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New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
TIT, END DOES NOT
JUSTIFY LYING.

Regardless Of how one stands In
the prohibition question there can
be nothing but unaninai'y in con-
denning the methods employed by
a prohibition agent in Bridgeport
who In agonized tones told the wife
Of drugstore proprietor that his
wife was diving and needed liquor
before a physician arrived; and
then, after being handed whiskey by
the well meaning woman impressed
by the man ss'orr. he ordered h"r
arrest She subsequently was fined
500.
OF course. TN. woman had violated
the law having sold the liquor with
out q PHYSICIANS order: but the cir
cumstanccs under which this con-
viction was obtained was unprnci-
pied and despicable. There is a legal
maxim in equity courts that those
who would seek justice must come
into them with clean hands Enfor-
tunately this rule does not apply 10
prohibition agents who descend to
lying in order to trap woman into
doing an unlawful act.
W. c. Durant has lust wasted
s.5.hhN in trying TO obtain plan to
enforce tbe prohibition law. Our
suggestion 10 he apply many times
that much to found a model school
TO train certain type OF probihi-
ton agents in the common and Or
binary nicCtlcs o. fair dealing, SO
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
WHEN BLACK Is READ

WHEN BLACK Is READ
e.. At Bridge!
When Sylvia plays ] love to watch
Her graceful fingers deal the
cards:
l love to note the case with which
The games great perils she
regards.
She holds my rapt attention-yes-
So bent II she on winning ways
She cheats like sin - and SOL
course.
! love 10 watch when Sylvia
plays! --r
Robert Reichenbaun,
Not Much Sound, At That!
When hand out two dollars
tAnd here there is a Jest n,eant!)
For seats at talking movies
1t is I Sound" investment!
r. p. PitIer
4 Tragcdyi
That all the worlds a stage is true,
Hence knowles broken heart;
For he's compelled from night to
night
To play a walking part!
Performance lasts from nine p. m.
Till break the mornings rays,
And Knowles eightcen-m onth- Did
son
The heavy villain plays!
Norton HeskelI
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
AUSTRALIANS AT INAUGURAL

WashlnEton. Jan. 4-AustFaIlA,
familiar to President Elect Hoover
as the scene Of his first engineering
work abroad. will be represented at
his Inauguration March I by . group
OF $50 cadets who will flnd here =
climax to a tour OF the United
States.
The British embassy has notified
officials that the cadets will arrive
in San Francisco January - and
after visiting various sections Of
this country and Canada will come
to Washington about March l. They
will be quartered during part Of
their visit at the navy yard.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Another child in New Britain ieli
off q second story yeranda. Such ac-
cidents are far too common. In
community where apartment houses
abound it is particularly necessary %
provide safety for children who not
only have a habit Of crawling
through openings not IN repair ou'
also are good climbers over ratings
Parents living on the upper floors
have much to worry about.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
PERUTZ ARRIVES At
SONS BED IN TIMB
Hartford Thcatee MAnagoe Bcata
Death But IL Not Recognisod ];
BY Boy. !

Cincinnati. O., Jan. I (UP)-W.
S. Perutz, Hartford, Conn.,. theateR
manager. beat death in . 1000 mile
race to the bedside Of his son Carr
roll. Z, here. but physicians today
were not sure his victory would be
long lived.
Carroll. i'll with scarlet fever. was
still in coma today and doctors
expected the crisis momentarily.
Perutz meantime, was at the hons
OF his brother here.
The theater manager, advised in
Hartford Wednesday night that his
sons death was imminent, raced to
Cincinnati by airplane, automobile
and train. He arrived late yester-
Gay.
The boy was too i'll to recognize
him. The lads mother is quaran-
tined with him. She has maintained
j constant vigil at his bedside.
Nehrauka ID AK roiles 1nnv and -
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

'.whoopee! they have taken inc
TOW motorcycle out OF the baby
throat In Cincinnati" yelled prlghl
Herald newsboy. Now the baby can
play with it,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

ad55;}Ak.&
NuDoI1 uJ
Send all communications to Fur
shop Editor. care OF the New
Britain Herald. and your Ietter
will he forwarded to New York.

