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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 7 BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUESDAY JULY 10 1928 TEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
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DON’T KNOW how the tow it
coming out between the anti-Smitfc
candidates on the state ticket and
the Cameron county democratic
commitee.
But do k^iow that Cameron county
from a political standpoint is achiev-
ing some national recognition just
now.
Tom Love’s name for example
loomed rather large in Texas demo-
cratic affairs due to his opposition
to A1 Smith.
Therefore when V. W. Taylor
Cameron county democratic chair-
man came out with a statement
that he would oppose putting Love s
name as a candidate for lieutenant-
governor on the Cameron ballot
fe| papers over the country seized upon
W it.
In New York in Boston in Chi-
t cago it gained first page recogni-
tion.
Whatever the voter may tnink
•bout Love coming to Brownsville to
seek to get on the Cameron ballot
newspaper reporters in Brownsville
•re having a good time thank
t you.
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THERE ARE TWO other names
that will not appear on the Cameron
ballot if the Cameron committee
has its way.
These are Mrs. Edith W’ilmans of
Dallas former state senator who
wants the place now held by Dan
Moody.
And Judge W. E. Hawkins of
Breckenridge. who also seeks the
gubernatorial nomination.
Judge Hawkins formerly lived in
Brownsville. •
Just goes to show wrat they do
to a man when he quits the Valley.
He resided here about 1912. Left
when he was elected to the state
supreme court.
Made the mistake of not returning.
Perhaps if Judge Hawkins had
remained here this would never have
happened to him.
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UP AT AUSTIN Judge Hawkins
Issues a statement declaring that
Governor Moody “deserves impeach-
ment” for his alleged failure to en-
force the election laws.
Meaning it is assumed that Gov-
ernor Moody has in his hands the
enforcement of the Love. Wilmans
and Hawkins names onto the bal-
lot.
Even intimates that the action is
I being sponsored by so-called Moody
“henchmen.”
W’ell now that's not so had.
Just remember how they go about
it in Mexico.
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SID HARDIN ambitious to be
congressman from the fifteenth dis-
trict. met John N. Garner at Pilley
the other day.
On the debating platform.
The subject says the Mission man
wes the tariff.
i In conversation over the tele-
phone Mr. Hardin asserts that he
"put it all over” the present in-
cumbent.
Mr. Garner fishing over in
TJvalde’s crystal creeks ar.d perhaps
dsing some shearing of sheep has
not yet been heard from.
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THOMAS L. BLANTON repre-
sentative in congress from the
Abilene district favors closing im-
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LATE BULLETINS |
FIVE EXECUTED FOR SABOTAGE IN RUSSIA
MOSCOW. July 10.— P—Five of the eleven men condemned to death
on charge* of sabotage in the Donetz coal field* were executed today
their appeal for clemency having been rejected.
BOY UNDER DEATH PENALTY WHO WENT TO SEE GIRL CAUGHT
UNION CITY Tenn. July 10.—(JP)—Johnnie Vaughn 22 under death
sentence who escaped from the Union City jail several days ago to see
**niy girl” was recaptured today at the home of his father John Vaughn
Sr. and returned to jail.
\ W. C. T. U. HEAD URGES WOMEN TO VOTE AGA1NNST SMITH
MONTGOMERY Ala. July 10.—iPh— Declaring members of the Ala-
bama Women’s Christian Temperance Union cannot be expected to. put
loyalty to party above loyalty to principle. Mr*. Mary T. Jeffries of Bir-
mingham. president of the organization in Alabama ha* called upon all
women of the church reform organization and kindred organizations to
vote against A! Smith in the November election.
TEXAS MAN SLAIN. WIFE WOUNDED IN AFFRAY
WINK Tex. July 10.—f.P)—George E. Rogers 35 is dead and his wife
is shot through the arm as the result of an affray in a cafe here last
night. The pair were said to have been scuffling with a pistol when it
was discharged. Mrs. Rogers was released under $1000 bond.
TROLLEY KILLS AGED GALVESTON WOMAN
GALVESTON July 10.— P—-Mrs. Annie Michelson an elderly woman
was knocked down and fatally injured by a street car here today.
QUITS OLYMPIC COMMITTEE BECAUSE PADDOCK TO GO
BOSTON. July 10.—<AV—George W. Wightman of this city today tele-
graphed to Major Geenral Douglas MacArthur head of the American
Olympic committee his resignation as vice president and member of the
committee with the request that it take effect at once. In the telegram
* je severely criticised the committee for permitting Charles Paddock to ac-
company the Olympic team to Amsterdam.
