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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
PATRONS FEAR
RING EXPOSE
500 Retail Customers Are
Listed In Books Of
Liquor Syndicate

KANSAS CITY. Efay %. tP-The
comprehensive bookkeeping system
Of an alleged Al Capon liquor syrdi-
cafe which collapsed here Tuesday
with the arrest Of nearly 40 persons.
was q ource Of councern today 70
men listed ss its patrons.
Chef Keyes. assistant district at
totney. announced that with reports
tina such a system had been seized
dozens Of persons had appealed e
him for immunity from publicity
He said they included men Of higr
social. business and professional
standing and one clergyman.
The prosecutor reports he had
made no promises, indicating they
would be called as government W.
neses In the event the Cases came Il
trial.
Government agents charged that
the books of the alleged ring were
kept by Rosemary Lyons. delinquent
city tax collector. who was freed
under a 5000 bond after her ar
raignment yesterday. The books
agents disclosed. named nearly o0C
retail customers in Kansas. Missouri
Arkansas. Oklahoma. Colorado. Ne
braSka and Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
Dropping Of Bombs
Being Investigated

NEW YORK. May 2S-lRD-Army
officials today were investigating
the dropping Of two flashlight
bor1bs from an airplane last night
which rocked buildings and broke
windows near the Columbia Uni
versity section at the Hudson river.
The Bombs. Ii was reported, were
dropped from an army observation
plane. manned by Captain A. w.
Stevens and Lieut.. John Crikille
who left Mitchell field on a night
Photographic expedition. Their
orders. army authorities said. we're
to drop the light bombs and photo
graph West Point while over the
Hudson.
The University section was Jared
as two brilliant lights flashed from
the skies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28

VIENNA, May e. ~ Prof.
August Piccard's balloon landed
this morning in the high Alpine
Valley OF the Oetz. 5000 feet above
sea level and lot far from the vii
lage Of Gurgl at the edge Of the
great Gurgl glacier.
Advices received here said the
Belgian physicist and his aide. Char
les Kipter, had been taken out Of
the metal gondola unconscious and
would be carried 10 Gurgl and
thence probably TO Innsbruck.
The balloon appeared not TO have
been badly damaged.
Officials of the Riedinger Balloon
Works at Augsburg. Germany. where
the men shot into the air yesterday
morning. were unable TO untangle
conflicting reports Of the where
abouts of the plane that at first
came to them but chung to the te-
nuous hope the balloon might still
be in the air, but they appeared 70
have discarded the possibility that
either Of its passengers was still
alive.
When Prof. Picard and his as
sistant sealed themselves IN the al
minimum ball serving them as a gon-
dola. they took a ten hours supply
of artificial oxygen. intending 70
stay up not longer than seven
hours. II the actually penetrated
the outer edge of the atmosphere,
they might have long since ex-
hausted their supply. IL vas pointed
out. but If they failed in their
attempt they would have no need OF
oxygen and would now be suffer-
ing nothing mo-e than exposure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
X. G. LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, May 25-lR-
~. S. Dept. Agr)-Hogs 1000:
generally steady TO 10 lower: top
SIS on l60-220 lbs: packing sows
275-500 lbs. 400-4.65: stock pigs 10
$50 lbs. $4,000.
Cattle 1900: calves 400: some
strength on light weight steers and
y~earlings: otherwise market little
changed; steers 600-ll00 lbs. 600
IT'S: heiters 550-550 lbs. 5~.75-T.50:
COWS 3.75-5o0: vealers milk fed)
4.50-6O0: stockers and feeder steers
tall weightsl 5.50-750.
Sheep 10000: spring lambs steady
10 Is lower: other killing classes
about steady: top native spring
lambs 9S5: Arizonas 9.55: spring
lambs 100000; lambs good and
choice 90 lbs. down 6.25-765: ewes
$50 lbs. down 100000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
LEAGUE

Batting-Simmons. Athletics. 4l9.
Cochrane. Athletics. .407.
Runs-Simmons. and Cochrare
Athletics. 80.
Runs batted m-Cronin. Senators
q: Simmons. Athletics. SO.
Hits-Averill. Indians. 81: SIM
mons. Athletics, Cronin. Senators
So.
: Doubles-Webb. Res Sox. %,
alexander. Tigers. Is.
Triples-Cronin. Senators. 6, SIM
NOR. Athletics, 5.
Home runs-Simmons. Athletics
b; Cochrane. Athletics, 8.
Stolen bases-Johnson, Tigers. IL
Chapman. Yankees. 10.
Fitching-Walberg. Athletics. vor
r. lost /; Grove. Athletics. won 6
POST /.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
CBy the Associated Press,
Uncluding games Of Nav 2C
NATIONAL IEAGIE


