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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
OF
JURY UPHELD
IN HIGH COURT
Convicted Slayer Of
DIR. Ramsey, Mathis
Physician, Loses In
Fight For Life

AUSTIN. Oct. 24.-tPi-Harry J.
Leahy's death sentence for the XIII
lng OF Or. j. a. Ramsey. physician
Of Mathis. in Live Oak county. Wa
afflrmed today BY the court OF Grim
inal appeals.
Leahy got only fifty years IN his
first trial which was In Live OaA
county. The case was tried again
in Williamson county and Leahv r.-
ceived the death sentence.
Or. Ramsev's body was found i'm
shallow grave. The states theory
was that Leahy had been irving 10
regain ranch that DR.. Ramsey had
bought at sheriff's sale. The phv-
sician disappeared from home and
his body was not found for several
weeks.
Recognizing that the case vas one
of circums stantial evidence. the sr
peal court declared, however. that
Leahy's action In seeking a $4,000
contract with Mrs. Ramsey for hir,
70 produce the doctors body, dead ~
alive, when all good citizens shoul5
have donated their services" ara
other actions Of the defendant. pro
vided sufficient corroboraifc evi.
dence TO warrant a conviction.
Naturally the court said. "th4
state was unable TO produce 4 wit
ness not connected with the crirrr
VINO saw the horrible details. an
was forced TO resort as il usualIv
the case, TO proof OF circumstance.
The state "abundantly and concli-
sively' proved, the court said. that
pr. Ramsey's death occurred ~
criminal violence inflicted Nv some
one and the only remaining issue
was 10 connect Leahy definitely ui-p
the deed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
BILBO RENEWS
HIS ATTACK ON
HOOVER STAND
Mississippi Governor
Says Dancing With
Negro Charge Made
On Runor Basis

JACKSON. Miss. Oct. 2i.-,Pl-
Governor Theodore G. Bilbo today
answered the telegram from George
Akerson. assistant 10 Herbert Hoov-
er. by saying that the statement at
trbuted 70 him about Hoover dancing
with a negro woman at Mounds
Bayou. Miss, was a rumor and 81 so
stated in my speech" The telegram
was addressed to Hoover in care Of
the national presidential republican
headquarters at Washington.
IN his letter 20 the republican
presidential candidate. Governor
Bilbo said in part:
The rumor had been current IN
Mississippi for some time that
Mary Booze stated after returning
from a meeting Of the republican
national committee in Washington
that she had danced with NJ. Hooy-
err
This statement was repeated IN
n public speech in the city Of Jack
son by another party and IL was
upon this information that ] made
the statement in question IN my
speech in Memphis. Nothing was
said about your dancing with Mary
at Mound Bayou.
Il notice that you through your
secretary brand the statements that
YOU danced with Mary rs the most
indecent and unworthy statement IN
this whole bitter campaign and you
N-sa e. e.. 80
vote against you upon a representa-
tion Of this kind would forever be
q most infamous blct upon the rec
ord of the state of Mississippi. Now
! Do not desire 20 be unfair to
you in the slightest degree but |
want to ask YOU III you think IL
would he offensive to YOU or in
decent infamous or disgraccfUl for
you 10 come in contact with or dance
with a woman or the negro race.
IF according to your ideas of So
cial equality YOU do not think II
indecent or infamous 10 have il said
OF YOU that YOU danced with Mary
Booze. a member of the negro race.
then why do YOU get exercised ard
all heated up when IL Is said
YOU that YOU danced with Mary
Booze. If YOU do not consider Il
indecent to meet socially or dance
with negro why an ] being de
nounced for repeating the story
that YOU had done so.
please answer these questions -
the people can know from your own
lips whether or not have done you
an injustice. You owe il to the peo-
pie to answer these questions before
the election and | trust that your
answer will not be rs evasive and
ambiguous as your position on so
many other public questions in this
campaign"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
Man Forces Dallas Cops To Kill Him
BURGLAR ADMITS
GUILT WHEN HIS
S16.10 RETURN ED

