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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-10
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Eddie Bowling, Broadway's favor
tie son. is a youth Of boundless en-
ergy. He not only wrote the story
for his first moving picture, the all
talking. and singing production,
The Rainbow Man" which comes
to the Capitol Thursday for three
days, but he also wrote the lyrics
and music of the song hits with
Jimmie Hanley, and then plunged
into the work Of production, as
leading man.
bowling, in seven years OF mu-
steal comedy, is credited with never
having been in ATOP" production.
He elaborated with Victor Her
bert and Henry Blossom, at the age
of ". in writing The Velvet Lady,
which played a season at the New
Amsterdam theater in New York.
TWO years later he wrote the
Greater Love-" the story which ele-
waited Vera Gordon to stardom as
the greatest actress Of mother parts
known to motion pictures.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
Navy Life Subject of Talk,
cial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
BALLSTON, Va, December IL
Lieut.. Comdr. w. Eldredge Goodhup
u. s. NJ, who commanded a diyisio,,
of patrolling craft during the World
War, will speak on Twenty Years in
the Navy" at a meeting of the me,,
of st. Georges Episcopal Church -,
the parish hall Friday evening at
o'clock Following the address nlars
for a mems organization of the churcn
are to be perfected.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
SCHOOL BUILDING.
PLANS TAKEN Up
Prince Georges Officials Be-
gin Work in Earnest Fol-
lowing Sale of Bonds.
BY GEORGE PORTER.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


UPPER MARLBORO, Md, December
11.-Having yesterday sold their bonds
at a price which is regarded as highly
satisfactory, Prince Georges County
School officials today began work In
earnest on their 1880 construction pro-
gram, preliminary plans for which in
some cases already have been approved.
Status of Building.
The status of the eight building prof.
ectS to be carried out with the $207, 900
made available through the sale Of the
bonds is announced by Supt. Nicholas
Orem as follows:
Plans approved for $4,000 addition
to Cheverly School, and approved in all
but few details for the $4,000 Mount
Rainier High School; plans tentatively
approved for the Decatur Heights and
Bradbury Heights Schools and the addi-
ton to the Riverdale School; prelimi-
nary plans drawn for the Holy Grove
and Mitchellville Colored Schools. Only
in the case of the HyattSville elementary
school, where negotiations for needed
property are being conducted, is the pre-
liminary work not well under way.
Sold to Baltimore Firm.
The bonds, which bear interest at the
rate of 434 per cent, were sold to Stein
Bros. & Boye and the Mercantile Trust
Co. of Baltimore, joint bidders at 104 SO.
Other bids received we're: First National
Bank of Southern Maryland, 1O4273;
Alex Brown e. Sons, 103.112, end Rob-
ert Garrett & Sons, 102.57. The price
obtained was said to have been one of
the best ever secured for the county's
school bonds.
In addition to disposing of the bonds.
the Board of Education settled several
personnel matters and transportation
requests at its monthly meeting yester-
day.
designations effective January /,
were accepted from Mabel L. Corcoran
and Johnnie B. Coe Of the Riverdale
Brentwood School: Mamie J. Proctor,
Cedarville School, colored, and villa
Garner, Westwood School, colol ed.
Miss Margaret Workman was appointed
to the position formerly occupied by
Miss Corcoran. The resignation of Mrs.
Olive L. Bonner, trustee of the Fort
Washington School, submitted because
of i'll health, was accepted and ]. G. c.
Salyers named to fill her place.
Scholarship Awarded.
The board awarded tuition scholar
ship to the Maryland Institute of Art
and Design to Emily L. Blake of Laurel
subject to the approval Of State Senator
SasScer.
In an effort to relieve the bus line
of James E. Purdy of excess passengers,
the line operated by Joseph Reio was
ordered te-routed. Both lines carry
pupils to the Mitchellville School.
A request from Principal william T.
Jobe of the Oxon Hill Consolidated
School for transportation for children
from the Fort Foote district, was denied
because OF lack of funds and three other
requests for transportation likewise
rejected.
The st. Barnabas School was sold to
Richard Zantzingef and upon receipt of
bid for the Hall Station School the
latter was ordered sold at the January
meeting.
The board directed its secretary to
draft a set of resolutions expressing its
regret at the death of Frederick Sasscer,
former county superintendent Of schools.
Evening star., 1929-12-11