Batting-Arlett. Phillies. .376:
Hornsby. Cubs. .374.
Runs-Klein. Phillies. 50: Horns
by. Cubs. 81.
Runs batted in-Arlett. Phlll!es.
81; Hornsby. Cubs. 30.
Hits-Arlett. Phillies. 81; L. Wan
CT. Pirates. so.
y Doubles-Hornsby. Cubs. Is: Her
man. Robins: Davis and Bartell
Fhillies. IL.
Triples-Worthington, Braves, ::
Orsatti. Cardinals. s.
Home runs-Arlett. Phillies, 10:
Klein. Phillies. 9.
SEtoleh bases-Comorosky. Pr
ates. z: Berger. Braves. 5.
Pitching-Brandt. Braves. won z,
lost 0: Sweetland. Cubs. Derringer,
Cardinals, won 4. lost 0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
40 QUALIFY
Il FOR BIG RACE
Nearly All Average 100
Miles Per Hour; One
Oil Burner In

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May a.
R-Automobile parts were scat
tered all over the garages at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway today
ss starters in the 5O0-mile race Sat-
urday were given their final tho
npugh inspection.
Most OF the drivers-among them
|he worlds most famous pilots
hereby looked on as their mechan-
5 reached into the power plants
o make certain everything was in
$orrect adjustment.
AL cars were due for a short run
pm the track some time during the
pay to check carburetion. shock
DISORDERS and performance at the
fpeed each has set for himself dur
ing the long run. The track was 70
ne closed at 4 p. m. for its annual
chemical bath TO remove oil and
other hazards.
Drivers will not be permitted on
the rough old course again until
after their meeting late tomorrow
afternoon with the race officials at
which time they will be given final
instructions. Following that session.
the men will be permitted on the
track for a few minutes and then
must put away their airs until race
day.
Qualification and elimination
trials began last Saturday and
ended yesterday. and out Of them
came the fastest field that ever
won places in the starting lineup
Of a 500-mile race. Thirty-eight OF
the thirty nine gasoline-powered
cars averaged better than 100 miles
an hour. the exception missed the
century mark by only a fraction OF
O mile an hour.
The fortieth car in the race is the
Cummins oil-burner. which quail
fled at 96.87l miles per hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
New Head of Assn
Assumes His Duties

LUBBOCK, Tex. May "a. Up
Harry B. Jewett. Houston merchant,
today assumed his duties as Dresi-
dent Of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION of Texas. He was elected
here yesterday at the close Of TIE
thirty-first annual convention. sue
ceedinG Carl Mueller Of Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
Find Body Under
Railroad Bridge

PAULS VALLEY. Okla. May IS.
[P-The body Of an unidentified
man. his skull crushed. was found
today under a Santa Fe railroad
bridge near here. investigators said
he likely either fell from a train or
was struck by one. His clothing bore
Abilene and San Antonio. Tex,
clothiers' marks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
NEW YORK GOTTEN

NEW YORK. Nav 2S-tPi-Cot-
ton opened steady today. s to -
points lower under foreign and
local selling which evide Satlv was
influenced by relative easy Liver
pool cables and reports Of good
weather in the south.
There was considerable July II
ouidation believed to be rsartlv for
continental account which,. sent the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
TORTURE
IF R0M ECzE ma
Ended quickly by Resinol

For three months I suffered tor
ture from weeping eczema" and
che manydiferent remedies | tried
only gave me slight temporary re-
lief: Finally | decided to try Res
mol Ointment. After the hrst ap-
plieation the itching was relieved
and after three days treatment
the whole affected surface was en-
tirely healed. In view of what I
lad suffered it seems nothing short
OF a miracle tsssnsdD-Eu. mo.k,.v
81 Mt. Auburn Sc, Waterto~n, Mass.
Tbs qaieknes with which Resinol acts
In relieving eczema. ehaiins. rlshes. piles,
sores, etc. Is amazing. Why don't Sosa try
.ts AZ all drussisrs- For free sample. write
Resanol. Dert- 81. Baltimore. Md.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. MAY 2s-Pi-Grains
advanced early today after a wav-
ering start. Drought complaints
from Canada continued and fears
we're expressed that much winter
wheat from the Texas Panhandle
northWard TO Nebraska would have
TO depend mostly on surface moist
ure as a result Of premature aging
Of roots.
Opening 3-5 cents off to IA up.
wheat afterward rose all around.
Corn started at Ia decline 20 i-2
70 5-S advance and subsequently
averaged higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
Herald Boys Are
Guests of Rivoli

Ed Brady. manager Of the Rivoli
Theatre in San Benito. is having
as his guests Thursday night. The
Herald hoys Of the San Benito
agency These bows are going to see
Jack Oakie in The Dude Ranch.
This picture shows Jack Oakie in
his first real cowboy get-up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-28
averaged higher.

