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The Washington times., 1930-01-14
What Community Chest
Dollars Are Doing

A NY possible thing that will
"A help a child is the object
Of the Christ Child Society, one
of the IS organizations in the
Community Chest. 1t main
tains headquarters at S24
Indiana Ave. N. w. Founded
by Miss Mary V. Merrick, the
Christ Child Society from the
first devoted itself to child aid,
from providing layettes for new
babies to conducting a dental
clinic for examination of older
children. 1t maintains q Boy
Scout troop, sewing classes and
other activities for girls, and a
fresh air farm for cOnvalescent
children near Rockville, Mary
land. Summer outings at this
farm provide vacations for sew
eral hundred children. The
Christ Child Society provides
anything from clothing to
Christmas toys for children re-
ferred to it by other OrganiEa-
tiOnS in the Chest.
nOWN at 23O C st. N. W.,
~ there is an organization
that would delight the heart OF
any lover Of boys. 1t Is known
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
READING LATIN,
TOPIC Of TALK

DR.. w. L. Carr. Of the Univer.
sity of Michigan. will address the
next meeting Of the Teachers
Institute, to- be held Thursday,
Jan. %, it was announced today
by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, Superin-
tendent Of schools.
The institute meeting for Sec
tions / to 9 will be held at 3:45
in the music room of Central
High School, while divisions 10
to 13 will meet at 8 o'clock in
the library of the Armstrong
High School. DR.. Carr's subject
will be Reading Latin as Latin:
Some Difficulties and Some De-
vices"
While this meeting of the insti-
tute is of especial interest to
teachers Of Latin, all of whom
are urged to be present, all other
teachers interested are invited to
attend.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
INSTALLS.
IN CLARENDON !
4" h "HEM =


CLARENDON, Jan. Ire.
bekah Lodge, No. %, meeting in
Odd Fellows Hall, Clarendon, last
night, installed officers. The
ceremonies were conducted by
Mrs. Cora A. Fields, deputy preSi.,
dent.
Those installed are Mrs. W.,
Harry johnson, past noble
grand; Mrs. Sudie Mitchell, noble
grand; Mrs. Kate Frye, vice sec.
retary; Mrs. Cora A. Fields, treas.
urer: Mrs. Frances Shreve, con.
ductor: Mrs. Rose Brooks, right
supporter, and Mrs. Leona Frit.
ter, left supporter to noble grand:
Mrs. Merdi Shaffer, right sup.
porter, and Mrs. Thelma Rose,
left supporter to vice grand; Mrs.
Mary Pope, inside guardian, and
Mrs. Myrtle Melnick, outside
guardian.
Mrs. Upson, Of Richmond, Va.
president of the Rebekah as.
Sembly in Virginia, was guest Of
honor.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
HEIGHT FL|ERS.
STILL SOUGHT
-

NEW YORK, Jan. IA UN.S.).
SearcherS were to continue their
hunt today for Daniel Maria and
William Kirkpatrick, aviators
who disappeared last Friday
while making an altitude test
flight, after taking off at Farm.
ingdale Airport.
Fog yesterday kept planes
aground and combing woods at.
points where the flyers were re-
ported to have been sighted
failed to reveal a single clue.
The plane has been reported
as last seen or heard over Long
Island and in Connecticut.
Several persons in the vicinity
OF Warrenville and PhoenixviIle,
Conn. reported having sighted
the plane Friday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
: TALKS GIVEN
FLYING CLUB
Airplane motors were discussed

Airplane motors were discussed
by Seymour c. Wesleysmith, as
siStant instructor of The Wash
ington Times Flying Club, at the
weekly meeting of the senior divi-
sion last night at the jewish
Community Center. ,
WesleySmith explained the func-
ton of the carbureter, piston.
rings, timers, connecting rods and
crankshaft and told of the ar
Of the cylinders on va
rious types Of airplane motors.
Capt. Roy Fonke, chief instruc-
tor, exhibited a large plane aileron
and explained it's construction
He permitted members of the
class to tear the covering off to
examine its construction.
Members of the class have been
asked to take examination papers
No. 4 to class next Monday night
to be corrected. Members Of the
junior division should take them
to class on Saturday morning.
The classes still are open to
new members, who may jjin
whenever they choose. Members
Of the classes also are invited to
take friends. There are no
charges of any kind.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
TESTS
SET JAN. 25

