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Politics Reign oh
T. U. Campus During
Students9 Election
< Special to The Herald *
AUSTIN, May 14.—The Texas university campus, and the most amaz
ing student election that ever hung fire, disprove the pompous theory that
politics is a game only for the professionals.
Nowhere has the science of politics flowered in greater perfection than
among the undergraduates at • Texas.” Here, the youths to whom a
pouciai campagin is out an end. and
devoid of the glamor of a future
occupation, have developed all the
arts and artifices and statecraft in
the hothouse of student elections.
The old-time politisians would say
it is impossible, but the students
in the vision and zeal and enterprise
of youth have stepped out and prov
en that the mechanics of one of
the oldest professions can be worked
by the novice.
The campus this past week had
its thrill of the closest student race
in the history—a dead heat. In the
result of this election, which could
have been reached only in about
one of 10.000.000 chances, and in
finding the way out, and in the
manner and Individuality of the
race and its aftermath, politics and
sportsmanship have mingled in a
form that will prove a valuable ex
ample to the politician out on the
broader field of public affairs,
i Spurgeon Bell of Austin and Rob- j
ert M. Payne of Malakoff ended i.i |
an exact tie on the fourth recount j
of their votes for president of the
Students’ association. This, despite
the believedly tie-proof preferential
ballot. Now. another election will
be held Thursday for the officr
with the two men. who rec:ivrd
each 1,431 votes, firsts and seconds,
as the rival candidates.
Friends of both men made the re
counts. First Bell was declared
elected by seven votes. Then the
vote was recounted, and Payne led I
bv six votes. Another recount, and I
Payne led 11 votes. Then, with four
friends of each of the student can- !
didates supervising it, the entire |
ballot list was checked. "Reporter" j
votes- a few of them, and votes
where fictitious names had been
recorded—were thrown out, and an
other recount gave an exact tie.
Both sides were satisfied, and agreed
to the call of another election.
Both the candidates are fraternity
men. Alexander, only barb in this
race, polled 381 votes.
"The race was on the up and up,”
Payne said. "There were no per
sonalities. The race run strictly
on the merits and hard work of the
candidates." He declared the runoff
will be on the same level.
And Spurgeon Bell, his rival, af
firmed this.
There will be few long-winded
speeches in the run off race cli
maxed by Thursday's election, the
rival candidates said. Hand-to-hand
work among the students, and the
distribution of cards and placards
will be the main activity in the race.
Payne is a mid-law. holding the B.
A. degree already. Bell is a senior
academ.
Bell is a Pi Kappa Alpha. Payne
Is an Acacia frat man.
Bell is a graduate of Austin high
school, last year’s president of the
university Y. M. C. A., member of
tho varsitv debating team: two-year
member of student assembly; acad
em school university union drive.
It is the first and only time of
an absolute tie under the preferen
tial ballot system; and if the per
centage doesn’t fail, it will be the
last until about A. D. 2177.
It isn’t the first time though that
recounts have changed the outcome
of campus races. It isn’t the first
close race.
The editorship of the Dally Texan
a few years ago was the closest race
they can remember up to now. Sam
Johnson led John Sammons by sev
en votes, with Tom Rousse third
man. In a recount, Sammons had
a lead of two votes. The two men
made an agreement that after a
canvass of the "repeaters" and fic
titious votes, they would abide the
result of another recount That gave
Johnson the office by three votes.
In the 1928 elections. Tom Hol
loway won the office of managing
editor of the Cactus by 15 votes
over Holly Brock.
In another race for managing ed
itor of the Cactus. Wtlliard Perkins
won the office, its honors and emol
uments by a seven vote lead over
Joe Presnail.
Apparently elected one day. beat
en the next, then elected, then beat
en, Payne and Bell have gone
through the tangle of the vote re
counts without a harsh word of
campaigning; and there has been,
both sav. no mud slinging in the
race There won’t be in the new
election, they say. Sportsmanship,
backed by all the alert efforts of a
vigorous campaign, will be relied on
by both to win. instead of villifi
nmon and mudslinging.
Link Celebrities
Do Not Wait For
British Pro Title
MOORTOWN. England. May 14
_*;r>_The attacking party of Amer
icans in the Yorkshire Evening
News one thousand guineas profesl
pional golf tournament had shrunk
to six when the hi* international
event over Moortown s well remem
bered course began this morning.
Of the 10 Americans originally
expected to compete A1 Espinosa.
Johnnv Farrell. Gene Sarazcn and
Bill Mehlhom were reported "miss
ing- and en route for home as the
battle for the unoffiical British
professional title opened.
No Americans were among the
•arly finishers in the first 18-hole
round of qualifying play, who were
led by Archie Comps ton. tall,
gaunt English pro. with a sparkling
ft.
