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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Graft Is Laid to Dry Law
Face Third
Special Meet Call

which would have directed drilling
for oil in the bed OF the Sabine
river will cost the state millions Of
dollars, Governor Sterling declared
on his return from Houston today.
He said he had information the
states share OF the oil under the
river bed would aggregate 10000
600 barrels and he declared q rep
resentative Of one Of the major
companies told him yesterday that
should the state sink a single well
In the river his company would be
obliged to drill 30 offset wells.
He said they eve would be
willing to settle with the state for
its proportionate share of the roy
atty without the necessity Of the
state dSlling." Governor Sterling
said.
AS word spread the governor con-
templated a new call. groups of
senators and members OF the house
gathered in his office. and there
were , suggestions from some that
the sine die adjournment resolu-
ton fixing adjournment for Q p. m.
today be reconsidered. Others said
this could not be done. because the
house was far short OF a quorum.
many members having left for
home. There was a majority In the
senate.
Senator Tom DE Berry suggested
the 24-hour rule prohibiting con-
s~ideration OF bills within that De-
RIO prior to adjournment which
yesterday took effect before a vote
could be taken on a bill to permit
drilling in river beds could be
suspended and the bill resarrected
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Bunco Man Gets Cops Savings

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 20. Up
For twenty two years Anthony Con-
nelly was a nemesis OF crooks A
year ago he retired from tn local
police department as a lieutenant.
put his life savings OF $4,000 In
q bank and departed for Ireland
to visit his aged mother.
Today Connolly was without his
s~20,0O0-but he was on the trail OF
his man" in Montreal. Canada. and
he had taken a vow not 70 give up
until he had brought TO justice the
man who duped him out Of his saw
ing8
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
CANDIDATES
OUT TO WIN
Only Four Days Left Of
Booster Club Tilt
For Prizes

Increased enthusiasm and deter
mination TO be the winner OF the
first prize were evidenced by all
candidates in the Booster campaign
when a meeting was held Monday
night to explain the final rules OF
the contest.
with only four more days left m
the campaign, the entire list OF can
didates are attacking the campaign
with every ounce of energy.
Following the meeting last night,
all candidates were the guests oil
John Farming at a theatre party at
the Capitol.
Mrs. Leland 8. Tabor Is now lead
ing in the Booster Club" campaign
with a total of 42.885. 900 votes. Other
candidates close behind are Miss
teresa Mckenzie with 42.519,00
votes: Miss Bernice Afford with Al
l6l. 900 votes and Miss Amy Bauer
with 0.105 900 votes.
Standing OF the candidates Is rs
follows. Mrs. Leland 8. Tabor. A.
885. 900: Teresa Mckenzie. 42.5ie 600:
Bernice Afford. Al .161 90; Amy Bauer
40, los. 900: Mrs. r.. ID. Wilson. 3D.
4s6. 900: Adelaide Lerma. $500, 900;
Mary vittitoe. 32.1l9.000: Mrs T. a
Hinojosa, 29.s18.OO0: Boots" Black
burn. &c. 452. 900; Mrs. c. Wick. 49,
All. 900: Lee Goforth. &c. 1858, 900; Lily
Bower 10. 881 900: Aurora Morales
1918. 900: Beatrice Friedman. 49,
$4,000: Louise Scarlet. 17.724.000,
Maria Calderoni, 1927. 900; Mary
Isabel Young. 14.756.000: Sarita
Young. 1885. 900. Helen Ross. L.
$4,000: Amelia Longoria ll.244.oo0.
Gail McDavitt. 100000; Adelaide
Fox. 1892. 600; Salome McAllen,
1O,309, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

