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■ -----*- ^TT- I DONNA MANl_|BY TRUCK (Ehr Inmmsinllf HcnrlO 151$ ^ THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIA1 ED PRESS—(ff) " * 1^=-——- .-■»«! THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAH-No. 47 NOOI1 EditlOII BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1929 NOOfl 6c A COPY THRILLS APLENTY. The Point Isabel Yacht club re gatta was run off as advertised— the noted drivers of outboard boats were on hand—the catboats per formed as advertised—the water poloists played their game. There were several spills in the outboard events, one calboat upset rounding a turn and polo players were constantly overboat rd. Noted racers expressed satisfac tion with the event. ' Officials of the Mississippi Valley Powerboat association, under whose control the events were staged, com plimented officials of the Yacht club for the manner in which the event was handled and pledged thfir cooperation in future regattas. wk • • • 'The largest crowd ever in Point Isabel.” That was the estimate of various Point Isa be1 business men concern ing the throng gathered to witness the event. Those making the statement could not remember whether the visit of President Harding to that town had drawn an equally large crowd, but they were unanimous in their be lief that records had been broken. It was estimated that froni 9,000 to 10,000 people were on hand dur ing the day. Automobiles lined the bay shore lor miles as the boats raced around the five-mile course. • • FOLLOWING the catboat race Sunday# friends of Paul Cottrell were urging him to take a course in sailing such vessels. It came about this way: Boat No. 4, owned by Don E. Cur rier, won the race in the hands of Tony Valent, lifelong sailor. In the past Cottrell had been visit ing the Currier entry and had con sistently been coming in last. There was talk of remodeling the Currier boat. ' Now there is talk of hiring a tutor to teach Cottrell the art of sailing. • * * PAPAYAS may become the Val ley’s most valuable product. A .roup of scientists, headed by Dr. Paul Stanley, who made a trip to South America in search of rare botanical specifens, report the na tives of the regions visited used papaya Juice to make tender tough femfsteak. ml this report is authentic there likely will develop an enormous de mand for bottled papaya Juice. What a boon to long suffering humanity! The toughest steak I rendered tender and palatable. • • • This discovery' seems entirely rea sonable. The papaya is popularly called “pepsin-fruit” and is reputed to contain a powerful digestive prop erty. The professor, who was on an xpedition for the Field Museum of hicago, says “the juice has a prop •ty similar to pepsin. The natives use the leaves of the papaya tree in making soap and consider it a magical plant. THE DONNA NEWS last week published a 42-pagc development I edition which is a credit to the I town and the Valley. Typographically, in news and in formation content and from an ad vertising standpoint the issue is of | high merit. The story of the development of Donna, the Donna trade territory and all Hidalgo county is told »n | an interesting and Instructive man ner. Editor Shannon and his corps of B assistants are to be congratulated. The edition is a piece of litera ture that is sure to prove of great r value in advertising the Valley and the BPortunities of this section. THfe MISSOURI PACIFIC Lines Magazine, one of the best ‘ hou.'e organs ’ published in the United States, which goes to all the em ployes of that huge rail system, is a constant booster for the Valley. The August number carries an article under the title “In Quest of a Magazine Cover” which is likely to cause no end of trouble among Missouri Pacific emloyes. After reading the article, every fisherman and every would-be fisherman in the employe of the railroad is sure to ask to be transferred to a job In the jower Rio Grande Valley. The article is all about how E. R. licReynolds. assistant to the presi d'nt, and associate editors of the magazine fished for tarpon in Brazos Santiago pass from the O. E. Stuart yacht. Thrilling details of battles with the silver kings arc given. , But the story ends in despair. {They all got away. DENTON RECORD WILL ENTER DAILY FIELD DALLAS. Texas. Aug. 19.