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s32,5|N DEALS;
DEEDS FILED
Jesse bennett Acquires
Property AT 18th
And Adams

Building development on prop
erty at the corner Of Adams and
Thirteenth Streets looms as the re-
suit Of the purchase Of two pieces
Of property at the east and south
corners OF Thirteenth and Adams
Streets. The deeds have just been
filed with the county clerk.
The property was purchased ny
Jesse bennett, and includes lots .
and 6. in block -, the south cor
ner. bought from John G. Fer
nandez for $1,000, and lots Z and =,
in block 80. directly across the
street. purchased from Mrs. Mary
Sophia Flanagan for Sl5,o00.
Mr. bennett has not announced
his building plans as yet, but il IS
understood that structures will be
erected on both pieces of property.
To accommodate the Dodge sales
room, and also the garage and ac-
cessory business Of the bennett
Motor Sales Company.
The north corner Of 30 feet was
acquired several months ago by the
Brownsville Herald Publishing Com
pany. which plans later to erect a
building on the property to ac-
commodate the sompanT's plant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
Case
in Jury's Hands
AfterOneMOnth

Alexander Simpson, special prose
cutor in the Hall Mills cases summed
up for the state today. assuring the
Jury that "the honest men among
you will decide this case"
The prosecutor throughout left
an impres sion that he felt the
states effort was lost cause
among some Of the members Of the
jury. but that he hoped Others
would hold out for a conviction.
Simpson told the jury NJ the pos
sibility of other trials In connec-
ton with the case. in the event N
an acquittal. "non't you believe the
administration Of justice IN New
Jersey will stand by and see mis-
carriage" he said.
: Other Trials Possible.
The prosecutor pointed out tnat
there are five other trials possible
one apiece for the three defendants
rnG two for Henry Carpenter. in-
dicted but not tried on two charges
Of murder.
When Simpson finished speal ing.
few minutes after noon. Justice
Charles ". Parker announced that
the jury would be charged after the
luncheon recess. The case was eN-
pected 10 be given into the jury s
hands about two-thirty o'clock.
a. Simpson started to speak. he
held photographs Of the Rev. FL
ward VI. Hail and Mrs. Eleanor Mills
before the jury.
EasSy in his address ne said that
one Juror. Mr.. Young did not like
him. and another. Mr.. Hope. ais
under obligation TO Senator Case.
defense counsel.
Justice was lvnchcd four years
ago and may be again" he said
Husband Bought and Paid For
Simpson rapidly skCtchrd hc
states theory that Mrs. Hall and
her brothers went to confront Mr..
Hall with his love letters and II an
ensuing struggle. killed the minister
and then killed Mrs. Mills TO dispose
of her as a witness.
MS. Hall bought and naid for her
husband he said. land then lost
him ~ a younger woman
There's the motive. III declared: (:
'hell hath no fury like woman
scnrned"
lie attacked Mrs Hall for what he
during the trial and praised Mrs.
Jane Gibson. the state's star Wit
ness as "a very fine character" who
has tried to DO a public service"
IF YOU feel like acqui.tine these
defendants" he concluded ''why
don't YOU put Oh rider 10 your YER
dict. saving Mrs. Gibson. of Jenny,
her mule, committed the murder.
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7 new NAMES
ON ROLL CALL
IN CONGRESS
Of Newcomers, Five
Take Up Duties On
Capitol Hill For the
First Time

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Dec. 3.--tPl--
Seven names not heretofore on the
rolls of the siXtyninth congress VIII
appear when it conyenes next Monday,
while an eighth, that OF Harry b.
Halves CT Missouri, will be called IN
the senate instead Of the house.
OF the newcomers, five take up
their duties on Capitol Hill for the
first time and two return after an
absence Of one session.
The five strangers are:
David W. Stewart, elected 10 the
senate for three months to fill the
seat from Iowa left vacant through
the death Of Albert Il. Cummins.
Arthur Il. Goxld. elected from
Maine to fill the Senate post Of the
late Senator Bert II. Fernald.
Harry L. Englebright and Richard
j. Welch. who fill vacancies caused by
death in the California house dele
cation.
john J. Cochran, who takes the
place of Halves in the Missouri house
deleg alton. The other two names are
familiar on capitol hill. David l..
Walsh returns TO fiji the eat OF Sem
ator William VI. Butler, while former
Representative Frederick W. Dallin-
ger takes the place Of the late Repre-
sentative Harry Thayer OF Massachu-
setts. By changing from house to the
senate. Hawes replaces George II. Will
liams as the junior senator from Mis-
souri.
In the filling Of these vacancies
the democrats gain two votes in the
senate through the addition OF Walsh
and Hawes, rho won III the last cleo
tion the seats Butler and Williams
were holding by virtue Of appoint
ments. The republicans, however,
gain a vote in the house as Engle-
bright. a republican, takes the Cali
fornia seat held by the late John +.
Baker, democrat.
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Fathers Dream Leads to
Discovery of Girls Body

PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, Dee
3.-lPl--The sinister dream of
lhris Olson that his daughter.
Clara. was dead has become real
ity.
I've seen Clara" the tobacco
planter had declared long before
the body of the 22-year-old girl
was found in shallow grave on
Battle Ridge near Rising Sun,
quarter of mile from the home
of Erdman Olson, who has been
charged with the staying.
I've seen her in Dream"
Chris told neighbors. 81 know she
i dead, ! saw her buried on her
face OH hill near Rising Sun"
That dream Of tragedy and death
which came true to the letter,
fortifying his suspicion of his
daughters fate, led Chris Olson
to swear out a murder warrant
for young Olson "upon informa-
tion and belief" several days ago,
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Gil
ORDERS PROBE
Tamaulipas Agent Is
Investigating Into
Battle

MEKICO CITY. Dec. 3-tPi-
Governor Portes Gil Of TamaulipaS
has ordered an investigation into
the attack last Monday by agrarians
on the American-Cwned ranch near
Matamoros in which three aCrarians
and five ranch employees were killed.
A representative of the Tamauli-
ras state Government from Vic
toria. the capital. II reported ~ bc
~ work making- an iEcestigation Of
the attempt by an agrarian band TO
take over the American owned Las
Rucias ranch four miles south Of
Matamoros on last Monday morning.
resulting in the death Of five ranch
employees and three of the attacking
group. and the wounding ~ several
others.
This agent OF the state govern
ment was reported to have started
his investigation yesterday aftcf-
noon. This confirmed a news dis
patch received here over Associated
Press wires this morning from Mex
leo City announcing the invostiga-
<ion The affair had been taken up
in the national capital with the De
partment of War and Marine which
was asked to protect the ranch prop
critics which are owned by the Juan
Fernandez estate. Of Brownsville.
Federal troops are on the scene
OF the battle and in control. ac-
cordinC TO Mexican military authori-
ties. General Gabriel Cervera. COM
mander Of the Matamoros garrison.
was in charge Of operation until
the return yesterday Of General u.
Serrato. commander Of the district,
who was on leave. There have been
no more arrests according to the
meager information available.
Funeral services were held in
Matamoros yesterday afternoon for
Miss Clara Delgado. Is year old
girl who was among the agrarians
killed She rushed TO her fallen
brother. Jose Delgado, and was
caught III the crosS-fire. dying lat
er in the Matamoros civil hospital.
Her father. Francisco Delgado. pres
idcnt Of the agrarian center in
Matamoros. il in Jail in' connection
with the affair and did not attend
the services.
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Former Sheriff
of Bell County
Shot at BeItOu

BELTON, Texas, Dec. 3.-tP,-For-
mer Sheriff Albert Bonds. shot and
dangerously wounded here last night
just after he arrived in the downtown
section to testify in case on trial in
the district court, was reported this
morning to have chance for recov-
cry although his condition is critical.
Munroe Fisher. %, son Of Police
Chief Wiley Fisher Of Temple, for
whose death Bonds is under $4,000
bail, was arrested early this morning
in connection with tha attack on
Bonds and was placed under $4,000
bond on an assault 10 murder charge.
Wiley Fisher was shot here on August
20 a. the elimination of bitter politi-
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although there was then no rdi-
rect evidence that the girl, an ex-
pectant mother, was dead.
That evidence was supplied yes
terday when a searching party.
combing the kickapoo Valley.
stumbled upon barely filled
grave in which the missing girl
was lying-face downward.
Meanwhile search was pushed
for the girls 1S-year-old sweet
heart, Erdman Olson. Gale Col
lcge student. who disappeared
September p. seventeen days
after Clara left her home in the
evening "to~get breath Of fresh
air. and never returned. Sheriff
Sherwood Of Crawford county
planned to go to Dwight. ILL.,, to-
day To interview a youth held
there answering the description
of Erdman.
Erdman is a son of Albert OIL
son, unrelated to Chris.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03

