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FORTY-SECOND YEAR—No. 91 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER *4, 1933 BIGHT PAGES TODAY ic A cop*
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YARD AND OARDEN IMPROVE
ment contests always have the
(hearty' support of this column—
And now of all times—
Should the contest inaugurated
by the Brownsville Civic League.
Meet the unanimous approval of
the city.
Most of our yards look like a
peeled rabbit since the hurricane
denuded trees of leaves.
Shrubs of leaves and blossoms,
And raised generally with
nature.
Details of the contest were pub
lished in Sunday's Herald
And here is the hope that every
occupant of a home in Brownsville,
j Enters and helps make Browns
I ville once more,
A real “City Beautiful.”
• • •
40p.lE THINGS JUST NATUR
ally burn us up.
Among them are theories oc •
csslonally mouthed by college pro
fessor:!—
And one of these theories came
to our attention today—
Substance of It Is—“only those
who have college educations know
I how to use leisure time—the new
leisure under the NRA is going to
the wrong people.”
To which we reply—Phooey.
We've seen college professors use
their leisure.
They play bridge, and swim, and
(alt around and gossip with their
neighbors.
That's okay—but do you have
to have a oollege education to do
it?
And Is that any better than sit
,; ting under the shade of a nice
tree, watching your cork float in
the water, waiting for a bite?
We think not.
The theory that the only way
to keep the working man out of
mischief is to work him so much
that, he drops off to sleep from
exhaustion the minute he gets
home has long been abandoned
I: entirely by thinking people.
{ Some day it will also be aban
1 doned by college professors.
ENERGETIC. CAPABLE, GOLF
il ihooting Ed Brady of San Benito
L- now heads the four theatres at
1 San Benito an Harlingen.
Ed won a place in the hearts of
Valley people years ago, the way
he used to smack out three-bag
gers, and the way he would fight
at the drop of a hat in a ball
game.
He has kept that place since
then by giving the people good
moving picture shows, and by be
ing a “good fellow.”
Congratulations Ed. for your new
opportunity to widen your scope of
activities.
• • •
WE THINK NEWSPAPERS OP
the Valley ought to feel slighted.
Robbers broke into a newspaper
\ plant—so they could get into a
grocery store next door to get some
money.
Nothing was touched ip the
newspaper plant.
We call that a slight.
id TAMM. HARLINGEN ENGI
neer* nominated for the executive
committee of the American Society
cl Civil Engineers.
Just another recognition of the
high type of engineers in the Vauey.
Such men as Mr. Tamm, W. O.
Washington. W. E. Anderson, Frank
Robertson, and scores of others in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley have
long been a credit to this section—
They have advanced the sound
theories which the Valley has at
times followed in its development—
And which it MUST follow in the
future-part icularly as to drainage,
and revamping of its irrigation
systems.
The reputation that nese men
have nationally in th?ir profession
is a yard-stick of their ability.
• • •
HARLINGEN’S FEDERAL
building almost finished—and Mc
Allen’s next on the IM.
We would like to see something
popping on the postoffices for Wes
laco, Mercedes, Edinburg, Mission
Donna and Raymondville.
These were included in the list
for the Valley—and it would neip
considerably to spend that money
'right now. *
How about it?
• • •
THE WORKINGS OF THE
wheels of the legal machinery in
sofar as it affects crime continues
to be a puzzle to us.
Day in and day out a great
throng of petty offenders is push
ed through the courts, found guilty
and fined or socked in jail—
While hardened criminals—a real
menace to the home and the very
life of the law-abiding citizen—
either come clear because of the
antiquated legal machinery we
must labor under—
Or are pardoned to start preying
on people again.
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Jap Situation Credited voitK U. S.-Soviet Moves
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JAPS’ ENVOY
TO AMERICA
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Geneva Concerned In
Eastern Situation,
Pointed Out
MOSCOW, Oct. 24.—UP)— That
the tense situation in the Far East
figured in American overtures ror
recognition of the soviet was con
sidered highly probable by observ
ers here today.
It was thought plausible in some
American quarters because Russia's
desire to strengthen her own po
sition through the cultivating of
friendly relations is apparent.
Another talking point was the
report that when Litvinoff goes to
Washington he will go prepared to
seek some sort of understanding
regarding Japan.
In recent weeks, tension between
Japan and the U. 8. 8. R. has been
increasingly strained— marked by
veiled threats of a severance of
diplomatic relations by Japan.
