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The witnesses called to identity the
prisoner are divided. Even the ages
of Turner, Saul and the prisoner cannot
be fixed with certainty. Saul would
have been about As years old by now,
but his exact age is unknown. The
prisoner may be 30, as he first claimed,
or AZ, as he now admits.
One chain of evidence is more deadly
than all the others, but even this may
not be sufficient. Saul had scar
on his knee made by an ak. There
is such a scar on the prisoners knee.
Saul had also q finger on MS LETT
hand which was shorter than his other
fingers, cut of at the tip by for
gotten accident. There Is shortened
finger on the prisoners left hand. Saul
finally had q birthmark on his cheek,
under the left eye. On the prisoners
cheek. in the same spot, is marx
left by a surgical operation. 1t might
have been caused by the removal OF
such birthmark.
The commemorative attorney con-
siders that evidence. A court Of law,
he admits. might call 1t coincidence.
And, he admits, too, it might actually
be coincidence.
So this small, nervous man with
excited ewes chances about his cell in
the Franklin County jail with the air
of a child upon whom somebody Is try
ing to play joke and who will not be
taken. He is certain that he Will be
released.
LAS God Is my witness" he cries, i
am Ira ]. Turner and not Ed Saul"
Then he smiles.
(Copyrirht 1890. by North American News
paper Alliance
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DUAL IDENTITY OF PRISONER
IN VIRGINIA JAIL A PUZZLE
Man In Franklin County Held for Murder
Identified as Ira J. Turner and
Edward D. Saul.

ROCKYMOUNT, Va, September 6
On. .-Strange as any detective
story in fiction is the case OF the man
held in Franklin County Jail called Ira
j. Turner by people who claim him as
their long-abSent relative, and called
Edward D. Saul by County authorities
who have indicted him for murder.
Witnesses who have seen the prisoner
and tried to identify him are divided
in two camps. Those who know
Saul say that he is Saul; those who have
known Turner say that he is Turner.
Photographs OF the two men are al
most indistinguishable and resemble the
prisoner equally. Yet Saul and Turner
were not related, and probably never
met.
Mystery of Case.
Twenty-three years ago, July 5.
1907, Saul went for walk in the woods
near Henry, Is miles from Rockymount,
with Marshall King. The two young
men, residents of Henry and rivals for
the affection of Hattie Ramsey, ap-
peared to be friendly. SAUL however,
carried a shotgun which he had Dor
rowed from neighbors. He had, the
neighbors said, threatened to kill King.
A short while later there was a shot
In the woods. observed by one witness,
who is still living near here, and King
was found dead with wound in his
back Saul disappeared and was not
seen again, although rewards totallng
"a 600 were offered for his arrest and
conviction.
The story of Ira J. Turner is more
obscure. It is about Turner that the
mystery centers. He was the son OF
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Turner and his
home was near Harrisonburg. The
prisoner, who claims he is Turner, said
that he was 80 years old when arrested
last month. Now he agrees with the
man who identified him as his son that
he was born in 1888.
Turner seems to have spent his early
life in the vicinity Of Harrisonburg ana
had never been to Rockymount. About
1912 he is supposed to have left his
home in order to travel about Virginia
and nearby States as jockey ct fairs
and horse shows. In 1918, authorities
say. he was drafted into the Army and
died a few months later in France.
His family, they say, collected insurance
at the time Of his death.
Never in Camp.
According to the story which the
prisoner tells, Ira j. Turner was called
in the last draft, and never even entered
a training camp. Since the war, he
explains he has continued his itinerant
life as a Jockey and has not commune
Gated with his family for nearly 10
years. Stories told successfully by the
prisoner have varied so widely that the
county authorities are hopelessly be-
wildered.
Last July S the prisoner was arrested
in Ashland, KY, on the complaint OF
Mrs. Lola Philpott Walker Of that city,
charged with drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. AS soon as he was
behind the bars, Mrs. Walker changed
her charge and said that he was the
murderer of Marshall King.
Mrs. Walker is a former resident OF
Henry, where the murder was COM
mitted. and she knew both King and the
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man who is alleged to have killed him,
Edward Saul. The prisoner, she now
says, had often visited at her home in
Ashland, sometimes intoxicated, and
had confessed to her that he was Saul
He had threatened her, she said, and
prevented her from revealing what she
knew while he remained free to carry
out his vague threats.
The prisoner was sent here from
Kentucky and indicted for the murder
of King. In the railroad station at
Ashland, the authorities say, man
came up to the prisoner believing him
to be Saul and said: Hello, Ed" The
prisoner responded Immediately, it is
said, and entered into conversation with
the man whom he appeared to know.
Later, on the train which carried him
to Virginia, he was greeted by another
acquaintance with the same words.
Again he answered and again he en-
tered into conversation. After each
incident, according to the authorities,
he explained to them that his identity
had been confused with that of Saul.
He was, he insisted, Ira j. Turner.
Identified Both.
Yesterday when an elderly man
named Turner arrived here and identi-
ueQ the prisoner as MS son, y. ". Lee,
commonwealth attorney of Franklin
County, declares he tossed over to this
man photograph of Saul.
"Is that your son?" he asked. eyes,
sir" was the response, that is my son"
With the old man were E. r. Lay
man and c. F. Layman, cousins of Ira
j. Turner, and T. F. Shif1et his
brother-in-law. AS soon as they saw
the prisoner they identified him as
Turner, but other men, residents of
Franklin County, who knew Saul, insist
as vigorously that the prisoner is Saul.
One of them, John Turner of Rocky
mount, is a distant relative of Ira J..
Turner. Saul, he says. was working for
his father at the time of the murder,
and the prisoner, he says fatty, is Saul.
The man about whom this seemingly
insoluble puzzle turns was questioned
today. He insisted he was living in
Logan, w. Va, at the time Of the draft
and escaped the draft because he had
a wife and six children. The wife and
three of the children are still living
there.
There is no other evidence with which
to acquit or to convict the man, unless
the commonwealth attorney has secret
evidence which he has not divulged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
HOSTILE AFGHANS
THREATEN INDIA
Gandhi's Demands End Hope
of Peace as New Menace
Rises on Border.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SINILA, India, September 6.-While
India digested the demands of Ma
hatma Gandhi for peace in India and
the probable consequences of their re-
lection by Viceroy Lord Irwin, serious
menace was renewed again today on
the Northwest frontier, where Afghan
tribeSmen were gathering in the Piewar
area for a probable renewal of warfare.
The Mahatma put definite conclu-
sion to considerations of termination of
civil resistance by congress volunteers
with his demands for a complete ma
tional government in India responsible
only to India, with the right of seces-
sion from the British Empire when
desired.
Sir Tel Bahadur Sapru and Mr.
Jayakar, Indian moderates, today pub
liShed the contents of the correspond
ence between the holy one" and the
viceroy. With their publication vanished
the last hope for an end to the salt
raids, strikes and other forms of dis
obedience to the government
The congress leader asked not only
for absolute self rule but for control of
defenses and of the economic phases
Of such a government and the right of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
WASHINGTON SAW
FLIGHT FROM PARIS
Revolutionary Hero Predicted
French Would Come by Air,
Instead of Sea.


