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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
Austin School Man
Is State Candidate

AUSTIN, Oct. l5.-W. E. James Of
Travis county stated Saturday that
he will be a candidate in the 1928
campaign for the office of State
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton.
W.. Z. James is a native Texan and
reared on q farm. He first at
tended a rural school in his COM
munity and later the Edgewood High
school. He is q graduate of the
North Texas State Teachers College,
Il. A. graduate of Baylor Univers-
ity and an NJ. A. graduate Of the
University Of Texas. He has prac-
tically completed the courses re-
CURED for the p. II. d. degree in
the University Of Texas.
Taught Many Years
Except for the past Is months,
during which time he has directed
the activities of the Texas Council
Of Safety, Mr.. James has been en-
gagged in school work in the state
since 1903. He has taught in the
rural schools his native county, in
the North Texas State Teachers Col
lege and in each Of the universities
of which he is a graduate. He was
connected with the State Depart
ment of Education as rural school
supervisor for four years.
With reference TO the coming
Mr.. James said:
81 am going to make the race for
the important office Of state super
intendent Of public instruction be-
cause ! want to be state superin-
tendent, and because / sincerely be-
lieve that the office will give me an
opportunity to render a greater serv-
ice to the state than / can possibly
render in my present position.
Constructive Education
81 believe that Texas needs and
desires a constructive educational
program program that will give
to every child the educational oppor-
tunity to which he is justly en-
titled, and TO every tax pave a
just return in service for the money
be pays TO the schools.
II am convinced that the state de-
partment of education can be made
TO render its greater service 10 the
people by securing and maintaining
the cooperation Of the educational
forces in the state.
"Of course ! believe in and prac-
tice economy, but l believe in gem
uine efficiency and progress also.
The principles upon which my cam
paign will be based will be an
nounced at a later date"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
Masked Bandits
Seen In Mexico

NoGALES, Ari4, Oct. 15.@R-
Semi-official reports to The Herald
today tell Of the advent Of the
masked bandit in the wake Of an ap-
parent crushed rebellion in Mexico.
Federal troops are credited with
having defeated well-armed masked
and mounted outlaws in the state of
Nuevo Leon after several raids on
ranches. With the exception of minor
clashes, in the state Of Jal;sco and
on the border between the states of
Michoacan and Quanajuato, military
zones throughout the republic were
reported quiet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
VALLEY LEADS
IN BUILDING
Engineers Told of De-
v~elopment at Meet
ing Saturday

SAN BENITO, Oct. 15-More
building is underway in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley in proportion to
the population than in any part Of
California, was the statement Of
O. 4. Van Berg, Mercedes engineer,
who recently returned from an ex-
tensive auto trip through West Tex
as, New Mexico, Arizona, California
and the Northwest. He travelled
over 5000 miles and devoted most Of
his time to study of the irrigation
and drainage projects.
Addressing the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Chapter of the American So
ciety Of Engineers at San Benito
Saturday night, Mr.. Van Berg stated
that in no part Of the west did he
find irrigation projects that did not
also have a drainage problem. On
many Of the projects thousands of
acres have been waterlogged through
inadequate drainage, and large
amounts are now being expended to
remedy this condition.
Mr.. Van Berg inspected the Hetchy-
Hetchy and several similar projects,
and found them extremely interest
ing.
Despite the low cost Of construc-
ton, there Is no building activity in
California, he stated, and unemploy-
ment is marked in all the larger CEN
tiers. The influx of winter tourists
has started and California is depend
ing to a great extent on the tourist
traffic to maintain prosperous con-
ditions in the state.
The November meeting Of the VAL
ley Engineers will be held at Browns
vile, and the cement-water ratio in
mixing concrte, which Il saving Cam
eron county $4,000 per mile in the
cost of its highways, will be dis
cussed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
FlREMEN WILL
! Hold SMOKER
lily Officials Invited
10 Join in La
Feria Meeting


