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_J THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(Jf) _
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 19 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1929 TWELVE PAGES TODAY ~ 5c A COPY]
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IN 0UK
VALLEY |
THOUSANDS of Valley citizens
and tourists missed their Sunday
afternoon dip in the surf.
Hard showers of rain fell on the
road to Boca Chica Sunday morn
ing and there wras some rain on the
Point Isabel road.
More hardy motorists—those who
•were most anxious to visit the guif
—put on chains and made it
through to Boca Chica. But a a.rge
number of cars attempting to get
through were stuck in the mud and
other motorists who had gone to
the beach before the rain had dif
ficulty in getting home.
* * *
THE ROAD to Point Isabel was
In better condition and a number
of cars got through, but the Sun
day crow'd was greatly reduced.
The water was unusually fine, be
ing clear as a crystal, although the
waves were not high enough for
real sport.
The rain not only ruined an out
ing for thousands of persons —it
ruined a day of business for batn
house operators and other business
places at both beaches.
* • •
Some day paved roads will con
nect the beaches with the Valley
and then there will be no more dio
appointments.
Tourists at the seaside dermnd
that the surf be available at nny
hour of the day or night. They have
a right to make this demand.
The gulf coast is the Valley’s
greatest recreational asset.
• • •
A WOMAN visitor from Oklahoma
is not familiar with bathhoue prac
tices.
She paid 35 cents for a suit at
a beach bath house.
Thought she had bought the suit
and started to leave with it.
W u as explained to her that she
bad not bought the suit.
“Well, do I get my 35 cents bars’"
she asked.
She didn’t.
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THE HERALD, having trouble
With one of its intricate machines,
wrote to Chicago for some infor
mation on its operation.
The letter was air mailed from
Brownsville at 1 p. m. Saturday.
The reply was back Mondav
morning.
Ordinary mail would have re
quired a week.
Only one example of the value of
being on an important international
air mail route.
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THE VALLEY leads in vegetab.es
grapefruit and many other products
and phases of life.
It also leads in quantity—and
quality—production of ice.
Ice plants belonging to the Cen
tral Power and Light Co. located
in various Valley towns already
have a capacity of more than 1000
tons per day.
Now the company is to add 210
tons per day to this by erecting
new plants at Mercedes and Elsa of
150 and 60 tons capacity.
The company supplies ice for
icing vegetables and fruit, in addi
tion to selling a large part of the
ice consumed in Valley homes, tes
taurants, meat markets and the
like.
Approximately 20,000 cars of per
ishables were shipped under refi !g
eration last season.
All of these were iced by the Cen
tral Power and Light Co. plants
located over the Valley.
• • •
Not all of the capacity of the new
Mercedes plant will be needed at
present, Frank Ludden, manager of
the company, explains, but the com
pany, following its set policy, plans
to stay far ahead of the demand in
orderyto be prepared to meet any
emeflrency.
Yeats ago much of the ice used
in shipping vegetables was brought
here from Houston in carlots. This
was an expensive practice.
Confidence in the permanent
prosperity of the Valley caused the
(Continued on page 9.)
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 kTexas uj cc 18c
One week,
out of Texas ,.24c
NAN LEFT ON
HIGHWAY IN
DYINGSTATE
Lay Helpless For Six
Hours Until Picked
Up By Another Car;
Hunt For Driver
<Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE, July 22.—The
second victim of a hit-and-run driv
er in the Valley during the last 10
days, Rafael Barbosa. 65. farmer, is
in the Valley Baptist hospital at
Harlingen, with one leg amputated
and suffering severe shock.
Hospital attaches reported Bar
bosa to be m an improved condition
Monday afternoon, stating that his
injuries may not prove fatal unless
further complications develop.
The aged man wras struck while
walking on the highway six miles
east of here about midnight Satur
day and lay on the road until short
ly before 6 a. m. Sunday when he
was discovered by W. J. Dry and
H. B. Drake, superintendent of
schools at Harlingen.
The men brought him into Ray
mondville, and summoned Sheriff
Luther Snow, after taking the in
jured man to the court house.
Deputy sheriffs over the county are
hunting the driver of the auto
mobile, but they have no clues as to
his identity.
Slightly conscious, when brought
to Raymondville, the man said he
was walking to his home, about
seven miles east of here when he
was struck by an automobile com
ing in back of him.
