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, 1935-04-18

PHILADELPHIA. April 18.-P-
Full verification OF existence Of .
p.ecocity extract, one Of the most
unbelievable discoveries Of science,
was reported Thursday to the Amer
lean Philosophical Society.
The extract comes from the
thymus glands OF calves. 1t causes
young rats TO grow up, physically
and mentally, in half normal time
without shortening their adult lives
which begin SO much sooner.
The extract Is ready TO be tried
out TO learn what human uses 1t
possesses. There is no expectation,
said Leonard G. Rowntree, NJ. D.,
OF Philadelphia, who reported 1t, OF
the thymus extract doing TO humans
the things predicted on the basis
OF its action on rats.
These predictions include babies
growing into good prize fighters at
six. college graduates at ~ and the
, 1935-04-18
ONION PRICE
Continued from Page One)

ing outside prices on a basis OF the
prices being paid by shippers in VIII
lacy county. This defect, II was be-
lieved, was corrected Thursday. The
shippers indicated that they wished
to conduct the onion deal on a mer-
chandising basis and not on a spec
ulative basis.
r. Roy Ruff, president Of the VAL
ley Vegetable Growers association.
and Homer Huntley. chairman Of the
associations price Sterilization COM
mittee. attended the Thursday meet
ing.
A total OF 90 carloads Of onions
we're shipped out of Willacy county
wednesday night. and l35 cars out
OF the state.
Willacy county's onions were ship
pei to the following points. one each
to Robstown, Philadelphia. Savannah,
Ga, Dallas. Little Rock. Oregon,
Cleveland. North Carolina. New Mex
leo and Grand Rapids; two each TO
Detroit. Kansas City. Houston and
Pittsburgh: three to Cincinnati: four
each to New York and Memphis, 10
70 Chicago. rs to Corpus Christi
for boat shipment: and "A TO St.
Louis.
, 1935-04-18

proval Of the senate state AFFAIRS
committee.
j. NJ. CTex) Moore Of Henrietta
was designed cowboy artist o.
Texas" by senate adoption OF
house resolution. Paintings OF the
7O-year~old cowboy and fo-me.
Texas Ranger have "perpetuateo
and glorified the achievements Oh
the western cowhand," the resolu-
ton stated, to such an extent ne
could be called the dean OF Ill
western landscape artists"
The senate also adopted o houss
resolution urging congress 70
amend the interstate commerce act
to prohibit movement OF cigarets
in Interstate commerce into any
state unless the cigarets bore tax
revenue stamps of the state, and 10
enact a law to prohibit counterfeit
ing Of cigaret tax stamps:
Illegal sale and interstate trai-
fic In non-stamped cigarets. the
resolution stated. resulted IN an
annual loss Of more than 5000
600 TO Texas.
, 1935-04-18
Mandanus Action
Dismissed Here

Mandamus proceedings against
Justice OF the Peace "A. Barreda, Jr.,
growing out OF a case in which he
fined E%nriquet Ortiz s. and costs
on a charge Of disturbing the peace,
YER dismissed at plaintiffs cost
in county court at law here We'd
neSday.
Plaintiff sought to force the Jus
tice OF the peace to approve an ap-
peal bond. believing that he had
failed to approve ii because OF the
Sureties. On hearing il developed
that the bond was denied because il
set out the offenSe as abusive
language" whereas in fact 1t was
disturbing the peace"
When this defect in the appeal
bond was remedied. the bond was
approved.
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HITLER Note
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tContlnueo from Page Onel
received the Italian ambassador
Wednesday as the German govern
ment Il deslriOuS OF knowing from
England and italy a. guarantors Of
the Locarno treaty whether they
still consider their duties two-Sided
or whether as a result OF the Stresa
conference they feel obligated here
after to help enforce the Locsrno
treaty only If IL should be violated
by Germany.
Both ambassadors assured Won
BuelOW their governments would
quite a. Loyalty fulfill their duties as
guarantorS II France violated the
Localno treaty as they would If Ger
many did.
Won Buelow replied that he took
cogniZance OF these assurances with
satisfaction"
, 1935-04-18
Tennessee Governor
Impeachment Fails

