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Complete Systems Installed
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THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(JP) j___
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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 77 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1929 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 6c A cOPY
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ROTARIANS. Ki wanians and
Lions of Brownsville were sched
uled Wednesday to publicly and
personally demonstrate to mem
bers of the Brownsville high school
Eagle football squad the esteem in
which they are held.
The luncheon clubs planned to
make members of the squad real
ize that members of the organiza
tion are actively and especially in
terested in their progress and that
everyone is counting upon the team
to accomplish great things this first
year in Class A competition.
• • •
Remembering the comparative
ease with which the Eagles ran
rough shod over all opposition last
year, Brownsville citizens, all of
them, are expecting to see the local
grldsters return from the field of
battle bringing district, bi-district
and possibly even state champion
ships.
“Yea. team, hit that line!”
Brownsville to a man is behind
you.
• • •
AGITATION of the Box bill,
which would place Mexican immi
gration to the United States on a
, quota basis, along with the Euro
pean nationalities, has caused the
Mexican government to place a
higher valuation on her own work
men. The Crow’s Nest, page one
column of the Corpus Christi
Caller, points out.
The writer of this column says:
“While 42.000 Mexican workers
have immigrated to the United
States this year. 65.000 Mexicans
have returned to Mexico from here,
a dispatch from Mexico City states
that Mexican government figures
show.
“The tide of Mexican immigra
tion to this country has been stem
med by measures undertaken by
the Mexican government demand
ing presentation of a signed con
tract before the worker is allowed
to leave Mexico.
| “Agitation in this country on the
• Box bill and the fact that Ameri
can Immigration authorities have
been taking strong measures to de
port Mexicans who have been
maintaining alleged unauthorized
re.<;ctence in this country resulted
in a^tversal in the attitude of the'
MeaScan government regarding
Mexican laborers coming to the
United States.
“Where formerly the Mexican
government showed no concern
about Mexican citizens leaving the
country, it has decided that Mex
ico has need of her citizens., and
those who contemplate leaving the
country must show where they are
going and why.”
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HERE’S A MAN who liked The
Herald so well he has graduated
i from a “paper-borrower’’ to a
“paper-buyer.”
And it is the “paper-buyer” the
-circulation manager likes for it is
these fellows who keep the sub
, scription list “first in the Valley.”
The man who started this is Dr.
O. E. Jones who lives at Wellsville.
N. Y.
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Dr. Jones sent a check and wrote:
**I have been receiving copies of
your paper second-hand and In
bunches from a friend of mine re
siding in that section, but feel T
want to keep up to the minute with
the various activities of the Vailey
and know of no better way than
‘through your publication. I thor
oughly enjoy reading It and am
* trying to keep in touch with all the
great things that are being done
‘down there until I can get there
myself and really get to living on
say plot and enjoy your wonderful
climate.
“Do not fail to send me the
Greater Valley edition of Sept. 22.
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BY THE WAY, have you ordered
your extra copy of the Greate"
Valley Edition?
There will be 100 or more pages
and all of it chock full of authori
tative information about the Val
ley. Your friends living away from
here will appreciate a copy.
People who formerly lived in the
Valley and who now live in other
sections would appreciate a copy.
Several thousand extra copies
are to be printed, but they are go
ing fast. They cost a mckle over
the counter at The Herald building
or will be mailed, postage paid, at
15 cents each.
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VALLEY COACHES approve the
I plan for an all-Valley football team
to play a post season game this
year—
But they want all arrangement*
handled by some other organiza
tion.
The coaches are willing to name
the coach, to pick the all-Valley
squad and put them on the field
the day of the game but want all
arrangements handled in some
other wav. Propose to offer the Job
chamber of commerce
in. advanced by Ben Ep
stein. Harlingen football fan, is to
pick an all-Valley team, to name
aa coach the mar. whose team wins
l Valley championship and then
•end the aggregation against the
state championship team, provided
8 the state champs can be signed.
Failing in this, it is planned to
get a game with some other out
standing team in Texas.
The all-stars would be given
about a week in which to train to
gether before the clash.
The plan should excite high in
' terest, and—if selections for the
team are carefully and impartially
made—should do much to unite the
Valley.
INSANITY PLEA
HU BY YOUNG
STATE LAWYER
Life of Becky Said To'
Be ‘Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde’ Role By
Her Attorney
NEW BRAUNFELS. Tex.. Sept.
