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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Chicken Thief Given
Life Imprisonment

PARIS, KY, March 12-lPl-Jim
Ashbury, negro. Is confessedly weak
though truthful.
He admitted to Judge Ben @. Will
liams that he did steal those six
chickens. So he was sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
Jim was to start today serving
the rest Of his life at the state re-
formatory at Frankfort. having
pleaded guilty when arraigned yes
terday. He was sentenced under the
habitual criminal act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
M,,rIerer's
Sentences Affirmed

AUSTIN. March 12-tP-Ser-
fences Of life Imprisonment and 20
wears confinement against r. j..
West and Tom Fernandez. respect
lively. for murder OF Harry B. Will
iiams. Laredo newspaper reporter.
were affirmed BY the court Of c-imi-
nal appeals today.
The men were formerly Laredo
peace officers
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Wheat Is at Seasons
Low on Chicago Mart

CHICAGO. March 12-(P-Fac-
ing a dismal outlook for wheat ex-
port as estimated by a leading world
authority. and Z, Their depressed by
q farm board statement that saw no
immediate relief from the present
grain congestion. the wheat trades
sold futures down to new low prices
for the season today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Orchard Care Talk
Slated for Tonight

Especial 20 The HeraId.l
WESLACO, March 12-Sugges-
lions on the care OF orchards which
have been damaged by the January
cold weather in the Valley will DC
given at a meeting Of the Valley
Sub-Tropical Horticulture AOc'Cty
here tonight.
Announcement OF the meeting
was sent out TO members by W. r
Gathaway. secretary
A. +. Potts. OF Harrington. ane
Professors Bach and Clark OF the
experiment station here will tall
m the effects Of the freeze. and
rare Of orchards that have beer
damaged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Memorial Shaft To
Mark Grave OF Taft

WASHINGTON, March l2-lPl-
The grave Of William Howard Taft
will be marked for posterity with
a memorial shaft befitting the high
place he held III the heart Of the
American people.
The monument is to be selected
by Mrs. Taft and their three chill
dren, who chose the Silvan Nook
in Arlington national cemetery In
which the man who was president
and chief justice is now at rest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Voodoo Doctor Facing Death
Turns to Old Time Religion
Texas Negro Ceases Calling for Strange
Symbols and Prays Gods Mercy
In Shadow of Chair

HUNTSVILLE, March 12-P-Somewhere in the dark receSses Of
Death Row the gods Of black magic had withdrawn from their apostle,
Bishop Adams, and the negro voodoo doctor had turned back to an older
and ktndler faith today as the hour Of his electrocution drew near.
The slayer of William Glober. Austin grocer. had ceased calling for The
strange symbols Of voodooism. had been received again into the Baptist
church he left long ago and had accepted anew a philosophy Of resigna-
ton.
Ready % e: waiting for time: let them do what they may
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Touring Mexico

L.. M. Atkinson. BartleSville. Okla.
passed through Brownsville port
Tuesday on a tour OF Mexico.
He is travelling in a Cavelair
monoplane, the first 10 be crossed
at this port. according to J. Q
PhIIen, Jr., customs broker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Seek Freedom

AHMADABAD. India. March IL
-R-Inaugurating their cam
paign for complete Indian indie
pendence from Great Britain Nah
alma Gandm, 6i-year-old nation
allst leader, and 70 Of his disciples
today began a march to Jalalpur
where the first OF their measures
against the British crown viii be
enacted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Buying Test
Goes to High Court

WASHINGTON, March PIP
The Department Of Justice today
carried to the Supreme Court a
test Ease to determine whether the
purchaser OF intoxicating liquor Is
guilty Of conspiracy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
AID Club Meet
fSnecial Id The Heraldl

HARLINGEN. March 12-Or-
ganization meeting of the Valley
Advertising club has been set for
next Monday night nc Weslaco, IL
has been announced here. At this
time full details OF the Valley-wide
advertising body. recently tentatively
formed at Harrington. will be per-
fected as TO program and actiTi-
tics.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Club Banquet
(Speci1l 70 The Herald

tSpecIlI 70 Tie
HARLINGEN. March l2-In con-
nection with the nationwide Bust
ness Women's club. the local or
ganization Is TO have a Public
Relations banquet here Thursday
night.
Several public officials are to at
tend the banquet. and a civic pro-
gram for the meeting has been
arranged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Bryan's Widow Buried

