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Evening star., 1935-07-07
Ghost TO,vn's Theatrical Past
Lives 4 gain in Extrauaganso
Central City Puts on Shov in Opera
House Where Once TrOd ImmOrtdls
of Stage.

principals, as she portrayed the death
of Cleopatra, clutching an asp to her
jewel-Studded breast. Later. when she
swept into the scene of LADY Mac
beth's sleepful anguish and said. All
the perfume Of Arabia will not sweet
en- this little hand" the fragrance of
old Central City's opera waited once
again.
Music arranged by Frank st. Leger
of the Houston Symphony lifted from
a time-hallowed pit where st. Leger
conducted his relocated. gold braided
orchestramen.
The extravaganza reached back into
the repertoires Uf the Gays when boot
ed, bearded Welsh miners climbed
down Central Citys beard walks and
drew out threads of opera. The Bo-
hemian Girl" sprinkIing of Shake
Speare, the luStineSs of the Can
Can" early American dramas, a bit
Of the ridiculous vaudeville. the spec
tacular of burlesque. and even a bit
Of blackface THAI Weber and Fields
might have brought here years ago.
A rapt audience seated beneath the
50-year-old crystal chandelier easily
could have wondered If it were awake
or were in the dreams of Central
City's glory. wnen joseph Jefferson,
Bernhardt. Crabtree, Modjeska bowed
before its footlights.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
.IHLDER TO SPEAK
IN HOUSING FORUM
D. C. Slum Reconstruction Official
Will Be Heard Tuesday
Night.

John Ihlder. executive secretary Of
the D. c. Slum Reconstruction Au-
thority, will be speaker at a SYM
postum on Housing" Tuesday at 8
pm. in the music room of Central
High School. His topic will be The
Housing Situation in the District of
Columbia"
The symposium, sponsored by the
Federation of Architects. Engineers,
Chemists and TechnicianS, also will
include addresses by Catherine Bauer,
housing consultant of the F. E. r. A.,
who will talk on Housing Workers in
the U. S. A." and Robert Sentman,
national president of the federation,
who will discuss the feceration's hous-
ing program.
After each talk a short period will
be allowed for questions from the
audience. The program will be COM
pleted by general discussion.
Evening star., 1935-07-07


with one made by Commissioner
Hazen, who yesterday said he was
considering a plan TO provide each
precinct with one motor cycle man
for each of the three shifts Hazen,
however. said he was opposed to de-
Capitalization Of the Traffic Bureau,
as had been suggested to the House
Crime Committee by some police Of
flcialS. The Commissioner said it
might prove possible TO buy enough
machines to mount three men at each
precinct while retaining the Traffic
Bureau.
Maj. Brown ordered the captains
to review the records Of all men on
their forces. He told them to report
the misf1t and inefficient ones to him
and to recommend changes to correct
any weak spots in their personnel.
Questioned as to whether Re was
referring to precinct plainclothes men,
Maj. Brown said that was as good an
example as any.
Advancement Earned.
Men who have held good positions
for years and have not advanced give
pretty good indication that perhaps
they are net as efficient as they might
be-" he said.
The captains were directed to pre-
pare and maintain crime maps for
their districts so they could keep an
accurate check on what is happen
ing under their administration. They
were directed to study the master
Evening star., 1935-07-07

