The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 89, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 30, 1928 Page: 1 of 30
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GOULDS PUMPS t
A TYPE FOR EVERT
SERVICE A
At^MO IRON WORKS
Brown*tIIU —• Corpai Christ!
I VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(/P)8*° ~ H°*”
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 89 BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30. 1928 THIRTY PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
IT S AN INTERESTING STUDY In
community and sectional psychology
—to observe the way in which they
respond to Red Cress requests for
funds for relief.
Sen Angelo for example is a con-
siderably larger town than Browns-
ville.
That city was given a quota of
$400 and a few days ago was still
having some difficulty in reaching
it.
Brownsville had a quota of $400
and has raised more than double
the amount with considerably less
effort.
Houston and Kan Antonio each
ith at least forty per cent more
opulation than the V alley are hav-
ng difficulty in raising their quotas
ot yet having raised half the
mounts called for.
The Harlingen radio station sent
ut an appeal over the Valley and
esponsee brought a thousand dol-
lars or more.
Pharr raised over $300
San Benito more than $000.
Other communities have not been
heard from but it is safe to say the
Valley has raised some 14000 or
more.
see
JACK SINKS the famous wireless
operator has a column in Colliers’
Weekly.
In the issue of October he car-
ries some comment on radio station
XWWG of Brownsville and its Coat-
hangers’ club.
Here is what he has to say:
“It may be difficult for most
artists to put a joke over the radio
so that it clicks properly in the ma-
jority of the loud speakers but
down In Brownsville they have a
team that is registering regularly.
They call It the Coat Hangers’ club
—why I do not know. The charter
members and officiating officers are
Bob Crabb and Jack Dedmon the
JoJu-sters who are assisted by Okla-
1 \a Bob and Tom Barber the mu-
sk 1 geniuses of the club. Every
W\ Viesdny at midnight these boys
bett\e themselves to the roof of El
JardJn hotel where the xtodio of
JfWWG is located end for three
hours they entertain the night owls
of the Western Hemisphere and
parts of the Far East. too.
• e e
’ fHE KNTHU5IAKTIC residents
of Brownsville will tell you that
KWWG is the southernmost radio
station in the United States but I
should be afraid to mention this lest
the boys down in Florida come down
en my seek like a ton of brieks.
Moreover I am a peaceful citizen
and this is not my fight anyhow.
I am merely here to tell you that
it all the non-resident members of
tho Coat Hangers* club are paying
dues the four boys will soon be
able to make frequent trips across
the Rio Grande.
m m m
I "NOW THERE IS nothing start-
ling about the club's programs but
the spirit in which they are given
has won a host of friends among
tha night-loving listener*. Tom is
quite a ballad singer and struma a
guitar as accompaniment. Oklahoma
Bob is an expert with the mouth
| organ. These two get going with
■I college songs and rowb tties
H and then are followed by the two
H jokesmiths. If you have any doubt
g£ about the line of ratter goirg ever.
H you should ?<»e the mountain of mnl
Kp that comes to them.
e * e
"SOMf TIME when you are jaded
•leepless and have the urge for dis-
L-nce fiddle around the 277.6 meter
Acting of your radio set in an effort
v pick up the station whoso call
fetters KWWG invito you to "Kome
to th* World's Winter Garden." The
resulting program will soon take
H the jagged edge off your fatigue."
pt O O 0
I TOTAL RAINFALL for September
as recorded in Brownsville by Unit-
ed States weather bureau was 6.91
inches-
Which has given the ground the
best seasoning that it has had in
many months.
Now claar weather.
That is the need just now io give
farmers in the Valley an opportun-
ity to get their fall crops going.
Clear weather Saturday the first
of its kind in weeks.
With indications that it will con-
iine for some days at least.
Though of course one can never
INFORMATION—unofficial which
bas reached G. A. Leake chief clerk
of the railway mail aervica for
South Texas indicates that Mexico
plana astaMfsh-xiU of air mail ser-
vice bat wee* Tampico and Mata-
moroi.
That would fce an extension of the
Mexico City-Tampico service which
it now operating.
And would give direct communica-
tion by air from Brownsville to
Mexico City.
