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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
DOCTOR LAUDS
MEETING HERE
Visiting Medicos Attend
Kiwanis Club; Several
Talks Made

i can't say too much IN praise
or the wonderful hospitality shown
us by Brownsville and Valley people
during Our cor vention.r DR.. Felix
Miller, retiring president Of the
State Medical association. told the
Kiwanis club ut their regular meet
ing held at the FL Jardin hotel
Thursday noon.
Miller. who lives at Eagle Pass
said that doctors are highly orir-
donated and when any two get to-
gether. a difference Of opinion il
not only unlikely but probable. In
previous conventions, these differ
ences were fought out On the floor
Of the convention hall. Miller said
But the delicious grapefruit and
pleasant climate had It's effect in
the Brownsville convention. There
vas no need OF voting or any Of the
matters with the exception. OF place
OF next convention" Miller stated
The retiring state head also talked
on nitrogen: the new colors on both
extreme sides Of the spectrum and
their value TO science; coat-tar Ie-
r~iyativeS as 70 their connection with
eye.
Dr.. joe z. Tyson. fouiidc. Of the
first Valley health unit in 1925
spoke briefly. urging the radiance
OF mosquitoes and watching milk
and supplies and sewerage Is a pre-
veni,.i OF disease.
DIR. O. II. Noteworthy OF San An
tonic. spoke on The necessity Of
psychopathic hospitals in Texas
These hospitals arc places where
mentally sick persons can be exam
ined before being committed TO a
state insane asylum. He said the
legislature may al this SESSION pass
bills 20 erect two hospitals.
Harry Faux announced that the
Boy Scout council wouli meet at
Harrington at 7:30 p. m. Friday am
that there will be a scout rally al
Camp Perry next TI.csoav. XII
waniahs were invited TO both az
fairs.
Three entertainers from Mexico
City ps,.ormed for the Gig club.
A number Of visiting doctor-Ki-
wanian5 were present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
299 NOTARY PUBLICS
IN CAMERON. COUNTY

About every 221 .O03th person you
meet in Cameron county is a not
airy public. This Is revealed by the
list OF notaries who hare filed
their bonds in the office Of II. ID.
Seago, county clerk.
Beginning with L. o. Anglin and
ending with I. Zarate. the list
contains 500 names. Based on the
county scholastic census Just taken,
the county population Is about &C.,
O88.
More notaries are expected in the
county however when the special
session OF the state legislature
makes II reports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
Flashes Of Life
tBy The Associated Press.l

LONDDON-Helen Jacobs. Evelyn
Colyer and Mrs. John Hill are deter
mined to play tennis at Wimbledon
minus stockings. Helen Wills has
been doing SO in France.
NEW YORK-William Letters
next car will have no rumble seat.
What his second wife overheard
when she hid In ii as William was
taking his first out for a spin caused
him to be arrested for bigamy.
IPSWICH. England-Some $4,000
women in this parliamentary con-
Stituency must choose at the polls
from two handsome bachelors and
a benedict. Sir John Ganzoli. con-
servative and F. o. Darvall. liberal.
are single. r. r. Jackson. labor Is
married. and at the last election Sir
John tried to kiss every pretty girl
in the district. He says he Is doing
his best on this occasion.
NEW yORK-Henry J. Pierce.
husband of the only woman on the
Graf Zepplin's recent trip, has gone
abroad by the good ship Maure-
tania. AS 10 the Mrs. returning
from abroad. he had this to say:
rive never been up in the air. but
If she's going Zeppelin I'm going
Zeppelin too"
NEW YORK-At the captains
table on the Mauritania bound for
England there sit Count Felix Won
Luckner. who commanded the Ger
man raider See Alder: Rear Admiral
Gordon Campbell. v. c.. who COM
manded one of the British @"
boats. or ships to lure submarines.
and Captain $. q. Mcneil. master Of
the Mauretania. who did consider
able work i'm the war himself.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
Elsa Store Looted
Of Several Hundred
Dollars Merchandise

ELSA, May 24-BrrgIars forced
their way through the front door
OF the Edmonds company store here
Wednesday night and ranSacked the
place of merchandise valued at sew
eral hundred dollars. The Edmonds
robbery came after an u~nsuccess-
full attempt to gain entrance into
the Elsa Feed and Produce COM
pany store
Every dress In the Edmonds store
with the exception II N was taken
and the robbers stripped the shoe
counters of all ladies shoes in 4
and 4 1-2 sizes and mems shoes In
6 and To sizes. No other sizes we're
molested. The burglais showed
taste in selection, taking only the
best goods in stock. according to
the proprietor Of the store.
The unsuccessful attempt 10 rob
the feed store was the second within
the last 10 days.
Hidalgo county officers were called
and reached the scene early Thurs
day morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
ORDINATIONS
SET TONIGHT
Weslaco And Mercedes Are
To Give Out 81 Di-
plomas

