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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
GANG BULLETS
KILL z MORE
Lombardo Death Seen
AS Cause i'm Both
BY Chicago Cops

CHICAGO, Sept. IO.-tR-Two
more men were dead of gang bullets
in Chicago today and elaborate plans
were being made for the funeral Of .
third.
Joe Ferraro, shot down in crowded
Madison street during the peak Of
Friday traffic BY the same mob
whose bullets slew Tony Lombardo,
died yesterday Of his wounds. Lom-
bardo's death had been instantaneous,
a shot drilling through the dead.
Almost at the same time that
Ferraro died, police came upon the
body Of Cobb Eskelson. 35, who had
been shot as he walked along Lar
rabee street, near the north side
Sicilian colony. The motive behind
Eskelson's death was not clear 10
police. but they were convinced it
had some connection with the Staying
of L~ombsrdo and the fatal w~ounding
of Ferraro.
Lombardo. they emphasized, was a
among the Sicilians. The fact
that EskeIson had been shot down in
n neighborhood in which Lombardo
had been active. they said. was sig
nificant.
Arrangements for Lombardo's fu-
neral were not 70 be completed until
late today, but il vas tentatively set
for tomorrow. II promised 70 be an
other OF those 100000 funerals
which have come to be regular ges-
lures whenever a figure prominent in
gang warfare is buried.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
County Textbook
Demand Is Large

Textbook acquisitions from COM
mon and independent school districts
are surprising those Of previous
years and the supply on hand is
being diminished rapidly, according
10 Ike Kibbe. assistant superintend-
eth.
While definite figures were not at
hand, il was also stated that enroll
ments were expected 10 surpass all
previous marks. New structures at
Dishman, Hardin. Olmito. Los Fres-
nos, Santa Rosa. and Point Isabel
are rapidly being filled.
Indications are that the new
school at the Point will not be able
to take care of the enrolment and
that additional space and a teacher
may have to be obtained.
All buildings IN need Of repairs.
painting. and remodeling we're work
Cd over during the summer months.
A new bus has beer placed In OPP
Grafton at the Villanueva school It
makes morning and evening trips.
carrying about 30 children. Buses
AZ Palm Grove and Anacuitas schools
have been in operation for three
years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
TABLED BEAST
With CIRCUS
AL G. Barnes Aggrega-
ton Here For Two
Shows Tuesday

Blood Sweating behemoths ponder
GUS pachyderms, twany tigers and all
other semi-fabnlous hypogriffs Of the
tent show world will be roaring In
their railroad dens en- route to
Brownsville in the early hours Of to-
morrow morning.
All this is according to Harry
Payne, the last Of the Barnes circus
press representatives to visit this
city. Harry dropped in to town Sat
urday to call on the trade and tell
a few pertinent facts regarding the
many wonders 10 be seen with the
Barnes circus.
The AL Barnes circus and trained
wild animal shows, which will pitch
its tents here tomorrow for two per-
formances is said to carry the largest
travelling geological gardens in the
world, more than twice as many rare
and curious wild beasts, birds and
reptiles are claimed by the Barnes
management than any other two cir
cuses combined, irrespective Of this
wonderful display. Al G. Barnes is
exhibiting this year what has proved
to be the representation OF the cir
Gus age, the two largest mastodons
that are walking the earth In captiv-
ity. "Tuskc and the Mighty Tusko.
They will be on exhibition in the roc
an hour before the main circus per-
Torrance commences in the after
noon and night. Says Harry:
1.-The AL G. Barnes management has
combed the far Of the globe
in order to procure the finest Of the
foreign circus talent for this seasons
tour. and many headline acts that are
sensational in the extreme are max
ing their first bow TO an American
audience under the big top Of the AL
G. Barnes five-ring circus; daring
aerialists. sensational bareback riders,
acrobats, trapeze, slack and tight wire
artists. the pick Of the worlds men
and women wild animal trainers.
groups Of the most highly trained
Jungle beasts. clowns galore, the tall
est man in the world and the small
est humans IN the universe. The All
G.. Barnes world renowned three and
five gated horses, and a host of
ohters 90 TO make up a two-hour per-
Torrance that IN packed with thrills
from start 70 finish.
The Barnes circus will arrive in
the city via the Missouri-Pacific rail-
road early tomorrow morning and
will pitch its tents at the old ball
park. Reserved seat ~grandstand
chairs will be on sale all day tomor-
row at the Eagle pharnfacy-
There will be nd street parade given
this year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
Dem TO SPEAK
AT RICHMOND
Robinson to Go Into
Religious Toler-
aace Tonight

