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BRADY JUDGE RUFFLED WITH JURY PICKING COURTROOM. DALLAS. May 7. —<JPh-Dist. Judge C. A. Jippen. ruffled by the slowness with which the Jury for the second trial of John W. Brady of Austin was being •elected, today threatened to levy a fine and jail sentence on Maury Hughes of Dallas, defense counsel. Hughes had asked A. M. Smith, the second venireman examined to day whether he had any prejudice against a married man having an affair with a woman other than his wife. The judge several times yes terday had sustained an objection to that question. “If you ask that question another time, I will fine you $100 and sen tence you to three days in jail each time you ask it." Judge Plppen said. "But, your hon'or, we want the record to show that we objected to your ruling on each venireman,” Hughes replied. Answer Terse "Your bill cf exceptions can cover all.” the judge advised tersely. The usually serene judge presid ing officer, previously had refused to permit Hughes to ask the pros pective juror whether he had any prejudice against a defense of in sanity occasioned by excessive drmk inc. “But this Is our defense." the tenacious defense attorney inter posed. On'y One Insanity '\ “I know of only one kind of in sanity,” the judge replied. "You may ask him whether he has any prejudice against insanity as a de fense." The defense exercised its first challenge of the day on Smith, i bringing its total to five. The first: 16 men examined did not yield a jurcr to add to the three who were accepted yesterday. The state chal lenged J. M Blaydes. the first Cath olic on the venire. Brady is a Cath olic. Brady was charged with murder In the stabbing of Miss Lehlia High smith. court stenographer, at Aus tin. November 9. The Jury was un able to agree in the first trial at Austin. W. j. Mormon, plumber and truck farmer of Irving, was the fourth juror qualified. He said that he had no prejudice against drinking, that he would take a drink "once In a while” himself. G. H. Gault, w’ho belonged to no church and wa3 examined right after Morman. was accepted as the fifth juror. Gault is foreman of the Hollandale farm near here. 65 KILLED (Continued from page 1> struck a rich farming country mid way between Nordheim and Range and cut a path only 150 yards wide, but 10 miles long. Enters Gulf At the edge of Goliad county, it litfed and passed out into the Gulf of Mexico. The death-dealing wind appar ently started at Spur and the Abil ene district of west Texas, skipping to the Frost area, then landing more than 200 miles south near San Antonio. Another dip near Runge and the tornado went out to sea. Heavy, low hanging clouds dark ened many cities in the state. A sandstorm and a snowstorm was reported in west Texas early in the afternoon. Several inches of rain fell in central Texas, and the wind did much damage, no estimate of which could be obtained. 20 DEAD SAN ANTONIO. May 7—OF*— From Nordheim. which was most successful in establishing commu nication after a tornado which I LADY SEEMED TO HURT ALL OYER Had Constant Headaches, Pains In Back and Side, Rest less, Couldn’t Sleep. Jacksonville. Fla.—In telling re cently how she was benefited by taking Cardui. Mrs. W. M. Jack son. of 2245 Main Street, this city, wrote: “Six years ago. my health was not a bit good. I had constant headaches, pains In my back and side. I was restless and could not Bleep at night. “At times. I suffered from weak ness. It seemed like my body hurt all over. “My mother had used Cardui and thought it would be good for me to take. She had taken It and It had helped her. so she told me to get a bottle and start taking it “I found Cardui a great help. I Improved so much after I began taking it I took five bottles. I soon got all right, and I didn't have any more aches or pains. “I gladly recommend Cardui to women who are run-down and weak, for it is a very good medi cine. I found myself In much bet ter health after I had taken it” Try Cardui in your case. ■ ..TAKE »■ fCfeRDUl I USEOBVWOMEN I l^wmovEwsovEwy I |^5^Tb«tfo^^B2c!