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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
BRAND COUNTY
TAX ECONOMY
AS BIG JOKE
Wages Cut, Several Fired,
Only to Reduce Rate
One Half Cent.
COURT BATTLES LOOM
Council Stirs Up Heated
Strife by Defying
All Pleas.

Futile attempt of the county
council to relieve the burden from
taxpayers by discharging several
county employees and lowering SAL
aries of others 10 per cent was cited
today by leaders of organized labor
and county officials.
The tax rate for 1882 as set by
the council will be 81 cents on each
500 taxable property as compared
with 341z cents, the present levy.
Councilmen carried out their So
called economy" program despite
protests from the farmers, business
men, the w. c. T. u, Office holders,
county Democratic party leaders,
and organized labor.
All of these organizations opposed
the wage reductions of the council.
Cut One-Half Cent
An appeal to the state tax board
may lower the commissioners
1-cent request for the free gravel
road fund to Il cent and cut u cent
from the 34-cent levy for 1882.
Ignoring an opinion from County
Attorney Harvey Grabill that they
could not reduce. certain statutory
salaries, councilmen now face court
mandate suits from certain court
employees and prosecutor office dep
uties.
Although, several councilmen adj
mitted these salaries must be paid
at former schedules, no provision
for this was made in the tax rate.
This deficit probably will be added
to the 1888 tax levy. A total of
approximately $4,000 in statutory
salaries was pared from the budget.
Road Patrol Fight Started
The tax rate of the council
neither contains provision for work.
ing balances in any county depart
ments, nor does it assume that a
large amount of taxes may not be
collected next year.
Levies by the council follow:
County General fund ...SO.17 SO,17h
Sinking fund ...... .13l5 1872
tuberculosis hospital 49,. .O212 .02
Free gravel road fund -. .011@ OF
Aside from wage cuts, the coun-
Gil aroused most criticism by abol-
ishing the sheriff's road patrol, re-
ducing the force by thirteen dep
uties.
Salaries of chief officials at the
county Jail we're pruned and operat-
ing expenses for the Jail were re-
duced. The council sliced $21,120
from the requested $4,000 appro-
priation for Jail deputies.
Protests Are Lodged
Mrs. Robert Mckay, president of
the Marion w. c. t. u, protested
to the council against ousting the
road patrol: IF you abolish this
force" she commended, "the county
will not be safe for women and
children to be on the roads"
Farmers also vigorously opposed
reducing the jail force, which they
cited as their only protection
against crime" Bankers and bust
ness men supported the farmers.
One farmer graphically illustrated
his sentiments in these words:
THAT road patrol, with its officers
cruising Throughout the county in
their cars, has been the only thing
We farmers have seen for the taxes
we have paid"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
Prisoners win Work

By Times Special
PERU, Ind, Sept. iI.-Deputv
sheriff powers will be given the
Miami county road superintendent
and his deputies so that Jail uris@
oners may be used for work ON
roads, the county commissioners
announce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
Delay Trial in Senator'S shooting

OOEdy AIIdI III StIdIUTS SHOOGITg
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept 11.-Ruth Jane
Cranmer, charged with the shooting
of State Senator Roy T. Yates of
New Jersey in the apartment he
maintained for her, was given a
months adjournment when rear
raigned on felonious assault chare
today. Bail was fixed at $500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
PUT NEW BAN ON OIL
By United Press

Texas Kan Board Limits UrlIIIng 70
One Well in 20 Acres.
By United Press
AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE
Texas railroad commission today
bolstered its proration order for the
extensive East Texas field by Or
dering that not more than one well
be drilled to each twenty acres.
The order came on the heels of
a report that East Texas production
was mounting to 400, 900 barrels per
day, the danger mark suggested by
Governor Ross Sterling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
BAR MISS STANWYCK
FROM WARNER FILM
Actress Under Court Order to Fin
iSh Columbia Picture.

by C5ItItU TT SS
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11.-Bar-
bara StanWyck, screen actress, was
under court order today to refrain
from working for Warner Brothers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
SOUR NOTES MAKE
LIMA FIGHTING MAD
Dancer Turns Nails on Band
Leader at Ritzy Night Club.

bH CWtttu tSO
HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 11.-Lina
Basquette, motion picture actress
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
SERVICES FOR
INVENTOR Are
/ SET FOR 2:3O
People Asked To Cut
Off Lights One
Minute Tonight

