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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-12
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AUSTIN. July l2.-Believed insane
from worry apd death cell fear, Bill
Smith, scheduled for e-lectrocutioR
July III for participation in the MUIR
der OF "A Fisher county sheriff and his
deputy was granted q SO-day reprieve
BY Governor Moody. Smith probably
will he taken 70 Jones county for a
sanity hearing.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. salesman for
Valley territory. Permanent position
for right party. Position will pay
$3.50 per month and expenses. Must
have W car and 81, 900 in cash. For
full particulars, write p. 0. Box
s47, Harlingen, Texas. G-64
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THOROBRED German police pup
pics for sale. Mrs. Stafford. Glen
wood Hotel, phone GIG.
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FORT WoRTH-Tcmple was Sc
lected as 1929 convention city WI the
Texas State Florists association. Of
fleers were nominated 20 be voted on
Thursday in closing session of con-
yention. r.. W. Judge, Tyler, Clarence
Wadema7, Houston, and Gordon Bos-
well, Fort Worth, were nominated for
president.
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Houses For Sale

FOR SALE AT A BARGAINS beau
tiful homes, sheetrock and textone
finish; just being completed. Cor
ner Garfield and 18th streets, Vic
toria Heights. See these before you
buy. Mrs. Florence Stafford, owner.
Glenwood hotel, phone GIG. F-2O5
5-R0OM tile stucco house in Harlin-
gen for sale or trade for acreage or
late model closed car. los Fillmore
ST., Harrington. CTS
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: Simplest Way Is The Herald Classified Way-Phone No s
RENTALS

FOR RENT-For n year at Point
Isabel, store room. 26x30 feet; also
5 rooms above, with sanitary toilet
and bath. Box 81, Point Isabel.
G-65
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LIVE STOCK-POULTRY

WILL purchase. rent or keep a good
COW. W. ". Dodd, phone 549-J.
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MILK GOATS for sale. Cash Or
small payments. No other milk rs
pure and rich. Moss Store, Point
Isabel road. Go.
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FOR SALE-2-acre domestic. on re-
SAGA, rear highway to be paved right
away. Southern Realty Co., Phone
el4. F-204
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DAVENPORT Typewriter Exchange,
(Brownsville's Typewriter House)
Sole Valley distributors new "Si-
lent" 8 l. @. Smith and late Corona
4. Save 30 per cent on Underwood
and Royal typewriters Sy buying
factory "rebuilts" from Us. Fully
guaranteed. We repair all makes.
lli2 Elizabeth St., Phone HOS.
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NArInNAL LINEs OF MExICO

RIO GRANDE RAILWAY
To Point Isabel. p:5O a. m
From Point Isabel. I .. N.
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FOR SALE OR RENT-House at l24s
Washington Street, gas, pavement
garages, 3 apartments. $4,000 each
Phone s20-J. G-2g
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BACHELOR TIP
stairs apartment with hot and cold
shower, also tub; two garages fur
nished. Excellent for one or two
bachelors. or couple. Moderately
priced. Call lIT3-W. F-35
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Apartments

TWO AND THREE room apartments.
Modern. Levee and West 4th streets
Phone S4T-R. Csc
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BROWNSVILLE Typewriter Ex-
change-We buy, sell. repair and ex.
change all makes typewriters, adding
machines, cash registers, and check
writer's. Phone 109. F.l43
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FOR RENT-Two good modern s.
room houses; also. two nicely fur.
nished apartments and a large fur.
nished house. Southern Realty 90
Phone 9li. F-2OI
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
BOND MARKET IS
 MUCH MORE ACTIVE
Railroad and Industrial Issues
 Are in Demand

New York, March a3 P,-The Lond market was fairly active and tn" under'one firm today.
 Buying Of railroad and industrial bonds Suppianted yesterdays de- nland for public utility obligations. S'. Paul 5s were eagerly bought and rose almost to their previous high S"hhoard All-Florida 6s moved up |. points and Rock Island 4l2s Baltimore X Ohio refunding 4s anI southern Pacific 1 l2s made substan- ttal gains. Iowa Central first 5s touched d new high at 47.
 Buying Of American Telephone & wars peak. International Tele- Telegraph 512s lifted them 10 the phone x Telegraph 4i.s improved r"ilocting merger plans. Tennessee Electric Power Gs Were at q new high lever. 1o7s4. Philadelphia. Co gold 5s and one or two other util- ties were inclined to heaviness on realizing.
 llgeett X Myers Tobacco 7s ad- Nanced more than points 10 a new top Tt l.5 and United Drug Of Delaware 5s touched the years high al "' r.. Youngstown Sheet X; Tube IS, Humble Oil X Refining 5s and Copper Mining 7s made small gains.
 The foreign group was active. but somewhat heavy. Budapest City 6s also were in demand.
 Little change was shown in L. z. government bonds.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
HELD FOR TRIAL
Seven Youths ArraigTcd iII New Haven as Itobbrr Gang Pound Over to High Court.

