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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
BRADY CASE
OPENS MONDAY
Venire Lists Given Council
For Defense and State
Show 277 Drawn

AUSTIN, April l2.-P-Attor-
neys for the state and defense In
the John W.. Brady murder case
scheduled to go to trial for the Sec
ond time Monday. were in posses
sion OF the venire lists today. Sheriff
Coley G. White had made his re-
turns to S. A. Philquist. district
clerk. showing he served 277 Of the
500 veniremen drawn.
This would be the second trial for
the former appellate court Judge in
a little more than two months for
the murder Of Miss Lehlia High
smith, supreme court st~enographer
stabbed to death IN front OF her
apartment about midnight on Nov
ember 9. Brady has been In Travis
County Jail since the tragedy.
After a three weeks trial the first
Jury was unable 10 agree. one Juror
holding out for acouitta1.
Attorneys for Brady were expect
ed TO file a motion for change OF
venue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
FIRST DRAFT
EDRAWN FOR
NAVAL MEET
Five Delegations To
Get Rough Sketch
BY Midnight

LONDON. April 12.-tP-First
draft Of the London naval agree
ment was being prepared today
with q view to its submission "a
the five delegations before mid
night.
Progress vas made by the draft
ing and expert committees this
morning, and It was indicated II
would be possible to conclude q
rough draft for consideration by
the various delegates over the week
end.
Differences Remain
Several points Of difference are
yet TO be cleared up. including the
so-called safeguarding clauses 70
protect the navies limited under
the treaty In the event that neigh
boring nations whose navies are un-
limited should begin what might be
regarded as excessive building.
While only the experts reports,
not yet approved by the conference.
are being ued as a basis for the
4 pact there Is no doubt on the part
of the drafting committee that
these reports will be approved at
Mondays session and the work can
proceed over the weekend on the
assumption that II will be approved
by the plenary session Monday.
Dwight W. Morrow is serving as
chairman Of the drafting commit
tee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12

NEW YORK, April l2.-(P-Dr
John @. Stewart, associate profess
sor OF astronomical physics at
Princeton University, believes that
a dozen decades hence, men may
travel 70 the moon.
Basing his calculations on the
progress in the rate of travel made
during the past century, he ex-
pounded his theory in an address
before the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences last night.
BY 1850. he said. a speed OF 1000
miles an hour will be possible, and
by 2050 man will have devised a
means Of travelling at the rate OF
$4,000 miles an hour, the speed
necessary to make the journey TO
the moon.
To attain such q speed a fuel
capable OF releasing many times the
energy obtainable from coal, gas
oline or dynamite. must be made
available for engineering purposes,
he said
Like Rocket
He described a possible ship for
a lunar voyage as a sphere. bristling
with cannon. which would be pro-
PEELED into space after the manner
Of a rocket.
Such a ship he said would be
about 40 feet in diameter and
weigh about 10000 metric tons. It
would carry a crew Of 60 and a group
Of scientists as passengers.
Starting from a desert where the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
COMMISSION
MAKESREADY
FOR BIG DAY
Thousand Acres Are
Offered AS Site
For Basin

With announcement that tie
rivers and harbors bill. which car
ries the Valley port project win bo
taken up and passed BY the house.
on April 70. assurance was had
from Washington today that 20 far
as al be seen, both houses will
favor 1t. as win the president.
"A telegram from Representative
John N. Garner states that with tha
announcement OF Chairman Demp-
sey, the public can feel assured that
the April 23 schedule will be car
ried out.
At the same time Mr.. Dempsey
was uuted as saying that he felt
sure the Senate viii favor the rivers
and harbors bill No intimation az
the time ID will be brought I'D in
the Senate could be obtained. but
from other sources II has been e.
timated that II will be up m about
o month after the house has passed
1t.
With such assurance given. the
Brownsville Navigation Commission
Is speeding up its work Of being
ready 10 meet the Valleys part W
the program against July.
z. A. Rosenthal. chairman on tina
commission, said Saturday that one
man has already offered the com
mission 1000 acres, free OF charge.
II the commission viii OBSTINATE IL
aS the point for the turning basin.
Other rights-of-way are fast
clearing up, and II Is hoped O 20
have all 70 hand. Mr.. Rosenthal
said today that Jesse bennett ls the
first man 70 make a present OF land
holdings for the project. This was y
lot on the island.
In the short time allowed, nc An
a mammoth task or details the Nav
igation commission now has before
ii. The rights-of-wav include endless
detail IN defining the various prop
critics. Besides this, there are n
cheering problems OF no small
moment.
This part or the work ~ being
supervised by Judge iii. IL. Yates.
Se-1arhl times a week parties ar the
commission members are seen Ieav-
ing town 20 drive out and inspect
some property. or some new anrie
70 the situation.
Hopes In Brownsville are gtIlI high
for actual work 10 begin here I'm
July.
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Woman's Body Found;
Points to Murder

