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— ir THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED FRESS—</F) ‘ _ |
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 330 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1929 TWELVE PAGES TODAY • 5c A COPT
EN OUR |
VALLEY I
THE LOWER RIO GRANDE Val
ley of Texas, one of the healthiest
sections of the country, is going to
show a high mortality rate In the
1930 United States census.
And census figures are going to
be considered authentic by many
prosperous citizens who are in
vestigating the healthfuiness of
our section.
All because deaths are registered
while only a portion of the births
are recorded. It is too late to do
anything about the 1930 record—1
that is written—but now is the
time to begin writing a correct rec
ord for the 1940 census.
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Jesse T. Nichols, special agent of
the United States census bureau,
after spending several days in the
Valley seeking to Improve btrth
registration practices, finds that
a comparative small per cent of the
babies born are recorded with the
proper authorities.
He says this section Is behind the
rest of Texas in this important,
work and that Texas has one of ■
the poorest records of any state in
the union.
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YOU CANNOT keep a good man
down, nor a good peanut for that
matter unfess it is chewed up very
fine, so Mr. Rill Williams and his
peanut, both of Rio Hondo, are
slowly climbing their singular way
up Pike's Peak 'way out in Colo
rado.
Now that's not so far off but the
greatest metropolis of civilization
should hear of it, and The World.
York City* gives its valuable
editorial space to a suggestion that J
will relieve that tired feeling of a
blase populace It suggests that
Bill and the goober be given a
place next j’ear in Madison Square
Carden.
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Here is the editorial:
"It. hardly needs saying, we trust,
that our best wishes go with Mr.
Bill Williams of Rio Hondo. Tex.,
who Is pushing a peanut up Pike's
Peak with the end of his nose.
This feat. long awaited by believers
In the destiny of our great coun
try. has hitherto been impossible by
;reason of two difficulties, as fol
lows:
1. The peanut wears out.
2 The nose wears out.
Both of these difficulties Mr
Williams has met in a satisfactory
way .With regard to the first, he
has provided himself with a num
ber of peanuts, so that as fast as
one becomes unfit for use it is
replaced by another. Thus, while
he does not roll one particular pea
nut for the whole distance, he does
roll "the peanut;” and most of us
will feel that if a baseball team can
play with several balls in the course
of an afternoon and still legiti
mately say that it plays with “the
ball.'' then Mr. Williams, rolling
several peanuts in the course of
his venture, can legitimately say
that he rolls "the peanut.” With
regard to the second, Mr. Williams
has been no less ingenious. He has
provided himself with a device
which fastens on his nose and ab
sorbs all shock, vibration and abra
sion. In this way he expects to
avoid the occupational disease
known as charleyhorse of the bugle,
or face bunion. And siace his
preparation has been so thorough,
it seems a foregone conclusion that j
his efforts will be crowned with
success.
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We sincerely hope so, as we have ,
a suggestion to make to him for ]
the future. Why doesn't he offer I
his services for the dance mara
thon of 1930, when it opens in
Madison Square Garden? Pushing
his peanut around the hall, he
would certainly furnish an enter- :■
tainment of rare and precious sort
and one in keeping with the gen- i
eral nature of the spectacle. He j]
would have little difficulty, we be- ;i
live. In obtaining an engagement.
Well, in fact, we are sure of it. i1
There need be no secret about the 1
thing. As it happens, we appear;
to have a certain influence with <
the sponsors of this marathon. Last i
year, when it had been in progress
for a time, we suggested that cer
tain features, such as flagpole-sit- 1
trnaf be added to It in order to
round it out in an artistic manner.
This year, making a conspicuous
editorial triumph for us. these fea
tures were added. So that we feel
we have reason to assume that at
a mere hirj from us Mr. Williams
would be offered a contract. We
hope he will think the thing over.
Frankly, he is a man we should
like to see in New York.”
