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|IN OUR
VALLEY
THE PEOPLE OP the United
8tates remain essentially a people
of law and order. Probably there is
not a reader of daily newspapers
In the country who did not smile
a smile of satisfaction when he or
she read that the notorious A1
Capone had entered a plea of guilty
before Federal Judge James H. Wil-
kerson in Chicago on Tuesdav.
Fact that Capone is now eligible
to a maximum of some 34 years In
the penitentiary will lead most of
us to hope that his career is crown-
ed with Just that sentence.
• • •
Chicago's "public enemies" are
slowly but surely "getting theirs"
and the country at large rejoices
with Chicago.
- Most of us. not being versed in
the technicalities of tne law have
been unable to figure out why these
said public enemies have not been
summarily dealt with long and
merry ago.
News of today that federal au-
thorities are to extend the drive
Against gangsters and their vassals
to other cities will be greeted with
hearty approbation.
Take away the glamour which
has surrounded these lords of the
underworld and clothe them in a
becoming striped suit and future
gangsters now in their teens are
most heartily discouraged
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Too many real men and real
women have given their lives tor
this country of ours lor us to allow
the United States to be turned over
to a bunch of thugs and ruffians.
• • •
SOUTH TEXAS IS having grow-
ing pains. Up in the Winter Gar-
den area at tag.e Pa-s. tnere is
now being held a hearing on the
application of the Winter Garden
Hallway for permission to extend its
lines 80 miles lrotn Asherton to
fcagle Pass Incidentally the coun-
try yrTow under development up
therjl was given a good start by the
aarrit^Chas Lada who is now bac*
in the Valley developing the old
Adams Tract. And in the same sec-
tion the utility company is plan-
ning a huge power plant in con-
nection with another irrigation
Sreject which will serve some 60-
L'O acres.
• • •
The Valley is growing and de-
veloping. adding new industries
building ports It is good to know
that our neighbors to the north
And west are coming right along
with us As one prospers so do we
all.
• • •
Our South Texas cities are tak-
ing the lead in Texas. Those
neighbors oi ours. San Amonio
and Houston—stay away irom 'hem
a couple of years and then see l!
you can find your way around
* A A
BROWNSVILLE S PORT project
continues to bring this section most
favorable publicity- If 'he port
prospective now. attracts this much
attention what will be the result
when ships are finally tied up to
the docks unloading and receiving
cargoes?
Latest publicity given the pro-
ject comes from the Manufacturers
Record which medium publishes
an article on the project lumished
by John Gregg chairman of the
navigation district.
• • •
Build something develop some-
thing. and the whole world wants
to know about it The tearers down
the knockers may get their minute
of attention. The quick smile greets
the wisecracks and forgets them
Just as quickly. But start some-
thing new. give the country an-
other' big development and the
world comes to your door for in-
formation
That's why the Valley has no
trouble in getting publicity in all
parts of the country We are builc-
ers and developers down here We
are carving a new empire and the
world wants to know about it
Sterling Hopeful
Of Proration Plan
HOUSTON. June 17—<JP>—Gov-
ernor Ross sterling today was hope-
ful the 300-barre'.s-per-20 acres
plan proposed by some east Texas
operators as a cure for overproduc-
tion there would work.
He said he felt the move was "a
step in the right direction and will
havrkw very wholesome effect upon
the fall industry of the whole na-
tion
The governor still had not acted
on a petition of another group seek-
ing a special session of the lecis-
lature to enact a law- to strengthen
power of the rai’road commission
to enforce existing prorat'.on or-
ders X
Field and Fruit
Crops Damaged
MALAKOFF. Tex. June *—
A heavy rain amounting to a
cloudburst in places accompanied
by stron? wind and hail in some
communities fell in this section
last night.
Damage to crops and fruit at
Oakland was reported to be consid-
erable. A few buildings were dam-
aged by the wind.