18.—(A*)—A youthful assistant dis
trict attorney, J. Lee Dittert, today
stood before a jury of farmers and
flayed a defense theory that a dis
torted mind caused Mrs. Rebecca
Bradley Rogers to hold up the
Farmers’ National Bank of Buda,
Tex., in 1926.
“The only difference between
this crime and any other of its type
is that it was committed by a
woman” the 29-year-old prosecutor,
appearing in his first case for the
state, said.
Rogers Fighting
Otis Rogers, chief of defense
counsel and husband of the defend
ant, again leaped to his feet with
an objection when |he prosecutor
thundered:
“If any person who needs money
badly takes a gun and robs a bank
is crazy, then all criminals are
crazy.”
“I demand that the Jury be in
structed not to consider that,”
Rogers told the court. He was
overruled.
Leo Brewster, defense attorney. :
opened the argument for Mrs.
Rogers.
From her abnormal attitude as a
child to the time she calmly locked
officials of the Buda bank in a
vault and escaped with $1,000.
Brewster outlined in his argument
what he termed the “Dr. Jekyl and
Mr. Hyde ’ life of the defendant.
Officers Flayed
“And yet despite these weird, un
accountable happenings, the state
contends the only usual phase of
this case is that she's a woman,’
Brewster declared.
He attacked Austin officers
whom, he charged, based their tes
timony that Mrs. Rogers was sane
on a short observation when she
was arrested the day of the rob
bery. He asked the jurors to com
pare that testimony with that of
36 defense witnesses, including
alienists, all of whom said they be
lieved she wras Insane. He said the
state had three non-experts and
Dr. J. S. Wooten of Austin, the only
mental expert for the prosecution,
who believed Mrs. Rogers' mind was
normal.
Gay Refers Consul’s
Protest to Director
Mexican Consul L. Lopez Mon
tero's protest against alleged Indi
gnities caused Valley Mexicans by
immigration border patrolmen, has
been referred to the district director
of immigration by D. P. Gay, chief
patrol inspector here.
In a vigorously worded protest.
Consul Montero alleged that Mexi
cans in this section, especially in
Hidalgo county, were “herded off
to jail like so many cattle without
being given a chance to explain
their right residence here.”
Consul Montero is at present col
lecting information on specific cases
of this kind, and if he is not given
satisfactory assurances from im
migration authorities he will take
the matter uo with the state depart,
ment at Washington through the
Mexican embassy, he states.
This is the second protest for
warded by the consul. The first
was answered by assurances last
year.
Cattle In County.
Free of Disease
Approximately 400 dairy' cows
have been tested for tuberculosis in
Cameron county to date by R. C.
Graham, sanitary inspector, and lo
cal veterinarians. Tests so far show
the county to be clear of the dis
ease. Graham states, with only one
case found in 400 examinations
This case was in a herd near La
Feria. No infected animals have
been found In the Brownsville dis- ,
trict.
Jesus Cantu Faces
Murder Charge Today
After having recessed Tuesday,
the criminal district court was ex
pected to be marked Wednesday by
the trial of Jesus Cantu on charg
es of murder.
Santiago Longoria charged with
assault to murder also is scheduled
to go on trial Wednesday. Rafael
Galvan will probably go to trial on
charges of attempting to bribe an
officer.
STORM WARNING
WASHINGTON. Sept. 18.—0PV—
The weather bureau today issued
the following storm warning: “Ad
visory. There are indications of a
tropical disturbance of slight to
moderate intensity centered somei
! distance north of Porto Rico and]
probably moving northwestward ”
CONSUL MAY BE WITNESS TO
ALIENS’ TRIAL PROCEDURE
Mexican Consul L. Lopez Mon
tero will probably be invited to
a preliminary hearing for alleged
aliens Wednesday afternoon at the
offices of U. S. Commissioner E. K.
Goodrich.
The commissioner wishes the
consul to see and understand the
procedure used in these cases and
to show him that there is no ef
fort at “railroading" aliens from
the United States.
