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THE VALLEY FIRST—FIRST IN THE VALLEY—LEASE D WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—(/P) 1
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 136 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1930 EIGHT PAGES TODAY 5C a COPY
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IN OUR
VALLEY
”- By CHARLES HALL i —'*
MONDAY morning as usual comes
Immediately after Sunday, and
just as usual do the wires come
bringing the list of the dead and
dying from accidents connected with
the highways and automobiles.
Not until automobiles join the
covered wagon, and all our trips are
made by plane, will highway acci
dents and resultant deaths cease to
be. But how many more lives we
can save by simply being a little
more careful! A few more minutes
in crossing a railway track, or in
reaching a destination, and hun
dreds. yea. thousands of lives saved,
not to mention the maimed and
crippled.
So far today, the Valley has re
ported wily one fatal accident, and
that at McAllen. But every one is
deplorable. Grim Death grins every
Sunday.
OTHERWISE the world is bright
and gay. Within a short time
we should know w’hether permit
will be granted for the million doll
ar causeway at Padre Island, and
consequently whether the ninety
day option taken some time ago on
800 acres of land there for improve
ment purposes w’ili be exercised.
Chances are, present reports state,
that when the permit is granted, and
flnai action is taken on the deep
water port, a great play ground will
be opened there. Original plans not
only included the million dollar
causeway, but also a million dollar
hotel. Some of the things that are
coming the way of the Valley are
hard to grasp by the mind in one
grip.
• • •
FERE is little doubt but what the
first favorable impression re
ceived by strangers to the Lower
Rio Grande Valley is its beauty.
Especially is this true in the case
of those coming from bleak climates
of the north to this section in the
winter time. They not only see a
verdant countryside, but homes and
public buildings presenting the idea
that the people here love beauty.
"Monte” Montgomery, Valley edi
tor remarked the other day it should
be carried out further by all men
wearing a flower in their button
holes, But whether this should be
done or not, it is our palms that
give a final touch to the scenery.
They tower up and give the coun
tryside a skyline. Lets plant more
of them everywhere.
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fishing season will soon be on
1 full blast. Tourists and those
wishing to go on outings do a
little fishing all winter.
But It is not until the warmer
days come that the local experts get
out rod and line, hie themselves to
their favorite spots, and come back
with stories as long as your arm. A
number were out Sunday, but the
stories have not circulated into his
office yet. Chances are they wiL be
good ones.
• • •
COL. E. H. R. Green financier son
of Hetty Green believes that
marriage helps to settle a young
man on his trip through life, pro
vided he looks for qualities rather
than a pretty face; wires of today
declare.
The Col. waited until he was 49
to take his own advice. Col. Qreen.
now of New York, once claimed
Dallas, as his home and he proba
bly brought the first automombile
to Texas. At least it is our recollec
tion that he brought the first to
Dallas. He drove it from Galveston
and long lines formed to see him
through each town. Looks like a
man that had the first automobile
ought to have married almost in
s tan ter.
> nROWNSVILLE and the Valley
Jj furnished a goodly number of
persons to the Laredo George
Washington birthday celebration.
Those returning here today report
an enjoyable time.
Laredo started the fete some
thirty-odd years ago. Today Browns
ville is planning a Joint fete with
Matamoros, as a hospital benefit
affair. Properly entered into, people
here can see what a festive occas
ion can be made of it. Then we can
select some special day of the year
a-si make of the occasion an an
nual affair.
Many towns in Texas have a
specific time to play. It has been
found good from a social and bus
iness standpoint—so long as the
thing does not reach such mammoth
proportions as to become a finan
cial burden on the people. Play is
good unless made a burden. But con
tributing to the hospital fund as
in the present case is not any bur
den but a privilege.
• •
VALLEY capital is being Invited
by certain states in Mexico, and
and an invitation to capital from
the United State seems to be a
change of policy under the Rubio re
gime.
It is true that foreigners in bus
iness have not been so welcome in
Mexico for the past few years, but
now it seems that things will be
different Mexico has unbounded re
sources and the United States has
the money to develop them with.
