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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Probe Witness
Has Throat Slashed

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Oct. l6-P
James ". Cox Of C~ookeville. pres
ident OF the Gainesboro telephone
company and OF a company formed
by consolidation recently Of eight
telephone companies in Tennessee
and Kentucky. who anne here as
a witness before the Nve invest!cat-
ing committee was taken 70 a hos
pital early today suffering from a
cut in his throat.
Mr.. Cox was 70 have been uues-
toned by the campaign funds
committee today.
Bradley McGinness Of CorthaEe
Tenn. friend Of Mr.. Cox who also
was scheduled to appear as a wit
ness. said after Mr.. Cox was taker
to the hospital that he had shed
no light on II.
Yesterday Robert Orr. Sd. Of
Nashville. Davidson county man
ager for Cordell Hull IN his success
ful race FOR democratic nomination
for United States senator from
Tennessee testified he received
$4,000 FOR organization work in the
county. either from Mr.. cn~ ~ Mr.
McGinness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Railroad Employees
Flocking to City

"A special train bearing 300 re-
tired Missouri Pacific employees will
arrive in Brownsville at III o'clock
Friday morning. according to cham
Der Of commerce officials Thursday.
The special train carrying the
veteran railroad workers is touring
the state and the southwest. and
the stop here will be the only In
the Valley, although the special
enters this section at Raymondvlle
and detours via Edinburg in order
to allow the members 10 inspect
that section.
A special entertainment commit
tee composed of E. <. Mockbee,
chairman. Mike Groom and @. II.
Williams has been appointed to ar
range for a program of entertain
ment. "A meeting Of this committee
was held Thursday morning at the
chamber.
Automobiles and buses win be
furnished the visitors 10 carry them
to the airport and other points OF
historical and scenic interest here,
the tour to commence at 2 o'clock.
The trippers are making their own
arrangements 70 a banquet to be
held In Matamoros Friday night.
The train is scheduled TO depart
at 1890 Friday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
COOLER DAYS
FOR VALLEY
IS FORECAST
Zero Temperature In
North to Cool
Off Texas

with billiards and zero weather
in the north. 8 degrees at Calgary.
Alberta, freezing temperatures as
far south as Colorado and New
Mexico. and a general drop In tenn
perature over the state Of Texas,
colder weather Is predicted for the
Valley in the near future.
The temperature will drop slight
~ Thursday night or Friday morn
ing. according to temporary weather
chief r. Fl. Desmond today.
Records show that the first
northers appear In the Valley dur
ing the latter part Of September or
early October, and to date this fall
none Of any consequence have been
felt. 1t was predicted that in the
near future the seasons first cool
wave will strike here, and that the
&C ller weather tonight or tomorrow
is the advance guard.
Although cloudiness Is predicted,
It was said that there will be no
general rains.
The river at Brownsville Thursday
morning was reported nearly bank
full but in all probability will drop
slowly during the next "a TO 80
hours. 1t is already dropping up
the stream. 1t was said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Hidalgo Files Suit Against Local Company

county. The suit also sought 10
~foreclose the statutory tax lien
against the land.
A. A. Brown. not party to the
first suit filed by the state, toge-
Their with the Brownsville cattle
company. filed an answer and cross
action to the plaintiffs original
petition. The answer declared the
company owned 4,425 acres OF land
in the grant upon which taxes had
been paid from 1908 to 1924.
The answer further declared tina.
the 3.040 acres in question we're
really contained in the Llano
Grande grant and that they were
not in the La Blanca grant. The
answer said that the Llano Grande
grant was made prior TO the La
Blanca grant and that the survey
lines had taken the 3.040 acres
from the La Blanca grant. The
answer declared that the Browns
vile company had paid taxes on
that 5000 acres from 1908 to 1924
and wanted the taxes refunded. On
April 5. 1880 the e3rd district court
ordered the refund OF the taxes
paid by the company on the 3,04o
acres and ordered that taxes be
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Especial to The Herald. ]

