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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
BANDITS BLAST
MISSOURI BANK
Citizens Engage Robbers
In Running Fight
AT Sarcoxie

JOPLIN. Mo. March 25-tP-Five
men early today blew open the vault
in the First National bank OF Sar-
coke. Mo, 80 miles west OF here
and escaped with an undetermined
amount Of money after a running
gun fight with residents OF the
town.
Citizens OF 5arcoxie were awak-
ened about $3.50 o'clock this morning
by an explosion which rocked the
buildings surrounding the bank.
Men ran into the streets and went
to the bank, several OF them arriv-
ing IN time 10 exchange shots with
the robbers. Three OF the robbers
were forced to flee on foot and were
believed this morning to be sur
rounded in the woods near town.
George Humbert, foreman az the
Sarcoxie water works pumping sta
ton was slightly wounded by shot
from the robbers guns.
The force OF the explosion wreck
ed the interior Of the building. The
bank papers and a quantity Of silver
was scattered ove the vault floor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
GRIFFIN CASE
REVERSED BY
HIGH COURT
HidaIgo ~Judgeship
Ruling Held Out
OF Order

AUSTIN. March 26-F- The
Supreme court .oday held that the
Travis county district court did
not have jurisdiction in the case
Of Gordon Griffin against j. Z.
Leslie, involving the Hidalgo coun-
ty district ~iudgeship, and reversed
the Judgment which was favorable
to Griffin and dismissed the case.
Leslie. incumbent, will retain his
office. He was supported in the
election by the faction headed by
Sheriff "A. y. Baker.
Griffin had contested the election
Or Judge Leslie TO the ~judgeship on
grounds the returns as ~canvassed
by the Hidalgo county commission
ers court did not show the true re-
suit. The votes asst III the Yves
laco box were not included in the
count. because the envelope bear
ing them was unsealed and because
Of other alleged irregularities.
Griffin brought suit In Travis
county to enicin Mrs. Jane Y. Nc
OdlAItils StGAEkdAA u oluNNs 80 -
suing a certificate OF election 70
Leslie. Leslie attacked the suit on
grounds that the court did not have
Jurisdiction.
The court decided it had juris-
diction, overruled a privilege plea
and handed down a Judgment for
Griffin, ordering the commission
ers to recanvass the election and
include the votes cast in the Wes-
laco box. The judgment was af-
firmed by the third court OF Civil
Appeals here, and the Supreme
court granted a writ OF error.
Griffin was a candidate on the
ticket placed in the field BY the
independents against the regular
Democratic nominees. supported BY
Sheriff Baker. on whose admins
tration the independents conferred
their attack.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Milwaukee Mayors
Speech Riot Cause

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26-;Hy
Ten alleged radicals were under
arrest and two persons were nurs-
ing injuries here today as the re-
suit Of a riot which interrupted an
address by Dan Hoan. socialist
mayor OF Milwaukee, here last
hight.
During the address, in which
Mayor Hoan was describing Mil
walkee's program for working men,
Michael Daniels. leader in a dis
turbance at g meeting OF the city
and county supervisors Monday
night. rushed toward the platform
shouting:
What have you done for the
working MANI"
Several o. Daniels followers lined
I'D behind him and pushed toward
the platform. "A melee ensued.
Chairs were hurled and fists flew
as Daniels and his supporters adj
vanced. Policeman Jack Keohane
received a cut on the face. Cam
eron King. chief clerk OF elections
for the city. was struck with a
chair. Officers finally restored
order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
STATUS
OF HARLINCEN
Is EXPLAINED
Solon Sets Forth
Hope of Channel.
Permit Grant