Two and two.
Incidentally without further ar
gument we are in a position to say
today that the talked-of railway
south from Brownsville into Mexico
is not so much a myth as we might
at first suppose.
Garza Child Rites
Daniel Gam, seven-year-old son
Mr. and Mrs. Bernardo Garza,
died Monday morning at the home
qp his parents Burial is to be made
Monday at 5:30 p. m. from Imma
[ulata church with interment in the
city cemetery. Garza la to be in
charge of funeral arrangements.
DEATH CLAIMS
SAN BENITOAN
HERE SUNDAY
Fred N.~Booth Will
Be Buried Monday
Afternoon
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Feb. 24— Fred
Neuman Booth. 52, president of San
Benito school board and resident
here for sixteen years, died Sunday
morning at 6 o’clock at. Mercy hos
pital, Brownsville. He was one of
San Benito’s most prominent cit
izens in civic activities, and was
formerly head of the San Benito
Land and Water company. At the
time of his death Mr. Booth was
owner of the Mont Meta cemetery
and was connected with several
undertakings in interest of the
city’s welfare. He was well known,
not only in San Benito, but through
out the Valley as a pioneer resi
dent.
Mr. Booth is survived by two
daughters, Laura Mae and Dorothy
Booth, and three sons. Fred, Neu
man and Vernon, all of San Ben
ito; four sisters, Mrs. A. B. Calder
oi Cedar Rapids, la., Mrs. R. W.
Maple. Houston; Mrs. May Little,
Amarillo; Mrs. L. B Madden.
Childress; and one brother. Frank
Booth, of San Antonio.
Funeral is to oe neia Monaay
afternoon at 4 p. m. at Thompson’s
funeral church, San Benito, with
burial in Mont Meta cemetery. Rev.
W. E. Johnson of the Episcopal
church is to have charge of serv
ices.
Active pallbearers for the funeral
are to be Ed Downs, Dr. C. M.
Cash, J. C. Elstner. Bert Epstein,
J. A Goolsby. R. T. Collins. A. L.
Montgomery, and McMurry Richey;
honorary pallbearers are Judge A.
V. Logan, W. E. Thomas, F. N. Rob
erts. John T. Lomax. R N. Banker,
Fred Scheer. Col. Sam Robertson
and C. A. McCall.
Naval Parley Await#
Return of French
LONDON, Feb. 24.——’The na
val conference, awaiting the return
of a French delegation represent
ing the new Chautemps govern
ment, began getting under way
again today after a lull of several
days.
Reform Planned
PARIS. Feb. 24.— UP) —Camille
Chautemps, new French premier,
will stake the life of his untried
ministry on a reform in budgetary
methods, and probably will retain
almost without alteration the na
val policy of his predecessor, M.
Andre Tardieu.
A prevalent impression seemed
to be that M. Chautemps would em
erge from tomorrow * battle with a
slender majority of about twenty
votes as compared with 50 or 70
M. Tardieu usually was able to mus
ter.
Uniform Fruit Boxes
Planned at Meeting
(Specal to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO. Feb. 24.—Valley
shippers, farmers and representa
tives of railway lines were in ses
sion here this morning for the pur
pose of adopting regulations for
uniform boxes for shipping citrus
fruit from the Valley. About 12
railway men are attending the
meeting.
Present irregularity in sizes of
shipping boxes is adding to difficul
ties of shipping, it is thought, and
some agreement will probably be
I reached in today s meeting to
standardize crates and boxes.
Gill Manager of
Labor Organization
(Special to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. Feb. 24— Lamar
Gill was elected general manager
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Inc. at a meeting of director® here
today.
With filling of the manager's
1 post, organization of the Valley la
bor and Immigration body is com
pleted for action. Gill is to have
I offices in Raymondville, his home.
! and will appoint his own staff of
! workers.