EDINBURG. Oct. 16.-Suit 10 re-
cover s~l6,37e.l1 in taxes refunded
to the Brown Land g. Cattle Co
OF Brownsville by o. Z. Jones,
Hidalgo county tax collector, was
filed Wednesday in e3rd district
court by Oliver c. Aldrich. district
attorney. for the state Of Texas.
The petition seeks tc set aside
a previous Judgment rendered in
93rd district court ordering Jones
10 refund the cattle company the
taxes. seeks an injunction restrain
ing Jones from paying out further
taxes TO the concern, and asks that
the money already paved out BY
Jones be returned TO the state and
county.
Other defendants in the case are
r. s. Hofues Of Fort Worth. s. r.
Sinkey Of Poalo. Kans.. and the
Worth Building & Investment Co..
OF Fort Worth.
On April ]. 1929 the state sued
In e3rd district court for s2.295.34
for back taxes. penalties and in
terest on 3.040 acres OF land owned
by the Brownsville cattle company
in the La Blanca Grant in Hidalgo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
CHURCH LEADER
RAPS INERTIA

WASHINGTON, October 6.-fF-
Religious o~bservanceS OF the present
generation were characterized as
spiritual setting-up exercises In "a
speech prepared for delivery today
before the international Convention
Of Disciples Of Christ.
Roy G.. Ross. secretary Of the dep
artment society, asserted In the adj
dress that the Bible and the spin
ming wheel are both preserved as
symbols OF noble tradition
The lack Of positive conviction
which characterizes individuals.
agencies. organizations. and even
educational institutions today -
while having grown out Of an OPEN
mindedness that was commendable
has developed an inertia which is
~deplorable." Ross continued
Our current philosophy Is mech
anistic almost 10 the exclusion OF
religion he said. our God Is de-
void Of personality. Our religious OBJ
servances lf we continue suchl con-
sist Of spiritual 'setting-up exercises
and many are too tired from other
pursuits to exercise
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16

". >. Officials, winch t0taled l36 Tor
the month.
Many OF the returning Mexicans
had lived in the United States al
most 20 years. Among their possess
sions when they returned to Mexi-
co were automobiles, tractors and
farming equipment. A goodly per-
centage Of them informed immigra-
ton officers that they were return
ing 10 Mexico TO apply the knowl-
edge Of farming they had acquired
in the United States 10 use on
lands the Mexican government has
made available for them.
During his pre-inaugursl tour OF
the United States early this year,
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio made
speeches TO assemblages Of his fell
low countrvmen In various cities
in which he urged them 70 return
10 Mexico. He assured them Of a
peaceful welcome and pointed out
that his administration would en-
courage their efforts 10 develop ag-
AIAANuAh A ILA rA4AC III NANAAAIH
Reports from immigration offices
at the border indicate that the inn
migration movement into the Unit
ed States is at q minimum. while
the repatriation movement IL five
times that OF the emigration move
ment-
The repatriation movement Is es-
pecially welcomed at this time be-
cause Mexican officials are select
ing families TO settle on the huge
tract of farm land made available
through the irrigation project open
ed BY the recent completion Of the
Don Martin dam project I'm the
northern part OF the state OF Nuevo
Leon. This project. IL is estimated,
will provide choice irAgated farm
land for approximately 1000 fami-
lies. Because Of the excellent farm
ing possibilities offered through the
project the government IS desir-
Gus Of placing the land In charge
or Mexican families versed In mod
ern farming methods.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Matamoros Guard
Thwarts Jail Break

An attempted jail break in which
several prisoners In the Matamoros
jail took part. was foiled by Erasmo
Blanco, MatamoroS lieutenant OF
Police.
The attempted break took place
this morning and the prisoners
would have eluded the vigilance Of
the guards and made their way TO
safety, If Lieutenant Blanco had
not decided to smoke a cigarette.
Blanco walked out OF police head
quarters, lit his cigarette and took
a stroll inside the Jail. As ne die
so he noticed three men. one OF
them Jose Ramos. held for the
Staying or Samuel Shong. Matamor-
os baker. about to scale the walls
Ramos was already on top Of the
wall with two others when Blanco
prevented the escape.
The prisoner. closely confined In
a dark bartolina (celD had asked
permission TO stroll In the prison
yard and sun himself. Yesterday
permission was granted. and this
morning Ramos mingled with the
rest OF the prisoners and succeeded
In getting TO the courtyard. Then
the attempted break for liberty
was made.
Nicolas Moran. also held for the
murder OF Shong. succeeded IN max
ing good his escape from the jail
He Is still 40 large. despite efforts
OF police TO recapture him.
Ramos was placed under a heavy
guard and confined to his 'barto-
lima.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
TEXANS AWAIT
DEATH CHAIR

