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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
IRISH TO CONTEST
LAMENT SEAT
Financial Settlement With Eng
land Issue as All Parties Pre-
pare for Fight.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, June 7.-All of the main
Dali parties government, Republican
and opposition, will contest at the polls
on June Is a seat in the constituency
of Longford- Westmeath, caused by
death of De Valera representative.
The issue is De Valera's contention
that the ultimate financial settlement"
made by President Cosgrave with the
British government in 1925 should not
be paid.
BY the treaty of 1921 the Irish Free
State undertook responsibility for its
share of the British war debt and pen
sionS.
The British government later agreed
to wipe out this liability and Substi-
tuted terms by which Great Britain
would be paid annually about $685.
100000 for 10 years.
Labor is not expected to carry the
seat in the coming election but may
be factor in the result. Labor favors
reopening discussions to secure COM
promise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
WOMEN TO HEAR TALK
BY TARIFF BOARD HEAD
Edgar B. grossard Will Be Speaker
at Dinner to Be Held We'd
nesday' Night.

Agriculture and the Tariff" will be
the subject of an address by Chairman
Edgar B. BroSsard of the Tariff Conn
mission before a dinner of the business
and professional womens section of the
Womens City Club at $50 o'clock
Wednesday night
Florence E, Ward. in charge of ex-
tension work for the Department Of
Agriculture in the Eastern States, Is
chairman of the committee arranging
for the banquet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
BOY HURLED FROM CYCLE
Slightly Injured by Hit-and-Run
Motorist on Georgia Avenue.

Hauly. ,siran, IA years old, of 61O1
Maple avenue, Takoma Park, D. c.,
was hurled from his bicycle and in
jured slightly last night by hitand-
run motoriSt at the intersection of
Georgia avenue and Trumbull street,
Witnesses obtained the tag number of
the machine.
The boy was carried to his home by
Louis j. Carusello, l25 Buffalo avenue,
Takoma Park, Md, where he was
treated by physician for minor facial
injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
MISS SWIMLEY WE'D
Former Cumberland Girl Is Bride
of Mr.. Middlekauff.
Special dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star
CUMBERLAND. Nd, June Am
nouncement is made OF the marriage
OF Miss Dorothy Duchane Swimley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Swinley,
Laurel, Md, formerly OF this city, and
Alton Hagan Middlekauff, son Of Mr..
town, Md, on june /, at st. James
Episcopal Cathedral. Chicago.
Mr.. Middlekaud is graduate OF
Washington and Lee University and is
associated with the National City Co.
His bride attended Stuart Hall, Staun-
ton, Va. and had lived at Winchester
with her parents before coming to Cum
oerland several. years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
Celebrating Anniversary.

Oficials and inmates of the Rupert
Home for the Aged, 2l00 Good Hope
road southeast, will observe the twenty
that institution in the form of a must
cal program and dinner tonight at 100
O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

Nearly 300 1000. 900 pounds of goldfish
were taken into the British markets last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

Living costs In Finland are continuing
their long period Of decline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

The worlds largest canal lock was
recently opened at Ynuiden, Holland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
1.-THE Texan"
a Good o. Henry Story.

HE TEXAN" is not what
- you think it is. Instead of
the expected cut-and dried
Il saddle and bullet yarn,
this film, based on one of
o. Henry's better stories, "A Double
Dyed Deceiver," jumps from the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
MARKETS
O C

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-tRl-The
mild energy which stock market
Gull forces mustered yesterday to
combat bear selling disappeared
overnight on publication Of the gov
eminent crop figures revealing the
shortest corn crop in more than Is
years.
Transportation issues and shares
of companies depending largely
for their earnings on the agricul-
tural section, were liquidated free
" during the earlier hours today,
but the whole market suffered from
the volume Of selling orders. The
general weakness and the absence
Of any a~ppreciable demand at the
lower levels had an unfavorable
effect on commission house senti-
ment.
Sears Roebuck, Montgomery
Ward, Rock Island, Canadian Paci-
fic, General Theaters and Billiard
broke to new lows for the year or
longer. Losses Of one to two points
were general. The decline reaching
Z in Eastman Kodak and about 5 in
j. I. Case. Allied Chemical and
American Tobacco 3D.. Westing-
house Electric and Vanadium lost
3. Warner Brothers was an excep-
ton. rallying a couple Of points on
active short covering.
Call money renewed at 2 l-2 per
cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
Chemical Explosion
Kills One, Injuries Is

