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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
ROCKEFELLER
OFFER IS OFF
Egypt, Dilatory, Loses
Greatest Museum
in World
fRx The Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 2sI-The
offer recently made BY John ~.
Rockefeller Jr. to King Fuad or the
Egyptian government of a $4,000. 900
museum and archaeological institute
in Cairo was withdrawn by the trus-
tees today.
A cablegram was sent to Ahmed
Ziwar Pasha. Egyptian prime minis
ter, announcing the withdrawal Of
the offer and explaining the reasons
for this action.
1t was recalled that when the offer
was made early this year certain OBJ
jections were raised by the Egyption
government and to meet these the
plan was modified and reoffered a
month ago by DIR. James Breasted of
the University of Chicago. who act
ed as Mr.. Rcckefeller's representa-
tivein the negotiations.
Professor Breasted left Egypt on
April 8, without having received any
word from the government that the
rev plan had met with approval. In
view Of the fact that no reply to the
offer had been received up to the
present time, the cablegram stated,
the trustees concluded to withdraw
the offer and thereby relieve the
Egyptian government from any fur
ther embarrassment"
II the offer had been accepted IT
was Mr.. Rockefellers plan TO erect N
Cairo the greatest museum Of its
kind in the world.
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SCHOOLBOOK
Case AT END
Motion for Rehearing
Denied by Supreme
Court Today

AUSTIN. Texas. April 2s.- Motion
for rehearing Of the American Book
Company's case against S. NJ. \.
Marrs, superintendent Of public in
struction, was denied BY the supreme
court today. The motion. filed last
week by Attorney General Dan
Moody, was the last report in theman-
damus proceedings.
The supreme court previously had
granted the book company writ Of
mandamus compelling Mars to carry
out text book contracts valued at
$4,000 and restraining him from
making any derogatory or damaging
remarks about the companys con-
tracts.
This terminates as far as these
proceedings are concerned. long in
ternal controversy in the textbook
commission. the majority beirs led
by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson,
chairman, and the minority by Marrs,
who resisted the award 20 the Amcri-
can Book company of n contract for
spoilers and general science texts for
the Texas public school system.
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HEARFATHER
GET SENTENCE
Children Sob as w. v.
West is Sentenced
to Life Term
CBy The Associated Press.)

DALLAS, Tex, april 2s.-Three
young children heard their father,
W. v. West, 56 year old carpenter.
sentenced to life Imprisonment by a
district court jury here today for
killing Walter 5. Williams, husH""d
Of their divorced mother, :Iom
est charged was degraded" and
stolen by williams.
The jury was out only 20 minutes.
West. charged with murder was un-
moved by the verdict but the chill
dren broke into sobs and had to be
carried from the court room.
Testifying regarding the shooting
on "A downtown street last Novem-
ber. West declared he shot Williams
when the latter cursed him and made
hip pocket move.
Williams stole my wife and car
ried her into degradation and Was
trying 60 steal and degrade my
children" West swore on the stand.
Williams widow, the cnildren's
mother, as state witness, refute6
most Of Vests testimony. She swore
Williams was not armed the day OF
the shooting and that he never had
given any of ne children morphine
as West and his oldest son, Virgil
had charged.
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday; not much change in
temperature.
For East Texas: Generally fair to-
night and Thursday except partly
cloudy 20 cloudy near the coast;
warmer in north and west portions
Thursday. Light to moderate east
erly winds on the coast.
Numerous showers occurred since
last report in many sections of the
country, although the weather was
still fair to clear over the north
western and far western states at the
morning observation. Temperatures
have risen over the southeastern and
far eastern states and also in the
Canadian Northwest, but it was CON
siderabiy colder this morning
throughout the central and most of
the Plains states.
The lowest temperature last night
Mt Texas stations ranged from 46 at
Amarillo to 20 mt Corpus Christi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
TROOPSFIRE
ON CIVILIANS
Two Fatalities Result
From Clash Over
Church Matters

MEXICO CITY. April 2s.-Dis-
patches from Zitzcuaro say that Cap
tain Benjamin Ruiz Of the Mexican
army and one civilian were killed and
several civilians wounded during q
clash between the people OF the
town and the military over the reli-
gious situation.
Crowds had gathered in the muni-
cipal building, where the authorities
were considering a petition Of the
Catholic young mems association re
questing an annulment of the law
limiting religious freedom. Captain
Ruiz ordered the crowd to disper1e,
whereupon the crowd attacked him.
He was stabbed to death.
Military Commander Perez Bahesa
then ordered the troops TO fire in
the air. The women In the crowd
began tauntin gthe troop, while
men fired with revolvers upon the
soldiers. A sharp combat. lasting
several minutes, ensued before the
soldiers dispersed the crowd
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FRAUDORDER
FORC.PONzI
New Charges Money
Obtained by Frau
dulent Methods

