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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-23
THREE KILLED
IN WEEKEND
AUTO MISHAPS
Negro browns in Foot of
Water, When Pinned
Beneath Machine.

Three persons were killed and a
score injured in weekend auto ac-
ciGents in and near indianapolis.
The dead are: Catherine Agrasta,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Agrasta, 125 South Oriental street /;
Jean Thomas, Is, of Lawrence, and
Mon Powers, Negro, go, state blind
school employe.
The Agrasta child was killed when
an auto in which the baby, her
mother and father and relatives
were riding, driven by Joe zappia, so,
OF 1911 Roosevelt avenue, overturned
Oh Road 81 near Westfield. Mrs.
Thresa Zappia is in the city hospital
suffering from severe injuries.
Mary and Michael Agrasta suf-
Tered head injuries and Mrs. Agrasta
uttered a broken nose. They we're
en- route to visit friends in Nisha-
aka.
GdF Ot~ELnfe1S
Miss Thomas die5 at the city hos
pital early today -{oAz INJURIES re-
ceived when the car in which she
was riding with another girl and
two youths overturned two miles
south of Oaklandon on Road 81
Sunday afternoon.
William Steiner, 20, of Fortville,
driver of the car, told police he
swerved to avoid striking car that
stopped suddenly.
Steiner, Miss Isabel McCord, Is,
and Donald Davis, 10, of McCordS-
vile, were thrown from the car and
suffered minor injuries.
MotOrist Is Drowned
Powers was pinned under his auto
and drowned in less than a foot of
water in Williams creek, near
Seventy-fifth street, when the car
struck a washodt on an abandoned
road.
An unidentified Negro woman
who WIS with him, fled after being
pulled from under the auto. R. M
Dion, 4057 Cornelius avenue and
(. H. Norman, AIT West Thirty
ninth street, who attempted to res
cue Powers, were unable to move
the overturned auto.
When an auto driven by William
H. Stafford, 1922 Central avenue,
Indianapolis attorney. struck a tele-
phone pole south of Lebanon Sun
day afternoon. Stafford and three
persons riding with him we're in
jured.
Four Are Injured
Stafford suffered a broken left
arm, cuts and bruises; his daughter,
Barbara. u, received internal in
iuries; Mrs. Stafford and the r.
year-old daughter % Charles Mayer
Jr., riding with them. suffered minor
injuries. The injured are in the
Witham hospital at Lebanon.
Others injured were: Miss Esther
Thompson, 1915 Massachusetts ave-
nue., broken jaw; Miss Leo Downey,
10, of Fillmore, leg cuts: Dorothy
jackson, 10, of of 1920 North Te-
cumseh street, body cuts and
bruises; William Cobb, 81, of 512
West New York street, leg injuries,
nd Leon PeSkin, g. of 1850 North
4.ssouri street, right leg broken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-23
Nang hty Word

8u United Press
WASHINGTON. Sept. D.
Shocked by the conversation Of
an actor in the role of news
paper reporter appearing IT
"The Front Page" here. Police
Captain Frank Burke ordered
the producers TO change onS
word in the repartee.
This was done and the opin
ion of Police Inspector Shelb.
was that 1.-The substitution wa
worse than the original" BIZ
he added. IF i. pleases Captain
Burke's esthetic sense, its
O. k. by me,
Several other changer were
made in the play before II was
offered here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-23

LONDON, Sept. ga corporal
ard two soldiers were killed ana
eight other persons were injured
when a shell exploded during the
Spanish military exercises today, an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Barcelona today said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-23
5000 Mexicans Join Demonstration

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 23.-Six
thousand members of various unions
marched through the streets Of the
city, in a Sunday demonstration, in
favor of the new labor code, pend
ing before congress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-23
CODICIL ALTERS WILL
Anderson WOm9 n RevOkeS FavOrit-
ism Shown One of Sons.