Dr. J. D. McCann, who examined
the man. reported that both his legs
were broken, his right arm was
broken and his right hand was
crushed and severely mangled. Dr.
McCann and Sheriff Snow took the
1 man to the Valley Baptist hospital,
i where Dr. Davidson is attending
him.
His left leg has been amputated
above the knee and several bones
have been removed from his right
arm. The arm will be amputated
Monday, doctors report, if the aged
man withstands the shock of the
other operation. The man is in a
critical condition and little hope is
held for his recovery.
Barbosa has been employed on
the farm of Cleo Illiland.
He has a wife and two children
who are dependent on him for sup
port.
Last week Ben Nabenzahl, Mer
cedes merchant. wras injured when a
hit and run driver upset his auto
mobile on the highway west of Har
lingen. The driver of the hit and
run car has not been found.
Baby Thrown From
Car In Crash On
Brownsville Street
The case growing out of a crash
between cars driven by Robert
Dancy and Ladislado Soto Sunday
morning at Fourth and Adams
streets will comg before Corporation
Judge A. A. Browne Monday at 2
p. m.
A child was thrown from the car
driven by Soto but was not se
riously injured. A woman in the
car sustained minor bruises.
Soto, an employee on the M. Ga
vito ranch, was traveling east on
Fourth, and Dancy was going north
on Adams at the time of the time
o fthe smash-up.
Neither of the cars was badly
damaged. Dancy is the son of
County Judge Oscar C. Dancy.
BROWNSVILLE CRASH
TRIAL SET MONDAY
Jesus Leal of Olmito will be tried
at 2 p. m. Monday on charges of
reckless driving growing out of an
accident at First and Jefferson
streets Saturday afternoon that re
sulted in Doroteo Aguillar sustaining
a broken leg. Eulogia Aguillar a
broken arm and Rogerio Esquivel a
wrenched shoulder.
Leal was placed under a $100 bond
immediately after the acident. The
persons with the broken limbs were
reported as doing w^ell at the hos
pital Monday morning. Rogerio, a
vouth. was released from the hospital
after first aid treatment.
'"he three injured persons were
coming south on First street in a
spring wagon. Leal, with a car load
1 of friends and relatives, was coming
{to town on Jefferson street. They
crashed at the intersection and the
occupants of the wagon were thrown
to the pavement with considerable
| violence.
The people were rushed to the
Mercy hospital in a Morris ambu
| lance.
The injured persons are residents
of Rarairena.
ANOTHER VICTIM
IMPROVING
RAYMONDVILLE, July 22.—Gus
Puente, who was pinned under his
automobile when it overturned on
the highway near here about a
.(Contipyied on page 9)
| ROGERS WEDS j
Two weeks after the first Mrs.
H. H. Rogers obtained a divorce
in The Hague, Holland, from
the oil millionaire, he wed Mrs.
Basil ‘Miles, top, widow, in
Switzerland. Rogers is shown
below. Rogers is the father of
Mrs. Arturo (Millicent) Ramos,
the former Sountess Salm. The
bridal couple are returning to
New York.
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Reprisal Plan
On Mexico Law
Unknown Here
Brownsville merchants Monday
denied any knowledge of a meeting
being held m t>ei Rio by United
States business men to plan repri
sals on Mexico on account of the
plan which will require all workers
along the border to live in that
country.
Several Spanish language news
papers carried reports of a meeting
reported to have been held and the
claim was made that representa
tives had been present from all
points between Brownsville and El
Paso.
The Spanish language newspapers
also said United States business
men would request customs and im
migration officials to open all ports
of entry only between the hours of
11 a .m. and 5 p. . This ,it was ex
plained in the articles, would pri
vent persons who reside in Mexico
and work in the United States ficm
returning home at night.
A report from Washington that
United States officials would take
no notice of the new Mexican law
was taken to mean that officials
would refuse to comply with the
bridge closing request if it ever was
received.
LA COSTE TAKEN OUT
OF FRENCH CUP TEAM
PARIS. July 22.—(/Pi—Official se
lection of the French Davis cup
team for this week's challenge
round play with America announced
tonight, definitely eliminated Rene
La Coste from the list. The Ameri
cans were notified by the French
captain. Pierre Gillou, that his team
would be chosen from Henri Cochet.
Jean Borotra, Christian Boussus
and Jacques Brugnon. Cochet and
Borotra will play the singles.
