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Evening star., 1928-10-14

tillery units. the battalion barracks ac-
ccmn1odating four companies Of 1nfan-
try or four Field Artillery units. Each
in It's separate section has developed
into buildings approximately $50 feet
in length. with four wings extending to
the rear. accommodating the kitchens
on the first floor and lavatOries above
Houses Vary in Size.
These buildings house 400 men. more
or less. varying somewhat in size to
meet the needs Of different types of or
carnations by which they will be occu-
pied. On the first floor are provided a
day room. a mess hall. kitchen and
pantry and storeroom and the admins
trative Offices of the company. with per-
haps room or two for two or three
nom commissioned officers and small
Storeroom for the use of the first SER
geant. The basement provides space
for storage and for an indoor rife
range. The upper floors are devoted
in the main to squad rooms. with GER
tain number of smaller rooms for nom
commissioned officers. while in the rear
wings are located lavatories end barber
and tailor shops. These squad rooms
have been carefully planned to provide
the prescribed area and the necessary
number of cubic feet of space per man
required by the regulations of the Medi-
cal Corps.
With sufficient ground area avail
able. the officers quarters are. as A
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Twins Mother
Proves Claim

Children don't ordinarily take to
medicines but here's one that all of
them love. Perhaps it shouldn't he
a rich, concentrated food. Its pure,
wholesome. sweet to the taste and
sweet in your child's little stomach. II
builds up and strengthens weak. puny.
underweight children, makes them eat
heartily, brings the roses hack to their
cheeks. makes them playful. energetic.
full Of life And no bilious. headachy.
Constipated. feverish. fretfuI baby or
child ever failed to respond to the
gentle influence Of California Fig
Syrup on their little bowels. 1t starts
lazy bowels quick. cleans them out
thoroughly. tones and strengthens them
so they continue TO act normally of
their own accord.
Millions of mothers know about Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup from experience. A
Washington mother. Mrs. Nellie L.
Wetzel, 802 Fourth ST. Ne, says:
California Fig Syrup is certainly all
that's claimed for it. | have proved
that with my twin girls. They suf.
fered lot from constipation and
biIiousness. ] started them on Fig
Syrup and it regulated them quickly. |
have used in with them ever since for
colds and every little setback and
their wonderful condition tells better
than words how it helps"
Don't be imposed on. See that the
Fig Syrup you huy hears the name
California" so you'll get the genuine,
famous for so years.
Evening star., 1928-10-14

tield officers. Where less ground space
is available, double houses are used, and
at some of the Army schools buildings
for four families two on each floor but
each provided with It's own individual
entrance and porch, are being built.
These apartments are somewhat smaller
than the separate houses having only
two family bedrooms and one family
bathroom. as they are for the use of
student officers whose tours of duty are
relatively short. All are provided with
servants rooms.
commissioned officers quarters.
Col. wheaton continues, are generally
either two-story double houses, having
living room and kitchen on the lower
Aoor And two bedrooms and a bath
room on the second floor. or they are
7insle one-story buildings. with similar
accommodations Recently plans have
been prepared which include break
fast nook between the kitchen and liv-
ing room.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
SMITH IS BACKED
BY PROGRESSlvES
Peoples Legislative Service Bull
letin Declares for Democrat.
Quotes Norris.

The Progressives' organ has come out
vigorously for Gov Smith in q bulletin
to the members of the Peoples Leeis-
lative Service. established bv the late
Senator Bob" La Toilette. 1t also
mathematics Our First Holy War"
and censures the activities OF Mrs
Mabel walker Willebrandt
In a statement signed by Mercer G.
Johnston. editor. this bulletin, under
the caption, Gov. Smith Qualities" :"
admittedly retracts as far AS Smith is
concerned Its earlier statement that
Neither Smith nor Hoover is real
champion OF q living Progressive issue"
Although neither Senator Norris of
Nebraska or Senator Young Bob" La
Toilette the outstanding leaders of the
ProgreSsives. has thus far specifically
declared for Smith. each has expressed
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Milkman Is Fire Department.

