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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
FESTIVAL AT BADEN
Annual Event Conducted by st.
Paul's Parish Members.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ACCOKEEK, Md, July 6.-Members
of old ST. Pauls Parish, Rev. DR..
Charles E. Crusoe, rector, held their
Summer festival at Baden Saturday.
Mrs. T. j. Turner was general chair
man, with Mrs. j. S. Grant and Miss
Ellen Wilson assistants. Other mem
bers of committees were DR.. Crusoe
Elizabeth Baden, Jessie C. Crusoe
Hazel E. Crusoe, Mrs. R. M. Connick,
Mrs. Linden Briscoe. Alyne Connick,
Linden BriScoe. jr.; Clyde Baden, Cliff
ton Trueman, Mrs. Mary Adams, Mrs.
Clyde Baden. Mrs. j. A. Davis, Miss
Mamie HUNT and Mrs. Clifton True
man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Rotarians Hear
Judge Ewing Boyd

"Affording proper facilities Tor
the under-privileged child VIII
strike at the root az the prison
problem" Judge Ewing Boyd OK
Houston told Brownsville Ronrians
Wednesday.
"The under-privileged child be-
comes the delinquent child and the
delinquent child becomes the GRIM
inal," the Houston jurist. who IS
known throughout the state for MS
interest in juvenile activities.
stated.
Judge Boyd was introduced by
Drew PatteSOn.
Workings Of a telephone switch
board were explained 10 the club
BY Ed Mockbee. manager OF the
Brownsville exchange Of the Rio
Grande Valley Telephone company.
He was assisted In his operations
of a miniature board by Miss Mabel
Wigington. supervisor and Miss
George West, evening chief op-
orator.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
TEXAN RELATES
BLAST Staying

LIVINGSTON, Aug. 12.-R-
Joe Zimmerman related in district
court here today how he killed
Mallie NeteleS with a dynamite bomb
because of Nettles' relations with
his estranged wife.
In his own defense, Zimmerman
said he complained to his wife be-
fore their separation about Nettles
staying at his home. On frequent
occasions he was forced to be away
from home working as a millwright
at nearby towns.
He moved to White City and his
wife declined to 90 with him, he
said. His daughter. Marjorie. Is.
later wrote him a letter telling or
Mrs. Zimmerman leaving home.
Zimmerman said he returned and
found the house empty. 1t made
him blue and respondent, he told
the court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
RACKETEERS
SOLON AYERS
-lncompetency, Deceit
Among Charges
BY Scion

AUSTIN. Aug. 12-P@Charges
Of misfeaSance. malfeaSance. deceit
deception and incompetency agalnst
Lynn Stokes. president, and Harry
williams, secretary-treasurer and
general manager OF the Texas Cot
ton Cooperative association were
made before the house OF repre-
s~entatives today by Rep. Lawrence
WeStbrook Of Waco.
"Policy OF Deceit
In A prepared statement read t.
the house Westbrook also charged
Carl williams. cotton member of the
federal farm board, with failure to
carry out the provisions Of the
agricultural marketing act.
HE CCarl Williams) has pursued
a policy OF deceit and subterfuge
III carrying out the duties Of his
high office. leaving the affairs OF
the co~operatives in the hands or
the gang OF agricultural racketeers
who got him his job. and he oughb
TO be impeached and removed. He
undoubtedly will be when congress
meets IN December" the statements
charged.
Investigation Ordered
The house passed a motion u
thorizing a legislative investigating
committee 10 cooperate with tina
attorney general in making a thor
Ough Investigation OF the charges
WeStbrook charged Stokes and
Harry Williams mad in 1929 used
over S400. 900 OF money due 10 MEM
bers for cotton IN gambling on
cotton purchased outright by the
Farm Bureau Gin Company and
that they had lost this money and
could not have pad 1t back If they
had not been able 10 borrow from
the farm board. This, I think, 10
both misfeasance and malfeaSance.'
Westbrook said he had planned
to make the charges last March
but that K. r. Creekmore, general
manager or the National Cooper
alive association. had promised TO
correct conditions. The conditions
have not been remedied, Westbr0ok
stated, and he felt IL his duty Ia
inform the legislature and the
members or the association OF tha
situation OF the Texas organization
Other Charges
The statement further charged
that Lynn Stokes. Harry Williams
and other members and officers OF
the executive committee had loaned
themselves large sums OF money
from the funds OF the organization
without authority. r do not know
all the details OF these transactions
49, but Mr.. Creekmore admitted
after nv statement last March that
ss4 600 borrowed BY four officers
and directors. including Mr. stokes
and NJ Williams, was prooaply
uncollectable."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
LOST CITY'S
NAME SOUGHT
Theory Advanced Fort Built
On Island During
Civil War