SaMe's Usual.
Those brand new diaries we said
We'd write In ere We went TO bed
So soon show blanks and 60 I'M
busted
Another resolution busted!
Correctly Described:
Wendell: MET a couple Of nice
people yesterday male and
free male
Jones: You mean male and fe-
male:"
Wendell: NO: one was married
and one wasn't"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04


Her differences!
Goodness sakes!" calculated
good old Mrs. Rain. In horror. look
ing up from her newspaper. -
didn't know there we're cannibais
out In Topeka. Kan"
''Cannibals." snorted her hus-
hand. what In the world are you
talking about, Debby?"
"Why. have just been reading
an item in this paper that Cousin
Eli. who lives out there. sent IFS.
which says that Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank p. MacLennan had a couple
of New York capitalists for dinner
yesterday
Where He Sllinesi
Mrs. Had: What do yon think
are the greatest inventions OF
man. ,
Mrs. Cole: THE stories he tells
when he comes home at night
wv. A. MCGUIRE
Copyright. 1929. Reproduction
Forbidden) .
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
IN LILLIPUTLAN LAND


Ownership
The visiting aunt was looking at
III. three year.old Marjorie.
she has her fathers nose" she
remarked to Marjorie's mother.
Later in the day the mother said
to Marjorie: Wipe your nose.
dear"
''Why should !? This isn't my
nose" promptly replied the child.
It's Daddy's nose
Mrs. Fred Crowley
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Perhaps your hair benefits when
YOU 20 hatless. But alas! If youf
head is nude enough to need treat
ment, you're ashamed to expose II.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

The reason girls didn't prefer old
-lys in the COS was because TEL
low could take so cents and show
i girl good time.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

The human race makes progress.
1t has almost completely overcome
its appetite for Oratory.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Wisconsin but temperatures are ris-
ing in the southern states.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather and not much change
in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Mentor Asdis sssses II tsseslstsse
rhe 4. T. c. 10 national o'geaasaVon
which furnishes usvspspeis and adSH
ti,rs With . strictly honesf analysis OF
circulation Our circulation aaustIos Nv
h...A unon th,s audit This tnsures pro
,sc,ion aza,pst fraud in nswspaper Dis
tributios asurss to both ns'ions' $40
local advsrtisera
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

that the law may not be SO fire.
quentiy degraded by such officials as
those who were identified with this
Bridgeport oase.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

1t must be a great consolation 10
the simple. when the treasurer gets
trimmed in the stock market, 10
learn that he intended to pay 1t
back.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

The saiy profitable advertising ned'o""
n the CITY Circuistiee books sod p'es'
oop sivsya opsn - ad,srtlssTA
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Anyway. it's more convenient 10
rent. In a house of your own. you
don't feel free to scratch matches
on the plaster.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

the HERALD h on saIs daily - Nes
York ct HotslinG's Newsstand. Iimss
eauars; sehults's Nevsaanda Cstrsnes
Grand Central. %tnd Street.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Nsahes u the Ass''eieaee rress
. rhe Asspcist~d ptess y exclusively Ell
,itled to the uss tot republication ''
All nsv> G, edited to II o. not oths' wis.,
,,.r4d,teA IN thts paper and slso loeA'
n~vs published thsrsiu-
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

You can tell successful artist.
He's the only one who can afford
the primitive antiques that afford
an atmosphere Of poverty.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

You can recognize the road to the
poor house. 1t is Uttered with the
wrecks Of schemes designed to get
money without earning it.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

A money nobility is better. II
cant produce idiots by inbreedinr.
The simple ones get trimmed and
become lower class.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

The kids may not learn much In
college. but you must arrange some
scheme TO use the car yourself.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Correct this sentence: There's
not room in the car for all Of u.s."
said mother. ''and really ] don't
care TO 20. anyway"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

The bappiest people are those
who function midway between
foolish spending and foolish saw
ing.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Better men have been shod for
less:"
Alex E. Huss
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
TELEPHONE CALLS

eatsrsd st the eose once II HSp Britain
- sseosd Class Mail ANtsr.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

It's nice TO have the children at
home for the holidays. The old
folks soc them nearly every day tor
a moment or two.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
Doris Deserves a Kiss for This