NASHVILLE. Tenn, April 10. tR
The house Thursday smashed an
effort to impeach Governor Hill
McAlister by a vote Of 90 to 1.
Only Representative r. Z. Little.
author OF the impeachment resolu-
ton, voted for II.
The house was thrown into an
uproar during consideration Of the
resolution and two members came
almost to a physical clash.
Representative Brown Of Hick-
man. afto- the resolution was kill
ed, moved to instruct the clerk to
make no mention OF this damnable
proceeding upon the journal Of the
house"
The motion carried unanimously.
, 1935-04-18
Two Years Assessed
For Staying Man

Two years in the penitentiary
were assessed Alfonso Zamora. young
Harlingen man. by a jury IN GRIM
inal district court which Wednes-
day afternoon found him guilty on
a charge OF numbering Guadalupe
Longoria at Harlingen several weeks
ago. Juan Zamora, father OF the
defendant who was jointly charged,
was found not guilty.
The case was on trial Monday and
Tuesday, going to the jury Tuesday
night. The jury reached its verdict
Wednesday afternoon.
Longoria died as the result OF a
pistol wound over his right eye,
suffered in an affray on the streets
o. Harlingen. The defense attempt
ed TO show that Alfonso fired on
Longoria only in self-defense, at
tempting to prove that Longorla
tried to bully" the defendant.
, 1935-04-18
Convention Ends

PORT ARTHUR. April 10. Up
The fourth district convention Of
the Texas Federation Of Women's
club adjourned here Thursday.
More than 200 delegates attend
ed the three-day meeting. which
was presided over by Mrs. Fred A.
White of Port Arthur.
Mrs. Bob Barker Of Austin adj
dressed the convention at the
morning session on "Woman'S Con-
tribution to the Nation. Mrs.
ROLAND Bradley spoke on the de-
partment Of legislation.
, 1935-04-18
Port Isabel Plans
$4,000 Bond Issue
tspeciaI to The HeraIdl

PORT ISABEL, April l8.-At a
meeting Of the Board OF Trustees
Of the Point Isabel Independent
School District the following were
appointed as a Board Of Equalization
for the district:
S. /. Jackson. Theodore CTed)
Hunt, Blaine Holcomb. Mrs. Ray
5. Wait Is tax collector-ssseSsor and
business manager for the district.
Renditions o! propertt will be re-
ceived up to April 80, after which
property not rendered will ~ placed
on a separate roll.
This district is contemplating the
issuance Of $4,000 in bonds as Sc
curity for a PWA loan for a new
building.
, 1935-04-18
O r WORTH GRAIN

FORT WORTH, April Is. R-De-
mand for grain was quiet here
Thursday. Estimated receipts: Wheat
s cars. corn III. and barley !.
Delivered Texas gulf ports. export
rate. or Texas common points:
Wheat No. | hard l.i6A -l7Al Bar
lev No. 2 nom 1916: No. 3 nom IA
rs. Sorghums No. ? milo per 100 lbs
nom2.l5-l8: No. 3 milo now 2.l3-l6.
No. 2 kafir nom 2.00-05. No. 3 kafir
nom l-q8-2.03.
Delivered Texas common points
or group three: Corr ,shelledl No.
2 white MexiNn Ina --l2A; No
, 1935-04-18
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. April 10. tPp-PrEe
swings we're narrow and slightly mix
ed in the curb market trading ia
voriteS.
Higher prices we're paid for issues
like Pan American Always. Swift
a. Co, Wright Hargreaves, Pioneer
Gold. international Petroleum and
Lake Shore Mines.
Utilities were neglected although
prices were firm.
, 1935-04-18
NEW YORK CURB
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, April l8.-P-
Cotton futures opened easier here
Thursday due TO a tendency OF
traders TO liquidate their holdings
for over the Easter holidays begin
ming Friday. Light liquidation by
longs unsettled the market al the
opening and prices eaSed from l TO
10 points below the previous close.
AS May is said TO be pretty well
l:ouidated, this position was but
one point lower at the opening at
.li35. July opened at ll.+6, Oct. at
I'LL. Dec. at I'LL and Jan. at ll.20
Selling slackened after the first
call and prices ruled around so cents
a bale below Wednesdays close.
, 1935-04-18
POTATOES

