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THIRTY-NINTH YEAR—NO. 362 BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS. MONDAY, JUNE 1. 1931 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 6e A COPY! -
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VALLEY
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BROWNSVILLE CAFE owner
eves “In Our Valley” a pat on the
iclc for a recent utterance, and
states shortly and succinctly that
ire said the well known mouthful
the other day when we opined that
perhaps our local eating houses
might find it a wee bit difficult
to get Valley produce regularly to
serve their patrons.
• • •
According to this purveyor of
eats, it Is a real problem to find
some one who will supply his cafe,
one of the largest in the entire
Valley, with home grown vegetables.
At the same tyne he admits that
perhaps local stores and local res
taurants do not make the effort
they should make to get these
vegetables—but. says he—the man
who has anything to sell is the
man who should be looking up
business.
lit
AN EXCELLENT opportunity pre
sents itself to growers of the Val
ley to learn what the Farm Bureau
is actually doing and how it act
ually operates in the two day meet
which begins at Weslaco today and
continues through Tuesday.
% • • • •
Men high in the councils of the
Texas Farm Bureau are on the pro
gram of the regional meeting
which is being held in the Valley
for the first time, and a glance at
the program published in Sunday's
Herald shows that the entire pro
gram of the bureau will be most
thoroughly covered In the course
of the two days of discussion.
Signal recognition has been given
the Valley by those in charge of
the program in the placing of Dr.
John Ashton, editor of the “Valley
Farmer and South Texas Grower”,
published at Mercedes, in charge of
the Monday night program.
m • •
Dr^iA on, a resident of the Val
ley for\a number of years, enjoys a
national and an international rep
utation for his writings and his re
search along farm lines, and it is
well that his ability should be rec
ognized at home as well as abroad
• • •
FRANCE TURNS down the plea
oi “Texas” Guinan and her gang
of showgirls to be allowed to enter
that country, known so long as the
leading exponent among nations of
things Puritanical. It would surely
be a shame to turn ‘Texas" loose
In Paris to shock that staid and
eminently respectable city!
• • •
SOME WAY OR other we always
suspected that this cigarette tax
business was class legislation, and
now we know it. since 8. M. N
Marrs. state superintendent of
public instruction—to give him his
full title—comes right out and says
that the purpose of the law is to
make us “jelly beans" pay our full
share toward th# wpfMrt ot the ex*
pense of running the state.
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Of course, the fact that the great
er part of the revenue to be deriv
ed from the fag tax will go into the
coffers of the state department
which Mr. Marrs heads, could not
possibly have any bearing on his
defense of the tax. We are sure
that he would be Just as strong for
it if the revenue thus raised went
to the state board of water engi
neers, for example as he is now.
9 0 0
We are told from Austin that
Mr. Marrs’ department is some five
million dollars in the hole, and
very evidently the millions to be
paid in by the “Jelly beans' are
sorely needed.
• • •
TEXAS NOW HAS 18 representa
tives in the congress of the United
States, and Texas is entitled to 21.
Should the legislature, by any
chance, fall to pass a redistricting
bill in the special session sure to
be called, those who aspire to con
gress as the extra three, will be
forced to run as candidates for re
presentative at large, and cover the
entire state in their campaign
Here's hoping they and the state
itself will be spared.
Runs Out of Gas On
Cross Country Trip
ATLANTIC LA, June 1.—P —
Amelia Earhar:, transatlantic
flier, and her mechanic, Eddie
McVaugh. took off at 7.15 a m. to
day attar making a forced over
night*#*? here because her auto
giro pVae ran out of gas She
landed at the airmail field with but
a few gallons of gasoline in the
tank.
She is making a cross-country
flight in the autogiro and her im
mediate destination was not an
nounced. _
Rasco Contemplates
No Appeal, he Says
Reports to tbe effect he intended
to appeal from the decision of the
Cameron county school board in de
claring invalid his three year con
tract as Olraito superintendent are
erroneous. N O Rasco declares
T"his is the first time the school
board has exercised the new pow
er* conferred upon It by the legis
lature.
