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D. Naval Reserve

While plans are being formulated
for the Winter activities of the United
States Naval Reserve Battalion of the
District of Columbia, the enlisted per-
sonnel have not kept up their at
tendance as they had prior to the an
nual cruises. 1t was said. However. 1t
was said that the men will be given
a little opportunity for a vacation fol-
lowing the cruises. Oh which they are
reported to have done excellent work.
Lieut. Comdr. Finney Bascom Smith,
commanding officer of the battalion,
and Lieut.. Comdr. Harry j. Nichols,
executive officer. are both on their
vacations. but are expected back in
a short time. when it is expected that
the strenuous Winter program will be
put under way. Many of the men.
too. are taking vacations and no effort
will be made to press them for con-
slant attendance until full opportunity
has been given them to take rest
from naval activities.
Lieut. w. c. Lockhart. chief engineer
of the battalion, is planning detailed
scheme of instruction for the members
of the engineers force of the organi-
cation. which will be run throughout
the Winter. 1t is the desire to instruct
the men thoroughly in the details of
the intricate machinery aboard a de-
stroyer so that every man will know
his Job we'll whenever ordered to sea
aboard one of the scouts.
He will give a series of lectures on
engineering, taking each part of the
machinery in detail. The talks will
be illustrated by moving pictures and
stills. so that the enlisted personnel
can see Just what he is talking about.
The Bureau of Navigation of the Navy
Department has been requested to fur
nish the pictures, so that the lectures
may be gotten under way as soon as
possible.
This will be a part of the school
system of the battalion designed to
instruct the men in every detail of
they will be able to perform their
duty with efficiency whenever they are
ordered aboard ship
Edward w. Garrett. coxswain, has
been transferred from the volunteer
to the fleet Naval Reserve and as
signed to the Sd Fleet Division of the
local battalion.
The following members of the Sd
Fleet Division have been transferred
from the Fleet Naval Reserve to the
Volunteer Reserve for failure to make
an annual cruise aboard the destroyer
Abel P. Upshur, training ship, for main-
tenance of efficiency: George E. Asser-
son. Graham Fanshaw. Charles S
Fischer. Frederick M. Filey, all sea-
men. second class; William l.. Spar
shott. fireman. third class. and Joseph
H. Neal. mess attendant. second class
Francis B. Kelly, seaman. second
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class. has been transferred from the
Sd Fleet Division. Fleet Reserve, to
the Volunteer Reserve at his own re-
quest because of his announced inability
to attend drills regularly.
George B. Eichelberger and Isaac J.
Wilson. firemen, first class, who were
ordered to active duty as Shipkeepers
aboard the destroyer Abel P. Upshur
here for the period of the annual train
ing cruise. have again been placed on
the inactive list and ordered to, their
home stations at Baltimore, Md. Their
records have been transferred to the 5th
Naval District, at Norfolk. Va, in which
Baltimore is located.
Ralph Haring, chief electricians
mate. has been discharged from the
lst Fleet Division at his own request.
Upon the return of Lieut. Comdrs.
Smith and Nichols plans will be put
under way for the participation of the
local Reserve battalion in Navy day the
latter part of October. This organIza-
tion has always kept open house on
this day, when the people of Washing
ton are invited to visit the armorv at
the navy yard and their training ship,
the Abel P. Upshur. mOored at the
docks in the Washington Navy Yard.
In the evening a special drill is held
for the purpose of showing visitors the
advantages of the Naval Reserve serv-
ice. and 1t is probable that this year
it will be followed by dance. Efforts
will be made to have number of Off
cials attend the evening festivities and
deliver addresses to the officers and
men on naval subjects. particularly the
desirability of maintaining a large Re-
serve to supplement the Regular estab-
lishment in time of a national emer-
gency.
However, one of the difficulties facing
the local battalion in putting on large
show is the inadequate armory at the
Washington yard. which is an old store
around which, on two sides. has been
built lean-to. which is used for a
GRILL space. However. this is not large
enough for the battalion in full forma-
tion, to say nothing of the utter lack oi
space for visitors to the organization.
Evening star., 1928-09-09

MRS Mollie E. Bateman, matron of
Sri&htvsod Chapter. announces the
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.PYRENEES SPAWNED
BY STEAM ENGINE
First Railroad Across Pic.
tureSque Country Has
Been Opened.

