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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
NOT GUILTY
PLEA ENTERED
Guess and Crosby Trial
Date To Be Set
Saturday

ARDMORE, Okla, June Il. lPl-
Deputy Sheriffs w. <. Guess and
Cecil Crosby pleaded not guilty at
district court arraignment today
murder charges for the Staying
here last Monday, Of Emilio Cor
ties Rubio, young cousin Of the
Mexican president, and his COL
lege chum, Manuel Gomez.
District Judge John B. Ogden
said he would set the date for their
trial tomorrow. He said IL would
begin during the week Of June %.
County Attorney Marvin Shilling
asked that trial be set for the
oath and counsel for the defense
requested that it start on the 25th.
The prosecutor said he would
seek to try the case IN which dep
uties are charged with the Staying
Of young Cortes Rubio first. The
deputies are named jointly in two
murder charges.
J. B. Champion, defense counsel,
said that to the best Of his knowl-
edge a. severance would not be
sought and that the officers would
be tried at The same time.
The officers are free on SIS, 900
bond each.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
GETTING BIG
BOYS in JAIL
Figures Show Enforcement
Getting Better, Says
Woodcock

WASHINGTON. June l2-lP-
Prohibition Director Woodcock said
today an increase In the average
jail sentence given dry law Offend
ers during May showed major vio-
lators were being reached BY fed
eral agents.
Statistics issued b. the prohibi-
ton bureau showed that last month
the average sentence was 243.5
days. an increase Of "a days over
April. In the eleven months since
prohibition enforcement was trans
ferred TO the Justice department.
the average jail sentence was 222.6
days.
Fines melted out in May decreased
$34 under the preceding month 10
Sl54.46, against an average OF
Sl5l.28 for the eleven months Pc
Rod.
While there we're 100 less arrests
in May than In April. Woodcock
said, the number Of seizures in
creased and the percentage OF con-
victions showed a sharp gain.
Use OF the paddock as an enforce-
ment weapon also was more wide
spread IN May. and Woodccck cited
that for the first time this in
strument was used successfully in
Connecticut. New Hampshire. east
ern North Carolina and western
Louisiana.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
HIGHWAY BOND
VOTE Is SEEN
Coast Group Makes
Plans To Com
Plete Road

HARLINGEN. June PA bond
election viii be called soon 10 raise
funds 10 complete the 37-mile
strip OF the Hug-the-C Coast highway
between the Willacy county line
and Riviera in Kleberg county. II
was decided at a meeting between
Cameron and Willacy county re-
representatives. held al the Harrington
Chamber Of Commerce building
Thursday night.
The cost Of this pavement Will
cost approximately 81. 25O.OOO. and
the state Of Texas has agreed to
pay 90 per cent Of the cost. If Gam
eron. Kleberg. Kennedy, Willacy and
Nueces counties will pay 40 per
cent.
Judge Oscar c. Dancy, Browns
vile, was designated last night To
supervise the preliminary work. Be
fore the bond election can be call
ed. hearings in each Of the five in
terested counties must be held.
In order 70 call the election. pc
titions signed by 80 persons will
have TO be presented in each county.
and ii will take a two-thirds vote
in each Of the five counties 10 pass
III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
SECOND
ATTACK TODAY
COUNTY JAIL
Deputies Modified To
Thwart Miners
And Cohorts

