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Los Fresnos Cafe Wrecked As Automobile Runs Wild
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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 15 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929 * FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY * • 5c A COPY
WOMAN LOSES
CAR CONTROL
AT CROSSING
Accelerator Jams,
Machine Speeds On
Main Street, Then
Crashes Into Cafe
With the accelerator jammed at
the wide-open point, a large sedan
driven by Mrs. Gregoria Salazar
of Rio Hondo, ran wild and out of
her control Thursday at Los Ffes
nos, crashed into a parked automo
bile on the main street, and smash
ed concrete pillars on business
structures, and then plunged
through the front of the Los Fres
nos cafe, wrecking the interior, be
fore it came to a stop.
No one was in the restaurant at
the time of the crash. The cook, in
the kitchen, barely escaped when
the counters, pushed back by the
impact, upset a large stove.
Mrs. Salazar and three small
children, in the car with her, es
caped uninjured.
Mrs. Salazar said that she lost
control of the car at a railroad
crossing, when, reaching the tracks
she saw a string of freight cars
reaching the intersection, too late
for her to bring her car to a stop.
Sne stepped on the accelerator, and
shot across the tracks ahead of the
freight train. As the car incerased
in speed, she realized the acceler
ator had jammed, and could not
regain control of the car before its
wild race was stopped in the res
taurant. ,,
Several persons standing in front
of <the cafe were endangered.
Speeding down the Point Isabel
Barreda highway at top rate, the
car travelled 300 yards before the
woman could attempt a turn into
an. intersection. The car swerved
dfc- she pulled the steering wheel,
struck another automobile parked,
then hit the concrete posts of the
restaurant and plunged into the
cafe.
The building in which the cafe
is located is owned by Justice of
the Peace R. F. Watson, and the
restaurant was operated by H. C.
Elliott of San Benito.
IN OUR j
VALLEY j
FIVE HUNDRED Valley boy
scouts are counting the days to
August 7.
Beginning that day and continu
ing ten days to Aug. 17, the annual
encampment is to be held at Camp
erry on the Arroyo Colorado near
Rio Hondo.
Last year about 250 boys enjoyed
this period of recreation and educa
tion. There now are more than 1000
scouts in the Valley and, counting
the scoutmasters and other adults
interested in the work, there are
1300 persons engaged.
Tom Murray, Valley scout execu
tive and director, says the encamp
ment is going to be “bigger and bet
ter” in every way.
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There will be a real course of in
struction for the Scouts and a pro
gram of entertainment that will fill
all the hours.
Safety instruction is in charge of
W. C. Jones and Solon Ayers will
direct athletics. Harvey C. Stiles
will conduct classes in nature study
and J. D. Denson will teach rope
making. B. Flemming is taxidermist:
Bud Bphner, swimming.
These are only a few of the sub
^ ^ to be taught in the ten-day
Sccmtcraft college.
W. Edward Perry will be assist
ant director under Murray and
camp management will be in charge
of the following committee: W. H.
Moon, McAllen: A. G. Mclnnis,
Brownsville; E. C. Bennett, Harlin
gen; I. G. Cook, McAllen: Burt
Coleman, La Feria; Frank Tappan,
Mercedes and Ralp Scott, Raymond
ville.
Physicians at the camp will be
Dr. R. E. Utley. .Harlingen; Dr. R.
J. Mahone. public health officer,
Hidalgo county, and Dr. W. B.
Primer, head of Cameron county
health unit.
Sergeant Rowe of Fort Brown is
first aid and health specialist and
Sergeant Renfro in charge of com
missary.
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FUTURE LEADERS of the Valley
will be among the boys who attend
this encampment.
Men who will direct the affairs of
this section and the state wall grow
from these scouts—and the associ
ations and instruction received dur
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Troops Mass; War Looms
[hutchinson ckas.) flcodIdamage near million!
A;,oociated Press Photo
Flood damage at Hutchinson, Kas., near $1,000,000 w ien swollen Cow Creek swept through the city in the
worst flood it has known. Picture shows .vater waist deep in a main business street.
