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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23

Z. D. Huntiey, Mrs. w. r. dalliher. Miss
Frances Battelle; treasurer, Mrs. w. s.
Dewhirst: corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Louise G.. Fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23

Roos Acquitted Of. Alsace Plot.
BEsANCoN, France, June 20 CP.--
Former Deputy Roos, whose election
from Colnar, Alsace, was invalidated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-12

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Grapefruit of Valley
Wins English FAVOR,
Rail Official States

languages how 10 prepare IL for
table and how to cat IT. But since
that date the use Of the fruit has
come along finely, and today you
can see fairly good supplies for
sale in all but the smallest of the
retail green-grocers' shops. I do not
know whether you have the term
greengrocer in America. but ii
means the man who sells fruit.
vegetables. nuts. etc. Yet in spite
of this. barely the fringe of the
market opportunity has been touch
cd
1T was too late for me TO see
any Of this fruit when In the VAL
ley. but now l have had the oppor-
!unity, for the first consignments
have arrived III the markets here.
/ have personally been able to give
them an intimate inspection. and
believe il will interest YOU and YOUR
readers If I tell you a little about
1t. First. let me say that this VAL
ley fruit is up against the fine
jamaican. California and Florida
fruit. all of which with other
brands r well established in our
market. The first thing noticeable
on comparing the Texas fruit with
thcse fruits is the cleanliness of the
jamaican skin. I know perfectly
well that the inside OF the skin IS
what matters. but / also know
that the average housewife who
goes TO buy grapefruit will choose
all the time the fruit with the clean
skin. If YOU want her patronage
you've got TO give her. If nature
will let you. what she wants. l
don't suppose nature has any OBJ
lection. because II the other sources
a turn out a clean skinned fruit
so also sholld the Valley.
May Discolorations
There we're patchy ~discolora-
tons on quite a lot Of the Texas
fruit. These did not seem to be
the result Of bruises or rough hand
ling. but ingrained in the skin.
Further. on the majority Of the
fruit there were patches of small
brown seed like carrawav seed en-
bedded IN the sin. These n
could pick off with the finger nail,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

he almost entire absence OF
\ryr1 and the fine flavor of VAL
s,~tapefruit is winning for it the
troval Of English consumers. is
aSSertion of K. j. Bray. English
traffic manager for the Missouri
Pacific Lines, with headquarters in
london.
Mr.. Bray. typically English. was
recently the guest or Missouri Pa
Eific officials on a tour OF the COM
panys lines. and was particularly
impressed with the Lever Rio
Erande Valley and especially the
grapefruit of this section.
He has interested himself in Sc
turing wider distribution for Valley
zruit in the British islands. and IN
2 letter TO "A. p. Waldron. execu-
I've general agent Of the Missouri
Pacific at Harrington. gives the fol-
lowing results of his observations:
During the run round the VAL
icy / had sone conversation with
Pne or two of the grapefruit grow
Frs. pointing out to them that there
pas a big market awaiting develop
ment hereby here I mean not
bnly this little island Of England
Hest there are any Scotchmen ov
yelshmen living in the Valley. /
fad better add. as I value my life)
|cotland and Wales. but also on
he continent. On very few break
ast tables in the homes OF the
/ ank and file Of our people would
ou find the morning grapefruit.
but surely. il slowly. IL Is creeping
into fashion and the people are be-
thinning to learn the habit. / have
run across a lot Of people who ex-
berimented with II. and then turn
I'D it down because they preferred
i'm orange. The trouble is they pre-
pared Il and ate IL like an orange.
Ind OF course were not pleased.
Directions On Wrapper
"One OF our big fruit brokers
bere-and almost the pioneer in in
|hoducing the grapefruit habit into
lis country-quickly came up
k,ssinst this difficulty and began an
IN tional campaign 10 overcome
hey wrapped each fruit in a
EAssce. giving directions in three
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