Two new theories about the lost
city" OF Padre Island were ad-
vanced in Brownsville today.
One OF them. presented by Har-
bert Davenport, is that the rem
nantS OF an old village found re-
Gently on the island by Charles
Hardin Of Brownsville are those
Of n federal outpost established on
the island curing the Civil War.
The other. SubStantiated 10 a
certain extent BY an old map, Is
that the spot was occupied BY a
group CT United States soldiers
during the war with Mexico. In
1916.
Several other theories have been
advanced. but they are not SO
well substantiated
The belief still Is foremost In
minds OF many that the spot was
occupied by the old Singer estate.
Davenport, in explaining his
belief about the Union army en-
campment on the island. said that
Union soldiers held Brazos-1ln-
tiago and Brazos Island practically
throughout the Civil War. although
the Confederates had forces at
Brownsville much OF the time. and
also had forces near Corpus
Christi.
"A logical military maneuver OF
the Confederates would have been
70 send a force down Padre Island
To attack the -nion soldiers from
that direction while another was
moving from Brown lie. To avoid
a surprise attack the Union army
must have had an encampment on
Padre Island, Davenport believes.
He said the matter can probably
be verified by army records.
The theory that the remains OF
an old United states army out
post during the war OF 1886 have
been unearthed on the island was
prevalent az the James-DickinsOn
company office, where Hardin is
employed.
An old map or the location OF
the u. S. army during that period
shows a camp on the island. &C
cording 70 reports AT that office,
and this will be checked with his
tory. to see II there were per-
manent buildings at the camp.
which would have fit in with what
has been discovered on the ISL q.
Many persons speculating con-
corning the lost city feel that
IL might be the Old town OF Santa
Cruz, the location OF which has
been a matter OF conjecture for
three quarters OF a century.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
GOLD HOLDING
and TARIFF
Are BLAMED
u. S. Senator Pleads
For Restoration
Of Democrats

ALVARADO, Aug. l2-tP)-U. s.
Sen. Tom Connally Of Marlin
blamed present business depres-
sion upon the gold standard and
the ruinous, unwise and greedy
tariff act Of the Hoover admins
tration," in an address delivered
today at the Johnson County Old
Pioneers Association homecoming.
To-day we face a different world
from that which the pioneers and
settlers of johnson county and 9TH
er portions OF Texas looked upon
fifty years ago." he pointed out.
World Transformed
"They lived upon the frontier.
Today we live in a world trans
formed by invention. new industries
and marvellous developments. They
lacked many co%nveniences and
comforts we now enjoy but they
had a greater independence and
relied upon their own efforts in
q much larger degree than we do
at the present time.
To-day We look upon a world
which possesses a surplus Of useful
and necessary things OF life and
yet find millions Of people scatter
ed all over the earth in want and
misery. q Commerce seems to be
seized with creeping paralysis.
There must be fundamental and
far-reaching PURGE OF the diff
culties with which we are sur
rounded.
Gold coin is the standard OF
measurement of values In the
greater part Of the world. Silver
money and silver bullion have
Shrunk in value. . France and
the United States have in their
vaults approximately 65 per cent
Of the gold Of the world. :
This great load Of gold is depres-
sir, our foreign markets. Other
countries cannot buy Of US with
out payment in gold or goods.
Tariff Unwise"
The ruinous, unwiSe and greedy
tariff Of the Hoover administration
is in large degree responsible for
much OF our economic trouble. " :
Our foreign markets for our surplus
of cotton. wheat and other products
have been getting worse and worse
every day since 1t became a law"
He pleaded for restoration of the
democratic party 10 power. de-
claring that 1.-THE long rule OF the
republican party has enthroned
policies and practices that require
correction and rejection
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Has AZ Children

GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador, Aug. II.
R)-Claiming TO be the mother Of
q children. Sonora Macabea Perez,
AZ, today entered a municipal con-
test which will award a large prize
for the largest family.
She still is known for her comeli-
ness and is in splendid health.
Eighteen Of her children. eleven
girls and seven boys, are living.
Her husband. a fisherman, is 48 and
says he looks forward TO having
tnirty children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
.176 VOTES CAST
ON AMENDMENTS
Heaviest Poll Is Expected
After 5 O'clock, Passage
Seems Certain

