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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 89 . BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1929 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY 5e A COPY
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| VALLEY
THE MISSION CHAMBER of
Commerce has a bright outlook for
the coming year—and this means
Mission has a bright outlook—If the
annual banquet held there during
the past week can be taken as an
Indication.
And undoubtedly the banquet can
be taken to mean just what It In
dicated. Marvin Goodwin, developer
of a large tract in that section and
llvewire booster for the Valley as
a whole was the spirit behind the
meeting and Marvin Goodwin, dif
fering from some speakers, Is also
a man of action. He not only talks
—he does and what he talked at
that annual gathering he will do.
Other live citizens of the town
gave support to the meeting and
200 attended and pledged a unified
front for the development of the
town.
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MARVIN GOODWIN sold the
tickets to the banquet, acted as
toastmaster and then delivered the
speech which set the town on fire
With enthusiasm.
“Farmers can secure a greater
yield with fewer soiled hands in the
Valley than in any other section of
the United States," he declared.
Taxes, compared to the return
received are low in the Valley, he
decared. “Taxes are less than $10
per acre and two trees of the 70
to each acre will pay them."
“We have been the Valley’s great
est drawbacks. We have not real
ised what we have, its possibilities,
its advantages. You don’t begin to
realize the value of your orchards.
Their value will be enhanced three
fold in a few years."
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A. B. Ewing, recently named
•ecretary of the chamber of com
merce. Rogers Blalock. Its president,
and many others spoke of the ac
complishments possible through
finlty of purpose.
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THE BROWNSVILLE Herald has
deceived two pieces of literature this
week addressed to tourists which
contain an idea of value to Valley
first was sent by K. R. Slater
Pontiac, Mich., and consists of
a letter from the offices of the
mayor of New Orleans inviting Mr.
81ater to visit that city and an il
lustrated booklet setting forth the
opportunities for play and recrea
te in that city.
After telling of the splendid ho
tels, cafes and the excellent climate,
the mayor says:
"If there Is any special informa
tion you desire, if you will advise
me what it is, I will have our As
sociation of Commerce furnish it
go you."
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The other was a post card from
Coral Gables, Fla., inviting the edi
tor to visit that city, and also
Signed by the mayor.
Here are some of the claims made
for Coral Gables.
"We are 500 miles south of Los
Angeles—and 300 miles south of
the Nile delta—In the only Ameri
can tropics. Do you know that ours
is one of the world's most beautiful
Cities.
"We have the climate! Look at
tJncle Sam s weather bureau rec
ords for Miami. (Then follows a
list of the average temperatures
month by month).
"Our sunshine averages 359 days
A year: and nowhere have viole*.
jays greeter tonic and health-re
storative powers. May we expect
you and your family?
Some scientifically inclined Val
laylte might get busy and determine
whether that claim to have a corner
on violet rays can be substantiated
by the Mayor of Coral Gables.
More than likely there are liter
ally minions of dollars worth of
those same violet rays going to
waste right here in the Valley just
because of a lack of sufficiently
large number of tourists to absoro
them.
If this Is correct a violet-ray-hun
gry tourist population should be in
formed of the fact and told there
will be no extra charge for all they
can use.
At least the idea of having the
mayor to issue an Invitation is a
good one. , . .
SPECIAL be
2S£riiJBg tlSat'^SndiSt'cSS
Trv in fhit vicinity.
Tvpogrmphicslly it was splendid
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— Publishers and their staff are
Xew yfsrs snfl w*® ohj*y u* tuid *
Jack Watson, son of Mrs. James
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TWISTER HITS
TWO TOWNS ON
SOUTH COAST
Freak Cyclone at Ft.
Lauderdale . Injures
16 and Key West Lit
tered with Debris
After raking the Bahamas with
a destructive three day lash and
buffeting the lower cast coast of
Florida with heavy gal*, the tro
pical storm last night moved rapid
ly northeastward through the Gulf
of Mexico menacing the Florida
west coast.
