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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
IN OUR VALLEY
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Continued from page one)
ing to the McAllen Monitor, is a
plant from San Luis Potosi. Mexico,
The plant is six feet high and
eighteen inches in circumference.
II il very tall and very slender
and its roots we're set two feet in
the ground.
Permit to import the plant was
obtained from the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. and ex-
tends to more plants.
Small cactus. that will grow in
pots. are reported 10 be all the rage
in New York City homes.
Big demand for small plants OF
various types Of cactus.
Somebody might investigate. Might
develop a healthy business.
SAN BENITO Is putting W street
markers. and the San Benito Light
is urging citizens who have not
numbered their houses, 10 do so at
once. To keep in step with tho city.
Brownsville once had street mark
ers in the section between Second
street and Fort Brown. They have
long since disappeared.
Says the Light:
CITY commissioners Of San Benito
are to be congratulated IN their
choice Of street markers. The first
ones have been put up in the south
part Of town and apparently meet
every requirement. Placed slightly
above the level Of the sidewalk, the
markers are easily read and yet do
not loom up to disfigure the general
appearance Of the street"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
Highs In Wheat
Are Followed By
Down Tendency

CHICAGO. May 2.-CP,-Wheat
prices turned sharply downward to-
day after m opening advance.
Showers in the southwest led TO
heavy selling here that moro than
counterbalanced an unexpected ad-
vance at Liverpool.
Opening is to l 1-2 higher. Chi
cage wheat soon underwent a setback
Of 4 "a in some cases as compared
with initial top figures. Corn SYM
pathized with wheat weakness. start
ing at is off to Ia up and afterward
showing n decided setback. Oats
were relatively firm. Provisions
tended TO sag.
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Say Last Rebel
Leader Is Dead

MEXICO CITY. May 2-CP)-A dis
patch from Aguascalientes today said
that while a summary courtmartial
was finding the insurgent leader
Maximino Salazar guilty he was shot
and killed BY the military escort
who said he had attempted to escape.
Salazar was stated to be the last
insurgent chief operating IN Aqua
sc~alientes.
DISPATCHES from San Pedro, Goa
hula. said a Catholic priest, Fran
cisco Cara. was arrested on charges
of violating the religious laws by
saying mass in the San Pedro hos
pital. Several nuns and l. number
Of worshippers were also arrested
and nine OF these and the priest
were sen 20 Torreon for trial. The
nuns were held in custody az the
hospital to permit them to continue
to attend the patients.
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received officially, Assistant Secre'
tary MacCracken Of the commerce
department. led Lindbergh and Rick
enbacker forward forward from the
cabinet box to greet their colleagues
Of the air. The whole group posed
for repeated shots Of photographers.
as the Americans shook hands with
the Germans and the Irishmen. The
crowd cheered vociferousiy.
L~indbergh spoke very briefly 10
the visiting airmen. conveying 70
them his congratulations fc~ their
feat. Huenefeld then said he con-
sidered Lindbergh the greatest flier
in the world
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routine. NH officers advancing ono
step. headed BY Frank e. Zones Or
Arabia Temple. Houston, Ter. who
succeeded Clarence N. nunber Of
Province. Il. r., as imperial potsn-
tate. He will be installed tenor
row. The cowboy patrol OF Arabia
temple staged N demonstration Co
celebrate the event. stormiHg the
stage in range regatta. headed by N
rider On a COW pony driving u long
horn steer
Y. DIR. %. M. LAndstrum af HeleEa.
Mont. and w. Freeiand Kandrick Of
PHILADELPHIA. were reelected to the
hospital board.
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WOMEN'S PAINS
They We're Relieved by Cardui
Which This Georgia Lady
Took on Her Moth
er's Advice.

