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Move for Cancellation.

BY Gable to The Star
MONTEVIDEO. October 9-The Uru-
guayan foreign minister yesterday sent
a note to the Bolivian legation offering
the good offices of Uruguay to constitute
a new Cancellation commission TO meet
in Washington. The note suggests
Montevideo as the seat of the arbitra-
ton commission il Bolivia should de-
sire to have the conference take place
in South America. Senior DieZ de Me-
dina, Bolivian Minister, transmitted the
offer to La Paz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-14
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO. October II Up Omitted
States Department of Agricultural -
Potatoes--Receipts. 173 cars; on track,
472 cars; total United States shipments
Saturday, 1,242 cars: Sunday, 40 cars:
trading. slow, market dull; Wisconsin
sacked round whites, central section,
2.40 to $50: northern section. few sales.
2.65; Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota sacked. round whites, 2.4O:
sacked early OBS $50; Idaho sacked
Russetg, 2,N6 to 500. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-14
Big Areas for Forests.

In Western Oregon and Washington
there are 10000 900 acres, In both pub
lie and private holdings, which are
permanently. best suited for forest
crops, says the American Tree Associa-
ton. In the whole of both states there
are probably $4,000. 900 acres suitable
only for permanent timber production.
1t Is estimated that 36,50O, 900 acres
In the Inland Empire, including Idaho
and Western Montana, or about 25 per
cent of the area. Is better adapted to
forest growth than for any other pur-
pose,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-14
CHICAGO DAIRY, MARKET.

CHICAGO, October II (P.--Butter-
Steady; receipts, PATIO tubs: creamy
extras, IS: standards. 421a; extra firsts
40laa44; hrsts, 3ea401s; seconds, STA
3Sa.
extra flrSts, 4la421z :; graded firsts, 40;
current firsts, s6a3s; ordinary frsts
33a36.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-14

S@1eS % SsuCRs ON NeW York EXchanR0.
Ivy 49,. ~''s 44SSOO 1900 Noon. i.3S5.500
l;so PM-...... lSissoo 2:le P.M....... zle76o0
Dividend rates given table are the ANNA,
based yearly dec
sUnis OF rsGns lass than 100 Party extra .Plu
TINS sSrno regular rate Payable In
Plus So So IN atocS rus - IN stock
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BORDER town
(Continued rom BAG 81

Continued from page ID
who looked marveled and many
swept in unison.
On this manifestation OF grief the
people went wild and there was a
rush for the spring with the peon
and his image in the lead. Arrived
there. the peon chanted a hymn,
fell upon his knees before the
spring and thrusting his arm into
the aperture, left 1t there for q Sec
ond and when he removed II, Won
der Of wonders, the waters burst
forth and the spring regmcd its
functions and. Il is said. the peon.
with his waxen image and hts pock-
'ets filled with gold which had been
boarded for many. many years
went his way rejoicing.
first heard this story related In
1918 by an old man who has lived
all Of his life at Aqua Leguas. He
believes TO this day ss do many Of
the good people Of Aqua LeguaS,
that this was a blessing sent TO
them in their hour Of need by their
patron saint. and I. out OF respect
for every mans faith, agreed with
him that such a miracle might hap
pen. that II happened at the we'd
ding feast when Christ turned wa
ter into wine; that a similar DEM
onstration occurred on the lonely
hills Of Mexico when Juan Diego
saw the vision Of the Angel Of
Guadalupe. there are many in
stances on record in the history Of
the church Of heavenly visitaticns
tn time Of great stress. ars then l
promptly forgot the story.
Three months ago / was visiting
a very dear old lady AZ Rio Grande
City. the daughter Of a physician
who came out from Georgia in 1884
and settled in Mier. Mexico. and
where this old lady vas reared. We
were discussing Mexico and It's past
and during the conversation the
town or Aqua Leguas was mention
ed. She was familiar with its his
tory. her father having been called
there on numerous occasions pro-
fessionally and she accompanying
him. / was about to relate 70 her
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

