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SCORPIONS BEAT SOLDIERS 88 TO A SUNDAY EDITION THE FIRST--FIRST IN THE VALLEY--LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FORTIETH YEAR--No. 85 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 193L TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY 6c A COPY Three Million Dollar Treasury Note Issue Urged EFFECT WOULD RAISE PRICE LEYEULAIM Senator Brookhart Is Proposer Of New Relief Plan WASHINGTON, Oct. A $3,000,000,000 issue of legal tendei treasury notes was proposed today by Senator Brookhart of Iowa as a restorative for business conditions The republican Independent suggested in a formal' statement $1,000,000,000 of this money shoulc be given to the Jarm for the purchase of surplus crops and the remainder used' for public construction, "Lot congress be called in session once," he said. it dlrccl treasury to issue $3,000,000,000 5t new legal tender treasury notes This will increase the proportlona: money circulation to ut where it was when Mellon became secretary of the treasury and where It ought to be. "The effect would be to raise the price level of all commodities and to make it as easy for every man to pay his debts as it was when the contraction began.

Brookhart offered his plan as a substitute lor the credit proposals o'f President Author Sijes LOS ANGELES, Oct. Earl Bowman, writer, has filed a $213,000 damage suit In federal court against the Radio-Keith- Orpheum motion picture company and William LeBaron its vice president, charging infringement of copyright. MARKETS NEW YOHK STOCKS NEW YOBK, Oct. 10. (AP)--Stock lacked spectacular elements today.

A lair volumo or prift-takliiB was well absorbed by now buying and the list firmed toward tho close, bringing moderate net gains to many prominent Issues Rails, loss certain of decision ovor tho holiday on tho freight rates Increase, wore somewhat mixed nnd experienced considerable realizing. Carrier bonds, again rallied and woro active. Wheat, corn and cotton all closed higher. Tim United Btatos Steel Corporation'! 0optombcr tonnage statement, published Just as the market was closing nhowecl a doorcase in unruled orders of 33,624 tons, wll under advance estimates New business during tho month. It hac been bollovod, wns small and although the company's subsidiaries operated at one-third a capacity, larger decrease had generally been expected.

Youngstown district activity wll atart next -week unchanged. I tts becoming Increasingly apparent that large consumers of stool products cannot postpone- their requirements Indefinitely uncl tho Industry Is looking for some Improvement In demand over tho next two or throe months. Tho feature of foreign exchanges was brisk retreat of shorts in tho Dutch fulldor following similar performance In Swiss rrancH yesterday. Apparently many traclora had bollovod both countries would fonmko tho gold standard; their bad guess wnc costly. Guilders orossod 40 coiuy, getting above the gold point.

Sterling roao to whore It up 3 cents not. In stocks, tho profit-taking of the half hour uncovered further support on ft scale-clown and prices moved slowly upward for tho remainder of tho Mission. American Can, Clonoral Electric, Vont, Westlnghouso. American Tole- flno and Allied Chemical closed rtt higher. mallov Uusslan offerings, strength at Liverpool and a good export domand worked to tho.

advantage of wheat, which was up Hi to 1 3-4. Advances corn amounted to more than half a cent on tho average. Cotton overcome early-irregularity and closed 50 to 75 cents a' bale higher. NKW OHI.KANS COTTON NEW OHLBANS, Oct. 10.

(AP)--Tradins: was tiulto active In cotton today despite tho short wook-ond session, ami values worked higher. Prices after opening slightly lower on week-end liquidation rallied briskly Inter due to strength ot stocks and evening up, particulrly shorts covering. In Advance of tho holiday, Monday, Columbus Day. Tho close was or near the top. very stcndy, showing not gains lor the day of 11 to points.

Liverpool ciirno In 3 to 6 penny points better than due and private cables stated itiero was good trado calling in tho rnarnot. Manchester cabled there wore fair cloth sals to tho continent and South America. December closed at 5,91 and January at fl.03. or 12 to 13 points not higher for tho day. Port receipts 50.381.

for season last reason exports 20,045. For season last season 2,480,620.. Port, stock 3.778.173, last year 3,077,588, Combined shipboard stock at New Orleans. Qalveston and Houston last year 120.80G. spot sales tt youthorn markets last yoar 47,138.

KOBT WOBTH GRAIN FOBT WOBTH, Oct. 10. (AP)--There was active cash domand today for wheat sorghums with little Interest In other grains. Quotations basis carloads delivered Texas gulf ports, export rate, or group three points, ranged as folulows: Wheat: No. 1 ordinary hard milling 51-53c; No.

