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Evening star., 1935-12-31
CHAMELEON.


~ ENJAMIN D. FOULOIS. pio-
x neer aviator, few days ago
was a major general in the
Army and was in command
of the Army Air Corps. Today he is
a colonel without assignment, on leave.
Tomorrow he again will be @ major
general, on the retired list.
The rapid fluctuations in rank are
due to the fact that his completion
of duty as chief of the Air Corps and
his arrival at retirement failed to
coincide by a little more than a week.
In the interim he reverted from his
temporary rank to his permanent
rank. The Army customarily retires
officers in the highest rank they held
while on duty.
X X n
ANNIVERSARY.
II mould be q shame to haze
1885 end Without calling the dtten-
ton OF Waystde readers to the fact
that it marks the Tooth aHliuer-
sdry OF railroad service between
Washington and Baltimore.
1t 1DdS just 100 years ago that
"stean1-moped" cars began making
one round trip daily beti0een the
ttDo cities. Quite sensation they
caused. too. tDTrat NTH their ability
to cut the time OF traveI between
the :tOo cities from fue hours By
stage coach to but mere ti1o
hours. Ten tour-horSe stages Uere
in serpice until the railroad came
along. They carried 100 passengers
daily.
Evening star., 1935-12-31
Washington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

ingly, at Is because cars coming from
the unpaved roads carry abrasive sand
and dirt on the tires. The abrasive
grinds down the paving surface"
Evening star., 1935-12-31
MRS. VIRGINIA ROGERS.
GEN. LEES COUSIN, DIES
Funeral Services Will Be Con-
Quoted Today for Native of
Albemarle County.

Mrs. Virginia M. Rogers, IS, a resi-
dent of this city for 80 years and a
third cousin of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
died Sunday at her home, 128 c
street northeast, after a short illness.
Mrs. Rogers was a native of Albe-
marie County, Va. She came here to
live after the death of her husband,
She Is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Anne r. Piquette and Mrs. Margaret
r. Darby, both of this city, and two
grandchildren, Richard Piquette and
Miss Gill Piquette.
Funeral services were to be held at
2 pm. today at Lees funeral home,
Fourth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. northeast. Burial will be in Con-
greSsional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1935-12-31
Watch ExnOrts.

Switzerland reports that it is send
ing 80 per cent more watches TO the
United States than a year ago.
Evening star., 1935-12-31
Burglars Defy 300 Dogs.

I CHICAGO R.-There were 800
dogs in Mrs. Irene Castle McLaugh-
,ln's Orphans of the Storm dog haven
and they were all friendly. Burglars
ran the canine gauntlet, ignored two
dogs on guard in an Office, stole 5000.
The superintendent told police he
didn't even hear growl.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
SETTLEMENT PLAN FOR ALASKACETSAPPROXAL
 IN OFFICIAL QUARTERS
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan 15-The settlement of the Mata- nuska Valley received boost today when the nterGepar mental committee territories gave it's unanimous ap proval to the pan although subject to the rulings of the departmental officials
 The committee decided definitely to the Matanuska Valley in the experiment to send from hundred to two hundred families to the Territory next spring to establish farms.
 The organization of government corporation to send settlers north next spring suggested by the EZRA oc als Dmond said that detailed plans have been ordered prepared by that organization and Dr. Ernest Gruenng chief of the division for territories and island possessions of the Interior Department
 Plans for the completing of the highway from Anchor age to provide transportation approved by the com mttee The committee also approved of Dimonds sug- geson that interest principal payments be required from settlers that any money be advanced for their aid by the government for five years.
 The settlement of the Matanuska Valley is the first step in program which contempates similar settlements in other regions of the Territory suitable for agricultural de- velopment.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
PRESIDENTS PLAN FOR
 SOCIAL SECURITY FOR
 THE AMERICAN NATION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 - From thirty thousand word report embodyng the plans of dealing with the security problem President Roosevelt drafted his own orders to Congress for wide program of social legislation as outlined according to reports from authoritative
 Plans the President by his cabinet committee included unemployment insurance financed partly at least from payrols and taxes The federal government accord ing to the plan would handle the funds and the states would administer them.
 Old age pensions divided into two, and probably three parts The first will give federal and state aid and finance monthly gifts persons sxtyve years old The Second part will compel the employer and the employ contribute funds which will give persons under six yve annutes when they reach that age The third part will permit persons to buy such insurance against con- dition of want in old age.
 Its benefits will include aid for dependent children through funds given mothers the widening of the public health service provision for unemployment of able to work largely through Public works.
 Some officials felt that the program would touch one out every five persons the United Stae but definite figures are available.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
NEW WITNESSES BRING STARTLING FACTS TO
 LIGHT ABOUT RANSOM
(By The Associated Press)

