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DICTEDMAN
TAKES POISON
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New York Attorney ‘Could
n’t Stand Gaff’ Of Be
ing Arrested
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.—UP)—
Herbert L. Maris testified at a coro
ner’s inquest today that David Stein
hardt, fugitive New York attorney,
killed himself on the advice of
friends, because he “couldn’t stand
the gaff” of arrest and prosecution.
Steinhardt, under both federal
and New York county indictment
since January, took poison yester
day as he was preparing to surren
der to the authorities at his wife’s
request.
Both Maris, Philadelphia lawyer,
close friend of Steinhardt, the man
who negotiated for surrender of the
fugitive, i)k! Mrs. Steinhardt were
exonerated of any blame at the In
quest. The coroner’s jury found
that Steinhardt committed suicide
by poison taken while temporarily
deranged.
Steinhardt was charged with em
bezzling bankruptcy funds he held
as trustee and receiver and with de
frauding his clients in a get-rich
quick scheme.
PROGRAM COMPLETE
FOR STAG PARTY
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN, April 20—The com
plete program for the Valley-wide
stag party which will be held here
at the Mid-winter Valley fairgrounds
on April 26, has been worked out,
and tickets have begun to be sold
with an encouraging reception, ac
cording to the local committee in
charge of the affair. One thousand
dollars is being spent to make the
entertainment an unusually good
one, according to Myron F. Ward,
secretary of the Harlingen Chamber
of Commerce, which is sponsoring
the stag party.
The extensive program includes
an old-time barbecue, dog races, a
battle royal, wild animal fights, and
added indoor attractions to be given
in the Fair park auditorium.
No women will be allowed to at
tend the party. The purpose of the
stag party, according to the local
committee, is to get the “menfolks”
from all the Valley together “just
to have a good time." Tickets are
being sofd at two dollars each.
2,000 CHILDREN IN
PARADE WITH PETS
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEIN, April 20.—Approx
imately 2,000 children of Harlingen
paraded down the Harlingen streets
Friday with their pet animals and
fouls accompanying them in obser
vance of national humane week
sponsored by the national Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
imals. The great number of pets
embraced such a variety as dogs,
icats, chickens, peacocks, parrots,
I racoons, ’possums, burros, mules,
horses, ponies, ducks, turkeys, pigs
and canaries.
I First, second and third prizes were
! given for the best dog, the best cat,
[and the most unique presentation
in the parade. The judges were
John T. Floore, manager of the Mid
winter Valley fair; Myron F. Ward,
secretary of the Harlingen Cham
ber of Commerce, anrf Frank Brun
naman.
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How often young people miss pleasures and
patries because they have no telephone in the
home! It is so easy to call someone else rather
than writing a letter or making a special trip.
When inviting friends for parties, dances, so
cials, etc., the telephone is the quickest, surest
means of securing an immediate answer. When
someone sends regrets at the last moment, an
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Jail Exact Pounds of
Anti-Saloon Body Head
Dr. E. S. Shumaker before entering the state prison farm (left), and
(right) after his release.
By FRANK A. WHITE
Central Press Staff Writer
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., April 20.—
That the involuntary stay of Dr. E.
j E. Shumaker, head of the Indiana
Anti-Saloon league, in the penal
farm at Putnamville for 53 days for
contempt of court, may have se
rious effects, is the fear of his
friends. Those who saw Shumaker
prior to his entry in the farm and
following his release declare that
he paid a price of many pounds.
Bested Physically
Shumaker, who next July 30 will
celebrate his sixty-third birthday,
went into confinement as Prisoner
No. 34924 with a sturdy physique
built up from eating fried chicken
as a Methodist minister throughout
Hoosierdom. The veteran dry lead
er, who had jousted with the devil
and king alcohol for 23 years, came
out as much bested physically as
he was in his trial before the
Indiana supreme court.
“I was terribly alarmed when I
looked into the mirror at home for
the first time in 53 days and saw
j how much weight l had lost,” says
Dr. ghumaker. whose first act upon
reaching his home was to take a
hot bath.
“I had told the reporters I lost
only seven pounds, but I fear it was
much more. You see, in the prison
I had only a small cracked mirror
that another prisoner owned, and
could not see but half of my face
at once.”
Clothes Droop About Him
Shumaker’s civilian clothes droop
about him, and Mrs. Shumaker has
called in a tailor to have them cut
down to fit. It is said that the dry
leader lost 39 pounds while in
prison. He was on a diet when he
was committed, and the prison fare
is plain.
The Indiana Anti-Saloon league,
of which he is the head, is reported
as facing a crisis. Shumaker says
that the league was $10,000 in debt,
and of this amount $6,000 was the
cost of his trial. Other discourage
ments face the veteran dry leader,
who has taken up his work. Choice
“Bourbon” made in the hills of
Indiana, is retailed within one
block of his pretentious offices in
the Roosevelt building at $3.50 a
pint, and “mule” can be had for
less.
