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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR—No. 347 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY
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Fifteen Flying
Cadets Arrive
In Brownsville
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23 MORE DUE
IN AFTERNOON
Students and Officers On
Training Trip Are
Guests Here
Fifteen of a total of 38 airplanes
which took off from Brooks Field
in five-minute intervals this morn
ing with the Brownsville municipal
airport as the destination, had ar
rived here at 12:45 p. m. today
without mishap.
The first plane took off from
Brooks Field at 7:40 a. m. and ar
rived here at 10:25. Although the
planes were due in at the local field
five minutes apart, they failed to
maintain that time, with the result
that the last plane was expected to
arrive about 2:20 p. m.
The personnel on the flight num
bered 40. and 33 of these were ca
det flyers, gaining experience in a
course to earn their wings. Others
in the group were instructors and
Capt. C. L. Chenault, operations
officer at Brooks Field in charge of
the flight, who was the first to ar
rive.
Conditions Good
The cadets were flying Douglas
and Boeing planes and the first
Dnes in reported flying conditions
excellent throughout the trip.
A group of automobiles driven by
Brownsville citizens met the flyers
at the airport and brought them
Into the city. They were taken to
Fort Brown where they had lunch.
They will be quartered for the
night there.
Plan Beac h Trip
After a rest, the students were to
ft* taken late this afternoon to Boca
^Chica beach where Charles Burton
and James Russell, heads of the
entertainment committee, have ar
ranged a barbecue and swimming
party in their honor.
Twenty-five young ladies of
Brownsville and representativese
from other Valley towns will be
members of the party, which will
be chaperoned by: Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. West. Drew Patteson, Mrs. C. H
Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Charles But
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Burt E. Hinkley,
Jr.. C. F. Hurst and Mrs. John
Gregg.
The cadets will depart for Brooks
Field ahortly after lunch Sunday.
KING RECEIVES
DAWES PAPERS
Credentials of Ambassador
From U. S. Presented
With Ceremonies
WINDSOR. England. June 15.—(JP
Under the lofty towers of Windsor
castle Gen. Charles G. Dawes bowed
to King George today and presented
his credentials as the new American
ambassador to Great Britain.
The former vice president was ac
companied to the ancient seat of
royalty by Mrs. Dawes. Ray Ather- I
ton. embassy counsellor, and Ar
thur Henderson, secretary of foreign
affairs in the MacDonald cabinet.
State carriages drawn by high
stepping white horses met the party
at the train which brought them
from Paddington station and con
veyed them to the castle.
After the formal official greeting
of the British soverign to the new
American diplomatic representative,
the envoy and his party returned to
the railway station and left for Lon
don. from where he expected to
leave shortly to visit Prime Minister
MacDonald in Scotland.
•*I found the king delightful.'’ the
ambassador said, after the cere
mony. “I don’t know what the usual
ceremony is. but I just presented
my credentials to him.”
LOSSIEMOUTH. Scotland. June !
15.——Premier Ramsay MacDon- ;
aid, here awaiting the arrival of
new American ambassador,
f C|&rles G. Dawes, is hopeful that
JsWgeneral will be pleased wtih the
peaceful setting of the lodge house
In Findhorn Valley.
hundreds of dollars
MAINTAIN OLD TREE
PITTSBURGH June 15.—<*»v—An
elm tree, estimated by tree experts I
to be over 300 rears old. and cared J
for in luxurious stvle out of funds
provided in a will, stands in the
Andrew Bayne memorial park In
Bellevue, a suburb.
Jane Bayne Teece. who died near
ly a decade aeo. provided a large
fund in her will to perpetuate the
elm. the property of her family for
jenerations. Every year hundreds
)f dollars are paid to tree surgeons
to care for the stately tree. 32 feet
to circumference and 125 feet high.