WOMAN WITH BACK
BROKEN WILL LIVE
FORT WORTH. May 14.—(&*—
Although her back is broken and
ihe is suffering with other serious
In juries. Miss Nancy Sutton. 18.
Dallas, victim of an automobile
• mishap Saturday night, will re
cover. physicians said today.
Miss Sutton Sunday was placed
In a east, in which she must re
main for nearly two months
Her automobile was hit ov nn
Hher
Defense Attorneys
.Will Fight to Win
Hamilton's Freedom
AMARILLO. May 14.—De
fense and prosecution attorneys
girded their loins today for a battle
over the question of admitting R
H. Hamilton, indicted for the kill
ing of his son-in-law, Tom Walton,
to bail. Defense attorneys had not
announced when they would launch
their attempt to obtain a writ of
habeas corpus, bu. the move was
expected today. Young Walton
was killed in Hamilton’s . office,
where it is presumed he went to
announce his secret marriage to
Hamilton's 19-year-old daughter.
Theresa, a student at Texas univer
sity.
HARDING TALKS AT
RAYMONDVILLE HIGH
(Special to The Herald'
RAYMONDVILLE. May 14—W.
A Harding, leading developer in
Willacv county. Monday delivered
an addres to the pupils of the Ray
mondvllle high school, graphically
describing his visit to Washington
last March when he witnessed the
inaugural ceremonies attending the
induction of President Herbert
Hoover into the ofice of chief ex
ecutive of the United States.
HARRY’S SINCLAIR’S NEW BOSSES
Harry F. Sinclair, serving a 90-day jail term in Washington, will take
orders from Dr. Morris Hyman and Kathleen Wright, jail nurse. Sin
clair is serving as pharmacist at the Jail.
aEa dunk l'Ja Ail Afrt JKfe At 4S\. An Aik 44l 43th 433h 43th At AfJk *
(SMITH GETS
NEW CHANCE
Convicted Murderer May Be
Sent to Hospital In
stead of Chair
11 1 - 1 ■- 1
* I
ANSON, May 14.—(JPi—A Jones :
county Jury was asked today to de- j
cide whether Bill Smith, c: victed |
murderer, shall go to the electric I
chair—or whether he shall be com
i mitted to an insane asylum.
Smith's insanity plea will be heard i
by Judge W. R. Chapman of Abilene,
in the same courtroom in which he
was sentenced to die for the murder
of Jake Owens, deputy sheriff of
Fisher county.
Smith was brought here yesterday
by Sheriff Tom Hudson of Jones
county from the state penitentiary.
Upon being placed in jail he prompt
: ly tore off his clothes, clawed his
mattress to shreds and crawled
! r.bout his cell. He was forcibly fed.
Smiths sanity trial will be con
ducted without the principal's ap
pearance in the courtroom, attorneys
said last night. The issue will be
decided on depositions and state
ments of Warden F. E. Harrell of j
the penitentiary and prison doctors
supplemented by testimony of phy- j
sicians here.
Smith’s true name is Joyce Shep
pard
7,000 BARRELS OIL
BURN DAILY AT LULING
LULING. Texas, May 14.——
This section of the country's column
of smoke in the daytime and a pil
lar of fire at night while 7.000 bar
rels of oil. flowing from the Shell
corporation's new oil well on the
Clint Smith lease north of here, is
consumed daily. The# well ignited
as it came in yesterday.
Suits filed in the district courts:
None.
28TH DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. W. Cunningham. Judge
No orders.
103RD DISTRICT COURT
No fnal oriders.
COUNTY COURT
Hon. Oscar Dancy, Judge
Suits filed: None.
COUNTY COURT AT LAW
Hon. John Kleiber. Judge
No final orders.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
9 German Salinas and Ramona
Reyes.
Adolfo Rodriguez and Angela
Portugal. *
Reyes Moran and Ramona Gua
jardo.
Angel Compos and Angela Anorga.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Furnished by Valiev Abstract Co.
Cameron Conn tv
Louis A. Howard to Valley Dev.
Inc., block 3. containing 5.55 acres,
survev 44 Howards Diixeland
Heights addition 2. $10. etc.
Valley Dev Inc. to Harry Fields
et ux, east 20 acres of north 24.9
acres, farm block 108. Wilson tract,
survev 25. $20,000.
B. H. Dunlap to A1 Parker Sec.
Co., farm block 2. E. E. Evans sub
division. La Fcria grant. 20 acres.
C. S. Thompson to Mrs. Grace
Hanson, north 20 acres tract 61.
Coast Land Farms No. 2. Buena
Vista Grant. Plat 7-63. $10. etc.
A. F. Parker to C. S. Thomson
north 15.77 acres farm tract 89
Coast I .and Farms subdivision 2.
Buena Vista Grant. $10. etc.
Jno. T. Lomax to A. E. Whitnev.
nart blocks 202 and 203. San Benito
Irrigation Co., share 1. Espiritu
Santo prant. $10. etc.
