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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
CANNOT ATTACH
CROP LOANS IS
COURT RULING

TExARKANA, Ark, June 90. OPP
Judge Dexter Bush. of Miller
county circuit court. today upheld
the ruling OF Judge Louis Josephs.
or municipal court. that govern
ment crop loans are not subject 70
garnishmcnt.
The case. which was said 70 be
the first or It's kind I'm the coun-
try. was appealed from municipal
court. The issue resulted when
ODwycr and Ahern. IN T~exarkana
business concern, sought N 500 at
tachment against the bank account
OF A. A. CULLEN. OF Fouke. The
garniShment covered a 1884 debt
which CULLEN admitted owing.
Both Judge Joseph and Judge
Bush held that property or the
defendant. which has been dedl-
Gated by law 20 m particular pur-
pose. cannot be diverted from that
purpose by garnishee proceedings"
The government interviewed I'm
the case I'm municipal court, w. ~.
Ivie, federal district attorney. being
ordered to investigate and protect
government rights. Ivie declared
the case would be taken 10 the
supreme court N necessary.
Although attorneys for the
plaintiff have declared the case
would be carried TO the highest
court. no immediate notice OF APP
peal was filed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
SWEETHEART
MURDER PUT
ON NEGROES
Pawnbroker Tells Of
Selling Pistol
To Pair

DALLAS, June 30-R-rnforma-
ton indicating that negroes may
nave been the slayers OF Abe
schneider, 10, Of Galveston. and his
sweetheart, Miss Pauline German,
~. OF Dallas, was obtained by DO
lice investigators today when a
Dallas pawnbroker identified a
pis..ol found near the scene Of the
killing as n he sold last week 10
two negroes.
Meanwhile. bertillion experts con-
tinued to pore over fingerprints
made on the windows and doors OF
a rent car In which the young
couple went riding Saturday night.
They hoped by checking these to
trace the identity OF the slayers.
Schreiber's body was found early
Sunday hanging Imply over a
barbed wire fence. He had been
shot through the heart. Miss Cor
mans body lay In a clump OF weeds
nearly a mile distant, where II had
been thrown from a al The auto
mobile was found abandoned In
South Dallas.
Various Dallas organizations and
individuals today had posted re-
wards totaling 1855 for the arrest
and conviction OF the slayers. Lead
ing the list was a $500 reward post
ed by the CONGREGATION Shearith
Israel. the Jewish congregation OF
which Miss German was a member.
TIE two young people were slain
while Schneider was in Dallas for
. visit TO arrange final details for
tRir wedding.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
Robbed, Got Mad,
Ditched Robbers

CARROLLTON, Tex, June 3d.
Rp-It makes Ben Myers, Car>6-.-
ton grocer. mad as a hornet" TO
be robbed. TWO men held him up
today and robbed him OF $50, as
he was delivering groceries In the
edge OF town.
The more he thought about Il,
after they drove away, the angrier
he became. He jumped into his
car and chased the robbers, crowd
ed their car into a ditch and by
threatening them with angry
flourishes Of his automobile crank,
compelled them 10 return the
money. He orove back TO Carroll
ton, leaving the robbers with their
car stranded In the ditch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

PLANS PAVING
Work to Start On All
Principal Streets In
Near Future

Matamoros vii soon have ali or its
principal streets paved according :.
information available today in the
border city.
ST.. Roberto +. Garcia, Matamoros
Mayor motored to Ciudad Victoria,
the State Capital, to confer with
Sr. Lie. Francisco C~astellanos. Jr..
Governor Of the State on different
matters. Sr. Ruben "A. Martinez,
Secretary of the Matamoros Cham
Der OF Commerce also motored to
the state capital and the two talk
ed to the State Executive on mat
ters pertaining 70 the improvement
OF the border city.
Senores Garcia aSd Martinez ex-
pressed TO the State Executive the
necessity OF paving the streets and
beautifying the city as well as pre-
serving all its historical points OF
interest for the attraction of tour
lists. During Sr. Garcia's administra-
ton all of the streets In the border
city have been greatly improved.
some OF them being graded and
gravelled. The state Executive after
hearing OF the improvement plans
outlined TO him by ST. Garcia and
ST.. Martinez declared that he would
do his bit towards his native city
by contributing all the topping ma
terial necessary for the paving Of
the streets of Matamoros, providing
that the city furnish all If the other
that the city furnish all Of the other
cheering staff to conduct the work.
The Governor Is willing 70 do
his share. and we Of Matamoros are
planning for a general Improvement
program. and expect TO begin the
actual work soorl" was Mayor Gar
comment To the Herald repre-
sentative.
II Is expected that labor for the
program will be furnished by
the city. inmates or the city jail
to be used in the work. Already two
large tractors and dwelling and
grading machines are ready for the
conditioning Of streets.
WORK on the paving program.
which will cover approximately
sixty blocks, will be underway as
as the city engineering staff
finishes the final preparation Of the
plans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
ORGAN RECITAL
SUNDAY NIGHT
San Benito Methodists To
Hear First Program
Sunday

