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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

Lieut.. David o. Zearbaugh, Chief
Pharmacist Harold B. Sanford and
Pharmacist Frederick o. Ball. Capt.
Heiner will be relieved by Capt. Rey-
nolds Hayden, who is expected to re-
port in the near future.
Lieut.. and Mrs. James M. Smith
have had as guests for several days
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Behney Of Coates
vile, IA.
Lieut.. Col william e. Shedd, q. S. A.;
Mrs. Shedd and their two sons drove
here from Washington Sunday and
were guests for the day Of Maj. and
Mrs. Harold l.. Parsons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
FL Jardin Program
School Tonight

Advance ticket sales indicate that
a large audience Of patrons will
hear the vaudeville program to be
presented tonight at 8 p. m. at e.
Jardin school. sponsored by the
PIT. A. The show is being given
for the benefit Of funds to pur-
chase a motion picture machine
for school visual education.
Following is the program to be
given:
I'VE Are Here for Fun"-Marjcrie
Triplett and Billy Hanna.
Sing-song-Audience.
"Saxaphone Sobs'-Stella W.
Lewis.
"SquibbS"-Paul r. Wilson.
She's a Member PIT. A."-D. w.
Rasco.
Tap Dance-Twelve Girls.
Intermission - Everybody Buy
Candy"
Solo Dance-Alice Homestead.
Long, Tall, Brownskinned Gal"
Mrs. Hickman, and Mrs. Don
Lewis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
PORFIRIO DIAZ
CLJIR TOPIC

The Weslaco Study club met
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. F. 7. Hudson with sixteen
members present. Roll call was an
Swered with current events.
The study on "Porfirio Diaz- was
continued with Mrs. p. .. Stolz As
leader. Under the first division. 4
most interesting paper on THE
Financial Status Of Mexico" was
given by Mrs. William Hughes. The
second. The Intellectual Life OF
Mexico" was ably presented by Mrs.
L. W. Yates. The third aims and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

| Works Of Mexico under Francisco
Diaz" was very intelllgfbly given
by Mrs. r. o. Stolz.
Roses and iarkspur formed the
spring like floral decorations.
AT the close Of the meeting re-
freShments were served.
The next meeting Will be April
20, at the home Of Mrs. n. W.
Thompson with n continuation Of
the study OF Porfirio Diaz.
Those on program will Be Mes
danes r. p. DoSs. Y. =. Yarbrough,
w. +. Powell, v. r. Myers, r. +.
Smith, with Mrs. Doss as leader.
FACULTY CLUB
BANQUET HELD
The monthly banquet or the
Faculty club OF WeSlaco was held
In the TiffIn Room at Val Verde
Tuesday evening.
The honor guests OF the occasion
were the present and retiring men,
bers Of the school board and their
wives.
Walton Hines. president OF the
club was master OF ceremonies.
Supt. Z. G. Chamness gave an
address Of welcome and apprecia-
ton streSsing the fact OF the CO
operation during the year.
A humorous skit, The Impudent
Creature" was given by Miss Rose
mary Rives and Erwin Albrecht.
Misses Katherine Vaughn, GLADYS
Clark, Dema Claire Lee, and Rose
mary Rives sang two selections.
Profuse clusters OF pink roses and
larkspur formed colorful decora-
ton.
Music was furnished throughout
the program by the Weslaco high
school band. Seventy persons at
tneded this banquet. Miss Ada ".
Williams will have charge OF next
months banquet.
|
DORCAS CLASS
ENTERTAINED
The Dorcas Class OF the Method
ist church OF which Mrs. w. r. An
derson Is teacher had its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday Afternoon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

Of CeballoS, Kingdom Of the high
second grade; Princess Amelia Of
the House OF Gomez, Kingdom OF
the Low Second grade; Princess
Maggie of the House of Rivera,
Kingdom Of the First Grade; and
Princess Doris Of the House Of
Porter, Kingdom Of the Second
Grade. who will also be bearer Of
the Royal Crown.
The coronation Is TO take place
about 10 o'clock at the end Of the
festival, which viii be in the nature
Of a circus. Many interesting
freaks" wild animals" such as
the COOK" declared to be the only
one in existence, and the "hootus,"
are ali to be on display.
The entertainment Is free TO the
public.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

