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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Machine Gun Again
Used by Killers in
Williamson County

HERRiN. Ills. Nov. S.-iPl- Strife
torn Williamson county today add
ed two more victims 70 its long list
of violent deaths and hoped that
INQUIRY az N rDroner's jury would re-
veal the identity OF three auto
mobile loads of Eunmcn who Satur-
day night dealt death with machine
gun and rifle bullets 10 Mayor JEFF
Stone Of Colp. and a pugilist friend,
John AMilroy. Colp vs. q small town
three miles west OF here.
Milroy was killed when he rushed
To the assistance az stone. lying
mortally wounded in one Of Colp's
main> streets after he had been led
with Police Chief John Keith into
= death trap.
Keith was shot in tho hand as he
ran from the scene after the gun
men are reported to haveS shouted
I'VE don't want you" Rusors linked
Charles Birgcr and His faction with
the deaths Reports we're that Bir-
ger had sworh revenge against stone
for not supporting the republican
ticket in last Tuesday election.
Stone and Keith Saturday night
were In a restaurant in Colp when
a call came to 20 70 the roadhouse
Of Pete Salmo. where il was report
ca there was trouble. Soon after the
arrival Of the men there, the gun
men. who had been waiting on a aide
road sped by and levelIed their guns
atsthe mayor. lie fell in the street
and Milroy was killed when We ran
from neighboring pool room to the
assistance of his friend. Keith dis
appeared after ne was shot. nut re-
appeared sometime later in Carter
vile, three miles away.
Stche had passed through stormy
career in southern Illinois politics.
Last summer he was clearvd Of q
charge of numbering former Police
Chief John Freeman, who had dis
agreed with the mayor/6vef admin
istration of village affairs Testi-
mony was presented that Stone had
shot Freeman in self defense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
PROGRAM FOR
CONSULS Held
Distinguished Speaker
From Mexico City
Present

Adolto Cieniuegos Camus. mem
ber of the Mexican foreign relations
department, was the principal speak
er az a meeting Of Mexican consuls
from this district IL McAllcn Sun
day, according 20 A. &. Nasquez,
Brownsville representative of the
Mexican government here, who was
present.
The meeting OF the consuls start
cd at 10:30 o'clock in the morning
and continued until o'clock in the
afternoon. Then I'll the evening u
special program of literary and
musical numbers was presented
Various topics relating u the work
of the consuls in this district and
also matters Of policy were discussed
by the foreign relations representa-
tive from Mexico City who ranks sec
ond from the secretary Of the de-
partment.
Not only the consuls but members
of various Mexican clubs. the Blue
kross and Mexican citizens were
present. s. J. Trevino, consul at Nc
Allen, was the host.
Another prominent speaker present
at the meeting was Alexandra j. Ca
rillo. consul general Of Mexico and
president Of the First Division Of the
Blue Cross. Consuls Daniel CARA
Of Corpus Christi. and Vicente Rem
don Quiiano Of Rio Grande City were
there also.
The program given last night con
sisted OF dances, instrumental solos,
vocal solos. declamations, vocal duets,
hymns and addresses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Teller Was
GOOdHMsbamd, Wife Says

MEMPHIS, Nov. S.-Thc trusted.
punctual bank clerk again goes
wrong. Looked up to by his fellow
workers, admired in the church that
he attended every Sunday, and re-
gardcd as an all-around exponent Of
honesty, Courtney Glisson has alb
seconded with $I63 900. Confessing
the shortage in a letter from Nash
Vile. Tom, he directed examiners
how 10 check up accurately-and dis
appeared.
!" He was such a devoted husband.
says the wife and mother OF his one
child. In their beautiful new home
that the bank teller managed TO build
at cost of $4,000 While he poured
thousands into his outside business
interetss, the wife insists she never
had an mixing OF her husband en-
bezzling which ran over a period Of
three years al the Bank of Commerce
and Trust Co.
Friends Of Glisson believe .the wife
will decide to take her husbands
place at the head Of a chain OF auto
service stations he launched with
the money he took. The bank declares
that il will not interfere If she de-
o<des TO do this, rs there is not
enough money in her enterprise TO
Justify trying to seize il.
GliSs0n scoopcd up $4,000 in cash
and left the bank when he found bank
examiners At work on his books. Had
he been a few minutes earlier that
morning he could have put the 10
control accounts in order and bal
anced his cash rs he had done for
three years. His abandoned auto was
found several miles from Memphis.
I'm on an honorable road" ellis
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Saw Pastor and Mrs.
Mills I'm New York