DIXIE JOINS
OBSERVANCE
COTTON WEEK
200 Miles of Store
Windows Display
Products
BOOST USE
.
Not a Stunt, But Business
Movement To Aid
Industry
ATLANTA. June l—JP)—Dixit
joined the nation today in a week
long celebration of National Cotton
Week to help bring prosperity back
to an Industry which provides a
livelihood for an estimated 12 mil
lion Americans.
In the South scores of towns and
cities arranged programs m cele
bration of the event, social func
tions. festivals and style shows
heralded the week Retail stores
featured cotton goods.
Cason J Callaway of La Grange.
Ga.. president of the American
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association,
estimated that more than 200 miles
of store windows throughout the
country will be devoted to displays
of cotton products. He said a survey
by the Cotton Textile Institute of
New York disclosed 11 840 retail
stores in 48 states, more than 100
wholesale concerns. 21 national
trade associations and 19 of the
nations largest chain and mail
order houses are participating in
the movement.
The cotton industry, in promot
ing it* own interests this week,
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SYNAGOGUE TO
BE BUILT HERE
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Valley Jews Plan Con
struction In West
Brownsville
A synagogue lor Valley Jew's will
be erected in Brownsville in the
; immediate future, it was announced
' Monday.
Purchase of a site on the south
east. corner of West Eighth and
St Francis streets was being com
pleted today. This location is two
blocks below the Pitch Apartments
in West Brownsville, in the heart
of the residential district.
"One reason we chose this loca
tion was because it would be con
venient for upp^r Valley residents."
it was said todav.
Chance That Ford
Tour Comes Here
Ray Collins, manager of the
Ford Reliability tour, lett Browns
ville yesterday, detimtely decided
that the tou*- will not go into Mex
ico. but still undecided about in
cluding Brownsville in the tour.
The decision to give up the Mex
ico City part of the pro;>osed route
was reached following communica
tions with officials in Mexico.
Collins held conferences here
with chamber of commerce, and
airport officials, and said Browns
ville will be considered in the rout,
ing of the tour, although the def
inite route has not been worked out.
Two Confess
Confessions to house burglaries
have been obtained from Ramon C.
Hernandez and Baldomero Mar
tinez by Lt. of Police J. T. Arm
strong.
The stolen goods have been re
covered.
The youths are being investigated
in an effort to connect them wfth
other burglaries.
Leg Broken
Eziquel Rosales. Brownsville youth,
suffered a badly crushed leg Sun
day afternoon when struck by an
automobile in front of the Catholic
, church on Lincoln street.
The car was driven by S. D
Gnese
i According to Information in rhe
I hands of officers, the youth step
ped from behind another car and
did not see the car driven by
Gnese.
RIDES NIAGARA FALLS
NIAGARA FALLS. N Y* June 1
—William -Red- Hill, a river
boatman, has ridden the dangerous
Niagara Rapids for the third time.
He nearly loat his life In a three
hour spin in the famed whirlpool,
was somewhat banged and bruised,
and crawled out of his oaken ba rcl
to tell the world he was ‘ all washed
up on the rocket’’—because he made
no money out of the tnp.
WHISKERS LESS
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DAYS EQUAL A
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SOLVED MYSTERY
CHICAGO. June 1 — T —One way
to solve a kidnaping mystery is to
subtract the missing mans whisk
ers from the number of days he
has been missing.
A problem along this line was
! presented to highway police m the
case of Charles E. Dean, missing
for two weeks.
Last night they found him. bound
and gagged behind an abandoned
hot dog stand near Willow Springs.
Kidnapers. hr* said, had left him to
die last Tuesday.
Sergeant Samuel Meyers, who
knows his mathematics, noticed
Dean had but one day's growth of
beard.
Mrs. Dean laughed She also ven
tured the opinion her husband was
merely a little timid about com
ing home after a quarrel. She also
said she vjuldn't believe he had
been hurt while gone from home,
but predicted he would be when he
j returned.
N. Y. MAN OPENS
BROWNSVILLE
MFC. PLANT
150 Employees Will
Be Used—City Made
Headquarters
A new factory for Brownsville,
which will turn out products an
nually to the value of $350,000 or
more, was announced here today by
A. W Seiden of New York, head
of the Kew-Pi»* manufacturing
company, of that city.