teroay morning loaded with sixty
five or 10 students. bound for Point
Isabel, whence the crowd went to
Padre Island for the days stay.
There was on set entertainment for
the day, but the many attractions
OF the beach left no one lacking
means OF diversion. Swimming,
boating, fishing. dancing in the ca
sino and numerous beach games
made the outing most enjoyable.
With the students were Dean Cald-
well, Miss Annie Tucker, Mr.. Bing-
ham, Miss Heyman and Miss Ed
man, members Of the faculty.
The students carried well-filled
lunch baskets which yielded a de-
lectable picnic dinner at noon. The
crowd returned to Brownsville late
In the afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
1929

tee. Marie Workman, and Lucy
Ruth Celaya also are at home for
the holidays with their parents.
Mrs. j. L. Rentfro is in San
Antonio for a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Starck and
children left yesterday to attend
the San Jacinto fiesta in San An
tonic.
Mrs. G. II. williams and her
sister. Mrs. r. A. Curran are in
San Antonio for a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Brulay are
in Corpus Christi for a short stay
this week.
Mrs. II. L. Swift Of st. Louis, Mo,
is in Brownsville for a weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. T. c. Barber.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
Civic League Will
Enter Contest

An invitation from the Yard and
Garden contest Of Davenport, Iowa,
to the Civic League to enter its
contest was read and discussed at
yesterdays meeting Of the league
at the Methodist church. Officials
Of the contest asked that the local
organization submit programs Of its
yard and garden contest and also
clippings Of publicity concerning ac-
complishments. A prize is offered TO
the league for a certain amount Of
work. The members voted to enter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
DORCAS CLASS
ENTERTAINED

The Dorcas Class OF the Method
ist church OF which Mrs. w. r. An
derson Is teacher had its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

brief visit In Houston ON the way,
returning June first
Mr.. and Mrs. ~. 6. Muckleroy
who for the past five years have
resided in Weslaco. left Wednesday
for Beeville where they viii maks
their future home.
w. g. Clingman returned horna
Tuesday from On two weeks trip Cen
Oklahoma and Kansas.
r.. T. Noret returned 10 the city
Monday from Midland.
George Cook who has been visit
ing with his sister Mrs. j. g. Phil
lips, returned TO his home In Co
tulla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
Gertrude Ceballos
Fiesta Queen

Gertrude Ceballos has been de-
clared winner Of the contest con-
Quoted at Victoria Ward school for
the Saturday night fiesta, and will
be crowned queen Of the affair by
spirit OF Victoria Ward School"
She had 2.572 votes in the contest,
and Ameliz Gomez was second with
2,253 votes.
Attending the queen will be
Princess Mary Of the House Of
Dutro, Kingdom OF the High Third
grade; Princess Lydia OF the House
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
FL Jardin Club
With Mrs. Rasco

FL Jardin Friendly club met at
the home Of Mrs. j. w. Rasco We'd
nesday afternoon and enjoyed sew
eral interesting Easter games and
contests. Mrs. w. w. Underwood
and Mrs. Walter Keller were award
ed attractive prizes.
An Easter egg hunt on the lawn
was also an enjoyable feature OF
the afternoon. An ice course was
served by the hostess.
The club Is to meet with Mrs.
Charles Crow in two weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
Comings, Goings

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Blanck are
leaving their home IN FL Jardin
tomorrow to spend summer on their
wheat ranch in West Texas.
Mrs. Hickman, president OF the
Pt. Isabel PIT. A. is the guest OF
Mrs. Don Lewis Of FL Jardin today,
and will participate in the school
program tonight.
Frances Creager Is al home from
Cur Lady Of the Lake college. San
Antonio, for the Easter holidays
and is accompanied by q house
guest, Anna Pearl Krausse Of San
Antonio. Harriet and Virginia Pa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

the contest and will cooperate with
rules. receiving a number Of inter-
esting magazines and literary pub
locations pertaining to the work.
Mrs. D. P. Gay Jr., reported the
Del Rio Federation convention for
the league, and a number of other
business matters were discussed.
The May meeting is to be the
last for the Civic League and at
this time prizes for the yard and
garden contest will be awarded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

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See the Kissproof lips Of Miss 10y in
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that she Is but one Of the 100000
women who have found that they can
leave their lipsticks at home If they
use Kissproof.
Follow their example and you'll find
that this lasting waterproof ipstick will
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your lips tremendously, making them
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
Annual College Day
Held at Point Isabel

