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THIRTY-NINTH YEAR—NO. 99 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930 TWELVE PAGES TODAY 6c A CO
IN OUR
VALLEY
BY C. M HALL
"/MTRUS moves faster than last
I* season” reads a headline in The
Brownsville Herald, with com
fiarative figures accompanying to set
orth the truth of the assertion.
Judging from what has been heard
the report shows business activity
but evidently not good business ac
tivity. It is said that the faster the
early crop moves out the more it is
tearing down the market.
When growers rush in to flatten
their own pocketbook by shipping
fruit, which left on the trees a few
more days would swell those pock
yvbooks, it seems that one of the
Acreatest questions before the Valley
■today is some way to market the
fruit without cutting our own lman
cial throats. A few early dollars
and a weak market and the Valley
loses dollars which would knock an
awful hole in its bonded indebted
ness.
A • •
VALLEY Rotanans gathered up at
San Benito last night and had
a powerful good time. To be
thanked chiefly for the entertain
ment is the San Benito committee
on arrangements.
With many there from Matamoros.
the meeting became an internation
al affair. One of the major objects
of Rotary is better international re
lations. this to be brought about by
a better understanding of the peo
ples of those nations, in turn to be
brought about by meeting and ex
changing ideas. They hope to take
this means to some day do away
with wars.
This theme was carried out tn an
address by R. Martinez of Mata
moros who said that the idea now
being directed into a specific chan
nel is Just 2.000 years old
At that time the very angels sang
•'Peace on earth, good will toward
men."
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GENERAL Plutarco Elias Calles
goes to Mexico City and many
who have been wondering just
what would happen since Portes Gil
resigned as chief of the revolutionary
party sit back with announcement
to the effect “all is safe, the iron
man has come back".
Often the engineer of this column
has had the question advanced
“What will happen in Mexico if
Calles should pass on?”
Happenings in the southern re
public make that question a debat
able one. But it has long been the
opinion that Mexico has many men
f>f greater strength than Past Presi
^dent Portes Gil. The big question
.u Matamoros and all over the re
ilmiblic today is who will succeed
Portes Gil. Almazan was second to
Calles during the recent revolution
and showed great strength and dts
. • eretion. Would he prove of greater
worth to his nation as a party lead
er than as secretary of communi
cations? But Mexico is learning to
solve her civil difficulties with words
rather than bullets and chances are
order w ill soon be completely restor
ed.
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GETTING back to that banquet
■Steve" Caldwell was awarded
the palm for the best story of
the evening.
A Jewish person and a Scotchman
took a friend out to dinner. At the
end of the repast the Jewish person
asked for the check.
“No give me the check." said the
Scotchman.
The waiter did
Next morning the following head
line appeared in the paper:
“Scotchman kills Jewish ventrilo
quist".
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WATCHING the way of the ladies
these days we had just about
decided that the women had in
vaded every field of activity save
one. and that would be forever pass
ed up. We refer to football. But
now comes the story that a certain
Brownsville woman was called Into
plav bv the kiddles the other day.,
and got a real kick out of the game.
In fact it is said the play went
something like the above.
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. 1 NIMATED Annie says she came
across the bridge the other night.
And the customs officer “seen
m. duty’’ and collected it.
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LISTEN. Arkansas folks!
Do you know what time of the
year it is? Cant you see the
leaves of the oaks turning a dull
red and the fiery maple flaming
forth high up in the Ozarks? Time
to do a little fall fishing. So come
; for a bit and let's cast a cork. Put
a grub of a wasp on the hook and
sit and wait for the big black perch
that ia sure to come. But while we
wait—
Hear that woodpecker a hammer
ing on that dead tree far up to
right? Hear that razorback con
tentedly grunting as he strops him
self against a sapling? Soon the
frost will be on the pumpkin, for
the hickory nuts are already thump
ing down and the persimmons are
beginning to turn. Guess we had all
better make a little sassafras tea
and clear up our blood before winter
•w^mes.
It was about the year 18—w hen
Joshua Billings, who was deaf,
taught his hogs to come to the barn
during the summer. They got awful
\ fat until about this time of the year
when the woodpeckers ran them to
death.
