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Arkansas Girl Tells Story of Attack and Killing FIVE HELD FOR HEINOUS CRIME Arkansas Quintet Accused Of Killing Youth and Assaulting Girl MOUNTAIN VIEW. Ark.. Nov. 25 —(£*)—Accused of torturing and burning alive a youth and attacking his 16-year-old fiancee as they were' on their way to be married, five men were held in widely scattered jails today for crimes which authorities said were committed eight months! ago. ? | Charges arising from the killing of Connie Franklin. 20, a farm hand.: in the St. James community, 14 miles east of here last March 10, I came to light yesterday with the ar rest of the men, who previously had been indicted. Those taken into custody were: Herman Greenway, 28, Alex Fuiks, 26. Dill C. Younger. 24. Hubert Hcs- \ ter. 23. and Joe White. 20. Oreenway, who is married, and Hester are charged with attacking the girl. Prosecuting Attorney Hugh Wil liamson said threats against the life i of the girl and a deaf boy said to! have witnessed the slaying to pre vent them from testifying caused the grand Jury much difficulty in its investigation. The girl told Williamson she and Franklin were on their way to a j .stice of the peace to be married when they were seized by five men. who beat and tortured Franklin un-! til he fainted. The men, evidently i thinking the youth dead, built a fire of logs and placed the body on it. Falling to destroy the body entirely.' they picked up the remains in a sack and started toward the nearby1 White river. Williamson said some of the men. who had been drinking, had tried to “kid” Franklin into marrying the girl for several days prior to the slaying: the man were to hold a “mock” marriage with a fake license and later “have some fun." Herald Carriers To Be Carnival Guests Brownsville Herald carriers of Brownsville will be guests of the John Francis carnival shows at th? Valley Mid-Winter fair Saturday. Nov. 30. The boys will enjoy all rides and attractions offered by the shows, and will be entertained by Billy Streetet. special agent, who has entertained a million children in his show career. ..... "■..1 —■ .. Take Care of Your Kidneys! One should not neglect \ kidney and bladder irregularities. TOO many people sacrifice health by failing to heed the early danger signals of kidney disorders. Even minor irregularities should be dealt with promptly. A drowsy, listless feeling: lame ness and stiffness: constant back ache and bladder irregularities are , often timely warnings. Don't neglect them. To promote normal kidney action and assist your kidneys in cleansing your blood of poisonous wastes, use Doans Pills. Recommended the work! over. 50,000 Users Endorse Doan’s: Benjamin Favchar, 2C Silver St.. Manchester, N. H.» nays: *'Fcr a tins* I couldn't do any work, for when I cent over any back would ache. My kidneya acted vary irregularly and i felt all out of aorta After uauag Doaa * Pills, 1 felt fuse again. City Briefs j Everything in hardware at bargain prices. 3rd & Fronton. Adv. 26. Preparing for Court.—Harold Jef ferds, deputy D. S. marshall, is busy making preparations for open ing of federal district court here Dec. 2. In addition xo the Creager Colliers libel suit, there will be a number of liquor and immigration cases to come before the judge. Do you have an old hat that you would like to use again?. I can re make it for you. See Mrs. Ethel Bates, Amaya's Millinery, 1235 Adams. Adv. 25. Bags Prize Goose.—Hurt Batsell, veteran Valley sportsman, killed a prize blue goose taiurday on the ••flats.” This type of goose Is rarely found in the Valley and Batsell is having the speciman mounted. Tower Park Cottages on Harlingen highway, completely furnished, lin en, dishea, etc. $2.00 per day. Adv. 26. Expected Back.— Judge O. C. Dancy, who is in Austin in con nection with county road work, is expected to return to Brownsville Tuesday. The Bridge Cafe and Coffee Shop now open Elizabeth Street opposite Miller Hotel, under the management of H. A. Bullock and F. M. Samms, specializing in chili, toasted sand wiches, and plate lunches. Adv. 25. At Home.