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circumstances, what else can we do?"
asked the convicts in unison.
Gibson said, We don't want to go
back to the penitentiary. We've been
there for nine years and know what
it's like" Asked If he feared other
prisoners would turn on tn m n they
we're placed in the penitentiary he said:
No. it's not the prisoners, but the
oficiels we're afraid Of. Anyway, VIZ
would never get out, If ", got life
sentences 1t would never be forgotten
and we'd have to live there the rest
Of our livs."
Crate said there was no premeditated
murder when they set the fire. He
added: We started one in December, but
the wind blew the wrong direction and
the candle didn't light the wooden con-
crete block forms The lumber was
nowhers near the cell blocks.
We only wanted to destroy the forms
to prevent the construction of L block,
in which they were building 48 solitary
confinement cells. We didn't want TO
zee any one go in them. We had hoped
the FIRE would break out while we were
al supper. We had no idea that the
prisoners would be in their cells when
the fire started"
Ask to Talk IN Judge.
Gibson and Crate met this morning
in the county jail when deputies pre-
Sented copies of the indictments to
them. Did you get your papers?"
asked Gibson. Yes" replied Crate
What do you think of them2" Gibson
asked, and his fellow conspirator re-
! piled. They're pretty tough, amt
| they?"
Immediately after the interview with
! the prosecutor and the reporters. both
prisoners asked that they be permitted
to talk with the trial Judge They sale
they wanted to put their proposition uT
to the judge. for they wanted 1t def
nitely understood that If they PLEADED
guilty they will be electrocuted as soor
as possible and not given life terms.
II electrocuted they will die in thC
chair in the little red brick death house
behind the penitentiary walls, only l0t
feet from the spot where the bodies o.
the 800 victims of the Easter Monda!
fire Of a year ago were placed as the.
were carried from the ill-fated eel
blocks,
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LINGLE JURY, OUT
22 HOURS, is SAID
TO URGE ACQUITTAL

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Exports from Burma last year were
valued at $4,000, 900.
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CONVICTS ASK CHAIR
FOR PLEA OF GUILTY
IN OHIO PRISON FIRE

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DAVIS REITERATES
DENIAL HE WILL QUIT
SENATE FOR MOVIES
Of sugar cane and is reported to be il
terested in the duty on sugar.

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DISTRICT TO PROBE =
PLAN TO SELL COAL
IN 2,0OO-LB. UNITS

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aMrs E. Jackson-D. P Venziano entry.
Miss Bette BoWman-G. S Harrison entry
Apprentice allowance claimed weather
ear; track good.
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HUSBAND ESCAPES
AFTER KILLING WIFE
AS CHILDREN PLAY

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POWER RATE FIGHT
INEVITABLE, NOTE
OF FIRM INDICATES

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aC v Whitney entry; bWillsm zeigleri
Adams.
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RACE-Purse, $1,000; 4-year-
and UP: ! mile and a furlonR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
PLAN TRI-CITY
SCHOOL PLAYS
Many Attractive Events
On Tap For Coming
Months

PHARR, Tex, FEB. 26.-Many pro-
rams and other entertainments r
being planned by the Pharr-San
Iuan-Alamo senior and junior high
schools during the remainder of the
year. according TO the school AL
thorities.
The senior play. Polly With =
Past" q three act comedy. will be
given at the high school auditori-
UNI on March @. The cast Is hard
nc work and IL Is the opinion that
this play will be one OF the best
ever To be presented BY this school.
The seniors taking part in the play
include Ruth Bell. Elizabeth Britton,
Mary Katherine Casey, Dorothy Van
Dressar. Myrna Faris, Bryan Har-
u. frankie Brant, Jimmy Tumlin-
son, FLOYD Anderson. Jim Kali. Al
an Cramer and Lucius Polk. Misses
stella Stanfield and Annie Laurie
Howard, sponsors Of the class. are
IN charge OF the play.
The band and orchestra arrange
ments will put On a program on
February % in the high scnool au-
ditorium, under the direction Of
Hugh Butler, head OF the organiza-
tions. The program viii consist OF
hand. orchestra. and various solo SCI
lections and the proceeds derived
from this source will 60 towards
paving the expenses OF the organi-
cations
on April 2, Miss Elizabeth Brit
ton Of Fharr, viii be presented In
"A program al the high school audi
torium. by Miss Leta Schwingel who
is at the head Of the expression de-
parfment. Miss Britton is a senior
in the department and this program
will prove of interest 70 the people
OF the community.
Mrs. Motley. head Of the vocal
music department OF the school
will present a musical comedy.
Crocodile Island to the general
public at which time more than
fifty students vii take part N the
entertainment. Mrs. Motley is very
well known in the musical circles ~
South Texas. she having won honoFS
in the Kmgsville music meet to-
several years, both as q director ana
the different arrangements which
she presented in the contests Hard
practices are being held every day
preparatory to making this n Of
the best programs to be given this
year.
Other programs are being plan
ned, such as the May Day festiviiy
and the entertainments 70 be given
at the end Of the school year and
the teachers and pupils are busily
engaged upon these extra -cnrricul-
um activities. which are so import
ant IN helping 20 prepare the stu
dents for the work in the commn-
nifty. Much interest and emphasis
Is placed upon this work IN all II
the schools IN the district in order
that the pupils NAV get the great
est amount or training.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26

