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■ ' Lawn Mowers Cylinders \ Garden Hose — Sprinklers Us* Grass Shears — Trimmers _ Qa,tk‘ * * «*, u _ „ Alamo Iron Work* fw. H. Putepnat Company Brawmril!* — C*r»** rart^il Brownsville, Texas S*» Ast«*i* — ■••*•*■ THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 330 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1929 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY IN OUST VALLEY 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 healthfulness 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— that is written—but now is the time to begin writing a correct rec ord for the 1940 census. • • • L Jesse T. Nichols, special agent of (the United States census bureau, after spending several days In the Valley seeking to Improve birth ( •v •’istration practices, finds that a *omparative 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. I ’ • ' YOU CANNOT keep a good man down, nor a good peanut for that matter unless it is chewed up very fine, so Mr. Bill Williams and his peanut, both of Rio Hondo, are alowly 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 ; sljculd hear of it. and The World. ikH? York City) gives its valuable editorial space to a suggestion that ; will relieve that tired feeling of a i hlase populace. It suggests that Bill and the goober be given a place next year in Madison Square ; \ * Garden. » • • • 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 ii ’In the destiny of our great coun itry. has hitherto been impossible by reason of two difficulties, as fol lows : ? 1. The peanut wears nut. 2. The nose wears out. J 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 «ne 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 «*f an afternoon and still legiti mately say that It plays with “the ball,” then Mr. Williams, rolling fee veral peanuts in the course of j ’•bis venture, can legitimately say that HU? 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 his efforts will be crowned with •access. • • • We sincerely hope so. as we have • suggestion to make to him for the future. Why doesn't he offer bis 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 eral nature of the spectacle. He would have little difficulty, we be Ilve. in obtaining an engagement. Well, in fact, we are sure of it There need be no secret about the thing. As it happens, we appear to have a certain influence with } tf ponsors of this marathon. Last j ht*.d been in progress for® ime. we suggested that cer- , tail® atures. such as flagpole-sit ting? added to It in order to round it out in an artistic manner. This year, making a conspicuous editorial triumph for us. these fea- j tores were added. So that we feel we have reason to assume that at j a mere hint from us Mr. Williams' Would be offered a contract. We j hope he will think the thing over 1 Frankly, he is a man we should like to see in New York." _ AMEND BY-LAWS / NEW YORK. Mav 29.—«4*'—Mem / Rers of the New York cotton ex | change have adopted unanimously I amendments to the by-laws provid ing for *he listing of. and trading in. / securities of cotton mills and kin dred eonorations. The action was ^akea yesterday. - PATROL OFFICER HELD ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY -O- -O- -0- -O- -O- *0* -0- -0- -0- --Q~ Downpour Drenches Lower Valley 737 INCHES RAINFALL IN BROWNSVILLE 800 Local Telephone* Affected; Western Union Line* Out; Traffic Hindered _ _McALLEN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS 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. I (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 Jolm Bales The complaint on which Vinson was arrested was made 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 and his bond was signed by T . B Fagan. Donna druggirt. Clifton (Continued on Page Twelve) 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 Christl. The rain, which began with intermittent showers Tuesday afternoon, ended a seven month period In which only 4.55 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 tills 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-1 gan to penetrate telephone cables 1 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 j Wednesday. Of the 7 37 inches that fell here. ! 3.36 fell after 7 a. m Streets were (Continued on Page Twelve) TWO NOMIN ATED ROTARY PREXY Election Will Be Held To morrow At Convention In Dallas 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, Freeda Harding, Brooks Smith. Ethelyn Harding. Benson Ercanbrack. Third row: Jessie Guion, Maxine Bowe. Grace Danks. Mary Glauner. Hassle Lynch, Elnora Smith, Juanita Rodecker, Margaret Peterson, Gladys Foglcson. Rebecca Garza. Concha Gutierrez. Maurine Stout. Margaret Betsen. 