Brownsville and the Vale. will
join a national tribute to Thomas
A. Edison tonight when Pres.
Hoover has asked that electric
lights, conceded the wizards great
est invention. be cut off tonight at
10 o'clock Eastern Standard Time,
8 o'clock Valley time.
Although power plants will not be
shut down the president has re-
quested that lights be shut off for
one minute as tribute 10 the dead
Edison.
Employees throughout the south
and southwest Texas OF the Central
Power and Light company will
cease activities at ? D. N. today for
one minute in silent tribute, K. B.
Neiswanger, president. announced
today. Street cars and busses oper-
ated by the company will come TO a
full stop for one minute and COM
pany flags will be placed at half
mast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
HOOVER-LAVAL
TALK ECONOMY
Arms Reductions Expected
To Be Investigated
BY Leaders

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-lP-A
broad readjustment or the tangled
fabric OF world economics. includ-
ing possible debt revisions and
drastic arms reduction, but involv-
ing no American guarantee Of
French political security, is con-
ceiyed by the American govern
ment 70 be the theme OF Premier
Laval's coming conferences with
President Hoover.
There j. no expectation here
that any sort OF prior commitment.
in the form Of a Franco-American
consultative pact or otherwise. will
be discussed when the two states
men sit down together at the
White House later this week.
The United States does not con-
slider itself IN a position 70 make
promises respecting the security OF
France or any other European ma
ton. II will be = surprise II Mr..
Laval actually suggests such a step.
The understanding here is that
the sole basis OF the Hoover-Laval
conversations will be world economic
rehabilitation. France and the
United states, holding between
them most or the worlds gold.
stand in a position az special
responsibility. and are expected here
70 approach their decisions with a
full realization Of that response
bility.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Cannon's Duties
Are R%elinquished

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. 81. Up
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., has
relinquished supervision OF the
Briztlian and Belgian Congo con-
f~erEIIces OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. but he says he
hasn't resigned from anything"
Last night the bishop. who Is at
tending the Ecumenical Methodist
conference here, issued a statement
saying he had asked Bishop John
NJ. Moore and Bishop u. v. w.
Darlington 10 take over supervision
Of his South American and African
duties. 1T was variously interpreted
and he was asked 70 explain.
The statement followed Bishop
Cannon's indictment by a federal
grand jury in the Dist-.ct OF Column
bia on ten counts of violation OF
the corrupt practices act because OF
his activities in the presidential
campaigIo Of 1928.
Bishop Cannon had no other
Episcopal duties than those in
Brazil and Africa with the excep-
ton Of the craftsmanship OF the
board Of temperance and social
work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
COURT GRANTS
VENUE CHANGES
So Cases Against Former
Hidalgo Chiefs Go To
Victoria County
Especial 10 The Herald)


EDINBURG, Oct. 21.-Change Of
venue in SO cases against former HI
dalgo county officials were made TO
Victoria county yesterday. the trials
TO be held before j. P. Pool Of the
gath district court, which convenes
Nov. %.
Judge A. NJ. Kent Of Brownsville
exchanged benches with judge Hood
Boone Of the 10th district court this
week, for the calling Of cases in the
financial investigation Of the past
administration, in which So indict-
ments We're returned in the spring.
Recognizance bonds Of 81 600 for
the first count and $500 for suisse
quent counts were made by the Is
defendants who were parties Of the
cases transferred yesterday.
Attorneys representing the defend
ants include Dudley Tarleton OF Cor
pus Christi. Former Atty. Gen. w. A
Keeling, Former Atty. Gen. Claude
Pollard, c. c. McDaniels OF McAllen
and j. G.. Carl, j. f. Leslie. j. c.
Looney and j. r. Norvell OF Edin-
burg.
Thirteen indictments were quash-
ed Tuesday morning ana Mohday.
including counts against Clarence
Jones, former court reporter. Walter
Weaver Of Donna, Flavio Saiazar OF
McAllen, NJ. 3. Gore, former drain
age commissioner and N. L. Reyna,
former secretary of the Tabasco In
dependent School district.
Indictments in which o. T. Lies
former county auditor. was named,
were scheduled TO be set Wednes-
day. as Lilies had not arrived Tues
day.
Those named In the cases trans
ferred, and their former capacities
are A. w. Cameron. county Judge:
w. d. Chadick. w. L. L!psconb.
county commissioners: Cam K. Hill.
county clerk; George Walton. county
treasurer: l.. z. Tinker. county audi
tor: w. l.. Pearson, Houston road
contractor: o. o. Norwood, Austin
bond broker: j. T. Franklin: n. L..
Reyna. secretary OF the Tabasco
Consolidated Independent school dis
trict. and president Of the board Of
Water District u: f. NJ. Everitt and
". M. Dyer. Edinburg city commits
sioners: "A. j. Rose. Edinburg mavo.-
and M. B. Gore and G. K. Bryan.
drainage commissioners.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Killer Bandits
Hideout Known

