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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18

she died within a few minutes.
interviewed in jail Heldman now
says he was prompted not so much
by 4 desire to see justice done as
a desire to help his wife by bring
ing her to the jail.
Il knew the sheriff and thought
she would get a better deal il |
brought her in than TO wait until
they came after her." a y Heldman.
Margaret and | were together con-
Stantiy. | used 10 take her with
me on sales trips each afternoon,
yet she never once mentioned any
affair with Fearn. But I was aware
she knew him and when | read news
paper descriptions of the slayer and
they Tailed with my wife's appear
ance, l grew suspicious because /
knew she had been in Canton. Then
| found a confession she had written
and brought her right down here.
Never Confided, He Says
Margaret never did tell me much
Of anything. She could have gone
for years without saying anything
about the shooting, but / would have
gone crazy within a month if hadn't
brought her down to Gibson"
Cornorer McQuade insists: II am
firmly convinced that Mrs. Heldman
committed suicide because her hus-
band. instead OF comforting her. said
she would 90 to the electric chair,
and therefore he is guilty Of her
death. In Indiana, ID. c. Stephenson,
former Grand Dragon Of the Ku
hlux Khan, va sentenced 10 life
Imprisonment for the murder of Miss
Madge 0~berholtzer because he re-
fused to aid her after she had taken
poison. Isn't Heldman as guilty as
Stephenson"
In commenting on this premise
of the %eornorer, Frank A. Sweitzer,
before the fact in a suicide is liable
IS no law which says an accessory
under the lsv, and furthermore.
Canton seems 70 be losing sight OF
the fact that Mrs. Heldman was a
murderer who was being brought TO
justice. Heldman was under obliga-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-18
ny BONITA WITT
staff Writer for Central Press and
Brow n~syille Herald.

CANTON. o.. Jan. 20.-Canton
awaits what may become Americas
s~trangcst murder trial. The state
has charged Wilbur Heidman. 20, OF
Lorain. O., furnace salesman, with
the moral murder Of mis- wife, Mar
garet, n. on the night OF Dec. IL.
The wife killed herself. the state
does not deny. as Heldman was
bringing his wife 70 Canton 70 turn
over To Sheriff I'D Gibson As the
slayer Of Nernard r. Fearn, Canton
coal dealer.
But the wife would not have kill
ed herself IL the husband had not
goaded her, J.. &. Nc
Quate AYERS. And that Is moral MUIR
der. the state alleges.
Canton is perturbed owe il. What
i justice in this case? Residents
are divided. Is a mans first duty
to his wife or the stateF
Hcldman's Story
According TO Heldman'S first
story his wife confessed 70 him
that she had gone to the door Of
Fearn's home and had shot him down
because Of an affair between them.
Fearn died In his wife's arms.
Heldman told his wife he would
take her 70 Sheriff Gibson. under
whom he had held a special deputy's
commission. AS they were entering
Canton from Lorain where they
had been living for some weeks. Mrs.
Heldman, terrified at the ordeal
awaiting her. asked her husband:
"What will they do to NEE" and po-
lice say his answer was. you'll go
to the electric chair; that's what
you deserve"
a few moments later. Heldman
says he observed his wife slumping
in her seat-a suicide. She had shot
herself with the same gun she had
used TO Kill tcarn. Heldman drove
TO the Sheriff's office. called the
Gibson that nc "had the murderer
Of Fearn IN the car and. with the
sheriff. drove 70 a hospital where
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SCHOOL
MERGER PLAN
No Measure Before
House, Montgom-
cry Asserts

