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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
City Briefs

..Returns.-AsSistant u. =. Astcr-
ney Carlos watson has returned
from Galveston and Houston where
he attended sessions OF the federal
district court.
Office Complete.-Sheriff Frank
Browns new office In the Camsr0n
county courthouse has practically
been completed.
To Open Bids.-Bids on extend
ing the brick wall 70 the rear OF
the Cameron county jail viii be
opened at the next session OF the
commissioners court which will
likely be held Monday.
On visit Here.-Ted Toothman,
secretary OF the state executive COM
mittee OF the republican party. ar
rived In Brownsville Tuesday night
for o visit here. He will remain in
Brownsville until after the Fourth
Of July. Mr.. Toothman was former
ly a resident OF Brownsville, and
has numerous friends here He now
resides in Dallas.
Eat at the Good Coffee Inn,
wherea sandwich Is a meal. In the
Bowling Alley. Adv,
To san Antonio.-Dr. Charlie
Calderoni, Brownsville dentist, will
leave for San Antonio Friday night
for q weekend visit there. He win
return Monday.
Leaves For France.-George Won
Ecken, formerly technicIan for radio
station KWWG, plans 20 leave for
France July II. He Is 70 sail from
Galveston on the York. Mrs. Won
Ecken Is leaving for France pos
sibly Saturday. July 4. They will
make their residence in that coun-
try.
Back I'm Town.-Dr. M. Landin,
local optometrist. returned here
Tuesday night after attending the
national convention OF optometrists
In San Antonio. Mr.. LAndin stated
that the convention WIS a decided
success. and that hundreds OF OPP
tometrists were present. From San
Antonio, those attending the con-
vention continued TO Laredo.
Daughter Born Announcement
has been received in Brownsville OF
tire birth OF a daughter. Gean
Esther Kendall. 10 Mr.. and Mrs,
Kirk Kendall in Atlanta. Georgia.
Mr.. Kendall will be remembered
here Is the nephew or T.. G. Jessup
and was formerly connected with
the Eagle Pass Lumber co. and the
Piper plantation.
For Good Fried Chicken Supper
Come TO Anthony's Waffle shop.
Adv.
Recovering-Jimmy Friend. well
known radio entertainer. Is con-
~vaiescing in the Fort Br- n hos
pital following n serious operation
recently. Mr.. Friend will be released
from the hospital In a month.
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COURT TERM
Short Session To Be Held
For Federal Prisoners

A short term OF federal district
court will be held here either
Thursday OF Friday. Assistant u. $.
Attorney Carlos Watson has been
notified.
Only pleas OF guilty In liquor and
immigration cases will be considered
BY the court. II Is being held to
clear the Cameron and Hidalgo
county iails OF surplus federal pri-
soners. Approximately $50 pleas q
guilty are expected.
Judge Randolph Bryant or the
eastern district OF Texas will be
on the bench for Judge T. M. Kin
nerley. who Is busy trying the Col
Inns case In Houston.
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Monterrey Boosts
Valley Says Monsees

Citizens OF Monterrey are strong
boosters for Brownsville. and II the
highway between here and the
Mexican resort was completed, they
would doubtless recommend tins
route to all tourists" Cuban Mon
sees. Brownsville. said tp@.
MIR. Monsees. accop3 panied by a
party of South Dt4kota residents.
returned here Tuesday after spend
ing several days In Monterrey.
Monterrey Is interested In
Brownsville and the Brownsville
port. and appreciate the assistance
the Brownsville Chamber OF Com
merce gives them down there" Mr..
h0nSees said.
He added that Monterrey res
identS believe that other ports Of
entry along the border seek to de-
tain tourists, and set them to spend
their money In their own cities. but
that Brownsville assists them In
getting passports, etc when the tour
lists have definitely made up then
minds on a Mexican trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

