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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
JUDGE GRAHAM
Is BURIED HERE
Friends Pay Respects To
Brownsville Attorney
Who Died Monday

Funeral services for Judge James
A. Graham. SO, prominent Browns
vile attorney, we're held at the
First Presbyterian church at 5
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
A large crowd overlooked the
church, and the funeral procession
which continued 10 Buena Vista
cemetery was one OF the longest
ever seen IN the city. Masonic SER
vices were held at the grave by Rio
Grande Lodge No. 81. A. F. and A
NJ.
Cameron county court-at-law was
closed Wednesdqv end a resolution
OF coincidence was drawn up by the
Cameron County Bar Association.
Condolences we're received by Judge
Graham's family throughout the
day. and large shipments Of floral
offerings were received from his
many friends over the state.
Pallbearers were DR.. q. r. Yam
tbs. r. B. Creager. r.. @. Ransome
v. w. Taylor, r. <. Green and J.
x. Wells.
Judge Graham came 10 Browns
Vile in 1912. was active in politics
although he did not hold an elect
i've office here. was once chief
Justice OF the Amarillo court Of
civil appeals. and served in the
state legislature from Burnett.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
HOMICIDE TO
Be REENACTED
Judge Rojas To View Scene
As IL Occurred At
Rio Rico

The fatal woundine Of Miss Nina
Clark. 3~0-year-old La Feria woman
killed al Rio Rico MAY "a, will be
reenacted az the scene Of the
shooting Friday morning by Judge
Jesus Roias IN continuing his in
vestigation Of the accident
Dee Ham. 20. Weslaco, and Of
ficer Arnulfo de la Rosa. Rio Rico
policeman, were scuffling when De
la Rosa's pistol went off, fatally
woundirg the La Feria woman.
Judge Rojas hopes 10 FIND evidence
as TO who held the pistol by re-
enacting the scene.
Ham has already been he'd on
formal charges Of homicide and
his ease appealed 70 the supreme
court of Tamaulipas. Judge Roias
has explained that filing Of the
charges was no indication OF guilt.
Under Mexican law il was compul-
sorry that charges either be filed or
the prisoner be released within 70
hours. The judge filed the charges
in order that ne might further in
yestigate the case.
T. J. Buckow. veteran Weslaco
peace officer. will aid the defense
in the re-enactment Of the tragedy.
A group Of Valley business men.
headed by Andrew Tolys. called on
Judge Rojas IN Matamoros We'd
nesday and vouched for Hams
good character. Judge Rojas as
sured his visitors that Ham would
be given a fair and impartial trial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
TEXANS FACE
ACCUSATION
Memphis People Try To
Identify Them As
Bank Robbers

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June ls. Up
Whether three men arrested in Dali
la Will be held in connection with
the robbery here MAY 4 az a shop
ping district branch Of the Union
Planters National Bank and Trust
Company was expected 20 be deter
mined today when bank employees
view the men al police h~eadquar
ers.
The three men-Ralph Arnold
James CherrI-5 and Herbert Scales
arrived this morning accompanied
BY a Memphis detective and a Dali
las officer All came here voluntarily
waving extradition.
Nsury Hughes. attorney for Seal
es, Who Is a member OF a promin-
ent Dallas family. came 10 Memphis
In advance 70 the men. Scales en-
phaticallv denied any knowledge of
the ROBBERY.
The arrests were made as re-
suit of a visit to Texas OF a Memphis
police officer and q man who was
said TO have been In the bank NJ
the time Of the robbery A reouisition
for the men was signed by Gov.
Horton but they waived the formali-
ties In advance Of the arrival OF the
papers approximately S2o.500 was
taken in the robbery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
tied
IN CHANDELIER
DURING NIGHT
Strip Dallas
Man of Clothing,
Fling Taunts

DALLAS. June Is-P-B. p.
Brown, an occasional preacher
and employe in the baggage depart
ment or a Dallas hotel. was alb
Quoted BY four men early today as
he walked toward his home. strip
psd OF his clothing and truSsed up
70 a chandelier in the North Dali
las Baptist church.
Brown drew up his feet ana
rested his weight on the altar or
the pulpit from which he has
preached many times To the con-
g~regation Of the little church.
His outcries brought residents OF
the neighborhood 10 his rescue at
4.30 a. m.
Brown reported 10 officers that
he and the Rev. n p. Marler. pastor
Of the church. had received num-
erous threatening letters the last
three months.
AS he was en- route 20 his home
from work. shortly after midnight
a mar with a gun stepped IN front
OF him and commanded him "a
walk 10 the church. Near the church
three other men joined them
Brown did not recognize any Of
them.
The four men stripped Brown Of
all hts clothing. tied his hands be-
Continued on Page Seven)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
GUN BEATING
KILLS WOMAN
Detective Officer Held As
Slayer of Young
Mother