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 I. GOLF COURSES Valley In This Way Could j1 Take Care of Tran sient Golfers Fruit Fly Quarantine May be Extended to j Other Parts of U.S. NEGRO MGBBED BY 100 MEN Crowd Enters Jail and Takes Man to Tree Where He Is Hanged 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 i luarantine areas. Discovery of the pest in larva form at Dallas. Texas, and in other --—Estates, has revised fears of incal A proposal to operat# six 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 j links in several parts of the United 1 States and have constructed 176 courses over the country'. Miller has been tn the Valley for six months, coming here from his home in Springfield. Mo. Directors of the Edinburg club are favorable to the plan and other 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 Golf 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 months’ sur vey of golfing facilities tn the Val ley for both local and transient players, with particular respect to the transient golfer, it is obvious that to succesfullv 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 (Continued on page twelve.) ALAMO, Tenn.. May 29.—{&)—A mob of about 100 men today entered the Crockett county Jail here, re moved Joe Boxley. 19-vear-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." 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 reecived from E. W. Archer of this city, 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 all members of Valley clubs to en ter into a program of individual Valley advertising. _ APPROVES PLAN TO END STRIFE Pope Okehs Plans For Early Termination of Mexico’s Religious Trouble WASHINGTON. May 29.—OP)—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. Portes 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. culable losses which might result j from spread of the insect through- 1 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 j 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. I Snow Flurries Make Goober Pushing Hard For Bill Williams COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. May 29.—(JP>—Cold and occasional snow flurries in the high altitudes are making it difficult for Bill Williams, the Rio Hondo, Tex., "goober push er,” to keep his mind on the task of propelling a peanut to the summit of Pike's Peak with his nose. Yesterday Williams made less than a mile over the highway before a snow and hailstorm forced him to transfer operations to the stage A a local theater. Today he is back on the peak equipped with a winter fly ing helmet and other clothinc suit able for extreme cold. He has slight ly more than twelve miles to gn and thirteen days to accomplish the feat. DALLAS. Texas. May 29—«.4V Raymond J. Knoppel of New \ork and Eugene Newsome of Durham. N. C. were the only candidates nom inated for the presidency of Rotary International here today. The elec- j tion will be held tomorrow. Newsome was nominated by Bruce B. Boney of Cisco. Texas, and Knep- : pel by Leonard T. Skeggs of Youngston. O. Rufus F. Chapin of Chicago was renominated for treasurer by Will R. Manier of Nashville. Tenn.. and no opponent was placed in the field. After attending 12 sectional meet ings. delegates went into a general assembly at 11:30 a. m. The only address of the morning was delivered by Vasser Somerville of Paris. Tenn. He discussed “At tendanc..” At the sectional meetings, the care i with which new members should be selected was stressed. Other sub (Continued on page twelve) DETERMINED TO GET PAIR FROM MISSOURI OKLAHOMA CITY. May 29.—UP) 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 —(/Pi Homer S. Cummings, former chair man of the democratic national committee, announced today he had been engaged to make an appear ance in superior court at Bridge port on behalf of James J. (Genel Tunnev, retired heavyweight cham pion. in the $500,000 breach of prom ise suit brought against him by Mrs. Katherine King Fogarty of New York, NEW YORK. May 29.—t/P'—The 1 although at first he felt like taking h woodshed. ’ S. H. Kress, wealthy chaii of the runaway marriage of his 17-yei Jr.. $30-a-week broker’s clerk. The couple eloped two weeks agoti 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,’*^. , Mrs. Vann Returns $3100 In Excess Fees to County —— - — ——".# a:.* .— 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 tht 1 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 re turn of so large a sum,'* Judge Dancy said. j COUPLE FOUND[ Fannie Lee Minter. 16 • up 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 ACTREPEALED, Governor’s Pen Kills Bill For State Enforcement In Wisconsin MADISON. Wis . May «*v—‘ Governor Kohler today signed the bill repealing the states prohibition enforcement act. The governor by signing the bill obeyed the mandate of the people who in an election this spring voted by a majority of nearly 150.000 for repeal. The bill was passed by the assembly a month ago and two i weeks ago by the senate. The governor announced he had signed the bill “in fulfillment of the mandate of the people, overwhelm ingly expressed in the recent ref-1 erendum.” Gov. Kohler's signature of the bill, which leaves the entire enforce ment of dry laws in Wisconsin to 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 im poses no obligation on the states, but leaves it optional with them as to whether or not they will exer cise their concurrent powers ” Governor Kohler warned that the legislature's passage and his signa ture of the repealer “should not mislead am* of our citizens into the belief that traffic in intoxicating liquor heretofore prohibited bv the state has become lawful or that the saloon will return " He cited federal regulations against manufacture and sale of in toxicating liquors. * OFFICIALS NAMED OKLAHOMA CITY Mav 29.