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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-06

captured by Union troops. and sent
to New Orleans.
They were captured by Major
Thompson's Twentieth Iowa Regi-
ment, Alexander Singer said. but
were later released by the United
States government.
Back to Island
I'VE returned to BraZoS San
tiago the latter part OF 1865, and
lived there a short time. then NOV
ed back TO Padre Island for a
time. and then back TO Brazos
Santiago again, and built a house
there, where we lived until 1866,
when my mother died. She was
buried at Point Isabel"
The Singer family began 10 split
I'D after the death OF Mrs. Singer,
John Singer going to South Amer
lea alone, and later returning 70
New Orleans. and Liter to Ocean
Springs. Mississippi, where he
spent the remainder Of his days.
There were fifteen or more
buildings on the Santa Cruz ranch
where we lived" Alexander Singer
said. mo one lived there but Jul
immediate family and servants.
The money my mother and
father buried on the island be-
longed 10 my mother. as she was
wealthy in her own right After
the war we returned TO the ranch.
and hunted for the money, but the
wind and tide had changed the
place so that we could nev find
ID. The money was buried in a
stone jar. tightly sealed. and must
be in good shape even now, as 1t
is still there"
The Singers carried on extensive
ranch operations. Alexander stat
ing that they branded 1900 calves
at one time.
I'm 1854 there was a big tropical
storm. and after the storm was
over. they picked up quite a lot Of
jewelry and other articles from
s~hipwrecks.
Crossed on Skiff
Alexander Singer said his mother
made butter on the island, and
took 1t all the way TO Brownsville.
crossing the Laguna Madre on a
skiff TO Point Isabel, and taking the
stage TO Brownsville.
The Civil War caused bitter feel
ing in this family like 1t did in so
many others. as Alexander enlist
ed in the Confederate Army in
1862 in spite Of the Union SYM
pathies of his father and mother.
and fought in Magruda's Division.
Alexander Singer in discussing
the mysterious, long vanished Car
ancahua Indians-which according
to many authorities were cannibal
Indians. the only such on the
North American continent. differs
from most other accounts OF them.
The Carancahua Indians lived
on the island before We moved
there. They had been forced onto
the island after battles with the
Comanches and other Indian
tribes.
"A great battle between the
CarancanuaS and tile COmancheS
took place on Padre Island. and
the Carancahuas were victorious.
Il have been to the spot and
have seer the arrow heads. and
tomahaWks. some of which we
picked up. If ! had my eyes I
could take you TO it today.
In spite Of their victory the
Carancahua Indians had many
troubles on the island. They had
no money and no provisions, and
their cattle all got sick and died
from some disease. The Indians ate
the flesh OF the diseased cattle. and
they all died except Indian Tom
who told our family about the van
ishing of his race.
The Carancahua Indians were a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-06

mixture OF legend and fact. which
probably adds TO the interest of this
120-mile stretch Of beach and sand
hills.
Legend has ii that a great fleet
of Spanish gold ships were sunk
just off the island back near the
end Of the Eighteenth century. AT
least t.lree expeditions hunting
thee ships with their fabulous
wealth have been organized.
"A box Of money was found sew
eral years ago III a big hill near
the site OF the Lost City. and this
hill has been known since that
time as Money Hill. Coins of all
dates and all nations have been
found all over the island. from
Corpus Christi to Port ISABEL.
Interest in the entire section was
revived a short time ago when
Hardin made his discovery.
While fishing on the island he
ran into the remains OF the old
city. Digging around in the sand
he found the well-preserved brass
handles to several United States
army swords, some Belgian coins.
bullets from old muzzle leaders,
spurs, and other objects.
He brought them into the
Brownsville Chamber OF Commerce,
and soon an expedition headed by
General Samuel S. Rockenback of
Fort Sam Houston. Col. Francis w.
Glover OF Fort Brown, and @. G.
Richardson of the Brownsville
Chamber OF Commerce conducted
further exploration at the site, and
found q relics OF the past city.
Immediately a flood OF theories
as to the identity Of the lost
city" of Padre Islard was forth
coming.
Theories Advanced
Exponents Of one theory denied
others. until a veritable war de-
veloped between the various theor-
izerS.
Now comes Mr.. Davenport and
says that none of the various
theories is inconsistent, and that
this settlement during its history
was probably all the different
cities that 1t Is said to have been.
The first and most persistent was
hat II was the Singer Estate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05

