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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-22
Political
Announcement


Under this heading viii De published
the names OF candidates for public
office The fees for announcement
will be as follows:
For district offices. $500
For county offices. $500
For Justice OF the peacs......sl5.oo
For Precinct offices. $500
Names OF the candidates will be
carried IN the announcement column
The Brownsville HERALD Is authorized
70 make the following announcements
OF candidates subject to the Demo-
cratic primary 1 q July:
STATE OFFICES
FOR lENATOR:
Archer Parr.
CAMERON COUNTY
CLERK DISTRICT COURT.
J. j. Bishop
James a. Browne
FOR SHERIFF:
w. Frank Brown.
c. A. Mammalian.
COMMISSIONER PRECINCT /:
e. d. Box.
Harry NJ. Pattee
COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT p
S. II. Bel
j. A. Cobolini.
HIDALG0 COUNTY
FOR SHERIFF:
John r.. Bales
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
YOUNG IN PLEA
FOR SHORT WAVE
MARKET SERVICE

LOS ANGELES, July II. UC-
A request that the fedcrai radio
commission give every consideration
to the continuance of agriculturc's
short wave ALLEGATION was made to.
dav in a letter from Governor {. {.
Young to the commission.
The hearing on the proposed re
striction on short wave radio net
works disseminating market news
opened before Commissioner Sykes.
Governor Young in his letter
stated that California is situated
from two to three thousand miles
from its primary consuming mar
kct and that shippers of perishablc
products are vitally dependent on
market news disseminated by short
wave radio networks .operated un'
der joint agreement by the federal
department of agriculture and the
California department of agricul,
ture.
Five short wave broadcastine
allotments have been granted by
the federal government to Califor-
MIA bond interests over which
market news is released. Threaten
ed restrictions of these allotments
would seriously affect western
farming, it is said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Backers Sought
For Test Flight

BOSTWICK, Ga, July II. W.Pl--
The luckless crew of the airplanc
*" of New Haven may make an.
other attempt to fly from New York
to Buenos Aires without stopping
but it appeared today that the
project would need new backing.
Garland Peed ]r., Jimmy Garrin-
&C and Randy Enslow. who para
chuted to earth yesterday when q
dense fog and ruinstorm stopped
their progress toward the South
American capital, are willing to try
again, but advices from New York
said those financing the flight did
not contemplate further expendi
lures.
The hackers were satisfied the
three flyers did everything they
could to make the project a success
and attached no blame to them fol-
jumping from the plane after hours
of "blind" flying in thick weather
They attributed the misfortune to
the streak of hard luck which has
followed the *" persistently.
The flyers will remain here for a
few days and then return to New
York.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
APPLICATION FOR
STREET CROSSING
IS FILED RY CITY

City Attorney Dorsey Whitelaw
Informed the city council at it's reg
ular meeting held last night that he
had filed a new application with the
state railroad commission for permis-
sion to extend State street across
the tracks of the Southern Pacific
company. A similar petition had
been refused by the commission
some time past but the board was
informed recently that it seemed an
opportune time to present this peti-
tion again and also that there was
a strong possibility of it being
granted.
Permission was granted by the
board to Mrs. A. c. Perrier to build
a duplex house at the corner of
Sixth and Woodward and to the
baptist congregation of this city to
erect their new church at Seventh
and Orange.
The bond of $4,000 posted by Chief
of Police Frank McCaslin was ac-
cepted by the board.
o. o. Lepper was granted permis-
sion to continue the non-confOrmin2
use of lot 10. block 16 in the Third
Addition.
The board directed the park com
missioner to take bids on the work
of erecting speakers stand in the
eastside park and to proceed will
received
Robert McKibbin, superintendent
of the city water works, was granted
q leave of absence of 10 days at his
own expense, in addition to his reg
ular vacation period and the board
adopted resolution directing the
water superintendent to reside at the
water plant in quarters furnished by
the city.
No protests, either oral or written,
on the assessments for the paving
of Seventh street and also Sandal
wood Drive having been presented
to the board, these assessments were
approved by the council.
The twentyfirst annual report of
the Ell Centre public library was
submitted to the council and was
ordered filed fer further reference.
The board voted to release j. B.
Shannon from his lease Of the city
camp grounds with permission to re-
move any building he had erected
on these grounds, at his own expense.
Instructions were issued to the clerk
to secure prices on new fire hose
and report the same to the board
at its next regular meeting, after
which adjournment was voted.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
KEAT0N ENTERS
NOT GUILTY PLEA

