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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-18

Smart. warm and practical
for sports and school wear.
Nicely made of suede finished
fabrics and corduroy. in plain
colors-and Of Leopard cloth.
Sizes IL to Is years.
Kann's--Second Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-18
Assigned Active Duty.

Capt. Walter B. Clausen. Military In
teIigence Reserves, OF Los Angeles, has
been assigned TO active duty in train
ing with the War Department general
stan for six months. He has been as
signed TO special duty In the press bu-
reau OF the Military Intelligence Diu-
sion at the War Department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

man yelled at her.
They got In their a and started
for Canton, where they lived until
they moved to Lorain on October p.
On the long trip Mrs Heldman told
her husband Fearn had pursued her
and made her life n shell on EARTH"
She said that she had resolved TO
revenge herself at any cost. On the
night OF December .. four days be-
fore the staying. she went to Canton
10 visit q sister and there awaited
her chance. The miment camee, she
told Heldmsn. when she found Fearn
nj home She called him 20 the door
and emptied the contents OF an auto
matte into his body. Then she caught
a bus into the city, and went TO Ak
ron. wher eshe remained overnight.
ron, where she remained overnight.
ibbon clerk. who had beer out Of
high school just q little more than
two years, repeated the story over
and over again while her husband
hurried on to Canton to surrender
her TO Sheriff Gibson.
Then as they neared the city, ap-
parently from the same black bag
that she carried 70 the rearn home
she drew an automatic and fired one
shot into her body. II was the same
u that had taken the life Of the
coal operator.
Mrs. Heldman's death probably
averted an arrest. for Sheriff Gibson
later revealed that he had learned
OF her relations with Fearn and had
planned to &C to Lorain to question
her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
Consumption of
Cotton Declines,
u. s. Bureau Finds

WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-P)-The
census bureau announced today that
cotton consumed during November
totaled eio.ss4 bales Of lint and e5,-
$50 bales Of linters compared with
G1S,7sS bales Of lint and 1908 bales
If linters in October and 616.742
bales Of lint and 63,93S bales OF
l~irters in November last year.
Cotton on Nov. so was held ss
follows:
In consuming establishments l.
566,S7s bales OF lint and 131.tel bales
Of linters. compared with 1.i94. 96l
Of lint and 1e9,047 of linters Oct. 81
this year and 1,551.776 Of lint and
1T2,077 of linters on Nov. 80 las,
year.
In public storage and AZ com.
presses 5.252,s43 bales Of lint and
5i,706 bales OF linters compared with
4.e35.9sl Of lint and 1888 Of linters
On Oct. 81 this year and 5,973.95s OF
lint and $685. Of linters on Nov. 80
last wear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
RESIGNATION
ERESENTED
Demand Chief Not Be
Goat In Rothstein
Death

NEW YORK, Dee. 14.-Pt-A dec
laration by political opponents that
public opinion would not 6e salts
fled by making Police Commissioner
Warren the "scapegoat" Of the Roth
stein investigation confronted Mayor
Walker today.
The communication, signed joint
" By George U. Harvey, republican
president-elect OF Queens Borough,
and Norman Thomas, chairman of
the public affairs committee Of the
socialist party, suggested the mayor
personally sit as q committing mag
istrate to conduct q thorough inves-
tigation into the case.
Warren sent his resignation TO the
mayor yesterday with the request it
be made effective not later than
Dec. 81. The mayor has rendered
the post to Grover Whalen. general
manager of the Wanamaker stores
and chairman Of the mayors recep-
ton committee.
The Hsrvey-Thomas letter called
20 the mayors attention that New
York is filled with talk to the effect
that members of both the police de-
partment and the district attorneys
office are far more anxious 10 cover
up the facts Of Rothstein's death
than to reveal them.
"As you well know IL has been
publicly and repeatedly charged,
among other things, that Rothstain
was a generous supporter OF your
political organization and a 'fixer'
for the police department"
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BOLIVIAN TO

CONTINUED from page one.l
ing for Cancellation have been heart
ened by the trend OF affairs, esps-
cially by the news that Argentina
had no objection to efforts by the
Psn-American conference on concil-
iation and arbitration meeting hers
TO bring about a solution Of the
trouble.
Argentine was the only one Of the
American republics not represented
AZ the convention. A Bolivian-Para-
guayan commission is meeting IN
Buenos Aires to discuss boundary
claims. These facts have caused the
conference to proceed carefully. IL
being felt that Argentina might
think she rad priority in mediation
efforts.
Even before the sessions opened.
q special international committee in
tended to solve the row was in the
process Of formation. This commit
tee did little until il learned Argen-
tina's attitude and then began pro-
tracted deliberations that are con-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
for : settlement q the quarrel.

