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_ THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WERE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORTIETH YEAR_No. 186 • / % BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7 1932 TWENTY-FOUR PAGE3 TODAY 6c A COPY
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Dr. Judd Searched for Hidden Weaponsj
ALIENIST SAYS
HAS FEARS OF
JODILY HARM
[Trunk Woman’* Mate
Smile* Broadly
While Searched
COURT HOUSE PHOENIX
Arte. Feb. 6.—UP)—Dr Joseph
Catton San Francisco phychiatmt
Insisting he was in tear of his life
demanded today that Dr. William
C. Judd husband of Winnie Ruth
Judd be searched before being
allowed to enter the court room for
the 13th day of Mrs. Judd s trial
far murder.
Ju^d Searched
Sheriff J. R. McFadden. comply-
ing with the state alienist's de-
mand found no weapons concealed
on Dr. Judd. The accused womans
husband smiled broadly wnen in-
formed by the sheriff Dr. Catton
suspected him of harboring designs
of bodily harm.
Authorities dismissed as a hoax
a purported threat against Dr.
Catton which he declared he re-
ceived last night.
The alienist testifying for the
state had brought directly into
evidence the name of J. J. Halloran
wealthy lumberman as the cause
of an asserted Jealous flareup which
resulted in the slayings Oct. 16 of
Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig
Bamuelson
‘Loves Halloran'
He quoted Mrs. Judd as having
told him “I love Jack Halloran
with all my heart and soul.” Tnere
would not have been any “Ruth
Judd case without Jack Halloran”
and “nobody but Halloran took a
drink” at the apartment of Mrs.
LeRol and Miss Samuelson the
night they were slain.
The state alienist was confronted
by the prospect of intensive cross
examination by Paul Sch' and
m Lewkowitz of the defense
5ctay after the defense had won
I .hotly contested argument for
entry into the records of portions
of a newspaper article purporting
to be Mrs. Judd s own story of the
crime. The article had been used |
by him Dr. Catton had testified. In
testing Mrs. Judd’s mental capacity
which examination led him to de-
clare her sane.
|marketsI
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YOKK Feb. 6 lAFj-—The stock
mark el got a lew notches nearer the
early January lows today.
However reactionary tendencies of
industrials and utilities were almost
Imperceptible and the fractional aver-
age loss would have passed unnoticed
had the list enjoyed a more comfort-
able margin of safety above last
month's minim tuns.
As It was the day's two business
hours hardly provided a fair test of re-
sts la nee. Covering shorts who were un-
willing to chance further delay in pro-
tecting their profits undoubtedly as-
sisted many stocks and Wall street
went home tn the belief that the mar-
ket would give a clearer demonstration
of its Intentions next week. The short
Interest increased last month thus im-
proving th technical position.
Balls were heavy providing some dis-
couragement for chartists who In such
situations look to the carriers for clues
on trend. Chesapeake "i# Ohio Corp..
both touched new lows although net
losses were small Norfolk and Wes-
tern lost 3 and Union Pacific nearly as
much. New York Central fairly active
was down slightly more than half a
point.
Auburn weakened sharply off 10
net. Peoples Oas dropped under 100.
Merchandising Issues were heavy. First
National Stores yielding 3 points. Macy
S and Wool worth 1 5-8 Case’s decline
of more thsn a point put it into new
low ground. Bales totaled 060.300 shares.
Dividend meetings on the immediate
•chedule Include those of Union Paci-
fic and Eastman Kodak. There Is con-
siderably conjecture as to the fate of
the former's $10 annual rate although
the only uncertainty regarding East-
man la whether the extra payment will
be retained.
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK. Feb. 6 (API—Cotton
«u n Utile more active today and
sboweda generally steady tone with
the market tightening up in the late
trading on continued trade buvtng and
©over!nc which found offerings re-
IftUj^r Ugiit. . ._
WOMAN CHARITY
DEPENDENT SEEKS
$2000000 WILL
DES MOINES. Ia . Feb. 6. (4V-
In a three-room suburban cottage
Eradically barren of furniture Mrs.
ydia Raha. 51. is living with
three of nr eight children while
awaiting an attempt by relatives to
settle an estate In Germany from
which she expects one-third of a
$2000000 inheritance.
Mrs. Reha has been dependent on
charity but looks forward with con-
fidence to the future because she
says she is part heir in the will
bt Martin Ott. a great uncle once
mayor of Oetisheim. Germany. The
estate in which a brother. R. G.
