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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
MAID MURDERS
SOCIETY WOMAN
Victim Stabbed to Death
Fight Follows Servants
Exposure Threat

CLEVELAND. June 1.-P-As-
sistant Prosecutor Frank j. Merrick
refused tonight to reveal the basis
Of embarrassing exposures" with
which Mrs. Ann Semen said she
threatened her employer, Mrs. Dor
othy Snyder. prominent Cleveland
society woman, and which Mrs.
Semen said led TO the Staying of
Mrs. Snyder az her palatial home
here yesterday.
Mrs. Semen. who was a house
maid in the Snyder residence, plead
ed guilty today TO a charge Of first
degree murder.
Judge Stantcn A. Adams, OF East
Cleveland municipal court, marked
the docket examination waived.
however. and ordered her held to
the grand jury.
Mrs. SZenen said she had an argu-
ment : it'll her employer yer wages
and that Mrs. Snyder grabbed a
knife and came az her. The house
maid said she grabbed the knife
away. and to prove her statement,
showed a cut on her let hand.
AS tn two women grappled Mrs.
Snyder slippe. and fell to sthe floor
and Mrs. Semen pinner her down
and stabbed her. Mrs. Semen said.
Later the housemaid told police
that during the quarrel over wages
she had threatIned 70 expose" her
employer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
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floods. we're unconcernedly awaiting
for the Brazos TO reach its peak.
certain that thousands OF acres OF
land would be covered. Three state
prison farms are located in that
county.
Lynchburg, where Buffalo Bayou
and the San Jacipto rivers converge.
was a lake and water surrounded
the public square at Wharton on the
Colorado river. ,
Although Houston officers scout
ed reports that a man and boy had
drowned in the rampaging bayou
here, they were making q thorough
search Of the waters.
Firms in the path of the flood
were beginning TO estimate their
damage tonight. The following eS-
Inmates were made: Texas Ware
house company. 5000. 900; Houston
Chronicle newsprint paper 500, 900:
Sears-Roebuck $3.50. 900: Henke and
Pilot warehouse $50. 900: Houston
Ice and Cold Storage company. S25.-
600: Houston Terminal warehouse
5000; Schumacher. Inc. $40, 900:
Theodore Keller company, $4,000;
Beringcortes Hardware company.
$4,000: Taylor Lumber company SIS
600; Yates Printing company, So
900.
Damage to the city water plant
was placed al $4,000 and that to
the Milan street bridge at SIS. 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
CAMPO EBANO.
HOLDSOUTINC
Woodman Group Journey to
Point Isabel On
Sunday

Featured by dances, beauty con-
tests, and speeches. the annual out
ing Of the Campo Ebano, No. 1904.
w. o. w. was to be held Sunday
with an all-day session az Point Is
abel.
All the Woodmen Of the Valley
have been invited to attend.
The local BODY was to gather at
their lodge headquarters at 7s30 a.
N and form into a parade. After
marching over the city. they we're
to entrain on a special Rio Grande
railway train for the trip to Point
Isabel. The lodge band was TO fur
nish music on the trip down.
The Vega hotel was TO be the
headquarters Of the gathering al
Point Isabel. A program was to be
run off at the hotel which included
a beauty contest. Voting was 10
continue throughout the day until
) p. m.
The principal address Of the day
was to be delivered by State Repre-
sentative r. Z. Miller.
The remainder of the day was 10
be taken up with games. swimming
dancing and informal parties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
Funeral Services
Held For c. Owens
Here on Saturday

Funeral services for Clarence
Owens. retired business man who
died Friday afternoon from heart
disease. we're held Saturday after
non from the Morris mortuary
with Rev. z. p. Day of the Presby-
terrain church officiating. The
body was inferred in the Buena
Vista cemetery.
Owens is survived by his widow
and one daughter, Mary Lula. The
decedent was ga years OF age and
was q native Of Somerset. Ky. He
came 70 the Valley about So years
ago.
P~allbearers we're Hugo Milde
Henry Gay. James McDavitt. I. L.
Dudley. c. A. Manahan and H. B.
Galbraith. NJ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
NEBRASKA FLOODS
TAKE ONE LIFE

