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lations and habitual sales Of intoxicat-
ing liquor or attempts to commercialize
violations of the law.
Section 2. This act shall not repeal
nor eliminate any minimum penalty for
the first or any subsequent of1ense now
provided by the said national prohiol-
ton act"
/ do not believe that harsh penalties
will ever secure enforcement OF or ODE
dience to laws. 1t is quite true. as stated
by some of the ti-prohibitioniStS that
iuries will not convict IL the punish
ment does not At the crime. Certainly,
as the head of the department charged
with the responsibility for the conduct
of prosecutions, would not recommend
enactment Of a law that would make
convictions more dificult to obtain.
Mercy Tempered with Justice.
Yet the fact is-and I say it without
any compunction or pangs of conscience
that l actively advocated the passage
of the Jones bill.
Why?
Probably some of my anti-prohibi-
ZIONIST friends will supply an answer far
from the truth:
She is q fanatic on prohibition. and
she would put her own mother In jail
for 10 years if she found her selling q
pint of liquor"
have always believed-and my ON
cial record contains plenty of proof Of
that fact-that it is best for society to
temper justice with mercy.
But / also believe that there Is such
thing as being too lenient and easy"
with the criminal, and the result Is
disastrous for law-abiding citizens.
The prohibition enforcement problem
would not have reached the proportions
1t has today II there had been adequate
penalties prior to passage of the Jones
law that would have deferred and dis
couraged and frightened the thousands
who embarked on bootlegging with the
thought in mind well, even II I do
get caught, will only get 500 fine
or q couple of months in jail. The
money can make justifies that much
risk"
Let's see what the situation was up
to the time of passage of the Jones law.
Willie Haar of national bootlegging
fame, whose profits reached the sum of
$7,00O,00O. after conviction with some
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duty to exercise sound discretion In
choosing the proper charge. If he does,
the grand jury alarm fails.
The Jones amendment to the Volstead
act Is already working. It is not con-
costing courts. They were already con-
gested before 1t came along. In dis
tricts where the United States attorney
has organized his work and is using
common sense 1t Is not proving burden
some to grand juries. The little local
misdemeanor cases ought to be turned
over to the State courts, anyway. The
chief responsibility Of the Federal Gov
eminent is to reach the bigger offenders
the racketeers. The Jones amend
ment gives the Judge power to punish
them adequately instead of giving them
a slap on the wrist" as the Volstead
penalties have been doing for 10 years.
Why all the hullabaloo over the hypo-
thetical harshness Of the Jones act?
The Volstead infant has been in the
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offenses Of the volstead act, have
charged the defendants with "conspir-
acy." The conspiracy statutes have
thus been distorted. They never were
intended for so widespread use. Fed
eral judges, including the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, have condemned
such careless resort to conspiracy in
dictments in liquor cases. The man
who transports q truckload OF liquor
should be charged with transporting.
The man who sells large quantities OF
whisky should be charged with sale, and
he who manufactures gin should meet
that charge before the bar Of justice.
That Is the fortnight way to go about
law enforcement. That Is what the
Jones amendment Is enabling prosecu-
tors and judges TO do.
Reaching for the Purchaser.
The Jones amendment to the Volstead
act also enables the man who purchases
liquor from asbOotlegger to be prose-
cuted. This is because sale has been
made felony. That ties 1t in with
section 25l of the United States Code.
Section 251 provides that whoever helps
in the commission of felony shall be
fined not more than $500 or imprisoned
not more than three years. or both. II,
therefore. a man purchases q case Of
liquor, he Is helping in the commission
of a felony, and may himself be charged
with misprision of q felony. Several
5ifi;eu States attorneys are preparing
cases Of this character now.
A great bugaboo has been raised over
the Jones amendment. because 1t is
charged that hereafter every prohibition
violation will have to be presented to
the grand jury. No one who is in
formed upon the various statutes can
long maintain such a contention. AL
most every violation reported by pro-
hibition agents Is q legal infringement
Of not less than five sections Of
law, to wit: % Some of the internal
revenue statutes existing prior to pro-
hiDition: 90 the possession: 90 nuiS-
ance: a. transportation: 60 sale, or
90 manufacturing sections of the ma
tional prohibition act: % the tariff
act; 80 the customs act, and fire.
State.
Manifestly, no prosecutor multiplies
charges for the same set of facts by
pleading violation of all of these stat
utes. 1t is the duty of the prosecuting
official to look over his evidence and
then plead the case under the statute
best suited. 1t is also the duty Of
prosecutor to follow the intent Of Con-
gress.
Hope for Hip Pockets.
The Jones amendment makes 1t clear
that Congress intended it to apply par
ticularly to commercial violations Of
the law. If, therefore. the prosecutor
has evidence of "hip-pocket pint" he
does not need to take 1t to the grand
jury He can proceed under possession
by filing an information. II the EVIL
dence shows commercial "crime for
profit" features, he should take 1t before
the grand jury. 1t Is the prosecutors
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Ballantine Divorces His Wife.

