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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
VALLEY MAN
FOUND DEAD
Especial 70 The Herald)

Especial 10 The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. Oct. l4.-The
body OF c. Z. Gayden, president Of
the Gayden Hardware company OF
Raymondville. was found in bed at
his home early this morning.
A bullet had ended his life. A
pistol lay by his bedside.
Gayden was born in Brandon,
Miss, SIS years ago and came TO Ray
mondville Is months ago TO establish
the hardware company.
The body will be forwarded 10
Brandon for burial by T~hompSon's
mortuary.
Besides a widow and son. III. r..
both of Raymondville, he Is survived
by his mother. three brothers and
three sisters, all Of Brandon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
SPECIAL SESSION
OF CONGRESS ASKED

WASHINGTON. Oct. IA. fRl-A
petition for a special session Of
congress to modify the Volstead act
to permit the manufacture of wines
and beer was laid before Pres.
Hoover today by j. G. Moreland, a
member Of the Chicago city council.
Moreland said he told the preSl-
dent this would put $4,000. 900, 900
in circulation throughout the coun-
try and decrease unemployment by
l .500, 900 men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
GROW

SAN BENITO, Oct. &c. F.
Roseling OF the Valley Spraying Co.
at Progreso has written the cham
Der Of commerce here for some OF
its pyrethrum seed. Pyrethrum
flowers furnish material for in
secticides and the chamber Of
commerce is seeking to determine
whether ii will grow In the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Seek Segregation
(By Staff correspondent

% SUIT OUIItopUIIuCIItI
SAN BENITO, Oct. l4.-The city
commission was expected to hear
Wednesday night from Mexiquito
residents who are seeking segrega-
ton Of negro families which re-
Gently were given orders to move
10 the west side of the resaca.
The Latin Americans are said to
object TO scattering of the negroes
through the community.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Charges Dropped
LBv Sad -Correspondentl

EDINBURG, Oct. l4-Insufficient
evidence has led to dismissal Of
charges OF swindling by check
against a Texas and Massachusetts,
onion dealer against whom a war
rant was sworn out last June.
He waived extradition to stand
trial. He is treasurer and manager
Of the Connecticut Valley Onion
Co.. one OF the largest sh ppers Of
onions in the Connecticut Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Cleaners Organize
CBy staff correspondent

HARLINGEN, Oct. IA Y
which brought the pricsM
cleaning and pressing q suit d0wfga
to so cents and caused numerous
shops to 60 out Of business has te-
suited In Organization or the Har-
lingen Dry Cleaners Assn, and set
ting OF cleaning prices al IS cents
effective Thursday.
S. A. Ingram is president. @. H.
Llston, vice-pTeSident: Judd Healer.
secretary-treasurer: wv. H. G. -
Cecilio Garcia, Roy Haynes and AL
win Williams. directors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

announced as A. L. Montgomery.
city Of San Benito; w. T. Carlton,
Santa Maria irrigation district; c.
A. Keys. city of Rio Hondo; A.
Tamm, Cameron county Water I'm
provement District No. IS; w. A.
Trimpe, c. c. w. I. d. No. 10; w.
II. Kilgore, HidalSo un.. Water
improvement District No. z; N. z.
Buscher, II. c. w. I. d. No. IL: H.
<. Bennett, city Of Mercedes; T. r.
Card, city of Mission
z. j. Kelso takes the place OF
George r. Flemming who served
temporarily for the city of Pharr
and L. A. Boorye the place Of DR..
S. X. Hallam who served temper
arily for c. c. w. /. d. No. IA.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Scrivenor Returned

HOUSTON, Get. IA. (PEHoust0n
authorities returned here today with
w. s. "Shilo" Scrivenor. charged
with murder in connection with the
deaths Of Chester "A. "KeggyH Jones
and his wife.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

SAN BENITO-Fred Parsons,
whose two middle fingers on the
left hand we're amputated after they
had been caught in machinery at the
Electrik Maid Bakery. has left the
Valley Baptist Hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

Radio telephone service has been
established between Germany and
Siam and a similar service Is be-
ing planned between Germany and
Egypt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
GRAIN

CHICAGO. oct. "a fAPl-Fresh un-
turns IN Chicago wheat prices early to-
day reflected Liverpool quotations high
er than looked FOR. Berlin advices said
Russia had 100 600 troops massed along
the Manchurian 'front.'. Argentine wheat
acreage was reported 20 per cent less
than last year. Opening AZ 1854 cent
advance. wheat afterwnrd held near
the initial figures. Corn started un-
changed to go up and continued to
point higher.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
IVAN r.. RILEY LOCATES

