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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-11
FISH AND GOLF TO KEEP
BABE BUSY FOR A WEEK

NEW YORK, June II CP.-Babe
Ruth is going fishing. The big Yankee
slugger has asked, and received per-
mission Of his manager, Miller Higgins,
to spend q week at a lake and golf
course near Washington, where he will
rest until just before the Yankee
series with the Philadelphia Athletics,
starting June 81.
It am going to Ash and play golf, ="
said Ruth. Higgins said might vio-
late the club rule against golf in the
playing season. I feel strong enough
to 60 back into our lineup now. but
the doctor says I can't take any chances
and Higgins agrees with the doctor"
Ruth is nearly recovered from the
severe cold that has kept him out of
the lineup for the past 10 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-11
Golf Champion Comes From Middle West to Play at Columbia
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
oLUMBIA's course was crowded

~OLUMBIAS course was crowded
from an early hour yesterday
to late last night with golfers
~ practicing in preparation for
the coming tournament of the
club, which starts tomorrow with the
first half of the two-day qualifying
round. More than 800 golfers used the
course yesterday, according to count
kept in the caddie house.
Woman golfers of the Chevy Chase
Club started play yesterday in the COM
petition for the Siamese Cup. Susan
Hacker, vice president of the Women's
District Golf Association, and one of
the low handicap players at Chevy
Chase, went to the twenty-Seventh hole
to defeat Mrs. Harrison Brand. jr., In
the first round. Results of the other
first-round matches we're:
Mrs. Frank r, Keefer (sl defeated Mrs.
We We'll is5 ddsfeattd Mrs. James VI Beier q,
! up; Mrs. L O. Cameron 80 defeated Miss
Meanwhile, the members of the
Seniors Golf Association were Compel
ing in three tournaments which run
along almost simultaneously. Only a
few matches have been played in the
competition for the Peter Cup. but the
final round has been reached In one
match in the event for the Perkins
Plate. In this match. c. v. Wheeler
defeated Gen. D. c. Shanks, and 4.
while in the other semi-flnals George
B. Christian, jr., and Rear Admiral w.
H. Standby finished all even at the
eighteenth hole and will play another
round to determine the winner.
Pairings in the third round OF the
event for the Morven Thompson Me-
mortal Trophy by members of the
Seniors Association follow:
p s. Ridsdale (scratch) VS.. Arlon v. Cush-
t6)., VS.; Hugh NJ: Southgate 90, w. C; Men
aenhall ca VS.. z. N. Tslcott ~ or DR., G.
vs. H. d. Champion DID, Ben Miller I8
VS. Rear Admiral r. H. Jackson ll6l. Rear
Admiral w. II. STANDBY (6l VS.. C. Phillips
Hin N2l. Whitman Cross drew a bye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-11

In the recent putting event for the
seniors William l.. Hillyer, who is af-
fectionately known at Chevy Chase and
other clubs as 1.-The father of golf" won
the event with a score OF IS for the
double circuit of the nine-hole putting
course. Hillyer Is without question one
of the best putters around Washington
and has seen as much golf locally as
any man in the game. Six players tied
at So for second place. They were
H. r. Stanford, Benjamin Miller, E. M
Talcott, @. Y. Worthington, w. @.
Brantley and r. H. Jackson.
The board of governors of the Chevy
Chase Club, in accordance with its an
nlial custom, has extended the privi-
leges of the Chevy Chase course to
members of the Columbia Country Club
who will not play in the Columbia tour
ney and would be deprived of their golf
by the tournament, which starts to-
morrow.
w. e. Mehary has advanced to the
semi-f1nal round III the event for the
Henry-Williams Cup at Bannockburn.
His match Is the only one in the third
round which has been concluded. Re-
suits follow:
w. E. Mehary defeated Major H. Robb. 5
and 81 DR.. J. r.; Mood defeated H; d.
L. Pendergast. up; r. L. Burgdorf defeated
/, L., Stratton. and 3; Leo 2; Pass de-
teated Prey Savoy, / UP; John Thaeker de-
feated c, II. Severance. and 4.
3 SON wiIsa rsssS. Pr sShd
M Nee MSst END a. Mn IN g holes sno Y
g. Lamb defeated r. g. Scott, and 2:
and /; W. r. Byrne defeated j. L. Bernard.
and !.
Third round-w. E. Mehary defeated DR..
j. r. Mood. and /.
c. T. Lynes of Washington scored an
eagle on the 487-yard fourth hole at
the Virginia course by drive. an iron
shot to the green and 20-foot putt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-11
AFRICAN is SENT WEST
FOR AMERICAN DERBY

