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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Tailor Indicted For
Strangling Beauty

NEW YORK. May 26-CP)-The
theory that someone OF Importance
might have wanted Vivian GordGa
out OF the way was entertained by
police today as an aftermath Of the
confession obtained Sunday from
Harry Schlitten. chauffeur OF the
ride car.
AS a result OF Schlitten's story
70 police, Samuel Greenberg. tailor,
was indicted by a Bronx grand jury
yesterday for the strangling or the
red-headed beauty. Harry Stein Is
already under indictment and
awaiting trial for the same crime.
Commissioner Mulrooney has ad-
md that the full motive for the
az = mas not been established.
i s believed that no trials will be
held until further investigations
have been completed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Interest On Govt
Deposits Reduced

WASHINGTON. May %. uP-Tne
treasury announced today Il had re-
duced interest required On govern
ment deposits from to IL Of cne
per cent per annum or daily csl-
anceS effective June 1.
II was explained that the action
was taken to aid the general econo-
mic condition and because banks had
found II necessary to reduce he
interest rates paid on deposits by
them.
The order affects ell general and
Srecial deposits az ecVernma1:
money and applies 10 about 500. 000.-
600 held as deposits BY banks
throughout the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Three Bound Over

Three Brownsville people. two
men and a woman. have been bound
over 10 the federal grand jury after
a series OF raids BY customs in
spectors Saturday.
The two men we're bound over
in $3.50 bonds and the woman was
nlacei under a 500 bond. Officers
testified a. the preliminary hear
Ing that they found liquor at the
three homes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Friends On Faculty
Will Investigate

COLUMBUS. O.. May 90. p
Professor Herbert A. Miller. OF Ohio
State University announced tcdav
that certain members Of the faculty
had decided 10 request the AmcrI-
car association OF University pro-
lessons TO investigate in an cffcrt
70 ascertain why the university
dropped him as a teacher.
Professor Miller said his friends
on the faculty would ask the investi-
CATION. The board Of trustees and
PRESIDENT George w. Righmire Eoti-
fed the professor several days ago
hat his teaching contract for The
1912 school year would not be re-
neWed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Kirkland's Fate In
Jury's Hands Soon

VALPARAISO, Ind, May 26.-Py
Only a few more hours OF arpl-
ment remained today In the trial
Of Virgil Kirkland. Gary. Ind.
youth accused Of the death Of Miss
Arlene braves. before his fate Il
placed In the hands Of the fury.
Judge Grant Crumpacker said Ne
would be ready TO instruct the Jury
men this afternoon. Only attorney
Ronald Oldham was left on the de-
tense side TO conclude his testi-
monv.
Kirkland. accused OF causing the
death o. the l8-ycar-old girl al a
party IN Gary last November. con-
tinued TO show the keenest inter
est In the proceedings
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
KILLED
IN SPEEDWAY
TRYOUT RUN
Car Loses Tire Al
Drivers Practice
For Race

INDIANAPOLIS, May Is. tPEJoe
Caccica, 81. Bryn Mawr. Pa, race
driver and Clarence Grove, %,
Haverford. Pa. his mechanic. were
killed here today while practicing for
the 50C-mile automobile race sat
Eroay.
Their car. running at high speed
out OF the second turn into the back
stretch. lost a tire, careened up the
track and over the retaining Wall
striking a tree before hitting the
ground many feet below.
The men vert partially caught
under the machine which burst into
flames. Physicians said Grove ap-
rarently died Immediately, wailf
Caccica expired a few minutes after
fire fighters and other person.
reached the wreckage.
Hurled From Car
Both men yer hurled out OF the
car as 1t left the track but the
machine landed on their bodies
Both we're severely burned.
Caccica was tuning his car for a
qualification trial this afternoon
when the accident. the sixth or the
practice spins here this month. &C.
Cured.
Louis Meyer. South Cate. Calf.
American driving champion in
1923 and 1929. hit the wall coming
out Of the first turn while at
tempting to qualify last Saturday
but escaped without injury.
The car piloted by r. w. (Sparky)
Sparks. indianapolis. caught fire
Sunday but driver and mechanic
jumped TO safety.
Milton Jones. Sleveland and
Jerry Houck. Los Angeles. each
lost a wheel a few DAYS ago. Frankie
BriSko. Milwaukee. lost control o.
his a and hit a wall. None Of the
[rsva-- -.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Kills Mother, Makes
Suicide Attempt

