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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-16
Houston Men
Plan For IOOOMile
Trip Into Tropics

@@~Ao WCAC AGGA14lS COflpl6LlOn n4Le
1or a l000-mile trip to the tropic.
70 collect specimens for the Hous-
ton Museum Of Natural History
which will launch out into the
Gulf OF Mexico from Point Isabel
on the coast near Brownsville,
after a trip through the ship chan
ne and down the gulf coast.
Hans Nagel. Herman Park Zoo
keeper, announced plans for the
trip.
Four Houston men viii compose
the crew. Besides Nagel there will
De Winthrop Strobe, Capt. A. r.
Hines and Nolan Sanford.
Nagel will be in charge while the
party Is on land.
Strobe will be captain of the boat
and In full authority at sea.
Hines is the curator and taxi
dermist Of the local museum.
Sanford is a member of the
Houston Chronicle staff and will
write up" the trip. All four will
serve Es members of the ships
crew.
The voyage will be made in a "a
foot sloop now under construction
nc Harrisburg. The boat will have
u lO-foot beam. $50 square yards
OF canvas and a 30-horsepower
Gray motor. The sloop Is being
constructed at the shipyard Of j.
l.. Bloodworth. who has designed
and built some OF the fastest yachts
ever seen In gulf waters.
"Sea-Fearing" Four
The four "sea-fearingr men viii
leave Houston about the second
week of June. The route will take
them down the ship channel to
Galveston. thence through gulf wa
tiers to Point Isabel. where ships
supplies will be replaced.
From Point Isabel II is planned
70 sail directly across the gulf to
Campeche on the western coast Of
the Yucatan peninsula.
Using the port Of Campeche as
a base. the crew will work out into
the jungle, principally to the south
along the shores Of Laguna C
Terminus.
While the cruise will be made
with the primary object of obtain
ing mounted specimens for the
museum, 1t Is hoped by Nagel that
some wild animals. birds and
snakes may be captured alive and
brought back to Houston to be
placed in the zoo. The small craft
makes it impractically to carry
many live specimens.
Almost Uninhabited
The peninsula Of Yucatan, par
ticularly the southwestern portion.
Is said to abound in many forms OF
wild life unknown TO this country.
The country about the Laguna de
Terminus Is covered by Jungle and
almost u~ninhabited. There are
few settlements there. being many
miles from the railroads OF the
northern part OF Yucatan.
Many applications for a place IN
TIRE party have been received BY
Nagel and Strobe. All were turn
ed away, the size OF the craft linn
ting the number 10 be accommo-
dated. Each one Of the quartet
will be assigned to specific duties.
Nagel is an old hand at the game
OF collecting wild animals and
snakes, having served six years as
o collector for the famous Helm
rich Hagenbach Of Germany. AS a
member OF the Hagenbach collect
ing party, Nagel helped capture the
first pigmy hippotamus ever taken
ahve. Nagel has hunted wild game
IN Africa, South America and Aus
tralia.
Strobe has been a well-known
figure In yachting circles here. He
also Is known as one of the most
persevering fishermen in the state
Hines has been a lion trainer for
ctrcuses and has had considerable
experience as a sailor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-16
Cleveland Explosion
Ranks High in u. S.
Greatest Disasters
Nv The Associated Press

The explosion and fire at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital yesterday ranks
high in the list Of disasters in institutions, public buildings and factories
that have taken a heavy toll Of life in the United States in the last Is
years.
Among these disasters were:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
Many Traders Sell Out.
Washington Ticker
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Time for high harvest of the an
nual tide of American dollars taken to
foreign lands by the Nations horde of
tourists released for the Summer is now
beginning, and preliminary calculations
prove that their expenditures, running
to huge totals, will make significant
changes in international financial ball
ances. Americans are expected to
spend abroad this year more than $780,
900, and the consumption of goods
and services that money represents
goes long distance toward StabiliZing
the business OF che whole world.
Figures are now being made up for
the 1928 expenditure. and will be out
in few days." said DR.. Ray Hall, who
conducts Commerce Department re-
search into international balance prob
lens. I'VE have concluded that tour
ist expenditures that year ran in eX-
cess of 1927 totals. which were an
nounced at S770, 600, 900, but were prob
ably slightly over estimated. Better
methods of calculation now enables us
to come more closely to the actual ex-
penditure made by Americans going
abroad. Figures on departures to Eusl
rope for the present season are just be-
ing built up.
"Of course, the biggest portion of the
money is going to Canada. Literally
the dollar is moving on tires In the
automobile traffic, and that country will
receive perhaps $3.50 100000 in the year
from the entertainment of American
visitors. About 10000 Americans
visit the West Indies annually, and
though the number of tourists to Eu-
rope last year dropped off trifie, it
may run up again this year.
A European visitor from the United
States spends on the average about
81 200. The Americans tripping through
Canada, though their average reported
expenditure does not run much above
$3.50 apiece, number in sthe millions.
How seriously the tourist, frivolous or
otherwise. makes for the disposition of
world financial strength is just now
being carefully estimated
France will be the second or third
world money power within a decade,
Julius H. Barnes, chairman of the board
of directors of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce, predicted in convers-
ing about the point. Her position Will
be attained very largely because she is
becoming the dominant attraction point
in Europe for the travellers of the world.
Her gain on balance from this business
must run to $700,0 1000 annually; Brit
ish as well as American contributions to
the total are growing. Her battlefields,
her monuments and that great magnet,
Paris, draw in the gold
This great movement, in an era of
increasing world wealth, coupled with
the addition of Alsace-Lorraine to her
national resources, Is going to change
the complexion of world finance within
the not-dlStant future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
SEEKS POWER RATE CUT.

