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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Cabinet Officer Refus-
es to Give InforIma-
ton Desired
LECTURE
IN Not Desired From Blaine,
Says Brown AS Clash
Is Averted

WASHINGTON. Feb. III. tFl-
Postmaster General Brown refused
today to furnish the senate postal
lease Investigating committee in
formation which formed the basis
OF a report by him 10 President
Hoover last summer.
He was being questioned I'm con
nection with the departments leas-
ing policies.
Chairman Blaine said he wanted
10 question Brown on his "attitude
on the production or certain Y &
ords.- iii the department The re
port last summer recommended pur-
chase or a number OF postal quar-
tiers now leased.
The postmaster general said he
wanted to aid the committees in
quiry In any way ne could but co
furnish the departments records
would be- incompatible with public
interest"
The information in question was
gathered by p~ostoffice inspectors.
The session early developed verb
al clashes between Chairman Blaine
and Brown.
Blaine called Brown 'impertinent
and arrogant and the postmaster
general said this was no occasion
for the committee chairman to lee
ture him.
The committee has $4,000 to
make an appraisal az DO or the
buildings leased by the government.
Blaine said Ii could save a great
deal or time and money In the de-
partment would make available the
information II had collected in con-
nestion with the report, and asked
its submittal.
Leases soon Expire
we regard III as incompatible
with the public interest" said
Brown.
rs incompatibility your only rea-
SOM" asked the chairman.
Eyes"
why would II be Incompatible"
Brown explained many or the
leases would con expire and ~
would be necessary 70 purchase the
buildings or renew The leases.
1T would embaraSs our negoti-
atoms" he said. If we disclosed
what Q believed the property was
worth we would not be An as good
position MS II we did not disclose
III"
Blaine went through the various
kinds Of information collected by
the inspectors. asking Brown
III each case III that information
was confidential. The postmaster
general declined % submit in each
case.
The senator commended the ans
wers were not responsive 70 the
questions.
No Defense Needed
FIJI give yau my answers" Brown
said ASK me any questions you
Il don't know whether you will
or not" the chairman replied.
There is no need for you 20
make a defense
There l. no occasion for % 60
make a lecture either
III understand your arrogance
and impertinence.r Blaine said.
And I yours"
Il know you would enjoy a ca
and dog fight" Blaine said. but
\ don't want a personal c0ntro-
vcrsy."
Brown continued 10 refuse the
information. AS Blaine asked him
question after question. the post
master general replied:
The same answer"
inally. he repeated.
IL don't care for your lectures
Continued on page l2l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Seven Story Brick
Is Burned to Ground

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 11.-tPl-A
spectacular fire. which could be seen
for miles. destroyed a seven-sto.y
brick building in upper Fifth avenue
early today with damage estimated
by fire officials at upwards Of a
quarter Of a million dollars.
Six firemen we're injured In fight
ing the flames which broke out on
the top floor OF the structure oc-
cupied by the Reliable Trunk and
Baggage company and the Speciality
Furniture company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Queen Vote
Brings On Riot

GUADALAJARA. Mexico. Feb. IL.
Pl-The fire department was call
ed out last night to quell a free for
all fight in the Degollado theater.
where election Of a beauty queen
was taking place.
Partisans Of several candidates
came to blows and the theatcr was
in an uproar when the firemen ar
rived. Streams Of water played
through the doors quenched the
ard0r OF the fighters.
Later the victorious candidate.
Scnorita Stella Corona. drew cheers
from the entire drenchcd audience
with q speech from the stage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Would Clarity Naval
Differences In Europe

PARIS, FEB. ll-iPl-Negotiations
With a view 70 clarifying the
Franco-Italian naval differences
are still going On. a foreign office
spokesman told the Associated Press
today. he said there was nothing
extraordinary about the visit here
Of Robert Leslie Craigie, Of the
British foreign office and that Mr..
Craigie had come merely 10 resume
his conversations with government
officials.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Explosion Threatens
Refinery AT Enid

