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Evening star., 1927-09-08
WHEELER'SDEkTH
MAY HIT DRY CAUSE
Loss of UnyieIding Leader
Expected Eventually to
IL Change Situation.
by DAVID LAWRENCE.

The passing of Wayne B. Wheeler
Of the Anti.Saloon League may mean a
change in the prohibition situation
nots iknfne ediately, but in the long run.
Onfy those who knew the skill with
whitl1 Mr.. Wheeler directed the STRAIT
egy Of the Anti-Saloon League can ap-
preciate what his departure may mean.
He was the most uncompromising foe
Of modification the country has had
and he understood better even than
some Of his colleagues that to yield
an inch might mean the collapse of
the prohibition cause.
Mr.. Wheeler's private talks on pro.
hibition did not differ from his pub
licly expressed views. Time and again
when the writer discussed with him
the headway being made by those who
were as vehemently opposed to the sa-
loon as he was, but who favored tenn
perance, the Anti-Saloon League lead
er would concede that many thought
full persons probably would lean that
way and that while he might see some
merit in their position he could not
for a moment allow the modification
movement to gain any strength. He
was of the opinion that the people
who were interested in temperance
were merely the window dressing for
the same interests that controlled
iquor in America before the eighteenth
amendment was adopted.
Disappointed on Enforcement.
Mr.. Wheeler's attitude toward the
bootleg liquor traffics was, of course.
one Of regret that the authorities
were not able to cope with 1t more
effectively. but he felt that ultimately
1t would be conquered. He used to
say that the neglect by the States
of prohibition enforcement was the
biggest single disappointment in con-
nection with the movement. While
ne and others struggled for Federal
control, they did not believe 1t would
mean any lessening Of the exercise
of police powers by the States. While
what New York State did was there
fore regarded as unfortunate, it did
not cause Mr.. Wheeler half the pain
that the dry States did. for the
latter were supposed to have been
thoroughly persuaded to the prohibi-
tion cause.
Will the death of Mr.. Wheeler
affect the dry cause? Another lead
er will be chosen, to be sure, who will
endeavor 10 carry out the Wheeler
policies. But Mr.. Wheeler carried
in his head so many details of the
whole prohibition movement that it
VIII not DC easy TO replace MIN. IL
is on the strategy side that Mr..
Wheeler will be missed and it is not
too early to predict that the dry cause
will suffer greatly unless it clings
tenaciously to the Wheeler theory,
which was never to compromise an
inch.
Opposed to Any Compromise.
Mr.. Wheeler knew perfectly well
that in any compromise the other side
would get the upper hand. Once the
Volstead act is modified so as to al
low by law the distributino OF liquors
of relatively small percentage of alco-
holic' content. Mr.. Wheeler was con.
WINGED that a system of distribution
for hard liquors would be effectively
set up which would make the eight
eenth amendment and the Volstead
act dead letter. His idea was that
one-half Of ! per cent might not be in
Noxicating, but 1t was a safe line to
Evening star., 1927-09-08
GAYLORD WILTSHIRE DIES.
World Traveller and Founder OF
Cities Was 67 Years Old.

NEW YORK, September CR.-
Gaylord Wiltshire, world traveller,
founder of cities and one.time editor
of Wilshire's Magazine, died Tuesday
at a hotel here on the eve of a bust.
ness trip to England. He was 81 years
old.
Wiltshire was born in Ohio, but went
as a youth to California, where for
many years he was active in develop.
ment work in and near Los Angeles
and constructed Wiltshire Boulevard
through that community.
For many years he maintained resi-
dences in London, South America and
California, but in 1913 finally settled
in Pasadena. He is survived by his
widow, Mary McReynolds Wiltshire,
and son, Logan Wiltshire.
Death was attributed to heart
UiseaSA ~eafJw.4.r..- ~ $50 sze e. e
Evening star., 1927-09-08
Brother, Sister
And Two Sisters '
InTriple Wedding
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nd, September 8.
"A triple wedding ceremony was
performed yesterday.
Two of the brides were sisters,
while the third was a sister of one
of the bridegrooms. Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Trabert and Miss Irene NJ. Ira
bert are the sisters. John George
GUNNER and Peter NJ. Rosei are
their bridegrooms. Margaret M.
GUNNER, who was married to Will
liam Vincent Price, is sister of
Elizabeth's husband and Rosel is
a cousin of the Gummers.
The Rev. Thomas GUNNER, brother
of the former Miss Irene Ira.
bert's husband, officiated. Brother
Celestine, another brother Of the
Gummers, was master OF cere-
monies
Evening star., 1927-09-08

