The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 95, Ed. 2 Sunday, October 23, 1932 Page: 2 of 28
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600 Policemen Called to New York Prison as Rioting Flares Anew
PEACE PARLEY
TRY RESULTS
IN STABBING
JgEJ YORIf. Oct. 22. OP) - one
prisoner was killed and many in-
jured today in rioting at the city
penitentiary on Welfare island
which started In fighting among
prison “peace makers" in the
warden's office.
Two committees of peace makers
nad met with the warden to set-
tle racial animosities which had
Woken out between prisoners of
Irish and Italian extraction.
Signal For Rioting
The peace makers suddenly be-
gan fighting and George Holshod
was stabbed to death. The killing
was the signal for general rioting
which spread among some 200 pris-
oners of the 1660 confined in the
Institution.
The rioting continued for half
an hour before it was quelled and
many were Injured in the fighting.
The riot caused one of the great-
est concentrations of police in
years between 600 and 800 police-
men emergency squads police
boats and airplanes being sent to
the scene.
The police army was equipped
with machine guns rifles revol-
vers and tear gas bombs.
The peace committees consisted
of two men each. The Italian
faction was represented by Joey
Rao Harlem gangster and Frank
Maxzio. Holshod the man who
was killed was one of the repre-
sentatives of the Irish prisoners.
Holshod was said to have struck
Mazzio. The hundreds in their
cells began screaming and shaking
the bars as the fight began and
for almost an hour there was bed-
lam.
Planes Keep Watch
After the riot was quelled the
surviving “peace makers'’ were
taken into the warden's office for
questioning and aoout 50 prison-
ers were herded Into an ante room
for examination later. They seem-
ed In an ugly mood and more than
100 patrolmen were assigned to
watch them ready with revolvers
rifles and gas bomb6 to stop any
new outbreak.
The police boats continued to
circle the island the planes to
wheel close overhead.
None of the injured was serious-
ly hurt most of the injuries be-
ing scalp wounds and body bruises.
VALLEY TAKES
(Continued From Page One)
equally elated over the progress
made along port lines.
It is pointed nut that everything
that has been done is as much in
connection with the Brownsville
project as with its sister project.
The channel for which dredging
bids have been advertised is a joint
charnel and according to the terms
of the bill creating- both harbor proj-
ects is <m the most direct line from
Brazos Pass to the site of the pro-
posed Brownsville turning basin.
■ An application for a loan «vom the
Reconst ruction Finance corporation
to enable the Brownusvllle project
to proceeed immediately is now be-
ing prepared It was announced
Thursday bv H. L. Yates attorney
for the district. In a speech before
the Believers in Brownsville.
When dredging on the twin proj-
ects gets under way. the culmina-
tion of more than two score years
of effort for a deep water port for
the Lower Rio Grande Valley will
have been reached..
j City Briefs J
Dickey’s Old Reliable eye water
relieves sore eyes. Doesn’t burn or
hurt. Adv. 3
Misses B Schllef. M. Wayen and
V Pace of St. Louis Mo. arrived
In the city Saturday for a week-
end visit.
Alvin Moore. Cheyenne. Okla;
and J. H. Bradley of Cheyenne
Okla; arrived here Saturday and
are registered at a Brownsville
hotel for a few days.
P. E. Orpet of Houston Is spend-
ing several days in the city.
Here from Dallas is Oscar New-
ton. r. who arrived hi the city
Saturday for a short stay.
E. M. Bancroft of Toledo Ohio
is visiting in Brownsville and the
Valley over the week-end.
John R. Herr of Houston is here.
San Antonio callers in Browns-
ville include A. S. Busby. L. J.
Wirth and W. M. Bower.
Stanley J. Davies of Baltimore.
Md.. arrived here Friday for a stay
of several days.
In the city from Mineral Wells
is Ed. E. Dismuke who arrived in
Brownsville Friday.
Spending a few days here from
Houston are T. Wilson. C. Ellis and
p. T. Herbertson.
D. K. Wood of Cottonwood Falls.
Kas.. is spending a l:ort time in
Brownsville.
Here from New Ycrk is F F. !
Woodworth who arrived in the
city Friday.
* In-bound passengers on the
Mexico City plane Friday were
E E. Balluder. H. B. Beal F. Rick
and E. H. McReynolyds Balluder.
returning to Mexico City was the
only'outbound passenger Saturday.