ROBINSON SPECIAL CAR, en-
route TO Richmond. VA. Sept TO-
tF1-Starting a second week Of cam
~paiEning. Senator Robinson today
moved through Virginia almost
within the shadow Of the tomb or
Thomas jefferson, founder OF the
democratic party.
Within n few miles VI Monticello,
the old Jefferson home. the senator
nj Richmond tonight will deliver his
only address in the old dominion. He
has indicated he will discuss the
question Of religious intolerance
one " which Jefferson waRad
many legislative battles before sue
ceeding M having the Virginia as-
sembly adopt a statute Of religious
freedom.
Reaching Virginia soil last night
NJ Bristol on the Virginia TENNESSEE
line. the senator found 4 crowd
awaiting him On the platform de-
handing a speech. This ne declined,
saying he deemed 1t improper to de-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
Chicago Election
Inquiry Heard By
Foes; Tap Wires

CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-tP-Walls
Of the grand jury room were tapped
by wires which carried the secret
deliberations TO the ears OF interest
ed parties, il was charged today by
Frank y. Loesch, directing the grand
jury inquiry into election violence
and crookedness.
Through the electrical device,
Loesch said. persons who were in
dicted, or who feared indictment,
were able 10 get "a report on what
took place among the jurors, and to
lay their defense accordingly, In adj
vance.
More than a hundred indictments
ranging from murder 10 fraud have
been returned since the special
grand jury investigation started
three months ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
Escaped Slayer
Hiding In Valley
Is Under Arrest

VICTORIA. Sept. 1O.-(Pl-Joe Gu
erro. 27, who escaped Is months ago
while being transferred from the
court house TO the Jail in Houston fol-
lowing his conviction on a murder
charge, today was delivered to Harris
county officers. He was re-captured
here Saturday night.
Guerro was shot in the left shout
der and arm by the jailer In his dash
for liberty, and still carries the bull
lets in his body. He said he hid In
some shrubbery near the court house
until night fall when he made good
his escape. Since then he has been
in the Rio Grande Valley
He was given five years in connec-
tion with the Staying of Cartarino
Quiroz. So.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
6 KILLED And
9 INJURED In
PRISON
1t Louisiana Convicts
Obtain Guns and At
tempt to Shoot Way
To Freedom

