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BLAST ROCKS
CHICAGO LOOP
^Thousands of Persons In
v Business District Es
\ cape Injury
A -
' CHICAGO, July 25.—(JF)—The
Loop, billion dollar heart of Chica
go business, was rocked shortly be
fore last midnight by a bomb ex
plosion.
No one among the thousands of
persons who were in the south end
of i* : Loop at the time was hurt,
a circum'tance which police re
garded as miracul-us, for glass
rained from upper story windows
for many minutes.
The bomb had been placed in an
alley entrance of the Davis com
pany department store, less than 35
feet from Jackson bculevard
swarming with homebound motor
ists, and about midway between
two Loop arteries, Wabash and
State streets.
Philip Iwanski, garbage collector,
came upon the bomb, so neatly
packaged he believed it to-be a
bundle someone had dropped. lie
picked it up and one end of it was
warm. He thought it contained
sandwiches, and he put it carefully
back where he found it, and walked
away. A moment later, he told po
lice. he decided to retrieve the
package “before someone else did.”
As he turned, the bomb exploded.
Only a few minutes later a oomo
exploded on Twenty-second street,
between Michigan and Wabash
avenues. Windows in the Equitable
Trust company building on Michi
gan were broken, and 20 operators
in the Calumet Exchange of the
Illinois Bell Telephone company
were momentarily panic-stricken.
There was no motive for either
bombing apparent to police.
JURY ORDERS WOMAN
TO INSANE HOSPITAL
A jury in a sanity hearing before
Sludge O. C. Dancy Thursday morn
ing found Maria Hicks of unsound
jnind and ordered her confined to
s.n insane hospital for treatment.
Testimony introduced by state
witnesses aleged that the defendant
had been nervous for eight years
and that during the past few weeks
she had been uncontrollable.
Husband of the witness said on
the stand that they were married in
Mexico, in 1919. that he is an Amer
ican and has never taken out nat
uralization papers in another coun
try, and that he has been farming
near Brownsville for several years
past.
The defendant did not have an
attorney and she did not attempt to
refute any of the testimony offered.
The jury was out but a few minutes.
WHEAT EMBARGO AT
FT. WORTH POSSIBLE
DALLAS, July 25.—(IP)—Possibil
ity of a wheat embargo at Fort
Worth is admitted by R. C. An
drews, district manager of the car
service division of the American
' Aailway association, but he sees a
trend in the other direction.
Mr. Andrews said last night that
although wheat accumulations
"there are “rather excessive,” he did
not forsee any immediate embargo.
He added reports reaching him
Indicated many producers, having
sold enough wheat for ready cash,
were holding back the grain to
await market developments. This
condition, he declared, would oper
ate to remove congestion at such
points as Fort Worth, Houston and
Galveston.
Five Injured In
Taxi Explosion
SAN ANTONIO. July 25.—(/P)—
Five persons were in hospitals today
sufering from burns, as a result of
the explosion of a taxicab, following
a collision.
The injured were:
Fred Fest, city motorcycle police
man,
Harold Owens.
David Rodriguez.
E. Todd, driver of the taxicab.
Eddie Garza.
Todd’s injuries, hospital attend
ants said, were serious.
The taxicab and another car, po
lice said, collided at a street inter
section, and the taxi turned over.
A small crowd gathered, and
Motorcy le Oficer Fest responsed to
a call.
Suddenly there was an explosion,
and burning gasoline v/as thrown
over the officer, the driver of the
car and three bystanders.
Police advanced the theory’ that
tome one struck a match.
MAIL SHIP STRANDS
OFF COLUMBIA COAST
PANAMA. July 25—fJPh-'The mail
Bteamer Venezuela went aground
on Salemdina bank off the coast
of Columbia today. The ship which
Is stranded eighteen miles from
Cartagena, was enroute from San
Francisco to New York by way of
Cartagena Puerto with 138 passen
gers and a crew’ of 149. The ship
ping board steamer Ivis w’ill arrive
at the scene this morning.
1 Days Stanlna
SUNDAY
SRE’MARRIE
MILLIONS/'.
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MAN SLAPS HIS
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MOTHER; JUDGE
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GIVES ‘112 DAYS’
CHICAGO, July 25.—W—John
Marsh won’t slap his 65-year-old
mother again for at least 112 days.
