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The Washington times., 1930-10-07
HOWARD j. HAS
ART EXHIBIT

The art gallery O. Howard Uni
versity is showing until october
Is, an exhibition Of the Educa-
tional Alliance Art School Of New
York, an institution of philanl
thropic character, which provides
the Inhabitants Of New York's
East Side with facilities for the
study of fine arts. The school of
fers scholarships for qualified stu
dents of art to study abroad.
Together with this exhibition
another one of color reproductions
of famous paintings is also being
shown. The latter exhibition Is
in the interest Of placing art in
every home, and contains p group
of 36 prints OF famous paintings.
These paintings represent selec-
ton from severa, thousand sub
jects and arc the copies OF the
works of American artists, or
paintings owned by American Mu-
seums or citizens. The American
Federation of Arts is presenting
the exhibition With the hope Of
encouraging artists to design, and
printers to produce prints similar
In quality and relative in price to
some of the excellent home and
schoolroom pictures Of Europe.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
GROUP FIGHTS
PAVING TAX

An appeal win be made by %
property owners on Fifth Street
Northwest between LongfelloW
and Peabody Streets to the courts,
on which they allege double as
sessments are being levied by the
District for the paving Of the
street in front Of their homes.
Thi saction was decided at a
meeting held last night of the
Manor Park Citizens Association.
The home owners declare that
they bought their respective prop
critics with the understanding that
the street had already been paved
by a real estate development COM
pany, under a permit from the
District.
This paving was said to have
been condemned and the District
laid down another, calling on tax
payers to pay a share of the paw
ing expense under the Borlano
paving law.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
ELks Plan Initiation
OF so NelU Members

After being dined in prepara-
ton for the rigors Of initiation, so
candidates for admission to Wash
ington Lodge No. Is. B. P. o.
Elks, will be inducted into the
organization at exercises at the
clubhouse tomorrow night.
Officers under direction OF
Major George E Strong and the
drill team, commanded by Major
C.. Eugene Edwards, will deliver
the ritualistic part of the pro-
gram. The Elks' boys band Will
play.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
8. Prosperity DriUe'
Planned bu N. Y

NEW YORK, Oct. PLANS for
O prosperity campaign" to :simu-
late general business conditions
in New York State through a
campaign of publicity presenting
the attractions and advantages
of the Empire State( agricultural
", industrially and recreationally.
will be considered at a meeting
of representatives Of commercial,
agricultural, regional, civic ard
labor and business groups at
Syracuse on Friday, October 10,
Charles r, Gwynne, executive
vice president of the Chamber
Of Commerce of the State Of New
York, which is sponsoring the
movement, announced.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
MOrrOIO Is Expected
On Front Line Friday

ENCsLEWOOD, N. j., Oct Z q.
N.S.).-The condition Of Dwight
w, Morrow, who has been Ill in
bed for several days, was reported
as not serious today. The former
ambassador to Mexico was ex-
pected to be able to open his
campaign for the United States
Senate with q speech in Newark
Friday night.
A meeting of the campaign
committee of the Republican
State Committee, scheduled for
yesterday, has been postponed
until tomorrow because of Nor
rows illness.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
Farmer Badly Hurt
While Cutting Corn

His leg nearly severed by q
corn cutter while working at his
farm In yianchville, Mo. yester'
day, Gordon @. Miller, 20, Is in
a serious condition at Casualty
Hospital. Miller's condition Is
partially due to loss of blood be-
fore he arrived at the hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
Wedding Rings Lost
RU Woman Golfer

Mrs. Neil e. Waffells, 500 block
Sheridan st. N, W., yesterday told
police that she lost her purse
containing a wedding and dia.
mond engagement ring while golf.
ing in East Potomac Park.
The rings are valued at $500.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
Woman Track Star
Home From Poland

NEW YORK, Oct. z U.N.S.).
Returning from track triumphs in
Warsaw and Prague, Stella Walsh.
holder Of nine world track and
field event records. was to be
greeted today by delegations from
New York and Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
Castoria
correctS
ailments

w HAT relief and satisfaction
It is for mothers to know that there
ID always Castoria to depend on
when babies get fretful and uncom-
Portable! Whether it's teething,
collie or other little upset, Castoria
always brings quick comfort; and,
with relief from pain, restful sleep.
And when older, fast-growing
children get out Of sorts and out of
condition, you have only to give a
more liberal dose of this pure
vegetable preparation to right the
disturbed condition quickly.
Because Castoria Is made ex-
pressly for children, it has just the
needed mildness Of action. Yet you
On always depend on It to be
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
IL LAW BOOKS STOLEN