AMEND BY-LAWS
NEW YORK. Mav 29 —Mem
bers of the New York cotton ex
change have adopted unanimously
amendments to the by-laws provid
ing for the listing of. and trading in.
securities of cotton mills and kin
dred corporations. The action was
|aken yesterday.
PATROL OFFICER HELD
ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY
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Downpour Drenches Lower Valley
737 INCHES
RAINFALL IN
BROWNSVILLE
800 Local Telephones
Affected; Western
Union Lines Out;
Traffic Hindered
Breaking all records for precipi
tation here since the near flood in
September. 1925. 7 37 inches of rain
had fallen at Brownsville at noon
Wednesday, according to figures in
the office of W. J. Schnurbusch,
U. S. meteorologist.
The heavy downpour, accompan
ied by gusts of wind and electrical
disturbances, was general all over
the Valley, extending northward
beyond Corpus Christi. The rain,
which began with intermittent
showers Tuesday afternoon, ended
a seven month period In which
only 455 inches of precipitation
had fallen. Normal for this same
period, based on 50 years of rec
ord, was given as 9.23 Inches The
downpour last night and this
morning boosted precipitation over
this span to 11.92 inches, well above
normal.
Communication and travel was
severely hampered and considerable
damage was done in low lying sec
tions. The heavy precipitation be
gan to penetrate telephone cables
here about midnight and before
noon more than 800 pairs of wires
had been affected. Workmen were
on the Job shortly after the tele
phones began going out and they
were continuing their efforts Wed
nesday. A large number of the
telephones had to be plugged out on
the board. The cables are being
boiled out.
*'We have a large number of men
at work on the trouble and will
clear it up within a short time."
Ed Mockabee. local manager, said
Of the 7.37 inches that fell here.
3 36 fell after 7 a. m. Streets were j
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TWO NOMINATED
ROTARY PREXY
Election Will Be Held To
morrow At Convention
In Dallas
DALLAS. Texas, May 29 —’
Raymond J. Kneppel of New York
md Eugene Newsome of Durham. ■
g C.. were the only candidates nom- }
nated for the presidency of Rotary
International here today. The elec- j
ion will be held tomorrow.
Newsome was nominated by Bruce
3. Boney of Cisco. Texas, and Knep
jel by Leonard T. Skeggs of
ifoungston. O.
Rufus F. Chapin of Chicago was
•cnominated for treasurer by Will
R. Manier of Nashville. Tenn.. and
to opponent was placed in the field.
After attending 12 sectional meet
ngs. delegates went into a general j
issemblv at 11:30 a. m.
The only address of the morning
*as delivered by Vasser Somerville
)f Paris. Tenn. He discussed “At
endance.”
At the sectional meetings, the care
with which new members shoul be
(elected was stressed. Other sub
(Continued on pit* twelve!
Mrs. Vann Returns $3100
In Excess Fees to County
The largest return of excess fees
ever made by a Cameron county
official was made late Tuesday by
Mrs. Pinkie Vann, former sheriff,
when she remitted a check for
$3,100 to Mrs. J. J. Cocke, county
treasurer.
The return represented fees col
lected during Mrs. Vann s last
year In office in excess of the
amount allowed to the sheriff un
der the state law.
In addition to being the largest
return ever made it was one of the
few’ voluntary payments under the
law. O. C. Dancy, county judge,
said.
“I feel that the taxpayers of the
county are due Mrs. Vann a debt
of gratitude for her voluntary i-e
tum of so la.-ge a sum,” Judge
Dancy said.
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' "McALLEN high school seniors 1
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The above is a picture of the senior class of McAllen high school. Reading from left to right, they are:
First row: Ed Rutherford, John Gonzales. Sam Bonneau. Carl Shandly, Leon Edwards. Jack Crawford.
