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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15
PORT D Z GRAN


FORT WORTH, Feb. 14-Fl-
One OF the most active weeks of
the year on the cash grain market
closed today with demand still re-
ported fair and dealers able TO
dispose of the light offerings. Little
change In prices was seen Saturday
estimated receipts. wheat Y cars:
cats 2. and sorehums 2.
Quotations ranged as follows.
basis carloads delivered Texas
common points. freight paid:
Wheat. No. / hard OF any protein
78-e0c.
Corn: NO. 2 mixed 10 la III Ia.
No. . YELLOW 73-74e.
Oats: NO. ? rcd ~ IL II Ia:
tdealers also quoted NO. . white
oats delivered Texas group one
points at 43-44cl.
Sorghums: No. z milo per 100
pounds l22-l.24; No. 2 kafflr Ill
1.19-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-15

WASHINGTON. Feb. t4-LP-
The house today began considering
the $a0O00O00 drought relief loan
compromise an hour after senate
approval. ;
Debate on the compromise was
limited To 80 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
.SHELTON'S LOCKED
DOOR IS TRIAL KEY
Mystery of Who Turned Bolt
and Why Brought Out in
Church Hearing.

Upon the solution Of the mystery Of
a locked door leading to the pastors
study in the Mount Vernon Place
M. E. Church South hangs the eccle-
siastical career of DR.. William A. Shell
ton, distinguished Southern Methodist
pastor, now on trial behind closed doors
in Alexandria, Va.
The trial OF Ds Shelton was ordered
by Church Investigating Committee
after an examination of q complaint
made by Miss Carrie A. williams, 5s22
Forty-first street, his former secretary.
The Trial Committee, consisting of
10 preachers chosen from the Balti-
more Conference, sat for hours yes
terday, and heard two prosecution wit
nesses, Miss Williams and her close
friend, Miss Ada Lee Powell The
hearing was resumed today in the
Alexandria NJ e. Church South, with
the prosecution still occupying the spot
light.
Sister Is Present.
Miss Alberta Williams, sister OF the
principal complaining witness, was
present at the session last night and is
believed to have been the first witness
called this morning.
The alleged incident forming the
basis for the charges against the pastor
is said to have occurred about three
weeks after he came here from Atlanta
last October.
At that time he had as his secretary
Miss Williams, who also had served his
predecessor, DR.. w. Lambeth, in the
same capacity.
DR.. Shelton and Miss williams, ac-
cording to the information, were alone
in the church study in the early after
noon OF the day of the alleged incident.
Some time later, 1t is said, friend of
Miss Williams, one of the prosecution
witnesses knocked on the door of the
study and was admitted by DR.. Shelton.
Door Held Locked.
At that time the door was declared
to have been locked. It was not locked
an hour earlier.
The whole case is believed to hinge in
large measure upon the answer to the
question: Who locked the door, and
why? It is known that the prosecu-
ton and defense have entirely different
answers to this question and the trial
board is understood to be devoting
much time to uncovering the facts in
this connection.
One of the principal prosecution wit
nesses, If he is called, will be DR., Lam
beth, who now has a church In Dur
ham, N. G. He Is expected to testify
concerning certain documentary mate
rial involving DR.. Shelton.
DIR. Lambeth at Hearing.
DIR. Lambeth was present at the
hearing yesterday, but spent most Of
his time talking with prosecution wit
nesses in nearby hotel. He refused
to discuss any testimony he may give.
DR.. Shelton, scholarly appearing
man of Sc years, who formerly held
a high post at Emory University. was
smiling when he emerged from the hear
ing room last night. Friends of the
accused pastor also appeared much en-
couraged when they learned the SUBJ
stance of the days testimony. One Of
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
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Mcpherson case two years ago, affects
nearly 1876 indictments handed down by
the present grand jury. Where de-
PENDANTS already have entered pleas OF
guilty. coiltest;ng of the indictments Is
useless.
Rover said he decided to represent
the third-degree cases without awaiting
pleas Of abatement from the defense.
Staples Case Not to Be Called.
It was indicated the Orville Staples
case will not come before the grand
fury again, in view of the fact the evil
dence resulted in no criminal indict-
ments. .Fhe District Commissioners
win procesd with their own inquiry into
the Staples matter, despite the grand
jury mix-up. -.
The question of responsibility for the
grave sliTi-up in the wheels OF justice
that has virtually undone the long sum.
mer labork Of the grand jury was raised
at the Court House today.
It was pointed out that selection OF
grand juifes is a function of the court
itself ano. one that it does not delegate
to the District attorneys ONCE or any
one else. Prospective jurors are nomi-
mated BIZ the jury commission ano
individual examination of. the jurors as
to Qualif cations is prerogative OF the
District Supreme Court.
No Authority to Re-examine.
It Is said the District Attorney has
no authority to re-examine the grand
Jurors regarding eligibility after they
have been formally qualified by the
court, except in specific cases where
some question is raised about eligibility
of a named juror. Such a general re-
examination would be considered IS 9
usurpation by the District Attorney o.
1ContinIed on Page S. Column -
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FINDING OF INELIGIBLE
JUROR BRINGS DECISION
TO REPRESENT CASES
BRIDE TO PUSH
POLICE PROBE

