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THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(/P) ’ - - i
, THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 355 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1929 THIRTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY
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TRUTH really Is stranger than
fiction.
Romantic adventures really do
* happen in real life.
Witness the thrilling story of
three young people who clung to
; the bottom of an upturned boat in
Laguna Madre while a fourth mem- .
| ber of the party swam ashore to
/ secure aid. The story is printed in
the Point Isabel Pilot this week
and needs only the names of the
participants to make It a real
thriller.
Two young women and two young
I men boarded a new catboat for a
moonlight sail the Pilot relates. A
too sudden turn, a gust of wind,
and the damge was done. All four
I scrambled to the bottom of the
! boat. One of the young men
(swam ashore and then after secur
ing aid could not find the wrecked
craft. The three clung to the boat
until the break of day revealed
. their whereabouts to the searchers.
Undoubtedly they experienced all
the sensations of being shipwrecked
at sea. without quite undergoing so
1 great a danger. But the danger of
their position was very real never
theless.
• • •
ALMOST every resident of the
Valley is anxious to write a slogan
(for the Valley, the number of en
tries in the $250 prize contest be
fang received indicates.
* Entries are being received bv the '
| jhundreds at the office of J. E.
I Bell, chairman of (he slogan com
I rnlttee and manger of (he San Bo
■ "lito Chamber of Commerce.
I ) The prize is to be awarded to
I he shortest, yet most expressive
I j slogan offered to the committee be- |
K pore midnight of July 31. The !
■a jogan must be easy to say and J
P»Vj^gt carry a meaning which will i
njrtp it apply only to the Valley
TWffljyou are one of the few who
|p*r not already offered a sugees- ’
n you had better get busy. The
i*e is to be paid in cash. United
,ates currency.
'ANOTHER CROUP of cadet
Hers in Brownsville Sunday on a
mes-countrv hop necessary to
ieir training and as guests of
-rowmvllle.
This eltv fs glad to be host to
jeh a group of fine young avla
ors and is glad to have them use
he municipal airport here for a
anding site in their training trips.
| We hope they enjoyed the enter
tainment Saturday night and that
.they think well enough of Browns
ville to visit us again.
When this group of advanced
'fliers begin to make use of their
i training records of one sort or an
I pther will be established by them
t Tren Brownsville, becauaa of this
will feel a proprietory in
\erest Jn them and bask In the
’’fleeted glory.
• • •
ALMOST two centuries ago
\ omwalis and his men were sta
oned near Jamestown. Hav
i -ought in from the mother coun
f -y contained a mixture of Scotch
eather. These seed were scat- |
| -red and today the yellow blooms
|i f the Imported plant cover the i
■ j Ills about Jamstown.
I I In Cameron county this expert- !
# ^nce has been repeated.
Ten years ago United States sol- j
1 iers were camped near the Los ;
g, feacas ranch. Their horses were I
fj, Jsd hay imported from upstate j
I oints. This hay contained buffalo j
fktffr seed. The seed were scat- 1
. /ered and this year a beautiful bed
f\t bluebonnets graced the landscape
about that scene.
• • •
| Children attending the Los Yes
« school admired the blooms ev
ftr day, but did not pick them
jen the flowers had developed
• seed and the seed had ripened,
■ • were gathered, put in pack
g and placed on sale at Mc
tt’s store in Brownsville,
j • p school will use the proceeds
s ■ rchase needed equipment and
_ seed of the state flower are
if. available to anyone interes’eri.
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A UR BRISBANE in his col
( ftunn Tflay" writes:
' mf Three plucky Frenchmen
Fv back to America. Wil
B im Rogers Is severe on their
werican stowaway. He will apolo
le if he learns that the stowa
ly business was planned In ad
■ nee. with the knowledge of the
ers”
Brisbane has said what others
tly thought.
• • •
THE LOT at the corner of Eliza
eth and Fourteenth streets oppo
!te the customs and immigration
f flees at the foot of the interna
onal bridge is becoming unsightly
th a rank growth of weeds.
