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FOR RENT. - Apartment tcoloredl
Smiths Landing, Mckinley and
Fernwood. Six rooms and bath, $50
month. Apply 108 North Main
Street. u
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FOR RENT. - Furnished bedroom,
plenty of hot water. also garage
for rent. 2O6 South Franklin Ave. If
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FOR RENT. - Vacancies in Flute
Bldg, 125 South Main st. All con-
veniences. tI
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FOR RENT.-Space for 1 car in ga
rage on Lenox Ave. Inquire Pleas
antville Press Office.
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FOR RENT.-Two rooms completely
furnished for housekeeping; half
square from cars. rs East Merton
avenue. WIN
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FOR Rents room house on Ohio
Ave. near Mill Road. Apply F. 6.
Turner, White Horse Pike, Absecon.
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-23

FOR RENT. - Apartment, 5 rooms
and bath, all conveniences, best To-
cation in town. Inquire At Lorraine
Ave p42
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FOR RENT. - Will share private
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WANTED. = One automobile sales
man. If you can sell cars, apply
Mathis Motor Co., Boulevard and
Toulon Ave. Cox TracD. Pleasant
vile.
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FOR RENT
Modern Hall For Rent

Stage, large dance floor, kitchen.
and dining room. Suitable for
any occasion. Apply Northheld
Progressive League. Mill Road,
Mortified.
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FOR RENT.-Apartment and rooms
10 North Franklin Ave.
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FOR RENT. - Apartment. 3 rooms,
partly furnished or unfinished.
use of bath. 1873 West Adams Ave.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
EIGHT LOOTERS
OF PASSENGERS
Are EXECUTED
Band Believed to be En-
tirely Dispersed Af-
ter Engagement With
Federal Army Force

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 12.-An
unknown number Of the bandits
who massacred passengers and
guards on train running be-
tween Guadalajara and Mexico
City have been killed in fights
with federal troops. Eight 9TH
ers who were captured were i'm
mediately executed. All the
loot secured by the bandits has
been recovered and the bandits
are believed to have been entire
ly dispersed. This announce
ment was made early today by
the war department here.
Dispatches from Zamora, state of
Michoacan previously said:
Bandits. passed through that city yes
terday morning, fleeing from federal
rounded.
After the bandits Saturday night
murdered passengers and guards 4,00t,
troops started securing the mountain
Gus regions of the states of Guerrero,
Jalisco and Michoacan. They were un-
deE orders to bring in the bandits.
dead or alive.
Foreigners Uninjured
Just how many persons met dea.h
when the bandits opened fire on pas
Continued on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Crande Valley: Mostly cloudy and
much colder tonight with the lowest
temperature near 40 degrees; Wednes-
day partly cloudy and continued cold.
1 For East Texas Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday; colder tonight in
south portion with freezing temperature
nearly to the coast. Light to fresh
northerly winds on the coast.
The barometric pressure was rather
high over the southern and western
states this morning. and low over south
central Canada. Light precipitation oc-
ehrred within the last "a hours in the
Great Lakes region, the Ohio Valley,
and on the southern Rocky Mountain
slope. 1t was unseasonably cold this
morning in portions of the central
states and the Great Lakes region, and
unseasonably warm over the Canadian
Northwest anS. the adjacent states.
Elsewhere in. the country temperatures
were near the seasonal average.
The lowest. j temperature last night
1T Texas stations ranged from Is at
Amarillo to 81 ct Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
RIVERA HEARING
IS SET FRIDAY.
Body of Williams Held
Here Until Tomorrow;
Brother Here