Approximately IS high school
graduates In Mercedes and wesIaco
win receive their diplomas tonight.
The commencement exercises for
Mercedes viii be held at the jun
Tor high school auditorium. Bishop
Sam Hay Of Houston will deliver
the main address. Mary Fisher will
give the valedictory address and
Fay Dell McAdamS will give the
salutatory address. Twenty-four
are expected to graduate.
The WeSlaco commencement viii
be held at 8 p. m. at the high
school auditorium. The chief adj
dress Is to be made by DR.. z. p.
West. pastor Of the Second Baptist
church Of Houston.
Statutory and v~aledictorv ad-
dresses will be made by Sarah Pin
son and Orlard King. respectively.
Forty are expected to graduate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
AUSTIN MAN NAMED


AUSTIN. Tex, May 24.-John IL.
Keel Of Austin. student assistant
manager In football for the last
two years. was named manager OF
the 1929 Longhorn football squad
by the Athletic council Tuesday
night. and @. w. Comegys Of Nc
Kinney was elected student man
ager Of the 1890 cage squad.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
VALLEY BOY OFFICER
IN BAND

AUSTIN. Tex, May 25.-Weldon
Fielder of Lockhart Is the new
president of the Longhorn band OF
the University of Texas. Fielder
was elected at the last business
meeting of the band recently. 9th
er officers for next year r Emory
Camp OF Rockdale. manager: and
II. y. Dunbar, Jr., Of Memphis.
Holmes McNeely Of Memphis and
James Crawford of San Benito,
members Of the advisory board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
ROAD NEAR
is

EDINBURG. MAY 24-The cliche
base that was laid over the Monte
Cristo road several months ago has
been hard surfaced. providing an
accessible road through the back
country to the north Of Edinburg.
The road. which Is about II miles
long. connects with highway No. II
north Of EdinburE. at Miller addi-
tom
The road leading TO the Edinburg
country club also has been hard
surfaced from the Edinburg-Pharr
highway through the club house
gT'Nnds.
The road has had a cliche base
over Ii for some time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24

ginning season for the first year
of operation OF the new gin.
When asked as to when he
thought the first bale OF cotton
could be expected in the Edinburg
territory. Edmiston said. Il believe
the first bale will be ginned ear
lier than last year"
Mr.. Edmiston is owner Of the
Electric Gin In Edinburg and i a
a cotton farmer also. Mr.. Lips
comb IS county commissioner for
the Edinburg precinct and has his
home in Edinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
EDWARDS CO.
IN NEW LOCATION
Special to The HeraldN

ED1NBURG. May Backwards
Abstract company. which has been
located In the r. II. z. building for
several years has been moved to
the Liedecker building. above Tur-
ner's Jewelry Store.
The change. which was made this
week, will afford better lighting
and office facilities. 1t was said.
The firm Is owned by Mrs. L. S. Ed
wards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
KEEP OFF A
SIGNS AT
ESPECIAL 20 the Heraldl

EDINBuRG, Tex, May "a
Keep off the grass signs posted
by Sheriff A. Y. Baker have been
placed on several corners Of the
courthouse lawn.
Jaywalkers have made n practice
Of cutting corners on the lawn,
wearing ugly paths through the
grass and the signs were put UP
&C remedy this condition.
City and county officers have
been asked to arrest all violators.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
VETERINARIAN
VISITS At WESLACO

WESLACO. May 7A-Dr. N
Williams. chief veterinarian -
livestock sanitary commission az
Fort Worth. Nv here visiting Dr. E-
r. Savage. local veterinarian. Dr.
Williams read a paper Wednesday
before the medical convention ln
Brownsville ON veterinary cDuprrR-
ton with the public heath sec-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
CANTELOUPE SHIPPING
c AT HARGILI

HARGILL, May 24.-Cantaloupe
shipping which began here two
weeks ago continues. with the de-
mand good and prices very salts
factory. The grade Of melons has
been very fine both In flavor and
in size.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24

dropped at latitude iii lnnGtmdn
S2 February ". One was discovered
az Palm Beach March l5. n distancf
Of $50 miles. The second was found
two days later at Boca Ration. PA.
after having Travelled 600 rallrE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
BABY RORN