Tha Laredo-.Mexico City route will
open Monday. It will carry mails
from Chicago to San Antonio thence
on to Laredo and Mexico.
The Washington-New Orleans-
Houston service has no been estab-
'shed.
-?erhaps it is awaiting the opening
a coast route via Brownsville to
xico City.
hat is the belief of some in close
cb with air mail matters here.
a a a
VALLEY GREEN LEMONS are on
the markets in the Valley.
Use them.
Remember they ate as ripe as
(Continued on page three.)
I ^
STORY ABSURD.
C. B. JOHNSON
TELLS POLICE
Alleged Forger Held
At Wichita Kans. to
Waive Extradition;
Officer* Sent
WICHITA Kans. Sept. >9.—t*V-
C. W. Owens. 48 accused by Mrs.
Cage Johr.son 28. of abducting her
from Oklahoma City and holding her
captive tonight said the woman's
story was absurd. Owens is wanted
by officers of Harlingen Texes
where Mrs. Johnson's husband is a
police lieutenant on charges of
forgery.
‘‘But just the same. I hope her
husband isr’t the policeman assign-
ed to come here and take me back
on that bad check charge.’’ he said.
Mrs. Johnson told police Owens
abducted her and her eight-year-old
i son by threatening her life. Owens
! tonight said the woman begged to be
taken with him.
—
C. B. Johnson alias C. W. Owens
arrested at Wichita. Kan. Friday on j
a forgery indictment returned by the
Cameron county grand jury will
waive extradition according to a
telegram received Saturday by Mrs.
Pinkie Vann Cameron county sher- j
iff. from the Wichita chief of police j
Iteputy Sheriff George Miller left 1
| Saturday night for Kansas to secure
l the prisoner.
Mrs. Cage Johnston of Harlingen
who is alleged to have been with1
Johnson stated to the Wichita po-1
lice that she had been kidnaped !
from the home of her mother it
Oklahoma City at the Mint of a
‘ {Continued oft page three.)
CALL VALLEY
j PORTMEETING
Committees to Report
L At Brownsville
Tuesday Night
A \ alley-wide mass meeting to con- j
sider the Brazos Santiago harbor pro-|
ject will be held at the high school j
auditorium in Brownsville Tuesday |
night October 2.
The meeting was originally called ;
for September 25 but owing to the
absence of K. B. t reager chairman
I of the port committee from the city
it was postponed one week.
The mass meting will receive the
reports of four committees appoint-
ed September 11 for the purpose of
ascertaining sentiment throughout I
the Valley relative to the port de-1
| velopment plans and organization of
one or more navigation districts to
meet the conditions of the federal j
government.
Committees were appointed to con-
fer with leaders in Hidalgo county
La Fena Harlingen and San Benito.
It is understood that three eommit-
| tees are prepared to report.
A telegram was received Saturday
from R. B. Crcager who has been in
the East the past three weeks an-
nouncing he would arrive in Browns-
ville Tuesday morning. Following
receipt of the telegram the announce-
ment was made that the postponed
meeting would be held Tuesday-
night.
| A mass meeting of San Benito |
citizens will be held in that city |
Monday night for the purpose of ar-
riving at a definite conclusion rela-1
tive to the navigation district project.
It is understood the San Benito com-
mittee will receive definite mstruc- j
tions at that time and will be pre-
pared to render its report at the :
Valley-wide meeting. A mass meet-
! ing was held at San Benito Monday-
night September 24 but owing to
weather and road conditions which j
prevented a large attendance the de- ]
cision was reached to call a later
meeting. San Benito leaders assert I
that the Monday meeting will be one j
of the most representative ever held j
in that section.
An effort is being made by the port j
committee to have a complete repre-
sentation of every part of the Valley
at the mas# meeting in Brownsville
Tuesday night. It is understood that
every phase of the harbor situation
will be discussed end it ii probable
that definite plans relative to meet-
ing the requirements of the federal
government will be formulated.
Aviator Makes Leap
From Flaming Plane
PARIS Texas. Sept. 20 —Joe
King formerly with the Service Air-
craft Corporation of Chicago leap-1
ed from his flaming airplane while!
1.000 feet above the earth today and
made a successful descent.
