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BENITO Lawn Mowers i Cylinders j garden Hose — Sprinklers Complsto Lino was# Shears — Trimmers i Quick Seme* W. h Putep-n v c Alamo Iron Work* . RrownlvM? 1 ?P7 BrowuTilU - Corpus Ckrl.U orownsville, Texas __ San Antonio — Houston "— ---—1 THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(4s) :---' THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 226 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY" _ • __~.. . m * i _____ B m out | [ VALLEY I BROWNSVILLE’S traffic problems i the future were indicated Wed s' Sesday evening by the jam which 9 eeeurred in the business district. || Several land parties, heading for B Hatamoros and dinner, bore down on If Gateway bridge at the same B time. .V As a consequence long lines of ■w alew moving cars filled Elisabeth |B ****** for many blocks. Soon ve ■ 1 Belts traveling the cross streets ■ % were lined up for a block or two. B Tha traffic light system became ■9 inoperative when cars were caught B* in the middle of the street. Were H - unable to move forward, backward B • or to cither side. It was about as pretty a little B9 traffic jam as New York or Chicago (1 will be able to provide in some time. I S’ In fact. Commissioner Whalen of (I f New York, we believe, would have IB. f"j®3red being right in the center of 1 ; • a e MBr IT ALL CAME ABOUT through >e great number of visitors in the ^^r^Jalley, more than 2500 having been B in' brought in by the various land par Pf J tk* and additional hundreds here i r f “on their own." 4. Add to this more than 100 claim I agents holding a convention in I : Brownsville. I * All of which testifies to the I spreading fame of the Lower Rio I Grande Valley of Texas. I More tourists, more winter soj f ourners, mtore conventions. I LAMD SELLING agents find it |L more and more easy to make up a IBs party in any section of the United I3T1 States for a trip to the Valley. Say I# it has become a matter of reject 1 ing applications for the trip rather | than seeking those who desire to see 13 this section with a view to buying •t property. rAnd they are buying more readiiy I than at any time in the history of 1 the movement. Some companies re i porting almost 100 per cent sales. 81 • • • THE VALLEY loaded out 225 cars of fruit and vegetables Wednesday, *' the record day for the 1928-29 sea ton. 8 Which means that at least three long trains of fruit and vegetables w.ovrd from the Valley Wednesday night or Thursday morning to dis tribute the products of this section 1 to practically every state. B Shippers predict that before the (< I season closes a new record of at v least 300 ears in one day will have I been achieved. * Wednesday’s loadings aggregated approximately 3,000 tons or 6,000,000 't pounds. * If the 225 standard refrigerator | cars had been placed in one train I s that train would have been 13.500 | feet, or over two miles in length. I And the Lower Rio Grande Val I ley is less than 30 per cent de • veloped. fl* • e e THE FREIGHT Claim Agents asso f ciatino of the Southwest is touring V, the Valley today, the guests of Mis ;« souri Paeifie and Southern Pacific railway officials and residents of tha Valley. 1 They are given tha opportunity to Inspect the packing sheds, the V *1 ” ley orchards and truck crops. This is tha first visit for many of them They had heard all about i tha Valley; had thought its beau tias and fertility exaggerated, but •x before they return to Brownsville teAlcbt will admit that the half has newer yet been told. r v * # e VOTERS of tha La Feria irrig* Ition district will vote Saturday on (Continued on Page Five.) i Rev. Frank Norris Flayed for Race Bill Talk \ MINISTER IS DENOUNCED BY REP. BALDWIN -■ Effort to Delay Act Lost; House Fails To Invite Pastor For Address (Special to The Herald) AUSTIN, Feb. 15.—A blistering denunciation of the propaganda of the Rev. J. Frank Norris of Fort Worth against the fair racing bill, thwarted an attempt by opponnets of the bill in the house Friday morning to reopen the bill to pub lic hearings and to delay its recon sideration . Frank Baldwin of McLennan coun ty, joint signer of the bill, held the floor throughout a tumultous ses sion until the resolution, which was offered by Rep. J. C. Duvall of Fort Worth, was lost by expiration of ita time. “J Frank Norria is behind this resolution, and everybody in the house knows it,” Baldwin shouted. "He's already acomplished his pur pose, of getting publicity, to the shame of the member from Tarrant county.” Duvall vainly clamored for recog nition to speak before the opponent! of hia motion were heard. The Duvall resolution would have (Continued on page five.) FISilGlL PAST SENATE Three Bays Left Open On Coast tc Shrimp Fishermen Only AUSTIN, Feb. 15.