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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Blood TRANSMISSION
OF Mate Is Failure

FORT WORTH. Feb. 10. P-The
blood OF a school mate failed 70
save the life Of Adolphus Gibson.
1~5-year-old victim of a 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 we're
hurting ii into the air To watch IL
float groundward.
Once they threw it too near a
high voltage wire and II became
hung in the cross arms OF the pole.
Ad0lphus climbed the pole 10 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
Arkansas Senator Is
In Bad With Fort
Worth Oil Man
CALLED NEGRO
Halliburton Writes Red Hot
Reply to Drought Relief
Advocate

NEW YORK. FEB. 19-PY-The
New York World today quoted let
ters indicating that Senator Thad-
deus II. 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. q. Halliburton, Fort Worth,
Tex, oil man, wrote Senator ar
away c~ensuring him and his col
league. Senator Joe IT. Robinson.
On the grounds that in past years
Of evere 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:
II have your letter in which you
complain about wanting hungry
people fed and talking about hay
ing seen hungry people in west
Texas.
Yes: and the first appeal ever
made to this government for relief
was made for drought sufferers in
Texas; and ii was white people
that made It. But the rest OF you,
If they had gotten ii. would have
been fed also. Ii Is strange that a
negro always finds something to
complain about, although his i'm
mediate wants are cared for.
II should be very glad indeed If
you would confine your cores
pondence to people OF your own
race"
Halliburton's answer. under date
OF February is, was quoted as
characterzing the Senator's letter
as "undignificd. contemplate and
insulting" and suggesting that he
should discharge his public office
without distinction or race, color
or previous condition OF servitude.
The answer suggested Caraway'S
retirement TO private life would
gain public gratitude.
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 postoffice viii
move to temporary quarters bl
April IS, was the prediction made
Thursday by Postmaster q. w
bennett.
MI. bennett explained that while
bids on the new p~ostoffice and fed
eral building to be erected on the
site of the present edifice will be
advertised between March ! e
March Is, actual construction would
commence around June i.
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. II stated
that working drawings for new
federal building being pushed to-
wards completion" Architecture
work Is being done by federal ar
chitects at Washington.
Two men, a district engineer Of
the treasury department. and q
postal inspector. we're 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 courtr0OmS e
the federal men to be used during
the period Of construction. Offices
for federal employees now housed II
the present building will have K
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 vii
doubtless move to offices OF the
Gateway bridge company on Four
tenth and Elizabeth, as sufficiCN
space Is available there.
The new poSt0ffice. according 4
information received BY Mt. Den
nett, viii be four stories in height
In addition to a large basement
and will cover the entire site nov
occupied by the present p~ostoffict
and postoffice park. Total cost i
estimated at around $4,000. and
this amount has been appropriated
BY the federal government. How.
ever. II cost exceeds this. r. 3
Continued on page i0)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
New Denies knowledge
Postal Lease Probe OF
St. Paul Before Senate

Il would blow up" the 1928 pres
idential campaign then in progress.
Asked II he knew Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Fesler at 81. Paul
contemplated taking the case to
the grand jury, New replied:
"NOne or those things came over
my desk. / had nothing to do with
Them"
Blaine then asked New about
the contents OF a letter he sent 10
the late James W.. Good, attorney
for the lessor of the St. Paul pro-
perry. and later western campaign
manager and secretary or war for
President Hoover. John Bartlett,
News first assistant. has testified
he delivered the letter, but did not
know its contents.
I've seen a reference 10 a mys-
ferrous letter, I am supposed to
have written Good" New replied.
If there was anything conf
dental In that letter / made an
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 hav-
Ing written any such letter to Good.
but ! don't deny ! did" New added.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Mother OF Six Jailed
AS Confession
Is Mad
ABUSED ME
Says Barefoot Woman Who
Admits Striking Man
While Asleep