; Almost every person who visits
-ownsviile crosses the bridge to
exico. Those who do not go to
exico drive down Elizabeth street
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PAN-AM TO SPEND $100,000 HERE
Big Oil Firms Blamed In Texas U. Oil Scandal
NON-STOP HOP
FLYER DOWN AT
OHIO AIRPORT
Made 2100 Miles In
13 Hours; Signals
Told Him Fog To
New York Unsafe
CLEVELAND. June 22.—(/P)—
Signaled at Cincinnati that fog on
the course to New York was un
safe, Lee Schoenhair landed at the
Cleveland municipal airport at
8:10 eastern standard time tonight
in his attempt to make a non-stop
flight from Los Angeles to New
York.
He had travelled approximately
2.100 miles in 13 hours and 20 min
utes. His plane and engine were
in good condition, he said, and he
plans to fly to New York sometime
tomorrow.
Of the 485 gallons of gasoline
he had at the start. 175 remained
in the tank when he landed.
Weather presented no difficulties
on the flight to Cleveland except
that Schoenhair failed to find an
ticipated tail winds at an altitude
of 1.100 feet, which he endeavored
to maintain.
Schoenhair said he flew to the
Cleveland airport because he be
lieved the landing lights there.
would make it safer to alight.
LOS ANGELES. June 22.—NPh
Officials of the Pacific Goodrich
company tonight talked by tele
phone with Lee Schoenhair in
Cleveland. They said the flier re
ported he had reached Cincinnati
in 11 hours, but that fog and
smoke had prevented his making
his presence known. When his en
gine first began to give trouble,
they said, he had planned to re
turn for a landing at Cincinnati,
but found conditions better at
Cleveland.
TO CELEBRATE
CHURCH TRUCE
Catholic Population Pre
pares For Nation-Wide
Observance
MEXICO CITY. June 22.—
The Catholc population of Mexico
tonight prepared for a nation wide
lay demonstration at the still
priestless shrines tomorrow in gen
eral thanksgiving over the agree
ment between church and state
reached last night that will per
mit the clergy to return to the
churches they left three years ago.
The demonstration began in the
capital at noon today when the bells
of many cathedrals, rung by jubi
lant laity, rang out a message of re
stored harmony and understanding.
Crowds streamed towards the
churches throughout the day to of
fer prayers of gratitude. Plane were
made for a huge demonstration to
President Emilio Portes Gil on July
6th to shoy the public appreciation
of his broadness in dealing with rep
resentatives of the Catholic church.
Machinery for putting into effect
the agreement reached by the pres
ident and Archbishop Leaopoldo
Ruiz was in movement today. Plans
were made by the government to
turn the churches back to the bish
ops and priests and by the episco
pate again to take charge of the
edifices and to reassign the 4,000 or
more priests scattered widely since
they withdrew on August 1. 1926. in
protest against enforcement of the
religious laws. Many of them went
to the United States or hid in iso
lated sections of Mexco.
It was learned in official quarters
tonight tjjat an amnesty measure
was being considered under which
all religious rebels still in arms
against the government would be
given opportunity to return to their
homes unmolested.
The stream of grateful pilgrims to
the church of the virgin of Guada
lupe reached such proportions to
night that traffic for many blocks
around was paralyzed. It was esti
mated to'.t nearly 100.000 persons
visited the shrine, those who could
not get inside kneeing and praying
outside.
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Alicia Solis
will be princess of Rio Grande
(Mty at the Brownsville July 4
celebration.
EX AMINE SNOOK
IN SANITY TEST
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Prosecution Seeking To,
Forestall Move Of
Defense
COLUMBUS. O., June 22.—UP—
Alienists examined Dr. James H.
Snook today as Prosecutor John L.
i Chester. Jr., moved to forestall any
attempt of the 40-vear-old professor
to escape the death penalty by
pleading insanity as excusing the
hammer-slaying of Theora Hix.
25-vear-old medical student at Ohio j
University. j
Chester engaged Dr. William C.
Pritchard, superintendent of the
Columbus state insane hospital, and
Doctors Earl E. Gaver and Robert
C Tarbell to examine Dr. Snook,
under indictment for first degree
murder after his confession that he
killed his co-ed paramour because
she threatened to slay his wife and
two-year-old child! . „ .