New Haven, March 2j 'P,-Soycn youths rcnoltad 10 be members of q gang which has been making breaks and committing burgiaries for d con- siderable period during which mer- ChaudiSe of all sorts valued at SS0,- uo0 was taken were held for higher court trial today after two days of evidence taking.
 These seven were arrested alter four New Haven youths arrested in Darien after an automobile chase had talked with the police.
 Bonds have been fixed as follows: Diminick Longello, for auto thefts, $3,000: Honry Allison, said 10 be the leader and disposer of stolen goods, S10.O00; Peter George. the "go-be- tween" s15,0or: Anthony Carallo, Charles F'inkle. Harold Hunt. each S10 ,0o0; and Alphous Mignlonc. S2.- o0G. Late yesterday the hearing be- fore Judge Dunn was interrupted by near clashes between prisoners and officers, acrimony between counsel, and lively retortS of witnesses. AL legged confessions of the men arrest ed in Darien were offered sowing that the seven had some connection with various otfonses committed here.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
W0RkMEN TUMBLE
 FROM HOTEL ROOF
Crash to Ground With Fire
 Escape at Bronson House

Falling from the top oi the old Bronson hotel building at the cor her Of East Main and Main streets. two men one of them thought to be a son of R. H. Erwin of Newington, owner of the building. were badly hurt this afternoon.
 The men were working on the roof when they lost their footing. They fell 10 the fire escape which gave way with them and plunged to the ground. They were picked up un- conscious and taken 10 the New Britain General hospital, where first reports gave their condition as serious.
 At the hospital the injured men were found to be William r. Err win and Frank Petruzzello Erwin is a son of l.. II. Erwin, owner of the building. He Was a foreman on the job. He is 20 years old. He has two fractured legs and two possibly fractured hips as well as a. bad gash on his jaw and other minor injuries. His condition is critical. He lives with his parents in New ingtou.
 Ictruzzello is q lahorer and is not so seriously injured. He has n severe laceration OH the back Of his head. He Is So years old and re- sides at l07 Arch street.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
POLICE AGENT
 BADLY BEATEN
Wontinued From First Pago)

Informing the police that he could purchase liquor at various places in the city, he was given employment "s an agent and appeared in Mrs. Browns case. She was convicted all though she denied having sold liquor to lcssK or anyone else. She tcs- titicd that Pcsski cried in her home while recounting his hard luck and she gave him some beer, but did not sell him liquor. Pcsskl. however, testified that he bought two drinks and q bottle of liquor. He turned over the bottle to Officers Grabeck and Cosgrovc and the next day Mrs Browns home was raidod and a still" and small kes Of liquor seized.
 Yesterday. Adam Okula was con- Nictod in police court on the charge Of operating an automobile while his license was under suspension and was fined Sloo and costs, despite his denial that he was driving. He Of fcred alibi testimony but Judge Roche believed the evidence of Off cers William O'Mara and Edward E. hiely.
 PcSski was not engaged in obtain. ing evidence for the liquor enforce. ment squad today. il was said al police headquarters. IL was possible though. that he had gone to Okula's store or other places independent of the police planning to obtain evid- once on which to report.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Wholesale Arrests of
 Union Tickets Occur

Pittsburgh, Pa. March g (uP)-- Wholesale arrests of union plckets became an endurance contest today between the United Mine Workers of America and Sheriff Robert II. Braun of Allegheny county.
 Thirty-sevcn pickets were brought to the Allegheny county jail at II 9. m making total of 65 arrests since yesterday morning. including that of Patrick T. Pagan. president of the United Mine Workers in the Pittsburgh district.
 None of those arrested sought bail contending that they had done no wrong. No accusations were made that the miners had not been peace ful and the arrests seemed to cen ter solely on the right to picket.
 Deputy Sheriff E. D. Edsall, signed the commitments on the last group of prisoners. State police arc CO., operating with deputies in the ar. rests.
 The 37 persons brought In today were held for court on charges Of riot, rout and unlawful assembly at a hearing before Justice Of the Peace A. W. McMllen of Carnegie. Bail was set at $500 each.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
F MILLIONS IN
 GOLD UNN0T|CED
Crowds at Pier Prefer to Watch
 NOtableS

