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even the bank-on Gay street, like the exchange
and the church and the court house-screens
itself behind sheltering trees and seemingly asks
forgiveness for being so strictly unitarian.
MOT all OF the houses in Washington are OF
the dormer- Widowed type. There are
others Of mellow old brick which are as stately
as any found in Virginia, and the country
around Is dotted with other lovely homes of the
same character, which, built before the War OF
the American Revolution, furnished many SOL
diers for the Continental Army. Some of these
went to war at the first call of Patrick Henry
for Virginia troops with the historic Culpeper
Minute Men, and thus had the distinction OF
serving with the first Minute Men raised in
Virginia and taking part in the first battle OF
the Revolution found on Virginia SOIL This
was the battle Of Great Bridge, near Norfolk,
and the graves of these Revolutionary heroes
are found In many Stone-walled family burying
grounds Of the country little plots which were
once so integral part of every country estate.
At Clover Hill, the old home Of the Slaughter
family, which sent seven officers into the Con-
ttnental service is buried Col John Slaughter,
under broad marble slab which sets forth his
war record as well as his many virtues And
it was at Clover HILL when making some al
terations in the mansion recently, that old
saber of Revolutionary days discovered
Ddck OF Cne WaInScOClng In the nan. ms
saber, with the wide leather belt still attached
to it, bore the name of ar. Slaughter" another
of the family who served under the commander
in chief of the Continental Army, who had,
when a STRIPPING surveyor, laid out his name
sake town.
There was, it is said, q great deal of dis
cussion in regard to changing the name of this
town in the early days Of the Capital City be-
cause of its close proximity, but this suggestion
was not received with the customary Virginia
hospitality on the part Of the trustees OF their
friends who had been calling their town
washington" while the seat of Government
was first in New York and then in Philadelphia
and long before that. 1.-THE name was ours
f1rst" old Col. John Strother is reported to
have said, eff there's any changing to be done.
let the Federal Government change theirs!"
And all of Culpeper and Rappahannock in
dOrsed the sentiment Neither win it do to
say Little Washington" either, as some unin-
formed persons have been known to do, for
this Is social error not easily forgiven in that
section Of the State. Washington, Rappahan-
mock, is permitted, on occasions and to differ
entiate, but the accepted form IS Just to say
Washington, when you really mean the first
and Oldest town of that name, and when you
mean the Capital of the United States you can
always add 3D. CT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

In one Of these old houses, house with iron
foot scrapers still at the steps and iron hitch
ing posts on the street, was a portrait OF
lovely young woman in the costume Of the last
century, which has such an unusual story that
it must be repeated here: This" said the pres
ent owner, was the young daughter Of an
aristocratc and Episcopal famfy-the two
usually went together in Virginia then-and
when she married young Methodist minister
her family disowned her. She was living over
in the valley when this picture was painted and
when she left there she gave it to some people
who lived near and said, If any one ever comes
who knows who this is, give it TO them And
some one did come; my great-grandmother was
over that way and she stopped at the same
house, and she said. why, this is Cousin Le-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
B1tterqOeed Bane to Catfle,'

RITTERWEED or, as it Is known technically.
Actineaodorata, has grown into q serious
evil among stock raisers, especially In some
sections Of Texas. This weed, which thrives
in pastures which have been grazed over too
frequently, causes serious sickness and fire.
quently death among cattle and sheep. The
animals finding other food unavailable, eat
greedily Of the weed and when as much as q
pound and half or two pounds Is eaten In one
day death usually follows within ~ hours.
Where the poisoning does not result fatally the
affected animal seldom II ever, returns to its
former yigor. ,-~.s. .-' s.' n'.-,'.,a
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titial What in the world Is she doing hereT
And they gave 1t to her"
The same home possessed two exquisite little
painting of an English officer and his wife, he
very soldierly in uniform and she demure in cap
with futtering strings. He had served at the
Battle Of Waterloo, we were informed. This
being mentioned quite casually for Waterloo
doesn't seem very far back to the people OF
Washington
Prominent on the corner OF Gay and Cal
vert streets is venerable old red-brick build
ing, plainly fallen upon evil days, for the ex-
quisite fanlight over the front entrance has
proven all too good a target for juvenile
throwers Of rocks, but whose furnishings, in
GLIDING an hour glass" pulpit high against the
further wall proclaim it what it iS-a church
of the olden time, but now deserted. Strangely
enough, this is not an Episcopal church but a
Presbyterian, although there was an Episcopal
church Of greater age, which is now entirely
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Mirror ofNature
Continued from Seventh Page