Scant Hope Seen For
Fall as Hoover Raps
Betrayers of Harding
WASHINGTON June 17.—t7P»—
District Attorney Rover said toda>
that Albert B Fall was expected
••immediately" to enter a hospital
for examination to determine
whether he can come to Washing-
ton to begin his prison term
William Beaumont hospital near
El Paso Texas where Fall is at
present has been designated and
Rover said the necessary permis
GRAHAM RITES
TO U HELD
WEDNESDAY
Masonic Lodge Will
Conduct Services
For Dead Jurist
Funeral services for Judge James
A. Graham. 69. prominent lo:ai
attorney who died Monday night
at 9 o’clock will be held in the
Presbyterian church at 5 p. m Wed-
nesday. witff Rev R O Mackin-
tosh of the Episcopal church ofii-
riating in the absence of Rev E. P
Dav. Presbyterian pastor.
Full Masonic rites will be held at
the grave in Buena Vista cemetery
Rio Grande Lodge No 31. A. F
and A M . will conduct the funer-
al. and Brownsvil’e Ccmmanderv j
No 62. Knights Templar will act
as escort. All Knights Templar are ’
requested to assemble at the Ma-
(Continued on pace 3»
HUG-THE-COAST!
PLEA IS MADE
Tax Rale to Finance Bond
Issue Would Be Small
Says Judge Dancy
Total cost of the construction of
the Hug-the-Coast Highway through
Kenedy county to the Willacy line
from Rivera would approximate
$1250000 of which amount 1750.-
000 would be paid by the state.
Judge Oscar C Dancy to'd the
Brownsville Rotirv Club Wednes-
day
The $500 000 bond issue which is
proposed for the five counties con-
cerned would cost at the rate of
6™ on the $100 valuation for the
first year and perhaps 4 l-2c for
subsequent years the fudge staged.
Combined valuations of Camer-
on Willacy KSnedy Kleberg and
Nueces counties are $108 000.000
Cameron county's valuation being
roughly 47 per cent of the total.
Importance of the highway to
the entire Valiev was stressed by
th° judge who pointed out that
completion of the gap would short-
en the distance from Brownrville to
San Antonio by ten mil*’ and to
Corpus Christi and other Hug-the-
! Coast points by approximately 50
miles.
The highway is financed from
Rivera to Orange and from Orange
on to the eastern seaboard he
stated
Beginning his talk. Judge Dancy
stated that only the securing of
rights-of-way stood in the way of
letting contracts for paving of the
two gaps in the Military highway
between Brownsville and the Hi-
dalgo county line.
Assurance that the county would
be m a position to satisfy the high-
way commission to allow letting
of the contracts at the August
meeting of the commission was
given by the judge.
Girl’s Arm Broken
Charges Are Filed
Juanita Hinojosa u m the Mercy
hospital with a broken arm an in-
jured leg and other injuries and
Hodolfo Jaso is charged with driv-
ing drunk and using an automobi.e
as a weapon in an aggravated as-
sault as the result of an affair cn
the Media Luna road Tuesday
aitemcon.
Bernabe Zuniga service car dri-
I ver. also is charged with driving
while drunk.
The woman was miured when hit
by t'ne mm's automobile officers
s.ate.
Deoutv Sheriff Henry Gordon
made the arrests and filed the
charges before Justice of the Peace
Fred L. Kowalski. Preliminary
hearings are expected to be con-
ducted next week.
The drivH" drunk cases would
be felony offenses to be tried in the
district court and the assault case
j is slated for the county court at
| law.
sion for army physicians to act had
been secured irom the war depart-
ment.
Rover added that Fall Harding's
interior secretary was expected to
go to the institution today or to-
morrow.
WASHINGTON. June 17. —iAb—
Albert B. Fall apparently had no
hope lor executive clemency today
as a result of the remarks of Pres-
ident Hoover yesterday in dedicat-
ing the Harding Memorial at Ma-
rion. Ohio.