WASHINGTON, March PIP
With private ceremonies the ashes
OF Mrs. Mary Baird Bryan will be
committed late today TO a grave
beside that OF her late husband
william Jennings Bryan, in Airing
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Street Dance

Especial 70 The Herald.)
HARLINGEN, March 12--Thc
Missouri Pacific Booster club Is to
stage "a street dance here tonight.
A well known band is 10 furnish
the music and a wide attendance
from over the Valley is expected
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Much Cabbage for Sale
Valley Has Forty Per Cent of Crop Left,
With $40 Per Ton Quoted Today

Estimates indicate that approximately so per cent Of the cabbage
acreage in Texas had been harvested on March l. In 1929 this state
shipped 1911 carloads of which 6253 were from -e Lower Rio Grande
Valley. The bulk Of the remainder originated in the Robstown- Corpus
Christi district. To date this season the total Valley shipments are about
500 cars less than to the same date last season.
The total movement to March 8 this year was 1881 carloads according
o the weekly summary of shipments issued BY ". d Goore OF the u $
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
STOLEN

LONDON. March l2-CP=Mys-
terry today surrounded reported dis
appearance Of Is paintings which
the owner OF Carlton House CALLER
les here announced had been stolen
from him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
Causeway Permit
Pushed by Solons
Million-D Dollar Valley Project Takes Form
Of More Definite Aspect When
Bills Are introduced

The proposition OF q causeway from Padre Island to Point Isabel as
sumed 2 more definite outlook today when bills were introduced to per-
NIT its building.
The bills were introduced by Rep. Polk Hornaday or Harrington and
Senator Archie Parr of Duval county and weref for the purpose OF permit
ting "Whittle and Lester 6. Seymour, o. assigns, to build a bridge from
Point Isabel to Padre Island"
This information was received II q telegram U The Broxnsvile Herald
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
102 Cars Move

"A total OF 1O2 cars OF vegetables
rolled from the Valley Tuesday.
Missouri Pacific hauled 3D. cars and
Southern Pacific IL cars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
THE

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and somewhat un-
settled tonight and Thursday with
rising temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday except proc
ably showers near the coast: warm
er tonight; colder in northwest por-
ton Thursday.
Light to fresh easterly to souther-
" winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
SNOWMAN DIES

PALM BEACH, Fla. March r.
Rl-Edward r. Albee. 70. pioneer
Snowman. died here last night Of
a heart attack.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12
TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal meteorlog-
ical conditions.
High ...... 1:14 q. m; 3.5S p. m.
Low ...... SAT a- m 300 Id m
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .........-.-- @
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-12

RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next few days.
ETr-a prnaa-N Ca-Hw ra-Hr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

