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Valley Society
Telephone z
Telephone z

tinguished. Pink and white roses
accumulated a color scheme Of pink
and white. Mrs. Lamberton also en-
tertained a number of guests.
They. with Tommy's guests. in
cluded MeSdames Z. A. Brown and
son. Gene; II. w. He'll and children.
Gladys and Charles: z. J.. Hauff and
daughter, Louise, Frank Duncan
and son. Walter; Oscar Roman and
children, Dorothy and Richard; j..
II. Mckinney and daughter. Bette
Joe; Frank Avant and daughter,
Charline Beth and Jack and Doro-
thy Carlisle, Kathryne Swartz. Doris
May and G. z. Hahn. Jr.. Virginia
Ragland. Jackie Henshaw, Billie and
Ed Perry.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Atterbury and
children have returned from a re-
creational visit Of several days in
Corpus Christi.
Miss jeanette Caldwell Of Mission
and her house guest, Miss Joel Luck
OF Cleburne, were guests here Mon
day Of Misses Mary Frances and
Sara Haynes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Agnew and
son. Blake. motored TO San Anton
10 at the weekend. Mr.. Agnew re-
turned TO Mercedes Monday. Mr..
Agnew and son will remain in San
Antonio for a visit with Mrs. Ag-
news mother. Mrs. NJ. s. Hill.
c. E. Atterbury and r. B. After
bury of this city were called to VIC
toria during the past week on &C
count Of the death Of their grand
mother. Mrs. Ella Moorhead.
Communications from MI. and
Mrs. John Rouse, who left Mercedes
the first OF July, state that they
are now waiting at their old home
in Lake Geneva. Wisconsin. They
expect to return TO Mercedes the
first of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Green. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Beale. Mrs. A. G. Snod-
grass. Miss Mable Palmer, the latter
two Of San Antonio, Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Thomas and II. L. Scott formed
a party which spent the weekend
at Boca Chica.
II. II. Tidmore returned to Mer-
cedes Monday from Malakof and
Athens. where he and his family
have been visiting relatives. Mrs.
Tidmore and son and daughter
stopped in Kerrville for a weeks
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. "A. King and fam
lily spent the weekend at Point Isa-
bel and Boca Chica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller and
sons. Harold and Robert returned
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Mercedes
FOURTH
PARTY OCCASION

The lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Lamberton in Palm Heights Drive
was a scene of much merriment on
Saturday afternoon when their son.
Master Tommy Joe Lamberton. was
host TO a number OF his little friends
In honor Of his fourth birthday.
The little folk all came in their
bathing suits and enjoyed an hour
or so Of fun and frolic on the lawn
while numerous sprays played water
over them all the while. Exciting
battles were waged with water pis-
tolls.
Later in the afternoon refresh
ments were served and a beautiful
white birthday cake was cut after
the four pink candles had been ex-
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Weslaco
MRS. SIDNER
HOSTESS

Mrs. ". v. Sidner was hostess to
he Llano Grande Bridge club az
Ter home on Indiana avenue Fri
lay afternoon. Roses and zinnias
we're used In the floral selection.
Mrs. A. I. Haven received high club
score and Mrs. w. A. Harris re-
ceived high guest score.
At the conclusion Of the games a
delicious salad course was served TO
eight club members and the follow
ing guests: Mesdames w. A. Har-
RS. w. F. Powell and w. II. Baxter
Jr.
Mrs. c. Lester Skaggs win be the
next hostess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-31

Maurice Larva-on. French sci
enlist at the Reens Farm School.
has announced ne has perfected q
method for determining the quail
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The c~andlepower OF the sun Is ex-
pressed by staggering figures-323
followed BY Is noughts, or 1890
QuadrillionS.
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ity OF seed by radio. Waves emit
ted by inferior seed are easily dis
tinguished BY a special receiver uE
his.
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cun afford
The wv7zhS
test MeS.I