FREE MEXICAN CHIEF
HELD FOR SMUGGLING
MEXICO CITY. July 22.—UP)—
With permission of the district
judge at Monterrey, General Jose
Alvarez, former chief of the presi
dential military staff, in jail at
Nuevo Laredo for some months on a
charge of smuggling, has returned
to Mexico City to reside.
General Alvarez is required to re
port at the district court here three
times a week and is obliged to re
turn to Monterrey when his case
comes up.
Captain Rescued From
Clutches of Octopus
After Fierce Battle
LOS ANGELES, July 22.—(JP)—
The story of a battle between two
men and a huge octopus off the
coast between Redondo and Point
Firmin, near here was told yester
day by Captain Web Monstad. cap
tain of a fishing boat, who fell into
the clutches of the devil fish but
was saved when Hoy Pettibone, an
other fisherman, came to his res
cue.
Captain Monstad fell into a kelp
bed while searching for fishing
grounds. A tentacle wrapped around
his arm, and the water became
murky from a fluid released by the
K
*
octopus. Pettibone. who was in a
second boat, saw Monstad floun
dering and forced his way through
the kelp.
Pettibone arrived after Captain
Monstad disappeared beneath the
surface of the inky water. The
man reappeared and Pettibone
hacked off one tentacle after an
other. Captain Monstad said as
soon as Pettibone cut off one of
the feelers another gripped him. He
fainted when Pettibone lifted him
into the boat but was revived.
The appearance of the octupus
was the first of dangerous size on
record here in many years.
ARRESTED BY
CUSTOMS MEN.
THEN FREED
Boat And All Taken
To Matamoros On
Suspicion They
Were Smugglers
After spending the night in the
Matamoros jail as a result of a
misunderstanding of Mexican cus
toms officials, Frank Turbey, op
erator of the San Benito pumping
plant, and four employes were re
leased Monday morning when Frank
Robertson, manager of the irriga
tion district, called on officials.
The men were arrested Sunday
night just across the river from the
San Benito pump, after they had
gone over to bring back a pontoon
which had floated across. As they
reached the Mexican side in an out
board motor, the men were sur
rounded by a group of armed cus
toms guards. The boat was placed
on a truck and they were taken to
Matamoros.
Turbey telephoned American
Consul H. H. Leonard Monday
morning, but when Leonard arrived
at the jail he was informed that
Roberston had explained matters to
the satisfaction of Mexican officials
and the five men had been re
leased
Some apprehension had been felt
in San Benito, since it was not
known whether the armed group
were officers
‘ROBIN’NEARS
NEW RECORD
Endurance Plane May Stay
Up Until 3 P. M. Tues
day For Mark
ST. LOUIS. July 22.—(J4!—Need
ing to stay aloft until 3:01 p. li.,
Tuesday (C. S. T.) to set a
new record for refueling endurance
flights, Dale ‘Red-’ Jackson and
Forest O'Brine in their St. Louis
Robin were slowly circling over a
St. Louis airport today.
The sister ship, the Missouri Rob
in, starting 99 hours later, also
monotonously wheeled in the air,
under command of Joe Hammei
and W. Gentry Shelton.
Nine days in the air found Jack
son and O'Brine optimistic in their
notes, “Red” being given Sunday
“off” by his partner, as the latter
caught six hours sleep in one
stretch. Refueling contacts weie
made with regularity, and good fly
ing weather held.
Jackson and O’Brine took off
from Lambert-St. Louis field at
7:17 a. m. on Saturday, July 1, and
it wTasn’t until they had been in
(Continued on page 9)
—
Election Results
Ordered Placed In
Minutes of Court
The commissioners court of Cam
eron county Monday morning or
dered the result of the Arroyo Navi
gation district election as canvassed
by the commisisoners of the dis
trict, placed in the minutes of the
court.
J. B. Chambers, Sr.. 618. J. R.
George, 690, Tyre H. Brown, 761,
H. J. Goetzke. 252, and G. C. Howell.
261. The first three were declared
elected commissioners to hold of
fice until July 1931.
The court also ordered payment of
a bill presented by the Wilmeth
construction crew of which E. E.
Wilmeth is foreman, for $845 for
work on roads in the county. The
sum will be paid out of the road and
bridge fund.
Other small bills also were ordered
paid.
BRIDEGROOM IS
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CHARGED AFTER
^ ^
BEST MAN DIES
MEXICO CITY, July 22.—(flV
A few hours after his marriage,
David Parra Lopez was charged
with having mortally stabbed Jose
Pontre Castro, the best man.