ROCK DENVER
: DURING NIGHT
Thou Crowd
Streets Afraid to
Sleep In Homes

DENVER. Colo. Sept. 20 As-The
explosion OF a group OF bombs. one
OF which endangered the lives or So
children In a church school. .occup.-
ed the attention OF police here to-
day.
Six bombs in all fired within
O few hours OF each other last might.
resulting In the destruction OF one
home and a general panic In North
Denver and two suburbs. The first
three did no damage.
Police originally aScribed the first
reported explosion III Val Verde to
small boys but abandoned this theory
after "A terrific blast rocked the Holy
Family church in North Denver.
Fifty members OF n church school
club dashed terrified from the build
ing. The blast stopped the motion
picture machine In the Oriental
theater across the street and hun
dreds oil theater patrons rushed for
exits.
Mrs. Mary Jackson. who lives near
the church. told police she saw a
stout man. leave a car. walk up an
alley behind the church school and
run out later. a second before the
explosion
"A few minutes later IA bomb blast
rocked a neighborhood a few blocks
distant. shattered windows and
knocking goods from store shelves
for several blocks around.
Police were investigating these ex-
plosions when a fourth blast wreck
ed and set lire TO a house owned by
Custer Rand In Barnum, another
suburb. Rand. who lived next door.
could not be found last night.
Thousands OF persons stayed I'm
the streets until daylight today,
afraid to return to their homes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

missioner"-at the suggestion OF the
latter. decided they would make a
killing by each placing 5000 on
a certain horse. Connolly return
&C to Los Angeles. withdrew his
savings and placed them with the
commissioner" He's still looking
for him.
After several days in the local
police record room. Connolly picked
out a bunco mans picture ms be-
ing the Likeness OF the man who
took shis money. The former lieu
tenant went to Montreal I'm ar ef-
fort to bring the man to justice.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Resort Closed

Ell PASO. Sept. %. tF-Misfor /.
tune which beset the Mint cafe.
famous borderland resort in Juarez,
reached its climax yesterday when
Gov. Andres Ortiz Of Chihuahua an
nounced the cafes state business
permit was revoked.
Gov. Ortiz said many kicks" were
registered against Its operation. The
cafes recent misfortunes included
condemnation BY the city building
inspector of one or Its walls which
resulted In q court fight To obtain
q permit to rebuild. A fire Of mysteri-
Gus origin subsequently damaged the
building badly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
See Sterling
AS Candidate

HOUSTON. Sept. %. R1-Gov.
Ross s. Sterling issued a statement
late yesterday characterizing state
ments he would not be a candidate
for reelection as wholly unauthor-
lied and without foundation"
Il have noticed certain news
papers over the state are claiming
that / will not be a candidate for
reelection I am too busy attend
ing to the states business to be
conducting a campaign. I feel that
the people of Texas will be better
pleased by my pursuing this course
rather than talking Of reelection"
Gov. Sterling stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Illinois Concern
Asks About Shipping

Growing trade between the VII. 9.
and Mexico through Brownsville and
Matamoros IL indicated I'm frequent
communications received at IN
chamber of commerce here from
concerns planning To ship through
here.
The latest Is from an Illinois con-
Germ which does n large amount CIR
business with foreign countries. and
which announces plans 10 ship Mex
leo produce through Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Mel ellar Turns.
To N. Y. Governor

ROGERSVILLE. Tenn. Sept. %.
R-Sen- Kenneth ID. Mcclellan of
Tennessee was endorsed for the
1892 presidential nomination BY
state democratic leader here last
right but announced he would
support Gov. Franklin d. Roosevelt
Of New York. "a man. who If nom
mated. will be elected
With Mcclellan as guest Of honor,
more than 700 democrats from the
Mississippi to the east Tennessee
mountains gathered last night as
the International Printing Freshmen
and Assistants Union OF North
America staged a barbecue and
political festival.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Etex Oil Jump
Seen By Wolters

KILGORE. Tex. Sept. %. Up
Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters pre-
dicted yesterday the east Texas
field again would be producing
400, 900 barrels of oil by Oct. 4.
The field rounded out a week Of
operation under the railroad COM
missions new allowable of 1875 bar
rels per well yesterday. Increase
over the first day of production un-
der the new order was approximate
" 5000 barrels.
Production reports compiled by
Gen. Wolters fixed yesterdays
output from 2.079 wells at 1872, 900
barrels.
Gen. Wolters estimated 500 wells
were being drilled in the field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
APPROVE PLAN
CONSERVATION
DIV STAFF Correspondentl

