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10B. I ifanimswfllc Hcrnlfl 1m I THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 224 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1929 TWELVE PAGES TODAY5c A COPY! j - - -- — ■ - ■' — 1 - —-- - —■ — -- — tv"rrrr= .=s IN 0U1 VALLEY i I — - - MAIL DELIVERY service is to be ( extended to a large number of homes in Brownsville Friday for the first time. PostraagUr G. W. Dennett an i nounces everything is in readiness so far as the post office is con cerned, but expressed the fear that the citisens to be served have not made as complete arrangements. i Citisens were asked to put up mail boxes and to number their homes. 1 Many of them have done this. Oth ers have failed to do so. , The service is to be started as scheduled but many be discontinued if these aids to the carriers are not installed promptly. The new service is to extend to homes on recently paved streets in Victoria Heights and West Browns ville, giving the city four carriers. e e e "FI, RADIO STATION which is _moved from San Angelo to C3^»us Christi, will not be a new station to all Valley fans. The writer of this column the ether day opined that its new loca tion would bring it into range of Valley fans for the first time. At least one Valley fan already has been enjoying its programs. S. L. Gill of Kaymondville writes: MI have had this station several times from Sen Angelo and the re ception was unusually clear, so when it was moved to Corpus Christi we should be able to get them almost any time.” e e • BUT UNLESS somo solution is found for the interference situation In Brownsville radio bugs of this city will be forced to find some other source of amusement. For many months a sound cln*aly resembling the noise of an East Texas sawmill working on a knotty pine log has been the easiest thing to tune in on local sets: ar.d the past few days it has been even worse. Fans have sought the source of the trouble and have presented a petition to the city commission for an ordinance which would force the elimination of static at known sources. The governing body has promised cooperation. In tha meantime, deal ers in radio are practically out of business as it is impossible to dem onstrate the quality of their wares when static, of the man-made sort, drowns out the most powerful sta tions on the ail. e e e POPULARITY of the municipal airport with Brownsville and Valley folk is proved by tho crowds of visi tor* which throng the field every day, and these visitors are welcome, las Mauldin, the manager, and all the pilots are glad to have guests at any time of day or night. But there is a danger of which warning should be sounded. Whirling propellers deal sudden death and children are apt to forget this unless rdults impress the fact upon them. s • s EDDIE STREETER, mechanical ex pert caring for the Tex-Mex Fish • eries’ Stinson monoplanes, the other day snatched a boy from almost cer tain death after the lad had walked to within a foot of a rapidly turning prop*"* r. fjR father of the lad failed to thank Streeter for the rescue of his eon. in fact he sermed to be peeved because the bov w-a«* handled roughly # • e COLONEL Char. A. Lindbrgh will fly the first air mail to Mexico! No direct announcement to this •ffect baa been made, but— ! Llndy’s engagement to Miss Anne Morrow has been announced and— Miss Morrow is with her father in Mexico City. ! late bulletins L__—_1 KANSAS CITY YOUTHS ADMIT SLAYING KANSAS CITY. FeK. 13.—<AP>—Two youth*. Orvtlle Trout. 1». and Walter I. Tryon. 18. who said they had “wanted a little extra money," eon feased today they slew James Reese. 18. filling station attendant, in a rob bery laat night. AUSTIN DEALER FOUND DYING: STORE WAS ROBBED AUSTIN. Feb. 13.—UP)—^William Glober. grocer, was found in his little •tore in an outlying district with his skull crushed and hi» throat cut. at noon today. He was still alive, but physicians said he could not live. Nea hia blood-covered bedy was a five-pound rock. The drawer to the cash register was open and empty. CHICAGO ALDERMAN GETS TWO YEARS ON LIQUOR CHARGE | CHICkGO. Feb. II.—(API—Alderman Titos Haffa, recently convicted of conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition laws with four others. today was sentenced by Federal Judge Walter C. Undley to serve two year* in Leavenworth penitentiary and was fined fll.Mt. MUSICIAN SEVERELY BURNED IN WACO ROOMING HOUSE WACO, Texas. Feb. IS.—(A*>—A1 Hatcher, musician, was burned, proba blj fatally, when fire destroyed a twe story rooming house here today. ThiBplor occupants of the 12-room structure escaped, but firemen toon Rawnrr from the blazing building. EASTLAND ROAD BOND SALE CASE REVERSED AUSTIN. Feb. 13.—(AP>—The rase of Eastland county veruua G. A. Davisson, and others, involving the contract for construction of a system of mads and purchase of the county's lUIt.Ht bond iasne. must he re tired. The supreme court today affirmed the court of civil appeals in reserving und remanding (he run WILLACY CO. TO GET ONLY FLOOD WATER r * State Board Assures Present Districts Prior Rights Wdl Be Protected SAN BENITO, Feb. 13.