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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Second Army Dance
Listed for FRIDAY Mich,

The second Army dance will be held
at the Willard Friday night and many
dinner parties will be given at the
hotel preceding the dance, among them
that by Col. and Mrs. John B. Shuman
In honor of the Chief Of STAFF and Mrs.
Charles P. Summerall. Others enter
tanning are: Gen. and Mrs. Herbert B.
Crosby, Col. and Mrs. A. w. Brown
Maj. L. e. Atkins and Capt. and Mrx.
S. r. Stribling
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OF New York and Paris, sister Of Nine
Ekengren.
Invitations have been issued for 9
dance at the Willard following the din.
ner' the company being limited to the
guests at dinner and others.
Mr.. and Mrs o. Raymond Evans
were hosts at large ball last evening
IN the Chinese room and the grand
oan room OF the Mayflower when their
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Congressional Club Tea
To Honor Mrs. Andrews

The Congressional Club will have as
its guest of honor at its tea Friday
afternoon Mrs. Marietta Minnigerode
Andrews, author and artist. Mrs. An
drews. who is one Of the cleverest
women In Washington, will take as her
subject Through Ten Administrations.
A reception and tea will follow the
program.
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in the Pan-American room of the Nav
flower.
The charge daffaires of Egypt, Mr..
Ahmed Mamdouh Moursi. viii enter.
tain at a reception on the evening Of
January 10, at 10 o'clock, at the lega.
ton.
The military attache of the Cuban
embassy and Sonora de Prieto will have
guests with them at the supper dance
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
Mrs. Washington Hostess
To Lee Memorial Gro,r

Mrs. Joseph Z. Washington is enter
tanning at tea Monday afternoon at
$50 O'Clock at her apartment, ut 1902
Eighteenth street, members of the
executive committee Of the Robert E.
Lee Memorial Foundation, of which she
is director for the District Of Columbia. =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
AIMEE TO TAKE
STAND.IN TRIAL
Prosecution VIII Attempt
To Show So, Wasn't
Love Offering

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April II.
P)-Prosecutors in the impeach-
ment trial Of Superior Judge Car
los S. Hardy announced today that
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, evan
gelist, would be called to the stand
as states witness in the case.
Mrs. Mcpherson, for whom Judge
Hardy is alleged to have illegally
acted as attorney while her kid
naping story was being investigated
two years ago, has been here un-
der subpoena since the opening Of
the trial.
The evangelist testified at a leg
iSlative hearing a few months ago
that the $4,000 she gave Judge
Hardy was love offering" and
not a fee for legal services. Evi-
dence has been adduced at Hardys
trial tending to show the jurist took
an active part in defending Mrs.
McPherson's kidnapping story.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
LATE PARTIES
CHARGED LONG
Woman Checker In Night
Club Says Searcher
Stripped Her

BATON ROUGE, La, April IT,
P-Details of an alleged after mid
night party for members of the ma
tional conference Of governors in
New ORLEANS last fall and Gov.
Huey p Longs strip" military raids
to break up gambling in New Or
leans echoed today in the impeach-
ment investigation Of the governor.
A hat checker in a night club
raided told the legislature impeach-
ment committee women searchers
had her remove her clothes in a
search for gambling money.
This evidence was taken under
counts charging use Of the state mil
itary illegally and nisappropriation
of state funds.
National guard officers testified
Of leading in military raids on gam
bling houses under orders from the
governor and Adjutant General Ray
Fleming when several thousands of
dollars were seized.
Mrs. Claire Toye, the hat checker
of Tranchina's night restaurant in
jefferson parish, told the legislators
women searchers made me remove
all my clothes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
STORM SWEEPS
EASTERN COAST
Barges And Tugs Sunk In
New York Harbor In
Wild Gale

NEW YORK, April 17-(P)-The
Atlantic coast from Maine to Vir-
ginia was strewn with wreckage to-
day, piled up under the battering of
a northeast storm. While wind and
waves sang small craft, demoral-
lied shipping and damaged shore
structures along the coast, there was
heavy snow In western New York
and Pennsylvania.
In New York harbor a tug and
two bargeS were sunk. Six liners
were held outside the harbor wait
ing for the weather to moderate.
The tide in the harbor rose to with
in a foot OF the top OF the battery
wall and was close to the record.
The wind reached a velocity Of so
miles along the Maine coast. A five
masted schooner in CaSco bay was
torn from her moorings and thrown
on the rocks.
Fruit growers in Maryland, West
Virginia and Delaware reported
heavy admage to orchards.
The wind reached 78 miles an
hour at Atlantic City. At Point
Pleasant beach, N. J., mile sec
ton Of board walk was swept to
sea.
At Avalon, N. j., a family OF four
was rescued by coast guardSmen
after the spring tides and heavy
seas had surrounded their bunga-
low.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
Bus Line Change To
Regular Depots Up
Here On Thursday

