Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

CoRSICANA, Tex, Feb. 7.-P-
Carlton Green Hodge, 6, died here
last night Of burns suffered when a
can OF crude oil exploded, covering
his clothing with burning oil. The
boy, IL is believed, attempted to
pour oil from the can on a fire
under a washpot AZ the farm home
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. L.
Hodge, neal Corsicana.
MARSHALL, Tex, Feb. 7.-tEJ-
Obie Davis, Jr, one Of three broth
ers indicted for the fatal shooting
Of Chapman FARRELL at Clayton last
Sept. 10, was convicted Of murder
and sentenced to Is years imprison-
ment by a jury here yesterday. He
had pleaded self-defense.
AKRON, o., Feb. 7.-(P)-A work
man was critically burned in an ex-
plosion of a dust collector in the
powdered fuel house Of the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber company to-
day. The blast virtually demolished
the small building. Edward Amber
ger was taken to a hospital with
burns.
HAVANA. Feb. 7.-LPl-The At
lantie Fruit Line steamer Glendola
was aground today on a reef at
Puerto Rico Point in Nipe Bay,
Cuba, and asked tugs to be tent from
Kingston, Jamaica. TO aid her. The
single tug in Nipes Bay was unable
10 get her off.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 7.-CPl-An
appeal for executive clemency for
Jose de Leon Toral. condemned 10
die for the assassination of Aware
Oregon, will be put before Presi-
dent Portes Gil rs soon as he ar
rives from Ciudad Victoria, Tamau-
lipas, it was said today. The ap-
peal will mark the final effort to
save the life Of Toral, the supreme
court having refused yesterday to
grant him a writ of amparo to stay
his execution.
CHICAGO. Feb. 7.-(P-Two win
dows were shattered today by a
small bomb which exploded in the
doorway Of a West Side cigar store
owned by Joseph Palumbo, a Grip
pie who has lost both legs. IL was
the ninth bomb explosion reported
TO police this year. Damage was
slight and no one was injured.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-P-B.
Ward. president Of the Ward Baking
Corporation and regarded as the
most powerful figure in the baking
industry, died Of heart disease yes
terday.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-P-The
New York Times said today that AL
fred +. Smith would not be a an
didate for mayor next fall as has
been advocated in various quarters.
The paper said il had learned that
Mr.. Smith informed Mayor Walker Of
his position shortly before he de-
parted for Florida. Mayor Walker
has not indicated his position. For
mer Mayor John Hylan is again q
candidate.
Los ANGELES. Feb. 7.-tP-The
case Of former District Attorsey Asa
Keyes. Ed Rosenberg and Ben Getz-
off, charged with bribery and con-
spiracy, is expected 10 go TO the jury
late tomorrow. Attorneys on both
sides plan 70 conclude arguments by
that time
PRAGUE, CzechoslovAkia. Feb. z.
-P1-Influenza is c'Niming hum
dreds Of victims in Z s~oslovakia.
In Prague the death rat. u 50 high
undertakers are seven days behind
in their interring of the dead. At
the same time there is an acute
shortage OF grave d ;gers and
priests.
BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, Feb. T.
Alexander today signed
his first amnesty decree since the
establishment Of the new dictator
ship. BY II all political prisoners
who were imprisoned prior 10 Jan
uary 6, when the dictatorship was
created. are freed.
RIVERSIDE, Calf, Feb. 7.=CP1-
Having heard the state demand that
his life he forfeited for the alleged
murder CT three boys, Gordon Stew
art Northeott today sought to con-