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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
HARLINCEN IS
PLANNING Is
STORY HOTEL
Reese VIII Mond May
Build In Court
Of Structure

HARLINGEN. May l7.-Original
plans OF J. J. Burke, owner and
manager OF the Reese Mond
hotel TO add severa: stories 10 the
present structure have been chang
ed, he announced Saturday. New
plans are being expected from the
architects any day now for a IS
story building which will be erect
ed upo the present court
Under the first arrangement, II
was said, the building might have
been too top heavy. The new
plans. which are being drawn BY
Dewitt and Washhurn. in the op-
inion Of Mr.. Burke will outline a
complete new building to harmonic
with the present hotel which will
make cut OF the whole thing not
only the largest but one Of the
prettiest hotels In the Valley.
Preliminary plans call for los
rooms in the l5-storv addition. the
moving OF tire lobby OF the old
building out to the street and the
building OF an auxiliary dining
room.
IF the plans now being drawn
prove satisfactory. Mr.. Burke vii
ask for construction bids at once
The pioneer big hotel man Of Har-
lingen hopes 10 have his project
compelled in time for the late fall
and winter rush or tourists.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Big Cotton Crop Is
Predicted In Valley
Snnrial tn Tha Herald.

SAN BENTTO. May l7.=Reports
from all over the Valley indicate
one Of the best cotton croPs tR
many years. barring adverse wealth.
er conditions. In the opinion of IT,
p. Boyd OF the Valley Ginning COM
pany, who has won fame az the
most accurate cotton crop forecast
er IN the state.
Right now. according 20 advises
reaching Mr.. Boyd. the crop Arm HI
dalgo county IS q little ahead or
that farther down An the Valley.
But all over this territory cotton
farmers are rejoicing over the man
ner their crop has made up for
lost time and the fact that the boil
weevil battalion ~ making negligibIg
inrOadS.
Much ~ the Valleys cotton a.
ready II in bloom. Mr. Boyd said.
and is sturdy enough 10 have with
stood the hot winds or the past two
days with no appreciable damage
The cotton around San Benito,
Harrington and Brownsville. he said.
is beginning 70 show signs OF need
ing a little rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Brady To File
For New Hearing

DALLAS. May i7.-tP-John w.
Brady, former high court Judge,
convicted here today OF stabbing to
death Miss Lehlia Highsmith. stem
ographer. In Austin November 9 and
his punishment was fixed nc three
years imprisonment, will ask for a
new trial.
The 60-year-old defendant wept
Is the verdict was read and In a
voice choked almost to "a whisper
denied his guilt to his wife who kept
her arms around his bent shoulders.
Darling. ! didn't do it'll didn't
do it...How on earth did they con-
vict me. darling7 ! didn't do To-"
II was the first time Brady had
gpoken concerning the actual STAY
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

There is one ray Of hope. how
ever. that the legislation. even If
passed Monday. may not become a
law. The vigorous opposition to it
from the state department may be
strong enough to induce President
Hoover TO veto 1t.
So far as Is known, the president
has made no official statement Of
his views on the question. How
ever. those close to him privately
expressed the view that he does not
want 1t TO become a law at this
time. Washington dispatches de-
clare.
1t is possible that In the event
Mr.. Hoover should veto the meas
ure that congress might override it,
- such action would require a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
IN OUR
VALLEY
HOW D II?
. By L

HOW ABOUT IT?
L will issue no orders that I
wouldn't obey myself"
Grover Whalen, New York
police commissioner.
"Humor Is as necessary 70 q
marriage service as poetry is TO
a funeral service"
N. L. Mencken.
The life Of an American pol
iceman is worth more and IS
more important that the lives OF
all the Communists combined"
Representative Hamilton Fish
of New Yosk.
The more conscious a philoso-
pher Is OF the weak spots In
his theory. the more certain ne
Is 70 speak with an air OF final
authority"
Don Marquis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
YOUTHS Held
MEMBERS OF
THEFT RING
Eleven Arrested By
Valley Officers
In Clean-Up

