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THE WEATHER
(By 0 i. Weather Bureau)
Brownsville and the Valley: Fair
and somewhat colder Tuesday night
with lowest temperature 32 to 36 and
frost; Wednesday fair with slowly
rising temperature.
FORTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 203
By RALPH L. BI LLL
HE JS NOW CONVICT NO. 46.137
In the records of the United States
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth.
The 10 to 1 bets placed by the
faithful who maintained that Os
car M. Hartzell. Drake Estate rack
eteer, would never go to Jail, have
either been paid off or called off.
For Oscar is in jail, his number is
46 137.
He is under sentence of 10 years
on the charge of having used the
United States mails with intention to
defraud.
Sentenced on November 15. 1933.
he entered Leavenworth on January
16. 1935 from Sioux City. Iowa, the
state in which he formerly served as
a deputy sheriff before tasting of
the Joys of London high life.
If all goes well, Oscar will be eli
gible for parole October 3, 1941.
Statistical information above is
from the records of Carl F. Zarter.
record keeper for the Department of
Justice. U. 6. Penitentiary, Leaven
worth, Kansas.
/end of any of our readers are
cherishing the idea that Oscar M
Hartzell is not m the pen, our ad
vice is to forget the idea—at least
not to lay any more 10 to 1 bets on
tlie matter.
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OUR NEAR FREEZING’ TE1M
peraiure for Monday mght develop
ed into a mere 42 at Brownsville,
with probably lower readings at
some spot*.
Danger of damage, as we see it.
Win oo.r.e Tuesday night—
For if the skies clear i uesday, and
the wind dies, there will be a real
nice opportunity offered to old tnan
Jack Frost (not the lormer mayor 01
Mission)
To get In some dirty work.
So take Just as many precautions,
or more. 1 uesday night, as you did
Monday night—
And let's hope that everything will
be rosy.
• • •
NO BILL MORE IMPORTANT
to the Valley has come before the
Congress of the United States in
recent years than this taie now being
pushed by Congressman West which
would appropriate $75,000,000 for
flood control and storage on the Rio
Grande.
Important section of the bill is
that which directs the negotiation of
a treaty with Mexico on the matter.
For years both the United States
and Mexico have been hampered in
work and plans on the Rio Grande
due to the inadequacy of the old
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in cov
ering present day developments.
Mexican members of the Interna
tional Boundary commission have
given assurance of the desire of their
government to work in harmony
with Valley interests.
All that has been lacking is the
treaty.
Under the bill introduced by West
the treaty will be forthcoming, then
actual work may begin.
• • •
WE HOLD IN OUR HAND AS WE
write a copy of the "Consumers
Guide,'' Issued by the Consumers
Counsel of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration—
In cooperation with the Bureau ol
Agricultural Economics, Bureau o!
Home Economics, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Those two paragraphs are quite •
mouthful, are they not? But they are
taken verbatim from the pamhlet
itself.
Point that came to us as we read
about Florida oranges and California
oranges—
And Florida grapefruit and all that
sort of thing, was—
Does the Consumers' Counsel, a
branch of the fef»ral government—
Know that oranges and grapefruit
are produced in Texas?
That our grapefruit shipments are
quite a sizable drop in the market
bucket of today?
And this "counsel" does know
about them, why do they keep this
knowledge such a deep secret from
the consumers of the country?
Somebody ought to write a let
ter!
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WORD COMES THAT VISITORS
to Mexico, especially those desiring
to go to Washington Beach, have had
their way made easier under the Ad
ministrations of the new Matamoro»
customs chief.
Where formerly one had to pa>
duly on everything carried across
and to go through a lot of red tape
at that, the procedure has been
markedly changed.
Just send over a list of things you
•re going to take over the day before
you go, and that's all.
Of course, if you are going to do
any fishing, you have to pay the
fishing license fee of 4 pesos, license
being good lor 10 days.
Believe this action will help out a
lot. >
Frost, Colder Weather Forecast
LOW READING
OF 32 TO 36
IS PREDICTED
Growers Are Warned
To Take Steps To
Protect All Tender
Vegetables
Frost warnings were broadcast
over the Lower Rio Grande Valley
for Tuesday night, and fanners irom
Brownsville to Mission were at work
Tuesday protecting tender winter
vegetables.
