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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
HIDALC0 men
TOTRlAL TODAY
County Official and Con.
tractor Charged in
Auto Accident

Work of selecting a jury in the case
OF A. w. Cameron, county judge Of Hi
dalgo county, and j. w. Hopper, con-
tractor Of Edinburg charged with mur-
der in connection with a fatal highway
accident, was started in district criminal
court here this morning before Judge
A. w. Cunningham.
The murder charges grew out of an
accident on the highway near Harlingen
on the night of MAY 81 of this year,
when Johnnie w. Bondurant, private
in Headquarters troop, Fort Brown, was
killed. Bondurant, whose home was in
Spray, North Carolina, was riding on
the side of light touring car in which
five other soldiers were riding, when
the cars collided. He was crushed and
killed almost instantly.
Judge Cameron, "a the time county
attorney of Hidalgo county, and Hopper
They were indicted by the grand jury
during the present term of district
court.
The law firm of Seabury, George
Taylor & Polk and H. L. Yates are de-
Tending the two Hidalgo county men
with Judge Taylor as chief Of the de-
fense counsel, while District Attorney
George G. Westervelt is being assisted II
the prosecution by Major James A
Willis of the judge advocates office
Eighth Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston
who was sent here by the corps area
commander.
Four jurors had been selected il
the case by noon. These are f. c
Knope of FL Jardin, J. L. Hargrove ot
La Feria. Riley Johnston of Ell Jardir
and Tom Denton of La Feria.
tt is expected that the jury will be
completed this afternoon, and trial OF
the case started late today or at the
opening of court tomorrow morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy and much
cooler tonight; Tuesday fair and con-
tinued cool.
For East Texas; Mostly fair tonight
and Tuesday; colder in east and south
portions tonight with frost in north and
west portions; rising temperature in
north and west portions Tuesday. Mod
crate to fresh northeast winds on the
coast
Small craft warning indicated fol-
Texas coast. Fresh and possibly strong
north to northeast winds today dimin-
ishing tonight.
Weather Conditions
A large high pressure area over
spread the Plains states, the great CEN
trail valleys, and Texas at the morning
observation. 1t was attended by gen.
orally fair feather practically through
out the United States. and unseason-
ably low temperatures in the Plains
states. the Texas Panhandle, and in
the upper and middle Mississippi Valley.
General rains occurred along the south
Atlantic coast and in Florida within
the last "a hours, and very light, widely
scattered precipitation in the north
wee. ard north-certral safes.
The lowest temperature last night al
Texas stations ranged from % at AM
arillo to 20 at Brewnsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
ASK ACTION TO
STOP CUTTING
Mexico Official Says
u. S. Levees Cause
River to Move

That the inroads Of the Rio Grande
into Mexico in the way Of cutting off
horseshoe bends and turning them over
to America form a griave question is
Indicated by Aaron Saenz, secretary of
foreign relations of Mexico, according
to an article given out by him. to
Mexico City newspapers.
This article appeared on October 8, a
short time before the article in The
Herald to the effect that the Rio Gran
de is moving south, and the substance
of The interview from the Mexico Off
cial bears out the Importance of some
action being taken.
Mr.. Saenz states that most of the
cuts in the river may be attributed to
he existence of levees on the American
side, and none on the Mexico side in
places. He urges chambers of COM
merce and other bodies to seek action
in the matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
Shakespeare, Rabbits Foot IN
H0Id-Mp Mems Raided Hang0Mt

Rothenberg's richly furnished West
Side apartment last night.
Hiram Percy Maxim, inventor Of the
silenccr for rifles has expressed his
opinion that it would impossible to
make an effective silencer for as
short a weapon as a pistol. But Ar
thur Leslie, or Rothermel, one of the
Tessler gang under arrest, has told
the police he shot 13 times at a
motorcycle officer, firing ten times
with a muffled weapon. The officer
thought he bad been shot at only
three times.
Tessler, who has attended Columbia
university. is charged with having
shot and killed Abraham Perfka, fur
rier. last July, using silencer which
muffled the shots, but not enough to
keep them from being heard outside
Of Pefka's loft
The inventor Of the silencer is still
at large, supposedly in Connecticut.
One member of the gang was
jeweler whose duty was to remount
stolen gems. Another member was
charged with selling stolen goods.
Two chauffeurs had the task of pilot
ing other members through New
York's complicated traffic.
Walter Aldrich, one of the gang,
shot in police raid on the gang last
week, is dying at a hospital. He own
ed the rabbits foot found in the raid
ed apartment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
(By The Associated Press