SAN BENITO. July 1.-The first
program ON the Alba Haywood
Memorial Organ which has been
installed in the new Methodist
church viii be given mt 8 o'clock
Sunday night. according 10 Mrs. w.
r. Drake, chairman or the organ
committee.
Mrs. j. M. Frisby. head or the
Edinburg Junior College music de-
partment: Frank :. Wright. tenor:
and Ann katherine Edwards. So
prano. viii be the guest artists for
the program which will take the
place Of the regular evening service.
There will be no sermon, a full
program or musical numbers hav-
ing been arranged.
The organ has been named tEe
Haywood Memorial Organ IN mem
DRY OF the co-founder or San
Benito. whose son. Alba. Jr., has
given a substantial donation to-
wards purchase of the instrument.
The building committee OF the
church did not have sufficient
funds for purchasing an organ and
1t was thought 10 get the instru-
ment later. Members or the organ
committee decided, however. that
an organ could and would be
purchased Immediately and set 70
work raising the money. The organ
Is now being installed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
ess Calls Self
Temporary Head

WASHINGTON. June 30.-tPD-
The mill of political speculation
turned today upon Senator Fess's
announcement that he expects TO
remain Temporary" chairman of
the republican national committee
He has held the position since
last year, succeeding Claudius II.
Huston, who resigned. II has been
said repeatedly In political circles
that the Ohio Senator would leave
his post before congress convenes
In December. Fess, however. an
swered the rumors yesterday with
these words:
1T appears that I will now serve
until convention time next year.
He made the announcement after
q call upon President Hoover. but
said he had not discussed the
chairmarship with the party chief.
until the conventions next year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
ACTS TO
DOWN REBELS
One Entire Regiment And
Parts Of Two Others
Join Insurrection

LIMA. Peru. June 50. uP1-The
government issued g bulletin to-
day saying the military rebellion,
which broke out several days ago.
affected only the regions OF Cuzco
and Puno.
The revolt was understood to be
based upon demands for changes
In the electoral law and protest
against the return of the deposed
president. Luis M. Sanchez Cerro.
Apparently reliable reports from
the state OF Mollepata say that the
rebels include only the 18th reri-
ment. part or the 18th and a small
element OF the 18th artillery. Po-
lice have not joined the movement.
Reinforcements have been sent
to the third infantry commanded
by Col. Francisco valdivseso. who
Is directing operations against the
insurgents.
Meanwhile government officials
in Lima have held prolonged confer
ences over the situation. Minister
OF War Jimenez expressed sat.sfac-
ton with the governments prog
ress toward suppressing the upris-
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
REG ROBBINS ON
SEATTLE FLIGHT
Texas Aviators Spend
Night In Boise,
Fear Fog

BOISE. Idaho. July I. tP1-Two
Texas aviators, Reg. l.. Robbins.
former endurance flight record hold
er, and II. $. Jones, oil man ard
sportsman, planned to take Off from
the airport here early today for
Seattle, hoping to start a refueling
flight TO Tokyo this week.
The fliers arrived here from Fort
Worth. Tex, at 8 D. m. last night
having covered the 1.400 miles In
about IA hours without any stops.
They expect to reach Seattle SIT
miles away, about noon.
The two are eager 70 begin the
flight this week because OF the
advantage Of moonlight. From
Seattle the plane. Fort Worth. will
hop to Fairbanks. Alaska. for the
first ~refueling and viii take on IT'S
final load at Nome. The refueling
plane was en- route today to Edmon-
ton, Alberta, and from there will
fly TO Fairbanks.
Robbins said he Is financing the
flight with the hope OF winning the
SIS, 900 prize offered by the Japan
csc newspaper Asahi, for the first
nonstop flight from Seattle to Tok-
20.
Both are pilots. but Robbins ex-
poets to do the steering while Jones
p0nders the navigation charts. Rob-
bins said he gets sick when some
body else Is plotting"
Robbins said a fear they might
found fog which would trouble
them on a strange field at night
one factor that caused them to
stop here. They originally planned
to fly direct to Seattle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
CARDUI HELPED
MANY WOMEN