MENOMONIE. Wis, Oct. q. CJ
Sheriff Ike Harmon said the
machine gun bandits who ct $780,
600 I'LL the Kraft State bank robbery
which resulted in the deaths XIX two
persons. today had been located at
Web Lake, near Webster, Wis, 100
miles north OF here.
The body Of James Kraft, 10. as
sistant cashier in the bank headed
BY his father, w II. Kraft, was
found on the highway six miles
from here where I'D had been thrown
from the bandits car. The slain
bandit. whose body also was found
along the country rc1d. was idcnti-
fled through fingerprints as Frank
Weber alias Frank Smith. who was
captured in a salt Lake City bank
robbery in 1919.
Sixteen persons were forced 10 lie
on the bank floor by the three ban
dts. The leader scOnped uD an e.
timated $4,000 in cash and securi-
ties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
HIDEOUT OF
TRUNK WOMAN
IS UNSOLVED
Police Believe Will
Find Suspect A
Suicide

LOS ANGELES. oct. q. -Pl-
Winnie Ruth Judd, 20. slender
blonde wife OF a physician and
daughter OF a minister, remained
at large today despite the rfforts
OF thousands OF officers seeking
her as a perpetrator Of the Phoenix
trunk murders.
\ The motive behind the slayings
still was almost as much OF q mys-
terry as II was Monday night when
the bodies OF the victims, Mrs.
Agnes Leroi. 80, and Miss Hedvig
Samuelson, "a, were taken from
trunks which Mrs. Judd had ship
ped here from Phoenix.
"Deranged Mind"
1T must be q case OF deranged
mind-that's as much as We can
say at present." said Detective In
spector ID. A. Davidson IN charge
OF the homicide squad.
Search today was being concen-
trated in the vicinity OF Laguna
Beach, artists colony 90 miles south
OF here, following a report given
" q AAAOA0A ANb AAA4N "a N0AAaAA AAAANAA
hiker corresponding to Mrs. Judd's
description had been given a ride
10 that point.
1--WE hardly expect to find Mrs.
Judd alive" declared Inspector
Davidson. 1T is my opinion she
will be found a suicide"
Bodies in Trunks
Officers again subjected her
husband, DR.. w. G. Judd, and her
brother. Burton j. McKInnell, 20 a
thorough questioning. Both men
had ben held as material witnesses
but wer ereleased from custody
last night.
In the meantime word was await
ed BY the coroner for the DISPOSE
ton OF the bodies Of the victims.
The bodies were found In two
trunks and a suitcase az the South
ern Pacific railroad station. The
body Of Miss Samuelson had been
dismembered, portions Of II being
found in n Of the trunks and in
the suitcase.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
GIRL DENIES
MURDER PART
Father Faces Trial For
Staying of Her
Companion

COLORADO SPRINGS, oct. p
5Ry-Glenda King has pleaded
not guilty 10 a charge OF completely
in the murder OF Lewis j. Palmer
10. and thereby left her father tO
defend himself ~ court against her
purpOrted assertion that he was
the slayer.
The father, a former church
deacon, was on trial for the fatal
shooting OF the youth as he sat
with Glenda in a parked motor car
the night Of July 20.
Mss King entered her plea yes
terday. denying she was an Access
sorry t0 the crime and Was return
ed t0 jail. Attorneys indicated "A
jury would be completed today for
the trial Of her father.
The motive for the shooting has
not been made clear. King named
BY his daughter in the last Of a
series Of stories as 70 the identity
OF the slayer, has denied a state
ment attributed tO him by police
that nv killed Palmer after he came
upon the couple Unexpectedly.
Both King and his daughter as
sert the purportcd confessions
we're obtained under duress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
STUDENT
funds STOLEN
NIGHT RAID
Intimate knowledge
OF Building Is
Indicated

Cameron county officers we're busy
Wednesday searching for yeggs who
entered the vault Of the Harrington
Independent school district and
made off with between $500 and $500.
The theft was reported to Sheriff
W. #. Browns office at z "A. W. and
officers were sen 70 Harrington 10 aid
local officers in the Investigation.
The yegg. or yeggs, made entry
through a window, the investigation
showed. The officers were Of the
opinion that the burglary was done
by someone with intimate knowledge
ri the building and were working on
that theory in their Investigation.
The funds were deposit fees put un
BY Harlingen high school students
Tor lockers and laboratory equip
ment.
School authorities were az a loss
70 account for how the burglars
made their entry into the vault.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Taxpayers Vote
To Hold Meeting