Thursday was a college day in q big way" The annual event for Junior
college students was a day memorable for both students and faculty mem
nerss and al classes were suspended for the day and the majority Of the
college personnel turned out for the celebration at Point Isabel
A large number Of automobiles and school buses left the college yes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

nc the lovely country home OF Mrs.
RieSter. The opening prayer and
devotional was led by Mrs. Young.
An enjoyable social hour follow
ed in which q number OF amusing
games and contests were played.
Refreshments were served TO
eighteen members.
PERSONALS
9. 8. McCord OF Corpus Christi
Is here for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Hutto left
Wednesday night for an extended
trip in Alabama. Arkansas. and
Missouri. They will also make a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18

Friday night April IS, at McAllen
In the American Legion ball park.
Special features Of the pageant
will be Queen Agriculture" with
her attendants as follow, Labor, In
vention, Education. and Co-opera-
ton. Each attendant will represent
a phase OF agriculture. There are
to be interludes first, Edinburr
Business Mems quartette Of Cow
boy songs, second: Mexican vepe-
table gatherers and singers, third:
Mother Earth with her vegetable
children. Mrs. Eta Ringgold.
County Demonstration is directing
the pageant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
Weslaco
CLUBS PERFECT
PAGEANT PLANS

The Home Demonstration council,
assisted by the members Of the
various Demonstration clubs. are
~perfecting plans for an Agricul-
tural Pageant which will be held
New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
RECALLS ADVENTURES ON SOUTH POLE TRIP
Youth Who Was With Admiral Byrd Tells of
 Experiences

Twice turned back in his attempts to stoWaway on the Byrd expedition then accepted as a mess boy on his third attempt. William Gavronski. now visiting here. looks forward 10 a voyage into the arctic.
 Gavronski, 20 years old, was only IS when he dove off the dock at Hoboken and swam 70 the City of New York, supply ship of the Byrd expedition, pulled himself up on the anchor chain and presented himself before the captain, only to be turned Undaunted he tried again but met the same fate and a few days later watched the two ships pull put to sea. When the expedition stopped at Norfolk. one of the first 10 walk up the gangplank was the would-be stowaway who had hitCh-hiked from New York. This time he was turned over 10 the police who detained him until his father arrived for the pur- pose Of bringing him home. But ! Nlllldll 4du otllel lucas anu IllId'AS convinced his father that he should be permitted 10 make the trip into the far south. With parental consent he was accehted as a mess boy on the supply ship.
 At Panama, he was advanced to coal passer, and when New Zealand
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
DEMENTED MAN FIRES
 HOME, HANGS HIMSELF
Wife and Three Children Escape Intended Trag-
 edy at Manchester

South Manchester Aug. 16 LP-- Victor Waichen. believed 10 have been demented because ofsillness in his family. set fire to his home at I9 Golway street. Manchester, early this morning and then went to tobacco shed a half mile away and hanged himself. His wife. who IS seriously i'll. and three children oc- cupied the single tenement house which Waichen tried to burn. The flames were discovered by member of the family before serious damage was done.
 Waichen's body was found hang ing from rafter in a tobacco shed on Holland turnpike by Peter Miller. owner Of the shed. Walchen's auto mobile was found in a nearby lane.
 Watcher previously attempted to wreck his home by throwing car tridges into a kitchen range firepot which he expected his wife would be lighting in the morning. This mornings fire was set below the cellar stairway. Newspapers and rub bish had been stuffed under the stairs and then ignited.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
M|L|TIAMEN GLAD
 ID LEAVE DEVENS
Depart From Aver Encampment
 With No Heart Break
REPORT PLACE UNPOPULAR
Three New Britain Units of Con- necticut National Guard Due Home Early This Afternoon-Pay- roll Amounts to SS.1Sf.
(Sneclal tn fhe Eeraldl

