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The Washington times., 1929-10-14
Elective School Board.
Is Discussed at Forum

George A. Warren. principal speak
er before the Washington Open
Forum yesterday, talked on "An
Elective School Board for the Dis
trict OF Columbia"
Other speakers included James
Sykes, Tulsa, Okla; P. ]. Wallace
Butte. Mont. and P. W. Austin. of
WASHINGTON.
The Washington times., 1929-10-14
Begins Where Milk of
Mdgnesia Leaves OFF

A remarkable new corrective of
acidity has been developed by IA
nous 100-year-old pharmaceutical
. house in Germany. AS an acid cor.
rective it begins where milk of mag
nesia and bicarbonate of soda leave
off.
This new, improved magnesia
comes in the form of small white
tablets called Magnesia Oxoids
which do not have to be chewed,
but may be sMa aIIoMei whole.
The Washington times., 1929-10-14
BUYS ROPE, HANGS SELF

SEAFORD. oct. 14.-Louis i. Tay-
lDr. Ga committed suicide by
hanging himself at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. Karl Wright. Tay-
lor purchased the rope with which
to hang himself last night IT the
Wheatly hardware store here.
The Washington times., 1929-10-14
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win TINTEX

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The Washington times., 1929-10-14
Rouer in Pulpit Urges
La1u Observance

living and deceit are the foundations of criminal
and these are caused by deficient training of youth
The Washington times., 1929-10-14
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
PASSES SPAIN,
OUT OF south
EUROPEAN SEA
Americans Included In
Passenger List; Also
Freight, Ba bo ons;
Plan 80-Hour Trip


LONDON, Aug. L. The Graf
Zeppelin was reported 10 have pass
ed over Barcelona and headed out
to the Atlantic ocean this after
noon.
The steamship Daily reported
sighting the trans Atlantic mir liner
Graf Zeppelin at 2 o'clock this af-
ternOOn 30 a. m. T.. :. IT, over the
Mediterranean between Marseilles
and the BaIearic islands.
The Daily. which IN a French
steamship. reported the position OF
the Graf Zeppelin as Alps north
latitude and 3.29 east longitude.
This point is about so miles off
Barcelona, Spain. and would indf-
cate that the Graf Zeppelin was
cutting straight down the Medlter-
ranean and from South France To
Gibraltar.
Pushing her way slowly against
a strong south wind down the VAL
ley of the Rhine, the transatlantic
airliner Graf Zeppelin this after
noon was well dowr towards the
Mediterranean cfter having success
fully passed the scenes of her los
ing struggle against contrary winds
in her unsuccessful voyage In May.
The big dirigible. carrying seven
Americans among her l6 p1ssen-
gers. steadily but cautiously nego-
tiated the difficult mountainous re-
gions between Basel, Switzerland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

and Lyons, France, this morning.
and was reported at MontelimaT,
in southern France. 90 miles from
the mouth OF the RhOne. at 12.4l
a. m. (6:40 a. IN. T.. :. T)
Sky Cloudy
The sky was generally cloudy and
the visibility only medium as she
flew at an altitude -' 5000 feet
from Valence, France. to Monteli-
mar.
At -AIaries de-la-Mer. in
the Rhone delta, the dirigible
planned to start out over le first
section OF her sea journey. reach
ing the Spanish coast near BARGE
Iona. Thence. Or. Hugo Eckener,
commander OF the airliner. planned
to head for Gibraltar. as on his
first successful flight to America.
BY bearing far TO the south on
the longer Gibraltarum. DIR. EcIen-
CT hoped to skirt "A low pressure
area moving from Ireland towards
the coast OF nothrern and western
France.
The dirigible left its Friedrich
Continued On Page Ten
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
THREE KILLED
BY CRAZED MAN
South Carolina Shipping
Clerk Throws City
Into Confusion

