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. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 88 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1929 SIX PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY I
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Eagles Open Grid Season by Bumping Cards, 26 to 6
WORK OF TWO
LINES STANDS
- OUT IN GAME
Cabler, Bennett, Gon
zalez, and O’Bryan
Bear Brunt For Local
Aggregation
HARLINGEN, Sept. 28.—<Spl>—
The Brownsville High school Eagles
tried their wings for the first time
this season here Friday and defeat
ed their athletic arch-enemy, the
Harlingen Cards 26-8. before a crowd
estimated at from 4.000 to 5.000.
The game came up to expectalon3
and the fans saw two powerful
elevens in action. The contest was
mainly one of two strong lines.
The Eagles ran two touchdowns
tlCira&s in the second quarter, one in
tfte Third and one in the fourth.
The Cardinals scored near the close
of the game against the second
string Eagles.
Cards On Defense
The Harlingen gridders remained
on the defensive almost throughout
the afternoon. Their running at
tack mostly long end runs, was
stopped by the first string Eagles.
The Cards resorted to punting.
Bill Cabler. Eagle halfback, car
ried the brunt of the Brownsville at
tack, crossing the Harlingen goal
line three times. Samano. whose
plunging stood out, scored the first
touchdown, knifing his way over for
the last two yards.
By far the most colorful player on
the field was Placido Gonzalez—117
pound half. This little minature
bulldog reeled off spectacular gain
after gain, darting In and out among
players almost twice his size. He
was hit hard by the Harlingen
tacklers but always got up with lots
of fighting spirit. He caught the
popular fancy of everyone but the
Cardinal supporters Gonzales play
ed quarterback on the Brownsville.
Junior high state championship team
of two years ago.
Cardinals Pointed
Ooach “Dutch” Rektorik has built
up a stubborn defense and his back
field has a fair punch. Although it
was unable to score on the first
string Eagles, they marched straight
aggregation in the closing minutes
of play.
The Cardinals were thoroughly Ret
and primed for the Eagles. They
were in good condition and pointed.
They lived up to prodictions in the
first quarter, battling the Eagles on
even terms. Play at this time was
marred by several fumbles on the
part of Brownsville.
The Eagles got their first touch
down on a break of luck. Samano
punted deep into the Cardinals' ter
ritory The ball hit the ground and
Scheuphach attempted to scoop it
up but fumbled. Longoria recover
ed for the Eagles on the 2-vard line.
Samano a ploughed through tor a
touchdown. The try for goal was
kicked.
Pa** Score*
The second marker came as the
result of a pass. Newman to Cabler.
which in addition to the run was
good for 30 yards.
In the third quar er. C.onzale:: tecl
ed off 20 yards aroui.d left side of
the line, putting the ball on Har
lingen’s 45 yard line for first down.
Cabler and Samano hit the line for
first down again, running the ball
ud to Harlingen’s 20 yard line. A
dLs Newman to Cabler was good
for eight yards. Newman then nit
-iffht tackle for five yards and first
down Samano hit the line twice,
nutting the bail on the 2-varn line,
cabler spun through the right side
. w,f line, crossing the goal line
fciing UP- Sylvesters attempt
ed llbai kick went wide.
the end of the game. Cabler
Gonzales and Samano worked the
ball down the field once more, sa
mano’s plunging was very effec
tive Cabler went 8 yards around
right end standing up to score the
fourth touchdown
New Team Goes In
At this point. Coacn Fessenoen
sent in the second string Eagles.
Soon aftervard. the Cara mats
launched their offense. With Law
rence doing most of the w^rk. they
carried the bail deep into Browns
ville territory- The second string
Eagles halted the line plays but tne
Harlingen backs cot away with
sweeping end runs. Severals passes
sided the advance Murray grao
bed a pass on Brownsville yard
line. Several plays later Lawrence
XContmaad on page tiuse.)
NEW ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND SON
Atty. Gen. R. L. Bobbtit and his son, Robert Lee. Jr. This picture was taken a few minutes before Mr.
Bobbitt was sworn Into his office. Mrs. Bobbitt, whom he consulted for the last word in the decision to
tAke the office, said "Robert is going to be in public life but I am not", and she declined to appear in
the picture.
P**Of Wife^r Murder BoVgeV Population
-Z'S.r.-rJ.s.”. Deserting Oil Town
mind had been buffeted Into irre- O
•nnncihilittr hv an omntlnna! st/irm ■
when he killed his wile. Earl F. Pea
I cox stood convicted today ol mui
' der in the second degree.
