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Evening star., 1926-12-06
REED AND HAYES
STAY ON WET SIDE
Disregard Drys' Victory in
Missouri, Declares State
w. c. T. u.

Senators Reed and Halves of Mis-
they will continue to vote wet"
Notwithstanding the victory of the
drys in q referendum in their State
on the question of the repeal Of the
State prohibition laws, according to
a statement issued by that organiZa-
ton.
Senator Reed during the campaign
urged the voters to disregard the
referendum.
The w. c. T. L. statement says, in
part:
THE referendum which polled so
great a dry vote in Missouri was
staged by the efforts Of the Associa-
tion Against the Prohibition Amend.
ment. which extensively advertised
the fact that the vote would reveal
the will Of the people. and the Off
cial figures on the referendum show a
dry majority Of 275,543, with the
great brewery center of St. Louis
showing big drop in wet votes and
Kansas City. Senator Reels h"'"
the largest dry city In the world,
showing a greater dry population than
ever.
Vets Won i'm Other States.
I'm New York and in Illinois,
where drys by the hundred thousand
refused 20 vote. the vets carried their
futile wet referenda, a signal for wet
congressman to issue statements de-
claring Congress should abide by the
mandates Of the people and modify
the Volstead act
THE first announcement that Sena-
tor Reed does not intend to follow
the dry mandate came in answer to
q letter from Mrs. nellie G.. Burger,
Evening star., 1926-12-06
FEE AWARD OVERRULED.
Appellate Reverses 5000 Judg-
ment Obtained by Attorney Levin.

The District Court Of Appeals, in an
opinion by Justice Van Orsdel and
concurred in by Chief Justice Martin,
today reversed a Judgment of the Dis
trict Supreme Court which had
awarded a fee of $4,000 to William
M. Levin, a local attorney, for serv-
ices rendered Elizabeth B. Chinn in
connection with the settlement Of an
estate. Justice Charles Fl. Robb filed
a dissenting opinion.
The ma jority opinion holds that the
law should have sued on a quantum
meruit for the value OF his services
and not on an account stated through
with his client in
which she referred TO a lower fee.
Justice Robb held there was suff1cien'
evidence to sustain the judgment and
it should not have been reversed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02

READY
TO OPERATE
Service to be Started
Thursday Morning
AT PIT. Isabel

Operation of ferry from Point
Isabel 10 Padre Island commencing
at 7 o'clock Thursday morning was
announced Wednesday By COL Sam
Robertson. general manager for the
Ocean Beach Driveway.
A small barge and tug will engage
in the ferry service. The barge Is
capable of handling only four light
weight cars Larger cars cannot be
handled as yet.
The beach drive now is acces-
sible for a distance of 25 miles north
Of the Padre Island pier across from
Point Isabel. The "Mitzir built for
service at Point Isabel, developed
gear trouble and has been laid up
for repairs until Thursday when 1T
will start from Houston on its trip
to the Point. The trip will take about
a week.
Passengers will not be carried on
the barge with the autos but will be
taken to the island in launch chart
cred especially for that purpose. The
first boat leaves the Point NO z
o'clock in the morning daily except
on Sunday and the last boat leaves
Padre Island for the Point at $50
o'clock In the evening. making several
trips during the day. On Sunday the
first boat leaves az o'clock In the
morning from Point Isabel and the
last boat in the evening leaves Padre
Island at 1918 o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
|. D. JONES IS TO
BUY HOTEL HERE

Completion Of deal whereby the
Windsor Hotel. located nc oil Wash
ington street. would be sold BY Wood
& Dodd 70 l.. d. Jones, dairyman and
farmer, j. expected some time today,
IL il announced.
Mr.. Jones proposes to remodel the
three story building and to improve
~ throughout. IL II wooden build
ing and contains "a rooms. Not only
will the interior be remodc1ed but
the porch also will be- changed In
some details. Possession Of the
building will be taken probably be-
fore Saturday.
Mrs. Jones will be In charge Of the
hotel while Mr.. Jones will continue
the management OF his dairying busi-
ness. The hotel now il being leased
from Wood & Dodd by Mrs. G. G.
Green. The consideration In the pur-
chase Of the building was not made
public.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
Case
APPEAL ENDS
Tennessee Court Ex-
pected to Rule on
Law at Fall Term

