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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-07
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June 1888 5N a. T HI. 2e.tds %sens saSI
T Thhi4r St. n. W: JOHN W. ME-
children. four sons, John Niepold. Frank
Nlepold Percy Nepold and Daniel Niepold.
and one daughter, Mrs, c. c. Gardner.
Company funeral home Fourteenth and
| Chaplin Streets Northwest
Funeral services will be held on Satur-
dyooI morning ming June s. 1925: at 1890
pany funeral home. 400 Chaplin St N. W.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
| tend.
Cemetery. Frederick. Md.
PRICE. CHRISTINE E.-on Tuesday
morning June 1 { l935i at sibley Memo.
beloved wife of Mortimer. L. Price aud
daughter Of Walter P. and Estells Craft
Remains resting at the W. W. Chambers
CO. Southeast funeral home. SIT Eleventh
Funeral services will be held on Friday
morning. June T.. 1885: at II o'clock from
the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral
home. 517 Eleventh St. S. E.
Relatives and friends are invited to at.
Interment will follow In Cedar Hill
TATE, LILLIAN E.-on Wednesday, June
5. 1898. at Casualty Hospital, LILLIAN
E. TATE. She is survived by two chill
dren. James n: Tate and Vernon f. Tate:
one sister. Virginia G. Lyons. and one
resting at the W. W. Chambers Company
Southeast funeral home. 517 Eleventh ST.
5. E., until Friday, June z, 1885. at 10
Services and interment will follow in
Pope's Creek Church. Va, at 2 p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend
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Mrs. Sproesser Burial
Set for Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
A. Sproesser, who died yesterday
as the result of a heart attack,
will be held tomorrow at 10 a. m
in st. Joseph's Church.
Mrs. SproeSser, who was 76, re.
tired from Government service
four years ago. She was employed
in the Government Printing OF,
flee for more than IS years.
A native Of New York, Mrs.
Sproesser spent many years of her
life in Washington. She is sur.
vived by her husband, William C.
SproeSser, ST.; a daughter, Mrs.
Anna Morgan, and a son, William
c. SproeSser, jr.
EDWARD M. TERRYBERRY
Funeral services for Edward M.
Terryberry were held today at 2
p. m. at the S. H. Hines Chapel,
1901 Fourteenth st. N. W., with
burial in Rock Greek Cemetery.
A native of New York, Mr..
Terryberry had lived here since
1915. He was a member of the
Tacoma Lodge, F. A. A. M, and
Of the Shrine. He died Wednes.
day after long illness.
Mr.. Terryberry is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Jane Terryberry,
and five daughters, Mrs. Manus
MCGOWAN, Mrs. j. V. Davis, Mrs.
G. A. Ginrich, Mrs. Walter Jack
son, and Mrs. Gregory MARQUEE,
all Of Washington.
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MURPHY, JOHN Won Thursday, June
6. 1888, at his residence 422 Sixth ST.
N. E., JOHN W. MURPHY the beloved
husband of Grace E. Murphy (nee Mills.
three children. two sons, william n
Murphy and John F. Murphy. and one
daughter. Mrs. Grace E. Webb.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence, 422 Sixth St. n. E., on
Saturday, June 8. 1885, at . p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend.
Interment will follow in Congressional
| Cemetery.
Services by Chambers Company South
| east funeral home.
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LAND. ANN HASSELTINE-On
Wednesday, June 5, 1885 at the resi-
dence of her daughter. 1858 C st. N. E..
of the late John G. Ragland. and beloved
mother of Mrs. L. Sewers. Remains rest
ing at the w W. Chambers Company
Southeast funeral home, 517 Eleventh St
Interment will follow in Richmond. Va
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NICHOLS. ANNA ELIZABETH-on Fri
day morning. June Z. 1885. at Sibley
Memorial Hospital ANNA ELIZABETH
! NICHOLS, the beloved wife of Harry T.
| Nichols. Besides her husband she is
| also survived by one son, Robert E.
| Matthews.
Notice of funeral services and inter
ment hereafter.
Services by Chambers Company South
east funeral home.
, 1935-09-03

