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The Washington delegation to the
SIND National V. F. w. Encampment
left here August %. They occupied
two Pullmans and at Harrisburg, Pa,
coupled up with the commander in
chiefs special train, which was made
up Of delegations from Massachusetts,
New York. Pennsylvania New Jersey
and Maryland. During the hour
stopover in st. Louis there were trips
about the city on sightseeing buses
and down the Mississippi River Ar
rival at the Kansas City destination
was made on Sunday morning. After
the delegates had registered and Sc
cured assignment of hotel rooms MANY
of them attended the memorial SER
vice which was held In the Shrine
Temple. Among those who spoke
were National Commander in Chief
Paul c. Wolman of Baltimore. Md,
and National Chaplain Hayes, and a
large number of the clerical leaders Of
the churches Of the city.
On Monday morning the ercamp-
ment got under way and addresses Of
welcome were made by prominent citi-
zens as representatives of civic and
fraternal and patriotic bodies, besides
distinguished speakers. At the evening
session an address was delivered by
Gen. Frank 7. Hines. administrator Of
veterans affairs, member of Equality
Walter Reed Post, No 284
Commander in Chief Wolman on
Monday afternoon introduced Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Ernest Lee
Jahncke and Col George E. Ijams, as
sistant administrator of veterans af-
fairs and member of Equality Walter
Reed Post. Monday evening a banquet
for distinguished guests was held in
the Muehlbach Hotel, when an address
was given by Mr. Jahncke On Tuesday
morning a parade was featured. Tues
day afternoon moving pictures were
shown Of the National V. F. w. Home
at Eaton Rapids, Mich. Starting with
the Wednesday morning session, the
encampment launched into its deliber-
alive business.
The Committee on Bylaws recon-
mlended several important changes IN
the bylaws. which were adopted The
Committees on Rehabilitation and Reso-
buttons jointly reported favorably on
numerous resolutions designed to fur
ther the interests of the veterans and
their dependents, notably among which
was the demand on Congress for a
widows pension system. and for the
full and immediate payment of the
adjusted service certificates The en-
campment took decisive stand on the
question of prohibition, unanimously
adopting resolution calling for a
modification Of the Volstead act to per-
NIT of the manufacture and sale of
beverages containing 4 per cent of al
cohol content. and demanding that
constitutional conventions be called in
the several States for the express pur-
pose OF repeating the eighteenth amend
ment to the Cons titution.
The officers elected for the next year
were Darrold D. DeCoe, commander In
chief; Admiral Robert E. Coontz, re-
tired, of Perry Ship Post. senior vice
commander. and James E. van Zandt
of Altoona Pa. junior vice commander
Robert B. Handy, jr., of Equality-Wdl-
ter Reed Post was reelected adjutant
and quartermaster general
The District of Columbia delegates
arrived in Washington last Sunday
morning. Next years encampment will
| be held at Sacramento, Calf, and the
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Veterans of Foreign Wars