SPARTANBURG, S. c., Aug. l..
-P)-Three men we're killed, two
others probably fatally wounded
and the entire West End OF the
city thrown into confusion today
when T. Earl Robertson, a shipping
clerk, becoming suddenly insane
ran amuck with a hand ak.
r. III. Ray, 80. sales manager Tor
the j. w. Bell company; j. l.. Bus
sey. g, boCkkeeper and cashier for
the j. w. Bell company. and M. l..
Davis, SO, a railroad employe, were
instantly killed or so badly hurt
that they died in a few minutes.
Thad Sherbert. 81. railroad en-
ploye, and Dan Dunlap, negro, 40,
an employe of the j. w. Bell COM
pany, were so badly hurt they are
are expected to die.
Robertson apparently was normal
when he came TO work this morn
ing. Suddenly he crept up behind
Day and Bussey in the office OF
the j. w. Bell company where all
three we're employed, and split
their heads.
Leaving the building Robertson
went to the Charleston and West
ern Carolina railroad yards. There
he saw Davis and Sherbert sitting
in a box car eating lunch. Creep
ing up behind them nc attacked
them before they were aware OF his
presence.
Robertson was overpowered after
a long chase and placed IN the
county jail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

thought they had the backing OF
the entire state. The San Antonio
chamber head made his declara-
ton to the press Ger having heen
asked for his opinions on the sub
ject by the Re taurant Mems as
ISOLATION of Florida.
Valley interests are making vi
gorous representations to Whaley.
asking that he revoke his Sd. 1t
has been estimated that the tariff
on Mexican tomatoes would mean
approximately Sl0.000.0O0 to the
Valley.
Surprised at Action
j. <. Bell, head Of the San Benito
chamber and chairman of the VAL
ley tomato tariff committee which
has made several trips to Washing
ton. wired Whaley Thursday morn
ing expressing great surprise at his
action. The Valley had taken 1t
for granted that they had San An
tonio's backing in the tariff matter,
Bell stated. In view Of the fact
that this section Is on San Antonio's
trade territory and tn. their in
terests are mutual, Bell could not
see the logic of Whaley's state
ment.
Whaley averred that the Mexican
tariff would increase II G price Of
tomatoes TO the consumers. This,
Bell believed. would not be the case
1t would stimulate American grow
ers and additional acreage would
be planted t. tomatoes. increasing
the production. the San Benitan
believes. The increased production.
Bell believes. The increased pro-
duction would take care Of what
products might be excluded due to
the high tariff. Bell said.
Fight In Earnest
Whaley expressed intention OF
entering he fight in earnest. He
plans to send kilograms to influ-
entail parties in Washington and
to conduct an active campaign
against the tariff in Texas.
Valley interests have b-cn Coop
Grating with other tomato lowing
sections in seeking the tariff Sew
eral trips have been made to Wash
ington and the tariff has been con-
sidered IN a favoral light at the
capital. 1t Is said. Backing of Con-
gresSmen John Garner, Tom Con-
nally and II. M. Sheppard his been
obtained. members of the Valley
tomato tariff committee states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
BOMB RING IS
Barred I'm RAID
Organization Supple d
'Pineapples' to Rack
eteers; IL Jailed

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-tPl-A bomb
ing syndicate that had supplied and
used "pineapples" in Chicago and
ether cities for years was believed
crushed today with II Of the al
legged ring leaders in jail and the
arrest Of others expected soon.
The arrests, in a spectacular raid
on the gangs headquarters last
night, constituted the first major
attempt to stop one Of the city's
most notorious evidences of lawless-
ness, long series Of bombings had
increased until this year the aver
age has been about three bombs a
week.
The raid was executed through
the efforts of an under-cover agent
who had worked his way into the
gangs confidence.
The agent, James Altmeier, had
purchased one bomb and for three
months had been accepted as a
racketeer. Last night he arranged
for the purchase Of a larger ship
ment.
Gives Marked Money
With one police squad hidden
nearby and another surrounding a
house that served as the gangs
headquarters. Altmeier completed
his deal. He received q package
containing four bombs and paid
a Continued On Page Ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

