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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23


a MERCEDES has voted school
'lIW bond Of $3.50. 900 by a count Of
~ 29l to 90. That Is the spirit Of
rthe Valley for progress, ever where
i additional taxes are involved.
Y Mercedes Is not the largest town
IN the Valley. but TO the visitor.
driving through 1t. it is one Of the
most impressive. This first favorable
81 impression is easily found.
IA 1t is the palm grove which greets
Fthe eve in the heart OF the town.
Other towns of the Valley could
easily make a more favorable i'm
preston by planting more palms.
II Then they could all join hands and
Splant them all up and down the
highway.
WTOR a long time the engineer Of
this column has been considering
a platform for his candidacy
Hkfor a gSeater and more beautiful
VALLEY. It is already beautiful he
Il rs. wants TO make it more beauti-
k~nh Iat a candidate has to have
IA v5fatform. you know.
Today. Il looks like he is going
IN "a have to nail in some planks which
EAadvocate: More Cameron county
iail facilities. We are still human.
More palms. A deep-water port as
|FSoon As we can get IL. More high
II NAV officers, or wider highways.
NJ EVERY person everywhere counted in
III the census a.. Opening up OF the oil
1 territory. More money and less bills
for everybody. We depend an the
Hast for election. It's a real vote
fgetter.
Avn the official report OF Census
Taker L. f. Bennett to The
II brownsville Herald the count to-
EaIs 1858. That was some time ago
and over twice that has been added
But We have not reached $4,000
.,,tiI we have reached 1t, and one
fweek remains.
HxxYHILE we have consistently set
wv forth that we cannot answer
fV questions OF the ~loyelorn, being
IA - much engaged with the business
- of the Valley. we cannot help
III M break over nee in a while.
Todav we offer a suggestion to the
-o,,nc men go. wear coats the COL
~ ~ their hair and you viii lessen
or.sncling alliances. This is offered
Mostly to help the clothing business
Yalong.
FOUND ON THE WIRES
~ oNDON - All eligibles seem TO
Rave departed without Anglo
IL AMERICAN alliances. One Of the
u,r,s with the American naval dele
sa.jon. homeward bound. remarked
Ashst London men were the finest
re rad ever met, and a marine said
London girls were wonderful.
~ engagements have come to light.
~ rrW YORK The only man
ic,snna Collett has designs on is
Inn Bull. and she wants to take
JO bne Of his golf titles. But she
opes. Leaving on the same
1as -,sth Helen Wills Moody. Glen
"a ras ouizzed about her single
- and so forth She's clever.
plss said she had no immediate idea
Sne r,atrimony. but ;dded: But I
ol-ht take up tennis" She is not
eoor tennis player. at that.
NIL ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
WEATHER

For Brownsville and tie VALLEY.
Partly cloudy tonight and THURSDAY:
not much change In Temperature.
For East Texas: Mostly clurdy Co.
night and Thursday; not much
change in temperature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN

The river will continue 70 fall
from Rio Grande City down during
the next few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-23
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal nete0r0-
logical conditions:
High ...... 1922 ri. MI. 1877 p. nl.
Low ........ 7.05 q. m; SIP p. NJ.
The Washington times., 1930-01-10

By WILLIAM sHWADER
SATURDAY, JANUARY IL

SATURDAY, JANUARY IL
IF tomorrow is your birthday,
i the planet Jupiter will be
with you during the coming
year, bringing unusual oppor-
tunities and financial gains.
Expect increase, expansion, pro-
motion or recognition. Inn
pOrtant periods ds-avoid excesseS
Of all kinds, take no risks and
maintain routine; January "a to
26, through February, March
and April, May to -, and ~
b "A, MAY a 10 June 9. June as
- akaa q g II
The Washington times., 1930-01-10

Good for general affairs, make
efforts to advance your inter
ests: January ~ to 2S, April
~T23 to 20. June Z to %. Contra
dictory dates show two opposing
influences.
A'Child born tomorrow is born
under q configuration which will
either give him great wealth or
make it possible for him to
materialize most Of his dreams.
He will be endowed with excel
lent judgment and be broad
minded and tolerant. His mind
viii be suited to study. OSp&
"a
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LOT No. l.
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LOT No. 2
Women's High Grade Shoes

Fine shoes from makers Of national
reputation, including novelty styles and
arch-support models. Ties, straps, step
ms and operas-in tan, black and blonde
kid, black satin and black patent leather.
Sizes 2A to 9.
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
CATHOLIC LAY
! MEET SLATED

