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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18

SAN BENITO. Jan. ls.-The re-
Gently completed building occupied
and owned by the Thompson Nor
tuay Of San Benito will be open
for public inspection Saturday from
ZOO d. N. 10 $3.50 D. II. ana on Sun
Gay from 400 until 600 p. m
Everyone Is cordially invited TO
inspect our new establishment,
said Markham A Thompson Friday
afternoon. I'VE are justly proud OF
ne new building with its new fur
nishings."
The building Is located on the
corner Of Powers and South Sam
Houston, and Is OF Spanish Type
architecture. IL Is so x 100 With
the back portion two stories In
height.
The new mortuary includes a
music room, with space enough 10
accommodate q full church choir and
n studio type piano. q crypt, a large
and spacious funeral church cap
able of seating $50 seated people
and well ventilated with 5 large
easement type windows OF cathedral
glass, a preparation room as Ella
borate and as we'll appointed as an
operation room In a hospital, and
walls and floor Of solid tile, a
garage in the rear for the storage
and care of the two ambuiances,
rooms and bath for the drivers and
assistants that live here and con-
s~eouently are ready for any emf
eency call, an office facing sam
Houston street. and upstairs. above
the garage. a seven room apartment
in which the Thompsons live. Inc
funeral church Is finished wltn
hardwood floors, and the walls ano
arched ceiling are OF an attractive
and unusual type OF plaster. 81
-1ilar to that In the Farmers state
Bark IN San Benito.
There is ALWAYS someone II the
building" he said. "and we are
ready at anv hour 70 answer emer-
eency calls from anywhere. Twenty
four hour service"
An inspection has revealed thai
the acoustics IN the chanel. or ~
neral church, are perfect.
The display room. which holos
the caskets and other funeral ac-
c~essories, is equaled by only two
other concerns IN the Valley. and
is excelled by none, Mr.. Thompson
stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
Automobile Taxes
Due Before Feb. ]

AUSTIN. Jan. Is-E7-No person
has authority to grant an extension
after Feb. / for payment Of 1880
automobile registration fees. says L.
@. Phares. chief license inspector
for the State Highway Department
After Feb. !. he declared. tax col
lectors are bound by law to collect a
penalty c. 20 percent OF the total
fee for delinquent or vehicles being
operated without license and any
person who drives an unlicensed car
after that date Is subject to q fine
not exceeding $500.
Phares made his announcement
after he said the department had
received inquiries from a number Of
tax collectors asking II the time
would be extended after Feb. !.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
MUSICCONTEST
SET MARCH Fl
Details to Be Worked Out
By Directors On
March 10
(Special to The Herald.N

MERCEDES, Jan. 1s-According
to II. G. Bak1r. superintendent Of
the Edinburg schools, and director
general 4 the Interscholastic lea
que meet, the music contest for the
schools Of Hidalgo county viii be
staged in the auditorium OF the
Edinburg Junior college at 1880 p.
N. March 81.
On March 10. Saturday morning,
the music directors from each
school will meet in the Pharr-San
Juan-Alamo schools to decide the
details Of the contests.
Miss Elizabeth Rogers sponsor OF
the choral and glee clubs OF the
junior and senior high schools and
Blake Curl, director Of the or
chestra, viii represent the Mer-
cedes schols at this meeting.
The rules and regulations OF the
contest viii be published in the
near future. At this time selections
70 be given by the different groups
will be named.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
RIvOLT-SAN BENITO

"Show Of S.-Jws," Warner Bros.
and Vi-aphone super-r,vue, IS due
at the Rivoli : eatre. San Benito,
Sunday for q 4 days run, nth a
special midnight preview at 1850
p. m.
One OF the most uproarious u
the many ~-littering sequ. ices is
Mexican Moonshine." a bit OF Gle
yer tomfoolery in which I'onts
Blue, Lee Moran, Kalla Pasha, Tul-
ly Marshall, Albert Gran and Frank
Fay are featured.
Among the STAR .- be Fen
toned. John Barrymore, Richard
~Barthelmes, Betty Compson. Bea-
trice Lille, Irene Bordoni, Georges
Carpenter. Grant Withers, Alice
White. P..sy Ruth Miller, Myrna
10y, Winnie Lightner, Nick Lucas,
and Douglas Fairbanks, j.. The
extravaganza WEI directed by John
Adolf. It is filmed In technicolor,
except for two sequences which re-
quire black and white for contrast.
Larry Ceballos and Jack Haskell
did the stage and dance presenta-
tons and supervision OF the entire
production was in the hands OF
Daryl Francis Zanuck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
s. A. Has Prodigy

