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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
GIRL DENIES THAT
FATHER SHOT HER,
CLAIMS ACCIDENT

DALLAS. Texas. March 10 Miss
Mabel Carrie Murray. age - who was
shut Yesterday. will probably recover.
hysicians announced to-day. Her father.
John 4. Murray age ~. who j. being
held hs the police on charge If a>-
>auii with intent 90 murder. claims that
the gfrl shot herself. according \" the
officers The Girl also asserts that her
father difl not shoot her. tie officers
state She said She was preparing 10
leave hame after quarrel hrrausr he
wculI not LEI her drive in nm automobile
with a gentleman friend
Murray has also been charged with
criminal assault and incest ~ another
daughter named IN later complaint.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
VICTIMS AFRAID
TO TESTIFY IN
'FLOCCINC Case
fRr ! be Associated Press.l

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March 30
Flogging mobs have implanted such
fear in the hearts Of victims in this
community that il j. next to impossible
10 induce them 70 appear in the courts
cf jefferson county. the grand jury said
in it, prcscntmcnt 70 the tenth judicial
circuit court here. The grand jury called
upon victims Of the flosging mobs to
come forward aud give testimony. and
guaranteed full protection of the courts.
Persons in every walk of life have been
victims OF the floggings.
W. c. Yerby. r. @. Jacks. dairymcn.
and r. n Newman. plumber, were in-
dictcd by the grand jury in connection
with the fIorEing or Dr. J. u. DowlinE
city and county health officer. last May.
Authorities stated the inquiry was con-
siuctcd on the theory that the flogging
resulted because Of Dowling's zeal in en-
forcing health laws pertaining to da'rics
and plumbing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
CLEARER WEATHER
MAY INCREASE THE
TRUCK SHIPMENTS

HARLINGEN. Texas. March With
the weather showing signs or general
clearing up. the truck shipments orr
nv Valley for Saturday ard Saturt avs
loading should be better than the first
part Of the week. Shipments Friday to-
tailed eleven cars as against twelve .or
Thursday. Brownsville and Weslaco
each shipped three cars wh lc Mercedes
shipped only one car Of mixed vcgcta-
blcs.
Cabbage totaled more cars for FRI
days shipments than any other day This
week there being seven cars The late
cabbage Should begin rolling within the
next week or ten days.
Shipments Sor Friday according 20 the
number Of ears shipped by each c u
were as follows: HaSlinren shipped two
cars Of cabbage; Weslaco shipped two
ears of hccts and carrots and ore car
of carrots: McAlien and Olmito each
shipped one car Of cabbage: Browns
viIled shipped three cars Of cabbage and
Mercedes shipped one car Of mixed veg
ctables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
FIVE KILLED IN
GRADE CROSSING
ACCIDENT TODAY

COLUMBUS. Ohio, March 3c.--Fivc
persons ARE known to have been killed
ard many injured when the Big -Four
Pullman train. en- route from Boston 10
Cincinnati. struck an automobile on a
gsadc crossing ut the north city limits
this morning.
The known dead are Earl Wilson
fireman. Of Columbus; j. W. Klee. fire
man OF Cleveland: Mrs. Frank Hemmin-
ger Of Columbus. who was driving the
automobile: her son. Robert, aged 5. and
an infant child: Horace Holhrook. a pub
Usher Of Warren. Ohio. making the to-
tai known dead six.
The injured included Captain J. r.
Covineton Of the Twenty eighth Infant
ry. who is reported to be stationed at
B ownSvillc. Texas.
The train left the track after the en-
ginecr had applied the air brakes.
Fort Brown headquarters reported
that Captain J.. r. Covirrtoa II not
stationed here. and that the. Twenty
Eighth Infantry II stationed NJ Fort
Niagara y. Y So far A. known no Off
Ger Of that name has ever been station
ed 1T Fort Brown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
LAWYERS ELECT
I.C. GEORGE AS
JUDGE FOR TERM
Will Serve During Special
Term OF Criminal District
Court in Place Of Judge
Cunningham

