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, 1935-04-21

o. CIOpS III Tic OulLeu 5LdUeS, the
high American tariff on foodStuffs,
and the unusually bountiful har-
vests in Canada.
COnfiscatiOns Large
Customs agents recently confis-
Gated in one week 428 bags OF on
ions. containing so pounds each,
Walter S. Petty. acting collector OF
customs said.
The onions represented only $2l4
in Canada, but would have brought
SLIT in Detroit's market places.
Onions cost so cents a bag in Wind
Sor. but sell for S2.75 a bag in De-
troit. The tariff which importers
would have 70 pay on each bag is
$3.50, high enough TO exclude for
eign onions.
The seized bags later were sold at
publ: auction. all 428 OF them, at
prices little higher than the Cana
dian rates. They Melted S587 alto
gether. The auction was conducted
by the federal customs officers, and
nearly 100 store proprietors and
commission men attended the sale
and took part in the bidding.
Other Food Struggled
Onions are not the only food
found IN the Smugglers' boats. Their
cargoes range all the way from
radiShes 70 squash. Butter running
nets Is cents a pound for the snug
gler. But onions, because of the
greater differential in prices here
and in Canada. are the most pro-
f.table for the Slnugglers.
The customs border patrolmen
have girded for a fight.
Housewives, having learned the
benefits OF shopping in Windsor.
are driving there by bridge or tun-
mel, filling their cars with food, and
returning. To the customs inspector
they say they have paid a visit to
a friend IN Windsor" and that the
shopping was incidental.
This Is difficult to combat. Petty
said. Persons returning from Can
ada can declare 500 worth OF goods,
provided the purchase was incident
a. TO their visit. But the law pro-
vides they can bring in this 500
cergO also once a month.
Rewards to the Smugglers are as
great as in the old liquor prohibi-
ton days. The profit on an average
load is $500. and this enticing figure
has lured many an old-time liquor
smuggler into the new racket. Some
Of the old transporters Of giggle
water are now in legitimate busi-
ness. Petty said, but those who
have found no new trade have turn
Ell their old boats into onion Scows
Already n Of the leaders of the
new onion-smuggilng gang has been
arrested. and awaits trial in fed
eral court. He Is Leo "Frenchy"
Shovan, one-time boss of a rum
ring. When ne faces the judge on
the onion charge he will have two
previous siX-month sentences against
his record. both for liquor snug
Cling. He faces a prison term and
a fine If convicted OF onion run
ming.
, 1935-04-21
Steers Romp On
Bears In Pair

WACO, April 20.=P-The Univ
eISity of Texas baseball team took
a twin bill from ten Baylor Bears
here Saturday, winning the first,
2 to 6. and the second, 4 TO 0.
The first game was featured by
tie hitting Of Red Branch. Long
horn pitcher, who clouted two cir
cult drives with one on each time
to account for four OF the Texas
runs. Sands also hit a homer for
Texas. VinSon led the Baylor team
at bat in the opener with three hits
out OF five trips.
, 1935-04-21
BY DANIEL L. WELLS
Central Press CORRESPONDENT

DETROIT, April 16.-Pre-prohibi-
ton rum runners. deprived of their
erStwhile profitable trade. have
found a new one-they are snug
Cling Ontario onions from Canada
to the United States.
The Detroit river. international
boundary between Michigan and
Canada, once teeming with liquor
laden boats, now is the battle-ground
between customs agents and illicit
traders OF a new era-the vegetable
SnugglerS.
It has all been brought about, JUS
toms officials say, by the shortage
, 1935-04-21
HUNTER BOY

CContinued from Page One,
next TO the boy. also suffered minor
cuts from the flying glass. Other
occupants OF the car. Mr.. and Mrs
Capp and Mr.. Hunter. were not in
Jured.
The child was rushed 70 the
Mercy hospital where an
operation was performed By DR.. j.
n Peek.
Due 70 the guSty rain which was
falling mt the time. and the fact
that his windshield wiper was not
working. Capp says he did not see
the truck until he vas too near To
avoid collision.
, 1935-04-21
BANK HEAD DIES

PAMPA. April 90. (Pl-Ben r.
Talley. 81. president of the First
State bank at Miami, Texas, died
here Saturday afternoon Of a stroke
he suffered earlier in the day while
shopping.
He had lived in Roberts county 40
years and was widely known as a
banker and breeder OF fine cattle.
Funeral services we're set for 10 a
III. Monday at Miami.
, 1935-04-21
Aids In Evidence Study
KILLER INSANE?

