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The Washington times., 1929-04-18
SINCLAIR SAID.
/ To HAVE. lost !.
CQuTRRI

NEW YORK, April rs Q.N.SJ.
Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire sports.
man and chairman Of the Sinclair
Consolidated Or Corporation, has
lost control of the company bearing
his name and will be supplanted at
an early date as chairman OF tn"
mammoth oil concern he founded In
1919. according to reports circu.
late.. in Wall Street today.
Sinclair's three-month Jail SEN
tence, imposed for contempt OF the
United States Senate, was recently
upheld by the Supreme Court.
A group of capitalists, said to in.
clude Blair & Co., Inc, New York
bankers: Arthur w. Cutten, Chi.
G; - financier, and the Fisher
brothers, Detroit automobile mag.
mates. Is reported to dominate the
company's affairs.
Silent ON Plans
Martin w. Littleton, Sinclair's
attorney, who has filed a petition
for a rehearing in the contempt
case with the Supreme Court IN
washington, denied Sinclair's status
as chairman of the company had
been changed, but was silent con-
cerning his clients plans.
Cutten was elected to the cor
poration's board of directors on Oc-
tober last, but 1t was not until
the company's annual report for
1928 was released last Friday that
the substantial amount of the Blair
Nsn1
Gated.
The report revealed the directors
had authorized the sale of 1,3OO,-
900 shares of the company's treas
ury common stock to the group in
October. 1928. at $50 per share, or
$33, 900 900 in all. 1t was reported
that Cutten or his group had ac,
quired some of Sinclair's personal
holdings at an earlier date
The Supreme Court is expected
to give Harry F. Sinclair, multi
millionaire oil man, a quick answer
to his petition for rehearing in the
case in which he was sentenced to
serve three months in Jail for re-
fusing to answer questions OF the
Senate Public Lands Committee in
the Teapot Dome investigation
Despite the fact that the high
court upheld TIE sentence of Judge
Hitz, of the District of Columbia
Supreme Court. by unanimous opin-
ion, Sinclair's attorneys filed peti-
ton for rehearins yesterday.
The high court, under it's general
custom of quickly deciding hear.
ing petitions. is expected to an
nounce its decision next Monday.
Lawyers Viewpoint
Sinclair's attorneys. Martin W.
Littleton and George p. Hoover, de.
claired in their petition that the law
under which Sinclair was convicted
is unconstitutional az constri- by
the Supreme Court.
If the conviction is finally unhe1d,
they asserted, citizen called before
Senate committee to give testi.
mony is compelled either to permit
complete disclosure of his private
affairs or run the risk of jail SEN
tence for refusal
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
To.
HEAR PLAY

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 1S.-To-
morrow evening pupils of the Rock
vile High School will present the
.three-act comedy, welcome Home,
Jimmy" in the high school gym.
nasium. The play will be given for
the benefit of the general school
fund and will be directed by Irene
Schwartz, Of the .chooI faculty.
The cast includes Betty Selby.
Marian Speare, Eleanor White,
Maude Wilson. Dorothy Wooton,
Somervell Dawson, Francis Jen-
kins. Lawrence 'Mathers and Claude
Orndorff.
It has been announced that the
University of Maryland Glee Club
will give concert in the gymna.
SUM Friday evening, April rs. The.
concert will be sponsored by the
Parent.Teacher Association and will
be followed by a dance. The COM
mittee on arrangements is composed
of Mrs. J. Somervell Dawson. L.
Fletcher Schott and Kenneth Petrie.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
SCHOOL PLANS
CURIO SHOW

Homes of students Of the BAN
croft school, Eighteenth and New.
ton SITS. N. w, have been ransacked
for objects Of interest to be entered
in the curio show Sthe Parent
Teacher Association of the school
will hold tomorrow.
Old costumes, swords, souvenirs
of foreign trips and other objects
will be on display at the school.
In another room there win be pet
show at which will be seen the
pets of the school children. Quite
a collection of cats, dogs and birds
has already been arranged, with
entries pouring in daily.
The combined show, with for
tune-teller's booth, will be staged
for the purpose of raising funds for
the association, to be used in pur-
chasing playground equipment for
the school grounds.
Mrs. William M. Sweet is spon-
soring the show and Miss Grace
Lind, principal of the Bancroft
School. Is in active charge of the
schools participation.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
Woman Fined, Took
Rum to Cemetery
And Drank

