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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
Players to Aid Nursery.

The Petworth Players will present
three one-act plays in Pierce Hall,
Sixteenth and Harvard streets. Tues.
day night for the benefit OF thu
Friendship House Nursery Aid. They
will repeat the program Thursday
night AT Rock Greek Parish Hall for
the benefit of the Rock Creek Episco.
nal Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

newspapers. Four detectives have
been assigned to tho case, with in
structions to trace all activities in the
missing woman's life up to the time
she disappeared last Monday. The
child disappeared last Monday from a
parochial school she attended. Frank
Koellner. father of the child. said he
feared she will be mistreated or muir
dered by the woman who he said is
drug addict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

men were involved in the robbery, as
three strangers were seen in town
a short time before the hold-up and
it is said they escaped In an auto
mobile without a license tag.
Saturday was pay day at the plant
of the National Carbide Co. at Ivan.
hoe and 1t is thought the robbers ex-
pected larger haul. The banks
loss is covered by burglary insurance,
bank officials stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

client free at any cost and by any
trickery.
Because of the attitude of the
American lawyer sensational court
trials are the rule rather than
the exception. Heroes are made of
murderers and thugs. Justice is
unbalanced The criminal who has
the money to hire a clever law
yer escapes punishment, while the
less guilty man goes to the chair or
to Jail.
Whether the tendency in America
to make a sport of crime is respon-
sible for the contamination of youth. I
would not venture to say, but the
average age of the criminal has been
reduced approximately 10 years with
In the last Is years.
Reformation of a certain class of
criminal lawyers; the sileHcing of
sob sisters and quick sentences
quickly executed are advocated by
Capt. Conner as the best remedy for
crime known to prison authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
Slx-DAY HUNT FAILS
TO LOCATE GIRL, II
Promise of Immunity for Fathers
Former Employe Reveals
No Clue in Case.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February Six days of
searching for 11year-old Brunhilda
Koellner. believed to have been kid
mapped by Miss Lillian Hochstrasser
former honsekeeper for the child's
father, has failed to reveal any clue
to the whereabouts of either the child
or her alleged lsidnaper, for whom a
warrant charging abduction has been
issued, police said today.
Promises of immunity from arrest
to the woman. IL The child would be
returned unframed, failed to bring
any response after being broadcast
from radio stations and through the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
PRISON HEAD URGES
REFORM OF LAWYERS
Sensational Trials and Making
Heroes of Criminals Laid to
Some of Profession
BY the Associated Press.

ATLANTA. Ga. February 5.-Pre-
yention of crime in America calls for
reformation in our courts and that
calls for a radical reformation" of
LAWYERS. Capt Albert II. Connor.
superintendent of Federal prisons, said
here.
"The basis of the trouble is in the
American lawyer. In England law
yer is an officer of the court and feels
his first duty is to the court, with his
client in the second place, In the
United States tho criminal lawyer
also is an officer of the court. but he
feels no obligation except TO get his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
CHEMISTS FAIL TO FIND
CAUSE OF ELROD DEATH
Mysterious Passing of Suitor of 49,
Year-01d Girl May Never
Be Solved.

BY the Associated Press
MARSHALLTOWN. Iowa. Febru-
airy "a final examination of the
vital organs of Charles L. Elrod of
Leweilen, Nebr. found dead in his
hotel room here January 9, under nnys-
FERROUS circumstances. failed to reveal
the cause of his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

The Dublin radio broadcasting sta.
ton is entirely under government
ownership and control
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06

George Constantinesco. London in
ventor of the TorQue converter, says
it elImina- es clutch and gears from
motor cars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
Mexico Warned
Against Reaction