BALTIMORE, May 27 .(SpeciaD "A
reduction in the Consolidated Gas Elec-
trio Light & Power Co.'S industrial pow
err rates is asked IN petition filed by
the Industrial Power Consumers Assoc
citation with the Public Service Commits
sion.
The petition asserts that the indus
trial power rates in Baltimore were in
creased during the war for the purpose
Of protecting other classes Of consumers
from increase which otherwise would
have been necessary, and that although
all other electric rates have since been
reduced below the pre-war lever, the in
dustrial rates are still subject to a con-
siderable portion Of the wartime in
crease.
The members of the Industrial Power
Consumers Association are corporations
operating industrial plants In Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
BuYs Land for Airport.

NEW YORK, May 81 CP).-The
Southern Air Transport, Inc, subsidiary
of the Aviation Corporation. has ac-
quired a 4o6-acre tract Of land near
San Antonio, Tex, on which it will
construct an airport and an all-year
training school for aviators. The air
port will be known as Grosvenor Field,
after Graham B. Grosvenor. Aviation
Corporation president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27

NlsfNA ~ y Al EAlJA -
were ISL per cent
in excess of the
same month a year
ago.
Retailers report
business improve
ment during the
past few days due
to the marketing
of crops earlier
than usual. In
Eastern Virginia
the S ira " b e rry
crop will bring
the largest money
returns since. 1926
The M aryl a n q
crop Is also exec .
lent.
Complaints are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
GAIN IN BUILDING
OPERATIONS SHOWN
Fifth District Report Also In
! dicates Increase in Re-
serve Borrowings.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
fnond's latest report shows a further
increase in borrowing by member banks.
The latest report also states that
building operations in the fifth reserve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
Road Contracts Planned.

NEW YORK. May q Gf)-The Penn
sylvania Highway Commission, Wall
Streets understands, has or will let be-
fore the end of the month contracts for
500 miles of concrete road at an es-
ttimated cost Of $4,000, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
ACQUIRES Factory Site.

NEW YORK, May 81 P).-Stewart-
Warner Corporation has acquired new
nine-acre factory site in Chicago. across
the street from its present Diyersey
boulevard plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27

Baldwin Loe I'd.
Bald Loco POD.
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Bang & Ar pf(7)
Barnet leather.
Barnsdall A (2).
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Beacon OIL.
Beecn.Nut (a)..
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Best & GOOD.
Bethlehem Stl(&)
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Bioomingdale...
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Booth Fish LIST.
Borden Co o..
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Boston e. Maine.
Briggs MfgFCo.
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Bklyn-Man(4)..
BklynUnGas(5)
BrownShoe(2 NJ
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE s s:::

Note-The New York Stock Exchange
is now operating on Eastern daylight
saving time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
Hourly Sales on N. Y. Market.
1880 AM. 1900 ~ m... l.542.200
1:30 pm. 2.6SS,0O0 2:15 pm S,OS6. 400

Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
= Unit OF trading less than 100 shares
So in preferred stock. . Plus iI25 In stock
a Paid this year-no regular rate. Pay
able in stock. Plus SO in stock Pay
able, when earned. e PAYABLE In cash or
stock, Plus log In stock; g Plus SO.
Stock. Plus iriao s' STARE a ras ~ In
stock. m PAYABLE lilo share quarterly In
United Cigar Stores common stock. q Plus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
WIFE ASKS HUSBAND
BE FREED OF CHARGE
Action Comes After Spouse Refused
to Prosecute Her for Shooting
Him in Court.

