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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-27

All Combination Glasses.
Reservoir School, Elliott place and
Potomac avenue: two stories, frame
and stucco construction, four class
rooms; total enrolment, 100; total sit
tings, i60-No room filled; all classes
are combinations, such Is rs pupils in
one room doing 4B, 5A and 5B work,
and another Of 30 doing Ia and 2B, &C.
cording to their respective status. Chief
problem Is to obtain more pupils. Build
ing located with trolley tracks. Chesa-
peake g. Ohio Canal and Potomac River
at back and reservoir ct side, limiting
territory which building may serve.
Structure has wood stairway inside and
wooden steps leading from top and first
floors as fire escapes" Heat adequate;
playground adequate.
Wesley Heights portable unit, New
ark street and New Mexico avenue ;
four buildings- Building No. !. IS pupils
Of grades GA, 5B and 5A: exactly IS
seats; appeared crowded. Building No
2, ~ pupils Of grades "a, q and "A;
3e seats. Building No. 3, 81 pupils in
grades "a. 2B and IA; badly. crowded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-27
De VALERA'S PARTY BACKS
midas LIBERTY PLEA
Cables sympathy With the Effort
to "Smash the Power
OF the Invader"
BY the Associated Press.

DUBLIN, January 27.-The acting
president of Fianna Fail, Eanlonn de
Valera's party, yesterday cabled Ma
hatma Ghandi and the president of the
Indian National Congress committee at
Lahore expressing sympathy for midas
struggle for independence.
The cablegram said: Republican Ire
land salutes you and sends warmest ex-
pressions of sympathy with you and
your comrades in your renewed effort
to smash the power of the invader"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
Heat Takes 7hiny-one
With Little Hope of Relief

ell Bluffs. Livestock In all parts Of
the state succumbed and farmers
sought relief by working in the
fields at night.
Thunderstorms and rains brought
relief to Northern Illinois. but
caused crop and property damage.
Harrisburg, seven times smitten by
temperatures of 100 degrees or
more, reported the highest yester-
day at LOG 1-2.
A fatality in Springfield brought
the Illinois heat deaths to five.
In the torrid Northwest, Eve have
died: four in Minneapolis and one
In St. Paul. North and South Da-
kota were baked.
Wisconsin's first heat victim was
a boy in Beloit. who dropped dead
yesterday while at play.
Continued heat was the forecast
for the Middle West. except in To-
calities fortunate enough to receive
showers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11

CHICAGO, July 11.-R-Killing
heat surged anew over the middle
west today, causing more deaths.
The total for the present heat wave
now is 81.
The scourge Of summer struck
hardest in the st. Louis metropol-
itan area yesterday. Six persons
died and eleven were Frustrated.
The thermometer touched 103 de-
greeS.
The six deaths brought the Mis-
souri, heat casualties in the pres
ent oppression to IL. The state al
so had the highest unofficial tenn
p%erature. sikeston reporting a
reading of ll2.
Most of Iowa was perched above
100 degrees. Marshalltown. At
lantic and Council Bluffs cooked
beneath 104. The total deaths to
dlte from heat prostration mounted
to four with one yesterday in Coun-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
HIDALGO COUNTY

