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passed the house OF representa-
tives but failed to come to a vote
in the senate, will be pushed
through the special session.
My information Is that IL VIII
But whether IL is or not. and re
CARELESS OF just which one OF the
several mathematical methods OF
re-apportioning is used, the result
will be the same. There will be
fewer congressman representing ag-
ricultural districts. and more rep
resenting cities and towns. IL l.
as certain as day and night.
OF late there has been an effort
to set up the theory that there
should be two bases OF representa-
ton instead OF one-that land area
should be considered as well as
population.
To be sure, we already reccg-
nize this principle 10 some extent,
as where we have the provision
that each state must have ut least
one congressman, regardless OF the
population.
In New York state there Is a
uuirement that no one county can
have more than one-third OF the
popular branch OF the legislature,
nor any two counties more than
half-the rural counties retaining
political power, as against the
overwhelming population of New
York City. There are innumerable
other instances.
1t is hard TO know what Is best
for the nation. Public opinion. T
think rightly. considers the farm
population the backbone Of ma
tional strength and morality, the
source of the best blood and brains
Of the commonwealth.
Would the loss of political influ-
ence to the cities endanger this?
Or Is the claim Of abstract justice,
an equal voice fer every citizen,
superior to all others?
Anyway. for better or worse. 1t
seems certain that power Is stead
lily slipping away from the farms.
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C.. I. A. PUBLICATION
WINS FIRST PLACE

DENTON. Texas. May 4-iP1-
~ first places and a number OF
- er awards we're trophies brought
ok 10 the College OF Industrial
Arts BY student representatives at
the annual meeting Of the Texas
intercollegiate Press association at
Abilene.
The Lass-o. weekly publication OF
the college. won first place among
newspapers OF IL Texas colleges and
universities for the sixth consecu-
tive time. The Daedalian Quarter
w. published three times a year as
the literary magazine Of the cam
pus. also won first place.
Individual first places were
awarded TO students as follows:
Formal ESSAY, Miss Isabel Waller,
wichita Falls: poem. Miss Laura
Lee Bird. Marshall: one-act play.
Miss Mabel Ruth Strong. Ardmore.
Okla; feature story, Miss Ruth
Spencer, Greenville.
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RIO GRANDE CITY
BRIDGE

BRIDGE BREAKFAST
Mrs. Harold Smith entertained
very charmingly Friday morning
with a bridge breakfast at the Wom-
ans club rooms.
On entering the building the
guests found the tables laid with
service for four. One person serv-
ed as hostess TO each table and pre-
sided W. the electric waffle iron
Waffles and honey were served.
Following the meal. bridge form
ed the diversion. Mrs. j. j. Guerra
was successful in winning high
score; Mrs. Fred ID. Guerra. second
high; Mrs. Rossiter Clarity received
cut prize.
The guests who enjoyed this de-
lightful hospitality were: Mesdames
II. G. King. w. w. Shuford. w. Ven
able. Virgil ~. Lott. +. B. Mason,
j. j. Guerra. 4. Owen Scott, Donna
Cara Of Austin, Fred d. Guerra,
George B. Marsh, Mary II. Edgerton,
Carl A. Raguse. Rossiter Clarity.
Lawrence r. Brooks. Harry Hall,
Miss Felicia Gutierrez.
ENTERTAINS CLUB
Mrs. w. Venerable was hostess
20 the Tuesday Bridge club men,
bers and q number Of guests. Tues
day afternoon, at the Woman's club.
Mrs. RoSsiter Clarity was success
full high score holder and Miss Ali
cia Soils, second high. Mrs. Carl
A. Raguse. received cut prize.
The guests were: MeSdameS w.
Venerable c. w. Richmond. John A.
Pope. Jr., j. j. Guerra, George 3.
Marsh. r. b. Mason. L. 3. Caruth-
ers Jr.. Virgil N. Lott. Harold Smith.
Mary II. Edgerton. II. Z. Kidwell.
w. w. Shuford, Carl A. Raguse.
fsossiter Clarity and Miss Felicia
Gutierrez and Miss Alicia Soils.
PERSONALS
Miss Wayne Galloway. teacher OF
San Isidro school, was a weekend
visitor here.
Jack Shaw Of Monterrey. Mexico.
was the weekend guest Of Major
and Mrs. II. z. Taylor.
Mrs. 8. w. Robertson and Mrs.
n. ID. Palmer shopped in the VAL
lev Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Nicholson Of Mission
&oent the weekend with Captain
and Mrs. Walter +. Hamilton.
The ladies Of the post entertain
cd the officers Sunday evening. pic
mic style on the lawn Of Major and
Mrs. II. Z. Taylor.
Archille Meyers is back in the city.
after a weeks stay in Dallas and
San Antonio.
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By ARTHUR H. JENKINS

