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Evening star., 1931-12-16
FRED STONE PLANNING
TO QUIT STAGE CAREER
Knocks and Falls Are Becoming q
Too Rough, He Says, Reveal
ing Plan to Retire.

BY the Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn, December 10
The knocks and falls of stage
comedian are getting too rough for Fred
Stone and he plans to wind up his
career with his present musical comedy.
The work is becoming too strenuous
Tor me" Stone said, and I am lust
ABOUT fed up with the business
It's a great game, but somehow I
just can't stand the shin and head
bruises which come along in the course
OF a nights entertainment"
The only possibility of his return tn
the stage, Stone said, might be when
MS third daughter is ready to take her
place behind the footlights.
Shes only Is now" the dancing
comedian said. "and maybe by the time
she Is ready to 60 on the stage III be
tripping over long beard"
Evening star., 1931-12-16
NEW YORK BANK CLOSES
Withdrawals Following Suicide of
Cashier Given as Cause.

CORINTH, N. Y, December 16 (P).-
Inc Cornth National Bank was closed
oy tne directors yesterday after the
suicide of its cashier, E. Eidred Pr7lvn
The directors said they had called upon
the controller of the currency to take
over the banks affairs.
Steady Withdrawals followed the find
ing OF the body Of Pruyn with a bullet
hole In the head. Finally, said Presi-
dent Isaac Densmore, the Withdrawals
became SO great that the bank did not
nave sufficient funds on hand to meet
them and the closing was decided upon.
Densmore said no shortage was found,
but that there had been sharp decreases
IN the market value of some of the
banks securities.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
FLYERS Rescued at Sea.

NEW YORK, December 16 R).-Paul
Zimmerman and Eddie Noodle were
on the steamship Frieda Thomaston
today recovering from exposure after
drifting II hours in their airplane
They were attempting flight to
Porto Rico when they were forced down
about II miles off Cape May, N. ].
Evening star., 1931-12-16
BREAD BOOTLEGGERS PAY

81 Violators in Russia Given Terms
as High as Ten Years.
ASTRAKHAN, U. s. S. r., December
Is R.-Eighty-one persons charged
with bootlegging at high prices bread
bought on stolen ration cards were con-
victed as bread damagers" yesterday
and sentenced to Imprisonment.
Twenty got the maximum terms Of 10
years in jail, 13 got years, got 8
years, 2 got to S years and the re-
mainder shorter sentences. Five others
we're acquitted.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
TREASURY HAS BIG DAY
Funds More Than 1880, 600, 900
Handled in Financing,

During the second quarterly fnanc-
ing Of the Government. more than
$500 100000 passed through the
Treasury yesterday.
The Government sold $1,323, ,0O0, 900
in securities, paid debts of $994, ,000, 900,
interest of $95,000,000 and collected a
little more than 5000, 900 in income
taxes
Evening star., 1931-12-16

American agricultural implements
may be introduced into South Serbia.
Evening star., 1931-12-16
"SKIPPY"
Warner Bros. TIVOLI

"skippy," according to critics, is Paramounts lv-
ing, talking, breathing, whistins boydon in its most
appealing phases Jackie Cooper, the sensational
boy actor, takes the leading part.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Christmas sale and supper, Wash.
ington Lodge, Theosophical Society
1915 H street, 5 pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Meeting, Dahlgren Terrace Citizens
Association, Crosby S. Noyes School,
Tenth and Franklin streets northeast,
8 pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Meeting, Washington Philatelic So
ciety, 1913 K street, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-16

Meeting, Potomac Bible Institute,
1916 Vermont avenue, 8 pm. Lecture
on Holy Land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31

colleges. But he could not put II
sistance OF the West. These western
states insisted on agricultural
studies being included 50 the first
land grants for agricultural
and mechanical colleges.
Since then all governmental ap-
preparations for education have
been for vocational training.
President Hoover caused the
National Advisory Council to be
appointed and since il has studies
The situation there has been a treno
away from vocational 10 general
education II Is likely that sppro-
nr~iations in the future will be on
a per CAPITA basis. the states to
dispose OF the money In any way
they see fit. Texas stands 10 get
between $1,000 600 and $4,000 600 on
the basis Of $3.50 per capita for all
versions under u years old at the
time OF the 1880 census. Some states
will use this to reduce their tax
burdens for education and others
will use the money 10 supplement
existing funds.
About 81 i-3 cents OF every dol
lar that reaches the Texas state
treasury goes for elementary and
secondary schools. II IL cents more
for higher education and 10 cents
for good roads. Thus education and
good roads take three-fcurths OF
every dollar in the treasury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
One Diploma Given
From Nurses School
IBv staff CorresnondenN