BY The Associated frcS1-J
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Post-
master General New issued fraud
oredr today aaginst Charles Ponzi,
the New England get-rich-quick pro
moter. anG the Charpon Land syndi-
cate at JACKSONVILLE. Fla. charging the
obtaining of money through the mail
by fraudulent pretenses in land
selling scheme.
Tire postofficc department said
ponzi went to Florida with IN asso-
cia.e last October and purchased 100
acres south of Lake City for $l.a00.
Circulars sent through the mails So
licited purchases Of lots and units
of Indebtedness"
Three other tracts were shown on
maps of the syndicate but title 70
them had not been ACQUIRED.
Investors who purchased $40
"unit of Indebtedness the complaint
said. might be entitled to receive $50
or three lots, at the end Of 60 days.
If the purchaser did not desire the
cash or the lots he might secure
new certificate for there 'units-" BY
this turnover feature, the postoof-
flee department said $40 invested
might be entitled to receive at the
end of one year unit of indebted
ness for 1920.
If the investor at the end Of one
year period should demand his lots
in lieu of cash. he would be entitled
to 729 ten dollar lots. The lots cos;
Ponzi about 6 cents apiece, not in
cludin cost Of survey, plating, over
head, etc, the department said.
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z COMPANIONS |
ALSO KILLED
BYCANGSTERS
Officials Unable to Ac-
count for Murder of
Youthful Prosecut-
ing Attorney
CBy Tae Associated Press)


CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 28.-William
NJ. McSwiggin, youthful assistant
states attorney. known as the hang
ing prosecutor" because of his zeal
in conducting criminal trials was
slain last night in blast OF machine
gun fire poured BY gangsters into an
automobile in which he and three
other men were riding.
Two Of his companions also were
killed They were James y. Doher-
ty, reputed leader OF beer runners
of Cicero, a suburb, and Thomas
Duffy, owner Of saloon.
The hail Of lead came from an
automobile which drew up beside the
car in which McSwiggin and his COM
panions were driving in Roosevelt
road mt Fifty-Sixth avenue on the
boundary line between Chicago and
Cicero.
While authorities were delving in
a maze of possible motives for the
shooting. John Siege. veteran cap
tain or detectives, said that the as
sistant prosecutor was marked for
death because OF his prosecution Of
John Scalisi and Albert Anselmi.
Genna gangsters. under sentence TO
IA years in prison for the staying OF
two policemen.
Word Passed Along
The word was passed along the
line that he was on his way 20 Ci-
cero, plans were quickly made and
the slayers with their machine guns
were soon on the scene" Captain
Siege asserted.
In connection with this theory, the
Chicago Tribune said that only two
days ago McSwiggin had told n re-
porter for that paper that he had
been offered $4,000 10 neglect his
duty and aid the two gunmen In gain
ing their freedom.
Search for the slayers began i'm
mediately under the direction of
States Attorney Robert u. Grove.
who declared he was astounded mt
the temerity of the killers. A con-
ference Of state. county and city Of
ficerS was called TO lay plans for
rounding up gangsters who might
furnish clues leading TO the identity
of the machine gun crew.
Three men who found Duffy lying
mortally wounded near the scene 90
the shooting were held for further
questioning.
McSwiggin and his companions
we're driving toward Chicago whom
the car which had been following
them drew alonside 10 place the ma
chine un in range. After the first
volley the occupants Of the attacked
car deserted their machine and rs
they ran away were sprayed with bull
lets. Duffy fell and died several
hours later in hospital The other
three staggered back 10 the Automo-
bile and sped away.
Two Bodies Found
A mile and half from the scene.
the bodies Of McSwiggin and Doher-
ty were found. The police believe
that the fleeing car was overtaken
but whether the victims were given
Continued on Page %
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rail- SYSTEM
COESONBLOCK
$750,000,000 St. Paul
System to be Sold
At Auction
CBy The Associated Press.)