r. Camp Devens. Aver, Mass, Aug. 16.-One hundred and fifty New Britain National Guardsmen are on their way home today after having spent 15 days at Camp Devens training. The heavy rain of yester- day combined with many discom- 'forts of the camp makes this years home coming more joyful than any veteran members of the New Brit ain companies have experienced.
 Friday the boys were given 8. thorough unl inspection and when the staff officers completed the work the militiamen began the task Of packing the equipment for the trip home. Supply sergeants had the hardest work of the encamp- ment, It was under their super vision that the boys worked. Cases were filled with equipment and this morning the personal equipment was in tie packs ready when the men began their three mile march to the tram.
 Thr three New Britain companies ertrained for hlm this morning at ! O clock and it tz eXpc cted that the train will arrive at 1 o'clock this 'etatc arAory on Arch street. New Britain. where the task of unload ing the trucks, checking of the equipment and paying of the weeks wages will be mode. They will be. held financially resI ons'ble for all equipment missing ana the cost will bo taken out of t"clr camp pay,
 Ss,1S1 Payroll
 According to the estimates of the commanding officers approximately sS.1S1 will be the total pay for tn. three companies. Company H will have the largest amount because Of the number of men Igno qualified Us machine g"r experts. Company + will pay st.281 e. Company ' vii ray approximately s2,500 and Headquarters oomparr, which has only 2G men. will pay S1,40Q.
 Annual Cooks Banquet
 More than 30 cooks of the 169th regiment, memDerS or the New Brlt- ain companies and mess sergeants were in attendance at the annual cooks banquet held Thursday night in the New Britain mess hall A chicken dinner was cooked by the New Britain chefs, Sayad, Cnwin, Crosby and Lindelof, and an enter tainment was furnished by the guests.
 Solos were sung by Lindelof, Leo Shahanian and musical presenta- lions were made by Nick Prims and the toastma ster Erney Worden. A surprise feature was a solo by Mess Sergeant Joseph Barrett Sergeant Stanley CharoloWski Of Company H gave his first Russian dance in many years.
 Every person present furnished some type Of entertainment. Three More Horsemen
 Corp. Helge Berg, Sergeant James Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
State Firemen's Convention In Row Over Claim Filed By Local Member;
 Meeting Almost Gets Out of Control
Petition of Finneran for Financial Relief as Result of Injuries Rejected and Uproar Foows-Deputy Chief Souney Reelected Treasurer
 of Association.

William Finneran, member of Engine Co. No 8. who spent five weeks in the New Britain General hospital suffering from blood poison ing after he had scratched his hand while shoveling coal. a part Of his regular duties at the fire station, made a request for aid to the Con- necticut State Firemen's association in annual convention yesterday, and his request was denied.
 Friends of Bremen Fipneran sprang to his defense, and for a time the convention got beyond the con- trol Of President w J. Corbett of South Manchester. Treasurer Mi chael J. Souney, of this city. read parts of the bylaws and showed that they were indefinite as regards financial assistance from the asso- clation when an injury similar to that suffered by Finneran occurs.
 The request of Fireman John J. Cororan of Waterbury for compen- sation from the association for in Juries received while on duty was also turned down because it had not
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
OFFICIALS LINKED
 WITH GANG CRIMES
Records Of Supposed Lingle Slayer Yields Valuable Facts
FINDINGS ARE SENSATIONAL
Chicago Prosecutors Withhold Many Secrets Discovered In Papers of Alleged Lingle layer-Statement Shows Big Racket Profits.

Chicago, Aug. o6 (E) - Carefully preserved records Of q slain gark leader were made public by the states attorneys office last night They showed enormous receipts from liquor, gambling and vice in terests on one side of the ledger and substantial disbursements 10 judges, politicians and police on the other.
 The cancelled checks, notes and ledger sheets of Jack Zuta, vice overlord who was shot down in a Wisconsin dance hall recently. were found in a secret safe deposit box yesterday by investigators for the states attorneys office assigned to solve the staying of Jake Lingle Tribune reporter.
 During the day, prosecutors re- fused to divulge the secrets they had round, saying only that they were of 4 sensat tional nature. Late last night they relcnted and handed newspaper men photostatic copies of what they aid were only a small part Of the Zuta records
 The published records included the following items:
 Cancelled checks and notes az eregating $500 on which appear the name of a municipal court judga who has been on the bench for
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
Plans to Wait Until State Con- mitteeS Are Formed, Then
 Discuss Finances
RAINS AND COOL SPELL
 AFFORD SLIGHT RELIEF
Forecasts for Showers in Many sec- tons of Country - Storms Hit Northwest and Do Heavy Damage Cooler Weather, Even Without |. Rain, Expected to Stop Further Crop Deterioration.