PHARR. Sept. 29.-The Pharr-
San Juan-Alamo district will be
represented at the conservation
meeting to be held at Harlingen on
Oct. o. II was voted BY the ITS
persons attending a meeting held
here last night mt which time the
proposed Conservaticl Association
was explained.
G.. H. Swallow OF Alamo. Neal
Brown Of Edinburg and w. K. An
derson Of San Benito were the
principal speakers az the meeting.
outlining the plans under which It
Is proposed to form tie association
and telling what might be hoped for
from the association.
Enthusiasm for the association
"a voiced by several who made
short talks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
PROHIBITION
ENFORCEMENT
Is SCORED
E~piscopalians In SEES.
sion Comment on
Controversy

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 29-tF-
The house OF bishops and house OF
deputies Of the Protestant Episcopal
church were agreed today there Is
a widespread difference Of opinion
as TO the wisdom and desirability
Of retaining the 18TH amendment
in its present form.
They also were agreed there Is a
widespread difference OF opinion as
TO the wisdom and desirability Of
retaining the church's marriage and
divorce canon in its present form.
On the prohibition question. they
decided to do nothing because OF
the highly controversial issues in
volved. On the matrimonial ques-
ton they hoped to effect a COM
promise.
The section on the prohibition
question presented in a report by
the committee OF twenty-one on in
dustrial dislocation. world peace
and prohibition and lawiessneSs.
was adopted by the house Of bish-
ops last Friday. The deputies con-
Cured yesterday.
There was no debate on the as
sertion there was a difference OF
opinion about the dry laws in the
nation, within the church and
among members of the convention.
The report set forth that enforce
ment OF the prohibition law has
been steadily resisted and has been
accompanied by graft. corruption.
lawlessness. murder and political
cowardice and hypocrisy
The matrimonial issue was con-
sidered last night by a conference
committee composed Of represen-
tatives of the house of bishops and
the house OF deputies. The results
we're expected TO be announced In
both houses today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Chile Rests Calm
SANTIAGO. Chile. Ser

SANTIAGO. Chile. Sept 29.-R
Sporadic disorders growing out OF
the election campaign today caused
the government. TO decree a modi-
fled form OF martial law restrict
ing the right OF assembly until the
vote Oct. A..
The decree served to calm the
situation in the southern provinces
but officials were inclined 10 feel II
was only a lull In the activity Of
extremist factions in the camps Of
both presidential candidates and on
the part Of communists In general.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
One Dead, One Hurt
When Car Oyerturns

CLEVELAND, Tex, Sept. %. Up
An unidentified man was killed and
another injured seriously near
Cleveland last night when their
automobile overturned on the
Houston-Shreveport highway. A
third occupant Of the automobile
escaped uninjured. He told Off
GERS he was a hitch mixer" and did
not know the names of the other
two men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Dynamite Blast
Fatal To Worker

SAN ANTONIO. Sept. %. Up
Edward J. Ackermann. As. foreman
Of a county road garg, was injured
fatally yesterday In a dynamite
blast on the Blanco road south Of
San Antonio.
Ackermann placed a charge Of
dynamite. and after waiting 30
minutes for 1t to explode. started
to investigate when 1t vent off.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Loafers Depart
From Texarkanu

TExARKANA, Tex, Sept. %. Up
The habitual loafer was gone in
Texarkana today
Those who did not go TO the cot
ton fields yesterday when Texar-
kama and Bowie county's edict Of
go to work or 60 TO Jail" became
effective fled. Officers said habit
ual loafers who steadfastly refused
TO pick cotton at forty cents a
hundred had changed their minds
or had departed.
Texarkana, Ark, and Miller
county. Ark. officers guarded the
state line and all who attempted to
escape into Arkansas were hustled
back into Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Bingham Wants Isles
To Stand On Own Feet

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-P@
If the Philippines are going to get
their independence. Chairman
Bingham OF the senate territories
committee believes they must as
sumo with all responsibilities and
ask no tariff favors from the
Urited States.
Senator Bingham is opposed TO
immediate independence for the
islands but he Is apprehensive that
his views will not prevail In the
new congress.
Looking ahead TO a possible vote
by the senate for independence. the
connecticut republican said today
he would urge as a part OF such
legislation that independence de-
pend upon a plebiscite OF the peo-
pie at the end OF ten years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Many Friends At
Besteiro Rites

