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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Hughes Named By
Sweden For Place
On World Court

GENEVA. July 2.-CPi-Sweden
placed the name Of Charles Evans
Hughes in nomination today as sue
cessor to DR.. John Bassett Moore on
the world court Of international jus
tice.
II was known that a considerable
number Of powers were ready 20 pro-
pose the name OF Mr.. Hughes TO the
world court, but hitherto Sweden has
not been mentioned in Geneva dis
patches. Last Saturday dispatches
from Geneva said that Japan was
ready to nominate him and that il
was thought he would accept the
nomination.
Mr.. Hughes il on a vacation trip in
Europe and when interviewed in
Berlin on Saturday declined to dis
cuss anything but his vacation plans.
He was visibly surprised when shown
Geneva dispatch concerning the
likelihood that Japan would place
his name in nomination and said that
it was the first he had heard Of ii.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Gamgsters
Sought In Staying
ON. Y. Rdcketeey

and his diamonds on. He was in his
automobile alone. In his pocket were
a gun and 81 900 in bills and checks.
On his fingers were his diamonds,
envy of those who knew him.
His shiny big sedan was cruising
sedately down the center OF a by
street in the Borough park section
when a black sedan beading an IL
linois license plate crept up behind.
Just before the following car drew
abreast of Yale a fusillade of death
shattered the Sunday quiet, and
slugs from a sub-machine gun and
sawed off shotguns broke the window
Of Yale's car.
Yale. 35 years old. was one Of the
few surviving members of the old
five point gang. He had a New York
criminal record dating back to 1912.
He did a one year stretch for dis
orderly conduct, went to prison for
carrying a pistol, received one sus-
pended sentence and was seven times
discharged in court for lack Of evi-
dence.
His Chicago affiliation went back
to the killing eight years ago Of
Colosimo, saloon keeper and under
world leader. He was arrested by
Chicago police who held him for five
days and then had to let him 20. In
1924 he was arrested for the killing
Of O'Banion, gunman and former as
sociate of John Torrio. five point
gangster and friend Of Yale's. he
also was cleared OF that charge.
Yale, reputed wealthy, was always
a friend of the policeman who needed
a loan. Strikebreaker. bootlegger,
underworld leader. he aided scores Of
bluecoats in his time and also made
il a practice to look up and take care
Of poor families in his neighborhood.
During q coal shortage once he
bought a supply Of fuel. hired motor
trucks and distributed il to the poor.
He later promoted a show for charity
and once gave $1,000 to a church. A
brand Of cigars carries his name and
nicture on the box lid.
Several times before Yale had
heard the bullets whistle around his
head. one attempt on his life being
made but four months ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
San BENITO'S
BANDSECURED
FORJULY 9TH
South Texas Gold Med
al Band to Partici-
pate in Internation-
al Celebration

Three of the finest musical organi-
cations on the lower border-the
Twelfth Cavalry band of Fort Brown,
the South Texas Gold Medal band of
San Benito, and the Brownsville
American Legion bugle and drum
corps-will provide the music for
Brownsville's international celebra-
tion on July A. Several smaller mu-
sical organizations will also partiei-
pate.
Arrangements for the San Benito
band, winner Cf the gold medal az the
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
convention in November, were con-
cluded Monday morning. The band
vii arrive in Brownsville at $3.50 on
the morning Of July Z, and will open
the celebration with a concert in
front Of the chamber of commerce at
10 o'clock.
Throughout the day the San Benito
band will provide concerts in various
parts Of the city, and the American
Legion bugle and drug corps will also
give a series Of concerts and lead the
international parade, scheduled TO
leave Fort Brown at 1880.
The Twelfth Cavalry band will
take part in the parade and dedics-
tion of the new international bridge.
The dedication program will open
with the Twelfth Cavalry band play
ing the Mexican national anthem,
and a Mexican band will reply with
the American national anthem. The
Twelfth Cavalry band will also pro-
vide the music for the water fiesta
and pageant and will give a concert in
the evening at the Fort Brown la
COON.
Final arrangements for the inter-
national parade were concluded Mon
day morning. General Gabriel Ger
vera, commander at Matamoros, and
his adiutant will be guests of Col.
McH Eby, commander at Fort Brown
end his adjutant. Captain Shell, for
the parade. the car carrying the mill
tary commanders to follow the Amer
lean Legion buEle and drum corps.
parade leaders Indications Monday
were that over FORTY floats would be
entered in the parade.
Every facility Of Fort Brown has
been placed AZ the disposal or the
celebration committee and troops will
participate in the parade and other
celebration features.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
CANDIDATESIN
STATE RACES
RAP NOMINEE
Not Bound BY Pledge,
Woman Says; To
Vote Against Dems
First Time = Love