SAN ANTONIO. Jan, l8-tR-
George Rabinovitz. il-year-old pro-
dizzy attending Poe Junior school
here viii enter Breckenridge SEN
Tor high school at the opening OF the
second semester. three years under
the average age for students IL
tering high school.
George Is credited with II. c."
(i75 rating intelligence which
places the average student at loo.
Athletics, with emphasis on bas-
ketball. football and baseball afford
George as much pleasure as his
studies and reading, he says.
He confesses 70 an ambition TO
study medicine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
Mexico Makes Guns

MEXICO CITY, Jan. iS-tF-
Five thousand MauSer rifles manu-
featured in the government arms
plant here have been distributed to
the army and II Is planned grad
ually to equip all the troops with
them IN place Of the foreign rifles
now IN use. which will be kept as
a reserve.
The rifles manufactured here
are declared by the War Depart
ment to be as good as any made
abroad
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
, MOTE !
Il SiDEllGHES 1


The best musical show OF le
season so far will be on the screen
Of the Capitol theatre Starting
Sunday. opening with a midnight
matinee Saturday night.
Maurice IN hs second al talking,
dancing picture. Maurice Cheva-
iier. In The Love Parade. A roll
licking sophisticated and tuneful
operetta splendidly directed by Err
nest Lubitscb and capital played
BY Maurice.
The supporting cast includes
jeanette Mcdonald, Lupina Lane
and Lillian Roth It's dialogue Is
witty and humorous, its score Is
lively and catchy end It's situations
are trea ed in q fresh and stimulat-
ing manner.
Maurice Chevalier is excellent as
the prince consort. His manner Is
so ingratiattns that is easy to IN
derstand his tremendous popularity.
This Is one show you shouldn't
miss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18

MEXICO CITY an. I6-LF=
Repair " the National Cathedral.
closed since the religious contro-
versy broke out three years ago.
Is being rushed tn q view TO re-
opening 1t In April.
The wc- h consisted chiefly
IN strengthening IT, foundations
OF the massive building. weakened
By underground currents OF water.
and patching Up CT; Is caused by
earth shocks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18

MEXICO CITY Jan. lS--VP-
Joseph Cohi prcprieto' Of O tailor
shop rushpd 70 the nearest police
station /. report tire theft OF three
suits. He found Jusn Medina wear
ing n Of the suits. asleep On the
sidewalk IN ont OF the station
with a bundle containing the other
two suits as O pillow. Juan WI
taken inside the station a=d re-
NAMED ther>.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
M'Allen Meet Called

McALLEN. Jan. 16-P-Tile an
nual convention Of the Texas Lea
que Of Building and Loan Associa-
tons will bring hundreds Of visi-
tors to McAllen Feb. q and Is.
Paul D. Miller. vice president Of
the Valley Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION here. heads the arrange
mentS committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18
Methodist Training
Classes to Be Held
Especial to The Herald.)

N0PCC4uA 10 AAC A4C4 04AsF
MERCEDES. jar. i8-According
20 the Rev. NJ. Fl. Keen. pastor Of the
local Methodist church. the Sunday
school training scho Is will be held
in the Valley by the Methodist
churches. The FIRST beginning at
McAllen Sunday Afternoon at 8
O'Clock.
This school win be continued for
one week. sessions being held each
evening in the Methodist church In
McAllen at 7:30.
The second school viii begin Jan.
10 at Harrington and viii be held at
the Methodist church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
LUCAS SARCASTIC
IN lab At WALSH
G. 0. P. Official Finds It Nat.
uraI for Democrat to Back
Senator Norris.

