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peared here and there. Men dis
playing pictures Of n candidate on
their coats talked Of what they
might do when and if their candi-
dates should be left in the picture
only on the badges.
The Hoover badges seemed to
offer the most variety in a catch
as-catch-can survey. At least three
different types Of Hoover lapel
decorations were in evidence. The
Curtis buttons were the midgets
Of the class and the Watson
badges were the giants. No diff
Guilty would be found in serving
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Hoover Is Happy
AtCabinet Meet

WASHINGTON. June 12.-(Pl-1t
: cheerful and genial Secretary
u--er who attended today's cabinet
msstinr at the White House
Trstead Of arriving at the execu-
.;rs mansion in his usual rapt and
.hsorbed attitude. Secretary Hoover
'..rred lightly out Of his car. waved
- hand to reporters clustering
nn..-und and jauntily pranced into
: 'committee rom.
AZ the end Of the meeting his
.hssrfuIness was in no way reduced.
q. refused to talk, however.
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Hotel lobbies have every appear
ance of the after luncheon hour
just at adjournment Of a joint
meeting of the Rotary, kiwanis
and Lions clubs.
Watson Badge Huge
Apparently there is no limit on
the number of badges per capita.
Some of the visitors have assem-
bled a collection of half a dozen.
One man from Indiana wore SO
many that a small envious boy
asked his mother. "does the one
with the most win ~
A lack of coordination between
badge and voiced sentiment ap-
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Cayvdmza, Short
OF Goal In Fog,
To Continue Hop

MOORESVILLE. N. G.. June 12.-
CP)-Captain Emilio Carranza, who
was forced down here today on his
attempted nonstop flight from Mex
leo City 70 Washington. announced
that he would take off for Washing
ton at / o'clock. II he finds weather
conditions unfavorable north Of here
he will land at Raleigh, he said.
Immediately after landing Captain
Carranza sent a telegram TO the Mex
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BY BRIAN BELL
arsmtad PraUc Staff Writer

KANSAS CITY, June 12.-tP,-
A man in Kansas City today with
out a badgeis half undressed. He
might as well have his coat off az
20 have 1t undecorsted with
badge. The republican convention
broke out in a rash of badges last
night and today IL was epidemic.
The badges have il. Big badges
and little ones, modest ones with
small pictures of favorite candi-
dates and some as big as platters,
shouting an allegiance SO pointed
" that he who runs may read
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FUND POUR in
FROM PUBLIC

A general response TO The
Herald's appeal for q memorial
fund to be turned over to Mrs.
Horace Johnson, wife of the deputy
sheriff slain In a gun battle with
liquor smugglers near La Feria
early Saturday morning, is indi-
Gated by the subscriptions that be-
gan arriving in The Brownsville
Herald office within a few hours
after The Herald announced that
the memorial fund had been start
ed. /.
Horace Johnson met his death
in protecting the Lower Rio Grande
Valley against the lawless elements
who seek to tear down our civiliZa-
tion," was the comment of
Brownsville business man whose
comment was accompanied by a
substantial check.
''Inauguration Of the memorial
fund movement Is n real Christian
act. and I wish could contribute
$4,000 to the fund" Mrs. Pinkie
Vann, sheriff of Cameron county,
said as she signed a check for the
fund Few people realize what nm
excellent officer Mr.. Johnson was:
how promptly and efficiently he
performed his duty fearing no
danger"
Reports come from Harlingen.
San Benito. La Feria and Rio Hondo
that substantial subscriptions will
be raised in each or those towns,
and it is understood that several
leading business men will consti-
tute themselves a committee TO Sc
cure contributions.
Contributions may be mailed or
delivered TO The Brownsville
Herald. and a complete list OF all
subscriptions will be published.
Contributions have been received
as follows:
The Brownsville Herald ... $4,000
Lee Il. James, Lone Star
immigration Co. ...... $500
Mrs. w. II. Vann ..... $500
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Flanagan
(by maiD ................ 1900
VI. r. Hall ................ 1890
ID. 8. Wright ..... 1000
George Miller .............. 500
r. q Bryson 500
W. O. Washington .......... 1000
Total $4,000
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TRIBUTEPAID
TORECORDOF
C.O.P.PARTY
First Session Closed
After Two Hours of
Exercises; s; Short
Session Expected

