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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
KILLSBOY HE
FINDSIN HOME
Colorado Theater Man
Says Slain Youth
Was With Wife

DENVER, Colo, July e.-(Rl-A. E.
(Dick) Dickson, Colorado theater
owner, was held without charge here
today after he admitted killing Her
bert II. Powell when he found the
19-year-old youth with his wife ut
the Dickson home.
Dickson told police he had been in
formed that Powell had visited Mrs.
Dickson several times while he was
out of town. He said after announc-
ing he was leaving town yesterday,
and had been accompanied TO the
station BY his wife, he returned to a
point near his home where he wait
ed until he saw Powell enter.
On entering the house, Dickson
said he found Powell with his wife
and that during a fight over pistol
he CDickson) carried. two shots VII -e
fired. One bullet struck Powell In
the shoulder and one pierced the
youths head. Dickson said he had
no intention Of shooting Powell.
The youths mother. Mrs. Lynn B.
Powell of Caruthersville. Mo, said
her son had known Mrs. Dickson for
several months and that a sister Of
the boy has asked Dickson TO try 70
Powell told his sister he met Mrs.
Dickson while delivering groceries
at her home.
Dickson is vice president Of the re-
Gently organized Consolidated The
aters, Inc, which controls properties
in Utah, South Dakota and Colorado
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
AYERS MOODY
DESERVES TO
BEIMPEACHED
Says Governors Fails
To Take Hand In
Move Which Would
Affect Opponents

AUSTIN, July 9.-Pl--In a writ
ten statement here today william
z. Hawkins Of Breckenridge, candi-
date for governor, asserted that Gov
Dan Moody deserves Impeachment"
for his alleged failure to enforce
state election laws.
Hawkins referred to the movement
in at least two counties TO keep his
name from the democratic primary
ballot. as well as those of State
Senator Thomas B. Love, candidate
for lieutenant governor, and Mrs.
Edith Wilmans, also seeking TO dis
possess Moody from the executives
chair.
Reciting that the constitution
charges the governor to cause law
enforcement. Hawkins added:
Within the knowledge OF Cover
nor Moody a widespread movement
OF his political henchnen IN under
way in Texas 70 strike from the
official July democratic primary bal
lot. in various counties. the names
of several duly certified state can
didates. two being rivals If the chief
executive, one such rival being a
woman.
"Yet to prevent that revolution
airy violation Of our primary cleo
tion laws, Moody has not raised his
voice or moved his hand."
Earlier today Hawkins said that
his attitude in the matter will be
one merely OF "watchful waiting N
"The proposition" he declared. "that
any county executive committee can
keep my name from the ticket Is
an insult TO the intelligence Of q
very ordinary 'doodlebug'."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09

lots and not bar him on the grounds
that he is a party jumper"
at is the subcommittee clear
moral duty to place my name on the
official ballot" Love declared. land
am confident that they will not
falter in the performance Of this
duty"
Vo.ney W. Taylor. Carieron coun-
ty democratic chairman, declared
that he would stand pat on his avow-
ed intention to do all n his power
to have Loves name, and all names
OF candidates refusing TO support
the democratic nominee for presi-
dent, barred.
II have not weakened one iota," "
he said. "and unless Love retracts
the announcement made recently by
him that he would and could not
support the demQcratic nominee for
president. / shall do all In my power
to see that his name is scratched
by the subcommittee which is to
be appointed by the Cameron county
democratic executive committee to
prepare the official ballots"
III commenting upon IDe utHdNl
to be made Of him by Taylor. Love
declared that he would not retract
that statement for all the offices
in the power Of the pecrle."
Although the Cameron county
committee was reported split on the
question. II was believed Monday
that the committee. upon completion
Of the hearing. would vote 70 allow
boiling candidates names to ap-
pear on the ballots.
In a brief statement made prior
to the hearing. Love said that his
conscience would hot allow him to
support Gov. Alfred r. Smith. demo
cratic nominee for president.
"My conscience would ont allow
me q put q Sachem u Tammany in
the White House II there was no
prohibition question involved" he
said.
an the second place. he contin-
Continued on page six)
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STUCKEY Case
Up WEDNESDAY,
Statement Indi c ates
Unwritten Law To
Be Plead

