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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

become accustomed TO the maze Of
publicity that she Is eliciting.
She viii be defended by Jose
Maria Lozano. one of Mexico's
best known criminal defense law
yers. Senior Lozano is renowned as
an orator and Is internationally
known in legal circles.
Meanwhile Sonora Maria HERE
Jon de Vidal. the first wife of the
murdered general, who brought suit
against him charging him with big
amy. Is awaiting the outcome Of
the case. The case has put ON the
map the distant village in the
southern jungle lands of Mexico
where she lives-Cosamaloapan, iE
the state of Veracruz.
Sonora Herrejon de Vidal became
suspicious when her husband did
not return from Mexico City. where
he said he was stationed by the
government, and made "a trip TO
ths capttas--aas In whss led 20
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
Siberia Rail Built
Ry American Loans

BELGRADE, Aug. 3l--tP-Al-
though all railroads IN Jugo-Slavia
are state-0wned and state-built. a
departure has been made by the
Pozharevatz district government.
which has. with the permission OF
the minister Of finance. concluded
a loan direct with an American
group for the construction of rail-
ways in its area.
The loan amounts to 5000. 900
par value. Interest will be al 7 per
cent which is considered moderate
IN view Of financial conditions.
The money will be used for a nor
mal-gauge line from Pozharevatz to
the Danube, which will later be
Joined by a bridge with the Ru-
manian railway system and will
provide a new link between West
ern Europe, Belgrade and Rumania.
A narrow gauge line will also be
built to join Pozharevatz with the
narrow gauge system or western
Serbia and Bosnia. and this will
give the Danube basin a new out
let to the Adriatic through the
ports of Dubrovnik and the Rotor
Estuary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
COCNAC' FRENCH
PRESIDENT DECLARES

VERDUN, Aug. 31.-CF-Super-
sensitive microrhones gave France
q good laugh during the very SOL
emr1 ceremony attending the cele-
bratio3 Of the "Rebirth of verdun."
The9bresident 4 the republic. the
premier seven cabinet ministers.
five al sassadors. the archbis. CD OF
Besancdp and the bishop Of Verdun
had sat down TO the official lunch
cor.
Coffee time had come and a mil
lion or more radio sets we're tuned
70 listen to the address Of President
Doumergue, at the left OF whom
now stood NJ. Becq de Fouquleres.
chief OF the protocol. With bated
breath France waited the words or
the president. What 1t heard was
this:
NO cognac In my coffee. Foul
CURES. you know It hurts me-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
PUBLIC SCHOOL
OPENS SEPT.6
1000 Pupils Expected To
Enroll In Brownsville
System

Pupils in all sections OF Browns
vile public schools. except the junior
college will start enrolment on Tues
day in their respective buildings.
Teachers of city schools will meet
at $50 a. m. Monday In the junior
college auditorium for organization.
Superintendent O. W. Gotke will
outline work for the new year. and
members OF the school board are 70
be present and make talks.
About 1000 pupils in all branches
Of the schools are expected to en-
roll. This Is a considerable increase
over past years. but the two new
buildings erected during tho sum-
mer. the Washington Park and the
East Brownsville school. which l.
located near Fort Brown. will care
for the increase and relieve the
crowded conditions which prevailed
last year, making 1t possible for all
children in the primary grades TO
enpoy a full days program rather
than the halliday sessions neces-
sary In en- number of cases last year.
Several new teachers have also been
added To the faculty. bringing the
personal UP 10 more than 100.
Junior college students are to en-
roll on Sept. 10 and IL. Examinations
for admission. advanced standing
and postponed examinations will
also be giyan at this time. An en-
roIIment OF about 200 Is expected.
Buses to upper Valley points will be-
run as last year.
All facilities have been carefully
checked. and repairs made which
put them in the best Of condition,
school officials say.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
S5O,OOOLAND
SLIT WILL Be
HARD FOUGHT
Property Left BY De-
ceased Sassl of I'm
sound Mind Will Be
Contested

