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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
$1,000, 900 a Year
Free Gift to States
In u. S. Land Rents

Ownership of grazing lands is
proving q profitable piece of
business for those States in the
West which have received title
to public lands for the benefit of
school funds.
Land commissioners of Arizona,
Colorado, Idaho and other West
ern States report to the Interior
Department collection of sums
running into hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars from lease and
rental of grazing lands turned
over to the States by the Federal
Government. The National Gov
eminent has turned over 45,00o,-
900 acres of its public lands to
the Western States; and while
these States have disposed Of
much of the land, they derive a
revenue of about $2,800,000 a year
from the remaining lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27

for long held to govern not only physical
but mental traits, plays lesser part in
influencing mental abilities.
Mental ability" he said, "is more
affected by the conditions under which
a person lives. Scholastic attainment
is affected still less by nature and more
by nurture.
zones ability and ones personality,
II the study of twins is correct, is not
absolutely fixed at birth, but may be
influenced for good or i'll by home and
school influences and by the kind Of
community in which one lives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
Would-Be Suicide Denied Bail.

NEW YORK, December 81 (P1.-John
Rusk, 48, of Baltimore was held without
bail yesterday when arraigned in Jeffer-
son Market Court, charged with viola
ton of the Sullivan anti-gun law. Rusk
had a revolver in his possession when
found with his throat cut on November
% in the Pennsylvania Terminal. Police
said he intended to use the gun to
commit suicide, but cut himself instead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
KETTLES REVEAL OIL.

Kentuckian Studies Sediment to
Locate Petroleum Deposits.
OwENSBORO, KY. up. Martin
Daley, "a, has brewed tempests in
nearly all the tea kettles in this vicinity.
Revising the water witching methods
of the past, he declares that he can
find oil deposits by examining the sedi-
ment in kettles, pots and pans.
Shortly after Daley peeped in kettle
on the J. D. Walters farm near here
an oil company struck petroleum at
1,40O feet.
AS a result Daviess County residents
have discarded representations OF
doodle bugs" and rock hounds" and
are reading their tea kettles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
PARIS SCHOOL HELPED.
Rockefeller Foundation Announces
Gift of $12.ooo.ooo.

PARIS, December ~ (P.-The trans
fer Of the famous Paris Medical School
from its present cramped quarters on
the left bank of the Seine to vast
new tract, known as the Wine Market, u
was made possible by the announcement
yesterday Of a gift of 10000 900 francs
about $12,oo0,oo0) from the Rockefeller
Foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
JUSTICE TAFT, VASTLY IMPROVED,
SPENDS HOLIDAYS ON OPINIONS
Looks for Complete Restoration Normal Health After
Long Rest in Canada.

until the new Supreme Court building
is completed, should its construction be
delayed beyond that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
JEWISH ENTERTAINMENT.
First Annual Presentations Of Cha
nukah Scheduled for Sunday.

Two presentations Of the first annual
Chanukah entertainment, offered by the
Talmud Torah B'nai Israel, will be given
Sunday in the synagogue of the con-
gregation. Fourteenth and Emerson
streets. A program to be presented at
10 am. will be for the benefit OF the
Hebrew Sunday school classes. The eve
ming program will commence at 8
o'clock.
An attractive program of entertain.
ment has been arranged for the occa-
sion, under the direction of Louis Mil
man, chairman of the educational COM
mittee Of the congregation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Unfair to Ginners
Only Partial Inspection of Scales Used to
Weigh Cotton By State Inspectors
Is Injustice