EDINBURG. Jan. ls.-No bill pro-
viding for consolidation Of the Edin-
burg and Tabasco school districts has
been introduced in the legislature.
according to a telegram received
Thursday BY the Edinburg Valley Re-
view from Representative W. II.
Montgomery.
The representative states that ru-
mors circulated in Hidalgo county
that a bill had been presented
brought a flood of kilograms to va
rious representatives requesting
them TO oppose the measure.
In his telegram TO the Review the
Hldalgo county representative stated.
Things political must be having
quite a lull with you at home when
some Of the a~gitators have to 70 80
far as to hatch up a pipe dream
ABOUT some proposed bill in consid-
Grafton 81 Edinburg and Tabasco
school districts and u ret ! bunch oF
misguided individuals 10 waste their
money on kilograms 10 members ~
the legislature in opposition to such
a bin when | have never heard Of
such = measure, nor could | find any,
one else who had. Assume this il
part OF the scheme 10 keen HidaIgo
county affairs in the political lime
light
A I'M has been in circulation
several weeks TO the effect that a
consolidation measure would be in
troduced during the present session.
and II IS understood that many resi-
dents Of both the Tabasco and Edin-
burg districts would oppose il. A ru-
NOR that the bill had been intro
duced resulted in the opposition dis
patching numerous kilograms IA Aus
tin, urging that il be opposed.
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disease we're severely felt in nu-
merous localities.
The rs leading crops exceeded in
value those or 1927 by S3e.O00,0 GOO
and the hypothetic value or all crops
was S7s3.0 GOO. 900 compared with the
1927 value Of $685. 0O.0 0O. an in-
crease Of S45.000,O 600. The cotton
crop was worth about S30.O00.000
more than that Of the year before,
and the production was 100000 bales
greater. For the United States. as a
whole. the total value OF the princi-
pal crops in 1923 was ss.s56. 100000
compared with S.52o,000,000 . year
ago.
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WEATHER SUMMARY

Barometrie pressure was abnor-
mally low over the greater portion
of the country with lowest reading
1882 inches at Kansas City this
morning. As a result the weather
was mostly cloudy, unsettled, and
stormy, with more or less precipita-
tion practically throughout the
great central valleys. Temperatures
were unseasonsbly high in the
southern states, and near the sea
sonal average over the Northwest
this morning.
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Bury Matamoros
Rancher Friday

Funeral services for Guadalupe
Garcia Bali, ranch owner, who died
at his home in Matamoros Thursday.
were to be held from the family resi-
dence ~ 1880 p. m. Friday. with
interment in the old city cemetery.
Garcia Bali was 50 wears old. Death
was due TO a heart attack.
He is survived by his wife and
seven children. all Of whom reside in
Matamoros: two sisters. Mrs. Tomas
Tiierina. and Miss Candida Garcia
Bali. both of Brownsville. and two
brothers! Primitive Garcia Bali. who
lives in Brownsville. and IT. Garcia
Bali. a Matsmoros resident.
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LANES Save
AFGHAN king
Ruler
And Family Rescued
By British Fliers

EW DELHI. India. Jan. is.-tF-
Evstullsh. king of Afghanistsn for
few days. and members a his
|usehold. have been evacuated
sm Kabul BY British airforre air.
hnes. The party reached Pesha-
IL enroute 70 kandahar. where
ayatullah's predecessor ard broth
the former King Amanuliah, is.
LONDON. Jan. lS-Pl-Adyices
IN karachi, India. today said that
mer King Amanullsh Of A~fghanis-
was gathering support from
thern Afghsns for an attempt TO
over his lost throne from the
er carrier who became king.
ibullsh kher. One incentive pre-
nably Is Amannullah's ezpecta-
j. IF ~ heir.
,nanuliah. after his ~abdication in
nj, reached Kandah5r IN the
th of A~fchanistsn and raised the
Al standard over the palace there,
icgting he Still considered him
Il 4 factor in the situation. He
% be in authority over that
and il was reported he also
4 support at GhaZni.
Persons familiar with Aighanis.an
lay expressed doubts whether
lsnullah would he able 70 mov
Ksbul before spring. In ka-
?. Habibullah held sway, having
the throne from I~nayatullah
Ter brother n Amsnullah who be-
ne ruler after Amanullah's abdi-
ion.
Perfect order Vas said II prevail
Kabul with foreign legations.
and institutions guaranteed
rebels whose attitude toward the
-cigners Il quite friendly.
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'ryer Cleared Of
to Rob; Jury
Flayed by Judge

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. Jan. IS
A jury which acquitted Ed
yor. former Electra constable, Of
alleging conspiracy 10 rob
re last night was reprimanded by
dge II. A. Martin. who declared the
rdict would "prove a serious check
te" to law enforcement IN Wichita
unity.
was charged with having Of
ed protection to Henry Shumate II
2 latter would burglarize an Elec-
! warehouse. Shumate's testimony
r the state was attacked on the
FUNDS he was an incompetent wit
IS. Pryor's counsel charged the
lietment was a political frame
-
Two other charges in connection
IN hurglaries at Electra are pend
I, against the former officer.
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BADNESS FROM RnRRING