for q settlement Of the quarrel.
Not NIL the news reaching the con-
ference yesterday was favorable W
peace. Almost coincident with Ar
gentina's communication, the Para
guayan charge d'affaIres transmitted
a note TO the state department nm
which Ne said there seemed danger
OF Imminent war.
The note said that the ParaTuayan
government had been Informed rat
Bolivia was concentrating troops
and war materials on the frontier.
II was declared tia. this enhanced
the prospect OF an armed conflict
because Paraguay kept a relatively
strong garrison in the neighborhood.
IN turn, the Bolivian legation said
II had no knowledge OF the concsn-
t~ration. declaring instead that i'd
vices from In Par were NO mobil-
ization Of reserves had taken place.
Diez De Medina. the Bolivian minis
ter. explained. however. that there
might be anxiety in Bolivia to have
achievements near the border be-
cause OF the clash there last week
between Bolivian and Paraguayan
troops.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
SEVENTY
DOCSTORACE
Final Touches Being
Put on Track For
Opening Day

Seventy-one dogs, representing
some Of the finest kennels in the
country, are carded for the opening
races st the Santa Cruz Kennel club
Saturday night.
There are To be nine events on the
Inaugural program which is to usher
in the winter racing season st the
dog track recently constructed be-
tween Santa Cruz and Mstamorcs,
Mexico.
Tracks which will carry the cleo
trio rabbit carrier" were being laid
Friday in order that the work might
BE- finished or schedule, and q corps
Of workmen will stay 81 the ies
throughout Friday night.
Every preparation that eould he
designed 10 mako the opening night
y success was being carried out BY
tho management.
The dogs which are esrded = per
form ar. in the finest condition.
They hay. been in the clubs ken
nell for the rsst month or LONGER
and have bscor. scclimated r. the
climate Of the Rio Grsnde Valley.
Trainers have beer constantly on
the Job and hsve rut their chsrges
IN first class shape.
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CONTINUED from . ons.l
iere now and q third is attending
school at Harrington. Corns has built
\ model farm home and kept apace
with modern farm machinery. etc.
al on his income from the 30 acrsf.
One son. Joseph. Is a graduate 81
a. e. NJ. and is nov stationed -
Mission doing government fruit
work. The second son. Isaac, is q
freshman az A. & NJ. and the third.
Robert. is attending school in Hsr-
linFen.
Corns is - leave tonight for DIAL
las to attend a banquet - be given
Monday night for Texas Master Far
mers by the Progressive Farmer and
A. e. ". college.
Last year NJ. r. Orr Of Los Fres-
nos was named among the first 10
Master Farmers by the farm publica-
ton.
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BODY Was
Continued from page cre.>

Continued from page ore.)
initials were w. r., but that the "T"
was for Taylor and not Tenn
Later, Adams met Mathews az u
downtown street intersection in the
busy forenoon. Mathews told him,
Adams and Ramsey testified, you're
not going to get a dollar Of that
money, and II you don't leave town
Tn going to get a gun and blow
your head off,
Mathews then stepped back and
put his hands in his coat pockets, IL
was asserted. w~hereupon Adams, who
said he thought his "life was in dan
GER jerked a pistol from his pocket
and shot Mathews.
The banker turned and fled. and
Adams pursued him. firing three
shots into Mathews body ~ the lat
ter lay face down on q sidewalk, wit
nesses testified.
tinuing.
Result Of these sessions has not
yet been made public. IL being an
nounced only that it was decided {,
recommend that the conference call
on countries participating in tie
meeting to use their moral influence
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CONTINUED from page one.l
O. Heldman. a furnace salesman. was
en- route with her from their home
al Lorain TO the office OF Sheriff Ed
ward Gibson here when she took her
life. She had confessed everything
to her husband had agreed to sur
render.
Chance revealed her Illicit SC
qusintainceship with Fearn during
the last few months. Heldman pick
ed from a waste basket in their
home yesterday a crumpled suicide
note she had written several days
ago, sren discarded. Confronted with
ITS contents she admitted she was
the comely young slayer for
whom a wide search was being made.
Put on your het and coat" Held
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Would Change State Law
To Raise Tax Valuations

