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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
School Funds of
IA Counties Are
Held Up By State

AUSTIN, Texas. Nov. 23.-War-
rants representing the 81 per capita
apportionment Of Nov. / have been
mailed to all school units qualified
to receive them. s. VI. N. Mars,
state superintendent Of schools. an
nounced Tuesday.
Warrants have been withheld from
the following fourteen counties:
Dimmitt. Erath. Hartley, Hidalgo,
Jack. McMullen. Navarro. Ochiltree.
Peeos. Reeves. Shelby. Upton. Vice
and Wood. The repositories OF
these counties have not filed a fl
nancial report for scholastic year
l926-27.
Callahan. Calhoun. Dimmitt. Floyd
and Ward counties have not filed the
superintendent annual eport for
scholastic year 1928.
Warrants have been withheld
from the following independent dis.
tricts for failure to file the finan-
cial report for i926-27:
Ben Wheeler. Burleson Cunning.
ham, Damon. Edinburg, Fort Stock
ton, Rangerville. Rio Grande City.
Sligo, Talco. Tilden, Velasco, Hi
dalgo, Indian Gap, Jacksboro Lott.
Midland. Newcastle. Newsome. Nor
ton Perryton, Shepherd, Tabasco,
Talpa and Toyah.
The following independent dis
tricts have not filed the superin-
tendent's annual report for scholas-
tic year 1928.
Bells, Burke, Camilla, Midland and
Tatum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
COOK DENIED
HEART BALM

PANHANDLE, Tex, Nov. 23.-tPI
j. A. Wh~ittenberg, II, plainsman,
ex-mail carrier and cattle raiser
now worth twenty millions because
~ m oil strike" made no mar
rage contract with his former cook
Mrs. DOME Van Dever, 4~5-year-old
mother Of six children. a jury decid-
cd here today in deny ne the WON
an the 81. 100000 she sought from
Whittenberg for alleged breach OF
promise.
While counsel for the defense pic
.pred M~hittenberg' late wife, he was
attacked BY what was described as
\ stroke Of palsy and the jurors
went. The aged plainsman's child
rem and 10 Of his grandchildren sat
in the courtroom while arguments
were made.
Mrs. Van Dever. callci back 20
the stand just before the lawyers
becan their talks. said she hoped
sbe would drop dead" il She ever
made the statement that she was 20
ing to put sugar in his tWhitten-
berg's) ear" and marry him or sue
him for breach Of promise. A Der
tense witness previously had testi-
fled Mrs. Van Dever had made that
declaration 10 her. and had added:
81 can do lots things on what ]
ean get out OF the old man"
Mrs. Van Dever claimed the old
capitalist deserted" her in 1925
after he had proposed to her-and
lad been accepted-in an Amarillo,
Tex. hotel.
whether an appeal will be taken
vas not learned.
Whittenberg came to the Pan
handle IN 1898 and claimed" four
sections around Berger. By 1920, he
had acquired 30 sections Of what Is
now one OF the country's richest oil
fields.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
Vegetable Shed
To Be ENLARGED

EDINBURG. Nov. Gam extern
sion is being added to the Southern
Pacific Lines shipping shed here in
order TO provide additional space
for use during the vegetable season
which is to open December j.
Last year more than 100 ar loads
of vegetables moved out Of this
point and il has been estimated that
$50 will be handled this season.
Arthur Gupton has received the
contract for the construction Of the
extension which is to cost approx
mately $3.50. The shed has been
leased 10 the Rio Grande 'egetable
Growers association.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
NEW BABY DISTURBS
TIRED OFFICE WORKER

when my oldest boy was just a
few weeks old he was badly consti-
pated from my milk" says a Nebraska
mother. He kept us awake 20 much.
my husband almost slept over his
desk at the office. Then my doctor
got US to give Baby some Castoria
and the next day he was much better.
His stomach and bowels began acting
perfectly and he gave US no more
trouble" Avoid limitations of Cas-
toria. The Fletcher signature marks
the genuine, purely-vegetable, harm
less Castoria, doctors everywhere adj
wise for those ills Of babies and chill
dren, such az collie, constipation,
colds. biliousness, etc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
To Give Concert
AT Fort Tonight

