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The Washington times., 1935-04-27
PAGAN RELIGION
SUPPORTED BY
NN|PARTY

BERLIN, April 81 0N.sJ,
Baked in its attempt to make
either the Protestant or Catholic
church bow to its dictates, the
Nazi regime today apparently was
swinging into wholehearted sup
port Of the neo.pagan movement
as the favored German religion.
Following almost Immediately
the governments announcement
that church organs are to be pro-
hibited throughout Germany, TO-.
600 enthusiastic demonstrators
crowded into Berlin's great sports
palace last night for giant meet
ing organized by the Nordic pa
ganS.
Shouted Objections
Christian demonstrators tried to
break UP the meeting Of the
''Pagans" who damned the sports
palace to hear their leaders, Prof.
Hauer and Count Reventlow, ex-
hort Germany to give up Christi
anity for German Paganism.
Planted in the gallery they lis
tened for a half hour as Count
Reventlow expounded his theories.
Then the Christians began to
shout objections.
Guards attacked the hecklers
and the uproar could be heard out.
side the palace.
simultaneously three more
Protestant pastors opposed to
Reichsbishop Mueller were ar.
rested in Berlin. They we're the
RevS. HarniSch, press chief Of the
opposition pastors; Praetorius and
Bronisch.
More Arrests Feared
The opposition Protestant pas.
tors planned synod meeting for
next week, but they expressed
fear that further arrests would
prevent its taking place. Both
Protestants and Catholics were
worried at the prospect Of their
daily newspapers being banned
under yesterdays new press de.
cree.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Mrs. Roosevelt
Plans aBusy
Afternoon

Within an hour and a half to-
day, Mrs. Roosevelt will deliver
a speech on national parks, have
tea with the Girl Scouts, and
plant a tree.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who arrived in
Washington today from New
York, will start off her hour
and a half round of activities
at $3.50 by planting an oak tree
on the White House grounds.
The tree is gift of the Con-
necticut Girl Scouts.
Later she will make a IS
minutes radio talk on the Ma
tional Parks Service program.
Following that she will be the
honor guest at a tea given by
the Girl Scouts in the Little
House, Eighteenth Street and
New York Avenue Northwest.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
DR.. Briggs Opens
Z Weeks Campaign

Dr.. John e. Briggs will inaugu-
rate a seven weeks campaign at
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow
which will include special services
in recognition of Mothers Day,
Memorial Day, Children's Day
and his twenty-sixth anniversary.
DR.. Briggs will preach in the
morning on MY Debt and How
to Pay It." and the evening topic
will be, Loyalty to God and
Country" The Junior order of
United American Mechanics will
be special guests at the evening
hour.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Policeman Hurt
In Auto Collision

Policeman George D. Mcdonald,
Of the Seventh Precinct, was in
jured early today when an auto
mobile was in a collision with
> police scout car on Key Bridge.
The police car had stopped in the
middle Of the bridge when it was
struck by a car driven by la
D. Scott. IL. Clarendon, Va.
The policeman was treated at
Georgetown Hospital for chest
and leg injuries. Scott was ar
rested on a charge of reckless
driving.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Services to Honor
Former Pastor

George Miller Day will be OBJ.
served Sunday at the Ninth Street
Christian Church, Ninth and D
Streets N. E., when the former
pastor will return for a brief visit.
DR.. Miller until his retirement
last year was pastor Of the First
Christian Church, Omaha.
Nebraska. He was pastor before
that time of the Ninth Street
Christian Church for is years.
Appropriate ceremonies in recogni'
ton of DR.. Miller will begin with
the Bible School session at $50
a. m.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Rev. r. L. Wood
At PetWOrth NJ. E,

Rev. r. L. Wood will have
charge Of the Evening Service of
Helpfulness at Petwerth Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, New Hamp-
shire Avenue at Grant Circle, to.
morrow. His sermon subject will
be "Life's Alabaster Box" The
choir will sing request numbers
from the service held last Sunday
evening.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Chinese Students
To Stage Dance