Refusal of her husband to prosecute
charge of assault with intent to kill
lodged against her when she shot him
in corridor Of the Police Court Build
ing. led Mrs. May c. Brown, depart
ment store clerk of the 800 block Of
G street northeast. to request dismissal
OF statutory charges which we're lodged
against him on her complaint and ous
of which the shooting grew.
In October. 1927, Mrs. Brown pre-
ferred statutory charges against her
husband, Charles A. Brown of the first
block of G street, following his arrest
with Mrs. Lillian johnson, co-defend-
ant.
Yesterday Assistant United States
Attorney Joseph c. Bruce was informed
in q letter from Mrs. Brown that she
will not appear" against Brown. Bruce
said that he would take the proposal
under Amusement"
In expressing her wish to drop the
charges, Mrs. Brown is exercising the
privilege of q wife to refuse to give
information which may tend to In
cFiminate her husband. The change Of
mind comes at late date, however, as
Brown has appeared in court seven
times to answer the charge, but the
case was continued until recently, when
it went to trial and jury disagreed,
causing miStrtal.
Continued four times, the delay
aroused Mrs. Brown to anger, and as
her husband emerged from the court
room she shot him three times, serious
ly wounding him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
TULSA BUSINESS
MEN TO VISIT DC:
Breakfast Meeting Tomorrow
at Willard Will Be Attended
by Civic Leaders.

Washington will be visited tomorrow
by a delegation Of about $50 business
men from Tulsa Okla, who will fra
ternize with local business leaders at
Joint breakfast meeting at 8;45 o'clock
at the Willard Hotel, 1t was announced
today by Charles w. Darr, president Of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce.
The Tulsa delegation will stop here
in its tour of principal industrial and
business centers in the South, East
and North. and sections of Canada. TIL.
tour is sponsored by the Tulsa Chamber
of Commerce, real estate board and the
Tulsa Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Members Of the Washington Chamber
Estate Board will participate in the
joint meeting. 1t is expected addresses
will be made by A. L. Farmer and Will
liam Holden, president and executive
vice president, respectively. of the Tulsa
chamber, and by President Darr and
President Ben r. Webster of the local
chamber and real estate board.
The principal purposes of the Tulsa
delegations tour, 1t is stated, lis to
gather new ideas on the civic business
and industrial development of the pro-
greSSiVe cities visited and to spread mes
sages of goodwill from Tulsa. the oil
capital of the world, Oklahoma and the
Southwest. generally"
Executives and heads of a number OF
leading business concerns of Tulsa and
neighboring cities, leading realtors and
public officials Of city, county and State
are making the tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
HOPE IS ABANDONED
Of GETTING FUNDS
FOR AIRPORT SITE
Chairman Wood Unable to
Get Action on $5O0,O00
Appropriation.
DEMOCRATS lNSISTENT
ON SPECIFIC LOCATION
Legislation for Air Field Faces
Delay Until Congress Convenes
for December Session.

Last hope of getting the $500, 900 ap-
preparation of Federal funds for begin
ming acquisition OF site for National
Capital airport, approved by Congress
at this extra session, was abandoned
today.
Chairman Wood of the House appro-
priations committee. who brought the
measure up as approved by the joint
Congressional Airport Commission and
passed by the Senate two weeks ago, and
was unable to secure action on the APP
preparation under unanimous consent
owing to objection by Representative
Huddleston. Democrat, of Alabama. has
been intending to make another effort
before the close of the present session.
He has been informed. however, by
Minority Leader Garner that the DEM
ocratic members are unwilling to au-
thorize half-million -dollar Federal
appropriation unless they knew what
land is to be acquired. With the House
proposing to recess today until Septen1-
Der %, this legislation will not be acted
upon probably until the December ses-
sion. t.
During discussion of the measure In
the House two weeks ago several MEM
bers insisted that the Airport Com
mission should disclose what land Il
proposed to acquire for airport develop
ment. The attitude of the commission
has been that it would not decide on the
site for the airport until after the funds
were available, believing that in this
way they would be saving a consid-
cradle amount through not giving an
opportunity for real estate speculation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
PETWORTH CITIZENS
PLAN JULY a .FETE
Celebration Will Last All Day,
With Events at Barnard
Playground.

Announcement of a Fourth of July
celebration to last all day was made
at the meeting of the Petworth Citi-
zerrs' Association in Petworth School
last night. The all-day celebration will
be featured by athletic events at the
Barnard School Fairgrounds, followed
by community base ball game in the
afternoon A dance orchestra will play
at Sherman Circle in the evening.
A resolution was passed disappearing
District Auditor Donovan'S f1ve-year
budget plan in that 1T is predicated
upon the continuation of the 10000
lump sum contribution by the Federal
Government" which the association
considered inadequate Copies of the
resolution. which included suggestions
of the association, were forwarded to
the Commissioners and the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
The formation of Junior Citizens
Association in Petworth was urged by
John r. Small, secretary of the Junior
Forum of Columbia Heights. The
schools committee was authorized to
cooperate with other agencies to see
that the school Fairgrounds remain
open for the use of children during
the Summer vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
POLICE GRAFT QUIZ
GETS UNDER WAY
Investigation of Officers
Charges Is Being Made
on .Pratt's Order.

