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NO. 297
PERMANENT EXHP’T
By QUINN HALL
COVERED
NOT BADLY HURT
iitifhlfii
For nearly three hours LaGuardia
and
51%
44%
Assails World Court
55%
AND HAGUE TREATY
WEATHER
SCHULZ CASK STILL ON TRIAL
Light and Traction and subsidiaries
as of December 31, were $54,000,000.
117%
182%
120 y
72%
58%
68%
92%
21%
15%
13)4
44%
42%
100%
180%
39%
47%
25%
37%
34%
66%
27%
23%
used
The
acquisi-
ndustry,
longing
i Coni-
HINDENBURG SIGNS
vniiNC ACRMIFNT
By ELMER C. WALZER
United Press Financial Editor
■ess of sin in the lives of those pass
ng by.
MRS. ROSS MEMBER
OF ADVISORY BOARD
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
WET MEMBERS OF
HOUSE COMMITTEE
QUIZ DRY WOMEN
White
country,
political
particu-
Fox Film
International T & T...
Northern Pacific ....
Packard Motors
Texas Pacific C & O
Warner Bros
By FREDERICK KUK
United Press Staff Correspondent
BRENHAM, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930
GRuAT BATTLE IS
THOUGHT CERTAIN
IN STEEL INDUSTRY
CONCRETE IS BEING
POURED ON SCHOOL
SREET PAVEMENT
STOCK MARKETS
ADVANCE TODAY
TRACTOR BOUGHT
FOR ROAD WORK IN
PRECINCT NO. 3
By PAUL R. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent
Announcement of the consolidation
was made yesterday Henry L. Do-
Irerty and associates, managers of the
Cities Service Company, were.elected
to the board of directors of Federal
Ligld <*id 'J ra^iion. . '*»*»«
named chairman at the annual stock*
holder* meeting yesterday E. N
Sanderson »a* re-elected president of
Federal laght and Traction. There
intention
the beer
started
for-
Annual Bowling Tournament
Is Expected To Bring About
500 Visitors Here In April
ITIES SERVICE
IS MERGED WITH
FEDERAL L & T
President Grusendorf states that
Blinn boys have undoubtedly ridden
the freights here for the last time.
;fig yiTtt.' ay
tboiit you. a
• f Governor
] hanking
have shown
Mrs. Alary Dwyer Ross, one of the
prominent w'oriten suffrage leaders of
the state, has been honored by being
made a member’of the advisory iorii-
niittee of over fifty* women who- pio-
t* received
birth of a
M rs. Wright
he lather is aBren-
■tlicr was formerly
t Burton. The in-'
ealthy baby, and
tiering congratula-
t'd happy parents,
Its Ed Schatz of
■ejoicinp over the
"iM grandchild. a
gone out
Valuable
different
is being
league in
it h him briefly, it was learned
further confer-
et discussed the
Hughes.
* V1AGQN
CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION
HIGH CHORAL CLUB
TO PRESENT RADIO
PROGRAM FRIDAY
The acquisition further broadens the
vast territory served py
ice. as subsidiaries of the Federal
Company supply electric, street raft*
way. gas and water service in eoaa-
munities in the states of WaahaagtM,
Missouri, New Mesic*. Ari****. «■<
The ladies, part of a delegation of
women’s leaders of chibs, attorneys,
welfare and social workers, stuck to
their arguments insistently and claim-
ed prohibition brought great economic
benefits, lessened drinking, rescued the
home, protected women and was the
greatest moral ■ improvement of tins
age
Previously it had been the
of the wet bloc to endorse
plan but since the hearings
they have moved their position
ward in favor of repeal, the question
upon which the hearings now are be-
ing conducted.
ervice Company, one e.Slhe giants of
he public utility industry, arid the
cderal IJght and Traction Company,
have merged, combining assets in ex-
cess of a billion dollars ,
"Brenham, Texas,
"March 9th. P'30
Mrs Jane Y. McCallum,
\ilstin. Texas.
