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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19
LAWS CUT DOWN
TOURIST TRAVEL

MONTERREY. Tex. Nov. 10
Tourist travel from the United States
has fallen off to such an extent in
this c-ty. as result Of the recent
immigration laws, that the owners
Of hotels and restaurants and sim
liar establishments have requested
the Chamber Of Commerce to request
President Gales to make an effort
to secure legislation which will allie
viate existing conditions.
Practically no tourist travel IL now
coming through this city.
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w illnesses in Leahy
Trial COrrobOr ate
Martinez Testimony

GEORGE WEST. Texas. Nov. l9.-
lFl-A bit of paper, the receipt for,
On automobile stored in a San An
tonic garage. was placed in evidence
by the state here today as one of
the links in its chain of evidence
by which II seeks to convict Harry
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19

HOUSTON. Texas. November i9.--
tPl-Fred Cannant, Rec institute
sophomore and football star, IS
being held in the Harris county
Jail for Galveston officers. He was
nrres-ed TODAY on a warrant issued
at Galveston based on an indictment
charging criminal assault.
The complaint names a Is year
old girl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19
National Bank AT
Manor Closes Doors

AUSTIN, Nov. I9.-(Pl-The Far
mers National Bank Of Manor, capi-
talized az $4,000, failed % open Fri
day, according to word received BY
Austin bankers.
Excessiuc farm loans made during
the past two years was gwen as the
reason. National Bank Examiner y.
q. Root let 10 ilEesIigatM
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19
De La Huerta States
Big.Revolt is Being
FOmented i'm Mexico

LOS ANGELES. Nov. la.-JR-
Adolfo dc Ia Huerta, former pro-
visional president Of Mexico. now
living here. expects to be carried in
TO power in the southern republic
on the wave Of a revolt which he
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Crande Valley: Partly cloudy to-
tight and Saturday; warmer tonight.
.irht TO moderate variable winds on
the west coast.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy TO
cloudy tonight and Saturday; local
rains Saturday; warmer tonight ex-
cert in northwest portion: colder
Saturday except in southeast por-
fiou- Light to fresh southerly to
wesferly winds on the coast
Daily River Bulletin
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19

Mayor j. K. Haines Of Mercedes IS
renorted to be somewhat improved
today. although he is not vet able 70
leave the hospital. Ha was taken sud
denly with n heart attack yesterday
morning while here on business trip
and was taken TO Mercy hospital
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19

NEW Professional golfers
here are envying Leo Diegel- Thew
hear he has a California lob as pri-
vate teacher for Joseph M. Schenck,
movie magnate. at d salary Of $4,000
a year and Sl0,o00 expenses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19
aNEKING" TRAGEDY

TRINIDAD. Col.-Hugging d girl
with one arm and driving his auto
with the other. c. r. Kiernan ran
into ditch and was killed. The girl
escaped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19

CALCUTTA.-Th bodies Of Is
workmen buried by molten ore at
Jamshedpur were totally destroyed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19

DEAL. Eng.-Ffederiek Crater,
aged 20. was defeated in a suit to
compel his parents to. consent to his
marriage. w
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-19

.9Anr AND SPENT MILLIONS.

rha river will continue to fal
ery slowly
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DEATH METHOD
Being PROBED
Razor of Rev. Hall is
One Exhibit Offered
In Evidence

SOMERVILLE, n. J.. Nov 19.--tPl
-Th7 state rested is ease IN the
Hall-Mills trial today al l:49 p. N.
Evening star., 1926-04-20
ACTION. BY u S. HOUSE
DISTURBS GERMANY
Tabling Of Bill fer Restitution of
German Properties Temporarily
Affects Stock Market.

!
| BERLIN. April 20.-The disappoint-
ment with which the press discusses
/ the tabling by the United States House
! of Representatives of the bill for the
restitution of German properties is
tinged with considerable hopefulness.
The announcement caused the decline
of stocks on the Bourse today, but
they rapidly recovered from the initial
slump which affected principally
shares in undertakings directly inter
eSted in such restitution.
The Boersen Courier says: Despite
the disquieting news from America.
there is no occasion for pessimism at
present"
The Catholic organ. Germania. says:
"ENag pessimiSm is not called
for"
The .Zeitung Am Mittag expresses
the conviction that restitution will ulti
mately be approved.
Evening star., 1926-04-20
Held 1t Was Useless
To Become Citizen
In a VoteIess Town

