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The Washington times., 1930-07-02
Antoine LavOisier
BIZ Archibald Henderson

Lavoisier, who has been not
inaptly termed the father OF
modern chemistry, reaped richly
where others had sowed. Dur.
ing visit to the continent of
Priestley and his patron, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, Priest
ley explained to Lavois1er. how
he had obtained "dephlogistl-
Gated a1r'' by heating red oxide
of mercury in 1774.
For almost two centuries pre-
ceding scientists 1abored under
the delusion known as the phil
ogiston theory" This was the
belief that combustible bodies
consisted Of an invisible sub
stance called "phogiston" and
an ash or "calx."
Priestley was an cratic ex-
perimenter who was under the
domination of this fantastic
theory. Lavoisier, animated
with the true spirit of modern
science, set to work to deter
mine the nature of the gas iso.
lated by Priestley.
He proceeded to repeat Priest
ley's experiments in the reverss
direction, causing the so-called
"dephloglsticated air''' to unite
with mercury under quantita.
tive conditions.
In one of his experiments, as
recorded by Damp1er-W Whetham
in his History of Science" La
voisier heated to just below its
boiling point four ounces of
mercury in contact with so GU.
bic inches Of air. Red calx Of
mercury was formed and in.
creased till the twelfth day.
The weight of the calX was IS
grains, and the volume of the
residual air was AZ to 43 cubic
inches, five-Sixths of the original
volume, so that seven to eight
cubic inches had been used up.
The residual air would not sup
port combustion. and small
animals died in 1t in a few
minutes.
The Washington times., 1930-07-02
What Is He'll?
Opinions Differ.

British thinkers are worried about hell Several Of the
most eminent have combined write book about it.
The majority believe in it, though some doubtful
Each believer pictures hell differently from the others
None apparently thinks there is devil with pitchork
burning lake Of fire birthstone though they prudenty
say that hell may be something far worse.
Most interesting of all is Sir oliver Lodges view that the
lowest orders of creation nhab hell and the highest live in
heaven stone for instance is miserable while intell
GENT man is happy. The intelligent in the world
Enstein President Hoover Edisonare the happie accord
ing to Sir divers theory,
You wonder about that
The Washington times., 1930-07-02

Constitutional Bachelors
There are three varieties Of
bachelors. The conscientious
bachelor who thinks that he
never OUGHT TO marry land
leave mother and the girls)
the constitutional bachelor. who
was never intended to marry
and the confirmed bachelor,
who is determined not to marry.
The conscientious bachelor is
the victim of circumstances or
a mother complex. The con.
stitutional bachelor is a BORN
bachelor. And the confirmed
bachelor is Self-made.
But, to a woman, they are
all just potential husbands"
For no man is a hopeless
bachelor until he dies with his
bachelors buttons on!
Still, the girl who finally
succeeds in marrying a consti-
tutional bachelor will usually
find him a hopeless husband.
He doesn't conform to matri-
mony or become chubby even
on the honeymoon. You can't
change his spots or his haoits
or the brand of his tooth paste.
He never really gets USED to
having a wife around. The mar
riage ceremony doesn't unite"
: him to you; it merely attaches
you to him. t~4 .
A confirmed bachelor, on the
other hand. may be more or less
settled in his ways, ideas and
prejudices, yet there WAS a time
when he was malleable and
would listen to reason.
But a constitutional bachelor
was a hard-boiled bachelor in his
bassinet. He probably protested
when his nurse misplaced his
The Washington times., 1930-07-02
Hearst Papers Advocate

/. peace and dnr,ty Nth all nations; entongsmg
alliances 4Vith Mone," as advocated By George
Washington.
e Proportional representation in the United States
Senate no State to haze less than tao Senators.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portionment in the House of Representatives.
g. separate Department of the Army, of the Macy
and of the Air Forces, all united utder Secretary
of National Defense.
f. FederVI action to the limit of Federal po0ers to
abolish aliterdcy in the United States umder
Secretary of Education.
5. Election of Congress IN November. Installation
of the President first of January meet after
on the first Of January fonoutng. Inauguration
November election. --
The Washington times., 1930-07-02
Rushing vs.. Plugging

Rushing VS., Plugging
There are days when you
make the most foolish mistakes.
You wonder how you could
have made them when you pos
sess the correct information to
avoid trouble.
Perhaps you are trying to
turn out too much work and are
thinking Of the next job be-
fore you have finished the first,
or the one in hand.
Sometimes this is caused by
getting behind in the morning
and rushing all day to catch UP.
HaSty performance is usually
careless and SlipShod work.
When you feel that you are
working beyond the limit which
enables you to center your
thnslEht on what You srs dairss
The Washington times., 1930-07-02
DO YOU KNOW THAT