WASHINGTON, April PIP
The body Of a young woman,
thought TO be that OF Miss Mary
Baker, 80, was found today near
Arlington National cemetery. and
police after a brief examination
expressed opinion she had been
murdered.
Search had been made for Miss
Baker since she failed TO return
home last .1ight from a church
meeting, and this was intensified
by the discovery OF her blood
spattered automobile abandoned
near the cemetery.
Miss Baker. the daughter OF tho
Rev. Thomas P. Baker Of Oak
Drove, Va, was an employe OF the
Navy department.
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Hospital Fugitives
May Be Given Trial

BOERNE. April 12--P- Two
fugitives from a state hospital,
Homer Edwlrds and Ernest Young,
were IN jail here today. facing the
possibility that they would be tried
for murder despite their previous
incarceration in an institution for
the insane.
Their preliminary hearing was
stopped yesterday By the hystericai
widow OF The man with whose
death they ere charged-John w.
Bradshaw, whose mutilated body,
weighted down with stones, was
found in the Guadalupe river.
MURDERED" Mrs. Bradshaw
shrieked as Fomer Edwards entered
the court room. She was carried
from the room.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Reds Scourge Along
Indo-C China Border

SHANGHAI. April 12-tP-Chi-
nese press dispatches from Canton
today reported that "a private hung
chow (KwangSi province) letter sta
ted that since Jan. /, reds have been
scourging districts along the French
Indo-China border. climaxing their
activities March Is by raiding and
burning the French consulate at
Lungchow. driving away the French
consul and occupying the bungalow
customs offices"
The letter continues:
The raid resulted in the French
sending 800 soldiers and five air.
planes, assisting Kwanesi (Chinesa)
troops In defeating the communists
OF whom 500 were slain. Five Rus
slams were captured with many
Chinese communists. The Chinese
soldiers executed the Russian and
China prisoners with machine
guns"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
VETS WOUNDED

BUCHAREST. Roumania, April
12.+P)- Twenty persons were
wounded severely today when police
clashed with disabled veterans OF
the World War and widows OF the
war dead.
The invalids and the war mothers
bombarded the gendarmerie and
police troops with stones and clods
OF earth, the constabulary retaliat-
ing with batons and swords.
Several officers were among the
injured. who included many more
than 20 severe cases which were
taken to hospitals. Ringleaders were
arrested.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Matamoros Rotary
Elects New Officers

At the regular weekly luncheon
held Friday the Matamoros Rotary
club elected officers for i930-31.
Voting was close. Francisco de
p. Morales Jr. and leopold YER
dugo tieing for president. Mr..
Morales gave his votes TO Mr.. Yer
dugo electing him president Of the
club.
Other officers elected were;
Francisco de p. Morales. Rafael
Munguia, and Guillermo Shears.
The board Of directors will take
office next week. DR.. Alfredo Pu-
marejo, former president, and N.
r. Rodriguez Braida, and Eduardo
Garibay comprised the Rotary
officers for tie past year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
SCANDAL
OVER SHOALS
Is PREDICTED
Surface Unscratched
In Investigation
Say Scion

WASHINGTON. April 12-tPG
Asserting the senate lobby commit
tee hasn't scratched the surface"
in its investigation Of Muscle
Shoals. Representative La Guardia,
Republican, New York, today in q
public statement predicted the
biggest national scandal ever brck-
en- in Washington" II an attempt
was made to revive the American
Cynamid corporations bid for the
Alabama project. 4.
The senate committee has not
obtained all the facts" the New
Yorker said, "and startling as their
disclosures may be, they maven :
scratched the surface Of the activ-
tiles OF the Cynamid Corporation 70
lam their bill through congress.
a large number Of witnesses, IN
Guiding chairman Houston OF the
Republican National committee,
have been heard in recent weeks by
the senate committee in its inquiry
into activities surrounding leglsla-
ton on the ten-year-old muscle
Shoals problem.
Two measures proposing disposl-
ton OF the property are now before
the house military affairs commit
tee, one Norris resolution 20 author
lie governmental operation, which
has been adopted by the Senate,
and the other the Wright bill to
lease the project TO the Cynamid
company for so years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
kTexas Roundup Goes
Into Second Big Day