Homer Ramsey, Frank Allen. William Blair. Jim Pate. J. W. Allen. Kenneth Reis. William Maitland,
Charles Kellog. Second row: Eunice Hacker, Pauline Colbath. Frances Allen, Allie Mae Atkins. Rowena
Moore. Opal Frisby. Irabel Parks. Beatrice Weathers, Evan Dean Wiley. Ruth McMillan. Rena Austin,
Frceda Harding. Brooks Smith. Ethelyn Harding, Benson Ercanbrack. Third row: Jessie Guion. Maxine
Bowe. Grace Danks. Mary Glauner, Hassie Lynch. Elnora Smith, Juanita Rodecker, Margaret Peterson,
Gladys Fogleson. Rebecca Garza. Concha Gutierrez. Maurine Stout, Margaret Betson. Mary Harrison,
Winifred Wharton. Last row: Margaret Cronk. Angelita Garcia, Maria Guerra, Mary Virginia Barron,
Virginia Cargile, Aurora Gorrera. Elodia Vela, Margaret Miller. Elizabeth Hammerly, Edna Moore, Miss
Norman (sponsor), Mr. Fields (sponsor).
PLAN 6 PUBLIC
Valley In Thi* Way Could
Take Care of Tran
sient Golfers
A proposal to operate sLx Val
ley golf courses under one manage
ment as public links available to
anyone who desires to play without
club dues has been submitted to
boards of directors of country clubs
at Brownsville. Mercedes. McAllen
and Edinburg by Lavern A. Miller,
a golf course architect, and his as
sociates.
The other two courses will be lo
cated at San Benito and Harlingen,
and contract for their construction
is expected to be signed in a short
time.
The plan is intended > provide
advantages of municipal golf
courses, by giving visitors facilities
for playing, and to make courses in
the Valley self-sustaining. Miller
said.
The promoters have been in
charge of successful commercial
links in several parts of the United
States and have constructed 176
courses over the country. Miller
has been in the Valley for six
months, coming here from his home
in Springfield, Mo.
Directors of the Edinburg dub
are favorable to the plan and other j
boards are expected, to hold meet- ‘
ings to discuss the propasal within
a few days.
The proposal contemplates lease
of the clubs by a company capital
ized at $25,000 and to be known as
Valley Oolf clubs. Inc.
Play would be charged for on a
daily fee basis or yearly privileges
could be purchased. Holder of a
playing privilege card would be per
mitted to play on any course in
the string.
“As a result of a six mouths’ sur
vey of golfing facilities in the Val
ley for both local and transient
players, with particular respect to
the transient golfer, it is obvious
that to succesfully agitate poten
tial players one of two things must
be done.” Miller said.
“Either new courses must be built
and operated on a municipal or
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Fruit Fly Quarantine
May be Extended to
Other Parts of U.S.
WASHINGTN, May 29.——Official recognition of a nation-wide
menace in the Mediterranean fruit fly was seen today in the decision of
Secretary Hyde of begin public hearings Saturday to consider extension of
quarantine areas.
Discovery of the pest in larva form at Dallas. Texas, and in other
APPROVES PLAN
TO END STRIFE
Pope Okehs Plans For Early
Termination of Mexico’s
Religious Trouble
WASHINGTON. May 29.——A
re port that the pope had approved
plans for an early termination of
the religious strife in Mexico was
received in Catholic circles here to
day.
The report said Mexican Catholic
prelates now in the United States
had voted unanimously to enter into
direct negotiations with Pres. Porte?
Gil of Mexico to reconstruct the
church organization in that coun
try. after the quarter century of
disagreement which has reacted on
both church and government in va
rious outbreaks.
The report said Ruiz y Flores,
archbishop of Michoacan. and pres
ident of the Mexican Catholic con
gress. probably would be chosen to
represent the prelates in the nego
tiations.
DETERMINED TO GET
PAIR FROM MISSOURI
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 29—OF)
A determined fight for extradition
from Kansas City of Russell Gib
son and Gibson s wife, wanted here
in connection with last Friday's $75,
000 bank messenger robbery, will be
made. Police Chief Charles Becker
said today.
R. O. Hurt, detective, was in Kan
sas City today. Becker said, to pre
sent requisition papers for the pair.