Tee arrest OF eleven San Benito
and Harlingen youths. Saturday.
cleared up nine car thefts and a
series Of small burglaries in the
county.
The confession OF Augustin Ca
sanova and others implicated the
eleven boys. They were brought
here and signed confessions were
taken by Bascom Cox. assistant
county attorney, and members Of
the sheriff's department. Com
plants we're filed against the boys
and they were lodged in the coun-
ty jail.
The boys under arrest are Au-
gustin Casanova. Casimiro Cortez,
Cesario Niagara. Geronimo de los
Santos. Tomas Silva, Cipriano Ia
mora, Martin Cabrera. Emilio Sill
va and Aurelio Gonzalez. They
range in age from about IS to 20
years.
Buriaries Confessed
City Police al San Benito and
Harrington and the sheriffs de-
partment aided In clearing up the
ring. The investigation began after
a series OF burglaries and stolen
car incidents. From their confess
sions, the boys appropriated the
cars and abandoned them after
Joy rides. All nine Of the stolen
ro-r ha1~o haara rnrRs-crcG
Several OF the boys confessed 70
b%urglaries. The Magnolia ware
house at San Benito was broken
into on two separate occasions.
Each time the boys took a quanti-
ty OF gasoline and oil and what
little money they could find. They
also confessed to breaking into a
filling station near Combes. taking
a quantity Of gasoline and oil. They
confessed they broke into the home
OF Catarina Sanchez at San Benito,
taking s1l.75 in cash. the boys
confessed.
Activities valIeywide
A Raymondville garage was
broken into also. the boys taking
ten batteries and eleven radiators,
according TO their statements.
The trail of thefts was picked up
in San Benito by Chief Luke
Waters. 1t. John Cowart and
Policemen Jesus Cantu and Earn
est Corkill. They caught several Of
the San Berito boys. who in turn
implicated youths at Harrington.
1t. Mackey Chadoin and Police
man Don Fread worked on the
case there in conjunction with
Deputy Sheriff Ramon Longoria.
Sheriff Frank Brown, who aidec
in the clean up. was we'll pleased
with the work or the officers
This haul will do much to clear
up the condition IN the northern
end Of the county" the sheriff.
said.
The bows were brought I,
Brownsville Saturday afternoon IL
the Border Patrol police truck b,
John Saul and Deputy Sheriff
Henry Gordon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
NO POOLING!
Truth Is Still Stranger
Than Fiction

NEW YORK, May l7-tFl-The
marriage license bureau is won't
to close at noon Saturdays. but It
was kept open for an extra is min
uted today while a clerk waited for
Eva Unrath, Philadelphia nurse,
to come Of age.
Miss Unra+h and Carl W. Back
us. chemist. appeared this morning
and asked for a license. but Miss
Unrsth hadn't a parents written
consent and her birth certificate
showed she wouldn't be 81 until a
few minutes past noon.
An employe stayed at his desk
until 1915. iSsueing the license as
the clock tucked the beginning OF
Miss Unrath's twenty second year.
Then the pair hasteaed off 10 the
Little Church Around the Corner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

west at san Antonio.
Prior to that time District Judge
G. J. Calhoun Of Travis county
granted an Injunction restraining
the importationof diseased Florida
nursery stock into Texas. The de-
partment Of agriculture sent an in
spector to Florida to inspect the
stock before It was shipped to Tex
as. The inspector, j. S. Woodward,
refused to grant the two nurseries
shipping stock TO the Valley q per-
NIT. reporting that he had found
eight or ten different diseases in
the trees.
Feeling Flares
The Florida interests then OBJ
tanned the federal injunction which
permits them TO ship into the Val
ley. regardless Of Judge Calhoun's
injunction. Judge West was to have
held a hearing on his temporary
measure May 5, but this hearing
was postponed.
The Valleys fight against the
importation Of stock from the In
tested area flared into almost open
hostility early Saturday mroning.
A group Of growers waited al
night Friday watching q boXcar al
Los Fresnos which they knew tc
be loaded with Florida stock
About 2 q. m. the car was moved
about four miles north Of Lo:
Fresnos. The Valley growers fol-
lowed. Soon afterward q number
Of trucks came to take the stock
from the boxcar.
Trucks TraiIed
Open hostility came near u
breaking out as the truck drivers
and growers mingled. The truck:
loaded and began TO depart FOL
their destinations with the grow
ers following.
Several OF the Valley parties Their
rushed 70 Brownsville and obtained
the injunction from Judge Kent
Commissioner Of Agriculture Geo
3. Terrell had strongly limited Fri.
day at a meeting Of the Cameron
county commissioners court thai
the federal injunction was not
effective the moment the trees lefi
the freight yards.
Armed with their new injunc-
ton, the Valley men continued Il
trail the trucks which weaved back
and forth between Brownsville, 10:
Fresnos. ri Jardin and Point lisa.
Continued on page ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

two-thirds majority and observers
in Washington DO not believe it
could be be obtained IN the face r
a statement from President Hoover
that serious complications with Lat
in American countries are near.
The most active single influence
back Of the Box bill is the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. This or
g%anization refuses to believe that
the influx Of cheap seasonal labor
is not injurious to its members.
The principal opponents are Senat-
ors and Representatives from those
states and sections where Mexican
labor is used chiefly for the har-
vesting OF crops.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Banks To Unite