During a dinner at Ponte
Castro’s home in celebration of the
wedding, the bride complained of
toothache. Ponte Castro, a hyp
notist, tried his hand at curing
her, leaving her in a hypnotic
sleep.
The groom, who had absented
himself temporarily, became en
raged on finding his wife under
the influence and stabbed the
hypnotist.
CALLESPARTY
ENTERS U. S.
Ex-Pre*ident Unmoles ted
Despite Threats Made
By Prosecutor
LAREDO, Texas, July 22.—{IP)—
General Plutarco Elias Calles, for
mer president of Mexico, crossed
into the United States here at 9 a.
m„ today, and after inspecting a
company of soldiers from Fort Mc
Intosh and receiving a salute of 21
guns boarded a train for New York.
The general’s route will be by way
of St. Louis. An orderly crowd
greeted General Calles, who was
accompanied by a number of
friends, including Dr. Raseca Ma
dro, his physician.
Met at Bridge
His party was met at the inter
national bridge by a delegation
from the Laredo Chamber of Com
merce, which extended to the gen
eral an invitation to have break
fast at Fort McIntosh. He refused,
saying his health would not permit
acceptance, but that he would visit
the fort on his return.
Ger.:.-1 Calles said he would go
to France from New York in an ef
fort to regain his heatlh. He add
ed that the length of his sojourn
in that country would be governed
by the r-pidity of his recovery. He
refused to discuss internal affairs
of his country.
General Calles moved freely
through Laredo and was extended
every courtesy by the delegation
and crowd that greeted him. despite
a threat made several months ago
by former District Attorney John
A. Vails, now a district judge, to
bring the former president to trial
in connection with the slaying of
two Mexican soldiers should he ever
come to Laredo.
Had Proof
At the time of the threat Vails
said he had “proof that General
Obregon and Calles, acting togeth
(Continued on page 9.)
Florida Fruit On
Incoming Vessels
Must Be Destroyed
AUSTIN, July 22.—(JP)—Inspectors
of the state department of agricul
ture were ordered today to Galves
ton, Houston, Corpus Christ! and
Port Arthur to check incorqir©
ocean vessels to determine if any
Florida-grown citrus fruit is aboard
the ships. Orders to destroy all fruit
found were issued.
This action to present the spread
into Texas of the Mediterranean
fruit fly resulted in the discovery
last week that a woman passenger
arriving at Galveston from New
York on the Algonquin had in her
possession several oranges purchased
in Florida. J. M. Del Curto, chief en
tomologist of the department of
agriculture, said.
Del Curto said he did not believe
any of the fruit which the 100 pas
sengers on board the liner Algonquin
h^d in their possession escaped
destruction at the port.
MIKE HOGG, SON OF
EX-GOVERNOR, WEDS
HOUSTON, July 22.—<JP)—An
nouncement of the marriage of
Mike Hogg, wealthy Houston legis
lator and son of former Governor
Jim Hogg, to Mrs. Alice Nicholson
Fraser of Dallas, was made today.
The wedding took place Saturday
at the home of Maco Stewart at
Galveston. The couple left on their
yacht for Houston en route to
California '/here they will visit
Hogg’s brother. Will, at the lat
ter's summer home in Beverly Hills
FREIGHT RATES ON
PETROLEUM LOWERED
WASHINGTON, July 22.—(jP)—A
reduction in freight rates on petro
leum products from points in south
ern California to destinations in
Arizona and New Mexico was or
dered today by the interstate com
merce commission. ,
CHINA GROUPS
STILL FIGHTS;
MOVETOPEACE
Central Governments
Still Hoping Row
Can Be Settled By
Arbitration
(By The Associated Press)
The Russo-Chinese crisis entered
its second week today with a tense
situation growing along the Man
churian border as the powers sought
to avert hostilities.
Although the governor of Man
churia reported Russians opened an
attack on the Chinese on the east
ern border of Manchuria Saturday,
there were no further dispatches to
support the likelihood of a definite
Russian invasion.
Japanese dispatches from Nan
king said the nationalist govern
ment had decided to appeal to the
league of nations in the event that
Russia should take some “positive”
action in '.he controversy.
Official Chinese reports said the
diplomatic body at Peiping expect
ed the United States would form
“an international arbitration com
mission” of Kellogg pact signaotrs
to consider the situation.