Al dinner the other night we en-
ter.ai,ed The mother Of one Of the
young ladies who returned from
the Olympic Games as a fence
and We we're discussing what a
wonderful experience 1t was for her.
During one IF the lapses in con-
versation a little girl seven years
old was urged to eat her vegetables
so that she would grow TO be big
girl and perhaps be able TO enter
the Olympjcs. but she replied that
she didn't care to. .
then thought TO impress her by
saying that Marion (our friend OF
the foiis) had been to Europe and
had seen a queen.
Then little Doris fwho Is three
and half years old spoke up and
said: II know a cat that did. too.
Don't you remember:
".Pussv cat pussy cat, where have
you been?
I've beer 10 London TO see the
Queen"
Mrs. Fevereily.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

MAN learned 70 understand pic
turcs 100000 years before ne
learned speech" Apparently there
is ample time to equip the house
for spcakies.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Americanism: Opposing the mix
turo OF Church and state: clamor-
ing for laws to male people live
as the Church says they should.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Will Rise Tn His Estimation!
hammond: mildred would be
all right il she wasn't SO short"
Seldom: Put Se's the kind
that grows on YOU"
&C, r, Wycoff
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Every town has brilliant youth
who graduated without a cent AMI
in two years accumulated a million
dollars and a middle-a.cd widow.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Apparently none hnt the silly long
10 be beautiful. You never see
heauty-in- one treatment ads except
in magazines designed for idiots.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
Only Another Nuisance!

Little barbara had been taught
that God was everywhere. her
constant companion through the
day and her guardian through the
night.
One day her little curly haired
dos Rastus. kept getting in the
way OF her chubby. short legs who,
she was trying to go upstairs to take
her nap.
Eastus." She turned on him IN
evaporation. "Rastus. TO- GOODNESS
safe. do back. It's bad enuf havin'
the Lord taggin' me woun' all time
thout you
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

It's nice to he rich. You can az
ford patent machines to reduce the
tummy and make you nice and lean
like the poor.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

If men used lipsticks, women
would say: How silly"
Yet women claim they believe in
equal rights!
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
F. IT'S ondFoncies

The old buggy had advantages.
Ownership Of buggy didn't make
you too proud to wash it yourself.
To understand the present. read
history. Cotton Mather predicted
that America would be hell.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

downright 1929. Publishers Sndi
rate1
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Nebraska is 4i5 miles long and 20
miles wide.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

Slee . Tear
4lee 9Asse Noaths
TO . Month
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
The tua shops suggestion Tor Re-
ducing the Postal Deficit.

Ward: II spend $50 year for
sf oes."
Mrs. Lawrence: Why, the idea!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
WAS 1T PRIDE
y X y
OR STARVATION
x 4 =
KILLED NELSON?

CHICAGO, June 19.-P,-A
physician gave the cause Of John
Nelson's death as starvation. Po-
lice believe 1t was pride.
Nelson was 10 years old. Not
SO long ago he lived at a home
for old folks. but he ran away.
He said he couldn't stand charity
any longer.
He had a little money. and he
engaged q small room al a ho-
tel. The room rent took all his
money. There was none for food:
but at least he was able to put
forth the appearance Of a man
who did not have to live on
charity.
Yesterday he stood at the win
dow Of delicatessen. The odor
Of food came through the open
door from the steam tables. His
eyes feasted on the tempting
window display. He fell in q
faint, and died without regaining
consciousness.
Doctors said it was starvation.
But police said il was pride.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
First Day of July 4
Fund Drive PleaSeS
Heads; to Continue

we wish to thank Brownsville
citizens who responded to our call
for financial aid with which to put
over the celebration here July
Fourth" said John Tanning. chair
man Of the finance committee Mon
day afternoon after the first days
drive for funds. necessary to pro-
vide the entertainment features on
program designed 10 outshine any
ever heretofore presented in the
Valley.
Tanning declared that the COM
mittee. while it did not reach the
goal set by the chairman, was sat
isfied with its first days work, and
will continue TO canvass the entire
city a. MatamoroS until the fund
Of $1,000 has been raised.
I'VE missed quite a number Of
the merchants OF the city who were
on vacations or out of town on bus
mess" Tanning said. but the COM
mittee is out again today and we
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
3 San BENITO
HOMES ROBBED
One Suspect Held and Three
Wanted In Other Cases
Are Rounded Up
Especial to The Herald

