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- * t=__=====saBB^^ Engagement Diamond ^ — |> Whitlock, MonlU * /S Ro?issr* “an“? ! Vfl Kl Hllll llfil 11 I !■ Alamo I ron" Work* * 1 the VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(JP) , * -, THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 14 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY, 17, 1929 FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY « __ ^^______ n n -- - -- -.- ■ — — - - - — - - - — - a a MISSION CHILDREN think well 'of the Lions club of that place. The adults likewise. The Mission Lions have installed playground equipment in the city 1 park there. At the weekly luncheon Ray Lan dry and D. C. Decker reported on the Installation and said compli ments had been received by the club. • • • HARRY RATLIFF, city comp troller of Weslac<* was the young est accredited delegate to attend the international convention of Ki wanis at Milwaukee. As such he attracted considera ble attention to himself, his club, his town and the Valley. Milwaukee newspapers gave him much publi city. He didn’t tell his age. • • • Having missed a few copies of The Herald, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hudson, Knoxville, Iowa, subscrib ers to this newspaper, lost touch with Valley events. They wrote the circulation department for the miss ing copies and are happy again. “We received the “extra” copies of The Herald,” they write, “and now we know the Pan-American signed the airport lease and that the 30-acre park is coming along nicely under Park Commissioner Hinkley’s management. Now we will watch for the paving of the Boca Chica road and the ship channel decision. Many thanks.” The Herald hopes to tel lthem both projects are underway in the near future. • • • DEFEATED BYvthe influence of a dead man, friends of Ross A. Marcus, Mission fire chief and mar shal, are preparing to propose him for office again at the next state fjp-men’s convention. Fzifarcus was a candidate for third vice president when the state con vention met recently in Galveston. The vacancy had been created by death in the official ranks. The of ficial on his death bed asked that one of his friends be elected to his place. The association could not refuse the dying wish of a trusted serv ant. Marcus, learning of this re quest, withdrew. The friend of the dead man was elected. But for the request of the dead man, Marcus would have been elected, his friends declare. • • • Now Valley firemen are propos ing him for fourth vice president at the next convention and are con fident of his success. Which means that he likely will be the state president in four years —it is the custom of the associa tion to advance the officers each year. • • • WHITE WINGS are to be pro tected. State game commission has as signed special men to Valley sta tions to see that anti-sportsmen observe the closed season on these game birds peculiar to the south ern country. The closed season was extended to Aug. 8—at the request of real sportsmen of the Valley—and now the powers that be are determined that the new law be enforced. Preston Laird has been stationed at Harlingen and Edwin C. Ueker at McAllen to apprehend pre-sea son shooters. They promise prose cution will be pushed in every case. Both men are under Charles G. Jones, noted for enforcement of game conservation laws in this sec tion. • • • R. C. MORRIS, visiting relatives Ssi Gallatin, Tenn., has been inves tigating tourist traffic and its value tomt city. *Jter spending a week in Ashe ville, N. C., he discovers: Asheville has a population of 35, 000, but an extension of the city limits soon will give it 70,000. The city has many manufacturing (Continued on page fourteen) Have The Herald follow you on your vacation. Rates by mail, daily and Sunday: One month, in Texas ..75c One month, out of Texas. $1.00 One week, in Texas 18c One week, out of Texas r.24c T CONFESSES | .. — ..11 J Confessing that she. single handed, held up and robbed two Topeka, Kan., payroll men of $14, 000, Mrs. Vivian Scraper, 25, told officers she used an unloaded pis tol. She helped police recover all but $50 of the stolen money. FETE DEFICIT SET AT $500 Chairman Reports Loss On July 4 Celebration; Band Asks Aid A deficit of approximately $500 was incurred by the Fourth of July celebration here, Harry Faulk, who had charge of the affair, reported to the chamber of commerce board of directors Tuesday evening in reg ular session. It was decided to appoint a com mittee of nine to clear up the defi cit. This committee will be named later and will work with Jesse Den nett on the matter. The local band, directed by C. L. Perez, asked the directors for finan cial aid in staging concerts. The board took no action, however, as a quorum was not present. The new Mexican passport regu lations were discussed at length dur ing the meeting. Those present were R. B. Renfro, A. W. Reed, Fi^mk Lopez, H. L. Yates, A. B. Dickenson, Jesse Den nett, J. S. Ford and G. C. Richard son. ■ : Dress For Women Is Urged At Meet SALEM, Ore., July 17.