An examination to obtain a
list Of persons eligible for clerk
ships in the schools of the Dis
trict, divisions to 8, will be held
at 9 a. m. on Saturday, January
Is, it was announced today by
Harry English, chief examiner of
the District public schools.
The written examination will
be held at the time announced,
the oral tests to be on call for
those who pass in the written
class. Physical examinations will
then be on call for those qualify
ing in the other tests.
In addition to the usual citizen.
ship requirements, candidates for
examination must show they
have completed a standard four
year high school course, or three
years of high school and one
year of practical experience, or
completion of two years Of high
school and two years OF practical
experience in the position for
which they are candidates.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
$5,OOO,OOO Film House
Planned for London

LONDON, Jan. 14.-London is
to have a super cinema, costing
more than $5,OO0,000 and accom-
modating 3,700 persons, in the
heart Of West End, near Picca-
dilly, where the prices are ex-
pected to be near those Of the
New York movie theaters.
Joseph M. Schenk, president Of
United Artists, is behind the
scheme. He and Samuel Gold.
wyn left for Paris, en- route to
new theater and the. capital will
New York. after completing nego,
tiations for the project. An En-
gliSh group is interested in the
be partly British. B.,
The Washington times., 1930-01-14

NEW YORK, Jan. 14-Walk-
ing his lonely post in Saratoga
Park, Brooklyn, Charles Suss, a
rookie patrolman Of the Ralph
Avenue Station, heard cries Of
Help! Help!" coming from
Strubbery.
Suss, fresh from police college
and eager for action, took a
firn1er grip on his nightstick and
swept the shrubbery with the
rays Of his f1ashlight. The light
revealed bright-feathered parrot
in q big cage, on a bench at the
far end Of the park. SuSs car.
ried the cage to q signal box and
telephoned the station house for
instructions. Lieutenant Murphy
told him to bring the bird in.
The parrot was put on Sergt.
Nolan's desk: "Here, you; get that
thing out Of here" said Nolan.
Haven't you read Of that parrot
disease9" ''But nobody's gonna
The Washington times., 1930-01-14

as the Boys Club and is q sort
of liberty hail." where the boy
hood Of the city, and especially
Of that neighbOrhOOd, gathers
daily and nightly. r. v. ThOm-
son, the executive secretary, is
q past master at the art Of
providing the kind of sport that
real boys like. There is boxing,
basketball, baseball, football,
tennis, and work Of various
kinds, as well as the summer
camp on the WicOmicO River,
which offers everything the
heart Of boyhOOd could desire.
The Boys Club is making its
members into real men, giving
them the reliant air that makes
for future leadership.
THE Citizens Relief Society,
4 1922 Eleventh st. N. w., is,
as its name implies, q society
for relief only. This society
maintains no workers, makes no
investigation, but simply furn-
iShes funds for relief of the
poor and needy, locating them
through the workers Of the
Associated Charities. Walter S.
UffOrd is executive secretary.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
Coolidge LiOness Bears
Litter of Cubs at Zoo

Joe and Hannah, the lions
presented to Coolidge by residents
Of johannesburg, South Africa,
and by him presented to the Zoo,
are again the proud parents Of
cubs, it was reported today by
Headkeeper william H. Black
burne.
The cubs were born January 4
and are expected to leave their
especially constructed cage in the
next few days. The proud papa,
however, will not be permitted to
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
NEW SHIPS FLY
FLAGO Of U.s..
Staff Photo