Carefully Planned
Robbery In Chicago
Nets Bandits $22,000
CHICAGO, July 18.—UP)—'Three robbers late yesterday stole $22,000
in jewelry and money from Frederick Grabner, race horse owner, Mrs.
Grabner, and Mr. and Mrs. Ruel J. Siegel, their companions.
The carefully planned robbey took place while the Grabners and
Siegels were returning from the Arlington Park race track.
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Forging of Money
Order Is Charged
To Manuel Martinez
Manuel Martinez was bound over
to the federal grand jury under
$500 bond Thursday on charges of
forging the name of Crispin Rosales
to a $35 postoffioe money order in
a preliminary hearing conducted be
fore U. S. Commissioner E. K.
Goodrich.
The case was investigated by F.
H. Ellis, postoffice inspector sta
tioned at Corpus Christi.
Martinez, in a written statement,
said that he attempted to cash the
money order on the morning of
February 1 at the San Benito post
office. but that he was turned back
by a clerk because of lack of iden
tification. Later in the afternoon,
he said, he returned when another
clerk was on duty and obtained the
$35 without identification.
The money orer was issued at
O’Donnel, Texas. Martinez and
Rosales formerly lived together at
that place. Inspector Ellis stated.
Martinez identified photostatic
copies of the money order.
He was remanded to jail in de
fault of the bond.
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 r. 18c
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One week,
out of Texas .24c
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£ Grabner, owner of ‘ Windy City,
winner of this year’s American der
by, had just turned off the crowded
main highway onto a gravel road
to evade traffic congestion, when a
large sedan, bearing three men,
blocked his path. Two men, brand
ishing pistols, got out of the car,
entered the tonneau of the Grab
ner machine, where the women
were, and ordei'ed Grabner to
drive on. The robbers’ car followed
close behind. _
One robber stripped jewelry from
the women, while the other robbed
the men of jewelry ( and money.
Mrs. Grabner set her loss at $10,
000, Mrs. Siegel at $9,850, and Sie
gel a three-carat diamond ring
valued at $1,500. Grabner lost $200
in cash.
Warning the party to make no
outcry, the robber directed Grab
ner to drive back onto the highway,
still crowded with hundreds of ma
chines. Siegel, despite the pistol
prodding his back, managed to
open the car dorr with his foot
and when the traffic procession was
halted by a train, he leaped from
the car and ran toward a bus.
"Has anyone got a gun?” he
cried. ‘Duck your heads! It’s a
robbery'”
The two robbers jumped from the
car, pistols in hand, and pursued
him, but made no effort to fire.
They then jumped into their own
car. which was close behind Grab
ner's, and were driven swiftly away
down a side road.
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Witnesses Testify
As Lloyd Davidson's
Murder Trial Opens
CORSICANA, July 13.—(7P>—
Taking of testimony in the trial
of Lloyd Davidson, charged with
slaying his father. W. T. Davidson,
near Cooled^e, Limestone county, ■
started today.
O. B. Williams, member of the
grand jury that indicted David
son, testified concerning an alleged
confession.
Fred Lee, Mexia. rural mail car
rier, testified he had loaned an!
automobile to fhe defendant the
day before the slaying and there
was blood stains on a running board ,
when the car was returned.
Chinese Chiefs
Called For War
Crisis Parley
BERLIN, July 18. vg—The Ger- !
man government has agreed to
take charge of Ch'nese interests
in Russia and Russian interests
in China, it was announced to
night.
NANKING. July 18.—tjP)—Pres.
Chiang Kai Shek called an emer
gency conference of Chinese lead
ers this afternoon to discuss the
situation with regard to Russia.
The nationalist president talked
with thess leaders all afternoon to
discuss the situation with regard
to Russia.
The • ztionalist president talked
with these leaders all afternoon,
and although no official announce- l
ments was made, it is understood
the government has not lost hope
of an amicable settlement.