The giant Rluebird reared over
the hard salt bed apparently in
perfect fashion. Guided by q jet
black line oiled into the track, Sir
Malcolm steered the six ton 1ugger-
maui with hardly a sway.
On his first III he came close 70
tying the United States airplane
speed record Of 304.98 but his sec
ond dash eliminated the possibility
OF h-s capturing additional laurels
from the aerial fliers.
Campbell said he would not run
again Tuesday but there appeared
a possibility he might make an
other try Wednesday.
When informed Of his average
time, after his second run. Sir NAL
colin exclaimed bitterly:
For goodness sake: now I've got
to go through 1t all again"
Pressed for a definite statement
as TO whether he would make a
second attempt, Campbell declined
TO answer. saying. Don't bother me
now, I am q bit upset."
On the second run. travelling
southwest, Sir Malcolm experienced
trouble that apparently slowed him
UP slightly. Half way through the
measured mile, he said. he was
driving blindly because steam and
exhaust fumes flowed into the cock
pit, because he had closed the VEN
tilator on the front Of the car.
He was forced to open the shut
ter and was pelted by q stream Of
salt.
, 1935-09-03
Brownsville Woman
Wins Contest Prize

Miss Amy Shimotsu. Brownsville,
Is among the 1T Texans winning
cash and merchandise prizes in the
contest to select a name for the
Walt Disney character, The
Goof", according TO m announce
ment made IN New York Tuesday
by Frank Smith. advertising man
ager Of Post Toasties, sponsor OF
the contest.
First prize. $3.50 goes to Captain
w. II. Scott. Corpus Christi. while
the 500 second prize was won BY
Mrs. Bessie Armbrust, OF San An
tonic. Fifteen cash prizes OF $40
each and 100 prizes Of S. worth Of
merchandise were distributed. Con-
test was restricted TO Texans and
judged by Texas judges: Mrs.
Allena Duff James. society editor
OF the Dallas Times Herald, Miss
Elizabeth King. food news editor OF
the Dallas News and Journal. and
8. W. Papert, president Of the Texas
Daily Press League.
, 1935-09-03
Wins
AERIAL PRIZE
Col. Roscoe Turner Forced
From Perilous Race BY
Broken Oil Line

CLEVELAND. Sept. 3.-R-Har-
old Neuman, 20. OF Moline, IL. a
nervy. precise racing pilot, held the
highest prize offered by the 1885
National Air Races Tuesday - the
Thompson trophy.
Neumann flew a plane known as
mr.. Mulligan" ten perilouS laps
around a misty l5-mIle course Mon
day TO win first place In the
Thompson trophy race. His average
sped was 220 miles an hour.
Not until he came &c earth after
the race, did Neumann know he
had won. He thought Col. Roscoe
Turner, far In the lead for eight
laps, had won the race.
A broken oil line brought Turner
down as he streaked around the
course on the ninth lap at q speed
Of nearly four miles q minute. "A
crowd estimated by air race off,
Gals at 5000 persons saw Turner
head mis- plane almost straight up
into the sky to get off the course
and then land It safely.
S. j. Whitman Of Oshkosh, WIS,
finished the Thompson race In sec
end place less than a minute be-
hind Neumann- He averaged 2l8
miles an hour. Roger Don Rae Of
Lemond. IL, was third at q speed
Of 2l3 miles an hour: Joe jacob
son Of Chicago was fourth at 209;
Lee Miles OF Farmingdale. l. T., was
fifth with 1913. and Marion Nc
Keen Of Los Angeles was sixth with
1873.
, 1935-09-03

