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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

!. EDlNBURo. Sept. l3.-Rennlu-
tions following the death Of Geo.
p. Brown. September eth. were
passed BY the commissioners court.
The resolutions read Ia part: 10
George Pierce Brown, former courl-
~ Judge or Hidalgo county. this
page u respectfully dec >ated By
Hidalgo county.
he was man Of Exceptionally
high intellect. or unimpeachabIe
integrity. ana . true gentleman IA
every sense OF the word. He was q
man who would. and did. without
hesitation, and with no thought OF
self. lend his mind. energies and
resources to preservation Or the
principals on right and justice
among his fellow men, He was q
wise and just judge.
He departed this life at his
home tn EdinburR. among his de-
voted family. Friday. September =
1891. With his demise, Hidalgc
county has been deprived Of . most
useful and upright citizen, and one
that could iii be spared"
Judge Brown was the Oldest liv-
Ing lawyer In Hidal<o county. both
from point Of age and residence In
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

PHARR, Sept. lz-Miss Jimmie
w nters. teacher OF public school
music at Pharr brought her radio
for use In the school music room
The radio has many educational
as well as pleasurable uses. It Is
used in place OF a talking machine
in teaching music appreciation and
in distinguishing and recognizing
tones of different instruments III
an orchestra.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
New School Bus
Laws Effective

Especial to The Herald.)
EDINBURG, Sept. 12-Attention
OF all school districts, both inde-
pendent and common, Is called to
the new school bus law by County
Attorney Bryce Ferguson.
AL buses must have the words
School Bus written in legible let
tiers not less than six inches high,
on the front, rear and sides OF the
vehicle. Ferguson says, in pointing
out provisions Of the law.
Vehicles approaching or passing
school buses must come to a fun
stop II the school bus stops. and no
vehicle shall start up or attempt to
pass In any direction until the bus
has finished receiving or discharg-
ing passengers.
County Attorney Ferguson writes
not only school people to comply
with the law, but asks the publ
to comply with It's every term for
the safeguard OF the school children
Of Hidalgo county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
Donna Schools Get
New Heating Units

DONNA. Sept. 12.-Installation Is
practically complete on two new
heating units for central elementary
and high school buildings at Donna.
Low pressure steam systems, with
natural gas as fuel. have been in
process of installation during the
past month. The improved heatinr
plants eliminate the old style wood
stoves which have been fired in the
separate rooms OF the BUILDINGS dur
ing cold weather. c. o. Sheldon.
member Of the school board, Is
supervising construction work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
PHARR NURSERY
Ships PLANTS

A0RCltdl w AAG
PHARR, Sept. 12-The fifteenth
carload Of plants was shipped from
Pharr last week by the George
withhold Nursery company con-
sisting OF rubber and s~ansevieria
plants. Evergreens YER shipped to
Chicago where the home office OF
the firm is located and will be dis
tributed from that office. The car
contained $4,000 plants. according
TO Karl Klinger. manager In Pharr.
The WITHHOLD Nursery Is an ex-
tensive grower OF plants. and has
bought land. erect1S lighthouses.
and maintains what Is believed the
largest nursery Of its kind In the
south. A number Of tracts Of land
are maintained TO grow various
kinds Of plants, palms. and flowers.
The company expands its interests
every year and expects TO add to
its buildings in the future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
Coach Speaks

ESPECIAL 20 The Herald)
MERCEDES. Sept. 12-Coach Fl.
L. Schmalzried OF the Mercedes
schools, was the speaker at the
Kiwanis club luncheon Friday.
Schmalzried talked on athletics
In the local high school. r. r. Tall
bert was in charge of the program.
G. l.. Huntley OF Harlingen was a
visitor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

Especial to the Herald)
MERCEDES. sept. 12- Fire COM
pletely destroyed the residence OF
c. w. Traylor here shortly after 2
a. m. today. Traylor was away from
home at the time.
The residence is situated In Hol-
lywood addition just outside OF the
city limits.
Loss has not yet been estimated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

HARLINGEN, Sept. l2.-Former
Tlabamans have been asked by Ms.
T. S. Herren. president Of the Wo-
mems Chamber of Commerce and ex-
president OF Birmingham, TO meet at
Pair Park Sunday. Sept. 20. at 8 p.
m. for the purpose OF organizing a
state club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