DALLAS, July 2.-(Pl-In 4 signed
statement here today Mrs. Edith Z.
Williams Of Dallas, candidate for
governor Of Texas, declared that she
would not support Governor Alfred
+. Smith, democratic nominee for
president.
IL have hoped against hope that
Mr.. Smith would not be nominated
and that we would be 81 ed from
the necessity of declaring our con-
tract void" said Mrs. Williams, but
my hopes have not materiaiized.
Il do not believe that the honest
voter j. bound by any pledge to sup
port the democratic nominee when
the democratic convention has at
tempted 10 fill their contract with
a people BY delivering 10 III q rotten
deal in place Of the one we con
tracted for" continued the state
ment. mo court i'm the land i'm
any civil contract will hold such
contract binding where the consid-
Grafton has failed.
III feel that IL would he better
for the democratic party to fail than
TO succeed in forcing upon the good
citizens of the United States a man
who by his acts rs governor of New
York mas nullified the prohibition
amendment in the state Of New
York"
Another to officially announce hiE
intention Of boiling the democratic
party here today was Thomas B.
Love, candidate for lieutenant-gov-
ernor and leader Of the ultra-dry
element of Texas democracy.
Declaring that a voter has aH
much right To bolt nominee as a
nominee has to bolt platform
plank that was adopted with his
knowledge and without his protest.
Mr.. Love declared that for the first
time in 40 years he would vote
against the democratic party.
Prohibition is written into the
constitution. IL IL the pride OF ny
life that / helped write il. NV
conscience will not allow me TO vote
TO put Alfred T. Smith in the
White House"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Six Suspects In
Houston Mob to
Be Tried July Is

HOUSTON, July 2.-(Pl-Six men
charged with murder in the lynch
ing on June 90 Of Robert Powell,
negro. are to 90 to trial here on
July is, District Attorney Horace
Soule said today.
Powell was taken from a hospital
where he had been suffering from
a bullet wound in the stomach.
thought TO have been inflicted in a
gun battle with City Detective A. W.
Davis, and lynched. Davis was
wounded fatally in the fight. and
Powell was charged with his MUIR
der.
A seventh man indicted in the
lynching has not been spprehended,
while the grand jury today indicted
the sixth man, A. B. Wheeler. who
made statement describing the
lynching.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02

ZBYSZKO OF MAT
X y +
FAME MARRIES A
X + y
BROADWAY STAR

UNION CITY, N. j., July 2.-tPl-
Wladek Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and
younger brother Of Stanislaus, was
on his honeymoon today with Miss
Anna Stark, 1s-year-old Broadway
actress. They were married here Sat
urday BY Mayor Charles Mohn. The
bride promised TO obey.
This is Zbyszko's second venture
into matrimony. His first wife was
Miss Amelia Diaz. 100 pounds. Of
Havana. He divorced her at Port
land, Me-, in 1924, charging cruelty.
Zbyszko has been one Of the lead
ing heavyweight wrestlers OF the
world for years. In 1922 when Stan
islaus announced he was ready to re-
tire he attempted 20 pass the title on
to his younger brother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
.OBRECON, NEXT.
MEXICO CHIEF,
May TOUR US.
Plans Conference On
National Poll Gle S
With Successful Can
didate In Race

