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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-18
Ruins His Store

Pathos MAS adj TO the story
hy an innocent victim, Roy Webs
ter 90, who with his wife, Beatrice,
~. had eked out il hare living with
a small grocery store nearby 1t
cleaned me out, Webster said our
little stock was worth $1,000 and
not one cent OF 1t was insured.
One of the most miraculous es-
capes from injury ir the detohatlon
was that OF Miss Elsie Miller, 10.
She was blown clear across the
street but was unhnrt The home
Of Mrs. Mary Schiller was so badly
Uttered with debris that she and her.
four children. scantily clothed were
forced TO flee 10 the street In the
chilly early morning air.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
Home Rule Issue
Stirs Scots
In By. Election

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. s.
(PJ-The Scottish nationalist move.
rment has thust itself to the fore
ground as a leading issue in the
North Midlothian by-election on jan
uary 20. The famous Gladstone once
~campaigned in this constituency.
This is the first time home rule
has been offered t. the voters OF
Scotland. and all parties arc watch
ing the result with unusual inter
est.
There arc four candidates: Major
John Colville, conservative; David
keir. liberal; Andrew Clarke, labor,
and Lewis Spence. Scottish national
ist. Spcncc's platform is self o
eminent for Scotland. or, to use the
psrty's phrase, "sn independent ma
tional status within the British
group CT nations.
Spence would give the Scottish
parliament control over customs. ex-
else, defense and immigration, SINH
lar to the Canadian plan. The pres
ent movement goes much further
than earlier home rule programs.
There have been a dozen Of these in
the last 20 years. none of which has
gone beyond q second reading in par
lament.
The nationalist candidate speaks
Of the contest as n spiritual Ban
nockburn, with the continued exist
enee Of Scotland and the Scottish
race as an issue He believes that
Scotland should be represented in
the imperial scheme, mot as the
pale shadow of England" but rs one
Of the dominions.
The nationalist party came into
existence only last May. but claims
10 have 40 branches north Of the
Tweed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
VIEW COUNTY
ROAD PROJECT
State Highway Engin-
GERS Arrive For
Cameron Tour

Cajtain 7. W. Bailey Of Corpus
Christi, division engineer for the
state highway department, accompa-
MED by George Edwards, construc-
ton engineer, arrived in Browns
Vile Thursday morning, and viii
spend several days in Cameron coun-
ty in connection with paving Of the
projects for which the state recently
awarded contracts.
Accompanied BY County Engineer
". o. Washington, Assistant County
Engineer A.. G. Davis and County
Judge o. G. Dancy they will devote
Thursday to a tour of Cameron cOun-
ty road projects. including the MILF
tary highway. 1t is understood they
will submit a report to the state
highway commission relative TO the
proposal Of state aid for the military
and Point Isabel highways.
Captain Bailey also will investi-
gate right-of-way matters on High
way No. 90 from Combes TO the
Willacy county line, for which the
paving contract was let last week.
The state highway department has
requested an SO-foot right-of-way
through Comhes. Property wners
have petiti0ned the commission 70
accept the present GO-foot right Of
way. extending the assurance that
storm sewers will be constructed to
take care Of drainage, and that sur
facing through the TOWNSHIP will be
widencd to approximately 30 feet.
They point out that to widen the
right-of-way TO so feet would he very
expensive, and are willing to defray
the cost Of drainage and widening
in the event the 60-foot ri~ght-of-way
is maintained.
Commissioners j. +. Baughn. II. NJ.
Pattee, A. V. Logan and S. II. Bell
will accompany the engineers on
their tour through their respective
precincts.
Considerable interest has been in
dicated by the state highway commits
sion in the proposal Of state aid for
the military road, approximately 60
per cent Of which is paved or under
contract in Cameron county. When
the present project from La Paloma
TO Los Indios in the San Benito
precinct il completed there will be
less than IL miles in Cameron county
TO pave. At the recent meeting Of
the state highway commission the
chief engineer. Glib Gilchrist, was in
structed TO report on this project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
TWOUTILITIES
CONTROL ACTS
Up IN SENATE
One Gives State All
Power; Other Per-
mits Cities First
Rule Over Plants