Chester said he believed Snook
'was sane when he hammered Miss
! Hix into unconsciousness, then cut
I her jugular vein “to end her suffer
i ing~ on a darkened rifle range at
the outskirts of the city ten days
ago. „ ^ . I
One of his attorneys, E. O. Rick- |
etts. said Dr. Snook would plead mot
guilty when arraigned Monday in
common pleas court.
Just Near Beer,
But It’s Malt, So
Cops Hold Load
DES MOINES. June 22.—UP—'Ten
car lots of Wisconsin near beer ad
vertised as the largest single ship
ment ever made to any state in the
middle w- -:t. tonight reposed on a
railroad siding in Des Moines under,
police guard pending a court de-,
cislon as to whether the beer is a
malt beverage and therefore barred
from sale in Iowa. 1
John B. Hammond, legislative
representative of the New York I
Civic league and former Des Moines |
police chief, responsible for the selz-1
ure under a search warrant issued'
in the Des Moines municipal court I
declared he was prepared to inform |
the court that malt beverages twice j
before have been held by the Iowa j
supreme court to be illegal com
modities in this state.
TWO DROWN SEEKING
TO SAVE COMPANION
ALVA. Okla.. June 22—'OP—Gur-f
hey Barber, of Alton, Kansas, a har
vest hand, and Miss Hallie Curran.
20. drowned in a pond near here
late today while attempting to res
cue the girl's younger sister. Maude,
who had stepped into a deep hole
while wading.
Maude was rescued by her broth
er, Orville.
HAIL STORM AND HOT
WAVE IN SAME COUNTY
TEXARKANA. Tex.. June 22.—UP
—A temperature of 101 degrees here
this afternoon and a destructive
hail storm at New Boston. 22
miles away, were the weather fea
tures of Bowie county.
The hailstorm, confined to New
Boston, lasted 40 minutes. Auto
tops were punctured, windows
smashed and poultry killed. No
major damage was reported
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WITNESS FOR
ROBISON TELLS
OF SALEBLOCK
Attorney For Land
Chief States Oil
Companies Sought
Postponement
AUSTIN. Jpne 22. — UP)— The
movement to get J. T. Robison, state
land commissioner, to postpone sale
of mineral leases in Texas Univer
sity lands last January was insti
gated by the "big oil companies."
the house sitting as a committee of
the whole to investigate charges
against Mr. Robison, was told today.
Lloyd Price, an attorney for the
commissioner, was a witness and de
clared. in the face of vehement ob
jection of house counsel, that "big
oil companies which owned thou
sands of acres out there would have
moved heaven and earth to prevent
the sale.”
Price and Dr. J. M. Robison of
Houston, the commissioner's son.
were the only witnesses and Price
did not complete his testimony.
A bare quorum at the start
dwindled until after the noon recess
there hardly were jnore than 50
members in attendance. It was de
cided to recess the hearing until
Tuesday to give the house oppor
tunity to work on its suspension cal
endar Monday.
Dayton Moses, attorney for Mr.
Robison, announced that Price
would be followed on the witness
stand by J. H Yfcilker. chief clerk
of the land office, and Mr. Rob
ison.
Dr. Robison explained his dis
bursement of $1,000 during the ill
ness of his father in San Antonio in
1925. The check was drawn by the
land commissioner on a special
fund contributed by purchasers of
state lands to pay expenses of re
appraising their holdings after the
1925 act.
Father Was Sick
Dr. Robison testified that his
father had drown the check while
he was a "very sick man” and Just
before he submitted to a major op
eration. in order that members of
the familv could pay expenses in
cident. to his illness.
"I received no personal benefit
from one cent of the money,” Dr.
Robison testified. .
"Your father did not pay you for
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0. S. INFORMER
NAMED IN DEATH
Dying Man Say* Slayer
Wa* Government
Stool Pigeon
SAN ANTONIO. June 22.—OV
Before he died today. George Hale,
wounded last night, described his
killer as a "government stool pig
eon." Otton Gawhiler. 11. and
John Gill, who had started on a
fishing trip with Hale, also were
shot.
Mrs. Otto Gahwiler. mother of
the boy. was in the machine with
the victims, out she was unhurt.
