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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
king OF KINGS
CLOSES TODAY
Huge Crowds Witness
Showing of Great
Movie Here

The "King Of Kings" proclaimed
the greatest film of the age, is bling
shown ut the Capitol theater for the
last time Wednesday and il il ex-
pected that the th~eater's auditorium
will be taxed to capacity for the few
remaining shows, according to John
Tanning, owner of the theater and
prominent Valley amusement man.
Since the opening of the picture
here at the Sunday matinee, the film
has been run before the largest
crowds ever gathered TO witness a
motion picture in this city and all
who have seen IL have been impressed
by its beauty Of production and its
handling Of a subject difficult In the
extreme.
Every available seat has been sold
for each show during the four day
stand and a waiting line has been
established between each perform
ance.
A record attendance is expected for
the final showing Wednesday night,
Tanning stated.
The story of the "King of Kings" is
woven around the life Of Christ and
there are scenes in the production
that will create an indelible impress
sion upon the minds of all who view
it.
This picture has been recommended
by ministers Of all churches as the
great religious film production Of all
time, Tanning said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
START TRIAL
HOLDUP Case
Hofer Faces Jury on
Robbery With Arms
On Road Count

Cameron county's frst highway
robbery cas- in eight years was
called for trial Wednesday morning
Walter Hofer. Los Fresnos resident
being charged with highway robbery
with firearms, a capital offense.
Selection Of a jury started shortly
after 10 o'clock and was practically
completed when court recessed fol
noon. The defendant pleaded not
guilty.
The robbery is alleged to have oc,
CURED near Combes on the night Of
April "a. Hofer and a companion are
alleged 70 have hired a Harlingen ser
vice car at San Benito and driven
through Harlingen. At the prelim-
mary hearing the driver of the car
stated that at the end of the pave
ment near Combes Hofer had pro.
duced a pistol and ordered him to get
out of the car, driving away with the
vehicle.
The driver returned to Harlingen
and notified the owner Of the lei
vice car, A. Castillo, and Harrington
officers. Castillo Immediately start
ed in pursuit, and passed the car near
Alice where the alleged robbers had
had a breakdown. Securing officers
he returned and the two men were
placed under arrest. Cage and
Horace johnson, Harlingen officers,
went to Alice the following day and
returned with the prisoners.
Hofer was indicted on the highway
robbery charge, but no indictment
was returned against his companion
Hearing Of evidence started We'd
nesday afternoon, the state present
ing the testimony of the owner Of the
vehicle, the driver and officers. The
defense announced six witnesses.
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CANNOT PROVE

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cases, where the very limited time,
five days, allowed for the filing of
the contest does not permit any real
investigation Of the facts, and rem
ders il necessary TO make very gen.
eral allegations in order to admit
proof Of the various kinds of illegal
ity and fraud as the facts develop.
shortly after filing this contest,
wrote a letter to Hon. Frederick r.
Lehlbach, chairman of the congress
sional investigating committee, Wash
ington, ID. c.. in which ! restated some
of the charges contained in the petit
ton filed in said election contest,
and made various charges of illegal
voting in the 18th congressional dis
trict during said primary election,
with reference to the nomination of
Hon. John N. Garner for congress.
Both the Lehlbach letter and numer-
Gus excerpts from the petition filed
in this case have been given wide
publication in the press.
Makes Investigation
practically all the direct informa-
ton If any, with reference to the IL
legality of said primary election was
obtained by my attorneys of record
in said case. These attorneys with
drew from the case on Saturdays be-
fore the ease was called on Monday.
September "a, 1928, and / was COM
PEELED to file a motion for continu-
ance which is now pending.
Since the filing of the contest, I
have made personal Investigations
with reference to the allegations con-
tanned in the petition and letter, and
| am now convinced that while there
were possibly illegal votes cast in
some of the counties of the district,
a great majority thereof we're legal,
and that a trial Of the contest would
be a waste Of time and the states
money.
Feeling as l do, that the further
prosecution of this contest, or any
agitation with reference thereto,
would not serve any useful purpose,
/ am dismissing said contest, and
withdrawing my request for a con-
gressional investigation"
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SLAYER GIVEN

