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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
VALLEY Will
REMAIN COLD
Snow Mantle Falls on
Texas. South TO
San Antonio

No relief j. in sight for the Lower
Rio GranGe Valley Thursday. accord
ing to the forecast of the local wealth
or bureau, which predicts q continu-
alton OF the cold weather over
Thursday. with a possible moderation
Of temperature some time during the
day.
The record for the season was brok-
en- early Wednesday morning when
a minimum of 33 was reported. At
some points up the Valley the tenn
persture IL believed to have dropped
slightly lower, but no reports Of dam
age have been received.
The ''norther", which blew out Of
the northwest Saturday night, has al
ready far exceeded the average dur
alton of such visitations. A modera'
tion Of the temperature was expected
Tuesday night. but failed to mate
rialize, as did also the forecast o.
the weather bureau that there would
nc a gradual rise in temperature
Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
SEVEN KILLED IN BLAST
AT TILLIN0IS COAL Mine
GIRL READY FOR
y = =
FUNERAL HAL is
= = =
OWN LAST RITES

LURAY, Virginia, Dec. 2l.-tF1
Having listened to a funeral
sermon preached over the coffin
in which she spent the night un-
able to signal those who believed
her dead, Miss Fannie Broyles is
alive today at her home near here.
A brother, James Broyles, who
stood about the casket with other
mourning relatives. noticed a
twitching of his sisters eyelid,
and the funeral services were
halted and resuscitation efforts
begun. In a short time the girl
was able to talk. She said she
was aware of all that occurred
around her as she lay in the cas-
ket but, still stunned from a blow
on the head from a tree limb that
fell upon her, was unable TO move
or speak.
Under a physicians care since
Saturday, when the supposedly
dead girl came back TO life, she
is declared to have fully recover
ed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
COURT HALTS
SOONER PROBE
Okla. Legislature Per-
manently Enjoined
From Meeting


OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Dec. 81.
-tFi-Membcrs or the Oklahoma
legislature were permanently en-
joined today by the Oklahoma county
district court from holding q special
session.
The court ruled that the self con-
vened session Of the legislature is H.
legal, that its members cannot meet
and that they cannot continue with
impeachment proceedings against any
state officer. The injunction also
prohibits further investigation OF
state officers.
The permanent injunction was is
sued TO Governor Henry :. Johnston
and his attorney. Warren H. Snyder,
who filed the suit ~ governor and
tax payer, respectively.
Judge T. 6. Chambers one Of three
district judges who sat on the In
junction hearing. told counsel for
Governor Johnston that he was get
ting awfully tired" Of issuing in
functions against the legislators and
then failing 70 have the courts or
ders enforced. He complained that
plaintiffs in the actions had failed
20 prosecute violations Of the courts
temporary injunction and asserted
that unless the plaintiffs showed
good faith" he would dismiss the
suits.
The house investigating committee
probably viii ask the senate court OF
impeachnent TO issue a writ Of GER
tiorari to the district court, demand
ing that the records or the injunc-
tion case be brought TO the senate
court for review il was said BY Ton
Kight. investigating committee chair.
man. when he was informed today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
Deyelics of Life Find Home With Volunteers America

over at 1l09 Washington street
there Is 4 little oasis OF warmts
and good cheer in a world that
Tuesday afternoon was otherwise
dripping and bleak for those who
stayed there. There the derelicts
Of Rrownsville's floating popula-
tion-broken bits OF human drift
wcod-are cast into a temporary
harbor that II snug and warm.
The place is the Brownsville Of
flee Of the Volunteers Of America.
Captain and Mrs. q. II. Smallcy
are the officers IN charge OF this
haven for the tired wayfarers.
They have the entire second floor.
which IL partitioHed off into many
small rooms, where those who
know the sezmy side OF life may
gct n bed for . cents or nothing.
depending IN the financial state
Of the applicant.
Here is seen ths grim stark
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21

reality az life-life in the bitter.
naked state. that some Of the more
fortunate ones know nothing about.
Life. whose sweet taste has turn
ed TO ashes in the mouths cf
those ia whom the desire to live
has apparently long since passed.
IS eked out here. Sometimes they
stay for a day. sometimes they
stay for weeks. but always they
come-those sorry broken wretch
es for whom fate has offered
nothing but sc5wls.
Loses Urge 70 Live
In ore room lies an old man.
He was found in the hall Of the
place one morning last week
Spent and weary. he climbed the
long flight Of stairs leading 20 the
little haven. only 10 collapse when
his goal was reached.
he has been there sinte-tAe
all to live haS So1e bat ALL ks
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
ARMY AIRMAN
VISITS CITY
Corps Area Air Officer
To Advise I'm Port
Plans