draw and that any modification up.
ward would mean disintegration Of
the dry forces. 1t is a large uues.
ton whether this now will be the re.
suit, for Mr.. Wheeler knew how to
crack the whip over Congress and
State Legislatures.
The vets have in the last three
years developed effective organiZa.
tions, and they were giving Mr..
Wheeler a real battle in many States
when he died. Generally speaking,
the dry movement has lost not only
it's leader. but perhaps much Of its
defensive strength. and the passing
Of Wayne Wheeler may yet prove a
turning point in the battle against the
extreme drys. -a5-..4~-.
- lcopyrisht. 1e27A e1sNaAEE.
Evening star., 1927-09-08
YOUTH WHO WORE
GIRLS GARB JAILED
William H. McHenry Held at Rock.
vile for Investigation Of Burglary
Near Rock Springs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, September s.
William H. McHenry. arrested in
Washington last Saturday on charge
OF masquerading in female attire, is
in the county Jail here for investi-
CATION of the burglary Of the home
Of H. T. Kranz. near Rock Springs.
McHenry was arrested last night
at the home Of friend on the Con.
duit road near Rock Springs by
County Policeman Joseph j. Case,
who says he had suitcases in his pos.
session containing articles alleged to
have been taken from the Kranz
home. About $170 worth of apparel
were taken. it is alleged. When ar
rested in Washington McHenry said
he had been robbed while swimming
near Chain Bridge and obtained cloth
ing from a girl friend. He has been
stationed at Walter Reed Hospital in
the United States Army service. He
was released by the Washington
police.
Evening star., 1927-09-08
SEA MYSTERIES SOLVED.
Source Of Wreckage on Maine
Coast Found to Be Yacht.

ROCKLAND. Me-, September 8 Cp.
-Maine's mystery of the sea, interest
in which heightened as wreckage con-
tinued to drift ashore along the coast
from Burnt Island to Portland during
the last few days, was believed solved
yesterday by coast guardsmen.
A visit to Little Duck Island con-
vinced Capt. Harry Webster that the
bits of mahogany and ratings are
fragments of the yacht Ara, which
went ashore there six weeks ago. He
found the Ara had begun to disinte-
CRATE during the severe blows of the
past week. - -
Evening star., 1927-09-08
Picture Snapped,
Nude Bather Asks
Search by Police
Special p..pstch 70 The Star.

f1AGEhSIOWN, MO-, SepI0ms
ber s.-Bathing in the nude, so far
as one Hagerstown girl Is con-
cerned, Is a thing Of the past.
Without giving her name, she
asked the police to arrest three
young men who snapped her pic
ture recently and are supposed to
be selling prints of it at So each.
They were sitting on the bank of
a local stream when she came out
to put on her clothes, she said. and
before she could thwart them, her
picture was taken. It was placed
on display in a local pool-room.
The police promised to find the
offenders and warned her that she
had violated a law herself. Several
weeks ago, the mayor Of Hagers-
town saw three young women in
the nude on the National Highway,
near which they had been bath.
ing, and several complaints from
other sources resulted in q war on
nude bathing by both sexes.
Evening star., 1927-09-08
Belgium Banker Arrives.

NEW. YORK, September s R).-
Louis Franck, governor of the Bank
Of Belgium and a member of the Bel
gian Chamber of Deputies, arrived
from Europe yesterday to confer with
members Of the Federal Reserve
Board. s,aesss.., ,l.alsss.s,. lls q,
Evening star., 1927-09-08
Boy Killed While Hunting.
II Dispatch to The Star.

Special DIspatch 10 THO Star.
FREDERICKSBUR Va, Septem-
Der S.-Taylor Blackburn, 13-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Howell
Blackburn of Stafford County, was
killed near his home yesterday when
breast at close range. The boy had
been hunting squirrels with his
brother and the pair were on their
Kar honne. - n -.
Evening star., 1927-09-08

NEW YORK, September s OP.--
Capt. F. Rehm, master of the North
German Lloyd liner Berlin. died sud.
denly on board his vessel Tuesday,
radio yesterday. His death was at.
tributed to apoplexy.
Evening star., 1927-09-08
Assigned to New York.