CUMMINGS TO APPEAR
IN COURT FOR TUNNEY
STAMFORD. Conn., May 29.—(.V)
Homer S. Cummings, former chair
man of the democratic national
committee, announced today he had
been engaged to mack an appear
ance in superior court at Bridge
port on behalf of James J. <Gene>
Tunney, retired heavyweight cham
pion. in the $500,000 breach of prom
ise suit brought against him by Mrs.
Katherine King Fogarty of New
York.
‘states, has revised fears of incal
culable losses which might result
from spread of the insect through
out the country, expressed by au
thorities soon after its discovery in
Florida citrus groves.
Secretary Hyde’s call for hearings
indicates his determination to halt
invasion of other areas if it is at
all possible. Such hearings are a
necessary legal pre-requisite to ex
tension of quarantine areas beyond
Florida, where an embargo was
placed on fruits and vegetables
from infected sections about two
months ago.
Congress is expected to consider
promptly a request for an appro
priation of ten million dollars, to
be made available at once, to fight
the insect. This appropriation
would supplement one of more
than $4,000,000 made earlier. The
resolution seeking the larger ap
propriation was introduced by Sen
ator Fletcher, democrat, Florida.
—
Weather Conditions
Are Unfavorable For
Cotton, Report Shows
_
WASHINGTON. May 29—
The weekly weather and crop re
port issued today by the depart
ment of agriculture for the week
ended yesterday said that conditions
continued unfavorable, with cotton
j late, stands mostly poor and irreg
I ular. and much still to plant and re
! plant.
In Texas rains were beneficial in
some more southern sections, but. in
! general, it was too wet and cold;
i planting, replanting and cultivation
were mostly at a standstill, with
i many reports of grassy field In cen
tral and eastern sections and with
j plants turning yellow on lowlands.
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MOODY GIVES WELLS
TWO WEEKS RESPITE
AUSTIN. May 29— O. C.
W’ells. under sentence of death,
whose electrocution had been set
for Friday, has been granted a two
weeks’ respite by Governor Moody.
Wells was convicted of the mur
der of J. A. Mitchell at Coleman.
J. N. Wells, brother, of Midland,
has been here seeking to have the
sentence commute^
COMPLAINT IS
FILED AFTER
CARS COLLIDE
E. E. Cortez, Merchant
At McAllen, Charges
M. R. Vinson With
Misdeeds Sunday
EDINBURG. May 29—Charged
with robbery with firearms. M. R.
(Dick) Vinson, federal border pa
trol officer stationed at Donna,
was free today under (1500 bond
following his arrest late Tuesday at
Donna by Deputy Sheriff John
Bales .
‘ The complaint on which Vinson
was arrested was maae by E. E.
Cortez. McAllen merchant, and Is
alleged to have grown out of events
following collision Sunday night of
automobiles driven by Vinson and
Cortez.
Vinson was taken before Hidalgo
county officers in Edinburg
by Deputy Bales. The patrol offi
cer refused to make a statement
j and his bond was signed by L. B.
Fagan. Donna druggiet. Clifton
(Continued on Page Twelve)
NEGRO MOBBED
BY 100 MEN
Crowd Enters Jail and Takes
Man to Tree Where He
Is Hanged
ALAMO. Tenn., May 29.—(JPi—A
mob of about 100 men today entered
the Crockett county jail here, re
moved Joe Boxley, 19-year-old ne
gro. accused of attacking the wife
of a justice of the peace and hanged
him on a tree four miles from town.
The negro was taken from the
jail about 4 o'clock this morning
and his body was found shortly aft
erwards. On the tree with the body
was a cardboard on which was writ
ten: “Let this-hang here
until 4 p. m. Thursday.”
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OHIOANS WILL MEET
AT WESLACO THURS.
WESLACO. May 29.—All former
Ohioans, whether residents or tour
ists in the Valley, are invited to at
tend the meeting in Weslaco on
Decoration day. according to word
received from E. W. Archer of this
citv, secretary of the Valley Ohio
club. At this time a porgram will
be presented and a picnic lunch
served.