freight cars), on such occasions as the
siding and. team tracks at the latter
point we're full, or on such occasions
as the patrons expressed preference
that such cars be placed at the North
Takoma siding, Many Of its patrons
preferred the North Takoma point be-
cause of its accessibility and advan-
tageous approach, so that for the past
10 years or more the roads business at
the team track had increased until 1t
had assumed considerable proportions.
Complaint of Residents.
Residents in the immediate vicinity
complained Of the noise, dirt and heav-
ing hauling. The road has been using
the strip Of land between the tracks
and Takoma avenue as a driveway or
approach to. the siding, in order that
teams and other vehicles might have
access to the freight cars at this point.
On April 16, 1923, the Town Council
passed an ordinance declaring 1t mis-
demeanor for driving across any of the
public parks OF the town by wagons
trucks or other vehicles. punishable by
fine or Imprisonment or both. The rail-
road company was. informed by the
town authorities. that the ordinance
was applicable to the strip of land where
the siding and unloading platform was
located and any person or corporation
violating the ordinance would be sub
ject to arrest.
The railroad contended that the
claim Of the town to the ownership of
the strip Of land was without merit,
but was willing to abandon the tracks
and provide facilities for It's patrons
elsewhere, in difference to the will of the
town authorities.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
REMOVAL Of SIDING
IS AUTHORIZED
Maryland Commission Grants
Petition in Takoma Park
Controversy.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


TAKOMA PARK, Nd, December
11.-After a bitter contest of many
months, waged by citizens for removal
of the siding and unloading platform
of the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad, the
Public Service Commission Of Mary
land has issued an order granting the
road permission to remove the siding.
Attorneys representing the railroad
have. assured the town authorities that
the pending injunction suit brought by
the road to restrain the town from
interfering with the unloading of
freight on the town park, adjacent to
the siding, will be dropped, after a con-
ference on details.
Action of the commission was in COM
pliance with request by the railroad
for the abandonment and removal of the
team track on the metropolitan branch
of the railroad within the next IL
months, the action being in response to
the wishes of residents and town officials.
Maintained 40 Years.
In its petition the railroad informed
the commission that for 40 years it has
maintained a freight team track or
siding at point known upon the
train schedules and freight and pas
senger tariffs, as North Takoma, within
the municipal limits of the town of
Takoma Park The team track has
been used as the business demanded for
the Spotting of car load freight con-
signed to that point and as additional
trackage space for the placing of car
load freight consigned to Takoma Park,
D. C. (another freight and passenger
station of the metropolitan branch. at
which place the railroad also has sidings
and team tracks for the placing Of
Evening star., 1929-12-11
BANS SUNDAY FUNERALS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, December 11.-At
the regular meeting of the Loudoun
County Ministerial Union, held at the
home Of Rev. w. M. Compton, Method
list minister, at Leesburg Monday, the
committee appointed in october sub
mitted a report, which was adopted, as
follows: First-"In view Of the I'M
portance of maintaining regular Sum
day services of the church and in order
that the pastor and the people may be
free to put their best into these services,
we appeal to parishioners and friends
of the various churches of the county 10
avoid as far as possible the arrange
ment of funeral and burial services to
take place on Sunday" Second-"We
suggest that no arrangement be effected
for funeral services on any day without
first consulting the officiating minister
There was a general discussion on
Evangelism" by the members pof the
union and after the business session a
dinner was served at the home of Rev.
Compton to those attending the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
GAS CONSUMER OBJECTS
TO HIGH SERVICE BILLS
Chevy Chase Resident Appeals to
Maryland Board Against
GEORGETOWN Companv.

BALTIMORE, December ll.-W. F.
Barry, Tower Building, Washington,
who resides in Chevy Chase, is the
latest of a number of complainants
against the Georgetown Gas Light Co.
which have been filed with the Public
Service Commission.
Il leased a house in Chevy Chase.
Md, and entered into occupancy Sep
tember Is last" he wrote. 1T received
a bill from the Georgetown Gas Light
Co. for gas consumed from September
Is to october l6, which with discount
amounted to $20.54. 1 have recently
received a bill from that gas company
for gas consumed from October I6 to
November l6 for $93, which with the
discount allowed for prompt payment
amounts to $86. The COMPANY has
definitely refused to make any adjust
ment of the bill
May ask your commission to make
an investigation of this matter have
the meter In my house tested. protect
me against being deprived of the use
of gas by the company during the
period Of investigation, and also pro-
tect me from loss of the discount
allowed for non-payment of the bin bv
December Is. should be very much
obliged If you would advise me pronntlv
whether I am within my rights in max.
ing such request of your Commission
or II not what redress, If any. NAV
have in this matter"
Evening star., 1929-12-11