HUNTSVILLE, Tex, Oct. i6-Pl
A condemned man whose eerie
shouts had rung for months through
his cell row had quoted today, now
that death almost was upon him.
Joyce Shepard. to be e~lectrocuted
early tomorrow with Monty Jack
son, Is acting and talking normal
w." the warden's office reported.
and had done with the spectacular
antics by which he supposedly had
feigned insanity.
He has quit his hollering." said
the office. "and now when we
speak to him he replies intelligent
". He used to refuse to say a word"
A few interested persons. were
dropping In now and then TO see
him.
Shepard exhausted the laws ev-
| cry recourse IN attempting to de-
feat the iury's verdict. Convicted
or the murder OF deputy sheriff
| Jake Owens OF Fisher county. anc
| accused as we'll with the slayinf
OF Sheriff Bob Smith. he set out
| on a course Of self-starvation when
lodged in the death cell. He de-
! clined 10 wear clothing and lay or
the cold floor screaming Jones. oh
Jones" until he got an examina-
ton from two alienists who re-
| ported him temporarily insane. An
effort was made 10 cure him. but
his shouts went on.
Finally. a sanity hearing resulted
in a verdict OF insanity. Once In
the Rusk state hospital. Shepard
recovered. or SO the superintendent
reported, and a second hearing. a.
Arson. found him sane and settled
the issue forever. Several reprieves
meanwhile. had been issued by Gov
ernor Moody.
Barring anything Unforeseen
Shepard viii be executed first. and
Jackson. the negro. convicted killer
Of <. G. Cornelius. Simontcn. Fort
Bend county. night Waterman. vii
follow. This latter OF the two con
demned. the warden reported. was
lust sitting there waiting"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
VALLEY FLOW
Of idle MEN
SHOWS JUMP
Valley Sunshine Is
Bringing Flood
Seeking Work

The lure OF Valley sunshine. and
the rumor that work Is plentiful Is
attracting thousands OF lahorers
here, with grave results.
A graduate OF Cornell. with both
an NJ. A and a B. A. degree, ap-
Piled for work at the U. ). Employ
ment Bureau Thursday. stating
that he would cut grass. dig ditch
es, or work for his room and board
until times were better.
A family OF three. mother. father
and 2-year old child, told Cuban
Monsees, superintendent OF the
bureau, that they had eaten no
food for two days. and the father,
young and healthy. requested work
Of any type in order 70 be able to
purchase food.
It was announced that an aver
age Of 40 applications a day were
being received for positions. and
that this average is gradually in
creasing In number.
If II WASH Tor the Sandnlls
north OF the Valley, there would be
5 10000 laborers in the Valley look
ing for Jobs before the winter /.
over" one man said Thursday
morning. "As 1t Is, the desert
frightens most Of the tramps. anc
those hitch-hiking or walking
away"
Local police are active in NOV
ing vagabonds and Migrants, Ii wa
revealed today, and tramps seer
approaching the city on the high
ways are warned away. Those ar.
irving in automobiles, or hitch
hiking. can not be apprehended. !
was said.
IF everyone in town would have
their lawns moved. and notify TIL
Employment Bureau or the jobs
it would help the situation greatly.
Supt. Monsees suggested. "Therl
are many Brownsville lawns badl,
in need Of cutting. and II a cam
paign was sponsored 10 have thi
done. much OF the unemployment
could be eliminated"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16

assessed against them on only 1888
acres Of land. which number re-
NAMED after the 3.O40 acres had
been subtracted from the original
4,425 acres originally owned by the
company.
According to the petition filed
Wednesday by District Attorney
Aldrich, the judgment OF the court
I'm the original case was Illegal for
several reasons. chief among them
being:
Sinkey. one Of the defendants in
this case now on file. was not
served with a citation in the origin
al suit brought by the land COM
pany TO recover its over-paid taxes
hence the suit was not dismissed
against Sinkey: because Browns
answer and cross-sction 70 the or
iginal suit constitutes a suit against
the state OF Texas and was fled
without the consent Of the leg
stature: and because George Magee
Hidalgo county attorney. agreed
upon facts in the case concerning
the variance or surveys IN the
Llano Grande and La Blanca grants
which cut out the 3040 acres or
land, without investigating them
and which we're not correct.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
MAIL BY AIR
TEST SUCCESS
Postmaster Announces New
Transcontinental Route
Shown Practical

