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The Washington times., 1929-10-17
Daughter Of Naval
officer Will We'd
}. Walter Drake

The engagement Of Miss Eleanor
Bryan Smith, which has been
announced by her father, Comdr.
Leonard Smith. U. s. N. to
John Alfred Drake. son Of the
former Assistant Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs J. Walter
Drake, is of great interest to
the younger set in Washington.
Miss Smith made her DEBUT
here several seasons ago, and re.
ceived much attention from the
young beaux around town. Though
her fiance never spent much time
here when the brakes made
their home on r ST.. his sister.
Miss Rosalie Drake, was a pop
ular bud of a few years ago.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Mrs. John J. Hamilton. Of 2611
Woodley Pl., is q guest at the
Barclay in New York.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17
Writer

Miss Eleanor Hard. daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. William Hard, has
had a wide experience in the field
of literature to fit her for the edi.
torial position on the staff of
new magazine in New York which
she has just taken. She has left
to spend the winter there.
Miss Hard has been a contrib
utor to the Junior League maya.
zine for a year or more and her
articles on the political situation
in Washington have won very
favorable comment. And from
time to time, she has contributed
verse to various periodicals.
Her ability to write is a natural
inheritance from her parents who
are both well known in the craft.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17
Erist OF Parties
Are Being GiOen
For Young Couple

Miss Florence Wetherill, daugh.
ter of Mrs. F. H. Mistretta, whose
marriage to Albert Walker Is TAX
ing place October 26, is having q
round Of parties given in her
honor, starting this week, and con-
tinuing until the day of the wed
ding.
On Monday, Mrs. Reginald
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club
and that night Miss Peggy Burch
will be hostess to Miss Wetherill
and Mr.. Walker at the Club
Chantecler, when the guests will
include the members of the wed.
ding party. On Wednesday, Mrs.
Gordon Lindsay Luke, who is arriv-
ing from her home in TYRONE, Pa,
Saturday to he an attendant at the
wedding, will entertain for the
bride-elect at luncheon, and that
night. Miss Adelaide Henry will
entertain the young couple at din
ner.
Thursday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Parker will be hosts to
large company at dinner at the
~
and Mrs. John Brawner are enter.
tanning for Miss Wetherill and Mr..
Walker at a buffet supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dove will
entertain at dinner on Saturday
night at the Chevy Chase Club in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Seligman and Mrs. James Gould,
of New York, who will pass the
weekend in Washington.
Mrs. Gould will be the guest Of
Mrs. Dove at her home on Cali.
fornia Street.
X X
Mrs. Hull, wife of Gen. John A.
Hull. U. S. A., accompanied by
their son, John Bowler Hull, and
General Hull's sister. Miss Annette
Hull, returned yesterday from
Hot Springs. Va. where they
went last week by motor ana re-
rnained over Sunday at the Home.
aeeaA.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17

A graduate of Smith College, she
specialized in languages and re-
Gently translated a life Of STEM
dahl, which has brought enthus.
iastic comment on her work.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunter
Hanna. Of Georgetown, will pre-
sent their daughter, Miss Jane
Hanna, to society at a tea dance
to. be given in the Willard Suite
at the Willard on December 30.
Miss Hanna graduated from Gun
ston Hall last June, and in this
connection 1t is interesting to
note that her mother was a
member of the first graduating
class of that school.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17

guest at the new headquarters OF
the Woman's Party for an indefi-
mite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick D. Nc.
Kenney have leased an apartment
at the Wardman Park Hotel and
will take possession on the first
Of November.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17
From Europe

Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont, presi-
dent of the National Woman's
Party. will arrive from Europe,
where she has spent a long time
at her chateau in southern France,
on Friday.
Shortly after her arrival, she
will come to Washington to be a
The Washington times., 1929-10-17
NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
MRS. ADAMS
BACK FROM
EUROPE
Noted Woman Geographer
Now Eager to Revisit
Latin America by Plane

