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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-30

RAYARD WELLER has sailed for
- London with a play on which he
elaborated with Becky Gardiner. Sir
Gerald Du Maurier is planning to act
in it, with Gilbert Miller as the pro-
Queer. It will probably be a late
August production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-30

Maxwell Andersons Outside Looking
In" interested Berlin greatly in the
early days of its production there last
month and promised financial as we'll
as artistic success for its author. The
tramp characters, Oklahoma Red"
Badly" and THE Arkansas Snake" as
well as the brightness of the plays set
tings at the Schiller Theater, caught
the imagination of German audiences,
especially in the contrast of unbroken
expanses of prairie with Germany's
topography where "even in the most
rugged section there is always a beer
garden just around the corner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-30

Almost $4,000 has been raised to-
ward the building of 500-seat play
house in San Francisco, report has it,
which, when completed, will be oper-
ated by an organization modelled after
the New York Theater Guild.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-30

Strange Interlude" is booked for the
middle of September at the Hollis
Theater in Boston. Jane Cowl and her
new play. Jenny" ended their Ply
mouth engagement a week ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
(continued from Pars one.)

CONTINUED from Page One.)
Gen. Lassiter crossed to Matamoros
10 pay a return visit 10 Generals
Garcia and Cervera.
Beginning at 1880 o'clock Friday
after Don. the Corps commander in
spected enlisted mems quarters at
Fort Brown.
He was scheduled to leave the
post for a trip % Point Isabel at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon. This trip
Is being made in order that he might
see the lower coast country and the
development projects being under
taken in that section.
At 9 o'clock Friday evening, the
Officers and ladies of Fort Brown
will give a reception and dance in
honor o fthe Corps commander. Many
Brownsville residents have been ex-
tended an invitation 70 this social
event which is 70 be held in the
officers club.
Lauds Fellowship
While at the post, Gen. Lassiter is
the guest of oCl. and Mrs. W. 7.
Col. Stanley kock.
Gen. Lassiter will leave Browns
willie early Saturday morning for Fort
Ringgold where he will inspect the
troops Of that Post Saturday after
noon.
Officers at Fort Brown were high
ly complimented Friday by General
Lassiter for the spirit OF goodfellow-
ship established with the officers Of
the Mexican Garrison az Matamoros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
'RoyaHsf Leader IS Ont
For Mayoyship of DaHas

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. l7.-lH-Thc
royalist league of America was 20
the fore again today.
The man who recently stood the
Dallas municipal government on its
esrs and attracted international at
tention was III with an announce
ment Of his candidacy for mayor
Recently Richard Potts, reputed
wealthy young attorney gifted Win
a keen sense Of humor, Proclaimed
himself seeretsry-general oil the
Royalist League Of America.
He demanded use OF the town
hall for a royalist mass meeting
The citv commissioners peremptor-
ilv refused, with lengthy and dag
nified statements Of their positiol.
The grave problem was halted -
nally By Potts explanation that ne
was spoofing and had asked for the
city auditorium merely 70 snow
that we already had a m~onarchlshc
form Of government
The city fathers we're cha
crinncd. Now there j. some won
der whether the young "royalist
leader" who picked George Bernard
Shaw for king and Will Rogers Tor
vice-kirg is serious or wants 70
tease some more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
Water District
Election Called
For January TO

Permanent organization Of Cam
eron County Water Improvement
District No. II and election Of a
board of directors. will be voted
upon hy the residents Of the district
Saturday. January 10. The Pattee
residence at the Box ranch has been
designated as the polling place.
The district comprises %approNi-
mately $1,000 acres. including parts
Of the Laguna Vista tract. the
Boory tract and the Boyd tract. All
lying near the coast in the north
eastern part Of the county.
Permit has been secured from the
state water board to utilize surplus
waters from the Rio G~ande. the
pump plant 70 be located below all
present irrigation projects. As soon
as the district is organized and the
board of directors elected. plans for
the irrigation system will he COM
pleted and a bond election called
to finance construction. The cost az
the system il evneetcd n he he
tween $50 and $40 per acre.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
FEDERAL MAN