The new system Inaugurated by
Judge J. C. Hutcheson. Jr„ where
by written confessions are taken
at preliminary hearings and recom
mendation for sentences made. Is
merely for the purpose of expedit
ing matters. Commissioner Good
rich says. Sentence is passed quick
ly and the jail term is cut to the
minimum by this procedure. It was
said. It is a matter of convenience
both to the American authorities
and the aliens involved, the com
missioner statedL
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CITY TO BE HOST TO FLIERS
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Official Conspiracy Hinted In Slaying
RANGER CAPTAIN
FINDS MOTIVE IN
HOLMES KILLING
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Hamer Reticent Concerning Latest Revel
ations As Moody Appoints Man to Take
Place of Slain District Attorney
BORGER, Tex., Sept. 18.—(A*)—Texas rangers, sent here to Investigate
the slaying of John A. Holmes, district attorney for Hutchinson county,
said today they had in their possession an affidavit substantiating al
leged public official conspiracy in underworld activities in Borger and
Hutchinson county. They were reticent regarding the document, but it
HARLINGEN BOY
ELECTROCUTED
14-Year-Old Orphan Lad
Is Found ‘Frozen' To
Wire Under Cottage
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 18— Jesus
Perez. 14-year-old orphan boy. was
electrocuted late Tuesday when he
crawled under a small cottage here
and came in contact with a wire
carrying 220 volts of current.
Efforts were made to revive the
boy by using a pulmotor but with
out avail. Doctors said he night
have been dead not more than 15
minutes when found or that he
may have been dead an nour and
a half. His playmates had not seen
him for more than an hour.
The boy was found under a small
cottage near the ice plant of the !
Central Power and Light Co., the
cottage being one of a number built
by the company for its employes.
He was in contact with the wire
when found.
The boy lived with thr?e sisters
in one of the cottages. wh.:h they
had moved into while an older
brother was working for the com
pany. This older brother has not
been employed at the plant for
some time.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed Wednesday morn
ing but it-was likely burial would
be some time during the day.
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Baldwin Indicted;
Released on Bond
(Special to The Herald*
EDINBURG, Sept. 18. — J. C.
Baldwin, Corpus Christi youth,
charged with the fatal stabbing of
his friend George Morris, 21, also of
Corpus Christi. after an altercation
Sunday in a McAllen home was in
dicated Tuesday by the grand jury
of the 79th district court in ses
sion here. Baldwin was released
on $3,000 bond, and his trial was set
in the district court for October 16.
Attorneys for the indicted man
are E. A. McDaniel of McAllen, and
Dudley Tarleton of Corpus Christi,
where Baldwin is well known.
Education Board
Banquet Guests
Members of the board of education
their wives, and several members
of the Washington Park faculty,
were guests Tuesday night at a
Mexicon banquet given at the school
by Mrs. A. S. Putegnat. principal.
The school dining room was ap
propriately decorated for the occa
sion. . .
Pupils of the school presented a
program, including songs by the
third grade and readings by Mary
Putegnat. .
About 30 guests were present.
Governor Discredit*
Kansas Wet Charges
TOPEKA. Kan.. Sept. 18.—(-PV
Gov. Clyde M. Reed today said a
letter from Jay E. House read into
the record yesterday at a state in
vestigation of liquor conditions here
“completely descredits” the Phila
delphia newspaper columnist and
former mayor of this capital “and
everything he has said about To
peka and Kansas/*_
was indicated an arrest might be
made soon.
This announcement followed on
the heels of an assertion by Ranger
Captain Frank Hamer that he knew
the motive for the assassination of
the attorney. He likewise refused
to amplify his statement.
Shortly after the prosecutor was
shot at his home the theory was
advanced by some officers that his
untiring efforts to rid this county
of its lawless elements might have
led to his ambushment and slay
ing last Friday night.
AUSTIN. Sept. 18.—(,IV-Clem
Calhoun, of HgjjBin. district attor
ney of the 104tn district, has been
appointed by Governor Moody to go
to Borger and take charge of
prosecutions there and to perform
the duties of the office left vacant
by assassination of District Attor
ney John A. Holmes. He will take
charge tomorrow, Governor Moody !
said.
New Plan For Army
Engineers Proposed
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—|
Confronted with increasing prob
lems of the fast expanding public
works program, the army engineer
corps is to undergo reorganization
to administer unbrokenly the gov
ernment's vast projects for flood
control and improvement of rivers,
harbors and inland waterways.
Hoover's plan calls for a decen-1
tralization of administrative power
through the appointment of three
army er#;ineers, who can serve un
der Gen. Lytle Brown for a period
of years and will be held directly
responsible for projects placed in
their charge.