Washington, Aug. 16 (P)-A con- ference between President Hoover and bankers from the drought rid den states stood out today as the next national move in the drought relief campaign. Beneficial rains meanwhile alleviated conditions in several of the sun-parched areas.
 As soon as state relief commit tees-agreed on at the White House conference of governors-have bTen set up, President Hoover expects to call in their banking members for discussion of the financial means to be employed in the campaign 10 prevent human suffering and disease and to tide over the winter farm CTS and their livestock.
 Meanwhile, federal agencies vir tually are marking time. Exec pt for minor measures and a. polisn- ing up Of the government organiza- ton to be employed in the 1elisf campaign, officials feel little can be accomplished until tHe state. coun- ty and local committees are func tioning, 10 apply directly the local relief available.
 The program adopted receive l the unqualified approval yesterday Of the heads Of three important farm organizations. the National Grange, Farmers Union and Amer ican Farm Bureau Federation. The heads of the three groups. told the president they considered the plan the best available and pledged their wholehearted cooperation.
 Weather Outlook Hopeful X Rains were looked to meanwhile. to reJuvenate pasture land and to aid in raising the morale of farm CTS who have been driven near to destitution by the dry Weather and | parching sun. Prevalence of cooler ! weather, even without rain, was seen fCOntinueH m
New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
JUDD FINDS FLAW IN
 RELIEF FUND SWITCH
Finance Board Chairman Says Transfer Cannot
 Be Made Legally

In the opinion of Chairman Will liam H. Judd of the board of finance and taxation. expressed today. the transfer of s10,000 from the street improvement fund to the street fund. voted at the last meeting of the common council cannot legally be made.
 The council voted unanimously to make the transfer as means of aiding the unemployed and no con- sderation was given the legal phase of the question, nor was Chairman Judd. who attended the meeting, asked for his viewpoint.
 Under the charter, transfer can be made only within two months of the end of the fiscal year. An addl- tional objection mentioned by Chair man Judd today was the fact that this fund is established for a spe- cifc purpose and payments are made into it for definite projects, therefore it cannot be used for gen. eral highway work.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
BLACK ROCK BRIDGE
 OPENED TO TRAFFIC
Water Will Not Drain Off Surface, Which Will
 Be Changed

The new Black Rock bridge, with 6 complete approach or the east end and a temporary dirt approach on the west end will be open for travel today. City Engineer P. A. Merriam announced. But that does not mean motorists are saved incidental incon- veniences in travelling out West Main street, as the street work from South Burritt to Liberty streets is still under way and a detour around 1t remains necessary.
 Motorists, however. can travel over the bridge from South BurTitt street or from Black Rock avenue Within short time City Engineer Merriam will provide one-way traffic on the south side of West Main street alongside the street paving then at least half the machines which use West Main street can avoid the detohr. The one-way traf- fc will be going west,
 The recent rain has brought out a fault upon the surface of the new bridge. A pool of water has formed and was still there to the depth of approximately half an inch this morning.
 City Engineer Merriam has in formed the railroad company of the fact and it is expected that the con- tractor who built the span for the company will be required to change the concrete surface so as to ln- sure the drainage of water.
 The approach to the new bridge from South Burritt street has elicited much praise from observers It was constructed under the city engineers direction and provides a wide and easy approach to the bridge. The southeast corner al Black Rock avenue and West Main street has been set back. This is also being done at Burritt and West Main on the west side of the bridge. A similar corner widening will take place at Lincoln street "The bridge, street approaches and incidental paving constitute one of the two outstanding accomplish ments of the city this year" de- clared MT. Merriam.
 'The bridge itself entailed work 
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-16
MISS SC0PETSKI TAKES
 RELIGIOUS ORDER HABIT
Former New Britain Girl Enters Or der of Nuns at Pennsylvania
 Mother House.

Miss Margaret Scopetski a former will take the habit in the religious order Of the Ssterhood Of Jesus Crucified at the Mother house at St. Mary's Villa in Elmhurst, Pa, today.
 Miss Scopetski, who was very well known here where she attended Moody's secretarial school for two years, and later entered the employ of the Parker Shirt Co, left this city last December I and today's cere- mony marks the first step towards the assumption of the perpetual VOWS of the order.