The voteless condition of Wash
ington was assigned as the reason
that William APPEL. II years old.
who came from Germany more
than so years ago. had never COM
pleted his naturalization. APPEL is a
baker and worked at his trade un-
til few years ago, when he con-
cluded TO take up his residence at
the Rupert Home, in Anacostia
He told the clerk of the District
Supreme Court that he is married,
but does not know where his wife
now resides, as she left him in
1914. The applicant told the clerk
that he did not bother to complete
his naturalization because the "peo-
pie of Washington have no vote
anyhow"
Evening star., 1926-04-20
HARPER'S HEADACHE TABLETS
RELIEVE LIKE MAGIC, USERS SAY

need be bothered with such
troubles. For nearly a half century
the Robert N. Harper Co. has made
liquid headache remedy which
thousands still buy.
Their new headache remedy in
tablet form, users say, are still more
wonderful, effective, quick and
satisfactory. So convenient to take
with a sip of water. ST. handy to
carry in pocket or purse, 25c tube
is enough for a dozen headaches,
neuralgia, nervous or kindred pains.
All the leading druggists here in
town are featuring these new tab
let's or send 25c in stamps or coin
to Robert N. Harper Co., 467 c St.
NV, Washington, DIG.
Evening star., 1926-04-20
Fruit Grower Dies.

WINCHESTER. Va, April 90
Charles Dudley Wood, 40. one of the
largest fruit growers and farmers of
Rappahannock County, died today at
Flinthill from pneumonia, following a
stroke of paralysis. His widow. four
children and father, John w. Wood.
survive. Funeral services will be held
al Flinthill Baptist Church at . pm.
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1926-04-20
College. Founded in ITO Burns.

NEW YORK, April 20 (R-Cod-
rington College, founded in 1710 and
Ia leading theological seminary in the
West Indies, has been destroyed by
fire. according to dispatch to the
North American Newspaper Alliance
from Barbados, British West Indies.
The loss was estimated at $I250U0.
Evening star., 1926-04-20
Quickly, Surely, Without
Harm, Headaches Go
Away at Once
BETTER THAN LIQUID,

BETTER THAN LIQUID,
SOME USERS DECLARE
"No woman ever suffered more
than | with headaches and neural
gia, but now, thank goodness, such
troubles are a thing of the past be-
cause ! keep a tube of these won
derful new Harper's Headache Tab
let's in my purse. They stop Neu-
ralgia pains and headaches like
magic" declares an enthusiastic
Washington user.
With a Csc tube of Harper's
Headache Tablets handy, no one
Evening star., 1926-04-20
Men Composing Detail.

Beside Capt. McCamly, the met
then listed in the order were: F'irst
Lieut.. j. r. Durkee, Second Lieuts
E. Murphy and E. Hoppy and First
SergtS. Chester Swinehart, John X
Edwards, Samuel Carpenter, Addison
&. COrnwell Jacob p. Nelson, Luther
l.. Bullock, Patrick Callaghan, A. J
Marshall, William 7. DAILY, James
Collins. William w. Durgeon, Frank
p. Smith, George E. Goodrich, Angus.
tus E. Car, Frank Carey, William H.
Noble, John Karr, John P. Smith
John Hanna, Floyd d. Forehand, /.
NJ. Sedgewick Rufus w. Lewis, John
P. Barry, William II. Wiseman and
James NJ. Pardun.
1t is not known .authertically
whether any member of this memo
rable detail of the Veteran Reserve
Corps is still living OF whether all
have passed from the scene with the
honorary pallbearers, who, beside,
the Senate and House delega ticns, in.
cluded such distinguished men as
Gen. Grant, Admira. Fari2SuC. Maj
Gen. H. w. Halleck and Brig. Gen. w
A. Nichols.
Evening star., 1926-04-20
HONOR TO MEMORY
Of VETERAN GROUP
Army Sergeants Who, 81
Years Ago, Guarded Body
f. of Slain President.

