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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23

CHLOROFORM THREE DOGS
DERBY, Eng.-Burglars chlo-o O.
formed three watchdogs at q su-
burban mansion and stole gems
worth SIS. 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23
SENATOR MUST
PROVE CHARGE
Hoover Wants Facts After
Assertion Capital Not
Enforcing Dry Laws

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-R-
Senator Howell. republican. Me-
braska. has been called upon by
..ysFident Hoover to lay before the
neH apartment Of justice the definite
1dct' on which he based his asser-
lions In the senate tim prohibition
Is not being enforced In the capital.
but could be enforced II the chief
executive insisted on 1t.
Expressing q desire on the part
of the pre-ident to make the Dis
trict OF Columbia "a model In the
country" with respect to psohibi-
ton enforcement and tire intention
TO secure the fullesi enforcement n
the district possible under the or
~ganization Of enforcement agencies
as provided by law a statemen: Is
sued by the White Mouse said:
The president Is glad the SEN
ator has raised the question. de is
confident that the Senator would
n0C make these charges unless they
were based upon definite facts with
time and place. and If he will lay
any such information before the
department Of justice. the president
W. have the matters vigorously in
vestigated.'
Rema-king that Senator Howell's
statement that the prohibition law
Is not being enforced in the Dis
trict OF Columbia seriously impugns
tie good faith and capacity OF
Commissioner Dougherty. in charge
Of police, Superintendent Of Police
Pratt. District Attorney Rover. and
Prohibition Agent William Bland
ford" the White House statement
also observed st Il only fair to give
TO the district officials an oppor-
tunity TO meet such charges"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23

the automobile OF III. j. McCauley
Of Trenton. taking the lives OF Nc
Cauley, his wife and their 5-year-
old o n Barlow Reynolds, the wife's
brother. was injured seriously. The
adults were deaf mutes.
Robert Coleman OF Dallas, 10
year-old butcher. was bounced from
an automobile, whose driver nao
lost control. and killed near here.
Hayes Hanchey. IS. was crushed
to death when his automobile over
turned at Beaumont.
Near Hot Springs. Ark, an auto
mobile collision took the life 70 o.
l.. Laughter. 81. former San Anto-
MO, Texas. carpenter. Gordon Wat
son OK Ladonia, Texas. was held for
manslaughter In connection with
thu accident.
Watson, driver OF the machine
which collided with daughters. was
injured slightly, as was HRS. Laugh
ter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23
'MUCHO' MESCAL
y y y
GOES DOWN CITY
y X y
DRAINAGE PIPES

One Of the largest liquor seiz-
ures Of the border for some time,
205 quarts and IS gallons Of mes
cal, was made Friday evening by
James H. Collins. customs inspec-
tor, and MERGED Torres, deputy
constable Of La Feria.
The liquor, three men and an
automobile were taken by the
two officers on a river road south
Of Harlingen. The liquor was
brought to the customs house
Saturday morning. Almost all
Of the 266 quarts Of mescal went
down the drain pipe into the city
water system.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23

census bureau as 3.653.D3B running
bales, including 72,720 round bales
counted as half bales.
Alabama. 347. 435. Arizona. $780,
Arkansas, 197.o74. California, 1.DG9s
Florida. 10000: Georgia. T1T.900s
Louisiana, 362.8Bf: Mississippi. 49,
032: Missouri. 1885: New Mexico,
964: North CaroIina7 $50: Oklaho-
ma. 1858: South Carolina. e8.57D:
Tennessee. 7.082: Texas. 1850. GOT;
all other states IS.
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6 TEXANS DIE
IN ACCIDENTS
Two Deaf Mutes Killed AS
Train Strikes Car; Many
Injured In Wrecks

DALLAS. Sept. 25.-(Rl-Six Tex
ans rode to death in automobiles
yesterday and a seventh lost her life
beneath th ewheels OF another car.
The list OF injured was high.
At WhitewriRht, a Missouri-K Kan
sas-Texas passenger train struck
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23
RUSSIAN PLANE HOPS
FOR ALASKA TODAY

SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. 23.-LF-
A radio message to the Associated
Press from Captain Cochran, COM
mander Of the United States coast
guard fleet in Boring sea, said to-
day the Russian airplane, Land Of
the Soviets." had not yet left the
Island Of Attu. in the Aeltutian
chain, but expected TO hop off there
some time today for Dutch Harbor,
Alaska
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Dutch Guiana Port
Lindbergh's Goal