Four immense ocean liners fly
ing the Stars and Stripes, two Of
$4,000 tons each and the other
two slightly smaller, will course
the North Atlantic as Americas
bid for merchant marine power,
the House Appropriations Com
mittee was told yesterday.
Postmaster General Brown, ap-
pearing before a subcommittee on
the toffice-Treasury Depart
mentS bill, said that specifications
are almost finished, and that the
mail contracts, which will assist
in the construction Of the vessels,
will be offered for bids shortly.
The ships will cost approx
mately. SITS, ,000. 900, and will sur
pass anything now afloat,
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
He Prefers Prison
To Nagging of Wife

NEW YORK, Jan: 14.-Austin
Brownrigg, 66, who escaped from,
Auburn Prison in April, 1923,
while serving a three-year SEN
tence for forgery, was arrested
after a chase in Brooklyn. A
fight with his wife, Louise, put
Brownrigg into the hands Of the
law again. Brownrigg ran from
their home.
When Brownrigg was being
booked on charge of felonious
assault, he was recognized by
Detective McCambridge, admitted
his identity and said he was glad
to go back to prison.
my wife nagged me so much
I had to do something" police
quoted Brownrigg as saying.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
DORR'SDEFENSE
OPENS TODAY

CHICAGO, Jan. IA G.N.S0.-
Whether Samuel Howard Dorr
will attempt to place the blame
for the Staying of William
O'Brien on O'Brien'S widow,
DORIS alleged paramour, will be
seen today when the dapper in
Surance salesman takes the wit
ness stand in his own defense.
Genevieve O'Brien, herself in.
dicted for the husbands murder,
had a chance in court yesterday
to say a word in defense Of Dorr,
who is fighting to save himself
from death in the electric chair.
She declined the opportunity,
however, when called as a court S
witness. Mrs. O'Brien's trial
will follow DORIS.
More than 1000 curious specta.
tors Stormed the corridors, en-.
quilting a line Of court bailiffs
and forcing their way to the
courtroom doors in their frenzy
to hear Mrs. O'Brien's expected
testimony.
Widow a Tragic Figure
The widows appearance came
as a dramatic climax for nearly
q week Of testimony in which
the statements Of both Mrs.
O'Brien and her alleged lover
were read into the court records,
Pale and trembling, supporting
herself on the arms of the court
officers, she entered and stood
by the witness stand.
"Genevieve O'Brien," the Judge
said. you have been indicted for
the murder Of your husband.
Under the Constitution you do
not have to testify. Do you wish
to take the Stand?"
IT do not wish to testify" she
answered in a scarcely audible
tone. ''I might be asked ques,
tions I would not care to answer" !"
The State then rested it's case.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
LOudoun County Votes
$1,5OO Fund to HOspita]

LEESBURG, Va. Jan. 1.-THE
board OF supervisors Of Loudoun
county has appropriated $500
Tor the Loudoun Hospital for 1880
ana the additional sum Of $3.50
on account Of excess expenditures
for 1929 for the care Of INDECENT
sick.
It was resolved that Senator
Cecil Connor and Wilbur C. Hall
be requested to secure such legisla-
ton as will enable Loudoun county
to impose county road levy not
exceeding that now in effect for
the purpose Of improving main
roads connecting towns In the
county,
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
Parents Warned of Law
On School Vaccination

LEESBURG, Va. Jan. Ire
ports from the schools of Loudoun
show that in 10 white and 8 col
ored schools all children have
been vaccinated. In the remain
ing SO white schools 1O9 pupils
have not been vaccinated and in
the remaining Is colored schools
100 have not been vaccinated.
A letter has been sent from the
office of the division superintend-
ent of schools calling upon the
parents Of children not vaccinated
to have this done promptly. The
penalty for failure is a. fine Of not
over $500 or imprisonment for not
over one year or both.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
Reports Are Heard
At Legion Meeting

Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing Post, No. %, American
Legion, heard reports Of officers
and committees for 1929 last
night in Red Mans Hall, the TOO
block D st. N. w. The most i'm
portant report was Of the COM
mittee in charge of the Christmas
party for 500 needy children.
Next regular meeting on February
% will be a ladies' night cele
bration.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
FLOODS MENACE8
WABASH RIVER
TERRITORY

CHICAGO, Jan. IL QNSJ-
Flocd-swollen rivers and tributa.
rieS, fed by masses Of melting
SHOWS and rainfall. continued 70
do damage today throughout the
Central States. In many local Z
tiles families were forced to abaus= :
don submerged homes. =
Along the Wabash River, iU1
the vicinity Of Vincennies, Ind. II
volunteer crews toiled throughout .
the night on the crumbling banks &
that threatened to break under Z
the strain Of the swollen stream
and flood the city's business and
residential section. IA
Emergency plans have been !
made at Vincennes to care for :
hundreds Of homeless should theas
river leave its banks and flood ;
the city. -
Mississippi Out -
One hundred families living to !,
the north Of VincenneS already :
evacuated their homes. Most Off
the residences are flooded, many :
Of them submerged. 4
Flood conditions prevailed along
the Mississippi River, inundating
farm lands and driving scores Of
families from their homes. In :
Tennessee, Northern Mississippi. :
and Northern Arkansas flood con.
ditionS that yesterday forced hun.
dreds OF residents to flee their :
homes continued today. ~ -
Relief workers directed by the :
Red Cross cared for many Of the
homeless at Greenshaw, Tenn:
DyerSburg, Tenn, and Hickman; ]
KY.
AT many points throughout the !
flood area workers kept up an all.
nlght survey Of leveeS and bridges.
fearing additional washouts.
VINCENNES, Ind, Jan. IA q.
NS0 More than 10000 addi.
tional acres were inundated to.
day, 100 farmers driven from
their homes and huge property
damage inflicted by the break in
levee along the flooded Wabash
River at Emission, Ind, nine miles
North Of Vincennes. Il.
The crumbling Of this levee
brought temporary relief Of the
flood threatened city Of Vim,
cenneS, as the river fell IS inches
here. The stage Of the river this
morning was 22.8 feet as com.
pared with 24.2 yesterday after
noon. Flood stage is II feet. The
crest Of the flood was expected
here tomorrow. Fl
The Washington times., 1930-01-14

see them until summer. BY that
time they viii have grown con-
Siderably and Joe won't feel the
urge to kill them, a custom among
lions,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
RTVOLl-SAN BENITO

George Bancroft, the mighty
t.rillman, Is at the Rivoli theater,
San Benito today. This time the
burly Bancroft. who has become a
man among men In screendom. will
be seen and heard as Joe Forziati,
the steel worker who fights his way
to Gee rs a building construc-
tor contractor.
The picture. Ladies Love Brutes."
y based on the original play. Par
dor My Glove" by Zoe Atkins. Il
was adapted for the screen by
Waldemar Young and Herman y.
Mankiewicz.
According to the fascinating plot,
Bancroft. having attained a moder-
ate amount OF wealth. decides that
ne now needs social position He
makes a pla- for Mary Astor. young
soriety matron. But now comes the
virainy. purveyed by Stanley Fields
a racketeering labor acitator. and
the critical moment finds Bancroft
WITH a big decision to make. He
must choose death for his own
little boy or for the child of the
woman he loves.
ii doesn't take the mighty George
Ling 10 decide that momentous
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
\ MOVIE \
@SlDEllGH1S h
CAPITOL