LOS ANGELES. June i5-Pi-
Mrs. Grace Duncan, 25. OF Glen
dale. Cal. mother ~ two children.
was beaten 10 death with a pistol
butt IN a downtown hotel room and
Detective Lieutenant Edward Nolan.
80. was held today as the slayer.
Police said the killing followed a
Jealous outbreak IN which Nolan
noored r. VI Williams. New York
silk salesman. during a party IN
the latter's hotel room.
Nolan. almost hysterical, denied
that he VAS more than a casual
acquaintance OF the woman. He
declared he did not know why he
struck her. except that he had been
drinking and was seized with a
sudden rage when he suspected
Williams OF trying TO make love
10 her.
Williams denied making any ad-
vances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Chiro Trials Not To
Be Tried This Term

There will be no more trials az
chiropractors until the next term
OF the Cameron county court AZ
law
The case of Edw Milligan. slated
10 be tried Thursday morning,
was continued on motion or the
state Mrs Frieda Stops. whom
the state alleged Milligan treated. vs.
cut Of the state with her husband.
Earl Stops. also a witness In the
case.
Two other cases. slated "a have
been tried Wednesday. we're con-
tinued when the court closed for
Judge y. a. Graham's funeral
The chiropractors were charged
with practicing medicine without
having a state license on file with
the district clerk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
INDUSTRIES
EXHIBIT Is
ARRANGED
Chamber Com e
Puts Brownsville
Made On Display

Brownsville Is rapidly forging
ahead as a manufacturing center.
This IS demonstrated by the dis
play Of manufactured products OF
this city which has been arranged
by the Brownsville Chamber or
Commerce IN the White Kitchen
building, 4l9 Twelfth stree.
The display has been practically
completed, with possibly a few
other manufactured products to be
included IN the next few days.
The products show a wide variety.
and represent a total OF hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars which comes
into the city annually for these
articles.
Those concerns, and their prod
ucts, represented are:
McNair Clothing Manufacturing
Co 759 Fronton street, work cloth
ing.
Southwestern Concrete Pipe CO..
highway No. 4, irrigation. sewer and
drain pipe.
F. T. Martinez g. Sons, l54 .ef-
ferson street. palm leaf hats.
Brownsville Tent and Awning Co.
$50 St. Charles street, canvas goods,
mattresses and pillows.
+. Gomez e. Son, Los Fresnos
Continued on Page ID
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FRIENDS VISIT
CONDEMNED MEN

HUNTSVILLE. Tex. June i5=R
Three men will Be executed here
Early tomorrow for murder. the
second largest number To die IN the
electric chair III "A single morning
since the institution 81 that form
OF capital punishment IN Texas.
Today, tie three-Ofilio Herrera.
Nicandr0 Munoz and Victor Rod
riguez, the latter two Mexican
aliens-were allowed t0 have visit
Urs, and a small group OF chatter
ing friends and relatives stood
about their cells for a time.
For Herrera. the scene vac al
most commonplace nm a sense.
since. In his o. months III the death
housa. me has seen 20 men led
away FOR execution. Herrera was
convicted OF killing Sheriff "A. H..
Murray az Mason county some four
years ago and has fought twice
through the highest court in Texas
In a vain effort Nd defeat the pen
atty.
Nunoz and Rodriguez. members
Of a band which killed Customs Of
ficer Bert Ellison az Weslaco IN ar
alleged ambush plot. have been in
the death row u relatively short
time They confessed part in the
murder. according ~ the appeals
court records. and named others.
One they named. Margarito Rod
rFuez, was slain hv officers. An
other. jose Maria Lopez. has been
sentenced m life Imprisonment The
killing occurred last August 2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
BEER BARON
Is ARRESTED
One NJ. Y. Gangster Killed I'm
Pitched Battle With
Officers