International circles at Geneya
have been reported as viewing me
Russo-Japanese situation with «ar
more alarm than troubles arising
out of disarmament difficulties In
Europe
This view, it was pointed out un
officially here, might plausibly have
been shared at Washington when
the Russo-American negotiations
were proposed.
Meanwhile, official sources kept
the lid clapped tight on plans for
t-he forthcoming negotiations be
tween Pres. Roosevelt and Foreign
Commisar Litvinoff.
TOKYO, OcL 24.—^—Conversa
tions with high Japanese officials
indicated through a process of
elimination of others mentioned to
day that Matsuzo Nagai, Ambas
sador to Berlin, is the most likely
candidate to succeed Katsuji De
buchi as ambassador at Washing
ton.
The vernacular newspapers were
quick to nominate a number o!
prominent Japanese for th* post
after it was announced Detnstii
had been instructed to return to
Tokyo.
Meantime, an official spokesman
emphatically denied that the recall
had any connection with the pro
spect of American recognition of
the soviet or any other recent de
velopments.
He said it was due mainly to
Debuchi's desire, repeatedly ex
pressed for several months, to re
turn to Japan.
President Arias
Will Visit Here
Pres. Hermiodio Aria* of the Re
public of Panama will arrive in
Brownsville Wednesday over the
American Airways plane and leave
for Mexico City Thursday over Pan
American. Brownsville airport of
ficials were notified Monday.
Pres. Arias will be accompained
by two secretaries. He has been in
Washington conferring with the
state departments over matters con
cerning the Canal zone and the re
public.
Brownsville city officials and
chamber of commerce officials will
greet Pres. Arias on his arrival
here.
Son of Late Famous
Actor Kills Self
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 24. Po
lice reported Robert Mantell, Jr.,
21-year-old son of the late Robert
B Mantell, famous Shakespearian
actor, shot and killed himself early
today in the apartment occupied by
himself and his mother, known on
the stage as Genevieve Hamper.
The suicide, for which friends
told police the motive apparently
was discouragement over his career
as an actor, took place on the eve
of his mother’s return to the stage.
Miss Hamper was to appear m the
role of Portia tomorrow night at a
Los Angeles theater.
Texas Will Get
Stream-Lined,
Speedy Train
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.—IP)
—Given a trial run on which it
reached a speed of 78 miles ah
hours, a stainless steel, stream
lined, motor driven train leaves
today under its own power for
Texas to be put in sendee be
tween Port Worth and Texarkana.
Believed to be the first of its
kind in the United States, the
three-car train is equipped with
a 600-horsepower internal com
bustion engine, burning a non
explosive fuel. It is powered by
an electric generator.
Two passenger coaches, a buf
fet, railway post office and bag
gage room also are included.
Winter Roan
Over North
Pacific
SEATTLE. CXt. 34. VP)—Blus
tering and blowing, winter roar
ed over the North Pacific today
in its 1933 debut.
It brought snow, gales, heavy
rains, near-zero temperatures
and rising rivers in Alaska, Brit
ish Columbia and Washington.
In neighboring Oregon Monday
summer made a timid bow, per
haps in farewell sending tem
peratures up 10 degrees in Port
land to a maximum of 72.
A gale toppled chimneys, tore
off roofs, smashed plate glass
windows and drove a halibut
boat ashore in Juneou, Alaska.
Temperatures dropped abruptly
to 13 degrees above zero.
Eleven inches of snow fell at
Revelstoke, B. C., a strange
sight for October. Nearly an
inch fell at Vancouver, B. C.
WRECK HURTS
OTIS BOBBITT
Observer m Hospital As
Result of Collision on
Levee Street
Otis C. Bobbitt, assistant weath
er observer, is in the Mercy hos
pital recovering from severe shock
and bruises as the result of a bad
traffic smash - up at Eighth and
West Levee streets early Tuesday
morning.
Bobbitt’s car was in collision
with a sedan driven by Bill Shock
ley, and both cars were tracked.
According to investigating ol fleers,
Bobbitt’s car was driven a con
siderable distance into the curbing.
The front running gear on Bob
bitt's car was driven far under the
automobile.
The weather bureau employe was
rushed to the hospital, but the ex
tent of his injuries had not been
determined at noon. So far as was
known he suffered no fractures.
City officers are investigating the
details of the crash.
40 Feared Dead
In Train Wreck
EVREUX, France, Oct. 24.—(/P)—
Forty persons were feared killed
today in the derailment of the
Cherbourg-Paris express.