ENID. Okla. Feb. 1l.-P-Fife
caused by an explosion OF a still at
the Champlin Refining company
plant here today ragged for an hour
before being brought under control.
The fire threatened the entire
nlant and caused DAMAGE estimated
at $3O 5000.
Plant fircmen extinguished the
blaze with chemicals
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Establishment
Relations With Soviet

ANGORA, Turkey. FEB. III
Confirmation came today from
competent quarters OF reports that
foreign minister TeVfik RuShd:
Bey will 60 to Bucharest accepting
Rumania's invitation that he in
tercede 20 establish friendly rela-
Mons between Fumania ano soviet
\RuSsia. The date OF his departure
has not been fixed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Shot To Death
While Leads PRAYER

BELGRADE. Jugoslavia. Feb. III
-tP-Dispatches from T1lza on
the Albanian Jugoslav frontier to-
day said the Mussulman elder
Hadje D~resevitch. was shot to death
while leading prayers in a mosque.
His assailant escaped across the
frontier.
The killer fled TN full view of
hundreds or w0rshIpers whose reli-
gi0us tcnets forbade them I'd turn
their heads or to interrupt the
d~eSotions, the report said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Water Body
Bill Passes
Senate
(Special 10 The Herald.l

Especial TO The Herald.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l.-Au-
thorization for an appropriation
OF $287 900 for the use OF the IN
ternational Water Commission was
voted last night by the senate.
The bill had already passed the
house.
Il Is thought that the appro-
priation will be included in the
second deficiency bill. and that
the money will be available almost
Immediately.
The money will be used for fur
Their studies of conservation Of
waters Of the Rio Grande and for
a study OF the flood control prob
lem OF the Lower Rio Grande
Valley
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Celebrates
84th Birthday

FORT MYERS. Fla, Feb. LIP
Thomas A. Edison received the
happy birthday" greeting Of the
nation today. The inventor, cele-
hrating his S4th anniversary az his
winter home here. took time off
from his rubbsr experiments to aid
in a general observance OF the
event.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
BY Staff Correspondent

aAN BENITO. Feb. IL Estab-
lishment Of water grants Of rights
by legislative act instead Of through
the regular channels IS being OPP
posed by the joint association Of
Cameron-Hidalgo County Water
Improvement districts, according to
r. 5. Robertson. secretary.
Introduction OF a special law into
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
(By Staff Correspondent

EDINBURG, Feb. ll.-Gouging {
hole In the bricE wall OF the Hi
dalgo couny Jail anA letting him
self to the ground from tie second
story by an improvised rope made
Of blankets. Fortune Rangei. under
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11

They realize Just how dependent
is this Valley Of ours on the water
that comes from the Rio Grande.
They know that without that water
our fertile fields will revert to the
desert they once were. and our
farmers will be out Of luck. which
means. 1t goes without saying, that
we will all be out Of luck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11

Depend on that association OF
water districts to guard the purse
strings Of the Valley and to guard
the interests Of the Valley. Closer
TO the heart Of the Valley than
perhaps any other one class Of
Valley residents. the directors Of our
irrigation projects arc thinking deep
thoughts while the rest Of us arc
enioyiag life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
MARKETS AT
A GLANCE
MARKETS AT "A GLAICE
NEW YORK

MARKETS AT "A GLAICE
NEW YORK
Stocks strong; coppers and utli-
tiles lead rise.
Bonds irregular. domeStics move
uncertainty.
Curb strong. utilities bOuyant.
Foreign exchanges Irregular lar
easterns rally.
Cotton higher; higher Liverpool
and firm stock market.
Sugar higher. Cuban buying
Coffee lower, easier Brazilian
market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11

So. our water districts will lead
the fight against the proposed tax.
which means Just another tax
added 10 the tax burden already
carried by Valley farmers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm
er. Light to fresh southerly winds
on the west coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
CHICAGO

CHICAGO
Wheat easy: beneficial snow
Missouri and winnipeg weakness.
Corn easier: larger receipts and
sympathy wheat
Cattle steady.
Hogs steady To lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11

This being the case, the water
districts claim unjust discrimina-
ton in any bill which makes the
Valley pay 90 per cent of the cost
Of operation or any state board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-04
PLANS OF g FETE
ISSUED BY BRA|LLE
Blind Get BicentenniaI Data
Put Out by Commission
in Raised Letters.

