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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
ECONOMY ~

Statements attributed to Marshal
@. Hoppin. earonautical expert OF
the United States Department OF
Commerce, that through the use Of
Diesel engines, air transportation
can be greatly cheapened for bene-
fit Of the Valley. are being made
much OF by hackers OF the airport
bond election being held today. The
government official is quoted as
having advised city commissioners
last night that air transportation In
this manner could be used for the
marketing or Valley citrus and vege-
tables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
FARMER shot
FROM WINDOW
PROBE SHOWS
Trail from River L.
Leading Clue To
Officers

A vigorous search for the un-
known murderer OF Charles Hum
Der. who was killed instantly by n
charge OF buckshot through. the
back OF his head as he lay asleep
In his home on Boca Chica road
early Tuesday morning, gained
momentum this afternoon.
"A man was trailed from the
banks of the Rio Grande 70 the
small window through which Hum
Der was slain. His trail also led back
to the same spot IN the banks OF
river at which a boat had been
tied, investigating officers said.
They are now working on several
clues which may reveal the identity
Of the slayer.
Seen Last Night
Humber, a 35-year-cld farmer.
was last seen alive about 10 p. III.
last night when he left a Mexican
boy who IA spraying n OF his
cotton fields. The farmer was the
only one in the house, but ElmOre
Ritchey, who was helping Humber
farm. slept about 80 feet from the
house under a tree. Ritchey, who
had been Ill. went TO sleep early
in the evening. he said, and did
not hear Humber when ne came
home. Numbers wife was I'm Mex
leo attending to cotton holdings
there.
Tuesday morning. Rltchey arose
and prepared breakfast in the room
next to the one I'm which the dead
man occupied. He did not disturb
Humber because ne had worked late
Monday night. Ritchev said. After
he had sent the hands to the fields.
Ritchey had a youth go 10 arouse
Humber.
Boy Finds Body
The boy found Humber or hts
left side with his back 10 the wall.
Close investigation showed that 4
charge OF buckshot had entered the
base OF his skull coming out through
his mouth. The dead mans posi-
ton indicated that death had core
instantly and that he had not
moved. The bed was located near
the wall in which a small window.
opened. Directly In front of the
window. Just 70 the back or Hum
ber's head. a slit had been cut
through the mosquito net. appar-
emily to admit the Darrell OF the
shot gun. Numbers head and shoul-
der were badly powder burned.
Ritchey asserts that he slept
under the tree all night but did
not hear the shot fired. He had been
Ill and was sleeping heavily. T.
says.
Motive Found
The use was investigated BY Dep
uty Sheriffs r. G.. Delaney. rari
Hanna and z. Lerma. Justice OF
the Peace Fred Kowalski returned
a verdict Of death by gunshot
wounds.
IN the trail from the river to the
window and back. and other clues
found. the Sheriff's department has
arrived at a motive for the Staying.
This they would not disclose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
Club Holds
Informal Meeting

Lee r. Adamson. president Of the
Lions club. returned 10 Browns
vile Monday night after spending
a vacation in the north. He as
sumed his duties OF the local club
Tuesday during the regular week
" luncheon at the FL Jardin din
ing room.
At the meeting routine matters
were discussed.
"A special entertainment has been
announced for next meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
Hurricane Follows
Record Heat Wave

LISBON. Portugal. July 15.-tP-
At the end Of a record heat rave.
storms today swept Portugal, caus-
ing great damage.
At Domenda a hurricane swept
away cottages and trees and killed
four persons.
AT Rc5manInhal lightning caused
several fires and rain inundated
crop lands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
Unmasked Trio Robs
Bank of S2A.0l0

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. July l5-fPq
Three unmasked men held up the
Woodlawn-American National bank
here today and escaped with ap-
proximately $4,000 in currency.
While n OF the trio remained
In an automobile and trained a ma
chine gun on the door. his two COM
panions bound three employees and
q customer and placed them on the
floor OF the bank while they went
shout their work
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
Chambers May Avoid Meet
Requested Report on Port Expenditures May
Not be Presented Chamber
Especial to The Herald.l