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 2s.--tPl-A
warning to his followers to be on
the alert and not 20 permit reac-
tion to hinder the development Of
the aspirations az the Mexican peo-
PIE has been sounded by General
ANaro Oregon, sole remaining
Mexican presidential candidate
Speaking AZ Toluca, state Of Mex
leo. he declared:
when an ant bites us we do not
so after that particular ant, but we
pour a tubfuIl Of boiling water on
the anthill."
Notice should he taken that the
revolutionary leaders at present
were directing their campaign
against the government from abroad,
~ said. They. he said. cannot be
reached. and continued. "hut punish
mcnt should fall upon the reaction
aries IL Mexico" This he explained.
was the purpose for which the league
for the defense Of the revolution was
created.
"Thc reacticnary faction will
threaten revolution forever" he de-
clared. ~the struggle lasting until
the end of the world. Efforts to cx-
terminate reaction must therefore be
unreasing." he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
SOLONS FIGHT
INJUNCTION TO
stop SESSION
Oklahoma Situation
urther Muddled BY
Filing Of Demurrer
BY Big Four

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Nov. 2s
--tAst--A demurrer 70 the petition fcr
an injunction to restrain a special
meeting of the Oklahoma state leris-
lature was filed when district cours
opened here today.
TIE demurrer was filed by Earl a.
Brown. member Of the house from
Carter county and former state sen
ator, ON behalf Of Leslie Cardwcll
house member n~f defendant in the
acticn. which seeks to prevent spe-
cial session called for December G.
The legislature of Oklahoma can
meet oaly In regular biennial session
or IN special session on the call for
the governor, II. III. Reilly, Shawnee,
Pottawatomie county representative
argued before Judge Tom q. Cham
hers-
Reilly. Claude BRIGGS of wiIburton
and Clarence Lohman of Pawhuskn,
appeared In court as attorneys for
John a. Simpson, president of the
farmers union, In whose name in
junction proceedings to prevent =
self convened session Of the legis-
lature were launched Saturday.
The court order Saturday was df-
rected against the rebel quartet. III.
Tom kiRht Of Claremore. II. n. Hill
Of McAlester. Robert c. Graham Of
Oklahoma City, and Tom johnson of
Antlers, leaders in the extra session
movement. and Leslie CardwcIl az
Colgate, said TO be a friend Of Gov
ern0- Johnston.
When the hearing opened IL was
announced that H. ". Freeling, for
mer attorney general, and Edward
mi. Box. Frnelinwf9 law mariner and
former executive clerk TO NJ. T..
TrapR when the latter was governor,
would represent the "big fotr."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
Aid Sought For
Business Survey

"A letter 10 the South Texas rer-
resentatives in congress was to be
sent Monday NV the local Chamber oE
Commerce requesting aid In obtain
inE an appropriation of $4,000 from
the director Of the budget Of the hu-
reau W foreign and domestic COM
merce, 10 he used in a commercial
survey Uf the Gulf Southwestern
states.
Everything ia IN readiness to begin
the survey i'm July, 1928. according
10 ndvices received here, but Che di-
rector Of the budget recently vetoed
the project, and Chambers 0f Conn
merce from practically every city Inn
Texas have taken the matter up with
the Texas congressional representa-
tives. The letter from Brownsville
will be the second one sent out hy
the local organization IN regard tn
the matter i'm recent months.
. The survey would include "A COM
plcta commercial and economical RE-
sumo or trade conditions in nll sec
tionH along the gulf coast from every
angle of business life, including
transportation facilities of rail, air..
water and highway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
new FORD WILL
Be HERE DEC. z
Public Reception Ar
ranged to Greet
New Car