BIZ Tires Sprcidt
ANDERSON, Ind. Sept. 23.-Mrs
Mary OsWalt, who died instantly
here a few months ago, changed her
mind about distribution of her es-
tate after writing will, Aug. 5,
1922, bequeathing all of her stock
owned in the Farmers Trust Com
pany of Anderson to a son. Ernest
Oswald, Batavia, III. 1t stipulated
that the residue of the estate be
divided equally among her four
children, Minnie Wilcox, Tulsa,
Okla; Nellie Crull, Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Ernest and Benjamin Oswalt.
A codicil dated Sept. q 1926, re-
voked bequeathing the stock to En-
nest Oswalt and designated that the
entire estate be shared equally by
the children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-23

FOR years Majestic engineers worked TO eIimi-
] nate the oggrovotine hum and distortion that
seemed necessarily present whenever the power
Of radio receiver was increased beyond GER
toin point You've noticed it perhaps in the set you
have now that power-hum when you first tune in
and those sqveoIs and whistles that SO often mar
fine proeroms2 If you have, you'll know what we
mean when we say that the astounding new prin-
cipIes Of this new Majestic have not only increased
the sets power and range, but have forever
bonished hum and seasonal" reception as we'll.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
GRAND JURY
IMPANELLED
Charge Urges Action
On Truant Officers,
Vital Statistics

The February term Of the Grim
inal district court opened Monday
morning with impanelling Of the
grand jury by Judge A. W. Cunning
ham.
Special subjects for consideration
brought out in charging the grand
jury were vital statistics and tru-
ant officers. "A special communica-
non from state headquarters was
read before the body which COM
planned of failure to register births
and deaths in Cameron county.
The body also was told to take up
with various school authorities and
the commissioners' court the use of
truant officers in an effort to get
out all children Of school age in the
county.
The grand jury Il composed Of w.
B. Clint. Brownsville: +. b. Robert
son, San Benito; Fred Fl. Hall. San
Benito; /. X. Gilbert, San Benito:
81. J. Goetzke. Harrington; c. F. Burt,
San Benito: J. T. Foster, Harrington:
j. A. Russell. Brownsville; L. r,
Welch. San Benito: j. B. Powell
Harrington; J. r. George. Rio Hondo,
and William Cabier. Brownsville.
The grand jury went immediate
~ 70 work on new cases.
The docket was set with the first
cases coming up Monday, Feb. %,
Most Of the old cases left on the
docket from the last term were set
for that date. The leftover docket
is said to be very light.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
Report Effort
To Bomb Train

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 1s.-tP-El
Universay says today that premature
explosion Of a dynamite bomb thwart-
ed an attempt TO blow up a train be-
tween Guadalsjara and Colins yes
ter6av.
Insurgents. the paper says, placed
q bomb on the tracks between the
statiors OF Mangano and Nicholas,
in the state Of Jalisco. but X explct-
"a Just before the train reached H.
Later information said the train had
arrived safely at Colima, capital Of
the state OF that zme
Prior 20 the attempted ~dynzmiting
Of the train the insurgents sacked
and burned the railroad station nj
Mansano. There were no casualties.
Troops were sent I'm pursuit OF the
marasders.
Four Catholic priests arrested re-
Gently nc Guadalajara on charges %
violating the religious laws have
been sent TO Mexico City 70 await the
disposition Of the department. Of in
terror in their cases.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
MONTTION


In the United States District
Court, for the Southern District Of
Texas.
The United States cf America vs.
Mention. No. SEQ and 62l. Law;
one Oidsnobile Coupe. and one
Chevrolet Sedan, (seired from A. w.
Collier. &c all.
In obedience to a Warrant Of
Seizure 70 ne directed. in the
shove-tntitlsd cause, 7 have seized
and taken into my possession the
followirg-defcribed automobiles. 10
wit: One OidsncbiIs Ccurs automo-
bile, Engine We. F-3e. 2Ts. License
No ssl-ii6. and one Chevrolet Sc
dan automobile, Meter No. 4tes3ss,
License No. !. s37-sss. for the
auses set forth in TIE libel now
pending in the U. s. District Court
for the Southern District Of Texas,
at Brownsville. Texas. 7 hereby give
notice 20 all persons claiming the
said described automobiles. or know
ing or having anything 20 sny why
the same should not be- condemned
and forfeited ard the proceeds
thereof distributes according 20 the
prayer OF the libel, that they be- and
appear before the said court, to be
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
RACE BILL

tContinued from page ore.)
Storey declared il provided for con-
troll Of fairs by n commission ard
that X was sponsored by the State
Cattle R.isers' association. Sheep
and Goat Raisers' association. and
the majority of chambers OF COM
merce and district fair associations
over the state.
Representative II. n. Graves OF
Williamson. said attempted betting
will rear its ugly head in a bill TO
be presented tive years from now II
we do not kill IL for all time"
Under the Avis bill, the fair com
mission would have been authorized
"a receive donations toward the en-
try Of any horse. An amount not
more than 10 per cent would have
been deducted from the winner, and
distributed TO counties for the en-
enlargement of livestock and poul-
try raising and farming.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18

