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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
CITIZENS GET
TAX REFUNDS
Mellon Presents List
To Congress to Get
l03 Millions

WASHINGTON. D. c. Dec. Is
P-The names Of many OF the ma
tons notables were presented 10
congress today By Secretary Mellon,
as he began the return Of $685.
S5S,6s7 in taxes which the govern
ment collected illegally during the
fiscal years from 1925 TO 1925, and
prior periods.
Awards ran from a few cents 70
hundreds Of thousands of dollars
and the bulky list showed Sir Harry
Lauder, Brigadier General Smedley
Butler. the late Or. Percy Stickney
Grant. the modernist preacher. and
many other widely-known persons
as having had their troubles with
the taxing authorities along with
the Bclmonts. the Nanderbilts and
the general run Of business corpora
tions.
Mrs. Florence NJ. Rose, Of Mar
quette. Michigan, got seventeen
cents, and near her name was that
Of j. r. Hillman and Sons company.
Of Pittsburgh. with a figure Of
Ss99,g06. The awards to the Rookie
f~ellers. the Belmonts and the Van
derbilts were comparatively small
ones. Corporations generally were
shown to have dominated IN the
list Of those receiving awards Of
any greEt size.
The Texas and Pacific Coal &
Oil company was refunded $780, 900;
and the Kirby Lumber company,
Houston, S65,2sS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
PREPARE FOR
TEAPOT PROBE
Coolidge Signs Bill
Clearing Son-In-
Law OF Fall

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Dec. 2s.-fP1
President Coolidge has signed the
bill sponsored by Senator Walsh.
democrat. Montana, which viii per
nit NJ. RI. Everhart. son-in-lnw Of AL
Bert 3. Fall, 70 testify IN the Tea
pot Dome conspiracy case without In
eliminating himself.
The measure decreases the statute
OF Limitations in government fraud
eases from six 20 three years and opens
the way for what the prosecution In
the conspiracy trial Of Harry r. Sim
clair and Fall consider important evil
dence that Everhart declined to give
previously on the ground that his
testimony might incriminate him.
The net regarding which Everhart
was asked 20 testify occurred less
than six years ago. With the dis
ability removed Falls son-in-law can
now give q jury the information
which he declined before 70 disclose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Ey DAVID III. CLICK1iAN
Staff Writer fer Central Pre- ard
Tho Herald


SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dee. "a
Chinese women clad In trousers. and
men IN the oenturies-old costume of
the Far East litsen eagerly % radio
programs in their homes in san
Franchises Chinatown. Fer the Chin
csc have added TO the list Of house
hold necessities. the radio.
There are more radio aerials in one
block along Grant avenuc-China-
towns main street-than in any 9TH
er block IN the city, according 20 Goa
Sam Niue az the United states inn
migration office.
Radio Guards Children
Their residence restricted to China
town. the Chinese necessarily live in
crowded fashion. Radio appeals TO
them not only as a means OF bring
ing in the music and entertainment
ar the outside world, but also for its
value IN keeping the children off the
streets. Con declared.
Automobiles are SO numerous on
the streets on Sunday that ] am
afraid To let my children 20 out"
Con said. Since ! built my radio
set, they have been content 10 stay
IN the house
The Chinese love music and that
j. p Of the reasons why radio
means so much ~ them, a~cco4ilng to
The Princess Der Ling Of China. who
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Applause of Home
Pleases II. Lauder

Sir Harry Lauder. IN receiving the
freedom Of Edinburg, his native city.
said il vas the proudest moment Of
his life.
He Rad been honored BY many
cities. he said, but to be honored by
Edinbure was the great finale. The
honor had given him fresh j. spira-
ton he said, and he had decided 70
return 70 the stage from which he
retired after the death OF his wife
several months ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
German Is Sentenced
To Serve I'll Years