One Of the largest and hardest
fought cases ever tried in the county
court Of Cameron. involving some
$4,000 in property. is expected TO
result Monday morning when at
torneys clash in the case of j. F..
Blackerby. ct al VS.. A. w. Armstrong
ct al.
Blackerby and 13 others are con
testing a will made by Mary Z.
Blackberry VINO was later adjudged Of
unsound mind by a lunacy commits
sion IN Eastland county. Their at
torneys. Blsnuon. Blanton. and Blan-
ton, OF which Tom Blanton. former
To-. :. congressman is a member. hold
that Mrs. Blackerby. who died re-
Gently. was Of unsound mind at the
time the will was made.
The deceased made the will July
II. 1918. leaving all of her property
efa Eastland and Cameron counties
to A. w. Armstrong and Hettie L..
Armstrong. Sephew and nice. re-
spectively. AT the time the property
was not very valuable but now Is
estimated to be worth from $4,000
70 $4,000.
The lunacy hearing was held In
Eastland county Jan. Is. 1915. at
which time the woman was adiudged
of unsound mind. Attorneys for the
contestants have introduced papers
which state that the commission
found that she had had her first
attack five years previously. The
legal fight Is expected TO center
around this point.
There are four defendants IN the
case who are represented by Rabel
and Fristoe Of Harlingen.
The contestants have entered
more than 30 dispositions from wit
nesses and are expected 70 bring a
number Of witnesses here in person
The papers filed in the case are
voCminous.
We contest will be heard by Judge
o. HDancy.
I&s expected that II win be sew
eraf lays before the legal aspects o.
the case are cleared away and the
contest considered on its merits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

BERLIN. Aug. 3l.-tF-Some A.
600 persons in Germany each year
request official permission to
change their names and SO per cent
obtain II.
Almost automatic permission Is
given when a naturalized foreigner
wishes TO 'Germalize" his name.
Hundreds of these cases occur
among the coal miners Of the Ruhr
district. many OF whom are Polish
immigrants.
Sometimes the authorities discov-
CT that the real reason for wishing
to change a name Is the fact that
a mans CONNIE Sial credit has been
exhausted under the old naro-. Es-
pecially frequent are cases Of men
who wish TO be named after some
ancestor who belonged to the no
hility- The republican Judges turn
these requests down cold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
LEAD MEXICO
EXPORTLEADER
Automobiles Top Imports of
Country; Lumber Is
Next

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 3i.-June
expectations over the National rail-
way Of Mexico fSom Mexico to the
United States totaIed $50 carloads.
and importation over the same route
from the United States to Mexico
amounted to l,248 carloads. accord
ing to the report Of the railway. Just
made public.
More lead was exported than any
other single commodity. 224 carloads
of it being shipped. Bananas. show
ing an increase. were second with
zoo carloads. Other leading export
commodities included ore, 81 car-
loads: zinc. "a carloads: and live
stock 20 carloads.
Among the commodities imported
to Mexico. automobiles. l91 carloads
of which were shipped. led. and
lumber. with 113 carloads. was sec
ond. Other leading imported COM
mOdities included: Wheat. "a cars.
lard. SO cars: scrap. 50 cars: sand.
so cars: combustible Oil. SO cars:
merchandise. IS cars: machinery. Is
cars.
In all there we're IS commodities
exported 20 the United States and
l01 commodities imported to Mexico.
Cars carrying commodities for ex-
port 10 the United States left Mex
leo through the following ports-of-
entry: Matamorcs. 4: Ciudad Juarez.
334: Piedras Negras, so; Nuevo La
redo. 342.
The ports-of-entry OF the import
ed commodities were: Matamoros. 80
Ciudad Juarez. 209: Piedras Negras.
201: NuevO Laredo. sos.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
Funeral Held For
Santa Rosa Woman

SANTA ROSA. Aug 31.-The fu-
neral for Mrs. r.. ". Elliott. who died
az her home here on Thursday. Aug.
%. Sas held Wednesday afternoon
at the Presbyterian chapel.
DR.. A. G Hakir. her pastor.
brought a most helpful and comforts
ing message ito the bereaved family
and friends.
Beautiful music was rendered XIV VA
quartet composed or Mrs. =. I'D. Kief-
fer. Mrs. r.. n. Stephenson. and
Messrs. r. G. and j. Fl. Gable. with
Mrs. A. L. Todd at the piano.
Mrs. Elliott is survived by her
husband and " children
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
Fl. Riley Visitors
Return to Kansas