CBy The Associated Press
Thursday Senate
Continues debate on second def
lciency BIZ and considers minor
bills.
Ccnterees meet on proposed con-
.stitutional amendment to abolish
lame duck" sessions Of congress.
Lands committee resumes oil
shale Investigation.
Votes on bill 70 tax yellow
oleomargerine 10 cents a pound.
Considers $50, 100000 battleship
modernization program.
Census committee resumes hear
ing on reapportionment.
Rules committee considers meas
ure for investigation of transport
alton holding companies.
Wednesday Senate
Confirmed Eugene Meyer as
governor OF Federal Reserve board.
Debated second deficiency ap-
preparation bill.
Senator Davis, republican. Penn
sylvania. appeared before lobby
committee 10 deny lobbying for
sugar tariff.
House
Sent $4,000. 900 veterans hospi-
tai bill to conference.
Debatedw measure to tax yellow
oleomargerine.
Rules committee heard witnesses
on proposed investigation OF all
transportation holding companies.
WAYS and means subcommittee
narted To draft compromise oil
tariff measures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
JANUARY TAX
MONEY PAID
HidaIgo Ccllec ticns For
Month Are Considered
Good BY TarPley
Especial to The HeraldO


EDINBURG, Feb. 26.-Apprcxi-
mately s1.100.0O0 was received in
January in the payment Of taxes.
according TO Tax Collector III.
Tarpley. this morning. These fig
ures run about $500. 900 lower than
the January collection for last year.
Tarpley said.
The 1881 collections are high con-
sidering the extension Of time Al
lowed by the emergency bill passed
BY the legislature. allowing taxes to
run until October 18th. with only
10 per cent interest. and no penalty
Of delinquency. Tarpley stated.
OF this amount 8 1,014,O00 had
been deposited before yesterday, and
$4,000 deposited yesterday. leaving
about $4,000 in the office yet TO oe
deposited.
$4,000 were collected for auto
mobile licenses during January, III
which $4,000 was delivered to the
treasurer to be placed in the road
and bridge fund. Tarpley said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
MISCELLANEOUS DAIA
WEATHER SUMMARY

Barometrlc pressure was mod
erately high this morning through
out the great central valleys. Tex
as. and northeastern Mexico, and
relatively low over the Canadian
Northwest and most of the Rocky
mountain states. As a result the
weather was mostly fair 10 clear
practically throughout the United
States 81 the morning and prob
ably during the last "a hours
Temperatures have risen somewhat
throughout the Northwest and
fallen IN the southeastern states.
where Il was rather cool this
morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
SOVIET AIR

MOSCOW. Feb. 24.-Official fig
ures OF the Soviet Air Force Chief
shows that the Russian air routes
In 1888 IL Is estimated that this
mileage viii be increased to more
than SO. 400. and that a fleet OF 5000
planes viii be operated along the
routes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
Weslaco Institute
Meets FRIDAY Night

wESLACO. FEB. "a Friday
night, February 27. the Fruit &
Vegetable Growers Institute viii
hold its 10th session nc the Stephen
n Austin school IN Weslaco, az 7:45.
4. I. Alsneyer, county agent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26

viii talk on Potato Growing ann
w. u. Gore MI
talk o Interpreting Markets. ana
Market Rep01Gs &.
vted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
BULLETIN

First figures. lowest temperature
lac night: second highest yester-
" ~: third. wind velocity az 8 a. m.
i-urth. precipitation last "a hours
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26

High and low tide a. Point Isabel
tomorrow. under normal meteoro-
logical conditions.
High @.o4 p. n.
Low 500 a. n.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26

