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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
COURT LINED
With FEMALE
RUM SELLERS
Sets Dec. 80 AS
Day To Pass
Sentence

lEAARKANA. Ark, Nov. 1s.-tP)
struggling through his docket Of
feminine b~ootleggers, created by a
orlVe last summer against women
VINO sold liquor, federal Judge
frank A. Youngman's arranged to
Ty a l9-year-old bride Of six
months today.
A 76-yeareold man and three OF
nls daughters pleaded guilty yester-
Gay, the man o. K. Cox told a
story of poverty. One Of his
daughters had been deserted by
her husband, ne said, two others
were widowed. and q fourth had
recently been crippled for life. The
Judge postponed the sentences.
Eva Smith. negro, was sentenced
10 30 days In jail on her plea OF
guilty.
The case Of Mrs. Clyde Little. the
bride, was called next. Her husband
pleaded guilty, but denied his wife
had had anything TO do with his
Illicit trade.
Mrs. Velma Brown, widowed
mother OF three children. pleaded
guilty and was placed on probation
fer two years with Mrs. Arthur
Temple of Texarcana.
Ten women, all Of whom pleaded
guilty Of Bookkeeping will be sem
fenced Dec. 80. They are Mrs. Marie
Youngblodd, Bernice Little. Mrs
R1h Harris and Mrs. Maggie Par
SONS White, and Hazel Grant. Eliza
beth Canady. Elizabeth Robertson.
Matte Mcknight, Edna Aney and
Eva George. negroes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Life Changed
By Rddiun1 Needle
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE.
Science Editor,
Associated Press feature Service

ASSocAdte0 ErcSS eaAuEc service
PRINCETON, N. J. Nov. l9-tPj
How a radium needle applied TO
a blossom has produced a new
species Of plant was reported to the
National Academy OF Sciences to-
day by DR.. Albert +. Blal.slee OF
Carnegie Institution.
His report is one Of the first
examples of success in a new field
OF plant breeding. the purpose OF
which IS to discover short cuts over
nature in improvement Of mans
food plants and methods more GER
tain that the system Of experiment.
ing with thousands OF plants which
the genius Of Luther Burbank per-
fected.
The radium needle was placed
in the flower Of a Datura plant.
common name Unison weed, during
its fertilization with pollen grains.
The offspring showed numerous
slight differences from its parent,
two outstanding alterations being
shape Of its seed pod and in lower,
flatter branches. 1t has since bred
true. that IS. reproduced. maintain
ing the alterations caused by the
radium.
The radium touched part Of the
reproduction cell containing chro-
mosomcs. minutes bodies that fix
heredity characteristics. DIR. Blaks-
lee exhibited models of the differ
ence in these chromosomes before
and after the radium alterations.
He said these changes produced the
new species.
The Carnegie work Is done at It's
station for experimental evolution
at Cold Spring Harbor. Long Island.
of which DR.. Blakslee is director.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
REDUCING DIETS
MUST HAVE BULK
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN Adds Bulk
to a Diet Without Adding
Weight TO the Body

Doctors everywhere are warning
against the recens trend toward
strenuous diets for weight reducing
Many of these new diets are
serious in their consequences. Be-
cause they lack roughage, constipa-
ti0n occurs. The first symptoms arc
dizziness, weakness and sallow CON-
plexion. Unless corrected. the whole
system suffers. Health and beauty
are stolen.
BY including Kellogg's ALL-BRAE
I'm "a reducing diet, you keep ft az
you take off weight because YOU
prevent constipation.
ALL-BRAN does not add Fat ~
the body. To just sweeps your in
testines clean of poisonous wastes.
No pills nor drugs can play the
part Of ALL-BRAN in a reducing diet.
You viii like the appetizine, nut
sweet flavor OF ALL-BRAN. Eat ~
i'm clear soups. On salads. Soaked
I'm orange, prune or fruit Juice. al
. cereal with milk or cream. De-
licious with honey added. Just eat
two tablespoonfuls daily-in chronic
cases OF constipation with every
meal.
Made by kellogg i'm Battle Creek.
Served In hotels, restaurants, din
lng-cars. Sold BY all grocers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19

