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Girls, 12and n, Set 7eeter
Record at Is Hours

for the boys to descend were met
by catcalls.
Evanston officials have sue
ceeded in putting stop to all
endurance stunts except one.
That is the swinging feat being
conducted by the eight children
Of Alderman Peter JAMS. They
have kept the backyard swing
going two days.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July II.
Q.N.S0-Billy Kearney, 10, today
was in the van of Kansas City
tree-sitterS with 1877 hours and 80
minutes to his credit at IL a. m.
Jack Richards, IA, who had a
half-aour lead on Billy, came down
at 9:16sp. m. yesterday. He said
he was good for some time, bur
came down in an attempt to stop
the fad.
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johnson HA[TS
EARLY 70 TE
ON TREATY
In Face of Administration Move
To Propose Gag Rule;
To Give No Quarter to Foes

In the face Of an AdminiStra-
| ton threat to impose gag rule"
| on the Senate. Senator Hiram w.
Johnson (RO of California. leader
Of the opposition to the London
naval treaty, today blocked an
agreement for a vote on the pact
next week.
johnson dramatically an
nounced he would "ask no quar-
ter from the treaty's friends and
declared he would continue fight
ing the pact indefinitely. The.
Californian inspired the treaty
foes by challenging the Admins
| tration to impose cloture. which
would gag the Senate by limiting
each Senator to q single hours de-
bate
Senator James Z. Watson tR.l
Of Indiana, the Administration
floor leader, Immediately began
circulating q petition asking
cloture. Under the rules the petit
ton will force a vote on adoption
of cloture within 4S hours after
| its presentation. The gag rule re-
quires q two-thirds vote before it
can be imposed.
Gets HOOver's Consent
Before the session convened.
Senator Watson visited President
Hoover and secured his consent
to impose cloture. The Presi.
dents consent was required be-
cause the treaty's advocates dis
agreed over the wisdom Of i'm
posing gag rule" in the consid-
Grafton of a treaty involving the
national defense.
This was the point raised by
Johnson. He challenged the Ad-
miniStration to gag Senators in
a debate over the national de-
fense and the strength of the
American Navy. He declared:
II am engaged here in q task
that far transcendS In impOr-
tance the leadership of the Sen
ator from Indiana. / ask no
quarter. / know no other way
to fight when fighting for my
country than to die. / am viii.
ing, so far as this treaty is con-
cerned, to have the AdminiStra.
tion and the Senator from In
diana do what they please. /
am asking no mercy.
81 shall protect my rights as
far as / can. / shall defend my
country as / see the light. ]
shall present to the people Of
the United States the iniquities
of this treaty rs long as ! physi-
CalIy can.
'WelI, Lay on, Macduff.-
damne be he who first cries
hold, enough
After a conference with PreSi-
dent Hoover at the White House,
| Continued on Page 2, Col. -
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34-DAY SIT tt ING
ON POLE ENDS

BROCKTON, Mass, July II
u.NS.) Ralph d'Agostino, world
champion flagpole sitter, touched
solid ground today for the first
time in 80 days. His record was
"a days and four hours.
D'Agostino assembled the 50-foot
pole at 2 p. m. June IL. At 8
o'clock July 5 he equalled the
former record held by Ship
wreck" Kelly, of st. Louis. He
has added II full days to Kelly's
record.
II Kelly, who is now in the
twenty sixth day of another SINH
lar test at Atlantic City, beats
d'AgoStino's record, the Brock
ton man said he was ready to
meet him in a special endurance
test with both men sitting on
poles at the same time, and
within sight Of each other.
A crowd of about 5000 cheered
the new champion as he came
down. He was embraced by his
wife and daughter.
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CHICAGO, July II Q.N.S). (.
Mildred Borrey, IL, and Ruth
Emerson, IA. of Evanston, today
claimed the newest worlds record
that for endurance teeter-
tottering.
The girls see-sawed 10 hours
and declared they could have
kept going much longer had their
parents not missed them.
While memebrs of the fairer
sex were showing their originality,
hundreds Of boys in Chicago and
the Middle West were sitting
their way to fame and fortune
in naples, elnS, oaks. catalpaS
and almost every other kind of
tree.
In some parts Of Chicago the
police interfered, but their orders
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SABOTAGE laid
To RED MOBS