PARIS.-Several hairdressers re-
port that a number Of their women
patrons are ordering wigs because N
badness caused ny bobbing their
hair.
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BIGAMY IN APHASIA

CH1CAGO-Charlcs Morrell plead
ed he was suffering from aphasia
when he committed bigamy, but he
got a year in prison.
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BULLETIN

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tcmpera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at s .. m; fourth, rainfall past "a
hours.
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TWO ALTOS KILL MAN

WILMETTE. H.-Struck hy two
autos near Glenview. William Bur-
nett was dead when picked uP.
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When Buying Tires and Tubes from I

This an appeal to the wage Garner who is unable
to buy tires because the full purchase price is not
available in the weekly or monthly pay envelope.
Come to Hicks store in Brownsville and we will
make arrangements for payments according to
your pay days. No waiting. Your credit is
good with Hicks. Just pay down a small amount
and begin riding Immediately. The balance can
be paid each week, every two weeks, or monthly.
That's up to you-you make your own terms.
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MILLION FOR A HOUsEkEEPER

GLASGOM-Iames Waddell. who
died NJ 7S. hcqueathed his Sl. 900
estate Ia MS h~nusekecner.
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FROSTY BRAIN

OXFORD, Erg.-A university stu
IA in an examination defined the
VA Oscillation" a. the process of
covered with ice"
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OWN CONFESSION FREES HER
DUBLIN.-Mrs. Anne HOLMAN
was acquitted Of murder. which she
had confessed. because the confess
sion was gotten by illegal methods.
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Under our supervision, everything-expense, tradition and
precedent-has been sacrificed in order to build the greatest
tire value in the world. Tire history reveals no contract that
is so far reaching, in giving you a super tire at a moderate
price, as the contract between the Hicks Rubber Company
and the Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company.
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Continued from page -
out people make a practice Of bring
ing the meat yer as packages under
five kilos are admitted duty free,
il was said. There is a city ordin-
ance against the sale sale OF this
meat but none against Its entry. City
Attorney Galbraith was authorized
to communicate with Roy Campbell
customs head Of this district, with
the object of banning this meat. Of
ficers state that Campbell stopped
the same traffic at Laredo. Mayor
Cole said the sale Of the meats
should be stopped as a health meas
ure as it is not subject TO inspection.
Smokestack off Plumb
An investigation also was gotten
under way when II was reported that
the smokestack for the new boiler
at the city power plant was off
plumb by about two and a half feet.
The stack has not been accepted by
the city as yet.
A bid for $3.50 for roofing Of the
addition to the power plant by the
Brownsville Sheet Metal Works was
accepted subject to the approval Of
Ben Proctor. city architect
Action in removing water mains
from the property OF "A. Fernandez
in West Brownsville was deferred
pending further investigation. The
property in question is outside the
city limits. The pipe was laid down
Rio Grande boulevard a number or
years ago. Since then Fernandez
has obtained permission from the
county commissioners court to cut
the boulevard from 100 to so feet.
He took the remaining so feet into
his property. The city is seeking to
determine whether the main as at
first put down was within the
bounds Of the 100 foot boulevard.
Pass False Alarm Law
A false-fire alarm ordinance pro-
viding for fines Of from $40 to $500
was passed TO second reading.
Bids were authorized on the fol-
lowing city jobs. Storm sewer "a
drain the low ground to the rear OF
the FL Jardin hotel; a n or three
quarter ton truck; and 20 benches
for Washington park.
An emergency ordinance requiring
screening of all host fruit 70 the
Mediterranean and More5os flies was
passed to first reading. This ordi-
nance is designed TO put teeth in
the federal clean up project.
A petition asking playground
equipment for the Victoria addition
park was set aside for future con-
sideration.
A request for better water facili-
ties at the airport was turned over
to the city engineer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-25
COTTON MART
OPENS STEADY
Heavy Circulation cf July
Notices Fails to De-
press Price