—Present Valley water district have been as sured of prior rights to waters of the Rio Grande, flood waters only may be used by new districts, ac cording to word brought back from Austin today by Frank Robertson, manager ot the San Benito W ater District and representative of the associated districts. Robertson together with W. L. Anderson, engineer, went to Austin to oppose granting of a permit to the newly formed Willacy County Irri gation District. The State Board^ of Water Engineers informed the Val ley men, that while a permit would be granted the new district as soon as it was validated by the legisla ture, the present districts would be protected. Assurance was given that in the permit to the district a provision would be inserted declaring that Willacy county only could use flood waters of the Rio Grande. This declaration of the state board is said to be highly satisfactory and possible court action planned to avert any use of other than flood waters of the river, that had been anticipated now will not be taken, it is understood. However, to be on the safe side, said Robertson, protest was filed with the state board, protesting against granting of any permit to new district that might injure the present Valley water districts. At torneys for the districts are of the belief that with the clause in the permit specified by the state board and with the protest filed, the pres ent districts need not fear any harmful action. W hile no action legally is planned, the Valley districts will watch the declaration to be filed by the W i.l lacy county district to be certain use of other than flood waters of the river is not contemplated, Rob ertson said. troTzkyisin TURKISH PORT Russian Exile Aboard Boat Anchored Off Constantinople CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 13.— —Leon Trotiky, former leader of the Red army and an exile because of his opposition to the policies ol the present regime in Soviet Russia, has arrived in Constantinople, from Rus sian Turkestan. Despite the secrecy surrounding hit arrival, the Assoc ated Press was assured from an official source that he was aboard the soviet ship Illitch which arrived in Constantinople last evening. Tha noted communist, who clayed so large a part in the establishment (Continued on page ten.) Announcement of Engagement Made, Mexico Hopes Lindy, Miss Morrow to Marry There - Jt Statement Issued By Ambassador At His Home MEXICO CITY. Feb. 13.—(**> Mcxicans hoped today that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss Anne Morrow, daughter of Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, would be mar ried in this country’s capital. It was here that the romance of the famous aviator and the heiress be gan. The following statement was Is sued at the American embassy last evening: “Ambassador and Mrs. Morrow have announced the engagement of their daughter. Anne Spencer Mor row, to Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh.” Efforts to have the ambassador elaborate on the Itatement were un availing. He was asked as to prob able time and place of the mar riage but persisted in a smiling sit (Continued on Page Ten.) Is Ideal Mate, Friends say of Lindy’s Girl NEW YORK. Feb. 13.— (API— Miss Anne Spencer Morrow, the future Mr*. Charles A. Lindbergh, was described by friends today as an ideal mate for the flying colonel. Both are of the old fashioned type as contrasted to the modern flapper and the slick-haired youth of today. But Miss Morrow is not adverse to a bit of fun and to her intimates is known as a frolirn some young woman, just as “Slim” Lindbergh in his mail flying days was known for his practical jokes. Born in Englewood. N. J„ a fashionable suburb across the Hud son from New York, Miss Morrow is 22 years old, five feet, five inches tall, and has large brown eyes and dark brown, unbobbed i (Continued on o*ge ten.i 4 Havana Wonders If Colonel WiU Visit Fiancee HAVANA. Feb. 13.—</P)—Curiosity wan aroused today as to whether Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh would fly to Mexico City to visit his fian cee. Miss Anne Mirrow. A laconic statement. “I will .on fine my remarks to aviation," was all Colonel Lindbergh had to say about his engagement, but in con fining his remarks to aviation he outlined a flight schedule which some saw as affording an opportuni ty for a Mexico City visit. Tomorrow he will fly from Miami to New York, departing soon there after on a transcontinental flight over the air mail line route from New York to Lqs Angeles. At Los Angeles he will be within a day’s flight of Mexico City, where Miss Morro«% with her mother, arrived yesterday. It was a much delayed Lindbergh who reached Havana late yesterday . (Continued on page real DIVISION OF RIVER RIGHTS BIGPROBLEM Meeting o f Interna tional Commission Is Forecast to Ar range For Treaty WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.