AdClIA AlAlC1 ANd Ny l. AuAAS
Mrs. Franklin Adams has
joined Mr.. Adams, counselor
of the Pan American Union,
in their apartment at the
Marlborough after an alb
sence of seven months spent
in travel through Europe,
Asia and Africa. She is
known professionally as Mrs.
Harriet Chalmers Adams.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Adams sailed
| gor Spain early in March,
! where they visited together
J Cadiz, Seville and BARGE
iona. Then they went to
JCarcasonne, where they
separated~Mr. Adams re-
Burning to the United States
and Mrs. Adams going on to
Tetuan in Spanish Morocco.
Twenty Countries
In the following months Mrs.
Adams visited nearly 20 coun-
eries, including Spain, France,
italy, Switzerland, Jugoslavia,
Austria, Hungary, Rumania,
Turkey, Greece, Syria, Palestine,
Transjordania, Italian North
Africa and Sicily.
She travelled from Cadiz to
Costanza overland across Eu-
rope, then by sea to Turkey in
Europe, Turkey in Asia, Greece,
Syria, Palestine, Trensjordania,
Lower Egypt, Italian Libya
INorth Africa), Sicily, Italy
and Spain again and back to
the United States.
Career
With the completion of this
trip Mrs. Adams has visited every
country in the world-some Of
them many times. She is presi-
dent of the Society Of Women
Geographers, fellow of the
Royal Geographic Society OF
London and Geographical Socie.
ties throughout the world; hon.
orary member of the Academy
of Arts and Sciences of Cadiz,
member of the National Institute
of Social Sciences and chairman
of the International Society OF
Woman Explorers founded in
1926. She has been closely identi.
fled for many years as lecturer
and writer with the National
Geographic Society.
Looking South
Mrs. Adams is now looking with
longing eyes on another trip to
South America when she can
travel by airplane over the terri
tory she covered more than 25
years ago on foot, horseback and
by canoe. She is convinced that
aviation is destined to mean mar
velous things to the explorers Of
She world.
On this expedition she reached
frontiers previously unknown to
any white woman. And in the
Peruvian Andes she reached an
altitude of 19,200 feet.
X X X
White House
The President and Mrs. Hoover
had as their guests at dinner last
evening at the White House, JUS
tice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone,
DR.. and Mrs. George Vincent,
DR.. and Mrs. Vernon kellogg, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Sullivan, and Mrs.
Jean H. Large, sister of Mrs.
Hoover.
William L. Ward, veteran Re
publican leader, of Westchester
county, n. Y, has been staying
with the President and Mrs.
Hoover. His friendship with Mr..
Hoover IL Of long standing.
The Hungarian Minister, Count
Laszlo Szechenyi, is arriving in
New York on Friday from Europe
where he has passed several
weeks. He Is being met there by
Countess Szechenyi and their
daughters. They will pass the
weekend at the Whitney villa, in
Newport.
The Washington times., 1929-10-17
CAPITAL GIRLS.
ATTEND
BRIDE
Miss Ruth Jones Weds
, Richard Richardson In
Youngstown, Ohio

Washington was we'll repre-
sented at the wedding of Miss
Ruth Emlyn Jones, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Jones, to
Richard Redwood Richardson,
which took place last evening at s
o'clock in ST. Johns Episcopal
Church in Youngstown, Ohio.
Attending the bride were Miss
Cynthia Hill. maid.of.honor; Miss
Louise Davidson and Miss Lila
LaGarde-all Of Washington
Miss Juannette Thomas and Miss
Dorothy Ohlson. of Youngstown.
The men in the wedding party
included James E. Jones. jr., and
Lambert Jones, brothers Of the
bride,
The Washington times., 1929-10-17
Lived Here

The bride has lived, with the
exception of the past year or so, in
Washington, where her father was
in the Treasury Department. He
Is originally from Youngstown,
Ohio, and returned to his birth
place to become director OF finance
for that city.
The bride attended Holton Arms
school and Mr.. Richardson is a
graduate of the University OF
Pennsylvania. Upon the conclu-
sion of honeymoon trip in Phila-
delphia and New York they will
make their home in the Seville
Apartments, Norfolk. Mr.. Richard
son is a building contractor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
Flashes of Life
~ The Assoclated Pressl

tBy The Associated PreSSl
LAKEWOOD. NJ. J.-Thomas j.
Farley is a 10O-year-old bachelor
who plays solitaire nightly with a
midnight repaSt at stake. If he
wins he eats two crackers: Il he
loses he has only one. he works
eight hours a day as handy man on
an estate and always has been as
enthusiastic about his vocation Of
volunteer fireman as he has been
adverse to matrimony.
NEW HAGEN-How to rate baS-
ketball players: Take the average
OF five jumps straight into the air,
multiply by the weight and divide
by time It takes the individual 10
respond to a command. Such Is
the index Of efficiency described
to scientists here by DR.. Coleman
z. Griffith Of the University of IL
: iinois.
NEW YORK-Mighty and clever
are the Vikings when it comes to
salt water. Eight huskies from the
Norwegian ship Sub Americana won
an international lifeboat race III
the harbor. AT the finish 1t was
discovered the bottom Of their boat
had been creased. Loud were the
protests. but it was not forbidden
in the rules. 1t will be taboo here
after.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
MEXICAN SAVIOR
FOOD DEMAND
Herald Cooking School Ex-
pert Will Stress Pop
ular Seasoning