Judge Francis Allegretti has seen
to that.
“He isn’t bad Judge,” the grey
bent mother told the court. “It’s
just that he drinks. He didn’t
hurt me. much, but the neighbors
had to call police. Please let him
off, your honor. I’ll straighten
him out.”
Judge Allegretti smiled kindly
upon her. Then he whirled and in
crisp tones addressed her 39-year
old son:
“You’ll serve 112 days in the
house of correction. I have no
sympathy for a man who slaps his
mother.”
20 ToatTend
SHORT COURSE
Valley Delegation to De
part Friday Night On
Annual Journey
<Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, July 25.—Twenty
Cameron county representatives to
the Farmers’ Short course at A. &
M. college, to be held from July 29
through August 2, will leave Fri
j day night, in company with H. L.
Alsmeyer of San Benito, county
I agent. They will spend Saturday in
San Antonio as guests of the San
Antonio chamber of commerce, and
will be given a sight-seeing tour and
free entertainment while there.
Two of the delegates, Mrs. S. E.
Barr and J. T. Casey of Los Fres
nos, go through courtesy of the
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
scholarships. Mrs. Barr was winner
of the county living room contest
in class 2 in the early spring, and
Casey made $240 net profit from
one acre of Irish potatoes, in Boys
club work. Ernect Spurrier and Geo.
Withers of Harlingen will represent
the county in the poultry judging
contest at the short course.
The Valley representation includes
the following: Los Fresnos, Mrs. S.
E. Barr, and J. T. Casey; San Be
nito, Mrs. L. A. Carpenter, Jane
Alice Wright, Alice Miller, Marvin
Adams, W. J. Morris, Wayne Countz,
Roy Woods, and Herbert Thieme;
Rio Hondo, Richmond Bates; Har
lingen; Mrs. C. R. Nash, Mrs. J. P.
Peek, Mildred Young. Frances Gar
rett, Forest Peek, Ernest Spurrier.
George Withers, and Ernest West;
La Feria, W. E. Martin.
Cutter on Way To
Rescue Freighter
SEATTLE, July 25.— (/P) —The
coast guard cuttc*- Haida today was
steaming to the aid of the Ameri
can-Hawaiian Steamship company’s
freighter Golden Forest which call
ed for help yesterday, saying it had
been driven ashore on Avatanak
island, one of the Aleutian group.
Radio advices indicated the Gold
en Forest’s crew of 35 was not in
danger. The ship ran aground
while on her way to meet the cut
ter Haida to obtain aid for her
second officer, who was suffering
from blood poisoning.
TILDEN AND COCHET
PAIR IN CUP MATCH
PARIS, July 25 —(JP)— Staged
with all solemnity in the presence
of diplomats, the draw for the
Davis Cup challenge round between
Prance and America resulted today
in George Lott being paired with
Jean Borotra and Big Bill Tilden
with Henri Cochet for the opening
two singles matches tomorrow at
Roland Garros stadium.
There was a slight tendency to
lengthen the odds but with plenty
of American money in evidence,
the figures were no more than 2 to
1 against the chances of the United
States.
Qountry Club To'
Decide on Budget
The board of directors and com
anittee chairmen of the Brownsville
Country club will meet at 8 p. m.
next Wednesday at the clubhouse
for the purpose of working out a
budget for the coming year.
During the past year, the club
cleared approximately $1,000 over
and above all expenses.
Particular attention will be paid
to upkeep of the golf course in the
budget. Dr. B. O. Works president,
has announced.
VOTE CARRIES
TWO MEASURES
Both Amendments Pass In
Cameron County, Can
vass Returns Reveal
Canvass of returns in the recent
constitutional amendments election
in Cameron county Wednesday aft
ernoon revealed that both the in
creased salary for the governor and ]
the enlargement of the supreme
court proposals carried in the coun
ty by more than three to one.
There were five boxes not report
ing, four of them Brownsville pre
cincts, and it is presumed no elec
tion was held at these places.
Santa Maria precinct also failed to
hold an election.