The former secretary of the In-
terior in the Harding cabinet was
indirectly referred to by Mr
Hoover who praised Warren G
Maiding and denounced those who
betrayed him
Fall is at El Paso. Texas await-
ing a physical examination by gov-
ernment physicians to determuie
whether he is able to serve a year
in prison for his conviction of re-
ceiving a $100000 bribe from Ed-
ward L. Doheny. wealthy oil man.
in the leasing of government oil
lands. He also was lined $100000
His efforts to have his conviction
set aside failed when the supreme
court refused to review his case
Although the president mention-
ed no names in speaking at the
former president's memorial he said
men had betrayed Harding and it
"was later proved in the courts of
the land that these men had be-
trayed not alone the friendship and
trust of their staunch and loyal
friend but they had betrayed their
country.'
Fall is In poor health and his
physicians have said he was too
weak and aged to undertake the
journey to Washington to be com-
mitted to jail
Houston Picked For
Legion Ball Series
HOUSTON. Tex.. June 17. <JP>—
Russell Cook national chairman of
the American Legion Americaniza-
tion committee announced today
that the filth annual junior league
world baseball series of the Amer-
ican Legion would be played this
year in Houston either during the
latter part of August or early in
September
Houston American Legion posts
were notified of the decision to-
day
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
commissioner of baseball will come'
to Houston for the series along
with other men prominent in or-
ganized baseball
Former Husband As
A Roomer Is Shot
FOPT WORTH. Tex . June 17.
"P/—The plan of a divorced couple
to lr.e in the same house in order
to support their two children prov-
ed a failure today when Morgan
True. 35. was shot.
Mrs. Lei a True. 26 was charg-
ed with assault to murder while
True was near death in a hospiral
After six years of married life
the Trues were divorced a vear
aco True married again and was
divorced and for the last few
months has been a roomer at his
former wife’s home aiding in the
support of his family.
Robbers Blow Safe
In Postoffice Bldg.
CORSICANA. Tex. June 17 iF
—Safes in the postoffice and in
the Burlington and Island Railroad
station at Emtouse. nine miles
north of Corsicana were blown
open last night the robbers ob-
taining an undetermined amount of
stamps and money from the post-
office safe and S15 from the rail-
way station The two robberies
made a total of five safes in the
county blown open recently.
Weather Blocks
Hunt For Bodies
ST NAZATRE. France. June 17
F—Renewed search for bodies of
the victims of the St. Philibert
disaster was blocked today by
henry sea and rough weather.
Government tugs specially equip-
ped for dragging were unable to
begin operations.
Marine authorities hinted that
the excursion steamer might be
left at the bottom of the Bay of
Biscay as a tomb for those who
were caught in the cabins when
the ship went down.
Interior Secretary
Given Y ale Degree
NEW HAVEN. Conn. June 17.
—Honorary degrees of doctor of
law were conferred today at the
230th commencement exercises of
Yale University on Ray Lyman
Wilbur secretary of the interior
and Hugh Gibson ambassador to
Belgium.
DEATH PENALTY AFFIRMED
AUSTIN. Tex.. June 17. i/P—The
^nurt nf criminal appeals today af-
firmed the death sentence of chi-*f
led Wing convicted in Comal coun-
tr of the murder of three year okl
Evangeline Cavazos.
A Qualified
Juror We
Would Say
CHICAGO. June 17—Jpt—
Judge Joseph Finnegan has no
confidence in John C. Braschler.
In the first place Braschler
failed to show up yesterday.
"What kind of a man is this.”
asked Judge Finnegan "who
fails to appear to answer
cnarges of operating a confi-
dence game?"
"Your honor** said the def-
ense attorney "it is not Mr.
Braschler s fault he is not be-
fore you. He is sitting not
standing before Judge Joseph
McCarthy."
"And what may the court
ask. is he doing there?"
"He's a juror in a crimiral
case **
What king of a case?'*
"Operating a confidence
game." answered the defense
attorney.
“My word” mused the judge.