CONTINUED from page one.i
lad violated federal a%nti-narcotic
laws in using the drug a. a sedRtive-
He asked permission az the legisla-
tive committee to question girl in
mates and officials Of the home. The
coroner's investigation Of the death
revealed that Miss HEskew and five
other girls had been given the drug
last Saturday night when they ere
stei "A disturbance in protest t0 sol
itary confinement and bread and wa
ter diet which was their punishment
for escaping from the home.
Miss Lips testified before the leg
islators that about 20 injections Of
twilight sleep had been given various
inmates Of the home since she had
been in charge. She became surer-
inteldent in November, 1926. She
said all the girls who received the
injections last Saturday had been
given similar treatment at previous
times.
Miss Faye Graves, one Of Miss
Haskews companions. said she had
been given the drug eight times. Lola
Gonzales, another Of the girls who
escaped, said she had been given only
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
Lauds Fellowship
POWER

CONTINUED from page one.l
on foot TO pass a law which would
take the sale Of leases out o. HE
hands.
Intervening oil companies, repre-
scented by Z. +. Smith Of Austin, de-
MED any discretion rested with the
land commissioner in the matter and
said the law and the constitution
made il mandatory upon him TO sell
leases so days after such sale was
requested.
The regents are seeking a perma-
nent injunction which would prevent
the land commissioner from dispos-
ing Of any of the 1903 900 acres. The
oil companies, on the other hand,
seek TO have a section of a law pass
cd Jan. IL by the legislature. re-
pealing the leasing machinery Of the
state. declared unconstitutional Oh
the grounds that it is retroactive.
The oil companies also seek an in
junction restraining the land COM
missioner from returning the Jan.
? bids, as required by the repeal act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18

TO every hammer OF means 10 hamper,
delay and interfere with the in
vestication, with the result that
witnesses are being intimidated and
many witnesses made inaccessible
- full. impartial. complete and
free investigation cannot be obtained
unless such sinister influence IL pre-
vented" the report continued, AID
.. can only partially be prevented
by the suspension or the said Henry
5. Johnston as governor Of the state
OF Oklahoma"
A motion ar Cham Jones. demo
cratic floor leader and N member of
the group supporting the admins
tration. 70 delay action On the orr
mittce report. was tabled BY 4 vote
Of 81 70 as. John c. Head. chairman
OF the investigation committee, pre-
viouslv had moved the adoption Of
the report.
Debate reverted 70 the motion for
adoption.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
Eat Everything
without Fear
of Indigestion

Are there lots of foods you can't
eat-for fear of gas, bloating.
pains in the stomach and bowels?
Do you have to pass UP favorite
dishes-while the rest enjoy themf
That's a sign you need Tanlacl
For more than 10 years Tanlac has
restored to vigorous health thou
sands who denied themselves their
favorite foods just as you have to.
Mrs. Albert 3. Greer, T20 w.
Markham ST., Little Rock, Ark,
says: "Since taking two bottles of
Tanlac, / a eat anything without
indigestion and put in a full days
work without a bit of trouble"
II you suffer from indigestion,
gas, dizziness, headaches, constipa-
ton or torpid liver-give Tanlac a
chance to help you'll The first bot
tie often brings the needed relief.
Tanlac is a good, pure medicine,
made OF roots, barks, and herbs
that are recognized By the United
States Pharmacopoeia. Get it from
your druggist today. Your money
back If it doesn't help you.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
SAY ROBERTS
CONFESSES HE
MURDERED 3
Prisoner Wanted For
Many Crimes Denies
Any knowledge of
Colorado Sayings