—Archie Ruff, connect ed with the county englheering de partment. has been removed from the hospital to ' is home. He is re ported as much improved and is expected to go to Marlin in the near future. Ruff has been in the Mercy hospital for several months. To Miami.—J. H. Digby. chief engineer for the Pan American air ways, arrived from Mexico City Sunday afternoon. He vrent on to Miami by the Southern Pacific lines. Official Here.—E. H. McRevnolds, publicity director for the Missouri Pacific lines, is acre from St. Louis. He made the trip especially fer the Valley Mid-Win ter Fair, at which the lines have a large ex hibit. He is also attending to rou tine business. Return Here—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clendening of Kaw. Okla.. have returned to Brownsville for the winter anti are residing in an apartment in the home of Mrs. Jennie Snyder on St. Charles street. ( Recovering.— Mrs. Roy Weller, who has been In the hospital at Harlingen for the past three weeks, is expected to return home some time this week. She Is much im proved after an operation. 22,000 Members Aim Of Teachers’ Body DALLAS. Tex. Nov. 26—f/P)—Rush M. Caldwell, president of the Texas State Teachers Association, hopes to report a membership of 22,000 to the state body at its annual con vention here during the Thanks giving holidays. Some 800 members have been added during his term in office, he said, and an intensive campaign is planned to gain more m nbers. Memberships now exceeds 17.0*). Negotiations for the headquarters building of the association are com plete. Caldwell reported, and an announcement Is expected next week. The headquarters are to be in Fort Worth. SHDBS LAST TIMES TODAY |, ENNt INE HYSTERICAL NTGIIT' Starts Tomorrow— ANNIE NICHOL’S “JUST MARRIED” imiim i mm——~ The great outdoor talking classic! Georgeous background! Spec tacular action —AN ALL TALKING— “COVERED WAGON” Paramount Presents «Tjje VIRGINIAN” \\ r.h [•ARY COOPER ~ MARY BRIAN It ALTER lit TON — RI1 H ARD ARLEN STARTING THURSDAY THANKSGIVING DAY AT YOUR CHINESE FLEE ! RUSS INVASION Manchuria Battle Losses Reported 12,000 Among Defenders TOKYO. Nov. 25-C/PV— Russian troops invading Manchuria have met with exceptional successes, and today apparently were in complete control of the entire section of the province west of the Khlngan moun tains. Khallar. most important westerly city, fell late yest.rday to a force of Societ cavalry and tanks. Harbin dispatches to Rengo, Japanese News Agency, said. Chinese losses were estimated to have been as high as 12.000. Earlier Harbin messages said the population of Khallar was panic stricken and fleeing by every available means. Conductors of trains on the controverted Chinese Eastern railway were said not to be bothering even to punch tickets and collect fares. One Harbin message said Soviet cavalry and tanks had penetrated back of Khallar r -d had cut off the Chinese retreatment. The mes sage added ‘severe fighting” was in progress. Soviet troops advanced into East ern Manchuria also, Russian cav alry occupy!* i or' small village, surrounding Muling and a p. taring south of Ninguta. Military c‘serv ers foresaw possibility of a nut cracker movement against Harbin, railway capital of the province, with 150,000 population. Chinese everywhere were report ed as retreating without resistance. Ilefugees pou .d into Buchatu. 150 miles southeast of Khtalar, where the militarr attempted to set up new headquarters. A majority of troops however w’ere said to have failed to halt at Buchatu and to have kept headed on toward Tsist sihar. New Attorney Is Pleased With City J. D. Snell, formerly of Shreve port, is Brownsville's newest bar rister. He came here recently from the Louisiana city and has begun a general practice. His offices are located in the Cromack building. Snell was formerly a law partner of Lewell C. Butler at Shreveport, j His father. T. A. Snell, maintains a law practice in the same city. The newcomer is much impressed with the Valley. “It looks like the coming section of Texas." Snell says. M.