He was immediately given the
mandatory sentence of a 20-year to
life term in prison.
UNDY STILL TOURING
NEW YORK. Sept. 28—tJPi—’The
Pan American Airways were ad-i
vised by radio that Colonel Charles
A. Lindbergh and his party left
Marcay. Venezuela, for Curacao,
Dutch West Indies, at 8:32 a. m., to
day.
AUSTIN. Sept. 28.--(*V-The tacit
ultimatum of governor Dan Moody
that all border and Hutchinson
county peace officers must resign
or accept martial law appeared to
have brought the proclamation of
military rule within immediate pros
pect tadav, the officers, saying they
had not officially received his de
mand. having taken no action.
Crime, in some instances at least,
has flourished under official sanc
tion in Borger. and in its environs
the governor believed.
After quoting from reports compil
TRAIN VICTIM’S FUNERAL
HFI n IIP Tft FINn PR I NT Y
EDINBURG. Sept 28.—»SPL.>|
Efforts to locate C. C. Printy. i
husband of Mrs. C. D. Printy.
who was kiiied almost instantly
when an automobile she was driv
ing was struck by a freight train
near here Friday, having failed,
funeral arrangements were being
held up Saturday morning.
Printy was en route to Kansas
City by automobile and was ex-1
pected to reach there some time
during Saturday. He left Edinburg
Sunday with E. F Balckbum. Mall
was being forwarded to them at i
the Washington Hotel in that city
and a message concerning the j
tragedy had been sent there.
Peking arrangements for the ■
burial the bodv is being held at
Kreidler s establishment in Me- i
Allen.
According to M. Summers of,
y^inhurg engineer on the train.
he saw the car Mrs Printy wat
driving -lowly approach the cros
sing. He believed she was stopping.!
His train was moving slowly, but
after the auto went onto the
to a standstill.
The engine struck the rear end
track be was unable to bring Jt
A V A Aft A mmmm'w m *
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of the car and turned it over into
a ditch. Mrs. Printy fell out of ths
auto and was pinned underneath,
being badly crushed.
The engine passed the crossing
only about 150 feet before stop
ping. The woman was picked up
by the train crew and a workman
who saw the accident. She was put
aboard the caboose of the train
""’d wa« taken back to Edinburg.
There she was removed to an au
i<jmoo^“. cut died before the Med
ical Arts hospital was reached.
Mrs. Printy was born in Wood
ward. Okla., and came to Edinburg
three vears ago from Guymon.
Okla. iShe is survived by her hus
band. C. D. Printy of Edinburg;
her mother. Clara A. Harryman,
of Edinburg: » brother, C. G. I
Harryman of Augusta. Kan.; a
cousin. Mrs. E. F. Blackburn of
Edinburgh; an uncle and aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Munroe of
Edinburg; an aunt. Mr.s. Mary M.
Corbett of Salt Lake City. Utah,
who left here but two weeks ago
after visiting Mrs. Printy: an uncle.
Frank Hadiev. of Winchester..
Okla. Mrs. Printy spent most of
her life in Enid. Okla. ,
jM )l 0*
ed from the Investigations of Tex
as Rangers, a special prosecutor
and a personal representative, Go
vernor Moody told newspaper men
a wholesale resignation of peace
officers in Borger and Hutchinson
County was the only thing that
cauld avert martial law. Sheriff
Joe Ownbey and Mayor Glenn A.
Pace refused to comment on the sta
tement until they heard it from
Moody himself.
Not Suppressing Crime
The Governor said his investiga
tors reported peace officers in Borg
er were not suppressing crime as
as they should, that law abiding
citizens were intimidated, that cert
ain officers had conspired with the
criminal element that peace officers
had accepted money for protecting
the donors from enforcement of the
laws, that witnesses had been
threatened and that a policeman
had told one man who volunteerel
information to investigators: “It
would take only one bullet to fin
ish you.”
The governor did not say whethei
he planned to send troops to Borger.
in the event of martial law. Five
Texas Rangers are in the town now.
and four more are available at very
short notice. It was thought, how
ever. that between 60 and 80 National
Guardsmen might be brought in
from nearby towns.
