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sult would be an extremely beautiful
display OF shooting stars. The mature
of comets has long been in doubt ant
even today their physical character
istics are not fully understood.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
INJUNCTION
IS APPROVED
Satterwhite Favors Ac.
t.~n of Moody on
Contracts

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. ls.-tP)-
Lee Satterwhite, chairman of the
house investigating committee, to-
day expressed approval of the in
junction suit brought Friday against
the highway commission by At
torney General Dan Moody.
Judge George Calhoun granted a
temporary restraining order enjoin-
ing the commission from advertising
for bids. letting contracts. for high
way improvements and entering in
to any lease for equipment. Hearing
was set for January 3.
Moody filed the suit after a con
ference with the investigating COM
mittee, which for two months has
made a close study Of the highway
department.
Something had to be done TO
prevent all the highway department
funds Of 1927 from being tied up"
Satterwhite said.
Testimony before the committee
showed that the department was far
"in the red" with contractors clam
Ioring unsuccessfully for estimates
long overdue; and yet the commits
sion proposed to let within the
next few weeks contracts that would
involve more than a million dollars
in state funds"
The highway commission has not
decided what attitude to adopt with
reference to the Injunction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
RESOLUTION
ASKS SENATE
INVESTIGATE
Conditions i'm South
In Connection With
Patronage Raped
By Georgia Senator

WASHINGTON. ID. O.. Dec Is.--
Rl-The oft-repeated charge that
federal patronage il being sold In
southern states today was made the
special order Of business at the meet
ing Of the senate judiciary coumit-
tee next Monday.
At that time a resolution by Sena-
tor Harris, democrat, Georgia, de-
mRnding congressional invcstiEn-
tion viii hc considered.
Senator Harris is not a member OF
the committee, but has the support
Of several ~ the members in his
stand. and Chairman Norris himself
has expressed the view hat the scope
Of the inquiry should re broadenei
10 include other states than those of
the south.
A substitute for the Harris resolu-
tion will ~ offered by Senator King,
democrat. Utah, who yesterday lso
/ demanded a broadening of the in
quiry-
The charges of patronage barteriHg
furnished a subject OF considera Die
debate in the house last year. snd
democratic members 0f the Southt TN
group were vigorous in denouacing
conditions they said obtained in the
filling of federal offices and the ac-
tivities of local political leaders in
connection with appointments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
IN
FIST BATTLE
irounces Labor Com.
missioner Crocker;
Pays His Fine

AUSTIN. Tex. Dec. is.-fP,-For-
mer Governor James r.. Ferguson.
through his attorney. ri. III. McCrc-
Eor, entered u plea of guilty to "
charge Of affray in justice court to-
day and paid a fine of 81 and costs.
totalling Sli.95.
The charge grew out ~ the dis
missal Of +, J. Crocker. state labor
commissioner, who resigned FRIDAY
at the demand of Governor Miriam A.
Ferguson. Crccker was reported to
have struck Ferguson twice and Fer
Euson slapped him down.
Crocker pleaded guilty Fridav 10
charge Of being intoxicated and
paid r fine of 81 and costs.
Ghent Sanderford. the governors
private secretary, apparently was the
only witness 70 the affair. He cor
roborated the former governors nr-
count of ii, which was that Crocker
struck Ferguson twice. wEcreupon The
latter floored him with at-handed
blow. The resignation was then
forthcoming
Governor Ferguson made n state
ment ~ which she declared that she
Rad repeatedly admonished her ap-
pointee regarding the subject of so
briefly, with negligible results. Sc
rious charges nv a stenoErapher IN
Crocker's office with regard to The
labor commissioners conduct moved
Mrs. Ferguson TO send the former
governor with n demand for Crock
er resignation, she explained.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
AMERICANS TO
STUDY MEXICO
Party of 30 Plan Ex'
haustive Investiga-
ton Conditions

