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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Corpus Casser Runs
Wild; No Casualties

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. May
20. RJ-The Houston Oil Com
pany's No. ? Lawrence wild gasser
remained unchecked early today,
spouting a column OF oil, gas, wat
er and mud high into the air. 1t
blew in yesterday as workmen we're
attempting to deepen 1t from
1850 to 5000 feet.
Efforts to contol II we're hamp-
cred by a terrific rainstorm last
night but gas masks and special
equipment had been sent for. No
one was injured seriously although
several workmen were temporarily
overcome by gas while dragging
wrecked machinery away from the
well. The drill stem was blown out
Of the hole, smashing a large steel
derrick.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
fire SWEEPS
TOWN, MILLION
And HALF Loss
Newfoundland Fishing
Village Raced
By Flames

HARBOR GRACE. N. F.. May 20.
-CR-The most disastrous fire in
many years today swept through the
little community of Carbonear on
the west coast Of Conception Bay.
At dawn. as the flames reached
out from the center Of the little
village to homes in the outskirts
the damage was estimated at ST.
100000. The blaze. which started
shortly after midnight, destroyed
the principal industrial plants OF
the village and swept on unchecked
as daylight came.
Cause Of the fire was unknown,
but 1t was believed to have started
in a kiln.
Carbonear is the port Of entry
on Conception Bay and has a popu-
lation of approximately 5000. Its
chief industry Is fishing and the
manufacture Of fishing supplies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT BILL
SIGNED BY GOV.
Hearings Will Be Held
After Board Is
Named

The bill providing for creation o.
a Lower Rio Grande Water Con-
servation district was signed today
by Governor Sterling.
Governor Sterling is required BY
the bill to name the first board Of
directors. Reports from Austin to-
day stated that he had not named
the board. although he is expected
TO name as the temporary directors
the committee Of seven Valley men
which sponsored the bill.
This new district, II ii is finally
approved by the people Of the VAL
ley. will direct all its efforts toward
furthering the study Of conserva-
ton of waters Of the Rio Grande.
TO speed up the settlement of this
important matter.
The committee Of seven already
has dcne much valuable work for
the Valley in helping to get the
appropriation of s287 900 to finance
government surveys of the Rio
Grande now being made under the
direction Of the International Wa
ters commission.
Heat-ngs Ordered
There are several steps necessary
before the district is finally formed.
The first requirement Is that the
temporary board of directors named
by the gosernor shall meet within
ten days Of the passage Of the bill
and organize. naming a presiden.
and secretary.
Then ten days from that date
the board shall meet again and gise
notice in newspapers of the four
counties Of hearings to be held at
certain places and times. at which
all persons owning property in the
proposed district may appear and
be heard for or against the district.
If at the conclusion of these hear
ings the board feels that the dist
riot would be a public benefit, an
election shall be Gated at which the
voters shall pass on the formation
OF the district, the election of a
board Of directors. and the levying
Of a tax not to exceed five cents OH
the 500, or one half mill on the
dollar.
Low Tax Rate
Members OF the committee ex-
pressed the belief the tax asked will
not be more than one-quarter mill
or half that possible under the bill.
II the board feels that the opinion
of property owners Is that the dist
riot is not necessary, the matter
will be dropped.
Continued on page p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
BARBER JAKE
SURRENDERS
IN CHICAGO
London Wants Him
For Allie
S~windling

CHICAGO. May 20. R,-John
Factor. alias Jake the Barber"
sought for an alleged IS. 900. 900
swindle in England. surrendered to
government authorities today and
vas held for arraignment before q
United States commissioner.
The one time cut rate barber, &C
cused OF changing his trade to that
Of the swindler and stock manipu-
lator. bilking thousands of Eng
lish inventors, walked into the fed
eral building with his attorney and
surrendered.
Complaints against him were
signed by Godfrey Haggard, British
consul here, who will seek his ex-
tradition to London for trial. The
Broad Street Press. Ltd, is the
principal complainant.
AS he awaited arraignment. Fac
tor dictated a statement asserting
that accusations against him were
utterly without foundation
II have not a detailed statement
to make at this time" he said,
except to say that all that I have
read about myself in the past few
days is absolutely false. I have
appeared voluntarily because
know that the charges that have
been made against me are untrue.
49, the attitude Of the British
authorities is that / should be
placed in jail and denied my OPP
%portunity to defend myself against
this persecution
Il am here to meet squarely the
charges against me, but 7 feel that
my constitutional rights to bail
should not be denied"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Witness Tells Of
Alleged Confession