CLAREMORE. Okla. May 26.-P,
After killing his mother. Mrs.
Ann Briggs. 81. and wounding him
self in an attempt at suicide. Otto
Ialbert. 81. was In a dangerous
condition today IN a hospital here.
Mrs. Minnie Crittenden sister OF
Mrs. Briggs. said Talbert became
Infatuated In a quarrel with his
mother as she a ssom their farm
home, three miles northeast OF
here.
Mrs. Briggs was killed instantly.
Ia bert then turned the gun on
himself.
Officers said Talbert had been un-
able 10 work for three months be-
cause OF illness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Problems OF Credit
Men Face Delegates

LUBBOCK. Tex, May IS. OPN-
Problems Of credit men ~enCrossed
delegates 10 The Retail Merchants
Association OF Texas and affiliated
examinations AZ tine second DAYS
session or their convention here to-
dav.
Discussion OF the financial de-
preston and its relation to work Of
credit men helG the interest Of dele
gates yesterday. Guy II. Hulse Of
st. Icuis. secretary Of the National
Retail Credit Association. said three
basic principles must be considered
In assaving the situation. These. re
said. were the "maladJustmert Ct
our exchange system. "watered'
stocks and the asserted failure If
wa. Is keep mace with develop
mems In machinery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Correa Funeral To
Be Held Wednesday

Maria Guadalupe Correa, Is. died
at the family residence. jackson
between Eleventh and Twelfth. late
Tuesday. Catholic services are to
be conducted at the Immaculate
Conception church Wednesday with
burial at the old City cemetery.
Time Of the services have not been
announced.
The young woman. educated in
the local public school system. is
survived by her father. Arnulfo
Correa: three sisters. Lucia. Her.
melinda and Constarza: and two
brothers, Arnulfo. Jr.. and jose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Charter Election
Likely To Be Set

An election OH proposed changes
in the Brownsville charter will
likely be called by the city COM
mission al a meeting 10 be held
at 1850 p. m. Tuesday.
The proposed changes we're
drafted by a committee OF repre-
sentative citizens headed by j. r.
Canales. barriSter. The chief aim
OF the changes Is 10 modernize old
regulations which have been out
grown, according 10 city officials.
Preliminary legal advertisement
ready been done.
The election Will be the chief
item to be considered BY the CON-
misSionerS Tuesday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Troops Driving Out
Gold Prospectors

MEXICO CITY. May IS. fPl--
Charces that troops detailed 10
guard the recently discovered gold
iield. AL Tambor in the State of
Sinaloa were themselves digging
cold and irving out the prospectc-s
were made today by representatives
Of a group clai.ing to be the dis
covers Of the 6,ld.
The group asserted that after stalk
ing their claims to the field. said
TO be one Of the richest uncovec rcd
in Mexico. they were driven from
their holdings by the troops on me
pretext that their claim had been
disputed and taht they would have
to cease operations until the matter
was settled b. the government.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Miners Dead After
Fire In Gold Mine

OORGAUM. India. May rs. Up
Forty-seven miners are known to be
dead and more than a score more
are missing as the result Of a fire
In the Nandydrooy gold mine in the
Kolar fields.
About % miners we're rescued and
groups were still working strenuous
IN In an effort to save additional
lives. The shaft yard Of the mine
was filled with knots Of weeping wo-
men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26

ID. Sandell, Pan-American Always
division engineer, a buddy at Kelly
Field during the war. and later a
comrade in the Philippines.
The captain, who stands in the
foremost rank OF aviation experts.
made one Of the first goodwill
flights from the United States TO
South America. and made the flight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Mineral Rights To
Policy Lands %a