When King first noticed the}
flames he was travelling 85 miles
an hour. He attempted to land but
the flames threatened to envelope
the ship and he abandoned it. It
crashed some distance away from
the spot where he landed.
He was flying from Houston to j
Chicago.
COMING HOME
When Brig. (Jen. William Mit-
chell U. S. A. retired former
“stormy petrol of the air serv-
ice goes to San Antonio Texas
to attend the national convention
of the American Legion in Octo-
ber. he will be going back to his
last army home and the legion-
naires and the citizens of the
town are preparing to stage a
welcome for him. He is a dele-
gate from the District of Colum- i
bia.
TWO HOUSTON
ROADS IS PLAN
Another Conne c t i o n
With Valley Practic-
ally Financed
The Lower Rio Grande Valley will
soon have two paved highways to
Houston—Highway No. 12 and the
Hug-the-Coast highway—was the pre-
diction of Judge W. O. Huggins of
Houston president of the Hug-the-
Coatt Highway who was in Browns-
ville Friday and Saturday.
Judge Huggins came to the Valley
on a highway inspection trip and ex-
pressed himself as very optimistic In
regard to closing the Kenedy county
gap giving the eastern part of the
Valley a direct road to Corpus
Christi and Houston.
The entire Hug-the-Coast high-
way from Houston south has been
financed with the exception of the
42-mile stretch through Kenedy
county. Judge lluggins said. This
highway will run from Houston to
Bay City Victoria Tivola. Austw-ell
across Copona bay to Kockport Cor-
pus Christi Kingsville Raymond-
ville Harlingen to Brownsville. The
major part of the mileage has been
paved and work is now underway on
several sections.
Paving on highway No. 12 from
Houston south has been financed
with the exception of an 18-mile
strip from Skidmore to the Jim Wells
county line. This highway extends
from Victoria through Goliad Bee-
ville Skidmore. Alice. Falfurrias
Edinburg to the connection at Pharr.
The distance from Houston to
Brownsville is aproximately the same
on either of these routes.
Contracts for dirt work and struc-
tures on the northern section of the
Willacy county highway from Ray-
mondvillc to Kenedy county is
expected to be awarded by the high-
way department at the October
meeting. Proponents of the Hug-the-
Coast highway are confident that
when these contracts are awarded
the state will take some action in
connection with the closing of the
Kenedy county gap.
State highway engineers it is un-
derstood. have completed surveys
through Kenedy county and have all
necessary data and in the event a
derision is reached there will be no
delay.
Adams Murder Trial
Will Start Monday
PALLAS. Sept. 29.—(£*>—Defense
and prosecuting attorneys announced
today that both sides would be ready
for trial when the murder case
against V. Ray Adams charged with
killing Orville Mathews on a busy
Daias street corner over an election
bet misunderstanding ia called Mon-
day.
Shipping Season for Valley Fruit Will Open
Monday; All Agencies Complete Preparations
Monday the citrus season is on.
It is not considered likely that
any fruit will be shipped on that
day although the first citrus fruit
out of the Valley is expected to
move soon.
All agencies in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley connected with the
handling of fruit are preparing for
the rush.
New packing plants are being
rushed to completion; the old ones
are being tuned up. The groves
are securing their permits and
filing their applications.
The federal inspection force sta-
tioned in the Valley to prevent re*
infestation of the Morelos fruit
fly is ready for the opening of the
season. The state force stationed
here to see that the fruit complies
with the green fruit law. is ready.
Good Quality Forecast
The general concensus of opin-
ion at the opening of the season
ia that the fruit will be of larger
and better quality but that there
will be no more than last year.
The total last year was estimated
at between 1500 and 1700 carloads
counting truck shipments.
Recent rains are considered ben-
eficial to the fruit if the rainy
waather will cease now. It will de
lay ripening some but improve the
quality.
A meeting of the federal Inspec-
tors of the Mexican fruit fly quar-
antine was held in the Harlingen
office. 503 Baxter building. Satur-
day afternoon.
Purposes of the meeting were to
make a report on the alternate host
tree situation at the close of the
period and to discuss various pha-
ses of the quarantine work for the
present season.
Cieannp Successful
"The inspectors reported the
most gratifying success in the
eradication of the alternate host
fruit trees” according to P. A.
