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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Legal Tilt Mars
Hickman Hearing
In Toms Staying

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 25.-tPl-A
sharp skirmish between judge and
prosecuting attorney stole the spot
light today of the legal battle OF
two youths on trial for the murder
of q. Ivy Toms. Rcsehill druggist.
The tilt Of Judge Elliott Craig and
Deputy District Attorney James Co.'S
tello which ended when the latter
had been threatened with jail SEN
tence, enlivened q half day OF trial
otherwise devoted almost entirely TO
the reading of highly deleted depo-
sitions and lengthy arguments on
legal points.
Costello heatedly objected to the
reading into the record Of parts Of
character depositions for Welby
Hunt taken in Kansas City, Mo-, and
in which il was attempted to show
the influence upon Hunt Of his CO.
defendant, William Edward Hick-
man.
Costello kept shouting for the
right to make a statement and Judge
Craig steadily ruled him out.
"All right, Mr.. Costello" he N
length siienced the prosecutor. az
you want to take an adjournment
to a session upstairs (the county
jail) I'LL oblige you. You're headed
in that direction"
Hickman and Hunt are accused Of
shooting aid killing Toms during a
holdup Christmas eve, 1926.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
BIG GEM Ring
HEADSUICIDE
Gas Takes Smuggling
Chieftain Out of
Law Clutches

NEW YORK, Fb. 25.-(P)-A man
who was wanted by authorities as
the chieftain of an international dia-
mond smuggling combination es-
capped the clutches of the law by
killing himself with illuminating gas
in a Brooklyn tenement house last
night, federal officials said TODAY.
The body was identified as that
of B. Bartnowsky, who was arrested
recently on smuggling charge near
the Canadian border at Rouses
Point, N. Y. He was credited by
authorities with being the guiding
mind behind a ring which previous
to its discovery last November
smuggled hundreds of thousands OF
dollars worth of gems into the coun-
try over span of several years.
Bartnowsky was at liberty under
$4,000 bond pending his appearance
in federal court next week when
others Of his syndicate are scheduled
to come to trial. Five men and one
member of what authorities de-
scrihed as a group of women "go-be-
tweens" were arrested in November
when authorities discovered $780,
900 worth Of gems in the shoe of one
Of the quintet. a seaman on the Red
Star liner Lapland as he stepped off
the vessel on its arrival in New
York.
Four of the five, said John NJ.
Blake, assistant United States at
torney in charge of smuggling pros
ecutions, would plead guilty in fed
eral court next Wednesday. He de-
clined TO disclose the whereabouts
Of the four, saying they are expect
ed TO testify against the fifth sus-
pect, Julius Adler, New York dia-
mond merchant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
5 CARS burn
INT.P. WRECK
Engine and Four Box
es Roll Into Sabine
After Crash

MINEOLA, Tex, Feb. 25.-tP)-A
locomotive and four box cars on the
Texas and Pacific railroad rolled in
to the Sabine river and q wooden
trestle and eight oil cars were burn
ed as the result of rear end colli :
sion three miles east Of here to-
night.
The caboose OF west-bound
freight train was standing on the
bridge. Another west bound freight
crashed into IL. Engineer Hill and
Fireman Stilwell, both of Fort
Worth. jumped as they approached
the bridge, just before their locomo-
tive went into the river. They
narrowly escaped injury as the tank
cars rolled down an embankment.
Engineer Jordan. alsa OF Fort Worth,
was in charge Of the first engine
No one was injured.
The accident occurred az 4:45 y. m
and traffic was tied up for several
hours until re-routing could be ar
ranged. The Sabine is high and late
tonight the engine and cars we're still
in the water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
BANDITS TAKE
HEAVYLOOT IN
TRAIN HOLDUP
Gang of Six Make Es-
cape Near Chicago
With S133,000 In
Pay Roll Money