The full story Of the new Ford
automobile, described by Henry Ford
Is being superior in design and per-
f0rmance TO any now available i'm the
low price, light car field" will be
told first in Brownsville next Friday,
December 2, according to announce
ment by local dealers.
A pubic reception is 20 be held here
simultaneously with similar gather
ings at every Ford leadership in the
United States, thus constituting "A
part Of the greatest automobile show
Tn the history or the industry.
While no detailed description have
yet been given out by local dealers,
the Ford Motor company from its
headquarters in Detroit, has an
nounced that the new Ford car will
be ns far IN advance Of present public
demand for speed, flexihility, control
In traffic and economy or operation
as the famous Model n was i'm ad.
vance OF public demand when IL was
announced i'm 1906.
Dealers have not yet been advised
as 70 the prices mt which the New
Ford line will sell, but definite as.
surance has come from Detroit that
the prices viii Be entirely in accord
with the policy of the Ford Motor
Company TO provide the best possible
automobile at the lowest possible
price.
Elaborate arrangements mre beinf
made FOR the public reception here
city officials and prominent business
men Of Brownsville and vicinity have
been invited and preparations hmv,
been made 70 give every caller AZ ths
show a thorough understanding w
this car which Is expected 10 make !
new chapter Am automobile history.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
San ANTONIO
DELEGATIONS
ATTEND FAIR
Special Train Brings
Large Party From
Alamo City For An
nual Valley Tour

HARLINGEN. Nov. 2S.-This is
San Antonio day at the Valley fair.
The special train. bearing a large
delegation OF San Antonio boosters,
arrived in Harlingen early this morn
sing and the party Immediately pro-
ceeded TO storm the fair grounds.
San Antonio music was soon blended
with that of other bands, and San
Antonio badges are iii evidence in
every part Of the grounds.
Band concerts and free acts pro-
vided the principal entertainment for
the morning, and four horse races
for purses aggreKating $425 arc
scheduled for the afternoon. One OF
the features 70 be provided for the
guests from San Antonio Is a chase
Of Valley wild animals which will be
staged in front or the grandstand.
A sample Of this thrilling sport
was given Saturday for the benefit
Of Governor Moody. and proved one
Of the best features staged at the
fair this year. "Daddr Stuart's ia
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
Federal AdUice
Assured City IN
Airport Project

Brownsville u 10 get federal adj
vice in selecting its municipal air
port.
This Information was contained in
lette- to the Chamber Of Commerce
here Monday morning from r. u.
Creager. in Dallas. Arrangements
have been completed for yisit here
from Parker ID. Cramer. acronn itical
representative Of tho United States
Department OF Commerce, with head
quarters in Dallas. the letter from
Mr.. Creager said.
Mr.. Cramer works directly under
Herbert Hoover secretary 0t the de-
partment of commerces and has a
wide range Of authority. according 10
Mr.. Creager. In addition ne is AT
expert on all matters pertaining to
aviation.
The visit here was made possible
BY John Philip, Dallas postmaster,
Mr.. Creager said. The latter Is q
personal friend Of Mr.. Philip. who
in turn is closely associated with
Mr.. Cramer.
The exact date or the visit IRE
Of Mr.. Cramer, which will be an Of
fetal one. has not been decided, but
he will come within the next few
days, the letter stated.
Arrangements are under way for
the entertainments Of the visitor
while he is in the city. A dinner
will in all probability be arranged,
G G. Richardson, manager Of the
Chamber OF Commerce said, and
some sort OF meeting, at which all
members Of the joint airport COM
mittec from the local chamber ana
the city commission, will he presenf.
Mr.. Cramer's trip 20 the city will
be- made in an airplnne, and he will
probably land at the Fort Brown
field. IL was said. Mr.. Philip has
promised 10 keep local officials ad-
vised as to the time Of departure of
the expert.
While here Mr.. Parker will be TAX
en- on a tour Of the several sites for
the project, which have been under
consideration by the joint committee
for the past several weeks.
His advice in this regard. and in
the matter Of hangars, lighting and
marking Is expected 70 be invaluable
20 the committee when the time for
final selection or the field, and its
plans arrives.
The matter Of n municipal airport
here was first introduced by Mr..
Creager az a meeting of the city COM
mission several weeks ago. A joint
committee from the Chamber of
Commerce and the commission was
appointed at that time, and has had
several meetings since.
Although several proposed sites
have been viewed BY the body, no
definite action has been taken.
The joint committee is compose
of y. :. Ford, A. G.. Hipp and John
Starck. from the commission: and
Mr.. Creager, vi. n. Clint and John
siregg. from the Chamber Of Com
nlcrcc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
|BLAMEBOY FOR
DEATH OF Wife
Compani onate Mar
riage of Couple Ends
In Tragedy