NEW YORK. Aug. 12tPl-Wreck-
age OF two buildings attested today
to the power Of an explosive acct
dentally compounded by q chemist
while making an experiment.
One man was killed md Is per-
sons injured yesterday by the ex-
plosion of a mixture which Mar
Gus Cohen was heating In his labo-
ratory on the fifth floor of a build
ing in Prince street.
The blast blew out the side OF
the laboratory building and tons
OF brick and other debris dropped
through the roof OF q two-story
building adjoining crashing to the
basement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
PRO VOTE IS
ASKED STATE
Illinois Secretary Sent
Petition Requesting
Referendum

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Aug. f2.-P)
The Cook county Republican COM
mittee petitioned the secretary Of
state today for a dry law referen-
dunn.
Three petitions, bearing the
names OF approximately 100000 vot-
ers and sent from Chicago last
night under guard, called for the
inclusion on the ballot or tire queS-
tons:
Shall the eighteenth amendment
be repealed?
Shall Congress modify the Vol
stead act2
Shall the Illinois search and sell
III act be repealed?
Bernard w. Snow, chairman OF
the Cook county @. o. p. commit
tee, who headed a group Of Chicago
party leaders in presented the petit
tions, said prohibition has not only
been a failure in accomplishing the
object sought, but has been attend
ed by a long train Of evil conse-
quences that threaten the stability
of government administration.
Under the Illinois law, the names
II $4,000 voters must be had before
a public policy question can be
placed On the ballot.
If approved. the questions will be
voted upon at the November gener-
al election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Aug. 12.-P)-Corn
prices jumped fast early today, but
met with immense profit-taking
sales which forced the market
backward.
Instead of soaring SC a bushel, as
many traders had expected, the
corn market for at least the time
being roS but Sc. and quickly lost
most OF that. Trading was on a
huge scale. buyers Of cor being
aroused by official confirmation Of
drought losses beyond what had
generally been expected. whereas on
the other hand many sellers were
acting on belief that recent sharp
advances in price had largely dis
counted the government report.
Wheat was bearishly affected by
the enlarged estimates of United
States wheat yields taken as a
whole. Starting ga to Sc higher.
corn afterward receded in some
cases to below yesterdays finish.
Wheat opened 3-ec off to Sac up
and subsequently showed a decided
drop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
6 Run-O Offs Booked
In Dem. State Races

DALLAS. Aug. l2.APl--The state
Democratic executive committee,
meeting here today. announced that
the vote cast for governor in the
July % primary totaled 1888 Az,
setting a new record by more than
1000 votes.
d. w. Wilcox OF Georgetown,
chairman or the committee. said all
records on obtaining official re-
turns had been broken with Secre-
tary Albert Sidney Johnson OF Dali
las obtaining a certified copy q
returns from every county chair
man in the state.
Attendance at the meeting wa
small, y with the proxies repre-
senting absent committeeman. Can.
wasting of the election returns wa
the only business.
wilcox called the committees at
tention to the fact that It would
have TO convene at Galveston Sep
TENDER 8. the day before the stat
convention. 10 prepare the temper
arv roll Of delegates 10 the conven
ton and to canvass the returns Q
the run-off primary TO be hell
August %.
Run-offs will be necessary l n 81
state races and in the other SIX. tn
candidates who received maioritie
were declared the official Demo
cratic nominees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-P)-Cot-
ton opened steady at a decline Of 4
to 6 points in response to the rela-
lively easy showing of Liverpool
cables and private reports Of show
ers in parts Of Alabama and Missi-
Ssippi.
There was further covering and
trade buying, but the decline con-
tinued right after the opening with
New october selling off TO 1920 and
March to 1855 or about 10 to IL
points net lower on the active
months. These prices brought in a
little more buying and the market
was steady at the end OF the first
half hour, although prices remain
ed within 2 or 3 points Of the low
est on most propositions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12