Chinese students in washing.
ton will entertain notables at
their first Chinese-Easter dance
tonight at the Thomas Circle
Club. Among distinguished guests
will be the Chinese Minister and
Nine. Alfred S. K. SEE, Philip.
pine Commissioner and Nine.
Francisco "A. Delgado. Chief Of
Orientalia Division Library Of
Congress and Mrs. Arthur w.
Hummel and others. Miss Lois
Lee, Of the National Catholic
School Of Social Service. Is in
charge of arrangements.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

BENEFIT SEANCE

DR.. z. A. Wright, presiding Of
ficer of the Mizpah Church of
Spiritual Science, will conduct a
benefit seance Tuesday evening at
8 o. m. in the studio of Mrs. Lera
Earl and Mrs. Margaret Reed,
1921 Fourteenth st. N. w. The
nlblic is invited.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Beyond Easter
Is Miller's Topic

DR.. Raphael Harwood Miller,
minister of the National City
Christian Church, Thomas Circle,
will preach on Beyond Easter"
at the morning services tomor-
row. At the evening service to-
morrow night DR.. Miller will lay
particular stress on this sermon,
having selected for his subject
Youth Challenges the Church. !"
He will conduct a Questions and
Answers" period following his
sermon.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Steamer Caught
In Thick Ice Field

ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 81
INS) Caught in a heavy ice
field $50 miles off the coast here
with her stern frame damaged,
the steamer Titania, westward
bound, sent out a call for help
yesterday. The sealer 1mogene
was dispatched Immediately. The
Titania, 1900 tons, is owned by
the w. A. Souter Co., of Newcastle.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
$4,000 Gotham Job
Finds No Takers

NEW YORK, April 27.-Speak'
ing Of nonresidents getting New
York jobs, as the relief investigat
ing committee was the other day
New Workers have just let a $4,000
a year contract go begging. The
municipal service commission an
nounced today it had been com
PEELED to open examination for di
rector of psychiatry to the entire
country.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Foreign Wheat
Crop Increases
International News Service

While the American farmer
has been reducing his wheat acre
age, under the AAA program,
foreign growers have been in
creasing theirs.
Foreign winter wheat acreage
increased approximately 100000
acres over last year, the Foreign
Service of the Bureau Of Agri.
cultural Economics reported to-
day. The total area Of winter
wheat sown in "a countries is
1853, O04, 900 acres, as compared to
16O, 100000 acres Sown for the
1884 crop.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Mrs. Short Closes
Tabernacle Meet

Evangelist villa Short, Of Ok.
lahoma, will conclude her three
weeks revival crusade at the Full
Gospel Tabernacle, North Capitol
and K Streets. tomorrow evening
Mrs. Short will deliver the sermon
at 7:45. The Rev. B. e. Mahan,
pastor, will preach in the morning
on, the theme, steps to the
Throne"
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
DIR. Balls Theme,
Relation to Christ

DR.. John Compton Ball will
preach at the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church Sunday morning on
the theme "Our Relation to the
Living Christ" The Resurrection
Hymn adapted by DR.. Ball will
be sung by the congregation. New
members will be received at this
service.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
DEATH FOR SNATCHERS

HAVANA, April q CU.s).
Cubas has joined the United
States in providing the death
punishment for kidnapers. The
cabinets decree was prompted by
the recent kidnapping Of e. F.
Bonet, multi-millionaire sugar
magnate, who was ransomed for
$500 900,
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
CAPT. MILLER DIES

Capt. Irving z. Miller, COM
mander of the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company'S YES
sci District Of Columbia, died sud
denly on board the ship yesterday
en- route to Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

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, 1935-01-06
CROWDS VIEW
1885 PONTIACS

