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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Miss Elizabeth Powell, teacher In
the Brownsville schools, spent the
week end with friends in San
Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

ing vapor. Mothers Salve Is pleasantly
scented, easy TO use and quick TO act.
Use It freely. Full directions on every jar.
Por sale and recommended by all drug
gist5. Two sizes, 25c and SOC.
Vaporize Mothers Salve' for Colds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
relieves COUGHS,
COLDS OVERNIGHT

Mothers Salve has beer
q standard remedy since
1894forcoughs dcolds
It promptlyrelieves con
gestion and prevents Q
spread Of the Affection
bv its healing. penetrat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

DR.. and Mrs. J. L. Renfro were in
Austin over the weekend for the
game. Mrs. Rentfro stopped in Bee
vile for q visit with her parents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Travis Jennings at
tended the game in Austin Friday.
and viii visit for several days before
returning 10 Brownsville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Mrs. Travis Sykes Of San Antonio
Is the guest Of Mrs. w. z. Heaner
and Mrs. w. r. Jones. Mrs. Sykes,
q sister Of Mr.. Heaner. returned
Sunday with Mrs. Heaner VINO was
In Austin for the football game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
Auxiliary of Mercy
Hospital in Session

Resuming activities for the winter season, members Of the auxiliary
OF Mercy hospital met Saturday afternoon at the hospital, with a large
attendance. In the absence of Mrs. Young, president, the meeting was
presided over by Mrs Harbert Davenport.
Several reports were heard. and the main business discussed concerned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
NORMAL, GOOD SKIN
HAS NATURAL SHINE
SO Even If Your Nose Gets Shiny, Says Miss
HuddlestOn, 1t Isn't Necessary TO Start
Drastic Oily Skin Treatments.
BY JOSEPHINE HUDDLEsTON.

g ~ Y SKIN n 20 oily" in the plant Of 80 many OF my
IVE readers that l am inclined to think that some Of them
are being m.sled by the natural shine OF D normal,
ealthy skin Il Is wise to make certain. before starting corrective
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

HAVANA-There are more monk
eys on the farms Of Nine. Resale
Abreu, 70-year-old authority on
anthropology. than anywhere else
except III their native habitats. and
she offers to C.. Emerson Brown,
former president OF the American
Association Of Geological Parks, 800
acres OF her Havana estate for the
establishment Of an acclimatiIg and
breeding place for rare species for
American Zoos.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

NEW YORK There seems To
have been a successful revolution
against reform. So many OF the
younger set have been dashing off
to night clubs when society ended
dances at 3 a. m, that some invi-
tations now read dancing at ii
p. m" instead Of 10 to 3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
Vermont Turkey Stuffing Is
Delicious
MENU FOR DINNER
Oyster Cocktail
Roast Turkey and Vermont Stuffing
Dreamed Carrots Mashed Potatoes
Brown Gravy Cranberry Sauce
Bread Butter
Cabbage Salad III Gelatine
Date Pudding Hard Sauce
Coffee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Capt. Wallace Reed, Of the coast
guard. with headquarters at Point
Isabel. spent the week end in town
with his family.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

in detail again because We all understand that when m. digestive
and elimination tracts are not functioning properly the genera
health suffers and the complexion is married.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Mrs. w. H. Pattee visited her
daughter, Frances, in Lady of the
Lake college, San Antonio, over the
weekend, and took the Brownsville
girls there to the Eagle football
game in Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

CONSTANTINOPLE - Every
Turkish woman o. man has the
right TO elect or be elected in NUM-
cipal elections, says a gallant new
statute which mentions the newly
enfranchised first.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
Comings, Goings
Of Local People

Mr.. and Mrs. B. ". Proctor were
weekend visitors in Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
Flashes Of Life

NEW YORK Girls OF Hunter
college are opposed to a new mode.
Long skirts. 20 percent Of the 5000
future teachers say, are imprac-
teal. uncomfortable and uneccn-
omic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Mrs. j. II. Monroe Is In San An
tonic for a visit with relatives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

". L. Conrad Is in Austin looking
after business this week. He left
Saturday evening. He will be IN
Austin over Thanksgiving, and will
attend the Thanksgiving game at
College Station with his son. Verne.
who is taking an engineering course
at the University Of Texas this
year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

you can always turn to Bayer Aspir-
in for relief.
Bayer Aspirin IS always avail
able, and it always helps. Famil-
iarize yourself with its many uses,
and avoid q lot Of needless suffering.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
PASSOVER FESTIVAL!
OBSERVANCE OPENS
Jews Start Eight-Day Period
of Thanksgiving at Sun
down Today.

