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The Washington times., 1927-04-08
may RAID
j. S. MISSION

Chinese Nationalist plans for an
advance. towards Tientsin have re.
ceived Z setback.
Shanetung troops are reported
to have forced the Nationalist to
retreat after several engagements.
Nationalist troops are being moved
ito Pukow to reinforce the line
there. ", s.,.e,,
{ Martial law Is reported to have
been declared In Wuhu where two
factions of the Nationalist army
threaten. disorders.
The northern government con.
tinues IT'S raids against alleged cen.
tiers of Nationalist sympathy, and
an American missionary. institution
been warned OF possible raid on
grounds that. it is shelterinE radical
students.
Japanese marines. reinforced by
British troops, have engaged in a
lively skirnaish with Chinese gum
men In the northern area of Shaig.
hal with two gunner dead and one
Japanese wounded
American women and children
are leaving. Picking, and Mrs. John
Van A. MacMurray and her chill.
.dren. the; family Of the American
minister, have announced their
( Forthcoming departure. American
officials declare there Is no panicky
exodus 1. from Peking, but other
Nationals, are criticising the Ameri-
cans for leaving.
The Soviet government Is delay.
Ing action on the, ,raiding, Of its
Picking legation. but the Soviet
press charges that the raids were
lnstigated by the British 20 open
the way. tor. intervention Of ths
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The Washington times., 1927-04-08
BIG PAR Y
SEEKING
TRBN.

sOne Of the largest searching
parties sTer to Be organized
in this section today journsyed
Ito Great Falls, Nd, where,
goaded BY frantic relatives of
the mysteriously missing Fred.
erick Kooper, j., former Army
officer and weII-known steel
expert, they are conbing the
woods and searching the
waters Of the Potomac River.
"A score Of members Of Cos
tello Post Of the American
Legion, Of which Hopper was
a member, have Joined in the
search along with Is soldiers
from Boiling Field.
Was Near Great Falls
Hopper left his office at 1908
G st. N. W., where he is manager
Of ! machine shop, on Monday. to
meet q New York lawyer concern
ing court action over 4 large
estate Of which he is said to be
hna A +ha ha'
He did not keep the appoint
ment and on Monday night APP
peared at two houses L Jar Great
Falls searching for telephone.
Automobile Is Found
Failing to find telephone, he
appeared at a third house and waa
told by the occupant to wait until
he could get down stairs and take
him to the phone.
When the occupant reached the
front door, Hopper had disappeared
in the darkness.
Tuesday night his automobile was
found by Roy c. Ferguson. United
States deputy marshal who pa
trolls the road leading to Great
Falls. The car was locked. indi.
eating that Hopper himself had
left it there.
Hopper lived In his residence at
West Irving st., Chevy Chase.
Nd. with his sister and brother-in.
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Capen;
and his niece. Miss Carolyn Capen.
He Is known to have carried
large sums Of money with him at
all times. This leads police ana
his relatives to fear that he was
robbed and spirited away. They
can not explain the presence Of his
automobile ct the place where It
was found.
Hopper, an EngIishman, u con.
sidered an expert In the steel Inc
dustry and was stationed at the
Bureau OF Standards an q captain
during the World War.
He in said to own two machine
shops, one at Delaware Water Gap,
Pa, and the other In New York
City. as well az the rnanagenent
Of the local machine shop.
His wife, Il ID eaid, ii In q pri.
vate sanitarium IA Mamarcnecls.
N. 7.
The Washington times., 1927-04-08

snapUy bargains IN desirable wped
esle oOlunne o. The TisseS end her.
M elasslflsa Adss
The Washington times., 1927-04-08
BODY. OF SLAIN
NAN FOUND

SHELBY. N. c., April S.--Author-
tiles today were running down a
half-dozen theories in an attempt
to solve the mysterious death of
Harrison Ramseur. 1s-year-old In
sllrance salesman, whose bullet-rid-
died body was found on the out
skirts of town today.
i, The youthful salesman's body was
found sprawled across the fender
of his roadster. The youth. APP
parently had been dead for seS.
eral hours.
A bullet wound pierced his head
from the right temple, coming out
behind the left ear
"A gun, with one cartridge dis
charged, was found in the seat u
the automobile. Near the body was
can of ether and q large hand.
kerchief.
"a coroner's jury Is Investigating
the death, but at a late hour THU
morning had made no report.
The Washington times., 1927-04-08
Gray's Letter Puts
Blame on His ''Other
Self" for Staying

