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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
MERCEDES man
dies IN MEXICO
Former City Commissioner
Succumbs to Heart
Attack
Especial To The Herald.l

MERCEDES. Feb. 10. - Harry Il.
Lawson. former city commissioner
and developer Of Mercedes, died
Wednesday In his room nc the Ho-
tel Regis. Mexico City. from N
heart attack following influenza,
according to word received here to-
day.
Mrs. Lawson. who has remained
In Mercedes while her husband was
In Mexico organizing an insurance
company. left Thursday for Mexico
City, and viii accompany the body
To Mcpherson. Kansas. home or Mr..
Lawson's parents, where interment
will be made.
Coming to Mercedes from Mex
leo some four or five years age, Mr..
Lawson developed the Queen City
Annex. which was later taken into
the city limits or Mercedes. and be-
came active IN the civic and social
life Of the city.
He served two terms as CITY COM
missioner and was at one time en-
gagged In the contracting business
here.
MI. Lawson n survived bv his
widow, his father and mother. and
two brothers. Charles and Loren
Lawson.
He spent many years in Mexico
where he was n OF the pioneers
OF the aviation industry and was
also for a time active In oil circles
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

CALM, WAITS
EXECUTION
First Woman to Face
Chair in Penn. Is
Ready For Fate

NEW CASTLE. Pa. Feb. 19-tF)
Apparently more concerned about
the new black silk dress she IS
90 wear on the trip 10 the death
house than i'm the fate that awaits
her there, Mrs Irene Schroeder,
~, blonde gunWomaD. today pre-
pared for her removal 10 the
prison at Bellefonte.
The former waitress. mother Of
N five-year-old boy, merely shrug-
Eed her shoulders when informed
last night that the state board Of
pardons at Harrisburg had refused
her petition for communication OF
the death sentence.
The same unconcern was shown
by w. Glenn Dague. dapper for
mer Wheeling. w. Va. auto and
insurance salesman, under sem
tence TO die with her in the electric
chair Monday morning for the
same crime. Dague's doom also
was sealed by the pardon board
yesterday. He refused 70 see the
wife and two children he deserted
several years ago.
Attorneys pointed out today that
the absence or recommendation for
communication limited G0verno7
Pinchot's ability to grant clemency
to granting a further stay or ex-
ecution. Mrs. Schroeder and Dague
we're convicted last March OF shoot
ing TO death Corporal Brady Paul
when he sought to question them
concerning a store holdup.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
New Denies knowledge
Postal Lease Probe OF
St. Paul Before Senate

that an attempt was made 20
prevent the investigation for fear
II would blow up" the 1923 pres
idential campaign then IN progress.
Asked IL he knew Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Fesler at st. Paul
contemplated taking the case 10
the grand jury. New replied:
-None Of those things came over
my desk. ! had nothing to do with
them"
Blaine then asked New about
the contents OF a letter he sent to
the late James w. Good, attorney
for the lessor or the 80. Paul pro-
perty, and later western campaign
manager and secretary Of war for
President Hoover. John Bartlett,
News first assistant. has testified
he delivered the letter, but did not
know its contents.
1--WE seen a reference 70 4 mys-
terious letter, I am supposed TO
have written Good" New replied.
"If there was anything conf
Dental In that letter I made en-
unfortunate selection OF a mes
senger."
New revealed yesterday that re-
lations between Bartlett and him
self were far from cordial.
II have no recollection Of hay
ing written any such letter to Good.
but I don't deny I did" New added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Arkansas Senator Is
In Bad With Fort
Worth Oil Man
CALLED NEGRO
Halliburton Writes Red Hot
Reply to Drought Relief
Advocate