PITTSBURGH. April 20. Up
A sanity commission will be nam
ed TO examine Robert Allen Ed
wards. under sentence TO die In
the electric chair for the Amer
lean Tragedy Staying OF Freda
McKechnie. 1t was learned Satur-
day.
, 1935-04-21
WHITE WANTS UNIT

WASHINGTON. April 20. W
A plea for party unity and the in
fusion Of young blood and an ar
uTImpnt against any premature
Commitments as To candidates or
rIaffnrm were advanced 70 a group
a. leading republicans Saturday by
william Allen White, Kansas pub
Usher.
, 1935-04-21
CLAIMS MATCHING RECORD

PALESTINE. April 20.=R- S.
q. II Glasgow, negro farmer. Sat
urday claimed a record for one Of
bis hens. The average hen requires
ri days to hatch a nest of eggs, but
GlaSgow's prize hen. he said. hatch
ed q nest-ful in Is days. shaving six
days off the average mark.
, 1935-04-21

ed session Of the findings Of expert
investigators into thousands Of NRA
complaints. Afterward Senator
Clark D-Mo), an NRA foe, said
Richberg would be called before the
group to submit an opinion he was
reported to have written regarding
NRA's jurisdiction over intra-state
-cmmerce.
Another NRA senatorial critic
Nye of North Dakota, told a radio
audience the antitrust laws must
Oe restored. He demanded that If
NRA was TO De reformed, the re-
forms should be written into the law
ana not left to administration.
Explain Publicity
Part Of the Brockings report as
called by Richberg was put into the
nance committees record Thurs
day, just after Johnson's war; de-
4ense OF NRA's general principles
The institution Friday made pubic
= resume Of the whole document
one part Of which claimed that
NRA had retarded recovery" BY
limiting production.
Preceding the resume, the inSti-
tuition said Of its release:
The institution announced its
complete findings in advance OF
schedule after parts OF the report
had become public through inSer-
ton in the record Of the senate fl
nance committee hearing on the
bill for extension Of the NRA.
Proofs OF part OF the report had
been made available to the members
Of the request Of Senator Harrison.
chairman"
Leon G. Marshall. member Of the
NRA governing board, was listed
among the contributors to the re-
port.
Richberg said Saturday it was Sin
,ereSting to learn from Brookings.
-tatement Friday that Marshall had
contributed only TO the "iactual con-
,ent" Of section, and that George
Terborgh alone was responsible for
the conclusions widely published as
a joint statement Of seven econo-
miStS."
, 1935-04-21
BY WILLIS THORNTON
YEA Service Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO-A little needle scrawl-
ing a record on moving tape may
stamp more firmly on the minds OF
thousands the belief that Bruno
Hauptmann is guilty OF the Lind
bergh baby murderer ii may add
weight to the claim Of the German
carpenter that he is innocent.
Viewed at first with pronounced
Skepticism, the lie detector." or
~polygraph. as its inventor prefers TO
call IL. steadily Is gaining support
as a reliable aid in crime solution.
Prominence far greater than 1t
has attained in the past will be
given the mechanical sleuth' II the
proposal Of his wife that Hauptmann
be subjected to its test is carried
out.
For the first time, the jagged
lines which the polygraph traces
have been admitted as court evid-
ence, by agreement Of prosecution
and defense. and they played a
definite part in sending two sus-
poets to Wisconsin state prison for
murder.
, 1935-04-21
Four Bullet Wounds

