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The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Zeppelin, in Storm,
\ Flies Over EurODe

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany.
March 80 GNSO.-The German
dirigible Graf Zeppelin, riding
safely through violent storms in
her first long cruise of the year,
returned here at dawn today.
Commanded by Captain Leh-
mann, the airship paid a courtesy
visit to Budapest and circled
Vienna on her return trip.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
NeU Panama EnUOu
Arrives in NeW York

NEW YORK, March 80 CU.SO.
DR.. Harmodio Arrias, new min
iSter of Panama to Washington,
arrived yesterday on the United
Fruit liner Calamares. He left
Immediately for Washington to
present his credentials to PreSi-
dent Hoover. Arrias is regarded
as a popular choice for the presi-
dency of Panama in 1882.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
HYM|E DEFENSE
BEGINS TODAY

CLEVELAND, March 30 GNSD
The State rested it's case at 11:09
a. m. today in the trial of pitts
burgh Hyrnie" Martin, accused
slayer of former Councilman
William E. Potter.
Taking of defense testimony
began Immediately.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
FiUe Persons Saved
In Camden, N. J., Fire

CAMDEN, N. j., March 80
S0.-Four stores and dwellings
were destroyed by fire in South
Camden yesterday. Five persons
were rescued.
The damage was 100000.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

AHA "A NNUENO
BARITONE of the Metropoli-
tan Opera in New York, re-
ported critically ill at his hotel
in Belgrade, Jugoslavia. He is
reported to be suffering from
food poisoning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
HIGHWAY BOND
VOTE IS SEEN

HARLINGEN. June IA bond
election will be called Dor 10 raise
funds to complete the 37-mile
strip OF the Hug-the-C Coast highway
between the Willacy county line
and Riviera in Kleberg county. it
was decided At a meeting between
Cameron and Willacy county re-
presentatives held at the Harrington
Chamber Of Commerce building
Thursday night.
The cost Of this pavement will
be approximately $1.250.000, and
the state OF Texas has agreed TO
paw go per cent Of the cost. If Cam
eron. KleterE. kennedy, willacy and
Nueces counties will pay 40 per
cent.
Judge oscar c. Dancy. Browns
vile, was designated last night to
supervise the preliminary work. Be-
fore the bond election can be call
ed. hearings in each Of the five in
terested counties must be held.
In order 10 call the election. pc
titioas signed bv so persons will
have to be presented in each county.
and II will take a two-thirds vote
in each Of the five counties to pass
il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
SIGNS TRUCK
REGULATION BILL

The remainder Of the cut IN the
education bill Mas made by eiimln-
aaing several assistant professor
SHIPS and instructors positions by
cutting out nearly all appropria-
tons Tor improvement 10 physical
properties.
A total Of Sill $50 was stricken
from the eleemosynary bill and
So, i50 from the departmental bill.
Opponents OF the truck regula-
ton bill have indicated they would
contest its constitutiOnality i'm the
courts. The main contest will be
against the 1000 pound led init.
IL being claimed this would render
obsolete and conliscate a large
number Of the trucks now operated.
The bill limited the width Of trucks
70 96 inches; height TO IL and one
half feet: length on single units To
IS feet and Of a combination truck
and trailer 10 As feet.
The first OF the bills placed All
trucks operated for hire under
Jurisdiction or the railroad COM
mission and required them TO
charge not less than common car
rier rates.
In approving the truck bill, Gov
ernor Sterling said II did not meet
with his entire approval and that
he anticipated portions on 10 would
be declared unconstitutional. RE
said It was not his province 70 pass
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
AMELIA IS
UNHURT IN
GIRO CRASH
Sets Plane Down In
Midst Of Autos,
Keeps Control.