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BUT folks, what is the use of
dreaming. A lot of those wood
* lots have been cut down thesfc
javs. and they tell us the old swin
ging hole now beasts concrete. And
did you know you wouldn't stay
lh*re lcng if you went back. We
i jave all learned to crave more action
han ti nt. We just think we would
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CALLES STEPS
INTO BREACH
OF HKPARTY
Crisis Passes When
Iron Man Takes
Helm of State
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 10.—(/Pi—
General Plutarco Ellas Calles, Mex
ico's iron iban, was back in this
capital today after having, for a
second time, come out of retire
ment to aid the government he re
linquished two years ago.
A crowd of thousands met him at
the Colonial station last night when
he arrived from Monterrey, and
acclaimed him in a fashion which
left no doubt of the tremendous
power he still can exert m the na
tion's affairs.
His coming was at, the urgent
behest of the National Revolution
ary party, which he founded, and
the government, which recognized
an obscure but very real national
crisis.
When General Calles left the
Mexican presidency in November.
1928. alter assassination of General
Obregon, he asserted that he was
out of politics, but that he would
be within call if he should be need
ed to preserve the integrity of the
constitution and the "revolucion.”
He was first called from retire
ment in March, 1929, when he toon
up the sword and successfully led
the nation's armed forces against
the revolt of Genera! Escobar. His
second call, a few’ days ago, was
to meet a crisis no less serious than
that of 1929, but which, such is
the personality of the man. he was
able to solve with one of the ins
truments of peace, words
Many Retire
By his solution, he has forced
from Mexican public life, for the
time being, at least, such important
figures as Emilio Portes Gil, for
mer president who this week resign
ed his presidency of the National
Revolutionary party; Colonel Cha
zaro, who resigned as secretary to
President Ortiz Rubio and will go
to Europe, Dr. Jose Manuel Puig
Casauranc, who has retired as
chief of the Federal District and is
in Europe; and Luis Leon, who re
signed as secretary of industry, la
bor and commerce.
A statement published by Pres
ident Ortiz Rubio today said the
national crisis was past, and that
the administration and National
Revolutionary party had been purg
ed of uncooperative elements.
Details of General Calles’ coup
are not known, but certain events
of the past fortnight disclosed that
a very serious discord existed in
administrative and party circles.
Why Rubio Didn't Come
President Orttz Rubio was sche
duled to make a speech last week
end at Monterrey in dedication and
inauguration of public works there,
but several days prior to the event
he cancelled his speech and saia
General Calles. who had been on a
honeymoon at one of his ranches,
would speak for him. The presi
dent said he was slightly indisposed
and would be kept busy with tsext
year’s budget.
General Calles’ speech attracted
nation-wide attention. He mention
ed nation-wide attention. He men
tioned no names, but gave solemn
warning that persons who would
not art in cooperation with the
government and in keeping with
the principles of the “revolution"
would have to eliminate them
selves from Mexico's public life. He
declared that a breach of harmonv
within the ranks of the adminis
tration would not be tolerated.
There followed almost lmmediate
lv the resignations mentioned in
volving four figures which had a
great deal to do with the govern
ment.
Postoffice Fund
Raise Expected
'Special to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO. Oct. 10.—It is ex
pected here that when Congress
makes an appropriation 'or a fed
eral building here that $125,000 in
stead of $85,000 will be allowed for
the structure.
The beliefs are based on requests
of postal engineers for a larger
site. Instead of 150-150 feet the
postoffice department desires a
site 155x205 feet. The city had given
the postoffice department an op
tion for 150x150 feet out of North
Boulevard Park and papers are
now being drawn up to allow more
space. The site will require more
than one fourth of the park.
The building would be two stories
and take care not only of the post
office but also dther government
offices such as immigration and
customs.
It is expected that money for the
building will be available by July 1.
1931 and the budding ready within
a year.
Mexican Peasants Are Massacred
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 10.—(Jf*»— ,
The newspaper La Prensa, said to- ,
day that 80 peasants died in a
church at San Carlos, itate of
Tabasco, when the edifice was set
afire by religious enemies.
The newspaper added that those 1
who were not burned to death were
shot as they tried to escape.
While the peasants were attend
ing early morning mass, the dis- |
natch says, their enemies poured1
'asoline around the outside of the
building and touched it off. mean- |
while locking the door to prevent
escapes
The frantic victims finally man
aged to batter down the door, but
as they ran out were shot down.