Corporation Counsel William
w. Bride announced today that
the disqualification of a mem
Der of the grand jury would not
swerve in the slightest degree
the course of action adopted by
the District Commissioners to
clear up the charges against the
Police Department. His state
ment follows:
1.-THE disqualification Of q
member OF the present grand
Jury which is hearing the evil
dence in third-degree police
cases or any action of the dis
trict attorneys office In handling
the whole matter in the future
will not in any way affect the
course of the officials of the Dis
trict government. The Board OF
Commissioners is determined to
once and for all settle the ques-
lions which have been brought
to the fore by the present grand
jury.
1.-THE Citizens Committees
which have been appointed by
the Commissioners will continue
to function until pending ques-
tions have been completely cleared
up.
"The Commissioners are abso-
lutely determined that the Hunt
and Staples case. as well as other
issues arising from the grand
jury's action shall be cleared up.
The new legal developments will
have no bearing on any indie
pendent investigation or the
boards subsequent action in these
cases.
1.-THE Citizens Committee re-
Gently appointed will continue to
function in spite Of purely legal
complexities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
BRITON SPURNING BARONETCY
DIVORCED FROM TITLED WIFE
Reginald Wolseley, Iowa Elevator Operator Who Made
Urgent Woman LADY Wins Matrimonial Freedom.
BY the associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WATERLOO, Iowa, September 49,
An Englishman who says he prefers
running an American elevator to being
an English baronet was free man to-
day, nnatrimonially speaking. He Is
Reginald Wolseley, known to his friends
here as Dick
terday from his wife, formerly Miss
Marian Elizabeth Baker OF Devonshire.
England, who cared for his mother ON
her deathbed He charged that she
harassed him by letter and cable, urg-
Ing him to return to England. so that
his health suffered.
II never loved her. he said. she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
Administration Deeply Dis
appointed Over Announced
Industrial Pay Cuts.
RECOVERY HAD BEEN
EXPECTED FOR BUSINESS
Attention Called to Reduced Liv-
ing Costs Since Beginning
Of Depression.
BIZ G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Hoover administration today set
its face against any steps In industry
which would tend to lower the stand
ards Of living in this country.
At the White House, 1t was learned
that the President has not changed
his attitude, which from the beginning
Of the present depression two years
ago. has been in opposition to any
course that would prevent a mainten-
ance Of living standards.
The Federal Government is deeply
disappointed over the announced cut In
wages by the United States Steel Cor
poratton and the Bethlehem Steel Corr
poration, and by the announcement of
the General Motors Corporation that
salaries were to be reduced. No attempt
was made to conceal that fact.
Furthermore. there is a feeling IN
some high official quarters that the
wage cuts and pay cuts by these big
corporations have come at time when
1t appeared that recovery from the
present business depression was in sight
Representatives Of organized labor,
including the American Federation Of
Labor and the Railroad Brotherhood.
took strong stand In opposition 70
the wages cuts.
The heads Of the Railroad Brother
hood some time ago issued warning
that any attempt on the part OF the
railway executives to reduce wage scales
would be bitterly fought The implica-
ton was that strike would follow.
At present the Interstate Commerce
Commission Is considering a demand
by the railroads that they be granted
q Is per cent increase in freight rates.
But it was indicated in railroad labor
circles today that whether the increase
In freight rates were granted OF not,
the workers would resist wage cuts The
railroads so far have not attempted
to reduce wage scales. although the
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johnson was summoned 10 the LIS
trict attorneys Office this morning and
he readily admitted this, Rover an
rlounced. The juror declared ne was
not asked whether he received PEN
SIGN at the time ne took the oath for.
the grand jury.
Clerk Says He Asked Question.
Rover said that william L. Adkins
clerk of the Criminal Court. insists ne
propounded such a question TO every
member of the grand jury when 1t was
sworn in before Justice Peyton G. Ger
den last July. Persons who were IN
court at the time corroboratsd Adkins.
They said they recalled that Adkins not
pension, but inquired also II any. pro-
spective Juror received "a dollar CT any
kind" from the Government.
,Joi1nson's appearance in court TO-DAY
vas brief He was asked TO stand ID
front of the bench and Justice Adkins
stated he had been informed johns n
was receiving pension.
rs that true?" the court inquired.
eyes, your honor" Johnson replied.
''You are excused" Justice Adkins an
Johnson resides at $40 Third street
southeast.
ID. G. Procedure Unenanseo'
Positive assurance was given by the
District Commissioners and Corporation
Counsel william w. Bride that the dis
qualification of johnson as member
Of the grand jury or any other legal
fechnicality, would have no effect what
ever on the course Of procedure adopted
to clear up the charges against the Po-
lice Department.
connection with the grand jury's &C
tlons, Bride and the Commissioners an
nounced that the committee of lawyers
appointed to sift the grand jury's allega-
tiors in the Staples case would continue
its inquiry. The legal developments, IL
was pointed out, will have no soaring
on the independent investigation or the
subsequent action of the Commission
ers.
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, police
commissioner, also declared the five
policemen indicted by the grand jury
on brutality charges would continue to
remain on suspended status. Evil
dence on which these charges were
based still remains, he said, and the
Commissioners cannot ignore 1t in the
face Of legal technically.
Want All Gases Cleared Up.
'The Board of Commissioners" Cor
poration Council Bride declared. sis de-
termined to, once and for all. settle
the questions which have been brought
TO the fore by the present grand jury
The Commissioners are absolutely de-
termined that the Hunt and Staple!
case, as we'll as other issues arising
from the grand jury's action, shall b
cleared up. The new legal develop
uaents viii have no bearing on any in
dependent investigation or the Boards
subsequent action in these cases"
The disqualification, reminiscent Of 9
similar action in the celebrated Virginia
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ID. C.. Heads Declare Technically
Will Not Affect Effort to
Sift Charges.
DTSCT QSJJRE COMES AS IL
OFFICERS WERE TO BE NAMED
Evidence in Some Of 179 Other Inquiries
Conducted by Grand Jury Also
Must Be Brought in Again.