PENNINGTON, Jan 16 - Fastening to wind up the handwriting expert testimony the state called Cassidy Rich mond to the stand who testified that Haupmann wrote the ransom notes.
 The defense counsel disclosed that it has witness to testify that Isadore Fisch tried sell Hauptmann Hot money.
 Henry Kress private investigator employed by the defense said that two other involved in at tempted transfer of the wealth. He stated that he believed that the prosecutions witness Gustav Lkats New York; holds the key to the solution of the crime
 Kress related that Lukats to his office after Haupt mann had been arrested and said
 My information shows that he, more than likely, was mt mixed up in the kidnapping.
 Kyatus quoted by Kress saying that three men, of whom he identified Fisch tried to sell him some good hot money sevenyve cents dollar and that they had about fifty thousand dollars Kress further stated that Lukatis returned later to the of the oer with other fellows just to check their racket but found that they had suddenly moved
 The private detective asserted that he traced two of the men, He said:
 If the Department of Justice will offer its cooperation in connection with the information have feel certain that put behind the bars the principals in the kid mapping.
 Following the completion of the handwriting testi- mony the step will be by the State in reacting the drama which took place at the time of the discovery o the baby's body
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
CAST OF CHARACTERS IN MURDER TRIAL OF
 BRUNO HAUPTMANN

questioning. Among the early ar rests was that of
 Henry (Red) Johnson, Scandina- vian seaman, friend of Betty Cow, but completely exonerated of com plicity in the crime.
 John Hughes Curtis, boat builder of Norfolk, Va, claimed to have es- tablished contacts with the kidnap- CTS, and took Col. Lindbergh on wild goose chase along the Atlantic coast. He confessed the hoax, and was convicted of obstructing justice. A jail sentence was suspended and he was fined $1,OOOOO. Meanwhile,
 Dr. John F. Condon, Bronx school master, later to become information ally known as Jafsie, established contact with the kidnapers through a series of ransom notes establish
 
 ing the authenticity of the kidnap- CTS through their return to Col. Lindbergh of sleeping suit worn by his child on the night of the kid naping. Jafsie gave $5O,OOO of Lind bergh's money to the professed kid naper in St. Raymond's cemetery, the Bronx, but the child's body was discovered several days later in shallow grave, and no further trace could be found of the extortioner. During the negotiations
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The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 TRENTON, Jan. 15-In the Lind bergh drama the cast of characters follows:
 Charles A. Lindberg, Jr., twenty months-old son, stolen from his crib on the night of March l, 1882, and found murdered near a lonely road in the Sourlands Mountains, a few miles from the home of
 Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, national hero and first man to fly direct from New York to Paris, and his wife,
 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, daugh- ter of the late Senator Dwight w, Morrow.
 Col. H. Norman Schwartzkopf, the head of the New Jersey State police, and
 Capt. John J. Lamb, his chief as- sistant, conducted widespread in vestigation into the mystery, center ing their work for a time upon the activities of
 Oliver Khately, butler at the Lindbergh home, since dead.
 Betty Cow, the child's nursemaid and
 Violet Sharpe. domestic employed by Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow, who committed suicide in June. after the Kidnapping. while undergoing police
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
Hess President of Senate-Hoffman Speaker of House
 PERMANENTLY
 ORGANIZED
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 JUNEAU, Jan. 16-The perman- ent organization of the Alaska Leg islature was effected yesterday af- ternoon with Luther c. Hess of Fair banks, elected as president of the Senate.
 J. S. Hoffman of Seward was elected Speaker of the House of Re presentatives. Jane Farrelly of Fairbanks, was chosen. as Secretary of the Senate and Margaret Otteson of Ketchikan, was chosen as Clerk of the House.
 After other employees were cho- sen, both houses adjourned until z pm. Wednesday afternoon, when committees will probably be named
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
Grade Crossings Program Is To Be
 Key To Relief
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-The half billion dollar grade crossing elimin- ation program, was advanced in of ficial quarters, as the key plan of the administrators effort to re- move three and one-half million persons from relief rolls.
 The plans call for the elimination of five thousand crossings with the money estimated. This sum was worked out in detail by railroad en- gineers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
PLEAD GUILTY IN CONNECTION
 WITH KILLING
(By The Associated Press)

