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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
M|D-C|TY CITIZENS
REFLECT OFFICERS
DriscoII, President, Is Serving
Eighteenth Consecutive
Term as Leader.

All officers of the Mid-City Citi-
zens' Association we're reelected at INC
annual meeting for the election of Of
ficers in the Thomson Community Cen
ter last night. A. j. Driscoll, the pres
ident is serving his eighteenth consecu-
tive term.
The other officers of the association
are Miss E. L. Grosvenor, vice preSi-
dent; M. E. Salisbury, secretary; c. T.
Bowman, financial secretary. and NJ T
Pines, treasurer. William H. Rich
ardson and G. Howard Huntington
we're reelected delegates to the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations.
Urges Bridge Removal.
The association adopted resolution
approving proposed legislation for the
removal of the old Aqueduct Bridge,
Georgetown.
The association voted to refer the
question of adjustment of capital pun
ishment to a special committee, headed
by Frank B. Hoffman, for study, with
view to it reporting on the matter at
the next meeting. This action followed
a lengthy discussion on the subject.
The question of incorporating the as
ISOLATION was referred to the executive
committee for report at the next
meeting.
AOOllSnmenC OF the webster SCHOOL
at Tenth and H streets, by the District
and the removal of the AmericaniZation
School, quartered there, to the present
Business High School Building, upon
the completion of the Roosevelt School
which will replace the Business High
School, was Endorsed by the association
in the form Of approval Of a report by
Mr.. Driscoll.
Gard Party Is Planned.
Max T. Pines was named chairman
of a committee to arrange for a card
party to be held in connection with
the November meeting of the aSsocia-
ton. DR.. j. A. Flynn was elected a
new member.
Another resolution was adopted, eX-
pressing appreciation Of the association
for the cooperation of The Evening
Star in reporting the organizations
meeting during the past year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
FURNACES CLEANED
BY VACUUM METHOD
New Service Used in 1,400 Homes
in Past Six Months, Report
at Banquet Shows.

Approximately 1,400 home furnaces
in Washington have been cleaned in the
past six months since the institution
of the vacuum cleaning service. nom
profit project of the coal division OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Assocla-
ton, it was reported last night at the
annual banquet meeting of the division
at the Hamilton Hotel.
Joseph B. Murphy reported on this
service, which has operated for the first
time in the country on cooperative,
non-profit basis by coal merchants.
The Importance of the work was IL
lustrated by the statement that coat
ing of one-eighth of an inch of SCOT
causes a heat loss of about As per cent
in a home heating plant.
James E. Collif1ower, chairman of the
division, was toastmaster at the ban
quet. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, presi-
dent of the trade body. was special
guest, and reports on the activities OF
the organization were submitted by Ed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29

Legion or World War veterans. oscar
Lowery and James Harris, the slain
men, were veterans who had seen over
seas service.
The trial was brought to Lincoln
County on a change of venue from Pot
tawatomie County, because Of the in
tense feeling there.
Lowery and James Harris were killed
at the latters home when jeff Harris,
a 65-year-old man, came to the tenant
in search of liquor. Mrs. James Harris
widow Of the slain man, charged tnat
Jeff Harris shot Lowery, her brother,
as he was pleading for mercy, and that
her husband was shot after he had
surrendered to jeff Harris and w. W..
Thomson. Federal prohibition officer III
charge of the raiding squad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29

The bank said its losses we're fully COW
cred by insurance.
The bookmakers, William Bolton. Ed
ward McEvoy and S. Hempy, were
named in suits filed by the bank for
injunctions seeking to restrain them
from withdrawing money from their
banks. They also may face criminal
charges for alleged aiding and abetting
Of CullitOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
BANK TELLER CONFESSES
TO EMBEZZLING 100000
Trusted Employe Accuses Trio of
Bookmakers of Causing His Long
Continued Populations.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october 29.-Frank Guilt
ton, collections teller of the Madison
Kedzie State Bank, confessed yesterday
that he had embezzled more than $780,
600 from the bank since last February
and implicated a trio of bookmakers to
whom he said he had lost the money
betting on horse racing.
Culliton, for seven years trusted
employe of the bank, was turned over to
the States attorney for prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
PROSPECTIVE JURORS
QUIZZED ON DRY LAW
Views Sought as Plans Are Made
for Trial of Undercover Agent
for Murder.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHANDLER, Okla, October 90
Views of prospective jurors on prohibit
ton were questioned closely yesterday
by attorneys for jeff D. Harris. under
cover man for a Federal prohibition
agent as a jury was being selected for
his trial in State District Court on a
charge of murder arising from the kill
ing of two farmers in a raid near Te-
cumseh on July 4.
Veniremen also were asked whether
they were members of the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29