Word will be received and read
from Gov. Myron Y. Cooper of Ohio
at some time during the day and
it is thought that resolutions will
be passed in regard to requesting
i all members of Valley clubs to en
i ter into a program of individual
Valley advertising
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17-Year-Old Kress Heiress
Elopes With $30 Clerk
NEW YORK. May 29.—(AV-The New York American said today that
although at first he felt like taking his 21-year-old son-in-law ‘'out in the
woodshed." 8. H. Kress, wealthy chain store owner, has given his approval
of the runaway marriage of his 17-year-old daughter and Charles L. Abry,
Jr.. $30-a-week broker s clerk.
The couple eloped two weeks ago?
to Bel Air. Md.. when Abry was a
second year student at Washington
and Lee University. Lexington. Va.
The father’s approval was gained
when the bride. Silvia Adelaida
Kress, announced her determination
to live on her husband's income aft
er her graduation June 4 from a
select girls’ school at Ossining.
Mr. Kress, vice president of 8. H.
Kress. Inc., said:
“When I found this young man
was my son-in-law. I felt Just like
being a real father to him and tak
ing him out to the woodshed. But
he is a fine boy. I’m just getting
acquainted with him. I like his
mettle,”
APPLY FOR PERMIT
FOR NEW RAILROAD
WASHINGTON. May 29.—WV—
The Gulf and West Texas railroad
has applied to the Interstate Com
merce commission for permission to
construct a new line from Freder
icksburg to 8a n Angelo, both points
in Texas.
The request asked that the com
pany be allowed to build the line
either though Brady and Eden or
from Wet more to Fredericksburg
and then through Mason. Brady
and Eden to San Angelo. The dis
tance of the first route is 113 miles
and the second 70 miles.
’! COUPLE FOUND|
Fannie Lee Minter. 16 <up
i per>. University of Texas stu
dent. and Jack Freith. alias
Jack Griffith who have been
taken into custody in Massa
chusetts after having disappear
ed from Austin. Texas, last
January 29.
PROHIBITION
ACT REPEALED
Governor's Pen Kills Bill
For State Enforcement
In Wisconsin
MADISON. Wis.. May 29.—*',r—
Governor Kohler today signed the
bill repealing the state’s prohibition
enforcement act.
The governor by signing the bill 1
obeyed the mandate of the people j
who in an election this spring voted
by a maiority of nearly 150.000 for
repeal. The bill was passed by the
assembly a month ago and two
weeks ago by the senate.
The governor announced he had J
signed the bill “in fulfillment of the
mandate of the peoole. overwhelm- j
ingly expressed in the recent ref- j
erendum.”
Gov. Kohler’s signature of the|
bill, which leaves the entire enforce
ment of dry laws in Wisconsin to j
federal agents was followed by a
statement that the 18th amendment
provided that “the congress and the!
several states shall have concur
rent power to enforce this article
by appropriate legislation.”
The governor believes “this fm
Doses no obligation on the states,
but leaves it optional with them as I
to whether or not they will exer
cise their concurrent powers ’*
Governor Kohler warned that the
legislature’s passage and his signa-1
ture of the repealer “should not i
mislead anv of our citizens into the
belief that traffic in intoxicating
liquor heretofore prohibited by the]
state has become lawful or that the j
saloon will return ”
He cited federal regulations
against manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors.
OFFICIALS NAMED
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 29'A*
—Ten oil company officials, repre
senting all phases of the petroleum
industry in Oklahoma, were named
today by Governor W J. Holloway
as official representatives of the
state to the oil conservation con
ference called by President Hoover
to convene in Colorado Springs.
June 10.
GIRL ADMITS
INFATUATION
FOR SWIMMER
‘I Love Him and Will
Stick By Him, If
They’ll Let Me*, She
Tell* Officer*
NSW BEDFORD. Mam . Mat B.