WESLACO. May pa five
pound son was born Friday. Tay
IL. at the McAllen hospital 20 Mr..
and Mrs. John Graves. The babe
has been named James Wilton.
Mother and child are doing nicely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
K SHIPS MELONS

HARGILL. May 1i-Waterrnri1n
shipping began in earnest here thAH
week when III. r.. NcCiAughtrrv
shipped three full cars q ripe
melons averaging about 70 pounds
each and were in fine condition
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
Relief from Gas
Stomach Pains
Dizziness

The doctors tell US that 90 per
cent Of all sickness Is due to stom-
nch and bowel troubles. You can't
be we'll if your digestion is bad;
YOU are likely to get sick unless you
relish food and digest 1t properly.
Tanlac has a wonderful record
as a relief from digestive troubles
even those of years standing.
Mr.. James F. Campbell, of 1912
w. Fifth ST., Little Rock, Ark,
says: II had bloating after eating.
Ny rheumatism was SO bad I could
hardly raise my arms. Now / can
eat anything and do q good days
work"
If you suffer from gas, pains in
the stomach or bowels, dizziness,
nausea, constipation or torpid
liver; IL you have no appetite, can't
sleep and are nervous and all run
down, you need Tanlac. It is good.
pure medicine. made Of roots,
herbs and barks. Get a bottle from
your druggist today. Money back
IL it doesn't help you.
'Iar1laC
81 MILLION BOTTLES USED
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
Liquor Bills Listed on Income
Tax Report as Salary
for Business
TAX COUNSELOR IS INDICTED
Rod laRocque, Dorothy Mac
kali and William Haines
Among Stars Affected

Los Angeles, Oct. 1S.-(AP)-Ap-
prchcnsion hung heavily over the
Hollywood motion picture colony to-
day as a result of filing by the fed
cral government of bill Of par
ticulars naming a half dozen screen
celebrities as clients Of Marjorie
Berger. Hollywood tax counselor,
charged with making illegal deduc-
tions from income tax statements
prepared for her customers.
Liquor bills. presents for a wife.
travelling expenses and parental
gifts were among expenditures which
the government says Miss Berger
placed under the heading of ''en-
tcrtainment." advertising and pub
licity," end SALARY for business
manager"
Statements prepared by Miss Bcr-
ger. which were cited in the bill,
included those Of Rod La Rocque,
Mitchell Lewis. Dorothy Mackaill,
William Haines. Robert w. B.
Browne. and George Marion, Jr.,
playwright.
MISS DVTkGT Has UccII IiuNtcu VII
seven counts and in the case Of Tom
Mix, cowboy star. the actor was
ramcd as a conspirator. She is free
under $4,000 bond pending trial
next week.
Liquor bills. covering the major
part Of an item Of $l,444.66, we're
listed in La Roquc's statement as
for Entertainment" the govern
mcnt charges. Under advertising
and publicity" Lewis was charged
with concealing expenditure Of
$378.76 for liquor in 1926.
Other items in returns prepared
ty Miss Berger alleged to have been
fraudulently deducted were: 1896 in
the return Of George Marion under
the heading advertising" which was
used to buy cigarette cases for his
wife: $13.5O0 in La Roque's return
listed as SALARY for business man
ager" which was gift to his
mother.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
P0TTER'S COUNSEL
files APPEAL FOR
new MURDER TRIAL
Charge Mcfarland Erred in
Granting Change OF Venue
to Mclean County
IS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE
Cameron Reiterates Charges
That Judge Jansonius Also
Made Several Errors
IS SERVING LIFE SENTENCE

Charging that Judge r. q. Nc
Farland erred In granting the states
motion for change Of venue from
Burleigh to Mclean county In addi-
ton to errors during the trial BY
Judge Fred Jansonius. counsel for
Raymond E. Potter filed an appeal
TO the state supreme court for q new
trial with the Burlcigh county clerk
of court this afternoon.
Potter Is serving q life sentence In
the state penitenttary following his
conviction in a trial at Washburn In
July for the first degree murder Of
Oliver Webb In Bismarck last Oc-
tOber.
Scott Cameron, potter's counsel,
charges the state In series Of affi-
davitS showed that Mclean was no
better q place for the trial than Bur-
leigh county. Affidavits signed BY
several prominent Bismarck residents
were introduced by the state before
Judge Mcfarland alleging that Bur-
leigh. Mclean, and other counties
were not suitable for q fair trial be-
cause the Bismarck Tribune, which
saturates those counties with Its cir
culatiOn, carried such detailed re-
ports Of the first trial.
These affidavits In no way corSti-
tuted cause for q change Of venue
from Burleigh to Mclean county
Cameron said today. II change
Of venue were to be made. the trial
should have been moved to some
county outside the fourth judicial
district, as the state asked originally. :
Besides charging Judge Mcfarland
with error. Cameron reiteratcs
charges that Judge Jansonius made
several errors. Judge Jallsonius re-
fused to grant q new trial on Q mo-
tion made by Cameron q short time
ago charging errors In the Washburn
trial.
Notice Of appeal was served on
prosecuting attorneys this morning.
Charles Fisher. clerk Of court, Is
expected to forward the appeal to the
supreme court IN the near future.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
Fits THREATENING
GRAND JURY ACTION
Wife OF Witness Indicted tor
Perjury Partially corrob-
crates Husband