FALLS CITY. Neb.. June 1.-iPl-
Sudden floods in southeastern Ne
braska streams today took one life,
caused two train wrecks. drove
score Of families from their homes,
and caused great property damage.
Cecil Vader. IS. Of Falls City. was
drowned when he was swept away
by a fall Of water which covered
the highway south Of here.
Rescue workers spent most OF the
day taking families from their farm
homes in the lovlands by motor
cars.
High water which weakened
bridges and washed out railroad
tracks neal Auburn. Neb.. north Of
here, caused two train wrecks. No
one was injured. but many head OF
hogs were drowned.
Upwards Of 10000 acres Of land
was under water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
.SOLONS PLAN
SUMMER RECESS
Demos Support Plan to Dis
pose OF Tariff Bill
Before December
BY FRANCIS vi. STEPHENSON
Associated Press Staff Writerl

WASHINGTON. June To-
Democratic support OF the program
TO dispose Of the tariff bill before
the regular session begins in De-
cember eaSed up the congressional
situation today and set republican
leaders 70 planning anew on a re-
cess over the hot summer months.
This threat of Washington's sum-
mer heat also appeared to be giving
President Hoover a whip-hand on
his entire extra session program.
lending force TO the drive 20 dis
pose OF the farm relief controversy
at an early date.
If farm relief and the csnsuS-re-
apportionment bills are enacted and
definite assurance given Of a final
vote on the tariff measure before
December. MI. Hoover will sanction
a congressional recess until Septem-
Der.
Senator Simmons Of North Caro-
lima, the ranking democrat On the
finance committee. announced to-
day after a conference OF the mi
nority members Of the committee
that the democrats would agree that
a date be fixed assuring final dis
position OF the tariff before the reg
ular session in December.
With the c~onferees of the SEN
ate and house on farm relief about
ready 10 abandon the controversial
export provision Of the senate bill
to which the president is so strong
ly opposed. Senator watson Of In
diana, the republican leader. Iaoked
ahead to a recess beginning about
the middle of the month and carry
ing over until September.
BY Just what method the recess
is 10 come about is still IN doubt.
Ordinarily unanimous consent would
be required to bind the senate to
an agreement assuring a final vote
on the tariff bill.
The house probably will vote Tues
day on the census-reapportionment
measure. Foes Of the bill are max
ing a concerted drive for an amend
ment to exclude aliens from those
who would be counted in the APP
portionment Of the house. This pro-
posal was defeated in the senate
on the ground that it was uncon-
Stitutional.
The senate also will have to thrash
out its differences on the proposed
revision of the rules to allow for
open sessions in the consideration
Of executive nominations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
Valley

Continued from page one.O
wick Rice, and many army Off
Gals.
Many notable newspaper men
have acknowledged special service.
These included John A. Blakesley
Of the Associated Press. Marty
Green OF the New York World and
Junius B. Wood Of the Chicago
Daily News and other publications.
Fred Dye. Texas correspondent Of
the Associated Press at the pres
ent time. complimented him for his
handling Of press dispatches on
events in connection with the open.
ing of the airport here.
Another recent accomplishment
was handling thousands Of words
filed froEa thu ~bG.Ileship on which
Hoover made the South American
goodwill tour. The correspond
ents thanked him for forwarding
press messages received by NAY,
local naval radio station.
These expressions of apprecia-
ton are highly priced BY the
former manager.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
WOMAN
IN r o II

DETROIT. June 1-tP-Ihe
body OF Mary Lee, 80. OF CoIum
bus. Ohio. was found in her rcor
in a hotel late today, with IT.
neck broken and finger marks on
the throat.
When the body was first discov-
cred II was believed Miss Lee died
Of heart disease. but closer exam
inaticn al the county morgue re-
vealed the broken neck and marks
on the throat.
The body. lying IN bed in a nat
ural position. with bed covers
smooth ~ IL death had come dur
inr sleep. was found by a hot7l
maid. There were no signs OF a
struggle irr the room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
2 DEAD, ONE JAILED
IN r