CONVENTION HALL. Kansas
City, June 12.-(AP)-The first
session of the republican national
convention ended at l:07 p. m. to-
day after being in session exactly
two hours and four minutes.
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PENNSYLVANIA
FORFAVORTTE,
MELLON SAYS
Other States Lineup
As Big Celebration
OF 79 Votes Makes
Sure Nomination

KANSAS CITY, June l2.-GP-A
motion by Secretary Mellon to sup
port Herbert Hoover on the first
ballot was approved today by the
Pennsylvania delegation.
The vote was unanimous for Hoov-
er and the nomination OF the COM
merce secretary on -he first ballot
was virtually assured MS n result.
The delegation voted after Secre-
tary Mellon had read q statement
delegation had caucaused in Philadel-
that Coolidge will not be n candi-
date
The statement said that when the
declaration had caucused in Philadel-
phia that the presidents position
still was uncertain but that now 10
was clear that he was not . candi-
date, my suggestion 20 the delers-
ton Is that we vote for Hoover On
the first ballot"
The declaration was followed bY
wild demonstration of several min.
utes after which the roll was called.
On the vote even those delegates who
had held out for Coolidge even up
10 the minute of the meeting voted
aye" for endorsement of Hoover'a
candidacy.
Senator-Elect William s. Ware in
endorsing Melons statement 20 the
the delegation. said ne was very hap.
~ that the treasury secretary had
made such ar endorsement and that
he was convinced Hoover would ba
the republican candidate and the
next president.
The news of the swing of Penns
Evlvania "a Hoover Wa nat unex.
pected. least of all among the allied
coalition candidates who have been
ilEhtinR the commerce secretary.
Senator Curtis vas the only ona
who would make prompt comment.
We'll. the fight is On" he said.
The hansan then returned 70 n
conference with his hackers. Sem
ators Goff and Watson. two others
Of the coalition. declined to comment
but Watson said he would make a
statement later.
KANSAS CITY. June 12.-tF,--
William nj. Butler VI Massachusetts
intimate friend OF President Cool
idge and chairman OF the republican
national committee. informed tho
Massachusetts delegation today that
his own vote was for Secretary Hoov.
er.
Butler warned. however. that this
decision was not "a b. interpreted
as an indication Of the views %
President Coolidge in relation TO ths
republican presidential race.
II have not desired 70 do anything
that might preclude and foreelosa
the possibility Of continuing the
president IN office Butler said.
up to the present. therefore, 7 have
made no declaration. As / cannot ba
present at all OF the future meet.
ings Of the delegation, 7 now desire
to ask my alternate to vote in my
place and to have recorded as my
choice for president. the Honorable
Herbert Hoover.
81 am satisfied that such a course
meets not only the approval Of tho
people Of Massachusetts,. but meets
the approval or our beloved presi-
dent"
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal meteoroloEi-
cal conditions.
High 1900. 1871 a. n: 1913 .. N.
Low .......-.. $50 a. m; 6:16 y. m.
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For Brownsville and the Valleys
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day; not much change in tempera.
ture- Moderate to fresh. occasionally
strong, southerly winds On the coasL
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RIVER FORECAST
There will b. no material chanEs
in the river during the next q to "a
hours.
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA

Sunset today .................. Tsz3
Sunrise tomorrow .+....-..r-.. 5:37
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Flood Present "a FIR. I'd FIR.
Stage stare ChrE. Rain
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81 $3.50, 025,7 I s
F0R j. 5. ROADS

Highway construction in 1928 will
cost the American people 1880.
O25.T7s, representing an interest Of
So for each man, woman and child
in the United states. the American
Automobile Association reported
today.
BY the close Of 1923 the country
will have over 500, 900 miles of
surfaced highways. the report says,
while about two-thirds OF the 1876. 900
mile Federal aid highway system
will Be completed.
The total mileage to be CON
structed by the individual States
this year is 81 900.
The association report emphasized
the Importance Of the Federal Aid
System. pointing out that since it's
inception many States have built
miles of highway under the system
without assistance from the Federal
Government. Some States, the
report said are building two miles
of highway 1lnassisted to every mile
built with Federal cooperation.
Assurance that the program will
be continued is found by the asso-
citation in the fact that appropria.
tions of $75.000,000 have been made
for road building for both 1880 and
1881.
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MRS. HARDWOOD
HISTORICAL