A general meeting Of taxpayers
from all sections Of the county will
Be held az Harrington al some future
date. according 70 Fl. 3. Galbraith.
Brownsville attorney. who announced
The meeting last night while address
Ing an audience on the Briggs Cole
man tract.
A committee will be named at the
Harrington meeting. Galbraith stated.
to appear before the commissioners
court and demand reductions OF
Sl50,000 IN the operating expenses OF
the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Police Chief Killed

DURHAM. N. c.. Oct. 2l. tP-B.
H. Beasley. chief OF police OF
Southern Pines, was shot and killed
near here today while en- route
from Boydton, Va, with Everett
Mclean, negro. who was soon to 60
on trial there for attempting to
drown his wife. Mclean later was
arrested at Tarboro.
Pearl Mclean. who also was In
Beasley's car. told police her hus-
band leaned forward in the rear
seat, shot Beasley in the back and
then turned the gun on her. She
was wounded in the shoulder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Engineer Arrives
CBy STAFF COrresDOndentl


SAN BENITO, oct. 2l.-Karl r.
Keeler Of III Paso. associate n
gineer 10 the American section ~
the International Water Commits
sion. arrived IN san Benito Tues
day to check surveys being made in
the Valley.
He conferred here with w. z. An
dersOn. consulting engineer TO the
commission: Col. S. f. Crecelius.
in charge Of flood control and dam
site surveys; O.. II. Commons. IN
charge of water duty surveys. ". =.
Robertson. secretary AZ the Lower
Rio Grande Conservation Assn.
executive committee and others.
Flood control surveys are nearing
completion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Pay Cuts Illegal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. PITS
against the law 10 fire a worker
or cut his wages-in Peru.
Julian d. Smith. acting CONNER
cial attache at Lima. reported 70
the commerce department today the
Peruvian government had issued a
decree prohibiting all agricultural,
industrial and commercial enter
prises from reducing wages or dis
charging manual laborers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Storm Kills Texan

BORGER, Oct. 2I IA violent
wind storm struck a residence at
Sunray last night. hurting ~ 100
yards and fatally inJuring an occu-
pant Aubrey b. Dempsey, %, a boil
ermaker.
Dempsey was pulled out Of the
wrcckage with his neck and Jaw
broken. He died while being moved
I'd BOrgcE in an ambulance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Mexican &. c. Asks
Ban On All Gaming

MEXICO CITY, Oct. q. ~
Commercial organizations OF. Mex
leo. acting through the medium OF
the c~onfederated chambers OF COM
merce. will ask Pres. Ortiz Rubio TO
put an absolute stop TO all gambling
In Mexico. it was announced today.
They will tell the preside that
In addition to affecting the nations
commerce. especially along the bor-
der, gambling does not benefit Mex
leo. because the principal conces-
sions are held hv foreigners. who
remove the profits from the corn-
try.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Pair To Die

AUSTIN, Oct. Fl. EP-The court
or criminal appeals disposed ~ two
death cases today, Overruling IN
motion for h%ehearlng III one and
denying an application Tor leave TO
file a second motion FOR -ehearing
in the other. The court previously
had affirmed both convictions.
A motion for %rehearing was over
ruled III the case OF Alfred Jack
son. negro, convicted I'm Bexar county
for the murder of Elisa PensOn, who
was shot I'D death.
Ira Mckee, given death in Dawson
county for the murder OF w. r..
Billingsley, was turned down on his
application 20 file a second motion
for rehearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
MYSTERY RECALLS
OTHER TRUNK MURDERS

