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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-15
Valley Society
MISS BARBARA PAYNE. Editor Phone

until a late hour. Refreshments were
served ut the end Of the games 70
Messrs. and Mcsdames Mont Adkins,
u. w. Carlson, Z. r. Black, ID. q.
S1ryrcs, III. ID. Neday, Fred Robert
SON. A. J. Stephens, M. p. Lakeland,
II. ". Dyche, J. B. Lester, Z. B.
Baker, and Mr.. C.. c. HART.
WILL ENTERTAIN
Ladies OF Civic asnd Study clubs
will entertain their husbands 20 4
chicken dinner banquet at the II. d.
Niday home Tuesday evening.
PERSONALS
Aesdames N. Z. Tucker. c. ".
Bowers, and A. j. Stephens motored
To NcAlIen Friday 70 attend the
v-lley-wide Baptist Workers confer
eacc.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Bowman spent
three days last week a. Point Isa-
bel on a vacation trip.
A. J. Stephen and son, Gerald,
were visitors in Weslaco Sunday af-
Royce Blackwell OF the dry farm
ing section was in Edcouch Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodger koark visited
Mrs. Roark's sister in Weslaco Sun
dav.
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Stiers Of Had
denville. Ohio, arrived in this COM
nunity Tuesday BY auto. Mr- Stiers
owns d farm north Of Edcouch.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Hupp Of Mer-
cedes were dinner guests at the
Fred Robertson home Sunday eve
ming.
Fred Robertson was n business
caller In Donna Wednesday after
noon.
r.. r. Noret OF Weslaco was a BUSH
ness caller a. his store in Edcouch
Monday morning.
Mont Adkins and Fred Adkins were
business callers in San Benito Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Givens and
children left Monday afternoon for
their home in Colemont, Tennessee.
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MISS BARBARA PAYNE. Edito

WEDNESDAY CALENDAR
I'll Jardin Friendly club, Mrs. ~
Hockaday, hostess nc her home on
Elizabeth street at 2 p. m
Self Culture club, Mrs. Roy kuft,
hostess az her home on Elizabeth
Evening Bridge club. Miss Molly
Rogers. hostess at the home OF Dr.
N. L. Murray, Washington street at
Just sew club, Mrs. Fl. r. Hampton,
hostess at the home OF Mrs. X. J.
Glow on West Elizabeth street at 3
p. m.
d. A. r. meeting and luncheon at
Ell Jardin hotel beginning at ] p. m.
Wednesday Bridge club, Mrs. John
R~utledge, hostess, West BROWNSVILLE
at $3.50 p. m.
GRAND BALL +.
About two hundred guests were at
the grand international ball held at
the Spanish palm garden Of Fl Jar
din hotel Monday evening following
the pareant and water fiesta given
On the Fort Brown resaca. Music
was furnished by the Missouri Pa
cific orchestra Of eleven pieces.
from Houston, who played as a
courtesy from the railroad. They
were seated among banks Of ferns on
the alcoye in the garden and we're
dressed in elaborate Spanish cos
tunes.
Brownsville was well represented
with many present at the ball. The
visiting group Of girls from Laredo,
here as delegates from that place
were guests at the affair and many
railroad officials and chamber Of
commerce delegates from other
cities were present 70 swell the nun
Der.
After the first four dances. the
Missouri Pacific quartette of negro
singers from St. Louis entertained
with several numbers and received
enthusiastic applause. Miss Iormie
Simpson Of Laredo and Joe Putegnat
Of Brownsville led the cotillion later
in the evening. During this time
favors Of many colored balloons
were distributed to the dancers By
the little Misses Escalante dressed
in real Spanish costumes. The bal
looms swaying at the top Of the long
strings and floating over the heads
of the dancers made a beautiful
finish 70 the setting.
Miss Simpson. dressed in an elab-
crate costume of white. danced La
Blanca" a special number effective
in the spotlight. All waltz numbers
were danced with colored lights play
ing over the garden.
Tuesday evening the garden will
be the scene Of an informal dance
with music by the same orchestra.
Those on the committee in charge
Of preparations for Monday and the
dance Tuesday evening are Mrs. w.
r. McDavitt. chairman, and Miss
Margaret West, Travis Jennings,
Joe Putegnat, George Desha, and
Mack McNair. Jack Carter Of the
Missouri Pacific lines from Houston
assisted also.
Miss Esther Hirsch of Laredo Is
visiting az the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Asheim.
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Colorado Voting
On Liquor Issue

DENVER. Colo. Nov. 15.-(P-
The largest "off year. vote in the
history OF Denver was forecast to-
day as voters went to the polls TO
elect a successor 70 the congressional
seat made vacant BY the death Of
William N. Vale. republican.
Both candidates, Francis J. Knauss,
republican and S. Harrison White.
democrat, expressed confidence to-
day that they would receive sweep
inv majorities.
For the most part the campaign
has centered around the wet and dry
issue. White running on a platform
stressing modification of the Vel
stead Act while Knauss is oppressed
TO modification.
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WESLACO BOND
issue CARRIES
$85O,0OO To Be Spent
For Roads Through
cut Section
Especial 70 The Herald.)