Hayre, France, March 23 R-- Captain Rene Fonck, noted French tiier, and Percy Rockefeller, Ameri- can fnancier, monopolized attention on inc arrival of the He de France today while 2ll little kegs were flung down the gangWay hardly mo- ticai hy the crowd.
 It was reported that Fonck had come to France 10 promote a con corn for establishing an airplane service with island stops over the Atlantic while Mr. Rockcfellcr's visit was said 10 De in connection with an industrial maritime permitting the Cunari and White Star line ships to call at Havrc in the tutro.
 The 2ll small copper-bound kegs that were taken off unceromonlously without attracting notice. contained $i2 ,noo GOO in gold.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
HUGHES STARTS 0N
 SCRIPTS ARGUMENT
Routine Proceedings Over and
 Case NearS an End

Cincinnati. O., March B UP)-- ormer Secretary of state Charles Evans Hughes this morning began lis final argument to close the trial or Mrs. Josephine Scripps for an accounting against Robert F. Scrlpps, eXecutor of E. w. Scripps
 Word that the routine proceed . 1ngs were over and the anticipated debate between Hughes and former secretary Of War Baker. counsel Of Robert Scripps, had begun brought u crowd once more to the court room.
 Hughes argued that between Mrs. Scripps' husband. James G. Scripps, and his father there existed d verbal partnership arrangement by which The son was to share equally with father in the increment of the Scripps properties.
 There are four questions involved, Hughes began.
 "1-Were the dealings Of the par ties within the sphere of legal ohli- sations or simply within the sphere of parental affection?
 "oa--lf they were in tho sphere of legal obligation, was there un agree ment? If there was an agreement, what was n" consldcration-W hat :as the promise?
 Elf there was an agreement, what legal relation Was thus created? ;t |, ployment?
 "A-If there WIS an agreement creating q legal obligation, is there any term in the agreement preclud ing recovery?
 We think" he soid, there was an agreement, that f was performed, hat il Was preached and that the plaintiff IS entitled to a full ac- counting
 During the course of this argu- ment Hughes paid tribute to the newspaper business. ''lt is one of the great businesses Of th" country" ll" said. "in which there is no tainted moncy."
 The conclusion of tho trial came days before it had been expected. Baker was ready to follow Hughes and conclude his argument before court adjourned for the day. His argument Is that James Scripps only under power of attorney and that there was no cVl- ,lence of q contract between father and sor.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
NEW SUBPOENA IS SENT OUT TODAY
Harold KenWell Summoned in
 Teapot Inquiry

Washington, March 2S tPi-A new subpoena for Harold kenwell, cash . fer in Harry F. Slnclair's private Of flee in New York city, was issued late today by the senate Teapot Dome committee.
 The summons was sent out after Merritt w. Baldwin. former private secretary to Sinclair, had testified that kenwell had charge of the safe ty deposit box in the Empire Trust company In which all Of Sinclair'S personal securities were kept.
 Baldwin told the investigators that kenwell kept an account Of all those securities, including those put in and those withdrawn and the committee hopes to be able 10 trace more Of the Continental Trading company bonds by these records.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
VARIOUS ISSUES
 SOARING HIGHER
Price Movements Bear Little
 Relation to Days News

New York, March oS lP,-Disre- Garding protit-taking in several ot the recent leaders, the stock mar ket swung upward in impressive fashion again today. Trading showed q marked broadening in demand with gains Of 70 . points in thc seasoned dividend paying indus,riaI> and rails, supplemented by advances Of 6 to l6 points in several of the pool speclaltles Trading did not keep pace with yesterdays record break ing session in the first three hours. But large blocks Of stocks again made their appearance at frequent intervals
 Price movements bore li,tlc rela- lions to the days news although ths unexpectedly small increase in brokers loans undoubtedly fire the speculative imagination. and gay" the "bull' market q neW lease of life, Several 1927 earnings reports made their appearance during the day. and they showed mixed results. Packard earned sS.37 a share on the common in the six months end ed February % against sl.96 in the cores sponding period q year ago. southern Railway earned Sl4,4G q share for the full year of 1927 as against S15.S1 the year before. The Ajax Rubber company reported q deficit of nearly s2.000.Oo0 last year as contracted with a deficit of less than s3oo.oo0 in 1926.
 T.. $. Steel common ran into heavy profit taking, but held above yesterdays closing level. The II. C. Prick company. a subsidiary, has lighted $50 additional coke ovens according to private Pittsburgh dis patches,
 Radio, after selling down 70 l50 1-2. rallied 10 156 l-2, up 1-G points above last nights close. ard General Motors rallied from q low of lS1 5-S To 1S4 l-". or within l2 a point of the top price recorded on the days initial transaction. Atlas Powder scared l6 points, Adams EX- press l3. and Jersey Central. Du- pont, Coca Cola. International liar vcster and General Electric moved up 70 10 points.
 Several new highs were recorded in the railroad group, the list in cluding Rock Island common. Texas X Pacific, Reading and Iowa Cen tral
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Port Chester Runner
 Leads in Marathon