BY the Associated Press.
The Pyrenees have been conquered
a. last by the steam engine.
The first railroad to be built over the
mountain barrier between Spain .rd
France has been opened for passer gers
and freight. Railroads have circ!e6 re
fianks where the Pyrenees dip into the
sea, but never before have they oroSep
through the lire
BY joining the village and railneac o.
Bedous on the French side 10 the viii
lage and railhead of Jaca on the Span
ish side. 81 miles away. engineers have
established direct communication be-
tween Spain and France. The travel
distance between Paris and Madrid Is
shortened. and Pau. the French noun
tain resort. is brought 253 miles nearer
Barcelona
World Backyard Fence"
AS an international backyard fence"
the Pyrenees range is unequaled. the
National Geographic Society points out
For $50 miles its peaks rise like pickets.
Armies from both sides that have chal-
lenged the natural boundary have soon
come to grief But the purposes Of
peace time are not served by a fence
without gate. so the railroad has been
built at one of the lowest passes where
the Pyrenees drop down to 5000 feet
| The whistle of locomotive echoing
among the hills announces that France
and Spain can trade with one another
more readily.
The new railroad follows an old trail.
Until the trains enter the main tunnel
they run beside the modern motor road
from Pau to Saragossa
Marvellous views on both sides of the
divide already draw many tourists to
| the Somport Pass. as 1t is called. The
| beauty is the stark beauty of the noun
tains in the American West. but gar
dened by an old established race of
| farmers
The South Manchurian Railway Co
- ,,,;Il
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Stores Film Pedestrians.

Attracting customers into their places
by means of motion pictures is haing
tried by several large stores in Bar
celona, Spain. The sores send Uuv op-
orators with cameras, who station them
selves on principal thoroughfares and
take the films of pedestrians. Assistants
hand to each promising looking person
coming within range of the camera a
numbered card giving the address of the
store and the time after which copies
of the picture just taken may be OBJ
tanned The store sells pieces of the
strip containing three pictures for the
equivalent of 25 cents.
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.
Gretna Green Today.

From the New York Sun
A traveller recently stopped at Gretna
Green. the Scottish village which as a
place of marriage for runaway couples
was at the height of its notoriety CEN
tury ago. On the travellers part there
was due regard for the traditions of
the village, but in the present-day
Gretna Green or the local recital of
those incidents over which novelists and
ballad singers have thrown glamour
he found little inspiration to romance.
Pretty ronances there undoubtedly
were. but, he writes. most of the aSso-
Citations of the place. from what we
know, were squalid and unlovely" The
cottage. where tradition says most OF
the marriages took place. must have
been at rather lonely spot century
ago. Now there are around it ragged
aggregation of cottages and shacks,
built Of stone. of wood, of corrugated
iron. 'plastered with signs announcing
the provision of teas and refreshments
and with windows full of gaudy trump
cries to catch the eyes of visitors"
The travellers further impressions are
reported in his correspondence in the
London Times. The cottage--r1oW des-
ignated as the "Blacksmith's Cottage"
where. according to an eighteenth
century writer, "Vulcan forged the
hymeneal chains" is dignified with the
name of a museum" 1t is cluttered
with antiques, but the chief exhibits
are two armchairs which were the pos
sessions of the former blacksmith
priests" Thomas Johnstone and Peter
Dickson There are also a number of
blacksmiths tools and an anvil which
bears this legend THE famous black
smiths anvil where marriages were and
still are performed over"
Evening star., 1928-09-09