ROCRwALL, Tex, Aug. l1.-tP1
Attorney General n. l.. Robbitt.
seeking the gubernatorial nomina-
ton for the office he holds BY
appointment. told a crowd here
today that his opponent. James "
Alfred OF wichita Falls. had made
a trade" with the Bexar county
political ring.
My office conducted m in
vestigation of complaints that pol
taxes were being illegally issued
and ms q result or that inquiry ]
decided to institute custer proceed
ings against two OF the office hold
ers who we're members OF the ring
Bobbit said.
My opponent goes down TO San
Antonio and after a conference
with the ring leaders gives an in
terview to the press declaring 4
elected he will not interfere IN local
affairs. In other words. ne would
close his eyes to alleged law
violations my investigator revealed
and virtually disfranchise the
people Of this community by Off
setting their good. legal votes with
$500 illegal votes manipulated by
a political machine In south
Texas"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
Seen About
Matamoros
BY OSCAR CASTILLO

Driving up the avenue We have
-. Fausto Yturria, Brownsville
lawyer. NJ. driving along in his car
with q youngster. $50. bound for
Brownsville 49,. looking fine.....a
little farther we find Jesus Her
nandez. young man......w well
known in Matamoros circles.
standing In the "zaguan" (gate)
Of his house eating a banana.
land smiling ...by the smile on
his face we venture 10 So. that
particular banana must be un-
usually appetizing yes he does
not mind being seen. las we 90
by the by-ways we notice that they
are being graded. looking up TO
the Chamber Of Commerce build
ing we discover DR.. l.. F. Lopez.
dentist. on the balcony or his
office. 49,. giving the thoroughfare
the once w from his vantage
point. and driving on we find
Julio Galvan. 49,. money exchange
man. ..amiably walking and chat
ting with Oscar Trevino. 80. both
are looking fine. NOV they are
saying 'adios' and Trevino is board
ing his sport roadster bound for
Brownsville. ....a Jolly pair.
these two....and arriving at the
Plaza de Armas We find that things
are rather quiet. maybe 1t Is be-
cause the weather is a little bit lot
and Sultry. anyway the Plaza
seems dull. walking around we
find the first bale Of cotton still on
exhibition. 4. 1T was picked on the
'Huizachar ranch. near the city
and was ginned by the Gonzalez
gin. keeping the bale Of cotton
on exhibition Is a good idea. since
it arouses interests among the
growers and will help greatly In
developing rivalry among the grow
ers. ~. .Matamoros should offer q
prize for the first bale O. cotton
ginned every year. Upon making
this offer We are positive that
more. earlier. and a better grade OF
cotton would be the result.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
Search Is Opened
For Missing Banker

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12-P-Police
began a search today for Charles
Kern, wealthy St. Louis flour buy
er, and his wife, who left here last
night for Toledo, Ohio, with a S70.-
600 bank ~treasurer's check. but
alighted from the train instead at
Defiance, Ohio. Police fear they
r in the hands of swindlers and
possibly have been kidnapped.
Kern. about 10. had taken the
check after being urged by his
banker not TO follow his original in
tenticn Of taking $780, 600 in cash
with him to swing a real estate
deal. Word was sent ahead TO To-
ledo 70 have detectives meet Kern
TO give him protection.
However. IL was learned today the
couple alighted from the train at
Defiance. so miles west of Toledo.
and investigation disclosed Kern
got two kilograms on the train, one
of which urged him TO leave the
train at Fort Wayne. Ind, and
meet : group Of persons. Appar-
emily the second telegram suggested
he get off at Defiance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
Air Derby Official
To Arrive Aug. l6

Richard Allen. Chicago, chair
mar of the Brownsville too Chicago
air derby. will arrive In Browns
Vile on an official scouting trip
on Saturday August is. according
10 a telegram received here Mon
day from Clifford Henderson, con-
test manager.
Richard Allen chairman Browns
vile Chicago derby now enroute
Official scouting trip and scheduled
to arrive Brownsville Saturday
August Is weather permitting" the
telegram states. HE will wire actual
arrival time. Please arrange COM
mittee meeting at time OF his ar
rival 10 discuss technical details.
VIII appreciate all c%ourtesies ex-
| tended Allen"
The local chamber OF commerce
will handle the matter. and plans
are being completed now BY @. G
Richardson. secretary. to arrange
for a meeting upon Aliens ar
rival.
Americans spend 20 per cent Of
their annual income on food alone
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12