Gallup, x. M. March -S P' - Nester Erickson of Port Chester. x. r., led the way to the Fist con- trol station of the Los Angeles 10 New York marathon race today. He covered the 22.S miles from Lupton. Ariz., to Gallup in three hours, : minutes and 25 seconds. His total elapsed time for the 1oe.S miles from Los Angeles is 1S6:l1:4'.
 Peter Gaviuzzi of Southampton. England. finished second in three hours, 1c minutes and 20 seconds and an elapsed time of 1a6:1o:31. Arne Shominen of Detroit retained the leadership in the race by com- ing in third in three hours, IS min utcs and seconds. His elapsed time is 121:o4:05.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
McNary-Haugen Bill to
 Be Voted (IpOn Monday

Washington. March 23 (UP) - The house agriculture committee decided today to take a final vote on the McNary-Haugcn bill Mon Gay.
 the Ketcham bill providing the de- henture plan of farm relief II is expected to be defeated and the McNary-Haugen measure reported favorably.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
City Items

Mrs. Nettie Howard of Catskill \. f.. is visiting Mrs. John McDou- ouSh Of 6f Church street.
 Constable Fred Wrinkle. acting as committed for superior court. will sell at d public auction the property of Harry l. Keith. located on Main street. Newington. on Saturday at . o'clock.
 Rev. A. c. Theodore Steege of St. Matthews Lutheran church will be in New York Tuesday on business of the church.
 Co. No. : of the fire department was called at 1:07 this afternoon to St. Mary's cemetery on Stanley street for q grass fire.
 The city of New Britain has ac- qu!rcd property on Lorraine street rom the Henry T. Bray estate, ac- cording 10 a warrantee deed filed with City Clerk A. l.. Thompson to- day.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Deaths
Frances BIioba

Frances, nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bzioha of 4o Booth street, died late last night. Death come unexpectedly although she was sick for some time,
 The funeral will be held tomor- row morning at 7:S0 o'clock at the home and with services at TAO o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Burial will be ill Sacred Heart ceme- trry.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
BICAMIST SENTENCED
Buffalo Judge sends Man to Prison for Ten Years After He je Ad. judged Guilty.

Buffalo, \. Y. March g CUP)-- Ralph Mark. g. of Chicago, was sentenced 10 fen years in 'uburn prison today by County Judge |. Br't Thorn for higamy.
 Mark was convicted two weeks ngo Of having married Miss Nargar- ,t EhlnGer ot Richmond HiIl, l.. l., while already married 10 Miss Alice tomiskoy, of Eric, Pa. He married Miss Ehinger q week after his mar riage to Miss Comiskcy. in Ripley, x. I.
 Trial of Mark consumed only one day. hoth wives tos'ifying against hlm. Mark, police said. boastcd at least seven other matrimonial con- quests in several states.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our kind friends and ncighhOrs who sympa- thized with us during our recent be- rraycment oCcasIon"d by the illness and death of our beloved mother, Maria Zieglcr. We wish 10 especial ly thank the AlbrO Motor Sales Co, Berlin Brang", Ladies society of st. Johns church, New Britain lodge of Elks. Departments 22, 2i, and 25. of r. X r. Corbin's, and the Corbin Forcmcn's club.
 MIR. and MRS. JOSEPH STADLER, MIR. and MRS CHAS. EliNHABER, MIR. and MRS. CHRIST ZIEGLEK, MIR. and MRS. ADAM ZIEGLER. MIR. JACOB ZIEGLER,
 MIR. and MRS. WILLIAM ZIEGLER
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
GOING ID CONVENTION
Forty Members of Anti-Sl'oOn League Will Attend Political Meet ing in Houston.