LES ANGELES, July II. W.H-
A double plea of not guilty and
not guilty by reason of insanity
was entered today by Frank D.
Kcaton, Inglewood real estate deal
er, when he was arraigned for the
murder of Motley II. Flint, prom
incnt Los Angeles banker.
Date for Keaton's trial was sci
for August l by Superior Judge
Marshall McComb.
Keaton appeared bcwildered by
the courtroom activity and he re
manned silent and kept close to his
attorney, public defender William
Neely. ..-
When Keaton was returned from
the courtroom to county Jail he ad
mittcd for the first time that ht
had a copy of the Rev. r. P
Shuler's pamphlet, "Julian Thieves
In Politics." in his pocket at th(
time he was arrested Monday il
the courtroom when Flint was sho
down. 4.f
The booklet criticized Flint anC
linked his name with the wrecker'
of the Julian Petroleum Corpora
tion.
Keaton previously had refused t.
answer question regarding the book
let and the Rev. Shuler had indi
cated the book was planted OF
Keatons person to cast discredit OF
Shuler.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Crippled Miner
Reports Death
OF Companion

GRANTS PASS, Ore, July H.
U.P)-The story of crippled miner
who hobbled over eight miles of
rugged, winding mountain trail to
report the death of a fellow miner
whom he assertediy killed accident
ally was being investigated today
by authorities of southern Oregon
and northern California.
John Apple, 60, surrendered to
the sheriff here yesterday and re-
lated how his friend, John Orloff,
had been killed by the accidental
discharge of Apples rifle during
an argument and scuffle.
The men operated diggings alone
the Althous creek district in Cali
fornia, near the Oregon line. Apple
told authorities he went to Orloff
Monday to obtain his services for
few days. He said Orloff became
angry and in the ensuing scuffIe
| was killed by the accidental dis
charge of Apples rifle.
His friendship for Sheriff E. H.
Lister. of Josephine county, Ore
| gon, whom he had known for years
caused the one-legged miner to set
out Tuesday on the long, tiring
! journey through ruffed country tc
report Orloff's death.
Apple will be taken to Siskiyo,
county, California, where an investi
CATION will be held
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Continued on page six)
MURDER CHARGE
FILED AGAINST
FEDERAL AGENT

SAN DIEGO, July II. U.H-A
warrant charging Charles G. Smith,
Los Angeles federal prohibition
agent, with attempt to murder Alex
Zauri, disabled World War veteran,
was issued today by district at
torney's office.
Zauri was shot in the arm and
chest by Smith Tuesday morning.
the shooting occurring when federal
agents were arresting two men
on liquor charges.
Zauri, special deputy sheriff,
claimed he thought fight was in
progress and ran toward the crowd
with his gun in his hand, announc.
ing he was an officer. Smith claims
Zauri, after being told a federal
raid was in progress, demanded re-
lease of the prisoners and threaten
ed the federad agents with the gun,
a % calibre automatic.
Rep. Phil d. Swing wired the 10
cal post veterans of foreign wars
that he had communicated with the
L. 5. attorney general and head of
the prohibition enforcement bureau
and received assurance from them
of an immdiate and sweeping in
vestigatiou of the case,
Eye witnesses of the shooting
yesterday declared Smith struck
Zauri in the eye as the wounded
man lay helpless ON the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Electric Chair
Claims Lives OF
Two OklahOmans

McALESTER, Okla, July Il. U.P)
A negro who faced death saying
"God will take care of his chillun,
and white man who embraced re
ligion an hour before his execution,
died in the electric chair here to-
day.
The negro, James Forrest, %,
walked into the brightly lighted
death chamber at midnight. He was
smiling when the Rev. w. B. Ailsork
said benediction. At 1905 a. NJ,
physicians pronounced him dead.
Forrest was convicted of attacking
Il white woman.
Tom Guest, convicted of murder
during a hold up, was dead at 12:ll
a. m. He appeared in the door lead
ing from solitary confinement cells
almost as soon as Forests body
was carried away. Guest was erect
There was no show of emotion.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
NATIONS YOUTH GOES MARATHON
MAD IN SEARCH OF DOUBTFUL FAME