Two priests barely escaped to
take refuge on a nearby ranch.
Later they returned to the church
for some images and other articles
which were not destroyed , ana
took them to the ranch house.
When the assailants learned of
this, they killed the two ranch
owners, but the priests again es
caped and fed.
STATES IN REVOLT IN BRAZIL
I The shaded portions show Brazilian states that have joined or are
in sympathy with a revolutionary movement against the Rio Janeiro
government which ha* been brewing in the southern state of Rxo
Grande do Sul for some time.
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Skirmishing Opens Battle
—
Major Engagement Held Only Few Hours Off
As Rebels Gather 40,000 Men Together
i
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, Oct. 10.—<JP—Brazilian revolutionary
cavalry, skirmishing with a defending federal army vanguard from Sac
j Paulo, in the neighborhood of Castro, state of Parana, has begun an en
gagement which may develop into the decisive battle of the southern
insurgent campaign.
Messages from revolutionary quarters today said the advance guard
of the column commanded by General Miguel Costa was near Castro,
about 75 miles from Sao Paulo border, and that a major engagement
with the Sao Paulo forces was only a few hours away.
JOHN SCANLAN
i IS SUSPENDED
Indicted District Clerk's
Office Taken Over
By W. E. Dutro
John P. Scanlan, indicted district
clerk who has been missing since
Sept. 24. was suspended from of
fice Friday by District Judges A.
W. Cunningham and A. M. Kent
W. E. Dutro, who has been serv
ing as clerk pro tern in Scanlan’.
absence, was appointed clerk pro
tern to serve until the office "be
otherwise legally filled,” Dutro’s
bond of office was set at $5,000.
Scanlan, who had been district
clerk over a long span of years,
was indicted in four cases by he
criminal district grand jury. One
indictment charged failure to make
required financial reports, and the
other three charged misapplication
of county funds.
The district cierk left Brownsville
on the morning the indictments
were returned. Scanlan made the
Monterrey good will trip whth
Brownsville people but did not re
! >rn to the American side of the
Rio Grande with the party.
Official Order
The order suspending Sca-nlan
from office follows:
Whereas. John P. Scanlan, the
duty elected and qualified clerk of
the district court of Cameron coun
ty, Texas, having on the 24th day
of September 1930. vacated his of
fice and his whereabouts being un
known, and he is not found in
Cameron county or the state o!
Texas, and there being no deputy
clerk to carry on, and the office
being temporarily vacant: and,
Whereas, the grand Jury of sale’
county of Cameron did on the 24th
day of September. 1930, return intc
court three bills of indictment
charging said John P. Scanlan with
official misconduct:
Dutro Appointed
And it appearing that said Johr
P. Scanlan should be suspended
from said office of the District
clerk, and that there Is. an Im
perative necessity for the presenc
of a district clerk to serve as dis
trict clerk of the district courts ol
Cameron county, Texas:
Now, therefore, be it known that
the undersigned. A. W. Cunning
ham. Judge pf the Criminal District
courth, 28th Judicial district, and
A. M. Kent, judge of the 103rd
judicial district, both in and for
Cameron county, Texas, have this
day and do now suspend the said
(Continued on page 11)
. wenerai uosca nopeci to eneci a
union of his own troops, number
ing 8.000 with a Parana state armj
of 5,000 men headed by Colone
Souza Filho. Revolutionary troopi
pow in Parana number at least
40,000, not all of whom will be en
gaged m the present, engagement
unless its major phases are some
what delayed.
The insurgent forces have con
siderable at stake in the battle
since a victory will open the ft]
into the wealthy region of Sa<
Paulo and the city ol Sao Paulo it
self. Traveling as they are with fev
. supplies and forage scanty, th<
I rebels will welcome fighting in ar
area as rich in food and supplies a:
the great coffee growing section:
| which lie just ahead
Rebel Hopes High
A victory will leave them in (
better position to face an attack a
i their rear from General Napomu
! ceno da Costa, commanding iedera
i iorces at Desterro, or Flonanopoh:
and Joinville in the state of Sants
j Catharina. who hoped to engage th<
rebels in Santa Cathauia and Par
ana. and keep them out of Sa<
: Paulo. A strong rebel force wa:
I stationed at Curltyba, capital o
! Parana, connected by railway t<
j Joinville
The Comite Revolucionario of th<
| s*ar,e of Pio Grande do Sul, in s
| radio message received In Monte
I video, claimed that insurgent forcei
! shortly would occupy both Floria
nopolis and Joinville. “the onlj
points in which the federals main
tain their power in the south ol
Brazil ”
Federal Gains?