Col. Howard L. Laubach, United
States Infantry, on duty at headquar-
ters, 1st Corps Area, Boston, has been
assigned to the command Of the
Generai Depot. New York Citys
Evening star., 1927-09-08

Tigers are scarcer and more ex.
psnsive than lions, zoo officials saN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Crop On
Mestenas Tract

HARGlLL. Texss.-That the Mes
tenas Tract will produce more winter
vegetables this season than has yer
before been produced in the non
irrigated section OF the Valley is
seen IN the extensive land prepara-
ton which IL now underway.
IN all directions from Hargill farm
tracts ranging from 3 I'd 100 acres
have been cleared and put In conci-
ton for the crop. Planting or the
early winter vegetables has been com
nleted in several sections.
Present indications are that be-
tween 1000 and 5000 acres will be
planted to the spring and winter crops
OF onions, beans. carrots, beets, cab
bage, turnips and other crops that
thrive in this section during the win
ter months.
Onion planters in the ron-irrigated
section Of the Valley have a distinct
advantage over the growers in other
sections in that they do not 20 to
the heavy expense Of planting the
onion seed in beds and then trans
planting TO the field. The method in
vogue i TO drill the seed in the field
and later thi nout the plants. This
not only saves considerable labor and
expense. but enables the 70
bring their crop 70 maturity from ten
days to four weeks ahead or n 9TH
or onion growing country and receive
the highest cash price for their pro-
duction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

"All "red tape" in connection
with restrictions imposed By the
Mexican government in handling
the tourist and business traffic
az border ports has been elm
mated. and passports r not
required from either tourists
Valley residents. Traffic be-
tween Brownsville and Mata-
moros and Hidaleo and Reynosa
is entirely unrestricted.
That the old passport regula-
tions. which proved a serious
handicap 10 t0Urixt traffic
into the southern republic, will
never be put back into force, ~
the opinion Of Luis Rend0n, Sec
rotary of the Matamoros Cham
Der Of Commerce, through whose
efforts the passport regulations
were abolished.
"Mexico wants the American
tourists. and there should be no
restrictions upon their entry.
We also want to improve COM
mercisl and business relations
between the border cities, and
TO accomplish this there must
be no restrictions" Mr.. Rem
don stated. II am confident
that the Mexican government
will continue indefinitely the
present rulings which allow un-
restricted intercourse between
the two nations ~ all border
points"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
GAME FISH

Continued from page tweive.)
the highway. especially in the live
oak section Of Brooks county.
Texas Game Laws
The open season provided BY the
Texas game laws are Is foltowS.
Deer male with pronged hornsj
November 10 "a December 81.
Quail or acknowledgements I 70
January 16. Mourning dove-Novem-
her I ~ December ST. Ducks, geese,
brant. snipe-Noyember ! to Janu-
arv 81.
Hunting Observation-Disclosures on
alien, SOS. Resident citizen, 81, not
required in county Of residence; lis
sued by commissioner, deputies, and
county clerks. Boat carrying hunt
ers), 50; club or shooting preserve,
IS. Issued by commissioner. Manager
Of club or shooting preserve must
keep record. require guests 70 reg
ister amount Of game killed. and
make complete report to commits
sioner by February 10 Of each year.
Hunting license not required OF per-
sons under III. Nonresident or alien
must have written consent Of own
CT to hunt on Enclosed posted lands
Of another.
Bag limit and possession-Two
deer. ! bear, 3 turkey gobblers q
season; 10 squirrels a day: ~ In all
OF quail and chachalaca q day, 36 in
Z days. So Of each in possession; 5
prairie chickens a day, 10 a season ;
Is doves and white wings q day, as
in 7 days or in possession; Is in all
CO ducks. rails, coots, gallinules, vii
son snipe. IS yellowlegs, or Is Of
any one species Of rails (other than
sora) and g~allinules a day; 4 geese
and brnnt a day, - in 7 days, but
not more than so in all Of water
fowl. rails. coots, Rallinules, and
shorebirds a day or in possession.
and not more than so game birds OF
all kinds in possession. Possession Of
all game permitted during open sea-
son and 10 days thereafter.
Great Variety az Recreations
That the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley offers a greater variety OF rec
reations than any other section OF
the country II the contention Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Dams on San Juan
And SdIddO Would
Be Aid To valley

