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CADET FLYERS
TO HOP TODAY
Second Contingent Of Stu
dents Leave At
8:30 A.M.
Thirty-nine planes, earning In
structors and students from the Air
Corps primary flying school of
Brooks Field, San Antonio, are
scheduled to take the air Sunday at
8:30 a. m. from the municipal air
port after spending Saturday and
Saturday night in the city.
The students, 33 in number, and
their six instructors, under the gen
eral supervision of Capt. D. L. Chen
nault. operations officer, were guests
of the local chamber of commerce at
a beach party Saturday night, at
Boca Chlca.
They were quartered at Fort
Brown.
Saturday’s contingent of student
flyers, making practice hops as part
of their solo training, was the sec
ond to arrive in Brownsville In a
week. The previous Saturday an
equal number were in the city.
Those in the party, scheduled to
return to San Antonio this morn
ing. are:
Instructors—Pilots: Lt. Morgan,
Lt. Rogers. Lt. Randall. Lt. Reeve
Lt. Robbins. Lt. Walbridge. passen
gers: Cpl. Stumn, Cpl. Bezenev, Pvt.
Mize, Cpl. Bridges. Pvt. Staltz. Pvt.
Kill.
Students: Lt. Anderson. Lt. Smith,
Lt. McLennan. Lt. Ramey. Lt. Kiss
ner, Lt. Sirmyer, Lt. Mundv, Lt.
Koon. Lt. Yost. Lt. Gimmler, Lt.
Travis. Lt. Stanford. Lt. Taylor. Lt
Lane. Lt. Harbold, Lt. Mills. Lt. For
rest. Lt. Dwyer. Lt. Everest. V?.
Eoatncr, Lt. Anderson. A V. P„ Lt.
Coleman. Lt. Saunders. Lt. Saun
ders, Lt. Meehan. Lt. Biefang, Lt.
Allen, Mr. Sgt. Waueh. Flying Cadet
Kennedy. Flying Cadet Henderson.
Flying Cadet Howze. Flying Cadet
Ryan, Flying Cadet Shipley, Flying
Cadet West. H. C. -
Valley
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enroute to Fort Brown. So all our
visitors see that lot.
The city should see that lt Is
kept clean. Pending use of the lot
for a building it would make a
beautiful small park site. Its
beautification with a few plants
and flowers would add greatly to
the attractiveness of that section
of the city.
There are other lots in town
which should be cleared of a
growth of rank weeds.
Planes, Men And
Women to be Tested
In Air Exposition
CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 22—i,V
—Many events testing endurance of
airplane and skill of pilots, both men
and women, operating over time and
distance, are scheduled for the na
tional air races and aerqnautical
exposition here August 24 to Sep
tember 2. The official schedule was
announced today.
There will be nine major air der
bies. twenty-three closed course
events and live special feature con
tests. Cash prizes amount to $100.
oon
The feature events will be a con
test to break the world’s solo en
durance record, a Cleveland to Buf
falo efficiency race, an airline dis
tance non-stoo event, a non-refuel
r entest to establish a new world's
record for long distance flight and
a contest, to establish a new refuel
ing endurance record.
CHARGE INEFFICIENCY
TO CAPTAIN OF WRECK
PORTLAND. Ore. June 22—4/P —
Captain Louis Johnson of the Quak
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the Columbia river Sunday, today
was charged with inefficiency by
an Inspector of the United States
steamboat inspection service.
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Girls Practice Six Hours a Day for Recital
Miss Mildred Martin, left, and her sister, Beatrice Mae, who will appear in concert at the Harlingen municipal auditorium June 28.
Those dreary music lessons—mo
notonous, mechanical one-two
threes—have never dampened the
spirit of Misses Beatrice Mae and
Mildred Martin, the “Valley Sis
ters.” From childhood they have
i romped through their musical edu
cations Joyously, never once beaten
by its drab routine.
To most grin “p.actice” is mere
ly a short session at the piano un
til mother gets the dishes washed,
but not In the case of the “Valley
Sisters.” They keep at their “prac
tic” much longer than it would
take mother to do the dishes and
{ do it with enthusiasm. The youth
MUST HAKE All
fContinued from page 1)
ed in Brownsville by the Mexican
Aviation Co. at present, according
j to W. L. Morrison, traffic manager
of the Mexican system of Pan
American and as soon as the large
shop 8nd other buildings are com
leted this number will be consider
ably increased, he said. All of these
men receive high wages and most
of them have brought families to
Brownsville, probably adding 200
i persons to the population of the
city, the official said.
The shop, to be housed in an a!1
steel building 120 by 120 feet, is to
be completed by August 1 and this
will be* followed by conostruction
of a hangar and separate shop
building for Southern Aeromotive
Corporation, a subsidiary of Texas
Air Transport, carriers of mall from
Brownsville to San Aptonio and
points north.