They searched around the car
for Bengson, but found no trace
OF him. so they hurried on into
Matamoros and reported the Incl
dent to Chief Of Police Albino
Cara G.
Chief Cara c. sent Rodcttfh
Shears and two patrolmen, a.
companied by two soldiers. out TO
the place. and after a search they
found the body shortly after mid
night Friday. There were four
bullet wounds, one in the head.
two in the body, and one in the
leg. apparently from a pistol. The
body and car were near Los RAN
chitos and La MADEIRA, two ranches
on the Matamoros to Reynosa
highway.
The policemen returned to Ma
tamoros before day Saturday. and
Saturday morning the Chief Of
Police and Special Investigator.
Licenciado Jose Castro went to the
scene. with more soldiers, to con-
duct a further investigation.
Burial in Colorado
The body was ordered brought
to Matamoros fd autopsy and
examination.
U. S. Consul Goforth sent n
complete report Of the killing to
the U. S. Embassy in Mexico City
and 70 the State Department at
Washington. and Gequested the
local chief Of police and the mn
itary authorities to make a thor
ough investigation. Consul Goforth
told The Herald the Mexican au-
thorities were making a diligent
investigation Saturday.
Young BengSon was born Dec. 20.
1907, and the family home was in
Golden Gate, Colorado, where his
mother still lives. He went with
the T1tania Oil company about
four years ago. For a year and o.
half he was stationed at Laredo.
and for two years after that he
was stationed at McAllen. He came
TO Brownsville with his family in
August Of last year, and has lived
here since that time.
In addition to his mother and
his immediate family here, the
young geologist is survived by q
sister. Mrs. G. F. Kaufman Of
Tampico, Mexico, where Mr.. Kaus-
man is chief assistant geologist Of
the same oil company. Mr.. and
Mrs. kaufman arrived in Browns
vile by plane Saturday afternoon,
AMI will accompany the body back
to Colorado along with Mrs. Beng.
son and her daughter.
Burial will be made at the old
family home.
, 1935-04-21


Way Opened For Use
Now that the lie detector's"
evidence has actually figured in
criminal evidence and helped sup
port convictions. Professor Keeler
believes the way is opened to *
tension Of its use.
1T Is still a new idea" he ad-
mitted. "and will have TO make its
own way, just as fingerprints had
10 do"
In the new quarters of the crime
detection laboratory, additional
equipment will be available to the
seven men and women who cons
family are making tests and de-
veloping new methods Of crime
detection.
Their work is an adjunct Of the
Northwestern University law school.
and courses are given to budding
lawyers there IN what Is evidence,
how to get it. and what to do with
Ii after you get II.
A four-year police school Is one
OF the hopes Of the future at this
laboratory, which has studied evil
dence submitted from % states,
and last year made 1900 such ana
lyses.
Aids In Evidence Study
No investigative work Is done
here. Evidence Is studied and in
terpreted. that is all.
Professor keeler, who is in
charge Of the work Of the labora-
tory, hopes that in the future
states will license medico-legal
technicians just as today il licen-
ses lawyers and physicians. TO con-
duct the sort Of scientific exam
ination Of accused persons that is
forecast by these first lie detect
or convictions.
, 1935-04-21
HUEY PUPPETS

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, 1935-04-21

NOUIILIIutu IIUII FdBt OHtJ
Port Isabel. Ora Fella of Merkham
high.
Rural-Dorothy Talbert Of Reali-
.Os. lola Mae Rogan Of Lone Tree.
Class A-Rachel Andrews of Yves
laco. Marie Deulberg OF Port Aran-
sas. Harriet Bludworth of Kings
vile.
Grade School-Jenny Wren Ford of
Ia Feria. Billy Roy Carney Of Robs-
own. Lavena Smith of Hebbronville.
Debate
Boys-Victoria.
GirlS-Victoria.
, 1935-04-21

After long years OF trouping In
vaudeville and on the legitimate
stage. Fred Stone has signed a con.
tract to make his debut In the movies.
, 1935-04-21
Defamation

Senior Boys Glass A-John Phil
lips Of Pharr. W. Higgins Of Vic
toria. j. J~ungerson Of Orange Grove
and A. Kazen OF Laredo tied for
third.
Senior Girls Glass A-G. Var
Borough OF Miranda City. Edna But
Ter Of KingSville. L. Brown Of Fl
Campo, A. Van Hook Of Browns
Vile.
Rural Boys-M. Pearce OF Fran
cites. H. Garland Of Corpus Christi,
ID. Tittee Of Artesia Wells.
Rural Girls-M. Drabbler Of
George West. "A. GuZman Of Dolores,
c. L. Peepe Of Fannin.
, 1935-04-21
Accused by Machine