BERLIN. hPl-The record prison
sentence here-2il years-is held hv
Herr Buchanan. 81, and a vaudeville
artist before he became a first
story man. Recently he was released
from his cell 70 appear again before
the local court on another robbery
charge.
ne theft IN question was IN 1921.
The prisoner couldn't remember il for
he had committed some 500 robberies
up 70 that time for which re had
received sentences totaiirr pos
years.
Under the law. the judge might
have given Buchanan Is YEAR. for
the robbery. But ne decided three
years was enough 70 add on 10 the
-os. Buchanan took the three wears
as a Joke.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Black Hats Combine
Felts With Satins

PARIS tP-Thc black felt hat with
narrow bias bands Of black satin ap-
piled wv rows which follow the line
a a small brim. usually cut Up over
u eve. ~ a well established new
millinery style.
Sometimes the hats are hrimless.
0ftener a narrow brim is seweG on
like an extension az the crown and
turns down all the way around the
head. Jewcled pins usually are worn
on such hats.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Birds Eye Photos
Used In Making Map

HALLE. Pl-An order for n series
OF birds eye photographs, covering
about $50 ca. kilometers Of the hafie
area. was placed hy the municipalities
COMMITTEES on construction WIN the
Junkers Aerial Photographic Blu
feGu.
From these views are q re pre-.
pared the requisite aerial maps for
district constructions, such az the
laying oct Of rev streets. extensions
70 the cisy's canalage and water sup
Ply system, new settlement projects,
SC.
As the surface Of the Halle dis
trict IS always more or less inter
sected BY numerous excavations CON
tinuallv altering the topographic as
pect. the birds eve photographs will
also serve as valuable adjunct FOR
surveying purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
English Work Horses
Increase In Decade

T0RQUAN. England F-The day
e the horse as a transport agent
may he over tn America. but in
England he's still q factor. Professor
XVI III. Woodbridge. president OF the
National Veterinary Medical Assoeia-
tion. declared here.
Although there has been 4 decline
IN the number OF horses. Professor
Woodbridge said. there were more
horses working IN London last year
than there we're IN 1913. Professor
woodbridge cited the fact that horses
were used extensively IN the army
maneuyers on Salisbury riai-- where
the m~echanized army was opposed 70
the cavalry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Rio Crsnde City viii
Have Weather Bureau

~. y. Schnurbusch. official wealth
er man IN charge Of the Browns
vile office, was III Rio Grande City
Wednesday, making arrangements
for that place 70 have its own
weather from this time forward.
Decision 10 establish n voluntary
observers station at Rio Grande was
made by the Washington weather
bureau some tise ago. and the in
struments were received here last
week.
Daily data will be taken from the
station ~ a citizen appointed 81
the city. and mailed IN 10 the re-
gional office at Houston on the
first Of each month.
Mr.. Sc%hnurbusch expected % be
back IN Brownsville Thursday morn
ing.
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Continued from page onsl

Continued from page one)
Wick, Mrs. Frances Heron, a Mrs.
Thornton Of Wichita Falls, Sam Fox
Of Moran and Claude Edwards o.
Dickens. They were addressed as "a.
oil lease near Moran after wounds
Of the bandits had been dressed.
The Edwards boy said he knew moth
ing Of the bandits and was merely
visiting at the Fox residence. He was
being held at Cisco today. The
others were in jail IL Albany.
CISCO, Tex., Dec. Is. G}-While
q posse of more than 100 men was
searching FOR three AZ the four ban
dts who held up and robbed che
First National Bank OF Cisco last
Fr.d2y. the third visited relatives
eight miles from Moran, according
TO Mrs. Sam Fox, sister Of l.. r..
Davis. B~ristow. Okla. the fourth
bandit who died Saturday night in
Jail.
The is a sister-in-law Of
one OF the two hea SSH at large.
Under a charge of accessory after
the fact. al Albany. Mrs. Fox made =
voluntary statement 10 Major j. Nc
Williamson here. She denied that
she had intended TO offer any aid
70 the hunted men and explained her
encounter with them occurred early
Sunday morning.
She said that the three men came
to her home. They were cold. hungry
and tired. They begged for coffee
and food. She gave II 70 them. She
dressed the wound of one of the
men who was shot through The arm
and was bleeding. she said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Nobel Prize Winner
Is Good Home Maker

