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_ I ^ . - - 11 ■" ■ ■ -— - — See'the new BULOVA I A <^A A ^STtf ’ . _, A CONCRETE MIXERS I w ' i w wmumsinllf meralu »! PYaiie> Agenta j THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (ff>) 11=^.— -■■ , ,■ v.aas-wl THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 50 NOOII EditiOfl BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1920 _NOPfl EdltlOII_5c A COPY »j—™*~~ 11 1 i ■ ■ i —" .. - ---- , , -.. _ - -- --— . . - .*‘~‘*"*~~"~*TT ■ SSSSSSSSI^^^—i . ^*———™*"'"*——-—————— EN OUR VALLEY THE ENTIRE VALLEY will ap plaud the Brownsville American Le gion's choice of a "most distinguish ed citizen.” Oscar C. Dancy has for many years been working an average of 18 hours per day for the upbuilding of Cameron county, the Valley and his state. While his particular habby has; been roads—of concrete—he has i found time to take a hand in eve’-y; civic enterprise which had for its purpose Increased happiness of the! citizenship or prosperity of the sec tion he calls home. DWhen a problem of any kind aris es Judge Daucy is in the front j ranks of those battling through to' a solution. In all of his service there has been a total lack of glory-seeking. Be it remembered that when he, was nominated he immediately withdrew his name. He was con tent to serve without the glory. The clubs which nominated him for the honor refused to accept hisi withdrawal. He was elected in spite of himself. The Herald applauds the Ameri can Legion for having made a wise selection. • • • A NEW MARKET for citrus fruit lias been opened in Sweden, accord ing to the United States department of commerce. An import duty on oranges amounting to about 70 cents per box has been removed. No mention is made of grapefruit but it is &ke-1 ly they will be given the same cor dial reception. The step was taken, the report •ays, on advise of medical authori ties to encourage the people of Sweden to eat more citrus fruit. Aa knowledge of the health giv- ‘ ing qualities of citrus fruits spreads over the world an increased demand for oranges and grapefruit will ap pear. i Valley orchards, do your duty. Prepare to feed a citrus-hungry world. • » • THE COTTON PICKER about. which this column made some re marks recently really pickks cotton, reports from Corpus Christi. W. C. Durant, organizer of the corporation E which is to manufacture the device, . with a corps of engineers, has been testing the device in the cotton I fields of Nueces county. A column and half story in the Corpus Christi Caller tells all about the claims for the machine but *'ails to give any information about the result of the tests there. But the machine is said to be in quantity production and 400 of them are to be ready for market by the end of August. By the time the next Valley cotton crop is ready to pick authentic information on its performance should be available. Claims for the machine made by the group of engineers who studies its performance in Corpus Christi include: w I That it selects only opened bolls and does not injure plants of im mature bolls. That it removes dirt and other foreign substance, thereby improv ing the staple. This will add $10 to th: value of each bale it is claimed. That it is so light and small It can be easily handled. That it will cost so little every cotton fanner can afford to buy a 1 machine. That it will pick damp cotton and dry it before storing it in the sack. That it fluffs the locks in such a, way as to increase the lint yield. • • • Cotton picking machines have | been the dream of farmers and in ventors for many years—hundreds of them have been tried and failed. If this device will do what is claimed for it future labor shortage ► may be avoided in the Valley and other cotton growing sections. IN THE ENTIRE United States there are 216 cities where aviation centers have been developed, ac-j cording to a copyrighted map just1 issued by the Aeronautical chamber of oommerce of America. Brownsville is one of these—the southernmost Planes fly 80.000 miles per day with passengers, air mail and ex press between these cities over 30. 