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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Child Assault Case
Scene of Big Crowds

Carmen -ijertna, aged 2, and her
grandmother, Mrs. Josefa Gonzales,
80, will be buried side by side al
a double funeral Thursday after
noon.
The two died within three min
utes Of each other Wednesday
evening. Little Carm-n succumbed
TO pneumonia at 6 p. m. The shock
O. her death was too much for her
grandmother. who, l. Ugh she had
seemed in her usual health. was
weakened from old age and a stroke
Of paralysis suffered several years
ago. and Mrs. Gonzales died three
minutes later.
Funeral services are to be held
at Our Lady Of GuaSalup> ch ~ch
in Victoria Heights at 4:30 p. m.
Thurs6-y, With interment In the
family lot at the city cemetery.
Arrangements for the funeral were
made by -Aarcelo Cara.
Carmen as the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Cenoyia Tijerina. Mrs.
Gonzales leaves two daughters. Mrs.
Altagracia Tijerina, and Miss jose
fina Gonzales, and one sister. Mrs.
Cacedonia Hinajosa, besides sever
al other relatives residing in
Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
City Briefs

Official Here-C. ". Whitney,
president Of the Aviation Corpora
ton OF the Americas. was to ar
rive in Brownsville Thursday after
noon on his way north from Mexico
City. Pan-American airways and the
Mexican aviation company are
branches Of the Aviation Corpora
ton.
Go to C.vacc-..ch. He has every
thing where he can find IL. ADV. II.
On BuSiness-B. H. Adams, of Rio
Grande City, was in Brownsville
Wednesday and Thursday looking
after business.
Lights Repaired-Traffic signals
in the business section Of the city
were working again Thursday morn-
ing after having been out for several
days because OF a short circuit.
Slipper Shop Moyes-The Berwald
Slipper shop has just completed
moving 10 its new location in the
annex of the Queen theater on
Elizabeth street. They are now open
and ready TO do business, accord
ing to Mr.. Berwald.
Free Clinic-Free examinations
every afternoo.. this week. All
phases OF disease. , obligation.
Come and see Drs. Anderson a.
Anderson. Chiropractic g. Electro
Therapy. 243 Elizabeth. Adv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
w. Q. w. Head To
Install Officers

Officers for the coming year will
be installed by Campo Mexico No.
1880. w. o. w, 8 D. m. Thursday
ut the lodge hall. 1890 Monroe
street. r. E. Miller Of San Antonio
assistant state manager, Is here for
the installation.
The majority OF the officers were
reelected. The officers going in
are: A. c. Garcia. covn~'I o-~-
mander; P. Rios, ex-council
commander: f. Arroyo, BAN ~.
Prec.1do. Jr-. clerk; A. r. Salinas,
lieutenant; T. Alvarado. sentry; NJ.
Leiva. Waterman; and P. Aiamia,
escort.
This is Miller's visit OF the year.
He will go to Falfurrias Friday for
an installation of officers there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Brownsville Stores
Aid Tourist Parties

Success of the parties given at the
Tourist clubrooms in the Chamber
of Commerce building is due largely
to the cooperation Of Brownsville
merchants giving prizes: Mrs. Ada
Nolan Mayer, hostess, said Thurs
day.
The first gift was table covers.
cards. and prizes by the Model
Laundry. Following Mr.. Burton's
move have been Dorfman's. French
Shoppe. Bollacks. Willmans Drug
Store, Palm Courts. Cameron hotel,
Oriental shop. Colonial shop. Sport
ing Goods. AziZ and Fashion, ac-
cording to Mrs. Mayer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
PROHIBITION
CELEBRATES
10th YEAR
friends and Foes Of
Law Grid Loins
For Fight
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