—(A*>—The house committee today had approved tho Holbrook measure passed by the senate yesterday barring certain kinds of seining in the bays along the Texas coast. The measure was a compromise draft of the original bill. It elim inates seining and trawling in Gulf coast inlets except use of set or stationery nets would be permitted in wstors touching the districts of Senators Archio Parr of Benavides and J. W. Stevenson of Victoria. Trawling fsr shrimp would be per mitted in Matagorda bay. San An tonio bay and parts of Aransas bsy and Corpus Christi bay. (Special to ’iha Herald) AUSTIN. Tex., Feb. 15.—Tho sen ate Thursday approved T. J. Hol brook's measure to close all coastal waters of Texas to seine and trawl fishermen, and to restrict fishing to hook and line. Holbrook accepted a modification of the bill leaving Cor pus Christi. Matagorda and San An (Continued on page five.) Elate bulletins - - - ..—=—■--- ■ WILKINS IN CHILE ON RETURN FROM ANTARCTIC TALCAHJANO. Chile. Feb. 15.—<AI*)—Sir Hubert Wilkin., noted ex plorer, who is retaining fro* hie Antarctic air expedition, arrived here today from Deception Island. ARMY FLIER IN ALTITUDE FLIGHT UP TWO HOURS WRIGHT FIELD. Ohio, Feb. 15.—Oth—After remaianin* aloft for two J hours and 20 minutes in a flight to set a new altitude record. Lieut. Harry Johnson, Selfridgc Field flier, landed here at 1:50 p. m. today. LINDBERGH DECLINES HUNT; TO FLY TO WASHINGTON SAPELO ISLAND. Ga„ Feb. 15.—<AP>—Declining an invitation to par ticipate in a pheasant hunt on the estate of Howard E. Coffin here today, C*L Charles A. Lindbergh announced this afternoon he would take off for Washington late today. HAHN STORES TO TAKE OVER JOSKE BROTHERS NEW YORK. Feb. 15.—(A*i—Hahn Department Stores, Inc., has com pleted negotiations for acquisition of Joske Rros. I o., San Antonio, Texas, as iha twenty-eighth unit of its nations! department store chain, it was announced today. Joske Bros, stockholders will b< offered an exchange of atock or cash for their holdings. LAND OFFICE INVESTIGATION NEARS END AUSTIN. Feb. 15.—(AP)—Investigation of the general land office was •oaring an end today, with announcement that only a report of the auditors' checkin* records of the department and the testimony of Commissioner J. T Robison, remained to be heard. JRl'ETT, UNDER ROBBERY BFLLS. HELD IN MURDER CASE DALLAS. Texas. Feb. 15.—William (Dagger) Pruett, already under five robbery with firearms indictments, today was indicted for murder and robbery bv assault. The murder indictment charges Pruett with having vVilliam Mann. 17. high school student, when Mann attempted to keep ■Kft from entering an automobile in which Mann and a girl were riding. WILSON PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAIN ROBBERY FORT WORTH. Feh. IS.—<AP>—Faring a Jury in federal court. Travii H Wilson. 22. pleaded guilty today to the $&«.•*• mall robbery November f In a Texas A Pacific baggage car between Aledo and Fort Worth. Pleas of noi guilty were catered by Mealing E. Pruett, 48, mail clerk, and Mra. Ottie Bridges. »•. charged with being accomplices. „ ■ . ■■■ « « SON, NEAR DEATH * * * IN FAST, BEGGED * * * TO TAKE FOODS LIMA, Ohio, Feb. 15.—(JP)—Fred Conrad, 27, today entered the last week of life allotted him if he* continues a hunger strike, now in its twenty-third day, aimed at “driving the devil” from his fath er, George Conrad, who stands at the bedside for hours begging his son to take food in the hope of saving his life. Conrad's father blamed the Rev. Mr. Ray Dodson, revivalist, for his son's fast. He has despaired of inducing his son to eat, and de clared he believed the minister the only person capable of obtaining his consent to take food. Conrad weighs 145 pounds, 55 pounds less than he weighed when he took up the fast. Physicians have given him not more than a week to live if he continues. LC. C. 0. KS. RAO, EXPRESS MERGER PLAN Financing to Include 1000 Shares Stock And $32,000,000 Of 5 Per Cent Bonds WASHINGTON. Feb." 15.