A glimpse into the status Of the
Harrington port channel Is
found In a letter from Congressman
J. j. Mansfield to r. 3. Creager Of
Brownsville.
The letter is addressed TO Mr..
Creager In the form Of a correction
Of an article purpoted to have been
carried in a Valley weekly paper.
IN the letter Congressman Man
sfield says However. ! did write
a letter to Mr.. Chambers on Feb
ruary rs In reply to a letter he had
written me concerning a proposed
nine-foot channel from Harlingen
TO the gulf. This channel was to
be constructed entirely at the ex-
pense Of the Harrington district, and
an application for permit for its
construction has been made to the
secretary Of war. In this letter TO
MIR. Chambers I expressed the hope
that the application for permit
would be granted by the war de-
partment. and that such a water
way would doubtless serve the needs
Of Harrington for several years"
Mr.. Mansfield writes. In seeking
a correction, that no subcommittee
has been named by the Rivers and
Harbors committee TO consider the
whole matter Of a Valley port and
decide which project merits the
governments approval and support"
as the article allegedly stated.
He also makes correction or the
statement. Congressman Mansfield
Of Victoria. Texas. in a recent let
ter to Mr.. Chambers. stated that
the Valley subcommittee. Of which
he Is a member. AS no doubt that
nine feet OF water is all the Valley
needs" He writes that there Is no
such committee, that nc has never
written to Mr.. Chambers Or any
other person a letter containing
such a statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
SNOW in DIXIE
Fruit Buds Are Threatened
I'm Southern Chimes

ATLANTA, March 26.-(P-Snow
flurries, sharp winds and near
freezing temperatures have brought
unreasonable weather to Dixie.
Overcoats we're in vogue today, and
growers In some sections expressed
concern for their crops.
The mercury dropped TO % In
southwest Virginia, and a light snow
laid on the ground for several hours
last night In Bristol and in Mem
phis. Nashville and Knoxville, Ten
neSSee.
Slight damage to peaches was re-
ported in Virginia. and fruit men
in Northwest Arkansas feared bud
ding trees would be affected.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Arrested In
$4,000 Bank Theft

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March Is
CP-The wife Of Raymond Gallagher,
driver Of an armored a who dis
appeared in New York last Octo-
Der with s63. 900 was held In jail
here today after authorities had
seized more than $4,000 in cur
rency in the apartments Of Mrs.
Gallagher and a relative.
Gallagher was arrested yesterday
at Patterson. ~. j., and Mrs. Gala
CHER and Mrs. Roy TAFT in their
apartments here
Mrs. Gallagher said she and hel
husband and infant son came here
about three weeks ago from Fort
Worth, Texas.
Gallagher disappeared last Octo-
Der IL while the armored trucks
two guards were tn a bank where
they had made a delivery Of mon
ey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Snow and Freezing
Recorded i'm Texas
Wv The ASsoclated PresSl

Riding on a north wind that sent
temperatures around the freezing
point. snow today fell throughout
the Panhandle and sections OF West
Texas. The cold blast was felt also In
North and South Texas.
"A wet. heavy snow OF great bene-
fit TO the wheat crop and ranges
fell In the Panhandle. The temper
allure was just above the freezing
point. The fall at Pampa measured
two inches. but 1t had melted soon
after daybreak.
Snow. which melted as II fell, was
reported at Archer City and Olney.
AT Wichita Falls the temperature
was 40 degrees. Childress also re-
ported snow.
AT Dallas the skies were overcast.
and a chilling wind was blowing.
"A like condition prevailed at San
Antonio. where the thermometer
stood at "A degrees.
Rain OF snow was forecast for the
greater part OF the state tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Kansas City Returns
To Fold of Demos

KANSAS CITY, March 26-tPi-
In the first test Of strength since
the 1928 Hoover-Smith fight. Kan
sas City democrats. led by Bryce
b. Smith, millionaire bakery execu-
tive, yesterday routed republican
candidates for all municipal offices.
approximately $4,000 voters. the
greatest number eve 20 visit the
polls in a city election. ended all
vestige Of republican power.
Smith was elected mayor by an
unofficial Of 23,726, defeating Geo.
r. Kimball. lawyer. Democrats also
elected eight councilrnen and two
municipal Judges. Previously the
democrats held a slight working
majority in the council.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Mysterious Water Shortage
In Rio Grande Thought Soloed

The mysterious disappearance"
Of water from the river Is believed
solved in this study.
This matter puzzled engineers
for years. Reports at a point on
the Rio Grande several hundred
miles above here showed a certain
flow. while the gauges at a nearer
point would show considerable less
flow. with no way Of accounting for
the loss Of water.
Engineers advanced the theory
that the water went through some
porous earth strata TO feed springs
in parts Of Texas around the Winter
Garden. but this theory later was
discredited.
The mystery Is now believed solv-
ed in that the differences in rec
ords were probably due to different
kinds OF gauges used by the Ameri-
cans and MexicanS on different
sides or the river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
HOUSTON THEFT
RING CHARGED
Former Official Of Ford
Plant Arrested; Missing
Parts Total 100000