Mrs. Myra Olive Dougan. who viii
conduct one OF ner nationally IA
NOUS cooking schools In Browns
vile for five days. September % TO
September ~, under auspices Of
The Herald, stresses in advance no.
tees from her. the importance
which she attaches to the proper
use OF flavoring.
More and more are Mexican fla
Voring practices being accepted BY
the American housewife" declares
Mrs. Dougan. THE intriguing sea-
Soning of well prepared chilli. Ia
males and enchiladas cannot be de-
MED and / shall deal at quite some
length with the proper handling OF
Mexican flavorings in my lecture
courses in Brownsville
A lecturer of gifted personality.
with the background IF years of
home economic experience, accept
ed as a leader in her line by the
greatest food manufacturers Of the
country. she brings TO eager Valley
housewives the subtle secrets of the
culinary ass. which every woman
is so DESTROYS of obtaining.
Present indications are that the
Queen theater will be filled 70 over
flowing az each Of her five appear
ances. and II is the desire OF The
Herald that every woman reader OF
this paper keep herself posted on
the data which will appear from
day 10 day regarding the for,hcom-
ing school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
NEW ARKF RULES
FOR r CROP

WINTER HAVEN. Fla. Sept. s.
New rules and regulations eove-n.
ing The marketing of the 1929 citr,,.
CROP as outlined by the state de-
partment OF agriculture. Wcrc an
proved, ~ the main. al 4 meeting
nere last week OF the ~operatinS
committee Of the FlD-iSa c,tr,,s
Growers Clearing House asSocis~
ton and Nathan Mavo. ror-,i-
sioner Of agriculture.
A provision approved 81 the opsr.
ating committee would parmir fr.,is
inspectors to make inspections If
irult a. any time from the moment
= = laser rom the tree until It en-
lers the a for shipment. Ano.bey
change would provide thaa ear1.
separate lot Of fruit shall ~ r,,rI
Dered and the inspector S,,r,,,t, )
with a list and advised when sacS
part Of the carlot Is re ldy II r.ovs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
ARCADIA, HARLfNGEN

There TN only a few stars on the
s~ilVerscreen who are possessed Of q
seeming immunity from unfavor-
able criticism. One Of these is
Douglas MacLean. gifted young
man who has established a ire
mendoEs following with his roles or
well-meaning youths who get into
a peck OF humorous trouble but
emerge right-Side-up az the finish.
Divorce Made Easy" opening at
the Arcadia in Harlingen today for
3 days. Is far and away the great
est out-and-out farce MacLean has
ever starred in. IL is one long
laugh-fest from start To finish.
Abundant comedy is furnished hy
the supporting players aIso-Marie
Provost. Johnny Arthur. Dot Far
ley, Frances Lee and Jack Duffy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
INVESTIGATION
SHAPES IN LORD

SANFORD, Fla. Sept. 5.-Mar-
keting organizations representing
virtually every farming industry i'm
this section have needed the call
Of 9. M. Berry. president Of TIRE
Sanford Farmers exchange, to d.
versiiy their crops this winter. 81 as
r. enable the movement OF ct least
20 cars Of mixed vegetables 4
day during the season.
a conference or representatives
IRON various growers ASSOCIATIONS
was held under the auspices of Ire
agricultural branch OF the school
system last week. Plans were ont
lined for a system or lnifotn pack-
ing and for the use Of standard va
rieties OF containers ana seeds ~
planting. Tentative plans were dis
cussed Tor a central packing plant
where washing and packing VouId
Dc directed. A survey 10 detera,ina
nc conference represented Chase
q 20, Sanford Oviedo Truck Grow
ers. r. +. Dutton. Florida Vspetat,a
ASSOCIATION. American Fruit Grow
ers. Inc. and the Sanford Farm
ers' exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
v o SAN BENITO

One Of the most famous orches-
traS in the country viii entertain
patrons Of the Rivoli theater. San
Benito. next Sunday. when Street
Girl" the all-talking and all-mu-
steal Radio picture featuring Bet
ty CompsOn. opens.
Gus Arnheim and his Cocoanut
Grave Ambassadors, now playing at
the Ambassadors club in Paris,
appear ii several Of the night club
sequences Of the Radio picture.
-Four musical numbers. written
originally for Street Girl are be-
ing featured by Arnheim and his
band as they play for the dancers
IN the Paris club; and in each town
Street Girl" has appeared this sea-
son. these tunes have quickly be-
come favoriteS with local orches-
traS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
p MOWnE \
Il SlDELaGHTS b
CAPITOL