AUSTIN. April l2-lPl-The first
annual roundup OF the University
Of Texas entered or rs second day
with IN enthusiastic gathering ~
ex-students and parents in attend
ance.
The program for the day in
cluded the eiection Of officers OF
the various organizations. a lunch
con Of the Dads and Mothers and
ex-students associations, a baseball
game between Baylor university and
the University Of TexsS and a tri-
angular track meet between the
steers. Bears and Southern Meth
0dlst university
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
HOOVER PLEASED

WASHINGTON, April 12.-tR-
Abolition OF competitive nava.
building and a world saving Of ap.
proximately $500, 900 1000 are. ir
the opinion OF President Hoover
the important accomplishments o.
the London conference.
With the termination Of interna'
tional rivalry in warship construc-
ton. the chief executive foresees
'the burial Of the fears and sus-
picions' which have been its "con-
slant product" He predicts that
the money saved will be devoted to
reproductive enterprise and result
in a greatly stimulated world pros
perity.
Approval Sent
The president has cabled 10 the
American delegates at London his
approval OF the agreement reached
there and his admiration for theiI
patience and determination In an
arduous and difficult negotiation
In addition, he wishes to c~ongratu-
late the representatives Of the -four
other powers which participated II
the conference for their "construc-
tive and courageous action"
All this was made known late
Yesterday when the president met
the Washington correspondents for
the regular semi-weekly press con-
ference. He issued a lengthy state
ment summarizing his view on the
benefits to be derived from the
London agreement.
In estimating the filGncial saw
ing. Mr.. Hoover compared the sums
to be spent for naval construction
under the accord affected this week
with what would have been expend-
ed on a basis OF the fleet strength
proposed at the unsuccessful Ge-
neva conference OF 1927. The saw
ing to the United States alone. he
estimated at approximately one bill
ion dollars.
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CHARRED
Officers Investigate Case
Of Cremation

PARIS, Tex, April 12-F-Inves-
tigation continued today into the
death OF ODDS Cunningham, %, OF
Paris, whose charred body was
found yesterday IN the center OF
a burned area on a farm near
Novice in Lamar county.
A partly burned tree trunk near
the body led officials TO believe
Cunningham may have been struck
By the falling tree Is he attempted
10 extinguish 4 brush fire. The pos
sibility that Cunningham might
have been overcome BY the heat
and have fallen into the blaze
also was investigated.
The body was discovered BY
negroes whose brush piling labors
Cunningham had directed earlier
IN the day. They were to be brought
here for an inquest hearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Robbers Lead To :
Reconciliation

CHICAGO. April 12-tR-A di-
vnrce suit against Enrique DeChew
Won Buelo~6 aviator, has been
discontinued. Last week he call
ed on his estranged wife and with
her became the victim OF robbers.
Il have found my husband is not
the worst person in the world"
explained the Mrs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Airplane Elopement
New Slant In Mexico

MEXICO CITY, April 12-F-
The first airplane elopement from
Mexico City to the United States
came TO light today after Josefina
Soto Gle Perez, lately or San Antonio
had applied to police 10 help find
her daughter Esther. rs, who disap-
peared Tuesday.
The police found that the girl
had been seen at the Valbuena ny
ing field Wednesday morning IN the
company OF her cousin and sweet
heart, Alexandra Prleto Soto, 20
whom the mother had objected. The
couple took a United states bund
airplane.
"A wire was sent 70 the chief OF the
San Antonio police who replied the
couple was married there yesterday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Man Accused After
Chief Deputy Is Shot

