The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 346, Ed. 2 Friday, June 12, 1931 Page: 2 of 12
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Cross Examination of AH
^ Witnesses in Ham Case Is
Completed-Decision Friday
Expentancy ran high today In
Matamoros and throughout the Rio
Grande Valley since the fate of
Dee Ham Weslaco youth charged
with homicide in connection with
the fatal shooting of Miss Mina E
Clark. La Ferla girl in a Rio Rico
cabaret last Sunday rested in the
bands of Judge of the First Inst-
ance Jesus Rojas of Matamoros.
Judge Rojas together with Spe-
cial Investigator Valdez. Marvin R
Hall Cameron county attorney who
U being retained as special advisor
in the case. Sr. De Leon another
defense attorney from Matamoros
and Sr. Edmundo de la Garza
secretary to Judge Rojas were
present to take down all testimony
and discuss the points of interest in
the case.
Chief of Police Daniel Olivares
of Rio Rico came to Matamoros
Thursday morning together with
Rogerio Olivares. Rio Rico night-
watchman. and Arnulfo de la Rosa.
Rio Rico policeman all witnesses
in the case. Calixto Ramirez an-
other defense witness came to Ma-
tamoros Thursday.
Arnulfo de la Rosa the police-
man from whose nine millimeter
Paravelo gun Issued the fatal bul-
let that snuffed out the life of Miss
Clark as she danced merrily inside
the cabaret was the first to go on
the stand for the State of Tamau-
lipas Thursday morning. De la Rosa
verified the statements that he
had made before Judge Rojas on
days previous. De la Rosa was re-
leased by'Judge Rojas and told to
appear during the afternoon for
cross examination.
NIGHT WATCHMAN
* GOES ON STAND
The rest of the morning was
P* spent in the clearing up of legal
points In the case attorney's De
Leon and Hall. Special Investigator
Valdez and Judge Rojas working
closely.
The first witness for the State of
Tamaulipas during the afternoon
•ee&lon was Rogerio Olivares Rio
Rico night watchman. He verified
his first statement recounting how
he had come to take a part in the
affair. To specific questions made
by Judge Rojas as to what posi-
tion the men were during the scuf-
fle at the time the fatal bullet was
fired. Olivares could not state the
position. He also declared that both
men. de la Rosa and Ham had their
handa on the latter’s gun when the
ahot that killed Miss Clark was
fired To specific questions made by
Rojas Olivares stated that Ham
had his hand on the butt of the
gun near the end that houses the
trigger guard and the trigger De la
Rosa had (he gun grasped by the
barrel and while in this position the
fatal shot was fired the witness
stated
!De la Rasa was again recalled to
the stand and he testified that Ham
fired the fatal shot since he de
la Rosa had the gun grasped by the i
barrel and that therefore he could
not have fired it. To questions
fc made by Judge Rojas de la Rosa
declared that he was trying to
jerk the gun from the hands of
Ham who according to de la
Rosa’s testimony took the gun from
his holster when de la Rosa was
talking to Gound the ni^ht of the
fatal shooting.
Ham was trying to shoot him
with his owm gun he said. Ques-
tioned by the Judge as to Ham s
state at the time of the tussle de
la Rosa stated that Ham had been
drinking and that he had the
strength of a madman since It
took about six or more men to put
Ham in the Rio Rico Jail and keep
him there.
POLICEMAN IS
CROSS EXAMINED
De la Rosa was then cross ex-
amined with Delmar Stancil and
during the cross examination it
was brought out that the officers
who went to arrest another man
had not used their guns. Tim
occurred earlier in the afternoon
on the fatal Sunday. Stanciis
testimony alleged de la Rosa had
tried to strike the man over the
head with his gun earlier In the
afternoon.
Miss Manon Holloway of Weslaco
verified her testimony in which
she declared that officer de la
Rosa struck Ham over the head
with his gun the blow glancing
over one shoulder when the fetal
snot was urea.
De la Rosa denied this and when
both witnesses stuck to their re-
spective testimonies Judge Rojas
declared that no further question-
ing would be made at the time.
In a procedure that was a new
experience for persons not used to
the laws and customs of Mexico
the witnesses during cross exam-
ination were confronted with each
other’s testimony and given per-
mission by the presiding Judge to
question each other regarding their
respective statements.
Miss Holloway was then cross
examined with Olivares the night
watchman and she again verified
the first version she had given of
the affair.
N. C. Culpepper also of Weslaco
was the star witness for the def-
ense during the hearing and cross
examination Thursday afternoon.
Culpepper gave his version of the
affair in which he verified his first
statement that de la Rosa struck
Ham over the head with his gun
the blow glancing landing on a
shoulder and the gun being dis-
charged while in the hands of de
la Rosa This willed with the ac-
counts of the scuffle given by Miss
Holloway.
