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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
COTKEDRAFTS
SCHOOL POLICY
City Teachers Meet For Or
ganization Monday; Reg
;stration Tuesday

General policies for the new year
were outlined by G. w. Gotke. SUI
perintendent Of city schools. at the
organization meeting OF the teach
ers Monday morning.
The entire corps Of teachers for all
schools in the city we're present at
the session. attendance numbering
more than 100 s. A. Caldwell. dean
OF the junior college. and principal
Of the high school. gave an inspira-
tionai talk. Ike Dudley and Cleve
Tandy. members Of the school board.
also we're present and made short
talks. as did Fred Starck. secretary.
New members OF the faculty and ad-
ministration staff were also intro
duced.
Following the talks. the teachers
adjourned to their various schools,
where they were met by the princi-
pals. and organization within the
schools completed.
Enrolment OF pupils In all
branches Of the schools except the
junior college began Tuesday morn
Ing. Junior college students are to
register September 10 and ii.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
LABOR POLICY
TO Be FORMED
Department VIII Adont
Stand Cn 12-Hour Law
For Women

AUSTIN. Sept. 5.-Whether thn
state labor department will resume
filing OF charges against heads NJ
state hospitals for violation of the
y-54 hour law for women workers
likely will be decided soon. IL was
said az the department Saturday
The board of control has an
nounced that veto of salaries wilI
force the insane hospitals to return
women attendants to "a l2-hour
working basis. one-third of thaEn
employees having been vetoed out
Of the appropriation by Gov.
Moody.
This board announced its pur-
pose OF violating the labor law
rather than leaving helpless in
mates Of the institutions uncared
for.
Two years ago the labor depart--
ment filed charges of violating the
law against "a. WI. Taber. sureri1-
tendent of the Confederate home
and against heads Of other eIee-
mosynary institutions.
Labor Commr. Chas. McKen,v
mas been away for several davs. ana
When ne returns. a policy deafinr
with the labor laws administratir5
at tne state instituptions will be
formed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
RANGERS WIFE WHO SHOT
SELF WHEN LOST MAY LIVE

Starting for the headwaters OF
the river she found herself Ia thick
underbrush. Abandoning hope she
would be found. sile turned the gun
upon herself and shot twice.
When the husband reached the
cabin and found his wife had not
yet arrived. a search was 7tarted.
More than fifty men combed the
area. She was found Sunday by
Dick Spickelmire. N forest guard,
lying partly in d mountain stream.
Dr. II. G. Ward OF Cascade made
an all-nlght horseback ride over GO
miles Of mountain trail 10 render
medical aid. She was carried over
II miles Of rough trail on a stretch
er yesterday to White Greek ranger
station.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
POLLARD WILL RESIGN TO
ACCEPT RAILROAD POST

for occupancy by him on the 18th.
The railroads also took offices at
1909 Norwood building for their
statistical bureau and moved IN
equipment Saturday.
Tentative plans of Gen. Pol
lard's retirement Saturday, at the
end of the state fiscal year were
slightly modified, railroad officials
said to meet what was understood
to be q request from Gov. Dan
Moody for a few days in which to
complete the selection Of Gen. Pol
lard's successor. whom the governor
will appoint. Announcement of
Pollard's resignation and his sue
cessor's appointment are scheduled
to be made at the same time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
Mussolini Father
Of Fifth Child

FORI. italy. Sept. s. tF The
Duce Is q father for the fifth time.
A daughter who will be named
Anna Maria, was born 70 Signora
Nrssolini here today. and both
mother and baby were reported &c
Be doing well
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
Score Injured In
Cotton Belt Wreck