Lieut.. and Mrs. Clyde Massey,
who have been spending their leave
in Brownsville with Mrs. Massey's
mother, Mrs. L. r. Cowan. are TO
leave Sunday evening by motor for
Fort Riley. Kans. Lieut.. Massey
Is to attend q troop officers train
ing course in the cavalry school.
He has been stationed at Fort
Brown since June of 1925. when
he was transferred to the cavalry
from the air service. which he en-
tered on graduation from West
Point in 1924. Mrs. Massey. prior
to her marriage in June Of last
year. was Miss Hazel Cowan. and
has been n Of the popular mem
bers Of Brownsville's social set
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
Richardson VIII Go
To Ell Pasc Meeting

q. g. Richardson, secretary OF the
Brownsville chamber OF commerce.
will represent Valley secretaries at
a meeting to be held in Ell Paso
on Sent. @ TO discuss the agricul-
tural labor question along the bor-
der. and the effects of Immigration
legislation proposed or recently en-
acted.
Secretaries OF chambers Of COM
merce along the border. and others
interested in the subject have been
invited to attend by Roland Har-
well. general manager OF the El Paso
association.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
Radio Expert
Analyses Source of
Man-Made' Static

the hope that il may enlighten and
be of help TO all persons concerned
In good radio reception. And IL Is
believed that there are many In this
vicinity.
1T is natural that the radio list
ener viii attribute TO the radio set
or som, accessory all sounds emit
ted from the loud speaker other
than those apparently intended for
entertainment. This opinion Is not
generally correct. since a radio set
properly designed and properly in
stalled. Is free from such noises.
NO doubt. one of the reasons for
this mistaken opinion is the lack
Of ability to aralyze the noise and
locate the source.
1T may be mentioned that the
proper analysis of interference
noises. with respect to their orig
mating points. constitutes the
greater portion Of interference elm
nation or reduction. The actual
correction Of the condition causing
the interference is usually a simple
matter.
Interference trouble shooting Is.
In itself, a careful study requiring
actual practice by contact with the
different kinds OF interference Ia
develop effectively and rapidly a
high percentage Of successful re-
suits.
In using the term interference
there may be included under this
one head all noises which are COM
monty referred 10 as static strays
leaks, ETC.
General Classification
General Interference NAV be
classified in the following divisions:
/. Interference caused by atmos-
pheric disturbances and conditions
considered beyond mans control.
2. Interference caused by cleo
trical and mechanical devices con-
trolled BY man.
The following list OF Interfer-
ence prcduc> is given to explain
why all inter erence shLlld not BE-
attributed immediately TO trouble
with your radio set your neighbors
set. or some .ault Of the power COM
pany. telephone company, etc.
Under power circuits come lines.
insulatcrs, lightning arrestors.
transformers, generators and mo-
tori.
Under industrial applications
come lightning circuits, telephone
Continued on page 81 s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
BROWNSVILLE MAY BE BASE IN AIR FREIGHT LINE
Washington Park Parade
Reveals Real Rial For
Noted Plaza

The Plaza de Armas has a new
rival in Washington park. When
the city fathers ordered the foun-
tain constructed and the grounds
improved. they didn't know they
we're paving the way for the es-
Enlistment Of an old Mexican
custom here.
In the Southern Republic. or in
almost any Spanish-speaking
country. the young bloods are
kept close under the parental
thum. Boys and girls are segre-
gated for educational purposes
and they do not see as much of
each other as American young
sters do. But the Mexicans have
a way out. It's the plaza
There the boys and girls parade.
casting shy glances-pr0viding the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

idly. with more and more cars
parked around the new grounds
each evening. The fountain in
itself Is an attraction. but many
60 there TO watch the crowds pa
rade around the block.
Incidentally. Washington park
was one OF the main points FRI
Brownsville's favor which enabled
her to win the Valley beautifica-
ton contest for the past six
months. The coiored fountain is
the only one Of its kind in this
section. There are only four or
five others IN the state. and they
are located in much larger cities.
Washington Park KS distinctly
stealing the Plaza de ArmaS' thun-
der now.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

strong armed duenna is not along.
The boys seldom draw reprimands.
but the girls do.
Washington park makes an
ideal plaza. It's a long way
around. there's plenty OF benches.
parking room ar the electrically
Colored fountain rs pretty. offer
ing subject matter for converse
ton. Within recent months
Washington park has become to
Brownsville what the Plaza de
ArmaS is TO MatamoroS.
The boys and girls gather there
nightly walking around the block
In opposite directions. The parks.
benches and by-paths furnish
ample places for meetings.
The attendance Is growing rap
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
DYING WIFE GIVES AWAY
MONEY OF HER HUSBAND