Officers said Gill told them that
Hale had declared one of the men
who drove up in a "stripped down"
automobile and opened fire on the
party was a “government stool
pigeon" with whom he had had
trouble a few hours before.
The motor car carrying the
woman, her son. Hale and Gill had
started to leave from In front of
Hale's gasoline statibn when the
shooting occurred.
Man Gets Home And
Learns That He Died
Elsewhere Yesterday
TIFFIN. Ohio. June 22.—<7Fv—
Joseph H. Zeser. 47, who arrived
here today a few hours before his
body did. discovered he had died
in Indianapolis yesterday.
Zeser. despite the fact that his
family had been notified of his
death, nroved to them that he
was alive and well.
When “his body” arrived in a
casket it was discovered to be
that of a stranger. Zeser and
police are trying to find out who
the stranger was.
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Core Marshall
will be iirincess of McAllen at the
Brownsville July 4 celebration.
MACHINE GUNS
USED BY BOLD
HOLDUP GROUP
Rifle Registered Mail
Bags, Then Line Up
Passenger; Escape
In Automobile
MARTINEZ, Calif.. Juno 22—(F)—
Modern train robbers, armed with
automatics and a machine gun. to
day held up a Southern Pacific pas
senger train near McAvoy, Calif.,
and. after shooting the engineer and
lining up the passengers along the
right of way. escaped with loot esti
mated at more than $20,000.
The gang, believed to number five
men, apparently had made con
siderable preparation. Two of them
boarded the train near Pittsburg,
and ordered the passengers in the
first car to throw up their hands.
Then, after searching for weapons
but not taking any money one of
the men climbed into the engine car
and ordered Engineer J. H. Bernes
to back up the train. The latter re
fused to comply and the bandit
shot him in the arm
Force Train Back
The engineer was forced to bac.;
the train to a spot where a third
bandit sat beside a machine gun.
Here the passengers were ordered
out and lined up with the machine
gun trained on them. Two of the
robbers then ordered the railway
mail clerk. George Tyler, to open
the door of his car. He refused and
the machine gun sent a shower of
bullets at the feet of Conductor
Harry' Walmsley who had declined
to give up the key to the car.
Walmsley. threatened with death,
then produced the key. One bandit
entered the car and aftr firing
three shots in the general direction
of the clerk, shoved him out of the
dcor and lined him up with the pas
sengers. Sixteen registered mail
pounches were rifled and numerous
packages taken. One package con
tained a $16,000 payroll for Southern
Pacific track workers.
Disappointed
Police believe the robbers were
sorely disappointed because the
$130,000 payroll nf the Columbia
Steel company of Pittsburg, was not
In the car. This payroll had been
sent to the company's plant earlier
in the week, although it is believed
the bandits expected it to aboard.
After rifling the mat! car. the men
ordered passengers and crew to re
main where they were for one hour
under penalty of death. They then
climbed In an automobile and van
ished. Barnes’ wound was declared
not serious.
Poases were notified and soon were
searching the surrounding country.
SESSIONS CONTINUE
DALLAS. June 22—'F>—Congested
court dockets of Dallas take prece
dence over conventions, and jury
cases will continue to be called for
trial here In early July. This de
cision by Dallas judges was an
nounced today in reply to attor
neys’ requests that the call be sus
pended so they might attend a law
yers’ convention at Amarillo July 4
FLYERS IN ECUADOR
GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. June 22—
tF)—The Peruvian aviators Zegarra
and Pinillos arrived here this after
noon from Panama. They began
their good will flight from New York
the last week in May.
WAR BETWEEN
PICKERS AND
GROWERS SEEN
Rumor Indication*
Are That Price Of
$1 Is To Be Turned
Down
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(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. June 22—Possibil
ity of a battle between cotton pick
ers and cotton growers over the
price to be paid for picking looms
in the Valley, according to rumors
being circulated in this section to
the effect that pickers are not sat
isfied with proposals of the farmers
to set prices at 75 cents or $1 per
hundred.
Farmers of Camero* county are
expected at their meeting here
Tuesday night to reach a final
agreement to pay a price of 75 cents
or $1 per hundred, with the proviso
that the pickers furnish the sacks.