AZ meeting Of the Cameron county
bar IN the district court room this
morning. Judge ). G. George was eiectc
20 fill the place OF District Criminal
Judge A. W. Cunningham. who has bcca
called 70 Corpus Christi. Judge George
wili preside during the remainder VI.
the special tenn OF the district court
which convened Monday OF this week.
AT the meeting this morning. J r.
tanalcs suggested that the Brownsville.
lawyers recrganizc The bar association
OF this city. stating that the active work
done IN the Hidalro county bar nigh.
hc taken as an example or the good that
could come from such m organization.
Judge J. A. Graham made a shor. tall.
in which he declared the time was never
more opporturc for the united effort oi
lawyers III ouchout the country to bc
used for the benefit Of both the puhlie
and the lawyers. lie said that a feeling
Of antagonism existed to a certain extent
toward lawyers on the part Of the pub
iic. and declared that an organization
cf lawyers would serve 10 aid them ana
~ dispense with this feeling of antag-
onism On the part Of The people
A motion was made by II. b. Galbraith
that the bar he organized this morning.
but Judge George. chairman OF the meet.
ing. ruled that il was out of order TO at
tend 20 this business at meeting called
for the purpose ~ clcciing a Judge.
Following this discussion. Judge
George made 4 short appeal 10 an at
tnrEeys Of Brownsville and Cameron
work Of the court during the special
session. ave have 81 prisoners in the
county Jail now" Mr. George said. "anG
Il is the duty Of the court TO determine
whether or not these men are guilty !
ask the cooperation Of every lawyer in
dispatchirr the cases which come up be-
fore this court"
Jury trials will start Monday. The
grand Jury ~ now investigating several
eases. The docket for the special term
contains q number Of murder cases and
other capital cases.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
Oil Stock SWindlers
Will Be Investigated
by Dept. Of Justice

WASHINGTON. -. G.. March 20
AS it> first move IN n campaign Against
st". ~ yin.licrs. imaagufatrd by the be-
partmcnt Of Justice. Acting Atiofnc.
'.ricral SCI noar naS S.nt Assistant AZ
t"rnry General Grim a. Fort Worth
~ prepare fnr tria i large number os
casr> charging mail frauds III connection
with the sale Of oil >tocl>.
Grim rci,"i;cd to The Department thar
the amount mnlrel frum the i,,ihlic af
Fort Worth is net less than SiGo.tuO
per day. .s5out seventy -cight eases
which are now pending IN he northern
district nf Texas. Seymour said. wrud
" pressed IN the department.
~ settlement made IN The depart
mcnt this murnng Il was asserted that
Ihc hundreds of swindrr~ had filrhcd 4
total of nearly SlJu.m0.0tn from the
public through the frauGuleni asr Of the
mails. and that about five hundred cases
are pending in various parts Of the ceun-
Try and that nine hundred icrS"ff~ have
been arrested or indicted through the
activities ~ the department
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
LABORER KILLED
WITH AXE IN Home
NEAR RIO HONDO

Guadalupe Moreno. Mexican Iaboref
on the Browne tract, near Rio Hondo.
was found dead in his home yesterday al
, O'Clock. his head being mGtilated Sy
blows from an axe
Little information has been received
here IN connection with the murder. No
reno was married. but his wife has rot
been located since the murder. II IL be
lievcd BY members OF the Shcriff's de-
partmcnt that the killing took palce
some time Wednesday. probably y cdEcs-
day night. and the body Of he dead man
was not found until yesterday.
Moreno had been struck on the side
of the mead with an axe. the blade os
the axe striking him near the temple
His head was mutilaied from the blows
OF the axe.
Sheriff Sam Robertson and Imnigra-
tion Guard Clifton Brown left Browns
willie yesterday upon receipt of informa-
tion concerning the murder. and are
working on the case now. The blood
hounds were not taken TO Rio Hondo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
FINANCE CORPORATION
MANAGER PLANS VISIT
TO TEXAS AND N. MEXICO

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March &c.
Fred Starck. acting manager and n di-
rector Of the War Finance Corporation
On leaving here Saturday will visit Tex
~ and New Mexico To review the work
Of the governments agricultural loan
agencies. II became known that The Sc
lection Of Henry NJ. Dawes Of Chicago
to be comptroller Of the currency. hav-
ing supervision of the formation OF BE
agricultural credi. corporations under
recent legislation. that the finance cor
poration will function until the new or
Eanization i ready 70 take over the
work.
Conditions If both the cotton and live
stack industries show great improve
raent under the operation Of the War
Finance Corporation. Starek said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30

