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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

system has been brought "a a very
high point Of efficiency TO assure
adequate irrigation water for this
large acreage.
Several months z the district,
cooperating with 4 Houston firm, in
.auEurated a drainage experiment In
which a large well and pump has
been utilized 70 reduce the water
table. Present indications are that
the experiment will prove successful,
and the method will probably be
adopted BY the district, the well
drainage to be supplemented BY a
system of open drains, where neces-
sary. and concreting Of canals where
seepage Is extensive.
The district is also making plans
to install meters for all water users.
Recent investigations have disclosed
that the loss to the district through
the excessive use Of water makes the
installation of meters imperative,
and land owners assert that the
damage to lands resulting from the
practice Of using too much water is
also a factor that must be consid-
cred.
Replaces Old System
The Santa Maria irrigation dis
trict. one Of the smallest in the Val
ley, replaced one Of the earliest ir-
rigation projects on the lower Rio
Grande. During the early days con
siderable acreage in the vicinity Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

HULL, Eng.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Cordinr were arrested for coming
bogus money IN "A field tent on their
farm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

MUNICH.-FritE Berens shot "a
waiter who criticized the size Of the
tin Berens gave him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

Dresden.-Anton Berlagen refused
to eat after his fiancee Tilted him and
died OF starvation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Vote Bonds FOR improvements

The Los Fresnos District, Cam
eron County NO. G. recently voted
bonds IN the amount NJ $4,000 70
finance many Improvements. Of the
svstem. including the construction
~ n drainage system which Will
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

This valley Is proven as the garden
spot of Texas. Water, population
and transportation determine its flu
ture. The IS. p" is making an
earnest effort to aid in insuring its
future by providing the transporta-
ton. Imperial Valleys rich devel-
opment in California was made pos
sible by Southern Pacific service.
We are now doing the same for the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. We be-
lieve in the Valley-the Valley be-
lieves in us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
WANT D. c. TO PAY
ALL PAVING COSTS
ChiIIum Heights Citizens Urge
Repeal of BorIand
Amendment.

The entire cost Of street paving i'm
provements in the District should be
shouldered by the District Govern
ment, the members of Chillum
Heights Citizens Association agreed
in favoring the repeal of the Borland
amendment at the regular meeting
held last night in the Joseph r..
Keene School, Blair and Riggs roads.
A COPY of the resolution was ordered
sent to District officials and the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations.
A. w. Cline, secretary, reviewed
the District school building plan for
the next five years and appealed to
the association to make an effort to
obtain an eight-room addition for the
ke~ne School Building. A resolution
introduced by Cyrus r. Bright re-
auesting the District Commissioners
to include an item for the beautifica-
tio,f of the grounds of keene School
i'll the 1928 budget was passed.
The association also will ask that
Riggs road be closed in front of the
school and that Concord avenue be
continued from Blair road. A request
was ordered sent to the Federation
OF Citizens A ssociations to permit the
president of an association to act in
the place of an absent representative.
The proposed $500 900 bond issue Of
the federation for the purchase and
maintenance Of additional parks and
Fairgrounds in the District was dis
cussed and placed in the hands of the
committee on law and order. F1nis
-. Morris, president, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
WIFE FOLLOWS HUSBAND
TO DEATH IN 48 HOURS
Succumbs Under Same Circum-
stances as Frank c. Wallace,
From Heart Attack.

Mrs. Annie Wallace. so years old,
died suddenly this morning at her
home In Philadelphia suburb. a little
less than 48 hours after her husband.
Frank G. Wallace. editor and publisher
of the Chester pa Times, had ex'
pired under the same circumstances,
according to long distance telephone
message to The Evening Star from a
friend of the family. In both instances
heart attack. was the cause of death.
Mr.. Wallace for long time was in
the Government Printing Office here,
holding the post of superintendent of
documents when he resigned II years
ago after acquiring an interest in the
Chester paper.
Mr.. Wallace fell dead Wednesday
afternoon, and grief is said to have
FASTENED his wifes end. She called
to a woman in the house with her
early this morning that she felt very
badly" and was dead before assistance
could be summoned.
The couple will be buried together
Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The
funeral will be private. at Chester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
EX-MARINE BROWNS SOON
AFTER LEAVING HOSPITAL
Body of Peter J. Finn Found Near
Highway Bridge and Identified
by Fellow Roomer.