—(fP)—A resolution urging women to wear dresses of sufficient length to cov er their knees when sitting as well as when standing was adopted last night by the Catholic Wom en’s society in its national con vention here. Birth control and the new free dom for women weer dealt with in other resolutions. Preceding the adoption of these delegates to the society and to the Catholic cen tral verein of America heard ad dresses deploring the alleged im modesty of present fashions in dress and the practice of birth control. The resolution on feminine skirts deplored “The trend on the part of girls and women who by dis playing too much of their physical form have become a source of temptation to all men, young and old.” Herald ‘Word Bushel1 Puzzle Contest Opens Those cross-word puzzles are lots of fun—but all that results from working one is that your pencil wears out and the diction ary gets more frayed on the edges. Now, here’s a break. Beginning today The Herald is running a “bushel of words” contest that carries a cash prize for first and theater tickets for second, third and fourth places. In display advertisements to day there appear stray letters in different places. There are nine of these letters In the following advertisements: American Clean ers, Snow Queen Creamery, Mc Kay’s Pharmacy, Hargrove’s Book & Stationery store, Eagle Phar macy, College Inn, Harry’s Vul canizing shop, Eagle Pass Lumber Co., and the El Jardin garage. Find these letters and fit them together so as to form a word distinctive of the Valley. Then 6ee how many other words can be made from the letters. When you have all you can discover, mail them together with the advertise ments to the Puzzle Editor, The Brownsville Herald., The solu tions to Wednesday’s contest must be in by Monday. These contests will be held each Wednesday for eight weeks, begin ning today. The prizes are: First, $3; sec ond, two tickets to the Capitol theater; third, two tickets to the Dittmann theater; and fourth, two tickets to the Texas theater. UNNECESSARY WITHDRAWALS, CAUSEJIVEN Propaganda, Unrest, And Mediterranean Fruit Fly Blamed; State Takes Banks TAMPA, Fla., July 17.—(A*)—Fif teen State banks in southwest Flor ida closed their doors today, bring ing to twenty-two, the number of financial institutions to fail with in the state in the past two weeks. Following the closing of the Cit izens Bank and Trust company of Tampa and nine subsidiary institu tions here and in nearby counties today, it was learned that five oth er banks in this territory also had failed. The institutions placed in the hands of the State Banking De partment today were: The Citizens Bank and Trust com pany, Tampa. Franklin Bank, Tampa. The Lafayette bank, Tampa. American State Bank, Tampa. The Citizens Nebraska Avenue Bank, Tampa. The Bank of Ybor City at Ybor City. The Bank of Plant City, Plant City. The Bradenton Bank and Trust Company, Bradenton. The First Bank and Trust Com pany, Sarasota. First State Bank of Fort Meade. The Ban of Pasco County, Dade City. First of Port Tampa City. Bank of Mulberry, at Mulberry. Ellenton Bank, Ellenton. Other institutions whic hhave closed their doors -within the past two weeks were: People’s State Bank, Jacksonville. Volusia County Bank and Trust Company, Deland. First National Bank, Deland. Colonial Bank and Trust- Com pany, Miami. Merchants Bank and Trust Com pany Daytona Beach. Atlantic Bank and Trust Com pany, Daytona Beach. First National Bank, Sanford. Merchants Bank, Melb</ume. E. P. Jacksjn, state examiner, has been here since Monday check ing up conditions. The board of directors of the Citizens Bank and Trust, at a meet ing today issued a statement ex plaining conditions as due to “un wise gossip and continued adverse conditions following the appearance of the Mediterranean *iy which was responsible for a feeling of unrest and fear developed on the part of the people.” TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 17.