City Briefs
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For Sale—Modern 5-room home,
screened sleeping porch, garage. On
paved street. Terms reasonable.
Write box-654, Brownsville.—Adv. 22.
Mr. White and Madam Dore, now
at Cameron Hotel Permanent Wave
shop. Specializing, bobbing, hair
cutting, scalp treatments and facials,
for men, women and children.—
Adv. 22.
You can get the best sandwiches,
sodas, sundaes and service at the
Star Pharmacy, opposite Hospital,
McAllen, Texas. — adv. tf.
Nash Owners can now get the
best of service and repair work at
the Brownsville Nash Co., 1327
Levee.—adv. 25.
Manilla Rope, 25 cents pound.
Garden hose, lawn mowers, flower'
pots, screen wire. Hardware Sales,
2nd and Fronton.—Adv. 22.
Completing Painting — Painting
of headquarters offices at Fort
Brown is nearly completed.
Fishing Trips—Numerous groups
were organizing fishing parties to
be held at Point Isabel Sunday here
today. Fish are reported as biting
1 well, despite light winds.
Plan Meet—Legion officials are
planning a general get-together
session to be held Thursday eve
ning at the Elks’ hall.
Round Trip—A number of local
baseball fans were taking advan
tage of special rates offered for the
Buff-Cub game to be staged in
Houston Sunday.
Returns—U. S. Commissioner E.
K. Goodrich returned by plane
from Monterrey Friday.
Visits City—Dr. Lloyd Davis, of
McAllen, was in the city yesterday
and called on Dr. Amorette Bledsoe.
Dr. Davis is recently from the Los
Angeles County General Hospital, a
member of the American Osteo
pathic Association and expects to
locate in the Valley for the prac
; tice of osteopathy and surgery,
NEW CHIEF
I FORT WORTH, April 20.—{JP)—
i R. Z. Dallas, Amarillo, has been
elected editor-in-chief of the 1930
“Horned Frog,” student yearbook at
Texas Chritsian university. W. J.
Rogers, Fort Worth, was named bus
iness manager. These two officers
are elected every spring by members
of the junior class.
CHURCH PENSIONS PLANNED
LONDON.—The Church Assembly
has decided to work out a pension
system for lay workers.
DIES IN CHAIR AT 102
LIVERPOOL.—Mrs. Mary Taylor,
aged 102, died sitting in her chair
reading the Bible, x
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SAN BENITO GIRL NOW
PHI BETA KAPPA
SAN BENITO. April 20.—Miss
Ruth K. Reed of San Eenito, who
is a senior at the University of
Texas, has ben elected a member
of Phi Beta Kappa, national
scholastic fraternity. High aca
demic achievements are necessary
to attain a membership in this so
ciety.
Miss Reed is enrolled in the
school of education at Austin. She
will graduate in June of this year.
Miss Reed is the daughter of Mrs.
C. H. Cash of San Benito. A vast
number of her friends and ac
quaintances here are sending Miss
Reed congratulations over the
honor accorded her.
TRAMPS HAVE GOOD TIME
WINNETKA. 111.—When W. R.
Watson and his family returned
from a European trip they found
five tramps living in their hand
some home.
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>Petitions to Extend
Proration Rules
AUSTIN, April 20.—{^—Claim
ing that cessation of proration
j rules in Winkler county would
■ subject the fields there to un
necessary exploitation, resulting in
waste and sacrifice of the advan
tage gained during the time pro
ration was in effect, the county
advisory committee has petitioned
the railroad commission to extend
proration rules and regulations.
A hearing on the application was
set for May 3. Regulations adopt
ed May 2, 1928, will expire May 5.
MEDIATORS END
STRIKE HEARING
Report Will Be Handed To
President Hoover, Gar
field Says
DALLAS, April 20.—(/T)—The
emergency mediation board appoint
ed by President Hoover to hear the
dispute between the Texas and Pa
cific railway and 4.000 of its em
ployes won recently withdrew tem
porarily a strike order completed
its work here and left for Washing
ton today.
James R. Garfield, chairman, an
nounced that the committee had
completed a review of the testimony
and written its recommendations in
to the report which would be hand
ed by him personally to President
Hoover in the next few days.
The contents of the report and
the recommendations will not be
made public until after the presi
dent has considered them, Garfield
said.
The strike vote was taken by em
ployes after the road refused to re
imburse them for losses sustained
on property they had purchased in
towns from which they were trans
ferred by the road. This was the
major contention.
DOESN’T KNOW LEG IS BROKEN
DULUTH, Minn.—Mrs. Mary Rig
by walked about for twelve days not
knowing her leg was broken. Then
blood poisoning set in and she died.
