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med. Sizes ) to s.
Evening star., 1926-05-27
$2.9S High.Back Bonnets
$1.98
Street Floor
Mems Golf Knickers
S5.98

$50 to $3.50 knickers Of I'M
ported wool tweeds. cheviot. cas-
simeres and hannels. Plus fours
and other styles. Correct patterns
and colors. All sizes for men and
youths.
Evening star., 1926-05-27
$2.95 Handbags, 81

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Street Floor
Evening star., 1926-05-27
Boys Pajamas, 89c

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muslin and white pajama checks.
Sizes 4 to 10.
Evening star., 1926-05-27

Second Floor
Evening star., 1926-05-27
Boys $l.9S Knickers
$1.59

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Evening star., 1926-05-27
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Lace Curtains, 29c Each

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Third Floor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
SCOPES CASE
REVIEW Opens
Tennessee Act Attack
ed, Defended in State
Supreme Court

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 81. =
Claims that the Tennessee law under
which JohE 7. Scopes was convicted
Of teaching the theory of evolution II
constitutional and is unconstitulon-
nj were made before the state 7su
preme court here today, when Scopes
appeal came before the court.
Oral argument against the convic-
tion was opened by John 7. Neal, Of
counsel for the young teacher, who
was convicted and fined 500 at Day.
ton, Tenn. He attacked the wording
Of the law on technical grounds, and
expressed the opinion that 1t violates
the state constitution and the four
teenth amendment to the federal con-
stitution.
Charles Strong Of New York, couni
sci for three Unitarian laymen's lea
que. which intervened as "amicus
curiae," also argued against the Law
and was followed by Arthur Garfield
Hays Of New York. counsel for the
American liberties union. A written
argument for the law, prepared b.
william Jennings Bryan. Jr- whose
father took . leading part in the
prosecution, was filed with the court
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
In JAIL
|dNCHARCE OF
|RQyB8VcSTORE
Bf Of Ce ngist Was
Ind 81 day in
s"
(By The Associated Press)

tby The Associated Pressl
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May
31.-Two men, suspected as
the slayers of Sterling Hunt.
ley, 80, geologist and oil scout
of San Antonio, are being TAX
en- to Laredo under heavy
guard fr ON Raymondville,
where they have been held in
Jail in connection with the
robbery of a drug store.
Huntley's body. a bullet hole
through the head, was found late
Saturday in the brush by the side of
the road four miles from San Ignacio,
Zapata county, where it had lain
since Wednesday.
Border officers were led to the
body when they found a truck aban-
doned nearby. The truck, according
to a message from J. L. Fierron
chief deputy sheriff at Laredo, is
one left by the killers when they
drove off in Huntley's car.
The suspects, a Mexican and an
American, were arrested in Laredo
the day of the murder. in connection
with the robbery of drug store in
Raymondville and were taken there
nothing being known of the murder
at that time.
Mr.. Huntley, who for many years
was in the oil business in Mexico
came here only recently. Last Mon
day. according to Mrs. Huntley, he
went to Rio Grande City on business
driving a new car which he had just
purchased.
Wednesday he telegraphed that he
was leaving Rio Grande City to re-
turn home. He did not arrive and
earch disclosed his murder.
Mr.. Huntley was buried at Laredo
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31

with the mans hat saying he
could find nothing Of him.
Smith and t-vo other friends were in
Matamoros and remained after the
bridge closed at raiinight. About
$3.50 in the morning they had a dis
agreement with service car driver
and the party Of Americans started
to the river.
They reached the stream about 100
yards above the international bridge.
When they saw a crowd of about a
dozen jitney drivers and their friends
approaching. one of the party jumped
into the river and started swimming
across. Smith followed ana another
one Of the party started to jump in
but was caught by the pursuers.
When Smith was about half way
across. the shouting attracted the
attention Of the bridge officer and
he fired three shots his friends said.
The companion of Smith who re-
mained in Mexico said he heard Smith
call "come and get me, I'm going
down." He asked one Of the Mexi-
cans to go into the river and get
Smith. The man went into the stream
at once, but after swimming around
for some time returned and said
that he could not find him. The first
one in the party to jump into the
river reached the American side of
the river safely.
The rearch for Smith has continued
on both sides Of the Rio Grande with
no results. Smith has a wife in
Corpus Christi. He Is an aviator,
having been up at Corpus Christi re-
Gently. and was formerly resident
of San Antonio, his headquarters
being in that city. Before that he
lived at Austin.
The man was considered a good
swimmer, and his friends hold out
hope for his life If he was not struck
by one Of the bullets.
The Mexican and American consuls
of Brownsville and Matamoros have
been notified and are aiding in the
search.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
'EXTRASESSION
PLEA REFUSED
BY GOVERNOR
Would Interfere With
Primaries, Ma Says;
May Issue Call For
September, October


