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The Washington times., 1928-08-24
HOPE IS Renewed F0R
RESCUE Of filters

Officials pointed out the messages
had Hassen and Cramer about 400
miles short of the place they were
reported to have passed last Sun
day morning. "A telegram from
Representative John r. Buckbee OF
Rockford, H., declared the Greater
Rockford had been ssabsolutelv
identified's flying over Fnskonaes-
set. Greenland. on Sunday.
Buckbee's wire was forwarded
to the coast guard vessel Marion
which Ii conducting search near
Greenland.
nv international News Service
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24.-Hope
for the safety of Bert Hassell ana
Parked Cramer, American aviatOra
who became lost while attempting
a flight from the United States to
stockholm in the plane Greater Rock
ford. rose today with investigation
into q report that the plane had
been sighted over FiskOnaesset
and Lichtenfels between 10 and II
o'clock on Sunday morning.
Search parties are proceeding
with ali possible speed to the iso-
lated section of Greenland. where
the men are presumed to have come
down.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24
WOMAN, GIRL, 8.
DIE IN CRASH

FREDERICKSBUR Va. Aug.
24.-Two persons were killed last
night when family cars en- route
to church service crashed on the
highway near wilderness Church.
The dead are Mrs. r. F. Barnum,
wife of the principal OF Chancellor
High School, and Evelyn Scott. ?.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Scott, of Wilderness. Eight
other occupants of the two cars
were uniniured.
Both Mrs. Barnum, who was SU
years old. and the little Scott girl
were dead when they reached the
local hospital, to which they We're
brought Immediately following the
accident.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24
Chicken Fraud Case
Results in Acluittal

NEW YORK. Aug. "a. Irving r.
Hough. Of Kingston, n. X. was
found not guilty Of using the mails
to defraud would.be purchasers of
.pedigreed chickens.
II0ugh. who traded under the
name of Richards Farms Of king
ston. admitted on the stand he had
advertised the sale or pedigreed
chicks at stated prices and that he
had received sums in the mails. but
had failed to send Any chickens In
return In some cases.
He argued that he had once had
from IL 600 to 10000 baby chicks,
and that adverse weather condi
lions had defeated his project.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24
SMITH SEES AID
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party managers have privately adj
mitted they are little bit fearful
OF the effect of Smiths acceptance
speech in the South. For that
son the Democratic Vice Presi-
dental candidate. will make II
dav tour through the Southern
states. 1t will he his duty to
stress the fact that Smith has
nromised to enforce the dry law
and that nothing can happen to
prohibition il dry congress Is
elected.
with members OF his family. and
few personal friends, the Gov
ernor was 10 leave today for Spring
lake. n. j., in an effort to get
some rest over the weekend, TO.
narrow he will review the New
Jersey National Guard troops at
Sea Girt.
1T have been under pretty much
80 strain for the last two weeks
and want to relax and get some
est before the campaign" the
Governor said.
Plans Rest In West.
Tba Governor expects to return
IN New York on Monday, remaining
here 70 a couple of days and then
yoine to Syracuse where he will
sneak at the New York State Fair
IN Thursday.
Although he insists that his plans
after his appearance at the state
Fair are indefinite it was reported
t.at The Governor was seriously
considering a weeks vacation some,
where in the northwest, possibly
Wisconsin, just prior to formally
launching his active campaign.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24

