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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Railway Application
Rests with Examiner

ABILENE. Feb. 1-tP-Awaiting
completion Of the transcript, eX-
Y7cted to require thirty DAYS, evil
dence on the application Of Frank
KeIl and his Abilene associates 20
construct the 45-mile Abilene &
Eastern railroad from this city 70
Cross Plains. rested today with
examiner T. F. Sullivan OF the In
terstate Commerce commission.
Both the "A. e. r. applicants and
opposing intervenorS. including the
Texas & Pacific. Abilene & South
ern and the City Of Cisco. closed
their testimony yesterday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
City Briefs

Demand val-Rub when buying
your rubbing alcohol. Manufactured
by Delta Laboratory, Brownsville.
For sale at all drug stores. Adv.
Go to Covacevich. He mas everv-
thing where he can find 1t. Adv. II.
Rose Beauty Shop for permanents
All styles and suitable prices. Fin
ger waving specially. Phone 804.
ADV 20
Big Dance Tonight at Martinez
Green and Geld Room. Music By
the Blue Moon Chasers. adv.
Your Opportunity - Miss Amaya
needs a good operator for her beauty
shop the first or March. If you are
interested, call or write 1895 Adams
st. adv. 3
At Amaya's Millinery you not only
find stylish hats, but you find ladies
who can block your hat. hemstitch
your dress. and mend your stock
ings with electric machinery. 1885
Adams St. adv. 3
LeaVeS.-Roy Ruff left Saturday
night for Erie. Fa-. after spending a
few days this week ii Brownsville
on business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Club Gives Barbecue
And Smoker Friday

The first barbecue and smoker
ever given BY the Point Isabel Yacht
Club will be held Friday night for
the male members of the Club. ac-
cording to Capt. Bill Hall. manager.
The barbecue is scheduled 10 be-
gin at 2 p. m. and will continue I'M
vi approximately ~. "A crowd CT
$50 Is expected to attend the initial
smoker and barbecue. Capt. Hall
states.
Members from Edinburg. Mission.
McAllen. Mercedes, Harrington. san
Benito, and Brownsville have signi-
fled their intentions 10 be present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
LARGE Crowd Attends
Three-Act Comedy

A play entitled "One Minute Of
Twelve" was given b. tho faculty.
0f tho I'll Jardin school Friday nirh-
at T.30 In the auditorium The play,
= 'hree-act comedy. was we'll re-
caived hv 2 full house.
Katherine and EVELYN Tut and
y male quartet furnished music
between the acts In the play were
ten faculty members.
Proceeds will b turned over -
tha athletic association OF The II
Tardin school 10 dcfrav expenses
incurred dur ng the past season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Scout Chief Named

w. o. Washington was elected
head OF the Boy Scouts in the
Brownsville district ~ a meeting
held recently. Committee chairmen
named were Rev. Emmett p. Day,
organization and training ! &c
Carly, camping. Ed. E Nc -e.
finance; and II. I'll. Fitch. c-- n
honor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Woman Who Figured
In Bank Holdup Dies

HUTCHINSON. Kas., Feb. 1-tR
Mrs. Minnie Rahl el-year-old
pioneer Reno county woman who
figured ! e investigations Of the
hOldup Of an Oklahoma City bank
messenger last MAY died at a hos
pital here today without having re-
gained consciousness following a
stroke OF paralysis a week ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Directors to Meet

The board of directors Of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
will hold its regular meeting Mon
day at 7:45 p. m.
Routine business will be attended
TO. according to G. G. Richardson,
secretary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Land Bought

Approximately 500 acres Of land
located near the town Of Los Fres-
nos has just been purchased BY
John Gregg ana r. y. Tucker.
Brownsville bankers. it has been N
nounced. The land will probably
be developed into citrus acreage.
The deal was handled by w. S.
Moothart. Of Foster Mo COM
Danv. Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Lsnecial ID n HeraId

SAN BENITO. Feb. - Purchase
OF a site for the location OF a fac
tory BY the Gr.sham Ice Cream
company, Corpus Christi. was an
nOunced Saturday evening ~ y. E.
Bell. secretary of the Chamber OF
commerce. l.. @ Eigeld is man
ager.
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Miss Couzens Marries

BALTIMORE. Feb. III Miss
Margaret Couzens, 10. daughter OF
Senator and Mrs. James Couzens Of
Detroit. and William Jeffries Chew
ing Of Washington were married IN
Baltimore today after coping from
washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Weller Returns

