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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Huntsville Warden
Resigns Suddenly

HUNTSVILLE, Tex. June 20-fP)
Resignation OF Warden <. r. Har-
rel Of the Texas State penitentiary
was announced here today By Lee
Simmons, general manager OF the
prison system.
Harrell submitted his resignation
Thursday and IL took effect at once.
Simmons said
No reason was given for the resig-
nation according to Simmons. No
successor has been selected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Chicago Marches on Gangs

ire civic cannonade against law
leSSneSS.
After he had outlined his plans
to the city council, acting Commits
siyner Alcoc began his revamping
or the detective bureau. OF the 800
detectives. Alcock ordered that 700
Ee sent to patrol the streets, leav-
ing only the 200 best" for special
work The choice OF the zoo was
left by Alcock TO John Morton.
naned yesterday as the new chief
of detectives
Commissioner Alcock's first thrust
against liquor activities was d.
rFcted early today In a raid on the
Versailles Grill, on the south side,
where a $1,000 stock Of whiskey,
wines and beer was seized
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20

Horwitz was shot after a second
letter purportlng to have been
written by the slayer OF MOzynski
and Sowley was delivered at the
newspaper office. 10 was In the
same handwriting as the earlier
communication.
In the second letter, the writer
said he had decided to spare six
persons because a certain docu-
-nent had been returned to him
and he had received SGT, 1000 in black
mail money. but that seven others
were still marked for death unless
another document was forthcoming
and $4,000 additional blackmail.
Seven to Be Killed
The persons mentioned were all
designed by cabaliStic symbols, those
- be spared were listed as w. r.
va. College Point; SIP, College
Point: K-2. Brooklyn: Z-3. desig-
mated as tall blonde woman; Me-,
N. Y. O.; Xxx. a New York detec-
tive.
II list OF seven TO be killed was
given as: X-f4 X-2l, Y-2. LIZ. XII.
XII. and vi
"All initials withheld-too much
III a clue for the super-detectives
of Bayside." the letter said.
The letter which was quite long
contained a rambling accoun. OF
tire Staying OF Mozynski and Sow
le-.
The shootings OF Mozynski, Sow
lev and Horwitz were similar in
detail. All three were shot as they
sat in parked cars with women.
Mozynski, who was a grocer Of
College Point N. ". and was mar
ried a week ago was killed as he
SAT In his delivery truck with Miss
Catherine May.
Sowley was with Miss Elizabeth
Ring when he was shot near
Queens village last Monday night.
Shootings Described
Horwitz to- police that he was
sitting with his wife in his car
IN front OF his home on Carol
street, talking to a daughter who
ST. on the porch when a man with
a pistol in his hand thrust his
mead through q window OF the car.
Move Over. start that a and
keep going or Ill kill you" Hor-
WITT said the man ordered
Horwitz moved over and the man
Continued on page i2)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
NO MO- RAIN
Wet Spell Past, Opines
Weather Forecaster

1T amt gonna rain no more"
sings weather forecaster w. J.
Schnurbusch Friday morning.
The rainy spell IS definitely past,
is the unofficial opinion Of the
local weather bureau chief. A
perusal Of past records reveals that
following the rainy months Of
April. May. and June, a dry spell
usually follows.
We are in for several months
of better weather. Is the way Mr.
Schnurbusch phrased 1t.
His predictions for the immediate
future are slightly cloudy and
warmer"
When questioned regarding the
Rio Grande river. Mr.. Schnur-
busch disclosed that the recent
flood was Of longer duration than
any on record in the local bureau
office.
The river remained at IL feet or
above for a period Of eight days
Qul1ik Tic 4CNCAAt AAbOA c~aGIg az
announced. as compared with six
DAYS in June Of 1927, which was the
previous record.
The record flood reached the III
feet stage on June Is, bureau re-
cords show. II lasted until Friday,
June 81, at which date the river
showed Ill feet. The highest
marks the flood reached during
this period was 1874 feet on both
June II and IS. On June IA the
river actually reached a stage OF
1915 feet. the highest mark since
June 1925.
The unusually heavy rains which
fell recently and brought the 1880
precipitation well above normal
were said to be responsible for the
unusual duration Of the flood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20