sTAUNToN. Va, April 1S.-
Lottie Tribbett, who was arrested
while weeping over the grave of
her mother in Thornrose Cemetery,
this city, appeared in private
hearing before Police Judge ].
Harry May, pleaded guilty to
charge of possessing ardent spirits,
and was fined $50. Costs amounted
to $3.50.
The woman was arrested after
complaints had been received by
police that she was drinking in
the cemetery. Rumor has 1t that
she was watched by local mem
bers Of the Ku Klux Khan, who
notified the authorities.
Two pints of whiskey were
found in the possession of the
Tribbett woman, and one Of the
officers who made the arrest
stated that, while she was not
drunk, "she had had a couple of
drinks"
The Washington times., 1929-04-18
GAS MAINS IN LAUREL

UPPER MARLBORO, April ts.-
The Prince Georges county commits
sioners have granted franchise to
the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light
and Power Company of Baltimore,
to lay gas mains in Laurel.
The Washington times., 1929-04-18

PaiF1as sho9ld ehSeA slss d S<enes d.
SIRED, OaheEVtss mSSsARs WIH b. tsaas
mitied as . lunSsts ss'amvnWssoA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
No Reason Given
For Closing Three
New Jersey Banks

PASSAIC, N. j., July 24.-(P)-
The doors of three banks controlled
by the New Jersey Bankers Securi-
ties company, a holding concern,
were closed today by the New Jer-
sey department Of banking and in
surance.
They were the Hobart TIL : COM
pany, the Service Trust company
and the Merchants bank.
Small crowds Of deposiJors, among
them many weeping women, gath
cred at the doors Of the institu-
tions, but n word was offered
them as to reasons for the closing.
The New Jersey Bankers Securi-
ties company was tn subject last
year Of a searching inquiry by a
legislative committee.
Willard Elliott, kidnapped a
month ago and held by men he de-
scribed as Chicago gr-en" for
six days. was vice president and
treasurer Of the Hobard Trust COM
pany until shortly after his release
by the kidnapers when he was dis
charged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

the reported arrest of 800 other
Russian employees of the Chinese
eastern had not further complicated
the situation, which had begun to
appear much less tense than for
merly.
1t was believed in any event that
the Japanese action yesterday.
which Reuters said it had learned
authoritatively had been taken, in
closing the Manchurian southern
railroad to troop movements. would
deter militants among the Chinese
who would thus find their way into
northern Manhcuria greatly ham
pered.
Attention still was centered here
upon attempts Of the United States
to intervene in the conflict in the
interest Of peace. General belief
was the invoking of the Kellogg
anti-war pact would be successful
in averting hostilities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

High barometric pressure, crested
over the East Gulf states covers the
eastern two-thirdS Of the country.
The pressure is moderately high
over the Pacific northwest. Areas
of low pressure (29.74 at Kamloops
and 1918 at Phoenix covered the
Rock Mountain and Plateau re-
gions. U-nseasonably high tempera-
lures we're reported from the Phoe-
nix low, slightly lower over the
Gulf states, and remained near the
average elsewhere. The only mea-
surable amounts of rainfall was re-
ported from south Texas and all
along the immediate Gulf coast Dor
der to Florida, and from Detroit
and Boston. Brownsville had the
heaviest rainfall of any reporting
city for the last "a hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
Hope Abandoned For
Strike Sett
LEGISLATION Asked

NEW ORLEANS, Jul. 24.-(P)-
With the hope Of a compromise vir-
tually abandoned, the street car
strike settled down today into an
endurance contest between the New
Orleans Public Service, Inc, and
the International Carmens union.
The two principals held stubborn
positions, the company refusing to
consider any union shop proposals
I'd thu union refusing to discuss
any proposition that carried the
open shop pol
At a mass meetirg last night of
all organized labor, the workers
voted against a general Sympc! -het-
ic strike but adopted resolutions re-
Questing Governor Huey P. Log to
call the legislature into special Ses-
sion to enact laws permitting the
city of New Orleans to take over
and operate all pub? utilities now
owned by public service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
16 Sets Of Sisters
And Brothers Found
In Edinburg Band
(Spacia1 RI The HERALD