FORT WORTH, Oct. l6-tF1-
Practical operation of the new
southern transcontinental "all wea-
Their" air mail route was a demon
strated fact today as Postmaster
General Walter F. Brown and other
officials who made the trip here
yesterday BY plane from Atlanta re-
viewed the success Of the first days
schedules.
The planes Of Southern Air Fast
Express. Inc, from Atlanta to Dali
las. Dallas TO Atlanta. Dallas to Los
Angeles and Los Angeles TO Dallas
all arrived safely with their cargoes
OF mail and passengers. although de-
lsyed in several instances far later
than their regular schedules BY re-
ceptions and celebrations along the
routes.
Postmaster General Brown seemed
greatly pleased. Last night he was
attired in a 10 gallon hat, typi-
fying the west he had reached BY a
swift flight from the old south.
Tho post office department Is
not merely setting UP a system for
the movement Of mails he said.
but is trying to develop q trans
portation system TO serve the entire
nation by carrying passttg gers as
well as mail"
He termed the mail contrasts CIV
en- the air companies subsidies
and declared that no matter how
generous Congress might be, such
contracts could not be continued
indefinitely.
1t Is up 20 the people who will
use the air mail and VINO will ride
on these lines he said, TO pick
iP and carry forward the burden
which the government has borne
thus far
He also pointed out that although
the United States IS not warlike in
its aviation development. the emer-
sency value Of commercial air lines
cannot be denied.
Secretary Of War Patrick y Hur-
ley who came here from Oklahoma
City yesterday afternoon and re-
NAMED FOR an hour before return
ing TO Oklahoma said he saw In the
new line another element Of def
ense and preparedness and predict
ed that the complete conquest OF
the air is at hand"
Hurley. whose parents resided in
South Texas before they moved TO
Oklahoma. where he was born in
the nation was presented with a
10 gallon hat. a IS calibre pistol
belt and holster and was made a
deputy sheriff Of Tarrant county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Brother of Fleagle
Acquitted By Jury

LARNED. Kas.. Oct. 16-iP-
Fred F7eagle Of Garden City, Kas..
the only person ever brought to
trial for the robbery Of the First
National bank here there years
ago. was acquitted late yesterday
by a district court jury.
Fleagle. whose notorious brother,
Jake. died yesterday in a Spring
field. Mo-. hospital from a bullet
wound received when captured By
officers, probably will be turned
over to Finny county officers to
face a tax evasion charge, authori-
ties said.
The First National Bank wao
held up and robbed OF s23, 900 By
four men September g, 1927.
The defense centered its efforts
on an attempt TO prove there was
marked resemblance between
Fred and his brother Jake. who had
been sought for more than two
years In connection with the La
mar, Colo. bank robbery and the
resultant death Of four persons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Missionary Held
By Chinese Bandits

PE1PING. China. Oct. i6.-tP-
Frank p. Lockhart, American con-
sui general. advised the legation to-
dav that Bert N. Nelson. American
missionary OF the Lutheran United
Mission home, Minneapolis. is be-
ing held by briEards.
His abductors belong 20 the So
called first red army. They cap
tured him after the fall OF Kwang-
shan. southeast Honan. 70 their
forces on October 8 "A large ran
som has been demanded.
Lockhart is trying % secure the
missiona-v'S release The legation
IS making representations 70 the
Marking government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Former Brownsville
Visitor Succumbs

Word was received by Mrs. Bur-
nell Goodrich here Thursday norm
ing OF the death OF her father. Ray
Sherwood. in Creston. Iowa. Mr..
Sherwood died suddenly Thursday
morning.
He visited Mrs. Goodrich here for
several weeks last spring. and made
a number Of friends during his stay.
No funeral arrangements had been
made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Mexican General
Freed of Charges

