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FLIERS GUIDE
CALLES FORCE
Reporter Says Aviators Are
Enabling Federala To
Defeat Revolters
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By JOHN LLOYD
(Associated Press Staff Correspon
dent.)
^Mr. Lloyd has just returned from
the field headquarters of General
Calles).
MEXICO CITY. March 23.—<JP)—
A handful of airmen and a dozen
more or less modern airplanes have
dominated the Mexican revolution
ary campaign in north i n Mexico.
They have been the eyes and the
punitive arms of the federal armies
&£ horse, foot and guns plodded
wearily over deserts and mountains
where dynamited bridges and de
stroyed railway tracks had they
been defended by unseen rebel
bands, might have held up the fed
eral advance for days.
Sparing high over the prairies of
Duwfigo and the deserts of Coa
huila, the little group of aviators
so effectively scouted and bombed
out the insurgents that ground units
of the advancing federals, save for
a skirmish here and there, have had
little more to do than repair track
age destroyed by retreating rebels.
> The air squadrons have been in
the thick of the^campaign from
its very beginning. At Vera Cruz,
they “bombed” insurgents with
handbills and newspapers, reclaim
ing loyatlies of wavering rebel
troops.
At Durango it was an air raid or
so, with small bombs, which sent
the rebels scurrying from the city.
Air raiders harrassed the rebels at
Torreon and occupied the city long
before the troops of Generals Alma
zan and Calles could come up.
New bombing planes of modern
design, rushed from the United
States, will make the federal flying
corps henceforth much more val
uable as General AlmazaiYs 10,000
fighting men press on past Escalon
towards Jimenez. The new planes
carry four machin guns each and
emplacements for two more, with
devices for dropping ten 50-pound
bombs during each flight.
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REBELSLEAVE
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they would start "some activity”
themselves.
MEXICO CITY. March 28.—{fP)—
The army of General Calles con
tinued its relentless plodding north
ward today, and, as light cavalry
prepared to occupy Jimenez, former
headquarters of rebel General Esco
bar, completed the occupation of
southeastern Chihuahua.
General Calles reported to Presi
dent Portes Gi! that aeroplanes fly
ing over Jimenez did not see a sin
gle rebel soldier there. The planes
continued northward and bombed
two troop trains which had left the
town in the direction of Chihuahua.
Cavalry of General Eulogio Ortiz
were but a few miles from Jimenez
and expected to occupy the city to
day. Military experts here thought
possibly the rebels’ evacuation was
to Bachimba pass, a few miles south
of Chihuahua, where they would
face the federal army and fight.
The m^in body of the federal army
unri<#> General Andreu Almazan was
just south of Escalon and expected
to occupy that city immediately.
General Calles telegraphed the
president he hoped the best and
most complete equipment would be
sent the 6 000 troops of General Ce
tiillo recently dispatched to under
take cleanup of the so-called re
ligious insurgents in Jalisco. Guan
ajuato, and surrounding territory.
WASHINGTON, March 28.—dP*—
Secretary Kellogg has telegraphed
to Consul W'illiam P. Blocker at
Mazatlan, Mexico, hearty commen
dation for his coolness and judg
ment during the attack on the city
by rebel forces and for his prompt
safeguarding of American Interests
there.
Mr Blocker’s home is at Hcndo,
Texas.
NEW' HAVEN. Conn.. March 23.—
Up—Supreme Secretary William J.
McGinley of the national headquar
ters of the Knights of Columbus to
day characterized reports issued
from Mexico City that K. of C.
members were acting as spies of
the rebels as "baseless propaganda.”
INVITATION TO FIGHT
SPURNED AT NACO
NACO. Sonora, Mexico, March 23.
——General Lucas Gonzalez,
commander of the federal garrison
here, today announced he had
spurned a charge from General
Fausto Topete. rebel commander,
camped with his troops ten miles
away, to “come out of your trenches
and fight it out in the open.
TTie message was delivered by
runner from the federal camp.
Gonzalez and General Augustino
Olachea. second In command, said
they were perfectly willing to "sit
tight.”
Gonzales said, however, that if
Topete did not attack his position
within the next ten days, and if he
received sumxnicient reinforcements,
he would start “some activity” him
self. sending detachments to take
Agua Prieta and neighboring towns
now held by rebels.
DENY FEDERALS PASS
THROUGH ARIZONA
PHf' NIX. Ariz.. March 28.—</Pj
—Secr«^_ry of State I. P. Frazier of
Arizona today was in receipt of a
telegram from Governor Abelardo
Rodriguez of the northern district
of Lower California, denying fed
eral troops under his command had
crossed from Mexico into Arizona.
Governor John C. Phillips had
received reports that troops had
passed through Yuma and Douglas,
Ariz.. Monday on their way to re
inforce the federal garison at Naco.
ACTION AGAINST K.-C.