Crude rubber prices are low. Tire
prices are down so far almost any.
one can afford the worlds
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CHICAGO RAIDS
HO0DLUMS ,
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the dives" of the underworld.
Many were found to be escaped
felons.
The Federal Government has
come to the aid of Russell in seek.
ing to drive the criminal element
from Chicago. All aliens taken
were removed to the Federal
Building for deportation proceed
ingS.
Three men were to be arrested
today on charges Of blackmail in
connection with the 100000
shortage which precipitated the
collapse of the Peoples State
Bank of haywood and the arrest
of President Elmer D. Langguth
and Miss Laverne D. Lindgren,
cashier.
The men extorted huge sums
from Langguth by threatening to
expose his alleged association
with Miss Lindgren, according to
Patrick Roche, States attorneys
investigator.
It was announced that the
grand jury will be asked to rush
indictments against Langguth and
Miss Lindgren, who are held on
bonds of 100000 and $4,000, re-
Spectively.
Authorities today were to search
safety deposit vaults and the two
apartments rented by Langguth,
presumably to carry on his affair
with Miss Lindgren, in their
search for a cache Of 100000,
which Langguth is believed to
have set aside as q safety fund"
The shortage in bank funds
which resulted in the arrests of
Langguth and his comedy cashier
is expected to reach $500, 900, &C.
cording to Roche.
Delving into Miss Lindgren'S
Business success, investigators
found she had experienced O
meteoric rise from Stenographer
to cashier under Langguth's guild
ance.
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WORLD NAVAL RACE THREATENED BY FRENCH DEMAND
EDITOR HINTS
COPS IN RUM
RACKET HERE

(Continusd from Page I.
vision of the prohibition bureau,
had testified that the two editors
had come to the prohibition bu-
reau with information that the
detective was to make a delivery
Of liquor that evening, and had
described the automobile which
hC would be operating. Agents
wee sent to the scene, and when
Langdon appeared in his car,
alighted and rang the doorbell,
then returned and drove his ma
chine into the driveway, the Of
ficers blocked the driveway behind
him and placed him under arrest.
Langdon Is said to have cried:
What is this-a frame-up? My
God, boys, don't arrest me. Think
Of my family"
O'Connell was called this morn.
ing, following DR.. B. r. Rhees,
deputy commissioner, and after
Justice Gordon overruled the de-
PENDANTS motion which he had
u11OCk hONA0CUACAAU VFCA VAC WON
end. The editor told the jury
Of the extensive investigation
underway by The Times at the
time Of Langdon's arrest, but was
not allowed to proceed with the
revelations concerning other
policemen than Langdon.
He then said that he had re-
ceived q telephone call from a
person to the effect that Lang
don vast to make delivery on
the following day. He did not
name the person from whom he
received the information, but de-
clared that he transmitted 1t to
Benton and together they went
to the office Of DR.. James M.
Doran, who In turn referred them
to DR.. RheeS.
Called In HeddOnS
DR.. Rhess- called in Special
Agent HeddonS, who listened to
the story told by the editors and
sent his agents to the scene where
the arrest was made.
Benton, called to the stand,
verified O'Connell's testimony.
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Edison Asserts Fame
Doesn't Mean Much
Photo by International

these surprises that warns an
inventors heart"
Edison pointed to a plant which
was tied to a tall board. His
voice became enthusiastic as he
declared:
Look at that golden rcd. See
it's tremendous height. 1t is
twice as tall as the average man.
Think of being able to discover q
plant that tall! Think Of being
able to find a common weed
growing in a certain place IN
Florida that Is twice as high as
any member of its family! Why,
it's higher than the ceiling in the
house!
Grown Like Wheat
II grow this golden rod like
wheat. If you saw grain growing
twice as high as q man, you'd
be astonished. Well, that plant
is IL feet high and as straight as
a die! This is the highest plant
we have found"
Edison spoke as II it were a
new discovery.
us there rubber in it?" he was
asked.
"Oh, yes, good rubber" he re-
piled. If you planted that you
would get IS per cent more rub
Der than produced by any plant
in this county before. That's one
of the things that makes you
happy! There is 100 different
variations in plants capable Of
producing rubbe~ but here is q
variation that is astounding. /
say astounding because it is 50
abnormally tall. It's a freak"
The world-renowned inventor
said golden rod could be grown
in any State in the United States
and as far north as Nome, Alaska.
1t does not require a tropical
atmosphere to thrive.
Then, Mr.. Edison" he was
asked" you are trying to evolve
Ok1C DHCO40A VJPC va ANONCA VA
a super-rubber tree, is that it?"
Seeking For Best
mo" he replied. I'm trying
to find the best rubber plant.
Then I'll breed it, a Ia Burbank,
to a plant of q higher per cent
Of rubber. In Napoleon's day
sugar beets gave forth but SO
sugar but today sugar beets give
28%. The beets have been bred
up so as to give the maximum
sugar possible"
Edison was lost in thought for
several minutes as he contem-
plated his golden rod. There he
sat, this man whom humanity
owes an unpayable debt, thinking
how he could do even more for
mankind. Once, when pressed for
definition of genius, he coined
the adage, Genius is 10 inSpira-
ton and 99% perspiration." He
evidently still adheres to this
belief.
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IS HEARD
BY DREYFUS
JURY