HARLINGEN-Ivan r. Riley.
third finalist in the 1924 Olympic
games 440-meter hurdles. has located
in the Baxter Bldg. He was an
architect for eight years in Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

IT took IA men to land a huge
ocean sunfish recently caught off
the ccart If New Jersey. 1t weigh
ed m-~n han 1900 pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
NFW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. oct. IA. fAPl-cotton
opened steady today. unchanged 20 y
points lower on overnight selling orders,
but showed n generally Eteadier tone on
steady cables and reports that unfhvof-
able weather IN the southwest was &C.
LAYING ginning. .
The selling continued. however. End
increased somewhat after the call with
some local and Wall street selling on
the easier ruling OF the stock market
and prices eased off 20 Gle for Decem-
Der and CAT for March or about . TO III
points net lower.
There was a little buying early on
the ~steadiness OF Liverpool and reports
OF u~nfavorable weather In the western
belt bu; these features evidently fall
ed 70 stimulate any aggressive demand
while traders paid little attention 20
the weekly report Of the weather bureau
and the report OF n census bureau
showing domestic consumption OF s63.1Of
bales for September against 3o3.3s0 irst
year lad nc appreciable effect on the
market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
DISTRICT
OFFICERS TO
MEET FRIDAY
(By staff CORRESPONDENT


MERCEDES, Oct. IA Formal
organization OF the Lower Rio
Grande Water Conservation Assn.
viii advance another step when
the executive board named by the
governing board here Tuesday aft
ernoon meets at Q a. m. Friday at
the Water Building in San Benito.
The governing board selected D.
q. Wood OF Mission, 4 porary
president. as its permanent presi-
dent; Frank S. Robert 4 of San
Benito, temporary secretary, as
permanent secretary. and added the
office of vice president which will
be filled by Harold F. Looney, Har-
lingen city commissioner.
Board Named
II named on the executive board
the following men: D.. G. Wood,
Mission; Neal A. Brow Edinburg:
Clay Eyerhard. Pharr; II. Swal-
low, Alamo; II. L. Yates, Browns
VILE; Sam Bolts, Harling : G. l..
Hunter, FL Jardin; Frank S. Rob-
ertSon, San Benito; and Horace
Guerra, Roma.
Only three Of these, Wood, Hunt
er and Robertson are members Of
the governing board.
The governing board passed a
resolution i%nstructing the executive
board never to make a contract TO
spend money unless it is in the
treasury.
1t was decided TO raise $1,000,
three-fifths or S 5000 from the
irrigation districts, and t-ro-fifths
or $1,000 from the cities. The funds
will be used for making proper
representations before various gov
ornamental bodies to secure federal
monies for elaboration and inter-
naturalization OF flood control
works and for such structures as
will be found necessary TO conserve
waters of the Rio Grande now 60
ing to waste.
Cities Represented
Twenty-six cities and irrigation
districts were represented at the
meeting here. Additional members
named TO the board Of governors,
on which each member city and
district hCt a representative were
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

Water domineoes Is a new sport
introduced at Catalina Island.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

NEW YORK. Oct. L. (APl-rhe stock
market developed q better one today.
The rapid decline OF h previous Ees-
sion was checked after the first few
minutes but the market remained some
what uncertain OF itself and a mid
morning rally failed to hold.
Early losses were cancelled, and gains
OF 2 points or so appeared in such stocks
MS American Telephone. American Gas,
Consolidated Gas. Allied Chemical. Santa
re. New York Central. and Baltimore
and Ohio. but roughly half this upturn
was lost by midday. u. S. Steel gained
a point. then reacted. woolworth slot
UP more than . points on announce
mcnt of the So extra divided. then lost
about half It's upturn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

