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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30

: Provisions for rights of-way, the
tips Of the two islands and the
turning basin are the immediate
matters confronting the Browns
vile people. 1t also will be necessary
to vote another million dollar bond
issue rs soon as possible, Yates
stated.
Roads Discussed
The remainder Of the program was
devoted largely to talks on the Boca
Chica and Military roads. Judge o.
G. Dancy suggested that a Browns
vile road district be formed in or
der to get the additional funds
necessary for immediate construc-
ton Of the Boca Chica road, If the
Harlingen Water district fails to
convert.
If We had rights-of-way to the
beach. and especially right-of-way
along the beach, for such road pur-
poses as we think best, advertise
ment would appear Immediately and
contract be let for the construction
OF the road.
Cost Estimated
1T is TO be borne in mind, how
ever. that this will likely cost IN the
neighborhood of half a million dol
lars; and Brownsville's portion of
the fifth million dollars which has
been Issued and approved, will only
be a little Owe $500 1000, leaving any
Continued from page u
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Prince to Africa

CAPETOWN, Union Of South
Africa, Jan. 30-Pp-The Prince Of
Wales left here today on the first
stage Of his inland African journey
to Riera. Portuguese East Africa. He
TO 90 by way Of johannesburg.
A brilliant gathering at the station
said farewell to the royal traveller.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30
Dope Available to Convicts
San Antonio Representative Charges Laxity
In Huntsville administration

AUSTIN, Jan. 3o-P-The charge that narcotics "or anything else"
may be purchased freely within the walls Of the state penientiary at
Huntsville was made before the house committee OF pententiares last
night by Rep. Harold Kayton OF San Antonio.
Kayton's statement was in support OF his two resolutions which the
committee killed. One Of these was to allow women prisoners to smoke,
and the other was to allow all good conduct prisoners to read newspapers
He said these privileges are denied now. although women prisoners may
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Girl Wounded

DETROIT. IAN. 30-P)-A High
land Park school girl was wound
cd lay by employees Of Peoples
Wayne County Bank branch
at Hamilton and Glendale ave-
nues who fired after a man who
had entered the bank. held up a
teller and escaped with 500.
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Believe Gangsters
Murdered Officer

Ell PASO. Jan. 30.-tP)-Police
believed today that Juarez gang
sters mistook Lieut.. John B. Allen.
missing since last Friday. for a
Fort Bliss prize fight enthusiast,
murdered him and hid the body in
the wild country south or Juarez.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30

use Snuif.
Representative j NJ. Alderman Of
Navasota attacked newspapers for
their contents.
IF / had to raise my family Of
four daughters over. I would not
allow a daily newspaper in my
L--Ise," he said.
Representative Harry N. Graves
of Georgetown said the newspa-
pers had been taken from the pris-
onerS to keep the information about
prison breaks from them.
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Committee Favors
Prohibition Transfer

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3o.-(R-
BY unanimous consent. the house
expenditures com ittee today or
dered f~avorably reported the Will
hanson bill to transfer the prohi-
bition enforcement bureau from the
treasury to the justice department
with amen. nent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30
SUICIDE

NEW YORK, Jan. 30-tP)-Bob-
by Storey, one-time London bar
maid who became one Of the high
est paid chorus girls on Broadway,
was found dead yesterday with q
nickel In her purse. Police listed
her death as a suicide. She was "a
years old.
Her body. clad in black lace
paJamaS. was found across a bed
in the studio apartment Of Ray
mond F. Holland. lanscape artist,
IN East 38th street. A jet Of the
gas log was open, and the apart
ment was filled with gas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30
RESTS
In BRADY CASE
Two More Witnesses to Be Put on Stand When
They Appear; Brownsville Herald Writer
Tells of interviewing McNaushton

CCoEIROOM' AUSTIN, jan 30-GP-The defense in the John ".
Brady murder trial rested today with the understanding that two
more witnesses would Re put O when they appeared.
These witnesses, counsel said, we're &. N. Avery, former Austin CITY
commissioner, and .. X. Woodward. Both were ot OF town. but Avery
was expected back around neon and Woodwardslater.
one q three witnesses this morning. one DR.. v. L. Brown Of II Paso
was expert He said he examined Brady eight or nine wears ago and
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Hagler Gets 10 Years
In Assault Trial