nottingham, England. is boasting
that it has the best one-man fire de-
partment in the world. He Is s. A.
Dobson, the milkman. and his the stuff
of which foot ball players are made.
Furthermore he received his training in
the army durirN fire drill. The FIRE
station is at A garIc,. where hand
truck. some lengths of hose and a
chemical extinguisher are always wait
ing Dobson's command. His small fee
comes from the Bromley Rural Council
but the glory OF getting up in a cold
Winter night and running to fire is
his exclusively.
Evening star., 1928-10-14

dissatisfaction with the Republican
platform and party leader, and each
has praised Smiths stand on the water
power and farm issues.
The Peoples Service Bulletin empha-
sizes that it's previous declaration still
stands for Hoover, explaining that "in
this campaign Hoover is the perfect
G. o. r. standpatter II he ever held
progressive principles. he pawned them
all in the hope of the presidency" II
then quotes Senator Norris as the
greatest living progressive" who said.
Hoover is impossible. He simply does
not fit into the progressive program
At all"
Evening star., 1928-10-14
D. c. TRAFFIC POLICE
PRAISED FOR COURTESY
American Motorists Associa tion
Head Says. Assistance to Wis
itors Is Noteworthy.

Washington trafhc policemen are
lauded for their courtesy In dealing
with visitors in letter received by
Commissioner Doueherty from Thomas
j. Keefe. general manager of the Amer
ican Motorists Association.
"Al! trafic policemen aren't adept
in the graces OF the lamented Chester
field" wrote Mr.. Keefe. But, on the
whole. the standard of manners among
them ia pretty high. II contrary i'm
preston persists It is because the pub
lie has heard from motor drivers only
when they have had complaints to
voice. OF the tolerance and good
hun1or OF the average man on a train
post they have never heard. This Or
sanization has.
THE American Motorists Associa
ton wishes to compliment you and your
associates for the rule that prevails 81
successfully in the Police Department
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Marital Cruelty.

NICE. France ND.-Because her hus-
band answered all her questions at
night by means Of formal printed cards,
such as Eyes. have brought the cat
in" yes. the windows are closed A
woman here has been granted a divorce.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
Barracks to Follow Architectural Style
of Each Sc ecton Where They Are Erected

rule. two or one-story single houses,
providing living room. dining room,
kitchen. pantry, three bedrooms and
two bathrooms, as we'll As maids
room and bath. certain portion Of
these buildings have an additional bed
room and are intended for the use OF
Evening star., 1928-10-14
for the consideration that the police
have shown in their duty in assisting
the visitor"
No Woman TWISTS,

LISBON. Portugal (RD.-Since woman
typists have been dismissed by the
finance minister as an unjustifiable ex-
pense. minor employees Of the ministry
OF instruction have been ordered TO
learn typewriting or be dismissed.
Evening star., 1928-10-14
BuInsteadsW WOrmSyrup

s'r0 children an angel Of mercy where
directions are followed. IT NEVER
FAILS. Despite scnrcitV and enormous
cost Of SANTONIN. it contains fall dose.
stood aiKty xe&re' test. sold everywhere
Or bN mail. see bottle.
Eat. c. A. Voorhees,. NJ. D.. Fhnadelphia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
CITY TOBUILD
FIRESTATION
Call For Bids on Gen.
tral Plant on 10th
And Adams

A central fire station will be
erected upon the city property at
Tenth and Adams streets as soon as
bids can be secured and the contract
awarded, was the decision OF the city
commission Wednesday morning an
nounced after an executive session
in which plans submitted by various
architects we're considered.
Plans presented by Proctor a
Dudley, Brownsville contractors,
were accepted, and the commission
ordered the publication of a notice
10 contractors for bids on the
structure. The building is expected
to cost approximately 100000
The plans call for two-story,
fireproof building. IS BY so feet in
size, to be Constructed entirely or
concrete and brick. It will be Moor
ish in design, and will provide am
pie room for the storage or all fire
equipment with q commodIous ma
chine shop in the rear. The struc-
ture will front on Adams street.
The second floor will be used for
dormitorieS and central station for
the fire alarm system, which the
city is expected to install later. u
will be equipped with bath and all
ether conveniences for the fire fight
ers.
Work on the structure is expected
to get under way hy the latter part
of July, city officials stated, and il
should be completed in the early fall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
G. O. P. Group Considering Texas Contest
BYRD WILL FALL
q q q
OFF WORLD RIM,
= = =
| IVOLIVA THINKS

NEW YORK, June 6.-tPl-Wil-
bur Glenn Voliva, who firmly be-
lieves the earth is flat, fears Com
mander Richard K. Byrd will fly
off the edge Of it should he cross
the antarctic plateau.
"If Byrd flies over those icy
mountains" he said, I'm afraid
he'll never come back"
The overseer of Zion City, Ill,
who returned on the Laconia yes
terday from a four months tour of
Europe, enlarged upon his theory
of the earth being flat.
"The world is flat as a plate
and as round" he asserted.
There's a northpole, certainly, in
the center of that plate, and the
sun moves around il like an orange.
"But you'll notice that the sun
never goes any farther north than
the tropic Of cancer, and never any
farther south than the tropic OF
capricorn. This business Of the
sun setting and the sun rising is
only an optical illusion. II doesn't
prove that the earth is round"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
TROLLEY HITS
CAR; KILLED
Six Brothers, Sisters
And Playmate Die
In Illinois