Seiden was accompanied here
this morning by H Nitishm, man
ager of his New York plant, and
who will remain here as manager
of the new Brownsville concern.
Miss Ninfa Pacheco, who has
handled a small local business for
this company, which manufactures
baby dresses, will continue in charge
of the employment.
For the past few years this com
pany has maintained a branch
here, although its main branch for
Texas has been at Laredo, where
i' spent $50000 a year on labor. It
i sent the dresses into these cities
! and had the hand work done here,
then sent back.
Now. however. Brownsville is to
be made headquarters, and the
dresses are to be manufactured
here from beginning to end. Ma
chinery and equipment is now be
ing shipped in. and a location for
the plant was being arranged to
day. The silk will be shipped here
in bulk, and the dresses made here
entirely, and Brownsville will be the
Texas headquarters instead of La
redo.
The company has employed about
i 500 persons at Laredo. It will start
off with around 150 persons em
ployed in this city, and will in
crease this number rapidly.
Mr. Seiden estimated that he
will be able to produce 15.000 dozen
dresses a year here, at a price
averaging about $24 a dozen, or
$360,000 a year.
Mr. Seiden will remain In Browns
ville a week, arranging details of
the opening.
Wire Flashes
American
Detroit at Philadelphia postponed,
rain.
New York at Washington, post
poned. rain.
National
Boston at Pittsburgh, postponed,
cold.
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WASHINGTON. June 1. I**—Fort
Worth. Texas, today was selected as
site of the narcotic hospital for the
western half of the United States
by the joint interdepartmental com
mittee.
CHICAGO. June 1—F— The
Stanolind crude oil purchasing
company one of the affiliated com
panies of the Standard Oil of
Indiana group, announced a re
duced schedule of prices for crude
| oil purchased in Kansas. Oklahoma
and north and north-central Tex
as. effective today.
The reductions -ange from a cut
from 42 cents to 25 cents per bar
rel below 29 gravity to a cut of
from 67 cents to 37 cents r*v bar
rel of 40 gravity and above
W .ASHING TON. June 1—F—
The Supreme Court today refused
to review the conviction of Albert
B. Pall on charges of accepting a
bribe in connection with the naval
oil reserve leases as secretary of
the interior under President Hard
; ing.
Under the action of the court.
Fall must rcoort at once for com
, moment under h's sentence of one
i year in the penitentiary and pay*
1 men; of a line ol $100,000.
Former Judge on Spree
Is Shot and Killed, No
Charges Against Wife
MADISONVILLE, Tex.. June 1—
—Former District Judge Carl T.
Harper was shot and killed in his
home here today.
Sheriff J. R. Gibson said two
pistol bullets struck Harper, one
entering the right eye and the
other the right side.
CLARA BOW IS
IN HOSPITAL
MAN ON TRIAL
Publisher Faces U. S.l
Court Action On
Charges
LOS ANGELAS. June 1.—1&—
Clara Bow remained under treat
ment at a Glendale sanitarium to
day as Fred Girnau, publisher of a
weekly newspaper, was called to
trial in federal court for sending
alleged obscene articles on her life
through the mail.
Miss Bow suffered -a nervous
breakdown May 3, a little more
than a week after Girnaus arrest
Last Friday. B. P. Schulberg. man
aging director of Paramount Pic
tures, announced that the actress
desired to retire from the screen
Miss Bow has not commented pub
licly on his statement.
When Girnau was taken into
custody, two men who Rex Bell,
friend of the a.'trea. said propo'**d
that he advance $15,000 and they
put up $10,000 to buy Girnaus
newspaper, were sought. Bell said
the men suggested that in this
manney they could stop publication
of the Bow articles. They have not
been found.
Paramount officials charged Gir
naud demanded that Miss Bow be
discharged or he would publish the
articles They said they accused him
of having questionable motives and
told him they would continue to
star the titian haired exponent of
modern youth.