After having taken Csrdui on
several occasions In the last few
years. Mrs Fannie Rogers. or Dill
Ion, 8. O., says:
Il was very much rundown. I
got pale and weak. and Il was so
nervous I did not know what TO do.
4 was restless ut night and my
legs ached for hours at a time. My
back hurt. and 1t seemed I could
not lift my fingers weight
" began taking Cardui, and n
q short space OF time 7 began TO
improve. My strength returned.
and my general health was better
than 1t had been I'm years.
Il have told many OF my friends
about Cardui. and have seen many
women who have improved after
taking II.
My experience with Cardui can't
be measured In dollars and cents,
and I am very grateful"
Why not try Cardui. right away,
for your troubles7 Il has helped
so many women, you should try IL,
In your case.
Extracted from purely vegetable
medicinal ingredients. Esss
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

Members or the Lions Club pass
cd a resolution condemnlnE the
rumors that Boca Chica and Port
Isabel had been damaged by recent
high water az their luncheon meet
ing Tuesday IN the I'll Jardin Hotel.
The resolution passed Is as fol-
lows.
BE 10 resolved that the Browns
vile Lions club hereby goes on rec
ord as condemning the wholly I'M
founded rumors that Boca Chica
beach and Port Isabel have been
damaged bv alleged recent high
water and desires 70 point out that
although the water At these beaches
was somewhat high for n short
time that the water did not even
reach the bath houses and caused nc
damage whatsoever. and that the
beaches are now really In better
condition than ever before this
season."
Entertainment numbers included
vocal selections by doc" Osborn,
Paul Kennard accompanying and
several piano solos BY Mrs. y. WI
Becker. who IN an honorary mem
Der OF the club. These three were
guests for the luncheon.
A letter vas read from Post
master bennett i'm reply 20 one sent
BY the club expressing the appre-
citation and thanks for his aid In
securing the new federal building
and for the competent manner In
which the postoffice was moved tc
temporary quarters.
10 was decided 70 hold installation
Of officers al the next regular meet
ing and following a discussion OF
boosting for Boca Chica by Lee
Adamson, the above resolution was
passed.
There were eleven members pres
ent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

WASHINGTON. June 30.-lPlE
Definite improvement In business
conditions In a number of South
American countries has been noted
BY American trade officials.
The department OF commerce said
today In its weekly review that a
sliSlt but ~perceptible upward
trend was reported from Brazil and
Argentine with fairly good business
In Porto Rico.
The improvement I'm Brazil anc
Argentine was credited largely to
Improvement in exchange. Dep
artment representatives in Brazil
reported that domestic industries
have been the chief A~neficiaries
Of the improvement but that during
July resumption Of buying import
ed merchandise to replenish de-
p-eted stocks may be expected.
The Argentine improvement was
credited both to better peso ex-
change and higher grain prices.
The crop outlook was reported as
favorable. Dizziness continued in
mining activities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

NEW YORK. June 30-P-After
hearing testimony for more thap
two weeks. a jury in Bronx county
supreme court retired early this
afternoon to determine II Harry
Stein and Samuel Greenberg are
guilty Of the murder OF Vivian
Gordon. once a figure ON the shady
side OF BroaG$ay.
The body or Miss Gordon. a rope
knotted around the throat. was
found or the outskirts or Yonkers
five months ago. Her fur coat had
been removed and the rings strip
ped from her fingers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
New Free Bridge Is
Open To Motorists

DENfSON. July i.-tP1-Motor-
lists from Oklahoma were free to-
day to drive onto the new free
bridge linking DenisDn and Colbert
but were blocked from crossing in
TO Texas by a heavy barrier erected
at the Denison end by the Red
River Bridge company. owners Of a
parallel toll bridge, who have asked
for an injunction to prevent OPEN
ing OF the bridge.
A joint committee OF Texas and
Oklahoma business men continued
their plans for the celebration
which Is to attend the formal
bridge opening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
IN OUR
VALLEY

tConslnued from page AZ
form a cooperative vegetable asso-
citation In the Valley viii be deter
mined by the membership drive
which gets under way &C Weslaco
on Thursday night.
This cooperative movement, It
strikes Us. Is n or those things
that should either be entered into
wholeheartedly or not nc ali.
Coops should have plenty or
members 10 attain the desired re-
suits.
Control OF at least 90 per cent OF
the output is needed to figure
strongly In the setting OF the mar
ket price.
Our citrus cooperatives are find
Ing out that the more acreage they
control, the easier II rs 10 SELF their
fruit at a higher price.
Same principle applies TO the
vegetable c~ooperatiyes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
Ride From
Stranger, Attacked