With all the various Catholic
Ay organizations In the District
cpopersting, the sixteenth annual
.mestins Of the, National Confer
ence: Of catholic Charities viii be
held here Sept. 20 to oct. 2.
: A conference Of the executive
COMMITTEES la1 preparation for the
eiint win be. l1eld at 8 o'clock in
the willard Hotel.
Pledges Of support for the event
have BEN received from Charles
W.. Darr. Of the knights Of Col
ufnbus, George Cleary, Of the St.
Vincent del Paul Society. Miss
Mary G. BoiAnd, Of the Catholic
daughters Of America. Miss Mary
Mattingly. Of the Sodality Union,
and Miss Mary v. Merrick, Of the
Christ Child Society.
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
EIREMEN' MAKE
1896 RUNS

The District Of Columbia Fire
Department established . record
for number Of alarms answered
during August.
Altogether, records in fire head.
quarters show, 466 alarms were
answered by the District firemen.
Partial blame for the record
number Of summer fires was
lodged against the prolonged
drought which made fields and
gardens tinder.like and careless
ness.
Usually during the simmer
months the number Of fires de-
crease, as furnace and kitchen
fires are seldom used.
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
The Weather

FOR the District Of Columbia ana
M&ryland-Party cloudy today ana
fognorrow. probably light local show.
err: not niuch change In temperature:
gentle southsrly winds.
For Virginia--Partly cloudy today and
kolaorrow: probably light local showers
And north portion: not much change in
temperature: gentle southerly winds.
RIVER CONDITIONS
Potomac river clear and Shenandoah
eltkhtly muddy at Harpers Ferry.
FEYTNG WEATHER FORECAST
Washington. D. c., to Long Island.
NJ 4Y.-Cioudy sky. risk Of local show
ar8 and thunderstorms today; gentle >to
moderate southerly winds up to 1,OOV
feet snd moderate to fresh southwest At
wv washinSton to NortGlk. va--Partly
el6udy sky today; hlight risk OF scat
&efed showers and fhunderstorms; gen
tie to moderate soRtiferly; Winds up to
!. 100 feet and moderate southwest 81
Tashinston. D. g. 70 Dayton. Ohio
CI2udy Sky with Il local showers and
fhnnderstorms today: xentls. to MOD
crate southerly winds up to, 1000 feSt'
ara fresh southwest At 5.Dee feet.
TnEpsER TEMPERATpREs>
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
ENGLISH BUY HOMES

LONDON. Sept. / uNSJ-
Britons are rapidly becoming . ma.
ton Of house-owners. The annual
report Of the nations building 30
cieties shows they have 10000
mortgages on their books. mostly
placed b: people Of small means.
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
SPRING TO PROVIDE WATER

VIENNA, Va. Sept. LA spe-
cial meeting. Of the Vienna town
council held to consider the emer-
gency arising from the depleted
water supply Of the community
decidof to clean out and rewall
the large spring on WindOver
Heights, known Ag Salisbury
Spring. The new water supply
win be piped direct to the town
mains.
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
chile Coast Cities
tDuu1uned bv Storm

yVALpAHAI5o. Chile, Sept. !
TtN.E.)--A great storm swept
chilean coastal cities today, leav'
tr4e widespread damage and dis
alter in It's wake.
Scores Of fruit boats were sunk
In the harborS Of Valparaiso and
CDuuimbo, while the entire city
OF Valparaiso was affected by q
flOod.
The Washington times., 1930-09-01
~. Hampshire Port
Breaks old Record

PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Sept. /
dNs9.-Despite the fact that
this port was rather busy In the
days Of wooden ships and iron
men," the business Of the fiscal
year ending June 80 broke oil
records for that period, according
to figures Just made available by
the customs office.
The Washington times., 1930-09-01