sbatch of 40 communists were ar
rested last night. Forty foreign
agitatorS were put across the
frontier. Twenty-Five thousand
soldiers and policemen guarded the
city.
The most serious preliminary dis
turbance was reported from Sara
jevo. Jugoslavia. where in 1914 were
fired the shots which precipitated
the World war. Two workmen were
killed yesterday and several others
wounded when police fought with
communists who set fire to the
railroad shops and tried TO ignite
other buildings.
Reports from Zagreb. capital Of
Croatia. said communists distributed
dynamite bombs among the workers
of that center of the Croatian
separatist movement. A police fight
with communists growing out Of q
raid on a printing plant at Sarajevo
resulted in the death OF the estab-
lishment's owner. Revolutionary
documents were confiscated.
Bella Kun Arrested
At Budapest, Bella Kun, COM
munist leader and former dictator
of Hungary, was arrested with q
number Of other leaders of the
party as a government precaution-
airy measure. At Prague, Czecho-
slovakia, the government took ex-
treme measures, importing 1000
additional gendarmes and occupying
important buildings with armed
troops. The communists advertised
extensive demonstrations.
In Berlin the Newe Berliner
Zeitung said communists had re-
ceived orders from Moscow to mo-
bilize for guerilla warfare which was
to break out at 100 different points
simultaneously In order to keep the
police on the jump.
Orders were issued throughout
Germany prohibiting communist
demonstrations of any nature. al
though despite this an assembly was
called at Berlin for $50 D. m. Po-
lice OF Munich. Nuremburg, Ham
burg and many other places were
reported particularly watchful.
Machine Guns Ready
Rumanio. Bulgaria, Greece, Fin
land. Switzerland and Turkey were
among countries affected by the
communist demonstrations threat.
In all precautionary measures
against disorders were taken, these
principally consisting Of prohibitory
DEGREES. arrests Of leaders and con-
centration of troops. In some
places cordons Of machine guns
were said TO be drawn around To-
calities where outbreaks were
feared.
Britain apparently expected less
in the way of disorders than any
other European country. nothing
more than mild demonstrations
being forecast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
Claudius Huston May
Direct Republicans

WASHINGTON, Aug. L. tA1 -
While President Hoover intends now
to make no final decision on the Sc
lection Of a chairman for the re-
publican national committee, Clau-
dius II. Huston Of Tennessee and
New York. is foremost among those
he Is considering.
Hubert Work will relinquish the
Craftsmanship in the fall and the
executive committee of the national
committee will meet late in Sep
tember or early in october to name
a successor to direct the 1890 con-
gressional campaign and presuma-
bly, TO carry on at least until the
opening of the presidential cam
paign in 1892.
The President and Mr.. Huston
long have been personal friends, the
Tennessee manufacturer having
served as assistant secretary of
commerce early in Hoover's admin
istration as head Of the commerce
department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
PALACE ROBBED,
= = \
SPANISH POLICE
= y \
HOLD AMERICAN

MADRID, Aug. 1.-tP)-Span-
ish police held in custody today
an American giving the name OF
Backey j. Dee, described as
Chicago banker and tourist. He
Is charged with attempting TO
take from the famous Escorial
palace near Madrid valuable
ancient proclaim plaque. Dee
emphatically denied the charge.
As a tourist party left the pal
ace. guards detained 1t, declaring
somebody had taken a rare por-
celain plaque and a piece OF old
candelabra. The tourist guide
declared this was impossible. The
guards insisted and police were
summoned. The police declare
they followed Dee and found the
plaque.
Palace guards told the police
Dee offered them money to forget
about the affair. This also is de-
MED by the American, who has
made a blanket denial Of all the
charges.
The case has not yet been Of
ficially taken up by the American
consulate in Madrid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
MURDERER GETS
y y y
FIRST CLIMP Sc
X y =
OF MODERN AGE

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-CPp-Jesse e
Harding Pomeroy, 7l-year MUIR
derer of small children, whose
crimes Mortified t. country more
than half a century ago. had op-
portunity today to glimpse for the
first time the marvels of modern
life. He was forced to take an au-
tomobile trip 40 miles from the
Charleston state prison to the state
farm at Bridgewater.
The East Boston newspaper boy
entered the grim prison in 1878 at
the age Of IL.
Sentenced TO hang for the muir
der Of Horace Milan. whose tortured
body was that of Is third victim,
Pomeroy obt- ned Communication TO
life imprisonment. For Al years
thereafter he suffere'' solitary con-
finement. Then he was allowed to
take his place with other life pris-
onerS.
Early this month his counsel
John +. DAILY, opened a fight 70
have omeroy transferred to
Bridgewater.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
S27S OF SCOUT
COALSRAISED
Systematicc Campaign To
Gather $500 Is Now
Getting Under Way