Meanwhile efforts will be contin
ued to induce the Chinese and Rus
sians to withdraw their heavy forces
along the border where clashes
might easily occur.
Red cavalry were reported near
Manchuli at the western end of the
Chinese Eastern railway, while
white Russians numbering 3.00C
were said to have formed a defense
corps to cope with them.
Soviet airplanes were reported to
have been fired on over Pogranch
naya, border city on the eastern
terminus of the railway.
WASHINGTON. July 22.——
Chinese Minister Wu, acting on in
structions of the Nanking govern
ment, informed Secretary Stimson
today that China has abided by her
obligations under the Keilogg
Briand treaty and would continue
to do so
The minister’s statement to the
secretary was in reply to Mr. stim
son’s action in calling to the atten
tion of the Chinese government to
its obligations as a signatory power
to the anti-war treaty.
Secretary Stimson conferred twice
today with French Ambassador
Claudel and also with Japanese
Ambassador Debuchi
PEIPING. China. July 22.—(TP)—
An increasingly serious border situ
ation in Manchuria over the week
end counteracted gratiicaticn that
American intervention under the
authority of the Kellogg pact seem
ed to have averted actual hostilities.
Chang Hsueh Liang, governor of
Manchuria, reported to the Na
tionalist government at Nanking
that soviet forces opened an attack
on the Chinese along the Suifen
river on the eastern border of Man
churi aat 8 a. m., Saturday.
Chang said the Chinese troops
remained on the defense. Russian
troops, he said, wrere equipped with
(Continued on page 9.)
Negro Indicted In
Slaying of Man and
Attack on Woman
CLAYTON, Ala., July 22.—(TP)—A
special Barbour county grand jury
indicted Lester Bouyer, negro, for
murder and a statutory offense, both
in first degree, today in the slaying
of Jack Hines, Eufaula mechanic,
and an attack on Miss Beatrice
Clark, his companion, near Eufaula,
on the night of July 10.
Contract Let For
Building to House
Weslaco Penney Co.
(Special to The Herald.)
WESLACO, July 22.—Contract for
construction of a building to be oc
cupied by a J. C. Penney store here
has been awarded to J. L. Stone of
this place, R. Newell Waters, archi
tect, announced Monday
The building is to be one-story,
45 by 100 feet and is to cost $25,000.
Of Spanish architecture, the
structure will be of hollow tile and
stucco with reinforced concrete
footings
. ___
KENTUCKY COUPLE
SLAIN BY ROBBERS
BARBOURVILLE, Ky.. July 22.—
(TP)—James Foreman, 78, retired
farmer, and his wife, Mary, aged
68, were found slain in their home
at Artemus near here today. They
had been beaten with an axe han
dle, choked and shot through the
heart.
Robbery is supposed to have been
the motive as Foreman was reputed
to have kept several thousand dol
lars at his home.
j CHINESE CHIEF j
Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, pres
ident of the Nanking govern
ment, has summoned govern
ment officials to discuss the
Russian situation.
Train Vendor Is
Held In Bridge
B: :ze Seizure
A. S. Foster, railroad butcher, was
trying to make a $250 bond Monday
after having been bound over to the
federal grand jury Saturday in a
hearing before U. S. Commissioner
E. K. Go9drich on charges of pos
sessing and transporting liquor.
Foster was apprehended by cus
toms ofifcers when he returned from
a run to Houston Saturday. His ar
rest grew out of the seizure of about
16 quarts of liquor on the bridge
July 14. The driver of the car,
Barnabe„ Zunega, broke and ran
when the liquor was discovered. He
made good his escape but gave him
self up to customs officers two dqys
later.
It was his testimony before Com
missioner Goodrich that resulted in
Foster’s apprehension. The service
car driver denied that the liquor be
longed to him. Zunega was bound
over to the federal grand jury also.
Customs officers on the bridge
identified Foster as an occupant of
the car. He pleaded not guilty.
Suspect Arrested
With Machine-Gun
Underneath Pillow
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., July 22.—UP
Two men and two women were ar
rested in a hotel here today in con
nection with the $42,000 armored
car holdup in New Orleans last
week.
The three identifed themselves at
police headquarters as Raymond
Robertson of Cornersville, Mo., and
Joe Scascio and his wife, Ruby, of
Shreveport.
Scassio was asleep with a machine
gun under his pillow when the de
tectives entered the room. Robert
son was armed with a revolver.