NEW ORLEANS. July 1T
Foy j. Hopkins. Galveston. Tex.
architect. reported to police today
that when he left a night club this
morning he accepted an invitation
from q stranger for a ride 10 his
hotel and was attacked and robbed
OF SIS after they had driven only
q few blocks.
Forced from the car, Hopkins
snatched the rear license plate
loose and on this evidence police
arrested Warren Levy. rs, shortly
afterwards and charged him with
assault and robbery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
American To Pilot
The Graf Zeppelin

WASHINGTON. June 30-tF-
Coast guard headquarters an
nounced today that Lieutenant
Commander Edward Fl. Smith. in
vited TO make the flight to the
north pole on the Graf Zeppelin
as the American representative. has
been asked to navigate the huge
airship In its polar flight.
Smith intends to study ice on
ditions during the flight. For years
ne has been the chief ice expert in
the international ice patrol con-
Quoted by the coast guard In steam
er lanes In the north Atlantic
ocean.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

HOUSTON, June 80. GF-Automo-
bile accidents had claimed the lives
OF two more persons today.
Charles Monsur, 81. died from
injuries received In an accident near
Nome last Saturday and Clayton
r. Mcpherson. 81. OF Friendwood.
strangled under his overturned n
on the League City road five miles
from Friendwood last night.
Monsur was Ell route to Beaumont
TO attend a funeral when his a
struck a concrete post.
Mcpherson Is survived BY hts
bride or six weeks and his mother.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

LA FERIA. July All bids for
remodelinE the Duke-Dun Theater
TO adapt 10 10 the reproduction OF
sound pictures were rejected, ac-
cording to B. H. Dunlap. principal
owner.
Robert T. vogler, Edinburg archi-
tect, will revise plans for the thea
ter.
Bids were opened Tuesday az la
Feria on remodeling work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
Dollar Days
On Monday
And Tuesday

SIS ays-Monday and Tues
dayl
Many Brownsville merchants
are making the dollar talk
mighty big on these two days.
just how big they are max
ing ID talk will be found by ex-
aiming the advertising columns
of the Herald today.
Real values that will stimu-
late sales and give the pocket
book @ real surprise are pro-
missed BY al participating
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
Train Schc-'--'es

Missouri Pacific Lines
no. i7-To Houston. San Antonio.
L No. 1910 Houston. San Antonio.
AZ 90 p. m.
No. is-From So. Louis. San Antonio.
&ebuston. 7.30 q. m
- No. if-From san Antonio and
Houston. SIS p. m.
southern Pacific Lines
NO sIe-From Houston. san An
onto. Sis a. IN.
No. 32o-To Houston. San Antonio
Sis p. H.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
QUALIFIED

so you're setting your boy up
In the bakery bussness?r
Yes. he's SO keen for dough
and such a swell loafer II looks
as II he would rise IN the bust
ness."-Pathfinder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
Water To Be Cut In
West Brownsville

Water viii be cut of In West
Brownsville from 10 p. m. to mid
night Wednesday in order 10 allow
connection with the new pipes IN
that section, ii was announced Tues
day.
The section to be affected viii pe
from Twelfth and Elizabeth streets
west.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
INTENTIONS FILED:

j. r. Butcher and Rauuel Lopez.
Brownsville; william L. Penni-
man. Boca Chica, and Laura van
Wrinkle. Abingdon. Ills: Guillermo
Moya and Paula Aguilar. San
Benito; Antonio Longoria and
Rebeca Trevino. Pueblo Azul: 3. A.
Bennett and Eloise KAY. Weslaco:
Chas. r. Nichols. Kingsville, and
Grace "A. Cleveland. Edcouch.
Licenses issued: @. "A. Alhracht
and Edna Lee. Brownsville: Edward
Kachtik and Florence Reebe, Rio
R5ndo: Hollis M. Moore and
Geneive G. Ballanger, Rio Hondo:
James Scarborough, Brownsville,
and Mary Mcdaniel, Harrington.
Automobile fatalities IN Indiana
increased SIT percent In 1880 over
1929. The national increase was as
percent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

