The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 274, Ed. 1 Monday, May 14, 1934 Page: 2 of 8
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GO-BETWEEN
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a telephone notified authorities he
waa safe and in possession of the
money and a squad of police ma-
chines went to his protection. He
waa escorted back to hi* offices and
plans were laid anew to pay the
money and bring about the release
of Oettle.
The start of the presumed con-
■ tacts with the kidnapers began
about 9 p. m. Sunday night and as
far as it could be learned the in-
termediary chosen remained un-
known to the persons offering the
contact.
Winds New Note*
He was known to have driven in-
to the Laurel Canyon area of the
city north of Hollywood and there
was supposed to have found upon
a stick further directions for con-
tinuing the contact including an
instruction that the completion of
the ransom payoff would be made
after a drive of about 90 miles.
Several contacts followed leading
Up to the detectives trip to the
southwestern section of the city.
During all this series of maneuv-
ers. scores upon scores of ponce
automobiles were moved about Los
Angeles as the intermediary pro-
ceeded to follow Instructions he re-
ceived. The direction of these ma-
chines was accomplished by disguis-
ing radio broadcast
The automobiles were variously
instructed to go to certain districts
and investigate drunks or similar
apparently petty violations of the
law. In reality they were being mov-
ed to counter each maneuver of the
suspected kidnapers.
Ever since Oettle was 'snatched"
by two gunmen near the close of an
all-day party. Dlst. Atty. Buron
Pitts. Sheriff Eugene Biscallus.
Chief of Police James E Davis and
R. E. Vetterli of the department of
Justice have been laying careful
plans for the capture of the kid-
napers
Deadline Extended
They agreed not to interfere in
efforts of the family but had set
midnight Sunday night as the limit
of this truce
Mrs pieta Oettle. who has been
in poor health and collapsed when
her husband was kidnaped. Sunday
made a personal plea to the offi-
cers for more time. The deadline
was extended until noon Monday.
If the wealthy oil man Is not re-
turned safely by this hour not only
will the 5000 officers begin a house
to house search for him but au-
thorities in the nearby counties of
Orange. Riverside. San Bernardino
and Ventura counties will hunt for
possible hideouts.
Police raided a number of un-
derworld hangout and questioned
known gangsters and suspicious
characters but made no arrests
Sunday night. They continued to
hold Fred Kelley. 33. manager of
an apartment house for suspicion cf
extortion. He waa arrested after
police had traced two telephone
calls which assertedlv outlined
plans for delivery of $75000 ran-
som money to his apartment
Gas Company Reply
On Rates Awaited
AUSTIN May 14. (*>—'The Rio
Grande Valley Gas Co. has been
given until Tuesday to accept rate
reductions proposed by the Texas
Railroad commission. Olin Culbert-
son. director of the Gas Utilities
divisions said Monday.
If proposed gate rates for cities
served by the company are not ac-
cepted. a hearing will be called for
May 28. probably at some Valley
city Culbertson said.
The hearing will be to set city
gate rates so the cities can take
steps to reduce from 98 cents the
rate charged domestic consumers.
Scotland Is testing the innova-
tion of sending life lines by rock-
ets shot from ship to shore Instead
of the other way around.
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NEW YORK CURB
NEW YORK. May 14. (AV-Prloes
on the curb exchange were Irreg-
ularly lower Monday in extremely
quiet trading.
Niagara Hudson Power and Elec-
tric Bond and Share advanced
around half a point. The turnover
m these issues which was larger
than for other groups in the list
was. however small contrasted to
the active trading in utilities dur-
I ing the past week when the market
generally tended lower.
Pan-American Airways gamed a
point and other issues selling high-
er included Pioneer Gold Pitts-
burgh Plate Glass and Hiram Walk-
er.
Montgomery Ward "A" lQ6t
•round 1 1-2 points. Standard OH
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Wire Flashes
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described as ready to add to the
projected silver nationalization
bill a clause renewing authority
to accept silver on the war debts.