Major William N. Hensley, air a.
ficer or the Eighth corps area, with
headquarters at Fort Sam Houston.
arrived in Brownsville Wednesday
morning to aid and advise the city IN
the selection Of n site for the pro-
posed municipal airport.
The visitor came here by train,
weather conditions at San Antonio,
Tuesday making impossible his flight
here By plane, as he had planned. His
ship was expected In later in the day
Wednesday. IL flying conditions are
at all suitable. the officer said.
Weather conditions here were such
that a visit to the two sites under
consideration would be impossible
during the day. but the air officer
declared he would remain over. He
said he would rather fly over the
proposed sites than see them from
the ground, and expressed the in
tention Of trying TO remain here un-
til his airplane could rct through.
"A meeting between Major Hensley
and members or the city commission
and the point airport committee Of
the commission and the Chamber III
4 " YVES W RE lEAu at " AANA ~
Wednesday afternoon in the audi
torinm Of the chamber Of commerce.
AT this meeting the officer was ex-
pectcd to 20 over plans for the es-
tablishment Of the flying field here,
and make suggestions as to how il
should he outlined.
He was sent here by Brig. Gen.
Kinds. commander Of the Eighth
cors area. at the request Of Assistant
Secretary Of War vi. Trubee DAWSON
head of the aviation division.
Mr. Dawson in turn is said to have
acted upon a request from +. B
Creager in sending the aviation ex-
pert here.
Major Hensley said he would prob.
ably get in some hunting while wait.
ing for the weather 70 clear up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21

on the street, but cheerful with
al. He shivers beneath his wrap
pings of overcoats and blankets.
reading q magazine when no one
~ around. always with q cheerful
joke for the visitor. His good hu-
NOR is contagious and the other
guests" come 70 see him often
Next year possibly ne will be In
the same condition as his next
door neighbor. but now life IL not
20 dark. although his blood il
thin and he II cold.
OUTSIDE. under a skylight In the
hallfa sign painter is doing some
Christmas cards he hopes to seli.
He il old and his hands Rre
shaky, but he persists. hoping
against hcpe that somebody win
buy wf.4t he has 70 rainstakirRly
wrought.
There are others always they
cone ard 80. AL are not slds and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
Six Are Drowned
In Alabama River

BENTON. Ala. Dec 1i. Fl--SiK
persons were drowned here today
when a skiff overturned. plunginR
them into the rising waters Of Ala
bama river.
The skiff. carrying Jim Nichols. q
saw mill operator. and five negroes.
two of them children, overturned
when II was caught in "A swift cur
rent while attempting 10 cross the
stream at a ferry. The bodies were
removed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21

lives X Is cold in the little room,
for fuel is scarce and bed cover
is lacking. but he does not seem
TO mind When a visitor enters
he wearily opens his sunken eyes.
only to close them hopelessly the
next minute. He is so years old,
and there is no other place roa
him 10 70. He has not eaten
since he was put 70 bed In the
hare little room. although food is
offered him three times a day.
The county physician calls on him.
but there is little medicine can
do.
Eventually he sill die and his
body will BE turned over 70 the
county. for burial. His family ~
gone, and the friends OF his youth
would not recognize hira-
Next room is another old mAn-
too III 70 70 out 70 his task ~
selling psnelly aad shee stElngs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21

The whirlpool that is Brownsve's recent aerial ac-
tivity stirred TO renewed frenzy Wednesday
ing by the announcement that Mrs Evangelne Lndbergh
mother OF Americas foremost figure would arrive here
late in the afternoon and spend the night She expect
cd to reach the Ft Brown landing field between and
r. m. today.
\ furry of preparations for the entertainment of
the party promptly inaugurated by Chamber Of Com
heads and officials Of the Patteson Motor company
local Ford dealers These advance consisted
y Of reservng at Hotel III Jardn dof plans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
Mercedes Store
Visited By Fire