That the unwritten law will be
plead by Roy Stuckey, Santa Maria
resident, who surrendered to officers
Saturday afternoon following the
shooting Of Ricardo Arriago at the
home Of Arriago's father in FL Jardin.
was indicated in statements made to
officers.
Stuckey was released on $4,000 ap-
pearance bonds, and his hearing
was set for Monday morning, but was
postponed to Wednesday morning.
Stuckey stated he had been trailing
Arriago for three months. He located
the man at the Arriago home Satur-
day, entered the house and fired five
bullets into Arriago's body, killing
him instantly.
Stuckey then surrendered to Con-
stable John Martin Of Brownsville,
and made bond for his appearance
Monday morning. He appeared be-
fore Justice of the Peace Fred Kowal-
ski at 8 o'clock and his attorneys re-
quested postponement Of the hearing
until Wednesday.
Stuckey's parents reside near
Santa Maria and he is an old resident
Of that section. He has been en-
ployed by a dredging firm for several
months.
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able" with six more suspicious but
no evidence obtained" In l3 others
girls were not admitted.
Advertisements Of clubs, the re-
port says. have attracted mot only
local girls into this occupation but
also girls from outside places in
various parts Of the United States"
The closed dance hall. or the
dance studio, where private lessons
are given although not as danger
Gus as the night clubs md speak
easies, is a growing aid serious
menace" the committee minds.
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ONLY 4 LIVE
TO TELL TALE
OF TRANSPORT.
Death Toll In Loss Of
Chilean Vessel May
Be Over 29l Known
To Be on Board

SANTIAGO, Chile, July e.-P)-
OF some 300 persons aboard the army
transport Amgamos only four were
alive today TO tell how the vessel had
pounded TO pieces on rocks. The
catastrophe occurred at Punta Shin
pei, near the South Chilean coast
town Of Lebu, Friday night.
The captain, unable TO avert dis
aster, committed suicide on the
bridge. Eighty bodies were found
the bridge. Eighty bodies were found
on the beach near Coronel but the
exact number who perished probably
will never be known since after leav-
ing Punta Arenas with 29l persons
aboard the vessel made several stops
en- route picking up additional pas
sengers.
The ship had been loading material
for the Chilean navy in the Gulf of
Aruaco when a storm broke late in
the afternoon. The vessel left the
bay to ride it out. For several hours
she struggled against wind and wave
and was badly battered. Heavy seas
smashed the rudder. The ship start
ed to drift toward the breakers.
Continued on page six)
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Night Club Hostess Is Geisha Girl of T. S. Pyobeys Say

NEW YORK, July s.-LP-Night
clubs Of New York are denounced
as a menace to morality in the an
nual report Of the committee of
fourteen made public today. The
night club hostess is termed the
American counterpart Of the Geisha
girl. Because Of such clubs, speak
easies and dance halls the commit
tee regards vice conditions in New
York as the worst D 20 years.
The committee formed in 1905 TO
combat commercialized vice is a
civilian organization. Among its
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Father Mrs. Hoover
Is Reported Better

PLACERVILLE, Calf, July e.-(P,
Physicians attending G. D. Henry.
father of Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who
has been i'll here for several DAYS,
announced today that the aged mans
condition was satisfactory and that
while his years might make the pro-
cess a slow one, he had a good chance
for recovery.
Mr.. Henry is 81 years old. He suf-
fered a light apoplectic stroke after
a heart attack while camping near
here. The stroke left him paralyzed
IN his right side and he lost the
power of speech.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
MISS EARHART
GREETED HONE
Demonstration Staged
In Boston AS She
Lands from N. Y.

BOSTON. July 9.-(P)-Amelia
Earhart, first woman 20 fly across
the Atlantic, came hope today to
warm greeting from her fellow
townsmen. With her were Wilmer
Stultz and Louis Gordon, who made
the notable flight ith her last
month.
As Miss Earhart stepped out of
the plane which had brought her
from New York 70 the East Boston
airport, Lieutenant Governor Frank
q. Allen and a reception committee
presented her with a large bouquet
of flowers.
After being greeted by her mother
and sister Miss Earhart and her
companions entered an automobile
for a parade through Chelsea and
Charlestown to Boston, where they
were to be taken to the chamber Of
commerce for luncheon.
The remainder Of the day was TO
be given up to a reception by the
staff OF Denison House, the South
End settlement where Miss Earheart
is employed; a brief rest, a recep-
tion by Governor Fuller at the state
house, a public reception at the
Parkham bandstand on the Common
late in the afternoon and formal ex-
ercises at the Arena this evening.
CURTISS FIELD. n. Y, July g.
(Py-Miss Amelia EaIha-t, first wom-
an passenger on a successful flight
across the Atlantic, hoped off for
Boston at 9:06 a. m, today in a tri-
motored plane.
VI. C. Brown, pilot of the Ford
Motor company, was at the controls
Of a Ford plane containing Miss
Earhart, George p. Putnam, backer
Of the Atlantic flight, and Mrs. Put
nam, and four Boston reporters.
Miss Earhart's plane was followed
a minute later by a tri-motored Fox
ker plane, with Wilmer Stultz, her
pilot on the transatlantic venture,
at the stick. With Stultz were Lou
Gordon, mechanic on he ocean
flight; Miss Anne Bruce, his fian-
Gee; Mrs. Stultz, Miss Marie O'Con-
nell, representative OF Mr.. Putnam;
two neYspapermen and Lieut.. Col.
John Hamilton of the New York Air
ways, which furnished the plane.
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time rustler who worked in bars
on a commission basis many years
ago.
"She is employed for the main
purpose Of increasing the sales Of
liquor, other drings and food; in
cidentally she is to provide enter
tainment for the men customers.
Her sex appeal largely accounts for
her success"
Of 157 night clubs and speak
easies Investigated during 1927 the
committee found only six respect
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supporters are many well known
New Workers. John d. Rockefeller,
Jr., was the heaviest contributor
in the year ending December ],
giving $1,000.
The most serious aspect Of the
situation, the committee finds, is
the class of young men and women
attracted to night clubs and speak
easies, a class who never would have
visited the old places Of CONNER
cislized vice.
"Sone Of these clubs are cloaked
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with an apparent respeetability
which is likely to throw the un-
sophisticated off their guard" says
the report. "They provide for the
young man and woman the lure
Of singing and dancing, coupled
with alcohol and a free and easy
sphere-and they are open all
night"
The night club hostess, the COM
mittee says, is the American coun-
terpart Of the Japanese Geisha girl,
and els the successor OF the old
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
Name WiUGOO on
Ballot, Believes
Love; Talks Here