MILW AUKEE MAN PICKED TO HEAD ADVERTISERS
DETROIT. July 10.—<P—Charles C. Younggreen of Milwaukee was
nominated today as president of the International Advertising Association.
He was nominated by a convention committee after Francis H. Sisson.
»• \ork banker had declined to accept the nomination. The election
will take place tomorrow.
RAPS HOOVER STAND ON FARM RELIEF
t INDIANAPOLIS July 10.—(P)—Herbert Hoover’s failure to reply to
e tjje telegram sent by William H. Settle president of the Indiana Farm Bu-
b reau Federation asking the republican presidential nominee to state his
t0 personal stand on the farm relief question will be taken to mean that
tU he is going to stand on the platform adopted at the Kansas City conven-.
ion settle said today. Settle said that Hoover evidently intends to ig-
• ore the telegram and hie failure to reply direct will ha taken as sack.
Find Woman’s Body on Arroyo at Harlingen
DEATH RESULT
OF KNIFE STAB
OFFICER SAYS
Efforts to Identify Vic-
tim Fail; Death Had
Come Days Before
Discovery
HARLINGEN. July 10.—Mystery
surrounds the death of a woman be-
lieved to be a Mexican national
about 20 years of age whose body
was found in a badly decomposed
condition near the aviation field on
the Arroyo Colorado Monday after-
noon. Efforts to identify the body
have failed.
Belief that the woman was the
victim of foul play was expressed
by officers. There were indications
of a knife wound in the body.
Physicians expressed the belief it
had been lying in the brush 15 to
20 days.
There was no evidence of a strug-
gle and the clothing was not badly
torn. There were no means of
identification and no one had been
reported to officers as missing. The
belief that the body was brought
from some distant point and thrown
on the bank of the Arroyo was ex-
pressed by officers who are investi-
gating the ease.
The discovery was made by a boy
riding through the brush on a horse.
He immediately notified Harlingen
officers. The Garcia undertaking
establishment at Brownsville was
notified and the body brought to
taken to that city for burial.
Following the finding of the body
late yesterday an inquest was held
before R. L. Chaudoin justice of the
peace. His verdict was that the
woman had come to her death by a
knife wound inflicted by parties un-
known.
Contractor Found
Dead at Alamo
McALLEN July 10.—The body of
C. W. Taylor local contractor was
found Monday afternoon in his auto-
I mobile parked on the highway near
Alamo. Officers at Alamo were im-
mediately notified and a verdict of
heart failure returned by the coroner.
Decedent is survived by his wife
and one daughter Bonnie Bell. The
I family had made their home here
several years Mr. Taylor handling
considerable building work in this
section of the Valley.
Arrangements for the funeral had
not been completed Tuesday morning
pending arrival of relatives from the
central part of the slate.
Methodists Hold
Parley at Point
POINT ISABEL July 10.—Meth-
odists. members of all Valley
churches are gathered here today in
an all-day meeting the second-
quarterly conference of the Browns-
ville district.
There are about 500 present.
The sessions are being held in the
administration building of the Port
Isabel Development Co. and are be-
ing presided over by Rev. J. E. Lov-
ett presiding elder.
U. S. AVIATORS TO HOP TO U. S.
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Two American military pilots Lieutenants Kangun left and Johnson
anapped at Paris France where they are making preparations for an
attempted flight from Le Bourget airport to New York via the Azores.
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CAL’S COOK TOO
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BUSY WITH FISH
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TO GO TO COURT
MILWAUKEE July ]0.—<*»)—As
between frying fish for Presi-
dent Coolidge and going to court
to resist a divorce action Ernest
Gilpin favors frying fish.
Gilpin employed in the summer
White House kitchen at Cedar
Island Lodge wrote the Milwau-
kee circuit court that he would be
unable to appear to answer
charges of desertion and cruelty-
filed by his wife. He said to do
so might cost him his job.
The court entered the letter as
an answer in the case and direct-
ed Gilpin to fry enough fish to
assure Mrs. Gilpin $12 weekly-
separate maintenance allowance.
WOMANHELD
FOR ASSAULT
Alleged Motive For
Arriaga Slaying Is
I Brought Out
Mrs. Maria Gutierrez who reside:
near Brownsville was remanded to
jail Monday without bail upon a
rape charge the case growing out
of the fatal shooting Saturday of
Ricardo Arriaga at the home of his
father in El Jardin.