The forecast of the U. S. Weather
Bureau stations at Brownsville and
Harlingen was for temperatures
Tuesday night ranging from 32 to
36 degrees with frost. A clear sky
is forecast, with slowly rising tem
peratures Wednesday.
Wind Does Little Damage
The Valley came through the cold
Mondag' night with little loss to its
produce. The strong north wind did
seme damage to tender produce, but
not enough to kill the plants, accord
ing to reports received here. Young
com and oeans were hurt most by the
wind.
A frost Wednesday morning as
forecast would do extensive damage
unless vegetables are protected.
Farmers were aided In their work
to cover vegetables by dry eartn,
which can be thrown over the plants
unless they are too large to cover.
Crops which would suffer most
from a frost are potatoes, which are
now fairlv well developed, tomatoes
(Continued from Page Two)
3 OFFICERS
MM BONDS
Amount Set At $3,000 When
Defense Protests State
Recommendations
Bonds of 13.000 each for Cus
toms Patrolman Roy Collins, and
Ezequiel Cavazos. Jr., and Francis
co •'Pancho” P*rez. officers charg
ed by indictment with the murder
of Domingo Olivares, were posted
and approved shortly before noon
Tuesday. All three of the bonds
were signed by W. W. Housewrlght
and Ed Downs, well known San.
Benito businessmen.
The Indictment against the three
officers were returned by the grand
Jury Monday at which time the
district attorney's office recom
mended bonds of $10,000 tor Collins.
$7,500 for Cavazos and $5,000 tor
Pirez. Defense counsel protested
the amount of the bonds Monday
afternoon and after a hearing be
fore Judge Geo. C. Westervelt the
(Continued on Page Two)
SEEK EX-CONVICT
IN WOUNDING OF
DEPUTY SHERIFF
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Two men are in jail and a par
oled convict is sought as the re
sult of the wounding of Deputy
Constable Pablo Lopes near Santa
Rosa early Sunday morning.
The paroled convict was being
sought on a warrant in connection;
with a cutting affray, when Cons-,
table S. Q. Cox and Deputy Pablo {
Ldpet heard that he was attending j
a dance in the northwest comer
of the county. They went to the
dance early Sunday morning and!
the shooting affray followed with
L6pe* being wounded In the arm.
The ex-convict fled and escaped
but bloodhounds tracked him to a
spot where he got into a car. Wit
nesses saw him get into the car
with two other my), and it was
through this connection that the
tw0 men were arrested.
They deny any knowledge of the
affair, saying they were Just giv
ing the man a ride.
KILLED!
No aocident, no tragedy. Just
glad news! Below is one of the
Brownsville Herald Want ads
ordered KILLED recently when
the advertisement got results.
A NUMBER of good used Ice
boxes. $3.5t and up. Also used
electric refrigerator. Torn Stev
enson Co., i233 Levee. 0-147
We sold the electric refrigerator
and several ice boxes — in fact
we always get good results from
our ads in the Herald" says Mr.
Tom Stevenson.
IT IS STARTING
*****
EARLIER THAN IS
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USUAL THIS YEAR
This Is a story about a lost and
found fish.
And about 81 Jackson of Port
Isabel.
Si was trying out a brand new
fishing outfit—new rod. new reel,
new line.
“I was fishing from the Jetty.’
8i said, “and wasn't catching any
fish, so I Just kept casting to see
how far I could cast when sud
denly I had a strike."
Then Si told about the battle to
bring in the lish, which was an
eight-pound red.
“When I got him in close to the
Jetty I noticed the fish was ten
feet away from my hook and sink
er.”
Si then discovered he had hook
ed a broken line with a red-fish
on it, and brought the fish and line
in. •
“Did anybody else on the Jetty
try to claim the fish?" Si was ask
ed.
• Sure," he replied, “everybody on
the Jetty did. but I brought him
home Just the same."
MISSING MAN
LOCATED SAFE
Former Millionaire Feared
Kidnaped Is Victim
Of Amnesia
NEWTON. Mass.. Peb. 26. (**>—
Moses H. Gulesian. 71. former mil
lionaire Boston and Newton real
estate dealer, returned to his New
ton home Tuesday after being lo
cated Monday night at the Bow
ery Mission, New York, his son-in
law. James L. Beck, of Newton,
told the Associated Press.
Gulesian was met at the south
station by his wife, Mrs. Grace W
Gulesian. and his son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Beck, of Newton. He arrived at
6:50 a. m.