REPORTED BY
FAMILY OF 5
First Cases In Humans
Known to Medicine
In Ten Years

TExARKANA, Ark, July l-QFl
An INDECENT family OF f.se Z
uncer quarantine here for the frs
cases OF CHAMBERS In humans that
local. health authorities say hare
been reported in the entire country
IN ten years.
e. A. Milford. 40. q daughter,
Clara, IL, and a son. Billy, Q, have
positive cases OF the rare and often
fatal disease. according TO DR.. X.
M. Kelley, Miller county health Of
ficer. and Mrs. Mulford. AZ. and
another son. Ernest, u. are being
watched for developments.
Chambers Is a fairly common dis
I ease In horses and Milford traded
horses In Hugo. Ok a., a few months
ago TO get funds 10 bring his fam
lily here in search OF work. The
affliction OF the family was dis
covered when they appealed to the
United Charities.
: Health authorities say their rec
ords show even cases OF CHAMBERS
/. were reported at Bellevue hospital,
New York, from 1900 70 1920 and
not one cas- has been recorded
anywhere else in the United states
since.
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New Free Bridge Is
Open To Motorists

DENISON. July l.-tP-Motor-
lists from Oklahoma we're free to-
day TO drive onto the new free
bridge linking Denison and Colbert
but were blocked from crossing in
to Texas BY a heavy barrier erected
at the Denison end BY the Red
River Bridge company. owners Of a
parallel toll bridge. who have asked
for an injunction to prevent open
ing OF the bridge.
A joint committee OF Texas and
Oklahoma business men continued
their plans for the celebration
which is 10 attend the formal
bridge opening.
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Accepts Ride From
Attacked

NEW ORLEANS. July i.-tPl-
Foy J. Hopkins. Galveston. Tex.
architect, reported TO police today
that when he left q night club this
morning ne accepted an invitation
from q stranger for q ride 10 his
hotel and was attacked and robbed
OF s85 after they had driven only
a few blocks.
Forced from the car. Hopkins
snatched the rear license plate
loose and on this evidence police
arrested Warren Levy. %. shortly
afterwards and charged him with
assault and robbery.
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AUSTIN. July 1.-tF9-James v.
Alfred, attorney general. today adj
vised DR.. j. w. f. II. Beck. chair
mac. az the senate fee investigation
cod RAittee. that II was illegal for
distinct Judges to excuse witnesses
and re-summon them for a later
term Of court.
Alfred said the law provided that
the witnesses should remain Ia
court from term to term until
discharged He said the district
fudge should order witnesses to
hold themselves IN readiness and
keep IN touch with the attorneys
or parties and be In court when
the case was called again. This
would save considerable money. he
pointed out.
It was ~unofficially reported that
the impeachment OF one district
Judge would be asked az the next
session OF the legislature because
OF hts action In excuslng and re-
summoning witnesses.
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Car Collides With
Truck. One Killed

FAIRFIELD. Tex July Id
II. b. Riley. "a. Of Frankston. was
instantly killed and Virgil Stritch-
field, IS. seriously injured, when
the automobile in which they were
riding collided with a truck loaded
with pipe on the highway Is miles
east Of Fairfield early today. The
truck "a parked on the highway.
Virgil Meek. II. third occupant Of
the car, was not injured.
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Continued from page ID
form a cooperative vegetable asso-
citation in the Valley viii be deter
mined by the membership drive
which gets under way at Wesiaco
on Thursday night
This cooperative movement. II
strikes us. Is one OF those things
that should either be entered into
wholeheartediy or not at all.
Coops should have plenty Of
members to attain the desired re-
suits.
Control or AZ least so per cent az
the output Is needed to figure
strongly In the setting OF the mar
kct price.
Our citrus c~ooperatlves are find
ing out that the more acreage they
control. the easier II Is 10 sell their
fruit nc a higher price.
Same principle applies 70 the
vegetable cooperatives.
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cnis-Puncet, Under-6ecrrtMry
State for National Economy.
FRANCE FEARS
GERMANY. SAYS OChs