NASHVILLE. Tenn. -une 2.--The
anti-evolution law or Tennessee to-
day il before the supreme court Of
the state for decision.
Attacked on one side as "en absurd
law. entirely out OF harmony with
American Institutions and defended
on the other as "the thoughtful en-
actmcnt Of q sovereign people TO pro-
tect their children in their belief in
the divine origin Of man." the statute
was discussed in arguments before
the court Monday and Tuesday.
The case came before the supreme
justices on an appeal in behalf Of
John Thomas Scopes, who was fined
sl00 NJ Dayton for teaching the
theory Of evolution. The court may
decide whether the law is constitu-
ticnal or unconstitutional. or II may
ignore this issue and affirm or re-
verse the conviction. In any event.
an opinion Is not expscted until the
fall term, as the court adiourns In a
few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
CHINA SICK OF
INTERFERENCE

GENEVA. June China IL sick to
death over foreign interference in
her domestic affairs. Mr. Chu. Chi
nese minister TO Italy. made this dec
laration yesterday during tempest
uous session of the permanent opium
commission in violent alteration
with the British delegate.-Si Malcolm
Delviene Sir Malcom had criti-
cized the importation Of morphine
into China
Mr.. chu became 50 excited that he
literally screamed He talked sf the
readiness Of the Chinese 60 make war
Oh Great Britain III You can find q
Chinese who Il not anti-foreign and
not anti British I'll say he Is not q
good Chinese exclaimed the min
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
PLAY DIRECTOR
ISFOUNDDEAD
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Man
Leaves Notes to
Friends, Mother
(By The Associated Press)

TULSA, Okla, June 2.-CharIes
Edwards. IS, director Of the Tulsa
Little theatre players. was found
dead in his room in local hotel
here last night from an overdose Of
poison.
a house detective forced open the
door and found Edwards lying on hts
bed covered by sheet.
4 note to his friends in Tulsa
said:
The strange thing Is that II
should be so easy. The hardest part
about it is the sorrow it will cause
others
Under a pillow was poem. A
letter 70 his mother begun several
DAYS ago and added 70 several times.
indicated that he had contemplated
suicide for several days, detective
Chief Vic Ellis said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
CAVE-IN TRAPS
THREE MINERS

BUTTE, Mont, June 2.--Three
miners, trapped by cave in az 2:s0
o'clock yesterday afternoon, early to-
day afternoon, early toda were still
entofbed behind tons of debris in the
1900 foot level of the West Colusa
coppcf mine Of the Anaconda Mining
compan, near here. while rescue crews
exerted every effort to reach them.
The entombd men ar Henry Let
tala, 10; Stewart Hutchinson, 27,
shift boss; and Joseph Langner, 3d.
They were caught in the mine shaft
when a section Of the roof caved in,
cutting them off from escape.
Late yesterday the diggers could
hear Lcttala urging them on. Let
tala said he was pinned beneath
heavy timbers, which had saved him
from being crushed by tons Of rock.
He said he did not know where the
other cntcmbed miners were. Little
hope is held that Hutchinson and
Langner will be found alive.
During the night Lettala's voice
died away.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
MARTIN Gets
REVERSAL In
LIFESENTENCE
Denton Deputy Order
ed Retired in Staying
Case; Death Verdict
of Negro Affirmed

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2.--Life SEN
tence Of w. A. Martin. alleged Krum
bank robber. for murder in connec-
tion with the killing Of II. B. Par
sons. Denton county deputy sheriff,
was reversed and remanded today by
the court Of criminal appeals.
Death sentence for criminal as
sault Of Matthew Briscoe, San An
tonic BLACK terror" was affirmed.
Refusal Of the trial court to per-
NIT Martin 10 testify that Ne did not
20 to the sheriff's office and surrend-
cr after the shooting because he be-
lieved there was conspiracy among
certain peace officers 70 kill him.
won a reversal.
The court pointed out the state
had introduced testimony showing
Martins flight from the scene Of
the killing. and that the. defendant
had the right 60 te-tify he had no
idea Of flight, but went TO his home
to await an opportunity to surrender
when his life should be protected.
In this connection Martin would
have testified that he telephoned from
his home 10 n state ranger at Austin
and the sheriff at Fort Worth and
asked protection.
The killing took place on a Denton
street. but the case was tried In Dal-
Las county On q change Of venue.
THE testimony seems sufficient to
support the finding of the jury" the
court said in affirming Briscce's
sentence. Both the woman ana her
companion identified appellant as
one Of three negroes who attacked
them In the night and raYished the
prosecutrix.r
The appellate body upheld refusal
Of the trial court to quash the in
dletment on the ground Of alleged
discrimination against negroes in
selection of the Bexar county grand
jury that indicted Briscoe. The grand
jury was drawn before Briscoe's ar
rest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
'DANIELSFLAYS
!. 2-THIRDS rule
Unit Rule Also Should
Be Discarded Says
Ex-Naval Chief
fBy The Associated Press, ,

COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 2.-Jef-
farsonian principles Of government
were advocated and the two thirds
rule for nominating democratic
presidential candidates and the unit
rule binding states to one candidate
were assailed by former Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels Mt a
statewide meeting of democratic
leaders here today.
THE hour has struck said Mr..
Daniels, for the democratic party
to rid itself Of the body Of death.
populaly known as the two thirds
rule. 1t is q misnomer. /. 1t is big
stick chat can be used to enable a
handful Of delegates to thwart the
will Of the majority.
just 80 long as it Is possible for
267 delegates to convention made
up Of 1.09s delegates to defeat the
will Of over six hundred, just so
55ng il it possible menace.
-The day the two third rule goes
to the scrap heap to which it IS
now headed. that day also should
the unit rule 60 into inocuous desue-
tude. They were born in the same
atmosphere, and it is fitting that
they should be sepulchred together
as enemies Of the easy ascertainment
and acceptance Of the rule Of the
majority"
The former naval secretary criti-
cized the economy program Of the
Coolidge administration. He quoted
figures which he said proved his
contention and the cost OF the gov
ernment is steadily rising.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
INDIAN WOMAN
Held ANDSHOT
Court IS told
Morrison Testifying in
Usage Case Admits
Killing Anna Brown,
duplicates Burkhart

Ant Int A~rBGA0htU EE<tsl
PAWHUSKA, Okla. June 2.
Byron Burkhart held Anna
Brown, Usage Indian woman,
in a sitting position while Kel-
sey Morrison shot her, Morri-
son testified today in the trial
of Ernest Burkhart, Byron s
brother. Ernest is charged
with the killing i'm March,
1928, of w. E. Smith, who
met death in an explosion that
also proved fatal to his Indian
wife and a white maid.
Authorities declare that the deaths
Of Smith and Anna Brown were a
part Of a wholesale murder con-
spiracy in which it was planned to
get possession of the property of
Usage Indians. Anna Brown was
killed in the spring Of 1922.
Morrison testified today that he.
his Indian wife, Katherine Cole
Morrison. and Byron Burkhart, went
with Anna Brown to canyon after
they had drunk some liquor. When
Anna Brown became so intoxicated
that she could not walk, Mrs. Morri-
SON was taken home, he said.
He and BYRON Burkhart returned.
Morrison continued. and he shot the
woman with gun furnished by W. X.
Hale. said by the authorities to have
instigated the killings. Hale Il an
uncle of the Burkharts.
Byron Burkhart was charged re-
Gently with the murder Of Anna
Brown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
Four Masked Robbers Lock Dallas Bank
Officers, Patrons IN Vault; Secure $4,000
Firemen Ask for Aid to
House Convention Crowd

~ also fear among the committee
In charge that they will not be
able 10 havE sleeping quarters 60
care for those who are coming.
at behooves the people Of the
Valley to arrange some sort OF ac-
commcdations for these people. If
they come here and cannot find
ample sleeping accommodations
and NO place to eat. they are ma
turaIly going 20 leave with nm un-
favorable impression.
"Those having quarters ksaiI-
able are requested 10 notify John
B- ChalIes, general secretary,
Hariingen."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
2S(OKnLEDIN
BURMA STORM
Final Toll in Cyclone
May Mount to 1000,
Officer Says


RANGOON, Burma, June 2.--The
death toll of the recent cyclone and
tidal wave on the coast of Burma
has reached q total OF 2SO0. according
to report submitted BY the commits
sioner of the district Of Arakan. II
il feared that the deaths may reach
almost 1000 i'm the affected regions.
Most Of the deaths in the township
of Maungdow were caused by flood
when the Naaf River swept over its
banks. The scene In the devastated
area is waste Of waters for many
miles
Extensive damage has been caused
to the telegraph lines connecting
Burma with India and il Is expected
that II will be some time before the
roads TO Arakan can be opened, as
flods are Impending the progress OF
rescue workers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
SMALL TOWN IN TEXAS
y y r
HAS ONE-MAN TEAM IN
- = y
CHICAGO SCHOOL MEET