NEW YORK, June II LF3,-African.
r. T. Wilson, jrs, great mudder, which
finished second to Blue Larkspur i'll the
Belmont Stakes last Saturday, has been
shipped to Chicago for the American
Derby to be run June Is.
He was accompanied by w. j. Sal
mons DR.. Freeland. Preakness winner,
but last in the Belmont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-11

w ASHINGTON clubs will be
n represented by three local
' v championship to be played at
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SEEK DIAMOND FOE.

state Departments base ball team
wishes to book a game for tomorrow
evening at o'clock on Monument dia-
mond No. with an unlimited class
nine. Call Crenshaw, at State Depart
ment, during the day or at Decatur
3776 after 5 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-11
BOB FINKENSTADT ENTERS
INVITATION TOURNAMENT
First Amateur to Crack CoIumbia's Par Returns
to Scene of Early Triumph-Battle With
Miller STEVENSON Recalled.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

of the first youngsters make for himself
national ranking golfer Washington coming back to
the Capital to play in the Columbia Country Club ourna-
the where he learned his game.
L. Fnkenadt holder of the District amateur golf cham
ponhp ranking golfer Washington 1919 1920 and 1921
enran Columbia which starts tomorrow He
has been living in Ohio and Chicago for several
Fnkenstadt the first amateur golfer from Washington to
Columbia Club recording this
title
which by defeating Miller STEVENSON in the final round
then the having played not
developing
winning the final
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COURTNEY. FIGHTER. WEBS.

PHILADELPHIA. June IL CP.-
George Courtney. heavyweight boxer Of
Arcimore. Oklahoma, and Virginia Claire
Howard. New York actress, we're married
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
REBEL
PAYMASTER Is
One MAN HELD
Officers Believe Men
With z Former u. S.
Officials Were Abb
sconding to Spain

NEW YORK, May 4.-Pl-A
former paymaster in the Mexican
rebel army and his secretary who
slipped through the fingers Of the
law in Kansas City, were arrested
here today in possession OF black
bag containing approximately $780,
900 with which officials believed
thev were absconding in Spain.
With them were found q United
States government official and q
former u. S. government official.
The one considered the biggest
catch Is Salvador Ateca. former
rebel paymaster. who until recently
held the gambling concessions in
with the rebel General Marcelo Car
aveo, former governor of Chihuahua.
His secretary Is Antonio Maques.
The others were Russell Mathews,
assistant director of immigration
at FL PaSo. and W. II. Fryer. former
assistant United States attorney at
El Paso.
Ateca and Maques were arrested
in Kansas City Wednesday by secret
service operatives as fugitives from
justice from FL PaSo. Their bail
was set at 5000 each. which they
promptly paid out OF the big black
bag and kept on travelling.
Thinking. officials believe. they
had outwitted the secret service,
Ateca and Maques. with Mathews
and Fryer, took quarters in a prom
inent hotel awaiting a chance to
leave the country.
This afternoon United States At
torney George Mintzer. several de-
tectives and group OF secret serv-
ice men closed in on the hotel and
when they knew their men were
there walked into their room with
a pass key.
There are two charges against
Ateca at FL PaSo. He Is charged
with violating the presidential neu-
trality proclamation by smuggling
an airplane to the Mexican rebel
forces across the border, and there
is a civil action filed in the Texas
city by the republic of Mexico and
the state of Chihuahua seeking TO
regain funds allegedly appropriated
from the Juarez city treasury.
Pending hearing bearing on ex-
tradition to face these charges the
handkerchief and his secretary
were held without bail by United
States commissioner. The two 9TH
ers were permitted bail Of s2.50O
each In the conspiracy charge.
Besides the bag with its golden
cargo a mass of documents were
seized, including a note bearing ref
erences to j. Gonzalo Escobar. for
mer Mexican rebel generalissmo.
United States Attorney Charles III.
Tuttle told the commissioner before
whom the four prisoners were ar
raigned that Ateca was charged with
violating the neutrality proclama-
ton "in that he sought to import in
to Mexico munitions of war without
the consent of the secretary Of state
OF the United States.
Tuttle said he also had been in
formed by the Mexican consul gen.
Continued on Page 10)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
PAIRCLUBBED
BEFORE House
IS SET AFIRE
Man Says He Killed
Couple With Stick
Of Wood After Ar
gument In Home