the Silver Spring community, are enc
titled to express their opinion on the
subject and that the company is en-
titled to such an expression, regardless
OF what 1t might be. Secondly, because
Of the fact that the supervision of the
State Athletic Commission insures 10
the exhibitors trained and expert ref!
erees and officials as well as careful
medical inspection of every participant
oeIore engaging in bout, we wish to
request the commission to supervise any
boxing bouts which might be given.
Supervision Is Provided.
ANY exhibitions permitted or held in
the armory will be under supervision
and direction of this association. which
Is composed entirely of the officers and
enllSted men OF the Service Company.
Each bout will have at least one rnerY1-
Der Of the military service as a par-
tlclpant, and in so far as is practicable
the exhibitors will consist of team
matches between the Service COMPANY
team and a team representing neigh
boring National Guard or Regular Army
organizations. No professional promoter
or prize ring operator has or will have
any control or financial interest In anV
OF the activities. All profits after the
payment OF necessary expenses will be
deposited to the company fund and used
for increasing the facilities and conn
forts Of the armory as a military station
and community center and for provid-
ing additional recreational features and
comforts for the company members in
the armory and at CAMP. 7e<1a
We assure you that upon the cieVel--
opment of any legitimate opposition to
the granting OF this permit we will i'm
mediately withdraw the request, and
that should the exhibitions, II permit
ted, act in any manner as a community
deterrent they will be terminated"
Evening star., 1929-12-11

Americans have been negotiating for
the purchase of Ignore Hall, the seven
teenth century oak tinbered mansion
Of the Earl of Pow1s in Montgomery
shire, England, which was sold recently
fer Sl7,500.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
TRACT TO BE BOUGHT.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. December IL
The. four acres of land adjoining the
high school property at Gaithersburg,
on which the county board of educa-
ton has held an option for several
years. and which has been used as a
playground for the children of the
Gaithersburg School, will be purchased
by the educational board. it was de-
cided at its monthly meeting here yes
terday. The purchase price was an
pounced as $2,500
The land will continue to be used
as a playground.
The board accepted the bid of the
Kolb Electric Co. for the electrical
work on the addition to. the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, now in
course of construction, the price being
announced as $685.
w. B. Walters was appointed a
trustee Of the high school at Fair
land to fill vacancy.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
CUMBERLAND TO VOTE
UPON ANNEXATION
Increase of 5000 in Population
Would Result From Expansion to
Be Decided December 80.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CUMBERLAND, Md, December IL
Cumberland is 10 have q special elec-
ton December 80 to decide whether
suburban sections are to be annexed,
whereby the city's population would
be increased by 5000 The mayor and
city council decided by a 3-to-2 vote to
hold this election, despite the fact the
matter could be voted on at the regular
city election in March, and the popu-
latton Of the sections would be counted
In the city in the 1880 census. 1t
had been thought that the city census
would be counted from January l.
Thomas B. Finan of the Cumberland
Chamber of Commerce also spoke for
Tasker G. Lowndes and Henry Shriver
of the chamber committee for a spe-
cial election, because if the matter
would be voted on at the regular elec-
ton it would be involved with other
referendums and with the candidates.
for mayor and council and would BIZ
come a political matter, whereas it
was purely a city development issue
Former States Attorney Fuller Bar
nard, jr, who lives in one Of the
sections proposed to be annexed: W.
Carl Richards of the Cumberland bar
and Col. Thomas G. Bownall spoke in
corroboration.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
Churchmen to Form Club.

