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mission To withdraw his pleas cf
guilty 20 violation OF income tax and
prohibition laws.
Says Leniency Promised
Protesting that the attorney gen.
eral OF the United states had sane
toned an agreement between
Capone and the government that
leniency would be recommended II
the gang chief pleaded guilty TO In
come tax evasion and prohibition
conspiracy, Attorney Michael Ahern
moved In federal court today 10
withdraw Capone's plea OF guilty.
During the morning court session
Judge Wilkers0n said the court had
mo power 10 bargain with "a defend
ant and that Cap0ne must take the
witness stand IL he would ask le-
niency.
Judge wilkerson said he was not
sure the withdrawal on the plea was
proper and called upon George w.
%. johnson, U. q. district attorney
10 state before the court the facts
Of any pre-trial agreement between
Capone and the government.
judgement "Unheard or"
Such an agreement. Judge Wilker-
son said, was 'unheard OF" not even
the court having power TO enter
judgment in advance. The district
attorney said he had conferred with
the defense attorneys shortly after
the indictment and proposed thai
Capone be placed behind the bars
Immediately. feeling It wise TO avoid
a trial. Then, said johnson, counse
forsthe gangster suggested IA prison
term which lie regarded aS entire
" too brief. He said he had answer
ed an attorneys question with the
statement that all recommendation:
he had made to presiding judges II
trials under his prosecution had beer
accepted by the judges.
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COUPLE FOUND
DYING In CAR


HOUSTON. July 80. R1-Miss
Gerry Heaton. 10. OF Houston, is
dead and Alfred Ludin, 30. sea-
man. Is dying from pistol wounds.
Their bodies we're found shortly
after I d. IN. today In IN nutOm0-
bile in the port district.
Ludin died at 2:20 p. m OFF,
GERS said he was a Filipino.
Ludin left m note. blaming the
girl for differences which led To
the shooting.
Ludin shot the girl in the mouth
with a -32-calibre revolver. and
then turned the gun ON himself.
The bullet entered hts right temple,
The couple was seated I'm the
front seat OF a parked a when
the shooting occurred.
Viola Anderson told police that
she had been In the car with the
couple a short time before the
shooting.
She said Ludln had told her ID
get out Of the car, which she did
She declared she had walked about
"a block when sne heard the two
shots fired
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OCEAN filters
Beat RECORD
FOR NONSTOP
New York to Turkey
Pair Fly More Than
5000 Miles

ISTANBUL. Turkey. July 30.-Pl
Claiming a new worlds nonstop
distance record. Russell Boardman
and John Pclando. brought their
transatlantic monoplane Cape Cod
down at the airport here at l:20 p.
m. (5:20 q. m. f. S. IT, today.
In the 40 hours and 20 minutes
since they took off from Floyd
Bennett field, New York, on Tues
day morning they had been sight
ed only once. and that was over
Newfoundland Just before they
headed across the Atlantic.
Grinning broadly and shaking
their own hands above their heads,
they climbed out OF their sturdy
plane while a great crowd. among
them most OF the members of the
American colony cheered.
Ambassador Joseph G. Grew gave
them a hand out or he cockpit
and introduced them to the COVER
nor Of Istanbul. A squad of Tur-
hsh police presented arms during
the brief ceremony
we are very happy nc having
accomplished our purpoce Of beat
ing the worlds nonstop record
Boardman told The Associated
Press correspondent, 1T was q fine
trip
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Staying CASE
WOMAN FREED
Raymondville Girl Makes
$1,000 Bond, Manhunt
Dwindles Away
Especial TO The Herald.)

