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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
HIJACKER KILLS
2RUM RUNNERS
Nonchalant Gangster Cleans
Pistol Barrel Carefully
After Shooting

DETROIT, April 12.-(P)-Two
racketeers started out, apparently
unarmed, to "get" the man who
hijacked their Blind Pig at 4 a. m.
today and were slain by the hi
jacker.
The men killed were Earl Rem
ington, IS, and Fordon Teter, 80.
Both had police records.
Remington and Teter found the
gunman, whom they apparently &C
cused of hijacking their Blind Pig
OF $4OO, an argument followed, and
one of the men suggested they
"Settle it in the street"
Residents of the district heard
three shots fired and saw tn gun
man bending over Teter's body on
the sidewalk. He fired two more
shots into the body, and then
chased Remington, who fled down
an alley. One more shot was
fired. Remington's body was found
on nearby street.
The slayer returned to his parked
automobile, wiped his pistol care
fully, placed it in the seat beside
him, and drove slowly away.
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SECRETARIES
RETURN HERE
Florida c. of G. Managers
Visit Valley; Rodgers
Tells Of Airport

Bringing several Florida chamber
of commerce heads with them, G.
G. Richardson, manager Of the To-
cal chamber, and j. E. Bell, man.
ager of the San Benito chamber,
have returned to the Valley after
attending the Dallas convention of
the Texas Commercial Executives
association.
Ralph Grasfield, manager of the
Florida state chamber of commerce,
and r. L. Vorenburg, manager of
the Palm Beach chamber, were the
two who made the return trip with
the Valley men by car from Dallas
The Florida men were pleased with
the development shown in this sec
tion. They were being shown places
Of interest Friday.
Karl Lehman, manager of the
Orange county (Orlando, Fla }
chamber of commerce, also was in
Brownsville. He was accompanied
by his wife and made the trip from
the Dallas convention by rail.
Richardson stated that the Valley
was well advertised at the conven-
tion, due in part to the election
of Bell as president of the organ
ization. This is the second time in
three years that the Valley has held
the presidency of the executives
body. Richardson was president two
years ago. Richardson also has been
vice president and a director in
the organization.
Attention of the convention also
was focused on Brownsville by
Gardner S. Rogers, city planning
expert. In outlining city planning
in general, Rodgers stated that air.
ports are rapidly being included into
the general scheme. In this con-
nection he told of Brownsville
which he regarded as one of the
outstanding examples of progress
along this line Rodgers told of
the qualifications of the local air.
port as an international port Of en-
try.
In addition to the executives as
sociation, the Southern Secretaries
association also held a convention
in Dallas.
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TIMBERS And !
WATER CRASH
Side OF DAN
One Worker Thrown
Entirely Clear of
Falling Wreckageby|
Force of Cave-in

LANSING, Mich, April 12.-[Rl-I
Believed to have been caught in
the collapse of Golfer dam at al
viaduct here today, four men are|
missing and two others are thought
to have been drowned. The miss
ing men, all members of a crew ofI
eight working below the dam, are i
H. Kramer, Isaac Helman, Frank
Harris and Fred Heck, all of Lam
sing.
Two others Of the crew were res
cued.
The river, swollen by recent rainsl
placed tremendous strain on the
dam and caused the collapse with
out warning. The workers were
caught under an avalanche od
crashing timbers and water.
The men were working on the
footings Of the viaduct.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April H.
P)-Three group funerals of vic
Tins Of the tornado which WedneS=
day swept sections of north Arkan-
sas taking a toll of life which stood
at SO today, were to be held this
afternoon at Guion and SWifton,
two villages which bore the brunt
of the storm.
Two small rural cemeteries near
Swifton each are to receive the
bodies Of IL victims, while at
Guion, six Of those who lost their
lives in the storm which razed the
entire town, are to be buried.
Meanwhile, rehabilitation was 60
ing forward under direction of Red
Cross workers, and Major G. r.
Barham and Captain Lee v. Casey
of the adjutant generals staff, dis
Parnell.
Those who were not injured
searched among the ruins of their
homes. Little will be salvaged from
the wreckage, observers said, SO
complete was the damage. What
was not destroyed or damaged by
the wind was water soaked from
rain.
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LATE BULLETINS
n,1,n.wr xv SAYS AIMEE WAS WITH ORMIsTON