According to Joseph Rossrnan.
examiner at the United States
Patent Office, in Washington,
D. c., the New England
Yankee" has dropped to see
ond place. being superseded in
the number of inventions by the
inhabitant of the Pacific Coast
States.
Express elevators. installed IN
modern skyscrapers. travel at
tha rate Of 400 feet per mtnlt&
The Washington times., 1930-07-02

more comfort and inspiration
to him than 1000 Snooty SER
mons. be they ever so refined.
And I suspect that what goes
for writing columns. also goes
for living life. Often I've
thought how Christ, as His last
The Washington times., 1930-07-02
LISTEN WORLD!

ness and cowardlCe, my aching
heart and my so.frequently
empty head. For that gift Of
my muddled self is the only
thing that will help him with
his muddled self and that feel
ing of our common misery is
The Washington times., 1930-07-02

Production has begun in
Rochester, N. Y, of a complete,
electrically operated typewriter.
A light touch on the keyboard
will print any character, re-
turn the carriage and space a
line. It's speed is said to be
much greater than the ordinary
typewriter,
Colored motion pictures Of
surgical operations have been
successfully madA -I-3
The Washington times., 1930-07-02
KNOWLEDGE
TEST

Do you know:
/. In what play by Shakes
peare is Malvolio char
acter?
2. Who wrote Under Two
Flags?
8. Who said, I'VE shall have
to hang together or we
shall hang separately?
4. Where is Singapore?
5. What Is the largest
church in Paris?
6. What Is q certified check?
Z. Where was Jonah going
when he was swallowed
by the whale?
8. What fighter was known
as Gentleman JIM?
9. What is a green" in
golf?
10. In what play is the char.
acter Iris March?
Match correctly:
ii. Insincere involved
IL. mutliate poisoning
a3. veneration false
IA. polluting homage
abstruse lacerate
AaasArs aa AaSaslaa EAaAa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
WAR CLOUDS
Brazil Struggles to Gain
Upper Hand in Revolt

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, Oct.
7.@P- The government, faced
with a growing revolutionary move
ment in both south and the north.
announced today It would call out
today the first and second classes
of army reserves.
All foodstuffs have been requisi-
toned by the federal government in
the capital city. Authorities alleg-
ed that retail merchants we're
charging excessive prices for their
wares owing TO communications
with the state Of Minas Geraes
being interrupted.
Although official news Is scanty,
It was known that the government
Is working feverishly to obtain the
upper hand In the situation fed
eral forces are marshalling slowly
toward Minas Geraes, but their
progress is delayed because OF the
many bridges and track which has
been destroyed along the Century
railway.
The war ministry announced that
General Lavane Wanderley, COM
mander OF the seventh military
region. had died OF wound receiv-
ed while fighting the revolution
lists in the state OF Pernanbuco.
Revolutionary armies moved to-
day toward the two greatest cities
OF Brazil. gathering 500 Al they
travelled for what their leaders be-
lieved would be decisive battles
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
Edinburg Murder
Trial Is Opened
ISnecial Id We Herald.l

-E&NN&A - AAA0
EDINBURG. Oct. 7.-Selection Of
a jury to try Gregorio Guzman Of
Grenada Ranch. near here. charged
NTH IN murder Of his uncle, Aurelio
Enrique at the Hidalgo bridge the
night Of November 3. 1929. got un-
der way here this morning in 18th
district court.
According to files in the office Of
Assistant District Rogers Kelley
Guzman is charged with having slain
his uncle in a drunken brawl at the
bridge after the uncle had refused
o go home with the younger man.
Guzman. in n alleged signed con
fession given Mr.. Kelley, declared
that he and his uncle we're both
DRUM and that he slew his uncle
with auto pump in their car. He
said. In the statement. that hts
uncle began to strike him and that
he tGuzman) ran across the road to
a store near the bridge and picked
up two broom sticks with which to
defend himself. He struck his
uncle with the sticks. the statement
continues. and knocked the man to
the ground. His unc..S. Guzman said
in the confession. grasped n of the
b'o- sticks and tried TO ward off
the younger mans attack. Guzman
said he then picked UP the tire
pump and began TO beat his uncle
over head with II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
FOX HEARING
IS DELAYED
BY DEMURRER
Judge Leslie Holds
New Plea Under
Amusement

