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Mrs.. Daniel
OfKemsL Is
CompLimented
Especial 10 me Herald.O

EDCOUCH, Aug. 2s.-Mrs. e. G.
ReaSonover last wednesday enter
tanned q number OF friends at
bridge complimenting Mrs. Theo.
Daniel, Jr, Of KernS.
The house was lovely in a color
theme Of pink, gray and black.
Pink rose buds and zinnias being
used throughout the rooms.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. VIM.
Hughes, high score; Mrs. ]. w.
Carlson, cut; Mrs. Murlel Kelly,
low and Mrs. Theo. Daniel, Jr-
guest. The gifts YER cleverly done
in wrappings Of gray ceIophane
and pink ribbons.
The refreshments OF ice cream,
and devils food cake rived N
gray and black china further car
ried out the color note.
Out OF town guests were: the
honoree, Mrs. Theo. Daniel. Jr, OF
Kerns, Mesdames Chas. Hervey and
Ralph Agar OF san Benito, Muriel
EEflly OF Pharr, S. p. Bledsoe o.
Weslaco and v. M. Sutphen Of Don
ma. Guests fro Emdcouch were:
Mesdames Burton Hughes, ID. Camp
bell, j. G. ~Vanderhider, Walter
Moore, J. w. Nurse, Ed Friere, M.
p. Lakeland, Claude Swope, Clar-
ence Hall, Lyman Hobbs, w. w.
Wilson, Marion Hughes, c. @.
HART, T. Newton, j. w. Carlson,
VIM. Hughes, S. Hopson, G A.
Purcell and Misses MARCIA HART
and JAMIE Bowe, and the hostess
Mrs. Z. c. Reasonover.
LONE STAR CLUB
HONORS MRS. SHIELDS
The Lone Star club entertained
with a handkerchief shower Friday
at the home Of Mrs. Shaw honor
ing Mrs. M. "A. Shiel-s who is
moving to Raymondville this week.
Little Miss Aline wade delight
fully entertained with a reading.
Contests and wishing Mrs. Shields
and family success and happiness
In their new home were features
OF the afternoon. The gifts Of
handkerchiefs we're very ~cleverly
presented TO Mrs. Shields by little
Mi.j Lillian Shaw, who wheeled in
a doll buggy loaded with the gifts
and placards bearing the directions
Edcouch to RaymOndville via
Panchlta and Lyford.
Home made ice cream and cakes
made by the club ladies were serv-
ed to the following guests: Mes
danes NJ. A. Shi Ids, the guest Of
honor, Adkins, Barr, Blake, Bow
man, carter, CoZart, Grass. Jar
rett, KaSsabaum, Lindley, T. Hugh
es. L. Hughes, wilson, Hill, Rice
and RoSer.
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Who Will Succeed Capone
As Gangland;s Big Shot?

CHICAGO. July 29-F- After
Capone, what?
This was the question TO which
the Chicago police were giving
some attention today
There were some who said that
peace would reign after prison
doors closed behind Alphonse Ca
pone the big shot" OF gangland.
but there were others who express
ed belief his incarceration would
be the signal for a mad scramble
for control Of the Capone's organ
izatiOn.
Chief Of Detectives John Norton
said he was on the alert for any
evidence which might lead 70 a new
outbreak or gang war following
Capone's Imprisonment
The gang chief Is TO appear to-
morrow before federal Judge VII
kerscn to receive sentence ON his
plea or guilty To charges or income
tax evasion and conspiracy TO vo-
late the prohibition law. "A hearing
is 20 precede the passing OF SEN
tence.
United states Marshal n. &. w,
Laubenheimar said Cap0ne would
get the same kind OF treatment CIV
en- TO other federal prisoners, with
no favOrS.
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DEMOS TO MEET
AT EDINDURC
Judge Luther Nichols Will
Be Principal Speaker
At Picnic

EDINBURG, July 29-Judge Lu-
ther Nichols OF Dallas. prominent
democrat and former Judge Of the
Supreme Court OF Texas, viii be
principal speaker at the Democrats
picnic at the McAllen county club,
Thursday afternoon and evening,
according to j. &. Looney.
Other speakers include Martin
Dies. Jr., OF Orange. one or the
youngest members or congress and
Alonzo Perales. San Antonio and
former president general or the
League OF United Latin-Americar
Citizens OF Texas according tc
Looney.
"Our get-together is an old fash
toned basket picnic, with emphasis
on the baskets" Looney said tn:
morning. I'VE want young and Ole
democrats to come to this meeting
the kind our fathers, grandfather
and greatgrandfathers had"
A free barbecue viii be held III
connection with the picnic.
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BULLETS
HIT FIVE TOTS
Machine Gun SIugs Pour
Into Midst OF Children
While Playing