two girls sawed in Evanston
H., to worlds record, if there is
any such thing.
The title of "worid's premier
tree sitter" rested today with IL
year old Billy Kearney of Kansas
City, but his fame was threatened
in dozen cities. Only last night
Jack Richards of Kansas City, de
cided his record was unbeatable
and made "three point landing
His honor was fleeting ''however
for Billy remained aloft Sand soon
passed the l56 hours Jack had set
In El Paso, Tex, Dorothy Dykes
9, climbed into IA tree early yester
day to show that "women are just
as good as men are" Dorothy, who
wants to be an actress when sht
grows up, is still sitting.
Other forms of marathons have
vogue too as five people, if the,
still can talk, in Chicago will test
ify. The five, lone survivors of q
dancing contest have worn out
many orchestras in many hours OF
"dancing" and are still going.
A see-saw contest among child
Continued on page six)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
TWELVE MINERS
ARE KILLED IN
TUNNEL BLAST
Terrific Explosion Rocks
Bay City Municipal Wa
ter System.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IL. U.H
Twelve miners were reported
killed early today in Mitchell tun
mel 40 miles from here as the sec
ond subterranean blast within ~
days rocked the property OF the
municipal water system.
Ten other miners, at work neal
! the west entrance, heard the muf
fled blast and ran outdoors to safe
ty ahead Of the Onrush of gas.
The entire crew of % men who
were working in the tunnel at the
time were believed accounted for
The blast occurred without warn
ing "A Few minutes after the early
morning shift had gone to work.
AS masked rescue workers emerg'
ed from the tunnels mouth with
bodies, physicians and orderiies
from the nearby town of LivermOre
worked feverishly at first aid ap'
plication, but little hope was held
that pulmotors would revive a
spark of life in any of the dozen,
as those who were not killed out
right by the force of the explosion,
it was feared, succumbed to the
poisonous fumes which came i'll its
wake.
Rescue attempts were abandoned
after workers had removed the
bodies of McNichols and Maybin
until ventilation shall have been re-
stored. Any hope that the re-
naming miners would be found
alive in the gas-choken recesses was
virtually abandoned.
Attempts to restore sufficient
ventilation to permit re-entry on
the part of rescue crews were be-
ing supervised by officials of the
state industrial accident commits
sion, the L. S. bureau of mines and
other agencies.
The tunnel is one of many being
constructed by San Francisco in
developing its municipal water pro.
.ject. The miners, all experienced
"hard rock" men, were recruited
from metal mines of the west.
Later. investigation by the state
industrial accident commission de-
veloped the belief that the explos-
ion was caused by a seepage OF
methane gas, cOlorless vapor
emanating from decaying vegetable
and animal matter, small quantities
of which are always to be found
in excavations.
The presence of the gas in size
able quantity, however, should have
been readily detachable by means
of the miners safety lamps, Off.
cials said.
Three officials and several semi
official agencies were conducting
further investigation to determine
whether reasonable precautions
were taken by shift bosses before
the men entered the tunnel.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Heat Claims Two
More Valley Men

The body of an elderly man was
found this morning by the foreman
Of the G.. l.. Marsh ranch, miles
north of that ranch and 400 yards
east of the Calipatria highway in "A
lane near the Spruce canal. From
the condition of the body it is
thought he died about five days
ago, He had been burro driver
and the search which ended in
finding his body was started when
the foreman saw the animals wan
dering about and investigated. He
soon found the wagon to which
they had been hitched and the body
was discovered shortly after.
j. A. Nichols. 65. was found dead
in the rear seat of touring car
on his ranch 6 miles north of Holt
vile, last night by Clyde Bailey, a
neighbor. When found, the body
was badly dccomposed, and he had
been dead at least SO hours. He
was buried in Evergreen cemetery
late last night.
Officials from the coroner's and
shcriff's offices who investigated
the ease believe that he had over
cXcrted himself while irrigating his
farm and had sat down in the ear
TO take rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
KINCSFORD-SMITH
PLANS LONG HOP

SANTA MARIA, Calf, July H.
W.H-An attempt to span the AT
lantic ocean from Harbor Grace to
Amsterdam will be made within the
next two months by Wing Com
mander Kingsford- Smith and the
same crew which recently flew the
Southern Cross on an east-west
crossing of the Atlantic, 1t was
said here today.
Captain j. Patrick Saul, navlgat-
"r on the other Atlantic trip, con
frmed the plan.
Kingsford- Smith and Saul left
here today for Los Angeles where
they will visit a week with G. Allen
Hancock. They then will go on to
New York where four motored
fokker monoplane now is being
built for them, Saul said.
According to Saul the new plane
will be ready in six weeks and the
take.off will be made two weeks
later. ---
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
CITY PROSECUTOR
CLAIMS SHULER
POLITICAL BOSS
Resignation OF Nix Is
Aftermath OF Radio
Controversy.