NEW YORK. Feb. l9-tR-The
New York World today quoted let
ters indicating that Senator Thad-
deus III. Caraway OF Arkansas had
CURLY terminated correspondence
with a critic Of his drought policy
under the mistaken impression that
the critic was a negro.
o. @. Halliburton. Fort Worth,
Tex, oil man, wrote Senator Car
away cenSuring him and his col
league, Senator Joe II. Robinson,
on the grounds that in past years
OF severe drought neither govern
ment nor Red Cross aid had been
extended to Texas.
The senator's reply. dated Feb
ruary 2 and written on senate sta
tiOnery. was quoted as follows:
IL have your letter in which you
complain about wanting hungry
people fed and talking about hav-
ing seen hungry people In west
Texas.
yes; and the first appeal ever
made 10 this government for relief
was made for drought sufferers in
Texas; and Ii was white people
that made II. But the rest or YOU,
II they had gotten II. would have
been fed also. IL is strange that a
negro always finds something to
complain about, although his inn
mediate wants are cared for.
II should be very glad indeed II
you would confine your CORES
pondence to people or your own
race"
Halliburton's answer. under date
or February is, was quoted as
characterizing the Senator's letter
as "undignified. contemplate and
insulting and suggesting that he
should discharge his public office
without distinction OF race color
CO previous condition OF servitude.
The answer suggested Caraways
retirement to private life would
gain public gratitude.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Bridge Traffic L.
$4,000 For Fiesta

Approximately $4,000 persons
crossed the two International
bridges during the days OF the Good
Humor carnival. reports today re-
veal.
The carnival lasted four DAYS.
starting Feb. IA.
The Gateway bridge reported
1875 persons. and the old Inter-
national bridge showed 2.3l4.
Automobiles crossing the two
bridges amounted 10 5.873.
Over the Gateway bridge. the
traffic during the four days was
divided as follows: pedestrians.
1857; autos. 4.788: passengers in
autos, 1854; other vehicles and
buses, 382; passengers. 2.445. To-
tai passengers, 1890.
Passengers over the other bridge
was 2,3l4, or a total of 2l. 1890. Dur
ing the festival IN 1880, bridge
traffic for the four days was
2l.795.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

OF the play. which recently was
raided by police.
The show had It's initial court
review yesterday before Judge
Justin f. Mccarthy with Miss Sig
Ter, who IS chairman OF the NOV
ing picture censorship board as
Stunning the star role OF the case
IN which the prosecution charges
that the review IS obscene.
Amid the giggling Of chorus girls,
the laughter Of spectators and the
poundings Of a bailiff'S gavel, Miss
Sigler sketched a picture OF the
show. describing the women play
ers as seemingly nude" She also
testified that there was a bathroom
scene in which a girl was rep
resented as being nude"
The witness, introduced as an
expert. told or her qualifications.
asserting that she annually scrutin-
lied some 5000. 900 feet OF motion
pictures in search for vulgarity.
With three other censors she sat
through the sketch book" twice,
near enough to the stage each
time 70 get a good view.
Asked II she could recognize any
Of the chorus in court. she said:
I'm afraid I don't recognize any
Of them. II I saw them in makeup
I might be able TO identify them"
Twenty-eight OF the chorus and
four principals are the defendants.
They. as well as the management,
deny the charge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Blood TRANSMISSION
OF Mate Ia Failure

FORT WORTH. Feb. 10. fPl-The
blood Of a school mate failed to
save the life OF Adolphus Gibson,
15-year-old victim of q high volt
age wire. He died in a hospital to-
day several hours after a blood
TRANSMISSION.
The boy was badly burned Satur-
day while playing with a toy para
chute near Sycamore Greek. He
and George Whisnant. had made
the parachute with a handkerchief
bits Of string and a rock and were
hurting 1t into the air to watch II
float groundward.
Once they threw ID too near n
high voltage wire and IL became
hung in the arms or the pole.
Adolphus climbed the pole to re-
trieve it. When a few feet from
the top his body closed an inductive
circuit with the wire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
WORK TO START
ON POSTOFFICE
Postmaster bennett Says
Office Be Changed
BY April Is

The Brownsville p~ostoffice will
move to temporary quarters by
April Is. was the prediction made
Thursday by Postmaster O.. w
bennett.
MI. bennett explained that while
bids on the new postoffice and fed
eral building to be erected on the
site of the present edifice will be
advertised between March ! 70
March is. actual construction would
commence around June 1.
A typographical survey and three
test pits have been inspected and
approved by postal authorities, and
all that remains is the beginning
of construction.
"A telegram from Mr.. bennett
from Washington Feb. III stated
that working drawings for new
federal building being pushed TO-
wards completion Architectural
work is being done by federal ar
chitects at Washington.
Two men. a district engineer Of
the treasury department, and a
postal inspector, were here ten days
ago and looked over four buildings
which might be suitable for temp
orary quarters for the postoffice
during the construction Of the new
building.
Cameron county officials have
~cooperated enthusiastically with
federal officials and have offered
one of the two county courtroOmS to
the federal men TO be used during
the period OF construction. Offices
for federal employees now housed In
the present building will have to
be leased, and plans are being made
to obtain offices IN the vicinity 81
the courthouse.
Customs officials with rooms in
the present federal building will
doubtless move to offices OF the
Gateway bridge company on Four
teenth and Elizabeth, as sufficieA'
space Is available there.
The new postOffice, according &c
information received by MI. Den
nett. will be four stories in height,
III addition TO a large basement.
and will cover the entire site now
occupied by the present postoffice
and postoffice park. Total cost is
estimated at around 10000. and
this amount has been appropriated
by the federal government. How
ever, In cost exceeds this. r. 3.
Continued On page l0)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
O'CONNOR TRIAL
GETS UNDERWAY
Maternity Insurance Mar
Faces Charges Before
Justice Court