what vague reports on her precarious
position.
we are pounding heavily. Not
making much. sea and wind heavy.
400 aboard"
The cryptic report was generally
interpreted as meaning the liner was
not shipping much water. Although
the captain OF the Dixie placed the
number aboard as 400. officials OF
the steamship line said she carried
22o passengers and a crew Of 40.
Despite her crippled communica-
tons apparatus, rescue vessels re-
ceIved frequent messages from the
liner. They were IN response to ap-
Gals for her exact position
Crack Morgan Ship
The Reaper asked II the Dixie
definitely wa imprisoned on Carys-
:o1t reef.
Pretty sure" came the reply.
Reaching the side Of the vessel
would mean but one step toward
averting q major catastrophe, ac-
ccrding TO veteran seamen. Transfer
OF the passengers TO other ships. II
tins were necessary, would be u
perilous Job, they pointed out.
The Dixie, crack ship OF the Nor
gan line, was New York bound from
New orleans. IN command Is Cap
tain Einar William Sundstrom, vet
eran seaman, but youngest skipper
III the service OF the line.
, 1935-09-03

TO The Herald:
X have witnessed many paradeH.
but none TO compare with the La
Dor Day parade I saw In Browns
vile Monday.
The flag over the reviewing stand
had the stars at the left instead or
the right.
And where are all your American
citizens? Are they not supposed TO
show respect TO the flag7
As I stood on 10th and Elizabeth
streets while the parade passed, I
noticed one man mfr. Sarran. the
fire chief removed his hat ma th1
.cclors passed.
y ut good is n nag N II Ia not
respected by the people claiming the
rights Of citizens living under it7
Don't bite the hand that's feed
ing youl
Yours very truly.
Mrs. EdwA-d Boha1ek, Jr.
Brownsville,
September 3. 1888.
, 1935-09-03

commercially or politically or both.
the attitude and ,-'licy OF this gov
eminent towards the controversy
between Italy and Ethiopia will DO
maintained hereafter Just as 10
would have been maintained had
this reported oil transaction not
occurred.
The central point In the policy
Of this government in regard 70 the
Italian and Ethiopian controversy
is the preservation OF peace-to
which policy every country through
out the world is committed by one
or more treaties-and we earnestly
hope that no nations will, IN any
circumstances, be diverted from
this supreme objective.
AS Hull was making this state
ment. the senate munitions COM
mittee was called into Rn afternoon
session TO determine what could be
done" about learning the interests
back Of the American corr\ation
holding the Ethiopian concessions.
* have no doubt" said Senator
Nye R-N. d., chairman OF the
committee, ~thAt II congress were
in session we could get funds to 60
into this"
Asked for his reaction TO recent
statements made by Senator Pope
D-Ida.) who Is now touring Europe.
that the United States would 10
dragged into the impending cen
flict. Secretary Hull declined any
discussion Of the senator's activ-
ties.
, 1935-09-03
Grower, Valley
Farmer In Taken Over

HARLINGEN, Sept. y. - An
nouncement last week that the Z.
G. Watson Publishing company,
publishers OF Texas Citriculture and
Farming nc Harrington, had taken
over the Texas Grower and Valley
Farmer" OF Corpus Christi, has
been followed by another stating
that The Valley Grower" has also
been acquired. This gives the pub
fishing company ownership or NIL
South Texas Agricultural publIca-
tions. These have been made a
part Of Texas Citricultnre and
Farming.
The Valley Grower" was started
four months ago by y. T. Senter.
III discussing the deal. he said that
he had become convinced that the
South Texas agricultural field was
so adequately covered by Texas
Citriculture and Farming that his
wisest course would be to identify
himself with the latter publication.
The outlook FOR South Texas has
greatly impressed him. and he in
tends 70 become a permanent cit
izen. Senter win be In the adver-
Using department Of Texas Citri-
culture and Farming.
, 1935-09-03
by III

JETTYVILLE, Sept. 8. What
this little village nc the foot OF
BrazoS Island jetties needs Is a BIZ
cycle concession. Imagine how
much easier it lt.uld be for fisher
men TO hire O wheel and 60 whiz-
ztng 10 end OF the jetties where the
rcck bass. tarpon, mackerel and lew
fish bite $50 they say.
Guard rails should be proved on
each side OF the jetties before BIZ
cycles are permitted TO run on them.
some nimroad aboard a bicycle might
get SO excited seeing the fish Jump
out OF the water that he would
drive off onto the rocks.
Bicycles are not recommended for
beach use. One young fellow tried
, 1935-09-03
Weslaco Employment
Office Remains Open
Especial 70 The HerRidl
w - GO "A rTl