RAYMONDvILLE. July 30. =
Domingo Buena. charged as an ac-
complete In the murders OF Con-
stable w. F. Haygood and Deputy
Francisco CisncrUs. waived pre-
Iiminary hearing here Thursday
morning and was released after
posting a S1.00S bond.
The intensive man hunt begun
shortly after the killings has
dwindled away, but officers are
continuing an under cover inves-
tigation IN an effort to locate the
man they believe responsible for
the Sayings.
The opinion Is being freely ex-
pressed that the man has crossed
the Rio Grande and Is in Mexico.
Funeral services for Cisneros
were held Wednesday afternoon.
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A
ON SECOND HOP

NORTH HAVEN, Me. July 3d.
P-After a nights visit with their
13-month-oh son, Col and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindberg took off today
at 1906 p. m. &C. S. I'D for o
flight to Ottawa, next scheduled
stop on their vacation trip to the
Orient.
The plane TAXED toward the
west down the thoroughfare divid-
ing the islands or Vinal Havtll
and North Haven, lifted easily and
then circled west, passing over the
Morrow estate on the other size
Of the island and headed north
west.
Lindbergh said the plane prob
ably would average about los miles
an hour on the hop.
The Lindberghs arrived here
from North Beach, N. Y, yester-
day afternoon and spent the night
at the summer home OF United
States Sen. and Mrs. Dwight w.
Morrow. parents of Mrs. Lindbergh-
The baby was brought here by
train and boat on Monday BY his
nurse.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

NEW YORK. July 80. u
Stockholders Of both companies
today approved the merger OF
Standard Oil Co, Of New York and
Vacuum Oil CO.. to form the bill
lion dollar S0cony-Vacuum Corp.
Under the terms Of the merger.
Vacuum stockholders will receive
2 Is shares of the capital stock Of
the new company for each share or
their present stock. and Standard
OF New York stockholders viii re-
ceive new certificates for their
present shares on a share-for-share
basis.
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Man Injured In
Fight With Cop

Lt. OF Police ". T. Armstrong is
investigating circumstances sur
rounding an alteration between a
traffic officer and a local man We'd
nesday evening. The man was In
lured over the eve and given eme--
gency treatment me the Mercy hO5pi-
tai.
According to the officer. the man
refused to accept a traffic ticket
tearing M up and insulting him.
The officer then arrested the man
and ordered him 10 come 10 the
police station, but he refused and
began driving off. the officer stated.
1t was then that the blow was
struck.
NO charges had been filed Thurs
day while the case a under in
vestigation.
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Four Posts Road
Work Under Way

The county engineering force
Of Cameron county Is wasting no
time in getting down to business
on the Four-PoSts road, a cutoff
to the Brownsville deep water port,
and airport.
The engineering force had men
on the job Wednesday stalking off
the road for paving. for which work
bids will be opened in the near fu-
ture.
This road and another cutoff.
from the main Valley highway near
the Country club, to the Browns
vile port are to be improved.
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SNYDER. July 30. -tHl- The
search for Coils wells. 2-year-Olh
negro boy who wandered away
from the OR ranch Tuesday morn
ing. continued today with $50 men
combing the range. The boys tracks
were found 81 miles northwest uf
the ranch. An airplane piloted by
Don Teel. OF Big Spring. was aid
ing In the hunt. Coils Is a son OF
Dock wells. cook on the D-Rranchs
40 miles west Of here.
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Kiwanians Hear
MOSQUITO Survey

"A thorough survey OF the mos
quito situation IN and around
Brownsville was given members OF
the Kiwanis club Thursday By Dr..
ri. G.. Chandler OF Rice institute
at present connected with the
state beard or health In Its mala-
ria control work.
Guests present az the meeting in
Guided DIR. III. l.. Kl0tz OF Browns
vile: Milo Hunt OF Whittier. Colo.
and Ernest Stephens. wrestling
promoter.
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GRAF
BACK FROM ARCTIC

BERLIN, July 30.-H1-H0me
from q 6-day cruise into the Arctic
the Graf Zeppelin landed at Tenn
plehof airdrome at 6:38 ,. m. today
Q:38 p. m c. S. t.
Long before she vas due thous-
ands Of homeward bound workers
had flocked TO the airport to see
the nations pride. There was q
special band playing for the crowds
on the terraces and flags fluttered
everywhere.
Lord Mayor Heinrich Sahm had
arrived early to extend the city's
official congratulations, and Theo-
dore Vonhguerard, minister OF
transportation was on hand 70 rep
resent the government.
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FLIGHT COVERED
5.O3q.S l.