ne lived in an unpretentious Brook
Ign apartment. quietly and with few
apparent interests outside his work.
Last fall he moved TO Park Avenue,
started to entertain lavishly. be-
came a well-known figure in the
night clubs and along Broadway. In
the clubs he was known as Night
Ryder OF Broadway because OF his
lavish expenditures.
He also had a serious side. for last
April he gave $500. 900 TO Union Col
leee OF Schenectady for an electrical
laboratory. The cornerstone OF
Ryder Hall was laid last week.
Ryder was found last night at
Poughkeepsie by a committee OF
creditors and returned to New York.
His physical condition was said TO
have made 1t impossible to question
him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
NO SADNESS
Michigan Will Requests
Gaiety at Funeral

NEwBERRY. Mich, June Pop
The will Of John M. Youngs.
filed for probate today. provided
fl. an innovation in funerals.
The will read in part: a
Il want a monument erected 10
cost not more than $50. musicians
fo- ~pallbearers to play some good
pieces at my funeral. no sad pieces
to be played. and a good lively one
At the grave, last Of all.
"Executrix to buy cigars to be
srroked BY all men at my funeral,
hearse. hack drivers and all. 70
smoke from the time they start
until the time they return home.
"Executrix tc buy candy and gum
for the womer folks and children.
Men. women and children. have q
GOOD time on me"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Golf Tourney Staged
For Salvation Army

tSDecial 10 Inc Herald
HARLINGEN. June 90 With
pretty girls keeping scores. minia-
ire golf enthusiasts Of Harrington
ficcked 70 Harrington courses vieing
for prizes offered by the Lions club
in the benefit tournament staged
for the Salvation Army. Scores
are being tabulated today, and
prize winners will be announced
this afternoon.
Lions club officials state that the
attendance was gratifying, and that
an appreciate sum Of money Will
be turned over 70 the Salvation
Army.
Girls assisting as scorekeepers
were Elizabeth Chaudoin, Helen
Finn. Clementine Stephen. Eliz-
Theth Hoskins, Elinor Manning.
Mary Elizabeth Coursey. Barbara
Bosnia. and Nadine La Turno.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20

CHICAGO. June 20-fP-From a
crime clearing house opened In a
loop s~kyscraper, a reorganized po-
lice force today advanced upon
gangland.
The unified headquarters was
decided upon last night by all Of
the law enforcement officials or
Chicago and Cook county. including
acting polio. Commissioner John
H Alcock. States Attorney John "A.
Swanson, Coroner Herman n. Bun
desen and United States District
Attorney George Z. X. johnson.
The special office. these officials
said will not be closed until they
solve the murder or Alfred TJake)
L.ngle. Tribune reporter. whose as
sssSination IL days ago touched of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20

ton. With this in view the Browns
vile Chamber or Commerce Is going
70 Offer the opportunity.
This Afternoon az $3.50 o'clock a
meeting will be held az the cham
Der headquarters and plans will be
made for the celebration. This Is
10 be no long drawn out affair. IL
was said, but will be TO offer an op-
portunity to the people 70 express
their JOY over the development at
once. and In a free handed manner.
Expectation Of the passage or the
bill by the senate today is based
upon the fact that the senate group
has approved the amendment BY q
vote of As TO Fl. which leaves the
way open for final action
Bill Back to House
This means that the bill must 20
back 70 the house. but private tele-
grams received today point toward
quick action being given IL there.
Congress IS working toward ad-
journment day and faster action liz
now expected IN that the major diff
ference OF opinion found in the bill
has been ironed out.
The Valley ~ a whole will be in
vited 70 celebrate the occasion in the
shouting. which will be led by the
Brownsville Chamber or Commerce.
Should a vote be reached late this
afternoon The Brownsville Herald
will 20 extra 70 announce the glad
tidings. and II will be glad TO in
form the public of what news IL has
received BY telephone.
Channel Ironed Out
Final difficulties on the channel
right Of way were ironed out Thurs
day evening during "a meeting at
the Merchants National bank which
was attended by Joe Wells. Lee B.
James, WI. y. Ehlers. and members
OF the navigation committee.
The meeting was held at $50 and
difficulties over "a division of land
required by the Brownsville channel
which was contested by Mr.. Wells,
Ehlers and James, was settled sat-
isfactDrtlv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Four Men In Jail
On Assault Charges