NEW YORK. June l5-F-Dutch
Schultz, Bronx beer baron known
10 the police as a general bad
man" was In q cell today while
detectives tried 10 run down three
OF his men who escaped after a
pistol fight with detectives In which
the boss was taken.
The encounter occurred I'm front
OF an upper Fifth Avenue apart
ment house where Schultz was liv-
ing in hiding When the smoke
cleared. Daniel Amacio alleged 70
be a Schultz henchman. lay in the
street with a bullet In his abdomen
Police raided the Schultz apart
ment and found he had fitted N up
as an armed lookout post. equip
ping IL with pistols, shotguns and
binoculars
All but Amacio fled when the
detectives first opened fire Schultz
was caught as he was climbing into
a taxicab.
Schultz said he mistock the de-
tectives for rivals bent on ven
reance. Amacio drew a gun. but the
fight was over in a moment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
] Killed, | Hurt In
Dallas Train Yard

DALLAS. Tex. June lS. P-One
an was killed and another injured
here today by trains and at noon.
neither body had been identified.
One man, Mexican, was knocked
from a trestle across the Trinity
river by a Texas e. Pacific train.
his body falling into the river bot
toms below. His head was crushed
and his legs severed.
"A second man was found IN the
Texas & Pacific switch yards by the
crew OF a passing train. He had re-
ceived severe BODY injuries and face
and scalp cuts. Hospital attendants
said 1t was doubtful he would re-
cover.
Alonzo Merritt. railway inspector.
was killed yesterday when he fell
beneath the wheels Of a moving train
on which he had been walking.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Ammonia Blast Hurls
Men, Damages Plant

SANDWICH. ONT. June l8.-tPl
Damage estimated at between
$4,000 and 100000 was done TO
the Sandwich plant Of the Cana
dian Industries. Ltd. today by an
explosion that injured several men.
The explosion occurred just be-
fore 600 employees were to 20 70
work. Five or six men were cut and
bruised when they were hurled 10
the floor. The blast occurred in a
high pressure ammonia pipe line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
British Propaganda In
Argentine Scored

WASHINGTON. June l8. -lPl-
British trade propaganda in ArEen-
tina is described as a yelled attack
on Argentine American friendship"
in a study by George J. Elder, chief
Of the commerce departments La
tin American division.
In his report. one OF four being
sponsored by the Carnegie Peace
Foundation. Elder named Sir NAL
colin Robertson. British Ambassa-
dor 10 Argentina. as a chief pro-
ponent Of the slogan, buy from
those who buy from us" He also
said the visit of the Prince Of
Wales recently was designed pri-
marily as an attack upon American
mercantile supremacy in the Argen-
tine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Search Lakes For
Missing Dairyman

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, June 10. Up
Search for Frank NJ. Kempf. De-
vine dairyman. who my35eriously
disappeared early Tuesday following
a visit by two men TO his home.
continued undated today as posses
converged on Medina and Chicon
lakes and the Medina rivers. one of
which Is thought 10 hold the secret
Of the dairyman's disappearance.
A woman was brought into the
case yesterday. Officers found the
imprint Of a woman's shoe near the
garage at which Kempf had been
prior TO his disappearance.
Captain Aubrey Hopkins Of the
San Antonio police department con-
tinued TO follow a clue which led
San Antonio officers 10 believe
Kempf's body would be found IN
San Antonio. Hopkins refused 10
divulge the nature Of the tip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Welcome On Door Mat
For Atlanta's Mayor

ATLANTA. Ga, June 10 -Pl-
Friends and foes alike were prepar-
ing today 10 give Mayor James l..
Key the warmest reception IN the
history OF the city when he returns
from his tour OF France with a
group Of mayors who were guests
Of the French government.
Friends were preparing a rousing
tribute 70 the mayor. wiz was
described as a man who dared 70
speak the truth about prohibitions
colossal failure" while foes we're
circulating a petition seeking his
recall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
LAST MANS CLUB
X * X X
HAS HELD FINAL
X \ X = :.
GO, SAYS RELICT

MINNEAPOLIS, June Is. fP-
There will be no more meetings Of
the Last Mans Club.
Charles M. Lockwood. only sur
vivor Of company 3. first Mime
sofa volunteers OF the Civil War.
said he would not go 10 Saltwater
MINI. this July 2l to face the 80
empty chairs-those Of his COM
rades with whom he organized the
Last Mans Club.
At last summers meeting. the
bottle of wine reserved for the last
survivor was opened and the toast
drunk. The wine had soured.
Lockwood Is visiting relatives IN
Minneapolis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Fuel Tank Blaze

