to-
day were al the end Of the trail
the trail that led Forrest Gonee. Il,
elder Of the two, 10 long prison
term, and the younger, Leslie, IL,
to a hospital cot. where he lay
fighting for his life with but a
slender chance that he might win.
Shot down in the streets OF Pueblo
yesterday by officers when, II y
said. he made a movement toward a
revolver ne carried. Leslie's con-
dition early today was said by doc
tors to be hopeless" and forrest
paced a jail cell with the knowledge
that he must serve term Of from
20 to 80 years in prison for robbery
with a gun after pleading guilty 70
the charge in district court at al
most the same time his kid broth
err fell in the streets nearby, rid
died with bullets.
Leslie dropped to the pavement
with his boots on" clawing for his
gun, reminiscent Of the western bad
men" he cmulated in deed and garb;
for he was clad in cowboy hat and
wide belt Forrest, when arrested
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
FERCUSONSTO
OPENBATTLE
Start Campaign With
Speech at Temple
Tonight

TEMPLE, Texas, Aug. 2l.-{Pl-
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson and
former governor James t. Ferguson
were scheduled 10 arrive here at
l:25 ~ m. Saturday in preparation
10 opening the run-off campaign, in
the gubernatorial race. The woman
governor will make a short talk TO
her home town folks and then for
mer Governor Ferguson will make
the opening speech Of the seven day
campaign.
n. q. Marshall. farmer and mer-
chant OF Heidenheimer, eight miles
from Temple. will present the gov
ernor and her husband at the city
park III the heart of the business
district AZ s o'clock tonight.
Frank Denison, r. r. Moore. and
Fisher Alsup will head the committee
that will welcome the Fergusons
when they arrive, and will accom-
pany them 10 their old home, where
they will have luncheon and receive
friends and later rest until time for
the campaign speech.
Seats are being erected for 5000
people in the city park. and a high
platform that will accommodate only
SIX persons has been erected for the
speakers. II is planned to have the
speeches broadcast over Waco sta
tion- Amplifiers are being erected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
S. p. Asks For Seven
Blocks in Harlingen

HARLlNGEN, Texas, Aug. 2I.-The
Southern Pacific will require seven
blocks in Harlingen for depot, yards
and terminal facilities, according to
information given the Chamber Of
Commerce today by Mayor Finley
Ewing, who had received the request
for the property from representa-
tives of the rail company.
A meeting of the Chamber Of
q mmerce was called Immediately
and a committee composed Of Sam
Bolts, J. G. Myrick. Lloyd Thompson.
Il. NJ. Holland and J. 3. Chambers.
Sr., was appointed to devise ways and
means of acquiring the property. J.
c. Myrick was also appointed to
draft a resolution on behalf Of the
city and Chamber of Commerce re-
questing the Southern Pacific to
extend its lines to Harlingen ut the
earliest possible date.
The land designated by the rail
road company as most suitable for
its requirements lies north and west
Of the city reservoir in the western
part of the city, and just east OF
the Nicholson Addition. 1t consists
Of the east half of black 20, all of
blocks Is and 10, west half Of block
IL, and all of blocks q. 2s. 29 and 30.
The entire tract lies within the city
limits.
Plans for financing the project
are under discussion today. II il
probable an election for a bond issue
will be called. the city to acquire
the tract for park purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21

To change the constitution will re-
quire a two-thirds vote by congress
and after this. approval by a ma
jority Of the state legislatures. The
new congress. before which the pro-
posal of the episcopate will be
placed. is due 70 begin its sessions
September 4. The campaign will be
handled by Catholic laymen, as par
ticipation in politics by churchmen
Is forbidden by law
President Gales in his reply 70 q
request from the archbishop for a
suspension of the religious regula-
tionS suggested that the prelate
might ask congress to amend the
constitution in its provisnons re-
constitution in its provisions re-
supreme court for relief He said he
could not, because Of "his political
and philosophical CONVICTIONS re-
quest congress to change the funda-
mental law.
At the Episcopate it is said that
church services will be resumed
when the religious regulations are
modified. 1t is declared that the
episcorate j. without power to end
the economic boycott instituted by
the League for Defense Of Religious
Freedom, which has been brought
about a considerable dislocation in
trade, since the league, and not the
episcopate, ordered it,
In opposition to the economic boy-
cott rent strike has been started
by workmen of the federal district
federation Of labor. Under the or
ders union workmen will pay no rent
to landlords who are members Of the
league or who support the leagues
boycott. Workers will deposit their
rent money in banks and pay IL to
landlords when they repudiate the
economic boycott.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
Lake Steamer Sinks
In Furious Storm