Senator walsh, Democrat, Of Mon
tana, last night drew return FIRE from
Robert Fl. Lucas. executive director OF
the Republican National Committee, for
his caustic criticism Monday of Lucas
activities In an effort to defeat Senator
Norris, Republican, Of Nebraska, in the
last election.
Lucas also took a dig at Norris and
at Chairman Nye of the Senate Cam
paign Funds Committee, which dis
closed that Lucas borrowed funds to
pay for literature opposing the re-elec-
ton OF Norris and that the loan was
secured by an account of the Republi-
can National Committee.
Lucas said 1t was mot at all surpris-
ing" that walsh should come to the aid
OF Ibis fellow Democrat. George W.
Norris" Norris supported Gov. Smith
Tor the presidency in 1928. Continuing,
he said that Il venture to say that
Senator Walsh has not read the litera-
ture which / personally at my own
expense furnished to the anti-Norris
Republicans of Nebraska in the last
campaign. As have repeatedly stated,
this literature made no reference to any
religious question nor was 1t calculated
of any kind
In thrusting himself into this con-
troversy, Senator Walsh, Intentionally
or Internationally, has placed himself
In the position of coming to the rescue
OF Senator Nye In the situation in which
the North Dakota Senator finds him
self as a result of his reckless charge
OF Republican 'slush fund In the last
campaigns charge which he has had
10 confess publicly was made without
even an attempt to get the facts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
ARLINGTON WARNED
OF WATER PROBLEM
Army Engineer Says Short
age Impends Unless Present
Facilities Are Increased.

Arlington County. Va, will find itself
without an adequate supply of water
next Summer, u1less present facilities
are increased, Mai. Joseph ID. Arthur,
jr.. district engineer for the War De-
partment for the Washington area,
supply. said today. Arlington County
gets its water through cOnduits cut IN
to the Districts supply and transported
across the Potomac River, by way OF
Chain Bridge.
one 24-inch main. to replace the
present two 6-inch mains under Chain
Bridge, is needed without delay, but as
Arlington County lacks the money to
pay for this improvement at this time,
sentative r. Walton Moore, Democrat,
OF Virginia, and other authorities have
been in conference with Mai. Arthur on
the question, but Arlington County Is
unable to borrow money for its water
department until the next Virginia
General Assembly meets in January,
1882, in the opinion Of Its legal experts.
Engineers Report.
A report just submitted to Mai. Ar
thur by E. d. Hardy, senior engineer at
the Washington Aqueduct. shows that 1t
would cost about $4,000 to install
new water main connected with but
not attached to Chain Bridge 30 that
Arlington County might get its desired
increased supply of water. This work
would be done by the United States
Engineer Once. but paid for by Airing
ton County. =,
Is PROPOSED to place the new 24-lnch
main under the Potomac River bed, ex-
cept over the channel span ct Chain
Bridge, where 1t would be carried on
separate truss, especially constructed Tor
that purpose The cost Of constructing
the new main would be much less, MAJ.
Arthur asserted, II it could be attached
to Chain Bridge all the way, but the
safety engineers have forbidden this,
due to the age OF the structure.
Chain Bridge Is likely to be replaced
by a new structure In the near future
and Mai. Arthur has asked the DS-
trict's Bridge Department to provide IN
the new bridge for tive 24-inch mains,
adequate to meet the prospective needs
Of Arlington County water users Tor
many years In the future.
One s4-ineh Main New in Use.
At present, Mr.. Hardy asserted, "a
inch main transports the water from
the washington water system to Chain
Bridge, where two 8-inch mains carry
1t across the Potomac River, to go into
the 24-inch main on the virginia side
of the waterway. just now, he said,
Arlington County Is using some 100000
gallons of water daily, although during
the drought of last Summer it was
around 100000 gallons.
AS the Arlington County water mains
are being continually extended, the
number OF water consumers Is being
increased, cutting down the available
maximum supply, which was reached
last Summer during the drought Plans
are being made to supply Falls Church.
which Is in Fairfax County, from the
Arlington County supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
SIS COLLEGES TO BUILD
Woods Polls $50 Major Institu
tions for Employment Data.

