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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
FATAL CRASH
ePROBEOPENED
BY OFFICIALS
County and State To
Join Hands In
Getting Data

With recent deaths Of o. II. Polly
and Charles A. Hartmann IN Valley
highway traffic crashes hanging
OYER them as a grim reminder.
county and state officials joined
hands Saturday in a thorough N
yestigation Of the circumstances
which led up to the death OF r. B.
Hill.
Hill, an official OF the National
Portland Cement company with
headquarters IN Dallas, died IN Z
Harrington hospital Friday as the
result Of injuries received in a crasa
between Harrington and La Feria.
County Attorney III. r. Hall and
state highway officers r Invcsri-
eating the wreck. The state officers
called Assistant District Attorney
Milton West Saturday to obtain le-
gal advice as to what action should
be taken. If any.
According to reports. HIS car
and a truck came together as both
swerved around a parked ca. They
we're travelling in opposite direc-
tons. Several other occupants Of
Hills car escaped with minor in
iuries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
lOCASESS SET
FOR TRIAL IN
LOCAL COURT
B Burglary Charges
Lead in List To
Be Read

Ten cases have been set for trial
in the criminal district court Mon
day morning. Some Of the cases
grew out OF new indictments re-
turned by the grand jury in extra
session and the remainder are old
cases.
Victoriano de los Santos and
Eleturo Cortez are scheduled to be
tried on assault to murder charges.
Their arrest came out Of the shoot
ing. Of Deputy Constable Jack Pugh
at Los Fresnos recently. Pugh was
wounded three times and slashed
across the stomach. He has been
out OF the hospital for some time,
but is now IL once more. 1t is be-
lieved he will be able to appear in
court Monday, however.
In the same case, Alberto de los
Santos faces conspiracy TO murder
charges.
Rafael Cowan Is scheduled to be
tried the same day on felony theft
charges. Liquor cases have been
lined up against Benito Cara. Geo.
Go0dlOwe. Remigio Cara, Luis Tur-
ner and Guadalupe Cara. Malvin
Horton Is charged with felony theft
Of an automobile. -Four burglary
cases against Ramon Cortez and
one against Ygnacio Caballero arc
set for Monday. Manuel Alaniz will
be brought before the court on
charges Of driving while under the
influence OF Intoxicating liquor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Especial to The Herald)

HARLINGEN, March 29-Cam-
eron Mclean, famous baritone, had
q Eng-felt wish gratlfied here
Friday.
He had the pleasure OF seeing.
and eating, a Texas red" grape
fruit.
When Mr.. Mclean arrived III
Harrington Friday he talked with
several people, discussing among
other things citrus fruit.
II am very fond Of Ill" he said.
Il lived IN Florida for two years.
and ate citrus fruit regularly there
/ still eat u. and believe II Is good
for the general health, and for the
voice.
Il have been curious for some
time TO see some OF the red grape
fruit you have in the Valley"
His curiosity was gratified.
He was taken 10 the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Il. E- Snavclv near
here, and looked over the citrus
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
PLANT Loss
EPLACED AT
Is PER CENT
Brokers Declarr
Clearance Given
Valley Crop

Again the hand OF Fate fin the
form of JACK Frost he's been laid
on others with a resultant loss %
them and a benefit u the VALLEY
truck growers.
This time It Is frost in the
tomato producing area around Jack
%sonville, Texas.
An Associated Press dispatch from
there today reads as follows: "Twen-
ty-five per cent " the tomato
plants already in the fields were
estimated 70 have been damaged W
frost in this section last night. The
contemplated acreage. however, viii
rot be cut materially, IN was re-
ported. as there were available
anough plants To replace those
killed"
Valley representatives OF the
tomato industry. when asked about
this situation today. said I'D will h.
OF great benefit 70 Valley growers
by permitting them TO move their
crop ahead Of tomatoes from that
section OF the country. About IN
two-weeks delay Is thus imposed on
25 per cent of the east Texas crop.
The Valley crop this year Nv
about two weeks late. and growers
were somewhat apprehensive on the
market they would meet. An origin
AL estimate Of some 10000 acres az
tomatoes in the Valley has been
reduced TO about 10000. 10 ~ nov
thought this will give approximate
ly 1000 cars this year.
Tomatoes last year averaged about
s 1900 a car. but il was considered
an unusually high price. It was
said that the crop can be grown
here profitably mi $500 To 5000 per
car, but that the frost IN east
Texas has given hopes OF IN better
price than that with early delivery.
This weather damage 10 others
has again handed the Valley dol
lars on the tomato crop, as the
recent Florida cold ware handed
money to Valley potato growers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
THAT CENSUS!
County Officials Hope For
Raise in Pay

