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Vote Saturday On Purchase Of Irrigation System
A [CAN CO.
SYSTEM WOULD
BE TAKEN OYER
Election Will Decide
Whether $3,500,000
In Bonds Will Be Is
sued For Purpose
(Special to The Herald>
MERCEDES. Sept. 6.—Voters of
Hidalgo and Cameron counties wa
ter control and improvement dis
trict No. 9 wt?l decide Saturday
whether $3,500,000 in bonds will be
issued with which to buy the dis
trict. improvements, and equipment
of the American Rio Grande Land
and Irrigation company, whose «a
nals Irrigate 100,000 acres in this
section, and which has been known
as the largest private corpo.ation
of its kind in the world.
Should the election result in a
decision to buy the system, the ir
rigation company will receive ap
proximately half the bond issue for
their project, a price settled upon
by five prominent Valley engineers
after representatives of the com
pany and landholders were unable
to agree on a price.
The remainder of the bond ls>sue
would be used in construction of
concrete canals, and further im
proving the system.
Voting Boxes
Following are the boxes Included
In the district, at which voters will
cast their votes:
Juan Solis filling statlon-’-eci
dence building is the voting place
for precinct No. 1 which consists
of all that part of the water dis
trict in Cameron county This vot
ing place is located east of .Mer
cedes on the main paved co.u.tj
highway between Mercedes and L«
Ferla.
Voters who reside in the part of
the water district lying sou-h of
mile 12 and in Hidalgo county or
precinct 3, will vote at the South
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Tonic has been proved every day
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Pleasant to take. 60c.
A package of Grove’* Black Root Filla
k cacfoaed with every bottle for those who
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RESCUERS WORK
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QUICKSAND CELL
OTTUMWA. Ia . Sept. 6.—W—
Buried beneath a pile of quick
rand and rocks which showered
down on him yesterday. Weikens
Priest, 55-year-old well cleaner,
battled death today while rescu
ers attempted to free him from his
well prison. 35 feet below the sur
face.
Continued caveins frustrated at
tempts of workers to extricate
Priest from his prison. At one time
last night they had him freed to
the waist, but another shower of
dirt descended, a brick from the
well's facing striking and injur
ing Ed Kirkland, a fireman.
Palm Garden school house, south
of the main paved highway, be
tween said cities, on the old county
highway, just south of the Higgs
nursery. Cities of Mercedes and
Weslaco are not included ;r. the
district and will not be entitled tc
vote in the election.
No Check Marks
Voters of precinct 2, reiMhv* in
that part of the water district which
lies north of mile 12 and in Hidalgo
county, will vote at the central
school house, which is located on
mile 3. about one mile south of Ed
i couch at what is known as HiM's
| corner. There will be signs on the
road showing the way to the school
house. The towns of Elsa. Edcoticl,.
and La Villa are not included in
the district and residents of tx.esc
towns cannot vote.
Election officials emphasize the
! point that voters can only vole in
the precinct in which they xtside
1 They are also cautioned to make no
check mark, or writing of any kind
on the ballot, whether thev tete for
or against the proposed bond issue
Senate Hostilities
Cease For Week-End
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.——A
week-end suspension of hostilities
today confined activities in the sen
ate's tariff warfare to those quiet
t maneuvers by which congressional
leaders seek to solidify their forces
and improve their plans for future
stratagems.
On Monday at noon, the armistice
will end. Then, the parliamentary
battle will be resumed in earnest,
with debate centering upon admin
istrative provisions of the tariff bill.
FOP.T ANNOUNCES
BAND PROGRAM
The usual Friday evening band
concert, by the 12th cavalry band,
will be held at 7:30 p. m . under
the direction of Technical Sergeant
Horace E. Nichols.
The program:
March. Olympia Hippodrome. Al
exander.
Overture, The Three Guardsmen,
Brockton.
Selection. Bright Eves, HoSchna
Idyll. The Mil! in the Forest. Eil
enberg.
Waltz. The Belle of Mexico. Joto.