After hearing law points argued
all day. Special Judge J. z. Leslie
In the case Of Cameron county vs..
J. J. Fox. county tax collector.
struck out the defense's plea IN
abatement and took under consid-
Grafton a general demurrer.
He Is not expected % rule On
the general demurrer until after
the conclusion or the old Do de
Aqua land suit now pending. This
means that 1t will probably be the
last part OF the month before the
suit against Fox will get back into
court.
The county through its attorneys
Special Counsel Harry Faux and
County Attorney M. n. Hall. Is at
tempting to obtain fees Of office
from Fox which 1t claims Is due
1t. The suit Is said to be similar
to numerous other conflicts over
the old fee bill now In progress
over the state.
Fox Is represented BY Seabury,
George and Taylor, while his
sureties are represented BY West
and Hightower.
The plea In abatement challenged
the authority OF Special Counsel
Faux. among other things.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
ALABAMA JURY
FREES TEXAN

GUNTERSvTLLE. Ala, oct. T
Pl--A Marshall county Jury today
returned q verdict Of not guilty in
the case OF James Z. Nicely, 10
charged with murder for the al
legged Staying Of Hiram Cooley At
years ago.
Neeley was placed on trial yes
terday, testimony and arguments
being completed in half a day, and
the jury taking the case early last
night but retiring before starting
deliberations.
Speaking in a low voice. Nicely
told a simple and dramatic story
OF his fight with Cooley. pleading
that he fought IN self-defense after
Cooley himself had made he rem
devious TO settle the trouble be-
tween them"
Nicely said the fight started \ -r
Cooley attempted TO hit him witt
a hoe handle and that they tough
with hands and fists for several
minutes before Cooley attacked
hir with a knife. stabbinE him Il
tn right hand and right hip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07

Burkha-dt. Her chauffeur, Peter
J. O'Malley. had picked them up
and driven them north along the
Lake Shore drive which at that
hour-shortly before last midnight
-teemed with the traffic or limou-
sines and cabs, ~homebound from
an evening In amusement places.
Mrs. Burkhardt had been dropped
at her hcne. O,Malley continued
north on Sheridan road. turning
west into Barry avenue and draw
ing up at the Barry avenue en-
trance OF the apartment hotel in
which the mayor and Mrs. Thomp-
son make their home.
He stepped out and walked
a und the rear Of the limousine 20
open the door for Mrs. Thompson.
A mar stepped from the darkness
I'd stunned him with q blow on
the head. This robber stood guard
over O'Malley as two others order
ed Mrs. Thompson out OF the ar.
Jewels matched
At pistol points they forced her
to walk into the entrance Of the
building Roughly they snatched
her jewels. including a diamond
Sracelet and q diamond pin.
Several minutes we're required.
Mean lille the robber who held a
un on O'MalIey observed the Of
ficer's police holster.
w At are you doing with THAR"
the robber demanded.
".Tust. carrying IT," replied the 20
iceman.
His coat fell open, revealing his
polio star.
You're q copper" snarled the
-ohher.
- :" said O'Malley. I'm Just q
tContinued On page "a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
Chinese Government
Takes Rebels Base

NANKING. China. Oct. 7.-LPl-
Official announcement was made to-
day that government forces last
night captured Chengchow, head
quarters Of Feng Yu-Hsiang, lead
er OF the northern coalition which
has been in military revolt against
the Marking government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
FACTORY SEEN
FOR CAMERON

Announcement was made BY the
local chamber OF commerce Tues
day morning that a lei industry
the canning OF Irish potatoes,
would in al probability locate in
Brownsville.
The building and equipment will
cost approximately $4,000. but the
total investment, II was estimated
today. would probably be around
$50, 900.
The project is being sponsored By
the Industrial department OF the
Central Power and Light Company.
and q special representative was
in this section Monday investigat-
ing possible sites, G. e. Richardson,
secretary OF the local chamber.
said that IL was highly probable
that Brownsville would be chosen
as a location.
The canning process Is entirely
new. and was perfected after three
years OF experimentation. Two
plants are In operation IN Florida
at present. and II Is said that the
demand for canned Irish potatoes
can not be supplied. This IS the
reaso given for the installation OF
a plant IN the Valley. where suf-
ficient potatoes are raised for the
purpose. Only No. IS are TO Dc
used. small potatoes. This will aid
potatoe growers immensely. as In
the past these small potatoes have
had no market and have beer
distinct losses.
The company viii be known as
the Southern Potato Products com
pany. II was announced.
The local plant will distribute It's
products over the entire United
States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
TORNADO'S TOLL
PLACED AT 26
Texas Village Of Latero
All But Swept Away
BY Twister

