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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-27
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley; Fair TO partly
cloudy tonight and Sunday.
For East Texas. Tonight and Sun
Say generally fair. Light TO fresh
sasterly 10 southernly winds on the
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present "a Hr. 20 ar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-27
Electrical Fixtures

Most Complete Selections
w. II. Putegnat Hardware
Company
Brownsville. Texas
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tREAp THE STORY, THEN COLOR THE P1cTuREl

The rooster crowed on, merrily,
then walked way. Quite proud was
he. The TIMES watched him strut
along It'll he was out of sight. Then
Scouty shouted: Catch him quick,
cause he has dropped his fiddle
stick" And, as he shouted, he be-
gan to run with all his might.
The others followed right behind.
Their plan, of course, was very kind.
They shortly caught the rooster and
then told him of his loss. Said
Clowny: Here's your fiddlestick."
IF L had lost this thing" said he,
my master would be cross"
The bird then thanked the Tiny.
mites and told them of some dandy
sights that they could see if they
would go on down the winding lane.
you'll find baker man, who
makes the finest brand Of cakes, {"
said he. And then the Tinymites
were on their way again.
They shortly came upon a shop
and Copy said: Here's where we
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-12

stop. I think 1 smell some tempt
ing food. Let's go inside and see"
but first they raped upon the door
and in about minute more, a man
appeared and said: Hello, come in
and eat with me-"
The TIMES did, and oh, such food.
They ate so much twas almost rude.
This baker was the man who makes
the dandy pat-a-cakes. GO right
ahead" said he, land eat. Twill
cost you naught. This is my treat"
Poor Clowny shortly shouted: "Oh,
my poor old tummy aches"
The man then said: MY work is
play, and 1 bake cakes the hvelong
day. I've always been a baker since
very tiny tike. It's fun to bake
such cakes as these. You know
they are to kind to please. It's fun
to do things when you know they're
things that people like"
THE Tinymites meet little Bobby
ShaftOe in the next stOry.)
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-12
PREPARE EXAMS
FORDRY AGENTS
Uncle Sans Rum ChaserS
Must Fill Laws Demands.

United States civil service commits
sion today launched a Nationwide
campaign to recruit $500 prohibi-
ton agents for the revamped bureau
of prohibition.
About twenty-five local dry agents
will be affected by the new law.
They must pass civil service exam
nations within sixty days or quit
their jobs.
Several resigned April 1 in antici-
patton Of the examinations.
1.-THE examinations will be practi-
CAL" H. M. Trimpe, civil service Sec
rotary. said. Everything will be in
cluded. however, from character
tests TO written quizzes and finger
prints"
Applications must be in by May ..
Salaries under the new act range
from $4,000 annually for the chief of
field division to $2,400 for junior in
vestigators. Senior dry agents will
draw $500 a year.
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the country in building valuation for
the first quarter of this year, ac-
cording to statistics of S. w. Strauss
Company.
During this period S5,567 924 worth
of permits were issued. This is an
increase of SS41,5s2 over the first
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-12

woes fifteen-minute chime concert
is given at 5:45 p. m. and at $50
DIR. B. J. Palmer, president of the
Palmer School Of Chiropractic, Da-
venport, Iowa, lecture on travels
through the Holy Land.
The Everready hour of WEAF and
the Red Network centers around
"Jasbro Brown" the poem of a
legendary Mississippi steamboat Ne
gro, who is frequently credited with
being the first jazz singer. Once be-
fore this was presented with Gersh-
wins Rhapsody in Blue" as the
background, but for this presenta-
ton Nathaniel Shillzret had written
an original musical score.
Fish for WIS at 7:25 p. m. and
hear the Spanish folk songs.
Fans tuning in WOW for dinner
music at 6 p. m. will hear Gilbert
Jaffey, violinist, and Harry Bravir-
off, pianist.
Here's one for dancing. The Van
derbilt Dance Orchestra radiocasts
over WOR for half an hour at 10
p. m. and resumes its playing at
1926.
An outstanding event in music
and radio circles is the broadcasting
by WIZ and the Blue Network at 8
p. m. Of Hanson's Heroic Elegy."
This is the title of a commemorative
composition on Beethoven. 1t will
be presented by radio for its pre-
miere, rendered by the Rochester
IN. " Little Symphony with Harold
Gleason at the organ. Choral work
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~ Radio owners can no longer ex-
cuse themselves for not having
correct time. The Howard Watch
Company has installed a chronom-
eter in WEAF"s studio and arrange
ments have been made with the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company to
broadcast the time nightly over the
Red Network. This may be re-
ceived at 8 p. m. on week days, 8:15
on Sunday. Remember, though, the
announcements will not agree with
this, being given In Eastern standard
time.
The CIaypool Trio's selections to-
night are from old comic operas,
such as Bohemian Girl" and
Chimes. Of Normandy" WFBM's
program is:
2iSo.om,opeBBing baseball game from
4;30@Indiana Federation of Music
550-Talk by Horace Carey. fire pre-
vention chief Of Indianapolis.
6:O0EWhites Cafeteria Knife and
6:30@fndianapoiis Athletic Club orches-
ira and Claypool Hotel Orchestra.
With the approach Of Easter sew
eral stations have broadcast Ros-
sini's "Stabat Mater" The choir
Of the Church of Assumption, New
York City, will be on the air with
this at p. M. over WNYC.
The Kilima Hawaiians and solo
lists feature KMMJ's entertainment
tonight. Fish for this at p. m.
Baltimore's municipal band plays
at 8 p. m. for listeners of VIDAL.
~ KDKA presents a concert from
the Grand Theater. Pittsburgh, at
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By Small
Williams
eis27 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. X
BlOSser
By Martin

