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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
San BENITOT TO
GET CITY PLAN
Realty Board and c. of
Z. Meet to Map
Out Future

Especial to The Herald)
BAN BENITO, May s.-Plans for
= greater San Benito will get under
way with renewed energy the latter
part Of this week, and the project is
expected to be brought to a success
tui stage at the conclusion Of the
Joint chamber Of m and city
commission meeting Monday of next
The first meeting on the project
viii be held either Thursday or
friday, when the San Benito Realty
board will assemble with those who
are advocating the city plan, to Of
Ter its aid in every way.
The realty board will leave no
stone unturned TO help in carrying
out this project" said H. j. Hinkley.
chairman. ave hope to meet with
the chamber of commerce officials
snd possibly some Of the city Off
Gals the latter part Of this week,
and 10 help work out q plan.
Members of the board realize
that San Benito has reached the
stage where her future progress
must be along directed lines. This
must be done. or the city will have
20 pay for lack Of it through changes
IN the future"
Mr.. Hinkley urged all members
Of the board TO attend the meeting
which he will call Thursday or Fri
day night. The realty board in San
kenito was recognized recently, and
~ working out an active program
Tor the remainder of the year, CO.
operation in the city Improvement
1 and greater San Benito program be-
lung only one of its projects.
Members of the chamber Of COM
Alerce board Of directors will meet
sNonday night Of next week with
Aemhers of the city commission TO
Slke up the matter. II is likely that
member Of the realty board will
fpe present to take part in the dis
sTcussion.
: The meeting was originally sched-
uled for Monday night Of this week,
bat was postponed due 10 the abb
sence of Mayor J. Scott Brown and
two members Of the city commission,
who, with A. L. Montgomery, city
V%ttorney, are in Dallas attending the
national city planning conference.
Monday night of next week has
been set for the new date of the
meeting, according to Ed Downs,
president of the chamber of eon-
merce board Of directorss.
I'VE expect the city officials to
bring back to us many new ideas in
city planning, based upon the most
approved plans which are being used
in other Cities" said J. F. Bell, sec
rotary of the San Benito Chamber
Of Commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Fights Is Years To
Get Rid Of Gas

II had stomach trouble for IS
years. Since taking Adlerika | feel
better than for years and have not
been bothered with gas."-L. A.
Champion.
Even the FIRST spoonful Of Ad-
lerika relieves gas and often re-
moves astonishing amount of old
waste matter from the system.
Makes you enjoy your meals and
sleep better. No matter what you
have tried for your stomach and
bowels. Adlcrika will surprise you.
Eagle Pharmacy, Brownsville. In San
Benito at Palace Pharmacy.-Adver-
tisement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08

MADISON, VISIT was away back
in 1921 that a slim young student ut
the University Of Wisconsin wanted a
ride in an airplane-his first one.
Pilot Russ Overly, a wartime flyer,
who was transforming at that time.
took him for a short spin over the
city in an old Jenny plane that he
used for hauling passengers.
The student was Charlie Lind
bergh. then living in obscurity as an
engineering student at the university,
and getting his thrills from an old
motorcycle.
In his book, ave- Lindbergh tells
Of getting his inspiration to fly from
watching a plane fly over the campus
Of the University of Wisconsin.
Overly was the only flyer in Madison
at that Time.
Overly now is a tire salesman. and
has not even had a ride in a plane
for two years. He flew in the army
for two years as an instructor. and
later formed an aviation company i'm
Milwaukee. He has more than 1000
hours in the air TO his credit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Rains Benefit To
Dry Land Cotton

HARGILL, May s.-The reviving
effects Of the heavy rain last week
is very apparent in the cotton crop,
and throughout the entire unirrigat-
ed section the prospects for a heavy
yield were never better. With one
or two heavy rains the entire dry
land country will make a record
crop.
Corn and forage crops in this sec
ton are also in good condition,
though all crops are somewhat late.
owing TO the late season and the
drouth in the early spring.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Water District
Near Mercedes
Is Being Asked

