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, 1935-01-30

NEW YORK, JAN 30. Rl-Stocks
acted "a little better In Wednes-
days ma-Net but showed mo TN
cIinati0n to step out.
Small fractional gains prevailed
by early afternoon. but trading was
the dullest I'm months. While mid
week reports on steel and electric
power production were favorable. q
number OF factors still kept traders
on the sidelines. including expira-
ton OF the automobile code this
week. the gold decision expected
next week. and the forthcoming
rules for floor traders. In CON-
modities, grains and cotton were a
little higher. Bonds were mostly
steady.
Farm implements attracted some
attention. with Case UP q point and
Deere a fair fraction better. Issues
up small fractions included III. O.
steel, Republic Steel. American
Telephone. Consolidated Gas. Gen.
eral Electric, Westinghouse Electric.
Pennsylvania, American Tobacco b,
Proctor az Gamble. Continental Can.
and Woolworth. Rather persistent
selling appeared In Sears Roebuck,
which lost about a point.
Considerable interest was aroused
by Co-0rdinator EaStmnn's plnn to
unity regulation OF transportation
as presented To congress. What IL
would contain "a pretty wen
known I'm advance. but the sugges-
tAmvn #hmN 49, ~kmwMrww+rm mm# -
further modified to make consent
OF only 30 per cent or the creditors
and security holders necessary for
approval of q reorganization, at
tFacted attention. Some quarters
thought this indicated a desire to
speed reorganization or over-capital-
lied roads.
Despite u. s. Steelis poor showing
for the 4th quarter as reported aft
err the close Tuesday when VA net
loss or $4,000, 900 was shown, steel
reports remained optimistic.
, 1935-01-30
School For Officers
VIII Begin Thursday

tApecial 20 IA HcrAldl
SAN BENITO. Jan. Softly
or more Cameron county peace Off
GERS and justices Of the peace are ex-
pected to gather here Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday for the short in
struction course sponsored by tine
Cameron county bar In cooperation
with the peace officers.
The school. designed for veteran
officers rs well as new men. VII Get
under way al 8 q. m. Thursday In the
auditorium over the fire station with
an address BY Harry L. Faux,
Brownsville attorney. on the ele-
ments OF the more common crime
Paul Brown will address the Sec
ond class Of the morning on evidence.
The afternoon meeting. which
starts at 2 D. m. win be addressed
by Polk Hornaday on evidence The
concluding address or the day. OF
statements and confessions. viii be
made by Assistant County Attorney
Jack wiech.
, 1935-01-30
VALLEY PAYS


be auctioned Immediately after the
presidents message ~ heard, and
the highest bidder will be awarded
the ticket. Advance sales In Browns
vile indicate that q large crowd
will attend the dance. The Rhythm
Aces" VIII furnish music for the
affair.
The other entertainment In honor
OF the president on his birthday
Ii scheduled at IN Union Church
service To begin INC the First Meth
odist church &C 7:30 D. m.
Rev. Il. p. Day will preside, and
the program win open with an or
gan prelude by Miss Aurora Otis
or the First Baptist church. The
choir or the First Baptist church
win lead the singing: Rev. q. L.
Smith win lead In prayer; presen-
tati0n OF the flag will be made by
Brownsville Scouts: salute To flag
and pledge or allegiance win be led
by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts:
word Of greeting by Rev. q. G.. Crow.
address by John G.. Myrick OF Har-
lingen: N free will offering for
Brownsville charity and infantile
paralysis research work; hymn.
America led by Rev. u. w. McEl-
roy.
"A social hour win follow the gen.
eral program. incharge on the Young
Peoples union under Miss Hester
Clark. Mrs. J. J. Van Dyke and her
pupils will appear on the program,
and the presidents message will be
heard over the radio.
, 1935-01-30
ONLY 3,552 PAY
TAX FOR VOTE