quarter of 1926, which was $4,726,-
362.
Permits last month totaled ST..
923, 664, while those for March, 1926,
aggregated $2,O9O,O23.
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is by students and graduates of the
Eastman School Of Music, Rochester.
Milton j. Cross, WIS star an
nouncer. will go to Rochester to
handle the microphone, the concert
being in Kilbourn Hall at the East
man school, where WIZ will pick up
the music and transmit it to the
stations of the Blue Network.
"Play ball"' That will be heard
frequently from WMAQ; the first
time is 2:45 p. m. today. The occa-
sion is the opening game between
Chicago and Brooklyn at Cubs Park.
This radiophone will broadcast all
American and National League
games played in Chicago, Hal Tot.
ten Totten, sports announcer, de.
scribing the games.
Organ music from the Chicago
Theater will be radiocast by WMAQ
at p. m.
The nationwide poll to determine
the ten most popular radio stations
in the United States is being watched
with interest by many. At the end
Of the fourth week Of voting tabu-
lation showed the results to be:
WIZ, 1853; KDKA. 1913; WEAF,
S44; WIS, S41; WGY, 674; WBBM,
492 WLW, 27S; WBZ, 277; WPG,
277, and woo, 250.
The remaining 10,327 votes are
distributed among 2S2 stations not
in the first ten. Station WRNY, oper-
ated by the publishers Of Guide and
Call Book, conducting the poll, is
not eligible for selection.
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1926 p. m.
The musical program from the
WGY studio at GAS p. m. will be
furnished by Giovanni Trombini,
cellist.
italian music will be furnished by
WHO. The time is p. m. and the
musicians are faculty members of
the Uptown Conservatory, Chicago.
Stainer's "Crucifxion" is another
selection of Easter music on the air
tonight. 1t comes from WCAE at
p. m.
Pauline Watson, who appears be-
fore the microphone of WRNY at
$3.50 p. m, might be called a stunt
artist. Miss Watson Is. not only a
violinist, but a poetess as well, and
tonight she will play music illus
trating the poetry she recites in this
lone woman joint recital"
Tonight WKBF goes on the air at
p. m. with The Times late news
bulletins, followed ten minutes later
by livestock review. The Ford
dealers offer q program at $3.50 p. m.
Wednesday morning the Hoosier
Athletic Club station will be on the
ether with its recipe exchange at 10
a. M: livestock market reports and
weather forecast, 10:4O, and Indiana
College of Music and Fine Arts pro-
gram, 10:40 a. m. Alex F. Taylor,
at the Earring Theater organ, broad
casts at noon.
That station "out where the West
begins" has two attractive numbers.
The Washington times., 1927-05-05