A. w. O'Connor. secretary OF the
Mutual Maternity association OF
Brownsville, went on trial before
Justice OF the Peace Geo. Krausse
late Thursday morning on charges
OF not complying with the state
law In regards to filing assumed
firm names with the county clerk.
This Law provides for a minimum
fine OF SIS and a maximum OF
500. Each day a fir operates
under an assumed name without
having filed same with the county
clerk constitutes q separate Of
Tense.
O'Connor is faced by another
charge in connection with the
state banking laws. He has been In
jail on this charge since early
this week, unable to make 81, 900
bond. Carlos de Zimnosek, aEo
connected with the company, had
a similar complaint lodged against
him, but he made the $1,000 bond.
Wednesday night Zimnosek's
bondsmen turned him over To
Chief Deputy Sheriff r.. G.. De-
laney and ne. too. was lodged in
iail.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
POLICE FIND
TRACE OF Girl
Believe Now On Track Of
Missing 10 Year Old
School Child

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Feb. Ie-tF-
Sheriff's officers today picked up
what they believed 70 Be q trail or
the kidnaper or Virginia Brooks.
10, who disappeared February IL
while on her way to school here.
Sheriff Carl Klindt OF Escondido
reported an automobile driven by
a man about SO years old had been
seen twice yesterday near San
Marcos, Cal. and thas the car
contained a girl resembling photo
graphic likenesses Of the Brooks
girl.
Two Escondico merchants told
Klindt the first time the car passed
them. the nan was sitting on the
girls feet holding her down with
his hands. The second time, the
merchants automobile was stuck
IL the mud or a narrow road. They
told the deputy that when they
tried to halt the other car II in
creased It's speed and struck the
front fender Of their automobile.
In both instances the man was
sal dtc have been holding the girl
down or the seat.
Six deputy sheriffs were dis
patched to the san Marcos area.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

Valley Irishrrsen
To Meet Here
Thursday

Tonight is d big night for VAL
ley Irish.
An important meeting is TO be-
held at the FL Jardin hotel,
Brownsville. Thursday night. to
complete plans for tle elaborate
ST. Patrick's Day celebration to
be held March IL.
Irish from over the entire VAL
ley are urged TO be present and
aid In plans to make the celebra-
ton the largest Of its kind in
Texas.
John @. Tanning has been In
charge OF activities. and stated
today that responses have been
highly gratifying. He said he ex-
pected a large crowd Thursday
night, and has arranged for a
special room In the Fl Jardin for
the meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Attorney General Says
Condition Cannot
Continue
WOODCOCK
Will Prefer Charges Against
Enforcement Agents
In Future

WASHINGTON. Feb. l9.-F-
Attorney General Mitchell said to-
day the discrepancy caused by the
use OF wire tapping I'm n bureau
OF his department and q ban Oh this
practice In another. should w cor
rected.
Regulations prohibit wire tapping
by the justice departments bureau
OF investigation. The practice w
employed however by the prohibition
bureau.
Mitchell testified today before he
house expenditures committee which
IS investigating wire tapping by pro-
hibition agents.
He said he wrote % Assistant At
torney General Younguuist. wv
charge of prohibition. on Jan. INV
saying he believed "the present con-
dition IN the department cannot
continue"
The attorney general told the
committee he issued an order Janr-
airy 10 permitting wire tapping in
special cases when approved by the
head Of the bureau involved and the
assistant attorney general In charge
OF the case.
Mitchell said he had not felt ha
was In a position Go establish am
iron clad rule 50 let II open Tor
consideration or the bureau heads
involved lin specific cases.
Must Get Permission
Assistant Attorney General
Youngquist. In charge on prohibition
testified he had approved wire tap
ping IN three specific cases since the
order or Jan. 10.
This was done. he said in the abb
sence of Director Woodcocx of the
prohibition bureau. e
WOodc0ck told the committee wire
tapping had not been brought to his
attention until a question was ask
ed about u before the appropria-
tons committee in December.
The bureau has IN grouD of men
who supervise wires" to obtain evil
dence. he said. He approved the
new order Of the attorney general
and added he agreed that wire tar
ping should be used In only special
cases.
I'm reply 10 m question. Woodcork
said nc would prefer charges against
any prohibition agent who tapped
wires without first obtaining per-
mission.
He said wire tapping was resortcd
70 In 20 70 50 cases IN the last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Car Burns Early
Thursday Morning