La FERIA. Oct. 15.-Firemsn and
s'ty Officials from all parts Of the
lower Rio Grande Valley will as
semnie here Tuesday night Of next
week Tor q banquet and smoker as
kuests Of the La Feria fire depart
1snt n city officials.
Ane meeting will be held 1t the
~t1er club house, and will include
~ fifth District Firemen's Associa-
ley.
Program for the meeting has been
ranged, with Al Parker Of La
ria scheduled 20 make the welcom-
address, with response by Chief
ltton Of McAllen.
IRE chief r. ID. Stout Of Edinburg
E td1k on the fire prevention work
carried out in that city under his
Fire Chief Jesse Norwood of Dom
head Of the Valley Volunteer
remen's association, is also listed
. talk. Other officers of the or
tixation are Fire Chief r. r. Tai
&c Of Mercedes, secretary; and
e er.
All cities Of the Valley are ex-
|pected to be represented, advance in
formation received by local fire Of
|ficials indicates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
FLASHES OF LIFE

(By The Associated Press)
SPRINGFIELD. Mass.-To his real
for football. rather than the game
itself is attributable to the death OF
Eugene Cow. high school player.
Hurrying home for his toys, he fore
ed his way into the house, which was
being fumigated with deadly gas
without his knowledge, and fell dead.
His relatives were away at the time.
KENNEBUNKPoRT. Maine.-Mrs.
Booth Harrington and Mrs. Kennth
Roberts among others are determined
that the natural beauties Of this
literary colony shall not be. spoiled
by picnic parties and advertising
signs. They are conducting a cam
paign against scenery wreekers,
starting with a parade for the pick
ing up of tin ms
BAY0N, N. FIRED and Stanley
Ruth, twins and painters. are in a
hospital, each with a fracture Of the
left ankle. They fell together 20
feet from q seaffolding.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
Matamoros To
Improve City

Plans for civic improvements in
Matamoros were c7tlined Friday at
q meeting Of city commissioners ard
the Matamoros Chamber of Com
merce. r. b. Creager. local attorney,
and G. c. Richardson, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce here, at
tended the gathering in an advisory
capacity.
The exact nature Of the plans were
not announced, but it was understood
that a program of street widening
and city zoning was among the
matters under discussion.
The local men were invited to the
meet by officials Of the Matamoros
Chamber Of Commerce and city Of
ficials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
S~tenographer
Wins $4,000
Coca-C Cola Prize
Trained Nurse Housewife, Stu
dent and Soda Dispenser Win
Other Major Prizes In Coca
Cola $4,000 Cash Prize
Contest

Ten thousand dollars is a lot
Of money to win, but an Indiana
stenographer, Miss Mabel Mills
paugh, Of Anderson, Indiana, has
n check for this amount to show
that IL can be done. Miss Mills
paugh Ia the first prize winner in
the recent Coca-Cola 100000
Cash Prize Contest.
The other major prize winners,
like Miss Millspaugh, are every
day folks who gave just n little
more thought, effort, and study
to Coca-Cola advertising and the
contest than the thousands of
other entrants. Miss Katherine
Brennan who won the second
prize of $5,O00.00 is a young
! trained nurse in Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. Mildred Seigwarth who re-
reived third money, S2.500.0o, is
q housewife living in Dayton,
Ohio. Fourth came Miss Vivian
Kressh, a college girl still in her
teens residing in Brooklyn, New
York. who won 100000. The
only man among the first five
winners was Mr.. Harry II. Ward,
A soda dispenser of q Kress store
In Enid, Oklahoma, whose fifth
prixe netted him $4,000. The
remaining $50 prizes varying from
10000 to $1,000 were scattered
hroa8c2fCkhroughout the country.
| Dal Npnrs, bankers, millwork-
arr. architects. housewives, law
vers. stenographers, soda dis
~nensers, students, teachers, the
church, the army, the navy and
mnnv others are represented
among the thousands who sent in
entries.
Entries came from every state
IN the Union. ~ well as from
Alaska. Panama Canal Zone, Por-
IA Rico, Hawaii, and the Philip
nines: from every province in
Canada; from Mexico. Cubs, Isle
az Pines, Haiti. Jamaica. Ber-
muds, Brazil, Peru, the Barbados,
SPAIN, Switzerland. France, South
Africa and Australia. The inter-
est I'm the contest was worldwide.
Since It's first announcement In
MAY, the Coca-Cola $4,000 Cash
Prize Contest has created great
Interest. especially the announce
ment OF prize winners which Is
lust appearing In magazines and
newspapers. According 20 Mr..
Robert w. Woodruff. President OF
||fhe Coca-Coia Company. "Ths
IContest has wen proved its worth.
I1t was quite different from the
|usual contest. People had TO
|search for and study Coca-Cola
advertising appearing en- maya
Kires. newspapers. on walls and
bulletins, and IN dealers stores In
prder 20 find the six keys 70 the
popularity % Coaa-ceia and TO
answer two simple questions re-
Iunired- II has illustrated 10 n
remarkable degree the power Of
observation Of the public. The
humber Of answers received and
Ne time and effort ~ which thew
.re evidence show the interest
rken W Coca-Cola and Cora-Cola
advertising. and the number OF
cal frienSs belonging "a our
,rnduet. We congratulate the
brixe winners"
Brownsville Coca
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16