SCHOLARSHIP IS
GIVEN COLLEGE
Valley Methodists Place
$250 With Southern
Methodist
_
fBy Staff Correspondent*
SAN BENITO. June 17—A $230
scholarship to Southern Methodist
University at Dallas was decided
upon by Valley Methodist churches
wnich held a group quarterly con-
ference in the new church here
Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. O. C. Crow presiding elder
of the Brownsville district presided
over the conference at which virt-
ually every Methodist congregation
in the Vallay was represented by
ministers and lay leaders.
The conference was toliowed by
an open house during which many
visitors inspected the new $70000
edifice.
Rev H S Good’nough. presid-
ing elder of the Uvalde district
was unable to be present to preach
for the conference but Rev. L. A
Boone of Harlingen preached Tues-
day night to a large group.
Rev Mr Boone brought w:*h him
the Harlingen Methodist quartet.
Wednesday night.'" Rev. B A
M: prs of Raymondville will preach
while Dr Sterling Fisher of
Brownsville will fill the pulpit
Thursday night and Rev E A.
Hunter of McAllen Friday night.
Rev. c. E Marshall the pastor
who returned from a business trip
to Galvpston. will preach his first
sermon in the new church Sunday
morning and a joint service of local
congregations will be held Sunday
night.
Nieto An Accomplice
bays Haulages Judge
SAN DILL.O. JuilL V.- To— in uij
mrtruc’iOiis to tne jury. Superior
.Judge L N Turrentip.e today ruled
that Lydia Nitto complaining wit-
ness in the ' girl market’’ care. was
an accomplice in the conspiracy. U
any to conti lbute to her de m-
quency
ln order to convict Alexander
Pantages theater magnate and his
three co-defendants on that count
the jury would have to find her
testimony was corroborated by in-
dependent evidence or circumstan-
ces the court said.
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Bus Catches Fire
Tuesday Afternoon
Local lire a. pa.tment made a run
at 314 Tuesday afternoon to tne
corner of Adams and Twelfth and
I extinguished a small blaze m one
of the camions or busses stationed
there.
_ Detective wiring caused the blaze.
Fire Chief Sarran said and damage
was estimated at about $5.
Central fire station made a run
at 11:54 Tuesday night answering
a false alarm.
Pistol Sale Firms
Subject to New Tax
Firms dealing in pistols are sub-
ject to a state occupation tax of
$10 a year under a law recently-
passed.
This regulation is effective as of
May 28 and such tax should be
paid the countv tax co.lector.
i Only 7-12ths of the amount is be-
j ing collected this year as the law
went into effect May 28
The tax collector's office has
been notified of the new regula-
tion.
Accused Texans
Waive Extradition
DALLAS. .June 17.--P— Herbert
Scales socially prominent young
Dallas sportsman and c’ubman and
two other men. Ralph Arnold and
John Cherris. held her? for Mem-
phis authorities in connection with
th® >29.too robbery M?v 4 of the
i Union Planters* National Bank
j and Trust Company of Memphis
today agreed to waive extradition
1 and return to Memphis.
CHIROPRACTOR
ACQUITTED IN
COUNTY COURT
Jury Is Out Only 30
Minutes In Peery
Trial Tues.
J M Peery. San Benito chiro-
practor charged with practicing
medicine without a state license
was declared not guilty by a Jury
in the Cameron county court at
law early Tuesday evening after
deliberating 30 minutes.
Peery was specifically charged
with having treated Edward Stark.
San Benito and to have charged
him for services when Peery did
not have a state license on file
with the district clerk.
*The state failed to make a case
when Stark did not testify to the
set of facts expected. On the stand.
S:ark declared he did not know
whether Peers' treated 11m within
two years ago or after two years
ago. This was an important point
for if the treatment was over two
years aeo Peery could nor be
Kilted beciaW of the at
of limitations. Stark was repeated-
ly questioned on this point both by
the state and by the court but he
kept to his assertion that he could
not definitely settle on the date.
The witness had previously given
information which led to the com-
plaint aeainst Peery.
