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Evening star., 1928-03-31

Italy will spend $l6.2OO.0OO on public
works
Evening star., 1928-03-31

More than 3,400 miles Of good high
ways have been constructed IN the Gold
Coast of Africa In the past six years.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
SHIP
SURVIVORS
LAN[)ED
BY THEODORE B. GoETZ
Universal Service


NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-
Snatched back from death, II
more survivors of the Vestris
landed here early today. A
blunt-nosed tug pushed up the
same bay down which the YES
iris proudly bore 328 souls
last Saturday, and eight pas
sengers and 40 members of the
crew debarked. Three vessels
saved 156 others. The remain
ing 115 will not return.
lifeboats picked up near the scene
of the sinking, $50 miles off the
Virginia Coast. by the Tanker
Myriam. At midnight the tug. took
the castaways off the tanker at
quarantine. It's mission accom-.
plished the Myriam turned out
again for London.
Wife RejOins Husband
With scarcely a signal the tug
came out of the night and eased
alongside the quay at o'clock,
First the 40 of the crew filed slowly
and silently off. grey army blankets
across their shoulders. Then the
handful of passengers. headed by
Herman Hipp, of Chicago, '.and
Continued on Page %, Column A.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
PAIR
NABBEDAS
BURGLARS

Four youths and two girls
a pair of them coyly asserting
they were elopers en- route to
Rockville, ran out Of gasoline
in Georgetown at 3 a. m. to-
day and made the mistake of
trying to replenish the supply
in the office of filling sta
ton at Wisconsin Avenue and
Van. Ness Street Northwest.
Their quest for gas was so un.
usual, involving the smashing of the
office lock, that Policeman Claude
Matheny, Of the Fourteenth precinct.
observing the episode from the
shrubbery of a nearby apartment
house, decided upon a more inten.
sive investigation and arrested the
entire party.
Those Detained
At the precinct they gave the fol.
lowing names: John T. McLaugh-
lin, 10, of the 500 block of Fourth
st. S. E., and Betty Stewart Reed,
90. of the 500 block of Maryland
Ave. N. E., who claimed they were
eloping; Michael o. Parella, 27. of
the 100 block of r st. n. W.;
George Woodin. 18, of Clarendon,
Va; James w. Callan. q, of Alex
andria, and Alice L. Hosmer 10,
Arlington, Va. The girls were
taken to the House of Detention.
The youths told a story, police
say, of attending a dance at the
Mayflower last night, and McLauch-
lin is alleged to have confessed to
having taken some siyverware from
the hostelry.
At Laurel, He Says
One of the youths told the police
they were out at Laurel yesterday
attending the races, forgetting, ap-
parently. that the Laurel track is
closed.
The four youths were brought to
police headquarters today to allow
Thomas Fl. Coon and his son,
Thomas, tr., who were held up and
kidnapped in Laurel yesterday, to
look at them.
Police believed that they might
have been implicated in the Laurel
robbery. Both Coon and his son,
however, said that they, were not the
bandits that robbed them.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
WORK ON
SEA SHAFT

Construction of the Navy and
Marine Memorial in East Potomac
Park probably will begin before the
end of the year, William Fellowes
Morgan, jr., of New York. chairman
of the executive committee of the
project, announced today.
Charles M. Schwab recently made
a contribution of 81 900, and among
other subscribers are Col. Robert
M. Thompson; J. p. Morgan, Vincent
Astor. w. HI. Vanderbilt, and Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
FALL L-DOHENY
FACE BRIBERY

Steps are under way to bring
former Secretary of Interior Albert
B. Fall and F. l.. Doheny. califor-
mia oil man, to trial on charges Of
bribery IN connection with the Elk
Hills naval oil lease, former Sena.
tor Atlee Pomerene, of Ohio. Govern.
ment oil counsel. reported to Pres
ident Coolidge today.
Pomerene is making inquiries as
TO Falls health. If Fall Is too ill
10 stand trial it viii not be neces-
sary to postpone the case as Do
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
TuttIe Rounding Up Witnesses