CHICAGO. Oct. 24.-(P)-John
Taylor. who numbered his adven-
lures in crime at 207 before he
stopped counting, was willing to
plead guilty 10 burglary yesterday.
but for a price-S16.l0.
Taylor made no bones about the
burglary under consideration
the wrecking of a gas station safe
but he told Assistant Distric;
Attorney Byrne that he would
plead not guilty unless he were
given Sl6.i0. IL must be cash
that jingles," Taylor said. Cheeks
amt no good with me"
He explained that the $3.50 was
his own money, taken from his
pocket by police who arrested him
AT the scene Of the burglary.
IF we give you the S16.l0 will
YOU plead guilty?' the assistant
district attorney wanted TO know.
Sure" said Taylor.
They gave him the money, he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to serve from one year to life.
IA fellow can live long time On
SI6.10." said Taylor, especially
in Jail"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
Food King OF Happiness,
Cooking Expert Declares

Gsllop up to the food shrine and
make proper obeisance. for Of all
things material this is decidedly the
most vital and far-reaching.
Food whirls the wheels OF success
and keeps the flickering light Of ro-
nance after marriage. trimmed and
brightly burning and thus cheats the
divorce courts. spurs men on TO
achieve success. And. startling and
unbelievable as IL may appear at the
very first glance food even prevents
suicides.
All told, food is just about the
king Of 'em all where happiness. con-
tentment. Joy and success arc con-
cerred. for without this particular
article none Of these things are
wholly possible.
or course, for the accomplishment
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
LETTER FOUND
INDICATES HE
SOUGHT DEATH
One Officer Wounded
BY Victim of Guns
After Emer g cy
Squad Called Out

DALLAS, Oct. 24.-tPl-Evidenc
that W. p. Fletcher, 55, deliberately
made himself the target for officers
bullets when he was shot and killed
today BY a riot squad after wound
ing emergency squad officer A. A.
Ivey was seen in letter TO his sister
found in the dead mans clothing.
The scarcely legible note. dated to-
day, limited of a domestic tragedy
which Fletcher found when he re-
turned TO his home for clothing and
declared that II have nothing TO live
for and if anything happens TO me.
| ask you TO forgive me. | think
death would be sweet rather than liv-
ing in the condition | am living in"
the letter concluded.
The mans sister. resident OF
Rosepine, La, was told that Fletcher
had come to Dallas to find his son
walking the streets barefooted and
with little clothes on"
Officers said Fletcher had a girl.
age 2, in his arms and boy. :, at his
side, when he opened fire on Ivey.
Ivey and fellow officer, r. r. Sill
ger. stationed at the Oak Cliff police
sub-staticn, answered a disturbance
call. They went TO the vicinity Of
Twelfth and Storey streets. Oak Cliff
As the officers arrived. several
shots were fired at them, they said.
one Of the shots striking Ivey in the
upper left arm. a woman tclephoned
Central police station that shooting
had occurred, and five officers hur-
ried 10 the scene.
Motorcycle officers. under leader
ship Of Detective Captain Leonard
Pack. found Fletcher in a cedar brake
on Thomas Hill. Oak Cliff. They
ordered him TO surrender. but he re-
fused, they said. firing at them. They
returned the fire, and Fletcher fell
diving almost instantly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
Usher Advertises
Valley On Tour

Paul ri. Usher. who with LLOYD
Ford OF ri Jsrdin, Is touring the
central and eastern United States, ~
the Valley, he writes 10 Mrs Usher.
A banner advertising the dates cf
the Valley Mid-Winter Fair at Har,
lingen Is stretched across the spare
tire on the auto I'm which the men
are touring. MANY people stop them
and ask about tho exposition and
about the Valley. Mr. Usher says
Recently the pair toured four
states in one day. ln the 24-hour
drive they traversed portions of Oh
lahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Mis-
sissippi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24

Of all these things. this must he the
proper food.
Naturally, all this is the doctrine
OF Mrs. Myra Oliver Dougan, renown-
ed in the cookery world for her cx-
quisite and consummate art. who ar
rives TO conduct the annual cooking
school being staged BY The Browns
willie Herald. Nov. 1915. inclusive.
What promises TO be the most out
standing event of all these occasions.
will be launched Monday. Nov. l2,
at $3.50 p. NJ. The classes will run
through Friday.
Gould we do without food ?H asks
Mrs. Dougan. "We cannot. There
fore. this is the reason that food will
never grow old. Il is the one story
that will never grow old. That IN
also Uhy food " 80 interesting "
Continued on page tvo.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
Pair Fall From
Plane; One Man
Catches; Lands