AUSTIN, Jan. S1.-tP-Members
Of the senate committee On state af-
fairs today had two bills on public
utilities regulation before it-one
giving a state commission complete
regulatory power, and the other al
lowing cities original authority and
granting the state body only appel
late jurisdiction.
The second measure, sponsored by
the City Attorneys association, was
formally presented to the committee
at q hearing last night as q substi-
tute bill by Senator H~olbrook, who
withdrew his original substitute. The
Holbrook would allow the
state commission original jurisdic-
ton only over rates affecting cities
Of less than 1000 population. II
would not disturb existing branches
and would leave unmentioned the
indeterminate franchise and certifi-
cate of convenience and necessity
provisions which representatives OF
public utilities demanded virtually
unanimously.
The original bill, offered by Sen.
ators Westbrook and Writ, would
give the railroad commission author
ity over all cities, but Writ offered
an amendment which would elimi-
nate municipally-owned and operat-
cd public utilities.
Representatives Of public utility
companies appeared before the com
mittee to urge an all-powerful state
commission and attack the feasibil-
ity Of duel control.
A. NJ. Feits, representing the town
Of Elgin also spoke in behalf Of the
original bill, asserting If the larger
cities were allowed to drive their
" bargains, the utilities compa-
mics naturally would favor them and
the small cities would be hurt in
consequence.
Among the utilities representa-
tives who spoke were j. II. kelso,
president of the Texas utilities Co.;
J. Il Earle Of Waco. president OF
the Long Distance Telephone Co. OF
Waco and the North Texas Telephone
company Of Sherman. and Z. b. Stitts
Tyler. president Of the Independent
Telephone Association Of Texas.
Joe Ryan. San Antonio city attor-
ney, and John McGlasson, Waco city
attorney. extolled the merits Of the
Holbrook substitute measure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
Strohn1an Youth,
Traffic Victim,
Burial Is Held

Funeral services for Paul Stroh-
man. 7~-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
". O.. Strohman, were conducted
from the Nazarene church IN
Brownsville Wednesday afternoon.
Services for the lad, who was
killed Tuesday when he vas struck
hy a car near Olmito as he started
across the road from behind a bus.
were attended by a number Of his
schoolmates.
The accident happened about 4 p.
m. A. A. Highbarger of San Benito,
driver Of the car that struck the
lad. stopped and rendered first aid
and then rushed him to the Mercy
hospital, where the boy 1ied az 5
p. NJ.
Highbarger was brief-strieken By
the accident and was suffering from
evcre shock Wednesday.
Children who saw the accident
said they believed it was unavoid-
able.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
Wales HeUytSiCk
OUeY Conditions
In Mine Regions

NEWCASTLE-0N-TYNE, Eng, Jan.
3l.@HGHeartsick and sometimes
Mortified at the conditions which he
has found in his ~three-day tour Of
the northern coal fields where IN
employment is rife. the Prince OF
Wales has been deeply touched by
the bravery and patience Of the suf-
fering workers.
Winding up his visit TO dozens Of
mining villages where poverty and
hunger struck him at every turn,
the Prince seemed to sum up his i'm
p%resSions in a remark which he made
this afternoon to the mayor Of Dur
ham, to whom he said:
Il have been deeply touched by
what l have seen of the bravery,
patience and hope Of these poor peo-
pie. IL has been very difficult to
know what to do to solve this most
pressing problem. / am sure things
will be righted, but I'm afraid il
must take time. The people / have
met during this tour could not have
been nicer to me personally. II was
wonderful"
When the Prince left the station
hotel TO visit the Bishop Acukald-
narea of county Durham. he was
cheered by crowds in the streets.
he appeared tired, but acknowledged
the cheers smilingly as his auto
mobile left Newcastle.
Stopping off at Jarrow. the Prince
inspected conditions among the steel
workers and shipyard mer.. He shook
hands with fifty men there, many Of
whom have been without work for
eight years.
As he rode through Durham towns
made desolate BY the spectre Of I'M
employment, people crowded to see
him. When his car stopped in the
main streets Of Jarrow where there
has been great poverty and sickness.
people surged around him and above
the crowd came the distressed cry
Of 4 woman pushing her way thru.
let me just touch him." she cried.
She was Mrs. Annie Smith, who il
blind. The Prince heard her cry and
raising his hat requested the crowd
to make way for her. He shook her
hand warmly and talked quietly and
sympathetically with her.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31