Roy Weller is back from San An
tonic. where he has been In the
hospital for some time. He II muck
improved. though still weak. He
was suffering from pleurisy in both
lungs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Youngsters Carol
Official Valley Song
Va..ey groWnups are b~ocsters,

II Valley grownups are boosters,
Inc children are boosters too.
"olr VALLEY Home" official song
u tne Lowe RIO Granle Valley s.
q favorite among the youngsters H.
all the schools, according 20 Miss
Annie Tucker. director Of musl,. Tx
asked what they want to sing, M
children almost unanimously re-
ply, Our Valley Home
Townspeople and others are ex-
tended a cordial invitation TO visit
the schools and hear the children
sing, ard see what they are doing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
CARD OF THANKS

We wish 10 express U love and
appreciation TO Friends and Neigh
bors for their many acts Of kindness
and for the beautiful flowers sent
20 him during his illness. and after
the passing away of my Beloved
Husband. and our Father. Mrs.
Norman +. Kendall and Family.
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MADRID. Feb. I-P-The new
Spanish government under general
Damaso Berenguer has found itself
in a position 10 get rid Of things
done BY General Primo Ge Rivera
byan easy method if ID does not
approve of the. II is expected the
new regime will erase many Of
Primo's acts
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Fair Chief Elected

DALLAS, Feb. l-tF-Jerry De-
benport. Childress. was elected pres
ident Of the Texas association Of
at the final meeting today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Rose Beauty Shop for permanent

Go to Covacevich. He mas every
thing where he can find it. Adv. II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02

All styles and suitable prices. Fin
ger waving specially. Phone 804.
Adv On
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
FOG BLANKET
RAISES HAVOC
WITH SHIPPING

NEW YORK, June II. U.H-One
of the worst fogs of the year hung
over the Atlantic coast from the
Virginia capes to Nantucket today,
paralyaing shipping in the area.
Large going vessels were
compelled either to lie at anchor
until the thick haze cleared or to
move with utmost caution until they
were out of the danger area.
Two tankers, the Franklin X,
Lane and the Gulf of Mexico, col
lided OFF Ambrose lishtship and suf
fered considerable damage, but
radioed they needed no assistance.
4 Norwegian freighter, the STAY
rangeren, carrying a shipment Of
fruit, went aground in Long Island
Sound, but was floated at high tide,
Ocean liners were from six to /.
hours or more behind schedule.
Among the passengers on the
Europa, one of the delayed boats,
is Aimee Semple Mcpherson, Los
Angeles evangelist, who is return
ing from Z pilgrimage to the Holy
Land.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
Woman Slayer To
Get Death Penalty

EUREKA, Calf, June 14-UD-
Clarence l.. King today was pre-.
pairing an appeal on his conviction
here last night of the redwood
murder" of Minnie "Mickie" Mccoy.
his titan haired mistress.
The verdict of guilty brought in
by jury of 10 men and two women
in the court of Judge Harry w.
Falk makes a sentence of death
mandatory.
Sentence will be imposed Thurs.
day.
King received the verdict with.
out emotion but his bride. Eunice
Pardee King, of Corvallis, Ore, :,
broke down and wept.
The case attracted nationwide nj.
tention last Thursday when the body
of Miss Mccoy was found slain in
group of redwoods north of here.
Identification was made by means
of fingerprints and King was ar
rested in Portland, Oregon.
King, who had since married Eu-
nice Pardee, admitted the shooting
but claimed it was accidental.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
.BERMAN RETURN
Is AUTHORIZED
BY GOVERNMENT

Los ANGELES, June II. U.pl-
Jacob Berman, former Junian Pet.
roleum executive, will be removed
from the federal prison at Mcneil
island to stand trial on two charges
growing from the company S crash
and to testify at four others.
Authorization for the return was
received oy the district attorneys
office from the United States At
torney General. Chief Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Robert P. Stewart
SAID that documents would be taken
before local superior courts for sign.
ing today, the only step necessary
now for the removal.
Berman is defending himself If
bribery charges in one trial and
forgery in the other
The promoter is serving a seven
year-sentence in the federal penitcn.
tlary for using the mails to defraud.
HIS 11smer associate, S. c. Lewis.
once Julian president serving a
ssmllar tem on the same charge.
was returned recently and acquitted
on charge of jury bribing.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
QUEEN MOTHER
HOPES TO HEAL
MARITAL BREACH