RENO, New, August II GP).-Edward
Ballantine, nationally known music
composer and teacher, has been granted
a divorce here from Mrs. Edith p. Bal
lantine. He alleged that his wife was In
sane. The couple was married in
Boston in 1916 and made their home in
Cambridge, Mass.
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arena 10 years and big bootlessers
laugh!
Then Why not try tha fve-and- ten?
Maybe they won't laugh it on so
easily.
Copyright. 1929. By Current news Features,
IncD
I'm her next article Mrs. willebrandt
will reveal some of the human flaws in
enforcement
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SMALL PENALTIES IN OLD LAW III I.
GIVEN AS CAUSE FOR JONES ACT
Mrs, Willebrandt Tells Why More Severe
Punishment Was Needed to Make
Prohibition Effective.

dealing subject OF putting the to uok Mrs.
before the
torcemeHt legislation a Nth other crtmesJ
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PINEAPPLE FROST
A Hot Weather SCOOTER"

Here's hint for those torrid August
afternoons and evenings when it's too
warm TO move. Serve Pineapple Frost
in tall mist.covered glasses. Easy to
make. Crate fresh pineapple, or use
the excellent canned grated pineapple.
Mix thoroughly with crushed American
Ice. Fill glasses and top with maras.
chino cherries. Deliciously refreshing
and absolutely pure. Wonderful as, an
unusual dessert.
American Ice can always be eaten with
safety. 1t is made from water which
has been scientifically purified and FL
tered. Use it plentifully and KEEP
COOL.
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BY MABEL WALKER wILLEBRANDT.

MABEL WALKER WILLEBRANDT.
in x
Of
distinguished physicians led by Dr. Lambert OF
physician thought
Chief Justice
prominent physician His wife had
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-29