VALPARAISO, Ind, May 2O-CPl
Paul Roberts. the Gary police
man who wrote the alleged confess
sion OF Virgil kirkland. On trial for
the Staying Of Arlene braves last
November at Gary. Ind, testified
yesterday that the youth told him
he was sorry 1t happened and
that I'VE were drunk and she fell
IN the porch" Roberts said Kirk
land then read the confession and
signed il.
Roberts was one Of the first de-
Tense witnesses.
Evan MADEIRA. a guest at the fatal
party. told Of an affair held two
weeks before Miss braves death TO
celebrate her approaching marri-
age to Kirkland. He said that sew
eral days later a party OF young
folks went to Valparaiso where
Kirkland and Miss braves intended
&c be married but the ceremony
did not take place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Wire Flashes

AMERICAN: New York at Cleve-
land. postponed. rain.
BURNET. Tex, May 2O-CP)-
Saving their way out, three young
prisoners III the Burnet county
jail escaped between midnight and
dawn and we're being sought by
eentral Texas officers. Those who
escaped we're Casey King. 80, u. II.
Mason, 25 and John Moore, Is.
ROLAND GARROS STADIUM.
Auteuil. France, May 2O-P-
Henri Cochet. the worlds ranking
tennis player. today officially with
drew from the French hard court
singles championship. leaving Jean
Borotra as the main reliance OF
France to protect the title from the
United States. Singles start next
week.
LEEDS. Eng, May 20. uP)-Joe
Turnesa. who led yesterdays quail
flying round in the Leeds 5000
professional golf tournament with
a SO. today duplicated the feat for
a 36-hole total OF 1873 and a long
lead among the early finishers.
WESTWARD no, DEVON. Eng.
Nav 20NP-George Voigt or New
York last American contender.
was eliminated today in the fifth
round OF the British amateur golf
championship by sgd Roper, Eng
lish star one up.
AUSTIN. May 20. -PACarrying
to a finish amendments placing a
five cents per 100 pounds tax on &C.
ment and = rs cents per ton levy on
sulphur. the senate TODAY pushed
the Holder peddlers' bill TO N vote
and passed It 3 TO s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Mythical Air War
Continues In Ohio

FAIRFIELD AIR DEPOT, Day.
ton, O., May 20@RD-F1ve hundred
army pilots poised their planes a
second time today for a flight over
Chicago to combat a mythical foe
which has turned out to be no
myth at all.
Weather. the one enemy which
v%anquishes all airmen. stopped the
projected defense" OF the Windy
City yesterday and had the army
warbirds at its mercy again today.
The fog and low ceiling over Chi
cago area which caused postpone
ment OF the flight va reported
clearing and weathermen believed
the only possible difficulty would
come from the condition Of the
five landing fields to be used. The
fields were tor sloppy yesterday to
Withstand landings on a large
scale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Federal Court VIII
Be Closed Thursday

Due to the fact Judge Randolph
Bryant has been called 70 Hous-
ton to sit in an oil proration hear
ing. the federal district court will
be closed here Thursday.
The judge was TO leave Browns
vile tonight, and Thursday will
sit on the above mentioned hear
ing with Judge Duval West and
Judge y. G. Hutchinson. Jr.
He will return here Thursday
night. holding court Friday and
Saturday.
All Jurors not In the Norton
Barreda case have been excused
until . .. II. Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Retail Merchants
Hold Valley Meet

Secretaries Of all Valley Retail
Merchants Associations held a
meeting in Mercedes on Tuesday
night with every town in the VAL
ley represented.
Topics Of interest to the associa-
ton we're discussed and also the
convention which Is TO be held in
Lubbock May IS. q and %.
Tentative plans were made for
entertaining Fred w. Yanders. state
secretary OF the Retail Merchants
Association during his visit In the
Valley Immediately following the
convention. He viii be here for ten
daya
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Indy Orders New
Change I'm Plane