..rADAME X" SAYS AIMEE WAS WITH OhNiioauN =,
S.cR anIFNTO CaI April 12-(AP)-The mysterious un 80
abduction declared
radio operator henneh
a. romantic visit Cal, three years ago az tne e ~ -
pharscr in OF kdnapers In NieAico
NrpsI NaNZO RELIEVED COMMAND ON WEST COAST
MGAIEs sonora General Francisco r. Nnsn s h; @ @
coast has Deen reeVeo -
mand it was by rebel authorities mere tooa @
him The action was TAKEN S
at Cananea directing heads OF the repe
movement
yOIGHT FINLAY IN TOURNAMENT
PJNFHJRST ~ c. April 12-AP-George Voigt New fork
championship go course
eliminating Philips Fny bemon
Mass i'm twentynnth annual mems amateur
Nothand South golf tournament
PARIS 12-The allied reparations experts nave
H1alnar Shacn nao
delegation, tomorrow
LHDBERGH LANDS AT BOILING FIELD
12-AP-Col Charles A: Lindbegh landed
Boiling Field Va from Greensboro ~ O.
left for without getting out of his plane
IL MEMBERS BYRD'S PARTY AT SAN FRANCISCO
12tF1-Tweve members Of Commander
expedition arrived today to describe the
breaking struggles Of the explorers repeated encounters VIZ"
nature.
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BROTHER HACKS
SISTER, SELF
New York Pair I'm Critical
Condition After Man
Yields Axe

NEW YORK, April 12-(P)-Dis-
tracted by poverty and failing
health, police were informed, Fred
erick Robinson, 50, struck his ST.
year-old sister, Mrs. Emily Lowe, or
the head with an axe today and
then tried to hack his own head of
in their Brooklyn home
A neighbor who broke down the
door at first thought Mrs. Lowe
dead, but it later developed she was
still living though in critical con-
dition. Brother and sister were
taken to a hospital with fractured
skulls.
Charles Rear. who lives in an ad-
joining apartment, told police he
heard the pair quarreling and wher
Mrs. Lowe began to scream he
burst down the door.
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Brownsville Teams
Go To Corpus For
Latin Tournament

Two Brownsville teams were to
leave for Corpus Christi Friday aft
ernoon to participate in the district
division of the state Latin tourna- :
ment to be held there on Saturday.
Those composing the teams are Ker-
NIT Cromack and Althea Keller,
first year students, and Gail Nc
Davitt, and Raul Cara, second
year. They were accompanied by
Miss Ann Kendrick, high school
instructor.
The state is divided into nine dis
tricts for the contest, in the form
of written examination, and each
school having Latin in it's curricu-
lum is allowed two contestants for
each years work. Gail McDavitt
and Raul Cara were winners for
the Brownsville district in first year
Latin last year, receiving the cup
offered as a trophy.
A luncheon, drive, and show in
the afternoon, and a banquet in
the evening have been planned by
the Corpus Christi hosts to enter
tain the contestants.
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.EXP0RTSSH0W
BIG INCREASE
First Quarter Estimated
5000 Gain Over Same
Period 1928

Exports through Brownsville dur
ing the first quarter of 1929 are be-
lieved to have set a new record
high, showing an increase estimat-
ed at 500 per cent over the same
period last year. The exports were
valued at $690,793, VIM. Neal, dep
uty collector of customs, said.
The increase Is due to Stlmulat-
ed business in the southern repub-
lie, and planes were large factor
in the gains. A large amount OF
building material and agricultural
implements also were exported
through this port.
The exports have shown large
gains from month to month also.
They are listed as follows: Janu-
ary $97, ,822, February $156,276, and
March $426,695.
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ARTILLERY IS
Sent BY j. 5.
TOCUARDLINE
Preparations Made To
Defend Border In
Rebel Attack; 80
Cavalrynen Give Up