ASSOCIATED Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-CR)-
National prohibition today celebrat-
ed its tenth anniversary in a fam
iliar setting OF acrid dispute.
On Capitol Hill, the birthday Of
Americas most discussed law found
its friends occupied with plans for
making It's enforcement vigorously
affective and its enemies arming for
a mighty battle.
Congressional committees were
busy formulating legislation re-
quested by President Hoover and
recommended BY his law enforce
ment commission as a means OF re-
ducing dry law violations. while the
subject Of debate in the house was a
measure replete with potential strike.
Under Fire
This was the annual appropria-
ton bill for the treasury department.
Included in it we're provisions for
the financial upkeep Of the prohi-
bition enforcement unit and the
coast guard. both Of which lave
been under attack in recent weeks.
The senate. to be sure, was plod-
ding along with the tariff bill, and
its time vas devoted 10 that meas
ure. but its members were keenly
alert to the developing phases OF
prohibition discussion.
OF particular interest to many OF
these was a statement from Chair
man George W. Wickersham OF the
law enforcement commission, with
which he buttreSsed recommended
lions of his group by a vigorous as
sertion of their constitutionality.
Validity Questioned
Some members Of congress had
questioned the constitutional valid
ity Of the commissions proposal
that minor violations Of the dry laws
s~ tried before an United States
commissioner, thus diverting many
cases from the overtaXed federal
courts. They regarded 1t as an in
vasion Of the constitutional right Of
trial by jury.
Wickersham, a former attorney
general. declared his proposition en-
tirely constitutional and an extern
sion Of the practice in vogue in most
states under which miSdemeanors
are tried by magistrates.
A nominating committee of the
house VETS meanwhile agreed TO
continue Representative j. Charles
Linthicum, democrat. Maryland, as
the leader Of its unofficial group.
LaGuardia Raps Law
Representative LaGuardia, repub-
lican, New York. threatened 10 bring
debate on the treasury supply bill
to a hall with a point OF order ar
guing that the eighteenth amend
ment has never been properly rati-
fled and is therefore void. He as
serted that while the necessary &c
states had ratified the resolution
creating the amendment, only ten
had ratified the amendment itself,
One of the authors Of the eight
zenith amendment. Senator Shop
pard. democrat, Texas, said Of La
Guardia'S argument: There is
nothing 10 IT," while Senator Borah.
a severe critic Of present enforce
ment conditions, expressed the same
attitude.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16

School Building Is
Nearly COMPLETED

HARLINGEN. Jan. 16.-The new
Harrington high school is expected
to be finished by Feb. %. PAU
Phipps. school superintendent. stat
ed. If the building is not finish
ed by that time, IL will be ready
for occupancy sometime during the
present semester, he predicted.
Construction has been under way
~'nce last August.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Hunters Warned To
Watch Sunset Law

Valley game wardenS have served
notice that they intend 10 prose-
cute hunters caught hunting after
sunset. Quite a few ducks are be-
ing killed after the sun has sunk
beyond the horizon, they state.
The federal law prohibits hunt
ing an half hour after sunset
the officers say. They intend TO
enforce the federal law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Apartments Needed

More persons should list their
apartments with the Chamber Of
Commerce, Miss Malvina Garibay,
in charge Of the chambers house
renting department said Thursday.
Miss Garibay is receiving more re-
quests for apartments than the
number Of listings she has on seve-
raj DAYS. she said. More persons will
stay here If good apartments are
available. said Miss Garibay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Rivoli Theater Host
To Herald Carriers

Ed Brady, manager OF the Rivoli
theater az San Benito. was host 70
The Brownsville Herald delivery boys
Of the Resaca city news stand at
San Beniuo Wednesday night az
the showing of the current Rivoli
attraction, The Aviators," featuring
a. all-star cast OF Patsy Ruth Miller.
Johnny Arthur and others.
The carrier boys were enthusiast
tic in their praise or the picture and
the courtesy OF manager Brady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
DIR. White to Speak
At Baptist Meeting

DR.. W. R.. White, corresponding
secretary Of the Baptist General
convention. Is to speak at the First
Baptist church Friday night clos
ing the weeks special services and
B. Y. P. U. rally which has been
conducted for the young people Of
the church since Sunday.
DR.. White was recently elected
to the convention post from the
First Baptist church at Lubbock
where he was pastor for some
time. Rev. o. NJ. Smith. pastor of
the local church. urges that a large
attendance Of members greet DR..
White on his visit here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Palms Offered

Another call for palm orders is
being. made by the Civic League,
woman's club which Is sponsoring
the planting Of palms along the
streets Of Brownsville, the high
way, FL cart d and other
places II the vicinity.
Palms are being offered az a
special low rate by the league, by
arrangement with the nurserymen.
we ere not 'aklng any profit
off the proposition, and we would
like for e ,ryone to take a. age
OF the low rate we are able to Of
fer them on I G palm plants by
means OF the quar- 'ity orders" says
Mrs. Sylvia Spivey Smell, who is
taking the orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Ex-Soldier Pleads
Guilty to Stealing