Whether or not Ham Is held.
Judge Rojas stated to the Herald
representative that he will hold
during the coming week a re-
construction of the developments in
the town of Riq Rico the scene to
be reenacted at the spot where
it took place.
A microphone. Invented by the
Bell Laboratories is about the size
of a Quarter and can fit in a speak-
er’s breast pocket.
* KIUS FLIES AND MOSQUITOES QUICK
LARGEST SELLER IN 121 COUNTRIES
SERVICE WHOLESALE
GROCERY CO.
Supplies These 37
Affiliated Valley Independent
Grocers *.
With
STANDARD BRANDS
°f I
Nationally Advertised Goods I
NO SPECIAL BRANDS I
ARE URGED UPON YOU I
by these |
Home Owned Home Operated |
Grocery Stores: I
HARLINGEN
McClendon'* Inc.
T. A. Raper A Son
E. M. Halliburton
A. E. Page
Rafael Cavazos
A. Wallace Trout
5 Sherman's Modem
Grocery A Market
Klean Spot Grocery
(D. E. Worley)
RAYMONDVIL* E
J. P. Brenner A Son
11-Take-It Grocery
(F. P. Moore)
R. F. Wheeler A Son
DONNA
I w. r. Cole * Sons
WESLACO
Austin Patty
Stols Market A Grocery
G. A G. Grocery
MISSION
3 gplavm's Grocery A Market
A. Dondlinter
MERCEDES
| Korn’s Grocery A Mkt.
A. G. Garcia A Bros.
Jose Leal Rios
Jaan P. Garza
■
Mr ALLEN
H. R. Srurlock
Alfredo Martinet
Dixie Store
SAN BENITO
Dodson Bros.
Red Front Grocery
LA FERIA
M System Store
(T. E. Betts)
C. P. Squire
Bohnenbrrgrr Brot.
A. J. Worcester
ALAMO
Arthur Drefke
Alamo Cash Grocery
(A. F. Taylor)
ELSA
G. C. Edmonds
SANTA ROSA
T. B. Washburn
ROLLO
Will Riggs
1 Dirigible Mascot
Associated Press Photi
This Norwegian etkhound a rela
tlve of President Hoover's puppy
Ronnie will be presented to Comm
Charles E. Rosendahl as a masco'
for the new navy dirigible Akron
He hasn’t been named yet.
DIVORCE MILL
* * * * *
IS SMASHED ON
* * * * #
SAUSAGE GRINDER
CHICAGO Juno 12. —<^P)—’The
divorce case of John and Bernice
Lolecck has been wrecked tempor-
arily at least on a sausage machine.
John is a butcher. He had agreed
to let his wife have a divorce and
was prepared to give his shop to
her for her support until it came
time to make a decision on his sau-
sage machine.
"He won't give it up.’’ his attor-
ney. Raymond Kemer said.
"Mrs. Kolecek also wants to make
sausages.-’ leplied her attorney.
Harry X. Cole.
"Well she won't get the divorce
thpn.” retorted Attorney Kelner.
"And furthermore’’ continued
Attorney Cole "my client wants an
Injunction to restrain Mr. Kolecek
from sleeping with a butcher's
cleaver under his pillow.-*
Attorney Kelner protested that
there was nothing wrong about
that. "It Is merely that a butcher
prizes his cleaver highly." he said.
Judge Daniel P. Trude listened
to ail of this and then decided to
hold a hearing on the injunction
on June iff
j WEATHER 1
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
Friday night and Saturday; some-
what unsettled In east portion.
Light to moderate southerly
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next 24 to
36 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Ch<*ng. Kmn
Eagle Pass 16 3.3 0.0 .00
Laredo 27 0 0 0 0 .00
Rio Grande 21 6 4 -0 1 .00
Mission 22 7.2 0.0 00
San Benito 23 114 -01 .00
Brownsville 18 6.9 -0.2 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa-
bel tomorrow under normal Meteo-
rological conditions:
High .. 3:45 a m.
Low . 7:48 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 7:22
Sunrise tomorrow . 5:37
WEATHER SUMMARY
Barometric pressure was relative-
ly high over the eastern states and
apparently off the north Pacific
coast this morning and relatively
to moderately low over the Plateau
and southern Rocky Mountain re-
gion and over the north-central
states. Light to moderate general
rams occurred in the north-central
states during the last 24 hours and
scattered showers in northeast Tex- j
as and southeast New Mexico. Tem- I
perature changes were mostly un- j
important since yesterday morning.
BULLETIN
(First figures lowest tempera-
ture last night; second highest
jesterday; third wind velocity at
8 a. m.; fourth precipitation in
last 24 hrs.)