-4AV fffce Denton. Texas. Record & Ghmucle today advanced into the metropolitan dally field when it ex t/eaatc its membership in the Asso ciate'* Press to Include a full leased ' |rire report A A A A A A * * * .> * * * ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ♦ ♦ * * V V V V V V Graf Zeppelin Completes Tokyo Hop CRAFT MAKES 64 MILES PER HOURONTRIP Eckener Plains to Begin Flight Across Pacific to Los Angeles. TOKYO. Aug. 19.—(£*>—The Graf Zeppelin, giant liner of the air. landed at Kasumigaura airport. 40 miles northeast of Tokyo, at 6:27 p. m. today (1.27 a. m. Pacific stan- j dard time completing the most per ilous trip of its globe circling Jour ney. the flight of nearly 7.000 miles from Friedrichshafen. Germany. In approximately 102 hours. The dirigible, fresh from a jaunt of 6,432 miles across eastern Europe. Siberian Tundra and Asiatic moun tain land, arrived over this city at 4:35 p. m. (2:35 a. m. E. S. T.) Just one minute more thans 100 hour from the time it left Friedrichsha fen. Germany. Thursday 4:34 a. m., (10:34 p. m. Wednesday E. S. T.). After appearing over Tokyo and Yokthaina the Graf hastened back to Kasumigaura. naval airport, and at 6:27 p. m.. in the cool of the set- i ting sun. was grounded. It had been In the air 101 hour. 53 minutes and I had travelled approximately 6.500 [ miles. The appearance over Tokyo j marked unofficially at least, end of. the second lap of the Zeppelin’s round-the-world tour which began at Lakehurst. N. J.. 10:40 p. m. E S. T. Wednesday August 7. with the first lap completed Saturday, August 10 at 7:03 a. m. with land ing at Friedrichshafen. The 4.200 miles was covered in 55 hours and 24 minutes. Ahead of the Graf Zeppelin lay two more laps before completion of its world tour, from Tokyo to Los Angeles—which as the Graf flies should be about 5,470 miles—and from Los Angeles to Lakehurs, about 7.970 miles total. The average speed of the Zeppelin from Friedrichshafen to Tokyo was Just In excess of 64 miles an hour. This, when It is considered that but three of the dirigible’s five motors were kept running during most of the trip, was exceptionally good and about 15 miles, per hour In excess of what Dr. Hugo Eckener. the Zep pelin’s master, had estimated it would make. Aboard the zeppelin were sixty persons. 40 crew and officers end 20 passengers of whom Lady Grace Drummond Hay was the only wo man. With the exception of a knick knack or two. including a bust of Baron Ehrenfeld. there was no freight, other than 50.000 pieces of mail, the revenue from which brought the zeppelin nearly as many dollars. _ The Zeppelin’s sighting oTer To kvo occurred JJust 45 minutes after it circled the giant Japanese han gar at Kasumigaura. the Japanese air station. The dirigible remained but a few moments over Kasumi gauro and then headed for Tokyo, capital of the land of the Rising Sun. to while away the hours until evening when a drop in the temper ature would permit landing. Rain and fog on the last 600 miles of her journey brought a slight al teration in the zeppelin's course and delayed its arrival several hours be vond early estimates After leaving the Siberian mainland she flew well down the west coast of Hokkaido, northernmost of the main islands of the Japanese groun. Alters Course At point about 550 mies from her goal and slightly east of Cape Ka mui, Dr. Eckener requested permis sion of the communications minis try to alter his course because of bad weather in the direction of Sal do islands, west of Honshu. He asked to cross the southwest ern arm of Hokkaido in the direc tion of Shiriya on the main island. He then followed the eastern coast of Honshu down to the caoital. pass ing over Shiogama. at 1:30 p. tit (11:40 p. m.)) to the hangar await ing Lie ship. 40 miles away. The oermission was given immediately. Blasts of sirens and factory whis tles announced that the zeonelin had been sighted over Toga Crowds of office workers and others (Continued on page 3.