ITus yourig man was walking along
the railrctad right of way the other
night, on his way to the station to mail
some letters He and some other stu-
■dents decided to ride instead of walk,
and sooti after he boarded the train
he fell, but fortunately he fell clear of
the moving train, only his foot being
slightly mashed by the moving wheels.
He wai taken to the hospital, where
Irivfritrf
that the wound was not at all serious.
Several stitches were required to close
the wound, but he will suffer no per-
manent injury, though his wound will
probably keep him out of school about
ten days. He expects to leave tomor-
row for his home in Rockdale to re-
main until he recovers.
WACO BARBER IS
GIVEN 28 YEARS
IN MURDER CASE
T he commissioners also employed a
ax expert from 'Dios. Y. Pickett, ac-
untants, to work on valuations of
il companies and other corporations.
1 the people.
governor’s
ctoed school
t of '■an art-
TEV. 0. F. KATTNER BLINN BOY FALLS
PREACHING SERIES FROM TRAIN BUT IS
SPLENDID SERMONS
Th«- Schulz damage <a*e '» *tstl on
trial m distrwl court, and mil prob*
My be c nelwded late »<4a> Other
Young Singers To Broadcast
From Houston Post-Dis-
ipatch Station KPRC
Tie Brenham H
Club, composed of
school girl', aci .’ii
High school boy*,
members of the > ’•
Robertson, 'the' <1:
Helen Phifer-Bart n
tor to Houston 1 '
will broadcast a pr.’
Houston Post-Di'i'
front 12:36 to 1 .it' I rid.iv
School Chora,
nt forty High
by several
of several
s Martha
and Mrs.
s. pianist, will mo-
hI.o morning, .and
gram from KPRC,
atili radio station.
committee, together with the chair-
man for Texas of the committee on
the "Anniversary and Memorial
Plan,” and the state board and presi-
dent of the Texas League of Women
Voters, have unanimously nominated
three Texas women to be memorial-
ized along with women leaders from
every state in the Union. They chose
the women "who had the ability, the
courage, and the God-given vision to
sefve the old suffrage organization as
president." namely. Miss Ay»tte Fin-
negan, Miss Eleanor Brackenridge,
and Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham.
Come and hear what is to he said
bout the way out. Is there really a
ay out? Or is man doomed to this
■ retchedness forever? No! The De-
iverer has come. How shall man be
'cheered from this condition? Jesus
Christ has come to bring to all who
will accept him as a deliverer from sin
and the wretchedness of sinful living.
BERLIN. March 13. — President
Paul V<>n Hindenburg today signed
the Young agreement and The Hagm-
vconowne' fwaties, bringing to an end
'he reparations controversy that has
>ff.wrT 1>»*
tor ten y«
The New York stock market closed
strong today, oil stocks making a
good advance. Humble Oil closed at
100, Texas at 55%, and Houston Oil
at 86.. Sales totaled 3,849,200 shares.
Closing prices follow:
Radios have been placed mat lie three.
cjty schools, so that the pupils amy
The appearance of Representative
Dyer, republican, Missouri, before the
law enforcement commission late yes-
terday in behalf of 2 75 per cent beer,
failed to bring any general reaction in
congress? Most of the
nesses in the judiciary <
hearings have opposed light
beers and advocated, straight
the eighteenth aiiiefidment.
Services at 7:30 tonight. The young
people's service centers around' the
theme "The Joy of Serving Others."
Another service tomorrow, 7:30 p. tn.,
and two Sunday. Only four more;
you can’t afford to miss any of the re-
maining * .
A bill carrying two mills
was reported favorably to i
finance committee. Die con
the sulphur tax ami prison
is still in a deadlock.
the results of their
such answers as
twist my language
my mouth, "you
> you ask me?” "I
my life.”
is being
reliably learned,
the field of can-
down to the
yOL46 —-— ----------------------
gators Make Charge That
Moody Insulted Legislature
4nt/ Failed To Keep Faith
president;
president; Bo
. Ruth Levin,
i Carmichael,
Mary Louise
Lucile Watson,
Elizabeth Rankin,
brancis Lehmann,
lore, Avis Senter,
Silvia Sustiitsky;
Grote. Dorothy
dthatier, Viola Har-
Carroll, Benita Na-
Mildred Wendt,
Wade, Verlin
Evelyn .Beau-
Caldwell, Mary Jo
Vai : a. Sybil Saeger,
■ r, Lillian Louise
ryan. Helen Adair,
Flora Ann William
Esther Hasskarl, vice ;
Peep Seelhorst, secretary
treasurer; Mamie Ola
Marjorie Louise A
Cox, Maurine Fr<
Ethel Levin, Carrie
Ora Nell Pont ick.