One OF the longest funeral cor-
teges ever seen In Brownsville paid
tribute To Manuel BesteIro. prom
inent Brownsville native and busi-
ness man. when he was buried I'm
the family vault ND the City GEM
etery Monday afternoon.
The Masonic lodge or Matamoros
had charge OF ceremonies mt the
family home, while the Brownsville
ElkS conducted the last rites at the
graveSide.
Friends Of the family gathered
at the home from all parts Of the
Valley and MatamoroS.
Mr.. Besteiro. who had many
business interests over OH Valley,
died Sunday morning after a long
illness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
BRUNSON RITES
HELD TUESDAY
CIV staff correspondent)

2N04i
HARLINGEN, Sept. 29-Funeral
services will be held at 3 p. nj.
Tuesday from Thompson's Nor
tuary for r. A. Brunson. 81. who
died at the valley Baptist Hospi-
tai late Monday afternoon. follow
ing a series Of operations resulting
from an infected leg.
Surviving are Mrs. Brunsol, a
daughter. Mrs. Hazel Chaffin and
two sons, Merle and Newton.
Pallbearers are Lloyd Mallory. c.
r. Craddock. Carlisle Smith. Glenn
Galbraith. Stanley Bliss and DR..
j. NJ Green.
Rev. G. w. Harrison OF the Chris
tian church will officiate and in
terment will be made in the city
cemetery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

The story OF Connelly's mis.or-
tune was told by his former superior
officers here today. Connolly met
a man on a trans Atlantic liner.
Together they found a pocketbook
containing several kilograms giving
tips on horses. The purr- belong
ed to a betting commissioner"
whom they later were able to locate
aboard ship. The so-called commits
sioner supplied them with tips on
horse races which netted them
money.
Then the three Of them-Connel-
ly, his companion and the "com-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Killed When
Train Runs Switch

ASHKUM. Ill. Sept. %. tPb-Three
men including the engineer and
fireman. were killed last night when
an Illinois Central passenger train.
bound from Chicago to Nation. Ill.
vas wrecked. Six passengers were
injured.
The wreck occurred when the train.
a local which left Chicago at 4:50
p. m, ran through an open switch
on a siding to clear the main line
Tor the Crack Filler. the Creole, Chi
cago-bound from New Orleans. The
locomotive. baggage car and two pas
senger coaches overturned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Yegg Photos Are
Received In CITY

Identification photographs OF
Jack Jones and II. r. johnson havS
been received from Houston by the
Brownsville police department.
Jones confessed to the Garcia
Gomez safe BLOWN here, implicat-
ing Johnson and others. The con-
fession came as the result of in
vestigations following the "Keggy-
Jones Staying In Houston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Jack Pickford Is
Slowly Recovering

HOLLYWOOD. Calf. Sept. %. Up
Jack pickford. film actor and
brother Of Mary Pickford. who has
been critically III for several days.
passed a comfortable night and
showed signs Of Improvement to-
day. II was announced at the Pick
ford residence. The actor has been
In a semi-conscious condition for
several days. suffering from COM
plication following a severe cold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Military Highway
Work Progressing

Work on the five mile lower gap
In the Military highway Is pro-
crossing rapidly. Moving OF houses
off the right OF way practically has
been completed
Grading Is about half completed
and construction Of structures has
begun also.
The suit which threatened 70
hold up this work was dismissed
early last week at the county's
cost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Einstein Coming Back

BERLIN. Sept. %. R1-P-of. Albert
Einstein. accompanied by Frau Elm
stein. Is going to the u. s. for the
second time TO continue his scienti-
tic studies at Mt. wilson observatory.
He already has booked passage but
refuses 20 name the date OF sailing
or the shin because he does not wish
his visit interferred with,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Bureau Will Aid
Tourists to Mexico

A new tourist department of the
Mexican Federal district has been
opened, under jose j. Razo. accord
ing TO "a letter 10 the Brownsville
Chamber or Commerce.
In his letter Mr.. Razo explains
his department will not only work
TO bring tourists from the United
States to Mexico. but will help en-
terrain them when they get there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

AUSTIN. Sept. 29.-tP)- The
Texas legislature, nearing the hour
set for sine die adjournment Of its
second called session, today faced
complications that might move
Governor Ross S. Sterling to call
II back In a third extraordinary
session Immediately.
Defeat OF the bill In the senate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

especial 10 The Heraldl
EDINBURG. Sept. pa writ of
probation hearing which was sched-
uled for Tuesday before the Court
OF Civil Appeals IN San Antonio on
the Epperson contract has been
postponed until Wednesday. Oct. Y,
due to the serious illness GA Judge
COBB.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
New Stamps From
Mexico Sent Here