-K.-T. Right To Oklaohma Line Won WASHINGTON, Nov. 25—— J Right to acquire control of the Beaver Meade and Englewood rail- 1 road, a short line operating from Beaver to Hough, in Oklahoma, to day was awarded to the Missouri Kansas-Texas railroad by the In terstate Commerce Commission. Application of the Rock Island system for authority to make the same acquisition was denied. Under evidence presented the commis sion said, the Rock Island proposed to buy the line for $1,301,966. and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas offered the same sum. ________________ Oklahoma Grain Men Given $40,000 Loan WASHINGTON. Nov. 25—</P)— A commodity loan of $500,000 to the Enid wheat and grain growers association of Enid, Okla., was ap proved today by the Federal Farm Board and at the same time an nouncement of a $40,000 loan to the Colorado bean growers* asso ciation of Denver was made. District attorney Clem Calhoun said he would not be here for the preliminary hearing, having gone to Canadian for a murder trial. Brothers Sign Bond For Theft Suspect STINNETT. Tex., Nov. 25 —(/Pi— Protesting his Innocence and waiv ing preliminary trial. Bert Smith, j prominent Leila Lake gin operator, was at libc-ty today on $6,600 bond signed by his brothers after his ar rest Saturday in connection with the robbing of the First State Bank of Stinnett of more than $6,000 Friday. ^ t Reuben A. Frank, assistant cash ier of the bank, and Bill Adams, *lso arrested in connection with the hold-up, were promised pre liminary hearings later today. t ^ 99 Set For Rum Law Violator A perlimlnarv hearing for Leo ordo Garcia, charged with liquor ,r violation was scheduled to be held before U. S. Commis oner E. K. Goodrich Monday afternoon. Garcia and a car were taken in to custody Saturday evening by City Officer Abelardo Oliveda and turned over to mounted customs inspectors. Garcia is alleged to have had 12 oints and two bladders of mescal in hts possession at the time of the arrest. The bladder contained f about two gallons of liquor, it was said. 1 Intentions Filed Oeorfe Brown. San Benito, and 1 Lusciile Hough. Rio Hondo: James Harris Ravboum and Isobelle A. raPond. Harlingen: Julian Rodri guez, Rio Hondo, and Rc San chez. San Vicente: Maurice P. Stephens and Harriet Harrison. Brownsville: Francisco Sandoval end Arcadia Gonzales, San Benito; Roberto Cisneros and Ttburcia Ji minez. Rio Hondo: and Victor Gar za and Amelia C: tillo. La Feria. Marriage licenses issued: Crisof oro dc Ochoa and Guadalupe Vas ouez, Roy Yancv and Opal Gregory. Jose Mendez and Concepcion Gar cia. Prycr Dillard and Hortense Mauney and Benito Ramos and Calixtra Garcia. MARKETSI 1 1 — 1 .. — ■ — ■ ■ ■■ »■■■ — i ■■ i wm\ hum ■ STOCKS IRREGULAR NEW YORK, Nov. 25~VP)-6tock1 prices moved Irregularly lower at; the opening of today's market.' American Can dropped 2 % points on the first sale, Union Carbide 2 and Atchison, Radio and Inter national Nickel lost a point or so. General Motors opened with a block of 10,000 share at 40, off %, and U.i 8. Steel common dropped 1 ^.Read ing opened a point higher. General Electric quickly feU back 8*4 points, U. 8. Industrial Alco hol 6*4 and Auburn Auto, American Can, and Otis Elevator 4 each. I Early declines of 2 to 3*4 points were registered by U. S. Steel com mon. North American Co.. Air Re duction and International Tele-' phone. Losses of a point or so were quite common. There were a few exceptions. J. I. Case ran up 7*4 points. American Tobacco B 1% and Norfolk <fc West ern 1. Foreign exchanges opened steady, with cables unchanged at $4.87. -_ NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK. Nov. 25.