SAN BENITO. June 19.-As a re-
suit Of a series Of petty house rob-
berries here last night one suspect
was being held in jail. another man
was being sought and three men
wanted on other charges had been
rounded up by Chief Of Police Luke
Waters and members Of the local
police force.
The homes Of Y. E. Howell. in San
Benito. and J. J. Mangham. on the
outskirts Of the city. we're robbed of
guns. a camera, a quantity Of cloth
ing and other articles early in the
evening.
A few hours later Amador Nal
denado was arrested while riding
horseback along the river road near
La Paloma, south Of here. HIS
horse was loaded with 2 large
bundle Of various articles. The loot
taken from him later was identified
by Howell and Mangham as theli
property, officers said.
The home Of G. M. Wilds was en-
tered and the housebreaker on this
lob was being sought. In the hunt
for him, Chief Waters arrested
Emilio Melendez. said to have es-
caued jail at Brownsville. and two
others wanted on different charges
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19

will continue to make the rounds
until everybody has been reached.
An appeal to the Rotary club
wednesday and TO the Kiwanis club
Thursday was scheduled to be made
in order that those who cannot
otherwise be reached may be able TO
donate.
Mrs. Volney w. Taylor. chairman
Of the pageant committee. an
nounced Wednesday morning that
she has secured 30 princesses from
Valley towns who will attend the
queen OF the celebration. who will
be a Brownsville girl. and whose
name will not be announced prior
be ready for announcement within
to the pageant.
The names Of the princeSses will
a few days. Mrs. Taylor said.
The celebration will be closed
with a dance at Hotel El Jardin.
honoring the queen and her attend
ants. w
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
TESTIMONY FOR
ROBSON OPENS
Motion to Acquit Land
Commissioner Is Turn
ed Down

AUSTIN, June 19.-CPl-Testi-
mony for J. II. Robson, commits
sioner Of the general land office,
respondent in charges proposing inn
peachment. pending before the
house OF representatives, was be-
gun today.
A motion to acquit Mr.. Robson
Of high @ crome and misdemeanor'
and find him guilty of "indiscretion
inconsistent with the proper con-
duct Of public office" was rejected
by the house yesterday. 10 to 40
after proponents OF the charges had
completed presentation of the testi-
mony.
Rep. S. E. Barnett of Greenville
who proposed immediate disposi-
ton Of the charges without hearing
from tn erespondent, said he felt
the charges would be sustained in
the end and that time already con-
sumed had been lost to the legisla-
| ture.
His move was opposed by Rep
Grady Woodruff Of Decatur, who
claimed that II Robson cannot ex-
plain that $4,000 Of misspent
money" the people Of his district
would insist that he be removed
from office" He stated that tc
carry Barnetts motion would
amount to merely "a slap on the
wrist"
Representatives Ray Holder OF
Dallas and j. G. Albritton of York
town contended it would be unfair
even to reprimand the commissioner
by finding him guilty Of indiscre-
ton without first giving him a
chance by the introduction of testi-
mony to prove that he had not act
Continued on page thirteen.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
Liquor Runners and
Customs Men Battle

WINDSOR, Ont, June l9.-(P)-
After a swift moving revolver battle
in Detroit river just today rum run
ners Of the East Windsor sector
retreated into Canadian waters aft
er shooting a hole in the prov Of
a United States customs patrol cut
ter. There were no casualties.
The rum runners deliberately
opened fire without notice on the
American boat, Walter S. Petty,
acting collector Of customs at De-
troit, said. His men returned the
volley and chased the intruders
back to the Canadian shore.
The battle started, Petty said,
when the rum craft was about 100
feet off the foot Of Joseph Cam
pau avenue. Detroit. The border
patrol was gliding down stream and
was about so feet from the runner
when its crew Of several men blazed
away suddenly with revolvers. The
bullets drummed against the gov
eminent boat and blasted a hole
above its water line.
Our men returned the fire
promptly" Petty added. THE rum
runners swung about and retreated
toward Canada. maintaining a
heavy fire at our boat"
Petty charged the firing from the
rum boat continued long after 1t
had reached Canadian waters. The
customs boat abandoned the chase
at the international line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
PORT HEARING
IN WASHINGTON
IS COMPLETED
Creager Repr e s ents
Point Isabel Men;
Decision Will Be
Given Later
By III. l.. SEXTON