FARMERKILLEDIN
TRACTOR MISHAP

hut the banks were steep. He got
down one bank but il was when ne
tried 70 pull up on the opposite bark
that the tractor fell back on his body
and death was the immediate result.
Mr.. Tuctkin is survived by his
widow and three children. The fu-
neral arrangements are being ar
ranged.
Mr.. Tuetkin had lived in the Vail Y
for several years, coming here from
Illinois. and has been engaged ia
farming since he arrived.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
SHELBURNE TRIAL
CONTINUED TODAY

CALDWELL. Texas, Dec. SD
Tfial Of kinch Shelburne on n charge
Of numbering Otto Lange was con-
tinucd here Friday to the next term
Of court. which will bring il up about
June /. 1927.
Application for continuance was
made by the defense because six 81
their witnesses were absent.
Judge j. p. Price last night denied
an application for change Of venue,
which had been presented by the de-
Tense on the ground that strong anti
Khan snsiment in Burleson county
would prejudice the defendants case
Otto Lange was killed az his home
in Somerville in 1923 by group Of
men who shot him on his front
rorrh.
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RAILROAD FILES
ADDITIONAL SUITS

,Eigh. additional condemnation
proceedings 10 secure rights of-way
for the Southern Pacific IN Car-
con county have been filed ~fth
VI. ID. Seago, county clerk. Nv j G..
George. attorney for the railroad in
these matters.
Previously to that there had been
sixteen filed. making the total -.
COMMISSIONS are 70 he appointed to
consider each individual case.
Tho prornrtv which the Southern
Pacific seeks to havc condemned rs
FOR that part of its Falfurrias-
Harl;ngen extension which lies with
in the confines Of Cameron county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
TRUCK SHIPMENTS

Cars loaded in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Wednesday and for
warded from HarlinEen Thursday
according to report perpared by
the Gulf Coast Lines.
Mixed egctabics-Merccde q,
Weslaco 4. San Benito 1. Beets and
carrots-Mercedes n. Wcslaco X.
Pharr /, Donnal. Tomat oes---Wes-
laco I. Beets -Weslaco /. Fruit
Harlingen /. Mercedes 2. Sharyland
/, McAllen I, Brownsville +. Total
to datc-76 vegetable, 252 fruit, To
date last yeGr--8S vegetable, ll2
fruit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
AMBUSCADE CASE
IS TO COME UP

HARL1NGEN. Tex, Dec. 3.-A pre-
liminary hearing for theree men
arrested in connection with the
murder of Florentino Chavez, am
bushed near his home on Monday
night. was to be held here this
afternoon.
Chavez was ambushed and lived
emily. a short time. Three men were
arrested and taken to the Cameron
county pail in Brownsville. They are
Guadalupe Longoria. Antonio Gal
va~ AMI Eugenio Garcia.
The hearing was to be held before
r. l.. Chaudoin, justice of the peace.
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"a ARRANGED in
FEDERAL COURT

CHIc AGO. H.. Dec. 3.-fPl-The
largest single arraignment in the his
tory of the Chicago federal building
took place today when the names Of
seyenty-four men were called in Fed
eral Judge George a. Carpenters
court.
They ranged from q municipal court
judge to an alleged sidewalk boot
legger.
Fifty-seven defendants pleaded not
--';l'r TO IN Indictment charging vio-
iation of the national prohibition act
... Z seventeen failed to appear. They
all were accused in blanket indict-
ment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
G. H. SCHOELLK0PF
DEAD AT DALLAS

DALLAS, Texas. Dee. 3.-tPl-G.
III. Schoellkopf. founder Of one Of
the largest saddlery and harness
manufacturing concerns in the coun-
try died today of pneumonia.
Mr.. Schoellkopt WIS born in Ger
many September -. 1929. He cnme
to the United States when he was
II; years old. and j"urncycd out 70
Texas from New York 70 engage IN
III 1Slng and selling buffalo robes.
FIVE daughters adm two sons sur
viye. His wife died % years ago.
He had been retired for the last
seven or eight years. q
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03

SOMERVILLE. n. J.. Dec. 3--LPl
The Hall Mills case was given 10
u Somerset county jury al l:++
o'clock this afternoon. The trial
was started one month ago today
when Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and
her brothers Henry and William
Stevens. were charged with the
murder OF Mrs. Eleanor r. Mills.
Mrs. Mills was slain with the Rev.
Edward Wheeler Hall September l3,
1922.
SOMFRNILLE. ". u. Dee 3.--tPi
Speaking for less than two hours
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Noted Jewish Rabbi
Dies In New York