Roy Stuckey charged with the
slaying of Arriaga who had been re-
leased on appearance bond was also
remanded to jail without bond.
At the preliminary hearing in the
Arriaga slaying case held before
Justice Fred Kowalski Monday after-
noon Mrs. Roy Stuckey of Santa
Maria testified that on the night of
March 9 Arriaga had assaulted her
on the road between Brownsville
and Santa Maria. She was residing
n El Jardin at the time and accom-
panied Arriaga and Maria Gutieerrez
to Santa Maria where relatives of
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ONE HELD IN
‘DISTURBANCE’
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Dallas Charged With
Raising Row in
Norris Meet
DALLAS. July 10.—i&j—Wilford B.
Smith publisher of “The Pitchfork"
a Dallas periodical was arraigned in
justice court here today on a charge
of disturbing religious worship at
the part.y constructed fundamental-
ist baptist tabernacle Friday night.
The accused entered a plea of not
guilty and oflered as his sole defense
ihe contention tnat "there was no re-
ligious worship at the meeting he
disturbed.”
Ihe little court room was packed
with many persons standing outside
unable to crowd in.
The little court room was packed
with man ypersons standing outside
unable to crowd in.
Counsel for detense explained to
the jury that his client had not dis-
turbed religious worship in that the
minister had discussed the policy of
newspapers discussed who should be
elected president and had “launched
into a tirade n£ a district judge and
nis official acts.”
The IIcv. o. ..nnk Norris of Fort
Worth was occupying the pulpit at
the time of the disturbance.
ROBBED OF $47800
ST. LOUIS July 10.—4^P»—Claude
E. Mattingly collector and head of
the real estate department of the
First National bank of East St. Louis
111. reported he was held up on the
Eads bridge across the Mississippi
river shortly before noon today by
four men who robbed him of $47800
cash.
DENIES RECEIVER
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. July 10.—
i7P>—Declaring it was not apparent
that unsecured creditors of the cor-
poration would benefit through a re-
ceivership Judge Lake Jones in fed-
eral court here today denied the pe-
tition of creditors of the Coral Gables
corporation for the appointment of a
receiver.
COUNTY a O.P.
SCORES SMITH
LAUDS HOOVER
Lomax Heads Club to
Work For Nominee
In County; 500 at
Harlingen Parley
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. July 10.—The wet-
ness of A1 Smith the dryness of the
democratic platform the history of
Tammany Hall and the ability and
qualifications of Herbert Hoover
furnished highlight topics at the
Cameron County Hoover-For-Presi-
dent meeting here last night with
about 500 persons present.
The meeting ended in the forma-
tion of a county-wide club to urge
support of Hoover with John T. Lo-
max of San Benito as chairman.
Led by R. B. Creager of Browns-
ville and Mrs. Florence Griswold of
San Antonio republican national
committee members from Texas a
group of speakers denounced the
^ -straddle” of the democratic party
on the prohibition issue flayed Tain-
many for its alleged corruption
pointed to th.e republican party as
the logical party for the Valley to
join because of its tariff stand and
urged the importance of a two-party
condition in Texas.
Creager Introduced
The meeting was held in the open
air in front of the Reese-Wil-Mond
hotel and followed a banquet in the
dining room of the hotel. Music was
furnished by the Harlingen munici-
pal band by the Schtnoker Brothers
Land and by the Santa Rosa quartet.
J. F. Rodgers Harlingen postmaster
presided and the speeches most of
which were read from prepared pa-
pers were broadcast over station
HKMC.
Mr. Rodgers first introduced Mr.
Creager who received an ovation
from the crowds that had filled the
allotted space including all availa-
ble chairs and most standing room.
The republican national committee-
man from Texas opened his talk
with with an appeal for the break-
down of stand-pat partisanship
blind voting for a party. “We no
lunger inherit our politics” he de-
clared and proceeded to explain his
assertion that a well-balanced party-
contest in Texas would benefit the
state internally and put it in n
position of power in national poli-
tics. The parties would watch one
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HAWKINS RAPS
DEMS LEADER
Says State Chairman
Admits Name Must
Go on Ballot
AUSTIN July 10.—<*»>—Judge Wil-
liam E. Hawkins candidate for gov-
ernor. in a statement Tuesday criti-
cized the publicly announced per-
sonal stand taken against him and
other anti-Smith bolters running for
state office by State I'emocratic
Chairman B- W. Wilcox of George-
town.