Funeral services for Henry T.. Rus
sell. father of Mrs. nv. G. Cofer were
held at 10 q. m. Monday at the Nor
ris chapel. with the Rev. J. Z. Low
EFT. pastor OF the Methodist church.
officiating. Interment took place
In the Buena Vista cemetery.
Russell died at the Mercy Hos
pital at 4:30 p. m. Sunday. He was
60 years old. He had made hts
home with MI. and Mrs. Cofer since
the death OF his wife nine years
ago. and came with them TO Browns
vile four years ago.
Besides Mrs. Cofer he leaves an
other daughter. Mrs. "A. q. Cor
don. OF Winston-Salem. North Car
olina: and two sons. Lester L. Rus
sell and Hubert r.. Russell. both or
Houston, who we're here for the
funeral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
GIRLS CHARGED
WITH ROBBERY
Two Sixteen-Year-Old Are
Held for kidnapping
With Toy Pistol

DETROIT. Aug. l2.-CP1-Two l6-
year-old girls were in the Juvenile
detention home here today after a
profitless and brief adventure In
KIDNAPPING and highway robbery.
The girls last night held up Steve
Schultz. %. q chauffeur, pointing a
toy pistol-which he thought was q
real weapon-at him; got into his
automobile; demanded his money:
forced him out when he INSISTED he
was penniless and drove away with
the car.
Later the car was found aban-
ldoned. and Schultz pointed out the
girls on the street. They gave their
names as Dolores Kowalski and
Alfred Lepak. admitted the charge
and showed police where they had
thrown the toy pistol In q vacant
lot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
Houston Men Here
On Whitening Hunt

"A party OF six Houston men
prominent in business and RI "a az
fairs. are in Brownsville as guests
Of Homer L. Fitch, white wine
hunting.
The party consists of Dan Orr
president Of the Houston Show
Case company; Stuart Boyle:
county surveyor for Harris county,
James Anderson, Jr.. vice president
Humble Oil company: Bert Grey
Houston Electric company: Sam
Netherley, City attorney fol
Houston; and Rodman S. Cost.
assistant city attorney.
The men expect to remain here
several DAYS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. l2.-tPf-
Cotton had a quiet but steady open
ing with Liverpool cables about as
due. First trades here showed no
change from yesterdays close. Sen
timent among ring traders CONT
nued bearish and the market grad
ually eased off on lack Of support
until october traded at 1924 and
December at 1913. OF 8 TO 8 points
below yesterdays close. At the end
OF the first hour the market was
steady and a point or two above the
lows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
Divorce Contract
Off; Son Is Born

SOUDERTON, Pa. Aug. l2.-tPI
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kenneth
Mover, who were married here on
Jan. 2. after signing a contract that
either was privileged to obtain a
divorce without consulting the other
if there vas no .Ssue within two
years. today announced the birth
OF a son.
Mr.. Meyer. who is a free-lance
writer Of Chicago, said the child
weighed eight and one-half pounds
and arrived at 3 o'clock this morn
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
WILL PROBATED

The will OF Hattie Hopper. deceas-
ed. was probated in the county pro-
bate court Saturday by Judge 0. G.
Dancy.
Harrison Hopper was named exec
utor and w. z. McDavitt. w. B,
Clint and John Gregg were ap-
| pointed appraisers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12

Nicaragua is planning to establish
a permanent agricultural school TO
conduct a countrywide soil survey.
instructing the natives in the use OF
modern implements and In cattle
breeding.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12

A new muffler for locomotives
discharges steam and hot water in
a fine spray between the tracks so
that they do not obstruct an engi-
neer's vision nor damage cars on
adjacent tracks.
Twenty-three Of the sc signers Of
the Declaration Of independence
were college men
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
SORE

Foul breath. loose teeth or sore
gums are disgusting 10 behold, all
will agree. LETO'S PYORRHEA
REMEDY is highly recommended
by leading dentists and never dis
appoints. Druggists return money
IL II fails Cisneros Drug Stores.
adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO. Aug. 12-GP-Butter
firm: creamery extras 81 "a to SO;
standards 80: extra firstS 80 IL TO
81: firsts 81 IL 70 IS 10; seconds
p 70 80 20.
Eggs firm, unchanged
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-12
City Briefs

Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
refreshes and strengthens weak and
tired eyes. ADV. "a
Special shampoo and finger wave
for 75c: manicure soc. Amaya's
Beauty Shop. adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