Considerable conjecture is being
expressed in county official circles
as TO whether the federal census will
place Cameron county owe or un-
der the $4,000 mark.
Under a measure recently pass
ed by the legislature, the maximum
salary Of officials in counties with
a population OF from $500 to $4,000
has been set at $500 a year. If
Cameron county should 10 over the
$4,000 mark. Il would allow officials
q maximum salary OF 1000.
The last federal census gave this
county a population Of around 3d.
600. Judging from chamber OF COM
merce figures, Cameron county
should have around z 5000 popula-
ton now.
Several Of the county offices paid
over the new maximum last year.
One OF them paid around $4,000,
It Is said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Woman Dead, 3 Hurt
In Family Shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 29.-
P-One woman was dead another
was believed fatally wounded and
two other persons were in a hos
pital today suffering from gunshot
wounds after a visit by Raymond
Stone, q, to the home Of his es-
tranged wife.
Stone shot to death Mrs. Stones
mother, Mrs. JEFF PoindeXter. so,
and then wounded his wife, RoXie,
%. and her father. jeff PoindeX-
ters so, before his wife's brother,
Dave PoindeXter, IA, grabbed
Stones pistol and shot him down
Young Poindexter struck Stone
with an axe after he had been
shot.
Jeff Poindexter received a bull
let wound in the shoulder. Little
hope was held for Mrs Stones re-
covery. Stones condition was
critical.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Noted Singer Eats His First
Foster Pink and Sucks Rind

orchard there, as well as the roses
and shrubbery in the yard.
Mrs. 5navely cut a large pink
grapefruit, some OF which she had
saved after they were all taken off
the trees. Mr.. Mclean tasted the
fruit, and began TO glow in his
praise or ID.
He ate the entire fruit, using the
famous Valley twist at the end M
squeezing the hull, 70 get out the
juice. and declared:
mo wonder they talk w much
about Texas grapefruit. Ehis ls
delicious. 1t II much sweeter anil
better than the Florida grapefruit.
He discussed the Valley IN gen
eral with John r. FIoore OF the
Harrington Chamber Of Commerce.
and vas considerably surprised BIZ
the development M the section
He came 70 this country sixtesr
years ago from SCOTLAND apd nov
lives In Detroit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Death of Surgeons
Second Wife Probed

DENVER, Colo. March 29-tPE
The finger Of federal suspicion to-
Gay again pointed at Major Charles
A. Shepard. army medical officer,
as authorities investigated an as
sertion that not only one but two
OF the surgeons wives died pc
culiarly while he was enamored Of
another woman"
While Shepard was held in jail
here, charged IN q federal warrant
with poisoning his second wife at
Fort Riley, Kas.. last June. the dis
trict attorneys office at Topeka.
Kas.. began a probe Of the death
OF his first wife.
The new investigation resulted
from q statement OF James Childs,
OF Needles. Calf, a brother Of Mrs.
Clara Z. Childs Shepard, the sur
geon's first wife. Mr.. Childs said
his sister died under mysterious
circumstances while Shepard was
enamored of another woman
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Famous American
Turf Mare Dead

LEXINGTON, KY. March 29-fP
-Prudery. one Of the most famous
mares Of the American turf. Dam
of Whiskery. winner Of the 1927
Kentucky derby. and Victorian.
which won the Preakness and the
Aqua Calieute handicap. Is dead.
Harry Payne Whitney's mare. taken
i'll yesterday. died after veterinarians
had done al they could to save
her life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Father Kills Baby
And Self in Rage,

KLAMATH FALLS. Ore. March
29-Pl-William SimmS and his
Is months old daughter were dead,
and @. v. Moody OF Klamath Falls
carried a wound in his leg today.
the result Of what sheriff's deputies
described as a fathers drunken
rage.
SimmS shot and killed his daugh-
ter and committed suicide yesterday
IN a barn On his farm near Malin.
25 miles southeast OF here. after
wounding Moody. a friend OF the
family the previous night.
Finding Simms had barricaded
himself and his daughter fl the
barn. after pursuing and wounding
Moody. the officers charged the
building only to discover Simms
and the baby dead.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29