Miss Spendlove was voted the
'.prettiest girl OF the Oranges"
in 4 carnival conducted by this
knights OF Columbus In which
scores Of the most attractive young
women Of the New Jersey suburban
towns were contestants.
Mans Wife Dies
The man whose overwhelming
infatuation Ii alleged to have
caused him to abandon his ailing
wife and who ! IL sought by the
police in general alarm sent out
at the request OF the girls parents.
il Jack McNeary. formerly 4 coll
lector for the Prudential Insur.
ance Co.
Until his wife's death, he lived
in q pretty cottage on the Valley
Road. West Orange.
Since the disappearance Of the
couple. McNeary's 5.year-old daugh-
ter, Dorothy. from whom the parents
and police learned OF the alleged
efopement, also has disappeared. She
Ii believed by authorities to have
been secretly taken away by her
father.
Ready to Forgive
''If only she viii return. she will
be forgiven" Mrs. Joseph Spend
love, mother of the missing beauty
contest winner, told police at her
home in Orange. Spend1oye. who Is
employed by a Newark department
store, but has not been able TO
work because Of grief, made a SINH.
lar statement.
McNeary became acquainted with
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speeding toward Washington today
to take personal command OF his
campaign on the wet Atlantic sea-
board.
The Republican nominee will take
up this task, convinced that his
hardest fight must be fought in the
tier of tidewater States from Mass
achusettA to Maryland. He has
agreed with his advisors that the
candidacy of Governor Alfred -.
Smith, his Democratic rival, will
have it's greatest appeal in these
states, due to the prohibition issue
Sees G. o. r. Success
Hoover, however, has determined
to make fight for each state
He was said to believe that the
Republicans could win the Atianti@
seaboard, despite it's apparent op'
position to prohibition, II ms
states were properly organized his
plan will be to force the Repur'
ficient administration and GoVern
mental economy to the fore, rather
than to attack Smiths prohibi
ton stand. BY this strategy. me
Republican standard bearer believes
the East can he kept In the R@
publican column. -,
Hoover came East with on Thy
In the Midwest ointment. 1T was
| the prospect Of a strike on az
railroads west Of the MISSISSIPPI
Such a strike. it was feared. miShl
he made political football ano
used to destroy all the Repub1car
gains scored by Hoover on his three
day stay in Iowa.
See End Of Revolt
The Hoover camp was optimlstic
over the outlook in the grain pelt
His advisers believed Hoover had
definitely halted the farm revoi'
that started during the Kansas city
| convention and had placated even
the most disgruntled OF Republican
farm leaders during his conferences
in Cedar Rapids. The Hoover farm
relief program, it was felt, would
win back to the party the thou
sands of farmers who threatened tt
bolt because Of the defeat OF the
McNary-HauSen Bill.
The threat Of railroad STRIKE,
consequently. created a good deal
Of alarm. The strike vote is nov
being taken and the ballots will
be counted Tuesday 1t will involve
81 railroads and approximately 49,.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24

Enc IHGH1 WHO aAO GbAe1h = ~ NtNNeA
LEing the mails in a scheme to de-.
fraud. are William Humphreys,
samuel g. Bauer and Fred Qzzyi
zudeck, whom Mr.. Hazelbaker
recently met on steamer bound
for Montreal.
Meets Mr.. Bauer
The trip, with Mrs. HazeIbaker
accompanying her husband was .,
pleasant one. Mr.. Hazelbaker, ac-
cording to Chief Assistant United
states Attorney Mintzer. was intro
iuced by Zudeck, the betting com
missioner, 20 Bauer, a representa-
tive OF the Breeders Association
with all kinds Of inside information
on the races, which couldn't fail 20
make q man rich overnight.
Was Mr.. HazeIbaker interest? He
v as.
AT Montreal the trio introduced
the Pittsburgh restaurateur to the
branch office of the betting ex-
change and Bauer put up bet on
q horse which won, or, rather. al
ready had won, according to Mr..
Mintzer. The bet was q mere
5000 900.
Mr.. Bauer's plunge Melted him
$41O 900. But when the handy Mr..
Bauer tried to collect his winnings
he was told he must first show he
would have been able to fork over
the $2OO.00O IL he had lost.
Mr.. Bauer promised to comply
and sent, he said, a telegram to
~. Pierpont Morgan, receiving d
reply from Mr.. MoTgan's secre-
tary'' which informed him Mr..
Morgan was out of town and
couldn't do anything for him.
Took Morgan Bait
The Morgan letter ''landed"
IIazelbaker. For when Hudeck
conveniently offered to contribute
S64 900 toward the 100000. Mr..
Hazelbaker offered to put up the
$136,000 difference.
The trio thanked him, and Mr..
Hazelbaker made trip to Pitts
burgk, returning with a certified
check for the $136 900, which was
banked in Montreal.
Then came a wire from the Met
ropolitan Breeders Association, in.
forming Rauer, who had not yet
collected his 100000 winnings"
that he had been transferred" TO
another track.
Bauer and Zudeck, the complaint
alleges. told Hazelbaker the sad
news and advised him to get down
one solid bet before Bauer was
transferred.
Mr.. Hazelbaker agreed and the
bet was placed.
This time the horse lost.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24

