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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
FINAL
EDIT ION
I'm OUR
" VALLEY

sEvERAL MONTHS ago the city
II Brownsville bought q hook and
adder truck for the fire depart
ment.
It's q giant piece Of fire fighting
equipment. with water towers and
ther paraphernalia.
The cost Of the equipment was
5,00o, exclusive Of freight.
When the equipment came the city
1nd il had no place TO store 1t.
Placed IL temporarily in the Hink-
garage. which happened to have
hgx-that would permit the truck
some reason the truck has
H removed from the garage.
4 IL now rests in the street, at the
rity hall fire station. Covered with
tarpaulin, which is tied down with
ropes.
In the meantime the city has bor-
Fowed money with which il expects
% erect central fire station.
This station should be ready IN
vo or three months.
That truck should be under a roof,
Somewhere, even if the cost of stor-
ing it is a bit excessive. For il will
sbe but a temporary arrangement.
Nothing serious, perhaps. But it
does look little bad to a finicky
Taxpayer.
THOSE VALLEY-ITES who confer
red with Col. S. NJ. Gaines. railway
1ail superintendent in the Southwest,
( federal building Tuesday night,
Fere impressed with one thing.
That was that a supplementary ar
Engagement for transportation Of
mails in the Valley as a supplement
hry service to the present rail ser
nice, promises many intracacies.
Col. Gaines is going to have to
5Eive the detail of the thing a thor
ough study.
Every town wants the service. II
every town gets il on the exchange
sack arrangement, ii means that a
| hundred or more sacks will have TO
abe handled.
Which means that the undertaking
Twill be an expensive one.
n The demand, insofar as the public
FS concerned. seems TO be for a spe-
al truck 70 do, nothing but handle
faffs. a truck fitted up much like
railway mail car.
JEFFERSON STREET. paved to
1ts full width and q fine thorough
flare, is now open to the state high
way.
Paved under the city's fifteen mile
paving program.
Gives a new paved connection with
the state highway.
In the meantime 81. Charles street,
vest side Of the city, is "all set" for
hot stuff.
And work Of building eurbs and
putting down gravel base on Leyee
Etreet, west side, is progressing.
City also has borrowed money
Enough to connect Palm boulevard
paving between Los Ebanos and JEFF
ferson street.
And If thickly porrlsted West
IBrownsville-that section outside of
3the city proper, il annexed there
fikely will be q paving bond issue
Ito take care of its needs.
MERCEDES is engaged in a cam
baign to stop reckless driving with
IA the corporate limits.
Several arrests we're made over
The last week end for violations of
The traffic laws.
And some citizens are urging the
ity to employ traffic officers to fur
her reduce speeding.
4 Brownsville some months ago es-
ablished the boulevard system as TO
4Elizabeth and Levee streets. Traffic
rs required to come TO a dead halt
before entering those streets from
/ the cross streets.
Stop buttons have been placed at
each corner.
They force cars 70 make sharp
Continued on Page 81
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SENATORS &: YANKS a

NEW YORK, May S0.-(PD-The
Washington Senators shut out the
Yankees. to 0. in the first game of
the holiday double header here this
afternoon. Braxton pitched for
Washington against Shealy and Ur-
ban Shocker.
Score:
Washington n00 nn2 30o-5 IL q
New York - 600 600 600 2
Braxton and Ruel; Shealy, Shocker
and Grabowski.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
DENIS TO GET sEAFooD

HOUSTON. May 50.--(P)-Naticn-
al democratic party Representatives
will be given a seafood dinner on an
undetermined date by Galveston cit
izens at the Island City on one eve
ming during the convention, il was
decided at a meeting Of the arrange
ments committee Of the national
democratic convention Tuesday
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
HELEN WILLS DEFEATED

AUTEUIL, France. May 30.-CFj-
Henry Cochet of Frarce and Eileen
Bennett Of England today defeated
the American team OF Helen Wills
and Francis II. Hunter in the final
for the international hard court ten
mis- mixed doubles championship.
Scores were 3-6, 6-3. 6-3.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valleys
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursdays
nor much change I'm temperature
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
rigbt ard Thursday: not much
change in temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy TO-
night and Thursday. Light 10 mod
crate southerIy winds on the coast.
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorulcRi-
cal conditions:
High ..-..ss. 1929 u. n.s 12:35 y. u,.
Low ......-.r. 9:fS a. nn.g SOS p. rn.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
sunset TO-DAY -..-....--s.s...-~ Ts1W
Sunrise tomorrow r--.-rr.m..-.~ k.am
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TIGERS 4: INDIANS !