WASHINGTON July 30.-lRl-
Naval photographic experts figur-
ed today that Russell Boardman
and John Polando covered at least
5.039.5 miles In their flight from
New York to IStanbul, Turkey.
This is 1865 miles farther than
the previous nonstop record for
heavier than air machines made
by Dieudcnne CoSte aud Maurice
Belonte in their flight from Paris
to Coulart, China, Sept. q, % and
20, 1929. The distance flown by
the Frenchmen IS listed as 4.el2.79
miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

OKLAHOMA CITY. July 3d.
0P1-The answer 20 Gov. Murray's
"dollar-barrel" crude oil ultimatum
remained a question mark today.
although the industry heard talk
Of possible federal iniunctions or
even an appeal TO Pres. Hoover.
Representatives or purchasing
companies. however. have not COM
mitted themselves to such reprisaI
plans and say they will wait until
the governor issues his order shut
ting down tlpsh field6r
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

Action az District Judge "a M.
Kent yesterday III dissolv.ng the
temporary injunction restraining
paving Of the Military highway will
not cause the plaintiffs 10 drop
the suit, Judge w. wv. Taylor, one
OF the attorneys for the plaintiffs.
said today.
Judge Taylor said he did net
know whether any other immediate
legal steps would he taken I'm An
attempt t0 stop the expenditure cr
funds OF the Brownsville precinct
on the Military road gaps In the
San Benito precinct.
But we will try the case ON ilH
merits az the next term OH court"
he said.
He said also that the three plain
tiffs and their attorneys would hold
a conference probably today or to-
morrow no decide ON any other
legal steps In the case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

SAN ANTONIO. July 80. Up
Lashed BY a guilty conscience and
the fear he would kill somebody OF
get killed himself. a Kelly field
soldier walked into the office o.
Chief or Police Kilday today and
confessed he had stolen SIX auto
mobiles In two weeks and that ne
and another man had planned TO
hold up q local bus terminal.
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MacD Donald Back

LONDON. July 80. ~ Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald was
back home today from Berlin. on
fident that Germany will ulti-
mately overcome her financial
troubles.
Other nations" ne said, must
help by means Of international
banks and the Bank for Interna-
tional Settlements"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

PHILADELPHIA. July 30.-tPl-
GaSly bedecked with flags and with
her band playing "Anrie Laurie"
the battleship Pennsylvania, recon-
ditioned at a.. cost OF over s .O00,-
600, left the Philadelphia navy yard
today for a cruise which viii end
on the Pacific coast where she will
become the flagship OF the fleet,
taking the place OF the battleship
Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

HOUSTON. July 80. -tP- Col.
Thomas II. Ball, active IN the dem
ocratic party OF Texas and former
congressman from this district, was
indicted today by the state grand
jury On q charge Of felony theft.
The charge related to a land
transaction alleged to have oc-
CURED during 1927 between a COM
pany Of which Col Ball was pres
ident and the port commission
here, OF which he was, and is, legal
counsel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

The Cameron county commission
ers' court will sit as q board OF
equalization all OF the coming week
beginning Monday morning.
Notifications have been mailed all
tax payers whose valuations have
been advanced.
There will be a small increase IN
total valuations for the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
Floods Reported

MEXICO CITY. July 80. ID
Landslides at ri Tambor gold field
in Sinaloa. in which many persons
are believed to have been killed,
and floods in Vera Cruz which
marooned hundreds OF persons on
roofs and hill tops. we're reported
today in dispatches telling o. heavy
damages caused by sorrential rains
In several states.
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Oil Cut Claimed

TYLER, July 40. -tEi- w. ~
Mckinney. oil operator. said today
that sufficient producers nave
signed an agreement to shut down
wells "a reduce production In the
east Texas field % or 80 per cent
when the agreement ~ put into
effect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

CORPUS CHRISTI. July 30. Up
Michael Doyore. Royal Goodwin
and Gus Lane Jessup were each
sentenced to serve "a year and IA day
I'm Leavenworth prison today when
they pleaded guilty 70 federal hq-
uor charges. Customs officers ar
rested them mt Beeville In O raid On
a laEse lA1uar caehes
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Cases Closed

DALLAS, July 80. -tPl- Mrs.
Zion Mary Cholvin. frail widow or
John @. Sperro, for whose alleged
Staying she has been on trial in
district court here since Monday.
will probably know her fate to-
night.
Both the state and defense closed
their respective cases before noon
today.
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Youth

