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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

a liquor charge. Octavio Herman
DEE drew a $25 fine for the same Of
Tense.
The following were sentenced to
jail terms and deportation on i'm
migration charges:
Maria Cantu 80 days, Antonio
Estrada 80 days, L. Alverado A days.
Jose Ayala A days, Juan Cuello 60
days, Teodoro Diaz y Garcia go
days, Manrique Guajardo q days.
Esteban Garcia 81 days, Camiio
Loera IS days, Manuel Tonga 60
days, Jose Munoz A days, Pablo Or
tiz IS days, Carmen Peralis rs days,
Sotero Ramirez 80 days, Santos
Ramirez Is days, Juan Soils 80 days.
FREDERICK Sanchez as days, Benigno
Sanchez 81. days, Augustin Sifuen-
ties "a days, Jose Trevino 80 days,
Francisco Borjas go days, Jose Ma
tillo go days,Jose Quiroga 80 days,
Filipo Angulo 80 days, Jose Men
dcza Reteria 60 days, Jose Martinez
80 days, Isidoro Moreno 80 days.
Lorenzo Negrete 80 days, Teodoro
Chapa 80 days, Eduviges Chapa 80
days, Braulio Gonzales 80 days,
largo Ortiz 80 days, Jose Castro 80
days, Agapito Barrientes 60 days,
Victoriano Barrera 80 days, Justo
Martinez go days, Eermino Sanchez
80 days, Jose Mendoza 60 days, Ra-
mon Celaya 80 days, Dioniccio de
Leon 80 days, Manuel Silva 80 days,
Jesus Herrera 80 days, Higinio Eli
condo 30 days, Juan Rodriguez 80
days. Francisco Rodriguez 80 days,
Gil Frausto 80 days, Guillermo Mar
tinez 80 days, Leopoldo Chapa 80
days, Anselmo Negrete 80 days, Luis
Airriga 80 days, Anton Bustijancio,
Luis Pugley and Franc Primo 80
days, Jesus Garcia 60 days, Manuel
Cantu so days, Nicolas Medina so
days.
Judge Hutchinson and his court
attaches will return to Houston
Sunday and vii RESUME the federal
term of court there Monday morn
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
NEGROES BEGIN
CITY EXODUS
Black Population Moves
Out After Staying of
Town Policeman

NORTH PLATTE, Nebr., July IS
-P)-Ordered by police to leave
town after the Staying today of po-
liceman Ed. Green by Louis Seel-
man, negro, IS, who later shot him
self, the negro population of North
Platte this afternoon began a gen.
eral exodus.
The negroes were protected In
their departure by special police,
sworn in after the Staying of the
policeman and the subsequent for
nation of mobs who threatened ne
gro residents.
The shooting grew out of an at
tempt by Green to arrest Seelman,
previously ordered to leave town in
lieu of paying a 500 fine for beat
ing Ada Miller, negresS with whom
he lived. Green and another Off
Ger went to arrest Seelman.
Green was shot with a sawed off
shotgun as he entered Seelman's
room. Officer Fitzgibbons who ac-
companied him, was unarmed. He
gave an alarm downstairs, and
stood watching the front of the
house. Help came and when Seel-
man refused to come out, a gaso-
line fire was set around the house
to drive him out. Seelman shot
himself as the flames began to
creep around him. He died while
being carried out of the house.
North Platte was up in arms. The
mob outside the house grew with
the passing Of hours. Sticks were
welded. Police Immediately swore
in extra men and patrolled the ne
gro district. They estimated there
were about 200 negroes in the city
before they started their outward
trek.
What aroused the populace was
the suspicion that some Of the ne
groes had aided Seelman in hiding
himself under a trap door, leading
to the basement of the house fired
The information leaked out and
soon there came shouts: Lynch
them ALL" and "Get them out Of
town, quick" Subsequently the ne
gro colony was told to clear out by
8 o. m. The exodus was orderly
but was accomplished cautiously.
Police guarded nearly every road
the negroes took and assigned men
to the railroad stations. In some
instances police had to threaten
members of the mob to protect the
negroes.
All of the colony were given time
to get what personal belongings
they had. A few owned their own
houses. The negroes, gathering up
what belongings they could carry,
"hit the road" others walked the
railroad tracks, while more FORUM
ates left in their automobiles and
sone bought railroad tickets. Soon
there was a general movement OF
all negroes outward bound, and the
North Platte white populace looked
on with watchfulness, lest some go
a short distance and then turn
back. seeking to return to their
homes. Police were assigned to
watch the depopulated negro colony
through the night and members of
the mob said they were determined
to watch the roads and railroads
for any returning negroes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