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May S0.-(PD-
Detroit nosed out Cleveland here to-
day in the first game Of a double
header, to 3. Detroit tied it in the
fifth and put over one in the eighth
to win.
Score:
Detroit ...... 00i 10 O10-4 IA 2
Cleveland $500 OF 600 O0O-3 6 o
Whitehill and Woodall; Miller and
l.. Sewell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
DUKE OF NEWCASTLE DIES

LONDON. May 30.-tP)-The Duke
Of Newcastle died today at the age
OF SO. The successor to the title is
his brother. Lord Henry Francis
Hope Pelham -Clintonhope whose first
wife was May Yohe, American born
actress. They were divorced in 1902.
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CINCY REDS
ADD TOLEAD
Defeat Cubs In Morn
ing Game By 6 to
0 Score

CHICAGO, May 3O.-(Rl-Cincin-
natl punched seven hits off Charlie
Root in the fourth and eighth innings
10 win the morning game OF the days
double bill from the Chicago Cubs.
to o.
The victory gave the Reds a two
game lead over the Cubs in second
place and two out Of three in the
series.
Score:
Cincinnati ..... 900 100 OILS 7 0
Chicago ... 600 900 000-0 Z 2
Rixey and Picinich; Root, Carlson
and Gonzales.
CARDS 10; BUGS
PITTSBURGH, May 3O.-CPl-St.
Louis fell on four Pirate pitchers
for Is hits and defeated the Buc-
cancers, 10 to !. in the morning game
of the Memorial Day bill here today.
Score:
st. Louis ..... O22 1Ol 31O-lO Is /
Pittsburgh ... 600 900 100 5 1
Sherdel and Wilson; Miljus, Bar
tholomew, Tauscher, Spencer and
Hemsley.
GIANTS 9; ROBINS I
BROOhL1N, N. T., May oO.-tFl-
The New York Giants defeated the
Brooklyn Robins, 9 to /, in the morn
ing game of their holiday bill, TAX
ing a lead in the first inning.
Doak. who started for the Robins.
was punished severely and McWeeny
was no better, Ehrhardt finishing.
Score:
New York ..... 200 It5 000-9 III 1
Brooklyn ...... 600 001 000-1 2 6
Faulkner and Hogan, O'Farrell; /;
Doak. McWeeny, Ehrhardt and Har-
greaves.
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GIANTS q: ROBINS 4

Doak. McWeeny, Ehrhardt and Har-
greaves.
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NAPLES. Italy, May s0.-tF-
Cardinal Ascalesi has ordered three
days Of special prayer throughout
the archdiocese for the rescue of
General umberto Mobile and hiR
crew Of the missing dirigible Italia.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-28

educated from the primary grades TO the grad
uaton from college
He is a director of the State Good Roads
Association and favors the present State Road
Program He is AN enthusiastic advocate OF
an East and West paved highway across the
State, which will shorten the distance and link
the two great sections of our wonderful State
together, in Il more easily accessible manner,
thus bcncftting the State as whole. He fav-
ors well constructed Farm to Market Roads
He believes Road Money should be spent for
Roads
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-28

farmer he has been a sue
cessful business man and
a successful public officer.
He is a man of honesty,
dignity and courage. He
favors cooperation with
State Officers, and believes in
the coordination of all branches
of the State Government i'm the
administration of the State Is
business in an orderly and busL
ness like manner.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-28

Ell. French was born and reared
on farm in Indiana, and educated
in the common schools and at Moore's
Hill College. He was teacher and
farmer in Kansas where he and Mrs.
French were married.
In 1896 he moved to Clark Coun.
ty, Washington, where he has been
continuously engaged in farming and
fruit packing.
He has always been a Republi.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-28

Having been successful farmer,
he knows their problems and believes
in the prosperity of every farmer in
the state. He is constructions and
stands for a fair and impartial adj
ministration of state laws enacted to
protect working men and women of
the State. He believes the State Gov
eminent, where possible, should buy
home products.
In addition to being a successful
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-28

Not only is French successful business
man, but he is also an Idcalist. He has seen
the State of Washington grow from Il small
he has played great part in the development
of the Northwest He is active in public af-
fairs whether in office or out and has the
vision of II greater and better State of Wash.
ington.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-06-28

