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Bragging Machine Gunner Hides from ‘Law’ Behind Woman’s Skirts
BANK ROBBER
IS IDENTIFIED
ASU1ERML
6TUTTGART, Ark., Sept. 23.—(/P)
—A bragging machine gunner who
claimed he was Bad Man George
Kelly, but was identified as just a
cop killer who hid behind women’s
skirts, was hunted in the southwest
today after robbing a bank here of
less than a thousand dollars.
“You’ve read about me—I’m Ma
chine Gun Kelly,” the bandit yell
ed as he waved a gun in front of
« three women employes of the Peo
ple’s National Bank here yesterday
Is Identified
They thought he was George
Kelly, wanted by police in connec
tion with the kidnaping of Char
les F. Urschel, wealthy Oklahoma
oil man, and tundry other crimes,
but when they returned from a
ride during which the bandit used
them as a possible shield against
officers’ bullets, they^ identified
him from photographs" as Wilbur
Underhill, a desperate gunman who
shot a policeman to death in Wi
chita, Kas. Underhill was sentenced
to life in the Kansas state prison,
at Lansing but led an escape from
the institution last Memorial Day.
The bandit, with two companions
entered the bank here and after
boasting he was the much publi
cized and sought after Kelly, or
dered Mrs. Joan Morgan to open
the safe.
One Woman Escapes
He jammed a gun in her side as
she protested she did not know the
combination. Finally the robbers
gathered less than $1,000 from the
cages and forced Mrs. Morgan,
Mrs. Vera Newkirk, and Mrs. Es
telle Gettle, other employes, and
W. H. Maynard, a customer, to
accompany them to their car.
The women were placed on the
running boards fn strategic posi
tions to protect the bandits from
officers’ guns. Mrs. Gettle leaped
to the ground unhurt as the auto
mobile started off but the others
remained with the car until the
bandits released them a mile from
town.
YATES HOPEFUL
OF WATER LOAN
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, Sept. 23.—Hopes
that Valley irrigation districts will
be able to obtain federal loans en
abling them to operate and extend
credit to water users were height
ened by receipt of a telegram from
. H. L. Yates of Brownsville, now in
■Washington.
u He said in a wire that he thought
f some such aid could be obtained
although a Valley committee re
cently appointed has been unable
to find where loans for operating
purposes could be secured. It was
hoped, however, that some federal
agency regulations might be so in
terpreted as to make it possible to
borrow operating monies and car
ry the farmer who needs to irrigate
■Ms crop but has no money with
Vwhich to pay for water.
The Valley committee, which had
a meeting here Friday afternoon,
decided to defer further action on
its own account until further word
could be had from Mr. Yates.
A loan of a million dollars based
on $2 for each acre in cultivation
is desired. The flat rate, a part
of which probably will be made due
when farmers have had an oppor
tunity to raise a crop, would be of
fered as security. Delinquent flat
rates might be offered as additional
security.
On the committee, appointed re
cently, are F. S. Robertson, San
Benito, chairman; Neal A. Brown,
Edinburg; A. L. Montgomery, San
Benito; Paul G. Greenwood. Har
lingen and D. F. Strickland of
Mission.
FROM LAREDO
Mrs. Pauline Bollack has as her
guest for a few days, her brother.
Julius Wormser of Laredo.
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Monkey Goes Sightseeing at Fair
Capuchin, a little black spider monkey with a gray beard, was chief
attraction at the Chicago World’s Fair for a day when he escaped
from a concession and eluded policemen. Fair employes and visitors
in a chase through the grounds. Finally he took refuge among the
lofty girders of the sky ride, as shown above, where he defied efforts
of a structural steei worker to capture him. Finally Capuchin went
home of his own accord.
Solons Considering
Additional Ways To
Probe Relief Set- Up
AUSTIN, Sept. 23. (A*)—The Texas
legislature stood at ease today while
sub-committees of both houses
worked on legislation to modify the
anti-trust laws and a senate steer
ing committee considered what addi
tional information it would seek in
its inquiry into disbursement of re
lief funds.
Thus far the only bills passed
since the session started Sept. 14
were those making appropriations
for the salary of members and
employes and for contingent expen
ses. The usual heavy quota of res
olutions, however, had been con
sidered.
Floor action was expected in the
respective Houses next we^k on
bills proposing to amend the anti
trust laws so that compliance with
a code or trade agreement approv
ed by the National Recovery ad
ministration would be a complete
defense to a suit alleging violation
of the statutes against trusts and
monopolies.
It was not considered likely the
anti-trust laws would be suspended
or repealed, sentiment reportedly
favoring leaving the laws intact and
excepting from prosecution those
who adhered to trade agreements.
The senate had gone deeply into
affairs of the Texas rehabilitation
and relief commission and had sub
jected Lawrence Westbrook, direc
tor. to lengthy examination af
fairs of the organization and its
administrative expenses. Westbrook
admitted there had been some
abuses in dispensing relief funds
but said safeguards had been and
would be set up to prevent abuses
in the future.