1 hard 13 por cent protoln 32-330; 14 por cent 50-J7c; 15 per cent 60-Alo. and 10 por cent G4-65C. Corn: No, 3 mixed 35-37c; No. a white 3J-37c: No. 2 yellow Barley: No.

S. 3fi-38c. Sorghums: No. 2 mllo per 100 pounds 70-73c: No, 2 kafflr 71-73C. Delivered group No.

3 red 23-240. CARDS WIN CROWN v'' YARBERRY SEEKS ALIBI BOY'S FATHER TAKES STAND FORJFENSE Attempt Is Made Prove Youth Was At Home $10,000 BILLS ARE FOUND SEWED IN WOMAN'S SKIRT SINTON, at tempt to establish an alibi fo Newton Yarberry, on trial as th accused slayer of Dorothy Dorca Symons, was made by defense at torneys as they swung into the! case today, Yarberry's father, Alex Yarberry testified his son was at home th night the pretty choir singer clis appeared. Her body was foun two-days later near the Aranaw Pass seawall. The state contended she wa ast sen alive with Yarberry, he sweetheart, the night of July 30. "Returned The defendant's father, a pip tine, worker, testified "Newto came home about 7:30 on th light in question and stayed abou 45 minutes--then ho went ou again and returned between a p.

"I had Just gone to bed and wa dozing," the elder Yarberry said 'My wife, was there too. He cam and played with his pet dog He slept upstairs, The stairway i at the foot of my bedroom." "Did he go out of the room hat night?" asked the defens counsel. "Not that I know of." 'If he had, would you have known it?" "I believe I would. Yes, sir." Concerning -state testimony to the effect that the defendant hac described himself as a narcotic drug addict, the defense asked "Was he in the habit of taking Alex Yarberry replied: "Not that I know of." The attorney then asked if the defendant was a drunkard. "I wouldn't call him a drunkard.

He drinks," the witness testified. Questioned about the relationship of Yarberry and the choir singer, the witness he supposed Dorothy and Newton could be called sweethearts, as they went together. Testimony Attacked Previously the defense, had.at- tacked one of the strongest bits of evidence offered prosecution, the testimony of J. H. Kell, Arnnsas Pass night watchman, who swore he saw young Yarberry and Dorothy together on the night of her disappearance.

Defense counsel, through two witnesses, John Youngblood and Eugene F. Rondalig, sought to show the night watchmans' "eye-sight was bad. Youngblood testified Kell' once had mistaken him for Rond- alig. 'Two character witnesses also testified for Yarborry in the morning, session. Just after court convened "today Judge T.

M. Cox overruled defense motion for an instructed verdict of acquittal. Yarberry's counsel said he expected to complete his case some time today. Strikers Quiet GALVESTON, Oct. 10.

Cff)--Gal- veston's longshore strike situation remained unchanged as more than 750 non-union longshore laborers loaded out deep sea ships. There has been no disorder since, the strike began Oct. 1 when 4,000 longshoremen left their jobs at Houston, Corpus'Chrlsti. Galvest'on and Texas City. Millionaire Divorced CHICAGO, Oct.

10. (ff 1 )--Harold F. McCormick, mllilbnaire harvester manufacturer and Ganna Walska, the Polish singer, were divorced after a brief hearing before Judge Daniel P. Trude today. He charged desertion, There was.no contest, Mr and Mrs.

MeCormick agreeing to the terms of a decree ending the "romance that began after, his divorce Edith Rockefeller McCormick in 192:. NEW Oct. 10--(IP)-- She has never seen a movie ndr -heard a radio--but she carries bundles of $10,000 bills around in brown paper parcels sewed in the hem of her old fashioned skirt. Agents of the court found $350,000 hidden in the room of Mrs. Ida E.

Wood. early this week, and were surprised. But the little old lady- she is 93 years old and her memories include a waltz with the then. Prince of Wales and' courtship by Samuel Tilden--had plenty where that, came from; When Wood, -io resents all this bother 'a guardian and administrator and a conservator, retired last night, her nurse observed her nimbly hiding some object. After Mrs.

Wood fell asleep, the the hidden article. It was a paper-wrapped package; $10,000 banknotes--nearly half- a million dollars' worth. The nurse notified Mrs. Wood's nephew 1 (it was he who first 'asked the court to take steps to, care for his aunt and the mysterious wealth she sometimes referred to.) The nephew turned the money over to the court, but refilled the paper wrapper with newspaper, for fear the excitement the loss of the money 'prove -harmfulHJb Wood. 'PASTOR AND WIFE RECONCILED HOUSTONCOPS DEPART FOR DEATHJCENE Texas Gang Suspect Died Shooting It Out HOUSTON, Oct.