called for by Q member Of the gang
the case was regarded as virtually
closed. The arrests followed.
Now will come the test of the law.
Heretofore these gsngsters have been
able to stall of trial and to delay
punishment. sometimes entirely to evade
1t, by the use of all sorts of devices,
permitted under the practices Of the
courts. They always have abundant
funds for the employment Of capable
"mouthpieces," as they call their lawyers,
who 60 to extremes In procrastination
and who invoke political influences in
behalf of their criminal clients. Little
faith is felt by the public in consequence
in the efficacy Of the courts to punish
these slayers. In cases where convic-
tons are had several years elapse be-
tween arrest and penalty. If conviction
is eventually obtained. What is needed
most particularly in this conflict between
i~<' and crime is speed, with the certain
result Of conviction and execution where
the right men are caught Swifter
justice with less Qualification Of the
criminal as a romantic figure is neces-
sary to stamp out organized banditry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
A False Alarm,

One of the chief expressions used by
opponents Of the Hoover left-hand turn
now In effect in Washington when the
question of changing from the rotary
turn to that uniformly used throughout
the Nation was preached was that at
will sound the death knell of thou
sands Of persons" Just why 1t was
likely to sound the death knelI' to
Washingtonians any more than New
Workers or San Franciscans was never
made quite clear, although surmise
might be that residents of this city
having been forced to learn the bad
driving habits necessary to the rotary
turn, would not be able to SNAP out
of it" and get back to normally with
the Hoover turn.
In any event, 1t looks very much as
II the alarmists were quite wrong In
their forecast. On the fifteenth Of Sep
TENDER the Hoover turn was officially
installed. On the first Of October II
had been in effect for two weeks and
strange as it may seem to those who
prophesied chaotic conditions and a
huge accident toll, there has been no
increase in the rate over the first two
weeks in September when the rotary
turn was in effect and in fact one less
turning accident had been recorded.
All Of which speaks very well not
only for the inside turn but for the in
telligence Of Washington motor car
operators. If the accident rate did not
mount in the nrst two weeks with tbs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

In this connection the name Of Brig
Gen. John T. Myers, now assistant
comm andant of the corps, Is conspic-
uously mentioned Another able Ma
rine, Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, now
commanding at San Diego, and who
made big reputation as American high
commissioner in Haiti, is said to be in
the running, too. Col. Russell was
strongly supported for the vacancy in
the commandancy of the corps a year
or two ago, when the assignment went
to the incumbent, Maj. Gen. Ben H.
Fuller.
Well, we know now where some of
Col. Woodcock's booze and booze making
loot, seized from liquor malefactors
goes to, anyhow. Mrs. Harvey W.
Wiley. chairman of the Surplus Food
Conservation Committee, was recently
the grateful recipient of IA dozen two
quart jars formerly used by the bootleg
fraternity. The jars have now altered
their former nefarious status to one of
respectable philanthropy. Mrs. Wiley
calls 1t beating spears into pruning
hooks"
Once upon time when this observer
called on Sir Thomas Upton at his
London suburban home, Southgate-it
was in war time, when meat, sugar,
fats and other foodstuffs were being
rigidly rationed-the Irish baronet
handed him a package. Don't open
this till you get home-just a wee SOU
venir of your visit" said Upton in his
rich brogue. The parcel contained 2
pounds of granulated sugar-worth al
most its weight in gold under prevail
ing conditions. Whenever Sir Thomas
was entertaining American guests,
which was nearly all the time, he was
fond of donning solid gold star. about
inches across, reading: Honorary
Chief Of Police, Chicago, Ill" It was
the token bestowed upon him many
years ago during visit to the Windy
City.
Baker and Byrd" is the Democratic
presidential combination now being
boosted throughout the Old Dominion.
The Virginia delegation Is going to the
national convention hell-bent-for-
leather for its former Governors nomi-
nations as head of the 1892 ticket. But
II Harry can't make the grade, therell
De drive to land him in second place,
preferably as Bakers running mate.
The Ohian is accounted Virginia
democrats favorite, next to Byrd.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
Wage Cuts Viewed Largely
AS Factor in Buying Power