French stands squarely up
Oh the Republican platform; he
believes in free public education
for all children, rich or poor he
believes that every child should
have the opportunity of being
Evening star., 1928-12-16

ward, carrying his heavy burden. II
now that he has so nearly reached his
goal, help is refused him, the only solu-
tion an sight Is an orphanage for the
chiltAen.
Just sl2 weekly or 1924 for the year
will enable him to carry on.
Opportunity No. IL.
At night after the four little boys and
girls are abed. a young colored mother
sits before her cheerful FIRE and while
keeping her hands busy with the mend
ing for which the kindly neighbors pay
her. thinks back over the time a few
months before when she lived her days
in terror and went to bed each night
praying for protection against hus-
band half crazed by drink. She renem-
bers the suffering of the thinly clad.
shivering little children through those
days Of cold, hunger and privation spent
In a lonely little shanty and blesses
those. who have aided her SO wonder
fully, who have given her hope and the
courage to seek and find part-time work
through their sympathy and under
standing. Then she reflects happily on
the daily progress of the children at
school and is glad because they take SO
much interest In everything connected
with their Sunday school.
Can we after salvaging another home
from disaster, thrust grateful mother
and her four children back into their
old, sordid existence, when $11 week
or $572 for the year will continue the
good already accomplished? IL
Opportunity No. IL.
Left by her bigamist husband face to
face with the problem presented by her
eight small children, colored mother
has not allowed herself to become en-
bittered. Although me-making is of
necessity her sole profession, she has
ing George. John, Billy, Jane and Annie
all go of to school eagerly, faces shining
and their clothing spotlessly clean.
Teddy, Joe and Margaret, the little
ones, play contentedly among them
selves all day. The mother trusts that
those who have made this possible will
not deny her help when the cl1Idren's
whole future depends upon the continu-
alton OF their happy home life. X
The $26 which is needed weekly Cor
1882 for the year, will prove sound
investment.
Opportunity No. 13.
A broken home. For not only has the
ldIIlcT TOTALLY IOTSOtCen MS RESPONSE
bility to his family and the mother been
forced to shoulder the burden, but find-
ing her salary by far too small to meet
the demands of family of five, she has
been forced to part temporarily with
two OF her children. When she thinks
Of her children growing up without the
guidance of mothers love she feels
that at all costs she must have them
with her again. With Christmas ap-
preaching she can think OF nothing
which would cause her more rejoicing.
And $24 a week, or $1,248 for the year
will reunite che home and allow the
mother to devote her entire time to her
children.
Opportunity No. IL.
For many years this couple lived hap
PLY together. They have no children
and no. near relatives. The old man,
who is quite vigorous, would gladly con-
tinue to support his wife, but jobs for
the aged are few, and besides he is
nearly blind. The wife seems very frail
to have stood the wear and tear of IS
years. but though her flesh Is weak her
spirit is not. She insists on keeping
house as best she can, watched over and
Evening star., 1928-12-16
INAUGURAL GROUP
MEETS TOMORROW
Planning for March 4 Cele.
bration to Get impetus
This Week.

Following a meeting tomorrow after
noon at the willard Hotel Of the gen.
eral inaugural committee, of which
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, 3rd, Is chair
man, the actual work of planning an
appropriate celebration In honor of
Herbert Hoover's induction into the
Presidency will be In full swing. From
then on the details incident to this
forthcoming big event viii take on
definite shape.
Preparatory to this meeting, Col.
Grant has been engaged in perfecting
the organization work, appointing OH
GERS of the committee chairmen of sub
committees and committee members,
all of whom are to assist in making
the celebration March 4 a memorable
one
Will Confer Daily.
Commencing tomorrow, headquarters
of the inaugural committee In the
Gridiron room of the Willard Hotel will
take on busy aspect. 1t will be at
those headquarters that all the, work
in connection with the inaugural plans
viii be transacted and where officers
and committee members will confer
daily.
There are several important commit
tee chairmanships yet to be filled by
Col. Grant. He said last night that
he hopes to be In a position to an
nounce these appointments along with
the remainder of the personnel of the
general committee at Mondays, meet
ing. The committee chairmen already
appointed reported to Col. Grant yes
terday that they have made progress
in outlining the activities of their re-
Spective committees and have obtained
from him his approval of their re-
spective subcommittee personnel
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Republic
can national committeewoman for the
District of Columbia, chairman of the
subcommittee on hospitality and hous-
ing. announced last night appointment
of M. w. Pickering, in charge of the
majority room. House of Representa-
tives, as chairman of subcommittee
on reservations for Senator's and men,
bers of the House. MIR. Pickering has
reported that through members Of
Congress-. he has received inquiries con-
corning accommodations for persons
desiring to visit Washington during the
inauguration period.
Ready for Inquiries.
Mrs. Speel announced further that
members of her committee will be in
attendance daily at the inaugural
headquarters from January s. until in
auguration day, and suggested for the
benefit Of the public that all inquiries
relative to accommodations should be
addressed to her at the inaugural COM
mittee headquarters. willard Hotel.
1t has been decided by Mrs. Speel
not to tolerate profiteering and not to
consider any quarters for which an
unreasonable price is being asked dur
ing the inauguration period.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
STA LIQUOR ARRESTS
HERE n PAST WEEK
List Led by Drinkers, With 261
Sale, Possession and Hauling
-
Cases, Total 103.