ward D. Shaw, executive secretary.
Addresses outlining new developments
in the service of home heating plants
were given by Noah Swayne, admins
traitor of the Philadelphia Coal Confer
ence; Louis B. Gallison. assistant TO
the president of the Philadelphia q
Reading Coal & Iron Co.; Daniel T.
Pierce. vice president of the Anthracite
Operators Conference; C. A. Connell.
general manager of the Anthracite Coal
Service, and James C. Tattersall, chair
man of the board of the National Retail
Coal Merchants Association.
The banquet. attended by ITS coal
merchants, their employees and guests,
was arranged by a committee consisting
of Mr.. Murphy. chairman: F. A. Hes
sick, F. NJ. Fadely and c. F. Dickey.
Plans were announced for a national
contest for a slogan for coal. for which
a first prize of 81 900 is to be offered
to the winner. A coal miners quartet
was on the entertainment program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
BANDIT LOCKS 5 IN VAULT.
Escapes With $4,000, but Il
Caught After Auto Crash.

HARTVILLE, Mo-. october 20 P-
The Bank of Mansfield, Mo, IL miles
south of here, was held up and robbed
of $4,292 just at closing time last night
by an unmasked bandit who locked five
employees in the vault before making his
other machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29

Great Britain now claims to lead in
cotton manufacturing, with the United
States second Japan third and China
fourth in line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Non-Taxable Lands
Handicap Highways

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Aug. "a
Rs-Small revenue produced by
presence OF millions of acres Of
University Of Texas non-taxable
lands in West Texas offers a seri-
Gus handicap to highway construc-
ton in that section, the new South
east and West Texas association was
told today.
Suggestion that the organization
take UP with the state highway
commission the matter Of relief in
this respect was offered by Judge
c. z. Casebier of Fort Stockton,
county judge of Pecos county. w.
T. Griffith Of FL Paso, county COM
missioner. and Tom Mcclure Of
Pecos City. Reeves county.
Members Of the state highway
commission. Governor Moody and
all employees Of the highway de-
partment were elected to honorary
membership in the association at
the final meeting. and a resolution
was adopted praising the commits
sioners and inviting their under
standing and vigorous cooperation"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Boilers May Ask
Dem Heads Ruling

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Aug. %
-QP-An opinion from d. w. Will
cox Of Georgetown. chairman OF
the state democratic executive
committee. as to the status Of
Wichita county boilers" probably
will be sought.
Meeting here yesterday. the bolt
ers. whose expulsion from the party
led to litigation now pending be-
fore the state supreme court,
sought to learn from Judge Ed
gar Scurry. county democratic
chairman. information as to how
they stand within the organization.
They took this step. they said. III
preparation for the forthcoming
campaign. in which they expect &c
place candidates.
Judge Scurry treasured that the
party cannot bar anyone who
signs the pledge TO support the
ticket. but declared that If the
pledge is unsigned. the party can
not receive the candidates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
100 EXPECTED
AT INSTITUTE
County Teachers Session
Opens Thursday AT
Los Fresnos

More than 100 educators are eK-
pected to be in attendance when
the Cameron county teachers insti-
tute opens at $3.50 a. m. Thursday
morning in the Los Fresnos high
school building. it has been an
nounccd by MRS. w. r. Jones,
county superintendent
The institute will continue
through Friday with complete pro-
grams each day which include talks
by the leading educators in this
section.
Those TO speak Thursday are
Supt. @. w. Gotke OF Brownsville,
Mrs. l.. "A. Jagou. Z. j. Villers. DR..
r. B. Cousins of the Kingsville
college. Mrs. w. Z. Trenchman ana
Henry L. AlSmeyer, county agent.
The following are programmed
for talks Friday: J. ID. Bramlettc
Red Irvine. M. Q. Rushing. N. O.
Rascoe. Il. j. Voc. DR.. B. O.. Primer
and Mrs. Harbert Davenport.
There will be a registration fec
of $3.50 which will include two
lunches.
The majority Of the addresses
will deal with the problems en-
countered each year and work for
the coming year will be gone into
thoroughly and outlined. Mrs. Jones
states.
Attendance at the institute IS
compulsory for county teachers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Plans DRAFTED For
Grain Corporation