Thomas B. Love Of Dallas. candi-
date for Lieutenant governor Of
Texas. expressed the belief MondAy
that his name would not be barred
from the official ballots by the sub
committee Of the Cameron county
democratic executive committee.
Love arrived in Brownsville Mon
day morning for the purpose Of
appearing before the Cameron coun
ty democratic executive committee to
SHOW that organization" that they
are legally and morally bound to in
clude his name in the official bal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
FINAL
EDITION
I'm OUR
Y ALLIE

THE VALLEY seems to be achiev-
ing political prominence this year
that il has never before had.
First in the campaign of 1928
came r. B. Creager's announcement
from Washington-the first repuo-
lican committeeman to 50 announce
--his support Of Herbert Hoover as
the G.. o. p. choice.
Tho Brownsville man was success
full in carrying his point.
After which democratic candi-
da.es arrive for speeches.
,lrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
was here. She's out to beat Earl B.
Mayfield.
Al,in owsley of Denton came here
TO sleak.
Tom Connally, senatorial candidate
also. was here, and Tom Blanton.
another senatorial candidate is COM
ing.
Louis wardlaw of Fort Worth,
seeking the gubernatorIal nomina-
tion, visited the Valley.
And Governor Dan Needy, propos-
ing 20 60 back TO the executive
mansion for two years, is scheduled
to visit the Valley Tuesday.
These are only the high spots
There Aave been other state eandi-
dates, and there will be more.
Receive .hem kindly. Hear them
Whether you vote for them or not.
CAMERON COUNTY water i'm
proyemeut district No. z. is a small
district on the outskirts Of Browns
Vile.
1t proposes to water two acres
with water that has been irrigating
one acre.
Will do it by cement lining all
canals in the district. The work is
we'll under way.
Will make the district the most
compact in the Valley.
There i another district that Is
rapidly extending its cement lined
system. VIII have fifteen miles of
il.
Some say the cost of the lining
will be saved in five years.
That's worth thinking about.
And every system in the Valley
will yet come 20 il.
Means water conservation. Means
recovery Of land that has been
ruined BY seepage.
We predict that the Valleys canal
systems will Be thoroughly cement
lined before water storage arrives.
It's one way TO beat the shortage
IL there be such.
COLONEL BEN G. WHITEHEAD
writing in his Rio Grande Sun
(PhRrr) says:
"The Brownsville Herald evidently
doesn't like Hidalgo county's road
building program Well, what il
it Doesn't"
And how do you get that way
Colonel?
Why shouldn't we like the road
program? Haven't we talked roads
dreamed roads, helped pay for roads
rode on good roads, like 'em, want
'er, wherever, whenever and how?
Have boosted every good road
proposition until we got black in the
face.
That's been traditional with The
Herald.
And now look what's happened.
The Valley has voted some sl5,O0O,-
900 for good roads.
And doubtless will keep on voting
'em until we have all the roads IL
wants.
CONTINUED on page sixO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
ASK BIG TAX REFUND

WASHINGTON. July e.-CPD-A
Joint petition for the refund Of
S101.5se.ls0 Of income. war income
and excess profits taxes has been
filed in the United States court Of
claims by the United States Steel
Corporation and 90 other corpora
tions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
Moody Announces
6 Speaking Dates

