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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Parties At
Beach Are
Enjoyable

LA FERIA. Sept. The men,
bers Of the Eastern Star enjoyed
a delightful swim and picnic sup
per on Monday evening at Boca
Chica.
About thirty five members with
the worthy patron and worthy
matron. Mr. and Mrs 9. g. Buck
We're present.
Other parties at Boca Chica this
week included Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
Kuffer, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Y. Flynt,
Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Kiester, Mrs.
/ III. Hannah, Miss Josephine
Hannah, Miss Muriel Kiester, jim
Ramsay, Rev. O. Sander and J.
ID. Wemple, MI. and Mrs. r. r
Stephenson and son Bobbie and
Mrs. Myrick.
BRIDGE-LUNCHEON
AT STEPHENSON HOME
The luncheon-bridge club met on
Wednesday at the home OF Mrs. r.
II. Stephenson. After q delicious
covered dish luncheon. three tables
OF bridge were arranged.
High club prize was won BY Mrs
Adams and high guest by Mrs.
Eamons. Low scores were won by
Mrs. Butcher and Mrs. Harris.
Guests OF the club we Mesdames
Butcher. Myrick, Ed watson and
Mildred BasSett.
PERSONALS
Mrs. r. G.. watson and children
returned Friday from a three
months visit in Memphis. Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. III. Forbes and
son Don returned Thursday from
Kansas where they spent the sum-
mer with relatives
MI. and Mrs. Ralph Myrick OF
Chicago arrived this week TO visit
in the home OF the formers sister
Mrs. r. r. Stephenson and family
an his mother Mrs. Myrick.
lIr. and Mrs. White OF New
iberia, La, will arrive Saturday to
spend the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Y. F1ynt.
Rev. o. Sander left Monday for
Dallas where he Is to be married
Friday Sept. 4.
Miss Vida Holcomb and Miss
Josephine Hannah spent Friday in
Harrington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
GUEST FIR M
WACO HONORFD

A recent social event Of interest
was a bridge party given by Miss
Louise Cook. h0norinR Mrs. John
Peck OF Waco. who Is her guest.
Black and gold were the attractive
colors used in the table accessories,
TALES, prize wrappings, and refresh
ments. Summer flowers were used
in the decorations.
Hl.h score favor was presented 70
Miss Louise Douthit and the honorae
was presented with a gift. "A delicious
sandwich and sweet course was sery-
ed to Mesdames John Peck, Howard
Ham. Roland Carr, Edward Wal
Ter, Ted Snead. Misses Louise Dous-
hit. Jessie King. Ruth Rives, Nadine
Weaver, Coggie Mae Couch.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
HONDURAS TRIAL
EACESF[|ER

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. II
G.N.SO.-Capt. Lisandro Garay.
the Honduran aviator rescued
from his wave-lashed plane off
North Carolina almost 36 hours
after he fell into the Atlantic at
tempting nonstop flight from
New York to Tegucigalpa, Hon,
duras, was to arrive here tonight.
He is a passenger on the S. s..
Biboco, which picked him up at
sea yesterday.
Garay is suffering from a frac-
tured jaw. many bruises and eX-
haustion.
The flier made an unheralded
start on his flight from New York
on Sunday, after announcing he
was merely going for a trial spin.
Should he return to Honduras,
it was learned, Garay will be tried
for failure to return home from
the United States last April. He
was summoned home for service
during revolution but, it was
said, diSregarded the summons.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
POISONED BIRD
CASE STALLED

LONDON, Aug. IL GN.S).-
An "open verdict" was on file to-
day following a lengthy inquest
into the death of Lieut.. Hugh
Chevis, who died from strychnine
poisoning after eating a partridge
at his home.
While the open verdict left
room for additional investigation,
it appeared likely that the case
would go into the records as an
unsolved mystery.
The coroner'S inquest was held
in an effort to determine how
strychnine came to be in one of
the two partridges served to
Lieutenant Chevis and his wife,
but beyond establishing the fact
the poison was injected after
the bird was dead, no substantial
progress was made.
Shortly after Lieutenant Che
Wis death, his father received a
telegram from Dublin, signed j.
Hartigan and reading: "HOoray!
HOOray! HOOray!"
Mrs. Chevis testified that the
two partridges, part of a conSign-
ment from Manchuria, were pre-
pared by their maid for dinner.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
RISKY SEA HOP
FACES L|NDY