> Dawes Again Talks With English Premier LOSSIEMOUTH. Scotland. Aug —Ambassador Dawes arrived here at 10:30 a. m. to resume his naval disarmament conversations with Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Donald. The premier met him a* the station platform to conduct him to his home, the “Hillock*'* ACCUSE ‘WIZARD’ OF MAIL FRAUD Associated Press Photo Elmer Huchlns < wearing cap) of Milwaukee, former grocer said to have paid 26 to 52 per cent to investors in ten states, is charged with using the mails to defraud. His son. George, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is shown at right. AIR WOMEN’S ROW SETTLED Eighteen Fliers Take to Air After Controversy Ironed Out _*__ SAN BERNARDINO. Calif.. Aug. 19.—OPi—Eighteen young women aviators, contestants in the $25,000 women’s air derby, took to the air again shortly after 6 a. m., today after a controversy which for a time had threatened to break up the race had been ironed out. It was announced the fliers, m steda of making a control stop at Calexico, would be permitted by the Cleveland race officials to fly suf ficiently low over that airport to al low checkers to read their plane numbers. The contestants then may land at Yuma. Ariz . the change they had dmeanded or continue to Phoenix, the second night stop. Issue llilmatom Following a protest meeting last night the women fliers Issued a statement refusing to go “farther than this point ,»San Bernardino) unless routed by or through Yuma, Ariz., instead of Calexico. Calif." The statement added the r-usc of the strike ultimatum was that Cleveland officials had failed o des ip-rste the route withli^ 24 hours of the start of the race. Informally, they indicated objection was made to the limited size and naurc of the Calexico air field, which they de clared would prevent some of the planes from taking off against if they were landed. After an auspicious start Sunday afternoon from Santo Monica. Cal.. all but one of the 19 contestants. Mary Von Mack. Detroit, Mich,, sportswoman, landed at this, the first overnight stop, without mis hap. Miss Mack came down at Montebello, a few miles east of Los Angeles, after being confused by other planes flying about her there. Phoebe Omlie of Memphis. Tenn., who led off the long flight, landed at San Bernardino, still out in front of the lighter clr«s planes. Louise McPhetridge Thaden of Pittsburgh came in at the head of the high powered heavier craft. 15 Spanish Seamen Drown as Ship Sinks LONDON. Aug. 19.—(JP\—Fifteen members of the crew of the Span ish steamer Ogono were drowned when their boat was rammed and sunk by the Uritish tug. King’s Cross in the North sea 30 miles off Humber. Tie King's Cross, badly damaged, picked up the remaining members of the crew. Miss Cuellar Named Queen of Kermesse Miss Berta Cuellar was Sunday evening elected beauty queen cl' the Kermesse being conducted at Our Lady of the Guadalupe church. She obtained 33,578 votes as compared with 23,252 for Enriqueta Tamayo, her nearest competitor. The contest closed at 11:30 p. m. Votes for the favorites came flood ing in throughout the evening. MUs Cuellar's candidacy was backed by the Club IdeaL KILLS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN; TAKES OWN LIFE ROYAL OAK. Mich.. Aug. U —</F>—Hans Peter Nicl9on of Royal Oak killed his wife and four children with gas fumes and toe* his own life with poison after setting fire to his house I here today. Firemen who broke into the flaming house found Mrs. Mag deline Nielson and her four chll * dren. Niels Hans, 9; Bertha, 8: j Paul. 6. aud Bodell, 2, dead in the bedroom. Every gas jet in the house had been opened. | HOUSTON MAN IS DEAD HERE Succumbs to Attack of Acute Indigestion at El Jardin I • . Ned A. Eppes, 46. president of the Gulf Concrete Pipe company, with plants located in Houston and Brownsville, die suddenly Monday at 5 a. m. at El Jardin hotel from an attack of acute indigestion. He was dead when Dr. Harry Lowe, summoned immediately when he became 111, reached the hotel room Mr. Eppes came to Brownsville Friday on a business trip accom panied by hts wife, who was the only other occupant of the room at the time of his death. Illness came suddenly and lasted only a few minutes. Eppes' body will be forwarded to He*. *on tonight, bur ial arrangements to be completed there. He is survived by his wife, and a young daughter, Nedaye, 15. N.Y. POLICE DRAG RIVER FOR TEXAS SONG WRITER NEW YORK. Aug. 19.