BUFFALO, n. Y Jan. ls.-R-
Clyde Roberts, better known as
Whitley" Walker. one of two men
arrested by Buffalo police in eonnec-
tion with murders and robbers
alleged 10 have been committed By
the Ace Pendleton gang in the
Southwest, broke down today and ac-
cording 10 Detective Chief Reville.
confessed to three killings.
According TO police. Walker, who
Gays his correct name is William j.
Walker, admitted the Staying in Bor-
ger, Texas. Of Patrick Kenyon and
Elmer Perry, deputy sheriffs. on
April i, 1927. With him at the time,
Re said. was his brother, U. Walker,
and an Ed Bailey. Walker says he
was arrested for that crime and held
in bonds Of $4,000, but jumped his
bail.
Walker also was said by police 10
have admitted the killing Of Coke
Buchanan. q policeman. at Stinnett,
Texas, March I, 1927.
The prisoner denied all knowledge
Of Colorado slayings 81 which he has
been accused.
Native of Texas
Walker vas arrested in Fort
Worth. Texas. in September. 1927. he
told police. for robbing the Stock
yards National Bank. and again al
Cote. Wyoming. March 10. 1928, but
escaped while being transferred 20
Billings, Mont. The prisoner said his
first arrest was in Oklahoma in
1922. when he served five years for
theft of an automobile.
Detective Chief Reville said Walk
er admitted passing forged money
orders Of the American Express com
psny, using four names for that pur-
pose. Some express money orders
which had been stolen still we're IN
Walkers possession when he was
arrested Saturday.
Walker says he is n native Of
Milan. Texas. and was born in 1901.
Fred Nave. held here with Walker
and also wanted in many cities and
towns for crimes Of various sorts,
refused TO make any admissions.
Wanted In Many Sayings
While the questioning Of the pair
vas under way. q telegram came
from Fred Bowles, sheriff of Ponto-
toe county. Okla. II stated Walker
was wanted as the leader Of the gang
that held up a bank at Allen, Okla.
Walker he's been positively iden-
titled" the telegram ,aid. "Convic-
ton is certain. Curtis Black. mem
her Of the gang. given life. Will
pay entire reward offered BY state
III Walker is turned cver 70 me-"
kilograms, letters and telephone
calls continue to pour into detective
headquarters from all parts 81 the
Southwest. More cities continue 10
he heard from. and in most cases
Walker and Nave seem % he wanted
mainly for staying. Buffalo police
have received telegraph requests 70
hol dthe two FOR Austin. Psmpa,
Fort Worth, Berger. and Wellington.
Texas: Purcell. Oklahoma City.
Washington City, Okla: Eldorado.
Ark; Colorado Springs, Colorado
CITY. and Lamar. Colo.
The pair. police say. are impli-
Gated In eight killings. daylight rob-
berries Of banks seem 70 have been
their forte.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
CITY BRIEFS

RinEvorm--Ons bottle OF Imperial
Eczema Remedy Is guaranteed 10 be
enough for any case. All druggists
are authorized 10 refund your money
II il fails.-Aiv. rI
Practical Spanish Mss Esther
Amaya viii open a practical Spanish
class Feb. 5th. Miss Amaya has
taught Spanish at Laredo Seminary
and also practically Spanish 70 pro-
fessional people. Anyone wishing
information call S47J or see her az
1-35 Adams St-Adv. Is.
School Kids Itch vanishcs alter a
ftw days B. applying a piec- az CO..
ten. saturated In Imperial Eczema
Remedy. 70 affecte< parts az bed
time. All druggists are authorized
to refund our money |: it falls
Adv. Cd
A Girl-A telegram was received
Friday by Harry T.. Sexton OF The
Brownsville Herald force. nnounc
ing the birth Of a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Minchen at Houston.
Mrs. Minchen was formerly Miss
Harriet Sexton and resided in
Brownsville several years.
Poison Oak or Ivy "a relieved
quickly ard permanently with In
peiial -czsna Remedy. All drug
sists are authorized to refund your
money II IL faiis.-Adv. t5)
To Sales Parley-John r. Pipken.
owner Of the local Hicks Rubber 90.
store, and o. a. MaEske, salesman.
have gone 70 San Antonio, where
they are attending a sales confer
ence for the southern division NJ
Hicks Rubber Co.
Diekey's Old Reliable Eye Water
Red folding box. All druggists
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CONTINUED from Page one.)

Continued from Page One.)
bers Of the legislature To assemble
peaceably.
y. Unlawful and uronrful -
tempts 70 interfere with the func-
~tioning Of committee on Investigation
OF legislature, judicial executive and
other departments OF state and in
tlmidation of witnesses and prospec-
tive witnesses TO be called by said
committee.
10. General inCompetency.
The committee. III presenting its
report. charged that the governor
''by his executive and official posi-
tion and through his employees, or
ganization and friends. is reporting
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18

ings moderate, light wire inquiry,
demand slow, market dull. Carloads
FOB usual terms, bushel baskets
Savoy 45-55c; cash track 45c.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Friday morning. Jan
Is: Mixed vegetables as; beets 81
carrots 20: beets and carrots Is;
cabbage 81; turnips J.; grapefruit 4.
mixed citrus 8; spinach .; total 1853
cars. Freight movement TO date this
season: Fruit $50; vegetables 2,0s7;
total 3,047 cars: to same day last
season: Fruit 95I; vegetables 2,64i;
total $3.50 cars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
n. 0. OPENING
DISAPPOINTS
Small Losses Made
Despite Higher
Liverpool

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1872
The cotton market had a rather dis
appointing opening although Liver
pool cables were much higher than
expected. Opening trades were 2
points up to one down. March sold
off to 1850 and Nay 1882, or 7 to 3
points net down.
Towards the end Of the first hour
the market was steadier and prices
rallied ; TO 5 points from the lows.
Trading wss quiet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
Brothers Burn
To Death Under
Wrecked Train