RAYMONDVILLE, Jan. 30.-tRi
Convicted OF an attempted assault.
G d. Hagler, Missouri Pacific en-
ploye. was sentenced 10 ten " rs
Imprisonment by a jury today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30
Brownsville Road District
Formation Is Advocated
Judge Dancy Recommends Letting Contract
For Whole of Boca Chica Highway
In Addressing Kiwanians

Following a talk by II. L. Yates who represented Brownsville interests
at the port hearings recently in Washington the Brownsville KiwanLs
club voted to back" the project TO the limit a, the regular meeting Thurs
day noon. The club established a new attendance record at this session.
Yates urged that local organizations get behind the port as there is
much work that can be done at present. Brownsville people should show
activity and interest in order to get the appropriation in the s20OO0O00
emergency bill to be acted upon soon by congress.
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TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide az Point Isabel
tomorrow. Under normal meteroio-
gical conditions:
High ........ 2:5O n. MI. $40 ~. I'M.
Low ........ 1923 a. m, 1872 p. m,
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IN OUR
VALLEY
o ITe
BY CHARLES HALL,

HOW ABOUT 1T?
The struct-1e OF American in
dustry has qualities Of magniti-
cences not to be seen elsewhere
and never seen before"
Winston Churchill.
We reaped no selfish benefits
from the war"
Calvin Coolidge.
Prom present statistics 1t IS
quite possible that rural and
small town America Is the most
orderly and law abiding specimen
Of its type now IN the world"
Dean James G.. Rogers
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TWO PLANES
PRESACE new
K. {. AIRLINE
Officials Will Greet
Advance Party
At Port

With the idea in view Of opening
the new Kansas City, Brownsville
air line. two planes carrying COM
pany officials are due to arrive here
this afternoon at 4, coming from
IT. Worth where the party spent
Wednesday night, Billy Burnett.
representative Of the line here has
been advised.
A welcoming party composed of
Mayor Rentfro. City Manager z.
A. RoSenthal, @. G. Richardson.
secretary OF the chamber OF COM
merce, Judge II. L. Yates, associate
OF the company. ard Maurice Bru-
lay, will be present at the interna-
tional airport to greet the officials.
who are +. G. Gillock. president:
Ray Sparks, formerly of the Cur
tiss company, manager; and Frank
Hedrick. j. K. Akers, and j. c.
Newberry, directors.
Advance Party
The two planes, fast Lockheed
demonstration machines, are con-
ing in advance Of a large party OF
twenty representatives of the Kan
Sas City Chamber OF. Commerce.
who will arrive here around Feb. 3
enroute 70 the Inauguration OF
Rubio as president Of Mexico.
The officials will be in Browns
vile several days and are expect
ed to establish a branch office OF
the company here, probably laso
going to the Mexico Inauguration.
Fast Line
The new Brownsville Kansas City
air line is to be one Of the fastest
In the United States, with a sche-
dule Of about $50 miles an hour.
Only three stops are to be made
by the planes between the two
poiEeS, in Oklahoma and TT. Worth,
field between Dallas and Fl. Worth,
and San Antonio. This company
was among the first 10 adopt STAN
dard railroad fare for air transpor-
tation, and the line will carry pas
SengerS for regular train fare plus
Pullman prices.
Inauguration Of air service be-
tWGCIl hdIlSdo lily anu BROWNSVILLE
is expected to open a large and
profitable field over the territory
between the two points, with other
developments IN Brownsville in the
near future.
Plane Party
The Kansas City brownsville Air
line, Inc, will begin operations al
most Immediately, and the party
arriving today will stay IN Browns
vile and complete arrangements for
this end of the flight. The new
airline will operate a plane daily be-
tween Kansas City and here. leav-
ing the northern city IN the morning
after all trains have arrived and
will land here in the afternoon.
Only three stops will be made.
Yates Interested
Judge H. L. Yates. local attorney,
has been associated with Mr.. Gil
lock in connection with the new
line. 1t is stated.
The party coming in this after
noon represents millions Of dollars,
and in addition 10 financing the
airline, NAV invest in other projects
n the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair TO partly cloudy and warmer
tonight and Friday with increasing
sout ,rly winds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Fair; somewhat
warmer in the east and south por-
tons tonight; Friday generally fair
warmer in the southeast portion
Light to moderate variable winds Oh
the coast. mostly northeast 10
southeast.
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LADY DIES