gone dry. 1t Is still the panacea for
all of Nuevo Leon and the eastern
half Of Tamaulipas. To dip the
hands in the waters of Aqua Leguas
II To heal them Of all sores. If the
hair is falling out. a ducking in the
waters will stop 1T. III your body
aches with rheumatism. n bath in
the blessed spring will ease ii. What
the waters coptain in the way of
medicinal minerals I am in no po-
siticn to state. but I am of the
opinion that. like many hundreds
Of ether springs along the Rio
Grande in the section extending
extending from Guerrero opposite
Zapata. Texas. To Mier. Mexico op-
pOsite Roma. Texas. the waters arc
strongly surcharEed with a COM
bination Of salt. iron and sulphur
three minerals with curative quail
ties too well known to need mention
here. Salt. we know is good for
sores. iron Is wonderful rs a tonic
for the blood. and SULPHUR Is both a
purgative and a healing medicine.
therefore ii is readily understood
why the Spring Of Guadalupe Is be-
licved 10 be az miraculous origin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

the story OF the weeping image
when she interrupted me with q
laugh and then she told me the real
facts regarding the incident.
IN Camargo. Mexico. at that time
there was one Of the finest gold and
silversmiths in al Of Mexico. re
was. she said. far superior 70 any
artisan she had ever heard Of. not
excepting a certain Hiram Abiff OF
Biblical fame. He was also as I'M
%scrupulOus as he was gifted and
during the drouth Of the 1900's con-
ceived p clever scheme to defraud
the people Of Aqua Leguas. He took
into the plot with him another
schemer. Together the two succeed
cd I'm putting over the hoax az tho
weeping image. said image being q
wax doll iii whose flowing and wav-
ing blonde hair n bag Of salt was
hidden. from which two tiny pipes
ran down TO the eyes. When the
fingers were mOistcned and rubbed
into the salt the mineral would melt
and tine fluid would run down
through the pipes to the eyes and
the image could be made to weep
at the win Of tho clever operator.
1T was her belief. she told me. that
the man who acted the part Of the
pcOn and carried the image. slipped
into Aqua Leguas on the night be-
fore his public appearance and
plugged The hole from which the
snring FuShed and on returning
there very cIeverly removed the
plug and Let the waters rush out
again. 2 trick that might have
caused NEST Of MS to stand IN awe
struck wCuGC-mcnt.
There lived q priest at CamarFC
about this time. He heard the story
Of the miraculous visitation and i'm
veStigatcd. lie. IL Is said. traced
the story IN its lair. found the doll.
and It's maker left town. He hes
never returned. 50 far rs is known.
and the father who urravelcd thu
mystery. rather than wound the
hearts or the faithful souls az Aqua
Leguas. kent the secret from them
and only related II to very intimate
friends. one OF whom was the old
lady who told n 70 nc.
Thus ends the story or the Weep-
ing Santita ar Our Lady Of AEur
Leguas. The spring has never since
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
Edinburg Fruit
Growers Plan To
Organize Tonight
Especial to The Horaldl

fSDecial 10 The Horaldl
/ ECINBURG. June 22.-OTficials
w I'll, Edinburg Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION have announced a meeting
for g D. NJ. Saturday at the Klossner
building here. ~ which r committee
rorort will be made as TO the steps
taken IN eflecting a complete and
permanent organization for the as
ISOLATION. which is vet IN the carly
stages of its development.
a report also will be heard in re-
gard 10 the work done by the COM
rittee investigating the various
fruit marketing organizations Of the
Valley.
More than i00 members arc ex-
DeCte6. to attend the meeting.
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SENSE OF
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
Haus' hobby is accompanying off
Ger in running down criminals.
They were awakened by an ap-
preaching horseman, and decided
to investigate him Just for the
p~astirle of ii. A search revealed
a hundred rounds Of ammunition.
a shot gun. a rifle, toilet articles
and other contraband obviously
headed for the Mexican border.
Taken 70 San Benit0
He was taken TO San Benito.
lodged III jail there and with that
performance. Jim Collins could
have called 1t a day. for he had
turned his catch over to county
authorities. but ne wasn't through.
He worked all day with other Off
GERS and they we're rewarded with
the finding OF cached goods at va
ricus places from San Benito to
Los Indios. Six men subsequently,
were arrested and from these offi-
GERS learned their occupation: the
band stole articles. smuggled them
across the Rio Grande, traded the
loot for liquor. brought it back and
sold II to bootleggers and legged
it themselves.
And that night Jim Collins climb
ed into his saddle again and rode
away towards the Rio Grande on
another mission for his government.
Perhaps he would be gone enc or
two or three days. And as he rode
away, he strongly suggested one Of
those stalwarts Of former days now
pictured only in books.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