ST. GAINESVILLE, o., June II.
-CR)-More than 30 deputies were
held in readiness today for a sec
ond attack threatened by leaders OF
a crowd OF 1000 striking coal min
ers and women sympathizers who
were beaten away from the Bel
mont county Jail last night. Seven
persons were arrested and II over
come by tear gas.
IL was the first serious outbreak
Of the week-old strike in Eastern
Ohio which has affected approxim-
ately 1000 workers. Prosecutor Paul
Waddel and r. a. ireland, manager
Of the NJ. A. Hanna Coal Company
OF Cleveland, said theX would ask
Governor GeoTL WIN for state
aid unless the situation is brought
under control.
The attack on the jail followed
the arrest Of IL men a few hours
earlier when Sheriff Howard Duff
and his/ deputies broke up a march
on the new Lafferty mine Of the
Hanna company. The crowd de-
manded the release OF the prisoners
but the sheriff. 40 of his men and
members Of the American Legion
surrounded the jail. arming them
selves with tear gas bombs and
machine guns.
Seven women and five men were
overcome by gas when a deputy
tossed one Of the bombs 10 rescue
the sheriff. who was struck BY
demonstrators. Leo Thompson,
Pittsburgh. reputed leader or the
crowd. and six others. we're arrest
ed.
The crowd. growing to 1000. mill
ed about the jail for some time.
but scattered with their leaders
announcement that they would re-
turn today.
The disorders followed the dyna-
hitting Of the home OF one miner
and an attack on workers near the
Fairpoint mine Of the Hanna Com
pany in Belmont county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
IS
UNHURT IN
GIRO CRASH
Sets Plane Down In
Midst OF Autos,
Keeps Control

ABILENE, Tex, June II. tP)-
Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam es-
capped injury today when her auto
gyro crashed from an altitude OF
about thirty feet as she was taking
off from the airport here TO re-
sumo her journey eastward from
California. The plane was damag-
ed considerably.
The autogiro failed to attain
sufficient momentum on the take
off and crashed enid parked auto
mobiles in a fenced-off space near
the hangar of the Abilene airport
Although several automobiles
were damaged. 1t was reported that
no one in the crowd was injured.
Miss Earhart climbed out OF the
plane and walked a short distance
away.
The flier's mechanic. Eddie dc
Vaught, also was unhurt. Mrs. Put
nam had taken off with a SLOW
start, and was heading southwark
flying only a few yards above the
spectators. when the undercarriage
of the ship struck a field landing
lamp near the automobile parking
enclosure. When it became evident
the autogiro could not clear the
automobiles, the woman pilot SCI
the ship down in a cleared space
Its wings struck two cars without
damaging them seriously.
Mrs. Putnam declared she had
control of the plane at all times.
Il underestimate the distance
she said as she climbed out. Pos
sibly a whirlwind caught the tail OF
the autogiro."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Yoakum Visitor
Dies In San Benito
lBy Staff COrresnOndentl

NPN 9AaAA
SAN BENITO. June l2.-Mrs. Jes-
sic II. Newman. 80. Of Yoakum, Tex
as, died at the home Of her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Bel
brow Of this city, at II p. m, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Newman had been in III
health for the past three years,
coming 10 San Benito about two
months ago for a visit with rela-
tives.
Surviving the deceased are her
husband and a daughter. 5 years Of
age.
The body will be sent TO Yoa-
kun Friday night by Mittanck's
Funeral Home. and interment will
be made there Sunday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
|. c. c. Sets Time
Limit For Railroad

WASHINGTON. June i2-P-
The interstate commerce commits
sion today granted the D1nrcr and
Rio Grande Western Railroad Gem
pany until July 81 To accept un-
conditionaily the terms OF its order
authorizing acquisition of the
Denver and Salt Lake Rall-.ay
company.
The railroad was granted permits
sion TO acquire control on the
condition that II start within a
specified period construction or
what is known as the Dotsero cut
off and that Il purchase outstand-
ing stock Of the Denver and salt
Lake al not 10 exceed sI55 a share.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
SANDING Is Again
Preparing Offensive

MEXICO CITY. June u. R-
DR.. Pedro Rose zepeda. representa-
tive Of the N~icaraguan In~surgeli
leader. Augusta Sand. ). said today
SANDING occupied the city OF Geo.
tai for two hours ten days ago
retiring with an ample supply CT
munitions and food.
He said SANDING had personal
charge CT the troops which killed
three members Of q Guar6S Mac
ional Patrol near Jicaro Tuesday
and tn the rebel leader had or
dered a concentration Of troops for
an offensive to Be launched next
month
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
1T MAY BE HOT
4 \ X * x
HERE BUT IT'S
X X = y =
HOTTER THERE

