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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 272 . BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1929 TEN PAGES TODAY • 5c A COFyH
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IN OUR
i VALLEY
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11 COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH
becoming a regular visitor to
Brownsville.
Dropped in at the airport early
this morning, had breakfast with
Mr. and Mrs. Mauldin, chatted on 1
topics of the day with all present,
had his plane refueled and checked
and took off for Mexico City ana
the home of Miss Anne Morrow,
his fiancee.
Before leaving he announced he
would return in a few day* *ivi
would notify Mauldin of his com
ing.
Chatted freely of general topics,
but had nothing to say concern
ing plans for his wedding, which
it has been announced will be in
June.
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Announcement of exact date and
place for the event likely will be
made known by Ambassador Mor- i
row in due time. In the meantime, !
millions of Americans, because of
their deep love for this young hero
and his intended bride, will con
tinue to speculate on the details
of this most important event.
COL. LINDBERGH declined Val
ley grapefruit for his breakfast.
But there was no particular reason
why he should eat it and his
action resulted in an Associated
Press dispatch carrying the news
to all parts of the United States.
Result:
Thousands of people who have
not yet heard that grapefruit is
grown in this section will become
acquainted with the fact and the
curious will investigate. Thus a
new market will be created. Had
he eaten the fruit there would
have been no news value.
Incidentally Col. Lindbergh did
eat grapefruit on his previous visits
here and expressed a liking for it.
Just wasn’t in the mood this
morning.
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BEWARE of the mad dogs.
City medical authorities report
five persons bitten in the past two
days by a dog suffering with an
advanced case of rabies.
Reports from the Valley indicate
20 others bitten in' various towns.
The menace is real, but it is
one that easily can be controlled.
A nm .ter of having a strict law
and !■renforcing it.
Employment of a dog catcher and
arming him with a gun and a law
with teeth in it would settle the
problem in a few days.
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The life of one child is worth
more than all the dogs in town.
Hogs suffering with cholera,
livestock w'ith the hoof and mouth
disease are quarantined to prevent
them from endangering other
hogs or livestock.
Yet dogs are permitted to roam
at will, endangering the lives of
human beings and animals alike.
This thing is controlled in other
»sections. It .should be in the
Valley.
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VALLEY CABBAGE may not be
worth much in dollars and cents to
the grower, but it travels in fast
company, nevertheless.
A citrus fruit crate full of that
lowly vegetable left here Tuesday
by air mail for Indianapolis, Ind.,
aboard one of the regular air mail
planes.
Was shipped by Wade and New
ton of San Benito to the Van Camp
Packing Co. on request of that
concern for a sample of the Val
ley product. If found suitable, in
the future may be used in the pro
duct of that famous manufacturing
firm.
The shippers estimated the cab
bage contained in the shipment at
present market quotations was
worth about 15 cents, the crate was
worth twice that.
But the postage on the shipment
was $96.15. So once again Valley
cabbage is flying high.
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AT LEAST ONE tourist who has
visited both the Rio Grande Valley
and Florida w’ill in the future favor
this section. And he expresses the
opinion that many others will fol
low his example.
Writing to the circulation depart
ment of The Brownsville Herald to
express thanks for the paper be
ing forwarded to him while he was
at Jacksonville, John L. Hay of
Saginaw. Mich., WTites:
“I hope to get The Herald next
winter in Brow'nsville and I don't
think I am the only Florida tourist
who will play in the Rio Grande
Valley next winter.”
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ALL VALLEY telephone ex
changes will be operated under
one head in the future. Announce
ment of the purchase of Browns
ville, Harlingen and Point Isabel
exchanges by the Rio Grande Val
ley Telephone company of which
J. C. Paxton. McAllen, is general
manager, is welcome news to all
Valley residents.
Of special interest to Brownsville
citizens is announcement that E. E.
ytfockbee in the future will be resi
k rnt manager in this city. He is
B remove here from Edinburg.
■Ltfr. Paxton announces plans for
Tfcvclopment made in the three
towns b ythe Southwestern Bell
towns by the Southwestern Bell
under his management.
And indicates announcement of
further plans tor expansion are to
be mad*
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Lindy Lands at City Port
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REMOVAL URGED
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Twenty-two Missouri legisla
tors asked the removal of Strat
ton D. Brooks, president of the
University of Missouri, because
of action against teachers who
circulated sex questionnaire.