DURANT, Okla, June 1.-lPl-A
white man and a negro were dead
and a second negro was in jail here
following a shooting affray today
at Oberlin.
Charles Mills was the negro killed
Sam Fitzhugh. 3S. the white man
was taken to the Paris. Texas. hos
pital where he died shortly after
the shooting. Ebert Hobby. negro.
alleged to have shot Fitzhugh. was
arrested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
SENATE TO CUT
OUT
Relief Legislation Would Be
Greatly Delayed If Plan
Held Out For
BY VI z. HENLIE
Associated Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON. June 1.-CP-
administration leaders expressed
the opinion today that the senate
will uphold a prospective recon-
mendation of the farm relief con-
ference committee TO eliminate the
export debenture plan from the
farm bill expected to be presented
TO both branches of congress next
week for final approval.
a careful check Of the senate
membership was held to have
shown that three or four senators
who voted for the debenture plan
last month have decided 10 sup
port the conference report recon-
mendinR It's elimination on the
theory that farm legislation would
be greatly delayed II the contro-
versy over tbs proposal is fur
Their prolonged.
With this situation in mind. the
leaders r prepared to ask a vote
in the senate on the conference
report as con as the c~cnferees
compslte their work.
II the predictions Of the leaders
are borne out. the few remaining
steps necessary to send a farm I'LL
70 Pres. Hoover would be taken
without difficulty. The house is
expected to approve the conference
report practically without debate.
In the senate. the debenture Cx-
tremists might wage a last ditch
fight to retain the provision they
favor.
Considerable discussion was pro-
Voked by the different methods py
which sterilization agencies would
be projected and details in this
connection were permitted to 90
over until next week for solution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
MAY, NORMALLY
DRY, WEST
Abnormal Precipitation of
29th, Brings Month Far
Above Average

May. normally one of the dryest
months of the year, with an average
rainfall Of 2.27 inches, based on rec
ords for the past 50 years, likely
will turn out to be one of the wet
test Mays on which the local wealth
er bureau has a record, except May
1914, when 9l03 inches CT rain fell.
The total rainfall for the month
this year was $50.
To make the record even more I'M
usual. May OF 1929. up TO the MORN
ing Of the 10Th day. appeared about
TO establish itself as one of the
dryest Mays on record. At the
close of the 28th day only Ill inches
Of rain had fallen.
Then came the Goth with a total
OF TIT inches for the "a hours. This
was followed by an additional 80
inch on the 30th and .02 on the
3lst. From z p. m. Of the 18th to
z p. m. of the 10Th the rainfall
was 1877 inches.
These figures are taken from the
monthly meteorological summary is
sued by w. j.. Schurbusch. officer
in charge Of the local office.
Other MAYS in which more than
an average rainfall occurred were in
1882. when il rained TOT inches:
1884 with 5.S6 inches: 1885. TIT
inches; 1886. 6.57 inches: 1914, e.03
inches and 1928. 6.48 inches.
While the month was unusually
wet, 1t was just about average as
TO temperature. The average tenn
perature for May this year was 1877
degrees and normal for the month.
based on records of SO years is 1876
degrees.
The summary reports nine clear
days during the month. IL partly
cloudy and five cloudy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
Rotary Visitors
Of Wisconsin Like
Valley After Tour

The Valley is wonderful and the
hospitality Of your people is mar
velous." said Henry o. Regner. may
or Of West Bend. Wis, as he board
ed the train here Saturday night
for a return trip to his home.
Eleven other Rotarians from Wis
consin who came here on a side trip
after they had attended The conven-
ton OF Rotary International in Dali
las. echoed the sentiments OF the
mayor. Two members Of the party
we're accompanied by their wives.
Arriving in Brownsville they we're
loaded in a bus supplied bv the Mis-
souri, Pacific Transportation COM
pany and taken for a short ride
through territory around Browns
vile. including Fort Brown. George
White. member OF the local club, was
official host or the tour.
Later they were taken III the bus
20 Matamoros. where they spent
some time and had dinner. They
we're returned TO Brownsville by
White in his a in time 70 catch
the train.
M Il. Love, general agent OF the
Southern Pacific late Saturday eve
ming received t~elegraphic informa-
ton that the side trip Of the gen.
ersl convention planned to come 70
the Valley from Dallas. was called
off when only about Is Rotarians
signed up 70 purchase tickets.
Those IN the Wisconsin party
we're John w. Peters Of Burling-
ton. w. "A. Devine, postmaster at
Madison, DR.. w. r. Brendt. Joseph
Blake, Yves Goode. and Wilmar
Schmart. all Of Menominee Falls;
z. "A. Rieckman. Oshkosh: 3. r.
Strong. Eagle River: Mr.. and Mrs
II. c. Rassman and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Lueck. Beaver Dam: r. T
Buerstatte. Manitowoc. and Mayor
Regner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
CANNON RAKES
Smith DEMOS
Virginia First Southern State
To Ballot Since Gen
eral Election