GALVESTON, Sept. u. tP - A
man suspected of being Charles
Callineus, a convict who escaped
from Blue Ridge prison farm In
1928. was detained by police here
today. His fingerprints were sent
to Huntsville for comparison.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Sailors Seize Ships,
Then Demonstrate
They Can't Run EN-

VALPARAISO, Chile, Sept. 5 Il.
N.SO mutinous Chilean sea-
men, who seized the fleet at Co
quimbo, had more independence
than navigating ability. and as q
result their rebellion almost ended
in disaster, it was revealed here
today.
The first eyewitness story Of
he. seizure, received from the
coastal town of Langua de Vaca,
near Coquinbo, affords an anus
ing picture of the difficulties the
the seizure, received from the
assumed command of the vessels
and found they didn't know how
to run them.
With all the officers under
lock and key, the destroyers were
commanded and operated by COM
mon seamen, whose duties in the
past had been restricted to swab-
bing the decks, standing watches.
and firing the guns. For more
than two hours the fleet per.
formed a giddy series Of aimless
manoeuvres.
Zigzagging, swerving, and veer'
ing without any plotted course or
plan, the ships danced maritime
minuet. Time and again the YES
sells narrowly missed collisions.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
SCHOOLS
To RESUME

With the termination Of vaca-
ton, the elaborate machinery Of
military education in the United
States Army resumes it's func-
tions this month, the War De.
partment announced today.
It is back to school again for
the young second lieutenants
ready for baptism in the special
service schools of their particular
branches.
The Cavalry School begins It's
term September 8 and about $50
officers and enlisted men Of The
regular Army, National Guard
and organized reserves, and about
half a dozen foreign officers. will
receive instruction at Fort Riley,
Kan. The curriculum at the
Cavalry School includes prepara-
tory instruction in mechanical
warfare, and mechanization and
mOtOriZation,
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
CHILE IN THREAT
f. To STARVE OUT
NUT|NEERS
Negotiations With Rebel Sail +.
ors Fail; Ships to Be Bombed
If They Open Fire on Ports

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 5
O.N.S0.-The Chilean provisional
government today announced that
all negotiations with the rebel
lious sailors of the navy ma l been
broken off and that drastic meas
ureS were under consideration
for bringing the mutineers to
submission.
Starvation Threatened
Two plans under consideration.
The first was to blockade all
Chilean seacOast ports, and
thereby starve the crews Of the
vessels into surrender.
In event the mutineers at
tempt to lombard Valparaiso or
any other port, the government
will order a counter lombard
nnent of the naval vessels by
army aviators.
In an official statement, the
government admitted two regi-
mentS Of troops stationed at Val
paraiso had revolted and Joined
the navy rebels, but it was stated
on reliable authority that the bulk
of the army is now loyal.
Ships Take to Sea
Still manned and commanded
by mutinOuS Seamen, Chilean
warshipS stationed at, COquimbO
and TaIcahuana steamed out to
sea last night, reported bound for
q high-seaS rendezvous off Valpa-
raisO.
While the government remained
confident that the situation
would be settled satisfactorily, no
attempt was made to minimize the
gravity Of the Communist threat
against the present regime.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
BRAKE FAILURE
WRECKS CARS

Skidding as he jammed on the
brakes Of his car, after passing
a truck, Alexander Pay, colored,
this morning crashed into an au-
tomobile driven by Saul Rose, of
1928 v st. N. W., causing both
cars to plunge down q three-foot
embankment near the Woodmont
Country Club, on the Rockville
Pike.
A third car, from New York,
trying to avoid the other two,
Skidded into a ditch, but con-
tinued on it's way, according to
police Of the Montgomery County
SubStation at Bethesda, who in
veStigated.
Pay, who works for e. +. Smith,
on Edison Lane, off Rockville
Pike, was going south and had
just overtaken a truck, police
say. when his brakes failed to
halt his car, causing it to swerve
into Roses machine going north.
Pay, who was unhurt, was ar.
rested and charged with reckless
driving.
Lester Whetzel, of Derwood
Nd, called police, who notified
w. Rueben Pumphrey. Of Rock
vile, who took Rose, Mrs. Scott
and Wilbur to the hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
=. PROBING WALKER GUEST
SHOOTING Of DOUMER