ABILENE. Tex, June IL. (P-
Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam es-
capped injury today when her auto
gyro crashed from an altitude OF
about thirty feet as she was taking
off from the airport here to re-
pune her journey eastward from
california. The plane was damag-
Cd considerably.
ch1 he autogiro failed TO attain
: 1ufficient momentum on the take
off and crashed amid parked auto
mobiles In a fenced-off space near
The hangar OF the Abilene airport.
Although several automobiles
were damaged. 1t was reported that
no one in the crowd was injured.
Miss Earhart climbed out OF the
plane and walked q short distance
away.
The flier's mechanic. Eddie de
Vaught, also was unhurt. Mrs. Put
nam had taken off with a slow
start, and was heading southwark,
Tying only a few yards above the
spectators, when the u~ndercarriage
OF the ship struck a field landing
lamp near the automobile parking
enclosure. When it became evident
the autogiro could not clear the
automobiles, the woman pilot set
the ship down in a cleared space
Its wings struck two cars without
damaging them seriously.
Mrs. Putnam declared she had
control OF the plane at all times.
II underestimate the distance"
she said as she climbed out. Pos
sibly a whirlwind caught the tail Of
the autogiro."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
WOMAN CRIES TO
KILL PRISONER
Courtroom Thrown In Up.
roar As Negro Given
90 Years

DALLAS, June II. -(P)-District
Judge Grover Adams courtroom
was the scene OF an uproar today
after Ardell Landers. convicted OF
robbery with firearms Of Joe Pic
cola. grocer who was slain in the
holdup. was given a 99-year SEN
tence. Judge Adams warned against
any demonstration but scarcely had
finished reading the verdict when
Mrs. Louise Mondello and another
sister Of the slain grocer jumped
70 their feet, screaming for VEN
geance against the negro.
HE killed my brother. a woman
shouted. Kill him. Don't let him
60 to prison. Somebody kill him."
Sheriff Hal Hood and deputies
hastily grabbed the negro prisoner
and carried him from the court
room 10 the Jail for s~afekeepine.
Piccola was shot TO death Feb.
3. 1929, BY a negro who robbed the
cash register of his store of slS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
TRAIN ROBBER
Shot, KILLED
Ex- Convict Companion Is
Wounded When
Agents Shoot

STILWELL. Kas.. June II. P)-
A man identified by officers as
Robert Holiday. a participant in
the Roundout, Ill. mail train rob-
berry June II, 1923, was shot and
killed here by two American EX-
press company agents today when
he and a companion attempted to
steal four tires from a railway sta
ton.
His companion. identified as j.
I. Harmon, ex-convict, was wound
nd but not dangerously.
he Express company agents
were called to Stilwell last night
by the station agent who found in
freight received at the station
tires addressed to G. Z. Myers.
route 2, Stilwell. The agent knew
Of no Myers and said there was no
route 2 out Of Stilwell.
Hidden in the freight depot,
with the station dark and the
regular agent off duty. the two
express company officers waited
for a possible robbery attempt.
They said Harmon broke into the
freight depot first about ? a.. m.
and was shot when he pulled a
gun instead of complying with a
command to surrender. Holiday.
on guard outside. rushed TO the
door with drawn gun when Harmon
was shot and was shot down.
Questioning OF Harmon later re-
vealed Holiday and Harmon, need
ing tires. had ordered them Mon
day from a Kansas City firm. Civ
ing the name Myers and the Still
well address.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
FAMED DANCERS
COME TO CAFE
Matamoros Cafe Announces
Program Of Celebrities
For One Week

A spectacular stage show with
nationally famous actors and act
resses Is being offered by the Mata-
moros Cafe starting Saturday night.
June Is, and continuing one week.
The announcement was made to-
day by Mrs. Emma Leonard, own
er. and J. j. King. manager OF the
cafe.
Flo-Belle and Charlie. said to be
Americas foremost adagio and
ballroom dancers and who recently
appeared in several Metro-G oldwyn-
Mayer releases, will do several
numbers.
Madame Satan, dancer, will give
a Partisan Apache dance. an exhi-
bition waltz and the Spanish tango.
Claude Sanger, who will be re-
membered as the eccentric dancer
In R.-K.-O's "Dixiana'. will pre-
sent several Of his dances.
Matamoros Cafe has announced
that there will be no lover charge.
and no advance in prices. Reserva-
tions may be made by teiephoning
~ Matamoros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
COLLEGES HIT AS STERLING
SLASHES MONEY BILLS; TRUCK
y = y y y \ = : : :
MEASURE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