Four men are now in the Cam
eror. count, jail charged with COM
m,tting statutory offenses. A man
from the Nopal ranch was taken
into custody Saturday BY Deputy
Sheriff Earl Hanna and brought
to Brownsville He Is expected TO be
given a preliminary hearing before
Justice OF the Peace B. L. Kowaiski
soon.
Preliminary hearings for three
ofler Brownsville men were sche-
dlled to be held Friday afternoon.
I've county attorneys office was
70 conduct the states case In the
absence OF Assistant District At
torney Milton West. All three OF the
men were alleged 10 have assaulted
the complainant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Is Bound Over
On Liquor Charge

Fortunate Garcia vas bound over
TO the federal grand jury in $500
bond Thursday afternoon following
a preliminary hearing on liquor
charges before u. s. Commissioner
Il. X. Goodrich. Garcia pleaded
guilty. He failed 70 make bond.
The defendant was arrested in
Los EbanOs early Thursday morning
by City Policemen Abelardo OIL
veira and Alberto Garcia. TINS
mans truck contained GO bottles OF
Mexican beer and II pints OF mescal,
according to the testimony at the
hearing. The city turned the case
over to customs officers.
Two immigration cases were to be
heard hy the commissioner Friday
afternoon. The two defendants ar6.
Daniela Guerrero and Nickforo Rico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Farmers to Meet
(SDecial to The Herald

SAN BENITO. June 20.-Monday
evening at Q o'clock farmers Of this
district will meet az the high school
auditorium TO hear speakers urging
ttem to join the Texas Cotton Co
operative association. The meeting
Is sponsored bv the San Benito
Chamber or Commerce and out
otanding cotton experts have been
engaged as speakers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Kansas Bank Robbed
OF Two Thousand

WICHITA. Kas.. June 20.-P-
Two men robbed the First National
Bank OF Towanda. Kas., Of ap-
proximately $4,000 ten menutes
after the bank had been opened
today.
The woman cashier and a
customer were forced to lie on the
floor while the intruders scooped
up all the available cash in the
vault. Towanda is 25 miles north
east or Wichita.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Youth Knocked From
Car Resting Easily
dSnecial to The Herald.l

Especial 20 Inc
FARLINGEN. June 20 Fidel
Soils, 1e, who was seriously injured
about 1920 last night when he was
knocked from the running board
81 an automobile near Raymond
vile. is resting in Valley Baptist
hospital as we'll as could be ex-
pected. He has a fractured leg,
bruises about the body. and lacera-
tons on his face.
Young Soils is the son of @. L.
& lis. prominent Mercedes mer-
chant. The accident occurred when
the Soils car is understood to have
heen hit by another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Collapses as Fortune Fades
Man Who Ran Shoe String to $15,OOO,O 600
Sees Fortune Fade Away

NEW YORK. June 20-NP-Harod Russell Ryder. credited with hav-
ing run a shoe string to sl5OO0Ooo by trading on the New York stock
exchange. was reported near collapse today as a county grand jury began
an investigation of the brokerage firm Of which he was a member.
The brokerage firm, Woody and Company. was suspended yesterday BY
The exchange. Eugene I Carey. counsel for creditors, said an audit OF the
,ooks indicated liabilities Of 100000 and assets Of not over 100000.
Friends told Of a drudge-to-playboy transformation in Ryder. For years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Willacy Is Placed
In CITY District

WASHINGTON, June 20-tP-
The House bill to transfer Willacy
county from the Corpus Christi
div.sion of the Southern Federal
Judicial district TO the Brownsville
division was passed by the senate
yesterday and sent to the President.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Building Collapses
Burning 20 Men

NEW YORK. June 20.zPl-A
five-story building On lower Wash
ington street. IN downtown New
York. occupied by a fruit firm. was
reported 10 have collapsed today
with twenty men at work In IL. Fire
and police trucks and six ambulan-
ces were sent to the scene.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20