GONZALES, Tex, Jan. 31.5(P1-
Because a jury found he had encour-
aged his son to shoot II. l.. White
head to death here four months ago,
Emile Enderle faces a 25-year pris-
On term. The jury deliberated only
so minutes. In mis- own defense, the
elder Enderle testified yesterday he
shouted to the son, Louis, don't
shoot him again. after Whitehead
had fallen.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3I.-(P)-
General Lazaro C~ardenas, military
commandant Of Michoacan, reported
today Simon Cortes Vieyra had sur
rendered with 203 followers at San
Ia Maria de los Altos. Nieyra was
one Of the most active i~nsurgent
chieftains in the state.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-tPl-Aft-
err 80 years OF service, Brigadier
General William T.. Horton, assist
ant to the quartermaster general Of
the army. ~retires tomorrow. In
France he was chief cuartermaster
Of the advance section and assistant
to the chief quartermaster of the
American expeditionary forces.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
old MATTER
IN MCPHERSON
Case REVIVED
Says Aimee Told Mo-
Their Of Plan to Have
Conspiracy Charge
Dismissed

Los ANGELES, Jan. 31.-P-The
sequel to Aimee Semple McPherson's
famous story about being kidnapped
the conspiracy case which was
brought against Ser and dropped, was
dragged out of the past today By he
legislative committee investigating
the evangelist's payment of $4,000 to
Judge Carlos S. Hardy OF the Les An
genes criminal court.
Until yesterday the eommitte seek
ing to determine whether Judge
Hardy shall face impeachment charges
for accepting the money had touched
only a few angles Incidental to the
kidnapping story and the conspiracy
case.
Yesterday, however, testimony Of a
newspaperman brought forward oc-
%currences Of two years or more ago
when Mrs. McPherson's case was
dropped.
In the midst OF an argument as to
thet admissability of testimony gwen
by Walter Marek, a reporter, the
chairman Of the committee, Walter j..
Little, announced:
I'VE believe that any facts which
we may be able TO uncover on the
dismissal of charges In the McPher-
son case will prove valuable to the
citizens Of Los Angeles county n
to the state"
During the heated argument re-
carding Marek's testimony Cromwell
Ormsby, one of Mrs. McPherson's at
torneys, was elected from the com
mittee room after his violent oblec-
ton to testimony which dealt with a
conversation Marek had a few months
ago with Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, moth
err Of the evangelist, with whom she
now is at odds.
"Mrs. Kennedy said" Marek testi-
fled, "that Mrs. Mcpherson had told
herd of a plan 20 have the conspiracy
case dismissed.
sMrs. Kennedy said her daughter
rave the names of her advisers as
Ralph Jordan (Mrs. Mcpherson 5
former business manager), Les Tav-
ener and Morris Lavine newspaper
men), and called them her three de-
l%iverers'."
Marek said the only mention OF
Judge Hardy's services TO the
Temrle which Mrs. Kennedy made to
him was to describe him as their
..first contact and friend in Los An
geles."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
NEWS
BRIEFS

AUSTIN, Jan. 31.-tP1-Repeal of
the law regulating headlights on
automobiles was refused by the
committee on highways and motor
traffic last week. The committee
voted unanimously to reject the re-
peal measure offered by Represen-
tative Smith Of Tyler.
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-P1-Steve
Kuczynski, alias Bull" Kane, 25,
was shot to death today in . card
game in a beer flat, by Edward Ma
ciejewski, also known as Eddie Mack.
Both men were known to police as
minor figures in gangland.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ST. Up -
Rear Admiral Francis H. Delano, so,
retired, died today al the naval hos
pital at Annapolis, Md.
LUBBOCK, Tex. Jan. 3l.-tP1-
Mrs. Charles A. Guy, wife Of the
managing editor Of the Lubbock Av-
alanche and Journal newspapers,
died here today of pneumonia. Fun
eral arrangements have not been
completed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
Saloon League
Lecturer To Be
Here On Sunday

Protestant churches Of Browns
Vile are to close Sunday evening
for a union service at the Meth
odist church, where Rev. II. A. Toby.
representative of the Anti-Saloon
league. will deliver a lecture.
There will be no services at the
Presbyterian. Christian and Baptist
churches and the Church Of the Adj
rent will hold an early service.
Rev. Toby will also show a film,
"The Last Raid of Sheriff Kendall"
He spoke in the Combes Metho-
dist church Wednesday night and at
the Santa Rosa church Thursday
NIGHT.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
DANISH THAT
EXTRA FAT