1885 conclave of the v. F. w. is planned
for Paris. France.
The District Of Columbia delegation
presented the nomination of Gen.
Riley, of 42d Division fame, a member
Of Front Line Post, for the Office of
Junior vice commander. Gen. Riley,
however declined to run on the grounds
that his service to and with the or
ganiZation has not been Of sufficiently
long duration to merit his elevation to
such exalted honor Comrade Riley
was appointed chairman of the National
Legislative Committee.
Front Line Ladies' Auxiliary will hold
its regular meeting tomorrow night It
is expected the delegates to the kansas
City National Encampment will report
on the convention. Plans and arrange
mentS for the entertainment OF Veter-
ans at the various Government hospi-
tails, and dances or card parties for the
benefit of the relief fund, will be dis
cussed and a program will be outlined
for the coming Fall and Winter season.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, National Cap
ltal Post, No. 1877, held its regular meet
ing Tuesday night at Pythian Temple,
with President Florence Muschlitz pre-
siding. Misses Gresham and Morgan
were obligated and welcomed into the
auxiliary. Senior Vice President l..
Scala reported rummage sale will be
held around October Is. Date will be
announced officially at the September
70 meeting. Miss Sendlak announced a
party will be held after the next meet
ing
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GOVERNOR GUARDED
WHILE TAKING OATH
Jalisco, Mexico, Ceremony Climax
of Turbulent Campaign Which
Cost Two Lives.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, September
l2.-Whtle troops stood guard out
side. Senator Juan de Dios Robledo was
sworn in as Governor of Jalisco at a
special session OF the State Legislature
late last night. climaxing a turbulent
political situation in which two persons
were killed and three wounded.
The last minute resignation of Gov
ernor Ignacio de la Mara relieved ten
sion which earlier in the day led to a
shooting durin ga political meeting in
which DR.. Manuel Gonzalez Rubio
prominent In local politics, was killed
and Manuel Garcia de Alba. municipal
councilman was wounded. DR.. Coma
lez Rubio was attacked by a man de-
scribed as an ex-mayor of Villa Zap
opan and the two shot it out with re-
volvers. His assailant escaped.
Garcia de Alba was wounded by a
stray shot, He is a brother of the fed
eral deputy wounded in the Chamber
of Deputies at Mexico City several weeks
ago when friends and enemies of De
La Mara staged a pistol fight. Another
congressman was wounded and one
killed in that fight.
Senator Rooledo refused to take Of
flee in an ad interim capacity and wait
ed until informed that the Governor
finally had decided to withdraw instead
of taking leave Of absence.
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the Disabled American Veterans net
at Department Headquarters in the In
vestment Building last Wednesday night
and among other business taken up
was the appointment of a committee to
handle the District Department con-
vention which will be held early In
January. the exact date not yet having
been set. Joseph ASH, commander Of
Ace Rasmussen Chapter, was appoint
ed chairman Of this committee, to be
assisted in this work by Charles Hal
pin, commander of National Capital
Chapter: Stuart Baird, commander
Edith Nourse Rogers Chapter: Logan
Purcell, commander Of Rea. Chapter,
and Ralph N Werner, commander of
the Federal Chapter.
Federal Chapter has made an fnten-
sive effort to cooperate with all agencies
in the District in an effort to place
disabled men in jobs. i'll accordance
with the recent plan sponsored by the
organization. Contact men are being
sent to the three hospitals here to ex-
plain to the men there who will shortly
be discharged, and probably employ
able, their privileges in connection with
special examinations under veterans
preferences. This chapter has also en-
deavored to locate jobs in private en-
terprfse for their disabled comrades ana
have already succeeded in several cases
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MASONIC.
LODGES

LODGES
Today, Temple Heights, services
under auspices Of Grand Lodge,
4 pm, Rev. DR.. Carl c. Ras-
mussen. delivering address.
Tuesday. National. No. II, M. M;
Arminius. No. IS, f. A; M. M.
Parker, No 81, NJ. M; Takoma,
No. 20. M. M. special.
Wednesday, Washington Centen-
NAL, No. IA, social; Osiris, No.
26. N. p. D.; Theodore Roose-
welt. No. "A, NJ. M.
Thursday, Naval, No. 4. M. M;
Hiram, No 10, E. A. William
r. Singleton. No. 30, F. c.;
Congress, No. 81. F. c.
Friday. Columbia, No. 3, E. A.;
Lebanon, No. I, E. A; Joseph
II. Milans, No. SO, social.
Saturday, school of instruction.
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Meetings This Week.