Washington Jewry begins at sun
down today, the celebration Of the
Jewish Passover Festival, an eight-day
period of thanksgiving for deliverance
from the four major expressions of the
Jewish race, the persecution by the
Pharoahs of Egypt, the Babylonian
exile, the Persian rule Of oppression and
the later and longer period of captivity
under the Greco-Roman domination.
Special services have been arranged
by all of the synagogues in the city,
and these services will continue until
next Thursday.
Preparations were being made today
by Rabbis Louis J. Schwefel of the
Sixth Street Synagogue and Julius T.
Loeb of the Fifth Street Synagogue to
bring before the Jews of the city the
latest developments in the homeland
cause, and they will devote part of
their time during the forthcoming SER
vices to appeals for support for the
United Palestine appeal. Speakers also
will address the various Jewish societies
and fraternal orders in the Capital
during the week. The formal launch
, ing Of the drive will be on May IL.
Principal passover services at the
! Synagogues will begin tomorrow morn
| ing at $3.50 o'clock, the services to con-
| tinue until noon. At the Fifth Street
/ Synagogue tomorrow morning. Rabbi
Loeb will preach on 1.-THE New
| FreedopA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
COMPANY'S STATEMENT.
Press Rumors That Smallpox Caused
Deaths Are Denied.

Press Rumors That Smallpox Caused
Deaths Are Denied.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 24.-Oh1ces OF the
Canadian Pacific issued a statement to-
day saving that four passengers and
two of the crew of the liner Duchess
of Atholl had died during its four
months cruise to South Africa.
The statement said that two OF the
passengers died from malaria and two
from sunstroke.
The statement read:
"With reference to statements Whlcn
have appeared in this mornings press
regarding the Duchess of AthoN, the
following are the facts: Shortly after
the duchess left Durham on March IL
several of the cruise passengers, who
had been on shore excursions into the
interior, complained of illness. Four Oh
these persons died.
"The cause of death in two cases was
malaria and sunstroke, and in the other
two cases, malaria.
1.-THE foregoing is correct statement
of the facts. The suggestions In press
reports as to the possibility OF smallpox
are quite unfounded and there Is nc
question of infection or contagion tc
other passengers arising out o. tnese
deaths"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
DEATHS ABOARD SHIP
BLAMED ON MALARIA
CAUSED BY EXPOSURE

Continued From First Page)
March 10. The weather was very hot
and it grew hotter daily, once reaching
1856 in the shade. Two days later, after
the ship had made short call at
Monbasa, the seven became very Ill.
First Thought 1t Sunstroke.
eve first thought it was sunstroke, y
Capt. Griffiths said, but it turned out
to be very malignant malaria contract
ed in the interior"
Previously, two members Of the crew
had died, one off the coast of Brazil
of heart disease and the other out at
sea of a disease of the liver.
On March 26, Henry NorWeb, 90, oil
Roslyn Heights, N Y, died. On March
%. Or. Edward Hardenbrook So, OF
Rochester, N. Y. died. On March 80,
Luther Facey OF Kingston, Jamaica
and on April /, Mrs. Alice M. Ernecke
IS, of Hollywood, Calf, succumoed.
Had to Walk Through Mud.
Among those who were stricken. but
recovered, was George A. Chandler OF
New Haven, Conn, who told the Asso-
ciated Press that 1t had taken HIN
four weeks to get back on his feet.
Mr.. Norweb, Mr.. Facey and Mrs
Ernecke were members of the same
party with Chandler, which the latter
described as being drenched and with,
out food or water for Is hours and
which wound up with the necessity OF
everybody walking five miles back tc
the railroad after their motor cars STUCK
in the mud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
ARLINGTON DOLLY
WINS FIRST EVENT
Trainer Trueman's FiIIy Pays
$3.50 to Beat Camp
fire Maid.

