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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-02
GREEN-YELLOW-BLACK

A stunning country club suit
has a black and green checkered
skirt. a black belted coat. lined
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-02

of yesterday in the desert 100 mile
east OF - Paso.
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Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mai TIVE
brownsville and Dallas Is announced
py the p~cstoffice department as fol-
lows:
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with yellow and a green and yellow
blouse.
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Notice.-The Van Heest Furniture
Refinishing and U~pholstering Shops
new location, 1909 Thirteenth St.
For the best 60 70 Van Heest, )
wears in Brownsville. Adv. 4.
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Leave.--MrS. Dale Jones and her
daughter, Eva June left Thursday
for Joplin, Mo, where they will
join Mr.. Jones. They will return
here in the fall.
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From Harlingen.-H. L. Oler, in
eurance mar from Harrington. was
IN the city Friday morning on
business.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
German Reparation Bonds.

Although Representative McFsdden,
chairman of the House banking and
currency committee, has been in
weighing more or less persuaslvely
against the f1otation in this country Oh
the Young Plan" German reparatlon
bonds, the issue has metz with prompt
and surprising success. Not only has
the American quota of one-third OF the
$500 ,0O0,0OO total been Immediately
taken up, after oversubscription, but in
Europe identical results have ensued.
The $98, ,000, ,000-odd French allotment
was oyersubscribed at Paris at least
five times on the first day the loan was
available. The portions assumed by
Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and
Germany itself were all successfully
and unhesitatingly absorbed. In Lon
don, where $4,000 600, of the young
bonds" were available, subscriptions
were closed within three hours.
All this is a splendid tribute to the
haps even a greater tribute to the ex-
cellence with which the Young Com
mission wrought its work last year. II
does not seem many months ago that
the commissions negotiations at Paris
were almost abreast the rocks. Now
thanks to its unremitting labors, the
Young plan Is fait accompli, the
whole reparations problem has beer
transferred from the political to the
economic field, and international peace
and good will are the inestimable gain
Evening star., 1930-06-17

Expert researchers who can get you
any information on any subject are at
your command without charge to you.
A 2-cent stamp will bring you a per-
sonal answer to any inquiry Of fact you
may make. Thousands of newspaper
readers use this great service. Try 1t
today. Make your inquiry easily read
and easily understood. and address The
Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, d. G.
Q. Who played the leading role OF
The Laughing Lady on the stage?-
w. H. r.
A. Ethel Barrymore played this role.
@. How many enemy airplanes were
destroyed by our air forces?-G. K.
A. The United States air force shot
down 7S1 enemy planes. This number
was of1lcially confirmed, and many
others were undoubtedly destroyed, but
we're too far behind the lines to be
confirmed by our own witnesses.
@. How many people die Of con-
sumption each year in this country?-
H. A. F.
A. The number of deaths from tuber-
culosiS in the United States annually is
approximately $4,000.
@. What State was the frst to IL
cense motor vehicles?-W. j.
A. New York.
@. When were the North and South
Polar regions first explored2-T. D. r.
A. The Arctic regions were ex-
| plored as early as 1888 by John Davis,
who in that year reached latitude 70
| degrees IL minutes north. He was fol-
lowed by William Barents in 1896, Henry
Hudson in 1907 and William Bafln in
1915. The South Polar regions we're
explored by Capt. James Cook in 1774.
@. How many marriages are annulled
in a year?-J. C. M.
A. In 1925 there were 1925 annul-
ments.
Q. What were the most important
points in the Magma Charta?-H. T.
! A. The Magma Charta's most impor-
tant articles are those which provide
| that no freeman shall be taken or i'm
! prisoned or proceeded against except
by the lawful Judgment of his peers or
in accordance with the law of the land,
and that no scutage or aid shall be
imposed in the kingdom Except GER
| tain feudal dues from tenants of the
CROWN unless by the common council
of the kingdom. The remaining and
| greater part of the charter is directed
against abuses of the Kings power as
feudal superior.
@. Does twirling the dial on radio
set burn out the tubes?-M. w.
A. Turning the dial would not burn
out the tubes.
@. What can be done to keep piano
keys from sticking?-M. Med.
| A. Open the piano and take the
| front out where the music rack is To-
Gated. Expose this place to the sun and
air. If any sun comes into the room
move the piano to that spot: II it does
not, move the piano to a place where
there is sun and air The reason piano
keys stick Is because the inside Of the
piano Is swollen with dampneSS.
@. Is the smallest of our coins
designated a penny or a cent?-A. H.
| A. One-cent piece is the official
designation for the lowest denomina-
ton coined by the United States Gov
ernment. The term penny" is often
used colloquially, but incorrectly, to
designate the 1-cent piece.
@. Is 1t true that spider webs are
used commercially?-C. r. N.
A. Strands Of the web of spiders are
Evening star., 1930-06-17