AsHBURY PARK, N. j., April
San i can do. Is to prepare
myself to meet Him that made my
life possible.
These words, written by Henry
Judd Gray in . letter to Al. Doug
lass Bedell, a close friend, who has
just made public the letter, indicate
the corset salesman Is resigned to
paying, the death penalty for the
murder Of Albert Snyder. art editor.
Bedell, 4 dramatic critic, living
in Ashury Park, made public the
letter. he said. because It may
portray Judd Gray, not az a cold
blooded. heartless murderer, but
as q man who loved his home and
family"
Gray's Confession Letter
The letter. written in the Queens
County Jail, follows:
Long Island City Prison.
Dear Doug:
II have read youy lsttse cver
It1A u alus eDlssa ~
The Washington times., 1927-04-08
[ SAYS
B()ERSI|3 IS
INNOCENT

Still crying and insisting
that "he just couldn't have
done it, !" Mrs. Louis Boersig,
40, whose husband Wednesday
was sentenced to die in the
electric chair At Richmond for
the murder Of six-year-old
Loretta Ridgeway, today faces
a world made bleak by one
Of the worst crimes in the
annals Of Northern Virginia.
Washes Clothes
In the squaIid atmosphere Of .
neighbours home in Alexandra,
Mrs. Boersig, her eyes swollen
with tears, and frequently break
ing into sobs, washed clothes for
the neighbours babies as she talked
of her three children, who are
staying in Fredericksburg with =
relative.
Across the street the little tene.
ment house in which the Boersigs
had lived was closed, with no rent
having been paid for the last five
weeks. Bending over the steam
ling tubs Mrs. Boersig repeatedly
SObbed that she didn't "knoW what
to do"
Cant Realize This"
"If can I'll get job-doing
something" she cried. "I can't
realize this--he simply couldn't have
done It,"
She went to see her husband, she
said, three times while he was In the
Jail at Winchester for safekeeping.
She was afraid that "they would do
something to me-everybody was so
awfully mad"
She even was afraid to testify in
the little court house at Fairfax and
walked around the court house
square when the jury was given the
case.
They all looked so hard at mel
couldn't help it, she sobbed. IL feel
awfuIIy sorry for Mrs. Ridgeway-I
know how she feeIs-it was so bad
But I don't think Louis did It."
She told how kind her husband had
been to their own children, and even
when he came home full some.
tines he was never cross to them.
Only one of them. an 11-year-Old boy.
knows the predicament of the father.
No Bitterness IN Her Voice
No bitterness was in the voice Of
the destitute woman as she talked
Of the killing Of little Cath1een and
Loretta Ridgeway. She spoke SYM
patheticallv Of Mrs. Ridgeway and
said that ''all this probably il worse
for her than 1t is for me-"
She hoped that the mother and
father of the slain children wouldn't
feel had against me for this" and
said shes "felt so glad when Mr..
RidgeWay tipped his hat to me at
the courthouse the other day"
Life. though will be hard. the
lwife of the condemned man said.
It's never been easy with me-
I've always had hard time. I've
g0t four other children By my first
marriage, but they are mostly
grown uD and taking care Of them
selves"
= Family Is Destitute
Unless something Is done to re.
lieye the destitute condition Of the
family, the little house across the
street from her neighbor will have
to be vacated soon. She owes the
rent $2S-for the last five weeks,
and she said she had been notified
that unless It was paid up soon she
would be evicted. In the meantime
she intends to let the children STAY
with their kinspeople in Winches-
ter. or s'put them In home some-
where
The Ownership 81 : good used car
would afford yOu many pleasures at .
/ kematkanlY low cost. Choose the ear
yon want "a buy from The Times and
Herald Classified Ade.,
Anspvy bargains In desirable uaed
The Washington times., 1927-04-08
Ct IS
STEPHENS
IACE.

a sweeping reorganization Of
the Corporation Counsel's Of
flee from Corporation Counsel
Francis q. Stephens down the
line was ordered by the Dis
triet Commissioners today in
one Of the most drastic shake
ups in the history. of the local
government.
Stephens Denoted
Corporation Counsel Stephens
and Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert 4. Williams were denoted
to subordinate positions in the
office.
William w. Bride, we'll known
international lawyer, was APP
pointed by the Commissioners to
Che office Lf corporation counsel
and special counsel to the Public
Utilities Commission, and Ring
gold Hart, now second assistant,
was promoted to the first assist
ancy.
Stephens To Be Aide
Corporation Counsel Francis III.
stephens will be retained as an
assistant corporation counsel with
specialized work at a salary of
$4,000. His present salary is $4,000.
The future Of Williams and other
assistants in the office will not be
determined until Mr.. Bride takes
office.
The changes will become effec-
tive July i, when an appropriation
Of $500 year, equal to the
salaries OF the District Commits
sioners, becomes available for the
Corporation Counsel. EAU
House Cleaning IS Surprise
Although the removal OF Stephens
was forecast during the last session
OF Congress when an item of $500
was included in the District APP
populations for the next fiscal
year with the understanding that
1t was to be paid to a new" Cor
poration Counsel, the Commissioners
swift and. D. farsreaching ''house.
cleaning. came as a. complete sur
prise today u. .,t.s
Their removal of both stephens
and Williams and appointment OF
an outsider 20 head the office,
they indicated today. was an effort
CONTINUED on PAGE :. Column -
The Washington times., 1927-04-08
MAGAZINE IS BARRED