Mineral rights to the es
Q. H. Policy, San Benito ne
ist killed IN a highway laed
some time ago, have 5fsn frd
70 w. !. Davis, II has ben IGnta
70 the probate cour
Policy, In charge OF he an
The probate cour her 10
order Tuesday au. 10 lands
lease the minerai Shelby.
located in Naca counties
Sabine and sas WI 1arish ~
Of Texas and
Louisiana. --,.~pd waE not
Oonsioerat NV Jesse contained
t announce ,,I,SaI ,agalty r-sAtS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Autogiro And Pilot
Going To Amarillo

PAMPA. Tex. Nav IS. Fl-
JOHNNY Miller Of Poughkeepsie. N.
". s-i-aled his autogiro into The air
~ T.fl a. m today and after hover
inr 1v-r the city a few minutes.
turned Westward toward Amarillo.
He scent the right here en- route
10 the west coast
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26

This Is a
Chamber of
Commerce Yarn

They grow tall corn in Kansas.
They also grow big mos
quitoes.
Positive proof OF this comes
on the back Of an envelope re-
ceived at the chamber OF COM
merce today from Eureka. Kan
Sas.
Flattened out against the
envelope, apparently caught
between two OF them. is a
mosquito which will measure
about two inches from tip 10
tip. or bow to stern. including
the feet In the measurement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Wire Flashes

NEW YORK. May IS. OPl-Carl
Hubbell held the Boston Braves TO
two hits as the New York Giants
won the first game OF today's dou-
hleheader 3 to 0.
The score:
Boston ....... 900 600 oOOA0 . O
New York ". O02 600 I0x-3 Z 0
Zachary. Cunningham and
Spohrer; Hubbell and Hogan.
AUSTIN. May 26-P,-Governor
Ross s. Sterling said today that the
placing OF the cattle tick appro-
priation in the pink boil worm bill
was suicide" The governor said
the repayment OF farmers for
losses suffered in tick eradication
work would open UP the gates 70
such an extent the state could not
afford IL.
WACO. Nav 26-iP-Dean w. ..
Allen of Baylor University today
VAS named acting president OF the
University by the board Of trustees.
20 occupy the post vacated two
weeks ago by the death OF Or. S.
p. Brooks until such time as the
trustees may name a permanent
president"
JACKSONVILLE BEACH. Fla
MAY IS. tP-Walter Lees and
Frederick BroSsy, Detroit endur-
ance fliers. passed the thirtieth
hour aloft at 1871 a. m. G. s. T..
today in their effort TO break the
worlds nonrefuelinE flight record
OF rs hours q minuteG
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
Z
four VICTIMS
FAVORED HER
Husband, Nephew and
Two Roomers Were
Poisoned
10 POLICIES
Payable to Accused Taken
Out On Lives OF
10 Persons
10 POLICIES

CHICAGO, May 70. -tR-Mrs.
Margaret Summers. 47-year-old
widow, was held to the grand jury
on four charges of murder today at
the recommendation of n coroner'S
jury which heard evidence that
lou men who died III her hons
were victims OF slow poisoning.
CHICAGO. May 26IRD-Four OF
the five men who died recently in
the home OF Mrs. Margaret sum
mers and who were insured in her
favor came 70 their deaths through
poisoning, DR.. Clarence Meuhlberg.
coroner'S chemist, reported today at
the opening OF the inquest.
One OF the victims was Mrs.
Summers l7-yeaT-old nephew. an
other was her husband. 81. and the
other two. william Reman and
Thomas flanagan. were boarders.
For the past several days Mrs.
Summers has been questioned by
officials OF the states attorneys
office. the coroner and the police.
The authorities said Mrs. Sum
mers also was beneficiary IN 10
policies on ten persons.
She has asserted her innocence.
telling police the policies we're made
out 10 her In gratitude for her
kindness TO them.
WOMAN SOBS
INNOCENCE PLEA
IN the cases OF the woman's hus-
hunH and MARKHAM rs MNgHHA Nkaww
said examinations indicated the
poison had been administered or
taken IN small doses w q period
Of time.
Mrs. Summers sObbed from be-
hind the bars Of a police station
cell.
The trouble with me Is that
I've always been too good to every
body. They're saying 7 poisoned my
husband, Thomas. Why, We never
had any trouble.
The way this insurance business
started, Tom was a friend OF "a.
Taylor. an insurance agent, and
always recommended his policies tc
help Taylor out. That's how rhom-
as flanagan and william Rsimer.
the two rOomerS who named me in
the policies. happened 70 buy insur-
ance.
Why did they name me? Because
they didn't have any relatives and
they knew ! would help keep I'D
their policies II they couldn't. Why.
for five years 7 paid S. a week pre-
miumS on policies.
"AS for my nephew shaved
for that boy. took care or him when
he was orphaned. I did everything
for him and always had him undg
n doctors care v
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
MARKETS
GLANCE
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK:
r.orks irregular; iitful short
.orerinE inspired by bear IN
qIlry. -
ernments ease
curb mixed; oils yield mod
eratelE-
Foreign exchanges irregular:
German mark weak.
Cotton easy. favorable Wea-
Their and local selling.
sugar lower; easier spot
market.
Coffee lower; European Sell
Ing.
CHICAGO.
Wheat firm. dust storms
Canada and bulliSh Kansas
estimate.
Corn firm: small receipts and
absence rain southwest.
Cattle weak 10 lower.
Hogs lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Mostly cloudy, possibly with local
showers: not much change IN
temperature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-26