1850
NcALLEN. Nav 30-Although
only one girl will receive her dipio-
ma from the McAllen municipal
hospital nursing school this summer.
there Will be a considerable in
crease in the number Of girls In
training and a larger group will re-
Ceive diplomas in succeeding years.
Miss Catherine DOss will receive
her diploma this summer.
The rext class Is composed Of Mrs.
Edra Massey. Miss Mary Unzicker.
Miss Helen Manner. Miss Violet Len
gel. and Miss Lydia Johnson.
The succeeding class is made up
Of Misses Iva Cheever. Ruth Hatch.
Adela Saldana. Eva RodrigUey.
Thelma DORM, Marie Lilly and Re
beca Cara.
Miss Eta Hubbard Is the orlv pro-
hationer but a number of other girls
are expected 70 begin training som.
The Valley Baptist Hospital al
Harrington contemplateS abando-
ment Of its training school and III
that event nurses i'm training hore
probably would come here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
and Cold Framing
OF Tomatoes Will Increase
Yield and Bring Early Crop

lust before the freeze. stored and
reset in the fields later. They were
tine. well developed plants from an
early planting.
II have weighed and kept tab on
each Of nine rows, one OF which |
pruned. Tomatoes were picked once
a week beginning May is. From the
eight unpruned COWS I gathered Us
pounds the first week. worth SIT 80,
l6.l the second week wortS Sl2-52,
and 1857 the third week worth
$3.50 per acre.
From the pruned row 1 gather
ed so pounds the first week worth
$1,000. 20 IN esecond week worth
S2436 and IS pounds the third
week worth $4,000 per acre.
The experiment shows that ex-
aCtly four times the weight In to-
matoes vas picked from the prun-
ed row during the first week when
tomatoes were worth five cents a
many tomatoes picked the next
two weeks when they were worth
three and two cents.
The rows were 255 feet in
length Figuring rows Sin feet apart
there would be about g rows u
the acre. on this basis the value Of
the first picking per acre OF I'M
pruned tomatoes would be SlT50.
Of pruned tomatoes $1,000 and 50
on.
Tomatoes when properly pruned
take up little space. Six foot rows
are not necessary. / believe that
four-foot rows would do. Stop and
think what that meansl When
properly pruned only three or four
clusters Of fruit are left on each
each plant. the top being
punched out and all except suckers
being pinched out once a week.
Picture in your mind what a small
surface such a plant would covert
And that first picking Of toma-
toesl Half OF them packed SIS, and
they were beauties.
Here are a few conclusions l
have reached concerning the prun-
ing Of tomatoes: First the cost Of
pruning four or five times. start
hik WIFI the lAaAAto dAt oAlAoAA nAie
going over the entire field each
week. would be less than $40 an
acre for the season. This rs a nom
inal expense when you gain $3.50
on the first picking alone Second,
tomatoes when pruned should be
pushed from the time the plants
are set IN the field 70 the first
picking and then left alone. This
includes plenty Of fertilizer. extern
sive cultivation and sufficient irri-
cation and spraying.
The results are Astonishing
Anyone wishing 10 verify this eX-
pertinent may see the growing
plants in the orchard at the side Of
my home north Of here"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
tBy staff Correspondent

Wy ClGtA
SAN BENITO. May 50.-NoS only
Will the use Of cold frames ana
transplanting Of tomatoes en-
able Valley growers to produce
earlier tomatoes. but pruning IS a
most important factor. said S. Paul
Cowgirl in a letter TO the chamber
Of Commerce.
j. K. Bell. the secretary. had
pointed out the necessity. in a re-
cent statement. for earlier produc-
ton OF tomatoes IN this section.
Mr.. Cowgirl described his expert
mentation in a letter to Mr.. Bell.
You are right about cold frames
being necessary 10 make early to-
matces," he wrote. but there IS
one other very important practice
which should be carried out in this
connection before complete sue
ceSs may be achieved. This is prun-
ing.
Il have proved this fact very
strikingly in an experiment car
red out in growing tomatoes this
spring. II Is evident TO most Of you
who are interested in tomato grow
ing that the early growth of the
tomato plant is mostly in the vine,
especially in our richer soils. After
the vine has developed, the fruit
starts developing in quantity. In
variablv this produces late toma-
toes. perhaps a few early ones. but
the big picking will be late even If
the plants are set out early from
a cold frame.
The plants used In the expert
ment were pulled from the field
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
Fag Tax Is Defended
By Mars; Says Jelly
Beans Should Pay off