NEW YORK. July ls-R-Adolph
=. Ochs, publisher OF the New York
Times. returned today from m trip
70 Europe declaring President
Hoover's timely proposal for q
years holiday In the payment OF
lnter-goyernmental debts was en-
Enthusiastically acclaimed and en-
uorsed everywhere except IN France
where the fear or Germany's re-
covery In strength and power Is an
ubsesslon that pervades all classes
and political parties"
France" Mr.. Ochs said. has
the largest army In the world
about five milllun-and also the
best az modern military equipment
She Is In an impregnable financial
pcsitiOns@@."
France 10 be- prepared 60 take are
on herself II she cannot be assured
by England and the United States
OF security from aggression Mr..
Ochs continued.
The publisher said he was greatly
impressed by the fortitude with
which Europeans are adjusting
themselves to economic conditions.
There Is apparently more gloom In
the United States. ne added. where
there Is less cause for II.
BERLIN. July ls-P-Until Pres
ident Hoover and Premier Laval Of
France have spoken their last word.
Chancellor Bruening and Foreign
Minister CurtiuS or Germany will
decline 10 be drawn into the con-
trOverSy over the Hoover debt
moratorium plan.
Standing by their acceptance or
the proposal. Is set forth in their
cable 10 the American government
last Sunday. they took the position
today that there was nothing tO add
TO that message 10 America
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La Feria Theatre
Bids Are Rejected

tbN 1tdII CorfcopOndcuR
LA FERIA. July ALL bids for
remodellng the Cuke-Dun Theater
To adapt II 70 the reproduction of
sound pictures were rejected. &C
cordsng to q. III. Dunlap. principal
owner.
Robert Il Vogler. Edinburg archi-
tect. viii revise plans for the thea
ter.
Bids we're opened Tuesday ne IN
Feria on remodeling work.
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Z INFORMATION

CLUB BORE. frelsting dreary
fish story: And then. after all
that. the fish got away
THE OTHER wishing to dodge
the bore): BY iovel I'd like 70
know how he managed 1.-THE
HumOrist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

A total OF 1i0.225 physical exami-
nations Of pilots for licenses has
been conducted by medical exam
liners since the organization In 1926
Of the aeronautic branch OF the
department OF commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

GRAND SALINE. Tex. July L.
Rl-Among the interested applaud
ers OF Wiley Posts globe eirdling
flight with Harold Gatty are the
g0-year-old great grandparents OF
the famous pilot. who live here.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Post are hale
and hearty az their advanced age.
The aged nan Is q Baptist minister
and has spent much of his life IN
Van Zandt county, where Wiley's
parents were born and reared.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

PANAMA CITY July 1.tP-News-
paper sales were nc a standstill to-
day as bands or striking rewsbOys
armed with ticks and stones roamed
the city attacking anyone attempt
ing 10 deliver or sell papers.
Both morning and evening papers
we're involved. Street sellers de-
manded the right to buy at Q -
cents q copy and TO resell mo 8 cents.
They also wante7 rebates on unsOld
papers. The latter request was grant
ed. but the publishers maintained
the price OF 3 cents.
Eight buffalo in the Kansas state
game preserve survived the spring
blizzard which killed thousands OF
cattle In the vicinity.
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QUALIFIED

so you're setting your boy UP
In the bakery busineSs?"
yes. he's so keen for dough
and such a swell loafer 1t looks
~ IL he would rise In the bust
ness."-Pathfinder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

Automobile fatalities in indiana
increased AT percent ln 1880 over
1870. The national increase was 49,
percent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stewart. tour
lists from the United States. were
fined in Juarez. Mexico. for kissing
IN q public place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

Nineteen million pounds OF beans
were grown by members OF the Big
Horn. Wyo.. basin cooperative mar
keting association last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

Three sponge cargoes from one
diving boat at Tarpon Springs.
Fla. sod for s4.673.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

