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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas 6s "A'--S3. 900 at 103 a
Washington Gas 90 "B''-$lOo at 103 u /.
$500 at 103 u.
w1samas a,eei R%y Fec pfd1io
92A, 3 at 92 y. 10 at 92&. 10 at 92 ". 10
Riggs National Bank-3O at 4SS.
American Security & TIT Co.. at 415.
National Savings & Trust Cos at sos u 1.
Lanston Monotype-10 at 9oN.
Mssrch3nts, Transfer G. Storage com.-l0
Mersenthaier sLinotype-1o at 1i2%. 8 at
= Washington Market Cos at son. 8 at
50h.
AFTER CALL.
Riggs National Bank--10 at 466.
Potomac Elcc. pfd. 5hs--5 at 1921.
National Mtge. & Inv. .pfd.-l0 at 2.
Merchants Transfer & Storage COMIC
at 1872.
Merchants Bank & Trust Coz at 1877.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Chapin-Sacks IS pfd.-S at 100h. 10 at
1O0h.
Money-Call loans and per cent.
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WOOL PRICES FIRM.

BOSTON, August IL (SpeciaD.-The
tone Of the wool market Is more drag
gy than it has been for some time, but
prices are firmly held. Fair volumes
of fine and fine medium territories are
being sold and some transactions in
Australian spot woods are reported.
Fine territory was quoted today at
1.10a1.12 clean basis. French combing
at los. half blood at 1.00a1.05. three
eighths blood at s0a92 and quarter
blood at SOaS2. Ohio grade feeces
were quoted at 45a46 grease basis for
fine delaine. with half blood at As.
three-eighths blood at 44a45 and quar-.
ter blood at A. Texas 12.month wool
was quoted at 1.0Sa1.12 and 8-month
at 90a92.
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MORE CARS SOLD.

NEW YORK, August IL R).-The
Willys-Overland Co. and subsidiaries
reports for the first six months OF 1927
net profit, of $6,055,553, as compared
with S734S,126 for the first half OF
1926. Sales totaled 1913, SOS cars, against
$4,000 for the first half OF last year.
the new total setting a sales record
for the company.
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PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE.

PARIS, August IL R.-Prices
moved irregularly on the Bourse to-
day. Three per cent rentes. 81 francs
50 confines; exchange on London, ia
francs 3R centimes; 5 per cent loan.
rs francs As confines. The dollar
was quoted at rs francs 81 centimes.
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SEAT AT TOP MARK.

NEW YORK. August II P).-A
new high record for selling prices of
memberships in the New York Stock
Exchange was recorded today. when
Max Reichenbach paid $222,000 for
the membership held by Neil G.. Finch.
The previous high was S220.o00 and
the last sale was made at $21S,000.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
fQuotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. |,
Gil
NEW YORK. August

NEW YORK. August II @.-
Foreign exchanges irregular. Quota
tions lin cents): Great Britain, demand,
4S5 1882; cables, 486 1872; 6O-day bills
on banks, 481 11.16; France. demand,
3.91A; cables, 1872; Italy, demand, 5.44;
cables, 5.4412.
Demand: Belgium, 1904: Germany,
23.76h; Holland. 40.04A: Norway,
25.95h: Sweden, 1851; Denmark,
26.771a: Switzerland, 19.274; Spain,
1898; Greece. 1904; Poland, 1920;
1.76; Austria. 14.08; Rumania, .621s;
Argentina, 42.6215; Brazil, 1884; Toxic,
1850; Shanghai, 5000: Montreal,
99.93%.
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GASOLINE REDUCED.

NEW YORK, August II CP).-The
Texas Co. today reduced the tank
wagon price of gasoline cents a gal
lon, meeting the reduction made
Tuesday by Standard Oil of New
York.
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SOUTHERN DIARIES.

NEW YORK, August IL R.-
Southern Diaries. Inc. reports net
profits for the second quarter of $685..
239 and net sales of S3.322,712, the
highest of any quarter in the COM
pany'S history.
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JORDAN MOTOR PROFIT.