HOUSTON, Oct. T.-QPf-A South
east Texas farming hamlet. Latexo.
was all but swept away by q. tor
nado reported to have injured rs
persons late yesterday. while Hous-
ton and much Of the remainder Of
the area were assaulted less severe
ly by wind and rain.
None OF the Latexo victims ac-
cording to available reports, was In
a dangerous condition. The storm
there came out Of the southwest.
missed the town Of Crockett. near
by, and dragged a lethal tail some
300 yards wide for more than SIX
miles. 1t skirted the school house
BY q quarter OF q mile and disap-
peared with a roar in the woods.
In Houston, a much less destruct-
i've windstorm shrieked over 200
blocks in the thickly populated
south end. wrecked servant houses
and outbuildings, tore up power
and phone lines and damaged roofs.
A cloudburst ahead OF II had flood
ed many of the streets, filled base
ments. halted street car, intra-city
bus and automobile traffic. Fire
apparatus. answering several minor
alarms were stalled. No one was re-
ported injured.
From many surrounding towns
came stories OF deluges. flooded
highways, and the ike. West Col
umbia, some IS miles away, advised
- AI%t+fA~ z4n N~w~4 that @aF4m
aged a number OF outbuildings, but
hurt no one.
The isolation Of Latexo, In the
"piney woods" made IL difficult
Tor relief parties from Crockett 10
get there. The roads. too. were
blocked with fallen trees and to
make things even harder, a rain
storm had filled the creeks and
gullies and the roads.
However, IT, G. w. Butler. med
zeal supervisor Of the Texas state
Prison system and operator Of q
clinic in Crockett. said after a check
!. vas practically definitely de-
termined" that nobody was killed.
He knew, he estimated, OF some fiji
teen who had been hurt slightly.
but only three-C. =. Spence, G..
B. Spence, Jr.. and Will Norris
remained In the Houston County
Sanitarium. The doctor. whose elm
ic furnished emergency treatment.
vas unable to recall the names Of
all his patients. due to the rapidity
Of the work.
The list Of the reported injured
follows:
@. 3. Spence and G. 3. Spence. Jr.
Will Norris, Walter Patton family.
numbering five; Charlie Sims. Mrs.
Sims. and their three children;
three unidentified children, Mrs
Bob Westbrook and three OF her
children; Walter Taylor. Jessie
Rainey and four unidentified ne
groes-
OPELUSAS. La. Oct. T.-tFh-A
small tornado today swooped down
In the vicinity OF the Opelusas
Compress Company on the outskirts
Of the city and collapsed the shed
on hundreds OF bales OF cotton. No
one was reported hurt In first re-
ports.
Heavy rain accompanied the blow
but II was not felt In the city
proper. a quarter Of a mile away.
Debris blocked the Southern
Pacific railway tracks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
Mate Seeker Gets Another Bid

A swain from Pharr meant bust
ness when he applied for the hand
OF the fair 28-year old blonde in
Brownsville who Is seeking q hus-
band.
A letter received BY the u. s.
Employment Bureau. which Is a
semi-matrimonial bureau al pres
ent. from the ma In Pharr was
explicit. 1t said that the writer cid
not want his letter TO be printed
In the newspapers. but handed d.
rectly to the fair blonde. as he
meant business. And he asked for
an immediate answer.
Cuban Monsees. superintendent
Of the local employment bureau.
has complied with the mans re-
quests
To date, the Brownsville woman,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
TAPPING
COMPLAINT IS
HURLED AGAIN
Senate Probe Leader
Says Red Herring
Is Dragged

