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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
YOUNGROBBER
GETS YEARS
Huerta Admits Enter
ing and Looting In
Cases Here

Jacobo Huerta, youthful burglar,
jailbreaker and alleged anarchist,
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary on two charges of bur-
glary after pleading guilty in Grim
inal district court Monday morning.
Huerta frankly admitted the bur-
glarizing Of two Brownsville homes,
making a full statement at the pre-
lininary hearing two weeks ago, and
substantiating the statement with
a plea Of guilty when arraigned Mon
Gay.
Huerta's trail Of burglaries ex-
tends from California to Brownsville.
He was arrested several times by Los
Angeles and San Diego police, and
over a year ago was placed in the
Huntsville penitentisry upon q
charge Of buyglarizing San Antonio
home.
The youth escaped from Hunts
vile, came to the border and bur-
glarized several Brownsville homes
escaping across the Rio Grande with
his loot. He was arrested by Mata-
moros police and held on the charge
Of robbing the home Of a Mexican
citizen, one Of the homes entered in
Brownsville belonging TO a national Of
that country. He escaped from the
Matamoros jail, and was later ap-
pretended by Lieutenant Of Police
John T. Armstrong in Brownsville.
Huerta also admitted that he is an
anarchist, opposed to government in
any form. At his preliminary hear
ing he stated his father had been a
follower Of one Of the anachistic
leaders of Mexico, and that he had
been taught the precepts Of anarchy
since childhood. During the years
he has been in the United States he
has associated with anarchistic
groups whenever possible
Huerta is about 20 years Of age.
He began his criminal career in Cali
fornia several years ago, and his ex-
treme youth resulted in light sen
tences. After coming to Texas he
was soon placed under arrest on q
burglary charge and remained in
prison only few months before ef-
fecting his escape.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
WIFE SLAYER
FORCETS' ACT
k. c. Carpenter Cries
When Told He Shot
Three i'm Drunk

KANSAS CITY. March 5.-tR--
Christopher G. Hampton. 90. laughed
in apparent unbelief today when ask
ed why he had shot his wife yester-
day.
You're joking me-" he said.
Then the details were related to
him. He shot and killed his estrang-
ed wife, Mrs. Flora Hampton, and
wounded his step-daughter, Mrs.
Clara nj. Hutchens, and her husband,
Paul A. Hutchens, as the three
emerged from the First Christian
Science church at Ninth street and
Forest avenue.
T" can't remember what ! did yes
terday," Hampton said; ~my mind
seems to be a blank about il"
He was shown a newspaper telling
Of the crime. Then he began TO cry.
II wouldn't have done IL for the
world if had known" he said.
Hampton. d carpenter, Is q small
gray-haired man. He said he had
been drinking heavily yesterday and
for three weeks previously. Today
was the first time he had been real
ly sober in that period, he told police.
The case will be submitted to the
county grand jury tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
LAST ACTRESS IN
= - =
PLAY ASsLINCOLN
q y =
WAS SHOT DIES

MEDIA, Pa, March 5.-tPD-Mrs.
Jeannie Gourley Struthers, the last
surviving woman member Of the
cast OF "0ur American Cousin"
shown on the fateful night SO years
ago in Ford's theater at Washing
ton when President Lincoln was
assassinated by John Wilkes Booth,
is dead.
The "Mary Meredith" of that
memorable stage play died yester-
day at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Newell, with whom
she had made her nome here in
recent years. She was So.
An eyewitness of the shooting
of Lincoln, the then Jennie Gourley
was threatened herself by Booth,
who In his hurry to get out Of the
theater after firing the shot,
slashed the coat OF the orchestra
leader with whom the actress was
talking and pushed her aside. She
had Just completed one of the
scenes Of the play IN which she
was cast
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
PLEADS TOBE
PERMITTED TO
ENDOWNL LIFE
Woman With Whom
He Lived Nagging
Because Boys There
Blamed For Crime