* Won Gao playing cards Last
night"
Honestly"
"Well. r won A--Answerx
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GIRL: Harry. I'm very sorry ]
treated you the way I did last
week.
BOY: That's all right. dear. II
was a good thing. really.
GIRL. What do you mean7
BOY: ! saved s25 while we were
MT ON speaking terms-Answers.
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roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Apply be-
tween 9 and -. l704 ~. w. Eliza
beth st. Qi3
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WE'LL IS SELECTED
COUNCIL MEMBER
Alexandria Body Votes for
Merchant From Potomac
Section.
BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT,
stan Correspondent OF The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, May S.-Benedict
Well, 6s-year-old merchant Of this city,
was unanimously elected member OF
the city council yesterday afternoon to
I'LL the unexpired portion Of the term
vacated by the resignation of former
Mayor Carroll Pierce. The new coun-
Gilman lives at ia South st. Asaph
street, in the first ward.
The selection of MIR. Well for the va
cant post, the term of which expires
September !. 1882, came as complete
surprise, as his name had not previously
been mentioned. Orlando II. Kirk, pre-
viously backed by three Of the four
members of the council, withdrew when
opposition appeared, while but one OF
the councilmen supported Charles l..
Burgess, candidate of the sixth ward
Democratic Committee. The name OF
E. C. Davidson, proposed by the indie
pendent Voters Club, was not brought
up.
Ask Potomac Section Man.
Mr.. WE'LL was elected after the council
had received communications from the
Alexandria Citizens Association and the
Fraternal Order Of Eagles asking that
man from the Potomac section DC
named. A letter from the sixth ward
Democrats named Mr.. Burgess as their
candidate.
Before the matter Of the election was
brought up formally the councllmen
conferred privately. Councilman G. G.
Lamond nominated Mr.. We'll and Coun-
Gilman Arthur Herbert seconded II;
Councilman M. T. Dwyer nominated
Charles l.. Burgess, but the nomination
was not seconded.
On the record vote Councllmen IL
mond and Herbert and Mayer 11cer
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cause of the present form Of govern
Ynent on every occasion.
The new councilman Is o director OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, in the WORK
of which he has been extremely active.
He is president of the BETHEL congre-
cation, president of the Hebrew Benevo-
lent Society, q member Of ell branches
of masonry, O member CT the Alex
andria Lodge OF Elks and Of the XII
wants Club and is executive Oficer OF
the Alexandra Mortgage g. Trust GO.
Mr.. Well will be sworn In by Judge
william p. Woolls of the Corporation
Court at the next regular meeting.
The council passed an ordinance APP
propriating $4,000 for the construction
of four and three-quarter miles of
streets to be repaved with material
taken from Washington street. Two
changes In the program, involving the
extension of the work on Wilkes street
to Fairfax street instead of Royal street
and the substitution CT Montgomery
street for First street in the link be-
TWEEN Patrick street and Potomac Yard
Bridge, were included in amendments
enacted. In addition to the $50, 900, APP
proximately $4,000 will come from the
current budget for this work.
Council also finally approved the con-
struction of sanitary sewer in Fair
fax street from Franklin to Jefferson
streets and in Jefferson street for q
distance Of 200 feet, to cost 81 200.
Building Permits Granted.
Ten permits for various building &C
tivities were granted on recommendation
of the Zoning Commission. These in
cluded a garage on Wilkes street neal
Henry street, requested by Charles Ar
rington; an apartment house at No. II
Chapman street, requested by j. Siegeli
q warehouse at 306 North Royal street
requested by F. c. Pullin; a sign at 7OS
King street, requested by the Palaces
Laundry; q store at Queen and Pat
rick streets, requested by LEVITT g. Ru-
bin; q gasoline filling station set back
from the road at Hume avenue and the
Washington road, requested by A. F
Campbell beauty parlor at 206 North
Pitt street, requested by H. s. jackson
building additions at the Colored Elks
Home on the 200 block North Henry;
the erection of henhouses, one at 31z
Franklin street, requested by Carl E
Brown, and another at 1908 Duke street
requested by H. T.. Nelson; and the
REPEATING of Section No. OF Rosemont
involving change in the size of the lots
and the cutting out of projected con-
tinuance of North View Terrace, re-
quested Of the Snyder-Kane-Boothe
Corporation.
Application of the Natoli Electric Cor
poration for an electric sign, on their
building at Washington and Gibbon
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SOLDIER TO TELL
OF HONOR Staying
Charles R. Lam Faces Jury
in Rockingham in Muir
der Trial.