RIO DE JANEIRO. Oct. 10 —
—Tne government today plaimec
success in two Insurgent states ir
t its campaign to put down the revo
lution.
Several towns in Southern Sant*
Catharina which had been occupiec
by rebe’s under Trtffino Correa
. «• e been recaptured by federa.
troops acting out of Florianopolu
and Joinville.
In Mtnas Geraes federal troops
have re-established the rallroac
line as far as Juiz de Fora, and
were said to be preparing for ar
attack on Barbacena so as to permit
re-opening of the line up to Belle
Horizonte, state capital.
There was possibility that the
federals would go around Barba
cena and make a rapid march or
the capital of the state, which wa<
said yesterday to have been demor
alized and ready to surrender aftei
raids by airplanes with bombs.
General Killed
Sao Paulo troops also have beer
active in southern Minas Geraei
and were reported today to be neai
the Important junction point o
Pouso Alegre, where the rebel lead
I er. Waldemar Pasehoal. was said t<
have been killed in an attack
I Aviation forces of both the federa
! government and the state of Sa<
Paulo, have been active.
Sao Paulo reports said the Gen
eral Nepomuceno da Costa, will
j troops at Florianopolis and Join
ville. was preparing to march o:
, Curitvba. capital of Parana, but wa
delaying with expectation of ai
! answer addressed to troops of th
Parana
A statement by President Wash
ington Luis published today declar
ed that the revolution was not jus
fitted since it offered no new princ
iples to the people.*He claimed th
government was barked bv politi
clans who had been defeated in th
last national elections. He conclude*
by asking “intelligent people” t
hack the government and do every
thing possible to end the revolu
tioa.
NEW OFFICER
OF CITY BANK
IS ANNOUNCED
First National Stock
Is Bought By
Ben V. Reed
The entire holdings of W. T. Sel
lers in the First National Bank of
Brownsville were purchased by Ben
V. Reed, formerly of Weatherford,
Texas, the deal being consumated
Friday, according to R. B Creager.
president.
A meeting of the board will be
held at 1:30 Friday afternoon, and
as a result Mr. Reed will be named
active vice-president, the change to
take place immediately.
The transfer of stock has been
pending for some time. Grover C.
Wagner, vice-president and cashier
said today.
The amount of money involved In
the transaction was not revealed,
although it was admitted that the
sum was large. Mr. Reed will be the
holder of one of the largest blocks
| of stock in the bank. It was an
nounced.
The First National Bank of
i Brownsville is the oldest banking
institution in the Rio Grande Val
1 ley. records show, having been
founded shortly after the Civil War
by Capt. Kelly a pioneer Valley
resident.
No Immediate alterations of the
present personnel are contemplat
ed. officials disclosed this morn
, ing.
Kansas Lawyer Is
Leader of Legion
BOSTON. Oct. 10—OP1—Exodus of
the 1,200 delegates to the 12th an
nual convention of the American
i Legion and upward of 100,000 visitors
was in full swing today.
The final session of the conven
tion saw the election and Installa
tion of Ralph T. <Dyke> O’Neil. Har
vard graduate and Topeka. Kan.
lawyer as national commander In
succession to O. L. Bodenhamer, El
j Dorado. Ark., real estate and oil
man. the naming of five vice com
manders and election of the Rev.
Joe Barnett. Episcopalian, of Osh
kosh. Wis., as national chaplain.
Two other matters of importance
were disposed of by the Legion be
fore it struck tent to meet next year
, at Detroit. .It defeated an attempt
by the New York state delegation
to place it on record against pro
hibition and it downed by an over
whelming majority a proposal to pe
‘ tftion congress to order the immed
iate payment of adjusted compensa
tion certificates up to 80 per cent oi
their face value.
Policemen Patrol
Wall Street Area
NEW YORK. Oct. 10—<JP>—Fifty
detectives and policemen spent all
last night patrolling the financial
district in the vicinity of the stock
i exchange and the J. P. Morgan bank
at Broad and Wall streets as a re
• suit of a threatening letter received
i by stock exchange officials.
