The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 128, Ed. 2 Wednesday, December 6, 1933 Page: 1 of 8
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THE WEATHER NRA Code
Brownsville and the Valley: Fair
. . . . . rh* BrownsVt::e Herald r-.aa lUMcrtbM
aild OOlder Wednesday night to Prea. Roosevelt’* Re-Employment
Thursday fair and wanner. •sreement Under tb* provujon. of the
accepted newspaper code The Browns-
ville Herald Joins fully tn the aptrlt of
the general recovery plan.
FORTY-SECOND YEAR—No. 128 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 1988 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
IN OUR '
VALLEY|
»—- --
PRIEND OP OURS WALKS IN
to remark—
“You have been gazing lor the
past week or so on the world's rot-
tenest duck hunter—
"Now take a look at the world's
worst goose him ter.”
And well bet that just lots ol us
know exactly how he felt.
• • •
AND THIS HAPPENED TO AN-
other friend—
Delayed two hours on a recent
plane trip—
On account of flat tires.
And it’s the truth.
| ...
”dave kirgan drops in to
tell us that Weslaco is going to
have the •’real stuff’—
As it stages its 14th birthday
celebration next week.
And wfe remark that we hate to
see Weslaco getting old-*-
Reminds us that we remember the
days when—
There was no Weslaco—
Which brings on the reminder
that we are getting no younger-
fast.
m • •
FOR NO REASON AT ALL WE
•re reminded thaU-
$200000 was allocated to the City
of Brownsville—
Part loan and part grant
By the Public Works administra-
tion on Oct. 13th.
No money yet.
And it was an EMERGENCY.
9 9 •
HIDALGO COUNTY RELIEF
committee squabble would be a
huge Joke were it not that poli-
ticians are playing their racket
At the expense of human misery.
But Sen. Archie Parr seems
bound and determined to control
the committee—
I Having in mind no doubt—
i=.- • The July primaries when he will
take the beating of his life.
LAREDO TIMES TELLS OF THE
trouble that the onion growers of
Webb county are having—
Trying to get labor to transplant
the onion sets—
While thousands are on the relief
rolls of the county.
Same trouble as in the Valley.
Private enterprise unable to com-
pete with the relief wage scale.
Take a popular vote in these bor-
der counties—
And an overwhelming majority
woVd be cast in favor—
Of having the depression con-
tinue indefinitely.
• • •
GOOD STUFF WAS THAT TOLD
Brownsville merchants in meeting
yesterday.
John Fanning Sam Perl. E
Manautou. Bob Ernst. Joe Linda-
Kr-y Otto Manske and a score
lire—
All with ideas for the betterment
of the common business of all
And willing to express them.
Looks like a fine Christmas sea-
aon for Brownsville.
Not only a fine shopping season.
But a fine season of good cheer.
neighborly affection
• • •
AND WHILE THE MERCHANTS
are planning to decorate thetr stores
and kinda give the Christmas at-
mosphere around the business dis-
trict'—
Is it too early to put the Christ-
mas wreaths in the home window?
And to bring out the twinkling
little colored lights?
Kinda putting in mind that this
IS the holiday season?
We think not.
And further we have the idea
that the spending of a little emo-
tional energy might be good for
us ail
cJh STOBYcf
■ I *5 *'» «*.' I
u 'if* ' ^ i
When the angel had gone away
from them Into Heaven the
shepherds said one unto another.
Let us go into Bethlehem and so*-
this thttig which has come to
pass; let us look upon our
Saviour.
*1 r**- SHOPPING
Ik DAYS
jk.-CHRISTMAS j
State Takes Control o f Hidalgo Relief Work
3t it - - - - ■ ■ ... - ■ - - ■■ - ■ ■■ . -
AUSTIN SENDS
OWN NAN TO
DIRECT WORK
Squabble Over Boards
Results in Action
By State
—
AUSTIN Dec. 8. i/P-The State
Relief commisison announced to-
day through Lawrence Westbrook
director that it had assumed con-
trol of the relief work in Hidalgo
county.