William A. Bailey, 900 block
Twelfth st. N. E., yesterday told
Ninth precinct police that a
thief invaded his home and stole
IL law books worth $40.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07
PLEASANT RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION

Shoulders droop under weight Of
years. Young. yet beauty has fled.
Cheeks are sallow and drawn. Un-
slightly pimples Keep your system
clean and you keep the beauty of
youth. Its energy It's irresistible
charm. Then life is not failure.
Clogged bowels and inactive liver
cause poisons to seep through the
system. Health vanished and with
it beauty and energy. DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets will help save you
from this dark hour. For 20 years
they have been prescribed in place
of calomel to men and women seek
ing health and freedom from constt.
patton. They act easily and smoothly.
No dangerous gripping. Take nightly
before retiring. Results will amaze
you.
Thousands of men and women
would never be without DR.. Ed
wards Olive Tablets. a vegetable
compound. Know them by their
olive color 15c. 30c and soc. All
druggists.
The Washington times., 1930-10-07

effective. It Is almost certain to
clear up any minor ailment and
cannot possibly do the youngest
child the slightest harm. So it's the
first thing to think Of when a child
has coated tongue, is fretful and
out of sorts. Be sure to get the
genuine; with Chas. Fl. Fletcher's
signature on the package.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
TAME GUSHER
"Wild Mary" Frets Against
Barrier TO Energy

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April
7%F-Outsmarted by the ingenuity
OF man. the crafty No. / Mary
Sudik, outlaw glsher Of the south
Oklahoma City oil field, today
fumed and fretted against the
steel barrier that held her giant
energy IN check.
The we'll was placed under con-
troll late yesterday after II days Of
liberty. During that time the gusher
showered the countryside for miles
around with an estimated daily
average of $4,000 barrels Of petrol
cum.
With the petroleum geyser halt
ed. operators In the field drew
signs OF relief. Because Of the dan
ger that the spraying gas and oil
would catch fire, all other activi-
ties in the district had been halt
ed. "A spray SparA from two clang-
ing pieces Of steel and the territory
might have become a raging in
ferno.
II the wild Mary" remains n
der control plors tomorrow will
start turning under the oil soaked
terrain. One the oil has been co--
cred up or drained off all Of the
lat active operations In the field
viii be resumed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
LEGAL ACTION
Seen TO GET
COUNTY FUND
Audit Shows Big
Amount Is Due
From Fees

Rumblings Of possible legal action
against several unnamed county Of
ficials to recover large sums Of
money due Cameron county under
the fee bill and otherwise were
heard in the county commissioners
court Monday morning.
The fees aIlegedly due the coun-
ty. but not paid, we're uncovered by
an audit of county books by j. ].
Bishop. The audit covers a ten
year period.
County Judge O.. c. Dancy was
authorized TO make demand for
the immediate return Of such
amounts due in the name of Cam
eron county,
No inkling as TO whom the Of
ficials are was given in the order
authorizing Dancy to make the de-
mands.
The audit showed large sums OF
money due to Cameron county un-
der the fee bill and otherwise,
which should be collected and on
which legal demands sfsuld be
made on the Principals and sure
ties for immediate settlement" &C
cording 10 the order entered by the
commissioners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
RESERVE BANK
CHIEFTAIN DIES

BOSTON. April 7~.-fP-William
p. @. Harding. IS. governor OF the
Federal Reserve Bank OF Boston and
former governor Of the Federal Re-
serve Board, died here az 4:3O a. m.
today.
He had been in poor health Tor
more than a year and had been
confined to his bed for three weeks.
He made his home at the Alonquin
Club.
Mr.. Harding had been governor
of the Federal Reserve Bank Of
Boston since January. 1923. He was
appointed a member of the Federal
Reserve Board at its formation in
1914 by President Wilson and In
1916 was made governor OF the
board. He served until 1922.
He was managing director Of the
War Finance Corporation in 1918
and 1919.
Born In Green County. Alabama.
on March s. 1864. he graduated from
the University Of Alabama IN 1881.
the youngest fUii graduate In the
history Of the University.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
78- Year, Oldham Wanders THO
Nights and Day Without Food

sense Of direction, was unable TO
relocate his party. He was the i'm
mediate object Of an all-night and
aIl-day search Sunday by Boy
Scouts, his sen. and friends.
He vas discovered early this
morning by Uvalde Garcia. Saliva
cor Montalbo and Gumercindo Sails.
The nan was coatleSs and had been
unable 70 find source of food or
drink during the time he was lost,
he said. He appeared TO be In fair
condition when his rescuers found
him this morning.
A generous reward was given the
three finding his father by A. T.
Bundy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
Persons Flock
To Pit. Isabel Watera