LAREDO, Tex, April s.--Mexican
customs authorities have received
orders from Mexico City to refuse
admission to Mexico Of the "Satur-
day Evening Post" issues from now
on,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
San Benito Plans
Better Lighting

San BENITo. Dee. 23.-San Benito
will be illuminated at night with n
system OF lights almost twice as ex-
tensive as the present one, the city
commission decided ne its weekly
meeting Wednesday night. ordering
the immediate installation Of ISL ad-
ditional ornamental lamp standards
in various residential districts.
The action will provide all parts OF
the city with the new type light stan
dards installed along the downtown
white way" some months ago. The
Central Power and Light Company
will place them. The order calls for
l3i additional lights. About iis are
In use nc present.
An order was passed or first read
Ing prohibiting eurbstone gasoline
pumps on sam Houston Boulevard.
The ordinance would give owners 60
DAYS from passage 10 remove those
nov existing. Mayor ]. Scott Brown
explained that the ordinance does
not affect drive-in stations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
Leather Handbag
Given Coach Irvine

A large, h~and-tooled leather
hand bag was the Christmas
remembrance Of the local
junior high school 70 Red r.
vine, who coached the team
here TO q state grid Champion
ship this year.
The gift was presented 20
the coach at morning assembly
Thursday. Placido Gonzales,
captain and quarterback Of the
footgalI team, made the pre-
sentation speech, before 500
wildly cheering students OF the
school. Overcome with emo
ton, the coach was L first an
able TO respond to the little
speech, but managed to 0
sufficiently to stammer out his
thinks.
The gift was purchased by
the united efforts of every stu
dent at the school. II is shark
hide and very large, a gift that
Red says he will always use
with pride.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
Aching Hearts, Made Glad
Here by Christmas Trees

Somewhere in Brownsville are
the dispensation Of a kindly provi-
dence will have the holiday season
made merry by q Christmas tree.
The trees were Of the choice Pa
cific coast fir variety. and were
chopped down right here in Browns
vile.
The heads Of these needy fami-
lies were in q sore quandary-chil-
dren were crying for Christmas
trees, and Christmas trees do not
grow so well in this section. II
was pathetic, and the paternal
hearts were touched.
No amount of worry, however,
tended to alleviate the situation.
Money was scarce, but the tots were
too young to understand that-other
children had beautifully decorated
Christmas trees; at school that was
all the youngsters had beeR hearing.
With aching hearts, the parents
OF the children started out to their
labors Wednesday. All was gloom
and detection in their minds. Filled
with remorse over their poverty
stricken condition their eyes seeing
tiny hands outstretchcd in pleading
and their ears hearing shr:ll, child
ish voices begging for the Christmas
trees they could not give, the faith
ers trudged off TO their toll.
All is darkest jast before dawn. is
an old saying, and as the loving
fathers passed through the down
town business section-lo! and, more
wildly, behold!Il THE STREETS
WERE FULL OF ~TREES!l!!l
Like magic they had sprung UP
overnight. They lined the sidewalk
on both sides of the thoroughfare,
and a glance down the side streets
revealed them growing there.
Hearts leaped into threats that
frightened with the first sobs OF
years, and horny hands twitched
with gladness.
Saying nothing Of his wonderful
discovery each parent carefully took
his Ratchet from home, long after
the children were asleep at night,
and coming into town, like George
Washington, cut the trees down and
carried them each to his W home.
There is gladness in the hearts of
the children, but the hearts of the
dispossessed merchants who paid
good money to the American Legion
for the uniform tree decoration are
filled with woe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
PLANCUT-OFF
ROAD TO EAST
Practically All Right
Of Way Secured for
River Road