Los Angeles, Oct. 18-lF0-A prose-
hung over another defense witness in
the Alexander Pantages case today
as the multi i-millionaire theater man
continued his fight against the
charge that he criminally assaulted
Eunice Pringle, l7-year-old dancer.
District Attorney Buron Fits mti-
mated the grand jury may review
testimony given by Mrs. Floy Biffle
Yesterday, partially corroborating the
sworn statements Of her husband.
Garland Biffle. who was indicted on
a perjury charge Wednesday after
giving evidence considered favorable
to the theater man.
After giving her testimony Mrs.
Biffle broke down and implored court
officials not to take her to JAIL
They arrested my husband: are
they going to arrest me?" she cried.
II don't want to 60 to jail"
Biffle was indicted after he testi-
fled he saw Miss Pringle and Nich-
olas Duneav. author Of the dancers
vaudeville skit. enter the PantageS
theater building on the day Of the al
icRed attack. Biffle further averred
he overheard Miss Pringle tell
Duneav that Pantages would Be
sorry II he did not accept her act
for his vaudeville circuit.
In spite Of her husbands arrest.
Mrs. Biffle testified that she also saw
Duneav and the dancer In the theater
building, but said she did not over
hear the remark which Biflle de-
:lared he overheard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
ADMISSION TO LAW
BY SOLONS' ACT HIT
Minnesota Supreme Court Holds
Bar Entry BY Legislation
Unconstitutional

Ct. Paul, Oct. l6.-tP)-Admission
10 the practice Of law In Minnesota
through special legislative act was hit
by the state supreme court today In
Two decisions which held unconstitu-
tional two such acts.
Tne court denied the application Of
George w. Humphrey and Walter =.
orantham, Of Moorhead. who sought
admission to the bar through laws
enacted by the 1870 legislature.
The Minnesota Bar association OPP
posed admission Of both Of the men
. tho practice of law.
The high court held that the two
Legislative acts violated the equality
provisions ol the constitution and
therefore were void. Humphrey had
served II the world war and had been
disabled and the statute under which
he WAS 70 h admitted 10 the practice
|of law limited IT. operation TO those
whose disability Is rated at least 10
per cent.
The oct under which orantham
sought to be admitted to the practice
Of law stated that any adult resident
cf the state who has completed the
prescribed course Of study for admits
don 70 practice and has boen duly ex-
amined Is 70 his Qualification, and
has served % IN official court re-.
porter IN the state Ter not less than
five years should BE admitted to the
bar.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
Payroll CHAUFFEUR
takes $4,000 TRIP
Guards Deliver Package D
Money and Truck Driver
Leaves With Balance

New York, Oct. 18.-(AP)-A
chauffeur was being sought today
for driving away an armored truck
and looting it Of $4,000 in payroll
cash.
Raymond H. Gallagher, 27, was
left On the drivers seat Of the car
yecterday while the two guards,
Edward Roche and Floyd Chase, de-
livered package OF money at the
Chemical National Rank at Liberty
street and Broadway. When they
came out Of the bank the car was
gone.
Shortly after the truck was found
. messenger boy delivered q pack
aee It the Drinks company office
IN which were found the payroll
envelopes, al empty except one, IN
which there was $500.
GALLAGHER had been driving for the
Drinks company for Is months at .
salary d @l26 = month.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
aged WOMAN found
GUILTY OF MURDER
Eighty-Day Stay Granted in the
Mrs. Pearl Burgess Case
After Jury Reports