MIAMI, Fla. Sept. 23.-P-Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh took off from
Port OF Spain. Trinidad. at TIC a.
m, for Paramaribo. Dutch Guiana,
southern terminus Of his trail blaz-
ing air mail flight.
A second plane. bearing j. T.
Trippe. president of Pan-American
Always. took off a minute later.
Reports Of the takeoff were sent
by radio direct from the Lindbergh
plane TO the Central Pan-American
airport here. Lindbergh circled the
city and as the second plane fol-
lowed. headed south. directly on its
course. ct 5000 feet altitude. The
weather was clear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23

PARIS.-Because a married doc
tor refused 10 elope with her, IT,
year-old Marie Salotte hanged her
self.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23
U. 5. CUMMINGS
AREANNOUNCE
3,653,036 Bales Figure For
Season Given In Census
Report

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-tF-
Cotton ginnings prior to September
10 were announced today BY the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23

PRISON FOR HER DISGUISE
nRELFAST.-Miss Kathleen Keep
H4R, was sent to prison for three
years for wearing mans clothing.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
Arcton1ys Decides 1t
Is a Hard Winter

At IA a. today of the genus arctomys monax
ambled from his the Zoo. looked his left
shoulder time honored fashion of the artomys
monax on February 2 and scured back his den.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
YEGC5 LOOT
CONN. AVE-.
SAT {

Expert workmanship marked
a $500 safe robbery reported
to police today by Harry Hay
den, manager of the Philadel-
phia Market, in the HOO block
Connecticut Ave. N. w.
Arthur r. Fihelly. headquarters
detective assigned to the case, re-
ported 1t was easy to tell the
cracksmen were professionals. Not
only did they pull the job eff
ciently and apparently speedily, but
they left no clue that might lead
to their Identification and capture.
The crooks entered the meat mar
ket by climbing on top Of shed
in an alley and prying loose several
iron bars protecting window. Once
inside the window there was moth
ing to prevent them from walking
downstairs.
Safe i'm View Of Street
The heavy safe was located in
front of the store in full view of
possible passersby. Evidently de-
string privacy. the burglars rolled
the safe about so feet back in the
building.
1t was apparent that the first
thing the thieves did after moving
the iron box was to smash away
tile exposed portion of the combina-
ton. A hole then was chiseled in
the metal, an iron bar inserted and
the donr forced omen
The nocturnal visitors then helped
themselves to the $500 deposited in
the safe and disappeared into the
night. They evidently wore gloves,
Blamed II Other Jobs
Detectives believe the safe was
cracked by the same men who have
perpetrated several similar robberies
here in recent months. The burg
lars have executed several thefts
in the same manner. In no instance
has there been the slightest hint
of amateurisnl.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
CONSE n |.
Of POLICE
limited

The benefit performance for
the wives and children of four
"non-squeal" gamblers, staged
by the local underworld, con
tinues to be a center of dis
cussion among members of
Congress, citizens associations
and preachers here.
So much anxiety has been caused
by what is regarded as demon.
stration of the gambling and
sporting fraternity's power that a
general 'clean up" here Is sug-
gested. Major Clayton f. Emig, of
the Dupont Circle Citizens Asso-
citation, suggests that General
Smedley Butler of the Marine
Corps, who tried to make Philadel-
phia dry. be assigned to the job.
The Moral Front
at behooves the moral forces Of
the city to rally in defense of law
and order" says Clinton N. Howard,
chairman of the National United
Committee for Law Enforcement.
in a letter to Washington min.
listers, referring with emphasis to
the "brazen and law-defying
benefit performance at the Gayety.
Representative Ernest w. Gibson,
now active in investigating the local
police, expects to confer with Major
E. B. Hesse, superintendent of
police, in the near future regarding
the show. He is suspicious that it
was staged with the consent and
connivance of certain police Off
cials.
Missed a Chance
ut seems to me that this. affair
furnished a good chance to the
police to arrest gamblers and
others for whom warrants have
been issued" he said today.
Capt. T. A. Bean, of the First
Precinct, has made a report to
District Commissioner Dougherty
relating to the event. The show
was promoted by Joe Freeman, the
theater was given rent free and
the performers gave their services
without pay. Bnjamin Jacobsen is
manager Of the Gayety and the
house is owned by the Washington
Theater Corporation.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
FIGHTS
LEHLBAGH BILL !