A set OF The new tourist stamps az
Mexico which the Tourist Depart
ment Of the Bank Of Mexico has had
printed. has been sent tO the
Brownsville Chamber or Commerce.
The stamps are finished IN differ
ent colors. and show scenes Df ir-
terest In Mexico. They will be used
on mail sent out from here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Actress Killed AS
Train Hits Sedan

HOLLYWOOD. Calf. Sept. %.
tP-virginia Doyle. 244. film actress
employed by the Warner Brothers.
First National studios. was killed
early today in a collision OF the
large sedan she was driving and an
electric freight train near Cahuen-
ga Pass, north of here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Edcouch Elects

Especial to The Herald)
EDCOUCH. Sept. &C. q.
HART was chosen mayor Of Ed
couch at a special city election held
here Monday. HART received 81
votes against II votes cast for M.
p. Lakeland
Sam Johnston was elected city
councilman. receiving 48 votes. He
had no opponent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
e Cars Citrus
Shipped to Date

HARLrNGEN. Sept. Omission.
with one car OF grapefruit. and
weslaco with 2 cars. have entered
the list or Valley shipping points
to have sent out grapefruit during
the current season.
Total shipments from the Valley
to Tuesday morning are % cars.
Prices being paid r. @. b. the
Valley are ranging from SITS to
$3.50 per box, shippers advise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

MESQUITE, Tex. Sept. p. IL
II. M Guvnes, e5. Mesquite farmer.
and his son, Oliver Grynes. 43.
we're killed yesterday when a
freight train struck the truck In
which they were riding at a grade
crossing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

AUSTIN. Seut. 29.-tF-Governor
Ross S. Sterling today signed a bill
passed by the second extraordinary
session OF the Texas legislature au-
thorizing a loan OF $500. 00o. 900 from
the state highway department funds
to the general fund OF the state.
The loan will bear three per It
interest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

Especial % The Herald
EDINBURG. Sept. "a frost bu-
reau win de- opened I'm EdlnburE
Nov. 1. It * a branch OF the n III
Harilngen. This will be- IN part time
service and information will be Civ
en- only to citrus growers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
Accident Victim
Is Improving

Miss Pauline Lane. who is con-
fined at Mercy hospital following
injury in an accident last week.
Is improving but she will be unable
to leave the hospital for some time.
according TO attendants there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29

4 divorce suit involving commu-
nifty property was being tried be-
fore a jury Tuesday in the criminal
district court. This Is the first jury
divorce case tried at the present
term,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
FLooRE lie
harrington

HARLINGEN. Sept. 2g.-John r.
Flccre. manager OF the chamber. OF
commerce. Is confined to his home
with q severe attack Of tonsilitis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-29
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair Tuesday night: Wednesday
partly cloudy: not much change in
temperature. Light to moderate
northeast to east winds or the west
coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Cutting Through Clay.

In the construction Of q tunnel ct
Detroit the contractors encountered
some difnculty in working their way
though a bed Of clay, and what IS
terN ed the "draw-knife" method has
Been improvised to meet the emergency.
The consistency Of the clay was quite
stin, and the old methods Of excava-
ton proved very slow.
The scheme consists Of cutting strips
Of clay on the walls by means Of q
knife attached 10 q cable pulled through
the material by an air motor hoist.
Tie cutting implement consists Of q
loop Of iron 20 inches long and IL
inches wide, with o cutting edge on
one half and che other half I'm
ished round to provide . grip for the
operator. Riveted to the center Of each
side Of the loop and mounted perpen-
dicularly to the plane Of the loop are
pulling arms made from one piece of
metal and tapering to an eye for at
taching the cable. A three-foot "pio-
neer" hole is cut first and the knife is
carried into the far end of this pas
sage BY power it Is drawn through
the clay and separates q strip of ma
terial IL to 1e inches thick. which is
subsequently broken in sections Of .
size convenient to handle. The process
Is efdcient and economical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

The Philadelphia Geological Garden
has the finest collection OF anthTopoid
apes In the world.