00t miles of established airways, it is estimated. More than 1000 miles of the 80, 000-mile total are flown by planes between San Antonio and Browns ville daily. The Aeronautical chamber of commerce estimates there is aero nautical activity in some 300 cities in the United States but that major operations are concentrated in the 216 cities. The 1000 miles per day of flying credited to the route between this city and San Antonio, does not tell the entire story of Brownsville's place in the aviation world. More th*r> three times that distance is flown by planes between the air port here and points in Mexico. The Mexican Aviation company planes add 1000 miles by a round trip flight to Mexico City. Planes of Corpora tion Aeronautica de Transposes add another 2000 miles with a round trip flight daily to Maaatian. 14 Galveston Boys and Girls Hart in Wreck OCCUPANTS OF TRUCK THROWN OUT IN CRASH Driver of Car Charged With Aggravated Assault Says He Did Not See Victims GALVESTON, Aug. 22.—— Fourteen boys r.nd girls were In jured. seven seriously, last ntfeht when the truck in which they were returning from a hayride and picnic on the mainland was struck by an : automobile driven by R. W. Cham bers of this city between Dickson and Lamarque. Chambers today was charged with aggravated assault with a motor : vehicle and was released under $500 bond. He said he did not see the truck until it was too late to avoid a collision. He was returning to Galveston from Houston. 27 in Trucks Twenty-seven young people were returning to this city in two trucks, one towing the other. Chambers* car crashed into the rear of the second truck forcing it into the other and throwing all its occupants to the road. Those most seriously injured were: VIRGINIA STANLEY. 19, severe scalp wound, fractured rib. DOROTHY REESE. 20, left leg broken and body bruises. CLARA M'CARTHY, probable shoulder fracture. LORETTA ABRAHAMSON, 20. body bruises. DOROTHY BEL , 18, arm brok en and body bruises. VICTORIA VAN BENTHUYSEN, leg amputated in Houston hospi tal. LOUISE SCHURWON, sprained hip. Others injured less seriously were Walter Bell. Glovanna Demack. Charles Mallia, Marie Schurwon, E. Whitney, Velma Stephenson, Jesse Cfcveness, negro, dii.c. of the truck. H. Voight and F. Schurwon were in charge of the party of 22 young couples. New Health Society Seeks 1000 Members An enrollment of 1000 members within the next two weeks Is the goal set by officers of the Cameron county anti-tuberculosis associa tion. recently formed in a meeting at San Benito. The drive is al ready unofficially under way, and enrollments are being turned in to Dr. B. W. Primer, county health of ficer. and secretary of the associa tion. Memberships are $1 each, and sums raised by this means will be used to begin the fight on tubercu losis in the county. Only about five per cent of the tubercular cases in the county are receiving adequate treatment, health officials say, and it is to remedy thL» situation that the association was formed. Organ ization for the drive has not yet been completed, but enrollments of members will be made by public health officials, members of the public health nursing association, and women’s clubs interested. EARTHQUAKE HALTS WEDDING CEREMONY PINOTEPA IJACIONAL, Mexico, Aug. 22. (iP)—Just as the groom was about to say “I do,” at a mar riage ceremony here In the munici pal building, an earthquake oc cured. and bride, groom and atten dants rushed pell-mell from the place. The wedding has been post poned. __ JINX FOLLOWS EFFORTS TO GET TINY RACER INTO AIR ANNAPOLIS. Md., Aug. 22.—(*V With the climax to the misfortunes which have dogged his attempts to get his tiny mercury racer into the air reached yesterday on his third futile attempt of the day. when he was unconscious for five minutes in the cockpit of the craft traveling nearly 100 miles r n hour. Lieutenant Alford Williams was ready to try again today. Williams was forced to abandon efforts yesterday when the terrific speed at which he was traveling forced the pure air from the small compartment In which be practical ly has to lie down, and gases from the 24-cylinder motor forced their way back in and overcame him. Williams’ first effort to take the