McALESTER, Okla. Jan. 17.-Pl
Two brothers named White. whose
given names have not been learned,
lost their lives in a freight train
wreck at Red Oak today. They we're
caught under a derailed tank car
and their bodies burned 20 a crisp.
Twelve oil and gasoline tank Ears
and three box cars Of merchandise
we're consumed by flames which fol-
lowed derailment. A planning mill
and lumber yard near the tracks
burned.
The White brothers, about Is and
20 years old. lived at Bull Hill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18

bread to eat for three days At q VI.
and that she was serves = W."
fit to drink" for two days.
lack OF water and injection
twilight sleep" caused Miss Hssket
death. the coroner's jury 1ouno1
was brought cut before that Do'
that while the girls had been seIN'
water. they had refused Il oecau
they said il contained medicine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
THINK BOAT SEIZURE
BREAKS UP

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. IL
Pl-The immigration authorities
here today announced the seizure Of
the Schooner Fannie 3. Atwood at
Brunswick. Ca. and the arrest Of IT'S
captain. John Souza. sought for the
mast four years as heed OF one Of the
largest alien smuggling rings in the
South which was responsible. they
said. for the illegal entry or hun
dreds Of aliens into Tie United
States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18

U~p-to-dste mailing lists for every
pnrpose-Nalley, State or National.
Classified lists OF men. housewives.
auto owners. tax payers. water users.
telephone users. farmers. club men.
etc. Furnished promptly az moderate
cost. Also comnlete letter service.
Shirley Letter Shop. Hidslgo Bank
Bldg. Mercedes. Phone 500. go
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
STOCK PRICES
open HIGHER
Heavy Buying of Oil,
Public Utilities,
Is Feature

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-P1-Heavy
buying Of the oil and public utility
shares featured the OPENING of to-
days stock market. The first sale
Of Standard Oil of New York was a
block Of $500 shares al 10, up IL.
Commonwealth Power advanced ? IL
points on the first sale and Column
bia Gas and Consolidated Gas each
opened a point higher. Johns Man
vile moved up . points. Hohswk
Carpet fell back a point on the first
sale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-16

80 hitS-C. Garcia and Santiago.
% hits-King. Double plays-Ma.-
tinez TO Warner. Montalvo TO De los
Santos TO Warner and Santiago to
Salinas. Struck out-by Chapa one.
by Martinez O. Walks-Martinez 3.
Chapa 0. Time Of game l:55.
Second rarnp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-16
HATTERS And !
TIGERS SPLIT
Sunday Double Bill Is Hurl-
ing Duel Between Chapa
And Martinez

The Tigers and Hat Makers split
a pair Of fast games Sunday at the
Legion park. the Tigers winning the
first 81 behind excellent hurting
by Chapa, and the Hatters COPIED
the afternoon affray So.
The opener was a hurting duel
between "Old Reliable" Chapa for
the Tigers and Martinez. the Hat
ters' submarine finger. Each allow
ed but six bingles. The fielding
and hitting of G. Garcia stood out
IN this contest.
In the Afternoon game. Martinez
came back to the mound for an
Iron Man McGinty stunt. lie held
the Tigers to six blows again and
won his contest. The submarine
delivery seemed TO be working even
more smoothly than II did in the
opening game.
Bullet Joe" Salinas started for
the Tigers but was relieved by Ro-
cha late in the game. Combined
they allowed nine hits which the
Hatters ran into five runs.
Salinas was the star of the Sec
ond game. spanking out a home
run. double and single In four tries
at the plate. Williams. Halter
center fielder. parked the pill safe
~ three times out Of four tries. One
Of these blows was a safety.
twA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-16