and apparently they were insects.
This defect in the skin was partic-
ularly commented on by the brok-
ers and the buyers in the sales
rooms. 1t seems TO me that the
remedy should be found in some
attention in the spraying. but the
growers will know that better than
J.. At any rate IL should be avoided.
If the fruit is TO win its way into
favor.
The grading OF the first lots re-
ceived here was not satisfactory. |
had quite a number Of cases open
cd and in several the grade given
70 the crate was represented By
only two or three fruits. That, and
the defective skins. meant opening
and repacking. and you will surely
know that buyers are suspicious OF
repacked fruits.
Some Of the crates had one
name OH the outside and another
on the tissues inside. This Is a
bad point. because If a a buys
say. 100 cases in the Salesroom, and
.hen, let us imagine, the price goes
AQMAA GNAOlG ~ AdAA AIl4AA 4 1bts AA1
might get an excuse for throwing
some back on the broker if the
fruit in the cases did not CORE
spord with the name on the out
side, under which he bought it.
There were several other points
in connection with these first con-
Signments OF the fruit to reach this
country. but the above will do for
the moment. And now for the
pleasant thing. No sooner were the
first lots sold than the buyers were
back talking about them and ask
ing for more. The reports they got
were that this was the most lus-
cious fruit that had v e been put
on the market. One and all pre-
dict a fine market for 1t. and q
practically unlimited sale provided
attention is given to the critical
points given above. Two OF our
leading fruit brokers here who
sampled this fruit said they had
never tasted anything like it. and
whatever might be said for the de-
fects on the outside, inside it was
a topping quality.
II personally bought several
crates and distributed the fruit
around to various people in orc
to get their opinions. Here arc a
few Of them taken verbatim from
letters received. The two first
opinions are from men who have
lived for some years in America
and know the difference between
grapefruit and turnips:
Some Comments
Blue Goose" has had the best
reputation in that line. but Texas
has that make beaten hollow. as
our American friends might say
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
FITS
New Remedy at Last

Brooklyn, N. Y.-At last a medi-
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Thousands in epilepsy colonies and
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

They are the finest grapefruit I
have tasted since we left the States.
Your Mopac type are f~irstrate:
they are Just the sort one gets in
the best American hotels and on
the dining cars. and in my view.
when in that state. no fruit beats
them. The ones you were so kind
TO send US are 100 per cent AL
This grapefruit has more Juice
and a better flavor than any / have
ever tasted
" The almost entire absence OF
pips in the Valley fruit is a win
ming point in its favor. One finds
sufficient pins in the average fruit
70 pave a street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

fNo. . or A SERIES . /. AS told BY
Tobacco Planters of fhe Sunny South
"Round here in the foothills of the
Blue Ridge, we've been raisin' tobacco
since my erandpap was a boy. We
Grow the makin's for all the leading
Cigarettes.
well, Sub, a few years ago an
DID GOLD man came through here
md said: I don't want any of your
Ieazy ground keaces. ] don't want any
# your gummy fob-ie0ucs. | only aim
70 buy your kearf.ieaves. And I'll pay
he price
Now every old-timer, down in his
heart, knows that the top and bottom
leaves may bite the throat. And he
knows that the he0rf-keapeS make the
smepthest smoke
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
Mercedes Legion
VIII Celebrate
10Th Anniversary

MERCEDES. Feb. ~2l.-tP-Her-
man <. Suggy. post commander OF
the j. A. Garcia post, OF the Amer
lean Legion OF this city, has an
nounced a special celebration here
in honor of the tenth anniversary
Of the Legion'S birth in the Paris
Caucus. This celebration will in
Guide a membership drive on March
Is and rs. On the night Of March
IS an anniversary dance will be CIV
en- at the club house. TO which n
public and all members arc invited
A proclamation has been Issued
by Mayor J. f. HAYNES. calling the
work done bv the American Legion
and asking that everyone cooperate
with the local post in making this
celebration n successful event. The
y. A. Garcia post has been n OF
The most active in the Valley. They
have built a new and modern club
house in the Queen City annex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21

OLD CoLD-PAULw HOUR.
Or year Rssis. Psul Whiteman. King Of Jar.
with his complete 'orehestrs. hrosdcssts the
OLD GOLD hour every Tuesday from 9 to
10 r. ~. Eastern Standard Timc. over entire
network Of Columbis Broadesstus System.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
CHICAGO COMPANY'S BID TS ACCEPTED FOR U. s.
 BUILDING IN THIS CITY
Plans Call for Five-Story Freproof, Concrete, Stone Trimmed Structure at Cost of SIP, 200 Treasury Officials Expect Construction Will Start Within 30 days Structure Must Be Completed Within 75O Days.

