Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1929, Page 4

BORGER IS TAKEN INHAND BY TROOPS @Gen. Wolters Reads Govern- or’s Proclamation and Sus- pends Some of Officials. By the Assoclated Press. BORGER, Texas, September 30.— Brig. Gen. Jacob Wolters, who headed 8 trainload of State troops from Fort ‘Worth, officially declared Borger under martial law at 9 a.m. today. Ope minute after Gen. Wolters alighted from the troop train he read thy proclamation of Gov. Moody, which #tated that martial law had been de- clared for Borger at 3:30 p.m. Septem- ber 28. He carried two proclamations from the State executive. Gov. o o'rgered all “ :mc::s ded exce] e mayor, the city :‘tlz?emney. the city commissioners an the justice of the peace, and pointed out the lawlessness that has existed in Borger. _ Eighty-four soldiers of the Texas National Guard were on the train, 14 of whom were officers. —_— Soup Made in Giant Caldron. Reou'rine 50 nonwnde of meot, 900 pounds of mixed vegetables, 600 pounds of peas, ous BPuu. e pounds of onions and large quantities of herbs, 'S’ces mgn%onm ents, wn‘xfi was recently _prep: a spec caldron at Baildon, England. The large order was in connection with the revival, after a lapse of 34 years, of an Old World gypsy party which was held at Baildon for generations. The in- gredients were donated by citizens and the soup sold in s to- raise funds for a local charity. The gypsy customs of electing a “king” and “queen” and the marriage of a “prince” and “princess” were carried out by the local people before a large crowd. —_———— The ship Discovery has left Cardiff, tWales, on the first stage of her Ant- @rctic’ expedition, which is being financed in Australia. Self-Consciousness Is Held Handicap to Women in Business Self-consclousness is the great- est handicap of the woman en- gaged in modern business and gores\oml life, alker Willebrandt declared in & talk over the National Broadcast~ ing Co. system last night. “My plea,” she said, “Is that business and professional women lead the way in ignoring sex dis- tinctions in business and the professions. Not by mannish- ness; that only confesses weak- ness. “It is preposterous becauce it is xrody; but professional women today can by accepting and insisting on a fair fleld for all, ;":rh no particular favors to the air.” CHINESE METHUSELAH FOUND IN SZECHUAN Discovery of a Chinese Methuselah, who is now in his 252d year and has survived 23 wives, is reported in the d | Peiping papers. The man is Li Chung- yun, a native of Szechuan Province, who is said to have been born during the reign of Kang Hsi, famous Manchu ruler of China from 1662 to 1723. ‘Though his hair and beard turned white a century ago, Li is credited with a healthy appetite and the gait of a man in his prime. His memory is still good and a a hamuet given in his honor by "he provincial officials last year he en- tertained his hosts with a first-hand account of events that occurred in China a hundred years ago. e Huge Gull Battles Man. While driving a mail truck near Kirk- wall, Scotland, recently, James Greig was attacked by a huge seagull. He disturbed the bird while it was devour- ing a hare in the road. The gull flew on his shoulder and pecked him in the face, and Greig had difficulty in steer- ing the car and warding off the enraged bird which tried to strike his eyes, as N!:mdozm lxugn zi‘sflleepi dA;.m i lengthy struggle Grel ocked the gul to the floor, where he held it until he could stop the truck. He then killed it. It measured 5 feet 4 inches from wing to wing. THE Ev...ING NEWSBOYS T0 SEE Will March to Auditorium To- morrow for Opening Per- formance. Approximately 600 Star newsboys, ac- companied by the small paper sellers and deliverers of the four other Wash- ington newspapers will march in a body to_the Auditorium tomorrow evening to be guests at the opening performance of the Shrine circus, which will con- tinue through Thursday. Arrangements have also been made which will enable every orrh&n in the 23 institutions in the District to attend the circus Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock as guests of the Almas Temple. The newsboys of the Washington Times-Herald and Daily News, are to form at Thirteenth street and New York avenue at 7:15 o'clock. Led by a Shrine band they are to march to Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, where The Star contingent will join the pro- STAR, cession. vania avenue and pick ‘Whit ‘Thence the newshoys sre to[ Ortos, g0 to Fourteenth street and Pennsyl-}is dec the Wash- | chloroform and WASHINWLUN, D. ether ington Post boys there. en the pa- |more rapid effect and ease of handling. nz':'m'g:uh&mm ite Houge | =—————————————————— CREUS ASGUESTS P nolds and about 3,000 to attend. The first of the many animal acts ar- rived in the city this morning. s The circus is expected to be the great- est Shrine . entertainment ever pre- sented in this city. 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