With q crowd estimated at 10000
persons n Point Isabel SUNDAY.
the summer season is definitely
opened. according % Point Isabel
resort officials.
Parking space was az q premium
and the crowd was the largest thnt|
has been registered in the town in|
two years,
II is predicted that the 1880
summe season ne the Point viii
be the largest I'm history. Potna
Isabel authorities sald Monday.
Fishing was reported As eKcniienhl
over the weekend. DR.. j. A. Hook
aday, with a. III. Carson, J. Gull
foile, and Don Deitz. caught a
jack fish averaging . feet TN lenEtIl
in two days.
The same party caught y tsrpCFi|
Sunday afternoon. the shortest be-
ing 4 feet. The longest 3 feet.
Parties in rowb0ats caught gnv-
eral long strings OF trout.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
II PRISONERS
saw FROM JAIL
Houston Sheriff Starts
Posse After Fleeing
Criminals

HOUSTON, April 7-(P- From
the seventh floor OF the county Jail,
u prisoners, a number Of them
under penitentiary sentences, es-
capped today BY climbing down an
improvised rope OF fire hose. They
had attacked and tied up night
Waterman w. A. McClinton after
saving a hole one-foot square In
the bars Of their cell block.
The other IA men in the same
tier refused 70 leave and united
McClinton after their mates had
fled.
Sheriff T. A. Binford. who sa.a
ne could not understand how such
a modern jail vas broken, or
gapized a posse. which set out on
a search in and about Houston.
An examination OF the cell block
showed that the saving probably
had been going on for a day or
two. perhaps longer. Two hacksaws
we're found. They presumably were
struggled IN on visitors day.
The night Waterman said he re-
manned trussed u1 for nearly two
hours. A Mexican was left to guard
him while the other II went down
the hose. Then the Mexican fol-
lowed.
J. r. Cavness. under q four year
sentence for burglary, and j. K.
Nelson, sentenced 70 eight years
for robbery by assault, united Nc
Clinton and helped him spread the
alarm.
Early this morning a man called
out from his darkened cell. come
on back. I'm sick II was the
signal for the outbreak.
McClinton said he looked through
a peep hole and saw four men
crouched and ready TO spring. He
switched on the light, and they
bounced upon him.
Those missing, none or whom Of
ficers said could be called desper-
ate. were: Murray Holloway. Ed
ward Seymour. Elmo Wright, Joe
Janeke. w. c. Johnson, c. J. Lewis,
John Garcia. Bryan O'Neal, J. NJ
Salmon. Jim Carson. Frank Barnes
and William Penny.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
INSPECTORS
ON BORDER
INCREASED
All Ports of Entry
Get Additional
Workers

A hundred per cent increase In
the number OF inspectors placed IN
the border was announced by O. ID.
Deputy, chief inspector. Monday.
Every port OF entry from here TO
Laredo is being guarded every min
ute the bridges are open" he said.
IL Workers
The actual number of bridge
workers from here to Laredo. but
not including the latter port Of
entry, totals Is. or almost twice as
many as heretofore, he stated.
Mr.. Deputy explained that a per-
Sonal inspection of everything that
enters the United States Is imper-
ative, and that much OF the fruit
that is being found contains weeyils
and other pests.
AS an example. a sample of cot
ton from Torreon that had already
been inspected and ginned, and was
for sale. contained a pink boil wee
vil,' he continued.
Part of Farm Bill
An agricultural appropriation bill
recently passed carries an item OF
500 900 for additional inspectors on
the Mexican border up to July i,
and $4,000 for the fiscal year
July l. 1890, TO June 30. 1891, a let
ter from Harry Sexton. Washington.
discloses.
The success Of an infant indus
try Is being jejopardized by snug
Cling and consequent planting OF
the wrong kinds Of seeds, and seeds
that are at times infested with
weevils." o. d. Deputy. chief inspec-
tor OF the border inspection corps.
announced Monday.
Aguacate seeds are being snug
gled into the United States from
Mexico IN large numbers. he said.
and a large acreage is being plant
ed IN the fruit in the Valley.
Future Bright
There Is a brilliant Future for
this crop II care II exercised, but
If Valley planters continue TO SNUG
Gle the Mexican fruit. the result Is
liable to be disastrous. Not only are
weevils found IN the seed being
smuggled. but the seeds themselves
are not true he explained.
He said that Miller Brothers, Nc
Allen. are spending approximately
$4,000 on an aguacate experiment.
importing the best Of seeds from
California.
In a seizure Of aguacates here
recently. almost Is per cent we're
found 10 contain weevils. The man
bringing the fruit into the Valley
admitted that he was going TO plant
the seeds.
WeeviI Hardy
This weevil is the hardest Of In
sects. and multiUlies RAPIDLY. If 10
Gains n foothold in the Valley. strin-
gent quarantine viii be imposed
and the industry will probably die
he explained.
In PLANTING seeds obtained from
fruit and without the aid ~ EXPERT
advice. the outcome IS doubtful. and
the percentage Is against the rrnr-'N
Heinr = female tree bearing quality
fruit. Ii is said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
Bandits Threaten