CHICAGO. April Is. tP)-tU. 8.
Dept. Agri)-Potatoes 81, on track
326. US shipments 6l3; old stock,
Idaho slightly weaker. others about
steady, trading moderate: Wiscon-
sin round whites US No. /, 1886, US
commercial 80; Russets Burbanks
US No. /, ITO: Michigan round
whites US No. /. IS: Idaho ruSSetS
US No. 4, 2.20-25. US commercial
200. US No. 2. $50: new stock about
steady, supplies light. trading limit
ed: Florida Blu crates. Bliss Triumphs
Us No. l, washed sis: US No. 2.
.290.
, 1935-04-18
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, April l8.-R1- A
number OF specialtieS moved sub
Stantially higher In Thursdays
stock market while the general run
OF So-called leaders were content to
operate on a hand-to-mouth basis.
Speculative circles were encour-
aged by the apparent abatement OF
the selling pressure which unsettled
tile list in the latter part Of the
preceding session. In view OF Fri
days holiday. commission houses
were not surprised at the apathy
which marked most OF the days
dealings.
Secondary bonds were a bit
droopy. although prime issues held
tt.eir own. Grains milled about III
a restricted range and cotton was
~noticeably heSitant. The dollar
worked a little higher against lead
ing foreign exchanges.
Eastman Kodak shares Spurted
about 8 points and American Agri-
cultural Chemical advanced ?. The
preferred shares Of North Ameri-
can Edison. North American and
Pacific Telephone jumped around ?
TO 5 points on small turnovers.
American Agricultural Chemical
responded to a bright first quarter
earnings report. The company show
&c a net profit of 1929 a share
against SIPS for the corresponding
1894 period. Gulf States Steel also
revealed first quarter net OF s30,l49
compared with a loss In the same
period last year or 1888. Other
earnings statements indicated bus
mess improvement.
, 1935-04-18
BOBO Ill

HARLINGEN. April &c. r.
Bobo. former manager OF the irri-
cation district, Is critically III at his
home here.
, 1935-04-18
TODAY'S MARKETS

2 white northern 1.17h -lSh; No. 2
yellow l.l2A -13h. Oats 10. 2 red s.
63is; No. 3 red 62-62l7.
, 1935-04-18
NEW YORK

NEW YORK. April Is. R-Cot-
ton futures closed very steady. 1912
higher
, 1935-04-18

NEW ORLEANS. April Is. PJ-
Cotton futures closed very steady
az net advances OF IL to IA points.
, 1935-04-18
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, April l8.=PD@Grain
prices advanced early Thursday.
helped by relative firmneSs Of the
Liverpool wheat market. Lack Of
any important moisture relief for
drought districts in domestic winter
wheat territory southwest counted
also as a bulliSh factor.
Opening unchanged TO u higher,
MAY 1914, Chicago wheat futures
showed a general upturn later. Corn
started 4 off to u up, May 89h-$,
and subsequently advanced all
around.
, 1935-04-18
roo LATE To CLASSIFY

or probably strayed with
child from 500 block on West
Levee. white and tan fox terrier
puppy. about 6 months old. Finder
please phone 1851. J6o
, 1935-04-18

