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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
Flashes of Life
NV The Associated Pressl

(By The Associated Press
TORONTO-HundredS Of Amer
ican motor cars were in Ontario to-
day. Border stores were permitted
to sell only two bottles to a tour
ist. At Coburg sales while the boat
was in were forbidden.
MEXICO CITY-Border authori-
ties were instructed to keep the
bridges across the Rio Grande open
until 5 a.. m. this morning and again
tomorrow morning.
NEW YORK-Forty-five feet I'M
der Wall Street 100 bottles of West
Indian rum 125 years old have been
unearthed by sandhogs excavating
for a s~kyscraper. The corks were
petrified. Some of the sandhogs
nearly became SO. The excavation
is on the site Of an old wharf.
NORTHAMPTON. Mass. - Lee
Ping Guam, chef of the presidential
yacht Mayflower, sent a cake for
Calvin Coolidge's 57th birthday to-
night.
NEW YORK-The cage Of Uncle
Sam. American eagle in Central
Park. was decorated with flags to-
day. The bird was captured near
Palm Beach in April and present.
ed to Mayor Walker. The flight
that ended in a forced landing in
Florida has astonished naturalists.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-The well dress
ed gentleman shall yea braces,
alias galluses, alias ~suspenders.
which will hold up h~igh-waisted
trousers with Is ID inch bottoms.
So DEGREES the national convention
Of clothing designers.
NEW YORK-Men'S clothes are
three times as heavy as women's.
The extension institute weighed the
rainment of a dozen men and a
dozen women. The women's varied
from one pound six ounce to 8 IL
pounds, the mems from 6 ga
rounds to 10 IA. 1.-THE average
man., comments DR.. Eugene L.
Fisk, "is grossly overload"
The clothes of a girl of Is weigh
ed in as follows dress 8 ounces;
lingerie 4; hose 2; shoes 8. Total
! pound 6 ounces
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05

BOSTON, July 5.-P)-The Elsie
Mackay, a 16-foot open boat,
equipped with a secondhand out
board motor, set forth from this
port today for Havre, France. Her
lone occupant, David O. Turner,
2s-year-old Norwegian, whose chief
asset appeared to be pluck, was
confident his craft would reach the
other side of the Atlantic safely IN
about two months.
An attempt to get away a few
DAYS ago ended abruptly about a
mile down the harbor when engine
trouble developed. Nm
The boat carried rs gallons OF
gasoline which Turner predicted
would suffice until he reached st.
Johns, ". r., where he intends to
refuel. Turner plans to subsist on
canned food. The sky will be his
roof at all times. His bedding con-
sisted Of a few blankets and a strip
Of canvas.
Turner had planned to navigate
without the aid of a compass but
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
Free Publicity Is
Attacked by Head
OF Newspaper Body

ASHEvILLE, N. c., July 5.-(R-
Free publicity that has mo ear
marks of legitimate news" was
criticized by John A. Park. Raj
eigh, N. c., publisher and chairman
of the Southern Newspaper Pub
fishers association board, in his re-
port to the annual convention here
Thursday.
"Can we reasonably extend our
efforts to develop new readers and
create new buying power for legiti-
mate advertisers as long as we open
the door for the gate craShers?"
he asked after describing press
agents." public relations men," or
information secretaries" as per-
sons "who get easy pickings' at the
expense of the newspapers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
CITIES SEEK
Ala RATING
Applications of Towns For
High Classification of
Airports Pour In

