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-definitely accounted for.
and most Of the lifeboats had
been picked up.
One man taken from the water BY
the steamer Berlin told of seeing a
woman with child in her arms
floating near him. Search was begun
for them and lookout was kept for
others who had found no room in the
boats or who had been washed from
the RATS.
The dead man, unidentified in first
reports, was found By the battleship
Wyoming, lying on the raft where ha
had died Of exposure.
The rescue began before dawn. the
ships that had turned from their
paths on their errand OF mercy beint
led to the life boats by flares sent up
~ the chilled persons who all night
long had tossed on angry waves left
from a weekend gale.
Day Brings Discovery
Lifeboat after lifeboat was sighted
and as the morning passed taken
aboard with its shivering complement
of the men and women. The Amer.
lean shippers got the most. the liner
Berlin got some. the tanker Myriam
others. and the battleship Wyoming
still more.
But at noon more than 100 others
were apparently still 10 be accounted
for and there was n growing fear
death would claim many OF these be-
fore thev could be saved.
Shortly after noon the navy depart
ment ordered the dirigiblc Los An
reles "a prepare 70 leave its hangar
at Lakehurst. N. j., NJ D o'clock to
night 70 join the rescue fleet. "
could not leave sooner because it had
been undergoing n general overhaul
inr and was not ready 20 take the air.
The Vcstrus. which left New York
! Saturday bound for Barbados of the
Windward island group and South
American ports reported herself All
trouble at y n. m-. yesterday but
said she needed no assistance. Then
Mt 11.05 a. M. came the ). .. >
Subsequent messages for help dur
Ing the next three hours and halt
said that she had hove into n gale
Sunday. that she had tnen developed
list to starboard and that she was
CONTINUED on page fourteen)
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Will
Stage Next Meet
In Mineral Wells

DENTON, Tex, Nov. 13.-tPl-The
Texas Federation of Women's clubs
will hold its 1929 convention in Min
eral Wells and the mid-winter meet
ing Of the executive board in Austin.
The executive board of the feder-
alton in session yesterday decided
TO accept invitations from Mineral
Wells and Austin, the meeting at the
former to be held in November and
the latter in January. The board
meeting will be held while the Texas
legislature is in session and will be
followed by an educational confer
ence," Mrs. w. r. Potter Of Bowie,
president, said.
The board also voted to use about
$500 left from the biennial nation
al convention fund to establish schol-
arshIps at the College of Industrial
Arts here for girls who are ambitious
to attend the school. The remaining
$3.50 in the biennial fund will be sx-
pended for present for the San An
tonic Federation of Women's clubs.
hostess organization to the last ma
ticnal convention.
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GOVERNOR TO
REACH COAST
AT WEEK END
Pat Harrison Expect
ed to be Member of
Party; Hotel Fails to
Confirm Report

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13.
(P) - Governor Alfred +.
Smith Of New York will
reach the Gulf Coast Friday
or Saturday for a vacation at
the Edgewater Gulf Hotel,
midway between Gulfport
and Biloxi.
The governor is expected
to be accompanied by Sem
ator Pat Harrison of Missis-
sippi. This information was
learned although officials of
Edgewater Gulf hotel declin-
ed to confirm it. 1t is under
stood reservations have been
made but the governor re-
quested that his plans be
kept quiet.
John j. Raskob, chairman Of the
national committe, also is reported to
be in the governors party.
The trip is described rs purely re-
creational. After a stay on the Gulf
coast. Governor Smith is considering
going to Hot Springs, Ark, for a
short visit.
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INVITATIONS
MAY LENCTHEN
HOOVER'S TRIP
Mexico, Colombia, Bo-
livia and Ecuador
Ask Visits; Tour of
2 Months Is Seen
By JAMES l.. WEST
Associated Press Staff Writer