At 2:30 this afternoon l76 votes
had been cast at the Central fire
station on the II proposed amend
ments TO the city charter. accord
ing to II. Nj. Shelton, Jr., presiding
judge.
Although the heaviest vote was
not expected until after 5 o'clock.
election officials expected a light
vote, due in part to slight opposition
TO the charter change.
An official count had not been
made but a majority Of the votes
cast favored the amendments, IL
was stated.
The II amendments tend to
strengthen efficiency in city gov
eminent and eliminate political
influence, county officials state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Prepare Petitions


AUSTIN, Aug. 12-(P@Charges
against j. B. Price of Bastrop.
Judge Of the 2lst district court, will
be read in the house OF repre-
s~entatives at 4 p. m. today. Both
sides have announced ready for
trial.
Speaker Fred Minor announced
no witnesses would be called today
and that the actual trial would
not be started before tomorrow
morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12

Valley farmers are making good
use OF the u. 5. Employment serv-
ice. but business houses are not
using the service ms much as had
been hoped for. according TO Gu
ban Monsees, manager Of the Val.
ley office here.
The government has three agents
in the Valley aiding in making con-
tact between pickers and growers.
The service locates the pickers and
then finds farmers whose cotton Is
ready for gathering. This service
is proving Of great help 10 farmers
and II saves much fruitless search
ing on the part or the crop gath
erers," Mr.. Monsees states.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12

Meanwhile. a reception commit
tee, made up OF s. group Of busi-
less men, got into automobiles
and raced away along the high
way to the bay. In a short time.
the flying pair moored their plane
an. came ashore. with the of
ficial' reception held on the sandy
beach.
First taken TO a roadhouse there,
a full-blooded Indian squaw. Jenny
Dalquist, greeted the couple. The
building was the one in which the
first radio in Alaska was set by
Marconi In 1901, but there is no
radio there now.
To the group Lindbergh related
briefly the story of their long
flight across Canada and Ala IA.
He said they encountered the usual
conditions to be expected in travers-
ing any stretch OF a few thousand
miles or territory. Lindbergh said
they appreciated the aid Of the
Canadian government. which had
granted permission TO use their
caches all the way through Can
ada.
Col. Lindbergh explained that
before leaving Aklavik. N. w. T..
they knew the cutter Northland had
failed to arrive with their special
gas supplies. but said they put
more than 200 gallons OF gas
aboard. and had plenty Of fuel to
bring them all the way TO None.
On leaving Safety bay a full
load OF 400 gallons Of gas viii be
taken aboard the plane.
In crossing the Berinz Sea the
Lindberghs will back track a part
Of the route followed by Wiley
CONTINUED on page 100
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Murray Nav Run

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. PIP
The $780, 900 for a presidential
campaign fund still holds good and
Gov. Murray Is convinced that c.
a. Owens. who made the PROPOSE
ton. has the cash available. the
executive said today.
II invest gated and found that
Owens did have the money. I
talked with him enough to find
out he wasn't putting He meant
business" said Murray.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Gangster Sentenced

NEW YORK, Aug. II. P1-ack
Legs) Diamond was sentenced In
federal court today to four years
imprisonment and fined $1,000 for
violation of the prohibition law.
DESPITE the fact Diamond was
one of New York's most publicized
gang figures his conviction last
week together with Paul Quat-
frocchi naked the first time he
actually had faced a prison SEN
tence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Prisoner Wounds Cop

BRANDON. Miss. Aug. .. Up
Nursing wounds inflicted by an un-
ruly prisoner whom he subdued
after a struggle in an automobile
late last night near here, Deputy
Sheriff julie Alexander OF Rusk
county. Texas, continued toward
Longview, Tex. today with w. @.
Virgins. IS, whom the officer said
was wanted for ENLIGHTENMENT.
With the prisoner. arrested in
Georgia, was his wife.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Wreck Is Fatal

CLOVIS. N. NJ, Aug. PIP
Mrs. william +. Raycroft, S.. OF
Hannibal. Mo. was instantly killed
and her husband vas injured near
MelroSe. NJ. NJ. last night. Their
automobile overturned when the
left front wheel broke.
Mrs. Raycr0ft was crushed under
the car. They were returning 70
Hannibal from FL Paso where they
had lived for several months.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Choir Girl Murder
Suspects File Writs