CHICAGO. May Is. CPl-CU. 8
rept. Agril-Potatoes: steady:
sacked bliss triumphs No. ! Alabama
md Louisina l71-ls0; few lo5.
Texas 1:60-l.75: old stock steady:
Idaho russets Nc. l 1.5o-1 90: Mime
sofa round whites Hollis.
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in OUR
VALLEY
Continued from Page One)


the services Of John Garner IN the
legislative halls of the nation.
But before we get too far from
the subject of the South Texas
Statesman. We would extend our
sincere greetings TO the baby publ
cation of the Valley. and assure
them that the water Is fine. at least
the 70 or 81 or 25 contemporaries
of the Statesman have so found IL.
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.BALLOONISTS

Continued from Page One)
bruck that August PICARD and
Charles Kipfer were alive. hale and
hearty.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
INDUSTRIES OPPOSED
AT CHILLUM HEIGHTS
Citizens Association Protests
Erection of Gas Tanks and
Other Projects.

A letter reaffirming the opposition
OF the Chillum Heights Citizens AS
sociation to erection of gas tanks OF
the beginning Of other industrial de-
velopment in the residential area coy-
cred by the association has been sent
to E. V. Fisher, executive secretary OF
the Public Utilities Commission. A
public hearing on the issue was re-
quested.
The letter. signed by Thomas R. JOY
president of the association. was draft
ed by special committee, composed
of John R. Dixon. chairman: Arthu,
W. Cline and Cyrus T Bright. II
stated in effect that practically all
citizens in the area are opposed to the
gas tank project of the Washington
Gas Light Co, contending the tanks
would hinder development of that Sec
ton along desired residential lines.
One paragraph of the letter reads
1T is entirely possible if this area
Is permitted to develop industrially
with no restrictions, that activities may
be established in that area SO OBJ
Jectionable as to even destroy the park
and recreational possibilities. Many
thousands of people are vitally inter
eSted in this park development. The
plans for the development of the Keene
School are progressing and this COM
ing years school budget carries an ap-
preparation of $1l5,000 for the new
building. This school development is
badly needed in this area, and in this
development Is it not possible to pro-
tect 1t from dangers of glue factories
stock yards, etc, that might be de-
veloped only few hundred feet
aWay?"
Evening star., 1931-12-14
500 jOBLESS GET
F|VE-DAYS' WORK
D. C. Employment Committee
Will Rotate Groups
for Month.

Five hundred men out of jobs were
put to work this morning by the Dis
trict of Columbia Employment Com
mittee with pick and shovel and rake
around United States buildings and
parks and the District Fairgrounds.
They were assured employment
through Friday. Next week another
crew OF similar size will be given their
Jobs. The Employment Committee
sees its way clear to continue this for
at least a month, it was said this
morning.
The hiring of the unemployed men
marks the largest scale creation Of
Jobs vet undertaken by the committee
and is intended to take care OF bona
fide residents of Washington who have
lost their jobs through on fault Of
their own.
Each man will work six hours day
and five days a week. He will be paid
As cents an hour or $3.50 for the
week Funds to pay the men come out
of the s450,000 allotted the Employ
ment Committee by the Community
Chest.
The workers were carefully selected
by the Community Chest, and each
bore a letter stating that he had lived
in Washington for the past two years
and that he lost his job here.
The work to which they have been
assigned does not interfere in any way
with the employment of the regular
staffs of the Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks or of the District
Fairgrounds Department. 1t was stated
The Jobs were created solely to give
work in deserving cases.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
CHARGED
TO MAN WITH TAXI
Capture of David Levien After
Chase Made by Officer
Listed for Demotion.