MEXIA. Tex. May 4.-tFl-LEuyri
Davidson. "a. son Of w. +. Davidson.
signed a confession here today thar
he killed his father and stepurther.
Mrs. Ella d. Davidson with a stick
of wood Friday at their country
home and then set fire 70 the house.
The confession. witnessed by n
citizen and the chief cf police. said
Lloyd Davidson. was nc his fathers
home and an argument arose The
stepmother nit the youth over tire
head with a flaShlight and he grap-
pied with her. 10 continued.
wv. IL. Davidson then lnterfered
and Lloyd struck the father with =
stick Of wood. After the elder David
son was knocked down. Mrs. David
son was killed. the statement said.
"A can or oil then was obtained ard
the house was bdrned.
After the confession was obtain
ed. young Davidson Was taken 60
Jail at Groesbeck 70 await grand
jury action Monday.
The count yattOrney said mn mxM
was found near the scared bodies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
Desultory Firing
Breaks Out Again
In Communist Riot

BERLIN. May 5.-CSundayl-tH
-DesultOry firing broke out again
early this morning In the communist
stronghold in the EfiIkoelin suburb.
It was the fifth day or sh0otinEs
growing out or the demonstrations
Of May day.
Police searchlights had revealed
persons on roofs along Handterys-
trasSe i'm defiance OF the police or
der for all residents % remain with
in their homes after 800 p. m. these
persons were driven from their posts
by the firing, but reappeared after
a while.
"A police lieutenant was fired cn
from a nearby cafe where red
front soldiers had assembled The
police forced their way In and clear
ed the cafe Of customers All were
searched and arms were seized ft
was almost "a hours since the last
outbreak had occurred
TWenty-Seven persons thus fmr
have lost their lives In the comFnrr-
ist disorders. which broke out ON
May Day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
BANDITS TAKE
S6,4OO LOOT
Three Men Seriously Wound
Policeman I'm Daring Rob-
berry of Payroll

GALVESTON. May 4. = (H1 - A
payroll of s6.400 taken from H. ..
Pike. Galveston Dry Dock and Con-
Struction. company messenger, by
three men who shot and seriously
wounded a policeman in the spec
tacular robbery seemed about to
slip through veritable Gordon OF
police who late tonight had rot
found the robbers
Belief that the three. who slugged
Pike today. had hidden somewhere
on Galveston island caused concer-
tration of the search there but,
though hope for a capture had been
raised intermittently throughout the
evening. no arrests deemed valuable
had been made just before mid
night.
Houston police joined the hunt
tonight. believing that the autOmo-
bile used by the thugs was stolen In
that city.
Officer Thomas Fl. Hawkins, the
patrolman-victln. was resting cas-
ily and Pike had recovered from
the pistol blow administered him.
Hawkins was accompanying the
messenger f-nm a call to the
Hutchins- -Sealy bank when the
holdup occurred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05

Twelve San Angelo Men
Begin Trek To u. S. Pen

SAN ANGELO. May 4.-tRl-
While a cornetist in a hotel near
the depot footed How Dry I AM"
twelve persons convicted Of liquor
conspiracy, many of them prom
inent here. started to Leavenworth
tonight to begin their sentences.
More than 1000 people were on
the streets to see the procession to
the depot.
Most of the defendants laughed
and joked on their way to the
train and one of them leaned
through the car window to make
q speech attacking the star state
witness. Carroll Bates, former
Texas ranger and chief of police
here, was the principal defendant
in the cases. He was unmoved bv
the excitement and refused to
comment on his conviction.
Twenty persons were convicted
yesterday and the sentences varied
Continued on Page lO)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
ANNOUNCE OFFICIALLY
TEXAS u. BEAUTIES

AUSTIN. May 4.-lFl-Texas
University's most beautiful young
women were introduced tonight at n
formal dance and their pictures viii
be carried In the yenrh0ukS as the
Blue Bennett Bellies of 1879
They are.
Misses Marjorie Amnaun. Roswell.
". NJ. Pi Beta Phi: Mary Joo Young.
Corsicana. Kappa Alpha Theta.
Miriam Shackelford. Waxahachlr.
Kappa Alpha Theta. Eula Pearson.
Abilene: Kappa Alpha Theta: Lylin
Engberg. Angleton. GrRcr Hall.
Brooksie Nell BOYD, Temple. Zeta
Tau Alpha: Nancy Minor. Calves
ton. Kappa Kappa Gamma: Mary
Grace Mathis. Dallas. Phi Beta Phi-
and Betty Imhokk. Port Arthur
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
Winsor May Lose
Finger AS Result
OF Car Accident