— (VP)—Ernest Amos,, state comptrol ler, today issued a statement in which he said “unnecessiry” with drawals, propaganda and the men ta lattitude of the people” primar ily was the cause of the failure of 22 banks in Florida within the past two weeks, 14 of which closed their doors today. Shreveport Flyers Seek to Establish New Refuel Mark I SHREVEPORT, La., July 17.—(/P) —The Ryan monoplane KWKH, pi loted by Van Lear Leary and Wil liam Sanders, both of Shreveport, took off at 10:29:32 a. m., Central Standard Time today in an effort to establish a new refueling endurance mark The refueling plane will be piloted by E. B. Redline of Shreveport and Buck of Eldorado, Ark. E Modify Mexico Passport Law; New Rule Seen Modifications of the new Mexican immigration regulations which will remove objectionable features are expected within a few days as a result of developments Wednesday. Announcement was made by Edelmiro Rodriguez, inspector in charge of immigration at Matamoros, that all Valley residents would be permit -*ted to obtain courtesy passports. EDITORS’ JAIL TERM STAYED Sentenced For Contempt, Cleveland Men Freed By Higher Court CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 17.—iff) Louis B. Seltzer, editor of the Cleveland Press, and Carlton K. Matson, chief editorial writer, were given a stay of execution today by Appellate Judge Willis Vickery after Common Pleas Judge Frederick P. Walther had held them in contempt of court and ordered them to serve 30 days in the county jail and pay fines of $500 each. Judge Vickery, reached at his home by Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war and counsel for th newspaper men, orderd their re lease under $x,000 bond each pend ing an appeal. The appeal filed by Baker on the grounds of error, will not be heard for seven months unless a motion is made to advance it ahead of the regular order. Leave Jail Seltzer and Matson were permit ted to leave the jail, where they had been formally booked as prisoners. Judge Walther, who heard the charges brought by himself as a result of an editorial in the Press criticizing his granting of an in junction to racing interests, ordered immediate excution of the sentence. The jurist denied a motion for a stay of execution, sayir.? there \. '.s no statute to support it. Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war and chief attorney for the newspa per men, hurried to the court of ap peals to attempt to obtain bond for the men pending further efforts for a stay. The injunction was granted by Judge Walther to operators of the Thistledown race track restraining Sheriff E. J. Hanratty from inter fering with use of the “contribution” system of betting, provided it was legal. The sheriff took the stand that the system was illegal, and that tije order was not binding, and closed the track. “Monstrous” The Press, in an editorial pub lished the day the injunction was granted and twice revised in later editions, declared the injunction 'either “monstrous” or ridiculous and accused Judge Walther of having been made the dupe of racing in terests. The judge instituted contempt proceedings, charging the editorial was libelous and contemptuous. Baker argued strenuously for free dom of the press in the hearing concluded this morning. He also de nied the editorial was in contempt. . Negro Confesses _> Killing Man And Assaulting Woman MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 17.— (7F)—Lester Boyer, 38-year-old ne gro, today confessed to State Offi cers E. P. Smith and S. E. Tranum. they said, that she shot and killed Jack Hines, a mechanic, near Eu faula, Ala., last Wednesday pight, and assaulted and seriously wound ed Hines’ companion, Miss Beatrice Clark of Eufaula. OFFICERS PREVENT PRISONERS* ESCAPE FREDERICKSBURG, Texas. July 17.—(jP)—Gillespie county officers today prevented the escape of five criminals from the jail here through a tip given them by a prisoner. Officials learned the escaped had been planned for midnight. They surrounded the jail at the appoint ed time and apprehended a man and woman giving names as Verda Durst and A. E. Morris as they en tered the jail yard and called to the prisoners. The pair was grilled for several hours. REBEL CHIEF, 300 MEN TO SURRENDER MEXICO CITY, July 17.