HARL1NGEN. July l5-Doubt is being expressed here BY those close
to the situation that j.. B. Chambers and other officials of the naviga-
ton district will accept the invitation to appear before chamber Of COM
morce directors tonight and give complete reports on their activities to
date.
Should this occur, 1t is not known what the next move will be by those
who agitate taking off all paid employees from the navigation districts
payroll A petition circulated sometime ago asking this particular move
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
Harlingen Warm Over Port
Record Ballot Expected as City Votes On
100000 Airport Bonds
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN. July l5-Harlngen voters nocked to the polls today
to decide whether this city is to float a 100000 bond issue 70 purchase
a site and equip an airport.
Backers of the project were extremely confident but those opposing
It declared they had gathered up enough strength at the last minute
to defeat ii.
HandbIls we're distributed throughout the city Monday afternoon and
evening citing the alleged benefits OF an airport IN one instance and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
IN OUR
VALLEY
BY c. ". HALL

II REPORTS prevalent concern
ing the Arroyo Navigation meet
ing at Harrington tonight are not
all wet, a change will be made In
the handling Of the affairs Of that
body.
The call Of the meeting to be
held tonight has been stated as
being for the purpose OF hearing
In detail the financial report OF
that body. 1t has further been re-
ported that a petition has been
filed asking that salaries in con-
nection with this work be discon-
tinued.
What the members Of the navi-
cation district will see fit to do, Of
course, is only a guess, but no lit
tie dissensicn was felt in Harlin-
gen during the time meetings were
being called 20 fight the Browns
Vile, San Benito, Port Isabel deep
water project.
During the earlier stages OF the
game Salaried representatives sew
eral times wired that the Valley
port bill would be killed in one
committee or another. Mass meet
ings were held at Harrington and
many steps taken By n business
element with which other business
elements did not wholly agree.
Looks as If something might be
doing in the meeting tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Partly cloudy TO occasional unset
tied tonight and Wednesday with
local showers.
For east Texas: Generally fair
in interior. local showers near the
coast tonight; Wednesday general
~ fair except local showers i'm the
Rio Grande Valley; somewhat
warmer in extreme northwest por-
ton tonight, and IN north portion
Wednesday: Light % moderate
winds on the coast, mostly north
erly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
Rush Of Business Greets
Opening Of Cotton Office
First Assistance Given Farmer Under
Relief Act Takes Place AT
Harlingen Today
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN. July l5-The first office in the United States to render
aid to cotton growers under the farm relief act was opened in Har-
Ingen today. Temporary headquarters were at the chamber Of COM
merce- s. A. Detnam, organizer for the Texas Cotton Cooperative
Association was in charge. Working with him were three licensed and
Simpson.
During the morning c. NJ Davis. supervisor Of all branch offices In
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
FATHER DIES

HARLINGEN. July Is - Sam
Shannon. prominent produce man
Of this city. left by airplane Monday
in order to catch q train for FL
Paso where his father died suddenly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
MOODY RAPED
BY CANDIDATE
Race for Governor Warns
Up As End
Nears
(By The Associated Press.)

Candidates for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination carried
their campaigns into virtually every
section Of the state today as the
hours before the primary on July
20 were shortened.
Signs Of the increasing heat OF
the campaign we're evident on all
sides. and many were the charges
and counter-chargeS, claims OF in
creasing strength and denials OF
such gains.
Governor Dan Moody was on rec
ord with a charge that former Gov
ernor James z. Ferguson had di-
rected a triple advance on Texas
politics through the candidacy Of
his wife, Mrs. Miriam "A. Ferguson,
also a former governor. the election
Of Cecil Storey of Vernon as at
torney general and the election Of
many of his friends to the legisla-
ture.
1T appears to me that Governor
Moody is going a long way" Mr..
Storey said at Lubbock last night,
when he sees the Roadway 1 am
making in the race for attorney
general TO interfere apparently
with the primary hope Of trying to
stem the tide"
Fight At Austin
Speaking at Austin. former Con-
gresham James Young was caught
in a maelstrom Of political ferment
when his speech was interrupted by
a fist fight between two Austin
men. K. CARTRIDGE, a lawyer, and
r. II. Hightower. Mr.. Young had
charged from the platform that
IAN infamous old scoundrel is dis
tributing cards here with untrue
charges printed on them" and
Hightower had responded, That Is
a contemplate lie"
Continuing his discussion Of a
proposed bond issue to finance
highways, Ross Sterling. chairman
Of the state highway commission,
told an audience at Plainview to
look well into the qualifications OF
the man who wants to save the
people from themselves" He de-
clared his plan Of issuing state
highway bonds would lift the bur-
den OF taxation from land and place
it on traffic where 1t rightfully be-
longs"
Miller Tame
At Orange, Lieutenant Governor
Barry Miller said he was running
on his own record Of service TO the
people and not on the faults OF
others. Mr.. Miller has generally
refr- ined from mentioning his op-
CONTINUED On page Ten)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15