NACO, Sonora, April 12.-(P1-
Federal cavalry today carried bat
tie into General j. Escobar's rebel
camp. Ninety cavalrymen from the
federal garrison here, charged into
a contingent Of rebel troops on the
Nogales road, west of San Jose
mountain, demoralized the revolu-
tionaries and took approximately
100 prisoners.
The number Of dead and wound
ed in the battle had not been de-
termined definitely. The federal
cavalrymen returned to the garri-
son shortly before II o'clock with
six or eight empty saddles.
NACO, Ariz., April 12.- R-
American artillery was on its way
to Naco today to defend the Ameri-
can border against the menace OF
Mexican rebel field pieces trained
upon the loyal garrison Of Naco,
Sonora.
A battery of field artillery was
enroute from Fort Bliss, Ell Paso,
Texas, and two 3-inch field pieces
were on the way from Camp Jones,
Douglas, Ariz.
Reports that American soil might
be subjected to Mexican rebel fire
were heard today as advices came
from the rebel stronghold at Nog-
ales, Sonora, that revolutionary
forces possibly would attack Naco,
Sonora, today.
The affairs of the revolution
were believed to be approaching a
crisis in Sonora. A war council
was held at Cananea south of here
by General j. Gonzalo Escobar,
revolutionary commander-in- chief,
and five Of his aides.
From Aqua Prieta, Sonora, east
of here, came a report that a
Mexican federal troop train was
enroute from El Paso. Texas, to
Naco, to reinforce the loyal garrison
of 1000 men.
With the focusing of military
forces on this spot Naco looked for
one of two things, either major
battle for the possession of the
Mexican garrison or the withdrawal
Of the rebel forces to Guaymas,
Sonora, to meet the federal army
forcing its way up the west coast.
Two more carloads of barbed
wire crossed from the United States
into Naco, Sonora, to extend and
improve the wire entanglements in
front of the federal trenches. The
trenches themselves have been tim
bered to better Withstand possible
shell fire by rebel artillery.
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In a telephone conversation with
the Telegram, Justice Fain
said DR.. s. I. Sturgis, Springtown,
testified that Mrs. Hendricks was
mentally deranged. DR.. Sturgis tes-
tilted he examined Mrs. Hendricks
Thursday but her condition did not
indicate she was dangerous.
Justice Fain said neighbors of
the Hendricks noticed the latter's
dog coming to their houses this
morning and acting strangely.
Both bodies were found in the
yard of the Hendricks home. The
top Of Hendricks head had been
blown off, and Mrs. Hendricks was
shot through the breast. A shot
gun was about eight feet from her
body.
Signs at the home indicate break
fast was being prepared and Hen
bricks was returning from the
smoke house in the yard when he
was shot.
A MIR. Stamps, living about 200
yards from the Hendricks house,
told Justice Fain he heard one shot
at ABOUT a. m. today.
The bodies were found by Audy
Hall, mllkman of Reno.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
WOMAN HELD AFTER
INCOHERENT STORY

ATLANTA, Ga, April 12.-(P)-
Claiming to have been knocked un-
conscious last night by an un-
identified person who robbed her
of twenty dollars, but unable to
give coherent story of the circum-
stances, woman giving her name
as Mrs. Walter Smith, age 20. Of
Sour Lake, Texas, was detained in
the matron's ward at police head
quarters here today pending IN
vestigation.
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4 Bound to Grand
Jury In Death of
Manuel Gutierrez

-Four men are in jail here today
following preliminary hearing
held before Justice of the Peace j.
F. Watson at Los Fresnos Thursday
afternoon in the Staying Of Manuel
Gutierrez, who was found on the
banks of canal. near Los Fresnos
recently dead of bullet wounds.
The four men held were Marga-
rito Garcia, Juan Rosa, Casamiro
Torres and Victoriano de los San
tos. Bond for each, with the excep-
ton Of De Los Santos, was set OF
$500. De Los Santos bond was put
at 81 200.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
DIPLOMACY ENTERS
MOVIE CONTROVERSY

PARIS, April 12.-(P)-Diplo-
macy is now entering the contro-
versy between French and Ameri-
can film producers. Hitherto the
informal negotiations have been in
the hands of Henry c. Mclean,
commercial attache, who explained
the American position to Francois
Poncet, nder-secretary for Fine
Arts. The American embassy now
has received instruction from the
state department to take up the
question with the French Covern-
ment and formal representations
will be made as soon as note can
be put into proper form.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
Loud 'Whoopees' Greet
Tex Guinan Acquittal