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-P-Farm
leaders representing the federal
farm board and the northwest
Farmers c~ooperatives hoped today
to perfect organization plans for
the gigantic graf marketing COR
poration agreed upon at yesterdays
closed conference.
A subcommittee of three sat up
most Of last night drafting plans
to be submitted today. The COM
mittee consisted Of G. Z. Hough. Of
Salnia. Kan. national president Of
the Farmers union. chairman S. j.
Collington, of Stanhope. Iowa. of
the National Farmers Elevator
Grain company. a cooperative. and
John Manly. Of Enid, Okla. head
of the Southwest wheat pool.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Light Plant Company
Denies Reputation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Pl-
Fairbanks Morse and company.
electric light plant manufacturers.
denied in a brief filed today in the
supreme court they had induced re-
pudiation Of contracts between
utilities firms and customers as
charged by the Texas Power and
Light company the Texas Public
Service company.
The utilities companies were un-
successful in the lower court in
their application for an injunction
10 prevent the manufacturing firm
from interfering with their bust
ness of supplying electric current
to Seymour. Commerce and other
Texas cities. and appealed to the
highest court for a review Of the
case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
VALLEY POST
Wins HONOR
Alamo Legion Gets Member.
ship Cup At State
Meet
Especial to The Heraldl

PORT ARTHUR, Aug. 2S.-Wed-
nesday. the closing day Of the Tex
as American Legion convention was
almost Valley day. so many Valley
posts and Legionnaires received spe-
cial honors.
The Alamo post vas awarded the
cup offered to the Valley post re-
porting the greatest increase in
membership.
DR.. w. w. UtZmann Of McAllen.
former commander of the McAllen
post. was elected executive commit
teerlan for the fifth district, which
includes the Valley.
Henry NJ. Shelton. Jr., was elected
national delegate from the fiji
teenth district and Harvey HiXon,
hcAllen. alternate.
Pther officers and delegates were
elected during the morning session.
Division commanders named in
Guided:
Second. Scott Reed. Groesbeck;
third. Fred Fejrenkamp. Mculten;
fourth. Roy Temple. Waco. and
fifth. John c. Wilson, Abilene.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Especial to The Herald

LOS FRESNOS. Aug. 28.-There
Is q wan-faced but happy young
mother in Los Fresnos today
happy in the belief that she now
has two children, a two-year-old
SON. and a daughter born Tuesday
night. But she has nc.
Almost at the same instant that
the girl came into being. the young
son died after a few hours illness.
But the girl-mother does not know.
1t has been kept a secret from
her for fear that the shock might
prove fatal to her in her weak
ened condition.
But the secret cannot be kept
long, for she was fond Of her son
and will be asking for him sooll.
And besides, funeral arrangements
must be made. The husband.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
NITRO USED
IN BURGLARY
AT COMFORT
San Antonio Officers
Investigating; Not
Discovered Until
Clerks Open Store

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Aug. o.
Rr-Realizing the negotiable paper
could not benefit them without
causing their downfall. safe crack
ers who took between $4,000 and
$4,000 in notes from the B. Hole
kamp and Son store at Comfort,
near here, last night, discarded the
loot.
The notes were found behind the
safe. which had been blown open
with nitroglycerin without awak-
ening a single person in the little
mountain town .
The Job was not discovered UNI
til clerks opened the store this
morning.
Finger print experts and San An
tonic detectives who went to the
scene Of the robbery could not find
any clues.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
VERDICTS FIND
THREE GUILTY
RGymondville Court Con.
victs On Charges Of
Forgery and Theft
CSrecial TO The Eerald)