—(JF)— The Mexican government an nounced today that Andreau Sala zar, chief of the rebel movement in the state of Colima, has agreed to surrender and had bee:, "iven 15 days in which to concentrate his men, said to number more than 300. They have been promised safe conduct to their homes. Officials in Mexico uny assurea Pedro A. Chapa and J. E. Pate that chambers of commerce or mayors of Valley towns where there are Mexican ports of entry will be per mitted to issue tourist passports. Chapa and Pate, who have been in Mexico City seeking the modifi cations for the past week, returned to Brownsville Wednesday aboard the Mexican Aviation Co. plane. They reported a pleasant trip. Encourage Tourists "Jiminez Castro, chief of Mexican immigration, and F. Canales, assist ant secretary of the interior .as sured us that every possible thing would be done to encourage tourist traffic into Mexico and that cham bers of commerce or mayors would be permitted to issue tourist cards for visits to the Mexican towns along the border,” Pate said. Pate is manager of the international bridges at Reynosa and other Val ley points. The regulations concerning the issuing of passports by the cham bers of commerce were expected to be issued in a few days, Pate said. The Brownsville chamber of com merce joined the Mexican immigra tion officials in an appeal asking all Valley citizens to secure their passports as quickly as possible. “These modifications are perfectly satisfactory to us,” said G. C. Rich ardson, manager of the local cham ber. Conference Held This modification of the new Mexican immigration regulations was made by the immigration chief following a conference Monday af temoo nwith R. B. Creager and R. B. Renfro. In the past only citizens living in towns where there is a Mexican port of entry have been allowed to secure the courtesy passports. Citizens of other Valley towns to secure the card will be required to secure a certificate in duplicate from the mayor where they live and two passport photographs. On pre sentation of these and the payment of one peso to Mexican officials at the international bridge the pass port will be issued. July 31 will be the last day on which they can be secured, Rodriguez said. After that all citizens will be required to se cure tourist passports. This modification will apply to all persons living within 40* miles of the border, Rodriguez said. An interpretation of the passport regulations is being prepared by Richardson, with the approval of Rodriguez, and will be given to The Herald for publication later in the day Rodriguez said.r Negroes Barred Negroes will not be permitted to visit Mexico and mayors were asked by Mexican officials not to issue citizenship certificates to them or to aid them in securing passports. Citizens living in the rural dis tricts can secure letters of citizen ship from any justice of the peace or from any judge, Mexican offi cials said. MEXICANS IN TEXAS SEEK COUNTRY’S AID MEXICO CITY, July 17.—UP)— Representatives of Mexicans living in Texas have arrived here and will confer with Pres. Portes Gil with reference to repatriation of their countrymen. They hope to obtain government aid in procuring agricultural facili ties for those they represent to earn a living in their own land. “Horse Overboard” Is Cause Of Great To-Do CHICAGO, July 17.—C/P)—A horse with a high-faluting name of Minerva Cheevy fell in a well yesterday, being rescued after much to-do with great difficulty. Minerva Cheevy, who pulls a mean plough on John Nebore’s farm near Livertyville, was stand ing in deep thought on some boards covering the well. The boards broke, dropping Minerva Cheevy 15 feet into a lot of water. The water was over Minerva’s head, and the nag was in immi nent danger of drowning. A man jumped to the rescue. In the ex citement his name was not learned. Whoever he was, he jumped in. _—— The man and horse floundered around for a while' until finally the man made connections with the halter the animal wore. A rope was dropped down, and the halter strap made fast to it, after which the rope was pulled taut so that Minerva’’s head was held above water. In this unnatural posture the horse remained until the Liverty ville fire department got there. It was decided to pump the well dry, and this was done. A belt was then placed around Minerva, a crane was brought forward, and the horse was hoisted to safety. Minerva Cheevy today was back on the front end of a cultivator. AMENDMENTS CARRY WITH LIGHT VOTE Valley Favors All Measures; Rural Ballots Are Still To Be Returned ________ DALLAS, Tex., July 17.