Status of Religious
Dispute In Mexico
Puzzles Observers
MEXICO CITY, June 15.—UP>—
Negotiations for the settlement of
Mexico’s church-state difficulties
have entered a stage puzzling to ob
servers of the controversy betwepn
the federal govemmnt and the Ro
man Catholic church.
Prsident Portes Gil in a statement
last night apparently answering a
I story appearing in a paper purport
ing to outline the basis of discus
sion with the Roman Catholic pre
lates denied there had been “discus
sion of existing laws relating to re
ligion.”
Meanwhile the day had passed
without another conference between
tiie president and Archbishop Ruiz
y Flores and Bishop Pascual Dla2.
representing the church. Arch
; bishop Diaz in a statement denying
the newspapers’ purported revela
tions. said the next conference with
the president would be ' on call.”
GROUPS HONOR
FLAG BIRTHDAY
Legion And Elks Join In
Patriotic Ceremonies
Here
By MARIE JONES
Recounting again the history of
America, and telling the story of j
the growth and symbolism of the
I flag, speakers at the Flag day pro
gram paid tribute once more to the j
stars and stripes on June 14, Its of-1
ficial birthday, the anniversary’ of I
the day in 1777 when the first Star !
Spangled emblem was formed in
Betsy Ross’ little Philadelphia cot
tage.
The celebration took place in the !
Elks’ lodge, in compliance with the ]
lodge rule which requires the ob
servance of this date, the American
Legion joining with the Elks in hon- I
orlng the national emblem. The
legion bugle and drum corps parad
ed from the legion hall and drilled
before the building for about 10 i
minutes preceding the program.
“The Star Spangled Banner ” j
played by the 12th cavalry band,
which represented the army at the
celebration, opened the program.
The band also gave selections
throughout the evening.
Mound of Flowers
J. J. Fox. exalted ruler of the
local lodge, and other officers gave
the prescribed ritual for the occa
sion. Responding to Fox’ questions,
the offiicals gave the symbolism of
the flag, truth, courage, purity and
loyalty, and told how these had
been taken as the aims of the Elks'
lodge, with its fundamental princi
ples of truth, fidelity and brother
hood. The climax of the lodge serv
ice was the forming of the beauti
ful patriotic symbol on the flag
draped altar, a mound of red. white,
and blue flowers, surmounted by a
cross bearing the 13 stars of the
original colonies.
G. W. Dennett outlined the epic
history of Old Glory*, and the audi
ence thrilled again to the story of
Perry's “Don’t give up the ship,”
and the grizzled old sergeant of ma
rines shouting, "Come on. you boys,
haven't you lived long enough?’’ and
the other classic stories of Ameri
can gallantry and courage over
which its colors have streamed.
Harbert Davenport, principal
speaker for the evening, stressed
the continual need of preparedness
(Continued on page two.)
FIVEl EAST
DIE OF HEAT
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Electrical Storms Fail To
Relieve New York
State Weather
NEW YORK. Juno 15.—(/TV
Severe electrical storms along the
Atlantic seaboard, acompanied in
this city by hall, had brought no re
lief today to a period of torrid
weather.
The mercury mounted to 90 de
grees in New York, making it hot
test June 14 in 37 years. Five per
rons died of the heat, and seven
were prostrated.
Two persons were killed by light
ning in upper New York state, while
considerable property damage was
done throughout the state and in
Camden and Newark. N. J.
A lightning bolt that struck five
trees in the yard of Howard Baker
at West Glens Falls. N. Y.. plowed
a furrow thirty feet long in the
ground, entered, the side of the
house and after passing over four of
the Baker children struck and killed
another son. Franklin, need 12. At
Malone 14-year-old Jenny Holmes
»as killed by a bolt as she hurried
aorne to escape the storm.