This most unusual storm, which
had its course three times since
hovering more than two days over
Nassau, the Bahamas capital, ap
parently will continue a northwest
ward course for 12 hours, the weat
her bureau said.
Influece of the storm center was
felt last night along the strip of
west coast from Cape Sable to Fort
Myers and Punta Garda, barometers
dropped and wind velocities ranging
up to 50 miles per hour were report
ed by government observers.
STREETS LITTERED
Key West, as well as the eastern
mainland of Florida, escaped the full
fury of the winds that tore Nassau
and caused many deaths and enor
mous property damage. 8treets of
Key West were littered with minor
debris, but the loss was said not to
be great. ^ . .
Heavy damage was experienced in
the homestead section south of Mia
mi and in neighboring towns but
there was no loss of life and but a
few persons were injured slightly.
Fort Lauderdale. 25 miles north of
Miami, had the most unusual blow
of all. A freak twister from the
ocean tore several buildings and
hurt 16 persons.
MORE WARNINGS
Gales of near hurricane force were
indicated for the section of the west
coast south of Tampa, while north
east storm warnings wc*e out for
the coast from Tampa to Pensacola.
That the east coast section might
have another spell of wind was seen
in weather bureau warning for south
em storm, Jupiter to Mimi and
southwest storm in the Key west
section.
All possibility that the tropical
the east Gulf of Mexico would strike
ttely passed Saturday night. W. J
Schnurbusch, local meteodologist
Late storm warnings issued by
the Washington weather bureau re
ported the storm apparently moving
northwestward at 9:30 p. m. Satur
day. indicating a marked change to
its course.
SOUTH WARNED
A low pressure area seemed to be
developing over the Mississippi Val
ley. Schnurbusch said, and thi|
would tend to pull the storm this
way. _ .
The latest warning received by
the local weather office said:
"Advisory northeast storm warn
ing ordered 9:30 p. m. North of Tam
pa to Pensacola, warnings changed
to southeast storm Jupiter to Miami,
and hurricane warnings changed to
southwest storm Key West section.
Tropical storm central about 50
miles north northwest of Key West
and apparently movng northwest
ward about 10 miles per hour. This
will continue to move northwestward
next 12 hours and gales of near
hurricane force are indicated off
west Florida coast as far north as
Tampa. Caution advised vessels
northeastern Gulf of Mexico.”
EXPECT OKEH ON ALL
FARM BOARD MEMBERS
Washington, Sept. 38. (AP)—
Confirmation of all members of
the farm board is looked for by the
administration leaders unless
some unexpected charge of a se
rious nature is lodged against any
of the eight men n-med by Presi
dent Hoover.
DERANGED MOTHER KILLS
GIRL WITH BUTCHER KNIFE
—
WORCHESTER. Mass.. Sept. 28
(AP)—A Mother, temporarily in
same. ran amuck with a bread knife
this afternoon, killed her four-year
old daughter and probably fatally
stabbed the child’s three-year-old
playmate. The woman then walked
to the police station, tossed her
bloody weapon an the booking desk
and announced:
"I have killed my children.”
Mrs. Anna Kan drat. 37 the moth
er feared that her children were to
be taken from her and cared for by
a welfare organisation. Police say
she became unbalanced and attack
her daughter, Ellen and her play
mate, Lillian Japolowski, aa they
were seated on the step* of th«
Kandrat home. A trail of blood
leading from the steps through a
hallway Into a bedroom bore wit
ness to Ellen's flight to escape hex
maddened mother.
Even's face and throat was brut
ally butchered as was the face and
throat of her little playmate.
Mary, another three-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Kandrat. was ool:
slightly cut and Is now resting com
fortably at St. Agnes Guild. Tw<
other children were not at home.