Monday-Front Line Post, No.
1.40l. Logan Hall, 1903 l4th
street, 8 p. m.
Wednesday-Gen. Clarence r.
Edwards Post, No. 2.135, room
292, House ONCE Building, 8
pm.
Thursday - Equality Walter
Reed Post, No 284. Pythian Tenn
pie, 1912 Ninth street, 8 pm.
Monday-Federal Ladies Auxil-
larry, Thomas Circle Club, 1926
Massachusetts avenue. and Front
Line Ladies' Auxiliary, Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club,
Eleventh and L streets, 8 pm.
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Of Mount Vernon Tent, made addresses
National Tent met In Odd Fellows
Temple, with Ray Pifer acting as com
mander, and elected to membership
Henry A. Casson and Elmer r. Lee
land. A bowling team Is being organ.
ICED by Sir Knight Sergt. Elmer
Fletcher, which will resume play In two
weeks, and all prospective candidate.
are requested to call West 1888.
banquet and rally will be given October
20 and 81 for Supreme Comdr. D. j
Coakley. Further plans will be an
nounced later.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA.
The trustees have arranged q pro-
gram for the social meeting Tuesday
evening following short business SEES
sion. The members will have as theil
guests the prospective candidates fol
the initiation in october.
The Home League met wednesday
evening, when plans were formulated
for the social activities for the Fall ano
Winter season.
The members Of Court 2l2 will have
charge of the railroad reservation at
the N. C. c. w. convention. Miss Nell
Calnan is chairman of the committee
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS.
Syracusians Lodge met, with Chan
cellor Comdr. Gross presiding Past
Chancellor Thornton and Knight Stoll
were appointed color guards Past
Chancellor Clements of oriental Lodge
Of Alexandria, Va, spoke.
Washington Company, Uniform Rank,
performed the last services for Sergt
Theodore Swanson. who died Wednes-
=. A,-IiV
tional Cemetery Washington Company
has received an invitation from SYRIA
cusians Lodge to attend the grand
chancellor on the event of his annual
visit as guest of that lodge. Capt
Young inStructS the men to be present
in full uniform September 81, the next
regular meeting.
Rathbone- Superior Lodge has started
preparations for its Winter activities
Rathbone Temple will hold card
party at the home of Mrs. Shippell, II
T street. tomorrow evening.
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
LIBERTY.
Columbia Council will meet Septem-
Der 81 at the residence Of Mrs. Harvey
Pote. 1923 F street northeast, at 8 pm. A
bingo game and 500 card party
SpOilSOTeO Dy Uile COUNCIL Will &c given
in the near future,
Hope Council will meet Tuesday
night in Naval Lodge Hall, 4th and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast At the
National Council convention Mrs. Cola
Duvall, past district State councillor, was
elected national inside guard.
b. p. o. ELKS.
The charity dances for the Fall and
Winter will begin next Thursday at
9 p. m. These dances will be given
every Thursday and Saturday nights.
The duck pin bowling league was
organized last Wednesday night Then
teams of eight men each and a captain
will compete during the season. The
league will play each Tuesday night
at the Queen Pin Alleys, 5O7 9th
street southeast.
Grand Tiler Daniel r. Nihion OF
Washington Lodge will be honored with
a class of more than so candidates
for initiation into the order October
IA. This class of men will be known
as the Daniel R. Nihion class. Ex-
allied Ruler David La Porte will pre-
side over this special session.
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Passengers arriving and departing
from Rangoon, Burma, last year totaled
642,47s, making the port the second
largest In the world.
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Disabled Veterans

Z. G. Babcock, national commander
OF the Disabled American Veterans,
will address q meeting at Naval Hos
pital, recreation hall, September IS at
1880 pm, when he and officials of the
District Of Columbia department Of the
d. A. V. will be guests Of the National
Capital chapter. The chapter has in
vited all patients In the hospital to at
tend.
Capt Thomas Kirby. national legis-
lative chairman, left last Tuesday
morning to attend the national con-
vention of the United Spanish War
Veterans in New Orleans as the rep
resentative Of National Commander
Babcock. Capt. Kirby was scheduled
to address the convention and after
leaving New Orleans will visit the hos
pital at Gulfport, and Lake City, as
well as attend meetings OF the D. A. "
units in Mobile, Tampa, Jacksonville
and Miami.
Ralph L. Chambers, national rehab-
ilttation chairman, will attend q lunch
con extended by the Governor of Mas
sachusetts to visiting governors. at
West Springfield. Mass, on September
Il, as the representative of the national
leader who was unable to make the
trip at this time due to stress of work
Following his attendance at the lunch
con Mr.. Chambers will visit the hos
pitfalls at Rutland Heights. Mass, and
NeWtngton, Conn.,, and the regional
offices OF the administration in Provid-
ence and Boston, before returning to
his duties here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

Morphology is that branch Of biology
that treats Of the form and structure
Of plants and animals
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Capt. Fred Kochl, D. 8. c., opened
the annual D. A. v. Forget-me-n drive
Thursday by presenting to President
Hoover the first forget-me-nots which
will be worn by President and Mrs.
Hoover on Armistice day.
The Executive Committee of Depart
ment Of the District of Columbia Of
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will make the annual grand visitation
to the following chapters this week:
Acacia Chapter September is, S:15
PM: Gavel Chapter September is. 8
pm; Areme Chapter September Is, 8
N
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Mizpah Chapter will have a business
meeting Tuesday. The chapter will
entertain the Masonic bodies meeting in
Georgetown Hall after chapter closes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