OF ADVANTAGE
Expert Gives Pointers on Me-
thod Before Annual Meet
OF Officials

WASHINGTON Sept. 28-Pre-
cautions in the preserving OF fruits
and berries by commercial Gamers
using the cold pack" or frozen
pack" method A-ere discussed by J.
wv. Sale, in charge OF the water
and beverage unit Of the Food,
Drug. and Insecticide Administra-
ton. ". 8. Department or Agricul-
ture. in his talk this week before
the annual conference OF the Asso-
citation or Dairy Food and Drug Of
ficials of the United States at Lin
coin, Nebraska.
Cold Packing Advantage
The advantages Of cold packing
fruits where refrigeration facilities
are available are. to the packer, the
ability to handle large quantities
OF berries or fruits quickly and with
comparatively small investment Tor
equipment and containers and. TO
the manufacturer and the public,
the wear around use OF fruits OF a
quality approaching that OF fresh
fruits at a reasonable price, said
Mr.. Sale.
Cold packing. he explained. Is
preserving the fruit In containers
with or without the addition OF
sugar for holding in cold storage at
a temperature mt which II will keep
indefinitely and retain most or the
qualities OF fresh fruit. The indus
try although young has expanded
rapidly and promises to continue It's
growth ms new orchards are brought
into bearing and refrigeration faci-
lities are extended
TO produce a h~igh-grade product
II Is necessary for the packers 70
use only clean mature. firm, well
formed fruits free from disease. de-
cay, damage or designation, IN the
opinion OF Mr.. Sale. He stressed
the necessity OF quickly cooling the
entire mass OF fruit to q low tenn
perature. Tests have shown that
IL requires from So to 40 hours TO
cool n fifty gallon barrel OF fruit
clear to the center 10 "a temporal
ture Of 40 degree F., even when
the barrel Is placed In q refriger-
ator at 0 degrees r.. Smaller con-
tainers we're recommended for facil-
itating cooling clear through more
quickly and consequently To obtain
q better quality pack.
MI. Sale recommended to the Of
ficials that a complete factory ms
pecti0n be made each year O. the
firms cold packing fruits. The re-
port should contain all information
and data necessary for formulation
OF Judgment as to the general char
acter of the pack. Such factory re-
ports would be OF great hefp 10 the
administration in passing on cases
and I'm planning the work Tor the
following season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-29
Interest Grows In
Revival at Weslaco

WESLACO, Sept. 27-Spl.-In-
creasina. and even larger congre-
cations. mark the progress during
the second week OF the union re-
vivaI campaign being conducted
here In a specially built tabernacle
under the leadership OF Lay
evangelist Howard 8. Williams, as
sisted by Homer w. Grimes. soioist
ana sonr leader, and Mrs. Williams.
Almost q hundred men daily
gather at 10 o. m, for q prayer
service In a local theaser- Many
are actively at work In the camp
airn. People from rs many as .
dozen points In the Valley are at
each night service
on next Sunday. morning Mr..
williams will preach In the taber-
nacle, all churches joining In .
great union service. At 3 O'Clock on
Sunday afternoon he viii preach
on Gods Standard Of a Women"
to women and girls. only, this be-
ing a Valley-wide event In which
intense interest has developed
the evangelist has given this talk
before at least 100000 women In
different states and It has been
endorsed nY every congregation
that has beard rs
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consistently shown himself 10 be
opposed to capital punishment. He
has committed the death sentence
Of many . condemned murderer
during his administration In fact
although many prisoners have been
sentenced to face firing squads dur
ing the past year none has done 50
with the exception OF rebels.
Although merciless In dealing
with rebel chieftains unfortunate
enough to fall into the hands of
federal soldiers. Mexico has for
many years shown q trend OF len
iency toward civil criminals.
With the exception Of Jose de
Leon Torral, assassin OF President
Elect Aware Obregon LAST year.
there has not been u civil execution
In this turbulent republic In the last
five yenrg. The noteworthy point
with regard To the TCrral execu-
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ton, however. lis that strictly speak
Ing 1t was not a civil execution but
a political one. The Torral case
was disposed OF In less than five
months, a much shorter period
than Is required for the average
case here. and Provisional President
Portes Gil for once refused to inter-
fere with the carrying out or the
sentence.
NJ to 20 Years for Murder
The usual sentence for murder In
Mexico In late years has been from
IL to 20 years The maximum pen
atty for women is 20 years.
In recent months stays or exc
cution for condemned criminals
have come In flocks, the president
OF the republic showing clearly his
convictions with reference to cap
ital punishment
Luis Romero Carrasco. -arch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-29
PRISON MATTER
NEAR SOLUTION
November Legislature Elk
pected to Decide Site
And Provide Funds
BY Raymond o