—t/P)— ' Cotton opened steady at an advance of 11 to 13 points today in response to relatively steady cables and cov ering by shorts. First December notices amounted to about 85,000 bales, but there appeared to be good demand for December which natur ally helped the tone of the general list. Prices sagged off a few points when New Orleans was relatively easy and sent some selling orders here but the offerings were well enough taken to maintain a steady undertone. Active months were 8 to 10 points net higher at the end of the first half hour. N. O. COTTON NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25—W— The cotton market opened rather irregular although cables were bet ter than due. December notices is sued here totalled nearly 18.000 bales, while New York advices claimed 85.000 on notices. Decem ber here opened 2 points down, but as New York advanced on the re port of prompt stoppage of notices months later opened 5 to 10 points up. Prices rallied on belief the not ices would be stopped and Dec ember advanced to 17.42. Reports that the notices Issued were still circulating in the local markets although the tenders at New York had been absorbed in fluenced the market downward. December eased off to 17.25, or 7 points down from early highs and i 12 points under Saturday's close January dropped to 17.45 and March to 17.69, or 15 to 21 points under the highs and 8 points under the close of Saturday. Around noon the market was quin with prices a few points up from the lows. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO. Nov. 25—<7P—Influ enced by Argentine reports that cold weather was holding black rust in check, wheat underwent decided setbacks in price here today. Opening !ic off to Sc up, wheat later showed material breaks all around. Corn, oats and provisions were likewise weaker, with corn starting at H to %c lower and sub sequently continuing downward. BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAGO. Nov. 25—[IP)— (U. S. D. A.)— Butter steady: creamery extras 42; standards 40: extra firsts 40 to 41; firsts 37 to 38 1-2; seconds 36 to 36. Eggs steady: extra firs’.. 51 to 53; graded firsts 48 to 49; current firsts 42 to 45; ordinary firsts 38 to 40; refrigerator extras. 37 to 371-2; refrigerator firsts 261-2. C.-C. Chiefs Meeting Date Is Announced Date of the twenty-fourth an nual conference school for Texas commercial executives has been set for May 8, 9, 10, 1930. An invitation to attend has Jui. been received by G, C. Richardson, secretary of the Brownsville chamber of com merce. The conference meets in Plain view. Sour Stomachs Made Sweet Antiseptic Remedy Corrects Fermented Condition If you cannot eat what you like, if you have to avoid certain foods because they disagree with you, your trouble is no doubt due to fer mentation (souring of food)—a con dition that can be quickly corrected if proper methods are used. The use of soda, magnesia, dys pepsia tablets, laxatives and com mon patent medicines, require con tinual dosing and, at best, can fur nish wily temporary relief. GORDON'S, a stomach and bow el antiseptic, gives lasting benefit. It stops fermentation promptly, sweetens the stomach, drives out the acids and poisons, soothes and heals the membrane lining. The very first dose will relieve sour stomach, indigestion, gas, bloating, heart bum, dissolve the excess acid. If you have stomach trouble now. or when food disagrees, don’t take chances with temporary measures. Get GORDON’S from druggist at mice. It costs no more than ordi nary remedies—a large 8-ounce bot tle for $1.50—less than three cents a dose.—Adv. Pertussin For CoUgllS HOO R CALLS FARMERS LAST Increase of Exports Is Leading Subject To Be Discussed WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 —(JP) — With a meeting of agricultural lead ers, President Hoover today reached the end of the series of conferences through which he has undertaken to stimulate industrial activity and sta bilize business conditions in general. To supplement recent discussions with spokesmen for the manufactur ing. railroad, banking* building and labor fields, the chief executive sum moned to the White House officials of leading farm organizations for consideration of what the agricul tural industry can contribute to the broad program that he has mapped out. As with previous conferences. Mr. Hoover called in the secretary of the department most Interested, in this case Secretary