ent oil producers who wish to ap-
pear in behalf of a duty on petro-
leum and it's byproducts remain to
be heard.
Their testimony will be taken
next week when the hearings will
be concluded with arguments OF
approximately rs witnesses on adj
miniStrative features of the bill
with principal contests in prospect
over the flexible, milling in bond,
and appraisement appeal provi-
SionS.
H. B. Walker, Of Baltimore, rep
resenting the American steamship
Owners association, and Edwin H.
BROMLEY, of the same city, ap-
pearing from the American Oil
company, joined today in the pro-
test against a duty on crude oil.
Walker contended a tariff would
increase American ship owners
difficulties by adding to their al
ready high operating costs. Brown
ley argued a duty would discourage
investment of American capital in
foreign oil fields and seriously af-
feet domestic shipping and oil in
tereSts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Hutcheson Disposes
OF 68 Guilty Pleas
In Afternoon Stand

The population of Brownsville
federal district jails is considerably
depleted as the result Of a one-day
stand in Brownsville Saturday by
Judge j. G. HutcheSon, Jr., and his
court attaches. The judge consid-
cred only pleas Of guilty and dis
posed Of So cases before 4 p. m.
The major portion of the defen-
dantS were sentenced to Jail and
deportation on immigration charges,
rive. however, drew p~enitentiary
sentences on various charges. Not
all OF the defendants appeared In
cRurt were sentenced on written
p@leaS Of guilty.
In most of the immigration cases
the defendants were sentenced only
to the time they had already served
IN jail and to deportation. Some,
however, drew additional Jail and
even penitentiary terms as is al
lowed under the new U. S. inami-
grafton law.
Felix Quintanilla, Rufino Villareal
and Ramon Esparza each drew sem
fences Of a year and a day in the
Atlanta penitentiary on charges of
entering the United States illegally.
MatiaS Rodriguez was given a two
year suspended term on the same
Charge and ordered deported.
Francisco Villarreal was meted
cut a two-year term in the Atlanta
penitentiary on charges of possess
ing, c~oncealing and transporting
Smugglde liquor. Villarreal was ar
rested by customs inspectors on the
river road after a running gun
fight. His two companions escaped.
He has been to the penitentiary be-
fore on charges of assault and at
tempt to murder after a gun fight
with John Strong, lieutenant of po-
lice, Brownsville.
Melquida Beccera and Francisco
Borjas were sentenced to 60 days
each form Illegally bringing an alien
women into the United States for
immoral purposes. Jacinto Her
rera was given 80 days in jail for
the same offense.
Miguel Zamora and Aparicio Rod
riguez were ordered to jail for so
days and deportation later on
charges Of smuggling liquor. Yno-
cencio Yerlas was given 90 days on
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Victim Hit-and-Run
Car Said Improving;
Search For Driver
Especial to The Heraldl

HARLINGEN, July 13-While Of
Ulcers OF Cameron and Hidalgo
counties continued to hunt for the
hlt-and-run driver who was re-
sponsible for Ben Nebenzahl of
Mercedes being seriously injured
Friday morning, the latter was i'm
proving in the Valley Baptist hos
pital here, it was reported Saturday
night.
Nebebzahl, who was on his wav
here to visit his mother and father,
who are i'll, suffered severe back in
Juries and bruises when an automo-
bile struck his car from behind,
causing it to turn over four times
on the highway. A Missouri Pa
cific bus picked him up, and
brought him to the hospital here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

