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MAN QUIZZED
AFTER 5 OF
FAMILY DIE
+ -
Trace* of Poison Are
Found in Bodies Of
Daughters; Another
Is in Hospital
BROOKLYN, N. Y.. May 10. VPh
Frederick Gross, 49, mild-mannered
bookkeeper lor a Manhattan Chemi
cal company, was held lor question
ing by police Saturday following live
mysterious deaths in his family feince
March 29.
Gross was picked up lor question
, Ing by Brooklyn dltectives alter an
I analysis ol the vital organs ol two
o1 his daughters who died April, 26,
showed traces ol an obscure poison,
i Arthur Edge, the arresting detec
tive, said that an analysis ol a can
ol cocoa in the Gross home, disclos
ed the same poison.
, Held for Questioning
Members of the family who have
I died since March 29 were Katherine
Gross, 38, wile and mother ol live
|children, Frederick, Jr., 9; Leo, 3;
Barbara, aged one; Katherine. 7.
■ Police, made suspicious by the last
two deaths, ordered an autopsy
which tailed to show the cause ol
the deaths of the two girls. Edge
said that the vital orgaus were then
sent to Dr. Alexander O. Goettler.
city toxicologist, lor analysis and
upon receipt ol his report Thursday.
Gross was ordered detained.
Gross was taken into custody by
Edge and Assistant District Attor
ney Vincent Ferreri, acting under or
ders ol District Attorney William
F. X. Geoghan.
Alter preliminary questioning at
the Wilson Avenue station. Gross
was taken to the district attorney's
office, where Geoghan personally
©agumued the examination until
(Mglight. Gross was then returned
tSlihe Wilson Avenue station where
he was placed in a cell under close
guard.
May Order Amd
Police said they expected Geogh
an would order the man's arrest at
soon when he is taken to the district
attorney's office for further ques
tioning.
According to the police investiga
tion the first death to occur was that
»of Frederick. Jr., on March 29 at
i the Kingston Avenue hospital for
contagious diseases. The cause of
hla death was given as bronchial
pneumonia.
A few days later, three-year-old
Leo died In the same hospital, ap
parently from natural causes.
On April 6, Mrs Gross died in
Bush wick hospital. The cause of her
death was said to be enrephylatia.
On April 1. Barbara and Kather
ine died at the Kings county hos
pital.
Police said that Prank, aged 5. is
now in the Kingston Avenue hospi
tal suffering from an undetermined
illness.
Gross has been married 14 years.
LOAN SOCIETY
(Continued from Page One)
Friday, the work having been com
pleted and final Inspections made.
"With the receipt of the $12,000
from the Federal Home Loan Bank,
the Brownsville association la pre
pared to receive additional applies
t :Jkr. for loans for new homes and
rs to old ones.” It waa stated
Friday by Drew Patteson, president
cf the association. “It la the pur
pose of the association at this time
to consider only such applications
because it la urgently desired to
create new works, thus creating
jobs and business In the various
trades having to do with home
building. Whenever funds become
available to more than care for
new building needs, then the asso
ciation hopes to be able to con
sider applications for refinancing
existing home mortgages. Until
such time, however. It Is not the
policy of the association to refi
nance existing mortgages."
Brownsville citizens have Invest
ed about $6000 in the stock of the
association. For each dollar In
vested by citlrens the federal gov
ernment will advance to the asso
ciation a total of three dollars
Thrift accounts are also carried,
the deposits being payable monthly.
Fine Catches Made
In Surf at Del Mar
Ftghennen brought in line string*
of fish irom surf and Jetty Thurs
day, the reports turned in by the
fishermen to Del Mar show.
B. £. Stephens and party of Mc
Allen caught 8 reds. 7 trout, 3 pom
panc, and 2 drum.
Other catches were J. H Patton
and party of Donna, 6 reds. 1ft spec
kled trout, 8 drum; Joe Thomas of
Harlingen, 4 reds, 2 speckled trout;
P. B. Latham of Brownsville, 0 reds,
7 sand trout. 0 flounder. 6 pompano:
Charles LaTumo of Harlingen, 4
reds; Mrs. LaTurac of Harlingen,
• reds, 3 speckled trout; J. A. Jeans
and party, 0 reds; Robert Moore of
Harlingen, 4 reds. 0 speckled trout.