DONNA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS
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—Photo by Holm
The Donna High school graduated a class of 43 this year. Those picture above are: Lawrence Blrthisel,
Lloyd Brown. Violet Brown, Ruth Bunker, Iva Cheever, Tom Collier. Warren Davis. Owen Dunham,
Winifred Emerson. Pauline Findley, Lois Fleuriet, Claude Gabrysch. Marian Gcrst, Horace Gore, Dixie
Earl Huffor. George Haas, Virginia Hester. Lucille Hoffine, Anna Ruth Howard. James McClure, Orland
McFarling. Mildred McFarling, Roberta Maars, Minnie Mess, Gay Newland. Evelyr. Pinnick, Oline Pitt- I
man, Ruth Pridmore, George Puryear, Warren Ruthven, Arnold Somers, Howard Steele. Pauline Stei
dinger, Kyle Tanner, Frankie Vaughan, Cleo Vineyard. Sallie Whigham, Glenodean Windham, Nora
Wirth, Mae Wood. Members of the class who were absent were: Alma Haney and LeRoy Snell.
MOTOR DAMAGE DELAYS
YELL O W BIRD IN SPAIN
ROMANCE RIDES
PLANES ON HOP
OVER ATLANTIC
NEW YORK. June 15.—(/Pi—
Mrs. Jean Assolant, bride of five
days whom the pilot of the Yel
low* Bird left on the beach at
Old Orchard, Me., was prepared
today to sail for Paris to rejoin
her husband.
The 22-year-old wife, who was
Pauline Parker, a New York
chorus girl, expressed her joy at
the news the fliers had landed
safely in Spain.
Another romance rode on the
wings of the Yellow Bird, for
Rene Le Ferre, 24-year-old navi
gator, was flying toward his mar
riage .to Mile. Renee Baligant. a
19-year-old French girl, to whom
he became engaged just before
the fliers came to this country.
DEFENSE FOR
ROBISON NEAR
Witness of Proponents Ex
pected to Finish Testi
mony Today
AUSTIN. June 15—>-P—Testimony
for proponents of charges against
J. T. Robison, commissioner of the
land office, may be completed be
fore the house of representatives
today.
Attorneys for the house, sitting as
a committee of the whole to deter
mine if It shall vote impeachment
against the official, announced they
had only four more witnesses to of
fer.
Governor Dan Moody and Attor
ney General Claude Pollard were
summoned to testify and tell of the
controversy between the governor
attorney general and members of
the board of regents of the Univer
sity of Texas over proposed sales of
mineral rights in university lands
last January.
Commissioner Robison had re
fused to postpone sale of all the
leases when requested to do so by
the governor, attorney general and
regents. An Injunction was issued
on January 1. temporarily restrain
ing him from making an advertised
sale for January 2. Later the in
junction was dissolved, and the case
is pending in the appellate courts.
Robison contended that where there
were specific demands for the land
he had no discretionary powers.
The testimony until today was
upon the alleged mishandling of the
one-cent an acre fund contributed
by land owners to pay expenses in
cident to reappraisement, ordered
by the legislature in 1925. the al
leged accetpance of gifts and gratui
ties by the commissioner.
OWEN YOUNG AT SON’S
WEDDING IN OHIO
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 15.—(tP\
—Such matters as international
reparations conferences and offi
cial reports to President Hoover
were put aside today as Owen D.
Young, head of the American dele
gation to the Paris negotiations,
made a hurried trip to Cleveland to
attend the wedding of his son,
Charles, to Miss Marie Christen
sen. His arrival this morning
brought to an end a journey of
nearly 4.000 miles made hastily to
attend the ceremony.
TONIGHT SET
FOR LAST HOP
Crowds Continue to Pour
Over Le Bourget In
Exoectation
SANTANDER. Spain. June 15—OP*
' The French transatlantic fliers late
i today postponed their departure for
Paris in the monoplane Yellow Bird
i until tomorrow.
The time of their departure to
complete their transatlantic voyage
I to Paris was set for 5 a. m. tomor
row, <llp. m. Saturday night east
ern standard time).