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.-CPl-Six men
held up Grand Trunk train in the
southwestern outskirts of Chicago
today, cowed crew and passengers
with n fusiilade from sawed-off
shotguns. dynamited the mail car
and escaped with Sl33,000 being
sent from two Chicago banks to two
in Harvey, H., nearby Industrial
center.
Of the money $4,000 was a con-
signment from the Chicago Federal
Resereve bank to the First National
bank Of Harvey and $4,000 was be-
ing sent 20 the Bank of Harvey by
the First National bank Of Chicago.
The funds were 10 meet the payrolls
of four Harvey manufactures which
pay by check.
Less than a year ago the same
train was held up within two city
blocks of where il was today, and
upon that occasion virtually the
same amount Of money, $133, 900, was
the robbers loot. Today's shipments
strangely totalled the figure, but
$4,000 was sent by another route.
The train was halted at st. Ma
NIT one passenger with a ticket to
that point to alight.
Six men, disguised in khaki cover
alls and masks dashed upon the
train. Five of them carried sawed
off shotguns and began firing indis-
criminately. while the sixth rushed
TO the end Of the mail car and placed
Continued from page two.)
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Six Killed When Trolley Crashes Into Auto
FROST CHANCES
4 = &
HERE ARE SLIM
x = *
EXPERT STATES

With the temperature dropping
at the rate Of approximately one
degree an hour and a slight cloud
illness prevailing over Cameron
county, W. j. Schnurbusch, Off
cial meteorologist for the Valley.
expressed the opinion at $3.50
Saturday night that this section
would again escape killing
frost.
Temperature at that time was ~,
a drop from the maximum of SO
during the day Saturday. "Val-
ley luck" the official said he be-
lieved, would again save the lower
end from material damage, but the
upper end of the Valley "may suf-
fer a certain extent" he de-
clared.
Mr.. Schnurbusch predicted q
minimum Of from ~ to 40 do
grees during the night, and the
prevailing clouds, ne said. would
probably save a large portion of
the Valley from a killing frost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Mrs. Busch Dies
AtHer Home In
Pasadena Was s.

PASADENA. Calf, Feb. 25.-(Pl-
Death brought to a close today the
SO years of life of Mrs. Lily Busch
Of Ivy Wall, her home here.
Mrs. Busch was the daughter OF
the late Eberhart Anheuser, founder
of the Anheuser- Busch Brewing
company in st. Louis and widow Of
the late Adolphus Busch. who was
one of the owners of the brewery.
Mrs. Busch became i'll aboard ship
while returning home from a Euro
pean trip last fall but her condition
did not become serious until two
weeks ago. Pneumonia developed
last night and, due to her advanced
age. brought death quickly.
The wealth of Mrs. Busch was
spent with equal generosity for the
soldiers Of Germany, the land Of her
birth. and those of her land of
adoption. When the war broke out,
she transformed her home in Ger
many into a hospital and she and
her two daughters acted as nurses.
When America entered the war
she gave freely her time and money
to this country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
FARM RELIEF
ACT PLANNED
House Group to Begin
Drafting Measure
On March Is

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-tFl-
Having completed its lengthy hear
ings on the difficult question of
farm relief legislation today, the
house agricultural committee plans
to begin executive sessions on March
5 to draft a bill.
The executive sessions are expect
ed TO last only few days and mem
bers of the committee predicted that
a bill would be reported TO the
house by March u.
While more thar half a dozen
farm aid plans have been outlined
in the hearings, the committees
discussion has revolved chiefly
around the 100000. 900 equalization
fee bill sponsored by Chairman Hau-
gen.
Haugen is confident that the
equalization fee plan which was
passed by congress last session but
vetoed by President Coolidge, will
be the choice of at least u of the
committees 21 members. The SEN
ate agricultural committee already
has reported the McNary bill which
contains the equalization fee. but
senate leaders have not indicated
when the measure will come I'D for
action.
House republican leaders have
promised right Of way Tor farm
legislation on the house floor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
War Clouds Hang OUey
Balkans In 2 QudyyeIS

speeches made in parliament by
Austrian deputies declaring that
the liberty Of the Germans in that
part Of the Tyrol ceded to Italy
after the war was being taken
away by Italy. Giacinto Auriti,
Italian minister in Vienna several
days ago protested TO Chancellor
Seipel against these speeches, but
the chancellor answered that since
the deputies were not members
Of the cabinet he could not re-
strict their freedom Of speech.
The sale by Hungary Of the ma
chine guns seized at st. Gothard
several months ago involves both
the League Of Nations and the
little entente nations-Jugoslavia,
Czechoslovakia and Rumania. These
nations asked the league to in
vestigate the appearance of the
weapons in that country in contra
vention Of the treaty Of Trianon
by which shipments of arms into
Hungary after the World war was
regulated strictly. The question
has been placed On the league
council Agenda of March S.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26