oneEnued from Page H.
Assistant U. s. Attorney Neil
Burkinshaw.
The broker is supposed to have
told Of the time that Mrs. Drey.
fus established an alibi for Albert
e. GuimareS when he was cues.
toned in connection with the
King murder.
He Is also supposed to have
told the Grand Jury Of the atti-
tude McBrien adopted toward
Mrs. Dreyfus on a number of
occasions q year or so ago. He
is believed to have furnished the
testimony which linked the name
Of Mrs. Dreyfus with the King
murder case.
When the coroner's Jury re-
turned a finding of accidental
death following an inquest, rela-
tives Of the dead woman com.
planned to the District Attorney
and filed affidavits in which
they stated the woman may have
been the victim of foul play.
They testified before the Grand
Jury that subsequent to testifying
in the Dot King investigation,
Mrs. Dreyfus told them she had
been inundated into furnishing
the alibi for Guimares.
Knew Too Much
Members Of the family have
indicated that Mrs. Dreyfus paid
the price Of knowing too much
about the King case.
When he had concluded his
testimony, Dowd. who incident
ally is the last witness to be
heard in the Dreyfus death
probe. left the courthouse. The
place he is stopping has been
carefully guarded by court Off
cialS. Dowd viii possibly again
confer with BurKinshaw this
afternoon before returning TO
Chicago.
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DRY UNIT PROBE
ACTION WATTS
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morrow to take final action on
the bills.
The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee today tried to get action on
q thorough probe of the prohibi-
ton unit, alleged maladminiStra-
j. ton and the feasibility Of any
enforcement measures at all, but
was compelled to adjourn in the
midst Of it's discussion to attend
o roll call in the Senate.
That there was much discus
sion was indicated by members Of
, the committee as they left.
Plenty of conversation but no
action" was the comment of Sen
ator Steiwer of Oregon.
Although Senator George w.
Norris of Nebraska. chairman Of
the committee, has maintained
q strictly judicial attitude, it is
said he is favorable to a probe
such as proposed by Senator
Wheeler.
The committee did not plan to
report on the bill today, accord
ing to indications, as neither
Senator Wheeler nor any Of
others who logically would have
been called to a preliminary
hearing" were invited to be
present. Questions Of procedure
are said to have occupied a prom.
; inent part in the committees
elaboration.
One proposal, it is known, was
to have been made and that was
to have the judiciary committee
make such Investigations Of the
prohibition unit as it sees fit dur
ing consideration Of the William
son bill for transfer of the prohi-
bition unit from the Treasury to
the Department of Justice.
Principal opposition to the reso.
luton is said to have come from
the radical drys, prohibition unit
and officials.
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FIGHT To SAVE
BENSON CREW

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. II
GN.sJ.-With seven of her pas
sengers and her crew of IS stu
aboard, the steamer Admiral Ben
son, apparently doomed, was still
held fast aground at the mouth
of the Columbia River today.
While heading up the river for
Portland in a heavy fog, the
vessel grounded Saturday night.
AS soon aS the fog lifted yes
terday, rescue attempts were
launched. Before they were aban-
doned for the day, 81 of the 80
passengers were brought to shore.
With winds freshening at the
mouth of the river, some appre-
hension was felt here last night
for the safety of those still aboard
the ship. The rescue work was
to continue this morning,
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BRITAIN FEARS
ARMS FARLEY
IS DOOMED
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order to bring about the ratio she
demands with the navieS Of
America and Britain.
Due to the illness Of Premier
Andre Tardieu, chief French dele
gate, there seems to be little
chance Of making any Roadway
in reduction of the French de-
mands this week at least.
Secretary Of State Henry L..
Stimson this morning telephoned
to United States Ambassador
Walter E. Edge in Paris request
ing information concerning M.
Tardieu's illness, and expressing
his sympathy.
Three Premiers Meet
In the meantime, Secretary
StimSon, Prime Minister Mac
Donald and Retire WakatSuki,
Of Japan, accompanied by several
fellow-delegates, are meeting at
st. James Palace in an attempt
to work out the tentative equilib
rum Of their fleets on the pres
erit basis Of 100000 tons for
the British and American fleets,
and how much that level will
have to be raised If the French
remain adamant.
Another point to be tackled at
this afternoons conversations will
be the Japanese reluctance to
scrap any battleShipS before 1885,
which is in line with that ma
tons twofold idea Of thrift
not to spend any money I'M
necessarily nor to discard any
thing of value.
In spite Of the complications
afforded by the heavy French
building program, the American
delegation refuses to be pessimiS-
tic, and made it clear today 1t
does not subscribe to the British
view that the French demands
may wreck the conference.
Compromise Expected
AS a matter Of fact, there is
considerable sympathy In Ameri-
can quarters for Frances argu-
ments. In, particular, the Ameri-
cans are sympathetic with the
French argument that they could
build no ships whatever during
and Immediately following the
war.
The Americans are confident
that the French eventually will
compromise sufficiently to en-
able the Anglo-American tenta-
tive global tonnage parity to
stand at 100000.
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j. s. ARTILLERY.
SHAKEN Up