EDINBURG, May s.-Hearing on
a petition asking for the organiza-
ton Of a Hidalgo county water con-
troll and improvement district No. 10
has been set for May 81 by the com
missioners' court. The petition.
bearing 1l2 names, was presented 70
the court at its session Monday aft
noo
Work and improvement suggested
in the petition would call for an
outlay Of approximately S3,s00.000 In
the district, which lies near Merce-
des and is partly in Hidalgo AMI
partly in Cameron counties, il Il
said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Ward School Being
Planned at Olnito

OLMITO, May s.-Plans are be-
ing completed for a ward school for
Mexican children here and con
struction will be started soon.
Four lots were donated by the AL
Parker Securities company for the
purpose and were accepted at a spe-
cial session Of the Olmito school
board Monday night.
The new school will allow more at
tention to be given the teaching of
the English language to Mexican
~childrenl officials explained.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Helen Duncan Is
Edinburg Queen
Especial to The Heraldl

EDINBURG, May s-With Miss
Helen Duncan Of the junior college,
already chosen queen and the selec-
ton OF her court Of dukes and
duchesses expected to be completed
Tuesday, preparations for the May
Day Fete here Friday have practi-
cally been completed, Miss Hiawatha
Crosslin, director. has announced.
The affair is to be held on the
courthouse lawn and approximately
700 school children are scheduled 70
participate. Miss Duncan is expect
ed to choose her escort, the king,
Wednesday or Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
HOMEMADE

HAVANA-A bill in Cuban con-
gress requires a fifth of the music
played in public places TO be of Co
ban authorship. II Is aimed at
American jazz, which is driving out
che native damon" dances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
HOUSING FOR POOR

PARlS.-Public housing is regard
ed as the only solution for the plight
Of hundreds o. aged French folk i'm
poverished by the war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
ARCTIC DOGS FOR ALPS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dogs
have been brought to this Swiss
mountain resort to haul tourists
over the Jungfran glaciers. Nowhere
else in Europe will the Arctic hus-
kies thrive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
6 6 6

Cures Chills and Fever,
intermittent, Remittent and
Bilious Fever due to Malaria.
IL kills the Gsrma
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08

COBLENZ, Germany.-To restore
the Rhine's salmon fisheries 400. 900
spawn have been planted in the river
near here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
Cameron County Courts
COUNTY COURT AT LAW

COUNTY COURT AT LAW
John I. Kleiber. Judg
Wilbur Gilbreath (by his next
friend, w. A. Gilbreath, ct all. VS.. +.
u. Cav, suit for damages; judgment
by agreement.
New Suits Filed
Patteson Motor Co. VS.. Wade and
Newton, Inc, garnishment after
judgment.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Amador Cortz and Josefina Perez.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
one more preview before they started
betting into him.
The Yankee staff pitched a great
game of ball yesterday and will not
be available again until the second
game in st. Louis. Alex himself.
as to that. probably isn't the man
he was two years ago, so there
was at least a possibility that one
might see few runs scored during
the general excitement.
Otherwise, barring an exception
or two that are entirely too I'm.
portant to mention, the situation
will be largely unchanged. Same
ball clubs, same locale, and, for
all anyone knows. maybe the same
result.
Old Alex is what they call none
game pitcher, meaning a great man
to have In there for a single concen-
trated effort. He no longer is able
to throw the ball up your sleeve at
20 PAGES, but the club doesn't live
that can guarantee to go out there
and trifle with him openly and un.
ashamed. But IL II so happens that
trifling declares an open season
today, this serious serious" will be
almost no more.
As for Pipgras he has been a most
remarkable don't pitcher these
many weeks. However, one simply
can't put the finger on George.
Figure him to win and. instead of
fooIing the hftters, he will spend the
afternoon fooling you. Peg him as
loser and he will show his vast
versatility by reversing the field.
That is to say. he will fool you
again.
George May BE Right
The only thing TO do with a guy
like that is to bet him two ways and
be downright glad that there isn't a
third. II George is right, the Cards
will have a lot of rudimentary fun
trying to beat him. at that.
Every club, of course, looks like
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
LAYS WREATHON
j. s. TOMB