—(JP)—Full approval of railroad plans to consol idate virtually the entire express business to the country in the hands of a single corporation, the Railway Express Agency. Inc., was given t« day by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Under contracts which the com mission approved, the Railway Ex press Agency will Issue 1 000 shares of capital stock and $32,000,000 of five per cent bonds and will acquire all of the property of the American Railway Express company. Profits from express service will be divided among railroads ir proportion to the business which they contribute and the nominal issue of capital will be divided among the 86 lines which are (Continued on page five) New Fairchilds Air Mail Plane At Local Port A new Fairchilds cabin monoplane, en route to Mexico for use on the Mexico City to Tampico air mail route was to leave the municipal air port late Friday for Tampico. Tha ship arrived here Thursday after noon. The ship, the second of its kind to be delivered to the Mexican Aviation Co., is equipped for five passengets and has a large mail storage space. When necessity arises it can be fitted with two additional chairs in the mail storage space. A 410-horse power Wasp engine furnished motive power. This is the second new plane to ar rive for the Mexican mail service within a week. The Ford monoplane, equipped with three Wasp engines, which arrived at the field here last Sunday flew to Tampico Monday and has been in the service from that point to Mexico City during the past three days. It is reported to be prov. ing admirably suited to the flight over the mountain range. i . CITY ELECTION TO BE CALLED FOR FINANCING • ' Commission Favoring Refunding, Improve ment Issue; Action At Next Meet Seen That an election call will be is I sued by the city commission at its next regular meeting on March 1, to authorize issuance of refunding and improvement bonds in the amount of at least $1,000,000, was indicated at the city commission meeting Fri day morning by Mayor Cole and members of the commission. The statement by the mayor that he considered it necessary to take immediate action followed a brief discussion en city finances in which each of the city commissioners and the mayor voiced their opposition to issuance of additional Warrants. Street Commissioner A. C. Hipp stated he would oppose additional paving after present contracts are completed unless the present war i rant issues are funded and bonds authorized for additional improve ments. Paving contracts totaling approx | imately $35,000 remain to be com ! pleted. it was stated. Commissioner Cobolini urged that j refinancing of the city and retire ment of the warrants by issuance j of low interest long-period bonds be undertaken immediately, and in this (Continued on page two.) NEW CARRIER ROUTE BEGUN Mail Service Here Is Extended to Two Sections First mail carrier service to resi dents in West Brownsville and Vic toria Heights was inaugurated Fri day morning, it was announced by G. W. Dennett, postmaster. Though necessarily there were some minor difficulties, on the whole the first de livery was carried out succesafully, it was said. The new extension only is to be carried out to residents on paved streets, and while it will be main tained to ail patrona for the time be ing, those without proper house num bers and boxes or slots for receiving the mail, may be cut off later, Den nett saya. Proper facilities for receiving the mail are essential the postal official declared, and aervice where such fa cilities are not available, may be discontinued at the option of the postmaster. Along this line George Hillyer. city inspector, announced that 1000 alum inum house numbers had been or dered by the City of Brownsville and soon would be here, to be distributed free to residents in the new exten sion territory. In the meantime those who do not knew the number of their house, may obtain it by calling at the inspectors office in the city hall and furnishing the lot and block number of their home and the position of the house, Hillyer spid. CIVIL SERVICE BILL KILLED AUSTIN. Feb. 15.—OPV—The house today killed Gov. Moody’a bill plac ing state employes under civil serv ice regulations by a 62 to 46 vote. . ■ "-1 Going to Move? If *o. engage year mover early. Avoid the rash. Under the Classified Business Directory in The Herald Want Ads, you will find a list of movers from whcih to select one. Bead these ads TODAY. First there, first served, you know. _ V-: SHE ATTRIBUTES * * * HER 100 YEARS * * * TO HATE OF MEN BOSTON, Eng., Feb. 15.