mer lasted broke my bread to the orchestra of
birds and was lulled to sleep under haystackS
by the quiet song of the stars. The beauty OF
sky and trees, the intimate friendship of beasts,
the charity of men and women, made rain less
wet and hunger less intense. In Winter I re-
turned to the city, sold papers and ran for cabs.
When permitted, I slept in doorways, as have
often slept in yours Now the time has come
when exposure has made me weak One of my
lungs has gene and one foot's In the grave. At
the end Of my way there is suicide because I
cannot walt for death. Nor do care for a
pauperS hospital and nameless hole in the
ground. I would gladly go on living, for the
world is very beautiful and ere can always lend
hand"
He stopped and got up slowly, coughing =
little now. The woman's eyes we're on him with
wonder, admiration and pity and certain
eagernesS
GO alone" he said holding cut his hand
60 into the country when the Summer
comes. The stars will send you messages and
all young growing things will hold up the mir
ror of nature and you'll begin again. Thank
you and good-by"
No" she said, I'VE will only say goodnight"
There was a tremble on his lips.
L can afford an assistant" she said Take
your place in my office. I engage you from to-
night. 1t was God who placed your hand on
mine out there in the dark. Help me to lift
this fog"
He bowed but couldn't speak His tears fell
upon the hoor among the other crumbs. And
when he was alone he stood up with his eyes
allghe In the room Of which he had dreamt.
Inc unSatlSfed river moved on to the sea-
Copyright, 1919
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And who could quarrel with such a happy
state of mind any more than with the evident
satisfaction which all jewellers of this Washing
ten feel in their town? 1t is charming, even to
the most transient guest, and has an "atmos-
phere" all its own and most delightful.
TOR one thing, probably nowhere in this
country is there to be found such a wealth
of ancient lockwood in this ancient town.
Specimens which must have been Iusty grow
ing plants when President Washington first
planned his Federal City on the banks Of the
Potomac now tower over many Of the dormer-
Widowed houses, which, built flush with the
street in most cases, give such an old-time air
to the place. The doors of these houses are
always wide open in Summer and through these
hoSpitable portals are seen fascinating glimpSeS
of gardens beyond or of Furnished old mahog-
any and other antique furnishings which would
drive a collector to despair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

FACT that should be Of general in
III terest to every one in view Of the APP
~ preaching Bi-Centennial Of George
Washington but which apparently
- - hos l,onr lost siuhf of in the multi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
The Earliest Washington of Them All

even the bank-on Gay street. like the exchange
and the church and the court house-screens
itself behind sheltering trees and seemingly asks
forgiveness for being so strictly unitarian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26

keeping your witnesses in sound health be-
tween their appearances before the grand jury
and the date you go to trial.
Such was the assignment turned over to the
intelligence unit Of the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue. Out of it they produced positive
record of more than 81 900 900 cash income for
Capone personally in the years 1924-29, in
elusive.
That million dollar figure does not, of course,
begin to touch Capone's total income for the
period. It represents only so much of it as the
Government believed it could prove in the
courts. But reconstruction of even this much
illegal income constitutes the monumental de-
tective achievement of the racketeer era.
For it was not reconstructed from records,
checks, bank statements and orderly business
ledgers. 1t has, rather, been wrung from the
reluctant testimony of thugs, runners, body
guards, payof men, dive keepers, bookmakers
bartenders. dope peddlers and professional
"hxers."
LINER l. TREY. chief Of the intelligence
Z unit Of the Internal Re <anue Bureau, had
just returned from Chicago for - conference
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with Department of Justice officials. On hid
desk was a portmanteau bullying to the thick
ness of more than foot with typed reports
from field operatives Beside it was bound
volume Of closely typed sheets, more than 4
inches thick. On the heavy paper cove1
someone had scrawled hurriediy, "Capone."
Have you read all that?" he was asked.
Yes, I've read it ALL and written some of it. 4
Then that's the whole story?'
He laughed heartily.
That's our story, yes. But that's not all Of
it. Out in the Office of District Attorney john
son in Chicago there's whole safeful of docu-
mentary evidence, transcripts and exhibits
Also there is similar file on Capone in the
Prohibition Bureau, another in the Office of the
chief postal inspector, still another in the
Office of the commissioner of narcotics.
That is why no official of the Govern
ment will undertake to say that he knows the
whole story on the against Scarface Al
Capone.
Every bureau or division which had a part
in the master plan knows all about its own
operations But only from a survey Of the
various sectors in the major operation may the
whole project be hung together.
THE laborious researches Of the Bureau Of
] Investigation in Washington provided live
''leads" to more than 500 men and women who
had at one time or another figured in Chicagos
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a hHEN the writer's of detective fic-
!: !: !: =;
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
SENS PLAYING
GREAT BALL
Athletics Unable To Pull
Away From Waits
Washington Club

