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LEADERS OF
TEXAS G. O.P.
WILL' f
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Delegation Headed By
R. B. Creager To Ap
pear Before Senate
Committee
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Twenty-six prominent republi
cans of Texas, headed by R. B.
Creager of Brownsville, republican
national committeeman, will appear
Thursday, February 28, before the
Senate sub-committee, of which
Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa is1
chairman, to answer charges of
patronage sale and protection of
liquor law violators, recently made
before that committee. Evidence to
refute the charges will be presented,
Creager said.
Creager will leave Sunday night
for Washington, and will be joined
Wednesday morning by the Texas
delegation. Senator Brookhart re
cently informed the Texas commit
teeman that the Texans would be
given an opportunity to appear be
SPIVEY * KOWALSKI BLDG.
PHONE 100
fore the committee, to make their
statements, but no subpoenas would
be issued.
The sub-committee, which Is com
posed of Senator Brookhart, Oddie
of Nevada and McKell&r of Tennes
see. is investigating southern pat
ronage and recently heard testimony
of various witnesses opposed to the
Creager organization in Texas. Wit
nesses charged that federal appoin
tees were assessed and that the or
ganization protected certain hotels
in which liquor was sold.
The charges were denied by Crea
ger and other republican leaders,
and a request wired to Senator
Brookhart that they be permitted
to testify before the committee.
The delegation of Texans will in
clude in addition to R. B. Creager:
Dr. Oeorgc C. Butte, republican can
didate for governor in 1934, and re
cently attorney general of Porto
Rico; T. P. Lee. state committee
man, Houston; Dr. P. L. Thomson,
republican state treasurer and state
committeeman, San Antonio; Eu
gene Nolle, republican state chair
man, Seguin; Orville Bu’.lington,
vice-chairman, state committee.
Wichita Falls; J. P. Lucey, Dallas;
Henry Zweifel. state committeeman,
former United States attorney. Ft.
Worth; Randolph Bryant. United
States attorney. 8herman; 8. L.
Gross. United States marshal, Dal
las; J. W. Bass, collector of inter
nal revenue. Austin; L. J. Benck
enstein, state committeeman. Beau
mont; C. O. Harris, state commit
teeman, San Angelo; B. J. Peasley.
state committeeman. Tyler; George
C. Hopkins, collector of Internal
revenue. Dallas; John W. Phil,
postmaster, Dallas; Major Leonard
wlthlngton, director of organization,
Dallas; Houston Jones, state com
mitteeman, Pharr; W. H. Holmes,
candidate for governor of Texas.
1928: H. L. McCune. assistant United
States attorney. El Paso.
Scott C. White, United States
marshal, El Paso; U. 8. Goen. state
committeeman, El Paso; H. C.
Kramp, postmaster. El Paso: Rob
ert Maverick. San Antonio; J. Allen
Myers, state committeeman, Bryan:
H. H. Haines. Amarillo, candidate
for governor of Texas 1928.
Willacy Backs
Road Bond Plan
RAYMONDVILLE, Feb 33—The
commissioners court of Willacy
county favors the bond plan to fi
nance a system of connected state
highways, and at its meeting Fri
day passed a resolution for sub
mission to the legislature.
The resolution, which was ad
dressed to Governor Moody and
members of the senate and house of
representatives, was as follows:
‘ We, the county Judge and com
missioners of Willacy county, deem
the building of the state highways,
the most Important legislation be
fore your honorable bodies: there
fore, we wish by this resolution to
convey to you our wish and promise
of a full support of the issue now
under consideration, and to ex
press to you our belief vhat the plan
before you of a statewide bond is
sue. is without a doubt the best and
safest plan, and the one. only, suited
to this state. We also hope for its
early adoption.**
GREENVILLE TRIO HELD
ON BOND IN SLAYING
GREENVILLE. Tex.. Feb. 23.-44*t
—Three men held here in connec
tion with the death of Glen A. Coul
son. Greenville capitalist, who was
shot to death in his hotel room a
week ago. were released under 11.000
bond each after examining trial to
day.