NAt"ts
CHICAGO. ILL.,, June 2.-For the
first time the entire squad OF a
high school has been entered in the
high hurdles OF the national
scholastic track champions at the
University Of Chicago Friday and
Saturday.
The team is from Olton, Lamb
county, Texas. and is composed of
Carroll Jones.
0lton has a population or 75 and
is twenty-five miles from the
nearest railroad. but the high
school has produced in 16 year old
Carroll Jones a remarkable ALL
round athlete.
If Jones runs true to form In the
scholastic carnival, he win be one
Of its sensations. On two occa-
sions he has been credited with
fifteen seconds. flot, for the high
hurdles, two fifths Of second be-
low the scholastic record that his
stood since 1912.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
CLERK RICH AFTER
DERBY IN BRITAIN

by Inc Associated Press)
LONDON, June 2s-Robert
Bishop, fifty-year-old depart
mental manager of a brokerage
firm who won first prize i'm the
rich Calcutta sweepstakes on
the derby, only retained one
eighth Of the ticket for himself.
He sold half OF his share for
about 1000 pounds and later dis
posed Of three-quarters Of the
remainder for IN unrevraled
amount.
The eighth of ticket which
Bishop retained for himself was
worth about 16.25O pounds Gap
proximateiy $sl.25O)-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
LEEDICKEN IS !
Slain IN MOVE
TOHALTAlJTO
County Officer Killed
by Men Suspected of;
Running Rum on
Road Near City

Lee Dicken, 58, Of San
Benito. deputy sheriff of
Cameron county and former
ranger, was shot To death Iasts
night when he and three Of
ficers attempted to halt ri car
suspected Of being loaded with
liquor and six men are being
held i'm jail while officers un-
der Sheriff III. g. Nichols are
continuing an investigation.
the shooting occurred about four
and one halt miles from Brownsville
on the rain canal of the III Jardin
district near the pumping plant abont
midnight In the party with Deputy
Dicken were Alec Champion, Ernest
Garcia and Ray DrouiIhet. The Of
ficers were in hiding ON the side ar
the canal away from the river.
As car drove onto the bridge
crossing the canal Dicken threw ~
light on them and ordered tho driy4rA
to STOP At this the .drErfx and thA
only other occupant of the eiH Kazhn
firing and sped away in the dark.
Pursuit on the car proved fruitieBs
the speeding machine soon being
lost TO the officers.
Dicken was shot through the RIGHT
shoulder and his left nnssie. A third
bullet pierced scabbard under his
arm. Other members OF the party
were uniniureu-
Although the six men had been
rounded up for investigation no trace
of the car. Light cut-dDwn truck,
had been found.
Dicken has been peaSe officer
for the past 40 years, having filled
almost every position OK that nature
~ one time Or another. re IN we'll
known as ranger along the border
from III Pasc to the mouth Of tho
Rio Grande.
Search for the perpetrators of thu
shooting continued until early We'd
ncsday morning. the Officers cover.
ing many miles of tertiary in their
investigation but were unable to lo.-
cate anyone thought TO have been I'M
the ear from which the shots were
fired. The six suspects held now
compose group Of men who had
been stopped on the road short
time hefore the shooting occurred.
They were questioned ~ 70 the
reason for their being out mt that
time Of night and in that location
and then were allowed to Eo.
Call Sent In
After the shooting the Officers
called two immigration men from
Brownsville and left them with the
body while they continued the
search Tor the mnrdernrs. Their
search was fruitlpss and early We'd
nesday morning they went Ia the
homes Of the six men they had stop
ped on the road and arrested them
In connaction with che affair.
AZ noon Wednesday there had been
no further Developments in the case
with the zix men still being held.
They probably will not De given
preliminary hearing until after the
Continued on page twu.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
Man, WOMAN SLAIN
NEAR ROADHOUSE

CHICAGO. ILL.,. June "a maj,
N woman were shot hnd killed
another woman probably fatHI
wounded by unidentified assailants
who opened fire just after Tho three
had emerged from Derby Inn, road.
house ~ suburban H0mewood, early
today.
James L0mhardo, ieweler. and
Mrs. Crystal Barrier. were almost in-
stantly killed W volley which rid-
died the automobile they were about
to enter. Mrs. Violet BASS. Heriona-
w wounded, crowied to the inn and
summoned help.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02

Especial 20 The Herald.)
HARLINGEN, Texas. June a.
The committee ON arrangements
for the Texas Fireman's Associ-
alton convention issued the fol-
lowing appeal 10 the Valley towns:
"The success of the Valley M
a convention center IN surely to
i.e determined by the outcome Of
the firemen's convention to be-
held next Tuesday. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
There Il every indication that
the largest crowd of people ever
to be In the Valley at any single
time will be I'm attendance. There
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
BANDITS WHO HELD
SHANKLIN SOUGHT