A fuel tank belonging TO the FL
deity Products company and locat-
ed near the Central Power and
Light company plant. caught on
fire at PAS THURSDAY afternoon
from an a~cetylene t1rch in the
hands Of workmen engaged in
wrecking II. The man handling the
torch narrowly escaped serious in
jury. The flames were quickly
controlled by the fire department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Decision In Appeal
Expected Wednesday

The court OF civil appeals. San
Antonio. failed 70 act on the appeal
In the case OF Cameron County vs..
J. J. Fox in its session Wednesday.
The court Is expected to hand
down its decision next Wednesday.
The county sued Fox. tax collec-
tor. for money IL claimed due 1t
from Fox's office. Fox filed a
counter suit. alleging the county In
reality owed him money. The s
vas tried before Special Judge j..
<. Leslie and awarded neither side
damages. but ordered the court to
pay court costs.
The county appealed. alleging
numerous errors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Missouri Warns
Big Indian Oil Co.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. June IS.
pa warning directing the Big IN
dian S~yndicates. Of Dallas. Texas.
TO stop offering OIL securities In Mis-
souri, without a permit was issued
TODAY by the state securities depart
ment.
A threat OF cease and desist orders
unless the provisions OF the state
securities law are complied with
was contained in the warning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Temperature Drops
Slightly Yesterday

Weather in Brownsville and the
Lower Valley was cooler Wednesday
than Thursday. reports show.
Tuesdays % degrees. next to the
highest registered this wear. fer off
two degrees Wednesday. weather
Chief w. j. Schnurbusch stated.
Minimum reported yesterday was IT..
Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
dav was the forecast today. There
will be no material change in the
Rio Grande. 1t II falling slowly. hav-
ing dropped 2 feet last nirht. River
reading now Is SO fee Flood stage
is 10 feet.
Twenty-four cities out or the IS
included in the weather bureau list
reported higher temperature than
Brownsville Wednesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
Wire Flashes

National.
BROOKLYN. June l5-tP-Dazzy
Vance struck out IL men as the
Brooklyn Robins defeated the Chi
cago Cubs Z 70 5 in the first game
OF today's do1bleheader.
The score.
Chicago ..-... 600 l2l 0l0-5 II I
Brooklyn .--.. 200 lao 00X-7 III 2
Sweetland. 2Ish. Teachout. Warne
and Hartnett; Vance and Lom-
bardi, Lopez.
NEW YORK. june l5-P-Ruth
Nichols, society girl aviatrix. dam
aged her plane IN landing az Floyd
Bennett airport today and as "a
result iEe first leg Of her proposed
transatlantic flight was postponed
for several days.
SAN DIEGO. June is-(P-The
jury IN the girl market" case dis
agreed after "a hours Of dehbera-
ton as TO the guilt or innocence OF
Alexander Pantages. wealthy Row
man, and his three co-defEhdants,
and was dismissed al noon today.
WILMINGTON. Del, June Ia
R-Wilmer Allison IL Texas. first
seeded ctar in the Bird annual
Mems Grass Court Tennis cham
pionship Of Delaware. entered the
quarter final round today by de-
feating Edward Leomans. OF the
University OF North Carolina. The
were SO, 6-2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
MARKETS
AT GLANCE

NEW YORK:
Stocks: heavy. speculative
~favorites sag / 20 5 points.
Bonds. Irregular: rails drop
Curb: heavy; list says In late
trading.
Foreign exchanges: irregular:
French franc and German mark
sag.
Cotton: lower: easy cables
favorable weather.
Sugar; higher: better spot
demand.
Coffee: lower; easier Brazilian
markets.
CHICAGO:
Wheat: easy: favorable crop
reports and increased receipts
Corn: es@y: beariSn Kansas
and Iowa reports.
Cattle: Irregular.
Hogs: higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
REFUSES EXECUTION STAY
Spend the
Summer i'm
The Valley

ST. PAUL. June IS. GP-The
northwest simmered today in
the worst heat OF the season.
For three days temperatures
have scared. Thunder shower
predictions held out hopes for
local relief today.
Minot. N. D, roasted at l04
yesterday: Bismarck. N. d. re-
ported 100. AT Mohall. same
state. business houses were clos
ed and the towns people filled
all four churches TO pray for
rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
FUNERAL.