NEW YORK. May 17.-P-If
plans which have been IN making
for about two year materialize.
scores Of banks in the United
States will be welded into State
groups. each group representing
combined resources of from
500. 000.00 TO $500. 0O0,0
The proposed grouping became
known publicity today and the New
York firm of Pomeroy and Salmon
acknowledge 1t was organizing
such groups in western Pennsyl-
vania and several other States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

AS N reason for expressing their
opinion Of the census being In er-
ror. members or the League stated
that for several years On tax rate of
$3.50 per hundred has been assessed
by city officials. This rate. They ex-
planned 10 Mr. Bennett. rs legal only
III towns with q population ~ 5000
or more, and that the rate for
towns under this total was $50 per
hundred. IN order 70 make the
rate that has been assessed legal. a
population OF 5000 must be shown,
Mr.. Bennett pointed out Saturday.
Politics Avoided
II did not want 70 become Involv-
ed in any sort OF political alterca-
ton" the census chief explained.
80 I sent the census returns. with
copies OF the correspondence. Co
Washington"
Since the census sheets and the
letters have been sent 10 the capital.
nothing has been heard firm WASH
ington % date, Mr. Bennett add
ed.
BrownsvIlIe's total win not he an
nounced until next week. the chief
said Saturday. A comparison or the
original sheets sent fri with the
names gathered by the volunteer
workers has provided additional Ia
Dor for the government men
Up until Saturday Brownsville
san Benito and Harrington are the
only towns in the Valley not COM
pleted. All three will Be finished
before May "a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Cannon Action Is
DELAYED BY Church

DALLAS. Tex, May l7-tF-
Action ON the Stock Market specui-
alton charges against Bishop James
Cannon, Jr.. az the Methodist
Episcopal Church. south was de-
layed until next week tonight when
the ~EpiSc0pacy Committee after
three hours of v~Ociferous arEu-
ment. adjourned without reach
ing any decision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Bobbitt Rules On
Truck Taxation
fSppcial wv Thp Hernldl

Especial 20 The HERALD
AUSTIN. May lT.-Buses and
trucks OF motor transportation con-
panieS can be assessed FOR TAXATION
only In the counties where the
main offices OF the companies are
maintained, Atty. Gen. Robert Lee
Bobbitt has ruled in an opinion 20
Dick Holt, criminal district at
torney of McLennan county.
McLennal county cannot tax
the buses or the Waco-Tyler line,
because they are subject 20 asHess-
ment only IN Bowie county. where
headquarters OF the operating COM
pany are located, the ruling said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Brownsville Men
Jones Palbearers

Three Brownsville me are to be
among the pallbearers for the Hous-
ton Jones funeral and burial SER
vices Sunday morning. They are r.
B. Creager, William s West. and
DR.. H. K. Loew. Eugene Nolte Of
Seguin, Republican state chairman. Is
another pail bearer.
Mr.. Jones will be buried az Buena
Vista cemetery az 1870. Funeral
services will be held at 10 CLOCK
at the family home In Pharr, where
he died.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Hoover May Veto Box Bill
Especial to The Herald.)