WESLACO, sept. 8. - The reor-
ganization CT the National Rein
ployment Service has designated
the Weslaco office as one Of the
three offices 70 remain In operation
In the entire county. Other offices
are located at McAllen and Edin-
burg.
The Weslaco office. under the
supervision Of Harry Crawford. VIII
serve the territory including Alamo
Donna. Edccuch. Elsa and Mercedes
Offices we're formerly operated al
some or these cities. Crawford ex-
planned that with the expiration Of
the relief commission IN the county,
all unemployables would register at
his office. All labor 30 be furnished
on the works Progress projects win
be furnished by the National Re-
Employment Service offices. The
Weslacc Chamber OF Commerce re-
Gently furnished the local office
with necessary additional office
supplies and equipment.
, 1935-09-03

Especial 20 The Herald)
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. so. w.
Nancy Of e Paso Is the new
Texas chess champion. having won
z out OF 8 games In the state
tournament finals. y. &. Thomp-
son OF Dallas finished second
with 8 and one half games; G. p.
Gray Of FL Paso placed third with
6 games; F. NJ. Mckee Of Dallas
fourth with 4 and one half games.
while George Bowman OF Browns
Vile and q. "A. Anderson OF IT.
Worth tied for fifth place with
three games won. J. c. Thomp-
son Of Dallas was elected presi-
dent OF the Texas State Chess
association. and John II. Hunter
,f Brownsville was chosen vice
president
, 1935-09-03

'OonsIIiued from Page ILcJ
from the -Four Posts corner TO the
Brownsville Pan American Airpors.
II approved by the state office
this work will be done under the
objection OF the present force OF
engineers and other employees OF the
city, along lines approved by the
WPA.
Al this work has been contem-
plated by the city for some time,
especially the widening OF Four
tenth street, which will be one OF
the main thoroughfares to the
Brownsville port.
, 1935-09-03
CITY BRIEFS

New and used automatic and 9TH
er pistols-PhIllins Hardware, san
Btnito, TexaS.-Adv.
yellow Cab-Phone lO33.-Adv.
Flowers for oil occasions L0a
Ebanos Greenhouse Company. Phone
1888 Adv.
City Ordinance requires covered
garbage cans. Buy them ut Cara
Hsrdwsre.-Adv.
DR.. Olmsted. optometrist, now
In Arcade building. Adv.
, 1935-09-03
Queen ASTRID
IS BURIED IN
ROYAL CRYPT
Leopold, Injured In
Fatal Wreck, Walks
Behind Coffin OF
Belgians' Queen

