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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-13
.ARCUMENF.IN
FALL,-D0HENY
TRIAL-CLOSES
Judge Denies Defense
Motion for Instruct
ed Verdict of Not
Guilty

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 13.-lP)
The jury which will say whether
Albert b. Fall and Edward l.. Doheny
are guilty Of. conspiracy to defraud
the United States government in the
naval oil lease negotiations listened
to closing arguments of attorneys to-
day with prospects that il would be
able to retire to consider verdict
tomorrow or Wednesday.
Facing the twelve men then will be
the question whether the 100000
sent by Doheny to Fall during the
time arrangements for the the lease
for the Elk Hills, California, reserve
were in progress was in fact loan
to the secretary of the interior, as
claimed by the defense. or whether it
was part of gigantic conspiracy
to wropgfully acquire the property,
as charged by the government.
Before the arguments were begun.
Justice Hoehling, before whom the
case is being tried. denied the Gus
tomary defense motion that the jury
be instructed to bring in verdict of
not guilty. The court also began
consideration of tenders by both
sides of instructions for the jury.
The government presented suggest
ed instructions on 2S points Of law
and evidence. and the defense 45.
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that she robbed the Farmers
National Bank at Buda, Tex
as, last Saturday.
College students. frisnds and for
mer classmates of Miss Bradley
members Of Attorney General Dan
Moody's department, where Miss
Bradley was employed, and all Others
who could crowd into the room were
apparently more interested in the
principal than in the argument Of
the lawyers.
Miss Bradley was presented in
court to determine whether she
should be freed on bond or sent to
Jail. A $4,000 bond was granted bv
Judge O. S. baltimore of the court Of
criminal appeals Sunday after he
had granted a writ Of habeas corpus
returnante in Judge Calhouhrs court
today.
As soon as court had been called
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REPORT ESCAPE
FOUR CONVICTS

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 13.-tPl-
Four white convicts escaped Monday
from the Blue Ridge state prison
farm. according to messages received
by officials in Houston.
One Of the convicts was q. c. Cas-
mere, of Harris county, sentenced
September Z, 1926, to fifteen years
for killing W. J. Hogan. The testi-
mony tended 20 show that Casmere
ran his car off bridge with Ho-
gan's body and first told q story
that hi-jackers had killed Hogan.
his friend.
Other convicts who escaped were
A. w. Collier, 80, Pete Towcns, 81.
and Tom Rogers. 2s. The message
contained no other details.
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SET BOMBCASE
FOR JANUARY ;
Bonner Pleads MOI
Guilty When Ar
raigned in Court

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dee. 13.
-tP,-Trial of Frank II. Bonner. 2s,
San Antonio radio engineer, charged
with the Staying of j. A Barnes, ~,
and his son Jessie, z, victims of the
three year old Corpus Christi bomb
mystery, today was set by District
Judge A. w. Cunningham for Janu-
airy 3. The judge ordered a special
venire of los men.
Bonner came into the courtroom
accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Dor
othy Bonner. who is the daughter
and sister Of the victims.
"Not guilty" he pleaded in tone
barely audible beyond the railing.
Mrs. Bonner showed the effects Of
trying ordeal. She was stoically
composed however.
Bonner viii be defended by A. 7.
Mexican of Austin and Lon Curtis
of Bolton. brother in law Of Sheriff
Ben ID. Lee of Nueces county who
led Bonner back to his jail cell i'm
mediately after the arraignment.
No attempt has been made to OBJ
tain bond for the accused man.
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PEOPLE WORSHIP
WITHOUT PRIESTS

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 13.-R1-
More than 100000 persons peace
fully worshipned yesterday at the
shrine Of Mcxico's patron saint. the
virgin Of Guadalupe. For the first
time IN history no priests were i'm
attendance.
Members OF the upper classes rub
bed shoulders with hordes of In
dian rilgrims from all parts of the
reDublic.
Men, women and children. wear
ing sandals. sombreros and thin cot
ton garments, made their way slow
ly along the roads. into the great
building and past the altar TO ven
crate the saint.
Similar ceremonies were held
throughout the country. Laymer
were in charge becapue since the
Mexican government put into effect
the religious laws priests have
ceased to function in Catholic
churches throughout Mexico.
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Matamoros Man Stays
Daughter; Wounds Wife

