Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

HeartSll EagON. BrOOkNArt was
head OF q senate patronage inVes-
tigating committee which came in
to the Rio Grande Valley and Lehl-
bach was chairman of a house COM
mittee OF inquiry.
I'VE want them" Kelley said. ITO
testify about what Creager tolc
them here in Texas"
Answer Heated
The jury just was filing ba,1 Ito
the courtroom, after being banlsled
pending the termination Of the evil
dence argument, and George Hill
Jr.. Creager's head lawyer. appar-
entity angry. arose and said, i've got
something TO say on that score. You
know" he said turning to Kelley
why you're making that motion at
this time"
He argued that the court had n0
power TO summon a congressman
away from is legislative duties.
III never found them busy with
legislative duties" Kelley answered.
smiling.
Decision withheld
Judge Estes withheld his decision,
saying there was no particular
rush.
Hill meanwhile had charged KEEL
ley with asking for the senator's
and representatives merely AS "A
grand stand play"
Unless the Creager attorney
said, this is an empty gesture he
can get those witnesses by q mere
request
ITS no. that, SIR Kelley re-
piled.
After that brush. NJ c. Chandler.
HidalgO county realtor whose let
tiers to Golfers alleging "a political
hierarchy In the county led the
magazine TO send owen p. White
for an investigation which ended in
"Hirh-Handed and Hell-Bent.r the
article CreaEer excepted TO, was put
back on the stand.
White. lanky. somewhat stoop-
shouldered. still rather bronzed
from a long contact with the II
Paso sunlight. and bushy af hair,
took a little black notebook on the
stand with him wherein he had
jotted down many Of the charges
against HidalFo county political
condition which later -Sre used ~
"High-Handed and Hell-Bent."
Money Wasted"
He described how nj. o.. Chandler,
"A real estate man; Dave Kirgan,
mayor OF Weslaco; r.. B. Freeland,
mayor Of McAllen, and Ed Couch,
president OF a McAllen bank, had
written Golfers letters saying the
taxpayers money was being wasted
and the taxpayers voice being de-
MED by the A. Y. Baker democratic
regime in Hidalgo county.
AT their urgent request, he said.
he finally consented To come To the
Valley and make an investigation.
He declined after ~arrivin2. he said.
to stay at the home of Mayor Kir-
gan, going 10 a hotel instead be-
cause he wanted % avoid any par
tisanship.
On his first day in the Valley.
White went on. he and Kirgan went
4 to McAllen.
I'VE stopped" he said. TAT banks
and stores and they told me OF the
general financial ~crookedness and
political corruption cOrroborating
the charges + I'M dseen In newspa-
per clippings. The business men
told me the same thing as the bank
ers. Then we went to Edinburg and
I talked to n lawyer think his
name was Brovn-whO went more
into detail.
HE told me then they could Sc
cure no financial statement from
the county. He told me OF extrava-
CANT expenditures or public money
I and practically every man 4 saw
aid something about the TobaSco
lschoolhouse As an outstanding ex-
ample OF graft They all told me
the same story or corruption They
said they were all subject 10 the
domination Of the Baker ring.