Beck said his father-in-law had
been placed on a Boston-bound
train by officials of the Bowery
Mission, and made the trip to
Boston unaccompanied.
He said Gulesian was obviously
a .ictim of amnesia. He could give
no account of his movements since
leaving Boston last Tuesday. The
son-in-law explained that he ap
parently "did come to until he told
officials his name in the Bowery
Mission.”
Beck said the family did not
want to queston him as he was in
a weakened condition. A physi
cian was summoned to examine
him.
Gulesian disappeared after at
tending a dinner at the University
club. His abandoned automobile
was found the next day near the
club.
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Mercedes Man Hurt
When Car Hits Him
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. Feb. 26. — Ulys
Batley. 28. plant manager of the
Mercedes Concrete Pipe company,
sustained a broken arm and a
broken leg late Monday when he
was struck down by an automobile
on the Baseline road three miles
north of Mercedes.
Bailey was returning home with
Morris Allen when the accident oc
curred. Allen stopped the car and
Bailey got out. He walked around
behind the machine and was struck
down as he attempted to cross the
road.
The car that struck Bailey is re
ported to have been driven by Mrs.
E. E. Evans. Bailey Is confined to
the hospital.
VALLEY-WIDE
RATE PARLEY
BOARDJiAMED
I. C. C. Gives Growers
Two Weeks to Get
Pact With Rails
On Differential
(Snecta) to The Her*id)
MERCEDES. Feb. 28— Formation
of a Valley - wide organization to
prew the Vall?y’s fight against re
cently Increased railway freight
rates on the Mi&soun Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railways was de
layed at a meeting called for that
purpose here Monday night, pending
a conference In the near future be
tween Valley representatives and
clficials of the railways.
Two of four officials of the Rio
Grande Valley Vegetable Growers’
association, returning from Wash
ington where they conferred with
members of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, told a gathering
of more than 100 Valley citizens
that they held hopes of securing
i eductions In existing rates by agree
ment rather than through other
methods.
Committee Named
The meeting finally decided to
name a Valley-wide committee arhich
will organise Wednesday night and
tegln its work of co-operation with
the growers' committee. Those
named to membership Included:
Harry Starr of Mission. Banks L
Miller of McAllen, Mayor E A
(Continued on Page Two)
WIT RAIDS
FEAR AROUSED
Prominent American Cattle
Buyer Reported Slain
In Mexico
DOUGLAS. Aril.. Feb 26 —<7P>—
Meager reports of the “assassina
tion of a prominent American cat
tle buyer In a mountainous section
of Mexico stirred speculation here
Tuesday of renewed bandit raids
in the area once ruled by Pancho
Villa.
The victim was James Regan
Exactly how or when he died was
not explained In the terse telegram
to relatives here tent by Hilarlo
Babinlondo, prominent Mexican
cattle buyer of the Carrettas district.
Regan's death was described as
an “assassination” in the cryptic
message from Las Varas, Chihua
hua.
Tliat one word recalled the death
13 years ago of Bennett Boyd
younger brother of Oordle Boyd
whose isolated ranch at Carrettas.
the American intended to visit
Young Boyd was killed in a gun
battle during a bandit raid.
The ranch is situated in a sparse
ly inhabited region where there
are a number of outlawed Amer
icans who have sought refuge from
laws of the United States.
Confirmation of Regan's death
was not expected for days, as com
munication is normally slow. Re
gan entered Mexico, through Dou
glas. late last Friday, and word of
his death reached here only Mon
day night.
ESCALANTE RECOVERS
Alfonso Escalante, steward at the
Brownsville Municipal golf course, is
recovering from an attack of acute
indigestion suffered Sunday.
His eldest son. Al, returned Mon
day by plane from Mexico City to
be with his father.
Wife Claims Was Doped And
Placed in Man’s Bedroom
NEW YORK. FVb. 36.—<d*>— j
Broadway ana Park avenue, wiio
knew him “when.” bent a fond
ear Tuesday to latest acoounts of
the goings-on of an old-time fav
orite, “Prince Mike,' the last of
the Gerguaons.
Prince Mike, pretender to Rom
anoff heritage but known in offi
cial circles as plain Harry Gergu
son, a Hillsboru, 111. boy, is desig
nated the r.Ilian in a $500,000
conspiracy suit by Mrs. Wilma E.
Gould against her nusband’s rel
atives for alleged efforts to break
a $450-a-month separation agree
ment.