France again paid homage to
Americas Unknown Soldier today
when Georges Scapini. blind French
war veterans and members of the
Chamber OF Deputies laid a wreath
on the tomb at Arlington. The
French soldier Is in, this country
as the guest of the American Legion
who will hold their annual conven-
ton in Texas next week.
Before going to the tomb the
veteran was received at the White
House by President Coolidge. A visit
to Mount Vernon was also on the
program. Among those who escorted
M. Scapini about the shrine was w.
5. Washington. a descendant of
George Washington's favorite nep-
hew. Before leaving Mount Vernon
he was presented with a book
"Washington-The Man and Mason"
by Charles H. Callahan. Many of the
party who went to Mount Vernon
with the Frenchman. inscribed their
names in the book.
The members of the party were
Major Georges Scapini, Col. Lemuel
Bolles, Horace G. Knowles, Charles
Simon, Henry Woodhouse and others
OF the national reception committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
ON FIELD
WORKERSPAY
WILLIAM e. HARTLEY

Automatic increases under the
WEIGH pay act do not apply to the
Government field service. Comp
<troller General j. r. McCarl ruled
in decision made public today.
McCarl decided that the automatic
increases under the act will not
apply to the field service until the
classification of the field service.
now being made by the Personnel
Classification Board. has been APP
proved by Congress.
He pointed out, however. that I'M
der section three of the act, heads
of the departments are authorized
to adjust salaries in the field service
to correspond as far as practicable
with the rates established by the
act for employees in the depart.
mental service.
McCarl also ruled that when the
classification of the field service is
compile ed and employees in it are
placed under the salary schedules of
the WEIGH act the salaries will be.
come effective when such action ~
taken and rot retroactively from the
time the act was passed.
Thus according to McCaris ruling,
the salaries of employees in the field
service could be arbitrarily increased
now by department heads to cor.
respond with rates in the WEIGH Act
but these raises would merely be q
temporary expedient to apply until
the classification of the service is
approved by Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
Z HELD IN PRANK.
To KNOW FATE

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa, Oct. S.
Two Princeton students, one the
scion of an old washington family,
will learn tomorrow what punish
nent they shall receive. II any, for
an escapade which is said to have
climaxed wild party late one
night about a month ago at Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa, a summer
watering place of the elite.
The youths. Sidney r. Prince, ir,.
Of Washington. and Alexander
Knapp. are charged with attempt
ing robbery and impersonation Of
an officer and assault.
The word went out today that
they would enter pleas of guilty to
ail the charges except attempted
robbery.
There was said to be q pos.
sibility that the more serious Of
Tense allegation would be with
drawn. The cases are to be heard
before Judge w. r. Davidson.
Harry Rowe, the complainant has
contended that Prince and knapp
stopped him, said they were officers
and proceeded to whip him and try
to take a wallet containing more
than $4e0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
VICTIM
GETS $4,000

Mistaken for a bootlegGer by
Prince Georges. county police, an
error which made him a permanent
cripple, William E. Hartley, clerk
in the Interior Department, has
been awarded s. 900 damages by a
jury in circuit court In Upper Mari.
bCro.
Hartley was shot in an aut0mo-
bile near Bowie, Md, witnesses de-
claring that Constable Mark Wood
end Special Policeman Pierce
Weaver were responsible for 1t. The
latter admitted they were on the
lookout for bootleggers near Capt.
toll Heights. Nd, but denied that
they did the shooting.
The shooting took place nearly
four years ago, the case dragging
in the court because of various legal
technicalities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
CARDS, STILL Bet FAVOR|TES,
LOOKING To- ALEXANDER TODAY

lthe water lilies behind goob pitch
ing, so the crippled Yanks eomforted
themselves with some distinction
yesterday. 1t was difficult to see
how they could miss. in fact, since
Hoyt's pitching wasn't merely good.
1t was great. At that, one doesn't
seem to recall that Sherdefs per-
formance was exactly pitiful and, If
the Cards looked good behind him,
one doesn't seem to remember this,
either.
They played their outfield along
the right field bleachers for Ruth
and that young man completely
ruined the sequence by hitting to
center field, the result being that
Douthit and Hafey CALAMITY held
couple of his fly balls to two
bases.
However. today. was another day
and Pipgras happened to be dis
tinctly another pitcher. The Cards
had more than an even chance of
pulling this one out and the popu-
lace. very avid for New York
victory now that the crippled condi-
ton of the Yanks has reached its
maudIin limit, prepared to conduct
itself accordingly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE, Sell,
IN RECONCILIATION FAILURE
Ahomes. said Bonger had been seen
the vicinity on many occasions.
Would Watch Wife's Window