EDINBURG, July 24.-There are
sixteen sets Of brothers in the Ed
inburg Independent school district
band, and bugle corps.
They are a part Of the organlza-
ton under the direction OF George
E. Hurt, who was a major IN the
British Army during the World
War. which may account for the eX-
cellent discipline and cooperation
exhibited by the band in concerts
here each Thursday night.
The bugle seems to be the most
popular instrument in the aggrega-
ton Of brothers, the trumpet, from
bone, and saXophone following N
favor.
The list of the brothers and their
favorite instruments are as folloWS.
Tom Handley, trombone, and Drew
reid Handley, bugle; Bob Klossner
trombone, and Roy Klossner, trum-
pet; Jack Closner, clarinet, and
George Closner, bugle; Phil and
Gene Bonner, trumpets; Frank Ma
ia, clarinet, and Nick Mata, drums;
Earl and Roland West, saXophones;
Ted Skinner, saxophone, and Harry
and Norman Skinner, bugles; Arm
old Guerra, trumpet, and David Gu
ezra, bugle; R. D.. Beane, trombone
and Edward Beane, French horn.
Arthur Hansen, baritone, and Car.
Hansen, French horn; Raymond
Barroum, saxophone, and Jim Bor-
roum, trumpet; Drexell Carr, from
bone, and Jim Carr, bugle; Dick
Bryan, trumpet, and Tom Bryan,
bugle; Ben and J. B. Evans, bugles;
Earnest Holmes, saxophone, and Joe
Holmes, bugle; Steve Heacock, clar'
met, and Joe Heacock, bugle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
DISTRICT IA
PLANS TALKED
Engineers Discuss Proposal
With Member Of State
Water Board
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENITO, July 24.-PlanS for
the irrigation system to be installed
in Cameron county district No. IA,
which includes the Box tract, and
lands in that section Of the coast,
were discussed at q meeting here of
landowners in the tract with en-
gineers. B. F. Clark, member of the
state board Of water engineers was
present.
Clark lives at Donna, and has
been in the Valley several days,
coming here mainly to investigate
the j. T. Franklin project in Hi
dalgo county.
W. Z. Anderson OF San Benito
and v. L. Conrad of Brownsville,
engineers Of the project, discussed
it with DR.. S. K. Hallam of Browns
vile, and other directors in the
district.
The district already has secured
a permit f:om the state board, but
its plans have not been filed. Vari-
Gus phases Of the plans were dis
cussed with MI. Clark, to determ-
inc what the attitude Of the board
might be on certain phases Of the
districts plans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
WIFE SLAYER DIES
FROM KNIFE WOUNDS

FORT WORTH, July 24.-(P-
Penitent after he had killed his
wife, William Malloy, %, met death
from self inflicted wounds as he
mumbled:
81 wish I could die"
Malloy went to the home Of his
estranged wife, q. yesterday to at
tempt a reconciliation. The two
argued, struggled, and Malloy
plunged a knife into his young
wife's neck before her mothers in
t%ervention could save her.
The husband already had cut
his own throat. He died later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
ELSA-EDCOUCH
ROW SETTLED
Leslie Hands Down Decision
Favoring Elsa School
District
Especial to The Herald)

NoPCC4d1 W 11IC 11C4 d4OJ
EDINBURG, July 24.-Judge J.
E. LeSlie's decision, in the 93rd
district court, handed down Mon
day, brought to a close the long
legal battle for control of Elsa
School District No. 13, the decision
reading, said Common School Dis
trict No. 10 should in all things be
confirmed and that said purported
trustees Of the Edcouch Indepen-
dent school district should be per-
petually restrained from Interior
ing with or molesting the proceed
ingS of Common School District No.
l8 in the discharge of its duties as
such, and that such trustees Of
said Common School District No. 10
should have the exclusive manage
ment Of said Common School Dis
trict No. h."
The legal struggle began a year
ago, when the county board OF
school trustees authorized the form
ing Of Elsa School District No. 18
out of territory formerly included
in the Common School District, OF
which both Elsa and Edcouch were
members.
Elsa secured the authorization OF
this district a short time before
bond issue was to be voted upon
by the citizens of the common
school district for the purpose o;
building a high school for the en-
tire common school district. III Is
said that Edcouch had enough Vot,
ing strength to carry the issue, anc
that Elsa secured the authorization
of District No. Is because she dc
not wish to pay taxes on the pro-
posed high school. Edcouch, there
fore, attacked the action OF the
county board of school trustees II
forming District No. Is, claiming i
as part of the Edcouch Independent
cphn0
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
EDINBURG DWELLING
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Especial to The Herald)