Lifting strains Of Broadway
Baby Dolls wishing and Waiting
for Love" and Jig, Pig. Jigaloo".
the rhythmic tapping Of the feet
Of fifty dancing girls; the wailing
saxophone and the high notes Of O
grand opera tenor in a theatrical
boarding house; the stacatto bark
Of gangsters' guns. and the quiet
raise YOU five grand" in a poker
game-these and many other high
spots of Broadway Babies" fcr
these who attend the premiere OF
this First NatiOnal-Vitaphone pic
ture at the Capitol theater today.
This picture. which stars tho
poppy young screen luminary Alice
White. IS thorough entertainment
from first to last. IL takes one
behind the scenes in a big musical
comedy theater: into the night
clubs OF gay Broadway. and into q
theatrical boarding house just of
the Big Street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
RUBIO ASSERTS
PEOPLE GOVERN
Mexico Candidate For Pres
ident Says Militarism
Passe

GOMEZ PALACIO. DURANGO.
Mexico, Sept. 5.-(R-Caudillos. or
military rulers r q thing OF the
past so far as Mexico Is concerned
and It is the people who now gov
ern the country, Pascual Ortiz Ru-
bio, national revolutionary party
nominee for the presidency in the
Nov. III election, declared IN a
speech here.
Ortiz Rubio made this statement
exactly a year from the date ON
which Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales,
then president, told congress the
time had come to do away with the
military rulers in Mexico and sub
stitute In their stead q government
OF institutions"
At the same time Ortiz Rubio
was speaking here. Provisional Pres
ident Portes Gil, in his annual mes
sage to congress at Mexico City.
denied JUNIORS he would seek TO
prolong his term of office which
ends in February and added the
statement he did not possess The
proportions of a caudillo." The
president said IL had been his priv
ilege to initiate the era of "institu-
tional government" prescribed by
General Gales. and promised that
the federal authorities would guar
antee impartial elections in Novem-
Der.
Ortiz Rubio Is the standard bear
er OF O party created by Gales. lie
Is touring northern Mexico in CD
position To Jose Vasconcelos, NOM
inee Of the entire electionist party.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
Slump In August
BUILDING Permits

August building permits fell be-
hind those Of the month preceding.
with a total Of S16.775. as against
$4,000 fer July. Totals for the year
uo to August 81. amounted to S373.-
45i. Permits for August 1923 were
Sl06640. The largest permit issued
curing the past month was that
70 Luis l. Lemadrid. for a face
brick residence on st. Charles cost
ing $1,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
Ladies Night Is
Planned Ry Elks

One OF the most elaborate ladies'
nights ever held is being planned
by the ElkS entertainment commit
ltee headed by Hawkins White. II
is TO be staged Friday evening.
A program Is being rounded out
with dancing and bridge forming
the main portion Of the entertain
ment. A new combination radio
Victrola will furnish music for the
dancers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
G~reyhounds Keep Up
Steady Practicinc

ESrcl.al 20 The Herald
SAN BENITO. Sept. 5.-Coach
Grady Reynolds Is putting his men
through the PAGES Practice for the
san Benito Greyhounds having
started this week.
About 90 men turned out in re-
Spouse 10 the call for candidates
for the 1929 foe ball team here. IN
cluded IN the number heing only
o handful OF veterans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
Husband Admit He
Killed Wife and Man

Ell PASO. Sept 5.-Pl-Mrs.
Irene Watt. &C. and Gordon Rose
were slain late Tuesday night in tho
Watt home. and the woman's hus-
band. III. X. Watt. was held by po-
lice on his admission that he had
beaten them 70 death with an axe
Both were killed as they slept.
Watt is a member OF the medical
detachment at Fort Bliss. and Rose
was a soldier at Fort Bliss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
LOWER CALIFORNIA
ROAD NEARS FINISH
Especial 10 The Heraldl

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 5-Tbe
Lover California highway. which
VIII extend from the CaHforrsa
border to the extreme southern sra
q the peninsula. will be comnIetad
early In September. accordirg -
dispatches from Guaymas. Sonora
tourists from the United States 81
far have been able to motor oniv
as far south as Santa Rosalia in
Lower California
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05
Committee to Select
Slogan Friday Night
Especial 70 The Hcrald)