Sunday Chicken dinner at Kit
Carson's. “It's different". 1214
Washington—Adv.
Chrysanthemums. Asters. Roses
Tuberoses etc. T. R. Riggs Nur-
sery.—Adv.
Rose bush sale now on. 2 year ;
large bushes. 10c and up. T. R
Riggs Nursery.—Adv.
New decorated pottery just re-
ceived. Half of former price. T.
% mm JiUl^sy^Adf. 4 |
LaFollettes Out On
Sidelines May Urge
Demo Party Support
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Oct. 22. UP)
I —A Wisconsin state political cam-
' paign without a LaFollette domin-
ating the proceedings is drawing
< to a close.
In the September primary Wis-
consin surprised the nation and
Itself by upsetting the LaFollette-
Progressive organization.
| But crowded out of the center
of the fight the LaFollette faction
HOOVER
(Continued from page One)
"Observing this and examining
the dominant elements of his party
under the leadership of the vi.e
presidential candidate we can only
assume that this program Is still
in abeyance to be produced by them
if they shall come Into power.”
The president directed an at-
tack upon a letter he quoted as Lav-
ing been written by Roosevelt and
containing the statement that he
believed "in the inherent right of
every' citizen to employment at a
living wage and pledge my support
to whatever measures I may deem
necessary for inaugurating seif-
liquldatiiig public works such as
utilization of our water resources
flood control and land reclamation
to provide employment for all sur-
plus labor at all times.”
‘Government Jabs’
There could be “only one con-
clusion from this statement” the
president asserted. terming it “a
hope held out to 10.000.000 men and
women now unemployed and suffer-
ing that they will be given Jobs by
the government.”
He asserted the worst situation
In the world today “Is the lack of
confidence and faith.”
“It Is a terrible thing to Increase
this undermining effect by holding
out for political purposes promises
to 10.000.000 men which can not
be kept and must end in leaving
them disillusioned'" he added.
An effort to furnish such a num-
ber of men with government work
he said would cost between $9000-
ooo.ooo and $12000000000 and
would withdraw so much money
from Industry as to cause more un-
employment.
“I ask you." he said “whether or
not such frivolous promises and
dreams should be held out to suf-
fering unemployed people. Is this
the new deal?"
The president discussed what he
called “a misstatement of facts”
concerning the fiscal policy of the
government In recent years.
Quoting Roosevelt as saying In his
recent Pittsburgh speech that the
administration had been “extrava-
gant” in its fiscal affairs and had
increased the “routine” cost of gov-
ernment bv $1000000000 between
1927 and 1931 the president assert-
ed:
“The ordinary expenses of the
federal government except for re-
lief purposes have been reduced
while those of the government of
New York state have been increas-
ed. Moreover there will be proof
that the governor of New York no
doubt through ignorance of our fis-
cal system or through misinforma-
tion supplied to him. and totally
ignoring the actions of the demo-
cratic house of representatives has
broadcast a misstatement of facts.
In consequence his conclusions are
amazingly removed from the truth.
So few of the statement made by
the democratic candidate In ac-
cordance with records of fact that it
leaves me nonplussed where to be-
gin.”
Blames Dem House
Quoting Roosevelt as saying he
would cut $1000000000 a year from
the costs of government the presi-
dent declared that if he was re-
elected and “if the democratic
house will cooperate. I will make
for the next fiscal year a reduction
from the totals of l~32. not of a
billion but of $1500000000.”
He said If Roosevelt would com-
pare the total expenditures for 1932
with estimated total expenditures
for the fiscal year ending in June
1933 “he will find a thing that he
may possibly know already that his
premised saving of a billion dollars
already has been accomplished
even though w’c are still struggling
with the expenditures forced on us
by the democratic house.”
"But more than this.” he said
“if the economies proposed by this
administration had been accepted bv
the democratic house there would
have been for the current vear a
further saving of at least a half bil-
lion more.”
The president asserted that
Roosevelt in his statement that
government costs had increased be
SI.000.000.000 between 1927 and 1931.
had failed to mention that the in-
creases “we almost wholly for re-
lief of hte depression." Listing as
emergency expenditures figures
which totalled SfiI5.500.000 he said
that "if we adopt the governor’s
own definition of ordinarv routine
expenditures and deduct this sum.
then the ordinarv routine costs of
government for i931 were actually
less than those of 1927—not one mil-
lion greater as he states.”