the RIO GranQe TO the SABINE river.
Judge Dancy said he believed the
meeting the purpose of which was
to reorganize the association, was
the most important eve held by
the body, and believes that results
will be accomplished at once to-
ward building. what it appears will
be Texas most beautiful highway
across the state.
Judge Dancy in speaking to the
gathering told Of the experience OF
Cameron county in building a
countrywide system of all-weather
highways. The county today has
1T miles of concrete highways, ITO
Of which are IS to 10 feet in width,
Judge Dancy said.
after a 81 ,750, 900 bond issue had
been proposed" Judge Dancy said,
"a series of conferences followed.
and in October, 1926, representa-
tives of Is communities met, with
II Of them for a $4,000 900 issue 80
that the entire county might be
pulled out of the mud. The issue
carried the following January"
Touching on the Hug-the-C Coast
highway, Judge Dancy declared cit
will be to the western hemisphere
what the Appian Way was to Rome.
It will connect the capitals 81
three nations-Canada, the United
States, and Mexico. I believe even
tually it will add to those the cap
itals of all the South American ma
TONS"
Nat Wetzel, representative from
Raymondville and Willacy county,
pointed out the Importance of the
Hug-the- Coast road to the children
living in the country the road
would traverse. 1t will remove the
disadvantages they have suffered
as compared with children of cities
and towns, he said. He admon-
ished the people interested in the
highway to get together and fight
your cause with all you have"
Another principal speaker was w.
Q. Higgins, editor of the Houston
Chronicle, who told Of the import
ance Of the route with reference
to scenic beauty and it's richness
in romantic history. He also assured
the people along the proposed
route Of the willingness Of the city
OF Houston to back the project and
discounted the theory Of San An
tonlans that the route would hurt
tourist traffic through their city.
Tourists don't back track" he
said. If they go out the Hug-the-
Coast route, they will come back
via San Antonio" he declared.
And I am positive that a great
deal Of traffic now being directed
from New Orleans through Shreve-
port to Dallas, Fort Worth and the
Pacific coast will be routed through
south Texas when the new road be-
comes a reality"
Judge Dancy said the whole town
Of Port Lavaca was dressed up for
the visitors, and that it exhibited
at all times its best brand of hos
pitality.
Many of the visitors from Pala-
CLOS and Olivia came by boat to
avoid travelling 10 miles over land.
The new road will make the dis
lance between Port Lavaca and
these towns 20 and 10 miles. re-
spectively.
Dancy and Wetzel we're elected
to the board Of directors.
Dancy and Wetzel were elected
to the board of directors.
Dancy also made a short talk at
the luncheon of the Rotary club,
where he was a guest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
BELL MEETS SHIELDS
IN FINAL NET ROUND

SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 13.-(P)-
Berkeley Bell of Texas and Frank
Shields of New York, won the right
to face each other in the final
round of the New York State Ten
mis- championship tourney here to-
morrow by coming through the
semi-final today.
Bell defeated a fellow Texan,
Bruce Barnes, Us, 6-3, 6-3, while
Shields eliminated Ben Gorchakoff
of Occidental College, 5-7,6-4,6-2
6-3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
WOMEN SENT TO JAIL
ON VAGRANCY CHARGE

The criminal docket was light in
Brownsville justice of the peace
courts Saturday, with but three
cases tried. Two Of these were be-
fore Judge B. L. Cain and were on
complaints filed by Deputy Sheriff
R. G. Delaney charging vagrancy
against too negro women. They
pleaded guilty.
One was fined $66, the other
S41.25. Each was remanded to Jail
to serve out the fine which they
were unable to pay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Boy, Shot In Lung,
Has Slight Chance
To Survive Wound
(SpeciaI 70 The Herald)

HARLINGEN, July 13.-Reports
from the Valley Baptist hospital
late Saturday night indicated that
Elias Guardiola, l2-year-old boy
who was shot through the lung
Thursday afternoon, still has a
fighting chance to recover.
The child was accidentally shot
while hunting rabbits with Jose
Montalvo, age IS, Of Combes, and
Apolinar Casas, an adult Mexican
alien, who is being held for de-
.portation for illegal entry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
FAHY A TAKEOFF
IN NONSTOP DASH

LOS ANGELES, July 13.-P-A
new speed dash by air across the
nation. aimed at cutting four hours
from the round trip flight time be-
tween Los Angeles and New York,
was primed for a start from here
at 1901 a. m. Sunday by Herbert
j. Fahy, holder Of the unofficial
solo endurance flight record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
CUDAHY u OF
v WHILE DRUNK

LOS ANGELES, July 13.-(P)-
Michael j. P. Cudahy, 81, scion OF
the famous Chicago packing family
was accused of driving while drunk
in a complaint issued today by the
district attorneys office.
Cudahy was married but a week
ago to Abel Evansen, IL, motion pic
ture actress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
HELD FOR
SELLING; NO E