NDbNOAUA " IN ANI"NN
EDINBURG, July 24.-The four
room frame house of A. r.. Done,
three and one-half miles west Of
Edinburg, was destroyed by fire Of
undetermined origin Tuesday. Oc-
cupants barely escaped after the
blaze was discovered. Rome and his
small son, and H. w. and Lee Pet
ers, who were staying at the house
during the absence of Mrsr. Rome,
awoke to find the dwelling in flames
and were forced to leave with little
wearing apparel. All furniture and
fixtures in the house were de-
Stroyed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
KIWANIS HEAR TALK
ON BOY SCOUT CAMP
(Special 10 The Herald

EDINBURG. July 24-The regu-
lar meeting Of the Edinburg Kiwa-
mis- club was held Tuesday at the
Palm Cafe. H. G.. Ferguson G We a
report regarding Kiwanian j. E.
Robinson's Boy Scout troop, which
will attend the Camp Perry encamp-
ment in August. Ferguson is chair
man Of a committee to determine
the money to be spent on the trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
NEWPORT TO REVIVE
POLO AFTER ELAPSE

NEWPORT, r. l., July 24.-tPl-
For the first time in Is years New
port has added polo to its summer
sports.
Mrs. Moses Taylor has made the
sport possible by the construction Of
a regulation polo field at Sandy
Point Farm the residence Of the
late Reginald c. Vanderbilt.
Matches will be played late this
season between Newport teams and
those of other cities. reviving mem
cries Of the old Westchester Polo
club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
NEGROES SEEK
VALLEY JOBS
Head of Association Says
They Will Be Sent To
Replace Mexicans

especial to The Herald)
HARLINGEN, July PAS fast
as Mexicans leave the Valley, or are
deported to Mexico as aliens, ne
groes will be brought here to re-
place them, if people Of the Valley
desire the negro laborers, accord
ing to G. v. Rice, of the Texas
Negro business and laboring mems
association, with headquarters at
Houston.
Rice said his organization can
send $4,000 men, women and chill
d1kn to the Valley if - Valley
NEEDS them.
Already hundreds of negroes have
come to the Valley to aid in pick
ing cotton, and there are hundreds
of others ready to come if Valley
people want them.
Rice said he has arranged with
the railroads for a low rate on these
laboring people, and that he is con-
ferring with ginners in the Valley
to arrange for their removal t. this
section.
When asked if the negroes would
work at the same wage that is be-
ing paid Mexicans, ice said they
probably would. He said thousands
of negroes who have gone into vari-
GUS northern states are returning
to Texas and other southern states
because of lack of work in the
north. Many Of these negroes are
now working in East Texas lumber
camps and elsewhere, and many at
wages only slightly above tie pre-
vailing price Of labor in the Valley.
He expressed the belief that the
negro workmen would accomplish
more work in a day than most Mex
leans, on account of greater size
and strength, and said he felt sure
Valley farmers would later feel JUS
titled in paving them more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
British Slow Down
Naval Construction
And Dock Yard Work

LONDON, July 24.-P)-Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald an
nounced in the house of commons
today the British government had
decided to suspend work on the
cruisers Surrey and Northumber-
land, to cancel the building Of the
submarine depot ship Maidstone, tc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

cancel two contracts for su--la-
rines and to slo--7 down dockyard
work and naval cor-truction.
Macdonald said the British naval
construction program Of 1929-3O
would be considered further before
any more commitments are entered
into.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
SINGS AS HE STAYS

NAPLES-Singing operate selec-
tons at the top of his voice. AnJo-
MO Marenis drowned his wife's
screams as he butchered her with a
knife.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

First figure, lowest temperature
last night: second. highest temper
allure yesterday; third, wind velo-
city at 8 a. m; fourth, rainfall past
o. hours
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
P HER HUSBAND

BIRMINGHAM, Eng.-MrS. Beat
rice Lingard failed in a mainte-
nance suit against her husband be-
cause he is her nephew and there
fore their marriage was illegal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
t ENJOINED

HULL, Eng.-Walter Richards
was enjoined from speaking to Miss
Mable Carter or annoying her with
his attentions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
RUSSIAN MOVE
Held AS WAR
Chinese Provincial Heads
Feel Soviet Has Broken
Kellogg Pact