CLEVELAND. o.: Aug. 21.-fP,-
The steamer Harold S. Gerken. bat
tered by gigantic waves which were
whipped into fury by fifty-miie an
hour gale, sank in Lake Erie eight
miles out of Erie, Pa, today.
Two life boats containing sixteen
members of the steamers crew were
picked up by the car ferry Maitland
of Ashtabula, Ohio.
Another boat. in which four men
put off from the sinking steamer,
has not been found.
The men aboard the missing life
boat are George McMinn. mate;
Richard Freeman, watchman; Her
man Wageman, fireman, and Viii
liam Logan, derrick engineer.
1t is feared they may have been
washed out Of the little craft.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
Have Approximately
$4,000 In Sight

HARLlNGEN, Texas, Aug. 2l.--
approximately $4,000 of the $780,
900 fund for the dredging Of the
Arroyo Colorado is now in sight, ac-
cording to reports of the finance
committee. Leaders in the promotion
of the project predict that the en-
tire amount will be pledged before
the end of the month.
The project contemplates the
dredging Of the Arroyo to permit
light draft barge traffic between
Harlingen and the Valley port at
Point Isabel. siM
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
BOND IS MADE
in ALIEN CASE
American Citizen Held
In Connection With
Illegal Entry

Harry Yaknian, naturalized citizen
of the United States who claims
Chicago as his home, made bond OF
81 900 before +. X. Goodrich, U. 5
Commissioner, at q hearing given
him Friday afternoon on charges Of
having brought two Armenian aliens
into this country.
The two aliens. Artin Yaknian and
Haratoune Mongian, are being held
for deportation proceedings.
According to his testimony before
Commissioner Goodrich. Yaknian
went to Mexico City 10 see his
cousin. Qahnion. He testified that
Yahnian and Mongian asked him to
assist in getting them to the United
States. He said that he did not
wish to do so because it involved
violation OF the United States inn
migration laws but they insisted.
Then. acting out Of sympathy for
his cousin. he agreed. He preceded
them to Matamoros by two days. He
met them when they arrived in Mata-
moros on August s. They spent the
night together in Matamoros and the
next day Yaknian went to San An
tonic where he wired to Mongian's
brother and Yahnian's father for
money. He received 5000 from each
and came back to Matamoros where
he gave each Of the aliens $40. To
Yahnian he gave an additional $50
with which to pay debt in Mexico
City.
The aliens swan the river after
having agreed To meet Yaknian in
San Benito. This they did and it
was just after Yaknian had bought
tickets to Chicago in Harlingen. to
which they had proceeded, that they
were arrested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21

CHAMPION HOG CALLER
!: \ +
ISSUES CHALLENGE TO
r \ 4
ALL EXPERTS IN u. S.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 21.-fPl-
Fred Patsel, Madison. Neb., winner
Of several Nebraska contests.
wherein hog calling was the test,
has issued challenge to all comers.
He said he preferred a contest
based on accomplishment rather
than on appearance, charm, vol
ume and clarity.
Patsel limbered up his voice at
the hOgyards here yesterday. The
minute his lyrioa, oadences began,
quiet yard scene was trans
formed into intense activity Of
porkers speeding in answer to Nj.
sibilant invitation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
Fire Destroys Forty
Bales at Raymondville

RALMONDvILLFl Texas, August
21.-tPl-A freight car loaded with
forty bales of cotton was burned on
the Missouri Pacific sidetrack early
today.
The fire was found when the train
arrived here and the car was i'm
mediately cut out from others. The
cotton was shipped at San Benito.
Origin of the fire is not known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
Scott McKy May Be
Permanent Cripple