The Real Estats Coluww. - -.
Times and Herald Claasified ASa CO.,
listing Of MashinRt0n's NEST dssisahie
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even the most hardened reporters.
Gray sat down, relieved.
Q.--So you used both hands?
Ayes.
Q.-You remember very well how
you did this?
Al wouldn't say that.
Q.-But you have testified that
you remembered everything. You
remember crying yesterday on the
stand, don't you?
Al do.
o.-You have the same emotions
now?
A.-No.
Q.-What were you doing yester-
day, feigning emotion?
A.-No. sir.
Ruth Dominated Him, He Says
Gray made this reply with a
slight emphasis.
Q.-Your recital yesterday moved
you, but your demonstration here
today did not?
A.--No.
Q.-Tell US the first time you
heard Mrs. Snyder propose getting
rid of Snyder.
Att was in January or Febru-
ary, 1926, at the Imperial Hotel.
Q.-After that you discussed It
very often?
Ayes, sir, a number of times.
Q.-You say she kept bounding
you with the suggestion?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-And told OF other attempts
on his life?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you suggest any of these
As-No. sir.
Q.-You say she made many at.
tempts to kill Albert Snyder, but
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column H.
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self? In court she sat silently, her
garbled story still her only testl.
mony.
On the stand Gray was telling .
horrible story OF the woman she
was, the woman who tried out
sleeping powders on him and dis
cussed numbering her husband. She
was even shown as lending herself
in an unsavory, compromising situae
ton to help another person get .
divorce.
Half-prayers, they must have
been, to God the miserable woman
could hardly see.
The escapades OF the two were
told by Judd Gray on the stand:
Gray expIa lining that he was happy
enough with his own wife, DESPITE
his waywardness.
Religion and false love, the Saliva.
ton Army lass and the murderers
make an incongruous spectacle for
the audience.
Mrs. Snyder sat with her haad
bowed this time.
Gray was no longer the hesftat.
ing, forgetful witness.
In calm, even voice. thouwh
sometimes he seemed to Is forcinr
out the words, Gray related every
detail Of the trip he and Mrs. gny.
der took together.
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We went into their room. don't know how
many seconds ! stood there, trying to get my
bearings. Then hit him with the sashweight.
He was full of fight and raised up and started
to holler. hit him second blow. He
grabbed me by the necktie and he was getting
the better Of it. 50 yelled, Mommie, Mommie,
for Gods sake help me-
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MISTAKEN
BY R|ITH'S.
AIDE

Is
COURTHOUSE, u % N q
ISLAND CITY, N. 4, May 5.
Cross examination Of Henry
Judd Gray, self confessed
slayer Of Albert Snyder, was
begun at 1910 p. n. this after
noon by Dana Wallace, counsel
Tor THE defendant Snyder. z
Gray had been under direct
examination for exactly 10
hours, during which time he
had related the grisly details
of the brutal staying Of Sny-
der, duplicating his co-defen-
dant and former sweetheart,
Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder.
He said that he not only
whacked the sleeping Snyder with
the iron window weight, but that
Mrs. Snyder dealt her husband the
final blow.
This story he told late yester-
This morning he told how. after
the grisly deed was done, and
Snyder lay dead, he and his ara
nlour tried to 'cover up the muir
de- and deceive the police.
Make Issue Of Glasses
Wallace shot his questions at
Gray in a cutting tone.
Gray. composed ana apparently
renewed after having told his
bloody story, peered back At the
cross-examineF through horn-rim.
med spectacles and answered the
questions slowly and clearly.
yMr. Gray. when Is the first time
you removed your glasses on the
night Of March 10 in the Snyder
A.-Shortly. after they came
back, about 2:30 o'clock.
Q-What room were you in when
you removed them?
AIN her mothers room.
Q.-How long before YOU struck
snyder with the sashweight did Won
remove your glasses?
Al don't know.
Q.--Your glasses were OFF when
You struck him?
A.--Yes. they were on a trav an
the chiffonier in her mothers
room.
Q--Where was the sashweisht?
A.--On the floor.
did you takes the glasses off
because you were going to strike
MIN with the sashweight?
As-No.
Q.-Then why did you?
Al thought there might be
Q.-You were all prepared for a
struggle?
A.--Not necessarily.
Blow Demonstrated In Court
Then came dramatic touch 70
this melodramatic trial. wallace
asked Gray IL he would remove his
glasses ana take the sashweisht
which Wallace handed ia him IN
rs mana ana In a standing posture
der
The spectators gasped. Some Of
tue women turned their heads.
Gray, his dark face bIanchinp
stood up in the witness boy and
raised the weapon in both of his
hands. Then he came down with
swish, demonstrating how he had
whacked the sleeping art editor,
Mrs. Snyder, her face very pale.
closed her eyes.
a shudder shot IN fhA ar,ins. ne
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Flood Control Plea
Laid Before Coolidge