NEW YORK, April 12-(P-
Helen Morgan, singer of plaintive
melodies and the only woman ever
to threaten the laurels of Texas
Guinan as the most popular night
club hostess on Broadway, will on
Monday stand trial on the same
charge Of which Texas was ac-
quilted.
Miss Morgan, musical comedy
actress, is charged with maintain
ing a nuisance through sale of
liquor at the Helen Morgan club
at which she was hostess. She
quit the night club business after
her arrest last fall.
Texas was acquitted yesterday
in 81 minutes by a jury of middle
aged men who took but two bal
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lots. None had ever been to
night club. The verdict was greet
ed with cries of "whooppee" by
the spectators, and Texas lavistly
distributed kisses among the spec
tators and jlIrymen.
To Norman j. Morrison, special
deputy United States attorney
general who prosecuted her, she
said:
Il want to thank you. You
were a perfect gentleman"
Miss Guinan," said the prose-
cuotor, you were the toughest
customer / ever had"
She then issued an invitation to
all present. lawyers, jurors and
spectators. to pass the evening at
her night club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
CONGRESSMAN RETURNS
FROM MEXICAN BORDER

SAN ANTONIO, April 12-(P)-
Congressman Melvin E. Mas of
Minnesota, who returned to Brooks
Field here last night from the Mex
ican border, where he observed ac-
tivities of American fighting planes,
took off today for Washington.
Mas said on his arrival here
from the border he would recon-
mend that more fighting planes be
dispatched to the border to re-
inforce six observation planes from
Dodd Field here and IL attack
planes from Fort Crockett, Calves
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
REMOVAL DISCUSSION
OVER IN STRIKE ROW

DALLAS, April 12.-lP)-James
p Garfield, chairman OF the fed
eral mediation board hearing testl-
mony in the dispute between the
Texas and Pacific railway and rep
resentatives Of 1000 Of its employees
announced today that "the question
of the removal of the home ter,
minal of the road to Mineola need
not longer be considered"
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SIX MEN BURIED alive |
IN v|ADuCT AVALANCHE
Naco Federals Win Short Battle
Winsome Girl Gangster Believed Man

DENVER, April 12.-(P)-An at
tractive brunette, who police say
may have been a man dressed in
woman'S clothes, was sought to-
day as the bandit who obtained
$1,000 in a single handed holdup
of the Colorado State bank here
by threatening to blow up the tell
er's cage with nitroglycerine.
In the course of yesterday aft
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ernoon's business G. <. Kenney,
a teller, notified a young and pref
ty woman approach his counter.
apparently to cash a check. In
stead, she handed him a note,
which said, give me all the bills
you have in the cage or I will
touch off this bottle of nitrogly-
cerine, and blow you through the
window"
Kennedy hesitated. The custo-
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mer looked suggestively at her
brown paper parcel, with a fuse,
protruding from one end and at
a match, which she began tracing
lightly on the counter. Kennedy
hastily scooped up bundle Of
bills and pushed them through
the window.
After warning the teller not to
say anything until I get outside, I
the robber walked from the bank.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
MUSIC PUPILS APPEAR
IN RECITAL TONIGHT

Miss Annie Putegnat, local music
teacher, will present her violin and
piano pupils in recital at the Elks
hall at 8 p. m. Friday. A variety
of numbers appear on the program.
from simple, familiar airs by the
beginners, to the difficult selections
by advanced pupils. The opening
number is to be violin duet,
America" by two little girls. five
and six years old. The public is
cordially invited by Miss Putegnat
to attend,
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OFFICER TO PROBE
DRINKING AT FRAT

RICHMOND, Va, April 12.-[P1-
z. H. Gibson, assistant to the at
torney general of Virginia, who is
dead of the state prohibition force,
left today for Charlottesville to in
vestigate alleged admissions of
drinking at the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity house of the University
of Virginia.
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ayPERTS FAIL TO AGREE