Katherine W’hitn
Aline Wiebusch.
Mart’ Paulim
Heineke. Ona Bn
Per, Mary Edna
rtk, Sadie Shomhttrg
Elizabeth Sch mid, ] )(>ij
Ringener, Heler
mier, Carolyn
Becker. Carolyn
Catherine But
Adams, Doris I
’nd Elphie And
"Dear Friend: Many, many thanks
for your kind letter explaining your
dans for the anniversary luncheon and
memorial celebration, and I would
like very much to join the pioneers
on the_26tl; at the luncheon in Austin.
\VTff AY.ii' Pied'sr :sA<iTe
nnUttro if- I may bring a friend or
mv si*ter, Mrs. Felix H. Robertson?
\ud please let me know the hour, as
... ..syXl'al U-iprumc..^ T.^.yy_
-'r w..^v.r*. 'We mv-erre-
., r rhe memorial as I shrink from so-
’•citing now 3^ my
T anticipate great pleasure'in meet-
I have heard so much
ml 1 am a devoted friend
1 )an.
you
me.
orporation and in Youngs-
by the Youngstown com-
A special meeting of Youngs-
stockholders has been called for
to either ’consummate or re-
consolidation plans.
announcement was made
■ word e>f
his oppo-
fact that
the merger would create an organi-
zation capable of producing approxi-
13,(Nk),(HH) ton* ingot annually,
steel pro-
Be this act, Kermany iv le.uad to
make annual payments t<> the allied
natiop* until P<MM, ihmuch the new
*>ank f.-r intern* tM»n»l settlement
penahv tor non fulWiHnxnt ut the
tgro-wri Hill l» re.xf
•iem*n arrrrtury b» attari
i-ran’c,- at the Hands of God"
>ubjcc| of the sermon to lx
I .’ 'Fourth Street Methodist
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Brenham relatives h
messages announcing th,
d’“ghter to Mr
Styles of Dallas | i
h’m boy and the-m.
Miss Cecil Schatz ot
f’nt is a pretty, he
nunJ' friends ar<- , ,f
’wns to the proud a
*nd <o Mr. and M
Burton, who
arrival of th.
would do for
l<i for Rtpiddic
•mpany
rivs
aVST'1N. M“rc
that Governor M‘
Xd faith " tlu
that such a
pu the senate
that
solini dictatorslnp
Sion of the leg.-i’.' •
Senators Mart.n
rized the Roverno
that Governor \b"
suited’’ the leg'-k.'
Wirtz charged th
thim that he had
uppropriati."1' »*'s
(United Pre*»« K«i>®rn
WACO. March 13. The jury to-
ky ioumi Lee Whatlm . W aco barber,
guilty of killing Sam Kus.in a restau-
.I in a -hooting affray m January,
itc ua* a-se-ied twents-eight years in
.in penitentiary. He is also under in-
dictment tor killing Alex Bush, who
.... aci I<leilt.il;y shot during the trou-
ii <-. W hatley said family trouble was
the cause of the shooting.
• good old-fas h-
which Brenham
the state.
been a favorite
men, and sev-
At a meeting of the commissioners’
urt of Washington County, with
Judge Sam D. AV: Low presiding, a
c atei pillar tractor and grader
purchased for I’rccinct No. .1
Brenham precinct, and will be
.or road work in that precinct,
commissioners are doing their best to
;o’e all sections of the county the best
roads possible under the circum-
stances.
Armour A ...
General Electric
Radio Corp
Sears, Roebuck Co.
Montgomery Ward Sc Co.