NEW ORLEANS. June 25.-A-
The cotton market had a relatively
steady opening despite heavy cir
culation Of July notices. Gables
were rather favorable and although
May opened ) points down good de-
mand for July brought out sympa-
thetic buying on other deliveries.
Months later than July opened ?
to 3 points up ana pr.cc5 continued
to advance after the start until The
end Of the first hour. July sold at
1884. October 1919. and December
1858. or 9 to Il points above yes
terday's close.
The market was active and
strong all morning supported BY
the prompt stoppage Of July tend
ers. The demand for July contracts
carried that month to 1910, or Is
points above yesterdays close. New
crop positions also advanced in
sympathy with the strength Of July
and on buying promoted by the nu-
merous showers and the official
forecast for continued rainy wea-
Their in the central and eastern por-
tons. October traded up TO 1857
and December 1876. or Is to II
points above the opening figures
and Is TO 20 points over yesterdays
close.
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robson GOES

Continued from page I'D
standpoint Of an oil man he said
There VS. one chance IN six that
there was oil. according 10 the geo.
logical structure. III there was OIL.
my clients would make money, the
university would get 100000 boz
nus. in addition 20 the usual roy
atty. Th-re was everything 10 balm
and nothing 10 lose for the uni
versity. However. If there should
be some dry holes drilled around
there and this territory condemned.
the university would not only lose
the royalties but the bonus as we'll
There was introduced in testi-
mony a letter from Wallc Pratt. di-
rector OF the lease department or
the Hubble OH and Refining COM
pany. to CO.. missioner Robson. in
which Il was suggested that TO place
the lands en- sale at the time would
have been unfortunate for the uni
versity mad oil industry" He said
the oil industry could fill afford
TO develop the territory or carry the
lease in face Of overproduction in
the oil fields"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-25
FORT NORTH GRAIN

FORT WORTH, June 25.-P-
Good demand was reported on the
cash grain market today for al Of
ferings. wheat being especially
wanted at a decline Of one TO two
cents in sympathy with the con-
tract values. Corn was a little
higher as were sorghum heads.
Export grain: Exporters bid as
follows: Basis delivered Texas gulf
ports: No. / ordinary wheat 112q
i.1S: No. I soft red mixed Ill and
1.13; No. ? barley Ga 66.
Domestic grain: Millers bid as
follows. Basis delivered Il. G. p:
No. / hard wheat 1.1211. IS per
cent protein 1.I361.15; "A per cent
1.1761.19; IS per cent l.22G1.24;
is per cent 1.2861.30.
Dealers bids and offers on other
grains, basis delivered T. Q. r.: No.
2 mixed corn I.01G1c4: No. ?
white or yellow corn 1.O701.O9; No.
? red oats 49G so; No. ? barley 6S6
90: NO. ? milo per hundred pounds
l.506 1.52; No. ? kaffir 1881 1.36;
milo heads per ton 21.O0G 22.5O.
kaffir heads 20.0OG21.O0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-25
RURALAID
BUDGET LOOMS
Sum of S., 100000 For
Schools Agreed To
BY Committee

AUSTIN. June 25.-tR-The
greatest rural aid appropriation In
the states history loomed ahead
today through acceptance by the
senate or "A free conference COM
mittee's report setting the amount
al s5.50O.0O0 for the biennium.
Action on the compromise
amount likely will be taken by the
house some time today.
The senate bill called for an
appropriation of s5.OO0.0O0 and the
house bill carried 100000 for the
purpose.
The conference committee re-
duced the amount for payment az
high school tuition from 100000
70 $4,000 0 and accepted provisions
Of the house bill calling for a
school term of six and half
months instead az seven recon-
mended by the senate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-25
CHOOSE HEADS
OF SPIDERWEB
Annual Meeting of Road
Installs Same Set of
Officers
lsnecial to The Heraldl

Sk&&AA ~ $3.50
. SANBENITO, June 25.-Stock-
holders of the San Benito and Rio
Grande Valley railroad in a meet
ing here this morning reelected as
directors all members Of the board
who have served for the past year
and the directors. in turn. called a
melting and elected the present set
of officers TO serve another year.
Offers elected were: l.. w. Bald
win. St. Louis. president; J. l.. Per-
kins, San Benito. vice president
and auditor: H. r. Stafford. Houston,
executive vice president; John 7.
Lomax. San Benito. secretary
treasurer: and III *. Cole. Houston,
assistant secretary-treasurer
A bare majority OF the reelected
board was present to name the Of
ficers for the year.
Those in attendance were: John
Shary and ID. @. Wood OF Mission:
w. ID. Chaddick OF Mercedes; and
j. L. Landrum and John T. LomaX
Of San Benito.
Stockholders said they had taken
uD no other business and that no
plane for the road we're discussed.
Neither was there a financial re-
port made.
The road. controlled by Missouri
Pacific. runs from San Benito to the
river. thence west to points above
Mission.
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Police Think Theft
Of Jewels Inside
Job; Quiz Owners

