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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
SLAYER NAMES
PLOTTER
Ex-Bootleg King Hired
Him to Kill Senator,
Man Declares

COLUMBIA, S. G, July 3i-tP-
Glenn 3. Mcknight, former bootleg
whiskey king and one time federal
prohibition agent, was in the state
~penitentiary here today, named by
w. L. Thornley,. confessed slayer OF
State Senator z. J. Dennis, as in
Stigator OF the assassination.
Mcknight, sought by more than
is state conStableS since Thornley,
confessed he was hired to shoot
Dennis a week ago today, was ar
rested in a Charleston hospital yes
terday. Despite the affidavit Of his
physician that he was in no condi-
ton 10 be removed, Governor John
q. Richards ordered him brought
here.
Thornley,, 35-year-old war veter-
an, repeated hts confession under
oath to a coroner's jury here last
night. He again named Mcknight
as the man who had inspired the
shooting.
After hearing Thornley's testi-
mony, the inquest was adjourned.
70 be resumed at Moncks Corner,
upon the call of Solicitor "A. J.. Hy-
drick, in charge OF the investiga-
ton. Senator Dennis was shot at
Moncks Corner.
Mcknight. picturesque character
Of the Hell Hole Swamp area Of
Berkeley. branded Thornley's con
fession a lie" He joined three
others IN the p~enitentiary who were
also implicated in the confession.
Thornley,, in his statement, said
his brother. Curtiss Thornley,. had
told him Mcknight wanted him to
do the shooting. Curtiss Thornley,,
Fred Arts and Clarence Woodward,
a former Berkeley deputy sheriff.
are all in prison.
Mcknight promised him. Thorn
ley said, that he would sell the
shirt off his hack" to get him "out
Of trouble" Mcknight also told him
he said, that he was worth around
a couple OF hundred thousand dol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
CARAVAN
TO MONTERREY
Local Kiwanis Club Plans
Business Excursion To
Mexican City

A trade excursion to Monterrey
from Brownsville, in the form or
a motor caravan. is planned by the
local Kiwanis club. it was announced
at the Thursday meeting at the e.
Jardin hotel.
A committee consisting OF ROLAND
Friedman, chairman. NJ. A. "Jiggs''
Bansbach, III. d. Seago and G. G.
Henderson was named to investigate
and complete plans for the excur-
sion. A report will be made at the
next meeting.
MIR. Baasbach was n Of the
principal speakers. talking briefly
on aviation activities, pointing out
the inauguration of the air field
at Saltillo and the beauties Of that
section that will be opened to tour
lists. He also stated that business
relations between Brownsville and
Monterrey are excellent.
Judge Oscar c. Dancy spoke, an
nouncing that only 6 miles remain
unpaved between Brownsville and
Boca Chica. He talked on the Hug
the-coast highway. remarking that
within one year, the highway had
been financed from the Louisiana
line to within 100 miles Of Browns
vile, and added that this is a phe-
nominal record.
He said the Boca Chica road would
be completed Sept. 1St and open
for traffic Sept. Is.
Sam Hughston was in charge Of
Thursdays program.
Entertainment was provided by
Catherine Worley singing two songs,
accompanied on the piano by Mar
garet Hughston.
Visitors were J. Henry Weiss OF
Houston and r. A. Porter, Browns
vile. F.. w. Randle, manager OF
the Grant Lumber company here.
was named as a new Kiwanis mem
Der.
The state convention of Kiwanis
clubs TO be held at Lubbock during
the first week in September was an
nounced. and many local members
stated they planned to attend.
r. A. Porter spoke briefly during
the meeting. and predicted that the
tourist trade this summer would
be greater than ever before in local
history. He suggested that beauti-
fications be made in the city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
Wisconsin Solons
To Visit Valley