Roister Radio
•American 1’ & L
American T T
Columbia Gas
B. N O. RR
N. Y. Central
Southern Pacific
zXnaconda Copper
Kennicot Copper
Calumet 8t Hecla Copper.
Atlantic Refining
Pure Oil Corp.
Phillips Petroleum
Standard Oil, N. Y.
Standard Oil, N. J.
Sinclair Oil
Shell Union
I louston Oil
gued with the ladies about prohibition
and its effects, but
efforts were only
“you are trying to
and put words in
know that, why d
never beard of corn liquor in
“I am aware some liquor
drunk in this country.”
.on
HimSelf.” . Tonight In
bow inari c.-qj tfd‘de
is. wretched and sinful
wretched—sin is
of people and life
of wretched-
is not re-
God—so said
Stand on a
will be decided upon at a
oi representatives of each
the league, to be held at the
Brenham about two
to the opening of the
mati
making it the second
duci r in the country
’ What Ibis iVicrger
Bethlehem, it Could
St' ’ I Corporation, a
formed through a
tioiis and a factor i
Hi nee. Republic L ca-ting
cy< - towards the Youngstown
;>ativ.
T he women selected to be honored
are to have their names inscribed on
a bronze tablet in Washington. D. C.
One thousand dollars is the minimum
subscription necessary for each tiame
to be placed on the tablet, and Mrs.
Ross has sent her subscription of $25.
Arrangements Jiave been made for a
big celebration to be held iq Austin
March 26, the twelfth anniversary’ of
the day that the bill giving Texas
women primary suffrage was signed
by Governor Hobby. Success of the
"birthday” luncheons and parties in
Texas is assured because of the per-
sonnel of the advisory committee, ac-
cording to Mrs. Jane T ■ McCallum,
chairman lor Texas Anniversary and
Memorial Plan.
By H. H. BAIRD
WASHINGTON. March 13—Pres-
ident Hoover is expected within a
week to fill * the supreme court "Va-
cancy resulting Irom the death of Ed;
ward- ‘F: ’‘hn-’i’it-vt
is considered highly probable the ap-
pointtee will be a southern man.
While Mr. Hoover ponders over the
appointment, endorsement of sectional
candidates are reaching the
House from all parts of the
The influx of letters from
leaders in the south has been
larlv heavy.
Selection . of a man to fill
cancy on the nation’s highest judicial
body is understood to await, among
other things, conferences between
president. Chief Justice Hughes
Attorney General Mitchell. The
ter has ' bvrii ill. Mr. Hoover
talked
but expects to lfav<
en is. He has not
appointment with Mr
it the j Some of the bowlers will be accompa-
eague, [ nied bv tln-ir wives and there will be
’’tiler visitors, so it is expected that
Brenham will be host to at least 500
visitors tor the tournament ,one of the
biggest sporting esxt ever held in
tin* section of the state.
Mr. \msler and others will in the
near future make all necessary ar-
rangements for entertaining the visit-
ing bowlers with the
umefl hospitality for ■
is known throughout i
Bowling has long
sport with Brenham
etal champions in various classes have
from the Germania alleys,
prizes will be offered in the
contests, and great interest
shown by all clubs of the
the forthcoming tournament.
Leroy Hillyer. Blinn, College stu-
dent. is a patient at the Brenham hos-
pital. sufteriug- "with a flesh wound in
the font, sustained i.hen he fell from
a freight train be was attempting to
i i<l< in order nut to have to walk the
eirtire distance from-the college dormi-
tory to town. His escape from death
via* miraculous, and be• declares he
has learned a lesson he will never for-
get. an<l that as soon as he recovers
lie will a«k permission to .make.a talk
HOOVER EXPECTED ’
TO FILL SUPREME
COURT VACANCY
(United Press Report)
he charge | ful dodger," and said that Governor
Moody told the financs^otmnqt.-e that
unless summer school appropriations
t the sh',nver of rain which
,y inopportune time so far
evening service Was concerned
•ning the attendance was good,
adn't the ram come just at that time
■ doubt the house would have been
i i i r<*w ded Last night Rev O F
ittfter, the i‘vangidistM<v£ the- meet-
27%
.143%
■S*%
W-lll speak
'll i rance
•biuhtion. Man
■viitten on the fa
tsell presenis a picture
hi ss; that is such life a
!' emed by the Grace ot
he preacher last night
■ttsv corner of any town or city and
watch the chowd pass by and you can
Work of pouring concrete was
started'this morning on School Street,
where tw blocks of new pavement
will Ire completed tn about another
week .1 his paving is being done un-
der the personal supervision of Mayor
A*" A Hacker, arid will be a first-class
piece Of work. -When this pavement
is finished two blocks of Sycamore
Street wilt be paved, thus adding four
.bli^-ks jiavrmrnt in a residence,
section w here traffic'is vety heavy.