SHANGHAI, April 7-tP-Chinese
press dispatches today reported that
bandits were threatening Kiukiand,
Kisngsi province. where foreign mis-
sionaries have been concentrating
for safety.
An American gunboat on the
YangtSe river has been ordered 70
proceed from Hankow 70 Riukiang
to protect missionaries and observe
conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
FOOLISH PRANK
y = 4
NGS EAT
= = =
TO FIRE FIGHTER

CHICAGO. April 7.-P-Maybe
Il was a big laugh to someone, but
fireman John Connick is dying.
Someone thought it would be lots
OF fun to see the fire engines yes
terday and turned in a false alarm.
There are folks like that. The great
fire truck on which Connick was
riding s~ideswiped the automobile in
which the person who had turned
stn the alarm was driving away.
Connick's skull was fractured
and he was injured internally
DOCTORS said he hadn't a chance TO
live.
out az Mount Olivet cemetery
lies the baby son born 10 the Con-
hicks Friday. The little casket was
taken there Saturday by the father.
AT st. Anne's HOSPITAL. critically Ill.
lies Mrs. Connick. She doesn't know
he baby is dead. She doesn't know
her husband is dying.
Someone turned in q false
alarm. Maybe It's q big laugh to
hem
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
NO FAT SUGAR

ATLANTA. April 7-iP-Straw-
stacks and cottonseed are full OF
a new sugar secret which was given
TO the 18th meeting of the American
Chemical Society here today.
A formula for making il at about
five cents a pound, a gift by the
U. S. government 10 industry, was
presented by DR.. w. T. Schneider OF
the bureau az standards.
The sweet is Xylose pronounced
Zi-los. Trees and many kinds OF
plants abound with IT,
Little Is yet known Of its food val
ues. Possibly persons with a sweet
tooth may eat all they wish. for pre-
hminary experiments indicate u IS
not assimilated. but passes through
the digestive system without appar-
ent effect A statement from the
news service Of the society calls II
a mountaineering sugar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
Real Estate Man Is
Charged With Murder

BENTONVILLE, Ark, April T.
PA fugitive warrant was issued
and forwarded TO Kansas City to-
day for the arrest Of $. x. Johnson.
Kansas City real estate operator
on a charge Of murder in connec-
ton with the death Of William Rob-
ert Pearman Of Columbia, no.
whose Staying allegedly grew out 4
an insurance conspiracy. The muir
der charge was contained In an In
dictment returned by the grand ju-
nv here last week. but was not made
public until today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
Washer Bros. Store
Head Gravely Ill

SAN ANTONIO. April 7.-tPl-
Nat Washer. member Of the state
text book board and member Of
the board Of trustees OF the Ma
sonic home at Arlington. today was
in a critical condition. two days
after an emergency operation for
appendicitis. With his brother. the
late Jake Washer Of Fort Worth.
he founded the firm OF Washer
Bros, operating mems clothing
stores in San Antonio and Fort
Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07