SiXty-one years ago today the mar
tNred Lincoln lay in state in the Cap
ito rotunda, while q. Nation, bowed
n grief. still struggled to realize-to
grasp-the fact of his assassination.
Time has now taken tollN of all that
distinguished group of more than Il
score who. as honorary pallbearerS, on
he day before-April 10 1S65-had
marched with the funeral cortege from
the services in the east room of the
White House to the Capitol, where the
body of the Nations first martyred
President was placed on a catafaIquc
in the rotunda to lie in state until the
morning of April 2l.
The names of these men, of whom
the last survivor was former Repre-
sentative Henry G.. Worthington OF
Nevada a familiar figure for years in
The National Capital, who died here in
J909. have been listed repeatedly in the
recital of events of those days OF over
ShadoWing national sorrow But there
is another group, less prominent, but
to whom fell also a great honor in the
national tribute to the fallen eman-
cipator, whose names, hidden in the
musty archives of the War Depart
ment. have, So far as known, never
been drawn from there and published
IN their full list.
Drawn From Veteran Reserve Corps.
These are the 25 first sergeants of
the Veteran Reserve Corps, selected
as the best and most reliable men
in the 1St Brigade of the corps. with
headquarters in Washington, to form
the guard of honor as act as pail
hearers for President Lincoln. These
men. representing in highest type the
rank and file of the Union forces.
which had just fought through the
long war under the inspiring leader
ship of the martyred President, form
ed his funeral escort from the White
House to the Capitol and thence on
the long journey to Springfield, H.,
Lincoln's final resting place. The %
first Sergeants, together with three
commissioned in the escort, were un-
Ger the command of Capt. James NJ.
McCamly.
The full list of the honored first
sergeants and commissioned officers
chosen for the escort is shown in
general order No. 36 from headquar-
terS of the 1St Brigade, V. +. G.. dated
April 10, 1865. This is the order as
taken from the War Department ar
ChiVes:
Pursuant to orders from head
quarters Department of Washington.
requiring that one captain, three sub
alterns and 25 first SergeantS be de-
tailed as a guard of honor to escort
the remains of the late President to
their final resting place in Illinois,
and that the detail consist of the best
and most reliable men in the com
mand, the following named officers
and first sergeantS are detailed for
this duty"
Evening star., 1926-12-13
PROPOSES PROHIBITION
UNDER STATE OPTION
Representative La Guardia Has
Bill Providing Liquor Traffic Un-
der Congressional Control.

Prohibition by State option under a
congressionally controlled liquor traffic
plan is provided for in a constitutional
amendment drafted by Representative
La Guardia, Republican, New York,
for introduction today.
The amendment would permit the
States to remain dry or become wet at
the wish of the electorate. Congress
undertaking to prescribe rules and
regulations for manufacture, sale, and
transportation of liquor. at the same
time protecting dry States from i'm
portations from wet neighbors.
Explaining his proposed amendment,
Mr.. La Guardia said Congress first
would fix the minimum alcoholic con-
tent of Notwithstanding beverages,
leaving to the States the right to in
crease the content. This would be
done, he said, under congressional
regulation, which would provide a
border patrol for dry States, at the
expense of the wet ones. to prevent
transportation of liquor into prohibi-
ton territory.
Perhaps my amendment will not
be satisfactory TO the drys at it's first
reading" he said, but eventually
am certain that the idea of absolutely
protecting the dry States and at the
same time giving sufficient latitude
to States desiring to change is the
only solution Of this Nation wide prob
lem
Evening star., 1926-12-13
TW0,ELDERLY WOMEN
HURT BY AUTOMOBILES
Possible Skull Fractures Are
Reported to Police as
Traffic Accident Toll.

Mrs. Anna G.. Woodward, II years
old. Commodore Apartments, Seven
teenth and T streets. while standing
in the safety zone at Fourteenth and
r streets about $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, according to the police,
was knocked down by an automobile
driven by Benjamin Spigel, 1909 Kan
sas avenue. and her left leg frac-
tured. She was taken home and treat
cd by DR.. Cary 7. GraySon.
William Frederick Houston, 1S years
old, received a possible fracture of
the skull early last night as a result
of a collision between his bicycle and
a taxicab driven by Julius L. Olko-
witz, 435 NJ street. at Nineteenth and
T. streets. He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Edith NJ. Meier, GO years old, 11h
Fourth street southeast, was knocked
down near Twelfth and NJ streets last
night about o'clock by an automobile
driven by Joseph Diggs, colored.
100015 Rhode Island avenue, and her
head severely injured She was treat
ed at Emergency Hospital for pos.
Sible fracture of the skull.
While crossing at Park road and
Seventeenth street last night, Mrs.
Alice Marche, so years old, 500 A
street southeast, was knocked down
by an automobile owned and driven
by George Fl. Parker, Clarendon, Va,
and injured about the head and body.
She was taken to Garfield Hospital,
where her condition was reported un-
determined
Evening star., 1926-12-13
DETHRONED LEADERS
IN RUSSIA ACTIVE
Continue Attacks on Party in
Speeches in Communist Inter
national Meetings.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, December 13.-The clos
ing sessions of the enlarged executive
committee of the Communist 1nterna-
tional in the past few days have been
characterized by notable blazing up
of latent fires of dissension. Leon
Trotzky, Gregory Zinovieff, Leo Kan
eneff and other Gethroned leaders, in
long speeches, have been attacking
the dominant party and maintaining
their own viewpoints unchanged,
an indication that their recent surren
der was merely tactical
Zinovieff emphasized the danger that
the Russian Communist party might
be reborn in a non-revolutionarys spirit
because of the growth of rich peas
ants and q new bourgeoisie with cap
italist surroundings and a negative
spirit toward the new economic policy
Pravda, Communist organ, COM
menting on the speeches, accuses the
opposition of neglecting no opportunity
to drive the deepest possible wedge be-
tween the Communist party and the
Communist International.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
DOORKEEPERSHOT
IN NIGHT CLUB ROW
Seven White People Held
After Free -fOr-AN at
Colored Establishment.