SAN ANTONIO. March 2s-F-
p. 3. Roland. A.. former official or
the Ford assembly plant at Houston.
was under arrest here today and will
DC returned to Houston TO face a
charge Of receiving and concealing
stolen property. Roland was arrest
ed here last night. Detectives ar
rived here this morning to take Ro-
land back.
Detective j. III. Laird said between
$4,000 and $780, 900 worth or auto
mobile parts had been stolen from
the Houston plant during the last
year. Eleven other men, he said.
had been implicated In the thefts.
Officers believe much OF the loot
was stored In San Antonio. and ef-
forts to locate 1t we're under way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Special to The Heraldl

SAN BENITO, March 26.-The
mysterious disappearance Of
thousands OF acre feet Of water
from the Rio Grande above the
Valley Is believed solved.
This information came to light
here when Armando Santacruz, in
charge Of river guaging operations
for the Mexican government, and
G. e. Ellsworth, in charge Of oper-
atoms for the American govern
ment, started comparing notes.
Santacruz and Ellsworth are
both in the Valley now. making a
survey OF the river gauges along
the river. When they have COM
pleted their work. they will 20 TO
Austin and prepare records on
which comparison may be based.
There have been discrepancies IN
the American and Mexican records
OF the flow OF the Rio Grande. due
10 differences in the methods Of
keeping them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Negro Tenant Kills
Plantation Owner

TEXARKANA. March 26.-Pl-
Lucian Adams. q, Miller county
plantation owner. was shot 70
death BY Rufus Thompson, 80, ne
gro. eight miles north Of here today
The negro was shot three times and
wounded by a companion Of Adams.
Adams was shot through the fore
head. Trouble over his eviction Of
the negro from a farm was believed
10 have been the cause of the shoot
ing. Feeling was reported running
high.
Adams father was killed two
years ago In a fall from a horse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26

sul cameron OuIlIE
The local chamber OF commerce
was making plans this morning for
hiring four additional men with
influence among the foreign ele-
ment to accompany the men when
taking the totals In Colonia Vic
toria, and other districts.
ii Is feared that foreigners may
misunderstood the object OF the
census and be hesitant on supplying
the desired census information.
The board Of directors arr unan-
imously in favor of aiding the fed
eral men in this manner, q . G.
Richardson said Wednesday.
1t was explained that the men
will make the first call at q home,
and If the person Is not home, will
call a second time. Upon the second
visit. II the resident is not home.
then a card Is left, with the request
that certain information Be filled
in and mailed to local headquarters
II this request Is not complied with
then a third visit Is necessary. ii
the third visit Is likewise fruitless
then the census taker Is free to
obtain the necessary information
from neighbors. The men receive
4 cents a name.
We will get everything in readi-
ness April !, and begin active worE
o. the second day Of the month";
Mr.. Bennett said today. Men are
already on the ground"
No estimation could be made n.
to the outcome, or the final total
he said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Missionaries Freed
By Chinese Bandits

ROME. March 26-tP-The So
ciety for propagation OF faith. mis-
sionary organization Of the Roman
Catholic church. today received q
cablegram from Shanghai reporting
that eleven American priests az
Kanchow, Kansi. for whose safety
there had been fears, had been freed
by lifting OF the communist siege
III. re. All were well.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
New Oil Well Makes
Twice Allotted Run

SAN ANTONIO, March 26-iPl-
The Darst Greek pool in Guada-
lupe county today claimed the
honor OF having become one OF the
greatest In southwest Texas.
The No. / Mrs. NJ. Z. Roemel OF
the Magnolia Petroleum company
came in as a gusher yesterday, Of
ficially gagged as making 32.S8O
barrels at 2.31T feet.
However. the field was under
strict proration. and the new well
was making more than double the
allotted daily runs from the entire
field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Son of Billy Sunday Held
On Charges Filed BY Wife