Back before the era of the airplane,
when men were doing what little flying
they accomplished in hot-air balloons,
a flight between Paris and New York,
as exemplified by Coste and Bellonte,
was predicted by George Washington.
In 1894 the Father of His Country, 1t
Is revealed today by Representative Sol
Bloom, associate director of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission,
said:
Our friends in Paris in little time
viii come flying through the air instead
of blowing the ocean to get to Amer
aca."
Made Statement in Letter.
The statement was made in a lets~~
written by Gen. Washington to Maj.
Gen. Duportail, friend of Lafayette.
Washington did not visualize, of
course, the modern airp1ane, of the sort
used by Coste and Bellonte. At that
time sensational experiments were
being made in flight with balloons by
the Montgolfier brothers and other great
pioneer French airmen.
But that Washington, in his FAR
sightedness, actually predicted flight
between the two continents bordering
the broad Atlantic is regarded as re-
Nnarkable by Representative Bloom.
washington" says Bloom, was
man of most remarkable vision. He
had the habit of looking into the fu-
ture. His was no reactionary spirit, but
one of rational speculation and develop
ment. We are given to think of George
Washington as a remote historical f1g-
nre without contact or relationship
with Americans of the present day. Yet
not only our Government and political
institutions, but almost every phase OF
modern life, are stamped by his In
duence.
"Few Of us know that Washington
was keenly interested in the develop
ment of the steamboat and wrote I'M
derstandingly of the possibilities OF
steam navigation, although he did not
live to see the successful demonstration
of that great experiment. In many
fields Of progress he saw possibilities OF
advancement that truly were astoniSh-
ing.
or fantastic forecasting. He had a
sound and practical mind and when he
predicted Paris American air flight, 1t
was not the result of irresponsible ex-
uberance which possessed most people
at that time. He thought 1t out. He
weighed all the elements of success
and failure as he saw them. When he
wrote that our friends in Paris in a
little time will come flying through the
air, instead of blowing the ocean to
get to America he expressed that
amazing quality of mind that knew no
boundaries of achievement, either Of
time, place or character. How truly
great was this First Citizen of Our Re-
public. How we'll does everything he
did and said stand the test of history.
Upon the occasion of the 200th ami
versary of his birth, no doubt further
advancement in the art of flying will
show added sensational accomplish
ments to confirm George Washington's
beliefs and predictions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
REGISTRATION BREAKS
RECORD AT L0NAC0NING

