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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-20
CLUB
AT PARTY

Mrs. Russell Howarth entertained
the members OF the Mardi club last
week at the Crystal Waters SWIM
ming pool, a delightful place for
the purpose Of keeping cool during
hot days.
At the close OF the games men,
bers enjoyed a swim IN the clear
waters of the pool.
Mesdames Z. S. Taylor. Clarence
Smith and Jewell and Miss Louise
Zockhart, were out OF club guests
VI the two-table affair. Delicious
refreshments were served.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-20
MRS. MELCH
HAS CLUB

Mrs. Herbert Melch was hostess
to the members OF the Tuesday
Afternoon bridge club at her home
on East 10th street with one table
OF players present.
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Donna Clubs
Entertained
By Hostesses

DONNA. Sept. 1.-the w. c. T..
U. held their monthly meeting at tire
Presbyterian church on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Sargent,
vice-president, presiding. The Alamo
faction of the union had charge Of
the program under the leadership
Of Mrs. Lord, proving themselves cf-
ficient and interesting entertainers.
Friday, Sept. Is, the w. c. T.<U.
will hold the district meeting In an
all-day session at Edinburg.
MORNING CLUB AT
WILLIAMS HOME
Mrs. G ". williams was hostess
to two tables Of bridge Tuesday
morning. The flower bedecked liy-
ing room Of her home created a
pleasing background for the players,
who were Mesdames @. w. Os-
borne, =. o. Fleurist, l.. L. Harwell,
M. Hammons, Joe Carson, j. E.
Gibson, G. G. Hadsell and the hos
tess. After the games the hostess as
sisted by her daughter, Edna, seTvs ID
a luncheon. When the tallies we're
collected, Mrs. Hammons was award
ed high score trophy and Mrs. o.
borne consolation.
MRS. WHITE
IS HOSTESS
The Wednesday Bridge club vas
~graciously entertained by Mrs. Glen
White at her country home on
North Victoria drive. Club members
present weer Mesdames Tom Hes
ter, A. F. Hester, Jr., Alfred LissneT,
Robert Holloway, Ralph Porterfieli.
Milton Fitzgerald, Harold Vertrecs,
and Bryan Collier. Guests were Mes
danes, r. s. Chambers, Hobart
White, Harry Carroll and Bill Nc
Reynolds; tea guests were Mrs. VIM.
Ball and Mrs. Conley. The hostess
served an a%ppetizing plate to her
guests. Mrs. Collier received high
score prize and Mrs. Fitzgerald,
second.
CLEVER THEME
CARRIED OUT
Mrs. G. A. Heard entertained the
p. A. l.. club at her home on South
Val Verde, Tuesday afternoon. Pink
roses and tube roses in ~profusion
formed a decorative note throughout
the living room and adjoining din
ing room. Black and pink crystal
was used in the serving Of refresh
ments. Mrs. M. Hammons was
awarded high score, a beautiful
black crystal basket and a bouque.
of pink Columbia roses and tube
roses was presented Mrs. Gibson as
consolation.
DANCE HONORS
VISITING CADET
Miss Lois Fleuriet entertained a
few friends with an informal dance
at her home honoring Laurence
Birkisel. a Cadet at Annapolis, VINO
with his mother, Mrs. Birkisel and
aunt, Mrs. Long have been visiting
in the Valley for a few days.
RECEPTION GIVEN
ON SCHOOL LAWN
The ground Of the Elementary
school presented a beautiful set
ting for the reception given by the
p. T. A. for the faculty Of 1881 and
1882. Lights were strung from the
trees and seats for the guests were
arranged about the lawn. The space
allotted for the speakers and those
on the program was Illuminated w
colored shaded lights. These with
the rari-colored frocks Of the women
made a colorful scene.
Addresses Of welcome were ex-
tended first from the city by Mayor
A. G. Mckinney. from the school
board, by G.. w. Osborne. school
tax assessor and collector, and from
the p. T. A. by Mrs. o. z. Davis.
president OF the school p. r. A.
The response was given by Miss
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CLEVER THEME
CARRIED OFT
DANCE HONORS
VISITING AnF

Miss Lois Fleuriet entertained a
few friends with an informal dance
at her home honoring Laurence
Birkisel. a Cadet at Annapolis, VINO
with his mother, Mrs. Birkisel and
aunt, Mrs. Long have been visiting
In the Valley for a few days.
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BARBECUE z
BY CLUB