Kenneth Wendler of the Austin
headquarters office has been sent
to Edinburg to take charge of re-
lief in that county.
Robert L. Holliday of El Paso
member of the state commission
recently was delegated by it to go
to Hidalgo county for the purpose
of choosing a board to administer
relief there. He has made nomina-
tions to the commission but that
group has not been In session since.
The nominees will come up for con-
firmation when the commission
meets.
Factional differences in Hidalgo
county had interfered with the
work there for some time. Ap-
pointees of the county commission-
ers’ court were not acceptable to
others and contests had been
brought to the commission.
Citizens Ask
New Election
BATON ROUGE. La.. Dec. 6. »JPt
—The Citizens Election league to-
day •challenged' Gov. Oscar K.
Allen to call a sixth district con-
gressional election that would al-
low time for holding of two pri-
maries. The election could be held
within 21 days the league asserted
The league's communication to
the governor was almost simultan-
eous with announcement of the of-
fer of Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp.
‘ elected" in yesterday’s protested
Long-Alien balloting to withdraw
claim to the district congressional
seat if the governor called another
1 election.
Merchants Rap
New Sales Plan I
(Special to The Herald*
SAN BENITO. Dec. 6 — A new-
national merchandising plan which
has sent representatives into the .
Valley is condemned in a resolu-
tion passed by the advertising
committee of the San Benito Retail
Merchants association at an exec-
utive meeting Wednesday morning j
It is understood that two local
churches have accepted the mer-
chandising plan while others have !
rejected the proposals.
The advertising committee sug-
gested that in the future persons t
approached on such proposals take
the local merchants into their con- 1
fidence before accepting terms.
Japs Say Soviet
Civil War Cause
TOKYO. Dec. 6. Tv—Civil war
has flared in outer Mongolia with
nationalists rising against the sov-
iet's nine-year domination o* the
regime which has Urga as «ts capi-
tal. said Japanese military reports
to the war office today.
Moscow's recent eftorts to tighten
control over the area said the re-
ports resulted in nationalist out-
breaks in the Urga and Keml.m dis-
trict*.
Spreading nationalists are bat-
tling their sovietized compatriots
controlling the nominally ride pend-
ent Urga government which is
under soviet influence.
Morgan to Be Taken
To Insane Asylum
DECATUR. Dec 6. iT-J A
Morgan Wise county fanner who
“Just for a crazy idea” wrote letters
to Charles F. Urschel tellinz the
Oklahoma millionaire that $69740
of Urschels $200000 ransom imra
kidnapers was burled on his farm
today was held in Jail here await-
ing transfer to an asylum. Co. Atty.
Jennings Browm announced that a
county court jury had held that
. < reran was oi unsound mind
Doctor Kills Self
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 6 fJFV-Ful-
filling a threat to “blow” his head
off. Dr William D. Wlthtman 26-
year-old physician killed himself
today police invesigators said after
a quarrel with his wife over his at-
tention to a woman patient
At first glance detectives believed
the doctor had been beaten before
his death but subsequent investiga-
tion led tiiem to conclusion lie had
committed suicide. His widow waa
permitted to go home.
VALLEY BEAUTY
Miss Georgia Grant of Harlingen
has been selected as Miss Sun-
shine Special- by employes of
the Missouri Pacific lines to rep-
resent the Valley at the eigh-
teenth birthday celebration of the
Sunshine Special in St. Louis
December 5. She will join 11
other girls from over the M. P.
system at the celebration.
CITRUS LOANS ’
GROUP NAMED
5 Valley Men~To Take Plea
For Long-Time Loans
To Washington
especial to The Herald)
MISSION. Dec. 6—A committee
of five Valley men was named here
last night to present the plea of
the Valley citrus industry in Wash-
ington for long-time citrus loans
amounting to 46.000 000 or more.