Preparations we're being made to-
day for the hearing of the railroad
commission to be held at the El
Jardin hotel at 10 a. m Thursday on
the application Of the Missouri Pa
cific Transportation company to use
the regular M. P. depots in the VAL
ley.
The bus line seeks to do away with
the old stations established by their
predecessor, the Black Diamond Bus
Line, and to use the regular depots.
1t is expected ais that matters
pertaining to changes in schedule
which would allow more efficient op-
Grafton would be considered. Most
of these changes are for the purpose
Of getting the buses under cover in
terminals at night, T.. G. Fitch, dis
trict supervisor, states.
II feel that the regular depots offer
much better accommodations and
are in every way superior to the
make-sllift depots now in use,"
Fitch says in connection with the
hearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
QUESTIONABLE
TRIAL PUT OFF
Austin Printing Shop Owner
Given Maximum Fine
Of $100

AUSTIN, April 17.-tP,-Cascs
against three of the persons
charged with printing and circu-
lating obscene literature in the
form Of the "Blunderbuss" distrib-
uted on the University OF Texas
campus on April l, were postponed
until nsxt week today. Frank W.
Cook, printing shop owner, WaJ
convicted on the same charge yes
terday. Found guilty after less
than ten minutes deliberation bJ
the jury, Cook was given the max
imum fine of 500.
Cases are pending against Hor-
ace Walker, jefferson, former Uni
versity student; Henry Smith, Lodi,
a student, and Leland TidWeu.
pressman for the print shop.
Prosecuting attorneys granted
immunity to Ben Morrison, IL, high
school student, and Clyde Wool
sey, 10, employe Of the print shop,
states witnesses.
The Blunderbuss printed the no.
torious Missouri university ques-
tionnaire, In which questions on
sex subjects were contained. The
QUESTIONABLE was sent for scien-
tific purposes to a number of Mis-
souri, university students and re-
suited in the dismissal of three
University Of Missouri instructors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
KLEIBER RAPS
JURY FINDING
Bills INCASE
San Benito Chief Of
Police Had Been In
dicted On Charge of
Paying Polls

j. A. Goolsby, chief Of police OF
San Benito, was tried wednesday
morning in one of eight cases
against him charging he advanced
money with which to pay poll taxes
and was found not guilty.
The remaining cases against the
officer were dismissed.
The case was heard by Judge
John I. Kleiber in county court at
law without a jury and at its con-
clusion Judge Kleiber flayed the
grand jury for returning indict-
ments without proper evidence.
Six men were put on the stand
by the state, the case being prose-
cuted by County Attorney M. r.
Hall and his assistant, Bascom
Cox. None Of the men had been
called before the grand jury in the
case on trial, they testified.
Indictments against the police
officer were returned by the last
grand jury.
Action of the county attorney in
prosecuting the case, despite Jne
fact that no evidence on which to
convict could be found was lauded
by Judge Kleiber.
Tomas Aguierre, for whom Gools-
by was alleged to have purchased
the poll tax, testified that he gave
Goolsby the money to pay the poll
tax and authorized him to do so.
When asked where he got the
money, Aguierre said from my
pocket" Pushed further, Aguierre
stated that the money was his own
and was earned by icing cars.
Jack Lawrence, Fred Lawrence,
w. T. Estes and j. J. Fox. county
tax collector. testified. They stated
that they knew nothing of the
money said to have been loaned,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
QUARANTINE IN
STATE TO GET
u. 5. HEARING
Mediterranean Pest
Is Declared Worse
Than Morales; Dis
coveredin 3 Counties