, i Police refused to disclose its con
i tents, but said the letter was sc
.: illegible as to require some time foi
. its deciphering. It was believed tc
, have been written by a demented
i person.
' Harlingen Child
Diphtheria Victim
HARLINGEN. Oct. 10—Funeral
services for Dora Lee Brackeen. 3
years old, are to be held at the
Harlingen funeral home at 4 p m
Friday, with the Rev. W. W. Lee
Baptist pastor, offiicatlng.
The child is the daughter of Mr.
'’nd Mrs H. A Brackeen. who sur
vive her. She also leaves four young
sisters.
Death was due to diphtheria. She
I died Thursday evening H*»r baby
j sifter is also said to be suffering
from diphtheria.
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City Parks Are Proposed
Valley Company Would Sell Los Ebanos Site
For Future City Development
The Brownsville city commission took official action on the purchasing
| of a municipal park site at their meeting Friday morning with the ap
pointment of a committee from the commission to investigate a propo
■ sition submitted by the Henson and Lomax, and the Brownsville dcvelop
| ment companies.
As presented by John Clark, sales manager for the company, the city
is being offered 160 acres of land lying to the left of Palm Boulevard
entrance to Los Ebanos, and fronting on the boulevard. The site ex
tends some 1300 feet from the Los Ebanos entrance toward the Browns
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; I Texas Boy Killed
: Enroute to Game
MARSHALL. Oct. 10—Sor
* row entered the ranks of the Pine
i Bluff. Ark., Zebras and fans here to
) day when they were informed Tom
White, 13, had been killed by a
freight train while trying to get here
to witness the football game be
tween his school and the Marshall
Mavericks.
His body was taken from beneath
' a pile of pipe that had fallen on
j him, at Camden. Ark.
I
Valley-Known Pastor
Dies in Baltimore
♦ Special to The Herald.)
MERCEDES, Oct. 10—Word has
1 been received of the recent death
3 of the Rev. William Roeper, 70,
- pioneer pastor of the local Evan
- gelical church, at his home in
Baltimore, Mai y.ancL
, vllle public schools, and adjoining
Loe EbanoR on th enorthwest side
The land is being offered the
city at $1000 per acre.
There has been agitation foi
some time outside official circlet
to induce the city to acquire an
other municipal park, while land is
being offered at a reasonable price
but this is the first official pre
sentation made to the city commis
sion.
The need of another and large:
park within the city limits is beini
urged as the reason for the pur
chase the only park anywhere nea:
the central part of the city at th<
present time being Washmgtoi
park, located on a part of the ok
grammar school site, the city als<
t ns a large tract of partially de
veloped park lar\d fronting on th(
Los Ebanos resaca, but this is be
ing dev.loped along more rura
and botanical lines.
Suitability of the new site offeree
for a municipal auditorium, gol
course, play grounds, and othe:
civic features is being urged by th<
two development companies.
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MOTHER ROLE
“Europe’s fairest daughter of
royalty" is what . famous artist
called the Princess Astrid of Swe
den some years ago. And he
probably would say the same
thing if he were to see her in this
new portrait—the Crown Princ
ess of Belgium now, and a mother
—with her little daughter, Princ
ess Josephlne-Charlotte.
SEEK CREAGER’S
AID ON CANAL
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Petition at Rio Hondo la
Signed by Many To
Retain Attorney
RIO HONDO, Oct. 10.—Petitions
are being circulated here this week
asking the Arroyo Navigation board
to enmploy the services of R. B
Creager, Brownsville attorney, and
chairman of the republican state
committee, to aid the Arroyo Navi
gation district in obtaining govern
ment approval of its project and a
cut through Padre Island.
At a conference with Creager and
directors of the local navigation
board, agreement was reached or
I a tentative basis, under which the
j Brownsville man declared his will
; lngness to aid the local canal plan
i and urge its approval by govern
! ment oiVcials.
Creager having fulfilled his mis
sion in regard to the Point Isabel
port, his services at that point arf
no longer needed, it is understoood
While large numbers willingly sign
ed the petition to employ Mr
! Creager, signature of the majority
of taxpayers is sought.