—<JPh Miss Wilhelmina Robinson has reached the age of 100 years. "I detest men,” she avowed on reaching the century mark, “and 1 put down my long and happy life to the fact that I was never fool ish enough to marry one.” Miss Wilhelmina wears a frilly cap and shares her rooms with two milk-white cats—both ladies. “Single women have a far bet ter life than any wife. The girls of today are a scandal. It is men, men, men, all the time,” she said. “I never asked any man to mar ry me—and no one ever asked me to marry him,” she said. “I always hated men.” AGED JEWELER FOUND SLAIN BY BURGLARS Glenn A. Coulson, 60, Of Gteenville Shot Resisting Robbery, Belief GREENVILLE. Tex., Feb. 15.—<*) —Apparently shot to death when he related robbera, Glenn A. Coulaon, 60. retired jeweler and a pioneer citizen of Greenville, waa found dead in a hotel room here today. Coulson was alone. Mrs. Coulson was in Dallas visiting a daughter. Guesti in the hotel rer# awaken ed about 3 a. m. by a striei if pistol shots. Coulson was found on the floor, a bullet through hit head and a pistol clutched in his right hand. His trousers, with the pockets turn ed inside ou% were in the hallway. A money sack, a purie and a cash box also had been rifled. The pock etbook was o- a window ledge lead ing to a fire escape, and the win dow was shattered, either by a bul let or a brick, which was fcand on the ground underneath. Coulson was clad only in his pajamas. Patrolman James Orr. who was on a nearby street, held three men for questioning after the shooting, and a fingerprint expert from Dallas was called to aid in tha investiga tion. Officials were to confer today as to whether a special grand jury ses sion should be called. Coulson's pistol had been dis charged three times. Party Off Wreck Register As Mr. Mrs. Lindbergh KKY ^ EST, Fla., Feb. 15.—WV” Mystery today surrounded the iden tity of a party of nina persons which lata last night was taken off the yacht Diana shortly before the sank on a shoal off the coast. Coast guardsmen brought the party to a hotel here, where they were regis tered simply as "Mr. and Mrs. Lind bergh and party." Reports that tha Lindberghs were relatives of Col onel Charles Lindbergh could not be confirmed. Members of the party refused to rive their name although ona young woman said tha party was from Hartford. Conn. The Diana stopped here from Miami at midday yestarday and had resumed its voyage to Havana when it went en the shoals. Coast ruards men were attempting to raisa the 1 vessel. " Survey to Check Coastal Aviation WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-(AV-A ■ survey to check coastal aviation charts of the Gulf coast now being compiled by the navy department’s hydrographic office will begin about May 15. Tha departmant’s survey ships Nokomis and Hannibal, assist ed by naval planes, will be used in the survey, which will be along the coast from New Orleans to Browns villa. IS FOUND IN DITCH WITH LINE HAND _ Two Hour Effort At Reviving Victim Prove* Unavailing; No Witnesses (Special to The Herald) SAN BENITO, Feb. 15.—Guadalupe Villareal, age 18, died here Thurs day afternoon when she came in contact with a 2300 volt wire of the Central Fower A Light company, a quarter of a mile west of the com pany’s main plant on Palm road. Two hours’ work by a crew of em ployes of the Central Power A Ligh company to revive the girl proved of no avail, and she was twice pronounced Head by Dr. Wm. Vinsant. L. M. Valdetero, justice of the peace, summoned the physi cian again after the workers had practically given up hope. The girl was employed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hornberg, doing house work, and had left this house at about 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon to go to her home. The wire, which is thought to have drop ped to the ground after being short circuited when the strong wind Thursday blew a palm leaf against the two wires, which was lying in the ditch beside the road. The girl for some reason picked (Continued on page five.) COUNTYMT LAW CHANGED Two-Thirds Vote For Court House Move, Is Favored AUSTIN, Feb. 15.