LIVE LONG IN IRELAND
DUBLIN.—According to the latest
census there are 824 men and wom
en in the Irish Free State more than
| 95 years old.
TEXANS WIN IN
KANSAS MEET
Two Meet Records Shattered j
Despite Poorest Weather
Conditions Ever
LAWRENCE, Kan., April 20.—(ff)
Two meet records were broken in
the seventh annual University of
Kansas relays here today despite
the most unfavorable weather con
ditions in the meet’s history.
Athletes began competition on a !
soggy field and finished in a down
pour.
Three athletes hold the two new
records. Tom Warne of North
western, who holds the world’s in
door record for the pole-vault off
a dirt floor, tied with Otter ness of
Minnesota for a new meet vault
mark of 13 feet 4 3-4 inches, bet
tering the previous record of 13 feet
2 7-8 inches made by Eacl McKown,
of the Emporia, Kan., State Teach
ers’ college in 1925. Dan Beattie
of the Colorado Aggies, hurled the
discus 146 feet 9 l-= inches, best
ing the'record of 141 feet 9 inches
established last year by Howell of
Oklahoma, who also bettered his
1928 mark today in taking second
place.
Tom Churchill, all-round athlete
from the University of Oklahoma,
and Olympic team member in 1928,
successfully defended his relay de
cathlon championship.
One-mile high school relay: Won
by San Angelo, Texas, (Jones.
Brothers, Morrison, Haley); West
port (Kansas City, Mo.,) second;
| Wyandotte (Kansas City, Kan.,)
' third; Panahou academy, Honolulu,
Hawaii, fourth. Time 3:36.9.
Medley high school relay: Won
by Centarl of St. Joseph, Mo., (Bar
ber, Nelson, Hardman, Mason); San
Angelo, Texas, second; Central,
Kansas City, Mo., third. Time 3
minutes, 49.5 seconds.
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GOLF TOURNEY AT
KARNES CITY SOON
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KARNES CITY, Texas, April 20.— I
(JP)—The eighth semi-annual golf j
tournament of the Karnes City
Country club will be held on April
22.
Golfers from Yoakum. Cuero,
Gonzales, Kenedy, Kingsville, Lock
hart, Seguin, New Braunfels, Vic
toria, Goliad, Yorktown, and Eagles
Lake are expected to participate n
the tournament which will be played
over a nine-hole course.
A number of entertainment fea
tures have been arranged for the
visitors.
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JOSHUA, Texas, April 20.—(JP)—
If the Old Lady who lived in the
Shoe had had one of the shoes warn
by Mrs. N. J. Branson of this place,
at least one of her worries would
have been alleviated.
A pair of shoes, said to have been
worn by Mrs. Branson regularly for
11 years and “now and then’ for
nine more years, recently was sent
to a shop for repairs. The shop
owner reported the shoes in good
condition with the exception of the
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repairman pronounced the shoes
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IN OUR VALLEY
(Continued from Page One.)
steadied and started on the up
grade.
Today there is a demand for
more potatoes than can be secured
by the shippers. The price has
risen from a low of $2 cash to the
grower to a high $2.75 cash to the
grower.
The deals have been so opposite
they seem to lend color to the
statement that “a bad beginning
makes a good ending,” and vice
versa.
Farmers who went in strong for
the lowly beet and carrot are
grinning this year
Both have been going at a great
rate for many days now and the
price constantly on the upgrade.
CHARGE MAYOR WITH GRAFT
PARIS.—The Communist Mayor
of Rivesaltes has been arrested for
grafting.
JOINT RATE II
FOR BARGE
Railroads Required to Ei
tablish Schedules In Con
junction With Barges
WASHINGTON, April 20.—(#>4
An extensive installation of joir
rates and routes between railroad
and government operated lines c
the Inland Waterways ^corporatlo’
was ordered today by^TBBInterstat
Commerce Commission** effectiv
August 27.
By the decision railroads are re
quired to establish schedules fo:
transport of all leases and com
modifies of freight in conjunctior
with the waterway to be base<
largely on a total of eighty per cen
of the existing all-rail charges fo:
the transportation ail fail betwcei
the same points.
While the waterways corporatioi
operates only on the Mississippi
and from New' Orleans along the
coast up the Warrior river in Ala^
bama. the rate network prescribec
will reach into nearly all parts o:
the t*yited States.
TO VISIT
GALVESTON. April 20.—(£V-Dr,
Paul S. Galtsoff, chief oyster ex
pert of the federal bureau of fish
eries, who two years ago made a
survey of oyster conditions along
the Texas coast, is expected here
I shortly to confer with A. E. Hopkins,
associate acquatic biologist, now
conducting research work on Of
fat’s bayou.
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