If Great Britain decides to meet
her June instalment of $85670-
00) .she could thus pay the full
amount in the metal for which
a determined congressional bloc
is seeking a place In (he mone-
tary sun.
HANKOW China. — ttandiU
under the command of the dread
Gen. Ho Lung demanded $35000
nnsom Monday for (he kidnap-
ed American missionary the Rev.
Howard smith of Washington.
Fa. Mr. Smith was seized by
renegades May 8 near Pengshien
in Szechwan province.
The ransoiii demand was com-
municated to the Christian Mis-
sionary Alliance headquarters
1 here.
JIDDA. Arabia.—Peace settled
over southwestern Arabia Mon-
day after months of bitter fight-
ing between the conquering forret
nl Ibn Sand king of Saudi Ara-
bia. and the Imam Yahya. ruler
o«' Yemen.
An armistice was agreed up-
on it was announced officially
here on terms laid down by Ibn
Sand
WASHINGTON.—Pres. Roose-
velt. after drafting a message to
congress Monday on his housing
program deferred submission an-
ti’ Tuesday of his message for i
$1322000.00(1 supplemental ap-
propriation bill
Relief Funds Are
Sent to Counties
AUSTIN May 14. 04V-Miss
Marie Dresden state relief direc-
tor. said lemittances of relief
funds to counties for this month
likely would be mailed Monday. The
total is $1.173 500.
County allocations were deter-
mined this month on an actual
need basis as determined by in-
vestigations of Individual cases she
said. Balances in county funds also
were taken Into consideration in
making the allocation she said.
Sharp reductoas were made in re-
mittances to some counties because
agriculture has provided additional
employment.
TUCSON. Arlz. May 14. i>Pi—Un-
daunted hope and a "hunch” that
June Robles kidnaped heirless will
be returned soon carried Fernan-
do Robles her father into an-
other day in his tireless efforts to
negotiate with the abductors of the
six-year-old girl.
“I feel certain that June is sate
and we will get her back alive."
the father said in stating he nad
a "hunch’’ there would be devel-
opments in the case within 24
within 24 hours. June was kidnap-
! ed April 25 as she returned home
from school.
—
Woman's Body Is
Located In Yard
ATLANTA. May 14. —’The
body of a young woman identified
by an acquaintance as that of Mrs
Lola Barker. 38. formerly of Mont-
gomery Ala. was found in the un-
fenced backyard of a house In a
prominent residential section here
Sunday night.
William A. Grubbs who lives
near the place told officers he saw
two men drive up and carry’ a bun-
dle about 30 feet from the side-
walk into the lot. They remained
about 20 minutes he said*
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troleum and International Petrol-
eum showed no changed.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. May 14- <A»j — In-
fluenced by reports of rains south-
wen and west gram values under-
went early setbacks Monday. Need
! o* moisture northwest however.
t eted as a curb on sellers. Open-
ing 7-8 - 1 3-8 lower. July 84 3-4 -
85 1-8. wheat afterward rallied
somewhat. Com started at !-♦ -
3-4 decline and subsequently held
rear the initial range.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. May 14 iA»/~
Cotton opened easier Monday in
sympathy with much lower Liver-
poo cables than due and first
trades here were 5 to 9 points down.
Prices eased slightly further aft-
er the start with July at 11.19 Oc-
' tober at 11.35 and December at
11 45. or 6 to 5 points under Sat-
urday's close
As stocks started somewhat firm-
er. prices rallied one to three points
before the end of the first half
hour. Trading was in moderate
volume
CHICAGO POTATOES
CHICAGO. May 14. (A**—(U. 8
Dept. Agri)— Potatoes old stock
dull; sacked per cwt.; Idaho Rus-
sets US. No. 1 1.37 1-2 to 38; com-
bination grade 1.15; US. No. 2 1.10;
Colorado McClures U8. No. I. 1.50-
60; Wisconsin round whites US. No.
1. 1.15; Minnesota cobblers US No.
1. 1.00.
New stock dull; sacked per cwt:
Louisiana triumphs US No. 1. 2.15-
35; fair quality 2.00 to 10; ?JS. N.