We feel i n orr bones that when
the showdown M We will find
that the post viii not onlv not be
abandoned. bit that the half NIL
lion dollar Improvement program
under consideration for some time
viii he given the final o. X. max
inE Fort Brown n Of the show
posts az the country. ana assuring
its permanent operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-22
Snake Bite

In South Africa serum made from snake venom is being used to treat epilepsy Out of 250 cases only per cent registered no improvement at all The others were helped in some degree, and IS per cent showed complete cessation of the attacks. This is interesting, for epilepsy has always been one of the discouraging diseases to physicians It will perhaps give additional assurance to those medical men who in less spectacular way are treating the chronic cases by remov- ing the focal infections and maintaining the alkaline balance with the steady administra- ton of the milder alkalis. They, too are finding some success
 One of the main methods of avoiding this terrible sickness has been to choose one s forbears with care. Alcoholism in the heredity has always been a predisposng cause. though doubtless worry and other hyperacid conditions have had share. Det and regimen are helpful in the mlder cases but the serious chronic ones have never shown much chance of cure. Either the snake venom serum itself may prove spe- cific, or from its content and effects some thing valuable may be learned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-22
Wet Bar

The American Bar Association at Allan tic City recorded without comment the re- suit of its referendum last fall on the pro- hibition question. The record shows l3,779 lawyers favoring repeal and 6,34O opposed to repeal. The association evident ly considers the matter settled as far as it IS concerned. Another poll would hardly do more than increase the number of repeal votes.
 All these lawyers together pro and con, must know a good deal about the liquor laws and the way they are working. Sooner or later they may properly be called on for the next obvious step - some constructive program to extricate the country from the situation which they find unsatisfactory,
 Such plan presumably will not be a backward step - not return to the old time combination of saloon, brewery and distllery, with its pernieious effect on social life and politics. It cannot be mere aboli- ton of present laws. It will probably be a plan which seeks at the same time to con- eilate temperate drinkers Ky its comparative mildness and praoticality and to avoid sub sides for crime by taking the big profits out of booze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-22
British Dictatorship

The British government still goes through the forms of parliamentary rule. but is nearer dictatorship than it has been at any time since the war. and may yet go all the way before Premier Macdonald and his national cabinet get through. The premier himself recently asked for authority to govern by means of orders in council, which would enable him to legislate through small cab inct group. without reference to Parliament itself.
 British fnaneers encourage this tendency toward absolute rule. The governors of the Bank of England have declared that if the pound sterling is to be held at par. the pres ent government must remain in power at least two years - much longer than Mac Donald expected when he accepted the pre- miership under the new deal. The pound
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-22
About This Time of Year