The president said if Roosevelt
had “wanted to be fair” he would
have chosen for his comparison of
fiheal totals not the year 1927. but
1929. in which he added “you can
be sure there was no waste under
Pres. Coolidge."
Student Killed
EDNA. Oct. 22 (A*—Theodore
Buhler. 18. student at the Victoria.
Tex. junior college was killed and
his mother Mrs. C M. Buhler was
seriously injured when their auto-
mobile struck a truck near here ear-
ly today.
Buhler ~nd his mother were en
route to Houston to visit Mrs. El-
mer Summers wife of the countv
editor of the Houston Chronicle and
to attend the Rlce-Texas football
gam* „
' is coaching from the sidelines—
and shouting for democratic can-
didates of national and state tick-
ets. The perplexing question poli-
1 tlcal followers say is whether
homeless LaFollette votes are go-
ing republican or democratic Here-
tofore they have been in the re-
publican column.
The progressives are pondering
the advice of Sen. Robert M. La-
Follette. not a candidate this year
who said in a formal statement
that there is little to hope from
either party but that the demo-
cratic “is the lesser of two evils."
He urged support for all democrats
except those opposing the few pro-
gressives who survived the primary
upheaval.
Gov. Philip F. LaFollette. victim
of defeat in the primary' has urg-
ed followers to support a democrat
for United States senator but has
remained silent on other candi-
dates.
The LaFollette plea was intend-
ed to appeal to 320000 voters who
supported the governor in the
primary. The office holding bro-
thers are trying to add them to the
132.000 votes cast for democrats in
that election. The conservative
candidate polled 414.000 votes in
the primary.
| For governor Wisconsin voters
! will choose between Walter J.
Kohler former governor philan-
thropist and manufacturer whose
industries are situated at the
“ideal village” of Kohler is the
man who eliminated Gov. LaFol-
lette in the primary. Schmede-
man is mayor of Madison and was
minister to Norway in the Wilson
administration. He has devoted
himself largely to urging strict
regulations of utlities and demand-
ing adequate cafe for the unem-
ployed.
ivonier last weetc cnaorseo tne
candidacy of Pres. Hoover there-
by suprisin^ democrats who had
dared him to do it. Democrats
charged that Kohler who made the
primary fight on state issues
chiefly economy in government
would hesitate to associate hlm-
| self with the national republican
ticket. Whereupon Schmedeman
! presented all republican opponents
with a hyphen terming them the
"Hoover-Kohler crowd.”
For U. S. senator the race is
between John B. Chappie repub-
lican and F. Ryan Duffy demo-
crat of Fond Du Lac. In the pri-
! mary Chappie crusading young
I Ashland editor campaigned against
i w’hat he called “radicalism” and
I eliminated a veteran of the pro-
gressive wars. Sen. John J. Blaine.
I But in the election he faces Duf-
fy who also says he is a foe of
“communism and socialism.” An
attorney Duffy first gained public
j notice as a member of the Amer-
i lean Legion of which he is a past
i commander.
HANDWRITING
(Continued from Page One)
the young wife bend over and pick
up a bottle and when she started
to look at it Berrie grabbed it out
of her hand and threw it into the
trash.”
Robert Ledbetter county jailer a
rebuttal witness few the state told
of examining a worn Bible in which
a purported “suicide’’ note from the
first Mrs. Berrie was found by tne
minister as he looked through the
volume In the Jail.
“The paper was there but no
poetry." Ledbetter :-aid. examing the
note. He added that three sheets of
paper fell out of the Bible but there
I was no writing on one of them.
John Hawn a jailer was asked if
he saw the note in the Bible when
he received it in the Jail.
•Note Not in Bible’
“No. it wasn't there.” the witness
answered.
Mrs. A. C. Trotter sister of the j
first Mrs. Berrie. the next rebuttal
• witness was asked if her brother
had taken his own life.
“We never though so" she an-
swered.
Co. Atty. Phil K Oldham took the
stand to identify letters with Mrs.
Berrie's handwriting and other pap-
ers thus setting the stage for the
handwriting expert.
Today’s proceedings in the case
followed an all-day suspension of
court yesterday due to the illness of
a juror who recovered from a ma-
laria attack in time for the opening
of court this morning.
Dist. Judge W. L. Cru mn handed
a box of medicine to another furor
this afternoon upon request of the
latter’s family who reported he had
a cold.