Leo of Colton. Calif. and the
lly of another brother. Ernest Leo
of Dallas who died recently share
equally consists of land buildings
and cash in Stuttgart province.
The widow of Ernest Leo she as-
serts is attempting to bring about
settlement of the estate through
lawyers in Texas and Germany. It
originally consisted of $35.000OuO
$33000000 of which was willed to
the town of Ott in Germany and
$2000000 to her mother Mrs. An-
drew Leo. who died about ten years
ago in Iowa City.
YOUNG ALLEN
TELLS STORY
OF SHOOTING
Meant To Frighten
Sister's Fiance
He Declares
NORRISTOWN Pa. Feb. 6.—<Jf)
—Eddie Allen's own story of the
shooting of Francis A. Donaldson
third in which he denied Intent
to kill the fiance of his sister
Rose Allen and said he fired in
self defense was the high light in
defense testimony before the jury
today. .
‘Meant to Scare Him’
The 23-year-old horseman de-
clared he meant only to scare
Donaldson off when he fired his
shotgun in the foyer of his apart-
ment last November. Donaldson
was approaching him in a threat-
ening manner he testified and he
believed his life in danger.
He related in detail how Don-
aldson an amateur pugilist of
note assaulted him earlier that
evening.
Eddie's story started with a
conversation he had with his sister
the afternoon of the shooting and
included the ensuing events until
he was taken to the police sta-
tion.
“I thought Donaldson had gone.”
he said “and the only sound I
heard In the apartment was my
father crying.
“Suddenly I heard Donaldson’s
voice. I heard hb say Tm going
to get him.’ and when I looked
up he was rushing at me. I thought
he was going to beat me. I thought
he was going to kill me.
'Didn’t Mean to Shoot*
•*I didn't mean to shoot the boy.
I still had my finger on the trig-
ger and I pulled the trigger. I didn’t
mean to shoot. I really didn’t and
he fell back fell to the floor.”
Hi« father Horace Allen fol-
lowed him to the stand. He told
how Donaldson and his compan-
ion. Albert Gallatin H. Lucas came
to his apartment the night of the
shooting and refused to depart
when ordered to do so.
The defense rested after pre-
senting several character witness-
es.
Texan Drowns
KILGORE. Feb. 6.——W. M.
Kirbo 44. oil field worker was
drowned today when ve fell In
Rabbit creek eight miles from
Kilgore. His foot caught in a
tangle of submerged brush. Ao-
parently he fell in th* creek while |
crossing it on a log foot-bridge.
EX-PRESIDENT
OF PERU DIES
OF OLD AGE
Administration Was
Investigated By
U. S. Senate
LIMA Peru peb. 6.—(£*>— Au-
gusto de Legula former president
of Peru whose administration re-
cently wa& under discussion be-
fore a committee of the United
States senate which was investi-
gating foreign loans died here to-
day.
He died at the naval hospital at
Bellavista where he had been
cared for by an American phy-
sician since he was transferred
from Lima penitentiary.
Peru's "Legula problem" was
solved automatically with the
passing of the former president
and dictator political observers
here believed. Many persons had
expressed the opinion he should
be released because of his old age
but no one in the governments
which have preceded the present
regime of Luis Sanchez Cerro
thought it proper to grant him his
freedom.
FLtD COUNTRY
IN AUGUST. 1930
Aftet having ruled 11 years as
president Leguia fled the country
in August 1930 when a military
revolt overthraw his administra-
tion. He collapsed aboard a war-
ship two days after the fall of his
government and was operated on.
He was detained aboard the war-
ship pending trial for alleged
irregularities imprisoned on an
island at Callao for a time then
taken to the penitentiary here.
With six relatives he was tried
in November 1930. on charges of
•‘illegal enrichment." A large quan-
tity of jewel*. Including a gold
crown were found in his safes
and deposit boxes and he and his
sons were fined $7625000 a? re-
imbursement for alleged improper
transactions during his regime.
Sheriff Appeals
AUSTIN Feb 6.—f/Pi— Sheriff
Woody Townsend of Bastrop coun-
ty. sentenced to two years impris-
onment by a Travis county jury
for alleged extortion in connection
with collection of fee* of office
from the state has filed an appeal
In the court of criminal appeals.