NEW YORK, August II R.-The
Jordan Motor Co. had net profit for the
second quarter of $s6,773 against net
loss of $112,672 in the preceding quar-
ter. The company is bringing out a
new 8-cylinder model.
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RuRRER ADVANCES.

NEW. YORK, August II (SpeciaD-
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets
advanced u at today's noon quotation
Of 36A. This compares with 34A a
month ago and 80 a year ago.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

NEW YORK, August II R.-Net
income Of the Southern Pacific for
four months ended April 80 was
S433O.329
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

BY Special Leased Wire to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 11.-Followina
Is list Of bonds and stocks traded In
on the New York Curb Market today
with the volume of sale and prices UP
to and including the close of the mar
let
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SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, August IL R.-Bar
silver. ~; Mexican dollars. 40 -
Evening star., 1927-10-30

Clarence r. Kennedy and Miss Edna
T. Groves. both of Alexandria, in
Rockville. April %, 1927.
Miss Rehecca Mosedale of Mount
! Rainier. Md, was the recent guest of
her brotherin-law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Tulloch, on South Royal
street.
The members of the Clover Ath-
letic Club entertained Tuesday eve
ming in the home of Mrs. John Evans,
on South Lee street. with Mrs. Evans
and Mrs. William F'oote as hostesses.
Among the guests We're Miss Evelyn
Greenwood. Miss Louise Wilkins, Miss
! Margaret Hicks. Miss Sevella Nails.
Miss Margaret Greenwood. Miss Beu-
lah Cook, Miss Gladys Nolan. Miss
Josephine Peverill. Miss Pearl Evans,
Miss Eleanor Evans. Miss Virginia
Evans. Miss Lacy Wilkins. Miss Mar
garet Scrivener, Miss Annie Struder,
Miss Caroline Foote. Miss Isabelle
Dean. Miss Erma Childress, Miss
Frances Trenary, Miss Theresa Sis
son, Miss Gertrude Evans. Mr.. Viii.
liam Lyons. Mr.. William Snyder, Mr.
Robert F'oote. Mr.. Malcolm Peverill,
Mr.. Milton Brown, Mr.. Henry Scott
Mr.. Harry Evans, Mr.. Lester Scott.
Mr.. Buddy Scott. Mr.. Joseph Groner
Mr.. Marshall Evans. Mr.. George
Pharr. Mr.. William Roland. Mr.. NAL
colin Moore. Mr.. John Henderson. Mr..
Walter Roland Mr.. Charles Foote
Mr.. Kenneth Munsford. Mr. Douglas
Roland, Mr.. Henry Newton and Mr.
Melvin Evans.
Mr.. William Sewers of Warrenton
who has been the guest Of his brother
and sster-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. John
s. Sewers has left for Cambridge
Nd, to visit other relatives.
Mr.. Rathbone Smith of Manassas
spent the week end with Mrs. Smith.
and their children at the Barrett
home. on Duke street.
Rev. George Vest, the newly in
stalled rector of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, and Mrs. Vest We're enter
tained informally Monday by Mrs.
Andrew S. Mitchell. who had a mum.
Der of the congregation to meet them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Warfield
Mr.. Edgar Warfield and Miss Vir-
einia Marks are at home from a
stay at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

throughout the evening In the audi
toiium of the temple, and the banquet
hall will be utilized as a cabaret, where
refreshments will be served by the
Young ladies' committee, the members
of which will be costumed as Nor
mandy milkmaids. Mrs. Gertrude
Wilson will serve as chairman. Music
will be provided by five.piece orChes-
ira, directed by Mr.. William F.
Ruckert and the square dances will
be called off by Mr.. Isaac Melburn
to the tunes of the olden days played
on the fiddle.
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest will pre-
sent a number of entertainment fea-
lures during the evening. including
the gypsy fan dance. by Miss Marian
Chase. to the mIsic of "Seguidilia,' by
Albeniz, played by Mrs. Dorothy DE-
Muth Watson. Miss Judy Lyeth will
direct a number of group dances in
cludine THE Dance of the Jack O
Lanterns" THE Witches and Pussy
Cats" and The Cortland Dance"
Both the auditorium and the ban
quet hall will he decorated with corn
stalks. pumpkins. Autumn leaves and
Halloween novelties and a special
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Alabama Society to Meet
Evening of November !