MOSCOW, Jan. 16-Leo Kamen eff, Gregory zinovieff, and seven teen others associated with them who went to trial Monday in Lenin. grad for participation in the coun, ter-revolutionary group which in spired the murder of Sergei Kiroff all pleaded guilty Tuesday.
 As yet the court has not pro. nounced judgment.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
JEWS IN SAAR
 ANXIOUS SINCE
 THE ELECTION
(By The Associated Press1

(By The Associated Press)
 SAARBRUECKEN, Jan. 16-Three thousand Jews are anxiously wait ing to leave the country, leading Jewish residents said, as Saarland. CTS continued their noisy celebra. ton over the decision to rejoin Ger many
 Jewish business men reported that they were being boycotted and that their children had already reported they felt their school-mates shunn. ing them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
DIR. CRUENINC IS TO VISIT
 TERRITORY
tBy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Director of the Bureau of Territories. Dr. Gruening said, that he plans on mak ing trip to Alaska in June of this year to acquaint himself with the conditions and problems there. He stated also, that he will go to Ha- waii in the fall of 19S5.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
WINTER AGAIN
 /. STRIKES WEST HEAVY SHOWS
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PreSS)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16-The far west buttoned it's overcoats and shook outrumbrellas as new storm boomed down from the Northwest Snow is piled higher than ever in the mountains in California. Rivers have swelled but are being kept below flood stages because of freez. ing temperatures. Washington had general snow. Yakima received snow, as did Seattle, where there is good covering. Mount Ranier re- ceived a great deal of snow.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
Seattle Man s Body
 Tied In Burlap Bag
 Woman Frantic
lRv The Assoclated Pressl

(By The Assoclated Press)
 SEATTLE, Jan. 16-Tied in bur- lap bag, the body of Otto Johnson aged forty-six, was found in a shack on the Duwamish River. Mary Kelly who lives in the shack, be- came hysterical when the sack was opened.
 She said that the two men who visited her house must have done it while she was asleep.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-01-16
SIX CONNECTS
 ESCAPE FROM
 CALIF. PRISON
(Ry The Associated Press)

SAN QUENTIN. Calif., Jan. l6 ~ Six convicts escaped from the pri- son here today. iniuring Warden James Holohan critically.
 They kidnapped four members oi the prison board and fired machine guns at pursuing euardG
, 1935-03-10

and wednesday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs w. w. Galloway and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thee Vinke.
Mayor and Mrs. Beryl Hollon npep1.
the week end visiting relatives -
Kingsville.
Keith Hoover and Edward Roem-
er who are attending college I'm
K~ingsvile were In Rio Hondo Q
Gently visiting friends.
A group OF Rio Hondo Eastern
Star members who attended the
Past Matrons' program OF the q.
4. S. at San Benito recently were:
Mesdames Mabel Jones. Sallie Big
gerstaff. Margie George. Mr.. and
Mrs. y. w. Tredway. Mrs. Wallace
Tredway. Mrs Bertha Rick. Mira.
Fred Lewis and w. j. Thompson.
Claude White. OF San Antonio, IN
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Z. White of the Browne Tract.
Fred Carpenter and his daughter.
Miss Winifred, were included on the
sick list OF this week.
Miss Mamie Lee Burleson who I'M
derwent an operation recently 40
the Harlingen Hospital lis doing
nicely and may be- removed 10 her
home by the latter part OF the week.
John Ringan. local dry goods mer-
chant. was In Port Isabel this week
looking after his branch store In
the Port City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Warren are
located or the Hood McCloud Tract
In what Is known as the Ben Shoe
maker home.
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home. Awards for success In the
games were presented TO Mrs. c. L.
Jones and Mr.. Max Phippeny.
Guests for the evening included
Mr.. and Mrs. G l.. Jones. The next
meeting OF the club will be held In
the home of Mrs r. =. Bone.
Two tables Of players assembled
in the home If Mrs. Emmett Phil
lips when she entertained the mem
bers OF her evening bridge club.
Interesting decorative notes depict
eo the st. Patricks theme.
When scores we're counted trophies
were awarded u Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Reeves first. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Swami. second. and Mr.. and Mrs.
g. L. Potter. consolation.
The next meeting OF the club viii
be held in the home Of Mrs. Ed
Reeves
Announcement Of the marriage of
Miss Elizabeth Vreeland and Mr..
Charles M. Wells. Jr., has been
made. The ceremony was solemniz-
ed in Brownsville February 23rd,
With the Reverend o. l. Smith.
pastor OF the First Baptist church,
reading the marriage lines.
The young couple will make their
home in San Benito where MI. Wells
Is engaged In business.
, 1935-03-10