hNIHh1S oF
Washington Council met last Tuesday
night, with the newly installed grand
knight, william Murray, presiding. An
Official visit was paid the council by
the acting State deputy, William G..
Feely. who reported as to the recent
Supreme Council convention at French
Lick. Ind. The death Of the State
deputy Albert McCarty. was announced
and resolutions of sympathy were
adopted and a delegation appointed to
attend the funeral from st. Martins
Church. The lecturer, Val lSeman, an
nounced his program for the month.
with an entertainment for the next
meeting and card party for the fifth
Tuesday of the month.
THE MACCABEES.
The monthly review of Mount YER
non Tent, Sidney Haas, commander,
will be held at Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie tomorrow evening, when prepara-
lions for the reception and banquet to
Supreme Comdr. Coakley October 20
and 81 will be discussed.
Capitol Court. Junior department,
went to Deale, Md. Labor day, where
the officers of that court. assisted by
Masters william and Robert Hayes Of
Baltimore, under the supervision of Mrs.
Sarah H Severe. court director, initi-
ated a class of 40 juniors, residents of
Deale Mrs E. Olive Eckert regional
director, installed the following officers:
Commander. Miss Virginia Wood; lieu
tenant commander, Thomas Whiting
ton; record keeper, Oracle Phipps; ser
geant, Audrey Wood; first guard, Leo
nsrd Leatherbury; second guard, Dor
othy Knopp; chaplain. Clifford Leather
bury; sentinel, Louise Phipps; golden
deeds recorder, Beatrice Manifold: ma
tional flag bearer. Kenneth Wood Mac
cabees' flag bearer, Marie Phipps. State
Manager W. o. Hayes, Mrs Hayes,
president of the Off1cers' Club of Bal
timore; Mrs. Eckert,, regional director;
Mrs. Ethel M. Allen, commander Of
Eureka Hive; Sidney Haas, commander
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Esther Chapter will meet Thursday
evening. Matron Nellie B. .Neff and
Patron Albert C. Shafer will entertain
members of the choir Monday evening
at the home of Warder Nell Dell Ray,
4O8 Raymond street Chevy Chase, Md,
at 8 pm. The annual grand visitation
will take place october l.
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Fidelity Chapter will meet next Satur-
day evening 1t will have a business
meeting. October 3 will be grand visi-
tation.
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The grand matron and grand patron,
accompanied by the other grand officers,
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that Germany would use the bene-
fits Of the holiday TO reconstruct
her economic life.
The premier issued a communique
saying Germany had acted on her
own initiative in the matter and
had expressed her happiness over
the conclusion Of the Franco-Amer-
lean agreement
Preparations for the visit OF
Secretary OF State Stimson on July
Is are under way. ArrarE emerNs
have been made for a luncheon at
the foreign office 20 be attended by
members OF the cabinet and a din
ner at the American embassy.
Armament Is expected TO be the
chief topic Of conversation between
Stimson and officialdom.
The cabinet will meet tomorrow
to select the French delegates to
the meeting Of fiscal experts on the
moratorium in London on July IL.
The press attaches great import
to Mr.. Stimson's presence in
Europe. contending that 1t fore
shadows q wholesale revision OF
ornaments TO complete the work
OF the moratorium in stabilizing
world economics.
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DUCE'S MOVE
Seen AS end
TO TREATY


ROME. July 9. lP-Premier Mus
solini himself today placed a ban
on fascist membership in the Catho-
lie action organizations. thereby
raising the question or virtual abro-
cation Of the concordat with the
Vatican.
AS the "duce" or chief Of the fas-
cist party. he prohibited any Of his
followers from belonging TO the sev-
eral societies comprised in Catholic
action. branches of which were dis
solved by the government May 30.
The Vatican Is now faced with the
problem of whether the fascist party
action Is equivalent to a government
action and II 50 whether the ban IN
membership constitutes revocation
OF authority for such bodies to exist
which is an essential part Of the
concordat.
Further the Pope has always
maintained that the concordat and
Lateran treaty must stand or -ail
together. and If the concordat lapses
then the Late-an treaty must lapse,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-10
SHERIFF FOILS
BANK ROBBERS

Beaumont. July 8. -lPl- Acting
on a tip that an attempt was to be
made TO rob the Saratoga State
Bank. at Saratoga. Sheriff CT. G.
Gardner. Of Hardin county. lay in
wait for three hours last night
until two men broke into the bank
through a rear window.
The men were In the bank but
a short time when they suddenly
emerged. Sherff Gardner met them
with an order to halt. but they
chose to flee.
Opening fire with a shotgun.
Sheriff Gardner seriously wounded
one Of the men. The othc- escaped.
The wounded man gave his name
as O. Il. Penn at a Beaumont
hospital. A charge Of buckshn. tUol
effect IN his body. He at first
claimed he lived at Mullen. Ply
sicians said his wounds might prove
fatal.
Officers said they had learned the
name Of the second mar and hoped
to apprehend him today. He was
said to live 40 Port Arthur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-10
OIL MEN
TO COOPERATE