Columbus. CAT cont see why
women vii drag around. in a half
hearted way. never feeling well,
barely able to drag, when Cardui
might help put them on their feet.
rs Il did me-" says Mrs. Geo. S.
Hunter, Of this city.
Il suffered with dreadful pains in
~ sides. I had to 90 to bed and
Ry sometimes two weeks at q time.
could not work, and Just
ged around the house.
pt veIy thin. I went from a
and twenty-six pounds
less than a hundred.
k.her had long been a user
and she knew what a
inc IL was for this trou-
e told me to set some
the store for Cardui,
had taken the first
h to improve. My side
id I began TO mend in
Iok the second bottle.
Az8 icn better. I followed
more bottles.
EtSd as a fine tonic. 7
like the same person.
bow, and still gaining.
not trouble me at an"
druggists. ererywhere.
rial. kC-Ii0
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Cattle, Hogs and
Sheep Lower and
Slow on Markets

KANSAS CITY. May 2.-iP-Hogs
II 1000: mostly 10-I5c lower: top
a.s5 on 2i5-240 lbs; 1S0-240 lbs.
9~.70-9.S0; li0-170 lbs. S.50-9.50.
Cattle 1000; calves 1900: fed
steers slow. at weak prices: most
bids 1926 lower. v~ealers and calves
steady to weak; other killing classes
steady; good TO choice fed steers
early 13.0f-13.50; bulk fed steers
1i.50-13.25; good 70 choice v%ealers
Io.O0-i3.00.
Sheep 1000; spring lambs 15-25c
lower; wcoled lambs slow. bidding
lower: choice Arizona spring lambs
to shippe-s 1910; to packers 1000
1900, tor shorn lambs 1875; shorn
ewes 900.
EAST ST. LOUIS. May 2.@Pl-
Hogs 1880: dull; 15-25c lower: good
1920 pounds, 100000; bulk run
still unsold.
Cattle. 200: calves 100; steers
slow; TOP 1880; good and choice
veHlers CSC lower at 1925. tor
hsifers. 1900; most cows s.50-9.50;
hsst medium bulls 900.
Sheep go: market nominal. choice
- pounds spring lambs 1850; moth
ing else sold.
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New Shrine Head
: Is Houston Man

MIAMI. Fla. May 2.@P-Clyde 7
Webster OF Moslem Temple. Detroit
today was elected imperial outer
guard Of the ancient Arabic order
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine. This
Shrine post leads eventually by rou.
tine advancement yearly 70 the high.
est office. By the regular course
OF promotion he will become imper-
ial ~potentate in 1912.
Other elections were matters al
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
Most Nurses Use
NeWFdceP Ponder

MELLO-GLO. the new wonderful
French Process Face Powder, is pre-
ferred by nurses because Of its pur-
ity, and they say il does not make
the skin dry and drawn. Stays on
longer. keeps shine away, and IL very
beneficial TO the complexion. You
will love MELLO-GLO when you use
it. Eagle Pharmacy. Ire.-Adv.
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TYPOGRAPHICAL WEDDINC

ST. PAUL.-CR-Gunnar B%jornson,
Minnesota tax commissioner, has re
vealed the a of his wedding 25
years ago. He was editing a daily
paper, and a Canadian girl arriving
in st. Paul was incorrectly referred
to as "Mrs." The editor called to
apologize and stayed to make the
mistake good.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
NEM YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, May 2.-Pl-The cot
ton market opened steady al a de-
cline Of 4 10 IS points, active months
showing net iosses Of 90 70 p points
under liquication on realizing also
some selling FOR a reaction.
The markt5 evidently was influ-
eneed by improving weather reports
and relatively easy Liverpool cables,
but after selling off TO 2i.55 for
May and al30 for October, prices
steadied on covering and trade buy
ing. Business was moderately active,
prices ruling about 3 TO 10 points net
lower at the end of the first hour.
The market stiffened up after pub
LEGATION OF the weekly report of the
weather bureau, new crop months
selling 2 OF 3 points above yester-
days last quotations. The bulge met
renewal Of iealizing or liquidation on
the favorable view Of the weather
outlook. however, and the market
weakened. Nay selling off 10 21.is
and October to 2l.2i or about q 70
35 points net lower. Prices were 5
or 8 points up from these figures.
with the market quieter at midday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
POTATOES