WESLACO, Nov. 15.-With almost
the entire voting strength Of the
district registered. Weslaco and sur
rounding community Monday de-
cided 10 issue bonds in the sum Of
Ss50.000 for the paving Of highways
In the district.
The vote was s25 IN favor OF the
issue, and 1c9 against it. the election
being held in Hidalgo County indie
pendent Road District No. ?. which
includes Weslaco and its territory.
Surveys OF the main roads in the
tract are being made now.
Officials Of the Progreso Develop
ment company. which concern is de-
veloping c large tract Of land south
Of here, are quoted rs saying they
will advance funds TO have the paw
ing Of the main ROADS in the district
started AZ once, without waiting for
the bonds 70 be sold.
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MOODY TALKS
TO STUDENTS
Mclone Ais Address
e. Pupils at Local
Schools

In order that everyone in Browns
vile might have q hand in the con-
vention program Dan Moody and
General Paul Malone, silver tongued
orator or the United States Army.
journeyed out TO the high school
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Tor an address before the student
bodies Of the two high schools and
the junior college.
Approximately $500 persons, pu-
pills or the three schools and Browns
Vile citizens, were on hand 70 hear
the speeches. Impressive ceremonies,
including singing. cheering, and mu-
sic, were interpreted with the
speaking.
Governor Moody addressed the
gathering on the Importance OF OBJ
tanning an early education, and
stressed the ease with which an ed
ucaticn may be obtained in the
Texas OF today.
The chief executive discussed the
educational problems of the state
ard this community with an insight
and knowledge that would do credit
20 . school superintendent OF this
region.
Inc tdAk OF QeneTGt %4diOuG was a
plea for national defense and pre-
~paredness wrapped up in a eollee-
ton Of stories Of his wartime ex-
per.ences.
History Of wars ms far back NJ the
Spanish-American trouble were in
cluded in the generals talk. His elO-
quence in describing men who went
to the front in the world war with
out having fired a rifle. left his
hearers with threats frightened and
emotions strained to the utmost.
Thomas y. Voc. superintendent or
Br0wrsville's schools. acted ms mas
ter ~ ceremonies and introduced the
speakers. The speeches were made
from a specially constructed stand in
frcnt Of the new high school grand
stand on the athletic field.
Musical entertainment was pro-
vided BY the Harrington Municipal
band. which played the children in
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Tie women Of the Auxiliary Of the
First Presbyterian church met with
Mrs. w. ID. Bennett. The meeting
was opened with roll call. Mrs. +.
ID. Box. president, presided during
the meeting. An interesting paper
BY Mrs. ID. Pritchett was read before
the group Of eight which had assem-
bled. Mrs. J.. w. Wagner gave out
the questions from the 1920 Bible
Questions for the women 10 answer.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Z. d. Box has been chosen as
a delegate to the PIT. A. convention
which will meet coon in Houston.
She will be sent by the local unit.
Mrs. Francis Dahl Of Cedar Falls,
IT,, II visiting her sister, Mrs. j. Z,
Harrington.
Mrs. W. II. Cammson and daughter
went to Weslaco Thursday to attend
a club meeting at the home of Mrs.
L. Eerr.
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Mr. and Mrs.. Albert McHenry spent
Sunday visiting in Edecrch.
Mrs. 7. B. Sammors accompanied
her husband 70 Brownsville on Mon
day visiting there for q few days
with her sister, Mrs. Hal Saunders.
Mrs. III. III. HalIan of McAllen
snent Saturday here with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson Wood, in
ci~dentally taking in the Fair ex-
hibits,
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20 their seats accompanied on two
songs, the star Spangled Banner"
and an the Valley"
Between the speeches the entire
student body OF the three schools
led by J- WI. Irvine, cheered the
speakers.
Immediately after the speaking
the visitors filed out OF the field
and the student bodies marched in
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Laredo Delegates
To Leavc Tomrrow