BRUSSELS. Sept. 3.-F-- The
body OF Queen Astrid Of the Belgians
was inferred Tuesday in the royal
crypt at Laeken.
Tens Of thousands watched as
Astrid's lonely king, Leopold III.
walked behind her coffin. Astrid
died In his arms last Wednesday
after the automobile he was driv-
ing plunged off q country road IN
Switzerland.
Leopold Follows Coffin
The King. his right arm In a sling
and his side bandaged from q
broken rib. followed the hearse from
the palace where the body had
been In state, TO st. Gudule cath
e6ral, where only Is months ago
he attended the funeral Of his
father. King Albert.
Prince Carl OF Sweden, Queen
AEtrid,s father, walked TO the right
OF Leopold. on the Kings left was
his brother, the Count Of Flanders.
Behind him walked the Duke OF
York. Great Britain's official rep
resentative, and other European
royalty and d~ignitaries. all In UNI
form.
Officers Of the royal household
walked on each side Of the hearse.
Heads OF the church, carrying q
huge silver cross, and troops COM
pleted the procession.
The procession wound It's way
&hWeaauA Tia NAaA mkWmnfa go fAa
dclorous tolling Of the bella OF st.
Gudule and the booming Of q fare
vel salute OF 80 guns.
Outside Of the palace gates as
the hearse emerged from the
grounds stood q group Of miners
giving the scene q more somber
tone IN their dress Of blue overalls
apc handkerchiefs knotted about
their necks and wearing black
safety helmets. They comprised a
srecsai mine rescue party.
Just as the silver and mahogany
coffin was carried out Of the palace
and placed In the hearse, n bright
Sun broke through the morning
cloud.
solemn Procession
The state hearse was covered by
a black and gold canopy bearing the
crown and the royal coat Of arms.
10 was drawn by eight hlack-drapeo
horses led by grooms In black. A
gold cross was on the black pan
which covered the coffin. on II
rested q cushion bearing Queen
Astrid's crown and her crimson and
ermine robes Of state. Over al was
draped q black vel.
Troops presented arms smartly N
the crowds stood immobile ana
silent when the procession reached
the church. The clergy came out
ard stood by rs the hearse opened
and eight non-commissioned off,
GERS OF the army carried the casket
% the church door. There the
church dignitaries received 1t ana
turning walked slowly to the altar
ms the sound Of soft music came
through the open doors.
Trumpets sounded The Last
Pest" as the coffin entered the
church. The cathedral bells ceased
tneir tolling and the chanting OF
the funeral mass began.
Dave Hennen Morris, United
states ambassador TO Belgium. walk
OIL beside the japanese ambassador
among the diplomatic corps which
accompanied the funeral process
afnn.
, 1935-09-03
The Voice
The Valley

The Brownsville Herald welcomes
communications On matters Of pub
lic interest. reserving the customary
right GO reject such communications
ns are linelous Ur unmnllmnla. ALI
communications must be signed and
the name OF the writer will TO with
held on request. Please be brief. Be
courteougl
, 1935-09-03
HIDALCO SEEKS
Continued from Page One,

for the remission Of all state taxes,
but ruled that the entire remission
act was unconstitutional.
Leonard wiz seek passage Of two
bills In the legislative session which
convenes September 10. The first
will be OF a retroactive nature. seek
ing the legalizaticn OF tax remission
from 1924 to 1885. the period affect
ed by the courts ruling, and the sec
ond win seek to carry out the re-
mission through 1913. when the
flood control bonds viii be retired.
, 1935-09-03

The United States congress once
considered a bill providing $1,000
fine for anyone caught displaying
American flags which did not bear
the stamp, Made In II. s. A.
, 1935-09-03

CHICAGO. Sept. 3. -Rl-Wheat
prices were pushed upward almost
a cent q bushel ct the opening
Tuesday in the filling Ct accumulat-
ed over-the-holiday orders. but the
advance was not maintained.
Opening 80 to ! cent higher
December 80 Ia TO l-2, wheat later
fluctuated fractionally. Corn start
ed la off to Ia up, Dec. 81 So to
Sd. and then eased.
, 1935-09-03
OF
(Continued from Page One)