The Texas State weights and measures department
has been unfair Valley gnners by reporting that cotton
was being weighed light at 80 Valley gins.
An investigation discoses that less than onethrd of
the gins in the Valley have been visited by representatives
that department Not all of the gins visited found
hav scales out of balance and more than 40 gins were
not visited at any time.
known fact that cotton is ginned while it is dry
and that wet cotton will not pass through the machinery
properly 1t also is known that cotton will absorb mols
ture almost rapidly a sponge.
Cotton when weighed directly after ginning usually
about its dryes state After 1t gnned frequent
ly absorbs a number of pounds of water.
Proof that bales being weighed fairly is contained
in records of one large buyer.
Shipments during the present season of 1881 bales OF
cotton have resulted in loss of 1892 pounds.
That is the cotton in the aggregate weighed 1892
pounds at the compress than at the GIN The cotton
was shipped with the gin weights guaranteed 1t has
been necessary for the seller to the purchaser the d
ference, making a refund of more than $500
In this 1881 bales of cotton there lot OF 100
bales which gained 260 pounds at the compress. But
the bill of adng the agents of the railroad had made
notation "oaded Wet which meant the cotton had been
in a rain just before it weighed.
On the other hand lot of 81 bales gnned wet lost
582 pounds from the gin weight when reweghed at the
compress
All of these figures supported by certificates is
sued at the compress under the seal of state wegher
If any Valley ginner has been deliberately weighing
cotton light he deserves condemnation but the vast
majority of Valley ginners giving honest weight and
deserve defense from such unfair reports.
One ginner has demanded that check be made OF
his scales All other gnners who have not been checked
by the department representative should make this de-
mand and then report of the number OF gins who
are giving correct weight should be given to the press oil
the Valley Anything less than this will not right grave
wrong.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
STEIN TOHEAD
GEORGIA PAPER
Former Herald Publisher ls
President of Columbus
Publication

Announcement was received by
The Herald Saturday that J. M.
Stein. former publisher Of The Her
aid. has been elected president and
publisher Of the Columbus. Ga. En-
uuirer-Sun. one of the Oldest and
best known morning newspapers In
the southeast. Julian Harris, son
OF the late Joel Chandler Harris,
noted southern author, is editor OF
the paper. Under editorship OF
Harris and his wife. Julia Collier
Harris. 1t received the Pulitzer prize
in 1925 for the paper rendering the
most unselfish public service during
the year. The prize came TO the
Enouirer-Sun in connection with its
fight on the khan. its anti-lynching
stand and other public services.
The Harrises continue as editors
of the Enquirer-Sun. which was
founded in 1928 by Mirabeau B. L.
mar, who was one of the presidents
Of the Republic of Texas. and for
whom Lamar county IN Texas was
named.
IN The Herald's message. Stein
said. MY one regret is that tenn
porarily ut least I will have to sever
my warm associations in Browns
vile and the Lower Valley. How
ever. I believe that my new venture
offers wonderful opportunities in
the field Of newspaper develop
rnent I"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Yep Reaches Germany
With New Air Record

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
Aug 10.-(Pp-Taking a new record
for a transatlantic dirigible cross
ing into her hangar, the great air
liner Graf Zeppelin reached home
this afternoon 55 hours and "a min
utes after leaving Lakehurst. N. j.,
on the first stage Of her globe-gir-
ding flight. A small army Of me-
chanicS and helpers Immediately
began TO groom the Zeppelin for the
next stage to Tokyo on which ii will
leave within three or four days
Dr. Hugo Eckener celebrated his
6lst birthday by bringing down the
silver queen Of the air at 1903 p. III.
T:03 "a. III. r. =. I'D with a journey
OF 400 miles to his credit In the
log books The Zeppelin made an
average speed of 75 miles an hour
for the entire trip, cutting the time
for her crossing In 1923 by l3 hours
and 20 minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Radio Situation Is
Highly Jumbled Up

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-(PD-
The American radio situation Is
struggling today with a bundle OF
problems dumped upon 1t from
technical, legislative and judicial
sources.
Technically: The allotment OF
wave le:-sths and deluge OF ap-
plications always on hand.
Legislatively: The law creating
the commission expires December
81 and although it was expected
someone will introduce a bill to eX-
tend its life his measure nuts run.
the gauntlet Of congressional chan
nels and receive presidential ap-
proval.
JudicialIy: At least half a dozen
Of the major decisions OF the COM
mission have been carried 70 the
courts and, from present indica-
tions will be tied up for some time
to come.
Just what will be done In congress
toward granting the commission Q
longer lease on life Is problematical.
Twice such an extension has been
made but II this Is to be done again
congress must act hurriedly as on
account Of the Christmas recess
there will be scarcely more than
two weeks time in which such legis-
lation can be put through.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
j. ENGINEER
SEEKSDEEPER
CORPUSPORT'
Deakyne Asks Fund to
Dredge Channel To
80; Hike In Mainten-
ance Fund Sought