Clara Bow, whose sailor sequence
IN Paramount on Parade" proved
SO delightfully."- amusing. again takes
up the pleasant and amusing task
Of being the sweetheart Of the
Pacific Fleet in the new Paramount
comedy romance. True to the
Navy" And in her latest picture,
the girl who made 1T" a proper
noun Is seei. and heard at her bes.,
stealing the hearts Of scores Of
love sick gobs and romping mer-
-ily through one Of the most enter
tanning pictures she has made in
some time. Just to prove how YER
Satlle she can be, Clara sings a
new song hit. There Is Only One
Who Matters to Me-" a poppy num-
Der which she puts over charming
".
In True to the Navy Clara Bow
dispenses sodaS and smiles III Harry
Green's drug store. And because
Of her smiles. the gobs OF the Pacis-
ic Fleet come back for more ana
mere pineapple temptations. Each
sailor, and there are a lot Of them,
believes Clara Is his girl. Being a
~b.g-heaTted girl. Clara makes no
effort to disillusion them. Besides,
Ciara's two-timing tactics bring
business into Harry Green's store
which II you know your Harry
Green. thoroughly pleaSes that
worthy gentleman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
Valley Mothers To
Organize Navy Club

McALLEN, June 2l-Mothers re-
siding in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley who have sons in the United
States Navy will meet at the First
Christian church in Harrington next
Thursday afternoon for the purpose
Of organizing a navy mothers club.
ITO know Il navy better will be
the object of the club.
George A. Kramer. navy recruit
ing officer Of Harrington. advises
that there are approximately fifty
one mothers III the Valley and that
there will be from one to five names
added TO the list each month. He
also states that there Is not an or
~ganization 81. this kind IN existence
and that when the club reaches a
membership Of between fifty and
seventy-five members, a charter win
be Issued to it by the navy depart
ment.
Mrs. j. w. Jones and Mrs. George
r. Bevil are McAllen mothers in
terested In the formation Of the
club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
THREE ATTEND
FIELD OPENING
Officials in San Antonio
For Opening Of Worlds
Largest School

Representing Brownsville at the
official opening OF Randolph Field,
San Antonio, A. A. Hargrove, II. D..
Seagc and Les Mauldin left Browns
vile Friday morning to attend the
celebration which is scheduled to
commence Saturday. June q.
Mr.. Hargrove is chairman of the
aviation committee Of the local
chamber Of commerce. Mr.. M;Nudin
is a local pilot, and Mr.. Seago a
county official.
The men expect to remain In San
Antonio for the next two or three
days, it was reported. The celebra-
ton Is to last two days. June 2l-22.
Randolph Field, a government train
ing place. Is the largest in the world.
O. G. Richardson. secretary Of the
local chamber of commerce, was TO
accompany the delegation TO San
Antonio. but he Is to leave for Chi
cago Friday night on his vacation.
and while in the northern city will
represent Matam0ros and Browns
vile in the Rotary international
convention to be held there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
Day In Congress

Saturday
Senate: In recess.
House. Considers miscellaneous
bills on the private calendar.
Friday
Senate: Passed rivers and harbors
bill.
Confirmed Hanford L. MacNider,
as minister to Canada.
House: Passed second deficiency
bill carrying about $751; 1000 for
various governmental activities.
Naval affairs committee continued
hearings on proposal TO mOdernize
battleships.
Rules committee approved resOlu-
ton TO provide an investigation OF
house campaign expenditures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
LINCLE SEARCH
IS ABOUT GUN
Weapon Dropped by Killer
Gives First Tangible
Chicago Clue