group Of friends nj bridge Monday
evening at the Espey home In Queen
City annex. Bluebonnets were the
lovely decorations for the room
where contract was played and in
which. Miss Virginia VIM received
the award.
Guests enjoying this enjoyable az
fair we're Misses Mary Lee Kern,
Priscilla Wade. Vera Barry, Dora
Grown. Virginia VIM; Mesdames
Hughes Evans. G. r. Archer, DIN
Weller OF Harlingen, Walden Hay
mes, Charles Parnell. Robert Buck,
J. II. Sutphen. Bobby Burns OF Har-
hngen, Lowe il stice. Rex Vest. p.
r. Mueller. Cliff Holloman, Neil
Robinson and Jimmie Fitzgerald.
MI. and Mrs. A. G. Neff had for
guests this week, Mr.. Neff's broth
ers. Aaron Neff OF Arvin Calf. and
Emanuel Neff OF Sulphur Springs.
Ohio. both of whom have returned
10 their homes.
Mrs. Cone Johnson Of Tyler and
Mrs. George :. Hilton. have return
ed 10 their homes following a visit
here in the home of w. L. Hilton.
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EOent
Is Noted In
Rio Hondo
LsnnrinI 70 Wy HarnIdl

Especial 20 The Herald
RIO HONDO, March .. - Miss
Frances McCabe was hostess 70 the
Friday Afternoon Bridge club IN
her home In La Paloma avenue Fri
day afternoon. Members and guests
assembled me- the McCabe home
where three tables were appointed
for the games. Following an inter-
esting afternoon OF games awards
we're given Mrs. Arthur Hartzog and
Miss Virginia Bolyn. A delicious re-
freshment course was served by the
hostess assisted by her mother Mrs.
Frank McCabe. Enjoying the hap
py afternoon we're: MeSdames II. T.
Hartzog. q. p. Warren. Arthur Hart
zog. Bob Noe. "A. q. Garrett. Glea-
son Rounds. w. w. Galloway and
Misses Virginia Bolyn and Iva Owl
att.
Mrs. Rex. M. George was hostess
to m delightful party here In her
home Thursday evening when she
entertained honoring her cousin.
Miss Pearl Brown. on her birthday.
Games Of rummy and bridge fur
nished ar enjoyable evening. A de-
licious refreshment course was serv-
ed at the close or the evening. Those
enjoying the affair we're Misses OIL
lie Haney, Juanita Day, Marjorie
Weber. Helen Sandell OF Harrington.
the honoree Miss Brown. MeSsrs.
Key Merchant. Granville Goode.
Hunter Parrish. All Wagner. James
Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. Rex George.
An enjoyable party for the junior
set was given here recently when
Mrs. Mack Mize entertained In hon.
or OF her daughter Mary. the occa-
sion being her twelfth birthday. Fol-
lowing a happy afternoon Of games
a delicious refreshment course was
served.
Those present we're joyce Wilds,
Joyce Jones, Peggy Brannon. Mary
Belle Sizer. Mary Charlotte Field.
Betty Ann Hodgkin. Norma Louise
Werner. Dolores Werner. Wyiene
McMurtry, Bill Nixon. Virginia
Canville. Catherine Bingham. Marie
Ann Horkman. Catherine Cohea.
Mildred Watson, Jackie and Peggy
Sue Carpenter. Martha Ann Mize
and the honoree Mary Mize.
The season OF PRAYER was OBJ
served BY the Wcmen's Missionary
Union OF the Baptist church when
1t met here this week for an all day
session at the home OF Mrs. Douglas
p. Rounds. Home Missions" was
the topic or the day. Joining In the
days program we're the members
OF the Y. w. A.. the junior organi-
cation. Each one present taking a
part In the days program. A COW
cred dish luncheon was served az the
noon hour. Those present we're
MeSdames "A. y. Carpenter. Richard
Stewart, j. Dick. ID. p. Rounds. Rex
George. S. p. Cohea and A. L. Knight
and Misses Ferril Knight. Erseil IT.
Ger. Mary Edna Jones. Ruth Bishop.
W. G. Gilbert. camp director OF
Camp Perry Is In Houston attend
ing a meeting for "Older Boys" in
Scouting activities.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8. Perkins OF San
Antonio were In Rio Hondo Tuesday
, 1935-03-10
Mews, Notes
From La Feria
Especial 70 me HeraIdl