Every time intelligent farm peo-
pie can take their minds off their
other affairs long enough, they are
apt to get a bad case OF cold shiv-
ers over their disappearing politi-
cal influence.
I suppose IL may sound q little
odd to speak of farm influence as
disappearing" too, when one e
calls the powerful pressure on
congress that put through the last
two McNary-Haugen bills In 1927
and 1923.
IL was a tremendous concentra-
ton Of political and personal pres
sure that was brought to bear by
farm leaders in those campaigns,
and many q congressman viii feel
ingly testify, I think. that there Is
still a kick In the rural fist.
Nevertheless, 1t Is safe TO say
that political power Is waning.
Even In the McNary- Haugen
fights, successful MS q were up
to a certain point. the power OF
the farm leaders was more appar-
ert than real.
I am quite satisfied In my own
mind that there was never o real
chance OF putting over the Nc
Nary-Haugen legislation 1t twice
went through congress. only be-
cause congressman were convinced
that Mr.. Coolidge would swing a
remorseless veto axe.
Legislators we're quite willing to
transfer the resentment of Mid
West farmers from their heads 20
his. With a president in the
White House who would have sign
ed the bill. it would never have
passed both houses Of congress.
But all that Is ancient history.
The decline in rural political pow
err belongs to today, and partic-
ularly so because Of the approach
of reapportionment Of congressman
among the states
Ii Is still uncertain, as i write,
whether the bin providing for re-
apportionnent. which recently
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GETS MANY
INQUIRIES
Letters Pour Into Office
OF Valley Publicity
Association
Especial to The Heralo.,

Especial TO The Hevaio.)
IT ONNA, May 4.-Inquiries con-
fl ing the Lower Rio Grande VAL
Publicity association according
Il - w. Osborne, one Of the tenn
. Try officers OF the publicity body.
The inquiries are directly trace
to the present radio program
t<are -broadcasting nightly over
lion WLW at Cincinnati" Mr..
Osborne said. People in northern
I ections ranging from the cast coast
to the west are being tremendously
impressed with the things We are
telling OF the Valley"
The temporary officers. j. c. Pax
ton. president. j. w. Osborne, ]. A.
Phelan and ID. w. Day. are active
in an effort to cement the organiza-
ton into a permanent BODY for the
purpose Of advertising the Valley to
the world through various media.
They have issued an appeal Tor
funds TO carry on the present radio
program until its termination. June
lst. III these funds are forthcoming
At will relieve them Of the problem
of financing the present project and
leave them free to devote their time
TO the formation Of plans providing
for a permanent ADVERTISING plan
and the means Of permanently fl
nancing 1t.
Men who have heretofore beer
leaders in various movements Tor
the betterment of the VALLEY have
been called upon TO underwrite the
present radio schedule and thus aid
materially IN the formation OF a
sound and permanent organization
1t has been announced that other
Valley citizens who believe in the
project and wish to aid It in the
form OF contributions may do SO by
sending their checks to G. L. Skaggs,
are OF the Donna State Bank which
Is Official depository for the pub
licity organization.
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him to Camden at the original price.
London Pride is a big. strapping colt
that seems ready to run all day. and
IS very highly regarded by stable at
taches.
Lexington turf followers are will
ing TO wager ever money that the
next Derby winner is now in train
ing in the Blue Grass. But knowing
which or the 6 will be that winner
that's another question.
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BOX LABELED LIQUOR


BEAUMONT. Texas. Nav TT
A case Of Liquor" that had more
s.kick" than its posseSsor realized,
BROUGHT a call to the police and
sheriffs department here.
A negro drove I'M to the city jai,
with what he said was a case ol
liquor he found in the weeds. He
impaired the information that there
were seven more like it. A casual
survey revealed that the box con-
tanned dynamite. and now Officers
are trying to figure out who left i
there.
was left by a crew OF oil p~rospectors
The general opinion Is that II
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prcsrams IN Central standard time; An nme IN r1elsa cn rKhL c
rag-ataf ayelerr+ On left OF cN leUMs hfnD~Ie
r1 raEraT ufrh 'hst of associated stations In detail
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vorite with all who know the colts
history. He is owned by Senator
Johnson ~. Camden. When a year
ling. he went blind. and was about
to be destroyed. Senator Camden
remarked that he would sell him for
so cents. and Jack Bryan. Camden's
manager, took the proposition and
paid for him. the story gees. Then
Bryan. after long and careful treat
ment, cured the cold and returned
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TO GIVE SHAW PLAY