Stocks firm, strength OF special
ties aids list.
Bonds irregular, u. 6. govern
ments steady.
Curb improved, metals and oils
higher.
Foreign exchanges quiet, sterling
easy.
Cotton quiet. trade and spot
house buying.
Sugar higher, trade buying.
Coffee firmer. Steadier Brazilian
markets.
Chicago
Wheat easy, selling against
corn.
Corn higher, immediate supplies
meager.
Cattle slow. steady to weak, quail
ity low.
Hogs slow, steady to weak, top
s9.l5.
, 1935-04-18
GRAIN CLOSE

CHICAGO. April Is. lP-Closing
grain prices:
Open High Low Close
, 1935-04-18
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES

spot steady; middling ll-gO.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
International News Service

INTERNATIONAL News Service
A bill complying with PreSi-
dent. ROOSevelt's request for a
twO-year extension Of NRA and
code changes suggested by DON
aid Richberg, was introduced in
the Senate today by Senator
Harrison (D.) Mississippi, chair
man of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, conducting the NRA in
veStigatiOn.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Capitol Cherry
Blooms Offer
Early Show

Nature played favorites with the
legislators on Capitol Hill this
year. permitting them a preview
of cherry blossoms, as it were.
the trees dotting the Capitol
grounds having been in full bloom
for several days.
Albert Clyde-Burton, assistant
superintendent of National Capt.
tai Parks, explains:
"Sun rays reflecting from the
white sides of the buildings in
the Capitol grounds add greatly
to the warmth of the air around
the trees. Thus aided, and pro-
tected against cold north winds,
they make an early showing"
Mr.. Clyde-Burton also said to-
day that washington visitors, dur
ing the life of the cherry blossoms
around the Tidal Basin and Hains
Point will enjoy a special foun-
tain display in local park areas.
Orders have been issued to turn
on the fountains Sunday, for op-
Grafton from 10 a. m. to p. m.
daily until the blossoms fall from
the trees. May 30 is the regular
date for starting the fountains.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
MAJORBROWN
PRAISED BY
SENATORS
Roberts, Before Crime Probe,
AssaiIs D. C. Prosecution
As "IneffiCient"

While the House Crime sub
committee went merrily on its
way today probing the Washing
ton police force, the District
subcommittee of the Senate Ap.
preparations Committee called
Major Ernest w. Brown, chief OF
police, before it and praised him
highly for his work.
Senator Copeland, Of New York,
said:
"I called Major Brown before
the committee this morning and
first of all told him that as a
man and a police officer I had
the highest respect for him Of
any man knew"
Denunciation of the prosecu-
tion system in the District as
inefficient and easily influenced" d"
was joined with recommendations
for drastic changes in the or
ganization of the local govern
ment today by Peoples Counsel
William A. Roberts.
Appearing before the House
Crime Investigating Committee,
he said the time Is not far off
when all crimes in the District
will be prosecuted by a single
agency-the attorney general OF
the District, now the corporation
counsel.
Urges Safety Board
He recommended establishment
Of a director of public safety to su
pervise the Police, Fire and Stand
ards Departments, adding that
this would materially increase the
efficiency of administration.
He also advocated abolishing
the separate House and Senate
District Committees and creating
a joint House and Senate commit
tee with authority over District
legislation and appropriations.
Asks Second Precinct
A. j. Driscoll, president of the
Mid-City Citizens Association, the
first witness, urged that the Sec.
ond precinct be reestablished on
Fifth Street Northwest between
M and N Streets. There has been
a tremendous increase in crime
in that area, he said.
William A. Roberts, peoples
counsel, who last year made a
thorough study of District gov
ernment structure and submitted
a report on the survey to the Sen
ate District Committee, together
with various recommendations
for changes in the existing police
department and prosecuting agen.
cies, followed Mr.. Driscoll.
RapS Ticket Fixing
Any plan to prevent crime in
the District must start back of
the police department he said.
There is a belief prevalent in
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The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Pastor Held Guilty
OF Ignoring Order