HARLINGFN. July 3l.-The re-
cent Texas Wisconsin land con-
troversy IS to be made an issue n
the coming political campaign In
Wisconsin.
A letter to Z. G. Bacon. Valley
land man. from Wisconsin today
disclosed this information nd the
additional fact that a committee
from the House Of Representatives
Of the state senate Is to visit the
Valley to secure further data foi
use in the campaign against Gov
ernor Kohler. II will also probaly
be applied to changing the state
real estate laws.
Kohler's foes feel, IL was said,
that Wisconsin business was consid-
erably hurt by hts action in the
controversy. The speaker Of the
Wisconsin House OF Representatives
will be among the party, due 20
arrive in the next week or ten
DAYS. An entertainment program is
being planned for them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01

The u. 8. Navy can now muster
more than 300 fighting planes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01

lars" and that he would prove he
(Thornley) was crazy"
Mcknight turned prohibition
agent after his brother and two
other men we're slain in a liquor
feud in 1926. He recently was fired
upon from ambush and severely
wounded.
Senator Dennis, a member Of the
general assembly for 20 years. was
political boss of Berkeley county.
He had waged war against liquor
interests and the Hell Hole Swamp
element for many years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
SIXTH VIOLENT
HIDALCO DEATH
Farm Employe Found Dead
With Head Split Open
BY Nearby Axe
lsnecial 70 The Heraldl

McALLEN, July 3l-The sixth vio-
lent death since Saturday in this
section was discovered Wednesday
when Ismael Gonzales, local dairy
mar went TO his farm and found
Lorenzo Nieto. 10, his employe, oeao
with mis- head split open A nloooy
axe vas found nearby.
Neto was employed by Gonzales
to attend COWS on the latters farm,
and Gonzales said that ne had nao
some trouble lately with a boy n.y.
ing near the ranch. Assistant DIS
trlct Attorney Rogers Kelly has IN
stituted q search for the boy and IN
the meantime Is holding Jose Ysa-
ouirre and Jose Gomez for further
Investigation. The latter two were
with NietO when he was last seen
alive BY Gonzales Tuesday night.
The murder OF Nieto was the sixth
violent death ~ the past four days.
DOMINGO Eddy" Cara, son OF
Deputy Sheriff Pete Cara, was shot
ana fatally wounded By Ricardo
Mendoza at q dance on the river
IA miles east Of Hidalgo Saturday
night when the two became engaged
in an argument. Cara was shot
three times by Ricardo, who turned
and attempted 10 escape IN the
brush. Cara. shooting from the
ground, brought down Mendoza,
whose body was found the following
morning. Cara died three hours
later at the McAllen hospital.
Albert r. Tagle. IS. died Sunday
from wounds in the side and arm,
received when he attempted to resist
arrest by United States customs
officers. Federal officers coniiS-
Gated a liquor caravan of 300 gall
Ions IN the raid which caused the
death ofaTagie.
Rafael Monroy was shot and kill
ed Monday afternoon on the streets
of Hidalgo BY Jose Mungilla, %,
who signed a confession before AS
sistant District Attorney Rogers
Kelly Wednesday. The shooting
was said to be the result OF a grudge
OF long standing.
George Splawn. prominent grocer
III Alapo4. was found IN his room
A-aday morning dead from gun
shot wounds N4-inflicted, accord
ing TO the coNbner's verdict. -"
funeral was hNd from the family
home Monday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01

patton In the robbery or a New
Orleans bank. In September OF the
same year he led a party of Is others
in q spectacular break for freedom
which resulted in a gun battle in
which six men died and about q
dozen others were wounded. He was
recaptured a few days later.
Ashe was about TO 60 TO trial for
the murder Of a prison guard killed
In the outbreak. Beck with three
other convicts made another sensa-
tional escape by seizing rifles and
overpowering guards. He and his
companions were later captured af-
ter engaging In a gun fight with q
sheriff at Magnolia. Miss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
BIG HUNT ON
FOR DESPERATE

BATON ROUGE. La. July 81
(P1-The state Of Louisiana today
sought with bloodhounds. possemen
and other factors of pursuit TO re-
capture Steven j. Beck, notorious
New Orleans desperate. who yes
terday escaped In unexplained man
ner from the Angola penitentiary.
Mississippi authorities. too, warn
ed that Beck might try TO escape
across the state boundary, were on
the alert to apprehend the fugitive
who three times has escaped from
the Angola penal institution.
Beck disappeared while at work
on a painting job at the peniten-
tiary. He was sentenced to from
four l. Il years in 1923 for partici-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
August 5 Last Date
For Expense Filing