The contract for the construction of the Govern nent Building in Juneau awarded yesterday in Wash ngton by the Treasury Department to N P. Severn, Chicago on low bid of S71220O The building must be completed within two years It will be five stories fire proof, built of concrete and with stone trimmings
 The above dispatch received early last night by The Empire from the Associated Press bulletin was posted in the window. Within short time the news of the contract being awarded quickly spread the city.
 Shortly after the receipt of the Associated Press dis patch another dispatch received giving details, from Mason B. Bray, of the Washington Post This dis Empire several days ago asking what causing the delay in awarding the contract for the Federal Building
 Mir. Brays dispatch, under date Friday August 16 follows:
 Secretary of Treasury Mellon this afternoon signed contract awarding the construction of the United States Federal and Territorial Building at Juneau to the N. P. Severin Company of Chicago III.
 The bid of the Severin Company the lowest of 12 that submitted to the Treasury Department for the construction of the building.
 Under the terms of the contract awarded to the Chicago concern the building is be erected at cost of $72200 with additional $250OO in case construction is delayed by extreme weather conditions
 Treasury officials expect construction to get under- way within the next 30 days the specifies that the company shall begin operations within 10 days after it has received notice of the award
 "Ths forwarded late in the afternoon (yesterday) and should reach Chicago tomorrow (today)
 The structure is to be completed within 75O calendar days
 "The Supervising Architect of the Treasury James A. Wetmore, opened the bids July but because of the large number submitted the committee appointed to study them unable to make award sooner.
 Charles Weitz and Sons, of Des Moines Iowa ,vf the second lowest bidder promising do the work for $7360O0 with additional $29OOO should unusual weather conditions arise.
 "The highest bid submitted was for $945,OOo"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
Trio of EpiIs Beset Meaico, Say Leaders

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 17.-Alco- holism, carrying of weapons and an imperfect jury system are the three great evils of Mexico, according to group of prominent business men and social leaders who have formed an organization to right these wrongs.
 In combating alcoholism they will cooperate in a drive already initiated by President Portes Gil, and in warning on the tendency of the average citizen to carry a pis- tol or knife they will be seconded by movement started recently by Chief of Police Valente Quintana of Mexico City, who has petitioned the president for right to fine or imprison weapon-toters.
 The group will seek to bring about a change in the penal code to make only citizens of certain qualifications eligible for jury duty. The present system allows persons of low mental capacity to serve on the juries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
KILLS HIMSELF ! AS INDICTMENT BEING RE TURNED
Director of Alleged Arson Plot, Charged with Mur-
 der, Is Suicide

KANSAS CIT-.., hug. I'D. M Carey, indicted for first degree murder as director of an alleged arson plot which killed three fire men and was mentioned in connec- tion with other property destruc- tion, took his own life in hotel room late yesterday, using a re- volver.
 The indictment followed a signed statement of a City Detective that Carey was responsible for the al- legged arson blast August for which he was indicted and for the explosion in June, 1925, which de- stroyed the Gillis theatre, killing six persons, and also for other al- legged arson acts.
 Carey inflicted the fatal wounds few minutes before the indict- ments were returned.
 Arch Glover and D. L. Piggott, al- legged companions of Carey in the most recent arson plot, are also charged with murder and will be tried on August 26.
 Two others, Durwood Daley and J. P. Pat Grove, have not been in- dicted, but are held without bond on state murder warrants.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17