Have yOu read tire BUSINESS SER
VICE DIRECTORY In todax's CIassl-
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Continued From First Page.)
s. e. Carlin. an assistant bacteriologist,
VINO was stricken February 20, Il still
In critical condition, however. The
one fatality among the health workers
mere was Harvey Anderson, a laboratory
attendant, who died February 8. Other
earlier victims have either recovered or
are expected to recover.
DR.. George W. Mccoy, director of the
laboratory, closed the entire building
yesterday and had each room washed
with btchloride. He will also fUnigate,
1t Is believed that reaches and rodents
may have carried the Infection from
the parrot room to other parts Of the
building.
DR.. Mccoy, In explaining that the
work would have to be suspended, said:
I'VE believe we have reached q point
where no more work with parrots Is es-
sential at this time. Just what we will
do next do not know"
The research with the birds has re-
suited In the isolation of q filterable
virus from the sick parrots. The work.
ers have succeeded In injecting other
parrots, one of the essential steps In
solving the mysteries Of disease.
DR.. Charles Armstrong, who was in
charge of the parrot research work, was
the first of the workers stricken. He
has recovered and his blood has been
drawn from time to time to provide q
serum for the treatment of sufferers.
Robert Lanhann, night Waterman, was
stricken q month ago and has been
seriously ILL., but his recovery ID now ex-
pectedA
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SUIT NAMING Cop.
LEADER DISMISSED.
Both Counts in Action Against
Huston Are Rejected
by Federal Judge.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 15.-Both counts
of complaint in 100000 damage suit
against Claudius H. Huston, chairman
of the Republican national committee.
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers were ordered dismissed today by
Judge Alfred c. Coke in Federal Dis
trict Court here.
The plaintiff, the E. H. Price Co. of
Sarasota, Fla, a real estate brokerage.
concern, alleged that the brotherhood
owed it q commission of 100000 for
services provided in the purchase Of
lands in the brotherhood Development
of Venice, Fla, as q vacation and agri-'
cultural center, and that Huston later
had agreed to pay this sum. Huston
acted as a business expert in reorganiz-
ing the affairs of the brotherhood. 4
Firm Charges Representations. Z
The Price Co. also charged Huston
had made certain representations as to
the financial strength of the brother
| hood and his own financial and other
connections, and that as a result OF
these representations the plaintiff had
granted extensions of time for pay
ments.
Huston, through his counsel, e. r.
! Colladay of Washington and Morris,
Plante & SAKE of New York, filed mo-
ton to dismiss both alleged causes Of
action on the ground that no facts were
alleged to constitute a just cause OF
suit.
In dismissing the suit, Judge Coke
allowed the Price Co. 20 days in which
to amend the complaint. In his opin-
ion the Judge said:
1.-THE form of the allegations against
Huston under the first cause of action
is such as to suggest that the agree
ferentially admitted by counsel at the
argument, but 1t was insisted that the
promise on HuSton's part was original
| and not collateral and that therefore,
the agreement was not within the stat
ute Of frauds. I think 1t Is extremely
doubtful whether this contention can be
sustained.
Fraud Is Not Apparent.
"CJearly this allegation does not show
the falsity Of the representations al
legged to have been made. It Is not APP
parent, either, In what way fraud can
be predicated on such general allega-
/ lions as that Huston had broad polItl.
cal connections and acquaintance ana
had associated with him some OF the
biggest fnanciers and financial institu--
tons in America. Obviously, some OF
| these representations are true, but, no
| matter whether they be true or false,
they have no legal connection with the
claim made against the defendant.
Moreover, no facts are alleged showing
that damages have resulted to the
plaintiff by reason Of such representa-
lions And in the absence Of such facts,
| the pleadings must be held to be In
suficient.
"The only plausible explanation can,
| And for the incorporation In the COM
plant Of the second cause Of action Is
| that the plaintiff is seeking to circum-.
vent the statute Of frauds, and that Is
not permissible"
Colladay expressed the opinion that
it would be impossible for counsel FOR
the Price Co. to so amend the pleadings
as to overcome the points made by
Judge Coke in his decision.
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The text of the bill to establish an
airnort for the District, introduced by
Senator Bingham, chairman OF the
Joint airport commission, last Friday
follows:
Airport bill.
"To establish q commercial airport
for the District of Columbia.
THAT a commercial airport for the
District of Columbia shall be developed
and maintained by and under the jur1s-
diction and control Of the Commission
ers of the District OF Columbia upon
the following site:
critics known as Washington Airport and
Hoover Field and any other lands with
in the area situated adjacent to the
right of way of the washington and
Virginia Railway on the south ana
east, the boundary channel on the
north, and the United States Agricul-
tural Experimental Farm and the right
of way Of the Rosslyn branch OF the
Philadelphia, Baltimore d washington
Railroad on the west, fee simple utie
to which lands, and the improvements
thereon, shall be acquired IN the name
of the United States by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
by purchase, condemnation, or other
wise;
"(2) The lands comprising that por-
ton Of the public highway known as
Military road drumming from the south
ern terminus Of the Highway Bridge to
the Arlington Cemetery, which Is con-
tiguouS to Washington Airport;
"(3) So much of the lands situated
east of the right of way of the Rosslyn
branch Of the Philadelphia, Baltimore
& Washington Railroad north OF Mill
tary road and west of Hoover Field,
comprising part Of the lands known as
the United States Agricultural Expert
mental Farm lands, set apart by the
act of April, Is, 1900, as amended, as
the Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia may designate as necessary
for the purposes Of this act;
80 So much of the lands known as
Columbia Island situated east Of Hoover
Field and not included In the Airing
ton Memorial Bridge project or in the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway prof.
ect Is the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia may designate as
necessary for the purpose OF this act;
and.
"(5) The lands comprising the bed
of that portion of Boundary Channel
which lies between and separates
Hoover Field and the southeasterly end
Of Columbia Island. The Commis-
sioners are hereby authorized to I'LL
said portion Of Boundary Channel, not
withstanding the provisions Of the act
entitled An act making appropriations
for the construction, repair and preser-
vation Of certain public works on rivers
and harbors, and for other purposes,
approved March 8, 1899, as amended.
whenever 1t becomes necessary to
acquire by condemnation proceedings
any lands referred to In paragraph %,
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SHAMROCK LORE IS REVEALED ..
BY IRISH FREE STATE ENVOY
Michael MaCWhite Explains
Significance of Emblem of
st. Patrick.
viii Attend Solemn High Mass
and Speak at Hibernian
Dinner.