The mother, who will be arraigned
on a charge of murder, told pallet
she wanted to kill all of her child
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MAN CHARGED IN
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ROBERY BARKS
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AND BITES COPS
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 28—
(A1)—Taken to police headquar
ters on a charge of robbery,
Molses Villegas Villegas went
down on all-fours and began
barking and biting the officers
present. He was locked up In a
cell for observation.
SLAYER OF TWO
FACING TRIAL
Santiago Casares Must An
swer Monday For Murd
er of Constables
The trial of Santiago Casares,
charged with th : murders of Prank
Stanner and Eob Brown, deputy
constables, is scheduled to be held
in the criminal district court Mon
day morning.
Casares is said to have signed a
confession, admitting that he shot
the two officers.
The shooting occurred at the Las
Priestas dance hall on the I Military
highway early in the summer. The
deputy constables were called to
the brush on the outskirts of the
dance ha!’ The shooting then be
gan. Brown was killed almost im
mediately. Stann:: died several
days later at the Mercy Hospital
after infection set in. His stomach
was punctured by the fatal shot.
A number of suspects were ar
rested n the spot of the shooting,
but they could not be connected
with the shooting.
Casares was arrested several
months later in the upper portion
of Cameron county. A tip from a
woman resulted in Casares' arrest.
Letter Threatens
Texas Ranchman
VICTORIA, TEXAS. Sept. 28—
UP)—The senders of a letter threat
ening John J. Welder, wealthy
South Texas ranchman and presi
dent of the Victoria National Bank,
with death unless he deposited
$2,000 under a bridge on the Sea
drift road today, were sought to
night by federal and local authori
ties aided by a scouting airplane
Welder did not leave the money.
Louisville Host
To Legionaire*
LOUISVILLE. KY., 8ept. 28—^
—The advance guard of the Amer
ican Legion, many of its members
survivors of those heroes that swept
down upon the Marne, the Meuse
and the Argonne, swept down upon
Louisville today for ther national
convention which opens here Mon
day.
The city was ready to welcome
the nation's heroes. The streets
literally were banked with flags and
bunting, and banners shouted “wel
come buddies" every ten feet.
Inteligibility Misses
Iowa Star Halfback
Iowa City, Sept. 28. <AP>—Oran
Pape, fleet University of Iowa
halfback, escaped the Ineligibility
axe in time to play against Car
roll College today, but a dozen other
Hawkeye fotball players, already in
uniform, were barred from compe
tition by action of the Athletic
Board Eligibility Committee this
afternoon.
STRIKING CONVICTS
ACCEPT PRISON FOOD
Phoenix, Ariz.. 8ept. 28, (AP)—
Twenty-seven federal prisoners in
the Maricopa county Jail, who last
night began a hunger strike after
two hours of rioting. accepted food
today.
QUAKE ROCKS
HILO; STREETS
RIPPED OPEN
Catholic Church Rock
ed on Foundation and
Cracked; a Lava
Movement Blamed
HILO. Hawaii. Sept, 28.—An
earthquake rocked the entire city
of Hilo at 7:10 a. m., today. One of
the main streets was ripped apart
In two places. The Catholic Church,
which was moved on Its foundations
was marred by a dozen cracks.
The shock was similar in vicious
ness to that which cause $100,000
damage in the Kona district on the
western, or opposite side of Hawaii
Island: It was the first shock felt
in Hilo of the series of quakes that
have kept the populace of the Kona
dstrctterror stricken since Monday
night.
Hilo is approximately 60 aid line
miles from Kona djstrlct. which has
been shaken almost continually fol
lowing the first shok Monday night
caused by movements of lava within
the craters of the volcanoes Mauna
Loa, Kilauea and Hualalal.
New York Train Halt
In Power House Blaze
New York, Sept. 28. (AP)..Elec
tric train service out of the Grand
Central terminal faced a 24-hour
tleup tonight when a fire in the
main cabin room f the New York
Central railroad, which feeds the
third rail between the terminal and
Port Morris, broke out and stopped
all traffic. It was said steam loco
motives would be pressed into ser
vice to fill the breach.