With tlie first article. Girnau
published a purported affidavit that
Daisy de Boe. the actress1 former
secretary who has beer convicted
of stealing an ermine coat from
her. was furnishing informaton on
which the stories were based
Miss de Boe has filed suit against
him for $100,000 damages. She
charged the paper she signed was
one falsely represented a* author
izing him to publish her biography,
and that she later decided against
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BLACKMAIL IS
CHARGED THREE
Chrysler, Auto Magnate, Is
Alleged Victim Of
Extortionists
TOPEKA, U ne 1—4*V—Three men
accused of attempting to extort
$40 000 from Walter P. Chyrsler.
automobile manufacturer, were at
liberty today under bonds pending
preliminary hearing June 12 on
charges of blackmail.
Richard A Swallow, former em
ploye of a morning newspaper.
Ralph Ulrich, alias Ralph Chrys
ler. also of TO 'eka. and Fred 5
Clark. Meriden. Kas.. were released
yesterday after .heir arrest late .
Saturday.
The three were alleged ir a com
plaint signed bv cordon Ross, rep
resentative of ihe motor magnate,
to have asked <40 000 for suppres
sion of a ste.rv concerning an al
leged relation lip of Ulrich to the i
late Henry’ Chrysler father of the i
automobile manufacturer.
Swallow said he had written
Chrysler for the I*. er‘ side of a
story he planned .o offer to 4<V)
newspapers, but that he received
no reply. Ross It^er appeared !
Swallow’ said, and asked for an
estimate of what R would cost to i
obtain pictures and rights to the
story.
The former newspaper man said
$15,000 was agreed upon. Clark said
he was to receive one-half the
amount paid Swallow. Ulrich said
he was to receive $25,000 for hjs
family records.
Highway Workman
Wounded Saturday
NACOGDOCHES. June 1.—
Tom Wilson. 30. state highway de
partment employe was in a hospital
here today in a critical condition
from a bullet wound received Sat
urday night in a shooting ten miles
from Nacogdoches He refused to
.discuss the shooting with officers.
I He was wounded in the head. >
He died instantly.
Harper was tried for murder in
connection with the death of a
sailor about three years ago, and
was acquitted.
•The information we got was
that Judge Harper had been drink
ing heavily," Sheriff Gibson said
• We were told that he came;
downstairs this morning with a
pistol in his hand.
- T am going to kill you' he told
his wife," the Sheriff said he was
told.
"Our information was that she
beat, him to it," Gibson added.
Mrs. Harper the sheriff said,
probably would be arrested later.
She was in a highly nervous con
dition. he* sa.d.
Harper was defeated for reelec
tion to the bench some four years
ago
The family is widely known i
throughout this section.
County Attorney Luther Broad
way said he did not think it likely
Mrs Harper would be taken into
custody.
“I do not believe any charge will
be filed in \'/ case," he added.
• If there should be. she certainly
will be released on her own recog
nizance."
Castenade to Speak
In 13 Texas Cities
C. E Castaneda of this city.
Latm-Amcncan librarian at the
University of Texas, will deliver
several lectures on problems pre
sented by Mexicans in Texas this
summer. He will speak in Houston.
Wichita Falls and Bfaumont.
The Brownsville man is probably
the foremost student of Latin ac
tivities in this state. Recent writ
ings by him are ‘Earliest Catholic
Activities in Texas." and “Customs
and Legends of Texas Indians'*
The first named will appear in the
Catholic Historical Review and the
second in the Mid-American. He
also recently published a folio vol
ume. “Three Manuscript Maps of
Texas by Stephen F Austin."
Four Transport Air
Lines Consolidated
CHICAGO. June 1 — -fv-Consoli
dation of four air lines flying 12
000.000 miles annually was announc
ed yesterday by F. B. Rentschler.
president of the United Aircraft
and Transportation company.
The four transport units will be
designated as divisions of the Unit
ed Air Lines and will maintain gen
eral offices In Chicago under the
presidency of P. G. Johnson.
The lines are: National Air Tran
sport. Chicago to San Francisco;
The Pacific Air Transport. Eeattle
to San Diego; Varney Air Lines.
Salt Lake City to Seattle and north
west. Johnson was president of the
Boeing and N A. T.