with Thursday the deadline, only
3.h51 Cameron county residents mao
uuschased poll taxes through Tues
dav. n~Asnrding TO figures In the
of}I OF County Tax A~ssessor-Col-
11tor Ralph T. Agar. A final rush
On Wednesday and Thursday was
expected to qualify between 1000
and 1880 Cameron county residents
MS voters.
Tax payments have been rolling
into the courthouse at q greatly in
creased rate with approximately
$4,000 a day coming In for the past
week. Taxes for 1884 60 delinquent
on Friday Of this week. Tax pay
ments this year viii show q very
substantial gain over figures for the
previous year, Agar states.
Tax payments have been greatly
accelerated by the bill RENTING
penalty and interest on delinquent
taxes. This bill RENTS interest and
penalties on all taxes delinquent
prior 70 Aug. /. 1884; provided they
were paid on or before March IS
less. II also RENTS al accumulated
interest and penalties, provided the
taxes r. paid by the following
dates at the graduated penalty
shown here: Before April I with two
percent penalty: before May ! with
three per cent penalty; before june
4 with four percent penalty: before
June 30 with five percent penalty
After June 80 these taxes viii carry
eight per cent penalty and six pei
cent interest from July ].
Automobile license plates, which
must be on cars by April /. will &c
on sale IN Brownsville. Harlinger
and San Benito Friday morning
Agar states.
, 1935-01-30

they stopped I went up the drivers
side and Bud vent up on the other
size. Bud told them to get out OF
the truck and that all we wanted
was their money. The driver said,
"All right. 1t is right here in my
pocket" When he got out I search
ed him and took a roll Of bills, his
pocketbook and a package Of ciga-
rets. I walked him around the front
of the truck where Bud had the
youngest boy and we told them u
get through the fence. Bud went
first and the two Dobbs boys and
followed them. Bud told his boy To
walk away from the fence.
He was walking away from US
with his hands ver his head when
Bud shot him. The boy said. "Oh,
mister. don't do that" Then he fell
down. The other boy broke and ran
and / shot &C him. / missed him the
first time, but shot him in the
back the second time. Bud said. i
guess I killed mine I told him
guessed I had killed mine, too"
Charley came back over the top
Of the hill where he had gone when
we shot the boys"
Reed testified the three men went
back TO San Antonio In a round
about way. reloaded the truck with
produce al the South Pine Street
address and proceeded TO Austin.
He further testified that the STAY
ings we're carried out at Charley
Clark's instruction. that he took al
the money except $40 he gave Bud
Clark when the trio stopped 20 miles
north OF San Antonio to count the
money the negro took from the truck
driver. He said he had worked for
Charles Clark six or seven weeks
prior to the shooting and that the
only time he had ever unloaded
fruits or vegetables &C the Pine
Street house in San Antonio was the
afternoon preceding the Dcbbs STAY
ing.
, 1935-01-30
SALES TAX Is
URGED BY AGAR