—UP>—Police were dragging the East river today in their search for a young Texas matron who disappeared shortly after she had appealed to Vice President Curtis to help her enter a career as a song writer. A woman believed to be Mrs. W. C. Edwards of Beaumont. Texas, on Saturday night walked up to a lit tle girl near the Brooklyn bridge, handed her a note and asked the wav to the river. The note read: “I’m leaving on a long Journey; will you please send this stuff to my mother?’ In a valise which police located in the Pennsylvania station through a baggage check inclosed with the note, we: c found two letters of in troductlcn for Miss Lola Enloe of Beaumo it. Texas, to New York song publishers. The letters, referring to Miss Enloe as a song writer, were! written on stationery of the office of Vice President Curtis and were signed by a brother of the vice pres ident's secretary. Also in the valise was a letter ad dressed to Mrs. W. C. Edwards, 102 Brandcn street. Beaumont, and a clipping indicating Mrs. Edwards had charge of a children's hour over station ' "DM at Beaumont. Advices from Beaumont were that Lola Enloe was the maiden name of Mrs. W. C. Edwards, who had left Beaumont for New York about two weeks ago. She was Interested in sons writing. Vice President Curtis recalled meeting a young woman, who asked him to help her start on a career of s -- in New York, last Thursday. The vie 3 president re ferred her to his secretary's brother, himself a song writer, who wrote letters of Introduction fer her. POLICE HOLD DRIVER AFTER HERUNSAWAY Owner of Truck Says He Did Not Know It Had Been Taken; May File Charge. DONNA, Aug. 19.—Juan Villanu eva. 29. died at East Donna early Monday from injuries he received when a truck ran into him on the streets of East Donna late Sunday, and Timas Montoya is being held in Jail at Weslaco in connection with the accident. Officers said Montoya would be charged with negligent homicide. Villanueva was standing at the edge of Main street in East Donna about 8 p. m. Sunday, according to witnesses when a truck driven bj Montoya swerved into the curb and ran him dowr. After the accident Montoya drove out of town but was followed by a number of witnesses to the crash. He abandoned the truck and ran Into a field where he was captured. He at first refused to talk but later was identified as a native of East Donna. Villanueva was taken to the home of friends where he died at 2 a. m i Monday. He is survived by a wife and two small children. The man was bom in Donna and had lived here all his life. He was an employe of Wood’s grocer?' store here. Funer al arrangements had not been com pleted Monday morning. The truck which Montoya was driving belonged to Refugio Abanlo. ! who said he did not know it had been removed from where it had been parked in East Donna. THREE REPORTED HURT NEAR STUART PLACE (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN. Aug. 19. — Three men were reported to have been seriously injured near Stuart Place about 1 p. m. Sunday when an auto mobile In which they were riding skidded on the wet nave»rent and overturned into a ditch at the side of the road. . J . One of the men was reported to have been named Jesus Gdhzales. Names of the others were not learn ^One man was said’to have been injured internally and another to have suffered broken ribs. Creditor Nations In Debt Conference THE HAGUE. Aug. 19.—(**>—Rep resentatives of five creditor powers. France. Italy. Belgium. Japan and Great Britain met today to go over In detail the compromise offer of the first four to Philip Snowden. British chancellor of the exchequer seeking to Increase his governments share of the German reparations. Spokane Endurance Plane at Cleveland CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 19.