MERCEDES, Dec. 21.-Damage that
will probably amount 10 $500 was
caused here Tuesday night when
gasoline. spilled from ana j stove. in
the Aston Drug store, flared up and
set fire 10 the place. Considerable
merchandise was damaged or destroy
cd by the flames. which ignitcd tim
sci and paper decorations that were
strung about the store as Christmas
ornaments.
An employee or the place was
pumping oil into the stove when the
flare-up occurred. Oil spiilinE on
the floor IN believed W have become
ignited from a lighted match. ke
one was hurt.
The fire department was sum-
moned. but employees VIZ The store.
headed by w. C. Aston. proprietor.
had the flames under control when
the fire fighters reached the scene.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21

Los ANGELES, Calf, Dc II, LPj
While a cloud OF clues and 1aIse
leads today effectively screened the
hiding place or William Edward
Hickman, accused slayer Of little
Marian Parker, bits Of evidence were
being fitted together by the police
TO solve the puzzle of his past.
This evidence, a. presented ID the
police, pictured a youthful "Dr.
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde one a neat,
orderly boy who attended church and
sunday school and never stayed out
late at nights: the ,ther II he
FOX" who for weeks planned the
carrying out Of cool, cunning and
diabollcal murder plot for revenge.
Robbed Stores
The latter picture showed him for
three weeks preceding the kidnapping,
staging series Of drugstore rob-
berries 10 obtain a stock Of snacs-
tnetics and sleeping potions. In one
of these robberies he is declared TO
have placed pistol in the drug
gists ribs and forced the frightened
man TO give minute instructions as
to the use Of the anesthetics.
Druggists IN the three holdups
have identified photographs or lick
man as the robber.
Another part Of the same picture
was q cool and daring youth. who
on Monday morning with thousands
Of officers combirg Los AngeIes and
the vicinity for the child's slayer,
cody drove an automobile on
crowded roads with no effort or
concealment.
Locate Lair
AT that time he was seen driving
small car through Culver Clty. !
suburb. lie hailed motorcycft
agent 80 whom he was known and
told him he would be in the next
| day % buy machine. lie faIfsu
to keep tnat appointment.
Although the 5000 police who hac
been set on the trail were unahi,
to run TO earth the man whom they
accused of being "the fox" in the
atrocious muniar case. they definite
~ located his lair which he hat
occupied during the days tat li.tls
Marian was kidnapped and unit
Sunday morning. hours. after tht
childs dismembered body had beer
exchanged for her fathers $500.
While the maze OF false report:
that Hickman had been seen here
and there In various parts or ths
metropolitan area forced them Il
work on the assumption that he still
was within the great guarded zone
the last definite clue as to MS
whereabouts disappeared yesterday
I This clue was picked up by a garage
cmploye who said a man resembling
/ Hickman'S description had drove
away from the place without pay.
( ing for gasoline he had bought.
Friend Released
The garage man gave chase in ar
automobile and az the two cars were
seen lodging through the streets tho
/ cry went ur that the quarry wa,
within the laws reach.
The garage attendant had no'
/ recognized the man as Hickman. Up
on whose head had been placed
I reward OF almost 100000 and wa!
chasing him 70 collect SI.03 for IN,
gasoline. When the mystery maj
eluded him the pursuer turned hacl
and reported the incident. He wa
\ shown a picture OF Hickman AM
/ identified il as the man who hat
ran away from the garage.
One angle IN the police case col
Continued on page twoD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
INVITATION TO SING

Thursday morning from $50 until
about 9.I5 o'clock The students w
the Junior high school will Join in
singing Christmas carols. An invi-
tation from WI. T.. Dodson. principal
OF the school. has been issued t0
anyone wishing 20 join i'm the sing
INK to come to the school nt that
time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21

all are not men. Women come to
l109 Washington street. women and
children too. All are cared for
until they can find their way
back 70 a form IN prosperity.
Many Cared For
Monday night 81 derelicts sought
the shelter OF the refuge--the
cold weather always brings 'em in.-
Capt. Smally said. As the weather
becomes warm again this number
will shrink. but their places will
he taken by others and the next
cold spell win bring the total up
again.
During the past year the lnsti-
tuition has provided 1.5l2 free
beds and 2.7s7 meals for those ap-
pealirg TO IL for help. Twelve
children passed throu~h the sane
tuary at 1909 Washington street
(ComtfnumA An r.wa kusrt -.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
Youth Slain BY Old
Man He Had Assisted

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. 21.--iP,--
Fred Matelich. 65, confessed today
that he fired the shot which killed
Louis Bernhard. Jr.. 81. here last
night after the youth. whom he did
not even know. had elped im across
a traffic laden street.
Matelieh could assign no reason
for II act Detectives said he appar-
emily was suffering from hallucina-
tions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
Texas Farmer Slain;
Youth Is Being Held