CIOIlo TUT 11IIIP1OJ IIIN11V
Sixty-five American colleges will under
take building programs totaling So, $780,
900 during 1881.
Chairman Woods of the Presidents
Emergency Committee for Employment
announced yesterday that IS out of $50
major colleges and universities polled
by the committee had answered ques-
tionnaire sent out by the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
High Hopes for 1881
Leaders in american Life Express Desire for End of
Depression, Successful Disarmament Conference,
Faster Arplanes, abolition of Divorce Courts
and Farm Relief.

books and that the publishers will pro-
duce fewer and better books.
Intellectual Enlightenment.
DR.. 8. Parkes cadmAn, preAcher--My
hope for the world Is not founded upon
unaided humanity. Man occupies o
friendly universe. Hence the stream
enlightenment. So far as man is con-
cerned the unseen forces OF the cosmos
dismiss the ape and predict the angel.
Huey p. Long, Senator-elect from
Louisiana-That q way may be found to
separate Wall Street from Main street.
Then, believe, we will have a ready
solution for economic depression.
DR.. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce-That American business
men will continue their efforts to elimi-
nate waste in marketing at home and
extend our markets abroad
William Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor-That
which / most ardently desire is or
ganization Of wage earners into unions
competent to keep progress for workers
in line with social progress.
Amelia Earhart, transatlantic flyer
What will aid aviation most in 1891 is
further perfection OF instruments and
aircraft toward increased reliability.
uled service regularly even in bad
weather viii be a great step forward
in air transport.
Farmers Can Aid Themselves.
Alexander Legge, chairman Of the
Federal Farm Board-That prices Of
farm products will increase. I believe
this can be hastened by the farmers
themselves If more of them will or
ganize to act collectively in marketing
and in adjusting the quantity and quail
ity Of their production more nearly to
normal potential consumer requirement.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia Uniyersity-That convincing
evidence may be shown by the highest
and most responsible officers of our
Federal and State governments that
they possess the intellectual capacity,
the administrative competence, the
courage to deal promptly and effective
ly and construetively with the great
national and international problems
which confront the United States. Flu
ture Judgment OF the effectiveness Of
our form of government and the quail
ty of our national character may well
be determined by the measure in which
this hope is fulfilled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
TWO AUTOS SEIZED
WITH ALLEGED RUM
Third Car Escapes by Use
of Smoke SCreen-Three
Men Are Held.

Two seizures of automobiles were
made in the District late yesterday,
one netting 100 gallons and the other
8 gallons Of alleged liquor, while a
third automobile, believed TO have con-
tanned liquor, escaped from police with
the aid OF a smoke screen after a chase
The car containing the 100 gallons
was captured by Officers j. E. Blick
and G. H. Warder of Inspector T. r.
Beams liquor squad, following a chase
in the vicinity of Soldiers Home last
night. The car was spotted by the
officers soon after it crossed the Dis
trict line. They placed under arrest
William Brady, colored, who gave his
address as 621 Fairmont street, the
driver of the car, and charged him with
reckless driving, illegal possession OF
liquor and having no operators permit
Car stopped In Park.
The three gallons, contained in six
one-half gallon jars, was taken from
an automobile operated by Willie Archer
OF Alexandria, Va, after the automobile
had been stopped by Park Policeman
Oren Spears, when 1t came near cox
liding with another automobile in Poto-
mac Park.
Archer was taken to No. 4 precinct
and charged with transporting liquor
while his companion, Walter Davis, also
of Alexandria, was charged with illegal
possession. Archer subsequently was
charged with operating with faulty
brakes, when a test by Traffic Bureau
officials showed them very faulty ac-
cording to the report.
Blinded and choked by the fumes
from the smoke screen device Of an
alleged rllm-runners car, Policeman b.
F. Day was forced to halt his machine
and let his quarry escape today after
an exciting chase through the North
east section of the city.
Smoke Blocks Chase.
Day, assigned to Inspector Beams
squad, was on his way to report for
duty when heavy touring car with
drawn curtains swept past him at Fiji
tenth and H streets northeast. It
was occupied by two colored men.
The machine sagged in the rear as
though heavily loaded and Day gave
chase. The colored driver accelerated
his speed and began to duck in and out
of alleys in an attempt to throw off the
policeman, meantime bringing the
smoke screen into play.
Day gave up the chase to avoid
wrecking his car after hanging on his
quarry's heels for nearly a mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
'DOAK'S SUCCESSOR
IN RAIL lob NAMED
James A. Farquharson to Be
Legislative Representative
of Trainmen.