NEW YORK. July II Q.N.So-
Organized Communists terrorize,
stab and commit sabotage in
their efforts to gain recruits to
their cause, Police Inspector John
A. Lyons, head of the police radi-
cal bureau, testified today before
the congressional committee in
yeStigating conmunistic activities.
Communist unions have knife
mobs" which attack workers who
refuse to join the radical cause,
Lyons testified.
These mobs throw acid upon
workers, slash the faces of regu-
lar union employees who refuse to
Join them and destroy machinery
and merchandise in factories,
Lyons said.
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Campbell several weeks
ago turned over a pistol to
the local police which was
said by experts to be the
one that was used In the.
killing Of Miss Baker.
Campbell told the police
that the pistol had been
stolen from his home and
that he later found it in his
office after a man called
and told him his pistol had
been used to kill the girl.
The man, Campbell said,
told him he was represent
ing Barrere.
Barrere spent a sleepless
night in a cell at detective
headquarters in Montreal,
Canada, after being arrested
in that building late yesterday
afternoon when he called to
complain that he had been rob-
bed Of $50.
A girl was with him and he
passed her off as his wife.
Police Chief Nantivin, Of the
Montreal force, said that when he
interviewed Barrere the latter de-
MED that he had killed the girl
and then smilingly refused to an.
swer any more questions today,
Nantivin added Barrere was still
smiling when he submitted to
finger-printing and photographing
process ip the Bertillon Bureau.
Used Poor French
Nantivin said Barrere attempted
to use French in talking to him
but that the former United States
soldier and itinerent painter used
very poor French"
Barrere was dressed as a tour
iSt when he reached detective
headquarters in the Quebec cap
ital last evening. The white
breeches he wore, police said, were
very Soiled as was also his gray
jacket.
The chief said that when
Barrere realized that he was go.
ing to be held he asked to see
the girl who was waiting in the
lower part Of the building for
him.
Gave Girl Money.
When the girl reached the side
of Barrere. the latter said:
81 am to be held here. Here Is
enough for you to get back to
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MYSTERY PAINTER GAY
AS MONTREAL POLICE
F|NGERPR|NT HIM

While Herman II. Barrere, long sought
suspect in the Mary Baker murder mystery,
denied emphatically that he killed the girl,
dispatches from Montreal today said that he
flinched and "blinked nervously," when
asked point blank by the police whether he
stole pistol from his employer, Herbert M.
Campbell, of Oak Crest Va.
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SCHOOL CONTRACT LET

CLARENDON, July 1.-THE
Arlington county school board has
awarded q contract for the en-
largement Of the washington and
Lee High School to James Cole
man, of Lynchburg, Va.
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LEGION JUNIORS WIN

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IT,
The American Legion Junior base.
ball team yesterday completed
its training for the State Legion
contests In Richmond next week
by trimming the Old Dominion
boat Club, IL to /.
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22 NEW PLEBES

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July IT,
Twenty-Five new midshiprnen were
added to the plebe class this
week, Lieut.. Comdr. George j..
McMillin, aide to Capt. Charles p.
Snyder, commandant Of midship-
men, announced today.
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Philadelphia. Go home and
wait there for me-"
The police chief said he does
not know how much money
Barrere gave the woman. He
said it was a number of bills and
she asked no questions nor did
Barrere do any other explaining
to her. The chief said the girl
left Immediately and said she
would take the first train back
to Philadelphia.
It was Captain German. night
head of the Montreal detectives
who recognized Barrere and ar
rested him.
A United States Department Of
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
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MOUNT ROYAL

MOUNT ROYAL
FIRST RACE-HObcaw, Complication,
Knaye of Clubs, Autumn Tint, Fatefui,
Helen Flint.
SECOND RACE--Lady Herbert. Lady
Sphere, Moon Pase. war Grail, Geheim,
wishing Stone.
THIRD RACE--BrOwn Chief, Hanlgy
Rice. Davenport, Sonata.
FOURTH RACE-CannOnade, Natures
Darling. Clearing.
FIFTH RACE-Pat O'COnn0r.
SIXTH RACE--Ciuy Frazier, Autumn
Bloom, Lasa, Illumine.
SEVENTH RACE-Union Jack. First
weather. clear; track, fast.
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ToDAY'S SCRATCHES