Candidates IN the PRIMARY cleo
ton of last Saturday have until
Aug. 5 to file thei rexpense accounts
with County Clerk II. d. Seago. This
Is required by law.
Most Of the candidates already
have made this report, but a few
are still missing. Seago says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
Deck Chosen
Miss Harrington

HARLINGEN. July 3l.-Miss Dor
X Deck was chosen Miss Harlin-
gen. in the beauty contest held at
Casino Park last night. She will
vie with other girls Saturday night
for the honor title Of Miss Lower
Valley"
Representatives OF the Upper VAL
IN the fina'S are to be Misses
kinney Mae Lcckhart of Edlnburg.
nIp OF McAllen. Mona
sdes. and Gladys
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
Harlingen Seeks To
Improve Highway
TSDecial "a THE Herald

tSDeciaI 20 Tie HerdIuI
HARLIEGEN, July 3l.-Local
business men are being sdrred ton2c-
ton IN an effort 10 e~lirnina1 me
permanent wave from I'm r.
llngen-San Benito highway. Ven
hers Of the chamber Of commerce
and city commission are forming a
committee to formulate plans for
starting the work. The city has
some funds available for carrying
out the project.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
STOP THAT ITCHING

Apply Blue Star Ointment 70 relieve
Skin Irritations. Itching Skin or the Itch
Of Eezenie conditions. letter. Rinewcrn,
ftehing Toes. Poison Oak and Is an An
tiseptic Dressing for Old Sores. etc
AJAX your Druggist for
BLUE TAR
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18
STANDARD TANKER IS
 DUE TODAY WITH OIL

The big Standard oil tanker Richmond was scheduled to arrive in port today to discharge $500 bar rels of diesel oil for the local sta- tion of that company. It will dis charge from tne Union Oil dock.
 A six-inch pipe line has been installed between the Standards tanks and the Union oil dock. Oil will be pumped from this to the tanks. A second slx-inch line will be laid from the same dock for gasoline service, work to start in the near future. It will be com pleted by the first week in March when a gasoline tanker is due to arrive here with supplies for the local station
 Work on the new local station is being held in obeyance until later
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

congregations and more recently as General Missionary Superintendent. Tn the latter capacity he has vis- tied all sections ef Alaska includ- ing the Arctic Coast. His observa- tions, therefore, extend over a per- iod of 34 years in time and over the entire Territory in area.
 The first statement to which ex- ception may well be taken is "the people of the North have always drank alcohol" That is no more true of Alaska than of any other section of the United States. Some of the people of Alaska drank alco- hol and some did not and the proportion maintained was not diff ferent from that in other sections. The members of our churches have been for the most part abstainers from the use of alcohol and still maintain their standard of item perance." Tn the judgment of the writer the majority of the people of Alaska have not and do not use alcohol.
 The second statement which at tracts attention is Prohibition has changed the people from a drinking race, weaned to the virtue of tenn perance, into an inebriate class" We question this assertion on two counts: First, as stated, there never has been a drinking race" in AL
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

aska excepting as some men have and do insist upon the use of al- cohol To apply this term to all the people of the Territory is as great an absurdity as to apply it anywhere else in the United States. And to charge that the people of Alaska are now in the inebriate class is a islander which we do not believe the Bishop intended or ut tered.
 Again, in speaking of the natives, the Bishop is made to say within Q year after prohibition came to Alaska they had fallen into drunk en ways It is a islander of the native people of Alaska to charge them as being today race of drunkards and we do not believe the Bishop so intended it. The history of Alaska will substantiate the improvement of the natives in morality and in no direction more empiatically so than in the use and manufacture of intoxicants. It was in the evil day of the saloon that the native was being con- tinually solicited to purchase and use intoyicants. Prohibition has relieved him as well as other citi- zens from the temptation of legally dispensed intoxicants as well as from the abuse from which he suf- fered in particular, the illegal traf-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

E. E. Engstrom, Of the AiasSa Fish Brokerage, retllnad Ifana Wrangell on the Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