NOME, Alaska. Aug. IL G.N.SD
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh made ready today to hop
off within "a hours on one Of
the most perilous laps of their
flight to Tokyo, the 1,067-mile
crossing of the Behring Sea to
Karaginsk, Siberia.
Following their landing here
yesterday. their first concern was
to give their seaplane a minute
inspection, A defect might mean
disaster, for the Behring Sea is
often be-fogged and is frequently
filled with ice floer, which would
increase the danger of a forced
landing.
Landed in Lagoon
The fliers set their plane
down in a lagoon. 81 miles up
the Nome River from here at
l0:45 a. m. yesterday.
They flew to Nome from ShiSh-
maref, an Eskimo village 100
miles north, where they had
spent the night after being
fOrced TO land because OF bad
weather on their hop from Point
Barrow. The 100 miles were
transversed in one hour and rs
minutes.
Before landing Colonel and
Mrs. Lindbergh circled the water
front of this city. Practically all
residents of Nome we're out to
witness the arrival. many of them
having stayed up most the night.
From I1araginslz they plan to
fly asa miles to Petropavlosk on
the Kamtchatka Peninsula, and
then 897 miles to Nemuro in the
Kurile Islands. The last leg of
their vacation journey will be
the 600-mile trip from the Kurile
Islands f. Tokyo.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
JAPAN AROUSED
At j. 8. FL|ERS
Photo by International

TOKYO, Aug. IL. 1N.S)
Charging that the dignity of
Japan had been injured by Hugh
Herndon and Clyde Pangborn,
American round-the-world filters,
a lawyer representing the power
full and reactionary Great Japan
Production party" appeared in
the Tokyo district court today
and demanded that the aviators
be dealt with stringently.
Another reactiOnary group
called the Black Dragon Society,
headed by Yame MitSuru, "The
Robin Hood of Japan" announced
a mass meeting tonight to launch
a nationwide movement demand
ing punishment for the aviators.
Other organizations were ,prepar-
ing to do the same.
A report published abroad that
the flierS had been arrested is
untrue.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
LAID.
To DISPUTE
OVER AUTO
PARKING
Killer Gives Self Up, Says
Victim Had Slapped Him;
Calmly Tells of Crime

Capt. William Frank Norman,
prominent local attorney, was
/ shot four times at the entrance Of
the Wardman Park Hotel shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. He
died on the operating table at
Emergency Hospital about II
o'clock.
The attorney was shot by
Joseph Henry Diggs, colored door
man at the hotel, who claims to
have had several arguments with
Norman during the last few days.
Four Shots Fired
Captain Norman walked out Of
the hotel about 10 o'clock to get
into his machine. which was
parked in front. He and DiggS
exchanged a few words and the
colored boy drew a pistol from
his pocket.
Before several persons standing
nearby could intervene. Diggs shot
Captain Norman twice, the attOr-
ney falling to the gronud. AS he
lay, under the marquee, with
blood streaming from his two
wounds, Diggs fired two more
shots.
Captain Norman was rushed to
Emergency Hospital, where it was
Continued on Page 2. Col. 50 j
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
A|RPLANE TUBE
CRANER CLUE

LONDON, Aug. IL GN.So-
The first clue to the fate Of
Parker D. Cramer, American air
man feared lost on flight from
the Shetland Islands to Denmark,
was believed found today when
searchers picked up a grey cylin-
der IL inches long and four
inches in diameter off the coast
Of Jutland.
Searchers believed the cylinder
came from Cramer's plane. 1t
was found floating a short dis
tance from HirtShalls, on the
west coast of Jutland.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Judge McMdhOn Sets
Court Speed Record