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-(Pl-
Increasing the depth Of the chan
mel Of Corpus Christi. Texas. har-
Dor from 25 to 80 feet. with fed
eral appropriation Of s5l5,000. was
recommended tcda to congress by
Big. Gen. Deakyne, acting chief Of
army engineers.
He also recommended an annual
expenditure Of $4,000 for main
tenance-S26,500 more a year than
now Is being spent.
Deepening of the channel, which
would be authorized from the gulf
Of Mexico to the city's harbor
would be a modification Of the
present project. especially in cot
ton and oil. was assigned by Gen
eral Deakyne as his reason for ap-
proval of the deepened channel. He
added that it would place Corpus
Christi on a par with other Texas
ports. His report was transmitted
to the house rivers and harbors
committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
SURVEY new
c. A. 7. Line
Planes to Take Off Sunday
To Traverse Mexico City,
I'll Paso Route

A survey of the Corporation Aero
nautica de Transportes new line
between Mexico City and FL Paso.
which is to open Aug. 21. will get
under way from the local airport
Sunday.
A new Lockheed-Vega plane with
T. T. Hull, president of the line,
Lloyd Anderson. j. j. O'Brien and
NJ. A. Zuniga aboard will take off
from the local field at 10 a. m. to
fly. to Mexico City by the way Of
Torreon. The purpose of the flight
is to survey the route between Tor
reon and the Mexican capital. zu-
niga is Central American and Mex
leo representative of the Lockheed
Aircraft factory.
At the same time a Ryan mono
plane. with Major p. A. Law and
Bob Starkey aboard will fly TO Tor
reon and FL Paso. They will sur
vey the route north from Torreon
to the border.
The Vega 5-passenger
ship will be standard on the line,
il has been announced. The COM
pany has 81 Of the planes ordered,
officials state.
The speedy ship arrived az the
municipal airport here at 2:05 p. m
Saturday after a hour flight from
San Antonio in the face Of a stiff
head wind. Hull and other mem
bers Of his party left the factory at
Los Angeles in the ship Friday
morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Last Survivor of
Old Feud Hanged

VERA CRUZ. Mexico, Aug. TO-
R)-Marcario Cantero. last surviv-
ing member of a family which was
wiped out in a feud that began l6
years ago. fell into the hands of mis-
enemies near the village Of Boti-
carlo and was hanged.
The feud started in 1913 when
Rurelio Cantero and Nicolas Avila,
after a monotonous session at
cards. decided to stake their lives in
a really thrilling contest. They
fought with small swords and Avila
was killed
Avila's son became a revolution
ist in 1914 and at the head of a
band raided the village where the
Cantero family lived. The band
was alleged TO have shot Aurelio
Cantero to death. hanged his son
and wiped out the remaining men,
bers Of the family with the excep-
ton Of Marcario, who was not in
the town al the time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
.BALESUSUALLY
HEAVY AT GIN,
FIGURES SHOW
Compress Certificates
Reveal Big Losses to
Men Who Buy From
Valley Farmers