—(/P)— The endurance plane Spokane Sun God arrived over Cleveland at 6:45 a. m.. E. 8. T. today on a return flight from Roosevelt field. New York, to the western ocast. The fliers dropped a not asking for 200 gallons of gasoline._ RUM RUNNERS DROP ‘NIGHT SHIFT’ ^- - - - — Associated Press Photo Detroit rum runners are unloading their cargoes in daylight now in the downtown district. Armed men in swift automobiles meet the boats and whisk the liquor away. Photo shows group waiting on dock with Windsor. Canada, in background. JAIL THREE IN HOLD-UP . I Negro Identifies Men as Trio Taking $14 from Him Three men are lodged in the county Jail as the' result of a hold up late Saturday night in which Tom Cobb, negro, was relieved of $14. Cobb identified the men as they were rounded up Ly the city police and the sheriff s department. Charges will te filed against the three today, office* state. Cobb says he was called to a house on Fifteenth street Saturday night. When he arrived, three men stepped from# the shadows in the yard and menace 1 him with a razor and a pistol, he says. They forced him to a nearby alley and relieved him of $14. Police were notified and City Po liceman W. T. McDonald and Dep uty Sheriff R. G. Delaney arrested one of the all: id stick-up men shortly afterward at the house on Fifteenth street. Two women were taken Into custody at the same time and charged with operating a dis orderly house. The second of the stick-up men was arrested at his home at 6 p. m. Sunday morning by City Policeman A. Oliveda. The third vas picked up on the streets Sunday afternoon by Lt. of Police John Armstrong and Officer Jake Collins. Cobb has identified all three of the men as participants in the hold-up. Sandwich Shop Is Damaged by Fire Explosion of a gasoline stove Sun day afternoon fired the kitchen of “The Windmill,” soft drink and sandwich shop on 14th street. The kitchen was damaged slightly before the blaze was extinguished with chemicals. Truck No. 3 an swered the signal alarm. Warner-Paramount Merger Rumored LOS ANGELE8, Cal., Aug. 13. (JPy—The Examiner today said t merger of Warner Brothers’ Motion Picture corporation with Para mount-Famous-Lasky would be completed within the week, and gave Jack L. Warner, west coast head of the former organization as its authority. Guards Ordered to Scene of Strike ASHEVILLE. N. C.. Aug. 19.—(JP1 —Asheville national guardsmen were ordered mobilized today f« duty at Marion. N. C.. where 1.60C strikers at the Clinrhfield cotton mills refused to permit 400 non union men to go to work. The troops were called out by N. A. Townsend, representative of Governor O. Max Gardner at the seen* A* RIO RICO'RACE TRACK TO OPEN TUESDAY NIGHT (Special to The Herald) MERCEDES. Aug. 19—Reopen ing of the Rio Rico Kennel club race track here was delayed from Saturday night to Tuesday night when it was found there was not sufficient electric power available to operate the mechanical rabbit which the dogs follow around hte track. Additional power lines have been strung across the Rio Grande and the opening will be held Tuesday at 8:15 p. m.. Har ry Behr. manager, announced Monday. “Everything is in readiness and we are going to give the best show Valley fans ever have seen.’* Behr said. “The $3,000 prize race is to be the feature event of the evening and seven other races are on the card. Eight dogs will take place in each race." BLAST ORIGIN UNDETERMINED Mysterious Explosion at Ed inburg Level* 6-room Frame House (Special to The Herald) EDINBURG, Aug. 19.—Hidalgo county officers were still without so lution Monday of the mysterious blast causing fire which destroyed the six-room frame dwelling be longing to G. P. Flanagan, two miles north of Edinburg on the highway, at 12:45 p. m. Sunday. Damage was estimated at $7,000, only one-fourth of which was covered by insurance Mrs. Flanagan, who was alone with Wayne and Lee Walker, were in the house at the time of the explosion which occurred in an upstairs bed room. Almost at once the uppei part of the house was eveloped in flame. No cause has been assignee for the explosion. Chemical fire trucks from Edinburg and Phan made the run. and firemen succeed ed in saving a aluable electric in cubator after a desperate fight against the flames. Part of thi furniture and personal belonging: of the family were saved before thi fire reached the downstairs port lor of the house, while large number: of chickens penned nearby