The exact wording of the petition
circulated here and in Harlingen
reads as follows:
• We voters and taxpayers of the
Arroyo Navigation District of Cam
eron and Willacy county hereby
eptitlon the navigation and canal
commissioners to obtain Hon. R B
Creager to aid in obtaining a per
mit to cut Padre Island, construct
a channel, and its adoption by thr
government for maintenance."
RIVER WARN N<11
ISSUED GROWERS \
Flood Stage Predicted in 36 Hours With 1
Second Test of Control System Seen
If San Juan Rises
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A nood stage of the Rio Grande, which may cause it to get out of its
banks in places, and which for tfce second time will test the flood control
system with what is known as a major flood Is now predicted for the
bower Valley today or tomorrow.
While this prediction is issued as a warning to those along its banks,
or have property nearby, no great inundation is expected as it is be
lieved Valley lands are fully protected. The Valley has never experienced
a serious flood since the control system has been Installed, but high water
OCEAN FLIERS
WINGING WAY
Low Hanging Clouds Over
Irish Coast Threaten
Daredevils
NEW YORK. Oct 10—VP»—The
veteran monoplane Columbia was
presumably far out to sea today,!
headed for Croydon, England, on
its second eastward crossing of the
1 Atlantic.
The plane which carried Clarence
I D. Chamberlain and Charles A. Le
vine from Roosevelt Field to Ger
many in 1927, has as its crew Cap
tain J. Errol Boyd, Canadian war
flier, as pilot, and Lieutenant Harry
P Connor, formerly of the United
States navy, as navigpvor.
They took off from Harbor Grace,
Newfoundland, yesterday at 11:20 a.
m., tESTi. At 12:10 p. m., they
T f~y Tf T T W V'V V
COLUMBIA HEARD
LONDON. Oct. 10 — .*>• — The
steamship Vtrgilia sent the fol
lowing radio this afternoon:
“Aeroplane flying low. easterly
direction, position 49.08 north,
10.25 west.” This is on the Atlan
tic ship lane about 209 miles off
Land's End. England.
The wireless indicated that the
plane presumably the Columbia, j
was rapidly nearing it* destina
tion.
were seen heading out to sea over St.
Johns, N. F., and less than an hour
later were sighted 100 miles off the
coast by the steamship Quaker City.;
I The liner Lancastria reported sight
! ing the plane at 5:40 p. m., about :
400 miles due east of Harbor Grace.
Dr. James H. Kimball, weather
bureau meteorologist, said weather
reports indicated the fliers would
have following winds for nearly the
entire course but their path would
be beset by fog and rain squalls.
Weather reports from Cobh, Irish
Free State, said low-hanging clouds
along the Irish coast made local
flying conditions precarious. By
their calculations the fliers were
due to sight the Irish coast shortly
after daylight. They estimated the
trip would require 24 hours.
The Columbia, which at one time
* held the non-refueling endurance
record and the long-distance flight
record, is equipped with the same
motor and wooden propellor with
which Chamberlin and Levine flew
to Germany. It carries no radio.
Captain Boyd is a veteran flier.
He was the first Canadian to en
list in the Royal Flying Corps in the
World War and was shot down over
Holland where he was interned. Vf
ter the war he returned to Canada
and has been engaged in commercial
flying ever since, spending much
time on prospecting and exploration
flights over the north country.
Lieutenant Connor is an exper
ienced fnariner and navigator, with
several years experience at sea in
the United States navy.
Now Look What They
Have Got to Learn
WEST BRANCH. Iowa. Oct. 10.—
iScientists wh$ have wondered
j whether a double yolk egg would
| hatch twin chicks can now stay
awake nights working on a new
one: for a hen at West Branch has
laid an egg with three normal-size
yolks.
William Moore, a young college
graduate who Is farming near Wqst
j Branch owns the Rhode Island
Red pullet which laid the trtple
volk egg The pullet was hatched
March 27. last and for a month
past she has been laying double
volk eggs. She produced her master
piece. an egg as large as a duck
egg. and with three perfect yolks,
on October 8.
Districts Propose
To Come in City
Another attempt may be made to
have outlying districts of Browns
i ville come Into the city limits. This
, time It will come from the districts
themselves If unverified reports
received today are true
It was said today a petition Is
• being circulated in Los Hbanos
; proposing that West Brownsville
■ and that part of Los Ebanos no*
• In the city limits vote to come in.