Do it in the easy, pleasant way, in the
modern, scientific way. Not by abnormal
exercise or diet, but by combating the
great cause of excess fat.
That way is embodied in Marmola
prescription tablets. People have used
them Tor 20 years-millions of boxes Of
them. So now you can see, on every
hand. the results this method brings.
New beauty. new health, new vitality. If
you envy those results, learn tie way to
get them.
A book in every box Of Marmola tells
you the formula. also the reasons for all
1t does. You will have no fesr oil harm.
Get it today and watch the results. Learn
how much 1t means to you in many
ways. Do this for those who wish to
admire you. Just ask your druggist for
q 81 box Of Marmola.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
Flashes Of Life
OBJ The Associated Press)

nv The Associated Press)
NEW YORK-A carlton OF o.
bells and a chorus OF 900 voices ~
addition TO q speech by fresldtht
Coolidge will be radiocast over the
WEAF ar1 WIZ networks begin
ming ut s:45 p. m, tomorrow: lhe
occasion will be the dedication 2,
Mountain Lake, Fla, OF the Byro
carlton, erected by Edward W. Sex
IN honor Of Commander Byrd.
NEW YORK-One of the selling
arguments for a To-day cruise Of
the Mediterranean is that it enables
persons to see the relics of earlier
civilizations. Among those booked
for a tour starting today was Thom-
as p. Gore. former Senator from Ok
lahoma. He is blind.
NEW YORK-A former daughter
in-law Of Wilhelm Hohenzollern in
tends to become an American citi-
zen. Princess Alexandra Victoria
Ruemann, self-supporting artist,
now makes her home here with her
husband, Alexander Ruemann, for
mer commander in the German navy.
He also plans to be naturalized. In
1920 his wife divorced Prince August
Wilhelm.
NEW YoRK-There will be a
transcontinental television test Sun
day night. ID. W. Griffith will speak
at Schenectady, n. Y. Station XZAD
will broadcast his image. KG0 at
Oakland, Calf, will try to inter
eept it.
Observation-Disclosures have been
swarming north Of Jericho on both
sides of the River Jordan. Many of
them have been destroyed by a force
Of 800 men, using SO flame guns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
Taft Defeats
McAuen 24-9

McALI4EN, Jan. 31.-Taft high
school won the first skirmish Of a
two-day battle with the McAilen
high school Bulldogs last night. de-
feating me locals by a score Of "a
TO g..
The Taft team. leading quint in
District Nc. 26, il one Of the most
efficient teams that has yet come to
the Valley. and it is believed that
Coach Dykes will run in an entirely
new arrangement or his Bulldogs in
the second and final game or the
series tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
BURY X S0SA

Mrs. Bonita Sosa. who died at her
home in Media Luna Wednesday
night. was to be buried at 4 p. N.
Thursday in the city cemetery. She
is survived by her husband. Encsr-
nacion Sosa, her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Nictoriano Zamorro, and sew
eral brothers and sisters. Cara has
charge Of the funeral arrangements.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
WOMAN AND MAN
CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT

STANTON. Va, May L.
Charged with assaulting George
Frye, Of Rockingham county, Va,
with q stone, Otis Patterson, 21,
and Mrs. Cora Snyder, 80, are In
the Harrisonburg (Va-) jail.
Fry, advanced in years, lives
alone about three miles from
Harrisonburg. Two persons, whom
he thought to be boys, knocked
at his door, demanding admittance.
When the old man refused, the
pair left.
A few minutes later, Fry says,
the demand for admission was re-
peated, with the threat to "knock
the house down with rocks" If he
refused. The old man stin re-
fused to open the door, whereupon
there was a shower Of rocks.
One of the stones hit the old
man on the right side of the
chest. Another crashed through
window, taking most Of the sash
with It, and inflicting an ugly
cut on F'ry's forehead.
BIOUdhounds Do IL
Thomas J. B. Lohr, of Staunton,
was called to the scene with his
bloodhounds. The dogs picked up
q trail, which they followed around
the house and through q field to
a road, where their quarry had
evidently entered an automobile.
Returning to the house. Lohr
questioned the old man who said
that some time ago he had had
woman working for him. Shortly
after she left, Fry said, the woman
claimed that some wages were due
her. She sent a lawyer to see the
man, who said that he would pay
the woman anything he owed her."
The woman, however, did not re-
turn to collect.
Acting on the old mans advice,
Lohr went to house in Harrison.
burg, where the dogs picked up the
trail again. At the house an old
woman, the mother of the Snyder
woman, was reused. She said that
the couple had not been at the
house that night, but that the Of
ficers would probably find them
at the home of her daughter, near
Rawley Springs, about 25 miles
from Harrisonburg.
Found On Truck
Lohr took the dogs and went to
the house described, where he
learned that the pair Of suspects
had eaten a meal The woman, 1t
was said, had gone back to Harri.
sonburg, but would return on the
mail truck the following morning,
while the boy was returning to his
home in Richmond, Va.
Waiting until morning, Lohr met
the mail truck on which he found
both Of the suspects. Upon being
arrested on suspicion, the pair Of
fered several alibis. The boy, Pat
terson, finally confessed that he
threw several rocks at the old mans
house, but denied that the woman
was with him.
Tracks around the house, however,
showed that woman had been there
and entered the cellar, where some
canned fruit was missing.
In the woman's suit case were
found some overalls, a lunberjack, a
cap and several other articles of male
apparel.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02