MEXICO CITY. July 2.-(PD-A
conference between General Alvaro
Obregon. president-elect, and the
OF the United States
was regarded as possible today.
General Obregon, who was unop-
posed in the election yesterday, will
be inaugurated for six-year term
on Dec. /.
He is expected to tour Mexico and
then possibly 20 TO the United States
before assuming office. Observers
predicted that he would confer with
the American president-elect in re-
gard TO the policies Of the new ad-
ministrations regarding relations
between the two republics.
0bregon's administration. il is be-
lieved. will prolong the present era
Of good will between the two coun-
tries. Observers think that his re-
lations with United States Ambassa-
dor Morrow will be as friendly as
those existing between Mr.. Morrow
and President Gales.
A demonstration Of friendship for
group of Obregon supporters in the
capital. AS they were parading 70
the polls Thomas Robinson and his
wife and their baby rode BY in an
automobile. The men recognized the
daughter Of President Gales and
shouted: "Viva Sonora Robinson
Viva Mister Robinson. Viva Mexi-
co. Viva Estados Unidos."
No disturbances were reported in
Mexico City during the election and
few were reported from the interior
The vote, as yet uncounted, was
light. Most people went to the bull
fights, motion pictures, football and
baseball games, instead Of to the
polls.
Saloons which were closed from
Thursday night until after the cleo
tion, reopened this morning. Garry
ing of pistols had been forbidden
Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Promoter of Fig
Orchards Given
5 Year Sentence

HOUSTON, July 2.-LPl-Thomas
H. Slone. former president Of the
100000 Gulf Coast Fig Orchards
corporation, operating In Galveston
county. today was sentenced TO serve
three years in the federal prison at
Leavenworth and TO pay a fine Of
$500 upon conviction OF using the
mails to defraud.
The alleged fraudulent activities ex-
tended over a period Of ten years, the
government charging that Slone
promised huge profits to investors.
Slone contended that failure of the
company to make a profit was caused
bv the drouth Of 1922, BY "hoof and
mouth disease" quarantine restric-
tions and by the failure of the Amer
lean State bank in Harrisburg, where
the company funds we're on deposit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
3 MURDERED
IN HIDALCOCO
over SUNDAY
| Man Denied Bond;
Six Others Held;
4th Death Resulted
From Auto Crash
Especial to The Herald }

EDINBURG, July 2.-As the re-
suit Of a Sunday made hideous by
murders and bloodshed unequaled in
the history of this county one man,
Arthur Gupton, a local contractor,
was being held without bond Mon
day pending action Of the Hidalgo
county grand jury and SIX other
men, believed implicated in shoot
ings that resulted in the death Of
three and the serious injury of an
other were in jail awaiting prelim-
mary hearings scheduled to come
before a justice Of the peace Thurs
day morning.
Leonard Bass, 35. negro, of Edin-
burg; Manuel Esparza. 80, Of Edin-
burg and Bias Martinez. ~, deputy
sheriff of Weslaco, are dead, and
Manuel Cantu. 35. of Edinburg lies
seriously wounded as the result Of
the shooting affrays which set a
record for bloodshed in this sec
tion Of the Valley.
John Thomas Matus, 10. Of Meal
len, was the fourth nan TO be kill
ed in this county during the past "a
hours. He was instantly killed Sat
urday night when a motorcycle he
was riding crashed head-on into an
automobile near the Cascade swim
ming pool.
Leonard Bass, negro, was killed
Sunday morning as he prepared to
open the door 20 his shoe shining
here in the Mckenzie
barber shop when he was shot six
times with a IS calibre pistol. Four
Of the shots apparently entered the
nego's body from the back. One
bullet lodged in the hip and the 9TH
er in the arm.
Gupton surrendered 10 police i'm
mediately following the action.
Esparza died after Le had been
shot through the head following an
Continued on page eight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
| KILLED AS
PLANE
Second May Die; u. S.
SeaplaEe Plunges
Into Harbor

NEWPORT, r. l., July 2.--tPi-
Lieut.. Commander Thalbert Nelson
Afford was killed and Lieut.. William
Butler, Jr.. severely injured when
navy seaplane went into nose
dive and dropped from great
height into the harbor here this aft
ernoon.
The plane, from the u. S. S. Con-
cord, was badly wrecked. When res
cuers reached it they managed TO
take Butler out but Afford was
pinned in. his BODY, which was
Under water was recovered later.
Authorities believed that his injuries
were responsible for his death rath-
er than drowning.
At the navy hospital il was said
Butler had an even chance for re-
cOvery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Ryan 10 ,,eet Norton
In Austin Tourney