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received from Mexico that CARA was
connected wit hthe death of an uncle
at Nueva Laredo a few years ago.
According to confessions signed by
Cara and admitted in evidence, AZ
had been living with Juana Pania.
qua four or five months. On the
morning of July s, she stopped him
as he was passing her house in Har.
lingen, and inquired about some
clothes she said he had taken. She
accompanied him to a point on the
Arroyo near the Harlingen air field.
In his confession the defendant stat
ed the woman drew, "a butcher knife
and struck at him. He wrcsted the
knife from her and stabbed her
twice. once on the right and once on
the left side, killing her.
The killing occurred about 2
o'clock in the morning. Leaving the
body he returned 70 Harrington and
went to his work. He said he went
back the following morning, and COW
cred the body with q sack, and never
returned TO the spot until he accom-
panied the officers after he had beer
arrested on July 8.
After stabbing the woman and as
certaining she was dead, the defen-
dant threw the knife in a canal and
climbed down the bank to wash his
hands. Officers investigating the
case found his tracks in the soft
mud, and later ascertained his shoes
fit them.
No clue as TO the perpetrator OF
the crime was discovered in the pre-.
liminary investigation. Constable
Joe Lucas started the investigation,
and over twenty Mexican women aid
ed in tracing the identity Of the
slain m After this had been
established suspicion centered or
her male companion and he was ar
rested in a cotton field. Two DAYS
after his arrest he made a complete
confession Of the crime to Constable
Lucas. and afterward repeated i,
before Justice of the Peace Grover
Reid. The following day a similar
confession was made in the presence
Of County Attorney M. r. Hall, the
last two confessions being written
and signed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
BRING CARNES
BACK TO us.
Refuse to Permit Pri-
soner to Play His
Own Way

WINNIPEG. Man. Oct. 3.-R9-The
long Journey back to Atlanta to face
charges of embexzlement began al
$3.50 a. m. today for Clinton S. Carnes,
former treasurer of the Home Mis-
sion Board Of thu Southern Baptist
convention
Carnes offered to pay his expenses
back to the city in which he rose to
prominence before his disappearance
August Is. q move characterized by
John Hudson, assistant solicitor gen
eral for Fulton county, as a gesture
to create sympathy in the south. He
was told he would return at public
expense as other prisoners do.
Hudson and r. 7. Tolbert, deputy
sheriff, who came here for Carnes,
completed arrangements fer Transport.
tation before going to the police sta
tion for their prisoner.
Carnes, who since his arrest Fri
day, had shown eagerness to return
to Atlanta, was not told until this
morning that the party was 10 leave.
Jail attendants said he appeared ner-
vous when they first saw him today.
"a OCLs oe0Hy-lu GJu
thern Baptist church will attempt
through civil courts to recover money
advanced by a defaulting churchman
to two girls who promised to divide
their earnings with him after they
had arrived" in the movies.
The contracts drawn up between
Clinton s. Carnes. former treasurer
Of the Home Mission Board OF the
church, and the two young women,
who now reside in Hollywood will
be made basis of the action. accord
ing to Thomas II. Scott, receiver for
the Carncs property here.
Carnes is known to have advanced
$4,000 to Miss Sonia Nordlie, Mrs.
Louise Pope, her manager. and Miss
Lois Griffin over a period of %
months prior to his disappearance
here August Is with a reported short
age Of 100000 hanging ovev his ac-
counts.
Mr.. Scott said he understood Miss
Griffin was about 20 begin a vaude-
vile tour, and that il she did so he
felt tina. Carnes Investment" might
be called successful. He said he
would institute suit against Mrs.
Pope here If there was any "real
chance" to collect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
Frosh and Sophs
Elect Officers

Both the freshman and sophomore
classes at the junior college elected
officers and completed their organiza-
tons at class meetings held tuesday
afternoon. Freshman officers are:
President, Margaret Anderson; vice.
president, Madison Taylor; secre-
tar~y-treasurer, Charlie Jones; SER
reants-at-arms. Hubert Aubrey and
Santos Ceyancs. Margaret VAIN
wright was chosen football sponsor.
and F. A. Caldwell, dean Of the col
lege. class sponsor.
Officers to guide the destinies Of
the ~sophomores this year will be:
President. Rosita ceyanes; v~ice-pres-
ident. Billie George; secretary-treas-
urr, Josephine Pierce. Miss Sue
Moore. teacher IN ancient history in
the college. was elected class spon-
sor. At the same time the class Sc
lected an entertainment committee.
made up of Harvey Connolly. Doro-
thy Vertrees and George Sanders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03