HIDALGO COUNTY
J. L. Penny, Jr. Sub Tr. to Ma
tional Loan g. Investment Co.
$2500.00 lot b" Brasher's Subd.
George S. Agnew to George II.
Holiday $1,000 lots /. 2, 3, 4, 5, s,
2. 8, 8, 10, IL and u, block 113,
Mission.
o. H. Archer to Katherine Arch
er $1,000 N 1-2 Of S. 20 &C. lot 81,
Por. 69-70.
Guy E. Cage, ct ux to Charles
Ochsner. 100000 lot 81 and N.
s. lot 20. block IL, Mercedes.
+. z. K. Tolleson to c. A. Bing-
ham S2750.0O s. z &C. Of w. 20 &C.
lot Us, Por. 1910
o. r.. Bell. ct al to The Texas
Company 81 100 out Sec. block
4, Mercedes.
Bolton N. Hyde TO II. Arthur
White. ct Tx S11 10000 lots 1876 and
1877. Pride OTexas Subd.
Geo. w. Walton, ct ux to ". K.
Tuell $1,000 N. 10 &C. lot 8, Sec.
245, Tex. Mex.
Arthur M. Ririe, ct ux to w. b.
Kitterman, ct ux S1.00 S 1-2 of
5 IL lot IA. Valley View Subd.
Redland Vineyard Co. to j. F.
Carl $1,000 lots / and ?. block /;
lots ] and 2. block 2: lots /, 2 and
3, block 8; lot 8, block 4; lots
and 2, block 5; lots l and 2, block
6, Sl-2 lot !, block 4, Redland.t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
WHEAT
CUT PREACHED
.egge and Hyde in Texas
Expounding Gospel Of
Fewer Acres

AMARILLO. July 1l.@R-End-
ing q two-day campaign in Kan
sas expiunding the farm boards
wheat acreage reduction program,
Alexander Legge, chairman. ana
Arthur NJ. Hyde. secretary OF ag-
r~iculture, today brought their pro-
posals to the Texas Panhandle.
They parted company last night
with Gov. Clyde M Reed Of Kan
sas after he had sounded his OPP
position to the curtailment plan at
Dodge City. -.
s@The biggest hog" Mr. Legge told
$500 Southwestern wheat growers.
in answer to Governor Reed viii
ALWAYS lie in the trugh. Kansas Is
now in the trough"
Terming the farm boards pro-
gram the gospel Of dispair' Reeo
asked:
IF anyone is TO reduce produc-
ton to domestic demands why not
the manufacturer of agricultural
implements?"
Mr.. Legge former head Of a har-
yester manufacturing company, SAID
4 his company had never sold nipple
gnents abroad below the prices
charged American farmers.
The chairman gave notice the
farm board will not buy more
wheat. He told his Dodge City au-
dience the board was spending one
million dollars a month TO carry
over 60-million bushels Of the 1928
surplus. He urged the wheat rails
ers to sit tight predicting if they
dill SO. the market would improve
IS cents a bushel.
Secretary Hyde said the farmer
had the choice OF cutting produc-
ton or continuing TO suffer from
the effect OF large SURPRISES.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
, MOHE \
SlDEllGHT q
QUEEN McALLEN

r. . MCttLLEN
In an announcement Of particular
interest to McAllen theatre-goers.
L. j. Mason, city manager Of Publix
housese here, stated today that the
latest sound equipment is now in
progress Of installation at the Queen
Theatre with plans for a special
opening Sunday at l p. III. Making
every effort to inaugurate the new
talking picture policy with an at
traction Of the greatest entertain
ment value, Mr.. Mason declared that
by a special booking arrangement
Just concluded Winnie Lightner's
latest talking release, She Couldn't
Say No" has been secured for the
initial run. AS a fast-moving. all
talking. comedy. she Couldn't Say
No" has been awarded a high place
on the list Of the years best sound
pictures. Playing opposite the pop
ular Miss Lightner is tina handsome
young leading man. Chester Morris.
Regarding the change over from
silent to sound pictures Mr.. Mason
2Tcrted that the move was entirely
keeping with the Queens spirit
progressive entertainment. PRO
gam changes under the new pol
ICY" he said will be made every
Tuesday. Friday and Sunday"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11