—UP —Ten oil company officials, repre senting all phases of the petroleum industry in Oklahoma, were named today bv 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. j 17-Year-Old Kress Heiress! Elopes With $30 Clerk — Jew York American said today that is 21-year-old son-in-law “out in the 1 store owner, has given his approval ir-old daughter and Charles L. Abry, APPLY FOR PERMIT FOR NEW RAILROAD WASHINGTON. May 29.— 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 San 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 Wetmore to Fredericksburg and then through Mason. Brady and Eden to San Angelo. The dis tance of the first route la 113 miles .and the second 70 mile* ^ GIRL ADMITS FOR SWIMMER ‘I Love Him and Will Stick By Him, If They’ll Let Me’, Sh« Tell* Officers NEW BEDFORD Matt. Hay 3t. —yp>—Corroborated In his «ery bp Miss Fannie Lee Minter. it-year old Austin. Texas, girt with whom he was arrested here yesterday. Jack I W. Griffiths, former swtmmint in I struct or at 'Deep Eddy pool in Am* \ tin, told the police and a depart ment of Justice agent that ha brought the girl here from her Tex as home only after she had threat ened to commit suicide because of her love for hun The arrest of Griffiths, alias Jack Freith. on a statutory charge, aad the girl as a delinquent, ended a ; nation-wide search for the Univer sity of Texas freshman which be gan at the time of her disappear ance from home January 2t. Their rases were continued today to June 5. Miss Minter today avowed that her affair with Griffiths “was net puppy lcve/* and that although Mm knew he was married she would continue to stick by him jm she had done, 'if they will let me" The attractive blonde, who has been working as a hosiery peddler while tier companion contributed tu their maintenance by working as a clothes presser and hosiery salsa man. told of her infatuation amis Griffiths from the time she knew him as a swimming instructor in Austin. He married in December, 113k Mm i said, but told her the marriage was unhappy. Then, when he talked of iContinued on Page Ten I !. . ■■■■■.-.. .... Late Bulletins ; . BOBBY JONES’ GOLF CLUBS STOLEN NEW YORK. May —Rohhv , Jones' complete art of golf claim «h stolen from an aatoasMIr parted in front of an apartment bane last night and no trarr of them had been discovered by the pallee today. REPARATION EXPERTS , AGREE ON FIGURES PARIS. May 29 ——'The credi ' tor reparation experts agreed upon a new set of futures for reparat tacts . annuities which were presented ta . the German delegation today. It was hoped a German derision on the proposal could be reached bp tomorrow. SENATE CONFEREES READY TO YIELD ON DEBENTURE WASHINGTON. May 39.—ru Senate conferees are andrrated la be ready to yield an the export de benture amendment to the farm re , lief bill after agreement* have been ■ reached on other controverted mr tion* of the farm measure. SENATE PASSES CENSUS Bil l. FOR I9M WASHINGTON. May Si—/T— The senate today passed the btll tc provide for the tailing of the IMRI and each succeeding dtcennta) cen sus and for a reapporttorunent af the house of representattres baaed upon those tabulations. HOOVER DOESN’T WANT ALL* SUMMER RECESS WASHINGTON. May tR—r— After a rail at the White Home. Senator Jones of Washington. the assistant republican leader, declared that an all-summer reeem at can* cress was “contrary to the desire" | of President Hoover. | THE WEATHER j For Brownsville and the Valley: Cloudy tonight and probably Thurs day with occasional rains and poa siblv thundered uaUs. For East Texas: Cloudy tonight: thundershowers and somewhat warmer in the Lower Rio Grand* Valley; Thursdav partly cloudy, thundershowers in east portion, r Moderate easterly to MUttmtv grinds on the coast RIVER FORECAST The river has been falling from Rio Grande City to San Benito during the last 24 hours and w® continue to fall all along la the absence of heavy rains over the San Juan and middle Rio Grande watersheds. Flood Fwi—i ?t-Rr. EMt*. flfeftiiHI Eagle Pass .. l* 31 4) m Laredo . 27 0 4 -0 4 JO Rio Grande .21 12 -1J M Mission.22 S3 -SO JS7 San Benito .23 It5 -It *30 Brownsville . It 15 2 I t «*t •_ TIDE TABLE High and low tide at Point Isabel tomorrow, under normal meteor ological conditions: High .. 10 30 a. m. Low •,.*»««■«*«***»«»»• 1-23 a. as, MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset today...* T it Sunrise tomorrow. 1:9 I,,, mimiirT—nui—| nwnnr - —- Ufa-*. .. , .