There will be no material change
IN the river during the next few
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteorol-
ogicai conditions:
High ......7:53 d. M: T.18 X. III.
Low ......i2:26 q. a.; 3:z2 ID. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15

MINATED ANNIE says she is
~ for lower prices on clothing,
higher wages and more holi-
days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15

IlM FERGUSON Is filling the
n. front page OF the Ferguson Fo-
rum. not SO much about his own
campaign as against that Of r. S.
Sterling. Looks as if the Houston
man IS terribly feared by Jim. Mr..
Ferguson has found something in
Mr.. Sterling's proposed bond issue
which he can be 'agin". He can
appeal 70 gathered masses in sar-
castle ridicule. II is our humble
opinion that Texas is tired Of
electing the FergusOns simply be-
cause they are 'agin' something.
These days and times people must
be for something.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15
fyENATOR CLINT SMALL car

EENATOR CLINT SMALL came
~ 70 Brownsville yesterday. He
dropped in on the engineer of
this column. Wanted to know who
is being sulplrted II Valley
for governor. All we could do was
TO tell him that practically every
newspaper printed IN this section
has come ont for r. S. Sterling. He
said he hoped we would get right
in the run-off."
Wonder II the other candidates
running for governor know as
much about facts Of the situation
when they all claim they are as
Mr.. Small knew about the politi-
cal attitude Of the Valley papers?
That being true. some Of them are
liable to be mistaken in their esti-
mates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15

MEANWHILE preliminary work
I'LL on tn, Brownsville deep-water
port gees ahead. A condemna-
ton proceeding scheduled for yes
terday has been postponed for a
few days.
B~rownsville's offer OF $4,000 for
preliminarv work has been aug
mented by $4,000 more from the
other inter ested districts. and IL IS
considercc entirely likely that
Washington VIII permit the enei-
neers una ar Major Milo p. Fox TO
proceed NJ IN that amount to work
with.
The on ion or 600 acres for the
turning basin has not yet been ex-
ercised. that part CT the proceed
ings beir z considered fairly well in
hand. while the remainder OF the
right O. way is being obtained.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-15

nEATI IS resulting from heat over
II. United states today are
lii ted at approximately It's.
Deaths from heat p~rostration in
the over Rio Grande Valley to-
dal are listed at 0. People are a
lit Z BIT healthier and stronger in
th' Valley. but not that much SO,
Sc it must be the climate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
RANKING SURVIVOR DESCRIBES
ESCAPE FROM SINKING MAINE
Admiral Cluverius Was Writing Letter In
Junior Officers Quarters When
Explosion Came.

THE letter finished, was sealing It
when suddenly report-the firing OF
a gun, it seemed-startled me. The
first explosion was followed a moment
later by an indescribable roar, terrific
crash, intense darkness and the deck
giving way beneath.
CROPPED Way Out.
IT CROPPED my way out into the mess
room, where found Bronson, a class
mate bronson Is Capt. Anon Bronson
assistant commandant of the fourteenth
naval Enthusiastically. Come on,
he yelled. Wen make it.
I'm the passageway, where the water
was now ankle deep, we felt draft OF
forward end OF the ship, torn entirely
away by the explosion. Bronson and
made for the junior officers hatch. We
found 1t blocked with wreckage, though
several near us were attempting to get
out that way. Around the engine room
hatch, down which the water poured
Bronson and picked our way aft uu
what had been the ladder of the ward
room hatch, out through the cable pas
sageway, and, climbing the outside after
structure, we found ourselves on thu
poop-and safe.
"All Of the officers except two--Lieut
Friend Jenkins and Ensign Darwin
Merritt-and a few of the men or
watch, fortunately had reached this
place Of safety. We could hear the
poor wretches, pinned beneath the
decks, drowning and burned and torn
screaming in agony"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
EDUCATION GAINS
CITED BY MORGAN
Editor Tells District Teach
ers' Association of New
Ideals of Profession.