VERA CRUZ, June 2.-Federai
troops are in pursuit Of the five
bandits who captured John w.
Shanklin of Canyon. Texas. Shanklin
was rescued Monday. Mr.. Shanklin.
was is an employe Of the Potrero
sugar plantation. returned to the
plshtation yesterday. The troops
have been instructed to continue their
search for the bandits until, all Of
them are captured
Shanklin was the last Of five
Americans recently held by bandits
in Mexico for ransom to be released.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02

DALLAS. Texas. June -Four
masked robbers locked eleven officials
and patrons Of the Jefferson Bank
and Trust company in Oak Cliff. in
the vault, scooped Up between $4,000
and $4,000 in currency and fled
toward Fort Worth under hail of
bullets shortly before II o'clock to-
day.
M. q. Young. president OF the bank,
was one of those forced into the
vault. The robbers escaped down an
alley siding the building, and fled in
small touring car.
One Of the robbers was negro.
said witnesses who saw the five
hustle into small automobile at the
end Of the alley.
r. O. Barnes, cashier. one of those
shut in the vault. caught the tumblers
as the combination turned and freed
the imprisoned party within a few
seconds after the robbers left the
bank by side door. Barnes grabbed
gun and fired five apparently
fruitless shots at the fugitiyes.
Only two Of the robberf entered
the bank. the others waiting out
side. One of the active pair wore
goggles. and the other black hand
kerchief tied across the bridge OF
his nose.
.. b. Blaine. joint owner of drug
store across the street from the bank,
in which he is a stakeholder, declared
he believed he recognized the two
robbers inside as men participating
in several robberics In which he has
been victim. After his release
from the vault with the others,
Blain went Immediately to detect
i've headquarters to try to identify
photographs.
The first three figures OF the
bandit car license number, .ll3,a wit
nesses said, indicates the ear was
registered in Callahan county of
which Baird is the scat. Police think
the bandits may have been using a
stolen car and that they may have
changed to another car after leaving
the vicinity of the bank
Rapidity with which the alarm was
sounded helped police and county Of
ficers broadcast long distance teIe-
phone warnings throughout North
Texas and Southern Oklahoma. only
a short time after the holdup.
Nothing had been heard OF the
bandits at l o'clock this afternoon
by the dozens of officers securing
this and adjoining counties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
FOUR CHILDREN
BURN TO DEATH


cRANBo0K, B. C.. June 2.-Four
small children Of six In a family
named Woods. were burned to death
in u farmhouse five miles southwest
of Yahk. b. c., last night. The other
two escaped.
The mother left the children alone
while. visiting a neighbor. Return
ing, she found the dwelling in
flames.
VANCOUVER, B. c.. June 2.-In
initiating tribal camp fire dances,
two Indian children at Invermore,
B. c., were burned TO death, and
two others were badly injured yes
terday when they poured kerosene on
the floor Of house and ignitcd IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
Escape Made Toward
Fort Worth Under
Hail of Bullets

DALLAS, Texas, June 2.-Every
peace officer within 100 miles Of
Dallas has been enlisted in a search
for -four armed. masked men who
held up and robbed the jefferson
Bank and Trust company In Oak
cliff or approximately s2o,000. and
escaped In small automobile un-
der Tire Of Cashier r. o. Barnes.
this morning at 10:45 O'Clock
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
YANKS, GIANTS WIN
in FIRST GAMES

NEW YORK, N. ". June 2s-Heavy
hitting marked the Yankees tri-
umph over the Washington Senators.
% 10 5. in the first part az their twin
card today.
Score: r. n. T..
Washington WI. 900 200 210--5 . a
Mex York ... .00S 420 00x--4 IL o
Bush, Kelly. MooreE and sesereid.
Shocker, Pennock and Collins.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June 2.-The
Giants made il three straight over
the PhilIies by winning she first
game of doubleheader today. to a.
Score: Il. II. +.
New York TO o10 0f0--5 l3 .
philadelphia ... 100 900 0a0--4 o @
Batteries: Greenfield. Davies and
Florence; ulrich, Baecht. knight and
Henline.
BOSTON. Mass. June s.--score:
n. II. r.
Philadelphia ". .61i z16 100--4 y 2
Boston .... 220 0f0 0Ox-5 III !
Harriss. Heimach, WalbeTg. Rom
mel and cochrane; HiinGfield md
Bischoff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02

batteries: Greenfield. Davies and
Florence; ulrich, Baecht. Knight and
Henline.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02

McAllen, which has two daily
newspapers, three weeklies and per-
haps some others, Is to have an
othss daily newspaper-this time in
the Spanish language.
CeciIio Learte s., editor and pub
Usher Of America" a Spanish Ian
guage weekly Of Brownsville, will
publish the new daily paper at Nc
Allen.