BATON ROUGE. La. Sept l0.-tR
Six convicts are dead, another Is
believed to have been shot fatally
and eight persons are injured a. the
result of an attempt by fourteen
the Louisiana state pen~itentiary last
night.
Headed BY Cleveland Owen. New
Orleans desperate, the ~convicts over
powered the guards, broke into the
ammunition room where they OBJ
tanned guns and then raced for a
launch in the nearby Mississippi
river while they kept UP a running
g~unfire with prison authorities.
Three prisoners were killed before
they reached the boat and three 9TH
ers lost their lives before the craft
could be gotten out OF range or the
bullets. Another is believed to have
been killed. but he possibly may have
escaped.
Four guards and three prisoners
were wounded and two or three con-
victs escaped. Two others surren-
dered when firing began.
Warden Amacker, who was here
when he received a report Of the
break, rushed to the scene and today
wRs directing an intensive search for
the missing prisoners. They are be-
lieved to have deserted the launch as
soon as possible and struck out
c~ross-country.
Owen. serving a II To II year SEN
tence for shooting a New Orleans
policeman with intent to kill, Ia cred
tied by prison officials with en-
cheering the affair. "A few months
ago he and several others escaped
and after they were captured he de-
clared he never would be taken alive
again.
His statement was fulfilled, for he
vas III of the slain. three of the
others killed were serving life SEN
fences and two a few years for rob-
berry.
One Of the dead is ]. S. Broom. a
trusty, who lost his life aiding
guards in their attempt to prevent
the escape. He was serving a life
sentence for murder.
The others were: Arthur kinchen.
life sentence for statutory offense;
Stanley Proctor, life sentence, crime
% learned; $. j. Beck, robbery; Jack
Martin, robbery.
Walking up TO two guards Owen
suddenly whipped out a revolver,
which had been smuggled into him,
and with the aid Of the other con-
victs, overpowered the guards
Working swiftly the men ran to the
ammunition house, obtained revolt
vers and cartridges and raced to the
river, about. 200 yards away.
Meanwhile an alarm had been
sounded and the prison searcklight
picked up the fleeing prisoners Guns
blazed and three Of the convicts fell.
Guards started in pursuit exchang-
ing bullets with the prisoners. Cap
tain John Singleton was shot in the
head and body and Captain G. O..
Higgenbctham lost an eye and "a
wounded in the body. Two other
guards and three Of the prisoners
were slightly wounded
A few convicts survived the heavy
cunfire and reached the river where
they wounded Archie Walter, Oper-
ator Of "A launch, and Communicated
the craft.
A searching party was organized
Immediately to pursue, the launch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
MAINE VOTES


Continued from page cne.)
Inmates ranging up to $1,000 have
been made.
William Tudor Gardiner is the re-
publican standard bearer for the
governorship. He has been q pop
ular state figure for years and
waged his campaign on the record
Of both state and national admins
trations.
Campaign Has Bolts
a 33-year-old insurance agent, Ed
ward G. Moran, Jr, is Gardeners op-
ponent. He led the successful fight
70 send a Smith instructed delega-
tior "a Houston. He has made the
state water power question his is
ne.
In tho senatorial race Herbert r.
Holmes il opposing the reelection Of
Senator Frederick Hale, republican,
who wants 20 90 to Washington for
4 third time. Holmes has campaign
ed almost alone, going about the
state with a photograph TO attract
crowds and preaching ~A' smith
The campaign has not been with
cut it's "bolts." Mrs. William r.
pattangall, q former democratic ma
tional committee woman, jumped the
traces and has been campaigning
for the republicans Her husband,
long IN outstanding democratic fig
IRE IN this state, but now on the
bench. also announced he could not
support Smith
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
WEEK ENDAIR
MISHAPSKILL
10, INJURE 5
None of Fatal Crashes
Are I'm Cross Coun-
try Races; A Naval
Filler Is Victim