HAvRE DE GRACE RACE TRACK,
Md, April 24-The best card Of the
meeting and good racing conditions
brought out large crowd for the ninth
day of the meeting.
Although the $4,000 Aberdeen, a
dash Of Az furlongs for 2-year-olds.
was regarded as the feature, there was
lust as much interest i'll The Shenan-
doah, race of / mile and 10 yards.
that attracted seven candidates for the
Dixie. Among these were Victorian and
Toro. which ran one-two in the Freak
ness last Spring.
Arlington Dolly Wins.
Arlington Dolly led from start TO
finish in the first race, sprint OF four
and half furlongs. Campfire Maid
was second and Fire Girl, the favorite,
third.
Breaking from the inside, Arlington
Dolly went into a lead OF a couple OF
lengths Immediately. Campfire Maid
challenged in the stretch and for a
while it looked as though she would
;tvsrINlSe the leader. but Arlington
Dolly held on well in the drive. Fire
Girl raced on the outside most OF
the way An eighth Of mile out 1t
appeared as though she might come on
and win, but she hung at the end,
/ although having no trouble keeping DR..
Jim Clarken out of the third place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
FOUR PERSONS HURT
IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS
Only Minor Injuries Noted in Re-
port by Police of Accidents
Since Yesterday.

Traffic accidents last night and early
today resulted in minor injuries to four
persons.
Robert Wesley, IS years old. 1928
Eleventh street southeast, was cut about
the face and hands this morning when
an automobile driven by Bernard w
Wesley of the same address, was In o
collision at Eleventh street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue southeast with another
machine operated by Harry Carter, u
wears old, 921 c street southwest. Wes-
lev, an occupant of the former car, was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Charles w. Cox, 1918 Thirty-first
street, and Edna Scott, 1447 S street
were drivers of automobiles that COL
lided at Eleventh and r streets yes
terday afternoon, the former car over
turning and injuring Carl Shepherd
colored, II years old. Of GAL l. stree,
northeast, a pedestrian. Shepherd, not
seriously hurt, was taken to Freed
mems Hospital.
Frank Hamilton, 80 years old. 81;
Morton place northeast, was treated al
Emergency Hospital last night for in.
iuries to his ribs. having been knocked
down by an automobile while CROSSING
| the roadway on Fifth street. jacob
Isenberg. 450 @ street, driver Of the car
took the injured man to the hospital.
Samuel Taylor, Sc years old. BIZ
| Four land "a Half street southwest, wa:
hurt yesterday afternoon as result Of
being thrown from his wagon when hi!
horse ran away near Ninth street ant
Maryland avenue northeast. He wa!
| treated at Casualty Hospital by DR.
Louis Jimal for an injury to his head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
MELLON TO AID
| CITY ARCHITECTURE
Secretary Sponsors Program
for Development of
Capital.

