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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21
CHINESE SOVIET
 WORKERS AIDED

Peiping. = (UP)-The Chinese government at Nanking has pub iished documents showing that the Third Internationale is cooperating with the Chinese Communist party in a campaign to Sovietize China.
 The documents were seized in the International Settlement at Shanghai < when police arrested General Tang Yet-ta, chief aide to Michael Borodin in the revolu- tionary government at Hankow in 1927. and two foreigners, M. Noulens and his wife.
 The International Settlement po- lice turned over these three to the Chinese authorities for trial, and prominent socialists in Europe cabled to Madam Sun Yat-Sen, who is sympathetic with Soviet Russia. to intercede on their be- half.
 The documents show that about 100 foreign advisers have been sent to China by the Third Interna- tionale, and have trained Chinese workers to set up Q Soviet regime. Many of these advisers are now in the interior of China working with Chinese Communists. %
 The Soviet campaign, according to the documents, is three-fold. to consolidate the Sovfets already es- tablished in south China, to foment unrest in industrial centers, and to undermine the army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21
Fall Meeting
 Open to Public
Mattatuck Historical S0ci- ety to Have Rev Moses
 K. Lowell as Speaker

The regular fall meeting of the Mattatuck Historical society which takes place this evening is open to the public free of charge as well as to the members. The meeting, which will be held at the West Main street headquarters is scheduled for 8:15.
 Rev Moses R. Lowell. pastor of the Second Congregational church, will address the society. taking for. his subject, ssWashington Past and Present" z :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21

cancer ana etill local in It's growth it c.-l. be r1oyeL In It's entirety by surgery or by radium, or by a curs Us nii sas two Ess,t ana s troubls is that 2 stncer is rarely when 1t is in an early stage and still localized to the place where 1t originated. When a cancer has spread to reighboring structures then the chance of a permanent cure ie greatly decreased, but even under these circumstances we can do a great deal in prolonging life and making the patient more com fortable."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21

When the little country council school at Traset, England, reopen. ed after the summer vacation thert were only four pupils, all of whom had walked three miles across mountain burns, and they pianne4 fo do so daily. q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21
POST TO AID NEEDY

Salem, ohio.-Preliminary plans fer . canvass of the city to optain clothing for needy families were made at a recent meeting or ofi- cers and the executive committee of Charles H. Carey post 66 or The American Legion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21
MORE MIN RoR

St Catharines, Ontario <UE' - The General Motor Company'l plant here recently employed z0f additional men, needed for tnf manufacture of automobiie part previously made in the Unite< Stafes. Manufacture of the part was shifted here because of tHs new Canadian tariff laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21

Reforestation of the Philippine Islands has been started. Edinburgh. Scotland, has just ded.- cated its first open-air school.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Pay Limit Bill
Passage Looms

I'm Austin In the interest or the bill
which would place n maximum or
$4,000 on the salaries OF county
officials OF Hidalgo and Cameron
counties, Judge Oscar e.. Dancy or
Cameron county writes the Herald
that he Is hopeful OF passage OF tho
measure, especially in view of tho
submission To the legislature by tho
governor or general salary slaShcs.
Two additional bills affecting
Cameron county are sponsored by
Dancy. he states.
One would repeal the bin passed
at the last session Of the legislature
allowing a maximum OF $1,000 n
year 10 the first assistant county
attorney.
Inquiry at the office OF tho
county attorney Tuesday morning
revealed that BaScom Cox. first
assistant. has never been paid the
maximum allowed under this bill,
but has drawn s225 a month. or
$4,000 n year.
The second Ill sponsored by
Judge Dancy would place the
Juvenile court OF the county back
under the office and jurisdiction or
tho county judge.
A recent measure placed the
Cameron county juvenile court un-
der the jurisdiction OF Judge IA. M-
Kent. and allowed WI office $500
as extra compensation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
old BUILDING ]
GIVES Way TO
CITY GROWTH
Condition of Ancient
Structure Found ~
To Be Perfect