LOS ANGELES. May 20. Rp-
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. who
has been keeping IN the back
ground since a year ago Easter
Sunday when he Spanned tie con-
tinent in IA hours and a. minutes,
Is toying with another idea for hts
fast mOnoplane.
An order has been received hy.
the builders OF his Lockheei- Sirius
plane here 10 construct q set or
pontoons 10 be INTERCHANGEABLE
with the present landing gear.
What use the flier will make OF
this new equipment was not re-
yealed here. Gasoline tanks will
b. fitted in the pontoons. enabling
Colonel Lindbergh to carry a lar
ger load or fuel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Col Robertson made a report
on the project up 10 the present
time. The directors OF the chamber
OF commerce decided 70 name a
committee TO work further on the
matter. This committee will De
named in q few days by President
III. u. Yates or the chamber.
Col. Robertson said he had ad-
vanced a proposal to the county
commissioners that an al weather
road be built from the present
pavement along the high land near
the beach a distance Of about a
mile up the island.
This road would cost about $4,000.
Col Robertson proposed to pay
$1,000 OF this cost, and in addition
10 acquire the toll bridge, and turn
10 over TO the county, thus doing
away with the toll payments. The
county would have to pay $1,000.
The money would come out 81
the funds OF the Brownsville pre-
cinct.
The proposition was not accepted
by the commissioners, Col. Robert.
son reported.
The chamber OF commerce com.
mittee will probably confer with al
interested parties. and report bacI
soon. SO that some other line o
action may be attempted.
At the meeting last night Z. Fl
Whitehead. assistant manager b
the South Texas Chamber OF Com,
merce. reported on the ~activitiei
OF that organization during the pas
year.
A special committee to carry OF
the work for location or a u. {
veterans hospital here is TO b
appointed, the directors decided.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
County Turns Down
Boca Chica Proposal
OF Col. Sam Robertson

The latest proposal for a settle
ment Of the problem Of reaching
the beaches on Brazos Island with
out the necessity Of paying a toll
has been turned down, according
TO statement Of Col. Sam A. Rob-
ertson made at a meeting or the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
directors last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Three Are Charged
With melting Riot

FAIRVIEW. Okla. May 20.-(P1-
Three men were charged here to-
day with melting to riot a. a result
Of an alleged attempt to drive negro
laborers from their community.
Bill Lyon and Sam Koehn were
released under $4,000 bonds and
Jimmy johnson was held. All live
at Isabella. Officers said they went
TO the home Of B. A. Boehs. en-
ployer of the negroes. threatened
him and forced him TO accompany
a crowd Of 20 men to the shack Of
two negroes. who fled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Action Is Urged
Against Lower Pay

WASHINGTON. May 20. Up
Better organization to keep any
unjustified. unsound, uneconomic
burden from being forced upon la
boris back was suggested today to
metal trades councils by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
The federation's metal trades de-
partment held that since short
sighted and selfish employers. :
encouraged by the advice Of some
OF the nations leading bankers. are
reducing OF attempting TO reduce
wages" active efforts should be
made to organize the unorganized.
Such a step, II said. would enable
more wage earners TO make use Of
collective action" against lower pay
proposals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Eighteen Tried By
Court Here Today

Eighteen cases were tried III the
federal district court wednesday
morning with the result that sew
enteen were ordered deported and
the other given "a jail sentence.
Sixteen immigration first Of
tenders pleaded guilty and were
sentenced 10 jail time already serv-
cd and were turned over to immi-
grafton authorities for deportation.
Antonio Acensio was found not
guilty OF liquor charges but was
ordered TO return 10 his home IN
Reynosa- He was tried bv On jury.
Jose Gomez OF McAllen was
found guilty on three liquor counts
by "A jury. Concurrent 90 day TAIL
sentences were imposed I'm two OF
the cases. He vas given a 50 day
suspended sentence in tie remain
ing count.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Citrus Fruit Zone
Bill Passed Tuesday
Especial 70 me Heraldl

Especial 70 The Herald.)
AUSTIN. May 20-The citrus
fruit zone law designed to protect
South Texas and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley from the Importation
Of Florida citrus fruits and nursery
stock was passed finally by the
senate late last night and sent 70
Gov. Sterling for his signature.
The bill was introduced in the
house by Milton West, Cameron
county representative.
House bill prohibiting the sale
Of overripe citrus fruit was passed
by the lower house and goes to the
senate today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Beauty Queen Wins
Acquittal on Charge
Oh Killing Husband