Three deaths may be the toll of
n family tragedy which occurred in
Matamoros last night when AdoIfo
Cunahage. custon guard. killed
his young doughter, Guadalupe,
probably fatally wounded his wife
and then instantly killed himself
with bullet from the pistol he
welded
No reason for the tragedy could
be assigned. No one was aware Of
what was happening until the
shots rang out at the Cunahage
home which IL about one and one
half blocks west OF Mats Cafe
on the little side street which
branches off at that place. Neigh
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Aged Woman Killed
BY Accidental Shot

TEXARKANA, Texas, Dec. 13.-tH1
Mrs. W. T. Russell, SIS, was acci-
dentally shot and killed late Sunday
afternoon by her husband, rs, at
their home near Mount Pleasant
Texas. The aged man had been sit
ting at a window with .32 calibre
target rifle in his hands shooting
Mt some woodpeckers that had been
injuring his fruit trees. When he
started to put the gun away, he
stumbled over rug in the room. the
rifle discharging.
- h-ila' sfrnck Mrs. Russell in
the heart. She died instantly.
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Northwest Buried
Under Heavy Sm0,U;
Cold MOUes South

DALLAS. Texas. Dec. I3.-iP-
Texas and far away Canada were to
be tucked under the same blanket Of
cold tonight and tomorrow
Speeding out W the north. the cold
had already penetrated far into this
state az noon, and was hurrying
sauthward. II was journeying to the
southland from western Canada,
near Calgary, and temperatures
were crashing'to the lowest levels Of
the season, making half hemis
phere kin climatically. Seven deaths
were reported in the far northwest.
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MUSCLE SHOALS
FIGHT IS OPENED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-(Pl--
The Muscle Shoals fight opened in
the senate today with Senator De-
neen. republican. Illinois. chairman
of the special Muscle Shoals joint
congressional committee arguing for
raSsage Of the bill authorizing q
fifty year lease Of the property to
the Alabama Power Company af-
filiated Southern Power Company.
Chairman McNary of the senate
agriculture committee, served notice
that he would move to recommit the
whole subject back co his committee.
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JEWEL BANDITS
MAKE BIG HAUL

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. 13.-tPl
Six masked men with sawed off
shotguns held up and robbed three
wholesale jewelers. Of S39.2s0 in cash,
diamonds and jewelry here early to-
day.
Israel Zeiger, his son, Simon. and
Jacob J. Cohen, the men robbed. were
on their way to Lancaster with a
consignment Of gems.
Their motor car had almost reach
ed the city limits when a sedan con-
tanning the robbers, forced the jewel
ers' car to the curb.
After searching their victims. the
robbers disconnected the ignition on
Zieger's car and disappeared.
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bors. hearing the shots. dashed in
TO the house and found Cunahage
and his daughter dead and his wife
with a bullet through her abdo-
men.
Cunahage is said TO have first
shot his daughter four times, his
wife once and then to have placed
the gun under his chin. the bullet
emerging from the top Of his head.
A young son, about I3 years old.
was not at home when the tragedy
occurred.
The daughter was about Is years
old Cunahage himself was be-
tween so and so years Of age. He
was on duty at Santa Cruz as late
a. Sunday afternoon.
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Supreme Court Hands
Down Two Decisions

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 13.-
Rl-August Dorsey was denied a
rehearing by the supreme court to-
day in the proceedings which re-
Gently resulted in affirmation of his
conviction Of the charge Of violating
a Kansas industrial relations court
act.
The court dismissed for want Of
jurisdiction the appeal of ID. Ed
monds and others challenging the
validity of assessment made upon
them for street improvements in
Haskell, Oklahoma.
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Report Missing
Mans Car Found

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 13.-tPl-
c. B. Rowland. father Of G. +. Row
land, salesman who disappeared from
his home here December 3, and n
United States deputy left here to-
day for Vinita, Oklahoma, where
Rob Ray is being held by federal
authorities investigating the case.
Ray was arrested in Picher. Okla,
Saturday in an automobile said to
have been identified as that Of Row
land, officers here were notified. He
later was carried to Vinisa.
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Child Hit By Car
Killed Instantly