The emblematic significance Of the
| shamrock worn on st. Patrick's day
! by those Of Irish birth or descent anc
| other interesting bits of Irish custom,
and lore are explained by Michael Mac
White, the Minister from the Irish Free
State, who Is to be guest of honor and
principal speaker at the principal cele-
bration of st. Patrick's day tomorrow
Born in County Cork, surrounded by
the shamrock fields and the crystal
lakes of the Emerald Isle, Minister Mac
White is deeply verSed in the legends OF
his country.
mo Irish man, woman or child would
be without a shamrock on st. Patrick s
day." he said. LAS a small boy can
remember getting up very early to
gather shamrocks in the fields, which
we pinned upon our clothing. Legend
has 1t that when Patrick landed in
Ireland to convert the inhabitants to
Christianity, he was summoned before
the chieftain of the island to explain
the teachings of this new religion. The
old chieftain could not understand the
doctrine of the Trinity-how was it
possible for three persons to be In one
God? Looking about him, Patrick's eyes
lighted upon a shamrock STOPPING, he
picked one, handed it to the chieftain
and said This explains the Trinity
three leaves from one stem Apparently
the chieftain was convinced, for soon
after he and his people accepted Chris
tianity.
1T was is memory of this" explained
the envoy, that every one in Ireland
wears the shamrock on st. Patrick's
day."
Shamrocks Grow Year Around.
Shamrocks grow in Ireland the year
around and there is never a time when
the meadows are not wildly green, said
Mr.. MacWhite.
A famous old legend, still told In
Ireland on st. Patrick's day, is that Of
OsSian, son of an Irish chieftain, who
lived in Ireland prior to the coming of
ST. Patrick.
"OSSian" said Mr.. MacWhite," is one
of the most famous characters in Irish
legend. He was supposed to have been
the son Of q chieftan, and brave war
rior, but lured by the promises of a
beautiful siren that she would take him
to the land of eternal youth, he de-
parted with her to Killarney, where we
are told they sank beneath the waters
OF the lake to the country Of promise
beneath.
Many years passed by, and then one
day Ossian decided he would like to
see his father and his warrior brothers.
He left the country of eternal youth and
when he entered upon the land, he met
some men rolling q huge stone. He
tried to give the stone a push, while
still sitting upon his horse, but the
girth broke and OSsian fell to the
ground. Until that moment, he had
looked q handsome young warrior, but
upon touching the earth, he became
very old man. The men who had been
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rolling the stone to use In the erection
OF the first church built by st. Patrick,
called to the saint, who entered into
conservation with OSSian, Ossian told
who he was and what he wanted. The
saint explained about the new religion,
and then told Ossian that his father
and brothers, having been heathens,
were probably in hell.
That was too much for OSsian, who
replied that If all those goodly men
were In hell, that was where he wanted
to go, too"
THAT is but one of the stories told In
Ireland about the days of st. Patrick, !"
laughed Minister MacWhite.
st. Patricks Purgatory Famed.
"In the western part of Ireland" he
continued, there Is a rocky gorge,
which to this day is known as st.
Patrick's purgatory. The story is that
when st. Patrick wished to retire from
the world and its distractions, he would
60 to the gorge to pray.
1T is the contention of many Schol-
ars that this "St. Patrick's purgatory''
served as the inspiration for Dante in
the description of his purgatory. It
is a known fact that Dante was ex-
tens1vely travelled, and prior to the
writing of his "Purgatory'' he lived in
Paris for some time. It is quite prob
able" continued the Minister, "that
while there he came in touch with some
of the Irish monks and scholars who
were teaching in the French capital
and through them was told of st.
Patricks purgatory in Ireland"
How did the story Of st. Patrick
chasing the snakes from Ireland orig
mate? Mr.. MacWhite was asked.
The Minister'S eyes tw1nkled.
Does Not Know Answer.
That don't know" he replied. But
as far back as the days of st. Patrick
the story is that when he landed in
ireland the saint chased all the snakes
into the sea. Whether there were SER
penis on the island before his coming
has never to my knowledge been re-
corded. But the fact remains that to
this day the only species Of reptile life
found In the country is one small,
harmless lizard"
Minister MacWhite will lead In the
observance of st. Patrick's day here to-
morrow. He will attend the solemn
high mass in st. Patrick's Church at
10 O'Clock and is to deliver the princi-
pal address at the Hibernian dinner in
the May1ower Hotel for which some
$50 reservations have been made.
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j. S. RESTS CASE
AGAINST DOHENY
Government Witness TeStifieS
His Company Was Not Given
Chance to Bid.
BY the Associated Press.