during the depression than in any other
circumstances of the kind of which we
have recollection, and that employers
have maintained their wage scales for
a much longer period than formerly"
!;
Taking hopeful view. the Youngs-
town VinGicator states: II lower
wages mean more work all around they
will benefit everybody, including the
wage earners themselves, who must buy
the products of others labor" The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette similarly de-
clares: 1.-THE rate of wages paid Is
much less important than the total
amount of wages received per week" as
it notes the thousands who have been
on part time or not working at all. The
Columbus Ohio State Journal finds as
the only bright spot" that wage cuts
mean that commodities, too, must have
already hit bottom or will soon, and
once commodity prices have been stabll-
lied, the business of buying supplies
only from day to day will give way 10
purchasing in large quantities. When
that begins business will be cllmomg
the hill" predicts this paper.
The New York Sun believes that the
workman whose wages have been re-
duced will be able to buy as much with
the new wage as the old one would buy
two years ago; in many cases 1t Will
buy considerably more"
MANY lessons are being learned from
this depression according to the
Madison Wisconsin State Journal,
which cites that perhaps the one that
is taking deepest root is that stock
holders and officials have not an eX-
elusive right to the benefit Of years OF
large returns to corporations" since
"the idea is becoming implanted that
the days of profit must also see the
LAYING aside of a portion OF the earn
inos for a protection of labor in times
when the receipts are not so plethorlc.
Along the same line is the statement OF
the Toledo Blade, which is to the effect
that when recovery is complete, not
only must wages be restored but way
must be found to take care OF future
unemployed as well as to provide for
pensions for those who are forced by
old age or illness to retire from work"
The Portland oregon Daily journal
asks some questions of economic por-
tent. do wage cuts increase the pur-
chasing power of individuals? Does
less wage money in the hands OF buyers
help business? Can cutting wages pos
sibiy do anything toward relieving the
depression? What does Mr.. Hoover
really think about it?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05

confusion incidental to vital trafiic
change, there certainly is no reason to
suppose that 1t viii mount in the future.
when motorists become thoroughly &C.
customed to It.
The new method Of turning naturally
does not please every one. Nothing yet
has been discovered In traf1ic or any
thing else that does. The DIRECTORS,
however. should realize that uniformity
throughout the country in traffic regu-
lation is much desired because uni
formity makes for q higher degree Of
safety than can otherwise be obtained.
Washington, therefore. in going back to
the inside turn. Is doing its bit in the
national plan for the regulation of the
rapidly increasing volume of motor car
travel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
Why the Hurry?

Controller General McCarl, perhaps
with an idea Of locking the stable be-
fore the horse is gone, intervenes in
the Southwest Farmers Market deal
with a request for all the facts. The
Commissioners are going to furnish
them. One notes from their comments
that they are not at all certain in their
minds that the transactions thus far
have been strictly according to Hoyle,
but justify their course on the mandate
from Congress to buy the land and
erect the market sheds
But does the mandate hold II the
pure, Sc of the land and the erection
OF the sheds cannot be kept within the
100000 appropriated for such pur-
poses? Why all the haste to get the
project under way at this late date by
the adoption of admittedly questionable
expedients, when Congress will be back
within two months to decide for itself
whether 1t wants to carry the thing
through?
There has been enough delay In this
matter without rushing now into last
minute arrangement that is irregular
If not illegal. Since Congress, against
the expressed wishes of taxpayers and
many of its own members, appropriated
for this market a two-million dollar
commercial project has been completed
that gives the farmers space for their
wares without charging it to the tax
payers. Is it not enough that the tax
payers have already been committed to
spending some 100000 on a farmers
market they never asked for without
entering into deals that, in effect, an
ticipate the useless spending of even
more tax money?
The Commissioners themselves should
have stopped this deal and put respon-
sibility for the whole business squarely
where it belongs-on the Congress
that appropriated the money. 1t should
never have been necessary for Mr.
McCarl to interpose. But 1t Is well that
he has.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05