RICHMOND, Va, June Up
Democratic party leaders Of Viz
ginia. with one exception, read
without comment today the advice
given Virginia anti-Smith demo-
Gratis by Bishop James Cannon,
Jr., Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South. who endorsed an
nti-Smith, ticket for state offices
and called for vigorous opposition
to state democratic leaders who
supported Alfred z. Smith for the
presidency.
Roosevelt Page, one Of three can
didates for the democratic nom
ination for governor. however. said
the Cannon statement would lib
crate friends Of mine who thought
they had 10 vote for the friend or
the opponent Of James Cannon,
Jr." Bishop Cannon was charged
with misleading democrats into be-
lieving he was a democrat while
LPEIA lis LlC AEPublAIdI llOIlAAlCC
last year, in a statement issued by
Mr.. Page from Oakland, his Han
ever county home.
Bishop Cannon declined to say
which Of the three candidates for
the democratic nomination he had
in mind in making the assertion
IF I were shut up to a choice
among the three candidates for the
democratic primary nomination
there would be no question in my
own mind for which candidate I
would vote"
Virginia is the first Of the five
southern states which voted for
Hoover to hold a state election.
The anti-Smith democrats. having
announced their intention to nom-
mate a ticket. ill he'd a conven-
ton in Roanoke. June 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
FOR
POSITION

MEXICO CITY. June 1.-tP-
General Matias Ramos. who defend
ed the city of Juarez against a rebel
attack early in the recent rebellion.
was appointed under-secretary OF
war today. Gen. Abundio Gomez.
who held that post. becomes chief
q military operations in the state
q Chihuahua. Gen. Ramos after
defending the border town against a
superior number Of rebels. finally
had to seek refuge with his men in
We united States. Later he return
Sc 20 Mexico and reJoined the fed
eral army.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
AMADO GOMEZ BURIED
HERE ON SATURDAY

Amado Gomez. 81. Brownsville
merchant sho died Friday, was
buried with Masonic services in the
Matamoros cemetery Saturday aft
ernoon.
Gomez was n native Of Mata-
moros but had lived in Brownsville
for many years.
The services we're conducted
from his home here al Fifteenth
and Adams streets. The body was
taken TO the Matmoros Masonic
temple for last rites.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
SLAYER OF Ell PASO
PAIR KEPT SILENT

Ell PASO. Texas, June 1.-Pl-
Having surrendered to officers i'm
mediately after shooting TO death
Frank J. Lyons and Herbert d.
Oppenheimer. prominent FL Paso
lawyers. in their offices iE the First
National bank building yesterday.
Jose Marin. 55-year-old Spaniard.
today was held incomInuoicado in
the county Jail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
BELIEVED
MOTIVE FOR
Especial TO The Herald)

Especial 70 Inc HeraInl
EDINBURG, June Santiago
Alvarez. Is. is confined to the hos
pital here and officers are sea IN
ing for Juan Cara. 20. as the re-
suit Of a shooting on the Marvin
Evans ranch Saturday.
The motive for the shooting of
the younger man was said by Off
GERS to have grown out Of jealousy
v n the affections Of IN girl.
Alvarez was wounded I'm the leg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02

CLEVELAND. O.. June 1.-P-
Joseph Zitiello. Of the Zitiello Bank
ing company. was seriously wounded
in the head when he fought a gun
duel with three young robbers at his
private bank on the west side here
tonight.
The robbers fled empty handed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
NEW AIR LINE

KANSAS CITY. Kas., June 1.-tPD
The first eastbound plane Of the
Western Air Express landed at 7:2-
o'clock tonight at the Fairfax air
port in the height Of a rainstorm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
TWO DROWN

FORT WORTH. Texas. June L.
tF-Charles Utley. IL. and Dora
Thompson. about the same age were
drowned in Sycamore park here to-
dav.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02

All Kinds of mineral water for
sale at 4l4 Twelfth St. j. III.
Carter.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-02
NECHES RIVER PAST
ALL FLOOD

