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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
BANK BANDITS
ELUDE POSSES
Thousand Men Search
Kansas Bad Lands
For Slayers

OAKLEY. Kans., MAY 26.-(P)-
Undaunted by the prospect OF hav-
ing lost their quarry. at least TEN.
porarity. hundreds 0f possemen,
aided by airplanes surveying miles
of hills and prairie of western Kan
sas. continued a relentless search
tonight for the desDcradoes who
raided the First National bank OF
Lamar. Colo, Wednesday and who
have left three dead in their dash
for freedom. A4,lSs
While more than 1000 men were
in the field in quest of the rob-
bers. 36-hour search over an area
Of more than 80 square miles tonight
had failed to reveal any trace Of
the missing gunner.
The fate Of a.. r. Kessinger, kid
naped assistant cashier Of the La
mar bank, who was carried away as
q hostage after the bank robbery in
which the men obtained $4,000. still
was as much a mystery as the
whereabouts of the bandits them
selves. Hope faded that he would
be found alive, and the search went
on under the theory that he had
been slain and his body thrown out
of the speeding bandit car.
Indications were that DR.. W. W.
Wineinger. Dighton. Kans.. physi-
elan, had been severely beaten be-
fore he was slain bv the robbers
yesterday morning near Scott City,
hans. His body was found near his
wrecked automobile. The captive's
face had been battered in and he
rad been shot twice. Or. Wineinger
had been abducted TO dress the
wounds Of one Of the robbers-shot
before he and his accomplices had
slain A. N. Parrish. president or the
Lamar bank. and his son, John
Parrish. cashier.
Various rumors bobbed up as 70
the location Of the bandits while the
search continued with unabated in
tensity. One report was that the
men were hiding in n cave on the
Smoky river in the Kansas bad
lands; another was that they had
taken possession OF n farmhouse in
western Kansas and were awaiting
their besicgers.
-Four robbers were in the band
that robbed the Lamar bank. but
their number was believed reduced 10
three through the death OF their
wounded comrade. One report said
he had died and had been buried in
crude grave near Modoc. Kans.
Authorities discounted the theory
that the Lamar robbers were re-
sponsible for the looting OF the
Farmers and Merchants bank of
Wymore. Neb.. today where loot or
$4,000 was obtained.
Rewards for the men tonight to-
tailed more than $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
BOULDER DAN
!. HOLDS STAGE
Efforts to Displace T
In Senate Un.
availing

WASHINGTON, May 26.-tPl- The
Boulder Canyon Dam bill held its
sremier position in the senate today,
Is supporters beating off two at
sempts 10 displace IL, one Of them 20
lsring up the administration S27i.-
5000 naval construction bill.
BY a vote of "a to p. the senate
declined 20 dislodge the Swing John
lson measure. approved yesterday BY
lhe house, for the cruiser authoriza-
'tion bill which received house ap-
provai early in the session.
Previously. an attempt by Senator
Reed, republican, Of Pennsylvania, 20
get the army promotion bill before
the senate at the expense Of Boulder
Dam measure was rejected, 81 to l6.
: The roll calls followed each other
IN rapid order after Johnson and
Senator LaFollette, republican ~
WISCONSIN. had asked the senate 20
hecide one way or another on the
5Boulder Dam bill.
| The decisive result was believed 20
foreshadow defeat or any other at
tempt to get controversial legislation
IN NJ this session. IL also indicated
determination OF the senate 20 keep
-Roulder Dam as the unfinished bust
Nness until adjournment, II ii Is not
Il oassed before then. IL this course is
" followed Senator Johnson will be in n
, position to have IL brought up again
IRE first thing when congress con
y venes next December.
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Two Killed In
Dallas Holdup;
Bandit Is Slain

DALLAS, Texas, May ee.-tFl-
Ronald L. Combs, 80, superintendent
Of the Piggly-Wiggly stores in Dali
las. and an unidentified man. about
% years old, were shot to death dur
ing an attempted holdup Of one OF
the stores here tonight.
Combs and W. A. Greenwell. a
friend, drove up in an automobile 10
a store at Grand avenue and Ervay
street shortly before midnight to
take charge Of the stores heavy Sat.
urday'S receipts.
Because Of several recent holdups,
Combs had an automatic pistol lay
ing on the seat beside him.
As an employe OF the stocc
brought money amounting to sew
eral thousand dollars to the automo-
bile, man stepped up, presented
pistol and shouted "hands up"
Combs answered with d bullet, an
the robber opened fire with his gun.
Combs was killed by one shot while
the robber sustained several wounds
that almost instantly proved fatal.
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North Carolina
Dems Favor Hull