Cameron county officers are
making it hard on the unlicensed
peddler. Deputy Sheriff r. G. De-
laney Saturday arrested Gabriel
Tijerino and charged him with
such an offense in Judge B. L.
Gains court. 1t was the third and
last case of the day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

BERLIN, July 13.-(P-Coinci-
dent with the Brussels agreement
on the German marks question, ne
gotiations in this city regarding the
release of German properties in
Belgium have been successfully con-
Guided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
TWINS DIE FAR APART

GLASGOW.-David and Alan
Murray, 28-year-old twins, died the
same week in Edinburgh and
Shanghai, respectively.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
QUEER BIGAMY TANGLE

LONDON.-Thinking his wife's
conviction of bigamy had freed him,
James r. Mandry married again.
Then he was convicted of the same
offense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Hug-C Coast Highway
Farley
La Vaca Friday

County Judge, Oscar c. Dancy returned to Brownsville late Saturday
after a trip to Port Lavaca, where he attended an enthusiastic rally OF
the Hug-the- Coast Highway association and where he was me Of the
principal speakers at a gathering representing The entire Gulf coast from
ahG --Enr
The Washington times., 1929-08-17
3-DAY REUNION
Of VETS HERE

Washington in peace time win be
the mecca today for hundreds of
veterans Of the Eightieth Division,
who are here for the tenth annual
3-day reunion of division veterans.
Their meeting will beign tomor.
row at the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier. The Army Band will start
the services at o'clock. The Rev.
Theodore Beck, a former chaplin of
the 160th Infantry, who was wounded
in France. will pronounce the invo.
cation.
silent Men of Arms" will be the
subject OF an address by the Rev.
Edward A.. Wallace, also a former
chaplain OF the same division. Tile
benediction will be pronounced by
the Rev. Thomas w. Cooper, an
Episcopal rector, who did his hit''
as a captain OF infantry during the
war. Lieut.. Frank Schoble, who
lost his sight during the war, viii
deliver an address, Memories" J"
Representative Stephen G. Porter
will also speak. Tribute will be
paid at the tomb OF Brig. Gen.
Lloyd M. Brett.
The convention will come to q
close Wednesday night with q ban.
Quet at the Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington times., 1929-08-17

AS IL Is contrary 10 law Tor one
to remain in the poor house when
possessed of any means, Miss Ma
gruder, in whose dilapidated home
in the 1900 block OF Thirty-fifth st.
N. W., police already have found
$40O and expect to discover much
more, has been ordered removed to
private hospital. However, ply
sicians will have to rule on her
physical condition first.
Meanwhile, her old home from
which she was removed a year ago,
has been condemned. The ram
shackle structure is to be razed and
the property sold for taxes.
The demolition OF the building is
expected to uncover more money
hidden through the years by the
last remaining member of the old
time Georgetown family of Magru-
ders.
Miss Magruder lies on a bed of
pain at Blue Plains wondering why
strangers bother her" with ques-
tions. She admits hiding the
The Washington times., 1929-08-17
Plane Hangar Bonfire
Will Test SAFEGUARDS

A hangar containing six ar
planes will be set on fire by Off
cials Of the Commerce Department
airways division at Middletown
September Is. to find out the best
way to put out such a fire.
The test Is the outgrowth Of q
long dispute between aeronautiC
leaders and insurance underwriters
on fire prevention measures. In
surance men claim the usual
sprinkler system is efficient. Own.
ers. on the other hand contend
that water will not put out plane
fires.
Sprinkler systems of several
types are being installed in q de.
serted hangar at the Middletown
Flying Field, and six obsolete
planes have been obtained.
The generally accepted theory
througbout the aeronautic worlC
has been that water is ineffective
against burning dope" the mate
rial used to treat the wings and
fuselage of planes.
The Washington times., 1929-08-17
TRAFFIC RULES
CHANGED
Times staff Photo