II. T. STUDENTS
FACE CHARGES
Publishers of Sex Question
naire Banned By Mis
souri Hunted
AUSTIN. April 2.—Iff)—Austin
police today renewed their drive to
round up editors and publishers of
The Blunderbuss, anonymous pub
lication, which yesterday made its
appearance, bearing the University
of Missouri sex questionnaire and
other risque reading matter.
Several hundred copies of the pa
per were confiscated by police and
university officials, but it obtained
rather general circulation at 25
cents and more per copy. Last
night some changed hands for $1
each. ,
Chief of Police Raymond Thorp
said he would file criminal charges
against those responsible for ap
pearance of the paper.
Hilgeson Succeeds
Longino As Head of
Federal Inspectors
W. H. Hilgeson of Fort Worth has
succeeded H. T. Longino, who has
been supervising the federal in
spection of vegetable shipments
from the Valley. Longino, who is
the federal supervisor for the state,
has gone to Raymondville where he
will take charge of onion inspection.
Hilgeson’s office is in the local
chamber of commerce.
Another recent addition to the
staff in the Valley is Marvin G.
Longino, wTho came here from the
San Aritonio offices. The federal
inspectors, who are co-operating
with the state inspectors under J.
F. Markum at Donna, say that the
demand for inspection is greater
than was expected. This service is
not compulsory and is offered the
shippers on a cost basis.
Weslaco Baby Hit
By Auto Better At
Edinburg Hospital
EDINBURG, April 2.—Marjorie
Sidener, 5-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. N. V. Sidener of Weslaco,
who is in the Medical Arts hospital
here as a result of injuries reecived
Monday when two wheels of a
heavy automobile passed over her
body, was reported to be resting
well today and apparently the child
had escaped serious injury.
The little girl was playing with
children at a neighbor’s home when
the car was backed out of a garage
and ran over her body. A series
of X-ray photographs failed to re
veal any broken bones and doctors
said there had been no indication
of anternal injuries.
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R. M. A. SECRETARIES
TO PLAN CONVENTION
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(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. April 2—Valley
secretaries of the Retail Merchants'
association were to meet at the local
office at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday for the
purpose of completing plans for the
state convention to be held in the
Valley May 13, 14 and 15.
Flans for the entertainment of the
visitors are expected to take in sev
eral automobile tours of this section
including visits to Me tamoros. San
Benito will be used as headquarters
during the convention.
Notices of Tuesday’s meeting have
been sent to Valley secrettaries and
local officials have urged that all at
tend.
SCHOOLBOARD
FOR EDINBURG
HCT ATJEET
Independent Speakers
At Rally There As
sert State Holding
Funds For Report
EDINBURG, April 2.—Charges j
that the beard of trustees of the
Edinburg school district had ren- j
dered no financial report to the
state department of education in
two years, and that the depart
ment is withholding $32,980, were
made here Monday night in an ad
dress by D. E. Kirgan before a
large gathering of Good Govern
ment League members and others.
The meeting concluded a county
wide parade in celebration of the
judgment of the Travis county
court in which Judge George C.
Calhoun directed a verdict for
Gordon Griffin, independent can
didate for the position of judge of
the 79th district, who opposed J. E.
Leslie at the general election on
November 6.
W. B. Fitzhugh of Weslaco, for
mer state senator from Fort
Worth, was the only other speaker
at the meeting at which Grade
Calloway, Edinburg attorney, pre
sided. The meeting was devoted
to a discussion of political condi
tions in Hidalgo county, the effect
of the decree of the Travis county
court, and the city and school elec
tions to be held in the county
Tuesday and Saturday. The speak
ers urged their auditors to support
the Good Government league can
didates in both city and school
elections.
The principal battle in the local
elections will center at Edinburg,
where both factions have full
tickets for city and school offices.
The Edinburg district, the largest |
school district in the United
States, will elect three members of
the board Saturday.
W. B. Fitzhugh stated that the
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CABBAGE SENT
FROM VALLEY
VIA AIR MAIL
SAN BENITO. April 2.—Val
ley cabbage was winging its way
northward today through the air
lanes of the regular air mail
routes.
A shipment of about 49
pounds, packed in a grapefruit
case, was shipped from here by
air mail to Indianapolis, Ind.,
and although the contents of
the box was estimated to have a
value of 15 cents, it cost $96.15
in postage to forward it.
The shipment was from Wade
Newton, local produce shippers,
and went to Van Camp Packing
Co. as a sample for possible use
in the products of that concern.