Citiscns Moving
The Rangers at Borger last night
indicated their investigation of
Holmes death had gone as far as it
could until martial law was declar
ed. Many witnesses, it was said,
have been afraid to talk under pre
sent conditions. Reports from Pan
handle. Tex., Just south of Borger on
the State Highway, said traffic from
Borger reached record proportions
yesterday, many of the automobiles
carrying household goods and per
sonal belongings.
RESIDENTS AT
MIAMI TAMPA
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Preparation* Made to
Combat Storm Report
ed Moving Rapidly |
We*t
MIAMI. FLA.. Sept. 28—<**>—Key
West was experiencing 65-mr.e
at 9:45 a. m., according to a mes
sage received by the Daily News
from its correspondent there. The
barometer at 9:30 a. m. was 29.47
he said. Key West is boarded up
completely with all vessels doubly
secured and small craft beached
MIAMI. FLA.. Sept. 28.—(JP>—The
center of the West Indian hurri- ;
cane off the lower Florida coast was;
about 100 miles east of Key West
and the same distance south of Mi
ami at six a. m.. and was slowly
moving westward, according to
Richard Gray, meteorologist of the
Miamo station of the United States
weather bureau.
TAMPA, FLA., Sept. 28—(A*) !
Northeast storm warnings were or-.
dered up this morning from Punta
Gorda. about 80 miles south of heie ]
on the Gulf coast, southward ot the,
end of the state, by W. J. Bennett,
government meteorologist here.
"There is no indication of a storm
in this vicinity/' Bennett said, “but
great caution should be observed by
shipping in the Gulf. Apparently
the storm is headed into the Gulf
of Mexico through the straights of
Florida, between Key West and
Cuba, or between that city and the
Florida mainland. Its future course
is uncertain, but the usual path is;
northwestward over the Gulf.”
—
HAVANA, Sept. 28—VP)—With un
precedented high seas rolling alonz
the entire north coast, the waves
averaging fifteen feet in height, and
with heavy wind squalls Cuba todav,
was receiving a continuation of a
backlash of Bahamas’ hurricane.
This morning the storm was mov
ing in a southwest direction offer
ing some danger to Havana.
Heavy rain started shortly after
7 a. m. the weather forecast was for
high northwest wind squalls, high
seas and rain. No precise informa
tion was available locally concern
ing the future movement of the
storm, but Father Gutierrez Lanza
of Belen College observatory told
the Associated Press Cuba was out
of danger according to present hur
ricane movement. Residents board
ed up and took every precaution.
Those along the sea walls and drive
prepared to evacuate if necessary.
NO DANGER HERE,
SAYS SCHNURBUSCH
Although a hurricane was head
ing due west through Florida
straits Saturday morning and a
high pressure area was tending to
hold it on that line, preventing it
from recurving, there is no cause
for alarm along this part of the
Gulf coast. W. J. Schnurbusch. lo
cal meteorologist, said.
No hurricane ever has struck this
part of the coast so late in Septem
ber, the observer said.
While the storm Saturday morn
ing was heading directly in this di
rection it was so far away that
many things could happen to
change its course before it could
reach here he said.
Schnurbusch received the follow
ing warning from the Washington
weather bureau:
“Warnings change to hurricane
warnings south of Miami to Key
West and to northeast storm warn
ings from Key West to Tampa at
9 a. m. Tropical storm moving
westward through Florida straits
with center almost due south of Mi
ami at 8 a. m. Caution advised all
vessels Florida straits and south
east coast Gulf of Mexico." 4
Russian Fliers Land
At Seward, Alaska
SEWARD. ALASKA, Sept. 28>
lav-Four Russian aviators, having
completed their flight across the
stormv North Pacific lingered
amcfng their former countrymen
here today while their plane. “The
Land of the Soviet.” was made
ready for its next hop to Sitka.
They are flying from Moscow to
New York.
The Land of the Soviets arrived
here late yesterday from Dutch
Harbor, Unalaska Island, two hours
ahead of a storm. The 700 miles
from Dutch Harbor was covered in
I hours. 12 Minutes. i
ACTRESS SUES FOR DIVORCE I,
IBk jjmbj
Blanche Sweet, screen actress, filed suit for divorce from her hus
band. Marshall A. Neilan. film director, listing more than twenty
charges of cruelty.
French Pair Flying
East Toward Record
LE BOURGET. France.8ept. 28— (AP>— If all is well, Dieudonne Coste
and Maurice Bellonte in their big Sesquiplane Question Mark are some
where over Siberia today, roaring into the east in an effort to break i
the world’s distance flight record.