CHICAGO. May 2.-EP@Potatoes,
old stock weaker; Wisconsin sacked
round whites 1.75M1.S5; Idaho
sacked Russets No. 4, 1.15@1.s5; new
stock. weak; Texas sacked Bliss Tri-
umphs mostly 3.75; Louisiana sacked
triumphs $40: Florida S~palding Rose
barrels 6.T5MT.O0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02

Even after pyorrhea has affected
your stomach, kidneys and your
general health, Leto's Pyorrhea
Remedy, used as directed. can save
you Dentists recommend a. Drug
gists return money II II fails. Eagle
Pharmacy, Inc.--Adr- "a
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, May 2.-PI-Cotton
spot quiet. American strict good
middling l240; good middling 1910;
strict middlng 1900; middling 11.90;
strict low middling Ills; low mid
ding 1i.6O; strict good ordinary
11.40; good ordinary lilo; sales
5000 bales. $500 American; receipts
5000, American 1900. Futures closed
steady. May Has; October 1871;
December Ill; March I'LL.
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Ritter = Fees

CHICAGO. May 2.-(P-Butter
higher: creamery-extras a.: stan
dsrds 81 1-2. extra firsts 43G43 IL;
firsts 81 i-2Gl42: seconds Al.
Eggs lower; firsts 2S 1-2G29 "a;
ordinary firsts p 1-aG2s; storage
packed extras 81 81: firsts 81 Ia.
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P0ITITRY


CHICAGO. May 2.zP-poultry
alive steady; fowls GSM2G: broIlcrs
52NSS. turkeys 2olSn: roostsrs rs:
ducks 1as20. ducks Is. reese 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
O q Il FOR &, %

GREENWICH, England. - Alfred
Vaughan, aged II, who escaped from
gypsies, told the police trAt his
mother had solf him for s1.25.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
Cameron County Courts

PROBATE AND COUNTY COURT
O. G. Dancy, Judge
New Suit Filed
State Of Texas VS.. T.. p. Meyer
lunacy.
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CIVIL r X COURT
A. VI. Kent, Judge
A. 81 NNn

NPW sui FETCd
Lena r. Kaye ct vir, vs.. Archie
Spencer and W. r. Holland, debt and
foreclosure.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Zonta Club Country Fair
Promises Rare Features

The merriest and most elaborate
party of the year for club women IS
what the Zonta Clubs country fair Is
going to be next Saturday. Bonnie
Brae. the beautiful estate Of Miss Emma
T. Hahn, at 6036 Daniels road. Is 70
be the scene of the party, which Is 70
have all Of the features OF any pig
State fair. in addition 10 many others.
One Of the most amusing events on the
program will be the base ball games be-
tween the teamS-ladieS-of the Quota
Club, the Soroptinlist Club and the
Zonta Club. Two Of the teams. il ao-
breviated overalls and caps. will play
a heated game, the third team playing
the winner Of the contest, and prizes
will be given.
Other features viii include suit case
race, croquet, bridge, cooked foods TO
take home for supper, archery. putting,
fortune telling. costume jewelry, book
exchange, do-do, quoits, fancy table
and a fish pond.
Most of the members in charge Of
these features viii wear costumes,
many of them depicting country lads
and lassies. Refreshments Of the cOur-
try fair type-ice cream. sandwiches,
cold drinks, coffee, hot dogs and the
hke-wiIl be on sale.
The fair is to take place May 20
from 2 to 8 pm. and is to be for the
clubs educational fund. To reach Bon
ME Brae enter Rock Greek Park on
Military road either from Sixteenth
street or Connecticut avenue and turn
north on Daniels read. Bonnie Brae
is about one mile north OF Military
road.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Mrs. Hoover a Patroness
For Girl Scout Beneh,