Novelty, A Cyclone in Darktown,
Barnard.
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RATS INVADE HOMES
LONDON—As a result of the
drought rats seeking water swarm
ed into thousands of country homes
in England and Wales.
MEXICO CITY—There's a great
rush in the capital to undo easy
divorces granted tn the states of
Yucatan, Morelos and Sonora. At
j last count 146 petitions for nullifi
cation were on file.
Drastic Reduction I
in one item Coach fares to I
ARI20NA-NEVADA j I
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^Ih&e bargain tickets on Sate k^.i5to\
Sept 15— Go over the famous I
- nirturesQue, direct Vwet Route * I
City Ticket Office 3
1106 Levee St. _Phone 1207 J|
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SOLONS MUST PAY EXPENSES
IF SPECIAL SESSION HELD
AUSTIN, Sept. 6 —(#)—Governor j
Moody is expected to call a special
session of the legislature Immediate
ly should a majority of the mem
bers of the house and senate agree
to pay their own expenses and serve
without pay In order to revise the
confederate pension law .
Senator W. A. Williamson of San
Antonio last night addressed a let
ter to each member of the legisla
ture pleading that they agree to
serve without pay in order that
about 3.000 widows of Confederate
veterans can be given pensions they
have heretofore received but which
were cut off by an amendment of
HELMS BATTLES
DEATH TO LAST
Struggle! With Guards Car
rying Him From Cell
To Chair
HUNTSVILLE, Sept. 6—{/P}—Bat
tling like a trapped beast, Henry
Helms, Cisco “Santa Claus” bank
robber, expiated his crime in the
electric chair early today after a
desperate effort to prevent being car
ried to the death chamber. Al
though in a weak condition, Helms
struggled with the guards from his
cell until he was strapped in the
chair.
As the clock tn the prison tower
began tolling the midnight hour,
Captain Homer Knighton, assistant
warden, arose and checked careful
ly the persons assembled in the
warden s office. Once satisfied that
only those who were supposed to
be witnesses were present. Captain
Knighten led the silent group down
the corridor, through numerous
heavily guarded gates, across the
yard to the death chamber.
Battle Begins
Helms was lying on the floor ap-!
parcntly asleep as Captain Knight
en and the guards entered the death
chamber to escort him down the
one-way corridor. He remained
motionless until the two guards en
tered his cell and placed their
hands on him. Then the battle ;
started.
Realizing death was waiting.
Helms with the strength of a mad
man tore himself free from the
clutches of the two guards and re
treated to the back of his cell.
With his breath coming short and
fast. Helms, with his back to the
wall, waited for the guards to make
the next move. Two other guards
were ordered into the cell. The four
guards closed In on the prisoner and
started dragging him toward the
door.
Becomes Frantic
Much difficulty was experienced
In getting him through the door.
Helms made a desperate effort to
grasp one of the bars, but his fin
gers only grazed the cold steel.
Down the corridor the group pro
ceeded with Helms writhing, twist
ing and setting back. On past the
cell of Marshall Ratliff, who is un
der death sentence also for the
holdup of the Cisco bank, the same
crime Helms died for, to the “little
green door.”
Mustering his fast waning
strength Helms made a desperate
attempt to loose himself. But long
confinement had sapped his vital
ity. and the four guards dragged
him on through the little door.
When Helms saw the chair, he be
came frantic and his efforts to free
himself became more desperate.
Dead In Six Minutes
| He stared unseeing at the group
'.of witnesses and at the chaplain
f and the assistant warden. As the
condemned man's eyes glanced at
the chair his chin became set. he
raised his eyes to the ceiling and
muttered something. He made one
effort to jump from the chair, but
once his arms were fastened by
leather thongs he appeared calmer
Sgt. H. J. Howard gave one swift
look, took two or three steps to the
switchboard, and shoved in the lev
er. Three charges were sent through
Helms' body.
The current was applied at 12:1?
a. m., and Helms was pronounced
dead by the prison physicians six
minutes later.