legal today caused suspension OF the grand Jury
necesstatng ehearng OF all ponce
brutality potentially nvadatng all SINCE
except those pleas guilty have been entered
The disruption proceedings was precated by discovery
that Henry Johnson of the nqustoral body Is mel
igble to serve pension from the
The disclosure the Jurors were ABOUT 10 return
dozen indictments against approximately II more policemen resulted
sunnoning Associate Justice Jesse ADKINS
him from further duty upon MS ADMISSION tnat
pensioner.
the hasy conferences between United States At
toney Leo A. director of the Bureau OF
Investigation brought the grand jury next
week ali evidence heretofore including
the cases of policemen already indicted for brutality
also will be reheard by the grand
jury later, it said
witnesses Recalled.
More than subpoenaed for the police in
nothed TO Teappear before e
80. .ss,
from whom veniremen may DC
by Johnons Instrumentation and
Justice
Scott business reasons Scott nad
attend his private affairs
promptly not1ed
investigation started It was as
500 pension TOT services
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
Jury SYSTEM HERE
SEEN AS CAUSE OF
INDICTMENT M|X. UP
Always Possible for Tales
men to Answer Qualifying
Questions Enormously.

Who is to blame for ito indictments,
returned by the present District grand
jury, being thrown out because of the
disqualification of one member of the
Jury?
The grand jury is an independent
body" said United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover, whose qualification is the
function of the court, and the United
States attorney is without right or
authority to inquire into eligibility of
its members before they are sworn. lie
has the right to presume that the body
Is properly qualified. 1t is only when
individual disqualifications arise that
he may question the matter AMI refer
it to the court for such action as that
tribunal shall see 1T to take"
Pensioner on Jury.
Mr.. Rover was referring to the dis
qualification today of Henry L. John
son, who has been serving since July,
although receiving a pension from the
Government. johnson claimed not to
have heard the inquiry when pro-
pounded by the clerk of the court, but
Rover pointed that William S. Adkins,
clerk of Division !, who conducts the
examination Of grand jurors is always
careful to lay stress on the question OF
whether or not a prospective juror
gets pay or pension of any kind from
the United States or Federal Govern
ment."
Justice Peyton Gordon, who presided
at the examination of the Jurors In
July, explained that while it had been
the custom In former years to with
hold swearing of grand Jury until an
examination had been conducted into
their qualifications by police and 9TH
ers, the method had been attacked in a
number Of pleas in abatement and he
decided to abandon 1t and leave it TO
the honesty of the talesmen to make
true answers under oath to the inquiries
addressed to them.
Legislation May Be Cure.
Probably the only way to avoid such
accidents" said Justice Gordon, would
be TO obtain legislation authorizing the
jury commission to send out question
mares to eligible jurors before placing
their names in the jury box. The court
has considered this proposition and
has selected Justice Joseph w. Cox and
myself as committee to look into the
matter. There will always be the pos
slnility OF a person seeking to serve
railing to make true answers to the
questions of the clerk
Assistant United States Attorney VIII
liam H. Collins has suggested a plan
which will probably be adopted by
Clerk Adkins of having the questions
To be answered by talesmen put In
printed form and accompanied with an
afndavit as to the truth of the answers
made. This would make false state
ment basis for contempt of court action
"it is. claimed, and would preclude claim
that the question had not been heard
Two other notable examples OF
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
LEGION REFUSES
TO BAR BEER ISSUE
Unemployment Commission
Asks Consideration of
Modification Plan.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 23.-The way
was prepared today for discussion by
the National Convention of the Ameri-
can Legion of prohibition, particularly
of proposals that beer be legalized as
an unemployment relief measure.
The convention itself received the
beer proposal from its National Unem-
ployment Commission which asked that
due consideration" be given to it as
a means of furnishing employment
While the Legion delegates were
listening to this recommendation,
which was received with demonstra-
ton, the conventions Resolutions Com
mittee, by a vote of % TO 20, turned