The firse in the power room,
which is two stories under ground,
brought a southbound train, due in
the terminal at 10:10 p. m.. to a
standstill in a tunnel. Its 150 pas
sengers were led to the street
through emergency exits.
Body Of Slain Texan
En Route to Victoria
Hot Springs., Ark. Sept. 28 (AP)—
The body of P. R. Austin, wealthy
Victoria, Tex., cattleman who was
murdered in his room at a local
hotel Thursday night, was placed
on a special car of the Sunshine
Express today, and will be accom
panied back to Texas by a group
of his old friends who reached
town this afternoon.
Rewards totaling $3,000 have
been offered for the arrest of his
slayers. The hotel In which he was
murdered has offer $1,000 and his
friends have offered $2,000.
Raging Rivers
Flood Georgia
AUGUSTA, GA., Sept. 28—<i«P)—
While Augusta was waging a suc
cessful fight against the receding
Savanah river today, attention was
drawn to smaller towns in East
Georgia which havs been cut off
by flood waters.
Millen, the only town in the
stricken area which could be
reached by wire today, reported that
the Ogeechee river, a parallel to
the rampaging Savannah, was two
feet higher than in 1925 when Do
ver, a town south of Milen, was
flooded. It was impossible to com
municate with Dover by phone,
train or highway today.
Coste Unheard From
Since Departure
Paris, Sept. 28. (AP)—Friends of
Dieudonne Coste, the French Avi
ation ace who took off at 8:16 a.
m., Friday in an attempt to bet
ter the world : ’?ord for straight
way flight, were without news of
him tonight. He last was reported
Friday evening when his big se
squi-plane flew over Cologne.
The plane carried fuel for fift
hours. French aviation experts be
lieved that it would cover more
than 5,000 miles on that supply.
Officers Still Seek
18 Escaped Convictc
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, Sept. 2f
—C»P)—Aided by two clues, officer*
tonight pressed their search for If
escaped convicts, among whom were
several of the state’s most desperate
criminals. The men crawled
r through a secret tunnel to escape
, from the Wynne state prison fanr
. for tuberculosis near here last
night.
Fourteen men, said to be convicts
i were seen in Shiro, Grimes county
, about 90 miles from here, earlj
today.
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Drum and Bugle Corps at Meet
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Members of the drum and bugle
corps of the American Legion who
left Friday night to attend the na
tional convention at Louisville, Ky.,
are as follows: Back row. left to
right, F. C. MacManus. J, E. Haus
man. Perry Pellitere, H. B. Deer. H.
R. Kemper. Ed. C. Box. G. W Haus
man, Dr. L. Olmstead, Wm. Bam
hold. A. G. Ruff.
MARTIAL LAW
PLANS SECRET
Troops to be Moved Into
Borger as Quietly
as Possible
AUSTIN, Tex.. Sept. 28.—
Plans for establishing martial law
for Borger and Hutchinson county
went forward under complete secre
cy taday.
Governor Moody stated that his
formal action in declaring martial
law would not be made public until
state militiamen arrived n tthe Pan
handle oil community where dstrict
attorney John A. Holmes was as
sassinated and where "an organized
and entrenched criminal rig” thrives,
accoording to a report given the Go
vernor by his investigators.
“You wll not get from me inform
ation that martial law has been de
clared; I certainly would not care to
announce my plans in ad vane eof
arrival of troops there,” he said.
"He asserted he would "stand
behind” his investigators who re
ported the conditions there, describ
ing a "conspiracy between officers
and the criminal element, or law
violators."
Althought the Governor would not
state what was delaying occupation
of the troubled community with
troops. It was known that he was
hopeful the officers complained of
would voluntarily resign, thus avert
ing martial law.