WASHINGTON, July 5.@P-
Classification of airport facilities
of the country under department of
commerce regulations has been
started by the airports section of the
aeronautics branch of the depart
ment under Col. Harry H. Blee.
More than a score of cities, proud
of their airport projects and eager
to be placed on the official air map,
have applied for ratings and the
application forms and instructions
have gone forward. Within a short
time it is expected field workers
of the airportS section will be at
work inspecting the various projects
The ALA" rating will be the
highest given by the department
of commerce, and, it was pointed
out, airports must exactly meet the
regulations laid down by the de-
partment before being so classified.
When an airport applies for an
ALA rating and cannot meet the
requirements, it will be given a
lower rating, If desired, until such
time as the higher requirements
are satisfied.
Just how many cities have air
ports which can meet the ALA
specifications officials Of the air.
ports section are unable to say.
They point out that few of the larg-
er projects in the country have been
completed.
Field facilities, landing are and
night lighting equipment govern
the rating under the airport regu-
1ations. The first letter designates
the type of general equipment. The
figure indicates the area classifi-
cation and the second letter the
kind of Lighting equipment.
Hangar facilities, wind indica-
tors, obstruction markings, repair
shop equipment, weather reporting
facilities, including radio for re-
ceiving reports, fire fighting and
first aid equipment, personnel. and
rest room and restaurant facilities
are taken into consideration in the
rating for general equipment.
An effective landing area OF g.
0Uu 166C III du uLcCIlOAIo II ilCNCo0oAJ
for a 81" rating.
Beacons, boundary lights, lighted
hangers. hangar heating, obstruc-
ton lights. ceiling projectors, land
ing flood lights. time Of operation
and night field personnel govern
the third symbol of the rating.
Pontiac, Mich, was the first OF
the cities to request q rating Tor
its municipal airport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
LYFORD
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Felon and
Jewel CIanton from Blanchaid,
Okla, arrived here Monday and
will be here during the cotton sea-
son. They are located in the J.. S.
Roberts home.
A baby boy, Jerry Wentz, weigh
ing 10 pounds, arrived at the home
of MI. and Mrs. Adair Baldridge.
Mrs. Charles Harpin and daugh-
ter, Ethel Marie, left Monday morn
ing for Burnet county, Texas, where
they will visit with relatives and
friends.
Rev. A. Bergman and family are
expected Friday from Kennedy. On
Saturday Rev. Bergman will meet
with the confirmation class Of the
church.
MI. and Mrs. c. z. Craig and
daughter, Janice, and the Misses
Evelyn Redlund and Lillian Soren-
sen attended the picture show In
Harrington Monday night,
Mrs. Chriss Cloninger and two
children left Monday morning for
Hugh Springs, Texas, to visit with
relatives and friends for several
weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
WRITER HAILED
BY BULCARIANS
Journalist Said to Have
Brought Liberty To
Europeans

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio, July 5.
JR)-Simon Radeff, Bulgarian en-
voy to the United States, hailed
Januarius AloysuiS Mccain,
American journalist whose writings
brought liberty to the Bulgars. as
''the symbol of America" to all Bull
garians, in q speech Thursday at
the tomb Of Mccain in the Gene
terry here.
Radeff, here by royal commission,
placed a wreath on McGahn's
grave at the climax Of the cere-
monies attended by several thou
sand people.
McGahan was a romantic figure
who followed campaigns from ST.
IBERIA to the West Indies. He was
decorated by the Russian govern
ment for his stories for the New
York Herald as he followed the
imperial drive to Khiva in 1871. He
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
Economic Equality
Is Farmers Right,
Educator Declares

ATLANTA, Ga, July 5-(P-Sec-
rotary Hyde told the National Edu-
cationa association Thursday "a
place Of economic equality and OPP
portunity for the American farmer"
must be found. There are, hap
PLY, many thousands of prosper
GUS farmers" he said, 'but agricul-
ture as a whole has had too small
a share OF national prosperity. This
nation cannot afford to view with
complacency any inequality among
the old people"
The answer to agricultural prob
lens is not to be found sin any
single scheme of state craft" he
held. but measures such as the tar
if, development of inland water
ways and other cheap transporta-
ton, and research to find new mar
kets and new uses for farm pro-
ducts will be generally beneficial.
Further development of reclama-
ton projects. he declared, should
await the time when such action is
economically necessary"
TTUyn nAVS EOR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
EXPLAINS
G G

CHICAGO, July 5.-P-Bath-
room baritones learned Thursday
why their voices sound so sweet
while shaving and so sour when IN
the parlor.
". Ford Greaves, who has been
conducting experiments in acouE-
tics in the Newcombe -Hawley
oratory said the bathroom, beng
small, provides unusual sound re-
Election because the walls are
smooth and close together.
This condition" he said, "reSon-
ates, or builds up, weak and feeble
voices, making the result sonorous
and frequently even majestic"
Iowa's poultry and eggs last year
we're valued at $72, 000, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
Centralized Cotton
Market Planned For
Edinburg Growers

IOp6CIaI 10 1N6 E6IdIuJ
EDINBURG, July 5.-Efforts are
being made to establish a central
lied cotton market here by a group
Of cotton growers and interested
parties headed by Clinton. Fraser,
ST.. cashier of the First National
bank.
The compress to the north of the
Edinburg has been chosen rs the
meeting place for the cotton grow
ers and buyers. Sponsorers of the
move assert that the compress is
the logical place for the market, as
all cotton shipped by rail Ultimate
ly must go there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
OFFICERS BELIEVE
MURDER is SOLVED