With a systematic campaign or
ganization gradually getting into
motion, some S278 of the $500
sought for the Brownsville Boy
Scouts had been raised through
Wednesday night, according to fig
ures in the office of Ed Mockbee.
chairman OF the drive. 1t Is hoped
to achieve the goal by August z,
the date set for the opening Of
Camp Perry on the Arroyo Colo
RADIO.
The major portion Of the fund
would 60 into the local budget for
the coming year. Part OF 1t would
be used, however. for a Browns
vile Scout hut at Camp Perry.
Brownsville has Jagged back in con-
t-ibutions for the past two years
and its quota was not raised. This
year. they are proving liberal and
Mockbee, a newcomer here from
Edinburg, states he believes the
fund will be raised. Mockbee has
been interested in Scout work for
many years.
Houses Visited
The campaign is being conducted
Systematically and it is hoped to
Continued on page ten.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
DOOMED MANS
LAWYERS MAKE
FRANTIC PLEA
Indications Are That
Courts Will Not
Give Reprieve To
Convicted Slayer
CBy the Associated Press

AUSTIN, Aug. L. After
conferring for almost an hour
with attorneys for Harry j. Lea
shortly after midnight for the al
ny, scheduled to be electrocuted
legged staying of DIR. J. A. Ramsey
OF Mathis, Governor Moody an
nounced he would not interfere
with the electrocution.
w. c. Wofford Of Taylor, one Of
the condemned mans attorneys,
said Leahy's lawyers would con-
fer later in the afternoon on last
minute steps to save the south
Texas ranchman's life.
Apparently hope Of n court or
der faded, as the lawyers went
before Moody to ask a brief re-
spite to press further court action
appealing the verdict Of sane rem
dered by Leahy's Georgetown jury
last week.
Leahy was convicted of the muir
der OF DIR. j. A. Ramsey OF Mathis
On his first trial at Georgewest in
Liveoak county, he was given SO
years in prison. His motion for a
new trial was granted by District
Judge r. M. Cox and the case went
to Williamson county on change
OF venue. There the jury ordered
the death penalty inflicted.
Scheduled to die in The electric
chair on July II. the execution was
stopped when Miss Amanda David
son Of Taylor filed an affidavit,
giving it as her belief Leahy had
become insane since his conviction
Governor moved the date OF execu-
ton to August 2, after Judge Dolan
had issued writ staying tie e-ec-
trocution until the sanity hearing
could be held.
Leahy was convicted on the testi-
mony of a Mexican. who said he
had been employed by Leahy to de-
coy DR.. Ramsay away from his
home to a lonely spot in the brush
near Mathis, where the mur-cr was
committed, after Leahy forced DR.
Ramsey to sign some papers. The
states theory was that the papers
were deeds TO the old Leahy ranch
which DR.. Ramsey had pC- -.1aSec
from q mortgage company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
,uld You Do-Why? Edison Scholarship Quiz Covers w

what kind OF nails would you use,
and why?"
Assume the increase Of any
colony Of mice to be such that the
number doubles every three
months. How large will the colony
be at the end OF three years If
we start with one pair?"
"A triangle each of whose sides
Is fixed is divided into three equal
areas by drawing two lines paral-
lei to the base. Where will these
lines intersect the altitude?"
Outside Of the field of re-
ligion, what three men now living
dc you think particularly deserve
your respect and admiration2
What qualities do you admire In
each?"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

from communication with each
other by any electrical means due
to a calamity. How could you at
tempt to establish communica-
tions between the two cities with
out the use Of electricity. The
river can not be crossed by human
beings"
viii you act as spokesman for
the candidates when we meet
Mayor Walker In New York City
or would you prefer to let some
one else do 1t? Why"
"Give q brief statement or what
you hope will be a typical day for
you when you are fifty years OF
age"
How Far?
The captain Of o boat when
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
iii Woman Juror
Halts Shook Trial