Gerguson. Mrs. Gould testified
In her initial appearance in court,
drugged her and carried her to
his apartment where she said he
created a compromising situation
for the benefit of her husband
and detectives who burst into the
apartment.
Her husband is Edward B- Gould.
wealthy furniture manufacturer of
Seneca. N. Y.
She is bringing the action
against her brother-in-law, for
mer Congressman Norman J.
Gould of Seneca; his wife. Mrs.
Anna Gould: an attorney, and a
private detective agency.
The ears of ‘ Prince Mike” crim
soned Monday as he leaned on
his cane and heard Mrs. Gould
relate what happened after she
drank a demi-tasse at dinner with
him
"I heard a great noise and
knocking/'she said. "My head was
achine terribly. I found I was all
wound up in bedclothes and
couldn't move. 1 saw Romanoff
run to open the door. He waa
partly undressed. Suddenly the
room seemed full of people. They
pulled the clothes off me and I
heard one man say: ‘Do you
recognize this woman as your
wife?’ then X naw my husband.”
SECTION OF WOOD
♦ * * * a
FROM MACON IS
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SENT TO VALLEY
(Special to Tbe Herald)
Me ALLEN, Feb. 36.—A section of
mahogany wood paneling from
the control car of the ill-fated
United States Navy dirigible, Ma
con. which fell into the Pacific off
Point 6ur. Calif.. February 15. haa
been received by Mrs. Jimmy Jones
of McAllen from her son, Jimmy,
member of a rescue crew from the
U. S. 8. Cincinnati, fast cruiser.
Accompanying the wood section
was a note In which young Jones,
now captain of a machine gun crew
on the Cincinnati, described the
last minutes before the big dirigible
sank. Accompanied by other sea
men, Jones was aboard a llfebot
dropped by the Cincinnati for res
cue work. He pulled a member of
the Macons crew into the boat
and seized the small piece of wood
at the same time. The rescued man
identified the wood as having come
from the Macon's control cabin.
“I saw the Macon's nose just as
it went under and sank." Jones
wrote. “It shot fire about 50 or 75
feet straight up and then died
out when the dirigible sank. There
were a lot of men floating around
on rubber life boats.”
17 CASES ARE
SET FOR TRIAL
San Benito Murder Case
Scheduled to Coma
Up Again
Seventeen cases. Including mur
der charges against Ernest T. Fagala
ol San Benito, and Agaplto Garcia
of San Benito have been set foi
trials in the criminal district court
here. The pending docket of the
court was called for settings Mon
day afternoon by Judge George C
Westervelt.
The Fagala case, which has at
tracted considerable attention, be
gan in March of last year but a mis
trial was declared when an attempt
was made to have the defendant’s
wife testify against him. The San
Benito dairyman is charged with
killing his aged father-in-law by
hitting him with a heavy milk stool
This case has been set for March 25
Agapito Garcia is charged with the
murder of Geronimo Villanueva, a
relative who lived in the vicinity of
San Benito. Villanueva was wound
ed in the head and wandered about
the brush surrounding his farm ail
night before being found. He died
sometime later in the hospital.
The settings arranged so far are
as follows:
March t-8tate vs. Douglas John
Vickers, charged with burglary two
cases'. State vs. Albert McCoy, charg
ed with assault with intent to mur
der. State vs. Rodolfo Martinet.
(Continued on Page Two)
PORT ISABEL WILL
OPEN WATER WORK
BIDS ON MARCH 16
(Special to Tbe Herald)
PORT ISABEL. Feb. 26—Mayor
George V. Scan km has called for
bids to be opened at 2 p. m. Sat
urday, March 16 at the city hall on
a new water supply for the city and
port of Port Isidsel
Plans for the new water system
have been drawn by W. E Anderson,
consulting engineer of San Benito
and call for 68.000 feet of eight-inch
pipe and a number of pumps. The
city will purchase its water from
Cameron County Water Improve
ment District No. 6 (Los Fresnos)
delivered through resacas and canals
through which water is delivered to
districts numbers ten and eleven. The
water will be delivered at a point
in Bayvlew in what is known as the
Keparo resaca. 'It will be pumped
from there to Port Isabel in pipes
An existing reservoir st Port Isabel
will be utilised for storing the water.