Mrs. Nirdlinger. sobbing out her
story in hating French. told OF
bitter quarrels in which her jealous
husband accused her of having love
affairs with other men.
The jury d~eliberated only ten
minutes.
The summation for the prosecu-
ton reviewed both sides SO impair
tally that sometimes it was almost
difficult to discern from his words
whether he was arguing for the
defense or the prosecution.
The defense summation empha-
sized in the self defense plea.
She is too beautiful to be bad"
Mrs. Nirdlinger's lawyer told the
jury.
NICE. France. May 20. RHPo-
lice reserves we're called out today
10 handle a crowd Of a thousand
men and women who stormed the
courtroom where Charlotte Nash
Nixon irdlinger is on trial for
shooting her husband. a Philadel-
phia theatrical magnate.
The crowd began to gather
shortly before the trial was resum-
ed after the noon recess. II was
twenty minutes before the police
could clear the corridors so the
proceedings could continue.
Testifying in her " defense
the former St. Louis beauty queen
described how she said her hus-
band seized her by the throat aft
Ell a quarrel and how she reached
under her pillow for the revolver
with which she shot him.
Why did you have a revolver
under your pillow" the judge asked
her.
1T was a bad habit. I admit, but
Continued on page q
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Find Fur Wrapped
Body Of Explorer

BERLIN. May 20-tPD- Reports
to the Wolff Bureau today said a
relief expedition in Greenland had
found the body Of Professor Alfred
Wegener. German explorer. 90
miles from his camD at Eismitt-.
Eskimos had found Il before the
expedition arrived and wrapped II
in furs. the report said
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

Henry Now Called
Henrietta; Lays
First Eggs

Henry, a parrot owned by
Mrs. w. w. Murphy, Levee
street, is now Henrietta.
The parrot. long thought a
male. surprised the Murphy
family by laying two eggs yes
terday. The eggs were laid with
IL fifteen minutes Of each other.
The long distance non-lay-
ing record. however. Is still held
by a parrot owned by Edgar Nc
Davitt, Brownsville. The Nc
Davitt bird went almost thirty
years without laying an egg. per-
forming this feat last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Citrus Stealing
Bill Is Passed
Especial 70 The Heraldl

Especial to The Herald) A..
AUSTIN. May 2O.-Among the
senate bills passed by the house
this morning was one by Parr
making IL a misdemeanor to enter
a citrus orchard with intent 70
steal, possession OF sacks and bas-
kets TO be prima facie evidence Of
intent
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Explosion Wrecks
Texas Dance Hall

MALAKOFF- May 20. -lP= "A
dance hall In the Mexican quarter
OF Malakoff was wrecked by an X
ploSion early today. The defamation
was heard for several miles. No one
was injured. SO far rs known or
ficers were investigating, but had
made no arrestA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

NICE, France, May 20.-tP-
Charlotte Nash Nixon-Nirdlin-
ger was acquitted today Of a
charge OF mans.aughter in the
shooting Of her husband, Fred
G. Nixon-N irdlinger, Philadel-
phia theatrical magnate. IN
their villa here last March.
The former st. Louis beauty
queen won a plea Of self defense
1t was a brief but dramatic trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
MARKETS
AT GLANCE
NEW YORK

NEW YORK
Stocks heavy: American TEL
ephOre drops To a new low.
Bonds irregular; foreign Is
sues lower
Curb irregular: oils firm.
Foreign exchanges irregular:
sterling says.
Cotton steady; favorabl8
weather.
Sugar steady: Cuban support
Coffee higher: trade buysnA
CHICAGO
Wheat firm; bullish weather
and crop reports.
Corn steady: unfavorablf
weather.
Cattle. steady to higher.
Hogs strong TO higher
a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Ruth Nichols Will
Take Off On Flight

JERSEY CITY. N. j., May 20
tPD-Ruth Nichols will take off on
her solo flight across the Atlantic
within a week, Colonel Clarence ID.
Chamberlin, her aeronauticaI ad-
wiser, said today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
BOND Il MADE

j. II. Weyhmeyer Of La Feria
made a $1,000 bond on federal IL
qucr charges here wednesday
morning and was released from Gus
tody pending his trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
Stein In CITY

D. M. Stein. former publisher on
the Brownsville Herald. arrived
Wednesday for a short visit with
friends.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy and unsettled to-
night and Thursday, probably with
occasional local showers: cooler to-
night; continued cool Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20