OF course he will tell the BOYS IN
the forks OF the creek he has chop
ped lots Of cotton, but folks. we will
let you in on a little secret. It has
been a long time since Mr. Young
weeded a row because OF necessity.
Lynch Davidson has withdrawn
from the race. This will make the
campaign OF Ross Sterling much
stronger.
MINATED Annie says that some
~ times even roasted peanuts are
often not what they are cracked
up to be.
UNOFFICIAL reports seeping into
this office today are to the eff
feet that the recent rains have
not injured the cotton n half SO
bad as was first expected.
1t is said that the warm sunshine
Of the past few days. which has had
fat folks perspiring and lean folks
frowning Is doing wonders to bring
II out. busting Is going merTily on.
even airplanes being used. Nine
times out OF ten Yesterdays trou-
bles are not half so bad today.
THE Brownsville Navigation COM
mission IS going ahead attempt
ing to be ready for work to start
when the rivers and harbors bill
has passed. One or two pieces Of
land have been condemned and some
titles are causing delay but the gem
eral movement IS forward.
II is now beginning to appear as
though the navigation commission
has a race before II to keep up with
the action Of the government and
reach the tape az the same time.
GUESS tonight when the house
IN passes the bill there will not be
one bit Of rejoicing in Browns
Sille. No. and elephants also roost
u trees.
NEvERAL merchants. out with
brooms early in the morning
- these days, have been fighting
back dust and CRIME from their
doors and asking the engineer Of
this column why the streets have
not been cleaned lately. as per usual.
They claim the city is getting a
bit unsightly as well as the mer-
chants not getting the service they
deserve. Complaint has also been
received from a few near the mar
ket that fish water Is lately being
dumped in the street and smelling
toward the clouds
We just pass it along to you, Mr..
Rosenthal, with the knowledge you
win right IL wherever wrong.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Storage Dam Hearing
Postponed bv Board

AUSTIN. June 20.-HearinE or
the proposal or =. S. Robertson OF
San Benito 10 build 10 storage
dams along the Rio Grande has
been postponed BY the Water Board
ct Robertson's request from June
90 to July Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Slayer Shoots Third
Victim; Lists Six for Death

NEW YORK, June 2o-oP-Search for the maniac slayer who In letters
70 a newspaper has admitted the killing OF two men in Queens and
threatened Il others, turned to Brooklyn today after a third man had
been shot and critically wounded.
Police said the description Of the assaiant Of Morris Horvitz, 50, an
insurance broker, who was snot in his automobile early today, tailed with
the description they have of the slayer Of Joseph Mozynski and Noel
Sowley in Queens.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Hoover May Come to Texas
On Return Trip From West
Prediction Is President Will Pass Through
State With One Or More Stops
Choice Routes Selected

WASHINGTON, June 2o-P-Through a virtual deluge of invitations
for him to visit almost every state and many cities west Of the Mississippi
river on his trip this summer. President Hoover, constantly gives the
same answer:
mo itinerary is being considered until congress is ready to adjourn"
Senators, congressman, governors, mayors, national committeeman,
chambers OF commerce and individuals, have pleaded-many OF them in
person-Nith the chief executive to visit the particular locality in which
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20

IN vi
VALLEY
BY c. VI. HALL

TODAY is the day. We do not
know the hour. but chances are
that before adjournment OF the
senate Is voted. the rivers and har-
bors bill carrying the Valleys port
project will have been approved by
the senate.
But something else has also hap
pened. The senate voted the Blaine
amendment to settle tn Illinois
waterway controversy b. a count Of
IS to 81, and now the house will
have 10 accept the amendment. Pri-
vate kilograms from Washington say
that this will be done. II will not
take so long to do that.
In one Telegram, received last
night IL was said the amendment
clears the way for action late Friday.
After carefully thinking ove the
matter. we believe We will sit up and
wait for the results Of that ball game.
II she comes through We will let
you know about it in big headlines.
THEN after congress adjourns. fl
nally. about the middle Of July.
herbert Hoover may come 10
Texas. Several times writers have
prophesied the President would come
TO Texas, but SO far about all that
Texas has had have been regrets.
The Lone Star state Topped over
in the Republican column for the
first time in its history for Hoover.
and If Herb wants to do right BY
us. or rather II he wants a ghost
Of a show TO repeat in this empire,
he had better be coming to see us.
II it were not for throwing a very
small monkey wrench toward the
proposed trip, we would say that II
will take a mighty fine visit for
Hoover to carry the state again.
GETTING down to Texas politics.
In today we are offering you a
likeness OF Jim Young. candi-
date for governor. in that host now
running. Young was formerly a
cotton chopper. that Is before he be-
game a congressman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
Brownsville &C.
Plans Celebration
Brownsville and Valley Rejoice After Days
Of Waiting; Bill Goes Back to House
For Quick Action There