SAN BENITo. May l7-Passase OF the Box bill TO impose quota re-
stncton on immigration from Mexico is now regarded In Washington as
almost a certainty, officials of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc were advised
in q telegram from Congressman John Garner.
The measure, which already has passed the Senate. is due to come 10
for a vote in the House on Monday. Congressman Garner said he would
do all in his power to prevent a vote but pointed out that the sentiment
of his colleagues is Overwhelmingly in favor Of the bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
TIMES CHANGE
Cemetery Has Radio But
No Tombstones
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial TO The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. May i7.-Harlin-
gen is 10 have a graveyard with
out any tombstones.
Plans have been drawn and APP
proved for a memorial park sd-
joining the Adams tract just out
side the city limits which will not
contain a single upright grave
marker and which will resemble q
city park more than a burying
ground. The project is being back
ed by AL Parker and associated in
terests.
An elaborate landscaping pro-
gram. II was learned will be start
ed at once and a chapel In keep
ing with the general surroundings
will be built in the near future. "A
radio will be installed by which
beautiful music will be broadcast
during services. Bronze tablets viii
be the only grave markers allowed
-- --
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Double Tragedy

DUNCAN. Okla. May l7-Pi-
W. w. Byron. TO. a dairy man OF
near Duncan, killed his wife, "a.
late today by %slashing her throat
with a razor and then cut his own
throat. He was not expected 70
live.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Edinburg Census
Probe Is Asked
Chief Enumeration Announces Hidalgo League
Questions Population of 5000
On Basis of Taxes

Edinburgs census total OF over 5000 names Is being probed, according
to census chief L. Z. Bennett.
Federal census enumerators turned In d final total or 4Tl3 names.
and a recheck sponsored by the Edinburg Chamber OF Commerce Show-
ed the figures above the 5000 mark. the census chief said Saturday.
The opinion was expressed BY members Of the Good Comment League
that 5000 was far too many for Edinburg, and they asked that n IN
vestigation be made into the census figures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

[ Gallant Fox successfully fought
off the early challenge Of the Ken
lucky pride. Tannery, then beat
back the last surging ruShes OF
Gallant Knight, Crack Brigade and
Ned o.
The heavily played favrite. bear
ing the colors OF william Wood
wards Belair s1id OF New York
won by two good lengths from
Gallant Knight, OF the AudIey
Farm. q. w. Foreman's Ned o. fin
ishing with a rush. was third, a
length and q half behind Gallant
Knight. with Gone Away fourth,
the last money position, and Crack
Brigade fifth.
Sande Acclaimed
Tannery. a dismal disappint-
ment. finished eighth and for the
first time In years. the highly-re-
Farded Z. r. Bradley entries were
no where.
Seldom. II ever. IN the history N
the Kentucky Derby, has SO great
and spontaneous an out5urst Of
popular acclaim greeted "a victor "a
the mud-spattered. but smiling and
freckle-faced veteran, Earl Sande
while the crowd milled and yelled
itself hoarse. the traditional wreath
Of red roses was draped around the
colts neck.
The Earl Of Derby. after witness
ing his first American race. stepped
out to bestow the coveted gold tro-
CONTINUED IN page p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Battle Over Nursery Stock
Follows Night Trucks Trail

Following a midnight chase Of trucks loaded with Florida nursery stock
from an infested area, interested Valley growers were granted an in
junction early Saturday morning by Judge A. NJ Kent restraining the
Geo. W. Malone nursery. c. r. Tyrel and william Pattee, o ony Of
their agents. from distributing or planting Florida nursery stock in Hi
dalgo, Wilacy or Cameron county.
The Malone nursery was shipping in stock from Florida by virtue Of
a Temporary Injunction granted some time ago by Federal Judge Duval
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
SIX KILLED

UNION. W. Va, May i7-LF-
Six persons. two workmen. q youth
and three children were killed to-
day by an explosion Of dynamite az
. rock quarry near here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Veteran Earl Sande CaIlops Favorite Home
In Rain Before Fifty Thousand

CHURCHILL DOWNS. LOUISVILLE, KY May 17-t7-Earle sande
and Gallant Fox proved an unbeatable combination today by galIoping
through the rain to victory In the frydxth running or the Kentucky
Derby. The time was two minutes. z SIS seconds for the mile and a
quarter race.
Come on. Sande," roared the half-drenched crowd Of $4,000. as the
great jockey took command Of the race on the back stretch and opened
a good lead.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Laredo Territory
Is Storm Stricken

LAREDO. May i7.-tP-Uncon-
firmed reports here said a heavy
windstorm did much damage today
at Encinal. LaSalle County. Laredo
newspaper men started for the town.
wire communication having been
severed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

LAREDO. May 17.-CF-Pounded
by hail OF egg size. Laredo and vi
ciintv today experienced the most
unusual weather in % years. A
cloudburst was reported. but not
confirmed. in the mines region. Is
miles northwest OF Laredo. while the
hail swept the country west and into
northern Mexico.
The disturbance followed the
years hottest night, the temperature
soaring to 102-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