SAN ANTONIO. July 80. ga.
O. Lopez. Houston high school
student. is In a serious condition ut
the county hospital after having
been stabbed by a negro on a
freight train fifty miles from San
Antonio carly today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30
MARKETS
AT GLANCE
NEW YORK


Stocks: heavy; Bethlehem
steel says on dividend uncer-
tainty.
Bonds: weak: foreign and rail
issues break.
Curb. steady: Gulf oil strong.
Foreign exchanges: firm.
sterling strong.
Cotton: steady; trade buying.
Sugar: higher; trade support.
Coffee: higher; commission
house buying.
CHICAGO
Wheat: easy; forecast rain
Canada. larger Russian exports.
Corn: irregular: July higher,
covering. others lower, forecas.
showers northwest.
Cattle: firm.
Hogs: steady to strong.
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COLUMBUS, Kas.. July 30.-.A1
Edward Seymour OF Pampa, Tex
was shot and seriously wounded
six miles west OF here last night BY
y. r.. Gilmartin who charged Sey-
mour and "a companion were A.
tempting Cd rob the Gilmart1n gre
Gerry and filling station.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

AMARILLO. July 80. VPl-Bids
for construction OF 108 miles OF
railway line between ChiIdress md
Pampa, by way OF wellington and
\ Shamrock. win be opened BY cngi-
Tneers OF the Fort Worth and Denver
on Aug. II. Gen. John A. Hulen.
vice president OF the company and
chairman Of the board Of directors
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

DUNCAN. Okla. July 80. -R1-
A verdict Of murder. with sentence
fixed at life imprisonment. was re-
turned last night by the jury which
heard the trial OF Ed Davis on q
charge Of Staying J. r.. Hill. Mar
low constable. on April 20.
The jury deliberated only one
hour
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

II a satisfactory guarantee can
be arranged, the University OF
Mexico will probably send it.
football team 10 Brownsville for
a game this fall with the
Brownsville Junior college team.
November II Is the tentative
date.
The university Is asking.
through Athletic Director Nor
iega In n letter to the chamber
OF commerce, q guarantee in
GLIDING expenses. and amounting
to about $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

Senate Votes to Question Harry Sinclair


WASHINGTON. July 30. Up
Indications were given In the
antitrust division of the justice
department today that an inves-
tigation would be made OF the
recent simultaneous rise OF prices
Of the popular brands Of cigar
cites.
On June "a. the r. j. Rey-
nolds. American, p. Lorillard,
and Liggett and Myers Tobacco
companies announced cigarette
prices to jobbers would be ad-
vanced 45 cents a thousand.
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tllc AAttIuuOn tudb I1dfEy T.
Sinclair. the oil man. would not
accede 20 a request of the Texas
senate that he appear here and
testify in its oil investigation, the
senate set out 10 find the high
est Sinclair official in Texas, in
stead.
AUSTIN. July 80. tP1-The Texas
senate. beginning the last day Of
its investigation of the oil industry,
today voted to request Harry Sin
clair. the oil man, TO appear before
1t for questioning.
Sen. Tom Pollard OF Tyler, who
made the motion, Immediately sent
a telegram to Sinclair. who was said
TO be in Tulsa, Okla. The senator
said certain things" had developed
that made Sinclair's testimony i'm
portant. He declined to say what
the things" we're. Sen. Pollard sug-
gested the oil man could fly here
and appear thiS afternoon.
House Finishes Probe.
Meanwhile, the house which con-
cluded its inquiry late yesterday, was
discussing the procedure Il Will adopt
In the consideration OF conservation
bills before 1t. Some members want
ed a subcommittee to act on the
bills; others preferred the house act
as a committee Of the whole.
The senate, having decided to call
Mr.. Sinclair. turned to the routine
OF questioning witnesses.
G. w. Bowles OF Tulsa. Okla, stat
istician for the Independent Pc
troleum association. appeared with a
great a Of figures he cited firm
papers and from charts. He said ne
big danger In ~proration. as a sup
posed panacea for the oil industry !
Ills. was that 1t would build up a
huge potential production"
Advocates Penalty.
Claude G. Wild OF Fort Worth, ex-
ecutive vice president Of the indie
pendent Petroleum association OF
Texas, testified there were many
wide differences Of opinion by oil
men as to what should be done, but
that ne personally believed the COM
mon purchaser act should be amend
ed 10 provide severe penalties-pe--
haps revocation Of permission 20 co
business in this state-for violators.
The house passed a bill to appr0pri-
ate $4,000 for use OF the attorney
general In Investigating and prose-
cutting antitrust and conservation
law violations. The bill viii not be-
come effective until 90 davS after
the end Of the session If passed by
the senate.
Rep. Bob Long or wichita Falls
author Of the bill. told the house
the attorney general already had
filed one antitrust suit in which
one OF the defendants offered 10 &C
cept a penalty Of $4,000 If the suit
was dropped. Long said the attorney
general refused to accept the COM
promise and was pusCling for a
speedy trial of the case. lie declined
to name the defendant involved.
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State OPENS
PAVING BIDS
ON HIGHWAY
Valley Company Is
Believed Low NM
Bidder