HARRISONBURG, La, April IL
-tRl-Richard Grogan, As, was in
jail today at Jena, accused OF fatal
ly shooting Andrew Womack, 10,
chief deputy of Catahoula parish,
last night, when Womack attempt
ed TO search his tent in q lumber
camp south Of here.
Cayahoula authorities said they
had suspected the lumber camp
area as q source Of moonshine
whiskey. A search in the neighbor-
hood Of Grogan's tent, they report
ed. revealed a cache Of more than
so bottles OF beer.
Grogan was removed to Jena, IN
LaSalle parish, officers said. because
Of high feeling. He was ordered held
for grand jury action after a coron-
er's inquest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Southwest Swelters
In MIDI Summer Heat

KANSAS CITY, April l2@tR-
Somewhat refreshed by scattered
showers that partially dissipated @
heat wave. the Southwest today
again sweltered in midsummer
temperatures.
Great clouds OF dust enveloped
farms and cities alike. Lack VI
moisture continued to further dam
age farm crops. Slight prospect for
heavy downpours necessary to thor
oughly mois.en the snb-soil was
reported.
Low marks were set r. Oklahoma
and Texas. San Antonio reported 81
degrees, and Dallas. 70.
A maximum OF IS degrees was
reached at Oklahoma City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Caravan Off to Jimenez
Matamoros and Valley Delegations Leave For
Highway Opening Celebration
Associated Press Photo

A party Of 40 cars left Matamoros Friday afternoon for Jtmenez
Tamaunpas. Several cars bearing tourists and parties from the Rio
Grande Valley also left the border city to attend the Inauguration cere-
monies OF the Jimenez-Cudad Victoria highway that is to be . part
OF the road that will link the border with the interior OF Mexico and the
capital OF TamauNpas.
tives Francisco de p. Morales. Jr- Rubern Martinez and Jose Lopez a.
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The men WILL aSSure the governor
the cooperation OF the Matamoros
chamber in completing the import
ant highway.
The Rotary club sent as its dele
gates Ernesto Urtusastegui, DR.. Al
fredo Pumareio, and Fernando Ii
zardi. Leopoldo Verdugo, Mata-
moroS customs chief, and Rafael
Munguna, state tax collector, also
made the trip.
The parties were to spend the
night in San Fernando. a town on
the route Of the proposed highway
100 miles from Matamoros.
Governor Present
A wire from JImenez stated that
Governor Francisco C~aStellanoS,
Jr.. had arrived yesterday after
noon to preside at the inaugural
ceremonies. a representative OF
President PaScual Ortiz Rubio and
high military and civil authorities
OF TamauiipaS were also in the
governors party.
Presidente Municipal Guillermo
Shears Of MatamoroS. Librado Sa-
linas. chief OF police, and members
OF the MatamOros city commission
comprised the official party.
General Julio Hernandez Serrano,
Matamoros military commander,
accompanied by his staff, formed
the military delegation.
An extensive program viii start
Sunday in Jimenez. School child
rem, Jimenez citizens and those OF
the surrounding country will take
part In the elaborate program.
Work Progressing
Work on the highway Is progress
ing rapidly, the clearing Of land
having reached San Fernando
Federal and state engineers are di-
recting the construction. When
completed the highway will be one
OF the most scenic ones In the
state, as it crosses two high pla-
teaus, the Mesa de Soils and Mesa
del Encinal. Several rivers have *
be crossed before reaching Victoria
The Rio San Fernando, the Ar
royo de las Chorreras. the P1lor
River. the Rio de Padilla and the
Corona rivers all provide wonder
full scenery and fishing.
The official ceremonies viii takI
place Sunday morning and vii
last all day.
The parties IRE expected TO re-
turn Monday morning.
Those from Brownsville attend.
ing the fiesta are VIM. q. West
q. G. Richardson, Drew Patteson
j. X. McDavitt, Alfred Putegnat
"a. Wayne Wood. and Ed Mockbee
A party Of six went from Ray.
mondville, It has been announced
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Reichstag Sustains
Brueninq Cabinet

BERLIN, April IL up The
Bruening cabinet was sustained by
the Reichstag today which voted on
a critical motion PIT yeas TO 2O6
meas. There was one abstention.
The government had insisted that
finance and farms must be linked.
Loud cries OF shame" from the left
benches greeted the announcement
of the result by Paul Lobe, president
Of the Reichstag.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
RUNS DRY
Ruth Hanna Me- ormick In
Accord With Hoover