AUSTIN. Tex. May Ex-Governor
Ferguson win not call special ses-
sion Of the legislature to validate
the district road bonds until Sep
tembcr or October, she wrote j. A.
Kemp. chairman of the statewide
committee for bond valuation, at
Wichita Falls today.
IL believe you will quite agree after
having received the facts that II
would be impracticable ut this time
to convene the legislature in special
session fer the reason that the sum
,mer time primary elections are soon
at hand and IL would require more
than 80 days and probably sixty
days to pass the special acts present
ed you under even suspension Of
the rules
The governor wrote:
II have sought the advice Of able
attorneys upon the bills presented
ard / have been advised that II Is
not quite clear that these bills will
meet the objections raised by the
supreme court Of the United States in
the Archer county case. am having
the matter further considered with
a view OF doing everything that can
be done to remove any embarrass-
ment that may arise from the de-
cision Of the court. 80
!. II believe you will agree with me
that the Importance Of this legisla-
tion makes it imperative that it be
considered at a time when the po-
litical atmosphere il not surcharged
with partisan discussion.
Therefore, have decided that it
will not be best to convene the legis-
lature in special session at this
time, but I will defer the matter un-
til some time in September or the
first part of October. and in the
meantime I will nave such investiga-
tion made as to the sufficiency OF
the bills presented by you and IL
there seems to be no intervening legal
objections / shall be glad to call the
legislature in special session to con-
slider this matter and some other
special matters, including the ap-
portionment FOR the common schools.
II want to thank you and the
members of the committee who have
this matter in hard for your patri-
otic interest in this important mat
tr, and ! assure you that Il will be
my purpose to cooperate in every
way possible to maintain the fl
nancial honor of the state in all
things"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
HERALDBECINS
new SERVICE
Paper to be Delivered
To Homes Located
Along Highway

"Main Street" always keeps abreast
Of the news.
The Valleys Main Street Is to get
further recognition beginning Tues
day, June 1, when The Brownsville
Herald will inaugurate what is be-
lieved 70 be the longest home-de-
livered newspaper route in the world,
from Brownsville to Mission, dis
tance Of about 68 miles.
The delivery will be by motor
cycle, which will be an auxiIiar~ -
the service which has been In effect
for several years, by which dealers
in the various towns are served by
The Herald over the Black Diamond
bus line.
The new service. the publishers an
nounced, means that IL will be pos
sible for every home located on the
highway, or near the highway, to re-
ceive the latest news az about the
same hour as the paper II delivered
to subscribers in the various towns.
1.-THE new service is likely to prove
an expensive undertaking" w. G.
Russell. circulation manager Of The
Herald announced. However, ii Is the
purpose OF The Herald to make ii
possible for every home along the
highway to receive The Herald the
afternoon Of publication, and early
on Sunday mornings. just as II they
lived in Brownsville. IN San Benito,
or any other town in the Valley.
1T is merely another indication Of
the growth Of the state highway in
to a real Main Street. and The Her
aid IL endeavoring 10 keep abreast Of
that growth. The route will start
with very healthy circulation, and
Is expected to develop rapidly. We
have been assured BY many readers
that IL win prove popular"
The route will be operated by w. l..
Garner of Harlingen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
u. S. TO TRY CAR
THEFT SUSPECTS

Purius Smith and Rufus Heath,
now being held at Farmersville, La,
in connection with the theft Of an
automobile belonging to the South
Tex Automobile company at Harlin-
gen, will not be brought hack to
Cameron county for trial It was
learned here following the return Of
Sheriff Nichols.
The prisoners have been turned
over to the federal authorities, the
case having come under their juris-
diction with the crossing OF - state
lire. Smith and Heath we're cap
tured at Spencer, Louisiana and then
taken to Farmersvilfe on u descrip-
tion furnished BY Cameron county
authorities. Sheriff Nichols went to
Louisiana after them but found that
they had been released or q writ of
habeas corpus for trial later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
CONVICTS7RY
TO BREAK JAIL
Galveston Officers En-
Route for Men Held
In Dallas