NEW YORK. Dee 3.-Rabbi Isaac
s. Moses. ~. author Of the prayer
book used in practically all Of the
reformed synagogues in this coun-
try and for seventeen years active
rabbi Of the Central Synagogue here,
is dead
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Especial to TAe Herald)

PHARR, Texas, Dec. 3.-Mr. X. j.
Tuetkin, farmer living four miles
south of Pharr on the Ruecking farm.
was instantly killed Thursday morn
ing. December 2. wien the tractor
which he was driving turned over on
him and crushed his body.
Mr. Tuctkin was plowing with tn"
tractor and had<inished one field. ne
was trying 10 get 10 another field oy
crossing canal which was narrow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
Sub-Contractor Is
Given Road Decision

AUSTIN. Tex, Dee. 3.-tPF-Judge
George Calhoun of 5Jrd district
court today rendered judgment for
S2O.45404 for ]. r. Dexter of Dali
man Construction Company. and
interviewer in the states suit against
the company for recovery Of alleged
axcessive profits on highway con-
tracts
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
Youth Smothered To
Death in Cottonseed

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Dec. SIP
Caught beneath a navalanche of cot
ton seEd. Will Lyons. 21, was smoth-
cred to death here today at the
Gainesville Cotton Oil Mill. He was
married last Saturday to Miss Molly
Watson Of Denton.
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s. r. TO OPERATE ROAD

PALESTINE The Southern Pacific
will continue to operate the state
owned railroad from here to Rusk for
six months under temporary agree-
ment. ~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03
ARMER is CONVICTED

LURBOCK.-J. r. Hill. farm owner,
was found guilty of the murder of his
tenant, Sam J. Parker, in Yoakum
county, and sentenced to 10 years inn
prisonment.
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WEATHER

For Brownsville and-the Lower Rio
Crande Valley: Partly cloudy to-
night and Saturday; not much change
in temperature. Light TO fresh south
erly winds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Cloudy tonigh.
and Saturday; probably rain in east
portion; colder Saturday in north and
west portions. Moderate 70 fresh
southerly winds on the coast.
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-03

There VIII Be no change, IN the
river.
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RIVER BULLETIN

Flood Present y Fir. q Hr.
Stage Stage CHING. Rain
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-24
MAY PICTURE
PROBLEMS OF
WHEAT GROWER
Motion Picture Producer Asks
Data on Major Incidents Of
Wheat Production

Problems confronting the wheat
grower and the major incidents of
wheat production may be made the
cording to information received at
by one Of the leading producers, &C.
subject OF motion picture drama
the office Of J. A. Kitchen, commits.
sioner Of agriculture and labor.
=. In . letter to Kitchen the company
asked for data and photographs on
the raising, storing and distribution
OF wheat in its most up-to-dats."
!, 1t also asks Kitchen to outline the
particular problems Of the North
Dakota farmer with regar dto :"plant-
ing, caring for, harvesting, trans
porting apd storing wheat" In ad-
dition It asks "what are the wheat
growers greatest boons? Mis- most
costly enemies! When and how do
these affect his crops! What are
hi smarket problems?> What are
the most pressing demands Of the
grower in the way of state and
federal legislation? Are they apt to
betake n care Oft"
In his answer Kitchen outlines q
goo dseed bed, good seed, early plant
ture rs things which favor = large
pers and drought as the greatest
obstacles to wheat production.
Farmers elevators in practically
every village and hundreds Of line
and Independent elevators simplify
the marketing problem, Kitchen said,
but contends that the farmer is not
receiving q "fair comparative price"
because wheat ssold on the open
market in competition with wheat
from other countries without ade-
quate protection. Other information
asked is contained in bulletins pub
lished by state departments and the
agricultural colleges.
Kitchen also called attention to
the scenic beauties of North Dakota's
Badlands and suggeste dthat it
would be good background for
romantic or scenic picture and out
lined items of historic interest in
an daround Medora, the leading town
in the Badlands.
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PRESIDENTS
SOCIAL LIFE
STRENUOUS
Major Functions Number
Only Nine, But There Are
Dozens of Others