New Transatlantic
Record Is Set By
North German Liner
NEW YORK, July 22.—UP—'The
liner Bremen, newest and fastest
greyhound, todaj? was near the end
of the speediest transatlantic voy
age.
Messages from the ship to the of
fices of the North German Lloyd
line, indicated a Sunday’s run of
705 miles, one -.ale mor*’ than the
world’s record sv,-> had established
on Saturday. Her speed at one
time was 28.25 knots an hour. The
cay’s run showed an average speed
-. 28.2 knots.
Captain Leopold Ziegenbein said
in a radio message he i pected to
pass Ambrose lightship, a* the en
trance to New York harber at 3:30
p. m., four days, 18 hours and 18
minutes after she left Cherbourg.
The present record, ''eld by the
Mauretania is five days two hours
and 34 minutes.
1300 INMATES n
REVOLT, BORN
LABORSHOPS
Scores Wounded When
Guards, Emergency*
Officers And Citr
zens Quell Riot
DANNEMORA, N. Y„ July 22.—
—Three convicts, two of them serv
ing life sentences, were shot and
killed during a riot of 1300 inmates
of Clinton prison here today, War
den Harry M. Kaiser said in a state
ment issued after the revolt had
been quelled and the prisoners had
marched back to their cells early
this afternoon. A score of inmates
were in the prison hospital being
treated for gun shot wounds in
flicted by armed guards during the
revolt.
As the convicts filed into their
cells under the watchful eyes of 1124
prison guards, state troopers, cus
tom border patrolmen and private
citizens, all heavily armed, they left
behind them three of their number,
dead in the prison yard, and assisted
at least a score of others injured by
rifle fire from the prison walls.
The attempt to gain freedom oc
curred about 8 a. m. The group of
convicts working in the carpenter
shop dropped their work, hurled
aside the guards and broke for ths
nearest prison wrall, stopping only to
fire the shop.
Open Fire
Guards on the wall opened fire,
and almost at the same instant the
prison siren wailed out its -warning
of an attempted prison break. Rifle
fire from the wall turned back the
prisoners uTho had attempted to
scale it by the human ladder meth
od, one climbing on the shoulders of
the others.
Two dropped to the ground,
stopped by bullets, while others stag
gered back under the hail of rifle
fire.
Two guards were injured. They
were Phillip Murphy and F. C.
Bressette, caught in the first rush
of the revolting convicts. Murphy
was struck on the head with a stone
as the prisoners broke from the car
penter shop Bressette was in the
vard when the disturbance Droke out
and was badly beaten before he
escaped from the mob, which surged
around him with shouts of “Kill
him!”
The rioters, according to prison
guards, were all from the group in
the carpenter shop, where discon-1
tent was said to have been smoul-;
dering for some time. Several hung'
dred convicts in the south hall of
the prison remained at work and
did not attempt to join the riot. __
Tailor Shop Bums
The tailor shop, adjoining the
carpenter shop, caught fire from the
spreading flames and prison officials
were powerless to combat the blaze
as the convicts held the prison yard.
Many of them carried tools with'
them, which while ineffective
against rifles at long range, could
prove deadly if oficials had entered
the yard.
Meanwhile, the regular prison
guards had been reinforced by every
available state trooper and customs
border patrolmen while two com
panies of the 26th states infantry ar
rived from Plattsburgh barracks un
der command of Col. John F. Mad
den. The infantry were held in
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THE WEATHER
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
Light to moderate winds, mostly
southerly.
For East Texas: Not received in
time.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
day, except probably will continue
to fall very slowly at San Benito
and Brownsville.
• Sunday, July 21st
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chng. Rain
Eagle Pass ..16 2.3 -0.1 -Qp
Laredo .27 -0.3 -01 .00
Rio Grande ..21 4.0 -0.1 .00
Mission .22 4.0 -0.3 .00
San Benito ..23 8.5 -0.3 .00
Brownsville .. 18 4.0 -0.2 .00
Monday. July 22nd
Eagle Pass ...16 2.2 -0.1 -0
Laredo .27 -0.3 0.0 .00
Rio Grande ..21 3.9 -0.1 .00
Mission .22 4 0 0.0 .00
San Benito ..23 3.3 -0.2 .00
Brownsville .. 18 4.0 0.0 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorolog
ical conditions:
High .6:25 a. m.
Low .10:30 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .7:22 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow ..5:51 a. m.
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