Hoidale. in charge of ibis work.
‘ Although none of the inspectors
could report their districts as be-
ing 100 per cent cleaned of such
trees the majority were within
dose striking distance of this
mark.
"The inspectors of the different
districts have begun their first
round of orchard inspection. They
report that they have many more
orchards to inspect this year than
last but that the amount of fruit
shipped will be approximately the
same. From present indication*
(Continued on page five)
t——-
Hatcher Opposed to
Signing a ‘Milk and
Water9 Indorsement
_ _M ——
RAY MACKEY
TO DELIVER
ADDRESSHERE
Will Spe&k at Real
Estate Banquet in El
Jardin Hotel Mon-
day Evening
Ray Mackey former secretary of
the San Antonio Real Estate Board
and former member of the San An-
and former member of the San An-
tonio Park Commission is to be
one of the principal speakers at
the banquet to be given by the
Brownsville Real Estate Board
at 7:30 o'clock Monday night
in the new banquet hall of the El
Jardin Hotel for the purpose of lay-
ing plans for the adoption of a per-
manent park system for this city.
The meeting is to be presided over
by A. Wayne Wood president of the
board. Invitations have been ex-
tended to all members of city civic
social and fraternal organizations
and many individuals interested in
civic beautification.
Approximate!; 300 person are ex-
pected to attend as guests of the real
estate board and listen to talk* rela-
tive to city beautification civic de-
velopments and improvements.
The affair is to be entirely inform-
al and a round-table discussion will
follow the speakers program it is
said.
Aside from Mackey. Burt E. Hink-
ley city park commissioner; W. B.
Sellers vice president of the City
National Bank and several other
prominent Brownsville residents have
been given a piace on the program.
Original plans called for addresses
by Tom Etheridge. San Antonio
realtor; Porter Whaley manager of
the San Antonio Chamber of Com-
merce. and A. W. Orant. managing
editor of the San Antonio Express
but at the last minute it was found
that these speakers would be unable
to attend.
MocJy Welcomes
i Mexican Leaders
At Laredo Meet
LAREDO. Tex.. Sept 28.—<**>—
Governor Moody appealed for a per-
manent friendship between Mexico.
Texas and the United States in an
address here tonight at a banquet
given in connection with the printing
of Laredo’s first Sunday newspaper
by the Laredo Daily Times.
The banquet was attended by 400
people including many prominent
Texans. Mexican Consul Rafael de
la Colina Governors Aaron Saenz of
Nuevo Leon Juan Rincon of Taniau-
lipas and General Enrique Torres
commander of the garrison at Nuevo
Laredo.
“Permit me to express my earnest
hope and fervent desire that no soon-
er shall the towering peaks of the
Rocky Mountains and the snow
capped volcanoes of the Valley of
Mexico crumble into dust than shall
our two beloved countries tear asun-
der their bonds of deep and everlast-
ing friendship” Governor Moody
said.
Marrs Announces
3 Appointments
AUSTIN. Sept. 29.—‘-Three ap
pointrnents effective Oct. 1 were
announced today by S. M. K. Marrs.
state school superintendent.
H. F. Alves W’as transferred from
the high school division of the state
department of education to member-
ship on the state board of examiners.
W. E. Gattis Wharton county was
appointed high school supervisor ard
John Olsen ex-officio county super-
intendent of Ellis county was named
inspector of schools in the rural aid
division.
DALLAS Sept. 29.—4AP1—Disagree-
ment at a meeting Monday in Austin
of state officials to decide whether
they would sign an appeal to voters
asking their indorsement of Gov. Al-
fred E. Smith arose when State
Treasurer W. Gregory Hatcher said
he probably would be unwilling to
sign a statement prepared by At-
torney General Claude Pollard.
Hatcher revealed here today.
In a statement baring what he said
transpired at the executive session
Hatcher declared: “After eight demo-
cratic state candidates assembled in
| Governor Moody’s office the govern-
or stated he was unwilling to sign the
address sent out by the democratic
campaign committee and suggested
that Mr. Pollard prepare a statement
for all candidates to sign. Afterward
he suggested that State Superintend-
ent S. M. N. Marrs be added to the
committee.
