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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
LAUDS VETERAN AIDE
Pauses in Deliberations to Honor
Sergeant-at-Arms, Who Died
Yesterday.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, January 25.-Th6
House of Delegates paused In It's de-
liberations yesterday to pay respect to
James Montgomery Johnston, it's
sergeant-at arms, who died yesterday
at his home near Murat, In RockbridRe
County.
resolution paying tribute TO Mr..
Johnston, who was a Confederate vet.
eran and a member of the House during
the session Of 1SS9-1e9O, was offered BY
Delegate Frank Moore of Rockbridee
and adopted. It referred to the sergeant
at-arms as loyal friend and stanch
patriot"
No hope was held for Mr.. Johnston's
recovery from an illness that affiicted
him when the session opened on jan
uary 8, but the House reelected him to
his old position Of sergeant-at-arn1s,
William Bullitt Fitzhugh, assistant
sergeant-at-arms who has acted in both
capacities during the session, was elect
ed to succeed Mr.. Johnston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
VIRGINIA SENATE BILL
REVISES GAME LAWS
Measure Completely Recodes Acts
Covering Inland Fisheries
and Dog Areas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, January 25-A
complete revision of the game. inland
fish and dog laws was included in a
measure presented in the Senate yes
terday by Senators Staples and Wood
son. 1t would authorize the commits
sion of game and inland fisheries to
promulgate educational work, appoint
agents to sell licenses, provide for dis
posal Of the game protection fund, re-
quire examinations Of wardens, place
wardens on a salary basis alone, regu-
late licenses for restocking and delegate
to the commission additional authority
In propagation of the gape supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
COURT APPROVES $4,000
VERDICT FOR INJURIES
But Grants New Trial to Transit
Company Whose Bus Was
in Collision.
special plspatch 70 The star.

Special DISPATCH 20 the star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, January u.s.
The Court of Appeals of Maryland in
lengthy opinion filed Thursday
affirmed the Judgment in favor Of
Josephine Metz for $4,000 against the
American Oil Co. and reversed the case
as to the other defendant, the Cumber-
land 81 Westernport Transit Co., and
awarded the latter new trial. Mrs.
Metz, who is from Homecoming, was In
jured in a collision between a bus of
the transit company and truck of the
oil company. The jury awarded her
$35, 900 against the two defendants.
The court reduced the verdict to $24, 900
and entered Judgment against the two
defendants, who appealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
TRAIN VICTIM DIES.
Cumberland Yard Employe Was
Caught Beneath Car Wheels.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. January U.s.
Frederick H. Sweitzer, SIS, injured Tues
day when caught under the wheels of a
moving car in the yards here, died at
Allegany Hospital. His right foot was
amputated and he suffered internal in
jury from fractured ribs. According to
railroad reports, Sweitzer was on his
way to work and he crawled under the
car when a yard engine moved it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-25
ELECTED FOR 10Th TIME.
DR.. Ernest Lee Robey Retained as
Head of Herndon Bank.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, January 25.--The
directors of the Herndon National Bank.
DR.. Ernest Lee Robey. John F. Ryan,
Warren NJ. McNair, Mark Turner, T.
Edgar Reed, Matthew W. Middleton and
William Creighton, elected DR.. Ernest
Lee Robey as president of the bank,
John r. Ryan vice president, Asa A.
Bradshaw cashier and James Myres,
assistant cashier.
DR.. Robey was elected president for
the twentieth time. The bank has re-
Gently declared IL per cent dividend
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
u 7. READY
FOR CHISOX
Longhorns Expect to Make
Strong Showing I'm
Game Monday

AUSTIN, March IS. -(Pl- The
University of Texas baseball team
vas prepared tonight to meet the
Chicago White Sox in their second
game OF the 1880 season against
major league competition Monday.
BY virtue Of its recent victories
over the New York Giants. who de-
feated the Texans 4 to ! IN the
seasons opener, the Windy City
aggregation was a heavy favorite
to cop the first BY a comfortable
margin.
The University pitching staff Is
in first class condition. Coach Billy
Disch is confident his boys Will
make better showing than they did
against the Giants.
In Miguel de la Fuente. the Long
horns have one OF the best college
slab artists in the game. He Is cred
tied with being able to deliver the
ball so that IL resembles the cork
screw. He stood the Giant batsr1en
on their heads for seven innings In
the 1890 opener.
Backing up De la Fuente will be
Johnny Railton and Oscar Peoples,
mainstays Of the 1929 pitching
staff.
Coach Disch has been making
several experiments With his line
UP and the starters for the Long
horns probably will not be chosen
until Just before game time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
1000 ENTER
TEXAS RELAYS
Entries Continue to Pour
In For Events On
March %

