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STEAMERS FLYING | AMERICAN FLAG ID | DISPENSE LIQUORS Leyiathan and Ten Other Ships
 Of United States Lines
 Now Wet ANTI.SALOON LEAGUE : 'onnecsie'.t ""so s'at" "J HELPLESS |. Dept. 'tfoFd, Conn. Makes Pol.
ANTI.SALO0N LEAGUE
icy Of Trans Atlantic Company Lcgal-IntONicants Will be Served Washington Merely Curious.

New York, April II R-No liquors will be sold on the Le- viathan on her present voyage 10 Europe, Joseph E. Sheedy, executive vice president of the lnited States Lines. Inc. an- nounced this afternoon. He said that his orders to the stewards of the ship were 10 serve liquors on the western trip.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
FOR
BOOTH
New Commander Conducts
Services Over Body
Of Former Chief

LONDON. June 2l.-P-While
a line OF reveren men and women
stood outside. high officers Of the
Salvation Army today conducted a
brief service over the body Of the
late General william BramweE
Booth. their former commander. ly-
ing in state in congress hall. Clap
ton.
General Edward J. Higgins. who
succeeded General Booth as head Of
the Salvation Army after his deposit
ton recently. conducted the service
from the platform above the dais
on which the body rested. General
Booth died last Sunday.
When the doors opened FOR the
first public view OF the dead leader
women with shopping baskets and
solemn men with hats in their
hands filed past the great oak coffin
and took a last look at the face Of
the former commander.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
ROBSON QUIZ
AGAIN DELAYED
Urgent Bills Sidetrack Hear
ing On Charges Against
Land Head

AUSTIN. June 2i.-tP1-J. T..
Robson, commissioner of the gen
eral land office, under fire for ms
alleged miSdeeds in connection with
reappraisement Of public lands, did
not want to undertake the task and
preferred the work be done by a
committee. West Texas land owners
told the house of representatives
sitting as committee Of the whole 70
hear impeachment charges against
him.
The taking OF testimony was de-
ferred this morning until this after
noon. The committee OF the whole
recessed in order to consider pass
age Of income tax bill. Attorneys
for proponents we're ready to con-
tinue the hearing when this action
was taken. Attorneys expressed
doubt II the hearing would be COM
pleted this week. Mr.. Robinson's
testimony in his own behalf wa ex-
pected 70 consume more than q full
dsy.
y. Tell OF Gifts
j. d. jackson of Alpine and Judge
g. M. HALEY OF Winkler county
testified yesterday to gifts to Mr..
Robson. Jackson said he delivered
a total OF $50. representing contri-
buttons given him by cattlemen and
his own refund check on the reap
praiSement fund. Judge HALEY told
Of collecting $3.50 from Mr.. Robi-
sons friends I'm West Texas for the
purpose Of paying off a mortgage
on the Robson home neaT Austin.
Joe q. Montague of Fort Stockton
told the committee he had come TO
Austin in 1925 to help induce the
legislature order a reappraisement
Of the public lands as q relief meas
ure for West Texas cattlemen who
had suffered severe reyerses on ac-
count OF drouth and following coll
lapse Of the market after the World
war ended.
He said Mr.. Robson had objected
TO being authorized to make tho
revaluations, but landowners insist
ed on his doing so in view Of their
experience with the reappraisement
of 1913. when a committee did the
work 10 the dissatisfaction Of both
the state and purchasers Of land.
He said this committee instead Of
decreasing the valuations. as the
legislature intended they should do,
raised practically oil lands with the
result the state had to take most Of
the acreage Back, the purchasers
being unable to pay the interest. 1t
was TO avoid a repetition OF this
that the legislature placed the re-
valuations in Mr.. Robison's hands,
he said.
DR.. Joe S. Wooten. Robison's
family physician for many years
told OF the commissioners serious
illness in San Antonio and subse-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
SUMMER MA K
= q =
HER BOW TO-DAY
y r y
SHE'S ALL WET