DEXTER, Mo, Sept. 3.-tF)-A
score of persons we're injured, two
seriously, when Cotton Belt passen-
ger train No. 2, southbound from
St. Louis. ploughed into tn rear end
of q freight train about four miles
north OF Dexter at 4 a. m. today.
JaEles Cox OF Jonesboro, Ark,
engineer on the passenger train,
and his fireman. whose name was
not learned, were seriously injured,
and we're taken to a hospital in
Poplar Bluff. The others injured.
passengers on the passenger train.
were treated for minor injuries at
the offices o. local physicians.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
Pantage's Wife To
Face Murder Charge

los ANGELES. Sept. 3.-CF,-Mrs.
Lois Pantages. 42-year-old wife of
Alexander Pantages. theater mag
nate. was summoned to trial today
on murder charge growing out of
the death OF Joe Rokumoto on June
is.
Rokumoto died several days after
collision OF car driven by Mrs.
Panfages and his own automobile.
Witnesses at thep reliminary hear
ing testified the theater magnate's
wife was intoxicated.
Mrs Pantages' husband Is under
indictment. accused of attacking II
year-o4d Eunice Pringle, q dancer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03

show the boys the time Of their
lives
The general himself-General j..
II. Summers-promised to head q
committee to meet the men who
went out to fight for lost cause.
and a program abundantly full
enough TO meet the likes of ex-sol-
diers was planned.
The first meeting of this reunion.
family touched by the inevitable
shade wthat will fall on some OF its
participants before another 0ppor-
tunitc for such reminiscence comes,
was TO be called TO order by =. A..
Beall. commander of Stone Fort
Camp No. 966. Sons of Confederate
Veterans. The United Daughters Of
the Confederacy were represented.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
New Tennessee
Senator Named

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Sept. 3.-tPD
Tennessee today had new
United States senator and also a
candidate in the field for his sue
cessor for the six year term be-
ginning in March. 1891.
Hardly was the ink dry on Gov
ernor Henry II. Horizons commits
sion to William Z. Brock, Chatta-
nooga candy manufacturer. as the
democratic successor to the late
Senator Lawrence d. Tyson, before
Representative Cordell Lull, chair
man of the democratic national
committee from 1921 to 1924 and
Tennessee's favorite son at the
Houston convention last year. an
nounced he would seek the nom
ination for the next fall term.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03

CASCADE. Idaho. Sept. 3.-F-
Mrs. Louise Higgins, 23, wife Of q
forest ranger, who shot herself In
despair after being lost in the wild
country near the head Of the SAL
mon river for four days was on her
way back to civilization today on
stretcher. Physicians said she prob
ably would recover.
Mrs. Higgins Thursday left her
husband OH "a forest trail and start
ed on horseback for a ranger cabin
fifteen miles distant. Her horse
stumbled and fell over an embank-
ment. Mrs. Higgins leaped to safe
ty. and the horse ran away. leaving
her with only a small rifle ami two
sandwiches to sustain her on the
trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
McAllen Lions Plan
Picnic For Teachers

Especial 10 The Herald)
MALLEN. Sept. 3.-McAllen Lions
club will entertain 81 members OF
the faculty of the McAlIen public
schools with a picnic the night Of
September Is. according to an an
nouncement made at a recent meet
ing of the club.
The picnic Is an annual frolic and
a number Of most unusual entertain
ment features are presented during
the course of the event.
The Lions club will again spon-
sor extra-curricula activities in Nc
Allen high school. 1t was announced.
Lions club trophies have been pre-
sented for the past two years to win
ners In various interscholastic acti-
vities from the local schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03

GENEVA. Sept. 3.-(F,-The great
statesmen Of the League Of Nations
here for the tenth assembly session
are considering a way to supplement
the league covenant by the kellogg
pact for the remuneration OF war.
1t was reported in league circles
the British delegation proposed to
recommend study Of the league cove
nant with the idea of bringing IL
into harmony with the Kellogg pact.
There Is at present a gap in the
covenant which makes war possible
and which the defunct Geneva pro-
tocol sought to fill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
DALLAS YOUTH GOLF
FAVORITE IN MEET

WICHITA FALLS. Tex. Sept 3.
-CPl-Tommy Cochran, Wichita
Falls veteran. and Gus Moreland.
Dallas youngster and holder Of the
southwestern championship. were
c0-favorites at the start Of match
play in the second annual invita-
ton tournament OF the Wichita
Falls Golf and Country club today
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
BY RAYMOND BROOKS

AUSTIN. Sept. 3.-Atty. Gen.
Claude Pollard will take office as
general attorney Of Texas railroads
Sept. IS, railroad officials said Sat-
urday. He will resign his official
position probably a day or two be-
fore the 18th. II was asserted.
Gen. Pollard confirmed report Of
his coming resignation, by saying
its promised announcement would
not be for 10 days or two weeks"
Offices were taken for him by
the principal railroad Of the Texas
association on the sixth floor OF
the new Norwood building, and win
be opened up Tuesday In readiness
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03

