Hi ®l|f dfammsuffle Hernia gE] THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 251 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY • 5c A COPY UN ©TO VALLEY __J BROWNSVILLE and the entire Lower Rio Grande Valley secured a large amount of publicity from the opening of the airport and inaugu ration of the air mail service. The records of the Western Vhpon show that on Saturday and «*n|vday 15,635 words of “press” ' virnt out from the local office. This is the equivalent of ap proximately 14 columns, exclusive of heads. Many of the Texas newspapers used the telephone to secure their “stories” of the international event. The Associated Press, United Press, and International News, each serving thousands of daily news papers, had special representatives here. New York and Chicago papero called for special “stories” from 800 words up. Several Texas newspapers sent special representatives to “cover” the airport opening, and feature syndicates wired for specia ^pictures to go out by air mail. ^ , THE NEWS REEL companies also were represented. Metro-Gold wyn, Paramount and others had their cameramen on the grounds. One sound picture machine was among the group, and faithfully recorded the cheers as Lindbergh landed. These news reels will be shown the length and breadth of the country, and will prove a wonder ful advertisement for the interna tional airport at Brownsville. CONSIDERABLE "credit Is due the Western Union and its local manager, A. W Reed, for the man ner in which the press dispatches were handled. Provisions had been made for the large volume of business. Sev eral minutes before the arrival of Lindbergh the lines were cleared, and 30 seconds after Lindbergh's plane passed over Brownsville and before it had landed on the field the w’ires of the Western Union were carrying to the news agencies the “flash” of his arrival. Within two minutes after the plane reached the ground the stream of “press” began to move. The Associated Press wires out of Dallas were carrying a detail story before Lindbergh had been in the United States 15 minutes. The finish of a 1,100 word “story” W’as in New York 21 minutes after «dbergh reached the ground, hat is real service—service such both newspapers and public Appreciate. • • • AIR MAIL leaving Mexico City at 7:45 a. m. and arriving in Brownsville at 1:15 p. m., reaches Chicago at 5:40 the following morn ing, less than 22 hours after leav ing the Mexican capital. If addressed to New York, it reaches the postoffice in that city at 4:45 p. m„ or exactly 33 hours after leaving Mexico City. At Chicago connections are made both east and west, assuring rapid connections with all large commer cial centers in the United States. Such service is certain to gener ate a large amount of mail be tween the two countries, which means a corresponding increase in the volume of commerce flowing across the border. • * • THIS IS orange blossom time in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. From Brownsville to Mission the citrus fruit groves are a mass of bloom, and the air in many sec tions is charged with the odor of the waxen blossoms. Visitors to the Valley and even many of the old residents are im pressed with the beauty of the groves, which appear at their best during the blossoming period. Horticulturists predict that the fruit crop, barring adverse weather conditions in Anril, will be the heaviest on rec | i. The fruit is “setting” heavily, they report, which means there will be large quantities of fruit on the trees. They attribute this to favorable weather conditions, and also to the fact that growers are learning to take better care of their groves. * * * SEVERAL moving pictures of Valley citrus groves have been made by the news reel cameramen here for the airport celebration. A blossoming grove, a mass of bloom swaying in the Gulf breeze, form a picture of great beauty. But when a bevy of those fair damsels of which the Valley can boast are added to the panorama it b^ornes a picture of surpassing bcalW _ BANDITS GET AUTO LICENSE COLLECTIONS MADISON. Wis.. March 12.—(^P)— Two men held up the messenger of the Wisconsin Automobile License division in front of the office in the capitol annex today and took $157. 000. mostly in checks and money or ders. The amount of cash taken has not been determined. Robert L. Siobecker. assistant sec retary c' state said the loss was covered by insurance. CALL GRAND JURY The Cameron county grand jury, tv {rich recessed two weeks ago. was cared to convene Monday morning, March 18. A number of cases have developed since the jury recessed and it is expected to be in session several days. GUN RUNNERS SHO -0- -0- -0- -O— -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -o« -o- -0 Federal Advance To Meet Stiff Opposition DESERT SLOWS CALLES MARCH ON TORREON Almazan Announ c e s He Is To March On Saltillo With a Force Of 10,000 — ^By The Associated Press.) Stiff opposition to the enveloping federal advance appeared likely to day as rebel troops concentrated heavily at Torreon to meet the northern drive of General Calles, federal generalissimo. General Almazan, federal com mander at Monterrey announced he was planning to advance on Saltillo with an army of 10.000 men in an .ffort to drive back the insurgents on their Torreon base. Government circles generally ex pressed