DALLAS. Tex. May 31.-Officers
from Galveston are enroute here for
three escaped convicts, whose at
tempted Jail delivery was frustrated
here yesterday after they had fled
from the coast city in rented auto
mobile. the driver Of which they slug
Eed and jumped out at Corsicana.
Patrolman Goss. acting on a de-
scription Of the men and car from
CorsicanR. halted and disarnied the
trio on 4 downtown street Saturday
night They are said 10 be Robert
Pounds. James Darrell and Frank
Lewis. The men, who confessed they
escaped from state prison guard
near Wallis Friday. rented d car In
Galveston, and later slugged the driv-
er, carrying him on to Corsicana
There he told his story to officers.
Three bars OF the city jai! had been
sawed here early Sunday morning
when Night Jailer Will Ely saw
shadows that led him to an investi-
cation. Two men were already in the
Jail corridors and the other was
crawling through the sawed opening.
When Eiv returned with help, they
had crawled back 10 their hunks and
were feigning sleep.
a hacksaw. two blades and y long
dirk were found ia the cork lex of
fouu4*
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
Presidency Refused BY
PilsMdski, ReUOH Chief

president against parliament snd
deprives him OF the needed exec
utive influence because IL fails to
give him the authority to dissolve
parliament In the case Of urgent
necessity
Acting President Rataj's an
nouncement Of the marshal's re-
fusal caused q sensation In the na-
tional assembly and wild excite
ment among the popuIace.
Premier Bartels told Pilsudski Ne
could pot guarantee what the pco-
pie would do In their disappaint~
ment, put the marshal replied:
''Leage that 20 me; I'll manage
aIl right"
M. Hetzj. alter reading the letter
of ref} }znI 40 thr assembly called A
new lection mr. ten O'Clock to-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
Lockhart Leads Indianapolis Race at zoo
Seek Mans Body
After Failure to
Swim Rio Grande

Officers today searching the Rio Grande near
Brownsville for the body of Chas F. Smith, Corpus Christi
travelling salesman who is believed have drowned early
Sunday morning while attempting to swim the river from
Mexico to the American side The search uitless
late this afternoon
First reports that three shots had been fired from
the international bridge by Mexican officers while Smith
in the water but this denied today by officers both
ends Of the bridge friend who attempted to the
river at the time said he heard shots Smith cry
Come and get me, going down and that Of the
who had caught him into the and returned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
The WEATHER