FORT HONORS GARRISON
The flag at Ft. Brown flew at
half mast Saturday in honor of
Lmdley M. Garrison former secre-
tary of war whose funeral services
were held in Washington Saturday
afternoon.
The former cabinet official died
on Oct. 19th.
PI .3..RIVER SHOWS..
A six-foot rise in the Rio Grande
at Rio Grande City Friday and
Friday night was reported at the
Brownsville Weather Bureau Sat-
urday.
This water came out of the San
Juan river.
Duration of the higher stage
there. 15 feet now. Is expected to be
short and the effects of the rise
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
will be negligible.
The river is down to 15.6 at Hi-
dalg o. is 19.2 at Mercedes and 17.7
at Brownsville.
Water from the Sar Juan rise
was reaching the western part of
the Valley Saturday. It will send
the river up to probably 18 feet at
Hidalgo and up a few tenths of a
foot at Mercedes and Brownsville.
Pioneer Dies
CORSICANA. Oct. 22 (^—Fun-
eral services are planned here to-
morrow for Mrs. Ruth Elisabeth 1
Teas 82 native of Corsicana who
died in Alvarado early today. She i
had resided her* ©radically all of!
her ilia j
USE DYNAMITE
IN ATTEMPTS
TO FIND BODY
SILVER BAY. N. Y. Oct. 22. (#)
—Searchlights dynamite and a
fleet of small boats were trans-
ported over a tortuous mountain
trail to remote Jabes Pond where
the body of a young New York
state game protector was sought
today.
Paul Du Cuennois 266. disap-
peared Saturday when the sound
of guns lured him into the moun-
tains west of Lake George in search
of unlicensed hunters. His canoe
and hat were found floating on
Jabes Pond Sunday.
The pond which is 45 feet deep
was dragged without success. Be-
lieving that Du Cuennois fell over-
board from his canoe and de-
termined to recover the body. Chief
Game Protector Morris W. Brackett
of Albany went to the scene.
Yesterday 100 men among them
many woodsmen state police and
game wardens laboriously began
hauling nine rowboats the search-
light equipment and heavy loads
of dynamite over the two mile
trail which leads out to the near-
est vestige of a road.
When dazzling searchlight rays
failed to find the bottom of the
pond 35 pounds of dynamite were
exploded but the upheaval of
water did not produce the body.
STERLING TO
(Continued from Page One)
ember election and I predict that
this is what they will do by a sub-
stantial majority” Gov. Sterling
said.
Continuing his statement in part
said:
•Return Poor Man*
“Two years ago I was nominated
governor by more than 88.000
majority and I have served the
people of Texas with absolute
fidelity and to the best of my abil-
ity and at enormous personal
sacrifice. When I became gover-
nor I was well-to-do and now I
am returnecl to the ranks of the
poor from which I sprang but I
have no regrets. To serve the peo-
ple of Texas even at such a sac-
rifice has been a glorious privil-
ege
“So believing I had no doubt
that it was my duty to the people
of Texas and. to the cause of
good government to take the ncces- i
sary steps provided by law to se-
cure a review and a recount in the
courts of the result as certified by 1
the chairman and the secretary of
the state democratic convention; |
and I appealed to the people for
their support and financial assist-
ance in seeking this review and I
am grateful for their generous and !
hearty response to my appeal. I
received more votes in the run-off
primary this year than I received
two years ago when I was nomin-
ated by over 88.000 majority and
I have never had - the slightest
doubt that a recount of the bal-
lots cast in the run-off primary
would establish my legal right to
the nomination for governor be-
yond all question and I have hoped
that such a recount would be or-
dered by the court so that the
correct result could be ascertain-
ed and declared by the court in
ample time for the name of the
nominee to be printed on the of-
ficial ballot. Certainly no one
ought to object to a recount of the
ballot sin an election in order that j
mistakes and frauds and illegalities
may be corrected snd the true
result ascertained.
‘But a condition and not a
theory confronted the people of
Texas at this time. Jim Ferguson
and his lawyers and henchmen
have been determined that there
should be no investigation of the
run-off primary election and no
recount of the ballots and they
have done everything possible by
filibustering methods of delay and
otherwise to make such a recount
impossible.