FIRST RACE-Sis Esther, COpia,
Bella Bash, Francis g., Hazel HOpps.
SECOND RACE-Pandean, Sunny Pal,
Falmul, Miss Perfection. Allure, Watch
Classic.
FIFTH RACE-Broad Axe.
SIXTH RACEr-Dashaway.
SEVENTH RACE--POmpOn. sanchO.
On the Air.
Weather. clear; track, fast.
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A Treasure
Chest of
Untold
Pleasures

a W a i t
families who do
not as yet know
the real joys of
home ownership.
For Washington
homes consult
the Real Estate
for Sale columns
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DEVONSHIRE
FIRST RACE--Mlchaei Monahan.
SECOND RACE-Seths Companion,
Teeare. Big Brother. Pelorus, Bagpiper,
Bunyora. Our Buddy.
THIRD RACE-RedbOurne
SIXTH RACE-Mainsheet.
SEVENTH RACE--Maxie.
Weather, clearI track, fast.
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Times Classified Ads
The Washington times., 1930-07-17

'ampbell, of Oak Crest, Va.
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W 3 T b z r

Moatly cloudy tonight, Friday partly cloudy
probably followed by local thunder showers Fri
day afternoon or nights mot much change .
temperature; light to gentle winds, mostly
southwest and south.
Full Weather Report on Page n
ManhtnRt0 10 OnIS paper q
this rits puIisIna tine aewa dispatches Internaona
Nsws Service and lRlvpraal aeVvtre
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
n. Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK. July 2l.-P-A
shapp technical reaction inter
rupsed the recovery in prices to-
day which had been IN progress on
the New York Stock Exchange with
miner interruptions for about q
fortnight. Losses Of 2 points or
more were numerous during the
early hours Of trading. Feeble rail-
lies appeared at times but failed
TO make Roadway.
Traders evidently felt that the
easing tendency Of the market on
Saturday indicated that the bull
forces were unwilling to press that
advance furthre without permit
ting the market To consolidate its
position. and profit taking was
heavy.
Such shares as U. s. Steel. Amer
lean Can, American Telephone,
Radio. General Electric. American
Rolling Mill. North American. Sears
Rcebuck and Montgomery Ward
lost about 2 points. Consolidated
Gas. New York Genital. Atchlson.
Westinghouse Electric and Chesa-
peake ard Ohio sold eff about 3.
Call money renewed unchanged
at 2 per cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
Mexico Feels Slump
On American Side

MEXICO CITY, July 21.-P-
The question OF relief for Mexican
workers left iobless as a result OF
depressed business In American
States along the border will be
taken Up at a cabinet meeting next
week.
The msthod OF aid suggested
mos often would I'm provide
transportation TO the colonization
developments In Chiapas and Quin-
tana Roo for those laborers who
wish to return to Mexico.
To provide more work for
natives. the department OF the
interior said today Stricter immi-
grafton regulations, directed espe-
cially al Chinese, would be put
into effect soon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
Glycerin Mix
Removes Cause
Of Stomach Gas

Simple giycerin. buckthorn bark,
saline. etc. as mixed IN Adlerika,
acts on BOTH upper and lower
bowel, removing poisons you never
thought were there and which
caused gas and other stomach
trouble. Just ONE spoonful relieves
GAS, SOU stomach, sick headache
and constipation. Don't take medi-
cine which cleans only PART OF
bowels but let Adlerika give you a
REAL cleaning and see how good
you fell 1t will surprise you'll
Eagle Pharmacy Inc. IN San Be-
uito by Palace Pharmacy. adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
Brownsville Mecca
For Many Visitors

And still tourists continue to flood
the local chamber Of commerce with
inquiries.
Deroy Danielson. Jr.. Of st. Fran
els, Kans.. writes that he plans to
spend the winter in Brownsville,
bringing his family. He wants in
formation regarding fishing. And
what about the rain?" he asks. Mr..
Danielson is the owner Of a large
department store.
Fay Murray Of Hot Springs. Ark.
Is to arrive here in August. to spend
the balance Of the summer. accord
ing to q letter from her today. Her
only condition is that she obtain
q cottage near the water some
where to enable her to take a daily
swim.
Letters are received daily at the
local chamber from cities scattered
over the entire United States from
ell four corners Of the country. Mrs.
"A. v. Smith. assistant secretary,
states. This year the summer in
quiries and summer tourists are
more numerous than in any previ-
ous year, 1t was pointed out.
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EDWARD BURK
RITES TODAY
Fiancee Arrives to Mourn
Lover She Told Goodbye
Five Years Ago