MALVERN. Eng. May 4.-(Pl-
The dramatic festival which Sir
Harry Jackson. wealthy theatrical
producer, holds in this town the
last two weeks OF August will this
year be a tribute to George Ber-
nard Shaw and will witness the
premier of his The Apple Cart" a
new political satire. Half a dozen
other Shaw plays will also be
given.
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ridge. Lexington publisher: Current.
the filly that seems to have the best
chance of any horse Of her sex in
the country to trim the Derby field:
Sandy Shore. which defeated Naish-
apur winner Of the Tia Juana Derby,
in a race at New Orleans during the
winter. and London Pride, the 30
cent" horse.
Sentimental Favorite
London Pride is q sentimental f.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
TWO POLICEWOMEN
ARE SLAPPED BY MAN
No Reason Advanced by Police for
Assault After Pair Had
Left Police Court.

Two policewomen connected with the
Women's Bureau were assaulted this
afternoon just after they had left the
Police Court, where they had appeared
to testify in several cases.
Wilson Jones of the 400 block of
Sixth street, Immediately was arrested
In connection with the assault. He was
charged with intoxication and assault
on two counts. He was locked up at
the sixth precinct
Mrs. M. K. Adams, policewoman, was
standing on the steps of the courthouse
when Jones is alleged to have walked
up to her and slapped her in the face,
knocking off her hat. While Mrs. Adams
was picking up the hat the man is al
legged to have slapped Policewoman V. A.
Rosen, who was standing near her COM
panion.
Policeman j. H. johnson of the tenth
precinct ran to the rescue and dragged
Jones into the courthouse.
No reason has been advanced by po-
lice for the assault. Jones had been
seen walking past the courthouse i'm
mediately prior to the attack. Before
spectators were able to intervene the
man had reached to one side and
Straight-armed the two women.
After his arrest Jones said the womer
were charging him with things of which
he had no knowledge. Il am being
he reported.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
BILL TO AID WIVES
OF IDLE MEN ISSUED
Insurance Measure Up in England
Provides for Increase in Week
ly Allowance
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 15.-The new
unemployment insurance bill, sponsored
by Miss Margaret Bondfield, minister
of labor, and modelled to assist house
holds and case burdens of wives and
families of unemployed men, was issued
today.
Increases in insurance called for in
the measure involve direct treasury
contribution costing &l2 100000 an
nually.
The bill provides for increasing the
weekly allowance Tor wives of unem-
vioyed men from 7 shillings (about
si.75) to shillings Cabout S225)
and increasing up to shillings in
weekly rates the benefits for young
persons, aged II, l8 and 10. The in
surance age is lowered to Is.
The bill proposes the repeal of the
mot genuinely seeking work condition. "
There are new provisions requiring ad-
rninistrative authorities to prove before
the claimant is disqualified that suit
able work was available.
Political observers predicted con-
siderable criticism when the bill finally
Is debated in Parliament from some
labor quarters which have advocated
-LSher rates
Evening star., 1929-11-15
TOXIC INT|MATES
NAVAL CUT CRISIS
Cool Reception for 10-10-7
8-InCh Gun Cruiser Pro.
pOSaI Blamed.