TRENTON, N. j.. March 90
G.N.SO The Rev. DR.. j. Ores
ham Machen. of Philadelphia, to-
day was adjudged guilty of all six
charges preferred against him by
the prosecuting committee of the
New Brunswick Presbytery of the
Presbyterian Church. The charges
were based on his alleged refusal
to resign from an independent
board for Presbyterian foreign
missions as ordered by the general
assembly of the Presbyterian
Church OF the United States.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
. IN D. c. SHARE
RACE WINNINGS

The big race is over and, as
Lady Luck would have it, the man
who didn't even have horse won
the biggest prize, so far as Wash
ington ticket-holderS were con-
cerned in the Grand National
Steeplechase at Aintree, England,
today.
E. Wiley Garfield, 26, jobless and
night school student, is the man
who won a $4,000 residuary prize
in the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes
drawing few days ago. He could
win no more and no less. He
lives at 921 E St. S. E.
Three other Washingtonians
who held winning tickets drew
horses that ran out of the money
when Reynoldstown came in
first over the gruelling four-and.
run at Aintree, with
Blue Prince second and Thomond
II, one of the outstanding favor
ties, third.
Sells Half Interest
But it could have been worse
for Lester B. Teed, 27-year-old
linotype operator at the Govern
ment Printing Office. He drew
Tapinois, third favorite in the
prerace betting, but a poor fin
isher in the race. Deluged with
offers, Mr.. Teed, according to
his mother, sold half interest
last night probably for more
than $4,000" Otherwise, his
winnings would have been the
$3,975 paid to those who drew
horses that didn't place.
Mrs. Teed explained that her
son received a cabled offer of
$4,000 for a half share from
Dublin yesterday and that he
went to New York
with the agent of another Dublin
betting syndicate vowing he
would sell to the highest bidder.
He returned today and announced
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The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Continue NRA,' Green
Urges at Hearing

the rehabilitation Of our ecO-
nOmic system and for the re-
habiIitatiOn of millions of men
and women who have suffered
so bitterly during the depres-
SiOn."
He told the Senate Finance
Committee that the NRA had
given millions of workers the
legal right and the courage to
organize for the first time in their
lives and that they will not see
that right taken from them with
out a struggle"
Mr.. Green indicated that the
A. F.. of L. would fight for the
Wagner labor bill as the best
instrument for strengthening the
collective bargaining provisions of
the recovery act. He said:
1--WE need to strengthen and
clarity the collective bargaining
provisions of the act. I have
already urged that this can
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
REYN0LDSTOWN
WINS BIC RACE

AINTREE, England, March 20
G.N.SO.-A stout-hearted Irish
horse, born and bred in Erin's
green pastures, swept aside a field
of favorites today and won the
ninety-siXth running of the his
toric Grand National Steeple-
chase.
The hero was RcS1ofdstown, d
22-to-1 outsider ridden by Frank
Furlong, son of it's owner, and
one of the six to finish the four
and one-half mile race.
Blue Prince, 40 to 1, a rank
outsider, finished second and
Thomond II, 9 to 2, John H.
Jock" Whitney's favored Ameri-
can entry, was third.
A crowd of 100000 or more, in
cluding the Prince of Wales,
watched the thrilling race in per-
feet weather.
FavOrite Fails
Golden Miller, last years win
ner, which started out today at
the record-breaking odds Of 2 to /,
faltered half way around, throw
ing its jockey at treacherous Val
entine's Brook, bringing joy to
the hearts of bookmakerS, but dis
appointing thousands who stood
to win an aggregate of $4,000, 900
had the favorite won for a second
year in succession.
Reynoldstown is owned by
Major Noel Furlong, member of
an old Irish family long promi-
nent in racing circles.
Frank Furlong, leading anna
teur rider, joined the immortals
when the horse was first across
the finish line. It was Rey.
noldstown's first bid in tn e
Grand National. Young Furlong
said:
"ThOmOnd II struck me once
in midair, and another time 1
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The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Burch Foraker, 62,
Phone Officer, Dies