CHICAGO. Oct. Fl. -F1- Dis
covery OF the bodies Of two women
in baggage trunks at a Los An
geles railroad station recalled 10
Chicago police veterans today many
similar killings in the past so
years.
Murderers often have sought 20
hide evidence Of crimes BY ship
ping the bodies Of their victims
to non-existent addresses in dis
tant cities. the police said, but
capture has resulted in many in
stances.
shipments Checked
Ease with which shipments by
rail or water can be traced TO the
sender vas given a. Il reason for
the captures. In other instances.
ownership OF the trunk or other
containers was trailed and killer
apprehended.
Perhaps the most widely recalled
OF all the sO-called trunk murder
mysteries was that Of Elsie Sigel.
a beautiful. young missionary
worker in New York's Chinatown
IN 1909.
The trunk In which her body was
found was traced to Leon Ling, a
Chinese laundry owner.
Miss Sigel had been enAGed to
marry Leon Ling and, police said,
he killed her when she attempted
to break the engagement.
Then there was the case OF Mrs,
Katherine Jackson Leroy, q young
wife whose mutilated body was
shipped from Detroit 10 a fake adj
dress in New York City. She had
been tortured with surgical instru-
ments, police said. and placed in
the trunk TO suffocate.
World Wide Search
Suspects we're arrested In prac-
tically every large city OF the
United States. and also In South
America. England. and France. No
conviction ever was obtained in
connection with her death, but her
husband was traced TO South
America where he fled shortly after
she disappeared.
One Of the most notorious muir
.derers Of all time. DR." III. III.
Holmes or Chicago. was appre-
hended through a body he shipped
10 Philadelphia in a trunk.
Holmes subsequently confessed 10
killing q men. women and children.
and was hanged in Philadelphia
A house which he constructed in
Englewood. a Chicago suburb. be-
came known as The Murder
Castle"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Business Improves

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a. III
Business edRcd forward last month
IN both England and Germany.
Germany's trade balance gained
through increased exports and de-
clining imports, broke all records
during that month.
The United Kingdom had a larger
unfavOrahle trade balance than In
August. but there were increases I'm
both exports and imports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Former Mercedes
Coach Appointed

TERRELL, Oct. 81. Up - Carr
Kitchen has been appointed athletic
coach AZ Texas Military college. re-
placing Lowell Parrish who resigned
last week.
Kitchen, N graduate or Baylor
University. formerly coached NJ
Lorena and Mercedes high schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Mrs. Hoover Present
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ARE
OF Il
IBy The Associated Press

,By The Associated Press
Americans made Thomas EdiSon's
electric lamp today a beacon OF
tribute to his memory.
One minute Of darkness at 10
o'clock. 4. S. T., tonight-an hour
when night will have EMBODIED all
America between the two oceans
was suggested by President Hoover
as "A solemn tribute 70 the memory
OF Thomas Alva Edison"
Il suggest" the president said,
that all individuals should extin-
guish their lights for one minute
Wednesday evening. Oct. 81. at 10
o'clock K. S. +. II is my unde1-
standing that broadcasting COM
panies will undertake a brief pro-
gram in respect to Mr.. Edison's
memory at this moment"
Dependence A Monument
Nj. Hoover said the turning Off
Of electrical current at generating
plants. as had been suggested.
would constitute q great peril TO
life throughout the country"
This demonstration OF the de-
pendence OF the country D . cleo
trical current for its life and
health" the president concluded.
is in itself a monument 10 Mr..
Edison'S genius
Augmenting the presidential sug-
gestion were gubernatorlal procla-
nations. mayorial call son the
people and announcements BY great
pubic utilities OF special tributes.
In Ohio. birth state OF the in
yentor. Gov. White called upon cit
liens TO pay their respects 10 Mr..
Edison's memory during the hours
o. his funeral-between 2:30 and 4
p. m. At Milan. where he was born
al business was to halt for an hour
az 3 o'clock. with memorial SER
vices in the public schools.
The great plants Of Henry Ford.
among the closest friends Of Mr..
Edison. were ordered closed
throughout the afternoon.
Movie Cameras Halt
In Hollywood. where an Edison
invention-the moving picture
camera-has given work and wealth
70 thousands. all operations were
ordered halted for three minutes
al noon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Cabinet Gets Power

MADRID, Oct. 2l. HI-PreSillnt
Manuel Azana's new government to-
day stood clothed with special au-
thOrity TO use extraordinary meas
ures 10 deal with labor, political and
religious disorders.
The national assembly last night
approved "A special defense law
which grants the cabinet power I'd
dissolve any organization It deems N
menace I'D public order, tO suppress
offending newspapers and 70 dis
miss any public official found lax
in enforcing the law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-21
Rites Held Up
rDv efaFF Co-rrV10ndcrfl

u" .|||- UT |"N'"|"--T
HARLINGEN, Oct. 21-Funeral
services for Stephen Bates Pondill,
~, who died suddenly al Santa
Rosa Monday -.lVht. have not been
set pending arrival or relatives from
Kentucky.
He ~ survived by his widow and
two children.
HarlInren Funeral home Is hold
ing the body.