Mrs. Herbert Hoover heads the list
OF patroneSses for "Racketty Packetty
House." a play to be given Friday night
at the Y. w c. A. as a benefit for the
Washington Girl Scout permanent camp
fund
Washington is the only city Of Its
size in the United States, which does
not own a permanent camp site for Girl
Scouts. Over 1900 girls are members
of the organization and the so troops
to which they belong have pledged
themselves 10 build up the fund.
"Racketty Packetty House" by
Frances Hodgson Burnett, is being pro-
duced by Mrs. Lindsay Russell and her
committee and will include = cast repre-
senttng every troop in the city. ''~
Mrs. Coolidge. honorary president Of
the National Girl Scouts, has been in
vited TO attend the play. Patronesses
are Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Mime. Eken-
gren, Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs. Joseph
Bradley, Mrs. Henry Flather. Mrs. Fred
eriek II. Brooke. Mrs. r. b. Breckin-
| ridge, Mrs William BURY. Mrs. Edward
| Campbell. Mrs. Proctor Dougherty, Mrs.
| B. r. Cheatham, Mrs. Harris Franklin.
| Mrs. Amos Fries, Mrs. Isaac Cans. Mrs.
Colin Livingston Mrs. DemareSt Lloyd,
| Mrs. w. Woodruff Meek. Mrs. Gerrit S.
Miller. jr; Mrs. Ruslmore Patterson.
| Mrs. J. Girvin Peters. Mrs. George
| Scriven. .Ars. Charles Sheldon, Mrs.
| Anson Phelps Stokes. Mrs. Walter Tuck
| @.r9~a and Mrs. Theodore Wilkinson.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Cafritz chairman of the ticket coranit-
tee. will make additional reservations
for any one wishing to attend.
The annual luncheon of the officers
and board OF the Temple Ststerhood VIII
be held Monday. May %, at O'Clock, at
the Beacon Inn.
Mrs. B. Ney Of Harrisonburg, Va. Is
visiting her son and daughter-1n-law,
Mr.. and Mrs Fardinand Ney.
Mr.. and Mrs Wise of st. Louis, Mo.
motored here and are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Stein.
Miss jeanette Naiman was hostess
Friday night at young girls party in
honor of her sixteenth birthday ami
verSary in her home on Lanier place.
Invitations have been sent out for the
wedding of Miss IneZ Esther Leon,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin K.
Leon, and Mr.. James Edward Green
berg, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Green
berg, of New York, Thursday. May 81.
The wedding will take place at noon at
the Mayfiower Hotel. Miss Ruth Leon,
sister of the bride, viii be maid of hon.
or and Lorraine Leon. the brides young
er sister. will be flower girl. The bride
groom will have for his best man Mr..
Benjamin WiShner of Milwaukee. The
ceremony, which will be performed by
Rev. DR.. Abram Simon assisted by Rev.
DR. William F. Rosenbioom and witness
ed by the family and intimate friends Of
the young couple, will be followed by a
breakfast.
Mr.. Robert Baum has returned from
the University OF Pennsylvania, where
he made a short visit.
-
Washington wants no Power Trust
AdverffSaneorf
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Colonial Day Celebration
Draws Throng to Annapolis
Mo,v Brilliant Social Functions Scheduled Dur
ing Week-OAhcers Ball Notable Event
Dinners and Teas Listed.

Henry v. B. Larom. whose marriage
took place April 81, at st. Anne's
Episcopal Church.
Lieut.. Duncan Curry, u. S. N, re-
Gently was a guest of Capt. and Mrs.
Wallace F. Sanford In their quarters at
West Point, N. Y.
Lieut.. William R. Cooke. who re-
Gently reported for duty at the Naval
Academy, and Mrs, Cooke have as their
guest Mrs. Cookies aunt, Mrs. Taylor
of Arizona,
Comdr. and Mrs. William S. Farber
have had visiting them the past week
Comdr. Farbers brother and SiSter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Farber OF
New York.
Lieut. Comdr and Mrs. Terry B. Thon-
son. who have been occupying the
home OF Mrs. Anne Jeffers on King
George street, have moved into their
new home on Southgate avenue, which
was only recently completed.
Prof. and Mrs. Arthur Newton Brown,
who spent the Winter in Florida, have
returned TO Annapolis for the Spring
and are Stopping at the Peggy Stewart
Inn on Hanover street.
Mrs. vogeN. wife of Lieut. Clarence
E. Vogeli, entertained at bridge on
Wednesday evening at the Little Inn"
on Maryland avenue,
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Chi Omega VIII Honor
Out-of-Town Members