The Germans go in for physical
training on a grand scale Recently
the foreign Office discovered that its
diplomats were getting soft. They
were too fat and flabby When this
was brought to Hitler's attention he
Immediately ordered them to get into
training Twice every week squads of
the foreign officers go to the Berlin
Stadium and run in circles for about
40 minutes. They pant and puff, but
cannot disobey Hitler's orders.
The order is not quite clear regard
ing the elderly gentlemen who are
representing Germany abroad Hence
it Is not known whether Ambassador
Luther, who is on a short holiday in
Berlin. will have to go into training,
too.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
M9 NEW FILMS
TO Be PRODUCED
Double Billings Blamed for
Shortage of Pictures
by Studios.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July Gone
Of the heaviest production schedules
on record is under way in the movie
studios.
The reason: A distinct and acute
shortage of pictures. There aren't
enough to go around. So-nine stu
dios will produce 44s pictures this
season.
Double billing, the practice of plac-
ing two features on one program, has
had much to do with exhausting the
field. The situation has become SO
acute that THE Virginian." six years
old, has been reissued. Another fea-
ture, "Escapade," was released only
seven days after it was previewed.
Several other pictures which left
the cutting rooms only few days ago
will be on the screens soon. They in
clude THE Raven" Accent on
Youth" and Ginger"
From January to June, last year, the
studios produced 210 features. The
output this year in the same period
was 1876. Here is how the studios are
lined up for pictures this season:
Paramount, 65; Warner Bros, 60;
Fox. 64; Metro-G Goldwyn Mayer, So
Universal, AZ; Republic, Sc; Radio, so;
Columbia, 40; United Artists, "a.
Among the pictures in these sched-
ules are Will Rogers Steamboat
Round the Bend" still in the cutting
room; Harold Lloyd's The Milky
Way" She" the H. Rider Haggard
story; THE Three Musketeers, The
Last Day of Pompeii, - The Crusades,"
"A Midsummer Nights Dream"
"Romeo and Joliet" starring Norma
Shearer, and "A Tale of Two Cities"
Some observers trace the shortage
of pictures back to the time early this
year when the industry was alarmed
over the proposal of the State of
California to tax movies draStically.
Many admit the threat of increased
taxation cramped production activity.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
GOODRICH REFUSES
INSPECTION OF BOOKS
Denies Otis & Co. Request in Pro-
posed Offering Of $2S,000,000
in Bonds.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 6.-The B. F.
Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, an
nounced today it had denied permis-
sion to Otis & Co.. stockholder, to
inspect its books of account in con-
nection with proposed Goodrich Of
fering of s28,O00,000 in AZ per cent
first mortgage bonds.
This permission was denied" the
company stated, because the company
did not consider the request a reason
able one or one which it would be in
the best interest of the company or
its stockholders to grant"
The Goodrich Co. declared Otis &
Co. had asked to participate in the
underwriting of the proposed issue,
but "the Goodrich Co. decided that it
was in the best interest of the company
to deal with another underwriting
group"
It was stated that Goodrich had de-
cided to use audited figures as of
December 81, 1884, in seeking registra-
ton of the securities under the Fed
eral securities act. "as unaudited fig
ures might contain errors which might
subject the company to severe pen
alties."
Evening star., 1935-07-07
PILOT ON MONGOLIA
LAID TO JAPANESE
ManChukuo Wishes to Avoid
Peaceful Settlement,
Is Charge.
BY the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, July 6.-1ndependent
Mongolia today formally accused the
japanese Army, already virtually mas
ter of North China, Of plotting to
seize Mongolian territory.
A communique issued at Ulan Bator,
Mongolian capital and published in
the official Soviet press, said Man
chuquan and japanese forces had
delivered an ultimatum demanding the
right to maintain military observers
in Mongolian territory. 1t made this
charge:
chukuo, with the Japanese Army's
support, wishes to avoid peaceful set
tlement Of border incidents and pre-
pare the way for further occupation
of our territory"
Mongolia, with its Soviet type OF
government, is closely related politi-
cally with the Union of Socialist
Soviet Russia. Its borders march with
Siberia's for many miles. Manchukuo
lies to its east North China, into
which the japanese Army has pene-
trated deeply during recent months,
Is southeast.
The Japanese demands followed
several Mongol- -Manchukuan border
incidents which we're termed pro-
vocative in nature. They were pre-
sented even as Russia's diplomatic
representative at Toxic was busy seek
ing assurances against repetition of
similar incidents, including alleged
Invasion of Soviet territory, along the
Siberia -Manchukuo frontier.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSIANIlNE bhOWN.
"HE Abyssinians have had taste
of Western methods even before
Mussolini has had chance to
give then a free course in mod
ern civilization. as he promises in his
speeches he will do.
Halle Selassie. who has heard so
much about America being the cham
pion of peace and good neighborliness.
was let down badly. when he appealed
to this country to save Ethiopia from
an Italian invasion He appeared to
think that the Kellogg pact. origi-
mated and sponsored by this country,
was still in favor in Washington.
OF course, from the practical point
of view, the administration could do
nothing but tell Selassie that we are
sorry about what is going to happen,
but that We nave nc means to prevent
the Italian aggression.
Diplomats say that Selassie knew be-
forehand that Mr.. Roosevelt would
not admonish MuSsolini. The Man.
churian experience has taught the
State Department lesson. II Duce
would have thrown our warning. prob
ably more gently than the japanese,
into the waste paper basket.
X x
What surprised the Abyssinians is
the manner in which the State De-
partment threw them down. We told
Selassie that we we're gratifled that
the League of Nations has taken a
hand in the Italian-Ethiopian row and
that the controversy is now in process
Of arbitration. This, when we know
for certain that there is not even
remote chance of that arbitration COM
mittee ever finding solution. Long
before it has submitted it's findings"
the Italian army will have entered
Abyssinian territory. To say that the
arbitral agency may be able to ar
rive at decision satisfactory to both
the governments Immediately con-
cerned" is just plain bunk.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
Man Has 105 Descendants.

