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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27
Ben Bard Lives
Longer in Crook
Film at Dittmann

Ben Bard is living longer than
usual these days.
In nearly every picture that Bard
appears he is east a. the menace
and he usually is killed along about
the middle Of the story.
In Dressed TO KILL" his current
opus, however, Irving Cummings
and William Conselman, the authors.
arranged for Bard TO stick II out
until within a few feet Of the final
fadeout.
IN this ultra modern story Of the
underworld and its leaders and
h~enchmen. Bard plays the role OF
"Nick.' first tho friend and later
the arch enemy Of Edmund Lowe,
who represents the master-mind Of
crookdom.
Mary Astor has the feminine lead
opposite Lowe and the supporting
cast is Of the all-star variety.
Dressed To Kill" Is showing for
the last time today at the Dittmann.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27
JUDGE SPEARS
Held
'ioneer Valley Attor-
ney at San Renito
ls Buried Today
Especial to The Herald)

N%PNNA1 10 ne ntT0lQl
SAN BENITO, Nov. 27.-Funeral
services were held here Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Baptist
church for Judge Samuel Spears.
who died in his office in san Be
nlto Sunday afternoon.
The services at the church we're
conducted by Rev. W. r. Johnston.
rector of the Episcopal church in
san Benito. after which the body
was taken to the Mont Meta ceme-
terry, and a Masonic service con-
Quoted there.
P~allbearers were Frank Robertson,
o. Scott Brown. Fred Wedegart-
ner. Clarkson Cowgirl. p. a. Epstein
and James G. Bowie. all pioneers Of
can Benito. and friends or Judge
spears for many years.
lnterment was made az the
Monte Meta cemetery by Thompson's
Mortuary.
Hundreds OF friends in San Benito
and other parts Of the Valley came
70 the church Tuesday morning for
me services there and followed the
iurerai procession to the cemetery.
Stores and offices in San Benito
we're closed Tuesday morning in
respect of the memory Of Judge
spears. A proclamation requesting
the places to close had been issued
by Mayor Scott Brown.
The deceased was n Of the best
known of Valley pioneers. having
come TO San Benito the year the
city was born. 1908. and remained
here since hat time. Judge Spears
was actively identified with the
growth Of San Benito during that
twenty years TO its present status.
He was known throughout the VAL
ley Tor his activities on behalf Of a
number Of Vslley-wide movements
including flood control, irrigation
and other matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27
Prince of Wales
Kills Five Lions

OAR -ES- SALAAM, Tanganyika
Territory. Africa. Nov. 2T.-LPl-The
Prince az Wales has bagCed five
hons az Babati, the largest Of which
measured eight feet eight inches
from tip 20 tail. His tour from Aru-
sha 70 Dodoma has been most NC
cessful and he has thoroughly en-
joyed il. He is in excellent health.
The prince held a successful 5a-
raza. or native court. NJ Dodoma,
which was attended By chiefs from
all over the territory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27
CHEMIST VISITS VALLEY

HARLlNGEN. Nov. 27.-George B.
Merry. chief chemist Of the Schaef-
fer Refinery at Cushing. Okla. is
in the Valley on a business trip,
and to visit friends in this section.
including Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hoover
Of Harlingcn. lie will remain dur
my the fair here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-27
McMANuS Is ARRESTED

NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-H9-George
McManus, widely sought by police as
the man who could throw more light
on the Staying Of Arnold Rothstein,
gambler, than anyone else, was ar
rested today.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Has $4,000 AIready-WouId
Deal With Oil Man
Direct.
SENATE PROBERS LEARN
LITTLE IN CHICAGO
None of Witnesses Recalls Hays
Bond 0ffer-Many Absent
From City.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Borah is prepared to raise
the 100000 to repay Harry F.. Sinclair
oil operator and lessee of Teapot Dome,
for his contribution to the Republican
party il the Republican national COM
mittee declines to act on his suggestion
for such move.
Announcing today that he had re-
ceived voluntary subscriptions already
totaling more than $4,000 from vari-
Gus citizens, the Idaho Senator declared
he was ready to go ahead and ask for
subscription large enough to meet
the payment of Sinclair.
Definite steps toward raising the funds
are awaiting final response from the
Republican committee to his proposal
that Sinclair's contribution be repaid.
II he raises the money. Borah said
he would deal directly with Sinclair,
turning 1t over to the oil operator
whose lease Of Teapot Dome naval oil
reserve has been Cancelled and which
has brought himself and Albert B. Fall,
former Secretary of the Interior. into
court on a charge of conspiracy 10 de-
fraud the Government.
Declining to reveal the identity Of tie
voluntary contributors. the Idahoan did
say that one individual promised S2500
BOND CLUES FAIL IN CHICAGO.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
COLLAPSE Of DAM
LAID TO LANDSLIDE
Los Angeles Engineer Says
Avalanche Raised Level
of Water.