A Chevrolet roadster belonging
to G. r.. Haines was Quilted ~
flames at ITO n. m. this morning
near Niger bridge. six miles out
on the highway.
Fire Chief r.. =. Sarran ordered
out Engine Co. NO. q Immediately
when the alarm was telephoned.
but the six-mile run gave the fire
a heavy start. "A 490-gallon tank
Of chemicals vas used In exiting
uishing the blcze.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
DRUNKENNESS
CHARGE FACES
TWO TEACHERS
Kentucky State Heads
Arrested After
Auto Crash

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. le-tPj
Both the president and a depart
ment head OF a state educational
institution were slated to appear In
police court here today to answer
to drunkenness charges filed again.
S. them after an automobile In
which they we're riding figured In
q collision yesterday.
DR.. II. H. Cherry, SIS, president
e. Western Kentucky Teachers
college at Bowling Green. KY. was
charged with operating a motor
vehicle while drunk. w. M. Pearce.
81, director OF the colleges extern
SIGN department. was charged with
being drunk in a public place.
Mayor William b. Harrison parol-
ed them on their own recognizance
To appear in court today. and for
mer Mayor Huston Quin, an ac-
quaintance. took them to a hotel.
DR.. Cherry issued a statement
describing the accident and said
Il was not intoxicated and did not
have a bottle OF whisky IN my
pocket" Mr.. Pearce did not COM
ment.
DR.. Cherry said another car
backed into his machine, slightly
damaging the former. and "a
dispute arose as to the blame for
the damage. While engaged in this
controversy. two policemen ap-
peared and arrested me-"
After DIR. Cherry settled with
the owner OF the other car. police
said, the college president and his
aide started to drive away but were
taken into custody. escorted to the
police station and booked on the
drunkenness charges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
DISC CABBAGE,
SAYS SHIPPER
Davis Wade Advocates the
Destruction Of Half
the Crop
CBy SAL correspondentl

SAN BENITO. Feb. l9.-If the
grower only promises 70 curtail
cutting of cabbage and the crop
still rNnains available in the field
the purchasers are not as likely "a
hike the price as when half the
crop is destroyed. said Davis Wade
OF San Bcnito in advocating the
disking under OF SO per cent OF ali
cabbage.
He pointed out that o%verproduc-
ton IS the problem and that If the
farmers will disc under half their
crop that cabbage would soon be
$50 a ton.
Nearly a hundred cars or cab
bage are moving out daily now al
81 a ton to the grower.
The Corpus Christi area will soon
be coming on the market with its
cabbage and something drastic
should be done Immediately in the
Valley to bring up the price OF this
commodity. Mr.. Wade said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.zPl-
Former Postmaster General New
denied any connection with the
grand jury investigation or the
st. Paul commercial station lease
in cross examination today by the
senate committee Investigating
postal leases.
Chairman Blaine has intimated
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
From Bridge,
Breaks Ankle Bone

HARLINGEN. Feb 1e-Ira Fra
sier. 20. Corpus Christiyouth. SUI
fered a broken ankle when he fell
from the Arroyo Colorado bridge
near here last night some Is or %
feet.
Frasiers two companions carried
him TO 4 nearby store and summon
ed a Thompson ambulance. which
took him to the Valley Baptist hos
pital. where he Is being treated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Three Youths
For Sanford Shaving