-uTh Water has become a complicated and controversial subject of international importance between the United States and its neighbors, Canada and Mexico. For the present the Cana dian controversy it somewhat in abeyance but the aituation with re gard to Mexico is coming to thu fore with a meeting of the Mexican-Amer iean international water commission in the near future. It will be concerned chiefly with problems relating to use of the wat ers of the lower Rio Grande, of the lower Colorado, and of the Tia Juana rivers. The commission will endeav* or to reach an agreement upon which to base a treaty. Each of the three rivers present a different proposition, but it has been deemed advisable that the three be considered together. On the Rio Grande about two-thirds of the water is furnished by Mexico, on the Colo rado all of the water ia furnished by the United States, and on the Tia Juana the larger portion of the water is furnished by the United States. In the case of the Colorado there is the question of whether irrigation rights apply and have been recog nised. There is also the question of how far the United is to recognise existing uses in Mexico as against later rights in the United States, and whether rights are limited to the (Continued on rage ten.) ! .... "" .... ' -...... ■ -I MEXICO PARTY » GHERE 10 Officials To Be At Air Mail Opening Celebration Ten Mexican government officials will attend the international air mail opening celebration here February 23. according to a telegram received Wednesday by G. C. Richardson, manager of the local chamber -of commerce from W. L. Morrison of the Mexican Aviation company. The tel*gram. sent from Mexico City, also urged that special invita tions to attend be sent to Gen. J. F. Azcarate, chief of the Mexican avi ation service, and Col. Roberto Fier ro. General Azcarate is willing to send five or six Mexican planes to tafce (Continued on page ten.) I m. * * Boy*. I’m ■ittin' on “top o* the world"—Money !n my pocket, •hoes on my feet, and a f.ne job, found through a “Situations Wanted" ad I put in The Herald. Put an ad on the job to de the -job for you and you'll get a job. Costs half a dollar, that's all. i ■vs; ■...-.- ....—.....-.. .- ... ■■ ■ 1 SLAYER TAKEN TO TEXAS J BY 3 RANGERS Dr. Ramsey's Murder er Goes Before Court At Georgetown To Hear Death Date GEORGETOWN. To., Feb. 13.— i/P)— Harry J. Leahy, Mathis. con victed slayer of Dr. J. A. Ramsey, aged Mathis physician, today was sentenced to electrocution April 12 Sheriff Louise Lowe, accompanied by three Texas rangers, a short time later departed for the state peniten tiary at Huntsville with Leahy. The court of criminal appeals re cently overruled Leahy’s motion for a new trial. Dr. Ramsey, testimony at Leahy’s trials showed, was called from his home at night to administer to an ill woman. He did not return, and his body was found in a shallow grave several miles from Mathis two months later. A Mexican, testify ing for the state, said Leahy had killed the doctor and buried him. In his first trial at George West. Leahy was sentenced to 60 years. A motion for a new trial was granted, and he was convicted here on a change of venue and aentenced to death. Martinez Drug Store Looted Tuesday Night The Jose Martinei Drug Store No. I 2. in Victoria addition, was burglar ized Tuesday night, the thieves •» | raping with loot valued at approxi mately $1S0. Entrance was gained by removing the bars and prring up one of the windows. Merchandise taken i included chewing gum. candy, toapa ard toilet articles. The burglars left no clue, and the merchandise is believed to have been transferred to the south side of the Rio Grande. This is the first store burglary I that has occurred in Brownsville in several months, officers state. \ “The usual late winter influ* of suspicious characters is on.” Lieu tenant of Police John Armstrong said, “and I would advise merchants and others to take all possible pre cautions. Two cars now are need ’ by the police department for night petroling of the city, and we are rounding up suspicious characters as rapidly a* possible." A thorough investigation was be ing made Wednesday of a number of suspects who might have been con nected with the store burglary, po lice said. JARDINE NOT IN CABINET WASHINGTON. Feb. <AV~ | Secretary Jardine eliminated himself as a possible member of the Hoover cabinet in a formal statement today I announcing tbnt be had accepted a j position ns counsel for the Federated * Fruit and Vegetable Growers. NO OBJECTION IS RAISED TO BUILDING PLAN Signing of Measure Follows Conference With Leaders O n Naval Expenditures WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-<j$V President Coolidge today signed the naval bill calling for the construc tion of fifteen cruisers and one air craft carrier. The president's approval was giv en in spite of the measure's clause requiring that all the vessels be laid down by July 1. 