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONACONING, MD, September g.
Homecoming had the largest registration
of voters in it's history when 152 were
enrolled for the November election. OF
this number % registered as Democrats
and the balance as Republicans.
The total registration in the adjoin-
ing district of Barton is now 748, ac-
cording to Edison Davis, chairman of
the Republican committee of Barton.
Eighteen more Republicans registered
on Tuesday, giving total registration
of 636 Republican voters in the district.
The Democrats registered in the district
number 112, including three who regis
tered on Tuesday.
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appeal from British claims to an inde-
pendent tribunal, as well as the release
Of political prisoners.
In the severe fighting Of the last few
days between British troops and hostile
raiders In Peshawar, an official an
nouncement revealed that seven native
recruits and three militiamen had been
killed at Kharlachi, ten miles south
west of Parachinar.
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CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS
TO EXHIBIT PRODUCTS
Fair Planned In Mineral County,
W. Va, for September Is to Re-
place Upper Potomac Fair.
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
KEYSER, W.. VA, September g.
Mineral County will have All Fair
this year, under direction Of j. E.
Prettyman, county agricultural agent.
It will be held on the third floor of the
Mineral County Court House September
10. About $50 boys and girls of the
Mineral County clubs viii have their
projects on exhibition and no charge Of
admission will be made. The judging
will be done Wednesday and Thursday
previous to the fair.
The fair in measure Will I'LL the
gap caused by the abandoning of the
Upper Potomac Fair at Burlington this
county this year, due to drought condi-
tons. The All clubs have always ex-
hibited at this fair.
Winners in the Mineral County All
Fair will be awarded q free trip to the
Regional All Fair to be held at Peters,
burg Grant County, october 1, 2 and
3, where they win compete for district
honors in All Club work.
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There was other fighting at various
points along the frontier in which the
British and native forces beat OF their
enemy with shrapnel and rifle fire, in
fiicting heavy casualties the extent Of
which could not be learned, although
the British losses were the most severe
in many days.
The tribesmen, driven back across the
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The Rajah of Sarawak has just do
mated 100000 to the British govern
ment, s125,00O Of the fund being for
the Imperial Forestry Institute and
$375, 900 to be used for the education
of colonial government employees.
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border, recccupied their former posi-
tions. where resumption of fighting was
awaited.
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
Valley Society
Telephone z
Telephone z

turned to her home In Bartlett,
after q three weeks visit here In
the home OF Mrs. G. 3. Dunson.
Mrs. Dunson accompanied her to
Bartlett for a visit.
Mrs. Ida Nelson and Margaret
Nelson were guests this week In the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Md
dleton in Harrington.
Mrs. J. T.. Avory has returned
from a seven months visit In
Puerto BarrioS, Guatemala, with
her son, j. T. Avory. and is at home
here with her daughter Mrs. "A. o.
Payne. Mrs. Avory,s daughter. Mrs.
@. z. Reynolds, accompanied her
mother to Guatemala where she
joined her husband.
Mrs. Perry Perkins and Mrs. =.
w. Moon have returned from a
recreational visit OF several weeks
in Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
GROUP ENJOYS
SWIMMING X