Weslaco Man First Witness
Called in Hidalgo Probe
Houston Scene of Second Jury Inquiry Into
Valley County Election Now
Of Nation-Wide Fame
HOUSTON. Feb. 24—</P>—Directed to determine whether there had
been “offenses against the constitutional guarantees that lie at the bot
tom of this country.” a federal grand Jury today began hearing the re
sults of a department of justice investigation of the 1928 geenral election
in Hidalgo county.
Federal Judge J. C. Hutcheson. Jr., began his charge by saying that In
“addition to the regular routine.'* the grand Jury “would make a special
investigation with reference to the denial, oppression or intimidation of
citizens in the exercise of any rights
or privilege secured by the constitu
tion of the United States.”
'There have arisen,” the ®>urt
went on, ‘ matters which the govern
ment has caused to be investigated,
and the results of that investigation
will be presented to you for your
investigation.”
Horowitz Advises
Fred Horowitz, special U. S. At
torney General assigned to the Hidal
go county case after ••Independents”
had charged the A. Y. Baker ad
ministration with saving itself from
defeat by throwing out the Weslaco
box in the election, went into the
grand Jury room to advise it and to
turn over its findings.
The Weslaco box has been for
months a point of controversy. After
a concessional committee came to
Texas to look into the charges of the
•Tndependents.” the department of
justice instituted an investigation
and sent Mr. Horowitz to Browns
ville to present before a federal
grand Jury, early in last December.
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evidence the government had gather
ed.
That grand jury made no report,
and Horowitz then made the sug
gestion resulting in the transfer of
the matter to Houston.
Baker Present
Baker, called the ‘•Millionaire
Sheriff," head of the Hidalgo coun
ty democratic faction, was on hand
today, as was Cam Hill, county
clerk in the Baker administration,
and J. E. Leslie, whose asserted re
election to the district judgeship
now is a subject for the state su
preme court’s consideration.
Gordon Griffin, the Independent
candidate, on the basis of the Wes
laco issue, brought a contest against
Judge Leslie which was upheld first
in the Travis county district court
and again in the third court of civil
appeals at Austin.
Y. P. Yarbrough of Weslaco, one
of the election Judges, was the first
witness called before the grand Jury.
Eleven Killed in Wreck
Hundred Are Injured When Trains Grind Auto
Between Them; Passenger Cars Wrecked
KENOSHA, Wis., Feb. 24.—Eleven persons were killed and at least
100 were injured when a Chicago bound passenger train of the Chicago, j
North Shore and Milwaukee Electric Railroad struck an automobile at >
a grade crossing Just north of Kenosha late last night and was derailed.
The automobile was hurled directly into the path of a northbound
freight train, as the five cars of the passenger train left the track and
piled into an eight-foot ditch.
The first car of the passenger train, which was traveling nearly 60
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Reported Valley
Ban Held Myth
<8peclal to The Herald.)
HARLINGEN. Feb. 24— The !
reported city ordinance of Hous
ton against sale of vegetables
and produce from sections out
side Houston, which would ban
shipping of Valley produce there,
has not been passed and prob
ably will not be, a letter to
John T. Floore. chamber of
commerce secretary from T. G.
Kinney, manager of the Domes
tic Trades division of the cham
ber of commerce has advised.
Shipping of Valley vegetables
to Houston markets will go on
as 'imal.
DEATH FIGHT
Border Patrolman Engages
Alleged Smuggler
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EL PASO. Feb. 24.—</P)—A United
States border patrolman was recov
ering from wounds today and a
Mexican liquor smuggler was dead
as a result of a hand-to-hand fight
yesterday on the Ameriacn side of
the river, a short distance from
the international bridge between
Juarez and El Paso.
Secreted in dense undergrowth
along the river, the border patrol
man watched the smuggler wade
across the river with his sack of
bottled liquor. When the Mexican
stepped on American soil, the pa
trolman ordered him to halt. In
stead. the Mexican drew a pistol,
but the officer kicked his wrist and
a shot went wild.