NEW YORK, n. IT,, Dec 1S.-tPl-
Thirty American churchmen, writers
and educators will leave st. Louis for
Mexico City. December 2s, to investi-
gate religious, economic and educa-
tional conditions, the New York
Times says.
The group will try to ascertain
what basis Of fact exists for the anXi-
ETY. attributed to state department
officials that Mexican bolshevism is
reaching down through Nicaragua and
threatens the American defenses Of
the Panama Canal" the Times says.
The delegation hopes to make person
al inquiry and interviews with heads
of the Mexican government, clergy.
financiers, educators and labor lead
ers.
Hubert c. Herring, executive sec
retary of the Social Reclamation de-
partmcnt Of the Congregational
church, who Is in Mexico, organized
the trip.
The group will inquire into charg-
es by leaders in the Catholic church
that there is religious persecution in
Mexico, according TO the Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
KIDNAPPED BOYS
SKULL FRACTURED

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 1s.-(P--
Walter Schmits. six years old, died
Mt a hospital early today of frac-
tured skull. following his kidnap-
ing and attack by a man believed
by the police TO be a mental de-
fective.
The youth was found unconscious
in the loft Of q riding academy by
Rev. L. ]. Sweeney and Rev. c. j.
Mccarthy of st. Vincent's church,
who were led to the place by an
unidentified man who called at the
church office and told the priests
Of the attack.
At first they thought the man
was demented. but he was insistent
and the trio hastened to the loft
where the youth was lying with a
deep cash in his head. Father
Sweeney raised the boys head and
asked him his name, and finally ne
muttered walter"
At the same time Father Nc
Carthy, who is known for his ath-
ietic prowess. rushed to seize the
man. who had jumped to a ladder
leading from the loft, and escaped
after slamming a door in his pur-
suer's face.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Woman Slain
AfeyAygs1aeaent
OUeyFyyingPam

LEIGH. Neb., Dee. i6.--tPi-Args-
ment over the use of a new frying
pan eliminated last night when Fame
Mason. ~ year OH wife M Duffy
Mason. horse trader. was shot to
death by her brother-in-law. Ted
Mason as she sHt in a barbcr's chair
getting her hair trimmed
The girl had bccn separated from
her husband since a month ago. when
she was stabbed IN m argument with
her sistcr-in-law.
Friday however, Mrs. Mason went
70 Omaha. purchased a frying pan
and returned to her husbands -im-
migrant wagon" When she attempt
ed 70 use the pan. hot argument
followed and the girl left. saying she
was going "a the barber shop.
Her husband and brother-in-law
followed and entered the barber
shop without a word Ted Mason
circled behind Mrs. Mason. placed the
muzzle Of n pistol aaginst her head
and fired. Both men surrendered to
the sheriff who said murder charges
would be filed against Ted Mason.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
STATE RESTS IN
M'DERMOTT TRIAL

CANTON. Ohio. Dec. 1s.-lPt-
The state completed its prcsenta-
tion of direct testimony in the trial
Of Patrick Eugene McDcrmott.
charged with the murder VI Don ".
Mellett. Canton publisher. ~ 9:2s
=. m. today.
Motion by defense % have strick-
en- from the record all reference t0
McDermott's alleged fellow con
spirators. Ben Rudner and Louis
Mazer was overruled BY Judge II.
W. Diehl
The. defense claimed the STATE had
not proved its contention that con-
spirncy existed between NcDermott.
Rudner and Mazcr against Mellett.
The motion was made Immediately
after the state had rested its case.
Over five davs had been taken up
in presentation Of the states tes-
timony.
The final witness was called to
the stand at the opening Of court
today. He was William Brumme.
salesman of Massillon, who told of
seeing =. "A. Saleng. deposcd Cam
ton police chief at Ben Rudner's
hardware store in Massillon in
June,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
BRAVECLERK
SAVES GUESTS
Big Springs Hotel
Burns With Loss
Of S15C,000