Following is the schedule for the
American Air Mail 70 Cristobai. Pana-
mn Canal Zone:
Leave Brownsville .......... e:4s q. N.
ION Monday and Thursday
Arrive -ristobal .-......-... $50 p. m.
ton wednesday and Saturday,
Return trip.
Arrive Brownsville ........17:S5 y. m.
TUESDAY n Friday.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mail between
Brownsville and Dallas Is announced
~ the postoffice department as fol-
Amna
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
III PAID HIM

GIRL: Harry. I'm very sorry I
treated you the way I did last
week.
! BOY: That's all right. dear. It
was q good thing. really.
GIRL: What do you mean?
BOY: / saved S25 while we were
mt on speaking terms-Answers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01
JUST uLp WATT

uncle Peter. is m bottle OF whis-
XIV just as good after It's been In
a cupboard for a Year,"
II don't know. It's an expert
ment I've never been able 20 COM
plete."-PnSsing Show.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

A total Of l1o.225 physical exami-
nations Of pilots for licenses has
been conducted BY medical exam
iners since the organization in 1895
or the a~eronautic branch OF the
department OF commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

POSTAL RATES
The United States air mail postage
rate Is 5 cents for the first ounce and
10 cents for each additional ounce or
fraction thereof. letters mstled IN
the United States for the points In
Mexico AXE this rate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-01

Three sponge cargoes from one
diving boat at Tarpon Springs,
Fla. sold for $4.673.
The Washington times., 1931-10-09
Penalty of Horse-Stealing
Mandatory Upon Court

CHICAGO. Oct. 9.-The moral
in the case before Judge Samuel
H. Trude in felony court was:
Think twice before you steal an
automobile, but think a half
dozen times before stealing a
horse, even the wheeling kind Of
horse owned by William Spang'
Ter.
Defendant in the case was Er
mimic Verrillo. He was charged,
not with the theft of Spangler'S
horse, but with receiving the
stolen property.
Judge Trude found it neces-
sary to look up the law on horse
stealing and said:
n q man steals $4,000
automobile 1 can sentence him
for one to ten years. But the
Illinois law ii that II q man
steals q horse, any kind, have
to give him at least three
years"
The defendant hastened to ex-
plain that he would return the
horse to Spangler and anyway
The Washington times., 1931-10-09
MALES
DIZZY PICKING
RIGHT ATTIRE .
SWalloW-taiIS or Knickers-
They're Both de Rigeur at
Certain Types Of Functions

LONDON. Oct. 9.-The world
may not know where it's going
but it is certainly on its way.
Look at the anarchy which has
invaded the last citadel Of con.
ServAtism-the London mems
fashion world.
When the wife doesn't know
whether to dress up in a hustle
gown with hoops or dress down
TO pajamas without sleeves
that's one thing. But when the
male in a mems country like
England doesn't know whether to
put on q long-tail coat or slip on
q pair Of MISUNDERSTANDING
Quite something else again. It
Knocks the props from under our
civilization.
Take London's leading opera
house, the CoYent Garden. You
wear tails at Covent Garden in
May and brown plus-fours in
September.
At the promenade season at
Queens Hall. London's leading
music fest, the orchestra wore
soft shirts and collars. On the
floor, you could see everything
from tails to Russian blouses.
You can see the same mixture
ct the Gargoyle, and other fash
unable London night clubs.
The clubs and cafes that pre-
tend to be exclusive and enforce
white ties are empty.
It's most confusing
The Washington times., 1931-10-09
". Y. Probe Started
In W0rr0HltLeSS Raid

Blu FFALO, Oct. 9 (U.SO
state Prohibition Administrator
McCampbell today ordered an
Investigation of the dry raid on
. private home in Cheektowaga
IN which 14-year-old Samuel
Gloss was slugged and several
other persons injured in the
melee.
It was charged that the dry
agents and State troopers had
no warrant for the raid which
was made on the home of
Charles Robinson, of whom
Gloss is a nephew.
The Washington times., 1931-10-09

he did not know 1t was stolen.
At this point, the owner men
toned the fact that the harness
for his horse is missing. The
defendant said:
"I'I get II in five minutes!"
With that the judge dismissed
the case.
The Washington times., 1931-10-09
Orange Suspenders
!; TrQD HOLd-UD Man

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Identi-
fled by pair of orange sus-t
penders, Alonzo Martin, 10, a
negro, was arrested for allegedly
holding up three employees Of q
Daniel Reeves store, and taking
$50 and a watch. Detectives con-
tinued their search for Martins
two accomplices who had escaped.