The Mexican then used his pistol
as a club, beating the officer over
the head, inflicting deep cuts. The
potrolman drew his own gun. and
the smuggler was shot four times
before he was sudued. Officers
said the man was under the influ
ence of narcotics. The smuggler,
whose name was Pedro Rodriguez,
25, of Juarez, died two hours later
in a hospital.
Fifty Cases Docketed Here
Five Set To Be Heard on Opening Day
When Cunningham Takes Bench
The criminal district court will swing into a set docket of some 50 cases
here next Monday morning with Judge A. W. Cunningham on the bench.
The docket was called and cases set for trial today. Divorce cases, which
were not set for trial, will swell the docket considerably.
The most common offense alleged was Dean act violation. Ten cases
of this type are scheduled to be heard by the judge. Murder and at
tempted murder were a close second with eight cases booked.
Other cases in order follow: Forgery five, theft five, embezzlement five.
statutory offenses three, robbery;
three, assault three, swindling two,';
burglary one, stolen property one,
abandonment one.
Assault with intent to murder
cases are pending against Juan
Vidal, Bernardo Vidal, Matilde (
Rodriguez. Locaudio Hernandez,
Joaquin Sauceda. In addition Ben
ito Pena and Refugio Sanchez were
charged with the murder of Manuel
Pena; Teofilo Saucedo with the
murder of Nestor and Benito Pena:
and Francisco Leal with the murder
of Jose Moreno.
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Following are the docket settings
and charges of the first day:
Juan Vidal and Bernardo Vidal,
assault with intent to murder.
Elijio Vela, Dean act.
Cirilo Contreras, forger/ and at
tempting to pass forged instrument
ttwo cases).
D. P. Dockery, forging and pass
ing forged instrument.
Damacio Martinez and Matias
Trevino, Dean Act.
•miles an hour, buried its nose lor
many feet In the mud of the ditch.
The car behind piled into it. The
three rear cars also went into the
ditch, but their passengers were
more fortunate than those in the
two forward cars.
The Dead
Frank Buday, Milwaukee, driver
of the automobile.
Norman E. Shinners. Milwaukee,
passenger in the automobile.
James B. Poteous, Racine. Wis.
E. F. Reibe. Milwaukee.
George Brofka. Chicago.
James Fitzgerald, Manistique,
Mich.
J. B. Goggin. Chicago.
Miss Betty Shema. Chicago.
Miss Evelyn Metzger, Chicago.
Two unidentified women, one a
negro.
Fifty In Hospital
There were 59 men, women and
children under treatment at two
Kenosha hospitals today. Their in
juries included broken arms, legs
and ribs, skull fractures, internal
injuries and bruises. Condition of
at least 10 was pronounced critical.
At least 50 other passengers of the
train were treated at the hospitals
and released.
It was the first time in ten years
that a passenger on the North
Shore line had met death in an ac
cideht, the company said. The line
has been awarded national recog
nition both for speed and safety
in recent years.
The automobile was traveling on
Route 43. northbound, when the
passenger train bore down along
the straightaway stretch. The train
struck the car squarely. Just as the
freight train was approaching from
the south. The machine was mo
mentarily wedged between the two
trains, before the passenger train
left the rails. Several freight cars
also were derailed.
Buried Under Debris
Automobiles passing on the well
traveled highway were first to give
aid. The injured were placed in
the machines and taken to the
Kenosha and St. Catherine's hos
pitals. Several minutes later am
bulances. doctors and nurses were
at work.
Several of the dead were buried
in the debris of the first car, and
it was necessary to bum through
the steel coach to remove their
bodies. Rescuers were still at
work as dawn broke.
Ortiz Rubio Nears
Complete Recovery
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 24.—<*>)—
After almost three weeks of treat
ment, Pascual Ortiz Rubio is near
ing complete recovery from a wound
inflicted in his left Jaw Feb. 5 by
a would-be assassin and probably
will be able to go to his office in
the Palace this week.
For the last few days, he has been
attending to important business
matters In his home, conferring
with cabinet ministers and other
close collaborators.
Once the president has recovered,
his residenoe will be moved to
Chapultepec Hill, in a building ad
joining the famous old Chapultepec
castle where the Emperor Maxi
milian once lived.