DALLAS VOTING
BOXES GUARDED
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Feeling Aroused During
Campaign Believed
Cause of Act
DALLAS. Tex., April 2.—(TP)—
Thirty - one of Dallas’ 50 voting boxes
were garded by police as voters bal
loted today in a municipal election.
The early vote was light despite
ideal weather.
Police did not explain the reason
for guarding boxes, although they
said it was the first time police in
advance were assigned to such duty.
It was estimated that there were
1,000 less poll taxes in the city this
year than last, and this was pointed
to by politicians as one reason for
the light vote prediction. They also
said the voters did not show great
excitement in the political cam
paign.
A mayor and five commissioners
will be chosen. Despite the fact
that comparatively little interest
was exhibited in the campaign by
the electorate, candidates themselves
and newspapers were unusually acri
monious in discussions of issues, and
considerable feeling was aroused
among adherents of various aspir
ants to the offices. I
Louisiana House in
Slow Start as Long
Case is Presented
I
MOODY SIGNS
CITRUS BILL
New Law Will Require An
Inspection of All Fruit
Entering Texas
AUSTIN. April 2.—(JPh-Using tlu
blue pencil on bills appropriating
money to pay emergency and mis
cellaneous claims of the peniten
tiar yssytem and for departmental
emergencies. Governor Moody to
day filed 25 bills with the secre
tary of state, some of which he
approved and others of which be
came law without his signature.
He allowed the bill permitting
creation of junior colleges in In
dependent school districts with
$12,000,000 taxable values to become
law without his signature.
He did not file either the Wirtz
anti-bolter bill or the Sunday mov
ing picture measure. He indicated
he would veto the Wirtz bill.
He said it is likely he would file
the remaining bills during the day.
The governor signed the bill pro
hibiting the sale of overripe or
premature citrus fruit, but vetoed
from it an appropriation of $5,000
for each of the two years of the
next biennium to put it into ef
fect, explaining this could be taken
care of in the general appropria
tion bills. Under terms of the
measure citrus fruit must be in
spected and approved piior to
shipment into or from Texas.
TEACHERS TO ATTEND
SCHOOL HEADS MEET
A number of Brownsville school
heads planned to attend the genera]
monthly meeting of Valley super
intendents to be held in Edinburg
Tuesday evening.
Dean S. A. Caldwell of the junior
college. E. C. Todd, principal of the
grammar school, Catherine Hamil
ton, Mrs. W. R. Jones, superintend
ent of Cameron county and Supt
G. W. Gotke of the Brownsville
public school system, planned to at
tend the meeting.
Lee Stampaugh of Phar-Sar
Juan-Alamo is head of the super
intendents body.
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BATON ROUGE, La., April 2.—
UP)—With the calm of a normal ses
sion, the Louisiana house of rep
resentatives got off to a slow start
today on the impeachment investi
gation of Governor Huey P. Long,!
charged with nineteen offenses.
At the opening of the session the
clerk read telegrams from over the
state both condemning and defend- (
ing the govenror in the political
fight of his life.
The report of the sub-committee
on rules of procedure was formally
presented to the house but a motion
by the chairman of the sub-com
mittee for adoption provoked an at
tack on the rules from represent
ative Allen J. Ellender of Houma
who declared there were laws gov
erning impeachment procedure and
special rules were not necessary.
The house adqourned until 4
o'clock.
While the house was debating the
rules, the senate adopted a resolu
tion calling upon the governor to
name the members of the legislature
whom he charged in a radio speech
had been bought, off by the Stan
dard Oil company. The senate held
that in his message to the legisla
ture of last night the govenror only
dealt with his charges in a circular
sent out by the executive and
“dodged” his radiospeech charges.
The senate resolution was adopted
by a vote of 24 to 9 with six ab
sentees.
CAPT. GRIFFIN HERE;
SUCCEEDS CAPT. GRACE
Capt. Will C. Griffin has been
temporarily stationed at Fort
Brown, filling the vacancy caused
by the illness of Capt. Thomas A.
Breen who is now in a hospital at
Fort Sam Houston.
Capt. Griffin succeeds Capt.
Charles O. Grace who relieved Capt.
Breen Feb. 22. Capt. Griffin has re
turned to his permanent post at
Fort Sam Houston.
All of the officers are connected
with the veterinary corps.
VISIT VALLEY
HARLINGEN, April 2.—A special
car carryuing a party of seevn head
ed by Gordon R. West, Missouri Pa
cific reclamation engineer, and Roy
Terrell, former vice president of the
Gulf Coast Lines, remained in the
M. P. yards here Tuesday. They ex
*d to leave Tuesday.