Valley ginners Saturday expressed
indignation over the statement OF
II. J. Thaxton, representative OF the
sta.- department of weights and
measures that weighing conditions
we're bad in this section and de-
manded OF A. z. Stovall chief OF
weights and measures. Austin, that
gins which have been giving fair
weights be given a clean bill Of
health.
These ginners produced compress
weight certificates to prove they
had been losing money on their
weights.
The usual practice is for the gin
ners to buy cotton from the farmer
on gin weights end then when SELL
ing to guarantee gin weights TO the
firm who purchases from them. If
compress weights are below gin
weights the purchaser Is given a re-
bate.
The compress weight, which IS
certified by a bonded weigher, Is
accepted as the actual weight Of
the bale.
Compress and gin weight certifi-
Gates were shown to prove that
compress weights uniformally are
under in weights. proving the farm
er receives full weight at the gin
w. <. McDavitt, who buys large
portion of the cotton crop In the
Brownsville area. exhibited certifi-
Gates on more than 1900 bales
which showed cor. r.press weight on
the entire lot had been over 1900
pounds under gin weight and that
refunds Of more than $500 had been
made to the bueyrs. No inspection
OF his scales had been made.
I'VE buers Of cotton would be
glad TO buy as well as sell subject
to compress weight certificates, :"
McDavitt said. we always lose
money on shrinkage between the
gin and compress weights and do
not expect anything else.
1T is manifestly unfair for a
state inspector to test scales at only
few of the 100 gins in the Valley
and then say that conditions are
worse here than anywhere he has
been. This is a reflection on all
the gins whether the scales have
been tested and found out OF bal
ance or not"
II. p. Boyd, vice president Of the
Valley Gin company at San Benito.
expressed the same sentiments.
Both Boyd and McDavitt wired
protests to Stovall. McDavitt's mes
sage said:
Yesterdays issue Brownsville
Herald big headlines quote Official
says cotton underweight farmers
lose one to two dollars per bale
quoting statement made by your
Mister II. j. Thaxton II you will
note this article casts reflection on
every gin in the Valley which we
Continued on page %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
COURT ENJOINS
.PROPERTYSALE
Receiver Appointed To Set
tie All Debts of
Partnership

District Judge A. M. Kent Satur-
day granted an injunction and or
der restraining J. B. James, Harlin-
gen, from selling the property own
ed jointly by James and G. W
Reed. and the court appointed
Frank M. Hardin, receiver, to set
tie all debts Of the James-Reed CO.
partnership and divide equally the
property between them.
Reed, who sought the injunction
alleged in his petition that in Oc-
tober, 1923. he entered into the CO.
partnership with James, and that
they agreed to rent farm lands ano
do a general farming business.
Accordingly, he alleges, they
rented 400 acres of land from the
H. H. Hardin company on the Har-
din ranch. and planted 800 acres II
cotton and 10 acres in watermelons
Forty-five acres were rented iron
D. E. Nall and it also was planted
in cotton.
The petition states that approx
mately 1l0 bales of cotton VIII Dt
made as a result Of the deal, ant
saws that the co-partnership ha.
invested some $500 in farm i'm
plements.
The petition further alleges thal
a division OF the property will nc
the plaintiff at least S2.5Oo and th'
court Is asked to sell all property
owned jointly SO that an equal divi
sion Of the proceeds may result. \
also is prayed that the remainini
few bales Of cotton to be picked anC
be h. adled by the receiver appoint
ed by the court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
VALLEY PIONEER, 79, ON FIRST
TRAIN RIDE TO PLEASE FOLKS

Thos. 3. Russell. 70. was taking
his first ride on a railway train
today.
He wasn't very keen about it.
but agreed on it "just to please
the folks" They want him 70
be gone two weeks. but he thinks
he will have had enough of 1t and
be ''rarin' TO get back TO Browns
vile within a week"
Tom Russell came here in 1872.
and had never been out Of the
Valley but once since. That was
in 1881 when his father died at
San Antonio.
Five years before. he had been
married to Elizabeth Ann Cum
mings. whose family came here in
IS4o.
The only thing between here
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
Valley Ginners Flay Report of Short Weight
RED FLAG GIVEN
= = 4
BY DEBBS COVER
= = 4
OF BERGER BIER

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Aug. 10
Pl-From the ranks Of the dead
there came today a last tribute
TO Victor L. Berger, dead socialist
leader.
A piece of red silk. symbolic of
the regard of Eugene v. Dehs.
bore for the man who first taught
him the principles Of socialism
and fostered his progress as a
party figure, was draped today
over Berger's casket as his body
was taken to Forest Hill ceme-
terry.
On 1t appear In gold letters:
Il say thou shalt be GOV. -ed as
Debs was"
1t was the last wish OF Debs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

