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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
Goes to Funeral
Home; Uses Gun

NEW ORLEANS. May 24.-tPl-
Riding In a taxicab to an undertak-
ing establishment here last night,
billiard Agregaard. SO, sent a bullet
through his brain after writing notes
to his wife.
The taxicab driver said while they
were passing the funeral home he
heard a shot. Looking back he saw
A~gregaard had killed himself.
One Of his notes head: "Don't
take me 10 Biloxi" He Il under
stood to have several brothers and
sisters in Biloxi, Miss, and Hous-
ton. Texas.
The notes gave a reason for the
suicide.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
River Boats Collide
z Injured; ! Dead

MADISON. Ind, May 24.-(P-One
man was fatally scalded and two otn-
ers seriously burned early TODAY
when the passenger steamer Cinciu-
natl. from Cincinnati to Louisville
on the Ohio river. collided with the
tug Belfont. ten miles Fast Of here.
Steam pressure pipe exploded on the
Cincinnati, scaldinR the three men
who were deckhands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
Al Lissner of Donna
Catches First Tarpon

Alfred Lissner Of Donna caught
the first silver tarpon from the pass
at Point Isabel since BatseII~We ellis
offer Of a dollar prize for each tar
pom caught there. Il was announced
Thursday. Lissner's catch was a
four and a half foot scrapper that
struck his hook while cropping in
the lower end Of the pass.
Ed Jamerson and Secretary Hall
Of the Yacht club were trolling with
Lissner when he caught his tarpon.
The offer was made by Batsell-
Wells 20 stimulate tarron fishing off
the point TO determine the amount
OF tarpon there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
DENIES PAPER SOID

TEXARKANA, Ark. May 24.-Pl
Sam 4. Miller. editor Of the Min
eral Wells Index. here for tho join-
meeting Of the Texas and Arkansas
Press associations. said today that
the Index was still in the hands 81
persons who had controlled 1t Cor
l5 years and had not been sold. as
rewspapermen had been informed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
Prosecution Of Fall
And Doheny Is Asked

WASHINGTON, May 24.-P-A
resolution asking the president to
direct government oil counsel to
prosecute immediately and "vigor-
ously" the bribery indictments
against Edward L. Doheny, Sr., and
Albert b. Fall, was drafted today
by Chairman Nye Of the senate lands
committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Latham are
registered at the Travellers hotel.
The following parties from Ray
m~ondville are guests of the Trav-
elers hotel: f. c. Pless, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j.. Clark. Mrs. II. II. Teller,
Enoch Williams. Leon Gill, j.. l..
Cook, W. j. Cheney.
Mr.. A. Norck of Memphis. Tenn.
Is in the Valley with a view Of
locating somewhere in this imme-
date section.
ID. 3. Ridpath OF Pharr is in the
city for n few days.
III. VI. Thomas and A. X. Johnson
of Raymondville are at the Del-Walt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
Wilkins Acclaimed
On Arrival In Oslo

OSLO, Norway. May 24.-Pl-Cap-
tain George wilkins and Lieutenant
Carl h. Eielson, his companion on
their flight across the polar region
from Alaska "a Spitzbergen. were
warmly welcomed today when they
arrived at Oslo from the City OF
Bergen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24
LEvEE DISTRICT LAW UPHELD

AUSTIN, Tex, May 24.|(P)-The
state 'levee district" statute Of 1918
was held constitutional Wednesday
by the supreme court when Il denien
rehearing to W. J. Rutledge, Jr., at
lacking the law in a suit against the
Ellis County Levee Improvement Dis
trict No. 3 and the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-24

Soft and absorbent-in plain
white or white with a colored bor-
der. The price attracts attention.
Fac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE
TO FORMER MEMBER
Addresses in Honor Of John ".
Dwight, Deceased. Mark Proceed.
ings OF Las: Nights Session.