INDIANA HARB0R. Ind, March 5.
-(Pl-George Chisholm. who has
confessed Staying his two young sons,
attempted suicide last night after
he had been brought here from the
East Chicago Jail to avert threatened
mob violence.
A belt buckle, the prong Of which
he used in an effort TO pierce his
throat, was the weapon Chisholm en-
ployed. Police Captain Edward
knight. who had just locked CHS
holm in a cell, turned back On a sud
den impulse in time TO witness the
suicide attempt.
Let me die" the man pleaded.
1--WE told you everything. Let me
60" He wept Historically.
A crowd had gathered around the
fast Chicago Jail yesterday when Of
ficers decided the prisoner should be
removed 70 prevent violence.
Chisholm, whose confession Satur-
day night cleared the mystery sur
rounding the finding OF the boys
bodies in the Indiana Harbor ship
canal, made q second confession yes
terday. In this he related that he
had drowned the boys-George, .,
and Edgar, 6-February because
Mrs. Helen Lawrence. with whom he
lived, had nagged him about their
presence in the household.
The boys bodies bourd with wire,
were found eight days apart, the
first being recovered Fabruary p.
Chisholm. who is IS years old. said
he would plead guilty and throw him.
self on the mercy OF the court, hop
ing TO win a sentence Of life i'm
prisonment instead Of electrocution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
KELLOGG and
JARDINE OUT
IN OPPOSITION
Assistant Secretary of
Labor Also to Fight
Against Act; See
Farm Damage

WASHINGTON, March 5--t#9-
Secretary Kellogg and Assistant Sec
retary Husband OF the labor DEPART
ment, appeared before the senate i'm
migration committee today In oppO-
sition 60 the Box-Harris bill. whsch
would place Mexico and other ccun-
tries OF North America on "a quota
basis of immigration.
Another cabinet officer, Secretary
Jardine, also opposed the legislation
in q letter 70 the committee, ard DR..
George G. Kreutzre, director cf re-
clamation economics in the depart
ment Of the interior, represented
Secretary Work In registering OBJ
lection.
According to Chairman johnson OF
the committee, Secretary Kellogg
said later that his statement will Be
made public, after revision.
Word from the committees room
had IL that the state department. is
fearful lest restriction OF Latin
American labor i'm the agricultural
fields OF the Southwest will affect
friendly relations between the Unit
ed States and republics 20 the
south
Assistant Secretary Husband, SEN
ator Johnson said, informed the
committee that the labor departments
would not oppose restriction OF i'm
migration 10 q certain degree, but
that 10 is opposed to the legislation
now before the committee.
During hearings on the proposed
Legislation, the immigration commits
tee was told by agricultural and
stock men Of the West and South
west that the placing of Mexico pn
quota basis OF immigration would
work a hardship in those industries
and in some cases would prove de-
moralizing to "a great degree.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
FRENCH PAIR
ORDERED Home
Costes, Lerix to Try
Atlantic Flight in
New Ship

PARIS. March 5.-tP-It was
semi-officially announced today that
Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Lebrix.
French aviators now in the United
States, have been instructed BY the
French aviation authorities to re-
turn 10 France Immediately, aban-
doning their projected trans Pacific
steamship journey and Asiatic flight.
A plane which large French man
ufacturer has been preparing for
the purpose Of an attempted Paris
to-New York flight by Costes and
Lebrix, Is now reported ready for
ITS trial. Consequently the instruc-
tions 70 the French fliers are inter-
preted here as meaning that the new
transatlantic flight will be at
tempted shortly, possibly in May.
DETROIT, March 5.-tP)-Captain
Dieudonne Costes and Lieutenant
Joseph Lebrix, French aviators. took
OF from the Ford airport for Chi
cago at 1925 p. m. eastern standard
time today.
They plan TO land ut the Chicago
municipal airport at Cicero avenue
and 63rd street.
The fliers landed their pIane
"Nungesser-Coli" nc the Ford air.
port yesterday after a stormy trin
from Sharpsville, Pa, where thev
were forced down on a trip from
New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
KILLED IN
PLANE WRECK
Homemade Ships IL
legal Flight Ends
In Disaster

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 5.-(R-
A homemade airplane and a nervy
but incompetent pilot today were
blamed for the worst aerial disas-
ter in the history of flying here.
Five men were killed, including the
pilot, when the plane stalled and
nose dived 500 feet to earth yester-
day in giving the right OF way to q
huge air liner about to make a land
ing.
The dead:
W. w. Bird, pilot and builder Of
the plane.
Ralph Craig.
Chester H. Kidwell-
Clifford Dill.
Irvine Thomas.
All we're residents OF the San Di-
ego district except Thomas, who is
believed to have come from Brooks
and Kelly fields. Texas.
The plane left the airport against
the orders Of the city air control
board, which previously had refused
Bird a pilots license on the ground
that he was inexperienced. The
board also had ordered that the
plane not be allowed to 20 up be-
cause it had been deemed not air
worthy.
Birds four passengers we're re-
crulted from a crowd at the field.
They were warned not to 20 but
insisted on taking a chance
Airmen who witnessed the takeoff
said the plane stalled badly as IL
rose from the ground, indicating
that il was overloaded or not proper
w balanced. IL made a short flight
70 Camp Kearney, nearby and was
returning when the accident occur-
red.
The Bird plane was in the path Of
the air liner, which airport Officials
said was entitled 60 the right AZ
way. In turning out of the larger
planes path the Bird machine fin-
ped, stalled and plunged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05