Los Angeles officers still had a
warrant for him. The complaint
against Sunday was sworn to py
his wife. Mrs. Harriet Sunday. on
November. 1929. Fox said II still
was effective. The complaint also
names Mauryne La Sale. Holly
wood. Calf, mannequin. with
whom Sunday Is alleged to have
fled Los Angeles. Mrs. Sunday
charged her husband with miscon-
duct. naming Miss La Sale.
The complaint was issued after
Mrs. Sunday filed suit for divorce.
Shortly after Sunday left here.
Santa Cruz county. Calf. authori-
ties issued a complaint against him
charging automobile theft. Sunday
was released under $500 bail there,
but failed to return
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Death of Three Boys
Mystery at Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. March 26-tP--
Mystery today still Shrouded the
cause OF an explosion which blew
the bodies OF three boys 70 bits in
a lonely wood near Turkey Noun
tain, southwest OK here.
The youths. Luther Mccullough,
16. Unions Butler Mccullough. 13,
a brother. and Harold Edward Kom-
ma 10. left their homes yesterday
morning bent upon hunting III the
wooded slopes near Turkey Noun
tain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Marconi Broadcasts
Across Continents

GENOA, Italy, March 26-gP-
Short radio wave cutting across
the Atlantic, America and the Pa
cific today carried the voice OF
Marquis Guglielmo Marconi, inven-
tor Of wireless, from his yacht Elec-
ira, here to Sydney, Australia. 70
open the electrical exposition there.
At 8 a.. m, he spoke across H.
600 miles 10 the director Of the cleo
trical association. Fisk, reading q
message which outlined what he
intended doing.
AT li:o3 a. m, the inventor
pressed a telegraph key, which ra-
diced a minute quantity Of electri-
city to Sydney. 1000 miles away,
With sufficient power to close = cir
cult OF thousands OF lights signi-
fying formal opening Of the eA-
position.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26

CHICAGO. March 26-tR-
George M. Sunday. 50. son Of Billy
Sunday. evangelist, was held by pc-
lice today for Los Angeles. Calf,
authorities. who t~elegraphed he
was wanted there for bond forfeit
ure and adultery.
NJ LOS ANGELES. March 26.-Pl-
Captain j.. q. Fox. OF the sheriffs
fugitive detail, announced eoday
that efforts would be launched I'M
mediately to extradite George M.
Sunday. son Of Billy Sunday. the
evangelist. from Chicago for trial
on a statutory charge here.
Captain Fox said Chicago police
had informed him Sunday had been
there two months and asked II
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
FLASHED Body Of
Packing Head Found

TOPEKA. Kas.. March 26.-Pr-
The body Of Roy Kramer. 43 vice
president Of the Kau acking COM
pany. Topeka. was found today near
hts automobile on a highway six
miles east OF here.
DR.. ID. nj. Stevens. Jefferson
county coroner. said there were two
deep gaShes on the mans head and
they apparently had been made by
an axe or some other instrument.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Meeting Of County
Teachers

Announcement Il made oil the
postponement OF the County Teach
er'S program and banquet which
was to have been held In Browns
vile Friday night at I'll Jardin no.
tel.
The meeting A. postponed on ac-
count OF conflict with interscholaS-
tic league events In Harlingen Fri
day night. which would necessitatc
the presence OF a number or county
teachers.
Date for the session will be an
nounced later.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
THE

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday; not much change in
temperature. Moderate to fresh
easterly and southerly winds on the
coast.
For East Texas. Cloudy tonight
and Thursday probably with local
rains and rain OF snow in northwest
portion: freezing In extreme north
portion. Moderate to fresh easterly
winds OF the coast probably increaE-
ing Thursday.
West Texas: Occasional rains lin
south. rain and now In north por-
ton tonight and Thursday: some
what colder In the north portion
tonight with temperature below
freezing. colder III south portion
Thursday. Notify stockmen In north
portion.
East Texas: Cloudy. probably local
rains tonight and Thursday with
rain or snow IN northwest portion.
freezing In extreme portion Moder-
ate to fresh easterly winds ON the
coast, probably increasing Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26

Feel like drawing UP one OF these
ITO whom ii may concern" letters,
and writing everybody a recommen-
dalton to come to the Valley to live.
ND THEN we glance UP at the
IN calendar. II seems m OF the
ironieS Of this life that every
time q fellerCets 70 feeling too good
about something along comes a fly
and drops on the Niger in the
Woodpile, or something.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Census Program Explained
Believed Brownsville's Population Double
That of Last Nose Count