ROME, November Is (F)-The Gil
ganale d'Italia today says it under
stands that Great Britain has pro-
posed January 81 as the date for the
convocation of the projected naval
conference in London.
The paper says a note has been
sent to Italy to this effect and that
Italy will not object to the date.
BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, November 15.- Although
official comment was withheld, author
itative quarters today intimated a
critical stage has been reached in con-
versationS with Great Britain and
America preliminary to the London
naval reduction conference in January.
Premier Hamaguchi, Foreign Minister
Shidehara, Naval Minister Takarabe
and M. Wakatsuki, who will be first
delegate at London. conferred lengthily,
after which the naval minister reported
the situation in detail to the cabinet.
1t was believed their conference took
up the discouraging reception which is
reported to have been given in Washing
ton and London to Japan's proposals for
a l0-l0-7 eight-lnch gun cruiser ratio
with Great Britain and the United
States. Reports of Ambassadors De-
buchi and MatSudaira on conversations
with Secretary StimSon and Premier
Macdonald were understood to be at
hand.
Gloomy Forecasts Plentiful.
Inquiries In official and non-official
quarters gave reason to believe Japanese
enthusiasm toward the London naval
conference is diminishing as the pros
pect of preliminary ratio understand
ings with Great Britain and America
have lessened Japan has considered
this preliminary understanding of vital
importance.
All authoritative quarters denied that
Japan would withdraw from the con-
ference, but gloomy forecasts as to its
probable failure to reach a cruiser
agreement were plentiful. There was
discussion whether the conference might
not, however, reach an agreement for
a further holiday on capital ships If a
cruiser agreement is lacking.
In less authoritative quarters there
was more open peSSimtSm and some as
serted they saw no way out OF the
impasse which has arisen and limited
Japan might withdraw from the con-
ference If her demands are refused.
Press comment, so far as naval mat
tiers are concerned, was confined largely
to the Singapore naval base and PreSl-
dent Hoover'S Armistice day speech.
Jill Shimpo, Independent and Con-
servative, expressed qualification that
the London Labor government had de-
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Evening star., 1929-11-15
PAPERS MISSING
FROM COURT FILES
Police Court Clerks Office
Investigation Fails to
Reveal Documents.

Investigation of the clerks Office at
Police Court today in an effort to clear
up the mysterious disappearance of Of
ficial papers from the files on two i'm
portant prohibition cases not only failed
of locating these documents, but
brought to light the fact that employees
in the Office are unable to find any Of
the papers in still third liquor case.
With regard to the third case, how
ever, which concerns one Matte Ander-
SON. it was explained that the papers
may have been removed temporarily by
some member of the district attorneys
ONCE or other court official. The files
Of the clerks office. said William f..
Norgren ranking assistant to the chief
clerk, are open to all court offlcials. who
frequently temporarily remove papers in
cases with which they are connected.
These officials, it was explained, often
keep the papers in their possession for
a day or so, although they are supposed
to return them Immediately.
Conviction Was Set Aside.
Matte Anderson was convicted Of a
prohibition violation in March, 1928
but this conviction subsequently was set
aside by the Judge In the case. None
of the papers in this case could be
found in the files today, but the belief
was expressed that they may be in the
possession temporarily Of some Official
interested in the case.
In the two other cases, both of which
are OLD, the papers have been missing
for some time. 1t is believed they have
either been mislaid or secretly removed
from the files.
The papers in one of these cases,
according to the date appearing on 1t.
apparently was filed on Sunday and
shows thai the judge reversed his own
decision on a motion for rehearing of
the case. Judge Isaac r. Hit who pre-
sided in this case. said that he believed
the Sunday date was only a clerical
error, pointing out that the clerks ONCE
is always closed on Sundays and that
papers cannot possibly be filed on that
day.
Legal Question Is Raised.
An interesting legal question has
arisen in the other case in which the
papers cannot be found This case
concerns TesSie Richards and Arsilio
Bona. both of whom pleaded guilty to
prohibition charges in January, 1928.
Tessie Richards was fined 5000, it being
her second offense.
A few months ago the woman again
was arrested and charged with her
third alleged violation. Under the law,
charges of third offenses in prohibition
cases must be placed before the grand
jury and subsequently tried as a felony.
Accordingly, the assistant District at
torney in charge sent the case to the
grand jury in March, 1928. When he
Continued on Page 2, Column %
Evening star., 1929-11-15
'STAB|L|zER" SEEN
IN RATE REDUCTION
General Slash by Federal Re.
serve Banks Through
U. S. Anticipated.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