The new system will replace the
one by means of which water is tak
en out of the Rio Grande only a few
miles from Its mouth. The change Is
being made partly because salt gulf
waters sometimes reach as far as the
present pump plant. Both a larger
and fresher supply will be available
for the port and city. Construction of
a siphon under the Brownsville ship
channel also would have become ne
cessary If the old system had been
retained
Appointments Made
AUSTIN. Feb 26. —Governor
James V. Allred Tuesday announced
his appointments to the State
Board of Medical Examiners for
six year terms begining next April
IS. They were Dr. J. T. Lawson
of Bowie, Dr. M M. Brown of
Mexia. Dr. R. H. Peterson of Wl-1
chita Falls and Dr. H. P. Connal
ty of Waco.
WILLACY PWA
PROBE NEAR
CONCLUSION
Indications Are No
Action to be Taken
This Week Three
Probers Testify
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2« UP)—A
special grand Jury Tuesday neared
the end of an investigation of an
alleged conspiracy on a PWA proj
ect in Texas, with indications no ac
tion would be taken this week.
The inquiry, started at the in
stance of Secretary Ickes, the Puo
iic Works Administrator, began two
weeks ago. It Involved a charge that
200 miles of redwood pipe were spec
died for an irrigation project in Wil
lacy county. Texas, which originally
called for no pipe.
Three PWA investigators were the
only witnesses summoned by the
District of Columbia supreme court
grand Jury. It. however, studied rec
ords presented by H. W. Cole, presi
dent of the California Redwood as
sociation, and L. C Hammond, pres
ident of a San Francisco Lumber
company.
Suicide Verdict In
Shotgun Death Here
A verdict of suicide was returned
by Justice of the Peace Raul Domin
guez here Monday afternoon when
the sho: riddled body of Guadalupe
Tobar. 21, was found In the bath
room of a home at Seventh and St.
Charles A recently fired shotgun
was beside the body.
According to the youth's mother,
who is employed as a maid at the
home, he had complained of ill
health for several years and had
hinted at suicide on numerous oc
casions Late > Monaay afternoon,
when he and his mother were the
only two persons in the house, he
went into the bathroom A shot was
fired shortly afterward.
He was found on the floor with
a shotgun charge over his heart.
Investigating officers believe that
he fired the gun with his foot while
standing over the long-barrel shot
gun.
Funeral services were to be held
at 4:30 p. m. Tuesday with inter
ment in the old City cemetery. He
is survived by his mother and other
distant relatives.
The case was Investigated by
Justice Dominguez. Chief Deputy
Sheriff Bill Cabler. Deputy Sheriff
Z. M. Lee and others.
Raymondville Group
Will Vi»it Corpu.
(Special to The Herald*
RAYMONDVILLE. Feb 26.—Ray
mondville business men will return
the recent good will trip which Cor
dus Chrlsti trippers made to the
Wlllacv city, with a visit to the port
city during the first week In April.
Twenty or twenty-five citizens have
xlreadv signified their Intention to
make the trip at that time.
The trip will serve a three-fold
nurpose. to repay the Corpus Chrlsti
goodwill visit, to allow Raymondville
citizens to see the Corpus Chrlsti
Agricultural Exposition which will
be held at that time, and also will
offer an opportunity to advertise the
Wiyacy Onion Fiesta which will take
place the week following the Corpus
Chrlsti celebration.
Sixty Families Flee
School Building Fire
DETROIT. Feb. 26. IIP) — Sixty
families fled to safety Friday when
fire destroyed Western High school
H. B Dolan. Detroit school board
superintendent of engineering, said
the loss would be $1,000,000
Firemen. responding to five
alarms, ordered occupants of 16
nearby houses into the streets and
a 48-apartment building was eva
cuated.
The police arson squad consider
ed the theory that a short circuit
may have caused the fire.
CULTIVATED
AREAS CLIMB
100 PER CENT
Fisruret Prove Valley
Has Continued Her
Development Over
Depression Years
Number of farms In the Lower
Rio Qrande Valley on January 1,
1935. was almost 100 per cent
greater than the number on Janu
ary 1. 1930. figures and estimates
announced here Tuesday by Wil
liam D. Miles, supervisor of the
farm census in this district, show.
This remarkable increase is ex
pected to top figures of most other
sections of the nation, showing
that the Valley's development as
an agricultural section continued j
through the depression years.
The 1930 census of the O. 8
Census Bureau showed a total of
34)36 farms in Cameron county.