Preliminary hearing for Guadalupe
and Juan Rivera, charged with murder
in connection with the fatal shooting OF
Henley w. Williams. Brownsville law
yer. Sunday afternoon has been set for
Friday, January Is, before Justice of
the Peace George B. Brown
The two men will be represented by
III. B. Galbraith, local attorney, who
sent Guadalupe to the Williams home
in West Brownsville when Mrs. H. W.
Williams appealed to him for a guard
for the home Mr.. Galbraith said he
would seek to have bond set in the case.
Funeral arrangements for Mr.. Williams
had not been completed late today, al
though it was decided that the body will
not be moved from Brownsville before
tomorrow. A short service will prob
ably be held here, and the body will be
sent to the family home at Jonesboro
for interment.
Dr. G. H. Williams, of Waco, brot Ter,
of the deceased, arrived here last night
to attend to the funeral services and
removal of the body, which is in the
Hinkley chapel now
Williams personal papers and letters,
and other belongings, including two toy
automobiles which he had with him in
the car when he reached Brownsville,
were taken to the office of Sheriff Sam
Robertson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
100 SLAIN BY
DRUSES, REPORT
French Bombard Attack
ers, Jerusalem News
paper Says
(By The Associated Press.)

LONDON, Jan. PA report received
here that the Druse trbesmen have
again attacked Christians in the Djebel
Druse region of Syria, killing 100 of
them and destroying much property,
rests at present on the authority of, a
Jerusalem newspaper, the Palestine
Bulletin.
Rasheiya is said to have been the
scene of what appears to have been a
massacre following the sacking of the
place and the French are reported to
have bombarded the looters. No furth-
er details of the attack have been re-
ceived.
The bulletin says three Christian viii
lages-Kleya, Kharbet and Darminos-
are endangered and that the villagers
are fleeing to Palestine, as they did in
November when the Druses first entered
that area The Druses are said to have
trapped Christians returning to their
homes under the assumption that hos
tilities had ceased. Among those kill
ed were women, children and two priests.
Two churches and other buildings were
burned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
PAIR CONFESS
OSACE SLAYINC,
RUMCRS AVER
Plans for Long Inquiry
Into Murder Ring Are
Scrambled by New De-
velopments, is Claim
-(Bv The Associated Press }


GUTHRIE. Okla. Jan. I2-With con
fessions Of Ernest Burkhart and John
Ramsey. both facing murder charges in
connection with the Usage reign OF
terror" reported in the hands Of federal
authorities, the crop of rumors attend
ant on the grand jury session here grew
apace today.
There were reports that the alleged
confessions had so scrambled the plans
for long inquiry that the jury would
wind up its work tomorrow and that
anything left to be cleaned up would be
placed before another federal grand
jury to meet next Monday in Oklahoma
City.
1t is apparent that many witnesses
have left the city. The army of those
who were to testify and those who came
to look on has dwindled until the city
almost has resumed a normal appear
ance.
Federal authorities have refused to
confirm the reports either that confes-
sions have been made or that an end Of
the jury session was imminent.
The unconfirmed rumors, however,
persisted The confessions are under
stood to be connected with the killing of
Henry Roam, an Usage, whose life was
insured for $4,000 in favor Of w. X.
Hale, King of the Usage Hills. Hale
and Ramsey were indicted Saturday on
charges of murder in connection with
Roan's death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
MAY CONTEST
BONDELECTION
Organization Formed i'm
Hidalgo County to
Plan Action