AUSTIN. Dee. 14-R-Chanaes
ed to eliminate many existing de-
fects and increase taxable values
on the assessment rolls by several
million dollars, are advocated by
8. X. Terrell. state comptroller, in
his annual report TO the governor.
He proposes a corps of expert
appraisers for handling the diff
cult assessments of oil and mineral
properties and of the industries
exploiting these products.
The matter Of equalizing prop
erty values has been n Of the
constant perplexing questions OF
our complicated system of taxa
ton. and our various boards of
I spuslization are in continuous
Bnflict with the tsx-psying pub
he" he said.
"As a striking example of the
existins inequalities in values. I
direct attention 10 the fact that at
the time the present law governing
the method OF assessments was
passed. the best improved farm
land in the state could doubtless
hsve been bought at from SIS 10
S25 per acre. Then he vast ter
ritory OF west Texas was state
land. subsequently sold By the
state for So 70 81 per ccre. Large
areas of these lards are no more
productive than 40 years ago. The
many changing conditions have 90
u~nstahilired the CAPABILITIES %
properly fixing values. that I hSv'
reached the conclusion. after q
careful study Of tie situation.
that the only just and equitable
solution Of the problem is 70
amend the law prescribing the
basis Of value by striking out the
sale value provision and making
the productive value the basis for
purposes ~ taxation"
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And the B~rosdway underworld msy
be even more pleased with the al.
rests than the police. For there
may be some tip-off to an official
raid. But never to the unexpected
visitation OF the high-jsckers.
In the wake Of the cxtrs-mural
high schcol. activities az . small New
Jersey town lies Harold Johnson.
dead; Joseph ~Farriuggio. a father OF
10. in Jail. Iarianns, his daughter,
only 1s-but dishonored. and his
wife. IN a collapse. with doctors fear
iur for her life and that Of her IN
horn baby. The town Is rem asunder.
The outcome is p~roblematic.
But whether the old man Fsrriug-
gio. whose overwhelming sense OF
S%ieilian honor drove him to shoot the
boy. said 70 BE lover of his daughter,
is freed or imprisoned. tragedy will
stalk over two families forever-ail
because If too ardent pe.ting which
seems TO have become the vogue.
even among youngsters st a high
school.
In another instance Of too ardent
wooin=, too soon, Beatrice Tito. Is
Of The Bronx. settled the score her
self. Although married. she shot 2
former lover who, she says, had
aimed her. The man happened TO be
81. married. with n family. Blu.
Beatrice was about 70 become a
mother; had q keen of shame
and tried 10 balm it-with q bullet.
Now she faces more serious trouble
And 90 il goes. II tbs SHOOTING
ieens NJ. perhaps there will he some
modification of the old line.
"Youth must have its fling
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IN OUR VALLEY

Continued on page fifteen.)
papermen themselves to keep up with
them.
TWO DAYS Of blessed sunshine in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Both Of which were quite welcome,
and growers hope that the condition
will continue, for two or three weeks
81 least.
Wet fields have made impossible
the gathering of maturing cabbage
and other items, although there have
been some less than carload ship
ments that are satisfactory.
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Woman Held in
Hit, Run Case Is
Freed on Bond

Mrs. n. 7. Walsh Of Stuttgart.
Ark. charged with having Failed
n stop ard render aid In connec-
r.cticn with the fatal accident ~
fsth and Madison streets Tuesday
night IN which Jusr Gonzales lost
ri. life. v-ss released On $1,000 bond
shortly after noon FRIDAY.
bond was act Nv Justice ~ the
Peace Fred kow.iski following a
preliminary hearing Thursday aft
moor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
BOY KILLER SANE;
MORALLY INFERIOR

STANTON. Mich, Dec. 14.-Pl-
A report of three alienists that jim
NY Deacon is sane. although intel
l~ectrally and morally inferior" has
brought the 15-year-old boy face 10
face with a life prison term for slay-
ing Miss Flossie Carter, Sheridan
school teacher.
The boy confessed beating to death
and attacking the 27-year-old teacher
because she slapped him for throw
ing paper wsds three years ago.
Deacon will he arraigned Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
SAYS SLAYER MADE THREATS

BURNETT. ex. Dec. 14.-fT'-Mrs.
Willie Peters and two other wit
nssses testified in Walter Klein's
murder trial today that they heard
him say Just before Deputy Sheriff
william Pare II fredericksburg ives
fatally shot that h. Klein. would
kill anybody who tries "a search nv
car" Pspe was shot ~ = dance hall
nesr Fredericksburg last April, and
the case was brought here on q
change OF venue.
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" <
CLERK SHOT IN HEAD
IN PAYROLL HOLDUP

sPAETANBURG. S. C.. Dec. IA
F)-Esrls Bslu. 50. payroll clerk Of
the Drsyton Mills. IVES shot in the
head and probably fatally wounded
today when two men attempted 10
hold him up and seize the payroll
of the mill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