AUSTIN. June l2-tP- After
slasning S2r3i7.000 from the three
major appropriations bills and
vetoing the miscellaneous claims
bill. Governor r. . Sterling yes
terday approved appropriations to-
falling $36.454,5l229.
The governor signed the second
OF the truck regulation bills. plac-
ing drastic restrictions on the
width, height, length and load limit
OF all trucks operated for hire. The
maximum load Knit was set az
1000 pounds.
The miscellaneous claims BIZ to-
tailed $360.660 and represented var
ious charges agains. the state.
Bad financial condition OF the
state was given as the ease for
cutting and vetoing the appropria-
ton bills by Governor Sterling.
The education bill was hardes.
hit. S2,l44.l20 being eliminated APP
preparations for al buildings ex-
ccpt one and appropriations for
summer schools the second year
OF the biennium were vetoed. The
only building left In was the library
at the West Texas State Teachers
College at Canyon. The state Will
spend SIS 900 for the building when
a like amount is raised by public
subscription.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
BOAT RACES TO
Be HELD SUNDAY
Speed Boats to Clash On
Iona Alta Lake, List
Is Still Open

The waters Of Iona Alta lake
will be churned white Sunday aft
ernoon when SpeedDoatS from prac-
tically every Valley town will par
ticipate in a series Of boat races.
The races are free TO the public,
ana the hills surrounding the race
form a natural 'grandstand' Tor
spectators. During the first race OF
the season, he'd several Sundays
ago. ears containing about 1900
persons parked on the hills and
spectators said they had an I'M
INSTRUCTED view Of the entire course.
The exact number or speed
boats to be entered has not been
definitely determined as the entry
date has not closed. At least twenty
speedboatS and run-abouts VIII be
entered, accorCSls TO II. J.. Bat
sell Of Batsell-Nell
I'VE hope 10 stage these races
at least once a month, Mr.. Bat
sell said today. The interest In the
races has been gratifying and we
expect a large crowd Sunday
afternoon"
Frank w. MarkusSen. assistant
manager OF Batseil-Wells. will be
in charge OF arrangements.
The Iona Ara course is un-
doubtedly the best in the Valley"
Mr.. MarkuSsen said Thursday. The
water is deep and clear and the
lake Is free Of obstacles. Also 1t Is
easily accessible
Exceptional speed has been made
BY Valley racers During the last
race. Atkins OF San Benito, in his
"Kilowatt" S~tep-plane attained a
speed Of as miles an hour with an
outhoard motor. This Is close TO a
record.
Several races will be run Sun
day. June IL. between various
classes OF boats and motors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
PUT TO
WORK BY CHIEF
San Benito Has Juveriile
Chain Gang AT Worl.
On Vacant Lots

SAN BENTTO. June l2--In an
effort to break up the activities OF
u gang OF boys whose ages ran "
from 8 To NJ. Chief OF Police Luke
Waters Is trying the work curt.
The boys have been raiding gnD-
Gerry stores and confectionerila.
taking candy and other eatables.
and tn date no remedy which VII
cure them OF their prUpcnSiticS has
been found.
50 now the boys. five or them.
are being put 10 WORK. by the city,
or San Eenito for a period Of ten
days. pulling weeds and doing VIZ
rious other forms Of manual larr
Chief waters expects 20 add FoIr
or five more I'D his juvenile Chain
gang IN the next few days, he stat
cd this morning.
Al Of the boys involved have been
subjects of attention from the police
force To- sOmc time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Indy STUDIES
AERIAL ROUTES
May Again Cross Atlantic
In Tour of World
Planned