CNFLIGHTTO
visrrpcEE
Lcne Eagle Has Break
fast At the Home of
Les Mauldin And
Leaves For Mexico
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, on his
way to Mexico City to visit his fi
ancee. Miss Anne Morrow, spent one
hour at the Brownsville municipal
airport here today. He la£ded
7:50 a. m. and took off at 8.45
m
The Lone Eagle had left Los An
geles, Cal.. Monday morning and
en route stopped 45 minutes at Kel
ly field, San Antonio.
He announced he would spend
several days in the Mexican capital
and would notify Les Mauldin, man
ager of the airport, of his return.
He was flying the Curtis Falcon
plane which was stored here seveial
days about the middle of March and
hoped to reach Mexico City by noon.
Whip1 his plane was being refueled
here. Colonel Lindbergh was a guest
at breakfast of Mr. and Mrs. Maul
din in their home at the airport.
He chatted on friendly terms with
all who were present but refused
to discuss plans for his wedding or
his married life.
His breakfast consisted of corn,
flakes, scrambled eggs and toast.
He declined Valley grapefruit.
Although the Colonel had been
flying all ni^'-it with only a few
minutes rest at San Antonio, he ap
peared not to be tired after his
flight across the continent.
Passports for his use were tele- .
graphed from Washington during
the night and he telephoned to I
Mauldin from San Antonio in the
early morning hours telling of his
intended stop here for breakfast :
and fuel.
SAN ANTONIO. April 2.—(/P,—
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who
landed at Kelly field at 1:41 a. m.
today, took off 40 minutes later
without revealing his destination.
The colonel, who came here from
El Paso, headed southeast and it
was presumed he was bound for
Mexico City to visit his fiancee,
Miss Anne Morrow.
Upon arriving here the Lone Eagle
retired to a room with friends and
it wras believed he would spend the
night. It could not be learned
whether he refueled his plane be
fore taking off.
DE ATH TOLL AT
Millions of Dollars Lost As
Tv/ister Cuts Swath
Across 13 Stales
NEW YORK. April 2.—(/P)—’The
death toll from a furious wind
storm that swept across 13 states
and part of Canada yesterday
mounted to eight today. Several
score persons were hurt. There
was much property damage.
The storm, which reached a ve
locity of seventy miles an hour at
some places, originated in the
Southwest, tearing across parts of
Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wiscon
sin and upper Michigan and then
across Ohio into Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, New York and New
Jersey,
Both Lake Michigan and Lake
Erie were swept by the storm
and- much property was damaged
along the lake fronts. At Buffalo
three ships were torn from their
moorings and the Lake Erie water
level was six feet above normal.
One man was killed at Buffalo
by a filling tree. The wind blew
down a hangar at the Buffalo air
port, damaging planes.
Ceiitral w'etsern New York was
hard hit and eities and towns
were cut off from communications
by blocked highways and crippled
telephone service.
In Petterson township near Eea
ver Falls, Pa., a seven-year-old
girl was killed and fifty other
children endangered when the wind
blew off part of the roof of a
school building. A ten-year-old
girl lost her life in a similar
happening at a school building at
Newell, W. Va., and a year-old
child was killed at Welch. W. Va.
The storm cut a path four miles
wide along the Delaware river in
eastern Pennsylvania and New' Jer
sey, causing one death. Boyd Tit
man. a Polkville, N. J., farmer, was
killed in the collapse of his home.
The storm was accomnanied by
sleet and rain in Canada. • Dam
age estimated at $1,000,000 was
done in Ontario and Quebec.
PACIFIC FLIER COMING HERE
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Lieut. Albert P. Hegenberger, first to fly the Pacific from the
United States to Hawaii, will be here Wednesday to make prepara
tions for the army test flight to Boston, which will be made the lat
ter part of this week.
Flight to Boston
Begins Wednesday;
Is Navigation Test
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• Special to The Herald^
SAN ANTONIO. April 2.—Arrival of Lieutenants E. C. Lynch and E.
C. Langmead was followed today by announcement that the air corps
Brownsville-to-Boston navigation test flight will be a three-nlane expedi
tion instead of one plane but will not be a non-stop as previously re
ported.
Ranking officers of the leisurely*
flight, which probably will start at
Brownsville Wednesday .and end in
the Massachusetts city about April
22 will be Captain C. V. Finter and
Lieut. Albert F. Hegenberger in
structors, both of Wright Field.