W. C. Butler Freestone county
appealed from a 12-year sentence
for the slaying of Oscar Harrison
and Victor Ziegler Steohens coun-
iv. annealed a two-year sentence
lor false swearing. _ I
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SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUTY
Although a Greenville S. C. product Betty Baker went to Los An-
geles to begin her career. She played in several silent pictures there
and then came east to become a dancer in “The Cat and the Fiddle"
a New York musical production.
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PETE IKENZIE
WILL GET 4TH
SANITY TRIAL
Death Sentence To Be
Revived If Texan
Found Sane
SAN ANTONIO. Feb. 6. <*>—
Judge W. W. McCrory who three
times has heard legal battles for
the life of John M. (Pete) McKen-
zie. now cor'ned in the Huntsville
penitentiary said today he would
set another sanity hearing for the
young killer of tw'o peace officers
"if some responsible person re-
quested a setting.”
Dlst. Atty. Walter Tynan an-
nounced yesterday he was of the
opinion that McKenzie should be
brought back to San Antonio and
given another hearing in Judge
McCrory’s court.
McKenzie captured in Malden.
Mo. last Tuesday after eight days
of liberty following a daring jail
break from the Bexar county jail
is now confined in the death cell
at Huntsville pending disposition
of his case. He is now legally In-
sane.
in me eveni a veraici oi san-
ity is returned against McKenzie if
another hearing is held the death
sentence imposed upon him at the
conclusion of his trial for the kill-
ing of Detective Chief Sam Street
in 1927. will be revived.
The last sanity hearing for the
youth held after Dr. G. M. Powell
of the Terrell State insane asylum
filed an affidavltt that McKenzie
was sane resulted in a mistrial
when the Jury was unable to agree.
Since that time almost three years
ago. McKenzie has been held in the
county jail here until his escape.
FREE SILVER
COINAGE IS
UNION PLEA
16 to 1 Bill Pending
In Senate Backed
By Leader
WASHINGTON Feb. 6. —
Free coinage of sJver at the ratio
of 16 to 1 with gold was demanded
of congress by the National Farm-
ers Union.
John Simpson president and 70
representatives of the union from
nine states in the middle-west ap-
peared before a senate fins ce sub-
committee to urge enactment of the
16 to 1 bill Introduce by Sen.
Wheeler (d. Mont.)
Simpson a former Oklahoma
bank president said it was easier
for international bankers to con-
trol money based on the gold
standard than when currcn:y is
based on a bimetallic standard
“We have rubber money and
iron debts” Simpson said.
in use 10 get a uttie of that
rubber money and stretch It” Sen.
Barkley <d. Ky > said.
“It won't stretch your way now
unless you're an international bank-
er.” Simpson replied.
House leaders meanwhile an-
nounced that in order to expedite
a study of depressed silver prices
the Somers resolution calling for
an investigation of monetary sys-
tems would be brought before the
house for action Monday as the
first important matter considered.
Quick approval was foreciat.
The resolution sponsored by
Rep. Somers (d. N. Y.) provides
for an exhaustive investigation in-
■ to the silver question by the house
coinage committee of which he is
r hajrman
NITRO BLAST
CRACKS SAFE;
STEJUJ8000
Cashier and Wife And
Night watchman Are
Held Prisoners
’“PILOT POINT. Feb. 8. —UP—
Three masked robbers slipped Into
town before dawn today severed
wire connections with outside
points and robbed the First Na-
tional bank of $8000 after forcing
bank officials to aid in opening the
outside door of the vault.
A terrific blast of nitroglycerin
tore the inside door from the vault.
The robbers hastily scooped up the
money and escaped northward in
an automobile.
Posses Organized
Officers organized pursuing par-
ties but were uncertain which
highway the robbers took. They
started toward Sherman but could
have entered side roads alter leav-
ing Pilot Point.
Apparently the robbers entered
town about 2 a. m. Night Watch-
man E. Montgomery said two men
came up to him while he was
making his rounds. One of them haa
a gasoline can and said he needed
gasoline for his car.
Suddenly the man drew a pistol
and told Montgomery to hold up
his hands. Montgomery was blind-
folded. put in a car and forced to
ride around with the men for
about two hours. He gained the
impression they spent this time
cutting telephone and telegrapn
wires and plottmg details of the
robbery.
Cashier Roused From Bed
Finally they removed Montgom-
ery's blindfold and ordered lum to
show the way to the home of Ean
Selz cashier of the bank. He com-
plied. Selz was roused from bed by
a man poking a pistol in his face.