The statment was in rejoiner to
a recent one by Wilcox expressing an
official opinion as chairman that
bolters' names could not be carried
from the July primary ballot and
a private personal opinion that no
democrat should vote for candidates
not willing to support the whole
ticket from national nominees on
down.
“The general effect of his state-
ment practically concedes." Hawkins
said “that there is no authority
anywhere for striking my name from
the ballot on the ground that I re-
fuse to vote for A1 Smith. Corre-
spondingly he. officially ouvht not
to discriminate among lawful state
candidates equally and alike entitled
to a place on the ballot "
VIENNA SEEKS TO END RIOTS
VIENNA. July 10.—l/P>~To pre-
clude renetition of the riots of last
vesr wehn nearlv 100 persons were
kiled and 500 injured police today
forbade all public demonstrations as-
semblies and parades between July 10
and August 12.
Bolters Barred;
Love Asks Court
Issue Mandamus
The names of Thomas B. Love
candidate for lieutenant governor
and Mrs. Edith Wilnians and Wil-
liam Hawkins candidates for gov-
ernor will not appear on the demo-
cratic primary ballot in Cameron
county.
The decision was reached Monday
afternoon by a sub-committee of the
executive committee after Mr. Love
had presented his case and made tho
statement he would not support the
democratic nominee for president.
The vote of the sub-committee
stood three to two in favor of ruling
moodytourT
VALLEY; WILL
SPEAK TICE
Governor Is Guest at
Breakfast Served in
Brownsville; Prom-
ises Low Tax
Gov. Moody breakfasted at the El
Jardin hotel in Brownsville Tuesday
morning as the first stop in a whirl
wind tour of the Valley which calls
for only two public addresses one
to be delivered in Edinburg at 3
o’clock Tuesday afternoon and the
other at the city auditorium in Har-
lingen at 8 o’clock Tuesday night.
“The lowest ad valorem tax rate
in the past four and possibly in the
past 20 years is to he fixed at Austin
Monday” the governor announced in
a short interview following the
breakfast which was attended by a
group representative of the demo-
cratic strength of Cameron county.
“This tax is to be eight cents lower
than the one adopted by the Ferguson
administration" he declared “and I
consider this accomplishment one of
the principal ones of my administra-
tion.”
To Support Ticket
Although he has toured principal
cities of north and central Texas
Govenror Moody has refrained from
engaging in a “personal” campaign
with opposition candidates.
“It is not my intention to enter
into personalities in this campaign.’
he said. “My record speaks for me
and I intend devoting these next two
weeks in an attempt to persuade the
people to go to the polls in the July
I primary.”
The red headed fighting Texas-
| governor is a democrat and intends
supporting the national ticket of that
party in its entirety.
He reiterated this intention again
Tuesday as he stepped from his Pull-
man. Other than that he refused to
comment upon the national political
situation.
Silent on Bolters
“I made this trip to the Valley” he
i declared “because it has become a
place of increasing political import-
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To Accept Hoover
Work Resignations
SUPERIOR. Wis. July 10.—{^i—
President Coolidge will accept the
resignation from the cabinet of Sec-
retary Hoover of the commerce de-
partment. but the date of acceptance
has rot been decided yet as yet.
President Coolidge will not ask the
republican presidential candidate to
remain in the cabinet during the
whole electoral campaign campaign.
The resignation of Secretary Work
of the interior department will also
be accepted by Mr. Coolidge.
87 Brigands Killed
By Italians in Africa
BEXGAZI. Africa. July 10.—(*P)—.A
body of brigands to the southeast of
Gebel. in Cyrenaca were attacked by
Italian troops and 87 of them were
killed. Twenty-one prisoners and 58
rifles were captured.
The Italian losses were five dead
including a captain. Twenty-seven
were wounded.
off the names one member voting in
opposition to the motion stating
that he did so only because he be-
lieved the committee was exceeding
its legal authority.
Members of the committee were
Volney W. Taylor chairman ex-offi-
cio; H. M. Skelton Brownsville; J.
L. Abney. Brownsville; J. I. Cour-
sey Harlingen; A. L. Montgomery
San Benito; and L. D- Moss Browns-
ville.