Ten men were killed and five 9TH
ers seriously injured in aviation ac-
cidents in widely scattered sections
Of the United States Sunday.
None Of the accidents was in con-
neetion with the cross country air
races now in progress. but a navy
Tier was se riously injured when his
plane crashed during a race at Los
Angeles.
Two students at Otterbein, Ind,
high school were killed when the
plane in which they were passengers
crashed attempting TO make a land
ing at the air field there. The two
boys, Dorwin Leighty, Is, and Rob-
ert Burns, is, died Of fractured
skulls. Donald Burgett Of Chalmers.
Ind pilot, was seriously injured.
Lieutenant Dies In Fall
Harold Tenant of Sioux Falls,
J. ID, and Frank Kuehn Of Garretson,
). d.. were killed when the wings on
their plane, buckled as they were
completing a test flight at Sioux
Falls.
Lieutenant Joseph C. soper, 25,
Selfridge Field, Mich. was killed
when his plane failed TO come out
Of a dive and plunged into Lake
Erie during an aerial exhibition
he'd In connection with the national
rifles match at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Charles Gilhausen. IS. formerly Of
Essen, Germany, was killed at Des
Moines, Iowa, when the Bolte plane
which he was testing crashed 20 the
ground.
Jack McElveen, %. Of Atlanta. Ca.
fell to his death at Florence, s. c..
when a strap on his parachute broke
as ., dived from a plane 1000 feet
in the air.
Two Escape Flames
Lieut.. G. III. Hasselman, attached
to the airplane carrier, u. s. a.
Langley. was seriously injured at
Los Angeles when his plane crashed
as he was rounding a pyIon during :
national air meet race
Alden Baker, pilot, and Henry
krause, mechanic, were killed and
Riley Sheldon. passenger, injured,
when their plane crashed 1000 f.et
at Los Angeles.
l.. W. Drugger. pilot, died Of burns
and injuries received when the plane
owned and built by Carl w. Gates
crashed and burst into flames at 4
Kansas City air field. Gates and r..
b. Suor, a passenger, with both crit
ically injured. The men were res
cued from the blazing plane BY two
student fliers who dragged them to
safety while a bystander sprayed a
stream from a fire extinguisher on
them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
CITY BRIEFS

"a Attention, Knights Tenn
hplar. Stated conclave Of
Brownsville Commandery
- No. 81, X. T.. Masonic Tenn
- pie, $500 p. m, Monday,
September 10, 1928, visiting Sir
Knights fraternaIly invited. All
members are earnestly requested 70
attend. G.. A. Houston, Commander,
w. w. Ball, Recorder.
Non CIimabIe fence for citrus
orchards; also poultry fence, lawn
fence. Phillips Store, San Benito.-
Adv. 10.
III You Have anything TO haul or
store, phone 278.-Valley Bonded
Warehouse & Storage Co.-Adv. Il.
You Call 27s. W. haul.-Valley
Bonded Warehouse a Storage Co..
Adv. If.
All Kinds Of feed at hardtime pric-
es.-Valley Bonded Warehouse a.
Storage Co.-Adv. If.
Four Standard Brands-Conklin,
Parker. Waterman and VAIL foun-
tain pens and pencils stocked ut
Lackner's Jewelry store.-Adv. II.
Standard Brand Pens are the prop
er pens for children to learn 10
write with. S2.75 up at r. L. Lack
ner's Jewelry store.-Adv. IL.
|
Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
cools and heals red eyes. Doesn't
hurt. Red folding boz. All drug
Eists.-Adv. CD
School Kids Itch vanishes after q
few days b. applying q piee. Of cot
ton, saturated in Imperial Eczema
Remedy, to affected parts nc bed
time. All druggists u authorized
TO refund our money II IL fails.--
Adv. (Tl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10

liver u campaign address cn Sum
day.
Instead, ~ told the gathering
where he had been and Of hi g.
ture plans, saying that after his
tour through tho South he proposed
NJ take III few days rest ut Little
Rock, Ark, his home, and then
start on n trip that would carry him
to the Pacific coast
This was the first time the SEN
ator had said publicly that he pro-
posed 40 campaign across the con
tinent. although il became known ~
the time of nis visit nv New York
for the Smith notification ceremor
ics that The democratic speakr
bureau hoped he would make >
IN trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10

MARLIN, Sept. l0-{PD-The trial
Of Yancy Story, charged with robbery
i'm connection with the hold-up of the
Bank OF Krum, Denton County, got
under way here today. The case was
sent TO Falls county on a change W
n from Sherman, following a mis-
trial Previously Story had been con-
victed at Dallas and given a 99-year
sentence, but the case as reversed. On
appeal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
TOday's Radio Features