FOR Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande valley: Mostly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday, possibly With local
showers: not much change il temp-
Eor East Texas: Partly clondy "a
e1oudy tonight and Tuesday; prob.
oblr loeel thundershoWers n east
~ south portions; cooker tonIxht IN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
TERRALDENIES
PARDON Sale
Brother of Arkansas
Governor Admits
He Got $1,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 31.--
Complete denial Of having anything
to do with the activity of his broth
er. Floyd Terral. in securing a par
don for Lee Mode. convicted Of bu--
glary, and declaration that the af-
fidavit given to the press by J. A.
Mode, Conway merchant and banker
that he paid the governors brother
81 900 to secure a pardon for his son,
Lee. was prompted for political
motives" were made by Governor
on his return to the city last night.
Lee Mode was one of the nine con-
victs pardoned by s. b. Mccall. pres
ident of the senate while acting gov
ernor in the absence of Governor
Terral last fall. The nine pardons
were held invalid by the state su-
preme court. to which body Governor
Terral carried the fight to void the
executive orders issued by Mr.. Nc
Call.
Governor Says It's Lie
The governors statement followed
one by Floyd Terral last night, after
Modes affidavit had been given news
papers, embodying the same charges
that he made in statement Saturday.
Modes statement and affidavit
charged that Governor Terral told
him that his son would be given a
suspension of sentence and advised
him to return to the capitol on a GER
tain date sld that on his return to
Little Rock he found the governor
out Of the city, but through payment
Of $1,000 to the governors brother,
he got the pardon for his son from
the acting governor.
Governor Tcrral termed the por-
tion Of Modes statement relating a
promise OF clemency from him as d
"lie.-
Mode knew that he had no chance
on earth Of securing clemency from
me-" Governor Terral said. Hence
his appeal to acting governor Nc
Call"
Admits Payment
Referring to Modes charge that he
paid the governors brother $1,000
and was now trying to get II back.
since the pardon was held invalid,
the governor s1id:
He complained that he paid my
brother 1900 for securing the par
don and now that I had fought
them and the court held the pardon
void, he felt that ! should give mis-
son clemency. made it plain that
my brother was not running the
governors office. II Floyd Terral did
not have any source of revenue ex-
cept fees for pardops, his family
would starve to death. Ny opposi-
tion to those who try to live upon
convicts BY getting fees out Of them
for cIemency is well known"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
Tenants Escape I'm
Corsicana Blaze
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
CORSICANA, Texas, May 3l.-Fire
of undetermined origin destroyed the
Green Flats. early Monday morning
causing loss Of several thousand
dollars. All the guests on the second
floor were forced to jump from the
windows clad only in their night
clothes Two men received minor
injuries in negotiating the jump.
The Navarro hotel, modern brick
structure Of five stories. adjoining
the burning building had slight fire
damage on the west side.
Mrs. w. j. Green wife Of the own
ers ofthe flats lost jewels valued at
$500 and one hundred dollars cash.
Only a few guests were able To save
any OF their clothing. The loss "A
partially covered by insurance. \
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
TEN BURNED TO
DEATH IN FIRES.
over COUNTRY.
Brooklyn Blaze Fatal
to Man, Woman,
Mother, 4 Children;
3Die in Baltimore
fBy The Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, ~. ", May 3l.-A
mother and four OF her seven chill
dren, a So year old man and an aged
widow met Death early today in Q
fire which destroyed the old Taft
Hotel in the Carnarsie- Brownsville
section Of Brooklyn.
The fire started in a paint shop
at the rear of the hotel and spread
to the 40 year old wooden structure.
Trolley car crews. rushing to the aid
Of the hotel guests, saw Thomas
Hughes, in his night clothing. with
one of his twin boys in his arms. He
threw the child to the street, where
later, the other twin was found
After an unsuccessful attempt TO
reach his wife and other children
Hughes jumped from second story
window
An hour after the fire was dis
covered firemen were still throwing
streams OF water on the blazing
building and no trace had been found
of Mrs. Hughes and her four chill
dren, or Of Joseph r. Nolan, So, on
q Mrs. Smith, aged widow OF po-
liceman, all Of whom had been in the
building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31

SHARON, Pa, May Sl.--The gen.
cral assembly Of the Presbyterian
church today went on record as op-
posed to any referendum on the wet
and dry issue. The assembly ap-
proved the action of President Cool
idge relative to the use Of local Of
ficers Is prohibition agents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31

BALTIMORE, Md. May 31.-Three
persons were burned to death early
today when fire destroyed the home
OF DR.. Aaron Ember, eminent Egypt
ologist OF the John Hopkins univer-
sity. The dead are. Mrs. Regina
Embes, DR.. Ember's wife, their six
year old son, and white maid.
DR.. Ember was seriously burned
before he was rescued from the roof
OF the blazing house. The dead were
all trapped in their bedrooms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31

(By The Associated Prcss.)
BOSTON, Mass, May 31<-Boston-
Brooklyn double-header postponed,
rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May ST..
Over q two and a half mile course.
narrow ribbon or briek uade perIE
oilsly slippery as a result or rA
twenty eight drivers. the pick m
three nations. roared away vat A
=. m today in the start or the <&
mile automobile race.
A record breaking crowd ,estim nt2|
mt 10000, was drenched half a dn4@
times by the sudden showers, whf&|
at one time threatened to cause
postponement.
Peter De Paolo, the smiling y0unr
Italian, winner or the 1925 race, was
given tremendous ovation mn hiI
cream colored car. shricking out nrc.
dictions Of speed never bcfAr
equalled BY man travelling Oh w.
ground, tore past the cheerihr
stands DE Paolo. with his baby't
shoes tied to the front axle of his
racer, waved his hand in salute.
Phil Shafer. driving q car owned
and entered BY De Paolo. led ths
first lap at the terrific speed oi
l02-9l miles mn hour. His time for
the first two and ~ half miles wns
l:27:s7.
Shafer led for the first 4o miles
when Ne was passed BY Dave Lewis,
who finished second I'm the race N
year ago. Shafer had won $1.50o:
= Y.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
Rain Halts
Classic For
First Time