10. authorities, headed by p. F. Heard, chief of police, and Sheriff T. Bingford, were en route' to Des Moinea, Iowa, today to return W.

S. Scrivenor 4 to-Houston for questioning 'in connection with Texas gang murders. Scrivenor was captured in Des Molnes after Adalbert McCabe, also wanted for questioning in the murder, was slain Thursday. Five in recent weeks violence has claimed a life, all from ranks of those whose names mve been linked with Houston's "irst gang murders. John' Chen-is was first.

Shot hrough the head his body weighted, Oherris was thrown into the Brazos iver the night of Aug. 30. Then Mr. and Mrs. o.

A. "Keg- gy" Jones were shot to death in heir Houston apartment. Lola Chcrris, was injured fatally in an wreck at Bonne Terre, Sept. 6. NEW JERSEY SOLONSSEEK DRYCHAN6ES Congress Requested To Modify For Wine, Beer MAN'S COMPANION TO BE BROUGHT 1 HEBE DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct.

--W. S. "Shilo" Scrivenor 'reputed Texas gangster whose, companion was in a gun fight with de- ectlves here, is to be returned, to 'exas to face charges of slaying A. "Keggy" Jones, gangster, and is wife in Houston apartment, The dead man, Adelbeit Mc- 3abe, alias B. c.

Case, also has een sought for the slayings, be- eved by authorities to have been i revenge for the killing of John Cherrls, alleged bank robber. 'McCabe shot it out'with Detec- ive Miller when the ought arrest him Thursday in downtown hotel here. 'That's the way he wanted to o--shooting it out," was Scrive- or's only comment detec- ves arrested him later. He told police all he knew c-f the ones shootings is I read in 10 papers." Bank Held Up gun- ien held 'atiorial bank on the, tie today and escaped with $16,00 THE WEATHER For Brownsville and the'Valley: air to partly cloudy and. con- nued warm Saturday night and unday.

TRENTON, N. Oct. 10--()-The New Jersey, legislature today adopted a joint resolution calling on congress to modify the Volstead act to legalize manufacture and sale of light and beer. It was the legislature's first move for prohibition reform since the eighteenth amendment became operative. Passage of, the resolution was made possible by a coalition of republican and itiem- bers.

Republican leaders of both' houses caucused many times' before the resolution was moved. It was only by construing the senate rule to mean that a was not. required on concurrent that passage was made possible. The resolution set that- "There is widespread sentiment throughout the nation toward' a change in the Volstead act so as to legalize the. manufacture'' and sale of light wines and beers," and declared, that, "A change in the Volstead 'act the.manulficture and sale- of light wines and beer will have: the effect of saving millions to the federal government and states in Enforcing the prohibition laws, and addi'mlllions "of -dollars revenue to the government which have been lost since 1 passage of- the and would prevent racketeering, and general disregard, of law.

1 Edison In Stupor WEST ORANGE, N. Oct. 10. --OT--Dr. Hubert S.

Howe announced today that Thomas 'A. Edison had taken no nourishment for the past 24 hours, that-he in' ah almost stupor, and that he no longer recognized anyone -with the possible exception of his. wife. Dr. Howe's formal morning bulletin, which' he amplified in conversation -with' reporters', follows: "Mr.

Edison had a restless night but there is little noticeable change" and his clinical condition is about the same as yesterday." CRIES HURLS 4-2 VICTORY OVERJACKS Cardinals Win Series Four Games To Three Ending divorce which had attracted national attention because ol the prominence of her hul'jand and the unusual nature of the charges, attorneys for Mrs. Ellen Noe''announced unexpectedly in court 'that she had effected a reconciliation with her'husband, Dean Israel.H. Noe of-St. Mary's Cathedral, Episcopal, at Memphis, Mrs. Noe, who.

charged-her husband' had neglected 'his home life because of his zeal for religion, is sHown here with Dean Noe as they appeared together for the first time in eight months. JURORS HEAR AL CAPONE'S Cotton Ban Up JACKSON, Oct. 10. A bill embodying the'plan of GoV; Huey'P. Long of Louisiana for cotton holiday in 1932 was.