To San Antonio--Mrs. w. =. West
OF this city Is leaving this afternoon
for San Antonio. She intends to
stay there over Saturday and Sun
day. and Il arrive back here Monday
morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14

Church Bazaar-The bazaar given
~ the Catholic church. and located
in the Maltby building at Twelfth
and Leree streets will end Saturday
night. The bazaar was originally in
tended TO last only one week. but
was extended because ~ the incle-
nent weather ~ that time. Dinners
and suppers, composed of Mexican
dishes. will be served there today
and tomorrow.
Leaving BrownsviIle--Judre J. c.
Hutchinson who has been holding fed
eral court here for the past week
will leave Friday for his home in
Houston.
Work on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
work on the new building at Eighth
and Elizabeth streets which will
house the Piggly-Wigrly store is
rapidly being completed. This build
ing is to be Of one-story with a
foundation capable of supporting
two addition stories. which II u
planned 20 later add and use as a
hotel.
May Locate Here-Mr. and Mrs.
W. VI. Plumer Of Cleveland, Miss.
arrived in Brownsville yesterday for
a few days visit. Mr.. Plumer Is in
terested IN cafeteriss and may oren
one here If he finds a suitable To-
cation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
QUICK o FRrTTFRs

Ssosodrif I. a Tssfboonfd Sab . Fev Grsis Pssps
= CEtfHb CANNED or u leftover Cresrped Corn . . Ery
y Tea5poontnd Baking Soda . s5ld Dig H-ad crzmH
Beat the eggs. add the corn, the scascningS te soda
dissolved In 4 few drops of warm wafer and dry bread
crumbs Ia sufficient quantity CO make the mixture barely
hold its shape when dropped from die dip OF o spoon.
on Q hot griddIe or hyingPan, vel with Snowddff
and drop the mixture onto IL by generous teasPoonfuia
Ium when Drowned ON ons side, 10 cook on the Other
dEzin On oumpled pspe3 aod serse - oncex :
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pave
IN RIVERSIDE
Connections Will Be
Made With Paving
On St. Charles

Paving Of approximately five
blocks on Riverside Drive running
through the center vi Riverside Park
addition 70 Brownsville, was com
p.eted by the developers, the Foster
Noothart Co, this week.
The paving extends from the Mis-
souri, Pacific right-of-way south
through the addition. Connection
gill he made over West Eighth
street with the ST. Charles street
pavement nea the Fitch apartments.
The two blocks from st. Charles
south on West Eighth to the Mis-
souri, Pacific right-of-way will be
paved, connecting with the Riverside
Drive.
All drives through the new add.
ton have been graded and several
graveled. Paving work on Riverside
Drive vs done by the Chaplin Paw
ing company.
The new addition contains 1870
lots. which have been placed On the
market by the developers, all lots
being oversize" ranging from $500
square feet 70 5000 and 1000 square
feet, according to the locations. The
curving drives and parks are well
arranged for both Identification and
convenience.
Work on the tract was started Iast
fall, and 1t has been developed into
enc OF the most beautiful residential
locations in the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-09
Finnish Finance
Head Comes Here

HELSINGFoRS. Finland. CP-
Risto Ryti, chairman of the Bank
Of Finland. and known as the mus
solini Of Finnish finance" soon will
visit the United States.
He plans to negotiate with Amer
lean bankers for a bond loan Of
10000 900 Finnish -iarkka, or about
s7,500.000. to be used by the city
Of Helsingfors for the purchase Of
land. He also will discuss the pro-
posed loan Of 400. 900. 900 markka. or
$4,000, 000. BY the Residential Mort
gage bank recently authorized BY
the Finnish government.
Ryti was born in 1889 in the par
ish of Huittinen. uassed his law ex-
aminations in 1909 md won his doc
tors degree In 1914. After 10 wears
as an advocate in Raumo ard Hell
sinzfors and a director OF the Fin
nish Transoceanic Trading company,
he was elected minister of finance,
serving three years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-09