BATESVILLE, Ark, July 5.-(P)
Authorities today hoped to solve
the mysterious Staying of Morris
Osborne, well-to-do Cord, Ark,
merchant, with two murder war
rants-one against his widow of
four days, and the other naming J.
p. Baber, 81, Batesville athlete.
The 21-year-old widow, Norma.
has been in jail here since the
young merchant was found slain
Monday night in his home at Cord,
a fe wmiles from Batesville. Bar
a few miles from Botesville. Bar
Der has been missing since the
crime became known.
STEALS AN EGG
OLDHAM, Eng.-George Cotteril,
aged 10, wa sarrested for stealing
an egg for his sick mother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
EXPECTS 1000
BALE COTTON CROP
(snecial to The Herald

ROMA, July 5.-The gin at this
place has turned out seven bales
Co date and the estimate is that
there will be q little better than
1000 bales of cotton ginned here
this season. This will be a shade
better than last year. but way un-
der expectations. Late winds in
June burned the crop severely, and
viii shorten it about 1900 bales.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
PRINCESS MAY WED

BUCHAREST, Rumania, July 5.
-PEThere were reports in court
circles today that Princess Ileana
was about to become engaged to
a German prince whose name has
not been disclosed. 1t was said
Queen Marie shortly will 60 to
Salzburg for a few days where the
young people will meet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
TWO DAYS FOR BIG

LONDON.-Mrs. Dorothy Noles,
convicted of bigamy, was sentenced
to two days in prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
MISSING VETERAN
is FOUND DEAD
Soldiers Home Resident Is Believed
to Have Taken Own Life
With Cord.

John Bruning, So years old. missing
from the Soldiers Home Hospital since
July IS, was discovered dead late yes
terday in a wooded ravine In the insti-
tuition grounds.
Circumstances indicated suicide, ac-
cording to police, and Coroner Ramsay
hewitt said that he would issue suicide
certificate today.
The body was discovered by George
Wykoff, q resident of Soldiers Home,
lying in the ravine at the base Of a
large tree. A short length Of sash cord
was found loosely tied to q limb OF the
tree, and similar cord was around the
mans neck. The loose ends Of the ropes
were frayed, which led police to believe
that Bruning climbed into the tree,
placed the cord around his neck, tied 1t
to the limb and jumped. The strain,
they say, broke the rope. A broken neck
was given as the cause OF death.
Following the discovery OF the body
wykoff notified hospital authorities, who
In turn summoned the homicide squad
and tenth precinct police.
Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly OF the homi-
eide squad said that Bruning entered
the hospital on July 8 for examination
before being committed to the home.
He was reported missing July 16. He
was born in Hamburg, Germany, and
served as master sergeant in the
United States Artillery.
He is survived by q son, Albert Brun-
ing of Chicago, Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
AIR CIRCUS HELD
FOR LEGION BAND
Pilots Race and Stunt in Program
for Costello Posts Drum =
and Bugle Corps.

Airmen gave a variety OF thrills yes
terday at the air outing and circus. held
at Hoover Field under the auspices Of
the Vincent B. Costello Post, No. Is,
American Legion, for the benefit Of its
drum and bugle corps.
Walter Shaeffer, air mail pilot Of the
Pitcairn Aviation Corporation; Roger
S. Scott. Lieut.. Charles w. Carneal and
Lieut.. Howard S. Behr, transport pilots.
exhibited some stunt flying, while Chief
Petty Oficer William S. Scott Of the
Navy, and James Clark, civilian pro-
fessional, displayed the latest in para
chute jumping. Two Klemm low-winged
monoplanes described as the "snails"
Of the aircraft, raced around the Arl-
ington radio towers, resulting In Carl
Jones winning by 20 seconds over John
S. Parker. Both are student flyers.
An air parade over the National Cap
ital started the air program In the
morning and six types Of planes joined
In this feature.
The Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps
Of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars, the
Vincent B. Costello Post Drum and
Bugle Corps and that of the Victory
Post. No. 4, American Legion, furnished
the music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
OFFER SUBMITTED
BYPATTERSONHE|RS
FOR SALE0F TRACT
Planning Commission Gets
Counter Proposal at
Closing Session.
DETAILS WITHHELD
PENDING NEXT FARLEY
Grant and Others Of Commission
to Resume Negotiations
"at Early Date"