Giant Railroad
Merger Sought
WASHINGTON. Sept. 18.—<A*>—A
proposal for a two billion dollar
railroad consolidation, linking ports
and industrial centers along the
north Atlantic seaboard, was in
jected today tnW the already com
plex merger situation confronting
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion.
Put forward by L. F. Loree. presi
dent of the Delaware and Hudson
company, the proposal embraced 16
railroads in eastern and flew Eng
land states and would form a com
prehensive terminal system of tre
mendous size.
Reports of London
Naval Meet Denied
LONDON, Sept. 18.—OP)—High
British official quarters today
heard with surprise reports print
ed in London and New York that
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon
ald had invited Japan. France and
Italy through their respective em
bassies to participate in a five
power naval conference in London
in January.
It was stated the report was un
true and that no decision had been
taken to issue such invitations at
present.
Deportation For 6
Aliens Recommended
Thirty days imprisonment and de
portation were recommended for six
confessed aliens Tuesday afternoon
after preliminary hearings before U.
S. Commissioner E. K. Goodrich.
They were Francisco Pena. Dioni
cio Ramirez, Guadalupe Trlgo. Cre
cencio Ramirez. Alfonza Rios and
Genaro Cantu.
Six charges were filed against
other alleged aliens also. They will
be given a preliminary hearing Wed
nesday afternoon.
Girl Refusing Ride
Seriously Wounded
EL PASO, Sept. 18.—Because
an 18-year-old high school girl.
Ninfa Theobald, declined to get in
the automobile of two Mexicans
she was shot down here yesterday.
The Mexicans were believed today
to have fled across the Rio Grande.
Miss Theobald, it was feared, may
die.
CLEAR SKIES AIDS
EXPOSITION CROWDS
SAN ANGELO, Sept. 18.-^—
Clear weather after two days of
intermittent rain was expected to
aid in increasing attendance at the
West Texas exposition here today.
Seven thousand persons visited the
fair yesterda/.
UNION HEAD
FLOGGED BY
MASKED MEN|
Blast Rocks Entire
City A s Speaker’s
Stand In North Car
olina Dynamited
KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.. Sept.
18.——Clco Tessner. organizer
for the national textile workers’
union, was kidnaped, and a speak
ing stand erected in a vacant lot
here by the union was dynamited
early today. The noise of the ex
plosion awakened the entire city.
Tessner was reported to have
been taken to a point across the
South Carolina line and beaten
After being released he went to
Charlotte.
First word of the kidnaping cam*
to the local police shortly after 3
a. m., when Mrs. Tessner summoned
Chief of Police C. S. Hedrick. She
told the officer that a half hour
before five men had come to the
house, seized her husband and car
ried him away.
Stand Dynamited
A speakers’ stand erected by the
union on a vacant lot on Piedmont
avenue and from which union lead
ers addressed mill workers every
Saturday night was dynamited a
half hour before Tessner was seized.
Tessner yesterday moved from
the Cora mill, where he had been
trying to organize a local of the
National Textile Workers’ union,
to the Bonnie mill. He was arrest
ed two weeks ago on complaint of
officials of the Cora mill when he
posted circulars inside the build
ing. County Recorder Horace Ken
nedy found him guilty of trespass
ing but gave him a suspended sen
tence.
Deserter Must Pay
His Wife Regularly
Francisco Alvarado, charged with
wife abandonment, was Instructed
to pay his wife a weekly sum after
a preliminary he#ring before Jus
tice of the Peafc Fred Kowalski
Wednesday r/orning. 'yie justice
adopted a special procedure in the
case which is now used in San An
tonio.
Under an amendment passed by
the last regular session of the legis
lature. wife abandonment is a fel- j
ony and is punishable by a two
year term in the penitentiary. Al-!
varados was the first case brought
up in Cameron county under the
new regulation.
When the man agreed to pay his
wife a wetkly sum for her main
tenance action in the case was halt
ed. However, the record was sent
to the grand jury and should he
default in payments, an indictment
would follow, according to court at
taches.
Enforcement of
Fruit Law Aided
J. M. Del Curto, entomologist of
the state department of agricul
ture. is in the Valley Wednesday
assisting J. C. Powell to make ar
rangements for enforcing the green
Iruit law.
The shipping season for Valley
citrus opens officially on Oct. 1.
and a crew of several men are to be
organized and put in the field by
Powell before that date.
RETAIL SECRETARIES
TO MEET IN AUSTIN
Secretaries of retail merchants
associations all over the state are
to meet in Austin Oct. 21 and 22
for a school in secretarial work.