>Dnwgl]l | I for Constipation, Indigestion, I l^^ogmeB^^josntajajpactogej swept through southeastern Karnes county, reports early today placed the dead at 29, with more than 40 injured. Most of the dead were Mexican tenants and their families on Karnes county farms, caught in their homes as they were preparing the evening meal. Among the dead were Ferdinand Machost, 79. and his wife, Mrs. Pauline Machost, «8: Mrs Otto Fuhrken, aDd an unidentified man killed on a farm five miles east of Kenedy. Hits Airfield The storm evidently was the same cloud which, earlier in the after noon. had struck the edge of Ran dolph field, the new army airdrome 17 miles east of 3an Aptonio, kill ing J. C. Kieespies of Houston, a workman, and seriously injuring Lonnie Wickman of San Antonio.' Randolph field borders Cibolo creek, which flows into the San Antonio river, and the cloud evi dently followed the Cibolo valley southward until near its junction with the San Antonio river, then turned eastward. It struck a rich farming country almost mid wav between Nordhelm and Runee and cut a path only 150 yards wide, but miles long. At the edge of Goliad county it lifted and passed out into the Gulf of Mex ico. Narrow Path So narrow was the path of the storm that residents of Nordhelm and Runge did not suspect its ser iousness until the Injured began ar riving for help. In Runge. a vac»nt house became r.n emergency hospital and in Nord heim two offices were used for the same purpose. Townspeople con tributed cots and bedding, while physicians hurried from Kenedv. Yorktown and Cu*ro the latter 30 miles northeast of Runge. Of 30 reported injured at Nort hern*. only six were expected to die. 13 remaining overnight in the em ergency hospital at Runge and three being taken to a Cuero hos pital. 20A Rilled 3 Year* Ago DALLAS. May 7—</P)— Three years ago almost to a day. a tor nado. similar to yesterday's twist er. struck Texas, took a toll of about 200 lives, injured 1.000 and caused $4.000,COO dame-ge to property. A tornado swept over Dallas the morning of May 10, 1927, roared into Garland. Dallas county, and killed 11 persons In a minute. It passed on and caused greater dam age in Nevada, northeast of here Continuing east and northeast, the storm was felt In Arkansas. Missouri. Kansas. Illinois. Iowa ard other states. At Hoxie, Ark., 'it swept a passenger train off the tracks. TWO KILLED ENNIS. May 7—(Jpy—Two were known to have been killed and about a dozen in lured in a tornado which cut a path south of Ennis yesterday. The communities of Rankin. Telico, Ens^n, and Oak Grove were hit. Th* baby dauehter of Art Wag ner and Bog Flanagan, 15.-ye&r oM orphan, were killed. Carl Lee Pritchett, who suffered internal in was the most seriously hurt. Reports were received that the storm had hit Alma near here but telephone lines were down and communications could not be es tablished. RELIEF BEGINS KANSAS CITY. May 7.-UP— W hile flood threats were current in Oklahoma, where tornadoes in two nays had damaged a dozen com munities. relief work in wind ravag ed communities of Kansas and Mis souri today generaly was well un der way. RED CROSS AID SAN ANTONIO. May 7.—<&)— Harry A Richmond, assistant field die-tor of the American Red Cross at Fort Sam Houston, was dispatch ed from San Antonio this morning for Runge to make a survey of the tornado-stricken area. TO F4ISE FUNDS DALLAS. May 7.—(fP\—Raising of funds to carry on rehabilitation work in the storm area of Texas will be the work of the Dallas Red Cross, it was learned today. FOUR KILLED CHILDRESS. May 7.—Four persons were injured slightly and several hundred dolars damage was done by a tornado that struck 12 miles northeast of here yesterday. RIVER ON RAMPAGE BARTLESVILLE. Okla., May 7.— <& —'The Caney river started on an other rampage this morning fol lowing the heavy downpour of rain yesterday and last night. STATE GIVES AID AUSTIN. May 7—All facili ties of the state haw been placed at the disposal of officials of Frost to aid in clearing the area de vasted by yesterday’s tornado. Governor Dak Moody stated he had ordered that adjutant general to send as many troops as needed to the area to patrol the district and to aid In the relief work. He stated he would not declare martial law unless the situation became worse. Large Crowd Hears Revivalist’s Address Dr. J. L. H. Hawkins spoke to a large audience last night attend ing the Hawkins-Ramsay revival in the Cromack building on Elizabeth street His subject was "Jesus Re joicing. The children’s chorus under the direction of Dr. W J. Ramsay is doing splendid work. There will be a practice hour for the children each afternoon in the Cromack building at 4:15. A full evening pro gram is being arranged to be given in the near future. Dr. Hawkins will speak tonight at 7:45 from the subject "Right Thinking’’. Laredo Visitors J. C. Wise. Laredo, connected with the tax assessor s office there, is ex pected to return to Laredo from Brownsville Wednesday night after a business trip here for several days. Mr. Wise arrived in Brownsville in rompanv with Cv Perkins, of the border patrol. Monday. Mr. Perkins la expected to return to Laredo with him. Both men have been attending federal court bar*. Methodists Denounce Movies Motion Picture and Novel Branded Enemies Of Home by Southern Bishops DALLAS. May 7.