Autumn will officially make its bow to this section of the hemisphere tomorrow evening at 7;24. eastern standard time, or S.24. daylight time. Popular belief usually connects the first day of each of our four seasons with the 2lst of March, June. Sep tcmber, and December. That, however. IS usually not so. For instance, in l93l the seasons began as follows: spring, March Fl; summer, June 22: autumn, September B; winter, December 22. We speak of the autumnal equinox, for at that time day and night are equal the world over. l his IS caused by the position of the earth's axis, direction, only is at right angles to the di- rection of the sun in March and September.
 We have summer during June, July, and August because at that time of the year the North Pole is tilted towards the sun. Hence days in the northern hemisphere are longer than the nights. In December the North Pole will be tilted just as far away from the sun as it was towards it in June. Our nights will be long and days short. It works viee-versa in the southern hemisphere. The longer the day the greater the heating influence of the sun. As our days grow shorter the earth cools off quicker. By De- cember the heat produced by day will not offset that lost at night by radiation and hence we will experience our real winter weather from then on.
 Of course these strict weather observa- tions never take into consideration such per iods as Indian Summer. one of the most de- lightful seasons of the year when and if 1t does arrive. Also the weather man com pletely overlooks such phenomena as the line storm. It's misnomer he declares. There is no more reason why heavy rains should accompany the coming of autumn than Christmas should be white. However, the line storm is an integral part of our folk lore and should be included in it, not rele- gated to the scrap heap with other items that historians and experts have been erasing of recent years
 Incidentally the coming of fall spells the doom of daylight saving time. Sunday morning we return to standard time until next April when the battle over the two sys- tcms will start all over again. we suppose If people really wanted to be sensible about the whole matter they could get along with both standard and daylight time without any discomfort to either side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-22
GOING TROLLEYLESS
(Meriden Journal)


 People who believed that there would remain place for the troll ley car within large cities and between large suburbs arsl cities are beginning to have their doubts as lines in the populous centers are being abandoned from time to time to be replaced by busses.
 The rise and fall of the trolley car is we'll told in an article on transportation history of Bing- hamton, N. Y, as prepared by FL mer NJ. White, and 1t apples Co other communities.
 The trolley car was a produce of the late 70's but fifty years ago urban transportation was by horse car with oil lamps for lighting and straw on the floor for warmth in winter. In 1885 cable cars were in use. The year 1886 saw the first electric trolley car in New York state. In 1915 wooden trol- ley cars were being displayed by steel cars.
 The trend then was to cars selt- ing fifty or more passengers. Soon after the automobile came into common use. The jitney began to compete. The street car lines ven- tured with temerity into the bus field, but they argued that the trolley car because 1t was expense to operate.
 The one-man car was devised as a competitive weapon. Even tually, however, the street railways were obliged to turn more and more to busses. By 1924 bus lines were quite common. Now car tracks are being torn up with great rapidity.
 Meriden is joining the increasing list of trolleyless cities in Connec- ticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-22
THAT BEER MIRAGE
(New York Times)

These continual reports from Washington, some vague, some stuffed with circumstantial myth, of Mir Hoover's intention to rec ommend the legalization of beer reasonably alcoholic in content. merely illustrate a well-known ten- dency of the human mind. Long and strong desire begets hope, hope expectation. expectation be- lief. The republicans have made their bed and must lie in it. To probably the greater part of It's convinced friends, prohibition was and is a moral issue. The restora- tion of beer is now presented as an economic issue, giver of employ ment, a stimulus of certain trades and a market for certain agricul- tural products. Even in that re spect 1t is but a minor factor. De- liberately and almost unanimous ly a great business and source Of public revenue. Federal. State and municipal, was thrown away. Talk ing pleasible political economy to the drys. the vets are really trying to satisfy a forbidden thirst.
 Does 1t never occur to the mak- CTS, disseminators and swallowers of the beer myth that majority of congress will be as infiexible as Mir Hoover is imagined to be due tile in this matter? He could only lose friends and make new enemies by following the course sketched for him by so many imaginative artists. But it is waste of words to contend against absurdity. Intol- erable as prohibition is. more pressing questions have put it in the background. They are instant. Modification of the Volstead act may be long in coming about. And in the ocean of jabber by the Seventy-second Congress, 1t will be no main current.