SAN BENITO. Sept. 5.-The Val
ley will have an official slogan af-
ter Friday evening Of this week.
J. E. Bell. chairman of the COM
mittee selecting the prize winning
Offering from several thousand sug-
geStions. announced n final deci-
sion would be made at a meeting in
WeSlaco Friday night.
The selection has narrowed down
to II. which the committee consSJ-
ers the best offered. The winner will
be picked from these II and will
receive q cash prize OF $3.50.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22

earlier settlements to ruins. Only . few narrow streets take tho trav- elcr back century or two, and these are lined with fine. four-story. spotlessly-cleau buildings.
 Salzburg cathedral, which is . copy of St. Peters at Rome. dom- mates the old town. From its facade. one can throw . stone across one of the public squares in- 10 a smaller adjoining square which is adorned with | statue Of Mozart. who waA . favorite son of this town.
 Two blocks from the square. the house in which the famous com- poser was born contains | collec- tion of souvenirs. portraits. manu- scripts. his piano and even . skull which some salzburg guides would have travellers believe ii that of the great composer.
 The inhabitants of newer salx- burg have spared no space to en- nance the beauty Of their town. The railroad station ia situated on the outskirts of this portion Of Salzburg and the tram and taxi ride down town" leads through tree-lined boulevards, past staadt- park. a large public park, and the grounds Of Mirabell castle. which was formerly the residence of the archbishop.
 Surrounded by well-kept lawns, terraces, hedges and marble statues, the castle is one of salx- burg's show places.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
Plan Vacation Colony
 At West Rocky Hill

Establishment of . vacation colony for New Britainites is expected to come with development. by . group of local business men and real es- tate operators. of . tract comprising 15O lots, bordering on an artificial lake which has been created at West Rocky Hill. six and one half miles from tho center of this city.
 In conjunction with the sale of lots. the owners have decided to ask suggestions for . name for the resort and will reward the person who names the tract with . free building lot. The lake is about one mile south of the cluster of fresh water springs from which Bacon brook originates..
 A we'll stocked lake of 300 feet of trout stream offers inducements to fishermen, while . park and recrea- tion Held. now being developed. will attract other vacationists. the own- CTS feel certain. Electric service ex- tends about the six acre lake. Other conveniences, including water serv- ice supplementing the fresh water springs which dot the rolling hills and the shaded valleys, are now be- ing arranged.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
INDIAN RACES 100 MILES WITH HORSE
Zun Brave Hopes to Beat
 BloOdd Animal on Track

Pecos. Texas, June 22 R-An- drew Chimoni. Zuni Indian from . New Mexico reservation, pitted his speed and endurance against Gen eral'. a thoroughbred west Texas ranch horse in . 100 mile race that started here at 6:30 .. m., todey.
 The race, . feature event of the annual cowboy reunion here today, is being run on . circular track. The start was witnessed by several thous- and persons.
 Chimoni. 29 years old. who broke tho worlds marathon record at Gal up. N. M., in 1927. hopes to run the distance in less than ten hours. The blue bloodcd horse from the Y-6 ranch of west Texas Is said to have the greatest stamina and speed of any of his breed on the western plains.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-22
STOCKS UNDER70NE| FIRM AT 0PENING|
Some Profit Taking in Evidence
 -FraCtoBl Gains Listed

New York. June 2: R-stock prices displayed hrm undertons at the opening of today's stock market, although profit taking was still in evidence.
 Allied Chemical showed an initial gain of i. l., points and Atlantic Re fininE 1. Fractional gains were re- corded 6y Radio. Mack Trucks. Public Service of New Jersey and Wright Aero.
 Railroad Shares Bought
 Early buying centered largely in the railroad shares on the theory that those issues were behind the general market. and would probabl respond favorably to the publication of half yearly earnings reports. some of which are likely to set new high records. Union Pacific. New York Central and New Haven, all moved into new high ground, while early gains of . point or two were recorded by Southern Pacific. Read. ing, Pennsylvania and Missouri sas-Texas.
 United Aircraft. which climbed nearly 10 points yesterday. quickly added bh more today. and Wright extended its gain to , 1.t points.
 Case Threshing Machine certt- ficates jumped { points. Common wealth Power Sh and Hayes Body 2. National Cash Register, Good- year, Wilcox Rich B. Andes. Kenne- colt, International Harvester and Simmons showed early gains of point or more
 Foreign exchanges opened steady. with Sterling Cables unchanged at 34.S4 1916.