Jack Mulhall, the genial Irish
American actor. is co-featured with
Alice White in Show Girl in Holly
wood First Nationals amusing
screen drama Of the cinema metro
polls. which opens today at the
Palace Theatre, McAllen for a 2 day
run.
Several years back Miss White was
given her first leading role opposite
Mulhall for conditioning" The
studio figured that playing with this
experienced actor would help her
develop her own screen technique.
And now they are together again
in one of the biggest pictures OF the
year.
Mulhall has had a colorful thea
trical career. Born in Wappinger's
Falls, so miles from New York City.
he went on the stage at Passaic. N.
j. Because a feminine friend told
him he looked like an actor. Evil
dence of his popularity in Passaic
was given when he visited there a
few years back and was presented
with a loving cup by the towns
people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
Club Hears
Value of Airport
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN, July IL. Every
member Of the Harlingen Lions club
who was In town Thursday, turned
out to hear Jack G. McDermott OF
Brownsville, traffic manager OF the
Mexican Always. discuss the value
of air transportation to cities at
which adequate airport facilities
have been established. Mr.. McDer-
mott stressed safety in present day
travel as shown by the record Of the
Pan-American company's planes. He
predicted that the Valley soon will
become a great clearing point for
air travel OF all kinds into Latin
American countries. He said Harlin-
gen and other Valley towns are in
a position right now to attract a
large air school and factories and
assembling plants for airplanes and
airplane accessories.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


Furnished by Valley Abstract COD
Cameron County
H. c. Harding TO Michael Hav-
ran; west 1-2 lot "a. block Z, Cit
rus Gardens Sub. $1,000.
A. L. McClung TO Mrs. A. L. Nc
Chung; lot IL, Is, IA, block 16, Rio
Hondo $1,000.
James Dickinson Farm Mortgage
co. to Anna Risher: lot l, block 408
FL Jardin Re-Sub. Of share 81, ST.
10000.
VIM. Randolph Wright ct ux to
NJ. r. Hall ct al; lot 5 block 40,
Brownsville $4,000.
r. N. Gresham to z. J. Barnes;
lot SO, Palm Sub. Of Block 6, F. z.
Bishop Sub.
j. c. Tom to Roy Hays ct al;
lot IL block 6. Nicholson Place
Addn. Harlingen $1,000 and 100000.
j. II. Sullivan to Port Isabel Co.
lot 8 and 8 block 81, City Port
Isabel S1333.33.
K. L. Ray to Fannie Parks; lot
y block 119. Earlingen $1,000
A. +. Parker to Carl Hoffman:
north 20 acres farm tract 2l0,
Coast Land Farms Sub. No. 3 $500.
Fl. c. Harding to Cuates Devel-
opment Co; lot /, 2, 3, 4, 5, block
q. townsite Citrus Gardens $1,000.
w. v. Albaugh ct ux. to George
Totman: block 3, Wentz Sub. of FL
Jardin Tract Share 80. $1.00.
w. A. Weaver to Rhoda E. Weav-
err: north 1-2 farm block IS, Survey
26 David g. Stephenson Sub $1,000.
Deciderio Silva to Jose G.. San
chez; lot 9. block 2, Longoria town.
site $4,000.
Francisco Alvarez ct al. to trus-
tees for the Church OF the Good
Shepherd Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South. Brownsville;
lot 7. block 38. Paroles Addn.
Brownsville 100000.
r. j. East ct ux. to Lee Banks;
lot 4 block 26, third addition San
Benito, $1,000.
Maggie L. Noodle to J. G. Edge:
west 1897 acres Of the East 40
acres block AZ, David g. Stephen
son Sub. S4.242.50.
j. l. Coursey 10 j. @. Edge; lot
4 block 80. Harlingen 100000.
E. j. Bristol ct ux. TO Pearle An
derson; lot IS block 81, La Feria
townsite S3500.00.
Valley Properties Ire. 70 G. I.
Walker ct ux.; south 5 acres Of the
south 10 acres OF the north 20.375
acres block 81, David G. Stephen
son Sub. 100000.
I. w. Britain ct Tx to Valley
Properties Inc: south 5 acres of
the south 10 acres OF the north
20.375 acres block 81, David g. Ste
phenson Sub. $1,000.
II. 7. Ramsey to Stanton G. john
son: lot 8 block 5. Castle Court
Addn. Harrington $1,000.
G. r. Tuggle ct al to City OF
Port Isabel; lot 10-A block as,
city of Port Isabel 100000.
Port Isabel Irrigation Co. Ia
Thomas f. Ezard; block So. section
2. Bayview Citrus Groves Sub. Unit
4 S5920.O0.
Joseph K. Well to Brownsville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
Mercedes Chamber
Office Is Opened