~ international New. Service

NEW YORK, Aug. II. While
william Kirkwood, of Denver,
father Of the slain DR.. Glenn Kirk.
wood, Queens county veterinarian,
was viewing the body Of his son,
the slayer, Mrs. Frances Kirkwood,
In Long Island City jail, was
hystericalIy pleading with her
mother for the latter to see Glenn j
father and explain to him that the
killing was accidental.
Tell him / swear the killing
was accidental. Tell him not to
be bitter she entreatied
Meanwhile Kirkwood, who arrived
from Denver, yesterday accom-
panied by another son. /. Bernell
Kirkwood, of Chicago, was visiting
the morgue where Glenn $ body
lay and arranged to take it west
for burial. After gazing upon his
sons face. he said:
/ wouldn't want her to 60 to
the electric chair. mainly because
don't believe in capital punish
ment. But someone must be made
to suffer. And / can't help feeling
bitter toward the widow Of my
boy. .
Kirkwood told of visiting his son
last July and said that relations
seemed to be strained at that time.
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CHOPPED OUT Or
WRECK BU I Ok.

TITS nothing at all. We feel
fine
Leaving their wrecked automobile
by the road at Camden Street and
suitland Road Southeast. two young
men thus dumbfounded bystanders
last night who had worked IS
minutes to extricate them from
the crash, and departed in pass
ing automobile
Police say the car was speeding
and skidded at a turn. The men
were pinned undereath when It
turned over.
The rescue work was led by
Charles Hays and y. r. Townsend,
employees of the Potomac Electric
Power. They were forced to chop
off the steering wheel to relase the
driver.
When the Fire Department Rescue
Squad arrived the victims had gone.
The automobile was listed to Robert
q. Johnson, of the 100 block Mas
sachusetts Ave. N, W., police say.
1t is roadster of a high-powered
make.
The witnesses told police the oc-
cupants had continued on their
course toward Maryland and inquiry
at Johnsons home was fruitless, as
no one was at home.
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Package Policeman
Picked Up Was
Bomb
~ TnternationaI News Service

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.observ-
ing round package II news
paper III front Of the barber shop
Of James Giovanni on sGond Ave.
early today, Police Sergeant John
Green picked IT up to Investigate.
a black powder bomb, hidden
III the package. exploded with y
terrific defamation. Green was
knocked unconscious ana II III 4
critical condition At q hospital.
he suffered numerous decorations
and burns. part Of his uniform
was blown Off and the explosion
ripped : hole IN the sidewalk.
Detectives believe the bomb was
planted as 4 warning BY striking
BARRIERS, although Giovanni de-
clares his ii 4 union shop.
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40 RA|DE rs DRY
Up CAPE ODD

HANNIs, Mass. Aug. H..
Equipped with motorcycles and
trucks, forty state police from W-or.
cester and AIiddlesex counties raided
fourteen homes ana business places
in this town, Barnstahle and Yar-
mouth. with the result today thai
Cape cod, from the canal to Prov
incetoWn, was SIS dry as the sand
tunes. Hundreds of gallons BE
Illicit liquor was seized BIZ the
RAIDERS.
Al score Of men and wOTneaa we're
charged with liquor law violations,
ia the group being Mrs, Pauline
Hubbard, alleged manager of y local
alI-year-round inn.
About $4,000 worth or choice
liquor was seized but the greater
part Of that cOnfiscated was Of
inferior grade.
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GRAND LADY Of
GQL / DEAD

PFiIIABELPHTA. Aug. 11.-Mrs.
Caleb Fox. 81, "the grand old lady
Of golf, died today in her home
here after an illness OF one month.
she was the wife OF a millionaire
banker.
For nearly 81 years Mrs. Fox's
golf game remained steadily at the
top. regardless OF the rapid strides
made by women golfers as we'll As
the increase in their number
When Mrs. Fox gained national
prominence as a golfer there were
only between 100 and $50 women
golfers in the United States. She
won the Philadelphia National
Championship five times, in 1907,
1903, 1910. 1911 and 1917.
At Bellair Heights. Fla, In 1928,
Mrs Fox. then So, trounced GIenna
Collett, then national champion.
and apparently unbeatable.
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f TE
Continued