Washington, Dec. 22.--LP-Thc
Cabinet dinner of Dec. 2, opened for
the President and Mrs. Coolidge the
strenuous round Of presidential So
cial winter activities which stretch
with little interruption to about the
middle of February.
Although the major functions at
the Executive Mansion are only nine,
they impose heavy burdens. For one
thing. practice calls for return din
ncrs on the part Of cabinet officers,
the Chief Justice and the Speaker of
the House, thus adding twelve more
formal occasions to the White House
social calendar
$4,000 visit0rs Yearly
Although such social duties Of the
President may not be considered by
many his most burdensomc activity,
an idea Of the downright fatigue in
volved in White House entertaining
may be gathered from the fact that
frcquentcrs Of the Executive Man
sion, at dinners, receptions, garden
parties, and other special occasions
have reached in late years the stu
,pendous figure Of more than $4,000
VISITORS yearly. without reckoning
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-24
Pig Survey Shows
Fall Crop Increase

Washington, Dec. 24.-LR-An in
crease Of about four per cent in the
fall pig crop of 1926 in the II corn
belt states was shown in the Decem-
Der pig survey made public today by
the department Of agriculture.
,, An increase of less than one per
cent was shown in the combined
spring snd fall crops and no increase
was indicated in the spring crop Of
1927. A probable decrease in hog
! slaughtering during the marketing
year 1026-27 was set forth. /.
The increase is expected to total
about 100000, but at the same time
deaths from cholera are estimated to
have increased between 1,26O,0OO and
II Zoo, 900 head. This would indicate
the probable decrease in the slaugh-
ter Of hogs during the hog marketing
year Of upwards Of one million head.
During the past year, 4O,60O, 900 head
were slaughtered under federal in
spectiOn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-24
CATTLE DRIVE
: DUPLICATED
DOWN IN TEXAS
Congressman Hudspethl Will
Trail 1000 Head of Stock
For $50 Miles

Alpine. Texas, Dec. 22.-LP)-A
chaparejos adorned member of con.
gross, cowboy from head to foot
soon is to duplicate scene common
in Texas so years ago.
Claude B. Hudspeth Of FL Paso has
bought 1900 acre ranch among the
mountains Of southeast Texas. Dur.
ing December he expects to trail
. 1000 head of registered cattle from
his ranch near Del Rio, Texas, on
the Mexican border, to the new ranch
in Brewster County, distance of 25O
miles.
{. Congressman IL Rider
The moving of these cattle over
land, across mountains and over the
unmarked plains Of Southeast Texas
Is looked upon Is feat which only
the old time cattlemen could accom-.
plish.
Congressman Hudspcth, himself a
cowboy who came to this western
country with printing press strap.
ped on his saddle horn, will be one
Of the cowboys in charge Of the herd
II will be impossible to travel the
highways on account Of automobiles
and rail transportation IL out Of the
question because the ranch 10 re.
mote from any RAILROAD.
One Of the greatest obstacles will
be fording rivers. The largest stream
they will have 70 cross 10 the Pecoy
Cowboys, cattle, and horses will have
to swim thiv river, Just - the cover.
ed wagon pioneers did It.
First Since Seventies
Not since the seventies, when cat.
tie were driven by the thousands
over we'll marked trails to railroad
terminals in Kansas, and 10 the Pa.
.cjfic coast, has there been such q
sGcene in real life as the Texas con.
gresham is undertaking.
Much Of the route will be through
mountain canyons whore the cow
boys must camp for days. far from
civilization, while the herd creep,
forward . few miles . day.
Hudspeth started in East Texas %
printers devil. When Is, feeling
the call Of the West, he mounted .
pony and rode to Ozona in Yves,
Texas, where he started q newspaper
III health led him to the outdoor life
of the ranches.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-24

1t came up to good stand and the
color was good.
Winter wheat in North Dakota,
though not important, bids fair to be
less SO next year. Indications are
that the acreage planted this fall
is 10 per cent less than the acreage
year ago. Condition estimated at
80 per cent is above that of year
ago as well as the l0-year average.
United States winter rye acreage
this fall shows a two per cent in
crease. The indicated acreage is
3,579,O00 acres compared to 3,5l3,00O
acres harvested the past season. The
condition Of winter rye on December
was reported as sc per cent of nor
NAL.
For the United States, winter wheat
sown this fall exceeds by five per
cent the planted acreage of year
ago. The report for December ] in
dicates that Al ,sO7,O00 acres wsre
sown this fall compared to 39,799,0O0
acres year ago. Condition On
December l was reported at SO per
cent Of normal.