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
Nov. I3.-(P)-Herbert Hoover may
find it necessary to extend the in
crary Of his good will tour Of Latin
America considerably beyond the
scope contemplated when he decided
to embark upon his journey.
Urgent invitations for the presi-
dent-elect to visit countries in both
South and Central America excluded
coming and his 40-day itinerary may
be extended TO two months or slight
ly longer.
Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador are
among the southern republics which
have asked that the president-elect
include them in his tour. their invi-
tations being joined with that from
Bolivia. the visit 70 which would in
volve n considerable trip, in addition
to that which must be made by tho
good will mission in moving from
Valparaiso to Bucnos Aires.
Mexico Asks Visit
Under the original plans, the bat
tleship Maryland bearing Mr.. Hoo
yer and his party. was to have touch
cd first mt Balboa, Panama Canal
Zone. and then moved past Colombia
and Ecuador to Peru, with Chile the
next country TO be visited. Both CO.
lombia and Ecuador. through Their
ministers, have asked that the party
call at their capitals.
The Mexico City government also
desires TO have the party visit that
country on their return trip 70 the
United States. with the president
elect going from Vera Cruz to Mex
leo City by rail.
The original plan was 10 proceed
from Rio De JarIiro to Havana ant
then 20 Florida. These invitations
are being given consideration. and
as a result. il may be couple oi
days before the final schedule will
be announced.
To Star Monday
II is settled, however, that the
party will leave San Pedro. Calf.
Continued on page fourteen)
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CONSTRUCTION
OF DOG TRACK
BEINCPUSHED
Attempt Being Made
To Complete Unit
For Thanksgiving g
Day Opening

Augmented corps of workmen have
been put TO the task of completing
the Santa Cruz Kennel club dog
track. occupying a strip Of land COM
prising $50 acres and lying between
Santa Cruz and Matamoros. Mexico.
by Thanksgiving Day. the time set
for the opening OF the international
racing season which Is said to be at
tracing the attention of dog owners
and sportsmen throughout the entire
the entire United States.
Rains have held the construction
work back considerably during lhc
past few weeks but double shifts
have been put on the job in an ef-
fort to complete the grandstand and
track for opening day. according to
Roy G. Sethman, secretary-treasurer
Of the organization which Is inter-
ested in promoting S2,000,000
amusement project just across the
river from Brownsville.
Alison Here
The dog track, now under con-
struction, is the first unit in this yi-
gantic enterprise.
In outlining the work now under
way. Sethman declared that the dirt
work on the dog track was now COM
Continued on page two.)
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215 OFF SuMkEN
Y ESSEL RESCUED
Smith Picks Mississippi for Rest
PLAY HANDS;
THEN FOLLOW
AUTHORITIES

For the benefit Of those wishing
TO compare their bridge play with
that of experts, the following
hands are 70 be played over radio
phone KWWG at $3.50 this even
ing:
Milton c. Work Of New York
South" (the dealer holds):
Spades 6 4 3
Hearts,
Diamonds-K Q J 2 6 =
Clubs-A
Wilbur G. Whitehead of New
York:
West" holds:
Spades-10
Hcarts-A X 10 Z 2
Diamonds-A z 3
Clubs-K 4
Sidney S. Lentz, Of New York
"North"-holds:
Spades-A X 8
Hearts-Q J s spot
Diamonds-10 5
Clubs-Q Q 3
Wynne Ferguson, New York
"East"-holds:
Spades-Q J s spot .
Hearts, 4
Diamonds spot
Clubs-l0 s spot & : 2
The games may be played prior
TO the broadcast and then fol-
lowed play by play, comparing
methods, during the broadcast.
A summary Of the game will ap-
pear in Wednesdays Herald.
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SUSPECT Held
In SHOOTING
Wounding of Grid Star
Thought Near Sol
ution BY Police