ENGLAND. Ark, Feb. l0-tFi-
Mrs. Verda Walker. 2B. who walked
barefoot a mile to- confess 10 officers
that she killed her 46-year-old hus-
band was held in jail today on
charges OF first degree murder.
The woman. mother Or three
children and stepmother Or three.
admitted 70 q coroner's jury she
killed her husband. Leness walker.
with an axe a. Ne slept yesterday IN
their farm home ten miles from
here.
After striking Walker three times
with the axe. while the six children
played III another room. Mrs. Walk
er said she started walking 10 Eng
land to surrender. A neighbor Inn
an automobile picked her UP Wan
she had walked a mile.
Mrs. Walker told the corOner's
jury. which bound her over TO the
grand jury. that she killed her huS-
band because he had abused her
and repeatedly threatened her and
her children. Several times. she
said. he had taken 4 razor "a bed
with him and threatened tu kin her
during the night. At such times.
she said. her entreaties saved her
life.
Yesterday. Mrs. Walker told the
jury. she crept into the room where
her husband was sleeping and
struck him ~ the neck three times
with the axe.
Mrs. Walker told the Jury her
husband had admitted killing a Or.
Bently ~ RusscIlville for which n
was acquitted He had been err
rested several times for selling
whiskey. she said.
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. 1e-(H1-
Sherfff'S officers today picked up
what they believed to be a trail OF
the kidnaper OF 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 nan about so years old had been
seen twice yesterday near San
Marcos, Cal, and that the car
contained a girl resembling photo
eraphic likeneSses of the Brooks
girl.
Two Escondido merchants told
Klindt the first time the car passed
them, the man 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 its speed and struck the
front fender OF their automobile.
In both instances the man was
sal dto have been holding the girl
down on the seat.
Six deputy sheriffs were dis
patched 10 the san Marcos area.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

Valley IrishrrSsn
To Meet Here
Thursday

Tonight Is a big night for VAL
ley Irish.
An important meeting liz to be
held at the FL Jardin hotel,
Brownsville. Thursday night, 10
complete plans for fle elaborate
ST. Patrick's Day celebration 10
be held March II.
Irish from over the entire VAL
ley are urged to be present and
aid In plans 10 make the celebra-
ton the largest Of It's kind in
Texas.
John G. Tanning has been I'm
charge Of activities, and stated
today that responses have been
highly gratifying. He said Ne ex-
pected n 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
Disc CABBAGE,
SAYS SHIPPER
Davis Wade Advocates the
Destruction Of Half
the Crop
lRv Sax CorresnondenLl

SAN BENITO. Feb. I9.-If the
grower only promises to curtail
cutting Of cabbage and the crop
still rNmains available in the field.
the purchasers are not as likely to
hike the price as when half the
crop is destroyed. said Davis Wade
OF San Benito in advocating the
disking under Of so per cent OF all
cabbage.
He pointed out that %overproduc-
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 OF cab
bage are moving out daily now at
"a 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
Ojo De Aqua Suit
Again Before Court

The old Ojo de Aqua land suit.
perhaps the most extensive ever
tried I'M this section. was being
heard by special Judge u. E. Leslie
Of Edinburg here Thursday.
This old suit, which has been In
the courts many years and involves
hundreds OF heirs. lis nearing les
final hearing III the district court.
Judge "a. w. Kent. regular Judge
OF the court. disqualified himself
in the ease and Judge Leslie was
appointed 70 hear the suit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

CHARGE FACES
TWO TEACHERS
Kentucky State Heads
Arrested After
Auto Crash

LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. l9-tFl
Both the president and a depart
ment head or a state educational
institution were slated to appear IN
police court here today TO answer
% drunkenness charges filed again
s. them after an automobile IN
which they we're riding figured In
q collision yesterday.
DR.. II. II. Cherry, 66, president
C. 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
sion department, was charged with
being drunk in a public place.
Mayor William 3. Harrison parol-
cd them on their own recognizance
To appear III court today. and for
mer Mayor Huston Quin, an ac-
o~uaintance. took them TO a hotel
DR.. Cherry issued a statement
describing the accident and said
III was not intoxicated and did not
have a bottle Of whisky I'm my
pocket" MI. Pearce did not COM
ment.
DR.. Cherry said another car
backed into his machine, slightly
damaging the former, and a
dispute arose as 10 the blame fol
the damage. While engaged in thi:
controversy, two policemen ap-
peared and arrested me-"
After DR.. Cherry settled with
the owner of the other car. police
said, the college president and hi:
aide started 10 drive away but were
taken into custody. escorted 10 The
police station and booked on the
drunkenness charges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Seek Three Youths
For Sanford Staying