The vote by boxes follows:
Salary Court
Precinct Yes No Yes No
1. Point Isabel ..11 1 11 1
2. El Jardin. 4 0 4 0
3. W. Brownsville No election
4. Rangerville ... 30 10 26 14
5. Los Fresnos... 13, 7 10 10
6. Villa Nueva .. 8 0 8 0
7. Encantada . 3 4 5 2
8. Los Indios .... 11 0 10 1
9. Santa Maria .. No election
10. La Feria .16 6 17 5
11. W. Harlingen . 8 0 8 0
12. Harlingen. 19 4 18 5
13. Rio Hondo ... 30 5 30 5
14. San Eenito ....12 3 12 3
15. San Benito ... 13 2 12 3
16. W. Brownsville.24 1 24 1
17. Brownsville ... No election
18. Brownsville .... 6 0 6 0
19. Brownsville .... 7 1 * 1 1
20. Brownsville.No election
21. Brownsville .... 9 2 9 2|
22. Santa Rosa ....19 7 15 11 j
23. Harlingen. 7 0 7 0
24. Primera .10 2 10 2
25. Stuart Place ... 9 1 9 1
26. San Benito ....12 3 11 4
27. San Benito ....38 4 37 5
28. Brownsville.No election
29. Harlingen .66 15 67 14
30. Moss Store .... 5 6 5 6
31. Combes .10 18 6 22
32. Briggs Coleman 0 3 0 3
33. Las Yescas .... 6 0 6 0
34. Palm Grove.... 8 0 8 0
Total.393 121 413 116
City Briefs |
Visits Here—Miss Charlotte Hink
ly of San Benito was the guest of
Misses Mary Margaret and Eliza
beth Rowe Monday and Tuesday.
Pool Electric Service—Motor and
armature winding; magnetos. 439
Tenth street.—Adv. 24.
Erect Sign.—Workmen were erect
ing an electrical sign for the Har
vcy-Robinson paint shop Thursday.
The shop is located at 1238 Eliza
beth street.
Visit the Corset Shop and see the
new Comfolettes and Dualiste with
under belts. 1327 Elizabeth. Adv. 29
To Mexico—Frank H. Goodrich,
son of Judge and Mrs. E. K. Good
rich, left Wednesday for Mexico City
where he will be connected with a
law' firm. Goodrich recently grad
uated from the law school at the
University of Virginia.
Poison Oak or ivy is relieved
quickly and permanently with Im
perial Eczema Remedy. All drug
gists are authorized to refund your
money if it fails.—Adv. (5)
On Vacation—Duke T. Smith, with
and their family, were to leave
Thursday by motor for a month's
vacation with relatives in Missouri.
Smith operates the Gateway barber
shop here.
. Building Permits j
H. F. Allgood, porch in front of
frame hotel at sixth street between
Madison and Monroe streets, $40.
RED CROSS TO HOLD
LIFE SAVING SCHOOL
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES, July 25.—A school of
instruction in life saving will be
conducted at the Cascade Pool, Mc
Allen, July 29, August 1, and August
4, by the Hidalgo County chapter of
the American Red Cross, according
to announcement of Mrs. J. J. Mur
ray of Mercedes, secretay-treasurer
of the Hidalgo County chapter.
Classes will be supervised by Tom
Murray, Valley Boy Scout executive,
assisted by Miss Yula Mighell of
San Juan. They will be held at 7:30
p. m. on the first two days of the
school.
Where ^^Watrb^S^ Fresh
It’s Brownsville Washed
Cool —- Air
Today—
He Sings Hh Way to
| Freedom and Love
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Doodle
Boy '
-1-. PROLOGUE
False Harry and
Fire His Violin
Alarm Kennard at
Company th^e Organ
Show Starts 1: :30 - 9:30
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Nine Carried On
Mexico City Plane
The Mexico City-bound plane
Thursday carried nine passengers,
five to the Mexican capital and four
to Tampico.
Those going to Tampico were
H. P. Hue of New York, Louis
Moehrig of San Antonio, W. R.
Blagg, E. Rodriguez Hepburn and
Mrs. C. C. Milliken, all of Tampico.
Mexico City passengers weie Mr.
and Mrs. Clint Taylor of Fort
Worth. A. L. Negrete and G. Zaroga
of Mexico City. Taylor is assistant
superintendent of railway mail ser
vice at Fort Worth. The last two
named have been in New York.