For East Texas Increasing
cloudiness. warmer IN vest por-
ton: probably rain In west por-
ton.
Light 70 moderate easterly winds
on the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26

An ancient Roman flour mill un-
covered nes- -nr7peii has been re-
stored r. IN the Field 49,
scum In Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-26
RIVER FORECAST

There viii be no material change
IN the river during the next "a 70
SIS hours.
Flooo Present z4-ar. 24-HE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03

mile slower per hour than the rec
 ord of 10113 set by Peter DePaolo
 n 1925.
 It, was at Syracuse, N. Y, Sep tember ! G. that Arnold and Cum mings added to the track glory. New marks established by the champion were for three miles, average 86.573 miles per hour; four miles, 86.982 miles per hour; five miles, 87.074 miles per hour; ten niles, 86914 miles per hour; 25 niles, 85.465 miles per hour; 50 niles, 83.s93 miles per hour. Cummings, wno had trailed Ar hold up to that point in the same race, then took command and
 whipped by the 75-mile post at 83,639 miles per hour for another American record on dirt tracks. Then along came Farmer to win the event with an average of 86 .841 sti1l another American mark.
 Cantlon's new record was for A.
 cylined cars, and was 144.985 miles
 per hour over measured mile
 straightaway on the dry lake at Muroc, Calf, April TO-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
By c. H. WOLFF

INDIANAPOLIS, h., Jan. B. American automobile race drivers led by Billy Arnold, the champion streaked past mile posts nine times during the season just ended to establish nine new records.
 Every one mile dirt track mark from three miles to 50 miles was erased by the dust of the rushing, skidding wheels of Arnolds' mount
 wild Bill" Cummings, the mus tached youth from Indianapolis; Frank Farmer, Langhorne, Pa, and Shorty" Cantlon of Detroit, are the other American speed demons who hung up new records.
 Kaye Don, driving his gigantic aSilver Bullet" over the harc sands at Daytona Beach, Fla, GOV. cred five miles on a straight course at an average speed of 151.6 miles per hour for an American record It occurred on March 18.
 Arnold barely missed giving thu boys something new to shoot a when he won the 500-mile race a Indianapolis, during which he drov' only sixty-eight-hundredths of 1,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
BOYS AND GIRLS ENTER FOR GOLF
 GAMES SUNDAY
Grade and High Sch o O. Pupils Will Qualify for
 Next Tournament

Qualifying rounds for the semi monthly golf tournament of the Midget Course in the Goldstein Building will be played tomorrow afternoon by grade and high school boys and girls Grade boys will start at l o'clock; grade girls, at 130; high school boys at ?, and high school girls at 2:3o The en- tries follow:
 Grade school boys-Eanner Smith, Roy Smith, John Kearney, Buddy Lindstrom, Earle Beistline, James Cole, James Truitt, Gunnar Blom- gren, Robert Douglas, William Lowe, John Davis, Thomas Hall and Ralph Bardi.
 Grade School Girls
 Grade school girls-Jean Wander Leest, Annette Folta, Vivian Pow CTS, Enid Jarvis, Sybil Godfrey, Beatrice Bothwell, Doris Freeburg- CT, Mary Jane McNaughton, Bessie Powers, Margit Lindstrom and Dol ores Tarr. q
 High school boys-John Helen thai, Horace Perkins, Toivo Lahi- kainen, Hiding Haglund, Thomas Redlingshafer, John Stewart, Earl Laggergren, Milo Peterson, Clifford Shearer, Robert Simpson, Allan Carlson, Peter Melseth and Thomas Cole.
 High School Maids
 High school girls-Geraldine Bod- ding, Mary VanderLeest, Thelma Bedding, Doris Ulrich, Dorothy Rutherford, Helen Beistline, Ellen McKechney, Corinne Jenne, Jane Elliott, Amy Lou Guerin, Dorothy Olson, Barbara Simpson, Annabell Simpson, Dana DeVighne and Jean Faulkner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
"CRY BABY" HASN'T LEARNED
 TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT

BERKELEY, Cal, Jan. B. A "cry baby" isn't so different from any other youngster, except he hasn't learned to keep his mouth shut.
 One child expresses his feelings with wailing and tears. Another may experience similar emotions, but he doesn't tell the neighbors about it.
 This is the explanation of Dr. Harold Ellis Jones, director of re- search for the University of Cali fornia Institute of Child Welfare, who has completed a group of ex- periments with infants from three to eleven months of age.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
ITALIAN DEPUTIES SEEN,
 NOT HEARD; HUNT CAUSE