MEXICO CITY. Sept. 2.-lPl--
Three cavalry and ten artillery di-
visions will participate in the mill
tary review to take place here Sept.
is. Mexican independence day. Flf-
teen thousand troops. veterans Of
the successful campaign against the
Esccpar rebels last spring. will be
in line to pass the presidential re-
viewing stand. They will be COM
manded by General Lazaro Car
denak
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
GRAF RACING
TOWARD HOME
Dirieible VIII Seek II,
Break Own Record On
Return Trip

NEW YORK. Sept. 3.-(APl.-
The freighter Exhibitor of the
American Export line radioed the
lines offices here today she was
In communication with the home
ward bound Graf Zeppelin at
$3.50 a. m. eastern standard time
today. and that the Graf was ask
Ing weather conditions The ship
was approximately 1000 miles east
Of New York at the time.
HAMBURG. Germany. Sept. 3.
-tP)-The Graf Zeppelin radioed
the Hamburg American lines at
900 a. m. mid-European time,
g a. IN. =. 8. I'd its position was
$3.50 north and 1880 west. head
ing for Cape Finisterre. north--
westernmost point of the Spanish
Peninsula.
The position given was about 3l5
miles due west Of Lisbon.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN., Germany
Sept. 3.-tRD-The Graf Zeppelin
fresh from circling the globe, raced
toward Friedrichshafen today in
tent on breaking its own Atlantic
crossing record and lowering its
mark for a round -the-worid trip.
In this event it probably could
cover the remaining 500 miles from
Bordeaux to its home port here by
nightfall and land in the early even
ing. completing the voyage from
~. j.. In about IS hours
less than needed for the
Iast Atlantic voyage few weeks ago.
If the Zeppelin were to reach
Friedrichshafen by 8:42 p. m. to-
night (2:42 p. m. T. S. IT, 1t would
equal its crossing record of less than
4 month ago. It's arrival would low
er its own round-the-w world elapsed
flying time record. Lakehurst 70
Unusual preparations were made
here for reception of the dirigible
and those aboard IL. The townspeo-
pie were excited again for the first
time in several weeks. Lackadaisaical
when the Graf departed from here
On the second lap of its world trip,
residents of the section seemed to-
iay to have awakened to the signi-
Ficance of DR.. Eckener's trip around
he world and completion by air In
II days. ' hours and ~ minutes
what the ships OF Magellan once
took three years to accomplish.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
BUTTER AND Eggs

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-(Pl-Butter
ilrmi creamery extras AZ 10.
standards 43; extra firyts 42n47
IL; firSts 40 1-2m41 ~: seconds
37l 80 IL.
EGGS flrmi unchanged: extra
firsts 81; tirsts 35G35 10: ordinary
firsts 30I33 IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day Light to fresh southerly winds
on the west coast
For East Texas. Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday; scattered
thundershowers near the coast.
Light to fresh southeast to south
winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
LIVERPOOL SPOT

LIVERPOOL. Sept. 3.-tF-Cot-
ton spot fair demand; higher.
american strict good middIiny
ll.44' good middling 11O4: stricf
mlddling 1924: middlinr 1854.
strict low middling 1899: low mid
ding 1909; strict good ordirarv
s.os, good ordinary 929. Sales T-
wv bales, 5000 American. Receipts
1000 American 500. Futures closed
quiet and steady: October 1925.
december 1928: January IO30.
March 1887; May l0.40: July fO40
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
rs DROWNED AS STEAMER FOUNDERS
I'm OUR
VALLEY