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Aug. IL,
The fourtaenth annual carnival Of
the Ballston Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. which is being held on the
field at the intersection of Wilson
Boulevard and School Street will be
continued until Wednesday mid
night of next week. according to
an announcement today by the gen
eral chairman, J. r. Malloch.
More than 40 members OF the Ar
lington Post, No. 139, American
Legion, left today for Appalachia,
Va, where they will attend the
annual State convention. Miss
Ethel Virginia Donaldson, = Of Ball
ston, who was chosen as Miss Ar
lington" at the recent Legion car
nival. chaperoned by Mrs. III. w.
Beattie, will accompany the vet
Grams representing Arlington county.
The Holy Name Society OF st.
Charles Catholic Church will receive
communion in q body at the tbs
4. m. mass tomorrow. conducted by
the Rev. Thomas A. Rankin.
County Commissioner or Revenue
Harry K. Green will speak at the
~ o'clock services tomorrow to be
conducted at the Calvary Methodist
Protestant Church in Aurora Hills.
He will speak on Citizenship"
Bapffsts residing In Aurora Hills
and Virginia Highlands. Arlington
County. will attend services TO be
held "a the auditorium OF the JEFF
sfers01 District F'iremens Hall to-
morrow night at 7:a0 O'Clock. The
services will Be conducted by the
Rev. E. II. Puryear.
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The baron's dazzling display OF
wealth has caused him to become
one Of the most conspicuous per-
sons here.
Wearing white fIannels and with
a party that includes his personal
physician and private cinema oper-
ator. Hanley drove into Dublin In
a. $4,000 motor car His chauffeur
drove slowly through the streets
and as crowds stopped to gaze at
the unusual spectacle, Hanley
would salute In majestic fashion.
He carries $4,000 Walking stick
set with diamonds, but says he
has an even more costly one which
is AL gold. 7
The baron left his native parish
OF MonegaX. county Limerick, to
make his fortune in America and
succeeded. He had less than a
dollar. He obtained a job in a
saloon in New York, but when
prohibition started he switched to
the real estate business In which
he was equally successful.
Most Of his fortune consists Of
real estate.
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Germany Celebrating
Its Constitution Day

BERLIN. Aug. II. AIl Germany
united today in observing Constitu-
ton Day, the ninth anniversary ot
the signing Of the Weimar constitu-
ton which established the republic.
The republican black. red and gold
banner flew from public and private
buildings throughout the Reich. a
special appeal was issued BY the
mayor OF Berlin to All residents to
decorate their homes with the repub-
lican colors.
The Reichsiag building will be Ii
Illuminated tonight and there Will BE
fireworks display.
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Senator Ware Now
Improves Steadily

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Aug. III.
The condition OF United States
Senator.elect William S. Ware OF
Philadelphia, who was stricken with
paralysis in his summer home al
Chelsea, near here, ten days ago.
today, was reported as improving
steadily.
by DIR. EIlwood r.. kirby and DR..
John j. Shaw, both of Philadelphia.
Everything looks very bright.
The paralysis condition Is steadily
clearing up. He is taxing nourish-
ment WELL"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-11
ONTARIO 6EIZES
RUM DOCKS
u InternalIonaI Sc. servIss

DETROIT, Mich. Aug. IL.
Thirty.slx liquor export docks and
their contents, valued at millions Of
dollars, along the border city shores
were under guard d provincial
police today as the provincial GOV.
ernment's latest move to test the
legality Of the Ontario liquor con-
troll boards jurisdiction.
In addition, the government an.
nounced that Ii had served sub
poenas upon the dock owners for
illegal possession OF liquor.
1t is understood that the Ontario
liquor boards latest move IL made
under another section OF the liquor
law regarding the storage Of liquor
in quantities Illegally rather than
under the status III which two other
docks and large quantities Of liquor
were seized several weeks ago
Recently agents Of the provincial
government visited more than 40
docks in a checl1up or the supplies
maintained for export The sub
poenas and seizures are the results
.of that investigation.
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JAPAN NA R N 5
CHINA ABOUT
N|ANGHUR|A