PARIS, April 12.-(Pl-The rep
arations experts Of the allied pow
ers failed to reach definite agree
ment concerning figures to be sub
mitted to DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, the
delegate, during this mornings ses-
sion. and, It was necessary to call
another meeting for this afternoon.
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FIRST VALLEY
ROASTIN' EARS
ARE SHIPPED

wESLACO, April 12-The
first shipment Of green corn
from the Valley for 1929 was
forwarded by express from here
Thursday afternoon.
The shipment was made by the
Gulf Vegetable and Fruit Co.
and the corn was grown on the
farms of j. o. Durham and
Soloman Contreras near here.
Regular shipments are expect
ed to begin in few days.
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STEAMER LEAVES TO
PICK UP FLIERS

BROOME, Western Australia,
April 12.-(P)-A steamer will leave
here this afternoon for the mouth
Of the Glenelg river to pick up the
stranded Southern Cross filters,
sighted there by the airplane Can
berra today. 1t is about $50 miles
distant by sea.
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LEGIONNAIRES BANQUET

PARIS, Texas, April 12.-(P)--
Gov. w. j. Holloway of Oklahoms
and large delegation of Legion
naires from that state were expect
ed to attend banquet here tonight
honoring Col. Paul v. McNutt OF
Indianapolis national commander Of
the American Legion.
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PLAN URAISED

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 12.-(P
-Characterizing the present cor
poration commission order restrict
ing production Of Oil as the best pro
ration plan ever devised, Ray M.
Collins. umpire of the Seminole
area, today made APPLICATION in the
commission to extend the pro-
vision from May l to June /.
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KIWANIS ADDRESSED
BY CHIEF OF r. A. r.

Addressing the third service club
within the week, Jack McDermott,
officer of the Texas Air Transport
company, talked before the KiwaniS
club here at the noon luncheon
Thursday.
McDermott said other things
that air transportation is not in
competition to other carriers but is
supplementary service.
Little other than routine business
came before the club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
EMPLOY. SCHOOL HEAD

McALLEN, April 12-Superin-
tendent John H, Gregory Of the
Kingsville schools, has been elected
to head McAllen schools during the
1929-30 school year, succeeding
Superintendent j. d. Bramlette.
The ne superintendent met with
the board of trustees Monday eve
ming.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-12
DAN CUPID is
THROWN FOR
LOSS OF TWO

Score two against Dan Cupid.
Cameron county court house
records reveal that two divorces
were granted Thursday.
Nothing unusual.
But In the meantime no mar
riage licenses were issued.
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SO VICTIMS OF
STORM FOUND
Group Funerals For Dead
Planned Today In Two
Arkansas Towns

BATESVILLE, Ark, April H.
Thirty persons who had been
without food or water for more
than 48 hours were discovered
hiding in caverns near Guion to-
day by national guaNdsmen search
ing the regions for bodies of those
killed in the tornado late We'd
nesday.
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Deranged Texas
Wife Murders
Spouse and Self

FORT WORTH April 12F9-Mrs M Hendricks killed
her husband and then killed herself today at their
Peace l. o. Fain of Springown
There about Sc
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THUGS GET $4,000
IN DARING HOLDUPS

CHICAGO, April 12.-(Pl-Two
bandits with sawed-off shotguns
held up employees of the Lansing
State bank today. shielded them
selves from the guns of bank guards
by kidnapping the cashier and es-
capped with two bags containing an
estimated $4,000 cash.
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For Brownsville and the valley
Mostly cloudy and unsettled To-
night and Saturday, probably WIFI
local showers; not much change ~
temperature.
For East Texas: Increasing cloud
mess tonight and Saturday becom-
ing unsettled in south portlon'
probably scattered showers "
southwest portion and near the wesl
coast: warmer except on the wef1
coast.
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IRvINGTON. N. j.. April 12.-
R)-Five gunmen held up mes
senger of the Irvington Smelling
and Refining company near the
plant today and escaped with S16,-
900 in gold bullion.
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RIVER FORECAST y
There will be no material
in the river during the mex
43 hours.
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THE WEATHER
WEATHER. SUMMARY

Generally fair to partly cloudy
weather prevailed throughout the
greater portion of the country az
the morning observation. Light td
moderate general precipitation oc1
Cured within the last "a hours ~
the southeastern and far eastern
states, and apparently throughout
the region Of the Great Lakes and
the upper Mississippi valley. Tenn
peratures were seasonable practl
cally throughout the country tnl1
morning.