MAY OFFER
MORE LIGHT
Woman And Former
Convict Held At
exarkana

TEXARKANA, Ark, Nov. 19.-A9
Acting on the theory that two
brothers, whose shot riddled bodies
we're found i'm an abandoned well,
we're the victims Of a moonshiners'
war. Miller county authorities to-
dav had in custody a convicted pro-
hihition law violator and a 2O-year-
old girl.
Zoos Coe. IS, who recently serv-
ed a sentence in tire state peniten-
tiary for violations OF the liquor law
and who Is now under federal in
dictment on liquor charges. and his
girl friend. Ola Owens, we're ques-
toned regarding the deaths Of Ar
thur Matson, "a, and Lee Matson,
Is. Coe and the girl were arrested
at his home q short time after the
decomposed bodies Of the brothers
had been taken from the well near
Artex. Ark.
Bodies Of the brothers. missing
since Nov. 4. were discovered by
their mother, two sisters and an
uncle.
Sheriff Magee expressed belief
the brothers had been captured,
taken into the woods. summarily
executed. and their bodies carried
IN a truck to the well. Imprints OF
truck tires were found near the
well.
The sheriff said he thought the
brothers had been operating a still
and In this way had incurred the
enmity Of other moonshiners in the
district.
They left home armed with
shotguns.- Pearl Matson. the youths
sister said. "and told lis they were
going squirrel hunting"
IF we aren't back by night" she
quoted one Of them as saying. hunt
for us, and, If we aren't back by
morning, be sure to hunt for us"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Stolen Clothing
Found Bv Police

A bundle OF clothing stolen from
the w. j. Upton residence. 708
Elizabeth street. was recovered by
city police Tuesday morning.
The clothing was discovered in a
nearby garage. hidden behind a pile
OF articles.
Police we're of the opinion that
the clothing was taken by small
boys and returned to the garage
later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Scout Executives
Meeting

The executive board Of the Rio
Grande Valley Boy Scout council
will meet $50 D. nj. Tuesday at
Camp Perry on the Arroyo Colora-
do near Rio Hondo. The meeting
is being held for the purpose Of
showing the council work that has
been done on the camp. and 70 show
possible extensions and Clabora-
tons.
The session was called by o. Z.
Van Berg. president.
IL is probable that w. o. Wash
ington. Brownsville district repre-
sentative. Ed Mockbee and J. l.. Alb
ney. both interested In scout work,
will attend the meeting from
Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Day In Congress
CBy The Associated Press
TUESDAY

CBy The Associated Press
TUESDAY
Senate continues tariff debate.
Senate lobby committee resumes
investigation Of campaign for sug-
ar tariff.
MONDAY
Western republicans rejected Of
fer Of Young guard republicans
for adoption Of existing industrial
rates in tariff bill.
Nomination of q. "A. Youngquist
to be assistant attorney general in
charge Of prohibition was sent to
senate judiciary subcommittee.
Fred II. Kent. New York banker.
was summoned by senate lobby COM
mittee for questioning Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19

Los ANGELES. Nov .l9.-tPl-
A suit By Cromwell Odmuby. Los
Angeles attorney. against Ainss
Semple Mcpherson, evangelist.
charging breach of contract and
failure to pay for legal services,
was onfile here today. The attor-
ney asks S324.500 from Mrs. Nc
Pherson. He recently was dismissed
IS personal attorney for Mrs. Nc
Pherson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Alleged Swindler
Held For Edinburg

EDINBURG, Nov. l9-Alya 3. ia
cobe. wanted here TO answer a
swindlling charge. has been arrest
cd at Decatur. ILL.,. and is now be-
ing brought back by Deputy Sheriff
a. r. Baker, according to informa-
ton received here.
Jacobs, former manager OF a CT
4rus development near Donna, IS
alleged To have obtained a $1,000 loan
from a Valley bank on a cotton
r disappearing Immediately after
II IS charged that the crop belonged
~ some one else. Jacobs was indict-
ed bv the Hidalgo county grand jury
Oct. Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
COMMISSIONERS TO
APPROVE PAY roll

The county commissioners court
will hold a meeting the latter part
of the week for the purpose of APP
proving the county pay roll, 1t
vas announced Thursday.
The session Is being held up
pending arrival OF Judge O. @.
Dancy from Corpus Christi. Other
matters r to come before the
court, 1t was stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Simple Way to Stop
Fits!