CHICAGO. ILL.,, April PA rail
road worth three-quarters Of a bil-
lion dollars will go under the auc-
tioneers hammer at Butte, Mont,
within the next few months.
An order Of sale and foreclosure
decree were entered in federal court
yesterday by Judge James II. Wilker-
son against the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul raiIroad--the biggest
decree in legal history.
Herbert Lundahl, master in chan
Gerry, hearing claims against the road
since it went into the hands Of re-
ceivers some months ago. has been
named by Judge Wilkerson to con
duet the sale of the railroads hold
ings, valued by receivers at approx
matcly $750,O00,OOO. The court win
set n date shortly for the beginning
of the sale, which is expected to take
some weeks to complete.
The order Of the sale embraces all
the property Of the road. one OF the
biggest systems of the country and
operating IL, 900 miles of tracks in
thirteen states from Indiana to the
Pacific coast.
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TRUCK MARKETS
By Naval Radio TO The Hernk
from u. s. and Texas AgricuItur
Department.

Potato shipments: Texas SO. Flor
ida ia. other states 242. entire coun-
try AIS.
Cabbage shipments: Alabama 81,
California 4. Florida 4. Georgia -
Louisiana .. Mississippi 4. South Car
olina 90, Texas rs. Total 1888.
String bean shipments: California
2, Florida 2. Texas 4: total g.
Onion shipments: Texas 96, other
states total for country co.
+. o. b. potatoes: Hastins, Flo
Cool, cloudy. haulings moderate, mod
crate wire inquiry; demand moder-
ate, market slightly weaker Cars I. o.
b. usual terms. Spalding Rose. double
head barrels u. s. No. Is. $3.50 70 So
mostly 50; u. S. No. Is, $3.50 70 80.
r. O. b. onions: Laredo-Dcmand
moderate. VI. ; No. IL, yellow Bermu-
das. cars r. 0. b. usual terms. $l-2l;
commercial pack. si.i5 to $l.20.
Potato markets: Chicago-Firm.
Sacked per cwt, $6l5 to ST. PittsburE
Texas sacked per cwt $3.50 Cincin-
nati-Texas sacked per cwt $6.65 I'd
s6.s5. Memphis sacked per
cwt u. s. No ls. high as <S.7b 20 w.
Shipping point information for
Tuesday, April 27s
Potatoes: Lower Rio Grande VaL
ley points. Texas: Warm Haul
inrs heavy. Good wire inquiry. De-
nand and trading moderate. Market
steady. Carloads \. D. y. usual terms.
Sacked per ewt. Bliss Triumphr.
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MAN dies WHEN
in CONVERSATION

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2S.-Ed-
gar Bicknell. 30. drug clerk. died
suddenly today at doyntown store
while conversing with several per-
sons. Detectives started an investi-
CATION on request Of the deputy
count coroner, who conducted an
autopsy and believed poison was
present
Three persons, woman and two
men, were under investigation at po-
lice headquarters.
A clipping from a Colorado newsps-
per. found by the deputy coroner in
the dead mans effects, told Of an
"elopement by Bicknell and Mrs.
Effie Miller about IS months ago
from Kansas C.ty to Pueblo, Colo,
DIR. G. 5. Nelson. deputy coroner, said
that he had learned that Bicknell's s
and Mrs. Miller had been living to-
gcthcr here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
ADDITIONAL STATE
ROAD AID SECURED

The Texas highway commission has
granted Cameron county an addition
Of $4,000 in state aid on the Barreca
road and approved the bid accepted
from Armstrong & Armstrong Of San
Antonio for the firt work and struc-
lures. according to n letter received
by County Judge Oscar G. Dancy,
from Austin.
This additional aid granted by the
state will make the full so per cent
allowed by law. The total air grant
ed by the state on this propect is
$4,000.
The San Antonio firm bid $780,
Barreda road. The total cost Of the
the dirt and construction work on the
269.s6 plus engineering costs to do
work has been estimated at $780,
290.40. This is known as state high
way No. 100.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
PyOEmfOYcen1eutBiII|
Before Senate After
Adoption IN House

tion unit and the customs service to
the status of bureaus. headed by COM
missioners appointed by the treasury
secretary. These bureaus. with the
coast guard, would lie grouped under
direction of a single assistant secre-
tary charged with supervision Of pro-
hibition enforcement The measure
also carries an amendment to place
all except the highest prohibition Of
ficials under civil service regulations.
Wet members Of the house offered
little opposition to the proposal and
II was passed after a sharply re-
stricted debate by vote Of Is TO
4. BY making enforcement more dras-
tic, some of the vets held, il will
make the law more objectionableand
in this way win more supporters for
modification. A number of amend
ments, including one by Representa-
tive Laguardia. progressive socialist,
New York. To lcgalize PTS per cent
beer. were thrown out or defeated.
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TWO
OF DRIVE ON
PADRE READY
Pleasure Seekers May
Traverse Additional
40 Miles on Island,
Robertson Says