james his credentials as the first
deputy labor commissioner 70 De
assigned to the Valley territory.
James, who has been active In org
aLzed labor circles OF the Valley
since 1924. made q short address or
acceptance which vas well received
by IN large gathering.
Joe Stedham Of Austin, labor
cCnciliator and representative OF the
Parkway trainmen, also made q
lengthy address In which he stressed
the benefits OF organization. All the
CIV lization the world has. the
speaker asserted, could be trace1
back TO the organized efforts OF
workers. He also deplored the fact
that legitimate organized labor u
frequently confused with radical
is1n. Union labor. he declared.
should not be confused with the
fanatical fringe OF radicalism which
often tries to impose upon the
workers.
M. G. Gonzales OF San Antonio,
organizer for the League OF United
Latin American Citizens, spoke IN
both English and Spanish, assert
ing that his organization and union
labor have the same ideals.
These groups, the speaker assert
ed, are fighting for recognition and
better living conditions. The lea
que, Gonzales said, seeks TO make
a high type Of American citizen OF
its members. 1T is through or
~ganization. that we expect 70
achieve our high ideals. II Is
through organization that the
toilers achieve their goals" Gonzales
said.
Brief addresses also were made
by r. "A. Dunkelberg, Brownsville,
attorney for the International
LonEshoremen's Association, Mayor
Rafael Munguia OF Matamoros, and
Mexican Consul Juan Jose de Ia
Cara.
Following the addresses at the
school, the meeting recessed. The
afternoon program OF entertainment
included O ball game between the
Lcngshoremen Of Brownsville and q
local all-star team. This was won
by the union men So on the Thirty
Sixth diamond. The celebration, by
far the largest Of its kind ever held
IN South Texas, was concluded with
a dance at the Country club Mon
day night.
The celebration got under way
Sunday night with a banquet at
Weslaco in which visiting labor
leaders we're honored. Shortly be-
fore noon Monday, Valley and
Matamoros union leaders met in the
center OF the Gateway bridge and
exchanged Labor Day greetings.
Several hundreds members OF Ma
tamoroS union crossed the Rio
Grande and participated In the
parade which followed.
1000 In Parade
The parade. from Fort brow TO
the high school. was led by the
18th Cavalry band and included
more than 1000 participants. Each
labor organization Of the Valley
and Matamoros had representations
In the lengthy procession.
Wimberly expects to remain I'm
the Valley for several days In as
sisting James to get his new office
in operation. James will have Of
fees either In San Benito or Har-
lingen, II has been announced.
Wimberly gave special credit TO
Bob Robertson OF Brownsville. Sec
OF the Central Labor Union
OF the Valley, for creation OF the
Valley deputy labor commissioner
ship. Robertson aided In obtaining
the legislation necessary for estab-
hShment OF the post, the chief
deputy commissioner asserted. re
also gave part OF the credit 70 VAL
ley members OF the legislature.
TN - L. - --a-aa = -
, 1935-09-03

The sun is losing weight at the
rate OF 3o0.000.0O0 tons q minute
merely by shining.
, 1935-09-03
housed I'm highway construction
camps on the Matecumbe Keys.
Citrus IL Damaged

Railway officials who dispatched
O special train into the area 10
evacuate the men Monday night
learned from an American Legion
survey party the special had been
halted by falling trees when II
miles north Of Its goal. A wreck
train went south from Miami Tues
day.
Concern was felt for the safety Of
some ESQ veterans who were quar-
tered In the waterfront camps. The
legion party was turned back when
It found the only highway flood
ed.
Considerable damage TO citrus
fruit was reported from the rich
homestead district south Of Miami,
but estimates we're lacking.
cation with the outside world by
cable but the remainder Of the
Keys was Isolated. Advices from
Key West said there was no dam
age there and that the highest
winds were IS miles an hour.
The sparsely inhabited country Of
the southwest coast had been un-
able TO report effects OF the storm
because the few communications IN
the area were disrupted. The high
cot wind velocities reported to the
weather bureau before wires went
down ranged from so to IS miles
ON hour compared with 30 miles re-
ported on sections Of the Keys
Monday night.
storm In Gulf
Since the center Of the storm
apparently was moving northwest
eTly through the Gulf, little more
thar shifting gales and squalls were
expected along the west coast from
Fort Myers northward.
Tie storm was centered at $50
q m, Tuesday In the Gulf OF Mex
leo about 50 miles west OF Ever
glades City. a weather bureau adj
viscry said.
It's direction OF movement was re-
ported rs northweStward stil at
tended by shifting gales and winds
Of hurricane force near the center.
Hurricane warnings remained
displayed ia the small stretch of
coast between Everglades and Pun
@ Gorda which includes Fort
Myers.
a coast guard plane from the st.
Petersburg base New out over the
Gulf and warned about 50 sponge
klssiing boats Of the danger from
the storm.
F5lustery, overcast weather was
reported along the Florida west
coast &C Sarasota. Bradenton, Clear
water, &C. Petersburg and Tampa.