CHICAGO. III. Nov. 2s.-tPl-For
"goading his wife to DEATH" 20
year-old Kendall cowgen. was held
today on a charge Of manslaughter.
Although Cowgen did not return 70
his home until three hours after
his wife. Viola. Is. had taken her
own life by gas. police blamed him
for her death. saying that an argu-
ment during which he became bitter,
was what led his young wife to sui
eide.
The Cowgens came here from Kan
sas City. agreeing 10 a married life
somewhat similar % the tcom-
ranionnte union" advocated hv for
mer Judge Ben Lindsey Of Denver.
Both were 10 work. and there were
70 be no children. After coming
here. however. CowFen said his wife
often ycarned for n home and child
rem; this rrecipitating discord.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
FOR
BOOTLEG king
wins VICTORY
Court Holds Evidence
Sufficient that Mind
Of Defendant Was
Diseased

CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. 2s.--GF)--.
Sufficient evidence has been intro
duced to show that the defendant
once had N diseased mind. Judge
Chester r. Shook ruled in George
Rcmrs' murder trial today.
He permitted the defense to begin
citing the alleged causes, thereby
opening up q very wide field.
CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 2s.-CPl--
Independent evidence that George
Remus' mind was deceased when he
shot and killed his wife in Eden
Park, October 8, last, would ha
necessary before the defense could
present opinions of lay witnesses on
testimony concerning causes. Judge
Chester r. Shook ruled i'm the for
mer "kinE OF bootleEgcrs" murder
trial today.
The ruling came after an hour cf
heated arguments.
They started when Franklin Ed-
ward Shaw. timer Of race horses nt
various tracks. was called wv the de-
fense. Preliminary questions indi-
Gated that ne was to tell uf the ne
tions Of the slain woman NJ various
places.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28

WASHINGTON Up When The
seventieth congress meets next week
73 seats in the senate and house will
be filled by members other than
those who held the seats In the last
session.
The incoming members are not NIL
beginning their national legislative
careers, however.
One Of the senator's. Smith WI.
Brookhart, republican, Iowa, returns
10 the body i'm which he formerly sat.
Six OF the new senators previously
served In the house. They are Carl
HAYDEN. Arizona: Albeh w. Barklcy.
Kentucky; Millard ". Tydinrs. Mary
land, and Elmer Thomas, Oklahoma,
all democrats; and William =. Ware.
Pennsylvania, and Frank l.. Smith,
Illinois, republicans.
Senators who will be new to the
capitol halls are Charles wv. Water
man, Colorado; Frederick Steiwer,
Oregon; Arthur r.. Gould, Maine,
and John j. Blaine. Wisconsin. all
republicans: and Hugo Black, Ala
hama; Sam g. Bratton, New Mexi-
co. and Robert ". Wagner, New
York, democrats.
Ware and Smith will be On hand
for the opening. but the question
Of their right 70 senate membership
must be threshed out before they
will be seated.
OF the 80 incoming representatives
nine have been members Of the house
before. They nre j.. Earl Major, H.
linois; James +. Fulibright, Mis-
souri: Ercrette B. Howard. Okla
homa; John J. Casey ard Everett
Kent, both from Pennsylvania, NIL
democrats; and U. s. Cuyer. Kansas;
Robert III. Clancy. Michigan; John
y. Clark, New York. and James A.
Hughes. West Virginia. republicans.
James M. Beck. former solicitor
general, will return 10 Washington
to fill the republican seat left va
cant in the Pennsylvania delegation
BY Wares election to the senate.
James M. Haplett had been elected,
but he resigned in October without
having taken the seat.
Five members Of the house in the
last session have died. and. with one
exception. all seats have been fiiled
bv representatives nf the same po-
litical allegiance. s. Harrison white,
democrat. Colorado. will succeed the
late William N. Vale. republican,
who had represented the Denver dis
| tfiet.
Chares Tatrenhorst. republican,
Ohio. succeeds the late A. +. p.
I Stephens: Rere II. DeRouen. demo-
crnt. Louisiana. succeeds the late
Ladislas Lazaro; Clarence H. Han
/ cock. republican. New York. succeeds
4 thn late Walter M. Afmree. and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
JUNKERS Give
UP OCEAN TRIP
Flight Abandoned Af-
ter Plane Fails to
Leave Water