Great Damage Threatens
"Under these circumstances my
duty is clear and I am determined
to do all that I can to consolidate
the forces opposed to Ferguson ism
and render its return to power
impossible. • • •
"If Jim Ferguson should again
become governor in his wife's name
he will urge upon the legislature
and use all the power of the gov-
ernor's office to pass a bill cre-
ating a new highway commission
in place of the present highway
commission which he will appoint
and in this way secure absolute
control of the millions of dollars In
the state highway fund for the
next two years.
"It will be found that he will
urge and if possible force through
another bill creating a commission
to be appointed by the governor to
take over the work of the present
railroad commission and control
the output of oil by the Texas oil
fields and thus put under his con-
trol every oil producer big and lit-
tle doing business in the state.
"And he will endeavor to pass
various other measures adding to
the oower of governors.* ••
“If the people of Texas could
understand the situation as it
really exists thev would know that
the menace of Fergusonism threat-
ens them with greater damage
than they have ever been confront- '
ed with before: and thev would
agree with me that absolutely
nothing must be left undone to
prevent its return to power.
"The issue is plain and simple
It Is the Issue of common honesty
and responsible government. Tex-
as must be saved from Ferguson-
ism.”
‘Smile Day* Set
AUSTIN. Oct. 22. (*»>—The gover-
nor's office todav made public a
proclamation bv Gov. R. S. Sterling
designating Oct. 30 as “smile day
The proclamation cited that the
450 posts of the Texas department
of the American Legion planned to
collect clothing and foodstuffs for
the needy on that day. The gov-
emor appealed to citizens to aid the i
legion in making “this project of
cheers and smiles a success”
GRIDIROX GRACE
In refutation of complaints that football builds only rough-and-
tumble brawn consider this picture. As graceful as any terpsi-
chorean artist is Win Anderson o f Colgate University as he snares
a forward pass.
RABB ESTATE
FIGHT BEGINS
A legal fight over administration
of the Frank Rabb estate estimat-
ed to be worth $250000. got under
way in probate court here Satur-
day with three groups protesting
application of Mrs. Margaret Rabb
for appointment as permanent ad-
ministratrix.
Rabb. colorful Valley pioneer
figure died intestate and Mrs. Mar-
garet Rabb. his widow Is temporary
administratrix of the Rabb hold-
ings.
The protests of Carlos Watson
guardian of Mrs. Lillie Rabb first
wife of the deceased and Fred
Kowalski dispute the legality of
the marriage between Frank and
Margaret Rabb. They allege that
the divorce of Frank and Lillie
Rabb was obtained in the civil
district court whiih did not have
jurisdiction. The question of the civil
district court's jurisdiction in di-
vorce actions has been taken to
the court of civil appeals and Is
now before the supreme court on
certification.
Mrs. Margaret Rabb is represent-
ed by James Dougherty ol Beeville
and Bascom Cox of Brownsville.
Their position was that the civil
district court did have Jurisdiction
in divorce cases.
Relatives of the deceased are re-
presented by the firm of Scabury
George A Taylor.
Judge O. C. Dancy took the ap-
plication and protests under ad-
visement after hearing lengthy ar-
guments Saturday afternoon. He
expects to take action in the case
by next Monday.
DEMO CLUB TO
LAUNCH DRIVE
The Lone Star Democratic club
will open Its drive in support of
the straight democratic ticket Mon-
day night. They are making an
appeal not only to the members of
their club but also to the voters of
Cameron county to vote the demo-
cratic ticket "from president to
constable."
The following speaking dates
have been arranged: Harlingen
Oct. 24; San Benito Oct. 26;
Brownsville. Oct. 2G; La Fena. Oct.
31; Ranchito Nov. 2; Port Isa-
bel. riov. 5; Brownsville Nov. 7.
Not only the Latin Americans
but the entire public is invited by
the officers of the club to attend
these meetings.
Officers of the club are A. T.
Trevino president. A. W. Champion
general vice president and R. G.
Garza secretary.
Lawyer Sentenced
CLARK&DALB. Miss . Oct. 22.—
‘JPk—Fred Hamilton prominent Mis-
sissippi attorney was sentenced to
six years imprisonment and fined
$5000 in federal court today on a
charge of conspiring with three
farmers to prevent a witness later
slain from testifying against them
in liquor indictments.
Authorities accused him of plot-
ting with three others to intimi-
date and Injure J. H. Pru;tt and
thereby frighten him away from
court. Pruitt was slain the night of
Oct. 20. 1927.