Major Law Marries
In Las Cruces Sun.
Major Bernard Law. who was
formerly a resident of Brownsville
and who is now operations manager
of the C A T. airlines in Torreon
was married Sunday In Las Cruces.
New Mexico, to Helen Stubblefield
of Walla Walla. Washington,
"Jiggs" Bansbach. local C. A. T
manager, made the announcement
Monday. He returned from Torreon
Saturday.
Major Law Is well known locally,
and has numerous friends in the
lower Valley
Mat. and Mrs. Law will reside in
Torreon.
Mrs. Egly Dies
At Noon Monday
Mrs. Ben Egly, thirty, died a:
12:10 Monday noon after an illness
of about two nronths at the home
of her mother in Victoria Heights
Mrs. Egly lived with her husband
and three children. Alice, Ben, Jr
and Robert, in Pharr up until the
time of her illness and death Oth
er survivors are her husband and
two sisters.
Funeral services will probably be
held on Tuesday.
Treasury Floats
Long Term Issue
WASHINGTON. June 1.
A long term bond Issue totalling
saoo.ooo.ooo rill be offered to the
public June 15 by the treasury
The proceeds will be used to retire
sport term securities.
As Secretary Mellon announced'
this move in government financinz ;
yesterday in the fare of a $1.000 -1
000.000 treasury deficit, the com-1
merce department reported that
business conditions generally in
April shored improvement.
Ten Are Fined
Ten persons were heavily fined
in the city corporation court here
Monday morning when convicted on
charges of drunkenes*.
"Terrible stuff they're selling
these days." was the comment erf,
court hangers-on.
JUUAN PAYS
FINES, COURT
REEASES MEN
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Kidnaping Indictment
Dismissed Against
Oil Man
BILLING
Disagreement Adjusted
Vails Tells Judge When
Trial Is Opened
LAREDO. June 1—<<Pi— Charges
against C- C. Julian, Oklahoma oil
operator, and C. C. Boren and Clay
Mann, in connection with an al
leged attempt to abduct Lamar S.
Bolling. San Antonio business man.
were disposed of in district court
today when Julian and Boren were
assessed fines totalling $5,000 and
indictments against Mann were
dismissed.
Kidnaping and conspiracy In
dictments pending against the three
men were dismissed upon a motion
offered by District Attorney John
A Vails, after fines had been as
sessed in the other cases.
Julian a id Boren were fined
$1,000 each on charges of aggravated
assault with firearms, similar
amounts on aggravated assault
charges and $500 each on charges
of simple assault.
The actual trial required only
about 15 minutes, although at
torneys had spent several hours in
conference during a recess granted
shortly after court opened.
District Attorney Vails announc
tContinucd on page 8i
BURNING WELL
EXACTS TOLL
One Dying, Three Other*
Badly Injured At
Kilgore
r-m 1
KILGORE. Tex. June l-a>.—
One man was burned probably
fatally and three others were
seriously injured early today when
the National Securities Company
No. 1 Knowles oil well, three
blocks from the main business sec
tion of Kilgore, caught fire and
burned for several hours before it
was extinguished.
R. G. Huffman. 33. of Ha.»se.
Tex. was near death in a hospital.
The others injured were J Ft. Mc
Kcnney. 32. Oklahoma City; A C.
Bradford. 34. Kilgore; and Ben
Robinwitz. 33. Dallas. They were
expected to recover.
T F. Huffman was not expected j
to live. A. C. Bradford, driller, and
Ben Robinwitz. part owner of the
well, were burned about their faces
and arms The fourth man burned
was not identified immediately. The
three, however, were expected to
recover.
Two explosions were heard before
the well and oil-soakPd derrick
burst into flames. Two nearby
buildings were consumed before
firemen extinguished the blaze with
chemicals.
Failure of electricity In the city
water department's pumping plant
hindered the fire fignters for a
time by shutting off wafer supply
but lack of wind aided firemen in
preventing the flames from spread
ing to nearby supply houses.
Bertram oT/onovan. former Cor
pus Chnsti cafe employe, rescued
one of the men burned, then crawl
ed under a blazing building and
released a dog tied there, which
began howling as the flames crept j
toward him.