Charles Jameson. discharged SOL
der, pleaded guilty TO stealing a
blanket from Fort Brown and was
bound over to the federal grand
jury in bond OF $3.50 Wednesday at
a preliminary hearing before u. s.
Commissioner Z. X. Goodrich.
The complaint charged Jameson
with taking two blankets. In his
testimony, however. he contended
only one was taken. The soldier
said he sold 1t for so cents. It was
later received by Lieutenant Of Po-
lice John T. Armstrong.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Baby Buried

Last rites for the three-months-
old baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rosendo
Soils are to be held at $3.50 p. m.
Thursday az Our Lady OF Guada-
lupe church, with interment in the
city cemetery. The child, whose
name was Marta l-atrice. died
Wednesday afternoon. funeral ar
rangements were handled by Cara.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16

What Is believed to be the S,cond
speed ecord in the United States
for a commercial ship was made
BY n. o. earn hael, pilot for the
c. A. T lines. according to reports
received here by w. E. Edmondson.
agent for the compf v.
Carmichael. flying one OF the
Lockheed Vegas used regularly on
the lines. made the distance Of 100
miles from Mazatlan to Durango in
"a minutes. or an average of go
miles per hour. Time vas checked
by the watch on the plane. and By
agents at both ends Of the line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
'Guadalupes' Take
Day for Licenses

Thursday vas Guadalupe Day"
in County Clerk II. d. Seago's mat
rimonial department.
Marriage licenses we're issued TO
three couples. In each instance.
the prospective bridegroom answer
cd TO the name Of Guadalupe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
Intentions Filed
INTENTIONS FILED

Porfirio Aguirre and Elisa Castil-
10, Santa Maria; Jesus Guerra and
Aurelia Loera, Primera; Luciano
Martinez and Maria Torres,
Brownsville; w. II. Tracy and Mrs.
Libbie Strapp. Arkansas City. Kan:
Dewey @. Elder. Fort Brown, and
Francisco Nunez, townsville: Jose
Chavez and Gerusa Hernandez.
Hilario Mores and Altogracia Ca
brera, Brownsville.
Marriage licenses issued: Guada-
lupe Castillo and Elena Nieto:
Guadalupe Allala and Mariana
Ruiz.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
RAIN BREAKS
WATERWAYS

MEMPHIS, Jan. 16-tP-Rain
swollen waterways broke their
bounds today in two states in the
lower Mississippi valley.
Smashing a gap in the levee be-
tween Lambert and Marks, Miss,
water from Cold Water river spread
over several thousand acres Of farm
land in Quitman county, and In
Arkansas the st. Francis river over
topped its banks in Greene county.
and a half miles north Of the
town Of Bertig.
DENVER, Colo, Jan. l6.-iP-
The Rocky Mountain west still saw
cred today in the most protracteo
cold wave since 1924 which caused
six deaths indirectly.
Temperature in Denver went to a
new low level at Z below zero to-
day. Throughout Montana. Wyom-
ing. Colorado. New Mexico and
Kansas the cold held tenaciously.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
SUMMARY

Barometric pressure was unusually
high over the Canadian Northwest
this morning and moderately high
to high throughout the region be-
tween the Rocky and Appalachian
mountains, attended by mostly fair
TO clear and unseasonably cold
weather throughout the regions
named. A disturbance Of Slight
intensity over the P,lteau region
was attended with cloudy, unsettled
weather and considerable precipita-
ton throughout the states west OF
the Rocky Mountains since last re-
port.
Note: Caution advised against
freezing OF exposed water pipes, auto
radiators, etc, tonight.
BULLETIN
First figures. lowest temperatures
last night; second. highest tempera-
lures yesterday; third, wind We
locity at 3 a. m: fourth, precipi-
.ation in last "a hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16

Continued from page one.)
diana conditions We pr -tically
the same. National guardSmen were
called out TO help s-ve the White
river bridge at Hax lton.
None OF the river towns reported
loss OF life. Early warning spread
preparedness over the flooded
areas, but boats were necessary TO
remove many residents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16

PARIS R-Several hundred OF
the most dangerous grade crossings
IN France will be eliminated this
Aear. The government has asked
Arliament for sS.000.0O0 for this
Ark and the railroads will also
attribute.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-16
TEXAN Halls