AUSTIN, Sept. 25.-Christmas
may see the Texas prison problem
solved. Work should be started early
next year In building q prison that
viii solve troubles OF the state last
ing a decade.
AS was first stated a week ago,
Gov. Moody is in hopes the legisla-
ture will be ready TO meet in Nov
ember and December TO decide the
prison location and to provide funds
for "a new plant.
And it appears that the joint
prison location committee win be
ready with Us reports in time to
make the session before Christmas
possible.
Gov. Moody also has found that
there will be money which the le-
gislature can appropriate with which
TO start the prison construction.
The Joint prison committee, made
up OF legislators and the ~penitent-
larry board. already has decided the
main questions except alone that
Of the site for the modern prison.
A large majority has indicated ge-
neral views on the site question.
With three or four out OF the Is
committee members objecting. most
OF the group indicated they viii sup
port locating an industrial prison
to house about 5000 convicts. near
Austin. a small tract OF land only
will be required for this
20 Study Sites
The committee win meet Sept. 80
at Huntsville to review prison-lnnd
sites. then 60 to Houston Oct. l To
work on its report. Dispatches from
Temple last week said the whole
committee viii meet IN Austin again
Oct. 8. At that time, IL is expected
the site question will be decided.
The committee viii have nearly a
month In which to complete its
report. Then all members or the
legislature will have nearly q month
In which To study the report. Then
the legislature will. II the report Is
filled early. be convened nc the end
or November. and close Its duties
before Christmas.
Probably the only other matters
to be considered will be adjustment
Of the Red river boundary question
involving the sale OF land TO Okla
homa: revision OF the pension syst
EN-. cancellation of the Travis cOun-
ty courthouse lease on half a block
of state ground. and prohibition OF
delinquent tax collection contracts
$1,000 900 Asked
The legislature will be asked to
appropriate 100000 with which %
start prison construction work. This
was indicated by prison committee
members &C Temple. The money viii
not be required until after next
years tax funds have come in
A 31-acre tract will be enclosed
within walls. IL DR.. r. e Giesecke's
tentative building plan Is followed.
The walls and buildings will be con-
structed hy use OF prison labor large
". This viii mean the state must
put up temporary barred barracks
at the site. and must clear. drain and
prepare the ground. All this will
require time. and II the legislature
locates the prison I'm December and
grants money to start 1t. the work
will occupy "a considerable time be-
fore the buildings r finished.
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TEXANS ATTEND
CHICAGO MEET


EAGLE PASS. Tex. Sept. a.
j. ID. Beck. president OF the State
Bank. and J. Roy Murray. attorney,
members Of the irrigation board.
have gone to Chicago to join J. L.
Camp Of San Antonio. the financial
agent Of the direct. and Mr.. Foley
Of Los Angeles. Cal, tentative con-
tractor for the construction Of the
huge gravity irrigation project OF
this county. in q meeting with q
bunch OF financiers who are gather
ing to consider the financing Of the
Maverick County project.
Bonds In the sum OF $6.800.O00
have been issued to put 10000 acres
OF Maverick County land under
gravity irrigation and to install q
huge hydro-electric plant. Right OF
way for the canal or 20 miles has
been cleared Of brush. etc.
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RAYMONDvTLLE. Sept 28 C5pD
Richard Bull has started coach
ing the cast for the play wedding
Bells" which As 20 be presented nc
the high school Auditorium October
IL under the auspices Of the Ray.
mnndville Women'S club.
The cast is composed OF Anna
DRYER, Marjorie sue Grayson. Rich
ard Bull, wv. G.. Gilbert, Walter
Lynn, Reasonover. Ferris Fisher.
Mrs. Ed Starr. Pete Brooks and
Rachel Mcritz.
Mr.. Bull is q newcomer and had
extensive experience I'm California
IN connection with the Little The
atre movement and with the NOV
Ian wm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-29
New Valley Flag to
Wave Over Exhibit
Ship at State Fair

