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Evening star., 1928-10-11
HOOVER OIL STOCK
OWNERSHIP DENIED
Charge of Interest in Mining
Properties Made Against
G. o. P. Nominee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A charge that Herbert Hoover "is
credited" with owning oil and mining
properties in Colombia and Mexico has
been vigorously made, accompanied by
q sweeping denial.
The allegation was sponsored by
Henry Clay Hansbrough, once Re-
publican Senator from North Dakota,
now a supporter of Gov. Alfred E.
Smith With it he coupled a demand
that Hoover withdraw from the presi-
Dental campaign and permit the selec-
ton Of a Republican candidate who
cannot be influenced in handling our
foreign relations"
Charges Declared Lies.
The denial came from Henry J. Allen,
director of publicity for the Republican
national committee. Late yesterday,
after being shown an advance copy of
a speech prepared by HanSbrough for
delivery last night at Minneapolis, Allen
sent a telegram to the former Senator
asserting that there was no foundation
for such statements and declaring that
they could ''only be uttered for the
purpose of gaining votes by deliberate
lies"
Undeterred, Hansbrough said he could
not be brushed aside" by the cry of
"lier" and went forward with his ad-
dress at Minneapolis.
Herbert Hoover. he said, "is credited
with being the owner of 1,787, 900 acres
of oil-producing land in the republic
of Colombia" ana Of "even larger con-
cessions" in Mexico.
I'm the event that it becomes neces-
sary for our Marines to go into those
.l,.s. -, Sf7fn &c
he continued they will, in fact, be
giving their lives to protect the private
property of the President of the United
States or Of those to whom he trans
zerred it ir order to run for President.
Hts Presidential Imperialism"
''Our delicate foreign relations will
not permit of presidential Imperialism
If we select as our President one who
has, or ever has had, large private for
eign interests, most certainly 1t can be
said that these United States are gov
erned not for the benefit of the people
as a whole, but for the benefit of the
President as an individual"
Hansbrough declared further that he
has positive evidence" of the truth OF
his charges and that Hoover, "the Mel
lon brothers, the Standard Oil OF India
ana and the notorious Albert B. Fail
have joined and severally invaded the
republic of Colombia; that they have
large concessions of rich oil and gold
mine lands along the Magdalena River
there, or did have them, which in the
light of the issues of this campaign
amounts to the same thing
Telegram of Denial.
Hoover Allen said in his telegram OF
denial, has never owned an acre OF
oil concessions or had a dollar invested
directly or indirectly in any business
of any kind in the republic of Colon
bia, and he does not own dollars
worth of stock or an acre of oil lane
or any other property in the republic
of Mexico The delivery of this speech
leads to the inevitable conclusion thai
you are inaugurating the most malicious
campaign of libel and slander that ha'
characterized the history of presidential
elections"
Shown q COPY Of Aliens telegram 81
Evening star., 1928-10-11
SMITH AID ANNOUNCED.
Consolidation Coal Co. Indorses
Governor for President.

Governor for President.
NEW YORK, October II (P).-Demo-
cratic national headquarters made pub
lie yesterday statement from George
j. Anderson, president of the Console
dation Coal Co, in which the Rockefel-
lers own stock, indorsing the presiden-
tial candidacy of Gov Smith.
The statement, designed for use in
the West Virginia coal fields, where
the Consolidation Coal Co. has large
holdings, attacked the Republican at
titude toward the coal industry and the
Jacksonville agreement of 1924.
Evening star., 1928-10-11

should "go to the sources" He referred
him to various oil land maps. trade re-
views and publications devoted to the
oil industry mentioning them by name.
"The charges I have made" he said,
have been based on facts"
Evening star., 1928-10-11
SMITH FAILURE,
MOSES DECLARES
Senator Says Democratic
Control Would Be ''0rgan-
lied RapaCity."
BY the Associated Press.