Loss occasioned by the fire was
estimated at $20,000.
Mechanic Killed
As Propellor Loose
SABINAL. Tex, June 1.——J.
Ray Stephens, a mechanic, was
dead today as the result of an ac
cident yesterday while he was re
pairing an airplane. The propeller
of a plan** piloted by Oren Kippen
back was broken when the ship was
forced down near Sabinal
Stephens brought a n**w propel
ler to the scene and it flew off and
struck him after he had put it on
the plane.
Millions Involved
In New Grain Deal
MINNEAPOLIS. June 1.— P— j
Agreements called for consumma
tion today of another gram deal in
volving millions of dollars, the sec
ond in a month.
The Farmers National Grain
Corporation, acting for the Grain
Stabilization Corporation, arranged
to pay *10.000 000 for 14 000.000 bu
shels of bread and durum wheat
A month ago the same corporation
paid *18.000.000 ior 23.000.000 bu
shel*.
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How Much Money
Is Enough To
Marry On? *■
HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. June 1.
—<**)—There is another rom
ance -foot involving Dorothy
Mackaill. film actress.
She personally announced
yesterday she was engaged to
Horace Hough, an actor, and
Hough said they would marry
“as soon as I can get enough
money."
Miss Mackaill was preparing
to leave on another voyage to
Honolulu. Several reports that
she was engaged or about to be
married developed while she
was in the Hawaiian city re
cently. If the actress didn't
deny the reports, she didn’t talk
about them.
A* A*
SHERMAN RIOT
TRIAL STARTS
IN AUSTIN MON.
McCasland Arson Case
First To Be Heard
By Judge Moore
AUSTIN. June 1——J. B Mc
Casland. was the first of 14 alleged
Sherman rioters to be called into
the district court room here today
for trial The state announced ready
lor McCasland* trial on an arson
charge.
J A. Carlisle, attorney for Mc
Casland. asked for a severance, re
questing that five other defendants
be tried first He stated their test
imony was material to his case. J
D Moore, district judge overruled
lus motion after Henry Brooks,
directtnf the prosecution, had
agreed to let the other defendants
testify for McCasland.
The court room was filled with
witnesses and spectators. Many
veniremen were exempted for sick
ness or for other reason and only
27 remained, with the actual jury
selection not started at the noon
recess.
Several officials who were at
Sherman during the period of
martial law w'hich followed the
disturbances were here as witness
es. They included Col. Lawrence E
McGee. In charge of the national
guard detachment there. Tom Hick
man. ranger captain and Col. L. 8.
Davidson.
Boy Picks Up Hand
Grenade, Is Killed
KASCHAU. Czechoslovakia. June
1. —< r —Sixteen boys deserted the
cattle they were attending today
and crawled under a barbed wire
fence into field marked off by army
authorities for hand grenade prac
tice.
One of them picked up a grenade
and showed it to his companions
It exploded, He was killed instant
ly. three others were wounded mor
tally and several were Injured se
riously.
Port Survey Par*y
Half Over Pass
Surveying parties on the Browns,
vtlle deep water port channel are
over half way to the pass, working
from the turning basm sit? here,
according to T. W. Foreman, en
gineer in charge of the survey.
Foreman today said the work is
progressing sat Isf act only, and that
if weather continues favorable the
survey will be finished before the
end of this month.
Borings are now being made, to
determine the character of the soil.
Youth Injured
Manuel C Garza. aged nme. was
severely injured Sunday morning
when struck by a car owned by C.
H Stlmson. St tm.son's daughter was
driving the car at the time of the
accident.
Eleven stitches were necessary in
back of the youth s head.
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MARKETS
A T GLANCE
NEW YORK:
Stocks: Weak; leaders lose 2
to 5 point*.
Bonds: weak; rail* break.
Curb weak; oils lead decline.
Foreign exchanges: irregular;
Spanish peseta again at new
low.
Cotton: lower; weak cables
and favorable weather.
Sugar: easy; commission
house selling
Coffee- higher; firmer Braz
ilian markets.