The part played by politics in the
commission’s work was subjected to
close scrutiny. Westbrook testified
“the matter of local politics enter
ing into the work is worse than
state or national politics.”
Westbrook also was questioned
concerning activities of Ex-Gov.
James E. Ferguson in presiding over
sessions of the relief commission
and why bonds of commission em
AID to
Storm
Sufferers
Auto Repairs
On Any Make of Car on
Easy Monthly
Payments
We realize that many auto owners are In need of repairs
or rebuilding on easy monthly terms. We will—
REPAIR — REPAINT
RECOVER TOPS
BODY and FENDER WORK
On Easy Monthly
Payments!
LOW FINANCING COST
PATTESON MOTOR CO.
Elizabeth Street at 9th
Phone 888 Brownsville, Texas'
ployes were written by Eugene T.
Smith, close friends of the Fergu
son family,
SETS PEANUT RECORD
BUENOS AIRES (/P)—Argentina
produced 87.681 tons of peanuts this
year, a record for South America
and equivalent to about 13 per cent
of the average production of the
United States.
ALLRED ASKED
BY W TO
DELAY SUITS
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AUSTIN, Sept. 23. —(&)— James
E. Ferguson, spokesman for nis
governor-wife, today suggested that
prosecution of a suit against 15
large oil companies alleging viola
tion of the Texas anti-trust laws be
suspended for two years.
Ferguson said that to obtain a
conviction at this time would ham
per the industrial recovery pro
gram and cripple an industry that
employed thousands of men ana
paid a major portion of the state’s
tax bill.
Compliments Allred
Prosecution could be suspended
during the industrial emergency
without the state waiving any of
its rights, he said.
Ferguson complimented the at
titude taken by James V. Allred,
attorney general, on pending legis
lation to modify the strict anti
trsst laws to permit Texas indus
tries to modify the strict anti
trust laws to permit Texas indus
tries to take full advantage Of tne
national recovery program. Allred
has said passage of a law affording
compliance with national recovery
codes as a complete defense to
defense to state anti trust prosecu
tions would not be objectionable to
his department.
Allred declined to comment on
Ferguson’s suggestion to suspend
piosecution temporarily.
“No Second Session"
Ferguson said the special ses
sion of the legislature now in pro
gress must pass emergency legis
lation submitted or it would not be
passed. He was emphatic in stating
there would be no second special
session if the legislature failed to
take action at the current session.
Emergency legislation asked by
the administration included pass
age of a law providing for issuance
of $20,000,000 in unemployment re
lief bonds and revision or modifi
cation of the anti trust laws.
“If the legislature fails to pass
the bond issue enabling act, there
will be great suffering m Texas
this winter,” Ferguson said. “Hun
gry people, starving babies, weeping
mothers and mourning men will be
the picture.”
NEW CITIZENS
HARLINC*’?TN, Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Carnes of Rangerville,
a son at the Valley Baptist hos
pital.
HARLINGEN — Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Garrison are parents of a girl
born Thursday morning at the
Valley Baptist hospital.
Conductor Lifts
Valley Boy From
Path of Train
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Sept. 23.—A
movie type of rescue with a con
ductor standing on the engine
platform and catching a boy
falling on the track was enacted
here this week.
The hero was Harry Goodman,
conductor on the San Benito
Rio Grande Valley railway and
the rescued boy was said to have
been named Fox although no one
was certain of his name .
Goodman was on the platform
or “cow catcher” when the boy
was seen running across the track.
Goodman shouted at the boy who
was running with his head turn
ed. in attempting to stop quickly
the boy fell but Goodman snatch
ed him up, from the advancing
locomotive.
FEDERATION
GIVEN KEYS
AUSTIN, Sept. 23. (JP) — Mrs.
James Welder of Victoria, chair
man of the headquarters com
mittee of the Texas Federation of
Women’s clubs said here today the
organization was in “actual, phys
ical possession” of the federation’s
new state headquarters building
here.
Acting on advice of attorneys,
Mrs. Welder said the federation
had keys made to the doors.
Mrs. Welder said the headquar
ters committee made an inspection
of the buildin gtoday with architects
Financial arrangement was made
with the contractor through the
federation’s financial and legal ad
visors, she said, and the federation
took possession September 16.
The state meeting of the federa
tion will be held in the new head
quarters, November 13, Mrs. Welder
said.
OIL ACTIVITY
CHECKED BY
WINDDAMAGE
(Special to The Herald)
RIO GRANDE CITY, P:pt. 23.—
While operators waited for certain
sections of the area to dry out
and attempted to refinance them
selves and reconstruct derricks
wrecked by the hurricane of Sep
tember 4-5, drilling activity slack
ened considerably in the Hidalgo
and Starr county section during
the past week.