The report OF the committee was
submitted by its chairman. Repre-
sentative Haugen, Iowa. The re-
port says:
After rather extensive hearings,
IL was developed before the COM
mittee that each year the shippers
and growers of such commodities
suffer severe losses due TO unfair
practices on the part OF commits
sion merchants. dealers and brok-
ers. The practice on the part OF
irresponsible dealers OF rejecting
purchases OF such commodities on
a declining market is reported 10
the committee as causing heavy
losses to the grower and shipper
annually, particularly In the fruit
and vegetable industry.
Recourse TO Courts
While recourse can be had 10
the courts for most, II not all, Of
the practices declared to be un-
fair BY this bill, litigation is but
seldom resorted TO except In cases
involving large sums. Litigation is
frequently unsatisfactory as a prac-
teal matter. The commodities are
highly perishable. IN case Of dis
pute immediate disposition must be
made Of them. Buyers and oilers
are often hundreds and frequent
" thousands Of miles apart. In
such circumstances litigation ~ ex-
pensive.
1T is believed that the regulfa'on
OF interstate commerce transactions
Of commission merchants. dealers
and brokers as provided tn this bill
will provide an effective means OF
suppression and control Or the
Continued on page Ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
WHO DID 1T?
Fede Representatives.
Name Sought

In answer 10 a recent article which
appeared in The Brownsville Herald
with reference to ascertaining the
name Of the government employe
who supplied information concern
ing the Valley 10 the Better Busi-
ness Bureau Of Detroit, a letter was
received today BY the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce from Harry
Sexton, minority clerk OF the house
offering assistance in the matter.
M. Sexton asked for all details
Of the matter, and advised that this
information be asked Of the bureau.
itself. This has already been done
by the chamber Of commerce. and
the information has been refused.
Secretary G. c. Richardson will ask
that Sexton or Representative Gar
ner ascertain in Washington who
represented the government III the
matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07

department Of agriculture IS IN
charge Of the work.
A squad of men went Saturday
afternoon TO the residence Of Sra.
Dolores Galindo. Independence and
7th streets, and asked permission
TO spray the trees. Instead Of an
answer. the squad is alleged TO have
received a volley Of bricks and a
shower from a hose. The spraying
squad reported the matter to ST.
Jimnez. Another case came 70 light
when the inspectors visited the home
Of Sr. Gonzalo Gonzalez. who, it is
alleged. received them with a show
er from q hose.
The facts were given to LadiSlao
Cano. state agricultural chief. ST.
Cano will make an investigation Of
the affair. According to a late re-
port. the parties charged with inter
fering with the fruit squad had ap-
pesled their cases to the judge Of the
district court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
IN OUR
VALLEY
HALL

HOW ABOUT 1T?
My life has been one long,
happy holiday"
John d. Rockefeller, ST..
The best thing that can hap
pen TO a young aviator is an ac-
cident-not a bad accident, but
one sufficient to jar him and
convince him that flying is not
an occupation in which to take
foolhardy chances"
1t. Robert L. O'Brien. Mass
achusetts state supervisor OF avn
alton.
If ! were TO say what l am
going 70 do next. my remarks
would cause a sensation"
Rear Admiral Richard Z.
Byrd.
The voters are bleacher ath-
letes who throw bottles at the
defeated
VIII Durant. author.
American women are too ac-
tive for any deep thought.
Mrs. Paul A%ppaSamy. edu-
Gator.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
Eight or Trial For
Murder

IRVINE. KY, April 7-tP-Eight
men. indicted in connection with
the mob Staying Of Chester Fugate.
went on trial here today. six
charged with murder and two 9TH
accessory to murder. Fugate. held
in the Breathitt county Jail at
Jackson charged with the murder
Of Clay Watkins. attorney. was abb
Quoted by a mob last Christmas day,
His body was found in a ditch,
riddied with bullets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
8 LIVES LOST
In AIRPLANES
3 Crashes Over Weekend
Bring Death To
Occupants

TTLDEN. Neb.. April 7-tP- A
tree planting ceremony attended
By Gov. Weaver and 5000 residents
OF northeastern Nebraska came to
a tragic ending yesterday with the
death OF three av.ators. trapped IN
a new biplane az 1t fell from a
height Of 500 feet.
The ceremony had Just ended and
the crowd was dispensing when the
plane crashed to earth and burst
into flames. The dead: X. Kirk. 90,
L. Alexanda., %; and L. Baldwin,
"a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-07
Oil Firms Boycott
Texas Oil Land, Claim

AUSTIN. April 7zP-Claims OF
Ed Crane Of Dallas. member Of the
University Of Texas land leasing
board. that oil companies have COM
bined to boycott sale OF oil and gas
leases in west Texas state lands
will be investigated by the Attor-
ney Generals department
Governor Moody said he had re-
ferred 10 Attorney General r.. L..
Bobbitt the letter OF Crane COM
planning that the companies had
agreed not TO bid so long as the
state insisted on reserying more
than one-eight royalty. The board
had fixed a minimum royalty Of
one-sixth ca the production on lands
regarded as proven territory.