Tho Alabama Society of Washington
viii hold its noNt regular meeting at
2400 sixteenth street northwest. .
Thursday evening, November 3. There
will he dancing and other features of
entertainment beginning promptly at
$50 o'clock All Alahamans and their
friends are invited
The officers and committees elected
at the last regular meeting to serve
for the ensuing year are Presidents
Mr.. Il. Lee Barnes: first vice president
Mrs Harry r, Fulton; second vice
president, Mr.. r. S. Tucker: third vice
president, Miss Margaret Davis: secre
tary. Mr.. Allen NJ. Laster; treasurer.
Miss Florence j.. Hughey and ser
eeant-at-arms, Mr.. 4, {. Radue.
The entertainment committee in
rludes Mr.. j. l.. MoneyWaY. chairman;
Mr.. Joseph Il. Little and Mrs. John
FoSCue Reception committee-NIrs
II. q. Sargent chairman. and Mrs
+. T. Carter, Mrs. 8. ". Hawkins
AZ. w. +. Sykes and Col. A. +. Brind-
ley. Publicity committee ars Mrs.
Lamar Jcffers. chairman; Mrs, q. 4 .
Beasley and Mrs. G.. T. Brazelton ARD
on the membership committee. Mrs.
Malcolm G. IIankins is chairman. as
sisted by Mr.. &. w. Ketcham. Miss
Soula Robinson, Mr.. John d. Machen
and Miss Bertha Dunn.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Mrs. Eberlc at Head
Of Navy Women's Bsll

Mrs. Edward Eberle, wife of Ad-
miral Eberle, chief of naval operations,
is the chairman of the Navy Relief
Thanksgiving ball, which is given an
nually on Thanksgiving night by the
Navy women in Washington. The
Navy Relief Society, which was found
ed many years ago by Admiral Dewey,
to help the needy ones in the serv-
ice. IS managed by a board of Navy
women: Mrs. Willard, the wife of Adj
miral Willard commandant at the
Navy Yard, is president, the other
members of the board being Mrs. Cur
It's d. Wilbur. Mrs. T. Douglas Robin
son, Mrs. Edward Eberle, Mrs. John
A. Leieune, Mrs. Richard Vain
right, Mrs. A. NJ. d. Mccormick. Mrs.
H. l.. Tanner, Mrs. Albert Gleaves,
Mrs. Charles McNaY, Miss Sophie
Casey. Mrs. Theodore Backstrom and
Mrs. Emory Land.
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Ninth Continental Ball
At Willard November Is

Mrs. Coolidge heads the list of pa
tronesses for the Ninth Continental
Ball To be given by the Abigail Hart
man Rice Chapter. d. A. r.. Novem-
Der Is at the Willard Hotel. Mrs.
Frank Morrison is regent and Mrs.
William Dougal Leetch is vice regent
of the chapter. The ball is given each
year for the benefit of the chapters :
work III America nization and patriotic
education. The chairman of the pa
troncss committee is Mrs. Malette
Roach Spengler and Mrs. Paul Bran
stedt is vice chairman.
Other patronesses are "-r. Harry ;.
New, Mrs. Theodore pcnCIas Rohln-
son. Mrs. Alfred Brousseau, Mrs. Fred
Evening star., 1927-10-30
K. of P. Barn Dance
Halloween Feature