It Is not often that communities
have a flag that carries an unique
message and at the same time.
that distinguishes 1t from other Sec
tons Of q state.
On and after the 18th day Of Oc-
tober, that being Columbus day,
the Valley will be under three flags.
Old Glory Of course comes first in
our hearts as nationals. the Lone
Star flag Of Texas probably will
rank second in many hearts. while
the new Valley emblem will take
second place in the hearts OF those
who love the Valley better than
Texas.
MI. J. A. Poteet. the designer Of
the big steamer and light house at
the Dallas Fair and which will be
completely covered with grapefruit.
oranges, ta~ngerfnes- lines, lemons,
tangelos, loquats. and calmondins,
placed on the stern Of the ship a
flag pole. with a ~fluttering banner
drawn into the design. Logically.
the flag would be III dearly star
spanged banner, which Is ordinarily
good enough for any and all pur-
poses, but Monty" Montgomery.
manager OF the exhibit had other
ideas and set about to design a flag
that would be peculiarly adapted
to the Valley and carry a message
which will be remembered by all
who see IL.
This flag Is to be 4 IL feet long
and 3 feet wide Of apple green
silk. On 1t will be painted In gold
a large cluster of grapefruit with
its dark green leaves and across the
top will be the wording in gold,
Lower Rio Grande Valley. Under
meath the cluster OF grapefruit will
be the Valleys new slogan. also in
gold: Golden Garden of Grape
fruit" This new banner for the
Garden" will be means Of a con-
cealed buzz fan. and at all times
be readable to the public.
Everything is all SET" said Mr..
Montgomery, ''for the big show. The
money. fruit, flowers. (potted and
cut) have been contributed, and
there Is nothing now In the way OK
making this the prettiest Of all hor-
t%icultural exhibits at the biggest
fair in the universe" The details
have entailed no end Of work ami
I have been going from ID to l6
hours per day for three weeks, get
ting things in shape. The coopera-
ton OF nearly every n has been
100 per cent perfect. After all. there
are few knockers or grouches In this
beautiful garden" said the manager
Of the Valley exhibit. The orchar-
dists seemed particularly anxious 20
do their bit toward making this
thing a success and practically all
OF them have been making surveys
Of all their groves to locate the
choicest and most perfect fruits
obtainable." These they will either
cut themselves and have ready for
the concentration by trucks. or
they have given Mr.. Montgomery
permission TO take his cutters into
their groves and help himself to
the best there Is in the orchards"
The federal and state inspectors
have assured the exhibit committee
that they would do everything pos.
sible to facilitate the rapid inspec-
ton of the orchards which contrib
uted fruit and also the mature fruit
inspection necessary TO get ths
v Continued on page 10)
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2s-t5pD-
Capital punishment for civil pris-
oners and juries at trials win make
their exit in Mexico January ], 1890.
when the new penal code goes into
effect.
Only military prisoners win have
to take their stance ut the much
dreaded graveyard wall before o
firing squad after the close OF the
present year. N place Of juries. .
committee composed OF criminolc-
gists and alienists win decide the
fate Of Mexico's criminals.
The penal code also provides Sc
we're penalties for the illegal sale or
narcotics, and ft prohibits the car
rying CT weapons. such ms pistols
and large knives. in public.
GIL Opposes Death
President Emilio Pcrtes Gil has
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Mexico Expels Death for Civil Crime

criminal" OF Mexico, who slew four
persons TO rob one Of them, his
uncle, was sentenced to death re-
Gently, but as yet has not shown
any signs Of extreme nervousness
about his fate. When an appellate
court recently upheld his sentence
his only sign OF emotion was q
careless smile. The case Is now be-
fore the supreme court
Drug Sale PenaliEed
This penal code, Mexico's new ex-
detrimental measure, has included a
section that fixes the penalty for
distribution Of enervating drugs or
commodities that cause corruption
or morals. or for the cultivation
Of plants used as such narcotics, as
from one To five years
The police department viii be
placed under the jurisdiction of the
Public welfare department.