COMILLAS. Spain, June 15.—</P>
Spanish mechanics checking over
the motor of the French transat
lantic airplane Yellow Bird this aft
ernoon discovered some slight dam
age which would need about three
hours to repair. The French avia
tors will probably postpone their
departure for Le Bourget flying
field. France, until tomorrow.
The French airmen, who com
pleted the eighth eastward airplane
crossing of the Atlantic at 8:0
o'clock last evening, dropping down
on the beach at Comillas. 508 miles
short of Le Bourget, were given en
thusiastic welcomes by the popula
tion of Comillas and visitors from
nearby Santander, but this morning
they were ready and eager to start
; on their last lap to their native
i land.
The plane, in alighting here, dis
i appointed thousands who had wait
ed at Le Bourget for it until late
last night. Assolant. who married
a New York girl only five days ago
brought it to earth safely on the
pebble strewn beach at Cape Oriam
bre. west of here, completing 30
hours and 22 minutes of flying over
a course of about 3.500 miles. The
take-off was at Old Orchard. Me.,
I Thursday at 9:08 a m.. E. S. T.
Stowaway Blamed
Assolant blamed the stowaway for
the fuel shprtage and consequently
the failure to land on French soil,
explaining it had been necessary
to release some of the precious pe
trol from the tanks as soon as
Schreiber was discovered aboard in
(Continued on page two.)
SEEK CUSTODY
OF PATROLMEN
U. S. and State Officer*
Compete For Custody
Of Alleged Slayer
INTERNATIONAL FALLS. Minn.,
June 15.—(A*)—A contest between
federal and state officials for the
custody of E. J. White, border Pa
trolman charged with killing Henry
Virkulla. loomed today, as this
Canadian border town awaited for
executive action from President
Hoover to whom has been sent an
appeal for relief from what citizens
described as “arrogant lawlessness”
on the part of patrolmen.
The message to the president was
dispatched last night, following fil
ing of a charge of second degree
murder against White, accused of
killing the Big Falls confectioner
last Saturday night while searching
for liquor runners.
The patrolman's hearing has been
set for July 2. and he was remanded
i to jail in default of $5,000 bond.
STOWAWAY’S
PARENTS END
WAIT OF FEAR
—
PORTLAND. Me.. June 15.—(/P)
The middle-aged parents of Ar
thur Schreiber. who stowed away
aboard the transatlantic plane,
| Yellow Bird, were joyful today.
After a night and day of anx
ious and sleepless waiting for
I word of the plane they had a
night of rest after learning the
plane had landed with young
Schreiber aboard.
Morris R. Schreiber. the father,
also was elated over the thoughts
of financial gain which he felt
would accrue to his 22-year-old
son. He spoke of the success
which he seemed to feel was as
| sured the youth and made news
papermen welcome at his home.
Mrs. Schreiber again took up
the routine of the household,
abandoned while the plane was
I in flight she said, however, that
she would not be satisfied until
she again saw her ‘ boy.”
VALLEY PEOPLE
IN AUTO CRASH
Olmito Woman, Returning
After Milwaukee Visit,
Is In Austin Hospital
(Snecial to The Herald-*
AUSTIN. June 14.— (A*) —Mrs.
Christine Kiditzke of Olmito, Tex.,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Bowver and
Annie Bowver of Milwaukee, were
injured when the car in which
i they were riding from Milwaukee
to Brownsville overturned near
here. Thev are in a hospRal but
will be able to proceed in two or
three days.
‘Special to The Herald-*
OLMITO. June 15 — Mrs. Kiditzke
had been in Milwaukee visiting and
with a party of others left there
Monday in three or four automo
biles to drive here. John Kiditzke
said here this morning.
He had not been informed of the
accident and was expecting the
partv to arrive today.
John Bow’yer. husband of Mrs.
Elizabeth Bow-yer and father of
Annie Bowyer. injured in the ac
cident at Austin, also was a mem
ber of the party. Kiditzke said. The
Bow vers recently bought land near
Olmito and were coming here from
Milwaukee to build a home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zumock also
were believed by Kiditzke to be
making the trip. They have hot
yet bought land here but are plan
ning to. Kiditzk said.