United States Attorney Tuttle designated his assistants
to round witnesses today Ito fix the responsibility
and perpeuate the facts"
1t not long after the investigation started that
of Tuttles assistants Edward Silver declared that
murder charges would be in order of the stories
related by survivors concerning the conduct of the
substantiated
Heavy prison sentences could be given, under Federal
(TURN OHERl - 49,
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
NEW YORK. Nov 15Whe the last Of the Of the
Ves being brought New York today rigid nves
gaon charges Of negligence and murder begun
by the Federal Government with view of fixing responsibility for the
sinking Monday Of the liner in the $50 miles off
the Virginia capes
International NeuDs Service

Latest figures indicate that 127 Of the
338 persons aboard the Vestris lost
their lives.
Seventy Of the 127 unaccounted for
were passengers.
United States Attorney Charles II.
Tuttle and his assistants lost no time
In launching the inquiry, even though
there is some question Of the jurisdic-
ton in any criminal proceedings that
may be instituted.
The Lamport & Holt steamship Westrfs
was Of British registry and intimation came
from the British embassy that an investiga-
ton also would be made by the British board
of trade. There is a possibility, too, that q
congressional investigation will follow.
q. S. Investigation Under Way
The Federal inquiry is seeking to deter
mine, on the basis Of charges made by sur
vivors, the following:
I. Why wasnt the SOS sent out sooner from
the Vestris?
2. Did the company fail, alleged by
UiUors, to proOide adequate safety equipment?
3. Was Capt. William Carey, the commander
tUho uOent doDn tOith his M-fdted ship, guilty Of
inehfciency and U0cilEatior in the face of
danger?
4. Were the officers of the Vestris gully of
coIlous indifference?
S. Did the cretU, a LDhoLe, look out for itself
at the expense of the passengers?
s. Were the Heboats in bad condition?
2. Did the Vestris le0Ue its port in NeIO York
listing somewhat and not in the best of cond-
tion for sea voyage?
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
Cruiser To Be Named
For Home Town of
Coolidge

The city Of Northampton. Mass,
the home town of President Cool
idge, is to be honored by having
a naval cruiser named for it,
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
announced today.
The cruiser is now in process
of completion at the Bethlehem
Company's plant at Quincy. It
is the seventh of the eight an.
thorized in the 1924 building
program.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
BANK STATEMENTS

washington Clearing House,
S4,742 .899.73.
New York Clearing House bal
ance. $123,0OO, 900.
New York Clearing House eX-
change, $l,577 200, 900.
Treasury balance, $138, ,OS1 ,94 .06.
Customs receipts, $2O,718, 1894.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15
all prices

All sizes all prices all
locations. UnfurnIshed apartments an
sweFIHg any of these requirements can
he acquired by calling Miss Gray at
Main 526O.
The Washington times., 1928-11-15

heny could be brought to trial
separately, Pomerene said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21

mess could not return him the same profit upon ais in
vestment.
The decision of the supreme court will also serve
to promote greater activity in the enforcement Of TIE
prohibition laws by state and county officers. Like
the federal prohibition agents they have entertained
apprehensions as to the validity Of the Law upon which
the "~pailock' laws of the various states is based.
The decision Of the supreme court is to the effect
that it is the duty Of a property owner to ascsrta.a
the purpose for which his property is being used by
the lessee. In regard to this feature the court says
in its review Of the Michigan case: shat defendants,
long before the suit against them was begun, knew Of
the tenants violation Of law, is not open to reasonable
dispute; and their delay until after suit to take steps
to get rid CT him, in the face Of the criminal use Of
the premises, we'll might be attributed to a lack Of
good faith on their part. Nor is it unfair to say that
their failure to act until complaint was served upon
them, evidences a surrender to the unavoidable rather
than a voluntary effort to prevent n removal Of the
nuisance.
upon consideration Of all the circumstances, We
find no ground for disturbing the conclusion upon
which the decree must rest, namely, that the premises
ought to be closed for a period long enough to end the
probability Of a recurrence Of their unlawful use"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
The Homestead Law