You may be perspiring. but Iou
ought TO be glad you're not in
Phoenix. New York City. Detroit.
Washington, Oklahoma City. or
even over in Florida or out in
California.
Temperatures in the Valley
Thursday did not pass the IS de-
gree mark. ard lowest temperature
was " degrees In Brownsville.
Other sections reported as high as
100 degrees. Phoenix. Ariz. was
the hottest. Many cities reported
in the COS.
Boston was the coolest in the ma
ton last night with 81 degrees. and
Helena reported equal temporal
ture.
Partly cloudy weather. somewhat
unsettled. is the prediction for to-
night and Saturday.
There will be no material change
In river. At present. the Rio
Grande is 60 feet in Brownsville.
Flood stage here Is Is feet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
RACES TO
Be HELD SUNDAY
Speed Boats to Clash On
Iona Alta Lake, List
Is Still Open

The waters Of Iona Alta lake
viii be churned white Sunday aft
ornoon when specdboats from prac-
tlCally every Valley town viii par
Lcipate IN a series Of boat races.
The races are free 70 the public,
and the hills surrounding the race
form a natural "grand5tand" for
spectators. During the first race Of
the season, he'd several Sundays
ago, cars containing about 1900
persons parked on the hills and
spectators said they had an un-
obstruc.ed view of the entire course.
The exact number or speed
boats TO be entered has not been
definitely determined as the entry
date has not closed. AT least twenty
speedboats and run-aboutS Will be
entered, accorcsls 70 n. y. Bat
Sell OF BatSell-Mclls.
I'VE hope to stage these races
AZ least once a month. MIR. Bat
sell said today. The interest In the
races has been gratifying and we
expect a large crowd Sunday
afternoon"
n Frank w. Markussen, assistant
manager or BatSell-Wells, VIII be
III charge az arrangements.
THE Iona Ara course is I'M
dcubtedly the best IN the Valley,
Mr.. Ma.kussen said Thursday. The
water IA deep and clear and the
lake Is free Of obstacles. Also It Is
anutTrr nrrpuufIA@
Exceptional speed has been made
by Valley racers. During the last
rae Atkins Of San Benito, in his
"Kilowatt' step-plane attained "a
speed Of As miles an hour with an
cupboard motor. This IS close TO a
record.
Several races will be run Sun
day. June ia. between various
classes Of boats and motors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Oil Men Disagree
On Special Session

AUSTIN. jung l2-tP1-Governor
Sterling vas considering conflict
ing pleas from two groups Of oil
men today. n opposing and the
other demanding a special session
of the legislature.
A group meeting at Tyler told the
governor late yesterday II had
evolved n plan 10 Stabilizing con-
ditions in the East Texas field and
asked him not to call a special
session until the plan could be
triey Nathan Adams OF Dallas, who
presided oyr the meeting. said
the plan was agreeable 10 80 OF the
80 violators OF proration and to the
Humble and Gulf companies. two
OF the major purchasers. AS soon
as the plan becomes operative. the
price Of oil viii be increased, men,
bers OF the group said.
Under the plan, the potential pro-
duction basis OF proration would be
eliminated and each 20 acres would
be allowed a run OF 800 barrels a
day. An operators arbitration COM
mittee CT seven would enforce the
plan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
MEXICO
WILL CLOSE
GAME HALLS
Explanation Decree
Is Made By Govt
Official

MEXICO CITY, June i2.-CP)-A
denial that the government would
take immediate steps to close gam
bling establishments in Mexican
cities located along the American
border was made today by acting
Minister Of the Interior OctavIo
Mendoza Gonzalez.
he exp'Ined est a decree Is
sued several Gays ago was intend
cd 10 prepare the way for legisla-
ton 10 control gaming establish
ments. Once the legislation is en-
acted. roulette. baccarat and other
games prohibited by law would be
barred, he indicated. but this Will
not be for some time.
The decree returns the right OF
granting concessions to the federal
district and aspects Of the conces-
sions affecting taxation will be re-
ferred 70 the treasury department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Etex Producers
To Meet Sunday