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FAMOUS DEADWOOD WOMAN
GAMBLER IS GIVEN PARDON
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“Poker Alice" at 57, left; "Poker Alice," today.
By EARL B. DOUGLAS
(Staff Lor respondent, Central Press)
STURGIS. S. D., Feb. 23 —The
faces around the poker table in
“Poker Alice’s” gambling house, in
Deadwood, were nonchalent, but
their nonchalenco only veiled ex
citement. Only the face of “Poker |
Alice” showed absolutely no flicker
of tautness. She shifted her cigar
to the other corner of her mouth
and narrowly watched the face of
the man holding the only hand, be
sides here. All the others had toss
ed their cards in. At last:
“Well, I'll see yuh,” the man
breathed, and added another bag of
gold dust to the small mountain of
bags already in the center of the
table. “What yuh got, Alice?"
“Then yuh ain’t goin’ to raise me
again?” Alice asked, and lifted an
eyebrow, shifting the cigar once
more. “No Well, it’s a pretty full.”
■he said, with a sweeping -esture,
displaying her cards. “Three aces
and a pair of ladies. Beat that and
the dust Is yours.”
“Take the pot,” her opponent or
dered. and rose. He stamped dis
gustedly through the door and dis
appeared into the night. •
Better Daye
Such an event as that frequently
happened in Deadwood, S. D., during
the gold-rush days of the '70s, when
“Poker Alice," now a woman near
ly 76, ran a gambling house there.
In those days “Poker Alice” rolled
in gold dust. She didn't even know
how wealthy she was. Now she Is
poverty stricken, and has just been
saved by Gov. W. J. Bulow from
spending some of her declining
years in the South Dakota peniten
CHURCH GROUP
TO MEET HERE
Presbyterian Men Of
Valley Prepare
Prbgram
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Laymen leaders and clergymen
representing all Presbyterian chur
ches in the Valley will assemble
here Thursday evening, February
28. for the semi-annual meetlngg of
the Presbyterian men of the Val
ley, an organization embracing all
congregations of that denomina
tion.
Hon. Robert Lee Bobbitt of La
redo. former speaker of the Texas
house of representatives, will be
present and deliver an Inspirational
address. Clergymen who will at
tend include Revs. F. M. Davis. San
Benito: J. Stuart Pearce. Harlin
gen: C. P. Owen. Mercedes: T. M.
Pollard. Mercedes: H. McDermott.
Donna: R. E. Porterfield. Edinburg; |
B. I. Dickey. McAllen; C. D. Peaks.
Mission; T. R Woods. Elsa.
Officers of the organization are
Cleve H. Tandy. Brownsville, presi
dent; Charles Bowie. San Benito,
vice president, and Jack Troll inger,
Mercedes, secretary-treasurer.
Following is the program which
will be rendered at the Brownsville
Presbyterian church.,
7:30—Ten-minute devotional, led
by Rev. C. P. Owen. Mercedes.
7:40—Group singing, led by J. M.
Kirkpatrick. Edinburg.
7:50 — Address, “Stewardship,”
Rev. F. M. Davis. San Benito.
8:05—Duets by Mrs. Cleve Tandy
and Mrs. Frits Schmidt, Browns
ville.
8:20—Inspirational address, by i
Hon Robert Lee Bobbitt. Laredo.
9:00—Annual election of officers.
NOTICE OFF MARRIAGE I
LAW SIGNED BY MOODY
AUSTIN. Feb. 23.——Governor
Moodv today signed the bill by
Senator Hyer remitting a notice of
three da vs prior to issuance of tnar
riaow licenses.
The law will become effective 90
days after the legislature adjourns.