CHARLOTTE. N. G.. May 26.-(Pl-
Perorts from AZ az the 100 counties
in North Carolina tonight indicated
that democratic party precinct meet
inrs today had voted 70 instruct
their delegation 70 county conven-
tions 90 favor presidential nomina-
tion candidates as follows:
Twelve counties for Representa-
tive Cordell Hull or Tennessee: nine
counties for Governor Alfred r.
Smith az New York; one county
split between Smith and Hull; one
county split between Hull and Gov
ernor A. A. Mclean Of North Caro-
lima: three counties instructed
against Smith but in favor Of no
other candidate. One county in
structed 20 vote for n dry candidate !
II counties uninstructed.
This represents state eonven-
tion vote as follows: Hull 295;
Smith 256; Mclean 6; uninstructed
i6i: dry 50; anti-Smith 96.
The county conventions will meet
June Q 70 select delegates 10 the
state convention. which in turn will
choose the state delegation TO the
national convention at Houston.
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HICHWAYSCET
Aid OF State
Several Counties Sc
cure Appropriations
From Commission

AUSTIN. Tex, May 26.-tP)-Dis-
patching largely routine business the
highway commission Sunday appro-
prlated money for various counties.
IL set aside $4,000 % replace %
dips on No. 2 in Gillespie county
with concrete culverts: requested
the secretary Of war for permission
70 restrict bridge across Trinity
river on No. 3 IN Liberty county;
authorized appointment Of resident
engineer for Motley county and sur
veys for proposed work on No. IS
and p; promised Travis county
about S230000 for completing two
sections of No. .. the county to nav
$4,000 and give other help; appro-
priated $4,000 for Lee county pro
lect' promised fifty per cent aid 10
Guadalupe county for constructing
ten miles Of No. 2 from Seguin "a
near kingsbury; allotted $4,000 70
maintain No. 1is. Maria 70 Presidio
for remainder Of fiscal year; appro-
priated $4,000 20 survey proposed
highway from San Antonio TO Del
Rio: designated route from Lub-
bock to New Mexico line: allotted
$4,000 10 repair Sabine river bridge
near Logansport on No. 55; increas-
Cd 10 S9.S22 previous alIottments for
relocating IL miles of No. Al, TO
eliminate grade crossings near Cal
vert; promised 80 per cent aid to
Guadalupe county to construct eight
miles OF No. 123 from Scguin north:
notified Runnels county that II IL
will put up s635.000. the depart
ment. as funds are available, will
complete the two highways across
the county; appropriated S22,9lS to
remove dips on highways in Mason
county.
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new BRIDGE
be DEDICATED
July FOURTH
l entative Plans Made
For International
Celebration To Be
Held In City

Tentative plans for the most not
soie international celebration in the
history of the lower border. TO be
'opeid at Brownsville July 4, were an
1cunced Saturday by z. A. Rosenthal.
q resident, and G.. c. Richardson, man
ger, OF the Brownsville Chamber of
commerce.
Dedication Of the new information
si bridge will be one of the main
events Of the day, 10 be combined
with celebration in which interna-
uonal celebrities and residents Of the
entire lower border country will be
invited to participate.
AZ recent meeting of the directors
OF the chamber Of commerce a COM
mittee consisting of W. b. Sellers.
chairman; Milton West and r. r.
motifs was appointed to investigate
tne situation and report on the ad-
visibility of holding the celebration.
favorable report was rendered, and
announcement of the decision made
Saturday.
Committees to be appointed in
: elude finance, invitation, general.
boat race, swimming. diving, band
parade, ball game, water fete, con-
session and dance, the personnel Of
which will be announced at an early
date. A celebration chairman will be
appointed to have full direction Of all
activities.
Several international celebrities
will be invited, the dedication of the
new bridge being an international
event. and the Matamoros Chamber
OF Commerce will be invited 70 par
tlelpate in the afternoon program.
Big features of the celebration will
include an international parade. water
fiesta and elaborate pageant at the
fort Brown lagoon closing with a dis
play of fireworks.
The tentative program for the
corning includes boat races up and
own the Rio Grande, swimming
ICES and a high diving contest from
Tie new bridge, with band concerts
7. the chamber Of commerce park and
hoit Brown.
The afternoon program will include
ie international parade. dedication
the new bridge, and ball games. in
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27