MCKINNEY, Tex, Dec. 13.-tPl-
Blanch Rebecca Russell. years old,
was instantly killed Sunday after
noon when hit by an automobile as
she was crossing the Dallas high
way just south of here with her
mother, Mrs. Frank Russell.
Every bone in the child's body
was reported broken. The driver Of
the car, negro, was placed in jail
here
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THIRD VICTIM OF
EXPLOSION dies

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 13.-P)-
Mary Eloise Buchanan. 10. third vic
tim of an alcohol explosion in her
home last Wednesday, died Sunday.
The girl, her brother Charles, q,
and Erlne Madeline Owens. 5, were
burned when can Of alcohol explod-
ed while the children were trying to
light fire in the kitchen stove at
the Buchanan home.
The Owens girl died Wednesday
evening and the Buchanan boy early
Thursday.
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HOUSE Committee
AGAIN in SESSION

AUSTIN. Texas. Dec. 13.-tPl-
After a two weeks recess. the house
committee of nine assembled today
to resume its investigation of state
deDartments.
"We may not start the taking OF
testimony until Monday afternoon"
Chairman Lee Sattervhite said.
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Hearing 0fAHeged
Girl Bandits Much
Like College Soiyee

:; AUSTIN, Tex Dec. 13.-dPl-A demure young woman
~. green SILK dress with old cuffs, charged with daring
ROBBERY turned district court here into something re-
semDng college soree when Miss Rebecca Bradley was
Drought oeforoe Judge George Calhoun today
charged with robbery with firearms capital offense in
Texas Miss Bradley sat calmly facing tho ndg Will ~
torneys argued over technical point Involving the rree
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MOST IMMORAL BOOK

NEW YORK;" Helen # Troy" Is
the most immoral hook Of decades, in
the opinion Of Rabbi Stephen s.
Wise. Besides criticising the author.
John Erskine. musician and profess
sor Of English at Columbia. the rabbi
had few things to say about II. L.
Mencken. George lean Nathan and
others Of the sclf-appointed intelli-
gensia."
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FEDERALS and
REBELS CLASH

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14.-tP)-An
attempt BY rebel group to take San
Miguel Allende, state of Guanajuato.
failed Saturday night after brisk
clash with federal soldiers. Seven Of
the rebels who were taken prisoner
were executed, dispatch says.
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Remanded to Jail in
His Wife's Staying

DALLAS. Texas. DEG. 13.-tPl-
CASTOR $. Dossey, "a, who has been
held for the murder of his 20-year-
old wife, last Sunday night, was
remanded to Jail Saturday without
bond on motion of his own attor-
neys following an examining trial
in which only one witness, an al
legged eyewitness of the shooting,
testified for the state.
Mrs. Olabelle Wiseman, Mrs. Dos
sey's roommate, was the witness.
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Warnings cracked forth from
United States Weather Bureaus in
all directions, advising protection
70 property subject to damage by
temperatures" and forecasting 10
to 20 above for this vicinity BY Tues
day morning. The freeze will 20 as
far south as San Antonio, the fore
cast said.
The death list went to seven to-
day when Watson Boyle, s.. pioneer
Montana journalist. was found froz-
en- TO death near Helena. Montana.
Two deaths were reported in the
Canadian provinces and four in the
northwest part of the United States.
KANSAS CITY, No. Dec I3-Pl-
Cold northwest winds today brought
snow flurries TO many parts Of the
middle west and southwest. sending
thermometers tumbling with the
prospect this section would exper-
fence the coldest weather Of the sea
son following a blizzard which yes
terday swept the mountain states.
Driven by brisk winds the storm
swept southwark from Canada Sat
urdav night and yesterday enveloped
the Rocky Mountains and part of the
Pacific Northwest states. The biz
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Circulate Petition
For Tax Reduction

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. 49,
Pb-Democratic leaders are planning
to circulate petition among house
members in an effort to. bring tn,
S335 .000.0o0 democratic tax reduction
bill 70 the house floor.
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DEPEw SATISFIED

NEW YORK.-Chauncey NJ. Depew
will turn no new leaf on his oath
rev year. : lie world has been
pretty good TO me for 90 years" he
says. land I haven't tn, strength
now to Try to change these things"
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WILL ROGERS MAYOR