The committee consists of Mar-
vin Godwin and John Farrell of
Mission. Ted H. Melden of Mission.
A1 F Parker of La Ferla and Lamar
Gill of Raymondville.
The committee was named by the
Rio Grande Valley Rehabilitation
and Relief corporation of which
Melden Ls president. This corpora-
tion was formed immediately after
the hurricane in September and
made a survey of the citrus Indus-
try. The result of Its survey was
decision to seek long-time loans for
citrus growers and shippers these
loans to be ammortized over a pe-
riod of at least 10 years at a low
rate of interest
The committee has been prom-
ised a hearing by officials at Wash-
ington through efforts of Senators
Connaily and Sheppard and Cong
Milton H. West..
The hearing had been set for this
week but was postponed and no
definite date has been set. Mr.
Melden said however that it would
probably be the latter part of next
week.
The data compiled by the or-
ganization was approved at the
meeting and also its recommenda-
tions for loans.
Watchman Shoots
At Two Robbers
Hipoiito Pena. night watchman at
the Fidelity Bonded Warehouse
engaged a pair of thieves in a gun
light late Tuesday night but so
far as could be determined none
ol the shots tcok effect.
Pena surprised the pair and the
men opened fire on him. Later thev
went around the building and tired
at him frem the other side.
The men who were attempting
to break into t*. - warehouse es-
caped in a lighl delivery truck
Brownsville police are working on
the case.
30 REVENUE
ACT CHANGES
ARE PROPOSED
Loop Holes by Which
Wealthy Escape To
Be Plugged
WASHINGTON. Dec 6.—/P-
Thirty additional changes in the
revenue act estimated to yield an
additional annual $35000000 to the
government were proposed today
by a house ways and means sub-
committee.
This supplements the sub-com-
mittee’s report to the full com-
mittee yesterday in which it pro-
posed revisions and additions cal-
culated by members to return an-
other $235000000 to the govern-
ment each year.
Stop I p Holes
One of the most important ad-
ditions recommended would deny
losses to be taken in the case of
sales or exchanges of pix>t>erty be-
tween members of a iamily or Be-
tween a shareholder and corpora-
tion in which such shareholder
owns a majority of the voting
stock.
Many instances" the sub-com-
mittee reported "have been brought
to light where the transactions
have taken place for the sole pur-
pose o! taking a loss for income
tax purposes.”
While a majority of the changes
proposed were minor several oi
them were designed to supplement
previous recommendations to c»s«
up gaps in the law and prevent
wealthy persons from avoiding in-
come and surtaxes.
Another change proposed would
force taxpayers to report their
(Continued on Page Three*
manTnifes
TWO WOMEN
Attacker Drinks Poison
After Rooming House
Affray
HOT SPRINGS. Ark Dec. 6 —
oRi—A man who identified himself
as Jack Walton of Chicago burst
Into a rooming house here today
fatally stabbed Mrs. Stella Shattas
30. of Chicago wounded her daugh-
ter. Irene 12. probably rurally
and ended his own life with poison.
No motive ior the act could be
learned by police immediately.
Mrs Shattas had been nere
since October 6. to seek a divorce
from her husband Charles.
She and her daughter were eat-
ing breakfast in their room about
10 a m. w hen the mu/i burst in.
He had given the name Jack
Walton" in mquiring about her In
the rooming house.
Tlie proprietor. Adam Talocha
heard screams soon after the mtri
went ui>stalrs. Rushing to Mrs.
Shattas room he found the cioor
locked He broke in and as he did
so the woman ran out. screaming
and bleeding followed by the giri
also slashed.
The man was standing with a
bottle in his hand.
"Don’t come in! This is nitro-
glycerin and IX blow up the place*’
| the man was quoted by Talocha as
! saying.
Mrs. Shattas and the girl ran
into a room across the hall a no
Talocha followed them The as-
j valiant then drank the contents oi
I the bottle.