Discovery of the Mediter-
ranean fruit fly, dread pest,
in the citrus orchards of
Florida led Valley citrus in
terests today to begin plans
to send a representative to
Washington to appear be-
fore a hearing to be held
there next Monday on the
advisability of declaring a
quarantine against the state.
Notice of the hearing was re-
ceived Wednesday morning by j.
M. Del Curto, entomologist of the
Texas department of agriculture,
who is in the Valley.
A copy Of a telegram received
by the department in Austin was
forwarded to Mr.. Del Curto. It
said:
THE secretary Of agriculture an
nounces a hearing to be held Mon
day. April q, at 1923 New York
avenue. Washington, to consider
advisability of quarantine against
Florida to prevent spread of Medi-
terranean fruit fly. Infestaticn
thus far known confined to vicin-
ity Of Orlando"
The message was signed by o. A.
Rohwer, acting chief Of plant
quarantine and control administra-
tion.
The pest is said to be much
more dangerous than the Morales
fruit fly, few specimens Of which
were found in Lower Rio Grande
Valley orchards, resulting In the
limited quarantine now in opera
ton.
Possibility Of the state declaring
a quarantine against Florida is not
likely to be considered at Austin
until after the Washington hear
ing, according to MIR. Del Curto.
This, he explained, depends ON de-
velopmentS in the next few days.
1t is possible that state quarar1-
tine will be declared regardless Of
action by the federal government.
Several inspectors who have been
operating in the Valley in the cam
paign against the Morales fly
went to New Orleans last week on
a secret mission and it Is believed
now they were enroute to Florida.
Dispatches from Washington say,
DR.. G. l.. Marlatt, chief Of the bu-a
reau Of entomology, is now in
Florida working in the campaign
against the pest.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April 16.---l
Discovery Of the destructive Medi-
terranean fruit fly in the Florida
citrus belt today led to the in
PRODUCTION Of a bill in the Senatel
to appropriate $250,OO0 to fight the
pest.
So far, according to reports here
only three counties-Orange, Lake.
and Seminole-are affected.
State Commissioner Of Agricul-1 II
ture Mayo described the fly as the
Continued on page sikh
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
MELLON FOUND
FIT TO CARRY
ON IN SENATE
Committee Concludes
That denomination
BY Hoover Is Not
Necessary In Case

WASHINGTON, April 17.-P)-
The senate judiciary committee in
special session today concluded that
Andrew w. Mellon could carry on
in the Hoover cabinet as secrtary OF
treasury without denomination.
More than 100 precedents were
found of cabinet officers who had
continued in office from one admin
istration to another without having
their nominations again referred to
the senate for confirmation.
Considerable discussion arose,
however, as to the second phase of
the resolution of Senator Mcclellan,
democrat, Tennessee, questioning
the right of Mellon to hold office in
the face Of an old statute forbidding
the secretary Of the treasury to be
interested in trade or commerce.
The question also was raised over
Mr.. Melons connections with the
Overholt Distillery corporation, OF
which he was at one time stock
holder. There Is an old statute for
bidding a revenue officer to be en-
gagged in the whiskey business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
TO
PROBLEM Seen
INNEW CLAUSE
Attorney For Pan-Am-
erican Lines Favors
Contract Drawn In
New Form

Basis for an agreement on an op-
Grafton contract between the City
of Brownsville and the Pan-Amer-
ican Airways was reached at joint
meeting OF committee Of Browns
vile Chamber Of Commerce direct
ors and the city commission at the
chamber of commerce Wednesday
morni g.
Tuesday afternoon the commits
sion had refused to sign a con-
tract asked by the operators Of air
mail lines between here and Tam
pico and Mexico City. The vote was
two to two with one member OF the
commission not voting.
In the course Of the negotiations
it was indicated that the Pan
American terminal might be moved
from Brownsville to McAllen, Edin-
burg or some other border city
should an agreement not be reached
Proposal that the contract offered
be accepted was made by Commis-
sioner J. G. Starck and seconded
by Commissioner j. A. Cobolini
These two voted for the proposal
and it was opposed by Mayor A. 3
Cole and Commissioner A. G. Hipp
Commissioner B. F. Hinkley was
present but did not vote.
Cole Offers Substitute
All terms Of the contract had been
agreed to except the clause in which
the Pan-American Anyways asked
that they be given an opportunity tC
meet the terms Of any offer made tc
lease or purchase the airport, pre-
ferential refusal.
Inclusion of a new clause in the
proposed contract, clause that was
suggested by Mayor Cole at the
conference this morning, will be
submitted to George Rihl, vice pres
ident of the Pan-American. Mr.
Continued on page six.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
WESLACO MAN
HELD FOR LIBEL
w. T. Kingsbury Arrested
And Put Under Bond
On Hidalgo Bill :
(SDecial to The Herald)