TAKEN IN DURANGO
MEXICO CITY. March 28.—<JP—
Alberto Terrenes Benites, provision
al governor of Durango, in a mes
sage to the government, said:
“We are taking drastic measures
against the Knights of Columbus of
Durango City who are acting as
spies for the rebels and Cristeros.”
( He also said he was mobilizing
Durango asrarians to combat the
"Cristeros”
"Cristeros” is a name applied in
ome parts of Mexico to those 60
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called religious insurgents who use
the battle cry, “Viva Cristo Rey” or
"Long live Christ. King.”
CENSORSHIP VEILS
PLANS OF ESCOBAR
JUAREZ, Chihuahua, Mexico,
March 28.—oPi—Rigid censorship
today veiled the plans of the gen
eral, Jose Gonzalo Escobar, com
mander-in-chief of the rebel armies,
to combat the advance on Jimenez,
revolutionary stronghold, by 10.000
federals under General Juan An
dreau Almazan.
Those here who were informed of
the situation refused to make any
statements. It was rumored, how
j ever, that a battle between the
I forces of Escobar and Almazan in
| the vicinity of Jimenez, was im
| minent.
; WILSON TAKES
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explained, as she was a choir sing
er, Sunday school organist and
teacher in the Troup Baptist
church. Rev. Wallace’s charge.
The friendship ripened into love,
the woman recounted, and resulted
] in secret meetings between her and
the Rev. Wallace. The handsome
minister came to her home several
times while her nusband was out
of town, the witness declared. Tears
came into Mrs. Wilson’s eyes as
she described in detail her relations
with the Rev. Wallace and told of
her separation from Wilson after
he became suspicious.
Mrs. Wilson said her husband
took her back after she had prom
ised to put the minister out of her
life. “I tried to but couldn’t,” she
said falteringly. She said she told
her husband the day of the killing
she had failed to keep the promise.
OPPOSITION TO
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alleges that he defeated Judge J. E.
Leslie for district judge.
Testifying he had spoken before
crowds ranging in size from 2.000
to 7,000 in Mission, Mercedes, Mc
Allen, Alamo. Donna. Edinburg and
Weslaco. Griffin told the jury he
had publicly charged the commis
sioners court with wasting county
finances and of being incapable of
transacting the country’s business.
“I also charged County Judge
Cameron with inattention to the
duties of his office, and told the
voters he was away from the court
house more than in it,” the wit
ness stated.
W. D. Chaddick. county commis
sioner, and Cam E. Hill, county
clerk, were described in his cam
paign speeches, Griffin related, as
owners of a saloon across the Rio
Grande in Reynosa, Mexico.
Griffin said also he had com
mented on the sale of $1,620,000
worth of flood control bonds for
which an unnamed agent was as
serted to have received a commis
sion of $250,000 for their sale, and
of $1,000,000 said to have been
spent in construction of a highway
from Hidalgo to Edinburg, a dis
tance of seven miles.
Over the objection of defense
attorneys, Griffin asserted there
never had been a grand jury called
by Judge Leslie since he assumed
the office in 1925 when the district
was created.
On cross examination the con- i
testant said Hidalgo county was in- !
eluded in the 79th judicial district,
where a grand jury was empanel
ed twice annually.
An attempt to draw sharp politi
cal lines was made by Judge Les
lie’s attorneys in their questioning
of the witness.
“Weren't you a candidate on what
as known as the citizens’ republi
can ticket?” Griffin was asked.
“I never scratched the demo
crati cticket in all my life except
the county ticket during this
year's election,” was the reply.
“The citizens' republican ticket
was a group which banded to op
pose candidates aligned with the
administration, and it is my opin
ion two thirds were democrats.”
T. J. Buckow, deputy sheriff and
presiding judge of the Weslaco box.
w'hich precipitated the election
wrangle, testified on direct exam
ination that the returns had been
correctly tabulated and he had
taken tally sheets to the county
seat at Edinburg. Both were de
livered, Buckow said, to the assist
ant county clerk in the absence ot
County Judge Cameron.
Buckow detailed he had left his
ow-n election records with Edmund
P. Williams, and he had never been
able to obtain them since.
Griffin’t attorneys called for de
livery of the poll lists and returns
from Judge Cameron and the
county clerk and were furnished
with these figures. •
They indicated other election
officials would be questioned about
correctness of the sheets later in
the day.
PREPARE TO AIR
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the people is expected to await the
action cf the civil district court on
the injunction proceedings insti
tuted by opponents of the site pur
chase.
Hearing on the injunction was set
for Thursday morning, but was de
layed until Thursday afternoon. A
large delegation of Harlingen city
officials, attorneys and interested
citizens left for Brownsville this
morning to attend the hearing.