It's time to get the old parasol
out of the camphor. and untangle
the electric fan from the fishing
tackle. Summer makes her Off
cial debut in Brownsville at 4:0l
D. m. Friday-and its all wet.
And that too. is the longest day
in the year. the one on which old
Sol holds his longest sway, rising
at 5:39 a. m, and setting at 7:24
p. m.
The longest day, and the sum-
mer solstice. or beginning OF
summer occur annually on or
about June 81. when the sun
reaches 1t most northern point
and Is vertical 70 the tropic Of
Cancer. After that date. the sun
begins its journey southwark, and
the days shorten.
The highest temperature Is not
reached at this time, however.
August. in Brownsville being
slightly warmer than July, &C
cording to the statistics Of nearly
forty years. The NEAR tempera-
ture for July is s3.6. while for
August IL is 1877. These are the
warmest two months. the average
falling TO about rs in September.
Showers fell during most Of the
day.
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the election Tuesday Of this week
BY a vote OF 278 to 2l7.
President O.. ~. Joyner OF the
school board announced soon after
the bond issue election was over
that the board would meet at once
and award contract, without wait
ing for the sale of bonds from the
recent issue.
Contract for the plumbing work
was awarded to r. +. McCarty of
Harrington. on a bid OF sl6.869. This
was low bid on this part OF the
work.
Contract for the electrical work
went to the Electrical Construction
company Of Dallas, on a bid Of
S6.697. which was $500 under the
next bid.
Work Starts Monday
The heating contract was let to
the Dallas Heating company OF
Dallas on a bid Of approximately
SIS. 500. "A lower bid was received
on this. but IL was a combination
bid on heating and plumbing, and
the board awarded them separate
ly.
The new high school building here
Is to be started at once the con-
tractor said. the excavation probably
beginning Monday. II will be one
Of the largest and most thoroughly
equipped buildings Of its kind in
South Texas. and has been planned
in every way for future CT the city.
The architectural firm Of Dewitt
a. Washburn Of Dallas drew plans
for the building. and will superin-
tend construction.
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a struggle. Hardwood. Mills ana
Parker led the searchers a long
chase through the thickets only to
walk into the net at a railroad
crossing q mile west Of here.
This was Hazelwood's fourth at
tempted escape.
I'll make It yet" he tainted one
or the guards. and the next time
I'll be prepared for the same kind
OF argument you guards are, I'll
talk TO you in your w language"
% Miles Away
Jones was caught - miles from
Sweeney as the highway runs and
was the sole toll Of ain elaborate
fringe OF guards who waited at key
points throughout the night in a
great Scmi-circle west OF here.
His capture was effected at 3 a..
m, today as he came slowly walk
ing along the Hawkinsville- Bay
City road. He lost no time putting
his hands up and was promptly
chained 10 q tree.
Five Of the remaining l6 at lib
erty r believed to have gotten en-
tirely out OF this section.
Three Of them, those with fire
arms, held up a party Of negroes
returning from a bsleted Jueteenth
celebration near StTatton'S farm
and took their car. No trace Of
them has been found. Guards sta
toned al q railroad junction and at
Bay City saw two men. one in con-
vict garb en- the blinds of the night
Gulf Coast Lines passenger train
southbound about 10 p. m. but were
unable TO fire because OF the danger
TO passengers.
Twenty-one Of the 50 convicts who
escaped yesterday from the Glenn
n state prison farm near here.
were I'm irons today or In the hos
pital. The other % were sought b
posses with b~loodhounds.
-Four Of the fugitives were snot at
the time Of recapture and rushed 10
Houston hospitals.
Tom Watts. Harris county. scrv-
ing two years for burglary. was the
eighteenth man caught. He was
taken shortl y before midnight
Three more were caught before day
light.
Tom Nichols. Limestone county.
serving IL years for murder. and ~.
l.. HALEY. McLcnnan county, serv-
ing two to five -esrs for forgery,
we're the last two 20 be wounded
They were shot near Sweeney. Tex
as. as they started 10 board a freight
train. The other two wounded we're
shot at Henkle's ferry BY j. v. Hen
kle. Jr. Their wounds we're slight.
Officers Of Marshall county. from
which place Lawrence Leone. one Of
the escaped convicts still az large
was convicted for theft and rob-
berry, said he was "a bad man" They
said his record showed two escapes.
AIS hours in solitary confinement.
and application Of IS lashes with
the bull whip for mutiny and re-
fusal 10 work.
Many Of the convicts still free
were believed to have obtained arms
since the escape. and possemen
feared pitched battles might come
before all were recaptured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