Will Fight Ruling
An application for a mandatory in-
junction restraining the county com
mittee from printing the ballot!!
without the name of Thomas B
Love will be filed in civil district
court Tuesday afternoon and an j
early decision by Judge A. M. Kent'
is expected. Attorneys for Mr. Love
and the committee were in confer-
ence Tuesday morning and reach-
ed an agreement on the facts for
presentation to the court.
Both sides to the controversy have
indicated the case will be appealed
to tbe fourth court of civil appeals
and the decision of that court
must be final as the state supreme!
court is not in session.
A telegram received by Mr. Love
Monday afternoon from Val Verde
county where similar action was
taken by the county committee and
the names of the so-called “party
bolters” barred from the ballot an-
nounced that the Val Verde com-
mittee would be governed by the de-
cision in the Cameron eounty case.
Opinion among Came.-on county
attorneys on the legality of the com-
mittee’s action is almost equally di-
vided. many expressing the view
that the certifying of » candidate's
name by the state committee is fi-
nal and that the function of the
county committee is purely minis-
terial.
Motion Made by Old Friend
The motion that the committee re-
fuse the certify the name of Mr.
Love and the other two candidates
for state offices who have announc-
ed they will oppose the democratic
presidential nominee was made by
H. M. Skelton Sr. former resident
of Dallas and for thirty years per-
sonal and political friend of Mr.
Love.
“I have known Mr. Love thirty
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SLAYER HELD
FOR CHARGES
Admits Killing .Youth
He Trapped in His
Home With Wife
DENVER Colo.. July 10.—OPt—
Alpheus E. Dickson wealthy Denver
theater owner who has admitted
kilting a Missouri farm boy he found
with Mrs. Dickson today remained
in jail while prosecuting attorneys
drafted formal charges.
After a coroner's jury yesterday
found Dickson ™ui!ty of inflicting
the wounds which caused the death
of Herbert H. Powell the prosecu-
tor indicated that a charge of mur-
der would be filed against the 31-
year-old theater man.
While Dickson did not testify at
the inquest he told police that he
did not intend the kill Powell who
met Mrs. Dickson several months
ago while Jelivering groceries at
her home.
“I didn't mean to kill him'’ Dick-
son said. “I only wanted to talk
things over with him. I meant to
ask him if he wanted my wife or if
he would leave her alone. I wanted
to set a trap and catch them. If
they were guilty I wanted a di-
vorce.”
Dickson said when he unexpect-
edly returned to his home Sunday
and found the 19-year-old boy with
his wife he covered Powell with a
pistol because he feared the youth
was armed.
“We struggled and the gun went
off twice.” Dickson said “The bul-
lets struck him. He dropped.”
Mrs Dickson described her meet-
ing with Powell *as “an innocent
flirtation.” She said she loved her
husband and meant no harm by her
acquaintance with Powell.
‘Auction GirV Goes Back on Block As First ‘Sale9 Is Failure
I MILWAUKEE. July 10.—0>>—Be-
' atrice Albert the 19-year-old “auc-
tion girl” of Siren Wis. has renewed
! her quest for the man who will pro-
vide for her parents in return for
her hand in marriage.
Miss Albert confessed that the plan
did not satisfy her. but that it was
the only one she has been able to
think of by which the future com-
fort of her father mother and broth-
er could be assured.
“I wouldn’t mind working if I
could get anywhere by doing it” she
explained “but unfter the eircum-
staneaa I think tha onlr aolptioi If
1
for me to marry some man who wil!
take care of my parents.”
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When she first made this offer six
months ago she received numerous
proposals. Eventually she accepted
the offer of W. W. Goynes. 48 post-
master of the soldiers’ home here to
provide a home for her parents on
a six months’ trial basis. At the
end of the half year she was to de-
cide whether she would marry him.
With the trial four months to run.
Miss Albert has decided ahe can not
go through with it. Goynes’ attitude
toward her "having a good time" dor
ing the six months’ period was the
teason she gave today for cancelling
the arrangement.
“He told me when we first came
down here that he wanted me to
meet some young fellows and have a
good time” she said. “When I did
he objected. He accused me of be-
ing rude to him. although I always
treated him as nicely as I could
“I know I can never marry him.
Under the circumstances. I can no
longer live in his house.”
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Goynes who lost a leg in an acci-
dent following the Spanish-American
war. agreed that the bargain was off.
“I did what I could for the girl”
he said “because I didn’t want her to
hurry into a marriage which she
might regret afterward. I never
talked of marriage to her because I
am much older than she and handi-
capped in my physical condition. 1
was almost afraid that through grati-
tude for what I had done for her. or
something of that sort she might
fall in love with me.”