SOMERVILLE. y. J.. Nov. 81
C. Russell Gildersicve. of Jersey
City. n. J.. first witness called to-
dav at the resumption Of the HALL
Mills murder trial, testified that he
saw the late Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall. pastor of one OF New Bruns-
wick's leading churches IN New YORK
City in 1921. with Mrs. Eleanor X.
Mills. choir Singer in his church.
The witness said this wa more
than year before the minister and
Mrs. Mills were found slain on the
Phillips farm near New Brunl-
wick.
The states purpose In calling
GilIerslcpve nas to reinforce its
previous testimony 70 show that the
love affair between Mr.. Hall and his
choir singer was generally known
long before the double Staying. and
that therefore Mr. Hall. who il ono
of the three defendants. must nave
known of the affair herself.
JERSEY CITY. N. D.. Nov. s.-fAl--
-Four specialists today began an ex-
animation VI Mrs. Jane \. Gibsnna
A state witness IN the Hall Mills
case. who was suddenly removed
from the Somerset county hospital
10 Jersey City hospital by Spe-Iai
Prosecutor Alexander Simpson yes.
tcrday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
ANCIENT RELICS
LOST In FLAMES

QUEBEC. Nov. 8. .-(P,-The Basi-
,ic of Ste Anne de Beaupre. {
wooden yfructure. erected To replace
that Of the most famous Roman
Catholic Church in North America,
was burned early today with many
religious relics. The original BaSi
lica was destroyed four and one half
years ago.
The entire fighting force Of Que
bee was sent 70 St. Anne de Beaupre
when word of the fire was received.
Among the relics lost was one of
Ste. Anne, saved from the flames in
March. 1929 The Basilica was
temporary structure. Work is pro-
ceeding on a new building to replace
the original church burned in 1922.
Defective wiring was responsible
for the destruction Of hte original
Basilica whit loss of 81 100000.
The original church. which was 500
years old, was the shrine for pill
grims, many Of whom left their
crutchts behind. regarding themselves
miraculously cured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
NORRIS SUED
FOR DAMAGES
Son of Slain Man
Starts Action in
District Court

FORT WORTH. Tex. Nov. SIP
Dev. Dr ~ Frank Norris. funda-
menatlist Baptist pastor. was sued in
district court here today for Sl50.000
damages by DouEhcrty Elliott Chips
son OF ID. f. Chips, whom the
preacher shot and killed here last
July ana for whose. death hc IL To
be tried for murder at Austin in
January ON a change of venue.
In his petition. the boy. ia, says
his fathers life was taken without
justice. without legal excuse and
without regards ~ the right VI peti-
toner. Mrs. Mary Chips divorced
wife of tha slain. man. joins the hoy
IN the suit. Judgment for $4,000
and 100000 exemplary damages j.
asked
The petition represents tha elder
Chips a. having been in good health
at the time WI his death. earning
81 600 d month in the Wholesale lum-
Der business. and having n life ex-
pectancy NJ "a years Chips was 49
years old.
The boy bases his petition On the
claim that he has been deprived Of
maintenance. education and support
Mn his fathers death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
new TOURIST
RULES MADE
Mexico To Eliminate
Some Red Tape In
Regulations

Red tape formerly necessary fbr
tourists 20 20 through IN order 70
secure proper papers for entering
Mexico, has been reduced. according
10 A. {. Nasquez. Mexican consul
here. who is in receipt of new i'm
structions from Mexico City regard
ing this matter.
Several weeks ago the consul re-
ccived instructions requiring that
tourists answer the same long list
of questions as immigrants but the
new order imposes virtually the same
restrictions as existed formerly.
Tourists now are required to state
only their name. age. nationality.
business. civil state fmarried or un-
marrledl and address tn the United
States. Papers showing this can bc
ISSUED IN five minutes. Under the
immigration rules recently ordered
enforced the tourist was required tO
answer the same questions as an
immigrant The blank to be filled out
by immigrant requires three-quar
tiers Of an hour 10 make out.
Persons who will stay III Mexico
less than six months are classified
as tourists. Those who intend TO
stay longer are classified as immi-
grants. Tourists will be required to
give only few facts while immi-
grants will he required to give
many.
Single tourists get their papers
from the consulates. The papers are
made cst in-+riplicate from, enc for
the consul, Zone for the applicant
for entry and one for the Mexican
authorities.
Tourists in excursions are saved
much trouble. The leader Of the cx-
cursion can secure a blanket ident-
fication certificate by securing MI
the names and facts from al the
members in the party and listing
them together. This obviatcs the ne
cessity OF securing individual cards
for each tourist.
The new regulations will make il
much easier on the tourist and the
consul. according TO Mr.. Vasquez.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
QUEENS TOUR
IS MARRIED BY
DISSENSIONS
Additional Members of
Encourage Reported
To Be Slated For
Expulsion