Los ANGELES, July II. W.p)--
A sudden clash over evidence in the
courtroom staying of Motley H.
Flint, millionaire retired banker, re-
| suited in the resignation of City
Prosecutor Lloyd S. Nix on the eve
of an arraignment today of Flint s
| accused murderer.
Nix's resignation WAS requested
| by Mayor John G. Porter after the
prosecutor had engaged with Rev
| X. j. Shulcr. militant Methodist
pastor, in heated radio controversy
over the Flint case broadcast from
different stations.
While Frank d. Keaton, the little
| real estate salesman. who fired three
fatal shots into FIint's body as he
stepped from the witness stand in 4
superior court here Monday, waited
| in his cell last night until time to
enter a plea to murder indictment
! today, Nix took part i'll session ut
! the city hall at which he described
| Shuler as the political boss of Los
| Angeles.
A phamphlet, "Julian Thieves, -
by Shuler, in which Flint S name
! was linked with those of Jacob Ber-
| man and S. G. Lewis in the 100000,
600 Julian Petroleum corporation
collapse, was found in Keaton s
pocket after the staying. That same
night, Nix spoke over a radio and
intimated the pamphlet might have
| melted keaton to his deed.
The next evening Shuler, over his
own station, directed blistering re
ply to Nix, saying he was willing
to submit the pamphlet ''to any
II men in the country for an opinion
as to whether it contained any word
that would turn Il man to murder.
The thing that turned keatOn S
mind to murder, Shuler declared,
was that men were imprisoned for
lstealing bottles OF milk while bank
ers and brokers who stole millions
from Julian investors went free.
| The radio barrage eliminated with
Nix S resignation, which he charged
was due to Shuler's influence on
| Mayor Porter.
| "That's a d he' Mayor
Porter shouted. eyes, just that,
and | want to be quoted exactly in
those words and no others.'
Nix replied the mayor had told
him many times he liked him but
had made it clear Shuler did not like
him.
81 have been given to understand
that if | could win Shuler's appro-
val | could hold my job,' he as
serted.
Shuler also denied the charges,
! saying they were compliments l
do not deserve.
| 1t was said at the district attor-
ney's office the pamphlet will be
uses as evidence "for its entire
worth,' indicating it might be one
of the states points III attempting
| to establish Keaton's act as pre-
meditated.
After his arrest keaton told of
losing $4,000 in the stock market
and babbled that Flint was big
enough to have stopped the col
| lapse He lost no money III the
Julian failure but seemed to hold
Flint responsible for the rest.
Scores of prominent Los Angeles
and Hollywood business and profes-
sional leaders attended Flint fun
eral services yesterday. A quiet
mourner was a slight woman i'll
black, Mrs. Gertrude Flint, who mar
ried Flint when they both worked
in the Los Angeles postoffice They
( had been estrangcd for several years.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Claims Berman
Forced Him To
'COncOct' Name

LOS ANGELES, July II. W.H-
That Jacob Berman, accused of
forgery and cmbczzlement in con
nection with the overiSsue of Julian
Petroleum Corporation stock GER
tificates, ordered him to sign the
name of "F. c. Waters" to 81 Ger
tificates, was the testimony offer
ed today by c. T. Harris.
Harris, former Julian stock
clerk, told the jury Sn Superior
Judge b. Rey Schauer's court, that
he "concocted" the name of Waters.
Although not alleged in the in
dictment as forged, the stock certi-
ficates were introduced into evil
dence by Deputy District Attorney
H. S. G. Mccartney after being
identified by Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
By United Press

The nations youth has gone mar
athon crazy.
Boys and girls today sat in trees,
atop flag poles and light standards,
tecetcred-tottered toward doubtful
fame, pedalcd bicycles in seeming
" endless circles, danced far past
the exhaustion point and to cap
the climax the juvenile population
Of Huntington, West Virginia, plan
ned an endurance waterwing con
test.
The craze started Il week ago to-
dav in Racine, Wis, when the "pio.
neer" tree-sitter, Jimmie Clemmons,
mounted bough and announced he
would sit there indefinitely. He
lasted 36 hours but his example has
spread the length and breadth of
the land until almost every city
has it quota of "air minded" youth.
Not to be outdone by the tree
sitters, the bicycle riders pedaled
into action, four youths announced
a backwards automobile trip across
the continent, Chicago dance mara.
thoners passed the 1000 hour mark,
flag-pole sitters, their fame chal.
lenged, extended their hours and
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Boy Filler Dies
After Crash In
Vermont Woods