Apparently the contract for paw
Ing gaps in the Military highway
will be awarded I'd R WV. Briggs.
Pharr contractor. according t0
Judge o. G. Dancy. now in Austin.
where the bids on the highway
work were opened this morning.
iii On telephone call t0 Browns
vile Thursday afternoon. Judge
Dancy stated that six bids had
been received on the work and early
indications we're that the Valley
contractor would be awarded Lrg
Job.
Delay Granted
Several days were allowed BY the
state in which TO secure remaining
rightS-of-way for the highway,
Judge Darcy stated.
The state is letting approximately
S6.O00.0O0 In contracts and the
Military highway was among the
projects listed.
Injunction Dissolved
The temporary injunction which
threatened to delay completion or
the road into a rich agricultural
section was dissolved wednesday
afternoon by Judge IA. M. Kent Of
the civil district court after con-
sidering sworn statements OF de-
PENDANTS which showed they had
removed practically al grounds OK
the original order.
Harbert Davenport and III. r..
Yates represented the county. the
plaintiffs being represented by
Seahury, George and Taylor and
IL. q. Louis OF Houston.
The hearing was originally set
for Aug. 3, but In view OF the fact
contract had I'd be- let today. the
Judge reviewed the case WedneS-
day shortly after tine defendants
filed their original answer.
Releases $4,000
Dlssolving the temporary injunc-
ton released $751;. 200 the Browns
vile commissioners precinct had
placed in the Merchants National
bank as its quarter part Of costs
In the Military highway. The San
Bentt0 precinct III posting a quar-
ter and the state NH half.
The Brownsville precinct has
posted $4,000 for work on the
~Four-Pcst road TO Boca Chica.
removing one Of the items or CON-
plant tn tine temporary injunction
which was granted Jesse Dennertr
"A. ID. Dickinson, Jr.. both OF
Brownsville. and Mrs. Nellie Es-
person Stewart Of Houston.
Funds Are Posted
Plaintiffs contended that In the
Brownsville precinct posed $751;
600 for the Military highway there
would not be enough money left
TO complete the Boca Chlca high
way To the Paroles line road. This
was refuted by the precinct posting
$4,000 for the work.
County Judge .. G. Dancy was
In Austin today 10 confer with
state officials, telling them or &C.
ton taken by dissolving the An
junction which clears the way f0r
contract.
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BARON
TO WITHDRAW
GUILTY PLEA
Charge Agreement Oh
Government Was
Broken

CHICAGO. July 30. R-Federal
Judge James II. wilkerson today de-
ferred until tomorrow afternoon a
decision on a request by attorneys
for "5carface Al" Capone for per-
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Kidnapping Charged

GREENvILLE, July SOLO,
r.. a. Butts. of Birmingham. Ala,
was arrested near here today hy
Deputy Sheriff y. P Green of Btr-
minsham, on q charge or kidnapping
his son. Green started back to
Birmingham immediately with his
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-30

For Brownsville and the Valley
Unsettled with probably scattered
showers Thursday night and Fri
da9s