Five generations, comprising 105 in
dividuals. is the proud record of q
Chelmsford, England. family. John
May Of orchard street. who Is s5. has
z children living. 81 grandchildren, 81
great-grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren. May married when he
was earning $2.25 week. and kept a
wife and four children on this sum.
Altogether he had l3 children.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
X X X X

Then, the statement that we would
be "loath to believe, in view of the
existence of the Kellogg pact" that
either the Italians or the Abyssinians
would resort to "other than pacific
means as a method of dealing with
this controversy is another piece of
diplomatic hypocrisy when this Gov
an army of about 100000 men in
Eritrea ready to cross the Ethiopian
borders as soon as the rainy season
comes to an end. Mussolini is not
mincing his words and is saying to all
who want to listen to him that a war
against Abyssinia is a foregone con-
cluSion.
There is no question that the world
is changing. The blunt attitude
which the American diplomacy would
have taken some years ago in a case
like the Ethiopian-I Italian row, has
been replaced by pussy footing diplo-
macy.
Selassie has tried to use the Kellogg
pact as publicity stunt. He knew
that he would hit the front page in
every newspaper in the United States
by appealing directly to the American
Government. He has succeeded in
that. But whether his stunt will have
the desired effect is another question.
AS long as there is no actual war
between Italy and Abyssinia, the for
mer can purchase in this country all
the war paraphernalia it needs. Italy
still has some money and can buy for
cash whatever this country can sell
cheaper than the others. When the
war breaks out, it is probable that
President Roosevelt will declare an
embargo on the export of war ma
terials to both belligerents. But by
that time, Italy won't need any more
from this country.
y y u
Abyssinia, on the other hand, is
buying arms and ammunitions piece
meal. She has no credit and no liquid
cash. Selassie has been trying des-
perately to raise a small loan-not
more than $4,000, ,000-in this country
but has not been successful.
The bankers turned a deaf ear when
they were approached by the Lion Of
Judah's agents. They offered as col
lateral the Abyssinian custom re-
ceipts.
"And who can guarantee us that
they will not be in Italian hands be-
fore this year is over?" they were
asked by the the hard headed bankers.
And Selassie's agents could give no
Evening star., 1935-07-07

crime meps at headquarters as a guide
to their work.
In placing special attention on
precinct detectives, Maj. Brown said
he wanted to know any and all cases
in which men in key" positions were
not doing the work they were supposed
to do so that he could replace them.
We have plenty of bright young
men in the department who are am
bilious and sufficiently intelligent to
fill those positions" was the major's
terSe declaration.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
LEGISLATORS PLAN TOUR
Sixteen Representatives to In
spect California Naval Bases.