TYLER. June i2-PI-Directors
Of the East Texas Lease, Royalty
and Producers Association we're
under summons today 10 meet here
Sunday 90 consider new plans for
settling the East Texas OIL produc-
ton controversy.
The call was issued yesterday af-
ter a meeting OF business men and
oil operators here. A telegram was
sent Governor Ross Sterling. ask
ing him not 10 call a special session.
oi the legislature until the new
proposal could be considered. III
would allow a production or 300
barrels per day from each 70 acres.
irrespective OF potential flow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Convicted Of
Killing Fiancee

HOUSTON. June l2-P-Luther
Berwick today was under a 20-year
sentence for killing Miss Belle
Grove. his fiancee. at Port Arthur
in 1929. He already had received a
t~hree-year sentence for killing
william Byrd. Berwick said he shot
Byrd when he found him with the
girl in his arms and Byrd made
q threatening motion. A motion for
q new trial was filed yesterday after
the verdict was returned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
PUT TO
WORK BY CHIEF
San Benito Has Juvenile
! Chain Gang Al Work
On Vacant Lots
CBy staff Correspondent)

SAN BENITO, June l2.-In an
effort TO break up the activities Of
a gang of boys whose ages range
from 8 TO u. Chief of Police Luke
Waters Is trying the work cure.
The boys have been raiding gro
Gerry stores and confectioneries.
taking candy and other eatables.
and TO date no remedy which will
cure them Of their propensities has
been found.
So now the boys. five Of them.
are being put to work by the city
Of San Benito for a period OF ten
days. pulling weeds and doing va
rious other forms Of manual labor.
Chief waters expects to add four
or five more to his juvenile chain
gang" m the next few days. he stat
ed this morning.
All OF the boys involved have been
subjects Of attention from the police
force for some time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Rubio Withholds
Comment on Killings

MEXICO CITY, June II. Up
Official comment on the Mexican
conSul's report regarding the slay-
ing Of Emilio Cortes Rubio and
Manuel Garcia Gomez. Mexican STU
dents. at Ardmore. Okla. will be
withheld until after the report has
been submitted to President Ortiz
Rubio. probably tomorrow.
The train bearing the bodies cross
ed the frontier al Laredo yester-
day. en- route TO Morelia. where the
youths parents reside. Plans were
being made for an impressive fun
eral.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Boy World Bicycle
Tourists Are Found

FL PASO, June PIP Two
boys who set out to tour the world
on a bicycle were safe at their
homes here today after the eighth
cavalry and two fliers from the
municipal airport had done con-
siderable touring In search OF them.
x. ID. Franklin. son OF Corporal
q. ID. Franklin. Troop III. Eighth
Cavalry. and Jack White. son Of
W. G. White. Jared into the desert
with the bicycle wednesday. They
lost their way and became Separ-
ated. When they failed TO come
home for supper. parents and
friends began the search that fin
ally enlisted the entire cavalry
regiment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

Miami Too
Cold, Coming
To Valley

We spent last winter in
Miami, but 1t Is too cold: we
have decided TO come to
Brownsville this winter
So read a letter from Earl @.
Long. Indiana. Pa. received at
the Chamber of Commerce here.
MIR. Long said he and a group
OF a dozen or more friends spent
the winter in Florida. but II was
disagreeable. There were only
about two warm days each
week." he said.
He sends along a list OF
names Of his friends and half
a dozen other persons whom he
says may come TO Brownsville
this winter, instead of going 10
Florida.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Grandson of Texas
Pioneer Is Dead

TEMPLE. June l2-P-Funeral
services remained 70 be arranged
today for Huling p. Robertson. "a.
grandson OF Sterling c. Robertson.
who colonized Bel. Milan. Falls.
and Robertson counties a century
ago under a concession from the
Mexican government. He died at
his home here yesterday after a
six-year illness. He had served IN
the state legislature II years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Reports
Earthquake Shock

HILO. Hawai, June Il. PA
severe earthquake shock was felt
here az 5:53 p. m. yesterday but no
damage was reported.
The shock recalled a recent state
ment OF Or. +. "A. Jaeger. Jr.. vol
canologist. that the volcano Mauna
Loa a. on the verge or eruption
Scientists sought a report from the
mountain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Prison Guard Is
Killed With Own Gun