LONDON.-A will which Mrs.
Maria Penford had drawn I'D by
a lawyer as she lay dying was de
clared void In the Probate court.
The document ~bequeathed to her
relatives money and property
amounting to about $4,000 The
husband, Christopher Penford, pre-
sented evidence that the entire
estate disposed OK nv the win was
his own and that Int wife had NO
interest i'm any part of &C. NJ.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

Chief Radio Electrician. u. =. Navy
Officer-in Charge Naval Radie NAY
IN last Sundays Herald an ar
ticle was noted which mentioned
that considerable interference OF
the man-made kind was being ex-
perienced in Brownsville and which
seriously interferes with radio
broadcast reception particularly in
the downtown section.
The following Is submitted with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

u JIG dUUFt HuIIIUtI1 II WtIt III
jured and 3 killed in home acct
dents and Y were injured and @
killed In industrial accidents.
January I. 1929. 10 date, TOGO in
jured and 1878 killed In accidents
or all kinds and for corresponding
period 1928. 4537 injured and 11ls
killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
Safety Council
Issues Figures

The Texas Council Of Safety,
Austin. furnishes the following
summary Of accidents. their char
acter and result for the week nf
Arg Q-15-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
Else NETS SAVE TWINS

BOOTHBYs Eng.-Eric and Ger
aldine Howard, ~12-year-old twins
were carried out TO sea while bath
in7 "A Port Carlisle. but drifted into
salmon nets and were rescued.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-23
PARIS, Dec. %.

A1b1Ds OCIs GOs
WE have an ideal You
see, it's this way. When
you read this fashion column
you see illustrations of the
very newest garments from
the latest collection each sea-
son (four times a year, of the
leading couturiers. T e s e
models you see here are given
to us and to NO ONE ELSE
in the whole big wide world
given to us to sketch for you.
So wouldn't it be fun to know ex-
actly how to pronounce the names
Of those couturiers whose models
you see here? You see, they are
French names and simply are not
pronounced in English as the spell
ing would indicate. So there Is Just
one way to pronounce them, the cor
rect way, and we are going to run
little series Of the pronunciations
for you.
Watch for THE Couturiers" to-
morrow.
n
A blouse, which takes a half
hour to make! Honestly, now, half
an hour to make. a yard and
half of material, our illustrated
leafiet and a not very experienced
hand. That's what you will have
if you send 2-cent stamped en-
velOpe to the Dare Department of
The Times this week!
And before / forget 1t, this Is a
blouse THAN WHICH honestly!
Because it can be worn equally
as well for sports wear or for
dress. Hurry!
n
ct VS. NOIR," a delightful Ber-
H nard ct Gle. evening dress for
your approval. Strass shoulder
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-23
IOTA KAPPAS GIVE
CHRISTMAS PARTY

Mrs. Milton Templeton, 36 North
La Sale street. was hostess for a
children'S Christmas party given
Sunday afternoon at her home by
members of Iota Kappa sorority.
The house was decorated with
holiday greenery and large Christ
was tree. Gifts and candy were
distributed to the children. Miss
Kathryn Snow and Miss Mary Lou
Metsker were in charge of arrange
mentS.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-23
Elect NeaU Officers

Mrs. Minnie Hoover was elected
president of the Cambridge City
Woman's Relief Corps at meet
ing Friday. Other new officers are:
Senior president. Mrs. Emma
Weber, junior president, Mrs.
Emma Wyer; chaplain, Mrs. Pearl
Evans; conductor, Mrs. Mary Morse;
treasurer, Mrs. Catherine Storch;
guard, Mrs. Daisy Turner. Dele
gates and alternates to the state
convention to be held at Wabash
in June are Mrs. Minnie Hoover,
Mrs. No.a Cook. Mrs. Morse, Mrs.
Weber and Mrs. Clara BortSfleld.
Mrs. Stella Bird was installing
officer.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-23
TEA DANCE To HONOR
ENGAGED COUPLE

Miss Mary Elizabeth Griffith has
issued invitations for tea dance
to be given at the Marott hotel
New Years afternoon from to 6,
in honor of Miss Mary Josephine
Stout whose marriage to Leon De-
sautels will take place early in the
year.
Miss Stout is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. V. Stout, 1864 Park
avenue.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-23
Sedt-Stick Umbrellas