So much interest has been evinced
in the special presentation of the de-
velopment and future Of architectural
washington to be held tomorrow night
at the United States Chamber of Com
merce that Secretary Mellon, who Is
sponsoring the program. has arranged
10 hold a second meeting on the next
evening, in the same place, when an
other group Of distinguished speakers
Will talk on the development of this cts.
The size of the hall has limited tie
first audience to specially invited guess
OF Official Washington, SO the second c.
caSlon will accommodate many who
could not be present at the first meetiE9
The speakers tomorrow night in
clude President Hoover, Secretary sr
the Treasury Mellon, Senator Smoot,
Representative Elliott of Indiana, and
Milton B. Medary of the Treasury
board OF architectural consultants.
Moore to Preside.
At the meeting Friday night Charles
Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts Com
mission will preside and the speakers
will be Representatives Cramton of
Michigan and Montague of Virginia
and Edward II. Bennett. chairman of
the board Of architectural consultants
OF the Treasury Department, and Maj.
L. E. Atkins Of the District of Column
bia municipal government.
Aside from the speakers the same fea-
lures will be presented both evenings.
THE Toy City" model of the architec-
tural development Of Washington, will
be on display, together with other ex-
hibits of the future of this city. The
Marine Band Orchestra will play, and
following the program of speeches the
special moving picture film of THE City
OF Washington" made especially under
orders of Secretary Mellon for this &C.
caSion, will be exhibited Admission on
both evenings will be by ticket only on
invitation from the Treasury Depart
ment.
The motion picture film which will
be presented for the first time on this
subject will give the story of the city of
Washington from the time when it was
founded up to the present, and it also
deals With the future Developments that
are now or soon will be under way.
NfelICn's Statement.
cit is the first time" said Secretary
Melons statement, that q complete
story Of the city has ever been told with
moving pictures. The photography was
by Lawrence Kroger and in the max
ing Of the picture various Government
departments had part The Signal
Corps laboratories Of the War Depart
ment assisted the motion picture Sec
ton of the Department of Agriculture
furnished its facilities, and the Navy
Department has also contributed help.
1t is expected that the film will be
shown in other places following its first
presentation here on THURSDAY and
Friday evenings"
The meetings on both Thursday and
Friday evenings will begin at $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
ALFRED C. TRUE DIES
AT SlBLEY HOSPITAL
Department CT Agriculture Work.
er Resident of Capital for
40 Years.

Alfred Charles True, 20 years old,
and prominent scientist of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, died suddenly at
Sibley Hospital last night.
DR.. True had been associated with
the Department for 40 years and was
known personally to most of It's en-
ployes. He served first in the office of
experiment stations and was later for
many years director of the States
Relation Service. He also occupied a
prominent position in connection with
agricultural research and extension in
the several States.
It was Dr. True who organized the
States Relations Service, of which he
became director, as well as reorganiZed
extension work in agriculture and home
economics when the reorganization was
provided for by act of Congress in 1914,
For several years DR.. True was in
charge OF agricultural investigations in
Alaska. Porto Rico, Hawaii and Guam.
as well as irrigation and drainage
projects in the United States.
DR.. True was widely known in scien-
tific circles. The high regard in which
he was held by his associates was ex-
pressed by gold watch presented by
his fellow workers at the department
in 1923 on the occasion of the dis
banding of the States Relations Service
as q unit, and the reorganization of
the department under Secretary Wal
lace, which marked the completion of
DR.. True's service as director of the
service and assumption of his duties
as specialist in States relations work.
Born in Middletown, Conn, June S,
1858, DIR. True was graduated from
Wesleyan University, Connecticut, in
1873 He was awarded an M. A. de-
gree by the university in 1876 and an
Sc. D. degree in 1906. DR.. True was a
postgraduate student at Harvard from
1882 to 1884. In 1886 he received a
Phi. D. degree from ErSkine College of
South Carolina.
Following graduation from Wesleyan,
he was principal of the high school at
Essex, N. Y. from 1878 to 1874. From
1875 to 1882 he served as instructor in
the normal school at Westfield, Mass.
and as an instructor in Wesleyan Uni
yersity from 1884 to 1888.
Since coming to Washington. 40 years
ago, DIR. True had been prominent In
the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, of which he was member OF
the board Of trustees and chairman OF
the committee on religious education
He was honorary president OF the Wes-
leyan University Alumni Association OF
Washington. a member OF the Cosmos
Club and also of the American Associa-
ton for, the Advancement OF Science
He was a contributor to encyclopedias
on the subject of agriculture.
DR.. True Is survived by a daughter
Mrs Elizabeth Twamley.. of Flushing
N. Y, and a son, Henry Hyde True. OF
Lake Wales, Fla. He resided at 1904
Seventeenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
CAPT. PECK DENIES
URGING ARMS USE
Says He Was Quoted Cor
rectIy on Statement About
Smoke Screens.