CONTINUED from page one.)
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TEXAS SUN

Continued from page one.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-29

One Sunday 1 and Comrade Dave
Dixon, a Negro worker, who is a
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney
in Mahonning county on the c. P.
ticket, were out to collect the petit
tions in a working section. We came
across a group of Negro workers,
to whom we explained about the c. P.
and why they should support the
candidates of the c. P. Some Of the
workers have already signed up and
some were waiting for their next.
All of a sudden one of the workers
asks if it is not the same thing as
the Reds" told him yes; then he
grabs the petition and starts to yell
take off my name at once; l do not
want to sign any papers for the
Reds" l tried to explain to him
that we will take off his name if he
wants it, but let him explain why,
all of a sudden, he changed his mind
after he signed up at first and after
he agreed with all we said Then
he told US that the boss told him
not to sign anything for the Reds"
or else he'd lose his job, and since
he'd been working only every once
in while he could not afford to lose
the work. The other workers stood
around listening to our argument and
said, come on, we'll all sign. 1t is
about time the bosses knew their
place. A worker has nothing to lose
in this place any more" They also
promised to give full support to
the c. P.
We put the candidates on the bal
lot in this county and we know that
the workers will show the bosses that
they know what is good for them.
They will vote for Dave Dixon,
Prosecuting Attorney; Sam Sirotni-
kow, Sheriff; Hanna Blumenthal,
Judge of Police Court; and Edward
Dey, Common Peace Judge. F. NJ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-29
RED CANDIDATES
In Wis. JAILED

MILWAUKEE,, Wis.-The Wiscon-
sin State Tour for the Election Cam
paign, which left two days ago for
months tour to cover a number of
large cities with mass meetings, with
Donald Burke, Communist candidate
for State Senator, and Ed. Nehmer,
candidate for Secretary of State in
charge, held it's first meeting Thurs
day night in Sheboygan, a city of
10000, concentrating on the shoe and
furniture industry, and long known
as Republican town.
Leaflets were distributed in a num-
Der of large factories. There was
also a house to- house distribution of
1000 leaflets for the meeting. After
the meeting had started with about
500 workers present a cop tried to
pull Burke off the platform with the
aid of few Legionaires. Burke
called on the workers, who demanded
en- masse that Burke keep on speak
ing, exposing the La Follettes and
the Socialist Party, and explaining
the role Of the Communist Party,
which alone fights for the workers
and poor farmers. The cop was
scared and left for reinforcements.
He returned with q squad including
the chief OF detectives. Despite the
protests of the workers, Burke,
Nehmer, Ted Witt of the Y. c. L.,
and John Hilty. all members of the
tour, were arrested, told that they
had to get permit. They were
finally released because of mass
pressure from the workers, who were
supporting the Communist Party.
The next meeting will be held In
Manitowac. These meetings are es-
pecially important in view of the
strength of the La Toilette group
in these cities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-29

mended that a taxicab monopoly be
created to end the chaos" in the in
dustry. This would mean that no
one could operate a taxicab in New
York except the company that would
receive the franchise. No mention
has yet been made that General Mo-
tors will receive the monopoly. Or
that Goover Whalen and Leader John
Curry have already received 100000
each from General Motors to facili-
tate the deal, and that several mil
lion more dollars will be distributed
before the franchise is granted.
1t must not be thought that the
commission which recommended the
taxi monopoly was comprised of
gangsters or politicians. Tammany
has provided one of it's usual re
spectacle fronts" to cover up the rob-
berry. The commission includes Frank
Walsh, L. L. Doree, Philip lie Boutil-
lier, Col. George G. Mixter, Daniel
Reardon, Leland Olds and ]. j. Met
calf.
1t will be noticed that the commits
sion includes two men who are widely
bONICo as LII VI llOOly w ash
and Olds. If the independent taxi
operators carry the fight to court, it
is certain that they will lose out.
Tammany has seen to it that Su-
preme Court Justices Mcclellan and
Dyke will render a satisfactory" de-
cision to General Motors.
District Leaders Sell Judeeships
Transactions of this magnitude are
handled by the leader of Tammany
Hall himself. Smaller graft jobs go
to designated Tammany function
aries. District leaders, for example,
are entitled to sell the minor judge
ships, such as the magistrates and
city justice jobs.
The sale of Supreme Court Justice
ships devolves on the borough lead
ers and, occasionally, under special
circumstances, on the chief himself.
The major function of district lead
ers Is to step between gangsters and
the judges. When a district leader
wants a criminal discharged without
being brought to trial, he puts a no.
tation on the judges docket next to
the name of the criminal he wants
freed. The judge never disappoints.
A district leader may want Grim
inal freed for variety of reasons.
First of all, he never forgets that the
gangster is, next to the capitalist
press, the greatest aid to Tammany
in the winning of an election. The
gangster always votes, and very often
he will vote frequently. Whenever a
district is in danger, it is the duty of
the gangsters to prevent unfriend1y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-29
SOCIALISTS AID
FASCIST DRIVE
Their Leader Braun to Be
on Dictatorship