Representative Scrugham, Democrat,
of Nevada, said yesterday that about
Is members of the House Naval Ap-
preparations and Naval Affairs Com
mittees would leave by plane Thurs
day for a To-day trip to the West
Coast.
The group will stop at Boulder Dam
Friday to investigate available war
time minerals, Scrugham said, then
continue to California for a five-day
inspection of California naval bases.
Later they will visit the naval am
munition depot ct Hawthorne, New.
The trip will be MADE in two large
Navy planes, Scrugham said.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
Claudette Colbert Ill.

HOLLYWOOD, July CP.-Clau-
dette Colbert, the motion picture sta1
who won last years Academy of Mo-
tion Picture Arts and Sciences award
for superative performance, was strick-
en- with influenza today and confined
to her home. Attendants said her
condition was not serious.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
CAR0LINIAN SENTENCED
TO DIE IN GAS CHAMBER
19-Year-Old Boy Will Be First
Victim of New Execution
Method.

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c.. July ED
Hester, 19-year-old CASTOR County
youth, today was sentenced to be
executed by gas August %. making
the first death sentence to be passed
under North Carolina's recently
enacted law substituting the lethal
chamber lor the electric chair.
Hester, who was serving a 25-year
prison sentence for the murder of his
brother-in-law early this year. was
convicted of killing a fellow convict.
Paul Honeycutt. by splitting the back
of his head open with an ak.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
VIENNA CHURCH PLANS
HINT RETURN OF OTTO
Delegates at Conference Talk Of
Transporting Body of De-
ceased King.

ceased King.
By the Associated Press.
VIENNA, July 6.-The sight of
workmen completing renovation of the
historic Capuchin Church today gave
further imperial tone to Vienna as
two members of the monarchist dele
cation returned from Steenockerzeel
conferences involving the return of
the Hapsburgs TO their Austrian
estates.
In addition to the discussion of the
return of Prince Otto. claimant TO
the Austrian throne, and his mother.
the former Empress Zita, the delega-
tion considered transport Of the body
of the late Emperor Carl to Vienna.
Carl lies buried in Madeira, where he
died in exile in 1922.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
BORDER ACCORD DENIED

Soviet Envoy in Japan Holds Re-
port of Demilitarizing False.
TOXIC, July Sunday (R.-Dr.
Constantin Youreneff, Soviet Ambas-
sador to Japan. today denied that
Russia had agreed to proposals of the
Soviet-Manchukuo Border Commission
with respect to the demilitarization
of the frontier. The Soviet Ambassa-
dor admitted, however. that he had
discussed the terms on several occa-
sions with Koki Hirota, Japanese for
eign minister.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.

LOOSE ROCK SILL. IN CHEVY CHASE,
D. c., free for hauling away. Call Cleve-
land S3s7
SPECIAL RETURN-LOAD RATES ON FULL
and part loads to all points within l.00o
miles: padded vans: guaranteed service
local moving also. Phone National l46O.
NAT. DEL. ASSOC. INC. 1917 n. Y. ave:
CHAIRPLANE. FOR HIRE OR TO BOOK.
with local carnivals. Address 92S o ST..
NV.
BASEMENT. WITH WINDOWS; CAN
store furniture or anything lease for any
purpose for year or less. Lincoln 49s1-W.
DAILY TRIPS MOVING LOADS AND PART
loads to and from BALTIC. Phlla. ana rev
York. Frequent trips to other Eastern 6s !,
cities Dependable Service Since lS96;
THE DAVIDSON TRANSFER g. STORAGE
CO, phone Decatur 250O.
WANTED ED1RETURN LOADS FROM
Tampa. Pittsburgh. Providence. Richmond.
SMITHS TRANSFER & STORAGE co,
1913 You st NV. Phone North 3343
WANT RETURN LOADS DIRECTION OF
Northern N. j. about July g.: also toward
Detroit about 18th; lowest rates. Phone
North 0553.
INVALID ROLLING CHAIRs-For rent or
sale; new and used; all styles, all sizes; re-, re-,
duced prices UNITED STATES STORAGE
CO., AS 10th st. NV. ME 1S44.
WILL BE SOLD AT ,EICHBERG'S AUC-
tion-Essex, 1927 motor No. 725S92; tor
repairs and storage. ENGELRERG BAI-
Terry & SERVICE. 1883 Fla. ave. NV.
OWNER TRUCK-HAUL ANY
thing anywhere; short or long distance; 81
hour. Phone Columbia 1924. =
Evening star., 1935-07-07
Products Sold Below Cost.