ELKSTOBUILD
LODGE HOME
Plans Outlined at Regular
Meeting; Driv^ For
Members Projected
Discussion of plans for erecting a
large Elks club home here featured
the regular meting of the organiza
tion Wednesday evening. The gath
ering with some 50 present, was ad
dressed on this subject by Robin
Pate. He outlined tentative plans
that would give Brownsville one of
the best lodge quarters in South
Texas. A finance committee al
ready has been appointed and at
the next meeting of the club, a com
mittee for securing a location will
be named.
A -drive is now on foot to increase
membership to 200. This goal has
almost been reached and is expected
to be passed within a few days, of
ficers announce.
The Eiks were re-organized about
a year ago after they had become
inactive. J. J. Fox, present exalted
ruler, and R. R. Colley, secretary,
instituted the reorganization plan.
Three were initiated into the
order Wednesday evening. They
were Robert Sexton. John Sethman
and A. P. Butler. Two applications
for memberships were considered,
also.
Parole May Follow
Prisoner’s Furlough
SAN ANTONIO. July 25:—(A5)—
Joe Bradley, under a five-year sen
tence in the penitentiary for hold
ing up and robbing Leo Toenper
weinl bank messenger here, of $5.
000. was released from the Bexar
county jail yesterday wrhen Sheriff
Alfonso Newton. Jr., received a 30
day furlough for Bradley signed by
Governor Dan Moody.
No order committing Bradley to
the penitentiary had been signed by
Judge W. W. McCrory, of the 94th
district court, where a plea of guilty
was received end the minimum sen
tence for robbery by assault with
firearms was given Bradley.
Officers here expect Bradley to
receive a parole from the governor
befo:; his 30-day furlough expires.
SIX ESCAPE FROM
JAIL IN MEXICO
TEOTITLAN. DEL CAMINO,
OAXACA, Mexico. July 25.—</P)—
Lieut. Juan Aguilar, accused of
having executed en masse the city
officials of Huahutla de Jiminez,
Oaxaca, in June of 1928, with five
other prisoners has escaped from
the local jail. The six prisoners
locked the warden in a cell. A sev
enth prisoner, who refused to
escape, was armed by the authori
ties and took part in the fruitless
search for the refugees. When the
hunt was abandoned the prisoner
was reincarcerated.
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WEST STEAMS
IN HEAT WAVE
Predictions Indicate Even
Higher Temperature;
Phoenix Shows 106
CHICAGO, July 25.—(JP)—The
middlewest steamed yesterday with
the rest of the country in torrid tem
peratures and excessive humidity.
Government forecasters predicted
even higher temperatures today.
Occasional thunderstorms and
showers served only to increase the
humidity already oppressive.
Chicago, which had experienced
relief when lake breezes pushed the
temperature down 20 degrees in a
short time Tuesday, found the cool
ness of short duration and sweltered
again under a 91 degree temper
ature. Beaches were crowded to
capacity.
Milwaukee recorded 92 degrees,
while Wisconsin sizzled. Two deaths
were reported in both that state and
two in Illinois.
The hottest spot in the country
was Phoenix, Ariz., where 106 de
grees was recorded.
FAMILY PERISHES IN DESERT
BLYTHE. Calif., July 25.—(/P)—
How a family of seven perished of
thirst on the scorching desert south
of here after having drunk the wa
ter from the radiator of their dis
abled motor car has been revealed
to the police of Blythe by six Mex
ican youths.
The ' jys reported the bodies of
the victims, believed to be Mr. and
Mrs. Enrique Armenta and their
five children, were found scattered
in the vicinity of a disabled auto
mobile r.ear a seldom used desert
rond 33 miles south of Blythe.
Nine heat deaths in four days
were reported from the Imperial
Valley.
American On Trial
In London Is Freed
LONDON, July 25. — (A*) — The
manslaughter trial of Richard
Joshua Reynolds, wealthy 23-year
old American, came to an abrupt
and sensational end today.
The judge discharged the jury
and adjourned the case for re-trial
when it was reported to him the
jury foreman had been seen in con
versation last night with two wit
nesses for the defense.
Justive Humphrey exonerated the
American defendant from any
blame in connection with the inci
dent causing the mistrial.
Reynolds, son of the American to
bacco magnate, was charged with
manslaughter after running down a
man wit hhis automobile. Had he
been convicted, he would have been
liable to a heavy prison sentence.
The state alleged he was intoxicated
at the time of the accident: Rey
nolds claimed he was blinded by
lights of an automobile.