New York, N. UT has been re-
ported that wonderful results have
heen accomplished in Epilepsy Colo
nies with a new remedy. The most
,tubborn cases OF fits have been
stopped through this simple, harm
less non habit forming treatment.
ANY reader who sends their name
~ ReneSol Laboratories, Dept. 482,
IA Fifth Avenue. New York City,
viii receive a FREE booklet explain
ING this new guaranteed treatment.
write for it today, mentioning this
me adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
ASSOCIATION
ADOPTS

The Hug-the-C Coast Highway as
ISOLATION has adopted an official
letterhead. Across the top is shown
a map Of the highway extending
around the Texas coaStline from
Orange TO Brownsville. II is print
ed in colors and carries the name
Of the directors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Yorktown Church
Has New Minister
lsnecial to The Heraldl

EDINBURG. Nov. l9.-The Rev.
Rscha. x. Heacock. son Of Mr.. and
Srrs J. W. Heacock. has been APP
fsinted pastor of the Yorktown
Methodist church. according to
word received here. The Rev. Hea-
cock graduated from Southern
Methodist University last year with
hiqh honors. While this is his first
regular charge. he worked his way
through school by preaching in ru-
raj churches.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Large Crowd Sees
First Grandi Show

"Be Your Self" will be presented
Tuesday night by Grandi's tent
theatre, which opened a weeks en-
gagement here Monday night under
auspices OF the Elk's lodge for bene-
fit of the Christmas charity fund.
Know Your Groceries was the
first show, which played to a large
audience.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Retail Officials To
Banquet In Mercedes

Presidents. secretaries. and the
boards OF directors of the various
Retail Merchants associations Of the
Valley are to hold a banquet IN Mer-
cedes at The American Legion hall
Wednesday evening. Miss J. Berna-
dine Price. secretary of the Browns
vile association. expects to attend,
and 1t Is probable that Sam Perl
president. and members of the board
of directors. viii also attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
ARRESTED
IN DRY CONSPIRACY

MAUSTON. Wis. Nov. l9-tPl-
Clinton @. Price. district attorney
Of Juneau county, was arrested at
his home here today by a deputy
United States marshall following a
grand jury indictment charging
conspiracy to violate the federal
prohibition law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Edinburg Honors
Football Visitors
fSneciaI to The Heraldl

Especial to The Herald)
EDINBURG. Nov. 19.-The visit
ing Schreiner Institute football
team will be honored with a dance
at the Edinburg country club Tues
day night. 1t has been announced
by Mrs. z. S. Hearne. Of the enter
tainment committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Carriers Guests At
Tent Show Tonight

Brownsville Herald carrier boys
will be guests of the Elks' lodge at
the Bob Grand show Tuesday
evening. The shows. which are putt
ing on plays in the tent at the
Wells lot. are showing here under
the auspices Of the lodge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
Briefs