A large number of persons are ex-
pected to attend the annual Spring tea
given by the Washington City Alumnae
Chapter of the Chi Omega Fraternity
In honor of the out-of-town members
Of the fraternity this afternoon from
to o'clock, in the home Of Mrs. Roy
L. Neuhauser, 1847 Kalorama road
northwest
President and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Mar
win of George Washington University
head the list Of patrons, which also in
cludes Dean and Mrs. William Allen
Wilbur. Dean and Mrs. William G. Bor-
don, Dean and Mrs Henry Gratten
Doyle, Dean George N. Henning and
Miss Alice Henning, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua II. Evans. Mrs. Elizabeth Essex,
Mrs. Nellye Gravatte and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Hume Talbert.
Among other prominent guests will
be Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, As
sistant Attorney General of the United
States; Judge Mary O'Toole Of the
Municipal Court, Miss Helen Newman,
secretary of the George Washington
University Law School; Miss Laneta
Lane of the National Theater Players,
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Bride, Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil Wilkinson. Mrs. D. Ker-
foot Shute and Mrs. E. Marshall Rust
Mrs. D. Lynch Younger, president OF
the Washington Alumnae. will be as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. Charles A.
Watson, national treasurer OF Chi
Omega; the officers Of the alunlnao
chapter. Miss Helen Lupton. Miss Ruth
Hutchison. Miss Gertrude Walter and
Miss Hazel Peterson. president Of Phi
Alpha Chapter of George Washington
University Presiding at the tea table
will be Dean Anna L. Rose, dean Of
women at George Washington: Miss
Linda Jane Kincannon, registrar; Mrs.
Henry J. Werner. Mrs. Frank Nichols,
Miss Katherine Vaux, Miss Elizabeth
Armentrout, Miss Ermyntrude Walden
and Miss Louise Espey.
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Birth Anniversary Party for
Miss Frances w. Barnes

Wednesday afternoon. May is, Mrs.
Harriet Hawley Locher was hostess at
a birthday anniversary party at her
Summer home, Loneagle-on-the-Pot
mac. in honor of Miss Frances w.
Barnes, daughter of Lieut.. Archy w.
Barnes, u. S. N. Assisting Mrs. Locher
was her house guest. Mrs. William
Steinwell Evatt of Columbus, Ohio.
Recreation took the form of outdoor
sports. which proved an efficient appe-
tizer for supper served at O'Clock on
the living porch overlooking the Poto-
mac. The guests were: Mrs. Archy w.
Barnes. Mrs. Grant. Misses Margaret
and Helen Wheeler. Gertrude Heare,
Mary Macini, Mae Huntsberger, Bar
bara Tuttle. Florence Marshall. Agnes
Winn. Aida Crist and Julia S. Stevens.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

the past week as the guest of his
mother. Mrs. Robert j. Yates.
Mrs. Rose Schroth of Washington
was the guest last week of her brother
and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Lee Lash. jr Miss Rosemary Schroth
of Washington Is the guest Of Miss
Cathryn Lash.
MIR. and Mrs. Amos Payne Of WASH
ington and Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Chew
of Bancroft Va, were weekend guests
Of MIR. and Mrs c. r. Thorpe.
Mr.. William Rockwell who has been
spending the past few months with his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P Lightfoot. left last week TO visit
friends in New York.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Washington wants no Power Trust.
Advertisement
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Iowa Society to Hold
Last Meeting of Season

The final meeting of the Iowa So
ciety for the season will be held at the
Willard Hotel Thursday, at $50 o'clock
pm. Senator Samuel NJ. Shortridge
will be the guest of honor and deliver
a short address.
Mrs. c. r. Chindhloom. wife of Rep
reSentative Chindbloom, will furnish an
interesting program of music. assisted
by Mr.. Francis Heartsill and Mrs.
Fannie Shreve Heartsill. Dancing viii
follow the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-13
ANCIENT SANDALS
FOUND IN LONDON
Leather SoIes, in Good Condi.
ton, Dug Up by Bank
Workmen.