4.321 in Hidalgo county, and 814 in
Willacy county, for a total of 7.071.
The figures and estimates made
by Miles Indicate a total number
of farms for these three counties
on January 1 of this year of around
14.000, or an Increase of almost 100
tier cent during the five depression
years.
Willacy county figures were an
nounced as complete.
(Continued on Page Two)
RUTH SIGNS
WITH BRAVES
— .
Sultan of Swat to Become
Vice President And
Assistant Manager
NEW YORK. Feb. 26. iff)—Babe
Rath, for 21 years brightest star ot
the American league. Tuesday was
given his release by the New York
Yankees an Immediately signed a 3
year contract with the Boston Braves
of the rival National League as vice
president and assistant manager.
Under the terms of the contract
announced jointly by Ruth and Emil
Fuchs, president of the Boston club.
Ruth will share In the profits of
I .he club, if any. and is given an op
tion to purchase stock.
Negotiations for his affiliations
wtih the Braves have been carried
on by correspondence since Ruth's
return last week from a round-the
world cruise and were made with the
consent of Colonel Jacob Ruppart,
owner of the Yankees
The correspondence leaves the way
open for Ruth to assume active
management of the club, although
Fuchs made it plain that Bill Me
Kechnie. present manager of the
Braves, has his full confidence and
will be in control of the team "un
less circumstances" show that It will
be better for Ruth to be in full charge
on the field.
ABOUT 6,000 TONS
OF GRAPEFRUIT ARE
CANNED IN VALLEY
(Special to Tb« Herald)
HARLINGEN. Feb. 26— Approxi
mately 6.000 tons of grapefruit arc
estimated to have been put up by
Valley canners in one form or an
other and factories are still going
strong on every hand, a survey
shows.
The canneries used approximately
3,100 tons of fruit In January. The
Iruit was put up In the form of can
ned grapefruit hearts, juice and pos
sibly In other ways.
The total, figuring 15 tons of fresh
fruit to the car. would make about
400 cars of grapefruit put to com
mercial use In the Valley. About 35
tons of fresh fruit are required to
make a carload of Juice.
Some fruit was processed In De
cember but most of it was used in
January immediately following the
cold weather when many growers
had harvested grapefruit for fear
that It would freeae.
The figures quoted were reported
to be conservative.
Youth Who Killed Father
To Undergo Mental Tests
8AYRE, OUa.. FVh 2«.—<7P\_
Jack Campbell, 14 year old preach
er’s son charged with murder in
the "shame slaving” of his father
after the youth had been detected
peddling obscene pictures, will be
taken tc the Central state hospi
tal at Norman for a fortnight's
mental observation.
Immediately after attending the
funeral of his father the Rev
erend lari Campbell, holiness
preachei st Carter, the boy was
whisked back here to the county
seat Monday and arraigned oo
the murder charge.
Without benefit of counsel, he
entered a formal plea of not
guilty, as he had been advised to
do bv County Attorney Ralph
Hood
Previously he had admitted the
slaying to Hood and other offi
cials
"I was mad ' be explained siin
store Saturday with the lewd
pictures, reprimanded hint, and
warned him he Intended to tell
his lather. I
15 KINSMEN OF
BONNIE, CLYDE
FOUNDJMTY
Dead Bandit Pair9*
Mothers Convicted
Of Harboring Them
From Justice
DALLAS, Prfc. '4V-A fed
eral court Jin Turoday aaorMS
IS reiaitvM and frtcadi at Mm
■lain outlaw rouplo, Clydo Borrow
and Bonn* Parker, an a ekur*o
of conspiracy I* barker faglMiaa
from Justice.
Judge William H. Atwell taunt*
dlately began sentencing the 1*.
along with five other defendant*
In the case who previously had
pleaded guilty.
Henry Metijvin. one-time ann
otate of Barrow, was given a year
and a day In federal penitentiary.
The other 14 convicted Tueadaf
were Hilton Bybee. « J. Whatley,
W. D. Jones. Floyd Hamilton. Steve
Davis. BUUe Mace. L. C. Barrow.
Mrs. Emma Parker. Mm Bteva
Davis. Marie Francis. Audrey Fay
Barrow. Mrs Cumte Barrow. Jo*
Chambless and Mildred Hamilton.