auilla, Chihuahua. was constructed IT
1918. the idea was prevalent through
out the lower Rio Grhnde country
that IL would materially decrease
the flow OF the border stream. 0u1
this did not prove the case. Measure
ments made by engineers below tne
mouth " the Conchos before and ~
t. the completion CT the dam m
dicated that il served merely ~
equalize the discharge from that
river. The Conchos continues 70 sup
ply about % per cen Of the Rio
Craude run-off. and the inpcundlng
Of the flood waters has materially
iarreased the flow OF the Rio Grande
during reriods Of low water, and
this equalization will he further sp-
parent. n Is claimed, When the use
~ wster from the dam for irrigation
purposes becomes more INTENSIVE ~
the surplus from the irrigation VIII
work into the stream below the dam
and the dam will act as = greater
check upon the floods
IA careful rnecN upon the run-otE
of the Conchos has been made nt
engineers, end the results obtained
mss be taken ~ a criterion of what
the Valley may be except IN the event
the Mexican government carries out
the proposed projects on the salAdo
and San Juan, the nature q which Is
very much the same rs that upon the
Rio Conchos.
Mexico interested in Projects
Considerable interest has been
aroused in Mexico City relative to
the San Juan and Salado projects,
according 10 Mexico City newspapers,
which poirt but that II the agrarian
policies Of the government in north
ern Mexico are 20 be carried out
upcn an economic basis II is the duty
of the government 70 construct
these projects immediately. They al-
50 point out that the lands are ~
come under irrigation are excep-
Il onally fertile. practically equal 70
those or the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley: that they have excellent trans-
portation fatalities 70 the principal
markets OF the southern republic,
and that their development would
doubtless relieve the periodic grain
and vegetable shortages in the cap
ital city and other large cities Of
the republic. They place special
stress upon this latter paase II
urging the government 70 make the
necessary appropriations for imnedi-
ate completion az the Don Martin
project and preliminary work en- the
Rio San Juan.
Valley engineers who have made
an exhaustive study or the iYriga-
ton problems OF the Valley are m
animous in voicinF the opinion of
Mr.. Anderson. They assert that the
reports emanating from Washington
relative 10 these projects indicate
that Washington IS not familiar with
the situation. and that anything
Mexico may do 70 equaiire the flow
Of these streams by impourding the
flood waters will prove highly bene-
fetal 10 every interest in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

MERCEDES. Texas.-Large ship
ments OF green peppers and egg
plant have been coming into Mer-
cedes from the Harry Peters farm
norths Of this city yer since Sep
TENDER !. establishing a new record
for early marketing of these veg
tables.
Dir. Peters planted bis seed beds
on June 10. and between July 10 and
20 set out five acres each Of peppers
and eFg plant. Various growers in
formed him that the plants we're set
out too early. that the yield would
be 4 minus quantity, but their pre-
dictions proved unforrded- Both the
peppers and elephants we're of nor
NAL size. ard brought a high price
On the market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Hidalgo VIII Get
Bank, Postoffice

HIDALGO, Texas.-Hidalgo will
soon have a new bank and postoffice,
work on the building, which Is be-
ing erected by j.. T.. Pate Of Hidalgo.
having started several weeks ago.
The structure will be one story.
Is feet in width and SO feet long.
constructed OF brick with pressed
brick finish. II will be located on
the paved highway. The front 81 the
building will be occupied BY the Hi
dalgo Bank and the real part By the
r~ostoffice-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