—up)—Voicing condemnation of the modem moving picture and novel and "other enemies at the home.” and recommending a course for the church to follow during the coming four years, the ad dress of the bishops was read today before the general conference, Meth odist Episcopal Church, South, by Bishop E. D. Mouzon of Charlotte, North Carolina. The church directors were bitter in their arraignment of what they termed enemies of the home, listing under this heading companionate | City Briefs A Chiropractor with 15 years of successful experience is now located in room 8 and 9 Arcade Building. He is prepared to adjust all body ailments according to the neuro calometer readings. Dr. Hamel is a graduate of the Palmer School of Chiropractic and is anxious to meet the people of Brownsville and the vicinity. Adv. 19 Elks Meet.—The Brownsville Elks club will hold a regular meeting Wednesday night. Duncan Back.—J. S Duncan, local real estate man. returned from Pennsylvania Tuesday night. Mr. Duncan has been in the north for six weeks on business connected with his real estate company. By Air—Mr and Mrs. W. D. Mc Allister, of Mexico, traveled to Mexico City by air Tuesday morn ing. Mr. McAllister is an employe of the Mexican £vlaUon company. He had been on a trip to Dallas. From Donna.—E. W. Watts, Don na business man, was a visitor in Brownsville Tuesday night. Ladies—The Tams have just ar rived. Amaya's Millinery. Adv. 7. Aviation Company Men.—Andres Faustinos, Brownsville, flew to Tam pico Wednesday morning. J. T. Car dona went to Vera Cruz this morn ing. Both men are employed by the Mexican Aviation company Beautiful Graduation Gifts at small cost, at The Basket Place, northeast, corner Plaza, Maiamoros, Mexico. Adv. 10. Edinburg Editor.—M. Mcllheny. owner and editor of the Edinburg Review, spent Tuesday night in Brownsville Awnings. — Highest grade awn ings. cents, tarpaulins, and beach umbrellas. South Texas Tent and Awning Co., phone 1178. adv.ti McAllen Attorneys Here.—Gordon Griffin and B. D. Kimbrough of McAllen were visitors in Brownsville Tuesday and Wednesday. They are prominent lawyers of the Hidalgo county city. Hemstitching 9c a yard at Am aya's Millinery. Raymondville Doctor.—Dr. J. D McCann. Raymondville. was in the city Tuesday and Wednesday on business. ' Airplane Traveler.—P. S McCaleb, an employe of the Mexican Aviation company, left Brownsville for Mex ico City Wednesday morning. For Baccalaureate Day—new hats have Just arrived at Amaya’s Mil linery. At The Corset Shop—New Graee fulettes. Comfolettes. and Combina tions for the summer, made espe cially for your Princess dress. Anne Norling. 1327 Elizabeth. Adv. Donna Man Shot Dead Leaves Burial Note DONNA. May 7—W H. Blair, about 69. died at Stotler mortuary here late yesterday afternoon from the effects of a ballet wound from a .32 automatic pistol In the right temple. The man's body was found about a block west of the Blue Goose Filling station here. A note, and a bank balance in Citizen's State bank of Donna for $250, recently drawn on a Brownsville bank, were found in his personal belongings. A sister of the dead man residing at McMahan, Mrs. Georgia Ann Hutcheson, has been wired for in struction as to interment of the body. The note found in the man's ef fects reda: “Kind friends, put me away as soon as possible. I do not want to be embalmed. Money in bank to take care of my remains.” No Jury Cases There will be no further Jury cases in the civil district court this week, it has been announced. A new Jury will be drawn next week. (ana trial marriage as well as no tion and the movies. “At no time." Bishop Mouzon read, “have popular fiction and popular plays been such a menace to good morals as in these recent years. Popular fiction, appealing to what Is lowest In human nature and attacking the very basis of Christian morals would be bad enough. But this evil influence has been outdistanced by the mo tion picture theatre—the greatest menace to morals and religion the church has had to face in many years.” Regarding prohibition enforce ment, the report said: "As Christians and Methodists we should be given to the education of our people and of the public at large touching the evils of drink and concerning the Christian du ty of observing the laws of the land.” Harlingen Kiwanis Boosts Music Week (Special to The Herald.) HARLINGEN. May 7.