AUSTIN, Tex, Oct 15.-tP-De-
crease Of ten cents per 100 pounds in
freight rates on refined oil ship
ments from McCamey to San Angelo
over the Orient railroad was ordered
today by the state railroad commits
nfnn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
MARTIAL LAW

TOKYO, Oct. l6.-;-(Sunday)
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Picking. says the Rengo news agency.
Airplanes of the Shansi forces are
reported to have destroyed railway
bridges IS miles south Of the Chi
nese capital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
CAP AND GOWN

ALAMO, Oct. 15.-Mrs. Ia Verne
Stugard Nowotny Of Alamo Ia a men,
Der Of the Cap and Gown council.
senior girl organization at the Uni
versity Of Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16
r o MERCEDES

- Especial to The Herald)
MERCEDES. Oct. 15.-Mr. and Mrs.
l.. Cassel, who have been living in
have moved to Timpson.
Tex, where Mr.. Cassel will be con-
with the Hope Construction
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
Woes OF ABATTO|R
I PREPARE PETITION
Fight to Be Taken to Alex
andria Council Meeting
Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEG ANDRIA, Va. June An
other petition of protest against estab-
lishment of the n. Auth Provision Co.
abattoir in Alexandria has been pre-
pared by a committee of citizens for
presentation at a meeting tomorrow
afternoon of the city council.
mo slaughterhouse should be al
low ed in any residential section, says
the petition, which is signed ny
Charles w. King, James A. Hulfish.
+. Z. MessiclI and Thomas Albert
Bny!le. Some Of US have put lie
savings in comfortable homes and Go
not wish to see our property Ereatiy
lowered in value nor be compelled to
move. The locality is a long cstab-
lished, respectable neighborhood.
Hit OdOrs and Noises.
Attention is called to the odors and
noises usual about such places and
the fact that Washington and Airing
ton County had refused to allow such
plants Mention IS made of the fact
that the handsome Washington me-
mortal, costing $7,000000, is nearby.
It is also said the slaughterhouse
might prejudice the community's
chances of getting the proposed Me-
mortal Highway to Mount Vernon.
several DuICnerlnS concerns 90
their slaughtering at Benning, an out
of-the-way place near Washington, it
is pointed out. should a slaughter
house be established in a proper out
of-the-way place, away from resi-
dental locality and where the SUI
perior existing rights of others would
not be irreparably injured, we would
not oppose it, but would feel kindly
disposed toward it," say the op-
ponents. Local labor could easily get
to such place.
I'VE do not feel that a quarrel be-
tween alien butchering concerns about
Slaughtertng prices per animal and a
desire to get income from vacant
buildings of an old Portner brewery
should be held superior to the rights
of permanent citizens and already ex-
listing property and home rights IN
one Of our best residential sections.
Pride i'm Alexandria.
"If newly established subdivisions
and little towns with wide unimproved
limits prohibit slaughterhouses, glue
factories. soap factories and like nui-
sRnces, why should the largest old es-
tablished and most closely built city
in the northern section Of the State
permit them in one of it's best Sec
tons? If established rights and usages
are to be disregarded, then where
may one with safety build or acquire
a comfortable home? Our adherents
are constantly increasing as the pub
lie Is becoming better informed of the
true facts and conditions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
ROTARY ADMITS GERMANY.
Officers Read Reports and Speakers
Are Heard at Ostend.