When the troops do move they
will be movilized and transported as
secretely as possible and not until
they arrive on thegrounds will the
Governor file his official proclama
ton with the secretary of state. It
was indicated that infantervmen
would be sent and that ompanies
would be carefully selected where
the situation was such as to assure
the men their civil postons back
when they returned home.
Rear Admiral Reeves .
To Testify Monday
Washington, Sept. 28, ( **)—Re
ply will be made on Monday by
Rear Admiral J. M. Reeves to the
statement before the Senate Naval
Committee that as one of the
American experts at the unsuccess
ful Geneva naval limitations con
ference of 1927, he “frequently ex
pressed the hope that It would not
succeed."
Admiral Reeves called Chairman
Shortrodge of the committee to
day by telephone to request the
hearing.
Frisco Police Arrest
25 Young Communists
San Francisco, Sept. 28, (API
Twenty five members of the ycgmg
Communist League of America, in
cluding three women, were arrested
by police tonight when they staged
a demonstration on a downtown
street corner protesting against the
trial of the Gastonia Textile
strikers In North Carolina, who are
acused of the murder of a polic: of
ficial.
10 Convicted Aliens
Deported at Hidalgc
Following a c: sion of the federal
district court at Houston Thursday,
19 convicted aliens in the Hidalgc
county pall were deported at Hidalgc
Saturday, according to H. R. Jef
ferds, deputy U. S. marshal.
All were convic ted on written pleat
, of guilty by Judge W. L. Estes, whc
, is taking the place of Judge J. C
Hutcheson, Jr. The latter is holding
court in New York.
Second row. left to right. Ed. H.
Levy, Jack Howard. C. M. Josey, D.
E. J. Canning. H. R. Kingsbury. F.
Tamaya, Cecil Ramirez. J. B. Aveil
he. Jas. R. Skelton.
Front row. left to right, Alfred
Peterarco. C. J. Williams, Wallace
Harwood. Morgan Groves. Bill Kie
kel. H. R. Russell. A. S. Price, Steve
Knowles. Kenneth Graves.
Members of the drum and bugle
corps unable to appear In the pho
tograph are Hawkins White. Ed
ward Rend all. Norman Rendall, Leo
Vergott and Frank Bebon.
Other delegates to the convention
from the local post ar eDr. Fred
Gray. Hy Sketton. Tom Stevenson.
Floyd Smith. W. B. Stier and Mrs.
R. C. Roach of the Auxiliary.
Van Voorhis Assumes
Command atF. Brown
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Returning to the Valley, where he
has served, intermittently during the
past 15 years. Col. Daniel Van Voor
his arrived Friday to take over the
command at Fort Brown. He comes
here after having been stationed at
Washington. D. C., where he re
cently graduated from the War Col
lege. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Van Voorhis and their daughter.
Betsy Bell. One son, Daniel, remains
in Ohio, where he is attending De
nison University,
Changes in the personnel and ad
min Lstrt ion are unlikely, Col. Van
Voorhis stated.
“ In the limited time since my ar
rival I have not observed anything
which would call for immediate or
radical changes,” he said.
WAS AT FT. RILEY
Before coming here. Van Voorhis
spent a short time at Ft. Riley. Kan.
for a refresher’s course, taking a
short leave of absence before re
porting at the headquarters of the
Eight Corps Area In 8an Antonio
for orders.
Col. Van Voorhis has a notable
record for services during the World
War. having received the Distinguish
ed Service Medal from the Army,
and the Distinguishtd Service Cross
from the Navy department, as well
as the decoration cf the Legion of
Honor from lh-> French government.
He was stationed at Newport News
as chief of staff at a port of em
barkation a part of the time, later
being detailed to the general staff
in France.
He also holds a Silver Star Cita
tion from the war department for
gallantry in action conferred for
sendees in thePhillipplnes. wrere he
was stationed from 1908 to 1913. He
began his border sehvice n 1914.
when he came here with the Third
Cavalry, and was stationed in various
sections of the Valley until 1916. He
returned to Brownsville with the
Sixteenth Cavalry in 1919, after
coming back from France, and was
stationed at Brownsville. Mercedes,
and Fort Ringgold, until the removal
of the regimen to Ft. Sam Houston.