BEAUMONT. June I. - Up -
Swollen by freshets until Il backed
out Of its banks for several miles in
Orange county. the Neches river to-
day passed all flood records. cutting
off the old Sanish Trail to the east
and covering both the Kansas City
Southern and Southern Pacific rail-
read tracks. The former was i'm
pasSable and fear was held that the
Southern Pacific would have to dis
continue use Of the tracks between
here and Orange.
The river reached the IA foot. 3
inch stage this afternoon and was
at a standstill for several hours. &C
cording TO the government gauge.
The highways and the railroads
to Houston were cut off by water in
the Trinity and San Jacinto river
bottoms. The Southern. Pacific ran
only one train west today and that
over the Santa Fe lines TO Calves
ton. The Missouri Pacific TO ia
west also was impossible. The
Southern Pacific Dallas branch
trains ran through today for the
first time since early in the week
when the second freshet Of two
weeks washed out culverts and
swept away dumps.
River men here pR,dict q drop in
the river tonight but the crest from
Rockland is expected TO come about
the middle OF next week. sending
the water even higher than it is
now.
Two industrial plants. the Petrol
cum Iron Works and the Interna-
tional C~reosoting company, are shut
down.
The Sabine Aairways. local air
plane operators. kept three planes
IN the air all day today. taking pas
sengers 70 Dallas, Orange and Hous-
ton.
The Trinity river at Liberty was
thought to have reached its crest
Yesterday and began falling in the
afternoon. 1t had reached q stage
Of % feet. 2 inches.
Two oil field workers. Tom Kelly
and Drew Carter. in the South Lib
erty field. received injuries. the lat
ter probably fatal ones. in a gas ex-
plcSion in the tool house Of Riviere
No 4 at South Liberty Friday night.
Possible damage TO $4,000 acres OF
rice. the major portion Of Liberty
eounty's crop. was feared when the
Devers Canal company flume at
Moss Bluff "a washed out. III the
flume can Re repaired before a long.
dry spell. the rice will be saved.
HAVANA. June 1.-tP-Ricardo
Topete. former chairman Of the
Ooregon bloc in the Mexican cham
Der. who was recently expelled with
many other deputies for alleged
participation in the recent revolt.
Is now a refugee here.
Topete is a brother Of former Gov
ernor Fausto Tooete OF Sonora. one
The leaders OF the revolt.
He IS nov living al a modest hotel
here with Generals Iturbe and En-
.inas. also former rebel leaders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
ENGINEERS GUESTS
ON WAY TOPARLEY
Sixty Prominent Europeans
Stop Here En- Route to :.
Toxic Conference. :.

Sixty prominent European engineers
arrived in Washington today for brief
visit while en- route to Toxic to attend
a convention of the World Congress OF
Engineers late this month. Leaders OF
their profession in Washington have ar
ranged to entertain them during their
stay here.
Katsuji Debuchi, japanese Ambassa--
dor to the United States, will be host at
a dinner to the visitors and large
group of their American colleagues to-
night at the Mayflower Hotel. The Am
basador will thank the delegates for the
interest they have shown in the coming
conference.
DR.. Elmer A. Sperry Of New York
City will reply to the Ambassador on
behalf of the engineers. DR.. Sperry is q
member of the executive committee Of
the congress. He is known as the in
ventor of the gyro-compass, ship ana
airplane stabiliZers and lighting devices
of intense candlepower.
President Hoover, himself an engi-
neer and honorary chairman OF the
American committee for participation in
the conference, will receive the party at
the White House shortly after noon to-
morrow.
Included among the visitors is Senator
Luigi Luigg1 of Italy, internationally
known for his reclamation work along
the Pc River. Germany. with Is dele
gates, made the best showing in strength
of numbers. italy sent 10 and Sweden
and Great Britain a half dozen each.
There also are delegates from Czechoslo-
vakia. Denmark, Jugoslavia, the Meth
erlands, Austria, Belgium and France.
Among the organizations participant
ing in the washington reception are the
American Engineering Council, the
American Association of Engineers, the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers, the American In
stitute of Mining and Metallurgical En-
gineers, the American Society for Steel
Treating, the Society of Automotive
Engineers, the Washington Society OF
Engineers, the Society of American
Military Engineers and the Institute
of Radio Engineers.
Promotion of brotherhood of engi-
neers and discussion of plans to bring
about cooperation in the study of prob
lens of engineering will mark the Toxic
conference.
The visitors will leave Washington
for San Francisco tomorrow afternoon.
They will sail for the Orient, October 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
DETROIT DEATH MYSTERY.

DETROIT, Mich. October 2 (P).-An
explanation of the deaths of Martin
j. Fisher, 38, a Detroit confectioner,
and Florence Werner, IS, his former
clerk, who were found shot to death
early yesterday in lane off highway
near Mount Clemens. Mich, was dis
case said, in a note found on the con-
fectioner's body.
The note, written in Polish, said, in
part:
Sooner die than go to prison for a
few months. Loved by Flarefce, so
had to take her along You shouldn't
have that against me-"
Fisher recently haA been arrested and
charged with violati the Federal pro-
hibition law after a raid on his con-
fectionery.