Tribute 20 the career c: former Rep
reSeC,a;ive John ". D~.zh: OF New
York, who died - New YORK YESTERDAY.
was expressed - he House les: night
iuS' before the body adjourned - rs
memory. Mr.. Dwight. E.9 lived az
1855 r street, This city. died o. angina
rectoriS while II New YORK OF a 5usi-
ness trip. lie Eas g. years oi6.
Saying that Re was enc ot ne -.aSt
lova5.e men 7 ever knew Representa-
tive TiiSc3 o. Connecticut. Repu5..caa
floor leader. recalled ;h2: ~. Dx.zh.
was one % TIE frs. ever - hold TIE
position Ot Republican whip = re
House. L also vas recalled thar ".
Dwight was the last % The rio -
prominent In the House when the late
Cannon OF Illinois. wSs
Speaker and the late Representative
Dalzell o. Pennsylvania vas Republican
floor leader. Tribute also Was paid ~
Representatives Parker c: New YORK ard
Mood q Indiana
Committees % the House and Ser
ate WILL attend the funeral .. NJ.
Dwight, which viii take p.zcs here -
u!o--Ow afternoon 81 C'c,ocS from rs
lS:e residence.
Mr.. Dwigh: had lived here since socGs
1914. He vas president - TIRE VIZ
S..!ls Blue Ridge Railway sc1 p-sStSs-.
q the Leftwich Timber CO and he
TIE River Timber Co. Re VAS = mem
Der cf the Metropolitan ard Chevy
Chase Gibbs ana was . MsSo1-
He leaves lis vie. Ms. Enria cn.lds
Dwight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
GOODWILL FLYERS
HONORED BY CHILE
U. S. Airmen Awarded Order
of Merit for South Ameri-
can Tour.

The government Of Chile has awarded
to the pan-American goodwill flyers
its rarely bestowed Orden del Merito.
or Order Of Merit. 1t vas announced
yesterday By Ambassador Davila at a
luncheon he rendered four OF the flyers
at the embassy.
The four aviators who were guests
Of the Ambassador were: Maj. Herbert
A. Dargue. Capt I. c. Eaker and L!euts.
NJ. s. Fa;rchild and {. c. Whitehead.
Other guests Of honor included Score
tary OF War Davis, Secretary OF the
Navy Wilbur. Assistant Secretary o..
War Trubee Dayison. Assistant Secre-
,ary OF the Navy Edward P. Warner.
William p. MacCracken. II. Assistant
Secretary Of Commerce for Aviation;
Mai Gen. J. E Fechet. chief OF the
Army Air Corps; Assistant Secretary OF
State Wilbur J. Carr. Capt. Marcial
Arredondo OF the Chilean army. and
Lieut.. Victor NJ. Strahn. representing
Mai Thomas Lanphisr
The other members Of the pan-Arler-
lean flight were unable 10 attend. be-
cause OF their far-aung pests OF duty.
The Orden del Meriro was created by
Gen. Bernardo OHigginS, the George
Washington Of the revolving Spanish
colony OF Chile. in 1877. 20 Be awarded
TO those soldiers and sailors O. the new
republic who had most distinguished
themselves in the service Of their cocn-
try. Due 70 the fact that the order
was confined strictly 70 those who had
served In Chlle's war o. Independence,
the order disappeared with the passing
OF those veterans
In 1905. the Chilean government re-
vived the order as decoration for !o--
eigners who had rendered the nation
distinguished service. II was decided
thereafter 70 award IL only 70 foreigners.
IN order % preserve the democratic ira
dif!onS az the people The order has
been Conferred IN the past on cn!v
eight Americans A date WILL be So.
later FOR the formal presentation % me
Jewel % the order 20 the pan AIner:can
flyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
MEIKLE. BEFRIENDED BY MOOSE.
GIVES $500 TO AID OTHERS
Secretary of Cabinet Official
Had Previously Paid Back
Similar Sum.
Shows Gratitude for Help
Given Him at MooSeheart
School When Boy.

John Meikle is - years old now. but
he'll never forget those earlier years Of
his life. Orphaned by the death of his
parents. John. who today holds a post
Of the deepest trust as personal secre-
tary to cabinet officer-Secretary Of
Labor DaviS-waS headed for the mines
of New Mexico. a forlorn little l2-year-
old youngster. when he came under the
protecting wing of the Loyal CNder OF
Moose. Of which Secretary Davis Is
the head
And last Summer John Meikle gave
to the treasurer Of the Moose a check
for $4,000 80 that some other boy
situated as he had been might be given
a like opportunity" This, III addition
10 having paid back like amount bor-
rowed from the treasury Of the order
to pay for his schooling. John did 1t
without any preliminary publicity or
the fanfare Of trumpetS which some
times greetS personal donations. He
simply rose on the platform of the
Moose convention at Philadelphia and
in a graceful little talk told the con-
yention What the order had done for
him and rendered his check.
Johns story is Just one Of many fos-
tered b. the order Of which Secretary
Davis is the head. Thousands OF other
boys have had similar opportunities
at the big Moose School at MooSeheart.
III. But John was singled out by the
director general 10 become his conf
dental aide. He was just that for two
years and about five months ago he
became his private secretary. assuming
charge of a big desk at the Labor De-
partment to handle many Of the affairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

OF Government that come to the well
fare branch of Uncle Sans service.
little John. a tow-headed kid. started
for the New Mexico mines to earn his
living at the age Of 10 On the way
some one told him he was entitled to
the benefits OF Mooseheart because his
father had been member Of the order,
Provision was made for his enrolment
and at 90 he was graduated at the head
of his class. In the meantime. however,
John had served his Nation in the
World War, DOMINIC the blue Of the
Navy
The Mooseheart alumni. to which
nearly all members of the Moose CON-
tribute. advanced him $4,000 and in
three years he was graduated from the
Carnegie Institute at Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
STRONGER RUM-LAW
SENTENCES URGED
Mrs. Willebrandt Outlines Plan to
Give Judges More
Power.