Conference Follows
The emergency conference fol
lowed receipt of a telegram from
Gov. Chang Hsueh-Liang of Man
churia. reporting the situation is
extremely grave, because the Rus
sians were concentrating forces
along the Manchurian-Siberian
frontier.
Possibility of Japanese represen
tation in the interest of peace in
the orient developed today as the
Russian-'^’-'inesc crisis grew more
tense.
With the breaking of diplomatic
relations by Russia, numerous troop
movements by Russians and Chi
nese along the Slberian-Manchuri
an frontier were reported.
Concentrate Armies
General Budenny, noted Russian
general, was reported to have been
called from vacation. His program
was understood to include the con
centration of Russian forces in
cluding powerful air squadrorfs. cav
alry and tank divisions on the fron
tier in addition to reinforcing the
Leningrad and Moscow Oarrisons.
Chinese reinforcements also were
reported headed for the frontier.
Unconfirmed dispatches in the
Chinese press stated Russian forces
had crossed .he Amur river on the
frontier but were n.. ilsed.
Despite the f'r reaching military
movements. there was still insist
ence in iiplomatic quarters that
war would be avoided although the
danger of border incidents was
clearly ~eco :nized.
DENIES REBEL BAND
HAS LAID DOWN ARMS
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MEXICO CITY. July 18.—UP,.—
La Prensa quotes Deputy Nemesio
Vargas, recently arrived from the
state cf Colima, as denying reports
the irregular rebels there have laid
down their arms.
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TO ALLOW C-C
PRIVILEGES
U. S. Residents May
Obtain Cards From
Home Town Cham
bers of Commerce
MEXICO CITY, July 18.—(TP)—
The special dispensation allowing
an American to enter Mexico with
a card issued by the chamber of
commerce of his place of residence
becomes effective immediately, the
department of the interior has an
nounced.
Chambers of commerce through
out the United States more than
40 miles from the Mexican border
are authorized to issue the cards.
Americans residing within 40 miles
of the ! order will be allowed to
continue using the “local” or •‘resi
dent” cards givn them by border
authorities.
The followin'- statement of reg
ulations applying to Mexican im
migration and to visits across the
border was issued Thursday by the
Erownsville Chamber of Commerce
after it had been approved by Edel
miro Rodriguez, inspector in charge
of immigration at Matamoros:
“All ’osidents of the Rio Grande
Valley, residing within 40 miles of
the river, desiring to visit Mexi
can frontier towns in this territory
must have border passports and
these border passports must be ob
tained not later than July 31, of
this year.
“The procedure for obtaining
these border passports is as follows:
“(a) The resident within the
40-mile zone must secure a let
ter, stating that he is a citizen
of good reputation in the com
munity or territory in which he
resides.
“(b) Citizens living in a town or
city can secure these letters from
their mayor or recorder or from
the judge of any court.
“(c) Citizens living in the ru
ral districts can secure these let
ters from a justice of the peace
or from a judge of any court.
“(d) The citizen must then
secure two small passport photo
graphs which can be secured from
any photographer for a few cents.
“(e) The citizen then proceeds
to the Mexican immigration of
fice in any of the Mexican bor
der towns. where there will be is
sued to him a border passport,
good for one year in any Mexi
can border town.
“The charge for this border pass
port will be 50 cents (one peso).
“The Mexican immigration offices
are open every day except Sunday,
from 8 to 12 in the morning, and
from 2:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon.
Under a special ruling, colored
persons wull not be furnished pass
ports. Therefore, all mayors, re
corders, judges and justices of the
peace r*e requested not to issue let
ters to persons of color.
“Until and including .'uly 31, all
persons (except negroes) will be
permitted to cross the Mexican bor
der without passports or cards. On
August 1 and thereafter, none can
pass without either passports or
cards. In other words, the new
regulations go into effect on Au
gust 1, 1929.
“In the meantime, all visitors will
be notified by the Mexican im
migration officials that from and
after August 1, they must present
passports or cards.