The Lehlbach bin increasing the
salaries of Federal employees should
be rejected by Congress, the Ameri-
can Civil Service League declares.
Rather than have this measure
pass the league would prefer to
have the entire issue of Federal pay
raises go over until the next session
of Congress.
Suitable legislation cannot be
enacted at the present session of
Congress and the Lehlbach bill fails
to meet the needs of the Federal
employees" resolutions adopted by
the league at meeting last night
in the Powhatan Hotel, say in ef-
feet.
Government workers were urged
by Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell.
president of the league, to stand up
and fight for their rights.
Many of the clerks have been
cowed so long by the chiefs that
they are afraid to say anything
she told the meeting. She de-
nounced the efficiency rating sys-
tenn and urged that the Personnel
Classification Board be placed under
the Civil Service Commission.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
HITS
S772,866
MARK

Total audited figures re-
ported today by the Com
munity Chest auditor revealed
a sum of $760,866.42 officially
received by the Chest. This
does not include the $4,000
gift of Senator James Couzens,
which has been received and
which brings the total to
$772, ,866.42.
Audited figures, Andrew Landrus
explains, are invariably smaller than
the figures reported at the report
meetings because of Implications
and because some of the captains
report pledges not yet received, al
though assured. These cannot be
counted until they are in and
audited.
Letters from Government workers
swamped the office Of the Chest
today in response to the letter sent
out by Chairman e. W. Libbey, Of
the Government unit. At an early
hour a total of 507 letters had been
audited, with total gifts Of $5,426.57.
The gifts received 80 far, in addi-
tion to the Governmental unit fig
ures, show: Special Gifts Committee.
Robert v. Fleming. chairman, ISL
pledges for total of $604,011:
Metropolitan unit, w. w. Spaid,
chairman. 6,6s4 pledges for q total.
OF SI32 as; Group Solicitation unit.
Frank II. JeIIeff, chairman, 1859
pledges for a total Of $15,701.S5'
Committee on Colored Coordination,
DIR. Kelly Miller, chairman, 104
pledges with a total of $3.311.
Many others are holding back
their reports until they can reach
the 100 per cent mark.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
NO. ss6-ALEXANDER DE BODIsCO GRAVE

One of the most interesting monu-
ments and graves in the ''old" Sec
ton of Oak Hill Cemetery is that
of Alexander de Bodisco. who, for
II years, was Russian ambassador
to the United States, and who died
at his home in Georgetown, in
January, 1854. He was born in
Moscow October, 1885.
The Russian ambassador twice
caused great stirs in Georgetown
once in social way, and the sec
ond occasion was at the time of his
funeral. About the raiddle of the
first half of the Nineteenth CEN
tury, de Bodisce married Harriet
Williams, who was Is years old
and the prettiest daughter of Brooke
Williams, master of a grand home
in what is now Montrose Park.
De Bodisco was so years old at the
time of his marriage, which was the
greatest social event in George
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
Wornan's "Y" German
Club Meets Tomorrow

The German Club Of the Young
Woman's Christian Association wiz
meet tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock at the headquarters Of the
association. Following the regular
meeting a program Of German and
English songs will be presented.
Agnes Hansel Harter. contralto. md
HanseI Harter, baritone. will sing.
The club is under the direction
OF Mrs. Pearl Putney. chairman,
and Miss Saida Hartman, secre.
tary, and IL d part Of the industrial
department of the associa tion.
Other German clubs are invited to
attend the meeting.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
Massachusetts Society
To Entertain the Press

Washington correspondents OF
Massachusetts newspapers. and es-
peciaIly invited Bay State news
paper men, will be guests of honor
at a reception entertainment and
dance which the Massachusetts
State Society will give Tuesday,
February 26. at the Wardrnan Park
Hotel
The joint committee of the So
ciety announced last night that
the entertainment will be similar
to that given in the past for their
congressional delegation" and that
the guests will number nearly 1000.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
Times staff Photo

towns history.
In 1854 de Bodisco died and his
funeral was the talk of Georgetown
for months. True to the Russian
custom, the cortege followed on foot
from the home, 1914 o st. n. w,
to the cemetery, through the deep
mid winter snow. This act of devo-
tion nearly cost the young widow
her life.
On the column of hue-gray Swed-
ish granite is inscribed: Sacred to
the Memory of Alexander de Bo'
disco, Chamberlain, Private Coun-
seller of His Majesty the Emperor
of All the Russias, for IL Years
his Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to the United
States. Born at Moscow 1890
October, 1886; Died at Georgetown
1923 January, 1854" On the base
is note: "G. E. Osterholm, Stock
holm"
The Washington times., 1929-02-02