There was an unusually high
tide Thursday night, but the water
oondiuons were about normal Fri
day with prospects for fine fishing
over the weekend.
To Return Convict
An agent is en route to Browns
ville to return Joe Brown, escaped
Oklahoma convict who surrendered
betmkunday. to the McAllister peni
tewH^ry, according to a telegram re
ceived Irom Warden W 8- Kay by
Lieutenant of Police John T. Ann*
Strong.
Brown gave himself up Sunday to
Officer Phin Houghtaling, saying
be was tired of "ducking and dodg
ing from officers."
He was serving a 20-year sentence
for robbery with firearms when he
•acaped January 10, according to
McAllister records.
Oaring
of July.
[134. Illinois
the three-month period
August, and September,
factory workers’ In
pones were 58 per cent higher than,
in the same period of 1832. J
Shirley Has Her Own Favorite
The little girl idol of millions of film fans hsa an idol of her own, her
mother. Here is Shirley Temple in an affectionate pose with Mrs.
Gertrude Temple, her constant companion at home and at the studio.
And Mrs. Temple can tell the world that being the mother of a tiny film
star is.a full-time job. (Central Prtet)
F.D.R. and Members
Of Cabinet Are To
Welcome Dick Byrd
WASHINGTON. May 10 —<AV
Hack from his conquest of Antarc
tica. Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn
Byrd and his crew of stalwars
neared the capital Friday to receive
a reaction second only to the one
NRA EXTENSION
SPLITS HOUSES
Senate Okehs But One Year
Qf Life, While Leaders
Want Two More
WASHINGTON, May 10.—0P>—In
an effort to wind up the congres
sional session by early July, senate
democrats in conference Friday de
cided to stand by the finance com
mittee's proposal to extend NRA
onlv until April 1, 1936.
House leaders are understood to
approve the two-year extension re
quested by the administration. It
looked like a contest lay ahead to
reconcile the divergent views.
Senator Robinson, the democratic
leader, said several proposals for
amending the extension resolution
were presented, but all were reject
ed on the ground they would pro
long the congressional session or
endanger enactment of legislation
to continue NRA before it expires
June 16.
The democratic leader said party
members agreed to speed up the
legislative program as much as pos
sible, but that it was believed con
?ress could not finish the admlnls
ratlon's broad legislative program
and adjourn before July 1 or July
15.
‘Dime Store Princes*’
Is Linked With Count
NEW YORK. May 10—(4V- The
visit of Count Court Haugwiu
Reventlow to the United States re
mained clouded with mystery Fri
day despite his assertion he had no
intention of marrying Princess
Barbara Hutton MdivanL
When the blonde Danish noble
man arrived on the Bremen Thurs
day. he said he would not marry
Princess Barbara or anyone else
•ever.**
i Washington gave Lindbergh In 1927.
Top hats and gold braid glistened
as officials in brilliant array await
ed the arrival of the nisi.-scarred
ship Bear of Oakland oearing the
aerial explorer of two poles on the
last lap of his journey up the Po
tomac.
Up bright and early after a night
spent at the dock at Quantioo, Va..
4C miles down the river, the party
planned to arrive at the navy yard
here at 4 p. m.. Eastern Standard
time, for ceremonies topped shortly
before 5 p. m. by a speech of wel
come by President Roosevelt.
Besides the president. Secretary
Swanson, congressional leaders. Gov
ernor George E. Peery of Virginia
and high navy officers led the wel
coming delegations. Cannons were
loaded to roar a 13-gun salute to
the commander of the men who
faced the rigors cri Little America
for 14 months.
Byrd, the only man to fly over
two poles, was ready to tell the
nation of the hardships endured to
bring back scientific data from the
ice barrier Garbed in a grey sweat
er he had paced the deck part of
the night, nervously puffing ciga
rette* and perhaps composing the
speech of reply to the welcoming
addresses by the president and Cov
er ior Peery.
Arrangements were made for na
j t ion-wide broadcasts of the speech -
i es.
N. B. Maynard
RIO HONDO
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Magazines
Newspapers
Cigars and
Tobacco®
Visit Us While
Attending the
, Fiesta
Qualls-McMurtry
Confectionery
The Center of Everything In
RIO HONDO
Drinks, Cigars. Cigarettes and Toasted Sandwiches
We’ll Look for You Saturday, May lltb
Asa A. Agar; Inc.