One Of the attractive Halloween
celebrations tomorrow evening will be
the barn dance to be given by the
Knights of Pythias at Pythian Tenn
pie, l012 Ninth street. Al o'clock. This
event. which is for the purpose Of
raising funds to he applied to the
reduction of the remaining debt on
the temple. is open to the public as
we'll as to all members of the order
and their friends.
Mr. Edgar G. Snyder grand chancel
lor and chairman of the general com
mttee. announces as members of the
floor committee for the dance: Past
Grand Chancellor Frank B. Grown
chairman. and the following chancellor
comma nders: Mr.. Joseph Fitzgerald
Mr.. James \. Kline, Mr.. Fred Chain
son, Mr.. Charles r Krisel. Mr.. Harvey
Tucker, Mr.. William NJ. Lucas. Mr. T
Tozzola. Mr.. Anthony !. Embrey, Mr.
Henry J. Stearman and Mr.. John r
Rhodes.
General dancing will he continuous
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Card Party for College
Scholarship Fund

The card party for the Mount HoI
yoke College Washington scholarship
fund will be given Saturday, Novem
ber II, at o'clock at the WASHINGTON
Club. Nine. stefan Panaretoff. wife
of the former Minister from Bulgaria
is in charge of the affair, assisted BY
Mrs. Frederick T.. Harrington, presi
dent of the alumnae. and Mrs Walter
Clarke. Other prominent women who
are interested in the party and plan
to attend include Mrs Edwin 2
Parker, Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs
Gilbert Groevenor, Mrs. Frank Maxim
Mrs. c. c. McChord, Mrs. Robert
Saunders. the Misses Sedgeiey. Mrs
George r. Bowerman. Mrs. Philip Sid
noT Smith, Mrs. Thomas Sidwell and
Mrs. Eugene ByrneS.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

erick Dent Grant. Mrs. Frank p.
Noyes, Mrs Lawrence TOwnse nd, Mrs.
Josiah A. Van Orsdel. Mrs. Hamilton
Fish. ir.; Mrs Harry Lee Rust. Mrs.i
Howard l. HodCkins. Mrs. James NJ.
Wiley. Mrs. Constance Goodman.
Nine. Enrique Olaya. Mrs. Edward
Nelson DnClev Miss Helen Harman,
Mrs. Harry w. Bowling. Mrs. James
II. Harper Mrs. l.. S PsautZ, Mrs. +.
Bruce Warden, Mrs. Lee Park. Mrs.
r. r. NcIntire. Mrs. Frank Nj. Thomp-
son. Mrs. William NJ. Raines, Mrs.
William NJ Raines. Mrs. Charles r.
Ellsworth, Mrs H. VI. Roach, Mrs.
NJ. T. EensOn and Mrs. Mary Wolfe.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Man Seeks Bankruptcy.

Charles Ncedham. sos Seward
square southeast n brakeman. tolls
tho District Supreme Court that he
is broke and asks that he he ad-
Judged a bankrupt He lists his debts
at 5000 He is represented by Attor-
nnvS Castcel & klu,
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entrance door will he erected resem.
bling the front of an old-fas hioned
country barn. Witches, elves and
gnomes will he in evidence and for
tunes will be told by a gypsy fortune
teller.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

Automobile dealers of Rio Grande
dc Sui, Brazil have agreed TO give one
per cent of their net profits TO fund
to he devoted to educating the public
in good roads
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MRS. CAMILLE LYON DIES
AT HER RESIDENCE HERE
Wife Of Attorney and Sister Of
Merchants Had Been III
Long Time.

Mrs. Camille Lyon. wife Of r. B.
II. Lyon, attorney, died at her resi-
dence, $500 Connecticut avenue, We'd
nesday, after a long illness. She was
d years old.
Mrs. Lyon was widely known for
her philanthropic activities here. She
was q former president of the Sister
hood of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation, an officer of the Council
or Jewish Women, q member Of
Areme Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, and a member of the Women's
City Club. She also was affiliated with
more than q dozen charitable organi-
cations. She was the youngest daugh-
ter of the founder of Lansburgh G.
Bros department store, Gustave
Lansburgh.
Besides her husband she Is sur
vived by two sons, Gerald J. and
Arthur T. Lyon; four sisters, Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith, Mrs. Airline
Lansburgh, both Of this city; Mrs.
Myer Siner of New York City and
Mrs. Abraham Cohn Of Pittsburgh,
and two brothers, Sol Lansburgh of
this city and Lester Lansburgh of
New York City.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in
the Washington Hebrew CONGREGATION
Cemetery.
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THOMAS E. SHEAHAN DIES;
CONTRACTOR rs YEARS
Former Fireman Ends Long Ca
reer in Painting Business-Fu-
neral Tomorrow.