CHICAGO, Nov. f3.-fP)-One of
those series OF circumstances 50 fire.
qucnt IN detective fiction and 50
rare in reality had drawn two busi-
nessmen today into the case of John
Acher. Northwestern university foot
ball player. severely wounded BY gun
fire early Sunday.
Phillip l.. Mckee, president Of the
American Greenhouse Manufactur-
ing company and reputedly wcll-to-
do. and II. r. Church. a real estate
dealer with "A Gold Coast" address,
were taken TO detective headquarters
during the night for questioning by
Commissioner Siege.
IL was the opinion of Siege. who
ordered Mckee held. that Mckee was
in the automobile from which young
Acher was shot and either fatally
wounded or crippled for life. The
shots were fired. the commissioner
believes, by gangster guests of Nc
kee.
McKee's arrest came after he had
telephoned police that his automo-
bile. which answers the description
Of the car from which Acher was
shot. had been stolen sometime Sat-
tcctivcs found the car last night n
short distance from where Mckee
reported it had been parked when IT
was stolen.
Mckee and Church told detectives
they had been drinking together Sat
urdav night and early Sunday, and
that Mckee had driven Church home
about midnight. Mckee then went to
a cabaret. he said and remained un-
til a. m. Sunday.
Two cabarets were ordered raidcd
and a man and woman. whose identi-
ties were not made known, were ar
rested.
The condition Of young Acher, a
substitute fullback who played in
part Of the Northwestern-P Purdue
gam Saturday. was reported today
BY his physician as dangerous" One
Of the bullets was removed from
against his spine.
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. alsh Tells Of
Stewart Denial
of Part in Deal

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-tP)-The
government reached into the senate
today for testimony in its efforts to
prove that Robert w. Stewart, chair
man Of the board Of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, erjured himself
during the long drawn out inyestiga-
tion Of the oil scandals.
10 placed on the stand as its first
major witness Senator Walsh, Of
Montana. who pounded for months at
those who appeared before the senate
investigating committee, and the
Montanan swore that the oil man had
last February testified before the
committee that he knew nothing
about bonds Of the Continental Trad
inG company, which figured largely in
the case.
Testimony has shown that a large
batch Of these bonds found their way
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BORGER OFFICERS TO
GO TO TRIAL TUESDAY

STINNETT. Tex, Nov. l3.-(Pl-
Trial Of j. W. Crabtrec. chief Of po-
lice OF Berger, Johnyn Ford, sanitary
officer and patrolman. and Sam
Jones, patrolman, all of the Berger
force, on charge Of malfeasance in
office, is scheduled 70 begin today
before Judge Newton r. Willis, in
Stinnctt.
The three were indicted by the
Hutchinson county grand jury. Ford
also Is charged with accepting a
bribe. He is accused Of taking SIS
from a woman TO permit her to sell
liquor.
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RED GRANGE GRANTED
A CHANGE OF VENUE

CHICAGO. Nov. f3.-tP-- his
plea that the judge was prejudiced,
Harold Red" Grange. one time
football hero at the University of
Illinois. was granted a change Of
venue today In the case against him
alleging he Is the father of he sew
en- months old daughter Of Mrs.
Helen Flozak. The case was trans
ferred to the chief justice for re-
assignment.
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MAURITANIA
DOCKS AFTER
STORMY TRIP

PLYMOUTH, Eng, Nov. 13.-GP)
The steamship Mauretania ar
rived at Plymouth today after a
tempestuous voyage during which
about twenty passengers and crew
members were slightly injured.
The worst day was Saturday
when the liner ran into terrific
gale, the wind attaining a veloc-
ity Of rearly 100 miles an hour.
The seas were terrific and a huge
tidal wave (which looked as high
as the Mauretania's tunnels"
came aboard her boat deck. The
liner rolled heavily and some
twenty passengers and crew were
bruised. but all injuries were of
minor character.
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TEXAN SAVED
FROM LINE r,
DAD is TOLD

SAN ANTONIO Nov. 3.-LPl-
After spending n sleepless night.
the spectcr Of death lowering over
his son, j. +. Slaughter, Of San
Antonio was overjoyed today to
learn from the San Antonio Light
that G. s. Slaughter, passenger on
the ill-fated liner Vestris was
safe. Young Slaughter, according
to news dispatches. was picked up
from one of the lifeboats.
Slaughter is a representative
Of the International Harvester
company Of Chicago. He was ac-
rompsnied by his wife.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy ard unsettled tonight and
Wednesday, probably with local
rains: not much change in tempera-
turc.
East Texas: Cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; probably local rains IN
west and south portions; warmer to-
night except in northwest portion
and on the west coast.
Moderate "a fresh southerly wires
on the coast.
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TEXAN KNITTED; ONE HELD