SAN BENITO
Extends best wishes to
Queen Marglo and Rio
Hondo on the eve of the
first Tomato Fiesta.
We Have Complete Stocks for the '
Grower and Shipper
BRUNO APPEAL
PAPERS FILED
Attorneys Cite 193 ‘Reasons’
Why Penalty Should
Be Reversed
TRENTON, N. J., May 10. <*V
Bruno Richard Hauptmann's coun
sel, assigning 193 reasons lor re
versal of his conviction of the
Lindbergh baby killing, stressed
Friday the state’s “varying theories"
of how the child was killed and the
slate's “inflammatory summation"
to the Jury.
Egbert Rosecrans, counsel for
Hauptmann, filed Friday with the
clerk of the court of errors and
appeals, the defense arguments for
reversal The court will hear the
appeal June 20.
The grounds parallel the charges
of error in the trial, which were
filed several weeks ago, and include
the allegations that the trial was a
“circus maximum.” that a “hys
terical mob spirit" prevailed, and
that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's
daily presence “unduly influenced"
the Jury.
After citing 50 excerpts from the
summation of Attorney General
David T. Wtlentz in which he call
ed Hauptmann “public enemy num
ber 1 of this world,” and said he
was “the inspiration for the great
est series of the meanest crimes in
the history of the world,” the de
fense said:
"The attorney general • • • over
stepped the bounds of propriety and
fairness which should character
ize the conduct of such an officer
and because said summation con
tained improper insinuations, asser
tions, expressions of personal opin
ion and comments upon facts not
in evidence, all of which calculated
to mislead the jury to the prejudice
cf the defendant and involved a
question of public policy."
The court of errors and appeals
last week granted the defense per
mission to include Wilentz’s open
ing remarks to the jury and his
summation in the trial record.
Rosecrans said Hiday his complaint
[against the summatioil was in line
with a recent decision of the United
States supreme court in which the
court reversed a conviction because
of the district attroney's closing
address.
Jury Get* Case
CHARLOTTE. N C., May 10—/Jf*
—P Brandon Smith's $250,000 alien
ation of affections suit against his
ex father-in-law. Joseph F Can
non, wealthy Concord business man.
went to the Jury in Mecklenburg
superior court Friday at 11 a. m.
VUit
i RIO
! HONDOi
Make Your
Headquarters at
Fred’* Drui? and
Confectionary
Store
11 We Will be Glad j
to See You at the
Fiesta
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Itfs Round-Up Time In
***** * * * * *
Texas, But Drouth Has
****** *****
Taken Toll in Big Herds
ALPINE, May 10. —<P)— Cow
hands are in the saddle and chuck
wagons are on the range again. It s
spring roundup—branding tune—In
the country west of the Pecos.
As the cowboys gather the herds,
they see bones—marks of the
drought, which hasn't been entire
ly broken in all parts of the cow
VALLEY GETS
(Continued From Page One)
weather. It will also help the
cotton and citrus fruit
The rain was accompanied by a
strong north wind, which reached a
maximum velocity of 30 miles an
hour, and by an electrical disturb
ance. Lightning struck a palm tree
in West Brownsville, but no other
damage was reported.
The freak weather was accom
panied in some pans of the Val
ley by hail.
Traces of hall were reported
from several Valley points, with a
heavy hail between Brownsville
and Port Isabel, although It fell in
a section where practically no dam
age was done.
Mexican Telephone
Strike Threatened
MEXICO, D. P., May 10. OF)—
Employes of the Mexican Tele
thon company, a subsidiary of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company, gave notice Friday that
they would go on strike May 23 un
less their demands for a labor
contract and salary Increases were
met
country- Seared grassland, lack o!
feed and water, and government
markets and guns thinned the
herds on the vast ranches of Texas.
But the ranchers have managed
to ‘pull through’’ by feeding, and
some of them drove their cattle to
the range of Mexico. 8everal thou
sand head of Texas cows still re
main across the Rio Grande, ana
ranchers are urging congress to
extend the time the herds can stay
duty-free in the southern republic.
Under the present agreement, the
cattle could remain eight months.
The period for most herds will
expire next month, and a 14
month extension Is being sought,
since many Texas ranches still
are In "hard” condition.