given informal assurance that they are willing to cooperate to see that the tariff measure is disposed of within the extra session, but the manifold opportunities offered by such controversial legislation for debate make no predictions certain. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi is a Democratic leader in the tariff fight.
 Taking up for discussion such legislation in midsummer is not calculated to be of much help in smoothing over the many points of differences presented by tariff bill The 19 members Of the fi- nance committee who will take the lead in the tariff discussion will enter the Senate debate weary from long days of work on the bill dur ing the summer.
 The II Republican members of the committee who assumed full responsibility for revision of the House bill have been closeted to- gether for five hours a day for more than month and the reports from behind closed doors told of many a hard-fought session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
MYSTERY OVER DEATH OF GIRL
 FOUND BOUND
Pretty Young Woman Is Found Dead, Strapped
 Tn Chair in Kitchen

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Aug. IT. An exhaustive investigation has began by the police to determine the cause of the death of pretty 20-year-old Mary Morgan, whose body was found strapped in a chair in the kitchen of her moth CTS fashionable apartment at Mar beth, Pennsylvania.
 Four belts, one believed to be a mans, bound the girl. Gas was flowing from a gas jet of the range but the windows and doors were wide open.
 The police are unable to find evil dence of struggle. They aban- doned the suicide theory and are now working on the murder angle.
 The coroner said death might have been from asphyxiation. The police said it was impossible for the girl to bind herself as all belts were fastened at the back of the chair, also there was not enough gas in the girls lungs to cause death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
$7, 200, ,OOO IS GIFT
 TOY. Y. & T. WORKERS

large number of employees eligible to make subscriptions place the I. T. & T. definitely in the category of such companies as the U. S. Steel, Western Union and a host of others who have adopted a com prehensive stock ownership program for employees.
 The employees will pay for the stock by deductions from their wages at the rate of $2 monthly per share. The stock will be paid for fully by October 1, 1881.
 The first employe stock plan of this company was in 1925, when 1,514 employees subscribed to 7,97S shares. In 1927 and again in 1928, further offerings were made and a total of 12.05O employees bought 24,803 shares.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
SCARS ON CHIN IS CAUSE FOR
 MANS ARREST
Alleged L e a d CT of Bank Robbing, Murdering
 Gang Arrested

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. IT, Herbert Royston, chin scared by a bullet, which led to his arrest, is held in the county jail awaiting action for extradition to Lamar, Colorado, following his arrest at San Andeas, for alleged connection with hold-up of the Lamar Na- tional Bank in May, 1928, in which four men were killed
 Royston is suspected of being as- sociated with G, J. Abshier, arrest cd yesterday at Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ralph Feagie, jailed at Lamar. Jack Feagle is still at liberty and is sought for participa- ton in the robbery which netted $18,000
 A. N. Parrish, President of the Lamar National Bank, and his son John, were shot to death during the hold-up, of Everett Kesinger, cashier, who was Kidnapped and his bullet riddled body found by the roadside. Dr. w. w. Wineinger, of Dighton, Kansas, was killed af- ter treating wounds received by Royston.
 Before the robbery Royston worked in a cement plant near San Andeas. He quit work and robbed tho hank The Police say he re : turned to his bride of few months, and told her he got the scar on his chin in an automobile acci- dent while seeking work. That scar led to his arrest.
 Jack Feagle finally broke down and told the police to look for a man with scar on his chin as leader of the bank robbers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17

2. Fuel conservation.
 3. Modification of specifications for steel rails and wheels with a view to improving their quality.
 4. Substitution of steel for wood en cars.
 5. Encouragement of terminals and shops.
 6. Improved methods of com munication and signaling.
 2. Reclamation, where econom- ical, of old materials.
 8. Greater standardization of freight cars, which reduces costs of repairs.
 9. Simplification and reduction of stocks of materials and supplies.
 TO- Better methods of crating and storing goods in freight cars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
PANTACES HELD !. FOR I RIAL FOR
 ATTACKING GIRL
Millionaire Theatre Owner Must Face Charges
 in Superior Court