Controversy l. rife a to what Brownsviles population will be when
the Federal census, starting April :, Is totaled May !. Census begins
next wednesday.
IN the last census taken in 1920, Brownsville. according TO the expert
federal men had a total Of lI7el. That this has more than doubled in
the last 10 years Is the consensus Of local opinion.
l. r. Bennett, with offices in Fort Brown, Is in active charge Of the
census taking. and has 10 men working under him in Brownsville and AZ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Moody Invites
Badger Governor

AUSTIN. March 26.-fP1-
Gov. Moody has transmitted
m invitation to Gov. Kohler of
wisconsin 10 come to Texas and
investigate for himself condi-
tons In the Rio Grande VAL
ley and elsewhere complained
Of by the Wisconsin realty board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26

CORSICANA. March 26-Pl-
Ralph ". Graft. %. was shot and
killed yesterday when he jumped
from a truck in which r.. M. Franks,
guard at the Navarro county farm
was conveying prisoners 10 the
farm. He was the son Of a former
city fireman at Upton, Indiana.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26

! Members Of the rescue crews De-
lieved there was little chance for
life for members unaccounted FOL.
The explosion was believed ~
have been caused by gas. IN occur
red 1000 feet from the mouth wv
the mine.
Foreman EntOmbed
The entombed men included the
night foreman. j. III. Livingston.
The mine was opened In 1922
and Is owned by Johnstown, Pa,
interests. IL is N slope mine. Two
hundred men are employed in ~
during the day and % at night.
The blast occurred shortly after
2 a. m. The eleven men entombed
were working In the ninth right
heading where the explosion hap
pened- Two others were mt work
behind the heading and were not
aware Of the accident. The cleo
tric power suddenly was cut or.
and the men sat down to wait un-
I'll the power was restored. When
the power remained off for three
hours, the two miners walked from
the workings, and III was learned
an explosion had occurred.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26

CLARKSDALE, Miss. March 26-
Rl-The fatal wounding OF j. L.
Doggett, 81, prominent lumberman
and planter, In a gn fight with
E. S. Chapman. deputy prohibition
administrator for northern MiSSis-
sippi, was investigated today by
federal and state authorities.
Charged with murder. Chapman
was held at an unnamed place. Of
ficers said feeling against him was
high.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Brownsville Chamber Ready
To Aid Tourist to Mexico
And HE Themselves Forth Under
New Government Courtesy

A new form Of tourist passport, to 60 into effect April 18th has been
sent to the local chamber Of commerce BY Rafael Jtmenez Castro chief
OF the department Of immigration, Mexico City.
The card is approximately the size Of a postal card, and all that Is re
CURED is that the tourist entering the interior Of Mexico O beyond the
border. fill in blank spaces pertaining to his name, address, occupation,
bnthmarks. and a few other questions.
The passport when filled ID. is then sufficient for a tourist 70 enter the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Dry Agent Dropped
Following Killing

WASHINGTON. March 26.-OPl-
z. S. Chapman. deputy prohibition
administrator for northern Missis-
sippi, will be suspended al once be-
cause OF his shooting OF j. l.. Dog
gett, lumberman and planter. 1t was
said today by Prohibition Commits
sioner Doran.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Hoover Signs Bill

WASHINGTON, March 26.-tP-
President Hoover today signed tho
deficiency bill appropriatlng sl69-
100000, Of which 500. 900 900 Is inn
mediately available to the federal
farm board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
Quake Registered

LONDON. March 26-tP-A con-
siderable earthquake was reported
az Kew observatory today. The first
impulse was received at 1882 "a. m.
The record indicated the epicentre
was In southwest China.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
ELEVEN MINERS
BURIED ALIVE,
l wo Known Dead in West Virginia Explosion
With Frantic Efforts Made To
Save Entombed Comrades

800 ~ ". va March 26-P-Tvo miners we're killed and
eessn others were entombed today in a explosion IN the YUKON min
OF ~ Crown Coal company here. Fate ~ the antorha --
determined several hours after the bias.
-"r iNOue &c" attempted to reach the entombed men this morn
ing. There apparently was no fire in the workings
6ooies OF the two men known to be dead were ~ move rz- WI.
workings Both were burned beyond recoQniton
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26
RESCUE CAR RUSHED

WASHINGTON. March 26.-tF-
The Bureau OF Mines announced to-
day IL had sent n rescue car from
Pennsylvania to the Yukon Mine ny
Arnettsville. w. Va, where two min
ers we're known TO have been killed
and eleven trapped In an expIo-
sion today.