BY the Associated Press
Legislation to strengthen the courts
power In sentencing bootleggers and
rum :-Hners was urged today before a
Hot. judiciary subcommittee by
Assistant Attorney General Mabel
Walker Willebrandt.
Mrs. Willebrandt Endorsed a bill By
Representative Stalker. Republican.
New York. which would strengthen the
Volstead act by providing fine up 10
$4,000 or imprisonment up 10 FIVE
wears. or both. for Illegal manufacture
sale or transportation OF liquor. The
Volstead act imposes six months i'm
priSonment or a fine up TO $1,000. or
both. for these ofenses. she said.
The hands OF the courts are tied az
present when large liquor offender is
arraigned." she declared. This
maximum fine and imprisonment en-
ables the Judges TO impose sentences
commensurate with the ofFenSe and
Will hit directly at the big bootleggeTs.
"At the same time il leaves 10 the
judges discretionary power 10 impose
small sentences where the cases are
not Of a serious nature. This means
the man who Is caught with half a
pint OF liquor in his automobile Will
not receive the sentence OF felon.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
ALL CLUES T0L0ST
COLLEGE GIRL FAIL
Massachusetts Detective
Clings to Theory That She
Drowned Herself.

BY tho Assoratcd prcqs
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, January
2O.--Despite the fact that St. John
Smith, father OF the missing Miss
Frances st. John Smith, had increased
to $4,000 his offer OF reward for in
formation leading to her discovery. no
new clue of Importance was available
today
In the week that has passed since
the l9-year-old Smith College fresh
man walked out of her room in Dewey
Hall she has been reported from a
hundred points and detectives have
scrutinized nearly a score Of photo
static copies Of hotel registers without
avail.
Mrs. Smith. who has been under a
physicians care since her arrival here
to assist in the search for her daugh-
ter, last night issued through the press
pathetic appeal to the missing girl.
Hope in What seemed TO be a likely
clue in Pittsburgh was blasted when
a girl who had been thought to re-
semble Miss Smith at a hotel there
was proved to be Toronto jewelry
buyer
Investigators likewise pinned little
faith in the belief of John II. Price.
night attendant at a Kingston. Pa,
oil station, that the girl was one of a
party Of four who stopper at his place
Wednesday.
State Detective Joseph V. Daley. in
charge of investigation here. clings TO
his originally expressed theory that
Miss Smith drowned herself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
"HOT DOGN CASE WON
BY DR.. FARMLAND
Autoist Charged With Failure to
Have Virginia Licenses Given
Dismissal Verdict.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
FAIRFAX. Va, January 20.--Jioge
Samuel Brent this morning gave a YER
dict dismissing all charges against DR.
A. FARMLAND who was arrested last
May by the Hot Dog Justice from OF
Gum Springs on a charge OF operating
a car on the public roads without a
Virginia license. DR.. Frankland APP
pealed the case to the Circuit Court
here He plead not guilty this morn
ing, being represented in court by Rob-
ert Stump Of Alexandria. Upon re-
quest OF the Commonwealth's attorney.
Judge Brent stayed judgment TO per-
NIT Mr.. Farr 10 write 10 the attorney
general, upon whose ruling the war
rant was originally issued. and if neces-
sary TO then present the case 10 the
State Supreme Court for n ruling on
the law involved.
Or. FARMLAND made no effort this
morning 10 deny that he and his wife
had for three years rented bungalow
in Mount Vernon district OF Fairfax
County. using 10 for the Summer and
for week end trips He stated. however.
that he was a resident OF Washington
rather than Virginia. Judge Brent
ruled that he was o nonresident and
as such not required 10 secure Viz
glnia tag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