The Texas Association Of Real Estate Boards, at
their recent convention in San Antonio. passed a reso-
luton calling upon the next legislature to submit an
amendment 70 the state homestead law as embodied in
the state constitution SO that homesteads may be
m~ortgaged and assessed for Improvement benefits as
other property.
The homestead law, one Of the features Of the state
constitution, has proved a decided handicap to prog
ress and improvement in many Texas cities. The
object Of the trainers Of the law was most commend
able-to assure the owner Of a homestead that It could
not be attacked under the law. While this has au-
merous commendable features, the law mas reacted to
the disadvantage Of thousands Of property owners.
The law was framed during that period when banks,
financial institutions and loan firms were regarded by
the majority Of rural residents as financial vultures'
who were merely awaiting an opportunity to prey upon
the homestead owner, and the inclusion Of the home
stead law in the constitution was virtually an admis-
sion that the trainers Of the law had no confidence in
the ability Of homestead owners to take care Of their
property.
Building loan associations and similar institutions
designed to finance the home builder, are seriously
handicapped in their operations in Texas, and as a
result the home builder, who is forced to finance
through liens or otherwise, pays a slightly higher rate
Of interest. The law has also served to retard city
improvements, especially paving programs. and also
acts 70 prevent a municipality enforcing sidewalk,
cleanup and numerous other ordinances designed to
improve civic conditions.
Texas many years ago passed the point where it
was necessary for the state 10 indicate to the indi-
property. II the homestead law served a useful pur-
pose, that period has passed, and the law stands today
as an obstacle 70 progress instead of a protection for
the home owner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
The World and All
By Charles P. Driscoll
IN NEW YORK

Fred Knowles, who lives at the National Arts club.
in Gramercy Park. down toward the south end Of Man
haitian Island, recently bought an automobile. He
keeps it in a garage in Mount Vernon, a suburb situ-
ated a good many miles north Of New York City.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles want to take a ride in
their car. they hop a taxi or a subway train near The
club. and ride to Grand Central Terminal, at Forty
Second street. There they take a train, and for so
cents apiece they are transported TO Mount Vernon in
a little more than half an hour. When they have fin
ished their drive, they return to the garage in the
suburb, board a train for Grand Central, paying an
other so cents apiece, and presently are in a position
to take a cab or subway train home.
1t sound foolish If you live in Madison, Wis, or in
Beaumont, Texas. You want your car close to you.
II possible you build your house 50 that the car will
fit into a neat little niche in the basement.
But if you live on Manhattan Island the Knowles
scheme seems about the most practical one going. In
fact I have found that many New Workers park their
cars miles and miles farther out than Mount Vernon.
If you keep your car downtown. assuming that you
can find n place to keep it, the garage rent mi the
insurance are very high. When you want "a drive out
in the country, you find yourself in the thick or traffic
that noves along at a funeral pace. You spend most
Of your Sunday afternoon getting out Of the city, ard
when you are out i is time 70 start driving back again.
And the wear and tear on nerves and tenders is ter
rible.
A. J. Kennedy. an adventurous young man from
Wichita, KAN called on me the other day. He had
just landed from a sulphur boat. He wanted to zee a
bit OF New York, and as its a notorious long way
from Wichita, Kennedy simply went to Galveston, Tex
and asked the first s~ea-fsring man he saw for a job.
\ happened quitely luckily that the good ship "Sewalrs
Point had just lost a coal passer by reason Of the i'm
migration inspectors noticing that the young man was
an alien without proper papers. Kennedy cot the JOB.
This young man The Is 2D shoveled coal for four
days, IN southern waters, without anything to e;. TIE
ship furnishes plenty Of good food, he explained. but
the kansan was too seasick to eat. Have you ever been
seasick? Well. II 80, try to imagine yourself shovel
ing enough coal to supply three firemen, eight hours n
day, for four days, in extreme heat, without food. while
the ship rolls in rough sea!
Are you going back on the boat? ~ / asked.
Oh yes!" he replied. ITS lots Of fun! / wouldn't
miss it for the world"
Well, that's what comes or being youngl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
Market Body Proposed