PARIS GFl-Feminine artistic a.
literary genius can flourish as well u
not better AZ the domestic hearth rs
IN worldly haunts.
such. believe women writers here.
Is the lesson of the award Of the 1926
Nobel Prize for Literature 70 Graria
Deledda. the Italian novelist.
SiEnorA nele6da. IL II asserted. has
shown the Question q home OF ca
reer 20 he grounalpss. In addition 10
being one Of the foremost figures IN
contemporary world literature. 4he
has been for many years = success
ful wife and mother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-28
Il Cities Combine to
Form Huge Orchestra

PITTSBURGH. Kansas. tPl-High
schools Of Is cities have contributed
members e. q single iSo-picce or
fhestTa which appears IN turn In the
rcrrln.t es represented III is mcHi-
bersaip. The musicians cone from
Ckanute. Cherokee. Cherry Vale,
C~offeyville. Columbus. Fredoris.
Fort Scott. Independence. lola. Nc
cune. Neodesha. Parsons and r'tis.
burgh, all n southeastern AsnSas,
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has participated in many radio pro-
grams IN her native China. and
l-,adcaE. the first day she arrived
r the United States from the
Orient.
Prefer Male Voices
The American notion that Chinese
music consists OF a series Of cat
howls j. due largely TO the fact that
Chinese are fond Of the falset;o male
voice. the Princess says.
However. IN Europe, AZ one time,
men altos were used exclusively, both
II church and In the opera. The
-fest has permitted its women TO take
part in music and drama a little
sooner than the east
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
CITY HOME RULE

The recent demand of Governor Ritchie of Maryland for more home rule for cities and less interference in their affairs by the rural blocs in the legislatures must have resulted from personal observation in his own state. As everyone knows, Balti- more has more than half the wealth and quite as large proportion of the entire state of Maryland; yet the states metropolis suffers an eternal wrangle with the state legislators at Annapolis, where the country cousins have considerably more power than the city representatives.
 The condition is not peculiar to Maryland. however, it pertains even to Connecticut. And when one men, tions such metropolitan centers as New York and Chicago. the difficult ties of home rule are quite as obvi- ous so long as the legislatures re- main what they are.
 Even more important was the Maryland governors claim that cities think we'll of themselves when they organize chambers of con- merce and agitate for a bigger city, but that the time may come when they may agitate to keep people out of the city instead of getting them in. When that comes they will be concerned with making themselves better rather than just bigger. Many of the cities are due to realize that they cannot become better by be- coming bigger-but that change of view will take time and the governor of Maryland may never live to see the change.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
ALLING'S MARRIAGE RULE

Attorney General Benjamin w. filling appears to have aroused con- siderable interest among ministers of the gospel-particularly ministers without a charge in deciding that the state law gives the power of per forming marriage only 10 those ministers who are actively in charge of church work.
 Retired ministers have performed many marriages in Connecticut. The question naturally arises whether the marriages they have performed are void. On this question the attor- ney general thinks it is for the courts to decide.
 The courts wont get an oppor- tunity 10 decide whether the mar riages performed hv "ex-minist CTS" arc valid until somebody is interest ed enough to 90 h the trouble and expense of gaming such a decision. Those who have been married by the ex-ministers intended to bc married. consider themselves as safely and sancly wedlocked. and doubtless won't desire additional judicial enlightenment
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
STOCKING THE STREAMS