The Twelfth cavalry band. under
the dictatorship of c. r. Washington,
will give its regular Friday evening
concert at the Fort Brown grand
stand beginning at 1880 O'Clock.
The program follows:
/. March. Pozioros, Lithgow.
2. Overture. Poet and Peasant,
Suppe.
3. Peruvian Dance. FL Condor Pasa,
Robes.
4. Selection. Rose-Marie. Friml.
5. Characteristic Dances. (a) Hun
garian, OBJ Salvoniv, Co German,
Sarakowsky.
6. March. Midst Thunder OF Can
noe. Meinecke.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23

anese in all parts OF the country are
arguing whether the abbreviated
costume should be permitted In the
country at all. The usual points
points about modesty and freedom
in exercising are brought forth. The
general opinion u that sun bathing
on the beaches in one-piece suits
should be abolished. this practice
being held responsible for the &C.
tor ~ the Karuizawa officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
FUTILE r
DEER SLAIN
NEAR HIS BARN

MOOSE LAKE, MINI, Nov. 3d.
LP-Paul Fetters, farmer living
near here. believes he is the I'M
Iuckiest deer hunter in Minnesota.
On the last day of the hunting
season, he tramped the woods for
miles in quest Of a deer without
success. He returned home just in
time 10 see two men shoot a big
buck which had been feeding in
letters barn yard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
Turkey Shoot to
Open Saturday

Everything was in preparedness
Friday for the opening Of the John
Hanson American Legion post annual
turkey shoot 10 be conducted Satur-
day and Sunday. The field. about
two miles out on the highway, had
been cleaned off. the trap throwing
machine conditioned, and backstops
placed for pistol targets.
Shooting is to begin az 8 o'clock
Saturday morning. An expert from
the Peters Arms and Ammunition
company will give demonstrations
throughout the day.
Arrangements for a bow and arrow
VS.. pistol contest with Neil Allen
welding the bow and Harold JEFF
ferds the pistol have been brewing
but nothing definite has been an
nounced as vet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
Valley Bankers
Will Convene AT
Edinburg Friday

rDINBURG. Nov. 2S-Appro l.
ratelv 100 Valley bankers are ex-
acted to gather in this city FRIDAY
~. for the regular bi-monthly
Meeting OF the Rio Grande Valley
ps,kers' association. They are 70
=. the guests Of the Edinburg State
81 the Capitol State banks.
A banquet will be served at T:ao
, m. at the high school cafeteria
nth the group scheduled TO meet
for a short business sessio7 al the
&C.. Houston auditorium.
". r. Sellers Of Brownsville
n~resident. and y. J.. Flynn q Har-
5;rren. secretary. arc to he tne
,,incinal speakers a musical en-
.srtsinmen; will be given o. the
-dirhurg college,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
HYGIENE MUSEUM OPENED

The new German Hygiene Mu-
scum. the first monumental struc-
ture to be erected in Dresden. Ger
many, since the World War, has
just been opened. Grmans consider
the large block Of buildings n mas
terpiece Of practical as well as dig
nified architecture. The Hygiene
Academy occupies two wings. and
the remaining part or the building
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
By HOWARD w. BLAKEsLEE

ASSOCIATED Press Science EDITOR
PITTSBURGH. Nov. 23.-(Pl-A
new process that converts petroleum
into coal was announced at the in
ternational conference on blum
nous coal at the Carnegie Institute
Of Technology today. Outside OF
laboratories coal has not heretofore
been made Of oil.
The announcement surprised n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
SUGGEST EXTRA SESSION

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-CPEAn
extra session Of congress beginning
next fall ard running into tie reg
ular December session q handle
tariff revision was suggested today
By Speaker Longworth OF the house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
NOTICE TO

For the purpose Of furnishing tax
statements and the collection az
state. County. Drainage and Nayira.
tion District taxes for the year 1923
and registration Of automobiles for
the year 1929. | will be at the FOL.
owing places on the date mentioned
below:
Friday. November 23-Farmer.
State Bank. San Benito.
Saturday. November 24-San Re.
INTO Bank 4 Trust Co, San Benito.
AVOID THE RUSH!
ray your automobile license prior
TO December 81, 1928. and your poll
tax prior to january 81. 1929.
James j. Fox, Tax Collector.
Cameron County.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23

j. devoted to the hygiene museum.
The famous hall entitled MAN
with the marvel Of the "Transpar-
ent Man." will form the center of
the building. Many new exhibits
are being added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
KEEPS TEETH. LOSES JOB