—The Ki wanis club is taking the lead here in sponsoring an elaborate Music Week program with the idea of making Harlingen the music center of the Valley. The Kiwanis male chorus of 40 voices will present two or three short concerts prior to next Tues day niaht when a more pretentious program will be preesnted at Fair Park. The chorus, directed by W. C. Reitz, is composed of choir and club singers from all over the Val ley. Plans for promoting the Kiwanis and other musleales in the city in connection with National Music Week were discussed at yesterday’s Kiwanis club luncheon. Margaret Ann Smith, ten-year-old daughter of Mrs. S. R. Smith, head ed the club’s entertainment, giving an interpretation of a juvenile read er. W. C. R?itz Eave two vocal numbers, accompanied by Mrs. B. Frank Hardin. The club voted to banquet the Mercedes Kiwanis on Tuesday even ing. May 20. I Intentions Filed i Leonardo Garcia and Emilia Her nandez. Brownsville: Forbin Davis and Velma Heol1, Santa Rosa: Jorge Losayo and Leonsa Rodriguez. Ohio ranch: Wibster Garza and Josefa Cantu. Harlingen. CHURCH MEET AUSTIN. May 7—■*.—Sectional conferences on various phases of church work were the main order of business at the Texas Christian church annual convention here to day. ' r i ' r-.■——k HE KNEW WOMEN ^ —BUT LADIES? —a man of immigrant birth. Proving h i s strength for life. Not knowing his strength, to fight the social code, for the woman J whose kiss has awaken ed his love. Life’s great drama. GEORGE BANCROFT In Ladies Love Brutes A Paramount All-Talking Drama With ' MART ASTOR FREDERIC MARCH TODAY - THURSDAY BROWNSVILLE NOW SHOWING i The Screen s Bird of Paradise in Her Greatest Hit - Also - * ara l omMT “Let Me Explain” r*ra. Act “On the High C” Para Sound Newt i CONTRACT CASE NEARING JURY Brunson Home Suit Alleges House Not Built ‘Workmanlike’ The case of Meriwether Ss Sauers vs. F. A. Brunson neared the Jury in the Cameron county court at law Wednesday noon. The case was to be submitted on special is sues and these issues were being prepared at noon. The contracting firm built a home far Brunson and the defendant has filed cross-action, holding that the structure was not put up in a ‘‘workmanlike’* manner. Brunson, however, testified on the stand that he signed acceptance of the house after its. completion. Two instructed verdicts were rendered in the court Tuesday. These were In the cases of Turner Roofing company vs. W. M. Driskell. et al. and First National Bank of Harlingen vs. W M. Driskell. Other cases Tuesday included: Gen. Food Sales company vs. Joe F Hauft. suit on verified account; judgment for plaintiff; M. R Gor don vs. T. J. Dudley, damages for Injury to person and property, dis missed on motion of plaintiff at his costs. Mexico Is Watching Matamoros Highway Mexico City is watching closely the progress of the Matamoros-Maz atlan highway, a Trens agency dis patch revealed Wednesday. The highway, which will link the border city with the Pacific Ocean, is of vital importance to the interior of Mexico in that it will bring the United States closer to the southern republic. The Hug-the-Coast highway from Houston to Brownsville is also being closely watched, the dispatch con tinued. With the Mexican highway completed, and a paved road from Brownsville to Houston, much traf fic and tourist trade will be diverted along this route, it was pointed out Other business will also be aided. ‘Humanities’ Study Gets $2,000,000 Fund CINCINNATI. O. May 7.-<;pi Lest thought, conduct, and charac ter be forgotten in modern advance ment. Mrs. Anne Taft has given S2. 000,000 to be used in the study of “the humanities'’ at the University of Cincinnati. it. Y. BONDS NEW YORK, May 7—MV-Pro fessional selling of prominent in dustrials, especially General Elec tric and U. S. Steel, which dropped 2 and 3 points respectively, pulled the stock market down In the fore noon trading today after an early rally had advanced several high priced shares 2 to 5 points. Steel's drop to 170 was accom panied by weakness among the In dependent steel issues, Vanadium and Colorado losing several points. J. X. Case fell nearly 7, American Tobacco ”B ’ 5 and A. M. Byers, Union Pacific, Johns Manville and Mack truck 2 to 3. Call money renewed at 3 per cent for the first lime since March 21. N. O. COTTON NEW ORLEANS. May 7—MV Cotton opened rather firm owing to much better cables than due. First trades showed gains of 4 to 6 points, and the market continued to advance on favorable foreign news until July traded up to 16.28. and October to 14.37, or 17 to 18 points above yesterday’s close. More or less profit taking developed, and at the end of the first hour active months were 8 to 9 points down from the top. POULTRY CHICAGO, May 7—hP>—Poultry weak; fowls 19 1-2. to 23; No. 2. 