Negotiations for purchase Of the Pat
terson tract were reopened at a confer
ence Of representatives of the heirs and
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission yesterday at the clos
ing session of the commissions two-day
meeting. A satisfactory counter propo-
sal was submitted on behalf of the
heirs. 1t was said after the conference,
but details of the plan and the figure
proposed were withheld. The commits
sioa recently asked the District Supreme
Court not to approve the findings of a
condemnation jury. setting the value
of the Patterson tract at 100000, but
the court has overruled this point.
10 Acres in Tract.
The Patterson tract is an area Of
about 80 acres of oak forest. lying on
the north side OF Florida avenue and
just west of Gallaudet College. Its ac-
QUESTION has been suggested for park
and playground purposes, both In Con-
greSS and by others interested In the
development of the city.
Corcoran Thorn, representing the
trustees Of the tract, and Joseph /.
Weller, on behalf of the heirs, went
into conference with the commission.
The meeting was described as an
amicable one, and negotiations are ex-
pected to be resumed by Lieut.. Col
U. S. Grant, Sd, vice chairman of the.
commission and its executive oficer. and
other members OF the commission at an
early date, looking to acquisition by
the Government of the tract.
Francis Hill, Washington attorney,
representing several land owners in the
vicinity of Buzzards Point, conferred
with the commission on the proposed
industrial development of that area
and laid his ideas before the body. Ad-
ditional studies are to be made by
Capt. E. N. Chisholm, jr., the commits
sion's engineer. particularly with refer
ence to railroad trackage in the area.
the crossing of streets and the streets
that may have to be closed, under the
program.
Docks and Warehouses.
The construction of docks on the
water front and warehouse facilities is
contemplated, as an outgrowth of the
development program. Capt. Chisholm
indicated that the commission hopes to
be able to draft the proposed legislation
on this subject for presentation to
Congress, probably at the December
session.
An agreement has been reached with
Maryland authorities on the paving Of
the area at Sixteenth street and the
District line, where the proposed north
portal will be constructed as q magnifl-
cent entrance to the city.
The commission received q report
from its city planner, Charles W. Eliot,
I'd, on the recreational system Of the
National Capital and proposed extern
kHA II a
commission failed to reveal the con-
tents of the report at this time, how
ever, preferring to give the matter
further attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28

Renewing an issue Of months stand
ing. the open hearings on requests OF
both Of Washington's street railway
companies for higher car fare will start
before the Public Utilities Commission
at 10 am. tomorrow, in the board room
of the District Building.
The location was chosen IN prefer
ence to the regular hearing room OF the
commission, on the first floor OF the
District Building, on account of the
Size of the crowd expected to attend.
Should these estimates be too generous,
the hearings will probably be moved
downstairs in the later stages.
The petition which started the pres
ent case was filed by the Capital Trac-
ton Co. June 10, but the case really
goes back to another petition filed by
the same company, q year almost to
the day before that-June II, 1928.
The company is now asking 10 cents
cash, with sale Of tokens at four for
80 cents. The present rates are cents
cash, six tokens for 40 cents.
Shortly after the traction company's
petition was filed. the commission made
the Washington Railway & Electric Co.
a party to the proceedings. and later
it, too. filed petition seeking the same
fare as the traction company.
Awaited Congress Action.
The traction companys first petition,
to which the w. r. & E. Co. also was
made a party. was considered at long
drawn-out public hearings, but in Octo-
Der, 1928, the commission decided that,
since there was pending in Congress
legislation which. II passed. would
merge the two companies and result In
= Wv erre0t ARSaY111n IN allow q
antee not to increase fares for two
years. any action on the case should be
postponed until Congress adjourned
March last.
Congress took no action and the
terms OF the merger agreement under
which the legislation had been intro
duced expired June /. Two weeks later
the company again asked for higher
fares.
The petition was based on the allega-
ton that the company was making
valuation, as approved by the District
Court Of Appeals, at slightly less than
10000, 900. The company's petition
stated that, during the IL months ended
April 80, 1929, It had earned but S.5
per cent on its valuation, and during
the calendar year 1928 but $50 per
cent.
There is no known decision as to ex-
actly what percentage shall be con-
sidered a "fair" return for utility
company to make on its valuation, but
the car companies are thought to favor
Z per cent, as this was the figure men,
toned in the original draft of the mer-
ger agreement.
The Potomac Electric Power Co
whose rates are fixed each year by
agreement with the commission. Is al
lowed to earn ~ per cent on Its val
uation. plus one-iiaif Of any excess ovel
this amount, tts other halt going TO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Washington, With 400 Conversations
Per Person, Is Busiest Telephone User