PHARR, Texas, an. IA meeting is
expected to be held here soon Of mem
bers of the executive committee of an
organization formed last week to col
lect data on alleged irregularities in
the Hidalgo county $3.50O.000 road bond
election, the meeting to be for the pur-
pose of putting this data, if enough is
secured. in definite form for contest
of the election, for which object the as
sociation was formed.
]. E. Eakin of Pharr is president of
the organization, which bears no name
other than an organization to contest
the election, while Mrs. H. o. Schaleben
of EdinEurg is secretary.
Bryce Ferguson of this city was
present here at which the organization
was formed. and acted as counsel for
the body. He was in Edinburg today,
it is understood in connection with the
anticipated protest, which Is expected
to be filed in the near future.
Members of the executive committee
which is commissioned to report all al
legged irregularities in the election are:
Bryce Ferguson for Mission; Mr.. Burns
for McAllen, Mr.. Russell for Pharr, Mr..
Fisher for Edinburgh Mr.. Curtis for
Alamo, Mr.. Wizard for Donna, MI.
Chamberlain for Weslaco and Mr..
Whitesell for Mercedes.
The bond issue was for the purpose
of carrying out q road project involv-
ing the hard surfacing of about 256
miles of highway in this county The
election carried by small majority
above the two-thirds necessary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
NYE SEATEDBY
VOTE IN SENATE
14G. @. p. Solons Join rs
Dems, | Laborite on
Minority Report
(By The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 12.-The
senate voted today to seat Gerald p.
Nye, as senator from North Dakota
His right to a seat in the senate had
been challenged on the ground that the
North Dakota governor did not have
authority to fill senate vacancies by
appointment This challenge the senate
upset by a vote Of Al to 80.
A majority of the senate elections
committee held that Nye was not enti-
tied to seat, but three members OF
the committee filed a minority report
taking an opposite view.
Twenty-six democrats Joined with Ia
republicans and one farm labor sena-
tor IN voting to give Governor Sorlie's
appointee his seat Seven democrats
and 32 republicans voted against it.
The new senator takes the place Of
the late Senator Edwin F. Ladd.
Senators Mayfield and Sheppard
democrats, Texas, voted for seating Mr..
Nye, who was administered the oath
Immediately after the vote.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
Dallas Girl Wins Mother
To Idea of Stage Career

finishing school in Washington two
years ago to study dancing in Paris.
She objected to entering society as
strongly as her parents objected to
her going upon the stage. She re-
turned year ago and continued her
dancing studies in New York.
After the performance last night
Mrs. Laird said she would need "a
few days to think it over" and admit
ted that perhaps it would be best for
her daughter to continue with her
dancing. Her only doubt was ex-
pressed in "but her father objects to
the stage even more than I do"
Miss Laird, who had not seen her
mother in more than two years until
they met here yesterday, said that she
knew that as soon as her mother saw
hel dancing and acting, and under
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12

'ings, a mail carrier of Ferri-
day.
The injured: @.
P. G. Carlyle, Brookhaven, Miss,
burns.
Marcus Carmichael, Galveston, Texas,
burns.
T. E. Jones, Ferriday, La, burns.
j. H. Kirke, Ferriday, La, burns.
Lee Mulberry, injuries to legs and
back at+ss
J. c. Marvin, Beaumont. Tex, disle-
Gated hip. +-.....-.-.44-4.iA 4 -4.-e4y...y I.
M. L. McCorkle, Dallas Texas, dislo-
Gated hip. si
Joe Knapp, broken hip.
J. F. Shepherd and two travelling men
supposed to have been guests Of the
hotel are missing, and it is believed
that they perished in the flames 1t
is also feared that an unidentified ten
year old girl perished e' i1A' .Ar
OTTAWA. Ont, JAM l2-Six persons
were burned to death when the two
story dwelling of Mrs. Albert Tanguay
in Clarkstown was destroyed early to-
day by fire. The victims were child
rem Of Mrs Tanguay, who escaped by
Jumping from an upstairs window.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
JAIL ADDITION
ISAUTHORIZED
Additional Wing, Will
Cost $4,000; To Be
Used for Women