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p ( . El Vibra System Used
Why he fet when yen ran reduce to
UlfCvKU normal without the n»a of injnrioaa
_* diet, drape, sweet baths or tiresome
al __ esereise. The El Vlbra system net
llOllCc nrmlly takes away fat, redaees hi|h
blood pressure, corrects the cirrnia
fb- tioa. and improves the entire system,
lesvinir so wrinkles er flsbhv skin. J
PI IRI IP Positively redaees 1-2 to 1 pound
r^OLlt daily. Treatments for both men and
women. Make appointments early.
M. COOK, D. G, Chiropractor
Nerv-O-Meter Service
State National Bask Bldg. Room 405, Pbons 70S
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tiary for running another gambling ]
bouse in Sturgie
“Poker Alice” ia the last pictur
esque character of the old mauve
days of the Black Hills. All the
rest are in their graves.
Despite her 76 years, “Poker
Alice” still is quite untamed, un
daunted. She still can fire a revol
ver with amazing skill, and can
puncture a bull’s eye at 100 rarda
every time she pulls the trigger.
And she has legally established rec
ord of killing one man and wound
ing two others with her guns, and
that not so many years ago.
A College Graduate
*Toker Alice” was born Alice
Ivers, in Sudburg, Devonshire, Eng.,
in 1853. When she was three her
parents brought her to America. The
family settled in the south, where
she was graduated from a woman’s
college. During the Civil war her
father was a colonel In the Confed
erate army, commanding the Nine
teenth Louisiana infantry. Two of
her brothers were killed in the bat
tle of Malvern hill. Sometime after
the close of the war aha married
and moved to Leadville, Colo., with
her husband, Frank F. Duffield, and
there Duffield was killed in a mine
'explosion.
“Poker Alice” then came to Dead
wood, arriving a few days after the
advent of “Wild Bill Hickok” and
“Calamity Jane,” and being just in
time for the killing and buriaP of
“Wild Bill.” The days were stir
ring ones. She opened a gambling
house, where she excelled in a game
of poker. Because of her “poker”
tece she won the sobriquet which she
ever since has carried.
COLLEGIAN IS
DUE TUESDAY
First Publication Of
Brownsville Junior
College
The first Brownsville Junior col
lege publication, the mid-term edi
tion of The Collegian, will make its
debut Tuesday, It has been an
nounced by Edwin Edgeworth,
editor-in-chief.
The book is devoted largely to
literary work, as the helghth of stu
dent activity is not reached until
later In the year. It will be paper
bound.
Edgeworth was assisted as editor
by Rosita Ceyanes while the busi
ness office of the publication was
handled by Robert Branch. No
radical departures were employed In
the book, editors state, ana it con
tains the usual school book depart
ments.
Anna Cor* Petr, who has had ex
nerience on Brownsville high school
year books, has been literary editor
of the edition. Other chiefs and
departments are as follows: Ath
letics. Madison Taylor: Jokes. Rob
ert Jones, and calendar. Margaret
Marchman. The college news sec
tion is divided into three narts as
follows: Alumni. Hardy Oonnley;
local. Dorothy Vertrees; and society,
Althea Whitehead.
The second edition will feature
student activities and will contain
aoproxlmateTv 15 nages of half
tones and Illustrations. The first
number does not contain half
tone*.
Bishop's print shop of this city Is
running the bode off the press.
Arrest Two On
Theft Charges
Two Santa Maria boys were
nlac*d unde- arest Saturday by
deputy sheriffs charged with bur
glarising a hardware store at La
Perl a. The boys were brought to
Brownsville and placed in the coun
ty 1*11.
The proprietor of the store re
ported that a quantity of cartridges,
pocket knives and other articles had
been taken, and part of th« missing
merchandise was recovered.
NEW DISTRICT
TO CUT COSTS
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Entire System of Hi
dalgo No. 7 Will
Be Concreted
MISSION, Peb. 23 —A new era in
irrigation, with the abolition of
seepage and excessive water rates,
was assured for Hidalgo Water
Control and Improvement district
No. 7. embracing 34,000 acres north
and east of Mission, when *2,700.