There was no flicker OF emotion
on the face OF Cecelo Longiano &C
cused with q pal OF the murder OF
"a Portage, Wis. sheriff, when he
gave the brief answer to the quest
ion. Who drove the carp"
But in the series Of oscillations
which the little needle was record
ing at Longiano's side. erratic va
riations occurred.
Equally pronounced was the re-
action OF Tony Grignano TO the
test.
The jurors who convicted the
pair. polled after the trial. re-
ported that they gave weight ID
the evidence OF the lie detector
but did not place complete reliance
on IL.
Frees l7-year Convict
Another man Is today free after
serving IL years in Marquette peni-
Territory in Michigan for felony
Joseph Blazenzits owes his free
dom partly to tests made with the
polygraph at the penitentiary. This
record was part OF the evidence
submitted to Governor Comstock
onSeeking his pardon as an inno-
cent man.
The lie detector" is apparently
coming into its own as a definite,
recognized part Of crime solution.
Prof. Leonardo Keeler. OF the
scientific crime detection abora-
tory Of Northwestern University,
gazed about the disorder Of the
laboratory. which Is being install
ed IN new quarters. as ne told OF
the cases.
Professor Keeler is the inventor
Of the ~polygraph, OF lie detector. z
Fifteen Of them have been built,
and their use has been urged for
several years.
But the cases mentioned here are
the first in which the machines
evidence has been directly admit.
ted in criminal cases.
IT'S Only Corroborative
Il have always disliked the term
lie detector. observes Professor
Keller. leaning back in his chair
behind a cloud Of smoke. Its too
broad a term. II is a diagnostic
method.
Its evidence Is corroborative
only, and Id be the last TO saw
that a nan ought 10 be convicted
only because the polygraph saws
mes lying. However, in conjunction
with the evidence. il may furnish
most interesting corroboration."
There Is no mystery about the
polygraph. 1t simply produces a
pen-and-ink record of the BREATH
ing and blood-preSsure OF the test
ed person during questioning.
You can control your breath
ing. but you can't control vol,r
Dlood-preSSure. when the record
shows that the tested person holds
or subdues his breathing at a GER
tain question. and relaxes 10
breathe normally after il has pass
Cd. that is significant.
Tells Interesting Story
II al the same point in the rec
ORD his blood pressure increases
and directly afterward becomes
normal. that adds to the siRnifi-
canoe.
When a long record OF these
voluntary and involuntary deac-
lions TO sustained questioning IL
unrolled, II tells a story.
But II is a story that requires
expert Interpretation. The sounds
q heartbeats and breathing heard
through a stethoScope mean moth
hg 10 the unframed ar. They need
2 trained physician TO understand
and interpret them.
50 the polygraph. or lie detec-
or needs an expert psychologist
aho physician TO read its record SO
u jury may know what II II
worth. That is why only Is of the
.ealer machines have been built.
, 1935-04-21
Way Opened For Use

In UNFRAMED hands they might be-
dangerous.
, 1935-04-21
BODY RIDDLED
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money and papers was gone when
the murdered man was found.
Meanwhile Matamoros military
and civil officials were conducting
a thorough investigation into the
murder. Police Chief Albino Cara
c., and Special Investigator JoSS1
Castro headed the MatamoroS de-
legation at the scene Of the murder
Saturday. and General Gabriel
Cevera had sent a detachment o.
soldiers to help them.
Consul Goforth had made Q 70
port to the u. S. Embassy at Mex
leo City, and the State Department
at washington. ard had asked Ma
tamoros military and civil officials
to make q thorough investigation.
Bengson Is survived by his widow,
who lives in the Sethman apart
ments here, and an e-year-oid
daughter.
A Premonition?
Bengson joined his wife ana
young daughter here Friday In &C.
lebrating Mrs. Bengson's birthday.
At that time he expressed appre-
hension concerning his proposed
trip to the oil camp. This appre-
hension was probably based on the
fact that several weeks ago Beng
son was stopped on the same road
by three well-armed Mexican men:
They forced him to take a drink OF
mescal with them. but did not
harm him after ttat. apparently
because he had no money then.
The young American apparently
had a premonition OF impending
disaster. 7,
He told his wife goodbye several
times. and must Eave had d strong
conviction that the goodbye would
be the last.
The first intimation that some
thing was wrong came late Friday
when Deodoro Moya and Alfonso
Symenski, employees Of the T1tania
Oil company who worked around
the La Arguellena test with Beng
son. came upon his car beside the
road. Nova and Symenski were on
their way TO MatamoroS from the
test.
, 1935-04-21

Mary Lee Sims Of Robstown. Daisy
Lee Polk Of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo,
Roberto S. Garcia Of Falfurrias and
La Rue Thompson OF Boiling.
, 1935-04-21
UNFAVORABLE

Continued from Page One
, 1935-04-21
ExtempOraneous Speaking

Boys-Lester Parker Of San Ben
ito. George Johnson of RobStown.
GirlS-Jane Kiester OF La Feria,
Gertrude Kurber of PalacioS.
Vervyl Baker Of Donna, Billy
Weeks Of Alice. Paul FankhauSer OF
Stuart Place, Nell Wallace Of San
Benito. Nell Salinas of Laredo.
, 1935-04-21
VALLEY Wins