WASHINGTON, March 5.-tFl-
Colonel Charles "A. Lindbergh, with
four companions, took of from
Boiling Field at 1922 o'clock this
morning for an announced destina-
tion. A broken tail skid had pre-
vented a start at 6:15 a. m
WASHINGTON, March 5.-tFl-
Colonel Charles a. LfndberEh and
four companions failed in their in
itial attempt to take off from Boil
ing Field today for an unannounced
destination when the tail skid OF
their cabin monoplane broke, neces-
stating the sending to Hoover Field,
several miles away, for another skid.
The plane had travelled not more
than 80 yards when Lindbergh stop
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Louisiana Boy, A,
Missing z Days,
Found Sans Pants

LAKE CHARLES, La, March 5.-
.Al-Srephen Doran was back 1t
nome and going about the normal
pursuits Of a four year old boy today
after being missing for 36 hours
despite efforts of an organized
search.
The boy, minus his pants, was
found on the banks OF Barbe canal
yesterday afternoon by q negro.
stephen said he had been on the
bank all Of Friday and Saturday
nights having been taken there BY
two negro boys. He said they took
MS pants off and threw them in the
water. The youngster said he was
not hungry ~ he had been eating
candy, having sold a bicycle for IS
cents with which he purchased the
confeetions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Flu Epidemic In
Japan Spreads to
Royal Household

TOKYO, Mar. 5.-lF)-With m SER
icus epidemic or influenza raging in
Tokyo today, Emperor Hirohito was
confined TO his bed with q feverish
cold and Premier Tanaka was also
suffering from one.
Princess Hisa, 6-months-old dauRh-
ter of the emperor, was critically iii,
having developed symptoms cf sep
ticaemia.
Deaths from influenza average 5a
day.
The police stated that 100000 cases
Of influenza had been reported and
LOO persons had died in the month
Of February, mostly infants.
The condition OF the emperor was
not believed serious.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Limdy Takes AR
On Hop He Tried
To Keep Secret

ned the motor and made known his
trouble.
Preceded 70 the field by two Of
his companions, the flying colonel,
accompanied by two others, arrived
shortly before 8 o'clock in q taxicab
and was taken TO q heated hangar,
where his plane had been transferred
from another some time after mid
night. This apparently was just an
other Of many decoys used to mis-
lead a lone reporter on the reserva-
ton.
The attempted take-off was made
at 6:15 q. m. Although the Associat-
ed Press had been informed us late
as $3.50 a. m. by a field attache who
answered the telephone that Lind
herzh had not as yet put In an ap-
pearance. So strict were the arrange
ments to shrcud the flier's every
movement in secrecy that an Asso-
ciated Press reporter, the only one
on the field nc the time, had TO get
special permission through q sentry
70 pass through the lines.
LindberEh's movements never be-
fore had been attended by 50 much
mystery. and instructions TO every
one who might have anything TO do
with preparing for his flight. even
TO the mechanics 1T Boiling Field,
apparently were issued with stern
deliberation.
While awaiting for the new tail
skid to arrive, Lindbergh and his
friends. Harry X. knight, Major Will
liam B. Robertson, Harold N. Bixby
and B. y. Mahoney, sat In the Off
GERS club and ehatted with Lieuten-
ant Scott, officer OF the day
That the transatlantic flier and
good will ambassador II determined
to keep out of the public eye. now
that, 6 he says, his last official
function is over. was plainly evident
before dawn this morning when he
stopped his taxicab on the way TO the
field for bit Of breakfast at Child's
restaurant, on Pennsylvania avenue
near the treasury.
Seeing four persons inside, Lind
bergh chose to remain on the outside
and contented himself with a sand
wich in the cab. This information,
however, was not volunteered by
Lindbergh. It came from the taxi
driver
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
US. CHIEFS RAP BOX BILL
Slayer Of Son Attempts Suicide
Newspaper Tells Man In Hiding To
Dodge Life Term That He Is Free

shouting the late editions. Mrs.
Olson bought one, placed IL on the
tray with the food, and carried IL
70 her husbands room.
Idly, Henry Olson smoothed the
paper before him. His glance wan
dered nervously over the page.
Suddenly he stiffened, transfixed
By words which leaped out ut him
from under a Rockford. H., date
line.
BY this time Mrs. Olson was
leaning over his shoulder, reading
with hIm. They read that George
Bliss and Morris Mahan, 17-year-
old boys, had been arrested and
that police said the boys had con-
fessed to the crime for which OIL
son himself had been convicted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Moody Stays0
vi Arguments on
Den1s Pledge Act