preme Council J. E. Eckloff also deliv-
cred addresses.
Councils meeting this week are:
Municipal, Monday at Odd Fellows
Hall; Kismet. Wednesday at No. "a
Grant place; Capital, Thursday at
Pythian Temple,
JR. o. u. A. Nj.
Star Spangled Banner Council was
called to order in Junior Order Temple
August 81 by Acting Councillor S. j.
Bushey. State Chaplain George w
Myers gave an address on the educa-
tional system of this city. Members of
the council who visited the Orphans
Home at Tiffin. Ohio September 2. pre-
Sented gifts to two of their wards. Re-
marks we're made by J. w. Speakman.
J. B. Kimball H. j. Gorbutt, j. r. Ber-
gin and others.
Old Glory Council met August 90 at
3l6 Pennsylvani avenue southeast. with
Councillor Trotter presiding. Past State
Councillor w. S. Doleman installed J. w.
Dent as warden for the balance of the
present term.
Grand Oriental Court will meet Thurs
day evening in Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie to confer the Oriental degrees. A
special program will be given and re-
ITeSnmenCS Will De served.
SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM.
The last meeting of National Lodge
,, was called to order by the commander
Mrs Roberta Howard. The degrees
were conferred upon Oscar J. Forehano
and Mrs. Alice Mueller was received
into membership by transfer from 10y
atty Lodge. The transfer of Mrs. Ethei
locI foS
ably acted upon.
Mrs Marilla Smith announced a
Halloween dance at Shady Oak Inn, on
the Marlboro pike, october q.
National Lodge adopted a resolution
inviting the Supreme Lodge to hold
the 1929 convention in the District of
Columbia. The next meeting will be
September II. at 808 l street This
is the last meeting before the Supreme
Convention in Atlantic City, N. J.
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
LIBERTY.
The regular meeting of Hope Council
was held Tuesday, with the councillor
Mrs. Lille Copley, presiding Remarks
were made by visitors from neighboring
councils. Mr.. Robinson made report
in connection with the campaign being
NOlluuCCCQ W JllCIGdSe LIE number Oh
councils In the District. Next weeks
meeting will be featured by initiatory
work. and all members of the degree
team are requested to be present.
WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
Washington Review will have charge
of the luncheon tomorrow. Cards will
follow for all who wish to play.
Columbia Review will meet Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Business of i'm
portarce.
lounge of the clubhouse at 7:30 pm
Wednesday,
Mrs Carmomilde Folk will be host
ess at the afternoon card party next
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Auto Bodies. Radiators, Tenders
Repaired; also New Radiators
Harrison radiators and cores In stock
Wittsatts, 1909 18th North 7177
Also 319 18th. y Block Below Ave.
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The South Manchurian Railway Co.
Of China will erect its own plant to
make much of its steel equipment.
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Thursday. The game will begin at 80

Thursday. The game will begin at 80
o'clock.
The monthly card party for the bene-
fit of the clubhouse will be held We'd
nesday evening Mrs. Margaret Knight
ing has been made permanent chair
man of the evening parties and will
choose her committees from time to
time. Beginning in October. these
parties will be held always on the first
Friday of each month.
National Review will meet Friday
evening at o'clock.
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.
Martha cambridge Council met last
Monday night. with Councillor Berg
presiding. Remarks we're made by
Past Councillor Minnie Rabbiett of Pro-
gressive Council and State Deputy Belle
Wilkerson and by several members of
the council.
Progressive Council will have a rally
meeting September II. A moonlight
excursion was held August %.
Evening star., 1928-09-09

The blueness of sea water depends
in some degree upon its saltiness. The
Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. which are
cold and not very salty, are vivid
green in color
Evening star., 1928-09-09

Arame Chapter will celebrate its
twenty-eighth anniversary at the next
meeting The ways and means will
give card party tomorrow evening at
the hcme of Mrs. A NJ. Foynton, l434
Kennedy street.
Evening star., 1928-09-09

1T is NOT to be wondered at that
the new Chryslers -"75" and "65''
are everywhere being received with
cordiality unusual even to Chrysler
-. g Chrysler, in one stroke, less
than five years ago captured the style,
performance and value leadership
Of the industry ...q That superior,
ity has been strengthened by each
succeeding step until the newest
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-13
TOCIVE
PARTING TALK
Governor to Leave on
Long Trip South
To Play Golf

NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-LP-Gov-
ernor Alfred +. Smith tonight in a
half hour radio address will give this
parting message to the American
people"
The governor upon his arrival here
from Albany annouRced that no ad-
vance copies of his talk would be
given out nor would he intimate Just
what would be its nature. He will
speak from the National Broadcast
ing studio starting al s o'clock.
Tomorrow he will leave with sew
eral friends for n vacation Of several
weeks Somewhere in the South" He
said he did not know where he was
going.
II haven't seen Bill Kenny yet" he
said. HE is fixing things up. We
are going where the temperature is
70 in the shade"
He said he did not think he would
stop at Warm Springs. Ga. to see
Franklin d. Roosevelt. governor-elect.
Il am trying to get away from pol
itics. I've had a lot Of il for four
months" G
None or the members 81 his family
will accompany him. The governor
expects to spend the greater part of
his time playing golf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-13
Club WOMEN
!. Open FARLEY

DENTON, Tex, Nov. 3.-iFl-The
general session Of the Thirty-first
Annual Convention OF the Texas Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs formally
was opened last night in the College
OF Industrial Arts auditorium. The
president of the General Federation
of Women's clubs, Mrs. John +. Sip
pei. was a guest Of honor.
In keeping with the custom OF
several years, the formal address of
the opening evening was in observ-
anee Of Armistiee Day and former
Governor Pat NJ. Neff was the speak
or. His inspirational theme was
LEST We Forget"
Mrs. Sippel had a few minutes az
The board meeting Of the morning.
but her formal greetings were re-
served for the night program. She
expressed her very great pleasure AZ
being able to return so soon 10 Texas.
recalling the happy experiences Of
the recent biennial convention IN
Sal Antonio. She brought greetings
of q general nature from the Ma
tionsl Club Womsn'S organization.
Miss Jessie n. HUMPHREYS a~ssoci-
ate dean of CT. A. and chairman Of
central committee for the convention.
presided az the opening meeting.
The invocation was given by Rev.
". F. G~albraith. Addresses OF vel
come we're extended by Or. 4. n.
Hubbard. president Of G. /. A., in
troduced BY Miss Bessie Shook Of
the Teachers College.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-13

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. 13.-Twice
the grim reaper has called his
buddies. .
On two occasions Lieutenant Irving
Woodring-member Of the army's
"Three Musketeers"-has seen his
fellow flyers fall to their death
from the formation Of the three
planes. .
Twice he has nursed a sorrow. only
an airman who has witnessed the
death of comrades can know.
But he'll carry on!
Lieutenant Woodring follows his
normal army aviation pursuits that
the name of the army's Three
Musketeers," which Colonel Lind
bergh helped make famous when he
took a dead mans place at the recent
national air races, will continue to
live.
"My buddies Gieutenant J.. J..
Williams. killed during the air
races, and Lieutenant w. A. Corne-
Illus. killed here recently gave their
lives for the Three Musketeers.' The
least i can do is carry on" he de-
clares.
Lieutenant Woodring finds in the
deaths of his comrades a lesson
which should be passed on to the
public. Neither resulted from the
failure Of an airplane part. but be-
cause Of military formations they
we're flying.
al feel very bad because OF Will
and Cornelius deaths" he ex-
but I cannot hold flying
generally to blame. The boys got a
tough break, that's all.
"No, I'm not afraid Of being killed
and | do not think that any army
consider "The Three Muske-
teers' a bad omen. intend to keep
on stunning just as I always
have done. ! may meet death this
but I don't think so and I'm not
anticipating trouble"
After Lieutenant Williams was
Colonel L~indbergh Joined the
remaining two muskcteers and led
hem through stunt performances
'or five DAYS. Lindbergh. Woodring
md Cornelius had been buddies to-
as student army FLYERS.
81 enjoyed flying with Colonel
as a leader" says Wood |
CAS- soon as we became ac- |
'ustomed to his signals IL was easy. |
Tor n man who pilots pursuit planes
- seldom as he does. Colonel Lind |
,ergh is a remarkable FLYER"
Now Woodring wants to find two
filters 70 take the nlace Of his
departed comrades. Daily over the
Rockwell field station here he tries
hem out-ard soon p new three
will take to the air.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-13
Huge Sale to Put
Doheny, 73, Out Of.
Oil; Bankers Buy

NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-(RI-Ed-
ward l.. Doheny. who amassed a
huge fortune in oil after an acciden-
tai strike" while prospecting in
California 81 years ago. has taken
final steps to quit the industry.
The New York banking houses OF
Blyth, Witter & Co, and j. a. w.
Seligman q CO., have virtually conf
pleted arrangements for the acquisi-
ton Of nearly all the oil producing
properties in California owned by the
Petroleum Securities company. which
is controlled by Mr.. Doheny and his
family and II valued by the banking
group at $4,000, 900.
The pending sale is the latest or
three by which Mr.. Doheny. who IL
50 years old, is divesting himself Of
his petroleum holdings.
In 1925 he sold control OF his
Mexican properties TO the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana, while last
May. he sold the marketing end OF his
California properties and some pro-
ducing fields to the Richfield Oil
company Of California.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-13

AMERICANS AID ENGLISH ART

Americans are. having q part IN the
aroused interest in art in England.
Their bids fer some Of the worlds
masterpieces ard their desire for
copies of others aassbrought atten-
tion to the value Of art gems ~ Eng
liSh galleries. The claim that the
British are not al ~art-loving ration
Is disproved by the nrmber who have
visited this years National Gallery
IN London. Fully 500 loco. including
many Americans, havo viewed the art
exhibits. The average monthly at
tendance OF artists who visit the gal
leries TO make coDics Of the hest
pictures has been nearly COO. Most
Of these pictures have been made for
Americans and Colorials. who have
paid as much as $3.50 for copies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-13
HUMAN COCS
IN EXCHANGE
BADLY WORM
Wild Hoover Market
| sends Workers Off
|, On Long Vacations;
Build Fast Ticker

@ NEW YORK, Nov, f3.-gP-Be-
.ause Of the Hoover market" which
surpasses the wild uprush of stocks
ssst spring, the human cogs in the ex-
enange machine were almost at the
point Of exhaustion today.
Midnight oil is being burned in
brokers' offices as the ~overworked
bookkeeping staffs ATTEMPT to keen
pace with a market which high speed
,lckers have found difficulty in fol-
lowing within an hour Of actual
transactions.
The brokers on the floor are being
forced to take extended weekend va
cations. Many of the older members
nave been forced to give up their
seats to younger members Of their
arms better able to withstand the
20.
Michael J. Meehan. former broker
age clerk, who YVES the whirlpool
center of the bull market IN radio
asst spring. felt the strain so deeply
Eat ne has gone on a months vaca-
holC he is reputed TO have added
sdd~fonal millions to those he made
last spring in the current bull"
market.
In an effort TO check the frenzied
opefationE many commission houses
nave increased their margin require
ments to 40 per cent. or more, especi-
ally for stocks selling above $500 a
snare. To date. however, this move
seems TO have had little effect and
there have been few liquidations Of
weaker marginal accounts.
Many specialists on the floor have
refused stop orders. that is 10 accept
a range within which they would be
authorized to operate for their
clients. They have complained that
u Is physically impossible for them
TO watch such orders in this kind of
a market.
New high speed printers, capable
OF handling three times the present
volume by printing 1000 characters a
minute are being manufactured to
record sales, but this service cannot
possibly start operation for some
time. Some brokers say that the new
printers will be so rapid they will be
unable to read and follow them and
any advantage in speed will be lost.
Early next month sales volume un-
der 300 shares is to be dropped from
the ticker. except on opening sales
but the exchange will keep the volume
count and supply il to newspapers
over telegraph printers az regular
intervals. The price on all sales of
course will be carried. This is ev-
pected TO speed up the ticker 10 per
cent. In yesterdays record market
Of 100000 shares the ticker was one
hour and 35 minutes behind the trad
ing at the close.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-13

drainage districts Nos. 4, . and .
into conservation and reclamation
districts BY special act of the legis-
lature will be sought. according to
announcement by County Judge O. G.
Dancy..
A bill will also be- introduced vail
dating the recent conversion of
Drainage district No. 4. 1t was stated.
Under their present form the dis
tricts win present an obstacle to the
issuance Of the last three million of
the Cameron county $4,000. 900 road
bond issue, and ii is the objective Of
the districts to complete the convcr-
sion before the bond money Is needed
for highway construction, il was said.
The bills to be presented the iegis-