The San Bmto chiropractor test-
ified he treated Stark and charged
him $50. but that the treatment
was Aug. 1. 1928 This placed the
rase outside the law of limitation^.
Mrs Peery corroborated her hus-
band's testimony as to the date.
NAMES STATE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Actual testimony took little time
with the major portion of the aft-
ernoon devoted to action on def-
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AUDITOR WILL
BENAMEDSOON
Governor Appoint* Hidalgo
Judge to Aid In
Selection
'Special to The Herald*
AUSTIN June 17 -Gov Ross
Sterling has named Judge C F
Thomn on of the 9.Srd district court
to aid In selecting an auditor for
Cameron county
Judge A M Kent of the civil
district court and Judge Geo W'es-
tervelt were to appoint the auditor
according to regular channels out
win unable to agree upon a can-
didate
Gov. Sterling was called In on the
que.'-’.rn and he appointed 'he Hid-
algo Judge as a third* member of
the appointing group
According to information here. A
I L. Bauer and MaJ L O'Bryan are
the chief candidates for the post
Bauer an employe of the audi-
tor's office under J. J Bishop has
been acting auditor since the past
elect loh
National Deficit
Progresses Rapidly
WASHINGTON. June 17 UP)—'The
billion dollar federal deficit increas-
ed over $8 000.000 today despite ear-
ly tabulations of the second quarter
income tax payments.
The deficit stood at $1099063 as
compared with $1091809366 the pre-
i cedmg day.
The statement for the close of
business June 15 showed that early
tabulations brought the second
quarter income tax payments to $11-
948.411.
Cop-Killer Pleads
Shot in Defense
ORANGE. June 17—SP>—N. E.
Perkins on trial iiere for the sec-
ond time in connection with the
slaying last year of Will White a
policeman testified today that he
shot in self-defense.
Arguments were to start this aft-
ernoon.
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Officials Move On
New York as Front
In War on Gangsters
WASHINGTON June 17.—a»>—
Federal officials spurred by a
victory over Alphonse tScarface Alt
Capone indicated definitely today
they looked toward New York as
the next major objective in their
drive against the higher-ups of
gangster crime
From the Justice department
came word that federal agents
under orders from Washington al
KILLERS OF
ELLISON ARE
FACING CHAIR
I -
Clemency From Gov-
ernor Only Hope of
Munoz Rodriguez
HOUSTON. June 17—^-Gov-
ernor Ross S Sterling said this
afternoon he would not intervene
in the scheduled electrocution of
three Mexicans In Huntsville State
Prison early tomorrow unless some-
thing should deve'op to warrant re-
I tning Utdr cases.
HUNTSVILLE. June 17 _(T' —
Tliree m°n doomed to die in a
triple execution here early tomor-
row lounged about m their death
cells today with clemency from Gov-
ernor Sterling their only hope. All
were quiet and m fear.
Out of the three. Ofilio Herrera
convicted slaver of Sheriff A. T
Murray of Madison county four
years ago was going through an
old experience Fcr 24 months he
has been in death row and in that
time has seen 24 men leave there
20 of them to dir and four to go
to life imprisonment
Herreras light to esr«pe the
penalty has bern one of the most
persistent in the memory of prison
officials.
The two others s-heduled to die
with him are Nicandro Munoz and
Victor Rodriguez convicted of ki’l-
mg Ben Ellison customs inspector
at Weslaco on August 9
The executive how e’ fr. had
given no indication that he would
grant clemency.
»
Air Company Moves
Office fo Missouri
KANSAS CITY June 17 —
Richard W Bobbins managing
director of Transcontinental A
Western AJr. Inc. announced In
New York today his company plan-
ned removal to Kansas City ot its
general offices operating head-
quarters and other departments.
He said. J L Maddux executive
vice president would reach Kansas
City Mondav to prepare for the
transfer here of general ojfices.
 fic. accounting and other depa. c-
| ments in New York and the operat-
ing headquarters and maintenance
department now at Port Columbus.