ing a friendly visit to England, the
new German dirigible arrived here at
$500 a. m. today.
LONDON. Oct. 3.-R-Having
paid a friendly visit to a section OF
England frequently troubled by air
raids during the war, Graf Zeppelin
new German dirigible, today was
soaring toward Berlin on a thirty-six
hour test flight. This will be DR..
Hugo Eckener's last long trial flight
before he starts for the United
States.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
The Hague said the airship on its way
TO England flew over the mansion al
Doom where former Kaiser Wilhelm
is in exile and that the last German
monarch and his family Joined in
cheering the passing dirigible.
The airship, staging the first Yep
pelin invasion of England since April,
1918, reached the Suffolk Coast Low
estoft, about 100 miles northeast OF
London.
Inhabitants recalled the wartime
invaders when they dived into bomb
proofs while s~earchlights and artil-
lery raked the sky as the hostile air
men flew to London to drop bombs.
The Graf Zeppelin turned north
west after passing over Lowestoft
and headed for the midlands. Three
hours later it again scared over the
coast and headed northeast. From
England the crafts course led across
the North Sea over Heligoland to Ber-
lin.
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Librado Herrera and fedora Rod
riguez.
Harold F. Looney and Allie Hath
away.
Manuel Gutierrez and Sofia Shears.
Iidro Villanueva and Paula Cas-
tillo.
Justine Perez and Clara Lesion.
Miguel Perez and Virginia Rod
riguez.
Warren A. Taliaferro and Margaret
s. Mullinix.
Juan Rangel and Guadalupe Nino.
George w. Keif and Myrtle Cuth-
bertson.
Charles B. weimer and Lois Eth
elyn Arfagost.
Jose Martinez and Cruz Torres.
Carlos Zulezzi and Enriqueta Lueb-
bert.
Bruno Cara and Clefencia Garcia.
Dan Burche-s and Margaret Fitch.
Joe Silva and Braulia Cisneros.
j. L. Curlee and Theima NJ. Detert.
c. N. Armstrong and Dolores ID.
Villareal.
Z. X. Goodrich, Jr., and Margaret
West.
Herbert Langford and Margaret
Lyn Wentworth.
Estel A. Freeman and Beatrice
Anderson.
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IN OUR VALLEY

CONTINUED from page one.)
teacher, depending upon the bus to
get home for the night. Too many
miles for any man, however. chiv-
a%lrous, TO get out and walk but
something had to be done. 1t was.
Discriminatory the driver eyed
closely every man in that bus. Then
he pointed to a capable looking
young mar. M Of the customers,
and asked: will YOU driver
Taken aback only for a moment,
the customer climbed over into the
drivers seat, the school teacher
took the place he left ard for the
remainder Of the trip the driver in
charge stood on the running board.
"a big, jovial fellow banteringly
accusing the schoolmarm of teach
ing the children to be for Hoover
and she pretending to be indignant
but with a twinkle in her eye, say
ing,'I teach my children to be indie
pendent. sir
"All the customers in fine good
humor but, wherever the banter
might stray. it would come back
again to Smith and Hoover"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
STOCK PRICES
!. FIRM AT end
Approximately $780,
600 Shares Change
Hands in Trade

NEW YORK, Oct. 3--tF-Ihe IN
srpeetedly large increase IN toe
exchange member loans brougnt
flood Of selling ordefs into u $500
marketo yer night. giving open,n<
prices a weak undertone.
Motors and Wright Acronaul
broke about 4 points ON the first
sale and Radio, Hudson. Allied
Chemical. Murray Corporation. MONT
govern Ward and international Com
b~ustion dropped 2 20 . points
"A gain OF S442, 600, 900 I'm the stock
exchange number loans I'm Scptem-
Der was the largest monthly increase
on record. and brought the totst
above 81, $500. 600. 900 for the first
time. This huge gain caused heavy
selling by frightened investors
spectators.
Commercial solvents quickly broke
6 points. Murray Corporation, A.. NJ
Byers and Montgomery-Ward ex-
tended their losses 20 4 81 points
and Colorado Fuel. Johns Manrillc,
Thinker Roller. Allied Chemical,
General Motors and Sears Roebuck
sold down 3 10 4 points.
Strong buying support came into
the market when the first batch Of
overnight selling orders had been
absorbed. Murray Corporation
quickly made up most Of its loss.
One block Of $500 shares Of Univer-
sal Pipe changed hands nc 2g. up 4
point.
Foreign exchanges opened steady.
The closing was firm. Sales np-
proximated $500. 600
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IS
new HEAD OF
!. 5. BANKERS
American Association
Convention at Phi
ladelphia Is Told
Taxation Is Just