WESLACO, April 17.-W. T.
Kingsbury, editor and publisher CT
the WaSlaco Standard, weekly
newspaper here, was arrested here
today on an indictment charging
criminal libel. He was released on
$1,5O0 bond to appear before the
court in Edinburg May 1.
The indictment was returned
Monday by an Edinburg grand
jury.
The charge Is reported to nave
resulted from an article appearing
in the Standard attacking Ed P.
Williams, former citizen Of that
town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
Amarillo Backs Howe as
Singers Threaten Suit

AMARILLO, April 17.-(P)-If
Mary Garden anc her Chicago
Civic Opera company ever collect
the 81 500 they claim due them for
a performance here they will have
to take the matter to court.
Sixteen Amarillo business men
who signed a guarantee to bring
the company here will not pay the
money. They are convinced. aft
er reading what Editor Gene Howe
wrote, that the opera company's
performance here wasn't all it was
cracked up to be. Figuratively
speaking, they believe they were
taken for ride.
I'VE intend to show Amerillo
has ceased to be Toonerville
and Is populated by intelligent
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
new TARIFF
BODY SEEN
Hoover's Message Indicates
He Wants Men of Broad
er Attainments
By JAMES L. WEST,
Press Staff Writer.)


WASHINGTON. April 17.-P)-
President Hoover seems to have put
congressional leaders in a quandary
by some Of his recommendations af-
fecting the tariff commission.
They are at a loss to understand
precisely what he had in mind when
he wrote in his first message that
the commission should be reorgan-
lied. They will seek amplification.
Interpreting the language Of the
chief executive in its most literal
sense, some leaders said there would
have to be legislation abolishing the
present commission and setting up a
new one under a wholly different
plan Of operation than that laid
down in the tariff act Of 1922.
Representative Tilson Of Connec-
ticut, republican house leader, said
he was confident Mr. Hoover want
ed O commission Of men of the
broadest attainments who would ar
rive at speedy conclusions on tariff
rate changes and whose recon-
mendations would command the
confidence of the country.
Chairman Smoot Of the finance
committee suggested the present act
might be amended to increase sal
aries which would attract the high
est class of men.
Terms of present members Of the
commission under their twelve-year
appointments expire one by one
during each of the alternate years
between 1880 and 1910 so that nor
mally reorganization of the body
could not be effected during the
present term of President Hoover.
Since the flexible provision Of the
1922 act came into force there has
been intermittent friction within
Continued on page six.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
MEXICO POLICE HALT
WOMEN DYNAMITERS

MEXICO CITY, April 17.-(P)-
Dispatches from Guadalajara today
said police aboard a Mexico City
Guadalajara train had arrested two
young women carrying twenty
pounds of dynamite.
They were held in jail in Guada-
1ajara pending investigation to de-
termine whether they were taking
the explosive to rebels in Jalisco.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
Americans at tMazatlan to
Get Herald on Air Route

pers sent in by train and they
were more than a week old when
they reached them.
AS an illustration Of the time
saved by the new air line officials
Of the corporation point out that
the trip from Durango, Mexico.
to Mazatlan requires five days
on the train and costs 225 pesos.
The airplane trip is made IN an
hour and a half and costs 20
pesos. AS a result of the great
saving in time and money the
line Is enjoying a splendid pas-
senger business between Monter-
rey, Torreon, Durango and Ma
zatlan, officials says.
The volume of mail being han
died over the route also is IN
creasing rapidly, they Soy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
Goolsby Cleared in Case; Others Dismissed
CONVICTED MAN
X u y
PAYSOWN WAY TO
u ]! y
ATLANTA PRISON

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 17.-tP
John L. Robinson, president Of
John L. Robinson and Company,
cotton dealers, who chose to pay
his own expenses to the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta rather
than go in the custody Of mar
shall was on his way today to
the prison unescorted.
He was sentenced on man
date from Cincinnati, charging
him with aiding in misapplication
of bank funds.
Robinson left Memphis alone
paying his own way" after Judge
H. B. Anderson granted his re-
quest. He was sentenced to four
years Imprisonment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17