The Laredo delegates 10 the South
Texas Chamber Of Commerce con-
v~ention here will leave for home
Wednesday morning.
The delegates who have baggage
20 be returned will take IL 10 the
~ < +. Sales Co.. office, which IN
being used for headquarters. before
2 o'clock Wednesday morning.
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MISSION

Miss Myrtle Porter cf Hillsboro
came home from the Edinburg Junior
college 10 spend fair time with Miss
Lucille Sleeps here.
Hrs. 3. Trainer Is in Houston
this week, a delegate 70 the State
Parent Teacher Association conyen-
tion held there.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Saxon PRESLEY and
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double file across the playground
ard 80 down to Washington Park
where they witnessed the celebration
in honor OF the new Southern Pm
cific railroad into Brownsville.
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EDCOUCH
pfcylc AT CHURCH

PICNIC AT CHURCH
Rev. y. T.. Edd;nrs az Alamo rrc-
ca ct the Baptist church SanC-.
morning and evening. A picnic din
neF was served on the grounds. aft2
which a large crowd motored Z.
Pharr 70 attend the +. Y. T.. L. NEE.
ing.
One or the pr1ttiest parties or thr
season was held i'll the DR.. II. B
Baker home Friday evening. Gu
flowers made ~colorful the living
rooms where three tables Il enthu--
iastim "a players tested their skill
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BRIDAL GOWN HER sHRoUn

RRUSSELS-NHe. EiciEa WE'RE
Frief. Sho died a few hours before thc
sir.e set far her vdi.ag. was buried
n her bridal gown.
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WEATHER RrlIFrN

First figures lowest temperature
last night: second. highest ve~-r--
day; third. wind vcicrtiy rt \ ~. m.
fourth rainfall past "a hours.
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LOSES JOB FOR MAYORALTY

BURNLEY. Eng. - Harry Lees.
cleaner Of Oh etown halls windows.
has given up that job to become
mayor.
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TELL The LADIES.
LONDON.-A German inventor has
applied here for a patent on q pros
cess for removing wrinkles.
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Mrs. r. M. Chamberlain
OF the Furnishings and Decora-
items Department or the Sim
mons Company of New York who
IA at the Borderland this week in
interest OF better holdings and
offers suggestions and scientific
Instructions on the subject Of
sleep and sleep equipment ---.-
I'm visiting the larger furniture
stores over the country Mrs.
Chamberlain comes direct from
her own Studios Of Interior Dec
orations in New York II you
have a problem in furnishing OF
planning your decorations he sure
and talk 40 Mrs. Chamberlain here
as ths Borderland this week.
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The famous Ace spring has rounded
corner frames, 302 helical coils that
tie to 80 spiral springs, and patent
ed side stabilizers. Be sure to see
this spring demonstrated.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Plane Propeller May Replace Old Type
OF Windmill to Generate Farm Power

constructed with the stream-line pro
portions of an airplane propeller. but
more elaborate machines may have
as many az four blades of the same
type.
The purpose of the american ana
dutch" type windmills, he said. mas
been primarily for pumping water
while the purpose of this type is 10
generate electricity for all sorts Oh
farm requirements. Experiments
have shown, he said. that generally "A
farmer can rely upon sufficient VIM
to generate enough power to keep ms
house and barn lighted throughout th'
wear with this windmill. atthouSh
there is always "A possibility that the
power will fail after three or aou'
comparatively windless weeks. ms
would neceSS tate the use or StoraEe
battery to tide over the calm periods
The whole secret, Mr.. Fales Sh"'
lies in the form of the blade Whi'h
has been developed purely AS a h,a'
ter of aeronautiCs, but Wili'h H'9
been found applicable to Wihoii'''
construction.
Despite the increasing use OF E"S"
line motors on the farm, Mr.. Fa!es
SAID. business statistics SHOW 'h"'
that there has been no dect ease !"
wjndmills. which still constitute Tue
cheapest method of farm power sch
Grafton.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Staying DESCRIBED
BY DRY OFFICER
SeIf-DefenSe in Fight Over
Attentions to Wife Claim
in HagerStown Case.
Special Dispatch To The star.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, December s.
--Reginald G. Walters. prohibition un-
dercover man charged with the mur-
der of II. r. Stotler, dry administrator
his own behalf today. lie said he kill
ed his superior on n lonely road the
night Of July &c after a violet quar-
rel over attentions paid by Stotler to
The defendant = wife, and that he fired
II selfdefense.
The ease ~ expected to go to the
hurv this afternoon. The question of
Testimony hv Mrs. Walters was de
hated, and the defense is believed to
have decided not to call the woman.
Walters denied the accusations of the
prosecuting attorney that he had lurcd
Stotler to tbs city and murdered
him in order to remove him as an Oh
struction to his advancement. A let
ter had been introduced as evidence
lleged to have been written by Wal
ters, calling Stotler'a attention to
liquor operations near here and invit-
ING him to stop at his home. An al
le"cd voluntary confession made by
Walters following the shooting, claim
cu thtt Stotitf hil beeti atttHliNe W
his wife. This confession was barred
temporarily as evidence when the
ease went to trial early yesterday but
may he introduced over objections OF
the defeuse. The prosecuting attor-
news declared the letter which Wal
ters wrote to Stotler. inviting him to
his home. disproved the unwritten law
plea. Evidence also was offered by the
State that Walters had stated St0tler
stood in the way of his advancement.
A session Of the court was neld last
night in order to speed up the case.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