Strong support OF the proposed
state constitutional amendment
which would levy a two percent re-
tail sales tax TO retire city. dis
trict and county bonded indebted
ness Is urged by Ralph r. Agar,
Cameron county tax a~ssessor-col-
lector.
"A sales tax applying TO bonded
debt would be the solution to Cam
eron countyis complicated tax prob
lens" Agar states In urging sup
port Of the plan proposed by John
T. Smith.
IAN article appeared recently In
one OF u local papers under the
caption Sales Tax Foes Form for
Battle. Opponents Of the sales tax
are preparing to fight II in the
house Of representatives. at Austin,
this week and viii defeat II unless
the tax paying citizens OF the state
can bring enough pressure 70 bear
to override them" the assessor
collector says.
The plan. Is proposed by Jno-
II. Smith, Is to levy q 2F retail
sales tax on all commercial sales
By a constitutional amendment TO
retire county. city and district bonds
OF the county. III holders OF bonds
will reduce the interest rate to So.
the state 70 be authorized to assume
their payment out Of the sales tax
fund Of the county. In which the
bonds were issued. then III the bond
holders refuse to accept the go an
nual interest they must rely on
their present security and receive
no part of the sales tax. The
amendment to provide that bonds
or evidence of Indebtedness shall
never be authorized against real
and personal property. II bonds
are necessary In the future. author
ity to issue them to be obtained
from the proper state agency and
payment to be out Of the sales tax
Of the county in which the bonds
are TO be issued. All necessary safe
guards and enforcement OF the law
To be by statutory provisions. If
q county. city or district has no
bonded Indebtedness or a small in
dehtedness and soon pays II off. the
sales tax that belongs to the county
shall 60 into the general fund OF
the county.
The various tax districts would
continue to levy an ad vRlorem tax
for the administration and main
tenance cost. by levying for this
alone 1t will be an easy matter to
combine all taxing agencies under
one head.
"a sales tax applying to the
bonded debt Is the only solution I
can think Of for Cameron county's
tax problem. We have 50 taxing
units comprising a total debt of
about twenty-five million dollars,
which Is being paid by only a small
percent Of the citizens. who are en-
1oying .he benefits for the con-
struction of which these bonds were
issued.
1T Is the duty OF every citizen Of
Cameron county 10 advise his rep
resentatives IN Austin. from this
county. or any other county In the
state. OF his desires. and urge them
TO fight for the sales tax. The time
Is very short and quick action Is
necessary.
There Is no group or body Of
men representing all the taxing
units as q whole. most OF them func-
ton Independently Of any other
unit. and r doing what they can
by refunding. ETC.. In their partic-
ular units. The sales tax win re-
lieve the burden In all OF the tax
ing units.
i urge everyone to do everything
possible TO aid In the passing OF
this bill and not depend on some
one else doing It,"
, 1935-01-30

The city OF Harlingen Il named
cO-defendant with the John Fran
els shows in a $500 damage suit
flied IN l03rd District Court We'd
nesday BY Fred r Scroggins. father
OF Russell Scroggins. 5~-year-old who
was injured On a carnival ride at
the Valley Mid Winter Fair Dec. 2.
The petition alleges that the
youngster suffered a conclusion OF
the brain and . broken collar bone
when the swing" IN which he was
riding broke. throwing him about
Is feet into a crowd
The city Of Harrington Is brought
into the suit On allegation that its
agent, a. Il. Brooks a. manager OF
the chamber OF commerce. con-
tracted with the John Francis
shows 10 provide swings and other
amusements at the Winter
Fair. The petition further alleges
that the city obtained SO ID per
cent OF admissions tO the carnival
grounds and e per cent Of the
money taken In BY the "Mix-up."
the machine which the youngster
Is alleged to have been riding
, 1935-01-30
City Briefs

Committees for the year will be
appointed by the Brownsville chap
ter OF the Red Cross nc "a meeting
10 be held al the Chamber OF COM
merce at 10 a. m. Feb. 8, 1t has been
announced.
"GuerIain" perfumes now avail
able In small bottles. for the first
time In Mexico. at The Basket Place.
Matamoros. The exclusive Guerlain
Importer. Adv
&. Lorimer Brown and j. 7. COur-
sey, Harlingen Attorneys. we're ut
the Cameron county courthouse on
business wednesday.
~. Tynes TtlII. Of New Orleans, ID
representative OF the board or home
missions Of the Baptist church. who
has been making an inspection Of the
Valley. was in Brownsville Wednes-
day.
Cabinets, Fixtures. Millwork. The
Geer Co., opposite Brownsville Ice
Co. phone i125.-Adv-
Mr.. and Mrs. wv. Al Darling are
the parents OF a baby boy. born We'd
nesday morning at Mercy hospital.
Miss Virginia Skinner spent the
week end In san Antonio.
Mrs. Raphael Cowan has return
ed from a week In San Angelo, where
, 1935-01-30

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 40. tP-
Cotton opened a little firmer We'd
nesday owing to some overnight
buying orders. Liverpool cables
were about as due.
First trades had gains of 3 To q
points with March at 1885. May at
1913 and July at 12.45. There was
no trading In new crop months at
the opening call.
March gained "a point after the
start but promptly dropped back to
the opening price. May soon eased
off one point to 1912 and July lost
two points at 1913, making the
price level near the first half hour
Of trading . to 4 points above Tues
days close.
The market was quiet all morn
ing.
Prices ruled irregular and within
"a very narrow range. Early In the
second hour prices improved / 10
points March trading mt 1887. MAY
at l2.45, July at 12.47 and Oct. nc
1885 or B To Q points above the
close OF Tuesday.
Late q the morning May eased
off ! point 10 1874 and July lost
points also TO l2.44. making the
price range nea noon . to Y points
above Tuesdays close.
, 1935-01-30