CharacterizIng the record of W. p.
MuSSon, IS years old, of 30ll Cam
bridge place. as enviable Assistant
Postmaster w. II. Haycock. speaking
to the employees OF the Georgetown
post Office at a celebration Yesterday
at the post Office marking the close Of
Mr. Musson's 40 years of service as
postal carrier. said that the retiring
poStman had been faithful and efficient.
Mr. Musson. who has lived in this
city for SO years, recalled tbs days
when he entered the postal service,
stating that 81 years ago. when he
came to the Georgetown station. with
which he has been ever since, there
were but five letter carriers at that
station, one of whom was the present
assistant postmaster, and that at the
present time there are 33 carriers at
tached to that station. He related that
40 years ago the mail had to be pushed
up the Thirty-first street hill III
push-cart and was delivered TO the sta
ton by horse car. =.
F.. X. Waltemeyer. superintendent OF
the Georgetown station. praised Mus
son for his faithful service.
In appreciation of their friendship
for MuSson the employees Of the George
town station presented him with
watch and chain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
S375,0D0,O0O OIL
MERGER PLANNED
Joining of Texas and Cali
fornia Corporations May
Rival Standard Co.
By the Annotated Press

By tho Annotated Pre-.
NEW YORK, January 20.--A possible
riVal OF the Standard OIL interests for
world trade vas seen today in annor1nce.
ment OF plans FOR a merger OF tTo Of
the largest Of the so-calIed independents
oil! companies in the United States.
The projected merger would BRING
together. through an exchange OF stock
the Texas Corporation and the Cauror-
MIA Petroleum Co. with combined ALL
thorized capitalization OF $3.50 900.
elimination Of the merger Is dependent
on participation Of at least 81 per cent
Of the California Co.'S stockholders.
Two Shares for One.
The merger would make the Texas
corporation one o. the largest units II
me on industry. taxing RANK alongside
the Standard Oil CO. OF New JERSEY Ard
the Standard ot New YORK.
The arrangement. as ente~ad into by
the Texas Corporation ard Jacques Vim
mont. on behalf o. himself and a 2rotlo
OF stockholders Of the California cor
porat!on. Of which ne is pres cent. u-o-
vides that one share O: Texas CORPORA
lion stocs shall 81 exchanged for tTo
shares Of California Corporation. Each
has a par value u s25.
The Texas Corporations properties
total ? 400 600 acres. and is pi1e-,.-a
systems. tank and refining plants, ar
among the largest IN the void.
Venezuelan Holdings.
The California Corporations hold!-zs
Of about 10000 acres in Cal!to--..a
Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Win
10000 acres in Mexico and a large Vers-
Zuelan concession. maze Il one Of tire
largest on the Pacific Coas-. TIE
Texas Cooperation also mas a Vsnezue-
Ian concession. and both have Mexican
operating subsidiaries.
While the outstanding capital stock
o. the Texas Cooperation IS Only sisi.-
0600o0 az par. ard that OF the Cali
fo-nla Corporation less than $50 600 600.
The market values ot both stocks a:
Yesterdays closing quotations or -ha
New YORK Stock Exchange aggregated
nearly $3.50 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
EPWORTH LEAGUE DIMES.
DIR. J. r. Edwards VIII Speak at
Annual Banquet Tonight.

Or John r. Edwards, corresponding
secretary OF the Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. will speak on Your Life in a
Changing World at the annual BAN
quet OF tho Washington District Ep-
worth League at Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church tonight at $50
O'Clock.
Other speakers will be Rev Mark
Depp. Rev. Edward Parrish. dean OF the
1928 Mountain Lake Park Institute.
Rev. j. Phelps Hand district superin-
tendent. d. S. Patterson, Conference
Epworth League president. and Eugene
Scheele, first vice president OF the
Washington District Epworth League.
Rev. S. Carroll Coale viii pronounce
the invocation and Rev. Clarence True
Wilson the bencdiction. Ernest A.
Grant, president OF the Washington
District League. will be POSTMASTER
Music viii be furnished by the Imperial
Male Quartet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
High Winds Sweep Army Air Routes;
Observers Say Flying Is lnadvisable

Winds ranging In velocity from 80
miles an hour 10 90 miles an hour at
attitudes around 5000 feet blew along
the Army Air Corps airway syatrn.
stretching from Mount Clemens. Mich.
to Langley Field. Va ana Mitchell Field.
Long Island. by way III Boiling Field.
to-day, rendering all fiyina over this
route inadyisabio unless pilots Ia the
Middle West desired 10 ride Eaat on the
force Of The bfneke
tcp0rts received by iieut, Bob N,
land operations executive uttlcer at
Boiling Field, to-day showed that at
Langley Field. Hampton, Va The wind
was bloWing al n velocity of 6n miles
al h0ut between attitudes of 300 feet
and 5000 feet, al heitridge Field Mount
Clenslls. u Vas 30 mllos All hour ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
MASONIC RITES HELD
FOR R. |. CONNER
Funeral Services for Late Trade
Board Official Conducted at Fam.
lily Home This Afternoon.