WINDSOR. Ont. Oct. 2i.-(Pl-
Don Strevett. youthful student pilot
Of the Border Cities Aero club. fell
from one Of the clubs Moth planes
today.
According to early reports, Strev-
EFT was at the controls of the
plane. with the club instructor. X. n.
Soundy. flying with him. Suddenly
the plane went into vertical dive
and Streyett fell out.
Soundy also fell from the fuse
lage but succeeded in catching the
wing. He pulled himself back into
the plane, which was then flying up
side down. righted il and made a
successful landing.
A searching party went out 20
look for Streyett's body.
The body was found later. II
struck tree az It fell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24

LONDON. Oct. 2i.-R1 DIR.
Mansfield Robinson has been tele-
pathically informed from Mars, he
says, that a message shot IN the
Martian direction early this morn
ing was not received, but he
blames lack of facilities on the
part OF the British postoffice for
the failure.
"The wave length Of 1900
meters used by the postoffice does
not 20 through the heavy side
layer of rarified air, and there
fore the signals are reflected
around the earth" he said.
IL was unable TO get n higher
wave length. so as TO increase the
After paying SO cents word for
chance of getting through.
government radiograms TO be sent
to a woman on Mars. Dr. Rob
inson announced today that GER
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
EARLY REPORT
EXPECTED ON
ship CHANNEL
House Committee Re-
quests Army Engin-
eers to Submit Rec
concentrations

A survey Of the proposed Browns
Vile ship channel from BraZos San
tiago Pass TO some point near the
cast line or El Jardin district has
been ordered by General Edwin
Jadwin. chief or the army enri-
neers.
Major Monroe Fox. district engi-
neer at Galveston. received orders
Monday from the department chief.
and work on the survey is expected
70 start Immediately. according 70
information received by the Browns
Vile Chamber Of Commerce.
The action of General Jadwin fol-
lowed a request from the rivers
and harbors committee Of the house
III representatives that the survey
he made at the earliest possible
date.
Ii is understood that the terrain
w come within the scope of the sur
vey will include the entire lagoon
section Of Cameron county east from
the east line Of FL Jardin irrigation
district. Surveys made several
years ago in tie interest Of 2
Brownsville ship channel project
discloses that various routes would
be available and that between 10
and so per cent Of the area lies
below sea level. ard that any If
the routes considered az that time
would be practicable.
Expect Early Report
II is believed the reports and
recommendation OF the district en-
gineer will he ready flr submission
to the board of army engineers by
the latter part Of November ar early
in December.
The hearing before the commits
sioners court on the formation Of
the Brownsville navigation district
Is set for November IS. but the date
will probably be advanced 20 Mo-
vemher %. the date set for the hear
ing on the San Benito petition. In
order to avoid any possible conflict
in the boundaries.
The election on organization and
70 vote bonds for the Brownsville
district can not be held before the
latter part Of December, and Y -
believed the survey and recommends
tions Of the district engineer will be
in the hands Of General Jadwin or
Continued on page tw0.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
RAID GETS -

TEXARKANA, Ark, Oct. 2i.-tPi-
The Texarkana Jail was a concentra-
lion point today for prisoners netted
In raids conducted by federal prohi-
bition squads yesterday and last
night in Miller. Nevada. Hampstead
and Lafayette counties. Twenty-three
men and women were arrested and
more than 1000 gallons or wine.
vhiskey and beer seized. Eight Of
these arrested were released last
night on temporary bend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
jailed Atheist
Continues Fast

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Oct. 2i.-(Pi
His seventh day Of fasting as a
protest against Arkansas anti-Atheist
laws today found Charles Smith. pres
dent Of the American Association for
the Advancement Of Atheism, slight
ly weak but still determined. he said
to eat no food until the day after
election.
Smith. serving out a fine Of s25 in
the city Jail resulting from his activ-
tiles against a proposed anti-evolu-
tion act has a weeks growth Of beard
and his clothes fit him loosely as a
result of the loss Of more than clev-
en- pounds in weight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
Brother of Slain
Thought Poisoned