: Arrests the past week for ofrenses
growing out of the sale, transportation
and consumption of intoxicants totaled
374, drinkers leading the list with 261
There we're 103 arrests for sale possess
sion and transportation of intoxicants,
S for driving while intoxicated for
drinking in public and for manufac-
turing moonshine products.
Rum runners and bootleggers are sit
ting tight, according to members of po-
lice rum squads, and more than an
ordinary amount of trouble is expert
enced in efforts to locate them. 1t is
believed that shipments over the roads
from nearby States have decreased the
past month, due to the fact that run
ners fear being caught in the net set
for the holiday season.
Seizures of intoxicants during the
week included 1902 quarts of whisky,
27 quarts of gin, Is gallons and % bot
ties of beer, of rum and many gallons
of mash. Police also seized 81 quarts
Of alcohol.
Seven automobiles and bicycle were
seized in connection with police efforts
to enforce the Volstead act.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
AUTOMATIC S O S SENDER
DEMONSTRATED HERE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An automatic radio transmitter, "
that could send an S o S and perhaps
save the lives of amateur aviators or
navigators in accidents at sea, was dem
onstrated at the Navy Department yes
terday by its inventor, Lieut.. Pedro c.
Andux of the Cuban Navy and his
backer, S. Geerkin of Havana.
The l5-pound instrument can be set
with latitude and longitude indications
and be automatically released to signal
these, together with an S o S call, by the
mere throwing of a switch. Navy De-
partment off1cials saio yesterday that
it might have great value for an air
pilot who is not radio operator or for
small pleasure or merchant craft that
do not have a radio operator aboard.
British commercial vessels, they
stated, now are trying an automatic
radio alarm device, but none has been
installed on an American vessel.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

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Evening star., 1928-12-16
$16S,200 Left by Murray.

Charles C. Murray, who died Novem-
ber 80, owned real estate valued at
$l02, 300 according to the petition for
the probate of his will. He also left
cash and securities estimated at $685.
800. Mr.. Murray Is survived by his
widow, Ella j. Murray. and four chill
dren. Attorney I. II. Linton represents
the estate
Evening star., 1928-12-16

helped by her devoted husband. 1t
would be cruel to separate them.
It takes only $16 a week. or 1892 a
year, to keep this couple happy for an
0thr II months
Evening star., 1928-05-02

lect his bounty. The minister keeps
faith with his erStwhile schoolmates
and befriends them, only to be betrayed
and murdered by the avid one. Mourn
ing over the body of the victim, Omar
launches into soliloquy as the cur
tain falls.
Denis e. Connell not only plays the
role of Omar but also is responsible
for the direction of the play. ConSid-
erable credit is due to Maurice Jarvis
and Leslie Waudby, who essay the roles
of Omar's friends, and to Theodore
Hardy. who plays the Shah. MAUD
Howell Smith. playing the part OF the
wiley Pompadour Of the Persian court,
is up to her usual standard.
Others in the cast are, Dorothy A.
Lawrence, Paul H. w Hunter, J. Mar
tin Scranage, James Otis Porter. Law
renee Zavell. Harold Allen. Edward E,
Muth, Keith Schwinley. John Wolfe.
William A. Sweet. Anne Ives, Edna Ell
lis Hilton, MajorieS Lowe, Frances Cute
liuS. Frank Kemon. Donald 1mrie, l.. II.
Rider and c. II. Pierce.
The court dance spectacle proved so
popular that a complete encore was
given Under the direction of Caroline
Mckinley, the danSeuseS were Jean
ArendeS. Margaret Bum. Alice Callan,
Mary Galloway. Martha Fisher. Isabel
Flippin, Judy Lyeth. Dorothy Parsons,
Ruth Shoemaker and Jane Wyckoff.
The music incidental 70 the play was
given by the Arts Club Ensemble. made
Evening star., 1928-05-02
ADJUSTMENTS