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 3.5tF-
Craig Il. Hazlewood, vice-president
of the Union Trust Chi
cago, today was elected president of
the American Bankers Association
at a general convention meeting. Mr..
Hazlewood had been first vice-presi-
dent Of the association.
The American Bankers Association
Is representative of a banking system
which shows resources larger at this
time than at any other period in its
history. K. A. 0nthank of Fitchburg.
Mass, said in addressing the V
ton today. Mr.. Onthank, who Is
president Of the national bank divi-
sion Of the association, said the rec
ord showed a mighty organization.
"On June 30 this year, and for the
first time he said, 'the total resour-
ces exceeded tw~enty-eight and one
half billion dollars. In the abstract
this Is a staggering sum, but when
one considers the breadth of it's dis
tribution and the very large percent
age Of our nations trade and COM
merce which is financed thereby. the
total does not seem unduiy large"
Philipu Nichols. tax counsel of the
Massachusetts National Bank Asso-
citation, told the convention that the
present location of natioanl banks IA
Just and adequate and that bankers
should investigate thoroughly any at
tempt at revision upward.
There is no doubt" he said, chat
the next session or congress will wit
ness renewal Of the attempt Of the
taxing authorities Of some states to
have the federal law under which the
taxation OF national banks by cities
IN which they are located is author
lied still further amended and the re-
strlctions congress has imposed upon
such taxation still further relaxed.
Those who attended hearings at
the last session realize the serious
ness of the situation and the earnest
ness with which the taxing authori-
ties Of many states are throwing
themselves into the contest. But be-
fore yielding to this demand for an
amendment to the statute, il behooves
the representatives of the national
banks to consider well what these adj
vocates OF change propose and what
the effect upon national banks would
be-"
If the proposed amendments are
enacted, Mr.. Nichols said, national
banks must be prepared to meet a
tax that will make expansion Of sur
plus impossible and which will abb
sorb a proportion of their income
which hitherto it has been deemed
possible TO %sequester for public use
only in the stress of war.
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K.C. Hogs 60 Up;
Cattle and Sheep
Are Weak, Lower

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 3.-CP-Hors
5000; 10 a 25c higher: butchers,
medium 10 choice 250-350 lbs. 1925
@l1.00; 200-250 lbs. 10.35G11.00.
Cattle: 1000: calves: 1000; steady
TO weak; slaughter steers, good
and choice $50 lbs. down 1000
1900; cows, good ard choice $3.50
Ills.
Sheep: $4,000: lambs CSC lower;
sheep weak TO Csc lower: lambs.
good and choice (97 lbs. DOWN. 1900
M1S.l5; ewes. medium 10 choice
$50 lbs. down. 4.25G5.T5.
EAST ST. LOUIS. Oct. 3.-CP-
Hogs: 10000; 10 to 15c higher; 1856
225 lbs. 11.25Gl1.3O; few 800 IN.
weights Ills.
Cattle: 5000: calves. 1000: few
fed steers 14.o0G15.0O medium bulls
steady with some bidding lower;
first veal sales Csc higher. top
calves 1875; top medium bulls $50.
Sheep: 5000: few fat lambs
1920 1880; fat ewes 4.O066.5O.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
John Coolidge
Bodyguard Back
After Car Crash

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 3.-R)-
Russell Wood. secret service man.
was bacy in his accustomed place to-
day-at John Coolidge's side. Wood,
who has been Johns constant COM
panion since he entered Amherst col
lege, was recalled to Washington
shortly after young Coolidge entered
the employ Of the New Haven road
here several weeks ago.
Yesterday when John visited the
railroad station to see his mother
who was passing through on her way
from Northampton to Washington,
Wood was with him.
II is believed the accident in which
John drove Governor John VI. Trum-
bulls machine into another car,
sending two persons to a hospital,
may have had something to do with
Woods reassignment as his body
guard.
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AGENT OF US.