The Nations 100000 blind citizens are
being included by the United States
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission in its plans for the national
celebration next year of the 200th an
niversary of Washington's birth.
The commission is publishing in
Braille characters its plans for the cele-
bration. it was announced today, and
will continue this work for the blind
until the celebration is concluded.
The country now has 30 schools de-
voted to teaching the sightless to read
by the Braille system and nine cities
have added Braille departments TO their
educational facilities. There are II
non-seeular publications and number
of religious publications now issued in
Braille in this country.
At the recent world conference on
work for the blind, held in New York,
the Bieentennial Commission was rep
resented by Miss Dorothea Z. Jen-
nings, director of the commissions
Braille work. About 800 copies of a
booklet published by the commission
were distributed.
The Bicentennial Commission also Is
planning special services next year for
gold star mothers during their pilgrim
ages TO the battleflelds and cemeteries
in France. The pilgrimages next year
will include mothers of 4,S84 men
missing in action" The mothers will
devote one or more days aboard ship
to services and exercises in memory of
George Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-04
HELD IN STABBING

Francis A. Bowser, colored, of 1926
South Capitol street, is being held in
connection with the stabbing last night
of Mary Bowman, colored. rs, at the
South Capitol street address. The
woman was taken to Providence Hos
pital
Her husband. James Bowman, was
arrested by fifth precinct police. but
denied having attacked his wife. Bow
ser, arrested later, is reported to have
admitted wounding the woman when
she called him abusive names.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-04

as nominal for SO high priced a stock
Bank stocks have recently been heavy
in sympathy with other securities.
Shares of the First National normally
move in a wide range compared with
other issues, for the stock is closely
held and the supply available for trad
ing purposes is small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-04
Bank stock Unaffected.

stock Of the First National Bank Of
New York, Of which Mr.. Baker was
chairman, was virtually unaffected to-
day by his death.
In the over-the-eounter market the
shares were quoted s3,275 bid and e3,47S
fxked OF SIS from Saturdays closing
castation. but the decline was viewed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-04
Markets Undisturbed.

Not since the death OF j. Pierpont
Morgan ID years ago has Wall Street
lost q leader Of the stature of George
=. Baker, who died Saturday
But the financial market we're I'M
peFturbed, by his death, and there was
a complete lack of the nervousness
which prevailed when cables brought
the news OF the death OF the elder
Morgan in Rome in 1918.
It is understood that long before his
death, Mr. Baker had prepared for the
disposal of his estate with the least
possible disturbance Of his holdings It
is understood that a large part OF his
estate has been decided over to his
family Mr.. Baker was said to be a
lsrge holder Of Government bonds, so
his estate duties may be paid in them.
There is no expectation that any
Liquidation Of other securities will be
necessary
Evening star., 1931-10-06


~ HILADELPHIA, october 6.-We
- certainly were full CT confidence
going into the contest yesterday.
Grimes told us before the game
he was right" and we could see that
ne was by the way he warmed up. He
was serious at first, but after about five
minutes he began to take it lightly and
we saw that he had everything. And
when he came over to the bench just
before the start he smiled through that
heavy beard and we were sure Man.
ager Street had picked the right man
in the right spot
The game, by the way, is the second
two-hit game I've played in world
series. The last time I was on the
losing side. That was back in 1921
when 1 was with the Giants, and Waite
Hoyt, then with the Yankees, beat us
on a couple of hits.
Too bad Grimes could not go through
with a ro-hitter, but, even SO, it's all
the same in the standing. We've got
it on the AS now. We are a game
ahead of them and We have the ad-
vantage, think, in pitching for today
They probably will come back with
Earnshaw, and I guess Street will use
Hallahan, who beat Earnshaw last Fri
day. Street may send back Derringer
though Paul has been laid up with a
sore nose. He was in bed all day yes
terday. ..
we knew we could beat Grove We
felt as confident of that as we did oi
Evening star., 1931-10-06
Cardinals to Finish Series
In Shibe Park, Says Frisch,
Voicing Confidence of Club