The Arts Clubs presentation of
Gideon A. Lyons play, THE Pastime of
Eternity" was enthusiastically received
by large audience at the Wardman
Park Theater last night Not content
with applauding the players through
many curtain calls. the audience called
FOR the author after the second act
The play sets forth a tale entwined
about the life Of Omar Khayyam and
at frequent periods the Persian sage
is given an opportunity TO spout his
words of wisdom. To all who can take
their Omar or leave 1t alone, the work
must appeal ON its dramatic merits, and
Judged from such view. 1t is, all told
a pleasing piece But to those Omar
struck individuals who are sent into
ecstasy by the clever phrases OF the
verSemonger Of iran, the play will I'M
doubtedly be sheer delight
In the first act Omar is shown as
youth. He enters into solemn pact
with two SchoolmateS under the terms
of which all three are to meet 20 years
later and share III what good fortune
into which any one OF them has come.
Twenty years finds one of OmarS
friends minister Of state to His Majesty.
the Shah, and the other avid to col
Evening star., 1928-05-02
MCGREW TO BE CALLED
ON COAL FIGHT CHARGES
District Attorney 70 Probe Al
legged Jury Fixing-Labor
Leaders Reply.
81 the Assoe. 49, Press.

RI tAe Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. May Lewis
AcGrew. editor OF the Labor World.
who alleged In testimony before the
Senate coal inquiry committee that Don
Rose, counsel for the Pittsburgh Coal
Co, had fixed" juries. viii be sum
mone0 70 explain the charges, District
Attorney Samuel Fl. Gardner announced
yesterday.
= cannot say what viii follow. but I
vii summon McGrew 10 learn whether
he has evidence TO sunstantiate his
charges" Gardner said.
Joseph H Yitchestaln. editor of the
National Labor Tribune. and John
Ey0pEy, chairman OF the "Save-the-
onion committee. yesterday denied
charges concerning them made by Nc
Grew in his testimony. McGrew restiTied
Vstchesfain, acting as an agent for the
Pittsburgh Coal Co. met Brophy in a
hotel and gave him a roll OF money"
Evening star., 1928-05-02
MOVIE TOFEATURE
NATIONS CAPITAL
Paramount Combine Pro.
poses to Film Production in
Vicinity of Washington.

Announcement that at least one of
the "a feature pictures TO be produced
by the Paramount-F t-Famous-Las&y Co.
during the coming year will be filmed
IN the vicinity of Washington was made
by Jesse L. LaSky. vice president In
charge Of production at the eastern
sales convention of the organization IN
the Carlton Hotel today.
The play in question is TO be called
''The First kiss and will be a film
version Of the Saturday Evening Post
story -Four Brothers" by Tristan
Tupper. A production unit" Of about
50 movie people. including Roland Y,
Lee, director and Fay Wray and Gary
Cooper co-StarS Of the picture viii
srrive in washington on the Scvcn~
tecnth of this month and remain here
about three weeks. it was stated.
Washington to BE Headquarters.
Washington was selected as head
quarters for the production because
Of its accessibility to the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, where the scene Of the
play is laid. The actual filming Will
BE- made al St Martins, Md
The 600 SaleSmen from the Eastern
section of the United States and the
Paramount foreign staff at the con-
vention went into executive session this
morning 10 hear S. r. Kent, general
manager Of the Paramount Famous
IaSky Co. outline a new sales plan
to be used in marketing the releases
Of the coming year,
Marketing of Films Topic
This afternoon John D. Clark. George
J. Schaefer and John A. Hammell. III
yisional sales managers. Will further
explain methods Of marketing films,
Tonight the statesmen will have a BAN
ouet in the Carlton, at which Otto
Kahn, Sir William WiSeman. Ad0lph
Zukor and other officials of the COM
rany and a number of government off,
cials are scheduled to speak.
Evening star., 1928-05-02

Senate calendar this session was placed
on the preferred list yesterday by the
Republican steering committee.
The bill Is one by Senator Jones, Re-
publican, Of Washington TO increase the
penalties for criminal violations Of the
prohibition law, making the maximum
penalty a fine Of $4,000 or five years
Evening star., 1928-05-02
Frederick II. Gee Dies.

LOS ANGELES, May ? Gp9.-Freder-
lex H. Gee, r. retired Syracuse, n. Y
newspaper publisher. died here last
night after q short illness In a hospi-
tai he and Mrs. Gee came here from
the East six weeks ago Mr. Gee had
been IN the newspaper profession in
Syracuse as editor and publisher. for
half a century.