Kalamazoo, Mich. Oct. l8.-(R)-A
Jury OF II men and one woman early
today found Mrs. Pearl Burgess. So.
guilty Of the murder Of Mrs. Eta
Fairchild. 76-year-old inmate Of an
old ladies home. whom Mrs. Burgess
and her husband, Eugene, had ad-
mitted beating to death with q lead
pipe, because she was q witch and
had killed a hundred people just BY
wishing them dead" The verdict
carries with 1t q life sentence.
Judge George v. Weimer granted
an o0-day stay In the case at the
request Of defense attorneys who
asked 20 days In which to file q mo-
tion for new trial and an additional
90 days to file bill Of exceptions.
Mrs. Burgess and her husband had
confessed and said they were forced
to kill the woman to save . girl.
Mrs. Burgess later retracted her
confession. Several weeks ago her
husband hanged himself in hts cell
In the county jail here. leaving his
wife to stand trial alone.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
MAX XMANFATALLY
BURNED BY BLAST
IN OIL PUb|PHOUSE
D. ]. Grant Succumbs to Burns
Received as Gasoline
Fumes Explode

Minot, N. D., Oct. l8.-(Pp-D. ].
Grant. Max, died in local hospital
here today as the result Of burns re-
ceived late Thursday in an explosion
In the pumphouse of the Home OH
company's bulk oil station at Max.
A spark from an electric motor Is
thought to have ignited gasoline
fumes In the pumphouse, causing the
explosion and fire which followed. &C
cording to John Skelling. agent Of
the company at Max and brother-in-
law Of Grant.
Two pumps and a motor In the
pumphouse were destroyed BY the ex.
plosion and fire. entailing . loss Of
several hundred dollars, Skelling said.
Skelling said today that he was
absent when the explosion occurred,
but circumstances indicated that
Grant was entering the door Of the
pumphousc when the blast occurred.
Between 5000 and 1000 gallons OF
gasoline, which were stored IN the
company's tanks. were not ignitcd.
Grants condition rapidly became
worse after he was brought to hos
pttal In Ninot.
He was conscious for q few hours
following his injuries. Grants arms
and legs were badly burned and there
were severe burns on other parts Of
his body. according to the attending
physician.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
Inquest BY CORONER
FAILS TO FIX Blame
FORFATAL ACCIDENT
Automobile Crash Sunday Took
Lives OF Two Young Men,
Hurt Two Others
is WITNESSES QUESTIONED
Jurors Conclude Lloyd J. Oelong
Met His Death When
Car Hit cirders

A Morton county coroner's inquest
this morning failed to fix blame for
the automobile accident Sunday on
the bridge spanning the Missouri riv-
er here which took the lives Of two
young men and injured two others.
Lloyd j. DeLong, 81. and Phillip J.
Koch. Jr.. "a. received fatal injuries
In the crash and Joe Ferderer. Man.
dan, and Harold ]. DeLong. Bis
marck, suffered minor hurts.
Sixteen witnesses appeared at the
inquest, which was conducted at the
Morton county court house at 10
O'Clock. and were questioned BY Cor
oner J. K. Kennedy. and States At
torney Louis n. Connolly. Sheriff
Henry Handtmann was present.
The coroner's jury, made up OF
Robert Cummirls, A. J. Sylvester. and
Charles Toman. Jr.. all Of Mandan.
concluded that Lloyd J. DeLong met
his death on the Liberty Memorial
bridge spanning the Missouri river
between Bismarck and Mandan when
the car in which he was riding struck
steel girders on the side Of the bridge
and was subsequently wrecked.
Morton county officials investigat-
cd only the death Of DeLong, how
ever, as Koch died in Burleigh coun-
ty.
CONTINUED on page nine)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-18
Al Smith MAY seek
PRESIDENCY IN 1882
Declines to State Whether He
Has 1894 Senatorial
Ambitions

New York. Oct. 16.-lPt-Under the
headline Smiths mind open on can
didacy in 1882 national race" the
New York World today published the
following:
The Democratic presidential nomi-
nation In 1892 Is not closed book
for Alfred E. Smith.
Governor" he was asked. lis 1t
true that you will seek to enter the
senate in 1892"
Mr.. Smith declined to answer the
question for the record.
Have you determined not to run
for president again?"
Mr.. Smith did answer that question
and this Is what he said:
"A man never gets anywhere or ac-
complishes much II he makes his
plans too far in advance. / have
never made definite plans for the fu-
ture. I have never gone about it that
way. What I have done has sort Of
come my way. have never deter
mined matters long in advance. You
cannot tell what is going to happen
In the future, what may occur in be-
tween times. And to count on what
you will do at some distant time IS,
to me, silly"