BY international News Service
While coast guard officials placed
little credence in the messages pur-
porting to come from Bert Hassell
and Parker Cramer which were
picked up by amateur radio opera
tors, efforts were redoubled today
to find the missing filters.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24

THE LUCKIEST BOY SCOUT. in the country, Paul
Siple of Erie Pa is shown here saluting his chief,
Comdr Richard E. Byrd, head of the expedition fitting
put in New York for trip to the South Pole Slpe was
picked for the trip out of thousands OF boys tntousa0
the country.
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operators at Chicago and Toledo,
purporting to have been received
from Bert Hassell and Parker
Cramer, missing Iilinois-to-Sweden
fIiers could not have been genuine,
was stated here today by friends
OF the fliers who stated that neither
Hassell nor Cramer was a radio
operator.
It was said that Cranaer merely
learned location letters, to give
the planes position from time to
time. but that he could not send
long messages
TOLEDO, Aug. 24.--Joseph r.
Williams. amateur radio operator
today said he had received an 3 Q $
message from the Greater Rockford.
The call said the crew was strand
ed on an island 100 miles off the
Newfoundland coast J.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24
WILL PROBATED

The viii Of George W. Corbett,
who died August IA, was filed today
for probate. Jane J. Corbey is left
81 600. Two-thirds of the remainder
is left to Ella l.. and Catherine c.
Corbett, his daughters and the re-
manning third Is to be divided be.
tween his two sons, George 2. and
Edwin r. Corbett. George =. ana
Ella Corbett are named executors.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24
Race Saunders Trap
Victim for $l36, 600

NEW YORK. Aug 24-An oldtime confidence game, with
variations that included mythical Metropolitan Breeders
Association betting commissioner whose inside nforma
ton made one Judge Brady millionaire caused j q.
Hazebaker hotel and restaurant Of Pittsburgh to Tile
complaints in Federal Court yesterday against three men who
are alleged to lave swndled him out Of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1928-08-24
AbandonsD Dying Wife
For Girl Beauty

NEW YORK Aug 24--The pleas of mother who is des-
peraey i'll Yesterday revealed eopemen of Renee Spend
love 49, prcttcst girl Oranges with married man
Who according the mother and police virtually deserted
the bedside of his dying wife to win the girl with whom ne
rheonn infa afpd
The Washington times., 1928-08-24

HE MAY BE SMALL but little Joseph Riley, not
quite three, of Sugar Notch, Pa carried quite cam
paign kick for Gov. Alfred E. Smith, when he jour-
neyed to Albany with his dad to hear "A accept the
Democratic nomination. Here he is all doled out in
his al" Smith hat and all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CITATION BY PUBLICATION