LONDO.-Miss Vera Radden re-
FUSED to have two decayed teeth ex-
tracted and was discharged by her
employer. She appealed in vain 70
the Ministry of Labor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
sun RAYS FOR DOGS

WORKING, Eng.-Sun ray treatment
is being used successfully on ailing
dogs in a local kennel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23

BATHING SUITS IN ARGUMENT
Since the barring or o~ne-piecc
bathing suits at karuizawa. the pop
ular bathing resort OF Japan, Jap
Evening star., 1928-12-09
MussOlini Accedes
To Plea for Holiday

Mussolini has waived his objections
to Italy's too-numerous holidays in
favor of st. Joseph. II Duce. with the
concurrence of his cabinet, has made
March 10 civil as well as religious
holiday, which means that public build
ings as well as stores and offices will
be closed on the day dedicated to St.
Joseph. Several years ago Mussolini
suppressed number of Italian holidays
so that the Italians could have more
time for work and transferred other
"feast-days" and anniversary celebra-
tions to Sunday. The decree adding
March 10 to the list of Italian holidays
is therefore graceful concession to the
Catholic Church, which claims the al
legiance Of more than 80 per cent Of
the Italian people. st. Joseph, as a
carpenter, is considered the special pa
tron of the workingmen and, as head
of the Holy Family, enjoys special favor
in the eyes of Italians to whom the
family is most sacred institution.
When Plus x suppressed st. JoSeph's
day to help free an overcrowded calen-
dar the Italian civil authorities followed
suit and abolished it as civil holi-
day. When Benedict XIV re-established
March 10 the civil authorities refrained
from making it a state holiday. Musso-
lini now restores st. Joseph to his place
of honor on the civil calendar. Pope
Leo XIII proclaimed st. Joseph pro-
tector Of the universal church.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
BY. A. r., DECKER.

VIENNA.-Efforts to colonize the
Dobrudja, the Bulgarian section CT
Rumania, with Rumanians from Mace
donia are causing another emigration
similar to the exodus from Greek
Thrace. Hundreds of Bulgarian fami-
lies, unable to hold out any longer, have
fled across the Rumanian frontier into
Bulgaria Once in safety they camp
in the open, or build rough shelters
near the frontier, but on the Bulgarian
side. Here they exc out a miserable
existence through the aid of the Bull
garian government, although they are
but few miles from their comfortable
homes and rich fields.
The great majority of Bulgarians
elected to remain in the Dobrudja,
where their ancestors have been for
hundreds of years. But those who are
trying to stand firm are leading a
troubled life. Recently the people of
Garvan, Bulgarian village in the Do
brudja, sent a letter of protest to the
prefect of the department, sort of
provincial governor directly responsible
to the Rumanian minister Of the in
terror.
Lists Alleged Abuses.
The letter, which was signed by the
mayor of GaNan and all the villagers,
reads as follows:
-Four months ago the colonists from
Macedonia came to Garvan, and during
this period we have been exposed to all
manner of violence Not having re-
ceived any answer to our complaints,
and the acts of violence increasing to
an unbearable extent, we are forced to
appeal to you once more.
Il, Each Gay We are beaten and
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Efforts to Colonize Dobrudja Cause
Bulgarian Families to Flee Their Homes

mistreated by the Koutzo-Vallachs
(Rumanians from Macedonia) without
any provocation on our part.
90. The colonists treat us like slaves,
forcing us to work for them with our
animals, plowing and sowing. all with
out pay.
"3. They have taken our vines.
"a. The colonists have installed them
selves in our homes, where they live as
proprietors.
the barrels we prepared and they are
placing in them for their own use the
preserves and wine we made.
"6 The colonists menace our women
folk. as was the case of the wife and
daughter of Christie Ivanov Doitchinov,
the wife of Todor G. Tzonkov, the wife
of Vassil Obretenov and others.
~. The colonists become intoxicated
at the saloon and terrify the village by
shooting in the air. They break in
windows and doors.
"8. The school committee started a
schoolhouse, but work had to be stopped
because we are forced to work like
slaves for the colonists.
No Relief From Protests.
"When we protest the colonists tell
displeased. It is apparent they are
trying to force us to flee, leaving be-
hind us all our property and belong
ings. In the constitution it is written
that all citizens are equal before the
law Are we not entitled to the pro-
lection of the laws which guarantee
liberty to 100000 citizens of the
country? It is our right, and. there
fore, we appeal to you to re,establiSh
law and order in our village"
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Stockholm Is City
Of "AutOmat'' Devices