It was at his own request that Col.
Van Voorhis was assigned to duty
at Fort Brown.
“There is something about the
Valley which calls you back, after
your first visit, ” he declared. "After
my first trip here, I have always
wanted to come back, and though I
might have had some posts which
from some points of view might have
been considered better I welcome
the opportunity of returning to th e
Valley.”
Col. Van Voorhis entered the Army
31 years ago. He is a graduate of
Washington and Jefferson college,
going from there into the Tenth
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and later
into the regular army. For the past
year he has been attending the Army
War College in Washington D. C.,
and for the fire years previous was
with the general staff of the was
department as executive if fleer to
the Chief of Cavalry.
BR0WNSV1LLE-EL PASO AIR
PASSENGER LINE OPERATING
Prom Brownsville to El Paso be
1 tween sunup and sundown.
Dally service on the central line
of Corporaclon Aeronautic* de
Tran partes, 8. A. between Mexico
City and El Paso is to be started
Monday, according to a telegram
i received Saturday from the Tor
► reon office of that corporation.
This will bring the eastern most
I point on the Texas-Mexican border
and the western mast point be
op
tween Texas and Mexico within ten
hours of each other for the first
time In history.
Passengers will leave here at '
a. m. on the Brownsville to Masat
lan plane, change to the Mexlct
City-to El Paso plane at Torreoi
and arrive at El Paso at 5 p. m.
New Lockheed Vega seven-plan
planes powered with Wasp motor
are being used on the new line
These planes have a cruising speet
of about 190 miles per hour.
TEXAN FREE ON
MURDER COUNT
Wife of Defendant Says
Slain Man Made Improp
er Advances
Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 28. <AP)
—Fred E. Peeler was acquitted here
today on a charge of murder In
connection with the fatal shooting
of his brother-in-law, W. T. Gonce,
at Splndletop Springs last winter.
The Jury received the case a 4:30
o'clock and was out one hour.
Mrs. Peeler, the wife of the de
fendant, testified that W. T.
Gonce, her brother-in-law, had
come to her home In Sour Lake
about a year ago and in the ab
sence of her husband had made In
sulting advances.
She said that on November 13,
some time later, she told her hus
band of the Incident. On Novem
ber 14, Peeler shot his brother-in
law to death while the latter was
at work on an oil well at Splndle
top Springs near here.
There was conflicting testimony
as to whether Gonce brandished
an axe handle In threatening man
ner before Peeler shot without his
brother-in-law having made a
move toward him.
Mrs. Gonce. the widow, appear
ed on the witness stand In mourn
ing. She was a witness few the
state, as opposed to her sister.
Mrs. Gonce and Mrs. Peeler
were married to the two principles
in the tragedy In a double wedding
in 1905.
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Pioneer Bohemian
Lawyer Found dead
LA GRANGE. Tex.. Sept. 28-(AP>
—Augustine Haidusek. 83. said to be
the first Bohemian to be admitted
to the bar in the United States, was
found dead sitting in a chair at his
home here today. He also was the
first bohemian mayor of LaGrange,
and served as a member of the
of the Seventeenth Texas Legisla
ture. He started and for many years
edited “Svoboda”, one of the lead
ing Bohemian publications of the
, south.
EXPLODING STOVE
FATAL TO THREE
OTTAWA. Ont. 8ept. 28-<AP>
A mother and two daughters lost
their lives today as a result of the
explosion of a stove in their home
in Westboro. The victims were Mrs
Harold L. McKendry; Dorris Mc
Kendry, 3 years old, and Beatric
McKendry, 18 months. _
ALLEGED RUM
RUNNER SAID *
SIGHTED HERE
Slayer With Womari
in Yellow Car U
Rumor; Officer* Pa«
trol Highway*
The Valley highways were comb
ed Saturday afternoon r.ad even
ing by officers on the tip that
Lynn Stephens, alleged slayer of
Capt. Charles Stevens, San An
tonio prohibition agent, was speed
ing down the Valley in a yellow
roadster. The car according to
telephone calls, Dote the license
number 1,000,000.