TOPRESIDENT
Proposes Aggre g ate
Tax Cut AS Outlined
BY Sec. Mellon

WASHINGTON, May 26.-tP)-
First to come and the last to go Of
the great financial-legislative prob
lens fthe SEVENTEEN congres, the
tax bill, was forwarded from the
capitol today to Presidetn Coolidge.
II proposes an aggregate tax cut of
S222. .4y5 900.
The finishing touches in congress
were effected in the house where the
measure originated, that body APP
proving without a record vote after
an hours debate the compromise
agreement worked out with the SEN
ate.
The house action brought to
tempestuous five-month legislative
journey which formally began the
first day of the session when the
measure was introduced as house bill
No. !. Even before its birth in bill
form the measure had been consid-
cred for a month by the house ways
and means committee.
As sent TO the White House the
bill comes within the S225, 100000
mark set last November by Secretary
Mellon as the maximum amount or
revenue reduction that could be ef-
fected without harm to the treasury.
II is, however, considerably above
the revised marking Of safety set by
the treasury several weeks ago at
approximately $2l0.0OO,O0O.
The final figure of S222.495. .000,
however, represents a big reduction
from the approximately $3.50, 100000
cut originally approved by the house
when II first acted on the measure.
Included among the major reduc-
tions proposed by the measure are
the following: n cut In the tax rate
on corporation incomes from III l-2
to IL per cent; outright repeal OF the
= per cent tax on automobile sales;
increase from $4,000 70 $4,000 in the
exemption granted corporations with
incomes or $24 900 or less; increase
from $25, 900 to $4,000 in the amount
OF income on which the Is per cent
reduction for "earnad income may
be applied and an increase from 10
cents to $500 in the exemption on
theater admissions.
The bill proposes no adjustment of
the surtax rates and affects IN no
way the rates on individual incomes.
III likewise makes no provision Tor
repeal Of the federal inheritance
tax as sought by the treasury and
the senate proposal for publicity ot
tax incomes was eliminated.
Chairman Hawley Of the ways and
means committee. in charge Of the
bill in the house, said he was con-
vinced that the condition or the
treasury warranted the proposed cut.
Representative Garner or Texas,
democratic leader on the ways and
means committee. declared that the
reduction total after the fiscal year
1880 actually would be S225,4l5,0O0
instead Of the S222, ,495.000 figure he
argued that this would result from
administrative changes proposed by
the hill
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NO ACTION TO
Be TAKEN AT
this SESSION
Will Mean No Delay
In Port Plans, r. 3.
Creager Says; Calls
Committee Monday

WASHINGTON. May 26.-(P)-A
rivers and harbors bill authorizing
4s.500,000 to be expended on naviga-
tion improvement projects in various
sections of the country was approv-
ed today by the housee rivers and
harbors committee.
Chairman Dempsey Of the commit
tee said that he does not expect to
seek action by the house on the
measure before adjournment.
The major project In the bill was
for the deepening Of the Great Lakes
connecting channels 10 24-foot
draft at an estimated cost of S29,-
266,400. Other large projects in
cluded $1,000,O00 for Brazos harbor.
Texas.
First steps toward organization Of
a Valley navigation district are ex-
pected 70 be taken nj a meeting Of
the Valley port committee a Harlin-
gen Monday afternoon. according TO
announcement by r. b. CreageE of
Brownsville. chairman. Saturday.
Colonel. Thomas Bali of Houston.
we'll known authority on the legal
phases of navigation districts and
author OF the laws under which Tex
as navigation districts are organized,
will arrive in Brownsville Sunday
morning for a conference with Mr..
Creager. and will attend the meet
ing at Harlingen Monday afternoon
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
Sen. MAYFIELD
OPENSBATTLE
First Speech In Cam
paign Made at Sui
phur Springs

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex. Nav 2s
States Senator Earl B.
Mayfield opened his campaign for re-
election here this afternoon before n
large audience.
The Sulphur Springs Chamber OF
Commerce has leased a large cotton
warehouse seating about 1900 for all
large political and religious gather
ings, and in this building the SEN
ator fired the opening gun of his
present campaign.
Coming directly from Washington,
Senator Mayfield was met at Green
vile and brought here by auto
mobile.
Charles Y. Ashcroft, president Of
the chamber of comerce. called the
meeting 70 order and introduced a
number Of visiting friends of Mr..
Mayfield, who made brief talks in
behalf Of his candidacy.
Mayfield said his speech would In
the main be an account of his stew
ardship as a representative OF the
people in the national congress. AL
the outset he informed the audience
that he intended TO ignore mud
singing methods, and place his cam
paign on the high plane Of issues and
not personalities. He discussed the
bills which he has fathered in the
senate and those he has supported.
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LOCATION OF
AIRSHIP NOT
DETERMINED
Message Received At
Oslo, Norway, Indi-
Gates Dirigible Has,
Made Landing