and not cathedrals. 1t would have been a good
pasture If cows fed rocks.
Miss Eustis took few snootfuls of air.
GLORIOUS world-'green calm below blue quiet
ness above I am born anew. Your horizon
seems purple heather"
That's the new gas-house over the trees"
said. "It's the color of a million bricks when
you get q closeup"
Bill set up big whirlgig looking thing and
paced of so feet. Nov watch papa shoot.
Observe the old technique"
ling! That arrow whanged the center Of the
target like stenog dots an /.
"Now," says Bill, I'm going to do 1t again
and watch me. Papa will show the little pupils
just how it should be DONE Watch closely
doing it to slow movies-left arm out stiff and
straight-two fingers of the right hand strad-
ding the arrow-right arm slowly back
slowly"
"EUREKA!" shrieked Miss Eustis-and the
arrow jumped like a scared fivver. It
would have taken an ad in the lost column to
find it. Bill was white and as surprised as
boy getting his first licking.
"An idea has come to mel" painted Miss
Eustis. "a beautiful idea. They come from
heaven at times
"It's an even swap then, because that's where
that arrow just left for" says.
But the lady was all tangled up in her new
SS~e~ -
my pageant. You know, I'm doing the pageant
for the Two Hundredth Anniversary Of Gren-
ford'-you know the town Of Grenford about
20 miles from your home. The pageant opens
with the early settlers of old Grenford offering
prayer in a clearing But. my friends there
were others there before the Dutch founders.
Others! Othersi"
"All right If it's an Ask Me Another, I'll
bite. What otherse" said.
"Indians!" whispered Miss Eustis. II must
have Indians for my opening scene. musti
The Indians were most epic in the act of shoot
ing with the bow and arrow! can see 1t all
the dark mysterious forest Come two Indian
braves-Potomis and Metakonet-with their
bows and arrows They are stalking game"
Then she jumps up and points her finger at
Bill who Is beginning to act like q neurotic.
and cries, "And you are to be Potomis!"
Well, Potomis near swallowed his epic Adams
apple. But he who laughs first stands on o
banana skin. She turned on me-
"And you, tall, swarthy, lean mani salute
you. Metakonet! Now boys. you will do this
for little Maurine, won't you?"
I was getting ready to cast my vote hard for
the negative, when up pipes my squaw. "Won-
derful! I've always said that Jack had dra-
matte talent. And he does look like an Indian.
Just put beaded tepee on him and a wampum
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and you could stand him in front of cigar
store"
"say-say," I began, when Mrs. Ballou lets
out a whoop. Bill was just Club clubbing"
and making queer noises in his throat.
"If that's a good idea-Ive got one that will
go three no-trumps!" says She bill. you
know Buster, the tame bear at Toomey's
Garage?"
"Yeah-yeah."
ooh, Maurine, he's wonderful, this bear.
He's big and black and anybody can handle
him. Now why couldn't you use him In your
show-with-with these Indian boys?"
Miss Eustis raised her hands as II to the
Great Spirit. ooh, can't wait-we must start
it now. Let us rehearse here in this very spot
among the tall trees, standing like Druids of
old"
Hold on a minute" yells Bill, finally getting
his voice. ST amt an actor-I-"
And then she turned on me, buzzing in q
stealthy contralto. "And you Metakonet-tall,
swarthy one of the great woods! You will point
the way-with your searching gaze, while
Potomis' deadly arm brings down the quarry!"
Look here, Maurine," says Bill. "IT shoot
three arrows If can't sink 'em all in the CEN
ter-you win. I'm old Pottowotomis for you'll"
Miss Eustis smeared this in mid-air. Done.
You can't do it-you cant-you can't"
"Can't?" roars Bill.
"Potomis-for once your aim is false" Kisses
the pageant lady. You can't-you can't-you
can't-you can't"
Bill was nervous this queer third base coach
ing was coating his tongue and giving him
astigmatism. He put the first arrow right on
the mere edge-safe by hair. Whew!
zing! And poor Bill banged nothing but
his Waterloo; went way outside the charmed
circle. He couldn't believe it-but three very
feminine chortles must have convinced him.
tcT>HE die is cast!" cried Miss Eustis. "Now
when can you get out to Grenford? Five
o'clock in the afternoon will be all right We
can rehearse the first scene any time. The
Pageant is in three weeks You might as well
all come. Pcan At you two girls into the Early
Danes of Grenford-or perhaps in the Great
Chorus"
IF it's that scou," says Mrs. Ballou, per
haps it would be fine idea to call at Toomeys
and see If we can get the bear. Well eat lunch
and drive right over"
Well, after lunch, we got packed into the car
again and headed for Toomey's Wayside Ga
rage with Bear. You've seen these alleged
tame bears. Well, this one was big and brutal
looking. But his owner admitted he the
friendliest black bear in the world.
what have you got him chained for?" I
asked.
"IIl say I've got him chainedl Why, he's
so friendly, he'd climb into any car at all II
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Men Are Always to Blame 3 Harry 42!.2
By Harry H0ing Shum9vay

All four feet left the ground at the same time,
and four more in front Of him left also. I'm no
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Charlie PGddOCk, but I
knov somebody ,ohO can
tie him in a knot for a 100
yards. Patomis tVith the
fallen arches.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
RADICAL
OFFERED T0GA
Of TARD|EU
Confined from Page ID

(Confinued from Page I.)
Wednesday pending the establish
ment Of q new French govern
ment, the various delegates today
enjoyed a welcome respite from
their labor.
Secretary Of State Stimson is
already at his country house in
Stanmore with others Of the
American delegation. He may
occasionally make trips to Lon
don for unofficial talks with
Premier Macdonald.
Foreign Minister Grand is re.
turning to Rome today. He will
return here next Tuesday. Some
of the other delegates will spend
the next few days in the country.
Premier Macdonald and the
rest of the British delegates will
spend most of their time in nego-
tiations upon domestic matters
requiring their official attention.
Only the committee of techni-
cal experts will continue consul
tations.
The japanese delegation today
eagerly awaited the results Of
the national elections now being
held in Japan. The other dele
cations also kept a weather eye
open to the elections, as it is
hoped the results may bring
about some m o dific a ton in
japanese naval demands.
LONDON, Feb. 20 GN.S0-
Early returns in the japanese
general elections indicate that the
government has been returned
with a small majority, a Central
news dispatch from Tokyo stated
today.
Excellent weather brought out
approximately 10,000,000 voters.
The complete results will not be
known until Sunday.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
SUBURBAN ROAD.
WORK DELAYED

SILVER SPRING, Md, Feb. 20.
The snow storm of two weeks ago
and cold weather since have de-
layed work on the eaSt-west high
way pass under the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad here.
It had been announced that the
underpass would be completed
during the latter part of this
month, but the most optimistic
estimate obtainable today was
that Of County Commissioner
Lacy Shaw. who believes the work
viii, be completed early in April
when the new concrete highway
connecting Chevy Chase and
Bethesda with Silver Spring will
be opened.
Mild Weather Helps
During the mild weather Of the
past week the southbound track
was put in place on the new steel
and concrete structure yesterday
afternoon. II good weather con-
tinues the northbound track will
be put in permanent position in
two weeks.
SThe next operation will be to
remove the temporary scaffolding
This will make way for filling in
and concreting the roadway un-
der the bridge.
Edward G.. Duncan, of Marl-
boro, district engineer of the
State roads commission, inspected
the work yesterday. He said the
commission is ready to COM
mence operations as soon as the
railroad construction gang moves
out.
The concrete road work can be
completed in about three weeks.
according to Duncan. All esti.
mates of time, he pointed out,
are ,predicated on good weather.
Commissioner Shaw said that
street lights on the highway from
Sixteenth Street to Silver Spring
will be placed so they can be
turned on when the underpass
is completed and the highway
opened. The lights. he said, will
be Of $50 candlepower, of a type
similar to those now lighting the
streets Of Silver Spring.
Shaw also said that traffic
lights will be installed at the
intersection Of Georgia Avenue
and the eaSt-weSt highway in
Silver Spring about Nav l.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Corruption Charges
To Come Before Drug
Meeting i'm New York

NEW YORK. Feb. 40. lEN.S) q.
Corruption charges against the
local narcotic bureau by the
Federal grand jury were expected
to come before the world con-
ference on narcotic education at
it's meeting here today.
It was anticipated that yester-
days grand Jury preSentment,
mentioning high officials of the
bureau by title, would provide the
conference members with addi-
tional material in their fight for
passage Of the Porter narcotic
legislation now before the House
Of Representatives.
Today's meeting, at the Hotel
McAlpin, was called to further
the conferences work for this
bill, which is directed against
physicians. pharmacists or others
who dispense drugs to addicts or
patients not requiring them.
Among yesterdays developments
in the narcotic situation, in addi-
ton to the jury preSentment, was
the conviction Of Samuel Cappy
Hoffman, reputed king Of Allan
tic City racketeers, and three al
legged members of his gang on
narcotic charges. Hoffman was
sentenced to seven years in prison
and was fined $4,000.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
CROSBY FIGHT
TO HOOVER
Continued from Page ~

CONTINUED from Page ~ -
behind closed doors and those
who attended were mum on what
transpired.
Charles w. Darr, of the Cham
ber of Commerce, yesterday indi-
Gated that the resolution which
will be forwarded to the President
will be in the nature of polite
request that the name of General
Crosby be stricken from the list
Of possible appointeeS to the Board
Of Commissioners.
It is understood that many au-
thoritieS showing that General
Crosby will not be eligible fol-
lowing his retirement, due to the
fact that he cannot attain a civil
ian status, will be embodied in
the resolution.
The Chevy Chase Citizens AS
Sociation neatly sideStepped the
issue when the question Of
whether or not Washington resi-
dents should be appointed to all
District posts was tabled at q
meeting last night.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20

Patrolman Thomas Burrella
and RAYMOND McGrath, who
served the summons on com.
plant OF the Sabbath Day com
mlttee. said 1t looked like "acro-
natic" dancing to them, although
they admitted freely that they
weren't authorities on the sub.
ject.
The dancers were backed up in
their Interpretation Of their ef-
IortS by Helen Powell, q dancing
teacher who had seen both per-
tormanceS. Richard Highly, who
managed Miss Severn's recital,
waxed quite indignant in assur.
ing the court there was nothing
"acrobatic" about her pursuit Of
the terpsichorean art. We-- "'e
police trying to insult Miss
SeVernS
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
.te1pretatiUe Dance
Needs mterpreter

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Wanted
An expert to interpret interpreta.
tive dancing, Apply to MagiS-
trate August Dreyer in West Side
Court.
When the case against the
Guild, Craig and Hampden Thea
ters for putting on entertain.
mentS featuring dancing on Sun.
day came up before him, the
witnesses could not come to any
agreement about what kind of
dancing had gone on.
The dancers, Margaret Severn,
who was dancing at the Hamp-
den Theater when police inter
vened January 10, and Paul
Haaksn, dancing at the Guild,
described their convolutions as
classical, interpretative. and re-
Isious."
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
MONEY.
CRISIS ENDS

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 UNs0-
Chicago's financial crisis that left
10000 policemen, teachers and
other public employees payless
for nearly two months is at an
end. it was assured today.
The actual cash for the long
overdue payrolls will be ready
for distribution by the civic
rescue pool tomorrow, the Silas
II. Strawn citizens relief COM
mittee announced at the close Of
q conference attended last night
by eighty-five leading business
men and bankers.
Pledges offered by the bankers
gave assurance that at least $50,
100000 in cash will be available
for the purchase of tax warrants.
When the necessary pledges
are all signed the full $4,000, 900
estimated as the minimum for run
ming the governments until July
l tax collections will be available,
it was announced.
The successful move in ending
the crisis was only made possible
when the breach between the
Strawn committee and Mayor
William Hale Thompson was
bridged through the efforts of
Lewis E. Myers, millionaire school
board trustee and close friends Of
Samuel insult, utilities magnate.
\ Mayor Thompson refused to
negotiate with the Strawn group
when the latter stipulated that
any funds the committee furnished
must be used economically.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
IL, 100000 japanese
Expected at Polls

TOKYO, Feb. 20 U.N.So More
than $4,000 japanese were ex-
pected to go to the polls today to
cast their votes in the elections
for members Of the, lower mouse
of the Japanese Diet.
The two main parties in the
campaign are the MinSeito party,
headed by Yuko Hamaguchi, the
present premier, and the Seiyukai
party, headed by Tsuyoshi Inuksi.
There are 466 seats at stake.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Lady AstOr to Greet
US. By Radiophone
From London

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 uN.SO.
American radio fans will have
a chance Sunday to hear the
voice of Lady Astor, first
woman member Of the British
parliament.
She will talk over a trans
ocean hookup and her words
rebroadcaSt here by the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System, start
ing at 1890 p. m. Eastern
Standard time.
Lady Astor is said to be the
first woman ever invited to
speak over the transatlantic
hookup.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
BUS
Line WAITED :

HERNDON, Va, Feb. 20.-Resi-
dents of Herndon, Dranesville and
other communities in this sec
tion are pleased over the expecta-
ton that a bus line will be opened
here in the near future.
The State corporation commits
sion, has three applicants under
consideration for the granting Of
a bus line franchise.
These are the Virginia-Mary
land Motor Coach Company, the
Loudoun Transit Company and
the Arnold Bus Company.
It is expected that the bus line
when established will be part Of
a through line from Washington
to Winchester via Leesburg.
The Washington times., 1930-02-20
Netv Money Rapidly
Replacing Big Bills

The one-dollar bills have been
replaced fastest Of all. So far
4O3 .OOO, 600 have been called in
and $4,000, 900 Of them are stiIl
in use. AS they are coming in
now at a more rapid rate than
ever, since those still In circula-
ton are badly worn. The average
life OF q one-dollar bill is only
nine months. Worn, small pilis
already are being replaced rapidly.
The Treasury Department ex-
poets to have virtually all of the
old money back in hand with
good. new Spendable folding
money in its place by the com.
ing Jun0.