Tuesday the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club held a
chicken barbecue at the Lions
park. Mrs. j. II. McLane and
daughter, Miss Ona Fay Of this
city. and Misses Angie Stroud and
Georgia Rhodes OF McAllen were
guests OF the club.
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PERSONALS
Mrs. Florence NJ. Hayes, Mrs
Roy Conway and Mrs. b. w
Strong went 70 San Antonio We'd
nesday.
Mrs. w. III. Foster. who UNDER
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
BUSINESS HEADS
DISCUSS FETE

Business association members
met with the District George
Washington Bicentennial Com
mission to consider how local or
ganizations and citizens. can best
cooperate to assure success Of the
1882 program, at a luncheon meet
ing at the Metropolitan Club to
day.
Thomas P. Littlepage. chairman
of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce bicentennial committee,
was host to George Offutt, presi
dent, and Robert J. Cottrell, secre'
tary Of the Washington Board OF
Trade; Mark Lansburgh, president
of the Merchants and Manufac'
turers Association; DIR. c. H. Mar
vim, president; E. c. Graham and
w. w. Everett, of the District bi
centennial commission. Harry
King, president of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce, was un'
able to attend due to the death OF
his brother, Joseph King, last
night.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Panhandlers to Get Jobs
On Municipal WoodpiLe

Designed to, thwart operations
Of unscrupulouS panhandlers in
the Capital, municipal wood.
nile will be established on Novem.
Der 2 by the District Employment
Committee where the panhandler
may work for food, shelter and
clothing.
The woodpile will be estab.
tshed on Q lot loaned the com.
mittee by the Treasury Depart.
ment at First Street and Virginia
Avenue Southwest. The commit.
tee will work with the Salvation
Army in the project.
George j. Adams, executive sec,
retary of the committee, ex.
plained that timber for the wood.
pile will be obtained from the
Arlington National Cemetery,
where cAeaEingS for Improvement
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
7 Rec PLANTED
BYF|RST LADY
Staff Photo


Mrs. Herbert Hoover yesterday
planted a tree for the children
of the Mitchell Playground on s
Street Northwest. She formerly
lived just across the street from
the playground and most of the
boys and girls at the ceremony
yesterday knew her personally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Mitchell
purchased the playground site 20
years ago. They owned q golden
haired collie and when it died it
was buried there. After MIR.
Mitchell's death, Mrs. Mitchell
continued the playground for the
youngsters Of the neighbOrhOOd
until she. died in 1918.
She willed the park of the Dis:
trict Of Columbia with the pro-
vision that the collie's grave be
undiSturbed.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
n. !. PRISONER
WANTED HERE
IN KILLING
Cunningham Staying and Le-
cation Liquor HoIdup Laid
to Alleged Check Forger

A headquarters detective was to
leave today for New York with
the hope Of returning William
Bedell to Washington. He is Sus-
pected in the Staying Of Jack
Cunningham and the assault Of
DR.. Don Carlos Leiva, charge d. af-
faires of the Ell Salvador Lega-
ton.
Detective Sergt. Lawrence O'Dea
was to leave for New York to
discuss with officials there a
means of returning the man to
the District.
Expect No Difficulty
Although Bedell is held there
on a formal charge of forgery
police are not expecting any great
difficulty in bringing him to this
jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, acting Chief Of De
tectives Edward J. Kelly, will QueS-
ton q taxicab driver who picked
up a man near El Salvador Lega-
tiOn shortly after the assault, May
13, on DIR. Leiva. This man, pO-
lice said, told them q man got in
his cab near the scene Of the as
sauIt on the night in question. His
face bore evidence of having been
beaten, the driver said.
To Confer With Leiva
It is also expected that detec.
tives will confer with DR.. Leiva
and later in the day they may talk
with the widow Of Cunningham.
Mrs. Cunningham, however, has
contended her husband did not re-
veal the name Of his slayer.
Cunningham, q police infOrmer,
was shot near his home i'm an alley
near Fourteenth and Streets
Northwest on May 10.
DR.. Leiva was assaulted when
he discovered several men rob-
bling his legation of a quantity Of
liquor.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23

are being made by the Federal
Government, and from the Fox
hall Village section, where the
District is planning to cut through
new streets.
The Salvation Army has agreed
to furnish men to work on, the
woodpile, Mr.. Adams said, in re
turn for which the men will be
given food, shelter and clothing
Last year, Mr.. Adams said, q
woodpile was in operation on the
same lot on a smaller scale, and
sale Of the wood totaled 81, ,464
which was used by the commit
tee in unemployment relieF.
The plan Of the municipal
woodpile was suggested to Mr.
Adams by The Washington
Times. It has worked with signal
success in a number Of Western
cities.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Virginia PIT. A.
Closes Convention