Special Dispatch to The Star. r.~r
CLARENDON, Va, December IL
Organization Of a mems club at ST.
Georges Episcopal Church is planned
at meeting to be held in the parish
hall Friday night at 8 o'clock. Lieut..
.Comdr. w. EIdredge Goodhue. U. S. NJ,
will address the meeting. taking as his
subject Twenty Years in the United
States Navy" Comdr. Goodhue was in
command of a division of patrolling
craft doing convoy duty during the
World War. At meeting of the Boys
Club Of the church held last night the
following officers were installed: H.
Myers. president; Francis Mayer vice
president; Harry EcholS, secretary;
Charles V. Smith. treasurer.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
TO DECIDE
BOXING QUESTION
Silver Spring Armory AppIi-
cation Filed With County
Commissioners.
specIal pispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, December IL
If the consent of the county commits
sioners is obtained, the Silver Spring
Service Company, 1st Infantry, Mary
land National Guard, will sponsor a
series of boxing exhibitions in the State
armory at Silver Spring, 1t has been
announced.
Application for a permit was filed
with the county commissioners. here yes
terday by Capt. Joseph c. Cissel, COM
manding 3 officer Of the Service Com
pany and attorney to the board of COM
-missioners, and it was announced that
Commissioner Lacey Shaw, who Is in
charge of the Silver Spring area, will
hold a hearing in his Office, in the
county building at Silver Spring, at Z
o'clock next Monday evening to enable
protestants, If any, to SUBMIT their OBJ
jections..
Public Views Desired.
+ although under its rulings it does not
appear that the State Athletic Commits
sion has any authority to supervise or
license boxing bouts held in State ar
Inories under the auspices of National
Guard organization, and although the
authority of your board is coincident
with that of the commission" says the
application, yet We deem this action
desirable from a public standpoint. In
the first place, we do not desire to hold
any kind of exhibition in a State build
ing maintained through public taxation
If the taxpayers are opposed to the type
of activity, nor can we, as National
Guard organization, oppose the desires
of the public In, a matter Of this kind.
We therefore feel that the citizens of
Evening star., 1929-12-11
C. C. CARR TO SPEAK.
Fairfax School League Head TO Ad
dress Centerville Grange.

Fairfax School League Head TO Ad-
dress Centerville Grange.
FAIRFAX, Va, December II (Spe-
ciaD.-C. C. Carr of Fairfax will adj
dress the members Of Centeryille Grange
tonight on THE Difficulties Attending
the Making Of Land Assessments" Mr..
Carr is president of the School Leagues
of Fairfax County as we'll as the School
Leagues of Northern Virginia and acted
as special assessor for Fairfax County
when the last assessment was made,
five years ago.
Other speakers on the program will
be j. U. Kincheloe of Fairfax, commits
sioner of revenue of Fairfax County,
who will explain to the Grange MEM
bers the statute under which all real
estate will be revalued during 1890, and
r. r. Buckley, treasurer OF the Fairfax
County Chamber of Commerce, who will
outline the proposition sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce for an increase
In land assessment to more nearly cor
respond with real values, providing the
Board of Supervisors will agree to a
corresponding decrease in the rate OF
taxation.
Evening star., 1929-12-11

The normal rate Of breathing Is IA
times q minute.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
$500 FOR AUTO HURTS.
special pispatch 70 rhs STAR.

DANV1LLE, Va, December IL
Bruce Mcbride Of this city. who sued
DIR. w. o. Lee for $4,000, has been
awarded $500 damages in the Cor
poration Court by a Jury.
Mcbride claimed to have sustained
serious injuries as result of collision
between the car in which he was riding
and the physicians car being driven by
his minor son. The defense was that
Fred Allen, who was driving the car
from which Mcbride was thrown, was
intoxicated at the time.
Evening star., 1929-12-11
RELIGIOUS CLASS TO OPEN

Arlington-Fairfax Council to
Start Instruction at Ballston.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALLSTON, Va, December 1.-THE
week day religious school being con-
Quoted by the Arlington-F Fairfax Coun-
ties Council of Religious Education will
be opened in the BallSton Christian
Church Thursday morning for the Clar-
endon School children, and in the aft
ernoon for those of Thomas Nelson
Page School at Ballston.
The school board of the county is
cooperating with the council and those
pupils who obtain written consent of
their parents will be excused to attend
these classes, which will be open to
all pupils of the fifth and sixth grades.
Miss Isabel Latimer of Dayton, Ohio,
will supervise the instructions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14