WASHINGTON, oct. 7. -CP-
Again charged with overlapping.
this time in connection with its
Nebraska inquiry. the senate cam
paign funds committee planned to-
day a program for further investi-
cations.
Demands are before II for a study
Of expenditures in six states and
Chairman Nye expected to confer
with Senator Patterson, Republi-
can, Missouri, and Senator Wagner.
Democrat, New York, to determine
how these requests are to be met.
In response to the latest accusa-
tions against the committee, made
by Charles <. Matson of Lincoln.
Nebraska, in a letter to vice-pres-
ident Curtis, Nye entered a denial
and complained Of a persistence
in dragging a red herring across
the trail TO conceal the worthwhile
things resulting from the commit
tees investigation.
The chairman said he would re-
turn TO Nebraska before election
and would then subpoena Matson.
The trip to Nebraska is planned to
determine the source OF money spent
in behalf Of George w. Norris, the
broken bow grocer who failed, but
was not permitted to run for the
Republican nomination against
Senator George w. Norris.
The chairman said he intended
to hear w. z. Murray, a represen-
tative Of the Republican National
Committee. to ascertain what he
was doing in Nebraska before the
senatorial primary. Nye has ex-
pressed a suspicion that some Re-
publican leaders may have been res
ponsible for the candidacy Of the
second George Norris to defeat
Senator Norris. because Of his
party irregularity.
Besides the Nebraska hearing.
the committee Is faced with investi-
cations OF the senatorial expendi-
lures in North Carolina. Tennessee.
Massachusetts,. Colorado and West
Virginia. An inquiry requested into
campaign expenditures OF Senator
( hall. Republican. Minnesota.
Nye said. may be disposed Of here
without a trip west. The other
states probably will be assigned to
subcommittee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
Trial Still On

The trial Of Constable Porter
Eubanks and Deputy Constable
Julian Villareal. both of Harrington.
on charges OF extortion had not
gone to the jury here at noon
Tuesday. The trial was begun Mon
day afternoon.
The Harlingen officers are alleged
to have demanded payment from
proprietor OF a dance at Combes
for a license. which the indict-
ment alleges was not legal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07

A large, sleek : lOokin5 black
roadster, capable OF making 10
miles per hour. with Traffic Of
ficer Z. Z. Sadler at the controls.
will patrol Cameron county high
ways after Tue-1ay.
The new car, a Buick straight
eight. was expected to be delivered
to Officer Sadler Tuesday noon by
the Knapp Motor Company.
The previous speed-wagon was q
La Sale. and after showing better
than 10000 miles on the speed
ometer. speeders began leaving IL
IN the dust. Cameron county Of
ficials decided to do sometime
about 1t. and purchased two Buick
straight-eights. model 1894. capable
OF making better than a hundred
miles an hour. The second CTR +
to be delivered TO Officer Anglin
in the north end Of the county
Saturday. II IS q similar to the
car Officer Sadler Is to receive to-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07

who Is working and supporting
herself, has received four appli-
cants, two from Brownsville. one
from weslaco, and one from pharr.
The identity OF the woman has
been kept secret by the local bu-
reau at her request
The blonde has been in the
matrimonial Ii light for about q
week, and says she is well satisfied
with the number OF applicants for
her hand. Three OF the men have
been around 30 years old. but the
age OF the mar from Pharr was
not known
50 far. she has not intimated
which OF .h- four she will accept
"for better or worse" However. II
was thought that she voulc decide
In the near futura-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
Killed in Storm:
Lightning Strikes Church
Sentry Walks Into Live Wire to Meet Death
While Bolt Tears Into Spire Of
First Presbyterian Church

A heavy rain and electrical storm Monday night resulted in the death
OF a soldier stationed in Fort Brown, a corner OF the Presbyterian church
on Elizabeth and Palm Boulevard being struck by lightning, and the
heaviest rain since May OF 1929.
Robert Anthony Melchione, 20. instantly killed about 10 o'clock
Monday night when he walked into an electric light wire that had been
blown to the ground during the storm The man wa on guard duty,
and had been sent to investigate q suspicious sound one Of the guards
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
Gales Dedicates
Don Martin Project

LAREDO, Tex, Oct. 7-fP- In
the presence OF prominent Mexican
officials and a large group OF 9TH
ers. General Plutarco Elias Gales
former president OF Mexico. acting
as the personal representative or
President Rubio. yesterday dedicated
the $4,000. 900 Don Martin irriga-
ton project near Canaron. 70
miles southwest OF Laredo In Mex
leo.
The project was built TO irrigate
5000 acres Of land and viii be
opened TO use November I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07
Dancy Answers
Grand Jury Rap
County Judge Blames Politics for Failure
To Gain Indictments in Clearing
County's Money Affairs

Answering the slap the past grand Jury took az the Cameron county
commissioners court, County Judge Dancy stated today that inacHon OF
past grand juries had blocked criminal prosecution In cases against
county officers.
In its official report. the past grand fury scored the commissioners
Of county officers.
In answer. COUNTY Ildze Dancz s-ated that tn civil suits had been
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-07

Tuesday. Oct. z. is the 67th an
anniversary OF the total destruction
Of Bagdad. on the Rio Grande. IL
was revealed today.
The thriving little city OF Bag
dad. at the time much larger than
Brownsville or any other town In
this section. was totally destroyed
by a terrific gulf storm In 1868.