engineering work was complete
and the line was building % miles
south of Dallas.
The demands of the convention
are being felt in other states as
well as Texas. The Southern Bell
Telephone company is building
three new circuits from Shreve-
port to Meridian, Miss, to provide
an outlet for convention traffic to
the large toll centers at Birming-
ham and Atlanta.
Tentative plans call for the in
stallation of so booths in the con-
vention hall. Twenty will be re-
served for the official business Of
the convention. Three operators
will be in charge.
For the general public fifty
booths will be placed near the en-
trance of the hall.
= The telephone company is also
planning TO provide radio circuits,
through which the convention pro-
ceedings will be broadcast.
The sergeant-at-arms of the
convention and Glenn Shaver, sec
retary of the democratic national
committee, will be provided with a
P. B. \. board with two operators.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Phone Company to Spend
Fortune on DeuS. Meet

HOUSTON, Feb. 25.-(P)-The
Southwestern Bell Telephone COM
pany will spend approximately
S2OO,OO0 or more than the total
cost OF the convention hall, COM
pleting various projects needed to
handle the democratic national
convention here in June, according
to w. G. Winters, division COM
mereial superintendent at Hous-
ton.
Except for a small amount of
east and west toll business, Hous-
ton has been isolated from the big
centers of the country.
Between now and June, new out
let's will be built to Beaumont.
New Orleans, Dallas, Shreveport
and San Antonio to connect with
the large toll circuit centers Of
the country. approximately fif-
teen carloads of copper wire for
these circuits have been ordered
and work Is already underway.
As an indication Of the facility
with which the worA is being ac-
complished. Mr.. Winters said that
a new line from Dallas to Hous-
ton was authorized at noon on
Feb. IS. By noon of Feb. Is, all
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Small Children
Burned to Death

SMYRNA MILLS, Me-, Feb. 25.-(P1
-Four children were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed the
home Of George Grisby near this
place late today. In the absence Of
Grisby and his wife the house caught
fire from an undetermined cause.
The victims were Doris, years
old; Mildred, 3; Viola, 2; and Dom
aid. aged 5 months, the entire family
of Mr.. and Mrs. Grisby.
The mother had gone to the home
Of a neighbor for water. Returning
soon she found the little frame house
blazing fiercely. The father was
away at work.
Mrs. Grisby suffered severe
burns in making unsuccessful ef-
forts TO enter the burning house.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26

LONDON, Feb. 25.-(P)-Rome
dispatches announcing that the
Italian minister to Austria has
been summoned to Italy for a per-
sonal conference with Premier
Mussolini and has not been for
mally recalled" have lessened
somewhat the fear throughout
Great Britain and the continent
that another Balkan crisis might
develop out of the differences be-
tween Italy and Austria over the
treatment Of the Ge-man-speaking
population in the Italian Tyrol and
the Hungarian gun seizure.
Vienna, Rome, Budapest, Geneva
and the capitals Of Gll the little
entente states were all much agi-
tated by what was regarded as
Hungary's defiance of the League
of Nations in refusing to postpone
the destruction and sale Of 1000
machine guns which appeared in
Hungary in violation of the Tri-
anon treaty which provided for
Hungary's disarmament.
The differences between Italy
and Austria had its erigin in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Helms Fate In
Hands of Jury

EASTLAND, Tex. Feb. 25.-PD-
A jury Saturday night was deliber-
ating over the fate of Henry Helms,
after hearing the state ask that he
be given the death penalty for his
part in the robbery with firearms,
on December %. of the First Nation
al bank of Cisco.
The case was turned over to the
jury at 4:40 o'clock Saturday after
noon.
That Helms was being Framed"
was the contention of j. Lee Cearley,
his counsel. in his closing argument.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
GUARD CHIEFS
Held IN FRAUD
IL at Detroit Charged
With Padding of
Pay Rolls