AW.
CpEEDWAy T,d;.r.rcI;u
rT- 90
Inu-, May ol.--lhe oVU fIilio
automobile race, temporarily
halted TODAY hecauae of sud-.
don rLo g. I-:x, u J. 4
1Sh oiio 11isSas aat'>
covered 10 miles, was reSurl-
ed after a delay Of an hour
and ten minutes
urs. 49,
WHEN Aiio iaIr Man icouiii1'A
l6 OF the original z6 starters
remained In the rruellinnS
Grind r;sL;nr +ho;x I;.yos ~
" e ~ 49,
tnelr quest OH speed anu Prizes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31

NEW YORK. N. ~, May 31.--wesh-
ington-New York doubleheader post
poned. Wet grounds. Two games
tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-31
Reds Beat Pirates
In Morning Contest

PITTSBURGH, Pa. May 3I.-Cin-
einnati's timely hitting gave the
Reds victory over Pittsburgh, to
2 IN the morning game Of the holi-
day twin bill today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-28
Claude Schmidt, Melrose
Youth Held in Tulsa, Okla.
Passed Worthless Checks-Rockville
Man Attends Hearing--Took Adj
vantage of Friendship

Tulsa, Okla, Jan. % Although
o. Claude Schmidt, "a, dapper Mel
rose, Mimi, youth, began his visit tc
Tulsa by staying in the Hotel Mayo
and living with the younger social
set, he will end his visit here in the
Tulsa county Jail.
Today Judge Hudson sentenced
him to 80 days in Jail and fined him
$25 and costs on a charge of passing
bogus check for $50 on the Halli-
burton-Abbot store. AS Schnnidt has
already spent 80 days in Jail, he will
have served 60 days altogether.
Schmidt had beSn introduced at
the storeby the mother of former
classmate at Notre Dame university
preparatory school, according to tes-
timony this morning. On the strength
of this introduction he cashed checks
for 500 and $50, it was stated.
C. F. Eickhoff, an official of the
State Bank~of Rockville, Mimi, ties
tilted that there was no Farmers
State Bank at Rockville. 1t was on
the latter bank that Schmidt is alleg-
ed to have drawn his draft.
He would have been sent to the
penintentiary but for the leniency of
Halliburton Abbott officials.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-28
Ninteen Year Old Holsteip
Cow Makes World Record
Gave Fifty-One Pounds Milk Jan 10.
Eighteenth Calf Stands at
Her Side

+ A 10 year old COW, that has raised
10 calves, three of which were sold
for $500 each, and that on Sunday,
Jan. 10, gave 81 pounds of milk, is
an animal of which her owner may
justly be proud.
Such a COW is Jessie Fobes Home
stead DeKol, pure bred Holstein
COW owned by E. o. REM of Hassan
Valley. Jessie was bought over 18
years ago, when she was a calf six
months old, by Mr.. REM at Water
town, Wis. She has been on the REM
farm ever since, producing a calf
each year and one year twins, about
half of them heifers.. Three of her
calves have been sold for $500 each,
and she has her 18th calf at her side
at the present time, heifer -four
weeks old.
In the first place 10 year old COW
is out of the ordinary, the average
life of cattle being less than that,
and in the second place a COW 10
years old that has produced calf
every year up to and including her
10Th year, giving 81 pounds of milk
a day four weeks after she freshened,
is still more unusual. Mr.. REM be-
lieves that with Jessie Fobes Home
stead DeKol he has established rec
ord that will be hard to equal.
Jessie has earned home on the
REM farm that is hers as long as she
may live. Her owner says that money
could not buy her.
, To prove the contention of those
who claim that ensilage is not good
for stock, that is that they will be
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-28

short-lived if fed constantly with it,
Jessie has been fed ensilage every
day of her life. Also to prove the
contention of those who insist that
tuberculosis is contracted by cattle
through continued tuberculin testing,
she has been tested every year for
the past 18 years, and still does not
appear to be in the last stages of
tuberculosis.
Jessie Fobes Homestead DeKol is
certainly wonderful COW, and pos
sibly a record breaker; she has given
her owner a handsome profit every
year for the past II years, and has
earned a place in bovine history.
Mr.. REM has taken her picture
with her latest calf and is having an
enlargement made to hang in his
home,