Two Disappointments
Two disappointments faced oper
ators as they prepared over the
week-end to make a fresh start on
several tests drilling before the
hurricane destroyed the derricks
and also on several new tests
which were to have been spudded
in during the past week.
Sun Oil company’s No. 3—A. M.
Guerra & Son, located about 1,800
feet from the southeast and about
1,100 feet from the southwest lines
of Las Cuevitas Survey and in
share 9 of the survey, cored a sat
urated sand from 2,262 feet to
2,276 feet last week. After setting
and cementing the casing and
drilling the plug, nothing but one
length of mud showed on the test.
This was not the Guerra pool pay
sand, but the fact that it did not
produce after such an excellent
showing is causing considerable
comment and much speculation.
The test was drilled to 2,340 feet,
where the Guerra pool sand was
cored, but the sand tested dry. The
test is now temporarily standing
at 2,650 feet while awaiting orders
from Sun offices in Dallas.
Sun Oil company’s No. 4—A. M.
Guerra & Son was spudded in last
week and is now drilling at 1,850
feet. It will be pushed to the
Guerra pay as rapidly as possible.
Corrected location on this test is
3,300 feet from the north and 3,300
j
j Alberta Brown
| Announces the Opening of a
S SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION
! w Classes in
1 PUBLIC SPEAKING — PUBLIC READING
J DRAMATIC ART
j Studio 253 E. Adell — San Benito — Phone 191
Furred Coats
Whose Beauty Stresses
The Price as Unusual
$9075
Others priced from
$10.75 to $69.75 ,
If you know your fashions you !
will be amazed at the really gor- J
geous styles we are able to present i
at this moderate price. Be as par- jfl
ticular as you like—every detail of \
these fine garments will meet with
your approval.
| FURS 1
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WOLF
KIDSKIN
PERSIAN
LAMB v
MOIRE
CARACUL
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12 to 20
v 36 to 46
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See Our Versions of
Fall Footwear
Pumps - Ties - Straps
The smart leathers are calf,
kid, suede, novelty and emboss
ed grains. The colors—Maderia,
Indies Brown, Flint grey and
black.
Smart Fall Frocks
Our Dress Values
Are the Talk of the Valley
$1675
i
Others priced from
$9.95 to $29.75
Such a new collection that to list
the dresses would be to list every
new fall fashion feature, every new
fall color, every new fabric. Every
dress in our stock is just the right
thing for fall.
‘Choked’ Necklines
High Waistlines
Sleeve Fullness
Pique Trims
Such a Collection
New Ribbed Sport Dresses. Satin
and Wool Afternoon Frocks. Metal
lic Trimmed Daytime dresses. Soft
Canton Crepes for Afternoon.
Bright new fall colors for all hours.
Smart Accessories
Gloves - Bags - Hose
Everything necessary to lend
charm to that new Fall
Wardrobe
“San Benito s Leading Store ”
There is No Storm Damaged Merchandise in Our Store
feet from the southwest line of the
triangular Las Cuevitas survey of
northwestern Starr county, and in
share 12 of the survey.
To Go Deeper
No other locations have yet been
announced by the Sun, but it is
expected that at least two others
will be made ' tly.
The other disappointment of the
past week was failure of Shankle’s
No. 1—M. M. Garcia, located 60
feet from the west line of Pore ion
90, Ancient Jurisdiction of Camar
go, Starr county, and 520 feet
north of the southeast corner of
Block 13, Jeffries-Lambeth subdivi
sion of Porciones 88-89. The test
failed to pick up the Jeffries sand
in the vicinity of the gas pressure
encountered in the Jeffries well at
2,455 feet. The test is now drilling
at 2,550 feet, and will be carried
some distance deeper.
Judge Fields Named 1
Chairman of Club
HARLINGEN, Sept. 23.—Judge
Will G. Fields of Harlingen was
named chairman of the house com*
mittee of the Germania club held
here, and will be assisted by Ed
G. Harris, Walter Iverson. S. P.
Nielsen, E. E. Rigncy, J A. Schein
er and L. J. Schmidt.
A meeting will be held at the
clubhouse recently purchased near
Rio Hondo at 3 p. m. Sunday at
which time officers of the club and
members of the house entertain
ment committees will be present.
On the entertainment committee
are C. C. Carruth and John T.
Floore of Harlingen and Dr. E. O.
Seiser of San Benito.
Plans will be ' id for operating
the clubhouse, ’beautifying the
grounds and arranging the official
opening celebration.
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This is felt hat week and time to
discard that old straw and replace
it with either a Stetson. Dobbs or
a Berg—the hats styled for busi
ness men and college men who !
want to evade strained styling ef- ;
fects.
Here you’ll find hats of distinction
-ultra-smartness developed by the
use of the finest felts and the most
adept tailoring.
Dobbs
Soft color tones ....
Stetson
Pleasingly styled
Berg
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