A few hours after his discharge
from the Naval Hospital yesterday
afternoon the body of Peter Joseph
Finn, AZ years old, retired. marine
sergeant, was found in the Potomac
River near the Highway Bridge by
Ross Hunter, 2023 Fl street. He noti-
fed park police.
Police of the harbor precinct took
the body to the morgue, where it was
identified by letters found in the
clothing. William Harvey, 907
Twenty-third street, where Finn also
roomed, verified the identification.
Finn had been patient in Naval
Hospital since December /. He
seemed well and in the best of spirits
when he was discharged from the
institution early yesterday afternoon.
it is stated, and police were unable
to find any witnesses of the
drowning.
Mrs. Catherine Minton, 210 Curley
avenue, Lackawanna, N. Y, a sister,
was advised of the drowning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
'LEOPOLD-LOEB SUIT
ENDS IN NO VERDICT
Jury Stands 8 to d in Favor
of Taxi Driver-NeW Trial
in March Likely.


JOLIET Ill, January S.-ChaIe les
Ream's 100000 suit against Nathan
Leopold and Richard Loeb. charging
kidnapping and mutilation, must go
over until the March term of court
The jury which heard Ream's ac-
cusations and the denialS of the de-
PENDANTS that they ever had seen the
Chicago taxi driver before, was dis
charged late yesterday after "A hours
of consideration and 80 ballots had
left them no closer to a verdict than
an to division favoring the plain
tiff
The disagreement resulted because
the four Jurors who held out against
Judgment did not believe il possible
for Ream to identify the assailants
who mutilated him on the night of No
yember 10, 1928. The belief of the
four was strengthened, Joseph Boylan,
foreman, said. by the testimony of
three Chicago policemen that Ream,
on the night of the crime, in hos
pital. had told them he could not
identify the men who did 1t.
Both Loeb and Leopold were re-
turned to prison after they had test1-
fled Thursday, and were not in court
when the jury was discharged. They
are serving life sentences for the muir
der of Bobby Franks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08

National-"Pigs." comedy, at $40
pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
Belasco-'"The Arabian Nightmare.
comedy, at $40 pm. Matinee at 2:2O
pm.
Poli's-"The Nagabon King" musi-
cal play, at $50 pm. Matinee at
2:20 p. IN.
Kcith's-Wll Mahoney, vaudeville
at 2;l5 and SIS pm.
EarIe-"Misses and Kisses Revue, "
vaudeville. continuous 1870 to IL pm.
Strand-"Around the Clock" must
cal presentation, continuous l2:3o TO
II pm.
Sliding Billy Watson's
Show burlesque, at 2.15 and S:15 pm
Mutual bright Eyes" burlesque,
at go and $50 pm.
Metropolitan THE Nervo S
Wreck" Van and Schenck, at 10:45
am, 1920, 1855. 3:55, $40, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Palace - THE Flaming Forest.
Nora Bayes, at II am. 1880, ESQ
4:30. 6, s and 9:55 pm.
RiaIto-"The Popular Sin" at II
am, 12:45. $50. 4;50, $50 and S45
pm.
Columbia Second week).-"We're
in the Navy Now" at 1l:35 am, l15
2:55, AS, G:25, sos and 9:55 pm
Tiv0li-"Tony Runs Wild,'t at 2:25,
AIS, 610, 8 and $50 pm.
Wardman Park" Napoleon and
Josephine, Z and 9 pm.
Ambassador-"R Risky Business" at
G:l5, 8 and $50 pm.
Central-"The Mystery Club" at
1890, .. $50, b, $50. 8 and $40 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia--Cloudy, with
rising temperature today and tomor-
row: lowest temperature about 70
degrees.
Maryland-Cloudy with rising tenn
perature tonight and tomorrow; pos
sibly rain or snow.
Virginia-Cloudy with rising tenn
perature tonight and tomorrow.
West Virginia-Cloudy and warmer
tonight, possibly light rain or snow.
Temperature for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, 81; pm, %;
IL midnight, rs; A am, FL; 8 am,
10: noon, %.
Barometer pm, 1922; 8 pm,
80. 50; IL midnight, 1924; am, 30.3S;
8 am, 1910; noon, 30.37.
Highest temperature, 80, occurred
at 2:30 pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 19, occurred
at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 90; lowest, "a.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide, 11:43 am; high
tide, $3.50 am. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1902 am
and 1888 pm; high tide, 6:51 am
and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 1927 am; sun sets
SOC pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 1927 am.
sun sets 500 pm.
Moon rises 1903 am; sets 10:40
pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
xUa.kl,or in Various Cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
CHARLES w. BURDICK DIES
Prominent Wyoming Man Expires
at Hotel.