Director of Traffic William H.
Harland has forwarded a number
Of changes in parking regulations
on downtown streets, to the District
Commissioners for their approval.
The changes are as follows:
No parking on the south side Of F
Street, between Thirteenth and Four.
teenth Streets Northwest. CONNER
cial vehicles bearing B and C tags
will not be permitted to park no any
public, thoroughfare, in front Of.
alongside of, or in the rear Of any
private dwelling or apartment house.
except when actually making de.
liveries.
Nineteenth Street Northwest. be
tween H Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, will be closed to northbound
traffic from s to 9:15 a. m Parking
on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest
between North Capitol and Sixteenth
Streets Northwest, Ia barred on the
north side between aud 9:15 4. m.
and on the south side between 4 and
p. m
Parking will not be permitted al
Iowa Circle on the inside curb al
any time, and on the outside curt
between s and .9;15 a. m and 4 and
6 p. m Similar time restrictions
are made on Nineteenth Street
Northwest, from II Street to Penn
sylvania Avenue. There will be nc
parking on the west side between
and 915 a. m. or on the east side
between and D. m
The Washington times., 1929-08-17
LEGION ELECTS
ATKINS HEAD

Activities Of the District depart.
ment of the American Legion for
the next year will be directed by
Major L. f. Atkins, of the Vincent
II. Costello Post. Atkins, an as
sIstant engineer commissioner, was
elected commander by accla nation
at the closing session last night of
the department convention. Norman
Landreau, his only opponent, with.
drew.
Other officers chosen are Charles
w. knight, first vice commander;
Earl ]. Brown. second vice COM
mander; Mrs. Loucille Allan, third
vice commander, and the Rev. How
ard l.. Snyder, chaplain.
Major Atkins and Harlan Wood,
whom he succeeds as commander,
We're chosen among the delegates. to
the national convention to be held
at : ouisville. Ky. Other delegates
elected are Howard S. Fisk, Major
Gen. Amos Fries, j. Thad Baker,
Mrs. Lucille Allan, Eugene A. Cos
tello, Forest F. BartI and Thomas
D. Walsh.
Alternates elected are: Theodore
Cogswell, E. l.. Marthill, G.. E..
Minter, Miss winifred Nichols,
William opitz, Charles j. Painter,
Clyde B. Stovall, ]. e. Phillips and
Miss Mabel Staub.
The election was preceded By q
stormy sion, during which the
delegates at the Wilson Normal
School considered more than a score
of resolutions favorably reported by
the resolutions committee. All were
adopted.
The resolutions included one ask.
ing Congress to appropriate a years
pay for the dependents of firemen
and policemen killed in line of duty.
Adequate facilities for the District
National Guard were asked in an.
other.
1t was announced that the District
department had been selected to lead
the parade at the national conven-
tion.
The Washington times., 1929-08-17
TRACTION firm
DEMANDS To
BE BACKED

Officers Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Com
pany are in a huddle today,
preparing the case which they
will present to the Public
Utilities Commission Monday
in furtherance Of their demand
for an increase in street car
fares in Washington to 10
cents cash or four token for
80. cents.
Having sat by as innocent spec
tators during the three weeks that
the Capital Traction Company, origi.
Dator of the fare increase move, pre-
sented its case, President William
are working out the details of their
own case.
Ham to Testify
Ham will take the stand when the
public hearings are resumed Mon
day after the weekend adjournment.
He will. so far as possible. back up
| the plea of the Traction Company,
although his own company did not
| file a petition for an increase until
made a party to the original petition
/ Of the Traction Company by formal
order of the commission.
| Whereas the traction company
| occupied three weeks in getting its
case on record, the railway COM
| pany is expected to take only two.
This of course Is problematical and
depends upon the extent and vigor
! of examination and cross examina-
| tion by members of the commission
and by representatives of the
citizens.
The Washington Railway and
| Electric Company is expected to
follow along the lines laid down by
traction company officials in regard
to the merger and joint operation
moves of the commission. The
traction company sought. SO far az
possible, to avoid any commitment
on the matter Of unification of the
car lines, and its lawyers stubbornly
and consistently object to every
question along this line.
Railway Also Objects
The railway company is under
stood to object just as vigorously to
the introduction of the merger propo.
sition into the fare hearings, and
clashes between its officers and the
commission in this regard are ex.
pected.
The accounting methods Of the
railway company undoubtedly will
come under fire, as did those Of the
! traction company. Commissioner
Harleigh H. Hartman, who took the
initiative for the commission in ex.
animation of traction officials, is pre-
pairing another set OF questions which
he will PROFOUND to the railway wit.
! nesses.