For Brownsville and the Valleys
Mostly cloudy and unsettled sun
day. probably with local showers.
New Mexico: Generally fair south,
unsettled north portion Sundays
Monday fair and warmer.
Arizona: Fair and warmer; sun.
day except unsettled northeast pcr-
tioni Monday fair
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
There will be no material change
IN the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 14-HK.
GNmmn EMmmm CO. mmMm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

Insurance a Timely GodSnd
Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.-Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point lisa
bel tomorrow. under normal metz
geological conditions:
High ..........sss..sss 10s34 T. H.
Low 11.46 A- m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

CTRAwS NAV show which way the
N wind is blowing. but sone peo-
PIE won't even believe a balloon.
That IS why crooks get SUCH an early
start.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18

THE same old gospel In the same
old way - Go to church today.
If you so there you cannot help
o1t get some good out Of 1t. And We
90 not care where.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23

@. You admitted to these different
bank jobs and also told about being
mixed up in the slot machine game?
A. Yes, working for Bliss.
@. How would you take care OF the
slot machine business, in between
the bank jobs?
A. Yes, sir.
@. And you would go to these
towns where you had them planted,
and stick up the bank?
A. No. we didn't. guess he plan
ned the bank jobs, and l would go
with him.
@. He did all the planning and To-
eating and would get in touch with
you?
+, A Yes.
@. Have you been in any holdups
in Minneapolis.
A. Never in any holdup in my life
except those l have just told you
about.
@. Has Bliss been in any holdups
in Minneapolis?
A. couldn't say for him.
@. Has anyone else been connected
Continued on Page Ten)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23

@. What license number?
A. We had the Wisconsin license
plate, the same as on the Ford.
@. Do you know where this car
was bought?
A. From friend of his, Rubins, or
something like that.
@. In Minneapolis
A. Yes.
@. Is he a secondhand car dealer?
A Yes. secondhand dealer, think.
@. You don't know where he is To-
Gated?
A. No.
@. What kind of gun did you carry
on this job?
A. We both had automatics-some
foreign make.
@. Do you know what calibre?
A. 80.
@. Do you know where either Of
those guns are now?
A. With Bliss, wherever he is.
@. Is that all the banks?
A That's all ever did in my life;
and every time I went into bank
was when I was crooked or half
crooked.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23
NOTICE CORN GROWERS

We have IL five-pound lots of
double cross seed corn for demon
stration purposes. It's use is design
ed to check the difference in yield
due to double crossing. The demon
stration will not require any extra
trouble as it merely consists of plac-
ing the seed in both planter boxes
and planting it as far as it will go.
The yield will be checked later. 1t
should be planted in field where the
corn will be used for feed or sale as
there will be cross pollination.
The first eleven farmers to apply
here get Jlis seed.-County Agents
Office.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23

@. Do you know when that was?
A. That was only just recently.
Q. During the month of April?
A. Yes. sir; the latter part of
March or first of April.
@. Do you know the name of that
bank?
A. No. sir.
@ How many people were in this
place?
A. Three or four.
@. What time of day?
A. 1t was in the afternoon.
Q. Who went into the bank?
A. Both me and Bliss.
@. How much money did you get
out of that bank?
A. I don't know: I think around
$4,000.
@. All cash?
A. Yes. I think so.
Q. Did Bliss take charge of this
money?
A Yes, change and all.
@. What kind of car did you use
on this job?
- A. A close-coupled 5-passenger La
Sale coupe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Gallery and
daughter were Monday visitors in
Redwood Falls. They were enroute
to their home at Aberdeen, S. D., af-
ter spending Easter in Minneapolis
with relatives
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23
st. Johns Lutheran Church
W. G.. Nickels, Pastor

English Lutheran
''The Friendly Church"
Sunday Bible School ----9:45 A. M.
Morning Worship ------11:00 A. M.
Evening Worship -------------7:3O
The pastor gladly offers his serv-
ices and would welcome any informa-
ton concerning who need the same.
R. o. Aga, Pastor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-04-23

Church of the Holy Communion
(EpiscepaD
Rev. G. H. Ten Brock,
Priest in Charge.
Holy Communion, Sermon First Sun
day of Month ----------10:30 A. M.
Evening Service and Address, End,
3rd and 4th Sunday of Month.
P. M.