plane into the air for a speed ffcSl which is to decide the navy depart ment on whether or not to send it to England to compete in the in ternational races, was frustrated when the backwash of a pleasure craft tossed hi: plane so badly on its tiny pontoons he was forced to stop the motor. The second time a large ferry, entering the river from the bay forced him to again cut off his motor. SMALLEST BABY WEIGHS 22 OUNCES j What is believed to be the smallest living baby was born at a hospital in Atlantic City. N. J.. weighing only 22 ounces. Shown here in the arms ot a nurse, the tiny mite was christened Eleanor Ruth Bailey and taken to an incubator. Her birth necessitated a Caesarian opera tion. She’s perfectly normal except as to size and is fed with a medi cine dropper. FRENCH OPPOSE RACE WITH ZEP M»y Induce Coste to Meet Graf in America Rather Than Try to Beat It LEBOURGET, Prance, Aug. 22.— i (£>;—Captain Dieudonne Coste. Prance's premier aviator, announced today he would take off on his mys terious long distance Journey—to Tokyo to race the Zeppelin across the Pacific, or to New York—as soon as weather permitted. This information was accepted generally as explaining his falure to appear at the field for a sched uled take-off at dawn. He made a three-hour test flight this morning in his plane, the Question Mark, and at the end of the flight announced the wireless apparatus, which had not func tioned properly yesterday, was now working at its best. ' The French flier was silent as to his exact plans but if he has aban doned his project announced yes terday of a flight to Tokyo 4t Is believed due to the pressure of friends. It is understood they have been pointing out it might seem un gracious to Dr. Hugo Eckener and to Germany to inaugurate a race around the world and might be in terpreted as an attempt of the (Continued on Page 7) -j Prince May Be Sloppy Dresser But He's Okeh _ NEW YORK. Aug. 22 — fP> — The Prince of Wales, take it from a Beaumont. Texas, boy scout, is not such a snappy dresser as ipost Americans seem to think. "He had on a pair of sloppy shorts when he visited the Jam ooree,” said Billy Bass, one of thirteen of the Beaumont troop who returned from the world >cout Jamboree in England. "But he had such a way about him you overlooked his pants." FOUR BOMBERS TO COME HERE Kelley Field Ordert 36 Emergency Rations From Fort Brown Four United States army bomb ing planes were expected to arrive at the municipal airport here at noon Thursday after taking off from Kelley Field. A telegram indi cated they would arrive at that time although the Information was in definite. The bombers, under command of Lieut. Ward F. Robinson, are en route to Guatemala City. |fo in formation was available here as to how long the planes would remain in Brownsville. A radiogram was received at Fort Brown late Wednesday from KSlly Field instructing military authori ties at the local post to Issue 36 emergency rations to Lieut. Davis. The post authorities did not know whether this had any connection with the flight of the bombers. The message said Lieut. Davis would land at the local port at noon Thursday. Winds Delay Zep’s Return American Hop KASUMIGAURA. Japan. Aug. 22.—(AP).—The departure of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin for her transpacific flight to America was postpone shortly before mid | night because of unfavorable winds. At the same time it was announced the dirigible might leave early in the morning. k . . . . i ■■ r;*JUr. p ILLINOIS PAIR OPEN FIRE ON OFFICER FIRST Two Victim* Die In stantly From Sawed Off Shotgun Charge; Chief Arrested WEST FRANKFORT. 111., Aug. 22.—UP)—Earl Kreicer and Albert McDonald were shot to death by Police Chief Leroy Fisk last night after the chief and Patrolman Geo. Nipper stopped their motor car in the downtown district to search It for liquor. Kreicer is said to have fired first at the officers. Fisk fired four shots from a sawed-off shotgun, hitting both men in the head and killing them instantly. An inquest is scheduled here to day. Fisk was placed under tech nical arrest and held in jail at Ben ton. Kreicer and McDonald were about 35 years old. PARTIES GROOM FOR CAMPAIGNS Republicans Mobilise At Capital As Dems Center Publicity On Tariff WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.