More definite announcement con
l cerning other building plans will be
I made after the survey cf Odell has
: been completed.
Officials of the company Satur
day expressed a desire to take
charge of the field on July 1, and
City Manager A. E. Mundav Sat
urday night said this would be per
fectly satisfactory to the city gov
ernment.
Added Heather Bureau
Additions now being made
to the administration building will
be completed about that date. Mun
dav said. An aeronautical weather
bureau, to be under supervision of
the bureau already in Brownsville,
will be opened at the field about
that date. Other improvements are
to include a more powerful direc
tional radio transmitter. Al! planes
being used on the route are rapidly
being equipped with radio receivers
and transmitters and planes will
maintain communication with land
i stations thro»3hout the flight A
temporary transmitting installation
is now being used.
Another important activity to be
carried on at the local field is the
tiaining of pilots for the Mexican
and Central and South American
routes. Rihl said. A large number
of these pilots are to receive their
training in the school to be con
ducted here.
Under the contract signed Satur
day. Pan-American gains control of
all that part of the airfield tract
included inside the border lights,
i including the improvements. For
| this the lease pays $10 for 10 years."
and other valuable considerations.”
These considerations include agree
ment to construct at least $100 000
worth of buildings within three
years, these buildings to become the
property of the city at expiration of
l the lease.
Municipal Field
The eompanv also agrees to
maintain the field as a municipal
field, available for the use of planes
of all corporations and individuals,
rates to be charged for service in
line with rates charged on other
municipal fields.
The field is to be maintained in
accordance with the rules and reg
ulations prescribed by the govern
ment.
In connection with the agreement
to spend $100,000 for improvements,
the company is given permission to
soend not to exceed $200,000 during
the term of the lease. Provision is
made for exceeding this amount by
agreement.
The city agrees to furnish water
free of cost and to supply current
for the operation of flood lights
beacon lights, warning lights and
border lights. Lesee will pay for
all current for industrial purposes
such as running shop motors.
The city agrees to pay real estate
taxes and the company to pay all
personal property assessments.
Option Given
The company is given an option j
on an additional 10-year lease, the*
’ ful pair are rehearsing about six
hours a day now in prepartion for
their next Valiev concert which
will be held at the Harlingen mu
nicipal auditorium June 28. They
were well received In their Valley
; debut before the microphone of
station KRGV recently.
Ironclad Role
They mingle pleasure with their
j work, enjoying plunges at the
i beach and dancing as recreations.
But they have set up an ironclad
rule that nothing is to Interfere
I with their stage work. Consequently
; Mildred's confession that “I’ve
1 never had a date.” She hastened a
rental to be fixed by a commission
to be composed of one representa
tive of the company, one represen
tative of the city and one member
to be chosen by the other two.
The company agrees to keep all
Insurable property insured.
The company is given permission!
to transfer or assign the lease or to
sublet any portion of the field or
equipment.
The company having paid $3,600
i for a one-year rental on the new
i hangar, the city agrees to return
$3,200 of this sum as being uncarn-1
Dt. _
The company Is given permissw.i
to use a larger portion of the air
port tract than that now included
inside the border liehts if necessary
The city agrees to install an ade
quate drainage system.
Title Reverts
Title to all property on the field
reverts to the city at the expiration
cf 20 years, regardless of the sum
invested by Pan-American.
Almost three months ago Pan-!
American Airways. Inc., through W
L. Morvison and H. L Yates, local <
attorney, anproachcd the city com
i mission with a proposed contract ]
! under which the air mail contrac- |
i tors between Brownsville and Mex- \
' ico City would have leased the new,
hangar and about an acre and a
1 half of ground. In return the city
1 was to receive a profit from gaso
line sales and was to become owner
of certain improvements th<* air
| line proposed to erect on the tract
i under lease. The city in return
was to agree to operate the airfield
at an A1A rating.
The company asked for a prefer
■ ential option on lease or purchase1
of the entire field. This request1
I proved a stumbling block over
which no agreement could be
| reached.
It then was proposed that in re
turn for the preferential option the
company agree to lease the port a*
any time the city desired to turn it
I over to them, paying eight per rent
i on the investment as a rental. The
I companv rejected this proposal.
Others Make Proposals
At this juncture McAllen made a
proncsal to provide an adequate air
i oort for Pan-American, and Edin
burg also approached Morrison with
j a proposal Later Harlingen made
a bid for the port and a concrete
j proposal was made. San Benito eit
! izens. on invitation of Harlingen
favored a field between the two
I cities.
Morrison came to Brownsville
about three weeks ago. after an ab
rence of several weeks, and the con
tract signed todav was drawn ur
by Yates.