HARLINGEN. Texas, Aug. 21.-
Scott McKy. who sustained a broken
knee cap when struck BY an auto
mobile near Mercedes last week, and
who was brought to the Harilngen
hospital for treatment, may be Grip
pied permanently. according to state
ments made by friends here.
1t was discovered that the knee
cap was badly crushed, and doctors
fear the injured man will never
fully recover from the effects.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
sAn0ychist Bomb Scare
Thrills NeaU York Hotel

tered the room, heard the ticking,
and raised an alarm. Guests
gathered in trepidation when a
policeman entered, dumped the
brief case in a tub of water. and
carted the tub away to a station.
The bomb squad opened the
brief case cautiously and found
the earphone, somewhat damaged,
and some very wet clothing.
Lacob identified his property
and himself BY writing notes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
SECURE INJUNCTION

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. 21.--
Rl-An injunction to restrain Mayor
kendrick from ordering police to in
terfere with test baseball game
between Chicago and the Athletics
here tomorrow was granted in com
mon pleas court today by Judge
Frank Smith.
The mayor had sought to prevent
the game under the blue laws"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
CHURCH OPPOSED
TO CHAMP BOUT

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. 21.-
tPl-Tex Richards arrangement to
put on the Dempsey-Tunney cham
pionship bout in the huge sesqui-
centennial stadium at Philadelphia
was described today by the Method
list board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals as a Threatened
disgrace" to the city.
This affair will be debasing in
fluence in Philadelphia and viii ex-
tend its evil suggestions throughout
the country. So long as we tolerate
prize fighting. we haye no right 70
criticize the Spanish for tolerating
bull fighting. for the one Il rs brtaal
as the other the board said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
Catholics Will Ask
Congress to Amend
Religious Clauses

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 21.-lP)-It
il the intention Of the Catholic epis-
copate to petition the Mexican con
grcss 10 amend the religious clauses
Of the constitution. This announce
ment was made today BY Bishop
Diaz. secretary Of the episcopate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
CMeYO RUnCheY
Admits Staying
OfJUmS Johnson

knowledge of the killing. Both hus-
band and wife were in Dewitt
county Jail Friday pending arrange
ments for preliminary hearing.
Officers said Mack declared John
son had insulted Mrs. Mack and that
the latter had corroborated this
statement. During a quarrel. Mack
said he struck Johnson on the head
with heavy wrench and later threw
the body into the river, having
weighted il with iron.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
Two Are Injured In
Crash Near Mission
Especial To The Herald.l

MISSION, Tex, Aug. 2l.-Two
men, hurt in an auto accident on
the highway just east of Mission
were brought here Friday afternoon
for treatment soon after the mis-
hap occurred.
One of the men is dangerously in
jured while the other escaped with
minor hurts. They were placed
under the care Of Mission physi-
clan.
The accident occurred when the
car in which the two men were rid
in collided with another automobile
whose occupants escaped unhurt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21

CUER0, Texas, Aug. 21.-tPl-
William Mack. 81 year old stockman
of the Thompson section Thursday
night, confessed to the murder of
JAMS Johnson, so, race horse man
and former jockey whose body was
found in Guadalupe river near here
Sunday, according to county officers.
II was announced that a charge Of
murder had been filed against Mrs.
Mack. who alleged to have had guilty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
Federals Pursuing
Nicaragua Rebels

MANAGUA. Mic. Aug. 21.-(P,-
The revolutionists have been badly
defeated mt Tamerindo, village ON
the Pacific side Of the republic. It
~ asserted that many w them were
killed or wounded and that the
others in their flight left ten ma
chine guns. several hundred rifles
and half million rounds Of ammu-
milton, in addition to other supplies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
TEACHERS RETURN
HOME FROM MEXICO

LAREDO, TeXasf Aug. 2l.-fP,-
About two hundred American teach
ers from about 80 states Of this
country who have been attending the
summer school Of the University OF
Mexico, are now coming out Of
MexrVo. examinations having been
held during this week and the sum
mer school closing on Friday.
All the teachers who studied for
degrees and received credit certifi-
Gates are much pleased with the
work of the school and the courtesy
with which they were treated.