QUEEN MARIE'S TRAIN. Enroute
to Glacier National Park. Nov. S.
Pl-Undersurface tension gripped
the personnsl of Quen Marie's train
as it sped through Montana today.
Excitement and speculation aroused
BY incidents marking the last few
days of the Washington and Oregon
tour were heightened today by an
expectancy that still other members
OF the mobile encourage are to be
missing when the journey ends at
Washington, II. G.
The royal train was minus two Of
its personages on leaving Seattle
Saturday, night. These were Samuel
Hill, railroad magnate, and J. A.
Ayres, who presumably was a repre-
sentative of Henry Ford.
Ayres was expelled from the train
by order of Colonel John ii. Carroll.
official host to the queen. Carroll. in
this action, said he resented a news
paper article which quoted Ayres as
saying Ford WIS spending 100000
in providing automobile transporta-
tion for the royal party and that
Ford's money was being used to de-
fray incidental expenses of the tour.
Interest was aroused today by con
ferences which were held yesterday
between Col. Carroll and Marie's spe-
cial aide, Major Stanley Washburn.
and Miss May Birkhead, New York
and Paris press agent for Miss Lois
Fuller. former dancer and close
friend of the queen. Miss Birkhead
was questioned by Coicnel Carroll
concerning her statement to others
aboard the train that the queens
lady waiting. Madame La Hovarie.
Is identified with a Bucharest polit-
ical group not in sympathy with the
present government.
Miss Birkhead also was questioned
concerning her movem ants about the
train in Seattle Saturday night after
Hill, builder OF the Maryhill Museum.
which was dedicated by Marie last
week, had left the train following a
dispute with Major Washburn over
the question of authority.
Miss Birkhcad who. with Miss Full
ler and Miss Gabrielle Bloch, secre-
tary to Miss Fuller. Joined the train
as members Of Hills group, tod Col
onel Carroll that She had repeated
about Madame La Hovarie only what
she heard in Paris and on the queens
shin coming over from France.
!. Although Miss Fuller has not said
how long she will remain with the
paIty. il was expected on the train
that she would stay at least until
Chicago Is re ched on Nov. l3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
3 CARS in CRASH
NEAR HARLINCEN

The attempt of one man to drive
around another on the highway re-
suited in an accident near the Arroyo
bridge near Harlingen at ) O'Clock
yesterday evening.
Tie autos involved were delivery
car driven BY n. l.. Bonner Of Har-
ingen, q touring car driven by Har-
linEen negro. Tom Smith. ard a truck
driven by Limo Huerto OF Los Fres-
nos.
The vehicles were not damaged
much and none Of the Y occupants
we've injured.
The investigation was made by
Jesse Rose, county traffic officer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Mayor Cancels
Norris Booking

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. s.-Plans 70
move the Baptist State Convention
from San Antonio to either Dallas
or Waco were dropped Sunday when
Mayor John w. Tohin announced 9hat
J. Frank Norris would not he Per-
mitted to have the muniripal audi
torium here the three nights of the
convention.
~If Norris interferes with the
convention. he wilT-have to give way,
Mavor Tobia said.
Rev. Jesse CelvinRton. in charge
of local arrangements for handling
the annual meet Of the Baptists here
for four days beginning Nov. lT,
said Baptist leaders. over the state
Sunday wired him that under no cir
cumstances would the convention be
held here If Norris occupied The au-
ditorium at any time during the con-
vention.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
COURTFORCES
WITNESS Give
name OF GIRL.
Public Policy is AS
signed BY Judge AS
Reason for Demand
ing Answer