At 8:16 a. m , 24 hours had elapsed since the plane carried its great
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Paris airport. Under favorable con
ditions the Question Mark should
have covered 2,500 miles in that
time.
No reports have been received
since the Diane passed over Col
ogne. Germany, but little anxiety
is felt because Coste. in his de
sire to take advantage of every
available ounce of lifting power
for fuel stripped his machine of
wireless equipment.
Several davs might be required
to reach civilization should the
flight terminate unexpectedly in
some remote part of Siberia, and
Coste and his companion may be
out of touch with communicalions
several davs even after a landing
is effected.
Prominent Texan
Slain in Arkansas
HOT SPRINGS. ARK.. Sept. 28
(/Pl—A prominent and wealthy Tex
an's murder in a hotel here had
stirred the authorities today to seek
robbers whom they beieved re
sponsible. Allen finger prints on the
bed rail left a clearly defined,
though perhaps untraceable, clue,
and three men whom an elevator
boy said he had taken to the room
about the time tte victim was
killed were under suspicion.
The body of the slain man. P. R.
Austin, of Victoria. Texas, believed
to have been a member of the line
whose outstanding member was
Stephen F. Austin, was found yes
terday, the hands and feet tied, the
mouth gagged.
Austins mother. Mrs. H. G. Aus
tin. and a brother. Richard Austin,
and a sister. Mrs. E. W. Watts, ail
live at Donna, where the slain mat
was well known.
Moody Flays Whole
Texas Prison Plan
DALLAS, Sept. 28.—OP)—A re
sounding indictment of the Texas
prison system was made by Gov
ernor Moody in an address before
the Dallas Wholesale Credit Men's
Association here last night.
He declared he was ashamed of
the system and ashamed of the
state for tolerating it. It bred, he
charged physical and social disease,
opposed any humane principles, was
economically unsound, antiquated
and so flimsy in construction that
at one camp prisoners recently ef
fected an outbreak by knocking
down walls with their bare feet.
PEOPLE CHEER ii
LEGIONNAIRESi
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Bugle and Drum Corps
Stages Demonstration at
San Antonio
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SAN ANTONIO. Sept. 28—(Spl.) ! 1
j The Lower Rio Grande delegation to j
the American Legion national con- ,
I vention at Louisville. Ky., arrived j
here Saturday morning 66 strong. ,
| Demonstrations were nut on by the ^
! Brownsville bugle and drum corps ,
i at the depot shortly after the train j
‘ arrived at 6:50 a. m. Legionnaires
i from all portions of the state* con- (
verged on San Antonia Saturday. (
The Valley delegation will leave \
here todav on th«* Sunshine Special <
No. 2 for Louisville. <
Those in the party included Thir- i
ty-three members of the bugle and <
drum corps. H. M. Skelton, national i
| delegates; M S. Scott. Floyd Smith I
R. C. Steir. Tom Stevenson, and Mr. i
| and Mrs. W. R. Kickel. all of
j Brownsville: Walton D. Hood, vice j
j national commander: Mr. and Mrs. j
]L. H. Moore. Mr. and Mrs Jack <
Kubala. H. L. Oler. John T. Floore. j
Finley Ewing, Sam Botts. Jr., and
L. T. Smith, all of Harlingen; F i
M. Morgan of La Feria: A. M. j
Montgomery and L. F. Boling of ,
San Benito; H. E. Suggs, and John ,
Merritt of Mercedes: G. C. Geary j
of Weslaco: Emery Watts of Donna; j
Wm. Squivvens of Pharr; Chas. ,
Swallow. Jr., of Alamo; Dr. W. Utz- s
mna. J. C. Kelley. H. Htxon. J. E: j
Kreider and Earl Woolvertnn of
McAllen: Cyril Tapenger of Edin
burg. and Wm. Pattee of Point
j Isabel.
DEPARTING BUGLE AND
DRUM CORPS CHEERED
The Brownsville bugle and drum I
corps, in full uniform, gave a de- <
monstration in the Missouri Pacific <
park shortly before the special train i
left here Friday night. 1
The corps went through their
stunts and various drills under W. i
1 - (Continued on Page Three.) J
“FEED US!” CRY CONVICTS
SPURNING PRISON’S MENU i
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PHOENIX. ARIZ., Sept. 38—<*V- l
Twenty-six federal prisoners in the I
Maricopa county jail went on a (
hunger strike after two hours of (
rioting last night During the dis- j
turbance food which had been
served for the evening meal was j
thrown out of windows into the <
street. I
The rioting prisoners were con- i
fined in a cell block on the seventh t
floor of the jail building. No caa- 1
laities were reported among either 3
[uards or prisoners. 1
With the food, notes were tossed 3
o the street, where a crowd had
Fathered, reading:
“Peed us. We are human.”