American citizens of Mazatlan,
Mexico, on the Pacific coast, will
read the Tuesday Brownsville
Herald late today, and thus for
the first time secure information
that is less than 10 days old.
The regular mail plane Of the
Corporation Aeronautica de
Transportes, s. A. left here with
a bundle of papers for that city
this morning.
Pilots of the line reported thai
American citizens in that Pacific
coast city always met the plano
and demanded the latest news
from the United States and in
formation on the progress OF the
Mexican revolution, in which
they were vitally interested. Their
only source Of news had been pa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17

folks who know OPERA" declared
Mayor Ernest Thompson, one Of
the guarantors. I'VE dare the
company to bring suit"
Meantime, 1t was reported that
a lawyer for the opera company
had registered at hotel here. His
coming was believed to have been
inspired by refusal Of the guaran-
tors to honor a draft for $1,000.
The present determined stand
of the Panhandle folk had its
inception in series of fiery edi-
torials by Gene Howe, editor Of
the Amarillo News-Globe. His re-
marks anent the opera company's
performance drew down the wrath
of members Of several of the city's
musical organizations and brought
q threatened boycott to his paper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
TOM SLICK TO RUN
OWN OIL CORPORATION

NEW YORK, April 17.-tPl-
Thomas B. Slick, called the wild
cater king" Of the oil fields, has
filed incorporation papers for his
own company to be known as the
Tom Slick Oil company.
A month ago slick sold his Mid
Continent Oil holdings to the Prairie
Oil and Gas company for $50, ,000. 900.
Slick, who Is rs years old, began
his career in the oil fields as q mule
driver, tool dresser and driller.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
CAROLINAN REFUSES
SEAT NEXT NEGRO

! ASHINGTON. April 17-tFl-
etesentative George M. Pritcii-
ard, a North Carolina republican,
who recently declined the office as
signed him in the house Office
building next TO that of Represen-
tatiye oscar Depriest. negro repuo-
lican from Illinois, still has no OIL
&c &c the capitol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
OFFER TO SELL HOME

AUSTIN, April 17.-(P)-An Of
fer to sell the Odd Fellows Or
phans Home at CorSicana to the
state was made today to the house
appropriations committee by j. w.
Chancellor of Bowie, representing
the grand lodge Of the fraternal
organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
LIQUOR INVESTIGATION
ORDERED AT COLEMAN

COLEMAN, Texas. April 17.--lRl
The Coleman county grand Ju1y
has been c&lled upon by Judge Z. j.
Miller of Brownwood to investigate
laWicssness in the county, especial
ly prescription liquor and bootleg
gig activities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Issl
bel tomorrow. under normal me-
geological condition:
High .............-... l:3z p, III
Low ......-....... 5:l9 a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
Late Bulletins
SALO LEADS BUNYONERS
IN 21-MHE TAD

KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, April IL.
.-(AP)-Jchn Salo of Passaic, N. j.,
finished first in today's lap Of the
transcontinental foot race, hoofing
1t from Richmond to Knightstown,
a distance of 34.7 miles in 4:25:45.
SalO is third in elapsed time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
CRIME WAVE IN HOUSTON
TAKES TOLL

HOUSTON, April 1T.-(P1-One
police officer was In hospital, two
automobiles we're wrecked, detec-
tives were fired upon by one Of
their own number and confusion
reigned in the police department as
a-result of bandit depredations last
night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
COMMITTEE DEFERS MELLON
BUSINESS DETERMINATION

WASHINGTON. April 17.-(P)-
The senate judiciary committee aft
er deciding today that Andrew w.
Mellon had a right to remain in the
Hoover cabinet without his nonlina-
ton being resubmitted deferred un-
til Friday determination Of wheth-
er his business connections would
bar him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
TEN KILLED AS
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE

HAL, Belgium, April 17.-(AP)-
Ten persons were killed and a score
seriously injured when the Paris
Amsterdam express collided with a
freight train near here today. Five
coaches were wrecked. The engin-
eer was arrested on a charge of hav-
ing overrun a signal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-17
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley
Fair or partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; not much change II
temperature. Light to moderatf
winds on the west coast, mostly
southeasterly.
For East Texas: Mostly fair tol
night and Thursday; not mucA
change in temperature. Light ~
moderate east to southeast wind
on the coast.