As long as the Washington Sena-
tors continue to play the kind Of
baseball they have been displaying
for the past month or so, Phi,a-
delphia's Athletics are not going
to make a runaway Of the Ameri-
can League pennant race. The AS
have compiled a remarkable record
81 far. running up 35 victories TO II
defeats, but the Senators have re-
manned right on their heels.
Washington's average today was
900 and the Senator'S were only
8 10 games behind after six
straight victories.
The Senators clipped a full game
from Philadelphia lead yesterday
by trouncing Cleveland II to 4.
The RS took their worst beating
since early in the season from the
st. Louis Browns AMI their rookie
pitcher. Wallace HeDerr, the 49,
year old moundsman. making his
first major league start. held the
champions to seven hits 20 win 9 20
2. The third straight day OF bad
weather stopped the games q. New
York and Boston.
The margin the St. Louis Car6i-
nails hold over their national lea
que rivals. Chicago and New York,
also was clipped to 3 10 games yes
terday as Socks Seibold held the
CARDS. TO four hits and gave Bos-
ton a 3 10 0 victory.
Bob Smith gave the Cubs some
highly effective mound work and
Chicago beat Philadelphia 1 to : &C.
spite Chuck Klein's 18th hcme- Of
the season. The Giants had 10 60
eleven innings 10 beat the Pitts
burgh Pirates but came through with
a three run rally at the finish TO
win s TO 8.
Cincinnati and Brooklyn also wag-
ed an eleven inning battle. lie Reds
winning 2 10 /. SilaS johnson, s.ocky
young Cincinnati hurler, got the
better OF Dazzy Vance and Jack
Quinn on the mound.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Bluffs HOLD
ON TO FIRST
Houston Blanks Steers so;
Exporters Beat
Sports 5-4
(Rv we Associated pressl

Taking no chance OF slipping from
their first place berth IN the Texas
League pennant race. Houston pour
ed whitewash On Dallas Thursday
night at Houston, 5 to 0 to make
II three straight. III was a ease az
necessity for the Buffaloes for in
an afternoon game. Beaumont beat
Shreveport 5 TO 4, and ii IS the Ex-
porters who are ready to step I'D
when the Buffaloes slip. Fowler held
Dallas to four hits while the Buffa-
loes secured eight hits off Lefty
Minogue.
Paul Pound EN-" Easterling kept
the Exporters within a half crme
OF Houston when he pounded a home
run with the bases full TO give Beau
mont a 5 TO 4 verdict. Paul's mighty
swat was a homer. but in the record
book 1t will 60 for a double. He
connected and the ball sailed over
the fence, but after Wise had scor-
ed from third and Taylor from
second. White who had been on first
crossed second and started for tbs
outfield TO pick up his glove. White
thought OF saving time was not q
good, for EasterlinR trctted around
second and passed White which chi
his home run TO a double because
one base runner cannot pass an
other during the course OF a play
San Antonio mixed in timely hit
ting and a night Of fast fielding Al
San Antonio 10 beat Fort Worth
4 TO 2. Estell for the Indians opposed
Whitworth. and both allowed eigh'
hits respectively.
The up and coming Wichita Fall
Spudders continued winning 40 Gal,
weston where they gave the Buc.
cancers a 9 to . plastering by driv'
ing Bill Harris, Galveston's pitching
ace from the mound. Ted GulliI
drove a home run out Of MOODY
Stadium. the second circuit blow tC
be made over the fence this sea.
son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
TOURNAMENT
OPENS TODAY
Women Golf Stars Are
Gathering AT
ST. Louis