The Austin association, headed by
R. M. Barnhart, will be hosts to
the secretaries, and a program of
addresses apji discussion of the
problems encountered in the work
of the associations is being ar
ranged. Miss Bernadine Price, sec
retary of the Brownsville associa
tion, plans to attend.
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DANCY EXPECTED TO
MAKE WILL VERDICT
Judge O. C. Dancy returned to his
desk Wednesday after having re
mained at home Tuesday on ac
count of illness.
The judge is expected to return
a verdict in the 110,000 contested
will of J. Lyle within the next few
days. He has had the case under
advisement lor the past week.
Cubs Cinch Pennant
As Pittsburgh Loses
PITTSBURGH. Sept 18.—(AP)
: —Pittsburgh lost its last hope
for the National league pennant
today when tig Pirates lost to
i Boston 5 to 4, in the first game of
a doubleheader. The Pirates* de
feat was enough to assure Chi
cago the league flag.
Insurance—Always Needed—Rio
i Grande Valley Trust Co.—Adv.
IL DUCE TIGHTENS GRIP ON ITALY j
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The recent action of Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy In relinquish
ing seven of his cabinet posts has been interpreted as a sign of dis
tinct tightening of his dictatorship. The new ministers will be re
sponsible to II Duce for every Important act. the reorganization
merely simplifying matters for him. Photo shows Mussolini and three
members of his new cabinet—left to right, Dino Grand!, minister of
foreign affairs; Italo Balbo. minister of aviation, and M. Blanchi,
minister of public works.
Creager Is
Silent on
Plans for
City Race
. —
•T have nothing to say at pres- I
ent concerning the rumor that I i
am to be a candidate for the
mayorship of Brownsville.” R. B. j
Creager stated at his office Wed
ncsdsy*
Rumors that he was to head a
new ticket have been widespreaed
Since he left to attend a republi
can meeting at Washington and
the christening of the cruiser
Houston at Newport News. Va.,
recently. The republican com
mitteeman from Texas arrived
here Tuesday afternoon by plane
from San Antonio.
Creager explained that he had
•not had time to go into the situa
tion and that he was to leave
Wednesday for Georgetown. There
he will attend a meeting of the
Southwestern university endow
ment fund committee of which he
is a member. He expects to be
back in Brownsville by Monday.
MERCEDES MAN DIES
IN HOT SPRINGS, ARK
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEES, Sept 18.—J. J. Newby!
of Mercedes. 70, former proprietor
of the National Service Station.!
died Monday at Hot Springs, Ark.
after suffering ill lunlth a year.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
at the family home in Cabot, Ark.
Mr. Newby's family was with him
at the time of his death.
SPA MUSIC
KWWG PROGRAM
Quartet of Latin-American
League to Broadcait
At 8 P. M.
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Spanish music, classics and pop
ular numbers are to be offered in a
varied program to be broadcast
from KWWG, Brownsville radio
station beginning at 8 p. m. Wed
nesday night by the quartet of the
League of United Latin American
Citizens and one as/sting artist.
The program, which is the first
radio appearance of the organiza
tion. has been dedicated to The
Brownsville Herald as a token of
good will.
Members of the quartet are Car
los Pena, manager; Jesus Carrillo,
Ramon Martinez and F. Revueltas.
The assisting artist is Alfredo Lau
rents, Jr.
The League of United American
Citizens is dedicated to the work of
teaching Americanism to native
born and naturalized citizens of the
United States who are of Latin
American descent.
creditcTfficials to
SPEAK AT HARLINGEN
Miss J. Bernadine Price, secre
tary of the local retail merchants'
association, and John R. Harris,
chairman of the board of directors,
are to address the Harlingen asso
ciation on Wednesday evening. Har
ris will talk on cooperation, and
Miss Price on the subject of direct
injuries to merchants regarding the
credit rating of individuals.
GALES AND RAIN ON MEXICO
COASTS DELAY AIR MAILS
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 18. (JPh
Gales and torrential rains along
both the east and west coasts of
Mexico were reported today.
Winds unroofed houses and caus
ed considerable other damage at
Cuaymas. Torrential rains caused
the flooding of several rivers in the
states of Vera Cruz. Oaxaca and
Tabasco, notably the Papaloapan
river. Suburbs of Tampico are re
ported blooded as result of heavy
rains during the last 24 hours and
shipping is held up in the port.