The prosecution Of Edward L. Do
heny on q charge that he bribed Albert
B. Fall, former Secretary of the In
terror, to award his company q lease
to the Elk Hills naval oil reserve, was
concluded yesterday with testimony
from a Government witness that his
company would have liked to secure
such q lease, but was not offered the
opportunity. The defense will begin its
case tomorrow.
M. e. lombard of Berkeley, Calf
testified that the Pacific Oil Co., with
which he was connected in 1922, would
have liked tc have secured the contract
to construct q naval oil storage plant
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, If 1t contained
q clause giving the company q lease
to Elk Hills. The Pacific OIL Co. did
not bid on the contract. Nothing was
said in the Specifications regarding
the lease.
Two Bids Submitted.
The Government previously had in
troduced documents and testimony tc
show that Doheny's Pan-American Co
submitted two bids for the contract
one complying with the specifications
in the call another containing g
clause which gave it preference to any
land in the naval oil reserve the Gov
eminent decided to lease. This bid
which was not In accordance with the
specifications, was accepted by the Gov
eminent as the best submitted.
The defense, on cross examination OF
Z. G. Finney, solicitor Of the Interior
Department, brought out that Fall had
turned over the negotiations for the
Pearl Harbor contract which resulted In
the lease to Finney, who was then As
sistant Secretary, and his subordinates
It also drew from Finney testimony
that he, his Subordinates and naval Of
flcials had recommended to Fall the
acceptance of the Pan-American bid
which Fall had not seen. He said that
after the Pearl Harbor contract was
drawn it was sent to Fall In New Mex
leo and that the Secretary signed II
without changing any Of the terms
drawn by others.
Sought to Curb Production.
Testimony and documents showing
that the Interior Department had
sought to curtail crude oil production
in California In 1922 and that Doheny
had submitted plans for increasing pro-
duction through construction Of rein
cries and pipe lines were introduced by
Owen J. Roberts, special Government
counsel
When the prosecution rested, the de-
tense moved to dismiss the indictment
on the ground that the evidence die
not uphold the charge. This was de-
MED by Justice William Hitz.
Frank J. Hogan, chief counsel foi
the defense, announced that he would
open his case tomorrow with in.
PRODUCTION Of documents and the call.
ing Of naval officers to tell Of the ne.
gottations which led UP to the execu.
ton Of the Pearl Harbor contract. He
said he expected to call Mrs. Doheny
as q defense witness to tell of The
$100, 900 loan to Fall, and that Doheny
would take the stand on Tuesday. HiI
examination Is expected to require 3
full day.