CORSICANA, Tex, Nov. 13.-tPl-
While b. II. Bowman lay in hos
pital here. in a critical condition
because Of knife wounds in his side
and abdomen. assault with intent to
kill charges were filed today against
J. A. Rogers, who was placed in
iail.
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(By The Associated Press)

One man was known to be dead and child
reported floating in the rolling and other
deaths seemed probable reports from the fleet
off the Virginia Capes today slowly peced the story Of
the sinking Of the liner Vestris.
At noon almost full day and night since the 339
passengers and crew went the fitting side Of the
stricken vessel into eboas and RATS only 2O3 had been
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FALLING LIMR KILLS BOY

DENIS0N, Tex. Nov. i3-tPl-His
skull fractured by a falling limb
Jack Patoska. II. Mascoutah. Ill.
Groundman for the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company. died
in a hnxnital here today.
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128 Still
UnaCCOunted for
Hunt Continues

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-(P)-A compilation from
radio reports o'clock this afternoon showed 215
known rescued of the passengers and crew of the
steamer Vestris, dead and 12S unaccounted for.
The American Shipper had 123 aboard, the
tanker Myriam 50, the liner Berlin FL, and the Wyom-
ing g. The dead man picked up by the Wyoming
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Texas Missionary
Dies of Poison

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 13.-(Pj-
Mrs. Nancy Jones, 10. Of Sherman.
Texas. former missionary TO China.
was found dead today in her room
at a hotel here. She apparently had
died from effects Of self-adminis-
tered poison.
Belief was expressed that the wo-
man had been dead since Sunday
afternoon, when she registered at
the hotel after telling friends at a
boarding house where she lived that
she intended ito end it all"
In a will scribbled on a post card
found on her dressing table. Mrs.
Jones mentioned a sister. Mrs. o. J..
5. Ellingson Of Sherman. wife Of the
city manager Of that city. No other
relatives were mentioned.
NEGRO LONGSHOREMAN KILLED
GALVESTON. Tex, Nov. l3.--tP)-
Dan Hawkins. negro longshoreman.
was killed here today when a bale
Of cotton fell on him while he was
engaged in loading a steamer.
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RIVER FORECAST

Tho river will remain practically
stationary from about San Benito
up, and continue to fall slowly at
and below Brownsville during the
next few days.
Flood Present 2t-Hr- 2i-Hr.
Etura gtAva Chrv Rain
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide nc Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meterologi-
cal conditions:
High .....s.....a....-. 300 " ms
Low --......-.-.....s-- lVsUO Aa M
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MISCELLANEOUS DATA

Sunset today ............... 5:42
Sunrise tomorrow ----.-..- 6:45
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II is settled. however. that the
party will leave San Pedro. Calf.
Continued on page fourteen)
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TIMELY TIPS
Real Estate 70, Sale

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X **
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Building and Contrasting
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X
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NJ { A R s MAKES.
UP II HOURS
LOST TNNE
nv International News Service

MOSCOW. July 10.-John Henry
Mears and Capt. Charles Collyer,
Americans, trying to make round
the-world trip from New York by
plane and steamer within % days,
we're flying over Manchuria today,
headed for Mukden, said dispatch
from Chita
BY racing their plane at $50
miles an hour and going without
sleep they have made up the II
hours they were behind their
schedule. CoIlyer, who has been
suffering from tonsilitis. Is better.
Mears and Gollyer covered 1850
miles yesterday. despite severe
weather. In passing over the JJraI
mountains violent windstorm was
encountered and at one point the
plane, the City of New York, came
close to being wrecked Clever
plotting, however saved them from
disaster y
At various stopping points in
Siberia the populace has insisted
upon banqueting the two globe
encircling filters and giving them
the sort of hospitality that inter-
feres with efficiency in their flight.
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20O TAKE Oath
IN CANAL RY