AS the aftermath of an argument
which led to q free for.ali tight" early
this morning at the OricNal Garden
Club. Ninth and X streets. operated
by. Lewis Thomas, colored, David
Martini colured doorkccper. is at
Emergency Hospital with bullet
wounds III his right shoulder aud
arm, and n party Of seven white
people, four of them women, are
held for investigation by police Of
the second precinct.
Thomas. TIA" manager. stated the
trouble started when he refused to
serve the members Of the party, who
arrived about $50 o'clock in All auto
mobile.
One of the guests. Thomas stated,
said something about cleaning UP
the place" and he telephoned for pc
lice. While the police were on the
way, fight started, which resulted in
the shooting of the doorkeeper. lie
did not know who shot him, he said
and stated that he had taken no part
in the combat. About 25 patrons of
the establishment, all colored, joined
in the melee.
While engaged in arresting Thomas
st. Claire, one of those held at the
second precinct, Officer G. y. Poole
sustained broken right thumb,
which was treated by DR.. +. y. Ball
of Emergency Hospital.
Others held gave their names as
Bessie Dodson. % years old. 1716 Sew
enteenth street: Margaret Catherine
Hickey, % years old, 90S B street
southwest; Ruth Atkins. Houston
Hotel; Stephen Paul Murphy 27 years
old; Ralph d. Harbough, National Ho-
tel, and Eva Weaver, 1916 Sixteenth
street.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
.BALLOU TO REPORT
ON SCHOOL FUNDS
More Than 200 Citizens Ex-
neCted at Meeting to
Be Held Tonight.