SINTON. Aug. Il. Expeditions
for writs Of habeas corpus for New
ton Yarberry. "a. and Tom Conner,
so. both Of whom are charged with
murder in connection with the slay-
ing of Dorothy Symons. 10. Of Aran-
sas Pass. had been filed here today.
Yarberry was indicted by the
grand jury yesterday and remanded
to jail without bond. His attorney
countered with petition for a writ
Of habeas corpus. and later in the
day Conner's attorney, after Con-
ner was bound vel TO the grand
jury. filed a petition for a writ Of
habeas corpus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12

yesterday alUer q
100 : mile flight
from Shisnaref,
OF K otzeb Il G
s o d. where
they were forced
down by fog late
Monday night on
their Point Bar
w Nome hop.
Col. Lindbergh
said he expected
to re ain in
Nome today and
tonight, and that.
weather permit
ting, he would
continue to Kar-
aginsk. Siberia,
tomorrow morn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12

ing.
Extensive plans for entertaining
the couple were made here after
they had a long sleep.
we are enjoying ourselves i'm
menSely," was the frequently re-
peated reply of Lindbergh and his
diminutive wife to their many
admirers.
Before retiring last night. Lind
bergh told his hosts. Grant r.
Jackson. the banker, and his wife,
that they must be on their way
by Thursday.
The waters Of the Boring Sea
wer, too rough for a safe landing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
RIO GRANDE BRIDGE WILL
CLOSE SATURDAY night
Flags Hoover
Negro Confesses
Murder of Texan

DALLAS, Aug. 12-tPl- James
Williams. 2~7-year-old negro, who
was lodged in the Dallas county
jail following the Staying OF Joe
S. West, II, at the latter's home
near Royse City yesterday. was
thankful today ne was safe from
any possible action enraged Rock
wall county citizens might take.
Il was broke and went into the
house 70 borrow a little money"
he said. Il got scared when Mr..
West woke up and pulled the
trigger without realizing what I
was doing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Wins By a Votes

PECOS, Aug. II. Rl-Lovine
county voters Of s-ecinct two yester-
dav gave B. Rarnss a majority OF
four votes over Descom Newton for
county commissioner.
The two candidates tied for the
Mace when the county elected its
first set OF officers June 80. Previous
lv Loving county VAS attached &c
Reeves county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Baylor President
Still Undetermined

WACO. Aug. PIP Trustees
OF Baylor University failed again
today 10 agree upon a successor to
the late DR.. S. p. Brooks as pres
ident Of the institution. When the
board recessed at l p. m. 1t an
nounced 1t would decide late today
upon a date for a future meeting
70 consider the election OF a pres
ident.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Building Bombed

PITTSBURGH, Aug. l2-LPl-
The italian vice consulate building
was badly damaged bv a bomb ex-
plosion here early today.
The front porch OF the three
story brick structure. in the fash
ionab,e Oakland residential dis
trict, was demolished. plaster was
torn loose in several rooms. fur
nishings were wrecked and windows
shattered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12

declared that Official orders stated
all bridges from Brownsville
to Eagle Pass would close Satur-
day night. Bridges included are
those at Del Rio. Laredo, Zapata,
Roma, and across from ReynoSa
and Rio Rico.
Direct Cause Unknown
Direct cause OF the order Is not
known. Agitation began at Laredo
when business men and city off,
cfafs signed petitions seeking their
close as rumors Of gambling re-
newal began circulating. Roy
Campbell. customs collector at La
redo, has been in Washington sew
eral days. apparently presenting
pleas and petitions from Laredo
citizens.
The movement began at Edin-
burg when members OF the commits
sioners' court presented resolutions
and kilograms from churches and
civic organizations from Hidalgo
county requesting immediate &C
ton in the face Of continued gam
bling. Assistance OF Sen. Tom Con-
nally and Cong. John Garner was
asked b. the Hidalgo commission
ers' court. Sen. Connallly was re-
ported to have forwarded tele-
grams to washington asking imme-
date action.
Resolutions Forwarded
Resolutions were forwarded to
the treasury department this week
BY the Hidalgo court after two
resolutions were passed seeking &C
ton. Members of the court agreed
on 10 o'clock as the closing hour
after movements for II o'clock and
6 o'clock closing had been defeat
ed.
Neale's only statement this morn
ing was: I'VE have received orders
from Washington to close the
bridge at 9 o'clock. and this bridge
will be closed alright at 8 o'clock
Saturday night"
There was no indication whether
Il is a temporary or indefinite or
der.
Pedro CORONADO, in charge Of the
Mexican immigration office at
Matamoros, said this morning
that no communication from Mex
leo City had been received regard
ing the order from the United
States government.
Prepare Petitions
Cafe and cabaret owners in Mat
amorOs stated that petitions
would be forwarded Immediately
TO Gov. CaStellanos Of Tamaulipas
and Pres. Ortiz Rubio skiing sup
port in an attempt to keep bridges
open until midnight.
Petitions are being drawn on
grounds that closing the bridges al
8 o'clock will seriously affect tour
list traffic to the border city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
MARKETS
AT GLANCE