County officials said they were I
illowed 75 cents a day by the gov- <
imment to feed each federal pris- 3
>ner and they believed there was no 3
tasis for complaint. One hundred
tnd nine other prisoners on the
ame floor took no part in the up- i
us ing . * i
MEN TUNNEL
(HIGH
WIRE FFNCE
JO Men Lead Pack of
Bloodhounds After
Prisoners Execute
Cleaver Get-away
HUNTSVILLE. TEXAS, Sept. 38
—(iW—Burrowing a tunnel under
he high wire fence which sur
ounded them, 18 convicts at tho
Vynne state prison farm for tu
tercuSosls near here, escaped last
light.
Warden E. F. Harrell of the state
>enitentiary reported the men cut
hrough the kitchen floor six feet
nto the ground. He said they then
unnelled 75 feet beyond the wire
ence coming to the surface behind
i building outside the confines, out
>f sight of the guards.
Fifty men. every guard and prison
ifficial available in this section, led
t pack of blood hounds today on
he trail of the convicts.
Captain Claude Williams, manager
>f the farm, was away hunting for
i trusty who had escaped earlier
vhen the big break occurred.
Three of the convicts who tot
iway were life termers, and several
vere noted for their jail breaking
ictivities.
Among the men who made the
ireak were Robert Hill, one of the
illegcd Cisco Santa Claus bank
landits, and John Reid, both of
vhom escaped a few months ago
vith Bob Silver.
Hill was serving 99 years from
Eastland county for robbery with
irearms and John Reid was doing
i 28-year “stretch” from Young
ounty for the same offense.
Oscar Lafferty, serving 14 years
or burglary and theft from Kauf
nan county, escaped for the sixth
ime. Jack Doyle, t> years for burg
ary, Gray county; Alex Heaton, ne
;ro, years for theft. Gregg county;
‘'inis Turner, negro. 10 years for
obbery by firearms. Angelina coun
y; Manuel Rodriguez, 25 years for
nurder, Angelina county; Lloyd
Davidson, 99 years for murder, Na
arro county; Jim Staples, alias
Vill Jackson, negro. 15 years for ar
on, McLennan county; S. F. Hy
len. alias Harold Ray, 99 years foe
obbery by firearms from Eastland
ounty. and burglary from Swisher
ounty; Marvil Azbell, two years for
orgery, Mitchell county; A. J. An
Irews, 50 years for murder. Liberty
ounty; Jack Lcbo, 50 years for
nurder, Shelby county; Leader
laines. negro. 8 years for burglary
ind theft, McLennan county; Roy
lobbins, five years for robbery by *
issault. Harris county.
Ed Griggs, three years for bur
;lary, Dallas county, H. M. Ma
on. two years for forgey, Jefferson
ounty; John Square, negro, seven
ears for burglary. Dalits county.
Azbell also was wi*h Silver wnen
ie and his companions escaped u*
n April, held up a young Hunt*
rille couple and forced- them tw
Irive the party to Houston, where
Silver subsequently was recaptured.
1111. Reid and Azbell are unaer m
lictment for robbery with .irearms
ts a result of that escapade and
Silver was convicted.
Officials termed the break tho
(Continued on page three*
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THE WEATHER j
For Brownsville and the Valley j
•"air tonight; Sunday probably in*
ireasing cloudiness; not much
change in temperature. Light var*
able winds on the west coast, most*
y northerly.
For East Texas: Generally fair to*
light and Sunday. Light to moder*
ite northerly winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue to fall
iractically all along during the nex1
!4 to 48 hours.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr
Stage Stage Cling. Bate
Cagle Pass ...16 2 9 -01 .«
jaredo .27 -02 401 .0*
tto Grande . .21 8.3 -0.2 .01
Mission .22 7.6 -0.2 «
Jan Benito ..23 12.8 -2.0 .01
Brownsville ..18 8 4 -1.0 .01
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point IsabJ
omorrow, under normal meteor
logical conditions:
-ligh .2:22 a. it}
Low .7:05 p. nf
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today ..5 21
iunnae tomorrow .... .6;3(
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