AUSTIN. Feb. 70. Up - Three
youths. two of whom are said 70
look like twins. are being sought by
central Texas officers. as suspects in
the Staying Of w. c. S~anderford.
Little River merchant. the night or
February IL. and also for the bur-
glary OF Anderson's garage at
Georgetown the same night, ac-
cording to information received
here today by Sheriff Coley White.
The young men sought are said
10 be between the ages of q and %
years. speak with a 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
Child Health Body
Thanked Rv Hoover

WASHINGTON, Feb. lg-fP-
physicians assembled at the final
sessions Of the medical section Of
the White House Child Health con
creme were charged today by Sec
.s1aly Wlinur with presenting to
the nation the results Of centuries
Oh observation, study and research
I'm the interest OF children.
expressing q hope the conference
would open a new era for the
American child, the secretary pre-
sented To the doctors a message
from President Hoover thanking
them for their efforts
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Falls From Bridge,
Breaks Ankle Bone

HARLINGEN. Feb. I9.-Ira Fra
sier. 20. Corpus Christi youth. suf-
fered a broken ankle when he fell
from the Arroyo Colorado bridge
near here last night some IS OF 20
feet.
Frasier's two companions carried
him to q nearby store and summon
cd 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
Drivers License
Bill Is Opposed

AUSTIN. Feb. 19.-P-After a
public hearing Of more than two
hours last night on a bill BY Rep
r~esentative Keller of Dallas. pro-
posing a drivers license for opera
tors OF motor vehicles. the house
highway and motor traffic COM
mittee planned to 60 into the mat
ter again today.
Representative Farmer OF Fort
worth. in speaking against the bin.
said the right to operate an auto
mobile was 8 personal privilege
and charged that legislators were
attempting TO place burdensome
legislation on the people. He char
eed that officers were not enforc-
ing other laws and said he wanted
to know how they could enforce adj
ditional ones
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Gets Life Sentence,
Plus Four More Years

AUSTIN. Feb. 19.-lPl-Although
1t assessed a life sentence under The
habitual criminal act. a Travis coun-
" jury yesterday added four years
for good IN the case or
Luther Allen. convicted negro bur-
glar.
District Attorney Henry Brooks In
asking that a life sentence be meted
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
Protest Removal Of
Highway Patrolmen
IBV Staff C0rresnondrnf n

WESLACO. Feb. 1o.-Protest
against any contemplated removal
Of the state highway patrol has
been entered BY the Wesiaco Cham
Der OF Commerce In wires address
ed to Valley representatives and ~
Senator Archie Parr.
II Is understood here that SINH
lar wires have been sent by he
chambers az commerce or San Ne
nito and Harrington
Valley commercial organizations
who have joined IN the protests
have advocated an increase IN the
number OF the patrol. rather than
the elimination OF the force. as pro-
posed FRI q bill o beofre the leg
islature. VOL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.=P-
Former Postmaster General New
denied any connection with the
grand jury investigation OF the
81. Paul commercial station lease
In cross examination today BY the
senate committee investigating
postal leases.
Chairman Blaine has intimated
that an attempt was made TO
prevent the investigation for fear
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 a
charge by Chairman McFadden. OF
the house banking committee. that
they we're supporting Eugene Meyer
for governor OF the federal reserve
board as a part OF a deal" To pre-
vent an investigation OF Tammany.
Both democrats. they rose on the
question or personal privilege" "a
dcny the charge. which was made
by McFaddcn In a statement print
ed today In the congressional rec
ord
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Moral Merits of Carroll
Sketch Book Taken Up
b Expert Censor Today

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

NEW YORK

NEW YORK
Stocks strong. steels and cOppers
led upturn.
Bonds firm: rails and govern
mentS improve.
Curb strong. Speclalties and meta
shares rally.
Foreign exchanges Irregular
Spanish peseta strong.
Cotton steady: foreign and do
nestle trade buying.
Sugar easy. trade selling.
Coffee easy lower Brazilian
markets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
CHICAGO