introduced in the Mississippi senate today and was referred to. the senate's agricultural committee, The house of representatives defeated a similar measure early In the week. ACCOUNTS OF BISHOP CANNON Private and Politica Bank Deposits Unravelled WASHINGTON, A maze of transactions mingling the private and political bank accounts of Bishop James Cannon, was unravelled a grand Jury by justice department experts. Records Probed Assured examination of the orlg- fn'ai reports filed by Miss Afa. L.

of the anti- Smith democrats, the a labrynth of records for evidence of failure" to make the complete accounting required -by the federal corrupt practices E. and L. P. Oliver, government explained the financial processes involved in the Southern Methodist' churchman's 1928 Testimony, before the senate campaign funds, committee showed bishop then maintained'eight-private and political accounts. Armsbruster, auditing expert, already has.

spent two hours before the Jury. Ano'ther hour was expected to his Clerk to Testify William Tyler of the house, of the last witness to be called. By order of Justice Proctor he -will produce the.i reports filed by Miss Burroughs and at; first, refused by Mm as contrary house' rules. The black-gowned Judge leaned over his bench to tell Page, standing at the bar In grey frock coat, thai he believed the campaign statements came within "the very terms and spirit" of a to a general rule 'adopted in 1879. 3 Die In Wreck SIERRA BLANCA, Oct.

10 f)--Frank J. Randall, Fort Worth radio announcer; his daughter, Virginia Randall; and Clyde Bush, of killed in an automobile accident today on the Bankhead highway is miles east o'f Sierra Blanca. Bush ajid Mrs. Myrl Randall were injured in the- -v- 1 MAIL INCOME INVESTIGATED Beer Baron Receiver $2,000 Weekly By Wire Oct. The from home" which to live in the manner to which he was accustomed while wintering in Florida today was a subject for interrogation, clarification his Income tax Received The government had read into the records some $80,000 worth' of telegraphic money orders 1928 and 1929 between Chicago and Miami.

The gang chief's relationship to most of them was that of.ultimate recipient, the prosecution charged. the money came-from was a subject barely touched on first order of business today. sending, i blank transmitting $1,500 to and signed "Sain Cusiclc" was identified, by a WesteTn Union employe and.then court adjourned for The'-witness said he did not know the sender. (Sam Guzik, an alleged lieutenant in the Capone liquor-gambling-vice syndicate, is now serving one- year sentence in Leavenworth penitentiary. He pleaded guilty to evading Income taxes.) Funds From Chicago The Miami end ol the telegraphic transactions was pretty well exhausted as a.matter of court record.

Government evidence purported to show capbne, white' living In. Florida, received "under various names, sums' ranging from. $300 to $5,000, Every few days money transfers arrived from Chicago. During week the was from'. $1,800 to $2,000.

Steamer Seized MEXICO CITY," Oct. 10. (IP)--The department of communications reported-today that the Mexican steamer Superior had been taken over by Venezuelan rebels, posing aa chicle workers, and men on the' coast of with arms and ammunition to aid In a revolutionary movement, SPORTSMAN'S PARK, St. Louis, Oct. Grimes, be- whiskcrcd spit ball veteran, with the ninth Inning aid of Wild Bill Hallahan, beat the world champion Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 2, today to win his second victory for the St.

Louis Cardinals in the fina game of the World Series and give the National league its first world championship in five years. The Cardinals won the series four fames to three. 8 ACQUITTED IN ALCOHOL CHARGE TRIAL PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10--W-Eight men on trial in the federal district court charged with conspiracy to divert industrial alcohol info bootleg channels were acquitted today by a jury of three women and nine men. It was the third time the defendants had been tried in a year.

The first trial resulted in a' disagreement of the jury and the second ended in a mistrial after an alleged attempt to tamper with a Juror had been discovered. The men acquitted were John L. Gelger and William F. Groghan, former prohibition agents; Joseph Parrell, president, arid Louis Lazarus, secretary, of the Gleenwood Distilling company; Walter J. Reynolds, assistant.

yard master of the Frankford Junction yard of the Pennsylvenia, railroad; Reese Hannum and Harry j. Wohl, railroad clerks, and George D. Clymer, inspector of railroad detectives. The government alleged that approximately $1,000,000 worth of Industrial alcohol consigned to the Gleenwood Distilling company was shipped to eastern cities for bootleg purposes. Lindys Qn Board YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct.

and MM. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived here today from Nagasaki and boarded the American liner President Jefferson preparatory to sailing for the United States earty tomorrow morning. Col. and Mrs.

Lindbergh recently abandoned their aerial'tour of the far east when they received news of the death of Mrs. Lindbergh's lather, Sen. Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey. Negroes Indicted WICHITA PALLS, Oct.