ers. Thus yet another milestone In the
tedious work Of reconstructing a she'll
shocked world has been set up.
The $500, 200, 900 German loan, which
has met with this handsome response,
does not. of course, represent anything
but relatively small proportion of the
Reich's total obligations under the sue
cessor to the Dawes plan. But it takes
care of sufficiently important part of
it to permit the closing up of the rep
arations agency-general at Berlin, a COL
tectors Office which, despite S. Parker
Gilberts tactful conduct of it, was an
enduring thorn IN the German side.
instead of the agency. the Young plan
creates the new Bank for International
Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.
One-tfird of the proceeds Of the
Young bonds" goes to. Germany for the
Improvement of her railway and postal
services. OF the remainder, about three
fourths are allocated TO France and will
be applied to reduction of the French
debt, while the rest goes to other cred
ltofS OF Germany. All OF the bonds are
the direct obligations of the Reich gov
ernment, which pledges it's full faith
and credit to their redemption.
Germany needs foreign capital for
economic development 1t was found
feasible to permit the Reich TO borrow
some s1OO,oOo.oOo for that purpose
along with s2Oo,OOO,OOO required for
reparation purposes proper The better
equipped the Germans are to work to
advantage within their own realm, the
more certain is their ability to shoulder
the heavy burdens of reparation pay
ments. From every angle, the success
full f1otation of the Young bonds" is
gratifying.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
More Local Base Ball Changes.

In their determination to strengthen
the Washington ball team to the utmost
and make the best possible showing in
this present championship race, Presi-
dent Griffith and Manager johnson
are effecting deals which at least give
the local fans much to talk about and
insure a continuing interest in the per-
formances of the home club. The other
day trade was effected whereby the
picturesque and occasionally hard-hit-
ting Goose" Goslin was sent to st.
Louis in exchange for highly capable
pitcher and an equally hard hitting
fielder, possibly a better batter. 1t is
generally believed that the local team
gained in strength, while perhaps losing
somewhat in color" by that exchange.
Now comes another deal, more surpris-
ing, whereby Washington gains, at the
cost of second-string catcher and a
valuable relief pitcher. one of the most
'colorful' players in either league, the
redoubtable Shires of Chicago, to serve
as understudy for First Baseman Judge.
ShireS has been one of the most pic
turesque characters in organized base
ball of late, man of overwhelming
self-confidence, highly successful ad-
vertiser, better than good base ball
player, somewhat Of a pugilist, and
noted for packing" the biggest quid
of chewing tobacco in the ranks of the
game. These qualifications may not
make him star player. But it is be-
lieved, however, that he will be very
handy man to have aEound in case
Capt. Judges trick knee continues to
give him trouble. The fact that de-
spite recent reverses the team is tied
for second place and only half game
from first, with the season nearly two
f1fths spent, warrants every possible
move to keep it prepared for any emer-
gency and strong in every department.
Furthermore, base pail patrons like to
see new faces occasionally on the team
whose fortunes they follow closely.
These latest changes should add to the
interest in the long home series about
to begin.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
The Gas Company Merger.

With the change In ownership Of the
local gas companies a merger agree
n1ent was drawn up and approved by
the Public Utilities Commission and
sent TO Congress for the necessary ap-
proval there. The big issue in the gas
company deal was whether it violated
the terms of the La Toilette anti
merger act, but as the courts decided
it did not, the merger was generally re-
garded as a cut-and-dried proposition,
the sooner settled the better. Lower
rates we're promised under the merger
and other steps were to be taken that,
in the opinion of the Public Utilities
Commission, at least, would directly
and beneficially affect thousands OF
consumers. Quick approval by Con-
gress was expected.
Within ten days of the probable close
Of Congress, however, the gas merger
resolution is still hanging fire in the
House judiciary committee. It has beer
approved by the Senate committee, but
every time it has come up in the Sen
ate Senator Howell of Nebraska ha.
objected and the measure has been de.
layed.
Senator Howells objection might seen
ili~advised and ill-timed. as the reso
luton has been approved by the agenc
that examines c-ch thires and regard
thsm from the point % view of tn
Evening star., 1930-06-17
Two Kinds of Murder.