Capt Charles r. Peck of the eleventh
precinct today reported to Maj. Henry
G. Pratt, superintendent of police. that
he was quoted correctly in substance
in published article recently in which
he said that there had been no de-
crease in the number of liquor cars
entering Washington from Maryland
through AnacoStia since the passage
of the JoneS-Stalker act and that the
use OF smoke screens on rum-running
cars had increased.
He denied. however, that he had in
any way criticized the Jones law, OF
that he had advocated the use OF fire.
arms by policemen in coping with the
situation.
Information From Maryland.
1t was in Capt. Peck's precinct that
the rum chase killing took place this
morning. but his report was prepared
prior to that.
Capt. Peck said that his information
as to the making of smoke screens in
Maryland and carrying of sawed-ofl
shotguns in the rum-running cars, wa:
given him by A. G.. Johnson, the con-
stable at Marlboro, Md.
He said that several of his men hat
encountered smoke screens when chaS.
ing rum cars and named the mer
specifically as follows: Lieut.. S. j
Marks, Sergt. G. M. Little. Pvts. NJ
Znamenacek, C. o. Rouse, M. Chmylko
M. Deakins, S. H. Miles. j. j. Tolson
c. Z. Ripperger, B. r. Campbell, A. j
Walters, Guy Rome.
Peck Points Out Record.
Can't. Peck pointed out the RECORD
Of the eleventh precinct since March
1929. In support Of the accuracy Of
his statements.
This shows that since that time unit
yesterday when his report was written
IL automobiles had been captured
five of them arranged for attaching
smoke screens and one with a smoke
screen device already attached. The
men at the precinct confiscated 1,67(
quarts of whisky. is persons were ar.
rested for illegal transportation Of
liquor, 10 for possession, two for sale
and one establishment was padlocked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
IMAM IS ARRESTED
IN THREAT PROBE
Montgomery Police Say Large
Sums Have Been Asked
of Parked AutoiStS.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, April "a
Breaking up of what was said to have
been a badger game, which has been
worked in this area for the past several
weeks by three men. was effected last
night by Montgomery County Police
man Charles Barnes. Everett D. Weak
ley, who gave his address as Luray, Va,
is being held in the substation here, but
no charges have as yet been placed
against him.
The police have information that
three men have been seeking large sums
of money from people whom they found
parked in automobiles on the highways
north of Takoma Park.
$500 Reported Demanded.
For some time, according to Police
man Barnes, complaints have been FL
teriny into the local police substation
that men have been approaching auto
mobiles and annoying the occupants.
One case reported several nights ago
was that the trio, after approaching the
occupants of an automobile, called them
up the following day and demanded
$500, conveying it with threat of ex-
posture and death.
Early last evening. Policeman Barnes
went to the area from which most of
the complaints have been received He
had with him woman assistant. They
had only been parked for few minutes
when they saw three men skulking
through grass Gil the side Of the road.
Chased Two Miles.
Barnes instructed his assistant to
take the car as soon as he left and
proceed to the Silver Spring substation
for assistance He started after one Of
the men and kept up the chase over
the nearby fields for about two miles
and finally landed his prisoner. The
other two men escaped. but Weakley,
upon examination by the police. d.
vulged their names They also are resi-
dents of Virginia.
Weakley today said that the three
men had been approaching automobiles
for the last two weeks. He stated that
they were merely doing it out of Curl
osity and denied that he had made any
effort at extortion. The police. however,
say they have evidence that demands
for money were made of several parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
S3O,O0O,OOO PROJECT
PLANS OUTLINED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 24.-Plans for a
S30,000,000 hydroelectric project on the
Osage River at Bagneu, Mo, about
midway between St. Louis and Kansas
City. were outlined yesterday BY the
North American Co.. following acquisi-
ton by Union Electric Light &; Power
Co.. a North American subsidiary. of
options on the stock Of the Missouri
Hydroelectric Power Co.
Missouri Hydroelectric owns a co.
0O0 acre site for the development. 1t
will require two years to complete.
Work is cheduled to start soon on a
100-foot earth and concrete dam. mi
tial generating capacity will be 10000
kiloWatts and upon completion of the
project the Union Electric system will
have total generating capacity of
100000 kilowatts
Transmission lines will connect the
development with st. Louis and the
Southeastern Missouri lead belt and will
tie in with plants at Keokuk, Iowa, and
Cahokia. ILL.,, both on the Mississippi
River. A long-term contract for power
has been closed with the st. Joseph
Lead Co. and Union has taken over the
latter's plant at RivermineS, Mo.