were un Injured, though slightly singed Mr. Flanagan, who was alone witl the children In the house at thi time of the explosion, is sufferinj with shock. She was dismissed or Thursday of last week from thi Medical Arts hospital. Mexican Troop* Go to Nuevo Leon Po* • A portion of the 43rd Mexlcai cavalry, stationed In Matamoros lef Monday for Villa Ildamas, Nuevi Leon, where the troops will be quar tered In the future. Their new pos is situated between Laredo and Mon tCThey will be replaced In the Mat amoros garrison by troops to b sent from Torreon, it Is said. YOUNG FLIERS TAKE OFF IN SURPRISE HOP Pilots Carry Device for Distilling Sea Water; Flight Via Azores. LISBON. Portugal, Aug. 19.—M —Two youthful Swiss aviators. Os car Kaesar and Kurt Lucscher. took off from Juncal, near here, at 7:30 ! a. m. <1:30 a. m. E S T > In an at tempt to make a westward crossing of the Atlantic to New York. They considered it doubtful they could reach the American metrop olis without refuelin" and planned to strike first for Halifax. Nova Scotia, probably stopping there for more petrol. It was their intention to fly by the Azores, not attempting to land but returning to Portugal if their fuel consumption was too heavy. Secret Flight The plane was a Farman mono plane of French construction, bear-* ing on its fuselage near its 230 horsepower motor the name “Jungsch-Weizerland." or “Young Switzerland.” It was similar to that i used by the Frenchmen. Bailly and Reginrnsl, which recently flew from Paris to Saigon. French Indo China. The two aviators, with a third, Alfred Tschopp. flew here last Sat I urday from Le Bourget. France, stopping twice en route- Previously they had flown to Le Bourget. France, from Zurich. Switzerland. Thev landed at .'lberra airdrome with so little ostentation it was two days before residents generally were acquainted either with their pres ence or their intention to begin here a transatlantic flight. They conducted their preparations for their flight in secret May Return They carried a vacuum bottle fill ed with coffee, a quantity of milk. 15 sandwiches, some eggs and choc olate. They also had with them an apparatus to distill s»a water. The course laid out from Lisbon to Halifax, via Azores, was some- ,-•* thing in excess of 3,000 miles, of / which about 950 miles represented the flight to Horta. It wes their „ „ firrt intention to land in the Azorea if they found their fuel supply would be insufficient for the ven ture. but when the government in formed them the landing field there was not In shape for them to come down, thev announced they would return If that contingency arose. .11 .‘ 1 1" I DEAD IN VIENNA SOCIALIST FIGHTS VIENNA. Aug. 19.—t/P)—One per son was killed and 62 were wounded | 12 seriously, in fighting last night and today between members of the Socialist Schutzbund and the Anti socialist Heimwehr at Sain Loren zen. The fighting was the result of Socialists scheduling a speaker who was distasteful to Heimwehr mem bers. CAVALRY OFFICEk ARRIVES AT FORT Lieutenant and Mrs. Francis E. Rundell and their two children ar rived at the post Friday. They will occupy the quarters formerly oc cupied by Lieutenant Willey. 12th caaviry. Lieutenant Rundell has been assigned to duty with troop A. Capt. H. O Earnest's troop. He has just completed the course for cav alry officers, at the cavalry school. Fort Riley. Kan. [ THE WEATHER 1 For Brownsville and the Valley: Partly cloudy tonigiht and Tuesday. Light to moderate winds, mostly southerly. _ , . i For East Texas: Partly cloudy to i night and Tuesday. Light to mod i erate easterly to southerly winds on ; the coast. RIVER FORECAST There will be no material changa | in the river during the next few ' days. Flood Prtment M-Hr. 24-Hr. I Stage Stags Chng. Halo i Eagle Pass .. 16 3.1 -6.1 .00 Laredo . 27 -0.3 00 .00 Rio Grande . 21 4 5 -0.1 .00 Mission ..... 22 4.9 +0.1 .01 San Benito . 23 8 8 ^0.4 .00 ^ Brownsville . 18 3.5 -»0.6 .00 TIDE TABLE t High and low tide at Point Isa i bel tomorrow, under normal m«t . eorological conditions. t High . 510 a. m. . Low.9:36 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS DATA b Sunset today . 7*03 Sunrise tomorrow.. 6:05 . * i