NEW YORK LINERS
COLLIDE IN EUROPE
PLYMOUTH. Eng., June 15—OP*
—The United States liner Ameri
can Banker and the Cunarder Car
mania. both from New York, col
lided In Cawsand bay today. Only
slight damage was done to either
vessel and both proceeded.
' U. S. LEADS
EASTBOURNE, Eng., June 15.—
‘■Pi—The United States today led
three to nothing in a two-day ten
nis match between American and
English teams when John Van Ryn
defeated W. H. Powell, 6-0, 6-3, 6-3.
PRESIDENT SIGNS
FARM RELIEF BILL
WASHINGTON. June 15.—(IP)—President Hoover with a stroke ol the
pen today placed In effect the new farm relief policies which his admin
istration had drawn to alleviate the ills of agriculture.
Climaxing months of campaigning, pre-inauguration activities, and
congressional controversy, the president with ceremony wrote his name
HARLINGEN DUE
TO VOTE SOON
Mayor Says Commission
Will Make Charter
Plans This Week
(Special to The Herald >
HARLINGEN. June 15 —The elec
tion requested by signers of a pe
tition presented the city commission
recently in an effort to secure sev
eral charter amendments, probably
will be called at the city commis
sion next week, or arrangements for
calling it will be further discussed
at that time.
This opinion was voiced by Mayor
Sam Botts.
Mayor Botts said that he had not
talked to the other commissioners
concerning the matter, but that he
felt sure the commission would pro
ceed with the call of the election
at an early date. The petition, he
said, has been placed In the hands
of the city attorney. Homer Max
well. for him to work out the legal
aspects of the situation.
“I think it is the intention of
the commission to submit the pro
posed amendments as soon as it can
be done.” Mayor Botts said.
The petition presented to the city
commission was signed by about 250
residents of the city. It was pre
sented by P. G. Greenwood, attorney
for contestants in the recent park
fight, and is believed to be an aft
ermath of that difference.
Changes proposed would limit th»
power of commission in issuance of
warrants, in the salaries of the com
missioners, and in other respects.
An amendment empowering the
city to purchase and develop an air
port site also is proposed, although
not Included in this petition.
Several of the city commissioners
who have been out of town recent
ly, some at the Rotary convention,
have returned. Dr. J. M. Green, T.
E. Harwell and George Waters all
returned Friday, as did Fire Chief
E. C. Bennett.
The commission held a short ses
sion Friday morning, and approved
paving of about two blocks near
the Missouri Pacific station.
Tolley Wins Amateur
British Golf Title
Again, Beating Smith
SANDWICH. Eng.. June 15.—UP)—
Cyril J .H. Tolley, today won the
British amateur golf championship
for the second time, defeating John
Nelson Smtih. Scottish carpenter
from Fife. 5 up and 3 to play.
HUNT SLAYERS OF 2
GIRLS IN ALAMO CITY
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. June 15.
—(.■T’t—San Antonio detectives today
sought two men believed to be Chi
cago gangsters for Mae killing of
two Dallas girls near Carrclton last
fall.
One of the men is wanted in San
Antonio for jumping bond, and
both have been identified by pic
tures by Eva Jane Willis, former
Dallas girl, as the men who shot
the two girls and left their bodies
in a cornfield near Dallas.
CREAGER TO ATTEND
WASHINGTON MEETING
R. B Creager. republican national
committeeman for Texas, departed
Friday night for Washington, ac
cording to information from his of
fice Saturday. The purpose of his
visit, his secretary said, had to do
with tariff rates and the hearing in
connection with a deep water chan
nel on June 18. a
THREE KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH
Texan And Two Other* In
jured As Car Hits
House
TOPEKA. Kas., June 15.—UP)—
Three men were injured fatally
here today when an automobile in
which they were riding crashed
into a house on moving trucks in
a street.