HARRIsoNBURG, Va, May a.
Charles Rufus Lam, "a, deserter from
the United States Coast Artillery at
Fortress Monroe. is expected to take
the witness stand in Rockingham Cir
cult Court here late today and testify
that he shot to death Robert Davis, So.
his friend and neighbor and widowed
father OF nine children, to protect the
honor of his 15-year-old sister.
Prisoners Sister Testifies.
The sister, Pauline, as the first wit
ness for the defense yesterday, testified
that Davis, then a widower of two
months, made improper advances to
her two days before the shooting. that
her brother met Davis leaving the Lam
home and that she was compelled to
tell her brother of the occasion. Lam
has admitted the shooting.
Indications are all evidence will be
completed today and the jury will get
the case tomorrow.
Commemorative Attorney D. wampler
Earman is asking for the death penalty
for first-degree murder. Fourteen of
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voted for Mr.. We'll, while Councilman
Dwyer cast his vote for Mr.. Burgess.
With the election carried three to one,
Councilman Dryer moved that it be
made unanimous.
The new member Of council Is the
oldest active merchant in the city, he
said last night. He has been in the
meat business on King street here for
the past Al years. Mr.. Well came to
America from Germany in 1881 and
lived In New York prior to coming to
Alexandria ~ years ago. He owns con-
siderable property here.
Favors Council Manager Plan.
Mr.. Well stated that he is a firm
believer in the present council-manager
form of government and worked hard
for its adoption in 1922. Since that
time, he said, he has championed the
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streets, which the Zoning Commission
recommended be denied, was taken I'M
der consideration by council.
Application of Mr.. and MRS. j. Albert
Walker for q rooming house at 800
South Washington street, which the
zoning Commission recommended DE oe-
nisd, was granted. Application OF Jonn
Knight, colored, for the city TO waive the
license for him to sell soft drinks ana
candy at 30e North st. Asaph street, was
denied.
Three members Of the Boy Scouts,
who ran" the city yesterday, were in
PRODUCED by Mayor TIGER as the meet
ing opened. They were Jack Weaver
as mayor, Randall Book as city manager,
and the mayors son. Edmund r. TIGER,
jr., as commonwealth'S attorney.
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the 80 talesmen summoned were ex-
cuSed from service because of religious
scruples against capital punishment.
The State wound up its case late yes
terday, insisting that Lam shot with
out provocation and killed Davis "in
cold blood"
Testify to Alleged Statement.
TWO witnesses testified Lam declared
after the staying he deserted the Army
six months ago to get Davis and that
he got his man and was satisfied.
After firing five shots into the body
of Davis, Lam walked to the home OF
a neighbor and asked that omcers be
called.
The sensation Of the opening day Of
the trial was the arrest OF Russell Ep-
pard, friend Of Lam and q witness for
the defense. Eppard was arrested while
awaiting In the court house lobby TO
testify. He Is alleged to be the first
persol, Lam told of the shooting and
accompanied the accused TO the store
where officers were called. So far as
has been developed, there were no wit
neSses to the staying.
Flame Ignited Clothing.
Davis was shot at such close range
that the fame Of the gun ignited his
clothing, nearly burning the apparel
from the body. First reports were that
kerosene was poured on the corpse and
ignited. The body was charred.
Testimony developed that what was to
have been q joyous occasion in the
Blue Ridge foothill community in North
east Rockingham--a "belling" for
George William Lam (RufuS' father,
and his bride-resulted I'm tragedy.
The bridal couple failed to appear for
che festivities and the crowd departed.
Lam had been sleeping in q corncrib
on the Davis farm and the two men and
the two families were regarded as
friendly neighbors.
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$40 Auto Tax Urged
For Virginia Cars
Up to 5000 Pounds
sn.r,al nianatch 70 rhe scar.

Special DlspHtch 20 4He SVNF'
RICHMOND, Va, May S.--Ninety-
five per cent Of all passenger cars in
virginia would be subject to q lower
license tax under a plan recommended
today by T. Mccall Frazier, director Of
division of motor vehicles. Cars up to
5000 pounds would pay a fiat license
fee OF $40.
The present rate is 10 cents per
100 pounds. The plan provides for .
higher license for trucks.
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The British air ministry has an
nounced that there will be q general
speeding up Of planes in the Royal Air
Force, in some cases as much as 30
miles an hour.
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Deposits in Iowa State savings banks
and trust companies total $516, 246, O1S.
Ten of the AZ American artists whose
The border vidette., 1931-08-15
BANKERS WILL MEET HERE

The 28:h annual convention of
the Arizona Bankers association
will be held ia Nogales on Fri
day and Saturday, Novembert 6
and z. it has been definitely an
nounced by the executive com.
mittee of the association.
Representatives Of the three
Nogales banks held a meeting
recently and named various com
mittees to handle the conven ton
The Mexican bankers in Noga
les, Sonora, will cooperate with
the American bankers in making
the convention a success. The
Committees are:
Executive committee: Otto
Herold, president First National
bank; A Nj. Gillespie, president
Nogales National bank; w. G..