bushels topped dirty sl.7562.oo. Cal
ifornia crates best $S.o043.2o, ordl-
nary Si.7542.50.
New York: Arrived . California, 8
New York. Is Texas. Supplies mod
crate, demand moderate, market
about steady. California crates $50
$50. few S5.T5, poorer $l.50G2-5O.
Texas crates fair s2.50G3.00; bush
els SIPS.
Chicago: Arrived s California, on
track 25 cars. Supplies moderate. de-
mand moderate, market slightly
stronger. California crates S5-zSG
$50, fair light colored s2-s5N3.00.
Texas crates s2G2-25, few S2-S0;
bushels mostly SITS.
st. Louis. Arrived I California, 2
Texas, on track 20 cars. Supplies
moderate, demand good, market stea-
dy. Texas crates s2-50G2.e5, mostly
S2.e0H2-65.
PHILADELPHIA: Arrived I California.
4 New York. l Texas. on track 81
cars. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market slightly stronger.
California crates $2.75G3-00. small
s2.25G2.5n. Texas crates s2-T5F 500
poorer and small low as S2-00i bush
els Sl-25Gl.50. New York bushel
baskets washed s225.
Pittsburgh: Arrived ! California,
2 Texas. Supplies moderate, demand
slow. market slightly stronger. Tex
as crates mostly s2.5oS2.T5. few low
as s225. California crates mostly
s26S$2-T5.
P~hilndelrhia: Arrived ] Texas. on
track Is cars. Supplies moderate,
demand moderate. market steady.
Texas crates s225G250.
Pittsburgh: No carlot arrivals.
Supplies light. demand slow. market
slightly stronger for good stock.
Texas crates S225Ge.T5. mostly s225
M150. few low as 5000.
St. Louis: Arrived ! Texas. or
track 3 cars. Supplies moderate. de-
mand moderate, market steady. Tex
~ crates s2E2.50. best mostly $3.50.
New York: Arrived 10 Texas. Sup
plies moderate. demand moderate.
market slightly weaker. Texas crates
sl.75G2.75. mostly s2G2.50; bushels
si25Gi-50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
Slabs Husband
After Quarrel;
/ Wife Repentant

CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-F1-A bride
of seven months plunged a butcher
knife into the breast of her husband
yesterday and then ran screaming for
help to save his life.
Monte Tennes, III, whose uncle by
the same name IL a power in a syn
dictate for dissemination of race track
information, had quarrelled with his
19-year old wife over practically
nothing"
mont and I had gone TO a party
at n friends" Mrs. Tennes told po-
lice, land I guess we had too many
drinks. When we got home early
yesterday morning we started to
} quarrel. /.
IL insisted that we retire and
Monty said, won't He sat down and
began TO read. We quarrclled some
more and I ran TO the kitchen, got a
butcher knife and rushed at Monte.
/ must have been crazy. Monte
grabbed be and we tussled; then be
went limp and gasped."
The condition Of Tennes was crit
zeal today. His left lung had been
punctured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
NOTICE OF

BY, and In conformity with, "a
resolution OF the Board of Direc-
tors Of Cameron County Water Inn
District No. y, passed nc
their meeting held February 10,
1929, an election is called. and no
tice thereof is hereby given, to bo
held within and for said district IN
Cameron County, Texas, on Monday
March III, 1899, 10 determine wheth-
or said District shall avail itself OK
the benefits OF Section I'D OF Article
~ Of the Constitution OF Texas and
thereby become "a conservation AND
reclamation district without change
Of name, with power to incur in
debtsdness and levy taxes TO carry
out the purposes of its organization,
for the payment of its obligations
and the maintenance and operation
or the District, without being con-
trolled by the limitations OK In
debtedness authorized 10 be incur
red and taxes to be levied. imposed
by Section 81 OF Article . OF the
Constitution Of Texas. which resolu-
tion was passed upon n hearing Of
the petition of c. p. Barreda and
others signed by more than twenty
per cent Of the owners Of land in
said district, praying that said dis
trict may become and be- made M con-
servation and reclamation district aH
aforesaid.
At said election the question or
issue aforesaid will be submitted for
determination by the qualified cleo
tors Of said district, in the following
form printed on the ballots:
For conservation and reclam1-
ton;
Against conservation and rccla-
nation
The election will Do held within
lawful hours nc the store building
called the Commissary, situated In
the Anscuas ranch. on or near the
Military road, and in said district.
The officers of election are;
Presiding Judge. Samuel Howell;
Assistant Judge Guadalupe Sua-
rez:
Clerks. Mrs. $. Howell and Pillar
Torres.
Done NJ Brownsville, Texas. Feb
ruary rs. 1929.
Cameron County Water I'm
provement District No. q.
BY c. b. BARREDA. presi-
dent Of the Board Of DE-
rectors.
fsEAL)
Attest.
Margaret Seabury, Secretary.
2-Is-25-4-3t-334l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
\. O.FUTURES
CLOSE STEADY
Net Advance of ! to
5 Points Made
Over Day