Brick BY brick the imposing old
red brick postoffice and federal
building here was being torn down
today.
workmen who for several days
have been dismantling the build
ing, taking out window frames.
door frames. pieces or roof and
ceiling, today started work OF the
old red brick.
shipped in 1890
This is the brick which was ship
ped here from Kansas City IN 1890.
And IL Is as good today as 10 was
then, according 20 n. II. Ray. super
intendent OF construction for tho
A. J. Rife construction company OF
Dallas.
Rife said practically all ths
brick Is being SalvaEed. and THAI
several persons here are bidding On
1t. TO use 1t in other construction
work.
The lob OF razinE the old federal
building will require about 30 days.
Ray said.
Considerable interest lis being
nAAOWl Ala Aw WI 1QAANA1%tR41 @M~@
other building men. because or the
fact that the building. after tina
40 years OF its existence does not
have a crack In its walls
Foundation Good
I'VE don't know just what kind
OF foundation II has" Ray said.
Some or the workmen said they
were told the foundation sits ON
three or four feet of brick set
beneath the level OF the building
AT any rate II is q first class
foundation. contractors declare.
Local labor Is being used entire-
Nv I'm the dismantling work and
will be used in the construction OF
the new building. which Is TO bs
started as soon as the old one Il
razed.
The new federal building viii
rest on piling driven IS feet into
the ground.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Staying TALE
IS TOLD BY
ACCUSED Man
Valentin de Leon Case
May Reach Jury
Late Today

After heated verbal clashes be-
tween counsel Tuesday morning the
murder case against valentin de
Leon was expected to go to a jury
In the criminal district court early
In the afternoon.
The state, represented by Assis-
tant District Attorney Claude Car
ter. closed its case about ll:30 O.
m.
James Cogdel. co-counsel for the
defense with Raphael Cowan, Jr-
Immediately moved that the court
dismiss the case. holding that at
no time had the state identified
the defendant nc the bar as the man
charged with murder.
Motion Overruled
Special Judge N. q. Cofer. select
ed by agreement as Judge Geo.
westervelt was disqualified In the
case. overruled the defense motion.
Counsel for the defense then
asked that 1t be granted until l D.
m. TO confer with the defendant.
Five minutes will be enough"
Carter interpoSed.
That would be about right from
yo-r viewpoint" Cogdel shot back.
IL have not had the opportunity TO
talk to the defendant. He Is on
trial for murder and Is entitled to
all the defense we are able TO give
him"
Cogdel then read Carriers remark
into the record. pointing out that
his defendant was on trial possibly
for his life.
Carter read a qualification into
the record which stated that Cowan
had been appointed over six months
ago and that he had had ample
time to confer with the defendant.
The court granted defense fif-
teen minutes in which to interro-
gate the defendant out OF court.
De Leon Takes Stand
At the expiration OF the fifteen
minutes, the defense placed De
Leon on the stand and he told OF
the killing at a dance near San
Benito IN 1927.
He said he was called out from
the dance TO take a drink with a
friend known as Juan While
drinking. Pedro Vasquez walked up,
cursed him, and began hitting him
with a bottle OF liquor. the de-
PENDANT testified. He then stabbed
Vasquez fatally and fled, the man
in the witness hair stated.
DE Leon was not arrested until
about a year ago when picked up In
San Antonio by s. M. Jester. former
special investigator for Cameron
county.
The witness said he did not know
the deceased at the time when he
came UP and began striking him
over the head. His surmise that
the man was mad because he had
been dancing with a certain girl
was stricken out of the record al
Carriers objection.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
High Points
Of Cotton

AUSTIN, Sept. 22-tR-High
points of cotton acreage curtaiI-
ment bill passed by the legis-
lature:
Reduces acreage next year
and in 1888 10 approximately
half Of Whist II was this year.
Prevents any farmer from
planting TO cotton next year
more than 30 per cent Of his
land In all crops this year.
Prohibits any farmer from
planting the same land to cot
ton in successive years after
1892.
In 1888. no farmer can p {
to cotton more than 30 per
cent of land he cultivated In all
crops in 1892. provided that he
shall not be denied right to
plant as much as he was allow
ed to plant in 1892.
Farmers can be enjoined
from growing more than their
allotted amount OF cotton. Dis
trict and county attorneys and
attorney general directed to
bring injunction suits. Penalty
from SIS TO 500 an acre.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
BROKER
SAVED in CRASH
Son of Fort Brown Major
Forced To Bail Out
In Plane Wreck

James Goodwin Hall. the flying
broker son Of Maj. j. q. Hall, OF
the medical corps at Fort Brown,
narrowly escaped death yesterday at
Staten Island when the plane he
was flying crashed and caught fire.
Hall escaped with a parachute
drop. His passenger. Peter J. Brady.
president Of the Federation bank,
was killed in the crash and a wo-
man was burned to death when the
blazing plane set fire TO two Long
Island residences.
Hall, who recently has gained re-
cognition as a speed flier. plans to
visit his father and friends in
Brownsville sometime In October.
His father. Maj. Hall. Is well known
in Brownsville and the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22