10. indictments were returned here yesterday against two negroes who several hours earlier pleaded their innocence i the slaying of A. N. Indictments charging criminal assault and robbery with firearms were against Richard Johnson, alias Robert Polk, and FUchard Brown, alias Johnnie Brown. TEXAS LOSES MUSTANGS AND AGGIES WIN A rahiping, raging buncrj of clinging Scorpions got to their (coring afternoon and took the againit the 14th Field Artillery of Fort Sam Houston, for what was supposed to be a game of football butt turned out to be a field day, for the local Junior College aggregation of pigskin to- ters.

When the final period had 1 ended the Scorpions had chalked up a grand tojtal of 88 points to one large egg scored by visiting soldiers. The locals scored practically at will, running up 28 points in the first period and making huge through the line, the end, anywhere the attack caVed to strike. Never in danger of being scored upon, the showed the full power of what promises to be most powerful fo a 11' machine ever turned out in' Valley, with the possible exception of that famed 1st Texas Infantry aggregation which played here dur- ng the days of the bandit roubles. DALLAS, Oct. 10, M)--Lea vine no element of doubt as to their football superiority, the Texas Aggies upheld Southwest conference football here today by defeating the Univntv sity of Iowa of the Big Ten conference, 29 to 0.

Scoring three touchdowns and kicking three goals from placement! in the first two periods, and register ing a touchdown and safety hi the final period, Texas A. M. kepi) Iowa on the defense through cstf or the game. RESULTS Southwestern Conference Texas A. M.

29, versity of Iowa 0. Baylor 13, Centenary 24 S. M. U. 42, Arkansas 64 T.

C. U. 38, Austin College 0. Rice 7, University ofl Texas 0. 3 Die In Blaze SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.

Three persons died early today as a result of a fire which swept the Chatham hotel in the downtown district and four others- were inured when they Jumped from the escape the flames. U. S. to Act WASHINGTON, 10. American government expects o'act in the Manchurian situation aa soon as it Is definitely convinced hat pledges given 'to the League Nations by Japan and China re not being fulfilled.

Hospital Approved WASHINGTON, Oct. 'res. Hoover has approved the ecommendation of the hospitaliza- ion board for a 362 bed hospital. t. the sawtelle, Soldiers' Home at an estimated cost Purdue Illinois o.

St. Joseph's College Delaware College 0. Amherst Union 7. Section Hall Canlsius S. St.

Lawrence Hobart 0. Rensselacr Poly Institute If Clarkson 13. Dakota Wesleyan New River) 33. V. p.

I. 18; Davidson 8. Arnold Lowell Textile 26. WorccsteY Tech 13; Trinity 7. Rochester 13; Hamilton 0.

Steelton 18; Sunbury 18--(tie). Auburn Wisconsin 7--(tic). Morningside South Dakota! State 20. Oklahoma Nebraska 13. Westminster Allegheny 3D.

Belolt College Lawrence 0. Mississippi Tennessc 38. James Minikin U. Kansas 30. Washington Lee Kentucky) Otterbein Heidelberg 7.

Chattanooga 14; Howard 0. Grinnell Cornell College 0. Colby Tufts 21. Notre Dame Northwestern (Scoreless tie). Slippery Rock Grove City St.

Johns (of Annapolis) 0,1 Western Maryland 69. Vanderbilt 26; Ohio State 21, Chicago Michigan 13. Western State Vcachers 19. Defiance Findley 0. Villanova Duke 18.

West Virginia University ot Pittsburgh 34. DePauw Cincinnati 8, John Carroll 19; Case 0. I Columbia 37; Wesleyan 0. Haverford SUBquehana IS. Drcxel 13; Juniata 7.

I Johns Hopkins 20; Lelligh 12. Washington College Swarthmore 20. i Bates 34; Norwich 0. Georgia 26; Yale 7. Hufts 21; Colby 6.

I Springfield George Washington Bostori Univ. 0. Michigan State Army 20. Navy Maryland 6. Penn Temple 12.

Washington Jefferson Marshall 0. New Hampshire Harvard 39. Dickinson Ursinus 7. Rio Grande 18; Cedarville 7. Franklin Marshall sylvania 14.

Ohio Wesley Syracuse 48, Maine Conn. Aggies 0. Carnegie Tech 13; Georgia Tech, o. Holycross Dartmouth 14. Vermont 13; Providence 27.

Bowdoin Williams 25. LaFayette Colgate 10. Albright Bvcknell 23. Kent State Akron 13. Wabash Miami 97..