The engine, baggage car and
three passenger coaches of the train
plunged off a viaduct over the
Rouloir river near Saint Eller.
Ten bodies were recovered from
the cars, which were smashed by a
33-foot fail.
Many of the injured were brought
to hospitals in this city, which is
nine miles northeast of Saint Elier.
So far as was determined, none
was American.
Parole System Is
Flayed at Hearing
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.—(jP)— A
declaration that 'the parole sys
tem doesn't seem to work” came
today from the chairman of the
United States Senate sub-commit
tee on rackets and crime as the
group reconvened its Chicago hear
ing.
Sen. Royal S. Copeland of New
York made the observation aftei
visiting a “showup’' of prisoners at
police headquarters. Col. Franklin
S Hutchinson, chief investigator
for the committee, and others in
terested in the hearing accompanied
Copeland.
Lewis Murder Trial
Continued for Term
The trial of W. L. Lewis, Nueces
county farmer charged with mur
der of Paul Setiiff at Violet, Tex.,
in 1931. was continued for the
term by Judge Geo. C. Westerveit
here Tuesday morning.
The motion for continuance was
presented by Bascom Cox, contend
ing that leadir; defense counsel
is occupied with other important
matters and is unable to attend
trial here.
Graf Over Georgia
ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 24.—(/P)—
The Graf Zeppelin soared majest
ically northward today from Miami
toward Akron and Chicago’s Cen
tury of Progress ex. Litton.
At 5:20 a. m.. Central Standard
time, she reported herself over
Albany, Ga„ in a messp^e to the
Radiomarine corporation in New
York.
Mae Murray Divorced
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 24. <;p>~
Waiving all claims of alimony. Mae
Murray, blonde screen actress, was
divorced in superior court today
from Prince David MdlvanL
DRAKE ESTATE
TRIAL BEGINS
IN SIOUX CITY
Jury Chosen To Hear
Charges Against
Hartzell
SIOUX CITY, la, Oct. 24. (*>>—
Trial of Oscar M. Hartzell, Drake
estate promoter, on 15 counts of
using the mails to defraud, was re
sumed in federal court here to
day.
A crowd began arriving early and
the corridors of the federal build
ing were Jammed when the bailiff
opened the doors.
Reading of the 53-page indict
ment, begun yesterday after a
Jury had been selected, was re
sumed. Harry S. Pratt, special as
sistant to the United States at
torney general, was named to fol
low with his opening statement.
Carlos Goltz, chief defense coun
sel. was to follow with his state
ment.
It was expected It would be late
afternoon before the first witness
would take the stand.
Wage Scales to Be
Affected by Change
Wage scales in Brownsville and
other Valley cities are expected to
be affected under the amended
provisions of the Retail code sign
ed Monday by Pres. Roosevelt, ac
cording to Associated Press dis
patches.
A new change was made in es
tablishing wage differentials for
the southern states. Where lor
merly a flat one dollar reduction m
minimum wages was provided this
aas limited under the code to com
munities of more than 25,000 and
in the smaller ones an increase of
not less than 20 per cent would fte
required, provided it shall not re
quire a raise to above $10 or pay
ments of less than $9 a week except
for juniors and apprentices. Tnese
have an ad-U^nai reduction of one
dollar a week.
The change became effective
Monday.
The hours of labor and store op
eration were left as before, giving
each establishment the choice of
the schedules in none of which in
dividuals might be employed more
than six days a week or 10 hours a
day. The latter is applicable to n
48-hour work week and 63 hours
or more of store operation. The
store staying open 56 to 63 hours
may work its help 44 hours a week
or nine a day and one operating
less than 56 hours shall observe an
eight-hour day. 40 hours a week.
Five Held In
Girl Kidnaping
GROVE, OKLA., Oct 24——
Five persons were under arrest in
connection with the alleged kid
naping and mistreatment of 16
year-old Della Vice, laughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Vice, farmers.
The girl, released from an auto
mobile here last night, said she
had been held captive for 24 hours
and attacked four times. She was
near her home and taken for a long
automobile ride to Briston and
other towns.
Texas Granted
Jobless Relief
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24.—<JPh
An unemployment grant of 41,
324,957 to Texas was announced to
day by Harry L. Hopkins, relief ad
ministrator.
At the same time a grant of
$100,000 to Nebraska for unemploy
ment was approved.
Senate Committee To
Probe Closed Banks
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. (AV-The
senate banking committee decided
today to lnvesitgate the closed bank
situations in Cleveland and De
troit.