NEW YORK. July 29-Pl- Lit
tie Michael vengali, to whom five
years was a lifetime. died today;
and a mantle OF silence, born OF
frantic fear. settled upon Harlem's
little Italy"
The child was murdered by gang
killers tn an automobile. killers
whose machine guns and shotguns
poured between 50 and 90 slugs In
10 the midst OF playing children
last night
Four other tots. one I'm "a baby
carriage, we're critically wounded
by the gunner In "a reckless at-
tempt TO assaSSinate a man who
had been lclling about the street IN
which the youngsters had been af
play. The man. believed 20 be Joe
Rao or his cousin. Vincent Rao,
fell to the pavement and was un-
hurt. Slugs. however, found little
Michael Vengali in a vital spot,
and they dropped four OF his COM
panions.
Salvatore Vengan. seven year old
brother Of the dead boy, was wound
ed five times. He may die. Michael
Bevilacqui, only three years old
who was IN a baby carriage. was
struck twice in the back by the
slayer's slugs. He, too, may not IT.
vive.
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KILLER CAPTURE
HOPES DWINDLE
Charges Are Filed Against
Girl, Man Is Released
BY Officers

RAYMONDVILLE. July 29.-A-
though formal charges as an ac-
comp!ice to the Staying OF Constable
w. r. Haywood and Deputy Fran
cisco Cisneros have been filed
against Domingo Bueno. Raymond
vile girl, a man who had been held
in the case was released at 9 O'Clock
this morning.
The man. held as a material wit
ness. produced an abb which was
satisfactory TO officers. The girl has
not asked for an examining trial
and bond has not been set.
Hope Of apprehending the fu-
gitive slayer Of thetwo officers dwin-
died this morning as mounting
hours made possibilities OF his
escape greater. Officers continued
investigating clues and a sharp
lookout was maintained about this
section.
The girl likely will be held for
the August IL meeting OF the grand
jury.
Services for Cisneros will be held
this afternoon al $3.50 o'clock az
the First Baptist church with Rev.
ID. @. de la Cara. brother-in-laW
Of Cisneros. officiating
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II Duce' 5 Ears Tweaked--
It's Old Italian Custom

ROME, July %. CP-1t was the
privilege today of Anna Maria
Mussolini. two, and her brother Ro-
mano. going on four. to tweak the
ears Of the premier Of Italy As
times.
For today was the forty-eighth
birthday Of their father. and such
ear-tweaking BY the younger men,
bers OF the house is an old Italian
custom.
The birthday celebration plans
we're simple. including no provision
for the receipt OF gifts. for Mus
solini does not like personal pres
ents and he has set forth his senti-
ments many times in stern orders.
Sirnora Mussolini and four OF
their children were at home at the
villa Torlonia for the birthday. Ed
da Mussolini. who married Count
Galeazzo Ciano last year. is IN
Shanghai. where her husband Is
Italian consul geneyal.
At forty-eight. Benito Mussolini
is one Of Europe's youngest states
men. His health is excellent and
he sticks to the way Of life Inn
POSED on him By his doctors TO off,
set an ulcer OF the stomach. He
eats lEhtly. Is an abstemious drink.
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URGES WORK
IMMEDIATELY
Highway Connection
To Route Traffic
From City