Senator Love raised the
order that it is not permissibl. * >
tack the good faith of tin- goven
but he was unable to find a :u!c
sustain him.
Bow ling
k’J&k'J* . ..Ftnb=^.„Uom
many parts ot the state, announces
that the state tournament will be held
in Brenham at < lerin.inia p*|rk. start-
ing about April IS and contjuuniq to
1 the answer
u to a Nfna-
rked 'today's
, did not keep
zislatu’rc, protest
iid tuM—-be- made: .iveie-kept —ifrravn he -Would vctTr—rtic'IV:
has not let narrowed
didiites and possibility
point where any small group of men
may be named as that from which the
selection will be made.
Southern political leaders, it is
learned, are strong in their demand
that a southerner replaced Sanford
Should this not be done, the south’s'
representation on the court would be
cut from two to one members—Asso-
ciate Justice McReynolds of Tennes-
see.
No recommendation for the post has
been made yet bv the .American Bar
Association, which usually declares its
preference for appointments of thi-
nafttre.
.Although there is no pressing cause
for haste in filling the vacancy, the
court has a l"'it’ docket before it and
Mr Hoover ib-sires to fill the bench
within a.short time if the right man
can be found.
Elks (.’hili in
weeks previous
tournament.
About twelve clubs will be repre-
sented at the tournament, but each of
hi se clubs has a large membership,
ind about 450 men I’v'ill paiticitiatc in
lie various events, the entries to which
will probably number abo’ut 1,250.
many bowlers entering several events.
grant, anti friends and patrons; ot the
School are cordially-piv ih-d to Hsti’ij in.
Manager Patil Ginn < : 4he Western
Union has very kindly, consented, to
Reep the office optu during the noon
hour, jn order that those who wish to
send messages to the Choral Club may
do so. He asks that these messages
be filed as early as possible Friday, so
that all may be delivered and read
during thg program.
will make the trip to Houston
W’/VSTl l.NGT'ON. March 1
old warning that a gentlem
never wyt.an argument with a
not dissuade wet-members of th
judiciary cofltmittee w
called, half a dozen d:
nesses for further cri
T he experience of tin
1 a_t I y e p n*^c n t a t i v e s
puUljcan of New York
democrat ot Brooklyn, during
rihrct. - (feuyy .sA iqg, T ia+t-
iwsterday, did. hftwever.. throw aMJ:pn-
Brir .Upon fajst-he-r. proci ediing*..
1 he. two attorneys, veteran.? of in-
numerable debates 'tn. the courtroom
and upon the floor of the house, indi-
cated they wore about ready to con-
cede the last word to the so-called
weaker sex. in the hearing on bills to
fepeal or modify the Eighteenth
amendment. — ~
N EAV YORK.-March 13.—-A free-
for-all" battle in the steel industry apt
nouncement that directors of the Beth-
.ehenf Steel Corporation and Young-
town Sheet and Tube Company had
ipproved plans for a billion dollar
merger.
Approval was announced yesterday
after board meetings held here by the
Bethlehem
town, Ohi<
pan y.
own
April 8.
ject the
Soon after
of the directors' action came
opposition to the project.
sition revolves around the
would create
Chrysler Motors
General Motors
Studebaker Corp.
Bethlehem Steel
U S Steel
• . Server-;
Huiqble Oil & Refining
Ford, of England
Arkansas Gas
Butler Bros. .
Barnsdall A
Gulf Oil
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