| from the U. : S. Tuscarora, vessel
under the command of Capt. Belknap,
which made an expedition to the Pa
cif1c for the purpose of studying the
ocean bed. The maximum depth was
recorded by the Tuscarora In 1874.
| The name itself is of Indian deriva-
| ton and literally means hemp gath
ererS.
@. How many books on magic did
Houdini bequeath to the Library of
CongreSS?-D. A.
priSes 1920 volumes and pamphlets
and lot volumes of periodicals on
magic and 1926 books and pamphlets
and 134 volumes of periodicals on the
psychic.
Q. What was griffin supposed TO
be?-C. I. F..
A. 1t was mysterious monster. half
lion and half eagle, believed by the
Scythia.
@. What is the predominating Ian
guage in Mexico?-M. E.
A. The Spanish language is the pre-
dominant one in Mexico. However.
American business houses there handle
much correspondence in English.
@. Is Japan lovely in the Autumn?
A. G. B.
A. The dying maple leaves are
thought by many TO be the most beau
tiful sight that Japan has to show.
Pointing in his book on Dali Nippon
says: They certainly share the honors
of Autumn with the imperial flower,
and are SO beloved as to hold full floral
rank"
@. Is there any method Of destroying
cockroacheS without the use of poisons
and repellents and fumigants?-W. A. J.
A. Various forms Of traps have been
employed very successfully. These de-
vices are all so constructed that the
reaches may easily get into them and
cannot afterward escape. The destruc-
ton of the reaches is effected either BY
the liquid into which they fall or by
being doused with hot water.
@. When did the percussion cap come
into use?-E. P.
A. 1t came into use about 1920 1t
was a natural development from the
percussion system of ignition, invented
by Alexander Forsyth. In 1886 second
battalion of the Rife Brigade was
armed with an improved weapon, the
704 Brunswick, in which the percus-
sion system was embodied.
@. What class of people comes under
the head Of the White Russians?-F.
w. s.
A. They are considered by Beaulieu
to be the purest of the three great
Slav divisions, the Great Russians, the
Little Russians and the White Rus
SLAMS. Their dialect is akin to Great
Russian They have light-brown or
brown hair with reddish tinge, and
light-brown eyes. Apparently they
were so named because of their costume,
which consists of white smock, bast
shoes with white leggings and white
homespun coat.
@. When will the George Washing
ton Bridge over the Hudson be open to
trafic?-W. D. c.
A. The dedication of the new bridge
will take place Saturday afternoon.
October "a. The structure may be open
to traffic in the first week in November.
Passenger automobiles will be charged
so cents. which is the same amount as
the Holland Tunnel toll.
@. Is the October moon called the
harvest moon?-T. T.
A. The September full moon Is
called the harvest moon and the Octo-
Der is known as the hunters moon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
Gangster Murderers Caught.