SPRINGFIELD. H., June 6.-tPy-
Six young brothers and sisters and
a five-year-old playmate were killed
last night at the Ridgley crossing
near here, when a northbound Illi-
nois Traction System interurban
crashed into their automobile.
The interurban hurled the wreck
ed motor car some distance down the
track. reducing il to a mass of de-
bris which blocked the right of-way,
and caused also instant death to the
seven boys and girls.
The victims, all of Virden, a near
by town, we're:
Samuel Brubaker, 10, driver of the
automobile: Mary, IL; Calvin. Is;
Rosabelle. Is; June, 5. and Ellen, 3,
his brothers and sisters; and Ches-
ter Wiley, 5, a playmate.
The seven were driving home from
Divernon. another small town, where
Calvin had been visiting. Motor.
man Harry Wheelen OF st. Louis,
pilot Of the interurban, said he saw
the automobile approaching the
crossing and that it apparently was
slowing down when it suddenly
spurted forward onto the track.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
CEN.PERSHINC
RUSHING HOME
May Be Dark Horse of
C. o. P. Rumor In
France Says

WASHINGTON, June g. Up -
Friends of General Pershing here
attached no political significance to
his departure from France just in
time to reach home while the repub-
lican national convention in Kansas
City was sitting. It was said at
his office in the war department
that when he left for Europe he
had indicated June l as the approx
mate date OF his return, but set no
definite schedule.
A suggestion that the general
might be planning a "trip TO Kansas
City as his name might be presented
there for consideration for the
presidential nomination was charac
terized as wholly out Of keeping
with the attitude OF the former COM
mander OF the A. K. r. Many Of
his friends. il was admitted, had
been active in efforts to forward
boom for him, but General Perish
ing himself has hal no connection
with il. nor shown evidence Of TAX
ing great interest in the subject.
PARIS. June 6.-fP-The Paris
Herald today said General John J.
Pershing had received sudden call
to return home and sailed unex-
pectedly on the Leviathan yester-
day leaving Paris for Cherbourg in
an automobile after the boat train
had departed. General Pershing had
been expected to remain in France
indefinitely in connection with his
work with the battle monuments
commission.
The paper said that the situation
Mt Kansas City was believed by some
to be responsible for the generals
hasty departure since he had been
mentioned as a dark horse for the
republican presidential nomination.
CHERBOURG, France. June 6.-lP
General John J. Pershing passed
through Cherbourg yesterday en-
route 20 America faster than any
would-be record breaking around the
world traveller since Phineas Fogg
At that he barely caught the Levia.
than as the great liner was getting
under way.
The generals automobile broke
down twice between Paris and Cher
bourg. He reached port an hour aft
er the tenders had gone to the liner
He hired a fast launch and reached
the ship just as the gangways were
/ being hauled in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
PoIand-Lithuania
Dispute Delayed

GENEVA. June 5.-tPl-A resolu-
tion in the League council demand
ing quick settlement of the Polish
Lithuanian dispute was defeated this
afternoon. Premier Waldemaras Or
Lithuania alone voted against, X, but
unanimity ~ required, including the
parties In dispute.
"A resolution presented By Sir
Austen Chamberlain. British foreign
secretary. placing the question on
the agenda or the September ses-
sion was then adopted.
President Aguero ruled that ma
jority vote for this purpose was suf-
ficient, and premier WaldemaraB
rallied % the Chamberlain resolu-
tion. which IL tantamount 70 post
ponement OF the problem.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
THREE STATES
FLOODSWEPT;;
STREAMS RISE
6 Killed, Huge Damage
Results From Over
flows in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 6.-(PD
Isolated towns and villages dotted
the turbulent courses of scores Of
streams in Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana today, as the second over
flow in those states within two
months took a short cut TO the gulf.
Heavy rainfall for five days had
caused creeks to become torrential
rivers. As a consequence the coastal
plain counted six dead and hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars IN crop
losses.
To this scene was added the threat
of continued rains, which caused low
land communities by the score to
prepare for evacuation.
Southern and central Alabama bore
the brunt Of damage, burdened not
only by the forst rainfall since 1892
in some localities, but also saddled
with a torrent of water released by
the lowering of "a flood gates on
three power dams above Montgomery
These gates, grouped about Lake
Martin, one of the largest artificial
bodies Of water in the world, were
dropped yesterday as precautionary
measure.
Four Of the five railroads through
Mobiie had practically suspended
operations, while travel on highways
was virtually impossible.
Probably the. worst flood condi-
tions in the area prevailed at Cow
ington, La, where water was stand
ing from IL TO is inches II the
streets and $4,000 highway bridge
near the city was washed away. AT
Pearl River. La, 1890 inches Of rain
fell in 4s hours.
Fatalities occurred in the flood area
yesterday near Birmingham where
an automobile skidded off a rain
soaked highway, killing three men;
near Mobile as result Of the plunge
OF handcar through a draw bridge
during q binding rain, drowning one
Of the occupants; and at Marion and
Hammond, La, where a fisherman
and a negro were drowned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
ARMED BAND
ESCAPES WITH
Big PAYROLL
$50 Employees in Bus
iness Office of De-
troit Publication Are
Held Up; Three Shot