Stockholm is an automatic city, full
of mechanical devices which supply
every need of its inhabitants except,
perhaps, the honorable functions of the
badorsko. Every street has its "auto-
mat restaurants, where one may buy
anything from a glass of wine to
sandwich by putting a crown in slot.
Nine out of 10 apartment buildings
erected in recent years have automatic
elevators. If blue-Sky laws prevent one
from buying cigarettes on Sunday, there
is always the slot machine in front of
the tobacco shop, and others furnish
apples, candy, handkerchiefs, perfume
and what not. AS result of the "au-
tomato complex" American manufac-
turers of electric ice machines, oil heat
ers, vacuum sweepers and other labor
saving devices are finding a ready mar
ket, and even the most modest house.
wife feels disgruntled without some
self-operating servant. On the other
hand, automatic telephones are not en-
tirely popular, an unfortunate exception
for the foreign visitors, who can never
quite learn to distinguish the difference
between "sju sjuttia siu" and good
sneeze over the wire. ro,1.-
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Danish Royalty's
Speeding Is Scored

The royal princes and princesses who
dash around the Copenhagen boulevards
in high-powered American motor cars
with little regard for traffic regulations
have met with strong criticism in the
press. One irate mother recently wrote
the Ekstrabladet that her children were
not safe on the streets because of the
reckless manner in which the younger
members of royalty handled their cars.
The editors even published request
that King Christian ask his relatives
to correct their ways. Lieut. Christen-
sen, head of the traffic police, has is
sued the explanation that members Of
the royal family are not liable to prose-
cution for such infractions of the law.
No names are mentioned in the article,
although it is noted that King Christian
himself is an intelligent and cautious
driver. Two of the most indefatigable
motorists among the younger set of roy
atty are Princess Erik and the Princess
Viggo. Both Crown Prince Frederick
and Prince Knud. younger son of the
King. are also seen frequently driving
their own cars.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

to prevent debates from running on in
definitely.
Curtis understands people pretty we'll.
He knows how to run bluff when that
will serve, and he knows when to give
up when he is beaten. In either case
he emerges with the friendship of his
opponents. In the old Uncle Joe Can
non days he was regarded as the best
poker player in Washington. To those
familiar with the old American game in
these days of golf and bridge that is an
unarring index to his ability to under
stand his fellow man. Curtis whole
political career shows his keen percep-
ton of the necessity of building surely
and strongly on good faith and per-
formance Those who have observed
him in this campaign may have ac-
quired a totally false impression as to
what has made Curtis what he is. What
he did in the campaign he did because
the Hoover leaders and the Republican
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Sky's Blue Being Measured.

Just how much blue there is in the
sky is being determined by Prof. Will
helm Oswald, physicist and color ex-
pert Of Germany, A color chart which
he devised is being used. It contains
all the sky colors from the bluest known
to almost colorless gray. BY comparing
the colors of the chart with that of
the sky. and picking out the shade
that most nearly matches. the amount
of blue in the sky can be determined
declares Prof. Ostwald. High altitude
aviators and Eskimos in the polar
regions are said to see the bluest skies
According to the United States Weather
Bureau the blueness of the sky de-
.pends chiefly on the. amount OF dust
and moisture In the air.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