RAYMONDvILLE, Aug. %. =
Three convictions. two Of which
carry two-year sentences in the
peniten.iary. were returned here
Wednesday by the jury in the
criminal district court of Willacy
county.
Celso Rodriguez was assessed two
years in the penitcntiary on charges
Of forgery.
G. ID. Weeks drew a like sentence
on a burglary indictment. The
charges against joe and Maylan
Munday and 10y Fain were dis
missed after they had turned states
evidence.
lose Garcia was melted out q
four-year suspended sentence after
he had been tried for cattle-theft
Charges OF violating the dry laws
were dismissed against Mr.. and
Mrs. z. +. Williams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
HAPPY YOUNG MOTHER SAVED.
KNOWLEDGE OF SONS DEATH
AS SECOND CHILD is BORN

Vicente Markem. is calm but breads
the time when his wife must know
Of her child's death.
The simultaneous birth and
death occurred about III p. m. The
girls mother vas the only one in
the house with her at the time.
Realizing that her daughter must
not know, as 10 as help arrived.
she took the body of the boy In
her arms and rushed into the
street. Evidently she intended 20
hold him all night.
Justice Of the Peace r. +. Wat
son finally persuaded her to take
the body to the home Of friends
nearby. The father makes frequent
trips between the two houses. first
to the side OF his new daughter and
wife and then to his lost son.
Watson was making funeral ar
rangements Wednesday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Western Women's
Champ Loses Title

CLEVELAND. Oh }. Aug. 28.-tPl
The two-year reign Of Mrs. Leona
Pressler Of Los ng-ies over wom-
ems western gol' was ended today
by Mrs. Lee riida. sharpShooter
from Chicago. vho eliminated her
IN the cerond I8-hcle round match,
2 and /.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Health Fast Fatal
To Member of Cult

LYONS. Colo. Aug. 25.-tPf-
Cnksst Solburg. 10. member OF the
Chicago health cult. was found
dead on his cot at the cult camp
near here this morning.
Coroner A. E. Howe said Solburg
had starved himself to death. Howe
said he learned from other mem-
hers Of the cult that Solburg had
tasted for 3 days and had reduced
from 100 TO IS pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Shuttle Refuels And
Continues NJ. Y. Hop

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Aug. 2S.-(Pl
The endurance plane Shuttle
making a nonstop endurance
flight from Oakland. Calf, was re-
fueled here at noon today, and
continued OH TO New York City
The purpose of the flight is to de-
termine the feasibility Of r~efueling
in the air for air mail planes. and
the post office department is CO.
operating in the flight with the
Boeing Aircraft company. Capt.
Ira Eaker is pilot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Bush, Pittsburgh
Manager, Resigns

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 25.-H9-
DOME Bush. manager of the Pitts
burgh National league baseball club.
today rendered his resignation TO
President Barney Dreyfuss. The
owner Of the club accepted the res
ignation without comment.
Dreyfuss named Jewell Ems. a
coach. as acting manager. Asked
II Bush gave my reason for re-
signing, Dreyfuss said: He re-
signed. That's II I "a tell YOU"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Military Chief
To Visis Europe

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 28.-CR-
General Juan Andreau Almazan.
chief Of military operations in Nu-
evo Leon, has terminated a visit OF
several weeks in the capital and
gone TO Monterrey where he will re-
main until early in September
when he will 60 to New York TO
embark on the lie de France for
Europe Sept. 6. General Almazan
plans to stay three months in
Europe resting and recuperatlng
from an old illness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
May Form
New Tariff Body

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-uPl-
President Hoover would be given
power to reorganize the tariff COM
mission but required to keep 1t by
partisan under a revision approved
by republican members OF the SEN
ate finance committee in the house
tariff bill.
This decision was disclosed in the
485-page text Of the document made
public today by Chairman Smoot.
The president in his message to
the special session recommended
that provision be made for reor-
ganization Of the tariff body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Mexico Protests
Tax or Tomatoes

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 2S.-lFl-
The Mexican government has pro-
tested to the state department at
Washington against action of the
American house of representatives
in approving higher tariff rates OH
Mexican tomatoes. cattle and other
products. according to an official
announcement here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
American With Claim
Against Cuba Jailed

HAVANA, Aug. 2S.-(P-JoSeph
E. Barlow, American resident o.
Havana, who has claims totaling
$4,000. 900 against the Cuban gov
eminent. was lodged today in a cell
in Principe Fortress. charges
against hun still to be made known
Cuban government grew out Of his
claims for Havana property worth
about $4,000, 900 he commended he
purchased from the heirs Of the
original beneficiaries of the land
conveyed under a Spanish royal
grant about four centuries ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Boy ating
Manual Kills Friend