John II. Clark VS.. Laura Christ
Clark, No. 1882, in the Criminal Dis
trict Court, Cameron County, Texas.
The State Of Texas to the Sheriff or
any Constable Of Cameron County
Erecting:
You are hereby commanded, that
by making publication Of this Cita-
ton in some newspaper published in
the County of Cameron once in each
week for four consecutive weeks pre-
vious to the return day hereof, you
summon Laura Christ Clark whose
residence is unknown, who Is alleged
to be a nonresident of the State of
Texas, to be and appear at the next
regular term Of the Criminal District
Court of Cameron County, TO be
holden at the Court House thereof,
in the City Of Brownsville, Texas, on
the End Monday in February. A. d..
1928, the same being the 18th day Of
February, A. d. 1928, then and there
to answer a petition filed in said
Court on the End day Of January.
A. ID. 1928, in a suit, numbered On the
Docket Of said Court, No. 1882 where
IN JOnn il. OldEk Is p~ldlnliAls anu
Laura Christ Clark is defendant; the
nature of plaintiffs demand being
substantially, as follows, to-wit;
Plaintiff is a bona fide resident of
Cameron County, State Of Texas.
That defendant is a nonresident of
Texas, and residence unknown TO
plaintiff. that they were married
August 18th, 1926, that defendant left
plaintiffs bed and board about De-
cember 10th, 1926, since which time
the parties hereto have not lived
together, that defendant has failed 70
return 10 the home of plaintiff, which
wrongful conduct, gross neglect and
cruel treatment is Of such a nature
as 70 render their further living to-
gether insupportable, that there are
no children and no community rights
to to be adjudicated. Plaintiff prays
for a dissolution Of the marriage con-
tract and for all other just relief.
Herein fail not, but have you be-
fore said Court on the said first day
Of next. term thereof this writ with
your return thereon, showing how
you have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal Of
said Court, ut the office in the City
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LEGAL NOTICE

To all lot owners or other persons
interested in the burial ground Of
the Hebrew Benevolent Society OF
Brownsville and Matamoros, a more
particular description Of said burial
ground being all that track Of land
on the y. L. corner of Madison and
Second Streets, being lilo feet front
on Madison Street with lines at right
angles forming an oblong square Of
ITO feet by $50 feet in the City of
Brownsville, in the County Of Cam
eron and the State Of Texas.
Please Take Notice that we, the
undersigned, will hold a meeting on
the Gath day Of February, 1928, at
$3.50 p. NJ, at American Legion Hall,
1888 Levee Street in the City Of
Brownsville in the County of Cam
eron and the State Of Texas, for the
purpose Of creating and organizing a
Corporation under Title 26 Of the
Venron's Annotated Texas Statutes
1925. The purpose of said Corpor-
alton shall be among other things to
receive the title to the property
above described and maintaining a
private cemetery and caring for
same. z. a. Rosenthal, B. M. Freu-
denstein, NJ. T. Kaplan, Sam Perl,
B. L. Kowalski. b. L. Cain, A. Ash
helm. Jos. +. Bollack. ]. M. Stein,
S. Block, Marcel 3. Block, Camille
Block, Pierre Block. W. A. King.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF CAMERON
BEFORE NE, c. NJ. Wunderman, q
Notary Public in and for Cameron
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

County, Teras, this day personally
appeared z. "A. Rosenthal, Il. Nj. Freu-
denstein. II. T. Kaplan, Sam Perl
b. l.. Kokalski. y. Il. Cain. IA. Ash
helm. Jos. +. Bollack. J. ". Stein. 3.
Block, Marcel s. Block, Camille
Block, Pierre Block and w. A. King.
known to me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed TO the fore
going instrument and acknowledged
TO me that they executed the same
for the purposes and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal, this
9th dav Of January, "A. ID. 1928.
(SEAL)
G. Nj. Wunderman.
Notary Public,
Cameron County, Texas.
i-10-2-s-30t-2613.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES
For the Southern District of Texas


In the matter Of Mrs. Ethel Fixes,
Bankrupt, No. 22l, In Bankruptcy.
To the Creditors Of said Bank
rupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day Of January, 1928. the said
Mrs. Ethel Fixes Of Edinburg, Hi
dalgo County, Texas, was duly ad-
judged a bankrupt, and the first
meeting Of her creditors will be
held at the office Of Ira Webster,
Referee in BANKRUPTCY, in the Steg-
man Building, Brownsville, Texas,
on the z4th day Of January, 1928,
at Eleven (1I) o'clock in the fore
noon. at which time and place the
creditors Of the said Mrs. Ethel
Fixes, bankrupt, may appear, prove
their claim. elect a trustee, examine
the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly come
before such meeting.
Ira Webster,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated January 18th, 1928.
l-l4-lt-2623
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Several Hurt When
Truck and Bus Crash