Arrests were made in New York yes
terday that it is believed will bring
to justice members of the gang that
late in July fired a fusillade into a
group of children playing in the street
in Harlem and killed a baby. These
men ;SNe aiming at a fellow gangster
who rssd been put on the spot" or,
in palmer language, condemned to
death by them for some infraction of
"a Nketeering law. Included in the
gr, up of captives was a man who is
said to have been identified as one of
the slayers, on Friday last, of another
victim Of gang reprisal. The leader of
the group wanted for the slaughter of
the child in July, himself only twenty
three years of age and of an exception
ally mild appearance, has police record
dating back to 1921. when he was thir-
teen years old. He wac then arrested for
unlawful entry and was sent for train
ing to protectory from which he escaped
three years later At sixteen he was
placed on probation after stealing an
automobile. Within six months he was
arrested for carrying a pistol and was
committed to house of refuge, from
which he was released in 1928. For
some time ne has been at the head of
garg aspiring to the domination Of
the beer business in Harlem and the
Bronx. He took his arrest yesterday
in a philosophical, almost a jovial,
spirit, complimented the police on their
energy and cunning aBd claimed an
alibi Yet the fact that he had dyed
his hair, grown ,moustache and was
wearing dark glasses strengthened the
suspicion that he has been in and
around New York ever since the July
tragedy.
After every one of these gang murders,
of which New York has been the scene
repeatedly for months past, the par
Elephants have been sought with an
assurance of Identification. But the
actual proof of guilt has been difficult
to secure and capture has not been
easy. Witnesses have been loath to
testify because of fear of reprisal. In
this case, however, direct clue was
obtained on Friday last in the noting
of the number of the car in which the
slayerak of the latest gang victim were
ridingk Later this machine was found
q . garage and watched and when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Many readers send in questions signed
| only with initials asking that the an.
swers appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited and would not accom-
modate a fraction Of such requests
The answers published are ones thai
may interest many readers, rather thar
the one who asks the question only
All questions should be accompanied by
the writer's name and address and 2
| cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send
your questions to The Evening Star In
formation Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin
, Director, Washington, D. c.
@. Is the Vanderbilt who owns the
yacht Enterprise the same one who is
, g. contract expert?-H. F. H.
A. Harold Vanderbilt owns the En-
| terprise and is ranked as one Of the
leading contract players of this coun-
try.
@. What is the term used for remov-
| ing water spots from felt haiti. H
A. The term used by professional
cleaners is bouncing hat.
Q. Why is Brazil called the Land
of the Holy Cross"?-M. G.
A. Pedro Alvarez Cabral, who is gen.
orally credited with the discovery Of the
country, named it Terra de Santa Cruz
which is translated the Land OF the
Holy Cross"
Q. When was the first Negro church
organized in this country-N. B.
| A. The first was Baptist church, or
| ganized at Silver Bluff, across the Sa-
vannah river from Augusta, Ga, in
l773.
@. How many full generals of the
United States Army are there at pres
ent?-J. B.
A. Two. They are Gen. John ]. Per-
shing who was retired with this rank,
and Gen. Douglas Macarthur, chief OF
staff.
@. Please give list of common foods
eaten in Belgium and the menu for a
Belgian preakfast.-R. L. N.
A. The Belgian Embassy says that
coffee and rolls is typical Belgian
breakfast. Potatoes, beets, corn and rice
are among the chief foods of that coun-
try. Ducks and geese are used to a
| large extent. Veal is used much more
! frequently than beef. Rice, grapes, gel
| foods used in that country. Vienna
bread is very commonly used.
@. Who composed the Jewish "Kol
! Nidre"2-J S. r
A. The composer is unknown, as it
| Is a very ancient traditional Jewish
| hymn and is sung only at the beginning
OF the service on the evening before
Yom Kippur day of Atonement).
@. Who provided the funds for the
Titanic Memorial in Washington?-T. D.
A. Twenty-Five thousand American
women furnished the funds as me
mortal to the men who gave their lives
that women and children might be
saved.
@. What causes hazel. r.
A. 1t is due to fine dust in the air,
extreme heat, smoke, or volcanic erup-
tons.
@. How long should wild ducks be
roasted?-M. o. C.
A. An ideal way to cook ducks Is to
put them in the roasting pan without
stufing. Pour a little hot water in
the pan, put a few slices of onion,
salt, and pepper in the water. Place
in hot oven. Basic the birds occas-
ionally. Cook from 20 to 25 minutes.
Wild rice is often served with wild
ducks.
@. Why is the Tuscarora Deep so
called?-S. H. F.
A. The Tuscarora Deep was so named
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-05
Lipton's Example
To World Cherished

To the Editor OF The star:
The world mourns the loss OF
lovable character, a truly great sports
man, and a gallant gentleman. To
millions of sports lovers throughout
the world the news of Sir Thomas Lip
toms death comes as great shock.
The world can i'll afford to lose such a
great man. a shining example to the
Youth of every land to play the game
fairly, and to be good loser.
Though Sir Thomas cherished above
all other trophies the winning of the
Americas Cup, symbolic of world
Yachting supremacy. success was not
to crown his efforts. But in defeat
never a word of protest did he utter.
Always first to congratulate the victor,
with the words 'the better boat won"
The world loves a winner, we are told,
but more truly should 1t be said that
the world loves sportsman and gen.
tleman. Sir Thomas, you are gone
from our midst, but you will live for
ever in our memory, for in you were
inculcated all that is fine. Gone, but
not forgotten. LELAND F. JAMES.