> Details of the circular were not
i available, but is thought to be a
I proposed step with reference to the
i raise in wa -»r rates.
! Former Congressman
BALTIMORE. Oct. 10—^—Man
uel Herrick, former Oklahoma con
gressman. arrested in August while
| working at a liquor still in southern
Maryland, was sentenced today In
federal district court to six months
: in jail for the manufacture and
possession of liquoc*
*
can be expected oy au, u was swa
The Rio Grande will reach flood
'tage or slight!* higher from above
San Benito to the mouth within
the next 24 to 38 hours, was the
official forecast made by W. J.
Schnurbusch Friday morning. It
is practically bank full at Browns
ville today.
During the past 24 hours, gauges
show that water in the river at
Brownsville has more than quad
ruple.:, or has risen from 2.8 to
13 4. or 10.8 feet.
With the amount of water al
re-'tv in the stream and flowing
in this direction, flood stage will
be reached sometime within the
next day or two. and it will remain
high for at least a week, Mr.
Schnurbusch explained.
San Juan Normal
If any amount of water above
normal comes into the Rio Grande
from its Mexican tributary, the
San Juan, there is a possibility of
a major flood, the local official
added. The San Juan enters the
boundary stream three miles above
Rio Grsnde City.
According to dis itches received
earl’ Friday morning, the San
Juan is apparently normal. But
heavy rains in t! - Del Rio terri
tory point rather strongly toward
sl.nllar weather . jndltlons over the
waters!, d, which would result in
a rise of the Mexican river. The
warning is based on water already
in the stream.
It was explained today that only
one major flood has occurred since
the completion of the elaborate
flood control system, and that if
this one becomes a flood of this
nature, it will be a test for the ef
ficiency of the system.
At San Benito, the rise during
the past 24 hours has been 8 9 feet,
while at Rio Grande City the river
has come to within less than three
feet of flood stage. Flood stage
at the latter point is 21 feet, and
the river this morning was 18.1
feet. At San Benito, flood stage
i 23 feet, and the river was 215
Friday, and still rising.
Caution is advised by the weather
bureau.
Women Tell Police
Of Seeing Kidnaping
HOUSTON, Oct. 10—<*»)—'Two wo
men told police they saw a man and
a woman kidnaped yesterday by two
men who drove up m a sedan, stop
ped and slugged the man into un
consciousness. then put him into the
car and forced his woman compan
ion to accompany them.
The woman said the car bore an
Oklahoma license number. Police
were searching for the car. Miss
Mabel McMahon, one of the women
who saw the attack, said the man
who was slugged appeared to be
about 25 and the girl about 18 years
old. Her story was corroborated by
another witness, Mrs. B. K. Blanken
ship.
Mother Sacrificed
In Rescue Attempt
BRIGHTON. Colo.. Oct. 10— </P)
—A mother is dead, her life appar
ently sacrificed in a futile effort
to save her 3-year-old son from
flames about his crib.
The body of Mrs Grover Quick
and the son. Herbert, were found in
a room adjoining the bedroom.
Authorities be’teve the mother re
moved the ch’ld from the b’azfng
room, returned to ex*'n«*til«h the
blaze, and was trapped later by a
spread of the blaze when she re
turned for the baby.
I ~ WEATHER '{
Ft- Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy tonight and Satur
day. probably occasionally threat
ening local showers; not much
change in temperature.
Light to fresh easterly to southerly
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
The river will reach flood stage
or slightly higher from above San
Benito to the mouth within the next
24 to 36 hours, and remain at or
near flood stage for at least a week
from water already in sight in the
main stream. At Mission and Rio
! Grande City approximately two
, thirds bankful stages will prevail
for several days without additional
rains over the watershed.
Flood Pre*em ^4-Hr I4-Hr
Ftagr Stae» Ch»"« R»*r»
Eagle Pass 16 5 4 -21 .00
Laredo 27 3 8 -6 8 JW
i Rio Grande 21 181 +3 5 .00
Mission 22 18.5 +3 5 .01
San Benito 23 21 5 -8 9 M
Brownsville 18 13 4 +10-8 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and lrw tide at °oint Isabel
tomorrow under normal meteorolo
; giral conditions
High.2:47 a. m.; 7 36 p. m.
Low.11:24 a. m.
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
, Sunset today.8 07
1 Sunrise tomorrow . 6-27