JACKSONVILLE. Tex. June II.
P-Tommie Starnes. %, guard on
the Ferguson state prison farm who
was accidentally killed yesterday
by the discharge OF his own gun.
was 10 be buried TODAY in the fam
ily plot near Huntsville.
Starnes was on duty at a state
ferry and was killed when his gun
fell from a table in the guard
house and was discharged
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Film Stars Have
Little Quarrel

HOLLYWOOD. Cal, June ~. iPt.
Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt. film
players. who married last April AZ
Las Vegas. Nevada, were living
apart today.
Miss Hunt. remarkinE that I'VE
just had a little quarrel but I know
everything will be all right.
wouldn't call 1t a separation. Lease
said they had separated and that
all
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Pope Answers Note,
Settlement Forecast

VATICAN CITY. June l2-Pl-'
Pope Plus XI today handed his
reply TO the italian governments
recent note IN the church-state
controversy to Papal Nuncio Bor-
gongini-Duca and instructed aim,to
take II to Foreign Minister Dino
Grandi.
Although the details were no.
made public. the message Is be-
lieved to adopt a conciliatory tone
toward the government and is said
10 be considerably milder than
previous Vatican notes. "A high
Vatican official said within a
week now everything vii. be set
tied"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Tomatoes in Texas
And Oklahoma Kill
O~ne--Injure -Four

KANSAS CITY. June RIP
The southwest today was facing the
prospect OF showers and cloudy
weather following transforms and
tornadoes. the latter Of which took
one life in Oklahoma and caused
injuries to four persons in Texas.
Mamie Landrum. Is. was killed,
and her mother, Mrs. DOME Nc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Book Thefts Make
Front Page News

NEW YORK. June l2-(Pl- A
$4,000 theft made first pages
throughout the land this week.
Bonds were not involved. nor
money, nor any OF the valuables
which ordinarily figure in the news
of robberies.
The thievery involved books
rare and costly first editions.
Book thievery, however. Is as old
as books themselveSAthe perpe-
traitors ranging from friendly bor-
rowers who forget 10 return valued
bibelots 10 those who 20 into the
business in o large and thoroughly
organized way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
Operation Said Cure
Mercurial Poisoning

PHILADELPHIA, June l2-(Pl-
Discovery OF an operation somewhat
resembling appendicitis that cures
some hitherto fatal cases of bichlo-
ride Of mercury poisoning VAS de-
scribsd 10 the American Medical
Association today.
The operation Is called c~ecoStomy.
and enables physicians TO wash the
poison out Of one OF the vital parts
o. the body. II was reported By
Samuel Berger, NJ. ID. and his as.
sociates. II. S. Applebaum. NJ. p.
and A. NJ. Young. M. D.. OF the de-
partment Of medicine and patho&gy
Of Mt. Sinai hospital, Cleveland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12

tby The Associated Press
Two tornadoeS arrived in Texas
yesterday with a considerable scat
terlng OF rain, hail and high winds.
Four persons were injured, grain
crops were ruined in several COM
munities, and barns were unroofed
In widely separated sections.
The larger Of the tornadOes car
ried away the home Of Jack White
head near Rochelle In McCulloch
county as he watched IL from a
field nearby. Mrs. Whitehead suf-
fered a broken leg and internal in
Juries and three children were less
seriously hurt. They were taken TO
a hospital at Brady. Three other
children were unhurt.
The other tornado struck near
Ennis, lifting two farmhouses off
the blocks, but injuring no one
and doing little damage.
High winds, with rain and some
hail, caused damage at Paris.
Cooper, Deport and Greenville. AT
Cooper an oil derrick was blown
and several houses were unroofed.
There was much damage to ripe
grain crops.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-12
WINDS u DAMAGE

CLARKSVILLE. Tex, June Il
F-High winds, accompanied by
rain and an electrical storm.
caused damages TO a number OF
homes and several business build
inrs in GAINESVILLE last night. Two
persons were reported slightly In
jured by shattered glass