RESURVEY OF
VALLEY MADE
HYLANDBANK
Exaggerated Reports
On Orchards Water
Loss Recalled
With officials of the Federal
Land Bank of Houston staling
that they will “make a definite j
statement in a few days" on the
possibility' of loans on irrigated
lands in the Rio Grande Valley.
Valley people today were pessimistic |
as to the outcome.
It became definitely known today
that two engineers from the Hous-
ton bank have been in the Valley
for several days investigating press
reports that the Valley’s citrus
acreage had been cut in half due
to trees dying from the effects of
a laised water table.
‘New Situation'
These engineers are reported to
be still investigating the situation
here on orders from the Federal
Land bank and have talked to
several irrigation district mana-
gers and others over the Valley.
J. E. Bell manager of the San
Benito chamber of commerce told
The Brownsville Herald this rr.orn-
me that in a conference with the
land bank officials in Houston the
first of the week he was told tn u!
a “hew situation had arisen m
respect to the Valley” which would
delay a final decision on making
Valley loam.
Land bank officials mentionec
the loss to citrus acreage In the
(Continued on Page Three»
10.000 More Men To
Get PWA Employment
AUSTIN Dei'. 6. '/Pv—Lawrence
Westbrook director of the Civil
Works program in Texas announced
today this state had been allotted
an additional 10.000 men for emp’oy-
ment on CWA projects.
Yesterday he received notice from
Washington that Texas had been
given 15.000 more employes. With
the latest addition. Texas will !Tave
216.000 men for CWA work. They
will be taken from the direct relief
rolls and placed on wages of $12
weekly.
Wife Slaying Case
Nears Jury’s Hands
DALLAS. Dec. 6 /P—The fllata
prepared to rest at noon ♦odav In
the murder trial of Toy O Woolley
for the slaying of his wife. Dorothy
after her mother. Mrs Esta Joynes.
testifisd conif'ming WOoUey’e
claims for his wife’s $10000 estate.
Mrs Joynes told the jury she be-
lieved her daughter was shot while
she lay asleep on a bed beside
which her husband sat with a shot-;
gun tn his lap. She said that even
at the time of her daughter’s death
'he was not aware that Woolley had
been married before.
Storm Warning
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6 4 —The
weather bureau today issued the
following storm warning
“Advisory Northwest storm warn-
ings ordered eleven a. m Apala-
chicola to Cedar Keys and Jackson-
ville. Florida to Virginia Capes
Disturbance over eastern Louisiana
will move northeastward with in-
creasing intensity and cause fresh
to strong southwest winds shifting
to strong northwest between Apala-
chicola and Cedar Keys this after-
noon between Jacksonville and
Charleston and Virginia Capes late
tonight.’’
1
Give the Local Merchant a Break
A certain measure of prosperity is returning to our
Valley cities.
CWA payrolls are putting money into circulation
fruits and vegetables are being shipped in smaller
amounts than usual to be sure but still our Valley pro-
duce is going forth to market.
Here in Brownsville we have had notice that Santa
Claus still lives as a 23 per cent dividend is announced by
the receiver of the Merchants National Bank to be paid
just before Christmas.
The Christmas spirit is in the air to a greater degree
than has been felt by the Valley for the past three years.
Talk of Christmas shopping is heard in every home.
And yet—we are wondering if Brownsville folk if
Valley folk are realizing their responsibilities toward their
own home town institutions.
Brownsville Retail Merchants Association reports that
708 credit reports have been issued on Brownsville people
in response to inquiries from San Antonio and Houston
firms during the past month. No doubt other Valley as-
sociations could give similar reports. .
Something wrong there—not intentionally wrong—
but still wrong as wrong can be.
Thoughtlessly no doubt Brownsville and Valley folk
are evidently establishing credit outside of Brownsville
and the Valley for the purpose of doing at least some
Christmas shopping.
It should not be.
Brownsville merchants Valley merchants have been
through three very trying years. That they are still in
business is evidence in itself that they are deserving of
support.