0VttoAA was NA4AAiA4AobS0 }NSsOSo0}
as a legislative subject with the
adoption in both houses Of . tree
conference committee report limit
ing acreage In 1892 and 1898 70 30
per cent of the cultivated land IA
1881.
Gov. r. S. Sterling yesterday sub
mitted appropriation bills with rec
ommendation that salaries Of all
state employees, except those e
ceiving s134 per month or less. be
reduced by 10 r cent. The cut
would apply to all but constitution
al offices and include departmental
employees, mem bers Of the judiciary,
professors in the institutions of
higher education and heads and
employees Of state eleemosynary in
stitutions.
Begin Third Week
An immediate avalanche OF bills
followed submission Of salary re-
auctions.
It was hoped by many members
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
County School
Pupils Increase

Enrolment OF pupils in common
and rurSl school districts OF Cam
eron county Is the largest ever. ac-
cording to Mrs. w. r. Jones. county
superintendent.
Practically all districts r filled
to capacity and 1t has been neces-
sary to extend buildings in two dis
tricts. "A new room has been con-
structed at the Anacuitas district
and a new teacher added. The lar
gest enrolment here previously was
26 and this year there are IS pupils
in the district.
An additional room Is being con-
templated at Palm Grove where the
enrolment Is unusually heavy also.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
BANDIT gang
GOT LOOT IN
BROWNSVILLE
Houston Mans
Brother Tells Of
Texas Raids

HOUSTON, Sept. 22-R- An
amazing story has been given by
Jack Jones, brother OF the slain
Chester A. Neggy) jones, to three
Houston officers, a story OF TIN
workings OF a band. trained by long
years in crime, whose forays ex-
tended over the length OF Texas
and whose loot ran into the thou
sands.
Jack Jones told the story that
the slayers OF his brother and
brothers wife may be brought TO
justice. The recital to Jack may
mea many years behind the walls
at Huntsville.
Named in statements made by
Jones are these men:
Chester Jones, whose life was
blasted out in his luxurious apart
ment on August 81.
Prisoner Returned
Barney McGanegal, ex-convict.
arrested in Pueblo, Colo, and re-
turned to Houston yesterday.
j. II. Johnson OF Dallas, arrested
at a downtown hotel late yesterday
and held for Sheriff r. S. Weisiger
OF Victoria in connection with q
robbery there.
The first statement tells Of a
lob" at Paris in July:
johnson told Chester and r there
was a store in Paris where there
should be five or ten thousand dol
lars.
In about a month, johnson,
Chester and ! met In Dallas. john
son told us we would have TO 60
there by ourselves and pull the
job because everybody in Paris
knew him.
I'VE went to Paris and knocked
the knob from the safe and then
tried to punch 1t but we could not
open it," he continued
Three shots Of nitro glycerine
were needed TO open the strong
box.
we got all the money We could
find.
1T was almost daylight when we
picked III our tools and went out
or the building. AS we went out in
to the street. we saw a police car
60 by. They saw us about the time
we saw them.
Shot at Cops
we IAN for our car and made
ID. Chester shot at the officers and
they returned the fire. One bullet
came I'D through the rear OF the
seat and hit Chester in the side.
but 1t was spent and just dropped
down and did not hurt him.
The officers followed us about
two or three miles then We lost
sight of them.
The Paris job Melted about
$1,000 and a lot Of checks"
The next sob" planned was the
robbery Of a bank messenger at
the Texas and Pacific passenger
station in Fort Worth.
The loot was divided a few min
utes later in Johnson's hotel room.
we got close to $4,000 in cash
and the rest was checks. We tore
the checks up and threw them
down the sewer"
Thus with some $4,000 in loot,
the ~gangsters returned to Houston,
here to rest up" in Chesters
apartment and TO plan new Jobs
Numerous other robberies. in
Guiding two at Corpus Christi. one
! at Victoria and one at Brownsville,
were detailed. At Corpus. at diff
ferent times, the bandits. Jones
said, robbed a chain store. getting
$3.50 and the DR.. Pepper plant,
getting about $40.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
MRS. WILSON
LOSES LEAD
Miss Amy Bauer Receives
IL, 900 Votes To
Head List