000 in bonds were voted here Tues
day to take over the canal system
and the Shary third lift pump of
the United Irrigation company.
The Issuance of bonds, which
waa favored by a four to one vote,
provides for cementing of the en
tire canal system. Insuring conser
vation of water, prevention o.'
seepage and the reclamation of
much waterlogged land, besides
providing for a lower water rate.
The district serves more than 34.
000 acres embraced in the Shary
land. Ratama and Jackson tracts.
The largest property holder in the
district, John H. Shary, in an in
terview said:
"I believe the voters, by their de
cision at the polls Tuesday, have
insured for themselves the finest
irrigation system In the Valley and
have provided the cheapest water
supply possible.”
Second District Forming
A petition for the formation of
Water Control and Improvement
District No. 8 will come up at a
session of the commissioners court
at Edinburg on March 11. This
district will comprise all the lands
on the Mission and 8hary tracts
not included in district 7. but which
are served by the United Irriga
tion company.
District No. 7 Is bounded bv a
variable line embracing all land
north of the 5-mlle line on the
Mission tract and practically all
land north on Shary tract. This
district and district 8. in the event
it is formed, will have a two-year
ootion to buy the numDlng plant
and main line canals of the United
Irrigation company leading to the
Shary third lift pump. In regard
to this ootion Mr. Shary. president
of the United Irrigation company,
said:
"I have given an option of the
pumping plant and main line
canals out of this district and in
the south district for both districts
to have the right to purchase same
two years from the organization of
this district (number 7). If the
south district should not be organ
ized by that time, or If organized,
it should refuse to participate, then
the north district shall have- the
right to purchase, and if the north
district refuses to purchase, then
the south district should have the
right to purchase: and if both*dis
tricts refuse, then we are bound
under the terms of our contract to
continue to serve both districts
with water on a coat basis, allow
ing only operating cost, including
depreciation and replacements,
plus six per cent Interest on a
fixed value. And in this program
1 have personally volunteered to j
serve the irrigation company for [
the term of the option without any :
salary whatsoever.’
Pleasure Flight
Planned Monday
The Kenyon tri-motored Ford
plane which recently returned from
Tulsa, has been chartered by the
International Amusements and
Sports club for a pleasure flight
over northern Mexico Monday. The
ship will leave the Brownsville mu
nicipal airport at 8 a. m. and will
make a round trip of 450 miles be
fore returning in the afternoon.
Landings are to be made at Vic
toria, capital of Tamaulipas. Cham
mal ranch. San Juan ranch and at
the Soto la Marina fishing camp.
The Soto la Marina river will be
followed to Its mouth at the Oulf
of Mexico.
Accommodation* for seven pas
sengers remain, according to M. A.
(Jtggs) Bansbach of the flying con
cern. He can be reached at the air
port or the Wei Walt hotel
Folders and Booklets
Skillfully Executed!
This Agency, with a staff of skilled
workera. artiata and printers at its j
ecmamnd. is in a position to prapart1
for yon. foldtrs and booklets of the i
first quality. Anything from small J
“flyers” or latter inserts to artistic
booklets and foldara of tha higbast
quality and workmamhip. Wa will !
ba glad to submit "dummy* and
plans for your approval No obliga
tion of course. James Advertising
Agency. Inc.. Hidalgo Bank Bldg..
Mercedes. Phone *09.
It Won’t Be Long
Now
Shortly After March 1st
We Move
To
1226 Elizabeth
[Opposite the Bollack Store 1
Next to The Fashion J
CLOETTA
Hardware Co.
Traveler* Hotel Building
QUERIDA STARS IN VALLeV SHOW
Second Lt. Trapolino s Querida. a djudged one of the best pieces of
horse flesn in this section, taking a four-fooot post and rail. Pri
vate Collins up. His horse is now taking part in the three-day horse
show and field meet at Port Ringgold. Rio Orande City.
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CEMENT FLAN
OF STATE HIT
Gilchrist Report Ex
presses Doubt of
Factory Proposal
(Special to The Herald!