made of Mansard'S, which is, after the
Gallery OF Mirrors the most typical
piece of Louis XIV art, and which has
stood sheltered behind trees, is a con-
Spicuous case. Long blackened with
stains, moss-grown, the marble columns
eaten and faded, it has already been
completed, cleaned and restored, so that
the exquisite harmony of the colored
marbles are again delightful surprise
1t only needs to have the hedges grow
up again (or to be transplanted full
grown to make it the sunny beauty
spot to which the elegants came in silks
and laceS.
The marbles of the Trianon have also
been treated by the same cleansing
process, and it already has its original
Splendor back. The gardens of the Petit
Trlanon are also being restored, and the
hamlet of Marie Antoinette will be soon
done over. too. Her private theater is
already being fixed up.
To Complete Work in Year.
Louis Philippe did not do much
damage to the gardens. He removed.
however, flight of stairs to the Mirror
Basin. the symmetry of which will be re-
stored by putting them back, the
original designs having been found in
the wide steps were two inclined Ways
made no doubt for the wheelchair of
Louis XIV in his old age. They will
also be replaced. The steps having been
OF rough chiSeled stone, they will be
again.
While looking for the design of these
steps and of thousands of other details,
the sum total Of which will serve to
recreate the elegance of another age,
the architects happened upon the de-
sign of the original great gates of the
Trianon, and they will be restored.
BY the time the work is finished-in
a year or So-and the 31.000,000 francs
of Mr.. Rockefeller's donation as well
as the 20,O00,000 francs voted by the
French Parliament are spent 1t will be
apparent to the whole world that MIR.
Rockefeller knew what he was doing.
The visitor then will feel from the
moment he enters the outer court that
he has stepped back into a portion of
the past that had an exquisite feeling
for artistic effects. Everything will
look intact; there will be no evidence
of restoration. 1t will all be as fresh
as If the visitor were walking there in
silk and lace with his sword at his side,
instead of dark overcoat and hard
hat, or plus-fours and cap. 1t will
seem to have been kept miraculously
unaffected by the weather. and 1t will
not be difficult then-as it has BEEN
to imagine the life of the great courts
of the seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turies.
In the future it will only be neces-
Sary to keep 1t up from year to year.
In its essentials the palace and grounds
will be in a condition to last couple
of hundred years. 1t Is the first time
any serious attempt to keep it intact
has been made in more than a century.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

those years. He will be the official
diner out" of the administration.
Indian braves, arrayed in brilliant
blankets and war paint and feathers,
giving thrills to the small boys who en-
counter them in the Capitol corridors,
will point to him proudly as the first of
their race ever to reach such an exalted
position.
But what kind of Vice President is
Curtis going to make? That is a ques-
ton which political observers and poll
ticians generally are asking with con-
siderable interest. There is no doubt
whatever about one thing. He will be
generally satisfactory to the Senate. He
will not start off with denunciation Of
Senators as long-winded time wasters,
as did the present Vice President. Yet
Curtis agrees absolutely with Dawes as
to this time wasting. He deplores long
speeches and is constantly maneuvering
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Match Bribe Letter
Held Fake by Writer

That letter Of the Swedish match
syndicate to its Riga agent. I. Babus.
reproaching him for prematurely pay
ing a $4,000 bribe to Latvian govern
ment officials IN return for monopoly
rights is fake after all. In a start
ling deposition. j. Varbut, former match
splint manufacturer, tells how he had
an unSuspecting street photographer
make a counterfeit facsimile. When
this facsimile appeared In q Latvian
ewspaper-coming like a bombShell
during the negotiations-it was accepted
as a true reproduction. Now Varbua
says that he simply procured an ordis
nary letter written by the Swedish
match trust. covered the original con-
tents with the invented text and paid
the photographer 40 cents to make .
facsimile which seemed genuine, thanks
TO the real letterhsad and signature.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

every visitor a gratifying impression of
a we'll spent American donation.
So far the most important work done
is the saving of the chateau from going
to pieces. It's damp walls have been
drained by the boring of many thou
sands of holes now filled with an alb
sorbent clay The rotten stone-thou-
sands of blocks--have been replaced
The roofs have been almost entirely re-
covered with slate where visible, with
lead where not. They were in such bad
repair that the joists were rotten and
the dampnesS was f1ltering into the pal
ace from every side. The window cas-
ings were also entirely remade.
The casual visitor might not notice
any difference. 1t was the architects
idea that he should not. When the
Evening star., 1928-12-09

marble court is raised and the coquet-
tish windows of Nine. Dubarry look
down again from the mansard roof on
the design of marble which old archi-
tectural records have made possible to
reconstruct, and the French windows
opening upon the court, the most inti-
mate corner of the palace and yet visi-
BILE for mile to visitors approaching
it, it will simply appear to be what it
should always have remained, the dura-
BILE testimony of splendid past.
The domain of Versailles has remain
ed intact, the Revolution having simply
changed ownership So all the coquet-
ries the plaisances imagined in the
days of gallantry are easily recreated.
The marbles are mostly there, eaten
and moss-grown The famous Colon