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct ,19.-Tntel-
lectual criminals who read Shake
speare. studied higher mathematics,
used silencers on their pistols and
depended on a rabbits foot for luck
have been revealed with the capture
of twelve Of thirteen members of the
"Cowboy" Tcssler gang.
The last pair Of dozen under ar
rest for % holdups were taken last
night in. their luxurious East Side
apartment within bloci. Of one of
New Yorlzs most fashionable sec
tions. Editions Of Shakespeare, Bos-
wells life of Johnson and treatises
on higher mathematics were found
on the library table. Ropes for ty-
ing their victims were under bed.
A rabbits foot was on the floor. A
similar library was found in the
Bronx apartment of Cowboy" Tess
Ter, their leader.
A woman member of the gang,
Helen Hamilton, was the armorer.
She kept pistols in good condition,
issuing them when needed. This
task was delegated to her because she
could conceal weapons more easily
than a man.
Another gang of seven men under
arrest is regarded as responsible for
various other holdups. This gang
consists of Herman Rothenberg and
six companions who were arrested in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
MELLONPLAN
TOCUT TAXES
IS SUBMITTED
Reduces Surtaxes to 20
Per Cent; Repeal of
Estate and Gift Taxes
Also Recommended
(Ry the Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct ia tax
reduction of $3.50, 900 to $780, 900
was recommended to congress today by
Secretary Mellon.
Without attempting to lay down def
mite schedules, he suggested that re-
duction of surtaxes to twenty per cent
in place of the present 81 per cent would
not cripple the treasury
This would reduce the maximum tax.
surtax, and normal, levied on the large i
income to 25 per cent. 1t now is AZ per
cent.
The secretary also advocated these
additional changes:
Repeal of the estate tax
Repeal of the gift tax.
Reduction of automobile taxes by re-
peal of the levies on trucks, tires and
accessories.
Repeal of the number of miscel-
laneous taxes, such as that on works of
art, brought from abroad.
Repeal of the publicity section of the
income tax law
He opposed repeal of the tax on tick
cts to theaters and other places of
for amendment of the present law
Inequality In Taxation"
The secretarys recommendation
based on the conclusions of treasury
officials that surplus Of $29O,OO0,OOO is
in prospect that year in federal rev.
enues, was submitted to the house ways
and means committee at the opening of
its hearings on tax reform.
He made reference in his statement to
an inequality in taxation," produced
by the earned income exemption al
lowed in the present law, but he added
that if the 20 per cent maximum surtax
is accepted, the inequality fostered by
the clase giving credit on incomes be-
low ten thousand dollars as earned in
comes will not be so pronounced.
The treasury secretary also renewed
his advocacy of constitutional amend
ment abolishing tax exempt securities.
He observed however, that the amount
of outstanding tax exempt securities
now is so large-he estimated them at
fourteen billion dollars-that the gov
ernment should not attempt taking away
the artificial advantage held by
those securities. Enactment of the pro
posed twenty per cent surtax will do
the work, the secretary added.
Theater Tax No Burden
Mr.. Mellon told the committee that
neither the tax on theater admissions
nor the bulk of automobile taxes con-
stitute burden on tax payers. The gov
ernment is contributing $90,OOO,0OO a
year towards road building and the auto
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

Kensett, Ark, was offering prayers for
a cessation Of rainfall to enable cot
ton pickers to harvest their crop. A
bright clear and dry day brought ap-
parent answer after weeks of steady
rain. Six weeks age the same COM
munity prayed for rain to break an in
tense drought.
Three deaths resulted from winters
first general visit to the northwest,
two men being killed at Redwing.
Mimi, and one at Minneapolis by
trains while they were blinded by
snow. From one to four inches fell
\ in various Wisconsin and Minnesota
communities.
Nine men, marooned at the summit
of Pixies Peak when the automobile
highway was closed to traffic by hea-
Wy snow, were rescued unharmed by a
special dog train" The sentinel Of the
Rockies is now winterfast except to
few hardy mountain climbers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
Wint,,y Blasts Strike
Middle and Far West