LONGvIEW. July 9-Pl- Capt.
j. y. Lucey, leader I'm the move to
solve the problem OF East Texas
oil proration, today issued MI APP
peal TO operators and producers to
observe the railroad commissions
new proration order In an effort
to get the crude oil market in East
Texas reestablished during July.
He pointed out that there are It's
producers u~nconnected, which have
never run oil. He declared that he
was considering calling a meeting
OF owners or these properties mt
Longview for the purpose OF work.
ing out plans to obtain pipeline
connections.
The new proration order, Capt.
Lucey said. was superior to the
old potential proration basis. The
new plan. which went into effect
July 2. Is based ON the unit plan.
He admitted Ii had im~perfections
and that 1t Is only about two
thirds effective, but urged that II
be observed through July. pending
agreement on a more permanent
conservation plan.
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Rotary Ball Clubs
VIII Play Thursday
CBv staff Correspondent
~ww4~ 49, n frrl-n G

SAN BENITO. July 9-The San
Benito and Harlingen Rotary base
ball clubs will cross bats under the
Harrington floodlights next Thurs
day in a f~ive-inning encounter TO
precede the regular San Benito-
Harlingen league contest.
The san Benito Rotarians issued
the challenge AZ their meeting to-
day and named I'd Brady. veteran
player. as their manager. The
Harrington club has accepted the
challenge and will likely name Top
per Rigner. former big Lacquer, as
their manager.
The game Will be abbreviated to
five innings.
The c. P. g. L. has announced
it will donate the lights for this
occasion.
The gate receipts will be split
between the league teams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-10
NEGRO ASKS
COURT MERCY
Black Confesses Murder OF
Wealthy Dairyman
Near Devine

HONDO. July 9.-tP-Eight wit
nesses we're heard in 80 minutes 81
rapid testimony here today after
John L. Green. negro charged with
the Staying of Frank NJ. Kempf,
Devine dairyman- changed his plea
from not guilty 70 guilty and threw
himself on the mercy Of the court.
Green. with Ernest Johnson, 20
also a negro. is charged with the
murder Of Kempf in an indictment
returned last week. Green went 70
trial first after severance was
granted.
Green pleaded not guilty on the
opening Of the trial yesterday. but
today changed his plea 10 guilty.
Louis Kempf. 77-year-old father
OF the murdered man. said on the
wItneNs stand that the last time ne
saw hin son was at 3 p. n. on June
Is. when two men called Frank Out
into TIL. yard. The elder kempl
said that he went TO sleep and
started the search for his son the
following morning.
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Indebtedness Is
Topic AT Meeting

The Cameron county school
board was In session here Thurs
day afternoon in an effort to iron
out the difficulties surrounding
bonded indebtedness Of old COM
mon school district No. 4. now COM
posed 81 Wilson tract and Stuart
Place districts.
The old district issued $4,000 IN
bonds and when the new districts
were formed the legislature made
no provisions for taking UP the old
debt.
The two districts have agreed
upon division Of the debt. but the
argument now centers on valuation
Of the old school buildings.
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AL CAPONE IS
in new RACKET

CHICAGO, July 3d. The
Chicago Herald and Examiner said
today that Alphonse Capone has
gone into the horse racing business
on the eve Of RS departure for the
government penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, Kan.
The paper said that members OF
Capone's organization admitted
they propose TO convert their legal
ly-banned dog racing tracks J y TINS
territory to law-protected tracks for
horse racing.
Capone recently pleaded guilty
in federal court to charges OF
violating the liquor and income
tax laws but was allowed 30 days
10 put his affairs into shape before
receiving the sentence.
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Max Baer WEEDS

RENO. New. July 9.-tP-Max
Raer. Young heavyweight boxer, and
his bride. the former Dorothy Dun
bar wells. who was an actress, were
on A honeymoon today.
The former Livermore, Cal,
butcher boy and his bride %congrat-
mated by Baer's manager, j. Ham
ilton Lorimer, said they would
leave tonight or tomorrow for Oak
land Gal.
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Cadet Injured
In Plane Crash

SAN ANTONIO. July e-P-H
NJ Celik. Kelly field cadet. was
possibly fatally injured today when
his plane crashed while he was fly
ing In a formation. His pursuit
snip narrowly missed q residence
as it diyed toward the ground.
Cadet Celik was pulled from the
wreckage. He was recently trans
ferred 10 Kelly field from Marsh
Held California. where he grad
uated from the army primary fly
ing school.