BEVERLY HILLS. Cal.-Movie
folks and others who live here must
be good now. Will Rogers has been
proclaimed mayor. His telegram Of
acceptance says: There must be
REFORM"
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WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Cloudy and much
colder tonight and Tuesday, prob
ably with light rains; cold wave with
the lowest temperature tonight "a to
40 degrees. Fresh to strong norther-
ly winds on the coast.
Small craft warnings indicated for
Texas coast $40 a. m. Fresh to
strong northerly winds this afternoon
and tonight and much colder.
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CARRY AWAY SAFE

WICHITA FALLS.--Robbers carry
away grocery store safe containing
$50 cash. No trace of the safe found.
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ktver Forecast
Thera will be no material change
in the river.
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DAILY RIVER BULLETIN

Flood Present "a Hr. "a H
Stage Stage Ching. Rain
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-12
LABOR FINANCES LABOR HOMES

american Home Builders, Inc is new and
notable institution for this country. though similar
organizations have been operating abroad for many
years 1t is million dollar enterprise headed by rail
road labor officials, help solve the workmens hous
ing problem.
Its activities apparently to be confined to fl
nancng the houses.
There is intention, the promoters say to dlSpaI-
age existing mortgage companies and loan associations
run for legitimate profit But the leaders feel that
they can render real service for workmen in need of
homes, facilitating the building of moderate priced
houses and saving money for the home builders.
Thus American organized labor, which has made
surprising progress in the last few years in accumu
latng and using capital takes another big step in
corporate business.
There is no reason why any legitimate interest
should object to the Innovations and much for
encouraging it. This is better than outside philan-
thropy The labor does for itself the better for
everybody. Also the more labor enters the field of
capital the clearer it becomes that there is
sary antagonism between the two.
When capitalists work and when workmen are cap
italists the social and economic order is safe
1t may be that, embarked on this enterprise,
labor will not confne its home building efforts the
single element of finance The labor that goes into
house today is more expensive than the financing.
Possibly labor unions could help each other in reduc
ing the labor cost.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-12
JULIAN ELTINGE,
ANN PENNINGTON
IN VALLEY SHOW

Al ChriStie's s latest contribution
to the mirth of a nation is unique
because of the fact that it presents
to picture audiences Julian Eltinge
and Ann Pennington, two star art
lists of immense drawing power on
the stage, and popular favorites of
motion picture fans.
Madam Behave as the name
might indicate, is Il farce in skirts
and is widely known as cousin
to Charley s Aunt'.'' The latter
by this time has gone down in
screen history as one of the biggest
screen comedy triumphs of the
decade 1t made Svd Chaplin a
screen star of the first magnitude.
It may be said incidentally, that
Madam Bchave,' which features
Julian Eltingc, the world famed wo-
man impersonator, and Ann Pen
nington, foremost American jazz
dancer, and which will be on view
at the Valley theater tonight, com
pletes a triumviratc of international
farees produced by Al Christie.
Whereas Charley's Aunt" was
English by history and tradition,
and the second big picture, "Seven
Days recognized American farce
of high standing Madam Behave
was written as French farce and
then Amcricanizcd with the addi-
tion of those creations of the re-
sourceful gag man which make peo-
pie roar with laughter.
In addition to the featured play
crs, some of the big laughs are ere
ated by pair Of funny chaps play
ed By Lionel Belmore and Jack
Duffy. Eltinge himself is seen in
three OF every four scenes of the
picture in feminine garb. and for
the rest appears IN man 5 clothing.
The comedy is said to be a vcritable
of laughs and smiles.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-12
CHARGE RAMIREZ
WITH MURDER OF
CALIPATRIA MAN

Enrique Ramirez, charged with
the murder of Pedro Diaz at Cali.
patria on December s, is to 60 on
trial for the crime at Mcxicali on
March %, il was stated at the dis.
trict attorney : office today.
Following the shooting RAMIREZ
crossed the line into Mexico. He
was later apprchcndcd by Mexican
officers. HIS surrender to Amcri,
can officials was refused because
under the laws of Mexico he can be
tried for-;hc crime in that country,
although it was committed on shis
side of the line.
jose Ramirez. brother of the az.
cused, is in the local county jail,
awaiting tr1al on similar charg".
His first trial several weeks ago re-.
suited in "A hung jury. The Impo-
rial County officials assert that Jose
was involved equally with his
brother in the killing of Diaz.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-12
i Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD r. CARTS
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S GOLD
MONEY