A woman's ward, costing about $4,000
is to be added to the Cameron county
This was decided yesterday when the
plan for such an addition, offered by
Mrs. j. x. Bull, matron of the jail, wa,
endorsed by the commissioners court,
and L. w. King, assistant county engi-
neer instructed to draw up plans and
specifications for the work in order
that the commissioners court may adj
vertise for bids.
The addition will be two stories, and
will be go feet out from the Jail, ex-
tending back from the front the same
distance as the other section. On tho
bottom floor will be a living room and
bedroom for the matron, in the fore
part of the building, while the back
part will be made into section for in
sane women confined to the Jail. Three
padded cells will be constructed in this
section.
The second floor will be devoted to
women prisoners, in order to keep them
in a separate part Of the Jail from the
men. The front part. facing south,
will be used as room for white wom-
en- prisoners, while the rear part will
be for negro women prisoners at the
Jail. A solid wall will separate these
two divisions
The lower floor compartments will
also be separated, although there will
be sort Of window, with rails, through
which thep risoners may be watched
by the matron.
Il am pleased very much with this
addition Mrs. Bull said, 'as it will
make the task of handling the women
prisoners, and Especially those being
held before being sent to an insane
asylum, much easier
Sheriff Robertson said that he would
use the compartment of the Jail now
being used for women prisoners to
keep other prisoners in, and thus bet
ter the conditions in general in the
Jail.
During the past three months from
80 to 100 prisoners have been in the
Jail almost continuously. The average
number in the past has been around
60. Although this increase is not ex-
pected to be permanent, and is due
partly to the large number of federal
prisoners serving jail sentences, the
county is making preparations to care
for all prisoners that might be taken
to the jail.
4,26O RATS GASSED
NOTTINGHAM, Eng.-In rat "drive"
here, 4,260 rodents were driven into an
air tight chamber and killed with pas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
Better Weather in
Valley is Forecast

Valley people who are displeased with
another rainy norther, which is on the
Valley now. can be cheered with the
prospects Of better weather in the next
"a hours or less, W. J. Schnurbusch
meteorologist here. says.
The Valleys minimum last night was
81 and yesterday the mercury was at
10; which beat Miami, Fla, Nv sevnr
degrees, the high and low there being
81 and so degrees.
The temperature will drop some to-
night, it is forecast, although it is not
expected to go below 40 degrees, and
the cold snap win begin TO break up to-
morrow. 1t will probably still be cloudy
tomorrow, with warmer weather.
A slow drizzle fell most Of the day
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
Arizona PuyOled Prisoner
Seeks to Return, IS Held

Frank Scott, paroled prisoner
from the Arizona penitentiary, wants
to get out of the Cameron county
jail where he is held pending de-
velopment of charges of automobile
theft filed against him, so that he
can go to the Arizona penitentiary,
he explains in a letter to Sheriff Sam
Robertson, asking that the Arizona
penitentiary head be notified of his
presence.
And / respectfully turn down his
proposition, Sheriff Robertson said
this morning.
Scott was arrested here more than
a week ago along with ID. L. Gentry
and Dan Miller the three being charg-
ed with the theft of an automobile
belonging to Walter Shaw of the
Llano Grande plantation near Mer-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12

cedes. The car was taken from the
street where it was left in Browns
vile and three men were stopped in
San Benito and brought back here.
The three men said they were con-
nected with carnival in the Valley
at that time.
We are going to do all we can to
send him to the penitentiary here,
and give them a chance to pardon
him, and then he can go back to the
Arizona penitentiary and be paroled
again. Sheriff Robertson said. "He
evidently had rather be back there
than in the Jail here
In his letter to Sheriff Robertson,
which was written with a pencii.
Scott said, Il want to ask you to wire
r. B. Simms, superintendent of the
(Con..nLed on Page Two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
VALLEY BANKS NAME
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS

Directors and officers of banks, both
state and national, throughout the
Valley will be elected today at meet
ings Of the stockholders or these banks.
The stockholders will name directors
Of banks, who will Immediately elect
the officers. ".
Several banks in the Valley will In
crease their capital stock ~ the stock
holders meeting today. II n undsr-'
stood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
Injured; Others
Missing After Blaze
IN Louisiana TO1U11
(By The Associated Press)

NATCHEZ, Miss JAM 12-Sx bodies have been recovered
tne runs OF the johnson hotel at Feriday La which
gether with adjoining block buildings and the Van
Noy hote across the street. destroyed by fire early
Othels reported to have hotel are missing
and It feared that the death list will higher The loss
was estimated at than S750OO
Nine received
the second story Of the hotel
-Four of the six bodies found identified as father
and sons named Keene. The others identified were
ID W. Roberts, planter of Deer Park Ia and W. G. Hast
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
Father Winter Makes
Dash Across Country