quent ~recuperation after he had
been stricken while In the field re-
valuing the lands.
Hardships Encountered
He asserted the hardships and
exposure. together with his inabili-
ty 20 adhere TO a strict diet he had
been placed on while doing the re-
appraising. was responsible for the
illness that came near ending IA
tally.
Asked by attorneys for the re-
spondent, DR.. Wooten stated he
knew positively that MI. Robson
was not a dope addict"
Objections Of attorneys for the
house against interrogstions with
reference 10 this phase OF testimony
was met by Dayton Moses. one Of
Mr.. Robison's attorneys. with this
statement:
1T has been circulated all over
this state and among the members
Of this house, and strongly limited at
in the record Of the investigating
committee, a part Of which has been
read before this committee. that
Mr.. Robson is a dope addict. and
we want to disprove It,"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
Capitol Theater
Head Transferred
To Abilene Show

j. S. Euler. who has been manager
or the Capitol theater since the
purchase OF three Of the local show
houses by the Dent corporation. has
Just received notice Of his transfer
TO Abilene. He expects 10 leave for
his new location Friday evening
making the trip BY motor.
No announcement has been made
as to his successor at the Capitol.
MIR. Euler will be assistant city
manager of the Dent theaters in
Abilene. where they now have four
shows, and a fifth under construc-
ton. He came 10 Brownsville from
Amarillo.
He first came TO the Valley about
two years ago. when he was located
at Mission. and vas transferred 10
Brownsville after he had requested
to be again placed in the Valley.
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represent the American company IN
negotiations was president at the
organization meeting. G. A. Lowry
Of Kansas City. who VIII repre-
sent the farmers and the water dis
trict. is expected to arrive here
sometime next week. As soon as he
arrives the board Of engineers is
expected to begin holding hearings.
1t was explained by attorneys
that officers Of the American COM
pany and directors Of the water
district already have agreed on the
price Of certain parts Of the irri-
CATION system. Only that portion
Of the system on which the two
parties have failed to reach an
agreeable price will be submitted 70
the board Of engineers for valua-
ton. they said.
The board Of engineers was
named after the directors had
mace an offer to the American
company and it had been turned
down. This followed a long period
OF negotiations during which a
valuation survey had been made by
Henric- Lowrey engineering firm Of
Kansas City. The result OF this
survey was held secret for many
months BY the directors Of the
district.
The American company. following
rejection Of the last offer Of the
district directors. has filed apple
cation In Austin before the state
board Of water engineers for a big
increase in the rates charged for
water. Hearing on this apPlica-
ton has been set for July %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

PREACHER HELD UP
SWANSEA. Wales.-TwO robbers
held no Rev. William Hendricks and
took his watch and purse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
C PROTESTS BAR
DUE TO AMERICANS

PARIS. June 2l.-tPi-Stephen
Alexis. Haitien Charlie D'Affairs at
Antwerp who was excluded from
the MontparnaSSe ball Tuesday eve
ming because of his color with tie
explanation that the presence OF
negroes was distasteful to Ameri-
can customers. has written a letter
or complaint TO Premier Poincare
and Foreign Minister BRAND.
The French government Is unable
70 take any official notice Of the
letter. however. because It was writ
ten In the personal name Of the
complainant and the Haitien lega-
ton has announced 1t will make
no representations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

Charged with one Of the most amazing extorton plots on record, IN
which the names OF Calvin Coolidge, Leo " Youngworth, Shrine po-
tentate; Col. William Donovan, and others were used, Rush v. Mead
owS, former nationally known football star, is under arrest in Los
Angeles. 1t is charged that he got $500 from MI. and Mrs !. z.
Osborne Of Glendale. Cal on the pretext that he could obtain , par
don for their son. now serving a prison term Meadows asserted, ac-
cording to charges, that through his drag with high officials he
could obtain the pardon. Becoming suspicious. Osborne complained
to the Los Angeles district attorney and Meadows was arrested. The
Osbornes are above. and. inset. Meadows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
Intentions Filed

The following notices Of intention
to wed were filed with the county
clerk Thursday and Friday up to
noon:
Thursday: Augustine Alvarez and
Bias Nunez OF La Feria; Pillar Mo-
drazo and Alex Jacobs Of Mata-
moros, lamps, Mexico. and Browns
vile: Ildifonza Gaspar and Laislado
Ochoa OF Carrtzitos.
Friday: Conception Rodriguez and
Guadalupe Garcia OF Santa Rosa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
Personals