MUKDEN, Manchuria, July "a
P-The northeastern provincial
governments of China, comprising
the general political division known
as Manchuria, consider that soviet
Russia already actually has begun
hostilities.
A announcement issued by the
Manchurian government here says
that seizure of Chinese cargo boats
and freight trains. and dispatch Of
Russian airplanes over Chinese
territory apparently will lead to a
breach of the Kellogg anti-war
pact"
The northeastern provincial gov
ernmentS are those of Liaoning,
Kirin, and Hein-Lung-Kiang. di-
visions Of Manchuria. Nominally
for more than a year they have
recognized the central authority at
Marking, but Markings dominance
in Manchurian Affairs often has
been more nominal than real. The
Moscow ultimatum of July IS was
addressed jointly to Mukden and
Moscow.
The pronouncement was signed by
"the political council of the north
eastern provinces Of China" with
the Liaoning, Kirin, and Hei-Lung-
Hang government signatures sub
scribed. 1t was dated as Mukden,
July %, and was issued here in Eng
liSh with the notation Marking
would publish it in Chinese.
The paragraph relating to overt
J actions by Russia said: Military
reparations were begun by the seiz-
ure of cargo boats and freight trains
and by sending airplanes to fly over
Chinese territory. Apparently this
will lead to a breach Of the Kellogg
anti-war pact which recently has
been signed"
LONDON, July 24.-(P-Sugges-
tons were made in London today
that the Chinese nationalist gov
eminent had asked the japanese
government to intervene in its
controversy with soviet Russia to
avert actual hostilities.
The visit of the Chinese minister,
M. Wang, upon Baron Shidehara,
Japanese foreign minister, at Tokyo
yesterday, was believed to have Of
fered the opportunity for such a re-
quest. There was no conformation
from any source, however.
There was some speculation as to
whether the Chinese authorities in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
LEAGUE DELEGATE TO
T TO WESLACO
fSnecial to The Herald)

WESLACO. July 24.-Miss Ruth
Ludwig will return home this week
from Kerrville. where she has been
attending the West Texas Epworth
league assembly since July II. She
was Weslaco's official delegate, and
attended the meeting with Is other
Valley representatives. Miss LUd-
wig took a Bible study course on
missions and methods, and will give
a report of the convention at the
next meeting Of the Weslaco Ep-
worth league.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24

WOMAN COINER CAUGHT
LONDON-Mrs. Rose Woodward
was arrested as a counterfeiter in a
raid at Stepney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-24
MANIAC PARADEs IN COLLAT

BELFAST-Joseph Doherty, es-
capped lunatic, was caught here pa
rading the street and wearing only
a St2rched collar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-05

the State of Coasuila, who has been made Commander -in-Chief of the inSurgent forces.
 Religious Freedom
 For the first time, the long pend- ing religious question has made ap- pearance with the promulgation of a manifesto of Gov Topete of Son. ora, proclaiming religious freedom. This was followed by preparations to reopen the Catholic Cathedral in Sonora, closed since 1926. To- pete's manifesto included call to arms in defense of the revolution ary movement.
 Troops on Move
 A heavy movement of troops from Mexico City is now underway
 American Ambassador M orrow said he will continue to deal with the recognized Government here. Col. Charles 4. Lindbergh said he hoped to be able to leave for the United States soon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-05
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH
 FOR HUNTERS
Hunting of w olives and Coyotes, in Alaska, to
 Be Encouraged

To encourage hunting of wolves and coyotes, 5000 in cash prizes is to be awarded to persons taking the largest number of these ami mals, in a lawful manner, in Alas ka during the year beginning July l, 1929 and ending June 30, 1920, by the Seattle Fur Exchange. The announcement was made late yes- terday afternoon by the Alaska Game Commission.
 A committee composed of tn e Governor of Alaska, the Secretary of Alaska and the Executive officer of the Alaska Game Commission, will award the prizes on October l, 1880. The successful contes- tants will be chosen with regard to the rules governing the contest. The $1,000 is divided into 2 cash prizes; first $350, second $250, third s150 fourth $l00, fifth $75, sixth $50 and seventh $25.
 Rules for the contest follow:
 Rule 1. The selection of the suc- cessful contestants shall be based upon bounty claim affidavits filed by the individual trappers with the Territorial Treasurer. Only such bounty claim affidavits will be considered as are complete with the date the animal was taken, the locality in which taken and are attested by United States Con- missioner in accordance with Chap ter 63, Territorial Session Laws of 1917.
 Rule 2. The seven prizes are to