Ohio.
It was Lieut. Hegenberger who
with Lieut. Leaster J. Maitland, flew
across the Pacific to Hawaii. Four
other officers besides Lynch and
Langmead. all of whom have been
taking a special navigation course
at Wright Field, together with two
civilian experts, will go on the
flight. They will largely follow' Gulf
and Atlantic coast lines in order to
fly over water. Lynch and Lang
mead reached Brooks field Monday
in an O-LL tw'o seaterf the other
two planes due Tuesday are tri
motored Fokker and Ford ships
Lynch said the planes probably will
not cover over five or six hundred
miles in any one day. They will
ston for several days at Langley
Field. Va. He expected that the
nlanes would leave Kelley Field
here Wednesday morning for
BrownsviPe where the flyers would
have lunch before hopping for Fort
Crockett. Galveston to spend the
n^ght. They probably would snend
Thursday night at Pensacola, Fla.
Mission Building
Permits $37,555 In
1st Quarter of ’29
MISSION, April 2.—Building per
mits issued by the city for the first
three months of the year of 1929
amounted to $37,555.00. according to
John M. Williamson, city clerk.
These figures, w'hile they do not ex
ceed those of 1923. are considerably
higher than at this time of the year
before that. Considerable building,
especially residences, is going on
outside of the city limits, for which
no permits are required. All lum
ber yards are reporting splendid
sales. *
Among the structures now? under
construction in the city are the
Vernon Hill residence at S10.000. the
Geo. Hanson home at about $5,000.
the $16,000 Kreidler mortuary and
a $3,000 home for Ira Gobble.
TEXAN KILLED IN CAR
ACCIDENT AT DENISON
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DENISON, Tex., April 2.——
Ben Proctor, 43, Sherman, was killed
instantly and Herman R. Heil prob
ably fatally hurt near here yester
day when their automobile left the
highway. Proctor’s throat was cut
bv the wire. Homer Paige, also in
the car, was only slightly injured.
REQUISITION ISSUED
AUSTIN. April 2.—(fP)—Governor
Moody today issued a requisition on
Arkansas for C. E. Johnson, wanted
for burglary in Tom Green county.
He Is under arrest in Hot Springs.
BALLOT BATTLE
HOT IN 2 CITIES
Heavy Vote Polled In Edin
burg, McAllen, Raymond
ville Is Quiet
Hotly contested elections had de
veloped at noon in two of the five
Valley towns holding municipal
elections today, at McAllen and Ed
burg, but at Raymondville. where
there had been forecast a bitter
battle of ballots only a light vote
was polled early in the day.
Alamo is picking a mayor from
three candidates and San Benito
was naming two commissioners
from three candidates. The other
towns are selecting full tickets.
Practically half the voting
strength of'McAllen had been poll
ed at 1 p. m. and it was believed
700 of the slightly more than 800
registered votes will be in the bal
lot box when the polls, are closed at
7 p. m.
There was no indication how the
the voting was going but both sides,
which have complete city tickets in
the field were claiming the advan
tage.
The administration ticket is
head by P. M. Perkins for mayor,
and Sam I. Bazzell. W. J. Stutzen
becker, Lupe Guerra, C. C. Eckhoff
and A. L. Landry are candidates
| for commissioners.
The other ticket, endorsed by the
Good Government league, is headed
by Dr. F. E. Osborn for mayor, with
O*. R. Osborn, M. A. Sheppard, Ste
phen Jones and Charles M. Ricu
candidates for places on the com
mission.
At Edinburg, where there also ;s
a heated race, it was reported that
administration forces led in the
early voting but that members of
the Good Government league were
claiming gains in the later polling
Over 500 votes were cast at 1 p.,m
and it was expected that a total ol
900 votes would be polled. Votes ol
Sheriff A. Y. Baker. Mrs. Baker, L
E. Tinkler, county auditor; W, L
Lipscomb, county commissioner
and Cam Hill, county clerk, wen
challenged on the grounds the'
reside without the city limits, but
they all were permitted to casi
their ballots.
The administration ticket here i:
headed by A. J. Ross, present may
or. With him are E. M. Event
and W. R. Dyer. The Good Gov
ernment league ticket is heaued b;
Dr. H. C. Schaleben for mayor
with Otto Kusel and Santiago Guz
man as candidates for comrnis
sioner.