Thomas E. Sheahan, 81 years old,
contracting painter and decorator
and native Washingtonian, died at
his home, 7t8 Eighth street south
west, yesterday after a short illness.
Mr.. Sheahan had been in the paint
ing and decorating business for
about % years. Prior to entering
business he was for 10 years a men,
Der Of the District of Columbia Fire
Department.
He was q member Of the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants Of the
District of Columbia, the Washington
Board of Trade. Spaulding Council,
No. AIT, Knights OF Columbus; the
Washington Lodge of Elks, the Holy
Name Society. Firemens Relief As
sociation and the Irish American
Union. He also belonged to the
Master Painters Association of the
District of Columbia and the Inter-
national Association Of Painters and
Decorators, and was an organizer in
the old knights of Labor.
Mr.. Sheahan Is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Katherine Y. Col
Inns, Mrs. Mary Z. Paul and Miss
Florence Sheahan, and sister, Mrs.
Mary Sullivan.
Funeral services will be conducted
at st. Dominic's Catholic Church to-
morrow morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Interment will be in Mount Ollvet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
JOHN G. EWING DIES
OF HEART AlLMENT
Department Of Justice Attorney
Succumbs After Long Govern
ment Service.

John Gillespie Ewing, SO years old,
an assistant attorney in the Depart
ment Of Justice for the past six years,
died of heart disease in Georgetown
University Hospital Tuesday night.
Mr.. Ewing was for many years a
professor Of history at Notre Dame
University. lie was a grandson of the
late Thomas Ewing, Secretary Of the
Treasury under President Harrison, in
1S41, and Secretary of the Interior un-
der President Taylor, in 1919 and 1850.
He belonged to the knights of Co
lumbus and the Elks. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Ethel Kelly
Ewing, and two daughters. Mrs. Jo-
seph B. Wheeler of Portland, Greg.
and Miss Mary Gillespie Ewing of
San Francisco. He also leaves two
brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be conducted
in ST. Patrick's Catholic Church to-
morrow morning at 9 O'clock Inter
ment will be at Lancaster, Ohio.
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FOUND.

female blue skye. female English bull
hrindle spots. Apply Washington Animal
Rescue League. $40 MARYLAND ave. s.w.
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CARDS of Tbanks.

GORDON. To relatives friends organiza-
tons and all profound sympathizers dur
ing the Illness and at the death Of my
/ wish to express my deepest gratitude
for their comforting expressions and beau
"'"A MRS. MABEL B. GORDON. e.
ROY. Mrs. Lucy and Mr.. Benjamin Roy
wish to express their thanks to their many
relatives. friends and organizations for
their kind sympathy and beautiful floral
tributes during the brief Illness and at the
death of their husband and brother,
JAMES E. ROY. MRS. LUCY Roy.
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LOST.

BAR PIN. White god, one diamond. two Sap
phres. Reward. Address Box 2SK. Star
office. D.
BARPIN white gold with small diamond.
between 18th and 35th NJ St. Sat. July
30th. Finder please return and receive lib
eral reward Call Potomac 6316-W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

1ObA l.
The Washington Boys Independent
Band, conducted by ]. L. Kidweu,
viii give free concert, s o'clock, in
the stadium at East Washington Com
munity Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05