Air mail service between Mexico
Cltv and Brownsville. Texas, has
been interrupted on account of
weather conditions.
It was reported yesterday a storm
of cyclonic proportions on the east
coast of Mexico between Tampico
and Vera Cruz disrupted air mail,
♦service. The Brownsville to Mexico
Cily mail and passenger plane was
' forced to remain on the ground at
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Tampico while the north-bound
plane did not leave the capital.
The Mexican Aviation company
sent American mails from Tampico
to Vera Cruz by seaplane Tuesday,
the ship reaching there at 3:30 p.
m. according to a radiogram re
ceived at company offices.
K. G. Buckley, general agent for
the lines said a plane left Browns
ville at the usual hour Wednesday
morning and reached Tampico.
Whether it would continue on to
Mexico City later in the day depend
ed upon later weather reports.
The plane due to leave Mexico
City Wednesday morning had not
taken to the air at 11 a. m and
further weather feports were being
awaited.
A plane returned to Brownsville
from Tampico early in the afternoon,
bringing mail from that place.
There had been no air mail from
Mexico City for two day*.
NOTED AIRMEN
TO STAY HERE
MONDAYNIGHT
City Definitely Select
ed As Refuel Point
In International Air
Derby
Delay in securing clear
ance papers for their
plane detained the Inde
pendent oil company party
which was here to make
arrangements for the re
fueling of ships in the
Mexico City-Kansas City
air derby. The officials,
including S. B. Myers, traf
fic manager of the com
pany, Chas. H. Hopkins,
director of public rela
tions, and Tom D. Park,
pilot.
They expected to get
clearance papers Wednes
day afternoon or Thursday
morning, and will proceed
immediately to Tampico,
and from there to Mexico
City.
Designation of Brownsville
as an overnight stop for the
Mexico City-Kansas City air
derby September 23 became
a certainty Tuesday as pre
parations for servicing the
planes here was completed
by S. R, Myers, traffic mana
ger of the Independent Oil
and Gas company, which is
furnishing fuel and oil for
the planes at all points along
the route.
The Itinerary which it being laid
out shows stops at Mexico City,
Tampico. Brownsville. San Antonio,
Dallas, Wewoka. Muskogee and
Tulsa. Okla., Joplin, Springfield
and Kansas City. Mo.
Charles H. Hopkins, director of
public relations of the Independent
Oil and Gas company, who arrived
here Monday in the official plane
which is to pace the race and carry
the official observer, with Myers,
took off Wednesday morning for
Tampico. Arrangements for serv
icing are to be made there, and
in Mexico City, where the group
will remain till the beginning of
the race. Refueling arrangements
have already been made at all
northern points.
Noted Fliers Enter
Announcements of entries in the
race have not been made, but Hop
kins stated unofficially that Earl
Rowland, winner of class A event
in the transcontnental derby in 1928
has already signed up. as has Mrs.
Florence Barnes, well known wom
an flier, who is to be furnished
with a special ship by the Travel
air company. Among the tentative
entries are “Speed” Wells, first in
Seattle-to-Cleveland derby this
year: Capt. Frank Hawks, holder of
the transcontinental non-stop rec
ord, and Art Goebel, winner of
| the Dole prize. It is understood
that the Lockheed Vega plane
which took first place in the class
C transcontinental derby in 1928 is
also to be entered though the regu
lar pilot will be unable to compete.
The race is sponsored by the air
corps reserve officers association
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1 THE WEATHER 1
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday, probably with local
showers tonight: somewhat cooler
tonight. Moderate northerly winds
on the west coast,
For East Texas: Generally fair
tonight and Thursday, except part
ly cloudy to unsettled in Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Light to moderate
northerly to easterly winds on the
coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will probably be no mate
rial change in the river during the
next 24 to 48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stags Chng. Rain
Eagle Pass .. 16 4.0 -2 0 .00
Laredo . 27 3 3 -0.4 .00
Rio Grande .21 11.0 +0.7 .01
Mission . 22 115 0.0 .00
San Benito . 23 17 8 +4.8 M
Brownsville .18 11.3 -f5.8 . .12
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa
bel tomorrow, under normal meteor
ological conditions:
High.4.06 a. m.: 3:49 p. m.
Low .9:51 a. m ; 9:55 p. m
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today . 6:31
Sunrise tomorrow ...6:17