MERCEDES, July 11-With Miss
Beth Garrett, newly named secre-
tary, in charge, the local chamber
Of commerce has opened offices on
the highway in the business section
Of the city.
Miss Garrett was recently named
secretary at a meeting Of the board
Of directors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
Mercedes VIII Get
Two New Buildings
(Special Cd The Herald.l

MERCEDES, July 1.-THE build
ing here on Texas avenue, formerly
occupied by the old theatre, and
since used as a furniture store for
many years. has been purchased by
Charles Ochner Of La Feria.
Mr.. Ochner will build two new
modern store buildings on this site.
He 5. ties that they will be a credit
to the city OF Mercedes. 1t Is I'M
derstood that the buildings have
already been leased.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-11
Cameron Courts

Navigation District. Cameron coun-
ty; Southwest 1916 acres OF land
on Padre Island $4,000.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
D. c. TELEPHONE. |. / !! |.
WORK ORDERED

Extensions to the telephone
system in Washington authorized
by the board Of directors Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company here today will
involve expenditures Of $49l 800.
This brings the total amount au-
tE orized for similar work in the
District Of Columbia so far this
year to $3.338,537, officials Of
the company say.
Projects authorized under this
appropriation include under
ground conduit and cable ex-
tensions in the District. Metro
politan and National and West
central office areas to connect
with a new long distance cable
to be installed between Wash
inngtOn and Richmond.
Also included In the appropria-
ton is the routine estimate for
the fourth quarter of the year.
Under this project additional
pole lines, wire, underground
conduit and cable, aerial cable.
switchboard and central office
equipment, and telephones and
associated apparatus will be
placed in every section of the
District, =
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
OUTLOOK GOOD,
JAMES SAYS

Most encouraging is the bust.
ness outlook in the Southeastern
States Of the country, according
to George P. James, general pas.
senger agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad. who makes
his headquarters in Washington.
Mr.. James said today:
Business in that section Of
the country tfaversed by our
lines not only looks better but
il better. Crop yields are more
satisfactory than in many years
due to the abundant rainfall
during the summer. Florida
alone expects a citrus crop ex-
ceeding $40, ,OOO. 900 in value. =
$50 far as travel conditions
are concerned, we have just
completed an extensive survey
throughout the north, east and
west and as a result are pre-.
pairing to handle the largest win,
ter tourist traffic in our his
tory"
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
To Open Largest
Suburban Depot

PHILADELPHIA. Sept.22.-The
largest suburban station in Amer.
lea for electrified train operation
will be opened here on September
20 by the Pennsylvania railroad.
It will be located under the city's
new Broad Street Station Build.
ing at Sixteenth Street and Penn
Sylvania Boulevard.
The new station will accommo-
date all Of the railroads sub
urban service operating in and
out of Philadelphia, involving q
total OF 325 electric trains daily.
These trains, which now use
Broad Street Station, will begin
operation from the new terminal
on September 20. Approximately
$4,000 Philadelphia commuters
will use the new facilities daily.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23