The five who had entered idea*
of guilty earlier the trial were
Joe Francis, brother-tn-law of
Clyde Barrow: Mr* Blanche Bar
row. widow of Clyde's brother.
Buck: James Mullen, an ex-convict:
Mary O'Dare, former assorts!# of
the Barrow gangster. Raymond
Hamilton, and John Basden
The case went to the Jury lata
Monday The government intro
duced a mass of testimony pur
porting to show that the varlou*
defendants * had conspired to har
bor and conceal Barrow and Bon
nie Parker while they were fugi
tives on a Dyer act charge betwewt
May. 1933 and May. 1934
Mothers Get N Days
Under this charge, each of the
defendants can be given a maxi
mum sentence of two years’ Im
prisonment. plus s fine running
up to $10,000.
Mrs. Emma Parker, mother of
Bonnie Parker, w# given a 10-day
Jail sentence.
Floyd Hamilton, brother of Ray
mond Hamilton, received a two
year sentence In Leavenworth peni
tentiary.
Mrs Steve Davis mother of Ray
mond Hamilton, received a 10-da?
Jell sentence.
Billie Mace, sister of Bonnie
Parker received a year and a day
in Alderson prison
M*rv O’Dare was given a year
and a day in Alderson prison on
her plea of guilty.
Blanche Barrow, widow of Buck
Barrow gangster slam In a fight
with officers near Dexter, Iowa,
likewise received a year and a day
on her guilty plea.
One-Hour Sentence
0 J Whatley, associate of the
Barrow gang, waa sentenced to a
year and a day in Leavenworth,
subject to a sentence he ts serv
ing at present
L. C. Barrow younger brother at
Clyde Barrow waa given IS montha
in Leavenworth.
James Mullen, ex-convtct. owe
given four montha In Jail
Mrs Cumle Barrow, mother at
Clyde Barrow, waa allowed to fix
her own sentence and gave her
self 30 days In Jail.
Mildred Hamilton, wife of Floyd
Hamilton, waa ordered released
after e one-hour sentence.
Steve Davis. Raymond Hamil
ton's step-father, waa given 90 day*
in jail.
Hilton Bybee. Barrow gangttev,
waa given 90 days tn JalL
Dr. Hamner Diet '
<So-ciai u» Th* aarmJSi
WESLACO. Feb 26 —Dr. J. Hardin
Hamner. 72. died Monday afternoon
at 4. o'clock at the family residence.
300 Indiana avenue Dr. Hamner
came to Weslaco from San ten
years ago. and haa been engaged In
the practice of dentistry for the paet
50 years.
The body will be sent to San Saba
for interment by Martin-Nelson Fu
neral home.
The deceased is survived by bin
wife, three children. M. K Hamner,
of Weslaco. 6 L. Hamner. of Ard
more. Okla.. and Mrs Mary Bagley
of Beevllle, and four grandrtdldrvn.
He was a member of the L O. O F.
lodge of Weslaco
Colonel Marks Visits
Colonel E H Marks. XT. 8. Divi
sion engineer at Galveston, waa in
Brownsville and Port Isabel
day mapecting progress being made
on the two harbor projects.
While here Colonel Marks con
ferred with members of the navi
gation commission.
TONIGHTS MOVIES
OVER THE VALLEY
Brownsville: The r»pHM TTi-*
Oland in Charlie Chan tn Parte" The
Queen William Powell and Ifrrna U*
in "Evelyn Prenure'• The Dtumaan—
Genevieve Tobin and Bdward Sver*«a
Horton In ‘ Uncertain Late"
San Benito: The RlvoU—Mona Bnrrti
and Ollbert Ro end ta Kyiwy We
man**
Harlln«en: The Kmadia—amea Chd
oey tn "tt. Louie Kid " The BiaMo
Walter Connolly and Paul Lukas id
•'Father Brown Detective"
La Perla The Bt)ou Kathertac Bep
burn in "The HtUe Minister."
Raymondvtlle The Ramon-.thirl#
Temple and J»mee Dunn, ta "Bngn
■yes’*
Donne The
"Kid Million* "
Baa Juan Iki l _
Michael la "The » mortem I
Merced#* The Capitol - dhirley Thai fl
Via la The Lime Colonel "
Weslaco The Bita-Jaoet
Warner Baiter la
McAllen: Thnl
sad Aaae flten la "We Lira__
Queen Norm. Shearer, rrjdmtc
and Charles Laughton ta The EddeeUW