The creation of a Huge cotton cooperative associa-
ton to embrace the entire South was proposed last
Thursday To the house agricultural committee by s..
Odenheimer of New Orleans, representing the Louis
lana state department Of agriculture, as a method for
the planter to control the prices for the product.
In presenting his testimony, Mr. Odenheimer main
tanned that such n cooperative organization could pool.
the nations cotton CROP, and could "run the specula-
tors out Of business He proposed that the associa-
tion should hold n meeting each month 70 fix the price
and thus maintain d stabilized price throughout tie
year.
J.. N. Locke or Muskogee, Okla. who appeared be-
fore the committee with Mr.. Odenheimer, declared that
25o,o0G bales could be used annually for barging il
the use 81 the product became universal in this coun-
try, providing a fair market for a large quantity o.
low grade cotton. These features would be controlled
largely By the proposed cooperative.
That the cooperative program proposed BY Nj.
odenheimer would prove decidedly advantageous to
the cotton growers w the South ~ generally conced q,
but securing control Of sufficient cotton to stabilize
the price would Be the serious handicap Of the Tlan.
Efforts to organize the cotton growers along this lire
have been underway nearly half a century, and tile
if any progress has been made. The suggestion is in
line with that advanced by President Coolidge as the
logical method Of approaching the subject Of farm re-
lief. Under government leadership IL would Re posi-
BILE TO perfect such an organization, but " the natter
is left to individual leadership IL can never BE accom-
plished.
President Coolidge and Secretary Jardine proposed
a comprehensive plan of cooperative organization a.
q substitute for the so-called farm relief sponsored 5y
the farm bloc, but their suggestions met such a cool
reception from the political farm leaders that 1T is cx-
tremcly doubtful if any logical plan for government
leadership i'm cooperative marketing Gan be worked
out until the McE~ary-HaUgen bin has been given 4
trial and discarded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
CHAPTER


Can a girl succeed IN the big city
without paying the price? Can a
girl win success in business with
sacrificing her idesls-her soul ?
T. the modern working girl as moral
and true as the girl III the home ?
Certainly the v To these ques-
tons are interesting enough 70 peo-
pie Of this modernistic age.
And the ma he found in
this story Of the restless love Of two
girls-sisters-one of the city and
y Of the village. But il is chiefly
OF the sister who had drifted to the
big city.
To understand her story. and the
story Of her sister who had been kept
az home, you must first get a picture
Of the village and certain Of its men.
and the forces az work there-forces
that tangle lives and compiicate love,
forces that bring swift tragedy and,
finally, happiness.
The village ~ Ackland Center.
nesting beneath its protecting gar
ment or elms. brcathcs even yet Of
the past. or a day when Massa-
chusetts vas frontier land: when
mon could shoot n muskct and swing
q broad-aX. and ONE wnrNcd wi,t
their hands and bore children and
worshippcd a re%tributive God.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
New York Letter

percentage Of cases as much as On
miles. draw on the city treasury for
their deficits. Thus while the New
Yorker rides for five cents. he really
paws more in the end. because of
higher taxes, higher rents. etc.
Subways are built BY the city with
obtained from bond issues.
with the five-cent fare TN effect. the
city doesn't even get back the in
terest on it's subway bonds. Con-
tinued operation of the subway at n
loss imperils the city governments
financial stability, but the five-cent
fare continues 70 be an issue 70
which the politicians cling. Mayor
Jimmy Walker liz trying TO stay i'm
office with il, and Ex-Mayor John ri.
HyIan is e~ndeavoring 20 get back in
70 office with II. Walker says Hylan
betrayed the people BY not watching
the subway companies close enough.
to make sure that fares weren't
raised; and Hylan counters with the
charge that Walker favors higher
fares and owns stock in the subway
operating companies.
Tradition has il that there In honor
among thieves. There also in N mo-
dicum Of honor among gamblers. In
Times Square gambling rooms. in
which there are crooked devices. Wis
iting professionals are not invited 70
play. III the recognized gambler
who drops into one of the places So
Cially is invited TO play. he knows
the game is on the level. Otherwise
he Just looks on.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21