DONNA. Jan. 1i.-Several field
workers were bruised but no one
was seriously injured here Thurs
day when a school bus driven by A.
G. Hardin and a truck eollided.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

Of Brownsville, Texas. this the End
day Of January, A. ID. 1928.
(SEAL)
Witness, Jno. r. Seaman, Clerk
of Criminal District Court in
and for Cameron County, Texas.
A True Copy / Certify
Jno. r. Seaman, Clerk,
Criminal District Court,
Cameron County, Texas.
1-7-14-21-28-4t-2608.
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AUTOMOTIVE
Automobiles For Sale

SEVEN-PASSENGER Hudson Sedan,
' used six weeks. Bargain. Phone $50.
A-100
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RENTALS
Houses

HOUSES FOR RENT-New, four to
five rooms. In Belvedere Gardens.
or phone 1890, Mr.. Samuel, at I'LL
Levee st. A-9S
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REAL ESTATE
Lots For Sale

NEAR HIGH SCHOOL, cheap lots,
easy terms; also so feet West
Brownsville with citrus trees; rs
foot corner, fine for apartments. All
bargains. Phone 1862. A-27
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Houses For Sale

FOR SALE-Stop paying rent. Let
me build you a home in San Benito,
Texas. on one Of my choice lots.
Small down payment. balance like
rent. II. NJ. Harper. Brownsville,
Texas. A-55
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BABY CHICKS for sale, immediate
delivery. Barred Rocks, Rhode Is
land Reds. and White Leghorns. Roy
f. Clark See Company. San Benito.
rs
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FOR RENT-Brand new broom
house. sleeping porch. garage, all
modern conveniences, hot water heat
er. gas and on street to be paved
soon. Only $35. Southern Realty
Co. Phone Oh. A-76
TWO HOUSES for rent, five and six
rooms. Modem with garages. Phone
1855. Also
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Buy or Exchange
REAL ESTATE

SPLENDID SECTION H;dalgo County
School land fronting proposed hard
surfaced road. near railroad. Will
cut to suit, S35 per acre. G. Helbig,
Real Estate. Z-l2S
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-one Of the
best homes and in the best part of
San Benito, new and modern in
every respect. Charles d. McCles-
la2, Phone 476, San Benito. A-l04
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RENTALS
Apartments

VERY PLEASANT up-to-date unfur-
nished apartment. Corner Sixth and
Levee streets. Phone $50.
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FOUR-ROOM apartment on Adams
and Palm Boulevard, private bath,
and gas. Phone 500 or 764. A-30
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RED STAR RANGE. Practically new.
SIS. Phone 765. 1909 West Eliza
beth.
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UNIVERSAL electric stove. cost
Sl20 four months ago, for sale now
$50. Apply j. l.. Bogus. at Pate
sons Motor Co., Brownsville. ATOP
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Chiropractor
MISCELLANEOUS
Articles For Sale

FOR SALE-Flour Of sulphur, S2.40
per hundred pounds, f. o. b. Ray
mondville. Suitable for treating po-
tatoes. Address A. Wise, Raymond
vile, Texas. Asa
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Situation Wanted

YOUNG LADY, expert typist. Steno-
graphic and general office expert
ence, desires work in Brownsville.
Best references furnished Phone
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WANTED-First class amateur en-
tertainers for Saturday and Sunday
work. Apply Mgr. Moctezuma Cafe,
natamoros. AIS
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EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted

WANTED-American boy or young
man TO work in grocery store. Must
be ambitious and willing to work.
M" System Store, 65S West Eliza
beth st. A-l03
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FURNISHED apartments. Phone s5l.
va