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the seccnd called session of the leg
islature.
In attempting to vote aid to
younger widows of Confederate vet
erans the legislature unknowingly
fixed It so all widows under years
of age could not receive their pen
sion*. In opening the gates to new
pensioners, the legislature deprived
many who had received a pension
for as long as fifteen years of their
quarterly allowance.
There was not enough money to
pay all on the rolls the full pension,
and the attorney general ruled that
what money was on hand should be
prorated among those on the pre
ferred list, that is. all widows 75
years old and over.
Speedster ‘Crashes’
Newspaper Office
(Special to The Herald*
EDINBURG. Sept. 5.—H. G. Steen
and Bill Dyer. Sr., "crashed" the
gate of the Edinburg Valley Review
Thursday night with the Shaw
Sport speedster which is to be given
away by the Valley theater of Edin
burg
The dynamic novelty ear tore Into!
the office, causing a small-sized riot j
among its occupants. The small!
speedster was brought to a stop be-1
fore any disaster occurred
MISSING B ANK
HEAD SOUGHT
Search Centers On Colorado
Man Attempting $500,
000 Fraud
DENVER. Colo., Sept. 6—tJV-In
an effort to solve a financial puzzle
Involving the attempt of a man rep
resenting himself as C. D. Wag
goner. president of the Bank of
Telluride. Colo., to obtain by tele
graphic orders a half million dollars
from six large banks of New York,
police and private detectives today
began extensive search for Wag
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From GALVESTON Every Saturday until Sept. 2&th, incL
arriving Miami Tuesday A. M., New York Friday A. M.
Commencing October 12th. Service by S. S. Henry R. Mallory
every other Saturday from Galveston
Attractive lounges and social rooms. Wide range ol stateroom accommodations.
Bedroom suites with private bath. Deck Sports including golf, quoits, etc. and
other social pastimes. Daily Radio News.
Freight Sailings Wednesdays and Saturdays
Connections at Miami for Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Tampa, St. Petersburg, etc.
FARES FROM BROWNSVILLE
One Way $75.50 up Round Trip $130.25 up
(Including rail to Galveston and meek and berth cn steamer)
Rail-Water Circle ’rours. $142.45 un. On sale to Sept. 30 90-Day re
turn limit. Rail to Galveston, steamer to Ntw Y«.rk. returning
by all-rail routes with liberal stop-over privileges or vice versa.
Meals and berth on steamer included. Take youi tar. Rolled
aboard. No crating.
Apply Railroad Coupon Ticket Ajente
CLYDE‘MALLORY
HUGH B. WRIGHT. 6er1 ' s*rt Galvw*-n fAMm
FATHER FAILS TO
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ACCEPT LAD SENT
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HIM BY MOTHER
EAST ST. LOUIS. Sept. 6.—(A1)
Watting for some one to claim him
a seven-year-old boy from Port
Worth, l'exas, has been in the
custody of probation officers here
since last Saturday.
Frank, (he only name he can
recall, was sent by his mother,
who instructed trainmen to direct
him to John Werle. a tailor here,
who. she said, was the boy's fath
er.
Werle. who said he had been
separated from the boy's mother
since 1916, refused to accept him.
Werle has since remarried, as has
his former wife, now Mrs. Anna
Smith of Fort Worth.
"I thought papa would be glad
to see me," Frank said.
Persons interested in his case
have contributed small amounts of
money.
goner, who has been missing for 10
days.
The mystery surrounding the
transaction was heightened by the
publication here of a statement
that a Denver banker, who refused
to allow his name to be used, had
received a letter from Waggoner
Monday, saying:
“I have Just received a $500,000
gift from the Denver Clearing
House association: at least I assume
it is a gift, for there are no strings
attached to It.”
Partly substantiating information
frem New York that code orders
had been received ordering them to
place in the Chase National banks
amountings ranting from $75,000 to
$100,000 each, at the disposal of
V.’-iggoner. C W. Downtain. cashier
of the Telluride bank, declared that
before taking a vacation in Denver
from August 26 to August 30. he had
signed a number of drafts for the
bank president.