CONTINUED from page one.)
matter Of designating the field as an
international airport up with Camp,
several weeks & and that they had
been informed at the time that a
government representative would be
sent here to inspect the port and
make recommendations concerning the
proposed designation.
At the conclusion of the confer
ence, Mason declared that he be-
lieved that the Brownsville field
would be one of the finest in the
south and that its natural location
would make it Of international i'm
portance.
Brownsville is the logical gateway
to Mexico" he said, "and the use of
this southern route to and from Mex
leo makes It an unofficial information
al airport"
Mason plans to return to San An
tonic Wednesday evening and will
make an immediate report to head
quarters al Washington, il is said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
U.S.Asks Pay For
Oil Sinclair Got
AT Teapot Dome

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 3.-(P1-A
summons in t~respassing filed by the
federal government in the United
States district for Delaware against
the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing
company was explained here today as
a suit to recover more than one mill
lion dollars for oil taken from the
Teapot Dome property while under
the control of the Sinclair Oil inter-
ests.
Owen j. Roberts, Philadelphia. spe-
cial counsel for the government in
the litigation against the Sinclair oil
interests, said that after Teapot
Dome was declared government prop
erty by the courts. the Mammoth Oil
company was sued for the amount Of
oil taken but was unable to meet the
judgment rendered against il.
AS the Mammoth sold the oil to the
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing COM
pany, the government is nov trying
10 collect from that concern which is
a Delaware corporation.
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Threats on Life
Get Acquittal in
Trial for Murder

RANKIN. Tex. Oct. SIP Re
cause Of threats that had been mads
against his life. Harry Appel toda,
stood acquitted Of the murder Of
Leo Corn at McCamey on the after
noon Of Sept. Is.
Corn, witnesses said. on the day
Of the Staying went to Appell's place
Of business with a knife Appel
cautioned him not to enter but Corr
stepped across the Threshold anc
tell with two bullets in his body
dying almost instantly.
A jury last night acquitted Appel
Of murder after less than 40 min
utes elaboration.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
Express Company
Asked to Extend
Delivery Limits

G. c. Richardson, manager Of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce,
announced Wednesday that that or.
ganization had requested thar the
their city delivery limit to include
West Brownsville.
The limit ut present stops at Palm
Boulevard.
In making the request, the Cham
Der of Commerce pointed out the
fact that all streets in West Browns
Vile had now been paved and that
deliveries In that sec-IDn could M
made by the company mt n minimum
cost to them, Richardson ssted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
Cubans End Hunt
For Murderer to
indicate Honor

TAMPA. Fla. Oct. 3.-F)-A five.
year search for a suspected murderer
to vindicate the honor Of the heads
Of their families whom he had &C
ersed. has been brought to a sue
icessful end here by two Cubars
with the arrest Of Zolio Rodriguez
wanted or a charge of Staying ar
Gged resident CT a Havana
suburb. for her money.
Persistent efforts Of Manuel Ar.
disano and his cousin, Maria Suarez
whose fathers Rodriguez had sought
to implicate in the crime, were e.
warded yesterday when Ardisanc
recognized the suspect on the here
and heldh i'm until police arrived
Miss Suarez completed the identifi-
cation.
The girl was a niece of the vic
tim, Emelis Muniz, who was killed
on January 10, 1928.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
Kansas City Journal
And Post Consolidate

KANSAS CITY Oct. 3.-R1-Con-
solidation Of the Kansas City Jour
nal and the Post into a seven day
newspaper. the Kansas City Journal
Post, issued afternoon and Sunday.
was announced today. The change is
effective tomorrow.
The Journal. a morning newspaper
established in 1854. ceases publica-
ton. The Post has been issued as
an afternoon newspaper with the
Journal-Post as the Sunday edition
Of the two newspapers, of which
Walter s. Dickey, manufacturer, Is
owner and editor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-03
jewelers. Likely
To Visit Valley;
Arrive Saturday

Although no definite word will be
received here before Thursday morn
ing, arrangements were being made
Wednesday by Southern Pacific
Lines officials and the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce 10 entertain
delegates to the American National
Retail jewelers. association conven-
ton, now in session at Dallas, who
are scheduled to make a side trip to
the Rio Grande Valley in a special
train over the Southern Pacific
Lines.
The delegates, should the special
be run will leave Dallas Friday, ar
irving here Saturday morning, ac-
cording to J. A. Martin. city passen-
ger agent for the Southern Paeit:s.
Martin announced Wednesday that
officials of the railroad company
were TO wire him definite informa-
ton concerning the operation of the
special train Thursday morning.
They are selling the tickets on
the floor il the convention today
he said, land will know definitely by
Thursday whether enough will sign
up to warrant the running Of a spe-
cial to the Valley"