navigation district such ~ has been
organized AZ Corpus Christi. Houston.
Beaumont. Port Arthur and scvcra! 9th.
er ports, as indispensable in promoting
the development Of the Valleys port.
1T is true that work on the initial
Improvement will not start until the
middle or latter part Of May Mr.. o.
Bricn said. but TO those who are keen
ing IN close touch with the daily hap
penngs on both sides of the Rio Grande
" y apparent that in order To handle the
immense commerce Of the grea. areas of
the United States and Mexico, which can
be served more expeditiously and eco
nomichlly through Point Isabel than
through any other existing port or in
land gateway. harbor Of sufficient
depth 20 accommodate the largest ships
must ne provided.
"A depth of - feet il the goal and n
IL believed the necessity for this in
creased depth can soon bc placed before
the L. $. District engineer in such d
way that he will moi hesitate to recon-
mend il. II IS also believed that the ini-
tial appropriation toward the big inn
provemcnt can be secured through the
next congress. but certain requirements
will be imposed upon the Valley in con-
nccticn with the appropriation and we
must he in position to meet them. Or
ganizat:on Of the navigation district viii
enable us TO do this.
THE big struggle is over. The founda-
tion is laid. II is now within the power
Of the rank and file--the plain people
to cxtticate the Valley from its present
plight ard there can be no doubt OF the
result"
The channels for which the dredging
contract was recently awarded al Gal
weston will be Of great value to the Val
ley. but If the harbor is 10 be developed
to the extent which the commerce Of the
Valley and Northern Mexico will event
ualIy demand. the organization of ma
vigation district to cooperate with the
federal government in the development
Of the harbor will to very essential.
The Valley has the opportunity 20
develop the greatest port on the Gulf
coast" Valley business man stated this
morning when discussing the navigation
proposition. but there are many people
In the Valley who do not appreciate this
fact. Point Isabel, located seven miles
from the mouth of the Rio Grante. will
eventually be almost an international
port, handling not only the freight Of
the Lower Rio Grandc Valley and the
greater portion of South Texas but
would also be the port for the richest
agricultural and mining section Of Mex
leo. The possibilities Of the port are al
most beyond comprehension, but to prop
erly develop them the Valley must be in
position to cooperate with the federal
government"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
REGISTRATION LAW
WILL BE WAIVED
FOR APRIL EXAMS

Examinations win Ne held on next
Friday and Saturday. April u and =. In
the county court house. Superintendent
l.. II. kennnmer said today. While only
y applicants have registered prior to.
March 20 Of this month in accordance
with the new law. the superintendent il
instructed 20 waive this new regulation
for the month NJ April because of the
fact thar some applicants may r"t have
had nm opportunity 10 know ol the new
ruling
Following the examinations IN April.
however. the Law viii be strictly adhered
10 and all applicants must register on the
10th Of the month preceding the ex-
aminations. which are TO be- held on tine
first Friday and Saturday ~ every month
IN the year except January July August
and November.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30

WACO Texas. March se.--aoy- Mitch
ell, the negro. went on trial TO-DAY FOR the
firth time in two weeks charged with the
killing of Harry Bolton. prominent
young man of Waco. on the road east
Of here on May 25- 1922. After Bolton
was slain his young lady companion was
misireated by the murderer Another
negro who hal been Identified by Boil
tons companion as her assairant. was
shot dead by her father and the body
WAS burned by a mob.
Mitchell ~ now under death sentence
~ connection with fouf other murder
cases IN which be haS been tried.
The jury was secured In less than an
hour. and Mitchell pleaded rot guilty. A
Waco jewellery Unidentified watch
which had been obtained from "A negro.
as one h. had sold Bolton. Mitchell had
sold the watch TO a negro shortly after
the murder
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
DAYS OF BANDIT
TROUBLES REVIVED
In HIDALCO CASE;

Tomas Treviro, charged with the kill
ing Of Curtis Bales in 1916, during the
bandit trouble along the border, was
sentenced 10 life Imprisonment in dis
trict court at Edinburg Wednesday ~
Judge Hood Boone.
According TO the evidence brought cus
in the trial. Bales was killed while irri-
CITING his field near Mercedes. the han
dts entering his field to steal some
horses. Trevino shot Bales in the fight
which followed
The prisoner was captured about six
months ago when ne returned to this
side ri the river after escaping to Mex
leo and remaining for number Of years.
The first trial resulted in hung jury,
the jury standing six TO six. but the To-
eating of The states main witness re-
Gently led TO Trevino's conviction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
SCHOOL ELECTIONS TO
BE HELD ON APRIL Z