WASHINGTON. April l2-P-
Ruth Hanna Mccormick, Republi-
can nominee for senator from II
linois, will run for that office as
a dry.
A question concerning the wet"
stand Of her Democratic opponent,
former Senator -. Hamilton Lewis,
elected the response:
Il have always been dry. and
there is no reason to change"
She promised that she would
have plenty to say" on the prohibit
ton subject when the campaign
gets into full swing next fall.
Mrs. Mccormick was interviewed
early last evening after she had
engaged in a long conference with
President Hoover.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Star Murder Witness
Returned to Prison

OKLAHOMA CITY, April l2--H9
Ernest Burkhart, star witness for
the federal government in the muir
der trials Of William X. Hale.
wealthy rancnman anc Burkhart's
uncle, and John Ramsey, cowboy.
was returned today TO the state
penitentiary TO resume serving a
life sentence imposed after his plea
Of guilty TO p murder charge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
New York Wet Move
Dies in Dryest Grave

ALBANY. N. r., April PIP
An attempt to put New York state
on record at Washington for repeal
Of the Eighteenth amendment was
defeated today, and the legislature
adjourned sine die.
"A democratic bill passed by the
assembly with the aid of the repub-
lican votes was designed to provide
for a decentralization OF Congress
to call a constitutional convention
for the purpose Of repeating the
eighteenth amendment. 1t died in
committee in the senate. Efforts
to consider It failed in the last two
minutes Of the legislatures life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Worlds Deepest Well

SAN ANGELO, April 12.-VPl-An
Irion county wildcat well. the num-
Der l Ash Brothers. seven miles
northeast OF Barnhart, drilled by
p. H. Williams Of San Angelo. today
boosted the record OF being the
worlds deepest test for oil drilled
with cable tools. having reached a
depth of s.640 feet in lime shells
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and mind, and did whatever she die
out OF the dictates OF her own heart
in one of the most beautiful wills
I have ever heard.
she was a most devout woman,
and II Is my intention TO show my
people the will as an example OF
a document coming from a strong
person OF a dominating mind That
she was In any way fanatical. Is 10
me, nothing less than absurd Fa-
ther Frigon concluded.
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/, Adkins was recently convicted Of
manslaughter in connection with
the Staying Of Arthur Igo at South
Coffeyville.
The jailer. G. z. McMain. was
confronted with a gun. which had
been smuggled in to the men. Nc
Main was forced into the cell by
the departing prisoners.
A short distance from the jail,
the three took an automobile from
Neal Mobiles.
The sheriff's force searched the
county throughout the night with
out finding a trace Of the escaped
men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
HOW THE HERALD FEELS

The Brownsville Herald, in
publishing this statement OF
Father Frigon's, wishes 70 say
that 1t is glad to present his
ideas on the matter and TO say
that the publication Of the al
legations set forth in the petition
concerning the will was not with
the intent Of rejecting on him
in any manner. To a man Of
his standing in the community
IL does not believe that such
could be done.
Nor did The Herald intend to
cast any reflection on any mem
Der Of the family, or the memory
OF Mrs. Forto. We feel we owe
Father Frigon an apology and
gladly give it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Hug-the- Coast Road
New Link Prospect

GALVESTON, April 12-lP-Reg-
ular ferry service linking Galveston
with Port Bolivar. and from there
with a new highway leading direct
ly TO Port Arthur, Beaumont. and
the other Sabine district points
was the prospect for today. County
commissioners yesterday made y
final inspection Of the ferry land
ings and roadways, recently ira
spected by Chairman n. >. Sterling
Of the state highway commission
Of the Hug-the-C Coast highway.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
Mission &C. Board Is
Increased to Seven

Especial 20 Tie HeraIdl
MISSION. April l2.-The person.
mel Of the chamber of commerce
board OF directors was increased by
seven at the last meeting or the
city commissioners, this i'm effort
to make 1t really representative OF
the city. Names added are w. ".
Parrish. III. X. Smith, j. P. Waite.
r. A. Dimmick. +. +. hamburger, r.
q. Sammons and Dade Hester.
These men. with the original
members. practically represent the
lrge- business concerns IN the city.
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One Killed, Others
Burned In Explosion

AUGUSTA. Kas.. April 12-lF-
Howard McElhaney, "a was burned
to death and three other men were
injured. one perhaps fatally, in
the explosion or n high pressure
experimental still today at the
White Eagle oil corporation plant
here.