A general reduction of money rates
throughout all Federal Reserve Districts
may be expected reduction of the
rediscount by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York from S to Az per cent
not only will be followed by other Fed
eral Reserve Banks, but there is a dis
tinct possibility that there will be an
other reduction and that the rediscount
rate will shortly be stabilized at per
cent.
This is the policy which will be die
tated by the collapse of the speculative
wave and will mark the return of con-
troll by the Federal Reserve System of
the credit of the country.
The greatest strides in business were
made during the era of cheap money,
but at the same time the greatest
speculative advances developed coinci-
IDENTIFY. 1t is recognized here that a
mistake was made in 1927, when the
rediscount rate was reduced to 3L per
cent without at the same time putting
into effect some system of control that
would prevent Federal Reserve credit
from being used excessively in the stock
market.
Instruments for Control.
Now, however, Federal Reserve off,
cials believe that they will have at their
command three separate and distinct
instTumentalities for the control of
credit, namely, the exercise of direct
pressure on member banks whenever
necessary and the use of the so-called
bill policy as well as the rediscount rate
1t is the relationship of the latter
two vehicles of control that is at pres
ent bringing the rediScount rate down
as the rate en- bankers acceptances or
bills also goes down. This means that
the Federal Reserve feels that there is
no longer any danger of excessive
speculation and that interest rates as
well as call money rates can be cor
reSpondingly stabilized. For as the rate
on bankers acceptanceS and the rediS-
count rate goes down there is natural
effect on call money as well as money
needed for time loans.
Points to Improvement.
All this is pointing toward an i'm
provement in the position of first mort
cages as we'll as bonds. While the
public generally has been lured by the
possibilities of money-making through
stocks, there has been at the same time
a tendency to disregard bonds and first
mortgages, even though they have
offered safe investment in the neigh
borhood of six per cent for more than
a year With the average yield of
leading stocks lowering below six per
cent, and the stocks of many other
companies not averaging even as high
as that, the tendency of the investors,
particularly banks, now will be to re-
gard highly bonds to which year
ago they would have been Indifferent,
Continued on Page 2, Column ID
Evening star., 1929-11-15
Hyde Waits 2 Hours
Outside Office as
Key Won't Fit Lock
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
TRENTON, Mo, November IS.
Arriving home unannounced
from Chicago at am. today.
Arthur M. Hyde, Secretary of
Agriculture, found himself locked
out of his Office and waited two
hours before telephoning the
manager of the Hyde Motor Co.
to come down and open the door.
The Office was recently bur-
glarized and the manager had a
new lock installed. The key car
ried bv Mr.. Hyde did not fit.
With his secretary, who accom-
panied him, Mr. Hyde lounged in
the waiting room of the McVay
Motor Co. until am.
Secretary Hyde expects to visit
his farms near here and Prince
ton, Mo-, il road conditions will
permit, before making an address
at the American Royal Live Stock
Show, at Kansas City. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
FRANCE WILL ADD
$4,000 TONS TO NAVY
New Construction Planned in 1880
Is Less Than 1924 Quota
by 5,4oO Tons.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 15.-New naval
construction to be laid down by France
in 1880 calls for $4,000 tons of ships, or
5.4oO less than the average quota adopt
ed in 1924. under the terms of a bill M.
Leygues, minister of marine, introduced
in Parliament The program calls for
one cruiser of 10000 tons, six destroyers
slightly larger than the present class,
six first-clasS submarines, one submarine
minelayer, one surface minelayer. two
dispatch boats for the colonial service
and one submarine netlayer.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
RAIN AND WIND STORMS
SWEEP NORTHERN SPAIN
Trees Uprooted, Homes Damaged
and Railways Washed Out.
3 Persons Drowned.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
MADRID, November Is. - Strong
wind and rain storms swept Northern
Spain today, uprooting trees, Destroy
ing chimneys and washing out rail-
road and trolley lines
Communications were interrupted at
Santander, where the electric light
plant was destroyed and the city
plunged in darkness.
Santander. Bilbao and San Sebastian
ports were closed and coastwise ship
ping suspended. There was consider
able material damage.
A fishing smack was sunk near Pal
meira during the storm and three
members of the crew were drowned.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
POST OFFICE LOSES S5,OOO,OOO
OVER CARELESS ADDRESSES
Business Firms With Exaggerated Ideas of Their
Prominence Are Blamed.

fact that "even in New York and Chi
cago We are so we'll known the poStman
needs no help In finding us"
The result has been millions Of letters
delayed for directory service"
Last year approximately 200.00000
letters had to be especially handled by
clerks hired to fill out inadequate ad-
dresses The service in New York City
alone costs $500 a day. OF the 200, ,000,-
900 inadequately addressed letters, as
600 900 found a final resting place in
the dead letter once,
Evening star., 1929-11-15
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Post ONCE Department lost ap-
proximately $4,000 900 last year on care
lessly addressed mail, large part being
the direct result of business firms lav-
ing an exaggerated idea OF their prom
inence.
Many firms doing a large advertising
business have labored under the impress
sion that not having a street address
indicated great importance In the home
town and impressed customers with the