Houston, Tex, March 23 Upl-~ Forty members oI the Anti-Saloon League will attend the democratic national convention here June 26 ito discuss the issues and take what action seems necessary" the Rev. Atticus Webb. state president of the league, said today.
 Webb is here to make arrange mcnts for housing the delegates.
 If Senator James A. Reed or Governor Al smith is elected presl dent the democratic party will have on it's hands scandal which will far outrival Teapot Dome,' he said.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Jewish PhilanthrOrist
 To Aid Irish Children

New York, March g Rl-An- nouncement Of first donation Of slo,ooo by Bernhard Barron, Jew ish philanthropist, to q fund being raised for the education Of Irish children in Great Britain was made today in an appeal from T. r. O'Con- nor. known as father of the British house Of commons for support Of the project.
 In statement made public two days after he sailed for England. he said conditions of the general mass of Irish people In Great Britain lis the one sad reflection" in a story of Irish progress throughout the world.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
LEADS GOLF TOURNEY

Jacksonville, Fla, March g3 (P-- George Christ. Davenport. Fla. pro fossional took the lead today at inc end Of the first $ holes of the s5,ooO Florida open golf tournament with q score Of e. five under par He bad %33 going out and B on the ill nine.
 Frank Walsh. Appleton. Wis, and Bobby Crulckshank, of Purchase, N. N., were tied for second place with G9.
 Tommy Armour while Billie Burk., present Florida open champion, had q .3.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
MACKENZIE MAKES DENIAL

Ottawa, Ont, March 23 R - Premier Mackenzie King has denied in the house of commons the ac- curacy of reports that Canada has threatened to discontinue ncgotia- tions with the United States on the St. Lawrence waterways project unless several demands are met.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
DAVIS CUP PLAYERS
Mexican Team Which Plays L. $. Probably Will Be kinsey. Tapia and Cnd0.

MeNlco City, March 2S (UP)-~ Although the personnel of the Mexi- can Davis cup team has not yet been announced. it was believed today that The players who will meet the United States April will be Robert kinsey. Ricardo Tapia and Alfonso Cnda.
 h'nsey and Tapia probably will play in the doubles in the first round ot the American zone Davis cup play while kinsey will be used in two singles matches.
 Del canto will not play because nc defaulted to Tapia in the elimina- tons while another members of last years Davis cup team, Ignacio De La Borbolla, is in Europe.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Wilbur Wants Western
 Oil Lands Protected

Washington, March o5 (Pt--Secrc- tary Wilbur today urged the house naval committee to give the navy department authority to protect the western oil reserves by the cx- change of certain lands with private companies or by the negotiating of compensatory contracts with such companies.
 He presented tentative draft of bill to give the department such power explaining that the measure submitted today was q modification of bill transmitted earlier in the session.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
LEFT 3f.0O. 900 ESTATE

New London. March 23 Rp--Atty. John C. Geary late of Waterford. former minority floor leader of the house of representatives in the 1917 and 1919 sessions. who died March 16 while vacationing in Daytona- Florida. left an estate es- by close business associates today to total sl.5oo.0oo. He died intestate, the last member of his with his wife as sole heir. dren.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Connecticut Egg Week
 Plans Are Discussed

Hartford March g tp,-Tho first business meeting of the executive committee on the observance of Connecticut Egg Week in conjunc- ton with the observarlrr Of national egg week. May l 10 :, was held yes terGay afternoon al the officers of the state department of agriculture here. Commissioner Of Agriculture Philo T. rlatt, chairman, presided.
 Preliminary plans for the cXten- sive advertising of Connecticut GEES were discussed.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Mrs. Richard Gambrill
 Dies in So. Carolina

Aiken. :. C., March 33 Lr-Mrs. Richard A. Ganlhrill, New York so- ricty leader and widow ot the late Richard .A. Gamhrill died at her cottage here this morning after q long illness.
 Mrs. Gambrill Was the former Miss Anna Van Nest, One son. Richard Van Nest Gamhrll. sur wives. together with sister, Mrs. Giraud Foster. Both were at the bedside.
 Funeral services will hc held in later.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
FAST TRAIN DETAILED

White Plains, La, March 23 (UP) Pour coaches of the Sunshine Special. fast passenger train Of the Texas and Pacific between Dallas and New Orleans, were derailed near here today when the train struck q broken rail. No injuries were re ported.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
KING AMANULLAH IGNORED

London. March g (CP)-kins 2 Amanullah of Afghanistan today received the degree of doctor Of civil laws from Oxford university. At a luncheon celebrating the occa- sion, Lord Birkenhead announced intends to establish a university at kabul. the Afghan capital.