School boards in Cameron county
Sl.ould not forget ~ make their arrange
menf> early next week If they have not
already done - for the holding Of the
school elections next Saturday. April I.
From one ~ four members of >choo!
boards must he elected in each precinct
arrnrding 10 the vacancies in those dis
tririS and rwo members VI the county
school board. one frnm Precinct No
and one from the county nj large.
Al census returns must be completed
according 10 law hy Saturday night
March II and returned to the count,
supcrint cndcnt's office during the coming
week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
IMPOSE DEATH SENTENCE

IIDNIfSIIAFEN March .Nl--Thc
first death sentences fo ~ imposed here
by the French since their occupation be-
gan was imposed on German yesterday.
n was Immediately committed to twenty
years imprisonment.
The man convicted. one Gottfried.
railroad superintendent. was accused Of
melting hiS men ~ Sabotage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
SOVIETS COMMUTE
DEATH SENTENCE
OF ARCHBISHOP

'f'N lle assoc .af eel i'r"SS.t
MOSCOW. Marca 30.--rhe death
sentence imposed upon Archbishop
Zepliak, head Of the Roman Catholic
church in Russia. was committed to-
day TO ten years Imprisonment I'M
der strict isolation. The appeal of
Vicar General Butchavitch for Glenn
cnry wa denied.
The executive committee said that
both deserved the death penalty, but
that the Communication of the arch
bishops sentence was ordered be-
cause certain element Of Catholic
citizens Of Russia would exploit the
sentence a. directed against their
priest. and religion. The committee
said that the evidence in the ease
against Vicar Butchayitch showed
treasorahie connection with an enc
my state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
PREPARE FOR ANNUAL BANQUET

HARLINGEN. Texas, March so.-Ihe
Boy Scouts of Harlingea are prepar-
ink 10 hold their annual banquet. hon
oring their parents The banquet th's
year will be held al the new high school
domestic science room and the table will
be- spread with one hundred plates. The
Scout Master. Lynn Kellogg. stated sha'
he expects about Sixty parents to be
present and that he will have forty
scouts on hand. The banquet will be held
Saturday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
Speed Limit
Bill Signed
by Gov. Neff

AUSTIN. Texas. March 3O.--The meas
ufe Increasing the speed limit on public
highways from % TO 35 miles per hour
and the measure also extending the life
of the state commission of appeals until
June -. 1925. were approved today by
Governor Neff. The speed limit bill will
20 into effect ninety days after the end
Of tho regular session.
The governor also approved the resolu-
tion authorizing the committee investi-
eating the recent awards of the text
book commission 10 continue its delber-
ations during the recess between the
regular and special sessions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
DISTRICT
ESSENTIAL TO PROPER
development OF PORT

movement IL on foot for the organ
ization Of navigation district in the
Lower Rio Grandc Valley for the pur-
pose Of developing the port at Point
Isabel. and considerable interest in the
proposal has already been manifested by
residents in the upper part of the VAL
ley.
d. A. OBrlen. president Of the Rio
Giande Railway. stated this morning
when interviewed in regard III the nayi=n-
tion dstr:cs proposal. that il would b,
the only means whereby the maximum
development of the Point Isabel harbor
could be attained. and that he considered
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
REVENUEFUND
!. ON DEFICIENCY
BASIS AGAIN
Transfer Of the Emergency
School Fund Leaves Emer-
gency Prison Fund Short,
Treasurer Reports !,

AUSTIN. Texas. March 30.--Texas
general revenue fund went on n dcfi-
cheney basis today following the trans
fer 10 the school fund Of the $4,000 900
emergency appropriation and $4,000 10
the fire insurance fund. State Treasurer
Terrell announced. He added that there
will not be sufficient funds on hand to
permit the transfer of the 100000 en-
esgeney prison appropriation although
the attorney general should hold it A.
valuable.
a six dollar rcr capita apportionmcnt
to the public schools Of Texas will ~
made by the state board Of education
next Monday Superintendent. Marrs am
nounced this afternoon.
The transfer Of the scho appropria-
tfon followed an opinion of sne attorney
general that there is no priority in ap-
preparations Terrell instructed the
treasury department not to pay any fur
ther warrants this morning. which means
that the state pay roll. which II due to-
marrow will not Ne available.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
JAP AGREEMENT
IS CANCELLED BY
MUTUAL CONSENT