WASHINGTON, June 19.-As-
serting that the Brownsville navi-
cation district Is prepared TO meet
the government with a 25-foot
channel at Brazos Santiago pass If
the government will finance Deep
ening Of the outer channel TO that
depth. attorneys and the engineer
Of the district today appealed 10
the federal board Of rivers and har-
bors engineers for modification OF
a report recently submitted by
Major Philo P. Fox, district engi-
neer at Galveston.
The Point Isabel-San Benito
navigation district. represented by
r. B. Creager. attorney. and Major
Rufus Putnam. engineer. appeared
in opposition TO the proposed modi-
fication.
The board of rivers and harbors
engineers. at the conclusion OF the
hearing. announced that no deci-
sion would be handed down pend
ing submission Of briefs by the
Point Isabel-San Benito interests.
Representatives Of the Browns
vile navigation district included H
L. Yates and r. b. Rentfro. attor-
neys: Robt. r. Cummins. engineer:
z. A. Rosenthal and John Gregg
members OF the navigation district
commission: G. c. Richardson. w
4. McDavitt, and j. L. Blanton.
The history Of the Brownsville
port project was cited by II. l.
Yates, who contended that the
channel was first proposed In 1857
and that a survey had been made
In 1910. He stated that the
Brownsville interests had later ac-
cepted the Point Isabel project. anc
had worked with that in view un.
I'll 1t became evident that It woulc
be necessary for Brownsville to pro.
vide the major part OF a channe
direct TO Brazos Santiago pass
passing about a mile south o
Point Isabel. He stated that tn,
Brownsville district could not CO
operate In construction OF a chan
mel outside the boundaries of TIT
district, and that Brownsville hat
voted bonds IN the amount Of So.
100000 to construct a direct chan
mel.
r. B. Creager. speaking on behal
of the Point Isabel-San Benito dis
trict. said that district had votet
bonds in the amount of $500. .00D
and that the requirements OF tn
government in connection with tn
Continued on page 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
RELATIONS With
GIRL TOLD
Professor Held In Jail Ad-
vances Own Theory Of
Goods Murder

COLUMBUS, Ohio. June l9.-tP)
DIR. James Shook. dismissed pro-
fessor who posed as the husband
of Theoria Hix, "a, slain Ohio State
University coed. freely discussed
his relations with the girl and ad-
vanced his own theories Of murder
in the first interview granted by
officials who today held him for
investigation as they continued
their hunt for evidence.
Shook has been lodged in Jail
with Marion II. Meyers. member OF
the university horticultural expert
entail staff, since a few hours after
the girls body was found last Fri
day. Meyers is a former suitor.
Shook told newspapermen he
thought a chance acquaintance on
an automobile ride might have
killed her.
Our affair was not a fool, silly
love affair" he said. once she
said she would not marry me Cn
a bet. even if I didn't have a wife
and child. I was willing to quit
whenever she said so. / was doing
everything for her own good.
Shook then told Of her friend
ship for Meyers. He and the girl
separted for a time but came back
together. he said, when she broke
with Meyers.
"Afterward she said she missed
automobile rides with him." Snoos
asserted. 1t was during this time
that she shared a room with him
while maintaining a room at a
boarding house and still another al
the Y. w. e. "A.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-19
HOOVER DRY
POLICY HIT
Virginia Senator States
President Has Gone
Far Afield

WASHINGTON. June 19.-CPl-
The Hoover administration was con-
demned in the senate today by SEN
ator Glass. democrat. Virginia. for
"submergin" the prohibition problem
IN its proposal law enforcement in
quiry.
The Virginia Senator was the
author Of the S250,000 fund appro-
priated last session b ycongress for
the purpose of an inquiry under the
direction Of the president into pro-
hibition.
This is the fund now being used
by the Hoover law enforcement
commission. and Glass declared that
both the president and the COM
mission have gone as far afield as
it is possible to go when they talk
about reorganizing the judicial pro-
cedure."