Monday Sept. 10
tCeMtr0g 6fnmdnrd TTmel
S:5e-2oxy and His Gars: Merle johnson. Saxophone golofst-wJx
kDkA XIV kWK WJR WSM WSB WRC WREN WFAA
TO0-hyeEade ProETams Band, Quartet-WJZ KDKA WLW WJR XIV
kWk kVOO WBAP WHAS VINO WSB WSM WccO KOA WEBc
WMAG wOWo KMOA KMBC kohl WsPD Wink
w wpaAF KKMs VIZ VA x5 KpE MTH Wo kfD M " W woG VINO vic V Wsg
VALLEY RADIO
kWWG-ValIey Radio Station
Brownsville
Q0S0 kc-2778 meters)
9.3O-i2 noon-Naned musical program.
12-Weather f0recast.
:O0-4:00-Assodnted Press dispatches and Valley news from The
Brownsville Herald. Stat ions request program inter-
Epersed-
6:00-7:00-Musc and specials.
S:10-10:00-Remote control program from McCoil clubhouse ear
McAllen.
GRGv-HarIngen Music Go.
Harlngen
u27O kc-2361 meters)
7s00-s:O0-Dick and the Edinburg Review.
9:O0-1 :O0-Specials.
1880 p. m-Weather forecast.
4:00-6:O0-Basebal results and radio dealers program.
6:00-6:45-Associated Press dispatches and Valley news from The
Brownsville Herald
6:45-9:00-Specials.
9:O0-l0:00-Rio Hondo community program.
10:00-10:30-Haringen Music Co. program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
Bobby Gets Off
With Poor Round

BRAEBORN COUNTRY CLUB.
NEWTON, Mass, Sept. 10.-tR1-Ral-
lying on the final holes, after a rag
ged start in defense Of his national
amateur golf title. Bobby Jones COM
pleted the first rs holes Of the quail
flying round today in ~, five over
par. He took 40 on the first nine.
but equalled par 81 coming in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10

FUkEST HILLS. N. r., Sept. To-
R-Frank Hunter, Who heads the
American tennis ranking now that
Bill Tilden is out, defeated Richard
N. Williams End. Of PhifRdelphia by
scores Of 81, Ga. rs, in the first
feature match Of the national cham.
pionship tournament today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10
Flashes of Life



BALMoRAL. Scotland. = Queer
Mary is INDUCING in one Of her ia
vorite sports, fishing, while on
holiday here this year. and she
doesn't hesitate TO bait her own hook
either. She uses worms. Friends
found her batting the kings hook.
she says she can do il much
better than I can King George
~laughingly explained.
BoNGANDANGA. Belgium Congo.
After thirty years work b. Mr..
and Mrs. Ruskin. ~millionaires. the
first dictionary Of m African tongue
has been published. The language
Is Lomongo, spoken bv 500 600
negroes. The missionaries are now
working on a Lomongo version Of
the Bible.
ALGIERS.-Camel caravan cross
fne the Sahara soon will carry wire
less stations with them. The first
or these portable transmitting sets
adapted for mounting on 4 camel's
back is being used for training oner-
ators in preparation for the general
equipment Of all
CONSTANTTNOPLE.-This makes
one wonder about how strict a dad
Mussolini is. President Renal has
sent to the Duce's two sons pack
ages Of his private brand Of cigar
cites The boys we're visiting here
with Fascist scouts. One is nine
years old, the other eleven.
NEWPORT, r. There's consid-
erable wonder as 20 who If anybody
will buy Mrs. 0. II. p. Belmont's
s~s.00O,000 marble house. which Il
now on the market. Il has been
idle in recent years because no bill
lionaire would pay $4,000 rent for
the summer season plus the enor-
nous cost Of upkeep.
NEW Y0RK.-There are ~ votes
for Smith in the family of the lady
who SAN the nstional anthem At
the convention which nominated
Hoover. Nine. Ernestine Schumann-
Heink is out for the governor. She
and the rest were all republicans
she says. but they have changed.
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TO
(Continued from page one.l