{Close Gaming Houses
MEXICO CITY. Feb 24—<JP)—By
order of President Ortiz Rubio, in
structions have been sent to Gov
ernors throughout the Republic to
close all gaming houses. The Presi
dent hopes to rid Mexico entirely
of gambling institutions.
ON TRIAL'
Sam Houston Terrell, comptroller of
Texas, has been charged with the
misapplication of over $50,000 of
state funds and the destruction of
records accounting for that sum.
Charges were brought by the state
legislature following a state auditor’s
report. •
VALLEY TOUR
ROUTE CHANGED
Wisconsin Advance Agent
Feels Differences Over
Laws Will Fade
HARLINGEN. Feb. 25— D. F.
Rusy, a county agent of Sturgeon
Bay, Wis. advance representative
of the Wisconsin goodwill tour due
in the Valley Feb. 28, in conference
here with John T. Floore. secretary
of the chamber of commerce, has
announced a change in itinerary
which calls for detraining of the
party at Harlingen, as previously
arranged, but with an immediate
tour from there to Mercedes, in
stead of to Brownsville. The party
will be taken on the trip up the
Valley in Harlingen autos in the
morning, returning to Brow'nsvillc
for a visit in the afternoon.
Rusy expects that the differences
rumored between Wisconsin and
Texas on the matter of land com
panies operating in Wisconsin will
be ironed out. and said also that
two or three Valley land companies
liave been granted permits to oper
ate in his state. The Wisconsin
real estate board is not represen
tative of the state as a whole, ac
cording to Rusy, emphasized that
the majority of people in Wiscon
sin are friendly toward the Rio
Grande Valley.
Film Comedienne Is
Gay Till Final Cue
MONROVIA, Calif., Feb. 24—
Mabel Normand is dead.
The elfin film comedienne, who
took her final cue from the great
director yesterday, went into the
fade-out as she entered the pro
logue—smiling.
Her private secretary, Mrs. Julia
Benson, who was with her until the
last, told how the girl who has made
millions laugh faced the end of the
picture.
• A few minutes before the end
came," Mrs. Benson said, Mabel
reached over, took my hand and
asked me to pray with her. I did as
she requested, and as I leaned over
and whispered into her ear she
smiled and closed her eyes. A mo
ment later the end came."
Two Injured When
Camion Overturns
Petra Vasquez and Jose Montes,
injured early Sunday morning when
a camion turned turtle returning
from a dance at Colonia Mexicana,
were reported improved Monday.
They were taken to the Mercy
hospital immediately after the
mishap. Their condition is not re
garded as serious. They were bruised
and shaken.
Manuel Alaniz was the driver of
the camion. It was also occupied
by Fela Rodriguez and Francisco
Castillo. They escaped Injury.
Bridge Luncheon For
Tourists Tuesday
Plans for a bridge luncheon, open
to tourists and Brownsville citizens
interested to be held at the El Jar
din Tuesday. 1 p. m. are pro
gressing rapidly, according to Mrs.
Ada Nola Mayer. Tourist Club host
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"This is strictly an experiment,"
Mrs. Mayer said Monday, "but so
far a great deal of interest has been
displayed, and a large number of
persons have already signed up. A
luncheon will be served at 1 p m .
after which bridge will be played."
Girl Unconscious
106 Hours After Hurt
DENTON. Feb. 24.—0P>—Helen
Hare. 7. daughter of Mrs. Ruth
Hare, remained in a critical con
dition here today resulting from
Injuries she received when struck
by an automobile last Wednesday
as she was returning home from
school. At 8 p. m , yesterday she
had been unconscious 106 hours.
Opposes Heflin
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Feb. 24 —
i/P>—Frederick I. Thompson. Mobile
publisher and former member of the
United States shipping board, today
declared himself a candidate for the
United States senate seat now held
by J. Thomas Heflin. Thompson
will oppose John H. Bankhead of
Jasper In the democratic primary
to be held August 12.