—TiTO— Proposals to increase the governor’s salary from $4,000 to $10,000 a year and to enlarge the state supreme court from the present three to nine members gained further favorable majorities on tabulation today of unofficial and incomplete returns amendment election. Approximately 100 counties, cities or towns were represented in today’s final compilation by The Associated Press, which gave the following vote: For increase of governor’s salary, 21,145; against, 10,134. For enlargement of supreme court, 21,670; against, 9,757. It probably was one of the most apathetic elections in the history of Texas due to the absence of any political questions, and the final re sult will not be known until an nouncement of the official figures from Austin. Large cities gave the two amendments great majorities, although the voting was the lightest on record. Most of the opposition came from rural districts, especially in the Panhandle. In event official returns confirm the seemingly apparent adoption of the increased salary amendment, it would not become effective until January, 1931, at the close of Gov Mr. Moody’s term. Mr. Moody has repeatedly declared he would not approve any advance in remun eration unless it was to take effect after he leaves office. The supreme court amend ment would become effective forty days from now, should it be of (Continued on Page Fourteen.) Legislators Leave Austin As Special Session Nears End AUSTIN, July 17.—UP)—W i t h every train carrying legislators away from Austin, indications today were that only a few members would witness sine die adjournment of the third special session set for noon Saturday. Only 13 senators were present to transact what business remained on the calendar, and there was strong prospect of no quorum in the house when members convened this after noon. The senate passed road laws af fecting Rusk and Rockwall counties and recessed until afternoon when a measure by Rep. George W. Col trin of Mathis, requiring the affi davit of a sheriff, county physician or warden of the penitentiary for a condemned prisoner to obtain a san ity hearing, was up for considera tion. Fate of the bill hinged on the question of whether an opponent might raise the point of order that a quorum was not present. Local bills were on the speaker’s table in the house and one meas ure of a general nature was pending business. The latter, a bill by Sen. Thomas B. Love of Dallas would require schools to carry fire and tornado insurance. The measure was voted out favorably by the house committee on insurance last night. FIVE KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES CAR NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., July 17. —(#>)—Two men, two women and a girl were killed today when their automobile was demolished by * train at a crossing near Cambria. A driver’s License found in a pock et of one dead man bore the name of Nathaniel Kaulman, Philadel phia. j INJURED ( trnrnmiUmaW William Fox, theatrical mag nate, was hurt Wednesday in an automobile accident. WILLIAM FOX HURT IN WRECK Theatrical Magnate Suffers Injuries; His Chauf feur Killed MINEOLA, N. Y., July 17.—(JF)— Dr. William M. Post of East Will ston, who attended William Fox at the Nassau county hospital today for injuries received in an automo bile accident, said the movie pro ducer was In a critical condition. Mr. Fox, he said, is suffering from a hemorrhage of the brain and his face is a mass of cuts and bruises. He also has a possible fracture of the skull. OLD WESTBURY, N. Y., July 17. —W—William Fox, theatrical and moving picture magnate, and J. L. Rubinstein, a friend, were injured, and the Fox chauffeur was killed today in a collision between the Fox automobile and another car In which three women were riding. The women were uninjured. The collision occurred at an in tersection and Joseph Boyes, Fox’ chauffeur, wTas killed when the car he was driving overturned. Fox and a friend named Rubinstein were taken to the Nassau county hospital at Mineola, where it was said their injuries were not serious. The car in which the women were riding was driven by Miss Mildred Kane of New York City. It re mained upright. Miss Kane and her two companions were taken to headquarters of the Nassau coun ty police in Mineola for question ing. Rubinstein, the friend of Fox, who was injured, is secretary and treas urer of the Namquit Worsted com pany of New York. University Editor Placed on Probation For Risque Articles AUSTIN, July 17.