The first day in the third period
sees a new high mark in the voting
contest. Miss Amy Bauer took the
lead from Mrs. n. ID. Wilson, who
held the lead throughout the past
weekend. with II, IT'S. 900 votes.
Mrs Wilson Is now in second posi-
ton with 12.630.O00 votes. Miss
Bernice Afford and Mrs. Z. A.
Hinoiosa are third and fourth with
l2.6O2.000 and ~12,5l3,O0O votes re-
spectirely.
List Of candidates as posted at
Booster Club headquarters fol-
lows: Amy Bauer, l2,775. 900: Mrs.
r. ID. Wilson. IL. 500 900: Bernice
Afford, l2.602. 900: mrs. 4. A. Hin
ojosa. l2,513.000: Mrs. c. Wick. H.
$1,000: Adelaide Lerms III 754. 900:
Mrs. Leland >. Tabc- 11.5l2,0 900:
Boots" Blackburn Il.3l0,OO0: Lee
Gotorth. 10.763.0C0; Teresa Nc
Kenzie. l0.547. 900: Lily Bowyer. TO-
3l9 600: Louise Scarlet, 10.175.O 900:
Beatrice Friedman. 1900. 900: Gail
McDavitt. 9.857,000: Maria Calder
oni, 9,544,000; Mary Isabel Young,
e-236.000. Aurora Morales. $780,
600: Salome McAllen. 1858, 900:
Adelaide Fox. 8.472.000; Sarita
Young. 8.159,000; Helen Ross. ~
Co., 600; Mary Vittitoe. 1890. 600:
Amelia Longoria. 7.118.000: Marie
Workman. 6.537. 900; Katherine
Wilson, 6.305. 900: Mary Jane
Groom. 6,103. 900: Margaret Rowe,
1921 900: Gail Gilmore, 5.879, 900:
Tacy Boorye. 5.697. 900: Mrs. G.
Weston. 5,582 900: Anastasia Bray,
5.468.000: Mrs. Guy Bevil. 4.780. 900:
Louise Bauer. 4.659 900: Ernestine
Givens, 1886 900: Rosa Cara. s.
7T3-000: Eta Carol Thomas. 3.657.-
600: Chr-ssie Bowie. 1886. 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22

Lions Plan Contest

The Lions club will hold an at
tendance contest beginning Oct. /
an ending Dec. 81, with the losing
side paying f. a chicken dinner
for the winners and beans for them
selves. according TO plans made at
the club luncheon held at the Cam
eron hotel Tuesday. Two sides we're
chosen. with Robert Puci cit and
Douglas Ireland Is captains.
The club voted to meet at the
Cameron hotel In the future. Har-
monica numbers were given BY Lis
ton Smith and DOC" Osborne gave
a talk on football.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
c. c. CHIEFS
TO GET LIST
OF PRODUCTS
Ordinance War Ac-
ton Reports Denied
By Secretaries

Valley chamber of commerce Sec
retaries meeting Monday afternoon
in Harlingen discussed further the
campaign to induce a more gen.
eral consumption OF valley-made
products in the Valley.
There was no discussion at the
meeting. however. as enormously
reported this morning in other
newspapers, OF the so-called or
dinance war between Valley cities,
started with the passage OF an
ordinance in Harlingen recently
restricting sale of pasteurized milk
to milk pastenized in the Harlin-
gen precinct.
Report False
Il was quoted as leading the
fight against these dlnances," @.
G. Richardson, manager Of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce,
said.
AA4A0 ~ 0A& 1AAO4s
II said nothing about the ordi-
nances Nor did / hear any other
discussion Of them.
Il would not presume TO tell
Harrington or any other Valley city
how to run their city government"
Considerable interest has been
aroused throughout the Valley in
the ordinance matt a. with plans
being made in Brownsville to pass
an ordinance restricting the sale
OF bread and similar foodstuffs in
this city to products made here.
Ordinances Considered
1t is understood that Mere les is
discussing a similar ordinance,
while in Harrington rnere is said to
be considerable dissention over the
recently-passed milk ordinance.
The secretaries discussed several
other matters, taking no action on
them.
At their next meeting they viii
be presented with a complete list
Of Valley manufactured products.
This list is now being prepared by
Mr.. Richardson chairman - the
committee conducting tn cam
paign to encourage S Of Valley
PRODUCTS.
After the meeting ne secretaries
joined shippers in consideration OF
proposed increases , rate
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Shooting Probed

SHREVEPORT. La, Sept. 22-IFl
A shooting affray near Atlanta.
Tex. in which three men we're
slain and two others wounded was
being Investigated by officers Of
three states today.
Officers Of Louisiana. Texas and
Arkansas checked leads TO deter
mine a purported kidnapping which
was said TO have precipitated the
shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Murder Mystery
Puzzles Police