BUCHAREST, June IA. U.H,-
Queen Marie, who has been attempt
ing to complete "A reconciliation be
tween King Carol and Princess
Helene, visited the princess this
afternoon, apparently with en-
couraging results.
After the visit it was said re
liably that n reconciliation WAS Ger
tain, although il probably will not
be announced today or tomorrow.
The princess was still indisposed.
The Illness, il was said, was
brought on suddenly by the excite
meut occasioned by Carol IS return to
Roumania and attempts to reconcile
the two.
The princess was expected to at
tend n family reunion dinner at the
royal palace last night, and the post
ponement of the dinner to an un-
named date was attributed to her
illness.
The Orthodox church, of which the
Roumanian royal family are mem
bers, sanctioned an annulment of
Ielene's s divorce today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
NO BURNS FOUND
ON VICTIMS OF
OCEAN TRAGEDY
BY HENRY MINOTT
United Press Staff Corresponden

BOSTON, June 14.-U.P)-Testi-
mony that none of the bodies re-
covered thus far from the flame
swept and sunken oil tanker Pinthis
bore any burns, and that in each
case death was reported to have re-
suited from drowning, was presented
at today's session of the federal in
vestigation of thel Fairfax-Pinthis
disaster.
Forty seven lives were lost when
the two vessels collided in fog off
Scituate Tuesday night.
Captain Fred Cover. in charge
Of the Fall River plant of the Shell
Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc,
which operates the Pinthis, said he
personally had examined three bod
les recovered ana :IaG seen no signs
of burns. Previously it had been
believed that all members of the
Pinthis' crew were burned to death.
Captain Charles NJ. Lyons of the
steamboat inspection service asked
Captain Cover if he had any pos
tive proof that the tanker which
sank was the Pinthis.
The witness replied that the bod
les of Captain Albert V. Jones Of
Fall River, Second Officer Charles
Webster of PawtucKet, r. l., and
ordinary Seaman j. Copy of New
Bedford had been found.
John T. French, second engineer,
said that the main pumps of the
Fairfax were not working until
about ID minutes after the collision
because it was impossible-du tc
acrid smoke-to enter the engin,
room. Both the fore and aft decl
pumps were working within less
time.
1t was definitely announced al
tOday's session that Vice President
d. R. McNeill of the merchants and
miners line, a passenger aboard the
Fairfax, would be called as a wit.
ness next Thursday.
Steamboat inspectors plan to
question him regarding reports that
he ordered the Fairfax's radio opera
tor to withhold details of the col
lision when information was asked
by a shore station.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
CONVICT
INDICTED
RADICALS
Verdict of Guilty On All
Three Counts Returned
By Jury Last Night
SENTENCE MONDAY
Recommend Deportation
of Aliens Included in 9
Who Were Convicted.

Radical activities in Imperial
county received a crushing setback
at 9 o'clock last night, when, after
but two hours deliberation, the jury
which had been selected for the trial
of the nine indicted radicals in su-
perior court, Judge Vaughn Thomp-
son presiding, returned a verdict of
guilty on al counts of the indict-
ment against all the defendants.
The verdict further carried recon-
mendation Of deportation for the
alien defendants.
Monday morning at 9:30 was the
time set for sentence at which time
motion for new trial will be
presented by counsel for the de-
Tense.
The trial came to close last yes
terday afternoon, when after Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Heald had
concluded his arguments to the Jury
the court instructed the jury con-
cerning several points of law con-
nected with the case and then turn
ed it over to them for deliberation.
After the noon recess yesterday,
Attorney Henderson continued his
argument to the jury and took up
the activities of the private inyes.
tlgators, stating that the very con.
dltions under which it was obtained
.swas enough to cause it to be dis.
credited. He concluded by stating
that not single crime had been
committed by any of the defendants
ont that they We're in the valley
merely to work for the betterment
OF conditions for the workers.
District Attorney Elmer Heald
began his argument at 3 o'clock and
charged the defendants with being
members of an organization which
contemplates a change in the pres.
ent system of government in this
/ country. He insisted that the bes,
evidence the state had was the state.
ments made by the defendants them.
selves while on the witness stand
during which time they admitted
that force, war, destruction and
revolution were what they sought
and he supported this by extracts
from communistic literature taken
IN the different raids on their head.
quarters.
tie concluded by stating that the
I'u. .U.L. is a part Of the communist
party as shown by the testimony of
ooth witnesses and the literature;
that the three counts of the indict
ment were upheld by the testimony
OF these men on the stand as well as
offlclal documents of their party
and that a conspiracy was hatched
IN Los Angeles to come to Imperial
valley and organize the communist
party here for the purpose of engin-
eering strike during the canta
loupe season which would paralyze
the whole county and endanger it's
present and future prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
New Jersey Will
Execute Woman