The growing number of life members
OF the National Education Association,
VINO nave made possible construction of
major addition to the organization's
headquarters at Sixteenth and M
streets, is evidence of the new ideals
which are coming into the teaching
profession, according to Joy Elmer
Morgan; editor of the journal of the
Speaking last night at the annual
banquet meeting of the District Teach
ers' Association at the Mayfiower Hotel
Mr.. Morgan pointed out that more than
LOCO teachers qualified in 1929 for life
memberships, which cost 500. making
erection of the building possible this
The meeting was given in honor of
MISS r. Euth pyrtle, president of the
National Education Association.
Inc increase in the life membership
roll, Mr.. Morgan said. suggests the
higher standards which are being set
for teaching.
The fact that the National Educa-
ton Association has Is times as many
members as 1t had in 1917, when head
quarters were moved to Washington,
shows a remarkable growth of profess
slonal zeal" he declared. THE fact
that more than 100000 teachers each
Summer give their vacations to study
shows the lifting power of the new
ideals.
The American teaching personnel is
gaining both in numbers and in its
quality. The improvement of the school
Is leading to the rapid development of
libraries. Within the next 20 years
there probably will be added to the
educational forces Of America from 50,-
600 to 100000 professional librarians,
which means rapid rise in the in
formed intelligence of the people of the
Nation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, February 15.-Rear
Admiral w. A. Tyler Cluverius, COM
n1andant of the Norfolk Navy Yard and
highest ranking officer among the sur
vivors of the Inflated U. S. S. Maine,
was the principal speaker tonight at
exercises concentrating the sinking of
the battleship in Havana Harbor Feb
ruary Is, 1898. The observance was held
in the Portsmouth City Auditorium I'M
der the auspices of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth camps Of United Spanish
War Veterans.
Admiral Cluverius, a midshipman at
the time, recalled vividly events sur
rounding the disaster.
II had the watch from 70 8 o'clock
in the evening Nothing of event &C.
Cured" he said.
Men Were Dancing.
AT O'Clock Lieut.. John j. Blandin
who also was apparently in fairly good
health for some months after the ex-
plosion, developed disease of the spine
and brain as result of the shock and
died on July Is following, relieved me-
The men were dancing in the starboard
gangway to an accordion'S music. One
of the gunners' mates, remember, was
playing mandolin in the after -turret.
We were accustomed to turning in early,
and by O'Clock several of the officers
were already asleep. Many of us in the
junior officers quarters were writing.
AT $3.50 o'clock was still writing, but
with little clothing on-for it was very
warm between decks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
GIVES $4,000 BAIL
ON SHOOTING CHARGE
George Plaster Of Washington AL.
legged to Have Fired on Four
Near Bluemont.

LEESBURG. Va, February l5.-
George Plaster of Bluemont and WASH
ington, who was indicted last Monday
by the Loudoun grand jury on a charge
of felonious shooting March Is of four
men near Bluemont, appeared this aft
ernoon before the clerk of the court
and gave bond for $4,000 for his APP
pearance at court April IA. HIS wife
was his bondSman
According to the information received
by Commonwealth Attorney John Dali
leher, the defendant is charged with
the malicious wounding of William K.
lavish of Washington.
The shooting is alleged to have taken
place the opening day of the hunting
season, when lavish and three COM
panions were cunning on land said to
adjoin Plaster's place at Bluemont.
Plaster, according to the account given
Commonwealth Attorney Dalleher, is
said to have been awakened by shoot
ing. and then telling lavish and his
friends to stop firing about his place.
They are alleged to have paid no at
tention and continued hunting. Plas-
ter, it is charged, then fired upon :hem.
Plaster declared that he had not ap-
peared before today because of cold
from which he has been suffering for
some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
ETHER WAVE MUSIC
IS DEMONSTRATED
Russian Artist Plays Instrument
by Waving Hands
in Air.