Richard Wahle. 25. Dallas. Tex.,
was killed Instantly; Dr. George
Sheldon Hogeboom, 27. Dentist.
Topeka, died on the way to a hos
pital. and Harold Broughton. 23,
Topeka, former Washburn college
football and basketball star, died
later.
p
? across the farm measure and placed
It upon the statute books.
The signature was affixed in the
presence of a group of congres
sional leaders which included Vice
President Curtis. Speaker Long
worth, Secretary Hyde of the de
partment of agriculture, and a
number of farm leaders of the
house and senate.
“This is a well signed bill.* ob
served Senator McNary, republican.
Oregon, a member of the famous
McNary-Haugen team, adding that
the president had gone through the
motions three times.
Mr. Hoover used two pens in at
tacking his signature, writing “Her
bert'’ with one and "Hoover’’ with
the other. He handed one pen to
Senator McNary and the other to
Representative Haugn. chairman of
the senate and house agricultural
committees respectively.
NAMING FARM BOARD
IS NEXT STEP
WASHINGTON. June 15.—(/Pi—
President Hoover plans to move as
rapidly as possible in selecting the
eight men who will administer the
new farm relief law as members of
the Federal Farm board.
This board, members of which
will draw cabinet officer salaries
of $12,000 annually and have at
their command a revolving fund of
$500,000,000, is to have an authority
and standing in agriculture com
parable to that of the Interstate
Commerce commission in transpor
tation end the Federal Reserve
board in finance.
A formidable list of candidates
already has been presented to the
president, and he is believed to
have about made up his mind who
is to be the chairman. The two
men standing foremost in the gen
eral endorsement are James C.
Stone of Lexington. Ky.. president
of the Burley Tobacco Growers Co
operative association, and Carl Wil
liams of Oklahoma.
Texans Mentioned
Others whose names have been
mentioned more or less prominent
ly in connection with the board
membership include D. O. Moser,
of Texas, a cotton cooperative offi
cial; B. L. Corey of Scarsdale. N.
Y., who also had had large expe
rience in cooperative organizations;
former Representative Black of
{Continued on i>a£e two.)
INDICT MEDICAL
LICENSE FAKERS
Officials of Registration De
partment in State May
Be Involved
CHICAGO, June 15.—(/Pi—Seven
persons, five already under arrest,
have been indicted by a grand jury
as members of a nation-wide ring
of counterfeiters supplying fake
medical and dental licenses to
those having $3,000 to pay for
them.
Pat Roche, chief investigator for
the state’s attorney, said he expect
ed further inquiry might show of
ficials of the Illinois state depart
ment of registration were impli
cated.
Headquarters of the ring were
maintained in Springfield, with
agents in Chicago. St. Louis. New
York and elsewhere.
Those in custody are Harry
Goldstein, alias “Senator’* Browsky,
Springfield representative; Albert
Karl Barron, believed to be the
agent conducting negotiations be
tween license purchasers and Gold
stein; Dr. Marcus Kalmus. Mercy
Hospital. New York, alleged eastern
representative, under arrest in
Pittsburgh; Dr. Robert Lentine.
alleged western representative, ar
rsted in St. Louis, and L. Mitchell
Blaine. Chicago. Peter Marcia and
Henry Granger, both of Chicago,
named as agents of the ring, are
sought.
ARMY BOARD HOLDS
FILMS FIRE CAUSE
WASHINGTON. June 15.—(P>—
An army investigating board in a
report to Secretary Good today
held that most of the deaths in
the recent Cleveland hospital dis
aster were caused by carbon mo
noxide and oxide of nitrogen given
off by burning X-ray films.
BROWNSVILLE YOUTH
EMPLOYED AT LIBRARY
(Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN. June 15.—D. J. Keane of
Brownsville has been employed as
page during the summer session of
the University of Texas here. Good
scholastic averages and depend
ability are demanded of the part
time student assistants and pages,
who are pai dat the rate of 30 to 35
cents per hour, and wro work 30 to
40 hours per week.