The convention Of the Vir.
ginia Parent Teachers Association
in Alexandria will end today
with the election of State officers
and a meeting place for next
year.
Last night the delegates and
their friends were guests of the
Alexandria Association at q
pageant in the Maury School.
This followed a sightseeing trip
and tea at the Old Dominion
Boat Club.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
AIR CORPS CUTS
DEATH RISK

The death percentage of the
Army Air Corps has been cut in
half according to a War Depart.
ment announcement today which
stated that the Corps flew 3,964,'
600 miles during the 1881 fiscal
year with a fatal accident ratio of
but % planes, involving the loss
Of 20 lives.
In 1880 So lives were lost in
Al accidents covering about 49,,
100000 miles.
These figures, according to AS
sistant Secretary of War F. Tru
bee Dawson, compare favorably
with similar statistics covering
civilian flight operations, especial
ly in view of the fact that the
tactical demands of military avia
ton are more severe than those
facing the non-military pilot.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
9 Early Shopping"
CUI1apnign Planned

Newspapers, motion picture
houses, radio stations and street
ears will be used to remind Wash
ingtonians to do their Christmas
shopping and mailing early, &C.
cording to plans made by the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers ASso-
citation committee, Arthur j.
Sundlun, chairman.
Postmaster William M. Mooney
assured the group Of his co-opera-
tion. He said that, because Of
similar action last year, prac-
tically every gift package had
been delivered before Christmas.
Another meeting is to be held
next Thursday,
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
VISITED
BY GLASSFORD

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford, Washington's newly-ap.
pointed police chief, today made
a formal call on Major Henry G.
Pratt, at police headquarters.
Tall, erect and of military
bearing, General Glassford ap-
preached Capt. L. I. Edwards
and asked to see Major Pratt.
The new chief was escorted to
the office where they talked for
several minutes.
Pratt would not divulge what
was said, declaring it was more
or less Of a personal nature and
Of no especial newspaper inter.
est.
r It was not, however, the first
time, that the two had met.
Pratt said he had met Glassford
some time ago while the latter
was working on arrangements
for the American Legion jubilee.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Chicken ThieUes Meet,
Plan Job Seeing
Crime Film
Times Staff Photo
HILDA

Reformers who are opposed
to crime" movies can point a
moral in the case Of Edward
Brown and Harvey Johnson,
both colored, who today were
convicted by a Police Court jury
of stealing several chickens.
In an effort to learn where
the men had been before they
are alleged to have taken the
chickens from the store of Abra-
ham Butts, Of 831 Sixth st.
s. W., Assistant U. S. Attorney
Milford F. Schwartz asked
Brown where he had met John
son. He replied:
"T went to q movie down in
Southwest and met him when
/ came out"
''What movie did you See?"
"It was called Guilty
Hands,
johnson was sentenced to 80
days and Brown to 60.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
ECONOMY DENAMES HIM
L. J. e. TwistIeton-
Wykeham-Fiennes,
l.. |. E. Now

Economy at the British en-
basSy, where salaries have been
slashed and general expenses cur
tailed to the nth degree, has in
vaded even the State Depart
ment's famous little "blue book. i"
In the last issue of the pam
phlet, list Of all diplomats &C
credited, to washington, the air
attache Of Great Britain is listed
as Commander The Honorable
L. ]. E. Fiennes." Commander
"Fiennes" full name is L. j. E.
Twistleton- -Wykeham-Fienn and
to be perfectly correct in ad-
dressing the gentleman you are
supposed to call him by all three
names.
Heretofore his tongue-twisting
title has been the pet particular
Joy Of many Capital hostesses.
If you were really in the Brit
ish set" you could say it, but one
slip marked you as "out."
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
union PUTSBAN
ON ARMY BAND

Participation of the United
States Army Band in the civic
Halloween celebration appeared
lost today when the local
musicians union refused to agree
to let the band take part.
William A. Roberts, chairman
OF the Federation of Citizens
Association committee for the
celebration, recently wrote to the
union asking it to sanction the
service Of the band. He received
. reply frorl the union today,
refusing the request.
It was planned to have the
band play for street dancing on
Constitution Avenue Northwest.
Mr.. Roberts has written another
letter to the union, requesting
that in view Of the disapproval
Of the Army Bands participation,
the union furnish a band free
to play until $50 o'clock on the
night Of the celebration.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Health Lectures
To Be Free to Public