OSLO. Norway, May 27. (Sunday)-s
Rl-At a. m. TODAY the Oslo Aften~
posten, reported receipt OF "a dis
patch from Vadsoe, saying that the
Italia had called the Citta Di MilRno-
using an improvised radio tansmit-
ter. The call was said 70 have cons
at 1905 p. M, Saturday night
Spitzbergen time.
BERLIN, May 27 CSunday)-(P)-A
report to the Dcutsche Allgemeina
Zeitung from Olso, Norway, said thar
the meteorological station there had
received a message from the Italia at
1l;00 Y. m. Saturday night via the
north Norwegian radio station. The
message was badly EarbIed. but
seemed 70 disclose that the Italia had
landed and that Mobile was asking
for help. The place or the time or
the landing could not be decipherA
ed.
Conquerors of the arctic have raj,
lied to the rescue of General Um-
berto Mobile, and the crew OF fifteen
on the Italia, which has disappeared
IN a polar fog. More than 100 hours
have elapsed since the big diriEibla
took the air for a round trip flights
to the north pole. Her wireless gave
frequent reports OF the homeward.
flight UP 10 early Tuesday morning.
Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ells-
worth, companions of General No.
bile on the 1926 voyage of the dirigi-
bic across the pole, volunteered their
services as soon rs the need foF
rescue work became apparent
Amundsen accepted a suggestion
from the Norwegian governmental
that he lead searching party. In
tins he will have as associate Cap
tain Otto Sverdrup, a man deeply
versed In the ways az the arctic.
Ellsworth cabled from New York
an offer to join his former COM
rade in the search.
Captain George VI. wilkins, and
Lieutenant Carl r. Eielson. who
drove an airplane from Alaska "A
few weeks ago. offered 10 again sur
vey the northern wastes from the
air.
Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larser.,
Norwegian ace. and second i'm COM
mand on the Norge, accepted n cow
mission from his government % ex-
cmine the possibilities or airpiana
rescue work, with all possible dis
patch.
The Norwegian government itself.
acting on an urgent appeal for aid
from the Italian minister nc OIso.
ordered noted iccbreakinR ship "a
sail tomorrow for the north.
The possibility that the big air
ship may have been wind driven to-
ward the Siberian coast. called for
this Russian activity. but that pos
sIbility also was viewed by General
Mobiles fellow explorers MS almost
doom. They doubted if any res
cue ship or airplane could ever
reach the Italia in those regions.
Commander Richard Il. Byrd. III. s.
~, who first saw the north pole
from the air. thought that N forces
march through the arctic wastes
would be beyond the powers Of the
Mobile expedition. IN this opinion
he was Joined by Lieutenant EieI-i
son.
The possibility that the Italia NAV
nave been wrecked against a noun.
tainside was seriously considered ae
her northern base IN Kings Bay.
On the other side of the picture
il hope that the dirigibIe NAV
have won anchorage in the lee on
friendly island or mountain.
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in numbers the photographs fail to
show il.
The photographer then secured q
picture Of the rump convention, in
which negroes predomi q.
"Gooseneek Bill" Mcdonald. the
negro statesman" with a number
Of his negro colleagues. occupying
the major part Of the picture. A
number of white women were scat
tered among the negroes. and Nurx-
bach and Littleton we're conspieu-
Gus among the whites standing in
the rear.
Members Of the regular repubIi-
can faction contend that very few
of the negroes who participated w
the rump convention were present
when the regular convention was
called 70 order. asserting they were
gathered up in the halls and corri-
doris 70 give mass" and also color.
70 the rump convention.
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Gyedgey Gets Photo of
'COIOyfMP Convention

"The most 'colorful' convention
held in Texas in recent years." was
the way r. B. Creager, republican
national committeeman character
ized the rump convention held az
Dallas by the Wurzbach-Liftleton-
"GooSeneck Bill" Mcdonald faction
after their bolt from the regular
convention.
Mr.. CreaEer. who arrived home
Saturday morning from Dallas,
brought photographs to prove his
contention that what the rump
convention lacked in numbers was
made up in color.
A photograph was taken OF the
regular convention before il was
called to order. and another photo
graph taken Immediately after the
"Gooseneck Bill- Mcdonald and
Wurzbach adherents bolted. If the
convention was seriously depleted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
Dems Win Annual
Game at Capital