for Miss Xix seldom saw her and re-
called her as a plain. rather I'M
communicative girl who supposedly
helped her husband" in his work as
2 salt demonstration Even the
landlady, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smalley. who
rented them the little room with its
white iron bed. dresser. one rocker,
and pink ruffled curtains. declares,
II never had any reason to suspect
they were not man and wife. They
were quiet and never drank"
AT the university ThcOra enjoyed
the respect OF both students and
faculty. She worked at campus Jobs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
GOODS LIFE IS
Barred IN DEATH
Theora Hix Was Thought
Unromantic; Shook De-
voted Husband
ny BONITA WITT

COLUMBUS, o., June z2.-"StlH
waters deep"
The wisdom Of this ancient adage
impresses itself upon the minds OF
the friends of Miss Theora Xix. 25,
Ohio State medical student, whose
brutally battered body was found on
a lonely rifle range. near here, as
they seek to pierce the mystery OF
her double life.
To her friends she appeared a seri-
ous-minded, studious girl who Meth
er invited nor impaired condolences
and who indulged in a few social
activities. Her dress was modest and
she seemed to shun attention. Her
dates" were far from numerous
except for a brief time when she &C
cepted the attentions Of Marion II.
Myers. university extension horti-
culturist.
Refused Marriage Offer
Theora confessed TO her room
mates. Alice and Beatrice Dustin.
with whom she lived In an attrac-
tive apartment across from the cam
pus. that Meyers had asked her 70
marry him. but added. L refused TO
marry him because I don't want TO
get married now"
Closely following word Of her
death at the hands Of q flend VINO
mutilated her body beyond recogni-
ton. her friends were a~stounded 70
learn that she had been intimate
with DR.. James II. Shook. veterinary
professor at the school for the past
three years. According 70 his state
ment 10 police Theora had been liv-
ing with him az a drab rooming
house d few blocks from the school,
from time 10 time. since February.
Girl Of High Ideals
Her roommates. the Dustin sisters
declare they never heard her men
ton DR.. Shocks name. Alice Dustin
Theora's classmate, says. "Theora
was. 10 all appearances, a girl OF the
highest ideals. She was an excel
lent student, a deep thinker. Poo
ple meeting her for the first time
were apt to think her queer, but
that vas only her reticence. She
used 10 GO TO dinner about $50
O'Clock when I was on my way TO
work at the hospital and when ]
returned about nine she usually was
in our room. I thought she went
to the movies or the library in the
intervening hours-I eve knew OF
her intimacy with DR.. Shook. The
night she was killed vas the only
night she yer stayed out all night"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
Still Waters Ran Deep in Tragic Passion
LIASON STUNS
CLASS MATES
She Had Been Known AS
Conscientious, Quiet
Devoted Student
faculty OF the university since his
admission of the love affair.

faculty OF the university since his
admission of the love affair.
The Deepest Mystery
What could have changed the
quiet, self-sufficient girl into a
woman Of experience In whom the
passions blazed SO fiercely that she
permitted herself TO be drawn into
a liason. which. II discovered, would
have meant her dismissal from;
school and the death OF her lifelong
ambtiion2
That is the question Theora'r
parents ask us. almost Frustrated b.
their grief. memories OF the child
hood Of the girl for whom they sac
rificed that she might have a good
education. rise 10 add still further To
their sorrow. They seek some ex-
PLANTATION Of their daughters de-
votion to a man Of whose very en-
istence they we're ignorant. Meyers
she mentioned in her letters, but
never DR.. Shook. II seems incredible
to them that the girl who had
Scorned the attention Of male sd-
mirers and once boasted that s-e
could take care OF any man"
should have had secret love affairs.
Still waters which ran deep led to
the tragic end Of the young student
and baffled police when they at
tempted to solve the mystery Of her
murder.
As her parents prepare TO take the
body back to the family burial
ground nc Binghampton. N. ", stu
dents who knew her as n c~onscien-
tious. unromantic associate, gather
In hushed groups 20 ponder over the
life which disclosed itself 10 the
world only in death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
SUIT FOR
WON BY DEFENDANT
Especial to The Herald)