BODY OF GIRL
IN MUTILATED
STATEFOUND
Murdered Student
Told Friends Sha
Was Going on Date
With Man
COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 15.—
i,7>i—Marion T. Myers, employe of
the state department of agricul
ture and Professor Janies H.
Snook of the Ohio State univer
sity school of veterinary medicine,
were held on formal charges of
investigation by Columbus police
today after they had been ques
tioned in connection with the
hammer killing Thursday night of
Miss Theora K. His. Ohio State
1 co-ed.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 15.—UP)
—Theora Hix. 24. pretty post gradu
ate student at Ohio state university
whose mutilated body was found on
a rifle range last night by school
companions who had known her as
a quiet, studious co-ed was the ,
subject of intense police investiga
tion today as search was made for
an unknown person with whom she
had a date on the night of her
death.
Two boys found the body yester
day when they went to the rifle
range to practice. The head had
been struck seventeen times. The
Throat and body bore deep gashes.
Identified by Girls
Se\ren hours later Alice and
Beatrice Bustin. sisters who roomed
with the girl near the university
hospital, identified the body after
notifying police of her absence. The
features were unrecognizable.
Police learned the girl had gone
to the hospital Thursday night to
inquire about part-time employment
there to defray expenses at the •
school of medicine during the sum
mer semester. At 7:45 o’clock she
left telling Bertha Dillon, switch
board operator, she had to keep an
engagement and that she would re
turn before 10 o’clock.
She failed to reappear at the hos
pital or her home, but it was not
until late yesterday that alarm was
felt for her safety, the girl’s room
mates believing she had spent the
night with friends.
Been Seen With Man
Their surprise that she had men
tioned a date started authorities on
a line of investigation which re
vealed that several times she had
been recently with a man about 4fl
years old. driving with him in a
small automobile. Her campus
friends in amazement said she never
had shown interest in University
social life, and that she never, to
their knowledge, had made dates
with the few men she knew. They
knew little more than that her
home was in Bradentown, Fla., they
said.
Police declared the girl made s
terrific attempt to save herself. A
wrist watch stopped at ten o’clock
the hour she was due at the hos
pital. Police said it was broken
during the struggle.
Coroner Murphy returned a vw*
diet of murder and called an ln«
quest.
Bethlehem Builders
Low Bidders On 5
U. S. Navy Cruiser*
I WASHINGTON, June 15—<JPb~
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding cor
poration of Quincy, Mass., was tha
lowest bidder among private con
cerns for the first of the five cruis
ers bids on which were opened to
day at the navy department.
BUY HOUSTON SITE
HOUSTON. June 15.—iAV-Tha
Curtiss airports corporation today
announced the purchase of a 450
acre site for an airport on the main
street road about five miles south
of the center of Houston. The com
pany plans to establish a flying
school and service center, it wat
said.
j THE WEATHER"~|
For Brownsville and the Valley!
Partly cloudy or fair tonight and
Sunday. Light to fresh southeast
erly winds on the west coast
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to
night and Sunday: probably show
ers on the west coast. Light to
moderate easterly winds on tho
coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material changg
In the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 34-Hr.24-Hr.
8t*n Otftca Cling Rata
Eagle Pass .. 16 2 5 -0.3 .00
Laredo . 27 -02 +0.3 .OCI
Rio Grande . 21 4.6 -0.4 .01
Mission. 22 46 -0.3 .01
San Benito . 23 9 4 -0.4 .01
Brownsville . 18 4 9 -0.3 .01
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Xsata
tomorrow, under normal meteor*
oTogical conditions:
High.1:02 a. m.: 10:59 a. n)
Low.6:04 a. m.; 6.31 p. id
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .7:*
Runrise tomorrow . 5:3|
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