While no combined move on the
part of the pickers has yet been
indicated, reliable reports are that a
large numbers of the pickers have
their “ire aroused’ at the price ar
rangements. and that they will not
pick for less than $1.25 or $150 a
hundred.
Reports from the conservative
growers and ginners in the Valley
Indicate that there will be very lit
tle. if any, shortage of labor.
“Every year the cry of a short
age of laborers is sent out. with the
statement that the Valley needs
thousands of laborers, but I have
never seen any serious shortage.”
ope ginner said. "This year seems
to be no different from past sasons,
in spite of reports that large num
bers of laborers have been deported
to Mexico."
Growers in several sections of the
Valley have already decided upon a
price for picking, the price set be
ing $1 in most instances, with the
proviso that the picker furnish
sacks.
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. June 22 —A new
menace to the cotton crop of the
Valley looms in the form of the cot
ton leaf worm, which has already
made its appearance in several sec
tions.
Coming at this time the leaf worm
will prove of great damage, if not
controlled, as most of the cotton is
just putting on new squares and
blooms following the recent heavy
rains. The coming of the cut worm
was heralded by armies of butter
flies which appeared several days
ago, followed soon afterward by the
appearance of worms in the cotton
fields.
“It would be of benefit to the
bolls already on the cotton to get
rid of some of the excess foliage,” a
local ginner said, "but the worms if
not poisoned will practically destroy
the second and main crop, whtch is
now being put on.” he said.
Large areas are being poisoned for
the worms, and also for the weevil,
airplanes being used in several parts
of the Valley, where there are large
flricis.
On field, that of W. E. Thomas,
near here was poisoned recently by
plane, and it is a veritable flower
garden, with a large number of
squares developing, giving promise
of producing more than a bale to
the acre.
AIRMEN REACH
AZORES ISLES
Spain Relieved As Native
Sons Safe in First Lap
Of Ocean Flight
MADRID. June 22 — W— All
Spain tonight, after a day of un
certainties and conflicting reports
rejoiced over a radio message from
Major Ramon Franco that h'» had
arrived safely with his three l llow
aviators at thq isolated island of
San Miguel, the Azores.
Not noly were the filers and their
plane safe but it was reported that
thev would resume their flight to
ward New’ York tomo^ow after
noon. No explanation was received
as to why they chose to land at the
easternmost point of the Island
group instead of at Horta. where
supplies would have been available
readily and their safe arrival imme
diately flashed to the world.
It was understood here that the
flyers tomorrow would make an ef
fort to reach New York without a
stop.
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Katie Swajrie Persia
will be princess of Raymondvilie
.it the Brownsville July 4
celebration.
SLAYSWIFE;
WOUNDS TWO
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Long Beach Husband Es
capes After Shooting
Spouse, Visitor, Cop
LONG BEACH. Calif.. June 22.
—(PCl—John Keller. 45. pipe fitter,
killed his wife. Ruth. 25. probably
fatally wounded Edward Finck. a
neighbor whom he found visiting
at his home, and Patrolman J. M.
Bullard, here today and escaped.
The shootings took place on the
lawn of the Keller residence, and
were witnessed by neighbors.
Bullard, accompanied by two
newspapermen. hurried to the
house at the call of Mrs. Keller who
telephoned police she was "about
vo be murdered.”
The officer found Finck wound
ed and attempted to arrest Keller
who stood by with a pistol in each
hand. Finck suddenly turned on
his wife, shooting her to death.
Bullard drew his revolver but was
shot.
Keller fled Into the house appar
ently uninjured.
Other officers arrived and. be
lieving Keller had barricaded him
self, attempted to force him from
the house with tear bombs. In
vestigation showed Keller had left
by a rear door.
Mrs. Keller, neighbors said, lived
with her six children. Keller having
deserted them several months ago.
Finck had been a frequent visitor,
they said.
Army And Navy Lock
Horns Over Control
Of Seacoast Planes
WASHINGTON. June 22.—/AA—A
new chapter in the long standing
controversy between the armv and
navy as to which has jurisdiction
over the seacoast air defense was
started today by Secretary Adams of
the nan department. He asked At
torney General Mitchell for a rilling
on legislation covering the sublect.