proper exemptions and the luxury
taxes.
The cigarette tax comes under
the heading OF luxury taxes. IL was
at first thought 10 impose the tax
on all tobaccos but then ID was
argued that there we're a lot Of
jelly beans who were contributing
nothing "a the government"
Mr.. Mars went on to express
the thought that TO tax individ-
uals and industries which are max
ing money Is better than to tax
property which may or may not
be producing revenue for its own
ers.
The savage pays no tax: Ne
should all be cheerful tax payers,
he said IN conclusion.
Mr.. Mars had opened his. "a b
with a history Of education in thu
United States. He explained how
the national government left edu-
cation up 10 each state. Then dur
ing the Civil War II was found that
there we're many unframed men
In the country. A Vermont senator
introduced a bill providing for land
grants for mechanical engineering
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
New Beauty Shoppe
Is Opened In City

ID. A. Carter OF Dallas has an
nounced the opening OF a new beauty
parlor 10 be styled the State Bank
Beauty 6hoppe. The new solon Is
located in the State Bank building.
Mr.. Carter stated Saturday. The
Valley is a beautiful place and I
think this city Is a wonderful little
city with a bright future"
New and modern equipment will
b. used in the shoppe and his opera
tors will be trained artists, accord
ing TO MFR. Carte-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
(By Staff correspondent


HARLINGEN, May 30.-S. M. N.
Mars, state superintendent OF
public instruction, -old Harrington
Rotarians Friday that he believed
the time had come for tightening
local taxes and defended the tax
which recently was placed on
cigarettes by the legislature.
II is a general fact that the most
progressive communities have the
highest taxes, he declared. These
are taxes which they have volun-
teered TO take upon themselves.
Il believe we are coming "a
something other than direct tax
alton" he asserted. Il am a con-
vsrt 10 the idea that taxes should
be based on the ability 70 pay. I
am inclined 70 believe that where
the government has protected in
dustries until they are worth mil
lions Of dollars that they llculd
contribute more taxes
There are three types Of indirect
taxes. One of them IS the grad
uated income tax. another the in
heritance tax which should have
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
State Nurses Assn
To Meet On Tuesday

McALLEN. May 30-Next meet
ing of the Fourteenth District. state
Nurses Assn. will be held ~ The
Cascade Pool here Tuesday night
June is. according 10 Miss Linda
%Schoening. secretary.
This will be a social meeting or
the association.
At the last meeting held ~ Mer-
codes May 10, a business session was
had.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
Fish and Fowl
Collection Made
CBy staff Correspondent

PORT ISABEL, May 80. The
Port Isabel Chamber Of Commerce.
according ~ ~ ight DOUGLAS. scr
rotary. is starting a collection Of
wild fowl and fish that exist in the
locality.
Already a large collection OF
duck. geese and hawks has been
made. as well as electric rays,
giant spiders. crabs. etc.
Mr.. Douglas explained that Port
Isabel and adjacent land was the
only place m the United States
where am sixteen known species Of
hawks were found
When We complete our colleC-
ton. b vii be unique N this sec
ton. the secretary said.
II Is on display i'm the chamber
of commerce building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
HARLINGEN
BRIEFS
CBv staff Corresnondentl

NbN 2AdAA uAANNH0AAAtAAA
HARLINGEN. May 30-A girl
weighing Z Ia pounds was born "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rodgers al the
Valley Baptist Hospital.
G. NJ. Wunderman. local attorney
las returned from San Antonia
where he visited DR.. A. D.. Shapere
HarlinRen and San Benito surgeon
who was taken 10 the base hospital
~ TT. Sam Houston recently. He
reported DR.. Shapere as encourag-
inglv improved but likely % be in a
convalescent stage for many weeks.
Harlingen's three service clubs
ioin Friday night IN a charity ball
al the Cascino dance pavilion for
benefit Of local charity work.
A lock police telephone system
viii soon be installed here. says
r. r. Hamilton. police commissioner
There will be three boxes. one o.
which will be In MeXiuuito.
Six new businesses opened in Har-
lingen recently are. Valley Travel
Club. Herriot Radio Sales Corpora
tiCn. South Texas TerminiX Com
pany. General Tire and Rubber
Company. Weber Rect Beer Stand
and Aikman. Griffin a. Mothcrshead
certified public accountants.
Dr. N A. Davidson has registered
the namt Rio Grande Courts for
hie tourist apartments on The high
way opposite the municipal golf
course. A filling station, grocery and
lunch stand Is being added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
1T NICELY