12; broilers 34-38; roosters 13; turkeys 20; heavy ducks 20; spring geese 23. old 14. N. Y. COTTON NEW YORK. May 7—JP—Cotton opened steady at an advance of 6 to 11 points in response to rela tively steady cables but buying was restricted by reports of rains In central belt sections, supposed to be in need of moisture, and early advances were fo'lowed by partial reactions. July was relatively firm, selling up to 16 67 during the first few minutes, or 18 points net high er, while active months generally showed net gams of about 15 to 18 points on the early demand. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO. May 7—MV- With general rains reported throughout winter and spring wheat sections, wheat here underwent setbacks to day after upturns at the start. Opening unchanged to 1 3-8 up. Chicago wheat afterward receded to well below yesterday’s finish except for May which continued to hold relatively tight. Com. oats and provisions were firm, with com starting 1-4 to 3-4 up. and subse quently keeping near the Initial range. TiTkin*;VFvt'ur^Thpitr? 3 Days Starting TODAY Hit Girl of "Rio Rita in Dy namic New Role. «BBaCwi.rwtUr«~^nfa!ll BEBE 1 I Most notable Event Since Her Triumph In “Rio Ri ta”...^ Dramatic Star ot Unparalleled Magnificence In a Crook Romance of Surpassing: Thrills! —Also— All Talking Comedy raramounr souna News j_ Vitaphone Vaud. Act Shows at 1-S-5-7-D McALLEXS Today * Tomorrow COOL AS THE MOUNTAD BREEZES He Learned About Women from Her! WARNER BROS MONTE BLUE ■ AND ' LU PE VELI ( w ' *l°se< Into the far reaches of the Canadian I wilds he eame for her man—bat ml he foand himself no matrh for this Ml siren of the wilderness. Here is If ■ blood-tingling drama and pnbating t romanrp in a natural setting of sctoie beantr and grandeur. MP I k PALACETTES “Travelling Alone” Vaudeville Act Movietone News “Weak But Willing” Talking Comedy BAM SWINDLE CHARGED MAN South Texas Firms Want Trial of *No Account* Checker An elderly man. said to be want ed by Brownsville. San Benito, Corpus Christi, San Antonio and other banks for swindling, was be ing held by the city police depart ment Wednesday, awaiting word from the various banking institu tions. Ke was arrested on the bridge when he was deported from Mex ico about noon Tuesday. According to advices from up state points, the man would enter a town and make a deposit by check on a bank in another city in which he had no money. Shortly after ward. before the check had time to go back to the other bank, he would draw on the account and leave town. He is said to have worked this scheme on two Brownsville banks before going to Matamoros. The man says he was formerly a cot ton buyer and made the Valley territory. CREAGERUBE (Continued from page 1) high, tired sounding voice, details of the pleadings and H. B. Gal braith of Brownsville, of Colliers Counsel, answered His clients, Galbraith said, ex pected to prove the charges made to 2,000 000 readers against Creag er were true and that "represent ative citizens of Hidalgo county called on Colliers to be their voice.” "We have not,” he added, “charg ed Mr. Creager with pecuniary : benefits in any graft.” Owen P. White, who wrote “High Handed and Hell-Bent,” left the I courtroom while Hill was reading.. "Yes, I used to | suffer ? awfully from J GAS ^^until I took A I i about at tha point where the ar ticle spoke of the “Nickel Plated Highway to Hell” which It was contended had been built in Hi dalgo county up to the door of a saloon in Mexico, owned, asserted ly. by an official oi Hidalgo. — Dallas Man Battered To Death With Axe DALLAS, May 7.—i*)—His fore head battered in with a hand-ax* last night while he slept at hla home. A Vaughn Little. 45. died is a hospital. His father, O. W. Little. 79, ni found wandering in a hallway out side their room, his throat slashed by a knife. He was a retired grocer. Alben J. Swanson, who lived is the same house, heard a man groan ing. Opening his door into a hall way. he saw o. W. Little stagger ing along with blood streaming i from a wound in his neck. “I must have gone crazy”, he said Little cried; “I think I’ve killed I Vaughn.” fit the ktddied! 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