NEW ORLEANS. oct ~. tAPl-The
cotton market opened quietly and Q
steady although Liverpool was better
than due First trades here showed no
change 70 one point down. The market
eased off after the start on consider
able hedge selling and realizing. Derem-
Der trading down TO GIT. January ~
627 and March 70 6ss. or . 70 10 points
below Yesterdays close. The market
later rallied somewhat on h favorable
domestic consumDtton during Septem-
her. the census bureau reporting 49,
7O4 bales. which was larger than tie
August consumDtion and c~onsideraoiy
larger than September last wear. Prices
near the end Of the first hour rallied
4 10 q points from the early lows.
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3 GAS ATTENDANTS
STICKUP VICTIMS

tendant of filling station at
Fifty-siXth and Illinois streets, late
Friday, two bandits looted the sta
TONS money till of $50, police were
informed.
West told officers the men asked
for gasoline for a stalled car and
drew revolvers as he started to fill
their order.
Henry Bradshaw, operator of a.
filling station on the National road.
one mile east of Ben Davis, told
deputy SheriffS today he was bound
and gagged by two gunner who
robbed him of $40 Friday night.
Bradshaw said he worked loose his
bonds after a long struggle.
Two passengers" obtained SIS and
a $40 watch from Oscar Lear, %, of
2550 Broadway, taxi driver, when
they held him up at Nineteenth
street and College avenue, he in
formed police Friday night.
Lear told officers the men boarded
his cab at the Union station and
drew reVolverS when they neared
the College avenue intersection.
The kid glove" bandit failed in
his first attempt reported to police
Friday night.
Andrew Xix, 20, of 1922 South
Meridian street, said the we'll
dressed bandit stopped him at
Charles and Palmer streets, but
drove away when Xix did not have
any money.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-07
MODAFARRI RUM
RING MEMBERS
To Get TERMS
Society BOOtIeggerS Also to
Be Sentenced Today
by BaItzelI.

In federal court this morning an
imposing array of criminals, most
of them violators of national pro-
hibition laws, appeared before Judge
Robert c. Baltzell for sentence.
Most notorious among them were
Joe and Paul Modafarri. convicted
heads of a large liquor manufac-
turing and distributing ring that
the government alleges has operated
here more than four years.
Both the leaders are convicted OF
conspiracy to violate liquor laws and
of five counts Of manufacturing,
each.
% Years Maximum
Total maximum sentence for the
violations would be twenty-seven
years in federal penitentiary.
Other members of the mob, con-
victed Of conspiracy or manufac-
ture of liquor. are: Patsy Rossi,
Roscoe Pangallo, Mrs. Mary Skaggs,
John Werz. Charles Fosso, and his
wife, Antonio FoSso.
Both Mrs. FoSSO ana MRS. SKaggS
are mothers. Mrs. Skaggs' husband
now is serving a term in Leaven-
worth prison on liquor conviction.
Headed Society Ring
Another important rum gang,
members of which pleaded guilty. is
the society bootleg ring headed by
Lew and Irwin Goldman.
The Goldmans and their confed-s
crates, Sam and Hyman Holowitz
and Clifford Drummond, were cap
tured last spring while serving hotel
trade, and are said to have catered
to north side customers almost ex-
clusively.
Sam Goblinger, the third member
of a narcotic ring broken up by
federal agents here last summer,
also, will appear for trial, as will
several minor violators.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-07
PIONEER RESIDENTS
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Buchanan mortuary, with burial in
Crown Hill cemetery.
Last rites for Mrs. Rosa Kossman,
70, of 2O6 West Forty-third street,
will be held at 2 Monday, with
burial in Grown Hill cemetery. She
had been i'll three years.
Johnson Rites Monday
Third of the city pioneers was
Mrs. Margaret j. Johnson, 80, who
had lived within two-mile radius
or Arlington avenue and Tenth
street her entire life. She died at
the home of a daughter, Mrs. Hazel
Trout, 4210 East Tenth street. Serv-
ices will be held at the Brightwood
M. E. church at 2 Monday with
burial in Crown Hill cemetery.
Charles Burwell Hoover, 80, of
2340 Central avenue, retired real
estate dealer, who died Thursday
after brief illness, and lived here
a quarter century, coming to the
city from Lafayette. Services will
be held at today in the Hisey &
Titus mortuary, with burial Monday
in Lafayette.
Last rites for Lewis B. Skinner
81, of 3490 East Fall Creek boule-
ward, will be held at 2 Monday in
the home, with burial in Washington
Park cemetery.
Mr.. Skinner died of heart disease
Friday while at his desk in his
plumbing Office at BIS North New
Jersey street. He had been in
business here more than forty years
Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services for Alden Riordan
SO, who died at his home, 2458 Col
lege avenue, Friday, after an ill
ness of five years, will be held at
2 Monday in the home, with burial
in Grown Hill cemetery. Mr.. Riordan
came to Indianapolis from Can
mer, KY, about twenty-seven years
ago.
Mrs. Nellie O'Neil Patterson, resi-
dent of Indianapolis many years
died at her home in Houston, Tex,
Friday. She and her husband, Ed
win Patterson, now deceased, moved
from indianapolis twenty years ago
Funeral services were to be held
in Richmond at 2 today for Mrs
Martha L. Alexander, 80, mother OF
Robert P. Alexander, c. P. Lesh
Paper Company vice-president, who
died in Richmond Thursday.
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FAKE CALLS
False Fire Alarms Again
Endanger Lives.