challenge Jesus broke the solemn
silence he had maintained up TO this
point, and answered, II AM; and We
shall see the Son of man sitting
on the right hand Of power, and
coming in the clouds of heaven"
This quickly brought down upon him
the charge or blasphemy az they spat
upon him. Knocked and beat him on
their way to turn him over TO the
Roman authorities for execution of
their sentence.
Christ Before Plate
After the two ecclesiastical trials
before Annas and Caiaphas. there
followed three civil trials before
Pontius Plate, King Herod, and
again before PLATE. Plate tried
desperately to avoid passing judg-
ment upon Jesus. He protested, 81
find in him no fault" he tried 10
shift the responsibility BY sending
him 10 Herod when nc heard Jesus
was from Galilee; he again pleaded
Jesus faultlessness, quoting also
Herod to the same effect; he tried
the ~expedient Of offering the mob
TIE alternative OF his releasing 70
them either Barabbas. a bandit and
murderer. or the faultless Galilean,
but the crowd failed him in his
scheme and demanded Barabbas' re-
lease and Jesus crlcifixion.
A Judge lmpanels n Mob as a Jury
Then follows the most tragic
fiasco In I'LL the history Of iuris
prudence when n Judge clothed with
the power and dignity Of Roman Law
impsnels a bloodthirsty mob as his
Jury and asks them, Come. what
will We then that ! shall do unto
Him who ye call the King OF the
Jews?" And when they gave him
their verdict, Cruelty Him" he
willing 20 content the people. re-
leased Barabbas unto them. and de-
livered Jesus. when re had scourg-
ed him. TO be crucified." Then the
poor coward. who was guilty Of this
gross miscarriage Of justice, at
tempted 10 vindicate himself as "He
took water and washed the hands
before the multitude. saying. / am
innocent Of the blood of this just
person, see We TO -"
Let time take care OF Pontius
Plate. 1t Is ours to answer the
same incscapahle question, what
shall ! do with Jesus?'
(The international Uniform Les
son for June 10 is Mark. l4:43, Is:
Is; the subject being "The Arrest
and Trial" and the Golden Text,
Isaiah. 1913. "He was despised and
rejected Of men,
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ONE ALLEGED
Continued from nar. one

Continued from pave one)
ine. also fired at the fleeing snug
gler, who escaped In a hail OF bull
lets.
Harrell then turned his attention
to Johnson and ascertained that the
third shot fired ~ the smurzler had
proved fatal. The smuggler. shot
through the body, died a few min
utes later. and the body was brought
TO Brownsville Saturday morning.
The body of the slain officer was
taken 70 Harrington.
The smuggler fired with great
rapidly. and Johnson had been
struck by two bullets before he got
his rifle into action. the fatal bull
let being fired almost simultaneous
~ with the third shot from the
smuEgler.
Harrell, struck BY the horse rid
den by the other smuggler and lam
med against the building. was mo.
m%entarily dazed. but continued "a
support the body of his comrade
while firing upon the fugitive.
Posses Of officers from Cameron,
Hidlago and WilIacy counties were
securing the brushlands along thu
river throughout the morning. and
ire search will not be abandonej
until they are assured the fugitive
escaped across the stream.
The slain officer is a son Of Rob.
ert Johnson. chief Of police Al Har-
lInEen, and rs survived BY his widow
ana n child. He had served Al
deputy sheriff two years, and has
been very active in suppressing boot
Logging and liquor smuggling along
the lower border He had resided
IN the Valley nine years, serving ~
q peace officer most OF that time,
ne served an a constable In the Har.
lingen precinct, and later became !
member of the Harrington police
force. receiving a commission AZ
deputy sheriff about two years arc,
Arrangements for the funeral mad
not been concluded AZ noon Satur-
day, but announcement was made
that the services would be held
either Saturday or Sunday. The en-
tire sheriff's department and all
county officials will attend in a
body.
Roy Harrell, one Of the border ~
troll officers engaged in the battle,
shot and killed Guadalupe Garcia
IN a similar battle near Santa Maria
several months ago. Garcia, who
was charged with Staying of Jesse
Billings, La Feria constable, hac
escaped from the Cameron county
jail, and when Harrell endeavorcd
70 place him under arrest opened
fire on the officer.
Only a few yards separated the
smugglers from the officers when
the latter ordered them 10 halt and
the smugglers opened fire. II Il be-
iIeved that the first bullet thu,
struck Johnson passed through his
arm, ~ ne returned the fire of the
smugglers before being shot down.
The smuggler who succeeded in
making his escape was recognized by
the officers who state that he re-
sided on the American side near the
Rio Grande.