Ohio
Robbins described the move as one
to Increase efiicienrv through con-
centration at the most central !©ca-
[ tion possible on the company’s
j transcontinental system
Local C. of C. Will
Put Sign Near S. A.
Decision to erect a sign 15 bv 15
feet just outsid* thm city limits of
San Antonio directing people Vo
Brownsville was reached n. the dir-
ectors meeting of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce here |
night.
The directors heard several re-
ports. R B. Creager reporting on
progress of the Valiev Water con-
servation committee; G C Rlch-
: ardson reporting on Fort Brown;
} and Frank Lopez chairman of the
highway committee reporting on
several road matters including the
; military highway.
Cleburne Murder
Trial Continues
CLEBURNE.Tex  June 17—- —
Trial of Clarence Reynolds charged
I with murder in connection with the
! death of O P Cavendar here last
May cont.nued m district court
here today. The jury was com-
pleted yesterday alter which the
first witnesses were heard
Indications * $ *rc ilia* evidence
would deal mostly w.rh the cam*
of the fatal difficulty in wmch
Cavendar was scabbed
Reynolds is pleading not guilty.
FEVER TAKES LIVES
Mexico rmr. June W </*—
Dispatches from Mer.da. Venezuela
I today sakl that an epidemic of scar-
let fever in the state of Yucatan.
| Mexico had claimed 16 lives ar.d that
! 60 per cent of the children had been
I affected.
ready are engaged in quiet Investi-
gation there.
Simultaneously Indication was
given at the treasury that an aug-
mented force from the intelligence
division of the internal revenue
bureau—armed with the power to
peer into bank accounts—will lend
its strength in this section.
Although officials steadfastly re-
fused to be quoted it was not de-
nied that some of the scores of
agents who spent months in weav-
ing piece by piece the fabric of
charges to which Capone pleaded
guilty in Chicago yesterday would
transfer their activities to Mew
York.
Prohibition Director Woodcock
already has directed his force in
the New York area to concentrate
on the brains behind the prohi-
bition law violations. He declared
also for cooperation between the
various government enforcement
branches
Along with the eastern metrop-
olis. authoritaisve indication has
been given that gangster activities
in Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland
and St. Louis will come in for some
share of federal attention
In the general congratulatory
air that prevailed tn the justice
and treasury departments over the
surrender of the Chicago gang
czar on charges of income tax and
prohibition law violations officials
were willing to talk privately how-
ever. of some of the details on the
case against him.
Much of the praise went to United
States District Attorney George
E. Q Johnson whose office was
the local brain center of the care-
fully mapped campaign. One of-
ficial attributed the success of th»
government's case to a masterpiece
of fitting together apparently in-
significant details. »
POLICE HUNT
GIRL ATTACKER
Slight Clues Furnished San
Benito Police In
I
Man Chase
(By Staff Correspondent >
SAN BENITO. June 17-San Be-
nito police were still searching to-
day for clues which might lead to 1
the identity of a 30 year old man
who lured a 9 year old San Benito
girl into a school building late
Tuesday leaving her in a hyster-
ica! condition when her shouts
A meager description of the man
given by the girl was of slight aid
to the officers. as the child could
only say that he was dressed like
a laborer-and had a crooked mouth
Another little girl. 7. was unable
to help h’r companion descr.be the
man
T.ie would be assailant is believed
bv Chief Luke Waters to have got- !
ten a ride out of the Valley.
I.urlng the girl into the school
gymnasium the man frightened
her bv bis actions ar.d fled when
she screamed her alarm. A group
of workmen hastened to the build-
ing but the man made good his
escape
Autogirists Reach
United States
EL PASO. June 17—r—Mr and
Mrs Walter Hoffman were to f’v
their autogiro to Lordsburg N. M.
and Tucson and Marrlcopa Ariz.
today after arming here yester-
day from Mexico opposite Presidio
where they landed believing they
were coming down on United States
soil.