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1s.-P1-
The cotton market opened steady ut
an advance Of l TO 4 points in re-
Spouse TO higher Liverpool cables
than expected.
March sold up to 1888. May 1851
and July 1888. or 6 to 7 points above
Saturdays close. AT the end Of the
first hour the market was steady and
az the highs. ].
The market ruled steady most OF
the morning being supported by the
small fertilizer sales and the better
cotton goods reports as we'll as the
outlook for unfavorable weather in
the belt. May traded up TO 1882
and active positions generally 70
levels s points above Saturday
close but the improvement brought
out some realizing and prices eased
off.
Near moor all months except
March rallied to within 2 points OF
the early highs and the undertone
Cotton futures closed steady at net
advance of / to 5 points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
Last Rites For
Miss Soils Are
Held Here Today

Funeral services for Miss Elena
Soils, who died at the home Of Mrs.
r. C. Fernandez Sunday morning,
were held ut the Immaculate Concep-
ton church at 10 a. m !. Monday. with
irterment in the old city cemetery.
Miss Soils was IS years Of age, and
haa lived all her life in Brownsville.
heinr educated At the lnearnate Word
academy. Since childhood she had
made her home with Mrs. Fernandez.
She leaves no near relatives.
Pail bearers were Oscar Suder,
.Juan Jose Champion, Henry Bell.
A. A. Champion, J. 7. Putegnat, and
Frsnk Lopex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
STOCKPRICES
CLOSE STEADY
Approximately $780,
600 Shares Sold
During Day

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-tPp-Strong
buying support came into the stock
market over the weekend, giving
opening prices today a firm under
tone. International combustion OPEN
ed 2 1-2 points higher, American
Smelling 2 and Wright Aeronautical,
Westinghouse Electric and Warner
Bros. Pictures showed initial gains
OF a point or more. General Rail-
way Signal opened a point lower.
Last weeks drastic shakeout ap-
parently had strengthened the tech
nicaI position of the market which
had been weakened by the wild spec
ulation in many of the high priced
~specialties, coppers and public utili-
ties.
Radio quickly ran up 7 points and
United Electric Coal, which broke
20 Id points last week, snapped back
5. Recoveries Of 2 to S points also
took place in Johns Manville, Inter-
national Telephone, U. s. Steel COM
mon, American & Foreign Power, A.
NJ. Byers and Allied Chemical.
The closing tone was steady. Sales
Appropriated 3,300000 shares.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
League
Schedule Out

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 1s.-tPl-Tex-
as league baseball teams this year
will play 164 games in a l52.day sea-
SON beginning April IL and ending
Sent. Is. according TO a schedule
adopted BY league club owners here
today.
Opening games: April IL: Houston
AZ Beaumont. San Antonio at Waco.
Fort Worth at Dallas, Wichita Falls
AZ Shreveport; Aprii ~: Dallas ut
Fort Worth; April 10: Beaumont nj
Hou-ton. Waco at San Antonio;
April %: Shreveport at Wichita
Falls.
The Fourth Of July games: Beau
mont at Houston, Waco NJ = An
tonic. Shreveport NJ Dallas and Nich-
TIA Falls nj TT. Worth.
Closing rames. on SEPT l5: waco
~ Dallas. San Antonio at Shreveport.
Beaumont at Wichita Falls, Houston
az Fort Worth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
Southeast Gets
refrigeration
Rates Reduced

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Hf-A
series Of reductions in railroad re-
friseration charges on fruits and
vegetables moving from southeast
ern states to northeastern consum-
ingterritory was ordered today by
the Interstate commission
effective April Is.
On the important traffic - citrus
fruits and vegetables from Florida
20 New England and North Atlantic
states. the commission ordered a
reduction Of approximately Is per
cent In the refrigeration charges.
On berries from Florida to the
same destinations the reduction or
dered was % per cent and on melons
ard other Florida fruits a reduction
Of 8 per cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
MARKETS AT
"A GLANCE