Charles w Burdick. &C years old.
prominent attorney and oil man of
Cheyenne. Wyo., and former chair
man of the Republican State commit
tee, died this morning at $50 o'clock
at the New Willard Hotel, where he
had been guest for several weeks.
Mr.. Burdick contracted cold last
week which developed into pneumonia
Sunday and resulted in his death. His
wife was with him at the time. He is
survived also by a daughter. Mrs.
George w. Hewlett, wife of COmdr.
Hewlett, who is stationed here. Flu
neral and burial services will be held
at Cheyenne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
MISS H. 4. MORSMAN DIES.
Long Illness Preceded by Heart
Attack Years Ago.

Miss Harriet Adelaide Morsman,
daughter of the late Lewis William
Harvey and Maria M. Morsman, died
at 1:15 o'clock this morning lat her
residence, in the Woodward apart
ments, following a long illness. Miss
Morsman was IS years old and had
lived in Washington since 1891.
Miss Morsman was born at the
Poplars, North Evans, n. Y, the
family home for several generations.
She was stricken with a heart attack
four years ago and never fully recov-
cred. Her health failed visibly after
Thanksgiving day. She is survived
by a sister, Mrs. p. r. Mallon, and
two nieces, Mrs. Leila A. Oothoudt
and Miss Winifred Mallon.
Funeral services will be conducted
Tuesday at o'clock in the Church
Of the Reformation. Burial Will be
in Congressional Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
'SHEIKS' BRING SMALLPOX
Arabs Fine for Movies, Say French,
But Must Be Vaccinated.

PARIS, January 3 P).--Arabs may
make picturesque screen sheiks, but
the French Academy Of Medicine says
they are bringing smallpox and other
diseases to France, and wants them
all vaccinatedA
Outbreaks in Paris and at Douai,
st. Etienne and Valence are blamed
on Arabs. The academy suggests
thorough examination of all cOloniais
coming to France, even though they
are French citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Senate Group to Hear Farmers.

The Senate agriculture committee
plans to begin consideration of farm
relief legislation next week. The ques-
ton already is before the House agri-
culture committee. AS at previous ses-
sions of Congress, there are several
different bills pending at both ends of
the Capitol, representing the varying
views of members as to how the prob
lens Of the farmer should be solved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
$4,000. 900 FOR CHARITY.

TULSA, Okla. January 8 LF).--Vir,
tually the entire $12,000000 estate of
Charles s. Page. philanthropist, who
died here December q, was left to the
various charitable enterprises which
he inaugurated during his lifetime.
His will was filed for probate with
the clerk of the County Court here.
The estate was estimated by the at
torneys filing the will as worth $12,-
Nn0 GOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
HUNT FOR BOY ENDED.