PARIS, Sept. 5 G.N.S0.-Pos'
SCISSOR of the rank of commander
of the Legion of Honor, Mayor
James j. Walker today was to
visit President Paul Doumer OF
France at Rambouillet.
1t was Doumer who requested
that Mayor Walker be made a
commander of the legion without
passing him through the usual
preliminary ranks of knight and
officer.
Prior to the awarding of the
honor, President Doumer had
shown his regard for the dappe1
New York executive by extending
him an invitation to visit him at
the traditional country residance
of Frances presidents.
Mayor Walker announced he
had abandoned his plan to visit
Biarritz and would return to
Cannes tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05

Major Henry G. Pratt today is
awaiting a report from Inspector
Louis j. Stoll. who yesterday
morning was assigned to investi-
gate two cases of reckless shoot
ing at automobiles by police.
Inspector stoll said, however,
he would need more time to
gather facts.
The first shooting occurred in
Georgetown Wednesday morning
when Policeman w. B. Perry fired
at an automobile which was being
chased by another officer who
saw it running without lights.
The second case in which a
policeman opened fire occurred
when two motorcycle officers saw
car driven past a red light at
New York and New Jersey Ave.
nueS.
During a wild pursuit Of the
machine, Policeman j. o. Hite
fired at the pursued car while a
number of persons were on the
street.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
At MOVIE
.|MPER|LS 1900

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 UNSO.
A chemical, investigators said to-
day, was used to start a fire
last night in the Grand Opera
House, endangering the lives Of
1900 persons attending a motion
picture show. One man was
burned and a woman trampled
in the confusion that followed
the fire.
Policemen and firemen pre-
vented a serious panic.
A substance with o phosphorus
base was used by the incen-
diaries investigators said. Frag-
ments Of glass jar were found
near the spot where the fire
started.
Because of it's open-shop policy
the theater was damaged by a
bomb in April, 1880, police said.
Two men who sat in the
seventh row of the theater were
seen to leave just before the fire
started. The fire broke out in
that row and burned several
seats.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
R|TCH|E NAMES
. FRAUD BOARD

BALTIMORE, Sept. 5.-Al.
though Maryland has adequate
laws to punish those who sell
fraudulent securities, its restric'
tions of such frauds before actual
sales are made have been few.
A commission has been named
by Governor Ritchie to study this
phase Of blue sky legislation and
prepare measures for submission
to the 1888 Legislature.
The commission includes w
Preston Lane, jrA State attorney
general; Herbert r. O'Conor,
States attorney of Baltimore; Har.
old E. West, chairman Of the Pub.
lie Service Commission; Charles
H. Baetjer, G. T. Williams and
John p. Baer, investment bank.
ers, and Austin j. Lilly, general
counsel of the Maryland Casualty
Company.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
JOB APPLICANTS
MUST WAIT

1t will be "two or three months"
before ratings of those who took
the file clerk examination August
1921 will be available, the Civil
Service Commission announced.
The commission requested that
those taking the examination re-
frain from making inquiry as to
their grades until the Commis-
sion has had. time to rate the
papers.
About $4,000 took the exam
ination, 10000 of them in Wash
ington. The Commission has
assured applicants their ratings
will be mailed to them as fast
as they are prepared.
The statistical clerk examina-
tion to be held September 9-10,
will draw $500 applicants, 5000
taking the test here.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Legion Post Forced
To Get LGrQer Hall

Forced to seek new quarters by
the growth of it's membership,
Lincoln Post No. II, American
Legion, will hold its next meeting
September IA, at Hillcrest, $500
Thirteenth st. N. W., according
to Major E. P. Van Hise, COM
mander. Officers will be nomi-
mated for the year and arrange
ments made for representation
at the national convention in De-
troit.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Hay Fever Pouens
Found High in Sky
By Airplane

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Victims
of hay fever will have to fly
high into the clouds to find
relief, according to findings
here.
o. C. Durham, an aerial
botanist. equipped with glass
slides and other supplies for
taking specimens. assembled in
a plane to 5000 feet, only to
find the pollen which causes
the sheeze still evident:
This is the first test, he
said, revealing pollen at a
height of more than 5000 feet.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
CUSTOMS UNION
!. HELD BREACH
Of TREATY.
Court of International Justice
Places Blame on Austria;
Pact Already Repudiated