“The Brownsville Chamber of
Commerce joins the Mexican immi
gration officials in urging all citi
zens living within the 40-mile zone,
who contemplates visiting any of
the Mexican border towns within
the next 12 months, to secure their
border passports on or before July
31.”
SWEDISH AVIATOR LEAVES
IVIGiUT, Greenland, July 18.—
{&)—Captain Albin Ahrenberg. Swe
dish aviator, making a transatlantic
flight from Stockholm to New York
in several jumos. took off here to
day for Labrador at 11:18 a. m., G.
M. T., (6:00 a. m., E. S. T.J.
Associated Press Photo
Only three of the estimated 75 persons within the B lllock Shoe company and Plzitz-Smchan department
store buildings in downtown Montgomery, Ala., were injured when the buildings collapsed, with an esti
mated damage oss of $175,000.
EIGHT KNO WN KILLED;
MANY ARE MISSING
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Owner Enjoined
From Operating
For 12 Months
Las Prietas dance hall, where two
deputy constables of Cameron coun
ty were shot to death last April and
where numerous other difficulties
have disturbed the peace of the
county, perhaps has had its last baile
as the result of an injunction grant
ed Thursday morning by Judge
A. M. Kent, enjoining Jascual Del
gado. owner, from operating it as
such for one year.
Bond was set at $1,000. when the
| defendant agreed not to contest the
1 case. This constitutes a virtual pad
lock. assuring no more dances being
held at Las Prietas. since the bond,
if made, would be forfeited should
officers find any drinking or other
misconduct at the place after a re
sumption of the dances, officials de
clared.
The petition alleged the place to
be a public nuisance. It declared
that, common nuisances there such
as fist fights, cutting scrapes, drunk
enness. and loud noises prevailed to
make peace in the neighborhood
impossible.
The most recent tragedy there was
when Deputies Frank Stanner and
R. D. Brown were shot down without
warning by several gunmen who
made a quick escape. Brown died
almost immediately, but Stanner
lingered several days. One man since
has been arrested in connection
with the affair. Others alleged to
oe implicated in the affair are be
lieved to have escaped into Mexico.
Thev never have returned to the
United States.
County Attorney Hall, who with
District Attorney George Westervelt
instituted proceedings, said “it was
the only thing to do.”
SIXTEENTH BANK IS
CLOSED IN FLORIDA
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TALLAHASSEE. F'a., Julv 18.—
(TP)—The state banking denart
ment announced th~ State Bank
of Bowlin-* Green, Fla., had failed
to open its doors today, bring
ing to 16 the number of bank
failures in the state during the
pa«t two days.
Tb» Capital and surplus of the
Bowling Green bank were listed
at S34, 0. -■ norits $300,390.55 and
assets 3425.168 41.
HOYT ATTEMPTS NEW
RECORD TO ALASKA
MITCHEL FIELD. N. Y.. July 18
—I7P>—Captain Ross G. Hoyt, re
fueller of the army endurance plane
Question Mark, took off for Alaska
in a single-seater yursuit plane at
2:30 n. m . davlight time, todav in
!>n attempt to make a flight of 8 460
miles quick than such a journey
was ever completed before.
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DENVER. Colo., July 18.—(JP)—Eight persons were killed and more
than a score injured in the wreck near Stratton, Colo., today of the west
bound Colorado express of the Rock Island lines, several cars of which
plunged through a bridge weakened by a sudden flood following a cloud
burst.
PASSENGERS
INJURED
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CHICAGO. July 18—(ff)—A par
tial list of passengers on the train
of the Rock Island railroad,
wrecked today at Stratton. Colo.,
and all of whom were safe, fol
lows.
MORRIS GEST. New York.
MAUDE TAYLOR, Mount Har
ris, Colo.
MRS. L. SHELBY, Henrietta,
Okla.
V/. H. PRESTON. Vicksburg,
Miss., cut on right leg.
A. STRICKLZY, Burlington,
Colo., head cut.