Free public health lectures
have been arranged by the civic
health committee Of the Medical
Society of the District Of Colum-
bia, to be given at the Medical
Society Building, 1718 M st. N.
w.
The speakers, subjects and
dates are: DR.. j. P. Leake, "Infan-
tile Paralysis" October Is: DR..
w. A. White, Mental HEALTH -
November 8; DR.. H. C. MacAtee,
DR.. Margaret Nicholson and DR..
j. A. Flynn, when Winter
Comes" November %, and DR..
w. M. Yater, Physical Fitness
at Fifty" December 6.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
P.U.C.COUNSEL
FORECASTS
ACTION
"Commission Will Have to Do
Something" Says Roberts;
Board Concludes Its Inquiry

Restoration Of meters or estab-
lishment Of zones with fixed rates
is expected to be the outcome of
the hearing on taxicab conditions
in Washington, ended yesterday
by the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
While taxicab operators believe
the hearing was for the purpose
Of giving the commission data on
which it could 90 before Congress
and ask for additional legislation,
Assistant Corporation Counsel
William A. Roberts, counsel for
the commission said:
"The commission will have to
do something. There has been
too much testimony showing
that the present condition
needs remedying.
Zones Or Meters, Which?
whether the commission will
fix new zones with fair rates
or whether 1t will decide for
the meter system is q question
which will be decided Oe;y when
the entire matter has been
thrashed out and all the evil
dence digeSted."
The view Of the taxicab opera
tors that the information is de.
sired for Congress is given
strength by the fact that guam
titles of information which the
commission has at it's finger tips
has been put into the steno'
graphic record.
Drivers Testify
Even detailed descriptions of
the blank forms on which taxicab
drivers must make their reports
have been included.
Testimony yesterday afternoon
was given over principally to
costs Of operations and revenues,
with drivers as the witnesses.
Several drivers told the commits
sion that by working 18 hours a
day on the present zone system
they were making $50 a day over
the rental expenses for the cabs.
Keech FavOrs Zones
Recognition of the zone system
in new regulations will be ad-
vocated by Peoples Counsel Rich.
mond B. Keech.
Mr.. Keech said today he in.
tended preparing a brief advoca.
ing this recognition by the COM
mission. He explained that the
commission now has a rule, not
enforced, requiring all cabs be
equipped with meters.
The brief will urge the com.
mission to establish uniform zone
rates.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
County Police Hunt
Crazed GirL-An7lOYe1

Prince Georges county police
are today combing the woods near
Lakehead, Md, for a colored man
who has been terrorizing the resi-
dents by prowling about with little
or no clothes and chasing girls
in the vicinity.
It is believed that the man,
who is said to be rather old, is a
maniac. A quantity of food and
cooking utensils were found today
beneath a railroad bridge where it
is said he has been hiding.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Horticultural Club
To Hear Architect

The Takoma Park Horticul-
tural Club, Of which Col. William
H. English is president, will meet
Monday night in the Takoma
Park branch Of the public Ii
brary.
IN. Anderson, landscape archi-
tect of Ballston, Va, will give
an illustrated talk upon "Peren
nials for Washington Gardens"
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
D. C.. HGd0ss0h GROUP
To Hear TQLn1udist

Ben Zion Emanuel. renowned
student Of the Talmud, will speak
at the monthly meeting of the
Washington Chapter Hadassah at
the Jewish Community Center at
2:l5 p. m, next Tuesday.
HadasSah's cultural group, un-
der Mrs. Tobias Naftalin, has
planned program for developing
appreciation Of Jewish literature.
The opening prayer is to be given
by Mrs. Herman Hollander. Mrs.
Agnes May Fischer will sing.
Mrs. William Bralove will give a
survey Of Jewish current events.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
N-and-8 Group
Banquet TONiQht

Ferdinand Frazier, department
commander of the District Of
Columbia. will be the principal
speaker at the banquet Of the
Alexandria voiture of the Forty
and Eight Society tonight at the
Belvoir Hotel in Alexandria. w.
H. Meeks, newly elected chef de
gare, will preside. Members Of
neighboring American Legion
posts have been invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Disorder Costs CGddy
30 DayS in Lookup

Harrison Mason, jr., colored. q
caddy at the Kenwood Golf Club
in Bethesda, yesterday was
sentenced to serve 80 days in the
Montgomery county jail by Police
Court Judge Charles w. Wood
ward, for disorderly conduct.
Mason was arrested upon the
complaint of Joseph Oldfield, spe'
cial deputy at the club, who said
that shortly after he separated
Mason and another colored boy,
he caught him with a stone and
club.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
HnCh-Hiker Causes
Collision of Autos