VERNON. Jan. 30.-tF- Convic-
ton Of a 81 holdup brought Wash
ington L. Pembert0n. escaped Okla
huma convict, a death sentence
under the Texas habitual criminal
act.
The verdict was returned hate
Tuesday after a jury had deliberat-
ed four hours. Charged also with
holding up q cafe emplOye, PeEnDer-
ton was convicted Of robbing Z. w.
Morris, farmer.
Tie was under sentences in Okla
hulna tOtalling H3 years.
, 1935-01-30
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK

FORT WORTH. Jan. 30. tPl-CU.
g. ID. A)-H0gs 100. truck hogs
l0c lower; top 7.55; good under
weights averaging l50-18O lbs 900
7.50: pigs 3O0-450s sows steady. most
ly ZOO.
Cattle 1000 commercial 75 govern
ment: calves 600; all classes slaught-
er cattle fully steady: few well-finish-
ed yearllngs up to $50: one load
heavy yearlings heifers and steers
$50: butcher yearlings around and
under 800: fat cows up 10 450s
butcher grades ais TO around 325;
one load good stock steer calves $50.
fully steady
sheep 100: fat lambs strong. 9TH
er classes fully steady: medium to
good fat lambs 65o-750: few fat year
iines SIS and 600: few good aged
wooded wethers 500.
, 1935-01-30
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. Jan. 80. R-Curb
stocks were more steady Wednes-
day with modest Improvement
shown by a number OF metals, oils
and s~pecialties. Utilities continued
to slip backward. although there
was only a small volume az bust
ness I'm this group.
Lake Shore Mines advanced
around a point and fractional gains
were shown by Consolidated Copper
Mines. Pioneer Gold and Wright
Hargreaves. all OF which we're sold
rather freely In the previous ses-
sl0ns.
Losers OF small fractions included
American Gas, Cities Service. and
Penn Road. Electric Bond & Share
was unchanged.
, 1935-01-30
FORT R GRAIN

FORT WORTH. Jan. 30 F9-De-
mand for grain was moderate here
Wednesday. Estimated receipts
were. Corn A cars and oats I- with
Delivered Texas gulf ports. ex#
port rate, or Texas common points.
Wheat No. I hard lilo 81 70 LII
81
Barley NO. a nomlnally SOFA: N0.
y nOminally 69-0l-
Sorghums No. 2 milo per 100 tbs
n0minally 2.13-215: No. 3 milo nom
inally 2.11-2.l3- NO. q knfir nominal
Nv 2.OO-2O5: NO. ~ katir nomAnally
1.g8-2.O3.
Delivered Texas common points or
group three:
Corn NO. a white Mexican l02 IL
To I.O4 IL. NO. "a white northern
ia 10 lie: NO. ~ yellow loo 10 no.
Oats No. 2 red 81 IL to 80 Ia; NO.
3 red 81 IL TO 81 Ia.
, 1935-01-30
Sentence Is
Reversed Rv Court

AUSTIN, Jan. 30.-tF-The Tex
as court OF criminal appeals We'd
nesday reversed and remanded the
conviction in Bexar county OF
Frank McGlnniS sentenced to death
III the death or Helen Dorothy Nc
GinniS."
The appeals court ruled the trial
Judge committed fatal error In not
submitting the issue OF the woman's
name TO the Jury. McGinnis haF-
ing testified he name was not as
set out IN the indictment.
, 1935-01-30

County Judge Oscar G Dancy.
who has been ir washington con-
ferring with drainage. flood con-
troll. health and other officials. was
expected 10 return here Thursday
In time To attend d meeting OF the
commissioners court.
Judge Dancy arrived II Houston
Tuesday, visiting relatives. and was
to spend wednesday ir Austin with
state officials
, 1935-01-30