BIG SPRINGS. Texas. Dec. Is
1T Fire originating in an Oil
burner furnace explosion here ~
=. NJ. Saturday. destroyed the Cole
Hotel. 3 story structure. The
courage of Douglas Bush, night
cierG, one of two men hurt. pr0b-
ably prevented death or injuries 10
more than fifty persons who fled
the building. One man jumped
from the third floor. He was still
dared Saturday noon. but ia eXpec-
ted ~ recover.
Loss Of the building. hotel fur
nishings and personal effects Of
hotel guests may reach more than
Sl51.000.
Although Bush and the unidenti-
fled man who jumped were the
only persons injured, number of
narrow escapes were effected by
guests. Some suffered severely
from exposure 20 the cold. many
caEhinE out into THE almost freez-
temperature with only nightclpthes.
Douglas Bush. first % discover
fire in the basement was burned
about the face. hands and body
when the furnace exploded. He
ran quickly upstairs. arogsing the
guests and all had reached safety
before Bush sought medical aid
Bush had gone TO the basement
at one a. m. to increase the fur
mace neat An explosion resulted
when ne applied match 10 the oil
burning furrace Spattered with
burning oil he shouted an alarm. A
second floor guest threw "A blanket
around Bush and smOthercd flames
in his clothing. Gathering the blan-
ket closely about him. Bush tra-
versed All the corridors and routed
the slcepers.
jeff Heffcrnan, truck man reused
twenty members of the Biz Spring
volunteer fire department. They
succeeded in preventing spread OF
the flames 20 adjacent buildings.
Included in the. loss were Frank
Mcrrick's barber Shop. Dr. Guy
iong5otham's beauty shop and Miss
Cthcro Lloyd's Millinery Store. all
operated in the hotel building.
More than fifty Big Spring house
wives got together after the fire and
worked out a plan TO care for those
rendered homeless and for visitors
dependent upon hotel aocommoda-
tions. In the meantime sam W.
Weaver, president Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce. announced that
plans already are under way for
new hotel bigger and better than
the town tver has known
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
BANDIT shot
AFTER SERIES
OF ROBBERIES
Houston Detective
Shoots Man Caught
Holding Up Cashier
Of Drug Store

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. ls.-iPl-
Two clues were being run down by
police Saturday in an attempt ~
establish identity of bandit who
WAS shot and probably fatally in
jured by City Detectice Perry
Heard while Ne was holding up a
drug store on Main Street here Fri
day.
a woman. chief of Detectives VI
+. Lester. who was said 20 have
been with the bandit earlier in the
night. was being questioned Mean
while search was being continued
for the small coupe which the ban
dit used in moving from tho scene of
each Of three robberies he previous
Is had perpctrated. Police said they
had a description Of the machine
and its number.
The numerals. they announced in-
dicate that the machine came from
Wichita county.
The bandit II in 4 hospital with a
bullet through his head. Attendants
said he might live for three or four
days but asserted he could not re-
cover
iicIu cANfftN Aif taitNik AottfA
rafter he had robbed n grocery store
and two cafes within three hours
Telephone calls to the police said
the bandi: used a coupe and gave rs
number. Heard had just checked off
duty for the night and was enroutn
70 his home when he saw q machine
answering the description of the
bandits car lie followed II, saw
the bandit park, drove around the
block and back 10 the drug store
which the bandit apparently had Sc
iected for the scene Of his next op-
Grafton. As Herd entered the store
the bandit with drawn pistol had
just ordered the cashier away from
the register. Heard commanded him
70 drop his weapon. Instead the rob
her wheeled and as he did 50 the
detectives gun barked. The bandit
fell shot through the head.
His loot from the three successful
robberies netted him $3.50. lie got
$40 from the grocery store, SIS
from one cafe and Sll0 from
another.
When the police arrived at the
drug store. the car had disappeared.
Apparently il had contained the
bandits companion.
A little later an unidentified man
called the police station and asked
If the man who had held up the e1-
tablishment had been killed. Efforts
to trace the call were without re-
suit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
TRUCK SHIPMENTS

Vegetables loaded from the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Thursday and
forwarded from Harlingcn Friday.
according 10 report prepared by
the Gulf Coast Lines:
Mixed vegetables-H Harlingen 2. In
Feria |. Mercedes 1, Weslaco 3. Dom
ma 1, San Benito 1, Rio Hondo 1.
Beets and carrots - Mercedes l..
Brownsville /. Cabbage-La Feria Il,
San Benito 4. Fruit-HarlinRen 4,
In Feria /. Mercedes /. Weslaeo 1,
Val Verde 3, Sharyland 3, San Berito
II. Totals 20 date-330 vegetable,
374 fruit Totals to date last year
229 vegetables, iS5 fruit,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Two Injured When
Train Strikes Car