1. slae B 2.15; Alabama triumphs
i 2.5-36; Texas 2.40; US No. 1 slae
B. 2 25; California White Rose US.
No. 1 2.35; Oamets. 2.70.
| Truck MarkeU j
Carlot shipments over the entire
United States reported for Satur-
day. May 12:
Beans: Ala 1 Fla. 64. Cia 11. La.
I 38. So Car. 7 Tex. 4 total US 125
Beets: Tex 1. Va 1. total US 2.
Cabbage: Ala. 27. Fla 4. Ga 5. La
9 Miss 7 So Car 7. Tex 5. others 3.
i Total US 65
Carrots Calif 41. NY 10. Tex 4.
j total US 55
Cucumbers: Ala 1. Calif 1 Fla 23
Tex 23. others 2. total US 50.
Mixed Vegetables: Calif 18. Fla
27. La 7. Miss 5. So Car 1. Tex 10.
Va 4. others 9 total US 87.
Onions: Calif 8. NY 1 Tex 98
total US 107
Potatoes: Ala 150 Calif 31. Colo
29. Fla 85. Ida 152. La 35. Me 204.
Minn 12 Wise 11. others 90. total
US 799.
Tomatoes: Calif 5. Fla 48 Tex 88.
total 121. Mexico 18.
I Carlot shipments over the entire
United States reported for Sunday.
May 13;
Beans: Fla 12. Ga 3. La 5 Tex 5.
total US 25.
Cabbage: Ga. 2 La 1 Mias 1. Tex
S. total US 7.
Carrots: Calif 13 Tex 2. total US
15
Cucumbers: Fla I Tex 9. total US
10.
Mixed Vegetables: Calif 4. Fla 9.
La 1. Tex 3 others 1. total US 18.
Onions; Calif 6 Tex 62 total U9
68
Potatoes: Ala 2 Calif 8. Fla 1 La
8. others 1 total US 20.
Tomatoes: Calif 1 Fla 8. Tex 7
total US 16.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship-
ments forwarded Sunday morning.
May 13:
Mixed Vegetables 4. Cabbage 2.
Beets 1. Tomatoes 66 carrots 1
Beets and carrots 1 total 75 cart.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship-
ments forwarded Monday morning.
May 14:
Tomatoes 5. Carrots 1 total 6
cars. Total to date this season—
Citrus 1785. Vegetables 12787 mix-
ed fruits and vegetables 27. total
14.599; to the same day last seav
on—Citrus 3024 Vegetables 13.821.
mixed fruits and vegetables 57 total j
16.902. .
Ex-Police Chief
Held in Slaying
MENA. Ark. May 14. <AV-Fo;-
I mer Police Chief Willis E Hun-
gate. 63. faced arraignment here
Scturday in connection with the
slaying Saturday night o a youth-
ful Civilian Conservation Corps re-
cruit. Walter Parker. 19. of Jop-
lin. Mo. wh; fled when Hungate
attempted to arrest him for a dis-
turbance at a pleasure park.
Hungat« said he arrested Park-
er and took a small bottle of whis-
key from his pocket. The youth
th»n fled he said and he fired
in an attempt to frighten him.
FLIERS BEGIN
(Continued From Page One)
month*. They had hoped origin-
ally to make the attempt laat fall
but abandoned the idea because of
onlavorable weather.
Favorable Winds
Their plane. “Leonardo Da
Vinci * with 680 gallon* of gasoline
carried enough fuel to laat more
than 40 hour*.
Weather reports indicated favor-
able winds but noted a low pres-
sure area over the North Atlan-
tic coast which the fliers said they
would fly over.
They set a course over Cape
Race. Nfld.. and the great circle
route If the weather turned baa.
they said they might abandon Me
attempt to make Rome and land
ju France or Spain.
Monday's attempt was the first
transatlantic flight of the year.
Only a few friends of the filers
were at the airport to see then
off. The sky was overcast as the
big plane soared away.
The plane made a perfect take-
off rising easily Into the air after
a run of about 1000 feet.