This was submitted to an ad
visory committee of four, which had
been named in the meantime and
these four advisors suggested that
he city commission accept its
terms. This suggestion was follow
ed bv a unanimous vote of the com
mission to accept It.
The advisory committee was com
posed of J. G. Fernandez, R. B i
Creager. John Gregg and Joe Ce
lava. a representative from each of
Brownsville’s four banks being in- i
eluded on the board.
In the meantime Harlingen had
submitted a proposed contract
Morrison returned to Mexico Cltv!
with both contracts, but before
leaving expressed the belief th-’
comnany would decide to remain
on the Brownsville field and ac
cept the contract here.
BISHOP DIAZ NAMED
MEXICO ARCHBISHOP
MEXICO CITY. June 22-M’l
Blshop Paseual Diaz, tonight was
elevated to the archbishopric of the
diocese of Mexico (federal district'
succeeding Archbishop Mora y del
Rio. who died about a year ago. The
appointment, in appreciation of his
services in bringing about solution
of the religious problem came to him
on his 53rd birthday,
4 §
quip, however, that she was neither 1
boasting or begging—Just stating
facts.
Mildred and Beatrice Mae live
with their parents in Los Ebanos.
They recently returned to the
Valley from Kansas City where
they received musical instruction
and appeared in opera. Beatrice
Mae specialized in dramatic art
while her sister took vocal instruc
tion.
Taken for Twins
The pair are often taken for
twins because they affect the same
dress, hair styles, etc. This they
laughingly explain as the out
WITNESS FORi
(Continued from nage 1)
your services as a physician?
“No. sir: I never heard of a doctor i
charging his father for medical ser
vices.”
He stated that his father had been
stricken with what is regarded as
“an ordinarily fatal.” illness while
revaluing lands near T>el Rio and
that he (the doctor) went to him
from Houston.
Introducing the cancelled checks
which Dr. Robison had drawn on
he Sl.noo account he opened in a
San Antonio bank, ho explained
they were Issued to doctors and
nurses and for hospital and inci
dental expenses. A balance of $81
which remained in the bank was
checked back to Mr. Robison's spe
cial fund from whence it came, Dr. i
Robison testified.
Regent Testifies
Testimony of R. L. Batts, vice
chairman of the board of regents of j
Texas University given before the
joint committee that investigated |
the land office, was read into th*
record Mr. Battts had given a list
of the otl companies he represented
in litigation and told the committee;
was an employee of the Gulf Oil
Corporation, drawing a salary.
Price reviewed incidents sur
rounding the controversy last De
cember when an effort was made to
get Commissioner Robison to post- j
pone sales of oil and gas leases ad
vertised for January. He was op
posed to the sales and made a con
certed effort against them.
He said the bill passed a few days
after it convened withdrawing the
land from the market, “was liter
ally hurled through the legislature.”
MAY ASK OIL FIRM
LAWYERS TO QUIT
AUSTIN. June 22 —* P*—Declar
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growth of girlish Jealousies. When
in pig-tails, they each believed
that the other had the prettiest
dresses. Their mother displayed
diplomatic brilliance by purchasing
similar clothing for the two. This
continued through their youthful
days and it has become an accept
ed fact that each shall wear iden
tical clothing.
At one time they decided to
purchase their clothing separately.
When they returned home they
found they hed purchased several
similar articles. Through long
association, the pair has developed
similar tastes.
ing that they cannot serve **twc
masters.” Representative S. E. Bar
nett of Greenville, Monday will in
troduce a resolution in the house
calliy on members of the board ol
regents who are attorneys for oil
companies to resign, he said to
day.
‘Attorneys who are drawing
money to represent oil companies
have no business on the board oi
regents where they arc charged
with the duty of protecting the in
terests of the university in dealing
with oil and gas leases,” Represent
ative Barnett said.
R. L. Batts of Austin, vice chair
man of the board of regents, had
testified before the Joint committee
that invested the general land of
fice. and his testimony was read
into the record of the inquiry into
charges against J. T. Robison, land
commissioner, today that he was
interested as an attorney for sev
eral oil companies in pending liti
gation and also that he drew a reg
ular salary as an employee of thr
Gulf Oil Corporation.
Barnett said he understood nls-i
that other members of the board
were attorneys for oil companies
Birthplace of l*t
Electric Light J*
Obtained By Ford
PARSIPPANY N J„ June 22 —
OP'—The little wooden structure ir
which Thomas A. Edison supervise'
the blowing of his first electric light
bulb fifty years ago was presented
formally to Henry Ford by the
General Electric company today.
Edison ‘looked on as the passage
of an old rusty key and a deed from
the hands of George G. Osborn
General Electric official, to Ford
opened the ceremonies.