LONDON, Aug. ii. Japan has
warned General ChanK Hseuh IIann.
military governor 81 Manchuria.
that the japanese win adopt -.
taiiatory measures Il the Manchuf.
ian government carries out IT, Al.
parent intention Of joining with
the Chinese NatIonaIists said advicSs
from Shanghai today.
The Japanese warning was de-
livered ~ Baron Hayasii, the Tor,
eign minister OF Japan. ana accord.
ing TO one dispatch, WAS very
strongly worded.
While 1t is not certain that Japan
has handed formal uItifnatufn
10 the Manehltrian cabinet. develop
nents. OK the past few days make
1t apparent that Japan viii 80 70
vigorous lengths to maintain Man
churian autonomy. Japan - deter
mined that Manchuria shall not
come under the Nationalist rule
Japans opposition to Nationak
control of Manchuria il based upon
number or reasons, chief Of which
follow.
|. Fear that the civil strife which
has torn all Of China proper vii
spread to Manchuria IL the Nation
aIists take control.
3. Desire to maintain tranquility
in Manchuria because Of the vast
Japanese investments in Mnnchur-
ian iron and steel mills, coal and
ore mines railways banks, com,
merce posts and steamship lines.
5. Fear by Toxic that Soviet Rus
sia IS working to form close
alliance with the Chinese National
lists which might give the Soviet1
foothold in Manchnria similar 70
that they obtained iii Mongolia.
General Chang, who II q son o.
the former Manchurian war lord.
Marshal Chang Tso Lin. Is holding
series of conferences with his
ministers at Mukden. Latest ad
vices from that city indicated that
Chang favored placing his govern
EJnent under the domination OF Tire
Nationalist despite the opposition
Of Japan.
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30 Hurt In Train Crash
Ready to Quit HOspitaI

! AMSTERDAM. N. Y. Aug. H.
Most OF the 80 persons injured
yesterday Ia the deraiIment of two
cars OF the Metropolitan" the New
York Central's Chicago express
train. at Fonda, near here. are ex-
pected TO leave ST. Mary's Hospital
today or tomorrow.
Edward Taylor and William Hou.
ston. cooks from Buffalo, are in a
serious condition. They were scalded
by steam when the dining car and
Pullman coach plunged down a
lO.foot embankment on their sides.
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Realty Dealer Reweds
IL Hours After Divorce

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. "a
Twelve hours after divorce papers,
signed by Judge Frank Smith, OF
common pleas court, Philadelphia,
were delivered to George Ulizio, a
resort real estate broker. ne had
married again.
Iflizio took az his bride R0sam0nd
Alexandris Mulock. also A shore
real estate operator. MuIock re.
ceived his decree three years ago
when he sued Ulizio and got judg-
ment for $4,000 in an alienation
suit. Frances N. Hagen was Ulizio's
former wife.
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I ORAL To CT I
Mind TEST

MEXICO CITY, Aug. IO.--If the
public prosecutor follows his tenta-
tive plan OF having Jose De Leon
Toral. assassin Of President Elect
Aware Obregon examined by s
lunacy commission, the trial mas
be delayed for weeks, ii was
learned today.
The public prosecutor Maid he
favored having Leon Toral examined
mot only because Of his actions
since his arrest, but because there
was strain OF insanity in his
family.
Prof. Nicholas Martinez, director
OF the Mexican Asylum for the
Insane, said ToraI should be under
observation for at least 4 month
before an official decision could Be
given concerning his mentality.
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Stage World MOurns
For Rex Cherryman

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Aug. II.
Messages of sympathy were being
received today from notables of the
theatrical world by Mrs. Myrtle
Koon Clergyman, mother of Rex
Clergyman, Broadway star, who
died in Havre, Frnace.
Clergyman was born In Grand
Rapids and received elementary edu-
cation there. He was a graduate of
the University OF Michigan.
His first stage success was In
1.-THE Moose" played in New York
and Chicago In 1925. He was named
by Flo Ziegfeld as one of the Is
handsomest men ON Broadway.
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Wife Slayer Transfers
Pay ID MOther-in-EaW

louisville, Aug. 1.-THE sum
81 $40 earned at the Turkey Run
Colliery By Raphael Fernandez, who
Is III prison here awaiting trial ~
the murder Of his wife, was assigned
BY Fernandez to his wife's mother.
That amount Of money was due
Fernandez I'll the time his wife was
found dead
Fernandez at first denied the KILL
Ing. but when taken to the grave ~
his wife admitted he had killed her
during 4 QuarareI. Whether his
wifes neither will accept the money
police could not say, as they have
been unable to locate her.
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NOrristOWn Youths
Held For Robhing Auto

NORRSTOWN, Pa, Aug II. =
Three youths who robbed the auto.
mobile of C.. Bradford Mason, OF
Philadelphia. while it was parked
along a road in Upper Merton. were
committed to jail by Magistrate Far
rington of that township.
Mason, with Miss Nellie Kennedy,
and two friends were motoring in
the vicinity. They stopped to take
a picture, and in their absence from
the car, three youths in another
machine, took Miss Kennedy's purse.
a fountain pen and several acces-
sories. They fled when the party
returned, but were captured by Con-
stable Bailey. They gave their
names as James Alba, 1S; Jacob
Butera, IS, and Joseph Muscanary,
II, all of Norristown.