WASHINGTON. May 26.-tFt-Tha
flying feet Of house democrats, made
bitches Of the baselines and wore out
the home plate at American leagus
park today as their powerful bars
smothered the republicans by a score
conseryatively estimated mt 36 10
in five innings. President Coolidge
tossed out the first bali.
The democrats nearly filibustered
the game Awry in the third inning,
being retired after scoring 13 runs
only, when Gilbert Of Kentucky who
was still out or breath from circlina
the bases succumbed to the curves ol
Hoffman. New Jersey. Hoffman was
rushed to the mound to rescue Chase
OF Pennsylvania, the G.. o. p. start
ing pitcher.
Douglas OF Arizona, the democratic
pitcher, and his battery mate. Me-
MILAN, South Carolina. who managed
the team were the stors or the con-
test. The former really pitched like
N baseball pitcher, and had IL not
been for his erratic support, II any,
might have held the republicans te nn
sven smaller score.
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'Thos. S. Butler,
Veteran Member
OfCongressD Dies

Y. WASHINGTON. May 26.-tPi-
- REPRESENTATIVE Thomas ;. Butler, Of
NJ penrsylvania. chairman Of the house
committee, died at his home
There tonight. He was ~ years old.
49, The veteran house member sue
Ir~umhed to n heart attack suffered
|souore than month ago.
IN, All members of his family except
Csr ns son. Brig. General Smedley But
Nj - nov in command Of American
nst arine corps forces in China. were az
het.s bedside. Mrs. Butler and her two
40 ther sons had been caring for him
Ilanuring his illness.
Atur Rutler was serving his six
ne. .enth continuous term in the house
Irr IN, the eighth Pennsylvania con-
ord .essional district. His home was az
0ode estchester in that state.
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WEATHER

East Texas: Sunday and Monday
generally fair. little change in tenn
Rerature. Light 70 moderate south
erlv winds on the coast.
West Texas: Sunday and Monday
partly cloudy. little change in tenn
peratura.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
JONES WILLING
TO ENTER LIST
ASCANDIDATE
Will Heed Call OF
Texas Democracy If
He Can Better Serve
The Party

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26,-P)-
Jesse IL Jones, endorsed by the state
democratic convention for the pres
idency, is willing TO become a candi-
date III he "ean better serve the
party" in that way, according to a
statement issued here tonight.
He thanked the people of Texas
for honoring him at the Beaumont
convention and was Fratified that
"the leadership Of our splendid young
governor was vindicated and the Tex
as democrats reasserted their un-
wavering loyalty to the national
party"
The statement follows: II cannot
allow this occasion to pass without
some word of appreciation to the peo-
pie Of Texas for the honor they have
done me, through, their representa-
tives at the democratic state conven-
tion at Beaumont, in indorsing me
for the presidency of the United
States.
"No greater tribute can be paid a
man than 10 say he Is qualified % Be
president of this great republic. The
honor ~ greater than any ever
could have expected or for which
can adequately express my gratifi-
cation.
"The action Of the Beaumont con
vention was satisfying TO me for
more than personal reasons. The
leadership of our splendid young
governor was vindicated and the Tex
as democrats reasserted their un-
wavering loyalty 10 the national par
ty.
II am pleased "a see that many OF
those who differed with Governor
Moody on the convention floor are de-
claring their continued friendship
for him. II must become apparent u
all men that he could have pursued
a different course. Surely, his con-
troll of the convention was used with
more consideration for the rights OF
the two minorities than in all prob
ability would have been the case if
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
Woman Official
Is Found Guilty

ALBANY. n. v, May 26.-fP1-
Mrs. Florence r. S. Knapp, former
secretary of state for New York,
was found guilty or misappropria-
tion of state census funds by a jury
tonight.
The verdict was guilty cf grand
larceny, first degree. Of state cen
sus funds
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Butler to Retire
From Committee

BOSTON, May 25.-tPl-Thc Bos-
ton Herald will say tomorrow that
William NJ. Butler has definitely de-
eided TO retire rs the Massachu-
sets member or the republican ma
tional committee. Louis X. LiRgett
OF Boston has been discussed, the
newspaper will say, as Mr.. Buffers
probable successor.