These recently elected City Fathers of
 Reading, Pa, face the camera sinilingly just after taking office. They enjoy the distinction of being the only 100 per cent Socialist Municipal Government in Amer ica. Left to right: William c. Hoverter, Jesse George, Mayor J. Henry Stump,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18
DR. J. H. CONDIT TAXES ISSUE WITH BISHOP P. T. ROWE ON PROHIBITION

SITKA. Feb. l2.-To the Editor In a recent issue of the Alaska Daily Empire is an article from the Seattle Post-Intelligcncer accredited as Universal Service dispatch from San Francisco of date January 13, 1930, under the caption Bishop Rowe condemns prohibition in AL aska." It is so filled with incon- sistent statements as to make one doubt its authenticity At the out set one should qualify a criticism with the reservation, If this was what the Bishop meant and said"
 It was the good fortune of the writer to arrive in Alaska in the same year in which the Bishop came and farther good fortune to be associated ever since with the missionary work of the Pres byterian Church in charge of local
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18
t1ntora atIonal NewsreeD

fic which was one of the menaces to public security in former days. It is the Judgment of the writer that as race the natives of All aska are more temperate than be- fore prohibition.
 In referring to drinking at dances the Bishop is made to say never was any such condition before we came under the benign influence of the Volstead Act' Some of us remember with no satisfaction the days of the public dance halls with female solicitors enticing men to exces5es. The writer has seen drunken women staggering on the streets in the early morning hours but that was before prohibition went into effect. In Alaska, as elsewhere, there are two kinds of dances respectable and otherwise. As there have always been mur- derers and thieves in the United States so there have been violators of the prohibitcry law. Such law ivlolators will be found at the dances patronized by their sym pathizers. Dances of this character are no more in evidence in Alaska than elsewhere in the United States
 We challenge the Bishops asser- ton, if he made it. that prohibit tion has wrecked harm on Alaska. No one familiar with the condi- tions of the passage of the pro lhibitory law or Alaska will affirm that it was primarily a moral re- form But, as an economic neces- sity, it was and we believe still re- mains the will of the majority. Judge Wickersham has recently re- stated the fact that the bone dry Alaska law of which he was the efficient author, was in response 10
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18
WILMA BANKY IN
 TALKIE, AT PALACE

AS good a reporter as he IS a tcchnician, Alfred Santell has come to fame in Hollywood as the right man to wield the directors mega phone in pictures where atmosphere must be meticulously accurate and significant. The latest example of his peculiar skill in making nov ies authentic with out dullness, comes to the Palace Theatre to- night in "This Is Heaven" Wilma Banky's latest starring production for Samuel Goldwyn, in which she is seen for the first time as mod e:n girl in modern America.
 First as frightened little im- migrant at Ellis Island, then as a waitress Tipping hot cakes In metropolitan white-tiled restaurant then as the fiancee of handsome millionaire in disguise, Miss Banky acts a role which gave SanteA every opportunity for using atmos- pheric detail effectively. His ex- pert eye, which had caught all the thousand and one things which go to make up the life of the every day New Yorker, the dingy apart ments, the subway crowds, the ha- bits and mannerisms of waitress es, stood him in good stead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18
Attractions At Theatrcs
ALL DIALOGUE FEATURE
 AT COLISEUM TONIGHT

Framed in background of the snow-bound Sierras in California tense drama in it's richest form will be presented at the Coliseum The ater tonight, when High Voltage William Boyd's first all-dialogue production, will start it's run.
 Advance reports on the picture indicate that it is one of Boyd's best, and reviewers who have seen High Voltage declare that his voice adds immensely to the effec- tiveness of his personality.
 High Voltage is the story Of six human beings who face death in deserted meeting house, ma rooned from the outside world by snow, and who find the real valua- tions of life and the beauty of TO- nance in their very fight for ex- istence
 The story is among the strong est dramatically in which Boyd has appeared and it offers the star a rare histrionic opportunity. He has an excellent supporting cast with Owen Moore, himself star of the stage and screen, in the next important role Carol Lom- bard, who will be seen in the fu- ture Pathe dialogue productions, plays opposite Boyd, while Diane Ellis, who made profound im- pression as his leading lady in "The Leatherneck," has another important role. Billy Bevan, of comedy fame, adds to the lighter moments of the picture. and Phil- lips Smalley, noted screen veteran, completes the cast.
 Howard Higgin directed High Voltage which is an original story by Elliott Clawson with dialogue by James Gleason.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