RAYMONDVILLF June 18-Fun-
eral services are being held az 3
o'clock Thursday afternoon from
Thompson's Mortuary here for r.
= Wells. so, La Sara farmer who
died here today He had been III
for the past three DAYS. coming I'd
Raymondville for treatment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18

WASHINGTON, June Is. Up
Pointed questions as TO President
Hoover's knowledge OF Warren q.
Harding's dim realization" that
some Of his trusted friends had be-
trayed him, have been directed at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
HIDALCO MEN
TO CHAIR IN
SPITE APPEAL
Allege Alto In
Ellison Killing Case
Unqualified
Especial 10 The Herald.D

AUSTIN, June Ex-Governor Ross
Sterling this morning refused 10
intervene in the executions OF MIC
andre Munoz and Victor Rodriguez.
scheduled 70 die tn the electric
chair tonight 20 Huntsville.
The men were convicted In Hi
dalgo county for the Staying on
last August 3 Of Bert Ellison, Gus
toms inspector az Wesiaco
Governor Sterling said that
some one in Hidalgo county had
asked for a stay " execution for
Munoz and Rodriguez. claiming
that they were not represented BY
q licensed attorney. but added that
that was q matter for the courts
10 decide.
The pair are the first 10 be sent
10 the electric chair from Hidalgo
county.
J. +. Canales, Brownsville at
torney. stated this morning that
he had wired Governor Sterling
shortly before noon calling the at
tention on the chief executive tn
the allegation that the attorney
appointed by the court % defend
the two men as not a licensed
lawyer.
According 70 Mr.. Canales. word
received by him from hu-tin this
morning stated that the man in
question had not yet received his
license 10 practice law from the
state. although Ne had taken the
bar examinations.
An appeal was made 10 the gov
ernor by Mr.. Canales for a 40 day
reprieve for Munoz and Rodriguez
that a further Investigation might
be made.
Judge Hood Boone M the 9th
District court. before whom the men
were tried. is now holding court IN
san Diego, Mr.. Canales stated. and
an effort I being made hv the
local man 10 get in touch with him
10 Join I'M the request FOR a stay Ia
the execution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18
in OUR
VALLEY

I'VE COVERED A LOT OF terri
tory in the past two years. and l
still claim that Judge Dancy Is the
best good roads salesman in the
United States Thus spoke j. NJ
Stein. former publisher of The
Brownsville Herald. after hearing
the judge explain the status of the
Hug-the-C Coast Highway project
through Kennedy County.
Facts and figures given by the
Judge regarding the cost to Cameron
County Of building through Kennedy
under the five county district plan
were interesting. Bond issue Of a
half million would be spread over
Cameron. Willacy. Kennedy. Kleberg
and Nueces Counties, having a COM
bined valuation Of roughly sl0s, 000.-
900.
Approximately 4 per cent Of that
valuation is in Cameron County.
Tax rate the first year would be
SC on the 500 valuation. 4 IL the
following year.
State Highway Commission is on
record with a promise 10 pay The
remaining S750,000 OF the cost of
building the 40 miles.
Distance to San Antonio would be
reduced by 10 miles. 70 Corpus
Christi and other Hug-the-CoaSt
points, so miles.
That would seem TO be the sltua-
ton in a nutshell Better think II
over. Probably YOU will have the
chance TO vote on il right soon.
MILITARY HIGHWAY situa-
ton is fine. according TO Judge
Dancy. Only thing that stood be-
tween letting the contracts this
month for the 10 miles yet unpaved
between Brownsville and the Hidalgo
County line was the securing OF
right-of-way.
Confidence was expressed by the
fudge that this would be attended 10
by the county within the next 80
DAYS. and that in August the State
Highway Commission would let the
contracts.
Completion OF this paving will
shorfen the distance between
Brownsville and Mercedes by four
miles.
In addition. use OF the Military
Highway for through traffic between
Hidalgo County points and Browns
willie will take a considerable amount
of traffic from State Highway No
4. making travelling on that route
safer and nor agreeable to all
concerned.
Time is not yet ripe 10 eve talk
about parallel highways in our VAL
lev counties. The day will come,
however. when all of our main arter-
les OF traffic will be ~paralleled. IN
I'll that day comes. by a judicious
use of such alternative routes as we
do have. we ian make travel a o n
siderably safer and more enjoyable
experience.
C. p. e. L. COMPANY is author
ity for the statement that there
are in storage in the Valley more
Continued on page 50
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy Thursday night and
Friday. Light TO fresh southerly
winds on the west coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-18

C. p. e. L. COMPANY is author
ity for the statement that there
are In storage in the Valley more
Continued on page 50
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That would seem to be the sltua-
ton in a nutshell Better think IL
over. Probably YOU will have the
chance 10 vote on II right soon.