down a proposal that the. veterans or
ganization avoid the prohibition issue
altogether.
Portland Gets Convention.
During the mornings session Port
land, Greg, was selected as the site OF
the 1882 convention.
The report of the Resolutions COM
mittee which will place the contro-
vesial issue before the convention was
not made at this mornings session.
The Legion took no action on the
portion of the Unemployment Commits
sion's report referring to beer. That
section was read by Howard P. Savage
Of Chicago, chairman OF the commits
sion, after the body of the report, which
dealt with unemployment in general
terms, had been adopted.
The only other direct reference to
the beer issue in the convention hail
was declaration by George L. Berry OF
Memphis, Tenn, representing the
American Federation of Labor, that
"the sand of prohibition" could not be
thrown in his ewes when economic is
sues of greater Importance were be-
fore the country.
Mr.. Berry's declaration also was
cheered, as was his later statement that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
Money Order Comes
Too Late TO Prevent
Woman's Suicide
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 3D.
Just as the police had reached
the conclusion that worry over
financial matters may have
prompted the suicide of Mrs.
Clara I. Quinn, 49,. whose body
was found in a gas-filled three
room apartment today, a mes
senger boy arrived at the apart
ment with telegraph money
order for the woman.
Mrs. Quinn came here recently
from Milwaukee.
Papers in the apartment in
dicated a divorce action was
pending in West Bend, Ind. One
OF the letters was from John A.
Cannon, district attorney Of that
community. Other letters had
been addressed to Mrs. Quinn
from Cora M. O'Connor Of Mil
waukee.
In addition to the letters, de-
tectives found 81, a necklace and
a ring. There was no note or let
ter which might establish the
actual motive for the suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
YANKEES LEADING
MATS, 10, IN FOURTH
Chapman's Single and Lary's
Double OF Brown Send
Home Club Ahead.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September ga force
out a single by Chapman and double
by Larry OF Brown gave the Yankees
1-to-0 lead over the Nationals In the
first game of series here today in the
fourth inning.
FIRST INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE tossed out
Myer Rice out, Lazzeri to Gehrig.
West popped to Larry. No runs.
NEW YORK-Combs out, Brown to
Kuhel. Sewell flied to Rice. Ruth was
tossed out by Brown. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE struck out.
Lazerri tossed out Harris. Kuhel fouled
to Dickey. No runs.
NEW YORK-Brown tossed out Geh-
rig. Myer threw out Chapman. Larry
walked. Dickey lined to West. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON Bluege struck out.
Larry threw out Spencer Brown was
called out on strikes. No runs.
NEW YORK-Lazzeri got the Yanks'
first hit. a single to center. Gomez
struck out after two attempts to sacri-
nee. Combs forced Lazzeri, Cronin to
Myer. Sewell flied to Harris. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-M yer singled through
the box. Myer was out stealing, Dickey
to Larry. Lazzeri threw out Rice. West
singled to right. Cronin flied to Combs.
No runs.
NEW YORK-Ruth walked. Gehrig
forced Ruth, Myer to Cronin. Chap
man singled to center, Gehrig taking
third. Larry doubled to center. scoring
Gehrig, Chapman taking third Dickey
was purposely walked, filing the bases.
Lazzeri popped to Myer Gomez forced
Dickey, Cronin unassisted. One run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
FLYERS ABOARD SHIP
PASS SCENE OF RESCUE
Rody and Companions Fail to Sight
Any Trace of Plane Wrecked
on Ocean Hop.
Hy tn. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
8. s. STAvANGERFJORD, At Sea
CIV Rsdio) September 23.-The Sta
yanperfjord. with willy Rody, Christian
Johanssen and Fernando da Costa
Visga. transatlantic airmen. aboard,
passed the scene of the flyers rescue
today but failed to sight their wrecked
plane.
The plane was thought to have sunk
after the flyers, having chung to the
wreckage for seven days, were picked
up of the New Fcundland coast Mon
day. The spot where they were picked
up is about 30 miles southeast OF the
regular steamship lane this season.
The flyers, who were transferred 70
this vessel yesterday from the motorship
Belmoira. which rescued them, were
doing well today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
Jury DODGES AS PRISONER GRASPS
GUN TO SHOW HOW HE SHOT COP
'Didn't Know 1t Was Loaded" Prosecutor Who Gave
Defendant Pistol Explains.