Ahomes. said Bonger had been seen n
the vicinity on many occasions.
Would Watch Wife's Window
The man would take a stand
across the street and watch the win
dows OF his wife's room for hours.
Mrs. woodward said.
wednesday night, Mrs. Woodward
accompanied Mrs. Bonger to the
Sixth police precinct to ask the po-
lice to see that Bonger was not al
lowed to loiter in the neighborhood.
Bonger, for the past 10 months,
has been on a peace bond, issued by
Judge Robert E. Mattingly. in Police
Court, to stay away from his wife.
He has repeatedly broken the bond.
Mrs. Woodward said.
Talked To His Son
Last night Bonger stopped Wilson
Bonger, his 11-year.old son, at the
corner grocery. and talked to him.
The lad reported to his mother that
the father wanted to see her.
Early today Mrs. Bonger left the
| house with her lunch and was on
her way to work at the Pathfinder
Publishing Company, located at
Langdon. ID. G. The husband EVIL
| IDENTIFY met her at the corner and
walked with her to the scene of the
shooting in Judiciary Square.
William F. Dowell, of the $500
block of Belair Place Northeast.
brother-in-law OF Mrs. Bonger. told
reporters that the Bonger family had
never lived at the address given by
Bonger to officials of Emergency
Hospital.
Address Unknown
Bonger, alone since the separation
from his wife, has been living at an
unknown address. Dowell said. but 1t
was not, he was sure. next door to
him.
Neither o. the boys had been ad.
vised that their mother is believed
dying in the hospital, nor that their
father had shot her and then him.
self.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
Honolulu Boys Slayer
Faced by Death Penalty

HONOLULU, Oct. 5.-Found
guilty of the murder of Gill Jamie
son, 1O.year- old son of Frederick w
Jameson. Honolulu banker, Yutaka
Fuganaga, 19.year-old japanese, to
day faced the death penalty.
Utilizing the same ruse as VIII
liam Edward Hickman, Fuganaga
went to the school where Jameson
was a student and told school
authorities the boys mother had
been injured, The boy was allowed
to go with him. and two days
later his body was found in the
underbrush near the Royal Ha-
waiian Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
AsHORT BREAK AND SHARP WHIRL
TRUST PAID BIG.
PRICE: FOR
DATA

inside information" from the
Boulder Dam conference Of West
ern governors was relayed to the
power lobby by former Governor
Merit C. Mechem, of New Mexico,
for fee OF 500 day, paid to his
law firm, 1t has been disclosed be.
fore the Federal Trade Commission.
The story IS told in checks and
vouchers totalling 1850. put in the
record. paid for Mechem's thirteen
and one-half days attendance at
the governors conference held in
Denver last year.
Mechem was responsible for the
introduction OF a resolution at the
conference urging delay upon the.
Boulder Dam issue. He has asserted,
when confronted with checks paid
by the power lobby to his law firm,
Mechem 4 VeIlacott, that he was
opening representing private inter
ests" at the parley.
other evidence before the Federal
Trade Commission shows that Mrs.
John d. Sherman. former president
OF the General Federation of
Women's Clubs has received a sal.
airy of 5000 monthly from the Ma
tiOnal Electric Light Association for
two years. She has been writing
articles dealing with rural home
identification and has not been in
volved in propaganda work. 1t is
said.
The Federal Trade Commission
will resume it's hea rings on October
10, when witnesses from Oregon.
WaShinptnn and Idahn will annan 2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
N { " ZEPPELIN
SA|LSF0R j. s.
TUESDAY
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gagged passage on the ship and will
pay $4,000 each for the fare. An.
other American who had taken
passage-William B. Leeds--was
forced to cancel his plans owing to
business affairs which will keep
him in Europe.
Two of the four additional Ameri.
cans who succeeded in getting pas.
sage upon the luxurious air liner
are Frederick GiIfaIlen and Robert
Reiner, the latter being a resident
OF Weehawken, n. j. The identity
OF the other two was not revealed.
Eliminating Chance
One other passenger will be Karl
II. Won Wiegand, correspondent of
the New York American and other
Hearst papers.
Tie decision of DIR. Eckener to
provide warmer quarters for the
crew followed the latest trial fight
OF 81 hours when number of the
members of the crew developed
colds.
Capt. Rosendahl, commander of
the United States navy dirigible Los
Angeles, who came to Germany to
make the flight over the Atlantic on
the Count Zeppelin also contracted
a cold. He spent yesterday in bed
but said he expected to be out to.
day and to be fully recovered before
Sunday.
While the tentative date of de.
parture has been set for Tuesday it
will depend upon the weather. DIR.
Eckener is confident that the great
ship could ride through severe
storms, but he does not want to
take any chances VIII lie carrying
passengers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
Dreaming of Robbers,
Maid Calls Policemen