WASIIINt;ToN. -. e.. Marfh 80
The celebrated lansing i>hii agreement
l,y which fii. United States ia 1917 rrrng
nized Iapan'S SPECIAL interests II China
has hrcn cancelled ~ n!nlHal agreement
~ the Washington and Toxic govern
mrnt-.
Diplomatic negotiations between the
two governments resulted in new nm
drrstanslinr based on provisions Of The
nin~-pewer pact made az the Washington
armamrnfS conference. which il regarded
~ applying more effectuallv the prin-
cipl.S ~ the al,rn door or equality ~
opportunity ia China.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30

AUSTIN. Texas, March 30.-TcxaS
public schools will be apportioned ap-
proximately s7.4oo.0o0 next Monday by
the state board of education a. n re-
suit Of an opinion BY the attorney gene
erals department late yesterday advis-
ing State Treasurer Terrell To. transfer
Immediately the <3.00O.00O npportioncL
As emergency assistance to the schools
By the recent legislature The appor-
tionment will average at least S2.2O per
capita and possibly 5000. State Superin-
tendent Mars announced.
The opinion of the attorney general
was rendered 10 Treasurer Terrell. who.
immediately instructed the transfer of
the $3.000.000. On next Monday. however.
nearly $i.500.000 will be transferred
from the general revenue fund 10 the
school fund under regular transfers. For
this reason. the state board Of educa-
cation will not apportion the funds to
the schools until that time The effect
of this apportionment will be to keep
many Of the public schools open for
two or three months longer, Marrs said.
The attorney generals opinion held
THAT there j. no priority Of appropria-
ticns made BY the legislature In regard
to the time appropriated.
The state treasurer had raised the
question as to whether the emergency
fund should be transferred ut this time
in face Of other appropriations. On this
point. the opinion written BY Assistant
l. G. Sutton, declares:
IL was the intention or the lcEisla-
ture BY the use Of the expression tout
Of any other funds not otherwise ap-
propriated' in the various appropria-
tion acts to give priority to all appro-
priations heretofore made. but rather
that all should be on an equal footing as
has heretofore been the practice"
The opinion further holds that "thc
money shall be Immediately transferred.
though 70 do 20 will place the appro-
priaticn on nm equal footing with prior
appropriations In 80 far ~ time cf pay
mcnt ~ concerned"
Although the legal department Is pre-
pairing a separate opinion on the $600.-
600 emergency appropriation for the
prison system. it was stated that in view
Of the ruling yesterday the prison fund
also probably will b. held available inn
mediatcly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
POSTAL CONVENTIONS
OPENED AT DALLAS

DALLAS. Texas. March 30 SIX postal
conventions opened here today. and a.
attended by postmasters from sll parts
Of the district. Officials from the pos.
office department at Washington and
the first and second class postmaster.
from many Texas points are in attend
ance.
The organizations holding conventions
include the Postmastcrs' League of Tex
as. the Texas Federation or Postoffico
Clerks. and the Texas branches Of the
National Association Of Supervisors oi
Postofficc Employees and the United Ma
tional Association of Postofficc Clerks
aad the National Association Of Letter
Carriers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
FIRST BEANS OF
SEASON PLACED
ON CITY MARKET

Five bushels of snap beans were
brought into Brownsville Yesterday
from the Naranjo ranch of cauiberto
Pumarcjo. ten miles up the river
road from Brow nsvi!lc. this being one
Of the first lot Of beans to be brought
into the city and placed on the mar
kct-
Mr.. Pumarcjo said that he would
soon bring in q large shipment of
beans. and also he expects To bring
into Brownsville soon the first lot Of
watermelons to be brought into the
city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
POSSES STILL HUNT
FOR RANDELL SLAYER

HAMLTN. Teas March 80 Posses
continued to search the rcTar brakes for
the slayer of Joe c. Raudeli former
district attorney. who was shot wedncs.
day night.
One man i held PEI ling an invcstira-
tion. No charges have becn preferred
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-30
HOLDUP IS GIVEN
LIFE. SENTENCE
IN DALLASCOURT
fRv The Associated rressl

DALLAS. Texas. March 3o.-clarcnce
Vhalcr. age -. who was convicted Of
holding up and robbing &. y. Hunt and
Everett Knott. was sentenced today 10
90 wears in the state penitrrtiar~.
Hunt and Knott. who are employees of
q chain store system. were held ~ about
noon on November Is. in the residential
section % the city and about $4,000 was
secured by the rohher