this section at Washington in the
interest OF the tomato tariff. to
the effect that the coalition being
formed BY Congressman Garner
may defeat or considerably delay
the tariff bill, or may change its
form III such a way that the presi-
dent will refuse to sign IL.
Coalition Fought
1T j. imperative for Valley pros
perity that the tariff bill be ap-
proved before the tomato, bean,
onion and other crops or the sec
ton are all moved out" MIR. White
said In his telegram.
we understand the coalition may
prevent passage or the bill III time
to do US any good this year. This
means millions of dollars to the
Lower Rio Grande Valley at once.
Please use your influence i'm get
ting through the tariff bill Gs
quickly as possible
kilograms were sent 10 Congress-
man Garner. democratic leader in
LAAN AAbAoEY dlAQ 10 9ElldWDLH GDTla4-
" and Sheppard. Both Connally
and Sheppard voted against the
bill when it was approved By the
senate.
Low Prices Feared
Mr.. White pointed out that
tomatoes are being shipped into
this country from Mexico now at
the rate OF several hundred car
loads a day. and that the price for
Valley grown tomatoes will be too
low to bring a profit on the crop
unless the tariff goes into effect
before Valley tomatoes start.
Onions from the Valley are al
ready being shipped out, and beans
also are being moved. in COMPETE
ton TO Mexican beans, and with
out q protective tariff.
Davis Wade. shipper with branch
houses over the Valley. estimates
that the present tomato crop Will
bring the Valley close to $ .O00.O coo
II the tariff passes. keeping Mexi-
can tomatoes from cutting down
the price.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
DEAD lives
Mexican Astounded by Man
Killed in Duel

MEXICO CITY. March 29.-tP-
Anastasio Trejo received the fright
OF his life when upon being taken
to the police station he came face
to face with the man he had just
killed in a duel. Treio and Bruno
Caballero decided TO settle an old
quarrel with pistols. They went to
a field Just outside the city. squared
off back to back and started Il
PAGES IN either direction.
But Trejo. due to nervousness, he
said. turned at the sixth pace and
emptied his revolver at Caballero's
back. The latter was 50 scared
that he fell In a faint. whereupon
Trejo fled, thinking him dead.
Caballero was revived and Treio
captured. They made up their diff
ferences at the police station, but
Trejo was placed behind bars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
CITRUS STOCK
BARS OPENED
Valley Emissaries Report
Another Hearing Set
Y Within Two Weeks
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN. March 29-Thc
bars still are down on the shipment
Of Florida citrus fruit into Texas
in the opinion Of S. Finley Ewing,
who returned Friday from Austin
where he conferred with Commits
sioner OF Agriculture George II.
Terrell and others in connection
with the matter.
Another hearing Is TO be held in
about two weeks on the matter,
Mr.. Ewing said.
With one shipment OF 1000 trees
already unloaded in the Valley from
Florida, without legal consequences,
many thousands Of Florida trees
are expected to arrive in the sec
ton In the next few days.
The first shipment was made 20
NJ. c.. Black. Donna nurseryman,
the trees being unloaded at Mer-
cedes.
Mr.. Ewing said that various
phases Of the quarantine situation
are being worked over now by the
state officials and others and Tint
some action on the matter may
be expected In the next few weeks.
Commissioner Of Agriculture
George B. Terrell has drafted a
new set OF regulations governing
the shipment Of Florida nursery
stock into Texas, but has not issued
the regulations. for fear OF being
held in contempt OF court. as FED
eral district court at San Antonio
has issued a ruling enioining him
from interfering with shipments
Of stock from the Glen st. Mary
nursery into the state.
10 Is under this injunction, and
the opinion of Judge Duval West
of San Antonio holding the state
law TO be unconstitutional. that
the shipments are being made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
GARNER JOINS
In COP. RAP

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Pt-
A concerted attack was directed at
the record OF the Hoover admins
tration last night by three demo-
cratic congressional leaders.
Issuing statements or speaking
by radio, they charged the president
with lack OF leadership" asserted
the administration had utterly col
lapsed and assailed the legislative
record Of congress since Mr.. Hoo
Yer became president.
Thu rugh the democratic ma
tional committee, statements were
issued by Senator Caraway Of Ar
kansas and Representative Garner
OF Texas. democratic leader in the
house, while Representative Byrns
OF Tennessee, delivered an address
over the radio.
Senator Carraway asserted that
II Mr.. Hoover Is not aware Of the
utter collapse Of the administra-
ton, both legislative and admins
trative, he is the only intelligent
person who Is not"
Garner asserted that there hasn't
been a congress IN the last fifty
years that has not done better
than the present one, listing as its
accomplishments the passage Of
farm relief. congressional reappor-
tionment and tax reduction legis-
lation.
Byrns centered his attack upon
the tariff bill.
AT this time" he said, 1T ap-
pears that the browning achieve
ment Of the Hoover administration
will be the presidents signing Of
the Grundy tariff bill. Now we
are advised that the president IS
quite prepared to accept the Grun-
dy tariff. in face Of the revelation
before the senate lobby committee
Of the processes by which the IA
vored industries obtained the rates
they wanted"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Plans Glider Trip
Across Continent