do II they come face to face with q
party Of liquor runners?
They are Federal agents and they
must at least make try at upholding
the Constitution, and rum runners are
so numerous on the Mexican border that
they have actually put the alien SNUG
gler out of business.
While there always has been and al
ways will be alien smuggling on the
Mexican border, 1t has never reached
such proportions that 1t pays as well
as rum running.
Mexicans Cross by Thousands.
Mexicans cross to and from the
United States Illegally by the thousands.
but they've always done 1t, and when
there is no one to stop them they viii
continue to do it.
Here and there border patrol men
actually work in keeping with the i'm
migration service and halt an alien
smuggler or two.
Occasionally a struggling band of
Austrians, Hungarians, Germans or
Italians are picked up by border patrol
men after they have run the gantlet
across the Rio Grande.
But these nationals are easier to
recognize than the native element OF
Mexicans. There are as many Mexi-
cans living on the Texas side of the
Mexican border as there are Americans.
It is no easy matter for officers to
distinguish the native Mexican from
his brown brother Just across the
boundary. So officers "let 'em ride" and
turn their attention to the rum runners.
FL Paso immigration authorities, for
instance, deport scores of Mexicans to
Jaurez in a months time, but 1t doesn't
mean anything.
Within lew hours the deported
gentleman or lady may be seen shop
ping in an Ell Paso and 10 cent store.
1t is easy and they've done it for
generations.
The river isn't deep and it's no
trouble to slip by couple of border
patrol men on q 10-mile front.
Labor Bill Faces Defeat.
There is the case of a Mexican
woman from Juarez, just across the
river from Ell Paso, who was brought
into Ell Paso Police Court on a vagrancy
charge. Her case was dismissed on
agreement with Federal officers that she
be deported.
She was put across the river and the
following day she again faced the Ell
Paso police judge. and for five con-
secutive days, as fast as she was de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
BY NORMAN KLEIN.

Back in the pre-war days, when a
young man in Europe decided he haC
become of age, he grew mustache
And if he had any spirit in him, he
went on grand tour, usually afoot
Nowadays adventurous young Eu-
ropeans get their thrill by setting out
for the United States and trying to
climb over the quota fence. Unfortu-
nately, many of these back fence
jumpers" are not decent, hardworking
peasants, but old world misflts, crirni-
mails and Slumbred.
Getting Struggled ashore at New
Orleans is full of oldtime melodrama
Getting Smuggled into FL Paso is some
times breath taking, too. because one
might have to dodge fuSillade from
Federal rum hunters.
New Orleans with perhaps the long
est stretch of harbor in the country,
has its difficulties these days in stem
ming the tide of alien undesirables
steadily flowing into the port.
An investigator for this newspaper
found alien smuggling going on almost
unchecked, with an undermined i'm
migration border patrol Selling as
many aliens as possible, but admitting
It's helplessness.
It was learned that most of the aliens
enter the port from the republics to
the south.
Rings Found At New Orleans.
w. w. futile, immigration commits
sioner for the New Orleans area, has
made repeated requests for an increase
in operating funds so that he could
strengthen the patrol and adequately
inspect ships arriving over the seven
miles of river front daily.
Within the last year organized rings
of immigrant SmugglerS have been I'M
covered there. After weeks of investi-
cation the leaders have escaped punish
ment in Federal court because of lack
Of evidence concerning their completely
Convictions in such cases were only
obtained against humble officials of the
rings who were, according to Mr.. futile,
only agents representing powerful East
ern syndicateS. Because of the COM
parative case with which aliens enter
the port, New Orleans has been port
of entry for aliens bound as far as
New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
The usual procedure is for the syn
dictates to contract with aliens in Ha-
vana-a clearing house for undesirables
who gather there from all of the coun-
tries in Europe-and await word from
friends and relatives in the United
States.
For a price, usually ranging from
500 to $500, ships officers dicker with
the heads of the syndicate who arrange
for the smuggling of their customers.
Cheap boarding houses along the New
Orleans river front hide the alien after
he is smuggled ashore under the eyes of
the border patrol. He is kept there for
q few days, then taken by train to his
final destination in the interior. Ac-
companying him on the trip may be a
member of the syndicate who collects
after he has safely seen the immigrant
Join his friends.
Force Unable to Stop Traffic.
Several surveys have been made of
the New Orleans department. by Of
ficials from washington. Mr.. futile
has been praised for his work under the
trying condition of an inadequate force
which cannot cope with the situation.
Aside from the organized traffic IN