MRS. C. V. DILLON, Colorado
Springs, left arm cut.
DAN PRESTON, Vicksburg, !
Miss., scalp wound.
MRS. JOSEPHINE ELIOTT.
Denver.
MISS MARY SMALLWOOD,
Los Angeles, left leg injured.
E. Z. PERRY, New Bedford,
Mass., ' -ids cut, not serious.
MRS. G. E. WALLACE. M'
Kean. Pa., sprained back and
shoulder.
HENRY P. JOHNSON. Omaha,
Neb., bruised left jaw and bruised
left shoulder.
GEORGE W. FERGUSON, Des
Moines. Iowa, left hip bruised-and
right knee skinned.
JOHN M. FENLEY, Denver,
Colo., ’eft hip bruised and fore
arm skinned.
MRS. J. R. CARTER. Blue Is
land, 111., cut on head.
PAUL RADER CUTTER, Blue
Island, 111., arm broken.
MRS. AURA CALDWELL. Fei
mosa, K.n„ shoulder bruised.
MARY PRICE, Flagler, Colo.,
left hip sprained.
EMMA S. BRIGGS, Colorado
Springs, Colo., bruised.
• G. W. MARQU' MARER. High
town. N. J., knee cut, ribs bruised
and back sprained.
J. ACKERMAN, New York, N.
Y., right side and hip bruised.
MRS. J. ACKERMAN, same
address, knee bruised.
LOUIS FINKELSTEIN. Den
ver, both shoulders injured.
C. K. HOFF. Terre Haute, Ind.,
forehead cut and left hip bruised.
MR. T. R. THORNBURG.
Denver, back a. d both arms
sprained.
MRS. E. L. STEVENS. Kano
rado, Kan., shoulder dislocated,
i legs cut.
MRS. W. D. SCOTT, Compton,
Colo., left foot cut.
THELMA SCOTT. 10. same
address, face scrtached.
W. H. BRAXTON, Chicago,
scalp cut and R arm sprained.
STRATTON. Colo., July 18.—t/P)—
Plunged into a stream swollen by a
cloudburst, passengers on a coach
of westbound Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific train No. 5 jnet death
early today in the submerged car.
An early report said 12 persons
were believed to have lost thei:
lives. A railroad report said sever
passengers and a porter were in th)
car. More than a score were in'
jured.
The t.~ i. carrying several hun«
dred passengers, hit a weakeneo
bridge near here and after two lo
comotives, a baggage car and a
chair car passed over the struc
ture. a chair car plunged into the
stream, which had become a raging
torrent, ten feet deep and 100 yards
wide.
Breaks Window
From the submerged car only one
r**son emerged. One man broke a
window and. bleeding from many
cuts, swam to safety.
Another car was thrown off the
track and was inclined at a sharp
angle on the bank of the stream.
The rest of the coaches were up
right and on the tracks.
A cloudburst last night, releasing
seven or eight inches of water,
turned an ordinary sandy draw into
a raging river. Swirling around the
75-foct wooden bridge over the
draw, the waters ate away the ap
proaches. and when the heavy train
rolled ever the structure it collaps
ed. A bridge on an automobile
highway paralleling the railroad.
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THE WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
Light to moderate winds, mostly
southerly.
For East Texas: Not received in
time.
RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue to fall
from Mission down during the next
few days, and remain practically
stationery elsewhere.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chng. Rail
Eagle Pass .. 16 2.4 0.0 .00
La?edo .27 -0.3 -9.2 .00
Rio Grande ..21 4.3 -9.2 .09
Mission - 22 4.9 -0.7 .09
San Benito ..23 10.0 -0.5 .09
Brownsville .18 5.5 -0.7 .09
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabal
^tomorrow. under normal meteoro
logical conditions:
High .4:43 a. m
Low .8:14 p. m
MISCELLANEOUS D ATA
I Sunset today .7:23 p. m
Sunrise tomerrew .5:13 a. m.
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