HARLINGEN, Jan. .. With
showrooms crowded all day Satur-
day, officials Of the Huitt Motors.
Inc, Pontiac dealers here, estimated
that between 1900 and 1000 per-
sons viewed the models Of the new
Pontiac six and eight which were
on display.
While showing on the four door
sedan In the new eight and the two
door sedan In the new six, IL was
stated that carloads Of the new
models would be unloaded Monday
morning and that a complete line
Of all models would be available
Sunday.
Visitors were enthusiastic over the
new models. officials stated. being
specially impressed with the new
aturret top" developed by Fisher,
and a feature OF all the 1885 Pom
tiac models.
The new top Is solid steel. and Is
said to represent one Of the great
est OF all advances In coachwork
since the automobile was invented.
BY special processes Of manufac-
ture all squeaks and noises have
been eliminated. and the new tops
combines beauty Of appearance with
absolute safety to the occupants oil
the a
, 1935-01-06
Union Revivals Are
Scheduled For Month

HkRLINGEN, Jan. 5.-Bapust
Training Union revivals are to be
held at eight Valley points during
the week of Jan. Is, it was announc-
ed this week.
First there will be a meeting OF
all the churches hene at 2:3O o.
clock Sunday afternoon, Jan. Is
and then seperate revivals viii De
conducted at Raymondville. Lyford,
Alamo, La Feria, Rio Hondo, Com
hes. Pharr and Harlingen during the
week. All churches will again meet
together at 2:3O o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon, Jan. 20 at the Baptist
church here to close the series.
4. II. Lee Of Nashville. Southwide
ID. +. u. enlistment secretary, will
be in the Valley as will T. G. Gard
ner Of Dallas, state B. T. U. chair
man.
, 1935-01-06
Seal Sales In
Brownsville Net
$3.50 For Work

Approximately $3.50 was raised In
Brownsville and surrounding terri
tory during December to so into the
general anti-tuberculosis drive fund
through the sale of Christmas seals.
it was announced Saturday by Mrs.
Harbert Davenport, general chair
man OF the local drive.
Sales were not equal to those of
1882. but were in excess OF those OF
1888. Mrs. Davenport reported
Success Of this years drive. Mrs.
Davenport declared. was due TO the
cooperation OF club women, trained
nurses, the schools Of Brownsville.
Olmito and III Jardin and other or
CARNATIONS. Early In December
women and girls OF the city began
q canvass Of the business. district.
which was followed later by a house.
toulouse canvass by school children.
In addition. a booth was established
in the lobby OF the p~ostoffice for the
convenience of last-minute Christ
mas shoppers. This n booth. Mrs.
Davenport reported. received $50
from the sale OF seals. One OF the
busiest days. those at the booth
we're assisted by Mrs. Ned Pasey.
Mrs. Paul Usher and Misses Lucille
Behl. Corrine Nation and Ruby
Bennett, the last three trained
nurses. who wore their uniforms
while on duty.
The junior high school led other
schools in total sales. with a return
Of $3.50. Grammar school was sec
ond with s16.l9, West Brownsville
took In $3.50, Los Ebanos $500. Vic
toria ss.85, First Ward $3.50. Re-
SAGA s4.70. washington Park $2.50
and high school $3.50. . total Of
SOL. So.
Mrs. Sherwood Bishop was chair
man OF sales In the schools and the
work was supervised by the follow
ing principals: Mrs. r. L. Stell at
junior high. Miss Josephine webb at
Grammar school. Mrs. j. A. Russell
at West Brownsville. Mrs. A. ..
Putegnat at washington Park. Mrs.
Daisy Taggart at First Ward. Mrs.
III. l.. watkins at Victoria, Mrs. j.
8. Spikes nc Los Ebanos. and Mrs.
l.. T.. Brice at Resaca.
Others assisting In the general
sales drive were Mesdames Bascom
Cox and Douglas Ireland and Misses
Cherille Debaudeleben and Alena
Dalzell. and Mrs. Harbert Daven-
port, general chairman.
Tracing the history OF the sale
of Christmas seals In Brownsville.
Mrs. Davenvort said that a. years
ago the late Mrs. James B. Wells
sponsored concerts at the old Vivier
opera house and gave Christmas
seals with each ticket to the con-
certs.
The Public Health Nurses associ-
alton has sponsored the sales an
nually in Brownsville for more than
10 years. Sixty per cent Of the pro-
ceeds from the national drive are
returned to the various communi-
ties for practical health work.
, 1935-01-06