Grimes ability to stop the Athletics:
We hit Grove hard last Thursday and
we beat him a game last year. Before
Yesterdays game we were hoping Con-
ME Mack would send him back at us.
So you can imagine how good we felt
when Grove went out to warm up.
/ think Grimes might have had a
shut out but for that ground ball by
Haas that Burleigh stopped with his
bare hand in the ninth inning. His
hand was all red when I rubbed 1t and
it probably prevented him from grip
ping the ball the way he wanted to
for the rest of the inning. However,
that's not an alibi.
You can picture us in that club
house. It's the first time we've oeen
ahead in one of these world series Tor
several wears and there certainly was
a great deal of Misunderstanding and
hearty slaps on the back. We're SC
happy now we see an early victory in
the series, We may go back to ST. Louis
to decide it, but have my doubts about
that All the boys are eager to get the
series over as quickly as possible.
If we keep on hitting and fielding
behind such fine pitching as we've been
getting we'll win the title here in Phil
adelphia. Our hitting yesterday was
Just the right tonic in back of Grimes
pitching Almost everybody hit safely
The big attack came from the lower
part of the batting order.
staying right in there to the final out
battling all the way, but we feel we
are better ball club now and that
they can't stop us.
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Evening star., 1931-10-06
Quaker City Hotels NeerSayDe Colt Clan Has Member

50 wide. and the banks are not pre-
cipitous. and Harry had hopes he might
firld the ball in q playable lie. But the
fates would not have it so. That pill
had come to rest in at least inches
of water. But was he daunted? Not
Burr. He stepped down into that ditcn
and with q mighty fail Of his niblick,
he lustily walloped that pill out on the
green, where he nonchalantly knocked
in 30-foot putt for his par 3, and
then, grinning all over, he collected the
2-to-1 bets.
The moral, If any, is never give up"
Mrs. j. Marvin Haynes OF Columbia
and Mrs. Betty p. Meckley of Indian
Spring, who tied for the qualifying
medal IN the District women's cham
pionship last June, played of the tie
today at Chevy Chase.
Mss SUSAN HACKER went into
Nl the final round in the Chevy Chase
Club women's championship today
with a three-Stroke lead. She scored
an IS yesterday in the opening round
of the 36-hole medal play tourney,
while Mrs. Harrison Brand, jr., the de-
Tending title holder, and Mrs. Hume
Wrong had cards of SO.
Mrs. Jerome Meyer, chairman Of the
Golf Committee at the Woodmont
Country Club, has presented prize to
GO to the winner Of the low net in the
women's tourney to be held Thursday
at Woodmont under the auspices Of the
Women's District Golf Association.
Members of the Congressional Coun-
try Club VIII start play on Friday for
the club championship, at present held
by C. B. Murphy, nonresident mem
ber of the club. An 18-hole qualifica-
ton round on Friday will usher in four
match play rounds, scheduled for Sat-
urday and Sunday. AS many flights as
necessary to accommodate all the
entries will be arranged. The tourney
will be concluded by a buffet supper
and prize award Sunday evening at Z
o'clock. The Tatum cup competition.
at SO holes handicap medal play, Will
be held october rs.
A RTHUR B. THORN, professional at
n Woodmont Country Club, regis
tered a gross score of 70 to
win the professional prize in the
senior-pro tourney yesterday at Chevy
Chase and, with the aid of E. A. Varela,
his senior partner, won the main COM
petition, in which the combined score
of the professionals and their amateur
partners, less the handicap OF the ANA
teurs, counted. Thorn and Varela had
a net aggregate of 154. Varela shot a
80, with a handicap of 6, giving him a
net of "a.
Gen. Allen and Glenn S. Spencer
were second with total of 155, Spencer
registering a rs and Allen an 81. Pre-
ceding the match all the contestants
were the guests of Bob Barnett, Chevy
Chase pro, at luncheon. Gene Larkin,
assistant pro at Chevy Ches, finished
second in the professional event. with
a card of 73, while A. L. Houghton,
Kenwood, was fourth with "a.
The United States Golf Association
has adopted a new rule pertaining Il
removal of loose impediments On tht
putting green. which reads as follows
Evening star., 1931-10-06
BY EDDIE COLLINS,
Captain of the Athletics.