1ncreditable as 1t may seem among
the leading European powers, Germany
reported only 35.5 telephone CONVERSE
tions per capita, as compared with 2s6
and 17.2 for Great Britain and France,
respectively.
This shows that Americans made 6
times as much use Of their telephone
system as do the Germans, almost
times as much as the British and 10
times as much as the French. Not only
do Americans use the telephone more
than any other nation, but they also
have far greater development. In
fact, there are many countries both in
Europe and South America with mil
lions of people but fewer telephones
than are in the District of Columbia
which is now served by l53,7l5 tele-
phones.
in service in the world on January /,
1928, approximately so per cent or
l8,522.7 were in the United States.
On the same date Europe had 1928, 407
telephones. During the year 1927, the
total number of telephones increased by
1853, 743. about one-half Of which were
m this country,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28


Americans are the champion tele-
phone takers Of the world and Wash
ingtonians out-talk the rest OF the
United States.
This fact was revealed In Q recently
compiled survey Of telephone develop.
ment throughout the world as Of Janu-
airy /, 1929, made public yesterday by
the American Telephone d Telegraph
Co, which shows that Americans use
the telephone TO greater extent than
do the peoples of any other country.
The record for Washington Is IN
striking contrast with the average calls
per capita for the United States as q
whole. While there were 224.7 tele-
phone conversations per capita In this
country, Washington telephone users
made 400 calls for each person or 70
per cent more than the average for the
whole country. Last year Washington
telephone users made 200 000, 900 calls,
according to the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co.
Canada with 2215 conversations for
each person was the only other country
with more than 400 telephone calls per
capita. The closest European rival was
Denmark. but II had only 1853 calls Per
person. F3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
HEARINGS ON HIGHER CAR FARE
TO BEGIN TOMORROW MORNING
Request for 1O-Cent Rate Is Based on
Present Valuation, but Is Met With
Recruiting Suggestion.

ward new rate reductions. The Wash
ington Railway & Electric Co., in its
petition, also claimed to be making
less than q fair return.
Recruiting Question.
The course that the hearings that
begin tomorrow may take depends on a
number of considerations. The Public
Utilities Commission has recently given
indications that, even If the companies
make out their case that they are en-
titled to greater earnings. no car fare
increase will be allowed unless the
companies endeavor to effect operating
cost savings by re-routing their lines
and using each others tracks where
necessary.
Reciprocal use Of trackage Is already
In effect in a few places, such as
Union Station Plaza. The commission
recently ordered an investigation into
possible savings by rerouting without
an actual corporate merger, and the
work has been pushed rapidly forward.
The commission has also given notice
that it Is investigating the probable
effect on the companies earnings OF
other rates of fare than those asked
by the companies.
OLLOuAO tLlS COLllillSSiOLl dCohC OD NOAAA-
plete these Investigations before act
ing on the case the outcome may be
considerably delayed.
Shortly after receipt Of the Capital
Traction Co.'S. petition. the commits
sion wrote to both companies, asking
their respective attitudes on a cor
porate merger at this time, and also
asking them. to submit plans for a
merger, II they had any to offer. This
both companies declined to do. The
Capital Traction Co. said that any new
merger negotiations at this time would
be futile" and the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Co. said they would
be of doubtful utility"
First Major Case.
The care fare case will be the first
of major importance to be handled
by the present civilian personnel Of the
commission, Commissioners Harleigh H.
Hartman and Mason M. Patrick. It Is
expected to be fought bitterly.
The case fer the people Will be
argued by Peoples Counsel Ralph B..
Fleharty, william NICK. Clayton, rep.
resenting the Federation Of Citizens
Associations, and Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Robert e. Lynch. G..
Thomas Dunlop, counsel, and George
e. Hamilton, chairman Of the board.
will argue for the Capital Traction Co.,
and S. r. Bowen, vice president, Tor
the washington Railway and Electric
Co.