HORTA. Island or Fayal. Azores.
Nov. 2S.--tPl-The Junkers plane
D-1230 en- route from Germany ~ the
United States. bent its last propeller
in an attempt to take off for Harbor
Grace, New Foundland, at 4 o'clock
thi smorning.
Now it's all over" Lilii DiIlenz.
Viennese actress who Is a passenger
aboard the plane. said as she step
ped ashore. The plane did not sue
ceed in rising from the water despite
good sea and wind conditions.
BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-GP)-Thc crew
Of the Junkers plane D-123O now at
Horta, Island Of Fayal. Azores. has
decided 20 give mp their attempt TO
fly 10 America this year, the Junkers
company announced today.
The crew. which failed again this
morning TO take off for New Found
land found the sea swell too strong.
II was explained.
Ill-luck has attend the efforts OF
the Junkers tri-motored hydro-nsr-
plane D-l230 since il tried to con-
tlnue its flight from the Azores 10
the United States. The plane has
been at Horta since October ia
awaiting favorable weather to con-
tinue its flight begun nc Morderney,
Germany, October 4. When favors
able weather arrived the plane was
unable TO rise from the waters of
the harbor. PropelIers we're bent In
two Of these attempts one on Novem-
ber % and another today.
While at Horta the D-1230 wn4
joined by the Heinkel hydrc-airplane
D-l220 on November 4. Both planes
were backed BY the Hamburg Amer
ican Steamship Line in m effort to
demonstrate their practicability for
transocesnic flying. On November
IA while the Junkers plane was pre-
pairing 10 hop off the HeinkeI plane
started on its 1000 flight to Harbor
Grace. New Foundland. It crashed
within few seconds its heavy pom
toons catching in the waves and
causing the ship 20 plunge into the
ocean. The crew was not injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
RULES REmUS WAS INSANE
Artist Contends
American Women
Are Losing Beauty

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-Abel G.
Warshawsky, American born artist
wEo passes most Of his time in
Europe, believes that American
women are losing their beauty and
charm because they are rapidly
succeeding in their headlong race
toward masculine clothes, mascu-
line haireuts, masculine manners
and masculine morals, while Am
erican men are tending TO become
effcminate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
Six Killed In
Airplane Crash

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 2s.--tF1-A
dispatch to Ia Nation from Tangier,
Morocco, says that six French avi-
tors were killed when the plane, one
OF a squadron Of five, crashed in
flames 40 miles from the town Of
Denibud.
The dispatch says the plane fell
5000 meters wrapped in flames and
that the fIiers, a lieutenant. 4 SER
geant. three n0n-c0mmiSsioned Of
ficers, and a radio operator, were
completely charred. They were
buried today.
The planes left Fec yestrdny morn
ing according to the Dispatch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-28
Woman Slain In
St. Paul Hotel

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov 2H.--tFy-~
I'm "a blood Hpattered hotel room
which gave evidence Uf m terrific
struggle, tha body OF a woman he-
lieved ID be Mrs. M. Allen 0f Pres
eott. Orc, was found shot TO death
today while her husband was un-
Clad I'M night clothing, the womAn
was lying dead ON tho bed and a.
any response 10 hls knocks. Police
said Allen shot tire woman and then
turned the Fun on himself.