Pond who was at th« controls
kept the plane at an altitude of
100 feet as it flew over Jamaica
bay. then banked it sharply and
aarted away toward the northeast.
Carry Radio
The Leonardo Da Vinci'* was
powered with a Wright J8 motor
capable of developing 300 horse
power. It had a maximum speed
of 150 miles per hour and a cru s-
ing speed of 130 miles.
The fliers carried a wireless re-
ceiver and made arrangements lor
hourly weather reports.
Sabelll is 37 years old and Uvea
m New York. HU flying suit loan-
ed to him by Peggy Rex of Cleve-
land bore the autographs of Ethel
Barrymore. Frank Hawk* and Jtm-
mv Doolittle.
Pond. 40 years old. is considered
ar outstanding navigator and ;>i-
iot. He makes his home at the
Explorers' club in New York.
The night if successful will be
the first from New York to Rome.
Thirteen persons have been lost in
five other attempts.
American Citisena
Babe Hi who became an Amer-
ican citisen several years ago. gain-
ed wide notice in 1928 when he and
Roger Q Williams projected a
flight to Italy in the giant sesqai-
plane “Roma". The flight dkl r.ot
materialise and later Sabelll sought
8?5C.(VX> damages against Be 11 anca
Aircraft Corp saying that after he
spent time and money planning
the flight the BeUancas who nad
agreed to sell him the plane got It
back from him.
Capt. Pond added to his aviation
laurels in 1929 when he and an-
other flier successfully carried mail
to and from the Uner Leviathan
which was outwaid bound 60 mile*
ofl Ambrose Channel lightship. It
was a forerunner of the ship-to -
shore service of more recent days.
Pond and Sfc belli took for food
IT assorted sandwiches three cans
of tomato Juice a jar of orange
juice a quart of coffee a gallon
or water three pounds of eating
chocolate. Italian bread sticks an>1
two cans of emergency rations con-
sisting of dried fruit and pressed
vegetable*
Ford Offers Reward
For Money’s Return
If the person who took the pock-
et book of William H. Ford from the
check counter In the State National
Bank Building will return the 85(
bank notes contained In It. he ma>
keep the rest of the money with nc
questions asked. Mr Ford said
Monday.
Mr. Ford said the amount of
money In the purse was not 8400 sj
announced by police He stated
further that he left the pocket book
accidentally when he picked up a
route book lying on top of it. think-
ing he had both and walked down
the street When he noticed hla
loss 15 minutes later and return-
ed the pocket book was gone.
CHARGES ARE FILED
Charges of assualt were filed
against Felipe Montalvo of Vlllanu*
eva In Jus. of the Peace John Mar-
tin's court here Monday morning
He is charged with cutting Manuel
Arguelles on the arm with a ma-
chette Sunday.
Constipated 30 Year*
Aided by Old Remedy
"For thirty years I had consttl-
pation Souring food from stomach
choked me Since taking Adlerlka
I am a new person. Constipation
is a thing of the past. "—Alice Bums.
Eagle Pharmacy and Cisneros Drug
Stores.—In Rio Hondo by David-
son Drug Co. Adv
-spring fever”
time is hers
...and what does
It mean to you?
rL’ST THIS: if you feel liatftean
tired run-down appetite dull with
a weak lst-down feeling...perhaps
nervous and worn out...why not
make an effort to Hsnap out” of this
condition ?
Try toning up your appetite... In-
creasing your red-blood-cclls—get Id
step with those who put sip ana pep
into everything they do...the best
way to be happy and cheerful.
Colds the •flu.** or other illnessand
poisons accumulated during the win-
ter months often diminish the num-
ber of red-blood-ceUs which are so
vital in maintaining vigor ...strength
... and a clear skin.
You need a tonic— ^
■fipcTvfc • ssj^tr color. • • akin • • • pip
not just a so-called tonic...but a ...and energy should improve as
tonic that will tone up your blood... your oxvgen-carrying bsmo-ate-bin
bring back to norma] its red-cells... increases.
build up Hr hemo-glo-bin... stlmu- 8.S.S. is Indy a blood and body
lata the gastric juke flow. S.S.S. la Invigorating tonic. Its value has been
specially designed to do this for you. proven by generations of use as well
Perhaps your blood is the cause of as by modern scientific appraisal and
your trouble...it frequently is. Try It Is especially good m a Spnnf tenia.