er and the district file suits and
cross actions.
The chief item Of contention was
$4,000 in government bonds which
the bank posted as security for the
district In addition to the depository
bond. These government bonds,
which were held In trust by the
Frost National bank at San Antonio.
were finally awarded to the dis
trict- This amount, plus IS per cent
dividends paid by the bank. almost
covered the sun the district had
on deposit when the bank closed.
The judgment for the slO.987.l s
was against John @. Champion,
Chas. Champion. Owen M. Combe,
Joe Celeya and Milton H. West, as
sureties on the depository bond. Ad-
ditional dividends from liquidation
Of the bank will be credited against
the judgment, according to the
terms Of the final order.
, 1935-01-06
u Orchards Show
Fly ~Infestations

HARLINGEN. JAM S.-Addfaon-
n positive determinations an
nounced Saturday by p. A. Hoadasss
chief Of the Mexican fruit fly quar-
antine, brings the total NUMBER I"
infected properties to ~.
A total Of % flies have been iouno
on the q properties and spraying
being done In all instances.
Hoidale made locations OF iniee-
tations public so that neignpoIs
might be forewarned. The locatiozs
and dates discovered follows: 49,
and 8 Ia mi. N. San Benito. NOV
az. l mi. N. Brownsville, Dec. ~
and ~: 2 mi. N. Weslaco, Dec. -
"a mi. 8. Z. Pharr. Dec. IL: -,
N. Z. Alamo. Dec. IS: 2 mi. .. Wes-
laco. and 2 mi. 8. Z. Mission, :
20: 4 Ia mi. N. Z. Pharr and 2 III
8 san Juan, Dec. 20: l mi. Mo-
Fresnos, Dec. 81: 3 mi. 8. w. har-
lingen. Jan. 2. 8 IL mi. ~. Mls-
sion. / mi. 8. Pharr. ] mi. W. san
Juan. s mi. N. weslaco. l MI ~. =.
La Feria, l IL mi. s. w. San Ben-
ito. all Jan. 3; Townsite San Jusn'
1 Ia mi. s. Z. San Juan, 8 mi. ~;
Z. Donna. ; mi. $. l. La Feria' ~
Jan. 4.
, 1935-01-06
Chess Tourney
Title Won By
John F. Hunter

John +. Hunter. Brownsville Frig-
idaire dealer. Is the Valleys chess
champion for 1884.
Hunter put himself out OF the
reach of the two nearest competitors,
r. Luzuriaga. and NJ. A. Yznaga,
when he won one game and tied q
second with w. C. Craig, Jr., Friday
afternoon. This gave him a total of
"a IL victories to 5 1-2 losses.
Luzuriaga has won 10 games and
lost Z 1-2. Yznaga has won % IL
games and lost z 1-2.
In winning Hunter succeeds M.
Landin. who won last year but did
not defend his title this year. Hun
ter will be awarded q handmade,
inlaid chessboard as the emblem
victory In the 1894 tournament, IN
which approximately 80 persons
from all parts Of the Valley took
part.
The final games Of the tournament
are to be played during the present
week, and next Sunday as a special
feature members Of the club will
meet M. Balch. q chess player OF in
ternational renown. Balch will play
a dozen or more opponents stimuli
taneously. He has acted as referee
during the tournament.
, 1935-01-06
HOTELPLANNED
IN MATAMOROS