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept.
S G.NS).-By a vote Of eight
to seven, the permanent court of
international justice today de-
cided that the projected Austro-
German customs union violated
the Geneva protocol Of 1922.
Anticipating such . decision,
both Austria and Germany had
renOunced the pact before the
Pan-European commission Of the
League Of Nations at Geneva on
Thursday.
Judges Are Divided
The court failed to reach a de-
cision as to whether the proposed
pact violated article 88 Of the
treaty Of st. German.
Seven judges expressed the
opinion the pact constituted a
violation Of this article, while an
equal number held it was not in
compatible. One judge abstained
from a decision on this question.
The seven dissenting judges
included Frank B. Kellogg, former
United States Secretary of State.
The dissenters held that the
union was compatible with both
the protocol and the treaty, but
decisions of the court are gov
erned by majority vote.
Austria Gets Blame
The decision inferentially
placed the blame for the viola
tion on Austria, although the
scant majority greatly softened
the blow. Germany was given a
clean bill of health, for both oil
| the international treaties con
cerned in the decision were signed
only by Austria and the former
allied powers.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
c. v. To EXPAND
ARTS COURSE

Expansion of the division of
fine arts of George Washington
University for the coming year
which opens September %, was
announced today by the uniVer-
sity.
Pascuale Mario Torraca has
been appointed to the architec-
ture department. He has taught
at the University Of Cincinnati,
Pennsylvania State College and
Cooper Union.
The course in graphic art will
be given by Eugene WeiSz.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
GETS BACK WIFE
He TRADED

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 CU.S0.
At the end of a disastrous and
strange society marital venture in
which they switched wives and
husbands with another couple,
Binney Woodward Earl and his
former wife, Mrs. Maybelle Still:
son Earl Reinbold, are to be re-
married, it was learned today.
This dramatic climax of an
innovation that startled society
three and a half years ago was
not entirely unexpected, as Bin.
ney had confided to friends after
the experiment in changing wives
bad failed that he Still loved his
~er wife.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
1876 in Year Granted
Engineers Licenses

A total of $50 applicants were
examined for engineer licenses by
the District Board of Steam En-.
gineers during the fiscal year 1934,
according to the annual report of
the board submitted today to the
District Commissioners.
Licenses were granted to 1876 of
the applicants The board held
50 meetings. P. M. Greenlaw, in
spector of steam boilers, is chair
man of the board.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
AMUSEMENT
. PARK ENDS
|NFLAMES
Sister of "BIuebeard's" Victim
Confronts Slayer in Cell;
Identifies Him as PierSon

CLARKSBURG, w. Va. Sept. S
QNSO.-Reflecting the inflamed
sentiment c. the community over
the atrocious crime of Harry Pow
err, self-confessed bluebeard slayer
Of five persons, band of might
riders" early today burned down
the fence surrounding the "mur-
der garage" at Quiet Dell, where
Powers had slai his victims.
The feAce had been erected a
few days ago by a man who had
turned the murder site into an
IAN amusement park"
Leased Fro Powers Wife
The property was said to have
been leased for this purpose from
Mrs. Lulu" Powers, wife Of the
mail-order slayer.
The vigilante committee, wear.
ing handkerchiefs for masks,
ripped down the high board fence
around the "slaghter-house" garage
where the lessee had been charg-
ing admission to sightSeerS.
The boards were piled in field
near by and ignited. When the pyre
was consumed, the might, riders"
quietly took to their automobiles
and disappeared.
The raiding of the amusement
park" followed open criticism by
the majority of the citizens in
Clarksburg over the attempt to
commercialize the scene Of the
murders.
Woman COnfrOntS Slayer
The high note in the Powers
case from an emotional angle was
recorded in the meeting between
the love butcher and Mrs. Charles
Fleming, of Northboro, Mass, sis
ter Of Mrs. Dorothy Lemke, fifth
victim of the slayer.
Mrs. Fleming, facing Powers in
the county jail. positively identi-
fled him as the man who, under
the name Of Samuel Pierson, came
to her home in Northboro on July
%, stayed as an overnight guest,
and went with Mrs. Lemke, pre-
sumably to get married. AS Mrs.
Fleming saw Powers she screamed:
81 know you, you beast. Why
did you kill my sister? Didn't
you have . heart"
Mrs. Anna Rose, aunt Of the
dead woman, who arrived from
massachusetts,, said:
"YOu can see he hasn't
heart. He's just q beast"
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
RecLdin1ing Land
For Airport Asked

To reclaim land for an airport,
the commanding general Of the
First Corps Area, Boston, Mass,
has requested the modification Of
a portion of the existing bulk
head lines along the south shore
of Dorchester Bay and the east
shore Of the Neponset River,
Massachusetts.
The property affected is owned
by the Government.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Maryland Squirrel
Season Opens Soon