Representative Porter R) Of
Pennsylvania today presented to
President Coolidge memorial rom
the flood commission Of Pittsburgh
which asked for the appointment
Of commission Of engineers. bust.
ness men, agriculturists ana econo.
mists to draft flood control plans
for the entire country.
The memorial, signed by A. J..
Kelly. ir.. said that levees. reser.
voirs and bypass outlets were
needed 70 prevent future disastrous
floods.
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She picked up the weight and hit him and
then threw the other things on The pillow.
Somehow, got him between my knees. The
next remember, was on the floor. asked
her for piece Of wire to tie him with and she
said she had thrown it on the pillow. She gave
me necktie from the rack to tie his feet with.
The next thing | remember was we walked
back to the bathroom"
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Butler Tells Coolidge
Third Term Sentiment

Former Senator william M. Butler,
chairman Of the Republican ma.
tional committee, returned today
from a swing around the country
in which o sounded out Sentiment
regarding another term for Presi.
dent Coolidge.
He conferred with Republican
leaders from coast to coast.
Butler submitted a report on his
observations to President Coolidge
at a White House luncheon.
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This was the woman who had
told Gray there was no God. no
right or wrong, only the god of
self. What were her prayers?
She worshipped the goodness and
purity of her little child. Did she
pray in remorse, or still for her-
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Snyder Prays for
First Time IN Life
BY DOROTHY VAN DYKE

LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Z, May 5--Mrs. Snyder has
prayed for the first time in her Life Tt after she had
seen her little daughter fighting for her the stand.
Il felt badly seeing my baby up there she told the
sheriff. 81 never PRAYED before
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ADVERTISEMENT

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NelD Clue Turns Up In
Baker Staying

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May 5-Search for the SLAYER
OF 9yearold Albert Baker today led to Washington D.
where the first real clue unearthed by detectives in
the case
The Washington times., 1927-05-05

When the body Of the lad was
found in the Rappahannock River.
SIX miles below this city. it was tied
securely IN what was first thought
70 be q croker sack. Today Il was
The Washington times., 1927-05-05

revealed that the container was not
2 sack. but huge piece Of heavy
burlap. which had beer used 90 cover
Continued on Page :. Column 50
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JuddUnderS aVageCross-Fire
Cray's Story Of Crime

the Snyder tragedy late yesterday n Judd told
O Wdted N the Of Mrs Snydes mother heavily
for the crime until Mrs Snyder led
Here, epitOnlzed is Grays story in DnlDOrds:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-16
RAILROADS ARE
CONDEMNED BY
KANSAS SOL0N.
Congressman H0ch Says Roads
Have Not Shown Proper
Regard For Farmer

Kansa: City, Nov. 16.-R-The
railroads have not exhibited proper
regard for the western far,ler in
hi struggle against depressed ag-
ricultural Conditions, Congressman
Homer Koch Of Kr-.s.-s :! in an
address here tc Jay at the American
Farm congress.
The co-author of the Hoch- Smith
resolution, enacted congress two
years ago among other things to
bring about a reduction in freight
rates on agricultural products, con-
demned the railroads for applying
for increased freight rates on grain,
while farmers are urging relief
from the prevailing schedules.
Action Is Criticized
Representative Hoch lso criti-
cized the roads for thei. oppositio..
to valuation figures fixed by the
interstate commerce commission.
The speaker explained that under
the Hoch-Smith resolution the inter-
state commerce commission was di-
rected to make "a thoroug' study
Of the freight structure with q view
to equalizing burdens, removing
discrimination cnd injustiecs as
far as possible as between different
commodities and as between the
various sections and loca' IS of the
country"
While the progress made by the
commission in readjusting rates has
not been as rapid as hoped for, he
said, sub. tantial benef..t already has
resulted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-16
WOmack Goes Home;
Ruth Stays in N. 7.

New York, Nov. 1G.-(AP)-Lyle
Womack was bound back to Panama
alone today while. Ruth Elder, his
pretty aviatrix-wife, was consider
ing cmolur. ,nts available because of
her Atlantic flight.
Still blushing from an affection"
ate farewell in public, Womack, who
had come to New York from Balboa
to welcome his wife and take her
back their home in the Canal zone.
was left aboard the liner Christobal
80 minutes before sailing time yes
terday while the girl flyer fastened
to a business conference.
II have date with Ruth in Bal
boa when she is through with her
present program" said Womack.
Of his future with Ruth, who had
been advised by feminist leaders
mot to go back to washing dishes,'
he said:
"Ruth' going through with her
present program think it's lee
ture tour-and' then she says ,she's
coming back to me. People can for
get all this talk Of our being separ-
ated. I've had a lon~. serious talk
with Ruth, and we understand each
other"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-16
27.year.old Murderer Must
Spend Remainder Of His Life
in State Penitentiary at Bis,
marck-Case Goes to Jury
at $500 Last Night-Verdict
Reached at 2:3O q. m.