CRACK SAFE IN CONN. AVE. MARKET
SAFE BREAKERS last night broke open safe in the
office of the Philadelphia Market in the LOO block of
Connecticut Ave N W. and after prying open the door,
made their getaway with $500. Policeman L. f. Lewis
of the Third precinct is shown examining the shattered
safe
The Washington times., 1929-02-02

Had this happened on any day
but February 2, II would only mean
that a grounding was not yet ready
to abandon his winter nap and was
going back to sleep. But since this
Is February dire results viii fol-
low.
Weather prophets who base their
representations on maps and silly
machines may scoff, but those who
know realize that the grounding
scurrfed back because he saw his
shadow.
And who but this younger gener-
alton of official weather prophets
will deny that when the grounding
sees his shadow on February 3,
which is -Candlemas Day, it means
six more weeks of winter? IL the
grounding had not seen his shadow
he would have remained out and
that would mean winter is over.
There are some who contend that
the grounding is an impostor as a
weather prophet. The original Can.
delmas Day weather prophet, they
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
CURTIS SISTER
BRINGS SOCIAL
PUZZLE

Official Washington society is
upset today by a perplexing ques.
tion of precedence arising over the
social rating to be given Mrs. Ed
ward e. Cam, married sister and
hostess for Vice President-elect
Charles Curtis.
According to precedent, the wife
Of the Vice President is president
of the Senate Ladies Club, an or
ganization composed of wives, sis
ters and hostesses OF Senators.
There are evidences, however, OF
stubborn opposition to making Mrs.
Gam president OF the club.
Three in Race
A large clique Of Senatorial
ladies' are contending that Mrs.
Cam Is ineligible for the office and
this clique is proposing the election
of Mrs. George H. Moses, wife Of
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
who will be the president pro tenn
of the Senate. There is also some
sentiment in favor of electing Mrs,
Robinson, wife of the Democratic
leader.
But the status of Mrs Gam is not
only unsettled in regard to her posi-
ton in the Senate Ladies Club. but
with relation to her standing at Of
ficial functions where ladies are
seated according to social i'm.
portance.
Up to State Department
This is question which will have
to be settled officially by the State
Department. A similar question
arose when Miss Ailsa Mellon came
here to serve as official hostess to
her father, Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon.
The State Department then ruled
that Miss Mellon would go to the
foot of the Cabinet class, giving
precedence to the wives OF other
Cabinet wives.
This ruling viii probably be ap-
piled to the case of Mrs. Gam, but
only the State Department can de-
eide what is the foot OF the vice.
presidential class.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
Gen. Smedley Butler
Not Likely to Resign

There is no truth in the report
from Honolulu indicating that
Brig. Gen. Smedley ID. Butler of
III, Marine Corps on his return trip
now from China to the United
States, intends to resign, according
t. his friends.
"When a man has been as active
as General Butler in the past 80
YEARS and Is still young" said a
we'll known officer OF the Marine
Corns Yesterday ''the service Is in
his blood and he can't retire"
The Washington times., 1929-02-02

The GboUe SOanfs and offers
are only a feD Of many inter"
sstinS propOsitiORs you SDiH find
Gdpertised In tod0y'e Times
classified adpsrtisinS seetions.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
TIMELY TIPS
Real Estote To Exchange

Real Estate To Exchange
Chevy CHASE BARGAIN -
Morrison st. n. w. Well situated
detached home. 5 bedrooms. 3
ear garage, large lot. I'm ex.
ell e mt condition. Exceptional
terms. Small cash payment. VIII
consider trade.
Fords for Sale
FORD Sedans, coupes, road
sters, tOurings, 1927-26-25; prices
from S25 mp; these are all real
bargains and may be purchased
on attractive terms: be sure and
see these cars before buying.
Cat for Sale
PEDGREED Persian eat, male.
8 months old, for sale, reason
able.
Unfmnished Apartments
TWO rooms, kitchenette and
hath, $50. 2 large front rooms.
kitehenette, dinette and bath.
SIS; gas, electricity and Frigidaire
included.
SIX outside rooms. bath and
porch, h.-w.h.. $65.
General House Repairing
GENERAL, house repairing,
paper r ing. painting, plastering.
carpentry. an kinds; reas. prices.
Unfurnished Rooms
THIRD ST. N. W.-S rooms
and kitchenette, ami, very rea-
SOli" asa
Garages for Rent
AUTO sHOP-Capacity .5 cars.
Dancing Taught
STAGE and ballroom dancing.
Pupils placed.
Furnished Rooms
18TH ST. N. E.-DoubIe room
next bath. new house. Men pre-
ferred. Reas.
The GboUe tOants and offers
are only a feIO Of many inter"
sStinS proportions y0u GUiH find
GdVerttsed In tod0y'e Times
classified GdpsTtisfng seetions.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02