BAKER D
AS NOT OUT
OF POLITICS
Report Says Hidalgo
Official Has Made
No Announcement
(Special to The Herald.)
MCALLEN. Feb. 24—A. Y. Baker,
known the state over as the mil
lionaire sheriff of Hidalgo county,
may or may not be a candidate for
governor according to statements
received here today from him at
Houston.
Received upon what is here
vouched for as good authority, it
was s&ld that Mr. Baker said "When
I get rqpdy to run for governor, or
retire from politics. T will person
ally give out m? £wn announce
ment.
"Once in public life a man never
really gets out of it. I expect to
live in Hidlago county and to help
Its growth.'’
It was sail here today that Mr.
Baker's statement came in answer
to a report circulated Sunday that
he will not be a candidate for gov
ernor, and that he will retire to
private life.
Further questioned, it was said
that the Hidalgo county capitalist
and sheriff, who has announced he
will not be a candidate for sheriff i
again, did not say whether this
means that he will or will not run
for governor, but that at present |
he is not saying whether he will
be a candidate for the highest of
fice in the state.
Except for the two statements
wfhich are here credited to him he
would make no further comment
on the matter.
Mr. Baker is In Houston, where
the hearing on the Hidalgo county
election is slated to open today.
Additional Churches
Closed in Russia
MOSCOW. Feb. 24—<PP)—Despite
the campaign abroad against the
Soviet government for its attitude
toward religion. Soviet authorities
in different parts of the union have
closed a number of additional chur
ches, synagogues and mosques.
These, it was declared, w'ere shut
“upon petition of the workers and
peasants.”.
Tass dispatches today reported
that Soviet officials closed three
churches, three mosques one syna
gogue and one Polish church in
Alma Ata. capital of the province
of Kazakstan.
Matamoros to Enact
New Traffic Rules
MATAMOROS. Feb. 24—In an in
terview today with Matamoros Traf
fic chief. Sr. Miguel Cardenas, he
declared that a new set of traffic
rules will be enacted at the next
meeting of the city authorities.
Asked whether he had received a
letter from the Governor of Tain
aullpas regarding ailedged non-1
courteous treatment of tourists,
stated he had. the Governor mak
ing particular stress in his missive
relative to the treatment of tourists
and ordering Cardenas to enact the
necessary traffic laws making spe
cial provisions for tourist traffic.
Pioneer Resident
Is Buried Sunday
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 5:30 from Imma
culate church for Santos G. Garcia.
67, lifetime resident of Brownsville,
who died Saturday night at 11:30
at her home, Jefferson street and ,
Palm Boulevards.
She is survived by a son Praxides
Garcia, three daughters and one
sister, who lives in McAllen. Inter
ment was in the city cemetery with
Garza in charge of funeral arrange
ments.
BIDS ASKED ON
COUNTY ROADS
Twenty-seven Miles of Paving Is Planned;
Specifications Showing Awards Will
Be Made March 27
Beginning of extensive road building activities in Cameron county is
seen in the call tor bids on concrete paving, grading and stricture issued
by J. J. Bishop, county auditor. Proposals on pavement work are asked
for five county roads, including the long-sought highway to Boca Chlca
and about 27 miles of paving in the county will be awarded on Thursday.
March 27.
Concrete pavement is called for on the Boca Chlca road from the end
of the present pavement on the road to the shore line of the Oulf of
LOS FRESNOS
OFFICER SHOT
AND SLASHED
Three Men in Jail
Following Affair
At Dance Hall
Jack Pugh, deputy constable from
Los Fresnos, is in the Mercy Hos
pital and three men, Eleuterio Cruz,
Victoriano de los Santos and his
brother Alberto, are in the local
jail as a result of an altercation
Sunday morning at a Mexican
••baile” at Los Fresnc*.
Pugh was shot once in each arm.
once in the leg. and suffered num
erous knife cuts, but is not in a
critical condition, hospital authori
ties state. His wounds are painful,
but not serious.