From the northwest section of
Indianapolis Friday night and early
today, came two false fire alarms
in defiance of the police and fire
departments edicts that potential
killers must be halted from turn
ing fake calls for apparatus.
Police believe the violator is the
same who turned in the false call
from Fifteenth and Lafayette
streets early Sunday which resulted
in the death of a fireman in an
auto crash.
The first false alarm came from
Box 292 at Seventeenth street and
Boulevard place. This followed two
incendiary attempts to burn a resi-
dence at 221 West Twenty eighth
street.
Early today an incendiary fire de-
stroyed a house in the 400 block,
Blackboard street. This was followed
by another false alarm at ala this
morning from Box 313 at West and
Twelfth streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-07
BRIGHTER DAYS
FOR CLEVELAND
SEEN BY BAKER
Former War Chief Praises
Reputation of City
Manager Rule.
BY ALLEN SMITH
United Press staff Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Nov. Newton d.
Baker has not lost his faith in de-
mocracy or government by the peo-
pie and hence sees better admins
tration for Cleveland in the return
to the council form of gov
eminent.
Good government does not de-
pend on forms or systems he
told the United Press today in an
interview. 1T depends upon good
people, and the mayor council plan
stimulates more interest on the part
of the people in the city. Such
greater interest is bound to produce
better government"
The former secretary of war, him
self former mayor, spoke freely
Of Cleveland's reputation OF the
city manager plan in Tuesdays
elections. The city was the largest
in the world to operate under the
plan which was adopted in 1921.
Baker was one of the staunch-
est supporters of the Danaceau
mayor-plan charter amendment,
which also provided for repeal of
the proportional representation Sys-
tenn of electing city council mem
bers.
He criticised the arguments of
city manager proponents that mu-
nicipal government can function
more efficiently when operated like
business corporation.
"The people get as good govern
ment as they Deserve" said Baker.
IF they take an interest in their
government, and select the proper
men, and see that these men are
conducting the affairs of the city
properly, they will get good gov
eminent.
eff the mayor council plan does
not accomplish that, it is the fault
Of the electorate. At least, under
the plan. the election of the chief
official stimulates interest. It places
the responsibility upon the voters.
Such interest can not help but
act as a check upon abuse of NIL
nicipal administration. The man
ager plan, on the other hand, serves
to bring about negligent citizenship
and bad government
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TRIO TO JUDGE
BLOND CONTEST
500 in Prizes Will Go to
Platinum Winners.

Judges selected to examine photo
graphs of entrants in The Times
Indiana theater contest, to find the
most nearly perfect platinum blond
in the city are Walter d. Hickman,
dramatic critic on The Times; Hale
MacKeen, stage director of the Civic
theater, and Randolph Coats, noted
portrait artist.
Following the close of the
platinum blond contest next Tues
day at p. M, these judges will
meet as soon as possible to select
winners of the 500 in cash offered
as prizes. Awards will be presented
Thursday night at the Indiana
theater, where Jean Harlow is ap-
pearing in new talking film
entitled platinum Blond"
Any one who is platinum blond
still has time to enter. Just go to
the Block Photographic studio on
the balcony of that store. There you
will be photographed without
charge, and your picture will be en-
tered in the contest.
Entry is by photograph only.
Judges reserve the right, however,
to call in contestants who tie for
prize, to decide which girl is the
most nearly perfect platinum blond.
The cash prizes of 500 are divided
as follows: First. $50; second, $50;
third, $40. Blocks Photographic
studio will award six of its best pho
tographs to the winner, three to the
runner-up, and one to the third
place winner. ANY platinum blond
is eligible except employees of the
sponsoring groups.
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SIS Booty of Bandits; Taxi
Driver Robbed by
PASSENGERS.