LONDON. Jan. 30.-(P-L
Reading, wife Of the former Viceroy
10 India, died here today.
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believed was mentally M
sound at that time.
saw Brady
Lucian TouchStone. Dallas law
yer, told Of seeing Brady on the
night OF the killing. He said The
former civil appeals court Judge
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was tense" and appeared to have
been drinking.
Brady, Touchstone went on, came
in out Of he rain with his nat off
and appeared TO have been drink
ing.
He didn't notice me-
"Lucian." Brooks asked on cross
examination, When did you get out
Of law SCHOOL,"
On February, 1929
Various Degrees
Aren't there various degrees or
intoXication?"
"Oh, yes"
Moses. biz, solid and bald, and
Brooks youthful and stern, started
quarreling again. This time
Brooks on cross examination want
ed to ask Touchstone whether nc
thought Brady insane. Moses OBJ
lection was sustained
George Cannon San Antonio law
yer, said he saw Brady on that
AAAElAb MAlGll MISC EIAEAAoLllAu wac
stabbed and that the former judge
"noticeably" had been 'rinking.
Talked Inc0herently
Cannon said Judge Brady. my
self, Sam Dickens and O DR.. Nc
Clanahan' went TO Cannon's hotel
room and that Brady took a two
ounce drink and talked rather in
~coherently.'
Brady, Cannon went on. took a
second rather stiff drink" and
Cannon had TO hurry Brady. who
was staggering out Of the room be-
cause he Ohe witneSS) had friends
waiting for him in the lobby.
He BRADY realized that he was
IN the Austin hotel. didn't he2"
Brooks asked on cross examination.
"Oh, yes
We'll. he knew he wanted a drink
he said he wanted a drink and
went up to get it, didn't he2"
Yes
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Osborne on Stand


Hunter Osborne, Brownsville
newspaper reporter, formerly Of
Austin. the second witness. testi-
fled he interviewed r. r. Nc
Naughton. state witness, ON the
day after the killing and that
McNaughton said Brady appear
ed in a "dazed condition"
McNaughton also said, Os-
borne testified. that he stayed
with Brady until the ambulance
came for Miss Highsmith.
McNaughton had denied ne
had talked 70 Osborne.
Brooks got after Osborne on
cross examination, asking him.
you we've very anxious to get
a story and would 90 10 almost
any length and might stretch II
just q little bit?"
Dayton Moses. OF the defense
protested that the question was
insulting Judge Moore over
ruled him. and Osborne answer
ed the question IN the negatives
He said NE reported nothing that
didn't occur when he saw Nc
Naughton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-30

RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next 81
hours.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
NAMES DROPPED
 FROM 400 LIST
Social Register Makes Usual Omissions Of Prodi8al Sons

New York, Nov. 2S (UP)-SeNeral well known New Workers found themselves dropped from the social register recently because of mar riages which it frowne upon.
 The 1a31 edition of the little book hold 10 the custom of excluding from it's lists the names of those beneath the aristocratic standards of the so-callcd -four hundred"
 Among them was William J. Will lock, Jr,. young scion of a wealthy Syosset, l.. l., family, who married a chambermaid in his fathers home and was subsequently, charged with breach of promise by another house. hold retainer.
 Eleanor H. Hutton, daughter of tn Edward H. Huttons, who left her Park avenue home to marry Preston Sturges, young playwright, also was banished. A third name omitted was that of Dr. Joseph A.. Blake, noted surgeon, who married a nurse after he had been divorced from the former wife of Clarence Mackay.
 Gene Tunney, who appeared once in the register just after his mar riage with the former Polly Lauder, has been out of the list since. The register recognized Col. Charles A. I indbergh after he married, and has kept him on the roster.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
ASSYRIANS IN DRAMA
 EFFECTIVE AS ACTORS
Samson in Chains Presented For Benefit of Parish and City
 Relief Fund