@. Fl. Winsor. head of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Transportation COM
pany with headquarters at Houston
was reported as resting quietly at
the Mercy hospital late Saturday
night after having a finger almost
severed earlier in the evening by
an automobile door.
Winsor. In company with group
OF friends, was said TO have acci-
dentally got his finger mashed when
the odor to the automobile in which
they were riding was closed.
He was rushed to the office of DR..
B. M. Works who stitched back on
the member which was hanging by
shreds. He was removed to the
Mercy hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
3REPORTSIN
MELLON CASE
Secretary's Right to Serve
AS Stakeholder Provokes
Much Argument

WASHINGTON. May 4.-tPl-The
right Of Andrew w. Mellon TO serve
as secretary OF the treasury although
he is q stockholder in various en-
terprises was upheld today by eight
OF the II members Of the senate
judiciary committee but a poll
failed to develop a majoritv and
three separate reports viii be sub
m.ted to the senate for its deci-
sion.
Fifteen members CT the committee
were recorded tonight. They divid-
ed 8 to z in FAVOR OF the report
Of Senator Steiwer. republican, ore
gon. holding that MIR. Melons
stockholdings do not violate the sta
tute forbidding the secretary OF the
treasury from an in Interest In
carrying on trade or commerce.
The senate will have to decide.
from the three reports what course
it will take in Melons case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
BALLOONS BEGIN
NATIONAL RACE
Overcast Skies, Stiff Wind
Greet Huge Bags Leaving
On Elimination Test

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 4--tR
Under overcast skies. and with a
stiff wind blowing, the first entry
in the national elimination balloon
race took off from Pitts Stadium
here at 6 p. m, eastern daylight
time today. The first bag aloft,
the Aircraft Development Corpora
tion entry. carried w. A. Klikoff,
Detroit, as pilot. and Thorvald
Larsen, Dearborn. Mich. aide.
The balloons were held by ropes
until they breasted the high sta
dunn walls and then were turned
loose. No. ] did not get much
altitude but the second bag off.
Army No. 3. with Lieutenant L. A.
Lawson. Wright Field, as pilot and
Lieutenant Edgar Fogelsonger.
Scott Field. Ill, aide. shot high
into the air a minute after being
released by the ground crew. Rain
was falling as the first bag went
aloft.
The drift Of the wind was north
northeast, indicating that the rae
ing bags would 60 in the direction
Of New England, CT over New YORK
state 20 Canada. High winds from
81 10 50 miles an hour, at high
elevations were reported from va
Continued on page ten.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
IS
SLAlNBY TEXAN
Amarillo Lawyer Says He
"Did IL To Protect
His Family

AMARILLO. May 4.-tPy-R. III
Hamilton, former judge on the
commission OF appeals OF the Texas
state supreme court, today shot and
killed his 2l-year-old son-in-law
Thomas Walton, Jr., and explained
the Staying only by saying: II had
rather be dead than KIN a man
but I had to protect my family
The shooting occurred in the Law
office Of Hamilton. where the boy
was reported to have gone to dis
close his marriage to Hamilton's
daughter. Theresa, 10. Both Wal
ton and his young wife formerly at
tended Texas university.
Although Mr.. Hamilton, after the
shooting. denied that his daughter
was married. records i'm the county
clerks office at Georgetown. Texas
near Austin. site of the university
revealed that Theresa Hamilton anc
Thomas Walton. Jr., were married
last February IL. Justice of the
Peace Bryan Blalock said he haC
performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Hamilton had been in Aus.
tin with the daughter since Janu.
airy. it became known after Wal.
tons death. Mrs Hamilton hac
been a patient in an Austin hospi.
tai for a period recently. friends
there said. but efforts to find he
and her mother tonight were un,
availing. and 1t was assumed the!
had left for Amarillo.
Walton. whom friends said hat
been sent to the Hamilton officl
to explain everything" was sho
a few minutes after he entered tn
door and said to Miss Evelyn Wat
ley, stenographer, ''Tf you hear SOM
shooting you'll know I've beer
Shot
Mr.. Hamilton was released lat
today on $4,000 bond after waivinI
preliminary hearing.
Miss Florence Hendricks. daugh
ter of III. @. Hendricks. Hamilton
law partner, was an eye witness u
the killing, it was learned tonight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
CITIES FETE
5TH OF MAY
Brownsville Joins Matamo-
ros In Patriotic Cele-
bration