DETROIT, June 6.-GPJ-Six or
seven men armed with. revolvers and
sawed-off shotguns held UP the busi-
ness offices Of the Detroit News
in wild west style shortly after IL
o'clock today and escaped with "A
greater part of the newspapers pay
roll after wounding two officers, ona
probably fatally.
The payroll amounted TO approxi-
mately S65 900, but the robbers
dropped some Of the money in escap-
ing. The amount obtained was not
determined pending q checkup.
More than 81 employees, many ok
them girls and women, were working
~ their desks IN the business Offices
On the second floor of the bull sainr
when the robbers entered.
Jumping up Oh a counter one az
them shouted orders for e-carvone ~
put up bis hands. Anotb ~ 1901 N
the center Of the roc.,, flonrishinr
a shotgun While 9 laird stood AZ the
doorway covering 9fdoe-a " more of-
flee boys and Qgher empIoyes Who
were lined up SEainst Tie wali IN The
outer hallway
Two oths< robbers vaulted over an
elgnt-5srt partition around the
caslfer's cage. covered the four men
Rside and began scooping UP the
VI money.
About that time d girl employs
standing near u wall reached UP to
pull "A fire alarm and the robber
standing on the counter promptly
fired two shots at her, both Of which
lodged in the wall
As word that = robbery was under
way spread through the building,
other employees began rushing into
the second floor hallway and the rob-
bers, becoming nervous, started ia
leave.
They had not obtained all the
money IN the cashiers office and
1sopej some OF the loot ~ they raced
downstairs IN dout of the building.
George Barstead, n traffic officer
on duty at the News corner, was
n probably fatally wounded, and Patrol
y man Guyot WI. Craig was shot in the
Y foot in an exchange OF shots In the
street in front Of the building.
More than "a dozen shots were ex-
changed in the heavy traffic Of LIN.
'O Fayette Boulevard while d hundred OF
N more persones looked on from the
81 windows of the News building and
from doorways and windows of other
buildings.
ss The robbers car, proceeded dowr
le the street ia the line Of traffic with
d. all four doors open and guns sticking
1e out menacingly.
Joseph Worten, employed in tn
~ advertising department, was shot y
at the right hand and in the leg by th'
VA bandits. Worten was in the line q
~ fire in front OF the building wher
~ PatrOlman Barstead was shot. Hi
49, condition was not serious, hospita
Ar attendants said. Witnesses said an
other man, bystander, was shot ir
w the street battle, but he was no
Nv seriously injured. His name was no
ld learned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Will Rogers In
Airplane Crash

LAS VEGAS. New. June 6.-(Pl-
Will Rogers, the humorist, and DR..
L. ID. Cheney. passengers, and Pilot
Fred Kelly, narrowly escaped death
here today when the new monoplane
air mail carrier of the Western Air
Express. flying from Los Angeles
to Salt Lake City, turned over nose
first and landed squarely on its
back.
The three men were not seriously
hurt. The right wheel brohe and
caused the accident when landing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06

considered IL unwise 70 appear in
public because OF recent raids on
the night clubs. The Forty Three
club and the Manhattan. owned BY
Mrs. Merriek, were raided and
closed on May "a.
The marriage OF May Merrick 70
the 24-year-old earl was first ar
ranged for last Saturday. At that
time the ear failed to produce
documents atteSting his divorce in
Scotland last November from the
former Miss Enid Hamilton-Fel-
loves, whom he married in 1928.
About five years ago she Earl
of kinnoull created sensation in
which his mothers last-minute in
teryenticn prevented his marriage
70 a South African widow, Mrs.
Trewartha Surle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Raids on London Clubs
Halt Nobility Wedding