Hyde, and in addi tion invited Chairnan Alexander H. Legge of the federal farm board to be present. Of particular significance to to day's gathering was a discussion of plans for increasing agricultural exports, a project that Mr. Hoover has given much attention in the course of his general consideration of the farm problem and which he accorded an important place in his present program. In making the first announcement of his plans, the president placed the desire.bliity of expanded for eign trade in farm products beside that of increased construction activ ities of both a private and govern mental nature, which he has already taken steps to assure. FAIR GROUND (Continue Prom Page One.) change of program will be made for the two Sunday performances. The rodeo, which will include outstanding talent, will be staged before the grand stand on Wednes day, Thursday. Friday and Sunday. Races Open Wednesday The races will be presented the first time on Wednesday and at tractive cards have been arranged for Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Liberal prize purses have r.tt acted some of the best horses ever enter ed in a meet in the south, accord ing to fair officials. A Boy Scout circus, which will present more then 1000 Valley boys, will be the attraction in front of the grand stand on Saturday after noon. Prom the opening to the close of the last day there will be a wide variety of entertainment and the exhibits will be the most elaborate ever assembled at a Valley exposi tion. The Citrus show is expected to prove a valuable advertisement of the possibilities of the Valley. tgF" j---—7- . CAPITOL Nancy Carroll In '‘Sweetie," Paramount singing, talking and dancing picture, current attrac tion at the Capitol theatre. Elks To Sponsor Rodeo In January A real rodeo with a number of participants from the Cheyenne and Fort Worth stock show entertain ments is promised for Brownsville the second week in January, under the auspices of the local Elks lodge. Milt Hinkle, manager, who for merly worked as double for promi nent movie stars in western pictures, was in the city the latter part of the week making arrangements. He was accompanied by R. B. Yancey. Among the performers who are to be here for the show are Oklahoma Curley, Mike and Fox Hastings, Dick Shelton, Rene Shelton. Bob Askins, Bob Crosby, Tony Zanz, Lynn Hus key, and others. Postoffice To Make Room For Workers Preparations for enlarging the workroom of the Brownsville post office for the coming Christmas rush were being made Monday by Irving D. Porter, district engineer of the treasury department with headquarters at Dallas. Porter is taking measurements for the extensions and it is prob able that work will get under way in the near future. It is planned to extend the workroom through the partition into space now occupied by the U. S. customs officers. The work is being done at the solicitation of G. W. Dennett, post master. He anticipates an unusual ly large Christmas rush. SECOND GRANDCHILD IN DANCY FAMILY Judge and Mrs. O. C. Dancy re ceived word Monday morning of the birth of their second grandchild. The baby, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Everton Kennerley, has been named Oscar Dancy Kennerly. The Kennerleys reside in Houston. Mrs. Kennerley was before her marriage Miss Georgia Dancy. .■.■■■I• ~ HURRY ONLY TWO DAYS NOW SHOWING «™» Stupendous Qhtfirtt / ALL TALKING /1 JfrxunacftiieAir* j I ^ - 1 MV. HOLT ii LILA LEI A iomantic lore story Jill MICTA/TI set acainit darlnf air MlHlUWlI I—ADDED— Screen Song “Dixie” and Para sound News The Valley’s Perfect Talking Picture Theatre Hurry! Only two more daVs left to aee the I _ GART^COOPEPk WALTER,HUSTON /richard; arlen MARY BRIAN t GxQmmmt^ictmd Also All-Talking Comedy Movietone News Vitaphone Vaud. Act Aesop’s Sound Fables for the first time on the talking screen! A!1 the living, breathing drama, comedy, romance—all the blood-tingling thrills of the fa mous novel and play. Here these beloved characters come to life. With handsome Gary Cooper as “The Virginian'* ....Huston as Trampas....Arlen as Steve....Mary Brian as the School M am. It is a masterpiece of the NEW SHOW WORLD. Texas Ball Magnate Is Critically 111 DALLAS, Tex., NOV. 25.