LABOR DAY is over and laboreFs
from bank presidents to field
workers-can return to their lahors.
The day In the Valley consisted
mostly Of a holiday from toil-an
outing which In most instances was
spent In hunting. fishing, bathing,
boating, golfing. or one or more OF
the many recreational oprortuni-
ties afforded In the Valley.
About the only public attractions
were a fight card at Reynosa and
q rodeo at Mercedes.
But Labor day in the North and
East Is quite a different affair.
There it is a real holiday-pa-
racles, band concerts. enormous pic
MICS, speeches and sometimes free
for-sall fights that almost assume
proc ortions OF a riot.
Although showers Of rain some
what marred the day in the Valley,
1t was happy day on the whole.
PILOTS. aviation mechanics and
airplarle experts at the municipal
airport. here are anxiously follow
ing the condition of Lady Mary
Heath, seriously injured several
days asyo when her plane fell
through the roof of a building.
Some OF them have worked on
her plane at one time or another,
some of them have been in the air
with her, many Of them have met
her.
And all of them are strong for
her.
She is a fine woman, a good
sport and a real pilot" they all say.
she can and will fly anything
that will fly" the pilots say.
she knows; airplanes and appre-
ciates good work" say the me-
chanics.
Il have worried on her plane and
she is one Of the finest aviators !
ever knew" SAYS j. F. Roberts, Of
the Mexican Av station Co.
Ap-pf them are praying for her
rapid recovery.
THIS is A WEEK of great i'm
pcrtance to landowners in the dis
trict served by the American Rio
Grande Land and Irrigation Co.
and the towns Of Mercedes. Wes-
laco. Edcouch.
-. G,ksx~r1o~r aYoofs~w. 60 ~
held which will determine the fu-
ture Of that irrigation system-the
largest privately owned project in
the world, it is claimed.
Farmers of the district will vote
on the proposal 10 hssue and sell
$500, 900 in bonds with which to
purchase the system and TO make
Improvements.
Those who favor the bond issue
and those who oppose Il have an
nounced they viii hold meetings
throughout the district.
III the issue carries tile district
will be organized as a farmer owned
and operated system and the last
irrigation works in the Valley will
have passed from private TO public
ownership.
APPLE GROWERS I'D in the
state of Washington. through their
cooperative associations are placing
in the hands Of retailers a SLOT
machine apple-vending device.
Drop a nickle In the slot and get
your apples. That sort Of thing.
Perhaps this is an idea for the
Valley.
Why not grapefruit-vending ma
chimes, or orange-vending ma
chimes?
Such a device might serve TO
greatly increase the consumption OF
grapefruit
Here Is an idea that may be
worth a million.
Some Valley live-wire might place
these machines throughout the
United States.
HERE IS A LIST Of shipments of
products from Florida in carlots
during the season from Sept. /. 1928
to July 81, 1929:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-03
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteor
ologicaI conditions.
High ....... 4:45 a. m: 3:42 N. rn.
Low ...... 9:57 a. m; 1881 p. IN.
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RIVER FORECAST

The river will continue 70 fan
slowly practically all along during
tho next "a to AS hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-20
WALSH GIVEN BIG
 NEW YORK OFFICE Former New Britain Man Made
 Assistant District Attorney H. s. AND YALE GRADUATE
Lawyer, Sportsman and World War Navy Man Gets Important Ap- pointment to Legal Staff-Acti,e Q in Tamnlany Hall Affairs.

Attorney Charles B. Walsh. formerly of this city, has been ap- pointed an assistant district attorney of New York county.
 Mir. Walsh was graduated from New Britain high school in 1913. He entered Yale in 1914 and left in 1917. for service in the United States navy. Later he resumed his studies and was graduated from Yale. He enrolled at Yale Law school and was a roommate of "Tim" Callahan, famous Eli football captain. He rfacticed law in New York City and Miami. Fla, and was manager with Callahan. of the Coral Gables all star professional football team. At the end of the season he returned to New York City.
 Mir. Walsh is the son of Mrs. pMary Walsh of 2S Hopkins street. Hartford. and New London, and the late John J. Walsh, who, for years. was proprietor of restaurant on Main street. He has two brothers. Dr. William Walsh of New York City. physician to the Giants, and Dr. John Walsh, a lieutenant in the United States navy. and a sister. Miss Mary Walsh. He is a nephew of Dr. Joseph Walsh of this city.
 Attorney Walsh is prominent member of Tammany Hall from the late Tom Foley's district in New York City.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-20
SPORTSMAN
 DIES DURING NIGHT
Alexander C0chrane Made Carpets, Married Diva,
 Sought Yachting Cup