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 12.--Father Win
ter is making another one of his fly
ing dashes across the continent.
Packing his grip with a prodigious
quantity Of snow and icy winds. he
hoped off from Manitoba on bee
line for the central west left some
sub-zero temperatures in his wake, and
then scurried on east where he shows
his wares today.
Snow and colder weather were pre-
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
BEHRMAN, MAYOR OF
new ORLEANS, dies
CIV The Associated Press.)

NEW ORLEANS, La, JAN 12-Martin
Behrman, 81, mayor of New Orleans for
his fifth term, died here today after an
extended illness. Heart trouble was
given as the cause. Early arrangements
were made for a public funeral.
Mr. Behrman was born in New York
City. His family moved here when he
was one year old. He was left an or
phan at the age Of IL. He was elected
mayor of New Orleans in December
1904, and held the office for sixteen
years, being defeated in 1920. He was
again elected in April of last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12

latlOn.
1t was said today at the White House
that the desire of the administration
was to be helpful to Mexico in every
possible way and that the president
recognized the complete right of Mex
leo to enact any legislation it saw fit
regarding domestic matters.
1t was pointed out, however, that
where such enactments had retro
active effect upon interest acquired in
Mexico by American nationals, the
Washington government could not fail
to take cognizance of that aspect O.
Mexican laws.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
(By The Associated Press J

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 12.-Pa-
rental prejudice against the stage
melted before youthful ambition and
the spell Of the lights last night,
and as a result Miss Ruth Laird, Is
year old society girl of Dallas, may be
allowed to continue with her stage
career.
This was indicated by Mrs. Eliza
beth Laird, her mother and wife of a
retired oil operator of Texas, after
she had occupied front seat at the
opening performance of the show in
which her daughter took part. Mrs.
Laird had come to prevent her daugh-
ter from appearing in the show but
changed her mind at the last minute
in Difference to Ruth's earnest plead
ings.
Miss Laird ran away from girls
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
50 Alleged Spies Are
Arrested in Russia

LENINGRAD, Russia, Jan. 12.-Fifty
alleged international spies were arrest
ed today b. agents of the Gpu, or Po-
litical police, formerly the Cheka.
According to the police, the group was
well organized and amply supplied with
funds Manv rersons CHARGED with Wv
ing them assistance also were arrested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
BAPTISTS MEET

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 12.-With
hundreds of delegates present from all
sections of the South, the Southwide
Baptist Bible conference will begin a
three-day session at the First Baptist
church this evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
Troops Slay Bandits in Mexico Massacre
Texas Temperatures
Drop as Cold Wave
Spreads SmOaU COUey

"a to 20 degrees in this section, and
from IS to "a degrees north of here
Lowest Texas temperatures last night
were reported at Amarillo, l8 degrees
and Abilene "a degrees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
(By The Associated Press

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 12.-Texas is
scheduled fer portion Of the cold wave
that has again spread blanket Of snow
over the middle west, freezing nearly
to the coast tonight being the predic-
tion. Partly cloudy weather in East
Texas and fair weather in West Texas
was forecast.
Precaution was urged by the Dallas
weather bureau against a minimum Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
Mexico Will Protect
us. S.ClaimS'-- '--COOlidge
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON d. c.. Jan. 12.-Presdent Coolidge still IS
convinced that the Mexico City will find way to u
fill its obligations with regard to protection Of the interests 81
Americans with it's land and petroleum leg
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12
QUINTET OF BABIES

MARSEILLES.- S.-Five babies were born
to Nine. Jeanne Luraine, wife of
dock worker, but only one lived.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-12

4,260 RATS GASSED
NOTTINGHAM, Eng.-In rat drive"
here, 1920 rodents were driven into an
air-tight chamber and killed with gas.