DALLAS, Oct. 24.-tPt-Harry Hill
lard, 15-year-old brother Of Al Hill
lard, who was shot to death in his
apartment here several weeks ago,
collapsed on the street late yesterday
and died few minutes after being
taken TO a hospital.
Physicians declared his death evil
IDENTIFY had been caused by poisoning.
All Hilliard. before dying Of pis-
tol wound, said the shooting was
accidental. Charges were filed
against a woman who was present
when the shooting occurred but later
dropped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
Telepathist Informed by
Mars that Message Fails
Due to Poor Facilities

tain messages had been received
but would have 10 be decoded.
Operators at the Saint Adams
radio station who had listened on
wave length of 10000 meters for
q reply. said that nothing had
been heard.
The messages sent by DR.. Robin
son were dispatched into space on
a wave length Of 1900 meters BY
the Rugby station at 2:l5 a. m.
They read Love to Mars and
God is love- and were addressed
10 "Oomaruru, big cared Martian
woman" with whom DR.. Robinson
said he had had telegraphic COM
munication. As the enthusiastic
doctor realized that Martians per
haps were not acquainted with
English he translated the radio
grams into n special code for their
benefit.
DR.. Robinson spent the early
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24

hours Of today at the laboratory Of
a scientific friend. Professor A..
NJ. Low, in Chiswick, optimistically
trying TO pick up reply on a
high powered radio set. At a. M.
he said:
I'VE have received certain mes
sages but must wait until they
are decoded.'
There will be some ginger be-
hind their reply" remarked the
doctor.
This is the greatest event IN
the history Of the human race. Ii
u the biz thing foretold in the
message from the pyramids. I
have n theory that the whirlwind
experienced in London Monday
night was in the nature or 4 hint
Continued on page ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the VALLEY:
Fair and warmer tonight; THURSDAY
fair with moderate temperature
Light 10 moderate northerly u
eastefly wi-ds on the west coast.
For East Texas: Fair tonight ard
Thursday: warmer tonight on the
west coast: warmer Thursday ~
northwest portion. Light a. fresh
essterlv winds on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
PLAYS 100 HOURS

TAMPA. Fla, Oct. 24.-tP)-Sam-
= Crowther. Tampa musician,
,:a usl Lain to the worlds piano mara
isia championship today, following
non non,s,ion OF 100 hours at piano.
'nnather began the endurance test
,r;Say. ard with the exception Of 10
-;rrte ante rest periods every six hours
.,"r.d continuously.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
HETHERLY GOES TO SEATTLE

CHICAGO. Oct. 2t.-lPI-CIarcnrr
Hetherly. Omaha third baseman and
leading base stealer of the Western
league, has been traded TO the Seat
tic club Of the Pacific Coast circuit.
Htherly went to the Seattle club in =
transaction that involved n cash con
sideration and a Seattle player 10 be
named.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
Youthful Burglars
Blamed With Death
OF Pal In Crimes

NASHUA, \. H., Oct 24.-(P)-The
Staying Of a l5-year-old burglar was
definitely assigned BY police today
to his juvenile associates In long
series Of petty thefts.
Adam Goodvitch was shot through
the heart. A pistol was left close
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
TO REVIEW WAREHOUSE LAW

AUSTIN, Oct. 2i.-tFl-Thr sr-
premc court decide today to review
a case involving IN eeonstitutionaIi,v
Of the law requiring warehouses to
furnish tax assessors with lists or
property stored and consequently in-
yolving untold millions Of dollar
worth of taxable valuations IN TrNa-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
srAys HIS BROTHER

CT f0IlIS, Oct. 24.-(P)-Charles
81 % q. shot and killed his bro
DuIovsi sisx. % last night. after Alex
'her q 81 81 have mistreated his bride
: -. isv and his crippled mother.
,ssd - threatened the the elder bro
lkith . knife.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
RIVER FORECAST

The river will remain practically
stationary or continue to fall verv
slowly all along during the next few
DAYS.
Flood Present a4-Hr eA-Hr.
@fnwn Ctnun rbr- putr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorolozi-
cal conditions:
High ...... 1851 a. n; 1895 =. ~,
Low .-..--... 7:i9 q. m; 6:5e n. mi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-24
EXPLOSIVES

Dynamite Powder
Caps --- Fuse -- Wire
Blasting Machines and Supes-.
ALAMO IRON WORKS
Brownsville 80 Corpus Christi
San Antonio - Houston
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-23
DRY QUESTIONS
PUT BY BORAH
Senator Seeks Views of All
G. @. P. Candidates.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Borah set out today on his cam
paign to place all candidates for the
Republican presidential nomination
on record regarding prohibition,
sending a public letter to Senator
Curtis, Kansas, asking his attitude.
Curtis is a candidate.
Borah presented question seeking
to ascertain whether Curtis favors
prohibition plank in the Repub-
lican platform. He asked what
would be Curtis attitude toward
enforcement if elected; whether he
would favor an executive program
to enable States to determine alco-
holic content of liquor sold within
their borders, and whether he would
favor repeal of the Volstead act or
the Eighteenth Amendment.
your friends have placed you in
line for the nomination for the
presidency" Borah wrote. "I venture
in view of that fact to ask your
views upon a matter in which there
is a wide and deep interest through
out the country.
Il am sure you will be free to ex-
press yourself on this important
issue"
Curtis always has been considered
a dry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-23
.LINDBERCH TO
VISIT 7 CITIES
Filler Will Start Friday for
Venezuela Visit.