COURTHOUSE, COLUMBUS. o..
Aug. 1.-(P)-The sudden illness Of
Mrs. Helen LunSford. only woman
on the regular jury in the trial Of
DR.. James H. Snook for the killing
of Theora nix. forced a recess of
court today urtil ii a. m. when adj
ditional merSers Of an excused
venire were recalled in order TO
qualify new jurors.
DR.. and Mrs. Melvin T. Hix. par
ents of the slain coed. will attend
no more sessions Of the trial. Boyd
Haddox. their attorney, said the de-
cision was reached because Of the
physical condition of DR.. Hix and
the strain he had been under dur
ing the first five days o. the hear
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

passing a certain cliff on sum-
mer night heard the echo Of his
whistle four seconds after blow
ing. How far away was the cliff?
II he repeated this observation
from the same point on a day In
January. would he notice any
change in the time2 If so. what
and why?"
When you read the names Of
the following persons what facts
are associated with them In your
mind? Mendeleff. Davy, Perkin,
Faraday, Curie, Priestley, Gay
lussac, Dalton, Solvay. Ramsay,
Lavoisier."
IF you we're mailing a copper
sheeting ON an exposed surface
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

q tropical island in the South
Pacific. without tools. how would
you move a three-ton weight. such
as q boulder. 100 feet horizontally
and Is feet vertically?"
IF you have been given GER
tain experiment to perform and
had been informed that 1t could
be done successfully. but you had
failed ten times, what would you
dor"
What new discovery or inven-
ton do you believe would be the
greatest benefit to mankind?
Why7"
"If you were to inherit 81 .0c0. 900
within the next year what would
you do with it?"
Two towns on opposite sides Of
. river one mile wide are cut off
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

WEST ORANGE, N. j.. Aug. ].
-tP)-Forty-nine aspirants for
the scholarship offered by Thomas
A. Edison and the honor Of be-
coming the inventors protege TO-
day took the examination which
Is to determine which Of them Is
to be the winner.
The questions covered chemical.
geographical and historical sub
iects. The boys were expected 20
know the specific resistance OF
copper wire and whether q bottle
Of mercury or a bottle OF water
would make the best foot warmer.
Several ethical problems were
put to the contestants who had to
state when they considered lie
permissible" and tell II they would
choose to become successful at the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
Light to fresh southerly winds on
the west coast.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday. probably show
ers on the east coast.
Light to moderate easterly winds
on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be a slight TO moderate
rise in the river from above RIO
Grande City down during the next
few days.
Rio Grande River
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01

loss Of happiness. comfort. repu-
tation, pride, honor, health, money
or love.
Others were more technically
involved. For example, ''on what
physiological phenomenon is the
success Of motion picture proJec-
ton DEPENDENT" and what Is
the underlying principle Of an
internal combustion engine?" in
cluded in the questions were:
What classes OF books listed
below do you most enjoy reading?
Number them i, 2, 3. etc. In order
of preference: adventure, mystery
stories. travel. biography, fiction.
invention, history. economics, sci.
ence.
Questions
II you were marooned aapne On
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
Chinese And Soviet
Envoys Hold Farley

TOKYO, Aug. l.-tPl-Dispatches
10 the Native Press from Manchuria
today said B. ". Melnikov, former
Soviet consul general at Hardin,
and Tsai Yun-Sheng, commissioner
OF foreign affairs at Harbin, met on
a train on Russian territory oppo-
site Manchuli early yesterday.
After a lengthy discussion, bear
ing on the situation with regard to
the Chinese Eastern railway. M
Melnikov returned 10 Dauria and
Tsai to Manchuli Both telegraph
ed their governments for instruc-
tions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
TROOPS GUARD PARIS
ON 'ANTI-WAR DAY

PARIS. Aug. l.--(P)-Paris was
quiet today as troops and police
held command of the streets in
preparation for any possible dis
trubances growing out OF today's
communist "anti-war day" There
was a good deal of tense expectancy.
Many stores were closed with steel
shutters but otherwise conditions
were fairly normal.
The only trouble reported In
France was a short clash at Mont
pelier. where troops charged riot
Gus crowd emerging from a COM
Continued On Page Ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
By HERBERT =. SIEBEL,
Special Correspondent of
The Associated Press

ABOARD GRAF ZEPPELIN,
Aug. 1.-Pl-l0:25 T.. s. To-
Everybody IL happy Most OF the
passengers had breakfast at nine
o'clock this morning. We passed
over Lyons at 11:l0 a. m.
French time) at a speed Of so
miles an hour.
The menu for lunch was soup,
salmon. venison and potatoes,
bread. carmelle and fruit.
At noon we were over Valence.
The sky was cloudy in the d.
rection OF Marseilles and Gibral-
tar.