It was predicted the race wouk
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AMERICAN IS I
HURT AS TWO 1
BLASTSOCCUR!
Escobar And FederahH
Both Claim Gr e a tfl
Victory In Long Ji«M
menez Battle
NACO, Ariz., April 2.—(/P)—Th®
American town of Naco was bomb-Rfl
ed today by a Mexican rebel air-B
plane, apparently unintentionally.®
and Ferry Baker. 35. of Alliance,®
Ohio, was wounded. Four missilef^B
were dropped in an attack upon^B
the federal stronghold on the^B
Mexican side of the line. Two ol^fl
the bombs fell on American soil.^B
Many windows in the business dis-fl|
trict of Naco, Ariz,, were shattered^®
The aerial attack was a continua-^B
tion of those which began last®|
Sunday by rebel troops under Gen-^B
eral Fausto Topete. governor
Sonora. Thus far 19 bombs havej^B
been dropped in three days. Up ta®§
today the casualties on the Mexi-®J
can side were two killed and three^B
or four wounded.
Soldiers Ready fl
American infantrymen have beenBj
stationed here for several day^H
with instructions to prevent lfflj
possible any damage on the Ameri-^B
can side of the border. |®
Naco is held by about 1.200 fed-flj
erals under Generals Lucas Gon-®|
zalez and Augustino 01achea®|
Topete's attacking forces several®
miles south of the city are salufl
to number upwards of 2,000. ®
Eaker was treated by a physi-fl
cian at the United States irnmi-®
gration office, but the extent of®
his injuries was not disclosed. He ®
was said to have been struck in®
the head by bomb fragments.®!
There also was an unverified re-®
port a. boy was hurt during the®|
attack. Si
No Comment ®
Major Charles B. Hazeltine.fl
comanding the American troops®
here, declined to comment on the®
situation. ®
The total population of the Naco6®
is about 3.COO. about evenly divided®
Dy the international line. ®
WASHINGTON. April 2.—</P)—®
Dropping of bombs on Naco. Ariz.,^K
today by Mexican rebel fliers is®
expected to result in additional pre-®
cautions being taken by the Ameri-®|
can government to prevent repeti-®
tion of such an incident. ®
The state department, in the ab-®
sence of any official report of the®
bombing, indicated Major General®
William Lassiter, commander of the®
8th corps area of the army at San®
Antonio would promptly take steps.®
probably ordering some units of®
the army air corps from one of the®
Texas air fields to Naco. ®
General Lassiter has full author-®
itv to take such steps as he con-®
siders advisable. Should planes be®
ordered to the border they would®
be given instructions to prevent the®
incursion of any rebel aircraft over®
American territory. fl
ESCOBAR ATTACKS 1
MORGAN INTERESTS
EL PASO, Tex., April 2.—(#*)—A®
telegram from Gen. Jose Gonzalo®
Escobar, commander-in-chief of®
I the Mexican revolutionists, ad-®
dressed to “The American people,’’®
attacking the “powerful house of®
Morgan.” was revealed bv Frpno®
Urias. Mexican rebel consul, here®
t^The rights of foreigners in Mex«®
(Continued on Page Ten.)
meet expected m
A meeting of the board of d^p®|
tors of the Brownsville Retail NOU®
chants’ association is expected nrbe®
called some time this week by Pres-®
ident Sam Perl for the purpose of®
formulating constitution and by-®
laws for the newly reorganized ooay.H
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; THE WEATHER ||
For Brownsville and the Valley: H
Fair to partly cloudy tonight andn
Wednesday; not much change in®
temperature. B
For East Texas: Cloudy tonightB
and Wednesday; probably local H
showers in south portion, some-j
what warmer in northeast portion®
tonight. .. , I
Moderate to fresh southerly!
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST I
There will be no material change!
in the river during the next few!
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.l
Stage Stage Chr.g. Ratal
Eagle Pass .. 16 2.6 0.0 .00B
Laredo . 27 —0.5 -0.1 .OOfl
Rio Grande . 21 4.4 0.0 0OB
Mission. 22 4.4 0.0 .OOB
San Benito . 23 9.0 -0.1 .001
Brownsville . 18 3.6 -0.4 .00 B
TIDE TABLE 8
High and low tide at Point Isabel I
; tomorow. under normal meteor-1
r ological conditions: I
High . 1:55 p. m|
.’ Low’ . 4:23 a. nl
MISCELLANEOUS DATA M
l Sunset today . ■
Sunrise tomorrow . &Jfl