CH|C,
Wheat: easy jrecast ra
north*-*** and deliveries
Corn: easy; planting
completed.
Cattle: steady *
Hog*: steady to
LIFER SHOT
WHEN DEPUTY
TRIES ARREST
Brownsville Bad Man
Found By Police
This Morning
HAD ESCAPED
From Huntsville After SenI
Up For 99 Years From
Brownsville
a
Teodoro Galvan. 32. esraped life
term murderer, was shot and killed
here this morning bv Deputy Sheriff
Henry Gordon when he refused to
surrender after bring cornered in a
small house near the Southern Pact
lie freight yards.
Galvan had a large machete la
his hands when he refused to sur
render.
The shooting culminated a two
month tigil by officers who were
attempting to retake the murderer.
Deputy Gordon and Constable
William Miller of Los Fresnos ob
tained a tip at 7 30 a m. that Gal
van was in house near the S P.
yards. They immediately went to
the small shark. Miller roverM the
rear entrance and Gordon went to %
window ai the front. Galvan was
seated on a box in the room, toy
ini, with the machete. Gordon states.
He called to the man. telling him
to put up his hands. This he reus
ed and rushed to the back where
Miller was guarding the d<x>c,
REFISES TO
SURRENDER
He came back into the room and
again t cl used to surrender. Gordon
fired one shot, striking him on the
left side under the heart. Galvan
staggered to the back and fell there.
The officers prepared to taka hint
to jail. The only words the man ut
tered were “Aqul me quedo.- <1
will stay here).
He died several minutes later in
the county Jail before medical as
sistance could be obtained.
Another man giving his name as
Eleuterto Guerrero and claiming ta
b« from Jimenez. Tamps., was ar
| rested at the same house. Officers
believe him to be another escaped
convict They are checking finger
prints and photographs with stats
penitentiary authorities today. Two
other men from this section escap
ed with Galvan and officers believe
this may be one of them.
SENT TO PEN
FOR MCRDER
Galvan, known as **E1 Tordo** mia
blackbird*, was sentenced to Ufa
imprisonment here about three year*
ago for the murder of Juan Ltoa.
Luna was shot and Instantly killed
in his home when called to a win
dow early one morning. After a long
investigation which created much in*
tcrest, Galvan was arrested and con
victed In his confession he said ha
and Luna had had a little difficulty
and that Luna had kicked him.
Galvan returned here about twd
months ago'and officer* have been
on the look-out for him ever sinceJ
following up all ttpa closely. The
first information they had of Hirr^
was that he was making Inquiry as
to where officers and informant* llvd
ed w'ho had part In sending him to
the penitentiary. Of fleers generally!
bclicv« he intended to kill these peo
ple. They also heard by grapevine
that Galvan had said he would not
be taken alive.
hp alternated his activities bets
ween Brownsville and Matamorofc
keeping closely hidden.
In Matamoros he was arrested
.Iter an affray and later escaped
from the chain gang There he was
charged with assault and attempg
to murder upon Joe Valde*.
Forced to remain on this side oft
the river, the police cordon closeij
about him. City police, the sheriff*
office and constables answered fre-4
1 quent tips as to his whereabouts but
missed him. Frequently traps vrj
set for him.
Known as a ‘had man.** officer*
always were well armed on thee*
searching parties.
Thev came near catching hint
Saturday before last at the La*
Prietas dance hall Galvan strodJ
into 'he hall and seized a formed
sweetheart of his. Evidently ha
therght she was one of the inform-4
ants who supplied Information lead-4
mg to his conviction. Early arrival
of officers forced him to flee vith-4
out having hurt the girl badly.
Tiburclo Galvan, a brother of tha
dead man. was slain in a gun battlrf
at the intersections of 14th straetft
'nd the Boca Chica highway several
years ago.
K. E. BIRT HITS OIL
NACOGEOOCHE8. Tex . June 1. <M
—R E Burt, former mayor of Dol^
las. spudded In hi* first oil we« to*
day on a tract two miles south ol
Nacogdoches, owned by mayor Re* W
of Nacogdoches. .> •* * *' rt )
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