—(<?*>—J Doak Roberts, president of the Tex as Baseball League for nine con secutive years and intimately asso ciated with the league since its in ception, was critically ill at his home here today. Roberts became ill several months ago, his illness rendering him in active as president, but his five year contract continued. Roberts organized the Corsicana club in 1902. and was later associ ated with the clubs at Cleburne and Houston. He set a record in the Texas League with eight pe“* nants for his three terms. Rock Island Road Increases Budget CHICAGO, Nov. 25.—WP)—Presi dent Hoover's business program found support today in the an nouncement that the 1930 improve ment budget of the Rock Island lines will total about $50,000,000, the largest in the history of the company. This amount, J. E. Gorman, preside:, of the road, announced, will exceed by alightly more than $10,000,000 the improvement budget for 1929 and will be expended for new equipment, new lines, gener al improvements and miscellaneous construction. Funeral Services For Leonard Lay Ion Funeral Services for Leonard Lay ton. formerly of Brownsville, were held at 3 p. m. Sunday, from the Hlnkley chapel, with the Rev. R. O. Mackintosh, rector of the Epis cola church, officiating. Interment was in the old city cemetery. Layton, who had lived most of his life in Brownsville, died of in juries received in an automobile wreck in San Antonio Thursday evenhur. He was the brother of Mrs. Pat Healy arid Mrs. Frank Hill, Brownsville. Sunday Returns On Grand Theft Charge SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25.-<*i —George M. Sunday, son of the evangelist, Billy Sunday, wa* sup posed today to be en route from Santa Crui to Oakland to «urren der to police there on a grana theft charge, while Los Angeles police sought him and Mrs. Matirytiu La Salle. Hollywood cloak model, on warrants charging adultery. The thelt charge against Sunday is said to have resulted from fail ure to return a rented automobile within the specified time. He was arrested in Santa Crux on request of Oakland authorities and re leased on $500 bond after promts- , lng he would sur .nder todav to Oakland police. A woman with him at Santa Crux was supposed to be Mrs. La Salle. The Los Angeles charges against the two were sworn to by Mrs, Sun day, who said she Intends to s’ie for divorce. Federal Road Aid Increase Sought WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-0l»u~ Chairman Dowell of the hou.<» roads committee announced todav he would seek an increase from $75,000,000 to $125,000,000 in the an nual organization for federal high way aid for the fiscal years 193i and 1932 in response to a general movement over the countrv for ex pansion of road building programs. ACIDrVE never fells to relieve safc iy. surely end swiftly—INDIGES TION, ACIDOSIS, G A SSI NESS. SOUR STOMACH. SICK HEAD ACHE.ACID STOMACH,CHRON IC CONSTIPATION. HEAD COLDS AND ACID RHEUMA TISM. It alkalizes, balances exec?* add, keeps the whola digestive sys tem sweet and clean. ACIDISE Is the only perfect, mod ern anti-acid which D combined with Japtase. a powerful starch dices tan!. Soothing to the stomach and intes tinal membranes. Money back guar antee. At all druggist*, or write Health Laboratories, Inc., Pitts burgh. Pa. 1 . U Girls and Music! Songs and Fun! The Mosira! laugh Riot The New Show World’s Singing, Dancing, Laughing Revel Paramount Presents “SWEETIE” with NANCY CARROLL JACK OAKIE HELEN KANE —ITS A WOW— Hear the song hits Love with Nancy Carrol It’s a Whoopie Special ALL-TALKING ¥ BROWNSVILLE NOW SHOWING Added Talkies All-Talk Comedy Para sound News Harlingen NOW SHOWING HAROLD LLOYD * The King of Comedy Speaks! |j _ ______________ —ALSO— FOX f MOVIETONE NEWS * Harold Lloyd, first of fun makers, sultan of screen and scream, speaks at last in his first all-talking, all-laugh ing, all-thrilling production. “WELCOME DANGER”