—(#F—Corroborated In Mb atari bp
Miss Fannie Lee Mlnter. t*»f*ar
old Austin. Texas, girl artut whom
he arms arrested here yemtecdat Jar*
W Griffiths, former swimming la
st ruct or at Deep Eddy pool .a Aus
tin. told the' police and a depart
ment of justice agent that hr
brought the girl here from her Tex
as home only after she had thraat
enrd to commit suicide brraaae af
her love for him
The arrest of Griffiths, alia* Jaefe
Freith on a statutory charge, and
the girl as a delinquent, ended a
nation-aide search for the timber
sity of Texas freshman which be
gan at the time of her disappear
ance from home January 2*
Their cases were continued today
to June 5.
Mis.* Minter today avowed that
her affair w.th Griffiths ~waa net
puppy love T and that although aha
knew he was married she would
continue to stick by him as aha
had dour, “if they will lit me *
The attractive blonde,
been working S'1 a hoairrv
while her companion
their maintenance by
a clothe?* pre*!<er and !
man. told of her infatuatina with
Griffiths from the time ahe knew
him as a swimming imtmrtar tea
Austin
He married in December, 119* aba
said, but told 'her the ataman was
unhappy Then, when he tatted of
leaving Austin, ahr told him af her
love and threatened ta take bar
own life if he did not take her with
him.
Griffiths laid he would return fta
Texay to face charges,. The girl aaM
she would not go hack “maksas I
have to." adding, however, that,
“since he ts going, tm going taw"
About a week before thev left
Austin. Griffiths said. Mias Milder
took her automobile and started fdr
Lovers Leap on the Bull creek road
intending to commit awtrtdr M*
said he drove around ai>ot.brf
met her and dissuaded her
The pair left Austin the
of Jammy 29 in her a
they told authorities Griffith* *aid
she was going to take him ta Bat
las. They drove to Ware, where,
he said, “on account, of her narvoua
condition I agreed to take her with
me “
They went by train to 81 Louis
and from there to Chicago. Detrw*
to Boston, changing their rraldanae
when their pictures appeared hi
newspaper* The police believe they
have lived In Ifew Bedford' for the
last two months.
At Dallas the girt gave dfttfUbg
all her money, he said, At flrtMM#
he pawned her diamond and plati
num ring, which she had given hint,
receiving SI30.
In Boston he uie« a man from
Texas and decided to leave there
They came to New Bedford
At St. Lo>(« thev mriaiered a*
Mr and Mrs. Griffith*, but in De
troit they adopted the naaae Win
ters after the hotel clerk wibeviad
the signature. “Mr. and Mr*.. Mta
ten“
Griffiths today pleaded not guil
ty when arraigned on the i
charge and his ease was
to June Mis* Mlnter.
in Juvenile court as a delta i
received a continuance the
day.
( THE WEATHER j
For Brownsville and *he Yattrrt
Cloudy tonight and probably Tlmr**
day with occasional rate* and paa
stbly thunderMjuaH*
For East Texasr Cloudy UmlsM:
thundershower* and soma what
warmer In the Lower Rio Grand*
Valley: Thursday partly dandy:
thundershower* In east portion.
Moderate easterly to suntliairty
'Winds on the count..
RIVER FORCE ft«T
The river has hewn falling from
Rio Grande City to Ran Renter
during the last 24 how*' and wtR
continue to fall al along in the
absence of heavy rain* aver the
1 San Juan and middle Rio Otwnde
' watersheds.
rood Prawn* 9*.'Hr.'Sa*Rr
Eagle Pass .. If 31 •) »»
Laredo . 27 9 4 4*4 M
Rio Grande . 21 92 -19 .*•
Mission. 22 93 -99 Jf
San Benito .23 lift -19 »M
Brownsville . 19 1S2 *11 4*1
TIRE T ft III f.
High and low tlcSe at Point Mabel
tomorrow, under normal maAawr*
©logical conditions:
M*g*i m##...• * 19 99 n m.
Low * I -3d 9S1
MIMEtLtMOt * RAT %
Sunset why .. 1 Id
Sunrise tomorrow •*.##.•* # *. • Rod