Despite the adverse conditions,
hundreds of thousands of cattle
are on the range In the broad strip
of western Texas from the Rio
Grande ~to the Panhandle, and
stockmen report a fair crop of
calves—“considering.”
This calls for the annual round
up—the work of weaning and
branding the offspring. Branding
has a double purpose. Cattle rus
tling Is not uncommon in Texas,
and the brand Is the only means
of positive identification. It also
aids in locating strays.
Blast Kills Child
MOUNT PLEASANT, May 10 —
(A*»—Mary Francis Tinker. 5-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Guy
Tinker, died Friday of bums re
ceived when kerosene poured Into
i a kitchen stove exploded. She was
the second victim of the explosion,
an older sister having died previ
ously.
Citizens of Rio Hondo
We are Pleated to be
An Exhibitor at Your First
TOMATO FIESTA
When In Need of
FLAT CRATES —LUGS
PAPER, NAILS, PICKING
BAG and PAILS—
REMEMBER
Jolly Box & Crate Co.
I. V. JOLLY
SAN BENITO
COTTON ACT
TEST ASKED
Texas Grower Asks Supreme
Court to Rule On
Legality
WASHINGTON May 10_(VP)—
Tlie legality of the Bankhead cot
to l control act haa been challenged
before the supreme court.
Contending the act is not a proper
and valid exercise of federal taxing
power. Lee Moor, a cotton planter
of Clint, Texas, asked the court
Thursday to declare the statute
unconstitutional.
Moor’s suit arose from the refusal
of the Texas and New Orleans rail
road to accept cotton which he wish
ed to ship to New Orleans for sale
abroad.
The railroad turned down the
shipment because Moor had not paid
a ginning tax of $48,336 required by
the Bankhead act. The plantar want
to ooun In an effort to force the
railroad to move hk cotton, but the
federal district court dismissed hi:
suit. The fifth circuit court of ap
peals afterward approved that ac
tion.
In his appeal to the supreme court
Moor contended the sot taxed the
ginning of cotton produced In excess
oi a fanner’s quota, but did not tax
all cotton, he argued also It was an
unconstitutional encroachment on
the powers of the states.
Weslaco Youth Wins
Honors at College
FORT WORTH. May 10.—<JPt—
Melvln Dimes of Weslaco had been
elected student president Friday of
Texas Christian University for 1935
36
Other officers: Dick Simpson, San
Angelo, vice president; Mias Ruth
Campbell. Del Rio. secretary-treas
urer. and Raymond Mlchero. Fort
Worth, editor of the skiff, student
paper.
HARTZOG’S
Rio Hondo’s Pioneer Drug Stort
Welcome You to The
Tomato Fiesta
Saturday, May 11th—Come for Ail Day
Rio Hondo
welcomes you to its first
TOMATO
FIESTA
Saturday, May llth
Entertainment will be provided for
everyone.
Spend the day with us in the Valley’i
most progressive little city.
B. N. HOLLON
Mayor
ALDERMEN
P. M. Horkman
Steele Thoms
H. M. Sheffield
R. M. George
Wm. Kindinger
H. E. MALERNEE
City Clerk
Welcome to Rio Hondo For Oar
First Tomato Fiesta
Come In And See Us
THE COFFEE SHOP
The Home of Good Eats — Mrs. L. L. Brown, Prop.
RIO HONDO
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Visitors to the Tomato Fiesta Tomorrow
are Invited to Visit Our Exhibit
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We Wish You Success In Your
First Tomato Fiesta
VISITORS
Visit Our Exhibit It Will
Be Interesting to You
REUTER SEED CO., Inc.
Tomato Seed Specialists Since 1876
SAN BENITO
Congratulations Queen Marglo and
Rio Hondo Citizens on Your
FIRST TOMATO FIESTA
kWe have complete stocks now of field seeds, feeds, cans,
fruit jars, insecticides, sulphur and poisons.
TEXAS
ASSOCIATED SEEDS
Arriving About
June 1st
New Crop, Pepper, Egg Plant,
Cabbage, Broccoli and Other
Garden Seeds.
Be Sure to See Us Before You
Place Your Order.
TEXAS ASSOCIATED
SEEDS, Inc.
“ •ASGBOW SEED ARE BRED, NOT JUST GROWN"
HARLINGEN, TEXAS

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