—(AV-A fight to change the county scat of Hansford county from Hansford, a town con sisting of two residences and the courthouse, to Spearman, engaged at tention of the house committee on state affairs last night. After hearing proponents and op ponents of the change, the committee passed the Moore senate bill repeal ing a special law enacted during the 40th legislature which allowed the county aeat to be moved from a point within five miles of the geographical center on a majority vote. A two thirds vote now will be required *• * result of the committee’s action. County Judge C. W. King and a committee consisting of A. H. Wilcox, S. H. Hale and R. C. Sampson urged that only a majority vote ba required to change the seat of government. They favored Its removal to Spear man. a town of 2500 population with outside rail connections. Rep. V. E. Conway of commerce and J. H. Gruver, who opposed removal of the county seat to Spearman, asked that the old statute be re pealed. They said a move was on foot to build a new courthouse at aome centrally located point which #otUd be touched by the Rock lilano rafffoad extension now under con struction. ASKS DUTY ON SHINGI.ES WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.——A total of 149 witnesses were called by the house ways and ratal s committee today for testimony on the sundry schedule in connection with its hearings on tariff revision. L. E. Whittaker, of Lockland, Ohio, who said he represented 90 per cent of domestic producers of asbestos shingles, now dutiable at 25 par cent ad valorem._ U. S. Dry Agent’s Theory Is Hit by Chicago Police CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-—(/P)—Major Fred D. Silloway, assistant prohibition administrator, today advanced the theory that police officers themselves killed the seven gangsters shot to death in a Northside gang stronghold yesterday, and declared he believed the names of the ac tual slayers would be known before night. Commissioner of Police Russell who hurried to theN scene of the slaying yesterday was quoted as saying “thia will be the end of gang war in Chicago. The police will fight it out to the death with the gunmen.” He has as cribed most of the gang killings to bootlegger feuds. Police Commissioner Russell and Deputy Commission er John Stege, in charge of the detective bureau, had left their offices to go to the inquest for the seven slain men at 3 HERRIN MEN CONVICTED IN I i VERDICT Mayor And Two Other City Officials Are Found Guilty In Conspiracy Case EAST ST. LOUIS. 11U Feb. 15.—UP) —Mayor McCormack of Herrin, Ills., his brother, Elmer, a policeman, and Chief of Police John Stamm were convicted of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act in a ver dict returned today in U. S. district court. The case was firen to the jury last night and a sealed verdict was handed to Federal Judge Fred L. Wham this morning. The mayor was accused of having been in collusion with the Charlie Birger gang of gunmen in whole" sale liquor traffic and to have kept the town “wide °P*n”to. and saloonkeepers. His brother and Stamm, it was alleged, were h t0°A»;.b,r city the conspiracy, Alvin . superintendent, pleaded ^^.aVov outset of the trial and turned go eminent witness. Judge Wham gave the eight days of grace in which to re turn to Herrin, resign from thtjr offices and close up their »f*mlr8' He set February 23 as tha cay for passing sentences. ., . P The maximum sentence which « m«y receive is two years in prison and a $10,000 fina._ National Banks Have Resources Of 30 Billions WASHINGTON. Feb. Combined resources of the ..635 wa tional banks of the nation have reached $30,589,156,000. Comptroller of the Currency Cole, reporting today on the .{JP™ the call for reports on the condition of the banks issued on December 31 •aid the resources exceeded S1.«W. *76.500 those held on October 8, U>-8. the date of the previous call. They were 12.429.973.000 greater than the amount raportad Dacambc? 