s tated Communication. Rio
Grande Lodge No. 81, A.
Isl +. & A. M. will be held at
~ Masonic Temple. ut q
WGW o'clock this evening, Tues
&AN day. All members request
ed and visiting brethren
fraternally invited to attend. WIN.
X. Worley. w. NJ: w. w. Ball, Secy.
Adv.
Turns Over Office-W r. Kiekel.
past commander Of the local Ame--
lean Legion post, was busy Tuesday
morning showing w. O. washington.
new commander, duties of the posi-
ton.
Expected Back-Judge O.. G. Dan
cy was expeced to return Tuesday
from Corpus Christi where he at
tended q session OF the Hug-the-
Coast Highway association. This
meeting was part Of the South Tex
as Chamber Of Commerce session.
Lutheran Pastor visits-The Rec.
n. Scheffer, OF the United LutherAn
church In America. OF Harlingen.
was In Brownsville Tuesday looking
UP people OF tie Lutheran faith. He
expects T. start preaching in the
near future.
On Business.-T. L.. Gilmore.
manager Of the international air.
port, left Tuesday morning for Mex
leo City to confer with officials OF
the Mexican aviation company.
Oil Men on Trip.-RodoIfo OQar-
rio went down by plane Tuesday to
Mexico City, and K. ID. Hopkins to
Mexico City. Both are representa-
tives from the New York offices OF
the Texas company. and viii visit
the Mexican branches.
EIks Meeting.-The Elks Lodge
announces a meeting Wednesday
night at 9 p. m. &C the hall. All
members are urged to attend.
To Mexico City.-Horacio v. Perez
a member OF the international water
commission. went down by plane to
Mexico City from Brownsville. Pc
G lives in Reynosa.
On vacation.-Mr. and Mrs. John
I. Newell visited Brownsville Mos
day afternoon and Tuesday on their
way TO Nebraska to spend a vaca-
ton visiting their old home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell have lived In
Tampico for the past 20 years. Ne
well is interested in oil and real es-
tate.
Expect PIanes-E j. Snyder and
Chas NJ. Drayton are expected
in from Miami, Florida, with
two tri-motored Fokker planes
to be put into service on the
Mexican aviation company lines in
Mexico. The planes are eight-pas-
senger models. SnvGer and Dray-
ton took off from Miami Monday.
with a stop at Tampa Monday
night.
Masons Meta stated meeting
or the Rio Grande Masonic lodge
No. 81 will be held at the hall 1880
d. m. Tuesday. 1t has been an
nounced by w. Ball. secretary.
To Mexico City.-Adrian r. La
ious. OF Mexico City. returned
Monday morning by plane 70 his
home after spending some time in
northern points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
HEAVY SNOW IN
NORTHWEST KANSAS

GOODLAND. Kas.. Nov. ln-tP
"A heavy snow began falling in
this section Of Northwest Kansas
today. AT 9 a. m, two inches OF
snow covered the ground. and there
was no indication of a halt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19
CHICAGO d
HEAD TO RESIGN

CHICAGO. Nov. 1o-tP-Eeports
that Patrick "Vaddy" Harmon had
been requested to resign the presi-
6ency OF the Chicago stadium or
poration. which he conceived, we're
verified today by Sidney N. Strotz,
secretary and treasurer OF the ST.
100000 organization.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19

Turns Over Office-W r. Kiekel.
past commander Of the local Amer
lcan Legion post, was busy Tuesday
morning showing w. O. Washington.
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19

fraternally invited to attend. WIN.
Y. Worley. w. NJ: w. w. Ball. Secy.
Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-19