NEW YORK:
Stocks: heavy: selling OF
rails undermines list.
Bonds: irregular; rails sag.
Curb: irregular: oils firm.
Foreign exchanges: Irregular
sterling steady.
Cotton: easy: favorable week
ly weather report.
Sugar: steady: trade support.
Coffee: higher; Brazilian
buying.
CHICAGO:
Wheat: firm: buliish Euro
pean and Canadian crop news.
Corn: firm; forecast higher
temperatures, unfavorabie Il
linois report.
Cattle: steady TO higher.
Hogs: lower.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Rum Runner Robbed

DALLAS. Aug. u. ga rum
runner told police today Of being
robbed OF a $1,000 truckload Of
fancy liquors by hijackers as he
drove into Dallas from New Orleans
last night.
Re was found wandering in a
field south Of Dallas in a dazed
condition. His head was badly beaten
and his clothes torn 10 shreds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12

GALVESTON, Aug. l2-R-Ex-
plosion OF a gasoline stove aboard
the yacht Tawmie, at the Calves
ton dock today, critically burned
Mrs. Charles Quie. wife OF the
captain. The yacht. which Is op-
Grated by a group Of Oklahoma
City men. was not damaged by the
blast
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12


day and a radio
message had beer
sent to Mrs. Lind
bergh that the
Nome river was q
safe .lSndin 6
place.
While throngs
on the ground
and automobiles
headed for the
river. the plane
circled vera
times and then
sped to the east.
A photographers
plane, already in
the air, followed
him and was the
first to reach his
landing place.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Snake Bite Fatal

FALFURRIAS. Aug. 12-GPl- A
rattlesnake's bite killed Bonifac!o
Posas. g. a cotton picker. here to-
day. The snake struck him in the
forearm. -Four injections Of serum
failed to neutralize the poison.
Aurora Cantu. 2, was bitten In
the foot by a rattlesnake but
serum saved her life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
LINDYS FACE
HAZARDS OF
BERINC SEA
Flying Pair Read
For Hop Across
Foggy Waters

NOME. Alaska. Aug. I2-CR-
Facing the most hazardous part OF
their 1000 nile flight to the Orient,
Col. ana Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
today prepared for a 1867 mile hop
across the foggy waters Of the
Bering sea.
The flying couple brought their
pontooned monoplane down at
safety Bay, 81 miles east Of here,
at $40 d. m. Central Standard Time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Buildings Raced

HALSTED. Aug. 12-tP-Fire or
undetermined origin burned a store
and a large hall IN the business
district here last night. Damages
were estimated at $4,000. John
Vessels. owner OF the store. be-
lieved burglars have been respon-
Sible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Liquor Suit Filed

MONTREAL. Aug. 12=P-
Charges that the leading distilleries
Of Canada have an agreement nam
ing Dominion Factors, Ltd. their
agent 10 handle shipments or
liquor for eventual shipments Of
the United States are made In q
suit filed IN superior court
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
ORDERS INCLUDE
BROWNSVILLE To-
EAGLE PASS A
Traffic To Stop From 9 P. M. To s A. NJ.
Beginning Saturday

Apparently without warning orders were received at
the customs collectors office this morning from the
treasury department at Washington that international
bridges at Brownsville and at Rio Rico and Reynosa must
be closed beginning Saturday night from 9 p. m. until 8
a. m. Duration of the order was not stated.
Although agitation was begun two weeks ago IN
Hidaigo county and at Laredo to close border bridges, the
sudden orders came as a surprise to customs officials.
William Neale, deputy collector of customs at Brownsville
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-12
Hawks Breaks Record

CHICAGO, Aug. II. (Pp-Frank
Hawks arrived at the municipal
airport at $50 &C. S. IT, this
morning. completing a flight from
roosevelt Field. N. Y, in four
hours and four minutes and break
ing the previous speed record for
1.-THE westward trip BY Is minutes,