Practically all right Of val for
new highway which will reduce
the distance from Brownsville to the
lower river plantations, approximate
~ a mile and q half has been Sc
cured, and work on part Of the pro-
5eet which Will be constructed in
connection with flood control levees
u already underway.
Brownsville will make connections
with the new highway at II -hteenth
and Tyler streets, from which point
M highway will follow the route Of
the old military road between the
Combes and Wells tracts 70 the
Brownsville Nursery on land owned
be Antonio Barreda. At this point
II turrB east, crossing the lands
Of Antonio and c. p. Barreda and
the Acacia Gardens, which are be-
ing developed by the Rio Grance
Properties. Inc, and will interseet
the present road TO South Point near
the south line Of the Acacia Gar
dens.
approximately 1850 feet OF the
highway grade viii be constructed
in conjunction with the flood con-
troll leyees being erected 70 protect
tnat area east Of Brownsville. The
crown OF the road grade viii be
30 feet in width. and the crown Of
the levec, which will be elevated
above the highway, will be 10 feet
IN width. The average width Of he
base for the combined levee and
highway grades will be approximately
IS feet.
The highway and flood control
lcvee will cross both arms OF the
ester0 on the Antonio Barreda lands,
control structures 10 be erected 10
permit the flow Of waters into the
estero for irrigation purposes. The
levee will also assure adequate pro-
lection for the Eighteenth street
dam across the city resaca, engineers
state.
After diverging from the old mill
tary road, the new highway will run
approximately 1000 feet across tRs
lands Of Antonio Barreda. 600 feet
across lands belonging TO &. j. Bar
rcda and over half n mile through
the Acacia Gardens. Several other
land owners have acreages which
the highway will cross for shorter
distances. All grades and structures
will be constructed by the county.
Much interest has been aroused In
the lower river country IN connec-
ton with the new highway. u -
understood that the distance 70
Brownsville for all residents Of the
section from Acacia uarders east and
south will be reduced about a mile
and a half. The cost Of paving the
highway would be approximately the
same as paving the South Point road
from Acacia Gardens to Fourteenth
street. the present route. engineers
state, and lower river residents are
expected to request that il be desrw-
mated for paving in place Of the pres
ent route on which grading was
completed in August.
In order 20 make connections with
the cutoff highway Brownsville
would be compelled to pave four
blocks on Tyler or Harrison streets
from Fourteenth to Eighteenth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
COLD WEATHER is
r y
Amos CAUSE OF
Z = y
HUGE BANK RUN

This unseasonably cold weather
must stop II Is causing all
sorts Of complications, from near
fires 20 bad colds, 10 say nothing
Of the discomfort and incon-
venience 10 residents.
Wednesday u was almost re-
sponsible for a run" on a local
bank.
Doors Of the institution were
closed out Of respect for the cold
weather. and when an excitable
customer-it's whispered this GUS
toner was a woman-failed to OBJ
tain an Easy ingress, she prompt
~ hoped to the conclusion that
the institution was insolvent and
had failed TO open its doors.
All Of which would have
amounted 10 nothing. but the ex-
cited customer began spreading
her startling news, with no quail
flying explanation about the cold
weather. in the old reliable by
word-of-mouth fashion.
By the time she had visited a
department store. a soda fountain
and a pair Of ten cent stores. a
tHAiA o. tN1AAt1 -tACh
as thoroughly wrought up as the
Geld weather victim-werc making
hot tracks for the bank, singing
songs Of woe along the way.
Prompt inquiries at the bank,
aud hasty telephoning from that
institution to its larger customers.
put a check 10 the rumor before Il
had mn opportunity to cause any
damage.
Officials OF the institution. as
soon a. the original excitement
had died down. purchased oil for
the little-used door hinges ard
moved the open for business"
sign TO a o conspicuous loea-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23

Perfect Christmas reception with
a Radiola Is. Terms. Radiola Parlor.
Adv. "a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
l~Ae rYue.t cAnstmas Present.

the whole family will love. Il
.A',y Bandbox. Radiola Parlor,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
Morgan Makes Big
Loan to Italians

NEW YORK, N. ", Dec. 23.-tPl-
Extension Of s25, 900 900 credit to
the Banca a. Italia. n connection
with the sterilization Of the Italian
Ira, as announced from Rome, was
announced here today by J. Z. Nor
gan and company. Similar credits Of
100000 pound sterling by Morgan,
Grenfell company, Barring Brothers
and company. Ltd. Hambros Bank
Ltd, and n. NJ. Rothschild and son,
OF London. also were confirmed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
Valley Is Better
Sellers declares