PANAMA CITY, Jan. 2S.-Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh this week will
resume his flight of good will and
will start an ambitious program
that includes visits at seven cities
ard flights over much difficult ter
ritory.
He expects to leave here Friday
for Bogota and will land there the
same day.
other visits include: Caracas,
Venezuela, Jan. %. st. Thomas,
Virgin Islands, Jan. 81; Porto Rico,
Feb. 2; Santo Domingo, Feb. A.;
Haiti, Feb. s; Havana. Feb. 8.
He has not decided on his plans
after arriving at Havana.
The flying Colonel was enter
tanned Sunday by numerous officials
who took him on a tour of inter
eSting places about Panama City.
Today he will inspect his good
will plane, the Spirit of st. Louis,
which recently has been overhauled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-23
COSCRAVE MUM
ON PROHIBITION
Irish Chief Refuses CON-
ment on Dry Question.
En- TNifPd Prose

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Presi-
dent William I. Cosgrave of the
Irish Free State named George
Washington as the greatest Amer
ican, tried to evade questions on
prohibition today during a mass
interview at his hotel here before
beginning a four-day series of Of
fetal engagements,
Regarding prohibition. he reluc-
family said that in this country "the
beer was like champagne" but did
not embellish this remark.
Discussing the question of funds
collected in the United States in
behalf of the Irish Republic before
the Free State was formed, Cosgrave
said his government still was
willing to make payment in full to
all holders Of Irish Republican
bonds, provided money deposited to
the Irish Republican account in this
country we're turned over to the
Free State government.
The Free State, he said, would ap-
propriate money to make up the
difference between the sum now
held in banks and the face value of
the outstanding bonds.
The president still was enthusiast
tic over his visit to Chicago, where
he met Mayor Thompson.
II saw no machine guns" he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-23
JUDGE TO GET
JACKSON CASE
PLEAS today
Motions Expected to Ask
Separate Trials on Plot
to Bribe Charge.
SPECIAL VENIRE LIKELY
Jurors From Outside
Marion County May Be
Chosen for Hearing.

Separate trials for Governor Ed
Jackson, George v. Coffin, Repub-
lican county chairman; and At
torney Robert 1 Marsh we're ex-
pected to be asked in motions filed
before Special Judge Charles M. Nc
Cabe in Criminal Court this after
noon.
The trial, on charges of con-
Spiracy to bribe former Governor
Warren T. McCray. is set for Feb.
7. If separation is granted, it is
understood Jackson will be tried
first.
Defense attorneys would not dis
cuss a report that a motion for a
special venire from other counties
for the jury might be filed. 1t is
regarded as certain that a special
venire will be asked, but whether
from outside Marion County was
problematical.
May Ask Special Venire
The section under which jurors
from other counties could be called
reads:
g. the judge Of such court
shall be satisfied, after having made
fair investigation in good faith for
that purpose. that from any cause it
will be improbable that a jury
without bias or prejudice. can be
obtained within the county wherein
the prosecution is pending, he shall
enter an order of such deterInina-
tion and shall include in such order
request upon the judge of the Cir
cult Court of an adjoining county,
to be named in such order, to forth
with procure the drawing of names
for jury :"
Action on Fout in Doubt
States attorneys have not yet an
nounced whether they will accept
the deposition taken from Bishop H.
H. Feut of the United Brethren
Church. He is one of the defenses s
chief witnesses and is planning a
foreign tour at the time of the trial.
In mis- deposition, Bishop Fout
states that he requested Jackson,
when secretary of State, to ask for-
mer Governor Warren T. McCray to
appoint James Z. Mcdonald county
prosecutor.
The defendants are charged With
offering McCray $4,000 and promjs-
ing him no conviction in Indiana
courts if he appointed Mcdonald.