Carlot shipments Of entire United
States reported Tuesday. Jan. 29:
Grapefruit: Ariz -, CnNf "A. FlA
al Tex-s 46 total u Ia cars
Oranges: Calf 2l3. Florida 1D3,
Texas /, total Us 3i7 car
Mixed Citrus: Calf .. Fla "A. Tex
as g. total us 52 cars.
Beans: Fla W, total ltd n cars.
Cuba 3 cars.
Cabbage: Ariz 3. Calf .. co6FI
Mich 4, MINI q. nv " 81. I'm 4. 20
Car q. Texas 26. Utah 4. Wise l2.
total US III cars.
Carrots: AriE III. Calf 7o. Nv Y Az.
Texas 4, total Us 50 cars
Greens: Ariz !. Calf 4, total u
v cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Calf 4s. Fla o.,
Ca 4. Ia I. Texas ~. others 4. total
US "a cars. Mexico z cars.
Peas: Calf 9. Fla 4 total I'd 81
cars. Mexico d cars.
Peppers: Total U5 none Cuba
9 cars.
spinach: Calf /. Texas 5. total
US q cars.
Tomatoes: Total US None. Cuba
80. Mexico 10 cars.
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, 1935-01-30

WEDNEpAA D. dA4
the state and Wilentz. his voice
sharp and driving opened the cross
examination.
Mrs. Hauptmann offered q trem-
ulous alibi to his murder jury We'd
nesday IN an effort to save him from
the electric chair for the kidnapping
and murder Of baby Charles A. Lind
bergh, Jr.
she said Hauptmann was with her
on the night OF March !. 1892. when
baby Lindbergh was stolen from his
crib at Hopewell, N. j..
She further upheld her husband
in his contention that he spent the
evening at home on the night OF NO
vember rs. 1888, when he was alleged
10 have offered one OF the Lindoergh
ransom bills at a New York theater.
Disputes Testimony
she also disputed the testimony Of
a state witness. Mrs. Ella Achen-
bach, her former employer, who
said the Hauptmanns called on her
in March. 1882, after the kidnapping,
saving they had Just returned from
a trip. Hauptmann limping. Mrs.
Hauptmann said the call was paid
In 1881: further that she had q
quarrel with Mrs. Achenbach about
pay.
Mrs. Hauptmann also offered an
alibi for her husband for the night
of April ?, 1882. when DR.. John F.
(Jafsie) Condoi- testified he paid
him the $4,000 futile ransom.
She said Hans Kloeppenburg and
Hauptmann and herself were IN the
Hauptmann home.
And what were you doing?'
Reilly asked.
my husband and Hans make
music. play the mandolin and
guitar; and after this We played
cards, all three OF US.
She rebuked state hints that her
husband had been untrue TO her.
About Mrs. Greta Henckel with
whom, the state brought out. Haupt-
mann drank coffee In the mornings
while Mrs. Hauptmann was abroad,
she said:
Mrs. Henckel was not only q
friend Of my husband, she was my
friend, too"
did you ever entertain any
thoughts or opinions that your hus-
band was untrue to your"
Never" she said.
Edward j. Reilly. chief OF the de-
Tense attorneys. opened Wednesday
mornings redirect examination OF
the defendant.
O.. You testified In the Bronx you
went down to the Majestic apart
ments March l. 1882 to look for
work?
A. Yes.
@. Did you 90 down a week or
two before?
"A. Yes.
@. Did you 10 to an agency?
A. Yes. The Reliable-I got a
letter from the agency about the
9th February.
@. Are you right handed or left
handed?
A. Right handed.
@. Now there was something said
about that trunk you kept the
money in. And YOU said the trunk
was broken at one time?
A. Yes.
@. When was that?
A. In 80. I didn't have any
money IN 1t anymore.
Reilly was examining Hauptmann
on the trunk which he said he kept
in his home with large sums Of
money in II. He said he frequent
" took money from 1t. at a time
when the state contends the unex-
planned sums came from ransom
money.
q. Was there at any time any
thing improper between you and
Mrs. Henckel?
A. Nothing.
, 1935-01-30