AUSTIN. Tex, March 5.-tF-Re-
plying to questions concerning q reso-
luton adopted in Dallas Saturday
requesting the state democratic ex-
ecutive committee to reconvene and
rescind the resolution binding pre-
cinct and county conventions to
adopt by resolution the democratic
voting pledge, Governor Moody said
~ believe I have no more influence
over the chairman, Cd. w. Wilcox,
Georgetown), than has the committee
itself"
81 have not been notified officially
Of tie resolution" he declared.
Highway Commissioner Cone John
son has attacked the resolution cali
ing IL "illegal and absurd" Mr..
Wilcox has defended IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, March 5.-(R
A man under sentence Of life
imprisonment for murder sat in a
plainly furnished third floor room
Of New Orleans rooming house,
hiding from the law.
In the same building, on another
floor, was his young wife, cooking
his supper to take to him.
The man was Henry Olson, Rock
ford automobile mechanic, con-
victed Of Staying Floyd Stotler in
an oil station holdup last Septem-
Der. At liberty pending appeal for
. new trial, he had fled with his
wife, forfeiting his bond.
II was last Wednesday night.
Mrs Olson had prepared his sup
per- Outside q newsboy was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05

The Olsons were back in Rock
ford today. The sentence OF life
imprisonment remained over the
26-year-old mechanic, but its fangs
had been removed. After the ar
raignment OF Bliss and Mahan TO-
day. provided there was no hitch,
Olson's attorney was ready 70 move
quickly TO free his client.
Over the. wires, 20 the corners
OF the nation, a news story had
gone. Henry Olson had read IL;
and from the cold type Of that New
Orleans newspaper there had been
born for a man and q woman the
promise Of n new and great hap
piuess.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Democratic Meet
Fund Is Growing

HOUSTON, Tex, Mar. 5s--tF5--
Subscriptions. to the democratic ma
ticnal convention fund have climbed
TO s3S3, ,0s4.41 since the drive was
closed several days ago, Executive
vice Chairman r. w. Farrar announc-
ed Monday.
OF this amount s190. 0.480.41 has
been paid In cash and the remainder
In i'm signed pledged subscriptions.
This does not include the @ne too''
convention button sales nc $1 each.
Proceeds from these are expected to
be $4,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
MANIPULATION
OF MARKET Is
Laid TO FIRM
Anderson Clayton and
One Other Company
Hit BY Former Ex-
change President

WASHINGTON, Mar. 5.-(P)-A
charge Of attempting to manipulate
prices on the New York Cotton Ex-
change was laid against the Ander-
son Clayton company Of Houston.
Texas, and George III. McFadden, and
brother Of Philadelphia. by Arthur
r. Marsh, former president Of the
exchange, in testimony today before
the house judiciary committee
Advocating passage Of the Rankin
bill which would confiscate all cot
ton withheld from the market in an
attempt to control prices, Marsh de-
clared that the two cotton firms
have sought to dominate the cotton
exchange and create artificial prices
which caused big losses to the rank
and file of cotton brokers and 10 the
producers and manufacturers"
The manipulation" of the two
firms consisted of buying in large
quantities In one market $50 deliv-
cry is impossible" Marsh declared,
and then "they gorge the market
they wish TO depress by selling in
correspondingly large quantities"
Leuis M. 0smond of New York
and L. r. Ganier Of New Orleans,
both cotton brokers, declared that
these cotton firms concentrated
large quantities Of cotton in amounts
up TO 100000 bales to manipulate the
prices by disrupting the course OF
supply and demand.
This cotton often deteriorated in
storage so it was unmerchantable,' y
Ganier said.
Some of the cotton was described
by Csmand as bearing improper in
spection stamps by the department OF
agriculture, which grades the cotton
Representative Rankin, democrat,
Mississippi, author Of the measure
interposed that "this was one of the
most gigantic conspiracies in the
country"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Seeking Relatives
Of Man Found Dead