Today's Classified Real Estate for
Sale columns offer You q selection
Of desirable Washington homes.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02

Hardwood case scientifi.
cally designed for the per-
feet refrigeration of food.
Roomy compartments for
ice and food.
The Washington times., 1929-05-02
NeighbOrhOOd House
To Present Operettas

The Neighborhood House will pre-
sent the first Of its operettas and
pageants of this years spring
festival at 470 N st. s. W. today.
The sylvan threaten there has been
made a spot Of beauty. A small
stage has been set for the perform.
ance. Two performances will be
given, one in the afternoon and one
in the evening. The first starts at
4:30 p. m.
In addition to the dances and re-
citals there win be an exhibition
Of craftwork and handicraft of the
children. A small admission charge
will be made to defray expenses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-24
A Serious Charge

Who is behind the propaganda periodically spread
over the United States to inspire hatred Of foreign
countries or defeat Kellogg peace pact, or break a
disarmament conference, or pass inflated cruiser
building program?
William B. Shearer has earned the reputation Of
being one of the most active ard extreme big navy"
propagandists.
Now Mr.. Shearer has brought suit against several
large armament and shipbulding firms for services
rendered"
In articles interviews, and book, and as LOBBY
list he has spread hatred of Great Britain and Japan
and tried to blacken American peace advocates. He
was credited with important navy department leak
in 1924 He has claimed to have access to confidential
official documents regarding alleged anti-Amercan
plots by other naval powers.
He tried to prevent scrapping Of battleshps as re-
CURED by the Washington treaty. He stirred up
trouble at the abortive Geneva arms conference He
aided the congressional lobby in 1928 for the seventy
four new naval ships and the later fifteen cruiser bill
From December. 1926 TO March, 1929, he was rep
resenting the shipbuidng companies which have paid
him only s5123O of total of sSOssS5 due according
to his suit against them.
Though the harm Mr.. shearer has done to interna-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-24
No Whitewashing Goes

a DIAGNOSIS not an autopsy-a thorough nvesti-
cation, with remedial action, not whiteWash-that
is what the taxpayers of Indiana demand, to clear
UP the present situation the motor transport diV-
sion of the state highway department
start supposedly has been made in this drec-
ton with the commission asking Director John j.
Brown to inquire into the charges of waste, inefici
ency and mismanagement in the division, and with
Governor Leses pledge that he will investigate the
matter.
But start is not enough. Too many inquiries
have been started and allowed lapse into nothing
ness Too much whtewash has been spread in the
past in all state departments. Already there is indi
cation say careful observers that something Of the
sort is afoot.
But it will take whitewashing of mammoth
proportions to cover repair and maintenance bill OF
s75OOOO overs years time in the motor transport
division.
Taxpayers ofttimes seem only mildly concerned
with the waste Of their dollars but they do resent
whtewash. The click Of adding machines and not
the scrape of stick in the whitewash barrel is the
sound they would like to hear from the motor trans
port division.
The commission has shown no disposition to un-
seat Oner S. Manlove motor transport division chief,
although Manlove's position certainly made him
responsible for the economical operation of his de-
partment But the commission may suffer embar-
rassnent admitting waste and extravaganza under
Manloves management and continuing him in his
post.
Nothing would be so convincing display OF
this years maintenance and repair costs so far as
they have been determined.
If the commissions inquiry does not produce this
perhaps the Governors will.
And if both fail, the public may wait until the
next annual report compiled when the facts must
come out.
It should come promptly this time There
will be no bothersome legislature in session, no
skeptical solons to dodge, last winter, when the
Accent gas could not be brought to decisive vote
until highway expenditures were given casual in
spection.
Had the 1927-1928 motor transport report leaked
into the legislative committees hands it is quite prob
able the 1-cent gas boost never would have been
enacted.
Certain it is the legislature got the report,
so the motorist took the rap"