AUSTIN. July 9.-(Pl-Six cam
paiEn speaking engagements were an
nounced today BY Governor Moody,
seeking reelection.
They are: Tuesday afternoon,
Fdinburg; Tuesday night. Harlingen;
Thursday night. Del Rio; Friday,
Beaumont and Port Arthur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
Acosta Fined $1,000
For Aerial Stunting

WASHINGTON, July 9.-(P)-Bert
Acosta, we'll known aviator. has been
fined a total OF $1,000 by the depart-
ment Of commerce for "stunting."
He was assessed $500 for flying that
resulted in an accident at Curtiss
Field. L. l., and an equal amount for
low flying over the Chicago mu-
nicipal airport last May.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight
and Tuesday, probably with local
showers.
For East Texas: Generally fair to-
night and Tuesday. Light 70 moder-
ate southeast 70 south winds on tha
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
DOES
NOT FILEPLEA
INHICHCOURT
Work on Tabernacle Is
At Standstill AS Re-
suit on Hearin g
Wednesday Awaited

Baptist preacher in Jail at Dali
las for violating an injunction
restraining erection of a taber-
nacle for Anderson's church there,
failed today before the supreme
court.
AUSTIN, July e.-(RJ-After a
short informal conference with the
supreme court here today Henry g.
Wills, attorney, withdrew motion
ne had presented for the habeas
corpus release Of the Rev. Earl An
derson, fundamentalist Baptist
preacher, sent TO Dallas Jail for
court contempt for violating an in
junction restraining erection Of d
tabernacle for his church in Dal-
las.
Whether Wills contemplated going
to the court OF criminal appeals
coulo not be learned.
No effort 10 take the case before
the court of criminal appeals had
been made early Monday afternoon.
Withdrawal of the habeas corpus
motion from the supreme court
definitely signified that the trib-
unal had refused to entertain IT,
The lawyer was uncommunicative
and word from the ourt was that
he filed nothing and that the court
had nothing before it 20 act upon
Official court records show moth
ing Of the case. since Wills merely
went before the court with an In
formal oral request for permission
70 institute habeas cOrous proceed
ings Both the supreme court and
the court of criminal appeals are
not in session. Their vacations be-
gan the first Of July.
DALLAS, July 9.-PJ-PendinR
outcome Of Wednesdays hearing in
Judge Towne Young's court TO de
termine If the injunction hating
construction Of the fundamentalist
Baptist tabernacle here shall be
made permanent, volunteer workers
Continued on page six)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
FRANCE READY
TO SIGN PACT
Washington Do ub is
Report; England to
Reply Soon

PARIS, July s.-(R)-The pact
outlawing war can be signed any
time Secretary Of State Kellogg
wishes, official circles intimated to-
day. The fourteenth Of July, the
great French holiday, has been sug-
gested in Paris, but there has been
no discussion of this detail with
Washington. The impression is
abroad here that Secretary Kellogg
himself would come over for the
ceremony, but the foreign office is
unaware of any definite plans con-
cerning this.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-(Pl-Re-
ports in Paris that signature Of the
treaty renouncing war could pro-
ceed at any time desired by Secre-
tary Kellogg seemed a little prema-
ture today in view of tho fact that
the state department has heard
nothing on the subject, formally or
informally from the various govern
ments or their ambassadors in this
country.
LONDON, July 9.-(Pl-Sir Austen
Chamberlain, foreign secretary. as
sured the house Of commons todav
that there would be no unnecessary
loss Of time in replying to 4 e latest
American note on the anti-war pact.
When Ernest Thurtle. lahorite. inti-
mated what he termed the govern
ment's procrastination was causing
some disappointment throughout the
country, Sir Austen replied that this
appeered to be rather an expression
Of nninlnn than q fact
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TIDE TABLE
Eigh and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal rleteorologi-
cal conditions:
High ....... 9:16 a m; 10:50 p. m.
Low ........ 2:35 a. m; 4:20 .. m
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ST. LOUIS HEAT DEATHS IL

ST. LOUIS. July 9.-tPl-The sew
enteenth death here within a week
attributed 70 heat occurred today
when Emil Englehardt, 60, was found
dead in his room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09

ELEVEN IN CHURCH HURT
LONDON.-Eleven men and women
who took refuge from a storm III the
West Ealing church were stunned
when lightning struck the building.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09
RIVER FORECAST

There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
FIond praurpt "a u "a Hr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-09

Scales, Knee Pads and other
cotton picking accessories.
w. H. Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
Evening star., 1928-05-06
COnrenient
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make it easy TO
acquire ownership
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group.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
Indy Finds Solitude.

Correspondence ei tae Ass0cisfe8 Press.
NEW YORK.-A man about town re-
ports that he saw Lindbergh moving
nnneraloed among Broadway throngs.
disguised behind huge pair OF heavy
rirnrned glasses.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
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