Continued from page u
insurance really did not mean any
thing.
At the same time, the Bruening
government, in harmony with the
Fascist Party, are proposing the en-
forced labor of the unemployed at
starvation wages. Both Hitler and
Bruening propose conscripting the
unemployed. Hitler points out this
would be cheaper than paying unem-
ployment insurance.
The Bruening cabinet has COM
pleted the draft of its financial and
economic program which will be pre-
scented to the first meeting of the
Reichstag, when the alignment of the
capitalist, socialist and Fascist
forces will take place against the
Communist Party and the reyolu-
tionary working class. The Reich
stag meets October 10. The Com
munist Party, which very clearly
pointed out before the elections that
the working class should mobilize it's
forces for the establishment of a
Soviet Republic in Germany, is
broadening its campaign against the
Young Plan and the threat of a
Fascist armed uprising.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-29

citizens from voting. If the district
has been actually carried by the OPP
position, the gangster must Strong
arm" anyone who objects to mutilat-
ing the tally sheets.
While it is true that Tammany has
only one enemy, the Communist
Party, 1t will often fight furiously
with the republican and socialist
parties when it comes to question
of controlling the hundreds of mil
lions in loot that the $50" permit the
winning" party to rake in. Last year,
for example, when it appeared that
La Guardia had a good chance of
capturing several Italian districts,
Tammany cops and gunner insti-
tuted reign of terror in those sec
tions, shooting and smuggling scores of
La Guardia adherents.
Gunman's Private Army Protected
Gangsters receive this tender care
from Tammany judges because of
their great value at election time, but
nevertheless Tammany leaders and
judges, working on the principle of
never give sucker an even break"
exact tribute from the gangster
whenever he can afford 1t. And so
we find that the only gangsters who
are punished with Jail sentences are
those who have refused to hire Tam
many lawyers to defend them or who
have stupidity centered public atten-
ton on the Halls activities.
This is exemplified by the career
of Monk Eastman. For years Monk
had terrorized the East Side with his
private army of 1900 gunner. Monk S
valuable aid at election time had won
him the friendship of the highest Of
ficials in the city and his amazing
list of murders, assaults and rob
berries were winked at.
Monk retained his high position in
the community until he foolishly de-
cided, while drunk, to blackjack the
son of one of the wealthiest parasites
in the city when that young man,
happened to be accompanied by a
Pinkerton detective. The Hall was
disguised with Monk for his stupidity
and permitted him to be sent to Sing
Sing for several years.
Whenever a gangster, no matter
how efficient and murderous, keeps
out of the limelight, he can pursue
his trade as long as he lives with the
blessings of both Tammany and the
$50" Paul Vaccarelli, a greater
gangster than Eastman, is the close
friend of Mayor Walker, Governor
Roosevelt, every judge in New York,
and high Department of Labor Off
Gals. His career will be discussed
tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-29
Must Pay SIS
Weekly for Job
louisville, Pa


Daily Worker:
Stopping here for while from
Youngstown, O., heard the follow
ing story:
A young worker from here went
to Youngstown and asked for Job
in the shipping department from
McButcher, the foreman.
PAY me SIS every pay day. and I'll
get you a job" the foreman said.
He said he was taking a chance be-
cause they had orders not to take on.
The young worker had to take the
job, 1 think, and must pay this rake
off to the straw boss.
Conditions for the farmers are
pretty bad. Coffee, bread and pota-
toes is what they are eating. A little
girl that 1 know Of, who is only nine
years old must work out for her
food and cook for her brother and
father. HENRIETTA.