John Craig. guard; Fred Ely.
guard: Fred Ely. guard; Henry
Easterling. tackle; Wilson tBuID FL
kins, quarterback; +. A. Fowler.
center; O. Hart, tackle; George
HoTle, end and center; George
Harris, guard: Van Lamm, half
back; Alfred Laughlin, halfback;
Cecil McNutt, guard: Joe Manis-
calico. guard; Charles Mars. half
back: Albert Nemir, guard; j. w.
Nixon. guard; Fred Ohles. tackle,
Bill Overs, guard: Lester Peterson.
end: X. o. Sewell. tackle; Carl ~
son. end: Jim Underwood. fullback;
Perry Van zandt, guard; w. Q.
WcstcrfeIdt. end; Garner McKin-
non; Robert Baldridge; Duncan;
Dorsey.
The rest Of the team will be pit
ted against St. Edwards here: j. D.
Barber, guard; A. B~aumgarten,
guard: jim Beard. fullback; Curtis
Beatty. guard; Ed Beular. halfback.
Gorcy Brown. tackle; Mac Bur
nett. center; w. A. Doell. tackle;
Cover Emerson. tackle: Nick Cat
oura center; Billy Hargrove. tackle.
Hill Hodges. guard; Claude Mea-
dows. quarterback; Milton Perkins.
halfback: Mona Recs. quarterback.
Alfred Rose. end; Dexter Shelley.
halfback: Rutledge Vin!ng, eno'
Lewis Weaver. halfback.
The 80 prospects have been put
through the PAGES during the first
week. getting into hard tough con-
tact work three days after the frs.
practice.
The team is in great spirit
though visibly weaker than the
conference championship squad OF
1928. Coach Littlciield knows ne
has a hard schedule, but Is conced-
ing nothing.
Games for the opening date viii
be- hard. but we'll be in there plug
ring for both Of them he said.
Marty Karow. assistant univer-
sity coach. and a trainer will take
Team p to Abilene for the games
with Simmons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-16
CUBS WITHIN
NOTCH OF FLAG
40, 900 Fans See Sunday Win
Over Brooklyn; Major
9's Play Doubles

The major leagues dipped down
into the minors yesterday for an
idea to bolster box-offices weakened
by the unseemly decision Of both
pennant races in id-September.
Games scheduled for later dates at
Boston, Cincinnati and St. Louis
were advanced to manufacture ar
tificial double headers as fan bait.
Some 5000 Cardinal clients con-
tributed cash to see the Giants per-
form twice at st. Louis. but there
is no report Of any riots before the
gates OF Redland field or Braves
field. Sunday home of the Red Sox.
The Cubs filled Wrigley Field Oh
a one-game basis. and delighted
their 10000 customers with a vic
tory over Brooklyn, IL to 4. The
result placed the Bruins within one
victory of the flag. and dropped the
Robins to sixth place below the idle
Phillies.
The Cubs had three chances to-
day 10 nall up their Tag, their own
game against Brooklyn and the two
the Pirates must play against the
hard-swinging Phillies.
Bill Walker pitched masterful
ball against the Cardinals In the
opener to win 4 to 0 on four runs
presented to him by his support
In the very first inning, but Larry
Benton failed in the nightcap. 6
to A.
Any designs the Braves may have
had on seventh place we're Quoted
yesterday when the Reds won both
halves of the Cincinnati bargain 6
TO / and 4 to 3. This double-tri-
umph gave the men of Hendricks
a margin Of ten games in seventh
place. and a fighting chance to
overhaul either the Robins or the
Phillies.
The Pirates and the Phillies were
idle.
At the Yankee stadium. where a
natural double header was played
due 10 a postponement when Cleve-
land last visited New York. a sur
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-16
$500 lie BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION 800

prising crowd Of 10000 turned out
to see the fallen Hugmen divide
two with the Indians. The veteran
Tom Zachary just outpointed Willis
Hudlin to win the opener l 10 .,
adding his eleventh victory to a
record which shows no defeats.
The Indians walloped Waite Hoyt
and Fred Heimach ~impartially in
the second game. piling up four
teen hits TO win 10 to 0.
Detroit increased It's margin over
Washington TO two and one-half
games by winning the first half or
a double header. is to 2, and then
fought the Senators to a 3 to 3 tie
in the nightcap. called because OF
darkness.
The Red Sox shaded Chicago S
to 4 In the first game. but the visi-
tors % the second 3 to 2.
The Browns and the Macks were
idle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-16

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. l6.-tP1-
Connie Mack. 66-year-old manager
who has just guided the Phila-
delphia Athletics into their seventh
American league pennant. was "A
lively refutation today OF the old
axiom. They never come back"
Well ! guess they have been
shown" Mack said. They Kept
telling me I was too old" He re-
ferred to the persons in and out Of
baseball who showered criticisms
on him during the many years
after 1914 when the Athletics were
not SO good. They were quick to
forget Mack's successes in the past.
his six league championships and
three world series victories.
I'm too old. am I?v he contin-
ued, repeating remarks made about
him during the seven straight years
the Mackmcn finished In the cell
lar. III guess they won't he saying
that about me for a while. I'm n