—</P>— There is going to be politics the year round in Washington. With the new democratic organ ization at the capital already in op eration. the republicans are mobil izing a new setup which will get un der way next month. Claudius Huston of Tennessee is slated to be the new chairman of the republican na‘!onal committee and the active general of the repub lican organization. A. F. Dawson, Iowa banker, and former newspaper man, is to be the man on ...~ Job —the field captain, or executive sec retary. DawsOn is to take office here with the republican national committee and serve as liason officer among all republican organizations includ ing the national committee and the senatorial and congressional cam paign committees. A publicity drive, timed to coin cide with the consideration of the tariff bill in the senate, is to be launched as a counter offensive to the democratic publicity campaign. Under the guidance of Charles Micheison. veteran newspaper man. the democrats have been making a target of the house tariff measure all summer and the republicans are aroused. cenMlch-cLsamfwyafwawafwypawy President Hoover is satisfied with the reorganized republic campaign plans and is credited by many with inspiring the arrangement. Senator Watson of Indiana republican lead er. also is regarded as one of those giving Impetus to the program for a more active party organization. Wheat Rallies On Better Sales Rumor CHICAGO, Aug. 2V-0Py—With Liverpool much lower than expect ed, wheat here underwent fresh early downturns today, but then rallied completely, in connection with better buying. Notice was tak en of gubernatorial appeals to Min nesota and North Dakota i rmers to hold wheat back from market at present. Opening 3-4c to 2 1 -8c down, Chi cago wheat subsequently rerovered to yesterday's closing level, com and oats were relatively firm, com starting 18c to 1 3-8c off, and later showing gains. Provisions tended upward. Fire Drives Hotel Guests Into Street GALVESTON, TeJU Aug. 2..—OF) —Fire today drove guests of the Majestic hotel here to the street and did at least $10,000 damage to the hostelry. The cause was un known. The roof of the building was bad ly damaged. A barber shop and restaurant on the street floor suf fered losses due principally to wa ter. Setter Than Law Suits.—Insurance Rle Grande Valley Trust Company. . ?f t.. .•’O' Mrs. Tex Rickard Seeks Job to Support Her Child NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—<JF)— The New York American today . quotes Mrs. Tex Rickard, young widow of the famous fight pro moter, as saying she is almost penniless although her husband was reputed to be worth $1,000, 000 when he died. Mrs. Rickard said she has re ceived less than $5 ,*00 from the estate and had little hope cf get ting any mort. The American describes the $500,000 trust fund created for their 2-year-old daughter, Maxine, as only a gen erous dream on the part of Mr Rickard and says there will be nothing left or the daughter. “My financial situation right now is such that I must step out and get myself a job in order to support my daughter,” the pa per quotes her as saying. Mrs. Rickard Is living in a modest cottage in Flushing, N. Y. .--- -- -. 1 •HANT’ MAKES NEGRO HANDS FLEE FROM LAWYER’S FARM i ^ . - .- - - .- —. ‘ TEXARKANA. Aug. 22 — VP — “Hants” are creating a serious labor problem for J. Q. Mahaffey. Tex arkana attorney who operates a large farm as a sideline. When one or two of his negroes decided to quit work. Mahaffey thought little of it. but when nearly every one of his employes decided to leave, he made an investigation. Then each of his employes tried to tell a story of burled treasure, spooks ghosts and “hants.” According to the story of the negroes, Gabriel Tucker, direct de scendant of the blacks who inhabit ed the east cast of Africa, owned the farm years ago. He amassed a small fortune, but placed NO trust in banks, so buried his wealth in various sponts on his large farm. Recently, some one has been dig ging for the