Reorganization Of the field artil.
lery at the earliest practicable
date, ordered by Secretary OF
War Hurley. will be felt by prac-
tically every regiment Of this arm
in the United States, the War De
partment announced today.
The localities to benefit most,
the announcement said, will be
Fort Ethan Allen, VT: Fort Leav.
enworth. Kans.. and Fort Lewis,
Wash, each of which will receive
a battalion of 155 nm. howitzerS,
the big brother of the famous
French rs of the World War.
The Army now has one regi-
ment Of 1855. a part of the artii-
lery brigade of the infantry
division. The only l55 howitzer
regiment In the country was
formerly at Fort Bragg, N. c.
Under the reorganization plan.
many more reserve officers will
have an opportunity to train with
the howitzers, the announcement
said.
The reorganization is the result
Of a desire to get the greatest
value per dollar out of the field
artillery, the statement said, and
with economy as the motive, it
was decided to sacrifice some of
the historic units to make avail
able enlisted personnel to man
the new 1858.
The headquarters and service
batteries Of the Third Field Ar.
tillery at Fort Sheridan. ILL.,, and
the Fifth Field Artillery at Fort
Bragg. will he diShanded
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MILD WEATHER
SENIOR D. c.
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tered today was is degrees, earl.
this morning. It had risen to 20
degrees at noon and probably will
reach 80 before nightfall, accord
ing to the Weather Bureau.
Higher temperatures and in
creaSing cloudiness will continue
tomorrow. the Weather Bureau
predicted.
Margaret Diamond, Sc. Of the
5000 block w st. N. W., fractured
her right arm when she fell in
front of the home in which she
is employed. Icy sidewalks were
given as the reason.
While coaSting in an alley in
the $500 block Twenty-eighth St.
N. W., Joseph Wells. 80, ran
across the street and hit the
curb. At Emergency Hospital it
was found he had fractured a
leg.
Mrs. Estella Vaughn, 81, OF
Petersburg, Va. refused hospital
treatment yesterday after she
caught her foot in a depression
filled with snow along car
track and was thrown. She suf-
fered decorations to her hands
and knee.
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reveal to a grand jury in the Dis
trict of Columbia the confidential
sources of information printed in
their newspaper have long since
served out their terms. Their
martyrdom, however. has not been
forgotten. Bills to prevent its
REPETITION are pending in both
houses of Congress, and two at
least have been presented to the
New York senate to foreStall the
exercise Of any such judicial
tyranny in this State.
The zeal for justice behind this
proposed legislation is highly com.
mendable, and no member Of the
profession of journalism can fail
to feel grateful to its sponsors.
But the fact remains that in
almost every instance it discloSes
some weakness Of form or phrase
ology which cries for correction.
Senator Capper'S bill before the
United States Senate, for ex-
ample, would provide immunity
from inquisitorial compulSion
only in courts Of the District Of
Columbia and before Congress
and it's committees, and only for
reporters, editors and publishers
Of newspapers in the District. It
does not mention Federal courts
or grand jurieS. nor does it apply
to those connected with newspa.
perS outside the District. It's
range Is obviously too narrow in
one respect and inexcuSably dis
criminatory in another.
Representative l. uard as
bill before the House escapes
these defects. 1t includes within
its scope all Federal courts and
grand jurieS, as well as those of
the District, and all newspaper
men, but in framing it's injunc-
ton it uses this language; mo
reporter, editor or publisher con-
nected with any newspaper shall
be compelled to disclose the
sources Of any information con-
fidential In its nature"
The last clause is. to say the
least, ambiguous. Perhaps it is
to modify Sources" but
it certainly reads as if it modified
information" in which case it
is Of less than no value. It is
not his information that a news
paper man wishes to protect
against compulsory publicity. II
1t is confidential he doesn't pub
lish it, and that is an end Of it.
It is the identity Of the source
Of the information he does pub
Itch that must be regarded as
il giolate unless he feels at liberty
to disclose it.
This defect, curiouSly enough,
appears as well in the Capper bill
already discussed, and in that of
Senator Hastings recently nitro
duced in the New York Senate.
It is omitted in the bill Of Sena-
tor Schackno, also before the New
York Senate, but in Senator
Schackno'S measure there occurs
an even more fundamental error
He would have it that a Jews,
paper man shall not be allowed
to disclose a confidential source
Of information. thus putting into
the law the very essence Of the
latter'S code. which is far stronger
as a code than as o legal man
date.
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bodily and carried to cliffs in
the North Mountains. The eagles
are said to have a spread OF
wings Of from six to eight feet.
Elmer Sharp, a farmer living
near the West Virginia line in
Highland county, had an exciting
experience a few days ago with
one Of the birds he had caught
in a steel trap. When Sharp
attempted to remove the eagle
from the trap it made a savage
attack on him, breaking the chain
that held the trap to a stump.
For half an hour Sharp was
kept busy warding off the bird
which was apparently making
efforts to pluck out his eyes. He
finally killed the bird which had
a spread Of wings Of eight feet.
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Sheep-StealingEagles
Seen in Blue RIDGE