Rumors poured into police head
quarters thick and fast as the night
rolled on. A motorist reported see
ing a yellow car of the type named
Just south of San Benito headed
for Brownsville about 10 p. m.
Another rumor was to the effect
that the car was seen on the mili
tary highway.
Officers continued to patrol the
traffic arteries of the Valley with
sawed-off shotguns, despite the
fact that they 'Ut little credence
in the reports. I
All Officers Workln*. *
It was pointed out, however.'
that he might know the by-roads,
of this section due to previous ex- ’
perlence while running liquor from
the border.
City police and sheriffs depart
ment and federal offloers coop
erated in covering possible lines
of progress of the yellow rutomo
bile.
Stephens, **ho is alleged to have
been a "bootleg king" in San An-':
tonio, has been the object of a'
search since Capt. Stevens was!
shot Tuesday night, "hi* followed
raids in San Antonio that resulted
in seizure of large hauls of liquor.
More than 10,000 gallons estimat
ed at *100,000 have been seized op,
until now.
Officers Ambushed
A raiding party of officers was
ambushed when the prohibition
agent was shot. A party in a car
near the house to be raided, stop
ped the officers in the pretense
that their automobile was broken
and they wantt- aid.
The officers became suspicious of
I the flashlight thrt was being used,
believing that it was a signal to
the bootleggers Just beyond. They
put them Into their automobile
and proceeded. As the house was
approached, firing broke out and
Captain Stevens was fatally
wounded.
Bootlegger Killed
Pat Murphy, member of the
raiders. Jumped from the car and
shot into the bootleggers. He hit
one of them in the stomach. The
man, Antonio Guazarda, died later.,
He also believe** he wounded m
man thought to be Stephens.
Almost all of the members of the
bootleg ring have been apprehend-,
ed. Stephens has been the object!
of an intensive search throughout:
San Antonio for the past everal
days.
Several persons In the upper end
of the Valley reported having seen!
an automobile answering the de-'
scription given. It was said to ;
have been seen in La Fria and'
Weslaco. j
W ild Ho nors
A rumor to the effect that offi
cers at Pharr had halted the car!
and that a shooting had followed
proved unfounded Saturday night.
Murder charges have been fifed
against the following as the result
of Stevens’ c’-ath: Lynn Stephen^
Alice Smith, Louise Guarjard<V
widow of the dead man; Joe Hob
recht. Lee Cottle and McCulten
| Shank. All are in the Bexar coun*'
ty Jail with the exception of
Stephens.
Roy Collins, well known in the
Valley as a peace officer, is aiding
in the search around San Antonio
for Stephens. He is now a prohi
bition agent.
San Antonio, Texas. Sept. 38,
(AP> Liquor raids continued Satur
day by prohibition enforcement
j agents as an aftermath of the kill
ing of Charles Stevens by rum
runners south of the city early
; Wednesday, brought the total
| celzures of liquor for the week up
I to 13,000 gallo",. Three raids were
made Saturday.
HOOVERS AND GUESTS
i GO TO FISHING CAMP
WASHINGTON. Sept, 38-<AP>—
President and Mrs. Hoover accom
panied by a large party of guests,
left the white* house today for a
short week-end visit to their fish
ing camp in Virginia.
THE WEATHEfT
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, WEST TEXAS: Partly Cloudy to
t unsettled Sunday and Monday,
somewhat cooler in north portion.
) EAST TEXAS: Partly Cloudy
i Sunday and Monday; Somewhat
. cooler in north portion Monday*
l light to fresh easterly to northerly
.winds on the coast
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