SAN ANTONIO. July 2.-GP)-Bob
Ryan of Fort Worth, southwestern
Texas tennis champion. took 10 the
courts here today TO defend his title
against a field of the best young
and old players in Texas.
b. !. G. Norton. former interna-
tionalist and one Of the ranking
players Of the country vas his chief
opponent, but Leslie Coleman or
Houston. Clifton Taynes OF Wichita
Falls. Earl Taylor and Carr Robin
son Of Austin. Lasker Ehrman Of
Waco and a score OF other players
were considered likely contenders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Planes In National
Tou- Lc-.o St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, July 2.-CPl-Twenty-
seven planes IN the national air tour
which started at Detroit Saturday
morning, took off at Lambert-St.
Louis field shortly after 9 a. m. to-
day, bound for Springfield, Mo-, on
the second leg Of the 5000 mile
flight through fifteen states. From
Springfield the filters will proceed
to Wichita, kans., 70 spend the
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Man Found Shot In
San Antonio Lot Dies

SAN ANTONIO, July 2.-CPD-Fran-
cisco Castillo. 80, died today shortly
after police found him, a bullet
through his head. in a vacant lot. A
pistol lay near him. His mother said
Francisco had never owned a pistol
and that he was apparently in good
spirits when he left home Sunday
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
New York Welcomes
Wilkins and Eielson

NEW YORK, July 2.-CPl-Sir
George wilkins and LieIt. Ben Eiel-
son, who flew from Alaska 70 Spitz-
bergen over the polar ice, landed
here today 10 receive one Of New
York's famous welcomes to daring
filters.
Captain Wilkins and Lieut. Eiel-
son arrived on the Norwegian steam
ship stavangerfjord. and were met at
Quarantine BY the may.r's recep-
tion committee with the municipal
tug Macon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
RIVER FALLING

NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 2.-tPl-
The Cumberland river reported fall
ing. further danger from floods
which swept middle Tennessee Fri
day and Saturday was believed avert
ed. State agencies concentrated
upon repairing damage in the area
in which seven lives were lost and
great property damage and crop loss
reported. Il was believed loss 10
state highways alone would reach q
million dollars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
wEEvIL EMERGENCE SMALL

WASHINGTON, July 2.-tPl-Boll
weevil emergence between June ! and
June is as reported 10 the depart
ment Of agriculture from Is expert
mental stations either stopped alto
gether or declined so sharply as 20
indicate that emergence is almost
complete.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02

NEW YORK, July 2.-(Pi-Chicago
gangsters were sought today for the
killing Of Frank Yale, friend Of Scar
face Al" Capone, and the man blamed
by Chicago police for the killing Of
big jim" Colosimo in 1920, and Dian
O'Banion in 1924. Whether the
shooting of Yale on a Brooklyn
street yesterday had anything to do
with the Staying Of big Tim" Muir
ply in Chicago last week was not ap-
parent.
Yale. gangster. died with his boots
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
NOT TO HOLD HEARING

DALLAS. July 2.-tPl - United
States Senator Carter Glass, chair
man of the senate investigating CON-
mittee on the management and af-
fairs or the Eleventh District Federal
Reserve bank. has decided not 20 con-
duet a supplemental hearing in Dal-
las, he notified Lynn P. Talley, gov
e-nor Of the Dallas bank, today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
National Biscuit Co.
To Control Brown Co.

NEW YORK, July 2.-,P,-National
Biscuit company announced today
that negotiations for "a controlling in
terest In Christie Brown & CO.,
Ltd, virtually mad been completed.
The transaction will be on the basis
Of one share Of National Biscuit COM
mon stock for two shares of Christie
Brown common. All shareholders
will have opportunity TO exchange
their stock on the same basis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
Moody Not to Go
To Farley of Drys

AUSTIN, July 2.-CPJ-Governo
Dan Moody, leader Of the extreme
dry fight at the democratic national
convention. declared emphatically
here Monday that he woult not at
tend the dry conference called for
Asheville, n. g., TO consider a third
party Of ultra-prohibition democrats
opposing Governor All Smith FOR
president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
ADD TO :. A. POLICE FORCE

SAN ANTONIO. July 2.-iPf-Auth-
ority 10 add 53 officers to San An
tonic police force was granted by
Mayor Chambers here today follow
ing protests from merchants and
residents that the present force is
inadequate 70 cope with the crime
situation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
TO HONOR oCHs. PUBLISHER

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July q
tP)-The city Of Chattanooga pre-
pared to make Adolph S. Och a citi-
zen emeritus today on the last Of a
three day celebration commemorat-
ing the fiftieth anniversary of his
ownership Of the Chattanooga
Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
SEEK DURANGO RECORD