James A. Farquharson, q senior ex-
ecutive Of the Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen, has been appointed national
legislative representative OF the
brotherhood, to succeed william N.
Doak, newly appointed Secretary Of
Labor
Farquharson has had a long and COL
orful career as railroad man. rising
from brakeman on the Michigan Gem
tral to powerful figure in railroad
labor circles. Most OF his early rail-
reading was done on lines in the
Rocky Mountain section.
When the Klondike gold rush took
place FArquharson Joined In the ex-
cited quest for gold and became FORE
man OF one OF the prospecting crews.
Joining the brotherhood in 1899 At
Detroit, he gained prestige In the or
ganization and soon became an officer.
He was first appointed general chair
man OF the brotherhood on the FL Paso-
southwestern line, was elected vice
president Of the Grand Lodge in Cleye-
land in 1908 and bcame assistant TO r
F. Whitney, president of the national
brotherhood, in 1911.
In his new post Farquharson also
VIII De editor and manager of the
brotherhood's official publication, Rail-
road Trainnen. He has taken over the
offices formerly occupied by Doak in
the nome OF Labor. railroad weekly. at
10 b street southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
ROBERT |. LEGENDRE
is GRANTED DIVORCE
Famous Georgetown Athlete Given
DEGREES by Court in
Auburn, NE.

Robert L. Legendre, former inter
nationally known athlete of Georgetown
University, was granted q divorce yes
terday at Auburn, Me, from Mrs. Helen
Legendre of this city, according to
Associated Press dispatches.
Legendre, a lieutenant in the Naval
Dental Corps, charged his wife deserted
him more than three years ago" Last
Saturday he was granted permission TO
prosecute his divorce suit before Justice
Harry Manser of the Superior Court ct
Auburn.
Last January Mrs. Legendre filed suit
for divorce against her husband in the
District Supreme Court, naming, at the
time, correspondent. Her suit is still
pending. She Is now residing with her
mother at 1929 Newton street. They
have one daughter who IA with her
mother.
AS student at Georgetown,
Legendre became nationally known In
his freshman year by winning the 1919
intercollegiate pentathlon. He was the
best known athlete, probably, ever
turned out at the Hilltop. In 1924. after
leaving the university, he broke the
world broad jump record at the Olympic
games.
Legendre gave up athletics after
entering the Naval Dental Corps. He
was about to enter the movies at Holly
wood when he was married suddenly at
Cumberland, Nd. July Is, 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
BY the Associated Press.


High hopes greet 1881
The wish for prosperity takes prece-
dent among leaders OF American thought
and activity, and the aspirations OF
specialists dovetail into the program.
The question: What is your greatest
hope for 1881?
The answers:
Newton D. Baker, former Secretary
OF War-That we Americans may be
able to find some way to adjust our
selves to the industrial civilization OF
which We are part, which would pre-
vent the tragedy of recurring depres-
sions.
Capt, Frank Hawks, speed nyer-I'd
like to see all air transport and mail
schedules speeded up TO at least $50
miles an hour cruising speed.
viii H. Hays, president of the Motion
Picture Producers and Distributor
That the motion picture screen in 1881,
through its mission OF entertainment
and education to the millions, may speed
renewed confidence in the great future
of our country and the prosperity which
must reward genuine achievement.
Gene Tunney, retired heavyweight
boxing champion-That solutions will
be found for the economic and political
problems confronting the world from
the shores Of the Adriatic through the
Balkans to Germany, France and Eng
land. and that the Supreme Court will
act wisely on the decision OF Federal
Judge Clark in New Jersey. Immediate
removal OF the eighteenth amendment,
I believe would bring about an imme-
date revival OF trade.
Hopes for Disarmament.
Jane Adams of Hull House. Chicago
Two projects hope will materialize
In 1881: In the realm OF international
affairs hope the year will bring more
successful disarmament conference than
has yet bene held; and hope the pres
ent depression will result in q satisfac-
tory system OF unemployment insurance.
H. L. Mencken, editor and critic
That it will see a definite break in the
politico-ecclesiastica tyranny that has
oppressed and disgraced the United
States since the war, and that the
American people will demand once more
the strict observance of the bill of rights.
Ben B. Lindsey, former Denver Juve-
nile Court judge hope for the sue
cess of the campaign to abolish the
divorce courts and substitute for them
a commission of experts, two from the
medical and one from the legal profess
sion, to hear all domestic discords, and,
after an effort of reconciliation has
failed, to grant an honest divorce by
mutual consent.
George Palmer Putnam, publisher
That the public will buy and read more