@k[lA1A W 49,
HARL1NGEN, July PA loyal.
pretty girl who loved Edward Burk
almost all his life, today is mourn
ing his passing without even q
chance to see the change in the boy
she told goodby five years ago, and
whom she was to have married this
month. When the popular 21-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Burk
is laid to rest this afternoon, his
fiancee viii stand by his bier with
his family. She is Miss Emily Isle
Of Decatur. Ala.
Young Burk with a companion. d.
L. Dotson Of San Antonio were
burned TO death Friday night when
their q crashed and exploded on
the highway near Mercedes. His
mother arrived this morning from
Chattanooga, Tenn, with his two
brothers. John and Raymond. and
two aunts. Mrs. Birdie Stayton and
Mrs. Eva Boss.
Funeral Is 10 be held this after
noon at 4:30 from the First Baptist
church with Rev. w. w. Lee Off
chatting, and Thompson's rortuary
in charge Of the burial at Mont
Meta cemetery.
Active pallbearers are TO be Jack
McMurray. F. G. Mackey. A. B. Nc
Clellan, Bob Ballard, Lehman Mel
son. Merce Lakeland, Effin Thorn
ason. and Raymond Griffin. Hon
orary pallbea-ers will be c. F..
Neary, M. .. Lakeland, z. ]. Frid-
ley. B. <. B-odix. Arthur Eldridge.
Harry Smith. A. r. Miely. j ".
Murphy. p. 0. Malley. John Floore.
3. B. Willis. b. M. Holland, DR.. c.
O. Delfs. DR.. NJ. A. Davidson. Robert
Rice. j. c. Woodwork. Harry Num-.
]. Snearer and Sidney Berry.
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s. 7. Cowen to Sail
For States july Il

Mrs. L. r. Cowen has received a
cable advising that her son.. s. II
who has been III in the government
hospital at Aeon. Canal Zone. Pan
anna. for the past month. is leaving
under doctors orders for the states.
He will sail from there July 2l.
Young Cowen has been company
salesman for the Auto Service Com
pany, Inc. az Aeon, since his arriv-
al there last April.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21

food budget The budget provides.
Vegetables. including cabbage. po-
tatoes. tomatoes, spinach, radishes.
lima beans, peas, celery, asparagus
and onions, 10 cost S1.32.
Fruits. including peaches. apples.
pineapples. bananas, rhubarb and
dried apricots, costing rs cents.
Meats. including pork. bacon,
lamb chops. ham and beef. costing
SAT- Margarine. two pounds. so
cents. Canned goods, including
soups. tuna fish. figs. salmon and
grapefruit. Sl-36. dairy items. in
Guiding cream. milk and eggs $3.50.
Staples, including bread. tea. cef-
fee. cocoa. flour. sugar, rice, cereal,
gelatine and cheese S3.2a-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
Family Of -Four May Eat Week
During Summer at Only $/3.Z2

CHICAGO, July 21-fF-A fam
lily Of four may eat well this summer
for sl3.72 a week. according to a
summer food budget based ON cur
rent prices. made public today BY
the American research foundation.
An average OF Sl3.72 a week spent
for food viii provide the family Of
four with all the nutritional ele-
ments necessary 10 physical well
being and yield intriguing summer
menus asserts a bulletin from the
foundation.
MANY staples are from % to 20
per cent below their 1929 level, while
fresh fruits and vegetables offer
chances 10 trim tidy sums off the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
City Briefs

Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
relieves sore eyes. Doesn't burn or
hurt. Adv. go
Just Received fresh lot OF brassie-
res and girdles. The Corset Shop,
1927 Elizabeth. Adv. %
Valley Office Supply Company,
Enc.-Ellzabeth and 18th Street
Brownsville has on display in their
Framing Department, some rare
old Cooley Prints. Some OF these
date back to 1862.
They are for sale and when
suitably framed make ideal wedding
gifts. a full line Of Artists
materials IS carried III stock: also
copies Of Masterpieces. Samples Of
the latest engraving have Just been
received and orders are now being
taken for Christmas Cards. Visit
ing Cards etc, both in Process
work and engraving. Adv.
Finger waving, facials n $500
permanent waves by z years ex-
perienced beauty operator Amaya's
Beauty Shop, Adams ST., Phone
644 J. Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
Cactus Plant Ban
Imposed bv Mexico

MEXICO CITY, July 2l.-Fear-
ing that because Mexican cactus
plants are so much IN demand in
the United States am other coun-
tries, they are in danger Of extinc-
ton. President Ortiz Ruhio has
issued a decree restricting the
shipment Of cactus plants, seeds,
and fruits.
Before cactus. including plants
seeds, aJd fruits, are shipped. q
permit must be issued BY the
Ministry Of Agriculture. There will
also be closed seasons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
s. A. Debnarn WEEDS
In Raynondville
(Special % me Herald.l