SAN ANTONIO. Sept. 22-fP,-A
new murder mystery confronted
San Antonio police today follow
ing the death of John n. Stacy,
school ianitor. In the station hos
pital at Fort sam Houston this
morning.
Stacy's badly mangled body was
found M the foot or "A sixty foot
cliff OverhanginE the sunken
gardens az Breckenridge park sat-
urday night by park visitors who
heard his groans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22

CHICAGO. Sept. 22-F- Two
OF three alleged gangsters who
fired at least five shots into the
tonneau OF an automobile. intend
ing police said, to kill an enemy
near Michigan Boulevard and
Monroe streets. were held today.
Crowds I'm the streets were thrown
into confusion by the shooting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
VALLEY DAIRYMEN
CALL MEETING

tBy Staff COrTeSpOndentI
SAN BENITO. Sept. PA spe-
cial meeting of Cameron county
dairymen has been called to meet at
the san Benito Chamber Of Com
merce offices at 8 o'clock Tuesday
night, II has been announced here.
The meeting wa called by r. 4.
Graham, La Feria dairyman. and IL
is expected that the milk ordinance
recently passed by the Harrington
city commission will be the principal
subject of discussion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Houston Murder
Suspect Returned

HOUSTON, Sept. 22-P-Barney
McGanegal. SO. wanted in connec-
ton with the death or John Cher
ris. was returned TO Houston late
yesterday from Pueblo. Colo. Cher
ris' body was taken from the
Brazos river about three weeks ago.
A. NJ. Jenkins, charged with
murder in the slaying OF Mr.. and
Mrs. G. "A. Jones. was admit Il to
$500 bond yesterday after a
habeas corpus hearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22

A meeting OF al committees In
the style show and window display
contest 10 be held here Oct. ? viii
be held at Q o'clock Wednesday
morning in the chamber OF COM
merce office.
General plans for the events viii
be discussed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Well Extinguished

GLADEwATER. Sept. 22-P-
The Molly Fem number l oil well
near Gladewater which caught fire
last week was extinguished late
yesterday. The producer was con-
trolled by placement OF a cap with
a two way valve which diverted the
flow Of oil.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22

Judge A. M. Kent called the APP
pearance docket in the civil district
court Tuesday morning when ap-
proximately 100 lawyers from over
the Valley were present.
Counting new and old cases, the
court has over 800 cases on its
docket
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
State Highway Bids
Heaviest In History

AUSTIN. Sept. 22-tP-Sl mp
ed yesterday under the heaviest
bidding in the history OF the high
way department, the Tex high
way commission continued in ses-
sion today in the hope or award
ing between $500 900 and $1,000
600 in contracts before night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22

AUSTIN. Sept. y. Pb-Head
crushed. left arm and jaw broken,
the badly battered body OF a %
year old man. ide--tified as Dan o.
Ratliff Of Lufkin. was found early
today beside the Missouri Pacific
railroad tracks. near here. Justice
Frank Tannehill returned a verdict
Of accidental death due TO being
struck by a train.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Escaped Convict Is
Seen In San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO. Sept. %. Up
Homer Edwards. convicted slayer
of John w. Bradshaw, in Kendall
county in June. 1880. : being
sought In the city after reports had
been received by police that Ed
wards was seen in an automobile at
Houston street and Broadway last
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
Road
Suit Dismissed

The suit which threatened TO hold
up work on the Military highway.
brought by Mrs. Nellie Eppe-son
the county's cost without prejudice
when called for setting In the civil
district court Tuesday morning.
The plaintiffs sought to keep the
Brownsville precinct from expend-
ing money on the Military highway.
maintaining that the precinct should
keep 70 a sequence set out In a
commissioners court order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-22
FLOORE DENIES
OFFICIAL DISCUSSION
nv staff CorresDondentl

IL 2hAAA
HARLINGEN. Sept. d. Food
ordinances passed by any particular
Valley city which would affect
products manufactured in any 9TH
err Valley city wrre not discussed
at the meeting Of the Valley sec
retaries held here Monday. John
T. Floore, president Of the associa-
ton stated this morning.
These ordinances were discussed
informally Immediately after the
session adjourned, however" Floore
stated, and the general concensus
OF opinion expressed by those pres
ent was to the effect that passage
of such ordnance was unwise and
would prove inimi.al to that spirit
Of Valley cooperation for which we
r striving"
A meeting OF the uarlingen
Chamber Of Commerce TO discuss
the milk pasteurization ordinance
recently passed by the Harrington
city commission has been called
for wednesday night. Floore stated.