Davis Convicted
BRYAN. Oct. 22. <iP\—Wayne Da-
vis. Brazos county dairyman was
convicted today and sentenced to 14
years imprisonment on a charge of
murder for the death of Willie Lov-
ell. his son-in-law last Jan. 7.
The Jury took the case late last
night end reported at noon todav.
Lamar Bethea defense attorney n-
ncunccd he would file a motion for
a new trial pending disposition of
the motion Davis will be held In he
county Jail here.
Alleged Gangsters
Injured In Wreck
DENVER Oct 22. (/B—Inju.ed
perhaps fatally when their motor
car crashed ’ast night near Wat-
kins Colo. two alleged Chicago and
Kansas City gangsters were in a
Denver hospital today.
They are Joe Fiore Chicago ac-
cused extortionist. and Vito Bales-
trari Kansas Ciay professional
body guard. Both were slated for
trial here Monday for an asserted
effort to extort $5000 from Geo. F.
Daly Denver investment broker.
France and other parts of western
Europe receive less rain than east-
ern United States.
_______..—
Some parrots have been known
to live 60 years.
TODAY’S MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK Oct. 22. (V—'The |
stock market received passively to-
day news of an unseasonal gam In
freight car loadings Fluctuations
over the two hour session were lr-'
regular resulting in a slight aver-
age loss.
With speculative activity stale-
mated by what brokers are calling
the usual pre-election apathy and
hesitation and also by uncertainty
as to next Tuseday’s action on U.
S. Steel oerperations preferred di-
vidend. "in and out" traders were
ready enough to accept small pro-
fits.
Thus the moderate first-hour
gains that followed the freight
movement report wilted quickly. In
some Instances being converted into
minor losses. Net changes however
were almost entirely of a fractional
i nature.
Most rails rose at least a point
on the temporary upturn in which
ether groups participated. Union
Pacific rallied 2 1-2 but lost it all.
Santa Fe. up 1 3-4. finished slightly
lower? other carriers behaved in
similar fashion. Tobacco stocks
| steadied after a week of sharp de-
clines. reflecting late covering.
American Telephone yielded most ot
a 2 point rise. Net changes either
way. for U. S Steel Genera! Motors.
General Electric. Case. Standard
Oil of New Jersey Allied Chemical.
North American Harvester and
Consolidated Gas were very narrow.
Sales totaled only 447.820 shares.
Loadings of re ’epue freight in the
veek ended Oct IS showed the sur-
mising advance of 24.942 cars. An
increase had been expected but the
actual gain exceeded best estimates.
Otherwise the market heard little
that was of interest. Considerable
division of opinion exists as to what
the Steel comaralion's board will
decide on the dividend question. The
preferred payment has never been
disturbed since the comnany began
business although the fact that it
. has survived other depressions Is not
being taken as assurance that it ran
escape unscathd this time. Thev will
doubtless be governed to a consider-
able extent by near-term prospects.
Advance estimated of next week s
steel operations suggested little
change although this might V
taken to Indicate that the industry
was leveling off t the seasonal top
Orders for rails are usually placed
! during the year's dosing week-; so
.that any stimulation to such busi-
ness resulting from recent price cut'
should begin to be manifest In an-
other month.
NEW ORLEANS C OTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 22 Tv-
Hesitancy of the trading public to
take hold in the closing days of the
presidential campaign was reflected
in a narrow cotton market today.
Trading in the short Saturday ses-
sion was moderate and prices
er a slight advance at the start
Fagged under hedging closing at the
day's lows and showing net declines
of 5 to 8 poiq^s
Tile market opened steady as Liv-
erpool cables came in a to 8 penny
6omts better than due. Private crd-
a said there was trade calling and
Norris Assails
Hoover’s Record
DLS MOINES. Ia. Oct. 22. UP;—
Sen. George W. Norris of Nebraska
tonight told an audience here that;
Pres. Hoover has failed to redce a i
"every pledge he made to the farm-
ers." and as secretary of commerce
"blocked genuine farm legislation."
The progressive republican sena-
tor campaigning in support of Got'.
Roosevelt asailed the president's
record on agriculture in a speech
which he said was In rtNj' to Pres.
Hoovers opening campaign address
in the same auditorium Oct. 4.
1.300 HOMES
DESTROYED IN
BIG JAP FIRE
TOKYO. Oct. 22. —f-P— Fire
I razed 1.300 homes In the town of
Komatsu on the coast of the Japan
-sea. 160 miles west of Tokyo today
i leaving 6.000 persons homeless and
exacting property damage esti-
mated at $1850000.