Judge John P. Mcmahon set
an all-time record in Traffic Court
this morning. He disposed of Is
cases in IA minutes.
All of the defendants were
charged. with minor offenses. The
speed record set by Judge Nc
Mahon was made possible when a
large percentage of the defend
ants forfeited collateral which
had been posted.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
GANG LEADER
MUST PAY
$4,000
Judge Hopkins Gives Him
Limit; ouattrochl Draws
2-Year Term on One Count

NEW YORK, Aug. IL 0N.S0
Jack Legs" Diamond, notorious
Manhattan gangster and former
bodyguard for Arnold Rcthstein,
today was sentenced to four years
in the Federal penitentiary at At
lanta and fined $1,000.
Diamond was convicted last
week of conspiracy to violate the
prohibition law and. Of owning
and operating a still.
Federal Judge Richard ]. Hop
kins, of Topeka, Kans., who pre-
sided at the trial, gave Diamond
the maximum penalty under both
counts. .s
Diamond appeared stunned by
the sentence. He paledt yisibly as
Judge Hopkins, In y crisp, de-
cided voice imposed sentence.
Pal Gets 2 Years
Paul Quatttrochi, Diamonds S
lieutenant, who was convicted on
the conspiracy count with Legs"
but found innocent on the pos
session of still count, was SEN
fenced to two years and fined
$4,000.
Attorney Daniel Pryor, repre-
Senting the two defendants, de
clared that an appeal would be
filed and Judge Hopkins allowed
Quatrochi freed under $500 bail
and Diamond under $4,000.
Although Diamond has been ar.
rested "a times, today was the
first time he has had to take a
stiff rap"
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
NYE GROUP ASKS
CANNON SUIT
DISMISSAL
Senate Committees Attorney
Asserts District Court Has
No Jurisdiction in Case

Dismissal of the suit of Bishop
James Cannon, jr., to prohibit
the Senate Campaign Funds
Committee from investigating his
activities in the 1923 presidential
campaign, was demanded in Dis
trict Supreme Court today by
the committee.
Elisha Hanson, special attorney
for the committee of which SEN
atOr Nye (R.) of North Dakota
is chairman, challenged the jur-
iSdictiOn of Justice Cox in the
case.
Quick Action Sought
To speed a decision SO that
the Senate investigation of con-
tributiOns to BishCp CannOn'S
anti-Smith c o m m ittee can be
opened this month, Senator Wag-
ner (D.g of New YOrk, authorized
Attorney HansNn TO accent ser
vice in the case.
Attorneys for the bishop had
been able to serve only two of
the five members OF the Nye
committee.
In asking Justice Cox to dis
miss the case, Hanson said the
writ of prohibition sought by
Bishop Cannon was an eXtrori-
binary remedy usually used by
one court to prevent action by an
inferior court.
. Bishop Now Abroad
In this case, he says, an attempt
is made to treat the Senate COM
mittee, representing an equal
branch of the Government, as an
inferior court.
Bishop Cannon, who is abroad,
was represented by Robert H. Nc
Neill and H. w. Winburn.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Rests, AWGits
NeW Natal Engine

BELEM para, Brazil, Aug IL.
Commander Hamer of the sea-
plane DO-X, en- route from Rio de
Janeiro to New York, decided to-
day to await arrival of another
engine from Natal, rather than
proceed on his northWard journey
with the planes II good motors.
When the DO-X arrived at this
sub-equatorial city, it was found
that the crank case of the twelfth
engine needed repair.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
HUMANITARIAN.
HOOVER 1882
WAR CRY (.
~ WW Hill
Campaign Strategists to Put
Aside Engineer" Slogan;
Food to "0bscure" Drink
BY WILLIAM C. MURPHY, Jr.