DETROIT, Feb. 25.-tP,-Eleven
officers and non-commissioned Off
GERS of the regular army and the
Michigan National Guard (32nd di-
vision) have been arrested by United
States secret service agents on
charges of perpetrating frauds
amounting TO thousands of dollars
by payroll padding and pay check
forging.
Eight of the officers were arraign-
ed late today before u. S. Commits
sioner Stanley r. Hurd. Seven men
waived examination and were order
ed held under $1,000 bond, and one
man demanded examination. He was
released on $1,000 personal bond.
The plot was revealed today by
Bert c. Brown, district chief Of she
United States secret service. Due
to the statute Of limitations. Brown
said. at least is former national
guard officers will escape arrest.
The officers are charged with
stealing pay checks of privates and
intimidating those who complained
with threats Of courtmartial and per-
sonal violence. II is charged also
that checks were cashed with forg-
ed endorsements and some Of the
money spent for liquor bought in
blind pigs. Payroll padding was nc
complished, it is charged. by includ.
ing on the rolls the names Of men
who had not appeared for drill.
Those arrested are: Captain John
Brand. company B, 125th infantry;
Captain Joseph r. Lane, headouar-
ters company, 125th infantry; Cap
tain John Walsh, company B, 125th
infantry; Lieut.. Richard E. Rus.
sci, headquarters company, 125th in
fantry; Lieut.. George G. Ford. SER
vice company. 10th infantry; Lieut.
Harry L. Marling. company B. 12sth
infantry; Lieut.. Fred L. Slower
company NJ. 126th infantry (station.
ed at Grand Rapids; Sergeants
Robert H. Long and Edward G.
vana, Z. S. Army; Sergeant Chas.
Collins and Ralph Collins, headquar-
ters company, 125th infantry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Corporation To
Develop Newest
Airship Device

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 25.-fPl-A
corporation has been formed TO de-
velop free energy" motor invent
ed by Lester j. Hendershot, Pitts
burgh electrical engineer, and in
corporation papers are to be filed
by Henry Breckenridge, attorney,
and incorporation papers are TO be
filed in New York. Major Thomas g.
Lanphier. Selfridge field flight COM
mander said here today.
Major Lanphier. who left this af-
ternoon by air for Mitchell Field,
Long Island. said before his de-
parture that he il interested in the
corporation but he declined to name
other persons interested.
Earlier in the day Major Lam
phier said Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh was not connected with the
enterprise, yet Breckenridge is
Lindbergh's attorney.
An experimental model or the new
motor, said 70 be electromagnetic
cally operated without fuel and
drawing its power from the air or
ground. is at Selfridge field. A sue
cessful test was reported to have
been made yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Head of Shrines
lists In Texas

FORT WORTH. Feb. 25.-tP-
Clarence NJ. Dunbar of Providence,
r. l.. imperial potentate of the an
cient Arabic order, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, who Is on his first
trip to Texas. today inspected Ma
sonic institutions of Tarrant county.
The distinguished visitor was met
at Dallas by r. A. Stuart. potentate
Of Mooslah Temple, and other Fort
Worth Shriners. Dunbar and his
party were taken by automobile to
the Eastern Star home near Arling-
ton, after which theye inspected the
old folks home. a Masonic institu-
tion at Arlington, and then enjoyed
luncheon at resort there.
In the afternoon they inspected
the Masonic home and school. and
came to Fort Worth. Tonight the
imperial potentate was honor guest
at dinner here, after which he and
his party attendde a formal dance
for Shriners and their ladies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
Feminine Vanity
Used to Prevent
Girl A. W.O.L.'s

FORT WORTH. Texas, Feb. 25.
-CR)-If Peter, the pumpkin eat
er, had shingled his wife's hair
regularly, he would not have
found it necessary to put her in 4
pumpkin she'll. District Judge Hal
5. baltimore concluded upon his
return today from a visit to the
state training school for girls at
Gainesville.
Judge baltimore, as presiding
judge Of the county juvenile board,
went to the school and talked TO
every one of the twenty-six Tar
rant county girls who are inmates
of the institution. He found all
Of them in good health and had
good report on all Of them save
one. She had run away, and this
aroused the judges curiosity as
to what punishment is given run
away girls.
He was told that when an es-
capped inmate is brought back her
hair is clipped close. He learned
that no girl has ever made q break
when her hair was still short.
She cannot stand being exposed
to public gaze in this condition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
BROOKS, ship
Seen TO dive
INTOATLANTIC
Rescue Attempts Fail
AS Boats Rush To
Aid Young Aviator
OFF Florida Coast