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct. 19.-October's
reputation as month Of incident sun
SHINE and placid autumn beauty has
gone by the boards this year. Instead
Of an intermezzo has come the discord-
ant notes of the tempest, driving snow
and rain and cold weather into shiv-
tering middle and far west. Death
even has lurked in the swirling snow
flake harbingers Of bleak winter days.
Below freezing temperatures gencr-
ally were sprinkledl through the prai-
RE and mountain states last night, the
lowest mark being registered at Chey-
enne. Wyo.. 18 degrees. Denver report
ed "a and Rapid City, S. d., 26, among
other low marks. While rising temper
atures were predicted for today. over
most Of the territory, the cold appar-
emily was progressing eastward, with
lower mercury marks in prospect in
the lake staies until Tuesday.
In contrast to the stories of snow,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
DALLAS-Maggie Nell Miller 13
of Ennis, was killed and 81 persons
injured in Sunday automobile acci-
dents at or near Dallas.
DALIIAS-Two men armed with
basement of the State Bank and
Trust company's building here Sun
day.
DALLAS-FsrSt action of a new
organization Of ex-students and in
mates of BucIner's Orphans Home
yesterday was vote to erect a me-
mortal statue to the late DIR. X. c.
Buckner, founder.
.ARLINGTON-Four first pIacings
and championships were awarded the
Poland China sows of the North
Tevas Junior Agricultural college at
the Arkansas state fair. e
EDINBURG-That young girls are
permitted to go automobile riding at
night unprotected is condition de-
scribed as "deplorable" by the grand
jury here. Parents were urged to
restrain their children by providing
"safer recreation"
DALLAS-No trace has been found
of persons who robbed improvised
dressing rooms of clothing belonging
to university girls taking part in the
allvcoilege~ circus at the state fair
Saturday Thirty-three co-eds, the
majority from the University cf Tex
as, lost their clothing and purses.
HOUSTON-Marvi Goote lin
Heustton , baseball club manager
pitcher, now the property of the Gin
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
Will TELL OF \.
FINDINGS IN
ROAD MATTERS
Burkett Ready to go Be-
fore "Any Grand
Jury; 81 Solons OPP
pose Special Session
(Rv the Associated Press.)

AUSTIN. Texas, Oct. 19.-Attorney
General Dan Moody went before the
Travis county grand jury here today.
1t was indicated at his office that
thorough investigation into the high
way department is to be carried out
and the evidence placed before the in
quisitorial body.
The attorney generals recent de-
mand Of the highway commission TO
cancel maintenance contracts in 81
counties was declined Saturday in
statement by Frank v. Lanham, chair
man of the commission. This, it was
indicated. resulted in the attorney gem
erals determination to place the entire
findings Of his investigation before
the grand jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
MATAMOROS WOMAN
KILLED; HUNT MAN

Officers of Matamoros are continu-
ing their search for Jesus Torres Of
the Saban;to ranch out from that city,
who 10 alleged to have killed Guadalu-
pc Jadamlla of Matamoros last night.
The woman was shot through the
body at her residence near the Plaza
de Toros. and was rushed to the city
hospital. She was dead when she
reached that place.
No motive for the shooting has been
given by officers. Belief that Torres
escaped to the American side was ex-
pressed by Matamoros officers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
DAWES PLAN GIVEN
PRAISE BY WIRTH
(Bv the Associated Press)

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 19.-Europe IA
ces the prospect of an alliance Of for
mer enemies on a reconstruction pro-
gram that will put Europe ahead of
anything heretofore dreamed of as q
result of the Dawes plan and the Sc
curity pact initiated at Locarno last
week. This was the statement here OF
DR.. Joseph Karl Wirth, former German
chancellor. "The Dawes plan has been
the salvation of Europe he said.
"The Locarno will almost Immediately
remove the hate and fear that have
made reasonable understandings inn
possible up to this time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
Mental Hygiene Stressed
in Rearing of Children
fBv the Associated Pressl