PORTLAND, Greg, January F).-
Organized search for Leslie Brownlee,
u, lost in the snow fields Of Mount
Hood since January I. has been de
clared at an end. More than score
of experienced guides and mountain
GERS returned to Battle Axe Inn with
out trace of the lost boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Anti-Cossipingg Bill
Carries Penalty OF
Fine and Jail Term

by the Associated PresS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. January
S.-The author of Tennessee's anti
evolution law has asked the
State Legislature. to make gossip
ing misdemeanor punishable by
fine or imprisonment, or both.
Senator J. w. Butler of Macon
County, collaborating with Sena-
tor J. j. Chrisman of Chatham,
introduced in the Tennessee Sen
ate a bill which would penallze
any person who shall willfully.
knowingly or maliciously repeat or
communicate to any person or per-
sons a false rumor or report OF
slanderous or harmful nature or
which may be detrimental to the
character or standing of such
other person or persons, whether
such person is 4 private citizen or
officer or candidate for office
Mr.. Butler would have the of
Tense described made punishable
by a fine Of SO to 500, or impris-
onment from 10 to so days, or both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Reardon Urged for Post.

Edward T.. Reardon of New York
was proposed to President Coolidge
today by Senator Copeland and Rep.
resentative Weller, Democrats, New
York. for the vacancy on the Federal
Trade Commission. They said the
country east of the Mississippi had no
representative on the commission.
Reardon is at present an attorney for
the Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
MRS, E, E. CONKLIN DIES.
Resident of District Since 1894
Expires After Illness.

Mrs Elizabeth E. Conklin, rs,
mother of DIR. Coursen B. Conklin,
1900 Crittenden street, and widow OF
AbraIn G. Conklin. died at Garfield
Hospital yesterday after an illness OF
three months.
Mrs. Conklin was born at Green
wich.. Conn, in 1848, and has been q
resident of the District since 1894
she is survived by her son and four
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day morning at the residence of DR.
Conklin, conducted by Rev. John G,
Ball, pastor of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church, at II o'clock. Interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Vandals Strip Phone Lines.

MEDIA. Pa, January CP).-Van-
dals last night stripped whole sections
of copper wire from poles in this sec
ton, Gripping telephone service be
tween Philadelphia and cities as far
West as Cleveland, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Moore Backs President.
Learns of Sons Drowning

Word was received here yesterday
morning from Boston police of the
drowning in Boston Harbor of Thomas
Ouinlan, cook aboard the steamer
Osceola, whose mother resides at 1918
East Capitol street She will have his
body brought home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
LITHUANIAN LABOR
HEADS FACE DEATH
80 Leaders to Be Court-Mar-
tailed in Kovno, Dispatch
to Berlin Says.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, January S.-A dispatch
from Kovno to the Communist news
paper Rote Fahne says the military
commander of Kovno is preparing To
court-martial 80 leaders of Lithuanian
labor, who face execution If convicted.
Among them are 67-year-old DIR. Do
matschnotshius and his two sons.
The dispatch says that the Lithu-
aSnian government has opened an in
ternment camp 10 accommodate its
numerous political prisoners, especial
ly laborites
Gen. SmetOna assumed the preSi-
dency of Lithuania last month after
a coup detat. which overthrow the
semi-Socialist government headed by
DIR. Kasimir Grinius.
Tho KOvno correspondent OF the
Nossische Zeitung reports that six
Communist aldermen have been ar
rested for protesting in a council
meeting against the recent shooting OF
four Communists.
In connection with reports from
Lithuania that the new government
which came into power in Lithuania
after the recent coup d'etat would
prohibit strikes in the future and
that a ban would be placed on trades
unions in their present form. it is
stated i'm a Telegraph Union dispatch
from KoVno that while the govern
ment has not issued a decree forbid
ding strikes, they are, in effect. i'm
possible, as the country is under
martial law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Wife Flees Death
As Husband Blasts
SelfWith Dynamite


T. PAINESDALE, Mich, January
8.~-Breaking away from the arms
Of her husband, Mrs. Waino Kosli
escaped death yesterday. Koski
was killed when Il stick OF dyna.
mite in his clothing exploded.
Koski placed the explosive, with
lighted fuse, in the pocket of his
coat and. then clasped his wife TO
him, telling her they both must
die. Mrs. Koski managed TO free
herself and got out of range before
the explosion occurred. Koski was
killed instantly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08