EDINBURG. June pa $4,000
damage suit brought by @. w. Dawes
against the Donna Irrigation Dis
trict resulted In a decision for the
defendant here Friday. The plain
tiff alleged that injuries including a
broken leg and a partially severed
wrist were suffered by him when his
car overturned in leakage water
from a broken siphon which had
oTerrun the road.
The defense maintained II was
possible to G the leakage water for
some distance.
Attorneys were Fl. p. Galhraith
Tor the plaintiff and Walter Weaver
for the defense. Galbraith said he
will file motion for a new trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
HOT CHECKS

Every merchant receives his share
Of hot checks. Some get their money
out OF them others do not. AS
collection specialists we are capable
Of obtaining the money from any
hot checks you may havs on hand.
We are rendering this service to
clients In all sections OF the Valley.
Our charges are not high. Let us
90 into the matter with YOU. Ma
tional Collection Agency. Harrington.
Texas Over the First National
z~1k. Phone 63l. w. = Read.
naNer.-AdVs
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and lately had been employed in the
office OF the dean OF the graduate
school. At various times she had
worked for both Meyers and Or.
Shook. Meyers declared he threat
ened 10 discharge her If she did not
cease receiving the attentions Of
Shook.
Although Shook freely admitted
his intimacy with Miss Xix when
taken into custody after the murder.
his wife. who IS the mother OF his
small daughter. has declared she
never heard Of Theora Xix.
Shook has been removed from the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

During the past six years Thcora
was separated from her parents save
for brief intervals in the summer.
since they lived in Bradentown. Fla.
They knew nothing of the details Of
the tragedy until they reached Co
lumbus after the murder. Her faith
er. an educator. SObs as he says, She
was BY herself most OF the time.
She never went out with men and
seemingly had no use for them -
long as We can remember"
Led Quiet Married" Life
Persons who lived at the love
nest which DR.. Shook maintained
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

PRAGUE. R-The historic Stra-
hov monastery, founded I'm l140. Is
to be purchased by the city and
added to the public park on The
Hi Of Petrir. The gardens Of I've
old cloister are especially beauti-
full
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

LONDON. Rl-Carrying out the
idea that Piccadilly Circus is "the
center Of the world" G clock that
will tell time In any part Of the
globe has been installed in the new
subway station at that locality. IL
shows n narrow band of light
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
KHARKOFF tP-The

KHARKOFF. R-The CAV
payou." OF secret political police.
recently broke w n band here
which specialized in forged trades
union membership tickets. The
cards sold for from rs cents n
sl25 each and entitled holders ~
obtain bread. avoid certain taxes
and 70 vote.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
HAS To HAVE TWO rrns

PARIS-Alan Fairshem. n Scot z
feet tall. had 10 be provided with
two beds before ne could sleep In a
local Intel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23

travelling across a map OF the world
on Mercator's projection
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
browns IN BEER KEG

SHEFFIELD. Eng.-Four-year-oid
Esther PaySon fell into a beer key
and drowned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
(The Ebonies)

go. and it's the kind of a home
you've dreamed of-In a cool, beau
tiful residential section Of desirable
people-Within easy walking dis
tance of the Brownsville school sys-
tenn and various churches. Only a
four-minute drive to downtown
Brownsville.
Drive out Palm Boulevard today
it leads direct to the beautiful Los
Ebanos entrance. Judge for yourself
the desirability Of owning a home of
your W in this smart. sensibly re-
stricted residential addition.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
SCHOOLS To GET
COOK STOVES
Underwood and Underwood