LURAY, Va, Feb. 17.-Sheep.
killing bald eagles, believed to
have come from Honduras, are
appearing in the Montery neigh
borhood of Highland county, 40
miles south of Luray. The birds
are aggressive and have carried
off many sheep. turkeys, chickens
and steel traps set for them.
The first thing the eagles do
after attacking sheep is to pick
out their eyes. In their method
Of attackipg the sheep they alight
on the animals backs, sinking
their talonS deep in the wool.
reach over the top of their vic
TINS heads and begin sinking
their beaks into the Sleeps eyes.
A blinded sheep is then picked up
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-17
Parks Car; ThenDrops
Out of Picture

Missing since last Thursday
morning when he was seen to
park his car and walk away.
Alfred Joseph Lefebvre. 80, 1900
block Calvert st. N. W., is the
object of a nationwide search in.
stituted by Washington police, who
were asked to look for the man by
Continental Oil Company, AuthOri-
ties yesterday.
Lefebvre. who represented the
oil company in the Washington
district, may have met with foul
play. according to the officials.
although no reason for his dis
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DRUG CONTROL
BY j. s. WINS
BACKING

NEW YORK, Feb. 17-Support
for the anti-Narcotic Legislation
introduced in Congress recently
by Representative Porter Of Penn
sylvania was forthcoming from
many sources in New York city
today.
Porter is sponsoring two bills,
one to create a separate bureau
Of narcotics under the Treasury
Department, and the other to
license all physicians, druggists,
manufacturers and others legally
entitled to deal In narcotics.
Alienist Backs Bureau
Among those who see the
proposed narcotic bureau as a
material step forward in the ma
tions war on the drug evil is
DR.. Sieefried s.. Block Of Brook
lyn, Acknowledgment alienist and
brain specialist, who has taken
q keen interest in the anti-Nar-
cotic campaign. DR.. Block said:
"Next to ScOtching the drug
evil ut the source Of prOduc-
tiOn, I believe one Of the great
est blows which can be struck
At the trafficking in drugs
will be the creation Of the pro-
posed bureau which will cen
traIize Federal control over mar.
cOtics. I believe that such a
cO-Ordinated agency can 90
far toward hating the illicit
importation of the Outlawed
drugs.
SmuggIers Active
Much Of the contraband
dope Is smuEgled into America
by the crews Of incoming
steamers, and / understand
that much Of the stuff is Of
fered for sale BY these men
to those who have visions of
enormous profits through re-
sales. When narcotic control
Is centralized, as Representa-
tive Porter proposes, / think it
will be . far simpler task to
detect and arrest these drug
smugglers-just like the Fed
eral agencies have halted other
forms Of smuggling.
"The drug evil has reached
such proportions at present
that radical steps by the Fed
eral Government towards its
elimination are Immediately
necessary"