More than 400 members of the Assyran race, living in and near New Britain, gathered in Odd Eel lows hall Wednesday evening to see the annual festival drama which is given on Thanksgiving eve each year, according to a custom estab- lished several years ago to show Thanksgiving for freer and better life in America. The play, Samson in Chains" in three acts, was pre- sented by an able staff of actors and actresses and was highly enjoyed by the audience.
 All Of the actors were residents of New Britain. The play was given in the Assyrian language, and the acting was we'll done. Woman Jones, who had the role of Samson had a deep, rich voice that carried to all parts of the hall and he dominated the situation at all times during the play.
 Mrs. B. 1ohanan. who played the part of Delilah, was effective and showed great preparation in her role. There were 5 members in the cast, each of whom acted his or her part very well.
 The Assyrian school children sang several songs and Rev. $. K. David pastor Of the Assyrian "Nestorian church. delivered a short speech be- tween the first and second acts. Part of the proceeds of the enter tainment is to be given to the mayors relief fund and the rest will be added to the fund being raised tc build q new Assyrian church on South High street next fall.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
SCOT DEGREE TEAM l IN LOCAL EXHIBIT
Daughters of Scotia to Entertain Famous Waterbury Group

Chief Daughter Jennie Tait and
 her subordinate newly elected off
 cers of Lady Wallace lodge. Daugh-
 ters of Scotia, conducted their first
 meeting on Wednesday evening and
 started plans for what promises to
 be lively season from December 1
 until late in the spring. Mrs. Tait
 promised the Daughters that she
 would keep her officers and the
 lodge members active continually
 through the winter. and announced
 that she expected 10 see each mem
 Der bring in one new member and
 thus double the lodge membership
 between December l and April ].
 As her first step 10 making Lady Wallace lodge come into the public eye this winter. she has secured the services of the Lady MacAlpine lodge degree team Of Waterbury for the regular meeting on December l0, and this team. famous throughout the state in Scottish lodge circles, vii give it's military drill and also it's ritualistiC drill. Members of Lady Stewart lodge of Torrington will be present, and short addresses will be made by some of the officers
 Of that lodge.
 | 4 Scotch scarf. made and present. ed by Mrs. Albert Stenhousc of Wcs- l terly, R. l., 10 tho Lady Wallace or Clan Douglas member who showed i the most progress in getting now members, creating interest in the lodge and making the best suggcs ! lions for getting members out 10 meetings was awarded to r. C. Mac | Kay. members of Clan Douglas, the { presentation being made Wednesday i night
 The 19Gl officers Of Lady Wallace I lodge arc: Chief daughter. Jennie ! Tait; sub chief daughter. Barbara ! MacDougaIl; past chief daughter, ; Rose Lawson; chaplain, Jessie Neil
 son; recording secretary, Elizabeth ! DcMars; financial secretary, Cath i crime MacDougall; treasurer, Agnes ! AleXander; conductress, Agnes Mil- i Ter; assistant conductress, Flora ! Nelson; inside guard, May Pora
 outside guard, Margaret Alexander pianist. Jessie AleXander; trustees ! Isabel FindIey, Elizabeth Mackay and Elizabeth Low.
 The Christmas tree committee, which will have charge Of the an
 nual Christmas tree celebration held with the Clan Douglas members, will make it's plans next week and have
 q report ready for discussion by the
 lodge at the December 10 meeting.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
Flashes of Life

By the A soei1;ed Pres. Aiken, $. C.-Mrs Thomas Hitch cock, grandmother, is back in the saddle after q years retirement due 10 injuries. She was NJ. r. H. in d holiday drag hunt.
 White Plains, N. Y.-Since her
 tooth birthday Mrs. Mary Dunbar Chamberlin, daughter Of a Baptist minister, has read the Bible through twice. Her 101st birthday was on the holiday.
 Wheeling. W. Na.-Football gamr
 broken up by home run. Yes. sir A boy stole the ball as it went over the fence and ran off with it.. IL was the only ball, Union High and
 Shadyside High had 10 end the game.
 Alexandria. Na.-Earle Sandc,
 who realizes that he cannot keep
 his weight down enough to permit
 him to stay in the saddle indefinite ly, is taking vocal lessons and has
 ambitions to go on the stage. His lioi oto hd V h't1l IllS ''ltpi d |
 times. He has made his concert de-
 but, singing Mother Machree' and
 Bird Songs at Eventidc" beforl
 the kiwanis club.
 F'ishkill, x. Y.-Happy days in
 this town. There's enough cash on
 hand to pay next years bills and there will be no local taxes. London--Bccause Of heavy taxa-
 ion the Duke Of IontroSe has sold
 Ben I.omond. famous mountain in Scotland, which has been in his
 family 500 years,
 Welland. Ont-Catherine Me 1 Ney's aim is bad but her chickens shall bc protected. Because of
 thieves she hid herself armed with
 pitchfork and 9 pistol. X man emerged from the chicken coop. Sh | threw the pitchfor,l. Tt missed, Catherine testified. T am very sorry it did.' But the police nabbc l
 Charles Tritshaw and he had 10
 go 10 court.
 London-So Somehow or other with
 out last word lshbel Macdonald i has let George Bernard Shaw get away with something. The prime
 minister's daughter presided a d meeting of the Fabian society at
 which c. B. s. predicted the down
 fall of her fathers government.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
BABY'S GIGGLES MERELY
 PUBLICITY TEACHERS SAY
Infant Laughter No Indication of Sense of Humor Research
 Workers Find