Another highway connection with
the deep water port, taking traffic
off the main Valley highway. and
the Los Fresnos highway and rout-
ing it direct TO the port, was en-
dorsed at a meeting Of the direc-
tors Of the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce this morning.
This is the Cunningham or Coffee
road, leaving the main highway at
a point about half a mile north or
the Country club entrance. and
going in an easterly direction to
the l4th street road.
Direct Route
The chamber Of commerce direc-
tors endorsed the road for grading
and structures at the present time,
and as an important connection
with the port in the near future
as 1t will route trucks on a more
direct line, and relieve the city
streets of heavy truck traffic. II
will also give Los Fresnos people .
shorter and mere direct route "a
the port.
The resolution. offered by Sam
Perl and seconded by r. B. Creager.
was unanimously endorsed. II fol-
lows:
BE It resolved by the board OF
directors Of the Brownsville Cham
Der of Commerce. that the board 60
on record as recommending. and II
does nearby recommend, a connect
ing road cutting off from the main
concrete highway leading from
Brownsville TO San Benito and ex-
tending TO the turning basin Of the
Brownsville Navigation Districts
harbor; and for such road recon-
mends the Cottingham or Coffee
s-ad. which DIVORCES from the sale
main highway, about one-half mile
beyond the Brownsville Country
club crossing Of the Resaca de Ia
Guerra. sometimes known as Re-
SAGA de Ia Palma"
Advertise at Once
1T is further recommended that
the county commissioner of Com
missioner Precinct No. 2 proceed to
advertise at once for the work Of
putting in grading and structure:
on such roads"
No other matters we're taken liz
by the directors.
This is the second road designed
to take traffic to the port off the
streets OF Brownsville that the
chamber OF commerce has endorsed
recently.
The other is the Four Posts road
which will cross all the entrances
to Brownsville from the Militar,
highway to the 14th street road
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basis: and graft has come 70 De
regarded as an unavoidable con-
comitant OF modern life in large
cities.
In Chicago a newspaperman's
pocket was picked-his wallet TAX
en-. He reported the incident to the
papers police reporter, wise in the
ways Of crime. The police reporter
asked him In what part OF the
town the theft took place. He
then called a firm OF lawyers. The
following day the wallet, contain
ing the money, was returned TO its
owner.
Keep Close Touch
The lawyers to whom the report
er telephoned represented the or
ganized pickpockets OF Chicago.
Every pickpocket telephones the
law offices at regular intervals
during the day. In the event a
thief fails to call on time. the at
torneys know the man has been ar
rested, and they Immediately move
TO have him freed.
Because the city is 50 carefully
divided among the pickpockets the
attorneys knew Just which one had
taken this particular wallet. When
they learned the owner was a news
paperman. they instructed the
Continued on page 81
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Sterling Awaits
Cotton Call Results

AUSTIN. July 29-tP1-Gov. Ross
s. Sterling today was awaiting re-
plies from governors OF Is other
cotton producing states saying
whether they would attend a cotton
conference here next Tuesday.
The Texas chief executive yes
terday issued the call for the con-
ference after the legislature. in
special session. had unanimously
requested him to do so.
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PALO PINTO. July 29--tP-W.
A. Tunstill. OF Fort Worth. filed a
81. 543. 900 damage suit against the
Texas and Pacific railroad In dis
trict court here yesterday The
petition alleged s543. 900 direct and
81. 200. 900 exemplary damages.
He claimed breach Of q contract
wherein II was allegedly intended
to develop oil and gas lands In
Ward and Ector counties held by
the railroad.
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WOULD BE
WASTE OF MONEY"

II would be a waste OF puDnc
one to pave the old Port Isabel
cutoff from the Boca Chica high
wav at this time. e. III. Bell. Browns
vile precinct commissioner. told the
Cameron county commissioners
court al a special session Tuesday
evening.
This statement was made In con-
nection with an injunction which
prevents his precinct from posting
money to be used on the Military
highway. (.
There Is no public need or demand
for this road which crosses the low
lands across a practically uninhabit-
| ed stretch. the court was told.
The Military highway. serving a
| rich agricultural section is OF far
greater Importance, 1t was pointed
out.
Tuesday the commissioners court
named defendants in the injunction
suit filed by Mrs. Nellie Esperson
Stuart. Jesse bennett, A. d. Dickin-
son and others. waived service for
the hearing scheduled for Aug. ;
before Judge A. M. Kent.
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Pair is Charged
In Store Robbery

HARLINGEN. July 29.-Two men
were bound over to the grand Jury
today in bonds or 81 1900 and $500
on charges or participation Tn the
robbery or a jewelry store here re-
Gently during a minor crime wave
The men were taken to Brownsville
to await grand jury hearing.
Two Brownsville negroes were
bound over on bonds OF $1,000 and
$500 in Justice Of the Peace Fields
court this morning on charges Of
automobile theft.
Vivian Jones. negro woman, claim
ed that her car was removed 10
Houston without her permission.
The car was recovered at Houston
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Shops Are Sold

(SDfciel to The Herald.)
RAYMONDVILLE. July % The
Willacy county Machine Shop and
Garage was sold to the Grindle
Sales CO., OF Harrington and the
Marine Hardware CO.. Of San Benito
Tuesday.
These two companies. who d.
vided the equipment and supplies.
will move them TO Harlingen and
San Benito.
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Charges Filed
Against Official