HOUSTON, Tex, March 5.-(F)-
Sheriff 7. a. Binford is seeking rela-
tives Of Dan N. Harkness of Jackson
vile. Florida, whose decomposed
body was found in a thicket several
miles from here Sunday.
A key to a Houston hotel room
led to Identification.
A suicide theory was advanced aft
er a safety razor blade had been
found near the body Justice Camp
bell Overstreet withheld q verdict.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
PROBEDEATH
OF AMERICANS
Bodies of Men Slain In
Reported Battle on
Border

SAN DIEGO, CAL, March 5.-tPD--
The bodies Of four Americans who
were killed in a gun battle with
Mexican officers after their escape
from Jail nc Ensenada, Lower Cali
fornia, where they had been i'm
priscned for highway robbery, were
held south of the border today while
an investigation Of the incident was
being made.
The four men were reported to
have shot their way out Of Jail at
Ensenada. leaving n watchman dead
and two others wounded. They
headed for the American border but
were overtaken by the Mexican Of
|ficers- Ths@qHnrtet nbauAmned their
automobile and concealed themselves
under bridge eight miles out OF
Ensenada, where the battle took
place.
Three of the four men are believ-
ed to be deserters from the American
army and the fourth a discharged
soldier. They were Russell z. Tan
ner, l.. NJ. Thompson, Elton Z. More
house and Ebenezer r. Kirby All
were Californians except Kirby who
presumably was from New York.
They were arrested several weeks
ago for two holdups near Ensena-
da, convicted and sentenced to five
years at Tres Marias island, q penal
colony. A woman who had been ar
rested with them was deported to the
United States.
Their escape from the Ensenada
cuartel was believed to have been
accomplished with the aid OF out
side help. They sawed through the
bars, killed the watchman and took
his guns, but were believed 10 have
been given weapons other than
those taken from the Jail. How
they obtained outside help, and how
they acquired the automobile with
which they made their way north
ward was to be investigated before
the bodies are released for return to
this country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Victim of Texas
Storm Is Buried

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, March g.
P)-Funeral services for Fred Schel-
ler. 80, farmer in the Lone Star COM
munity who was killed when n tor
nado struck several points In Mon
tague county shortly before midnight
Saturday. were held at o'clock Sun
day afternoon
Mr.. scheller lived alone in 9 small
farm house.
Clarence Snow, who was spending
the night with him escaped with
minor injuries.
Small twisters struck at Lone Star,
Bellevue and near Montague Dam
age was confined TO destruction Of
fences, outbuildings and telephone
wires, according to reports from
Bowie Monday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Pittston Miners
Deny Peace Move

SCRANTON. Pa. Mar. 5.-(F-
More than 1000 miners meeting in
the Pittston district today reject
ed the peace proposal as outlined
here Saturday by union chiefs and
coal operators and will not return "
work for S0-day trial period. The
Pittston miners voted 70 name q
committee to try for "a new agree
ment on the proposal 20 resrma
work.
The agreement reached here Sat-
urday provided for certain of the
miners returning 70 work for the
trial period In an endeavor to re-
store peace in gun-ridden Pittston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Boulder Canyon
Hits New Snag

WASHINGTON, March 5.-tPb-
What may result in a new Boulder
Canyon fight developed in the house
irrigation committee to-day with the
announcement by Representative
Arentz, republican, Nevada, that he
would insist Lpon an amendment 70
the Swing-Johnson bill which would
create a surplus fund out of rev.
enues, half OF which would be used
by Arizona and Nevada equally as an
emergency fund to hasten amortiza-
tion.
Representative Swing, republican,
California, co-suthor of the measure,
has indicated that he would oppose
such an amendment. He holds that
all proceeds Of the plan should 60
toward the amortization Of the gov
ernment's investment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05
Aged Woman In
Fire Saved By
2Orphan Girls

DALLAS, Tex, March 5-tPb-Two
girls, inmates OF Buckner orphans
home near here. today carried Mrs.
Sallie Britton, so. matron Of the in
stitution, who was confined 10 her
bed by illness, to safety, when fire
destroyed an annex Of the institu-
ton.
Only seven persons were In the
building when the fire was discov-
cred. Blance Scale. Is. and Bertha
Mry Hill, 19. placed Mrs. Britton on
q cot and carried her from the build
ing. The roof Of the two-story frame
structure collapsed d few minutes
after the occupants had left il.