TOMS RIVER, n. j., June II
UP)-A woman was sentenced to
death today when she was found
guilty on a charge of numbering her
husband and her husband 5 friend
After jury had deliberated
throughout the night, it returned a
verdict of guilty against Mrs. Hat
tie Evans and Private Lester Under
down of the Marine corps attached
to the I.akehurst station. They were
charged with killing Robert Evans
and Albert Duffy OF Brooklyn.
The death sentence was announced
when the jury failed to recommend
mercy.
The couple will be executed in the
electric chair in the state prison at
Trenton. No date for the execution
has been set.
Defense counsel said today they
would confer with Mrs. Evans and
Underdown before deciding whether
to appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
MILITIA GUARDS
MIDWEST AREA
HIT BY TORNADO
Several Lives Lost and
Muci, Property Dam
aged BY 7 Twister.
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
st. Paul, Mimi, June l4.-Na-
tional Guardsmen today patrolled
the storm twisted ruins of southern
Minnesota and central Wisconsin
villages swept by tornadoes that left
a toll of five dead and damage estis
mated at more than $1,000,000.
Funnel shaped wind clouds zig
Jagged through the little towns,
flattening all buildings and hurting
trees and telegraph poles to the
ground
-Four persons went to their death
at Menominie, Wis, when the wind
hurled a house down around their
heads, crushing them beneath mass
of wreckage A flat car was lifted
from the rails at Randolph, Mimi,
and flung against a workman, kill
ing him instantly.
throughout the storm area, and
searching parties started at dawn
today to give aid to those injured
IN more remote parts of the country.
Scores were injured.
Striking three times in southern
Minnesota, the twister curled Just
south Of st. Paul and darted into
Wisconsin, hammering at the towns
along the route between Ellsworth
and Eau Claire.
Nearly IS persons were brought to
hospitals for treatment for injuries
suffered in the tornado.
Two companies of National
Guardsmen were on duty at the
towns of Oslo, Sergeant and Ran
dolph, MINI.
Like a mighty snake, the wind
whipped in and out among the little
villages, leaving some devastated
ard others nearby untouched. At
Randolph the storm struck with full
fury, cutting a swath two miles long
and half a mile wide. Half the
buildings in the towns today were
only piles of debris where the own.
ers half heartedly sought to rescue
few belongings.
Circling the edge of ST. Paul sub
burbs, the tornado swung into Wis
consin.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
ATTIC LOVER 5"
RETREAT TO BE-
SEEN BY JURY

Los ANGELES, June l4-W.P)-
The jury at the trial of Otto San
huber, "Attic Lover" accused of
numbering Fred Oesterreich, former
Milwaukee manufacturer, here eight
years ago, will visit the scene Of the
crime after court recenvenes Non
day.
At the Cesterreich home, the jury
will give attention to the little at
tie room where the state claims
Mrs. Walburga Oesterreich, widow
of the slain man, successfully hid
her lover from her husband over a
long period of years.
Meanwhile the district attorneys
office considered charges that Mrs.
Oesterreich also had basement
lover" at the same time she had
clandestine meetings with Sanhuber.
Earl S. Wakeman, Sanhuber's at
torRey. accused Il states witness of
being the "basement lover" and ask
ed that steps be taken for his ar
rest and prosecution.
1t became known after the court
session that the man referred to
was Roy Klumb, who assertedly
disposed of the gun for Mrs. Oest-
erreich, also charged with the MUIR
der, but waiting separate trial.
klumb was in the court room,
when Wakeman made the aceusa-
tion. He scoffed at the affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
YANKEE WOMEN
TENNIS PLAYERS
LOSE TO BRITISH