Two of the men. Eleuterio Cruz
and Victoriano de los Santos were
arrested at the baile by Constable
Clinton Oliver, and Alberto de los
Santos surrendered later Sunday,
appearing at the county Jail.
The dance was a public affair,
but was held at the home of Isidro
Torres. Los Frenos.
Preliminary hearing is set for
either Monday or Tuesday, depend
ing upon the condition of Jack
Pugh.
Brownsville Boy Is
Olympic Candidate
Another case of "local boy makes
good” was disclosed in a letter re
ceived by E. F. Harrison. Browns
ville. whose son Lieut. Eugene L.
Harrison, stationed at Fort Riley,
has been ordered to Monterrejcf
Cal. to get In trim for the 1932
Olympic games.
Lieut. Harrison is a graduate of
West Point and was a member of
the polo team while there. He is
rated as one of the best horsemen
in the country.
Three groups of officers have been
ordered to Monterrey. Cal. to train
horses for the army horse show
team for the Olympics, the letter
stated. The men were from Ft.
Riley. Governor s Island, and Mon
terrey.
Lieut. Harrison is well known in
Brownsville, and after his gradua
tion from the army war college,
spent a vacation here previous to
going to Ft. Riley. While here he
participated in numerous polo games
at Ft. Brown.
Sportsman Dies
CHICAGO. Feb. 24—</T—Eugene
Byfield, sportsman, hotel owner
and one of the few rightly to be
known as a ••man-about-town,"
died today from injuries suffered
last Tuesday in a fall from his polo
pony. He was 46 years, unmarried,
and vice president of the Hotel
Shprman company.
Love Opjtas Ballot Fight
Applies to Supr&me Court to Have County
Chairmen! Place Name on Ticket
AUSTIN. Feb. 24—Senator Thomas B. Love of Dallas today began
i his court fight in an effo.** to force the state democratic cxitutive com
mittee and county executive committeemen to place his name as a can
didate for governor on the 1930 primary ballots.
He applied to the supijeme court for a writ of mandamus to require
D. W. Wilcox, chairman ^of the state executive committee, to certify his
name to the chairmen off the various county committees in this state as
a candidate for the nomination of the democratic party for the office
la Ruled
Court
WASHINGTON, »eb. 24—<*—Rt.
presen tative Harry* Wursbarh,
republican, of Te:;as.. held by the \
supreme court todayv to have been
guilty of violating tye federal statu
tes by accepting contributions from
federal office holder1 jS in his primary
campaign for renoitnination.
PALMS DONATED
ITie Chamber o l Commerce is
I the recipient of a BiU of two large
j palm trees which are being plant
ed Monday.
The Christian j Church donated
the trees. Grour for the ne«r
edifice is being ^ten and the
trees had to be . moved to make
room for the fov ition work.
of governor before the primary
election to be held on Jply 26, and
to require all chairmen of county
executive committees to order and
procure the printing of his name on
the official ballot for all election
precincts in all counties as a candi
date for governor.
Senator Love filed the suit under
terms of a law written by him and
passed by the fourth special ses
sion of the legislature giving courts
of civil appeals or the supreme
court original jurisdiction in the
matter of issuing mandamuses
against political party executive
•wnmittees.
Senator Love anticipated the bar
rttg of his name from the ballot
'tty the state executive commit- j
:e*» meeting in Austin on February |
t on record instructmg itself!
permit any one to ptrtici
Pa ^V- a candidate in the 1930
pni%y who had failed to vote lor
the c nocratic presidential nomi
nees 11928. It was held the com
mitt* aLpuid not take formal action
belore^ng 9 M directed by
ltfbuld meet to certify can
dlu5rq W^h* county executive
■ Mexico, about 16.4 miles; on the
San Jose ranch road from Sam
Houston boulevard to East Line
Precinct 3. approximately 4.9 miles;
Pennsylvania Avenue road from
Sam Houston boulevard, southeast
ward, approximately 2.1 miles; Zil
lock ranch road from highway No.