Four schools of thought are rep
resented here in connection with
the park site proposal—those who
recommend the purchase of the Ar
royo Country Club; those who pre
fer the acreage east of the city:
those who recommend purchase of
both sites, and another group op
posed to the purchase of any site.
Arguments have waxed warm
among those representing opposing
views.
Opponents of the Arroyo Country
club purchase assert they are de- i
termined to bring the issue to a
vote, declaring they can secure suf- i
ficient signatures to the petition to
invoke the referendum clause of the
city charter in the event the proDO
sifirn is not submitted by the city
commission.
Many residents of the city ex
nres the view* that either site would
be a good investment, and a num
ber are suggesting that the mat
ter be compromised by the pur
chase of both sites, one to be de
veloped as an airport and the other i
as a city park. j
Complete Trial
Of Damage Suit
From Auto Crash
Trial of an action instituted by
F. Hinajcsa, Sr., and F. Hinajosa,
Jr., of Mercedes against H. Hor
ton of Brownsville for damages in
the amount of $7,000 as the result
of a collision on the highway near
Erownsville several months ago,
was completed in civil district court
Thursday morning. The case went
to the jury shortly before the noon
recess.
Plaintiffs alleged that the de
fendant was driving at excessive
speed and was on the wrong side
of the road when the accident oc
curred, to which the defendant
countered with the claim that the
plaintiff was driving at excessive
speed and had caused the colli
sion.
Trial of the case occupied the
court from Wednesday morning
until Thursday noon.
ELEVEN ESCAPE
OKLAHOMA JAIL
SALLISAW, Okla., March 23.—UP)
Eleven prisoners, including two ne
groes, held for murder, today were
at liberty from the Sequoyah coun
ty jail here. Neighboring communi
ties were alarmed because the jail
had been quarantined following an
outbreak of spinal meningitis.
OKLAHOMA FAMILIES
RESCUED FROM FLOOD
ALTUS, Okla., March 23.—(JP)—
Families living in the Bitter creek
and Turkey creek lowlands, west of
Altus, were rescued from their
homes in boats today after the
streams had been sent far out of
their banks by torrential rains.
The north fork of the Red river
was reported climbing at the rate of
four inches an hour.
WESTERN UNION PAYS
L. AND N. WITH CHECK
LOUISVILLE, March 28.—OP)—
Check for $1,741,000 given yesterday
to the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company by the Western Un
ion Telegraph company ended liti
gation of 17 years standing, bei
lieved to be unique. The check is
for rent claimed by the railroad
for the company occupancy’s of its
rights-of-way with poles and wires
during the controversy.
TO REPAIR BALL PARK
( (Special to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO. March 28.—A fund
of $300 was appropriated for mak
ing necessary repairs on the base
ball park here at a meeting of the
city commission Wednesday night.
The appropriation had been asked
by local fans.
Music Week Plans
At San Benito Are
Given By Director
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, March 28.—Pre
liminary plans for music week in
San Benito, which include seven
programs, were announced today by
Mrs. L. A. Barrier, who with T.
Ralph Willis, is in charge of ar
rangements.
A massed choir concert at the
Baptist church at 8 p. m. Sunday,
May 5, will launch the week. This
program will be participated in by
choirs of all the churches.
On Monday evening an orchestra
under the direction of Willis will
present a program at the high
school auditorium and all the re
maining events of the week will be
staged at the same place.
The Tuesday evening program
will be presented by the Browns
ville Music club. The San Benito
Music club will present Wednesday
evening’s program and Thursday
the San Benita municipal band
will play a concert. Friday eve
ning San Benito school orchestra
and glee club will offer a concert
and Saturday afternoon at 4 p. m.
pupils of local music teachers will
appear.
RECEIVER NAMED FOR
10TH LEGION BUREAU
SAN ANTONIO, March 28.—<jF>—
Maury Maverick, manager of the
Kelly-Maverick Lumber company,
has been named receiver for the
tenth national American Legion bu
reau, which was in charge of the
legion convention here last October.
Maverick's company, with two other
plaintiffs petitioned for a receiver
in 37th district court, alleging an
indebtedness of approximately $41,
000. Most of the assets, the peti
tion alleges, consist of unpaid
to the bureau. Phillip B. Stapp,
now in New York, was the conven
tion manager.
BANDITS GET $17,000
ST. LOUIS. March 28.——
Three men held up the Citizens
State bank of Maplewood, St. Louis
suburb, today and escaped with $17,
000. They kidnaped a teller, who
was released unharmed a short time
later.
SHRINE CLUB MEETS
HARLINGEN, March 28.—Practi
cally every section of the Valley
was represented at the dinner and
dance given by the Valley Shrine
club at the Rees-Wil-Mond hotel
Wednesday night, a delegation of
six San Antonio Shriners attending.
The large dining room was filled
to capacity, and after the dinner
dancing was enjoyed until a late
hour.
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