WASHINGTON. June II. -tPj-
Possible aerial routes 10 the Orient
are being studied closely here BY
Charles a. Lindbergh in prepara-
ton for another trail blazing flight.
With Mrs. Lindbergh. he expects
to cross over either the turbulent
Atlan.c, the broad Pacific or the
frozen wastes OF the Arctic Ocean
in his Stream-lincd and pontoon
fitted Lockheed monoplane before
the summer ends.
-Four routes are being considered.
A final decision will depend on the
establishment OF satisfactory fue.
bases. One route would take the
young couple over the Atlantic 70
Greenland and thence to Spitz-
bergen and across Siberia to Japan.
The second would be along the
waterways of northern Canada 10
the northernmost fringe Of the
Alaskan coast and over q portion OF
the Arctic Ocean to Siberia.
The third would send the filters
up the Canadian coast To the Aleu-
tian Islands that stretch from AL
aska in a long string towarl the
eastern coast of the Asiatic con-
tincnt. Should they land near
Kamchatka. the route would then
be southwark TO Japan. The fourth
possibility. in which Lindbergh
said he was particularly interested,
was the route across Alaska. over
the Bering to Siberia. and then 10
the Nipponese Islands.
Lindbergh did not desire 10 dis
cuss the possibility of obtaining
permission from the Soviet govern
ment to fly over Russian territory.
explaining that representatives OF
that country undoubtedly would
make known whether he would be
permitted TO fly over II. Japan was
the first Of the governments e
welcome the Lindberghs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Film Stars Have
Little Quarrel

HOLLYWOOD. Cal. June liz. lFH
Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt. film
players. who married Inst April mo
Las Vegas, Nevada. were living
apart today.
Miss Hunt. rCrlarkinE that we
lust had "a liltlr quarrel but I know
everything will be al right"
wouldn't call N "a separation. Lease
said they had separated and that
was all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Etex Producers
To Meet Sunday

TYLER. June l2-(P-Directors
OF the East Texas Lease. Royalty
and Producers Association were
under summons today 10 meet here
Sunday to consider new plans for
settling the East Texas oil produc-
tion controversy.
The call was issued yesterday az
ter q meeting Of business men and
oil operators here. A telegram was
sent Governor Ross Sterling. ask
ing him not to call a special session
OF the legislature until the new
proposal could Be considered. IL
would allow a production OF 800
barrels Der day from each % acres,
irrespective OF potential flow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Hawaii Reports
Earthquake Shock

HILO. Hawa'. June ~. IA
severe earthquake shock was felt
here al 5.53 d. N. yesterday but no
damage was reported.
The shock recalled n recent state
ment CT DR.. r. A. Jaeger. Jr.. VOL
CanolCglst. that the volcano Mauna
Loa was ON the verge OF eruption.
Scientists sought a report from the
mountain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Starr County Makes
Health Unit Plans

Starr County is definitely lin" on
the four county health unit plan. A
telegram received this morning from
county officials nv Dr. wv. r.. SRI
vey. Cameron County heath unit
head. revealed.
TIE county ~ ~foFeEarding tbs
necessary papers m -'7te officials.
the telegram stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
HOFrSE

HAFLINGEN. June IL. - The
home Of J. O. Harris. GLIB X. Blu
chanan ST.. was hu~rglarized last
night. the thieves getting n brown
leather handbag and a quantity Of
clothing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

on the bills constitutionality and
that his action was taken in view
on the overwhelming majority given
the bill in both houses.
KINGSvILLE
SCHOOL CUT
Building appropriations vetoed
were:
College OF Mines. El Paso. $780,
600 for administration building.
College OF Industrial Arts. Denton,
$4,000 for hospital; College Of Arts
and Industries. Kingsville. Sl?5.0O0
for health building and equipment
and heating plant Improvements:
North Texas state Teachers COL
lege. Denton. SiT5.000 for library,
and $1,000 for general improve
ments; Southwest Texas State
Teachers College, san Marcos.
Si50.000 for library and $Ii.50O for
general Improvements: West Texas
Teachers College. Canyon. $1,000
manual training addition TO power
plant: Stephen T.. Austin Teachers
College. Nacogdochcs. Slj0.000 for
auditorium and class building: John
Tarleton Junior Agricultural Col
lege. 100000 for science building.
Summer school appropriations
vetoed totaled SASS 500. In vetoIng
these items, Governor Sterling
pointed out the next legislature
could make deficiency a~pDr0Dria-
tions for the last year Of the bien-
mum. The bad financial condition
ar the treasury was given ms the
reason for vet0ing the buildings and
cutting out numerous positions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
HAWKS AGAIN

BUDAPEST. June II. UPl-Frank
Hawks. American speed flier, ar
rived here today from Verona after
q fight OF two hours and "A min
utes. The distance Is about 400 miles.
After launching at the United States
Legation he planned to start for
Vienna
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
City Briefs