He and his wife were taken to
the bank. Selz was told to open the
vault. He said he didn't have the
combination. In the face of threats
he finally convinced the robbers
of his inability to open it.
Then the robbers who had been
joined by a* third man instructed
him to show the way to the home
of J. Winston Peel assistant
cashier. Peel and Ills wife were
taken to the bank. Peel was forced
to open the vault but was unab.e
to open the inner door. Nitrogly-
cerin then was used.
Priso^r* Freed
While the safe was being blast-
ed Selz his wife Mrs. Peel the
night watchman and Tom Beebe
a baker were held captive In front
& the bank. Beebe had been seized
by the robbers as he walked down
the street on his way to work.
The rtbbers set off a burglar
alarm when they entered the bank
but paid no heed to Its furious
buzzing.
After obtaining the money the
robbers freed their prisoners and
drove huriedly out of town.
Officers learned that each was
armed with a pistol. They were
dressed plainly In business suits
and had no distinctive marks by
which they might be identified.
Bank officers thought two of them
were young men and the other
middle-aged.
Pilot Point Is a town of 1500
located in the northeast comer of
Denton county. The First Nation-
al is the only bank in town.
THE WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy Saturday night and
Sunday: somewhat wanner Satur-
day night.
END MENACE
OF CHINESE’
CAUSEGIVEN
Japanese Endangered
Government Says
In Statement
TOKYO Feb. g.—<*V-The gov-
ernment formally announced to-
night It has decided to send a
military force to Shanghai to “put
an end to the menace of the Chi-
nese armies and to relieve inhabit-
ants of all nationalities from the
strain of fear.™
The new expeditionary force “has
been limited to the strength re-
quired” for its mission the state-
ment said “and its action will be
guided solely by the policy of
protectng the common interests or
all the powers.™
‘International Doty*
The mission of this new force
was defined thus.
“The Japanese government is
prompted by no other motive than
that of discharging its internation-
al duty and of safeguarding the
large number of Japanese nation-
als and property worth hundreds
of millons. Unless the Chinese by
cotMutng hostilities or by ob-
structing our army in attaining these
ends compel It to take necessary
action there is no intention what-
ever that it should enter upon an
aggressive campaign.™
The Japanese said the state-
ment "already had declared that
they have no political ambition In
the region of Shanghai nor any
thought of encroaching upon the
rights and interests of her powers.
"What they do desire is to
promote the safety and prosperity
of that region by cooperation witn
the other powers and by mutual
assistance so contributing to peace
and wellbeing in the far east.™
Ordering the new force to
Shanghai “is no more significant
than the sending of bluejackets
In accordance with the practice on
several previous occasions.” the
statement said “there are obvious
limitations on the naval units which
can be landed.™
Size In known
The statement said nothing abou»
tl»e size of the expedition beyond
the assertion that its stre :th will
be limited to what is “absolutely
requred.”
“In the existing state of affairs
China is uncontrolled and uncon-
trbllable’* said the statement “and
in view of historical precedents In
such cases we can have no assur-
ance as to the possible behavior ot
the vast Chinese armies concentrat-
ed in the Shanghai area should
unscrupulous politicians care to
incite them.
“Our landing force opposing a
Chinese army outnumbering them
by ten to one is worn to the point
of exhaustion and the predicament
of Japanese residents In the face
of this imminent danger is beyond
description."
Goebel Claims New
Altitude Record
DALLAS Feb. 6.—^*)—Art Ooebei
yesterday set what he believed was
an altitude record for a plane
powered by a Diesel engine. His
ship climbed 20865 feet the baro-
graph showed. Goebel said the
previous record for a Diesel motor
powered plane was 17.500 feet.
A representative of the U. 8
weather bureau checked the baro-
graph. However it was not known
if the flight would be acceptable
to the bureau of standards of the
aeronautical department.
Goebel gained notice when he
won the Dole non-stop flight to
Hawaii.
Pola Negri Says
She Is Engaged
CHICAGO Feb. 8. —(JPy— Pola
Negri says she is engaged to marry
a Chicago man but his name is a
secret.
8he did say. however that “he is
wintering at his estate in Monte-
cito. Calif ” adding "that my next
husband Is going to be someone
whom every one looks up to ana
admires."