PLAINFIELD, N. j., october IL. -
Senator George H. Moses of New Hamp-
shire, vice chairman of the Eastern Re-
publican advisory committee, in a radio
address over station WOR and aSso-
ciated stations last night, said that ito
permit the White House to pass into the
control Of Tammany Hall Is to abandon
every tradition which the people of the
United States have held dear and to
turn the country over to organized ra-
pacity."
Claims Democrats Demoralized.
He said complete Generalization had
fallen upon the Democratic campaign" !"
The tragic excursion of the brown
derby into the West" he said, "has been
followed by complete palsy of the
candidates efforts; and he has spent
two weeks of precious time in gloomy
meditation preparatory to an invasion
of the Southland, once a Democratic
citadel, but now beleaguered.
ut is worth noting that Gov. Smith
is making fewer speeches on his South
his Western journey. It may be that
he has run short Of ideas, but the prob
ability is that he realizes the hopeless
ness of his position and that his visit
to the South is but the perfunctory
gesture which candidate must make,
no matter how futile he recognizes it to
be. The South is not to be Swerved
from its purpose to purge the Demo-
cratic party of its Tammany taint. Nor
is the country to be swerved from its
purpose to continue the policies under
which for eight years the Nation has
been prosperous and contented."
Discusses Tariff.
Discussing the tariff, he said, mo
matter which party wins in this elec-
ton, no matter who sits in the White
House, no matter who controls Con-
gress, we must next year enter upon a
general revision of the tariff" This, -
he explained, will be enforced upon us
for two reasons; first, the central argu-
ment for agricultural relief is based
upon the farmers cry to make the tariff
effective Regardless of that fact that
the agricultural schedules of the existing
tariff were written wholly at the dicta-
ton Of those who six years ago assumed
to speak for the farmer, there seems to
be well recognized opinion that re-
vision of tariff schedules is an essential
element in any effective program for
agricultural relief. Then, too, our man.
ufacturerS in many lines find themselves
engaged in fierce and ruinous compe-
tition forced upon them by reason of
the continued debaSement of European
currency, even with stabilization, and
through the economic necessities thrust
upon the war-torn countries of the old
world as they pass through the throes
of reconstruction"
Evening star., 1928-10-11

During the Winter men work harder,
declares an English statistician, who has
figured out that the average male takes
10000 steps day, and. with Winter
weight shoes, he lifts 10000 more
pounds every "a hours than in Sum.
Evening star., 1928-10-11
R|TCH|E ASSA|LS
RELIGIOUS ISSUE
Oecries Opposition to Smith
Because of Church and
Urges State Rights.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, October 11.-Striking
hard at what he termed religious
intolerance" Gov. Albert c. Ritcl1ie of
Maryland fired the first Of the big
Democratic guns in Illinois last night.
Gov. Ritchie devoted three-fourths
of his address to religion. Prohibition
was the only other issue he discussed.
I'VE hear a lot IN this campaign
about the church getting into politics
and about political bishops and 'politi-
cal parsons" he declared. "I feel so
profoundly that the leadership of the
pulpit belongs to different realm from
that of politics that I make bold to
comment"
Gov. Ritchie said he did not belong
to the Catholic Church and profeSSed
no special knowledge of its doctrine or
policies, but he did know that since the
Calverts founded the first Catholic colony
in America. 300 years ago, there had
been no evidence the Catholic Church
had ever tried to assert any political
power here as church.
Brown Derby Better Issue.
'It Is quite permissible, of course,
that you should vote against Gov. Smith
because you do not agree with his
political views or even because you do
not like his brown derby, but to vote
against him just because he is Cath
olic is religious intolerance. 1t is the
negation of liberty. 1t is a crime against
political freedom and crime against
yourself
II think We may safely assume that
objection to Smith on account of his
sol NIrkNn Dc NlN -G
blind prejudice, Is the result OF fear
that he might permit his religious faith
to influence in some way his oficial
acts as President.
II assert that If Smith as President
undertook to take political orders, or
even advice, from the Pope of Rome.
or from a Catholic hierarchy, or let
his religion influence his official acts
the American people would drive him
from office-and American Catholics
would help to do it.
The simple truth is that Smiths
Catholicism would no more affect the
discharge of his official duties as Presi-
Gent than would Hoover's Quakerism or
my EpiScopalianism."
AS to prohibition, Gov Ritchie said
he would not discuss 1t from the view
point of enforcement, because both cam
d1dateS for President pledge themselvs
to that. He said he would content him.
self with pointing out once more the
violation done to the fundamental
American principle of local self-gov-
ernment by the enactment of national
prohibitory legislation of this kind.
1t 1nvadeS field in which men
instinctively feel that their rights of
government are sovereign" he de-
clared. When the State tries to make
my right and my wrong your right and
your wrong, 1t violates this inalienable
sovereignty and substitutes arbitrary
government for f-government."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Mail Invitations
For Banquet To
Be Held Monday