District hunters are preparing
their kits for the opening Of the
squirrel season in Maryland on
September IS. Open season on
this game is from September Is
to October Is, inclusive. The ban
will then go on again until Novem.
ber is when it will be open until
December "a.
The second open season, how
ever, will not apply to Allegany
Garrett and Cecil counties.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
CQLUert Hall Makes
Shift in President

BALTIMORE, Sept. 5.-Brother
F. John, president Of Calvert Hall
College for four years, has been
transferred to Ammendale Normal
Institute, where he will teach the
junior novitiate.
Brother E. Vincent, a member
Of the faculty and athletic direc'
tor at Calvert Hall, will succeed
him as president of the college. A
native of County Longford, Ire.
land, Brother Vincent entered the
Christian Brotherhood sixteen
years ago.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Car Crash Into Pole
Hurts Woman, DriUeT

An unidentified woman was
critically injured early today
when the car in which she was
riding crashed into a telephone
pole at BeltSville, Md.
The woman was removed to
Sibley Hospital by a passing mo-
toriSt.
She is suffering from a possible
fracture Of the skull and internal
injuries.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
SCHOOL OPENS THURSDAY

Public schools of Fairfax county
will open next Thursday, accord
ing to announcement by Superin-
tendent of Schools w. w. Wood
son. The county school board will
meet today to make arrangements
for the reopening of classes.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
NeIU Line to Provide
Better LiQht Service

The Maryland Public Service
Commission yesterday granted
permission for a high tension
electric power line to run be-
tween the Naval Academy juno
ton and Savage, Md, to improve
light service at Laurel.
The new line will be run by
the Consolidated Gas, Electric
Light and Power Company, on
the existing poles.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
D. C. is LlTERATE

The Census Bureaus literacy
report, based on the 1880 census
tabulation, shows that only two
tenths of 1 per cent of the litter
ateS in the District of Columbia
are white. Only 1.6 per cent Of
the population here as a whole is
illiterate, with 4.3 per cent of the
national population clasSed as
illiterate.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Fireman Injured
In Shoe Shop Blaze

Charles Padgett, 36, Of 1913
Neal st. N. E., a fireman, had
deep cut on his left leg today,
caused by falling glass during q
blaze in a shoe repair shop at
2964 Mills Ave. N. E., last night.
The fire, Of undetermined
origin, did $500 damage.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
employees UNION MEETS

, The Veterans Administration
branch of Local No. 2, Federal
Employees Union, did not meet
Thursday, but will meet Monday,
September 81, to hear the reports
of the delegates to the Seattle
convention.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-12

The Producers News Of
fered in its recent proposal
to print the commissioners
proceedings for SO cents per
folio. The Herald proposal
is for 90 cents - all other
items are on a similar basis.
If the Producers News prop
osition had been accepted
the taxpayers of Sheridan
county would have saved a
bout $4,000 over what it
will cost the county by the
Herald contract-and wheat
is worth 40 cents per bush
ell now instead of 81. so as
it was when the Producers
News was doing the print
ing.
Anybody interested can
verify every statement in
this article by coming to this
office and seeing the rec
ords.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-12
New Water Coolers Added
10 Long Frigidaire Line

Dayton, OhiO.-A complete new
line of electric water coolers has
been announced by the Frigidaire
Corporation, subsidiary of General
Motors. The refrigerating mechan-
ism is covered by a three wear
guarantee. The coolers are finish
ed in metallic lacquer with chrome
plated hardware. There are models
for bottled water and for use with
city pressure.
The new line is comprised of five
models of which three are of the
individual type for office use with
large units to meet the REQUIRE
ments of a general office or small
industrial plant. In addition the
company is building two tank type
coolers for factories and public
places. The larger of these will
provide cold drinking water for
250 people.
Among the first places in which
the new coolers will be installed
Is the Empire State building. erect
ed by Alfred E. Smith and associ-
ates in New York
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-06-12
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the neipbh..
and friends for their cons" TE7
sympathy and for their kind u
helpful assistance during the G %
ness, death and funeral of on, u u
loved son and brother. We Arc "
pecially appreciative of the ems -
and songs by the quartette s asS
others at the funeral. We anN ~u
ciate deeply the floral tributeat 's :,
the Outlook community and ~ y
Elks Lodge and the beautiful h"n '
quet of carnations sent bv ~.
DodsOn Community in memory -
Kenneth. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton CosD..
and sisters and brotbs,