ST. LOUIS. June II. RsDozens
of feminine golf stars were arriv-
ing today for practice rounds on
the st. Louis Country Club course.
where the women's trans-Mississippi
championship will get under way
Mtnday.
Mrs. T.. Anderson More. treasurer
OF the Trans-Mississippi Associa-
ton. said today about so entries al
ready had been received, with many
more expected.
Mrs. O. s. Hill OF Meadow Lake
Kansas City. an outstanding tourna-
ment player for several years. arriv-
cd yesterday. The defending cham
pion. Mrs. Hubert @. Clark Of Ok
lahoma City. was another early ar
rival.
Among the other early arrivals
were Mrs. Benjamin Harrison.
Amarillo, Tex, and II. II. White
Paris, Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
New Golf Ball Is
Tested In Match

PINEWALD, u. j.. June IL. R1-
Perhaps to his own surprise. Wild
Bill Mehlhorn has discovered he
can drive farther with the new bal
loon" golf ball than he can with the
old.
Mehlhorn. along with his brother
pro. Witty Cox. and the two ANA
teurs. T. Philip Perkins and George
Weight. played alspecial match here
yesterday in which both balls were
given q thorough test. the new u
being used half the time and the
old one the other half. Steel tape
measurements Of the players drives
were taken.
Mehlhorn averaged 2fl yards with
the new ball and go with the old
but the other three all sd greater
distance with the old ball. Perkins.
tho longest driver OF them sll
averaged 253 yards with the old ball
and 233 with the new: Cox, 233 and
20. and voights 226 and as.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
TIALORS LEAD
TEN-PINNERS
HinAley And Henshaw Top
Indivi duals In
Regular Meet

Brownsville Tailoring took three
straight from Majestic Radio and
F%rigidaire COPIED two out OF three
from Old Line Life Insurance in
the regular Thursday evening meet
Of the Brownsville BusinesSmen's
Ten-Pin League.
Burt Huxley, Jr.. held high single
game. rolling a 2l9 in his second
game. Carl HenShaw led the three
game total list by getting $40.
With their entire team present
and rolling. Tailoring turned in
the best performance Of the even
ing. They amRssed q three game
total Of $3.50 which topped all other
performances. Their third game o.
Sol was the best OF the night.
The scores follow:
old line ~ Erfwidnirn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Diamond Dust
BY "LEB'

La Feria Nighthawks have add
ed first baseman Bill Midkiff and
second baseman Gill Johns TO their
club. Both r eX-members Of the
San Benito Saints and were re-
leased yesterday to make room for
some new talent. Midkiff has
played spectacular ball for the
Saints but a recent batting slump
brought about his release. Johns.
the ex A. g. M. star. shas been
handicapped through the past few
weeks by an injured leg. Both
men should give the Hawks some
added power in the field and at
bat.
Flores, the McAllen Palm relief
hurler and outfielGer. was credited
with his first defeat this season
when the Saints pounded out a 10
7 victory off OF him yesterday. The
former Mission High school hurler
should develop into one Of the
classiest pitchers in the%eague be-
fore the season IS over.
The latest batting averages Of
the leaders in the Valley loop COM
piled by Irwin NJ. Howe, statisti-
clan for the Sporting News, for
game including June / found the
following eight men and their rec
nrdc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
High School Track Stars
Open Chicago Meet Today

CHICAGO, June II. CP)-Anothcr
high school generation Of track and
field stars. champions from the cit
les and hamletS Of "a states. In
vaded Stage Field today for the
qualifying trials OF the twenty
seventh annual University OF Chi
cago interscholaStic championships.
With Froebel High Of Gary, Ind,
the 1880 champion, out OF the meet
because OF a state association rule
against out Of the state competition.
Fort Collins, Colo, High, winner AZ
three championships and among the
three teams OF three other occasions,
was the favorite to win the national
title, with Scott High OF Toledo, O,
and COAX Park OF Chicago. Illionis
State titleholder, Us the likely con-
tention.
The question OF a team cham
pionShip was important only 10
schools able 10 send full squads.
and there was wen more interest
attached to the one, two and three
man teams sent 10 strive for indi-
vidual honors.
As usual. record smashing was
expected on both track and field.
The 100 yard dash mark OF :O9.8 set
in 1913 and tied during tho last five
years by George Simpson and I'd
die Tolan, OF Western conference
fame. was a possibility to fall, with
Edwin Torihio OF Jesuit High. New
Orleans, and Grain Portman or Ur-
bana, Ill, High. the ~fav0riteS. Each
has been credited with :09.7 this
season.
Portman has a mark OF .2l2 for
the 220 yard dash. while Ed Wichc-
OF Woodrow Wilson High, Dallas
Tex, has done :2l.6.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
SAINTS COME
BACK TO WIN
Hard Hustling Gives 1917
Victory Over
Palms
Especial to The Herald)