They have kept their payrolls going at a time when
the line of least resistance would have been so easy to fol-
low—discharge their employees shut up shop and go
fishing. _
They have carried many of us through our difficul-
ties at considerable difficulty to themselves.
They have borne their business and civic responsibili-
ties nobly and well.
They deserve all the breaks we can give them at this
Christmas time.
Remember—the money that goes to pay city county
and school taxes does not come from Houston and San An-
tonio—it comes from Brownsville from the Valley.
Payroll money comes from Brownsville from the Val-
ley.
This season as never before do yonr Christmas buy-
ing early and DO IT AT HOME.
NORRIS GIVEN
DEATH PENALTY
Second ‘Scottsboro Case’
Negro Found Guilty
At New Trial
DECATUR. Ala. Dec. 6 <jpt—
Clarence Norris the second of sev-
en negro defendants In the “Scotts-
bcro case" retried on a charge of
attacking a white woman was con-
victed today by a Morgan county
jury. The sentence automatically
carries the death penalty.
Norris was the second of seven |
negroes to be retried and convict-
ed on charges of attacking two
white women near Scottsboro. Ala.. 1
on a freight train two years ago.
Hevwood Patterson the first was
convicted last week and given the
death sentence.
Cases of the five remaining ne- i
groes under indictment for the at-!
tacks have been postponed by
Judge W W. Callaway landing an
appeal in the cases of Patterson
and Norris.
FIND Ql'AIL PLENTIFUL
Eight men returned last night
from a four-day hunting trip in
Hidalgo county whejc the; basrged
241 quail. In the group were J H
Batsell. Bob Wells. Wm. S. West.
W B. Clint Prank Armstrong. J.
G McCandless. Earl Hunter and
W. E McDavitt.
-- j
Crowds Celebrating Repeal Find that Long
Dry Spell Has Slowed Hands of Bartenders
NEW YORK Dec. 6.—/P—So
repeal came and—so what?
Taxis choked the Forties and
the Fifties until 3 o'clock and
later. Lights burned in the apart-
ments oi the Sixties and the
Seventies until dawn.
Not a drunk on Broadway not
a roisterer anywhere. The town
simply went legal really legal.
Speakeasies said “no"- se- i
their customer! to licensed res-
taurants or hotels said "have a
good timr. come bark when we
get our licerse." Hotels served
capacity crowds labored to please
the taste closed promptly at the
curfew set by the state alcoholic
control board. Restaurants df-'
the same.
Heywood Broun bon vivant
known to every illegal bartender
from Battery to Bronx dropped
Into his favorite 52nd street speak
paid 75 cents for a Martini. That
was at 6 p. m . to minutes after
repeal. He went to dinner drop-
ped back at the speak—quota-
tion: 50 rents. Out again back
again—price 35 rents. 9 p. m.
“I’ll be back tomorrow after-
noon” he said “with a nickeL”
The Astor sold Martini's at
25 cents Manhattan.* at 30 cents
old fashioneds at 35 cents. Bar-
ardi's at 35 cents side cars at 40
cents rye and bourbon at 25
cents. Scotch at 45 cents and
champagne at $7.50 a bottle and
the same prices prevailed gen*
erally at all the first class places
of the town.
The scene generally in the
speakeasies was this:
Bartender: “Ya see repeal
came so we can't serve it"
Customer: "Aw don't give me
that stuff*
Bartender: “Honest. Mr. we
can't do it. "II call the proprietor*
Proprietor: "We ain't k )n' no
chance see. Whv don't you go
over to Uu Waldorf. It's legal
over there.”
Happiness reigned among bar*
tenders an2 bead waiters. A good
ba“tender so bartenders say. likes
to see people drink and drink
but he doesn't like to see people
get drank. Head waiters too.
They love to serve liquor to peo-
ple who can hold liquor.
"Civiliaation." said Tom Farley
•f uelmonkos “b on its fed
again.*’ Tom served a white and
black Scotch to Stanford Whrtc
an hoar and a half before he wao
slain.