31, 1 Mexico Announcing Air Line Here With Stamps : Advertising the Mexico City Brownsvillu air mail service to be established February 23, the Mexi can postal officials are now stamp ing on air mail the announcement the 24-hour service between the Mexican capital and New York will soon be established. The first letter bearing the stamped announeemiut of the Mex ican postal officials was received here Friday. On the obverse side of tke envelope, which boro a Mexi can air mail stamp, was stamped the following in Spanish: -MEXICO AND NEW YORK Communication in 24 Hour* by Air Service Route MEXICO-MAT AMOROS The letter bore the regular 10 centavo stamp, a 25-centavo air mail stamp, and tha official green, white end red “Cerreo A*r*o¥' sump ef the Mexican air mail. The stamp indicates that tha Mex ican postal officials have designated the Tamplco-Brownsville route aa the official route for air mail des tined for New York City and all in termediate points. Th* Laredo Chamber of Com merce had reported Wednesday that the Laredo route was to be main tained and that the Brownsville rente was to be in the nature of a secondary route for the Mexican air mail. The stamp ef th* Mexican postal officials is considered aa conclusive that tha Brownsville route will be placed in premier po sition in handling air mail from th* Mexican capital. ?tne time Siiloway made his announcement. Called Ridiculous Captain James Gleason, Stege’s as sistant, however, said it was ridicu lous to suppose police were involved in the murders. A visored cap was picked up in the garage, he said, but it was that of a doorman. Policemen, he said, would never have marched men out of the garage with their hands over their heads, unarmed, aa witnesses described the exit of yes terday. "i nose men were gangsters, mas querading as effictrs," ha declared emphatically. “The only thing Frank uuesenberg, who died in the Hospital later, would say was that two of the men were wearing uniform*. So that has given the impression policemen were involved.” Major Siiloway expressed the be lief that the killings yesterday war* the direct outgrowth of a hijacking job here six weeks ago when boo cases of whiskey were taken from the Moran gang by a West Side liquor running outfit. Charge Retaliation Major Siiloway said ha did not be lieve the theft of the liquor by on* taction from tha other could have been carried out in broad daylight on a well traveled boulevard without police assistance. The Moran gang, ne said, apparently got the same idee and cut otf tribute that the prold tion officers said the gang had paid the police. Major Siiloway said he believed the killings were in retaliation fog stopping tha protection money and declared he expected to gain infor mation as to the actual killers. Me said soma of tha killers word police uniforms, that an automobile resembling a police squad car with a gong on the side was used by them and that the stayers evidently were well known to the Moran gang aa they were admitted without question. ! Commissioner Russell characteris ed Major Silioway’e theory and state ment as “all rot” but added “no matter who did it 1 am out to get them and clean this rase up.” He was attending a coroner’s inquest when he msde the statement. Probe Started Meanwhile the inquisitorial agen cies of the government, state, county and city were coordinated in aa ex tensive manhunt, the principal end of which appeared to be the arreet of every man with whom the gang sters had been teen, while scores of suspects wera rounded up. the po lice did not find the men they sought. Those most wanted were Moran himself and three of his lieu tenants, Ted Newberry, David Aldar man and Frank Foeter. If police are able to find these four they said they were confident the killers could be named by them. Moran was reported in hiding al though there were other reports that (Continued oa page fivoj THE WEATHER For Brownsville and the Vadey: Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Saturday, probably with occa sional rains; somewhat colder. Light to moderate winds, mostly northerly. For Fast Texas: Cloudy tonight; rain in southeast portion; coidor is northwest portion; Saturday eioedy; colder in north and west portions. Light to moderate westerly to north erly winds on the coast. RIVER FORECAST There will ho no material change in the river during the next few days. Flood Present 34-Br. S44iv Stage Stage cling. Rais Eagle Pass .. 14 1.7 0.0 31 Laredo . 27 -03 0.0 JM Rio Grande .. 21 43 0.0 M Mission ...... 22 43 0.0 M San Benito .. 23 7.0 -0.4 .04 Brownsville . 18 2A -03 M TIDE TABLE High end low tide at Point Iaaba tomorrow, under normal meteorologl cal conditions: High . 10:40 a. m Low ...2:3T a. m MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset today . Sunrise tomorrow