Funeral services for Richard l.. Con-
ner. assistant secretary Of the Board OF
Trade. who died Wednesday morning.
were conducted this afternoon AZ his
residence. $500 Thirty-Sixth street,
Intermens Was at Glcnwood Cemetery.
Rev. Barnard Braskamp. pastor o; the
Gunton- Temple Memorial Church. ON
ciated.
Masonic rites were held at the grave
by Acacia Lodge. No IS r A. A NJ
A large delegation ot members Of the
Board OF Trade. with which Mr.,
Conner had been associated Tor -
years, attended the services, Active
pallbearers. members OF the Masonic
order were George Fh;t. Charles J,
Waters. r Brooke AuiSS George r,
Farquhar. John I. BardroG and Her
man r. Carl
Honorary pailbcarerS were f, c,
Graham. president Of the Board OF
Trade; w w Everett. first vice preSi-
dent; + J. Murphy. Ben T. Webster,
F.. c Bran6cnburg, W. 7. Galliher,
David NJ lea. William w Ross,
Samuel j. Prescott. J. Harry Cunning
ham. Odell s Smith. John Saul. Il J.
Cotirell and Fred j. White,
MIR Conner Is survived by his widow
and one son. Vincent Harries Conner,
three brothers and u sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
NORRIS CONDEMNS
CONTEMPT HEARING
Senator AssaiIs Procedure of
Court in Trial of Sinclair
Burns Forces.

Criticism OF the course followed in the
District Supreme Court in the contempt
proceedings growing out of the Sinclair
Teapot Dome oil trial, voiced on the
floor Of the Senate yesterday afternoon
by Senator Norris. Republican. of Ne
braska. chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, today brought rejoinder from
Martin w. Littleton, counsel for Harry
F. Sinclair.
Senator Norris has committed
fragrant and unmitigated contempt of
court, from which he is saved by i'm
;nuity as United States Senator" Col
Littleton said. 1t Is shameless effort
TO int.midate a judge in the trial Of
case
without referring by name to Justice
Frederick L. Siddons. who has presided
in the case, Senator Norris took excep-
ton 10 the procedure Of the court IN
the contempt case after the charges OF
jury shadowing had led 70 q misirlal
Senator Norris at the time was dis
cussing the power of the Senate 10 pass
On the admission Of Senator ELECT Smith
Of Illinois, and was making the point
that, while powers sometimes ere
abused, they must be vested somewhere.
Sees Abuse of Power.
Referring to the oil trial here and the
steps taken by the court after the jury
had been discharged. Senator Norris
said. in part
1T declared a mistrial after enor-
nous amounts Of money had been eX-
pended, after the Government had gone
on for weeks with It's case. The court
practically held there, when ii dis
charged that jury. that somebody-w
ever was 70 blame for following up the
lury-was guilty OF contempt OF court.
Then. after waiting week or two. the
same Judge appointed committee 10
prosecute these people, when as a mat
ter OF fact all that il would have been
necessary for him 10 do. and what
he ought TO have done. assuming that
his decision In ciScharg!ng the jury
was right. was 10 say. These defendants
will be given until tomorrow morning,
or the next or whatever time he had
a mind 70 fix--two hours would have
been enough. the evidence was all in
70 show why they should not be held
In contempt OF court
Instead Of that, however. after walt
ing for week or 10 days, he finally APP
pointed committee 20 prosecute them.
and then. when In good faith they
started out 70 follow the directions 10
prosecute these fellows who had been
guilty Of following the iury--th!s mil
iioaaire who had money enough 10 hold
up even the Government OF the United
S;ates-when they got fairly started
with IL. the Judge turned around. in
stead Of trying the defendants. and
tried the prosecuting attorney. and.
from what ] can see as 1t goes along.
/ think he Is shout 70 ind him guilty.
and find The defendants not guilty.
THAT IS an instance ~ the abuse oi
power. II Is striking illustration Of IT,.
! know no escape from H. We cannot
have a Government unless We con!1de
the power " somebody"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
TWO HURT IN WRECK.


BATTLE CREEK Mich, January 20
~ Two persons were slightly injured
and 81 other passengers escaped injury
when the Atlantic Flyer. eastbound
Grand Trunk passenger train. was dc
rallied this morning two miles weht ~
the Battle Creek station and three
coaches turned over
A broken rail believed Ia have been
caused by contraction dIt IA Tie severe
cold Whs blamed for the wreck All
seven caIs In The train, including "A
mail car, baggage Gar. u diner ana four
siaeWfs, Wetu deiailed, Tbs locomotive
remained on the liagk,