A E. Whitnev to J. W Laper. nart
of block 202 203. San Benito Irriga
tion Co., share 1. Espiritu Santo
grant.
W S. Callaway et ux. to Harry B.
l A
Cruikshank. south half of southwest
one-fourth block 158, and portion of
block 159, San Benito Land and
Water Co.. $i, etc.
S. Morse et ux to Thomas Saxe,
lot 16. block 11, West Brownsville,
5 acres. $10. etc. * t
H. C. Harding, trustee to Cuates
Dev. Co., south 10 acres, lot 6. block
3. plat 4. Citrus Gardens subdivision,
share 43 of share 19. Espiritu Santo
grant. $10. etc.
Cuates Dev. Co. to Harry J. Wilde,
et px. south 10 acres, lot 6. block 3.
plat 4. Citrus Gardens subdivision,
plat 8-27. $2400.
J. R. Adams et ux to Cuates Dev.
Co., block 44. Parker subdivision
Dana Lands. $10. etc.
Al Parker Sec. Co., to Henry F.
Mohrmann et al. northwest 20 acres
block 6. Cantu subdivision and north
8 acres of southwest 20 acres block 6.
Cantu subdivision, plat 4-45. $12,000.
A. Wavne Wood to G. C. Wagner,
trustee, lots 844. 845. 846. 847. Co
lonia Victoria. Brownsville. $10. etc.
Cameron County Lumber Co, to
G R Morrison, lot 36. block 1. First
addition. Combes. $10. etc.
A. E Whitney to Ormond Rov
Hupp, et ux. west 20 acres, block 261.
San Benito Irrigation Companv.
share 1. Espiritu Santo Grant. $10.
etc.
The Al Parker Sec Co. to G. F.
Laiirlne. lot 21. block 75. Olmito.
$1187.50
D. F Jones to Mrs Olive M
Smith .20 acres of block 172. San
Benito Land and Water Company.
Concepcion de Carricitos Grant. $1.
etc.
Warranty Deeds Filed in
Hidalgo County
C. I. Haven to E. F. Farris, west
14 14 acres, lot 14. Sec. 273, Tex
Mex. $10. etc.
W. R. Jackson .et al to Frank E.
Osborn, et al, Lots 4 .5. 6. Black 13.
McAllen. $10. etc.
D. F. Strickland to Thos. W
Blake Lumber Co., lot 3. block 4.
West Addition. McAllen, $10. etc.
Edinburg Lmn. Asso to Benito
Fernandez. lot 12, block 11. Edinburg
$10. etc.
Frank Osborn to L. L. Davis, lots
4. 5. 6. block 13. McAllen. $10, etc.
Clark DUworth et al to A. Edgar
mmmmmmmmmm'rnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm—mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm*
Smith, west one-half of farm tract
254. West tract, $10. etc.
John Rooth to B. P. Marts, mm
one-half of north of lot 10$. Hoe
tract. $10, etc.
Charles F. Mltsch to Lydia Mitsclt
west * 72 acres of lot 4. Sec. 242
Tex Mex. $10. etc.
T. F. Trotti to Frank 1 Osborn
lot ft. block 1. Paltr Heights addi
tion. McAllen. 110. etc.
R E. and Allene Cannon to Fvrs
National Bank. McAllen, lots 4. 5. $
block 5. Alta Mira subgdivtstem. Mc
Allen. $10. etc.
Alamo Donna Farms Co . to Nick
Doffing. 7 1-2 acres of block 5. H'l
Halbert. $10. etc.
D. F. Strickland to Sar%a=J
Johnson. Lot 2. block 2. West —
tion. McAllen. $10. etc
I. V. Wine, et ux to 8: L PY
M Rail wav Co.. 1.9 acres of_
tract 497 West tract. $10. etc*252
First M E church of McA. as
Frank E Osborn, lots 4. 5, «. b.'dck
13. McAllen. $10 etc
DONNA FACULTY TO BE
PRESENTED IN PLAY
'Special to The Herald >
DONNA. May 14-The Dom a
public school faculty club will pre
sent its annually play cm Wednes
day night. May 15. at 8:15 at the
high school auditorium.
The play chosen far this year i»
The Show Off a comedy drama in
three acts This nlay mas but recent
ly released for amateur perform
ance. and previously enjoyed a long
run on Broadway
CROSBYTON BOY HEADS
FORT WORTH SCHOOL
FORT WORTH May 1« —r —
Hugh Quinn Buck of Crosbyton. has
been elected president of the stu
dent body of Texas Christian uni
versity for the school year !f».
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Other student officers lnrtaria
Chester Crow. Austin, vice presi
dent: Miss EUaabrth Ayres. Houston,
secretary treasurer: Tyler Dean.
Fort Worth, head yell leader and
Miss Pauline Barmes Port Worth,
editor, the Skiff, student newspa
per.
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