4 new type of windmill consisting
only of an airplane propeller mounted
on a pole. which will he far cheaper.
more dependable and effective than
the oid-fashioned windmill type which
now dots the countryside, was de-.
Sc.1hed to the aeronautical section of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, meeting at the New Ma
tional Museum last night. by f.. N.
Fales of Dayton. a Government aero
nantic engineer.
This device. Mr.. Fales believes,
eventually will supersedc the old wind
mill and will enable the farmer to
put in his own lighting plant without
saS storage reservoir. A similar wind
MILL he said. has lighted one Ohio
farmhouse successfully for five years,
although the wind velocity in that
State iS moderate.
There have been two types Of wind
mills used widely in the past. Mr..
F'aleS said-the mutibladed "Ameri-
can rotating at low speed. and the
Dutch type. having four sails of large
diameter which rotate at somewhat
higher speed than the American, but
which is not very efficient.
The speed of revolution of the new
type is from 6 to 10 times that of the
American n" type with the same wind
velocity. Only one blade is necessary,
Evening star., 1927-12-08
SILENT CANDIDATE
ELECTED AS MAYOR
Holyoke Names Man Who Spent
No Money on Campaign and
Made Few Promises.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLYOKE. Mass, December S.
The silent candidate, who did not.
want to run, who spent no money in
his campaign and who made only
three oral statements, will he mayor
of this city for the coming year. Fred
G.. Burnham, whose first job was as
driver of an express wagon and who
has amassed a fortune in the coal and
grain business, was forced into the
contest by his friends and defeated
three other candidates yesterday, two
of them former mayors. His plurality
was 1888 votes in a total Of 1850.
Ills silence continued after his cleo
ton. Asked for q. statement, he re.
piled:
Il have none"
In his brief campaign statements
he confined himself to promising a
serious business administration.
1T was the refusal of city officials
to accept his low bid for the municipal
coal supply which led TO his candi.
dacy. In a semi-humOrous letter to
the press, he criticized the way muriic.
lpal affairs were being conduc: ed.
Prominent citizens liked his ideas and
suggested that he run for mayor.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
REMUS IS NERVOUS
AS TRIAL RESUMES
Slayer Shaky After 0utburst
Yesterday-Darrow in Court
as Character Witness.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, December S.-Gsorge
Remus still was nervous and shaSv
today after his emotional outbutst of
yesterday, but was fit for resumption
Of his murder trial.
lawyer of Chicago and old-tine friend
OF Femus, visited the deferisi: in his
cell prior TO the time for court to open
barrow said ne came to testify 20
IsemuS' good character ana MOI 10 ap.
pear in the trial as an attorney.
Michael 1Goe; South Park commits
sioncr OF Chicago. also came to testity
in behalf oe Remus. as did Joseph La
Buy. former Municipal Court Judge:
Harry Pritzker. John II. Murray and
John Hogan. lawyers. and Mrs. Ber-
:ha Scamp, a .ormer employ.
Remus Apologies to Court.
With them came John S. Berger,
Los Angeles. Calf. promoter and boy
hood friend of Remus. who testified
several days ago concerinG numerous
bits of informa ton he had passed ~
RemuS and the observation "f re-
actions which made him conclude
killed his estranged wife, Imogene.
here last October s.
Upon the convening OF court Remus
arose and stated:
Your honor. want to apologize TO
YOU and the jury for my unmanly con-
duct OF yesterday"
There was no response, and Remus
sat down and listened silently and
without any further display of emotion
as young Truesdale raced through thu
remainder of his murder plot story.
Feared Double Cross.
| lie turned to Remus the afternoon
| Of October 5, he said. when it crept
/ into his mind that perhaps he was be
! ing dOuble-crOSscd.
| "I told Mr. i,emus that il his wife
was that kind of woman, to double
| cross him and try to Kill him, that
maybe she would do tie same to me"
| he testified.
| Upon completion of his story tn Re-
! mus. he said. Remus had an outburst.
Il was afraid of the maN said
Truesdale, who had been trying to get
/ q chance to kill Remus.
/ Truesdale's testimony was that after
| lie had arranged with Mrs. Remus TO
kill Remus for a payment of $4,000.
| of which she would have paid $4,000
and Franklin Dodge, jr.. $4,000. he re-
/ ported to her that Remus had been
seen ut Hamilton. Ohio.
| Mrs. Remus drove there. he said.
Il told her l had no chance to kill
| him. said Truesdale.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
SUSPECT SOUGHT PLACE
NEAR CATHOLIC PRELATE
Man Armed With Knife and Gun
Wsa+Ad to Be Close to
Cardinal.
BY the Associated Press.