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4.-Dream'
ing that burglars were in the house.
Miss Margaret Smith, 25. domes'
tic in the home of Albert Stamm.
summoned a patrol loaded with po'
licemen before she awoke.
The girl was employed by the
family Monday and was spending
her first night in the house when
she had her dream. of burglars,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
$500 Fur Coat Lost to
Fake Cleaning Aren't

A warning against giving clothes
% young white man who intro
duces himself as a representative OF
Takoma Park Cleaning establish.
ment and solicits clothes to be
cleaned and pressed, has been
broadcast by police. Several resi-.
dents of Takomas Park have en-.
trusted clothing to the man who
never returned.
The latest victim of the clothing
robber is Mrs. James E. Phillips, Of
the 700 block of Van Buren, st.
n. W., who yesterday complained
that on August %. she gave the
man fur coat valued at $500.
Since then she has seen neither the
man nor the coat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
Local Anglers Invited
To Compete at Beach

More than 800 fishing enthusiasts
are expected to attend the second
fall fishing excursion at Chesapeake
Beach, to be held Sunday under
supervision of oliver Atlas. local
sportsman and fishing expert.
Women have been especially in
vited.
A train will leave the District
Line at $3.50 a. m, returning at s
p. m. Fish will be weighed in on
the pier at p. m.
Twenty boats will carry the
fishermen to choice spots in the
bay.
Six prizes will be awarded: Rods
to the man and woman landing
the most fish; rods for the largest
trout and rockfish, and reels for
the largest taylor and hardhead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
THREE GET $4,000

NEW YORK. Oct. SIN a daring
hold-up in Central Park, three ban
dts escaped today with a small
bag containing $4,000 in cash. The
money was taken from Arthur
Davey and Miss I. Mccarthy. treas.
urer and bOokkeeper. respectively
of the Premier Fireproofing Com
pany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
Labor Groups IndOrse
MetZerOtt for Congress

Oliver Metzerott, of Hyattsville,
Republican candidate for Congress
in the fifth Maryland district. has
been Endorsed by the Maryland and
the District of Columbia organized
labor federatio
Their support II based on Metz
croft 3 labor record while a member
Of the Maryland State senate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
CLOSED SESSION
ORDERED IN
PROBE
tcontinued from First Paee.l

sNOulAAuSu ALUhA = Ass : n&Sg
reports Of the political committees
before u.s." said Lehlbach. Il have
glanced at them. casually and thus
far have seen nothing to cause
ALARM
Republican members of the COM
mittee, 1t was learned, held q meet
ing OF their own yesterday to discuss
policies to be pursued. They are
Lebach, Representative Chindblom
OF Illinois and Representative Nelson
Of Maine. Black and Representa-
tive Ragon OF Arkansas are the
Democratic members.
Although the Republican members
declined to reveal the result of their
preliminary session, there was little
indication of q desire for searching
inquiry INTO the campaign based on
the present situation.
At the time the committee was
named. Lehlbach was emphatic in
declaration that he wouldn't go ION
a shopping expedition"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
Kellogg Peace Pact
Lauded by Herrick

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 5.-Myron
T. Herrick. Ambassador to France.
today was scheduled to leave here
by airplane for San Diego with Sir
Austen Chamberlain. British Foreign
Minister. He was a guest yesterday
at the home OF William II. Crockt.r.
Herrick termed the Kellogg peace
pact as "the greatest thing that
ever happened in this world"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-05
"Y" BACKS "CHEST"

Even with the world as a result of
the success of a campaign for main
tenance funds, the Young Mems
Christian Association is prepared to
enter the Community Chest, VIII
liam Knowles Cooper, head of the
organization. has announced.