AUSTIN. Feb. 19. ~ Three
youths, two OF whom are said 70
look like twins. are being sought by
central Texas officers. as suspects in
the Staying or w. e. Sanderford.
Little River merchant. the night of
February IL. and also for the bur-
glary OF Anderson's garage at
Georgetown the same night. &C.
cording 70 information received
here today BY Sheriff Coley White.
The young men sought are said
to be between the ages or q and q
years. speak with 4 northern ac-
cent and when last seen near
Georgetown were driving an auto
mobile bearing a Minnesota license
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Drivers License
Bill Is Opposed

AUSTIN, Feb. l9.-R-After a
public hearing Of more than two
hours last night on a bin by Rep
r~esentative Keller Of Dallas. pro-
posing & drivers license for opera
tors Of motor vehicles, the house
highway and motor traffic COM
mittee planned TO 90 into the mat
ter again today.
Representative Farmer Of Fort
Corth. in speaking against the bill,
said the right TO operate an auto
mobile was a personal privilege
and charged that legislators were
attempting TO place burdensome
legislation on the people. He char
red4 that officers were not enforc-
inc other laws and said he wanted
TO know how they could enforce adj
NGitional ones
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Ojo De Aqua Suit
Again Before Court

The old Oio Gle Aqua land suit.
perhaps the most extensive ever
tried tn this section. was being
heard by special Judge j. E. Leslie
OF Edinburg here Thursday.
This old suit, which has been III
the courts many years and involves
hundreds o theirs, is nearing los
final hearing In the district court.
Judge "A. NJ. Kent regular Judge
OF the court. disqualified himself
In the case and Judge Leslie was
appointed to hear the suit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Protest Removal of
Highway Patrolmen


WESLACO. Feb. TO- Protest
against any contemplated removal
of the state highway patrol has
been entered BY the weslaco Cham
or Commerce IN wires address
Cd to Valley representatives and %
Senator Archie Parr.
II Is understood here that SINH
lar wires have been sent by che
chambers OF commerce uaf San Be
nito and Harrington
Valley commercial organizations
who have joined iii the protests
have advocated mn increase I'm the
number Of the patrol. rather than
the elimination or the force. as pro-
posed In q bill now beofre the leg
islature. n
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Gets Life Sentence,
Plus Four More Years

AUSTIN. Feb. l9.-tF-Although
1t assessed a life sentence under The
habitual criminal act, a Travis coun-
~ jury yesterday added four years
for good measure in the case OF
Luther Allen. convicted negro bur-
glar.
District Attorney Henry Brooks III
asking that q life sentence be melted
out to Allen. said he had been con-
victed in Williamson and Travis
counties and served terms In the
state penitentiary.
The four year sentence was added
when Allen was found guilty Of two
other burglary charges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
New York Senators
Brand Charge False

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Up
Both New York senators-Copeland
and Wagner-called false today q
charge by Chairman McFadden. or
the house banking committee that
they were supporting Eugene Meyer
for governor Of the federal reserve
board as a part OF a deal" 10 pre-
vent an investigation Of Tammany.
Both democrats, they rose on the
question OF personal privilege" to
denv the charge. which was made
BY McFadden i'm a statement print
cd today In the congressional rec
ord.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Robertson Named
BY Gen. Sterling

AUSTIN. Feb. 10. P-Adiutant
General Sterling today announced
the appointment or his predecessor,
Robert T.. Robertson Of Gonzales,
to the post OF inspector-general for
the Texas national guard with the
rank Of lieutenant colonel.
Sterling and Robertson have
hc>n close friends 'or many years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Moral Merits of Carroll
Sketch Book Taken Up
By Expert Censor Today

CHICAGO. Feb. l9-tP-Havinz
given delighted court fans an a
full about Earl CAROLS sketch
book" Miss Effie d. Siglcr. a
censor. prepared today 10 face cross
examination on the moral merits
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

To consign carlot shipments of
cabbage or any other vegetable
commodity when the market Is as
weak as IL is right now is to court
financial suicide. and We have no
doubt but that the Valley shippers
meeting at Harlingen this afternoon
viii agree not only 10 cut down on
consignments, but to cut down on
all loading activities until the mar
ket Is strengthened.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy: not much change in
temperature Light to gentle vari-
able winds becoming southerly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

In past years. many OF the ship
pcrs have been willing encVgh TO
stop shipments, but have been I'M
able to resist the demands made
upon them by their farmer friends
who have insisted that the cash
buyers take their vegetables at any
price. "A demand which is most easy
10 understand.