belief that the rebel move ment would disintegrate rapidly as the federal forces approached, but the revolutionary leaders gave ev ery indication of putting up strong resistance. General Calles was reported to have reached Camacho with the advance guard of his powerful ar my. but between this point and Torreon was an almost waterless desert. The rebels reported destruction of railway bridges between Camacho and Torreon which would hold the federals up several days giving the insurgents an opportunity to gath er strong reinforcements for Gen eral Escobar, rebel commander-in chief. In Sinaloa, the Insurgents were continuing a cautious advance down the Southern Pacific railway toward Mazatlan where 2,000 fed erals w re strongly intrenched. This advance was being conduct ed by General Iturbe with 5.000 men converging upon Mazatlan from various points. The government today announc ed confiscation of the property of (Continued on page five) BOLTERS BILL VETO IS URGED Lynch Davidson Tells Moody Measure Would Cement Hoover-Dems DALLAS. Tex., March 12.—f/P)— Lynch Davidson of Houston, in a telegram to Governor Moody urg ing veto of the bolters bill, said the measure, if not “killed” would crys tallize Hoover democrats into a powerful republican political ma chine in Texas, “seemingly ‘dry’ but actually ‘wet’.” “As ring leaders of the harmony democrats we are not without re sponsibility for republican success in Texas,” the message said. “While we stuck to our democratic guns and voted the ticket straight, a tide against Smith was started that could not be turned when his nom ination was forced upon us. “I have no sympathy with people who do not keep their political or party pledges, but the preservation and solidarity of the party is of primary importance. “The bolters bill would read a quarter cf a million people out of the democratic party in Texas who have done no more than has been done numerous times before by many of the self-same people who now complain. It might destroy our party in Texas and only serve to gratify vengeance on supposed bolter leaders, who in truth were not leaders at all, but crafty enough to get in front of the parade." SELECTING GOODSPEED JURY HENRIETTA, Tex., March 12.— VP)—Ten jurors were selected by noon at the trial of Carl Goodspeed, charged with killing A. R. Gooch, city marshal of Nocona. while Gooch was searching Goodspeed’s house Jan. 13. The case was transferred to Henrietta on a change of venue. HOLDING CONCERN FORMED NEW YORK. March 12.—(JP)—The Southwest Utilities corporation has been organized as a subsidiary of the Empire Public Service corpora tion to include corporations serving ten municipalities in Texas and Louisiana. They are Big Spring Public Service. Texas Electric. Texas Sewer. Southwest Ice and Minden Gas companies. SCHOOL NURSE RESIGNS Miss Rosita Putegnat has resign ed her position as school nurse in Brownsville and will leave in the near future for Boston to take spe cial work. Miss Rachael Pierce, who recently graduated from the John Sealey school for nurses at Galveston, has been appointed to the position, the appointment to take effect March 15 U. S. Troops Sent To Guard Border In Mexico Revolt WASHINGTON, March 12.—(i^P)— Movement of a small body of troops to the Mexican border for the protection of Naco, Arizona, and to guard the water supply of Bisbee, about 8 miles from the inter PLANES UNDER EMBARGO HERE Airmail To Continue But Fish Planes, Others Not To Cross Line Official confirmation of dis patches received here last week that Sec. Kellogg had announced the reolacement of the embargo on all airplanes entering Mexico came late Monday when William Neale, deputy collector of customs, announced re ceipt of a telegram from Washing ton which ordered officials here not to permit any military, commercial, or privately owned planes to cross the border, unless special permission has been granted from Washington. Postmaster G. W. Dennett Tues day had no word affecting mail planes to Mexico City and declared they would continue to depart from the Brownsville airport as per schedule. Don Stewart of the Tex-Mex Fish eries announced that his fish planes would make trips today by special permission but that beginning to morrow, there would be no flying across the border, unless officials could be convinced that the area around Soto La Marina wrhere the company’s planes land, is not in danger of being converted into a wrar zone. The embargo, according to of ficials. has been replaced in order to prevent planes falling into the hands of rebel forces. New Schedule And Inducements Used By Rio Rico Club )—Ed Duley of Los Angeles and A1 Es pinosa. Chicago, were four up on Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarazen. defending champions, at the end of the 18-hole morning round of the annual international four ball golf tournament here today. Leo Die gel and Walter Hagen, seeded in the lower bracket were one down to John Golden, Paterson, N. J., and Billy Burke of Westport, N. Y., at the turn. SHIP QUARANTINED SEATTLE, March 12.—(JP)—As a percautionary measure to prevent another outbreak of spinal menin gitis here. 336 third-class passen gers and crew members of the liner President Madison were in quaran tine today at Diamond Head, near Port Townsend, Wash. COOLIDGE FREES CONVICT WASHINGTON, March 12.—