The |. :. bureau of fisheries has announced that the streams in New England have been fully stocked with young fish, and that the out look is good for first class crop of animals destined in due time to spend the most thrilling episodes in their lives in eluding the clutches of fishermen.
 The T.. $. bureau however, should not he confused with the state bu- reau. Tha latter has done much more work in Connecticut than the federal bureau.
 The chief problem in stocking streams is the distribution of black bass. As everyone knows-or IS sup | posed to know-hIack bass and trout [ do not thrive together: in fact black l bass delight in nothing so much as 1 in killing off trout. In spite of this 1 antlpathy between black bass and ] trout, requests have come by the score from New Englanders to have ! certain streams stocked with black ba ss in addition to trout Consider | able diplomacy has been necessary in assuring cooperation sufficient to
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
GOVERNING THE PHILIPPINES

The plan to link the administra- ton of the Philippines with the de- partment of the interior rather than in a bureau of the war department seems to be growing in favor But it should not be gathered from the dis cussion that the Philippines have been governed by the war depart nlent.
 General Leonard Wood went on the retired list of the army before being appointed governor-general of the Philippines in 1921. His title re- mained with him and he utilized army officers as aides. His actions gave the impression to the F'ilipinos that he represented the American military government, although theo- retically he was the same kind of goyernor-general as Francis B. liar rison before him. He remained civilian governor: he himself was a civilian with a military title dating from his service in the army.
 The fact that the insular bureau of the government has been under the Jurisdiction of the secretary Of war strengthened the opinion that the Wood regime in the Philippines was military government. Yet this fact did not prove it to be such. The insular bureau has always been un- der the aegis of the secretary of war, quite as illogical a proceeding as having the treasury department enforce the Eolstead act.
 The suggestion that Philippine af- fairs be placed under the secretary of the interior has much 10 com mend it. The Philippine legislature would be much more likely to work in harmony with a governor-general linked with the interior department than when linked with the secretary of war Less bad feeling in the Philippines would be the inevitable consequence.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
LAYING GAS MAINS

Permission to use Corbin avenue as bed for gas mains to be laid by the Connecticut Power & Light company lies with the board of pub lie works; at least, that is where the petition was filed by the company.
 There fundamentally is no objec- ton to the company stringing gas mains through New Britain in or der to link up it's business in Middle town, Meriden and Bristol. But there is objection or ought to be, against the company doing anything to ruin the West Main street paving from Corbin avenue to the Plainville town line-and on beyond, for that mat ter.
 The company should be impressed with the need for utilizing another route. It no doubt can get all it wants from the state. which has jurisdiction over West Main street, this being part of a state highway; but the city holds trump card in it's jurisdiction over the connecting link along Corbin avenue.
 The company from the start of this gas main laying business has gone about it in way to indicate it knew what it wanted and knew it would get all it wanted The work of digging gas main ditches along the washboard pike started without the general public down that way knowing what it was all about. This also is a state road. With J. Henry Roraback at the head of the com pany it was just like asking itself for permission. The same situation, no doubt, will hold true of West Main street. But it does not hold good of Corbin avenue, where J. Henry has no jurisdiction. If the city is to maintain control as to how the West Main street pavement is to be mistreated the way to make its wishes felt is to hold up permission to use Corbn avenue.
 The company should be made to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that no other route is available something which we believe it can- not do-and then should be placed under bond not to damage the pave ment
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
The Rubberneck Wagon Driver Takes His Wife for a Drive
 Tn thu Co,,nfrvS

In the Country!
 Overheard by Peter R. Fraser) Lady. we are now leaving the Cite-e-e-e Limits! We have just passed the Shorewood Addition. Mrs. shorewood divorced him in 1905. after a big SCANDAL. "We are now in the COUNTRY and on your left, Lady. you will see a HORSE doing something very re- markable. He is eating GRASS! Now pay STRICT A-tenshun! On your right is a herd of COWS. Note the third COW from the front. THAT COW. Lady. kicked over a bucket of MILK last spring. nearly drowning the OWNER! Note the foremost COW very care-ful-ly. Lady. This animal secured a. DIVORCE from the gentleman COW a short time ago, after a HUGE scan dal! She was awarded the custody of the CALF!
 "We are now passing an apple ORCHARD. The apples are GREEN and if we should eat one, Lady. we should have a stomach ACHE. Note the rooster walking. under tree on your left, He is a B1GAMIST! Things go on in wonder chicken house of which We never DREAM, On our left-HOLD ON. LOOK ...--Lady. we nearly ran over CAT. A cat is very interest 1 ing CREATURE, having four legs and a TAIL! I'll stop the bus, now, and we'll get out and LOOK at it."
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
25 Tears Ago Today