Matamoros will have o 100000
pesos hotel, II the highway from the
border city to Ciudad Victoria In
completed. 1t was learned Saturday.
Two well-known Matamoros busi-
ness men, Simon Torres and Ed
uardo Bermea have been granted
q concession by the Tamaulipas
state government to build q modern
hotel in the border city.
A large tourist trade through
Brownsville and Matamoros into the
interior OF Mexico Is expected to de-
velop with the completion and paw
ing Of the highway.
The concession granted by the
Tamaulipas congress and Governor
r.. Villareal, calls for the expendi-
ture OF not less than q hundred
thousand pesos In the construction
and furnishings Of the building. The
concession Is good for Is years, at
a low tax rate. 1t Is planned for
the structure to have at least so
rooms. all equipped with the most
modern conveniences.
Site for construction Of the new
hotel. whic 'hif built, will be one
of the finest In the northern section
Of Tamauiipss, has not been decid-
ed on. 1t Is believed the hotel will
be built in the business district Of
the city.
Two Texas State Highway CON-
m~issioners. w. B. Ely and d. K.
Martin accompanied by r. c. Gra-
ham. president Of the Paige
Motor Car company OF Detroit,
passed through Brownsville on their
way to Mexico City Friday. While
in Mexico City they will confer
with r. Elias Gales. secretary OF
communications in President Lazaro
Cardenas' cabinet. The conference
will be In the matter OF highways.
Gales will be invited to come TO the
convention Of the American High
way Builders in Washington on
Jan. 1915.
Graham will extend an invita-
ton on the part OF Henry Ford and
Walter p. Chrysler to Gales. to
visit Detroit and other American
auto centers.
1t Is expected that the Ciudad
Victoria atamoros highway will bs
one Of the subjects that will be dis
cussed In the meeting with Gales.
The two commissioners and the
auto magnate made the trip to
Mexico City by air.
Senator Bilbo Of Mississippi has
been unusually silent. probably
taking all this time TO think UP
something snappy to tell Huey Long
, 1935-01-06
And Girl Are
Found Dead In Auto

RUSHVILLE, Ind. Jan. 5. Up
The bodies OF Walter Dean Cam
eron. Is. and Rosslind Dishinger. II,
students at RuShville high school.
wIre found early Saturday in an
automobile parked in a covered
bridge on a side road northeast OF
this city. Authorities said a prelim-
mary examination indicated the
deaths Of the boy and girl were
caused by carbon monoxide gas.
, 1935-01-06
L. d. Lauck Named
New Pharr Mayor

PHARR, Jan. 8. 80 J. ID. Lauck,
business man and city commission
er. was elected mayor of Pharr by
the remaining members OF the city
board OF commissioners after former
Mayor Tom Hartley was forced 10
resign his post to accept the coun-
ty-district assistant attorneyship.
Elected to take Lauck's place on the
commission was Glenn Britton. The
other member OF the board Is Stan
ley Melton.
The city board OF commissioners
chose George Ingram as city mar
shall to fill the vacancy created by
N. X. Campbell lwEo is one Of the
deputies In the sheriff's department
OF Hidalgo county.
, 1935-01-06
CITY Briefs

Mixing bowls. glassbake. OVEN
ware. and beautiful China SETS
Brownsville Hardware.-Adv.
Mrs. Ruth Martin Of Brownsville
left Saturday night on Q tnree
weeks vacation which she VIII speno
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. a.
B. Causey, at Kirbyville. Texas 4
Johnson's Electric floor polisheS4
and wax. Cara Hardware. 500 lltne
St.-Adv.
Or. L. A. Pechstein OF Cincinnati,
Ohio. dean OF the teachers college
of the University Of Cincinnati. VIII
arrive Sunday morning for a weeks
visit with his parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. o. A. Pechstein, Of FL Jardin-
Mrs. John Closner and Mrs. w.
j. Dougherty of Yonkers. New York,
are guests Of their sister, Mrs. ..
L. Lipscomb in Edinburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Saturnie
announce the birth Of a baby girl.
Erma 10, January ! at the base
hospital In Fort Brown.
Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
cools, heals, strengthens sore weak.
tired eyes.-Adv 90
Thirty-six thousand YER killed
in automobile accidents during 1884.
So, you see, there Ire some OF .
who xtilI GET aWav alive
, 1935-01-06
Navigation
District Winner OF
$40, Judgment