Continued from Page One)
, 1935-04-21

OF crops in the United States, the
high American tariff on foodStuffs,
and the unusually bountiful har-
vests in Canada.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-06
With NA a.: a: AL !: . WILLIAMS
| - | Howa I'd Juno

His first thought was to Jump
with his parachute but then he de-
cided to stay with the ship and try
to make some sort of landing.
Well-he landed all right, doing a
swell job of pancaking in, with the
plane finally coming to rest by turn
ing up on its nose and burying ltse;f
in the mud. He sat there the re-
mainder of the night and it
was an amusing thing having
nothing to do, he got out some paper
and pencil and with the aid of his
hand lamp drew avery funny pic
lure of his own plane and himself
hanging up on the tail for dear life,
with wild ducks flying by, laughing
at him.
He was rescued the next morning
by some duck hunters in a rowbna5.
QUESTION--Is a medical eXami-
nation required before learning to
fly?
Yes. you must submit to a st,ict
examination. The fee is $40
Bishop Blake TO Speak
Bishop Edgar Blake OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church is to address
the John Reed Club on Free
Speech at Castle Hall Building to-
night.
The bishop. who formerly resided
here, was prominent figure in the
fight against gag laws in Detroit
a few months ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-06

OUR mall-fying friend, Charley
~ Meyers. if you remember, is fly
ing all over the South trying to find
a place to land in a dense fog He
has been receiving radio instruc-
tions, ordering him from place to
place and when last heard from he
was over Raleigh, N. C. Now let's
join him.
From Raleigh, Charley was told to
go on to Charleston. and he accord
ingly turned his compass needle in
that direction although with little
hope that it would do him any good.
But just then-all of a sudden-he
broke out of the fog, and it was
just like passing through a wall.
Ahead was clear visibility and above
was a bright moon He could even
see the beacon at Charleston Airport
flashing its friendly welcome of
white and green-the green. great to
his joy, denoting that the field had
night landing equipment.
Humming a little tune to himself,
Charley Meyers headed for the air.
portland just within about 18 miles
Of the field his gasoline ran out! The
tune on his lips died dismal death.
AS he put his plane in as fiat a glide
as possible, for he hadn't much alti-
tude, he dropped flare and popped
his head overheard to see what was
below. And when this light pene-
trated the darkness below, he saw
nothing but black and uninviting
swamp, a horrible place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-06
BY BOSSY GILLTs

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. Dec. g.
Well. I'm back in the drivers seat
again, but it's not going to be any
picnic this time
1t wasn't much of a picnic last
time. either. The newspapers printed
lot of bolony about me. I was
miSquoted to look ridiculous and
they tried to make me out a clown
That was all right by me then
Everybody knows Bossy ellis, don't
they? And didn't I put Newbury-
port on the map?"
But Bossy's no clown. Don't let
anybody kid you The people OF
Newburyport know I'm not clown
else they wouldn't have elected me
to third term. They know 7 was
telling the truth. That's why they
elected me.
The people of Newburyport know
that I'm the man to reduce the
taxes. The tax rate now is S43.60
When l was mayor it was only 80
bucks. The welfare situation has
been pretty damn tough. And I'm
the man to correct that too.
I'm No Miracle Man"
The man who pays the taxes is
the one I'll look out for.
And I'm going to do my best to
bring industrial life back to New
buryport.
Now about this welfare business
There are lot of worthy people out
Of jobs. ii they'll bear with me
III try my best to pull them out OF
the hole. I'm no miracle man, but
for those that want to work, I'm
going to advocate work projects
new streets, sewers, water mains and
sidewalks where sidewalks should
be. No use making paupers out OF
good people who want to work.
The chiselers and lazy ones viii
get kicked to hell out.
There's bound to be shakeups ir
the city departments. Sure. I've
got to take care of my friends
haven't I? And don't forget, I'm
no clown and nobody's fool.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-06
BOSSY CILLIS
WILL CUT TAX,
He PROCLAIMS
I'm No Clown, He Says, in
Article He Writes
Himself.

Andrew J. (Bossy ellis, fiery ex-
sailor whose loaquacious regime made
him a national figure during his two
terms as mayor of Newburyport. Mass.
from 1928 to 1882. has been elected to
third term. In the following dispatch,
written for the United Press. ellis tells
mostly about himself and what he in
tends to do when he takes office in
January.