SOMERVILLE. NJ. J-. Nov. y Up
-Chivary. believed quite dead, for
moment In the trial Of the Hall
Mills case, today was found ~ he
only slumbering.
Robert Ehrling. mill-workcr- r.
fused point blank TO answer de-
Tense question on cross examina-
tion ~ 10 the name Of girl COM
panion in De Russe's lane the night
Of the staying Of the Rev. Edward
WI. Hall Ehrling lost hi first bout
with defense counsel when he was
required TO give the name Of the
Young woman who shared his auto-
mobile with him but he could not
spell il.
Public policy" came 20 the rescue
OF the harassing witness when the de-
fSnse insisted further that the " girl
be more definitely Identified by the
giving OF her married name. The
court ruled that the name she bore
at the time she visited the over-pop-
ulated De Russe's lane VAS sufft-
cient Ehrling. plainly worried when
he took the stand. was apparently
near panic when Robert II. McCarter
of defense counsel continued to press
for the name or his companion.
1t was a girl, and later, she
was woman" he said, and when
Prosecutor Simpson attempted to
lend a hand BY suggesting 70 the
court that there might he valid
reason for withholding the names
Ehrling eagerly seized the straw
shes married now. has two-chil-
dren and husband he said, and
/ refuse TO give her name.
"You must" ruled Justice Parker.
Jennie Lenfort. was the num-
bled reply
Mr. McCarter. pressing for the
name Of the husband 20 identify her
a. Of today was stopped by the
courts declaration that II was
against public policy" to pursue
the matter 10 such an extent
Ehrling had testified that with his
girl companion he was in De Russe's
lane tn. night Of the double Staying
and saw Mrs. Jane Gibson there, as
tridc her famous mule. The time he
spent in the lane was fixed TN the
witness az about two hours between
90 o'clock and IL p. m He heard
no shots. but two automobiles pass
ed down the lane about thirty min
utes before he left.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
TWELVE INJURED
in TRAIN CRASH

HAGERSTOWN. Nd. November 3.
-lPg-Twelvc persons were injured
at $3.50 O'Clock this .H1rnfng when
passenger train number ! on the
Western MARYLAND Railroad from
Baltimore to Hagerstown ran into
On open- switch at Thurmont and
crashed into the rear Of "A freight
train~
The two said to be most seriously
injured are mail clerks. =. o. Straits
and George W. Ross. Both were in
jured internally besides suffering
cuts on their faces and hands.
The injured passengers received
cuts and bruises and none we're
seriously hurt. All were residents Of
Baltimore or towns on the railroad
line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
LEAHY SEEKING
CHANGE OF VENUE

GEORGE WEST. Tex. Nov. s.
Opening what il expected 70 prove
bitter fight IN the trial Of Harry
}. Leahy for the Staying of DR.. j.
A. Ramsey. the lefense Monday won
short dclay~i in order 70 prepare a
motion for a change of venue on the
grounds that publicity given the trial
precludede d fair hearing Of the case
Court recessed until 1880 for
preparation Of the motion.
When the case was called sometime
ago the defense sought change Of
venue bat the motion was not AL
lowed and the case was postponed
until today because of the absence Of
material witnesses,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Writer Suffers
Nervous Collapse

QUEEN MARIE'S TRAIN, Enroute
to Billings, Mont, Nov. S.-tHl-Miss
Nav Birkhead, press representative
Of Miss Lois Fuller, former dancer,
and whose removal from Queen Ma
rie's special train is being consider
"a. suffered a nervous collapse today.
She was onfined to her apartment
and was attended by nurse. +.
Miss Fuller is a close friend OF
Queen Marie and associated with
Samuel Hill in his Maryhill Museum
venture, was also placed in the nur-
se's care. She has been in poor health
and was said to have been deeply al,
fected BY the departure Of Mr.. hlii
in Seattle Saturday night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
STORM
LEAVES TRAIL
OF WRECKACE
Estimate Over 500
Dead as Result of
Typhoon Which Hit
Islands Saturday

MANILA. Nov. tPl-The esti-
mated number W dead ~ southern
Luzen as the result Of Saturdays tyr
.Dh0un. tidal wave and floods reached
800 today.
Incomplete reports indicate the
property damage will run into mil
lions of dollars. Telegraph wires
stiis are down and the full extent of
destruction and death are not yHt
known.
Latest reports here show the disas-
ter was talt in the provinces az Ba-
tangas Cavite. Laguna and Taybas.
Batangas was hardest hit with an-
proximately 200 dead.
MANILA. Nov. s.-tPi-All avail
able Red Cross forces. supplemented
by local civil and army aid were
rushed into southern iuzon today as
Y result of loss W life and property
damage from typhoon. flood and
tiday wave which struck there early
Saturday.
With scores missing and the Ger
tainrtv that there has been death
and destrustioA in the remote see
tions Of that district, IL H. probable
that the loss of life will number up
wards ~ 200, and some reports in
dicate ii may double that figure.
Although broken com mmunAcation
lines and disrupted railroad service
make ii impossible 70 learn the full
extent Of the disaster. enough has
been learned to-indicate it was one
Of the worst in recent years.
The typhoon coming from the di-
rcction of the island Of Samar. cut
narrow swath Of destruction along
Its course and mushroomed out IN
the southern provinces OF Luzon
island
Here flooding rivers and 4 tidal
wave added 20 the disaster and in
the towns of BatanEas and Bauan
alone there are Ito dead. Reports w
damage 10 property come from as far
north a. Los Banos, on Laguna de
Bay. which II less than fifty miles
south Of Manila. Manila itself was
outside the storm area but wire
com munications were severed wh>ch
prevented news of the disaster from
becoming known here until yester-
day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Negro Arrested For
Possession of Gum

