Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-08
FLOWERSFuL
PASTORSCELL
INDALLASJAIL
Judge Refuses Permit
For Placing of Ra-
dio in Jail For Sun
day Sermon

DALLAS, July 7.-(P)-Puffing
pleasantly at a black cigar and loll-
ing comfortably in a cell banked
with flowers, the Rev. j. Earl An
derson, pastor of the Fundamental
list Baptist church here, prepared to
spend q quiet day tomorrow in the
Dallas county Jail.
The series Of radio ermons which
the minister had been preparing
since his Incarceration Wednesday
for not needing an injunction TO dis
continue construction Of his new tab
ernacle were at his elbow, but they
were not destined TO 60 charging
through the ether tomorrow as he
had planned.
Judge Towne Young, about whom
the controversy has swirled and
eddied for the last week. gave orders
today TO Mrs. Lulu Scale, Dallas
county's woman sheriff, that no
form Of radio equipment should be
permitted TO enter the Jail. Judge
Young, it might be added, is thor
oughly aroused over the trend Of
affairs since he issued his i%njunc-
tioR last Tuesday.
The tabernacle, itself, a sprawling
structure, two-thirds completed aft
er three days and nights Of frenzied
effort by the men and women of DR..
Anderson's congregation, today stood
condemned By the city building in
spector as unsafe. Warning signs
stuck on the iron posts which serve
to support the tin roof were as
promptly torn down by church sym
pathizers.
Refuses to Modify
Counsel for the church group pc
titioned Judge Young today that the
restraining order be modified to per-
mit workmen to place braces neces-
sary to conform TO requirements Of
the city building inspector. Judge
Young refused to consider the no
ton, declaring members of the
church had worked on the building
IN defiance Of his previous order.
Ten policemen were assigned 70
duty around the tabernacle to keep
traffic moving and prevent any dis
orders. They Joined a lone deputy
sheriff, bud" Walker, who remain
ed at the tabernacle throughout last
night, armed with q blanket warrant
for the arrest Of all persons" at
tempting TO work on the structure.
The threatened arrest Of the sew
eral score women who carried on
the work for a day and night after
all men" had been enjoined from
the premises BY Judge Young's first
order. failed to m~aterialize when
the feminine carpenters and tin
smiths decided not to return to
work this morning.
They were advised by church lead
ers TO stay q home today "and at
tend 10 their baking" Blistered
h@nds and sunbIrned arms attested
70 their unusual occupation for two
days. They remained on the Job
yesterday until. the rambling shed
had been filled with benches, then
went home and dressed for the eve
ming service.
A hearing to determine whether
the injunction shall be made perma-
nent was set for Wednesday morn
ing in Judge Young's court. Mayor
X. G. Burt announced hat the city
would take nc action in the case.
The Rev. ]. Frank Norris OF Fort
Worth, who has been conducting a
revival here for seven weeks, an
nounced that ne would continue TO
hold services at the tabernacle, de-
spite the fact hat it had been con-
demned.
In a three-page letter to Judge
Young today DR.. Norris notified the
Jurist that he would speak against
him at Monday nights meeting un-
less the controversy was settled az
once 70 the satisfaction of him and
the church congregation. Judge
Young made no comment on the let
ter.