S.S.S.. •. take It just before meals. At ail dreg stores fti two conron-
Chlesa 7our k exceptional yon lent sixes. Toe larger aim la Ml
should soon notice a pick-up Id your economical. gTWlM b
In the Spring-take SJ.&
| Americans All They’ll Bow Before the King
The distinction of curtsying before England's King and Queen this year fulls to these American girls
and women chosen by the American Embassy in London to be presented at theflrst royal courts of the
social season at Buckingham Palace. At top. from left to right are: Miss Faith Whitney. Miss Alice
V Morris daughter of Dave H. Morris. Ambassador to Belgium; Mrs. Breckinridge Long wife of the
American Ambassador to Italy. Below left to right are: Mrs PauinydeBonncrMlssLesleyBogert.
Miss Helen Lee Doherty and Miss Barbara Briggs. All are residents of New York eicept Mrs. Long.
who comes from Laurel. Md.
TRAIN-AUTO
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morning about 1:30 o'clock at the
White Ranch road crowing be-
tween La Feria and Harlingen
The railroad report stated that
MuL either was asleep In his car
or his car had stalled as there
were no lights showing on the
automobile when the train struck
K w
Mull who was an employe of the
Central Power and Light com-
pany'a Ice plant at La Feria. was
taken to the Valley Baptist hos-
pital here and died Monday mom*
mg He was on his way home from
the plant where he was night
engineer when the accident oc-
curred
G. C Kymedy division super-
intendent of the railroad. Is to
arrive Tuesday to make an Inves-
tigation Into the accident.
The body is held at the Wahler-
McKenna mortuary at Harlingen.
Survivors are his mother at
I a IVria and a brother. Macpage
Mull of Harlingen.
The process of canning foodstuffs
was orginated in 1783 by Appert. a
French chef in Pans.
Clothing Stolen
In Store Robbery
EDINBURG. May 14 — Hidalgo
county officers are investigating
the robbery of the Goldberg dom-
ing store of Pharr Sunday night in
which a considerable amount of
men's and women's clothing was
taken. The burglars gained on-
tranee by smashing the glass front
door and lifting the night latch.
The chief losses were mens
shirts and trousers two silk wed-
ding dresses and two other dress-
es A complete inventory of the
stolen goods had not been made
Monday morning
IN OUR
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BROWNSVILIaE PERSONS
particularly good looking young
ladles have been getting In th*
papers of the nation a lot lately -
Largely through the steady plug-
ging away of the Brownsville Cham-
ber of Commerce to get publicity
for this city—
Pictures of Mrs. Helen Johnson
appear in papers of the county—
Pictures of Misses Marcille Btrem
and Dorothy Rolan likewise scat-
tered far and wide.
And we hear from opr friend Mr.
Bullis. Canadian internal revenue
mah who was here recently visit-
ing—
That a big spread on young Man-
uel King has Jusi appeared in some
Canadian papers.
Keeps people thinking about
Brownsville.
SEABURYBEGINS
(Continued From Page One*
•nee at a public mass meeting m
furtherance of his campaign.
There are a number of issues
m this campaign which will be dis-
cussed fully before the election
The moat important issue is
whether the people of this district
are getting fair and able represen-
tation in the Texas senate
"It is my contention that an si-
nce holder who admits the receipt
of close to $500000 in gifts over a
period of foi-r years largely from
ocr tractors building roads In hu
district la not giving his peopi*
the kind of representation to
which they sre entitled.
Somebody is paying that $500 -
000—and the taxpayer is the on*
who is paying " •
Judge Sea bury declared thv
there are a number of other tm-
ptrtant issues. The Kenedy coun-
ty road is to come up for a full
discussion including the part the
Senator Parr has played In it.
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