OSTEND, Belgium, June 7 P.-
Admission of Germany into Rotary In
ternational was decided upon by the
eighteenth annual convention of the
organization at the first business SEES
sion today. This brings the number
of nations in the organization to AZ.
Among the speakers at this morn
ing's session. in addition to the Off
GERS who read their reports, were Don
aid a. Adams of New Haven, Conn:
Raymond J. Knoeppel of New York
aid Edouard Willems of Brussels.
The afternoon was occupied by
group meetings for the men, while the
women went to Bruges on an eXcur-
sion. TOnight's program included thea
ter performances, a symphonic concert
and dance for the delegates and
visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
RIvERDALE INSTALLS
NEW TOWN COUNCIL
Mayor Waters and Retiring Mayor
Schaefer Praised by Speakers
and Presented Flowers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RIVERDALE. Nd, June IA
large number of the citizens at
tended the meeting of the mayor and
Council here last night, when John
II. Schaefer, who served as mayor
three years, was succeeded by J.
Burrows Waters, who had previously
served for two years as mayor. Others
taking Office were Charles E. Holmes,
succeeding Max Vollberg, councilman
from the fifth ward, and J. T. Har-
rington, reelected councilman from
the third ward
E. B. Dunford, president of the
Citizens Association, lauded the
work of Mr.. Schaefer and the retiring
Council, and Prof. c. A. Magoon,
speaking for the citizens at large, well
coined Mr.. Waters and the new Coun-
Gil. AS tokens Of this appreciation
Mr.. Schaefer and Mr.. Waters were
presented with baskets of flowers by
little Anne Jeanette Ralston and John
Ballinger. T. w. Venemann spoke in
behalf Of the local Fire Department
and Mr.. Carson from the Taxpayers
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
\. v. DRAPER HEADS
SCHOOL DIVISION
Tentatively Named Supervis-
ing Principal to Succeed the
Late B. w. MurCh.

Henry White Draper, principal of
the Langley Junior High School, has
been selected to fill the post of super
vising principal of the first division,
made vacant through the recent death
Of Ben w. Murch, it became known
today.
Tentative decision to give the post
to Mr.. Draper was rea ched at a meet
ing of the personnel committee of the
Board of Education held yesterday
afternoon. The appointment is ex-
pected to be approved at the meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
White Oaks Blighted.
,ecial Disnatch IN The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June IA disease
that is said to have infected practi-
cally every white oak tree in Balti-
more City has been diagnosed by DR..
c. E. Temple, State plant pathologist,
as the sycamore leaf blight, according
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
sidered by the personnel commit
yesterday.
Draper's Record Outlined.

AS principal of the Langley Junior
High School Mr.. Draper has achieved
an admirable record and his promotion
to the more lucrative post of super
vising principal comes after more
than 80 years of service in the local
system. Before he went to the
Langley Junior High School Mr..
Draper was principal of the Henry
Polk Schools.
Mr.. Draper is a native of the Dis
trict, having been born here in jan
uary, 1875. He was educated at Cen
trail High School and the Washington
Normal School as well as at George
Washington University. and the Ma
tional University Law School.
He is a member of the Washington
Board of Trade, the D. c. Society of
Sons of American Revolution, the
Federal Schoolmen's Club, Sigma M
Phi Fraternity, the Masonic Order
and Emmanuel Baptist Church. He
is married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07

and F. w. Besley, State forester took
sample branches of the infected trees
to DIR. Temple to be studied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07

The Bureau of Standards is measur-
ing the time lag required by Their
mometers for aviation that register
sudden changes in air temperatures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07

to John Robert Curry, assistant State
forester. The disease had puzzled ex-
perts in the State forestry department,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07

of the board to be held tomorrow aft
ernoOn.
While officials at the Franklin
School today would neither affirm nor
deny the selection of Mr.. Draper, it
is known the latter was summoned
there at 1890 at the request of DIR.
Frank w. BallOu, superintendent, and
the two were closeted together for
some time.
New Principal to Be Chosen.
With the promotion of Mr.. Draper
slated, school officials now are ponder
ing over the selection of a new prin-
cipal at the Langley Junior High
School
1t is expected the school patrons of
the first division will promptly ap-
plaud the judgment of the school Off
Gals and board members in placing
Mr. Draper as the head of perhaps
the most important school division in
the city.
Mr.. Draper is we'll known in the
Georgetown section, which is in the
first division, having been q principal
Of schools in that district, where he
lives at 1921 Thirty-fifth street.
There have been no less than a
dozen candidates put forward for the
first division post. This field gradu-
ally narrowed down, however, until
there were but few whom were con-
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
PEP co NAY BUY OFFICE
SITE AT 18th AND G SIS.
move MUST BE-
MADE SOON