To san Antonio-A. B. Seay Of
the Federal Rubber Co, LETT for
san Antonio Friday morning after
a business visit in the city.
Special Spring Chicken Dinner
only soc. Don't miss this II An
thongs Waffle Shop.
Shield Corn-75c per bushel:
cane seed Sl.50; tin cans for home
Gamers. mason liars. can sealers.
Phillips Hardware, San Benito.
ADV. IA
Buick Owncrs-Our service dep
artment Will give you first-class
service at the regular Buick fat
rate prices. Webster Burke Motor
Company. S~tudebakcr Dealer. Tenth
and Adams st. Brownsville, Phone
800. Adv. 2l
Recoyered.-W. j. Schnurbusch.
local weather chief who has been
i'll for the past week, was back 20
work Friday morning and said that
he was feeling much better.
Sacked Corn-75c per bushel: tin
cans for home Gamers, glass jars.
New bath tubs, $500; sinks; Law
a~tories, pipe and fittings. Salvage
Co. on Fronton Street. Adv. IA
Feed Corn-75c per buShel; tin
cans; Burpee'S sealcrs: new and
used water pipe: bath tubs; used
tools Of al kinds; furniture, beds,
office desIs. etc. Auction Sales.
Harrington, Texas. Adv. IA
Back In Tcwn.-Paul Kennard,
staff artist Of radio station KWWG,
returned to Brownsville Thursday
night after an absence OF several
days. He was in san antonio.
where his wife died in a sanitarium
after a lingering illness. Mrs. Ken
nard was buried in san Antonio.
A giant mechanical houseflv. 2
feet in height, has been construct
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

LIQUID CIR TABLETS
Relieves a Ee7incie or Neuralgia
An 30 minutes. checks a Cold the
first day. and checks Malaria in
three days
\e66 Salve for Baby's Cold
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
APPEAL MADE
BY ATTORNEYS

Formal appeal was made this
morning by Cameron County At
torney Marvin r. Hall. and Sr. De
Leon. defense attorneys. against
the formal arrest order issued by
Judge Rojas. The formal appeal
was made to the Supreme Tribunal
of the State Of Tamaulipas at
Ciudad Victoria. the state capital.
Certified copies of all the inves-
LEGATIONS in the case have been
forwarded to the Supreme Tri-
bunal which will decide the COM
ing week whether Rojas had mer-
its on which to hold Ham. In case
the Supreme Tribunal decides that
there Is no ground for the formal
charges, Ham will be released.
Sr. Edmundo de la Cara. Rojas'
secretary forwarded the appeal to
ST. Lie. Luis Gobela de Ia Tore,
president of the Tribunal Of SUI
preme Justice Of the state Of Ia
maulipas. A decision is expected
Tuesday.
The ,Matamoros courtroom where
the trial was held was filled al
most to capacity by residents of
the Valley as well as from Browns
vile that gathered there TO learn
the fate OF. the American youth
charged with the fatal shooting.
Further details Of the trial will
be found on Page Two. this issue.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

A giant mechanical houseflv. 2
feet in height, has been construct
cd by the u. S. Department Or
Agriculture as part OF an educa-
tional exhibit showing how the fly
menaces public health.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
APPEAL MADE

Continued from Page One)
Rosa contending that he did not
strike Ham over the head with the
gun. while defense witnesses state
that de la Rosa did strike Ham and
that as he did SO the pistol wa:
discharged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-14

brother gave the readers of the Enquirer. However. it was, not in this field where James P. Woodruff gave of his best. Ad- mitted to the bar in 1893 he represented his town in the Legislature, being democratic leader at one time.
 He was state building and loan commis- sioner for twenty years and judge of probate at Litchfeld at one time. In 1914 he was named to the court of common pleas by Governor Baldwin and held that post until 1925 when he resigned. Since then he has devoted his time to business affairs of which he had numerous ones with which to occupy his attention. He had been in poor health for some time. quite unlike his fatner who until the time of his death last year in his 95th year had been extremely active in Liteh- field and could be found in his office or at the First National Bank every day. There can be no question of the particular niche the name of Woodruff occupies in Litch- field. It always has been and always will remain an honored one.