ROME, Jan. Reconstruction en- gineers are stiE puzz-:ng over what to do with the terrible acoustics of the chamber of deputies.
 Speakers are heard beyond the floor of the chamber only with great difficulty. Newspapermen are constantly complaining that they cannot hear the speeches. The Agenzia Stefani, the official news agency, has been permitted to have a press table on the floor itself close to the speaker.
 The great ceiling of the hall is composed of thin glass, behind which are electric lights. It is be. lieved that if the ceiling were o1 another material, the acoustic: would be better.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03

council was reluctant to provide the fire department with an in- halator.
 The city should purchase one of the machines without fail" Dr. H. c. DeVighne, who attended both children, said today. Without the inhalator last night the little girl would have surely died. Here less than week it has saved at least one life. If the device is kept here, it unquestionably will be needed to save many more"
 The building where the fire oc- cured is owned by E. Millaeger.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
FIRE OvERCOMES TWO CHILDREN LOCKED IN H0 M E.
Pulmotor Being Shown to
 Council Saves Lives of Little Ones

d4OlAC HI e1 0SA AA~~A e house, two little Indian children were made senseless by smoke af- ter they had crawled under a bed to escape fire in their blazing home They were rescued just in time to save their lives by white neighbors who broke into the structure. The unconscious little ones were revived but only after much difficulty, by use of an inhalator or pulmotor machine, which is the only device of it's kind in the city, and which by an odd coincidence was being demonstrated before councilmen at their meeting chamber above the fire hall when the alarm sounded from the vicinity of the flaming structure.
 Names of Children
 The children's names are John Borbridge. years old, and Nennie Borbridge, aged 2, his sister. They and their mother occupy a two- room apartment in a small apart ment building between Ninth and Tenth Streets, near the tide flats. When the mother left the place las. evening, evidently to be gone several hours, she fastened the only door with a paddock on the out side. There was fire in the stove, and as a result of defect i've chminey a wall was ignited.
 About s:3o o'clock. the light of the blaze could be seen from the outside through window and smoke was observed pin through cracks Two men nearby ran to the place and battered in the door. The rooms were filled with smoke. Under bed the men found the two unconscious little forms. They were carried into a house close by.
 Fire Alarm Sounded
 Tn the meantime, the fire alarm had been given.
 On the arrival of it's equipment, the flames were extinguished with chemicals. Then Chief J. L. GDolly) Gray learned of the condition of the children. He went to where they were and directed they be taken outdoors Attempts to re- suscitate them failed at the time.
 By great good fortune George Miller, first afu agent of the Ter ritorial Bureau of Mines, with headquarters in Anchorage, had ar rived here early this week. At the time of the alarm he was demon strating the inhalator before joint meeting of the council ano members of the fire department 1T the council chamber and was urg- ing the city officials to purchase one of the devices He made the run with the fire equipment. Wher he ascertained the plight of tho children, he hastened back to the City Hall and returned to them with the inhalator.
 InhalatOr Put to Use
 By use of the device, the boy was soon revived, but the girl was not restored until several hours later at St. Ann's Hospital after constant use of the machine.
 Though quite recovered the lit tie boy was taken to the hospital with his sister last night. Both are all right today.
 Before the fire last night, the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03

Palm Beach is next" says Puff
 to Bunny, "let's head south to-
 day"
 Since he's a perfect servant, Bunny
 says to Puff: "Okay." His friends are there to say fare
 well-the train comes rolling
 in
 And Puffy bites his lip to stop the
 quivers in his chin.
 MONFALCONE, Italy, Jan. 1.- The motor driven oil tanker U. A. Mowinckle," launched here for the talo-American Pc tr o e um com pany, has a displacement of 24,000 tons and can carry 16,000 tons of oil.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
BRANDENBURG MEN ARE
 WARNED TO WARE BERLIN''

BRADENBURG, Germany, Jan. 3.-To show local residents what they would De up against in Berlin, the provincial governor ordered large posters put up in all labor offices throughout the province of Brandenburg The posters read as follows:
 Do not go to Berlin. There are 346, 40 unemployed. Among them are 75,188 metal workers, 29,290 un- skilled laborers, 35,607 clerks and 5,707 technicans. If you go, you will become one of them"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
FIRST BABY IN 1881
 BORN EARLY TODAY