That the Potomac Electric Power
Company il contemplating the pur-
chase Of the property on the south.
west corner Of Fourteenth and @
Streets Northwest for the erection
OF q large office building IL a
rumor current today at the District
Building President Ham, OF the
power company. refused to confirm
or deny the rumor.
That the company must find an
other location for its offices and
probably for the substation, due to
the fact that the present offices
are located in the triangle to be
covered by new Federal offices, is
certainty. Mr.. Ham said, but 1t
has not been definitely decided
where they will move.
In case the Fourteenth and q
Street property Is acquired, runor
has 1t, the company contemplates
construction Of a new substation in
the vicinity OF Twelfth and M
Streets Northwest. "A downtown
substation Is considered necessary.
Although the Federal Buildings
Commission has not definitely de-
cided that the substafion may not
remain in its present position, there
~ little chance Of a favorable de-
cision.
Representatives of Julius Gar.
finckel, owner of the Fourteenth
and @ Streets property who Is now
In Europe, denied knowledge Of any
offers by the electric company.
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
BATHTUB GIRL
DEATH PR0BED

Whether Miss Anne Florence
Quinn. "a years old, was electro
cuted or drowned in the bathtub
in the apartment of her sister at
the darlington, 30Ss Sixteenth ST.
N. W., will be decided by a cor.
oner's jury at the District Morgue
today.
The woman was found last night
by Rose Nikolai. a roommate. She
was cIutching in her hand an cleo
trio curling iron that had appar-
emily been burning all day. and
which was scorching her fingers.
She was pronounced dead by DIR.
Elliott Campbell. 3109 Sixteenth st.
n. W.. who said she had been dead
about six hours.
Headquarters Detective Ira Keck.
who investigated, was told that Miss
Quinn was manicurist in the bar
her shop of Vincent Lanzillotti 8gH
Thirteenth st. N. w. The barber
shop was called yesterday and told
that Miss Quinn was Ill and would
not report for work.
Nothing more was heard until
Miss Nikolai found her body, burned
on the hands and forehead. The
body was partially out of the tub.
the head hanging toward the floor
Despite this fact, however, Deputy
Coroner Joseph D. Rogers found
water in her lungs, he said.
Miss Quinn, native of EInira.
N. T., came here last November.
Her mother, Mrs. Catherine Quinn.
OF Elmira, was notified, and arrange
for the removal Of the body to that
city.
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
BURGLARS TAKE
$500 LOOT

Thieves entered three washington
homes and made away with more
than $500 worth of loot, varying
from suits of clothes to diamond
rings. according to reports made to
the police today.
Philips s. Warren, 1905 Hobarts
st. N. W., reported his home en-
tered through a rear window and
that four rings, all set with dia.
monds, including one with eight
stones. as well as checks and cash
to the value of 500, were taken.
Three suits Of clothes and an
overcoat were taken from the apart.
meut of Wallace Blankenship, at
1880 " st. N. w. Police Of the
Eighth Precinct are looking for a
roomer, who left the home yester.
day.
Harry Sewers, GIT Portland st.
8. E. reported $3.50 worth of
Jewelry missing.
The Washington times., 1927-02-16
$4,000 AWARD.
GIVEN GIRL

Out since 4 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon to deliberate the case of
Miss Mabel p. sneed, who had
sued the Capital Traction Company
for $4,000 damages for alleged per.
sonal injuries, the jury in the Dis.
triet Supreme Court returned a
sealed verdict last night at IL
O'Clock. Opened by Justice Siddons
this morning q verdict of $4,000
damages for the complainant was
disclosed. Miss Sneed, who Is a
clerk in thee Interstate Commerce
Commission. was present at the
trial reclining on q cot. She said
that November Is, 1923, she was
boarding the car at New Jersey
Avenue and c Street when It started
before she succeeded In getting on.
She said she was violently thrown
on the platform, suffering serious
and permanent injuries. One Of
the exhibits produced by the car
company, and one of the biggest,
so far as. actual size is concerned,
ever produced in the courts was the
rear end Of car, which was used
to demonstrate the contention OF
the car company.