“1 then told Governor Moody that
I would sign the statement prepared
by the state democratic campaign
committee and also would sign any
statement prepared by him because
in addressing the state convention at
Dallas he had come out unequivo-
cally for the democratic ticket from
president to constable. I said that 1
probably would be unwilling to sign
a statement prepared by Mr. Pollard
because he had the same opportunity
in addressing the convention but
failed to do so. taking up the time
of the delegates in talking about
Andrew Jackson.
“There is no differences so far as
T know between Gov. Moody and my-
self. for he frankly indorsed the
whole democratic ticket nor do I
question the right of others to vote
as their conscience dictates. The
ones I take issue with are those who
try to be on both sides of political
questions. Very probably no state-
(Continued on page five)
BANK ROBBER
GIVEN DEATH
{Collapses When Jury
Foreman Reads
The Verdict
EASTLAND Tex.. Sept. 29.—<*>—
Death in the electric chair tonight
faced E. V. Allen found guilty to-
day by a jury of the robbery with
firearms of the Carbon State Bank
in December 1927.
A companion. Scotty Hyden.
charged jointly with the crime was
given a 99-year sentence recently.
Allen taking the stand two days
ago in his defense told jurors he
was in Oklahoma City when the
Carbon bank was robbed. He de-
clared several persons had seen him
in the Oklahoma town but that h*
did not possess funds to bring
them into court to testify in his be-
half.
Allen stared at the jury as the
foreman read the verdict collapsed
and bad to be led back to the jail.
Jurors said they spent thirty min-
utes in prayer when they began de-
liberating on the case.
New York G. O. P.
Name Candidates
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Sept. 29.—tjr>—
Attorney General Albert Ottinger
was nominated for governor and Al-
anson B. Houghton. American ambas-
sador to the Court of St. James for
United States senator by the republi-
can state convention at its closing
session today.
AH nominations were by acclama-
tion except that of Ambassador
Houghton. Mr. Houghton was op-
posed on the floor f»y State Senator
George R. Fearon of Onondaga. Fea-
ron. however lacked votes to make a
dangerous opponent.
CHARGE CONSPIRACY
AMARILLO. Sept. 29.—<AV-K- 8.
Har.ieed and Sam Ollie Clibe Syrian j
merchants charged with conspiracy j
to violate bankruptcy laws were
found guilty by a jury in federal
court here today and each given 18
months »n federal prison.
OFFICER SHOT
ATHARUNGEN
MAY RECOVER
4Has Fighting Chance/
Hospital Reports;
Alleged Assailant in
County Jail
Lonnie Wilhelm Harlingen dep-
uty constable who was shot three!
times in th® body when he attempt-
ed to jail a prisoner early Saturday!
on a charge of disturbing th® peace
has a fighting chance to recover ac-
cording to statements of attaches at
th® Valley Baptist hospital at Har-
lingen lat® Saturday night.
Jesus Olivo charged with assault
to murder in connection with the
shooting was brought to Browns-
ville Saturday afternoon and is be-
ing held in th® county jail. Al-
though no violence was feared at
Harlingen it is believed that the I
increasing feeling evidenced in the
city as the story of the shooting
spread caused th® immediate re-
moval of the prisoner. Large
crowds gathered about the jail sev-
eral times during the day.
The prisoner was brought to
Brownsville by Chief of Police R. II.
Johnson and Lieut of Police Cage
Johnston of Harlingen.
Wilhelm was shot three times
once through th® chest the bullet
passing out his back another in tie!
abdomen and a third through the!
arm. He was shot about 8 o’clock
Saturday morning near the door to
the city jail at Harlingen when h*>
was preparing to open the door and
place Olivo in jail on a charge of
disturbing the peace. Physician?
succeeded in extracting a bullet
lodged in his back.
The prisoner is alleged to have
grabbed th® officer’s pistol a .38
Smith * Wesson and fired three
times point blank at the officer.
One E>r Witness
E. M. Halliburton owner of aj
store near the jail said that hel
turned when he heard the first shot
and saw the last two shots fired.
He rushed to the scene and ashed
Wilhelm the name of th® man who
shot him. and Wilhelm said “Jesus
Olivo.'* Olivo in th® meantime had
fled while Haliburten and others
attracted by the shots assembled
near the jail.