Republican strategy is shaping
up to present President Hoover
as the Great Humanitarian in
the 1882 Presidential campaign.
Some of the Administration ad-
visers, it is understood, have come
to the conclusion that this role
would be more effective political
ly next year than their 1928 em-
phasis upon Mr.. Hoover'S engi-
neering ability and pre-eminence
as an economist. Z
Relief for Europe through the.
working out Of the war debts
reparatiOns moratorium during
what the State Department has
christened the Hoover Year" IS
one phase Of the picture.
The other is relief for the Job
less in the United States through
the plan which the President is
now preparing, according to re-
cent White House announcement.
Food Larger Than Drink
Combined, the two lines Of en-
deavor are to be publicized to pic
ture Mr.. Hoover in the capacity
in which he first became known
internationally-as the man man
prominently fitted to bring aid
to the starving and the suffering.
There is a feeling in some high
Republican quarters that this line
of strategy is much more appro-
pirate to the situation expected
to exist in 1882 than Wordy de-
fenses of the Hawley-Smoot tariff
and other economic developments
of the Hoover Administration.
There is even some expecta-
tiOn that the present plan will
minimize anticipated embarrass-
ments on the prohibition issue,
(COntinued on Page 2. Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
\. !. NET STAR
JUNIOR VICTOR

CULVER, Ind, Aug. IL U.N.S.l
Ramey Donovan, of New York,
seeded second and Eastern Junior
champion, advanced to the quar-
terminals of the National Junior
tennis tournament here today by
defeating Wilbur Hess, Fort
Worth (Tex0 star, Ga. 6-33.
A three-set match in the fourth
round saw the defeat of Richard
Hebard, of White Plains, N. Y,
by Jack Lynch. of Taft, Calf,
3-6, 6-1, 1913.
In the third round Of the boys
singles, Frank Parker, Milwaukee
wis., flash, continued his love
set victories by eliminating Henry
Albert, Of Drexel Hill, Pa, Go,
"a
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Bees Stuck in Throat
Sting Farmer Into
Loss of Voice

WAYNESVILLE. N. c., Aug.
12.-Onie Presley, Haywood
county farmer. is recovering at
a hospital here after three
days serious illness as the re-
suit of swallowing two yellow
jackets while eating an apple.
The bees lodged in Press
ley's throat and stung the teten-
der membrane number of
times before he dislodged them,
still alive. He was unable to
speak until yesterday and suf-
fered intense pain from the
stinks.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Stockholders HurL
Charges at Eaton

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug. IL
U.N.S.)-Charges that Cyrus s.
Eaton, Cleveland financier, was
using large sums belonging to
Continental Shares, Inc, for his
personal financial manipulationS
we're hurled at meeting of Con
tinental Shares stockholders here
today to organize a stockholders
protective association.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
BOMB SHAT TIERS
CONSULATE

PITTSBURGH, Aug. II U.N.S0
Exploding with terrific roar, a
bomb partly wrecked the Italian
Consulate here today and shat
tered windows in nearby homes
and buildings. No one was
injured.
Hundreds of persons streamed
into the street following the
blast, which was heard for miles.
Living quarters of DIR. Giovanni
GuiratO, Italian Consul, were
badly damaged. Valuable papers
in the office ON the first floor
were destroyed.
Guirato told police he believed
diSgruntled anti4FasciStS or an
archists were responsible for the
bombing.
A report on the bombing Of the
italian Consulate at Pittsburgh
was asked of the State Depart.
ment today by Giacomo de Mar
tino, the Italian Ambassador. who
did not present a formal protest.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-ChargeS
that about 80 vessels of the
North Atlantic fleet, with their
thousands of officers and men
have been diverted to Montauk
Point, remote tip of Long
Island, to benefit a development
company, are being made by
naval men.
Representative Fred A. Britten
(R.) of Illinois, who is chairman
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Navy Sends Ships to Spur
Real Estate Project

Of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee, is at MOntauk Point. He
owns land there and is the guest
Of Carl Fisher, who owns 81 per
cent of the MOntauk Development
Company stock.
Representative Britten has ad-
mitted that he was responsible
for the visit of the fleet to the
point. He was also instrumental
in having the dirigible Los
Angeles cruise over the location.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
TrOpic Storm MOUes
West-NOrthUestlUdrd