Abilene . 70 98 .. 00
Amarillo . 62 88 .. .00
Atlanta . 74 92 .. .00
Austin . 72 94 10 .00
Boston . 56 62 12 .08
BROWNSVILLE... 77 38 12 .09
Calgary . 44 .. .. 00
Chicago . 70 86 .. .00
Cleveland . 64 72 12 .00
Corpus Christl .... 78 90 10 .00
Dallas . 70 86 .. .01
Del Rio . 74 94 .. .00
Denver . 54 76 .. .00
Dodge City . 54 74 .. .00
El Paso . 74 94 14 .00
Port Smith . 66 84 .. .02
Helena . 48 62 .. .00
Houston . 74 92 .. .00
Huron . 58 76 .. .08
Jacksonville .. 72 90 .. 00
Kansas City . 64 72 10 .00
Los Angeles . 62 76 .. .01
Louisville . 70 88 .. .00
Memphis . 70 90 .. 00
Mfrmi . 80 86 .. .00
Now Orleans . 72 80 .. .00
North Platte . 56 70 .. .02
Oklahoma City_ 68 90 .. .00
Palestine . 72 90 .. .02
Pensacola . 70 82 .. .00
Phoenix . 72 102 .. .00
Port Arthur . 78 86 .. .00
Roswell . 60 90 .. .01
St. Louis . 70 86 14 .00
St. Paul . 66 80 .. .76
ililt Lake C:ty _ 64 84 .. .00
San Antonio . 74 94 .. .00
Santa Fe . 52 78 .. .00
Sheridan . 48 76 .. .02
Shreveport . 68 92 .. .00
Tampa . 74 90 .. .00
Vicksburg . 72 89 .. .00
Washington . 60 78 .. .00
Wiiliston . 54 78 .. 00
Wilmington . 68 88 .. .00
RAILROADS
ASK HIKE
INJATES
Fifteen Percent Raise
Proposed By Rail
NEW YORK June 12—v^-The
railroads of the nation stood unit-
d today behind a decision to pe-
.iiion the Interstate Commerce
Jomnlsrion for a general increase
n freight rates of 15 per cent.
Representatives of eastern west-
jin and southern groups of roads
who participated in the agreement
cached yesterday said the increase
was designed to offset sflme of the
eductions in freight tariffs made
ince 19-1 and would bring an esti-
mated increase in revenue of 10
per cent or about $400000000.
The petition was described as an
emergency measure to meet a slump
•a rail revenue which has resulted
in earnings tailing to the lowest
level in a decade.
The railroads hope to have their
petition on file within a week and
hope it will be treated as an em-
ergency measure by the commis-
sion so the increased rates may go
into effect within three months.
**wy win sec* to nave an order
issued by the commission omitting
the QO-day suspension clause undei
which rate increases are autom-
atically suspended for that period.
A general increase of 15 per cent
was decided upon to make th<
question one of revenue rathei
than one Involving indi vidua
rates to prevent long debate.
Although the petition will be fo»
a general increase the roads do noi
intend representatives said to in-
-e all rates bv that amount.
The first move toward makin:
the application was made by repra-
sentatives of eastern and westerr
roads a week ago.
TAKE P.AR EXAMS
(Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN. June 12.—T. R. An-
derson. Mercedes; F. G Garza Mis-
sion; Fred Kowalski Brownsville;
R. B Rentfro Jr„ Brownsville; L
F. Sewell San Benito; W. 3. Spell
McAllen; O. T. Vale. Rio Grande
City. C. Villarreal RorwnsviHe were
among those taking state bar ex-
aminations this we?k.
- Ten widows of the War of 1«12
600 Mexican War Widows. 5000 in
riian War widows and 160.000 Civi
War widows a*r still on the penslor
ro’l of the U. S.
OLER HEADS
LIONS CLUB
General Buck Speak* To
Harlingen Lions On
Junior Yanks
(By Staff Correspondent*
HARLINGEN. June 12.—New of-
ficers were elected by the Lions club
Thursday at the Women's Building
with Harvey Oler. president; C. H.
Hamilton first vice-president; Hen-
ry Can verse second vice-president;
Dr. George Gallaher. secretary; J.
L. Head tre-nurer; C. E. Henderson.
Lion tamer; Cris Cary tailtwister;
Emmett Aivrlin. O. Lorimer Brown.
Dr. L. P. McClenathan anl B. I.
Martin directors.
A large number of nominations
were made from ('. ’ floor In addi-
tion to those recommended for of-
fice* by the nominating committee
General Beaumont B. Buck of Saa
Antonio head of tha Junior Yanks
of America spoke on the organize • j
tion and what it means to the boys
between eight and twelve years of
age. It is organised along military)
lines for purposes of wist ruction
and control he said. He pointed
out the fact that crime was so ram-
pant in the country that the pub-
lic was not paying any attention to
it and said that the Junior Yank^
organization was one way of pre-
venting youngsters from going
wrong.