During the two months trial period
the Albert family lived in one of the
houses Goynes owns herf-
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Miss Albert said she would return
to I -iluth Minn. where she was
working before moving here. She
said she would go over the numerous
proposals she received when her first
offer was made.
“If I ever marry I want to marry
for love” she said “but on the other
hand my parents’ future must be my
first consideration. I couldn’t bear
to see them cared for by the county
or the state. Even though I dread
marriage as a loveless proposition 11
see no other way." 1
PATRONAGEOF
MISSISSIPPI
TO BE VIEWED
Special Federal Jury
Reported Called;
Georgia Chairman
Says He Got Check
ATLANTA. Ga.f July 10.—VP)—A
ipecial grand jury has been called
to meet tomorrow at Biloxi. Miss.
to investigate the alleged sale of
postoffice patronage in that state
t sub-committee of the senate post-
sffice committee investigating the
charges in Georgia announced here
today.
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt as-
sistant United States attorney gener-
al is now enroute to Mississippi to
observe the grand jury inquiry which
the sub-committee said it also would
watch closely with a view to follow-
ing it up with an investigation of lta
own at an early date.
The committee announcement said
that a mass of information concern-
ing the Mississippi charges had been
places before it and that it was the
plan to take up these matters shortly
"and make a thorough investigation
concerning the sale of federal offices
in that state.”
Under the present plans the com-
mittee will close its hearings here
tomorrow evening and return to
Washington to hear the postmaster
general.
BILOXI. Miss. July 10.—</P>—Fed-
eral court officials here professed
ignorance of a grand jury investiga-
tion into the alleged sale of postmas-
terships in Mississippi.
They said no subpoenas have beea
issued nor jurors summoned.
Georgia Chairman
Quizzed In Probe
ATLANTA Ga.. July 10.—</P>—Rog-
coe Pickett chairman of the Geor-
gia replblican state central commit-
tee admitted at the senate patron-
age inquiry today he once had re-
ceived a contribution “of several hun-
dred dollars” but declared he return-
ed it and told the donor to send «
check to the treasurer if he wished
to contribute.
The witness said the check wag
mailed to him by a Mr. Southern re-
publican leader at Blairsville.
Pickett previously had told the
committee that he had neither re-
ceived nor solicited sny funds for the
state organization.
The suicide of L. F. Peterson den*
ocratic postmaster at Douglas Ga
who blamed his deed on alleged as-
sessments of the Georgia republican
organization was drawn sharply into
the picture at today's hearing.
Pickett took the stand as the first
witness to assert that his investiga-
tion of the case showed that the real
cause of Peterson’s act was a short-
age in his funds at the postoffice.
The witness admitting that he had
heard complaints of collections by
party officials or others said the
Peterson case was the only recent
instance brought to his attention.
“I made an investigation.” he said
“I found that the real cause of Mr.
Peterson’s deed was not any pay-
ments he may have made to some one.
The records show he contributed only
$115 during the three years he was
postmaster. I found however that
Peterson had drawn several over-
drafts and was short.”
United States Senator Walter F.
George of Georgia aiding the com-
mittee in the questioning of witness-
es. questioned Pickett on the Peter-
son case.
“Is it not true that these alleged
shortages occurred while he was un-
der threat of removal?"
“Yes." replied the witness. “I have
since discovered that to be true.”
COOLIDGE SAVES NEGRO
SUPERIOR. Wis.. July 10.—iJPf—
President Coolidge today commuted
to life imprisonment the sentence
of Malcolm Howard a negro due to
be executed in Washington. P. C. op
July 19 for first degree murder.
WEATHER |
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday.
For East Texas: Generally fair to-
night and Wednesday.
Light to moderate s utherly winds
on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24 Hr. 21 Hr
Stage Stage Cling. Rain
Eagle Pass .. 1« 2.3 0.0 .00
Laredo . 27 -0.8 40.2 .00
Rio Grande .. 21 4.5 40.4 .11
Mission . 22 3.6 40.1 .00
San Benito .. 23 7.0 40.1 .00
Brownsville . IS 1.6 —0.2 .22
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow under normal meteorologi-
cal conditions;
High . 9:35 a. m.
Low . 3:46 a. m ; 4:57 p. m.
MISCELLAN EOC S DATA
Sunset today . 7:2i
Sunrise tomorrow . 5:45
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