LOS ANGELES, March 2s.-tP-
Captain Frank Hawks. aviator, who
proposes to pilot 4 glider towed by
an airplane from San Diego, Calf,
to New York City, announced to-
day complete plans for the feat.
The glider. towed by a two-place
bi-plane piloted by j. d. Jernigan,
Jr., will take off from San Diego
tomorrow morning. w. II. Franklin,
manufacturer OF the glider, will &C
company Jernigan.
Plans call for the plane ard glider
to stop Sunday night at TucsCNl, Arl.z,
and Monday night at FL Paso: TO
land at Pecos and Midland, Texas
for fuel on Tuesday. and TO stop
Tuesday night al Sweetwater: TO
land at Wichita Falls and Oklahoma
City for fuel and to spend Wednes-
day night az Tulsa: and to arrive
at New York on Sunday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Mutiny Prisoners
Under Rigid Rules

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, March
29-Missouri's 1850 convicts I'm the
overcrowded state penltentiary here
today experienced their second day
on rigid rules as a result or mutln-
les wednesday and Thursday. Pris-
on officials believed the situation
under control.
Some So OF the ring leaders and
principal characters IN the Thurs
day mutiny and strikes in prison
factories were In stripes yesterday.
They were sent 10 the basement
or II" hall. the S0-called hard
boiled prison"
Before that 20 others identified
Friday BY officials as ring-leaders
we're segregated and placed In the
identifying stripes and lodged III
solitary confinement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Texas Army Planes
Off on Coast Hop

Ell PASO. March 29-CF-The
third attack group Of % army planes
took off today from Fort Bliss field
with San Diego, Calf, as its next
overnight stop.
Major Davenport Johnson, flight
commander. said the planes would
stop at Tucson, AriZ., for refueling.
Tomorrw the group will proceed to
Mather Field, Sacramento. for the
annual air corps maneuvers.
The planes arrived here late yes
terday from San Antonio after en-
countering much bad weather.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Bank Closes

ST. LOUIS. March 29.zP-The
Union-E aston Trust Co. neighbour
hood bank with capital and surplus
OF 500 900 and deposits OF $4,000
was closed today by its directors and
placed in the hands Of the State
Finance Commissioner.
Word from Finance Commissioner
S. II. Cantley at jefferson City was
that he instructed the directors 70
close when they notified him that
the bank could not meet the depart
ment's requirements for the replac-
ing Of S135 900 in real estate loans.
to which the department objected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29

stand to tell OF the murder OF
"Clotilda Brown, alleged witch OF
Buffalo" who cast a spell over her
husband, SaSsafras Charlie, and
thereby killed him, Nancy thought.
Ann Snow. who since the death
OF Lila's mother IL years ago has
been both aunt and mother to the
tubercuiar woman. does not ike
Marchand. the artist who used lila
for a model in making Indian mu-
scum groups. She doesn't like him.
she told the court yesterday. be-
cause he bothered Lila and kept
teasing her to places She also
heard him say something once be-
fore his wife was killed, she said.
something the telling of which
seemed TO stir the somnolence OF
the white mans court near the end
OF the day yesterday.
She had heard Marchand say
during a visit 70 the Emerson home.
so she told her Indian interpreter,
and he told the court. that the art
ist mentioned something about that
he didn't care II his wife didn't
live"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29