Invitations IN attend the banquet
70 be given biz the Brownsville Real
Estate Board Monday evening iii the
new dining room or the I'll Jardin
Hotel were 10 be sent out Wednesday
to the membership Of various city
civic and social clubs and numerous
individuals who have expressed an
interest in the adoption Of a perma-
nent park system for Brownsville, &C
cording 70 Roy Sethman. chairman Of
the public relations committee Of the
board.
The banquet is being held primar-
iIy to outline tentative plans for the
adoption of such a system and some
of the most prominent advocates of
park Identification in this section of
this section of the state will address
the meeting.
Among the speakers listed on the
so far are Tom Etheridge,
San Antonio realtor; A. w. Grant,
managing editor Of the San Antonio
Express: Porter Whaley, manager OF
the San Antonio Chamber Of Com
merce: r. ID. Creager, national re-
nuhlican committeeman for Texas:
ana Burt +. Hinkley. city park COM
missioner.
tions include Chamber Of Com
merce. Rotary. Kiwanis, Lions,
and Business & Professional Wom-
ems club
Sethman, Tuesday. issued a state
ment urging al persons receiving IN
vitations to attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Instructor Paid
By Utilities For
Talks, Quiz Finds

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-tP-J.
s. Thomas, director OF extension
work at the University Of Alabama,
testified today in the Federal Trade
Commissions investigation Of power
utilities that he was paid $666 a
month from July i, 1927, to July !,
1928. BY utility interests Of the state.
and at the same time received mis-
university salary.
lie said the compensation was for
making researches in the field Of
sociology ard economies, and for
making speeches all over Alabama"
Examined by Robert f. Healy,
commission counsel. he said his au-
diences had included Rotary, XII
wants and Civilian clubs, farmers
meetings and similar gatherings.
Prior to undertaking this type Of
work, Thomas testified he had un-
dertaken public relations work sor
the utility interests for six months,
during the first part Of which he
was paid $500 a month and the last
two months Of that arrangement his
salary was set at the $685. a month
figure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
RIVER over
FLOOD STAGE
6 Foot Above at San
Benito; No Damage
Is Expected

With the Rio Grande one-half a
foot under flood stage at Brownsville
Tuesday morning, U. S. M~eteorologist
W. J.. Schnurbusch's river forecast
was for a practically stationary mark
from San Benito down during the
next ~ 20 SO hours. Thereafter the
river will begin falling moderately
fast. the forecast stated.
B~rownsville's mark Of It's was d
rise Of ST. over the previous day. San
Benito with a mark Of 1856 recorded
"a 90 foot rise. This was IS foot over
flood stage. The flood stage marks
placed some time ago are conserva-
tive. however, and no damage il ex-
pected. S~chnurbusch stated.
"A small rise also was recorded al
Mission, sending the river 10 1913.
Mission flood stage is 22 feet. Drops
were recorded at Rio Grande City.
Laredo and Eagle Pass.
Mission reported a crest OF 1916
feet at midnight.
No rains were forecasted over the
Valley though this section was partly
cloudy.
Water was going through the
Rancho Vicjo floodway two to three
feet in depth. Water also was be-
lieved TO be flowing through the
Cabras Pintas into the Arroyo del
Tigre on the Mexican side.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
NOURVALLEY

CONTINUED from page one.)
4 considerable amount Of excess
waters.
Anyway, II will be interesting K
observe the action Of the floodways
built at a cost Of about S3,500,000.
GEORGE w. THOMPSON. Ell Jar
din farmer, enjoys working in ebony
wood.
And has presented The Herald
with a very fine example Of his
handicraft.
1t is a combination paper weight
and cigar holder.
With the word Herald" worked
out in old English raised lettering
on top-side Of the paper weight
And beneath it a receptacle for the
resting cigar.
Mr.. Thompson takes a turn al
numerous other kinds of novelties
and s~pecializes in ebony walking
canes.
THE GREEN GLOBES on the
grapefruit trees of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley are beginning to de-
velop size and strength.
In another month or so the first
flush Of light color will appear.
And very soon after that picking
will start. The beautiful green will
be more beautiful with a wonderful
gold.
Tho inspectors already are on the
field. TO see that fruit is not ship
ped until the proper sugar content
has been registered. the proper de-
gree Of ~ripeness attained.
That is not a hardship for the
growers. II is q protection to the
industry.
Unsatisfactory fruit reaching the
market will do nothing but give the
Valley fruit q black eye" with the
consumer.
Let's protect the industry. II is
well worth cherishing and watching
over.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Power Dams On
Colorado Given
{. ofC.Approva