everyone short Of the grain mar.
ket knows will have to be sold
some time.
A Job For Congress
Whether Russia wins or loses
in the end. the Chicaso board Of
trade has let itself in for q Con-
gressional Investigation which
might even spread to Wall Street.
The New York stock exchange
has been fully aware Of the un-
friendly glances certain Congress
men have been casting at Its ac-
tivities, and has conducted itself
Of late accordingly. Rules have
been rigidly enforced. In fact,
practically all Wall Street Is toe.
ing the mark.
The subject of short sales the
selling Of something you haven't
got-lcoks like 1t is In for q thor
ough airing as q result Of the
Soviet deal.
The short seller on the stock
exchange borrows the stock he
sells and pays 1t back later, il he
Is lucky. with stock bought ct
price lower than what he sold
at. Some times the shorts sell
more stock than they are able
to buy back later. This results
in a corner and they have to pay
through "the nose" for their
stock.
Working on 13.month calendar
Is like operating on standard
time but living on daylight time
or vice versa Sears. Roebuck &
Co. and Jewel Tea Company find
In using the four.week month
But that Is the only diSadvan'
tage to the 13-month year, they
contend. Jewel Tea saves an
enormous amount Of time"
Lawyers will be the real win.
ners Of the Youngstown.Bet
hem Steel merger suit. Their
fees are estimated as high aS
81 500, 900. with the three months
Of struggle Just closed only a
preliminary skirmiSh to the liti
CATION ahead. Newton y. Baker.
woodrow wilson's Secretary OF
War. will get q big slice Of the
fee. as counsel for the forces
favoring the merger.
Corporation books tell one
story and receivership sales an,
other. This is brought out in
the Foshay public utility tangIe
Properties carried at $963, 900 on
the books last November when
the company went into receiver
ship, will bring only $4s1 900 plus
$4,000 liabilities. from their sales
to Ontario. The interesting ques.
ton is how many other utility
companies give telephone num-
bers to their property values.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23

Your telephone will place yOa In
immediate touch with Che people ad-
vertising their services to you in the
BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY bR
tOday'S Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Russian Gambling in
Wheat Mart ''Nicks''
Federal Farm Board
By LESLIE GOULD

Communistic Russia In her
gamble In the Chicago wheat pit
stands to profit $37S 900 or more.
This is a Is per cent return on
the margin" of about l,5OO, 900
required to sell 7,5OO, 900 bushels
OF grain short" There certainly
Is nothing socialistic about this.
There Is always . loser for
every gamer and this time there
are two-the American farmer
and the Federal Farm Board,
The latter, with It's 6O.OeO, 600
bushels Of wheat bought at an
average price Of $1.25, or rather
the taxpayer who will foot the
ultimate bill for farm relief, Is
the hardest hit.
Russia went short Of the market
earlier this month. Wheat prices
have dropped about 4 or 5 cents
bushel since.
Russia Must Cover
While there has been q big
hullabaloo over the deal, there is
little the United States can do
about it. The Chicago Board Of
Trade claims to be . worldwide
market, receiving long and short
orders from all countries.
Russia cannot deliver the
wheat she sold, according to Sec.
retary of Agriculture Hyde, be-
cause of the AZ cents q bushel
tariff. So Russia will have to
cover her transaction between
now and the time for delivery
with the purchase Of 5000, 900
bushels Of American wheat. So,
at some near future time Russia
is going to buy and support, tenn
porarily. the market.
A short sale in wheat Is in
reality q promise to deliver a
certain amount Of the grain jim
Russia's case 7.5OO,O bushels
on q specified future date. Short
selling or its brother, hedge sell.
ing. permits q farmer to dispose
Of his crop before 1t is harvested.
II the price goes down between
the date Of sale and date of de-
livery he profits, II 1t goes UP he
loses.
Russia evidently has taken a
tip from our capitalistic specuIA-
tors who have been selling wheat
short for some time. Russia,
though, has the edge on the aver
age Speculator-Sine knows how
much wheat she can and will
dump on the European markets.
Depression in European prices
will have q sympathetic effect
here.
One thing that Is to be hoped
is that the American Government
will not attempt to "Squeezs"
Russia by going long Of the grain
market. One Of the things de-
pressing the market is the so, ,000,-
900 Farm Board bushels, which
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Expansion Indicated
For Bethlehem,
By Schwab