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 19.-That men
tai hygiene is a practical means of
subordinating object enable shortcom
ings in children the opinion of a
number of medical experts at the 54th
annual meeting of the American public
health association which began here
today. DR.. James Roberts Of Ham'l-
ton. Ont, stressed the practicability of
preventing misunderstanding between
parents and children and curbing re-
fractory instincts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
ARIZONA WAGE
Law EUPHELD
Volstead Act Again De.
clared Constitutional
by Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 19.-The
Arizona minimum wage law for women
was held to be unconstitutional today
by the supreme court.
The courts position was setforth by
its action in affirming the decision of
the lower courts on the issue. The at
tack upon law was made by A. Sardell
owner Of two stores at Nogalcs, who en-
ployed four women clerks and contended
that if compelled to pay them each
minimum of SIG week, as required by
the state statutes, his business would
be ruined.
Replying, the state held that he was
not required to employ women and in
sisted that the law was valid exercise
Of its police powers The federal dis
trict court for Arizona, held however,
that it was invalid and enjoined the
state officers from enforcing it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
Dallas Officials
Are Interested
nv the Associated Press)

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 19.-Voicing
opposition to the policy Of the state
highway department, Dallas county
commissioners today voted to send a
representative to confer with the at
tornep gener,l to ascertain whether
the county can withhold county taxes
from the commission until the present
controversy is settled. Commissioner
G. w. Ledbetter will be sent to Austin
to devise legal steps, if possible, to re-
strain tax REMIT ances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
STA TIE NEWS IN BRIEF

cinnati Reds, former army aviator,
injured at Ellington Field Sunday in
an airplane crash, is improving at a
local hospital.
SAN ANTONIO-F. F. Herrera,
his life savings gone, is looking for
the false friend to whom he trusted
the secers of his little hoard of gold,
cleaned from years of frugal living.
Sunday night. while the family at
tended the movies, their strongbox
. was looted for $500.
LANO-Business men of ehis city,
members of the chamber of commerce
and business mems luncheon club,
marched in a body to the revival
services being conducted at the Meth
o5ist church. The group occupied
reserved section.
WICHITA FALLS-Several bents Of
the bridge across Red river east of
Jack Burnett were again swept out
by high waters Sunday afternoon.
The bridge will be closed several
days for repairs. The liver was fall
ing today.
WACO-A norther struck Waco
Sunday night, the temperature Mon
day morning at Z being A., the cold
est of the season
FORT WORTH-With a few days
Of clear weather. cotton picking
which has been held up by rains, will
be resumed with heavy demand for
pickers,s according to G. W. Wood
man, assistant director of the Unit
ed States employment serrice. -De-
mand for cotton pickers in West Tex
as is acute. he declared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct 19.-The
constitutionality Of the Volstead act
again was upheld and its provisions
discussed in detail today by the supreme
court.
A formal opinion in the Druggan case
from Chicago in which an appeal by
defendant recently was dismissed, was
made the occasion for the courts re-
definition of its support of the validity
of the dry law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
81 Lawmakers Oppose
Special Session

AUSTIN, Texas, Act. 19.-Members
of the state legislature opposing spe-
cial session totalled 81 today according
to replies 10 inquiry Of The Associated
Press as, to whether they favored or
opposed special session. Thirteen
members are in favor of a, special ses-
sion and eight are undecided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
ITALIAN STEAMER
SENDS OUT $685.

NEW YORK. ~ Y, Oct. 19-The
United States Lines today received
from the steamship President Harding
in mid-ocean, wireless reporting that
it was responding to an $. O. s. from
the steamship Ignacio Florio, an Ital-
len freighter. t sa $50
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
JAPSTEAMER
is ON ROCKS
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the AssOclated PreSS.D
GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 19.-The
Japanese steamer Holland Maru, heav-
lily laden with cotton, steel and phos-
phate rock, is slowly pounding TO pie
ces on Old Providence Island off the
coast of Nicaragua in the Caribbean
sea and indications are that the ship
and cargo will be a total loss, accord
ing to advices received here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
TOURISTS HELP IRELAND

, GALVESTON. Tex, Oct.y ia large
influx Of American tourists IS con-
~ributing to the prosperity Of Ireland,
where peace and tranquility now pre-
vail, according to Rev. Thomas c. Hea-
fey who has Just returned from Erin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