LIE BOURGET, France, Aug. 10.
-OP,-The disappearance of the
three Swiss aviators who left
here on Thursday supposedly for
Lisbon tonight was as puzzlnig as
ever. Nothing had been heard OF
them since they started on what
was announced as the preliminary
to a transatlantic attempt.
1t was hoped that they had
been merely forced down in some
out Of the way place and had
not thought 1t necessary to notify
anyone. Had there been q SER
ious accident IL was believed cer-
tain that word OF 1t would have
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
BONDS SEEN VOTED

BORGER. Texas, Aug. l0.-tF-
Although the vote was close incom-
plete results gatheerd by the Bor-
ger Herald tonight indicated a pro-
posal to issue $l50.O00 worth OF
bonds to pave highway lit ir
northern Hutchinson county had
been approved in today's election.
The paving viii connect with prof.
ectS in Hansford and Ochiltree
counties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
MYSTERY OF MISSING SWISS
FLIERS SPUZZLING TO EUROPE

reached Paris or Switzerland un-
less they fell in the sea.
LISBON. Portugal, Aug. To-
(P)-Military observers tonight
were inclined to believe that the
SYiss aviators who left lie Bour-
get on Thursday for this city had
met with an accident while cross
ing the Pyrenees or perhaps had
fallen .lto the sea in attempting
TO reach the Azores.
The French crew Of the trans
atlantic plane Yellow bird, now
visiting here, said they doubted
whether such a long flight as a
transatlantic hop could be made
in the type Of monoplane chosen
by the Swiss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
| KILLED, a
BURNED IN
BLAZING CAR

CARTHAGE, Tex, Aug. 10
Rl-One man was burned fatally
and four others were scared, two
seriously, in a blazing automo-
bile near here today. The ma
chine went over an smbankment
and caught fire from a cigarette
dropped into gasoline.
Edward Freeman, 26. died In
a Shreveport. La. hospital.
James r. Reeves. "a. of Car
thage and Tom Lindsey. about %.
Of Marshall were those seriously
injured. Jim Holt and Buddy
Parker. both Of Carthage, were
the other two victims.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

and Corpus Christi in 1881 was
the King ranch, Mr.. Russell said.
And as he rides along through
thriving young cities along the
railroad, 1t will be Mr.. RusSell's
turn to wonder. He is going to
Kes-ville. where he will visit his
daughter. Mrs. p. j. Vivier. who is
spending the summer there.
Mr.. Russell's father. William
Russell. came to Texas in 1892 and
was a captain and one of the COM
manders of the Texas navy" His
wife moulded the first bullet. ac-
cording TO Mrs. r. b. Rentfro.
daughter Of Thomas Russell.
After coming here in 1872. Tom
Russell accented a position as Gus
toms inspector at the old port Of
Continued on page %
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
BRITISH COTTON WAR
SETTLEMENT IS SEEN

EDINBURGH. Scotland. Aug. 10.
-tR)-Hopes revived tonight for
early settlement of the dispute in
the Lancashire cotton trade which
for fortnight has left more than
100000 workers idle.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon-
aid flew here today from his vaca-
ton place at Lossiemouth and held
conferences with leaders of both
sides.
Although no official announce
ment shed any light on what was
accomplished 1t was understood in
well informed circles that the prime
minister had induced both sides To
accept the principle Of arbitration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

PORT ARTHUR. Aug. l0-tFl-
A bursted coil which threw gaso-
line on an electric motor Is be-
heved to have caused a fire which
early Saturday caused damage esti-
mated at S225, 900 to the refrigera-
ton plant at the Texas company
refinery here. The plant will be
rebuilt Immediately. according 70
w. K. Holmes, superintendent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11
CONTRACTOR SHOT AT
STORE NEAR DALLAS

DALLAS. Aug. 10. -tFl- Wylie
Patterson. 81, contractor or Eagle
Ford. near here, was shot and seri-
ously wounded In a store there late
today. His assailant, who escaped,
was sought.
Patterson said his best friend"
shot him. No charges had been
filed.