Charges of homicide we're filed
this morning before Judge Jesus
Roias of Matamoros against Jose
Vazuuez Salinas. member OF the
Matamoros customs force. The
charges we're filed by Special In
v~estigator Guadalupe Valdez OF
Matamoros in connection with the
fatal shooting early Monday morn
ing Of Irma Cara.
The woman was shot twice. one
bullet from a AS striking her IN
the side and penetrating her body
and the other grazed her left arm
and wrist.
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Negro Killed In
Fight Over Gun

HOUSTON. July 29-tP)-As he
struggled for possession Of a police
mans gun after he had been arrest
ed. James Walton. 26. Angleton
negro, was shot and killed by as
express company special agent
shortly before midnight last night.
The shooting took place In an au-
tomohile in which patrolman j. N,
Sober asd Dave Grove. express COM
pany special agent, and Omer Laws
railroad special agent. we're carry
ing the negro to police headquar-
tiers.
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Sheep Infested

SAN ANGELO. July 10. f.
sheep ralsers OF this territory -
innate that about $1,000 OF the g.
10000 sheep in Texas viii die this
year Of screw worms. The infesta-
ton Is reported greater than at
any other time during the past ~
years
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KILGORE, July 19.zF-An UNI
identified man was shot to death
early this morning when he and
two companions came 70 the win
dow Of a confectionery and ordered
John B jenkins. proprietor, to put
his hands up.
jenkins said he fired five times
at the man with q pistol. n shot
striking him in the chest. The other
men fled
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ton. which was
performed in his
London home,
was successful.
All members Of
the family ar
rived at the
house overnight,
and during the
operation / h e v
sat in a room
adjoining the
bedroom in
which the sur
geon worked.
The m c r
prime minister's
son, Maj. Lloyd
George. said the
patient had a
good night His
condition before
the operation
was satisfac G
tory" the major
explained, and
mm4N~
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Cats Get Bennett

FORT WORTH. July 20. -tPp-
Fred Red" Bennett. outfielder, one
Of the greatest right hand slug
gers ever in the Texas league. has
been obtained by the Fort Worth
baseball club from the Pittsburgh
pirates and will report TO the Cats
here the latter part of this week
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DIES MONIES. Iowa, July 20.
-tF-Aerial warfare, with air.
planes spreading poison mash
over c0rnfields threatened by
an army OF grasshoppers, was
in prospect for western Iowa
farmers today.
The horde which levelled
fields In Nebraska and South
Dakota has also done great
damage TO western Iowa crops
and constitutes a growing mem
ace to the eltire state, ento-
mologists asserted here.
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Valley Youth Dies
Especial 70 The Herald.l

Especial 70 The HeraId-1
ALAMO, July 29.-Stuart Rice. Is,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Vance >. Rice
OF this city. died in Medford. Ore.
Sunday. according to word received
here. !.
Young Rice was accidentally shot
by a boy friend last week, and had
been in the hospital for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice and Stuart
were touring the Pacific coast
when the accident occurred. They
have been residents of Alamo for
the past three years.
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Dive Is Fatal

BRYAN. July o. -tHA-GeorEe
Slowey. IS. who dislocated his neck
Monday while executing q twisting
dive at a San Jacinto swimming
pool, died last night. witnesses
saw Slowey struck the water In q
paralvsed condition. but did not
hit the bottom Of the pool.
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HAMBURG. July 2g. F-Thg
Hamburg-American line today RE
ceived "a report from one CIR itH
steamers that the Graf Zeppelin
was over Nova zembla this morn
inR.
The line did not state whab
steamer had picked up the Nova
zembla message.
The radio from the Graf. the
steamship company reported. said
the dirigible vas returning TO Le-
ningrad.
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Lloyd George
Resting Easily
After Operation

LONDON. July 1B.-F-David
Lloyd George. leader or the liberal
party and former prime minister,
was operated on today for a kidney
ailment.
1t was understood that the opera
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COUNTY SAYS
PAREDESLINE
is SHORTEST
Old Cut Off Would
Cross Channel,
Pointed Out