&1VVUVVo bO1V 4SVIV" SVSVs
Wheat and wine are being sold in
Algeria below the cost Of production.
Evening star., 1935-07-07
Police

Continued From First Page.)
, 1935-06-19
TEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
T TO TAXPAYERS

House Bill No. 7. which was put into
effect by n. G. r. No. 10. on January
~, 1885. was for a temporary RENTS
sion Of interest and penalty up TO July
LIST, 1885. on delinquent taxes.
Delinquent tax mag be paid during
he month OF June with 5 per cent
penalty and no interest. After July list.
these taxes will carry 9 per cent pen
atty and 6 per cent interest from date
OF maturity. which means that 20 taxes
which became delinquent In the year
1920. Q per cent penalty and s2i7 per
cent interest. a total OF io0ia per cent.
will be added during the month OF
July. To taxes becoming delinquent IN
the year 1925. 8 per cent penalty ana
62is per cent interest. a total Of 70i7
per cent. will be added during b month
OF July. To taxes which became de-
linquent In 1880. a penalty Of 3 per
cent. plus 32ia per cent interest. or y
total OF 40iz per cen will be added
during the month OF July.
Tc 1893 taxes. which became aelin-
uuent this year. 3 per cent penalty and
~ per cent interest. a total Of 1919 per
cent. will be added n paid in July. House
Bill No. 8 passed by the eth Called Ses-
sion OF the 43rd Legislature. governs the
penalties on 1894 taxes. except IN csses
where one-haif OF this tax was paid
urior TO November 30th. 1884. There will
be a penalty Of S per cent II paid in
June. after June 30th. the penalty will
be 2 per cent. together with Q per cent
interest. Where one-half taxes were paid
prior 20 November 3Oth. the last one
half may be paid prior 20 June 30th
without penalty or interest.
RALPH II. AGAR.
6-l6-ie-15-26-3n-5t-ApTO
, 1935-06-19