BRYAN. Tex. Dec. 2i.-fPl-Pa;
Underwood. well known Houston
county farmer was shot and wound
ed fatally Tuesday night. The
shooting occurred on his farm. A
le-year-old youth Is held nending
shooting were not known here early
to-day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
PULLMAN co. VALUED

WASHINGTON, ID. &. Dec. 2i.-GF9
~ tentative valuation of the Pull
man company as Of June 30, 1918, was
fixed by the interstate commerce
commission az Sll0.23s.Is6.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
Lindy;S Mother
T0Sp.emdNight
Im BYO1UmS mSUiZIe

SAN ANTONIO, Tex Dec. 21.-Indications
were that Mrs Liadbergh might delay her hop to
Brownsville until Thursday account OF flying
dtons IN the Valley When she arrived here she
whisked to the aviation club for lunch and plans for
the future to he announced later in the day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
CIRLSLAYER'S
life RECORD
BEINCSOUCHT
Nationwide Hunt For
Killer of NJ aria n
Parker Still With
out Success

Los ANGELES. Calf, Dec. q.
tA1--The flngerprint classifica-
tlon Of William Edward Hick-
man, sought as the kidnaper and
slayer Of Marian Parker. follows
25 over Il: dash over u: double
D over double D and II over -.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
TIDE TABLE

Hish and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorologi-
cal conditions:
High .....I2:Si .. m. AT p m
Iow a. n.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio GrRndc Valley: cloudy and un-
settled tonight and Thursday, prob
ably with occasional rains; coutin-
Ted cold tonight with lowest tenn
pcfature slightly above freezing.
slightly warmer Thursday. Light 70
moderate northerly winds.
For East Texas. Cloudy tonight
and Thursday. probably local rains
in south and rain or snow va north
portion; slightly warmer IN west
portion tonight. and in south portion
Thursday. Light 10 moderate north
erly 10 cnStcrlv winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
MisCELLANEOIs DATA

Sunset today .--...-.......... q -
Sunrise tomeEEox -s.s,..e-s..s-.-A;lss u
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN

There will bc >ro material change
IN the river during the new few
days.
Ctnra Stmxm Ching Rain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21

BROWNSVILLE appears rromi-
ncn.ly on map in the Literary
Digest showing Lindhcrgh's route
from Washington 20 Mexico City.
The map originally appeared IN
the New York Herald Tribune.
Gives a further stamp Of approval
I 70 the Brownsville air route irto
and out OF Mexico.
And it's advertising that costs
Brownsville nothing.
The airport viii "cinch" the route.
It's what remains 20 be done.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
DEALINGS QU|ETER
IN BOND MARKET
Reaction of Italian Issues
Feature in Foreign Secur-
ity Group Today.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. April 29.-Bonds were
quieter today and fluctuations small
er, with a disposition on the part OF
dealers to reduce their commitments
until the speculative situation settles
down.
The changes that occurred were not
important. A number of the second
and third grade issues moved in sym.
pathy with stocks and were lower.
A few Of the better-grade bonds ad-
vanced fractionally. United States
Steel 5s reached a new high price on
a moderate amount Of trading.
There We're quite heavy transac-
tions in Missouri Pacific new 5s at
par, with a subsequent decline under
this figure. The general fours were
off p point. Wabash 5s declined
| quarter, Delaware and Hudson con.
vertibles two points, and there was
a soft tone to the Seaboard Air Line
| group. Denver and Rio Grande 5s,
| Chicago Great Northern As and Chica-
go and Eastern Illinois 5s were firm.
Italian Issues React.
In the foreign group the feature
was the reaction in Italian govern
ment and municipal bonds. Italian
! Is were freely sold at a loss Of Il
point. The new City of Rome 615s
went fractionally below the issue
price. Argentine 6s declined Il to II
point with some recovery later in
| the day. French bonds were all firm
and BelgianS more active than theY
| have been.
| The general average of the bond
market is now half point under the
high of the year. 1t is felt that with
the decline in stocks there may be
more attention given to the invest
nent market, which has been neglect
| ed during the period Of excited specu-
| lation. The effect of liquidation In
stocks will be to increase the sup
plies of funds available for bonds.
The Canadian National Railways
Az per cent equipment trust certifi-
Gates were offered today slightly
above the prices quoted for the best
railroad equipments. These certifi-
Gates, amounting to $15,000,00O, are
| issued against equipment costing
$40, ,000, 900, thus providing the 20 per-
cent cash equity. Under the pro-
visions of the Canadian Railway law
rentals payable under equipment
leases rank as an operating charge
and are a claim against earnings
prior to the principal and interest of
mortgage bonds.
| Widely Diversified Offerings.
| Next week will witness the offering
of a widely diversified list of foreign
| issues, including several Italian cor
poration bonds, possibly a portion OF
| the new Polish loan. and some South
American bonds. In addition, there
are negotiations under way for loans
to Czechoslovakia and to several
cities in Northern Europe.
Two loans today aggregating $20..
$4,000, were advertised as "all sold"
| indicating the strong demand for
bonds with an attractive yield. On
May IL the city of New York will
sell $60,000,00O of per cent bonds,
the first at this rate since 1909.
New York City AIS, which last
January were offered to the public
at 103h, now are points higher.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
WESTERN MARYLAND'S
INCOME SHOWS GAIN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