Gen. Dawes disclaimer of intention
to return to Chicago to take a hand
in the work of cleaning up that COM
munity, made in this city yesterday
does not definitely preclude the pos
sibility of such an engagement, though
probably there is small likelihood of his
leaving diplomatic service for such a
strenuous, dangerous and doubtfully
successful undertaking. He, of course
deeply deplores the sorry condition into
which Chicago has fallen. So does
every American who regards the law
with respect. But short of revolu-
tionary action by the citizens of Chi
cago the present city administration
responsible for the continuance of the
evils from which the community is suf-
fering, cannot be displaced by die
tator or syndicate.
The changes in the police admins
tration announced yesterday do not in
themselves promise results. There have
been repeated changes in this depart
ment in the past, as public indignation
has risen to the point of demanding re-
form. and the reign of the criminals
has continued with but slight interrup-
| ton. That there has been in some de-
gree q liaison between the gangs and
the police Is openly charged. That there
has been corruption extending higher
up in the municipal administration is
strongly suspected. 1t is estimated that
the annual profits of the criminal
bands, the racketeers, the organized
gangs, mount into the hundreds OF
millions.
Yesterday a county grand jury was
ordered by the chief justice of the
Criminal Court to take in hand this
matter of the criminal gangs. Judge
Normoyle, addressing the jury, said:
When the gunner go beyond Their
! guerrilla warfare and attack the ranks
of private citizens, it is time to curl
them. Gangsters are not only a menace
to this community, but disgrace tc
the United States. The cityis reputation
has been injured, and it Is up to us
TO act.
This causes mingled emotions. It is
certainly up to Chicago TO end a condi-
ton that is both a menace to the COM
munity and disgrace to the United
States. Assuredly the citys reputation
has been injured, but not merely by
the latest crime, which has caused this
present arousal of public feeling ano
spurred the present activity. To draw
a line of differentiation between what
the gangsters do TO one another and to
the public, the law-abiding citizens, is
| to ask that the crime of murder be
given two definitions, permissible homi-
eide when the victim is known or be-
lieved to be crook, and punishable
homicide when the slain person Is @
member of orderly society.
Therein lies much of the trouble that
afflicts Chicago today. 1t has tolerated
the crook gangs in their murderous
work so long as they merely bumped of
one another. Therein arises the suspicion
that is rife today that it has beer
profitable for the police, or, to speak
more broadly, the city administration
to let the crooked work 60 on, with
its immense profits, a part Of which
perhaps was shared higher up"
Evening star., 1930-06-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