By the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES. March 15.-Willianl
Mulholland. chief engineer Of the Los
Angeles Bureau of Water and Power.
after a thorough inspection Of the
scene of the st. Francis Dam collapse.
declared his belief today that series
Of landslides above the dam caused the
catastrophe
Something terrific happened TO
break that huge mass OF concrete into
bits Muiholland said.
Water and Power Bureau engineers
reported they found evidences of three
slides above the dam which poured the
earth into the lake. suddenly raising Its
level and finally forcing the gigantic
buttress TO collapse.
Other investigations were under way
A group OF geologists today was going
over the ground 10 seek evidence o.
Mulholland's claim that major >arth
movement" was responsible for the
disaster that took known toll OF ap-
proximately 200 lives early Tuesday.
Coroner Opens Probe.
Coroner Frank Nance OF Los Angeles
County was seeking the answers co two
questions. whether the dam was faulty
built and whether Los Angeles City off,
cialS had any reason prior TO the disaS-
ter 70 fear that II might give way. The
latter phase OF the inquiry Sprang from
statements Of ranchers living below the
dam that Ii had been leaking or seep-
| ing for some time.
Authorities Of Ventura County, whose
| residents In the Santa Clara River
Valley fought construction OF the dam
today started the machinery Of the
committee named yesterday 10 investi.
gate the tragedy TO the bottom
! The first inquests over bodies oi
victims were opened today In Ventura
County. two In the morning at Moor.
| park and Fillmore, and two In the
afternoon at Santa Paula and Oxnard
| While Investigations proceed. the
work Of recovering bodies. checking thf
missing and rebuilding on the scene ol
destruction algo went steadily ahead.
II Bodies Found.
| Location OF II bodies In basin of,
| the Santa Clara River near Satico,
resulted Ia q large force of men beinI
sent 10 that point to seek other victims
| The work was SLOW owing to the ton,
Of silt that had 10 be probed.
! Health officers poured into tn,
stricken district 10 offset any possibilit,
OF epidemic following the food. En-.
! pl1yes Of the Los Angeles Health De.
partnent were filling up all pools, bury
Ing dead livestock. disinfecting whereyel
| necessary and taking samples Of al
drinking water for typhoid tests
The Southern Pacific Railway offeret
W transport any destitute refugee
Wishing D leave the affected area an,
W carry In any supplies needed there.
The Pacific Telephone IL Telegram
Co, with 100 jinemen scattered through
/ the sjIt-coyered region. aiready ha
strung more than 500, 900 feet of wire
virtually restoring telephone service I.
normal
Work on whshed-out bridges, par
| ticulariy the span ut Csstaic, wa
/ rushed by the state IN order that sup
plies may be carried over IL U th0s,
On the northern side Of the stfickei
region.
NJ all centers IN the area hit by TN
food Red Cross canteens were operat
ing serving food. distributing ci0thini
. Continued Oh Page 3. Column ~
Evening star., 1928-03-15
M'CARL CONTRACT
POLICY ATTACKED
Trade Organization Takes
Issue With Methods in
AIIotting Work.

A storm broke out today over Con-
troller General McCari In his attitude
toward award Of contracts for public
construction.
Many Government departments have
lined up with the Associated Genera
Contractors OF America. 1t was learned
to protest McCarl's edict that the low
est bidder who can provide surety
bond must be awarded the contract.
A contract. they point out. should bt
awarded instead to the lowest reSpon-
sible bidder" which. they point out with
great array OF explanation. Is sometimes
a horse of an entirely different color
Great evils are charged under the pres
ent system.
With hundreds of millions OF dollars
TO be spent both in Washington and
throughout the Nation for public con-
struction OF buildings. roads. and many
other Improvements. the issue appeared
,oday TO be Joined with prospect of lively
developments In the near future.
The storm broke through a statement
by the Associated General Contractors
which has been distributed to public
for construction Many of these officials,
who have been literally under the Me-
Carl thumb and still decline to come
out In the open to oppose the controller
general, are understood to be thorough
ly In accord with the contractors posi-
tion regarding contracts to the Lowest
responsible bidder
The statement distributed to public
officials. not only Of the Federal Gov
ernment. but also OF the State govern
ments by the Associated General Con-
tractors, quotes at great length from n
long list Of court decisions These de-
cisSonS, the statement says. support the
contention that the contract should 60
only 10 the lowest responsible" bidder.
Under the present system. the con-
tractors organization charges public
construction has been heset with thou
sands Of defaulted contracts"
Statutory laws IN the United States
have almost Invariably stipulated" said
The contractors statement. that con-
tracts for public construction shall be
awarded to the lowest responsible bid
der~~n procedure established 10 safe
guard the public welfare.
This requirement. in universally
known and approved. but compliance
Herewith on the part Of Federal State
county and municipal awarding officials
has been the exception rather than the
rule. This condition Is not due To any
"illtul misconduct on the part of award
lng officials, but Ia widespread misin-
terpretAion of the word responsible
and tn misunderstanding Of the discre-
tionary powers OF awarding officials AZ
defined by the courts
Partly because Of criticism which
Continued on Page }. Column ~
Evening star., 1928-03-15
LINDBER GH MAY GIVE HIS PLANE
TOSMITHSONIAN AT EARLY DATE
Spirit of St. Louis Assured Prominent
Display-Will Invite Members of
Congress to Fly.