world thriller. is coming to the Pal ace theatre soon.
 No motion picture in recent years has aroused as much enthusiasm from audiences as "Al!bi," fer i5 gives an entirely new conception of sound film technique, offers the most thrilling plot of any under world story, and presents the great est array of stage favorites ever as- sclnbled in one production.
 Among the players in "Alibi9 are Chester Morris, former New York stage star, whose performance m his first picture may make him 6 streen star overnight; Eleanor Grif- filth, another New York star who has never before appeared on the screen; Pat O'Malley, Mae Busch, Harry Stubbs, Regis Toomey, Pur- nell B. Pratt, Kernan Cripps, Irma Harrison, James Bradbury, Jr., Al Hill. De Witt Jennings and Elmer Ballard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

cludes the leasing of the entire building at present, he said. Under present arrangements the Amuse- ment Company will operate con- cession in tie upper floor of the hall and the Arena" of the Amer can Legion will be maintained or the first floor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18
UPPER PART OF A. E.
 HALL FOR ROLLER RINK

The Juneau Amusement Com- pany whose program was partially outlined in The Empire of Satur- day, February l5, has arranged to lease only the upper floor of the A. B. Hall, according to a state ment made by John Reck today.
 MT. Beck has charge of the build ing and previous arrangement with the American Legion pre-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

the insistent demand of the ma jority of the citizens of Alaska. In the opinion of the writer it still re- mains the attitude of the large And we believe farther that the majority of our citizens prohibition today because of its evident beneficial effects, economic and moral.
 JAMES H. CONDIT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

in the season, and more moderate weather can be expected. Plans for it have been submitted to com pany headquarters in San Fran cisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18
BIG SPECIAL "ALIBT
 IS COMING TO PALACE

Marking the most forward step yet made in the new art of talk ing and sound pictures, "Alibl,
 United Artists all dialogue under
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-18

John Newmarker and Capt. C.. w. Morgan, of the U. & Steamboat Inspection Service, returned to Ju neau on the Alaska after a week absence in Ketchikan on sr m spection tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-10
NJ U S L C.
AN EVENING OF MUSIC.

AN EVENING OF MUSIC.
AN Evening of Music" was presented
"A at Mount Vernon Place M. z.
Church last night by Mildred Mullikin,
organiSt, and Paul Gottwals, tenor.
This recital was under the auspices of
the Mount Vernon School of Music, r.
Deane Shure, director
Miss Mullikin had the heaviest part
Of the program n roles Of accompanist
and soloist. She has good command and
plays with apparent ease and assurance.
Her opening number was (the great)
prelude and Fugue in G Minor by
Bach. Then followed 1.-THE Soul of the
Lake" Landscape in Mist" 1.-THE
Legend of the Mountain" and "The
Reed-grown Waters all from Karg-
ElertS Lake Constance Suite" Three
OF Mr.. Shure'S compositions were
played, Spirit Wind" "Kidron, Brook
Of Sorrow" both recent works, and
Cathedral Cliffs" from the Bermuda,
Suite" Memberships Sonata No. q"
closed the program.
Mr.. Gottwals sang I'm Native Worth -
from Haydn's Creation; Comfort Yes
and Every Valley Shall Be Exalted, !"
from HandeIs Messiah" and Thus
When the Sum- from Handels Sam
son." as first group. His other group
consisted of Songs My Mother Taught
Me-" by Dvorak: Heavily Aida" by
Verdi, and "Ah, Moon of My Delight. !"
by Lehman. Mr.. Gottwals has a
voice Of good range and power, its dra-
matte qualities being brought out In the
Handel, while touch Of the lyrical was
in evidence in the Dvorak and the Leh-
mann: r. W. S.