Dr. J. G. Brittain reported that
Harlingen has the best record of anv i
city in the state in the matter of
oral hygiene among school child-
ren. He has made over 8.000 exa-
minations of children’s teeth in the;
local schools.
Guests at the luncheon included
First Sgt. A L. Ccoggin. Platoon
Sgt. Ralston Brown. Corporal Stuart
Jennings all Junior Yanks; Dr. W
E Spivey head of the county health
unit; L. H. Warburton San Ben-
ito Lion; M. D. Dugger of San An-1
tonio former member here; and
Don Walley Harlingen insurance
man.
There are now more than 400
rubber parts to the average auto-
mobile. _
whe i
you want a bite to eat before going
to bed try a bowl of Kellogg's Cora
Flakes. Crisp delicious extra easy to
digest—ideal for a late bedtime snack
or for any time you're
hungry
‘0H9T
CORN
FLAKES
Add froth or canned fruit* for
rariety or tweeten tcith honey.
MAKES MEALS
MORE APPETIZING
Ice keeps vegetables fruits and prepared dishes fresh ond
wholesome ond mokes practically everything on the table more
tasteful than it would be without ice.
Soiods and desserts when chilled in the ice box can be
made in on infinite variety of pleasing recipes. In summer
months when appetites are languid a cold fruit cocktail will
odd zest to luncheon or dinner.
Then ice is absolutely necessory to make water and milk
palatable in the summer time and makes possible such delicious
drinks as ited tea iced coffee ond iced fruit drinks.
Give your ke Service Man instructions to keep your ice
refrigerator filled with plenty of Central Power And Light
Compoay's
—ICE—
Your Consumption of Ice is actually less when the box is
kept FULL it has been proven in tests conducted at leading
Universities.
t
For economy and comfort order PLENTY of ICE!
I Ainsworth & Colgin 8
I SELF SERVICE STORE I
8 9th & Elizabeth Sts. H
HOME OWNED
rag|l| • 0 ||g||sg
1 We Give Profit Sharing Coupons SI
Yea. everything that a good Grocery should hava In quality
v and in value Is presented by this Store.
I Special for Saturday g
M
5|| lt-lb. Beet paper bag. with 4 4 IS
^ $2.00 purchase other mdse. .. |l
kvjv 10-lb. Cane cloth bag. with 41a dl
" wk V 1 lfl $2.00 purchase other mdse. ..
kill” n I 10-lb Beet paper bag. no ij I
ether purchase required . wig. i
10-lb. Cane cloth bag. no CQC
' other purchase required . I
ffi BUTTER Creamery per pound ... 27c II
f MILK ; a r a I
£1 Luna 10 bars.25C
1 ^ jsr|p. & G. or Crystal White
Q iJ d[l 10 bar*.28C g
Shortening Per Pound . .lie
Quart can.70c
friiif Venom Pint Bollle.37c
VJUll Y vllUUl i/a-Pint Bottle.20c
6-lb. Can.$1.21
l^lVlOV>V/ 3-lb. Can. 64c
IFI I V Old Manse. 9-ot. jar 1 flr
JLLLI A sat. Flavors . 10
Macaroni Spaghetti Noodles ?“p'^' 15c
PINEAPPLE 23c
PEACHES y 20c
MUSTARD French 9-oz. jar per jar 11c
TASTY *
Peanut Butter&*■;;;:;:;; IE
APPLE BUTTER 38 -oz. jar . .afec
Grape Juice iTJr.£
PREMIER BRAND
QUEEN OLIVES~pinUar.7pc
PICKLES Sweet mixed qt. jar .... 33c
RIC:E_ __ Hoaac. £»**£.
RICE Bulk per pound. 5c
PEAS No. 1 Can 3 cant.25c
CORN No. 1 Can 3 cant.25c
CANDY all kindt 3 bart.10c
GOLD DUST 3 small pkgt.10c
GINGER SNAPS
COOKIES?* lbs. 25c
Lemons l“rnD«.n..20c
I Apples Wineaap per Doz. .30c I
Valley New Potatoes S4“* 20c H
_ _ ^ Angel Food 12-lb. Sack.. 39c
Sjlfu 6-lb. Sack.21c g
ILUUII PIONEER 24-lb. Sack.67c
12-lb. Sack ..36c g
| SPINACH No. 2 Can per can. 9c |jj
P STRINGLESS BEANS & £ 9c |J
I PnFi?1717 SrKU^... 25c I
i VjUrr Llj i6C |
I PALMOLIVESOAP f Jbc |
jg BABY BEEF ROAST lb.15c |
H ___J___g
| FANCY SLICED BACON lb.26c |
I SPICED ROLLED ROAST lb. .... 18c |j
| BOILED HAM lb.40c |
p BABY BEEf' STEAK any cut lb... 25c H
| DRESSED FRYERS and HENS I
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