The desire of Col Charles A. Lind
bergh TO retire as a public figure" and
conduct his future affairs unattended
by the alteration and curiosity of the
public vas given further impetus to-
day when it was learned that the
Spirit of St Louis, his famous long-diS-
tance monoplanc, may be presented to
the Smithsonian Institution at an early
date for pelpetuation as history-mak-
ing object.
Col, Lin6bergh will address q letter
to members of Congress shortly, invit-
ing them to ride with him in an air.
plane. The New York-to-PariS flyer
arranged for the transmittal of the
letter at conferences at the Capitol to-
day with Vice President Dawes and
Speaker Longworth. Advisability Of eX-
tending such all invitation also was dis
cusSed by him with Government ex-
pertS.
When Col. Lindbergh received the
Langley medal here several months ago
he announced that at some time in
the future he would donate the plane
10 the public through the institution,
but until recently the Smithsonian has
heard nothing more of the promised
gift. Within the past week or two the
colonel's hackers of the New York-Paris
nonstop flight and his confidential as
sociates have been in conference with
Smithsonian officials with the view of
turning over the plane. and they have
been assured that the Spirit of ST.
Louis will be given an imposing,
prominent display space In the aircraft
building and that the space already
set aside for the planes exhibition will
assure it the best preservation and will
likewise be pleasing to the donors.
When the day comes that the two
actually break up the partnership which
was formed at San Diego 10 months
ago, the colonel's friends In Washing
ton see a determination on his part to
Evening star., 1928-03-15

take up less spectacular pursuits, al
though they state he never will cease
to employ the airplane to convey him
over both long and short distances. just
what the future program will be they
do not know and hesitate TO surmlse,
but they admit they are eagerly await
ing an announcement from him on the
subject.
The colonel today was with his at
torney. Henry Breckenridge, attending
10 his long-neglected personal affairs.
which undoubtedly included his plans
for the future. Both avoided question:
Knight and Harold M. BiXby. st. Louis
business men, who had share in prep
arations for the New York-Paris fight.
were in Washington yesterday and that
they left the city last night after con-
ferring with Col Lindbergh and his at
torney.
The colonel may leave Washington
today or tomorrow. although officers
at Boiling Field. where his Ryan
brougham monoplane is housed. declare
they have no word as to the probable
time of departure. The colonel will be
guest Of honor of the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation in New York Monday. at
which time he will receive the foun-
dation's S25000 check for his contribu-
tion to world peace and understanding.
He is due back in Washington on the
twenty-first to receive from President
Coolidge the Congressional Medal o.
Honor. awarded by Congress for his
epochal transatlantic flight and this
ceremony will about exhaust the public
functions yet to be attended by him.
Lester j. HenderShot. in whose fuel
less motor" Col Lindbergh has been re-
ported interested. is still patient at
Emergency Hospital, where it was said
he would be for at least another two
days. He is recovering from a re-
ported electrical shock received in a
demonstration of the motor short
time ago before local patent attorney.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
CUBA LIMITS SUGAR
CROP BY 10 PER CENT
Presidential Decree Arouses Many
Protests-Heavy Penalties for
Violators of Restriction.

Ijy the Associated Press.
HAVANA, March i5.-~~Restrictions
have been imposed on the Cuban sugar
crop by presidential edict and protests
today were pouring In upon President
Machado
The regulations provide that all mills
must leave IN the fields uncut at least
10 per cent OF their sugar cane which
is ready for harvest,
No mill may grind cane not mentioned
In It's estimate nor may any mill grind
cane pertaining To another mill or 10 n
planter whose crop had not been con-
tractcd for previous TO the preparation
of the estimates
Fines ranging from $500 to $4,000
are established To appeal from impo"
hition of penalties mill owners must first
pay the ilneh.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
TAX WILL REVEAL
27PROSPER|TY
Income Levy, Due Today,
Seen as Indication of
Years Success.