say, is the badger. who assumed his
title in Germany in 492 "A. d, Ger.
man immigrants. bringing their ira.
dition to America, found no badgers
east of the Mississippi, so they Sc.
lected the ground h g. as their
prophet.
The genus aretomys monax may
be imposters, but the one at the
Zoo saw his shadow today and every
one, except Weather Bureau Off.
cials, knows now that winter won't
be over for six weeks.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
Costello Post Plans to
Start Membership Drive

Vincent B. Costello Post. No. Is,
American Legion, will complete its
plans for it's membership drive and
theater party at it's next meeting
Tuesday night, February 5. in the
board room OF the District Building
The membership is now 828 and
efforts are being made to pass the
/ 900 mark.
The Washington times., 1929-02-02
RAHISM forum T0PIc

The Philosophy of Bahism" Is
the subject of the address Edward
Young will deliver before the wash.
ington Open Forum at SOs I St.
n. W, tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
POSTAL RATES

POSTAL RATES
The United States air mail postage
rate is S cents for the first ounce and
10 cents for Zach additional ounce o.
fraction thereof. Letters mailed in
the United States for the points In
Mexico take this rata
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

necessary to turn to the field Of avi-
alton from which to seek new marks
to conquer.
At Ill hours and 80 minutes, the
record of the Graf Zeppelin was
passed. Six hours later the mark
Of the French dirigible DiXmude
fell; next to be exceeded was the
tri-motored army plane Question
Marks record Of $50 hours, 40 min
utes and Is seconds.
Then, on the afternoon of June
10, the greatest record Of all was
broken for, at 3:32:O1 o'clock, the
car had run continuously for 173
hours, 80 minutes and l second, ex-
ceeding by the required n hour
the sustained flight mark of the
airplane Fort Worth. Kelly and
Robbins, themselves, were on hand
when their record was shattered,
and Kelly was at the wheel Of the
car when the mark fell.
The two aviators were in Indian
apolis as guests of the Marmon COM
pany for several days, during which
they took delivery of two Roosevelt
cars, inspected the Mormon-RooSe-
Welt factory and took active interest
and participation in the test under
way at the speedway.
After the Fort Worth record was
broken, there remained no further
previous records. But drivers and
Marmon officials set new goals of
their own-first, 200 hours. then
$50 hours. and finally. with the end
nowhere in sight, 300 hours.
That the distinction of breaking
every existing record for automo-
tive NONSTOP endurance should go
to a car with a straight-eight mo-
tor is regarded as unusually signi-
ficant by engineers. In addition,
the value of the test, according to
Mormon officials, is that it shows
the modern automobile to be vastly
superior to all other types Of auto
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
BUICK NAMES
EXECUTIVES
Churchill Appoints Geo. III.
Wallace Assistant Sales
Manager

G. w. Churchill, general sales
manager Of the Buick Motor COM
pany, has announced the appoint
ment Of seven men to executive po-
sitions in the sales division.
Heading the list Of appointments
are the names Of George H. Wal
lace. assistant sales manager on
special general sales work, and E1Dps
erson J. Poag, assistant sales man
ager. Under the supervision Of Mr.,
Poag have been placed five depart
mentS, advertising, sales promotion,
used car sales, marketing research
and publicity. The function Of each
Of these departments Is so c~orrelat-
ed with the others that in placing
a directing head over all of them
the Buick Motor company has
brought about a unity of effort
which is proving most effective.
The men chosen to head these
various department Sare: Arthur
w. Spore. advertising manager; Geo
Harold Bell, sales promotion man
ager; William F. HufStader, used
a manager; Alan r. King, mar
keting research manager, and L.
Earl Davidson, publicity manager.
Arthur Il. Sarvis, now an assistant
sales manager, will continue in that
capacity and will specialize in car
distribution and ~forecaSting.