Tourists from the Corpus Christi
end may now traverse the oceansidc
drive on Padre Island for a stretch Of
81 miles as n result e the opening of
the second section of the road, ac-
corting to an announcement issued
by Col. Sam Robertson Tuesday even
ing.
Heretofore only 22-mile stretch
was open from Corpus Christi pass
but autcists now can drive all the way
to Alta Vista, an additional 40 miles
Colonel Robertson also announced
that his men are working on a de-
tour around a she'll beach near Alta
Vista and that this road probably
would be open to traffic in another
ten days. Completion of this road
will mean that Colonel Robertson
will be able to open another section
of his drive. A shell read, Is feet
wide and one foot thick, topped with
asphalt will be built around the one
big bad place in the road where
there are millions Of shells.
nOth On lnE CUAIt DIUltNl mas
been held back with the burning of
Colonel Robertson's first big ferry
boat, the Lucille Callahan, Aransas
Pass, earlier in the spring and de-
lay in the construction Of new boat,
the Mitzi, which is to ply between
Point Isabel, Brazos Island and Padre
Island. This boat. will have ca
pacity Of twelve automobiles and is
powered with oil burning engines.
so In One Day
As many as 30 cars have been han
died on one Sunday at the completion
of the first section and there is n
daily average of 10 cars or more dur
ing the week. They all are pleasure
seekers, tourists and spDrtsmen. Some
visitors are reported 10 have caught
as many as 300 or 400 pounds Of
Spanish mackerel fishing on the is
land. Reddish and trout fishing also
Is good along the drive, Colonel Rob
ertson said. The fishing is being
done off the jetties at Port Aransas
and off the bridges at Corpus Christi
pass.
The telephone line has been com
pleted to Alta Vista, a fishing village,
and connection strung to Flour
Bluff on the mainland. The tele-
phone line is expected to be com
pleted by May Is.
The bill Of lading for the second
carload of piling for the Flour Bluff
Continued on Page So
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HANGING PROSECUTOR" is SLAIN
W. E. Book Concerns
Cashier Pleads Guilt
IN Embezzlimg Case

which he withheld part Of remit
tances to the Officers of the con-
Germ in Cincinnati and New York.
Days defalcations were uncovered
when auditors from New York went
over the books ofthe Kansas City
branch. An item of $1,000 for "sun-
dry advances" appearing in Days
accounts for 1924 first directed sus-
picion to the irregular conditions.
Money obtained by Day was used
in real estate speculation, in CON
junction with which he formed the
F. A. Day Investment company TO
hold the titles. He had been con
nected with the book concern for 20
years, the last ten as cashier.
The audit disclosed that Days sys-
tenn had been to hold out q third Of
the remittances due from the Kan
sas City branch to the New York and
Cincinnati offices. The one third
withheld he would deposit 20 his
personal account in state bank of
which he was a director. Using this
method Day had embezzled $l4,250,
from money due the Cincinnati Of
flee and S7,75O from the New York
account. Other methods had nettcd
an additional Sl6,6232s As soon as
sentence was passed Day went with
his attorney 20 the sheriff's office
and rcuested that he bc sent 70 the
penitentiary a once He offered to
90 to jefferson City alone, but was
told the law would not permit that.
G.. O. Hayes of Kansas City. Kan
sas. offered to take Day and a deputy
sheriff to the penitentiary in his
motor car and the offer was accepted.
The party expected to start today
In a statement read BY his attor-
ney just before sentence was passed,
Day said his defalcat:ons had been
made To protect superior.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28

OF PRESIDENT
NITALY JAIL
John Adams Abbott of
Boston Cleaned Up
on Italian Guide; AL
leges 'Frame-Up'