In a few minutes a posse of citi-
zens was formed armed with shot-
(Continucd on page three.)
CARNES TO GET
SPEEDY TRIAL
Officer* on Way To
Canada For Mission
Treasurer
—
ATLANTA. Ga. Sept. 29.~i.Ti -Ma-!
chmery of the state’* law enforce-
ment was set in motion today to
hasten return to Atlanta of Clinton
S. Carnes former home mission
hoard treasurer of the southern
Baptist convention to face rharyes
of embezzlement of hoard fund*.
While arranyements were Heinz
made for a speedy trial under di-
rection of special prosecutor for
the church leader who has been
accused of haviny left a million dol-
lar shortaye in his accounts offi-1
^ers were dispatched to \V:nnipey
Manitoba to receive him from Ca-
nadian authorities who arrested him
thero yesterday.
Assistant Solicitor General Hud-
son who with a deputy was se-
lected to briny the prisoner back
also was under orders to take steps
for the recovery of whatever paper*
and valuable* are contained in safe-
ty deposit hexes Carnes is believed
to have rented durtny his sojourn;
in Winnipey.
Gets Keqcisilinn
To avoid unnecessary delay ini
Carnes’ return here the solicitor;
yeneral’s offwe* armed Hudson with
requisition papers from Governor L. |
G. Hardman and wired the Washiny*
ton yovernment to lend its help in'
haviny Canadian officials deport the
prisoner as soon a* possible so that
(Continued on paye three.)
SMITH DRY
Mrs. J. B. Houston C harleston.
W. Va . W. €. T. U. leader for
more than 17 years has lauded
the honesty of Governor Alfred
E. Smith's modification stand in
a speech which since has been
assailed by prohibitionists.
REPORT STELL
JURY DIVIDED
No Verdict Returned
In Murder Case Up
To L ate Hour
No verdict had been returned by
the jury in the Dr. Stell murder case
up to an early hour Sunday morn-
ing.
Rumors were rife about the court
home late Saturday afternoon that
the jury was divided and court at-
taches predicted that no verdict
would be returned before Monday
morning.
The case went to the jury shortly
before 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
After hearing a non-jury case. Judge
A. W. I’unningham left for hia home
in Harlingen shortly after noon ar-
ranging with Judge A. M. Kent of
the civil district court to receive the
report of the jury in the event they
announced their verdict ready.
Judge Cunningham will not return
to Brownsville until Monday morn-
ing but it is understood that if the
jury reaches a verdict Sunday it will
be received by Judge Kent.
Trial of Dr. George S. Stell. who
is alleged to have performed a crim-
inal operation which resulted in the
death of Mrs. Stella Jones on Decem-
ber 29 started Thursday morning
selection of a jury and hearing evi-
donee occupying the court two days.
Part of the arguments were present-
ed at a night session Friday and con-
cluded Saturday morning.
A second indictment against Dr.
Stell charging murder in connection
with the death of Mrs. L. I.. Wat-
kins on December 2« is pending and
is on the docket for trial Thursday
October 4.
Two Dead In Oil
Fire at Wharton
HOUSTON Sept. 29.—Two
were dead and a third was in critical
condition here tonight from burns
received in an oil well blaze at Bol-
ing. Wharton county early today.
The dead both boiler men. arc <«.
V. MeClung. in and I A Ro>e
The injured man for whom little
hope of recovery was held was I. K.
Buss 22.
J. W. Fowler contractor on the
lease where the two men were work-
ing said the blaze of gas and oil in
which the three were trapped was
caused by an oil well blowing in un-
expectedly as a crew was removing
a drill bit from the hole. Fires from
the boilers ignited the gas.
Jewelers Plan
Tour of Valley
(Special to Th« Herald)
SAN BENITO Sept. 29.- A delega
tion of jewelers from alt parts of the
United States will swing into the Val-
ley on a side trip following the Na-
tional Retail Jewelers' Association
convention in Dallas October 2 to 5.
according to information received
here.
The side trip to the Valley will he
started October fi. and the jewelers
are expected in this section on Octo-
ber P.
A tour through this section and a
dinner in Mstamoros ending the visit
to the Valley are included in the pro-
gram.