JOHNSToWN, Pa, Sept. %.
Within !; short time the Beth
lehem Steel Company will be
far greater than any Of its
promoters ever dreamed, was
the gist of a statement made
here today by Charles M.
Schwab. The remark, which he
refused to ampAfy. was made
during a newspaper publish
ers' meeting.
Noting that more, than ST.
OOO. 900 900 is invested in Beth.
lehem Mr.. Schwah declared
but we are only starting"
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Steel PLANTS
REPORT HIGHER
OPERATIONS
American Rolling Mills Plant
Operates at Capacity With
Varied Output

The Middletown plant Of the
American Rolling Mills Company
was operating at 100 per cent Of
capacity last week, officials Of
the company announced today.
Because Of the diversified lire
of general business conducted at
the plant, activities there are
considered to be most represents
tive and the showing is encour.
aging in view OF conditions pre-
vailing in the steel industry.
The high rate at the Middle.
town plant, officials said. was due
to the fact that there had been
an improvement in specifications
each week for the past four
weeks, practically all consumers
seeking prompt delivery. Off.
cials Of the company look for Q
continued gradual improvement
during the remainder Of the year
but point out that substantial
upturn in business can hardly be
expected before late this year OF
early in 1891 at best.
Wall Street recently has been
flooded with rumors concerning
the possibility Of maintaining
the current 50 a share annual
cash dividend on the common
stock. The regular quarterly divi
dend was declared only two
weeks ago and will be paid Oc'
tober Is. The next payment IL
not due until January Is. The
company has an unbroken divi'
dend record since 1906 and in
terests in the company state that
this record will remain unbroken
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Group Management
HELPS UtiLitY Co.

Noticeable improvements in
earnings Of companies acquired
by Middle West Utilities Company
during the past year are cited
by Martin j. insult. president Of
the company. as demonstrating
the beneficial effects Of larger
group management.
'The Middle West Utilities
Systems territories are now 50
widely distributed In 30 States
that practically any new addi-
tiOns made ut this stage offer
opportunities for economies
with respect to both transmits
sion line intercOnneCtiOn and
Joint management" Mr.. insult
said.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Foreigners Coming
TO Biz Oil Congress

Petroleum engineers ana opef.
stors from the Argentine, Ca1ladH,
Chile, Colombia. England, Egypt,
France, Germany. Hungary. Italy'
Mexico. Nicaragua, Peru, Poland,
Rumania, Russia. Sumatra, ana
Venezuela will attend the Seventh
International Petroleum Exposi-
ton and Congress to be he'd in
Tulsa, october ell, w. q. Skelly,
president, announced.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
lamont BARES
BIC BUYING OF
/. COMMODITIES
Commerce Secretary Confirms
Reports That Industries
Are Buying Raw Materials

Secretary Of Commerce Robert
p. Lamont today confirmed re-
ports that large industries were
making commitments Of raw
materials at present prices, stat
ing that this was q good indica-
ton that the bottom of prices
had been reached.
The secretary stated that in a
letter from his own associates in
the American Steel Foundries
that during the past four weeks
they had been making purchases
of pig iron.
He continued that the various
weekly and monthly business indi-
sators Of the Government show
that the decline in trade and
industry has ceased. This is
shown principally in our export
trade, which increased approx
mately $33, 3,000, 600 in August, he
said. Price statistics indicate an
improvement and retail stores
stocks are very low, he added.
The secretary said that the in
dicators were more or less fixed
in their trend. but it was per
fectly clear that business on the
whole has ceased the marked
decline which was characteristic
of number of earlier months.
There are some distinctly encour.
aging features. he declared.
"The really encouraging rs.
pect IS the growth of export
trade, as revealed by the August
statistics and distinct picking
up in retail trade in the coun.
try" he stated.
The secretary. commenting on
retail trade, said that while pre-
else statistics are not yet avail.
able, preliminary figures do indi-
cate an improvement, which Is
more than confirmed by many
representatives. not only of de-
partment stores, but of other
classes of retail stores. Gain al
ready manifested, he continued,
is more than usually occurring
at this season.