Official representatives Of more than
200 citizens, parent-teacher. civic and
business associations will gather al
the Franklin School tonight at s
o'clock to hear DIR. Frank w. Ballou'S
annual report on how the Board of
Education has Jared in the matter of
school appropria lions at the hands of
10th the District Commissioners and
the Budget Bureau. Edwin G.. Gra-
ham, president of the Board Of EduCa-
ton, will preside.
Explanation will be made at the
outset that the Board of Education
requested 1928 appropriations of $15,-
1856, 5,186, of which the District Com
missioners granted $13,554,271 and the
Bureau of the Budget S12,344,70l II
addition to the latter sum the Budget
Bureau agreed to carry approximately
$4,000 900 of obligated appropriations
Gratification is expected to be ex
pressed tonight over the fact that the
schools accounted for a high per-
centage of the S2.00O,0O0 increase of
the 1928 District budget over the 1927.
While the lump-sum appropriations
asked and granted were made public
last week, the appropriation historF
Of each item in the school budget will
be made public tonight for the first
time.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
FAMOUS TAPESTRIES
PRESENTED TO YALE
Latest Edward Harkness Gift Once
Property of Pioneer Bene-
factor of University.
By the Associated Press.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, December
ia further gift to Yale University
by Edward S. Hardness, '97, of New
York City, became known when vote
of thanks, passed Saturday by the
corporation of Yale, was made public
The famous tapestries of Elihu
Yale, pioneer benefactor of the uni
versity which bears his name, consti-
tute this latest gift. Woven about
1900 by John Vanderbank, depicting
Indo- Chinese subjects, with small fig
ures pursuing various tasks, buildings,
exotic birds and trees and landscapes,
they are generally considered the most
important group of English Chonoi-
series known. Two of the tapestries
hang in the new university theater,
also a gift of Mr.. Harkness, and a
third hangs in the memorial room of
the memorial quadrangle.
The tapestries came into the pos
session of Mr.. Hardness when Glen
ham Hall, Suffolk, England, was sold
by the Earl of Guilford. They had
hung in Glenham Hall for more than
two centuries, since its acquisition by
Elihu Yale's son.in.law, Dudley North,
son of the second Earl Guilford.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
SMALL STILL SILENT
ON M'kINLEY POST
Report Senate Vacancy Has Been
Offered to Col. Smith
Unverifed.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 13.-Gov. Len
Small has made no announcement re-
garding his choice of a man to fill
the unexpired term of Senator Will
liam B. Mckinley, who died last week.
but it was reported that the governor,
who is in Springfield, will make
known his decision early this week
Reports from downstate are that
Col. Frank l.. Smith, United States
Senator-elect, has been offered the
appointment if he desires 1t. Smith
otherwise would not assume his seat
until March.
"A move to investigate Smiths right
to be seated has been started as q
result of his acceptance of primary
campaign contributions from public
heads while he was chairman of the
State Commerce Commission, and the
appointment to the vacancy is re-
ported to have been delayed until
Mr.. Smiths wishes in the matter
have been determined.
The governors choice will be made,
it is reported, when Col. Smith has
indicated whether he wishes to fill
the vacancy at the same time that
the move is under way to question his
right to hold the seat to which he
was elected.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
BY tho Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, England. December
13.-Twelve Cambridge undergradu
ates, some bearers of historic titles.
arc crossing to the other side for
Christmas to get a tirst-hand view aa
to just how New York's 400" func-
tions. They will be guests Of some of
the best known hostesses Of the city,
and also plan TO visit Washington.
The party includes Count Serge Or
loft Duvidoff of Winchester School
and Trinity College. IN" Hon. John
Davies of Trinity College. a member
of the Cambridgeshirc Hunt aud q
whip of the Car hridgeshirc BcagIcs;
Duncan Whitaker OF Clithcroe, Ian
cashirc and st. joins College. an en-
thuSiaStic hunter ana mark and
-. Foster Smart of L'1dOn and ST.
Johns College, an active t.'jnletcr ana
foot ball player.
1t is also possible that LORD st1rgh-
ley. son Of the Marquis of Exete,. of
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WALSH STRESSES
VALUE OF PRAYER
Senator Says 1t Took Large
Part of His Campaign
for Reelection.

Senator David I. Walsh of Massa
chusetts yesterday paid tribute TO the
efficacy of prayer when he told of the
part ii played in his recent campaign
for election to the Senate in an ad
dress at the quarterly meeting OF the
St Vincent de Paul Societies at s.
Paul's Church, Fifteenth and Y
streets.
Throughout his successful campaigr
Senator Walsh said, he received al
average OF 100 letters from his sup
porters in all parts of the United
States in which the writer's told him
of their prayers for his victory.
In speaking of the work of the ST
Vincent de Paul Society, Senator
Walsh said that no greater satisfac-
ton can be had than in that OF ren.
dering a service to those in need.
which is the purpose and sole work of
the society.
Rev. Paul H. Furfrey. n professor
of sociology of the Catholic University.
who was another speaker at the meet
ing. which was opened with a mass
at st. Paurs Church. spoke on the
value Of supervising the play-hours OF
the children. Declaring that yearly
average of seven or eight hours each
day is spent by youngsters in play
against the daily two hours of school.
Father Furfrey advocated such move
ments as the Boy Scouts to properly
train children at play and thus edu-
cate them to spend their leisure time
in a way that will improve their
status as members of society.
Father Thomas L. McGuigan. pas
tor of st. Paul's, said the opening
mass at which the men received holy
communion in a body. Following the
mass. the members of the society ad-
iourned to the school hall. where
breakfast was served before the open
ing of the business session. Reports
of the work of the various church
chapters of the worldwide st. Vincent
de Paul Society were read by the rep
resentatives.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
IL Cambridge Students Coming Over Here
To See How the 400 Really Do Behave

Magdalenc College internationally IA
nous as IL runner, and Sir William
Williams, Bart, of ST, Johns College,
Will join the party.
The group will sail from South
tlnpton December II on the Leyia-
than, and will leave New York Janu-
ary s for the homeward voyage. Its
organization was due to the activity
of Coleman Williams of st. Johns Col
lege. son of Roger n. Williams, New
York banker. Williams, who graduated
from Cornell in 1923. where lie was
awarded his "C" in the crew, has con
Quoted expeditions in The Ear West
for tho American Museum of Natural
History. lie came to Cambridge in
1929.
A group of about 10 American un-
dergraduates of oxford and Cam
bridge. many of them Rhodes scholars
returning to the States for their
Christmas vacations, will swell the
party.