buried treasure, the ne groes told Mahaffey. and their statement was borne out by many large excavations found on the farm. •Ole Gabe,’ as the negroes term the former owner of the farm, now dead for many years, is incensed by the digging activities of persons who would steal his hard-earned wealth, and Is "hanting" the place, the negro tenants declare. As soon as night falls 'Ole Gabe’ stalks over the farm attired in a suit of old overalls and a large straw hat. the fear-stricken negroes declare. “Dls farm ain’t no place for a nig ger wid sense, ’specially after dark." declared the perturbed negroes. And most of them flatly refuse to stay on the farm any longer. _ Father Says Blast Victim Forewarned BEAUMONT. Texas, Aug. 22.—(/P) —Such a strong premonition of death that he made all arrange ments for his funeral, was reported here by E. Robinson, father of L. A. Robinson, who was killed at Houston in an ammonia explosion. Young Robinson, who had resid ed here until a short time ago, re turned to Beaumont and reinstated an insurance policy that had lapsed and told his people that “in case anything happened" he wanted to be buried in his old home at Corri gan. Texas. He also gave the name of a Methodist minister that he wanted to conduct the funeral serv ices. This was only a short time be fore his death. The father of Robinson declared that at the time of the accident he was dreaming that he was in church with his son. Man Dies In Fire; Brother Injured SAN ANTONIO. Aug. 22.—<*> Benson Hester. 28. was burned tc death today, and his brothers Car roll Hester, was seriously injured a* the result of asphyxiation and shock, in a fire believed to have been caused by a lighted cigarette Awakened by the groans of Carrol Hester, relatives entered the bed room and found him near the door unconscious. Benson had never left the bed. and his body was burned beyond recognition. HARLINGEN CALLS ELECTION FOR VOTE ON 4 AMENDMENTS (Special to The Herald) HARLINGEN, Aug. 22—Citizens of Harlingen on Oct. 5 will vote on four proposed amendments to the city charter, a special election for that date having been called Wed nesday night by the city commis sion. The amendments include one lim iting the warrant-issuing power of the commission, one fixing a salary lmit for that body, one creating a a. park board and one providing for recall election on petition of 20 per cent of the voters. A petition which was circulated Wednesday asking that the city commission order paving of all streets In the fair grounds was not presented at the commission meet ing. Those Interested In the peti tion explained they had insufficient time to properly circulate the paper. The petition will be presented at the next meeting of the dty rulers. VESSELS SCAN ATLANTIC FOR SWISS FLIERS NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—<SP>— With only the barest hope that the young Swiss fliers. Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luescher, sur vived their westward trans-At lantic flight attempt, crews of naval and merchant vessels to day scanned the North Atlantic for trace of them. The youthful fliers, one 21, and the other 22 -irs old, were last seen flying westward over a vil lage in the Azores on Monday afternoon. They should have reached American shores early Tuesday. Thj 500 gallons of gasoline with which they left Lisbon, bound for New York, could not kept them in the air much later than that. COAST FLIER PLANS RETURN Plane Making One-Day Con tinental Hop Will Go Back to Glendale ROOSEVFLT FIELD. Aug. 22 — (tfy-Capt. Roscoe Turner and his three passengers prepared today for a return trip the Pacific coast In their flight to demonstrate the feasibility of one-day transconti nental ai- passenger service. They arrived here last night from Glendale. Cal., having made the cross country * »ght in 19 hours and 53 minutes, with three refuelling stops. The return flight will be made tomorrow. The passengers were Fred G. Trosper and Russell Pecht of Los Angeles, and D. R. Lane of Ber keley. Cal. H. C. Gatty of Los An- ( geles was navigator. The plane left Olendale at 12:45 a. m. (Pacific time) yesterday with stops for fuc at Albuquerque. N. M., Tulsa. Okla.. and Cincinnati. Ohio. A stop also was made at Louisville Ky. to send telegrams. WOMAN SUICIDE IS IDENTIFIED | DALLAS. Tex.. Aug. 2!.