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. IT, Municipal Judge Leonard Wilson has held Alexander Pantages, mill ionaire theatre owner, for trial in the superior court on charges of attacking Eunice Pringle, 17-year : old dancer, in his office, week ago yesterday.
 The Judges decision was given after three days of preliminary hearing
 Miss Pringle was alleged to have been attacked by Pantages, when she went to his private office to make a contract for theatrical engagement. She is the daughter of a Los Angeles doctor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON
 "A. P. Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. = The impending tariff struggle in the Senate promises one of the storm jest sessions of postwar days.
 Consideration of the tariff mea- sure passed by the House last May is the main and almost the sole subject for the remaining days of the extra session for the Senate which reconvenes September 3.
 The tariff always has been one of the principal points of conten- tion between Republicans and Dem ocrats. The situation now is in- tensified by the organization of a third group, the Republican Inde- pendents, who appear to hold the balance of power.
 Regular Republicans on the Sen ate Finance Committee have re- vised the House measure, with it's widespread increases in rates, down. ward, in most instances. The Re- publican Independents are demand ing that revision of the 1922 tariff act be confined to the agricultural products. The Democrats, who have been traditionally for low tariff rates. are inclined for the most part to support the Republi- can Independent position.
 The close division of the Senate on this controversial legislation was shown when Senator Borah of Idaho, one of the Republican Inde- pendents, offered a resolution in June to instruct the finance com mittee in it's revision of the House measure to confine the tariff bill to agricultural products. His reso- lution lost by one vote, 39 to 38.
 President Hoover apparently in- tends to keep out of the Senate bat tie, standing by his decision in his message to Congress for limited tariff revision Republican regu- lars headed by Senator Shoot of Utah, have interpreted that dec- laration to sanction revision of some of the industrial schedules as well as of agricultural rates.
 Under the Senate rules, amend ments may be offered to any of the thousand or more different rates in the tariff law so there is oppor- tunity for plenty of discussion and voting when the fight once gets under way.
 Republican leaders are hopeful that local interests will attract enough support on some of the rate increases to split the opposition They do not believe the combina- tion of Republican Independents and Democrats, which very nearly adopted the Borah resolution, will stand intact on all of the numerous rates to come up for roll call votes
 However, the Administration group is determined to get the tar if bill out of the way before the regular session begins in December To that end all efforts will be di- rected.
 The Democratic leaders have
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
RAILROADS COMBAT
 WASTE BY RESEARCH

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.-R. H Ashton, president of the Ameri- can Railway Association, says Amer ican railroads have been put under the microscope with view to- ward eliminating waste and inn proving the service.
 Today the railroad systems are one gigantic laboratory" he told an audience of railroad men, "in which millions of persons are en- gagged in an extensive war on waste"
 He listed the chief contributions by science to more efficient opera tion of the railroads, as follows:
 l. Greater utilization of loco motives by increasing the length of runs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-The Inter- national Telephone & Telegraph corporation gave it's employees ST. 100000 worth of stock under the terms of the fourth offer of securi- ties to persons on it's payroll.
 The plan provides that a block of 10000 shares of the company's new common stock of no par value be set aside for distribution to em- ployes at the price of $50 per share The present market value of these shares is approximately s110.
 Eighty-fiver e thousand employees are privileged to purchase stock under the plan. at the rate of one share for every $500 of their re- spective salaries. No employe can subscribe to more than 100 shares.
 The size of the offering and the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-17
2 2PROSPECTORS
 RESIST ARREST

ELK RIVER, Idaho, Aug. IT, Sam George, aged prospector, who resisted efforts of a posse of 10 men to capture him, has been fin- ally arrested five miles from his claim following a siege, which re- suited in the wounding of his part ner, Kleonnis Barkas.
 The men were wanted for san ity hearing. They barricaded them selves in their cabin and fired at the officers attempting to arrest them.
 Barkas was wounded and is in a serious condition in hospital
 The two prospectors for a week had ordered all intruders from their claim, threatening them with fire arms until residents of the district became alarmed and asked for an investigation.