Mr.. and Mrs. Fleet Lentz ac-
companied a number Of young
people on a swimming party one
evening this week. when they
motored to Lake Campacaus for
an evening Of recreation.
Those making up the party we're
Misses Mable Karsk, Lottie D-en-
nan, Muerl Wann. Velma Run
nels, Agnes GlasScock. Frances
Newton, Maudine B~lankenship,
Wanda Moore. Carey Holden,
Margaret Garrison, Mary an
drews. Nadine and Ethel Lentz,
Ray Damron. Mrs. Bert Johnson
Stewart Kelso. Myron Pats. Joe
Grim, Bryan GlaSScock, Ulys
Bailey, Jimmie Lee Boatman, Owen
brennan, John Mckinney, Irwin
Smith and Philip Lentz.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
COUPLE TO
LIVE HERE

Miss Ed Mae Mckinney Of Waco,
and II. z. Miller Of this city, were
recently married and arrived in
Mercedes this week.
They are living on South Texas
Avenue. The bride was formerly a
teacher in Waco and Bryan. Mr..
Miller Is with the Missouri Pacific
here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
Mercedes
CIRCLES MEET IN
VARIOUS HOMES


VARIOUS HOMES
The circles Of the Ladies Auxil-
iary met in different homes this
week. The Ruth circle met with
Mrs. j. r. Barry on South Mis-
souri, Avenue. Mrs. <. B. Wilmer
led the devotional service and also
gave a talk on the work of home
missions among foreign speaking
people and mountain people.
The Mary circle met with Mrs
T. L. Nolin with Mrs. j. N. Pace In
charge Of the Bible study.
Mrs. "A. X. Phillips was hostess
to the Martha circle. Mrs. Phillips
led the devotional service and Mrs
l.. D. Matthews had charge of the
program.
Mrs. r. II. Smith was hostess to
the Woman's Auxiliary Of the Bap-
fist church. Mrs. r. l.. Avant con-
Quoted the Bible study on the book
OF Joshua.
Circle one OF the Methodist Aux
Hairy met at the Sunday school
room. Circle TWO with Mrs. Paul
Ruckel. Following the business
meetings a joint session Of both
circles was held at the church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
NINE
CLUB MEET

Nine women were in attendance
ut the meeting Of the Worth While
Home Demonstration club which
met at the home Of Mrs. H. L.
Hansen. Mrs. A. w. Arnett presid-
ed at the business session. The re-
mainder Of the afternoon was spent
socially.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
CLUE HEARS
REPORT

Mrs. Carl Moore was a pleasant
hostess at her home on Friday af-
ternoon in the Palmetal community
with 20 adult members and several
little children present. Mrs. Audrey
Nash. president. presided at the
business session.
Mrs. Harris, who has Just returned
from the A. and M. college short
course. gave a most interesting and
graphic account Of the various pro-
grams and the many wonderful
things that occurred for their in
Struction and diversion.
A refreshment course was served.
Mrs. Harris will be hostess for the
next meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
BRTDGE-LUNCHEON


Mrs. Bruce Stone OF Santa Rosa
was a gracious hostess for several
Of her Santa Rosa and La Feria
friends at a delightful bridge-lunch-
con at Women's building on Wed
neSday afternoon.
The afternoon was spent playing
bridge. The spacious assembly room
of the Women's building was very
attractive with many gay lanterns
and lovely yell wv and green cannas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
LEGION CHAIRMAN
VISIT GROUP

Mrs. John Dunn OF Houston.
state chairman Of Americanization
work Of the American Legion
Auxiliary, visited the local organ
ization at a meeting OF that group
called to meet the state official.
Mrs. Dunn gave a most inter-
esting talk on the Americanization
work being done by the auxiliary
and particularly OF the work done
in the schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
GARDEN CLUB PLANS
ID MEET

The Harrington Garden club will
not hold its regular meeting on
Thursday, August 81, as so many
members are absent from home. It
IS now planned to hold an all day
meeting at San Benito very soon
after September first. according to
the president, Mrs. A. j. Pollard.
Members Of three garden clubs, Har-
lingen, Los Fresnos and San Benito,
viii have a basketry demonstration
at the Christian church annex.
A basket dinner will be a feature
Of the meeting. Great enthusiasm
has been aroused among the men,
bers, In the weaving Of baskets. The
exact date for the triple club meet
ing will be announced later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
Harrington
MONA JEAN FOSTER is
r. HONOREE