HARLINGEN. July 2l.-Mlss Hat
tie Gill of Levelland and :. "A. Deb
nam, state organizer for the Texas
Cotton Cooperative association who
has been active In the Valley for
some time, were married Sunday
afternoon nc Raymondv1lle by the
Rev. Cooper.
Mr.. Debrrz=z nzs been working III
this section In connection with the
placing OF the district cooperative
office here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
Candidate Visitor
To City Monday

II elected COMMISSIONER OF agri-
culture" r. NJ. West Of Navasota
county stated here Monday, Il will
make every effort to protect Valley
citrus from diseases and pests Of
Florida and California"
The former county judge Of
Grimes county declared he stood
for rigid inspection OF all nursery
stock imported in Texas.
The candidate was IN Brownsville
Monday and planned to canvass the
Valley Monday afternoon and Tues
day. He will travel through the
Winter Garden district before going
to San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
THREE INJURED

LIVINGSTON, Tex, July 21.-
Pl-Three men were injured last
night when a freight train engine
on the II. e. and w. T. Railway, a
Southern Pacific branch. jumped
the track at a Trinity River bridge
near Urbana and caught fire. Forty
cars Of crude oil we're igni-ed and
burned. at a loss estimated urof-
ficially at s5O0.0O0. The men injured
were s. G.. Runnels. Marvin King.
engineer. and Bud Swaggerty. negro
brakeman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
\. o. COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. July 2t.-F-
The cotton market had an easter
opening. Liverpool cables were
worse than due and early weather
reports indice%d showers for the
cotton belt. July opened ls points
Gown owing to further notices for
the current month delivery. New
cror months opened II to 13 points
down on the weather forecast.
Prices continued TO ease off after
the start on prospects for further
showers in the bet. October trad
ing down 70 1912. and December to
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TODAY'S MARKETS
Associated Press Photo

1929, or II 10 10 points below Sat
urday'S close.
CHICAGO, July 2l.-tP-Rains
and cooler weather led to lower
u-!ceS early today both for wheat
and corn. Besides. big arrivals Of
DAsat in Chicago today, l,l58 cars,
-1a-nst 382 a week ago, tended to
Pill values down.
Opening SO, / Sac off, the wheat
market afterward underwent an ad-
ditional sag. Corn started / IA,
Q Sac lower. but subsequently re-
covered somewhat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
FARMER

NACOGDOCHES, Tex. July q.
PRAY King. %. farmer Of
Chireno. was drowned yesterday
while attempting to rescue Vernon
Layton. u. from a swimming pool.
near there. Layton was saved b.
others after King had gone down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
y AUTO 4

BRECKENRIDGE. Tex. July 81.
-Pl-Miss Pauline Treadway. is,
"a instantly killed yesterday while
returning from a dance at Way
land. near here, when an auto
mobile in which she was riding
went into a ditch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
KILLS SELF

Ell PASO, July 2l.-lP-Rose
Aronson. 40. committed suicide by
poisoning yesterday after an at
tempt 70 kill herself BY gas failed,
according to a coroner's verdict.
She was a sister Of Mrs. Max Fried
mon OF Kenosha, Wis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
5000 CHURCHES RESTORED

MEXICO CITY, July 2l.-lPl-
Treasury officials said today that
5000 churches had been returned
to catholic authorities since set
Element Of the church
conflict In June a year ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21

ment. Then the people must really
decide the issue at the ballot box.
If the people want the plan. Mr..
Sterling says he want them to have
1t. II 1t Is defeated at the polls. the
people will have spoken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21

WACO, July 2l.-P-While
trying to recover a fishing pole.
Floyd Holmes Short. OF Waco, fell
into Bosqle River from a boat at
MoLennan crossing and was drown
ed yesterday. He was unable to
swim.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-21
WACOAN DROWNED

OF the ship channel near Lynch
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DEATH LIST

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I%UpIt 20 DtCfue
Mr.. Sterling Is willing for the
people to decide. He insists only tina.
the people are entitled to a vote ON
the proposition Of whether tbs
state shall have for the enjoyment
Of the present generation q connect
ed system Of state highway. He says
If a better plan is devised. he will
support il. The bond plan is his
suggestion.
II can become ar actuality only If
the state legislature authorizes an
election on a constitutional amend