MERCEDES. Texas, Dec. 1s.-Miss
Dorothy Scott and Miss Dorothy
Shannon of La Feria were badly
cut and bruised late last night
when an automobile in which they
were driving was struck by a
freight train on the Texas Avenue
crossing. The automobile was badly
wrecked.
Both girls were taken to the Mer-
cedes hospital but were later moved
to their homes by their respective
parents. who had been apprised Of
the accident.
The freight train was switching
cars over the crossing and in the
murk Of the rainy night the girls
evidently did not see the cars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Miss Fannie Daniel
Given Appointment

AUSTIN. Texas. Dec. ls.-lP,-
Miss Fannie Daniel Of Austin Sat
urday was appointed labor com
missioner by Governor Miriam A.
Ferguson.
Miss Daniel succeeds F.. J Crock
er, who resigned Friday, following
an encounter with James II. Ferru-
son, former governor. sent u Mr..
Crocker's office by Governor Fer
guson 70 request his resignation.
Miss Daniel was Mr.. Crockcr's
secretary.
Miss Daniel qualified Immediately
after her appointment. the oath Of
office being administered BY Mrs.
Nola c. Woods notary public in the
secretary of states office.
Miss Daniel worked for several
years in the secretary or states Of
flee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
ALABAMA PRISON
CONVICTS ESCAPE

BIRMINGHAM. Ala( Dec. 1S.-tPl
Seven prisoners, including two
TRUSTEES. escaped from the jefferson
county Jail today in an attempted
general Jail break.
The prisoners dubbed wardens
and took their keys. They unlocked
doors through the women's ward,
went through n window into the
yard and escaped over the wall into
an alley.
Ed Waltrop. outside warden, at
tracted by the noise. hurried to the
scene. calling for help. His arrival
frustrated n general delivery since
other prisoners were leaving their
cells.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
|ORMISTON IS
ARRESTED IN
Los ANGELES
Surrenders to District
Attorney After Hav-
ing Eluded Chicago
Police

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. lS.-tPl
Kenneth G. Ormiston, fugitive from
justice and co-defendant with
evangelist Aimee Semple McPher-
son on charges of criminal conspir-
acy, walked into the district at
torney's office here and surrend-
cred at l0:35 O'Clock this morning.
He will be arraigned on the
grand Jury indictment before Su-
pcrior Judge Elliott Craig.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. lS.-tPl
Kenneth G.. Ormiston, will-o-the-wisp
radio man in the Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson case. broadcast from place
of hiding in this city today his word
that he had surrendered TO the
authorities here.
His surrender was Vicarious one
at best. The district attorneys Of
announced it had no idea where
he was. The Los Angeles Examiner
announced Ormiston had come here
from Chicago, had been taken into
custody and would be arraigned to-
day on charge of conspiracy, but the
Los Angeles police were as ignorant
Of his whereabouts as was the dis
trlct attorney oAilOc'
All this took place while the police
in Chicago, where Ormiston nae
been taken after having been located
recently in Harrisburg, Pa, trusting
ly awaited for him to surrender there
pursuant to the promise Of his attor
ney, r. II. s. Martin. ,
Ormiston's official spokesman
here said he had waived trial IN I'm
cago, where he became tired O.
waiting to be arrested" and had vol
UNFAIRLY come here to find out wna
il was all about.
The radio man declared his inten
tion of asking for n reduction OF th'
$40, 900 bail which was set last Wed
nesday when grand jury indict
ssurs., charging conspiracy to pre-
vent and obstruet justice, was re
turned aaginst him.
The Examiner, in copyrighte'
story, says Ormiston is IN the Gus
tody of Ben Cohn, chief Of the AIS
trict attorneys detectives.
The radio man, who rs charged
with conspiracy TO obstruct justice
through his alleged connection with
the woman evangelist by aiding IN
the manufacture Of purported false
evidence regarding her disappear
ance last spring. is quoted by the
newspaper as saying: !,
Il want to show to the world, u
the world is interested. that ! have
nothing to fear and that Is why
came here to take charge OF my
ase. Why. I'm not even sure that ]
will need an attorney here. ! haven't
made up my mind on that point yet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Charge Farmer Cut
Throat of His Wife