Mrs. 3. j. Foster entertained q
little guests on Wednesday, honor
ing her little daughter. Mona Jean,
on her sixth birthday.
Games were played during the af-
ternoon after which birthday cake,
frosted in pink and green, was serv-
ed 10 the children with ice cream.
Pretty green and pink baskets fill
ed with lovely gay colored candies
and balloons Of all colors were pre-
sented each one as favors.
The guests were: Barbara and
Roberta Kimmell, Buddy and Anna
May Kirkpatrick. Jean Powers, Bet
~ Jean Smith, Ida 10 Call, Seeta
Mayme Foster. Billie Jean Brew
ster, Gerald Paterson, from San
Benito, Marilyn Smith, Jean and
Tommy Brady. Jane, Betty. Roswell
and Alice Bonner. Jack Cowden.
Neil Kendrick; Don and Kay Smith
OF ST. Louis; Jean Watts Of Donna.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
MISS BAUGH IS
DINNER HOSTESS

Miss Haden Baugh entertained
several guests at a delightful dinner
given at the Woman's Building this
week. Dinner was served on the
beautiful patio. with the lights max
ing long shadows blending with
the pink tints Of walls and floors.
The pretty flower decorated table
held overs for eight.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Phillips. daughters Carolyn, Mary
Elizabeth and Frances OF San Ben
ito; Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Pritchard
and the hostess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
LADIES AID
MEETS

The Ladies Aid OF the Emmanuel
Lutheran church met at the home
OF Mrs. r. G. Karle. The Rev. A.
Bartling led the devotional service,
with Mrs. Karle presiding at the
business session. Mrs. A. Erchinger
was hostess on this occasion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
HOUSE GUESTS ARE
COMPLIMENTARY

Mrs. b. M. Holland gave q lovely
bridge affair at her home on Mon
day afternoon, complimenting her
house guests, her sister, Miss Lily
Lay of Waco, and a niece OF Mr..
Holland. Miss Lorena Holland. Of
Hurry. New Mexico.
Beautiful summer flowers were
arranged attractively in the living
rooms and on the four tables for
the bridge games. which formed
the amusement for the afternoon.
Pretty trophies were presented to
the honorees and score winners.
The hostess served tempting re-
freshmentS after the games were
concluded. Present were Mesdames
j. M Green, M. d. Digger. =. T..
Flynn, Howard Barrett, w. L. Ste
phenson. John T. Floore, w. M.
Hundley, T. NJ. Hardin, John Fow-
Ter. j. B. Challes and her guest.
Mrs. Marshall Jolly OF Lawton. OK
lahoma, G. E. Heartsiil, Sara Brind-
ley, and the honorees.
PERSONALS
DR.. and Mrs. Letzerich, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Baker and Mrs. A. M.
Letzerich are expected home Sun
day from a two weeks trip in Ole
Mexico.
Robert McMinn left Sunday for
Oklahoma. called there by the ill.,
ness OF his mother.
Captain and Mrs. Monk and two
sons and baby daughter, were yisi-
tors IN Brownsville Thursday.
Miss Corrine Verser is expected
at the home OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. J. Verser, about September
first from an extended trip In Eu-
rope. While abroad Miss Verse.
attended the Passion Play at Ober-
ammergau, Germany. as well as Wis
ting many celebrated places Of world
fame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II. Briggs have
as their guests, Misses Airline and
Earnestine Briggs Of Waxahachie.
who expect to remain until Septem-
Der.
Reverend w. E. johnson, rector
Of St. Adams church, Is touring
Mexico. and viii be absent two
weeks. He will visit Monterrey. Sal
tillo and Mexico City.
j. G. Myrick left for El Paso Tues
day where he viii visit with his
family for . few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
DINNER HONORS


Mr.. ard rfrs. Floyd Langford Of
this ~.Uy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil
Thompson OF Weslaco. were hosts
and hostesses at an enjoyable din
ner party at the Langford home
here, naming as honor guests. Mr..
and Mrs. II. 3. Beckley and Mr..
and Mrs. william Beckley Of Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Other guests we're Mr.. and Mrs.
+. r. Langford and Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Dixon Of Weslaco.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
And Why aMember Of The Lower
Rio Grande Valley Builders and
Developers Assn Should Build 1t

The Lower Rio Grande Builders and Developers
Association Code of Ethics explains why you should
let one of its members build your home or business
block. 1t is printed herewith for your information.
Read it careful1y-digest it. 1t was written and is
lived up to by every member of this association for
your protection.
To maintain the business of building in this commit
nifty on a high professional plane.
To establish and enforce among its members proper
standards Of construction and a code of ethics which
will insure honest, responsible and efficient business
practices toward clients and the general public.
TO protect its members and their clients against