No casualties were reported.
It was necessary to call troops
equipped with dynamite to control
the flames and prevent them from
eating their way completely
tlirough the town of 12000 popula-
tion. As it was. thxee-fourtha of
the houses were reported destroyed.
Komatsu is 20 miles southwest
of Kanazawa a city of 100 000 on
the Imperial Real way line running
i *o the tip of Noto t**nmsula. Th-J
I towm in midway between Wasaka
| Bay on the south and the tip o!
the peninsula to the north.
Porcelain similar to the famous
Kaga porcelain for which Kana-
zawa is famous is manufactured
at Komatsu and that part of
Japan is also noted for its fishing
grounds and scenery fronting on
the sea. and backed by lofty
mountain peaks.
Pastor Bound Over
KINGSVILLE. Ort. 22. The
first case here arising from charges
of illegal voting In the democratic
primaries was brought into court
today when the Rev. M. D. Council
pastor of the First Methodist church
of Kingsville was bound over to
await action of the Kleberg coun-
ty grand Jury next January on
charges of perjury.
He pleaded not guilty when ar-
raigned before Co. Judge Ben D.
Wilson and was released under $1-
000 bond.
Black Draws Death
TOWSON. Md.. Oct. 22. (/P>—Euel
Lee. negro farm hand twice convict-
ed of murder of Green K. Davsl
Worchfster countyMd farmer was
sentenced today to be hanged.
International labor defense offi-
cials have announced an appeal will
be taken. The organization conduct-
ed Lee's defense.
straddle buying of distant months
narrowing the parity but hedge sell-
ing was smaller. Manchester cabled 1
the outlook in cloth and yarns was
much brighter with improved cloth
demand from the continent and
South America.
First trades lie re showed gains
of 2 to 5 points with December at
6.25 and March at 6.37. The market
soon turned easier however on
hedge selling and continued to ease
off gradually during tiie balance of
the session owing to the hedging
and lack of buying support coupled
with easier stocks. Lows of the day
were reached right at the end with
December at 6 14 and March at 6 27.
December closed at a net loss for
the day of 6 points and March show-
ed a net loss of 5 points .
CHICAGO GRAIN*
CHICAGO. Oct. 22. iF -Surpris-
ing activity and strength of the cash
corn market today contrasted sharp-
ly with a persistent downward trend
of wheat.
Indications wrre that a large
amount of corn was being moved u>
eastern positions to take advantage
of prospective big European demand.
It was estimated 2.000.0(H) bushels or
more of corn has been disposed of
to exporters this week the best ex-
port business known in years.
Corn closed firm at the same as
yesterday's finish for immediate de-
livery. with futures a shade to 3-3
off and oats at a shade decline to
an equal advance. On the other
hand wheat was 3-8 to 5-8 down
and provisions showing setbacks of
2 to 5 cents.
Chicago handlers made shipping
sales of 532.000 bushels of corn
day largely to seaboard exports.
Vessel charters were taken for 200-
000 bushels to Montreal and there
was evidence that 750000 bushels
were loading to go out from Chi-
cago to Canada. Nevertheless there
was something of a deadlock i the
market bigger export business ap-
parently dejjending on a small de-
cline in prices whereas receivers in-
timated that in case of an advance
of around 1 cent thfre would be lib-
eral amounts of cash corn available
from the country.
Less favorable weather for corn
movement from rural sources ap-
peared to be developing ever the
middle west. This was construed -n
seme quarters a; Vreatening to cur-
tail receipts.
A curious feature was that specu-
lative trade in corn remained slack
although pit operators as a rule pro-
fessed to be favorable to the buying
side taking the ground that prices
were at an unusual low level.
Wheat values churned with a nar-
row range today mith the volume
of dealings small. Timely rains i t
Argentina with downpours also at
various points in Kansas gave an
advantage to bears. Export demand
for North American wheat was mea-
ger. Scantiness of receipts helped to
steady the oats market.
Provisions sympathized with
weakness of hog values.
Closing indemnities: Wheatr— Deo.
47 5-8 to 3-4. 48 5-8 to 3-4: May
53 1-4. 54 1-8 to 1-4; July 54 5-8 55
1-2. Corn—Dec. 25 3-8. 25 5-8; iUy
30 1-8 to 1-4 30 1-2 to 5-8.