MEXICO CITY. October l6-lFl-
General Claudio Fox, former mill
tary commander of the state Of
Oaxaca, has been cleared by the
supreme military court Of charges
Of participation in the Escobar rev.
olution.
The court ordered that General
Fox be reinstated in good standing
in the Mexican army.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Fair Building Is
DESTROYED by Fire

NACOGDOCHES. Texas. Oct. l6
-tR-The main exhibit hall OF the
San Augustine fair was destroyed
by fire early today. The blaze was
started BY an overturned oil stove.
Some or the exhibits. and the
livestock on display al the fair, quar-
tered near the building were saved.
The management announced the
fire would not interfere with the
fair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16

DENVER. Colo, Oct. l6-tFl-
Snow ranging in depth from q
trace TO seven inches was general
in the northern Rocky and Cascade
mountain regions today.
Storms yesterday and last night,
extending from Montana into the
northern part Of Colorado. left a
white blanket and descending tenn
peratures. A trace OF snow fell In
Denver near midnight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Roofing Men Form
Valley Association

The Valley Roofing Association,
composed OF members and officials
Of the Valleys roofing companies.
was formed Wednesday night az a
meeting held at the Reese Mond
hotel in Harrington.
y. r. Dowis. Brownsville. OF the
Turner Roofing company was elect
ed president, and Robert Leach OF
San Benito was named secretary.
Directors of the association are F.
r. Gay. San Benito: RI. -. Hedges.
McAllen. and H. Richardson,
Brownsville.
The association plans to meet
every Tuesday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Lost Plane Found

CHEYENNE. wyo., Oct. i6-tP-
The Boeing pursuit plane piloted by
Lieut.. william w. Caldwell. army
flier. lost Wednesday in a blizzard
near Laramie. was sighted at Sis
a. m. INST today BY Ray w.
Meskimen. flying the eastbound
airmail plane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Woman Filler Off
On Last Hop Leg

WINSLOW. Ariz. Oct. 16-tP-
Mrs Keith Miller took off at 7:4s
2 m. 'MSTl today for Los Angeles
cn the last ler or her ~trans-con-
tinental flight for a new women's
nazt-Wfst record. She spent the
night here after a flight yesterday
from Albuquerque. n. N.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
First Beans Are
Shipped From
Valley
Especial To The Herals)

SAN BENITO. oct. 16-The
first fall beans to leave the Val
ley were placed on the Texas
market today, when Thomas
Morris company of San Benito
shipped twenty hampers.
A good price Is expected and
when II Is considered that the
bean crop this year is far in ex-
cess OF that Of 1929. IL is looked
upon as playing q large part IN
Valley finances. They we're
grown in the river section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Ingalls, En- Route

KANSAS CITY, october l6.-tP-
Laura ingalls,. st. Louis aviatrix. at
tempting to set a new eastward
transcontinental flight record for
women. arrived here from Wichita
at 1923 q. m. TO-DAY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Rowing Mexicans Return Home
Repatriation Move Brings Many Families
From United States With Auto and Tractor
BY JACK sTARR-HUNr

MEXICO CITY, Oct. l5-Mexican officials express pleasure &C the
heavy repatriation movement among Mexcans in the United States that
Is shown in the latest statistics from the Mexican immigration offices
along the border.
The return OF Mexcans to their native country during September was
the heaviest yet recorded for a single month. AT Nuevo Laredo alone.
which is one Of the chief ports Of entry. a total OF 1888 Mexicans returned
70 their native land. This figure is exclusive Of the number deported BY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Increasing cloudineSs and colder to-
night: Friday partly cloudy.
For East Texas: Increasing cloud
mess and colder tonight. Friday
partly cloudy. colder IN north por-
ton.
Light 70 fresh s~0utherly winds Un
the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
Youngest General
Heads Mexico Party

MEXICO CITY. Oct. i6.-General
Lazaro Cardenas. one Of the young
est generals til the Mexican army,
has been named president Of the
national revolutionary fadministra-
tom party 10 succeed former Pro-
visional President Emilio Portes Gil
The announcement was made We'd
nesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-16
FISHERMAN DROPS DEAD

W1SNER, La. Oct. i6-tP- y
w. Flynn. Oakridge merchant. fell
dead walking with two companions
late yesterday. They were returning
from q fishing trip near Sicily is
IfarI