ROME, April 2s.-A descendant OF
two presidents Of the United States
is in Jail here and it is possible he
may have TO remain there for ten
days until he is brought up for trial.
He il John Adams Abbott Of Boston,
Mas. His forbears were presidents
John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
He is accused of beating Salvatore
Astrologo. a Roman guide, who came
u nj shotel and invited him out for
a fight after dispute regarding pre-
cedence in entering the Vatican gar
den. Mr.. Abbott accepted the invi-
taticn 70 fight with such avidity, As
tr0logo was taken 10 a hospital suf-
fering from a fractured jaw and a
discolored eye.
Abbott Is on a tour of Italy with
his mother, Mrs. Grafton st. Loe.
Abbott readily admits that he pcl.sh-
ed off the guide with his fists.
He denies. however, a more serious
charge placed against him by the de-
feated man. This Is that he used de-
rogatory remarks against Premier
Mussolini. Conviction for that under
a recent legislative enactment calls
for Imprisonment. Abbott asesrts
that the accusation is an attempt
&c frame" him.
Fractured Guides Jaw.
Thus far the American embassy
and consulate have been unable 70
secure the release Of Abbott from the
Regina Coeli prison. It is thought
there will be some difficulty in do
ing this because Of the physicians
report that Astrologo is suffering
from a fractured jaw and badly
injured eye.
The trouble between Abbott and
Astrologo began when Astrologo. act
ing as a guide for tourists pushed in
ahead Of Abbott at the ticket win
dow 10 the Vatican garden. Hot
words were exchanged. Astrologo de-
clarcd that he was fascist Italian
and equally as good as any American
He requested Abbott's hotel address
which was given TO him BY the Am
crican.
Must Stay In Jail
Monday night Astrologo. accom-
panied By several men. went TO the
hotel and invited Abbott outside
Abbott readily assented They
went to the side walk for
the fray. II was a savage battle
When il was over an ambulance was
called TO convey the thoroughly
beaten Astrologo 10 the hosp tai
Carabineers came up and to them the
Italian made the accusation that Alb
bott had uttered insulting remarks
about Mussolini. Despite his protest
that the guide had invented the
charge in order to avenge himself
Abbott was taken to Jail.
The Italian judicial authorities in
formed the American consulate this
morning that Abbott must remain in
jail until his normal interrogation
tomorrow Of Friday. They promised
to facilitate this formality AZ much
as possible. Afterward the question
Of granting him provisional liberty
will be discussed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
fBy the Associated Press.D

WASHINGTON April 2s.-After
serving as a new vehicle for express
sion Of wet and dry sentiment in the
house. the bill to give Legislative
sanction to the reorganization of the
treasurys enforcement agencies has
been added 10 the senate's list Of
pending administration bills to make
prohibition more drastic.
The bill would raise the prohibi-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
American League to
Provide Resin Bags

NEW YORK, n. ", April 28.-Ani-
erican league club owners today ca
pitulated to 4 ruling BY Baseball
Commissioner Landis and voted to
provide its umpires with resin for
the use Of pitchers. The magnates
at the same time re-affirmed their
disapproval Of the practice and took
steps to urge evaidance of its use in
the box.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
PLANE AFIRE, HE
GROUNDS SAFELY

JAMESBURG. N. j., April 2s.-Al-
though his plane caught fire 5000
feet in the air. Lieutenant Ponton
De Arge, an army flier, landed safe
" and extinsuished the flames and
today needed only new muffler for
continuance Of his flight He was
flying from Washington to Mitchell
Field. Long Island.
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CBy The Associated rress.,

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 2s.-
Fred A. Day, former cashier of the
Methodist book concern here today
pleaded guilty in circuit court on
embezzlement charges. He was SEN
fenced to two years in she state
penitentiary. The plea was on one
Of twelve indictments and the SEN
tenee was the minimum on that.
Days defalcations totaling around
$4,000 resulted from system by
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Plane Crashes Into
Auto, Man is Killed

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. April
:8.-Richard Ragan, 26, was instant
ly killed here today when an airplane,
piloted by herman Lee. student avi-
ator. went into a tail spin over the
business section OF tJs ciiC and
crashed into his automobile. Lee
and Ray varney, who were in the
plane, were injured seriously
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
VALLEY ships ITS
FIRST CANTALOUPE

The Valleys first cantaloupes have
moved to market.
A crate of the melons were shipped
from Pharr Tuesday afternoon to the
Houston market. according to infor-
nation received in Brownsville.
The name Of the shipper was not
available but as far as is known his
are the first from this territory.
The movement Of cantaloupes is cx-
pcctcd to increase from now on.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-28
3CHILDREN DROWN
AS BOAT CAPSIZES


DFMOPOLIS. Ala. April 2s.-Threc
children Of DAVID Miller were drown
ed today in the Warrior river at Ar
cola, near here, when n skiff in
which the father was fishing cap
sized.
The dead are Jasper. 12; James
Edward s, Edith