FAIRFAX, Va, Nov. 1.-TwelVs
public schools in Fairfax county
have accepted the offer of the Vir.
ginia Public Service Company to
install electric ranges without charge
to be used in the study Of cooking
and canning under the supervision
Of Sarah Thomas, county home
demonstration agent.
The schools which win take ad.
vantage Of the offer include Nc.
Lean, Herndon, Coivin Run, Vienna,
oakton. Fairfax. Lincolnia, AMMAN
dale. Woodlawn. Potters Hin, Lor.
ton and Lee jackson.
Current for their operation will
be supplied free by the Service
C'mpany. To further encourage
the home demonstration work. the
electric company will loan the ser.
vices of an expert in home econom-
les and offer prizes for special merit
in cooking shown by public school
pupils.
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
FOURTH TOWER
TO FIND FIRE

sTAUNToN. Va, Nov. 1.-The
fourth steel forest fire observation
tower to be bull in Virginia this
year Is nearing completion on Warm
Springs Mountain, Bath county, &C.
cording to Chaplin Jones, State
forester.
This steel structure. IS feet high,
has been built on Flag rock, near
Warm Springs, to replace the
wooden tower which had become
dangerous, Jones explained. p.
One Of the other steel towers
built this year by the State forest
service IL in Madison county on
Fork Mountain. about one mile in
direct line from President Hoover's
summer camp
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
Thomas Tench, Lyndhurst,
Leaves Estate to Son

STAUNTON, Va, Nov. 1.-Valued
at $4,000. the estate Of the late
Thomas K. Tench, of Lyndhurst, Is
disposed of by will filed for probate
today in the county clerks office.
a son, T. o. Tench, is named execu.
tor and trustee, to serve without
{ bond.
The will, dated November 80. 1897,
leaves the entire estate to the ex-
ecutor and trustee to be held in
trust, with the following stipulations:
For a five.year period, the son,
widow and family are to occupy the
home farm, the widow to receive
pne-third of the net income from
same. At the end OF that time or
upon the death of the son, the
estate shall go one-third to the
widow and the balance to be shared
alike between the deceased's chill
6ren,
The Washington times., 1929-11-01
VA. EXPENSES
FOR SCHOOLS,
S248,846

FAIRFAX, Va, Nov. l.
Many important items relative
to expenditures for county
schools are shown in the an
nual report of County Superin-
tendent Of Schools W. T.
Woodson just issued.
Total receipts for the past fiscal
year were $29S, ,515.55 and expendi'
lures were $24s,946.11 leaving a
balance Of $44,569.45 to operate on
pending collection Of taxes for the
present fiscal year. OF the total
income $73,109.43 was received from
the State, $82,155.30 from the
county and $S5.225.9o from the
districts.
The balance of the income is
accounted for by tuition fees re-
ceived for instruction furnished
pupils resident outside the county
amounting to $7,19O.26; income from
the Daniels Trust Fund for Voca-
tional Work, 1915; dog tax, $10S;
special levie, $16,sO7.21; sale Of
Pohick School and other real estate,
$9,S79.74; insurance adjustments
81 10000: donations from communi'
ties, $250.25: balance at the begin
ming Of the school year, $7,l72.O7
and miscellaneous, $857.S9.
S6,S64 For Buses
Expenditures include $3.50, 61.44
for operation Of which $4,927.54
went for superintendents salary,
clerks salary and other administra-
tive expenses. Instructural costs
for the year were $136, ,953, including
all salaries, laboratory supplies and
incidental costs. The cost Of trans
porting the children to school in
buses was $6.36410. The cost of
operating the school plants inclnd-
ing $7,460.06 for janitor service,
$7,377.24 for coal and water and
$6S7.96 for. light, came to a total
Of SIC, 6,39S.SS.
Among other items of expenditure
were $3,S19.02 for insurance, S5,-
207.74 for treasurer's commissions,
$6,955.65 for repairs Of buildings and
upkeep of grounds, and $2S9.7S mis-
cellaneous expenses, making q total
for fixed charges of $16 6,272.20. Capt.
tai expenditures Of $7,224 included
81, 1,S6S.S9 for new building, $3,654.S6
for new equipment, and $685. for i'm
proving school grounds.
Better Attendance
The report also shows that 4,1S0
white children attended school last
year, including 2,194 boys and 1886
girls. There were s56 colored chill
dren, including 456 boys and 403
girls. The colored children had a
better attendance record than the
white pupils, with SO per cent for
daily attendance, compared with n
per cent for the whites. The per
capita cost Of instruction was $27.24
in the schools for white children and
$14.91 in the negro schools.
Forty.two of the schools for white
children and eight of the colored
schools have libraries. The total
number of books in the school libra.
ries is 14.200. Eleven of the county
schools have been closed in accord
ance with the plan for consolidation,
and 500 pupils are transported daily
to consolidated schools in county
busses.