LAMPASAS, Sept. 25.-P1-When
the Heart Of Texas division Of the
West Texas Chamber Of Commerce
went on record here yesterday in
favor Of dams for power purposes on
the upper Colorado river. a definite
movement toward that goal was
made.
II the other districts Of the West
Texas Chamber follow the lead Of
the Heart Of Texas, the Samuel In
sull interests will be urged 70 enter
the field on the terms which they
have made, Homer ID. Wade. mana
ger Of the West Texas organization.
said.
Wade asserted that the Syndicate
Power company, working with In
sull, had made an offer several
months ago which the West Texas
organization, after settling the nu-
merous disputes among communities
jealous Of their water fights, had
finally accepted.
Just as the warning elements were
~appeased and the acceptance was
made, Wade said, Insult withdrew
his part Of the proposal and moth
ing has been done since that time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
WALL STREET
CLOSE STRONG


NEW YORK. Sept. 25-R-speo-
uIation for the advance was resumed
on n broad scale at the opening .
todav's stock market. New ls-S
high prices we're established 7 n -
first few minutes Of trading ~
chrysIer, Briggs Manufacturing ano
Kennecutt Copper. General Electric
and MontEomery-Wnrd each opened
a point higher and U. \. steel com
mon nnd General Motors improved
fractionalIy. Blocks cf b-OuU snaI1l
or more were quite common ln 49,
early dealings. -
Despita indications that the cur
rent months interest charges on
margin accounts will ne Che highest
In wears. and that nO easing oI
money rates is in sight. operators
for the advance conducted their oP-
erati0ns with confidence
international Combustion opened
with II block III 10000 shares INV fA
and then advanced 10 73 - Nation
al Power a Light opened with ~
block OF $500 shares at Al rs ana
then moved UP TO AZ rs and Flelscn-
mann and Public Service OF New
Jerse veach opened with blocks OF
5000 shares at IS rs and 20 ID, re-
spectively, all new high records.
Other issues to move into new hi0h
ground included Anaconda Copper,
CRANKY. Sinclair. Packard, WHY'S
Overland common, Lambert and hol-
ster Radio.
Montgomery Ward was quickly
pushed Up 8 81 points 70 257. Radio
moved up nearly 3 points and a. M-
Byers 2. Rails, which have been
tagging behind the industrials FOR
several weeks. received better sup
port early gains OF "a point OF two
being recorded by St. Louis South
western. Southern Railway, Pitts
hurgh A. West Virginia and Rock
Island.
Foreign exchanges opened steady.
The closing was steady Bear"
operators appeared less confident of
their position after the call money
rate was reduced I'D " per cent The
covering that ensued lifted active
shares generally 1 10 Y points above
their lower levels. while IA number of
specialties rose 10 their best figures
or the day. Montgomery-Ward made
q violent rebound rs IL got above 260
again. for q gain Of 12 points, while
Calumet and Arizona and "A. M. BY
ers advanced about half as much. To-
tai shares appropriated 100000
shares.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Census Is Being
Taken In Florida

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Sept.
os-lP-0ne OF the first definite
-o toward permanent rehabilita.
ton IL the storm swept area q :.
soutbeast Florida. will amount 70 1
$3.50 ~ar~ua conducted By the ked
Cross. Il has been announced. -
Mare than a week after the dis
astrous hurricane. reports Of chaos
which resulted continue e . So" fixed
~ known dead approximately $500
.-;.h fhe announcement that the ex-
srt toll never would be learned
Anuarent1v the most crying neeo
80 the survivors was an occupation
Their farms were r~uined-those N
The Lake Ockeechobee seetor-ana
those who could 20 back to work
have no seed to plant.
The Red Cross has issued orders
"a several dealers at Okeechooee
citv 70 furnish seed to the farmers
who can get to their land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Law UNABLE
TO TAKE OFF
Stinson May Come To
Matarnoros Today
On Airline