New York, Nov. 2S LP)-When baby laughs he's merely trying to attract attention and it's no proof he's smart like his parents.
 So, research workers at Teacher College, Columbia University, an- nounce after stalking the merriment of 70 tots from the cradle to the Kindergarten and taking 2,525 tests.
 They found that infants left alone were predominantly serious minded and that only per cent gave way to gurgles. Moreover. the ql1alitv of their amusement is so rarified .t
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
Coney Island "Dogs''
 Refreshments at Ball

More than 200 members and friends of St. Elmo lodge. Knights Of pythias and St. Elmo Pythian Sis ters attended the annual ThanksgiN- ing eve ball in Judd's hall Wednes- day night. The committee on ie- treatments attempted novel plan this year, having a typical Coney Island barker behind d hot dog stand. where hot dogs sizzlcd and hot rolls were picked from the oven. That the idea was acceptable was proved by the complete 'scll-o y shortly after II o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
Home for Journalists
 Given Over $500. .0O0

New York, Nov. g (FI-The James Gordon Bennett memorial homo for New York journalists will receive ul- timateIy more than GG.J1o, GOO from the estate Of the late publisher by virtue Of increases shown in two ac- countings filed in surrogatcs' court.
 The state tax commission appraia- cd the state in 1923 at $465O,00O. Mir. Bennett d,ed in laj8.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
cd chiefly by John D. Rockefeller

ed chiefly by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
 Prof Breasted, director Of the Or iental institute, indicated some of the discoveries seem to date the or igin of conscience, the first deyelop- ment of the conception of heaven and hell and other significant events.
 Find Ice Age Tools
 The oldest known tools yet found, he said. have been unearthed under GO feet of gravel in one Of the Niles old beds, Their date is 5U0.Gn0 B. C., cut down by some other systems of reckoning 10 20Do0o E, C. and they were used at the beginning of the ice age,
 By the character Of stone tolls in beds which once formed the shores ol the Fayum Lake. the date of the dessication Of the Sahara and Ara Dnan desserts has been approzi- matcIy fixed in the middle Of the stone age or the middle Paleolithjc age. Prof. Breasted said
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

l5,Uo0 assures success for the Gas eitied Ads
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

The human conscience began to function about 5 3,0Dn E. C., said Pro lessor Breasted, who based his gen eralization on ancient Egyptian cot fin inscriptions and writings O. papyrus. Ahout this time developed the theory that man is held respon- sible in the next world for his be havior in this.
 One of the expeditions is working at temple at Medinet- Habu, eas' Of Luxor which contains great wall inscribed about 1,20D E. C., by Eamesc III with the story of hi wars. Another eXcavaung at Nei- Shar in Asia Minor, where the scicn lists have cut through 14 levels of civilization, arrived finally at thf stone age.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

would have no humorous signiG- canoe for the average adult.
 From 2,2 cases studied with ref erence to the correlation between laughter and intelligence, the the ory was deduced that Smiling Mary is not whit brighter than Glum John. Laughter seems to be more Ia matter of temperament, it was decided.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
BREASTED TELLS
 0F RESEARCH WORK
A1chaeoIc8istS Trace Growth of
 Conscience iI Man

New York, Nov, 2g lR-puzzles surrounding the dawn Of civiIiza- tion has been attacked by nine armies of archeologists operating on q 1000 mile front from the Black Sea 10 the upper Nile.
 Receiving the gold medal of the Holland society al q dinner recent- lH, Professor Jamos r Breasted, @aneralissimo Of the scientific forces, described the work whirj is finarc-