BENNINGTON, vi, July II. up,
The body of Frank Goldsborough,
outstanding young aviator, and vie
tim of flight uishap similar in
many ways to that which resulted
in the death of his father three
years ago, was 10 be taken to New
York today.
Frank died at i'utrhn Memorial
hospital here late Yesterday, his 20th
birthday, from skull fracture sur
fercd when the airplanc he was fly
ing crashed in ii fog hidden noun
tain forest beyond here Monday.
Caught in wrcckagc of the ship
so that Donald Mocklcr, New York
publicity agent, whom he was fly
ing, was unable 10 cXtricatc him,
Goldsborough lay almost Is hours
before being rescued. Arrived ut
the hospital, he had been without
medical attention for almost a full
day. During the right he had been
exposed to temperatures below 5o
degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
Fire Threatens
Northern Town

REEDING, Calf, July II. WP)
More than 100 men early today
waged furious battle with one of
the most stubborn forest fires of
the year that was seriously threat
ening the town of Hayfork, 40
miles west of here.
The fire believed by forest rang
ers to be incendiary, started i'll the
Trinity National forest and was
fast eating its way through 25O
acres of fine pine timber.
Volunteers and men drafted from
every available town were attempt
ing to stem the conflagrat ton before
it reached the narrow valley of Big
Creek. 1t was feared if the flames
passed there, Hayfork would be des-
troyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
IT, s. MQrshaLs
Take Hand In
hyo Mine Fight

Los ANGELES, July II. W.H-
Deputy United States marshals pre-
pared 'o leave here today for Inyo
county to serve restraining order
on a group of armed men who as
sertedly have prevented owners of
the Ballarat Mining Corporation
from completing assessment work
on their various claims.
The properties are valued at
$l0,000,000. 1t was said.
The restraining order was issued
by Federal Judge George Cosgrave
following a showing that the death
of two employees, doing assessment
work, was accidental and that it
was necessary to complete the as
sessment work by July 81 to retain
legal title.
The owners, Mrs. Orpha Hart,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
ROyal Divorce
To Be Annulled

BUCHAREST, Roumania, July
II. U.p)-Annulment of the divorce
granted in June, 1928, to King
Carol, IL, of Roumania and his
Helene, of Greece, was officially
announced today.
A formal reconciliation of the
pair, already informally reconciled,
was expected to follow immediately.
In the fall they will be crowned
king and queen of Roumania, end
ing Roumania's dynastic trouble
and Carols romantic escapades. He
renounced his title to the throne
in 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-17
GRAHAM
MYSTERY
CLEARED
Searchers Find Body OF
Airmail Pilot Near &C.
dar City.
MADE BRAVE FIGHT
Widow Suffers Break
down Upon Hearing Of
Husbands Fate.

CEDAR CITY, Utah, July II. WD
A tiny funeral cortege vending its
way through the mountain fastness
surrounding Cedar City wrote the
last sad chapter today to saga of
the air unparalleled for its courage
and bravery.
Maury Graham, who gave his lifs
that the airmail might go through,
was on his way home.
The intrepid pilot s body, still en-
eased in the heavy flying suit he
wore on his last flight, was dis
covered in a secluded little dell late
yesterday by party of faithful
friends and relatives who pcrsevered
in their quest even after a wide
spread search had been abandond.
Today the body was brought back
the slow, painful trail down the
mountainsides to Cedar City, where
mail plane was waiting to return
it to OILS Angeles this afternoon.
The discovery was made by Major
Richard Mcdonald, who has beea
leading the search since Graham
crashed in Il blizzard last January
10, and Sheriff Leigh of Cedar City.
Mcdonald, brother-in-law of
Graham s wife, made the identified
tion.
The spot in Zion Canyon where
the body was located was so miles
from here and 20 miles from the
spot where Graham s wrecked mail
plane and its 100000 cargo of val
liable mail was found by shepherd
ers three weeks ago. Although the
plane was destroyed, the mail was
found intact and returned to ad-
dresses.
Made Valiant Fight
In death Graham left behind him
| the traces of valiant but one sided
fight against the elements that
brought his plane to disaster. Bat
tling against the storm after n
forced landing, Graham apparently
headed in the opposite direction