LONDON. June 6.-tP)-The
Daily Express today said that re-
cent raids on the night clubs OWL
ed by Mrs. Kate Merrick had pre-
vented the wedding Of her daugh-
ter May TO the Earl Of Kinnoull.
The couple visited the registry
office yesterday morning and ar
ranged for the ceremony to take
place at $3.50 in the afternoon.
When the office closed they had
not appeared.
May Merrick. the paper said, re-
fused to be married unless all the
family attended. Mrs. Merrick.
who is known as the queen of
night clubs, and other members of
the family. including her other
daughter, Dorothy Evelyn, who il
the wife of young Lord Clifford,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Southern Cross
FlieYS To Make
FimdlHop Today

the Southern Cross will hop the 1850
miles to Brisbane, Australia, and q
vivid account by Co-Pilot Charles
Ulm OF the wild flying that drove the
four airmen to the verge Of madness
on their long hop here from the
Hawaiian Islands, were the outstand-
ing features Of a banquet in the
aviators' honor here tonight
Captain Kingsford-Smith today IN
spected a proposed take-off site a
Uaselai, sixteen miles away, but said
he had not made up his mind vheth-
er the runway was long enough OF
when the Southern Cross would re-
sumo its flight to Sydney by way OF
Brisbane.
Ulm made a speech before a large
gathering of Fiji officials and citl.
zens tonight at a civic reception and
banquet, and described a phase OF
the flight that was fraught with
many perils.
Lauds Americans
II am telling you on behalf q
myself and 'Smithy' that we would
have been very cold meat but for tne
aid of our two American TRENDS
Harry Lyon, navigator, and James
Warner, radio operator.
"Imagine the roar Of the plane
eco horsepower motors the plane
small cabin deafened with the roar
~ the motors, trying 10 send and re-
ceiye radio messages one hundred
rer cent efficient, 1000 70 5000 miles
away.
~.iim Warner possessed no mean
skilI and was full Of courage getting
hack ~ the old sea dog again. tWar-
ner was a former steamship radio
operator.)
@Night before last in the middle
RI the Pacific, the fates were not
with us.
ave struck bad weather. Our job
uas intricate. The direction was
taken from the hands Of the navi
gator. The wild flying was getting n
the stage where one might just gC
rad. Smith was doing skillful fly
irr. lodging storm clouds. turning
right angles when flying 100 milel
an hour.
Navigator Skilled
"The navigator's skill, resources
and fnltlariNe were SHOWN Wnen ate
All these quick movements throughou
the night, that he could plot out ou
position and when we came out o
the mess, to say: Here boys, here
where you are
THAT we came through was no
luck. Get the right men and equip
ment, coordinate them and you vii
get through"
In opening his speech at the ban
quet, Ulm said the difference be
tween an aviator and a parrot wa
that a parrot can talk but not fly
and an aviator can fly but not talk.
Lyon then addressed the gathering
II had to navigate" Lyon said. II
| hadn't found Suva where would
have been? | have had such n goo
time in this world that want to car
ry on"
Seek Take-Off Site
Tim said the aviators were nov
looking for a site to take off fo
Brisbane and he was sure they woul
Continued On page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Lone Bandit Robs
Bank InOklahoma

ENID. Okla. June 6.-(Pl-A ban
dit today held up and robbed the
bank Of Breckenride. 10 miles north
east Of here. Of Sl,100 in currency.
The man drove up to the bank in
r. new blue coupe, entered and forced
Walter L. Pralle, cashier, TO turn
his back to the wall while he rifled
the currency box. He then forced
the cashier into the vault, which he
also looted.
No attempt was made 10 enter the
safe. The vault door failed to lock
and Pralle spread the alarm before
the bandit had left the outskirts OF
the town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
DROPS DEAD.
AT MOTHERS
BIER; BURIED

SAN ANTONIO, June SIP
Double funeral services will
DO held for Mrs. o. Z. Phillip,
a., and her mother, Mrs. Alma
Ranzau. who fell dead at her
bier. Mrs. Phillips died at her
home north of San Antonio
Monday. Her mother came from
Ranzau. who fell dead at her
daughter, but fell dead when
she stood up to leave the room.