England has invented neat UNI
brela which is also seat-stick. 1t
has a leather hammock seat and
metal stem covered with pigskin,
crocodile or lizard, which unscrews
at the top to reveal silk umbrella.
1t is a novelty which will be much
appreciated by folks who follow the
horses in any and all kinds of
weather.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-23
91hJOss::5zssssssE"' Os:5sssE"' zsss

straps and girdle buckles gave it
just the necessary touch Of bril-
lance. Have you ever noticed how
a few brilliants can give that touch
to black-when disereetly en-
ployed, Of course7
OUR first few nights at home,
~ given over as they were we
greatly fear to celebrations of our
return, did not for a moment cause
us to forget our deah publique. And
in the business Of watching things
for the deah publique, we noticed
so very many handfuls OF little Jew
elry things, woven and scrambled
together to make the very latest
jewelry.
A million seed pearls make a rope,
and the rope is attached with a pin
in the center of the decolletage.
then throws over one shoulder; an
other million little red beads make
necklace, held together here and
there with crystal hoops. The
thing in jewelry at the moment
seems to be little and lots!
q
EVEN deshabille follows the new
~ line of the mode. that of mold
ing the figure very tightly around
the hips, then fiaring softly long.
Above the hips the bodice is not
very tight, as a rule.
Naturally. with all our daytime
dresses following such lines, our
lingerie, our nightgowns and negli-
gees must do the same. One just
can't imagine a f1aring skirt, snug
hipped, and a straight costume slip,
now can one?
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-23
Au Revoir!
Annetizim0 Tea

For. chilly afternoons, nothing
is nicer than a steaming cup of tea
with a bit Of mint in it. You can
use dried mint or you can raise a
little Sprig or two of it in sunny
window in an ordinary flower pot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
REPORTER, IN PLANE
1900 FEET IN AIR,
PHONES STORY TO "A. P.
Continued From First Page.)

The rewrite man came on the cline"
Shoot it," he said. "Dictation or
notes?"
And SO this story, the first newspaper
article to come by wireless telephone,
was dictated through the air of Upper
New Jersey" and over a regular tele-
phone wire on the ground to a news
Office with no more fuss than dis
trict reporter calling in a fire from
around the corner. And the latest
wonder of science was reported for all
the world to read.
Allotted Time Extended.
The allotted minutes being extended
somewhat, the reporter in the air and
the rewrite man In the Office talked a
little more together and the reporter
left word for the city editor when he
would be back at his typewriter.
They're tagging me off now" the re-
porter said at last. $50 long"
Its not a bad story at that" said
the rewrite man. See you If as and
when"
Conversation between the reporter in
the sky and the rewrite man in tele-
phone booth in the Office was clear for
the most part.
It can hear you perfectly" the re-
porter told the man in the office. Can
you get me?"
20. X" said the man in the booth
There were times, however. when the
roar of the airplane motor cut into the
connection" like so much radio static,
and for a second or two at a time the
line" went bad, probably because Of
weather conditions and the pitching of
the plane.
The demonstration was staged as rain
was falling and fog blanketed New
Jersey and the metropolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
U. S. WORKER QUITS
TEXTILE STRIKE ZONE;
BLAMES COMMUNISM
Continued From First page.)

affect any average worker. OF course,
it viii affect some of them, but the few
who become permanently addicted have
something the matter with them, any
way.
There is always some one in any
community who complains that the rest
of the people are out of step with him.
But substantially all the workers here,
who have or are recovering from the
influence of Communism, are just as
good workers and citizens as you will
find anywhere.
mo employer should discriminate
against them because of their activities.
Their acts have been melted by Com
munistic leaders. No blame should at
tach to the workers, who are doubtless
as thankful for their recovery as any
one else. think B. b. Gossett's (presi-
dent of the Chadwick Hoskins chain OF
Charlotte) attitude in receiving back
the striking employees of his mill &C
curately reflects that Of other fair
minded employers in the Southern tex
tile industry.
THE Department of Labor has a
number of requests from employees that
Investigations be made in certain mills.
We are cooperating with them and
their employers as speedily as possible.
Naturally, these cases are matters of
interest only to the employees and
employers concerned. Our job is merely
to help them better their conditions. y
GRAND JURY FAILS TO ACT.