AUSTIN. March Is. -tP- The
entry list growing with each days
mail. plans for the sixth annual
University OF Texas relays March
% ere nearing completion. More
than 1000 University. academy and
high school stars will participate
both here and In the Southern
Methodist University relays the fol-
lowing day at Dallas.
The highlight Of the two-day
festival will be the series Of clashes
between several dash stars. Claude
Bracey OF Rice Institute. Cy Le-
land Of Texas Christian and George
Simpson OF Ohio State have en-
tered the 100 and go yard events,
and It is hoped Jack Elder, Notre
Dame flash, will join the select
group.
a special 44o or 660-yard event Is
being arranged between three crack
unners Of a few years ago. They
are CLYDE Blanchard. former cap
tain OF the University Of Arizona
track team and member Of the Los
Angeles Athletic club; Nelson Greer.
CAPTAIN Of the 1923 Rice Institute
team. and Greenwade. former San
Francisco olympic club star. now
living at San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16

overlook q trim kite which hac
been let out to such an extreme
that It was beyond the river or
the Matamoros side Of the Rio
Grande. While ID was being play
ed" for a climb by its owner the
string which held il sagged to the
top Of a tree on the river bank
and before II could be recovered
il had broken loose and was seer
sailing southwark toward the in
terror OF Mexico.
Several Of the kites got but a
short distance from the ground
when they parted the string which
has been used to fly them and
while several were recovered and
reflown mona were able TO bring
down any altitude marks.
One Of the outstanding demon
STATIONS Of kite flying OF the event
was that given by Aurora Bartron,
a little eight year old girl from
the Blalack school. Having with
stood the competition in the semi
finals OF Friday on her own school
grounds she was entered in yester-
days event against much larger
filters with much larger kites but
undaunted by the competition. she
went into the contest with a home
made kite that brought her third
prize in the girls division and only
the time limit in which TO raise
her kite saved the other girls from
being deefatoe by this little miss.
Added interest was given the con-
test by the action Of the Browns
vile Coca Cola company in dis
tributing some 1900 HITLER kites
from the office OF the Herald and
at the contest grounds yesterday
afternoon, and several OF these
same kites were In the money when
the judges decisions were an
nounced.
The money awards which amount
ed 70 five dollars each for the first
prizes, two dollars and a half sec
ond prizes and smaller amounts
for the remaining prizes were con-
tributed by the Rio Grande Valley
Trust Company, real estate depart
ment, which also donated the use
Of Riverside Park for the contest,
and a splendid place for such an
event il proved to be. as was evil
denced by the splendid showing
some Of the smaller kites made in
the contest.
Judges OF the contest were Ed
Osborne. Rio Grande Valley Trust
Company. and +. z. Bulloch Of the
circulation department. Brownsville
Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
N. Y. Giants Defeat Omaha 1913
Glenn Cupp and Lily Bowyer Prove
Themselves Best Kite FIiers in City

It was a great day for kite flying
and kite flers Saturday and the
Herald kite flying contest was @
huge success from every angle.
Skies that were overcast and even
rain during the morning gave way
about noon to bright sunshine and
the stiffness OF the morning was
followed by a steady north wind
which sent the half hundred kites
to the end OF the strings where
they hung motionless like big birds
as the judges passed down the fir
ing line and made the calculations
which resulted in the awards being
made to the following expert kite
filters.
First prize boy Glenn Cupp. e
Jardln.
First Prize CgirD Lily Bowyer, l142
w. ST. Charles.
Second prize (boy) Sherwood
Bishop. COS W. Elizabeth.
Second prize (girD Carmela Al
ONO. p Adams Street.
Third prize tboy) Conception
Gonzales. Blalack school.
Third prize tgirD Aurora Bur-
iron.
Fourth prize boy Esequiel Ra-
mlrez.
Fourth prize (girD Irene Cisneros.
Nor was il an event just for the
children. There were many proud
fathers and mothers on hand to
aid with advice and consultation
as the kites were sent into the air
for the first of Brownsville's kite
flying contests, and event which will
be duplicated annually by those in
Charge OF yesterdays event.
AS was 10 be expected, there
were several crack-ups and crashes.
One Of the first mishaps Of the
afternoon followed soon after the
giant kite 0! the meet was sent
into the air. "A huge six-foot affair.
christened lie Magic Valley with
a cluster OF ballons in tow was
apparently headed for the cham
pionship when a strong headwind
was encountered with the result
that the middle-stick snapped and
the big kite came tumbling TO
earth. It's owners soon had it back
IN the air. however. and though
they were equipped with a windlass
OF heavy trout line the craft did
not seem 10 be the same after the
crack-up and while it was a males
tic sight as il held its place against
the clouds. II was not a contender
for the championship honors.
The accident to the big kite was
soon followed by a calamity which
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
Cotton Acreage Bill
Attacked In House