The center of a tropical dis
turbance is apparently central
south of Santo Domingo and per-
hapS moving west-northweStward,
the Weather Bureau reported to-
day. The bureau has received no
reports from the storm section
today and requested all ships
in the vicinity to radio reports.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Wife Killer Believed
To Be O. Dry Agent

PHILADELP HIA, Aug. IL
U.N.SD.-A man believed to be
a prohibition agent shot and
killed his wife and then Seri-
ously wounded himself here to-
day. He was identified as Sal
vadore Cantisi. He is in criti-
cal condition in the Methodist
HOSPITAL.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
IL WOrkn1en, Fired,
Start NeQr-RiOt

GIBsONBURG, Ohio, Aug. IL
IIN.SO .-Disgrunted over their
wages. IL piece workers at the
France Stone Company caused
a near-riot here today when
they were dismissed after
making demands for more money.
Sheriff Tom PaSk and five de-
putieS elected the workers.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
Mrs. PinChOt Scouts
Candidacy Report

MILFORD, Pa, Aug. u QN.
S.).-With a crisp Il know moth
ing about it," Mrs. Clifford Pin
chot, wife. of the Pennsylvania
governor, today disposed Of ru-
mors she would enter the Con-
gressional race in the Fifteenth
Pennsylvania District.
The Washington times., 1931-08-12
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance August 10,
$165, $50, ,428.38. Expen ndit ures,
22,968,923.52. Customs receipts,
$12.470,618.58.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Amateur Writers
Stopped by TQLkieS

Since movies became talkatiVe,
the thousands of amateur scenario
writer's who used to send their
Scrlbbled efforts into Hollywood
by the mail sackful have quit it,
and now are finding other means
of employing their spare time
probably inditing answers to
bridge problems.
According to Frank Tuttle, di-
rector of 1T Pays to Advertise, Z"
Param cunt comedy romance
making it's screen debut in Wash
ington at Warner Brothers Earle
this week, the change-over to
sound on the screen brought a
decrease of 80 per cent in the
number of unsolicited manuscripts
from all over the country which
poured into the offices of the
larger producing companies in
the cinema capital.
Tuttle, who was once an as
Sistant editor of Vanity Fair, and
who wrote scenarios himself be-
fore becoming a director, declares
that the reason for the cessation
Of effort is that movie stories
nowadays require dialog and that
dialog is much more difficult for
inexperienced writer's to concoct
than a meager outline yarn with
a few sIlb-titleS thrown in-the
old scenario of the days of
cinema Silence
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Jerri McCaulev
Is Gayety's Star

Whenever Jerri McCauley, "the
original "it girl" returns to the
Gayety it is considered an event.
Well, sir, she's back this week,
and how the boys rally at the
mention of her name.
Another old favorite returns
with the appearance of Johnny
Quigg, blackface accordian player
He still can get more enthusiasm
out of his audience than any
other man of his type.
In Miss Lee Smith, you'll find
one of the most personable young
ladies ever to have crossed your
path. This blonde, has a semi
baby talk, which is not affected
enough to be boresome and her
singing scores. Jessie MacDon-
aid was we'll liked as was Buddy
Roses dancing. For comedians
the French FrolicS" used Scotty
Friedell and AL Pharr, with the
latter getting most of the laughs.
The two straight men for this
production, Joe Lang and Bob
Rogers, are both blessed with
fine voices, and Lang repeats the
triumph he received when he ap-
peared here with last years stock
players.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