With no more noise than a hum
ming telephone wire, it produces
swirling gaseous flame which plays
upon the base of the boiler walls
with an upward "wiping' motion.
And heating experts agree that this
is the correct fame application.
Yet this simplicity of design gives
more than silence and efficiency. 1t
assures long life and dependability.
Silent Automatic is manufactured
according to the science of volume
production. Each individual part
must pass rigid inspection. Each COM
pleted burner is thoroughly testedfor
fawless operation and noiselessness.
And Silent Automatic's selling meth
DDS are equally advanced. Hence dis
Observation-Disclosures
the selling price is the lowest in
history for an oil burner with the
capacity to heat the largest of homes.
In Detroit-America's most critical
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Don't wait until cold weather comes, for
then the buying rush sets in, and your
installation may be delayed

mechanical community-over2,OO 900
Silent Automatics are in operation.
And of the last 100 oil burners in
stalled in the motor city, 70 were
Silent Automatics Oune 7th report
more than double the total Of the
next 10 makes combined.
Recently, in one week in Boston 1903
Silent Automatics were sold, and 10
the next-the greatest sales record
ever made i'm the oil burner industry.
Here in this community another
record is in the making, record
based on these great fundamentals
of high efficiency, supreme depend
ability and noiseless operation.
Do not fill your coal bin until you
have visited your Silent Automatic
dealer. See the Silent in operation.
Hear the simple reasons why it has
given satisfaction to thousands.
Learn the convenient terms which
make this supreme household con-
venience available to all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-05

THIs is the most logical time of
! the year to install your Silent
Automatic oil burner. Theapproach
of fall is but few short weeks away.
And Silent in your heating plant
prepares you for chilly mornings and
nights-maintains your home at
even temperatures.
Remember, too, that Silent Auto
matte eliminates all furnace tending,
basement cleaning and the carrying
of ashes; that it assures automatically
regulated heat without the slightest
care; and does away with smudgy
walls and curtains and tracked>up
floors.
And all these benefits are yours with
Silent Automatic at an dmaztng
price for an oil burner of proved de-
sign and national acceptance.
This amazing oil burner has been
vastlysimplifed. All blowers, nozzles,
fans and belts have been eliminated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-20
Lomax HonOred
By Masonic Body

SAN BENITo, Oct. 2o.-John T.
Lomax. president Of the Farmers
State Bank. and well known Valley
capitalist. has been elected 10 the
honorary degree OF Knights Com
mander or the Court Of Honor at a
meeting in Washington Of the Sover-
eign Inspectors General Of the An
eient and Accepted Order Of the Scot
tish Rite.
Lomax, who Is one Of 81 Texans so
honored. has been an active worker in
both the Blue Lodge and the Scottish
Rite bodies. and his election to this
degree which w an intermediate one
20 the thirty-third degree Sovereign
Inspectors General, is a recognition
Of his Masonic services.
Lomax is a Past Master Of the San
Benito lodge No. 1864 A. F. and A. NJ.
a member Of San Benito Chapter No.
366 r A. NJ. San Benito council, No.
800, Brownsville Commandery, No.
50 and the San Antonio Scottish
Rite bodies. He IN also Chief Rabhan
OF the AlEafar Temple cf San Antonio
and Is in line for the office OF Pcten-
tats next year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-20
DAY BANDIT
CETSBICLOOT
Houston Messenger Is
Forced to Country
At Pistol Point

HOUSTON. Texas. Oct. 20.-iP)-A
lone. unmasked hold-up man, held up
William Baker. a messenger for a
chain grocery store, at a downtown
street intersection here today. COM
PEELED him TO drive TO an outlying
district where Baker was robbed of
approximately $4,000 in cash and
checks.
The hold-up occurred in the shad-
ow Of banks on each of three street
corners and within sight Of scores Of
pedestrians who were unaware OF il.
Baker told police he was enroute
10 the bank in his automobile with
a pouch containing the bank deposit
for the grocery store when the hold
mp man unostentatiously swung onto
his running board, took back seat
in the machine, pressed a pistol 10
his back and commanded him TO
keep going"
Baker said he drove the machine
past the Grand Central depot four
or five blocks away with the weapon
pressed into his back. At the sta
tion. according to Baker two other
men leapcd aboard the car and com
manded Baker 70 "step on it, he
drove the car. he said. with his car
tors two or three miles through
Washington Avenue 10 Camp Logan
where nc was forced out Of the ma
chine The hold-up men, he said.
paused only for an Instant and sped
on.
Scores of special officers are on
DUTY day and night in the district
where Baker was seized. Baker is l9
years old and has been in the en-
rloy ~ the store almost a year.