1931, which he opposed. His opposition to this pro vision was based on the view that it called for expenditures at future dates with no advance knowledge as to the condition of the treasury when they would be made. In addition to providing for the construction of the vessels, the measure calls for an international agreement establishing the rights of neutrals at sea in time of war, un der an amendment sponsored by Chairman Borah of the foreign rela tions committee and Senator Reed of Missouri. The president affixed his signa ture to the measure, the last major legislative project of his administra tion. a few minutes after he had conferred with congressional leaders on expenditures which must be made under it. Those present were Senators Cur tis and Robinson, majority and mi nority leaders of the seante, Chair man Hale of the senate naval com mittee. Speaker Longworth. Repre sentatives Tildon and Garrett, re publican and democratic leaders of the house, and Chairman Snell of the house rules committee. The president has received recom mendations from the budget bureau that from 125.000,000 to $40,000,000 be made available for work on the cruisers during the fiscal year 1929 1930, with a small amount provided for the present fiscal year. Under the measure five cruisers are to be laid down in each of the three fiscal years 1929, 1930 and 1931. In addition, the construction of an aircraft carrier is authorised, to be begun prior to January 1, 1931. CLAIM AGENTS OPEN SESSION Majority of Delegates Are Due To Arrive On Thursday A number of early arrivals were registered at local hotels Wednes day morning for the annual conven tion of the Southwestern Claim Agenta’ association, first business session of which i« to convene in the afternoon. The convention it to last three days and approximately 160 are expected to attend. An appeal for automobiles to take the visitors on a tour of the Valley Friday morning has been made by 0. C Richardson, manager of the local chamber of commerce. Other towns also are expected to famish cars, but the great majority must be tained here it la said. On the tour up the Velley various towns will be visited and the claim agents will inspect packing sheds along the Missouri Pacific and the Southern Pacific railroads. At noon they will be guests at a luncheon at Weslaco, returning here for a ban quet at Matamoroi that night. The session convening Wednesday afternoon is expected to ve devoted mainly to organisation. appointment of committees and reports, it is un derstood. The main delegation ie fContinued on page ten! JAIL IS DISLIKED; * * * BREAKS; REPORTS * * * TO ANOTHER ONE PARIS, Tex„ Feb. 13.—W-J. C. Arthur, being particular about hit jails, has moved to the Lamar county jail here. He was arrested in Stamps, Ark., for an auto theft here, but the Stamps jail grated on his finer sensibilities. He extradited him self by escaping, hitch-hiking to Paris and surrendering to Sheriff Bud Walters. That official ex pressed surprise, but Arthur ex plained today, from his comfort able cell, that he "didn't care fer tha jail in Stamps." POLlCElARD MEXICO HEADS AFTER THREAT Bombs, Intimidations Laid To Catholics By President Gil; Three Deported MEXICO CITY, Feb. 13.—CJP>— Bombs and threats of kidnaping to day caused heavy police guards to bs placed about the homes of prominent figures in public lift. Against this background thera ap peared in today’s newspapers hero ■ second signed statement of Presi dent Emilio Fortes Gil saying tha government was convinced that "exalted fanatical (Roman) Cath olics" wera responsible for the at tempt made against his lifa Sunday. Deportation of a Swede, an Ital ian and a consul of Bolivia wera ordered, after expression of pro Catholic sentiments. Three more bombs were discovered in the offices end homes of other prominent Mexicans whose names were not revealed. Polica mean while have made no arrests in con nection with the bomb found in the offices of Goternor Aaron Saens of Nuevo Leon Sunday night. President Fortes Gil, former President Calles, and other prom inent Mexicans have received threats against their lives, similar in ap pearance to threats received by Gen eral Obregon prior to his assassina tion, police headquarters rsvealed. (Continued on psge ten.) Lindy Completes Last Flight On Air Mail Route _ MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 13.—<A>-Evinc ing the unconcern that has marked all of his exploits of the air Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh closed another ptga of history today when he I tid ed here, ending his flight from E gn am a with the mail. Characteristically, the shy %%d bergh still declined to discuss *4he new page before him—his forthcom ing marriage to Miss Anne Morrow, daughter of the American ambass ador to Mexico, announced last night in Mexico City. When the wheels of his amphibian plane touched Floridian aeil at 9:33 a. m.. today, the colonel rounded out an air mail chai nlinking the two Americas and clipping from three to twelve days from the old sailing time. Lindbergh said he would not he able to announce plans for his de parture until late in the day but that he wil probably stay here to night. Re said he would have to be in Washington in a few days, prior to starting an aerial survey of the transcontinental route from New York to San Francisco and Los An geles._ Chicagoan, 12, Admits 150 ‘Jobs’; Sobbed With Gun CHICAGO. Ill, Fib. 13—</T>— Twelre-yeer-old Joe Dowling, who carries a gen and bee a gang, told police today he had taken part tn ISO burglaries sinew he was 9 years old. When arrested lsit night ms he was offering a 9150 diamond ring for aale fbr 95, Dowling had a loaded pistol in his pocket, a flashlight and a riagfnl of keys. Two bon, one 9, the other 19, were arrested at the same time, but Dowling told polic# they had been on only three "jobs" and warn "'amateurs.'