5p5CIdI DI5pdLCH 10 INb star.
BALTIMORE. April 29.-For the
quarter ended March 81 the Western
Maryland Railway reports net income
Of $771,8S5 after fixed charges. equal
to S4.35 share on the $17,742 900 Z per
cent cumulative first preferred stock.
The earnings statement just issued
for March and the first quarter was
the most favorable for any correspond
ing period in the history of the West
ern Maryland Railway.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES

SALES.
Capital Traction Co-30 at 105.
Potomac Elec. pfd.-4 at 10S%.
Barber, & Ross com.-25 at SO. 25 at 80.
Lanston Monotype-LO at or 20 at 97.
Mergenthaler LINOTYPE at 11O.
AFTER CALL.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at no 20 at
no
Washington Gas Light-40 at 731s
Potomac Elec. Cons. 5s-S7 600 at 101 u
81 900 at 101 n.
Washington Gas 6s A-S3OO at 1O4.
81 900 at 104.
Washington Gas 6s B-$1 900 at 105A.
Capital Traction $500 at 1Ol H.
Liberty National Bank-25 at 2O5 a.
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
Departmental BanlS-26 at 8.
Money-Call loans. and per cent.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, April % GP).-Rye-
Firm; No. 2 Western, 1.17A fob.
New York and 1.1512 elf. export.
Barley-Firm; maltting, 96%a9SM
elf. New York. Lard-Easy; Middle
west, 12.S0a1290. Wheat-Futures
opened firm: domestic, May, 1.37%.
Other articles unchanged.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
PIGGLY WIGGLY PROFITS.

NEW YORK, April 90 R.-Piggiy
Wiggly Western States Co. reports net
profit of $173,102 for 1926, equal after
class "a" dividends to IS cents a
share on the class "B' stock. Profit
and loss surplus was $94,353.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
Borah to Address Bankers.

Senator William E. Borah and Rep
resentative Theodore E. Burton will
speak at the annual dinner of the AS
sociation of Stock Exchange Firms at
Hotel Astor in New York this eve
ming. w. w. Spaid of w. B. Hibbs &
Co. is chairman of the executive COM
mittee of this comparatively new or
ganiZation and has gone to New York
to attend the banquet. The associa-
ton during the past year has met
with great favor among the Wall
Street Stock Exchange houses outside
of New York City, several very profit
able regional meetings having been
held.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
KEROSENE REDUCED.

NEW YORK, April % 0P).-Stand-
ard Oil Co. of New York has reduced
the tank-wagon price Of kerosene 1
cent gallon in New England and
New York to Is cents.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
In and Out Of the Local Banks.

The question of closing the local
banks earlier during the hot Summer
months will come up for final vote at a
special meeting of the Bankers Asso-
citation next Tuesday.
The American Banking Association
bulletin for April has just come out
1t pays a high tribute TO the officers
and activity of Washington Chapter
The offering of $21 1,200,000 Argen-
tine government per cent bonds,
made yesterday, has been oversub-
scribed.
First "a carriers to report earnings
for March show aggregate gross reve-
nues of $349 ,207 900, comparing with
$3.50 ,150 900 for the same carriers a
year ago.
The National Food Products Corpo-
ration has acquired 100 per cent of
the stock Of the old Dominion Ice Co,
which inturn owns the common stock,
and $466,000 preferred stocks of the
Richmond Ice Co.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE III
Received Star Office --1-

Daylight saving time effective
April 25, will make the New York
Exchange closing time 2 pm.
Washington time during the sum-
mar Yn0ufhS