motion would last through Thurs
day. States attorneys had called
many witnesses In opposition TO the
proposed venue change.
Flanked by some Of the officers
whom he had criticized from the
pulpit in his crusades against vice,
he defendant walked briskly from
1.-THE jail 10 the old courthouse.
Many residents stood in the court
ard 10 get a glimpse Of the preach
Ter.
As the crowd which filled the
courtroom aisles gave way TO LET
him pass, he glanced from side 10
tide and nodded TO those ne re-
T:ognized. Once seated he took a
cigar from his pocket and smoked
nc rapidly as District Judge Pat
Adams swore In approximately 100
geniremen.
Hollis Kinard. red-haired dis
riot attorney who said he would
#ssk for the death penalty. entered
Hafte- Mr.. Eskridge vas seated and
he pastor smiled at him as they
Exchanged greetings.
The defendant, whose boots. COW
boy hat and two pistols strapped al
1nis belt became familiar sights In
his section. wore his boots to the
couM room.
FVrrwife. a sad-eyed little woman,
1erVously fingered a hat in her
ap as she sat I'm the courtroom.
, 1935-06-19
ch Your Prospects Through the Herald Want Ads-Save Time and Money
RIVER BREAKS
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feet deep b lew McAllen. and rising
Y Of O foot an hour Wednesday. II
had no. advanced far below that
city
All leyees on the American side
q the river, except some private
levees right along the bank. were
holding satisfactorily. and the pre-
diction Of j. L. LyteI. project n
gineer in charge o. the work. that
the flood control works, rebuilt by
the federal government. would stand
up under the test appeared pretty
sure o. beirg carried out.
w. j. Schnurousch, meteorologist
q the u. s. Weather Bureau az
Brownsville, predicted wednesday
that the river Will remain practically
stationary al B.dalgo during the next
~ to 10 hours. then start falling.
River 10 Change Little
Az Mercedes the river will prob
aoly change little, OF show a very
slight rise, he predicted, and at
Brownsville probably a very slight
falling tendency will be recorded
during the next "a TO 20 hours. de-
pending on conditions OF levees on
both sides OF the river In the middle
and lower Valley
Most camsge on the Mexican side
a. expected from the l00-metre
break IN the levee at Panalico. One
hundred men under Jesus Castillo
and State Senator Miguel Pacheco
we're working on the levee when the
i00-metre geciion went out all at
once. with practically no warning.
No effort was made to stop the break.
and by Wednesday morning $500
acres Of farm land was under water.
with the water spreading.
Water was Lowing over levees both
above and below Rio Rico, and the
city was practically marooned.
Il was estimated from $4,000 10 90
900 acres of farmland on the Mexi-
gan side Of the river would be under
water from the flood.
b At Hidalgo, across the river from
Reynosa. backwater had surrounded
the town on three sides. but the
L river stage was not considered high
enough TO circle the town and come
Il om the north as It did In 1882
2 rtFfD33. Backwaters also had cut
the detour leading 70 the interna-
tioral bridge at Hidalgo. and gov
4 eminent employees as well as per-
sons wishing 10 cross the river there
we're being ferried cross the gap in
boats. Vehicular traffic Is halted.
The bridge there is considered in
no danger.
, 1935-06-19
Nash Sales Reveal
Tremendous Growth
Lspecial to nae Heraldl

KENOSHA. Wis.-Immediate ac-
ceptance by the public Of the new
Nash 400 has resulted in an un-
~precedented increase In retail sales
10 customers. c. II. Bliss, vice pres
ident and director OF sales OF The
Nash Motors company stated here
Wednesday.
This condition brought aEout an
increase In shipments OF Nash cars
Of 1886 IN May over the same
period a year ago. and evidence Of
a continued upSwing Is reflected IN
substantial orders currently being
booked for the new line BY dis
tributors and dealers.
The company reports orders or
hand June lst register an increase
Of 35iT over June LIST, 1884.
, 1935-06-19
Nails Picked Up
Especial 20 The Herald)

RIO GRANDE CITY. June 10
Texas Highway Departments mag
netic nail picker is rapidly clearing
Lower Rio Grande Valley highways
Of metal articles which cause motor
lists considerable tire trouble.
The picker" one OF two machines
Of its type operated IN Texas, has
spent the past three weeks in the
Valley, carefully covering state high
WavS and clearing them a metal
articles forming potential tire pune
ture threats.
The machine has Just completed
It's work on l03 miles of State Nigh
way 4 in Starr and Zapata counties
and succeeded in picking up 726.5
pounds Of nails. wire. tin cans. bolts
and ScIsp metal.
, 1935-06-19
Students Enroll
lspcclal to rhe HeraIdl

HARLINGEN, June l9.-Enroll-
ment in summer session OF Harlin-
gen high school at present Is 70,
according to VIM. 9. Black. director.
All subjects r being offered dur
ing the summer period except
science. home economics, tipping,
shorthand. and bookkeeping. In
the elementary schools all subjects
IN the third, fourth, fifth. sixth and
seventh grades are being offered.
Teachers in addition to Black in
Guide: Joe M. Wilson, civics and
Spanish: w. L. Spreading. history
and Latin: Thomas c. Moore,
mathematics; Mrs. Thomas s. YER
non. English. Miss Mae Gregory,
third. fourth. and fifth grades.