DETROIT, March 20 G.N.SO.
Burch Foraker, 81, chairman of
the board of directors of the
Michigan Bell Telephone Com
pany, died here today after an
illness of several weeks.
Mr.. Foraker became president
of the Michigan company in
1926. He resigned the presidency
last October, and was elected
board chairman. A nephew of
the late United States Senator
Joseph B. Foraker, he started his
career with the New York Tele-
phone Company in 1893.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
HOUSE DEFERS
RELIEF VOTE
International News Service

International News Service
Reversing a previous announce
ment, House leaders today post
poned action on the conference
report on the 4,880-million- dollar
Work-relief bill.
Speaker Byrns, of Tennessee,
and Chairman Buchanan CD of
Texas of the Appropriations
Committee declined to give a rea-
son for the postponement. Rep
resentative Byrns said the report
would be acted upon Monday.
The bill was put in shape for
final action by Congress last night
when Senate House confereeS
reached an agreement on contro-
versial amendments, which in
cluded elimination of the Thomas
silver coinage rider.
Reports we're circulated that
the action of the confereeS would
be transmitted to President Reose'
velt, now cruising in Southern
waters, before final action is taken
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Mutilate
German Legation

MEXICO CITY, March %
G.NSO.-Provoked to hostility
by the forthcoming visit of the
German cruiser karlsruhe, now
on a world cruise, radical ele-
ments today disfigured the IA
cade of the German Legation
and painted the words Down
With Hitler!" on the door.
Foreign Minister PorteS Gil i'm
mediately issued public appeal
to labor elements to refrain from
showing discourtesy to the visitors.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
HOLD.
BALANCE IN
CRISIS
Young Diplomats Decisions
to Have ReperCussions
Through World
Bv H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
(WorId Copyright. 1888, by International
News Service. Reproduction in Whole
or Part Strictly PrOhibited.l


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or Part Strictly Prohibitsd)
LOND ON, March %
(I.N.S.).-Capt. Ant thony
Eden is the most important
young man in the world
these "a hours.
Mayfair meets middle Asia
today and out of that meeting
in Moscow's ancient Kremlin
will come another of those de-
cisions which 60 to make up
the fate of Europe, which
means the fate of the Western
world.
Eden Sees Stain
Back home in New York and
Texas and Kansas it seems fam
tastic to couple Moscow with
America, but today when Captain
Eden, lord privy seal, meets
Josef Stain, boss of Russia, de-
cisions will be made which ulti.
mately may affect the lives OF per-
sons as far away as Mid West
America is from Central Russia.
For today Britain is going to
get it's first eyewitness opinion
of red Russia and today official
Britain is going to obtain its first
authoritative impression Of which
is the worst menace for Europe
Stalin's red battalions or Hitler'S
field green troops.
Between these two military
giants, Europe is today divided
and Britain holds the balance.
Everything depends upon which
way Britain turns.
Hitler's argument as presented
to Foreign Secretary Sir John
Simon and Captain Eden at Ber-
lin is that the Red army menaces
the existence of civilization.
Stains argument to Eden today
is that Hitler's army is real
threat.
Hitler says the Red army means
to wipe out Europe and plant the
Red flag from V1adivostok to Mar
seille. Stain says the Germany
army means to conquer the Con-
tinent and plant the swastika from
Odessa to Nice.
According to all London &C.
counts. Simons and Eden were
painfully impressed by their in.
(Continucd on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Lehman Signs Bill
To Ban Heart Balm

ALBANY, N. Y, March %
G.N.SD.-Gov. Herbert H. Leh-
man today signed the McNaboe
bill outlawing heart balm" suits
in New York State. The measure
prohibits breach of promise, alien
alton of affections and seduction
suits in this State. Only IS votes
were cast against it in the legisla-
ture.
Any suit for breach of an exist
ing contract to marry must be
brought within so days.