* He was asked about tbs pistol. hi i "A (uy'a gotta have a gu"," said tha boy. who ia small for his years. “Suppose the dicks caught me, and I had a chance to shoot it oat with them? I’va had Iota of guns. Some I got ia flats. Oaa time me and a hid named Coagh* lin—he’s doing a stretch bow— stolo a car and drove to Gary. Ind- and bought two shotguns from a guy. On the way hack Coughlin took A shot at a farmer ia a field and knocked his hat off Police aaid they had verified several of tha burglaries to which tha bey PLAN VISIT TO j LEGISLATURE LATER IN DAY House Floor Shut To Protestors Against j Montgomery; Gal lery Is To Be Open (Special to Tha HeraM) AUSTIN, Feb. 13.—The Hidalgo county army of protest marched up Capitol Hill at 11:30 Wednesday morning, and marched right back again without having approached tha house of representatives where it was to protest the seating of Repre sentative W. R. Montgomery and to present a petition of 5,600 nan rs ask ing his resignation. The 160 or 176 in the group reach ed the rnpitol and nosed on thn front steps for photographs, then went down town for dimer, Mayor D. A. Kirgan of Weslaco, head of thn dele gation. announcing they would, coma back to the capitol during the after noon. The doors of the house were closed, and Sergeant-at-arms Whit.a an nounced the delegation would b« de nied entrance to the floor if they at tempted to enter the house «»f rep resentatives itself. The galltiry warn open. Mr. White stationed himself outside the house door, and instruct ed his assistants to be at hia sida to enforce the order of tha house which prohibits persons other than mem bers on the floor during sessions. The delegation prepared to present its protest to the house during tha afternoon. On arrival here the automobiles, •aid by Gordon Griffin, who came in advance of the party, to numbei 100, parked in front of the capitol anti tha occupants got out, but did not eutor the capitol. To Viait Legislature The party beara a letter to Mont-4 grnsery asking him to resign and m petition said to contain signatures of more than 6,000 persona raking Speaker Barron of the house to tv-* open the contest of E. M. Smit.tn against Montgomery. The contest was finally disposed «■ by the house when it adopted a re*l port of the committee on priviiegesJl suffrage and elections formally seat-H mg Montgomery. This action was taken after the|i committee had reported to tha hous4 that it would probably cost £16,000 for it to conduct a hearing on Smith'a allegations, sinca it would bo necas sary to bring many persona from Hidalgo county here to testify. Tha attorney general ruled a sub-com mittee could not go to Hidalgo county to take evidence. Investigation Asked The house voted overwhelmingly to instruct the committee to bring in a report seating Montgomery an4 this was dona, adopted, reconsidered and tabled, meaning that it could not be reopened again at this ses sion. The petition to Speaker Barron opened with the quotation from tho Texas constitution: “The eitisens shall have the right, in a peaceable manner, to assemble together for their common good: and apply to those invested with tho power of government: for redrosa of grievances or other purposes, by pe tition. address or remonstrance. Griffin, who signed the petition as attorney for Smith, was a candidate for district judge in Hidalgo county against Judge J. E. Leslie, and has pending now a contest of the ratals (Continued on page tan.) ' THE WEATHER II For Browned Ho and tha Valloys Partly cloody tonight and Thnrt day; not much changa in tempara tura. Light to moderate winds, mostly northeasterly. For East Texas: Partly dandy ta night and Thursday; not much changa in temparstur*. Light to modarata northerly to eaatorly wind* on tbo coast. RIVER FORECART There will ha no material hang* in the near except from M.salon down whom it will continue to fell slowly depending on th* amount *z pumping for irrigation. flood Pranl !4-lr. **•!». Eagla Past .« 1* E7 OB Laredo ..... 27 -0J- 0.0 BO Rio Grand* „ *1 *•* •** Mission ..... 22 44 -0J Sen Benito *,24 . T.T el.l Brownsriile . 1* * t -0-* *®0 TIDE TABLE High and low Ud* at Point Isabel tomorrow, under normal meteorologi cal eoaditiona: High.7:00 a. m.; 4-40 p. ». Low.12:44 a. m.; 12 *8 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset today .. *:2i Sunrise tomorrow * ,,fi