In a brief executive session. Sen.
Couzens (R-Mich), recommended
the inquiry.
Chairman Fletcher said the com
mittee intends to ascertain the
relations of closed banks in those
cities with the federal reserve bank
and investment banking houses.
Pair Sentenced
CLARKSDALE. Miss.. Oct. 24. (*P)
—Jasper E. Tong. 39. Arkansan
convicted of participating in the
attempted robbery of the Blaine,
Miss., postoffice last year in which
Ed Ray Lott, one of the alleged
robbers, was killed, was sentenced
to five years in the United States
prison at Atlanta in federal court
here.
Kenneth Jackson. 23, of Helena,
Ark., was given a three-year sus
pended sentence.
Seven Sons
Bom in One
Delivery
GEORGETOWN, British
Gulna. Oct. 24. </P)—Senora Ca
rola Perez today was caring for
seven sons bom to her in one
delivery.
Physicians regarded the sep
tet birth as unique in medical
history. The mother and all the
children were reported as “doing
nicely.”
The senate of the Bolivar de
partment listened to an appeal
for a government grant to the
Perez family, whose head is
Senor Luis Perez, then referred
the matter to the department
of public works.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24. .'**>—
Inquiry at the New York Aca
demy of Medicine brought in
formation that there is not in
Gynecological records a single
case “absolutely substantiated”
of multiple births more than
six. Even six U an extremely
rare event. Two six birth rec
ords are cited as well substan
tiated for the past century.
There have been reports of
seven births, which the gyne
cological records cite not as au
thentic but because they are in
teresting to physicians.
TEXAS RELIEF
BOARD NAMED
Three Members of Previous
Commission Appointed
To New Body
AUSTIN. Oct. 24—(/p>— Members
of Che Texas relief commission, set
up to administer proceeds of a
$5,500,000 bond issued for relief of
the destitute, were selected today.
They were Ed Hussion of Houston.
B. E. Giesecke of Austin. W. A.
Brooks, Jr., of Dallas, Carl Estes
of Tyler, Robert Real of Kerrville.
Joe Frost of San Antonio and Gene
Howe -of Amarillo.
In addition, Earl Adams of Croc
kett and M. N. Chrestman of Dal
las, chairmen of the state indus
trial accident board and of the
Texas Judicial council, respectively,
were designated members by the
law creating the commission.
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson picked
Hussion. Lieut. Gov. Edgar Witt
named Giesecke. Brooks and Estes.
Speaker of the House Coke Steven
son selected Real, Frost and Howe.
Giesecke. Brooks and Hussion
were members of the Texas Re
habilitation and Relief commission,
which will be replaced by the new
agency,
Lawrence Westbrook, director of
the old agency, will continue In
that capacity with the new com
mission. the law setting it up hav
ing designated him as such.
Fliers’ Bodies
Brought Here
The bodies of three Americans
killed in the crash of a private
plane at Managua, Nicaragua,
Wednesday of last week were
brought to Brownsville late yes
terday in a Pan American plane,
and forwarded by train last night
to their respective homes.
The men were Jack Lafferty of
Muskogee, Okla., D. Hansell of
New York City, and Wm. R. Davis,
oil man of Boston and New York.
Their relatives chartered a Pan
American plane which left here
last Saturday and returned yes
terday with the bodies.
Storm Warning
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—(JP)—
The following storm warning was
issued today by the weather bureau:
Advisory northeast storm warn
ings ordered 10:30 a. m., Sandy
Hook to Boston. Disturbance off
south Atlantic coast will move
northeastward with increasing in
tensity and cause strong northeast
wind this afternoon and tonight
Mrs. Lindbergh
Confesses She’s
Getting Homesick
GALWARY, Irish Free State,
Oct. 24. UP)—Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh is getting homesick.
“I'm terribly anxious," said the
wife of the famous American air
man after their hop from South
ampton. England, “to see my
baby . .
Yes, I’ll be glad to be back
home again.”
She insisted, however, the long
trip with her husband has not
been tiresome and she said she
considered Ireland one of the
most delightful lands over which
they have flown.
BOCACHICA
ROAD REPAIR
IS PROMISED
Work on Washed-Out
Stretch Begins
Thursday
Work of repairing the Boca
Chica road will be started Thurs
day Oommr. Sam Bell of the
Brownsville precinct announced to
day.