—(IP}—Publi cation of questionable material in the “Texas Ranger,” University of Texas humorous publication, resulted today in the placing on probation for one year of John Canaday, acting editor of the comic during a period of last year. H. V. Crowder, who succeeded Canaday, was relieved of his du ties by the faculty discipline com mittee more than a month ago. He has announced he will not re turn to school this year. Faculty members condemned the Ranger for publishing jokes termed too risque. Wild Buying Sends Wheat Up More Than Eight Cents Bushel CHICAGO, July 17.—(JF)—Another wild outburst of buying carried wheat prices up more than eight cents a bushel today and Decem ber contracts swept past the $1.50 level in the sensational spurt. Clos ing prices again were at or near the top figures for the day, with the December delivery at $1.54 5-8 to 7-8 a bushel. The day’s advance for wheat was from 7 7-8 to 8 5-8c and other grains scored strong advances, too. Wheat Reaches New High Peak Result Canada Crop Report CHICAGO, July 17.—(JF)—Decem ber wheat reached $1.50 a bushel to day as fresh news of hot weather in Canada aroused new alarm for the spring wheat crop. Buying set in heavily at the opening, and by 10 a. m., wheat was 2 5-8 to 3 3-8 cents higher than yesterday’s close, with July contracts selling at $1.38 7-8 and September at $1.44 1-8. NAN WHO FLED BRIDGE SEARCH IS GIVEN BOND Says Liquor * In Car Was Not His; Had Been Sought For Here Two Days Bemabe Zuniga, service cai driver, who broke away and ran when liquor was discovered in an automobile he was driving Sunday on the bridge, surrendered himself to Deputy U. S. Collector of Cus toms Neale Tuesday after eluding officers for two days. Taken before Commissioner E. K Goodrich for examining trial, Zuni ga admitted having the liquor in the car, but denied possession of it. He declared it belonged to a rail road news agent. Zuniga was bound over to the grand Jury on $500 bond, which he made. Zuniga came across the bridge Sunday afternoon and was halted by Customs Inspector W. L. Beeson, The inspector was searching the back seat of the car when a depart ment of agriculture representative noticed something through the sliti in the hood. Beeson lifted the hood and dis covered 12 quarts of tequila, three quarts of whiskey, one of cognac and eight ounces of cordials. Zuni ga ran when the liquor was discov ered. He made his escape through Fort Brown. The automobile he was driving has been impounded. It is said to belong to another man. Clark Griffith To Undergo Operation For Appendicitis CHICAGO, July 17.—Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington baseball club of the American league was taken to Mercy hospital here today for an appendix operation. CO-ED SLAYER ASKS HEARING ON SANITY COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 17.— (AP)—Attorneys for Dr. James H. Snook, confessed slayer of Theora K. Hix, 25, his co-ed para mour, demanded a sanity hearing at a conference with Common Pleas Judge Henry L. Scarlett today and he immediately named the superintendents of three state hospitals as alienists to examine Snook. REPORT 20,000 CHINA TROOPS MOBILIZED PEKING, China, July 17.—(AP) —Dispatches from Mukden, Man churia, to the Chinese newspaper Shihtag state that 20,000 Chinese troops have started northward. No other details were given. WICKERSHAM CONDEMNED WASHINGTON, July 17.—(AP) —Senator Caraway, democrat, Arkansas, declared today that George W. Wickersham had “sac rificed his usefulness’’ as chair man of the Hoover law enforce ment commission through his let ter on prohibition enforcement read yesterday to the governors’ conference at New London, Conn. [ WEATHER [ THE WEATHER ' For Brownsville and the Valley: Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. For East Texas: Generally fair, continued warm tonight and Thurs day. Light to moderate winds on the coast, mostly southerly. RIVER FORECAST The river will continue to fall slowly from Mission down during the next few days, and remain prac tically stationery elsewhere. Wednesday, July 17 Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr, Stage Stage Chiife. RaU Eagle Pass... 16 2.4 0.0 .00 Laredo .27 -0.6 0.0 .00 Rio Grande ..21 4.5 -0.2 .0C Mission .22 5.6 -0.5 .00 San Benito ..23 10.6 -1.0 .00 Brownsville ..18 6.3 -0.5 .00 TIDE TABLE High and low tide at Point Isabef tomorrow, under normal meteorolog ical conditions: High . 4:10 a. m. Low .7:39 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS DATA Sunset today.7:24 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow.5:49 a. m.