Mr.. Tafts appointment as Chief jus
tice was attributed by some Of his frlenos
20 his support Of an arbitral tribunaI IoT
world peace. This Is how they exc
Had not Mr.. Taft actively participated
IN the League of Nations debate when y
was live issue, opposing his party ano
the views Of Its leaders, he wouio. -
friends asserted have been the ioglca.
nominee OF the Repubhcen pay ~
President in 1920 instead OF SenS'Oi
Harding.
The factional differences within that
party having been largely healed ~
that time and Col, Roosevelt HAVING
been removed from the equation py
death. the convention, going to OHIO icE
a candidate. would have given prefer-
ence to Mr., Taft. they asserted. except
for his views on the dominant issue o.
the campaign. Thus 1t happened tnat
fate was kind by not compelling him aS
President again to nominate anoCneI
to the ONCE he preferred.
When he was 20 years old, Mr.. TaIt
married Helen Heron, daughter OF
John w. Heron OF Cincinnati. They
have three children-Robert, Helen Ano
Charles. He was devoted to his wife a1d
family. On his many travels not Gay
went by that he did not write or tele-
Erapn 10 MIS- 1alC.
Splendid Bridge Player.
He was a splendid bridge player, but
during the time he was in. the White
House ne never played for even the
smallest stakes, although he did moi
object to others at the table having .
wager on the game, and very often
would keep the account of the play. Tne
President particularly loved to play
bridge on his railway journeys. IL was
a form of recreation and relaxation Tor
him, after o hard day OF receptions and
apeechmaking. Often he would SIT up
In his private car as late as o'clocS
In the morning playing bridge. The
game usually was made up of the Presi-
dent, Archie" Butt, q newspaper man
who accompanied him on his travels
aud q secret service operative. Each
of these players was always addressed
bv his firet name. Occasionally the
secret service man would give way 70
q governor or some Senator temporarily
guest on the presidential train.
There was comment IN washington
in the earlier part OF the TAFT admin.
istration that Mr.. Taft was not show
ing in the White House the same strtk-
ing energy which had cnaracterizeu nN
career as a cabinet ofHcer and Govern.
nent oficial. Mai. Archie" Butt. who
had served under Roosevelt. but was
very fond of Mr.. Taft, Is credited with
having explained the situation.
"Mr. Taft" he said, sis one OF tht
finest human engines I ever knew--bte,
strong, resourcefuI and commanding
But, like every other engine, he Is NOT
very effective without fire under the
boiler. Mr.. Roosevelt used to Be con-
stsntly building the ire"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
BELIEVE BOMB SOURCE
FOUND IN ARREST OF II
Two Completed Internal Machines
and Enough. Fuse for 1000
More Seized in Raid
sy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March S.--Police be:
Chicago's bombs. .,
A spectacular, raid last night on. q
farm In the county northwest OF. the
city iIetted two completed bombs, enough
fuse to set OF thousand bombs, Q
number Of firearms and IL men who
have ben under surveillance for scfne-
time. ~
True bills charging possession OF ex-
plosives and conspiracy TO fnanufAc-
tlire and sell bombs were to be sought
against the men Monday, Patrick Roche.
chief investigator for the States at
torney, said.
Joseph Altmeier, q special investi-
gator Of the States attorneys once,
whose recent testimony resulted In the
conviction Of two boEnbers, IL credited
with discovery Of the alleged bomb"
farm. - ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
FIRE DESTROYS UPPER
FLOORS OF WEBSTER HALL
Historic Building Was Scene OF
Pretentious East side
Weddings.
Nv the AssorIatea prsae.

NEW YORK, March sits second
serious fire in 10 years today destroyed
the two upper floors Of historic Web
ster Hall, which In It's heyday was the
weddings. Damage was estimated ct
$4,000 to 100000.
The building, four stories high, was
erected about 10 years ago. OF. recent
years it has ben used for political ana
labor meetings, Cynthia whites IN"
nual Greenwich Village masquerade
balls and balls Of the New Masses, O
radical magazine.
---------e-----~----@-S>
A nole-rat. believed to be related TO
the vale, was found recently in scot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Parking Service

Leave youf car at Outs Garage. 62l D Street NV.
without charge, while you shop At Mayer q Co.
You may enter feom either 3 or D Streets,
between 9Th and 7th, and enter store from rear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Many Distinctive Bed Room Suites
Temptingly Priced at Mayer, & Co.
A Suggestive FeU Are Described BeOw .r-3..n.
Suggestive Fem Are Described BeIO,U

Variety good taste and dependable Lifetime quality
distinguish the many fine Bed Room Suites
shown now at Mayer & Co. There are
designs for every good taste and Is
temptngly low priced. s