Charles Morton, Of Wilson,
N. c., and Miss Katherine Moor.
man, Of Williamsburg, Va, were
badly cut yesterday afternoon
when Norton. in attempting to
avoid q hitch-hiker who stepped
out in the road near Woodbridge
Va, struck a car driven by Doug.
las Clarke, Of Milford, Conn, in
which Miss Moorman was a pas.
Senger.
They were treated at the Alex.
andria health office. ~.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
FIRED PRINTER
SHOOTS BOSS
5 TIMES
George Brandt, Post Foreman,
Is in Critical Condition; He
Deserved 1t, Says AssaiIant

George Brandt, 48, composing
room foreman Of the washington
Post, is fighting for recovery to-
day from five bullet wounds in
flicted by John A. Kennedy, "a
year-old disgruntled printer.
The shooting occurred in the
composing room of the Post build
ing early this morning.
Beaten, Says Kennedy
According to the story Kennedy
told police, he had trouble with
Brandt for several months, and
five weeks ago Brandt beat him
up in fight and then dismissed
him.
Kennedy said he had decided
he had not had square deal and
sought retribution. Several days
ago, he said, he bought gun at
D Street secondhand store.
Twice Lost His Nerve
Kennedy, who gave his address
as 3217 Connecticut Ave-. said he
visited the Post building Tuesday
and Wednesday seeking Brandt.
He told police:
81 was going to shoot him
then, but I lost my nerve. Last
night, / walked into his office,
backed him up against the wall
with the gun and began firing.
He deserved it,"
Brandt is married and lives at
3618 Connecticut Avenue. Some
of the bullets went through his
arms and into his body.
Brandt is reported as improv-
ing and, according to Emergency
Hospital authorities, his chances
for recovery are good.
Following the shooting, Ken.
nedy was diSarmed by employees
and held until the arrival of po-
lice.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Girls VIII Portray
Relies of the AneS

Roles of bellies of all American
eraS will be portrayed by more
than 80 prominent Washington
girls in the charity tableaux.
'Sweethearts of the Ages" to be
held at the willard Hotel tonight
ct 8 o'clock.
The tableaux is under auspices
Of the Rector's Aid Society Of st.
Margaret'S Episcopal Church.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Rum Car Crashes;
OccHD1ntS Hunted

Police of Prince Georges
county are on the lookout for
two colored men said to have
been the occupants of a car con-
tanning a quantity of liquor The
car collided last night with an
other machine driven by william
e. Marshall, colored, of Hall
Station, = Md, near Capitol
Heights, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
"WhOOpee" Cruises
Termed ILLeqUL

A protest against the one-day
."whoopee" trips of British and
other liners from American ports
was registered with Secretary
Mellon today by Capt. John F.
Milliken, secretary Of the Nep.
tune Association of New York,
In a. letter, Milliken declared
these trips violated the Amer.
ican coaStWfSe laws.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Sergt. Bender to Get
M0rkSnl0NShiD Gun

Sergt. e. P. Bender, champion
rifle shot of the Sixth Marine
Reserve Brigade, will be awarded
a silver loving cup and a gold
championship bar for his achieve
ment at the Navy Day ball Octo-
Der 81 at the willard Hotel.
Sergeant Bender, a member Of
the Park Police, scored 245 hits
out Of q possible $50.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
$1OO,OOO Property.
Left bY w. s. POUeLL

An estate Of 100000, consist
ing entirely of personal property,
was left by william S. Powell.
who died August II, according
to the petition Of his executors.
Edward B. Powell, and the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Com
pany, filed with the Register Of
Wills today
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
Jury DeGdLOcked
In Trial of Pastor

AUGUSTA, Ca, Oct. % QN.S0
The jury considering the case
Of the Rev. J.. M. Williams,
Methodist minister, charged with
Staying his 19-year-old son, re-
manned hopelessly deadlocked to-
day. The jury was reported as
standing z to 5 for acquittal.
Jurors were given the case at
$3.50 p. m. yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
BIDS ON POLICE DUDS

, Captain Arnold, of the Alex
Rndria police department, is
advertising for bids for the
furnishing Of winter clothing 70
the Alexandria police. Twelve
complete uniforms, 18 pairs Of
pants and IL overcoats are
needed.
The Washington times., 1931-10-23
GARDENER TO SPEAK

I. M. Anderson. landscape gard.
ener. Ballston, Va, will speak
on "PerennialS for Washington
Gardens" at the regular meeting
Of the Takoma Horticultural
Club, Monday evening at 8
O'Clock at the organizations club
house,