Feb. is.-RI-.
New York:
Stock firm: buying Of utilities
overcome fear Of credit restriction.
Bonds dull; Anaconda copper Is
sac after advance.
Curb irregular; Goldman Sachs
trading drops 30 points. then rallies
Foreign exchanges steady; Cana
dian dollar at nearly i-2 Of a cent
discount.
Cotton quiet and irregular.
Sugar easy. lower spot market
Coffee lower; European selling.
Chicago.
Wheat firm: decreased visible
srnniv.
Corn easy; beneficial rains Argen-
tire.
cottle strong 10 higher.
Hogs irregular.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
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HOMESEEKERS COME
IN r NUMBERS

HARLINGEN, Feb. 1s.-No definite
figures were available Monday on the
number of homeseekers coming into
the Valley on the special trains w.
the Missouri Pacific and Southern
Pacific Lines. Rail officials stated
they expected the total for the week
would run between i,400 and 300.
All records we're broken last week
when over 1000 h~omeseekers and
tourists came into this section on
special trains. II In estimated that
over a thousand also came into this
section on special trains. II Is esti-
mated thta over a thousand also tame
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
Schools Stress
Identification

Reports on Identification featured
the meeting of the Cameron County
Rural School association held Sat-
urday morning nj the courthouse.
The schools were found to be in
lad condition as 10 ~appear-nce ~
County Superintendent W. Y. Jones
on n recent tour Of inspection. Since
that time Identification has been
stressed and at Saturdays meeting
all schools reported some steps to-
ward making their building and
grounds more pleasing TO the eye.
c. d. Craig Of Briggs-Ccleman
presided over the gathering. The
body was given n demonstration
lesson in geography by Soc Plato
az the Brownsville school system.
General discussion Of school prob
lens followed.
Approximately 90 teachers and su-
per;ntendents were present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
Fred Stone Said
Much Improved

sEBRING. Fla. Feb. 1s-Pl-Fred
Stone has laid aside his crutches and
gone back 10 golf clubs.
This news about the famous CO.
mecian, who was injured in an air
plane accident about a year ago, was
given out today by Rex Beach, the
novelist, at whose home here Stone
is guest.
Beach said that Stone played in a
threesonle yesterday with him and
George B. Smith. local professional
and that the comedians nine hole
score would make 4 we'll man en-
vious."
"His crutches arc permanently laid
aside" Beach said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
FIND WOMANS
BODY IN RIVER
Man Held BY Police
In Connection With
Drowning

HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. is.-tR
i Susquehanna river has given
up the body Of Miss Verna Klink,
s~1-year-old candy store manager.
n the police today announced
that Harry B. Bowman, perfume
salesman, probably would be charg-
ed with murder.
Bowman has been held in the
county Jail since his arrest on Janu-
airy 20, three days after Miss Klink
disappeared. but the charges against
MIN were those resulting only from
ms admissions that money found on
him had belonged to the missing
woman. He was successfully ac-
eused Of robbery, conspiracy 70 rob
and larceny. as well as two charges
involving Miss Ethel Miller. upon
when police claim he spent the
money obtained from Miss Klink.
Yesterday after % days Of futile
dragging of the river near the spot
where the woman was last seen, her
body was found three miles down
the stream, caught against n rock
rs feet from shore.
Aside from saying he was "glad
they found her" and reiteratirg his
assertion that he did not kill her.
Bowman remained silent when told
that Miss Kinks body had been
discovered. He has maintained
that he was aiding the 70
buy the candy store Of which she
was manager and that on the night
of her disappearance she jumped
into the river while respondent be-
eause she could not complete the
transaction. Police say he quoted
the girl as urging him to commit
suicide also. He explained that he
jumped into the water when the
woman leaped but became fright
ened and crawled ashore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
4 Convictions
In County Court

Four convictions were obtained In
the county court OF Cameron county
at law Monday morning in clearing
OF the criminal docket
Manuel Medina. charged with car
rying a pistol. pleaded guilty and
was convicted by a jury and fined
0rtega pleaded guilty on a similar
charge and was fined 500 and costs
also. Miguel Aimazan. charged with
vagrancy. pleaded not guilty but
was convicted BY a jury and fined
SIS and costs. r. w. Miller plead
cd guilty in a water case and was
fined $40 and costs
Seven other cases were either
continued or dismissed. Cases
against Epifamio Garcia, Santiago
Cara and Francisco Cara were set
for . a. IN. Wednesday morning.