The building soon will be knocked
down and transported to Ford’:
museum at Dearborn, Mich.
PRIEST READY
FOR SERVICES
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Matamoros Church Service*
To Be Resumed After
Inventory Made
Father Antonio Garcia y Garcia,
who was in charge of the Catholic
cathedral in Matamoros, across the
Rio Grande from here, until Au
gust. 1926, said tonight he had re
ceived no orders from Bishop Maria
Serafin Armors of Laredo to take
over the parish there, following set
tlement of differences between the
Catholic church and the Mexican
government.
He said he would hold himself in
readiness to take over the property
as soon as the bishop authorized
this action and the milltray au
thorities of Matamoros announced
they had completed an Inventory of
the property.
The cathedral, since shortly after
it was evacuated by Garcia, hes
been in charge of Father Jose Ri
vera, a schismatic priest.
In Matamoros there appeared to
be little interest in the reported set
tlement of the difficulties, but this
was only a surface indication. More
intimate conversation in the homes
and on the street carried a note of
relief and happiness.
The revolution failed to reach
this portion of the border in any
way other than as an interesting
tcpic of conversation, with most of
the residents of the Mexican city
maintaining silence on their posi
tion.
The church row was greeted much
In the same way. A majority of the
parishioners came across the Inter
national bridge to sendees in the
churches of Brownsville and made
little comment on the effort to en
force religious laws of the country
Military authorities said an in
ventory would be completed and the
church then would be turned ovei
to an authorized agent of the pope
as soon as poasible.
New Expedition To
Arctic Launched; Ice
Cap To Be Studied
WISCASSET. Maine, June 22 —
M*—Two schooners, one a veterar
; ot man>’ years, the other making
her maiden voyage, set sail for
, the arctic today.
The schooner Bowdotn. whicli
has carried Lieut. Commandei
Donald B. xMacMillan on mam
cruises Into the north, pulled oul
cf the harbor followed closely bj
the Maraval. newly built boat foi
Sir Wilfred Grenfell, medical mis
sionary.
The two vessels will travel to
gether to Battle Harbor, Labrador
and there the Maraval will drop
away for Its duties among the na
tives. The MacMillan ship wil
continue to Baffin Land for ex
ploration and scientific studies ol
an Ice can and lakes.
Sons of wealthy parents wen
among the crews of both vessels
I Kenneth Rawson. son of a Chicagc
banker, is on his fourth trip witt
MacMillan while Nelson and Law
rence W. Rockefeller, sons of Johr
D. Rockefeller. Jr., were makint
their first cruise on the Marvel.
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Work Among Poor is
Impeded by Witch1
Doctors, Monk States
(Special to The Herald) j|
HARLINGEN. June 22—Attempt
ing to take care of the poor, and
! especially of the children, in the
Mexican section of this city is a
! battle with poverty, disease, and
with the persistent belief c? magic
and witchery.
This is the statement of Cap
tain L. F. Monk. Salvation army
director here, who cites many In
stances where the work of his or
j ganizaticn has been handicapped :
I by the superstition of the people.
Recently Captain Monk took a
physician to see a child which was
ill. At the time the child was re- ,
reiving improper nourishment, and
no medicine.
The Salvation Army man pur
chased the medicine which the phy
sician prescribed, and took it to
the family, instructing them care
fully how to administer it.
Two days later he returned, and
found that they hed given the child
only one dose of the medicine, and
that the infant was in a worse
condition than ever. It took con
siderable arguing, and even threats,
to induce the family to give the
child medical care as directed by
the doctor.
The reason, the Salvation Army
man explained, was that the fam
ily gave the child one dose of medi
cine. and watched for results.
When the child did not recover Im- 1
mediately, they called the witch |
doctor back In again, and the pro
cess of trying to drive out the
“devir of illness was resumed.
There are many cases of this
kind. Captain Monk said, and it Is
with this in mind that his organi
zation. assisted by Miss Adele
Ronecker, county health nurse, has
started a detailed survey to de
termine conditions in the Mexican
residential section of the city.
Captain Monk said that recently
he found an Instance where a child
died because of lack of food, and
the survey will be designed to pre
vent possibility of recurrence of
such an Incident.
Local Messenger
Saves Girl From
Attack By Snake
Joe Calderon, 16. Western Union
messenger boy of 1317 Washington
street, probably save a life Satur
day afternoon when hr killed a rat
tlesnake in the act of attacking a
five-year-old girl in West Browns
ville.
Young Calderon had started into
the house with a message when he
was attracted by a hissing noise
which came from near the little
girl, who was playing on the side-*
walk.
The youth reached for a stick,
the first offensive weapon he could
find, and smashed the snake with
one blow.
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