MELBOURNE, Fla, Feb. 25.-(R1--
Pursued by u seeming sink" since
its first attempt 70 fly without a
stop from Detroit TO Miami a month
ago, he Ford "flivver" plane was be-
lieved have plunged into the sea
off Melbourne tonight, bringing
death TO its pilot, Harry Brooks.
Flying at a low altitude about a
mile and a half offshore, a small
plane answering the description OF
into the water just as dusk fell, and
vanished almost Immediately.
Although the craft was not defi-
nitely identified, virtually ali doubt
that it was the ''1livver" was re-
moved when it became known that
Brooks was several hours overdue
at Miami on a flight from TitusvilIe,
so miles north OF here, where he
hoped off late this afternoon. Mel
bourne il in the direct line OF flight
between Titusville and Miami, and
the fact that Brooks should have
passed here at about the time the
plane fell into the ocean lent added
weight to the bellef that bis was tha
ill-tated craft.
Those on shore who witnessed the
mishap said the small aIrplane was
flying low when ~ passed over the
city seeming TO falte- as If 1t was
experiencing motor trouble and the
pilot was seeking a place 70 land.
Then ID was seen 20 head straight
out to sea, a brisk northwind at its
tail.
"A little over a mile out IL swooped
downward, appeared 70 recover lts
balance as though trying to right IT
self and make a turn, then hurtled
into the water.
Accounts OF watchers differed 40
to whether the pilot leaped from the
plane and whether the small craft
sank Immediately or remained for
time on the surface, 70 be hidden
from view BY the darkness. The et-
forts Of searchers in a fleet Of small
boats that put out Immediately how
ever, had failed 70 find q trace o.
either the aviator or his ship long
after hope had been abandoned
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
WEATHER

East Texas: Sunday increasing
cloudiness, warmer, showers on the
coast; Monday cloudy, showers ia
southwest portion and on west coast,
warmer. Light to fresh easterly
winds on the coast.
West Texas: Sunday and Monday
generally cloudy; warmer Sunday.
oklahoma: Sunday and Monday
cloudy. warmer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
GAS TAX DROPS

AUSTIN, Feb. 25.-P)-Total gas
oline tax collections for January will
be about sl,490.000 as compared to
l,545,699.53 for December. State
Comptroller s. Fl. Terrell estimated
Saturday on the basis of reports for
the five major oil companies in
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
LINDY IN NEW YnRK

CURTISS FIELD, N. ". Feb. 25.
-tPD-Col. Charles "A. Lindbergh
landed here tonight. after a flight
from Selfridge Field near Detroit,
Mich, with four st. Louis business
men as passengers. He was flying
Ryan brougham type plane. Fol-
lowing the policy Of silence, he re-
fused 10 discuss his plans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
FnRn CONCERNED

FORT MYERS. Fla. Feb. 25.-tR
Henry Ford indicated deep con.
Germ tonight over the failure OF
Harry Brooks 70 arrive &C Miami
and the report that a plane resem-
bling his Ford "flivver" had fallen
into the sea off Melbourne. Although
he would make no comment, ne kept
CONTINUED on page two)
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HAD VISITED HERE

Harry Brooks, crack pilot of tne
Ford company, spent q night III
Brownsville during the days i'm
mediately before Christmas and
made many friends here.
He drove the big all-metal plane
that carried Mrs. Evangeline Ledge
Endbergh to Mexico City 70 spend
the Christmas holidays with her dis
tinguished son Col. Charles a. Lind
bergh.
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FIRE SWEEPS y. Y. TOWN

LOCKPORT, ". Y, Feb. 25.-(Pl-
Damage estimated at between $780,
600 and 100000 resulted from fire
which this afternoon and tonight
swept through the Hodge block and
the Merchants Oil building at Main
and Market streets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
VOTE ROAD BONDS

SAN ANGELO, Tex, Feb. 25.-tPJ
Wink, oil field town in Winkler
county. Saturday voted in favor of
the 100000 road bond issue for the
purpose of constructing hard sur
faced roads in the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26

Road OPENING celebrations con-
me in Cameron county.
kio Hondo celebrated some weeks
El Jardin had a celebration.
then Los Fresnos iubilated over
completion of north and south
east and west roads.
ow comes Santa Rosa with its
ings.
.nts Rosa viii celebrate, on March
ebs opening Of the new concrete
connecting that Southern Pa
town with La Feria, on the
seuri Pacific
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26

For Cins-Power Piants-Industriai
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