The secretary said his request had
been promoted by questions con
fronting the joint committee on
aerial coast defense, but declined to
discuss the nature of these problems
or go Into detail on the subject.
PROMINENT S. TEXAS
ATTORNEY STRICKEN
LAREDO. June 22.—(JP\—Judge
James O. Lubv, 83. prominent South
Texas attorney, is critically ill In a
hospital here. He was stricken with
a complication of heart and kidney
diseases today after leaving San
Diego. Texas, for San Antonio, via
Laredo.
LOUISIANA TWISTER
HURTS 2 IN OIL FIELD
LAKE CHARLES. June 22.—W—
A small tornado struck the Jen
nings oil field in Acadia parish to
day, causing property damage and
injuring two perosns. Miss Esther
Derouen. waitress, and Ben Miller
merchant, who were eating a lunch
in a restaurant destroyed by the
twister.
Eight derricks were blown down. I
MUST MAKE ALL
IMPROVEMENTS
IN THREE YEARS
Under New Contract
City Will Pay For
Lights and Water;
Rental $1 a Year
See complete text of contract
on Page 14.
The Brownsville municipal air
port is to be made the equal of the
Miami field, one of the finest In
the country. George L. Rlhl said
Saturday afternoon, a few hours
after the announcement that Pan
American Airways. Inc., had accept
ed a lease on the local air field.
E. L. Odell, chief engineer of the
lines, will come tn Brownsville with
in two weeks. Rihl said, and while
here will make a survey of the local
field o determine just what is
needed to place it on a par with
the Miami port.
Rihl. who Is president of Cla
Mexicana de Aviacion (Mexican
Aviation Co.h said he expects more
passengers to pass through th«
Brownsville port for Mexico, Cen
tral and South America than pass
through Miami.
‘This will be one of the most im
portant international ports in the
world." the president of the Mexi
can branch of Pan-American said.
He also is vice president of Pan
American.
Good Route
"This route is all over fairly level
land and is mostly along beacher.
where a perfectly safe landing could
be made at almost any time. On
the flight to Panama Canal Zone
there is little flying at any great,
height and that is all over very
smooth territory. The route to
Mexico City, which will become a
connecting line at Tampico as soon
as service is established to Guate
mala City and more southern
points, of course requires flying at
high altitudes for a short distance."
As soon as connections can be ar
ranged in Brownsville with either
planes or trains arriving from the
north, a one-day sendee to Guate
mala City is to be inaugurated. To
make this feasible arrangements
are to be completed with the Mis
souri Pacific railroad to put pas
sengers aboard planes at either
Longview or Palestine and fly them
to Brownsville, landing here late in
the afternoon. The start south then
will be made at daybreak the next
day.
The flight to Guatemala City will
be by way of Tampico, Vera Cruz
Tapachula and to the destination
At Tampico connection will be
made with the mail route to Mexico
City and at Vera Cruz connection
will be made with the route tc
Merida, Havana. Cuba, and other
points.
56 Employed
A total of 56 pe rsons are employ -
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OFFiCERSLM
IN GUN FIGHT
Veteran Vice Squad Raider
At Houston Killled
By Negro
HOUSTON. June 22—m—Oscar
Hope, veteran city vice squad raider,
was killed instantly and Henry
Charles. 26. a negro he had under
taken to arrest died 10 minutes after
a gun battle between the negro anc
Hope and Hopes partner. Ira Hex
at a Boyau street house tonight.
Hope was shot as he entered the
house to place the negro under ar
rest. Nix. who had gone to the back
door, forced his way in and shot the
negro twice in the chest.
Mrs. Hope, who had gone to the %
station to take Hope home, drove
the car that carried her husband to
his death. She waited In the ma
chine for the officers to make the
arrest and during the firing re
mained only a few feet away.
Police began a search for two ne
gro women who had occupied the
house for the past three weeks.
Hope and Nix went to the house
on complaint of a negro, who had
reported Charles was in the house
and threatening to kill anyone who
came near him. The regTo told Of
ficer Hope Just before he entered the
house that the negro had sworn not
to submit to arrest.
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