Brownsville was to join hands
with Matamoros today in the cele-
bration OF one OF Mexico's greatest
patriotic holidays-the Cinco de
Mayo. This day Is second only to
September is which corresponds to
the Fourth Of July in the United
States.
All civil and military authorities
and citizens of both Brownsville
and MatamoroS have been invited
to take part in the celebration. A
complete program has been worked
out by the Ayuntamiento and the
Junta Patriotica, national patriotic
Mexican body.
The ceremonies were TO get un-
der way at dawn with the raising
OF the national colors over public
buildings. firing of salutes. and
band music in paradeS through the
principal thoroughfares- Mata-
moros was beginning TO blossom
with flags. buntings and similar
decorations Saturday night.
"A similar demonstration was to
be held at noon following which a
committee composed of prominent
Matamoros officials was to meet
with the Brownsville delegation at
the international bridge. This
meeting Of the delegations Of the
two cities was TO be staged at 2:30
D. m. After appropriate speeches
and exercises. the bodies were to
repair to the main plaza where
an all-afternoon program was TO
get under way at $50 p. m.
Intersperced with band music
the following program will be rem
dered:
Lecture on the battle OF the Cinco
de Mayo. by c. Andres Cedillo.
Patriotic address by G. Pedro
Saenz Gonzales.
with the Colors." sung by school
children under. Mrs. Albertina II.
de Xicotehcatl.
The Fifth of May" recitation by
Laureano Cantu.
Physica' exercises by girls of the
Mexico" c. 'ege.
Recitation oy Magdalena Garcia
OF the Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
school.
Song by school children. accom-
panied by band.
Physical exercises by children
from the Josefa Ortis de Dominique
and Josefina schools.
The national hymn. sung by all
present to band accompaniment.
AT s p. m. the flags viii be low
cred over the city.
From 8 until III D. m. there will
be a band concert on the main
plaza.
This celebration Is held each
Continued on page ten.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-05
HIDALCO VOTE
SUIT DISMISSED
Local Action Will Not Affect
Griffin Contest In Aus
tin Court
(Special TO The Heraldl

EDINBURG. Tex. May 4.-Judg
ment was entered in the seventy
ninth district court here this after
noon by Judge Hood Boone on mo-
ton TO dismiss the November elec-
ton contest filed by Gordon Grif-
fin OF McAllen, citizens independ,
ent republican candidate for judge
Of the court against J. z. Leslie
Of the ninety-third district court
The motion to dismiss was filed
by Attorney r. M. Sewell Of Nc
Allen. representing Mr.. Griffin
while Judge d. w. Glasscock OF
Mercedes represented Judge Leslie.
In his motion for dismissal OF the
contest here for his client, Attor-
ney Sewell requested that this
client be assessed cost OF the case,
which was done.
Following the November elec-
tion. all citizens independent re-
publican candidates for county Of
fices in Hidalgo county filed elec-
ton contests against their success
ful democratic opponents. The in
dependents in their suits filed I'm
the 93rd court. charged the demo-
cratic candidates with election
irregularities, including failure of
County Judge Cameron and Hi
dalgo county commissioners court
to include the Weslaco ballot box.
The contests Of other citizens in
dependent republican candidates
are still pending in the ninety
third court.
According to citizens independ-
ent republican leaders. the action
OF Griffin will not affect the con-
test of Griffin at Austin. Shortly
after filing the contest In the HI
dalgo district court. Griffin filed
suit before District Judge Leonard
at Austin, asking a mandatory in
junction against Hidalgo county.
Judge Cameron and Hidalgo coun-
ty commissioners court, requiring
them to recanvass the election re-
turns. including Weslaco box
thrown out by commissioners court
because the envelope was returned
TO deputy county court clerk by
election officer. it is said. because
it was unsealed and other alleged
irregularities.
Several weeks ago, Judge CAL
houn ruled against Judge Cam
eron and Hidalgo commissioners, by
issuing mandatory injunction re-
quiring Cameron and the commits
sioners to meet on April 80 at Edin-
burg. county seat OF Hidalgo
county. and recanvaSs the entire
Hidalgo November vote, including
the Weslaco box and verify the
result to the secretary Of state.
Judge Leslie filed an appeal to
the Texas court OF appeals from
the decision of Judge Calhoun and
posted appeal Lond Griffin filed
his contest in the Hidalgo suit in
the seventy-ninth district court
here while the remainder OF the
independent candidates filed theirs
IN the ninety-third district court.