David Levien. % years old. of New
York City, who was arrested after he is
alleged to have staged a series of hold
ups early yesterday. is being held at the
third precinct station while police en-
deavor to learn whether he is connected
with any similar robberies reported here
recently.
BY a twist of fate, Detective Sergt
Charles E. Mansfield arrested the armed
suspect after a short chase on S street
only four hours after Inspector Frank
S. w. Burke. chief of detectives, had
sent through recommendation for
Mansfleld's demotion to uniform duty.
Sergt. Mansfield and Policeman Jo-
seph w. Cav. headquarters chauffeur
were investigating the work of a lone
bandit. who stole taXicab from L. H
Smith of Capitol Heights, Md, shortly
after midnight, and started on a series
of hold-ups in which he Scorned small
victims when they spotted the cab
taken from Smith and gave chase.
Two Victims of Hold-up.
The two officers were on their way
garet ManniX and E. L. Sollenberger
who had ben held up by the pseudo
hacker, armed with pistol. when they
came upon the cab near Fourteenth and
U streets.
They pursued it to Seventeenth and
S streets, where the operator stopped
and fed on foot Cruising in the neigh
borhood. the officers sighted the man
walking on Fourteenth street near S
and Sergt. Mansfield caught him after
a foot race of nearly a block.
Levien told police he had been en-
ployed as master OF ceremonies at a
local dance marathon and is said to
have admitted taking the cab from
Smith at the point of pistol at Four
teenth and Webster streets, starting
then. he said, on his hold-up foray
He turned down small sum Of cash
Smith had at the time.
Couples Money Refused.
He said he picked up Miss Mannix
and Sollenberger at the Astor Restau-
rant. Fourteenth and H streets, half an
hour later. He said he drove to Six
teenth and r streets, where he held
them up. He let them 60 without
taking their money when they said
they possessed only small amount of
change.
A Short time later. he said. he was
hailed by Osborn Jackson. colored, %,
at Fourteenth and v streets. He stop-
ped the cab at Eleventh and v streets
and told Jackson to give me your
money" He put Jackson out of the
cab, he said, and told him to beat it"
when the colored youth said he had
only 81.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
MRS. M. c. HERFURTH
Will BE BURIED HERE
Capital Charity Worker Who Died
on Visit to Wheeling, W. Va,
to Get Rites Tomorrow.

Plans were completed today for the
funeral tomorrow of Mrs. Mary Chris
tine Herfurth, So years old, a well
known Washington charity worker, who
died Friday while visiting in Wheeling,
w. Va.
Mrs. Herfurth suffered an attack Of
pneumonia about 10 days ago. She had
been weak, however, since the death of
her husband, John N. Herfurth, local
merchant, last February. Their home
was at 1927 Thirteenth street.
Funeral services will be conducted to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at
Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets. Mrs. Herfurth had been a
member of this church for many years,
DR.. William S. Abernethy, the pastor
will officiate. Burial will be In Glen
wood Cemetery.
Mrs. Herfurth is survived by a son,
Harry st. John Herfurth of New York
She was born in Baltimore, a daugh-
ter Of George D. York and Geraldine
Mathews York. She had resided in
Washington for more than half CEN
tury. She was prominently identified
with the work of the Florence Critten-
ton Home, serving as a member of the
board of directors for many years. She
also was active in the Wheel Club, an
organization of women interested in So
cial and charitable causes.
Known for her generosity, Mrs. Her
furth considered selflshness the curse
of the world.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
FOUR MEN HELD UP
IN five ROBBERIES
Two Taxi Drivers Among Victims
of Bandits Obtaining $110.
Burglar Loots Gas Station.

Four hold-ups and a burglary involv-
ing the loss of $40, which were re-
ported in the past "a hours, were be-
ing investigated today by police.
Two of the hold-up victims were taxi
drivers. Otearl Pickett. colored, of 819
Forty-eighth place northeast was rob-
bed of $40 early this morning by COL
ord fare whom he drove from Four
teenth and P streets to Corcoran
street address. Harry R. Terry of Alex
andria was robbed Of So last night in
the 1900 block Of Delaware avenue
southwest by two colored men.
Others held up were Porter r. Beale,
9O5 Sligo avenue, Silver Spring. Md,
manager of a gasoline station at 1901
Fourteenth street, with SAT taken from
the cash register by lone bandit, and
Earl c. Griffith, 80, 5124 Seventh street,
who reported he was held up in South
Washington by a tall colored man and
robbed of $50 watch and So in cash
He was booked on an intoxication
charge after making the report.
A burglar robbed gasoline station
at Upshur street and Rock Creek
Church road early yesterday of $50. En-
trance was gained by cutting Q pane of
glass from . rear window.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
CITIZENS TO MEET
ON SCHOOL BUDGET
Mrs, Henry Grattan Doyle to Pre-,
side at Farley of School Heads
and Civic Groups.

Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, vice
president of the Board of Education
will preside over the semi i-annual con-
ference between school authorities and
representatives of District citizens ano
civic associations, in the Franklin Ad-
ministration Building, Thirteenth and
K streets, at 8 o'clock tonight.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, will discuss the budget for
1888 as it went to Congress from the
Federal Budget Bureau, comparing II
with the estimates transmitted by the
School Board itself to the Commits
sioners. Thus, for the first time, will
be revealed which of the items were
eliminated and whether they were elm
mated by the Commissioners or by the
Budget Bureau itself. Particular in
terest in the forthcoming revelation
centers on the buildings and grounds
items which were cut from nearly $780,
600 for ground alone to $95,000 for q
single parcel of land.
Beside DR.. Ballou, school officers who
will attend the conference include
Stephen E. Kramer, Garnet C. Wilkin-
son and Jere j. Crane, first assistant
superintendents, and Robert L. Hay
cock, assistant superintendent.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
HENDERSON RENTAL
ACCOUNTING ASKED
Collectors of Widows Estate Seek
Ruling to Force Seay to
Report on Funds.

Harry L. Rust and Ralph B. Fleharty,
collectors Of the estate of Mrs Mary
F.. Henderson, wealthy society leader
asked District Supreme Court today for
rule to show cause against Harry A,
Seay, former rental agent of Mrs. Hen
derSon.
The collectors requested thai Mr.
Seay be required to disclose the amount
OF money in his possession belonging to
the estate and especially as to the
whereabouts of two promisory notes.
totallng s199,780 representing deferred
payments on property at Sixteenth and
Lamont streets.
The claim was made that Seay was
acting as agent of Mrs. Henderson
Wnen ne received last January 1000
IN cash and two notes, one for s7e ,763
and the other for $12O0l7. The COL
lectors say the money and securities
belong to the estate and should be
surrendered to them.
The court was told that about the
same time Mr.. Seay purchased for Mrs
Henderson premises at 1478 Clifton
street, on which he made a down nav
ment OF $6,l0232, which he is said to
nave claimed to have paid out of the
$1,000 cash payment in the other sale,
II this Is accurate, the collectors ask
that the balance Of $4.S97.68 be paid
over to them and that the two prornis-
sorry notes be surrendered.
Evening star., 1931-12-14
Santa Claus Happy Town
INDIANA TOWN AMONG ITS INHABITANTS

santa Claus Is more to the Post Office
Department than the name of a good
natured, mythical saint. Santa Claus
Is to the Post Office Department not
the name Of person but of a place
place where the postal service is wag-
ing part of its Christmas struggle
against a sea of mail.
Santa Claus to the Post Office De-
partment means Santa Claus, Ind, a
tiny town whose so inhabitants are
scattered in farm houses over an area
of sevesal square miles.
During IL months of the year Santa
Claus is one of the quietest and most
peaceful rural farming communities to
be found. 1t is l60 miles from Indian
apolis and there is no large town with
in many miles. 1t Is off the beaten path
and has no railroad or even a paved
road to connect 1t with the world.
There Is tiny church on the main
street Of the town, a little dirt lane
which, appropriately enough, boasts
double row of Christmas trees which
have been growing there for years since
the days when Santa Claus was nothing
but name hidden obscurely in the fine
type of the Postal Register. There is
single general store run by Jim Mar
tin, the tiny towns leading citizen
Martin also runs the town post office a
little cubbyhole in the corner of his
store.
That is Santa Claus during II months
of the year.
During the twelfth month Decem-
ber, Santa Claus is the center of a
maelstrom. Hundreds upon hundreds
of thousands of pieces of mail are sent
there from all parts of the world solely
for the sake of the magical postal can
collation. mark which bears the name
Santa Claus"
The tiny post Office, which normally
handles little more than single sack
OF mail, even on good days, is flooded
with the mail of large city One
single firm this year had planned to
send 100000 pieces Of mail to Santa
Claus to get the magic name on Christ
mas greeting messages.
There is no unemployment problem
in Santa Claus or the country round
about this year. One out of every four
inhabitants of the region has been
drafted for duty in the pcst office
under the direction of Charles F. An
derson, sent cut from the National Cap
ital by the Post Office Department and
other postal officials, who are helping
out Postmaster Martin and his daugh-
ter. Helen.
Two electrically driven cancelling