used for cross-lines in microscopes,
range finders and other exacting in
struments. The web is wound on q
card like thread.
@. Where is the couplet found And
still they gazed and still the wonder
grew, That one small head should
carry all 1t knew"7-J. x.
A. 1t is from GoldSmith's Deserted
Village"
O. What crimes are punishable by
death in Canada2-E. E. r.
A. The Canadian criminal code OF
1892 provides death for treason. muir
der, rape and piracy with violence.
O. How long ago did jockeys begin
to ride in running races with their
saddles across the horses withers p
S. L. G.
A. The method of saddling was in
augurated about the beginning of this
century. American jockeys were re-
sponsible for It. II was some time be-
fore the English turfmen became recon-
ciled to 1t, but 1t was demonstrated that
riding forward did give the horse thus
ridden slight advantage, and such
saddling is now the general practice.
@. Does the Gulf Stream warm the
| 6dSleIn ouOTb OF IL. l..
A. Generally the Gulf Stream does
not affect the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land because the prevailing winds there
are of shore and not on-shore. Occa-
sionally, however. and for short Pc
riods, the wind is on-shore. At these
times, especially during Winter, tne
temperature of the air obviously q
little warmer, owing to the Gulf StreaIn,
than 1t would otherwise be.
Q. In what State is the Cooldae
Dam. and how much land will It irr+
| gate?-H. f. M.
A. The Coolidge Dam Is LOCATED
across the Gila River. about mile8
south of San Carlos, Ariz. 1t will store
water for the irrigation of 100000 acres
OF land-50 900 acres in the ella River
Indian Reservation and $4,000 acres In
Pinal County, Ariz.
@. What land-grant college has the
largest acreage?-S. J. B.
A. According to a statistical bulletin
on land-grant colleges, published by
the once of Education, the Michigan
State College of Agriculture and Ap-
piled Science. at East Lansing, Mich.
has the largest number of acres of
land in its possession, having 81, 1926
acres.
W. WHdJ popular song curing blG
war was praised by President Wilson,
M. Y. H.
A. When George M. Cohan wrote
over There" he was personally com-
| plimented by President Wilson, who
said he considered the song a genuine
inspiration to all American manhood.
@. Where is the school for the blind
where German shepherd dogs are used
as guides?-L. K.
A. The school is on the outskirts OF
Lausanne. Switzerland. It is called
'LOeil qui Volt" Mrs. Dorothy Harri-
son Eustis, an American woman, con-
| ducts it. She became interested in thia
humanitarian work while engaged I'M
breeding and training shepherd dogs
for police duty.
@ Has New orleans ever ranked
second in population?-B. G. N.
A. The Bureau of the Census says
New Orleans has never ranked second
in size. In 1910 New Orleans ranked
third. New York and Baltimore we're
both larger than New Orleans. The
population Of New York. Baltimore and
New Orleans at this time was: New
York, 312,710; Baltimore, 102,3i3, and
J New Orleans, l02,193.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
Fined for
Watering MIX.
In Death Valley.
rom the San Antonio Evening News,

From the San Antonio Evening News.
Parts of Death Valley-a barren waste
as far back as the oldest inhabitants"
can remember-noW are covered with
rich purple carpet of Springtime
bloom. An unprecedented rainy spell
during May worked the transformation :;
flowers sprang up seemingly overnight.
1t took a botanist only 80 minutes to
pick 100 varieties, and he covered a
radius of but SO yards His collection
includes asters, Towering grasses, wood
sorrel, columbine, larkspur lilies, blue
bells, geraniums. daisies, buttercups,
poppies, paintbrush, purple sage, cactus,
dandelions, hedge mustard and other
species less common and familiar.
How came all those seeds there, and
how long had they lain dormant wait
ing for the waters life-giving touch?
Probably some had been carried many
miles by the wind; others had lain there
half-century or longer. The vital
spark is remarkably persistent. Mother
Nature is a prodigal sower, yet in an
other sense she is economical-she
overlooks no opportunity to propagate
species. She seeds the desert on the
chance that perhaps in 100 years or SO
it will rain.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

consumer as well as the corporations.
But Senator Howell's position, elabo-
rated elsewhere in today's Star, is
founded on pretty good common sense
Briefly. he says that while the gas
company has promised many things
like to see the revised rate schedule,
etc, put on paper and filed with the
Public Utilities Commission before he
approves q merger resolution that
gives many advantages to the cor
porations. In other words, the corpo-
rations benefit under the merger res
olution. If the public is to benefit, why
not give as definite q guarantee to that
effect by filing with the Public Utilities
Commission the proposed revision of
ties?
The gas company stands to lose the
benefits of merger If Congress- in the
few days remaining, does not approve
the resolution. It's best bet now is to
60 before the Public Utilities Commis-
sion and put its good intentions on
paper, for all to see. Such a move
would probably turn Senator Howell
from foe to a friend and would tend
to remove whatever suspicion against
the merger may exist in the House.
If the revised rates seem capable of
bringing the benefits to the people that
will accrue to the corporations through
reorganization, the Senate will un-
doubtedly approve the resolution and
the House will follow suit.
Senator Howell is right in wanting
to know what there is in this thing for
the consumer.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

to the New World, where the religion Of
the Puritan is no more than a natural
sequence of that which had gone be-
fore 1t. Strange as it may seem. this
too, has been an expanding religion, a
liberation of spiritual thinkings. From
this standpoint the author narshals
deep historic knowledge, keen psyche
logical insight, modern power of inter-
probation and an Illuminating grace
with the word itself to round this his
toric study into an invaluable addition
to literature OF this cast A most read
able book as we'll as a usefully inform
ing one. Controversy and disputation
are worthless. Information, scholar
ship in It's modern usage for the sake
of truth. clear scientific spirit applied
to matter of n1omentous concern and
in erest are, instead, the instruments
Of This excellent and. absorbing book.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