The Paroles line road and Bar
reda-Pcrt Isabel state highway
constitute the shortest practical"
highway from the Brownsville Boca
Chlca highway to Port Isabel Is the
contention OF Cameron county in
It's answer 70 the injunction filed
against 1t recently holding up the
Military highway.
TO File Answer
The county's original answer 70
plaintiffs petition was TO be filed
Wednesday afternoon by Judge
Harbert Davenport and Judge H.
L. Yates, special counsel for the
county.
The temporary injunction
granted Jesse bennett, Mrs. Nellie
Esperson Stuart and others seeks
paving Of the cutoff road from the
BrownsvilIe-B Chica highway to
Port Isabel.
This paving is sought on grounds
Of an old commissioners court or
der which stated the Brownsville
precinct would pave the Boca Chica
highway and then construct the
shortest practical cutoff to Port
Isabel.
Cuts Highway
The Paroles line road cuts across
the Boca Chica highway. and the
county's contention Is that this :
the shortest practical" cutoff.
The commissioners court Tues
day set aside $4,000 for completion
or the gap in the B0ca Chica Nigh
wav from Fourteenth street TO Los
EbanoS.
The answer also points out the Old
CUTOFF would cross the ship chan
mel. making it an expensive ven
tire.
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Pair Out on Bond

NACOGDOCHES. july 7e.=F-
Deputy Sheriff Red johnson was
freed under $1,000 bond after lis
examining trial today on a charge
OF Staying George Lowry. a cattle
man. ct Etoile last Saturday night,
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LTNDBERGH MAY
POSTPONE FLIGHT

NORTH Hr ACH AIRPORT. N-
VI. July 29. rFH-Po5sihility that
Colonel Lindbergh and hts wife
may not hop OFF today was express
"a by the flying colonel this morn
ing as ne prepared 70 make "a final
test flight with a radio expert here
shortly after his arrival at the air
port.
The plane I'm which the Lind
berghs plan to fly to Toxic was
poised at the edge Of the ramp
while delicate adjustments 70 the
elaborate radio apparatus were be-
ing completed.
Before reaching a decision as %
whether 10 proceed today 70 North
Haven, Me. on the next lex on their
flight. Col. Lindbergh planned t0
maks a trial flight this morning.
with an engineer, for q final test nf
the radio devices.
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TWOPLANES
LAST Seen
NEAR COAST
Turkey, Globe GirdIing
Fliers Over 80 Hours
From New York

LONDON, July 90 More
than thirty hours after Americas
two transatlantic planes had TAX
en- off from New York mo- anthem
&c news Of their progress had
been received Inn Europe.
I'm Ireland. where IN close watch
was being kept for them the press
association reported that m rrd
m0noplane which flew over Dub
Linn was stated 90 be a private
machine.
NEW YORK. July 29-tF-Two
powerful mCn0planeS. each carry
ing two more candidates for trans
atlantic h0nors, were presumably
flying tn the clear and calm ocean
nirway towards Europe today.
Sighted Yesterday
The two planes. the blue and vel
low Cape Cod" piloted by Russell
Broadman and John Polando, and
the red and orange Belanca pilot
cd by Hugh Herndon, Jr., and Clyde
Pangborn, were believed 70 have
been the ones sighted within 40
minutes Of each other yesterday
high over southeastern Newfound-
land.
The Cape cod" left Floyd Ben
nett airport at A a. m., G.. o. T. and
the Hernd0n-PangbOrn craft lB
minutes later.
H. Newfoundland one plane was
sighted over Cape Race at q ~ m-,
g.. "a. T. Another plane was sighted
INC Ramea nt 1.36 and nv Bay
L'Argent a few minutes later. Ar
2.30 ID. I'M. one plane headed out tu
sea from Bay Roberts, ubserveda
said
Clear Weather
Weather reports from Newfound-
land indicated the plane would en-
couster clear meather. o. medium
wind and a full moon.
Both planes were undistinguish-
abel because OF the speed and great
height at which they were flying
It appeared that both were follow
ing Identical courses. but one was
40 miles behind the other.
Although the Cape Cod" took OFF
first. 1t was only a 800 horse power
motor. as compared with the 300
horsepower motor In the Herndon
and Pangb0rn plane.
Boardman and Polando are fly
ing to IstanbuI. Turkey. The other
rs bound for Moscow, on the first
Lex on d globe girdling flight
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Los Fresnos-Port Short Route Road Is Endorsed
Crime Costs u. s.
Billions Each Year

NEW YORK, July 90. R1-Crime, il is estimated, is
costing America somewhere between five and seven bill
lion dollars a year.
Racket is no longer a word; it is an industry. Muir
der is a business. Thieves are organized on a time clock
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy with probably scat
tered showers Wednesday night and
Y Thursday.
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FOLLOW . Own
CH1CA.....-..
water is fine.
Little effects noted from muddy
river.
Beach lined with crowds Tuesday
afternoon.
Enjoy your vacation in the VAL
icy.