LONDOE.-Leati1er soleS Of ancient
sandals, said by antiquarians TO be
relics Of Roman rule In England, have
ocen turned up by vorkmen In the
heart OF London
construction crew digging to bed
rock to lay foundations for the new
BANK OF England found the old pieces
OF leather They we're in a state OF
preservation comparable 70 what miga.
Or expected in modern shoe that had
lain Weathering a month or two IN a
dump.
The age o, the leather was indicated
by the fact that the Official Roman
eagle vas found stamped on one OF the
inner so.eS The marx vas so plain
that Il, might have been embedded
there yesterday" remarked p. w VIII
son, manager OF the United Tanners
Federation. who saw the soles
The soleS apparently are those OF
sandals worn by women and children
Each Is composed OF two or thee
thicknesses Of leather hel6 together
With bronze rivets. An additional
fragment Of leather that may have
been a shoe decoration or a part Of a
worran's draw string bag vas found
with the soles
Leather today is produced with more
speed and less mechanical crud!ty than
in ancient times. bU: from the condi-
ton Of the leather found experts have
inferred that modern processes O! pre-
serving, tOugneaing and softeninz
leather are not materially dtseren.
from those 0: the Romans in England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-13
MARINE ENGINEERS
HEAR DAVIS SPEAK
Industry Must Care fer Workers
Displaced by Machinery,
Secretary Says.

Industry must see 10 it that men dis
placed b the Introduction of laber-
:aFiae machinery are fitted into other
INCHES, in til. working world Secge-
tSry of Labor Davis told the Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association. meet
ing today al the Lee House
Il believe that the time must come
soon when employers who desire to
avail theirs selves OF new labor saving
machinery VIII first see 10 IL that tn
man who is 10 go with the coming OF
The machine shall not evolve into waste
labor-and his years o! training and en-
perience, perhaps, thrown upon the
scrap-hc2p OF diSuSe. .ir. Davis said
1t seems to me- that this Is a phase
OF our industrial proficiency which BIDS
to exact too heavy a toll in the years
to coma. unless We get busy and invent
new industries for the fellow whom the
machine shu1;s aside. The unemployed
man produces noth!ng--and consumes
little or nothing, because he Is without
means 10 purchase that which the work
ers are producing. Until he is placed In
employment again he must remain a
stranger to the buying market, In the
meantime the community must care
for him and his family in much the
same way as though he were steady.
permanent WORKER"
The Labor Secretary renewed his
recommendation for legislation which
Glll permit OF selective immigration. We
shall use more scientific selective proc
eases" he said. and eventually we
hope TO save time and thereby 10
lengthen life in cutting down deporta-
lions by having deportation questions
settled abroad before immigrants depart
for America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-13
CHARGES FAVORITlSM
IN BRICK CONTRACTS
Henry F. Stringer Tells House
Subcommittee Specifications
Favored Certain Broker.

Henry E. Stringer, vice president Of
he Hydraulic Press Brick Co continued
his testimony before the Gibson sub
committee Of the House District COM
m'ttre today regarding Determinations
which he charges were shown acains.
his concern by tn" municipal archi-
tests once. lie cited numerous cases
10 show that the municipal architect
had Disseminated against his plant and
had written specifications IN favor OF a
particular brokerage concern
He referred particularly to the build
ing Of the bird house at the Zoo. saying
that samples for this had disappeared
and had never been found He charged
that Municipal Architect Harris favored
expensive brick because OF their artistic
appearance rather than a palmer. but
better brick. During a discussion in re-
gard 10 the bird house IN the presence OF
the then Engineer Commissioner Bell
Mr.. Stringer said that Mr. Harris had
stated he did not care what the cost OF
the brick was, that he was writing Spc-
ciflcAtionS regardless OF cost