By the Associated Press.
Their mathematical worries over for
another year. millions Of American citi-
Gems went to work today with a couple
of sandwiches in one hand and an in
come tax return in the other.
The first inStallment OF the tax voted
into the Constitution by three -fourths
of the States Is years ago, and covering
incomes for 1927. was due today. and
internal revenue collectors Offices were
in for a deluge OF filled-out blanks
| from those who walt until the last min
ute to discharge this annual debt to
| Uncle Sam.
The taxes paid In today will furnish
the first tangible evidence OF the flnan-
cial condition of the country during
the last year. and upon their showing
| will depend the extent to which tax
reduction may be voted at this or sue
ceeding sessions of Congress. When
complete returns are In for the year
1927 basis will have been afforded
| upon which a study looking toward a
possible permanent reduction In rates
can be made.
Treasury officials would not venture
prediction today as TO the possible
returns from the first quarter INSTALL
ment. and Chairman Smoot of the Sem
ate finance committee said II would be
several days before the full meaning OF
| the tax payments Is known. Further
| more. he does not expect TO assemble
| his committee before March 25. Then.
1t will be determined. after considerable
debate. what amount will be inserted
| In the $500 000. 900 tax reduction bill
passed by the House. but opposed by
| the administration because IL far ex-
ceeds its recommendations.
| The bill was pigeonholed by Republi-
| can members of the Senate committee
over the protest Of Democrats on the
ground that the cut proposed was too
| large. and 1t was decided to wait until
| the first returns Of the year were In
! before making recommendation to the
| Senate.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
People on Beach Report See
ing Yellow Object and Two
Human Beings Two Miles
From Mainland.
FIGURES ARE APPARENTLY
WAVING ARMS AS SIGNAL
Newspaper Says Coast Guardsmen
Have Started Investigation.
Weather Is Misty. but Observers
Claim Island Can &c Glimpsed.

Ev the Associated Press.
PORTLAND. Me. March l5.-The
Evening Express learns that Coast
Guard at the Biddeford Pool Station
this afternoon were investigating an un-
confirmed report that a yellow object
ard two human beings, possibly the
missing Endeavor and its occupants.
Can't. Waiter r. Hinchliffe and the
Hon. Elsie Mackay. are safe on Stratton
Island, about . miles of Old Orchard
Beach.
A woman who made the report
stated that although it was misty. many
people gathered on the beach at Oio
Orchard could unmistakahly see the
yellow object and the two people, VINO
seemed TO be waving
4 man. who refused TO reVeal ms
identify, telephoneo the Evening Ex-
Trress and revealed similar informat ton,
He said thet the yellow thing ana TWO
I,aoule" could be seen plainly.
REPORT SEEING PLANE.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
HOPE FOR FLYERS FADES.
Many Report Hearing Drone OF Plane
Motor.

NEW YORK, March Is E1.-Despite
Widespread but unconfrmed reports OF
p.anes heard winging through the night,
fear increased today that a ytscount S
daughter had followed q princess 70
Death in the latest attempt 10 ny the
perioi0uE western air lane oi the Nortn
Atlantic.
There was stiu hope that the Hon.
Elsie Aackay and Capt. Walter Hincn-
life. British war ace. mad somehow es-
caped the fate met last Summer by the
Princess LowenSteln- -Wertheim ano her
two pilots. and by kungesser and Coii.
but il vas the hope Of desperation.
Miss Mackay and Einchliffe took on
fys England al $40 O'Clock. Eastern
standard time, Tuesday morning, ano oy
the most optimistic computation tnelr
gasoline could only have kept them
sGoas until dawn today, But hours
after that no definite word had been re-
eetyed of them and ayiators generally
feared that the North Atlantic. never
ye. crossed ia an airplane In the weAter-
~ direction, had increased tne n0uaDe'
OF It's victims BY two.
Refuse 10 Abandon Hope.
American representatives OF Eanch-
life admitted that the situation Wat
tsf the utmost gravity. but they refused
10 span6on hope They cabled Mrs
ElYacniiffe that they feii there was a
reasonable chance that the gold and
black plane EsceagouE had landed on
the ice Of the frozen north, III some in-
accessible portion of Newfoundland OF
Nova 6cgtaa, or had been picked up al
sea Dy some snail vessel unequipp3d
with wireless. They assured her that
everything possible would be cone u
every possibility ot rescue.
F1t:ui hoie was Kept alive IN so!nf
quarters by almost countless reports q!
persons VINO had heard or seen planes
Se8gdclng through the EkiES on the all
course tram Newfoundland " Boston
cf New GOrk or Philadelphia, But all o!
sheae reports @efe vague, none of TN
Dia8es seen og heard wag Identified as
f54e ElaceayoU} and a. the Isoura passed
2gsG !, bseCasae q certainty that M!sl
E&cEay and Hinci3ilfte we're 10 longer
aloff. m definite H9Fd of taeiI fate de.
seaopec
May Have Hit Storms.
1ise uio&t optimistic estimate vas thai
they carried fuei e4493zn tor 50 hours oi
fight. esy09l2h " Keep them In he ali
ugtA 3 80 this morning under fl3snia
6l3fsGltyJgls. i$3t ady3Ges from ship
atgs4g ule great circle cyul5e ant
weather developments along nae Irisi
eoa5t lncnated tDat they et4c,y1nleres
severe storms which pfoDably fenucet
Their Etyetd,
There Nas hpDe tbat tlyey might haY,
landed on ths ice pack II lheif tue
gave oUt before they reached ,iIe main
land THIS hoise Wae based on the ex
CONTINUED On Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1928-03-15
EASTMAN FILM LOSS
IS CONSIDERED SLIGHT
All But Two Rolls of African Pic"
lures Had Been Shipped Ahead
From Khartoum.