Commr. Bell said he will put
men and machinery on the Job of
throwing up a grade over the sec
tion of road which was washed out
during the hurricanes.
To Be Clay Road
When the grade is thrown up,
the question of a topping will be
handled in whatever manner funds
available will permit.
•We will have a good clay road
over this stretch, and will probably
put some sand on for temporary
topping if nothing better can be
done at thq time,” Mr. Bell said.
"At any rate we will put the road
in shape so that cars can pass
during both wet and dry weather,
and so Valley people and tourists
can get to the beach again.”
The repair work is to be done
with funds of the Brownsville road
precinct.
Bell said the concrete already
there will be straightened and used i
where possible, and some of it may
be broken up and used in helping j
to put a temporary running sur
face op the roadway.
To Reopen Traffic
The work will take from 10 to
20 days, depending on the weather.
Valley people are anxious to get
to the beach on Brazos Island and
the mainland for a number of reas
ons.
The primary ones are for fish
ing, which is much better since the
hurricane, and to look at the many
historical objects which have been
revealed by washing away of the i
sand.
Efforts will be made to have i
the road paved and permanently I
repaired out of federal road funds i
spent by the state.
Senate Bill 78
Veto Is Certain
(Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN. Oct. 24.— James E.
Ferguson, who held a hearing with
Gov. Miriam Ferguson Monday on
Senate Bill 78. requiring cities to
hold elections on each project o!
municipal Improvement, or on bor
rowing federal money, told city at
torneys and lawmakers that the
bill must be vetoed in order that
Texas cities should get any federa:
public works loans whatever.
Ferguson condemned the bill be
cause it attempted to validate all
past local bond issues of all kinds,
he saying many of these were
•‘clearly Illegal.” A telegram from
Secretary Ickes, public works ad
ministrator, to Gov. Ferguson was
read, insisting this bill be vetoed
if Texas expected any public works
loans to cities.
Wife Slayer Draws
Life Imprisonment
DETROIT, Oct. 24—,/P>— Edwarc
J. McCann, 53-year-old former auto
worker who confessed slaying his
wife, hacking her body to pieces,
and distributing parts of it in
various sections of Detroit, today
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The limit of the Michigan law—
"life In solitary confinement and
at hard labor, was Imposed oy
Recorders Judge Christopher E.
Stein, when McCann, incoherent
and mumbling, was brought into
his court and pleaded guilty.
Student Strikes
Watched in Mexico
MEXICO. D. F„ Oct. 24. (jp>—One
student problem was settled in
Mexico today just as another one
arose.
Striking students at the Univer
sity of Mexico returned to their
classes with the election of Manuel
Gomez Morin as rector succeeding
Rbberto Medellin, who resigned in
the midst of student disorders.
But in the meantime a new con
flict flared at Guadalajara as stu
dents went on strike demanding
the resignation of the university
rector there. Diaz Gonzalez.
Ranchman Shot
UVALDE. Oct. — Frit*
Weber, ranchman of the Utopia
community of Uvalde eunty, was
shot in the stomach and arm in a
pitched battle Sunday with four
other men on a road near t elr
homes. D. W. Suttle, county at
torney who investigated, said he
planned to file charges of assault
with intent to murder against one
of tha other men.
‘JAFSIE’ AGAIN
Dr. John P. Condon, interme
diary in the $50,000 Lindbergh
kidnaping ransom payment, came
into the limelight almost two
years after the kidnaping when
today he was asked to assist in
attempting to identify a man
under arrest at Boston as the
man to whom Dr. Condon 7ave
the ransom money near a ceme
tery.
* * * * *
I IY KIDNAP
CLUE PROVIDED
Names anti Addresses Are
Given by Suspect
In Boston
BOSTON, Oct. 24. (7P>—Lieut.
James Finn of the New York po
lice department today said that
information gained from John
Gorch provided a clue to the kid
napers of the Lindbergh baby.
After a conference which fol
lowed the questioning of Gorcn
and which was participated in by
Boston police officials and Corp
oral William F. Horn of the New
Jersey state police, Finn said:
“Gorch provided us with names
and addresses in New York. These
will have to be checked up. What
they will prove to be I can’t say
now.”
Asked if the information gamed
from Gorch was of “real import- ,
ance,’’ Finn said, “I wouldn't want)
to put it as strong as that but it
is a clue. I wouldn’t want to 70
any stronger because to do so
would frustrate any plans for the
future."
Firm said that samples ot ;
Qprch's handwriting had been j
taken to compare them with the
handwriting on the Lindbergh
ransom notes.