Dy JHs hssOCidtcu ITtsbs
CARBONDALE, Pa, December s.
A man armed with revolver and
stiletto. who insisted on getting posi-
ton close to where Dennis Cardinal
Dougherty Of Philadelphia was to
olficiate at the laying of the corner
stone at st. Joseph's Hospital. was
arrested here yesterday. The man.
Frank Nelio, 81. OF this city. was
perched over the framework of the
hospital building and refused to move
when ordered away by police. lie said
he wanted to have his picture taken
close to the cardinal.
In climbing up to arrest NeliO,
Patrolman Frank Moran fell to the
basement of the new building and
suffered q broken shoulder.
The incident caused little excite
ment among the crowds and Cardinal
Dougherty was unaware that any
thing unusual had occurred.
Nelio was held on charges of carry
ing concealed weapons.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

The municipal expression oi the N"'
lions home and its peoples pf'"e.
The great weakness IN 4 feP"'
otherwise helpful and complimentary
to WashingtonianS, aS We'll as p'i''S
an emphatic refutatlon OF talSe an"
groundlesS charges against the 'i'!'
was that il confined itself dctntflE L"
slyccSting n change from former
methods without making Just as det
inite the new methods to be subSu'
tuted.
The House or rather som" mein'"IS
Of the House. took th' view tii't th'
Joint congressional committee auN"'"t
cd the Immediate abolition of the dch'
mite system OF appropriation Tor the
Canital. But they showed no intention
of carving ont the other reCommenda-
tious of the committee. Refusing 10
interprct the report in relation to the
whole they interpreted it in relation
to one small part OF it. and proceeded
on that theory to hang rider on the
District appropriation bill for the MS
cal wear 1917 the first bill to be
framed following the joint congress
slnnal committees report.
A special committee Of the Board OF
Trade, in a report adopted unanimous
Is hv the board. pointed out that the
rider on this appropriation bill would
repeaI hy indirection the half-and half
provision of the organic act without
substituting anything in its place. 1t
would leave local taxation fiuctuatinS
and uncertain and would reduce the
Nations contribution to the Capital to
80 per cent and raise the Districts :
share from so to 20 per cent.
Bill Finally Passed.
IT would confiScate to the Nation
the surplus of District money unap-
propriated in the bill-in effect would
impound for use of the United States
in any way it saw fit money raised by
taxing the residents of the local com
munity to support the city of Wash
ington. But the House passed that
bill carrying into effect one part OF
the congressional committees report
without regard to the other parts.
The House was repeating again the
identical action which had led to the
creation of the select joint congress
sional committee. In addition to de-
parting from substantive law, it was
departing from the recommendations
of the committee it had in part ap'
pointed To examine into the reason
ablcncss of substantive law.
Fortunately for the District OF Co
lumbia, the arguments OF the Citizens
Joint Committee before the congress
sional committee, together with a
repetition of these arguments 10 meet
changed conditions uhc later arEu-
ments being embodied in the special
report of the Board of Trade) had
strongly impressed two Senators At
least. Senator Willard salisbury and
Senator John ID. Works, both OF them
members Of the select joint commit
tee of Congress, were, in addition,
members of the Senate appropfia lions
committee. They took a leading part
in unsaddling the rider the House
had placed on the appropriation bill
for 1917. Because all of the select
joint committees recommendations
could not he carried into effect, none
of them for the time being We're made
effective. The $3.50 plan of apportion.
ment remained in status quo. For the
time being, at least, the efforts of Or
ganized Washington had been sue
cessful.