Continued from First Page.)
Ing the propriety of overriding the
President and the budget, and also the
charge that by merely approving
without change, the administration
program Congress was serving as
rubber stamp.
Sentiment which had been growing
in the House in favor of the Tilson
amendment appeared to crystalline
when Representative Garrett, the
Democratic leader, supported it and
was followed by Speaker LOngworth.
Garrett described the amendment as
an indication of @ breach between
the White House and the Republican
floor leader" but declared he believed
Tilson was doing the right thing"
Longworth Gives Up Chair.
Having relinquished the chair dur
ing the debate, Speaker Longworth
warned the House that it was as
much the duty of Congress to seesthat
the Navy did not fall below treaty
strength as it was to see that it did
not exceed the treaty. Members on
both sides of the aisle cheered the
statement and thus led leaders of the
fight for the cruisers to expect vic
tory.
However, imprisoned appeals by
Representative Burton. Republican,
Ohio, who has figured prominently
in the Nations foreign affairs, and
by Representative French, Repub-
lican, Idaho, in charge of the appro-
priation bill, appeared to have telling
effect and until the vote the issue was
in doubt.
Mr.. Burton decried the "glaring in
consistency between advocacy Of a
conference for the limitation of arma.
slents and at the same time expand
ing our Navy by the building of three
battleships which will cost over $780,
900, 900 while Representative French
cited repeated messages from the
President to Congress, in which the
Executive stressed the prospect of an
other arms conference and the UNI
wisdom of present naval expansion.
Moore Backs President.
Support of the Presidents position
came also from the Democratic side,
Representative Moore or Virginia
declaring that the House should stand
by the Executive and that President
Coolidge would be able TO take care
of himself two years hence.
Just before passage of the bill, the
House received a request from the
President for an appropriation of
$4,000 for expenses of continued
American participation in the dis
cussions at Geneva.
A move by Representative Fish,
Republican, New York, to have the
House request the President to call
another conference on cruiser, sub
marine and aircraft was ruled out of
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
NAVY BILL STEAMS
OVER TO SENATE
AFTER HOUSE TILT

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
FOREIGN.

q am. Greenwich time. today
Stations Temperature. Weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

BY such scrupulous regard for
the customers confidence the
really big businesses are built.
They flourish in accordance with
Mlrabeau's dictum: "If honesty
did not exist, it would be neces-
sary to invent it as a means of
enriching ones self"
Some years after the termlna-
ton Of Mirabeau's stormy career,
a gentleman set out to establish
a large business on other basis
the assumption that men are
suckers, and that he was smarter
than all the rest. His uncle said
of him, as a boy, that "he would
some day govern the world, be-
cause he was in the habit of
lying on all occasions"
For several years it looked as
if the uncEe's prophecy would be
fulfilled. But the nephew wound
up just where he started. He
came from the little island of
Corsica, a poor boy; he ended on
the little island of st. Helena, a
ruined man.
Some day mean to drop in
at the shabby little store which
has displayed it's lying sign for
IL years and present the pro-
prietor with a life of this gen.
tleman, Napoleon.
"If, with all his brains, he
couldn't get away with it," ! will
ask him, "what chance is there
for your
1871
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
Suckers
BY BRUCE BARTON.

~ N my very first day in
New York wandered
into a mems furnishing
~ store which was Selling
out" and was quickly relieved
of $15 for some shirts. They
proved to be no good.
That was IL years ago.
In those IL years many stores
have moved into fine new build
ings uptown, and made fortunes.
To the revenues of several of
these my household contributes
in a very small way every year.
And generally speaking | do not
think that the men who conduct
them are any more brilliantly
endowed than that genial but
unscrupulous individual who had
the first chance to make me his
customer on my first day in
town.
But he has not moved into a
fine new building. | passed his
store yesterday, and he is still
Selling out"-stiIl fishing in the
troubled waters of deceit, and
landing suckers, with painful eff
fort, one at time.
Said the president of a great
soap company some years ago:
1--WE have been so careful in
what we claimed for our product
that il we were to advertise to-
morrow that our soap is good to
eat, a million American families
would serve it for supper"