Minot, N D., Nov. 1G.-R-Les-
ter Barge, charged with killing H.
N. Peterson, cashier Of the Citizens
State Bank of Wheelock, on Novem-
ber IL, 1925, vas found guilty Of
first degree murder IN q verdict re-
turned this morning by :. jury in
Williams county d::-trict court at
Williston. The verdict was reached
at 2:3O q. M, but WIS not presented
until court was convened by Judge
John c. Lowe of Minot al $3.50 a. NJ.
AS result Of the verdict, Barge
must spend the remainder of his life
in tn. state penitcn:. .ary at Bis
marck. He is q ye.-rs old.
Barge will be he 2 "lifcr" in
the Bismarck p-..so and will be
taken there Immediately bv Warden
John j. Lee, who is at Williston at
the present time.
The case was submitted to the
jury at $3.50 III. Yesterday after
arguments had been made by attor-
neys and Judge lowe had delivered
his charge. Argu .ler for the
prosecution were maCe by State 8
AtCOT0cy IuSV6V LAKE Oh WulIdIuS
county and John Thorpe of Minot,
special assistant attorney general.
Attorney John Van Wagenen of
Temple represented the defendant,
under appointment of the court.
Pal Is in Minnesota Prison
Barge was convicted under an in
formation charging murder in the
first degree, and which alleged that
Petersen was slain while Barge and
"Tex" Gibson, now serving a life
sentence in the Stillwatel, Minn.,
prison for a murder committed in
that state were robbing the Whee-
lock bank.
Officials Lave accused Barge of
various bank robberies and Minne-
sofa officials sought to obtain his
custody to be prosecuted for the
same murder for which Gibson and
another man are now serving life
sentences. Nebraska authorities
have also sought to obtain the pris-
oner to prosecute him on charges Of
bank robberies in that state, and
also for the shooting Of village
marshal at Taylor, Nebraska.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-16
Hearing on Seating
of R0sOff Postponed

Hearing in the case Of Louis Ros.
off, Grand Forks, who is seeking q
seat on the state board Of pharma-
cists under an appointment by Gov
ernor A. G. Sorlie, has been con-
tinued until further notice pending
an agreement by attorneys for Ros-
off and the state pharmacy board on
stipulation Of facts and issues to
be submitted to the court.
Attorney General George p. Sha-
fer, representing the. pharmacy
board, said the agreement was
reached in . telephone conversation
yesterday with Tracy r. Bangs,
Rosoff's attorney. Hearing had been
scheduled for November 18 at Fargo
on RosDff's application for ! man
damus order directing the pharmacy
board to seat the governors ap-
pointee.
The point raised by the board il
that Rosoff was illegally appointed
since his name was not presented t<
the governor by the state associa
ton Of pharmacists, as required b,
law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-16
Weather Report

Tempe Lr at z q. m........ 8
Highest We. yda ............ Is
Lowest last n.rht ............ 8
Precipitation to 7o m......... .O2
A's"e'wv 'wvEXTHER EAT i F6REciXis;T' y
For Bismarc..- and vici.lity:s Snow
probable tonight an Thursday. Not
50 cold tonight.
For North Dakota: Snow prob
able tonight and Thursday. Not so
= WEATHER CONDITIONS
The pressure continues high from
the Ms .iy | Valley to the south
Pacific coast d temperatures are
low over he north4central states
and below zero il the western Cana
dian Provinces. Somewhat lower
pressure, accompanied by 9 slight
rise IN temperature, prevails over
the extreme Northwest. Pr cipit.-
tion occurred at practically al
places throughout the northern
states and Canadsen Provinces while
generally fair weather prevails over
WEEKLY vi HSdI; wEArrEl. AND CROP
REPORT
For tie week ending Nov Il, 1927.
The weather during the week was
somewhat. un{avorable for farm
work and sman progress VAS made
In corn picki:,r. Fall blowing
stopped by frozen ground Road
obstruction continued. r trails
being in good condition:
ORRIS W. ROBERTS,
Official II charge.