DESSAU, Germany, July 2.-lPl-
Pilots Johann Risticz and Hans Zim-
mermann Of the Junkers works took
to the air AZ 1886 a. M. today in a
sister ship Of the transatlantic plane
Bremen in an attempt 10 capture the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
HOPWOOD,U.S.
WRITER, dies
Noted Playwright Is
Drowned Off Beach
At Nice, France

NICE, France, July 2.-(P)-Avery
Hopwood, American playwright, was
drowned within sight Of life savers
and while the crowd on the beach
watched last night at Juan-Les-
on the French Riviera.
Hopwood, apparently in good
health, went swimming at 8 o'clock,
sson after dinner. He collapsed
when far from the shore and drown
ed before help could reach him.
The playwright had been resting
here after a short tour az Europe.
He intended TO leave for Paris in
few days and then return to New
York.
Graduating from the University
of Michigan in 1905, Avery Hopwood
went TO New York as special corre-
spondent for the Cleveland Leader
and almost Immediately sold his
first play, Clothes" written in col
laboration with Claiming Pollock
and produced in 1906. He was "a
years old at the time, having been
born in Cleveland in 1882.
From that time forward he was
one Of the most prolific playwrights.
His best known plays were Fair
and Warmer" "The Gold Diggers, ("
and "The Bat" written in collabora-
tion with Mary Roberts Rinehart.
THE Bat" was one Of the biggest
money makers ever staged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday.
For East Texas: Generally fair
and continued warm tonight ard
Tuesday.
Light to fresh southerly winds on
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02

Note; The river stages from above
San Benito down are apparently az
fected more or less NJ present by
pumpir for irrigation purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
RIVER FORECAST
Flood Present % Hr. 2GHr.

There will be no material change
in the river during the next Few
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide AZ Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal neteorologi-
cnl conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-02

MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today --...-------+---- 1.1a
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w. II. Putegnat Company
Brownsville, Texas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
MAIL BIDS READY
ON COLON AIR LINE
Offers on Porto Rico Service
From Key West Also to Be
Opened Here Tomorrow.

BIDS for the operation Of air mail
routes between Key West, Fla. and
Colon, Panama, and Key West and San
Juan. Porto Rico, will be opened by
Postmaster General New at the Post
Office Department tomorrow at noon.
Officers and directors of the PAN
American Always, Inc, operators of
an air mail and passenger service be-
tween Key West and Havana, began
gathering in Washington last night and
at o'clock this afternoon other off,
Gals of the concern will arrive by air
plane at Boiling Field.
The Pan-Anerican Always was
originally formed to operate a mail
service between Key West and Colon.
It won the contract between Florida
and Cuba and also obtained a contract
from the Cuban government. Since the
Inauguration Of the route last Fall, the
air line has run with a record of 100
per cent for regularity, according to
j. T. Trippe, president of the concern.
With MIR. Trippe on his arrival here
yesterday in tIree-engined Fokker
transport was John A. Hambleton,
Baltimore banker and a director of the
Always. Among directors scheduled
to arrive this afternoon are Richard F.
Hoyt, who also is chairman of the board
Of the Wright Aeronautieal Corporation:
c. v. Whitney. a director of the
Guaranty Trust Co of New York. and
Elillu Root, jr. general counsel for the
Always
Operation of the two routes will be-
gin within six months from the date Of
award of the contract. Upon the in
auguration Of the line, through air mai,
service will be established between New
York and Panama, as the present New
York-Atlanta route is to be extended
to southern Florida in month or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
CONSULAR CHANGES MADE

Recent changes in the United States
Foreign Service, announced at the State
Department, include the transfer OF
James c. Finley, District of Columbia,
vice consul, now at the State Depart
u7ent, TO Havre; Robert w. Heingart-
ner, Ohio. consul. from Koyno, Lithu-
aaia, To Frankfort the Main; Albert
Halstead, District of Columbia, consul
general, from Montreal 10 London
Christian NJ RaVendal, Iowa, consul
from Frankfort TO Cologne; the retire
n1ent OF William Fl. Robertson, Virginia
consul general at Halifax: the transfer
Of Donald S. White. Indiana. vice con-
sui. from Berlin TO Stuttgart; the trans
ser Of Paul .. Thompson, California
vice consul, from Tananarive to Paris
and the appointment Of Hugh Fl. Teller
Michigan, as vice consul at Stuttgart