A0kElAoA W AuS 1LAaAQN
LA FERIA, March 9.-The Senior
Bridge club met Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. Archie Bishop as
hostess. During the games OF bridge
Miss Margaret Robltshcek was high
for the afternoon, with Mrs. Dave
Sigier low.
Mrs. j. w. WorSham was a charm
ing hostess to members OF the TWIN
Six Bridge club Thursday after
noon. When scores we're totaled Mrs.
Clay Hall vas high while Mrs. o. c.
Trotman was second.
Mrs. II. r.. Field was hostess
Tuesday to a group OF friends at a
beautifully appointed luncheon hon
oring Mrs. Stewart Of Pasadena,
Calf. who is the house guest OF Mrs.
Orlll Butcher. After luncheon
bridge was enjoyed by the follow
ing guests: MeSdameS Stewart.
Butcher, Carvin, Brown and Smith
Mrs. Leon Hargrove assisted by
Mrs. Amos Laid delightfully."- enter
tanned the Twentieth Century club
Thursday afternoon az It's regular
monthly meeting. Mrs. T. Z. Brow
er presided over the business meet
ing after which roll call was respond
ed to BY 90 members.
Mrs. M. Z. Mitchell was leader for
the afternoons program. which hac
for its subject, Texas ComSperct
and Industries" Mrs. NJ. z. Mitchell
gave a very instructive paper or
Foreign Commerce" while Coast
wise Commerce" was discussed By
Mrs. Graham.
Mrs. L. Y. Flynt gave very inter-
esting comments on "Manufactur-
ing" and Texas Natural Resources
we're discussed BY Mrs. j. o. Book
err. During the social hour the host
eSses served a tempting refreShmeni
plate 70 the 20 members and five
guests. the latter being Mrs. S. w
Harry OF Fortville. Ind. Mrs. Erick-
son. Mrs. Paul Edgar. and Misses
Lvla Dyer and Helen Jones.
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Mrs. Forncy Arnold and Mrs.
Harry ESpey entertained q large
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Ah'AA

the guests Of Miss Eva Pfiefer for a
few days.
Mrs. Loretta Longmire has re-
turned to San Benito from San An
tonic.
Mrs. George d. Walker and Mrs
s. A. Goolshy Of Brownsville were
visitors in the city during the week
Mrs. H. L. Thomas OF the Border City
was also a caller In the city.
Jimmie Argenbright has gone tc
Florida where he will be for the
next few weeks attending to bust
ness matters.
MI. and Mrs. G. d. Kirk have an
nounced the arrival of a son, QUEEN
tin. born Friday Of the past week.
Mrs. L. Y. Cawley and little daugh'
ter, Doris, have returned TO San Ben
ito after an absence OF sevesa
months.
Barbara Barner. daughter OF MR.
Charles Barnes Is confined TO ne
home with an attack OF mumpS.
DR.. GUY Castleberry. member o.
the Texas Livestock Sanitary Com
mission. IS in the city for several day:
visiting with his family.
Mrs. d. w. Day and Mrs. Jot
Spears spent several days this weef
in Falfurrias.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Michel ane
family will depart in the next lev
DAYS for north Texas, where MI
Michel will be engaged in business
matters for sometime.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Sublett nav
had rs their guests for a few dess
Captain and Mrs. Harold Gray snc
two children. who have Just return
cd from a six months stay in Cali
fornia.
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A pleasing surprise party for Z.
@. Farris. was given by Mrs. Farris
this week. In boror Of his birthday.
The evening vas spent In games OF
bridge, with Mrs G. 3. Weimer be-
ing high Guests for the evening
included Messrs. and Mesdames
weimer. T. j. Rupert. r. r. George
and Brown.
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Mrs. Graham Edge
Is Hostess to the
Ath nian Club

Members Of the Athenian club
were entertained al the home of Mrs.
Graham Edge In the Pitts apartment
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Hunter gave a lengthy
and interesting paper on the United
States and Her Foreign Relations"
Mrs. Alonzo Cope gave a very thor
ough discussion or the Possessions
OF the United States" giving some
thing OF the governments OF each
too.
Two new members were admitted
into the club. Mrs. n. TX. Ayers. and
Mrs. nellie TT. KEY.
The club will hold It's next meet
ing with Mrs. Alton Berger M the
Colonial apartments. Tuesday,
March 10.