Wheat firm. bulllsh Kansas re-
ports and unfavorable rains ArEen-
tina.
Corn firm: decreased country Or
ferings.
Cattle irregular.
Hogs steady 20 higher.
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
pers have been willing encVgh to
stop shipments, but have been un-
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
to understand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

And now, not only does Browns
vile get a nice fat chunky appro-
priation. but three other Valley
cities are favored BY official Wash
ington. thanks. it goes without say
ing. 70 some fine team work be-
tween republican and democratic
powers that be.
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 Ii is right now is to court
financial suicide. and we have no
doubt but that the Valley shippers
meeting at Harlingen this afternoon
will agree not only to 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
IN OUR
VALLEY

A little while back automobile
manufacturers took stock Of them
selves and their business and de-
csded that the s%aturation point had
been nearly reached. that the pub
lie was not in a buying mood. Being
good business men. these same man
ufacturers Immediately did what?
They cut down on their output and
fewer automobiles were placed on
the market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

Growers who have the commodity
and need the money, naturally fig
ure that anything at all is better
than letting the stuff rot in the
field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

And or those who are figuring
we just wonder how many are plan
ming to see something of Mexico or
of Texas on their vacation. We
OF the Valley are making a good
play for Texas vacationiSts. and a
little reciprocity might help.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

AAAMAz
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

IN just about the same fix are
the growers and shippers OF Valley
vegetables right now. Cabbage Is
a glut on the market. and other
commodities are not bringing the
price. The remedy would appear
10 be the same dose Of medicine
which big business gave itself-cut
down on the shipments until the
market is able to absorb what We
have to offer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

No matter where We came from
Texas is our state now. and Ii
would make us all better residents
Of the Valley 70 know more about
the state OF which We are citizens.
And either before or after we
see Texas. let's get better acquaint-
ed with Mexico and its manifold
attractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
HUNGARIANS CALL
FOR AMERICANS AID
Speakers in Parliament See Jere.
miah Smith as Only Possible
Savior in Economic Crisis.
BY GEORGE HORvATH.

BY Cable to The Star.
BUDAPEST, July 30. - jeremiah
Smith. Boston lawyer. who was charged
by the League of Nations with the
financial reconstruction OF Hungary
from 1924 to 1926, was called upon
as the only possible savior of the coun-
try in its present economic crisis in an
uproariouS session of the Hungarian
Parliament today.
Speakers of every party declared that
only Mr. Smiths financial genius could
help Hungary now as he had when. as
a commissioner general of the League,
he was sent to Hungary six years ago.
Every mention of the name "Smeeth, !"
as it is pronounced in Budapest,
brought prolonged cheers from all parts
of the Magyar Assembly in an I'M
precedented demonstration for a for
eigner.
would not be in her present catas-
trophic situation" declared Count
Sigrey. leader of the Legitimist party.
our banks would not be closed and
our industries collapsing. We need
man like Mr.. Smith again
Speakers for the Independent Agrarri
ane. for the Liberal Democrats and for
other political groups echoed this SEN
timsnt.
AS commissioner general for the
League, Mr.. Smith stabilized the pengo--
the Hungarian unit of currency, with
par value of 1749 cents-and resusci-
tated Hungarian industry. He was also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30

lens that the agricultural service de-
partment Of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce believes a pressing need
for a solution has arisen.
The department said in a report TO-
day the use of mechanical equipment
had enabled farmers to grow crops in
areas formerly considered Improbable
Production Of wheat, cotton and corn.
1t said. had shifted westward from old
centers in the Eastern States.
THE speed with which regional
shifts in crops like cotton and wheat
have been taking place. and the
rapidity of the development Of machine
methods in agricultural production In
certain regions" the report explained
are creating serious problems of read
justment to new conditions"
It said some older areas were I'M
suited to the newer mechanical
methods while others found difficulty
in readjusting themselves to new con-
ditions and were losing ground in pro-
duction of certain crops. Substitute
crops are needed, 1t added, In noting
that the wheat and corn producing
areas had shifted from the North
Atlantic to the Mid and Far Western
States, while Texas and Oklahoma
were rapidly adopting mechanical
equipment that enabled them to in
crease production far above that of the
Southeastern Atlantic coastal States.