Expected Back-Judge o. G. DAN
cy was expeced to return Tuesday
rom Corpus Christi where he at
tended q session OF the Hug-the-
Coast Highway association. This
meeting was part Of the South Tex
as Chamber OF Commerce session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
RAND, AT 50, HEADS
BILLION DOLLAR CO.
Marine Midland Corporation
to Establish Huge Chain
of Banks.
BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 10.-As pres
ident Of the Marine Midland Corpora
ton, new billion dollar investment trust
which is taking over the controlling in
terest in Is banks in New York State,
including the Marine Trust Co. Of
Buffalo, with present assets Of about
$27O 1000, 900. George F. Rand Of Buffalo
becomes one Of Americas big banking.
leaders at SO.
Other cities in which this corpora
ton will have banks are Rochester,
where the Union Trust Co., an $780,
100000 institution, is afflliated Lacka-
wanna, Cortland. jamestown. johnson
City. East Aurora, Tonawanda, Bing-
hamton, Albion, Snyder, Niagara Falls
and Lockport.
This is only the beginning. Banks
will be added. The financial strength
OF the groups back Of this development
Is very strong - Stone, Webster d
Blodgett, Inc; White, Weld & Co., all Of
Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, all OF
New York, and the Marine Union In
yestors, Inc, of Buffalo among them.
The capitalization Is simple. There
will be 10000, 900 common shares, with
no funded debt and no senior stocks.
The initial capitalization, 4,000,0 900
shares at $50 share, will be devoted to
the exchange of shares with the Is
banks being acquired in the cities men,
toned. Five million shares will be held
for future expansion. The other 1,000,-
600 shares will be used to enter New
York City, either by starting a new
bank or by affiliation with others. The
Bank Of Manhattan Co.. one Of New
York'S big banks, Is reported Is inter-
eSted in the merger.
Mr.. Rand has had q spectacular
career. After he was graduated from
the University Of Pennsylvania, where
he specialized in economics, he entered
the banking field with the Marine
Trust Co. Of Buffalo. At 20 he became
vice president and then president in
1926.
He is a director in many large cor
Trust Co.. Remington Rand, Inc;
Pierce ARROW Motor Car Co. and Buff
falo, Niagara & Eastern Power Cor
poration.
And so the first billion dollar trust
gets under way. Others will follow in
the banking field. 1t looks like the
place where the next big merger move
ment will center.
L. r. Loree at II is one of the most
aggressive railroad presidents in the
United States. Last year he sold the
stock owned by the Delaware q Hud-
son in Wabash and the Lehigh Valley
to the Pennsylvania and found HIM
self with $60,ooo,00o cash in his
treasury.
If his application. just made to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
authority to merge IS railroads operat-
ing east Of Ohio and north OF the
southern border of Virginia is approved
It will tie together new 13.419-mhe
railroad system along the Atlantic sea
board.
The plan includes the Rutland. now
controlled by the New York Central;
the Central of New Jersey, Buffalo,
Rochester g. Pittsburgh and Western
Maryland. These lines the BaltlmoIe
A. Ohio Railroad also wants in its
The virginian and the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western. both sought by
Mr.. Loree in the new plan. the van
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19
ADVANCE IN CURB
ISSUES IS BROAD
Market Higher as Trading
Embraces Number of Di-
versified Shares.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September l9.-Follow-
ing a strong opening on the curb today,
trading broadened from the utilities
and investment trusts to many other
sections of the list.
The volume of buying was indicated
by the fact that large blocks were ex-
ceptional and the tape at times was
IS minutes behind transactions on the
floor.
Electric Bond and Share had no
trouble in reaching new high ground
after the financial district heard that
informal proposals are being considered
whereby that company would be con-
Soltdated with Electric Investors on q
basis of 6-l0 shares of the former for
one OF the latter.
Investment Trusts.
Lehman Corporation was a leader
among Investment Trusts as it crossed
135 to record high level. American
Investors, Haygart, Tri-Continental.
Mayfiower Associates and the various
National Investors Companies also were
active and pointed higher.
Commercial Solvents new at times
afforded an opportunity to arbitrage, as
Its advance on the curb was somewhat
less rapid than the spectacular fight
OF the old shares on the big board.
Commercial Solvents new passed So, a
new high record.
Cities Service common was one of the
most active of miscellaneous oils. The
advance to new high price followed
publication of net earnings for the last
IL months of $38, ,916, which eStab-
nshed q record. August earnings of
$3,430,629 also shattered all previous
monthly records.
Early peaks were reached in the in
dustrial list by United States Gypsum,
Powdrell & Alexander and General
Theater Equipment. Gypsum was
marked up after published reports in
dictated a prospective agreement be-
tween It and Johns Manville was near
ing completion. Powdrell & Alexander
has been pushed on rumors of 4-for-1
split.
Other active industrials were Ground
Gripper Shoe, Bulova Watch, which
may go on q So annual dividend basis
before the end OF the year; Wildar
officials intimate will be taken over by
them, and General Realty and Utilities.
Other Active Issues.
Pennsylvania Railroad We exceed
ingly active for q time. After one or
two sizeable blocks had appeared at
lower quotations the stock seemed to
SVeaoy AtSeA. FtISuuLBH wheeling anu
Lake Erie also was strong at intervals.
Some of the radios, like De Forest,
drew better bids. Newmont Mining,
which firmed as copper shares, i'm
proved during early trading, later eX-
hibited reactionary tendencies.
United Gas Co. climbed to a new
high price in the first hour. Some of
its subsidiaries, such as Dixie Utilities,
moved ahead. Natural Gas stocks. on
the whole, however, were not as buoyant
as on previous occasions.