It was known here Waggoner left
his home in Telluride August 25 and
was in Denver August 28. Delos
Waggoner, the banker's son. said
he did not know his father's where
abouts.
ROCK CRUSHES ARTIST
LYN MOUTH. Eng—A rock from
the cliff she was painting fell and
crushed Miss Lily Mudieman, an
artist.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERS
TWO ALARMS, ONE FALSE
A false alarm sent in at 10:30 p m.
Thursday night called the Browns
ville fire department to the box at
Fifth and St. Charles. No blaae was
found at the spot, where a number
of boys were gathered. Several were
questioned, and clues to the source
of the false alarm are being Investi
gated.
MERCEDES WILL
OPEN SCHOOLS
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Numerous Channel Worked
Oat For Good of New
Year’s System
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES, Sept. 5.—Activities
of the Mercedes school system for
the new year will begin with regLs- !
tration of seniors Friday, followed
by the first faculty meeting of the
year Saturday at 10 a. m. Monday
morning will be registration day for
Juniors, sophomores enrolling Tues- 1
day. Enrollment is expected to to
tal more than 2.000 students for the
year. A number of changes have <
been worked out in the courses and
system of the Mercedes schools for
the new term.
Forty-one Instructors compose the
teaching staff of the Mercedes, pub
lic schools this year, according to
E. H. Poteet, superintendent. All
five principals from last year's staff
are returning this year. They are:
N. W. Gay. principal of the senior
high school; W. Ed Perry, principal
of the Junior high; Joe R. Day,
principal of the North Side school;
L. R. Graham, principal of the
South Side school; and Jimmie
Johnson, principal at Heidleburg.
The remainder of the teaching
staff include Miss Fern Alfrey
Hillsboro; Miss Louise Carll. Bel
ton; Miss Amy Cornish, Graham:
R. R. Douglas. Mercedes; Miss Mary
Nell Hadden, Mercedes; Miss Mau
The fire wagon also answered a
call from the Eio Orande Tea and
Coffee company. Fifth and Fronton
streets, yesterday, at 6:30 p. m
Several cases of candles in storage
caught fire from undetermined ori
gin, but no further damage resulted.
The blaze was extinguished by chem
icals.
rlne Hvistendahl. Mercedes; Carl P.
Kitchen. Fort Worth; Miss Merle
Malone, Troup; Miss Hildegande
Mansk. Clifton; Miss Lillian Moore.
Floresville; Miss Mildred Schubert.
Mercedes: Miss Mary Norrod, Pilot
Point; Miss Emma Belle Scott.
Ilf. "mii .Ill ■■■ ■
Brownwood; Miss Alma Whatley.
Lewisville; Noel Wood. San Saba.
In the South Sloe grammar
school will be Miss Ophelia Byars,
Raymondville; Mrs. Joe R. Day,
Mercedes; Miss Nell Hancock, San
Juan; Miss Lucille Jeffries, Mission;
Mrs. Leliah Lyle. Mercedes; Miss
Cymbeline Nell. Mercedes; Mrs. W.
S. Perry. Mercedes; Mrs. L. M. Rice,
Mercedes, and Mrs. Effie J Shekel!,
Mercedes.
Instructors In the North Aide
grammar school include
Bell. Waco; Miss Ruth Day. Hariin
gen; Miss Mary Heacock. Edinburg;
Miss Lois Matthews. Pharr; Miss
Ruth Pierce. Llano; Miss Ruth Rol
lins, Port Worth; Miss Amie Ver
ser, Harlingen; Miss Maymle White,
: Nacogdoches; Miss Estelle Wilson.
San Benito, and Miss Grace Wright.
San Marcos.
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your estate. The proceeds of your life insurance
and your property left in trust with us for your
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them as you direct us.
This is the modern way of leaving yorr money af
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men everywhere.
Call and Consult Our Trust Officer
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