Curiously enough. Maurice Dorr
also a head waiter at Delmonic's
served the same drink to Harry
K. Thaw an hour before Thaw
shot White. Neither they said
uttered a word as he drank.
•All over the town were the
words “it s legal now” and all
over the town were people speaks
hotels :.nd restaurants being oh.
so legal.
Songs—there were many every-
where. “Happy Days An Here
.Again*’ was the favorite. “Sweet
Adeline*’ sometimes but not so
often.
.And New York went to bed
sober.
CHICAGO GIVES LIQl'OR
ALL-NIGHT WELCOME
CHICAGO Dec. —<AV- Gay
and Joyous crowds that surged
through Chicago's loop in carnival
spirit gave legal liquor an all
night welcome.
Celebrants were on hand out-
side some of the famous old ban
of other days early In the after-
noon ready to cross the thrrsn-
holds the moment word was
flashed down from Hah that
prohibition repeal had been rati-
fied.
And as the afternoon wore Into
evening and evening into night
their number* increased until ft
resembled a New Year's eve
celebration. It was the first time
many had ever imbibed of any-
thing but illegal liquor and from
the way in which stocks were
depleted they apparently liked It.
At one hotel the bartender who
presided over its bar the night It
closed 14 years ago was bark on
the job giving the "boys and
girls" of 193.1 a great big hand
In others there was a noticeable
slowness of service due to the
necessity of dispensers of cock-
tails and other fancy drinks to
refer U recipes constantly. But.
the customers were good natured
about it. Some served the cus-
tomer* with his glass and a
decanter as in the days of old
while in others the glasses were
pushed over the bur already
fUled.
HANSON GIVEN
PRISON TERM
Former Mission Postmaster
Found Guilty of Postal
Laws Violation
R Martin Hanson former Mis-
sion uostmaster. was sentenced to 15
months in the penitentiary Tuesday
afternoon when he pleaded guilty
before Federal Judge C. B Kenna-
mer to violation of postal laws The
government alleged a shortage of
approximately $1000 in Hanson’s
postoffice funds.
In pleading guilty through his at-
torney Wm S West. Hanson show-
ed mitigating circumstances in that
the money had all been refunded
except for a portion which would be
refunded by his retirement fund
R B Creager of Brownsville heal
of the republican party in Texas
was among the character witnesses
for the Mission man.
Tuesday morning Judge Kenna-
mer sentenced Julian Meredith ot
Mercedes to 15 months on a nlea
of guilty to violating the postal reg-
ulations. After the Hanson hear-
ing. the Judge reduced Mere'1 *hv
sentence to 13 months. Mc^th
was charged with appropria ii:» C.
O. D charges failing to return ap-
proximately $150 to the Mercedes
postoffice. acconiing to govern-
ment's allegations.
Four defendant* drew peniten-
tiary sentences Wednesday mam-
'Continued on Page Three'
Mother Father
Children Burn
GLACE BAY. N. 8. Dee 8. *>
—Trapped by fire a man and wife
and two of their four children for
whom they sacrificed their lives
were burned to death early today
as flames destroyed their two-
storv frame home.
The dead were Sam Aucoln. 38.
Mrs. Addle Aucoin. 38. Josle. 11.
Harold. 7
The four bodies were found with-
in a few feet of the front door
through which the mother and
father carried two of their children
and then raced back In an effort
to rescue the others
To Vote on Bonds
'Special to The Herald*
EDCOUCH Dec. 8—A $80.‘HIT
bond issue to 'inance const rcctton
of a new high school bulklini for
the Edrouch-Elsa district will it
voted on bv residents of the district
Dec 21
In case the bonds can not be sold
to private buyers efforts will be
made to sell them to the Public
I Works Administration
HUGE CROWDS
GREET COUPLE
AT HOP’S END
Brazilian City Closet
Shops For General
Holiday
NATAL. Brazil. Dec 0 <1*—CoL
and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh ar-
rived here this afternoon after a
1.875-mile flight arrow the South
Atlantic ocean from Bathurst.