n H1LADELPH1A, october g.
- When any club comes to your
own back yard and gives you
as neat q trimming as the
Cards handed to us yesterday, ask
you, is there much to say?
1 might go into minute details and
try to explain how so and so was out
of position, this ball or that was
pitched wrong, and this st. Louis man
or that one was lucky to hit safely,
but 1 don't feel like doing that.
I think Burleigh Grimes deserves all
the credit in the world for going IN
and pitching a whale of q game, and
we are not going to try to alibi a
thing, but are ready and willing to
hand it to him.
Anv pitcher who can hold our crowd
to two hits must be good. Not only dld
he limit us to couple Of hits, but we
didn't even hit the ball hard. Pos
sibly the only exception to this was
when Miller did get hold Of one pan.
Sparky Adams handled it so well that
it counted for nothing. This was the
play in which Adams hurt his ankle
again, ana WAS lOICco W AGthGs
Grove was hit hard and often. That
is unusual for him. But in order for
him to win yesterday, he would have
had to strike out about two dozen OF
the Cards, the way we were hitting.
Offensively, again 1t was Pepper
Martin who upset the works against us.
Groves only base on balls started
him of bad when he walked Jim Bot
tomley and then Martin put on his act
by singing to center. Hits by Wilson
and Colbert followed that netted two
runs.
Two innings later Hafey singled and
then Martin again-you can't keep him
off those bases - plastered one that
looked like it was going to clear the
right field wall. 1t did not, however,
and by skillfully playing the rebound
off the cAnent Haas was able to hold
the hit to a double. This put Hafey
on third and Martin on second, and
nobody out Then Grove really did his
best work Wilson hit feebly to the in
Evening star., 1931-10-06
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.
Try COBB has captured American

Try COBB has captured American
i League records for base steal
ing, run getting and number OF
hits in a season. He has 85 stolen
bases, 149 runs and 247 hits. He is
hitting AIT.
Boston drubbed washington, II to
2. Tom Hughes, National pitcher,
was wild. Speaker and Yerkes for
the Red Sox and Milan and Elber-
field for washington were leading
hitterS
Georgetown U. gridders had their
first secret drill of the season yester-
day. Harry Costello, quarterback,
hero of the Virginia game last sea-
son. showed well. The Blue and
Gray was expected to win easily to-
day over william and Mary.
Spencer Gordon and j. K. Graves
defeated John Britton and Norris
w. Mclean to win the District ten
mis- doubles title on the Bachelors
Club courts. Connie and Harold E.
Doyle are unable to defend their
title because of the formers absence
from the city. Albert NJ Chesley
won the singles consolation. downing
G.. K Sinclair.
Evening star., 1931-10-06
DUNBAR FACES HARD FOE
National Training School Game
Will Top Poets Strength.

Dunbar High Schools foot ball team,
which played the fast Stanton High
eleven of Annapolis to a 90 tie last
week. will engage National Training
School team tomorrow afternoon at
Walker Stadium. Coach Pinderhughes
has been working the Poets hard for
the game, as he expects the squad from
Bladensburg to prove formidable. Dun
bar won last year, to O.
Outcome of the tilt should give an
idea es to the comparative strength of
Dunbar and Armstrong. Last week
Armstrong defeated the Training School
eleven, 13 to 0, winning in the final
period after a hard fight.
Dunbar probably will start this line
up tomorrow:
Washington. left end; Williams, left
axle; Winter, left guard; Irving, CEN
ter: Pittiford, right guard Stanton,
right tackle; Osby right end; Minns,
quarterback; Turner and Davidson,
halfbacks. and Beckwith, fullback.
Other Dunbar games, all to be played
at Walker Stadium, follow:
October 21-Manassas.
October 30-Howard High.
November 6-Cardoza.
November 13-Douglas High.
November 23-Armstrong.