NEWS in BRIEF

CIV the Associated PressO
WASHINGTON-Reta food prices
in the 81 cities covered by the depart
ment Of labor's monthly survey showed
an average decrease of eight tenths of
one per cent in the month ending Sep
tember Is. The average level as an
nouncer t~iay, however, was still per
cent above that on September Is of last
year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

WASHINGTON, d. G., Oct. 19.-The
supreme court today dismissed for want
of jurisdiction the attack upon the Cali
fornia syndicalism law by Charlotte
Anita Whitney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y, Oct. 49,
Army plane number 68524 left here at
10:30 a. m. today for Langley Field.
1t was piloted by Lieut.. Abbott c.
Martin, who had with him as passen-
gers Captain Robert A. Kinloch and
Staff Sergeant Joseph Colson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
CLUB MEETS TOMORROW

Members Of the BeauNot club will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home
of Miss Helen Roller, 1912 Adams
street, according to information fur
nished by her today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla-Five high
waymen were the object of search today
by police following the reported rob-
berry Of Mrs. Nina Wilcox Putnam, well
known writer and her companion, II. w.
Gauger, of $4,000 in jewels, papers and
cash yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19
Three Men Killed In
Airplane Bishap Today

CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE, N. j.,
Oct. 19-Three men were killed today
when an airrlane bearing the number
AS-68524 fell near here. The identity
Of the airmen was not known. A pack
age found in the plane was addressed
to a Lieutenant Haley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

CINCINNATI - General Thomas T.
Heath, 81, among the last surviving
brigadier generals of the civil war. died
yesterday at his home at Lockland,
Ohio. He was breveted for gallantry
in the battle of Waynesboro, Ga.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

Heath, 81, among the last surviving
brigadier generals of the civil war, died
yesterday at his home at Lockland,
Ohio. He was breveted for gallantry
in the battle Of Waynesboro, Ga.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.-Ruins Of
ancient Pueblo BOnito, New Mexico,
which revealed to geOlogists prehis-
toric under ground settlement, are de-
cIared to be only the upper story" of
still another buried village. Among the
dwellings found was a building of 500
rooms, of which 500 were on one floor.
WRANGEL, Alaska.-The last boat of
the season to come down the Stikine
river from Cassiar gold region in North
ern British Columbia, arrived yesterday
with a capacity passenger list. Coarse
gold and nuggets taken from the new
fields valued at $500 were exhibited by
several placer miners.
CHICAGO.-Crime in Chicago costs
the city so much each year that it could
well afford to pay each of its estimated
10000 crooks $4,000 annually or $780,
100000 to leave town, G. X. Holden,
president Of the Chicago criminal COM
mission told a church audience yes
terday.
WASHINGTON.-Th weather bureau
today issued this storm warning: Ad-
sivroy 1880 a m. Northwest eborm
warnings displaying Cape Hatteras to
Boston, Mass. Storm central over
Northern Lake Huron moving eastward
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Daniel Nj. Hall
S2, who served as commander in chief
of the national grand army of the re.
public in 1919, died here today of heart
disease.
! SOFIA.-The cabinet has decided to
terminate the state of martial law which
has been in force since the bomb ex'
plosiOn in the Sveti Kral cathedral or
April Is in which more than $50 per-
sons were killed.
NEW ORLEANS.-Theh house of dep
uties today unanimously adopted resO'
luton making Washington, ID. c., the
meeting place for the 1928 general con
vention of the Protest Episcopal church
wASHINGTON.-Th supreme cour
today refused to pass upon the liability
secret partner in the bankrupt stock
brokerage firm Of E. M. Fuller and com
pany of New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

NEW ORLEANS.-The house of dep
uties today unanimously adopted a resO-
luton making Washington, ID. c., the
meeting place for the 1928 general con-
vention of the Protest Episcopal church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

N SOFIA.-The cabinet has decided to
terminate the state of martial law which
has been in force since the bomb ex-
pIosiOn in the Sveti Kral cathedral on
April Is in which more than $50 per-
sons were killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-19

cinnati Reds, former army aviator,
injured at Ellington Field Sunday in
an airplane crash, is improving at a
local hospital.