Gambia. Africa
The great monoplane landed on
the harbor here at 2:55 p m.
Brazilian time (11 45 p m E. 8.
T.J.
Crowd* Appear
The street* and docks were
thronged with huge crowd* of
Brazilians who had waited through-
out the day for the arrival of the
famous American couple.
By general agreement all busi-
ness houses and stores in the city
were closed for nearlv an hour be-
fore the Lindberghs arrival in
celebration of the great event.
The streets were gaily decorated
for the ‘fiesta’. For more than a
week past the populace had been
excited by the reports that Col.
Lindbergh and his wife the former
Miss Anne Morrow would return
to the American continent through
their city.
Third Crewsing
For Lindbergh it was the third
aerial spanning of the Atlantic.
Hv1- fir.-t flight in 1827. skyrocket-
ed him to the attention of the
whole world On that occasion fly-
ing the famous old ship "Spirit of
St Louis" he stayed in the air
33 1-2 hours before the lights of
Le Bourget field appeare 1 before
him. The distance on that occa-
sion was 3.610 miles almost double
what he did today with his wife at
the wireless set.
He flew the Atlantic again this
summer but It was by easy stages
this time as he surveyed a pro-
posed North Atlantic air route for
the Pan-American Airways of
which lie is technical adviser.
On the flight today the Lind-
bergh monoplane averaged 118
miles an hour It was Sn the air
15 hours 55 minutes from the time
of the takeoff at Bathurst Gambia.
Train Wreck Fata!
To 2 Crew Members
FREDERICKSBURG. Va Dec 6
■„#»_two trainmen were killed end
f ve other trainmen and two pass-
engers slightly injured this morn-
ing when a Seaboard Air Line pass-
enger train northbound on the R.
F and P. tracks crashed into the
1 wreckage o? a southbound f *eight
train which had been derailed an
instant before by a landslide
The wreck occurred at Cherry
Hill about 25 miles north of here.
The dead are: Edward 8. Kuhn
engineer and w H. Jordan. Jr.
fireman of the passenger train hath
Richmond residents.
Woman Charse*! With
Aiding Jai! Break
FORT WORTH. 'Dec. 6 p>—Mrs.
W. D. Walker. 37. was held In jai!
todav on a charge of aiding felony
prisoners in a riot to escape after
Sheriff C D Little and two depu-
ties frustrated the alleged plot of
four prisoners to saw their cel! bars
and shoot their way out of the
Tarrant county tail.
The charee named the plotters is
Chris Arnold. Jimmie Lee Cain.
Robert Homer Clark arid Eugene
Colyer Cain and Clark are es-
caped Illinois convicts.
Woman Found Dead
MONTF. CARLO. Dec 6 !*>—
Mystery surrounding the identity of
a dead woman whose bod was
found in a hotel room began to iear
today as her dazed son revealed to
the investigating magistrate that
she was his mother. Caroline Mary
Elklngton and that he was Fred-
erick Charles Elkington.
The 17-year-old lad who police
said first gave his name ts Fred
Wilson and that of the woman **
his “sister" Mary- Wilson gave their
address as 150 Broadway New York
cm.
E. R. Robbins Dies
• Special to The Herald»
HARLINGEN. Dec 6.-E R Rob-
bins 84. who reside* north cl Har-
lingen. died Tuesday night. The
body is being held at the Thomp-
son's Mortuary pending funeral ar-
rangements.
The decedent is survived by 14
children. 74 grand-children and 25
great grand-children Mr. Robbins
was a native of Alabama.
MAN SENTENCED
LUFKIN Dec «. i.W—CbarUe
Popham. «ha Fed with murder In
the slaying oi Henry MassingiU here
more than a year ago. was civen a
five-year ausoended sentence today.
MassingiU was shot five times early
' in the morning as he left ins awra.
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