Lieut. Thomas Keating of the
New Jersey police was en route
with photographic copies of the
ransom notes which resulted In
Dr. John P. “Jafsie” Condon pay
ing the $50,000 ransom. “Jafsie”
himself may come to see if he can
identify Gorch.
A New York detective was to
join federal men in investigating
Gorch's past, Gorch was arrested
with a Vermont girl Saturday ifid
is held in i;*4Q0 r»ail in connection
(Continued on Page Eight)
‘Seed Racket’
Probe Ends
———
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG, Oct. 24 - The Hi
dalgo county “seed racket” inves
tigation came to a close at noon
Tuesday after Dist. Atty. Sid Har
din had questioned about 25 wit
nesses during the morning. The
witnesses were mostly from Mer
cedes, Mission and Edinburg.
The question largely covered dis
tribution of R.F.C. money in Mer
cedes.
Sam Oibelin of Mercedes testi
fied he was told by a Mercedes
R.F.C. supervisor, that only demo
crats would be foremen, while
Good Government men would be
allowed only ordinary labor. Most
of the witnesses testified concern
ing R FC. labor.
Student Confesses
He kidnaped’ Self
MOBERLY. Mo., Oct. 24.—UPV—
Marshall Blackwell, 16-year-old
junior college student, was held tn
jail here today on an alleged con
fession that he had “kidnaped”
himself in a -lot to collect 1500
ransom from an elderly widow who
often had beinendod him
HITLER AGENT
BUSY IN U. S.
EDITORS SAY.
•
7.000 Austrians Have
Entered Germany.
Records Show
NEW YORK. Ost. 24. i/P>—Victor
and Bernard Ridder, publishers of
the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung and
the Journal of Commerce, charged
today that a Nazi campaign of ter
rorism has been instituted in New
York City under the leadership of
a Hitler lieutenant.
Heinz Spanknoebel. a leader of
the Nazi faction of the United
German societies of New York, was
named by Victor Ridder as the ac
credited agen of the Hitler gov
mment.
Spanknoebel, who Ridder said un
til recently was “a superior offi
cer" of Ambassador Hans Luther
and the consul general in New York
City, had utilized German firms in
New York and threats of reprisals
against relatives in Germany of
German-American citizens in wag
ing the Nazi campaign here, the
publisher declared.
Mayor John P. O’Brien was to
to meet with delegates of the U. G.
S. this afternoon, among them
Spanknoebel. to hear their protest
against his order to cancel % Oer
man day celebration next Sunday,
7.000 AUSTRIANS
MOVE TO GERMANY
Copyright by the Associated Press
BERLIN. Oct. 24. More than
7.000 Austrians for whom their na
tive country became unbearable
have taken refuge in Chancellor
Adolph Hitler's third reich, accord
ing to figures compiled in the fOr
el gh office and in the Austrian .
section of the Nazi foreign depart
ment.
Soldiers Desert
These refugees include four Aus
trian officers who crossed the bor
der in full uniform. 50 privates
who deserted similarly, hundreds
of former officers and privates who
were discharged for being political
ly undependable and thousands of
Austrian Nazis who are wanted by
Austrian police for allegedly sub
versive activities.
Theodor Habicht. Chancellor Hit
ler's inspector general for Austria,
who was deported for the German
legation at Vienna under dramatic
circumstances, has provided shelter
for these exiles in a refugee camp
near Lechfeld. on the Bravarian
frontier, it was said at Nazi head
quarters.
"To prevent these men from be
coming public charges in German
cities,” a spokesman related, “we
put them in labor camps where
they are usefully employed at road
building, land Improvement and
similar pursuits.
Not Drilled Legion
“Naturally, they Indulge in daily
setting-up exercises and there is
discipline as in an army, but that
does not mean—as has been wrong
ly said—that we are drilling a co
called Austrian legion.
“Chancellor Hitler has no thought
of interfering with Austria by force
of arms.
“Naztism is making converts in
Austria daily and all we've got to
to do is bide our time—**
A Correction
In reporting trial of A. W. Gould
ing. who was given five years after
being convicted of an attempt to
extort *1.500 from W. H. Bardwell,
prominent La Peria banker, Th*
Herald, through an inadvertent
error, stated handwriting experts
testified they were of the opinloa
the extortion note was written oy
"Bardwell.** The name “Goulding**
should have been used instead of
“Bardwell."
* The Herald is glad to make this
correction.
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