G. w. Hudson arrived Friday from
New York.
L. 3. Myers Is here from Tulsa,
and is a guest at FL Jardin.
Mrs. A. W. Eaton. Of Holly Bluff,
Miss, is stopping at FL Jardin.
Mrs. E. S. Wagner arrived Friday
from San Antonio.
I. A. Billings is here from Cleye-
land. Ohio.
Mrs. l.. L. Smith. Of Mission, spent
Thursday hero.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Hall, Of Point
Isabel. were in the city Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3. Ransom, Miss
Pearl Ransom. Miss Kathyrtn Rob
erts, and r. Z. Odione. all Of Austin,
are visiting the city, and are guests
at FL Jardin.
Mrs. A. L. Calvert, Of Heogman
La. and Mrs. Andre l.. Calvert. OF
Houston. arc guests &C FL Jardin.
Mrs. L. II. Parish is here from
Houston.
c. B. Jones and r. M. DeliSle ar
rived from Austin Thursday.
Mi. and Mrs. Hays Scissor OF
Raymondville, were here Thursday.
S. "A. Perkins and j. w. Smith are
here from San Marcos.
F. @. Mckinney Is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Mandry are
guests at the Travellers. from San
Antonio.
l.. +. Hart and Guy o.. Buckner,
both OF Corpus Christi, are in the
city.
E. G. jefferson is here from Thib-
adeaux. La.
r. w. Parker Of San Antonio, was
here Thursday.
VIM. Sterling and +. Z. Morton
are in town looking after business
interests.
J. S. Ashford. Of Carbonate, Is
stopping at the Travellers.
Mrs. b. A. lehman is here from
Houston.
Miss Alice Smith, Mrs. L. w. War
mel and Mrs. John e. German, al
Of San Antonio, are guests at the
FL Jardin.
II. w. Massey and d. j. Starkey
are here from San Antonio.
H. P. Helper is here from Keokuk.
j. E. bennington. Of Dallas. Is in
town.
r. M. Gordon is here from San
Antonio.
A. M. Statler, Of Memphis, arrived
Thursday.
Ralph Bray. Of Mission, spent
Thursday here.
r. O. Gouger is here from Laredo.
r. r. Britrill. of San Antonio. is
staying at the Travellers. He is ac-
companied by H. Y. Robertson and
Geo. E. Eubank.
"A. S. Bowes. OF Corpus Christi, Is
a guest at the Travellers.
j.. j.. Howe is here from San An
tonic. with 9. II. Deefken.
Mrs. R. Berry Of Point Isabel
spent Thursday in town.
PREACHER HELD UP
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
TEACHER CONVICTED

MARION. Ill. June 21-P9-Dan-
iel Larsen OF Forestville. Wis, for
merly a Herrin, Ill. school teacher,
was convicted Of manSlaughter in
connection with the death Of Lorene
Morris. high school girl, IN a verdict
returned today by a circuit court
ft4vy
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Valley

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are shipped they should be pre-
served or cooked in some way as
soon as possible. Any rotted or
faulty fruit found in the shipment
should be disposed or in such a
way as to prevent 1t spreading in
festations. He suggests that such
fruit either be burned or buried
well under the ground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21

NEW YORK, June 2l.-P-A
plan for the merger OF the Fleisch-
man company. the Royal Baking
Powder company and z. w Gillett
Company. Ltd. into a s430,0oo.OOO
concern was sent 70 stockholders OF
the companies by J. P. Morgan and
company today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-21
ESCAPED CONFESSION OF