CHICAGO. June Is -CP- Mrs
Benjamin Bogeaus, the former Eth
elind Terry of the musical comedy
stage. and her husband. a real estate
dealer, were held for questioning
today in connection with the in
vestigation of Mrs. Bogeaus' jewels
yesterday.
Deputy Commissioner John p.
siege expressed the belief that the
jewel robbery was an inside job. z
He said Mr.. and Mrs. Bogeaus were
in disagreement over the value of
the jewelry taken, Bogeaus valuing
il at $4,000. while Mrs. Bogeaus
said ii was worth less than Sill 900.
Siege also said the jewels had been
insured only a few days ago against
theft.
The Bogeaus' reported early Mon
day they had been robbed by two
young men who apparently fol-
lowed them from a cafe TO their
apartment.
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McAllen To Invite
Portes Gil To Be
AT Fete on Fourth


McALLEN. June 25.-A committee
Of McAllen citizens, headed by J.
A. Frisby. will leave here Thursday
en- route to Mexico City. where they
viii deliver in person an invitation
from Governor Dan Moody Of Tex
as to President Portes Gil Of Mexico
an invitation TO attend the Fourth
of July festivities here.
The party will board a plane Of
the Mexican Aviation Co. at
Brownsville and fly to the Mexican
capital.
Governor Moody has notified the
local committee that he Will be I'M
able to attend the celebration here
as he already had promised to be
in Amarillo, the home Or lis wIre's
parents.
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n. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK, June 25.@P-The
cotton market opened steady at an
advance of l to II points with late
months relatively firm on the steady
showing Of Liverpool and an un-
favorable view Of early weather re-
ports.
Circulation of notices estimated at
between 100000 and 10000 bales,
caused a good deal Of July liquida-
ton but trade interests were good
buyers Of July at the wider differ
ences and after selling at 1870 at
the start. the price advanced 70
1902. December sold up 70 1882
making net advances Of about 8 TO
Is points 9TH the market fairly ac-
tive and steady within 3 or 4 points
Of these figures at the end Of the
first half hour.
July liquidation was absorbed at
the increased discounts as COM
pared with new crop months, and
the general list sold about is to %
points net higher during the middle
Of the morning with July advancing
70 1910 and December TO 1889.
Buying of new crop months was
promoted by the unfavorable view
Of the weather and some buying
was reported on a theory the mar
ket was likely 70 improve after the
first July notices were out Of the
I way.
Trading was quite active early
but tapered off later. with the mar
ket at midday rather quiet but
fairly steady at reactions Of about
9 70 IS points from the best.
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CONTINUED from mage ~

Continued from page ~
would have been difficult for its
crew Of four to have left 1t If it had
been wrecked.
While the premier vas pessimistic
as to the possibility Of the plane
remaining afloat in the event Of
forced landing. other aviation au-
thorities were less so. Col. Kinde-
Ian. director Of Spanish military
aviation. said in Zaragoza ii prob
bly, would have floated indefinitely.
"as 1t has done On past DECISIONS"
He hoped for more favorable re-
ports soon.
Commandante Ayman, inspector
Of aeronautical schools. in an in
terview. recalled peculiar behavior
Of the plane when it took off last
Friday. the motors heating excess
Sively. a similar circumstances hav-
ing forced them to leave their big
four-motoTed "Numancia" behind
and take the Dornier VAIL instead.
Two attempts at takeoff were nee
essary although on the second at
tempt the plane rose gracefully aft
or 40 seconds down the runway.
Still Have Hope
Ayman did not believe, however.
the plane was lost. holding it was
down somewhere after a forced
landing. and was neither able 10 get
up again nor 10 communicate its
plight, due to incapacity OF its radio
when not flying. He recalled a
similar plight of Marquis De Pine
do, Italian flier. when nera the
Azores on a transatlantic flight.
With Major Franco were Major
Eduardo Gallarza. Captain Ruiz
De Aid, and mechanic. Pedro De
Madariaga.