AMERICAN: New York at Cleve-
land, postponed, rain.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-05-28
100000 ELOST
IN BROWN AND
STEVENS CRASH

PHILADELPHIA. - An echo of
the failure of the Brown & Stevens
Bank with 5000 depositors and ST.
10000 in resources, was heard here
last week when it was announced
that a final dividend payment
amounting to some $4,000 will be
distributed to depositors in the bank.
Two dividends of a per cent each.
requiring $4,000, had been made
some time ago.
Some 1000 depositors who had bal
ances of Sc or less have been paid in
full.
All told, receivers have been able
to salvage about 100000 out of the
$1,000,000 resources.
Brown & Stevens Bank was a pri
vate partnership. Mr.. Browns pala-
tial home, 1873 South 41st Street, ex-
pensive autos and valuable bank
building on Broad and Lombard SITS.
were sold in the effort to repay the
depositors who had entrusted to him
their lifetime savings.
Mr. Brown died in February, 1928.
in very moderate circumstances. A
few years before he showed a news
paper reporter letter which showed
that he had just received 81, 300.0
for the Peyton Apartments in New
York.
His auditor had directed attention
to the fact that the Peyton Apart
ments constituted the third largest
apartments in New York and that
Mr.. Brown was the largest colored
taxpayer in the city.
Salaries of employees in those
apartment houses, Mr.. Brown esti-
mated, approXimated 100000 year
AN appraised value of $2,000,0OO.
The failure of the bank and THE
loss Of Mr.. Browns theaters in Balti-
more, Philadelphia. Norfolk, Va, and
Newport News wiped out the bank
er's fortune and the banks assets.
The great banker who a few years
before had in his hands a check for
more than $1,000,000 and who was
,he employer of 500 men, died in
obscurity in New York,
manager of small real estate Of |
ice.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-05-28
new Jersey DELEGATION STARTS
CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESSMAN
5000 Reds March
In Harlem Parade

NEW YORK; Communistie ma
rade gathered 5000 marchers along
its route and ended in a mass meet
ing to protest against the framing
of the nine youths sentenced to be
executed on a charge of assaulting
two white girls in a freight car Sat
urday afternoon.
The first unit" of the parade.
composed of white and colored men,
women and youths, formed at 10th
Street and Lenox Avenue. Led by a
band, the marchers, CARRYING BAN
ners, moved up Lenox Avenue to
145th Street. where they circled and
turned south to Frawley Circle. Be-
fore reaching this point the unit had
picked up other units and was
stretching out over two full blocks.
AT the Circle the crowd listened to
speakers in several languages who
urged the wiping out of racial lines
in a united struggle against racial
and class discrimination. More than
hundred uniformed police mingled
with the crowd, but no arrests were
made and there was no disorder.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-05-28
Farmers Retray Man
Chased By Mob

LANCASTER, S. C.-Wilson Aut-
ry, chased all day and all night bv a
mob of 500 whites bent on lynching
him, fled for refuge to his own peo-
pie and they gave him up to the
sheriff.
There was 500 reward for his
capture,
Three colored farmers locked him
in barn while Robert Mobley went
for the white sheriff.
The youth is accused of attacking
the wife, of white farmer at Marsh
vile, N, c.
The sheriff outwitted the mob by
directing the mob in an opposite di-
rection while he, with the assistance
of several officers, placed the man
in the back of the car, covered him
with blanket and fled with him to
Charlotte, N. C.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-05-28
Mrs. Louis B. Anderson
Dies OF Paralysis

CHICAGO.-Mrs. Julia f.. Ander.
son, wife of Louis h. Anderson. aid
erman of Second Ward died at her
home, $500 Calumet Avenue. Sun
day might after a weeks illness. pre-
coded by stroke of paralysis. De
spite her recent illness, her death
came as distinct shock to her fam
lily, her neighbors and her many
friends. to all of whom she was held
in high esteem as loyal mother and
wife and sincere friend.
Mrs. Anderson was born in Ma
toon, ILL.,, in 1876. She was married
to Alderman Anderson. then a young
man just beginning his career, in
1897. For almost the whole of her
married life she has made her home
in Chicago. She was of retiring
disposition and participated very
little in public affairs Mrs. Ander-
son was a member of the Century
Club and of the Home Club. from
both Of which she recently resigned
because of her i'll health.