An investigation is being made at
police headquarters into q charge by
Policeman j. w. Anderson, third pre-
cinct, that officers of that precinct &C
cept graft.
The charge was made at hearing
before the Police Trial Board June 6.
Anderson was on trial on a charge of
failure to pay a just debt. He told the
board that the reason he was in debt
was that he did not take the graft that
other officers in the precinct did. Capt.
William G. Stott, commanding the third
precinct, called on Anderson for an ex-
PLANTATION and referred the matter to
Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of
police.
Maj. Pratt told Anderson that he ex-
pected him to substantiate his charges.
The matter was turned over to Lieut..
Joseph Morgan for investigation and
report. The report has not yet been
made, but Morgan has in his possession
an affidavit from woman alleging she
was an eyewitness on an occasion
when money was given by bootlegger
to an officer in the third precinct.
Morgan expects an affidavit in sup
port of these facts from the bootlegger' S
wife, and also another affidavit being
obtained by a Washington newspaper
man. His report will not be complete
until these have been obtained.
Anderson had gone into bankruptcy
previous to his trial for non-payment
of the debt, and after the remark was
made. the trial board postponed the
case indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
SERVICE PLANES LEAVE,
FOR CHESTER CEREMONY
Fechet and Moffett will Receive
Degrees From Pennsylvania
Military College.

Nine Army and Navy planes from
Boiling Field and the Anacostia Naval
Air Station few TO Chester, Pa, today
to participate in an aerial demonstra-
ton In honor Of the awarding of de-
grees of doctor OF aeronautical science
to Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, chief of
the Army Air Corps, and Rear Admiral
William A. Moffett, chief of the Navy
Bureau OF Aeronautics, by the Pennsyl-
Vania Military College.
Three Army pursuit planes we're flown
to Chester from Boiling Field, joining
there with six observation planes from
Mitchell Field, N. Y, and six lombard
ment planes from Langley Field. Va. all
under command of Mai. Hugh J. Knerr,
Air Corps, commanding the I'd Bonn
bardment Group.
Six Navy planes went from the Ana
costa station to take part in forma ton
flying. and Lieut.. Al Williams went up
in his own plane to stage a demonstra-
ton of aerial Gcrobatics. The Army
and Navy planes were ordered to rem
devious at Muslin Field, Philadelphia
naval aircraft factory. The aerial dem
onstration is to begin at pm, lasting
for As minutes. The local planes will
return here this afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
SLAYER SENTENCED
TO6 YEARS IN PRISON
Greek Restaurant Employe Stabbed
Bystander After Quarrel
With Three.

Gus Tokas, employee of Greek
restaurant at Fourteenth and u streets,
who recently was convicted of man.
slaughter in connection with the death
of George Washington, colored. was
sentenced today by Justice Siddons, in
Criminal Division 2. to serve six years
In the penitentiary. Tokas had some
difiiculty with three colored men in the
cafe and chased them with a carving
knife into the street, where Washing
ton, an innocent bystander, was await
ing street car, and mistaking him for
one of his assailants. Tokas stabbed
him. Washington died October 8. As
sistant United States Attorney Walter
M. Shea conducted the prosecution.
George j. Resser and Theodore r.
Benner we're sent to the penitentiary
for two years and six months each by
Justice SiddonS for grand larceny. They
took an automobile, which they drove
to Cumberland, Md, where they were
apprehended.
term of two years in the peniten-
tiary was imposed on Ulysses Howard,
colored, convicted of joy-riding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
PAY BOOSTS AVERT
Shipments STRIKE
5000 Workers of Southern
Railway Affected by
Awards.

Wage increases of cents an hour
affecting 1900 men and cents an hour
affecting 400 men awarded by a board
of arbitration between the shopmen of
the Southern Railway system and the
carrier, made effective as of March /,
were announced yesterday. They will
avert the shopmen's strike which was
threatened in March when the railway
refused to grant requested wage in
creaSes.
Machinists, boilermakerS blacksmithS,
sheet metal workers, electrical workers,
carmen. apprentices and helpers are
affected by the wage increases. The
other employees of the railroad engaged
in the transportation end of the BUSH
ness are not affected by the wage in
creaseS.
Six men composed the board of arbi-
tration. which was made up as follows
Homer Dibell and Victor S. Clarke, nom
partisan; r. B. Pegram and L. S. De,
ramus, representing the railway. and
Harry j. Carr and F. H, Snites, repre-
senting the shopmen.
The Shopmen took a strike vote in
March and then, with officials of the
railway, agreed to leave the question
before board of arbitration
Under the ruling of the board Of
arbitration. the men receive about three
and half months back pay. represent
ing the amount Of increase awarded by
the board.