Juneaus first new baby in the new year was born at l o'clock this morning in St. Ann's Hospital It is a girl, weighing pounds, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. Scott of this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03

Riley of the department of speech.
 A survey of leading broadcasting chains and stations was made to determine the qualifications most sought for in announcers as a pre- liminary to opening the course.
 The instruction is given before microphone in the classroom. A number of students, both men and women, are taking the instruction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
COLLEGE TO TRAIN p
 RADIO ANNOUNCERS

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. B. Preparation of the nations future radio announcers has been under taken on a college campus for the first time at the University of To- wa. A course in radio broadcasting is being taught by Prof. A. Dale
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-03
CAROLINA FARMS PRODUCE

RALEIGH, N. O., Jan. 3.-The farmers of North Carolina have so increased their plantings of food and feed crops that $16,00o000 more of these products were har- vested last year as compared with 1929.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
CIVIC WORK AWARD
PLANNED BY CLUB
Cosmopolitan Members Lay
Preliminary Plans for An
nuaI Honor.

The Cosmopolitan Club is laying pre-
liminary plans for awarding the Cos
nopolitan Gold Service Medal to the
citizen of Washington who has per-
formed the most outstanding deed of
civic service in the past year.
A meeting of the committee was held
last night at the home of the chairman,
DR.. j. Rozier Biggs, with these other
members Of the committee present: Ar
thur w. Defenderfer, Judge M M.
Doyle, Gordon Bennette and George
Wyne.
This year will mark the third award
of the medal in Washington, which has
gone in the two previous years to NJ. A.
Leese, proprietor of WMAL, and to
Theodore w. Noyes editor of The Eve
ming Star, A citation, setting forth the
work of the recipient for his city, &C
companies the medal
The plan of presenting a medal orig
mated with DR.. Biggs, chairman of the
Medal Committee. while he was presi-
dent of the local Cosmopolitan Club.
The plan met with immediate approval
and was later adopted by all clubs in
the International Federation of Co.'S
mopolitan Clubs.
The medal will be presented this year
at a luncheon meeting. and all citizens
OF washington are invited to nominate
candidates, either to DR.. Biggs direct
or through any newspaper.
Evening star., 1931-12-21

ards shows that there is improvement
and that there is less reason this year
than previous for such a bill.
Mrs. Norton emphasized that this
legislation is only on account of the
present emergency, and that with the
Federal government helping foreign
debtors there is no reason why it should
not help citizens of the National Capt.
tai who are suffering.
Deny Moratorium Need.
In reply to a question from Mr.. Day.
export, Assessor Richards said that he
sees no more reason for moratorium
this year than in any other year At
this point, Representative Bowman sug-
gested sarcaStically that this matter
might be turned over TO the Mapes
committee and Mrs. Norton added that
this was a very poor time for such legis-
lation as the Mapes committee had
fathered.
Jesse c. Duke, Washington attorney,
an advocate of the proposed mora
torium, declared that the District as
SCISSOR was not appearing with authority
to speak for the municipal government
in opposition to the measure.
On the motion of Representative
Smith of Virginia the committee au-
thorized Mrs. Norton, as chairman, to
appoint clerk and assistant clerk His
motion also provided for Wednesday
as regular weekly meeting day.
SENATE PASSES TWO BILLS.
Evening star., 1931-12-21
CHRISTMAS PARTY GIVEN
FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Kiwanis Entertainment at Boys
Club Featured by Music and
Santa Claus.

An elaborate program was staged at
Christmas party in the Boys Club
yesterday for crippled children
The affair, given under auspices of
the Washington Kiwanis Club. opened
with Christmas music by the boys band
OF the National Training School About
400 children and 100 adults then were
entertained with a tumbling act by
members Of the Boys Club, the Boys
Club Harmonica Band and a skit pre-
sented by Patsy Conners, Lillian Hoff-
man, Helen F. Smith, Ruth Hohberger.
Mae Jacobs, Betty Raymond, Marion
Wollerg and Mary Hampton, with mu-
sical accompaniment by Dorothy Brown.
all pupils of the Hoffman Hoskins
Dancing Studio
John S. Bennett. superintendent of
the Central Union Mission, donned the
robes Of st. Nicholas and distributed
presents to the children.
Charles w. Pimper, chairman of the
Kiwanis Clubs Committee for Under
privileged Children, was presented with
a desk set by children of the Weight
man School as an expression of their
appreciation of the interest he has
taken IN children of the city.