The Russell & Erwin branch of the American Hardware corporation is having plans drawn for new fac tory to be located at the corner Of Myrtle and Washington streets. It will front on Myrtle street and be seven stories high P. X F. Corbin is planning to build new engine house. The Connecticut Railway & | Lighting company is planning an ad- dition and will install 10000 horse power dynamo and generator. Bus mess is good
 When the last inmate of the iso- lation hospital finished his bath and prepared to dress and leave that place today, he found that the clothes prepared for him were just about shalf big enough. He there fore sent an agonized hurry call to Chairman Curtis and explained his plight, saying he had to choose be- tween parboiling and freezing to death and cared for neither. MT. Curtis procured clothing from a store and hastened to relieve the in mate, who had retreated once more to his hot tub and was thoroughly soaked and germ-r ridden.
 George Cooley. stoker of Engine Co., No. ,, has been suspended for failure to attend three fires. MT. Cooley, who is also city electrician. says the action is unjust, as his ab sence was due to his being on other city business at the time.
 Senator Sloper and Representative Atwood were visitors at Camp Keel CT yesterday.
 Carl Lorenzen, the Church street florist, arrived home today from a two months trip to Germany. MT. Lorenzen looked hale and hearty and reported a pleasant trip. While in Germany he was witness to the great steamship collision in which 1 100 people were killed.
 It is not very well known, but 1t 1 is nevertheless a fact, that the golf balls used so extensively throughout ! the country are made by former New Britain man. Eleager Kemp shall, who conducted button fas- tener factory in this city some years ago. He invented the new lively ball with some rubber instead of the old gutta- percha sphere.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
Pastor Explains Move
 For SaccO Defense

Buffalo, N. N, Aug. i } UP) - Answering parishioners who criti- cized his action in going to Boston 10 join pickctcrs in behalf of Sacco and Narzetti. the Rev. Herman J. Hahn of the Evangelical church de- clared from the pulpit yesterday that better men than l have been locked in the Boston Jail and there by served the cause of humanity.
 You are too damnably respect able to get unused up bit in the struggle against injustice and wrong" he said You are too in formally nice and genteel to run counter 10 public opinion however doctored and stupid
 He declared Sacco and Nanzetti were prisoners of var" and that tairmndod persons throughout the world were aligning themselves with the two men,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15

that federal expenditures were brought below sa.ooo. .0oo.oo The announcement was hailed by the press with enthusiasm. It was the result of three years intensive campaign by the budget bureau.
 Now the budget director has made another statement and it is in the nature of a warning. Congress un- doubtedly will order new cruisers built; there will be an expensive scheme for Mississippi flood relief: some kind of farm relief measure will be passed, In view of the proximity of the 1928 political pyro- technics, and whatever 1t may be, it is going to cost money. The budget director, therefore. gives the impress sion the national outgo once more will go above three billion.
 This would be a step backward. Yet who is there, in the administra- tion or out of it. who can avoid the higher expenditures in view of the demands sure to be presented to Congress?
New Britain herald., 1927-08-15
LORD AND THE BUDGET

Director Lord of the budget hu- reau fired another gun against the plan Of the Democrats 10 slash taxes 10 the tune of s50o,ooo, ,o00- instead Of s3n0.o0o. .oOQ as the Re publicans plan-when he made his announcement that running the gov ernment this year would require at least s125,ooo, oQo more than it did last year
 II was in June when he made his last pronouncement-t the year was the first since the World war