CONTINUED from page one.)
a plane upside down and partly sub
merged. AS / flew low over the plane
looking for signs Of life and a place
to land safely, ! saw a mar running
down the beach about a mile from
the plane. II proved to be Capt.
Stone.
II landed along the edge or the
Laguna Madre and picked up Stone,
which Eaeessitated having him sit on
part Of my lap as the pilots quarters
is Just large enough for n man.
1--WE made il back to the base and
Cant. Stnne left that afternoon for
the Chasnal Ranch where he intend
ed spending the night before leaving
for the place where his plane had
crashed"
The first story OF the devastation
wrought by Fridays hurricane Was
related BY Law upon his arrival at
the municipal airport at 4:iO p. m.
Sunday
Plane Damaged
II. along with six other men, re-
f-ained on the island during the
storm which reached It's peak ABOUT
5 b. m. Friday afternoon and lasted
Until 3 a. m. Saturday morning" ne
said.
During the entire time. we we're
forced to lie flat on the ground. COW
cred only by a tarpaulin. We had no
food nor water.
any plane. which vas anchored 70
the ground with heavy cables broke
its moorings during the height 81
the blow and ] saw IL picked up like
q leaf, carried approximately 100 feet
and deposited on its nose IN q sand
dune where il rested throughout The
remainder of the storm.
"Just before dark. w managed 70
make our way 20 a little shack a
short distance down the island where
we rescued a family by the name OF
Pena. composed of father, mother
and two children, just as II was
swept into the water by the surf
which was breaking az least 30 feet
high. We took them TO a little clump
Of trees on the highest point Of the
island and it was there that we stay
ed throughout the remainder Of the
storm.
Death Seemed Near
Saturday. after the storm had
broken, / went TO my pla , 70 ascer-
tain the damage and found that my
air speed indicator had registered a
90-mile an hour wind when il was
knocked out Of commission"
Mai. Law declared Monday that II
was impossible TO express the hor-
ribleness of the experience.
I'VE did not know al what time
the water would break over the is
land carrying us 20 our death. Not
one of US closed our eyes in sleep"
A. a result OF the storm. Mai. Law
said. five new passes were cut across
the island hich protects the Mex
lean coast line from a short distance
below the Rio Grande to the Soto
La Marina.
On the island with Mai. Law dur
ing the storm. were j. Nj. Bryant.
superintendent for the Mum In
yestment company Soto La Marina
fishing interests; Alfonso Diaz. Mex
lean customs official; Charlie King
Kee, Chinese cook. Kelley Lowery.
Avis G.. Halbert. Walter Chisum and
the for members II the Pena fam
lily.
During the 27 hours Of the storm.
the wind travelled four ways around
the compass" he said.
Aside from the destruction Of the
fishing village on the island and the
damage TO La Pesca. a fishing vii
lage on the mainland. all fishing
boats Of the Mum Investment COM
pany were swept out to sea or bat
tered to pieces on the shore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10

Or. Anna T.. Lindeman. recently Of
Chicago. has moved to this city and
will make her home here in the fu-
ture. DR.. Lindeman, q chiropractor,
has opened offices at els Seventh
street.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. RI. vi. Smith
the birth of a daughter at their home
this morning. The baby weighs nine
pounds, and has been named Erma
Carol.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
The City Of Brownsville. Texas.
will receive sealed bids addressed 10
the Hon. A. b. Cole, mayor, up until
10 ~. m, September 18th, 1923. for
one $50 horsepower boiler. Specifi-
cations are on file with the City
Secretary and can be secured upon
application.
A. K. MUNDAY, city Secretary.
9-1-10-1t-3l50
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-10

GENEVA. Sept. 10.-fE1- Spaii
Venezuela and Persia were elected \
fill the three temperament seat "
rancies ON the council 0f Che LeRgu
Of Nations today.