i've got a pretty distasteful job
before me- remarked the geneologisJ
Mrs. Newrich employed me 70
look IN her family tree. and I've Eot
t. inform her that one Of her rela-
tives was electrocuted"
Why worry about that7 Just
write that the man i'm question oc-
cupied the chair Of applied eleCtri-
city az one of our public institu-
tons. "-Humorist
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
School Savings Are
Big At Mercedes
tSpecial I'd ma Herald.

Especial 10 Inc
MERCEDES. May 30-Two thou
sand five hundred and five dollars
and eightv-one cents were deposit
ed by Mercedes school children
this year under the Star Thrift
Savings System, according 20 a
years report OF the banking. Sew
enty-two per cent Of the children
have an account. making a total
of 1.166 accounts. The deposits
have earned $1,000 interest. the
average saving or a student is
soma
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
a LUCKY r

You said you were going to get
married last year. but YOU didn't
NO. I was forced into the ranks
OF the unemployed and couldn't
make IT,"
Well. you can't expect % get
all the breakS"-Hummel. Ham
burg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
WEATHER

For East Texas Cloudy tonight
and Sunday. probably showers IN
south portion. warmer in north
portion Sunday.
Moderate easterly TO northerly
winds or the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
. PFPPY DANCE RFVIEw

~ |NN~FNL NNLFIIN > ;
That's the FROLICS or 1891. Given
by Elstner School Of Dance pupils
or Friday evening. June 5th at The
Brownsville Junior College Audi
forum. Remember the datel Time
Is Sis p. m, Admission Csc and Csc.
adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
d Mss the hest erer

FROLIC of 1881 given BY Browns
vile. Harlingen and San Benito pu-
pills of the Elstner School Of Dance.
This zeal Poppy Dance Review will
he staged Friday Night. June 5th
al Brownsville Junior College Audi
fortuna. 3.l5 p. m. Admission Csc and
35c. adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
N0 IT'S NFVFR

Doesn't 1t ever rain IN this
country"
Rain. Why. there's frogs I'm
this town over five wears old that
haint learned 20 swim yet"-Tit
Fits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
TIDE TARTE

High and low tide AZ Point lisa
bel tomorrow. under normal MeteO-
rolCEical conditions.
High SIT A m.
Low a.l9 .. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
RIIIIETIN

CFirst figures. Lowest tempera-
ture last night; second, highest
yesterday. third. wind velocity al
8 q. m; fourth. precipitation in
last - hrs
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
j. 8. BANK PAIR
GET 8 YEARS

NEW YORK, June % GN.S)
Bernard K. Marcus, president of
the defunct Bank of United
States, today was sentenced to
from three to six years in prison,
following his conviction with Saul
Singer and his son Herbert Singer,
on the charge of feloniously mis-
applying funds of a bank Subsidi-
ary.
Saul Singer was sentenced to an
equal penalty.
Herbert Singer received an in
definite sentence, which will mean
from six months to three years in
jail.
The consignment of the bankers
to the penitentiary was pro-
nounced by Judge Donnellen in
general sessions court.
Counsel for the defendants
made motion for new trial, but
it was denied by the court.
Saul Singer was executive vice
president of the bank. Herbert
Singer, his 24-year-old son, was
president of subsidiary COM
pany.
The three defendants were con-
victed Saturday after a trial which
lasted IL weeks,
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
. LIQUOR CASES
ARE DROPPED

Five liquor cases, involving
seven persons, today were brought
into the office of Assistant United
States Attorney David A. Hart,
in charge of liquor prosecutions
at Police Court, but papers were
issued in only one case.
Thomas Tolson, colored, was
charged with possession, follow
ing a raid on his home at 2018
Green's Ct. N. W., last night in
which police claim to have seized
four pints of liquor.
The other cases were dropped
by the prosecutor for various
reasons. In one the raiders
entered before a police infOrmer
had paid for the drink he claims
to have bought. In another a
car containing two men was
stopped and searched. A guam
tity of liquor was found, but the
police failed to show probable
cause for SuSpecting that the car
contained liquor.
Another case was dropped when
it was found the seizure con-
sisted only of a half pint of
liquor found in an ice box. The
remaining case failed when it
was shown the police arrested
a man, alleged to have been max
ing a delivery in response to a
telephone call from a policeman,
before he had made the delivery.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
ANGLERS FLOCK
To BAY CITY