AUSTIN. Tex, March 15.-P-
Constitutionality Of the bill 10 place
q legal limit Of sixty per cent of
We cultivated area 70 cotton in this
NE.a.e was attacked IN the house to-
uay.
Rep. J. z. Mcdonald OF waxa-
hachie presented 1t with several
amendments designed 70 DO away
with this objection. but not salts
fled with them, Rep. Walter Z,
Jones Of J~ourdanton raised the
point of order that it sought to de-
prive citizens Of free exercise Of
property rights under the law.
The amendments eliminated that
feature which would have allowed
the state 10 confiscate land where
the fine for violation Of the act
was not paid: would have made
violation a misdemeanor punishable
BY fine Of IS to SIS for each acre
planted above the limit: and would
have provide dthat the act should
not 70 into effect until after the
majority of the cotton growing
states had adopted q bill similar to
It.
Injunction suits 10 prevent vio-
Iatinn of the act would be allowed
urier the bill.
It would permit tenants on farms
belonging TO one person TO offset
their acreage, one against the
other. provided the total for all
tenants did not exceed tire legal
maximum.
Debate on the bill was scheduled
10 be continued Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16

SAN ANTONIO. March 15-tR-
Harold Hobo" Carson was added
to the Indian pitching staff Sat
uriav when he signed a San An
tonic contract. Infielder Thorpe
Hamilton arrived in camp.
Carson was with the Indians las
year while Hamilton was drafted
from the Knoxville, South Atlantic
league club.
Beth are former collegians. Car
son coming from the Texas Chris
tan University and Hamilton from,
Henderson Brown Of Arkansas.
Carson made a good record last
year on a losing team. having wo-
ten and lost q games Of 81 in which
he took part.
Hamilton has previously played
with Little Rock and Memphis in
the Southern association and Mus
kogee in the Western association
Last year ne played second base
for the champion Knoxville team
and batted 200.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
U. S. WOMEN
JOIN SQUAD
Edith Quier and Marion
Turpie With Team To
Invade England

NEW YORK. March 15.-tR-
Edith Quier OF Reading. Pa. and
Mrs. Marion Turpie Lake Of Jack
son Heights. N. Y, have accepted
invitations to join the American
Women's Golf Team to play an
English combination at Summing
dale. England. May !, 1t was an
nounced today.
The team, scheduled to sail from
,-ew York April %. numbers u
star golfers headed by Glenna Col
lett. national champion and cap
tain. The others are Mrs. Stewart
Hanley. Detroit. manager: Maureen
circuit. Englewood, N. j.; Virginia
Van VIE. Chicago; Helen Hicks.
Hewlett. N. ": Bernice Wall, Osh-
kosh. Wis; Marion Bennett: Peg
gy Wattles. Buffalo: Rosalia Knapp.
New York. and Virginia Holzderber.
Baltimore. in addition 10 Miss Quier
and Mrs. Lake.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
Scorpions Drop LIST
To Cardinals S-5
Especial to The Heraldl

Especial to The Herald
HARLINGEN, March l5.-The
Iarlingen nine defeated the
Brownsville Junior college here Sat-
urday S-5 in the opening game OF
the season.
The high spot IN the game was
a triple play made by the Scor-
pions. Summers, Scorp hurler,
caught a fly tossed to Nelson at
third who forced a man going home
and tagged a runner between third
and second.
Pipkin, O'Bryan and Sylvester hit
we'll for the Scorps. Summers and
Powell. Scorp hurlers. tossed good
ball but errors at critical moments
let IN the runs. All OF Harlingen's
runs we're scored after two men
were down.
Lawrence looked good In hurting
three scoreless innings for the
Cards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16

HOUSTON, March l5-tPl-Gov-
ernor Moody viii pitch the first bail
in the opening game Of the Texas
league season between Houston anc
Beaumont here April II, it was an
lounced today.
City and county notables will be
honor guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
With the Texans

porters in shape for their first ex-
hibition tomorrow against the Kan
sas City club at Beaumont. Vaughn,
Newman and the rookie Newton will
do the hurting and Manager Baker
probably will use frequent replace
ments elsewhere throughout the
SQUADS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
Exporters Ready

ORANGE. March 15-lP-Brisk
workouts by both the morning and
afternoon squads today put the Elk
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16

SHREVEPORT. La, March IS
P-Pets McClanahan flashed out
as the star Of the Greys- Whites
intra-squad game OF the Shreve-
port Sports today. He hit a homer,
a double, a single and drove in
seven of his teams fourteen runs.
The Whites failed to score.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16

Each week there will be
prizes given for the ladies'
lowest score-the mems low
est below so and the mems
lowest In the 50's-A chance
for you to win a prize.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
Cuh Holds Out

1NW AAWaNN DNb
WACO, March 15-P)-Bob San
guinet, after practicing with the
Cubs for a few days, but remaining
a holdout, has returned to Dallas
after failing to come to an agree
ment regarding his contract. San
guiret wants 500 more Per month
than the Cub authorities want to
Fay him. He states that he Is a
better ball player than he seemed
to be last year, the Cub authorities
stated that the time to have proven
that was on the diamond last year.
The Cubs have as outfielders, Rye,
Zoellers. Munson, Robin, Spear. Kali
Ina and Roscoe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
Steers Roped

DALLAS. March l5-R=The
Dallas Steers got off to an unaus-
picious start today by dropping their
first exhibition game to the ST.
Paul Saints 5 to ?.
The Steers we're held to five scat
tered hits which they combined with
eight walks for their two counters.
Two unearned runs when Ray
Radcliffe, rookie first sacker threw
a couple wild in the ninth, boosted
the Saints total. The game other
wise disclosed sparkling play by
both teams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-16
Spuds Please

WICHITA FALLS. March 15-CP.
After watching his Spudders
through the first week OF practice
Skipper Carl williams today VEN
tured a prediction-that the 1890
club would be the most efficient
fielding crew this point on the cir
cult has had in years.
He said he was particularly pleas
ed with his inflelders. all young
sters. Five who probably will stick
he said. are Burns, Alday, Storti
Levey. and Fuller. Four rockies
have been assigned to Pine Bluff
Ark, and viii depart tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-01
Marital DiscOrd
Defeats Cupid
In Past Month

Poor little cupid WAS badly beat
en- again last month in Imperial
county, marital discord defeating
the matchmaker by over 81, accord
ing to figures compiled at the coun-
tv Clerks office this morning.
These figures show that 26 divorces
were granted in superior court dur
ing that time, and - divorce ac-
tions filed, while only 20 couple AZ
pcarcd at the county clerks office
to take out marriage licenses.
OF the 20 divorces granted, l.
were intcrlocutory dCcrccs, II final
and > for annulmCnt
Dividing the 20 marriage licenses
granted, we find that 10 were for
couples residing within the county
and one from outside its boundaries.
OF The allcounty couples, BrawlcN
led with &, FL Centre had /; CaleN-
ice. ;; lloltvillc, ); Wcstmorland
|, and lIcber, /. OF the miNed-com
tv couple, one hailcd from BraWlct,
the other from Wcstmorland.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-01
SLIGHT BREAK IN
PRICE OF STOCK