SalutatiOns.
Sun comes lookin' cross the hill,
Shinin' from afar,
Blinkin' with friendly thrill,
Sayin', There you arel"
Days have come and days have gone
But I do not sigh,
Since I salute the dawn,
Sayin', Here am II"
Best Of friends may have to part.
Happiness reigns free,
AS the day anew we start,
Sayin', "Eere are we."
Evening star., 1930-06-17

Fascist at first wore black shirts.
Now, IN Difference to orders to repudiate
the garb of political significance, they
wear no shirts at all. Even in politics
fashions will insist on going to extremes.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

Threats of tariff retaliation serve to
revive interest in the ancient Chinese
theory that wall may be built big
enough and strong enough to shut out
the surrounding world.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

Memoirs of a great statesman always
reveal the fact that, however different
popular Illusion may have made him
seem, he was at heart one of the SIM
pie brotherhood of mankind.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

Air accidents are numerous, but not
sufficiently 50 TO cause indifference to
the fact that the automobile and even
the motorboat still have their catas-
trophies.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

The jay walker is proper object OF
soIicitude. The greatest damage is likely
to occur when two Jay drivers meet N
collision.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

The country used to take it's politics
from Ohio. There is growing tendency
to regard New Jersey as the source of
supply.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

The mortal remains of Lenin are in a
wonderful state of preservation. Russia
finds that some of his ideals are dis
integrating.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
A Stimulant.

From the Duluth Herald.
Now what would we get excited abou,
if it were not for the eighteenth amend
ment?
Evening star., 1930-06-17
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands.

| lompize. in Cantal "a department in
Central France. A similar piece of
mail, posted in Leeuwarden (Holland), /,
! and addressed to the same destination,
required only 35 hours in transit. This
distance comprises 1000 kilometers. In
view of these records, what are we to
think of interior French post eXpedi-
tion as compared with the postal services
of the exterior, when a letter mailed at
Saint-Saturnin, only As kilometers from
MolompiZe, on January 2, at 18 H. 10 NJ,
did not arrive at Molompize until IS
days later-that is to say, upon February
! l6, at 8 H. 10 M.
X
/ Unemployment
| Increases in Germany.
Cologne Gazette-Unemploy ent Is
on the increase in Germany. Accord
| ing TO the reports of the national bu-
reau of industry, the number of these
unfortunateS has reached a higher to-
tai than for the corresponding week a
! year ago. or almost for any previous
! period. While the situation has i'm
! proved little in East Prussia, Pome-
rania and Bavaria, there are more un-
employed in all the other parts of Ger
many than there we're a year ago, but
FOR the notable exception Of Westphalia
where only 10000 are out of work, as
compared with $4,000 last year.
! The total number at present in Ger
many receiving assistance from the gov
ernmental agencies for the support of
themselves or their families is $50 000
This figure was computed as of Novem-
Der l3. This is an increase of over
| 200 900 since October Is. An equally
sharp upward trend in these public
beneficiaries was noticed last year dur
| ing this same period. Fortunately, pres
| ent indications are for stabilization of
the markets and rejuvenation of busi-
ness and manufacturing. The depres-
sion has been so prolonged that the
reaction cannot be far distant Public
necessity, If no other factor, will soon
demand resumption of output. due to
| depletion of stocks on hand in so many
lines and products.
Fined for
Watering Milk.
Irish Independent, Dublin-"This is
very serious case" said Mr.. Collins
| D. j.. when in the Dublin District Court
he imposed fines on a County Kilkenny
| farmer convicted of selling milk to
which water had been added One sam
/ pie taken was found to contain 282
! per cent of added water. 1t was shown
that the defendant had a calved COW at
the time the samples were taken and
could not sell his usual production.