caught the CLINT Of bullets from the
cylinder. They ducked and lodged. A
deputy prosecutor, ignoring the dignity
of the court, leaped across the judges
desk to disarm the prisoner.
Patrolmen, in court as witnesses.
drew their weapons. Carlson handed
back the gun then without giving d
demonstration.
4 didn't know the prosecutor exc
planned, that 1t was load 81
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wanted q title and I gave her one"
But Wolse1ey was not bitter, and It
was recalled that at the time of his
marriage last year he tntimated the
wedding was his mothers wish, and
that Miss Baker desired to be called
Lady Wolseley. After the ceremony she
went back 70 England, but WolseIey
declined to return. Instead. he resumed
local ONCE building.
After the decree was granted by
Judge c. W. woodward the white
haired Engiishman said he had no flu
ture matrimonial plans.
I'm stay In Waterloo and be happy"
he asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
REVISIT FLOOD AREA
Lindberghs on Third Survey in
China See Added suffering.

NANRING. China. september % up.
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
returned here today after making their
third flood relief aerial survey for the
Chinese government.
The. Lindbergns surveyeo sne area re-
from here. They reported the situation
was As bad as they had found 1t along
the rrand canal In Northern Kiangsu
proyiF,ce Ga tla1ix tirst two fights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
SEVEN BANDITS LOOT
BANK, TAKING $4,000
Institution in Chicago Is Held Up
by Robbers in Three Minutes
During Noon Hour.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 23.-Seven
robbers brandishing shotguns and re-
volvers invaded the Parkway State Bank
at 1850 North Clark street shortly after
noon today and looted it Of $4,000.
The raid was accomplished in 8
minutes.
Three members of the band stood
guard at the entrance of the bank
while fourth remained at the wheel
of q sedan. The rest rnenaced three
employees and two customers with their
weapons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23
BY the Associated Press.

DENVER, Colo, September 23.-Dis-
trict Attorney Earl Wettengel, prose-
cutting Albert Carlson, Gary, Ind,
youth, for the staying of a Denver
officer, borrowed q revolver from a
detective In the court room yesterday.
Now" he said, handing the weapon
20 the defendant, show me how YOU
killed Patrolman william Keating."
Carlson grasped the revolver. Jurors