Investigating a noise outside the
filling station early today, Viron
Moore, 81, OF 1901 Belle Vieu place,
attendant at station at Michi-
gan and Indiana avenue, faced a
masked gunman who robbed him
of $25.
Moore told police the bandit fed
on foot.
Holding up Gerald West, 90, at
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and Miss Joan Boswell
THAT way, it wouldn't cost US
much" the two Butler co-edS
jeered at several of their Butler
boy friends" who were applaud
ing the eXpenSe-shari idea.
=
MISSES LEWIS and Boswell
1V1 agreed in the main with
the California groups plan of
rating the model man: Intelli-
gence, 20 per cent; cultural back
ground, Is; personal appearance,
Is; personality, 10; courtesy, 10;
sense of humor, 10; physical fit
ness, 5; clear understanding of
the meaning of the word no."
5; social poise, 5; dancing abil-
ity, 5.
But I think dancing should
be rated at least Is per cent"
commented Miss Boswell. Lets
see, from where can We take the
extra 10 per cent?"
Take it from the cultural
background item = these dates
don't show much of it anyway"
snapped her companion as the
"boy friends" fled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-07
CANDLE CAUSES
BLAZE IN HOME
Child ForgetS Light; Lives
of Three PeriIed.

A lighted candle, forgotten by
10-year-old girl when she left her
play room, set fire to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Heath, 1926
North Arlington avenue, Friday
evening, and members of the fam
lily narrowly escaped suffocation
while asleep.
Deputy Sheriffs Harry Cook and
Gus Cato, touring on Arlington
avenue, saw flames roaring through
an upstairs window of the home.
Pounding on the front door, they
awakened Heath, who quickly
aroused his wife, and carried the
daughter to safety.
The child, Heath said, had been
playing in her toy room in the eve
ming, and apparently had forgotten
to extinguish candle, which ig-
nited window curtains after the
family retired. The entire room was
af1ame when the family was aroused.
Damage was estimated at more
than 500 by f1remen, who extin-
guiShed the blaze.
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MISS ruin Lewis (1cItj
IT DAN me nickel, so I can
IL treat my boy friend at the
soda fountain!"
Butler goods, or at least two
of them, agree with a group of
women students at the Univer-
sity of Southern California that
it is all right for girls to pay the
expenses on dates, if their escorts
can measure up to "the perfect
man" standard.
1T think it's a dandy idea,"
agreed Miss Ruth Lewis, 5000
Central avenue. THAT way, the
girls can be the boss"
"You would think it was a good
idea, because your purse is empty,
but wait until I hide this dime,
and then I'll agree with you,"
countered Miss Joan Boswell 4132
Graceland avenue.
The California girls idea was
that the perfect man" should pay
no expenses on a date, while those
less perfect would pay a pro-
portionate share of expenses, the
girls standing half the expenses
with a "fifty-f1fty man."
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Injury Suffered in Fall
Proves Fatal to Aged
Woman.

Three lifelong residents of In
dianapolis and Marion county were
claimed by death Friday.
Death Of Mrs. Louisa J. New
house, SO, occurred at her home on
the Pendleton pike and Kingman
drive, as result of a fall in June in
which she incurred a broken right
hip and arm. She was born on a
farm, now part of Irvington,
Funeral services will be Oheld at
1920 Monday at the Flanner &
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The City
in Brief
SATURDAY EVENTS
IT,. >. nusr, Ina EAaw.

SATURDAY EVENTS
Alliance Franchise, luncheon, Wash
ingtOn.
Indiana State GrOttO Association, con-
ventiOn, Murat temple.
Reserve Officers Association, con-
vention, SEVERN.
Beta Theta ri. luncheon, Board of
Trade
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, luncheon.
Chamber of Commerce.
Junior Catholic Daughters of
America will sponsor a dance, card
party and night-club entertainment
tonight at the knights of Columbus
hall, 1905 North Delaware street.
Special tour of the L. S. Ayres
& Co. store will be conducted for
members of the indianapolis Ro-
tary Club at noon Tuesday, it was
announced today.
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Fake Officers Get SASS

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. T.
Two bandits, posing as United
States customs officials, robbed Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Mather of De-
troit, on the outskirts of South
Bend The robbers escaped with
S488, with which the couple were
making their way to Los Angeles,
Cal, in search of work. The BAN
dts automobile bore a customs Of
fetal banner and both bandits car
ried badges, the couple told police.