Ether waves of the air we're caught
and translated into music for the first
time in q public performance In WASH
ington at Memorial Continental Hall
last night. Zenaide Hananfeldt, daugh-
ter of a Russian family prominent in
affairs in the Capital when the Rus
sian embassy was open, was the demon
strator. Her instrument was Leon
Theremin's remarkable invention, which
was first brought before the public In
New York about two years ago, but
in this city by an audience, except a
private group at the Bureau of Stand
ards. :,
This novel "ether wave music" held
good-sized audience, which included
many distinguished members of diplo-
matte circles as well as leading musi-
clans of this city, spellbound.
The Theremin looks exactly like a
very slender desk, unusually tall for its
width. Nine. Hanenfeldt said In brief
explanation between numbers which
her daughter played that the tone
range was limitless, being capable OF
creating light at the finest degree OF
vibrations obtainable.
With her right hand vibrating ESQ as
to give a rounded note, otherwise the
sound is fiat and metallic) the per-
former last night played the melody OF
her compositions. With the left. stimuli
taneously, she controlled the volume
that quality increasing the farther heI
hand was raised away from the loop
like rod.
AS for the notes, the higher she point
ed her fingers of her right hand and
the nearer the straight rod above the
cabinet the higher was the tone in the
scale.
Miss Hanenfeldt, herself of Russian
parentage, is studying with Mr.. There
min in New York, learning to inter-
pref this novel instrument. She Is one
of very few people to whom the in
| ventor gladly gives permission to ap-
pear in public concerts with his instru-
ment. Both the Philadelphia and
Cleveland Symphony Orchestras have
| installed these instruments as integral
parts of their orchestras.
Nation Boyce, well known pianist and
organist Of this city, assisted Miss
Hanenfeldt as accompanist and gave
several groups Of compositions between
her selections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
OKLAHOMA JURORS
STUDY RUM CASES
Far From Agreement After
Six Hours of DeIiberation
in Conspiracy Trial.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, February Is
After more than six hours of delibera-
ton, the Federal Court Jury In the
Pottawatomie County liquor conspiracy
trial was far from agreement on Q YER
dict late today when it returned to the
court room to hear reading of evidence
pertaining to two Of the defendants.
Frank Lemons acted as spokesman
for the group, indicating he had been
selected as foreman. In answer to
Judge Edgar S. Vaught's query, Lemons
said there was mo chance for a YER
dict" at present.
Oficials' Fate Is In Doubt.
One hundred and two persons orig
inally were indicted on the conspiracy
charge, but only IL defendants re-
manned on trial when the case reached
the jury. The group on trial includes
County Attorney Randall Pitman and
Frank Fox, former sheriff. Twenty
eight persons who pleaded guilty will
be sentenced next Saturday.
Some members of the group originally
indicted are fugitives, others were or
dered acquitted on directed verdicts be-
cause of insufficient evidence. and one
Va tiC VA BAAAoA uCACLlUdIlIS Is 0edQ. Inc
ranks OF the defendants were further
reduced by dismissal of charges by the
prosecution and the sustention Of de-
murrerS by the court.
The Jurys request for the reading of
evidence involved Forrest Anderson.
wealthy EarlSboro colored resident. and
Roy Booth, operator of an Earlsboro
resort.
Conspiracy Is Charged.
When the jurors returned to the
court room Judge Vaught pointed out to
them that. through demurrers which
had been sustained, all charges of the
indictment save that of conspiracy had
been removed from the case. This had
been mentioned during the trial but
had been omitted from the courts In
structions. The case was submitted for
elaboration at 1855 am
At the conclusion Of the reading of
the requested testimony Judge Vauaht
told the Jurors to retire for further de-
liberation.