Hopping along through the woods
one day, Uncle Wiggly found 3
large sheet of gold paper which the
wind had blown from some store
perhaps.
All. hal" exclaimed the rabbit
gentleman to himself as he picked
it up. If | didn know better,
would think this paper was a sheet
Of gold and | might imagine was
very rich. But it 5 only a joke
However, he picked up the gold
paper and put it in his pocket.
''When l get home l will cut
some round pieces from il and make
pretend gold money for my little
rabbit boys and girls to play store
with" said Mr.. Long ears to him
self. They like to play and make
believe, and this gold paper will cut
up into wonderful money"
But when Uncle Wiggily reach
ed his hollow stump bungalow he
found no one at home His wife
had taken the little girl and boy
bUunioS to the movies to see cab
hage stand on its head.
This will be the very chance
need ehueklcd the old gentle
man bunny TO himself. II can cut
out the round pieces of geld paper,
make pretend dollars for the child
rem and surprise them.
Taking the scissors, Uncle Wiggiiy
sat himself down at the table and
soon he was 50 busy making gold
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-12
immigration Men
Needed For Duty
On Mexican Line

WASHINGTON, Mar. -. -- The
United States civil service commits
sion announced today that until
April II it will receive applications
for positions of immigrant inspec-
tors for duty in California and
neighboring states. knowledge Of
Spanish is required.
The examination will be held soon
after April II at convenient places
in Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Texas.
The duties include the examina-
tion of alien arrivals, the invcstiga-
ton of aliens unlawfully in the
United States, and the prevention
of aliens from entering the country
in violation Of law.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the
United States civil service commits
sion, Washington. ID. c., or from the
secretary Of the United States civil
service board at San Francisco, Den
yer, New Orleans or st. Louis.
Robert +. Aikman, Murphy, Idaho,
threshed s6 bushels of barley to
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money that he even forgot to twin
! kle his pink nose.
! Now if Mr.. Longears had not been
! So busy making q pleasant little
! surprise for the small bunnies, and
if he had looked ont Of the window
/ once or twice, he would have seen
, Il strange sight.
And that sight would have been
/ that of the Bob Cat sinking along
over the SNOW toward the hollow
stump bungalow. The Bob Cat was
hungry. He loved rabbits-espe-
ciallv their ears-and he had made
up his mind 10 catch Uncle Wiggily.
Hes all alone in there now,
said the Bob Cat 10 himself. - for |
saw Mrs. Longears 60 out and take
the children with her. 1t will be
very easy for me to 90 in and get
a. many ears as | wish. / II catch
Uncle Wiggilv this time.
Mr.. Longears was so busy cutting
out the gold paper money that he
did not hear the door softly open,
nor hear the Bob Cat enter. But
that 5 what the bad chap did He
was in the same room with Uncle
Wiggily, creeping nearer and nearer
to him from behind.
"Oh, Tve surely got him this
timc.' whispered the bad chap.
Uncle Wiggily had now cut the
gold paper into dozens Of round
pieccs-iike gold dollars, gold ten
cent pieces, gold pennies and the
like. Then he began TO count il
over 50 he could divide il among his
little children bunnios to play store
with when they came back from see
ing th" cabbage stand on its head in
the movies.
Thousands and thousands Of dol
Hrs! - said Uncle Wiggily. And then
tn" Bob Cat looking over the rab-
bits shoulder, saw what he thought
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HINDUS CAUGHT
AFTER GETTING
ACROSS BORDER

Bishan Singh and Siian Din, high
caste Hindus, who crossed the inter
national line at Calexico this week
will not be able to open law office
in Los Angeles as they planned to
do, for they are in custody in that
city and are being held for deporta
ton.
Singh was arrested in Brawlcy
Tuesday night after successfully
crossing the line when the glare
from "A locomotive blinded the ewes
of immigration men. Singh slipped
through the gate with the train.
Din managed TO get as far as
Cotton before being picked up by
the sharp eyed immigration men
were watching for him.
Deportation orders ave been ask.
Cd for and the lIindus will undoubt-
cdly soon be sailing for Rangoon,
Mandalav and way stations.
Phoenix, Arizona, has IA pomelo
canncrv in full operation.