Wisconsin has 57 varieties of for
est trees. The oak leads.
Now Showing
Karl Dane
George Arthur in
“Brotherly Love”
A riot of laugh and guffaws.
Also—Comedy—->ews
Prices—5-10-15
Now Dramatic
Showing Dynamite
Harlingen
Tempestuous adventures of two
who love and the gunman Jim
whom they called ‘ Thunderbolt”
since he could kill with one blow of
his powerful fist. His revolt when
he becomes infuriated with jealousy.
And how an outlaw can assault the
foe he despises even from behind
the bars of prison.
Bigger and Better than “Under
world”.
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1 Thunderbolt
(2 QarajTwiml (picture
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The Act — Vincent Lopez, Internationally
Known Jazz Orchestra Leader. Special
Piano Selections.
MOVIETONE NEWS
Furloughs Granted
To Two Prisoners
AUSTIN, Tex., July 25.—(A*)—A
thirty day furlough was granted
yesterday by Governor Moody to
Joe Bradley, convicted of robbery
with firearms in Bexar county and
sentenced to five years in the state
penitentiary, in order that the chief
executive might investigate details
surrounding the prisoner's convic
tion.
Bradley was charged with hold
ing up a San Antonio bank mes
senger.
A 30-day furlough was given
Owren Smith, serving a two year
\ sentence for forgery, in order that
he might visit his mother who is
ill at Merkel.
CLUBREUCTS
ALL OFFICERS
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Membership Drive Planned
To Bring Member Total
To 200 Limit
Dr. B. O. Works, president, J. K.
Wells, vice president and Benito
Longoria, secretary-treasurer, were
unanimously returned to their old
posts by the Brownsville Country
club board of directors Wednesday
afternoon at a meeting held at the
Merchants National bank. The
board itself was recently re-elected
at the annual meeting of the club. ,
Committees for the coming year
were appointed and plans for im
provements outlined before the di
rectors.
Committe chairmen were named
as follows: W. E. McDavitt, mem
bership; George Desha, golf; A. M.
Kent, tennis; A. C. Hipp, swimming;
John Gregg, house; and Dr. B. O.
Works, grounds and finance.
There are now 184 members of the
club. The .present constitution
limits memberships to 200. McDavitt
will institute a drive to add the re
maining 16 memberships to the club
rolls.
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“BLUE SKIES” i
Wm, Fox Picture
All Star Cast
Comedy
SHEIK and SHEBAS
LINDY MAKES
RUINS PHOTOS
Aerial Pictures of Indian
Antiquities New Step
In Archaeology
SANTA FE, N. M„ July 25.—(.P)—
Indian ruins have been photo
graphed from the air with an aerial
camera by Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh.
Colonel Lindbergh brought the
films here yesterday, and they were
developed in the laboratory of the
American school of research.
With announcement oi the pic
tures was revealed the latest invo
cation of modern science in the
study of antiquity. Lindbergh’ pic
tures destined for the Carnegie In
stitute and photographs taken from
another plane for the American
school of research were pronounced
by Dr. D. L. Hewett of the board of
research the first successful appli
cation of aerial photography to
archaeological purposes.
Photographs of entire districts
from the air, taking a few hours, re
vealed all the information which
could be gained by weeks, or
months, of travel over the same dis
tricts. on horse back or on foot, Dr.
Hewett said.
The trans-Atlantic flier and his
bride, whQ landed on a dude ranch
near Pecos, Tuesday night are the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. V. Kidder.
Dr. Kidder is superintending exca
vations at the Pecos ruins, among
the oldest in the southwest, for
Phillips academy in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Kidder and Mrs. Lindbergh are
said to be old friends.
The Colonel returned to Pecos last
night.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff
Joins Customs Force
Fergus Groves was sworn in as
a mounted customs inspector Tues
day by E. R. Jefferds, acting deputy
collector in the absence of Wilhite
Neale who is on his vacation. T
Groves has been a deputy sheriff
for four years. He also has acted
as bailiff for the district courts
here.
SIX KILLED IN BLAST
AMSTERDAM, July 25.—(/Pi—Six
persons were killed, seven seriously
injured and eleven others less ser
iously hurt in an explosion at a
potato flour factory at Veendam
yesterday.
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