"The Lower Rio GIande Valley
continues to be IN better shape IN
every way than most sections OF
North Texas said ". b. Sellers,
vice president Of the First National
Bank.
Mr.. Sellers has returned TO Browns
Vile after attending the Dallas meet
ing in connection with the attack on
the policies Of the institution. lie IS
a member of the state advisory com
mittee. lie was confined 10 his home
on account Of illness for several days
after his return.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
Mrs. Cavazos Dies
thursday Morning

Mrs. Josephine Cantu Cavazos,
vile OF Thomas J.. Cayazos, a Jailer
1t the county jail, died at her nome
.nu.s1Ay naoraIng aDOuS : ei0cA
from what has been diagnosed as
mea.agL.s by the doctor an charge.
She was operated on some weeks
ago and had never fully recovered,
II is reported.
Inc deceased was born and reared
in san BenIto n has a mother,
..rs. ~anIu, also a s.sscr and DrOsaef
living there. She leaves two small
cnllu. en-, one aUOut > and the otner
about , years old.
FUNERAL services were not com
plete II noon today but 1t was an
AOunced InaI sac gOGld De Durleu
IN the san BenIto cemetery At .
0 eloek FRIDAY morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
Several Drown AS u. s.
Ship Rams Schooner

wILLEMSTEAD. Curacao, Dee. %
-Rl-Several members of the crew
Of the Venezuelan schooner Neinte
Julio were drowned today when the
schooner sank, after a collision with
the American steamer Merida IN the
vicinity Of the island 81 Aruba.
Two bodies have been recovered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
pnITRf~c CTRRS

MERCEDES. Dec. 23.-The curbs
for the newly widened portion q
Third street from Texas TO Missouri
venue are being poured and viii be
completed within n short time The
street Is being widened five feet on
each side and new curhs constructed.
The paving program Is also being
carried cut on both Texas and Ohio
avenues.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
Reed Returns From
School For Managers

A. W. Reed. manager Of the local
Western Union office, is at his desk
again after ar absence Of six weeks
at Tyler, Tex. Along with other tele-
graph managers in the Valley he at
tended a company school at Tyler TO
train managers in the handling Of
Simplex machines, which are to re-
place Morse operators everywhere in
the Valley soon after the first of the
year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23

Let US demonstrate a Radiola IL
in your house. Operates from cleo
trie light circuit. Radiola Parlor.
Adv "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-03
SEABROOK RESIDENTS
OPPOSE GUARD CUT
Petition Circulated to Keep Two
Men on Duty at Railroad Cross
ing on Main Line.

Claiming that from zoo to $50 trains
a day pass the grade crossing at Sea-
brook, Md. running at high rate of
speed on the Pennsylvania main route
to Baltimore. group of citizens OF
that community yesterday started cir
culatng a petition of protest against
proposed cutting down the force OF
watchmen at that crossing from two
men to one man, thereby curtailing
the time of service at the crossing by
about six hours.
John Riggles. resident of Seabrook,
who announced the circulation of the
petition. stated that a check up by
residents there showed approximately
200 automobiles a day used the cross
ing Under the two-watChmen system
the crossing was guarded for traffic
from $50 am. to 80 m. whereas
under the proposed system, man
would be on duty only until & pm.
Riggles stated that II persons had
been killed at the crossing in the last
20 wears. although there had been no
accidents there since watchmen were
stationed at the crossing. The road
is used by residents of Glendale, Bowie
and Seabrook. Riggs declared that
along the stretch of miles be-
tween Bowie and Seabrook it was not
unusual for trains to make the dis
lance in three minutes. He expects
to have 200 signatures to the petition
by nightfall. and will present 1t to the
officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-03
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

misunderstanding Through" drama,
at $40 pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
kcith's--Violet Heming. vaudeville,
at 2:15 and s15 pm.
Earle - Ballet Caprice" Blind
Alleys" vaudeville, continuous. 1870 to
ii pm.
Columbia - Metropolis" at Ills
am. lis. 3:25, 5:25, 7:20 and $50 pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stockings" at
1850 am. $50. $50. $40, 7:45 and
$50 pm.
Palace-"Twelve Miles Out" at
1890 am. IL. ,, 4:05, 5;35. $40 and
9:45 pm.
Observation-Disclosures of Men" at 1885
am, 1:25, 3;35, $50. 1870 and $40 pm.
Little Theater-"A Woman of Paris. 3"
continuous. 1870 to II pm.
Tivoli-"Cabaret," at 2;35, AIS. 6,
$50 and $40 pm.
AmbaSsador---"L Lost at the Front"
at 6:30. SIS and 10 pm.
CentraI-"The Greater Glory" at
1880, ,. $3.50. 5. $50, 8 and $40 pm.
Wartiman Parix-"Rosita," at and
9 pm.