NEW YORK. May 21.-"The Big
Noise q current photoplay BY Ben
Hecht. with Chester Conklin in q jan
rings role, II as bold and pointed u
satire on politics. and on New York
municipal politics in particular. as
eve had been concoted in celuloid.
Il IS a cinematic "Revelry" that bares
in burlescue some bitter truths about
the way New York's all important
subways are made political footballs.
It's characters caricature actual fig
ures. some Of them national notables.
20 closely that they should be recog-
nizable even to dull-wits. The role
Of the mayor Of New York Is played
by n young man who looks enough
like Jimmy Walker 20 he his brother.
and. TO mention another parallel. in n
minor part. that Of the blonde friend
Of a newspaper publisher, Is a double
Of Peggy Hopkins Joyce!
Echoes Of the New York subway
fare fight have reacher the further
most stretches of the country be-
cause OF its political significance.
AS IL customary, the oncerns
operating the subways are being be-
labored by the politicians an robbers
Of widows and orphans and poor
working girls. The irony Of the
thing is that the city itself owns the
subways. and leases them 10 the OPP
Grating companies under an agree
ment which protects the companies
against loss. The companies. COM
PEELED 70 limit the fare to five cents
regardless Of the distance the pas
senger II hauled. which Is in a large
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
Using the Paddock Law

The so-called paddock provision of the Volstead
law viii be more generally utilized as a result If the
recent decision Of the United States supreme court.
which upheld the law on a case appealed from Michi-
gan. Prohibition Commissioner Doram has served no
tice that paddock injunction procedure will h~encefortn
Ne used to the fullest possible extent throughout tie
United States.
Prior 70 the decision q the supreme court there
was a disposition on the part Of numerous federal
Judges and others concerned in the enforcement Of the
law to question the validity Of paddock injunctiors.
This apprehension regarding the ability Of the .aw 20
stand the test Of the highest courts has been COM
pletely d%issipated. with the result that the prohibition
enforcement officers propose to make more general
use Of it.
There can-Ae no question that the paddock fea-
ture Of the Volstead law places in the hands q the
prohibition forces a very effective weapon, especially
in the larger centers Of population where rental rates
NJ extremely high. 1t touches the self-interest Of the
rropsrtv owner, and will have a tendency to elhmina,s
r,anv Of the "speak-easiesr which are now operating
II omen defiance Of the law, the owners being parties
- tie unlawful use or the property and profiting
.hsrsbv through e~xorbitant rents.
I, a recent case in Chicago the fact was disclose
.h.. The owner Of a number Of business buildings
1nild;ncs made the practice of leasing only 70 persons
aes;rinr 70 operate liquor selling establishments ao-
~;,.;rr when hailed into court they could pay the eN-
I~s;t.nt rents he demanded, whereas a legitimate ous-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
SIGNS or HONESTY

Many persons have nm Idea tnat
dishonesty IL more or less heredi-
tary, that some men are born thieves.
The surety companies ray no heed 70
any such theory ms this. They do
not even ask in their list OF ques-
tions IL am applicants father or
mother ever CHANGED to fall into the
hands Of the police II n mans per-
soral record is satisfactory. having
had a few burglars forhears In the
family tree seems to be Of seant
consequence.
In brief. il n man has been hon
est for the last ten years. Is known
to he living within his q and
is engaged in work that does not
offer too many temptations and en-
couragements 10 dishonesty. he will
usually continue 10 be trustworthy.
The man who changes his job too
frequently bears investigation Per-
haps he changed cat he kept
outgrowing his position and getting
something better each time. But. on
the other hand. he may have changed
for some less praisewcrthy reason
which one is entitled 90 know be-
fore trusting him zoo far. A surety
company usually has an applicant
give . list OF employments for sew
eral years previous. III he has been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-21
Kellygrams

IN business for himself part Of ina
time me- IN asked 90 give the oa.sa
and places. and these are ea~reiuil.
verified. when the dates do no.
check 40 properly and there appear
70 be q dark period y episode tina
the applicant " trying 70 cover up
this detail ". or course looked into
One surety man told me that W
he were permitted to ask an appiii-
cant only one question. ID would 20
To give n list of nil places of em-
ployment for the last ten years N
the man has done nothing criminal
IN that time. but Is nevertheless
ashamed or something. and omits or
tries To hide the facts. his record
when checked up will reveal that ne
has not been frank
Certain questions. which seem ra-
Their trivial. are really % major i'm
portance IN trying 10 determine n
probability Of IN mans remaining
honesty. One question usually ask
ed in the number and relationship
CT persons that the man entirely
supports. An unmarried man, while
recurring less monev. " n much
more hazardous risk than N man
with family ties. Not only is n mar
ried man less likely u fall into mis-
chief, but he does not wish 70 Do
ANYTHING which might bring dis
grace upon his wife and children.