—<A*)—The body of a woman, found In a creek here Sunday, has been identified by friends as that of Mrs. Ellen Koonce Elliott. 69. widow of a former San Antonio judge. Mrs. Elliott had been acting as a governess for some time. A verdict of suicide was re turned. NEW YORK—Police Commission er Whalen hopes to be In touch with the activities of crooks even when he is motoring. A radio receiving set has b en Installed tt his limou sine. ( RUTH NICHOLS I LEADS FLIERS I FROM EL PASOl Gladys O'Donnell Ini Landing Overshootsl Field, Damaging Un-| der Wing of Ship I PECOS. Texas. Aug. 22— UP* —M Ruth Nichols was the firs; of theB national women’s aeria! derby flleraH to reach Pecos, a refueling point.* She arrived at 7:38 a m. (moun-M tain time) from El Paso. Weather MB conditions were Ideal. H Phoebe Omlie was the second fli-H er to chec t in at this point. StM* was closely followed by Gladys O’-H Donnell. Mrs. Omlie was timed at* 7:53 a. m„ and Miss O’Donrtll 28* seconds later. Miss O’Donnell “over-* shot’* the field on her landing and* slightly damaged the left under*| wing of her craft. ■ EL PASO. Texas. Aug. 22. —-W Fliers in the national women s a I* derby en route to Cleveland for tl:*| national air races took off from* here for Pecos. Texas, at intCrvr. Si beginning at 6 a. m. H The women fliers lined theit* planes up shortly before 6 o’clock* and at aobut two minute Interval* took them into the air and roareBi away into the face of the ristn^H sun. ■ Ruth Nichols of Fye. N. Y.. wa* the leader of the departing argo-H nauts She was followed by the six-* teen €ther members of the derby. Must Fly High The women flew here ypsterdv* from Douglas. Arizona. Originally* they had planned to fly from Doug-* las to Midland. Texas, but inclem* ent weather between FI Paso am* Midland caused race officials to or* der the flight halted over night. ff| Weather reports today indicate** that the lady birds would have ex* cellent flying conditions, althougl* they were warned before the star* that they would have to hunt th*^ “celling" in order to pass over tw<* ranges of mountains which rise t<* height* of from 3,000 to 8,000 fee*| in ^est Texas. The fliers will pause for a chec* of time over Van Horn, and wll* make stops for refueling, inspection* of planes and lunch at Pecos, ar B Midland They will spend the nigh* at Fort Worth. * Guard Planes Extensive preparations to guar^B the planes against sabotage. hint* of which have arisen at other polntMl along the route already covem*| have been made at Fort WortlBB Special police and watchmen havflK been detailed by airport officials. ■ Mrs. Louise McPhetridge Thade* ; of Pittsburgh held her lead in th* I heavy plane class with an elapse* time of 6 hours. 48 minutes and 3* I seconds In the light plane divisio* Mrs. Phoebe Omlie of Memphis* Tenn., was in lirst place. Hc*j elapsed time was 8 hours. 35 min* utes and 24 seconds The orang* monoplane of Miss Earhart, pionec* woman transatlantic flier, was th* first to land here from Dougla* Anz . and as a result was the fir* ! on the line at the take off. H Miss lahy Angry The planes were under guard he.B (Cantinned on Page 7) |K THE WEATHER 1 WEATHER 3UMMABY ^ F'or Brownsville and the Vallt\B| Partly cloudy to unsettled toniKlBw and Friday, probably with lociHj showers. Light to mooerate nortiH erl., to easterly winds on the wc-H coast. For East Texas. Generally fair ? H| night and Friday, except probai-W showers on the west coast. jm| RIVER FORECAST * There will be no material rhamH In the river during the next frH| days. inf Flood Present 24-Hr. 24 Stage Stage Chng. R*H| Eagle Pass ..16 2.9 -0.1 'Bii Laredo .27 -0.1 0.0 .^Hj Rio Grande . 21 5 0 0.0 -fla Mission .... 22 5.2 ^0J H San Benito . 23 8.3 -0.1 -fl§| Brownsville . 18 3.2 -0J -HI TIDE TABLE High and low tide at Point Is ■I bel tomorrow, under normal meter* , ologlcal condition/: High.5:56 a. m.I 5:38 p- BE , low.11:58 a. m.; 11:34 P-■| miscellaneous data I i Sunset today . H8 Sunrise tomorrow.. ° fl ■ r ijlj > i I'll