TWO DIE IN FIRE
SAN BERNARDINO Cal. Sept. 29.
—(AP)—Two unidentified men mem-
bers of a fire fighting crew under
Ranger Joe Scherman. were burned
to death here late today when they
were blinded by smoke and cot off
from the main body of fire firhter*
engaged in fighting a blaze in Mill
Creek Santa Ana Canyon.
SAYS PRESENT
LAW VIOLATED
STATE RIGHTS
Point* to Laxity of
Enforcement; U*ed
For Patronage I s
Charge
MILWAUKEE Srpt
— Striking his first campaign blow
at prohibition Uov. Smith contended
tonight that the elates should be giv-
en the right either to modify both
the Eighteenth Amendment and the
Volstead Act or to keep them in ef-
fect within their borders.
As he wound up his initial stump-
ing tour through the west with •
speech in this city once widely
known for its beer ths democratic
nominee for president called foe
frank discussion of the prohibition
question and assailed present feder-
al restrictions on the manufacture
and sale of liquor and the republi-
can administration for the way it
has been enforcing them.
Then he outlined as in his speech
of acceptance his program for mod-
ification for both the 18th Amend-
ment and the Volstead law only
however in states where a majority
of the voters gave their approval.
He renewed his pledge to guard
against the return of the saloon but
made no direct reference in his pre-
pared text to the Canadian liquor sys-
tem as he did last month at his no-
tification in Albany.
•It must be borne in mind” said"
the New York governor “chat under;
my suggestion federal prohibition is
preserved in its entirety for the
states that desire to remain dry.
Would Protect Dry States
"It will remain always the duty-
of the federal government under my
proposal to protect the states desir-
ing to remain dry from the introduc-!
tion or importation into them of al-
coholic beverages.
“It retains all the features of the
Eighteenth Amendment and the art*
sustaining it except that the state
itself in its sovereign power after a
vote of its people may decide under
strict control to dispense alcoholic
beverages.
"Now I am fully aware" the dem-
ocratic nominee went on "that the
president of the l’. S. cannot bring
this about by himself but repeating
what 1 said in St. Paid what we lack
in this country is leadership; and if
1 am elected president of the United
States it will be my duty to lay this
matter before every community that
I can reach and let them make their
own decision. If that is not demo-
cratic government 1 must confess
that I do not understand it.
Used For Patronage
"You can expect nothing from the
republican party. 1 he long record
of eight years indicates that they
have used the law tor patronage pur-
poses and for political expediency.
They have tried to be wet when they
were with the wets and dry when
they were with the dry a. They have
silently stood hy and permitted the
paralysis of the whole machinery of
government when it comes to carry
ing out the mandate of the constitu.
tion and the statute law. It is be*
cause of that that after eight years
they are compelled to promise again
that they will do something about it
if given a new lease on life by the]
American people." i
Recalling the declaration in hi.*;
speech of acceptance that with re-}
spect to prohibition two constitution-'
al duties devolve on the president:!
First to recommend to congress what
in his opinion is to the interest of
the nation and second to enforcer
the laws as he finds them. The dem.
ocratic standard-bearer continued:
Hill Enforce Law
"And I told the American people
(Continued on page two.)
Claims Master
Mind Director
Of Murder Ring
PPOKANE. Wash.. Sept. 29.—OF*—
•John Aiken attorney for Archie
•Much accused of luring Mrs. Rath
erine Dark here from Boston hy
love letters and then killing her to-
day declared that his client was the
"hireling of a wholesale matrimonial
murder ring."
Aiken said that in court he wo«Ij
admit that Much wrote the murder
letters but that his client was the
“victim of a master mind”.
The attorney declared that the
Clark murder was committed ir
Idaho and “if Much faces trial for
her death it will be in an Idaho
court."
Idaho does not have capital pun-
ishment. whereas Washington does.
WEATHER ~
East Texas: Sunday and Monday
generally fair little change in tem-
perature. Light to moderate vari-
able winds on the coast mostly
northerly to easterly.
West Texas: Sunday and Monday
generally fair little change in tem-
perature.
Oklahoma:* Sunday and Monday
fair little change in temperature. ^
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