They were obliged to remain
grounded In Mexico pending dis-
posal of certain formalities They
sa:d Mexican officials treated them
with utmost courtesy.
The Hoffmans were flying from
New York to their home in Santa
Barbara Calif.
Severe Temblor
Felt At Tokyo
TOKYO. June 17—i/T*—a severe
earthquake hit Tokyo at 9.10 o’clock
tonight. causing tens of thousands
of persons to run into the streets
and gardens.
The quake shook down household
ornaments but so tar as could be
learned immediately there was no
serious damage.
Hobbs Advisory Oil
Body Meets Wed.
DALLAS. Tex. June 17. (Jfb-A
meeting'©! the Hobbs 0:1 Advisory
committee was called for today.
Meeting here yesferda■■. the Y
pool advisory group -requested the
I railroad commission to extend *he
present allowance of 70.000 barrels
i for another six months. The com-
1 mittee declared JAself tor prora-
Uon.
MAN ADMITS <
ATTACK UPON
YOUNG CERF
Case Involves Alleged
Kidnaping Ransom
At Corsicana
CORSICANA. June 17 — (JFV-e
Jimmie Nash. Corsicana youth to-
day was given a seven-year pen-
itentiary sentence by a jury which
convicted him of assault upon a
person while masked or in disguise.
He was indicted with four other
men in connection with abduction
and $15000 ransoming of Robert
Cerf son of a Corsicana bank
president.
Horns Lovett defense attorney
entered a plea of guilty for younf
Nash and me jury was selected from
the jury panel lor the week wita-
out argument by attorneys.
Cleo G. Miller criminal district
attorney then read the indictment
to the jury after which Nash was
asked to stand. When questioned
by District Judge Hawkins Scar-
borough he said his plea of guilty
was voluntary and of his own free
will.
Isaac N Cerf president of the
S'ate National Bank of Corsicana
and father of Robert Cerf. the kid-
naping victim was called as a wit-
ness and related details of events
which occurred on the night of the
kidnaping.
The jury deliberated less than
live minutes after the case was
submitted and return'd a verdict
of seven years imprisonment. Judge
Scarborough pronounced the sen-
tence
District Attorney Miller read a
confession made by Nash and rec-
ommended to the jury that the
state and the Cerf family would
be satisfied with the seven-year
penalty.
Young N»shs wife and his par-
e • a i
his brother Doyle Nash the latter
indicted in connection with tho
S im' ease. w :e m tlv courtroom
this morning. The indictments
against Dovle Nash were dismissed
upon recommendation of the coun-
ty attorney pr; >r to the trial of
Currie Caldwell first of the five
men indicted to be tried. Caldwell
was convicted and given a 12-year
sentence.
Charges of rohberv with firearms
still are p-nding in Dallas county
against Jimm’e and Doyle Nash
and Oliver C'anp another of the
quintet indicted here.
Youth* Charged In
Robbery Are Moved
BEAUMONT. .Tine 17——Two
of five youths arrested here Monday
m it m cor ;i» •.■ vi > . n the
berv of ?fte Farmers’ and Mer-
chants* Bank of Winnie mere taken
to Chambers county yesterday. The
others mere held here.
R J Shepard deputy sheriff mho
made the arrests sad he under-
stood rharces w»re to be filed
against the two at Anahuac taday.
New Permit* Are
Given New* Agency
WASHINGTON June 17 —>)—
The Ameri.m Radio News Corpora-
tion. which Is experimenting with
the transmission of news bv auto-
matic rad.o operated printing ma-
chines. was granted licensrs bv the
Radio Commission today for two
new stations
One is to be hull at Tmley Park
Ills the other at Mills Field San
Mateo county California.
Bandit* Tc Kill
Five MfAsionaries
HANKOW. June 17- -Bandits
holding five Italian Catholic mis-
sionaries have informed mission
headquarters here that unless heavy
ranscm is paid within ten days all
the captives will be killr *. Thev
have refused an offer of $3000 for
an extension of time.
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