Inrcundinr Of the flood waters Of
the Rio Szlad0 and Rio San Juan In
Mexico will prove beneficial instead
of injurious I'd the irrigation In
terests or the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley, II the opinion Of w. r. Ander-
SON Of San Bsnite. member Ok the
ii. :. section OF the international
commission on equable use ~ the
Eoi Grande waters.
The Mexican government has =
project underway for the impounding
or Rio Salado waters at Don Mar
tin in the northwestern part of
IamauiipaS, and is considering a
similar project on the San Juan, ac-
cording 70 Mexico City dispatches
Reports ~emanating from Washington
have been 10 the effect that these
projects would be inimicHl TO Valley
irrigation interests.
The Don Martin project IL de-
signed for the irrigation OF approx
mately 10000 acres. and will con-
sist NJ X dam across the Rio SaIado
"A short distance below the point
uhere TX is Joined hy the Rio Mo
limo. Where the contemplated pro
| ject on the San Juan will Ne located
has not been announced, but II ~
understood that IL will be approxi-
mately so miles from the border
where sn excellent dam site was To-
Gated by Mexican engineers several
years ago during the Madero re-
CINE.
Will Augment Flow
Though the discharge from the San
Juan and Salado Is approximately %
per cen Of the total run-off Of the
Rio Grande, practically all the water
flowing into the border stream
from these tributaries comes in the
form Of floods at periods when the
Valley farmers are not using large
quantities Of irrigation water. I'm
pounding Of these flood waters
would probably aid to some extent
Lower Rio Grande Valley, but the
from the inflow into the bed Of the
streams during drouth periods when
they are practically dry ard are not
discharging into the Rio Grande.
Irrigation Of the large areas con-
~templated under these prof s
would assure a steady inflow into the
STREAM dNI THIS W104u ltII 70 C4IaA-
ize the discharge, assuring the VAL
ley irrigation interests at least some
water from this course during the
months when water is required BY
Valley farmers.
eat present both the San Juan
and Salado are practically worthless
20 far rs Valley irrigation interests
are concerned. During the months
Of heavy irrigation in the Valley
they are generally merely dry BEDS
Nr. Anderson stated. "1heir dis
charge is in the form Of floods, and
most Of the heavy floods on the
lower Rio Grande have been oc-
casioned by these streams. This wa
ter comes into the Rio Grande at e
time when il is not needed. IL :
smpcssible for US to conserve il or
put il TO beneficial use. Mexico can
do so, and il is TO the interest of
the Valley that they build these pro-
jects as soon ms possible. There
should be no objection on our part.
Every acre that Mexican can irrigate
with water from these streams will
tend 70 equalize the discharge into
the Rio Grande. and this will aid
materially In providing more water
from the Valley during those months
when water Is needed"
Results of the Conchos Dam
When the Conchos dam at La 30
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

boat enthusiast the waters or La
Runa Madre OF the numerous Valley
rcsaras provide an endless souFce or
pleasure. The Laguna Il land bound.
is water seldom storm swept. and
this feature has served to develop
great interest In these Aquatic
sports. A yacht club Is one Of the
features in connection with Tire de-
velopment Of Point Isabel, and also
AZ Holly Beach. both on the Laguns
Nadre. where spacious yacht and
notorboat harhors are being dredged
TO provide sports with every neces-
sary facility.
Surf bathing at Padre Island and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

Boca Chicn. the latter near the
mouth of the rio Grande, is also "a
sport very popular in che Valley
Both beaches are excellent and have
been pronounced the best or the
Lower Gulf coast, being practically
free from undcrtow or other danger
Gus currents. Salt water bathing is
also enjoyed in the Arroyo Colorado
A. Rio Hondo, Harlingen ard La
Feria. and fresh water swimming
pools. which are open practically
throughout the year, have also been
established i'm close proximity to
several Valley cities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

thousands on sportsFnen who nvaal
themselves OF the hunting ard fish
ing, the excellent golf courses, boat
ing and surf bathing.
The Brownsville Country Club.
which has the distinction Of being
the oldest country club In South
Texas. has provided golf enthusiasts
with facilities to enjoy their sport
twelve months Of the year. Similar
golf courses have been established
At Mercedes ard McAlien. and are
pronounced by professionals 60 be
among the best in the South. Several
other courses are being promoted Or
are under construction.
For the ynchtsman or the motor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
ADD TO FIRE EQUIPMENT

MISSION. Texas.-A hook and
ladder company has recently been
added 70 the fire department, and
It's station IA located in South Mis-
sion. The old In France truck was
remodeled for this purpose. and
earries chemical equipment for fire
fighting.
This addition 10 Missions fire
fighting apparatus will result In =
further reduction II the city's KEY
rate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

DETROIT. Mich Robert CHI
strom laughed 20 heartily wstchine
&c muxrled dogs fighting that he
- rrk blood vessel and dieds