CHICAGO, June 2l-(P-The gun
used 10 Stay Jake Lingle, Tribune
reporter, had become today a vital
clue in the hunt for his assassin.
Frank Foster a dapper gangster
OF v~accilating allegiances, was the
original owner Of the pistol, police
revealed today, and Foster has dis
appeared.
Fainstaking efforts had been made
With a file to destroy the serial
number stamped upon the weapon
and thus prevent police from
tracing its ownership. But the file
failed Acid, microscopes. and in
finite police patience finally re-
vealed what the number was.
The weapon police have estab-
lshed, was originally IN the sport
ing goods store Of Peten Won Frant-
ziuS, the same Won Frantzius who
has been involved in the investiga-
tim Of other gang killings. part
ecu arly the st. Valentines Day
massacre OF last year
Won Frantzius' records show that
the weapon was sold to Foster sew
eral months ago.
But Foster. police believe. dis
posed OF the gun prior to the Jingle
harder June 3. They want TO know
TO whom: and they have started a
countrywide hunt for Foster to
that end.
Foster. they said. was formerly
a leader in the north side gang
handed together under the Joint
chic fancy OF George Bugs Moran
and the Aiellos. But Foster deserted
Tire Moran-Aiello outfit and en-
relied under the Capone banner.
Police believe Foster learned that
1t was his gun that killed Lingle
and that he figured the town would
be too hot" for him. even though
re had no part In the killing. So
he fled.
Discovery that Foster originally
owl ed the gun led to a new police
theory: that the killer. or killers.
planned not only TO kill Lingle but
t. involve Foster as well.
Substantiating this. police said.
are the stories Of witnesses that
the slayer instead OF flinging the
pistol aside. placed it almost DELHI
er@tely on The concrete floor OF the
Illinois Central subway IN which
Lingle was killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21

Tuesday showings at the Harlingen
Arcadia theater.
Even gayer than In sunny Side
Up, Miss Gaynor and Charles Far
rel reveal themselves as two or
ti,t most talented and versatile
entertainers Ln Hollywood. For I'm
High Society Blues" they envoke
romance no only by means or
Spoken words and action but by
song. ingratiating. lifting romantss
melodies that are a delight to listen
to. There Il COO m certain charm
a.C distinction 20 their singing
anr love waking blending perfectly
with the youthful. carefree. TO
mantle tempo OF this picture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
FIRE DESTROYS
TREE MONARCH
Charred Stump Is Left OF
Plant Considered Aged
1000 Years

LOS ANGELES, June 2l-P-A
charred stump was all that re-
manned today Of a magnificent
Joshua tree, believed to have been
The largest of the strange desert
species in existence. Fire, presum-
ably set by vandalS. destroyed the
elyhty-foot high monarch, whose
age had been estimated at 1000
years.
The tree stood in the National
Roosevelt Monument park near
Lancaster. Cal. which embraces
several Of these rare trees.
The Joshua tree is found only on
the Pacific coast. Scientists call IL
the Oldest living thing Of the desert.
anf say It descended probably from
the lily over a period Of countless
ages.
It Is unusually fibrous and its
branches are crooked and gnarled
as though symbolic Of hard struggle
fer life In the desert.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-21
WESLACO SEEKS
BRANCH OFFICE
Teams on Street to Take
Contracts for Cotton
cooperation
Especial to The Herald.)

especial TO Inc q
WESLACO, June 2l-Teams went
out yesterday morning In the Wes-
laco district to get the number Of
contracts required to justify a
branch office Of the Texas Cotton
Cooperative association here.
These teams are composed Of Reed
s. Lehman and Andrews. VIM. 5.
RAY and Charles Thompson, z. M.
Vining, I. Meyers and Anton Hem
"a. Carl La Duke and w. w. Leg
gett, o. D.. Card, II. L. Hansen and
Gus Kaufman. j. IL. Christner and
<. S. Sandusky, v. Meyers, A. j.
Donaldson and F. p. H~endrichSon,
Dave Young and J. A. Knapp, III. 9.
Cleckler and George Loop, w. M.
Jordan and Henry Head.
Over twenty five contracts were
signed at the meeting Thursday
night and others are being signed
today. r. f. Whitaker and F. M.
Jordan. cotton growers, who r. in
charge OF this campaign have made
arrangements for another meeting
to take place at the Community
house, Saturday night, June Fl. Wes-
interest by that time In this matter
interest by that ime in this matter
to secure the branch office. Messrs.
Whitaker and Jordan r urging
that all growers who can see their
way clear TO sign these contracts be
present Saturday night and deliver
them.
In case the membership contracts
are not forthcoming. a branch office
will be located at some other point
in the Valley. unless the Valley as a
whole. should not evince sufficient
interest in the project.