•
SMITH TO GET
CABINET JOB
IS INDICATED
NEW YORK. Oct. 22. —'The „
New York World-Telegram. In a
copyrighted dispatch from Ray
Tucker its Washington corres sond-
ent. say* that *a new cavnct post
to be filled by Alfred E. Smith
will be created by Oov. Roosevelt
If he is elected president.”
“It was learned today.” says the
despatch -that the democratic m-
mir.ee already has discussed ills
plans to name the popular New
Yorker provided he a ill accept to
an office in which he can utilize
his ability in handling federal
finances and reorganizing govern-
ment departments. Mr. Smith
under the plan would be a com-
bination of budgetary officer and
federal co-ordlnator.”
MA FERUSON
(Continued from Page One)
fort to roll up a big majority for
the national ticket.
James E. Ferguson was impeach-
ed and removed from the govern-
or's office while serving his second
term in 1917. Mrs. Ferguson was
elected the first time on an Issue
of vindication for her husband
after the state’s highest courts had
ruled Ferguson's Impeachment
Judgment precluded his holding
public office in Texas again.
Mrs. Ferguson said she never
had voted against a nonlmee of her
party. She recalled that six and two
years ago when she was defeated
the first time for a second term
by Dan Moody and the other time
by Sterling she did not “cry fraud
but following the dictates of an
honest conscience I marched to the
polls took my medicine and voted
for both of them.”
"As the people have now nomin-
ated me. I appeal to every honest
voter whether you voted for me in
the primary or not to demand
i that they take a dose of their own
medicine or go way back and
down." Mrs. Ferguson said.
Jim “Bolted Once"
She asserted that It was true her
husband had voted "only once*
against the democratic ticket in
i 1920.
“That was when he was the
nominee of a different party—the
American party—and he did not
that year go into the democratic
primary and did not take a demo-
cratic pledge and therefore violat-
; ed no pledge." she said.
Janies E. Ferguson organized the
Americ#n party two years after his
impeachment and was its candidate
for president. TVxas was the only
state whose ballots carried Amer-
ican party presidential electors.
She said the present campaign
"has ceased to be one of personal
concern but is now one of party
concern."
IN OUR
VALLEY
(Continued FYom Page One>
lations has already appeared more
will undoubtedly follow.
Already a move is under wav to
attempt to Induoe the Reconstruc-
tion finance corporation to loosen
its restrictions.
If the RFC Is making the same
security demands of farmers as are
required in the making of other
loans the restrictions are well and
good.
If not. then the effort to secure
a milder set of security
should be encouraged.
Farmer Guarded
In Shooting Case
WE WOK A Okla.. Oct. 22.—Of*—
After a night of vigilance a special
guard was removed today from
the Seminole county Jail where ii.
J. Williams 61-year-old farmer is
held for the killing of a young
couple in a dispute over a crop.
Precautions were taken against
possible violence after Williams was
brought here from Seminole where
a crowd had shouted threats out-
sidp his cell. Williams is accused
of shoo*mg Mr. and Mrs Amos C.
Bruner the parents of three small
children yesterday near Seminole.
Burglars Get Gems
HOUSTON Oct. 22. —/Pi-E ir-
ra ransacked the home oi J. M.
West. Jr. early today escaping
with $20 In cash and jewelry val-
ued at $2360.
The most expensive Item of Jew-
elry was a combination necklace
ar.d bracelet set with d.amonds and
valued at $2230.
In another depredation a bur-
glar entered the home of A. W.
Peeples choked Miss Lois Linby.
25. a visitor at the home and was
frightened away when a gasping
sound aroused Peeples.
New Mexico Faces
Pecos Water Suit
AUSTIN. Oct. 22. ( IV- Ralph Yar-
brough. assistant attorney genera!
announced today that Texas plans
to enter suit in V. S. district court
against the state of New Mexico to
force a “fair division* between the
commonwealths of the waters of the
Pecos river. v
Yarbrough recently visited the f*c-
ti. embraced as the Pecos water-
shed. He wa.s accompanied by Ver-
non L. Sullivan an engineer of El
Paso.
Mad Dog Bites Girl
CORSICANA. Oct. 22. —/P —
Katherine Bras hear three-year-aid
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Brashear. is beirg given the P**t-
cur treatment by the county hen'th
officer here as a result of hiving
been bitten by a mad dog near
her home last Friday.
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