M'ALESTER, Okla, Aug. 28.-tP
Demonstrating ne army manual OF
arms with a small gauge shotgun.
Nevan Summers, 16. of Memphis.
Tenn. last night accidentally killed
Eddie Workman. Jr.. 8. Of Dallas.
mt a tourist camp south OF Nc
Alester. The Workman boy was a
grandson OF the owner Of the park.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
NARROWS ROLL OF
LAST MANS CLUB TO TWO

q, 1885. that "a members of 3 conf
pany. First Minnesota Regiment,
which fought in the battle OF Bull
Run, pledged themselves TO a COM
radeship which only death could
dissolve.
One by one the ranks were emp
tied until today only Peter 0. Hail.
81. Of Atwater, Mimi. and Charles
Lockwood. 80. Of Chamberlain. 5.
D.. remain.
They are expected to attend the
funeral of their comrade at Still
water Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. 28.-0Pl-
Death has checked another name
from the membership role of the
Last Mans club. Today only two
members survive.
John Golf. IS, Of st. Paul. young
est Of the trio who for two years
have kept the famous organization
Of Civil war veterans in existence,
died yesterday at the Veterans
hospital at Fort Smelling. He was
Sc years old.
It was at Saltwater. MINI. July
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29

stage ar ITS attempt TO establish ~
new record for sustained flight. At
All o'clock this morning IT had
completed ll3 hours in the air.
The fliers. c. +. Steele and RUS
sell Mossman. made their twenty
sixth refueling contact last night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29

.PantageS' trial, which will begin
September %. Miss Pringle col
lapsed several times while describ-
ing at Pantages preliminary hear
ing recently the alleged attack upon
her. and Fits said she was on the
verge OF a nervous breakdown.
Defense counsel announced Max
SteEer. New York. trial lawyer.
would arrive here by airplane late
this week to head Pantages' battery
Of attorneys during preparation Of
the defense OF the trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
GIRL INJURED BY
HORSE Is DEAD

CORSICANA. Aug. 28.-Pl-Ma-
RE Elsdott. l4-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Julia Elliott. died IN a hospital
today of injuries received 10 days
ago when she was dragged through
a barb wire fence by a horse at her
home near Navarro. Her left LEG
vas nearly severed by the wire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
CORPUS CHRISTI TO
BUILD SULPHUR DOCK

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-(P-Cor-
pus Christi. Texas. will construct at
a cost of $500. 600, a sulphur load
ing terminal for the Duval Texas
Sulphur Co, a subsidiary of the
United Gas Co. The new dock will
have a loading capacity Of 1000 tons
a day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
Endurance Plane
Passes 100 Hours

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-P1-If "the
first 100 hours are the hardest
the 'Chicago-We VIII endurance
plane has passed the most difficult
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-29
EU7NICE PRLNGLE
OF L. A. POLICE
New York Lawyer Will Head Pantages Bat
terry OF Lawyers in Statutory Assault Trial
To Begin September p

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 28-tPp-Eunce Pringle. II. dancer upon whose
accusations Alexander T. Pantages, 81. mutimilionafre theater magnate
was charged with statutory assault. was under guard Of police women
today upon orders of District Attorney Bnon Fits.
Fits said the girl would be guarded carefully and allowed to rest until
New Britain herald., 1929-10-12
\ CRIME BY BOYS

The Mulligan brothers of Water bury aged and ', who according to police confessed 10 the murder of little Albert Mikenas. challenge thought.
 It was a case in which society is best served by the state being better equipped to study individual cases such as this. If it is ultimately dis covered by alienists and others that the boys are mentally ill, why 1t might be asked, are such things not discovered by alienists before a crime is committed? ? The urge for a special investigation of these boys certainly existed and New Haven county had them under her care and could have troubled itself enough about the situation had 1t possessed the insight, the authority and the funds for such a purpose, It evident 1 ly had none Of these simply because the counties, municipalities or states have not progressed to the point where as much attention is given 10 the minds Of wards as is given to their mere housing and animal com | forts.