NEW YORK, Aug. /. UP)-Thc
stock market ran into selling near
the close today aud various repre-.
sentative issues declined to more
than > points. y few wider breaks
occurred.
Trading was exceptionally quiet
throughout the session, with tlckcrs
standing idle At time.
Sales for the day totalcd l,o"o,2l9
shares, the smallest day III more than
two wears. Transactions yesterday
totaled 2,l62.770 shares.
The preliminary Pow. Jones y Co.,
industrial averag" declined o.6o to
233.20, and the railroad declined
0.69 to 1926.
Prices moved back and fourth
with intermittent rallies until the
last few minutes when they turned
definitely downward. Steel com
mon, which at one time was ny ia
lGjai, L. point above the previous
close. lost all of its gain Othcr
pivotal shares Followed i down
ward
On only q few Instances, howrgce,
was bcarish pressure sufficient t.
bring exceptional declines. tclotcN
common dropped . points 10 u,
while the preferred. which has SO.
been out for several days, broke
1914 points 10 - IS.
CclotcX preferred dipped 10 points
lower in the last few minutes To -,
while the common firmcd up slight
~ from the low.
Utilities were hard hit following
action in Philadelphia and EoSton ~
reduce electricity rates. New York
city also is 90 have lower rates and
r,gotiations for the change are now
under way.
Oh shares wcr" firmcr, featured
by Amcrada, which rose . point ON
a favorable earnings report FOR th"
second quarter. Sinclair fiuncd az
rs, TO 2lh.
steel. after moving back and
forth all day, closed unchanged at
S2Il, cX-dividcd, Of ~ net.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-01
NO TROUBLE
At ALL NOW
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN Has
Benefited This Woman

Millions today are eating
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN-guaranteed
to relieve both temporary and re-
curing constipation.
The cause Of constipation is the
lack of roughage in food. Add suffi-
cient roughage and constipation dis
appears. kellogg's ALL-BRAN IS
nearly all roughage.
Here is a letter from Mrs. H.
Gilbert, 107 E. knight Ave,
Collingswood, n. j.. which will be
interesting to many sufferers:
81 had very serious operation in
October and when 1 came from the
hospital my main trouble was con-
stipation. One day 1 said to the doctor.
I am going to eat ALL-BRAN, and
since / started l have no trouble what
ever. So you see ! can't praise 1t
enough and am always telling my
friends what it cid for me-"
You will enjoy the nut-like favor
of this delicious, ready-to-eat cereal.
1t is rich in iron, and when eaten
with milk or fruit juices, adds I'M
portant vitanlinS to the diet.
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN is an es-
sential in any reducing diet. 1t
means everyday health to people
all over the world. Your grocer
has it in the red-and-green pack
age. Served everywhere. Made by
Kellogg in Battle Creek.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-01
UNEMPLOYMENT
AND DEPRESSION
WORRIES KING
Promotion OF Economic
Development Furthered
Bv British Ruler.

LONDON, Aug. |. (U.p} Britain 5
high level of unemployment and
trade depression throughout the
world, has caused King George
Every grave anXicty,' His Majesty
said today in parliament after one
of the longest sessions in recent
wears.
The king S speech ending the par
liamCntarv session was read by the
Lord Chancellor in the House of
Lords at joint session of the Peers
and Commons. Adjournment was
carried out with the traditional
ceremonies. rcplctc with color and
dignity. The king himself was a
Cowcs aboard the royal yacht.
"Measurcs have been passed. >
the king said in his speech, "with
the object of promoting works of
economic development i'll this coun-
try and my overseas dependencies.
1t is encouraging to find schemes
have been designated to provide use
tul employment in worlds of public
utility of a total value of over 100,
100000 pounds.
"A bill has been passed amend
ing the unemployment insurance
scheme and other Legislative mea-
surcs have been necessary to provide
for the heavy expenditure for un-
employment benefit. | have given
assent to measure amciloratlng
conditions of the miners by reduc-
ing the hours Of labor and cffccting
Improvement of the organization OF
the mining industry
Referring to the London naval
conference. the king said the con.
ference adjourned to give further
time for negotiations which will, /
trust, result in full agreement at
no very distant date.
The Hague reparations conference,
he said, "marks q decisive stage in
the financial reconstruction and
political tranquilization of Europe.
The success has given me profound
satisfaction.
The royal commission, acting IN
behalf of the king, gave the royal
assent to the London naval treaty
ratification which Parliament ap-
proved and the king signed this
week. The commission which took
part in the ancient ceremony, which
was the final act in making the rati-
fication an act of Parliament. was
composed of the Lord Chancellor,
Earl Stanhopc, Niscount Brcntford.
Lord Thomson and Lord Passlfcld.