The oath OF allegiance was ad.
ministered yesterday to more than
200 students from the District Of
Columbia. Maryland. Virginia and
Pennsylvania. enrolled in the Cav.
airy Citizens Military Training
Camp at Fort Myer. Va.
Maj. Cen. Charles P. summerall,
chief of staff, addressed the
students on the merits OF the
training camp and the need OF
preparedness and was followed nv
Mai. Gen. John Al. Hull. judge
advocate general. who gave the
oath of allegiance. Mai Gen.
Herbert Crosby. chief Of cavalry.
spoke. Brig. Gen. Herbert O. Will
Iians. commanding the troops in
The District. which includes Fort
Myer. Va, also attended.
Col. Guy v. Henry, commanding
officer at Fort Myer introduced the
visiting officers to the students.
In marching from barracks to the
parade ground where the ceremony
took place, the troops OF the
Cavalry C. NJ T. c. were escorted
by troops of the Third Cavalry and
students of the r. o. T. c. cavalry
camp.
They were under command Of
Capts. s. V. Constant. Third Cav
airy post executive officer. and
Mark A. Devine. adjutant of the
c. M. T. C. Colonel Henry has
just recently assumed command Ar
Fort Myer and this is his first
G. M. T. c. experience. He has
previously been on duty in Manila.
r. /. During the World War he
served in the National Army as
general officer.
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Plum Pudding Crisis
Looms In us. Under
Canadian Edict

"A great plum pudding crisis Is
upon the land.
plum pudding imported into
Canada must be accompanied by
an inspection certificate. says
the official pronounciamento OF
the Canadian government, which
started it all.
Compliance would y entail vast
expansion OF the inspection forces,
in United states packing plants
as well as an intricate system of
tagging carcasses from the
slaughter houses to the pudding.
Plum pudding is a large item
in the United States-C Canadian
trade. Packers and pudding heads
are In conference with officials
OF the State, Commerce and Agri-
culture departments on ways and
means of a way out.
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us. T0COVIlENIV
|. BUILDING SITE

Work OF condemning the land
for the new Government Archives
Building. which viii be situated be.
tween Ninth and Tenth, 3 Street
and Pennsylvania avenue. has been
begun. it was announced today ~
the supervising architect Of the
Treasury.
The limit for the cost Of this
building under appropriation by
Congress will be SIS 100000. All
Government records. not current,
will be preserved and IL Is be-
lieved that many old periodicals
and newspapers. now on file IN the
stacks OF the Library Of Congress.
will be stored there also.
This will be the third unit Of the
huge Government building program
planned for the Mall triangle. Tx
eayation work has been begun on
the SIT SOC, 900 Department Of Conn
nerce Building. and the work on
the Internal Revenues new S10,-
900 300 home has progressed TO the
extent that piles are now being
driven for the foundations
Plans for the new Archives Build
ing will not be prepared until deeds
to the land have been secured IT
was announced. On account Of the
rental value OF Louisiana Avenue
property. 1t probably will be neces-
sary to condemn all land desired. as
the owners show b reluctance To
dispose OF It at the Government's
appraised value.
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The ear you've been thinking shout
Ia drive on y0rr vacation can be located
through fOday's Times and Herald classi-
fled used car columns.
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PyrOmaniac Escapes
ASYLUM at Lancaster

LANCASTER July Sanford
Lands. ~, pyromaniac ana bane cf
property owners and police Tor a
number of years. ESCAPED from the
i Lancaster county insane asylum
with Charles Whitaker 40 III an
audacious and apparently carefully
planned break.
Lands and whitaker were help
Ing attendants remove laundry from
building at the institution when
they made their break for liberty.
whitaker. according 20 officials az
the asylum. Ii harnAle
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GiOlitti, Fascism Foe,
Reported Near Death

ROME. July 10--Forn1er Premier
Giovanni Giolitti, who is seriously i'll
from a kidney ailment, was sinking
today.
Senior Giolittf was long prominent
In Italian politics. and was one OF
the .old guard opponents OF Fas-
cism He retained his seat In Parli-
ment after Mussolini came into
power. and was the sole member
to speak openly on the floor Of
Parliament against the electoral re-
form law introduced by II Duce.
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Southern Railway Man
Attends Harvard School

w. r. Turner, Of the Southern
railway system. is one of It's bust
ness men attending the special ses-
sion for business executives at the
Harvard Business School. located at
Cambridge, Mass.
The sessions opened today for six
weeks intensive study. The special
session is new experiment under.
taken in an effort to increase the
service of the school to business and
to make available direct to business
men the resources OF the schools
library and teaching personnel.