1EOIII Ull1UOdINIo,
the printed page and even from
the skies. So the. original 1T
Pays to Advertise" in the modern
Hollywood version seems out OF
date, it's propaganda jokes stale
and the whole no more entertain
ing than old-fashioned farce.
Uncertain of Mood
Paramount hasn't helped 1t
much in the attempt to polish
an antique story for neither di-
rector or players were certain
whether it was straight comedy
or farce with it's silly implausihili-
ties. Norman Foster, Skeets Gal
lagher, Eugene Palette, Carole
Lombard, Lucian Littlefield and
Louise Brooks are among the
actors who do their best with a
weak fiction.
The supplementary screen pro-
gram presents Bobby Jones in
the first of a series of shorts on
How I Play Golf" This is a
cleverly contrived lesson on the
ancient game with just enough
instruction to make it worth while
for players and some ingenious
links comedy woven into the pic
ture by Joe Brown and Frank
Craven. 1t makes dandy enter
tainment.
Good Stage Show
On the stage is one of the best
comedy bills the Earle has offered
in weeks. Frank and Milt Britton
have burlesque musical act with
an orchestra of buffoons who never
permit you to take the melody Sc
riously. Annie, Judy and zeke are
three Georgia crackers with al
the casual awkwardness Of the
small-town cut-upS, a program OF
soongs, instrumental numbers ano
eccentric dance that clicked sc
solidly a speech was demanded
Ray and Harrison, recently in Car
rolls Vanities, burlesque the ballet
and adagio teams, and the Andre
sens have an exceptional acrobatiC
opener. These acts are introduced
by the winsome Maxine Doyle
who does quick changes to exhibit
more of her extensive wardrobe.
The MacNamee news reel, a
short comedy, Windy Riley Goes
to Hollywood" and Freddy Clark'S
band completes the program.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Hold Over Week
For Chatterton

"Unfaithful," Ruth Chatterton's
latest offering, is held for a second
week at the Columbia Theater
Always a production featuring
the versatile Miss Chatterton is
worthy of attention.
Paramount has given her a
lavish and brilliant setting for her
accomplishments and charms,
even though the screen play itself
does become a bit involved and
strained. A tendency toward too
intense acting at times may then
be easily explained.
An Our Gang" comedy is bet.
ter than some and Walter Fut.
ter's novelty film is unusually in.
tereSting. Quite fascinating,
some of the strange facts which
he unearths and calls to our at.
tention. A newsreel rounds out
the program.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
"A Tailor Made Man Shows
A Subdued Mr.. Haines

becoming the most sought after
young bachelor in town. In un-
usual fashion, Haines coUnteracts
an attempt to wreck his career
comes out in the end on top of the
world with the girl of his choice,
pretty Dorothy Jordan, by his
side.
Joseph Cawthorne, as the Ger
man tailor with a fondness for
strudel and a delicious line of
humor, lifts the film out of the
morass of hokum and makes it a
thoroughly delightful comedy.
Majorie Rambeau and Ian Keith
also lend effective support.
The Palace offers this week a
brisk stage entertainment called
Lets Go Collegiate" WITH Ches-
ter Fredericks a guest master of
ceremonies and Nina Olivette sup
plying much of the entertain
T. K.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
. .EL0DRAMA A
OF DRINK
AT MET

Isn't it fun to take an occasional
flyer Gin retrospect) back to a
scene of youthful thrills? The
local showing at Warner Brothers
Metropolitan of Ten Nights in a
Barroom" will prove such a trip
to old-timers who have followed
the American drama out Of its
swaddling clothes.
Realistic Fight
Those who remember the IA
nous Farnum-Santschi fiStic en-
counter in the original screening
of "The Spoilers" will welcome
the opportunity to see these two
do a repeat of that realistic bout.
The cast in the most part is
made up of familiar names to
the movie-fan of a decade ago;
William Farnum, Thomas SAINT
schi, Lionel Belmore, Robert Fra
zer, Rosemary Theby and Phyllis
Darlington; the child-role is play
ed'by Patty Lou Lynd.
Play of Morals
It's a play Of heavy morals; the
p1ohibitionists will love it, the
'wets" will take it lightly.
Added short features include
the second in a series of IL pic
tured chapters of African life
as presented by the National Geo
graphic Society; a Vitaphone re-
vuette titled "Sky High" and a
Universal Newsreel with the voice
of Graham McNamee giving US
detailS.-K. Y.