Hg the Associated ptrss.
CAIRO. March i5.~-The loss Of tiins
taken On the African hunting eXpedi-
tlon OF George Eastman, Rochester.
N. Y, camera manufacturer. In the
train fire yesterday was slight. Or.
Alfred kaiher. u member of The party.
aaid today
Previously II had been reported that
all The illms were destroyed MIR.
kaiber Aaid. with the exception of two
rolls of exposed nlms the others had
been shipped separately from khnf~
toiim
Mr. Eastman, who escaped from a
J. sining sleeping car. WAS apparently
none the Whrsc Tor liza experience
today,
Evening star., 1928-03-15
IIl-Fatcd Aviator
Credited With 33O
Mile an HourSpccd

~ the Ass1'l0tfad Puke.
LONDON, March Is Flight
Lient. t. M Kinkead. killed when
hia powerful speed plane plunged
lGto The SEA several days ago. at
tanned speed NJ $50 miIea sn hpuF
along the straight near ssouthsmp~
bpn water the day before ie crashed.
said al otticiaI vino Watcbed the
test flight,
This speed which would far ea~
ceed iIiat attained by NAL Mario
de Bernardo. Italian flyer. who es~
iablislied world record ~ 23B -
miles sn hour, csnngt stand ~ a
new ftford, 10 ~ was not subject
u official ilHinB.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
LAUNCH VICTIMS HUNTED.

Bar PEDRO, Calf, March ia IN
Coast gliardsmep, port officials and rep
fesentatigek al iiAh canning companies
IN Ban Pedro this morning rushed yea-
seis 0ut ~ ssa Ia search ut survivors 0t
launch which Capt, John q. M0niae
III ths tug PaIDmar from San Diego
reported burned four miles of tho
| break water light.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Increased Penalties in Liquor Gases
Urged as Aid to Law enforcement,

Increase IN the maximum penalties
tor violations Of the prohibition law
would aid law enforcement. Commits
sioner nosan oi the Prohibition Bureau
declared today before senate Judiciary
subcommittee IN indoraing the bill ot
Senator jones, Republican, Washington
authorizing such Increases,
The commissioners informed the cnm.
nilttee that tho Treasury was not press
this time other than the Jones bill
sienatnr ate,wer. Republican,. ni Ores
aan. said some objections had been
Evening star., 1928-03-15
REPORT SEEING PLANE.
Trainmen Say Craft Flew over
Anayance, n. b.

ST. JOHNS, New Brunswick, Marcn
Is p.-Unconfrmed reports continueo
TO circulate through the province touay
that the overdue Hinchliffe plane nae
been seen or heard The latest one was
from the Telegraph journal corresponds
eut at Moncton this morning.
THE reocrt said that a plane travel
ing low and at a great rate OF speed
was seen at los O'Clock "Wednesday
morning at Annoyance. coming from the
coast side and speeding In a northern
Girectio. The report was brought IN oy
two trainmen on q freight train from
81. Johns 10 Moncton. They said tnat
at Anagarce The engine crew s'enIeo
the plane.
At first, they said, the plane ap-
peared like rainbow in the sky. but as
IL approached q red and white light.
|one on either side OF the ship, could
be seen distinctly.