OCEAN CITY, Md. June %.
Almost everybody in this city, in
Guiding Mayor William McCabe.
the chief of police and members
of the town council, are fishing
today.
And predictions are that If
today's catch is as large as those
of the past 10 days all inhabt-
tants and visitors will be out
with the hook and line tomorrow.
Old Records Topped
The reason for the great fish
ing excursion is simple: Channel
bass are biting better here than
ever before in history, while blue
fish, king fish and trout fairly
fight each other to get on the
hook.
Mayor McCabe basked today un-
der his laurels as the city's cham
pion fisherman. During the past
10 days he has hooked 18 channel
bass, all whoppers, and is far
ahead of the rank and file of
Mr.. Walton's disciples who have
succeeded in landing only 10 or
IL of the finny tribe.
The bass weigh between Is and
so pounds and give the fishermen
a lot of exercise and sport when
hooked.
Jean Monk, of Washington. D.
c., enjoys the distinction of hav.
ing hooked four monsters, weigh
ing between 35 and 46 pounds,
within three-hour period.
No Class Distinction
Due to the willingness of the
fish to be caught democracy and
good fellowship prevail. Egg auto
mobiles and little automobiles,
handsome machines and piles of
junk are parked side by side
along the beach while bankers,
laborers, men, women and chill
dren rub elbows as each tries to
hook large bass.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
Smart Thump Teaches
Frog Not to Dine
on Duckling

VALDOSTA, Ga, June %.
Jesse Ulmer, who raises chick
ems and ducks and turkeys,
steps into line with one Of the
best of the seasons nature
stories.
Mr.. Ulmer has a flock Of
small ducklings, and as duck
lings will, these insisted on
going into the water. Occa-
Sionally one disappeared quite
mysteriouSly. The other day
the mother duck gave such a
pronounced demonstration OF
alarm that Mr.. Ulmer made a
more extended investigation.
He found that a very large bull
frog had captured one of the
little ducks. Only the feet and
tail feather were visible. Mr..
Ulmer hit the frog on the head
with a stick, the blow caused
it to open its mouth and the
little duckling came back kick
ing. but surprised. It is now as
lively as ever.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
SCHOOL LGIRL,17
HELD ON BOND

Seventeen-year-old Lola Giles,
Brentwood MD school girl,
was placed on $3.50 bond by
Judge r. E. Altemus at the re-
quest of her father, Cornelius
Giles, last night on a charge of
being incorrigible, after her ap-
prehenSion by Prince Georges
county conStableS.
The girl. according to Con-
stable C. M. Blanchard, was
found in the company of Walter
Pattern. of Ducketsville, Md, at
the home of the latter's father.
Patten is being held at the
Bladensburg Jail on an assault
charge sworn out by the girls
father anG on a charge of as.
sault and battery upon William
Fletcher, of Bowie, Md, last
August.
Pattern is alleged to have
struck Fletcher, an elderly Bowie
farmer, with a blackjack, and
fractured his skull.
The Washington times., 1931-06-23
VICTIM
MOBBED

Jerry Wolf, 20, of BIO Wiscon-
sin Ave. N. W., was beaten last
night by a group of colored men
and women. after he had been
robbed of $1O3 by three persons
who forced their way into his
automobile.
Mr.. Wolf, assistant manager of
the local office of a life insurance
company, was returning to his
home when he stopped for a red
traffic light at Fifteenth Street
and Rhode Island Avenue North
west.
MObbed and Beaten
Two cOlOred men and cOlOred
woman leaped upon his car, one
of the men pressing a gun against
his back. The other man and
the woman entered the car and
took the money, the days col
lectiOns for one of the cOmpany's
districts.
When the automobile reached
the 1900 block of o Street North
west, Mr.. Wolf jammed the brakes
and battled with the trio. He
forced his way from the machine.
Shouts Of the men and screams
of the woman attracted residents.
The hold-up men fled with Mr..
Wolf in pursuit.
Robbers Escape
Mr.. Wolf chased them to Fif.
teenth and Church Streets North.
west, where he caught the woman.
A band of cOlOred men, miStaking
his motive, set upon, him and
severely beat him. At Emergency
Hospital he was treated for severe
cuts and bruises. The trio es-
caned.