, Only pleas OF guilty were con-
sidered. This brief term will con-
siderably relieve congestion in the
Cameron and Hidalgo county jails.
Two year terms in the Leaven-
worth P~enitentiary were given
Manuel Guaardo, joel Soto and
Miguel Garcia for illegally return
ing to the United States after having
been previously deported. The other
penitentiary term was assessed
against Inez Torres on liquor
charges. He was sentenced to q year
and a day.
Many Jail Sentences
Those receiving Jail sentences fol-
low: ESteben Rodriguez, liquor, 45
days: Juan Gonzalez, margarine
Martinez and Benito Candanosa. Ii
quor, go days; Jesus Rivera, liquor,
so days; Jesus Castillo and Abelar-
do Gutierrez, liquor. so days.
Two-year suspended sentences for
illegally returning TO the u. S. after
deportation. we're placed upon En-
carnacion Rodriguez, Pedro Mata,
Jose Lara. Salvador Gonzalez, EEL
esforc Velasco, Antonio de Leon,
Santiago Carrizales. Juventino Cha
vez, Rosario Amador and Jesus Viii
lareal. Jesus Gonzalez drew a year
and a day suspended sentence.
Illegal Entries Lead
The bulk of the business, how
ever, was furnished by 169 persons
who pleaded guilty to entering the
u. s. illegally for the first time.
Each Of this long list was sentenced
TO the Jail term he had already
served and was turned owe to i'm
migration authorities for deporta-
ton. Those given suspended senten-
ces for illegally returning, also we're
turned over TO immigration officers
for deportation.
Judge Hutchinson completed the
short term early in the afternoon
and played a round OF golf before
leaving for Houston Friday night.
The Judge probably set a record
for the rapid handling Of cases
during this short term.
Other attaches Of the court VINO
came here from Houston were %
leave Saturday after STRENGTHENING
cut the records or the business
transacted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Regrets Sent To
Dakotans by CaPone

CHICAGO, March 29-Pl-Al-
ph0nse CaD0ne, the well-known
gangster. has sent his regrets" to
the invitation t0 the Black hills Of
South Dakota, extended by the
Rapid City Chamber of Commerce.
And Governor w. y. Bulow. who
announced soon after the invitation
was made public that I'VE don't want
CaD0ne on any ~ his kind In South
Dakota. need have nO fear that
the Chicago gangStcr VIII invade
his state.
The Tribune today quoted Capons
rs saying he appreciated tho In
vitation. but would save the gov
ernor the trouble of trying 90 keep
him out WI the state as hc had no
desire TO live in the Black hills"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Edison Ranks Good
Health Above All

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. March 29-
FP-If Thomas Edison were told
that ne could have any one thing
in the material, mental or spiritual
worlds. he would choose good
health" he told newspaper reporters
here.
He scrubbed the two-word an
swer to a question on this subject.
while visiting Harvey F~irestone,
x,bber manufacturer, here last night.
h has been here two days visiting
Se Firestone Rubber gardens in
Miami Beach, and other points Of
interest.
Edison said the fields OF chemis-
try and physics we're ones IN which
there was great need for new in
ventions and discoveries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Houston Man Shot
In Dairyman's Home

GALVESTON. March 29.-P)-
Macie Ward. 80. Of Houston. was
shot to death on the porch OF the
home Of Z. E. (Red) Moore, Area
dia dairyman. early today. Moore
was released on his own cognizance
BY Justice OF the Peace Schmidt
Of Alta Iona. Another man with
Ward fled. according to Moore. who
said he fired four shots.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Willacy Meet vii.
Depend on One Game

Especial 70 The Herald
RAYMONDVILLE, MarJl o.
With all events complete but one
volley ball-the Willacy county in
terScholastic meet still hangs in
balance.
Raymondville now has PIT points
and Lyford 204. The volley ball
event will count Is points when 1t
Is played off early this coming
week. Lyford has run up 1o7 points
and Sebastian 30.
LaSara won the rural meet with
rs points. Santa Margarita was
second with Al.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Hardware Store
Business Pleases

q. wv. Hausman, with Fred DevO
as partner, Saturday opened "a
hardware store at 1923 Elizabeth
I'VE intend to handle only the
best OF hardware" Mr.. Hausman
said today. and judging from the
first days business, We have 4 host
Of friends who have confidence I'm
us
MIR. Hausman has been connect
ed with another hardware company
here for the past several years. and
Is well known IN Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-29
Consultations
Naval Farley Quid

LONDON, March 29.-tP-Hover-
ing behind every move Of the Five
Power Naval conference negotia-
tons now is the question Of Just
how far the United States will 60
in entering a so-called consultative
agreement, or pact 70 consult other
signatory nations in the event Of
threat OF war.
The American delegation them
selves are not taking any prominent
part IN the negotiations. the most
important phase Of which at pres
ent Is the attempt OF the British
delegtion to furnish France suffi-
cient guarantee Of security without
involving their government m sny
military commitments