12. southeastward, approximately
3.7 miles; Oscar Williams road from
Highway No. 12, northeastward ap
proximately 2.0 miles, and on Lire
17 road from Oscar Williams road
northeastward, approximately 0.5
miles.
Grading Included
Grading and structure on ap
proximately 20 miles of county
roadways is Included in the call for
I bids on the following: D. ii 8. road
from Harlingen city limits to the
Combes-Rlo Hondo road, approxi
mately 3.7 miles: Combes-Rlo Hon
do road from Combes to East Lino
Harlingen Water district and on
the road from Combes-Rlo Honda
road northward by the Briggs
Coleman school house to the north
line of the Harlingen Water dis
trict. approximately 7.2 miles.
Palm Court Drive from highway
No. 12 southward, approximately
17 miles; White raffch road. 1.5
miles north and south of Highway
No. 12, approximately 3.0 miles:
Kansas City road from highway
No. 12 southward approximately
1.0 miles; Clark road from a point
0.7 miles east of Duke's highway to
a point 1.4 miles west of the high
way. approximately 2.1 miles; Tio
Cano Lake cross road from a point
0.6 miles east of Duke's highway to
a point 1.5 miles east of Duke's
highway, approximately 0.9 miles.
Duke's highway from Santa Ro
s.% to the north line of the La Feria
Water district, approximately 2 9
miles.
County Judge Oscar C Dancy is
now in Austin to confer with the
State Highway commission on the
condition allotment of state funds
I on the Brownsville-Point Isabel
i highway.
McAllen Man Bonded
Following Shooting
(Special to The Herald;
McALLEN. Feb. 24-Juan Villa
real was released this morning from
McAllen Jail under $1,000 bond by
Justice of Peace G. C. Seawall on
charges of assault to murder in
connection with the shooting early
Sunday morning of Bruno Melin
dres of McAllen. Melindres is in
McAllen Municipal hospital in a
critical condition, suffering wounds
in his left side and left arm.
The altercation occurred in La
Colonia. a Mexican addition, where
Bernardino Villarreal, a brother of
Juan, had allegedly purchased a
bottle of liquor from a negress.
Difficulties arose between Bernar
dino and Melindres. officers were
informed, and Juan Villareal was
said to have come to the aid of his
brother with a shotgun.
Two Die in Crash
NAPLES. Feb. 24.—'JP)—'The
Duchess Flammetta Carafa D’An
dra with the pilot Castaldo died to
day in a hospital after a crash m
the plane RO-5 at Capo Dichino
airdrome They were flying at a
height of about 140 feet when the
| plane went into a spin.
i THE WEATHER i
S.— 1—i — . — ■ — i
For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and
! Tuesday; not much change In tem
perature. Moderate to fresh and oc
casionally strong winds on the west
j coast.
RIVER FORECAST
The river will continue to fall very
slowly from above Mission down
during the next few' days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Stage Stage Chng. Rain
Saturday. February 22nd.
Eagle Pass ..16 2.2 0.0 .00
Laredo .27 - 0 5 0 0 00
Rio Grande ..21 3 9 -0.2 .00
Mission .22 4 2 -0.5 .00
San Benito ..23 9 0 -0 7 .30
Brownsville ..18 4 2 -1.0 .0(1
Sunday, February 23rd.
Eagle Pass ..16 2.2 0.0 .00
Laredo .27 -0.5 0.0 .00
Rio Grande ..21 3 8 -0.1 .00
Mission .22 4.0 -0.2 .00
San Benito ..23 8.5 -0.5 .00
Brownsville ..18 3.6 -0.6 .00
Monday, February 24th.
Eegle Pass ..16 21 -0.1 00
Laredo .27 -0.5 0.0 .00
Rio Grande . 21 3.8 0.0 .00
Mission .22 3.8 -0.2 .00
San Benito ..23 7.7 -0.8 00
Brownsville .. 18 3.2 0.4 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteorolo
gical conditions;
High . 4:28 p. nu
Low.8:10 a. m.; 10:05 p. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .. 6 29
Sunrise tomorrow . 6:51
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