Reilly turned the questioning 10
Hauptmann'S German-English die
tionary. He asked the attorney
general for the letter Isador Fisch
sent him after his return to Ger
many.
While the correspondence was be-
ing produced Reilly asked Haupt-
mann TO enumerate the books he
had read during his stay in the
county Jail.
The defendant spoke Of a life Of
Lincoln, a north pole expedition
story, stories Of Canada" and IAN
cient history"
The questions returned TO the
Fisch letters and Hauptmann said
there were s or 8 and several post
cards.
@. The letters from Isador to
you, where were they in your house?
a. / don't know.
Q. You don't know where they
are now?
"A. No.
Q DO you remember the contents
Of those letters?
A. Yes.
@. What was the contents Of the
first letter?
A. He didn't say anything par
ticular. Only about his trip and
he is vel. Only little things.
Hauptmann said he sent Fisch a
postal card IN reply and subsequent
" received a postcard from Fisch.
Wilentz produced a postcard.
Which Hauptmann identified as
from Fisch. Reilly introduced it in
evidence.
Aauptmann read in English the
message IN German on the card.
FiSch spoke OF getting a Christmas
card from him. OF conditions In
Germany and Of his plan to write
Hauptmann a letter.
Q. The next communication. was
It a card or a letter.
A. II was a letter.
q DO you remember what he
said?
A. he wrote about his skins he
had laying over here.
Here an objection interrupted the
heavily accented words OF the alien.
Wiientz objected to Hauptmann's
recital OF the contents Of the let
ter as mere hearsay."
Reilly told the justice he thought
he could establish that the Letter
was received.
Wilentz argued that the testi-
mony was not proper redirect evil
dence.
, 1935-01-30

ignated. The word was boat" and
Hauptmann spelled Il correctly.
@. is 1t not a fact the German
e" Is different from the English
TIP
A. The German Is different.
@. And this word you say you
wrote 1t b-o-a-t?
A. Yes.
Reilly was apparently referring to
the same notebook entry which
Hauptmann said under cross-exa-
mination was "b-o-a-d." spelled the
same as the last ransom note spelled
boat"
@. When was IL the president said
gold was no longer legal tenderf
A. In March IS.
@. That was when you turned In
the $3.50?
"A. Yes.
@. Did you know that II they sent
you any questionnaire on the gold
you would be discovered to be an
alien and be sent back TO Germany?
A. Yes I know dat.
C. During what time we're you
passing those billS2
A. From the time I found them un-
til my arrest.
@. For a period Of over q month?
"A. Yes.
c.. During all the time you didn't
change your license plate: You
didn't change your name, did you?
A. NO.
@. You took your wife to buy shoes
with one OF the bills, openly7
A. Yes.
@. When you were arrested you
didn't try to conceal that you had
q gold certificate2
"A. No.
@. And when the man at the gas
| station asked you about the bills you
made no effort TO hide your license
plates. did you?
A. NO effort at all to hide any
thing.
He was speaking Of the passing Of
the bill which led to his arrest.
@. NOW I ask you again, did one
dollar OF the Lindbergh ransom
money pass into your bank or brok-
erage accounts?
A. Not one dollar.
Reilly took a new tack.
@. Did you know Harry Uhlig and
Fisch had an apartment IN some
other part Of New York?
A. I did not.
Fisch lived in one small room, the
witness previously testified.
@. What was the private bank ac-
count you and Ffsch had?
A. The private bank account was
the $500. TO make II short I put II
private bank account"
@. In your private bank account"
you meant your private records,
didn't you2
A. Yes.
, 1935-01-30

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-RE 90. s.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatocs. dull. supplies
liberal, demand and trading slow
sacked per cWt.: Wisconsin round
whites US NO. /. 80-65: fine quail
ity 90: commercial grade rs Michi-
gan round whites US NO I. 100;
Idaho russetS u NO. 4 l-5O-55: fire
quality. large size. l.60: IT. NO. 7,
1880.