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perately and an increasing number
Of blows Of increasing force were
necessary 10 stop her" he said.
Realizing then. no doubt. that her
skull was fractured and to relieve
her suffering. ] several her juglar
vein with my pocket knife
Cut Her Throat
After he was convinced the girl
was dead. DR.. Shook said he pro
ccedcd to pick up the things that
had been scattered during the
struggle and hurriedly left the scene
Of the struggle, leaving her body at
that point
Dr.. Shook said he went home.
tossing the girls handbag in the
Scioto river as he drove over a
bridge. The gun. he said, was not
in the purse.
The confession was maze early
yesterday afternoon. but Prosecutor
Shester. following an agreement he
said. he made with Shook. did not
give il his official announcement.
until midnight. This. he explained
was TO permit Shook to arrange IN
his mind the facts for an interview
az midnight with press representa-
tives.
Shocks confession sets out dc
tails OF the alleged thre1-ycar
friendship between The girl ana the
man she first met as her classroom
instructor. Earlier in the inveSti-
CATION. police uncovered the fact
that Shook and The girl had main
tanned a room In q downtown lTart-
ment house where they were fire.
uuently under the euisc of man and
wife. Shook admitted this readily.
Or. Shook made Il clear however,
that his association with Miss H'S
was not ia love affair I'm any sense
Of the word" but that it was merely
a pleasant arrangement" He
helped defraT her university eX-
penses and she was "A good COM
raniCn.' he said.
Loses Nerve
Two salient points precipitated
the confession-one the wringing
from Shook of the admission that
he had taken the key 10 their room
from the girls kevring at the scene
ar the murder and the other COM
ing .ISt a. the peak OF the oues-
tons about the kew. 2 report from
DR.. q. r.. Long. chemist. that stains
on the professors q and clothing
had been established as blood
marks.
whiting under the cross fire OF
questions until he admitted that he
took the key from the body" Shook
was on the verve of collapse when
Chief French's secretary brought in
the report. Shook paled. and a few
minutes later. the prosecutor said,
he was sobbing. Thereafter he
talked freely and seeming with a
feeling of relief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-27
Is
SOIe111niSed
at Church

Marriage of Miss Margaret
Reeves Elrod, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas S. Elrod. 333 North
Irvington avenue, and Brandt Fer
guson Steele, SONY of Mr.. and Mrs,
Brandt T. Steele, 81 East drive,
Woodruff Place, took place Monday
afternoon at All Souls Unitarian
church.
The Rev. M. NJ. Harmon read the
service in the presence of members
of the families. Mrs. Louise Mason
Caldwell, organist, played a group
of bridal airs, including "Still as the
Night" "Liebeslied" and the Bridal
Chorus from "Lohengrin."
Miss Isabel StoneX, Goshen, the
brides only attendant, wore flesh
chiffon and hat to match. Mckay
STEELE, Waukegan, ILL.,. was best man.
The bride wore an ivory satin
gown and tulle veil and carried a
shower bouquet of Ophelia roses.
The couple have gone to Great
Smoky mountains, North Carolina.
They will be at home after Sept.
Is at 604 East Twelfth street.
The bride was graduated from
Butler university, where she is a
member of Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority. Mr.. Steele was graduated
from Indiana university and is
member of Sigma NJ fraternity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-27
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell S. Fisher,
1920 North Pennsylvania street, have
returned from Upland, where they
motored for the weekend.
MI. and Mrs. Howard Daugherty,
formerly of indianapolis, left Sun
day for their home in Denver, after
two months visit with Mrs.
Daugherty's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Brown. 961 East Tabor
street.
Mrs. Harriet Keefauver, 829 North
Pennsylvania street, has returned
from a visit with relatives in Day.
ton and Greenville, o.
Miss Sylvia M. Manouge, 2140
North Pennsylvania street, is cruis-
ing the Great Lakes as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur thinner
man, Fl. Thomas, Kentucky, on the
yacht Sylvia.
Miss Gerald Kindig and Miss
Florence C. Guild, 428 East Twenty
first street, are in Washington, D.
c., at the Dodge hotel.
Miss Mary Jane Hall, 268 Park
view avenue, left Sunday for Long
Beach, Cal, where she will visit
with her brother, John Hall, for six
weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-27
Bride-tO-Be Gets
Many Gifts at
Kitchen ShO1Uer

Miss Valencia Meng entertained
with a kitchen shower at her home,
4458 College avenue, Monday night
in honor of Miss Priscilla .Den1ler,
whose marriage to Lester Ford will
take place in September.
At serving time the tables held
miniature kitchen stoves, tied with
green and cream ribbons. Miss
Demler's table was centered with
a complete miniature kitchen.
The hostess was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. Arthur Stanley Meng;
Mrs. A. j. Meng, and Miss Grace
Meng.
Guests with Miss Miss Dennler in
cluded her mother, Mrs. Harry
Demler; Miss Jane Egborn, Miss
Helen Wilson, Miss Bertha Denler,
Miss Margaret Harrison, Miss Flora
Ellen Walter, Miss Mardenna john
son, Miss Harriet McGaughey, Miss
Katherine DeVaney, Miss Marjorie
De Vaney, Miss Alice Ball, Miss
Eleanor Taylor, Miss Elizabeth
Hodges, and Miss Isabelle Layman.