SAN BENrTO. June H. The
hustlin' Saints spotted Tex Cow
ington's Palms from McAllen five
runs ana then fought an uphill
battle TO emerge victors IN the sec
ond game OF the series, 1877. This
vas the third straight victory for
the Saints and the first time this
season they have captured three
contests In a row.
Manager Waitman sent Rankin
back in the box today after doing
some splendid relief work yeS.r-
day but the Palms found lis offer
ings in the second frame for six
scores and the Mission fireman
was jerked after willis had tripled
TO clean the bags, and "Lnjun"
Mcntalvo took the box after being
pounded off the hill yesterday and
held the heavy up-Valley sluggers
to seven hits in z 2-3 innings.
Jordan, Campbell, williams. Hoff-
man and Montalvo led the local
batting attack, with benson, Con-
treras, and Cox holding the lime
AlhllL lOT VIC NAoAbO4c.
Jordan walked In the first frame
and Hill and Williams went out
and Eddie Williford sent the new
first baseman home when he sent
a three-base blow into center field.
The Palms greeted Rankin in
the second with an array OF base
hits that accounted for six runs.
Montalvo took ID the burden after
Willis blow and struck out Bonds
and made Cox ground u Hill 70
Jordan to bring down the curtain.
San Benito began annexing one
and two runs at a time and knot
ted the count in the sixth frame
when after Montalvo and Hill went
out. Cotton" Williams singled 10
center and after stealing second
base ON a close play. came home
when Jordan hoped on Flores
fast one for a single into right field.
The locals iced the game away
In the CORY seventh frame with
Hoffman leading off with a base
hit into right. but he went out
Flores 10 Weston on Campbells
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second and Miller walked. Wait
mans sent a roller 70 Wells who
threw Miller out at second, Camp
bell taking third on the play,
Montalvo sent a basehit into CEN
ter scoring Campbell. Hill sent o
hot one through short and Wait
man scored. Montalvo and Hill
scored on williams blow into CEN
ter. Jordan lifted a high fly to
benson TO end the scoring.
The Palms annexed their final
run IN the eighth when after
Francis and Flores went out. Den
son got a base blow through the
pitchers box and he came home
on Contreras double to left.
The Palms end the current series
here Friday afternoon with the
closing contest commencing at
o'clock.
Pox crOra.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
CBy The Associated PressD
Qncluding games OF June I'D
NatfnnaI IRaRue.

CBv The Associated PRESS
Qncluding games OF June I'D
National League:
Batting Kendrick, Reds, -365;
Terry. Giants. 1868.
Runs-Klein. Phillies. 80: Off,
Giants. 40.
Runs battcd in-Rlein, Phillies'
"A: Hornsby. Cubs. Arletti Phllhes'
80.
Hits-Terry Giants. 20: Herman,
Robins. SO.
Doubles-Hornsby. Cubs, Davis,
Phillies. Is.
Triples-worthington. Braves, g.:
Watkins, Cardinals. q.
Home runs-Rlein, Phillies, ID;
Arlett. PkillieS. 10.
stolen bases-Comorosky. Pirates,
8: Jackson. Giants. Cuyler. Cubs, s.
Pitching - DerrinEer, Cardinals,
Sweetland. Cubs. won }, lost !.
American League:
Batting Ruth. Yankees, 1898;
Cochranc. Athletics, .38S.
Runs-Simmons- Athletics, 81;
Myer and Manush. Senator's. Al.
Runs batted in-Cronin, Senators,
So: Foxx. Athletics. AZ.
Hits-Cronin, Senators, rs: Man
ush. Senators, Combs, Yankees.
Averill. Indians. Simmons, Athlet-
les. II.
Doubles-Webb. Red Sox. %;
Manush. Senators. Vosnik, Indians,
s.
Home runs-Foxx. Athletics, 10:
Ruth. Yankees, IL.
Stolen bases-Chapman, Yankees,
Is: Johnson. Tigers. ia.
PitchinE-Fischer. Senator's. won
s. lost 1; Grove, Athletics, won 10,
lost ].