Miss Negri who Is appearing op
the stage of a Loop theatre has
been twice married to European
nobility
IGNORE NOTE
ON DOOR FROM
0. S. CONSUL
Chinese Hold Lines
In Face of Heavy
Shelling j.-
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SHANGHAI Feb. Tw
American mission houses in Bhang"
hai were attacked this afternoon
while a fleet of airplane bombers
roared overhead battering for the
second time today the flattened
sector of Chapel.
Japanese bluejackets forcibly
entered and ransacked the Amer-
lean Presbyterian mission and
press on north Szechuen road well
within the area occupied by the
Japanese. They forced their way
Into the building in spite of an
official notice of the American
consul on the entrance to the
property.
Mission Shelled
The American Southern Meth-
odist Episcopal mission in Hong.
Itew which last week was ran-
sacked by the bluejackets was
subjected to a shelUng from tha
light artillery guns in Chapel dur-
ing the afternoon and mission of-
ficials who were In the building
attempting to appraise last weeks
damage were forced to retire un-
der the shellfire.
It is not known whether tha *
shells came from Japanese or Chi-
nese guns.
The airplanes began their sec-
mid bombing raid in mid-after-
noon. Shoftly before noon tha
quiet which had lasted all night
since yesterday s hectic day of
artillery and machine gun fire and
air bombing was Interrupted when
14 planes zoomed over the Inter-
national Settlement and Chapel
tod began the battle all over again.
Attack Lolled
The attack lulled at noon only
to flare up again shortly before
three o'clock when the planes
roared out of the mists on the
lower Yangtse again and loosed a
hail of bombs to scatter more
death and destruction on Chapel.
It wao the eighth consecutive
day the district had undergone
galling fire shortly after the sir
attack the artillery and machine
guns began agaE \
At 4:30 p. oi. a sharp duel be-
tween the Japanese fliers and
the Chinese anti- i.rcrmft gunners
began.
U. S. Troop* l and
The loses of 1200 United States
troops which arrived y ‘erday
from Manila on the x>rt
Ch&umont was landed today. It
was the first time in Airiencan
history that regular army troops
were landed at Shanghai although
marines have been there almost
continually. The troops marched
in military formation through the
settlement to a former Chinese
amusement hall which was turned
into a barracks for them.
They were in high spirits and
when the band crashed Into the
famous World War song ‘Parley
Voo" they began the song with a
roar.
The new troop* will take up po-
sitions along the settlement de-
fense lines tomorrow beside the
United States marines. The con-
tingent brought supplies for 60
days in addition to those which
will be available here a* a result
of heavy contract* let to local
firms.
14-YEAR-OLD LADS
RELIEVE VETERANS
SHANGHAI. Sunday. Feb. 7.—m
-Six-Inch guns thundered in the
dark early this morning a* the
Japanese poured shells Into what
is left of Chapel.
For eight days they have been
bombarding the Chinese lines but
today there were fresh troops re-
lieving the Chinese veterans and
their stubborn resistance was un-
broken.
* Firing Heavier
All through the last week tha
artillery bombardment has sub-
sided along about midnight but at
1:00 a. m. today the firing was
heavier than it had been all day
long.
The small arms were silent as
the big gun* Jarred the city. It
was not possible to go close to tha
lines but from the sound the fl-
inch pieces had been set up close
to the Japanese headquarters in
the Hongkew area.
Not long before this phase* of
the battle began The Associated
Press correspondent touring be-
hind the Chinese lines saw rein-
forcements coming up and the
battle-worn veterans going out.
For the past few days the men
who have been holding the lines
have withstood a terrific bombard-
ment and they seemed glad of
relief.
Rest Fighting Unit
The l»th Chinese army is sup-
posed to be the best fighting unit
in the country but to western
eyes they seemed deficient in
training and certainly they lacked
much in equipment.
They carried guns of a dozen
varieties some of them antiquated
long-barreled pistols and some of
them rifle* long outmoded. A few
wore steel helmets obviously taken
from the Japanese but most of
them had no helmets at all.
The most Impressive thing about
them was their extreme youth.
Many of them certainly were nol
more than 14 years old. Never-
theless these youngsters were as
stoical as any veteran who ever
was under fire.
TRIO INDICT'D
PEARSALL Feb. 0—Ray
and Willett Wolfe and Otha Skin*
ner. Frto county formers were
under indictment today for the
murder of former Sheriff Hugh
Applewhite. They were held In the
county Jail here for safekeeping.
Applewhite was shot to death on
the street* of Pearsall Jan. 22.
Charges agiunst the trio were XitaL
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