Yonkers. N. Y.. June 20 R- Alexander Smith Cochrane, chief owner of the Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Company, in Yonkers died at 2 o'clock this morning at Saranac Lake where he went last Friday to regain his health.
 The carpet works here, one of the largest in the world, was established by his grandfather and inherited by Mir. Cochrane in 1903. At that time his fortune was estimated at $30,- 0oo,0O0 and since then had greatly increased.
 He gave generously of his wealth to charity in many directions, fre- quently making gifts ranging from s1O,00O to $100.ooo. On one occa- sion he presented $1,00o to each O. 25O employees.
 He was a yachting enthusiast and fifteen years ago built the Vanitie,
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-20
LOCAL MAN IS FINED
 ON BAD CHECK COUNT
William Jones Worked in Bristol and Hartford
 C0rbett Released
(Special 10 the Heraldl

Bristol, June 20. - William B. Jones, IS, of 1OS Commercial street, New Britain. was fined $50 and costs in the city court this morning by Judge William J. Malone on a charge of having passed two fraudulent checks in this city. He pleaded guilty. ....
 Prosecuting Attorney Anthony J. Rich gave a brief summary of the case in court. He told how Jones, few days ago. in company with . man named Fred Allen, visited Bris- tol and succeeded in cashing a check for S20 at the Bristol Trust Go. He returned here again yesterday and visited the City Deposit and Discount Co. with a check for 330, which bank employees refused to cash for him.
 Tripped by Cashier
 He then. in company with Allen. entered the Presto Lunch on Main street and sought to purchase . meal ticket, presenting the check in
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-20

quired the state to set up and carry out a definite program for the use of this money, the government to refund the amount of money spent by the state for this work.
 Instead, MT. Trinder, 1t k alleged. used the entire fund for only part of the required program. Among other things he was supposed to ss- tablish part-time trade school classes, but this he did not do to . sufficient degree to meet the federal requirements.
 However. the government accept. ed his reports and complimented him on his perfect reports" which it is said. purported to show that federal money had been expended to the exact cent required by law.
 Exact Amount Unknown
 The exact amount alleged to have been misapplied by Finder cannot even be estimated, it was learned, because of the condition of his dfvi--
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-20
Seven Ansonia Students Injured
 In Chemistry Experiment Blast

Ansonia. June 20 RlSeven mem- bers of the freshman class of the Ansonia high school were injured this morning at 9:30 o'clock in an explosion in the chemistry depart ment Two were badly burned about the face and are patients at the hospital. while five others, two of them girls. were cut by flying glass which penetrated the clothing of two of the boys and entered the flesh.
 Those burned about the face were Samuel Di Giorgi. son of MT. and Mrs. Mariana Di Giorgi of Factory street and Lawrence Fair. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fair of Prospect
New Britain herald., 1929-06-20
ROAD REPAIRS BAR
 TO MOTOR DRIVERS
Mayor Asks Chief Hart to En.
 force Law Strictly
AUTOS CAUSING DAMAGE
Board of Public Works Complains Machines Interfere With Opera ttons When Operators Go Past Warning Signs On Highway.

A drive to curb the custom of autoists who drive their machines over partly completed roadways was inaugurated today by Mayor Paones- sa at the request of the department of public works. complaint having been made by foremen that inter- ference with operations and actual damage have been xperincd.
 The mayor addressed a letter to Chief of Police William c. Hart. ex- pressing a belief that there is no fn- tention of causing annoyance or damage. but that good highway con- struction demands that the practice be stopped. He asked that the city ordina noes in point be enforced.
 His letter reads:-
 "Chief Wm. c. Hart,
 Police Headquarters.
 Dear Sir:-
 "The department of public works has reported considerable interfer-
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-20

street. They were taken to the hos pital by Wesley Wilson, head of the chemistry department. immediately after the accident.
 The other five. whose names could not be learned, were treated at the office of Dr. John J. Thomas.
 Di Giorgi was said to be pour ing a quantity of nitric acid into . large container thought to be storing an amount of the same kind of acid. but from the resulting explosion it is thought that sulphuric acid was in the vessel instead. The explosion quite bit of excitement, but there was no panic,