AUSTIN. Feb. 23-A survey,
questioning the advisability of the
state's attmeoting to manufacture
cement, has been filed bv the high
way commission with the senate.
The survey was made by Gibb Gil
christ. highway engineer, and a let
ter. signed bv Commissioner Cone
Johnson of the commission said
“the commission does not adont
everv statement and conclusion"
m*de bv the engineer.
The report said growing com pet!
t'on of foreign manufacturers, and
the lessening use of e-m-pt ’n ’*fv*a
building are factors that will keep
the nric-s down from private
plants. He said the minimum re
quirement* for the state to enter
the business would thre*» plants,
each costing $1742.132. each capa
ble of making 2.000 barrels of r»
ment a *iy. In the three r’ants.
onlv about 200 convicts could be
used, other employes required to be
e3cp«rts. Gilchrist reported.
The cost of manufacture in Tex
as was estimated at $1.52 per bar
rel.
There is now being manufactur
ed 7.700.000 barrels of cement in
Texas per year, and plants for an
{New {Rings
tyor Old
Your old-fashioned rings
will be given new life and
beauty when modernized
into the Traub Genuine
Orange Blossom design—
as shown above—new,
modish and beautiful. The
cost is nominal
additional 2.750.000 barrels are be*
ing constructed.
"A state enterprise cannot as a
-rule be operated as cheaply as pri
vate plants." the report said. "It
Is not certain the state can manu
facture cement In competition with
private plants, even with the elimi
nation of profit"
The question of economical ac
quisition of cement can be met in
other waits than manufacture. Gil
christ suggested. He said use of
cement can be curtailed; the high
way department can keep a check
on costs to determine when they
run above a reasonable price level,
and that foreign cement, now offer
ed by Belgium and France, will
serve as a factor of safety if Texas
prices were to go above a reason
able basis.
NATIONALISTS
ARE ATTACKED
Shantung Disorder!
Bring On Other
Campaigns
SHANGHAI, Feb. 23.—(AV-'The
Shantung disorders, eventuating
have brought on other camper
•gainst the nationalist regime
Nanking existence of the mov'l
ments was acknowledged by ■
spokesman for the Kuomintlang
party here today. j
He told Chinese newspapermen
that communltsts In central Chins
were spreading propaganda In tM
nationalist armies urging armed up
rising. He said they also were us
ing widespread anti-Japanese sen
timent to stir uo general dissatis
faction and that last week national
ist authorities at Hankow had ar
rested there the leaders of an ex*
tensive communist plot.
Word also came here that General
Lu Tl-Ping. chairman of the pro
vincial government of hunan with
headquarters at Chang Sha, had
been ousted by three subordinates!
one of whom. General Ho Chien
had assumed th- poet. It, was said
that the coup d’etat was executed
with the connivance of Hankow
authorities believed seeking means
to embarrass the Nanking governs
ment or rtnsslhlv nlanninr an acthrl*
revolt with support of the Cantor
officers at Hankow who said the
Chang Sha trouble was purely loci*
and was not expected to develop
Into anything of nation wide con
cern.
PAGE BUYS EXCHANGE SCAT
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.—(Ah—A
former page on the floor of the New
York Stock Exchange—Wilfred H.
Fritts. 25. was disclosed today as ths
purchaser of a New York 8tock Ex
change membership. The price wat
not announced.
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-REWARD
$300.00 leading to the recovery of the following or*
tides stolen from my homo at 921 E. Jackson Street,
Harlingen, about December 1st, 1928
2 Brass Candle Sticks 24 in. Tall.
1 Rug 9x16. i
t 1 Maple Secretary Desk. ■%
| |; 1 Large Walnut Mirror.
f Breakfast room furniture, table
'y and chairs. _
| All kind, of Silverware and Lin-'* '
ens monogramed B. C. H.
Many other articles.
Notify
C. A. HERREN
PhotHS 865-J Harlinjen, Tan*