After his Ryan monoplane was un-
able to take off because Of mud At
n Brownsville municipal a~irfield
Tuesday morning in proposed fligh.
70 1ampicos Mexico, where he was
to pick up Eddie Stinson, pioneer
airmen and airplane manufacturer,
FOR q return trip TO this city, lfaj.
Bernard Law wired Stinson request
Ing that he secure transportation in
. Mexican Always plane to data
moros Tuesday afternoon.
Law announced that he would
meet Stinson in Matamoros and ac-
company him 10 Brownsville, where
he II TO officially inspect this city's
new airport.
Stif@0n had moi replied to Laws
message at noon Tuesday, but X Il
believed that he will continue his
flight IN . Mexican plane from Tam
pico 70 the border port. He was
scheduled 10 leave Valbuena Field,
Mexico City, for Tampico Tuesday
morning in a Mexican Airways plane,
where he was TO be met BY Law. ac-
cordlng TO arrangements made in a
long distance telephone onversa-
ton between the two men Monday
night.
Law was also TO make q search
of the Mexican coast line for a miss
ing Brownsville fishing party COM
posed Of Fire Chief Roy Weller,
United States Deputy Marshal Har-
rold Jefferds. ". J. Beazly, Ralph
Tucker and Nick Cavazos, who are
are believed stranded by high water
on a stretch Of Mexican coast line
approximately so miles below Wash
ington Beach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Laredo Judge Is
Puzzled BY Bond
On DefullctB Bank

LAREDO. Texas, Sept. 25.-tF-
The state Of Texas Is facing a diff
cult problem in melting out justice
10 n. 4. Dawson. convicted in dis
trict court here on charges Of IN
lawfully transporting liquor and SEN
fenced to q year in the state peni-
Tertiary.
When the defendant perfected his
appeal after the iury's verdict. he
gave a cashiers check on a bank lii
Atascosa county o. an appeal bond.
The bank since has failed, District
Attorney John "A. Walls said today.
and the check IL not collectable.
Sentenced also to serve a term In
the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, Dawson entered the institu-
ton before his conviction in state
court was affirmed.
Walls admits he Is puzzled as to
what course to pursue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
Ready to Start
Star Route Mail
Service Monday

Everett 3. Griffin Of Edinburgr
awarded contract to carry the mails
over the new star Route between
Brownsville and Mission which Is 70
w inaugurated Monday, has com
Melted trips 70 the towns on the hne
IN order to familiarize himself with
locations or postoffices, according %
announcement made BY vi. G. Den
nett, Brownsville postmaster, Tues
day. !.
aCriffin has announced that he Is
readv IL start the run Monday" Dem
ret said. "and the inauguration OF
the long sought service viii be re-
ceivcd with open arms by all towns
in the Valley"
The mail is TO be carried between
Rrownsville and Mission on a three
and one-half hour schedule instead
IF the original three-hour plan. Mall
leaving Mission at 10 8. m, VIII ar
rive ia Brownsville at 1880 p m and
mail leaving Brownsville at p m.
will arrive in Mission at $3.50 p; m
No mail vii be carried over TINS
roate on Sundays and legal holidays
il is said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
|Raskob Threat
Letter Writer
Pleads Guilty

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.-(P-
Francis c. Mooney, 81. of this city,
today pleaded guilty to six bills Of
indictment charging him with at
tempted extortion Of 100000 from
Mrs. Helen Raskob, wife Of John J.
Raskob, chairman of the National
Democratic committee.
Mooney was arrested last week aft
er detectives hired by Mr.. Raskob
traced the mar through a letter adj
dressed in care Of general delivery at
a Philadelphia postofficc.
In his letters Mooney threatened
to blow up the Raskob home at Clay
mont. Del, and inferred that the re-
cent death Of her son and an accident
70 an elevator in which Mr.. Raskob
was q passenger in a New York build
ing were preliminary steps.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
0. FUTURES
CLOSE STEADY
Days Quotations Re.
veal Drop OF Ia
To Is Points

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-(F-
The cotton market opened easy in
sympathy with relatively lower Liv-
erpool cables. First trades showed
losses Of II points on all active
months and prices eased a few
points additional after the start to
1892 for October. 1903 for Deem
Der and 1906 for January.
Selling appeared to be absorbed at
these levels and reports Of light
frost in the northern portions Of the
belt and generally low temperatures
in all sections Of the South induced
a moderate demand which carried
October to 1903 and active posi-
tions generally III 10 points above
the early lows and 20 within 2 to 3
points Of the previous close. al
the end or the first hour the market
was steady and near the tor
Demand increased 49, the morning
progressed, probably aided by fears
that the rain storms reported III
northern Mexico might work inso
Texas. October ultimately advanced
to 1926, December 1910 ard Janu-
ary 1912, or ga to 3T points above
the lows, and 10 to % points over
the previous close.
Near mid-session trading Quoted
down and the improvement met real
izing which carried October off 20
1911, December 1922 and January
1925, or Is to Is points under the
highs but still 3 to 5 points above
the previous close.
Cotton futures closed barely
steady at net decline Of Il to IS
points: