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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Further Plans Made
For Rotary Meeting

NCptCla1 10 Lie 11CA hAQt
SAN BENITO. Sept 26-Discus-
sion of the inter-city and interna-
tional meetings of Rotary clubs to
be held in the Valley soon took place
at the luncheon Of the local club
at the Stonewail jackson hotel
Thursday.
II was announced by James ID.
Ward that an inter-city meeting
with Matamoros. Brownsville, Har-
lingen. Raymondville. La Feria and
San Benito had been arranged for
7:30 o'clock Thursday night, Oct.
8 here.
Announcement was also made Of
a good will visit to the Valley OF a
ma who viii represent Monterrey.
Saltillo and Mexico City clubs. Meet
ings in his honor will be held in var
ious Valley towns including one at
Mission Oct. 20. Weslaco Oct. 81,
Harrington Oct. 70 and Brownsville
Oct q. Clubs nearest these cities
will join in the meetings.
Frank G. Ludden described what
he had seen on a recent trip TO
Monterrey, Saltillo and other Mexi-
can cities In company with three
other Rotarians. j. d. Ward. Z. II.
Downs and Walter HouSewright.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
League Covenant
Goes to Committee

GENEVA, Sept. 26--(REThreat-
ened with postponem.1t because OF
wide divergence OF opinion, the pro-
posai TO revise the League covenant
to forbid war completely. was hand
ed over today by the League OF Ma
tions assembiy's judicial committee
10 q small subcommittee which
will attempt to harmonic the
conflicting views.
It is the hope of the League that
the subcommittee will bring In q
solution OF the vexing problem
which will permit the assembly
during the present session TO adj
Just the covenant 10 a new stand
ard Of international dealing set by
the Kellogg pact.
The chief difficulty in attempting
to insert the principle of the KEEL
logg pact into the covenant lies
In determining II and how far the
system OF sanctions provided for in
the covenant shall be extended to
enforce this complete prohibition
Of private war which the Kellogg
pact contains.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
WEATHER SUMMARY

The disturbance over western
Kansas and Oklahoma yesterday
morning was central over the upper
Great Lakes this morning with
considerable increased intensity.
Pressure was also moderately low
over the Rio Grande Valley and
apparently the western Gulf Of
Mexico at the morning observa-
ton, and moderately high through
out the Northwest. Moderate to
strong shifting winds, squalls and
thunderstorms and rains occurred
nra rtically throughout the great
central valleys and most Of Texas
within the last II to "a hours. fol-
lowed by fair and much cooler
weather from the west and north
west. Freezing temperatures and
heavy 10 killing frosts we're report
ed from the far northwestern states
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
ENGLISH CON
GAME WORKED
Money Obtained From Many
Americans As Supposed
Estate Heirs

IA. WASHINGTON, Sept. s6.-tP)-
Weaving behind 1t a trail Of mort
gagged homes, broken family ties
and poverty. the lure of quick rich
es from unclaimed estates" in
England again Is sweeping the
middle west.
Despite repeated warnings Of the
state department that the so-call-
ed Drake estate" and other SIM
liar ruseS to obtain money from
American citizens are mythical,
the department has again been con-
fronted with a flood OF appeals
from citizens seeking assistance in
collecting claims.
For many years, the practice OF
soliciting money from Americans
to pay charges allegedly needed TO
obtain for them estate funds In
England has been a favorite OF
confidence men.
The matter has already been the
subject OF diplomatic correspond
ence between the state department
and the British foreign office. the
latter emphasizing that such "un-
claimed estates are myths.
Under the old system, the sub
ject selected would receive a letter
from England stating he had a just
claim to a part of an estate reach
ing into many figures and asking
that a sum OF money be sent to
cover the costs Of pursuing the
claim.
The latest system. however, Is
for the subject to be called upon
directly and asked to invest" in
the estate, the promised return
ranging from 81, 500 to 5000 for
every 81 invested.
One woman in Iowa recently
vqrote the state department offer
lg to assist in the prosecution OF
nose pursuing the scheme In Iowa,
Nebraska and South Dakota.
To all the pleas. the state depart
ment responds that 1t knows moth
ing Of such estates and on the
basis Of word from the British
foreign office doubts their exist
ence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
CAR INJURIES
ANCIENT TURK
Faro Agha's Chance For
Long Life Not So
Good in u. s.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26-tR-zaro
Agha. turk, who claims to be i56
years old. was In q critical condi-
ton In his hotel today as the result
OF injuries suffered when he was
hit by an automobile on Broadway.
Agha. his great-great grandson.
Ahmet Mussa, and his manager.
Assim Ridvan, were standing on q
traffic island at Broadway and 6ist
street last night waiting to cross
TO their hotel opposite.
A large a swung around the
concrete platform with It's running
board over the walk. The running
beard hit the aged Turks legs and
knocked him down. Ae he fell hts
head struck the edge Of the run
ming board. Although a postman and
a policeman yelled to the chauffeur
that he had hit q man, the a did
not stop.
Agha was taken into the hotel.
Doctors found he was suffering
from internal injuries and possible
fracture Of the skull and legs. His
condition was held too serious to
permit his removal to a hospital.
He came to this country last July
and has submitted to examination
by scientists interested In longevity.
He claims to have had eleven
wives and to have fought In num-
erouS wars including a campaign
against Napoleon.
Police located the automobile
which witnesses said hit Agha by
tracing the license number. IL Is
owned by John Morrison. The
=chauffer said he drove by the corner
where Agha was hit and remember
ed seeing him but denied that his
car struck the aged man. He was
not held.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Seven Are Killed
In Bombay Fight

BOMBAY, Sept. 26-tP-Seven-
tssn persons were killed and fifty
injured during a fight between a
mob and police at Panval, forty
miles from Bombay.
An angry crowd clashed with a
small police force and on trying to
quell the trouble the town magis-
trate and senior forest officer were
killed. Police we're forced to open
fire. killing Is persons and injur-
ing so.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Grant Finds Valley
Prosperity Leader
Especial TO The Herald)

especial 10 n HERALD
HARLINGEN, Sept. 26.-Although
he has Just completed a trip as far
north as Canada, he has seen no
section which Is enjoying better
business conditions than the Valley,
said w. =. Grant. Of Houston
head Of the chain OF lumber yards
bearing his name.
Mr.. Grant. who Is looking over
company properties in the Valley.
was very enthusiastic about the
situation here.
He had nothing to say about the
political situation although he was
a candidate for nomination for
governor on the republican ticket.
When 1t became known that George
G. Butte would resign the nominal
ton friends asked him to accept II
but he declined.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26


MONTERREY, Mex. Sept. 26-The
first rain In there years has fallen
at Hipolito. a railroad center near
Monterrey. While rain has fallen
all around this community. not O
drop fell at Hipolito. nth the re
suit that all except a few Of the
inhabitants moved to other regions.
When rain fell. however. /. fell
so hard that trains had to quit
operation there for several hours.
Tubs set out by residents caught
enough water to supply the region
for several months.
Train connections for Torreon.
Saltillo. Monterrey. Durango. and
Piedras Negras are made at HI
polite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Waco Representatives
Visit Valley Office
Special TO The Herald)

topeclal 10 Inc Heralu)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 26.-The Har-
tngen office Of the william Cam
eron Company. Tue. dealers in tile,
wallpaper and other building mate
rails Is being visited this week BY
two officials from the Waco head
quarters.
They are G. II. Zimmerman. vice
president; and Frank Stevens. gen.
eral manager OF the wholesale div
ision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Harlingen Observes
Anti-Fire Week

HARLINGEN. Sept. 26.-Prep-
arations have already been started
far observance Of Fire Prevention
Week beginning Oct. 5. according TO
T. c. Bennett. fire chief. who says
that essay contests In the schools
will be n OF the features.
II Is proposed TO give prizes In
zach class for fire prevention es-
SAYS.
Among other features OF the To-
cal observance probably will be a
parade OF fire fighting equipment
and showing of a motion picture
film illustrating some rhase Of
prevention work. Mr.. Bennett has
written the National Board Of IN
derwriters for such a film.
The Harrington department has
been active in the past In this work
and one year donated a loving cup
In the essay contests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Mother and Twins
Leave Hospital
Especial TO The Herald

N0PCNAdl W 4AlC x1CI d4QJ
SAN BENITO. Sept. 26-Mrs Chas.
Workman Of Fort Worth, mother of
the first twins born at the Valley
Baptist hospital. Harrington. has been
taken to the home Of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Smith near here.
All three are doing fine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26
Drivers Collide
Avoiding Riddles

Especial to The Herald.D
HARLINGEN. Sept. 26-In an
effort to avoid striking two children.
G. II. LAM Of San Benito sweryed
his a and It collided with that
driven by Tom Berg Of Harlingen.
He suffered a cut wrist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-26

Free Instruction for ladies each
Thursday, two o'clock. Campbell's
Bowling Alley. Adv. II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
PROHIBITION POSTS
PLUMS IS CHARGE

was protesting to the house eXpedi-
lures committee that the pending
Williamson bill would lessen the in
fluence of civil service on appoint
ment of the prohibition personnel.
Attorney General Mitchell pre-
coded Deming on the stand, taking
the position that more laxity should
be allowed in the selection of attor-
neys when prohibition enforcement
is transferred to his justice depart
ment from the treasury under the
pending Williamson bill. He con-
tended civil service restrictions ham,
pered appointments and argued that
selections of attorneys could best be
made without regard to the rigid
rules of the service.
Wheeler brought the issue before
the senate in connection with the
transfer of John F. G. Herbert from
prohibition administrator at Balti-
more to the same post in the Mon
tana-Idaho district. He demanded
an investigation of the transfer and
publication of the justice depart
ment concerning Herbert's activities
in Baltimore.
Senator Borah Of Idaho, unofficial
dry leader who is planning a fight
to revise the existing enforcement
personnel, declared he had seen the
report and that if it were true Her
bert Ought to be transferred out
of the country"
Political influence dominated
this selection" Wheeler said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
10 ALCER WILL
Be TRIED AGAIN
Jury Is Discharged After
20-Hour Deadlock.

By Times Special
WABASH. Ind, Jan. 27.-With the
shadow of retrial hanging over her,
Mrs. Josephine Miller Alger, wife
of Gene Alger, convicted bank ban
it and slayer of a policemen, was
en- route today to her home in
Jeffersonville, Ind, in custody of
her parents.
Mrs. Alger will await retrial Oh
the charge of being an aid to her
husband. when he is alleged to have
held up the La Fontaine Qnd0
State bank last October. Gene is
in the state prison for robbing the
Paris Crossing bank last August.
After hearing evidence for four
days, jury in Wabash circuit court
disagreed as to whether Mrs. Alger
drove the automobile in which her
husband is alleged to have escaped
after the La Fontaine holdup. The
jurors deliberated twenty hours,
reporting to Judge Frank Switzer
Sunday noon they were deadlocked
hopeleSSly.
When the prosecution agreed TO
dismiss an indictment today charg-
ing Mrs. Alger with bank robbery,
Judge Switzer lowered the bail on
the accessory charge from $4,000 to
$500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27

BIZ United PTess
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. CIV. P.
Noffsinger, a former preacher,
faces charges Of misuse Of $3.50 and
embezzlement Of S52.525.25 belong
ing to the Tri-County Mutual Pro-
tective Association of Muncie of
which he was secretary-treasurer.
He was arrested Saturday at his
home In North Manchester follow
ing a report by Milton K. Alexander,
chief inspector for the state insur-
ance department.
Nofsinger's surety bond Is for
only SOS, 1000, it is reported.
It Is charged the former minister
spent the money for MIS-. Margaret
Shaffer, an Indianapolis restaurant
waitress, to buy a restaurant, ROOM
ing house, home and two automo-
bIes. She is now residing in Terre
Haute.
Said to have been enamored of
the waitress, NoffSinger, who is re-
ported to have formed her acquain-
lance at the White Spot restaurant.
where she was employed. arranged
financial details for its sale TO her.
and later disposed of it to tie
Beverly Real Estate Company Of In
dianspolis, the state charges.
Noffsinger next purchased a room
ing house for Mrs. Shaffer at 1902
North Delaware street. paying 81 900
down. with arrangements for her
to settle the $500 balance. accord
ing to Alexander. New furnishings
costing $3.50 were paid for by Noff-
singer. he declared.
He bought the waitress a medium
priced automobile in 1927, later
trading 1t in on high priced car,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
C0ASTINC DEATH
BRINGS WARNING
Keep Sport on Restricted
Streets, Says Kinney.

Death of one boy and injuries to
two others in coastlng accidents
over the weekend brought warn
ing today from Police Chief Jerry
Kinney against this sport on any
but the restricted streets.
Kenneth Davis, II, who was
killed at Ohio and Mount streets
Saturday, will be buried Tuesday
afternoon. Funeral services are to
be held at the parents home, 81
North fremont street Davis and
two other boys had hitched their
sled to an ash collection truck and
he was ground under the wheels
when the truck turned a corner.
Thomas Barton. 10, of IA North
Jefferson avenue, is in critical con-
dition in city hospital with a skull
fracture. He coasted into the auto
mobile of Carl Robertson, 1902
North Beville avenue, at New York
and Beville avenue Saturday after
noon.
LIE Roy Matthews, Is, of 429 North
Liberty street, was cut over the left
eye when struck by a sled runner
while coasting at Highland park
Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
Don't Waste a Minute!
Join This $500 Contest

Starting today and continuing through Monday Feb
Times will entry blank for The Times heater
5000 Sunshine Girl Contest 1t appears today Page This
for the convenience talented girls Indiana
enter the preliminary the night of Wednesday, Feb
The to be filled full and mailed to Sunshine
Girl Contest third of the Indiana theater building
date for the coupons to be mailed is Monday Feb g.
On receipt the blank, officials of
send the complete of rules regulations
5000
to come out from its hiding place" it was said
you sing dance play musical instrument talented
other Of entertainment your choice. Rules
and full information Page q.
Those charge the contest also will appreciate the
teants mail photographs of themselves This however will
affect the the participants
AS Saturdays Times contest open all
unmarried the inclusive.
The preliminary will held select five who will
performance of the stage shows at the Indiana
following instance the winners
will be determined by applause from the audience
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
FIND WRECKED
EIE:LSON SHIP
Unfair NORTH
Believe Bodies of Filler and
BorIand Are Buried in
Snow Banks.
DOG TEAMS START HUNT
Searchers Hold Only Faint
Hope for Safety of
Lost AViators.
DOG TEAMS START HUNT
BIZ Tnited PrnaS

81 tnUtH FTFSS
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan" 27.-Dog
sled parties were to set out today
for a point on frozen coast of north
ern Siberia to hunt for the bodies
of Lieutenant Carl Ben EielSon and
Mechanic Earl Borland, believed to
be buried in deep snow near the
wreckage Of their airp1ane.
The wreckage of the plane in
which the f1iers left Teller, Alaska,
Nov. 8, en- route to the ice-bound
fur trading ship Nanuk, was found
by two pilots, Joe Crosson and Fred
Gillian, ninety miles south of the
Nanuk.
There is only faint possibility Eiel-
son and Borland are alive. Their
emergency rations we're found in
tact In the planes cabin. according
to radio messages from CrasSon. So
it was with little more than hope,
they will be able to recover the
bodies from a snowy grave that the
dog sled parties prepared to drive
their tortuous way to the coast from
the Nanuk.
Wreck Scattered
Crosson's message said the wreck
was scattered over an area of 100
feet, indicating EielSon crashed
while in full flight and not while
attempting to make a landing.
When Eielson and Borland hoped
off for the Nanuk on their fatal
flight they were making their sec
ond trip. Earlier in the fall Captain
Olaf Swenson, master of the ship.
radioed for help. He had more
than a million dollars worth of
valuable furS on board and was IN
able to sail out of the ice-locked
waters.
Eielson and Borland made the
fight from Teller, Alaska, on Nov
7, and brought out six of Swenson'S
crew and 1900 pounds of furs. On
the second trip they were going to
bring out the captain, his daughter
Marian and the rest of the crew.
When EielSon failed to make the
Nanuk it was thought for a while
he had been forced down and he
and Borland had made their way
to native village or were sheltered
in some camp.
Was With wilkins
EieIson won greatest prominence
as pilot when he was associated
with Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins,
the explorer. They met in Alaska
and made a spectacular fight across
the Arctic from Point BarrowS to
Spitzbergen in April, 1928.
The flight across ice fields, below
the pole, was filled with daring and
courageous incidents. They were
forced to land just before reaching
Spitzbergen and were isolated in
their plane until storm blew over.
They later got their plane into the
air and continued.
Eielson was 81 and a native of
North Dakota.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27

County Commissioners John E.
Shearer, George Snider and Charles
Sutton and County Auditor Harry
Dunn probably will be among the
first witnesses called before the Cuiz
body as pay records officially are
in their custody.
Dunn and Clinton H. Givan, coun-
ty attorney, met with the judges
last week when the matter was dis
cussed in Circuit Judge Harry C..
Chamberlin's office. 1t was said
after this session, that information
had been obtained that the record
had been destroyed.
Before the probe move was an
nounced Givan today obtained a
temporary writ of prohibition from
the supreme court to prevent Cham
berlin from enforcing an order for
the salary boosts. Violation Of the
order of Chamberlin without au-
thority from the supreme court,
would place Dunn and GiYan in jail
for contempt of court Hearing
will be held on the writ Wednesday.
Shearer, now commissioners
president, denied having seen the
record.
mo record of that kind ever was
made since l have been on the
board" Shearer declared.
Snider stated he believed Sepa-
rate increase order had been made
but no signatures were attached
to it.
Dunn said reported received the
increase during 1929, but this was
on a verbal agreement of commits
sioners after the county council ap-
propriated money for the boost in
1928.
He also stated that a statement
made by commissioners during the
latter quart of 1929, in which con-
tination of the pay boost had been
rejected after the council. in De-
cember, 1929, reduced the salaries to
the 81 400 rate, had been torn up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
FiVe-PoWer Delegates Are
AmiabIe, but Fail to
Make Progress.
u. S. STAND PROBLEM
Insists on Priority of
Cruiser Limitation;
French BaIk.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press stan Correspondent

LONDON, Jan. 27.-The five
power naval conference, entering its
second week, wrangled politely, but
without making remarkable progress
today, on how TO start its work.
The big FIVE" OF heads of the
delegations, met at No. 10 Downing
street. the prime minister's resi-
dence. and discussed the program or
agenda Of the conference.
The chief discussion was over in
sistence Of the United States that
limitation of cruisers, submarines
and other auxiliary craft be dealt
with before battleships or political
problems are discussed.
The American proposal seemed
likely to be adopted. France COM
plicated it, however. by injecting the
more fundamental problem of how
HAitation is to be applied-whether
each class of ship shall be limited
separately, or a nation be allowed
a total naval strength of so many
tons, to be divided among such
classes Of ship as it desires.
Admittedly Complex
A member of the French delega-
ton admitted the discussion had
been complex. and suggested 1t re-
minded him of the old question of
which came f1rst-the chicken or
the egg? He added hopefully, how
ever. that he thought some progress
had been made.
The French proposition for a to-
tai tonnage limitation-known in
the technical language of naval con-
ferenceS as "global" limitation
gradually was being worked around
to a compromise basis. The proposal
is to limit ships by classes, but al
low elasticity so a nation could,
within limits and after giving due
notice, transfer some of its strength
in one class to another class.
The Italians. being specific,
wanted some figures regarding the
maximum tonnage to be allowed in
each category, and the percentage of
such tonnage that could be trans
ferred to another category. outlined
before the agenda is adopted.
Agree on Submission
Leaving it at that. the meeting
adjourned after three hours until
Tuesday morning at st. James palace,
where all future meetings of the big
five will be held. 1t was agreed that
the agenda shall be submitted to
each delegation for its approval be-
fore being adopted.
The delegation looked grave and
there was no Observation-Disclosures as
they emerged from the prime min
listers residence at 1870 p. m. The
Japanese left first, followed by the
French and Americans.
Private conferences were the or
der for the rest of the day. with
Premier j. Ramsay Macdonald see
ing the British, French and Italian
delegates at his residence, and the
British and French delegations
meeting later at ST. James palace. A
meeting of the British and Japanese
scheduled for 2:l5 p. m. was can
celed because of the length Of the
big five conference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
$52,525 THEFT IS
LAID TO EX-PASTOR

i sale contract calling for payment
of s3,675 being in her name, Alex
ander said.
The next gift. says the state
charge, was a modern bungalow
with three lots, located In Holland
Heights, the price being $4,950.
There was $3.50 down payment
with a contract to liquidate the
balance in five years.
Reported threats of suicide by
Noffsinger has resulted in Sheriff
Pickett placing him in a guarded
cell in the Delaware county jail
here. The former minister Is
married and the father of five
children.