WASHINGTON June 20-LP-The senate today
passed the rivers and harbors measure embracing water
ways improvements for every section of the nation. No
record vote was taken.
The senate approved all additions to the house bill pro-
posed by its commerce ommittee.
The measure goes back to the house for concurrence in
these. Quick approval i expected. President Hoover has
not made known his attitude toward the legislation.
With final action on the Valleys deep-water port evident today, ex-
pectancy and feeling reached about the highest pitch Brownsville has
experienced since the bill started on its Journey through congress
But at noon today the matter was still before the upper house with no
final action taken. But by those who have been accustomed To watching
the progress Of such matters, It was thought that before nightfan the
final stamp Of approval will have been passed on the project.
Meanwhile. the city is seen to be on the verge OF a spontaneous celebra-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
BLUEJAY ATTACKS WOMAN

ROCK ISLAND. Ill, June 20-t9
"A Bluejay attacked Mrs. Chester
Thompson. wife OF Rock ISLANDS
mayor, yesterday, and inflicted a
severe wound in her scalp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy 90
unsettled tonight and Saturday.
Light to moderate variable winds
on the coast, mostly SOutheasteriy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorol-
ogical conditions:
High ............. 1874 a. TIT.
Low 600 p N.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20
RIVER FORECAST

The river will continue to fall
slowly practically all along during
the next few days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-20

Any Design. Size or Type
Quick Service
Alamo Iron Works
Brownsville - Corpus Christi
San Antonio - Houston
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-11
Rah Romance
N e 9 sson @ .e ga BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

HE doesn't really need me-" she
agreed, "if you're going TO stay"
"Oh, want to-! Really, you might
Just as well be out enjoying your
self. You're willing to risk your
fate in my hands, aren't you, Ar
thur"
knight smiled and bowed his
head slightly.
well, if you think It's all
right" Miss Mallory countered.
"Of course I do"
"AlI right then. 1 would like to
run into the city to see my sister
just for a few minutes. I can be
back I'm sure by o'clock"
Until 4 o'clock, then,' said Ju-
dith.
The nurse withdrew. Judith
brought her chair little nearer
Arthur's bed, sat down and reached
out to clasp his hand. Knights
fingers twined about his wife's, then
lay still upon the counterpart.
"Tony's driving with Andy" she
told him. Isn't it nice-after SO
long-to have a little time all to
ourselves, dear?"
She realized, the minute she said
1t, that she ought not to be urging
him to talk. Knights strength was
not equal to conversation.
He eyed her seriously.
YES" he said in a slow voice.
Judith, there's something I want
to talk to you about"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-11
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

WITH an effort which cost him
w much, Arthur Knight raised
himself on one elbow. His dark
eyes looked bright and too intense.
They bespoke the weakened condi-
ton in which weeks of illness had
left him.
"You do this too often, Judith, -
he said. II don't want you giving
up all your pleasures just because
I've got to stay here in bed. You're
not going to sacrifice"
Judith interrupted. She would
have spoken sooner, but his words
had come with startling abrupt
ness.
why, Arthur How ridiculous!
Here-you mustn't try to sit up like
that. It isn't good for you. DR..
Sheppard would be perfectly furious
to hear of such thing. Please
Lie down again and let me read to
you won't you?"
Stubborply knight shook his head
Nevertheless, he did drop back
against the pillow.
mo. I don't want you sending
the others away and giving up all
your time to take care Of me as
though I were a child"
But, darling, I want to be with
you! I thought we'd both enjoy a
little while TOGETHER"
1T isn't that" the man went on
rather pettishly. ut isn't that at
all. I want you to have good times.
Judith"
She was able to hush him into
acouiescence, laughing at his pro-
tests and finally accusing him OF
being tired of her. It was all just
a joke, of course.