WIBLEDON, England, June IA
W.I)-Great Britain today won the
Wightman cup emblematic of wo
mems tennis championship from the
United States team by Il match
score of 1 to 3
The outcome was decided when
in the final doubles match, Mrs
Holcroft- Watson and Mrs. Leslie
Godfree defeated Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody and Miss Helen Jacobs, 10,
l-6, Ga.
The British team started uncer-
tainly with Mrs. Godfree weak i'll
all departments of her game. Mrs.
Watson repeatedly saved her partner
with deep drives into the American
court. Their cooperation, however,
was poor, Several times both Brit
ons went for the same ball.
In the second set the Americans
took advantages of Mrs. Godfree's
weakness which was beginning to
upset her partner.
Each side played most carefully
in the third set. Mrs. Godfree's
play continued weak Dut MISS odc
obs was also erratic although she
made an occasional brilliant net
stroke. The match developed into
contest between Mrs. Moody and
Mrs. Watson until Mrs. Godfree
spurtcd in her play with brilliant
cross court shots.
The british victory was the fourth
won by them. The Americans also
hold four victories.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
FLAG PROGRAM
AT CITY PARK
WELL ATTENDED

The city park was well filled last
night with residents of FL Centre
who responded to the call to attend
the Flag day exercises conducted
in observation of the 153rd ami
versary of the adoption of the Amer.
lean flag.
Preceding the exercises at the
park there was parade with mem
bers of the Elks Lodge, American
Legion and Boy Scouts participat.
ing. The FL Centre band and Boyce
Aten Post drum and bugle corps fur
nished music for all the marchers.
Exercises at the park were under
the auspices of the Elks lodge, Har-
ry Horton, exalted ruler of the lodge
presiding for the Elks Flag day rit.
ual which was expressively carried
out.
A feature of the Program was the
presentation of naturalization Ger.
tvficates to 4 group of newly made
citizens.
A renewal of the pledge of alleg.
iante to the flag was taken oy all
those in attendance.
In honor of the flags annivers.
airy, the national colors were dis.
played throughout the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
Film Stars Wife
Suffers Collapse

LOS ANGELES, June IA. {U.P)-
Mrs. Harry Langdon, wife Of the
comedian, was taking a well-earned
rest today-well earned as chief
witness for Langdon in his defense
to "A suit of Thomas j. o 'Bricn,
Toledo, o., steel engraver, who al
legged Langdon stole the affections
of his wife.
The suit was brought by O'Brien
in an attempt TO collect 81 300 on
notes signed by Langdon as part OF
an asserted outof-court settlement
of a threatened heart balm suit.
Langdon paid an additional $4,000
to o 'Brien, he testified.
Reaching dramatic climax in her
testimony, Mrs. Langdon collapsed,
after which the court agreed she
could rest until Tuesday, when the
case will be resumed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-14
VERDICT
ON BASE
monday
House Committee Not To
Visit Proposed Sites
For Dirigible Base
VOTE TO BE CLOSE,
San Diego and Sunnyvale
Adherents Have Conf
dence in Outcome.

WASHINGTON, June Ii. U.p)--
The House naval affairs committee
has abandoned definitely all plans
for "A trip to California to inspect
prospective sites for the navy s new
$5.000,000 dirigible base. Chairman
Britten announced today.
He said the committee may an
nounce its final decision Monday.
When the committee meets Men.
day, Britten said. it will consider
two bills, one of which would desig
nate Camp Kearney. Calf. as the
site for the base, while the other
would select Sunnyvale, Calf. The
merits of the two prospective sites
have been discussed at length dur.
ing recent hearings held by The com
mittee.
Britten said he expected one of
the bills to be reported out at the
conclusion of Mondays session.
Britten introduced several weeks
ago resolution which would have
authorized as many members Of 1he
committee as could make the trip,
to 90 west for "A personal inspection
of the two sites.
Following this action, he said.
personal poll of committee mem.
bers showed less than one.third. a.
aide from the chairman, would be
able to spare the necessary time
from their campaigns.
Chairman Smell of the rules com
mittee also advised him, Brittcn
said, that chances of the resolution 5
being adopted were slight. These
two factors prompted TIE commit.
tee to abandon plans for de trip
be explained.
Britten declined to predict the
possible action of the committee
Monday, declaring he was sure The
vote on the two bills would be cx
-eedingly close. lie indicated he
still doubted that either site pre-
sented outstanding advantages o,c'
tho other.
Other committee members have
remained silent, but observers wiic
attended the hearings believe who
opinion of the special navy board
favoring Sunnyvale, will prevail.