When George Miller, county traf-
fic officer. who was cruising around
on the highway at 1880 O'Clock this
morning, threw a light on a Rays
moEdville negro he uncovered "a gum
toter. s-F4A tfy
When the light was thrown on the
negro, Joe Hull, who. was afoot. ha
reached towards his waist. Al search
disclosed an automatic pistol.fy The
incident occurred about five miles
from Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Snow And Sleet
Head For Texas

WICHITA FALLS. Nov. s-tPl-
A north wind. bringing sleet. snow
and rain. struck northwestern Okla
homa and the upper Panhandle early
Monday morning and is travelling
rapidly southwark, reports from
Oklahoma stated.
At Forgan and Woodward the
was 32 degrees. II was
sleeting at Forgan and showing at
Woodward
A strong north wind was blowing
at Texline and the thermometer had
dropped to 81. The temperature was
40 at Amarillo sand AZ at Childress
with generally cloudy weather
threatening rain and snow through
out northwest Texas. -
a drizzing rain was falling here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Rail Representatives
To Meet Secretaries

Representatives of the Missouri
Pacific who are arranging for car
containing Valley exhibits to -be
shown over the North and East this
winter bv the railroad, were in
Brownsville today.
They were J. C@Carter. publicity
director Of the NJ. p. Lines and Jack
Rector. associate editor Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Magazine.
They will meet secretaries OF VAL
ley chambers of commerce in Mer-
cedes tonight for the purpose Of dis
cussing the Valley exhibit car.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
WEALTHY RANCHER
KILLED BY TRAIN

AMARILLO, Tex. Nov. S.-tPl--
Tom Ragland. 30. rancher and exten-
sive land owner of Fort Sumner. y.
NJ. was killed instantly early yes
terday when run over by string
~f stoct cars being switched in the
Santa Fe yards here.
Ragland. in company with several
othor cattltemen. was looking after
a shipment Of cattle bound for Kan
sas City when the accident occurred.
The widow and three children sur
I've. Burial will be in Graham, Tex
as.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
BODY OF WOMAN
FOUND in RIVER

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. s-tPD-The
body Of woman, believed TO be that
Of Mrs. Gertrude Mueller. wife Of
Colonel c. II. Mueller of Fort Sam
Houston. was found in the Comal
river today near New Braunfels,
Texas
A-coat and hat. calling cards and
jewelry that haA belonged to Mrs.
Mueller. who disappeared here Sat
urhay, has been found about 100
yards above the point ynere the
body was found earlier IN the day
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Given Ten Years
On Forgery Charge

HATTISBUgG. Miss. Nov. s.
R)-Dr q. :. Harmon, erstwhilc
newspaper publisher and minister,
was sentenced in circuit court here
today to serve ten years in prison
after he had entered pleas OF guilty
on each Of seven indicthents, chnrg-
ing forgery. Of notes totalhng $35, 900.
These are 70 run concurrentiy.
He had admitted forging the notes
10 buy u newspaper here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
FORMAL PROTEST
MADE BY FRANCE

PARIS. Nov. s.-tPD-A formal
note. protesting against the recent
attack on the French consulate at
yintimiglia after the attempted as
sassination Of Premier Mussolini at
Bologna will We presented some time
today TO under Secretary of Foreign
Affairs Grandi az Rome by French
Ambassador Besnard.
The foreign office announced that
theAnote will ask the Italian govern
ment 10 take judicial proceedings
against those responsible for the az
tack on the consulate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-08
Prohibition Men
Discuss Problems

GALVESTON. Tex, Nov. S.-(PD
Prohibition enforcement officers,
customs collectors and coast guard
officials of the Gulf states were in
session here today. discussing en-
forcement problems. o. ID. Jack
son. supervisor at New Orleans, was
presiding.
Director Hammons was in Calves
'utive session. Seventeen We're in at
tendance. A statement was promised
this afternoon.asos 4 6e.i