A Judgment for sl0.ss7.ls in favor
Of the Arroyo Colorado Navigation
district against surties on the dis
trict's old depository bond with the
closed Texas Bank & Trust CON-
pany was entered In the l03rd Dis
trict Court Friday. This apparent
ly ends the litigation which saw
both the state banking commission
, 1935-01-06
LEGISLATURE
Will
NEXT TUESDAY

Saturday to whip into final shape
recommendations on legislation for
consideration by the legislature
~convening next Tuesday.
Three or four inter- mcommittees
we're writing reports and drafting
bills to effectuate their proposals
To better the state government.
Recommendations will influence
legislation. although precedent in
dicates not all suggestions win be-
o0me law.
Fishing Data Held UP
Between sessions the committees
investigated crimes, taxes, natural
EaS wRstaEe, school census and ap-
portionment OF state school aid, and
coastal commercial fishing.
Preliminary and partial reports
have been issued By each commit
tee except that on fishing. Each
one. except that on taxes. held ses-
sions In cities strategic In the in
vcstigations.
IN the second section OF It's re-
port Friday. the senate committee
formed to inquire into the cause OF
crime and TO frame remedial legis-
lation asserted many Texas drug
stores had ben changed into veri-
table saloons. The first section
charged ~malpractices In traffic
arrests.
-Since repeal Of the Eighteenth
Amendment, many new drug stores
have been established In Texas and
many old drug stores. have been
converted into veritable saloons"
IN authorized statement by the
committee said.
Attack Medicinal Booze
Despite state prohibition laws. q
treat number Of Texans are get
ting liquor through drug stores
without even the fcrmalty OF q
physicians prescription"
Several hundred taxpayers trek
ed Go Austin to tell the senate tax
committee what should Be done TO
euualize levies. Thousands wrote
letters. From the varied suggestions.
the committee decided:
"A constitutional convention should
be called TO modernize the states
fundamental law, written by a con-
vention In 1876 and subsequently
amended.
A constitutional amendment
should permit TIE levy Of two per
cent retail sales tax to retire ap-
proximately $3.50, 100000 Of local
bonded Indebtedness.
Delinquent tax collection statutes
should be rewritten TO simplify
procedure proceeding sale OF prop
erty for unpaid assessments. make
other revisions and establish the
office Of delinquent tax collector.
Find Many Leaks
Numerous occupation tax laws
ahould be rewritten to plug up leaks.
transfer collection duties from local
authorities to the state comptrol-
Ter. and In some instances increase
levies. .
The duties and scope OF the state
tax commissioner should be expand
ed.
Ialpractices In enumeration OF
Echblastics as the basis for state
school aid apportionment were
charged by another senate commit
tee. III has had auditors checking
county rolls
The same committee also charged
excessive wastage OF natural gas In
the Panhandle. Bills contemplated
would alter the present sour gas
law and seek to prevent waste by
taxation. =
A house committee investigated
coastal fishing, endeavoring to solve
q dispute over open and closed
waters on the Texas coast. The COM
mite toured the commercial fish
inr area and assembled views Of in
tereSted persons.
, 1935-01-06
Hoidale To Speak At
Meeting Of Growers
Especial TO The Herasdl

toptCidi 70 Iue heTaid1
MERCEDES, Jan. 5.-P. A. Hoi-
dale. Texas supervisor of the Unit
ed States Bureau, Plant Quaran-
tine, will speak at a meeting of the
Mercedes Unit Of the Texas Citrus
Growers League Tuesday night at
the Mercedes Chamber of Com
merce, at 8 p. m. All members Of
the unit and citizens Of the Mer-
cedes community are urged to at
tend to hear Hoidale discuss the
history and record Of the quaran-
tine work in the Valley, as applied
to citrus industry.
B. +. Byers. chairman OF the Mer-
cedes unit Of the league. asks that
every grower in this section of the
Valley attend.
, 1935-01-06

Thirty-six thousand were killed
In automobile accidents during 1884.
So, you see. there are some Of =
who still get away alive.