EMPORIA, Kan, Dec. 1s.-(Pl-
Jess, Reid, a farmer living near
Gridley, is in Jail at Burlington, fol-
lowing the killing of his wife at the
cid home.
Reid cut his wife's throat with a
razor, according to neighbors, who
were notified by Reid after the
killing. He gave no reason or expla-
nation and said he and his wife had
had no quarrel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Predicts Transmission
of Pictures IN 10 Years

mission. The devising of a tele-
vision protector using seven light
sources increases the useful illum-
ination 40 times ana provides all
the light necessary for the screen.
DIR. Alexarderson said that in
laboratory tests pictures have been
sent in ten seconds but that tele-
vision will require the transmits
sion. reception and reproduction of
a picture in one-sixteenth of
second. Three steps must be ac-
complished before television can be
developed to the point Of a public
utility. he said. The first, he ex-
planned. is the broadcasting Of pic
lures, which he declared to be al
most at hand; the transmission of
facsimilins of MESSAGES and letters.
and the third Of radio transmission
Of motion pictures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
Former Champions
Will Battle Jan. IA

NEW YORK. n. Y, Dec. 1S.-fP1-
Two former light heavy weight cham
pions. Mike McTigue and Paul Ber-
lenbach. who once faced each other
in the title tilt wherein Paul won
the diadem. are to battle all over
again at Madison Square Garden
January Ii.
The winner hopes TO meet Jack
Delaney. who won the title from
Berlenbach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18

NEW YORK. n. ", Dec. is.-tP
Within ten years persons will be
able to see and talk to each other
over the ocean in the opinion of
DR.. r. F. W. Alexanderson, con-
sulting engineer of the Radio Cor
poration of America and the Cen
eral Electric Company.
DR.. Alexanderson made the pre-
diction yesterday upon his return
from st. Louis where he outlined
the possibilities of reievision be-
fore the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers.
The two fundamental obstacles
that once made people saw tele-
vision was impossible already have
been removed" he said. The dis
covery Of the short wave gave Us
potential speed enough for trans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
TRUCK CRASHES
into BUILDING

HARLINGEN. Texas, Dee IS
The front of the Black Diamond
bus depot here was practically de-
stroyed late Friday afternoon
when truck. heavily loaded with
baled hay crashed into the building,
smashing down two supporting pill
lars which support the tiled front.
The negro driver of the truck was
badly cut about the head By the
deluge Of tile which covered him.
The accident was caused by col
lision which occurred directly in
front Of the bus depot. The heavy
truck swerved toward the derot,
clambered over the walk and
crashed into the building. The dam
age to the building will amount TO
several hundred dollars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
People Of Beseiged City
Resorted to Cannibalism

LONDON, Dec. Is.-P)-The
Baptist Missionary Secretary to-
day received a cable message
from China stating that the eight
months seige OF Sianfu, capital
Of Shensi province, has been
terminated and six British mis-
sionaries liberated.
Fearful conditions in Sianfu,
including the buying and eating
of human flesh to ward off star
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
ALL OF EUROPE
INTERESTED IN
CERMANCRISIS
Defeat Of Marx Gov
ernment Has Placed
Entire German For
eign Policy in Doubt

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-tP)-British
newspapers today viewed the over
throw Of the Marx cabinet in Ger
many rs an important crisis in a
struggle between supporters of the
republic and Of the old monarchist
regime.
The Chronicle says that the real
issue in the present political upset is
broadly democracy versus militar-
ism." and adds that it Is hopeful
that militarism will not be victorious.
The Times declares that the crisis
is no ordinary one and as il raises
the fundamental question Of who
governs Germany.
The Post declares that the defeat
Of the government has placed the
whole foreign policy OF Germany in
doubt. Whether or not what has
commonly been described as the Lo-
carno spirit will continue to prevail
is still to be discovered, the paper
says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18
BOOM OIL TOWN
GETS NEWSPAPER

AUSTIN. Tex. Dec. ls.-(Pl-Bor-
ger. the new Panhandle oil town, is
to have a morning newspaper. Err
nest G.. Albright. twice candidate for
congress against Representative
Thomas C. Blanton. and formerly Of
Tecumseh, Oklahoma, has secured a
charter from the secretary of state
for the Berger Publishing Com
pany. Inc. and the name of the paper
will be The Berger Telegram.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-18

vation caused by factionai fight
ing there were described in
Peking dispatch of December 9.
The information reaching Pek-
ing said that the streets of SIAN
fu were strewn with dead and
that the natives had been robbed
of all foodstuffs by the soldiers.
At last reports there were I9
foreigners including several Amer
leans i'm the city.